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Charity Care (at cost) Community Health Improvement Services
As one of the area’s top safety net provider, in A large part of Summa’s work is offering
2017 Summa Health provided more than $13.2 preventive and wellness programs to build a
million in charity care. This amount represents healthier community. Throughout 2017, Summa
the net costs, not charges, associated with provided more than $8.1 million to help fund
providing care and does not include bad debt. vital health improvement activities such as
free and low-cost health screenings, health
Patients with incomes up to 200% of the education services and wellness programming.
federal poverty income guidelines, or who have
a hospital bill that exceeds 25% of their gross Health Professions Education
annual income are eligible to apply for fully Summa Health offers a strong medical
discounted charity care assistance. In addition, education program and fosters a sought-after
there is a sliding scale discount program for learning environment for the next generation
those who have income between 200% and of healthcare professionals. At Summa’s
400% of the federal poverty income guidelines. hospitals, more than 90 graduates from U.S.
In 2017, the charity care program benefited and international medical schools train in 19
approximately 17,900 patient encounters. accredited residency and fellowship programs
and more than 40 percent of program graduates
Un-reimbursed Cost of Medicaid remain in the community to practice at Summa
In 2017, Summa Health’s unpaid costs for hospitals. Summa Health has also invested more
Medicaid totaled more than $40.1 million. than $28.3 million of its resources to provide
Ohio Medicaid reimbursements historically clinical learning experiences in medicine, nursing
have not covered the cost of providing the and allied health.
care to the Medicaid beneficiaries.
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