Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

HEALTH-CARE SERVICESNORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION D/B/A ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT SIOUXLAND COMMUNITIES RELY ON EVERY DAY. IT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND TO USING ITS RESOURCES TO THE GREATEST COMMUNITY BENEFIT. NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION 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, HOME HEALTH, INTENSIVE CARE AND CRITICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, REHABILITATION, SKILLED NURSING, BEHAVIORAL DISORDER PROGRAMS, MATERNAL/CHILD CARE, LABORATORY, PALLIATIVE CARE, PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, OUTPATIENT CLINICS, CHECK-UPS AND RADIOLOGY. SOME OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED DO NOT GENERATE ENOUGH INCOME TO OFFSET THEIR COST. IN THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021, NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION ADMITTED 10,407 PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL HAD A TOTAL NUMBER OF 81,994 PATIENT DAYS. OUTPATIENT VISITS TOTALED 117,175 AND TOTAL OUTPATIENT SURGERY REGISTRATIONS FOR THE SAME PERIOD WERE 2,419. THERE WERE ALSO 29,785 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 2,201 BABIES DELIVERED.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT, INCLUDING CHARITY CARECHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS: NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION 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 $2,304,853 IN 2021. OFTENTIMES, NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION RECEIVES PAYMENTS FROM PAYORS OR PATIENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN IT CHARGES OR SERVICES. NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SPONSORED HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS. NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION'S NET COST OF PROVIDING CARE FOR WHICH IT RECEIVES PAYMENT BELOW ITS COST IS $8,564,254 FOR 2021. TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS REPORTED VALUE WAS $10,869,107. OTHER BENEFITS: NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION 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. NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HOSPITALS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND DAYCARE CENTERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. NORTHWEST IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAS DEDICATED STAFF TO ASSIST COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS. TOTAL OTHER BENEFITS REPORTED VALUE WAS $5,466,404.