Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital Association Inc

Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital Association, Inc., d/b/a Crossing Rivers Health (Health Center), is a 25-bed acute care hospital located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and provides services to the general public in southwestern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa. We persist in our growth and prosperity as a vital regional asset, thanks to the unwavering dedication and contributions of our medical staff, employees, volunteers, donors, and supporters. At Crossing Rivers Health, our primary objective is to deliver high-value care to the communities we serve, continually introducing new services and improving existing ones. In doing so, we ensure that residents throughout our region have convenient access to the best healthcare services available.Routine Services: IP days 1,967. Hospice Acute days 21. SB days 787, Intermediate Care days 94Ancillary Inpatient and Outpatient services are provided to the local community that would otherwise require travel to receive care.In addition to the aforementioned services, Prairie du Chien Memorial offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services, including Obstetrical Care, Diagnostics, 24/7 Emergency Services, Urgent Care, Extended Care, Home Oxygen, Home Medical Equipment, Lifeline, Palliative Care, Continence Care, Respite Care, Infusion Services, Outpatient Care, Laboratory Services, Medical Imaging, Rehabilitation Services, Speech and Audiology Therapy, Surgical Services, and an array of Specialty Services such as Allergy/Asthma, Behavioral Health, Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), Gynecology, Nutrition Education, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Podiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Urology.Total Patients discharged - 728Total patient days of care 2,598ER visits 4,906Urgent care visits 5,630Surgical procedures 869The Health Center extends care to patients who meet specific criteria outlined in our charity care policy, offering services either free of charge or at rates significantly lower than our established rates. It's important to note that we do not actively pursue the collection of amounts deemed to qualify as charity care, and therefore, these amounts are not recorded as revenue.To assess accounts for charity care classification, the Health Center employs the "exhaust all possible sources" of payment standard, as originally outlined in the Hill Burton program. Despite no longer being under a Hill-Burton obligation, we continue to apply this standard to determine account eligibility for charity care.Our Health Center consistently practices sound business principles and diligently strives to collect outstanding account balances. Consequently, any unpaid balances on which the Health Center has exhausted collection efforts are subsequently categorized as charity care. For the year ending on December 31, 2022, the total charges foregone for services provided under our charity care policies amounted to approximately $947,000. Moreover, the total direct and indirect costs associated with these foregone charges for the year ending on December 31, 2022, was calculated at $513,000, based on an average ratio of costs to gross charges.