Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Inc

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE.

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC., IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES, AND FURTHER, THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING:- FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXIST,- CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST, AND- HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. SERVICED 11,856 INPATIENTS AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 81,065 OUTPATIENT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS FROM WHICH THE HOSPITAL RECEIVES PAYMENT AT LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE REIMBURSEMENT. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW COST, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. RECOGNIZES THESE AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE IN MEETING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS $559,312,655.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC.'S PROGRAM SERVICES PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS:- THE PHARMACY DISPENSED 5,412,853 PRESCRIPTIONS AT A COST OF $10,998,826.- THE NURSING DEPARTMENT HAD 49,577 PATIENT DAYS AT A COST OF $39,200,196.- THE SURGERY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 9,591 SURGERIES AT A COST OF $33,106,987.- THE CARDIAC SERVICES DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 39,761 BILLABLE PROCEDURES AT A COST OF $11,619,380.- THE LAB DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 581,044 BILLABLE PROCEDURES AT A COST OF $9,427,511.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC.'S HEART CARE CENTER OPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 1986. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE HEART CARE CENTER PERFORMED 5,892 BILLABLE UNITS OF SERVICE. INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE 27 COUNTIES WE SERVE. ADDITIONALLY, 9,846 EKGS AND 24,023 OTHER NON-INVASIVE PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED WHICH AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. RELIEF FROM CHRONIC HEARTBURN IS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE BAPTIST HEARTBURN TREATMENT CENTER. WHILE HEARTBURN IS A COMMON SYMPTOM EXPERIENCED BY ALMOST EVERYONE AFTER A SPICY MEAL OR PERIOD OF INCREASED STRESS, CHRONIC HEARTBURN CAN BE INDICATIVE OF A MUCH MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE BAPTIST HEARTBURN TREATMENT CENTER OFFERS THE LATEST IN STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND TREATMENT OPTIONS TO HELP EASE THE SUFFERING OF GERD.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. OPENED A FREESTANDING, COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IN 2002 AND CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE TREMENDOUS GROWTH. THE TEAM CONSISTING OF PHYSICIANS, A PHYSICIST, ONCOLOGY NURSES AND RADIATION THERAPISTS PROVIDED OVER 20,283 SERVICE UNITS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. BAPTIST CENTER FOR CANCER CARE SUPPORTS CONCENTRATED EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON CANCER PREVENTION. ADDITIONALLY, LOW-COST SCREENINGS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.PATIENTS COME TO BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. FROM 51 COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI AND SEVERAL SURROUNDING STATES. STATISTICS SHOW THAT NEARLY 73% OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC.'S PATIENTS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY. WHEN BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION FIRST LEASED THE HOSPITAL IN 1989 ONLY 30% OF PATIENTS TRAVELED TO LAFAYETTE COUNTY TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH MANY REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL LISTING OF SUCH SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023: - ANNUAL DONATIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. - ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED TO VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS WITH TRANSPORTATION, DIETARY, AND PHARMACEUTICAL NEEDS. - DIAGNOSTIC AND LABORATORY TESTING WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY A LOCAL CHARITY CLINIC. - SCREENINGS AND SEMINARS WERE PROVIDED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.- SUPPORT GROUPS WERE PROVIDED FOR CANCER PATIENTS, BARIATRIC PATIENTS, HEART PATIENTS, EXPECTANT MOTHERS, ETC.- HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES CONDUCTED ADULT AND CHILD CPR CLASSES, AS WELL AS FIRST AID CLASSES, AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.- PROGRAMS AND SEMINARS WERE CONDUCTED TO PROMOTE WOMEN'S SERVICES INCLUDING BREAST CANCER AND HEART DISEASE AWARENESS AND CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASSES.- MULTIPLE CLASSES SUCH AS BREASTFEEDING, CHILDBIRTH, AND STRESS MANAGEMENT WERE PROVIDED. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. RECOGNIZES THAT PEOPLE ARE ITS MOST VALUABLE ASSET. TO SHARE THIS ASSET WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ALL PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET INVOLVED BY VOLUNTEERING. BELOW IS A PARTIAL LISTING OF ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-NORTH MISSISSIPPI, INC. SUPPORTED THROUGH ITS VOLUNTEER EFFORTS:- OXFORD-LAFAYETTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION- UNITED WAY- BOY SCOUTS/GIRL SCOUTS- INTERFAITH COMPASSION MINISTRY- THE PANTRY- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY- DIABETES FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI- BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF OXFORD- OXFORD COMMUNITY MARKET- OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT- LAFAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT- MORE THAN A MEAL- AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION