In 2016, Huntington Hospital provided more than $108 million in healthcare services and support to residents of the San Gabriel Valley and beyond, as part of its nonprofit mission to provide significant benefits to its communities in the form of free and part-pay hospital care for the uninsured and those with limited means.
“It is our responsibility to identify and address the unmet needs of those underserved in our community,” said Jane Haderlein, Huntington Hospital’s senior vice president of philanthropy and public relations. “Assisting those in need — from our elderly neighbors to families facing financial hardship — is a commitment that we proudly embrace.”
These community benefits include charity care for those patients unable to pay, as well as care expenses underwritten by the hospital that reflect the differences between the actual cost of the care and the amount of money received for patients covered by Medicare or Medi-Cal.
Community benefits support research, education and training, including clinical research, graduate medical education programs, scholarships and continuing education in nursing and many other disciplines. They also encompass benefits directed at the community-at-large, including senior citizens, other vulnerable populations, the underserved and those suffering from specific diseases such as heart failure.
Health screenings, community health fairs and flu shots also were services provided by Huntington Hospital.
Totals for the hospital’s 2016 services include health screening and counseling for 2,400 people; weekly breastfeeding support groups to 3,500 mothers; Senior Care Network Resource Center support and referrals benefiting 5,000 callers; free health education classes for 2,100 people; and long-term care management through Senior Care Network to 725 seniors.
The full report of benefits is detailed in the 2016 Community Benefits report, which can be viewed at huntingtonhospital.org/community/community-benefit.aspx.
Huntington Hospital Announces 2016 Services Report
