Yuma Regional Medical Center

YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS RECOGNIZED AS THE MODEL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. WE WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO EVOLVE THE BEST SYSTEM OF INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE IN OUR SERVICE AREA. BUILDING A HEALTHIER TOMORROW: OUR PILLARS: PUTTING PATIENTS FIRST, ROOTED IN COMMUNITY AND COMMITTED TO PROGRESS. OUR VALUES: BRING KINDNESS, ACHIEVE TOGETHER, ASPIRE FOR BETTER, DO THE RIGHT THING AND LEAD WITH OPTIMISM. OVERVIEW: YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVES THE COMMUNITY ACROSS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS INCLUDING; A 406 LICENSED BED GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY ROOM AND OTHER ACUTE CARE AND HOSPITAL RELATED SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF YUMA, ARIZONA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. A 24-BED INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL, FREE STANDING EMERGENY DEPARTMENT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND SEVERAL CLINIC SITES ACROSS YUMA COUNTY. DELIVERING CARE WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY TODAY, TOMORROW AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE. THROUGH THIS REPORT, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT MANY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE. THE YRMC TEAM CONSISTS OF OVER 3,000 EMPLOYEES, SOME 600 PHYSICIANS AND OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS. YRMC MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR OUR MEDICAL STAFF TO HELP ENSURE YOU RECEIVE THE QUALITY CARE YOU EXPECT. MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE PHYSICIANS PRACTICING AT YRMC ARE BOARD CERTIFIED/ELIGIBLE IN ONE OR MORE SPECIALTIES. WE PLEDGE TO SERVE AS AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNER WHILE CONTINUING OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CHAIRMAN, YRMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS COMPOSED OF AN ARRAY OF PROFESSIONALS WHO BRING THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS TOGETHER TO WORK, WITHOUT PAY, SO THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, THE YRMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AGAIN SET THE BAR HIGH. IT IS OUR VISION TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO EVOLVE THE BEST SYSTEM OF COORDINATED HEALTH CARE IN OUR SERVICE AREA. AS A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WE REINVEST FUNDS REMAINING AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR INTO NEW SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY. OUR STRATEGIES MOVING FORWARD INCLUDE: THE ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY; IMPROVING PATIENT ACCESS TO SERVICES THROUGH RECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS IN IDENTIFIED SHORTAGE AREAS; INVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGIES; REMAINING FINANCIALLY SOUND; AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, YRMC HAS NO SHAREHOLDERS. FINANCIAL STABILITY: A SOLID FUTURE AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RELIES ALMOST ENTIRELY ON PATIENT REVENUES FOR FUNDING. WE DO NOT RECEIVE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH TAX LEVIES. THERE ARE NO OUT-OF-STATE CORPORATIONS OR PRIVATE SHAREHOLDERS INVOLVED WITH YRMC - ALL FUNDS REMAINING AT THE END OF THE YEAR ARE REINVESTED FOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CHARITY CARE/FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: AT YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, WE BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CHARITY CARE OR DISCOUNTS ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE'S ANNUAL "FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES." ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA INCLUDES INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY INCOME, INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY NET WORTH, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, AMOUNT AND FREQUENCY OF HEALTHCARE BILLS AND OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE PATIENT. A COPY OF YRMC'S CHARITY CARE POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE https://www.onvidahealth.org/ NEONATAL CARE: IN FISCAL 2024, 348 OF OUR TINIEST PATIENTS WERE ADMITTED TO AND CARED FOR BY THE SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). YRMC'S NICU IS LICENSED TO CARE FOR INFANTS WHO HAVE ACHIEVED 28 WEEKS GESTATION AND OLDER. GESTATION FOR A FULL-TERM INFANT IS 40 WEEKS. INFANTS THAT ARE BORN AT YRMC AT LESS THAN 28 WEEKS ARE CARED FOR IN THE NICU UNTIL THEY ARE STABLE ENOUGH TO TRANSPORT. OUR YOUNGEST INFANTS HAVE BEEN 22 WEEKS. BY HAVING A NICU, FAMILIES ARE RELIEVED OF THE EXPENSE OF GOING OUT OF TOWN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME TO BE NEAR THEIR SICK INFANT AND ARE ABLE TO HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM NEARBY. HEALTHCARE EDUCATION: YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO THE EDUCATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BY PROVIDING EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. YRMC'S SUPPORT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT INCLUDES A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO NURSING EDUCATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE (AWC) AS WELL AS NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY AND OTHERS. FROM OUR EDUCATION CENTER AND SIMULATION LAB TO CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND LEARNING IN THE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING, YRMC PROVIDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSES. YRMC ALSO SERVES AS A PRIMARY PARTNER WITH AWC FOR A SUCCESSFUL RADIOLOGY TECH PROGRAM. CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS AND TEACHING FOR RADIOLOGY TECH STUDENTS PROVIDE BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL STUDENTS. AWC MASSAGE THERAPY STUDENTS UTILIZE SPACE IN OUR OUTPATIENT CLINIC (AND CANCER CENTER) -- A PARTNERSHIP THAT INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE YRMC CANCER PATIENTS WITH MASSAGE THERAPY SERVICES AT NO COST. YRMC ALSO SUPPORTS A GROWING FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AS WELL AS ROTATIONS FOR OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTIES INCLUDING SPORTS MEDICINE. OUR PHARMACY SERVES AS A CLINICAL SITE FOR INTERNS, A PROGRAM THAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE EXPANDED NEED FOR TRAINED PHARMACISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION (HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN RESIDENTS). TRAINING TOMORROW'S NURSES: AT THE YUMA REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTER, NURSING STUDENTS FROM NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY - YUMA APPLY CLASSROOM LESSONS IN A SETTING THAT MIRRORS A HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT. STUDENTS WORK IN A SKILLS LAB THAT HAS ADULT, CHILD AND INFANT VITALSIMS - THESE ARE MANNEQUINS PRE-PROGRAMMED WITH HEART RHYTHMS, LUNG AND BOWEL SOUNDS AND EVEN VOICES. IN A WORKSHOP OUTFITTED WITH MORE ADVANCED MANNEQUINS, CALLED SIMSMAN AND SIMSBABY, AN OBSERVING INSTRUCTOR CONTROLS THE PHYSICAL TRAITS OF THE SIMULATED PATIENT IN RESPONSE TO THE NURSE'S CARE DURING FULL LIFELIKE SCENARIOS. "THE GOAL OF OUR EDUCATION CENTER IS TO PROVIDE AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE TO HELP NURSING STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES GROW IN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL," SAYS A CLINICAL LAB SPECIALIST AT YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. "WE FEEL IT'S AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN PROVIDING EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE." PALLIATIVE CARE: AT TIMES WHEN ACUTE MEDICAL CARE IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE IN ADDRESSING A PATIENT'S ILLNESS, PATIENTS NEED A TEAM OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS AND PHYSICIANS TO HELP PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES WHICH HELP PEOPLE WORK THROUGH THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CONCERNS OF SERIOUS, PROGRESSIVE ILLNESSES. THE GOALS ARE TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO BE ALLOWED TO DIE WITH DIGNITY. TREATMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH ILLNESSES SUCH AS CANCER, HEART FAILURE AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. PAIN MANAGEMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE. PALLIATIVE CARE HELPS PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THEIR ILLNESS AND TO MAKE TIMELY, INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES. CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION (CPE) PROGRAM AT YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRAINS CLERGY OF ALL FAITHS TO PROVIDE HEALING, COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THEIR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. YRMC OFFERS LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2 AND SUPERVISORY CPE. THE CPE PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION. RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH STANDARDS, THE YEAR-LONG RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT YRMC OFFERS A STIMULATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS AND BELIEFS TO HELP EMPOWER THEM IN THEIR HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS MAY EXPERIENCE A WIDE RANGE OF UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE CHAPLAINCY WITHIN A CLINICAL TEAM ENVIRONMENT, SUCH AS WORKING WITH TRAUMA SITUATIONS AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES AND CELEBRATING BIRTHS. RESIDENTS BECOME EXPERT IN ACTIVE LISTENING SKILLS, ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES. YRMC TYPICALLY OFFERS FIVE CHAPLAINCY RESIDENCIES PER YEAR. ENSURING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF TOMORROW: YRMC LEADERS AND RESIDENTS PROVIDING MENTORING AND SUPPORT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE UNIQUELY DESIGNED 'MENTOR ME MD". RESIDENTS AND LEADERS TEACH AND MENTOR YOUNG STUDENTS WHO HAVE INTEREST IN PURSUING MEDICINE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON LEARNING, MENTORING AND SUPPORT.