Mobile Infirmary

Mobile Infirmary Association ("Mobile Infirmary") is licensed to operate 677 beds in the Mobile Infirmary Medical Center including 41 physical rehabilitation beds in the j.l. Bedsole/rotary rehabilitation hospital division, providing services necessary to deliver essential healthcare to the gulf coast community regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, or age. During the fiscal year ended march 31, 2021, Mobile Infirmary serviced over 22,200 inpatients and provided over 240,000 outpatient services, delivered 799 babies, and performed almost 16,800 surgeries, including 274 open-heart cases. Mobile Infirmary operates a full-time level ii emergency department, open to all persons without regard for ability to pay, which treated over 50,500 people during the year. There are more than 650 physicians on the open Medical staff. As the first hospital in the region to acquire the da vinci surgical system (one of the most precise and least invasive surgical treatments available), Mobile Infirmary has the most comprehensive robotic program along the gulf coast. The da vinci system puts the surgeon's hands at the controls of a state- of-the-art robotic platform with 3d, high-definition vision and miniaturized, wristed instruments designed to help doctors take surgery beyond the limits of the human hand. The da vinci system enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision. All surgeries are performed with a team of highly skilled and trained Medical professionals. In 2012, Infirmary health (an affiliated company) formed a volunteer committee to serve as a governing body for community involvement for the system, including Mobile Infirmary. This committee, known as ihelp, helps better manage staff and organizational resources by establishing a process to evaluate community needs and ensure our community projects are in line with our mission. The operation bounce-back program offers medically supervised exercise, education, and counseling to patients with cardiovascular diseases. The program assists them in leading productive and active lives. Operation bounce-back is one of the 10 largest cardiac rehabilitation programs in the united states and the first cardiac rehabilitation program in Alabama. Patients of all ages, and with many forms of heart disease, benefit from the program. Mobile Infirmary participates in the medicare and medicaid programs. In addition to that, Mobile Infirmary provides care to patients who meet the criteria of its financial assistance policy. The organization has expanded the federal poverty guidelines to afford charitable care to larger numbers of its patient population. Also, as a result of operating the only hospital based inpatient psychiatric unit in the community for adults, there is a significant amount of indigent care provided through this service. The total amount of charges foregone for healthcare services and supplies furnished under the organization's financial assistance policy for fiscal- year ending 2021 was over 43,028,000, including presumptively eligible patients. The debakey drug education program vehicle travels to schools throughout five counties of southwest Alabama to educate children about the dangers of illegal drug and substance abuse. In addition to visiting public, private and parochial schools, the vehicle is available for community events and other special programs. Recognized by the american hospital Association, the vehicle was the first of its kind in the country. Since it began in 1994, more than 200,000 students have participated in the program. In november of 2017, a new drug bus was debuted. Mobile Infirmary provides numerous community outreach and educational programs, support groups, health fairs, and screenings to benefit area citizens. During the covid-19 pandemic, many of these programs were transitioned to a virtual setting, including the breast cancer support group which continued to meet each month via zoom to provide support to its members. Mobile Infirmary operates a charity pharmacy program that connects low income patients who qualify with free medications that they may not otherwise get filled due to the costs. During the fiscal year ending march 31, 2021, Mobile Infirmary provided over 53,000 in free medications. The Mobile Infirmary case management department also helps other patients register for industry sponsored programs that help patients get prescriptions filled at no or reduced cost. Mobile Infirmary operates the e.a. Roberts alzheimer's Center which is the first adult day Center in south Alabama designed specifically for people with alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The Center is a secure, 8,000-square-foot building which includes living room areas, a den, a kitchen, rest areas, enclosed courtyards with fountains, screened porches, and a large fenced yard complete with a walking path and putting green. Patients receive a variety of therapies to improve their cognitive abilities and physical wellbeing. Additionally, the e. a. roberts alzheimer's Center provides services to caregivers including an alzheimer's support group that meets regularly. The Center hosts community resource experts to assist client's families with issues like financial planning, health education and stress management. These services are provided at no charge to the community. With the goal of bringing awareness to american heart month and heart disease, Infirmary health participated in the american heart Association's annual Mobile county heart walk for which employees raised more than 10,000. Operation bounce-back patients also participated in the fundraising through purchasing t-shirts and registering for the walk. Infirmary health supports our local american cancer society with numerous fundraisers and events through volunteer, in-kind, and financial contributions such as: making strides against breast cancer, chili cook- off, pink pearls support group, and numerous other american cancer society events throughout the year. In october of 2020, Infirmary health's chief operating officer participated in the american cancer society's real men wear pink campaign and raised over 42,000 for breast cancer. The campaign placed first in the state of Alabama and third in the southeast region. Employees participated by purchasing t-shirts, pink flags to honor and remember those affected by breast cancer and partnering with local businesses to offer discounts benefiting the american cancer society. Infirmary health employees not only have a team each year for the making strides against breast cancer walk, employees also serve on the planning committee for the event. Infirmary health serves as a flagship sponsor for the event that had more than 3,500 participants. The diabetes resource Center at Mobile Infirmary provided free diabetes and gestational diabetes education to several individuals without insurance. The classes provided health nutrition education to help these individuals better manage their disease. Mobile Infirmary serves as a corporate "big" with big brothers big sisters of south Alabama to provide employee mentors to elementary school students. Each week, Mobile Infirmary allows their corporate bigs to go meet their littles for one hour during the school day. These individuals provide encouragement and friendship which has a positive impact on these young people. Infirmary health and Infirmary cancer care (an affiliate) launched a Mobile cancer screening and education unit in february 2019. The unit travels to events and local organizations to provide free cancer screening and education to underserved populations. The unit provides education around colon cancer, lung cancer and skin cancer. Infirmary health was a leader during the covid-19 pandemic and one of the first providers in the community to offer the covid-19 vaccine. From december to march 2021, Infirmary health staff volunteered 5,571 hours at covid-19 clinics, and the teams administered more than 40,000 vaccines to the community. In Mobile, the covid vaccine team traveled to ancillary areas in the county to provide vaccines to those with limited access to travel.