MERCY ASSISTED CARE INC

HOME HEALTH IS A CORE SERVICE AND HAS BECOME CRITICALLY IMPORTANT WITH HELPING TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF INSTITUTIONS WHERE COSTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER. THE HOME HEALTH CARE STAFF PROVIDED 875 PATIENTS WITH OVER 18,400 VISITS BY NURSES, THERAPISTS AND NURSE AIDES. HOSPICE HOMECARE PROVIDED 9,514 VISITS.HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IRS FORM 990, SUPPLEMENT PART IIITHE COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION OF MAC INCLUDES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND IMPROVE HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES.1. MERCY ASSISTED CARE INC.'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT:A. THE MISSION OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE INC. IS ""EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH A PASSION FOR MAKING LIVES BETTER." MERCY ASSISTED CARE PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND FURTHER THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF JANESVILLE AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING ITS MISSION, MERCY ASSISTED CARE ROUTINELY PROVIDES: 1.) FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, 2.) CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE REIMBURSED BELOW COST, AND 3.) HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. MANY OF THE SERVICES OF MERCY ASSISTED CARE ARE FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE ELDERLY AND MEDICALLY FRAIL IN THE TYPE OF INDEPENDENT SETTING MOST APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION. B. MERCY ASSISTED CARE CONSIDERS ITS TARGET POPULATIONS TO BE RESIDENTS OF ROCK AND WALWORTH COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS PARTS OF MCHENRY COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THE SYSTEM USES MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY NEEDS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, FORMAL SURVEYS, PARTICIPATION ON COMMUNITY TASK FORCES, SUGGESTIONS FROM PATIENTS, AND DIRECT INPUT FROM ITS EMPLOYEES. MERCY ASSISTED CARE HAS WORKED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MEET THESE NEEDS:1) MERCY ASSISTED CARE SUBSIDIZES ITS HOSPICE PROGRAM (THROUGH FUNDRAISING/DONATIONS FROM MERCYHEALTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)- SO THAT THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.2) IT PROVIDES HEALTH SCREENINGS AND HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINARS AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND AT ITS OWN SITES THROUGHOUT THE TARGET AREA.3), MERCY ASSISTED CARE PROVIDES TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. C. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY MERCY ASSISTED CARE TO CUSTOMERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THEIR CHARGES AND WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY INCOME, INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY ASSETS, FAMILY SIZE, AND OTHER SOURCES OF PAYMENT FOR SERVICES. ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL OTHER CATEGORICAL AIDS IS A PREREQUISITE BEFORE QUALIFYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PATIENTS THAT QUALIFY WILL RECEIVE A REDUCTION IN THE BALANCE OWED AND EXTENDED PAYMENT TERMS. THE AMOUNT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BENEFIT IS BASED ON THAT PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY AND THE SIZE OF THE OUTSTANDING BALANCE. INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, THROUGH PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, AND AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PATIENT ACCOUNTS AREAS. TRAINING IS PROVIDED TO PERSONNEL AS TO HOW TO COMMUNICATE THIS PROGRAM'S AVAILABILITY TO PATIENTS AND HOW TO DIRECT PATIENT'S INQUIRIES. TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AS NEEDED.2. ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION FOR TAX EXEMPTION- MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. HAS A GOVERNING BODY IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY.- MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.3. DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMSMERCY ASSISTED CARE OFFERS MANY REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH MERCY ASSISTED CARE, INC. BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE:- PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS- PARTICIPATION IN HOSPICE SUPPORT GROUPS 4. LINKS TO ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM'S WEB PAGE: WWW.MERCYHEALTHSYSTEM.ORGSECTION 2 - QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFITFISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025:1) CHARITY CARE - AT COST = $25,1172) MEDICAID SHORTFALL - NET EXPENSE = $125,026TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT = $150,143