Grande Ronde Hospital | FY2019 | Community Benefit Report

Our FISCALYEAR 2019 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT is published as a community service of Grande Ronde Hospital, Inc., and the Community Benefit Subcommittee, 900 Sunset Drive, La Grande, OR 97850. Models may be used in photos and illustrations. 2020 © Coffey Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. Jeremy P. Davis, MHA President/CEO Wendy Roberts Senior Director of Administrative Services, CommunityBenefitsOfficer Mardi Ford Director of Communications & Marketing and Public Information Officer Grande Ronde Hospital 900 Sunset Drive La Grande, OR 97850 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Walla Walla, WA Permit No. 44 Grande Ronde Hospital Community Benefit Report for the FYE April 30, 2019 ■ Direct charity care $ 2,817,865 Total charity care and means- $ 2,817,865 tested government programs ■ Community health improvement $ 1,831,598 ■ Health profession education $ 1,532,100 ■ Subsidized health services $ 814,503 ■ Cash and in-kind donations $ 10,689 to community groups Total other benefits $ 4,188,890 Total community benefits $ 7,006,755 Community benefits by category Note: All benefits are presented at cost. Wendy K. Roberts, Senior Director Administrative Services, Community Benefit Officer Fiscal year 2019 was a busy one for Community Benefit at Grande Ronde Hospital. Start- ing in 2018, the Hospital enlisted the services of the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio to help us conduct our Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). This was the collaborative work of a group of community leaders, partners and stakeholders who came together to create the survey tool, assess the results and determine the community need focus areas for the next three fiscal years. In 2019, the Hospital ad- opted the new CHNA and associated Implementation Strategy (IS) for fiscal years 2020–2022. I am excited to report the Hospital and several other community partners will be working collaboratively on the following areas of need within our community: ●   ● Social determinants of health ●   ● Behavioral health well-being Additional information on the CHNA, our IS and other 40.2% 26.1% 21.9% 11.6% 0.2% Doing great things—together supporting documents surround- ing our Community Benefit work are available on our website at grh.org/communitybenefit . Please take time to read through this annual report. It highlights the Hospital’s financial assistance pro- gram—a key resource for our patients. As a not-for-profit independent hospi- tal, it is part of our mission to help pa- tients in need of our services to access necessary medical care. The financial assistance program is the means to assist with the financial burden and ensure our patients receive care regardless of their ability to pay. The Hospital is lucky to have a ROCK STAR team of financial counselors who care about our patients and community and work hard to help connect patients with resources. Help us spread the word about our financial assistance program. To quote Mother Teresa, “You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things.” Community partnerships are the catalyst to accomplishing great things. I continue to be wowed by the work being done by community partners to help vulnerable popula- tions within our community. There are many groups and individuals who care a great deal about Union County and strive every day to make it a better place to live. I am proud to work with these groups and individuals. THANK YOU for your time and energy! Wendy K. Roberts