"Connected to the Community"

2009 Community Benefit Report

Columbus’s four not-for-profit hospital systems provided nearly $400 million in Community Benefit to the citizens of central Ohio in 2008, including $175 million in charity care.

That’s the bottom-line message contained in the “Connected to the Community” report released jointly today by Mount Carmel Health System, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OhioHealth and The Ohio State University Medical Center. This report marks the first time the four systems have collaborated to publish their Community Benefit numbers in the aggregate.

To view the report, visit our "Media/Publications" Center.

OTHER SPECIAL REPORTS FROM COHC

"Collaboration. Commitment. Community."

Franklin County’s four not-for-profit hospital systems share a common belief: The issues facing central Ohio’s health care system can be solved much more effectively when hospitals work as collaborators rather than competitors. The Central Ohio Hospital Council has issued a report to showcase the major collaborative initiatives of the county's four hospital systems.

"Healthcare in Columbus -- Our Community at Risk"

Franklin County’s network of not-for-profit hospital systems is one of our community’s greatest assets – and the envy of many comparably sized communities. Unfortunately, this valued community asset is in jeopardy. As a result of numerous cost pressures, including skyrocketing charity care costs and Medicaid losses as well as a proliferation of for-profit entities which siphon revenues, Franklin County residents and local businesses are paying higher insurance premiums. COHC has developed educational materials to facilitate a discussion with community and business leaders and elected officials on the threats to our hospital system.