Avera Gettysburg

PROMOTION OF HEALTH

AVERA GETTYSBURG'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO GETTYSBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES INCLUDING POTTER, SULLY FAULK, AND DEWEY. AVERA GETTYSBURG IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH AVERA HEALTH. AVERA GETTYSBURG CONSISTS OF A 7-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AND A 53-BED NURSING HOME IN GETTYSBURG, SOUTH DAKOTA. AVERA GETTYSBURG PROVIDES ACUTE CARE, SWING-BED, AND LONG-TERM HEALTHCARE SERVICES. SERVICES INCLUDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, SURGERY, XRAY, LABORATORY, CT, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, AMBULATORY CARE, LONG-TERM CARE AND SENIOR LIVING APARTMENTS. FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF THESE STATISTICS BY FACILITY:AVERA GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL89 ACUTE PATIENT DISCHARGES56 SWING BED PATIENT DISCHARGES6,386 OUTPATIENT VISITS546 SWING-BED PATIENT DAYS4,367 CLINIC VISITSOAHE MANOR11,585 LONG-TERM RESIDENT DAYS27 LONG TERM CARE PATIENT DISCHARGESAVERA GETTYSBURG MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY AND EQUIVALENT SERVICE STATISTICS. THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, WERE $145,977.AVERA GETTYSBURG ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFIT HEALTH ACTIVITIES AT LESS THAN OR AT NO COST TO SUPPORT THOSE IN THE AREA SERVICED, SEE SCHEDULE H. AS A MEMBER OF THE AVERA HEALTH NETWORK, AVERA GETTYSBURG UPHOLDS THE VISION OF THE PRESENTATION AND BENEDICTINE SISTERS TO WORK THROUGH COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE QUALITY, EFFECTIVE HEALTH MINISTRY AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH A REGIONALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OR PERSONS AND INSTITUTIONS. AVERA GETTYSBURG ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN RESPONSE TO A CALLING TO HEAL THE SICK, THE ELDERLY, AND THE OPPRESSED.