St Vincent Carmel Hospital Inc

During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2014, the unreimbursed cost of free or discounted services provided to patients who were deemed indigent under state, county, or hospital guidelines was $7,012,617 which included $1,955,842 of traditional charity care and $5,056,775 in unpaid costs of care for those qualifying for medicaid or other public programs for the poor. (note that st.vincent carmel hospital also provides a substantial portion of its services to the elderly, but in keeping with catholic healthcare association guidelines, the total of unreimbursed cost of free or discounted services does not include $6,485,338 in unpaid costs of care for elderly covered through medicare.) see schedule h for a non-exhaustive list of community benefit programs and descriptions.

In addition to core medical services, st.vincent carmel hospital partners with its community to assess community assets and needs and to work together to address issues impacting health and quality of life, with special emphasis on the poor and vulnerable. in fiscal year 2014, svch provided $442,589 in unbilled services to the poor and to the broader community. (when combined with the costs of free or discounted services for the poor listed in line 4b, svch provided a total community benefit of $7,455,206 in fiscal year 2014.) svch serves and supports its community through such programs as the babe store, primelife enrichment (senior program), heart and soul clinic, ymca, and hope family care center. see schedule h for a non-exhaustive list of community benefit programs and descriptions.