The Good Samaritan Hospital Of Maryland Inc

SEE SCHEDULE OWE ARE GOOD SAMARITANS, GUIDED BY CATHOLIC TRADITION AND TRUSTED TO DELIVER IDEAL HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCES FOR THE PATIENTS WE SERVE.

SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN'S LARGEST PROGRAM IS ACCESS TO AND THE PROVISION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEASTERN BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED ABOVE, MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN INCURRED $52.2M OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN IS A JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS CLINICAL SERVICES IN GENERAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY AND HAS SPECIALTY SERVICES IN CANCER CARE THROUGH THE MEDSTAR HEALTH CANCER NETWORK, DIABETES CARE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN IS ALSO NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR GERIATRICS THROUGH THE CENTER FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING, A MODEL OF CARE THAT HELPS PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CONCERNS AS WELL AS THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES THROUGH THE GOOD HEALTH CENTER, AND WOUND CARE THROUGH THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING, HYPERBARIC MEDICINE, AND LIMB SALVAGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN IS KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH-QUALITY INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM. TODAY, THE PROGRAM HAS MOVED INTO A NEW, $17.5 MILLION, STATE-OF-THE-ART INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER, OFFERING 60,000 SQUARE FEET OF MEDICAL CARE AND THERAPY. THE INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES, SERVES PATIENTS FROM WITHIN CENTRAL MARYLAND. THE STROKE PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN HAS BEEN AWARDED THE 5 STAR RATING, THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE, BY CMS. 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 CONTINUE TO BE GUIDED BY THREE CRITICAL DRIVERS: PROVIDE A SAFE CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS AND ASSOCIATES; MITIGATE COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19; AND ENSURE OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY TO FULFILL OUR CORE MISSION OF CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.THESE EFFORTS HAVE EVOLVED AND TRANSITIONED IN MULTIPLE WAYS 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, MEDSTAR EVISIT AND OUR DIGITAL CAPABILITIES TO CREATE ACCESS, TESTING SITES, AND TELEHEALTH FOR PRIMARY CARE AND FOLLOW-UP VISITS; EXPANDED MANAGEMENT OF CARE CONTINUUM NEEDS FOR PATIENTS THROUGH MEDSTAR HEALTH HOME CARE; EXECUTION OF INNOVATIVE LABORATORY APPROACHES INTEGRATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TO BETTER SUPPORT ASSOCIATES MANAGING THROUGH COVID-19 EXPOSURES; DEPLOYMENT OF COMMUNITY MOBILE UNITS AND CLINICS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS; INCREASED MANAGEMENT OF SUPPLY AND ACQUISITION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), N95 RESPIRATORS, COVID-19 VACCINES AND BOOSTERS; REINFORCEMENT OF A MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY RESULTING IN COMPLIANCE OF 99% OF ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS; AND ADMINISTRATION OF MORE THAN 36,800 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS TO MEDSTAR HEALTH ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS AND MORE THAN 74,500 TO PATIENTS ACROSS THE REGION IN FY 2022.

MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN PROVIDED $20.1M IN SUBSIDIZED (MISSION DRIVEN) HEALTH SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. 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. SERVICE INCLUDES EMERGENCY MEDICINE, HOSPITALISTS, PRIMARY CARE, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

MEDSTAR GOOD SAMARITAN PROVIDED $7.4M IN CHARITY CARE SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. 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 GOOD SAMARITAN'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.