BAY PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

BAY PARK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (D/B/A PROMEDICA BAY PARK HOSPITAL) IS PART OF PROMEDICA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (PROMEDICA), A MISSION-BASED, LOCALLY OWNED, NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HIGHLY FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING CORE VALUES. HEADQUARTERED IN TOLEDO, OHIO, PROMEDICA SERVES 28 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES HAS ENABLED US TO WISELY INVEST IN PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND FAMILY-ORIENTED FACILITIES THAT HELP TO ENSURE PATIENTS AND AREA RESIDENTS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, SAFE CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING, REGARDLESS OF PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. PROMEDICA BAY PARK HOSPITAL (BPH) IS LOCATED EAST OF THE MAUMEE RIVER. FOUNDED IN 2001, THE 276,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY INCLUDES A TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER FOR GENERAL MEDICAL/SURGICAL AND CRITICAL CARE SERVICES, OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, LABORATORY AND IMAGING SERVICES, CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES, A CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS, AN OUTPATIENT DIABETES PROGRAM, ENDOSCOPY CENTER, AND A FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY CENTER. IN ADDITION TO 72 PRIVATE INPATIENT BEDS, BPH'S CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE BUILDING FOR PHYSICIAN OFFICES, A WOUND CARE CLINIC AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION. THE CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES, A CANCER AND INFUSION CENTER TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT INFUSION SERVICES, INCLUDING CHEMOTHERAPY. THE CENTER INCLUDES THREE PRIVATE EXAM ROOMS AND SIX PRIVATE INFUSION BAYS WITH ENOUGH SPACE AND SEATING FOR FAMILIES TO KEEP LOVED ONE'S COMPANY DURING TREATMENTS. IN 2023, BPH RECEIVED RECOGNITION BY HEALTHGRADES WITH A PULMONARY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD, BY NEWSWEEK WITH A 5-STAR RATING FOR THE LABOR AND DELIVERY DEPARTMENT, AND BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AS A GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE SILVER PLUS AWARDEE. BPH RECEIVED THE PULMONARY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD.IN 2023, THE HOSPITAL SERVED 2,694 INPATIENTS AND 119,180 OUTPATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 22,070 PEOPLE SOUGHT CARE THROUGH BPH'S EMERGENCY CENTER IN 2023. THE HOSPITAL CONTRIBUTED $25,644,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED, MEANS-TESTED HEALTH CARE. THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, BPH CONTRIBUTED $2,700,000 TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2023. INCLUDED IN THIS AMOUNT ARE THE FOLLOWING: STROKE RISK ASSESSMENTS AND EDUCATION AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GO RED FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON PROVIDED BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND SELF-MONITORING EDUCATION AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, SENIOR CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS. CONTINUED TO OFFER THE HOSPITAL'S NO COST FOOD CLINIC AND MEALS AT DISCHARGE INITIATIVES PROVIDING FOOD ACCESS TO PATIENTS SCREENING POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY. CONTINUED TO OFFER FINANCIAL COACHING TO PATIENTS SCREENING POSITIVE FOR FINANCIAL STRAIN. PROVIDED HEALTH LITERACY EDUCATION PERTAINING TO CHRONIC DISEASES AND CRISIS INTERVENTION WITH STOP THE BLEED EDUCATION. BPH EMPLOYEES SUPPORTED EVENTS INCLUDING THE WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S, THE MARCH OF DIMES WALK FOR BABIES, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART WALK, AND THE SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE. BPH PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2023, OF WHICH $5,870,000 REPRESENTED UNCOMPENSATED AMOUNTS FOR TREATMENT TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTS THE COST TO PROVIDE SERVICE AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COSTS FOR ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBT FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR BILLS. BPH COST OF BAD DEBT FOR 2023 WAS $5,563,000. THIS AMOUNT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNT OF $25,644,000 NOTED ABOVE. FURTHER, BPH PROVIDED $2,699,000 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH COSTS - NOT REIMBURSED BY THE GOVERNMENT - FOR TREATING MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED PATIENTS.DURING 2023, BPH EXPENDED $31,115,000 IN NET PAYROLL, PROVIDING 973 JOBS . A TOTAL OF $1,966,000 WAS WITHHELD FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN STATE AND LOCAL TAXES. IN SUMMARY, BPH DEMONSTRATES PROMEDICA'S MISSION AND CORE VALUES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR AGE. AND, WE RECOGNIZE THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE THESE HEALTHCARE SERVICES; RECRUIT AND TRAIN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY; PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; OFFER SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE KEY SERVICES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS; AND PRESENT FREE EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP ENSURE ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO CARE.