Community September 01, 2008
Contributions help keep the community strong
Yale-New Haven makes a financial commitment not only to providing excellent healthcare, but also to supporting organizations that provide health education and research, and to making sure people of all backgrounds have access to good health care. Last year, YNHH provided nearly $150 million for the care of the poor and to offset insufficient Medicaid and uncompensated care payments.
- Care of uninsured and underinsured — Yale-New Haven’s commitment to serving poor and disadvantaged patients is a top priority. Last year, YNHH provided nearly $150 million for the care of the poor and uninsured, including over $56 million for free and charity care, and over $75 million to offset insufficient Medicaid payments and $15 million in bad debts. YNHH has one of the most generous financial assistance policies in the nation, providing free care to patients with incomes at 250 percent of the federal poverty level, reduced rates to those at 400 percent of the federal poverty level and catastrophic protection for patients whose hospital bills exceed 10 percent of their household income.
- Days of Caring — For the past three years, YNHH’s President & CEO has chaired the Greater New Haven United Way’s Day of Caring, which ran for a full week in 2007 and 2008. YNHH employees participated in projects to support the community, including signing up blood donors, cleaning and beautifying community facilities, and donating nearly 25,000 school supplies to local students. Hospital employees have donated an average of $200,000 a year to the campaign over the past couple of years.
- Local neighborhood events — The hospital helps fund neighborhood events either through cash or in-kind (food, beverages, snacks) donations. Recent events YNHH has supported include the Hill Central School Black History Month Celebration, the Bella Vista Thanksgiving dinner, and the Christian Community Action’s annual Thanksgiving food drive.
In the photo: YNHH’s United Way committee members collected and delivered 12,000 school supplies to New Haven’s Mauro and Truman schools in 2007.
