Saint Lukes Health System Home Care and Hospice

Saint luke'Lukes's Health System Home Care and Hospice ("slhs hch") provides in-home Health Care services directly to the patient and families in 29 counties in Missouri and Kansas. The specialty services include cardiac Home Care, Home infusion, telemonitoring, rehabilitation (physical, occupational and speech), skilled nursing, palliative Care, social services and wound Care. Care is also provided to terminally ill patients in homes, nursing homes and hospitals. A multidisciplinary Hospice team consisting of nurses, aides, chaplains, music therapists, bereavement counselors and social workers work with the families and patients to provide the best Care for the end of life transition. Saint luke'Lukes's Health System Hospice house has 12 beds and serves patients and families needing end of life Care outside of the Home. Slhs hch makes a significant commitment to those covered by the medicaid program. Unreimbursed costs for medicaid were $392,000 for 2023. Additional unreimbursed costs of over $5,000 for charity Care were incurred in 2023. Slhs hch also provides community education and outreach. This includes support groups, volunteer training, nursing education, public speaking, funerals and Health fairs.