Cabinet Peaks Medical Center

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center operates a 25-bed critical access hospital providing medical services to the residents of Lincoln County. Due to the remote location of Lincoln County, Cabinet Peaks serves a critical role in caring for the medical needs of its community, as the next closest emergency room is over 50 miles away and the nearest regional hospital is 90 miles away. As such Cabinet Peaks makes it a priority to provide an Intensive Care Unit, 24/7 Emergency Services, Birthing Services, and extensive Surgery Services. Cabinet Peaks also offers a complement of outpatient services, including primary care and OB/GYN services, a variety of rehab and therapy services, infusion and chemotherapy, imaging, and lab. Continued on Schedule O.Patients often do not have the luxury of time or money or the physical strength necessary to make the 90-mile trip to Kalispell to receive services, which is why Cabinet Peaks recognizes the value of providing these services close to home. In fiscal year 2023, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center provided services to 10,420 unique patients amounting to a total of 18,395 adjusted patient days and 1,099 surgical cases. Additionally, Cabinet Peaks Medical Center delivered 109 babies during fiscal year 2023. As Lincoln County consistently has one of the top unemployment rates in the State and is an economically depressed area, many of Cabinet Peaks' patients are uninsured or underinsured, meaning Cabinet Peaks provides a significant amount of uncompensated care.The Hospital provides health care services to patients who meet certain criteria under its charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than established rates. Since the Hospital does not pursue collection of these amounts, they are not reported as patient service revenue. The amounts of charges forgone, based on established rates,were $934,249 and $524,547 during the years ended March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively. The estimated cost of providing these services was approximately $556,000 and $279,000 for the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, calculated by multiplying the ratio of cost to gross charges for the Hospital by the gross uncompensated charges associated with providing charity care to its patients.