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- EIN 72-1025017
- (225) 237-1547
- 8490 Picardy Avenue 300-b Baton Rouge LA 70809-3733 USA
- www.brgeneral.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: To provide high quality healthcare to the baton rouge area, regardless of patient race, creed, sex, national origin, age, or ability to pay and to promote the overall health of the community via wellness programs and medical education activities.
Programs: Baton rouge general (brg) provides quality healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, age or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services is critical to the operations and stability of brg, it is recognized that not all individuals have the ability to pay for essential medical services. In keeping with brg's commitment to serving the community, brg provided $14,939,837 of free and/or subsidized care, $262,031,738 of care charge-pffs provided to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost as well as health activities and education programs. During fy 2017, brg recorded 16,781 admits, 793,938 outpatient cases/procedures/lab tests, 90,936 patient days, 48,707 emergency room visits, dispensed 1,500,000 pharmacy unit doses and 11,400 inpatient/outpatient surgeries.
brg offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient surgical services to the greater baton rouge area including, but not limited to, general, orthopedic, cardiovascular, and neurosurgeries. Brg is home to the area's finest general and orthopedic specialists and offers the latest technology and clinically competent support staff in the area. Brg completed 11,400 surgeries during the fiscal year.
the brg inpatient/outpatient pharmacies provide our patients with the most current and effective pharmaceuticals on the market. Pharmacy is an integral part of patient therapy and recovery. During the year, the inpatient/outpatient pharmacies dispensed 1,500,000 unit doses.