Community Partnerships
Community Partnerships Benefit Patients and Hospitals: Making a Difference in Our Communities
Ensuring the health of our patients is our top priority, even if that sometimes means sacrificing the bottom line. Many of our facilities are considered safety-net hospitals, which have a mission to provide healthcare for individuals regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. We firmly believe that financial hardship and adverse circumstances should not prevent patients from receiving the care they deserve.
A proportion of our hospitals participate in charitable care, which provides free services to uninsured patients who do not have the means to pay. Every year, we provide millions of dollars of uncompensated medical care to thousands of individuals in need.
We also understand that to best serve local communities, our care and support must extend beyond the walls of our hospitals and outpatient clinics. Our facilities are committed to addressing the needs of their surrounding neighborhoods through partnerships with local organizations, outreach efforts, and donations.
Prospect Medical Holdings aims for a deeper and more lasting impact—through medical care and beyond—within the areas that we serve. Please see the sections below for examples of how our family of hospitals give back to their communities.
Charitable Care
Our mission is to provide the best care to every patient, regardless of adverse financial circumstances. Our hospitals provide charitable care to some patients based on their income and needs. Charitable care consists of free or deeply discounted medical services for individuals who are uninsured, underinsured, ineligible for a government program, or otherwise unable to pay.
We also deliver the same quality of care for all our patients without discrimination or judgment. Some notable examples from our hospitals include:
- Waterbury HEALTH administered $1.6 million worth of charitable care in 2020.
- Each year, CharterCARE Health Partners provides more than $1 million in uncompensated medical care to thousands of patients.