GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER INC

GRANT REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, INC. ("GRANT REGIONAL") PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND OTHER SUPPORT THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED, AMONG OTHER MATTERS, TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL WHICH PROVIDES INPATIENT ACUTE CARE AND SWING BED SERVICES; ALONG WITH AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS OPEN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PER DAY; AND OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES. AMONG THE SERVICES PROVIDED ARE DIAGNOSTIC CARE INCLUDING LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES, OBSTETRICS, REHABILITATION, SURGICAL SERVICES, AND WALK-IN CARE. GRANT REGIONAL ALSO HAS RELATIONSHIPS WITH REGIONAL CENTERS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN AND DUBUQUE, IOWA WHO COME TO THE FACILITY ON A REGULAR BASIS TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY SERVICES. GRANT REGIONAL'S LOCAL AND CONTRACTED SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: AUDIOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, UROLOGY, ENT, AND NEUROLOGY. DURING 2023, GRANT REGIONAL HAD 838 ROUTINE MED/SURG PATIENT DAYS, 894 SWING BED DAYS, 250 NURSERY DAYS, 294 OBSTETRIC DAYS, AND 16 DAYS OF ROUTINE HOSPICE CARE FOR INPATIENT CARE AND PROVIDED 8,344 VISITS TO PATIENTS NEEDING EMERGENCY OR URGENT CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. GRANT REGIONAL ALSO OPERATES TWO SATELLITE CLINICS IN POTOSI AND CASSVILLE. OUR TWO HOMETOWN CLINICS PROVIDE IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE CLOSE PROXIMITY HELPS THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH TRANSPORTATION GET THE IMPORTANT HEALTH CARE THEY REQUIRE WITH LESS TRAVEL.CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF GRANT REGIONAL, CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE EITHER UNDERINSURED OR CANNOT AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE RESOURCES. HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS UNDER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS MEDICAID HOSPITAL SERVICES, ARE ALSO CONSIDERED PART OF GRANT REGIONAL'S BENEFIT PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY, SINCE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF SUCH SERVICES ARE REIMBURSED AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN THE COSTS OF PROVIDING CARE.PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR CHARITY CARE, BASED ON FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, ARE PROVIDED CARE AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED RATE, DETERMINED BASED ON QUALIFYING CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN GRANT REGIONAL'S COMMUNITY CARE POLICY, AND FROM APPLICATIONS COMPLETED BY PATIENTS. THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER THIS POLICY FOR 2023 TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $288,000. IN ADDITION, PATIENT CHARGES TO BENEFICIARIES OF THE WISCONSIN MEDICAID PROGRAM WERE REDUCED BY APPROXIMATELY $6,240,000 IN DISCOUNTS IN 2023. (SEE ALSO SCHEDULE H TO THE FORM 990 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE COST OF PROVIDING THESE MEDICAL SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.)IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND CHARITY CARE SERVICES, GRANT REGIONAL PROVIDED NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. GRANT REGIONAL PROVIDED EDUCATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS BREASTFEEDING, CANCER, DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. HEALTH SCREENINGS INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, DIABETES, HEARING, MAMMOGRAPHY, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH WERE ALSO PROVIDED. (SEE ALSO SCHEDULE H TO THE FORM 990 FOR INFORMATION ON THE COST OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.)GRANT REGIONAL ALSO PROVIDES ON-THE-JOB EDUCATION TO COLLEGE STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE. STUDENTS ARE MENTORED DURING THEIR TIME AT THE FACILITY BY EMPLOYEES OF GRANT REGIONAL AND GRANT REGIONAL PROVIDES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH ITS CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO USE THROUGHOUT THEIR FUTURE CAREERS IN THE NURSING SERVICES FIELD.