Organization: MISSOULA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
Mission: MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND FURTHER THAT THEIR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND EDUCATION.
Activities: MINERAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS COMPRISED OF A 25-BED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (CAH) WHICH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 5,690 DAYS OF INPATIENT SERVICES, 1,386 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND 27 SURGERIES FOR THE YEAR. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST AND TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS 61,842 FOR CHARITY CARE, 214,202 FOR MEDICAID, 111,683 FOR MEDICARE, AND 2,679,182 FOR OTHER THIRD PARTY PAYORS FOR THE YEAR.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Hospitals