BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO INC

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC., 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 WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING:- FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXIST,- CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST, AND- HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. PROVIDED SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 16,205 INPATIENTS AND MORE THAN 115,323 OUTPATIENTS.THE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024:- ACUTE CARE SERVICES HAD 82,619 PATIENT DAYS AT A COST OF $52,847,870.- THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT DISPENSED 106,729 UNIT DOSES OF MEDICATION AT A COST OF $14,932,223.- THE SURGERY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 9,684 SURGERY HOURS AT A COST OF $15,884,211.- THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 226,944 PROCEDURES AT A COST OF $15,889,713.- THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATED 60,864 PATIENTS A COST OF $14,060,827.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS FROM WHICH THE HOSPITAL RECEIVES PAYMENT AT LESS THAN MARKET VALUE REIMBURSEMENT. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW COST, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. RECOGNIZES THESE AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE IN MEETING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS $1,007,793,375.CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH MANY REDUCED-PRICED SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED.FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC., LOCATED IN SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, HAS GIVEN PATIENTS ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI A PLACE TO FIND QUALITY, SPECIALIZED CARE. ITS COLLEAGUES DEDICATE EACH DAY TO RAISING THE STANDARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, AND THEIR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF IN CONSISTENT NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR QUALITY OUTCOMES. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN RANKED #1 IN MISSISSIPPI FOR CARDIAC SERVICES BY HEALTHGRADES, THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT RATINGS COMPANY. IT HAS BEEN AN ILLUSTRIOUS QUARTER-CENTURY FOR THE HOSPITAL WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW AND ENHANCE SERVICES TO MEET THE EVER-CHANGING NEEDS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. SINCE HEART DISEASE KILLS ONE IN FOUR MISSISSIPPIANS EACH YEAR, ALMOST 40 PERCENT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. WERE ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIAC-RELATED ILLNESS. MISSISSIPPIANS RANK AS HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY FOR CARDIAC RISK FACTORS INCLUDING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, LOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND TOBACCO USE. AS A PRINCIPAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN A STATE WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST OBESITY RATE IN THE NATION, LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, A HIGH RATE OF PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS DUE TO CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND A HIGH RATE OF DEATHS FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EACH YEAR, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. HAS AN URGENT RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEART CARE IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI.BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. ESTABLISHED AN INTERNAL WELLNESS PROGRAM CALLED BESTHEALTH FOR ITS COLLEAGUES TO ENCOURAGE A FULL SPECTRUM OF HEART HEALTHY CHANGES. BMHCC FELT THAT IF IT WAS TO STAND AS A RESOURCE FOR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, IT MUST START WITH TANGIBLE EFFORTS WITHIN ITS OWN WALLS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES NOT ONLY HEART HEALTHY INITIATIVES AND EDUCATION BUT BESTHEALTH ALSO FOCUSES ON WEIGHT LOSS, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, COPD, HEALTHY EATING, EXERCISE AND MORE. EDUCATION HAS CONTINUED TO BE A KEY FACTOR IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HEART DISEASE AS BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. OFFERED HEART RISK ASSESSMENT SCREENINGS, BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, EARLY HEART ATTACK CARE EDUCATION, HANDS-ONLY CPR DEMONSTRATIONS AND HEART FAILURE EDUCATION AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. PARTNERED WITH BROWN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH TO PROVIDE 200 FREE CARDIAC CALCIUM SCORING TESTS, HEARTSCORES, TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. WORKED WITH THE OLIVE BRANCH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HAVE TWO OF OUR CARDIOLOGISTS EDUCATE BUSINESS LEADERS ON THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEART DISEASE AS WELL AS EARLY PREVENTION. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC.'S OUTREACH EFFORTS DID NOT STOP WITH THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE BUT EXTENDED TO INCLUDE PHYSICIAN AND NURSE EDUCATION ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH ITS ANNUAL PHYSICIAN'S CONFERENCE. IN 2024, WE COLLABORATED WITH BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-MEMPHIS FOR THE METRO-WIDE CARDIAC AND STROKE SYMPOSIUM THAT WAS SPECIFIC TO CARDIAC AND STROKE CARE. THERE WERE OVER 200 NURSES AND PROVIDERS IN ATTENDANCE. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC. SUPPORTED SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE CITY OF HERNANDO'S HEAL PROGRAM (HEALTHY EATING, ACTIVE LIVING). THE HOSPITAL ALSO ENCOURAGES THEIR EMPLOYEES ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY TO LIVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THROUGH MOVEMENT.