St. Luke's Hospital

Health care services:st. Luke's Methodist Hospital is an important element of the health-care delivery system that the cedar rapids communities rely on every day. It is committed to providing quality health care, and to using its resources to the greatest community benefit.st. Luke's Methodist Hospital 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, St. Luke's Methodist Hospital admitted 15,362 patients resulting in a total of 73,684 patient days. Outpatient visits totaled 601,084 and total outpatient surgery registrations, including the digestive health center, for the same period were 16,650. There were also 50,859 emergency room visits and 2,242 babies delivered.

Community benefit, including charity carecharity care and means-tested programs: St. Luke's Methodist Hospital 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 to people at a value of $977,896 in 2022. Oftentimes, St. Luke's Methodist Hospital receives payments from payors or patients that are less than it charges for services. St. Luke's Methodist Hospital participates in medicaid and other government-sponsored health-care programs. St. Luke's Methodist Hospital's net cost of providing care for which it receives payment below its cost is $26,637,156 for 2022. Total charity care and means-tested programs reported value: $27,615,053.other benefits: St. Luke's Methodist Hospital 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; health professional's education; subsidized health services, and cash and in-kind contributions to community groups. St. Luke's Methodist Hospital collaborates with other hospitals, churches, schools, chambers of commerce and daycare centers to improve community health and expand access to health care. St. Luke's Methodist Hospital has dedicated staff to assist community benefit efforts. Total other benefits reported value: $ 12,805,756.