Memorial Health Partners Foundation Inc
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
I. Introduction Memorial Health Partners Foundation, Inc. (MHPF) is a Tennessee nonprofit corporation that was formed on March 21, 2002 to provide medical services in Chattanooga, Tennessee and its surrounding community. MHPF owns and operates physician clinics and related facilities in the area and engages in activities designed to promote the health care needs of the community, in particular the provision of health care services by physicians and other health care professionals. MHPF currently provides services at 40 clinic locations through 84 physician employees and 49 mid-level provider employees. MHPF also provides hospitalist services at Memorial Health Care System campuses through 54 physician employees and 14 mid-level provider employees. Medical care is provided to all persons in the community, regardless of their ability to pay. MHPF's sole corporate member is Memorial Health Care System, Inc. (MHCS), a Kentucky nonprofit corporation that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. MHPF and MHCS are part of a nationwide system of nonprofit, tax-exempt health care providers of which Catholic Health Initiatives, Inc. (CHI), a Colorado nonprofit corporation which is also exempt from federal tax as an organization described under section 501(c)(3), serves as the sole corporate member. As a part of the CHI system, MHPF and MHCS operate in conformity with the mission of CHI, which among other things obligates MHPF and MHCS to operate in ways that "nurture the healing ministry of the Church, bringing it new life, energy and viability in the 21st century," and that "emphasize human dignity and social justice in the creation of healthier communities." MHPF is dedicated to Christian values and is able to incorporate efficient practices to ensure continuation of its mission into the future. MHPF participates in TNCare and Medicare, and has an active charity care program. MHPF was granted tax exempt status on March 24, 2002 as a 509 (a) 2 entity. II. Community Benefit Approach MHPF's 40 clinics are dispersed in six counties in Southeast Tennessee and Northeast Georgia. Since its formation in 2002, MHPF's primary focus has been the provision of health care services and the promotion of a health community. MHPF understands the needs in medically under served areas within Chattanooga and operates a clinic central to many of those areas in order to provide care to the under served. MHPF as a result commits substantial resources to sponsor a broad range of services to both the poor as well as the broader community. Benefits for the poor include the cost of providing services to persons who cannot afford health care due to inadequate resources and/or who are uninsured or under insured, and include traditional charity care, unpaid costs of Medicaid, and other unpaid costs of clinics. Benefits provided to the broader community also include the costs of providing services to other populations who may not qualify as poor but may need special services and support. Benefits to the broader community include the unpaid costs of Medicare programs for seniors. In fiscal year 2018, Memorial Health Partners Foundation provided community benefits and services through approximately 370,000 patient encounters at a total cost of $58,382,000. Donations, grants, and other receipts totaling $34,575,000 were available as direct offsets to these costs. The major components of these community services are as follows: Community Benefits for the Poor: Cost of Charity Care Provided was $997,000 (approx. 11,200 people served). Unreimbursed Cost of Public Programs was $2,001,000 (approx. 27,700 people served). Non-billed services for the poor cost $41,600. Total Cost of Community Benefits for the Poor was $3,039,600, serving approximately 38,900 people. Benefits for the Broader Community: Unpaid Costs of Medicare was $20,810,000 (approx. 331,000 people served). Total Community Benefit Including the Unpaid Cost of Medicare was $23,849,600, serving approximately 369,900 people. III. Uncompensated Care Charity care is the cost of care of uninsured or under-insured, low-income patients who are not expected to pay all of a bill, or who are able to pay only a portion using an income-related scale. Those receiving charity care are not eligible for public programs such as Tenncare. MHPF has a charity care policy, which assures that all persons receive medically necessary, basic physician care and services regardless of their ability to pay. MHPF provides a significant level of charity care each year. In FY 2018, the cost of charity care was $997,000. Additionally, MHPF provided unreimbursed costs in the amount of $2,001,000 for patients who qualified for the Tenncare program. IV. Community Outreach for the Poor Primary Care Health Clinics Several areas of Chattanooga do not have convenient access to primary healthcare services. To answer the need for more convenient healthcare, MHPF has a community based health clinic. This clinics operate in federally designated healthcare shortage areas - both are in Medically Under served Area/Population (MUA/P). The clinic is staffed with nurse practitioners working in collaboration with a physician Medical Director who address patient care "holistically" in a manner which acknowledges the relationships of physical, mental and spiritual health. The clinic provide care for everyone in the family regardless of their ability to pay. Unreimbursed costs (in addition to costs reported in the community benefits table above) in FY 2018 totaled $375,000 for the primary care clinics. V. Unbilled Services for the Poor Pharmacy Assistance The community based health clinic provide pharmacy assistance to uninsured and under insured patients in the form of a pharmacy assistance coordinator. The coordinator applies for financial aid directly with pharmaceutical companies. Without this assistance, the uninsured and under insured patients who are cared for in the clinics may not have access to the medicines they need. For Fiscal Year 2018, MHPF's cost of providing this service was $33,632. Access to Specialty Care The community based health clinic also coordinates access to specialty care via coordination with Project Access, a local network of specialists who have agreed to provide care to the uninsured and under insured. Without this service the clinics' un-insured and under-insured patients may not be able to access the specialty care they need. For Fiscal Year 2018, MHPF's cost of providing this service was $8,000. V. Community Outreach for the Broader Community Unpaid Costs of Medicare MHPF has a very large Medicare population representing about 52% of the total population of patients seen in FY 2018. MHPF incurred $20,810,000 in unreimbursed costs for its Medicare patients during FY 2018. MHPF's unreimbursed costs from the Medicare program are computed in a manner consistent with a standardized approach developed by Catholic Health Initiatives for reporting and budgeting benefits provided to the community.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$97.3M
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