In Fiscal Year 2018, Scripps Health Provided $395 Million in Community Benefit Services
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2019 Community Benefit Report Our Promise to the Community In fiscal year 2018, Scripps Health provided $395 million in community benefit services Serving Our Community Scripps is committed to expanding our scope of community benefit through key partnerships with organizations that share our dedication to improving the health and quality of life for San Diegans. From collaborative programs that address obesity and diabetes, to raising awareness about mental illness and teenage alcohol abuse, to free support groups and participation in community health and safety programs, these partnerships are vital to making our community a healthier place. LETTER FROM THE CEO The Scripps story began with a strong commitment to the San Diego community – a commitment that continues today. Our founders, Ellen Browning Scripps and Mother Mary Michael Cummings, were both women ahead of their time. Their commitment to provide for the health care needs of a growing community resulted in the Scripps Health of today. Miss Ellen, as she was known, preferred the term “investment” over “donation”, and her contributions were carefully considered as much for their future promise as for their immediate impact. Decades earlier, Mother Mary Michael’s patient logs illustrated her fundamental mission to make quality health care available to all who needed it. Today, more than 15,000 employees, physicians and volunteers continue to build on our rich history and keep the spirit of community service alive. The pages that follow provide a comprehensive account of how we achieve that: our community benefit programs and services, and our plans for continued action in the future. In Fiscal Year 2018, Scripps’ community benefit contributions totaled $395,361,567. This includes $358,318,252 in uncompensated care, $26,757,826 in professional education and health research, $1,133,020 in community building activities, $5,384,683 in community health services and $3,817,785 in subsidized health. Health care will continue to change in San Diego and across our country. At Scripps we are continually changing to better meet our patients’ needs, improve access in our community, reduce our costs, and simply bring more value to the patients we serve. When Ellen Browning Scripps and Mother Mary Michael Cummings brought quality health care to San Diego around 100 years ago, they could never have imagined the care we provided today or the more than 700,000 lives we touch each year. As a private, tax-exempt health care system, Scripps will continue our legacy of making a vital and measurable difference in our community. Chris Van Gorder, FACHE President and CEO MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES OUR MISSION Scripps strives to provide superior health services in a caring environment and to make a positive, measurable difference in the health of individuals in the communities we serve. We devote our resources to delivering quality, safe, cost-effective, socially responsible health care services. We advance clinical research, community health education, education of physicians and health care professionals and sponsor graduate medical education. We collaborate with others to deliver the continuum of care that improves the health of our community. OUR VALUES We provide the highest quality of service Scripps is committed to putting the patient first, and quality is our passion. In the new world of health care, we want to anticipate the cause of illness and encourage healthy behavior for all that rely on us for service. We teach and encourage patients to participate in their care and to make well-informed decisions. We will be their advocates when they are most vulnerable. We measure our success by our patients’ satisfaction, their return to health and well-being, and our compassionate care for dying patients, their families and friends. We demonstrate complete respect for the rights of every individual Scripps honors the dignity of all persons. We show this by our actions toward one another and those we serve. We embrace the diversity that allows us to draw on the talents of one another. We respect and honor the cultural, ethnic and religious beliefs and practices of our patients in a manner consistent with the highest standard of care. All this is done in a compassionate setting. Our goal is to create a healing environment in partnership with all caregivers committed to serving our patients. We care for our patients every day in a responsible and efficient manner Scripps serves as a major community health care resource for San Diego County and, as such, we are accountable for the human, financial and ecological resources entrusted to our care as we promote healing and wholeness. We begin from a base of excellence and collaborate with co-workers, physicians, patients, and other providers to find new and creative ways to improve the delivery of health care services. All members of our community will have access to timely, affordable and appropriate care. OUR VISION Scripps strives to be the health care leader in San Diego and nationally by becoming: • The provider of choice for patients • The employer of choice for the community • The practice environment of choice for physicians, nurses and all health care professionals. ABOUT SCRIPPS HEALTH Founded in 1924 by philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps Health is a $3.2 billion not-for-profit integrated health system based in San Diego, California. Scripps treats more than 700,000 patients annually through the dedication of 2,657 affiliated physicians and more than 15,000 employees among its five acute-care hospital campuses, home health care services, and an ambulatory care network of physician offices and 29 outpatient centers and clinic. Scripps also offers payer products and population health services through Scripps Accountable Care Organization, Scripps Health Plan and customized narrow network plans in collaboration with third-party payers Today, the health system extends from Chula Vista to Oceanside and is dedicated to improving community health while advancing medicine. Recognized as a leader in disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, Scripps is also at the forefront of clinical research, and digital health care. With three highly respected graduate medical education programs, Scripps is a longstanding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. Scripps has been ranked five times as one of the nation’s best health care systems by Truven Health Analytics division of IBM Watson Health. Its hospitals are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the nation’s best and Scripps is regularly recognized by Fortune magazine, Working Mother magazine and AARP as one of the best places in the nation to work. More information can be found at www.scripps.org. SCRIPPS FACILITIES/DIVISIONS Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Scripps Clinical Research Services Scripps Green Hospital Scripps Coastal Medical Center Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Scripps Home Health Care Scripps Clinic Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute Scripps Mercy Hospital *San Diego & Chula Vista Campuses SERVICE OFFERINGS Scripps is an integrated health care delivery system consisting of four acute-care hospitals on five campuses, 29 outpatient centers and clinics, home health care, palliative care, clinical research, and ancillary services for the San Diego region and beyond. Scripps primary care lines include: CARDIOVASCULAR CARE • Scripps treats 100,000 heart patients annually – more than any other provider in San Diego. With volume comes high quality, as evidenced by the program being consistently ranked as the best in San Diego for cardiology and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Scripps is the only San Diego heart program on the list that has received the coveted honor for more than a decade (2006-2018). • In March 2015, Scripps opened the $456 million Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, which brought together expertise from across the system. The institute is the largest heart hospital on the West Coast with 167 inpatient beds and serves as the center of excellence for research and education. • For more than 30 years, Kaiser Permanente has chosen Scripps Health to be its partner in cardiac care. Scripps is the exclusive provider of heart surgery to Kaiser Permanente members throughout the San Diego County. DIABETES CARE AND PREVENTION This year, the combined diabetes and endocrinology programs of Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla – listed as “Scripps La Jolla Hospitals and Clinics” – were ranked No. 1 in San Diego, and No. 14 nationally by U.S. News & World Report in its annual 2017-18 “Best Hospitals” rankings. Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute is Southern California’s leading diabetes center of excellence, committed to providing the best evidence-based diabetes screening, education and patient care in San Diego, including outpatient education, inpatient glucose management, clinical research, professional education, and community-based programs. CANCER CARE • In 2016, Scripps Health and MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a partnership agreement to create a comprehensive and clinically integrated cancer center in San Diego, to be known as Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center. • Scripps MD Anderson is committed to fighting cancer through a collaborative, team approach that put the patient at the center of care. • Scripps MD Anderson is part of MD Anderson Cancer Network, a global collaborative network of hospitals and health care systems dedicated to MD Anderson’s mission to eliminate cancer. • MD Anderson has been ranked the nation's top hospital for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report for 14 of the past 17 years. Scripps has been the leading hospital system in San Diego for nearly 95 years, and cares for around a third of all cancer patients in the region. • Scripps MD Anderson also has an expert team of oncology nurse navigators who give personalized assistance to help guide patients through their treatment journey. • In 2008, Scripps became the first multihospital system in California to earn accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as an integrated network cancer program.