LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL
140 BURWELL STREET, LITTLE FALLS, NY 13365 www.bassett.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL IS A VOLUNTARY, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHOSE MISSION IS TO OFFER QUALITY CARE WITH COMPASSION, TO ALL WHO NEED OUR SERVICES.

LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL IS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF HERKIMER COUNTY, AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF MONTGOMERY AND FULTON COUNTIES. LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED WITH PHYSICIANS ON A 24/7 BASIS. TWENTY FIVE BEDS ARE USED FOR INPATIENT AND SKILLED NURSING CARE. AMBULATORY SURGERY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR A VARIETY OF PROCEDURE SPECIALTIES. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND HIGH QUALITY OF CARE IS DEMONSTRATED WITHIN THE HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS (HCAHPS) AS REPORTED ON MEDICARE.GOV HOSPITAL COMPARE.

INPATIENT SERVICESTHE INPATIENT OCCUPANCY RATE FOR INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION SERVICES WAS 59% FOR AN AVERAGE DAILY INPATIENT DAILY CENSUS OF 15 PATIENTS. AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (CAH) PROVIDER, OUR INPATIENT DAILY SERVICES INCLUDE; OBSERVATION CARE, EXTENDED SWINGBED REHAB SERVICES, AND ACUTE CARE SERVICES. THIS DIVERSITY OF PATIENT CARE ALLOWS FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO REMAIN LOCAL FOR MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES. IN 2019, ACUTE CARE LENGTH OF STAY WAS 3.4 DAYS COMPARED WITH 3.7 IN 2018. THIS LOWER LENGTH OF STAY HIGHLIGHTS THE QAULITY AND COORDINATION OF CARE FOR PATIENT AT LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL.

LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL OPERATES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH TWENTY FOUR HOURS OF PHYSICIAN COVERAGE, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDED ACCESS TO CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15,000 PATIENTS IN 2019. LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL EXPANDED THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN A NYS MEDICAID ACCELERATED EXCHANGE (MAX) PROGRAM TO REDUCE AVOIDABLE VISITS TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION A PARTNERSHIP WITH SALVATION ARMY AND THEIR COMMUNITY "PATHWAY TO HOPE" PROGRAM WAS FORMALIZED TO ASSIST IN PATIENT CARE MANAGMENT ACTIVITIES. THESE SERVCIES EMBEDDED IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDES ASSITANCE FOR PATIENTS TO MAKE MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, OBTAIN INSURANCE COVERAGE, OR APPLY FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

TOTAL AMBULATORY OUTPATIENT SERVICE VISITS WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,500 IN 2019. OUR AMBULATORY SERVICES INCLUDE REHAB / WELLNESS PROGRAM, AMBULATORY SURGERY / GI SERVICES, WOMENS IMAGING SERVICE, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, RURAL HEALTH CLINIC RIMARY CARE SERVICES. IN 2019, THE HOSPITAL COMPLETED A MRI CAPITAL REPALCEMENT PROJECT OF $1.6M TO UPDATE TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES PROVIDED LOCALLY.

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