Walla Walla General Hospital

Programs: Walla walla general hospital (wwgh) provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of wwgh, the organization recognizes that not all individuals possess the ability to pay for essential medical services. Adventist health's vision is to enhance the health of the communities where we live and serve, by engaging our communities and our patients in a new definition of and partnership for personal community health. Wwgh's mission is "restoring peace . . Restoring hope . . Restoring health . . To do this as christ did. This is our mission. " in keeping with this commitment to serve all members of the community, the following will be considered when individuals who need health care cannot pay:- providing free care and/or subsidized care- providing care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost- providing health/wellness activities and community education programsnot only does wwgh provide low-cost care to individuals covered by government programs and those unable to afford healthcare, but it also helps patients find and access private and governmental resources for healthcare benefits. Wwgh recognizes below-cost reimbursement as charity and uncompensated care in meeting its mission to the entire community. In 2015 the value of providing free and low cost care was 13,635,798. Inpatient services in 2015 were provided to 1,401 patients. These services included:- babies delivered: 239- surgeries performed: 369- radiology procedures performed: 2,575 - other procedures: 6,566 tests- laboratory tests performed: 26,685outpatient services in 2015 were provided to 37,673 patients. These services included:- emergency room visits: 12,342- outpatient surgeries performed: 1,811- radiology procedures performed: 19,380- laboratory tests performed: 124,181 - other visits or procedures: 11,672- hospital clinic visits: 61,388home health care services in 2015 were also provided. These services included:- home health - 5,024 visits wwgh recognizes it has an obligation to provide human services above and beyond its role as a healing facility. The following community benefits demonstrate the tangible ways in which the organization is fulfilling its mission:- provided free or low-cost health education classes and screenings to more than 4,600 community members on smoking cessation, diabetes education, cpr, first aid, childbirth, babysitting and caregiving. -educated more than 29,000 community members on hands-only cpr at local amateur baseball games-participated in preparing 6,271 meals with the community's meals on wheels program. -sponsored and participated in 20 families and community health education events. -partnered with five restaurants in february for the second annual dine out heart smart program, helping the community make heart healthy dinning choices. -hosted the second annual heartwork children's coloring contest with 383 entries on how they kept their hearts healthy. - designated as a safe sitter teaching site. - provided support for 212 patients at the s. O. S health services clinic for the underinsured. - hosted the good food train at the national night out, educating more than 500 children about healthy food choices. - offered an advanced cardiac life support class to more than 20 regional physicians. -hosted the fifth annual spiritual care symposium featuring thomas, r. Mccormick, d. Min. , on "ethical and spiritual issues in medicine and health care. "- personal care services provided 5,500 hours of services to local veterans