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        <ExplanationTxt>CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH OF NORTH DAKOTA CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR LINTON HOSPITAL AND CLINICS. WE DEVELOPED A COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITY CONCERNS ADDRESSED IN THE REPORT AND INCLUDED THE EMMONS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT. OUR NURSE PRACTITIONER HAS PROVIDED HEALTHCARE IN-SERVICE TO THE LOCAL SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER ON THE TOPICS OF DIABETES, OBESITY, AND HEART DISEASE. WE HAVE PROVIDED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETIC SCREENINGS AT OUR HOSPITAL WEEK IN MAY, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A FREE TEDDY BEAR CLINIC FOR AWARENESS OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES. A FOCUS ON INCREASED STRATEGIC ADVERTISING HAS BEEN MADE TO ALERT OUR CUSTOMERS TO THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF THE CHNA IS TO ATTAIN AND RETAIN PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS. THE HOSPITAL RECENTLY RECRUITED A PHYSICIAN THAT STARTED IN JULY 2019. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY ON THE SECOND PRIORITY, TO IMPLEMENT AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS AROUND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND WELLNESS. LIMITED RESOURCES ARE A CHALLENGE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIORITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE AMOUNTS WERE DETERMINED USING THE IRS RECOMMENDED WORKSHEET 1 - CHARITY CARE AT COST.PART I, LINE 7A: LINTON HOSPITAL HAD CUSTOMERS APPLY FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY CARING PROGRAM WHICH DISCOUNTS OR WRITES OFF CHARGES BASED UPON THEIR INABILITY TO PAY. THE ACTUAL AMOUNT WRITTEN OFF WAS $7,479, AND BASED UPON OUR COST TO CHARGE RATIO DETERMINED FROM THE INTERIM COST REPORT FROM CMS, 85% WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COST WRITTEN OFF.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS CALCULATED USING THE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AGING REPORT BASED UPON DISCHARGE DATES. THEREFORE, WE RECOGNIZE BALANCES LESS THAN 30 DAYS TO BE 5% UNCOLLECTIBLE AND THIS FORMULA GRADUALLY INCREASES IN 30 DAY INCREMENTS, REACHING A BALANCE EXCEEDING 180 DAYS TO BE 75% UNCOLLECTIBLE. THESE BALANCES ARE CALCULATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE ESTIMATE APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THIS BALANCE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO CALCULATE LINE 3, PART III.SEE PAGES 11 AND 12 OF THE AUDIT REPORT FOR THE "PATIENT RECEIVABLES" FOOTNOTE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY CARING PROGRAM WAS UPDATED AND APPROVED BY THE HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2015. THIS POLICY OUTLINES THE DEFINITIONS OF THE MEDICAL ELIGIBLE INDIGENCE AND PROVIDES THE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN DETERMINING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. NOTICE OF THE COMMUNITY CARING PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON ALL MONTHLY STATEMENTS TO ALL PATIENTS. THE ENTIRE POLICY IS POSTED ON THE HOSPITAL WEBSITE AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>TO HELP FILL THE NEEDS, THE HOSPITAL HAS ESTALISHED CLINICS IN FOUR RURAL COMMUNITIES TO BETTER PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>LINTON HOSPITAL IS A 14 BED CRITICAL CARE ACCESS HOSPITAL LOCATED IN EMMONS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LINTON HOSPITAL OWNS ONE RURAL HEALTH CLINIC AND OPERATES THREE CLINICS WITH AGREEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THESE CLINICS ARE LOCATED. THESE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF HEALTHCARE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES OF LINTON, STRASBURG, AND HAGUE IN EMMONS COUNTY, ZEELAND IN MCINTOSH COUNTY, AND BRADDOCK, KINTYRE, AND NAPOLEON IN LOGAN COUNTY IN NORTH DAKOTA. THE COMMUNITY OF LINTON IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER, SO WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO RESIDENTS OF HERREID AND POLLOCK, CAMPBELL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA AS WELL.LINTON HOSPITAL AND CLINICS HAVE BEEN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE SERVICE AREA SINCE 1953. ACCORDING TO THE 2010 CENSUS, THE TOTAL POPULATION OF EMMONS COUNTY WAS 3,550. 27% OF THIS POPULATION WAS OVER THE AGE OF 65. CAMPBELL COUNTY, SD REPORTED A TOTAL POPULATION OF 1,441 WITH 25% OVER THE AGE OF 65.LINTON HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN A DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA AND IN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA IN NORTH DAKOTA.</ExplanationTxt>
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