Wheatland Memorial Healthcare

As a critical access hospital, Wheatland Memorial Healthcare provides a broad range of primary care services to the local community regardless of ability to pay. The objective for operating the hospital and its various departments is to meet the mission of being responsive to the communities we serve and providing sustainable quality health care with respect, compassion, and teamwork.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. Because the hospital does not pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as charity care, they are not reported as revenue. The amounts of charges foregone were $80,227, for the year ended december 31, 2023. The estimated cost of providing these services was approximately $69,316 for the year ended december 31, 2023, calculated by multiplying the ratio of cost to gross charges for the hospital by the gross uncompensated charges associated with providing charity care to its patients.