Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman

Programs: Texas health presbyterian hospital kaufman (thk) was opened in 1975, and is a 47 bed hospital located in kaufman, texas. Thk serves the rural community of kaufman and the surrounding area. It offers a wide range of services including general surgery, cardiac rehabilitation, and a 24 hour emergency department. Thk provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. The hospital provides care to persons covered by governmental programs including medicare and medicaid for reimbursement that does not always cover the cost of providing the care. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to both financially indigent and medically indigent patients. To the extent reimbursement for services is below cost, thk recognizes the difference as charity care. Community benefit is provided through many programs to the community. These services are essential in order to provide a complete spectrum of healthcare to the community. These programs include: * flu clinics and health fairs at senior citizen centers, * community health fairs at local and surrounding service area schools, * community education sessions on subjects such as general health and high blood pressure, * blood pressure screenings, * matter of balance classes to kaufman county senior citizens, * a car seat fitting station for the community. The hospital also supports the local community service area through volunteer time and monetary contributions. Programs sponsored include the local area school district, united way, meals on wheels, salvation army's food program, angel tree, and the kaufman food bank. Thk had 5,152 patient days, 1,750 discharges, 34,168 outpatient encounters, 26,550 emergency room visits, and 101 births during the calendar year