Adventist Health Tulare

Adventist Health Tulare (AHTR) provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay.Although, reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of Adventist Health Tulare, the organization recognizes that not all individuals possess the ability to pay for essential medical services.Adventist Healths vision is to enhance the health of the communities where we live and serve by engaging our communities and our patients in a new definition of and partnership for personal community health. In keeping with this commitment to serve all members of the community, the following coverage will be considered when individuals who need health care cannot afford to pay: Free care and/or subsidized care Care to persons covered by governmental programs at/or below cost Health/wellness activities and community education programsNot only does Adventist Health Tulare provide low-cost care to individuals covered by government programs, and those unable to afford healthcare, it also helps patients find and access private and governmental resources for healthcare benefits.AHTR recognizes below-cost reimbursement as charity and uncompensated care in meeting its mission to the entire community. The unreimbursed cost of providing care to these patients in 2023 was $ 10,915,084.The following Inpatient services were provided to all our patients:182 babies delivered403 surgeries performed7,353 patient days The following Outpatient services were provided to all our patients:32,506 emergency department visits1,894 outpatient surgeries performed15,997 outpatient visits 512 clinic visitsAHTR recognizes it has an obligation to provide human services above and beyond its role as a healing facility. Schedule H provides more details on the tangible ways in which the organization is fulfilling its mission. The total unreimbursed cost of these community benefits in 2023 was $4,165,648.Adventist Healths mission statement of living Gods love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope is coupled with a vision to transform the health experience of our communities through collaborative programs, community investments and community outreach. We are inspired by the healing ministry, as represented by the life of Jesus Christ, and believe we are called to live out our mission intentionally in the communities we serve. In the small towns, suburbs, and inner cities we serve, we continue our journey to provide quality healthcare until every person made in Gods image has experienced the best health today, hope for tomorrow, and Gods love that endures forever.An example of Adventist Health Tulare's commitment in providing greater access to healthcare in our rural communities. In April 2023, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved Adventist Health Tulares application to launch an Internal Medicine residency program that will help train up to 12 residents. This is in addition to the current Family Medicine Residency Programs in Hanford, Tulare, and Sonora.Having to wait a long time to see a doctor is frustrating at best and life-threatening at worst and, unfortunately, the U.S. is facing a growing physician shortage. The Association of American Medical Colleges projects there will be a shortage of 48,000 primary care physicians by 2034. Adventist Health has been training physicians through its top notch primary care residency programs for years and now the three-state health system is expanding further.We are pleased to receive this approval and know that it is just one step in the process of bringing more primary care to our rural communities. says Raul Ayala, MD, MHCH, Adventist Healths Ambulatory Medical Officer, who helps lead the residency programs for the system. In a 2022 report, the Council noted their focus of developing a health professional education system that increases rural health workforce capacity. Websites for our community benefit information: https://www.adventisthealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/