Social Accountability 2010
As a not-for-profit provider of healthcare, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center leadership and staff happily shoulder the social responsibility to provide care and resources to members of the community who are in need-- regardless of their personal circumstances. The public trusts us to conserve our resources and use them wisely, while it looks to us for leadership, partnership and collaboration on a variety of projects.
To that end, we provide high quality healthcare to people regardless of their race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services is critical to the operation and stability of SBLHC, we recognize that not everyone is able to afford essential medical services. Since it is our mission to provide healthcare and education to all members of the community, we provide:
both free and subsidized care,
care to persons covered by government programs at below-cost reimbursement and,
health activities and programs to support the community at large
During the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2010, we served 7,018 inpatients and provided 427,562 outpatient services. We sponsored numerous wellness and community education programs, special programs for older residents and the medically underserved, and a wide variety of community support activities.
This information outlines the many programs and services provided by SBLHC during fiscal year 2010, most of which are on-going. We make this information available to you so you have a better understanding of our mission, including the ways in which our resources are used within the community. We are firmly committed to providing exceptional care and creating healthy communities, and we trust you'll see that our actions match our words.
Summary
We
have categorized our community social responsibility statement to
correspond with our strategic goals. The following is a snapshot of
our activities for fiscal year 2010. Each program is further
described throughout this booklet.
Improve Patient Experience and Loyalty $42,653
• AdvantAge 50
• Newspaper to all patients
• Valet Parking Services
Improve Clinical and Operational Quality $672,165
• Community Health Screens
• East Central Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program
• Health Education
• Heart Smart for Teens
• Heart Smart for Women
• Home Health Care for Clark and Cumberland counties
• METS Phase III at EIU
• Nourishment
• Oh, Baby!
• Regional Behavioral Health Network
• Sarah Bush Lincoln Website
• Step in the Right Direction & Living with Diabetes
• Support Groups
Enhance Human Capital $2,431
• Health Occupations
• Strategic Partnership for a Competitive Workforce
Create Healthy Communities $155,755
• Community Aid
• I Sing the Body Electric
• Mobile Mammography
• Organizational Support
• Rotary High School Athletic Heart Scan
• Youth Education
Maintain Financial Viability $22,683,006
• Financial Assistance
• Governmental Insurance Programs
• Sports Physicals
Improve Patient Experience and Loyalty
AdvantAge
50
This
free membership group is open to anyone 50 years old or better. It
provides health information and social outings, as well as a variety
of discounts. The non-reimbursed cost to SBLHC is $11,457.
In-room
Newspaper
Local
newspapers are provided every day to all inpatients to help keep them
informed of local and area events. The non-reimbursed cost is $4,923.
Valet
Parking
Patients
and visitors are encouraged to take advantage of free valet parking
services at the Main Entrance. The non-reimbursed cost to SBLHC is
$26,273.
Improve Clinical and Operational Quality
Community
Health Screens
Preventive
health screens are available for free and at reduced costs both at
the Health Center and at outreach locations. Tests screen for various
cancers and measure cholesterol levels, pulmonary function, bone
density, blood pressure and body fat. Blood sugar analysis and
vision/glaucoma screenings are also provided, as are workshops
focused on lifestyle modification. The net non-reimbursed cost of
these services after discounted fees and grant funding was
approximately $103,911.
East
Central Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
The
East Central Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (ECIBCCP)
provides mammograms and cervical cancer screens to women. SBLHC
promotes the program and works with women in need in a nine-county
area by scheduling their appointments. In FY2010, ECIBCCP provided
services to 1,131 women. The non-reimbursed cost was approximately
$215,115.
Health Education
Health-related educational programs are offered in many settings throughout the community on such topics as nutrition, diabetes, depression, eating disorders, sleep disorders, osteoporosis, hypertension, exercise, cardiac health, cancer, bereavement, living wills and pre- and post-natal care of mothers and infants. Health Styles, the Health Center's quarterly outreach magazine, provides health information and is distributed to 68,000 households in an eight-county area at a cost of $91,762.
Heart
Smart for Teens
Adolescents
in area middle schools learn about making healthy choices about food
and exercise as an easy way to improve the quality of their lives.
The program was partially grant funded. The non-reimbursed cost was
$3,494.
Heart Smart for Women
In partnership with five local county health departments, SBLHC sponsors a 12-week program designed to identify women at risk for cardiovascular disease. The program educates adult women about heart healthy behaviors and goal setting. The program is delivered by healthcare workers in communities within the area and includes a goal setting, education about heart-healthy eating, exercise and incentives. The non-reimbursed cost was $1,200.
Home
Health Care for Clark and Cumberland counties
Lincolnland
Home Care of Sarah Bush Lincoln manages a project to provide home
health services to financially qualified people age 60 and older in
Clark and Cumberland counties. Many of the people served by this
program have no means to pay for their in-home health needs. These
services were partially grant funded. The non-reimbursed cost was
$6,733.
METS Phase III at EIU
Exercise and cardiovascular education are combined to help people with cardiac events rehabilitate. The non-reimbursed cost to SBLHS is $15,885.
Nourishment
SBLHC provides meals at a subsidized rate for community residents unable to prepare meals for themselves. Recipient's specific dietary needs made it difficult, if not impossible, for them to participate in other community meal programs. The non-reimbursed cost was $4,410.
Oh,
Baby!
Oh,
Baby! classes enhance the prenatal care of new mothers, help them
understand the many changes their bodies undergo, and prepare them
for the birth and care of their newborns. Additionally, lactation
support services are provided free to all women who deliver their
babies at the Health Center for an unlimited period of time. A
breastfeeding warmline pager gives mothers free access to
internationally board-certified lactation consultants dedicated to
answering breastfeeding questions and concerns. These services assist
women in nursing their babies longer, thus improving the long-term
health of their infants. The non-reimbursed cost to provide these
services is $5,927.
Regional
Behavioral Health Network
Sarah
Bush Lincoln, the Coles County Mental Health Center (now Life Links)
and the Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark counties joined
forces to create the Regional Behavioral Health Network, an
organization that streamlines access to mental healthcare for people
in crisis. Together, the three organizations estimate they respond to
about 3,000 crises inquires for behavioral health services annually.
The collaborative effort is partially funded by grants. The Health
Center's direct and in-kind non-reimbursed cost was $74,000.
Sarah Bush Lincoln Website
The Health Center's website, www.sarahbush.org, provides area residents with access to accurate medical information about illnesses, tests and treatments, and it offers them a place to store their own health information. The cost of maintaining the site was $107,342.
Step
in the Right Direction and Living with Diabetes
This
six-month lifestyle modification program is free to area residents
who are at risk for diabetes. Participants exercise twice weekly in a
class setting, while learning about their health and ways to improve
it. It is designed to assist participants with weight loss, establish
regular and appropriate exercise and diet changes. The program has
served more than 50 community members with blood glucose levels of
100 to 125. The non-reimbursed cost was $41,886.
Support Groups
Support groups assist those affected by cancer, ostomy, stroke, ADD, ADHD, poor pulmonary function, loss of a child through miscarriage and stillbirth, nutrition and certain cardiac events. The non-reimbursed cost of providing education and resources was approximately $500.
Enhance Human Capital
Health
Occupations
The
Health Occupations program provides area high school students with
the opportunity to learn more about healthcare. The collaborative
program runs throughout the school year, provides job shadowing for
students and frequent interaction with practicing professionals.
Students graduate with a Certified Nurse Assistant certificate.
Fifty-six students were involved in the program during FY10.
Strategic
Partnerships for a Competitive Workforce
Sarah
Bush Lincoln, along with Lake Land College, Eastern Illinois
Education for Employment System and Greater Effingham Chamber of
Commerce have worked together through a joint project of the
Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor to create
pathways for individuals to enter healthcare careers. The partnership
reviews populations and labor statistics to identify employment
opportunities in the community. It identified potential obstacles to
obtain the needed education for a particular career. The
non-reimbursed cost to SBLHC was $2,431.
Create Healthy Communities
Community
Aid
SBLHC
assisted missions in various areas and local projects with healthcare
needs by donating medical supplies and equipment. The cost was
approximately $41,609.
I
Sing the Body Electric
Through
I Sing the body Electric, high school youth in a seven-county area
use the arts to encourage their peers to make healthy choices. The
Body Electric coalition includes SBLHC, the Regional Office of
Education, Eastern Illinois University, Lake Land College, Paris
Community Hospital, and WEIU-TV. Approximately 65 percent of high
school students in the targeted region participate in the biennial
youth risk behavior survey, and aggregate results are broadly shared
to increase awareness. Students who participate in Body Electric
create arts-based projects, which form the basis of the Body Electric
Arts & Health Tour. In addition, the program trains university
interns, who gain experience in community-based prevention education.
In FY 2010, the non-reimbursed cost of Body Electric was $55,000.
Mobile
Mammography
Bringing
breast cancer screening services to area towns has increased
accessibility to mammography for thousands of women. A collaborative
program with area health departments and banks, mobile mammography
has served 16,476 women. In FY10, 1,465 mammograms were performed on
the van with the help of a grant from the Wabash Valley affiliate of
the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. The non-reimbursed cost
to SBLHS was $4,258.
Organizational
Support (cash and in-kind gifts)
Being
a good neighbor means supporting the efforts of local and regional
organizations with similar missions. The Health System gave direct
financial support, staff time, the use of Health Center facilities,
and other resources in excess of $47,862 to community organizations
and/or projects, including but not limited to:
Coles County Dial-a-Ride, a service that transports local residents to their physicians' offices
American Heart Association Heart Walk, to support cardiovascular research
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, to support cancer research
Coles County 4-H auction, to support education
Hope House, homeless shelters and food pantries, an area school through our adopt-a-school program to support education, multiple sports teams in Charleston, Mattoon, Neoga, and Casey to help foster active lifestyles in our youth
YMCA Run for Bagel, to support health and tourism
Charleston Community Theatre, to support the arts
American Diabetes Association Walk, to support research
March of Dimes walk, to support research
Habitat for Humanity, to help build affordable, quality homes
Various community festivals, to support fitness and tourism
We also lend support to Coles County United Way, Rotary International, CCAR Industries, Coles Together, area chambers of commerce, and other agencies by participating in their fundraising events, boards and committees. In addition, SBLHC supports a wide variety of school activities by sponsoring programs and newsletters so students have a more fulfilling school experience.
Rotary
High School Athletic Heart Scan
Area Rotary clubs formed a unique partnership with the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation to help prevent premature deaths of seemingly healthy young athletes. In past years the clubs raised funds to provide free ultrasound heart scans to area high school sophomore athletes to uncover cardiomyopathy, which may produce sudden heart attacks during strenuous activities. Twice a year, Sarah Bush Lincoln provides free echocardiograms to high school sophomore athletes. So far, 3,237 high school athletes from 20 area schools have taken advantage of this life-saving and painless test. In 2009, 190 students received free echocardiograms. The non-reimbursed cost was $3,800.
Youth
Education
SBLHC
sponsors youth and children's programs focused on the importance of
healthy lifestyles, staying safe and ways to provide safe
babysitting. The non-reimbursed cost of these efforts is
approximately $3,226.
Maintain Financial Viability
Financial
Assistance
Traditional
charity care covers services provided to persons who cannot afford to
pay for their healthcare. The Health System provides care to patients
who meet certain criteria under the financial assistance policies
without charge or at amounts less than their established rates.
Effective January 1, 2005, the Health System adopted a new charity
care policy that significantly expanded the availability of financial
assistance for patients of the System. The policy gives financial
assistance in some cases at four times the federal poverty
guidelines. The amount of charges foregone for services and supplies
furnished was $14,526,232 for the year and the cost of those services
after contributions and other direct assistance was $9,074,435. In
all, 2,890 people received Financial Assistance.
Governmental
Insurance Program
Unpaid
cost of public programs for treating Medicare, Medicaid, and other
governmental programs in excess of government payments was
$13,602,591 during the year.
Sports
Physicals
Orthopedic
surgeons and family practice physicians partner with area schools to
provide sports physicals for athletes. Students pay $20 per physical,
a fee that is then donated to their schools' booster clubs by SBLHC.
Some 299 sports physicals were provided at a cost of $5,980.