Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group

Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group, Inc. ("BHDMG") is a professional medical services company organized and operated to benefit Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, Inc. ("BHDM") hospital and the surrounding community. BHDMG is a comprehensive network of primary and specialty care physician practices in Madisonville, Kentucky that includes more than 80 primary care physicians, specialist physicians and advance practice clinicians. Providers represent more than 50 specialties, including primary care and family medicine, internal medicine, osteopathic medicine, emergency medicine, general surgery and a wide range of surgical specialties offering advanced treatments and care. During fiscal year 2022, BHDMG had over 321,000 patient visits at more than 40 locations. BHDMG also operates urgent care centers, rural health clinics and occupational medicine facilities. The primary care and specialty care physician services support the Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville hospital by staffing emergency departments, providing hospitalist services and surgical care services for patients. BHDMG's primary and specialty care physicians, urgent care centers, occupational medicine facilities and rural health centers offer more convenient and less costly quality care services to patients and help to maintain sufficient physician expertise and capacity to deliver efficient, appropriate and compassionate patient care in the communities BHDMG serves. Our physicians play key leadership roles in determining the direction and development of patient services, they spearhead innovation by leading clinical research and they help to bring advanced treatments and technology to our facilities.In order to meet the health and wellness needs of our communities throughout the Madisonville service area, Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, Inc., (BHDM), (a nonprofit Section 501(c)(3) related entity), provides grants to Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group, Inc. (BHDMG). These grants allow BHDMG to continue to provide care and support for Medicaid and charity care patients through primary care centers, rural health centers, urgent care centers and specialty health centers that meet a demonstrated community need. BHDM makes these grants on the condition that BHDMG use the grant funds only for the following activities:1. To provide care for patients participating in Medicaid and other means-tested government health programs, including but not limited to the Kentucky Children's Health Insurance (KCHIP) program.2. To provide care, for free or at discounted rates, to low-income patients who cannot afford the cost of care.3. To fund the operations of rural health clinics that provide care for the patients described above.4. To engage in community activities and programs in response to demonstrated community needs to improve community health, including but not limited to health screenings; COVID testing; vaccinations and community health education. Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville, Inc. reports the grants related to the above activities on its respective IRS Form 990, Schedule H, Part I, Line 7.