Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center

TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEX, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY.

HELPING PREPARE FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IS A DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC OF NONPROFIT HOSPITALS AND CONSTITUES A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHRISTUS GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER (CGSMC) ASSISTS IN THE EDUCATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING RESIDENCIES FOR PHYSICIANS. WE TRAINED 36 INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND 1 EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENT DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDED 06/30/21. TOTAL DIRECT COST (RESIDENT STIPENDS AND BENEFITS AND OTHER CHARGES FROM THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM SPONSOR) PLUS OVERHEAD ALLOCATIONS ON THE MEDICARE COST REPORT TOTALED $518,586 WITH OFFSETTING MEDICARE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS OF $605, RESULTING IN A NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $517,981. ALSO, EACH YEAR CGSMC ASSISTS IN THE EDUCATION OF NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING CLINICAL SETTINGS AND INTERNSHIPS FOR NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH THERAPISTS, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, EMT, AND LAB. EDUCATION IS PROVIDED AT BOTH THE LONGVIEW AND MARSHALL CAMPUSES. IN THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDED 06/30/21, CGSMC PROVIDED 9,214 TRAINING ENCOUNTERS FOR NURSING/ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS AT A COST OF $518,586. DURING TAX YEAR 2016 CGSMC ENTERED INTO THREE-YEAR TERM AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH A LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC). THE PURPOSE OF THESE AGREEMENTS IS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AS WELL AS UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH LITTLE OR NO INSURANCE, WHILE PROMOTING GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUS OF CITIZENS LIVING IN MARSHALL, TEXAS. AS PART OF THESE AGREEMENTS, GSMC - MARSHALL MADE GRANTS TO COVER OPERATING SHORTFALLS OF FAMILY PRACTICE AND PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF FQHC-OPERATED CLINICS IN MARSHALL. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALLING $59,621 WERE MADE TO THE FQHC DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR TO COVER SUCH LOSSES. IN TAX YEAR 2017 A GRANT AGREEMENT WAS MADE WITH A LONGVIEW FQHC TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH LITTLE OR NO INSURANCE. PAYMENTS OF $458,965 WERE MADE TO THE LONGVIEW FQHC DURING THE CURRENT YEAR. (THE AFFILIATIONS WITH THE FQHCS HELPED TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEED #2 "PRIMARY CARE ACCESS") DURING THE YEAR, GSMC HAD 106,937 ED VISITS, 4,337 IN-PATIENT SURGERIES, 15,312 OUT-PATIENT SURGERIES, ADMITTED 17,637 PATIENTS, AND PROVIDED 335,535 WITH OUT-PATIENT CARE.