Agnesian Healthcare

Since it was founded in 1872 by catholic sisters, ssm health (ssmh) has existed to meet the health needs of the communities it serves. Ssmh is a catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the comprehensive health needs of communities across the midwest through one of the largest integrated delivery systems in the nation. With care delivery sites in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, ssmh includes 23 acute care hospitals, one children's hospital, more than 650 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual care services, 12 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, and an accountable care organization. The health system employs nearly 40,000 people and is affiliated with 13,900 physicians making it one of the largest employers in every community it serves. In the tradition of its founding sisters, ssmh strives to fulfill its mission by providing exceptional health care to everyone who comes to its hospitals, regardless of their ability to pay. About Agnesian Healthcare inc:agnesian Healthcare Inc, operating as st. agnes hospital, has been providing healing care for almost 125 years. The hospital has grown into both an inpatient and outpatient facility providing innovative community and regional Healthcare services to the greater fond du lac area. As a nonprofit catholic institution, st. agnes hospital serves people of all faiths and beliefs. It is a leader in providing quality state-of-the-art Healthcare services, whether it is cancer treatment; comprehensive heart care through the dale michels center for heart care, including angioplasty and open-heart surgery; home or hospice care; maternity services; laser surgery; sports medicine; behavioral health services; women's health services; occupational health services; rehabilitation services and 24-hour emergency care. In 2018, st. agnes hospital received the american heart association's get with the guidelines - heart failure silver plus quality achievement award. The award recognizes the hospital's commitment to ensuring heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines founded in the latest scientific evidence. St. agnes hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure patients at a set level for a designated period. St. agnes also earned the joint commission's gold seal of approval and the american heart association/american stroke association's heart-check mark for advanced certification and quality for primary stroke centers. The hospital was also one of the 250 recipients of healthgrades' 2018 distinguished hospital award for clinical excellence. Agnesian Healthcare Inc also furthers its exempt purpose with the following activities: * operates an emergency room that is open to all persons regardless of ability to pay * has an open medical staff with privileges available to all qualified physicians in the area * engages in the training and education of health care professionals, * participates in medicaid, medicare, champus, tricare, and/or other government-sponsored health care programs * all surplus funds generated by ssmh entities are reinvested in improving our patient care delivery system quantifiable uncompensated care: this section includes a list of the types of programs and services that could be quantified as uncompensated care: traditional charity care $ 1,608,151 unpaid cost of medicaid $ 34,431,126 unpaid cost of other government programs $ 2,128,800 unpaid cost of medicare $ 7,205,249 total quantifiable uncompensated care $ 45,373,326