Chester County Hospital

The Chester County Hospital (cch) is part of the university of Pennsylvania health system (uphs). In keeping with its charitable purpose, uphs accepts patients in serious need of medical care regardless of their financial status. Uphs maintains records to identify and monitor levels of charity care provided, including the amount of payment forgone, based on established rates, for services and supplies furnished under its charity care policy. Uphs also provides care to patients who do not have health insurance or meet the criteria to qualify for its charity care policy, and certain amounts charged for such services are deemed to be uncollectible. In fy 2023, uphs provided $392.8 million in charity and underfunded care for medicaid families. Cch is a dedicated, community-based health care organization which enjoys integrated provider relationships that foster excellence in clinical and personal service. Cch seeks to develop and implement programs and services which enhance the health status of the community and strives to exceed the expectations of those it serves, maintain standards of the highest quality and promote a rewarding work environment. Cch provides quality medical healthcare regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability of cch, it is recognized that not all individuals possess the ability to purchase essential medical services and further, that our mission is to serve the community with respect to providing healthcare services and healthcare education. Therefore, in keeping with its commitment to serve all members of the community, cch provides: - free care and/or subsidized care, - care provided to persons covered by governmental programs at or below cost, - health activities and programs to support the community will be considered where the need and/or an individual's inability to pay coexists. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped, medically underserved, and a variety of broad community support activities. Emergency care is provided 24 hours a day and is accessible to all regardless of a person's ability to pay. Cch services 17,465 inpatients and provided more than 523,000 units of outpatient services during the fiscal year. Units of outpatient services include: pre-natal clinic visits, lab registrations, radiology tests, physical therapy treatments, emergency room visits and other ancillary services. Also observation patients of 2,865 were served. Cch provides care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost. Recognizing its mission to the community, services are provided to both medicare and medicaid patients. To the extent reimbursement is below cost, cch recognizes these amounts as charity care in meeting it's mission to the entire community. Charity care is also provided through many reduced price services and free programs offered throughout the year based upon activities and services which cch believes will serve a bona fide community health need. These include: - community health activities & programs reaching many members of the community with a cost of $1,498,000. - cost to provide free care of $8,121,000 (excluding bad debts). - volunteers numbered approx 477, with 35,891 hours of service. Community health improvement activities reached include: - providing screenings, labs and radiology to underserved populations through partnerships with local free clinics - providing childbirth education classes - providing pastoral care services to provide spiritual support during Hospital stays - maintaining call center with up to date listing of all health and social service agencies servicing Chester County to provide information to individuals - providing diabetes education in high risk areas - partnering with local university to provide educational programs based on an identified chronic disease issue - provide free or reduced cost care for prenatal patients who meet charity guidelines in collaboration with the university of Pennsylvania health system, cch awards penn medicine cares grants to community-based programs on behalf of employees who volunteer their time and effort at the initiatives. By funding these programs, penn medicine helped supply health services, food, medicine, clothing, and places to live for thousands of underserved in the region every year. Since the first round of recipients was announced in january 2012, penn medicine has supported over 1,000 service projects with over a million dollars in funding. Following please find cch employees who received the cares grant for the 2023 fiscal year: chronic disease in Delaware County, clarisa agyeman: clarisa agyeman's grant goes to support the jay-b jallah live for love foundation, which provides $200 grants to help families in Delaware County who have children with chronic illnesses. The money is intended to help with health insurance and out-of-pocket medical expenses. The project aligns with the community health needs assessments of southeastern Pennsylvania in its focus on chronic disease. Tumble for you, amanda mcfeely: amanda has been volunteering as head coach of the local youth cheer team, great valley community organization in malvern Chester County. She oversees children from kindergarten through 6th grade, and they practice two nights a week. The cheerleaders are working on improving their tumbling and stunting skills, preparing for a local competition. Amanda's funding will be used to purchase mats and stunt equipment that will help the youths to practice new skills and increase their physical fitness and health. The second annual wellness festival 2023, jill townsend: a volunteer with gateway church, jill directed her funds to help support its 2nd annual wellness festival of locust lane riding center in Chester County. This year, more than 17 "educator booths" were set up where 90 families - from diverse backgrounds - learned about physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Live music, barbeques, hayrides, pony rides, and crafts rounded out the day.