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    Community Benefit Financials

    CPMC is proud of its commitment to Community Benefit, as well as to increasing it over time. In the past four years alone CPMC has accomplished the following:

    • Charity care contributions increased by 168 percent
    • Total quantifiable services to the poor increased by 113 percent

    Community Benefit Expenses Grand Total
    (in thousands '000s)
    Service2009201020112012
    Services to the Poor and Underserved$80,294$101,080$99,089$90,290
    Benefits to the Broader Community$61,069$56,898$52,347$46,031
    Grand Total$141,363$157,978$151,436$136,321

    Services for the Poor and Underserved

    Community Benefit Expenses for Services to the Poor and Underserved
    (in thousands '000s)
    Service2009201020112012
    Charity Care
    (including HSF)    		$10,215$15,304$19,029$17,139
    Unpaid Costs of Medi-Cal
    (Medi-Cal shortfall )    		$59,208$75,923$72,207$65,978
    Other Benefits for the Poor
    and Underserved    		$10,871$9,853$7,853$7,173
    Total$80,294$101,080$99,089$90,290

    • Traditional charity care:  Charity care covers health care services provided to persons who meet categorical and financial criteria inhibiting them from affording the care provided.
    • Unpaid costs of Medi-Cal: The Medi-Cal shortfall is the difference between reimbursement from Medi-Cal and the cost of providing the services.
    • Other Benefits for the Poor and Underserved: Benefits provided to persons who cannot afford health care because of inadequate resources and are uninsured or underinsured, and cash donations to community partners for services to the underserved.

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    Benefits for the Broader Community

    Community Benefit Expenses for Benefits to the Broader Community
    (in thousands '000s)
    Service2009201020112012
    Non-Billed Services$1,036$424$609$268
    Education & Research
    and Workforce Development    		$59,492$55,989$51,193$45,258
    Cash and In-kind Donations$502$473$544$503
    Other Community Benefits$39$12$1$2
    Total$61,069$56,898$52,347$46,031

    • Non-Billed Services: Health screenings and other health-related services, training health professionals, and educating the community with various seminars and classes.
    • Education & Research and Workforce Development: The cost of performing medical research.
    • Cash and In-Kind Donations: Contributions CPMC makes to community agencies to fund charitable activities.
    • Other Community Benefits: The costs associated with providing free clinics and community services.

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