It is independent of the hospital board. Chapin said the retreat will allow the board to better define what the mission of the foundation should be. It's really about quality of life and good health for everyone who lives here. I tell people often that it is kind of a brave new era in health care. Medical care has seen phenomenal changes in service and in capability in the last two decades.
People now live to be older and they have a better quality of life than ever before.
Private insurance companies, along with Medicare and Medicaid, do not always cover the hospital's expense of providing care, Chapin said. At the same time, the hospital bears the cost of providing charity care for people who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but can't afford private insurance.