Causes: General Hospitals, Health

Mission: Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age.

Programs: Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services, and further, that our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing healthcare services and healthcare education. (see schedule o, pg 56 for continuation)therefore, in keeping with the hospital's commitment to serve all members of its community, baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi provides the following:--free care and/or subsidized care where the need and/or an individual's inability to pay coexist,--care provided to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost, and--health activities and programs to support the communitythese activities include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities. Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi serviced 8,700 inpatients and provided more than 78,000 outpatient services during the fiscal year ended september 30, 2014. Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi provides care to persons covered by governmental programs from which the hospital receives at less than fair market value reimbursement. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to both medicare and medicaid patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting its mission to the entire community. During the year ended september 30, 2014, the unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients was $287,772,254. During the year, baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi's program services produced the following results:--the pharmacy dispensed 2,656,462 prescriptions at a cost of $9,325,697. --the nursing department had 35,520 patient days at a cost of $22,289,014. --the surgery department performed 8,814 surgeries at a cost of $19,264,841. --the cardiac services department performed 38,809 billable procedures at a cost of $8,656,357. --the infusion department performed 14,885 billable procedures at a cost of $6,916,017. The american academy of sleep medicine extended an accreditation to the sleep disorder center of baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi, making it one of the few accredited sleep disorder centers in north mississippi. Because many private insurance companies will only reimburse accredited institutions, this helps make baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi more accessible for people with sleep difficulties. The sleep disorders center includes a state-of-the-art lab with four hotel-style observation suites. Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi opened a freestanding, comprehensive cancer center in 2002 and continues to experience tremendous growth. The team consisting of physicians, a physicist, oncology nurses and radiation therapists provided over 15,000 service units during the year ended september 30, 2014. Baptist center for cancer care supports concentrated efforts to educate the public on cancer prevention. Additionally, low-cost screenings are available throughout the year. Patients come to baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi from 37 counties in mississippi and several surrounding states. Statistics show that nearly 70% of baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi's patients come from outside of lafayette county. When baptist memorial health care corp. First leased the hospital in 1989 only 30% of patients traveled to lafayette county to receive medical treatment. Charity care is also provided through many reduced price services and free programs offered throughout the year based upon activities and services that baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi believes will serve a bona fide community health need. Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi provides a number of services to the community. The following is a partial listing of such services and activities offered in fiscal year 2014: --assistance was offered to various individuals with transportation, dietary, and pharmaceutical needs --diagnostic and laboratory testing was provided to individuals identified by a local charity clinic --screenings and seminars were provided for senior citizens throughout the year --support groups were provided for diabetes management, cancer patients, bariatric patients, heart, parkinsons, expectant mothers, etc. --hospital employees conducted adult and child cpr classes, as well as first aid classes, at various locations. --programs and seminars were conducted to promote women's services including a girl's day out, breast cancer and heart disease awareness, childbirth preparation classes and an annual children's wellness program. --numerous health screenings, vaccinations and educational programs in a variety of business and industry settings were offered. --multiple classes such as baby-sitter preparation, breast feeding, child birth, and stress management were provided. -- the hospital participated in community events such as relay for life, double decker festival, march for babies, go red for women, tickled pink, walk for diabetes, united way, and operation christmas child. --health screenings including blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, anemia, height/weight/body composition, blood pressure and bone density were offered at multiple community outreach events--free usage of meeting space for civic organizations and support groups was offered. Baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi recognizes that people are its most valuable asset. To share this asset with the community at large, all personnel are encouraged to get involved by volunteering. Below is a partial listing of organizations and activities that baptist memorial hospital-north mississippi supported through its volunteer efforts:--oxford-lafayette chamber of commerce/economic development foundation--american heart association--united way--leadership lafayette--career day at local schools--jr. Leadership lafayette--boy scouts/girl scouts--interfaith compassion ministry--the pantry--american cancer society--muscular dystrophy association--united blood services--salvation army--diabetes foundation of mississippi--partnership for a healthy mississippi--exchange club of oxford--rotary club--lions' club--boys and girls club of oxford