Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH)

The Hospital works to achieve its mission by maintaining suitable facilities within the carroll township, Washington county, Pennsylvania vicinity for the provision of health care. Additionally, Monongahela Valley Hospital has always encouraged progress and flexibility to meet the changing needs of our patients and all residents of the communities in the mid-mon Valley. The Hospital confronted the issues required to enhance the health and welfare of the residents of the mid-mon Valley by providing quality health care regardless of ethnic background, age or ability to pay, all the while maintaining a high degree of responsiveness to changes, particularly those of the community. In our effort to fulfill our mission of serving the community, the Hospital committed to serve all members of its community regardless of their ability to pay, through various means:care provided to persons covered by government programs (i.e., medicare and medicaid) at below cost, charity care, and health education programs and activities to inform and support the community.these activities include wellness programs, clinics, community education programs, health screenings, counseling services, school programs and a variety of other support activities. See the following summary of community support services and programs provided by Monongahela Valley Hospital during the fiscal year 2021.during fiscal 2021 and despite the covid-19 pandemic, Monongahela Valley Hospital provided care for 9,025 adult and pediatric inpatient admissions and observations and over 244,000 outpatient visits which includes 24,841 patients receiving care through our 24-hour emergency room. Medicare and medicaid patients constituted 63.0% of our patients during fiscal year 2021.the Hospital's cost of the community support programs and medical assistance shortfalls during fiscal 2021 was nearly $4,423,000. In addition, the Hospital provided $4,164,468 of charity care.also during fiscal year 2021, Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc., wrote off nearly $4,000,000 of charges for uninsured and underinsured individuals and others. These individuals from our community were unable to pay those charges and did not qualify for assistance from any government or charity care program.summary of community support programsfiscal year ended june 30, 2021the Hospital sponsors a "lifeline" first responder program. This program enables over 75 individuals within our community to live independently, while giving them the security of knowing they can get medical assistance immediately if required.the Hospital provided nearly 180 educational programs servicing approximately 383 individuals. Subjects included: continuing education, paramedic training, cpr training, infection control and pediatric programs. Health screenings were provided to various segments of our service area. These services were provided through employers, local social organizations, and health fairs. Over 11,300 community residents were served through these programs. The services provided include: immunizations, blood pressure screenings, pulmonary function tests, diabetes risk screenings, cancer screenings, glucose and cholesterol screenings, hearing screenings, bone density screenings, health fairs, etc. These types of programs are provided at minimal cost to the community.the Hospital also provided nearly 3 community health programs with nearly 27 participants. Programs included: cpr, aids awareness, arthritis awareness, diabetes program, smoking cessation counseling, infection prevention, childbirth preparation classes, etc.monongahela Valley Hospital provided 1 school program to area school districts which include: ringgold, monessen, charleroi, yough, frazier, bentworth, California, beth center and belle vernon. Presentations were made to over 150 students and teachers. Programs provided include: aids awareness, infection prevention, conflict resolutions, teen pregnancy, nico-teen smart, nutrition and Hospital tours.the Hospital provided outreach programs for nearly 5,300 elderly and indigent residents of the mid-mon Valley community during fiscal year 2021. Programs include: diabetes management, stress management, depression, and transportation services.the Hospital provided over $115,000 of financial support to the local ems providers by supplying their ambulances with replacement items that were used during transport of over 7,970 patients.monongahela Valley Hospital also participates in and sponsors many community programs such as scouting for food, united way, plus several other programs within the mid-mon valley.numerous patient brochures are published to increase patient awareness of potential health risks.this summary is just that, a summary of our programs geared to community service. Monongahela Valley Hospital and our employees provide countless hours promoting community health awareness; this summary represents a portion of that effort. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, some of our programs were canceled or reduced to provide for social distancing.