Baptist Memorial Hospital- Jonesboro

Baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, 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-jonesboro, Inc., it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services, and further, that the 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-jonesboro, 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, special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities.during the fiscal year ended september 30, 2022, Baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. Provided services for more than 11,436 inpatients and more than 130,876 outpatients.baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. Provides care to persons covered by governmental programs from which the hospital receives payment at less than market value reimbursement. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to medicare, medicaid and uninsured patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, Baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. Recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting its mission to the entire community. During the fiscal year ended september 30, 2022, the unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients was $742,547,780.charity care is also provided through many reduced priced services and free programs offered throughout the year based upon activities and services that Baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. Believes will serve a bona fide community health need.the largest program services provided the following for the period ended september 30, 2022:- the surgery department performed 8,047 procedures at a cost of $22,943,112.- the cardiac services department had 4,976 workload units at a cost of $7,260,843.- the pharmacy department dispensed medications at a cost of $12,837,139.- the radiology department performed 152,738 tests at a cost of $9,993,017.- the lab department performed 598,221 procedures at a cost of $8,427,351.- the cancer center provided services at a cost of $22,616,812.baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. has provided a number of services in the community. This includes many volunteer hours from employees, some of these are listed below:various community programs:- american red cross- asu job fair- relay for life- duck classic hunting/dinner- march of dimes- northeast Arkansas clinic charitable foundation, Inc. sharehope walk of remembrancehealth promotion/education/prevention:- asu business expo- chamber of commerce lunch and learn- wso spring conference Baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. also contributed to numerous other helpful organizations and activities through direct financial support, including:- american cancer society- american heart association- Jonesboro chamber of commerce- Jonesboro church health center- Jonesboro unlimited- the learning center- march of dimes- northeast Arkansas clinic charitable foundation, Inc.- phi mu alumni fashion show- sharehope walk- asu college of business honors banquet- casa 5k run- Jonesboro city wide thanksgiving mealcommunity support from Baptist Memorial hospital-jonesboro, Inc. Included free community health fairs, screenings, patient education classes, cash contributions and sponsorships, and health and wellness projects.