Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION OF AFFILIATED HOSPITALS

AT METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE (MLH), WE TAKE OUR MISSION SERIOUSLY AND ARE COMMITTED TO FULFILLING OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. MLH HAS CONTINUED TO BE THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF TENNCARE SERVICES IN THE STATE AND OUR FACILITIES SERVE ALL AREAS OF THE CITY AND COUNTY. AS A FAITH-BASED INSTITUTION, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE FIVE (5) FACILITIES OF METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS ARE LICENSED AS ONE HOSPITAL. IT IS THE THIRD LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. METHODIST HAS FIVE MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS: CARDIOLOGY, CANCER, NEUROSCIENCES, TRANSPLANT, AND PEDIATRICS. METHODIST HEALTHCARE - MEMPHIS HOSPITALS OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS: - METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, THE FLAGSHIP OF THE METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE MEMPHIS MEDICAL CENTER. METHODIST IS FORMALLY AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND SERVES AS ITS PRIMARY TEACHING SITE. A TERTIARY CARE AND REFERRAL CENTER, METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST NEUROSCIENCES PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE TRANSPLANT PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTS OF THE KIDNEY, LIVER AND PANCREAS. - METHODIST NORTH HOSPITAL IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING RESIDENTS OF THE RALEIGH-BARTLETT AREA OF NORTH MEMPHIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE FACILITY OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART, COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED LASER SURGERY CAPABILITIES AND SAME-DAY SURGERY SERVICES ON CAMPUS, AS WELL AS AN AFFILIATED REHABILITATION FACILITY ON CAMPUS. - METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL SERVES THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH MEMPHIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL INCLUDES A MATERNITY CENTER, A CANCER CENTER, A CRITICAL CARE UNIT, A SAME-DAY SURGERY UNIT AND A COMPLETE ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE METHODIST SOUTH HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART CARDIAC SERVICES, INCLUDING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND OPEN-HEART SURGERY. - METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING GERMANTOWN, COLLIERVILLE, EAST MEMPHIS AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS ACUTE INPATIENT CARE AND TREATMENT, EXTENSIVE SURGICAL SERVICES, WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, CARDIAC SERVICES, CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. - LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS THE MID-SOUTH'S FIRST AND ONLY COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL FACILITY. FOUNDED IN 1952, LE BONHEUR TREATS CHILDREN FROM 47 STATES AND MANY COUNTRIES. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO ONE OF THE NATION'S 10 BUSIEST PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND HOSTS ONE OF THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC SURGICAL BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAMS. IT IS THE TEACHING SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS AND HOME TO THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION RESEARCH CENTER OF MEMPHIS. LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WAS NAMED A NATIONAL BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND ALSO RECOGNIZED AS HIGH-PERFORMING IN THE FOLLOWING SEVEN SPECIALTIES: CARDIOLOGY & HEART SURGERY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, PULMONOLOGY, UROLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, AND NEONATOLOGY. AT METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE, WE TAKE OUR MISSION SERIOUSLY AND ARE COMMITTED TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. OUR HOSPITALS ARE PART OF A SYSTEM THAT IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF TENNCARE SERVICES IN THE STATE, AND OUR FACILITIES PROVIDE FULL ACCESS TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICES AREA. IN 2022 MLH CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $300 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT TO MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS INCLUDING, CHARITY CARE, MEDICARE/TNCARE SHORTFALL, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE IS CALCULATED USING A STANDARD APPROACH AS REQUIRED FOR GOVERNMENT BENEFIT REPORTING. ABOUT METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE (MLH) HAS SERVED THE MEMPHIS AND MID-SOUTH REGION FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. OUR FIVE ADULT HOSPITALS ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE CITY, AND ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. OUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS THE REGION'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL. OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER CLINICIANS LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE AND PROVIDE EXPERT CARE INSIDE THE HOSPITALS AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, PROVIDING UNCOMPENSATED CARE, CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE EMPLOY 250 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AS THEY RELATE TO FOUR MAJOR AREAS: ACCESS TO SERVICES, RISK REDUCTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE PARENTING AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT OFFER FREE OR DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, NON-BILLED, IN-HOME SERVICES, IN-HOME EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS, CHILDBIRTH CLASSES AND A VARIETY OF HEALTH FAIRS ALL AIMED AT KEEPING OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHY. MLH HAS RECEIVED REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR THE CARE IT PROVIDES. METHODIST ADULT HOSPITALS IN THE MEMPHIS AREA, WHICH INCLUDE METHODIST UNIVERSITY, METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN, METHODIST NORTH AND METHODIST SOUTH, ARE RANKED AS A TOP HOSPITAL IN THE REGION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. METHODIST OLIVE BRANCH HOSPITAL IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI IS A CMS 4-STAR HOSPITAL, THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO BE SO RECOGNIZED FOR BOTH QUALITY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED A "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FOR ELEVEN/11 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. LE BONHEUR PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN WEST TENNESSEE, NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS TO ENSURE CHILDREN THERE HAVE ACCESS TO EXPERT PEDIATRIC CARE. LE BONHEUR IS ALSO A LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, AND SERVES AS THE REGION'S PRIMARY SOURCE FOR PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CARE AND TRAUMA EDUCATION FOR REGIONAL PROVIDERS. METHODIST ALSO SERVES THE COMMUNITY WITH DIAGNOSTIC CARE FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND ONE HOSPICE FACILITY COMMITTED TO CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS AT END-OF-LIFE. WE ARE ALSO AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR THE COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTING $5 BILLION TO THE MEMPHIS-AREA ECONOMY. MLH EMPLOYS MORE THAN 10,600 ASSOCIATES AND HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 2,400 PROVIDERS, MAKING IT THE SECOND-LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN SHELBY COUNTY. METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS A PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING AFFILIATE FOR THE UNIVERSITY, TRAINING HUNDREDS OF PEDIATRICIANS AND SPECIALISTS EACH YEAR. OUR RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO FIND NEW SOLUTIONS TO CHRONIC DISEASE THAT AFFECTS OUR POPULATION ESPECIALLY INCLUDING NEW TREATMENTS FOR DIABETES AND ASTHMA. WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIPS WITH ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS TO EXTEND OUR RESEARCH AND TEACHING CAPABILITIES. MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH-METHODIST SUPPORTS VIA DIRECT SALARY AND BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (UTHSC) FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING POSITIONS (GME) AT METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND METHODIST LE BONHEUR GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL. THESE GME RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS ARE EMPLOYEES AND TRAINEES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, BUT THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS COMES VIA METHODIST. THESE TRAINEES SPEND TIME AT A METHODIST HOSPITAL DURING THE PERIODS OF METHODIST SUPPORT AND ARE INVOLVED IN PATIENT CARE IN ADDITION TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.