Owensboro Health Regional Hospital

OWENSBORO HEALTH, INC. (OH) IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF A DIVERSIFIED SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES. OH EMPLOYS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, ADVANCE PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN HOSPITAL, OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES SEVERAL WHOLLY OWNED AND CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING OH MUHLENBERG, LLC (OHMCH), OH TWIN LAKES MEDICAL CENTER (OHTLMC), OWENSBORO HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, INC., OWENSBORO HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC., ONE HEALTH NETWORK, LLC, ONE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, LLC, COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, LLC , THE HEALTH NETWORK OF WESTERN KENTUCKY, LLC and OWENSBORO HEALTH PROPERTIES HOLDING INC. OH'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF PROVIDING MEDICAL AND PATIENT CARE SERVICES IN ITS MAIN HOSPITAL, OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL, SERVING 14 COUNTIES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. OUR MEDICAL SERVICES ARE DELIVERED BY HIGHLY SKILLED PHYSICIANS ALONG WITH A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE NURSING STAFF. OH SUPPORTS OUR CARE TEAMS WITH STATE-OF-THE ART EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2023, OHRH AND OHMCH HAD TOTAL ADMISSIONS OF 17,544, PATIENT DAYS OF 97,290 AND TOTAL ER VISITS OF 76,468. COST OF PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS: OH IS COMMITTED TO SERVING ALL PERSONS IN NEED, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONALITY, RELIGION, DISABILITY, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO CARE, OH PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS: MEDICAID, MEDICARE, TRICARE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. IN GENERAL, PAYMENTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS FREQUENTLY DO NOT COVER THE COSTS OH INCURS TO SERVE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES. UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: OH PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE WITHOUT CHARGE, OR AT REDUCED COST, TO RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT SERVES. OH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, LIKE MEDICAID, AND WHOSE ANNUAL INCOMES ARE AT OR BELOW CERTAIN PERCENTAGES OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, OH PROVIDED $10,019,299 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME AND/OR UNINSURED PATIENTS. OH DOES NOT INCLUDE IN THAT AMOUNT $34,687,511 OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE, WHICH ARE AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO MAY BE ABLE, BUT ARE UNWILLING, TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. AS DESCRIBED ELSEWHERE, OH BELIEVES A PORTION OF ITS BAD DEBT EXPENSE DERIVES FROM PATIENTS WHO MIGHT HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAD THEY SUBMITTED ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS. OH IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ITS PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE RURAL AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREAS AND AREAS THAT LACK ADEQUATE NUMBERS OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PROVIDERS.