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Saint Lukes Hospital of Trenton

Wright Memorial Hospital
191 Iowa Blvd
Trenton, MO 64683
Bed count25Medicare provider number261309Member of the Council of Teaching HospitalsNOChildren's hospitalNO
EIN: 431707306
Display data for year:
Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
9.87%
Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2021
(as % of total functional expenses)
* = CBI denoted preventative categories
Community Benefit Spending Compared to Functional Expenses, 2010-2021
Additional data

Community Benefit Expenditures: 2021

  • All tax-exempt organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS for every tax year. If the tax-exempt organization operates one or more hospital facilities during the tax year, the organization must attach a Schedule H to Form 990. On Part I of Schedule H, the organization records the expenditures it made during the tax year for various types of community benefits; 9 types are shown on this web tool. By default, this web tool presents community benefit expenditures as a percentage of the organization’s functional expenses, which it reports on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column A. (The more commonly heard term, ‘total operating expenses’, which organizations report to CMS, is generally about 90% of the ‘functional expenses’). The user may change the default to see the dollar expenditures.

    • Operating expenses$ 37,924,884
      Total amount spent on community benefits
      as % of operating expenses
      $ 3,744,421
      9.87 %
  • Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
      • Financial Assistance at cost
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 368,130
        0.97 %
        Medicaid
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 1,811,296
        4.78 %
        Costs of other means-tested government programs
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Health professions education
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Subsidized health services
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 1,509,586
        3.98 %
        Research
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Community health improvement services and community benefit operations*
        as % of operating expenses
        Note: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.
        $ 12,092
        0.03 %
        Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit*
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 43,317
        0.11 %
        Community building*
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 9,291
        0.02 %
    • * = CBI denoted preventative categories
    • Community building activities details:
        • Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?YES
          Number of activities or programs (optional)0
          Physical improvements and housing0
          Economic development0
          Community support0
          Environmental improvements0
          Leadership development and training for community members0
          Coalition building0
          Community health improvement advocacy0
          Workforce development0
          Other0
          Persons served (optional)0
          Physical improvements and housing0
          Economic development0
          Community support0
          Environmental improvements0
          Leadership development and training for community members0
          Coalition building0
          Community health improvement advocacy0
          Workforce development0
          Other0
          Community building expense
          as % of operating expenses
          $ 9,291
          0.02 %
          Physical improvements and housing
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Economic development
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Community support
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 735
          7.91 %
          Environmental improvements
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Leadership development and training for community members
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 1,841
          19.81 %
          Coalition building
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Community health improvement advocacy
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Workforce development
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 6,715
          72.27 %
          Other
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Direct offsetting revenue$ 0
          Physical improvements and housing$ 0
          Economic development$ 0
          Community support$ 0
          Environmental improvements$ 0
          Leadership development and training for community members$ 0
          Coalition building$ 0
          Community health improvement advocacy$ 0
          Workforce development$ 0
          Other$ 0

    Other Useful Tax-exempt Hospital Information: 2021

    • In addition to community benefit and community building expenditures, the Schedule H worksheet includes sections on what percentage of bad debt can be attributable to patients eligible for financial assistance, and questions on the tax-exempt hospital's debt collection policy. When searching a specific tax-exempt hospital in this web tool, Section II provides information about bad debt and the financial assistance policy, and whether the state in which the tax-exempt hospital resides has expanded Medicaid coverage under the federal ACA.

      • Of the tax-exempt hospital’s overall operating expenses, amount reported as bad debt
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 2,349,851
        6.20 %
        Is the tax-exempt hospital considered a "sole community hospital" under the Medicare program?NO
    • Information about the tax-exempt hospital's Financial Assistance Policy and Debt Collection Policy

      The Financial Assistance Policy section of Schedule H has changed over the years. The questions listed below reflect the questions on the 2009-2011 Schedule H forms and the answers tax-exempt hospitals provided for those years. The Financial Assistance Policy requirements were changed under the ACA. In the future, as the Community Benefit Insight web site is populated with 2021 data and subsequent years, the web tool will also be updated to reflect the new wording and requirements. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this section, we encourage you to contact your tax-exempt hospital directly.

      • Does the organization have a written financial assistance (charity care) policy?YES
        Did the tax-exempt hospital rely upon Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) to determine when to provide free or discounted care for patients?YES
        Amount of the tax-exempt hospital’s bad debt (at cost) attributed to patients eligible under the organization’s financial assistance (charity care) policy
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
    • Did the tax-exempt hospital, or an authorized third party, take any of the following collection activities before determining whether the patient was eligible for financial assistance:
      • Reported to credit agencyNot available
    • Under the ACA, states have the choice to expand Medicaid eligibility for their residents up to 138% of the federal poverty guidelines. The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA did not go into effect until January 2014, so data in this web tool will not reflect each state's current Medicaid eligibility threshold. For up to date information, please visit the Terms and Glossary under the Resources tab.

      • After enactment of the ACA, has the state in which this tax-exempt hospital is located expanded Medicaid?NO
    • The federal poverty guidelines (FPG) are set by the government and used to determine eligibility for many federal financial assistance programs. Tax-exempt hospitals often use FPG guidelines in their Financial Assistance policies to determine which patients will qualify for free or discounted care.

      • If not, is the state's Medicaid threshold for working parents at or below 76% of the federal poverty guidelines?YES
    • In addition to the federal requirements, some states have laws stipulating community benefit requirements as a result of tax-exemption. The laws vary from state to state and may require the tax-exempt hospitals to submit community benefit reports. Data on this web tool captures whether or not a state had a mandatory community benefit reporting law as of 2011. For more information, please see Community Benefit State Law Profiles Comparison at The Hilltop Institute.

      • Does the state in which the tax-exempt hospital is located have a mandatory community benefit reporting statute?YES

    Community Health Needs Assessment Activities: 2021

    • The ACA requires all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, starting with the hospital's tax year beginning after March 23, 2012. The 2011 Schedule H included an optional section of questions on the CHNA process. This web tool includes responses for those hospitals voluntary reporting this information. The web tool will be updated to reflect changes in these questions on the 2012 and subsequent Schedule H forms.

      • Did the tax-exempt hospital report that they had conducted a CHNA?YES
        Did the CHNA define the community served by the tax-exempt hospital?YES
        Did the CHNA consider input from individuals that represent the broad interests of the community served by the tax-exempt hospital?YES
        Did the tax-exempt hospital make the CHNA widely available (i.e. post online)?YES
        Did the tax-exempt hospital adopt an implementation strategy to address the community needs identified by the CHNA?YES

    Supplemental Information: 2021

    This section presents qualitative information submitted by the hospital, verbatim from the 990H record.
    • Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
      Description of the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
    • 4A (Expenses $ 32841831 including grants of $ 20015) (Revenue $ 40034548)
      SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF TRENTON OPERATES AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN RURAL MISSOURI AND IS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI AND MEDICARE AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING BOTH SERVICES AND LEADERSHIP IN CARING FOR THE NEEDY. THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PROGRAMS AND HAS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY FOR ASSISTING PEOPLE WITHOUT ADEQUATE MEANS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. THE HOSPITAL ENCOURAGES PHYSICIANS PRACTICING IN SPECIALTY AREAS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE HOSPITAL'S RURAL PATIENTS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING SUCH SPECIALTY SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTS COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES INCLUDING FREE SEMINARS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CLINICS, SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIAL WORKS SERVICES AND PARTICIPATES IN CHARITABLE EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS. The hospital collaborated with other Saint Luke's Health System entities, the Missouri and Kansas Hospital Associations, and Mid-America Regional council to implement initiatives for establishing COVID testing sites, vaccine distribution, expanding virtual visits, and post-discharge follow-up for COVID-19 patients in addition to expanding coverage for the increase in hospitalized patients. The health system realigned its care and services to continue to treat and care for COVID-19 patients while protecting its employees.
      Facility Information
      Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.
      Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5 Facility , 1
      Facility , 1 - WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. Input from persons representing the broad interests of the community was taken into account through key informant interviews (6 participants) and community meetings (21 participants). Stakeholders included: individuals with special knowledge of or expertise in public health; local public health departments; hospital staff and providers; representatives of social service organizations; and leaders, representatives, and members of medically underserved, low-income, and minority populations. Individuals from the following organizations were interviewed: Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri, Grundy County Health Department, North Central Missouri College, Saint Luke's Critical Access Region, Wright Memorial Hospital, and Wright Memorial Physicians' Group. Individuals from the Century 21 Realty, Grundy County Health Department, North Central Missouri College, Trenton Chamber of Commerce, Trenton Republican-Times, Wesley United Methodist Church, Wright Memorial Hospital, and Wright Memorial Hospital Foundation participated in the community meetings.
      Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 11 Facility , 1
      "Facility , 1 - WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S (""WMH"") IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DESCRIBES HOW THE HOSPITAL IS ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA: *Access to Care and Health Insurance (Including Access to COVID-19 Treatment and Testing Services) To address this need, WMH will implement the following initiatives: 1. Continue to accept Missouri Medicaid. 2. Expand efforts to enroll community members in Medicaid (via Centauri). 3. Provide assistance to patients with the Medicaid application process. 4. Continue efforts to recruit specialty care physicians into the community. 5. Continue helping patients apply for pharmaceutical company Medication Assistance Access programs. 6. Continue providing staff to address COVID-19 vaccine safety and benefits, social distancing strategies, masking and PPE, and patient education during discharge planning. 7. Continue operating Rural Health Clinics. 8. Provide COVID-19 vaccinations at Rural Health Clinics. 9. Expand virtual visit options for all community members including low-income communities. 10. Support SLHS efforts to update the Financial Assistance Policy and include coverage for Telehealth (virtual visit) services. 11.Continue providing Eating Health During Pregnancy Nutrition Education at LifeOptions. 12. Providing staffing to health departments to support community-based health promotion events. 13.Enhance partnerships with area FQHCs. 14.Continue providing flu vaccinations in area schools. 15.Continue providing sports physicals for area schools. 16.Explore providing Wellness Clinic services for staff of local school districts. 17.Explore providing health services for area schools using telehealth resources. 18.Continue offering blood donation drives. 19.Continue screening patients for transportation needs and making referrals for those in need to appropriate community resources, including OATS Transit and Senior Life Solutions. 20.Conduct community health education through social media and marketing. 21. Provide hands-only CPR training. *Mental Health, Suicide, and Access to Mental Health Services To address this need, WMH will implement the following initiatives: 1. Actively recruit mental health providers to serve diverse populations. 2. Continue screening patients for social isolation risks and make referrals to appropriate community resources. 3. Continue connecting patients with Senior Life Solutions, a group counseling (mental health services) program for seniors. 4. Explore providing virtual access to social workers in the emergency room. 5. Explore supporting D.A.R.E. programs in area schools. 6. Support restoring/expanding Crittenton's Trauma Smart Program into area schools. 7. Explore partnership opportunities with North Central Missouri Mental Health and with Preferred Family Healthcare: a. Patient referrals. b. Crisis intervention (in area schools and elsewhere). c. QPR Training (Question, Persuade, Refer). d. Mental health first aid training. e. Advocacy for state support of mental health services. 8. Continue participating in Green Hills Regional Crisis Intervention Team Council. 9. Provide community mental health education (e.g., for first responders and others having contact with those experiencing mental health crises). 10. Screen students for mental health issues and risks when conducting sports physicals. *Obesity, Physical Inactivity, and Chronic Conditions To address this need, WMH will implement the following initiatives: 1. Expand efforts to screen patients for food insecurity and providing referrals to appropriate community resources. 2. Continue maintaining community walking trails. 3. Explore establishing a falls prevention program, in collaboration with the Grundy and Mercer health departments. 4. Re-establish (chronic disease management) weight reduction programs for adults and for children. 5. Establish a stroke support group (either in-person or virtual). 6. Expand partnerships (e.g., with MU Extension) and programs (e.g., Speaker's Bureau) designed to promote healthy eating. 7. Conduct community health events in collaboration with the health departments intended to enhance Women's Heart Health. No hospital organization can address all of the health needs present in its community. WMH is committed to serving the community by adhering to its mission, using its skills and capabilities, and remaining a strong organization so that it can continue to provide a wide range of community benefits. WMH plans to address the following significant community health needs as part the above strategic initiatives that focus on access to care, mental health, and obesity and physical inactivity: * Substance Use Disorder and Overdoses * Transportation WMH does not intend to address two of the significant community health needs identified through its 2021 CHNA, namely: 1. Poverty. While the hospital's 2021 CHNA identified poverty as a significant community health need, the committee charged with developing this implementation strategy identified other needs as higher priorities for the 2022-2024 WMH implementation strategy. The hospital's Financial Assistance Policy provides discounts for eligible, low-income households and for those with catastrophic medical bills. The hospital also is a major employer in the county and recognizes its role in enhancing the area's economy. This implementation strategy also includes several initiatives designed to ensure that community members living in poverty have access to preventive services and efforts to collaborate with community organizations that assist low income residents. 2. Smoking and Tobacco Use. While the hospital's 2021 CHNA identified smoking and tobacco use as a significant community health need, the committee charged with developing this implementation strategy identified three needs as higher priorities for the 2022-2024 WMH implementation strategy. During the course of providing health services, the hospital will be counseling patients who smoke or use tobacco to seek cessation services and will be making referrals to available resources. The hospital's support of D.A.R.E programs is another way that smoking and tobacco use risks may be addressed."
      Supplemental Information
      Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI
      Schedule H, Part I, Line 3c
      THE HOSPITAL USES THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. IN ADDITION, MEDICAL INDIGENCY MAY BE DETERMINED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS FOR INCOME ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WHEN A SINGLE ILLNESS OR INJURY CAUSES HARDSHIP.
      Schedule H, Part I, Line 7g Subsidized Health Services
      SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES ARE FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND RURAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PHYSICIAN (RURAL HEALTH) CLINIC ARE $4,519,578.
      Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Bad Debt Expense excluded from financial assistance calculation
      2349851
      Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Costing Methodology used to calculate financial assistance
      COST OF CHARITY CARE AND UNREIMBURSED HEALTH SERVICES WERE CALCULATED USING THE APPROPRIATE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FROM THE HOSPITAL'S COST REPORT.
      Schedule H, Part II Community Building Activities
      OUR HOSPITAL SPONSORS OR PARTICIPATES IN MANY COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES WHICH PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND SPONSORS MULTIPLE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BENEFIT VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE OUR EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON COMMUNITY BOARDS AND VOLUNTEER FOR ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY.
      Schedule H, Part III, Line 2 Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amount
      Performance obligations are identified based on the nature of the services provided. Revenue associated with performance obligations satisfied over time is recognized based on actual charges incurred in relation to total expected (or actual) charges. Performance obligations satisfied over time relate to patients in the Hospital receiving inpatient acute care services. The Hospital measures the performance obligation from admission into the Hospital, to the point when there are no further services required for the patient, which is generally at the time of discharge. For outpatient and physician clinic services, the performance obligation is satisfied as the patient simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided as the services are performed. In the case of outpatient and physician clinic services, recognition of the obligation over time yields the same results as recognizing the obligation at a point in time. The Hospital believes that this method provides a faithful depiction of the transfer of services over the term of the performance obligations based on the inputs needed to satisfy the obligations. As the Hospital's performance obligations relate to contracts with a duration of less than one year, the Hospital has applied the optional exemption provided in FASB ASC 606-10-50-14 (a) and, therefore, is not required to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied at the end of the reporting period. The unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations referred to above primarily relate to inpatient acute care services at the end of the reporting period. The performance obligations for these contracts are generally completed when the patients are discharged, which generally occurs within days or weeks of the end of the reporting period. The Hospital uses a portfolio approach to account for categories of patient contracts as a collective group rather than recognizing revenue on an individual contract basis. The portfolios consist of major payer classes for inpatient revenues and types of services provided for outpatient revenues. Based on historical collection trends and analyses, the Hospital believes that revenue recognized by utilizing the portfolio approach approximates the revenue that would have been recognized if the individual contract approach were used. The Hospital determines the transaction price, which involves significant estimates and judgment, based on standard charges for goods and services provided, reduced by explicit and implicit price concessions, including contractual adjustments provided to third-party payers, discounts provided to uninsured and underinsured patients in accordance with the Hospital's policy and implicit price concessions based on the historical collection experience of patient accounts. The Hospital determines the transaction price associated with services provided to patients who have third-party coverage based on reimbursement terms per contractual agreements, discount policies, and historical experience. Generally, patients who are covered by third-party payers are responsible for related deductibles and coinsurance, which vary in amount. For those patients and for uninsured patients who do not qualify for charity care, the Hospital determines the transaction price associated with services on the basis of charges, reduced by implicit price concessions. Implicit price concessions included in the estimate of the transaction price are based on historical collection experience for applicable patient portfolios. Patients who meet the Hospital's criteria for charity care are provided care without charge or at amounts less than established rates and such amounts are not reported as revenue. Subsequent changes to the estimate of the transaction price are generally recorded as adjustments to patient service revenue in the period of the change. THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
      Schedule H, Part III, Line 4 Bad debt expense - financial statement footnote
      See footnote provided above in the explanation for Part III, Line 2.
      Schedule H, Part III, Line 9b Collection practices for patients eligible for financial assistance
      THE DEBT COLLECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES PROHIBIT ANY COLLECTION EFFORTS FOR THE PORTION OF THE PATIENT ACCOUNT BALANCE THAT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. FOR ANY REMAINING BALANCES DUE, THE SAME COLLECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES ARE APPLIED EQUALLY TO ALL PATIENT TYPES. ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT LEGALLY BOUND BY THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PRINCIPLES ADDRESSED ARE GENERALLY FOLLOWED.
      Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16a FAP website
      - WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Line 16a URL: www.saintlukeskc.org/financial-assistance;
      Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP Application website
      - WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Line 16b URL: www.saintlukeskc.org/financial-assistance;
      Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c FAP plain language summary website
      - WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Line 16c URL: www.saintlukeskc.org/financial-assistance;
      Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2 Needs assessment
      IN ADDITION TO ITS CHNA, THE HOSPITAL ASSESSES COMMUNITY NEEDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN NUMEROUS WAYS, INCLUDING ITS COMPREHENSIVE DATA DRIVEN, ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. THE HOSPITAL MEETS WITH STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, PATIENTS, BOARD MEMBERS AND PHYSICIANS.
      Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4 Community information
      WRIGHT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN A RURAL COMMUNITY IN GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST AREA OF MISSOURI. THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS THE IMMEDIATE COUNTY AND ALL CONTIGUOUS SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
      Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 Promotion of community health
      THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, ALL OF WHOM RESIDE IN THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, PLUS TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF SAINT LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM. MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES ARE OFFERED TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY.
      Schedule H, Part III, Line 8 Community benefit & methodology for determining medicare costs
      MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS WERE CALCULATED USING A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO DIRECTLY FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. SHORTFALLS ARISE FROM PAYMENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN WHAT IT COSTS TO PROVIDE THE CARE AND SERVICES. WE ACCEPT ALL MEDICARE PATIENTS KNOWING THE COST OF PROVIDING THE CARE MAY EXCEED THE FUNDS WE RECEIVE FROM MEDICARE FOR THE SERVICE. OUR SHORTFALL IS CONSIDERED TO BE COMMUNITY BENEFIT. MEDICARE SHORTFALLS MUST BE ABSORBED BY THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TREATING THE ELDERLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS IMPLIED IN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REVENUE RULING 69-545 THAT TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. REVENUE RULING 69-545, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD FOR TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS, INDICATES THAT PARTICIPATION IN PUBLICLY-FINANCED PROGRAMS, SUCH AS MEDICARE, IS EVIDENCE THAT A HOSPITAL MEETS THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD.
      Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance
      THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWS THE SAINT LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM POLICIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PATIENT BILLING AND COLLECTION. IN ADDITION TO THESE POLICIES, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES EDUCATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY TO PATIENTS AND PERSONS WHO MAY BE BILLED FOR SERVICES THROUGH MANY SOURCES INCLUDING THE SLHS WEB SITE, INFORMATION ON BILLING STATEMENTS, INFORMATION UPON CHECK-IN LOCATED IN THE ADMITTING PATIENT PACKETS, ON OUR B-131 RELEASE TO TREAT FORMS SIGNED BY ALL PATIENTS REQUESTING SERVICES, VISITS WITH INPATIENTS BY SOCIAL WORKER TEAMS, AND FOLLOW-UP CALLS TO PATIENTS AFTER DISCHARGE. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS OR MEDICAID APPLICATIONS ARE REQUESTED ON ALL UNINSURED INPATIENTS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CONTRACTS WITH ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT COMPANIES TO SCREEN ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS, ANY PATIENTS IDENTIFIED BY OUR SOCIAL WORKER OR CASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS, AND ALL PATIENTS THAT REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER GOVERNMENT COVERAGE. THE ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT SERVICE ALSO PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
      Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6 Affiliated health care system
      THE HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH SAINT LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH CONSIST OF 16 AREA HOSPITAL FACILITIES, AND SEVERAL PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PRACTICES, AND PROVIDES A RANGE OF INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND HOME CARE SERVICES. FOUNDED AS A FAITH-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS AN ALIGNED ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THE METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY AREA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.