ST FRANCIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Programs

1. Hospital, medical and other health care servicesst.francis, located in the twin cities southwest metro in the city of shakopee, minnesota, delivers high quality, respectful hospital, medical and other health care services to patients. As a catholic, mission-driven organization, st.francis is committed to improving the lifelong health of the communities it serves. St. Francis shares its campus with st.gertrude's health and rehabilitation center, allina health clinic, park nicollet clinic, cancer center, dialysis center, emergency and urgent care, medical and dentistry, and many other services and specialty clinics housed in adjoining medical office buildings. St. Francis is jointly owned by allina health system, park nicollet health services, and essentia health.in 2023 st. Francis expended $ 139.4 million to provide medical services to patients that included nearly 5,500 inpatient admissions, over 130,000 outpatient visits and nearly 1,000 births.

   $155,250,919 spent$223,094,741 earned by the program
   81% of program spending

2. Costs of participating in government programsto promote access to care for all individuals, st. Francis participates in the following public health care programs: medicare, medicaid, minnesotacare, and general assistance. Payments from these programs frequently do not cover the costs st. Francis incurs to serve program beneficiaries. The following is a breakdown on costs related to these programs, services and additional taxes and fees.costs in excess of medicare and medicaid paymentsthe medical center provides services to low-income public program enrollees (medicaid). Public programs typically reimburse at amounts less than cost. Costs in excess of payments associated with providing care to patients who receive medicaid assistance directly from the state are reported. In 2023, an in-depth assessment of current reporting practices and expert guidance was completed. The calculation of this category was adjusted to include costs in excess of payments associated with providing care to patients who are beneficiaries of programs reimbursed through managed care plans such as minnesota health care programs (mhcp). Managed care plans such as mhcp are a form of medicaid, administered…

   $30,932,086 spent
   16% of program spending

3. Uncompensated carecharity carest. Francis provides medical care without charge or at reduced cost to residents of the communities that it serves through the provision of charity care. Our charity care program known as allina health partners care program was established to assist patients who do not qualify for medical assistance such as medicaid and whose annual incomes are at or below 275% of the federal poverty level. Charity care does not include bad debt (charges written off as unpaid and uncollectible). Through this program, st. Francis strives to ensure that all members of the community receive quality medical care; regardless of ability to pay. In 2023, st. Francis provided $750 thousand in charity care.uninsured discount programfor uninsured patients who do not qualify for medicaid or meet the financial threshold for charity care, but require some financial assistance, st. Francis provides a sliding scale discount. All uninsured patients are eligible for a minimum of a 25 percent discount on billed charges and may qualify for discounts up to 44 percent based on eligibility criteria. In 2023, st. Francis provided $3.7 million in such discounts to low-income, uninsured…

   $4,441,572 spent$-5,790,097 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

4. Community servicesst. Francis is committed to supporting programs and services that address community needs. In 2023, st. Francis contributed $600 thousand to community programs and services to advance the health of the broader community. Below are examples of programs and services st. Francis supports within the communities we serve under the categories provided by the catholic healthcare association (cha) and vha, inc. The activities improve community health and do not generate inpatient or outpatient bills. St. Francis supports many programs that fall under this category. A few examples include:river valley health services:st. Francis provides financial support to river valley health services (river valley). River valley provides safe, high-quality public health nursing and bi-lingual community resource referrals and case management at sites in scott and carver counties to people who are uninsured and underinsured. In 2023 river valley continued to manage care for over 700 patients, providing access to care as 100% of the clients are uninsured or underinsured. River valley helps people with complex problems navigate through the community agencies and programs available to them.…

   $1,980,474 spentof which $180,203 as grants
   1% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $192,605,051.