Chester County Hospital

Programs: The chester county hospital ("cch") is a dedicated, community-based health care organization which enjoys integrated provider relationships that foster excellence in clinical and personal service. Cch seeks to develop and implement programs and services which enhance the health status of the community and strives to exceed the expectations of those it serves, maintain standards of the highest quality and promote a rewarding work environment. Cch provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of cch, 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. Therefore, in keeping with its commitment to serve all members of the community, cch provides: - free care and/or subsidized care, - care provided to persons covered by governmental programs at or below cost, - health activities and programs to support the community will be considered where the need and/or an individual's inability to pay coexists. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities. Emergency care is provided 24 hours a day and is accessible to all regardless of a person's ability to pay. Cch services 16,659 inpatients and provided more than 474,000 units of outpatient services during the fiscal year. Units of outpatient services include: pre-natal clinic visits, lab registrations, radiology tests, physical therapy treatments, emergency room visits and other ancillary services. Also observation patients of 3,012 were served. Cch provides care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to both medicare and medicaid patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, cch recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting it's mission to the entire community. During the year ending june 30, 2017, costs to provide these services exceeded reimbursement by approximately $36,900,000 charity care is also provided through many reduced price services and free programs offered throughout the year based upon activities and services which cch believes will serve a bona fide community health need. These include: - community health activities & programs reaching many members of the community with a cost of $1,494,000. - cost to provide free care of $6,546,000 (inclusive of bad debts). - volunteers numbered 400 with 46,779 hours of service.