THE MONROE CLINIC INC

SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1872 BY CATHOLIC SISTERS, SSM HEALTH (SSMH) HAS EXISTED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SSMH IS A CATHOLIC, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST THROUGH ONE OF THE LARGEST INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE NATION. WITH CARE DELIVERY SITES IN ILLINOIS, MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, AND WISCONSIN, SSMH INCLUDES 23 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MORE THAN 650 PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND OTHER OUTPATIENT AND VIRTUAL CARE SERVICES, 12 POST-ACUTE FACILITIES, COMPREHENSIVE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, A PHARMACY BENEFIT COMPANY, AND AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION. THE HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYS NEARLY 40,000 PEOPLE AND IS AFFILIATED WITH 13,900 PHYSICIANS MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IT SERVES. IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS, SSMH STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ITS HOSPITALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ABOUT MONROE CLINIC:MONROE CLINIC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE FACILITY FEATURING A MULTI-SPECIALTY CLINIC AND HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE BEST CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF HEALTH CARE, WE CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH GOD'S HEALING SPIRIT.IN 2018, MONROE CLINIC JOINED THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM KNOWN AS SSM HEALTH AND CONTINUES TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE WITH OVER 120 PROVIDERS, A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CLINIC LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. IN ALL THAT WE DO, WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING OUR PATIENTS GET BETTER FASTER AND STAY HEALTHIER LONGER. AS A STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH SYSTEM, WE OFFER ADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMBINED WITH CARE AND SENSITIVITY. PHYSICIANS AND STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PERSONALIZED HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND PEACE OF MIND. OUR PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM EXCEPTIONAL PREVENTIVE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES AND MORE THAN 25 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. WITH GOD'S BLESSING, MONROE CLINIC IS ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE.TO DATE WE HAVE BEEN AMONG THE HIGHEST PERFORMING HOSPITALS IN THE AREA. PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS AND STAFF ARE READY TO PROVIDE BOTH EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE AND AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE MONROE CLINIC FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: - OPERATES AN EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY,- HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA,- HAS A GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY- ENGAGES IN THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS,- PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND/OR OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS- ALL SURPLUS FUNDS GENERATED BY SSMH ENTITIES ARE REINVESTED IN IMPROVING OUR PATIENT CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM.QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE:THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT COULD BE INCLUDED AS UNCOMPENSATED CARE:TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE $ 1,465,623 UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID $ 19,357,298 OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS $ 246,949TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE $ 21,069,870