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2009 Contributions to the Community
| Traditional Charity Care (4,414 individuals helped) |
$8,123,649 |
| Unpaid Costs of Medicaid and Other Public Programs (not including Medicare) |
$17,049,157 |
| Community Services* |
$11,259,068 |
| GRAND TOTAL:** |
$36,431,874 |
* Programs or activities promoting health or providing treatment in response to identified community needs. Examples include health fairs, free clinics, health professional training programs and community health and wellness classes.
**Does not include $6.05 million cost of care provided to those unable to pay or not applying for charity care (bad debt). |
Reaching Out: A Report on the Benefits to Our Community
St. Mary's takes a holistic approach to community health, focusing on prevention and wellness, spiritual and mental health and early medical treatment when necessary, regardless of one's ability to pay. In 2009, St. Mary's Hospital and St. Mary's Care Center provided an array of free services, programs and activities for the community that amounted to $36.4 million – 70% of which went to serve the poor. In addition, St. Mary's invested 37,560 paid employee hours to help people from all walks of life through our outreach programs. Download the 2010 Community Outreach Report.
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