Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through expert treatment, compassionate care, early detection, research and education.
About
PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES:MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER CENTER (MBPCC) IS THE LEADING CANCER CARE ORGANIZATION IN LOUISIANA PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. MBPCC, THROUGH ITS SIX LOCATIONS, SERVES 18 PARISHES (COUNTIES) ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI, HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE. DURING JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018, MBPCC PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 49,609 RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS TO 2,362 PATIENTS SEEKING CANCER CARE. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, MBPCC PROVIDED CONTINUING CANCER CARE THROUGH 4,907 FOLLOW-UP PATIENT VISITS FOLLOWING THERAPY COMPLETION. PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE DURING JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018 WERE PROVIDED ACCESS TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS INVESTIGATING WAYS TO BETTER PREVENT, DETECT, DIAGNOSE, AND TREAT CANCER. MBPCC IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - TWO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS. DURING JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018, APPROXIMATELY 45% OF ITS GROSS PATIENT REVENUE WAS DERIVED FROM PATIENT PARTICIPATION IN EITHER THE MEDICARE OR MEDICAID PROGRAM. MBPCC IS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES TO PATIENTS OF LSU HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, BOTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS SERVING THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT POPULATION IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. COSTS INCURRED IN JULY 1, 2017 - JUNE 30, 2018 TO PROVIDE CARE IN EXCESS OF REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED FROM THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS, WERE $3,916,000.00. MBPCC ALSO PROVIDED $275,661.91 OF DISCOUNTS AND WAIVED COLLECTION EFFORTS UNDER ITS PATIENT DISCOUNT POLICY FOR THOSE QUALIFYING PATIENTS.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “To improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through expert treatment, compassionate care, early detection, research, and education.”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “To improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer through expert treatment, compassionate care, early detection, research, and education.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is LA.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 4950 ESSEN LANE, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70809.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2019 reports a total of 399 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$46,664.
- The organization has 24 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1968.
- The organization pays $22,530,892 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,093,899 in fundraising expenses.
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