Trinity Medical Center

Programs: Health-care servicestrinity medical center is an important element of the health-care delivery system that the quad city communities rely on every day. It is committed to providing quality health care and to using its resources to the greatest community benefit. Trinity medical center provides inpatient and outpatient medical services to treat individuals with diseases, illness and injuries with varying complexities. It provides services to improve the health of patients and to better their quality of life. All services are provided regardless of an individual's race, creed, sex, nationality, handicap, age or ability to compensate for services rendered. These include, but are not limited to, general acute care, surgeries, intensive care and critical care, cardiology, oncology, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, maternal/child care, laboratory, pharmaceutical drugs, emergency services, outpatient clinics, and radiology. Some of the services provided do not generate enough income to offset their cost. In the fiscal period ended december 31, 2016, trinity medical center admitted 19,167 patients resulting in a total of 80,048 patient days. Outpatient visits totaled 231,880 and total outpatient surgery registrations for the same period were 9,533. There were also 91,857 emergency room visits and 2,376 babies delivered.

community benefit, including charity carecharity care and means-tested programs: trinity medical center provides charity care and other means-tested programs with the goal to improve the community's overall health and access to care. This includes health-care services regardless of the patient's insurance coverage or financial status. Charity care and partial to full financial assistance is provided to patients on a case-by-case basis. Charity care was made available at a value of $2,945,895 in 2016. Oftentimes, trinity medical center receives payments from payors or patients that are less than it charges for services. Trinity medical center participates in medicaid and other government-sponsored health-care programs. Trinity medical center's net cost of providing care for which it receives payment below its cost is $18,635,305 for 2016. Total charity care and means-tested programs reported value: $21,581,200. Other benefits: trinity medical center provides several other benefits that assist the community. Programs may include, but are not limited to, community health improvement services and community benefit operations such as prevention and health screenings; continuing education for health professionals; subsidized health services; research; and cash and in-kind contributions to community groups. Trinity medical center collaborates with other hospitals, churches, schools, chambers of commerce and daycare centers to improve community health and expand access to health care. Trinity medical center has dedicated staff to assist community benefit efforts. Approximately 75,353 persons were served through these programs. Total other benefits reported value: $12,905,482.