More than $15 million invested for community’s benefit
Mary Rutan Hospital this week released details regarding the Mary Rutan Foundation’s 2019 Community Report, relating an investment and commitment to the community that totaled more than $15 million last year.
Representatives said in the ever-changing world of health care, the organization’s purpose remains the same — to provide quality health care services to improve the health and well-being of the community, for individuals as well as larger groups.
This purposeful work can be traced over the 100 year history of the hospital’s existence and commitment to Logan County, said President and CEO Mandy Goble.
“As a not-for-profit organization, it is our responsibility to provide programs and services that increase access to needed care for those who live here,” she said. “We define these as community benefits. We take this responsibility very seriously and consider the needs of the community in the strategic planning and allocation of funds for Mary Rutan Hospital and Mary Rutan Foundation.”
The numbers below provide a glimpse of how Mary Rutan Hospital and Mary Rutan Foundation touched and improved the health and lives of people throughout the community in 2019:
• Community Health Improvement Services — $ 567,439.
• Health Professional Education — $ 99,473.
• Community Building Activities and Support — $ 121,187.
• Subsidized Health Services and Research — $ 76,627.
• Financial and In-Kind Support — $ 174,970.
• Medicaid Shortfall — $7,836,372.
• Medicare Shortfall — $6,221,875.
“When planning hospital and foundation programming, including community benefit activities, the Community Health Needs Assessment is a guide used for improving community health,” said Tammy Allison, vice president of community health. “With community partners, we consider approaches to community health needs collectively and collaboratively, taking into account available resources and expertise within our community.
“Community programming, developed to address identified health issues and challenges, is a demonstration of our deep-rooted responsiveness to the needs of the community we serve.”
A detailed copy of the 2019 Mary Rutan Foundation Community Report and a copy of the most recent Health Improvement Plan can be viewed at www.maryrutan.org/foundation.
Representatives said the hospital’s employees are the organization’s most important resource. Without their commitment to volunteerism, to providing exceptional care for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and to educating the next generation of health professionals, the community benefit would not exist.
“Year after year, Mary Rutan Hospital and Mary Rutan Foundation are proud to give millions of dollars in community benefit back to our community,” Goble said. “It is a testimony to the commitment and leadership of our medical staff, board of directors, employees, volunteers, and community partners, whose dedication to service, touches many lives and makes our community a better place.”