INTEGRIS Health Edmond Inc

INTEGRIS HEALTH EDMOND INC (IHE) IS A MEMBER OF THE INTEGRIS HEALTH SYSTEM (INTEGRIS HEALTH). INTEGRIS HEALTH IS THE STATE'S LARGEST OKLAHOMA-OWNED HEALTH CARE CORPORATION AND ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS (ABOUT 10,000 EMPLOYEES STATEWIDE), WITH HOSPITALS, REHABILITATION CENTERS, PHYSICIAN CLINICS, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, FITNESS CENTERS, INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE STATE. AS A MEMBER OF INTEGRIS HEALTH AND A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, IHE PROVIDES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. WHILE THIS CARE REPRESENTS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF IHE'S GIFT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, IT IS STILL ONLY PART OF WHAT IHE CHOOSES TO CALL RETURNSHIP. RETURNSHIP EPITOMIZES IHE'S MISSION OF GIVING BACK TO ITS COMMUNITY. IT TAKES THE FORM OF MANY PROGRAMS AND ACTS OF CHARITY PROVIDED DAILY ACROSS THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA - FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS, MEDICAL SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, HEALTH FAIRS AND MORE. IN ADDITION, IHE PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES. UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES ARE THE COSTS OF PROVIDING FREE AND REDUCED COST CARE, WHICH INCLUDES CHARITY CARE AND UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID PROGRAMS. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IHE PROVIDES SERVICES TO EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY OR THEIR INSURANCE COVERAGE. THUS, IT PROVIDES A MUCH-NEEDED SAFETY NET FOR MEMBERS OF THE IHE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE NO ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. CHARITY CARE COSTS ARE BASED ON THE OVERALL HOSPITAL COST TO CHARGE RATIOS. IHE PROVIDED CHARITY CARE OF $1,528,020. IHE ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES INADEQUATE PAYMENTS. UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID PROGRAMS REFLECT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COSTS TO PROVIDE PATIENT CARE SERVICES AND THE RATE AT WHICH THE HOSPITAL IS REIMBURSED. MEDICAID COSTS ARE BASED ON THE OVERALL HOSPITAL COST TO CHARGE RATIOS. IHE'S UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID PROGRAMS EQUALED $2,013,784.