Christus Mother Frances Hospital - Jacksonville

The Hospital's operating plan incorporates provisions for individuals who do not possess the ability to purchase essential medical services. Our commitment to our community extends to free or subsidized individual care, subsidized education of healthcare professionals, discounted fees for participants in government programs, community health education and donations to other community agencies. Specific community services and programs include: wellness and prevention education programs, community diagnostic screening programs, senior citizen health awareness programs, awareness programs for youth at risk, and awareness programs for persons with special physical or mental needs. Individuals served amounted to 19,676 visits to our emergency departments, 150 inpatient surgery procedures, 1,062 outpatient surgery procedures, 972 patients who were admitted to our hospitals for care, and 74,687 patients who received outpatient care. Christus northeast Texas health system corporation recognizes the leadership and value of our associates in giving their time and guidance to other not for profit organizations that work to improve the lives of the people of Texas. Individuals who give of their time and are compensated for it will report the event as a community benefit. These programs address community-wide workforce issues - not the workforce needs of the health care organization. These health career mentoring projects include job shadowing. Many times it is also a community collaboration that includes schools, colleges, universities, or private businesses. It may also include special need students. Offerings will be available for students from all economic areas and needs. Hours spent interviewing, orienting, scheduling, and touring high school and college job shadow students. Orientations include training on our health system, confidentiality and hippa, infection control, Hospital codes, and other policies and procedures. Christus northeast Texas health system corporation region has adopted a policy of requiring an application for any request for in-kind or cash donations. There are guidelines for approving a request for grants and donation. These guidelines are given to each entity requesting a donation. Once the donation request is reviewed a notice is given to the non-profit group if approved, denied for either a donation community benefit) or a grant (community benefit).