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support groups, self-help
programs, health screenings and
health fairs.
•
$59 million in Research:
Clinical and community health
research, as well as studies on
health care delivery, that are
shared outside the hospital.
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$219 million in Health
Professions Education:
Educational programs that are
available to physicians, medical
students, interns, residents,
nurses and nursing students, and
other health professionals that
are not available exclusively to the
hospital’s employees.
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$25 million in Subsidized
Health Services:
Clinical
service lines that would not be
available in the community if
the hospital stopped providing
them. This includes things like
air ambulance, neonatal intensive
care, burn units, mobile units, and
hospice and palliative care.
•
$23 million in Cash and
In-Kind Contributions:
Funds and services donated
to the community, including
contributions to nonprofit
community organizations, grants
and meeting room space for
nonprofit organizations.
•
$12 million in Community
Building Activities:
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.
•
$8.5 million in Community
Benefit Operations:
This
includes the costs associated
with staffing and coordinating
the hospital’s community benefit
activities.
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