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Causes: General Hospitals, Health
Mission: Marshall medical center proudly serves the western slope of el dorado county. Our mission is to improve the health of our community and offer health services of superior value and quality, centered on the goals and needs of our patients.
Programs: See schedule oin keeping with the commitment to improve the health of our community and offer health services of superior value and quality, the following will be considered when individuals who need health care cannot pay:- providing free care and/or subsidized care- providing care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost- providing health/wellness activities and community education programs. Not only does marshall medical center provide low-cost care to individuals covered by government programs and those unable to afford health care, but it also helps patients find and access private and governmental resources for health care benefits. Marshall medical center recognizes below cost reimbursements as charity and uncompensated care in meeting its mission to the entire community. Inpatient services in tax year 2016 were provided to 5,528 patients. Some examples for services included:- babies delivered - 492- surgeries performed - 1,141- radiology procedures performed - 5,445- cardiac catheterizations - 191- laboratory tests performed - 129,513- ct scans - 1,171outpatient services in tax year 2016 were provided to 531,220 patients. Some examples for services included:- emergency room visits - 28,245- outpatient surgeries performed - 2,184- radiology procedures performed - 43,332- cardiac catheterizations - 447- laboratory tests performed - 453,132- ct scans - 12,730- rural health clinic - 3,493 visits- cardiology clinic - 19,929 visits- pulmonology clinic - 3,441 visits- oncology clinic - 5,896 visits- op infusion clinic - 4,566 visits- rheumatology clinic - 2,484 visits- pediatric clinic - 16,386 visits- ob clinics - 14,650 visits- cancer program - 6,688 cases- home health visits - 10,635 visits- family practice clinics - 62,615 visits- gastroenterology clinic - 4,237 visits- ent clinic - 3,735 visits- hearing clinic - 4,218 visits- orthopedic clinic - 15,598 visits- surgery clinic - 7,581 visits- urology clinic - 5,821 visits- psychiatry clinic - 195 visits- hospitalists - 20,113 visitsmarshall medical center recognizes it has an obligation to provide services above and beyond its role as a healing facility. The following community benefits demonstrate the tangible ways in which the organization is fulfilling its mission: - health fairs (local companies and other health service agencies)- blood pressure clinics- flu clinics- volunteer program- american cancer society (breast cancer awareness month, relay for life, women's heart health awareness)- american heart association (women's heart health and red dress events)- for your health (a community magazine)- diabetes program- cancer resource center- palliative care program- holiday food drive for various food banks- sexual assault response team program- community health library- childbirth classes- congestive heart active telephone treatment program- scholarships- pharmaceutical trials- use of hospital conference rooms for community based organizations- seminars and support groups- free training for pharmacy students, nursing students, lvn students, and other healthcare professionals- smoking cessation program- contributed to the community through volunteer service to organizations including rotary and chambers of commerce- low-cost mammography program- held numerous community health education classes- marshall medical center's chaplain provided 2,612 patient visits, 35 emergency visits, 149 patient counseling visits, conducted 17 memorial services - accel program (local project to coordinate the safety network for el dorado county)- electronic health information exchange- provided free transportation to patients unable to afford transportation- provided meeting location for numerous support groups (bi-polar insights, stroke education support and more) at no charge- clothes drive to assist er patients- community sponsorships including but not limited to: center for violence free relationships, el dorado hills community services district, big brothers big sisters of el dorado county, hands4hope, rotary club of el dorado hills, and sierra moms. - encouraged employees to participate in various community building organizations including but not limited to: el dorado community health clinic board, el dorado county economic development corp, leadership el dorado, every 15 minutes, el dorado union high school district career technical education advisory committee, and various health organization boards.