Community Investment
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In 2023, Missouri’s hospitals provided more than $1 billion in uncompensated care and $2.7 billion in total community benefit, according to new data available on MHA’s public transparency site, FocusOnHospitals.com. Missourians can review 128 hospital’s contributions and access statewide community benefit and investment totals on the site.
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The combined totals of $677 million in charity care and $389 million in bad debt, equaled just more than $1 billion in total uncompensated care in 2023. In addition, 82 hospitals reported absorbed unreimbursed costs of more than $811 million in Medicaid and $440 million in Medicare, contributed more than $413 million to the education and training of the health care workforce, and donated $32 million to local causes. When combined with uncompensated care, these investments totaled more than $2.7 billion.
“These data are an important part of demonstrating the significant value of the state’s hospitals,” said Jon D. Doolittle, MHA President and CEO. “They should reinforce people’s correct intuition that hospitals provide extraordinary care and great careers while also providing a wide variety of additional community contributions.”
MHA is collecting stories that demonstrate how hospitals are essential to improving health in the communities they serve. Please share examples of how you are working to implement your community health needs assessments or partnering with community-based organizations to address health challenges locally. When you are sharing good news on social media, please use #MoHospitalsCare to join the conversation and help us share your stories to amplify your reach.
A background document on the data is available.