Catalog: Who is helped by Medically Indigent and Trauma programs? | |
| medically indigent program and trauma care fund medically indigent program the medically indigent mi program is a state-sponsored program that provides health care to very sick or very injured uninsured people low-income people who are ineligible for medicaid or medicare and who cannot afford to pay for their emergency medical care qualify for the mi program the program currently provides funding of only 40 percent of costs to hospitals for treating life-or-death situations it is a vital source of payment for many hospitals that already face a financial crisis and are required to provide care in ... | |
| who is helped by medically indigent and trauma programs ... | |
| who is helped by medically indigent and trauma programs ... people all across washington are helped by the life saving services these programs ... | |
| wall had been punctured and he was unable to breath he was treated urgently with a chest tube which saved his life after he was stabilized he was tranferred to harborview for pediatric intensive care during his rehabilitation he spent a long time on ventilation but is now smiling and interacting with his family harborview medical center harborview medical center is a 413 bed hospital located in seattle it is the state s only level i adult and pediatric trauma center caring for the community s most seriously injured patients the hospital sees approximately 85,000 patients a year in the emergency ... | |
| tacoma general hospital tacoma general hospital is a 298 bed hospital located in tacoma the hospital sees 82,000 patients a year in the emergency room last year the hospital provided $3.4 million in charity care and forgave over $9 million bad debt for patients unable to pay for their care · a 49 year-old woman was involved in a nearly fatal automobile accident she spent 44 days in the intensive care unit and another ten days in the hospital before being discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility during her hospital stay she underwent four surgeries · a 22 year-old man was airlifted to ... | |
| washington was struck at high speed by another vehicle on the driver s side ... in the intensive care unit followed by 14 additional days of hospital care he ... | |
| mother was transported to the hospital by ground ambulance and the baby was ... from fairfield washington was struck by a car despite the use of a full-face ... | |
| for more information contact cassie sauer director advocacy public relations 206 216-2538 cassies@wsha.org claudia sanders vice president policy development 206 216-2508 claudias@wsha.org len mccomb lobbyist 360 951-1661 lenm@localaccess.com washington state hospital association 300 elliott avenue west suite 300 seattle wa 98119-4118 phone 206 281-7211 fax 206 283-6122 www.wsha.org | |
