Program areas at UnityPoint Health.
Health-carHealthcarere servicesunity Healthcare is an important element of the health-carHealthcarere delivery system that the Muscatine communities rely on every day. It is committed to providing quality health care and to using its resources to the greatest community benefit. Unity Healthcare provides inpatient and outpatient medical services to treat individuals with diseases, illness and injuries with varying complexities. It provides services to improve the health of patients and to better their quality of life. All services are provided regardless of an individual's race, creed, sex, nationality, handicap, age or ability to compensate for services rendered. These include, but are not limited to, general acute care, surgeries, intensive care and critical care, oncology, maternal/child care, laboratory, pharmaceutical drugs, emergency services, outpatient clinics, check-ups and radiology. Some of the services provided do not generate enough income to offset their cost. In the fiscal period ended december 31, 2022, Unity Healthcare admitted 890 patients resulting in a total of 2,631 patient days. Outpatient visits totaled 75,501 and total outpatient surgery registrations for the same period were 552. There were also 17,219 emergency room visits.
Community benefit, including charity carecharity care and means-tested programs: Unity Healthcare provides charity care and other means-tested programs with the goal to improve the community's overall health and access to care. This includes health-carHealthcarere services regardless of the patient's insurance coverage or financial status. Charity care and partial to full financial assistance is provided to patients on a case-by-case basis. Charity care was made available at a value of $386,836 in 2022. Oftentimes, Unity Healthcare receives payments from payors or patients that are less than it charges for services. Unity Healthcare participates in medicaid and other government-sponsored health-carHealthcarere programs. Unity Healthcare's net cost of providing care for which it receives payment below its cost is $825,617 for 2022. Total charity care and means-tested programs reported value: $1,212,453.other benefits: Unity Healthcare provides several other benefits that assist the community. Programs may include, but are not limited to, community health improvement services and community benefit operations such as prevention and health screenings; continuing education for health professionals; subsidized health services; research; and cash and in-kind contributions to community groups. Unity Healthcare collaborates with other hospitals, churches, schools, chambers of commerce and daycare centers to improve community health and expand access to health care. Unity Healthcare has dedicated staff to assist community benefit efforts. Total other benefits reported value: $815,503.