CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION
1200 PLEASANT ST, DES MOINES, IA 503091453 www.unitypoint.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HEALING, CARING AND TEACHING.

HEALTH-CARE SERVICESCENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT THE CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITIES RELY ON EVERY DAY. IT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND TO USING ITS RESOURCES TO THE GREATEST COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION 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, HOME HEALTH, INTENSIVE CARE AND CRITICAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, REHABILITATION, SKILLED NURSING, BEHAVIORAL DISORDER PROGRAMS, MATERNAL/CHILD CARE, LABORATORY, PALLIATIVE CARE, 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, 2019, CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION ADMITTED 36,400 PATIENTS RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 188,396 PATIENT DAYS. OUTPATIENT VISITS TOTALED 206,462 AND TOTAL OUTPATIENT SURGERY REGISTRATIONS FOR THE SAME PERIOD WERE 11,222. THERE WERE ALSO 113,715 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 5,462 BABIES DELIVERED.

CHARITY CARE, MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITSCHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS: CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION 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-CARE 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 $3,745,179 IN 2019. OFTENTIMES, CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION RECEIVES PAYMENTS FROM PAYORS OR PATIENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN IT CHARGES FOR SERVICES. CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS. IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER, IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL AND BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS' NET COST OF PROVIDING CARE FOR WHICH IT RECEIVES PAYMENT BELOW ITS COST IS $37,439,001 FOR 2019. TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS REPORTED VALUE: $41,184,180.OTHER BENEFITS: CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION PROVIDES SEVERAL OTHER BENEFITS THAT ASSIST THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS SUCH AS PREVENTION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS; HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S EDUCATION; SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH, AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS. CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION COLLABORATES WITH OTHER HOSPITALS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND DAYCARE CENTERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAS DEDICATED STAFF TO ASSIST COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS. TOTAL NET OTHER BENEFITS REPORTED VALUE: $15,152,042.

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