Sonora Community Hospital

LIVING GODS LOVE BY INSPIRING HEALTH, WHOLENESS AND HOPE.

SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (AHSR) PROVIDES 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 OPERATION AND STABILITY TO SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES.ADVENTIST HEALTHS VISION IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE AND SERVE, BY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR PATIENTS IN A NEW DEFINITION OF AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PERSONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH. IN KEEPING WITH THIS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED HEALTH CARE CANNOT PAY:PROVIDING FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CAREPROVIDING CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COSTPROVIDING HEALTH/WELLNESS ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMSNOT ONLY DOES SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDE LOW COST CARE TO INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY GOVERNMENT-PROGRAMS AND THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD HEALTHCARE, IT ALSO HELPS PATIENTS FIND AND ACCESS PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS.AHSR RECOGNIZES BELOW-COST REIMBURSEMENT AS CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN MEETING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS IN 2021 WAS $401,447.THE FOLLOWING INPATIENT SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO ALL OUR PATIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED:520 BABIES DELIVERED848 SURGERIES PERFORMED34,809 PATIENT DAYS THE FOLLOWING OUTPATIENT SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO ALL OUR PATIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED:32,794 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS2,996 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES PERFORMED146,927 OUTPATIENT VISITS 203,946 CLINIC VISITSAHSR RECOGNIZES IT HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES ABOVE AND BEYOND ITS ROLE AS A HEALING FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS DEMONSTRATE THE TANGIBLE WAYS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS FULFILLING ITS MISSION. THE TOTAL UNREIMBURSED COST OF THESE COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN 2021 WAS $2,338,374.ADVENTIST HEALTHS MISSION STATEMENT OF LIVING GODS LOVE BY INSPIRING HEALTH, WHOLENESS AND HOPE IS COUPLED WITH A VISION TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH EXPERIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE HEALING MINISTRY AS REPRESENTED BY THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST AND BELIEVE WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE OUT OUR MISSION INTENTIONALLY IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN THE SMALL TOWNS, SUBURBS AND INNER CITIES WE SERVE, WE CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE UNTIL EVERY PERSON MADE IN GODS IMAGE HAS EXPERIENCED THE BEST HEALTH TODAY, HOPE FOR TOMORROW, AND GODS LOVE THAT ENDURES FOREVER.THE FOLLOWING STORY PROVIDES AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW OUR TEAM AT ADVENTIST HEALTH SONORA CONNECTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY:WHEN JOHN KIRBY, OF GREELEY HILL, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LYMPHOMA IN APRIL 2019, HE WAS CERTAIN THAT HED BE TRAVELING FAR FROM HOME TO GET QUALITY CARE. DESPITE HIS INTENTION TO GO ELSEWHERE, JOHNS BEST FRIEND CONVINCED HIM TO GO TO A CONSULTATION WITH SHANE TIPTON FNP, PA-C, MS AT THE DIANA J. WHITE CANCER INSTITUTE.ONE MEETING WAS ALL IT TOOK TO CHANGE JOHNS PLANS.FROM THAT FIRST MEETING WITH SHANE, HE WAS SO CHEERFUL AND KIND, JOHN SAID. I COULD TELL ALL OF THE STAFF REALLY CARED ABOUT ME AND THAT THIS WAS A SPECIAL PLACE.JOHN ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THREE ROUNDS OF CHEMOTHERAPY AND TWENTY DAYS OF RADIATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF HIS CARE TEAM AT ADVENTIST HEALTH SONORA, FRIENDS AND FAMILY.I CONSIDER MYSELF A STRONG PERSON, BUT I WAS REALLY, REALLY SICK. IT WAS THE HARDEST THING IVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE, JOHN REMEMBERED. SHANE CALLED ME EVERY DAY DURING TREATMENT. SOME DAYS I WAS TOO SICK TO PICK UP THE PHONE, BUT HED LEAVE ME A VOICEMAIL TO CHECK UP ON ME. I NEVER EXPECTED TO GET THIS LEVEL OF CARE HERE, AND IT MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE.JOHN FINISHED HIS LAST ROUND OF RADIATION JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN 2019. IT TOOK A WHILE, HE SAID, BUT HES FINALLY FEELING LIKE HIMSELF AGAIN. NOW, HES PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OTHER PATIENTS FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS.DEALING WITH CANCER IS REALLY SCARY, AND THE FINANCIAL PART JUST ADDS TO IT, JOHN EXPLAINED. THE BILLS ADD UP TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE GOOD INSURANCE. THAT MEANS HOMES LOST, RETIREMENT SAVINGS GONE. THAT'S WHY THE CANCER PATIENT SUPPORT FUND IS SO IMPORTANT.TEAMING UP WITH ANDEE HOUSER, DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY, JOHN IS MAKING FUNDRAISING PLANS TO ENSURE ALL LOCAL CANCER PATIENTS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. FEEL FREE TO CONNECT WITH US AT ANY TIME.WEBSITE FOR OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION: HTTPS://WWW.ADVENTISTHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT/