Program Authorization: R.S. 36:259 and Act 3 of 1997
The mission of the Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center, located in the town of Independence, is to provide acute general medical, surgical, inpatient and ambulatory medical care for the medically indigent, Medicaid and/or Medicare eligible and self-paying patients in the service area which includes Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes. Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is committed to serving its patients, staff, and community with quality and dignity, while constantly striving to improve its performance.
The goal of Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center is to provide the quality health care to the community in the most effective and efficient manner possible.
On August 15, 1939, Lallie Kemp Medical Center opened the doors of an establishment to help the indigent and needy patients of Tangipahoa, St. Helena, Livingston, and East and West Feliciana parishes. Mrs. Lallie Kemp, who was a member of the State Welfare Hospital Board was the main instrument in opening this facility, at which it was named Florida Parishes Charity Hospital.
Today, Lallie Kemp Medical Center is considered an acute care hospital, still with the primary mission of treating all citizens of the Florida parishes. While the primary mission is the medically indigent, the hospital was mandated to provide health care to all citizens of the State of Louisiana. With 90 licensed beds and a compliment of over 450 personnel, the hospital has become a major force in health care delivery in the area. The hospital is currently staffed for 67 beds.
The Medical Center provides additional support functions such as pharmacy; blood bank respiratory therapy; anesthesiology; and various diagnostic services and other support functions of a non-medical nature, such as administration; maintenance; housekeeping; mail service; purchasing; accounting; and admissions and registration. The facility contracts for physician and anatomical services and works cooperatively with medical schools and other health education institutions to broaden the opportunity for clinical training in the hospital.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
This program is funded with Interagency Transfers, Self-generated Revenue and Federal Funds. The Interagency Transfers represent Title XIX reimbursement from the Medicaid program for services provided to Medicaid eligible and "free care" patients. The Self-generated Revenue represents insurance and self pay revenues for services provided to patients who are not eligible for "free care". The Federal Funds are derived from Title XVIII, Medicare payments for services provided to Medicare eligible patients.
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 99.2% of the existing operating budget. It represents 77.5% of the total request ($37,516,504) for this program. The overall net reduction in this program is a result of a reduction in Risk Management premiums and a reduction of seven (7) vacant positions. This decrease is offset by an increase in the transfer of additional Ryan White Federal Funds from the Office of Public Health for HIV medications. The changes are not anticipated to have a significant impact on the delivery of these services.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CHARGES
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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Funding for replacement of inoperable and obsolete equipment |
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