St Anthony's Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of The Third Order o f St Francis

St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, effingham of the Hospital Sisters health system provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed,sex, national origin, handicap, age, religion, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services is critical to the continued operation and stability of the Hospital, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase necessary medical services. Our mission is to serve the community with the best quality healthcare services and healthcare education. Inherent to our mission, we provide care to the poor, the elderly, and the needy of the community through various programs and services. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, and special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of community support activities. During fiscal year 2022, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital provided services to 3,164 inpatients utilizing 11,831 adult and pediatric days of care. In addition, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital provided services to 139,362 outpatients. St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital provides quality medical care to the poor at free or reduced cost through our christian care program. Charity care provided at cost was $455,919. In addition, the Hospital participates in the Illinois medicaid program, which reimburses the Hospital at rates substantially below the cost of providing the services. Fulfilling our mission to the community, services were provided to medicaid inpatients utilizing 1,194 days of care. the unpaid cost of medicaid was $8,610,204. Other benefits included in-kind donations in the amount of $202,500. St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital provides quality medical care to members of the broader community through our participation in the medicare program, providing many programs and services free or at a reduced price, providing services that benefit the community but have a negative margin, and through educational programs at no cost. the unpaid and unreimbursed cost of participating in the medicare program was $4,017,582 during fiscal year 2022.