UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
1600 ELEVENTH STREET, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301 www.unitedregional.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO OPERATE NONPROFIT HOSPITALS OR HOSPITAL FACILITIES, CLINICS, AND RELATED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES BY PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO PERSONS THAT DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY, AND TO THEREBY PROVIDE CHARITABLE MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND HOSPITAL CARE FOR SICK, INJURED, AFFLICTED, INFIRM, DISABLED, OR DESTITUTE PERSONS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY.

ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND OPERATING AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, A 325-BED HOSPITAL, PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO INPATIENT BEDS, THERE ARE 14 NEWBORN BASSINETTES INCLUDING 14 INTERMEDIATE NURSERY BASSINETTES AND 42 ER BEDS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE: STUDENTS IN NURSING, PHARMACY, LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY AND OTHER ASSOCIATED HEALTH SCIENCES PROFESSIONS ALSO STUDY HERE. PREVENTIVE CARE A PRIORITY: UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAS TAKEN STEPS TO ENHANCE PREVENTIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST SCREENING PROGRAMS, VACCINATION CLINICS, AS WELL AS OTHER OUTREACH EDUCATION SERVICES. OTHER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE UNITED REGIONAL REFERENCE LAB INCLUDE BOTH LOW COST FEE-FOR-SERVICE SCREENINGS AND FREE SCREENINGS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS (CHOLESTEROL, PSA, TRIGLYCERIDES, ETC.) DESIGNATED TRAUMA CENTER: UNITED REGIONAL IS DESIGNATED LEVEL 2 TRAUMA CENTER FOR THE REGION BY THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STAFFED 24 HOURS A DAY/7 DAYS A WEEK MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH AN AVERAGE OF 215 VISITS PER DAY. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REACHES OUT TO PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OF WICHITA COUNTY AND ITS SECONDARY SERVICE AREA OF 8 SURROUNDING COUNTIES CONSISTING OF ARCHER, BAYLOR, CLAY, HARDEMAN, JACK, MONTAGUE, WILBARGER AND YOUNG COUNTIES. THROUGH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND HOSPITALS, UNITED REGIONAL PROVIDES FUNDING FOR A NUMBER OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION: COMMUNITY EDUCATION SEMINARS WITH PRESENTATIONS BY PHYSICIANS ON HEALTH ISSUES AND TREATMENT OPTIONS; HEALTHY YOU NEWSLETTER, SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 50,000 HOUSEHOLDS, PROVIDING HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION INFORMATION, AS WELL AS HOSPITAL SERVICES; 55-ADVANTAGE SENIOR PROGRAM, PROVIDING SPEAKERS ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS; AND PARTICIPATION IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTS PROMOTING GENERAL HEALTH AND PROVIDING HEALTH SCREENINGS. CHARITY CARE: UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS DURING 2019 WAS $27,006,582 WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: UNREIMBURSED COST OF EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE $13,367,691 UNREIMBURSED COST OF FREE STANDING CLINICS $13,638,891 DONATIONS MADE BY THE HOSPITAL TO AREA CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS $26,019,829 TOTAL COSTS OF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS $53,026,411 SOURCE: 2019 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARDS (STATE OF TEXAS MANDATORY REPORT)

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