BHSF Real Estate Foundation Inc

CONSISTENT WITH Baptist Health's SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION, BHSF Real Estate Foundation, Inc. IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL, INCLUDING, AS PERMITTED BY OUR RESOURCES, CHARITY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED PATIENT SERVICES TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA WITH 99,464 ADULT ADMISSIONS, 572,443 PATIENT DAYS, AND 441,082 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD, URGENT CARE VISITS TOTALED 455,598, OUTPATIENT SURGERY CASES totaled 106,991, AND TOTAL OUTPATIENT VISITS WERE 1,954,194 SYSTEM-WIDE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, THE SYSTEM HAD 2,793 LICENSED INPATIENT BEDS COMPRISED OF 2,608 ACUTE CARE BEDS. IN TOTAL, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED MORE THAN $403,000,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT DURING FY2021. WE PROVIDED CHARITY CARE VALUED AT $102,486,347 AS WELL AS $210,913,175 IN UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CHARITY SERVICES AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES IS BASED ON RECENT HISTORICAL COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS FOR CHARITY PATIENTS AND MEDICAID PATIENTS FROM BAPTIST HEALTH'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, APPLIED TO THE CURRENT PERIOD GROSS UNCOMPENSATED CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE TO CHARITY AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO CONTRIBUTED $42,737,290 TO THE INDIGENT CARE FUND AND EXPENDED $6,306,604 FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS. FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS COVERED TOPICS RANGING FROM INSOMNIA AND FOOD SAFETY TO DIABETES AND WEIGHT CONTROL. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED FREE SCREENINGS FOR CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY COMPOSITION AND OSTEOPOROSIS. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO HELPED THOSE IN NEED OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES BY DONATING APPROXIMATELY $2,136,000 TO NEIGHBORHOOD NOT-FOR-PROFIT CLINICS, including: THE GOOD NEWS CARE CENTER IN FLORIDA CITY, OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER IN HOMESTEAD, THE GOOD HEALTH CLINIC IN TAVERNIER, THE CARIDAD CENTER IN BOYNTON BEACH, THE SOUTH MIAMI CHILDREN'S CLINIC IN SOUTH MIAMI, AND CARING FOR Miami Mobile Dental Clinical. BAPTIST HEALTH SPENT $28,663,102 PAYING PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED $6,306,604 IN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, $4,048,753 IN PALLIATIVE CARE AND CHAPLAINCY CARE, AND $733,067 IN COVID VACCINATION EFFORTS DURING FY2021. BAPTIST HEALTH FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE NOT ONLY BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED, BUT ALSO BY SUPPORTING SERVICES THAT INCUR OPERATING LOSSES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEALTH-RELATED BENEFITS LISTED ABOVE, BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO HAS A SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AS OF FY2021, BAPTIST HEALTH EMPLOYED MORE THAN 23,000 INDIVIDUALS. AS SOUTH FLORIDA'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER, BAPTIST HEALTH IS TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE BY COMMITTING TO THE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF OUR FACILITIES. THIS COMMITMENT APPLIES TO OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, AS WELL, FROM THE SUPPLIES WE PURCHASE TO THE VEHICLES WE USE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR FAITH-BASED MISSION, BAPTIST HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO MAKING A SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.