Licking Memorial Health Systems (LMHS)

Health activities and programs free-of-charge to the community.the activities include wellness programs, community education programs, and special programs for the elderly, handicapped, and medically underserved.lmh served 7,482 inpatients and 805 newborns for a total of 32,632 patient days, and provided services to 345,109 outpatients in 2022.additionally, lmh provides care to persons covered by governmental programs, below cost in many cases. To the extent reimbursement is below charges, lmh considers these amounts to be contractual adjustments, which will never be collected. The unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients amounted to $463,074,000 in 2022.uncompensated care is provided through many reduced price services and free programs offered throughout the year based upon activities and services lmh believes will serve a bona fide community health need. Lmh routinely provides uncompensated care to patients who are unwilling or unable to pay their Hospital bills. In 2022, lmh wrote off charges of approximately $23,735,000 in bad debts and $7,607,000 in charity care.