Mercy Health Partners (Kentucky Region)

Based in Kentucky, Mercy Health Partners (Kentucky Region) serves two communities through two acute care hospitals, HUD housing facilities for the elderly, home care, hospice and two foundations.

Information on these and other MHP – Kentucky services and facilities is available at www.lourdes-pad.org.

Hospitals:

  • Lourdes Hospital
  • Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital

    • By the Numbers: (information current as of December 31, 2007)

  • Licensed Acute Beds: 311
  • Licensed Non-Acute Beds: 93, including 20 Licensed Long-Term Care Beds
  • HUD Housing Units: 85 apartments
  • FTEs: 1,374
  • Medical Staff: 269

    • Economic Impact
    The following economic impact information comes from an Economic Impact Study of CHP’s healthcare facilities completed by the University of Cincinnati’s Economic Center for Education & Research. The report estimated economic impact for calendar year 2005, the last year for which current information was available at the time the research was done.

    Lourdes Hospital's Impact on the McCracken County Economy
    Total expenditures by MHP’s healthcare facilities: $119 million

    Total economic impact on the region: $173 million

    Wages and benefits to employees: $53 million

    Total impact on employment: 1,539 jobs

    Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital's Impact on the Estill County Economy
    Total expenditures by MHP’s healthcare facilities: $7 million

    Total economic impact on the region: $12 million

    Wages and benefits to employees: $4.7 million

    Total impact on employment: 190 jobs

    Investing to Benefit the Region
    Total Community Benefit: $12,270,000

    Benefit to those who are poor: $10,229,000

  • Care for those who cannot afford to pay: $4,723,000
  • Unreimbursed care for those who qualify for Medicaid: $4,835,000
  • Other programs for the under-served: $671,000

    • Benefit to the broader community: $2,040,000

    Uncollectible debt absorbed: $11,599,566

    As a mission-driven organization, we strive to meet and exceed the letter and the spirit of the law regarding our tax-exempt status. In 2005, Mercy Health Partners – Kentucky provided more than $3.30 in community benefit for every $1.00 it would have paid in taxes.

    Awards and Recognition
    In 2006, Lourdes Hospital was one of five Kentucky hospitals and the only hospital west of Lexington, Ky. to receive a Hospital Quality Improvement Excellence Award from Health Care Excel, Kentucky’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization.

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