BETHESDA HOSPITAL INC
2815 S SEACREST BLVD, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33435 www.bethesdaweb.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: BETHESDA HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING MANNER.

BETHESDA HOSPITAL, AS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH, IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL, INCLUDING, AS PERMITTED BY OUR RESOURCES, CHARITY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED PATIENT SERVICES TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA WITH 93,289 ADULT ADMISSIONS, 460,279 PATIENT DAYS, AND 452,920 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. BETHESDA HOSPITAL ITSELF HAD 20,907 ADULT ADMISSIONS, 103,724 PATIENT DAYS, AND 84,463 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS IN FY2019. DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD, BAPTIST HEATH URGENT CARE VISITS TOTALED 326,628, OUTPATIENT SURGERY CASES 97,976, AND TOTAL OUTPATIENT VISITS WERE 1,520,473 SYSTEM-WIDE. BETHESDA HOSPITAL HAD 5,662 URGENT CARE VISITS, 6,010 OUTPATIENT SURGERY CASES, AND 136,670 OUTPATIENT VISITS IN FY2019. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, THE SYSTEM HAD 2,235 LICENSED INPATIENT BEDS COMPRISED OF 2,037 ACUTE CARE BEDS. IN TOTAL, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED MORE THAN $390,000,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT DURING FY2019. WE PROVIDED CHARITY CARE VALUED AT $109,883,000 AS WELL AS $211,397,000 IN UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CHARITY SERVICES AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES IS BASED ON RECENT HISTORICAL COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS FOR CHARITY PATIENTS AND MEDICAID PATIENTS FROM BAPTIST HEALTH'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, APPLIED TO THE CURRENT PERIOD GROSS UNCOMPENSATED CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE TO CHARITY AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO CONTRIBUTED $35,339,000 TO THE INDIGENT CARE FUND AND EXPENDED $3,403,000 FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS. FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS COVERED TOPICS RANGING FROM INSOMNIA AND FOOD SAFETY TO DIABETES AND WEIGHT CONTROL. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED FREE SCREENINGS FOR CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY COMPOSITION AND OSTEOPOROSIS. IN FY 2019, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PEOPLE WITH A LIFE THREATENING, CHRONIC OR DEBILITATING CONDITION THROUGH OUR PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM TOTALING $2,819,000.BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO HELPED THOSE IN NEED OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES BY DONATING APPROXIMATELY $1,763,000 TO NEIGHBORHOOD NOT-FOR-PROFIT CLINICS. BAPTIST HEALTH SPENT $21,414,000 PAYING PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. ADDITIONALLY, $3,110,000 IN PALLIATIVE CARE, $81,000 IN CHAPLAINCY CARE, AND $1,949,752 IN UNFUNDED PATIENT CARE DURING FY2019. IN ADDITION TO THE HEALTH-RELATED BENEFITS LISTED ABOVE, BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO HAS A SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AS OF FY2019, BAPTIST HEALTH EMPLOYED MORE THAN 23,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING OVER 3,000 AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL. AS SOUTH FLORIDA'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER, BAPTIST HEALTH IS TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE BY COMMITTING TO THE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF OUR FACILITIES. BETHESDA HOSPITAL EAST AND HOSPITAL WEST, AS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH, ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING A SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.

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