Touchette Regional Hospital Inc

Programs: The primary mission of touchette regional hospital is to improve the overall health of the status of the communities we serve as part of a comprehensive network meeting health needs including lifestyle issues, environmental issues, education, prevention, primary care and all other aspects of healthcare. The hospital accomplishes this by: a) serving as part of a regional safety net healthcare system by providing access to care for the vulnerable population that have low income or are either uninsured or underinsured; b) operating an emergency room 24 hours each day of the year for all persons regardless of ability to pay; c) participating in government-sponsored healthcare programs such as medicaid, medicare, champus and tricare; d) providing staffing to assist patients in applying for charity care benefits and financial assistance; and e) reaching beyond the walls of the hospital and other facilities with community benefit initiatives. During 2017, the hospital continued its safety net role in bringing quality health care to the underserved communities by providing 8,810 total patient days of care, including 314 women's health and 4,649 behavioral health days, 18,694 outpatient visits, 888 home health admissions and 15,207 emergency room visits. Touchette regional hospital has long been an advocate for the needs of its patients. The hospital works hard to raise awareness of the problem faced by poor residents in underserved communities who do not have access to adequate health care plans.

touchette regional hospital provides care to both medicaid and medicare patients at or below cost which represented 82% of the hospital's discharges in 2017. The hospital also provides services to patients who meet the criteria of its charity care or financial assistance policy without charge or at amounts less than its established rates as a part of its community benefits. During 2017, the hospital provided community benefits of approximately $5,400,000 which consists of the cost of care provided to indigent patients, subsidized health services, uncompensated costs of government sponsored indigent health care and other forgone charges as well as various initiatives. These community benefits amount to 8. 7% of the hospital's 2017 total costs.