Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center Inc

SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR SOUTHERN MD HOSPITAL CENTER UPHOLDS ITS TRADITION OF CARING BY (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTING, MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION AND SERVICE.

SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND'S LARGEST PROGRAM IS ACCESS TO AND THE PROVISION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES OF PRINCE GEORGE'S, CHARLES AND CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED ABOVE, MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND INCURRED $68.7M OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS CARDIOVASCULAR AND ORTHOPAEDIC PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS THE WOMEN & NEWBORNS CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES AN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY PROGRAM WITH A LEVEL 2 SPECIAL CARE NURSERY AND PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS. OTHER SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CRITICAL CARE UNIT, BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM, SURGICAL CENTER, SLEEP DISORDERS LAB, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND REHABILITATIVE MEDICINE. MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND IS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. SINCE MARCH 2020, MEDSTAR HEALTH HAS CARED FOR 1 IN 4 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE REGION. OPERATING AS ONE MEDSTAR AND ALIGNING WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, MEDSTAR HEALTH COVID-19 PREPARATIONS AND RESPONSE ARE GUIDED BY THREE CRITICAL DRIVERS: PROVIDING A SAFE CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS AND ASSOCIATES; MITIGATING COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19; AND ENSURING OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY TO FULFILL OUR CORE MISSION OF CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.THESE EFFORTS HAVE EVOLVED AND TRANSITIONED IN MULTIPLE WAY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LEADING TO A NUMBER OF INTEGRATED CARE APPROACHES IN PLACE TODAY: UTILIZATION OF MEDSTAR HEALTH URGENT CARE, EVISITS AND OUR DIGITAL CAPABILITIES TO CREATE ACCESS, RAPID STAND-UP OF TESTING SITES, USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR PRIMARY CARE AND FOLLOW-UP VISITS, UTILIZATION OF MEDSTAR HEALTH HOME CARE TO SAFELY MANAGE THE CARE CONTINUUM NEEDS FOR PATIENTS, DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE LABORATORY APPROACHES INTEGRATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TO BETTER SUPPORT ASSOCIATES MANAGING THROUGH COVID-19 EXPOSURES, STAND-UP OF A BUDDY PROGRAM WHERE NON-CLINICAL ASSOCIATES TAKE SHIFTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NURSING AND CARE TEAMS, ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY MOBILE UNITS AND CLINICS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS, SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), N95 RESPIRATORS, COVID-19 VACCINES AND BOOSTERS, EXECUTION OF A MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY RESULTING IN 99% OF ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, AND ADMINISTRATION OF MORE THAN 253,000 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS ACROSS THE REGION.

MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND PROVIDED $14.6M IN SUBSIDIZED (MISSION DRIVEN) HEALTH SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. THESE CRITICAL SERVICES, WHICH ARE DRIVEN BY COMMUNITY NEEDS, OPERATE AT A LOSS. THEY ADDRESS PRIORITIES PRIMARILY THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH STATUS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY; INTERNAL MEDICINE; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY; ONCOLOGY-CANCER; AND PSYCHIATRY.

MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND PROVIDED $5.1M IN CHARITY CARE SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO MEDSTAR HEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW CERTAIN THRESHOLDS AND FOR WHICH THE HOSPITAL IS NOT COMPENSATED. UNDER MARYLAND'S UNIQUE PAYER SYSTEM, THE AMOUNT REPORTED REPRESENTS MEDSTAR SOUTHERN MARYLAND'S CHARITY CARE EXPENSE AND REVENUES REPRESENT DIRECT PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE'S CHARITY CARE POOL. OTHER CHARITY CARE EXPENSES ARE INDIRECTLY REIMBURSED VIA THE STATE OF MARYLAND'S PAYMENT SYSTEM.