CLEARWATER VALLEY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS (CVHC) IS CREATED AND ORGANIZED TO OWN, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND CONDUCT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, AND TO ASSIST AND COORDINATE ACTIVITIES OF FACILITIES FOR HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, CARE FOR THE AGED AND SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING CHARITABLE CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY. CVHC OPERATES A 23-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE FOR INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS IN CLEARWATER COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN OROFINO AND PIERCE. CVHC PROVIDED 1,853 HOSPITAL PATIENT DAYS, 14,205 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 4,106 ER VISITS, AND 19,770 CLINIC ENCOUNTERS DURING THE YEAR. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O...CVHC PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST AND TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS $260,976 FOR CHARITY CARE, $8,378,515 FOR MEDICARE, $3,804,410 FOR MEDICAID, AND $4,175,851 FOR OTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYORS FOR THE YEAR.