2008 Community Benefit Report

Benefits for the poor

• Charity Care $2,537,971
• Unpaid cost of Medicaid $2,472,584
• Community Services $428,244

Subtotal $5,438,799

Benefits for the community 

• Unpaid cost of Medicare $8,550,907
• Community Services $168,390

Subtotal $8,719,297

Total Community Benefits $14,158,096

{ 29.6% of Organization Expenses }

Charity care and unpaid costs of government-sponsored programs

In 2008, St. Clare provided more than $2.5 million in charity care to low income families in the Montgomery County area. Approximately $11 million in the net costs of unreimbursed services were provided to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE patients. Although reimbursement from these government-sponsored programs continues to decrease, St. Clare is committed to providing health care services to all patients regardless of reimbursement or the patient’s ability to pay.

2008 Total: $13.5 Million

St. Clare Neighborhood Clinic

St. Clare Medical Center, sponsoring organization of the St. Clare Neighborhood Clinic, provided substantial funding for the clinic and its operating costs. The clinic, a non-profit organization established in 2000, offered affordable health care to the uninsured and Medicaid population in Montgomery County – people living at or below the poverty level.

2008 Total: $423,540