Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

Health-care servicesmethodist Medical Center of Illinois is an important element of the health-care delivery system that the central Illinois communities rely on every day. It is committed to providing quality health care and to using its resources to the greatest community benefit. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois provides inpatient and outpatient Medical services to treat individuals with diseases, illness and injuries with varying complexities. It provides services to improve the health of patients and to better their quality of life. All services are provided regardless of an individual's race, creed, sex, nationality, handicap, age or ability to compensate for services rendered. These include, but are not limited to, general acute care, surgeries, home health, intensive care and critical care, mental health care, cardiology, oncology, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, behavioral disorder programs, maternal/child care, laboratory, palliative care, pharmaceutical drugs, emergency services, outpatient clinics, check-ups and radiology. Some of the services provided do not generate enough income to offset their cost. In the fiscal period ended december 31, 2022, Methodist Medical Center of Illinois admitted 11,447 patients resulting in a total of 65,688 patient days. Outpatient visits totaled 221,587 and total outpatient surgery registrations for the same period were 4,006. There were also 32,682 emergency room visits and 1,732 babies delivered.

Community benefit, including charity carecharity care and means-tested programs: Methodist Medical Center of Illinois provides charity care and other means-tested programs with the goal to improve the community's overall health and access to care. This includes health-care services regardless of the patient's insurance coverage or financial status. Charity care and partial to full financial assistance is provided to patients on a case-by-case basis. Charity care was made available at a value of $1,808,971 in 2022. Oftentimes, Methodist Medical Center of Illinois receives payments from payors or patients that are less than it charges for services. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois participates in medicaid and other government-sponsored health-care programs. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois' net cost of providing care for which it receives payment below its cost is $34,280,855 for 2022. Total charity care and means-tested programs reported value: $36,089,826.other benefits: Methodist Medical Center of Illinois provides several other benefits that assist the community. Programs may include, but are not limited to, community health improvement services and community benefit operations such as prevention and health screenings; continuing education for health professionals; subsidized health services; research; and cash and in-kind contributions to community groups. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois collaborates with other hospitals, churches, schools, chambers of commerce and daycare centers to improve community health and expand access to health care. Methodist Medical Center of Illinois has dedicated staff to assist community benefit efforts. Total other benefits reported value: $16,359,128.