Organization: San Joaquin Community Hospital
Mission: Living Gods love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
Activities: San Joaquin Community Hospital (AHBD) provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay.Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability San Joaquin Community Hospital, the organization recognizes that not all individuals possess the ability to pay for essential medical services.Adventist Healths vision is to enhance the health of the communities where we live and serve, by engaging our communities and our patients in a new definition of and partnership for personal community health. In keeping with this commitment to serve all members of the community, the following will be considered when individuals who need health care cannot pay:providing free care and/or subsidized careproviding care to persons covered by governmental programs at below costproviding health/wellness activities and community education programsNot only does San Joaquin Community Hospital provide low cost care to individuals covered by government-programs and those unable to afford healthcare, it also helps patients find and access private and governmental resources for healthcare benefits.AHBD recognizes below-cost reimbursement as charity and uncompensated care in meeting its mission to the entire community. The unreimbursed cost of providing care to these patients in 2019 was $6,256,392.The following Inpatient services that were provided to all our patients. These services included:2,636 Babies delivered3,866 Surgeries performed60,860 Patient days The following Outpatient services that were provided to all our patients. These services included:74,996 Emergency department visits8,233 Outpatient Surgeries performed144,502 Outpatient visits 61,732 Clinic visitsAHBD recognizes it has an obligation to provide human services above and beyond its role as a healing facility. The following community benefits demonstrate the tangible ways in which the organization is fulfilling its mission. The total unreimbursed cost of these community benefits in 2019 was $10,947,709.Adventist Healths mission statement of Living Gods love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope is coupled with a vision to transform the health experience of our communities through collaborative programs, community investments and community outreach. We are inspired by the healing ministry as represented by the life of Jesus Christ and believe we are called to live out our mission intentionally in the communities we serve. In the small towns, suburbs and inner cities we serve, we continue our journey to provide quality healthcare until every person made in Gods image has experienced the best health today, hope for tomorrow, and Gods love that endures forever.Adventist Health Bakersfield cares for patients facing health crisis (serving over 225,000 patients each year) through a whole-person approach, meeting people where they are often serving people who are economically vulnerable.Our world class health care is complimented by the work of social workers, case managers, care coordinators, and patient navigators work with patients in tandem with physician care. Access to care, healthy food, and a healthy environment aid in a patients healing. The implications that a health crisis can have on a household is significant. Mr. B (name changed) is an example of this. He began the battle for his life when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and needed 40 radiation treatment sessions. He lived alone in a rural community 45 miles from Adventist Health Bakersfield, with a monthly income below $900. Mr. B faced the health crisis of his life, financial toxicity, and no money for transportation to and from treatment. Like so many others, he also faced hunger having to choose between groceries or medication. Without the help of care coordination staff Mr. B would not have been able to access treatment nor have the support he needed for fuel costs and groceries. Today, Mr. B is well on the road to recovery. Over 1,800 support services were provided in the past year including transportation, clothing, and food. Another example is a patient who was discharged from the hospital after undergoing a major surgery. Mrs. Ms case manager (name changed) contacted her following her operation. Like many people, especially the elderly, she was hesitant disclose her need. Mrs. M finally disclosed that she had no groceries, no transportation to the store, and not enough physical strength to go grocery shopping or prepare her own meals. The team immediately provided a food basket and connected Mrs. M to longer term meal support services. Today Mrs. M has recovered and participates in ongoing wellness programs.Together with physicians, care coordination staff live our mission. Adventist Health Bakersfield is dedicated to inspiring health, wholeness and hope.Websites for our community benefit information: https://www.adventisthealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines