Avera Mckennan

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

May 12, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$603,717,161

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Rural Critical Access HospitalsAvera McKennan owns or leases rural Critical Access Hospitals in Flandreau, Gregory, Dell Rapids, Milbank and Miller (Hand County), S.D. As such, they operate as a department of Avera McKennan. The hospitals in Flandreau, Gregory and Hand County serve medically underserved counties. In addition to the following exempt purpose achievements, rural hospitals participate in many of the above as part of Avera McKennan.Among services offered by rural hospitals are radiology and imaging, colonoscopy and endoscopy, therapy and rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, chemotherapy, orthopedics, cardiovascular testing and care, obstetrics, surgery, and dialysis.Charity and uncompensated care: As part of Avera McKennan, these facilities provide necessary medical services (diagnostic and treatment) for whomever comes to us for care, regardless of their ability to pay. In fiscal year 2010, charity and uncompensated care provided by rural hospitals based on charges foregone totaled $440,000.Accessibility to health care: Avera McKennan regional hospitals make medical care accessible to the entire community they serve regardless of a patient's ability to pay. In 2010 rural hospitals had 2,050 discharges, 8,361 patient days and 59,868 outpatient visits. Each of the hospitals provides 24-hour emergency care with eEmergency services through Avera McKennan. eICU services are also available at these hospitals, providing access to critical care medicine near home and lessening the need for transport. There is no additional billing to patients. Telemedicine consults are also offered at rural locations in a number of medical specialties.

Activity 3

ClinicsAvera McKennan provides clinical care, secondary and primary, in 67 owned/joint venture clinics in South Dakota, northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota and northeastern Nebraska. In addition to the following exempt purpose achievements, clinics participate in many of the above as part of Avera McKennan. Clinic visits in 2010 totaled 895,906.Clinics provide primary care and urgent care, and among specialties are cardiology; dermatology; endocrinology; gastroenterology; hematology; hepatology; infectious disease; internal medicine; neonatology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; OB/GYN; oncology; ophthalmology; orthopedics; pain management; pediatrics; psychiatry; pulmonology; sports medicine; surgery; and vascular services.Charity and uncompensated care: As part of Avera McKennan, clinics provide necessary medical services (diagnostic and treatment) for whoever comes to us for care, regardless of their ability to pay. In fiscal year 2010, charity and uncompensated care provided by clinics based on charges foregone totaled $1,282,000.Accessibility to health care: In addition to regular clinic hours, Avera McGreevy Clinic provides Urgent Care, seeing patients on a walk-in basis at two locations during the evening hours on weekdays, and throughout the daytime hours on Saturdays and Sundays. This provides greater accessibility without having to rely on emergency room care. In addition, through our Curaquick clinics, Avera offers convenient, affordable clinic care in local HyVee pharmacies. In 2010, Avera donated approximately 100 Curaquick Avera cards, good for one free visit, to students of Sioux Falls Catholic Schools and YWCA daycare, each valued at $59.Health Screenings: Avera McKennan clinics offered two free health screenings in 2010 including a skin cancer screening in cooperation with the another local hospital and pharmacy, serving 139 persons; and a men's health screening, providing free cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure and body-mass index scoring, serving 103 men.

Filer

EIN

46-0224743