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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE 15 HOSPITALS & SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS OF BJC HEALTHCARE SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS, MID-MISSOURI & SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. BASED IN URBAN, SUBURBAN & RURAL COMMUNITIES, BJC HOSPITALS INCLUDE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS & LARGE & SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. BJC'S HOSPITALS HAVE REMAINED IN COMMUNITIES THAT OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS ABANDONED & WITH NO PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN THE REGION; BJC'S ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS SERVE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET FOR UNINSURED & UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. BJC ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT CARE, REHABILITATION, PRIMARY CARE, HOME CARE, HOSPICE, LONG-TERM CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, WORKPLACE HEALTH & COMMUNITY HEALTH/WELLNESS. BJC ORGANIZATIONS ALSO SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH; REGIONAL HEALTH SAFETY NET SERVICES & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS; COMMUNITY OUTREACH & HEALTH LITERACY; & REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

HEALTH CARE SERVICES: BJC HOSPITALS & SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE FULL, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, THROUGH AN INTEGRATED NETWORK OF HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT CENTERS, PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, HOME CARE SERVICES, REHABILITATION FACILITIES, LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, CORPORATE HEALTH SERVICES, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS & PLACES OF WORSHIP. BJC ENSURES THAT COMMUNITIES IN MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AVAILABLE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING MAJOR PROGRAMS: SITEMAN CANCER CENTER, THE REGION'S ONLY NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER; LEVEL I ADULT & PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS; ADULT & PEDIATRIC ORGAN & BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT SERVICES; LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE; & NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS IN CRITICAL CARE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, HEART & HEART SURGERY, RESPIRATORY & KIDNEY DISEASES. BJC ALSO IS COMMITTED TO UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES & PROVIDES THE ONLY OBSTETRICS SERVICE IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS. BJC'S URBAN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS SERVE AS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET FOR UNINSURED & UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID & MEANS-TESTED UNCOMPENSATED CARE: BJC HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS & SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (BJC) CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. BJC PROVIDED $166.5 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DURING 2019 TO PATIENTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO PAY FOR ANY OR ALL OF THE CARE THEY NEEDED. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSISTS OF MEDICAL SERVICES GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE TO THOSE WITHOUT INSURANCE OR WITH INADEQUATE INSURANCE WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. ADDITIONALLY, BJC HOSPITALS PROVIDED $163.3 MILLION DURING 2019 IN UNREIMBURSED CARE TO MEDICAID PATIENTS, ABSORBING THE SHORTFALL BETWEEN THE COST OF NEEDED MEDICAL SERVICES & THE REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED FROM STATE PROGRAMS FOR QUALIFYING LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. THE COST OF CARE FOR CHARITY & UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID PATIENTS TOTALED $329.8 MILLION.BJC ALSO ABSORBS THE COST OF CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR CO-PAYS, DEDUCTIBLES OR OTHER HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF REASONS THAT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT SHARE WITH BJC. BJC PROVIDED AN ESTIMATED $80.8 MILLION DURING 2019 IN CARE TO PATIENTS WHO, BASED UPON AN EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF ZIP CODE & OTHER INFORMATION, WERE PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE BJC POLICY, HAD FINANCIAL INFORMATION BEEN PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THESE PATIENTS RECEIVED NEEDED MEDICAL SERVICES AND, IN FACT, RECEIVED THE EQUIVALENT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT WERE NOT INITIALLY IDENTIFIED AS QUALIFYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION & RESEARCH: BJC HELPS BUILD THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE BY EDUCATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS & ADVANCING MEDICAL RESEARCH INNOVATIONS. THROUGH OUR ACADEMIC AFFILIATION WITH WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, BJC HELPS ENSURE THE ONGOING TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY & THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. DURING 2019, BJC CONTRIBUTED $214.9 MILLION TOWARDS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO 11,566 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSING STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS AND PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BJC AFFILIATE HOSPITALS INTERESTED IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS. ADDITIONALLY, BJC IS COMMITTED TO BIOMEDICAL HEALTH RESEARCH EFFORTS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF DISEASE & DISABILITY.

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