2008 Annual Report to Our Community
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Carle Foundation Hospital
     

Community Benefit

Not-for-profit hospitals have a long-standing practice of providing support, donations and services to their communities. This stems not from economic opportunity but rather from a responsibility to address and improve the health of all the people they serve. At Carle Foundation Hospital, we also believe that we have an obligation to generously give back to our community in exchange for our tax exemption. All of these factors lead to Carle Foundation Hospital being a champion of access to health care and a pillar of community support.

In FY08, The Carle Foundation’s total community benefit was $80,422,302.

Community benefit programs are based on assessed needs and designed to improve the health of those who live and work in our area, with a focus on serving those less fortunate.

Areas of Community Benefit Include:

  • Hospital services that operate at a loss
  • Cash and in-kind donations
  • Translational research
  • Community education
  • Community-building activities
  • Workforce development

Another role of community benefit is to step in where the government falls short. As state and federal budgets get tighter, funding for important health-related services rarely covers costs, and at a minimum, is usually slow in coming. That is most clearly evidenced by the Hospital’s unpaid costs of Medicare and Medicaid totaling $48,044,115.

In calculating the total amount of community benefit we provide, we use the Community Benefit Inventory for Social Accountability (CBISA) software, which incorporates nationally-recognized guidelines developed by the Catholic Health Association. We also reference less-defined state and federal guidelines.

  

Total Community Benefit Since FY04

 

Total Community Benefit: $80,422,302

 

Breakdown of Total FY08 Community Benefit Dollars
     

FY08 Community Benefit Statistics

Carle Foundation Hospital*

Community Care/Charity Care at Cost
$ 8,659,332
Medicaid – Unpaid Cost
$ 8,262,353
Medicare – Unpaid Cost
$ 25,940,893
Uncompensated Care/Bad debt
$ 4,578,036
Subtotal
$ 47,440,614

Corporate Contributions

Cash Donations
$ 1,730,350
Community Service
$ 530,030
In-kind Gifts
$ 498,114
Subtotal
$ 2,758,494

Community Health

Program Expenses
$ 9,082,336
Research
$ 2,544,618
Subtotal
$ 11,626,954
 

 

The Carle Foundation (Non-Hospital entities only)

Community Care/Charity Care at Cost
$ 1,241,555
Medicaid – Unpaid Cost
$ 6,679,822
Medicare – Unpaid Cost
$ 7,161,047
Uncompensated Care/Bad Debt
$ 1,817,901
Subtotal
$ 16,900,325

Community Health

Program Expenses
$ 1,202,248
Subtotal
$ 1,202,248

The Carle Development Foundation**

Community Care – Patient Assistance
$ 87,368
Education
$ 112,872
Fund-raising Service – Community Benefit-focused
$ 25,241
Patient Care/Hospice
$ 8,769
Carle Auxiliary Guest House
$ 127,657
Donations – Community Benefit-focused
$ 131,760
Subtotal
$ 493,667

THE CARLE FOUNDATION GRAND
TOTAL $ 80,422,302
     

* For purposes of this report, Carle Foundation Hospital and those entities that are considered part of the Hospital structure are reported separately from the remaining businesses that fall under the umbrella of The Carle Foundation.

** In FY08, The Carle Development Foundation distributed a total of $2,415,513 to support the mission of The Carle Foundation for programs that directly and indirectly benefit our patients, as well as to strengthen our community. This report, however, includes only those expenditures that not only reach outside the Hospital walls to touch our community at large, but also fit within the guidelines of reportable community benefits.

NOTE: This report includes bad debt, unpaid costs of Medicare, volunteer service hours and costs for language assistance services. Under the Illinois Community Benefit Act of 2003, these are considered reportable community benefits. For more information about this community benefit report, please call (217) 383-3016.