Christus Health Northern Louisiana

Commitment to benefiting our communities - patient care services Christus Health Northern Louisiana is part of Christus Health, formed in 1999 to strengthen the 154-year-old, faith-based Health care ministries of the congregations of the sisters of charity of the incarnate word of houston and san antonio. Founded on the mission "to extend the healing ministry of jesus christ," Christus is challenged to reach out to, and beyond, the more than 60 communities we serve to help those in need. The vision of Christus Health as a catholic, faith-based ministry, is to be a leader, a partner and an advocate in the creation of innovative Health and wellness solutions that improve the lives of individuals and of local and global communities so that all may experience god's healing presence and love. Christus Health Northern Louisiana responds to Health care needs through services provided by Christus highland medical center, a 212-bed integrated ...

Other government sponsored programs in addition to the provision of charity care and other community services, Christus Health provides services to persons covered under government-sponsored programs, including medicare and tricare. The unreimbursed costs of these services are not included in reports prepared following catholic Health association guidelines. Christus Health provides services to persons covered under the federal medicare program, and in fact, this is the largest single payor classification of patients served by this Health system. The payment rate for inpatient services is on a per-case rate, calculated based on the diagnostic-related group (drg) into which the patient is categorized. Outpatient services are reimbursed by medicare based on its fee Schedule.

Community benefit reporting - charity care and medicaid Christus adheres to the catholic Health association's guide for planning and reporting community benefit (2016), and complies with the state of Texas requirements for reporting. Community benefit, reported as unpaid costs, includes both charity care and community services. To the limits of its resources, Christus Health is an institution of purely public charity; thus, the most tangible expression of Christus Health's charitable purpose is the provision of Health care services to those persons who are unable to pay. Charity care falls into two categories: charity care and unpaid government indigent care. In keeping with its mission, values and vision, Christus Health provides charity care services in a manner that respects the dignity of the patients and their families. Charity care is provided without charge or at a charge that is less than the usual charge for such services. The determination as to ...