Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association Inc

Programs: Lake charles memorial hospital2016 community benefits summaryi. Introductionas a community-based hospital, it is lake charles memorial hospital's mission to help improve the health and wellness of the southwest louisiana community. While it is our legal responsibility to provide medical care to anyone in need regardless of his or her ability to pay, memorial also provides a significant amount of community service programs, including educational programs and health screenings, free of charge or at a greatly reduced cost to the consumer. Sports medicine, community events and seminarsthe sports medicine alliance provided pre-participation physicals for area athletes, athletic assessments, lectures, in-services, workshops, sports camps and clinics, student trainer scholarships, athletic trainer coverage at area sporting events, special events and more free of charge or for a minimal fee to the participants. Community benefit-$447,886 each year, lcmh provides free health screenings, educational seminars and informational booths at a variety of communtiy events. The hospital also provides free speakers to civic groups and ther organizations. This commitment to health and wellness education takes memorial professionals into the five parish area to staff industrial, corporate and school health fairs. The hospital contributed a net $267,183 in special events and seminars. Community benefit: $267,183iii. Health professionals educationlake charles memorial invests in medical education in an effort of provide the area with qualified professionals. In 2016, lcmh spent $3,621,421 for the louisiana state university health services center-family practice residency program. Community benefit:$3,621,421charitable donationslcmh makes numerous monetary donations to a variety of non-profit agencies. Community benefit:$58,745memorial's total 2016 net community contributions - $4,395,246

the hospital provides a wide range of inpatient and out- patient services through a 29-bed long-term care facility, a 339-bed acute care facility and several outpatient clinics. During 2013 lake charles memorial hospital took over the operations of the previously state operated w. O. Moss regional hospital, which was closed. Lcmh moved the inpatient surgery and emergency services to our acute care hospital. W. O. Moss emergency room was converted to an urgent care clinic. Lcmh maintained the outpatient clinics at that site and are currently operated as provider-based clinics under the name of w. O. Moss memorial health clinic. W. O. Moss memorial health clinic and lake charles memorial hospital significantly expanded specialty services in order to enhance the scope and quality of healthcare to the underserved in the swla community. Charity carememorial provides medical care to medicaid and indigent recipients regardless of their ability to pay. In 2016, memorial hospital provided $5,301,901 in un-reimbursed medicaid costs and $3,568,964 in unreimbursed charity care costs as provided for in the cea with the state and lsu. Community benefit-$8,870,865

the hospital provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services through a 29-bed long-term acute care facility, a 339-bed acute care facility and satellite locations. Additionally, during 2013 lake charles memorial hospital took over the operations of the previously state-operated w o moss regional hospital. Lcmh moved the inpatient, surgery and emergency services to our acute care hospital. W o moss emergency room was converted to an urgent care clinic. Lcmh maintained the outpatient clinics at w o moss memorial health clinic and significantly expanded specialty services in order to enhance the scope and quality of healthcare to the underserved in the swla community.