White Memorial Medical Center

LIVING GODS LOVE BY INSPIRING HEALTH, WHOLENESS AND HOPE.

WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (AHWM) PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY.ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES.ADVENTIST HEALTH'S VISION IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE AND SERVE, BY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR PATIENTS IN A NEW DEFINITION OF AND PARTNERSHIP FOR PERSONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH. IN KEEPING WITH THIS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE FOLLOWING WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED HEALTH CARE CANNOT PAY:PROVIDING FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CAREPROVIDING CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COSTPROVIDING HEALTH/WELLNESS ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMSNOT ONLY DOES WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDE LOW COST CARE TO INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY GOVERNMENT-PROGRAMS AND THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD HEALTHCARE, IT ALSO HELPS PATIENTS FIND AND ACCESS PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS.AHWM RECOGNIZES BELOW-COST REIMBURSEMENT AS CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN MEETING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS IN 2019 WAS $1,255,113THE FOLLOWING INPATIENT SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO ALL OUR PATIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED:3,371 BABIES DELIVERED3,265 SURGERIES PERFORMED88,418 PATIENT DAYS THE FOLLOWING OUTPATIENT SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED TO ALL OUR PATIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED:65,681 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS5,020 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES PERFORMED79,572 OUTPATIENT VISITS 30,296 CLINIC VISITSAHWM RECOGNIZES IT HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES ABOVE AND BEYOND ITS ROLE AS A HEALING FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS DEMONSTRATE THE TANGIBLE WAYS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS FULFILLING ITS MISSION. THE TOTAL UNREIMBURSED COST OF THESE COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN 2019 WAS $26,404,345.ADVENTIST HEALTH'S MISSION STATEMENT OF LIVING GOD'S LOVE BY INSPIRING HEALTH, WHOLENESS AND HOPE IS COUPLED WITH A VISION TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTH EXPERIENCE OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE HEALING MINISTRY AS REPRESENTED BY THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST AND BELIEVE WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE OUT OUR MISSION INTENTIONALLY IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN THE SMALL TOWNS, SUBURBS AND INNER CITIES WE SERVE, WE CONTINUE OUR JOURNEY TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE UNTIL EVERY PERSON MADE IN GOD'S IMAGE HAS EXPERIENCED THE BEST HEALTH TODAY, HOPE FOR TOMORROW, AND GOD'S LOVE THAT ENDURES FOREVER.OUR HOSPITALS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY IS BEST ILLUSTRATED BY EXCERPTS FROM THE FOLLOWING STORY WRITTEN BY JUAN CASTRO, ONE OF THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHO WAS RECENTLY ACCEPTED INTO AN X-RAY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM AT EAST LOS ANGELES OCCUPATIONAL CENTER RADIOLOGY PROGRAM. JUAN GRADUATED FROM PASADENA CITY COLLEGE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN ARTS AND NATURAL SCIENCE WITH A 3.8 GPA AND ADMINISTRATION HONORS:I AM CURRENTLY VOLUNTEERING AT ADVENTIST HEALTH WHITE MEMORIAL. I STARTED OFF VOLUNTEERING AT THE SAME DAY SURGERY DEPARTMENT. MY EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEERING HERE HAS BEEN AWESOME. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I REALLY ENJOY WORKING AT AHWM IS BECAUSE OF ITS CORE VALUES, WHICH ARE ALIGNED WITH MY PERSONAL VALUES. EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST, I AM A FOLLOWER OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, BEING RAISED CATHOLIC BY MY PARENTS. AND WHETHER SOMEONE IS OF A DIFFERENT RELIGION, I DO NOT DISCRIMINATE BECAUSE WE ARE ALL EQUAL. IT IS THESE SAME VALUES: INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, RESPECT AND EXCELLENCE THAT I UPHOLD IN DAILY LIFE. THIS IS WHY VOLUNTEERING HERE AT AHWM HAS BEEN A PLEASURE.LIVING LIFE WITH THESE VALUES IS WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO HELPING AND SERVING OTHERS. THAT IS WHAT I FEEL THIS LIFE IS ABOUT: TO HELP AND SERVE OTHERS. VOLUNTEERING MAY NOT BE A BIG HELP, OR HELPING SAVE LIVES DIRECTLY, BUT IT FEELS GOOD TO BE PART OF THE BIG PICTURE IN HELPING SAVING LIVES, NO MATTER HOW SMALL A TASK IS, OR EVEN IF MY WORK IS NOT RECOGNIZED. MY PASSION IS TO HELP OTHERS IN ANY WAY I CAN.THIS IS WHY I CHOSE TO STUDY RADIOLOGY. I FEEL THIS CAREER IS BEST SUITED FOR ME, BECAUSE IT HELPS SAVE LIVES. IT REALLY IS AMAZING HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN THE MEDICAL WORLD. WE CAN RECORD IMAGES OF THE HUMAN BODY TO PINPOINT WHERE A BROKEN BONE IS LOCATED TO TREAT THAT AFFECTED AREA SPECIFICALLY. WE CAN SEE HOW ORGANS FUNCTION. WE CAN STOP THE SPREAD OF CANCER BY EARLY DETECTION WITH X-RAY IMAGING.IT IS A PERFECT DOORWAY INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD FOR ME. IT IS ALSO A PERFECT DOORWAY FOR ME TO GET OUT POVERTY. I AM A 1ST GENERATION MEXICAN-AMERICAN. BOTH OF MY PARENTS CAME TO THE U.S FROM MEXICO. THEY CAME WITH VIRTUALLY NOTHING BUT STILL HAVE PROVIDED STABILITY FOR MY FAMILY. WE ARE NOT RICH, WE LIVE IN A HOUSING PROJECTS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. LIVING IN THE PROJECTS IS NOT THE IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE. THERE IS A LOT OF CRIME AND DRUGS HERE. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS ACTUALLY REFERRED TO AS A "FOOD DESERT" BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO BUY HEALTHY FOOD HERE. THERE IS ONLY ONE LIQUOR STORE HERE TO BUY FOOD. RESIDENTS HAVE TO TRAVEL A FEW MILES TO GET HEALTHY, NON-PROCESSED FOOD BECAUSE THERE ARE NO MARKETS AROUND US.I AM GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT MY PARENTS HAVE DONE FOR ME. IT IS BECAUSE OF THEM THAT I AM MOTIVATED IN STARTING A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. THEY HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME. THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO NOT SUCCEED. THANKS TO THEM, I AM THE 1ST AND ONLY PERSON IN MY FAMILY THAT HAS GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. I AM EAGER TO CONTINUE ADVANCING IN MY EDUCATIONAL LIFE, EVENTUALLY BECOMING A RADIOLOGIST. I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE, AND I REALLY WANT TO HELP THOSE THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME AS WELL. I WANT TO GIVE MY PARENTS THE BEST, JUST LIKE THEY GAVE ME THE BEST TO SUCCEED.WEBSITES FOR OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION: HTTPS://WWW.ADVENTISTHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT/