Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics Inc

Programs: Hospital services - aspirus medford hospital & clinics, inc. (amhc) operates a 25-bed critical access hospital in medford, wisconsin. During the year ended june 30, 2017, the hospital had 2,043 inpatient days and 72,758 outpatient visits. Surgery, emergency care, radiology, laboratory, chemotherapy/infusion, dialysis, and therapies are just some of the other services that amhc provides within the hospital. As a critical access hospital, amhc provides access to local health care for the communities in which they serve. Amhc also promises to the community to provide health care services to those in need regardless of their ability to pay as defined in amhc's charity and community care policies and programs. During fiscal year 2017, amhc's charity care program awarded approximatley $1,970,207 in financial assistance through charge reductions to patients who could not otherwise afford care. Additional information on the cost of providing charity care to patients can be found in schedule h of the form 990. In addition to providing charity care services, amhc also provides a significant amount of services to beneficiaries of the medicare and medicaid programs. During fiscal year 2017, approximately 55 percent of the patient services provided by amhc were provided to medicare and medicaid program beneficiaries. These services are considered a large need in the community and amhc is often reimbursed at rates below the cost of providing the care for these patients.

clinic services - amhc operates six outpatient clinics in the communities of abbotsford, gilman, medford, phillips, prentice and rib lake (all located within the state of wisconsin). During the year ended june 30, 2017, the clinics had 66,177 visits. Amhc provides access to primary care physicians in these rural and medically underserved areas. The clinics also serves a large portion of elderly, disabled, and low income patients who are covered under the medicare and wisconsin medicaid programs. Patients of the amhc clinics are also eligible for charity care as defined by amhc's charity care policy. Charity care amounts for the clinics are included in the total noted under 4a above.

senior care services - amhc operates a 99-bed skilled nursing facility (snf), 10 cbrf apartments, and a 28-unit rcac. During the year ended june 30, 2017, the snf had a daily census of 60. 86 and the rcac had a daily census of 27. 54. Through these senior care services, amhc provides care and assistance to the elderly in our community. A majority of the residents receiving senior care services at amhc receive care under the wisconsin medicaid or family care programs. Amhc recognizes that the cost of caring for these individuals often extends beyond the amount that is paid to amhc by the medicaid program. Additional information on the cost of providing services to medicaid program beneficiaries can be found in schedule h of the form 990.