North Central Health Services (NCHS)

River Bend Hospital is a licensed inpatient psychiatric Hospital providing acute inpatient psychiatric care to the adult population of mid-north Indiana. Care is provided without charge or at amounts less than established rates to patients who meet certain criteria under the Hospital's charity care policy. Because the organization does not collect amounts deemed to be charity care, the amounts are not reported as revenue. Of the organization's total Health care Services expense reported, an estimated $662,000 (at cost) arose from providing Services to charity patients during the year ended december 31, 2023. [continued on schedule o]the estimated costs of providing charity Services are based on a calculation which applies a ratio of costs to charges to the gross uncompensated charges associated with providing care to charity patients. The ratio of cost to charges, calculated using the irs guidelines, is 7% for the year ended december 31, 2023.in 2014, the state of Indiana implemented hip 2.0 which expanded the existing medicaid program. As a result of this expansion, a greater number of patients qualified for hip 2.0 which reduced significantly the organization charity care and bad debt expense in the years since the expansion.

North Central Health Services is committed to addressing a wide range of Health issues and enhancing the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities in the eight counties of the greater lafayette area. Nchs makes financial grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations that share its vision and can demonstrate the capability and organizational strength to succeed with their programs and client Services in an efficient and cost-conscientious manner.