MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATION

MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATION ("MOBILE INFIRMARY") IS LICENSED TO OPERATE 677 BEDS IN THE MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDING 41 PHYSICAL REHABILITATION BEDS IN THE J.L. BEDSOLE/ROTARY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL DIVISION, PROVIDING SERVICES NECESSARY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE TO THE GULF COAST COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, MOBILE INFIRMARY SERVED ALMOST 23,200 INPATIENTS AND PROVIDED OVER 274,000 OUTPATIENT SERVICES, DELIVERED 900 BABIES, AND PERFORMED OVER 15,300 SURGERIES, INCLUDING 345 OPEN-HEART CASES. MOBILE INFIRMARY OPERATES A FULL-TIME LEVEL II EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD FOR ABILITY TO PAY, WHICH TREATED ALMOST 64,000 PEOPLE DURING THE YEAR. THERE ARE MORE THAN 650 PHYSICIANS ON THE OPEN MEDICAL STAFF. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO ACQUIRE THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM (ONE OF THE MOST PRECISE AND LEAST INVASIVE SURGICAL TREATMENTS AVAILABLE), MOBILE INFIRMARY HAS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ROBOTIC PROGRAM ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE DA VINCI SYSTEM PUTS THE SURGEON'S HANDS AT THE CONTROLS OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART ROBOTIC PLATFORM WITH 3D, HIGH- DEFINITION VISION AND MINIATURIZED, WRISTED INSTRUMENTS DESIGNED TO HELP DOCTORS TAKE SURGERY BEYOND THE LIMITS OF THE HUMAN HAND. THE DA VINCI SYSTEM ENABLES SURGEONS TO PERFORM EVEN THE MOST COMPLEX AND DELICATE PROCEDURES THROUGH VERY SMALL INCISIONS WITH UNMATCHED PRECISION. ALL SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED WITH A TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. IN 2012, INFIRMARY HEALTH (AN AFFILIATED COMPANY) FORMED A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING MOBILE INFIRMARY. THIS COMMITTEE, KNOWN AS IHELP, HELPS BETTER MANAGE STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES BY ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ARE IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION. IN FY25, THROUGH THE IHELP PROGRAM, INFIRMARY HEALTH GAVE 100,000 TO MORE THAN 50 LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE OPERATION BOUNCE-BACK PROGRAM OFFERS MEDICALLY SUPERVISED EXERCISE, EDUCATION, AND COUNSELING TO PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS THEM IN LEADING PRODUCTIVE AND ACTIVE LIVES. OPERATION BOUNCE-BACK IS ONE OF THE 10 LARGEST CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE FIRST CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN ALABAMA. PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, AND WITH MANY FORMS OF HEART DISEASE, BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM. MOBILE INFIRMARY PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, MOBILE INFIRMARY PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES TO AFFORD CHARITABLE CARE TO LARGER NUMBERS OF ITS PATIENT POPULATION. ALSO, AS A RESULT OF OPERATING THE ONLY HOSPITAL BASED INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ADULTS, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INDIGENT CARE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SERVICE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY FOR FISCAL- YEAR ENDING 2025 WAS OVER 26,896,000, INCLUDING PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. THE DEBAKEY DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAM VEHICLE TRAVELS TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT FIVE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ILLEGAL DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN ADDITION TO VISITING PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, THE VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS. RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE VEHICLE WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY. SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1994, MORE THAN 350,000 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. MOBILE INFIRMARY OPERATES A CHARITY PHARMACY PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS LOW INCOME PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY WITH FREE MEDICATIONS THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE GET FILLED DUE TO THE COSTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2025, MOBILE INFIRMARY PROVIDED OVER 68,000 IN FREE MEDICATIONS. THE MOBILE INFIRMARY CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO HELPS OTHER PATIENTS REGISTER FOR INDUSTRY SPONSORED PROGRAMS THAT HELP PATIENTS GET PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT NO OR REDUCED COST. MOBILE INFIRMARY PARTICIPATES IN THE 340B DRUG PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO PURCHASE DRUGS AT LOWER COSTS AND ROLL THE SAVINGS INTO PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THESE SAVINGS ARE USED TO FILL CHARITY PRESCRIPTIONS FOR UNINSURED AND UNDER INSURED PATIENTS, OFFER FREE CANCER SCREENINGS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION THROUGH OUR MOBILE CANCER SCREENING UNIT, PROVIDE UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SERVICES TO OPTIMIZE CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING AWARENESS TO AMERICAN HEART MONTH AND HEART DISEASE, INFIRMARY HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MOBILE COUNTY HEART WALK IN NOVEMBER 2024. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH INFIRMARY HEALTH'S 10,000 SPONSORSHIP TO AHA, MOBILE INFIRMARY DONATED CPR TRAINING KITS TO WILLIAMSON HIGH SCHOOL'S HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM. THE KITS PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND EVERYTHING NEEDED TO TRAIN 10 STUDENTS AT ONCE IN CPR. INFIRMARY HEALTH SUPPORTS ITS LOCAL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS) CHAPTER WITH NUMEROUS FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS THROUGH VOLUNTEER, IN-KIND, AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER, CHILI COOK-OFF, AND NUMEROUS OTHER ACS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN OCTOBER 2024, INFIRMARY HEALTH SPONSORED ACS'S ANNUAL MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK, WHICH HAD NEARLY 4,000 WALKERS. IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN THE WALK, INFIRMARY HEALTH EMPLOYEES PURCHASED T-SHIRTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ACS. MOBILE INFIRMARY HAS AN EMPLOYEE-LED TEAM EACH YEAR FOR THE ACS CHILI COOK OFF IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS THE EVENT'S FLAGSHIP SPONSOR. THE EVENT RAISES AWARENESS FOR COLON CANCER AND YIELDS MORE THAN 8,000 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS, INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTED A "THE TALK: FOR GIRLS ONLY" EVENT IN MOBILE. THE EVENT WAS HELD IN JULY 2024 AND WAS TARGETED TOWARDS GIRLS AGES 8 - 13. AN INFIRMARY HEALTH PEDIATRICIAN SPOKE AT THE EVENT AND PROVIDED FREE EDUCATION REGARDING PUBERTY, MENSTRUAL CYCLES, AND OTHER TOPICS. MORE THAN 120 GIRLS AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSONS ATTENDED THE EVENT. WOMEN'S AND MATERNAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY FOR INFIRMARY HEALTH. DURING FY25, INFIRMARY HEALTH PROVIDED FREE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO WOMEN'S HEALTH AT 38 COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. MORE THAN 2,100 WOMEN WERE REACHED THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, MOBILE INFIRMARY HELD FREE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, INFANT CPR, NEWBORN CARE AND SAFETY, AND BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH HAD 140 TOTAL ATTENDEES. WOMEN'S AND MATERNAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY FOR INFIRMARY HEALTH. DURING FY25, INFIRMARY HEALTH PROVIDED FREE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO WOMEN'S HEALTH AT 38 COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. MORE THAN 2,100 WOMEN WERE REACHED THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, MOBILE INFIRMARY HELD FREE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, INFANT CPR, NEWBORN CARE AND SAFETY, AND BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH HAD 140 TOTAL ATTENDEES. MOBILE INFIRMARY SERVES AS A CORPORATE "BIG" WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH ALABAMA TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE MENTORS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. EACH WEEK, MOBILE INFIRMARY ALLOWS THEIR CORPORATE BIGS TO GO MEET THEIR LITTLES FOR ONE HOUR DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THESE INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND FRIENDSHIP WHICH HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. IN JANUARY 2025, MOBILE INFIRMARY INVITED 80 "LITTLES" TO ITS CAMPUS TO HAVE A MORNING OF FUN AND GAMES WITH 45 PLAYERS AND MASCOTS FROM THE REESE'S SENIOR BOWL. LITTLES AND THEIR BIGS WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE AND INTERACT WITH THE PLAYERS WHILE ALSO LEARNING ON THE DEBAKEY DRUG EDUCATION VEHICLE AND RECEIVING CPR EDUCATION FROM MOBILE INFIRMARY'S STROKE COORDINATORS. ADDITIONALLY, IN APRIL 2024, INFIRMARY HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN A FIELD TRIP WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS. DURING THE FIELD TRIP, 160 LITTLES RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, HEART DISEASE EDUCATION, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS EDUCATION.