Otero County Hospital Association

PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES

OTERO COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, D/B/A GERALD CHAMPION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (GCRMC), PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS 98-BED HOSPITAL, OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES, AND A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP. GCRMC RECEIVES 80% OF ITS ADMISSIONS FROM OTERO COUNTY. THE GCRMC'S PRIMARY MARKETS ARE THE CITIES OF ALAMOGORDO AND TULAROSA WITH SECONDARY MARKETS EXPANDING TO MORE REMOTE AREAS OF OTERO COUNTY, LINCOLN COUNTY, CHAVEZ COUNTY, AND BEYOND. THE ORIGINAL FACILITY OPENED IN AUGUST 1949, AND THE CURRENT MEDICAL CENTER IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART ACUTE CARE FACILITY THAT OPENED IN DECEMBER 1999.THE ORIGINAL HOSPITAL OPENED IN 1949 WITH 26 BEDS. TODAY, GCRMC IS PROUD TO BE A 98-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY ACCREDITED BY DNV, INCLUDING TWO DISTINCT PPS UNITS: LIFE TRANSITIONS (AKA BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE - TOTAL 36 BEDS) AND INPATIENT REHABILITATION (12 BEDS). GCRMC SHARES A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE AS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY PHYSICIANS PRACTICE IN A CIVILIAN HOSPITAL. THIS SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ALLOWS ONE FACILITY TO MEET THE COMBINED COMMUNITY AND MILITARY NEEDS, WHILE SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN CONSERVING RESOURCES.THE DELIVERY MECHANISMS OF CARE AT THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES; ACUTE CARE INPATIENT THROUGH MEDICAL/SURGICAL, TELEMETRY, MATERNAL CHILD AND 10-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SURGERY DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED BY PRE-ADMIT, OUTPATIENT CARE UNIT AND POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT; OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER; PROVIDER-BASED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY PRACTICE, WOMEN'S SERVICES INCLUDING OBSTETRICS, MEDICAL AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY, MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, GENERAL SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT AND NEUROLOGY; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; CARDIAC CATH LAB; INPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REHAB SERVICES; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CAP-CERTIFIED LABORATORY SERVICES WITH THE CAPABILITY TO PERFORM OVER 225 DIFFERENT PROFILES AND TESTS IN-HOUSE; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INCLUDING X-RAY, 64-SLICE CT AND PET SCAN, MRI, ULTRASOUND, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIOR SLEEP MEDICINE, HOLTER MONITORING, EVENT MONITORING, AND IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY. BY THE END OF 2022, GCRMC EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 1,158 PEOPLE. OF THESE EMPLOYEES THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 208 ACTIVE MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF 38 PROVIDERS AND 35 NURSE PRACTITIONERS. IN ADDITION TO THOSE EMPLOYEES, GCRMC CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS PHARMACY, ANESTHESIA, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND HOSPITALIST PROVIDERS.GCRMC CONTINUES TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND SERVICES AND IMPROVE QUALITY, WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF NOT LIMITING ITS POTENTIAL BY THE DESIGNATION OF "RURAL HOSPITAL," BUT RATHER IDENTIFYING ITS SCOPE OF SERVICE BASED ON COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. CONTINUED PROGRESS AND EXPANSION HAS ENHANCED GCRMC'S COMMITMENT TO STRIVE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND QUALITY, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ITS FUTURE IS NOT IN ITS BUILDING OR TECHNOLOGY, BUT RATHER ITS PEOPLE. TO THIS END, WE SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF OTERO COUNTY AND OUTLYING SERVICE AREAS WITH OUR EXPANDED SERVICES AND OUR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. GCRMC HAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1949, PROVIDED QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS AND STABILITY OF GCRMC, 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 GCRMC'S COMMITMENT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, WE PROVIDE: FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE - CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST; AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE CONSIDERED WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO PAY COEXIST. MANAGEMENT EXPANDED THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM 200% TO 300% OF FPL EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2015. GCRMC MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY.