GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL

I.GENERAL INFORMATION GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL (GBH), A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND MEMBER OF GEISINGER, OWNS AND OPERATES A 62 BED, ACUTE CARE, HOSPITAL IN BLOOMSBURG, PA. GBH IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ONLY A FEW MILES FROM SEVERAL MAJOR HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL PA. THE FACILITY OPENED IN 1905, ANSWERING A PRESSING NEED FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. GBH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. II.MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICES SERVICES OFFERED BY GBH INCLUDE GENERAL MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED BY IN-HOUSE HOSPITALISTS AND SUPPORTED BY CONSULTATIVE SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF CARDIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, AND PULMONOLOGY. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PROMPT EMERGENCY SERVICES. GBH'S ED IS STAFFED 24/7 WITH FULL-TIME PHYSICIANS AND NURSES THAT ARE TRAINED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND ARE PREPARED TO TREAT CASES FROM PEDIATRICS TO CRITICAL CARE. IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO LABORATORY SERVICES, X-RAYS, CAT SCANS, 3D-4D ULTRASOUND, MRI, AND SURGICAL SERVICES. MOST INSURANCES, INCLUDING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, ARE ACCEPTED AND NO PATIENT IS REFUSED TREATMENT BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO PAY. THE WOMEN'S HEALTH UNIT FOCUSES ON ALL ASPECTS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION, PROVIDING OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO ROUTINE VISITS AND TREATMENTS, PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE, BIRTH CONTROL EDUCATION, FAMILY PLANNING, OBSTETRICS, SURGERY & SURGERY CONSULTATIONS, MENOPAUSE COUNSELING, MIDWIFERY, LACTATION EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES IS A DESIGNATED COUNT 302 TRIAGE SITE THAT PROVIDES BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE. ADULTS TO GERIATRICS CAN ACCESS QUICK, EFFICIENT ADMISSION 24/7 AND RECEIVE TREATMENT THROUGH ONE- ON-ONE PATIENT COUNSELING, TREATMENT MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES 7 DAYS PER WEEK. A PSYCHIATRIST IS AVAILABLE DAILY. ADMISSIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE MADE BY PROFESSIONALS AS WELL BY INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED ABOUT THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH MULTIPLE PROFESSIONALS WHO COMPRISE THE TREATMENT TEAM. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE: CARDIAC SERVICES SURGERY SPECIALTIES- RADIOLOGY ORTHOPEDIC UROLOGY LABORATORY SERVICES PHYSICAL THERAPY GYNECOLOGY RESPIRATORY SERVICES GENERAL SURGERY SLEEP SERVICES OUTPATIENT ADDICTION MEDICINE NEUROLOGY ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY OTOLARYNGOLOGY CONVENIENT CARE PLUS III.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNCOMPENSATED CARE GBH RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. GBH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, GBH PROVIDES FREE CARE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT OR BELOW COST AND PROVIDES VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE GBH PRACTICES. A. CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF GBH IS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO ALL CITIZENS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST GBH INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COST OF PROVIDING CHARITY CARE WAS 853,031 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. B. MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL IN RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, GBH PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE) AND THE INDIGENT (MEDICAID), AS WELL AS OTHERS. GBH PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY THESE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS TO THE EXTENT THE GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS EXCEEDED REIMBURSEMENT BY APPROXIMATELY 6,332,105 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH GBH STRIVES TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. GBH PROVIDES REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT SERVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. THESE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE COMMUNITY BASED CLINICAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, AND OTHER UNIQUE SERVICES. A. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT SERVICES GBH PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS AT A COST OF 150,889 AND FREE OR DISCOUNTED PRESCRIPTIONS AND SUPPLIES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AT A COST OF 29,171 DURING CALENDAR 2023. B. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, GBH PROVIDED 282,792 IN SUPERVISION OF NURSING, PHARMACY AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS COMPLETING ROTATIONS AS PART OF THEIR STUDIES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. RESEARCH SUPPORT GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED 305,626 TO GEISINGER CLINIC TO SUPPORT ITS CHARITABLE MISSION THROUGH MEDICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT TWO FACILITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: THE SIEGFRIED AND JANET WEIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH (WEIS CENTER) AND THE HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH. THE WEIS CENTER PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING AND SUPPORTS THE CLINICAL STAFF IN ITS RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE WEIS CENTER IS TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT CONTRIBUTES NEW KNOWLEDGE TO BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE. THE CENTER'S SCIENTISTS APPLY MODERN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR APPROACHES TO DIVERSE RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN THE AREAS OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION, CANCER AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. THE HENRY HOOD CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH CONDUCTS HEALTH SERVICES, EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND POPULATION GENETICS RESEARCH ON THE BROAD RANGE OF CONDITIONS TYPICALLY SEEN IN PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SETTINGS. THE CENTER ALSO INVESTIGATES EXTRAMURAL SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH. TOGETHER, THE WEIS CENTER AND HENRY HOOD CENTER ARE BUILDING CAPABILITY FOR IMPROVED POPULATION-BASED GENETICS RESEARCH. GEISINGER'S "MYCODE" PROJECT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GENOMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, MORE THAN 300,000 ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS. GENERAL PROGRAM SERVICES A. RESIDENCY PROGRAMS: GBH HOSTS EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTS AS A PART OF THEIR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER'S ACCREDITED PROGRAMS. ALL THE PROGRAMS ARE ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), OR THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION (AOA). THE UNCOMPENSATED COSTS FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TOTALED 1,749,539 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023. B. OTHER CASH CONTRIBUTIONS GEISINGER BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS. THE VALUE OF THE PAYMENTS WAS 5,119. C. VOLUNTEER SERVICES THE VOLUNTEERS OF GEISINGER BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL ARE AN ACTIVE AND VITAL PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HOSPITAL. THE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION OF GBH. VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE CONTRIBUTED 1,994 HOURS TOWARD THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SERVICING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE VALUE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION OF 63,473 IS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LOWER COSTS IN BOTH PATIENT SERVICES AND "WELLNESS" PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY BENEFITS SUMMARY CHARITY CARE 853,031 MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 6,332,105 COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND OTHER 462,852 HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION 1,749,539 RESEARCH SUPPORT 305,626 COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT 5,119 VOLUNTEER SERVICES (VALUED AT 01/01/2023 PA STATEWIDE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE) 63,473 TOTAL 9,771,745 STATISTICS DISCHARGES (EXCLUDING NURSERY, PSYCH, & SNF) 2,245 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (EXCLUDING NURSERY, PSYCH, & SNF) 3.1 PERCENT OF OCCUPANCY (EXCLUDING NURSERY, PSYCH, & SNF) 48.3% TOTAL OR CASES 3,849 OUTPATIENT VISITS (INCLUDING OUTPATIENT ER VISITS) 118,534 OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS 20,198 LICENSED BEDS (EXCLUDING NURSERY, PSYCH, & SNF) 40 BASSINETS IN NURSERY 10