Yavapai Community Hospital Association

TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES' NEEDS.

YAVAPAI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DBA YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (YRMC) IS HONORED TO SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY. WE CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN OUR REGION THROUGH HIGH QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF VALUABLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. YRMC SERVES THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WE'RE PLEASED TO MEET THOSE NEEDS 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.YRMC HAS TWO HOSPITALS; ONE IN PRESCOTT, YRMC WEST, AND ONE IN PRESCOTT VALLEY, YRMC EAST. BETWEEN JUNE 2021 AND JULY 2022, YRMC EMBRACED ITS NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION BY INVESTING IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES DIRECT HEALTHCARE SERVICES AS WELL AS PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE HEALTH AND PREVENT ILLNESS. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, YRMC SERVED MANY RESIDENTS IN OUR SERVICE AREA THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND HEALTH EDUCATION EFFORTS. IN SPITE OF THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY COVID-19 YRMC WAS STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE 8 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS ON HEALTH TOPICS WITH THE HELP OF VIDEO FOR REMOTE PROGRAMS PEOPLE COULD VIEW FROM THEIR HOMES. THERE WERE 1,076 VERIFIED VIEWS OF OUR HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEOS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.YRMC ALSO OFFERS A PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OR WHO HAVE LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE.FISCAL YEAR 2022 WAS ANOTHER YEAR OF PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CARE TO MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. FOR EXAMPLE, 959 BABIES WERE BORN BETWEEN JUNE 2021 AND JULY 2022 AT YRMC'S OBSTETRICS DEPARTMENT. BIRTHING AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES HOSTED 140 EXPECTANT PARENTS WITH MOST OF THEM PARTICIPATING ONLINE DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME.YRMC PROVIDES FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER SERVICES THAT INCLUDE FREE PARENTING EDUCATION, COUNSELING SERVICES AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP SUPPORT YOUNG FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ELIMINATING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AMONG PARTICIPATING FAMILIES. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE ALSO PROVIDED BASIC NECESSITIES FOR NEW FAMILIES SUCH AS BABY FORMULA AND DIAPERS. THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDED PARENTS WITH 1,653 VISITS ON HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN BETWEEN JUNE 2021 AND JULY 2022. WITH THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS NEW TELEHEALTH OPTIONS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO NEARLY DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF VISITS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW YRMC WAS ABLE TO ADAPT TO THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19.YRMC ALSO OFFERS THE PARTNERS FOR HEALTHY STUDENTS PROGRAM, ANOTHER EFFORT TO FILL GAPS IN THE NATIONAL POLICY REGARDING THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED. THIS IS A SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. THE PROGRAM IS LED BY TWO PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS (PNPS) WHO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN. SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND THEIR YOUNGER SIBLINGS ARE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. A SPECIALLY-EQUIPPED MEDICAL VAN IS SENT TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE PNPS ALSO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH DENTISTS TO GET THESE CHILDREN THE HELP THEY NEED FOR DENTAL PROBLEMS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, 736 STUDENTS RECEIVED FREE HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERS FOR HEALTHY STUDENTS. YRMC IS PROUD TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AT NO CHARGE FOR THOSE IN NEED.YRMC'S POPULAR GO NOODLE ONLINE FITNESS PROGRAM FOR AREA SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES CONTINUED THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2022. THIS FREE PROGRAM SERVED 800 FAMLIES WITH 26,000 MINUTES OF GO NOODLE FUN EXERCISES AT HOME. IN ADDITION, YRMC PROVIDED MORE THAN 312 MEALS FOR A LOCAL HOUSING SHELTER DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022. YRMC ALSO HELPED FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE HUNGRY KIDS PROGRAM TO FEED CHILDREN FROM UNDERSERVED HOMES YEAR-ROUND.THE JAMES FAMILY HEART CENTER AT YRMC PERFORMS HUNDREDS OF CARDIAC AND THORACIC CASES AND HAS ALSO PERFECTED A BLOOD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WHICH GREATLY BENEFITS PATIENTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, YRMC PROVIDED 141 OPEN HEART AND THORACIC SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, 3,775 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES WERE PROVIDED. YRMC SURGEONS ALSO PROVIDED 117 TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENTS (TAVR) AND TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENTS (TMVR).YRMC'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM REACHED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH COMPLIMENTARY, CURRENT HEALTH INFORMATION. THIS INCLUDES A SPEAKERS' - BUREAU SERVICE, PROVIDING 8 PRESENTATIONS FROM YRMC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS FOR THE COMMUNITY. DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS, MOST OF THOSE WERE PRESENTED ONLINE.YRMC IS HONORED TO SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY. WE CARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN OUR REGION THROUGH HIGH QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF VALUABLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS. YRMC SERVES THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WE'RE PLEASED TO MEET THOSE NEEDS 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR.YRMC'S HEALTHCARE TEAM - NURSES, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CARED FOR 12,306 INPATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD, NEARLY 70,089 PEOPLE RECEIVED CARE IN YRMC'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. WE FREQUENTLY SEE MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS BROUGHT TO THE ED WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION - NOT MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THOSE PATIENTS RANGE FROM VERY YOUNG CHILDREN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE THAN 90 YEARS OLD. YRMC HAS COLLABORATED CLOSELY WITH SEVERAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AS A TEAM. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS. MENTAL HEALTH HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN A COMMUNITY NEED AND, UNFORTUNATELY, YAVAPAI COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUICIDE RATES IN THE STATE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE.YRMC'S SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT WAS STRONG IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. PEOPLE ENGAGED IN YRMC'S BLOG, YRMC HEALTHCONNECT AND YRMC'S FACEBOOK COMMUNITY. BOTH YRMC'S YOUR HEALTHY KITCHEN COMMUNITY AND TWITTER COMMUNITY HAD ENGAGEMENTS IN 2022. WEBSITE TRAFFIC TO YRMC.ORG EXCEEDED 500,000 PAGE VIEWS WITH OVER 150,000 VISITORS. ALL THESE VENUES PROVIDE VALUABLE HEALTH INFORMATION.