Mercy Health Partners (Tennessee)

Mercy Health Partners (Tennessee), based in Knoxville, Tennessee, serves the community through eight acute care hospitals. Mercy’s hospitals have centers of excellence in Cancer, Heart, Women’s, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Imaging, Sleep Medicine and Senior Services.

Hospitals:

By the Numbers: (information current as of January 1, 2008)

Other operating units include the St. Mary’s Health and Fitness Center, Baptist Primary & Senior Health Centers, St. Mary’s Residential Hospice, Baptist Eye Institute, St. Mary’s and Baptist Home Health Services and the St. Mary’s Ambulatory Surgery Center.

A complete listing of physicians, services and facilities, along with the latest health news and medical information, can be found at both the St. Mary’s and Baptist websites. The addresses are www.stmaryshealth.com and www.baptistoneword.org.

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. The information below refers to St. Mary's Health Partners because the research was conducted before the St. Mary’s and Baptist health systems merged on January 2, 2008 to form Mercy Health Partners (Tennessee).

St. Mary's Impact on the Regional Economy
Total expenditures by St. Mary’s healthcare facilities: $248.7 million

Total economic impact on the region: $494.1 million

Wages and benefits to employees: $112.5 million

Total impact on employment: 5,048 jobs

Investing to Benefit the Community
Total Community Benefit: $26,124,000

Benefit to those who are poor: $20,330,000

Benefit to the broader community: $5,795,000

Uncollectible debt absorbed: $15,311,624

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, St. Mary’s Health Partners provided more than $2.10 in community benefit for every $1.00 it would have paid in taxes.

Awards and Recognition
St. Mary’s Medical Center was named to Solucient’s annual list of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals for 2006.

St. Mary’s North Imaging, Women’s and Cancer Center was ranked as one of the nation’s top five freestanding imaging centers in the January 2006 issue of Medical Imaging, a national magazine covering news and trends in health technology management.

St. Mary’s Health Partners received the Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging’s 2006 Outstanding Community Service Award for its outreach program assisting senior citizens enrolling in the new Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit Program.

In the eHealthcare Leadership Awards competition, St. Mary’s Health Partners’ website – www.stmaryshealth.com – won the 2006 Award of Distinction for Site Design in the Healthcare System category and the 2007 Award of Distinction for Healthcare Systems in the Best Health/Healthcare Content category and the 2007 Silver Award for Healthcare Systems in the Best Interactive Site category.

The St. Mary’s Team Challenge for Seniors Program, which helps seniors develop healthier lifestyles, was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation in 2007 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

In 2007, St. Mary’s Medical Center was named to Solucient’s annual list of the nation’s 100 Top Performance Improvement Leaders.

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