Caring for Everyone Regardless of their Ability to Pay
As a not-for-profit organization, Fremont-Rideout Health Group (FRHG) places great value of the health of our community - our whole community - regardless of ability to pay.
Our mission is to improve the health of those we serve - to provide compassionate and superior healthcare to everyone in our community and regions.
To help fulfill this mission, everyone at FRHG is dedicated to providing 21st Century Healthcare, close to home. We want to make FRHG not only the best place to work and practice medicine, but also the best place for members of our region to receive care.
Addressing the Community's Needs
FRHG leads the community in unreimbursed medial care services. In fiscal year 2009/10, FRHG provided unreimbursed community benefits programs and services, including unreimbursed medical care services; benefits for vulnerable populations and the broader community, and health education classes and programs.
FRHG addressed the following community needs: access to care for individuals without a medical provider; education and screening programs for special populations and health conditions; community flu vaccination clinics; special support services for hospice patients, families and the community; support of community nonprofit organizations; education and training of health care professionals; and collaboration with local schools through our Teen Leadership Council program to promote interest in health care careers.
In FY 2009/10, our network of healthcare services, hospitals and other health care providers invested:
- $37,596 million in charity care for the poor and unreimbursed hospital care to patients at Fremont Medical Center and Rideout Memorial Hospital.
- $9,593 million in Medicare Payment Shortfalls.
- FRHG funded $272,731 in community benefits and services.
Due to the current U.S. economy charity care numbers are surging much higher for fiscal 2009/2010.