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ocally owned and governed BryanLGH demonstrated its continuing commitment to community reinvestment in fiscal year 2011 by supporting education for health

care professionals and the community, and by donating to charitable organizations and community-building activities.

The quantifiable community benefit from BryanLGH totaled more than $72.7 million; the chart above shows how these dollars were distributed.

Charity care at cost is the cost of free or discounted health services provided to patients who cannot afford to pay and who meet all the criteria for financial assistance. Charity care does not include bad debt. Charity care is reported at cost. In prior years, charges have been used as the reporting unit for valuing charity care in this report.

Unreimbursed cost of Medicaid and other public programs is the actual unpaid cost (not charges) of providing care to patients receiving Medicaid and other public assistance. It represents the shortfall between the actual cost of providing care and payments received from the government.

Unreimbursed cost of Medicare is the actual unpaid

cost (not charges) of providing care to Medicare patients. This represents the shortfall between the cost of providing care and payments received from the government.

Health professionals education is the cost of providing accredited training and education programs for physicians, nurses and other health professionals through residency education and continuing medical education, plus financial support of the BryanLGH College of Health Sciences.

Community benefit services are activities carried out to improve community health and health care services that are subsidized because they meet an identified need in the community.

Cash and in-kind contributions are cash and in-kind donations to other nonprofit organizations for charitable purposes.

Community-building activities are programs that, while not directly related to health care, provide opportunities to address the root causes of health problems, such as poverty, homelessness and environmental problems. Examples are paid time for co-workers to provide mentoring programs and to serve as board members for nonprofit organizations.

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Community receives more than $72.7 millionUnreimbursed cost of Medicaid

and other public programs$13.2 million18.2 percent

Unreimbursed cost of Medicare$41.3 million56.8 percent

Health professionals education$3.3 million4.5 percent

Community benefit services

$1.7 million2.4 percent

Cash and in-kind contributions

$416,0000.6 percent

Community-building activities$143,000

0.2 percent

Charity care at cost

$12.6 million17.3 percent

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ryanLGH supported the good work of these organizations with cash donations in fiscal year 2011:

ALS Association WalkAlzheimer’s AssociationAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Red Cross First Aid TeamARC of Lincoln/Lancaster CountyBetter Business Bureau Cancer Survivors DayCenterPointeChild Advocacy CenterChild Guidance CenterClinic with a HeartCommunity FriendsCommunity Medical Transportation ProgramDowntown Lincoln AssociationFood Bank of LincolnGoLincolnGo

Interchurch MinistriesJunior AchievementJunior Diabetes Research FoundationKearney County Health Services Long-term CareLancaster County Crusade Against CancerLancaster County Medical SocietyLeadership LincolnLeukemia/Lymphoma SocietyLied CenterLighthouse Safehouse for YouthLincoln Children’s MuseumLincoln Children’s ZooLincoln East High School post promLincoln High School post promLincoln Lutheran High School post promLincoln Medical Education FoundationLincoln Paint-A-ThonLincoln Public Schools FoundationLincoln Parks FoundationLincoln Rotary Club No. 14Lincoln Southeast High School post prom

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Independence Center nurse Justin Baldassano and intervention nurse David Dermann (above) provide a workshop to guide Clinic with a Heart volunteers in assessing substance abuse issues.

Our annual Discovery Day introduces high school students to possible health care careers.

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Lincoln Southwest High School post promLincoln Symphony OrchestraLincoln’s Healthcare 360 Project AccessMadonna Rehabilitation HospitalMalcolm High School post promMarch of DimesMatt Talbot Kitchen and OutreachMourning Hope Grief CenterMultiple Sclerosis SocietyNational Alliance on Mental IllnessNebraska Association of Occupational NursesNebraska Cancer Research CenterNebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Hall of FameNebraska CASANebraska Children & Families FoundationNorris High School post promNortheast Family CenterOptimist Youth Sports ComplexPalmyra/Bennet High School post promPius X High School post prom

Safe Kids CoalitionSaint Paul School of TheologySewing for BabiesSpecial Olympics Nebraska Sports ClassicStrategic Air & Space MuseumTabitha FoundationTeach a Kid to FishTeamMates Mentoring ProgramUnited Way of Lincoln & Lancaster CountyUniversity of Nebraska FoundationVoices of HopeWaverly High School post promWomen in Community ServiceWilber-Clatonia High School post promWilliam G. Lauer Foundation — ALS AssociationWorkWellYMCAYWCA

BryanLGH provided more than $15,000 in support of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk (above) and fielded a crew of co-workers and family members for the always popular Lincoln Paint-A-Thon (right).