Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EXISTS TO SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF PATIENT ABILITY TO PAY. BEDFORD'S ACUTE HOSPITAL ADMITTED 1,616 PATIENTS DURING 2020 AND PROVIDED 5,706 DAYS OF CARE DURING THE YEAR. HOSPITAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROVISION OF NURSING CARE; EXTENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC SERVICES; AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDING CT, MRI, AND MAMMOGRAPHY. BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO OAKWOOD MANOR, A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY WHICH PROVIDED 28,764 DAYS OF SKILLED AND INTERMEDIATE CARE IN 2020. BEDFORD PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES TARGETING THE SPECIFIC HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS POPULATION, INCLUDING DIABETES MANAGEMENT; HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE; PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS; AN ADULT DAY CARE CENTER; AND CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY REHAB. BEDFORD ALSO PROVIDES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH 24-HOUR CARE, EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, AND A CHEST PAIN AND STROKE PROGRAM. WITH 15,161 VISITS DURING 2020, BEDFORD'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET IN ITS SERVICE AREA, ACTING AS A KEY HEALTH PROVIDER FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNINSURED PATIENTS. 2020 COMMUNITY BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS * IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, BEDFORD PROVIDED EXTENSIVE UNCOMPENSATED CARE DURING 2020, $3,859,575 IN CHARGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,187,975 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY CARE IS BASED ON POVERTY INCOME LEVELS SET BY THE STATE. * CHARGES OF $4,110,088, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,265,082 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS BAD DEBT TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. * LOSS FROM MEDICARE BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED $113,103. * LOSS FROM MEDICAID BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED $0. BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPPORTS COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT. BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES CONTINUALLY OFFER SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY VIA PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, HEALTH SCREENINGS, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS. SOME EXAMPLES ARE LISTED BELOW. DURING 2020, THE HOSPITAL OFFERED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ON TOPICS SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, SKIN CANCER, NUTRITION/WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, ETC., AT LOCAL COMMUNITY FESTIVALS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CONDUCTED HEALTH SCREENINGS AT LOCAL EXPOS AND HEALTH FAIRS. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL ALSO LEAD MANY HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH TOPICS SUCH AS HEART DISEASE/HEALTHY HEART, NUTRITION/WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, ETC. VOLUNTEERS- BEDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS HONORED TO HAVE MANY VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO OUR PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AN INVALUABLE PART OF OUR OPERATIONS, AS THEY SERVE VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL SUCH AS, FRONT DESK, REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, TRANSPORT, ETC. DUE TO COVID-19, IN 2020 THERE WERE FEWER COMMUNITY BENEFIT EVENTS. IN SPITE OF THIS, WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT SOME COMMUNITY BENEFIT OFFERINGS SUCH AS A HEALTH FAIR AT THE BEDFORD AREA BUSINESS EXPO AND JAMERSON FAMILY YMCA. OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS HELD WERE A HEALTHY HEART LUNCHEON, MAMMOGRAPHY TABLE AT CENTERFEST IN THE PARK, AND TWO WALK-RUN EVENTS. THIS DONATED SERVICE RESULTED IN A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $6,429.41. IN 2020, 45 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 3,540 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. IN 2020, BEDFORD HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS DONATED 1,829 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR TIME AND TALENT WAS COMMITTED TO THE HOSPICE HOUSE. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE HOSPICE HOUSE BY GROCERY SHOPPING, MEAL AND MEDICATION DELIVERY. VOLUNTEERS DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM OF SENDING CARDS, PHONE CALLS AND SMALL GIFTS TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. HOSPICE MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS CANCELED HOWEVER WORKED ON DEVELOPING A NEW VIRTUAL SERVICE. OUR VOLUNTEERS USE THEIR OWN CARS AND HAVE REPORTED DRIVING 770 MILES IN 2020.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $34.6M

  • Community Health Services

    BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EXISTS TO SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF PATIENT ABILITY TO PAY. BEDFORD'S ACUTE HOSPITAL ADMITTED 1,651 PATIENTS DURING 2022 AND PROVIDED 6,349 DAYS OF CARE DURING THE YEAR. HOSPITAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROVISION OF NURSING CARE; EXTENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC SERVICES; AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDING CT, MRI, AND MAMMOGRAPHY. BEDFORD PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES TARGETING THE SPECIFIC HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS POPULATION, INCLUDING DIABETES MANAGEMENT; HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE; PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS; AN ADULT DAY CARE CENTER; AND CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY REHAB. BEDFORD ALSO PROVIDES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH 24-HOUR CARE, EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, AND A CHEST PAIN AND STROKE PROGRAM. WITH 22,539 VISITS DURING 2022, BEDFORD'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET IN ITS SERVICE AREA, ACTING AS A KEY HEALTH PROVIDER FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNINSURED PATIENTS. 2022 COMMUNITY BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS * IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, BEDFORD PROVIDED EXTENSIVE UNCOMPENSATED CARE DURING 2022, $1,933,735 IN CHARGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $482,570 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY CARE IS BASED ON POVERTY INCOME LEVELS SET BY THE STATE. * CHARGES OF $5,860,089, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,462,405 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS BAD DEBT TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. * LOSS FROM MEDICARE BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED $1,641,830. * LOSS FROM MEDICAID BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED $4,710. THE PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ATTENDED SEVERAL KEY EVENTS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT (SUPPORTS LAW ENFORCEMENT), THE YMCA HEALTH FAIR, WHERE BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS WERE GIVEN, AND BEDFORD CENTERFEST, WHERE EDUCATION WAS OFFERED ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS. ANOTHER SPECIAL CAMPAIGN RESUMED IN 2022 CALLED 'TOYS FOR KIDS'. CBMH COLLECTS TOY DONATIONS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. LEADERS VOLUNTEERED CONSIDERABLE HOURS TO BAGGING, SORTING, AND LABELING THE TOYS ACCORDING TO WISH LISTS PROVIDED BY THE CHILDREN. IN 2022, SOME 60+ CHILDREN RECEIVED 4-6 LARGE GIFTS EACH, THANKS TO DONATIONS. ON-SITE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDED A FLU-SHOT CLINIC, A BABYSITTING CLASS CALLED SAFE SITTER, AND A FREE CPR CLASS FOR NEW BABYSITTERS. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT WAS GIVEN THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING HEALTH RELATED NEEDS. VOLUNTEERS BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS HONORED TO HAVE MANY VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO OUR PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AN INVALUABLE PART OF OUR OPERATIONS, AS THEY SERVE VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL SUCH AS FRONT DESK, REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, TRANSPORT, ETC. IN 2022, 38 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 5,000 HOURS TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. IN 2022, 40 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 5,000 HOURS OF SERVICES TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. IN 2022, BEDFORD HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS DONATED 2,521.95 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. VOLUNTEER SERVICE VISITS WERE MADE BY PORCH VISITS TO HOMES AND FACILITIES. VOLUNTEER VISITS ARE STILL RESTRICTED BY HOSPICE ADMINATION DUE TO THE COVID19 RESTRICTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS. A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR TIME AND TALENT WAS COMMITTED TO THE HOSPICE HOUSE. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE HOSPICE HOUSE BY GROCERY SHOPPING, MEAL, AND MEDICATION DELIVERY. VOLUNTEERS DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM OF SENDING CARDS, PHONE CALLS, AND SMALL GIFTS TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. HOSPICE MEMORIAL SERVICES MOVED TO ON VIRTUAL FORMAT ON FACEBOOK LIVE. Developed A NEW VIRTUAL SERVICE WHICH WAS PROVIDE EACH QUARTER OUR VOLUNTEERS USE THEIR OWN CARS AND HAVE REPORTED DRIVING 2,152 MILES IN 2022. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS/EVENTS AND NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS. *BABY SITTING CLASSES, 1 SESSION, 17 PARTICIPANTS *HEALTH FAIRS, 2 SESSIONS, 50 PARTICIPANTS *MENTAL HEALTH/DEPRESSION EDUCATION, 1 EVENT *WALK/RUN EVENT, 1 SESSION, 100 PARTICIPANTS In 2022, the total community benefit realized for Bedford Memorial Hospital was $11,742.82.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $32.8M