Upmc Washington

Inpatient acute services were provided to 7,858 patients in the community. Upmc washington provides a wide array of medical and surgical services. Surgical specialties include neurosurgery, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics, gynecology, gastroenterology, urology and general surgery. Services were rendered regardless of a patient's ability to pay. All quality measures required by medicare and major insurance carriers were met. 17% of the inpatient cases were medical assistance (medicaid); 65% of the patient cases were medicare.

The hospital supports a 30 bed inpatient behavioral health unit. It is one of the largest units of its kind in the hospital's extended service area and served 837 patients this year. Services are rendered to all patients regardless of their ability to pay. The unit has a very high percentage of patients with medical assistance (medicaid) (50%) and 4% who are uninsured.

Other program services include a multitude of activities performed by the hospital to do business in the community and provide valuable community benefits. Activities in this category include, but are not limited to, a teenage abstinence education program, a family practice residency program, a school of nursing, a school for x-ray technicians, hospice services, certain emergency department services, operation of a wellness center, rental activities, and operation of an employee cafeteria.