Community Benefit 2011

COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT For Fiscal Year 2010

Special Olympics athlete Evan Davis of Tilden lights the torch to begin the USA National Games. BryanLGH proudly sponsored the medical team.

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GIVING BACK

Community receives more than $78 million Unreimbursed Cost of Medicaid & Other Public Programs

Health Professionals Education $3.8 million 5 percent

$13.4 million 17 percent

Community Benefit Services $1.3 million 2 percent

Cash & In-kind Contributions $598,000 0.8 percent

Charity Care Charges

Communitybuilding Activities

$21.1 million 27 percent

Unreimbursed Cost of Medicare

$78,000 0.1 percent

$38 million 48 percent

Locally owned and governed BryanLGH demonstrated its continuing commitment to community re-investment in Fiscal Year 2010 by supporting education for healthcare professionals and the community, and by donating to charitable organizations and community-building activities.

The quantifiable community benefit totaled more than $78 million; the chart shows how these dollars were distributed.

Charity care includes charges for free or discounted services provided to patients who cannot afford to pay and who meet all criteria for financial assistance. This does not include bad debt.

Unreimbursed cost of Medicaid and other public programs includes the actual unpaid cost (not charges) of providing care to patients receiving Medicaid and other public assistance. It represents the shortfall between the actual cost of providing care and payments received from the government.

Unreimbursed cost of Medicare is the actual unpaid cost (not charges) of providing care to Medicare patients. This

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represents the shortfall between the actual cost of providing care and payments received from the government.

Health professionals education is the cost of providing accredited training and education programs for physicians, nurses and other health professionals through residency education and continuing medical education, plus the cost of the College of Health Sciences.

Community benefit services are activities to improve community health and healthcare services that are subsidized because they meet an identified need in the community.

Cash and in-kind contributions include donations to nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes.

Community-building activities include programs that, while not directly related to health care, provide opportunities to address the root causes of health problems, such as poverty, homelessness and environmental problems. Examples include paid time for co-workers to provide mentoring programs and to serve as board members for non-profit organizations.

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CLINIC WITH A HEART Meeting medical needs of those less fortunate

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ryanLGH is making a difference in the lives of the uninsured and underinsured in our community by hosting an evening at Clinic with a Heart.

Every fourth Thursday, co-workers from throughout BryanLGH join local physicians and other care givers to volunteer at Clinic wih a Heart at 3901 N. 27th St. When the call went out to form a new team, more than 125 quickly “The successpledged to help. ful partnership “I’m so proud of between Clinic BryanLGH, our staff, with a Heart and volunteers and family BryanLGH is a members for making this great example commitment. We have of how, together, good people who have we can help so really stepped up to help many people.” others,” said Ellen Beans, director of BryanLGH – Clinic with A Heart Executive Director Volunteer Resources. “It Teresa Harms takes extra energy to come to the Clinic after already working all day, but they are so devoted that the time goes quickly and they’re not ready to leave!”

Clinic with a Heart Executive Director Teresa Harms noted, “The BryanLGH team brings great experience and has helped expand our capacity to serve.

Volunteering is a great way to build team spirit, gain a greater understanding of the community and grow as an individual.”

The Clinic’s two locations treat about 200 patients in a typical month, providing free health care with hospitality, dignity and grace.

“The Clinic offers another means of access to health care, so it’s making an impact on available care in our community,” said John Woodrich, BryanLGH Medical Center President and COO. Beans added, “It’s very rewarding.”

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Physicians, such as Dr. Carolyn Cody, (right) treat many conditions on a given night at Clinic with a Heart.

Pharmacists Celia Weskamp (left in first photo) and Katie Packard help ensure patients understand prescriptions. Other volunteers (in photo at right) keep records and appointments up to date.

Patients are greeted with cheerful smiles.

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S U P P O R T I N G O U R PA R T N E R S

BryanLGH supported the good work of these organizations with cash donations last year ALS Association Walk Alzheimer’s Association Walk American Cancer Society American Diabetes Association Bike Tour American Heart Association American Red Cross First Aid Team ARC Better Business Bureau Cancer Survivors Day Center for People in Need Child Advocacy Center

More than 800 BryanLGH employees, Red Cross volunteers and physicians helped keep thousands of athletes safe during the Special Olympics USA National Games. Ed Mlinek, MD, (red shirt) coordinated the medical teams.

Child Guidance Center Clinic with a Heart Community Health Endowment Community Medical Transportation Program Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Walk Food Bank of Lincoln Interchurch Ministries Breakfast Junior Achievement Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Walk

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BryanLGH and our co-workers and families supported the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.

March of Dimes Matt Talbot Kitchen Mayor’s Interfaith Breakfast Mourning Hope Multiple Sclerosis Society NAMI Walk Nebraska Association of Occupational Nurses Nebraska Nurses Association Norris High School post prom Optimist Youth Sports Complex Palmyra/Bennet High School post prom People’s Health Center Pius X High School post prom Raymond Central High School post prom Remembering Our Children Sheldon Art Association Special Olympics Nebraska State Games United Way Updowntowners GoLincolnGo Voices of Hope Waverly High School post prom WorkWell YMCA Fallbrook

Lefler Middle School Leukemia/Lymphoma Society Lied Center Lighthouse — Rock the Block Lincoln Children’s Museum Lincoln East High School post prom Lincoln Healthcare 360 Project Access Lincoln High School post prom Lincoln Lutheran High School post prom Lincoln Medical Education Partnership Cancer Crusade Lincoln Paint-A-Thon Lincoln Parks Foundation Lincoln Rotary No. 14 — Salute to Business Lincoln Southeast High School post prom Malcolm High School post prom Madonna Goal Awards Every year, teams from BryanLGH repaint the home of a Luncheon neighbor during the Lincoln Paint-A-Thon event.

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