UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT

Community health services and community benefit operations provide free health education programs and screenings to the community. These programs are designed to focus on some of the most prevalent diseases in the new orleans community, such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. These programs address prevention, early detection, treatment and maintaining healthy lifestyles. In 2024, university medical center participated in and offered numerous outreach activities, including free breast health lectures, free oncology lectures, a free skin cancer screening, and a free vascular disease screening. Through the level 1 trauma center's injury prevention program, university medical center provided educational and prevention programs including sudden impact, which educates high school students on the (cont'd on sch. O) consequences of distracted and impaired driving; stop the bleed, which provides hemorrhage control training to law enforcement personnel, organizations, and community members; and child safety seat checks and car seat distribution events. Additionally, university medical center is partnered with walgreens and avita drugs to dispense medications under the 340(b) pricing program to ensure patients have access to necessary pharmaceuticals that may otherwise not be available to them.

Umc donated in 2024 $410,400 to lcmc new orleans clinical services with the intention of providing working capital to allow for their healthcare activities. This donation supports umc's tax-exempt purpose and community benefits obligations and is presented as community support in the statement of operations.also in 2024, umc donated $142,134 to lcmc health clinical services d/b/a nola physicians group (nola pg) with the intention of providing working capital to nola pg to allow for their healthcare activities, specifically to provide needed services to the underserved area of new orleans east. This donation supports umc's tax-exempt purpose and community benefits obligations and is presented as community support in the statement of operations.