Bedford Memorial Hospital

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGERY, EMERGENCY, GERIATRIC AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.

BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EXISTS TO SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF PATIENT ABILITY TO PAY. BEDFORDS ACUTE HOSPITAL ADMITTED 2,915 PATIENTS DURING 2018 AND PROVIDED 5,115 DAYS OF CARE DURING THE YEAR. HOSPITAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PROVISION OF NURSING CARE; EXTENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC SERVICES; AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDING CT, MRI, AND MAMMOGRAPHY. BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO OAKWOOD MANOR, A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY WHICH PROVIDED 35,649 DAYS OF SKILLED AND INTERMEDIATE CARE IN 2018. BEDFORD PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES TARGETING THE SPECIFIC HEALTH NEEDS OF ITS POPULATION, INCLUDING DIABETES MANAGEMENT; HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE; PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS; AN ADULT DAY CARE CENTER; AND CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY REHAB. BEDFORD ALSO PROVIDES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH 24-HOUR CARE, EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, AND A CHEST PAIN AND STROKE PROGRAM. WITH 17,155 VISITS DURING 2018, BEDFORDS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE HEALTH SAFETY NET IN ITS SERVICE AREA, ACTING AS A KEY HEALTH PROVIDER FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNINSURED PATIENTS. 2018 COMMUNITY BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS * IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, BEFORD PROVIDED EXTENSIVE UNCOMPENSATED CARE DURING 2018, $6,452,245 IN CHARGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $2,398,332 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY CARE IS BASED ON POVERTY INCOME LEVELS SET BY THE STATE. * CHARGES OF $4,852,894, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,803,845 WAS CONTRIBUTED AS BAD DEBT TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. * LOSS FROM MEDICARE BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED S3,302,880. * LOSS FROM MEDICAID BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TOTALED $593,674. * DURING 2018, BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROCESSED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 441 LABORATORY TESTS FOR BEDFORD CHRISTIAN FREE CLINIC CLIENTS AT NO CHARGE. THIS DONATED SERVICE RESULTED IN A COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXCEEDING $38,985. * BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SUPPORTS COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT. BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES CONTINUALLY OFFER SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY VIA PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, AND HEALTH SCREENINGS. SOME EXAMPLES ARE LISTED BELOW. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS: EDUCATION/CLASSES * CANCER EDUCATION * HEART DISEASE/HEALTHY HEART EDUCATION * NUTRITION/WEIGHT MANAGEMENT EDUCATION * WOMENS HEALTH * ORTHOPEDIC EDUCATION * SENIORS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH * BABYSITTING CLASSES HEALTH SCREENINGS * HEALTH FAIRS * BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS * SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS SUPPORT GROUPS * ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CARE SUPPORT GROUP- WHEN SOMEONE IS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMERS FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE MANY QUESTIONS. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A LOVED ONE MANAGING DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMERS IN THE BEDFORD AREA. VOLUNTEERS- BEDFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS HONORED TO HAVE MANY VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA MAKING A DIFFERENCE TO OUR PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE AN INVALUABLE PART OF OUR OPERATIONS, AS THEY SERVE VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL SUCH AS, FRONT DESK, REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, TRANSPORT, ETC. IN 2018, 53 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 9,785 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.