Community Benefit Report

2014 REPORT
TO T H E C O M M U N I T Y
At Teche Regional Medical
Center, our goal is to deliver the best
healthcare available to the residents of St.
Mary Parish as we seek to make our community healthier. With the help of dedicated physicians, employees, volunteers and
board members, along with your continued
support and encouragement, we continue
our passionate pursuit of excellence.
Butch Fraizer, CEO
Teche Regional
Medical Center
Delivering quality healthcare close to home
is the single most important contribution we
make. But there are many other ways we
make a positive impact on the communities
we serve. Here are a few of the ways we
are making a difference.
More than $1.5 million in capital improvements
In 2014, Teche Regional spent approximately $804,000 on new
equipment and facility updates. The hospital purchased a new
ultrasound unit and wireless digital X-ray, making our Radiology
Department entirely digital. We also purchased a chemistry analyzer
and completely new telemetry system, just to name a few.
In fact, we invested $1,511,301 in our facilities last year which, in
addition to the above, included technology replacement, information
technology additions/updates, and important facility upkeep and
maintenance.
Contributing to our local tax base
Last year, Teche Regional Medical Center paid $426,833 in taxes
which helped support our city, county and state.
This included state and local sales taxes as well
as property taxes. These dollars help maintain
local schools, fund the development of roads, recruit business and
industry, and provide other similar services vital to support and
sustain a thriving economy.
Helping those in need
Teche Regional Medical Center is committed to ensuring the delivery
of needed healthcare to all members of the community, regardless
of their ability to pay. Last year, the cost to Teche Regional Medical
Center was more than $4.3 million to provide services for those
without the ability to pay for their care.
Adding new physicians
During the past year, Teche Regional Medical Center added Nicholas
Sells, MD, an infectious disease and internal medicine physician with
Atchafalaya Internal Medicine Associates to our highly respected
medical staff. Dr. Sells graduated from the Tennessee Technological
University in Cookeville, TN. He received his medical degree from
Medical University of the Americas, Charlestown, Nevis, West
Indies. In addition, he completed his internal medicine residency at
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center in Houma, LA, before completing a fellowship in infectious disease at University of Mississippi
Medical Center.
One of our community’s major employers
With an annual payroll of $18,424,828 and an average of 290
employees, Teche Regional Medical Center is one of the largest
employers in the region. This means that our staff and family
members attend many of the same schools, shop at the same
stores and volunteer their time and resources for the same
organizations as you do.
We thank you for choosing us for your healthcare needs. With your support, we can continue
making our community healthier.
1125 Marguerite Street • Morgan City, Louisiana 70380 • (985) 384-2200 • TecheRegional.com
2014 REPORT
TO T H E C O M M U N I T Y
COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT
Charity and other uncompensated care...........................................................................................$ 4,348,542
Includes unpaid cost of Medicaid as well as charity care and other uncompensated care
Board of Trustees
2014 – 2015
OFFICERS
Larry Callais, Chairman
President of MC Bank
MEMBERS
Tomas Birriel, MD
General Surgeon
Buffy Fegenbush
Principal, Berwick High School
Butch Frazier
CEO, Teche Regional Medical Center
Mary Hartman
Retired, St. Mary Parish School
System
Community benefit programs......................................................................................................................$1,282,107
Financial contributions.......................................................................................... $63,687
Professional development.................................................................................. $
77,012 Physician recruitment............................................................................................ $ 1,141,408
Taxes paid.............................................................................................................................................................................$426,833
Property and other taxes................................................................................... $98,833
State sales tax.............................................................................................................. $108,978
Local sales tax............................................................................................................. $219,022
2014 TOTAL......................................................................................................................$ 6,057,482
SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS
Teche Regional Medical Center and our employees are pleased to have been able to support the
following activities and organizations during the past year.
• All area schools and universities
• Miles Liner Foundation
• American Cancer Society
• Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
• American Diabetes Association
• Safe Sitter Program
• American Heart Association
• SMIG (St. Mary Industrial Group)
• API (American Petroleum Institute)
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
David Naquin
Retired, Sheriff
• Autism Society
• St. Mary AARP
• Boy Scouts of America
• St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce
Scott Thomas
Intermoor
• Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau
• St. Mary Parish Community Foundation
Kimberly Thorguson, MD
Pediatrician, The Pediatric Clinic
• Camp Pelican for Pulmonary Disease
• St. Mary Parish DARE program
• Girl Scouts of America
• St. Mary Parish Kiwanis Club
• Junior Auxiliary of East St. Mary
• St. Mary Parish Ministerial Alliance
—Number of employees
290
• Leadership St. Mary
• St. Mary Parish Rotary Club
• Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
• United Way
—Annual payroll
nearly $18.5 million
• Louisiana State Trooper Association
Tim Hebert
Agent, New York Life Insurance
Erica Menina, MD
Pediatrician, The Pediatric Clinic
Donna Meyer
St. Mary Chamber of Commerce
— Facility investment
$1.5 million +
Teche Regional Medical Center is part of LifePoint
Health, a leading healthcare company dedicated
to Making Communities Healthier ®. Through its
subsidiaries, it provides quality inpatient, outpatient and
post-acute services close to home. LifePoint owns and
operates community hospitals, regional health systems,
physician practices, outpatient centers, and post-acute
facilities in 20 states. It is the sole community healthcare
provider in the majority of the non-urban communities
it serves. More information about the company can be
found at www.LifePointHealth.net.
“Charity and other uncompensated care” includes hospital costs not covered by
Medicaid reimbursements and supplemental payments, as well as charity care and bad
debt. “Physician recruitment costs” include recruitment costs and support of new physicians’
initial practice establishment in the community. Payroll includes consolidated salaries,
wages, benefits and contract labor costs. “Capital investments” include facility expansions/
renovations, equipment purchases, technology replacement, information technology
additions/updates, and routine facility upkeep and maintenance.
All references to “LifePoint,” “LifePoint Health” or the “Company” used in this release refer to
LifePoint Health, Inc. or its affiliates.