St Marys Medical Center Inc

Programs: St. Mary's medical center was established in 1924 and, based on thecore values of compassion, hospitality, reverence, trust, interdependence, and stewardship, continues to provide high quality healthcare services to residents of huntington, west virginia and the surrounding area. Services are provided without regard to the patient's race, creed, sex, national origin, age, or handicap. Furthermore, while reimbursement for care provided is crucial to the continued operation of st. Mary's medical center, it is recognized that circumstances exist which render certain parties unable to pay for needed services, and no patient is denied services due to the lack of ability to pay. During the fiscal year which ended september 30, 2017, st. Mary's medical center provided 91,718 days of inpatient days of care and treated an additional 290,580 patients in the emergency and outpatient settings. Approximately 77. 9% of the inpatients served were covered by governmental programs, such as medicare and medicaid. A similar percentage is applicable to outpatient services. Since care provided to medicare and medicaid beneficiaries is subject to contractual reimbursement restrictions, payment received for services provided is often significantly below the actual cost of the services. St. Mary's medical center has established charity care policies and guidelines, used to help identify those patients who genuinely do not have the resources to pay for services received. During fiscal 2017, the hospital provided approximately $3. 7 million dollars in charity care services, representing care provided at reduced prices or completely free of charge. These services include inpatient services, an adult outpatient clinic,a handicapped children's clinic, and a specialty pregnancy clinic. Also, st. Mary's medical center exceeds the guidelines established for the west virginia ad valorem statute.

in addition to those patients without the wherewithal to pay for services rendered, we assist in the relief of burden of government for several programs. A strong auxiliary (operated as a department of the hospital) exists, which contributes heavily to the activities of smmc. During fiscal 2017, the auxiliary contributed approximately $450,000 to smmc and smmc awarded grants to various organizations in the amount of $337,062. In addition, volunteers provided over 27,333 hours of service valuable to promoting the mission and activities of the hospital.

st. Mary's has sponsored a number of community building activities during the past year that promote wellness and help enrich the lives of people in the tri-state. Some of these are as follows:kids in motionkids in motion is a fun and innovative exercise and nutrition program designed to improve the health of tri-state area children. It began as a new program in early 2013 as a joint initiative with the huntington ymca and other community health partners with everyone working together to fight childhood obesity. It is the only program of its kind in west virginia. At the heart of the program is kid fit, a 10-week program to get kids ages 5-14 moving and having fun, while also learning about fitness and nutrition. Weight, body mass index, body fat percentage and blood pressure are tracked throughout the program to measure progress and to customize the program to fit each child. During kid fit, children utilize exer-gaming equipment, which combines video games and exercise. Parents are also encouraged to participate and entire families are losing weight and getting healthier because of the program. St. Mary's has committed tremendous financial resources to providing equipment and staff and st. Mary's provided the key leadership role in planning and development of the program. Several local families are already providing testimony about how kids in motion has helped them. Total woman programst. Mary's women's health program has 5000+ members and thousands more are reached with wellness activities and programs held every month of the year. The total woman provides free health information and screenings and a chance for members to ask questions of health providers. The coordinator of the program helps women schedule their appointments to fit busy schedules. A magazine is published twice a year with important health information and sent to all members. Fitness eventsthe annual st. Mary's tri-state triathlon was held in august and includes three separate races - a triathlon, triathlon relay and duathlon. The triathlon consists of a half-mile swim, 15-mile bike ride and 2. 9-mile loop run. In the duathlon, the swim course is replaced by a 2. 9-mile loop run in the opposite direction of the previous loop. Races use computer-chip timing. The event averages 200+ participants each year but it has a wider reaching impact of promoting fitness in the community with news coverage of stories about first time participants and their ability to complete a triathlon. Many family and friends also gather at the event as spectators and some are inspired to compete in the next year's event. Www. Healthtristate. Org. St. Mary's partnered with the same organization for the marshall/st. Mary's marathon with more than 2000 participants in november with a marathon, half-marathon and 5-k at the joan c. Edwards stadium at marshall university. Girls on the run of cabell and wayne countiesgirls on the run of cabell and wayne county is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams. Girls on the run inspires girls to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained coaches lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. St. Mary's support of $11,500 covers the program expenses as well as a part-time coordinator for the area. American heart association heart walk and go red for women luncheon st. Mary's has been the main sponsor for the heart walk each year in april. As one of st. Mary's major service lines, the regional heart institute promotes healthy heart activities for the public throughout the year, but the heart walk and the go red luncheon for women are two of our main events. The heart walk generates team building by raising funds for the american heart association, ending with the actual walk at ritter park. St. Mary's employee teams are joined by teams all across cabell and wayne counties both raising funds for heart research and supporting walking as a family heart-healthy activity. 800+ people participant each year for the walk. The cause receives wider exposure through advertising heart healthy education tips and information. Www. Heart. Orgcolors for a cure 5-kst. Mary's is the major sponsor for this 5/k run/walk in september that raises close to $60,000 per year. A majority of the proceeds pay for mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women in the tri-state as well as other cancer treatment programs at st. Mary's regional cancer center. Community health screeningsadditionally st. Mary's participates in numerous health fairs throughout the year. They provide screenings for health issues such as cholesterol, blood sugar, hdl, osteoporosis, etc. At no charge. Also, education about various health issues such as stroke risk, joint replacement surgery, and other health risk factors are provided. There are 1000+ people screened each year through free screenings. Www. St-marys. Orgother events to encourage fitnessst. Mary's also sponsored many other races and walks that promoted wellness and fitness and those include the ridge to river 10 mile trail run in june, the st. Mary's veteran's memorial day 5k run in may in ironton, ohio, the st. Mary's/barboursville lion's club 5k in march. School programs to encourage fitnessst. Mary's partners with more than 20 local schools to encourage kids to participate in the mileage plus fitness program. St. Mary's certified fitness trainer visits schools and works with a program coordinator at each school to set up programs where students track the number of steps they take each day and st. Mary's provides t-shirts and incentive prizes to encourage kids to walk each day at school as part of an organized program. Volunteer service on community boardsst. Mary's managers volunteer their time with service on a number of community non-profit boards including the following: lawrence county (ohio) economic development corporation, lawrence county (ohio) chamber of commerce, greater huntington regional chamber of commerce, united way of the river cities, the huntington museum of art, the foundation for the tri-state community and society of yeager scholars at marshall university. Go-noodle interactive st. Mary's partners with go-noodle to provide interactive online teaching tools to thousands of schoolchildren in several local counties. The program gets kids moving with physical and mental exercises in the classroom as they learn through fun and interactive video sessions. St. Mary's partners with several local businesses to provide the enhanced version of gonoodle that allows teachers to incorporate the activities in to their curriculum.