Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

Programs: Mississipi baptist medical center, inc. 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 the hospital, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services, and further, that the mission of mississippi baptist medical center is to serve the community with respect to providing healthcare services and healthcare education. (continued at schedule o pg 60)therefore, in keeping with its commitment to serve all members of its community, the hospital rovides 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, and special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities. Mississippi baptist medical center, inc. (mbmc)-mbmc operates a 638 bed facility in jackson, mississippi. Mbmc focuses on the quality of healthcare including clinical quality of care, credentials, and patient satisfaction. Mbmc is among the top 2 percent in the nation for joint replacement surgery and prostate surgery, according to a comprehensive annual study released by healthgrades. Mississippi baptist medical center recorded 258,878 patient visits during its 2017 fiscal year. This consisted of 22,868 inpatient admissions, 167,310 outpatient visits and 68,700 emergency room visits. 6,627 inpatient surgeries and 9,480 outpatient surgeries were performed. The principal medical services available are medical/surgical acute care, pediatric acute care, obstetrics, neonatal intensive care, well baby nursery, cardiac intensive care, medical/surgical intensive care, inpatient and outpatient surgery, inpatient and outpatient oncology services, emergency services, physical medicine and rehabilitation services, ct scanning, diagnostic x-ray, mr imaging, pet scanning, ultrasound, radiation therapy, cardiac catheterization, cardiovascular surgery, hemodialysis, wound care, geriatric services and occupational health. Mbmc is accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations. Mbmc provides quality medical care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. Although equitable payment for services is essential to the organization's financial viability, the hospital recognizes that not all individuals possess the resources required to reimburse the hospital for all services provided. Keeping its commitment to the community, mississippi baptist medical center provides free care and subsidized care within existing resources where the need for such care exists. During the fiscal year ending august 31, 2017, mbmc provided $22,564,000 in charity care and provided discounts of $35,346,000 to uninsured individuals receiving care. All of the foregone charges mentioned above are netted against patient service revenue to arrive at net patient service revenue as reflected as program service revenue on part viii of form 990 in order to be consistent with financial statement reporting and are not reported as functional expenses on the tax return. Mississippi baptist medical center provides benefits to the broader community in the areas of education, charitable donations, volunteer hours, and pastoral care. The cost of providing these services was approximately $735,000 in fiscal year 2017.