Program Authorization: Act 38 of 1973; Act 25 of 1974; Act 744 of 1985; and Act 3 of 1997
The mission of the Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center is to provide acute general medical, surgical, psychiatric, inpatient and acute/chronic ambulatory medical care for the medically indigent, uninsured, Medicaid and Medicare eligible patients, and self-paying patients. The goal of Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center is to provide the highest level of acute general medical and specialty services of medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, ophthalmology, urology, orthopedics, pediatrics and critical care to all patients, including: the medically indigent, Department of Corrections inmates, the insured, Medicare and Medicaid eligible and self-paying patients of the hospital's service area.
The goal of Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center is to ensure that quality health care is provided to the community in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center is committed to serving as a community medical center of excellence where knowledge heals and people care. It is also the intent of this facility to provide the best quality of care to everyone who comes into its sphere of influence.
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (CMC), located in Houma, Louisiana, was originally dedicated in 1978 as South Louisiana Medical Center under mandates of the 1973 and 1974 legislative sessions. It was renamed in 1992 in honor of the late state senator who was instrumental in getting the facility established. CMC was built to accommodate the general health care needs of the population, and particularly the indigent, in a five-parish area near the Gulf of Mexico southwest of New Orleans. These parishes include: Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne, the western portion of St. James, and the eastern portion of St. Mary. The hospital 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 also maintains a stipend program for medical residents and 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. The hospital is currently staffed for 144 beds.
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 100.2% of the existing operating budget. It represents 81.1% of the total request ($71,702,273) for this program. The overall net increase in this program is a result of the transfer of additional Ryan White Federal Funds from the Office of Public Health for HIV medications and an increase for equipment maintenance contracts. This increase is offset by a reduction in Risk Management premiums and a reduction of 8 vacant positions. These changes should have no significant impact on the delivery of services.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CHARGES
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$423,575 |
Payments to LSU Medical Center for physician services |
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ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS
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Funding for replacement of inoperable and obsolete equipment |
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