Mobile Infirmary Association

Programs: Mobile infirmary association ("mobile infirmary") is licensed to operate 677 beds in the mobile infirmary medical center including 41 physical rehabilitation beds in the j. L. Bedsole/rotary rehabilitation hospital division, providing services necessary to deliver essential healthcare to the gulf coast community regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. During the fiscal year ended march 31, 2017, mobile infirmary serviced almost 28,000 inpatients and provided almost 210,000 outpatient services, delivered more than 1,100 babies, and performed more than 22,000 surgeries, including 340 open-heart cases. Mobile infirmary operates a full-time level ii emergency department, open to all persons without regard for ability to pay, which treated (continued on schedule o) 49,195 people during the year. There are more than 650 physicians on the open medical staff. As the first hospital in the region to acquire the da vinci surgical system (one of the most precise and least invasive surgical treatments available), mobile infirmary has the most comprehensive robotic program along the gulf coast. The da vinci system puts the surgeon's hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform with 3d, high- definition vision and miniaturized, wristed instruments designed to help doctors take surgery beyond the limits of the human hand. The da vinci system enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision. All surgeries are performed with a team of highly skilled and trained medical professionals. In 2012, infirmary health (an affiliated company) formed a volunteer committee to serve as a governing body for community involvement for the system, including mobile infirmary. This committee, known as ihelp, helps better manage staff and organizational resources by establishing a process to evaluate community needs and ensure our community projects are in line with our mission. The operation bounce-back program offers medically supervised exercise, education, and counseling to patients with cardiovascular diseases. The program assists them in leading productive and active lives. Operation bounce-back is one of the 10 largest cardiac rehabilitation programs in the united states and the first cardiac rehabilitation program in alabama. Patients of all ages, and with many forms of heart disease, benefit from the program. In 2016, mobile infirmary held the 38th annual bounce-back banquet with more than 80 patients and staff in attendance. Mobile infirmary participates in the medicare and medicaid programs. In addition to that, mobile infirmary provides care to patients who meet the criteria of its financial assistance policy. The organization has expanded the federal poverty guidelines to afford charitable care to larger numbers of its patient population. Also, as a result of operating the only hospital based inpatient psychiatric unit in the community for adults, there is a significant amount of indigent care provided through this service. The total amount of charges foregone for healthcare services and supplies furnished under the organization's financial assistance policy for fiscal- year ending 2017 was approximately 52,497,000, including presumptively eligible patients. Sponsored by the american council on exercise, the infirmary's operation fitkids is designed to educate children and their families on the benefits of regular physical activity and proper nutrition. The eight week program is offered free with physician referral to children (ages 7-11) at the organization's fitness center. The debakey drug education program vehicle travels to schools throughout five counties of southwest alabama to educate children about the dangers of illegal drug and substance abuse. In addition to visiting public, private and parochial schools, the vehicle is available for community events and other special programs. Recognized by the american hospital association, the vehicle was the first of its kind in the country. Since it began in 1994, more than 107,000 students have participated in the program. Mobile infirmary provides numerous community outreach and educational programs, support groups, health fairs, and screenings to benefit area citizens. The programs include: skin cancer, prostate, heart and blood pressure screenings. The organization also participates in and facilitates a number of health related walks. These programs benefit thousands of area citizens annually. Each year, mobile infirmary partners with the mobile public school system to serve as the first host site in our region for project search, an internship program for students with developmental disabilities, providing them with on-the-job training during their senior year of high school. Directors, managers and their departments volunteer to host interns in their areas by taking the time to coach and mentor students. Mobile infirmary provides an on-site classroom for daily use, an annual open house event, graduation ceremony, and various events providing gifts, certificates, invitations, refreshments, and marketing. Twenty-six interns are currently employed with full-time jobs (six with infirmary health and affiliates). Infirmary health was recognized by the mobile county public school system at "the future starts with us" award ceremony which recognizes students, teachers, businesses and community partners who are making an impact on education. An employee was presented with the "school spirit starts with us" award for efforts in preparing students at several schools for careers in the medical profession. Mobile infirmary is instrumental in the success of the signature academy of health careers at blount high school, hosting job fairs to expose students from across the county to health careers as well as providing opportunities for students to job shadow and for hosting project search, where mcpss graduates with developmental disabilities have interned at the hospital and learned important skills that have allowed them to get jobs. Mobile infirmary operates a charity pharmacy program that connects low income patients who qualify with free medications that they may not otherwise get filled due to the costs. During the fiscal year ending march 31, 2017, mobile infirmary provided almost 86,000 in free medications. The mobile infirmary case management department also helps other patients register for industry sponsored programs that help patients get prescriptions filled at no or reduced cost. Mobile infirmary operates the e. A. Roberts alzheimer's center which is the first adult day center in south alabama designed specifically for people with alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The center is a secure, 8,000-square-foot building which includes living room areas, a den, a kitchen, rest areas, enclosed courtyards with fountains, screened porches, and a large fenced yard complete with a walking path and putting green. Patients receive a variety of therapies to improve their cognitive abilities and physical wellbeing. Additionally, the e. A. Roberts alzheimer's center provides services to caregivers including an alzheimer's support group that meets regularly. The center hosts community resource experts to assist client's families with issues like financial planning, health education and stress management. These services are provided at no charge to the community. During the fiscal year ending march 31, 2017, the e. A. Roberts alzheimer's center was able to provide respite care scholarships to 7 low income participants providing 22 respite care days to these families. In observance of national alzheimer's awareness month, alzheimer's awareness t-shirts were sold, and the funds raised were used to support the e. A. Roberts alzheimer's center to expand their services to include one saturday a month. Infirmary health continues to partner with the march of dimes as one of only two hospitals in the nation to participate and graduate from the march of dimes 39 week quality insurance program--eliminating early elective deliveries before the 39 week mark. Rain or shine we "march for babies" infirmary health raised more than 8,000 for the march of dimes and approximately 20 employees participated in the mod march for babies walk. More than 1,300 employees participated in quarterly lifesouth blood drives. Infirmary health is the single largest blood donor in the region. With the goal of bringing awareness to american heart month and heart disease, infirmary health provided free screenings to 271 community members. Fifty volunteers helped provide cholesterol, weight, and blood pressure checks. 271 community members were screened--50 percent of which had abnormal chl results and high blood pressure. Employees also wore red on fridays in february in honor of national heart awareness month. Banners were placed at hospital entrances and special e-signatures were created for employee emails to build comm