Pekin Memorial Hospital

IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITY WITH LOVE, COMPASSION AND EXTRAORDINARY MEDICAL CARE.

HEALTH-CARE SERVICESPEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT THE PEKIN, ILLINOIS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES RELY ON EVERY DAY. IT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND TO USING ITS RESOURCES TO THE GREATEST COMMUNITY BENEFIT. PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES TO TREAT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISEASES, ILLNESS AND INJURIES WITH VARYING COMPLEXITIES. IT PROVIDES SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND TO BETTER THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONALITY, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR SERVICES RENDERED. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, GENERAL ACUTE CARE, SURGERIES, INTENSIVE CARE AND CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED DO NOT GENERATE ENOUGH INCOME TO OFFSET THEIR COST. IN THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ADMITTED 1,722 PATIENTS RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 8,257 PATIENT DAYS. OUTPATIENT VISITS TOTALED 76,684 AND TOTAL OUTPATIENT SURGERY REGISTRATIONS FOR THE SAME PERIOD WERE 3,903. THERE WERE ALSO 25,376 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT, INCLUDING CHARITY CARECHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS: PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES CHARITY CARE AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S OVERALL HEALTH AND ACCESS TO CARE. THIS INCLUDES HEALTH-CARE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S INSURANCE COVERAGE OR FINANCIAL STATUS. CHARITY CARE AND PARTIAL TO FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. CHARITY CARE WAS MADE AVAILABLE AT A VALUE OF $332,892 IN 2021. OFTENTIMES, PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES PAYMENTS FROM PAYORS OR PATIENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN IT CHARGES FOR SERVICES. PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS. PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S NET COST OF PROVIDING CARE FOR WHICH IT RECEIVES PAYMENT BELOW ITS COST IS $2,751,907 FOR 2021. TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS REPORTED VALUE: $3,084,799.OTHER BENEFITS: PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES SEVERAL OTHER BENEFITS THAT ASSIST THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS SUCH AS PREVENTION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS; CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH; AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HOSPITALS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND DAYCARE CENTERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS DEDICATED STAFF TO ASSIST COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS. TOTAL OTHER BENEFITS REPORTED VALUE: $196,930.