RIPON MEDICAL CENTER 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 RIPON MEDICAL CENTER:RIPON MEDICAL CENTER IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN RIPON, WISCONSIN. A NEW HOSPITAL WAS OPENED AT THE END OF 2014, AND THE FACILITY FEATURES PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING THOSE FOR MEDICAL/SURGICAL, INTENSIVE CARE, AND LABOR/DELIVERY/RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM ROOMS. SURGICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL'S FIRST FLOOR, IMMEDIATELY BY THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AND FEATURE THREE SURGICAL SUITES AND ONE ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE ROOM.HEALING SPACES HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE HOSPITAL FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO SEEK SOLITUDE AND COMFORT. A MEDITATION ROOM AND HEALING GARDEN, NEAR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, ARE KEY FEATURES, AS WELL AS A LOT OF NATURAL LIGHTING.CARE AT RIPON MEDICAL CENTER IS COMPLEMENTED BY HOSPITALISTS - PHYSICIANS THAT SPECIALIZE IN TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED. AND, EMERGENCY CARE AND URGENT CARE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24-HOURS-A-DAY, SEVEN-DAYS-A-WEEK THROUGH HIGHLY-QUALIFIED DOCTORS AND NURSES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO FEATURES A WELLNESS CENTER, OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WITH A LARGE CLASSROOM FOR EXERCISE CLASSES. RIPON MEDICAL CENTER HAS ALSO EARNED A "HIGH PERFORMING" RATING FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IN RECOGNITION OF CARE THAT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, AS MEASURED BY FACTORS SUCH AS PATIENT OUTCOMES. "HIGH PERFORMING" IS THE HIGHEST RATING U.S. NEWS AWARDS FOR COPD CARE. FEWER THAN A THIRD OF ALL HOSPITALS RECEIVED ANY HIGH-PERFORMING RATING, AND ONLY 57 EARNED THIS RATING IN ALL NINE PROCEDURES & CONDITIONS.RIPON MEDICAL CENTER ALSO 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 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:THIS SECTION INCLUDES A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT COULD BE QUANTIFIED AS UNCOMPENSATED CARE:TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE $ 633,205UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID $1,692,762OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS $ 94,455TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE UNCOMPENSATED CARE $2,420,422