Lafayette General Medical Center Inc.
Lafayette General Medical Center Inc.
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Mission
LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER'S MISSION IS TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN, ANDIMPROVE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
About
PROGRAM SERVICES STATISTICS RELATED TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE HOSPITAL: TOTAL ACUTE PATIENT DAYS WERE 100,954, TOTAL NURSERY DAYS WERE 6,577, TOTAL REHAB DAYS WERE 4,958 AND TOTAL MENTAL HEALTH DAYS WERE 6,358. OTHER SIGNIFICANT HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDED 90,341 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, 11,123 SURGERIES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), AND 3,268 DELIVERIES.THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES NEEDED MEDICAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HEALTHCARE MISSION. THE REVENUES FROM THESE SERVICES ARE $1,300,481,973 AND $1,091,963,592, RESPECTIVELY. THERE WERE ACUTE AND SKILLED CARE SERVICES NOT FULLY COMPENSATED. THESE INCLUDED MEDICARE / MEDICAID CONTRACTUAL WITH $529,433,148 OF UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES, OTHER CONTRACTUALS WITH $1,325,815,580 OF UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES, AND BAD DEBTS OF $37,733,169. THE NET REVENUES OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED WERE $499,463,668.LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (LGMC) SERVES THE NINE PARISHES IN LOUISIANA DESIGNATED ACADIANA WITH 433 STAFFED BEDS (INCLUDING 25 NURSERY BEDS) AND 2,275 EMPLOYEES. LGMC REMAINS THE AREA'S LARGEST, FULL SERVICE, ACUTE-CARE MEDICAL CENTER.OUR HOSPITAL MISSION IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE IS TO RESTORE, MAINTAIN, AND IMPROVE HEALTH. WE ARE A COMMUNITY-OWNED AND LOCALLY MANAGED HOSPITAL THAT STAYS TRUE TO OUR MISSION BY DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO COMPENSATE A COMPASSIONATE, HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF; ACQUIRE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AND DEVELOP SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS EACH YEAR.IN LINE WITH OUR GOAL OF BUILDING A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS WITH OUTLYING HOSPITALS, EXTENDING OUR BEST PRACTICES IN CANCER TREATMENTS, CARDIOLOGY, AND NEUROSCIENCE SUPPORT TO OUTLYING PARISHES. WE ALSO ENABLED PATIENTS TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE BY OFFERING AN ONLINE PATIENT PORTAL.ON JULY 1, 2013, AFTER LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS (FORMERLY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER) WHEN IT WAS RUN BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER. THESE TWO HOSPITALS SHARE IN A SYNERGISTIC RELATION, WHERE RESIDENTS BASED OUT OF LSU'S NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE CAMPUSES ROTATE THROUGHOUT EACH OF THESE HOSPITALS. THESE RESIDENTS SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICE LINES, INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OTOLARYNGOLOGY (EAR, NOSE AND THROAT), OPHTHALMOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, ANESTHESIOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS. FELLOWSHIPS (SPECIFIC MEDICAL TRAINING AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED A RESIDENCY PROGRAM) ARE AVAILABLE IN CARDIOLOGY, GERIATRICS, RETINA AND UROGYNECOLOGY.LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH ALSO EXPANDED EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN ACADIANA BY STARTING THE FIRST EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (NRP) IN LOUISIANA. LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH RECOGNIZED THE NURSING SHORTAGE AFFECTING HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY IN ACADIANA. THE NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (NRP) HELPS TRAIN GRADUATE NURSES ENTERING THEIR PROFESSIONAL FIELD. THE ONE-YEAR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PATIENT OUTCOMES, LEADERSHIP AND QUALITY. LGMC'S FIRST NRP COHORT IN JANUARY 2016 CONSISTED OF 11 NURSES. THE THIRD AND FOURTH COHORTS STARTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND CONSISTED OF 34 AND 35 NURSE RESIDENTS RESPECTIVELY.LAFAYETTE GENERAL CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN ORDER TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THREE OF THE MORE RECENT RENOVATIONS AND EXPANSION TO OUR FACILITIES ARE DETAILED BELOW.LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER COMPLETED A $52.5 MILLION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OPERATING ROOM EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT. THE EXPANSION INCREASED THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BED CAPACITY FROM 31 BEDS TO 45 AND ADDED TWO NEW TRAUMA ROOMS. A NEW TRAUMA ELEVATOR ADDED DIRECT ACCESS FROM THE EMERGENCY HELIPAD LANDING AREA TO THE ER, ICU, AND SURGERY AREAS BELOW. THIS EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDED A 343 SPACE PARKING GARAGE. LAFAYETTE GENERAL SOUTHWEST (LGSW) IS THE NEWEST ADDITION IN NOVEMBER 2015 TO LAFAYETTE GENERAL HEALTH (LGH). LGSW SERVES AS AN EXTENSION OF LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER'S MAIN CAMPUS IN THE OIL CENTER. LGSW IS A FULL-SERVICE, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL. THE ADDITION OF BEDS AND AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ALLOWED LGH TO EXPAND SERVICES AND SERVE MORE PEOPLE IN AND AROUND THE LAFAYETTE COMMUNITY. THE ADDITION HELPED EASE LGMC'S INTAKE OF TRANSFERRED PATIENTS. WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE NEW HOSPITAL, LGSW UNDERWENT UPDATES AND A SMALL RENOVATION. THE FOURTH FLOOR OF LGSW RECEIVED A TOTAL MAKEOVER TO TRANSFER THE INPATIENT REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT FROM LGMC. THE MOVE RESULTED IN MORE REHABILITATION BEDS FOR LAFAYETTE GENERAL PATIENTS THAN EVER BEFORE.IN MARCH 2016 LGMC ADDED 19 NEW BEDS AND AN EXTRA 11,000 SQUARE FEET TO LABOR & DELIVERY, MOTHER/BABY AND THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU).LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (LGMC) IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA PROGRAM AND IS WORKING TO BECOME AN ACS VERIFIED ADULT LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER. THIS DESIGNATION ELEVATES LGMC AS THE REGION'S REFERREDDESTINATION FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS, PROVIDING RESOURCES AND STAFFING TO HANDLE MAJOR EMERGENCIES.LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER ASSUMES THE ROLE OF A COMMUNITY PARTNER IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS WE WORK TO PRESERVE THE PROSPERITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, FURTHER MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS ACCESS THE MEDICAL CARE THEY NEED. WE COORDINATE EVENTS AND SCREENINGS FREE OF CHARGE TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING SUDDEN IMPACT, A PROGRAM TEACHING YOUNG DRIVERS THE HAZARDS OF IMPAIRED, DISTRACTED AND UNRESTRAINED DRIVING, AND DISTRIBUTED FREE COLORECTAL SCREENING KITS. WE ALSO EXTEND OUR WORKFORCE BEYOND THEIR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR ACCOLADES AND ACCREDITATIONS GROW EACH YEAR: NOVEMBER 2018: LGMC AWARDED GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD LGMC NAMED 2018 MOST WIRED AWARD BY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME) HEALTHCARE'S MOST WIRED SURVEY RESULTS (DECEMBER 2018) LGMC NAME LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER (MARCH 2019) 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT LGMC (JUNE 2019) 2019 TIMES OF ACADIANA BEST OF: BEST PLACE TO HAVE A BABY (LGMC), BEST HOSPITAL (LGMC), BEST EMERGENCY ROOM (LGMC), BEST URGENT CARE LGMC RECEIVED THE 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY LGMC RECEIVED THE 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR CANCER CARE LGMC RECEIVED THE 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR STROKE CARE LGMC RECEIVED THE 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS LGMC RECEIVED THE 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR ORTHOPEDICS LGMC RECEIVED THE 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR OUTPATIENT EXPERIENCE
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “Lafalafayette general medical center's mission is to restore, maintain, andimprove health of the people in the communities we serve.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “Lafayette general medical center's mission is to restore, maintain, andimprove health of the people in the communities we serve.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as LA, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was 1214 COOLIDGE BOULEVARD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70503.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 3004 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $44,500,915.
- The organization has 13 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1911.
- The organization pays $162,216,841 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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