Stoughton Hospital Association

Stoughton Hospital Association is an acute care, critical access hospital, fully accredited by The Joint Commission, licensed by the state of Wisconsin and a member of the Wisconsin Hospital Association and Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative. The Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient services to its patients. Inpatient services include medical/surgical telemetry, intensive care, inpatient rehabilitative care (commonly referred to as Swing Bed) and geriatric psychiatry care. In 2023, there were 3,852 inpatient days. In addition to inpatient services, the Hospital provides a variety of outpatient services including emergency room care, urgent care, medical imaging (including in-house MRI services), surgical services, ambulatory infusion center, occupational health, and rehabilitation services. In 2023, there were approximately 74,467 outpatient visits.To fulfill its mission of community service, the Hospital provides care to patients who meet certain criteria under its charity care policy without charge or at amounts less than its established rates. Revenue from services to these patients is recorded in the accounting system at the established rates, but the Hospital does not pursue collection of the amounts. The resulting adjustments are recorded as adjustments to patient service revenue, depending on the timing of the charity determination.The Hospital maintains records to identify and monitor the level of charity care it provides. These records include the number of charges foregone for services and supplies furnished under its charity care policy. Total direct and indirect costs related to charity care charges foregone were $200,000. Total direct and indirect costs related to the discounts extended to uninsured patients were $208,000 for the year ended September 30, 2023.In addition, the Hospital provides services to other patients under certain government-reimbursed public aid programs. Such programs pay providers amounts which are less than established charges for the services provided to the recipients, and for some services the payments are less than the cost of rendering the services provided.The Hospital also commits significant time and resources to endeavors and critical services which meet otherwise unfulfilled community needs. Many of these activities are sponsored with the knowledge that they will not be self-supporting or financially viable.