Salem Community Hospital

SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (SRMC) IS AN 87-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT RURAL FACILITY, WHICH PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF COLUMBIANA AND SOUTHERN MAHONING COUNTIES, INCLUDING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, ORTHOPEDICS AND INTENSIVE CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES A FULL-TIME 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND TREATS ALL PATIENTS REQUIRING MEDICAL CARE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR FINANCIAL MEANS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES ITS SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE OR ON A SLIDING SCALE TO UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY.; IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION- "TO SERVE. TO CARE. TO HEAL."

SRMC'S MISSION AND PURPOSE IS ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING QUALITY CARE TO THE SICK AND INJURED ON BOTH AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BASIS, WHILE ADDRESSING OUR PATIENTS' HEALTHCARE NEEDS AT EACH LIFE STAGE, WITHIN OUR AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THE MEDICAL CENTER SEEKS TO PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC, INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES APPROPRIATE FOR A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WHILE ENSURING THAT SUFFICIENT, HIGH-QUALITY PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS OF OUR SERVICE AREA. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, SRMC PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDING: 2,842 ADMISSIONS; 2,968 SURGERIES; AND 18,850 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN SUPPORT OF THIS COMMITMENT, SRMC OPERATES A FULL-TIME, 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND TREATS ALL PATIENTS REQUIRING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR FINANCIAL MEANS. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO ACCEPTS ALL PATIENTS COVERED BY MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND GENERAL ASSISTANCE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, COSTS INCURRED BY SRMC FOR UNPAID COSTS OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM WERE $2,736,150 AND UNREIMBURSED COSTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS WERE $1,950,397. THESE COMMUNITY BENEFITS, ARISING FROM PATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY SRMC ARE DOCUMENTED TO HELP TO RELIEVE A GOVERNMENTAL FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC BURDEN AS EVIDENCED THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDED CHARITABLE SUPPORT AT A COST OF $560,708 TO PATIENTS WHO QUALIFIED.