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1999 Annual Report to the Community
from Better Health magazine, Spring, 2000

As a not-for-profit health system dedicated to improving health and wellness in the communities it serves, Danville Regional Health System reinvests all of its revenues into the region. From the purchasing of new equipment and expansions of healthcare facilities, to community programs, such as the Health Van Community Action Partnership and Healthier Piedmont People, millions of dollars are spent each year to keep people healthy.

Major renovations Paylor mix
Major equipment purchases 1999 expenses

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average length of stay capital expenditures inpatient admissions

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COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Costs for Uncompensated Care (in millions) 1999 1998
Traditional charity care
Includes services provided to those who cannot afford healthcare of those who are uninsured
$2,946 $3,645
Unpaid costs of Medicaid
Includes the costs of treating medicaid beneficiaries over and above what Danville Regional Medical Center is reimbursed by government sources
3,211 2,565
Bad-debt expense 7,350 6,400
Total benefits to the medically indigent $13,057 $12,610
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Benefits to the Broader Community
Includes services provided to those who need special services and support
Education
Includes costs of support for the School of Nursing for those graduates who are not hired by Danville Regional Health saystem Medical Staff quality assurance, Medical Staff education, and operation of the Medical Library
$1,211 $945
Other community benefits
Includes health promotion, health screenings and coordination of charitable activities. Also includes services provided at a loss, such as the Family Healthcare Centers in Gretna and Chatham, which operate as rural health clinics.
168 150
Total quantifiable benefits for the broader community $1,379 $1,095
Total Quantifiable Community Benefits $14,436 $13,705

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DRHS Accomplishments in 1999

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Danville Regional
Health System

B.R, Ashby, M. D.
Richard G. Barkhouser
Ben J. Davenport, Jr.
W. Lawson Grant
William R. Isemann (ex officio)
Charles H. Majors
James A. Motley
James F. Starling, Jr., M.D. (ex officio)
Landon R. Wyatt, Jr.

Danville Regional
Medical Center

Syed A. Ahmed, M.D.
B. R. Ashby, M.D.
Joseph C. Bouknight
Frank R. Campbell, Ph.D.
Michael A. Caplan, M.D.
Gilbert R. Collins (ex officio)
Bill M. Cox
Betty Jo Foster, Ed.D.
John O. Hunnicutt, III
William R. Isemann
T. David Luther
Stewart A. Sharp, M.D.
Charles G. Smith
James F. Starling, Jr., M.D.
Jack B. Woods

Danville Regional
Health Foundation

Rosemary B. Andrews
Meg Clement
Betty Davenport
W. Joe Foster
Virginia D. Hall
James T. Hamlin, III, M.D.
Charles H. Majors
H. Victor Millner
Michael A. Moore, M.D.
Betty B. Updike
Robert T. Vaughan, Jr.
Melvin C. Vernon, Jr.
Stuart N. Watlington
Jerry Williams
Kirby Wright
E. Linwood Wright

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