Programs

  • Critical Access Hospital Services

    SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF ALLEN COUNTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF KANSAS AND MEDICARE AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL. ALL PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2021, THERE WERE ALMOST 1,700 PATIENT DAYS, 8,200 RURAL HEALTH CLINIC VISITS, 5,400 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND 11,900 OUTPATIENT VISITS. AS A NONPROFIT, RURAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF ALLEN COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO SERVING ALL WHO SEEK OUR SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PROGRAMS AND HAS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY FOR ASSISTING PEOPLE WITHOUT ADEQUATE MEANS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES HEALTH RELATED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. The hospital collaborated with other Saint Luke's Health System entities, the Missouri and Kansas Hospital Associations, and Mid-America Regional council to implement initiatives for establishing COVID testing sites, vaccine distribution, expanding virtual visits, and post-discharge follow-up for COVID-19 patients in addition to expanding coverage for the increase in hospitalized patients. The health system realigned its care and services to continue to treat and care for COVID-19 patients while protecting its employees.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $26M