Sky Lakes Medical Center Inc

Programs: Patient care expenses - acute inpatient care for adult and pediatric patients; a level iii trauma emergency department; services related to child abuse, home care, physical, occupational and speech therapies; a cancer treatment center with both medical and radiation oncology; and diagnostic testing (laboratory and diagnostic imaging) availability in settings around the community.

uncompensated care - during fiscal year 2017, charges written off under our broad-reaching charity care policy totaled $9,234,126. In addition to charity care write offs, charges written off as bad debt totaled $5,774,640. As a percentage of charges, fiscal year 2017 write offs represent 1. 5% (charity care) and 0. 9% (bad debt), respectively.

educational support - sky lakes medical center commits significant dollars and hours to benefit educational efforts in and for the community. Among those commitments are the following: oregon health & science university affiliated family practice residency program and clinic; an rn i training program to include 6 months of one-on-one supervised orientation to the inpatient care areas; awarding of scholarships to community members and/or employees in healthcare- related programs; a hospital department, learning resources, dedicated to the education of physicians, employees and community members; commitment to employees acting, either full-time or part-time, as instructors in accredited courses at the high school, community college or university level; stipend payments to students performing work and/or on-the-job training within the hospital setting; tuition reimbursements paid to employees enrolled in college-level coursework; joint participation in a simulation laboratory with oit; free or minimal cost community educational opportunities such as diabetes education, nutrition and other education programs in or for the schools; and health fairs.

expenses related to medical center supporting services such as administration, information systems, financial services, revenue cycle processes, human resources, engineering, environmental services, risk management, and safety and security.