Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association

YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A 226-BED-ACUTE-CARE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT HAS SERVED CENTRAL WASHINGTON'S YAKIMA VALLEY FOR NEARLY 70 YEARS.

OUTPATIENT SERVICES. DURING 2021, YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (YVMH) PERFORMED 339,845 OUTPATIENT VISITS FOR SURGERY, CANCER CARE, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND VARIOUS OTHER THERAPEUTIC SERVICES. THOSE OUTPATIENT SERVICES WERE OFFERED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE HOSPITAL'S 501(C)(3) STATUS, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE TO QUALIFYING PATIENTS PER THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. IN 2021, YVMH PROVIDED CHARITY CARE FOR 33,237 OUTPATIENT VISITS, TOTALING $26,344,071. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)YVMH'S ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS DELIVERED CHARITY CARE SERVICES 2,222 TIMES IN 2021. CHILDREN'S VILLAGE, BASED IN YAKIMA, IS A CLINIC THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE FACILITY ALSO HOUSES THE NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES TO HELP FIRST-TIME MOTHERS DURING PREGNANCY AND UNTIL THE CHILD'S SECOND BIRTHDAY. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED THE CHARITY CARE AND UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL SERVICES. MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOCUSED ON PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE HEALTH AND EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL WASHINGTON. YVMH'S PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC SAW 836 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS WHICH FELL UNDER YVMH'S CHARITY CARE CRITERIA. MEMORIAL'S 'OHANA CLINIC PROVIDES BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY, AND BREAST CARE COORDINATION FOR WOMEN IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY. CHARITY CARE FUNDED 792 ENCOUNTERS WITH 'OHANA PROVIDERS IN 2021. YVMH PROVIDED 1,528 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS WITH CHARITY CARE IN OUTPATIENT SURGERY IN 2021. YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL'S WOUND MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMBINES TRADITIONAL PRACTICES AND MEDICINES FOR WOUND HEALING WITH TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE 30 DAYS OF CONVENTIONAL WOUND TREATMENT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. IN 2021, 178 OF THOSE ENCOUNTERS WERE PERFORMED UNDER CHARITY CARE ASSISTANCE. WITH ONE OF THE BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, OUR PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND TREATED 83,559 PATIENTS A YEAR REGARDLESS OF AGE, CULTURE, EMPLOYMENT, ETHNICITY, EXPRESSION, GENDER IDENTITY, LANGUAGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, OR FINANCIAL STATUS. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FORPATIENTS' EMERGENT NEEDS; AND, ALL PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ARE EXAMINED BY A TRAINED PROVIDER. YVMH'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCED 7,365 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS WITH CHARITY CARE RECIPIENTS IN 2021, FOR A TOTAL OF $11,865,731. YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL SERVED 20,316 CHARITY CARE PATIENTS WITH ADDITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE: CARDIAC REHAB, EDUCATION, INFUSION CARE, LABORATORY, PHYSICIAN'S OFFICES, OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES, PRE-PROCEDURE TESTING, SLEEP STUDIES, THERAPY, X-RAY AND IMAGING, AND CARDIOVASCULAR CARE.

INPATIENT SERVICES. YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (YVMH) HOSPITAL ADMITTED 803 PATIENTS THAT QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY CARE, FOR A TOTAL OF 3,642 PATIENT DAYS. THESE INPATIENT CHARITY CARE ENCOUNTERS AMOUNTED TO $2,961,880. CHARITY CARE WAS PROVIDED PER THE TERMS OF THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. INPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDES OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY (OBGYN), PEDIATRICS, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED), HOSPITAL IMAGING, HOSPITAL-BASED PHYSICIAN SERVICES, CRITICAL CARE, ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, CANCER CARE, ANESTHESIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, AND PHARMACY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)IN 2021, YVMH'S OB/GYN DEPARTMENT PROVIDED CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS FOR PRE-DELIVERY TESTING AND OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY CARE. YVMH'S INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TREATS ADULT PATIENTS FOR A BROAD SPECTRUM OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS, ADD/ADHD, AND MAJOR PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS. INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES ALSO OFFERS PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, IN ADDITION TO TREATMENT OF UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

SUPPORTING SERVICE. YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SERVE THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY ALIGN AS EITHER INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THESE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES WERE OFFERED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE HOSPITAL'S 501(C)(3) STATUS. THESE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR STUDENT PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON (CHCW) MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM (25 RESIDENTS), A PRE-SURGERY CLINIC, NURSING FLOAT POOL, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS.

YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF YAKIMA COUNTY. THESE PROGRAMS ALIGN WITH INITIATIVES AND DISPARITIES OUTLINED WITHIN OUR PUBLISHED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS SERVED 7,391 RESIDENTS IN 2021 AND EQUATED TO $528,760 IN COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES. YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL YMCA TO DELIVER "ACTIVELY CHANGING TOGETHER", A CHILDHOOD OBESITY PROGRAM THAT ASSISTED 81 FAMILIES. DIABETES PREVENTION AND DIABETES WELLNESS PROGRAMS WERE ALSO OFFERED TO 96 COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THE YEAR. IN ADDITION TO CAMPAIGNS TARGETING OBESITY AND DIABETES, YVMH CREATED ACCESS TO FREE ZUMBA AND YOGA CLASSES FOR 6,084 ADULTS AND CHILDREN AS PART OF AN ANNUAL "HEALTHY FOR LIFE" CAMPAIGN. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, YVMH ALSO SUPPORTS COMMUNITY INVESTMENT/BUILDING ACTIVITIES BY MAKING SEVERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CAUSES THROUGHOUT YAKIMA COUNTY THAT ALIGN WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT EQUALING TO $843,075 IN DONATIONS. YAKIMA UNION GOSPEL MISSION MEDICAL CLINIC WAS THE RECIPIENT OF $100,000 FOR CLINIC SUPPORT. THE MISSION SERVES OVER 12,000 PATIENTS FREE OF CHARGE EVERY YEAR, HELPING TO STEM OVERUTILIZATION OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RESOURCES AND HELPING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PRIMARY CARE ACCESS TO THE UNDERSERVED. THE YAKIMA COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION/NEW VISION RECEIVED $30,000 FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THE YAKIMA FAMILY YMCA WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW AQUATIC FACILITY THAT WILL HELP AT-RISK KIDS AND YAKIMA VALLEY MEMORIAL WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE $125,000 TOWARD CONSTRUCTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES.