Meeting Community Needs

As part of a nonprofit, Catholic health care ministry, Mercy Health Partners is committed to assessing and responding to the needs of our community. We do this through programs and activities that promote health and healing — also called Community Benefit.

Community Benefit programs and activities increase access to health care and improve community health. For more information, visit the Catholic Health Association.

Examples of Mercy Health Partners' Community Benefit Programs include:

• Pharmaceutical Assistance Program - The Pharmaceutical Assistance Program provides assistance to those within our community who have little or no resources to obtain the prescription medications they need. This program works closely with the hospital system, primary care network, social service agencies and local independent physicians to ensure that each person in our community has access to the medications they have been prescribed.

• Wheels of Mercy - A re-purposed RV staffed by community health care workers that provides health screenings, financial enrollment opportunities and pharmaceutical assistance. This program proactively improves access to health services by seeking out those in need and extending a helping hand.

• Uncompensated Care - Mercy Health Partners provides medical care to all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Sometimes called "charity care," uncompensated care is the cost of health services provided to patients who cannot afford them due to inadequate resources or being uninsured or under-insured.

• Advocacy - through its Lead the Way campaign, Trinity Health is encouraging our nation's leaders to work toward a system that provides affordable coverage and high-value, coordinated care to every patient. Learn more about the campaign.