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Care for the Poor Statistics

St. John Health is a leader in serving the needs of the diverse community. Our Care for the Poor and Community Health programs provide support to thousands of people throughout the service area. In fiscal year 2005, St. John Health reached more than 194,000 encounters $142 million in community benefit and care for the poor – making us the leader in southeast Michigan in assisting the poor and underserved among us.Click here for more information about St. John Health’s Community Health programs.

Community Health Encounters

2004 2005 2006

Parish Nursing

62,883

70,379

88,926

Children's Health

45,414

59,196

69,399

Health Promotion/Health Education

25,601

22,691

22,459

Access to Care

47,832

42,233

42,329

Total Encounters

181,730

194,499

223,113

Services Provided by SJH

2003 2004 2005

Traditional Charity Care

$6,067,595

$9,617,503

$10,024,953

Unpaid Costs of Public Programs

$33,339,066

$47,963,710

$43,957,276

Other Programs for Persons Who Are Poor

$2,262,676

$2,296,080

$2,590,679

Other Programs and Services for the Community

$30,107,738

$26,619,638

$41,124,172

Bad Debt Costs Attributed to Charity

$45,678,190

$43,634,381

$44,448,551

Total

$117,455,265

$130,131,312

$142,145,631

 

Individual Community Health Program Statistics (FY 05-06)

School-Based Health Centers Service and Encounters

• Visits: 61,311

• Counseling Services: 25,212

• Immunizations: 1,409

• Dental Services: 1,302

• Medical Care: 24,797

Parish Nursing Service and Encounters

• Number of Blood Pressure Screening Events: 509

• Group Education - Number of Classes: 1,481

• Number of People Screened for Blood Pressure: 4,285

• Group Education - Number Attended: 57,785

• Adult Immunizations: 1,807

Community Education/Health Promotion Service and Encounters

• Number of Classes: 548

• Number of Blood Pressure Screening Events: 144

• Number Attended: 10,737

• Number of People Screened for Blood Pressure: 4,285

Infant Mortality Project Service and Encounters

• Number of Classes: 131

• Number of Participants: 551

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