Missouri Delta Medical Center

Programs: Missouri delta medical center provides quality medical care to the residents of its community regardless of ability to pay. Missouri delta medical center also provides short term rehabilitation services through an acute inpatient rehabilitation unit and psychiatric services through an acute inpatient geriatric psychiatric facility. These services are summarized as follows: hospital: number of acute patient days 12,216number of acute admissions 3,271number of emergency room visits 21,353number of rural health clinic visits 59,306number of laboratory tests performed 315,100number of radiology exams performed 62,835number of physical therapy treatments 73,157 number of occupational therapy treatments 19,276number of speech therapy treatments 6,221number of physician office visits 42,788acute inpatient rehab facility: number of inpatient rehab patient days 2,295 number of inpatient rehab patient admissions 175 inpatient psychiatric facility: number of patient days 4,012 number of patient admissions 450 the hospital provided free care to indigent patients in the amount of $15,746,738 in fy 2017, valued at billed charges. The hospital also provided numerous free programs and reduced price services throughout the year that the hospital believes serves a community need. Services provided free of charge or below cost to the general public include: 1. Periodic blood pressure and cholesterol screens 2. Outpatient diabetic education 3. First aid classes and cpr courses 5. Childbirth classes 6. Emergency preparedness courses 7. Health education articles in the local newspaper 8. Other health education classes