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Caring for

Community

Billings Clinic is a not-for-profit, physician-led medical group practice integrated with a hospital and long-term care facility based in Billings, Montana. Community stewardship includes financial assistance for the uninsured and underinsured, education, research and unreimbursed health services provided to the community each year.

Financial Assistance

Health Professions Education

Last year 6,000 patients received financial

The new Billings Clinic Internal Medicine

assistance (charity care) for 40,388 visits to Billings

Residency was accredited in 2013, and the first

Clinic at a total cost of $15.8 million. Of the total

class of physicians started in July. More than 700

assistance, 63% was for hospital patient care, 36%

college students in medical, pharmacy, nursing

for clinic patient care, and 1% for long-term care.

and other health professions received training at

Medicaid Shortfalls

Billings Clinic, as well as continuing education for

More than 100,300 patient visits were covered by Medicaid, with shortfalls in government reimbursement of $2.9 million.

Subsidized Health Services Billings Clinic provides many health services that are not fully reimbursed for the cost of care provided – such as pediatric specialty care, telemedicine, long-term/continuing care, behavioral health and psychiatric care for youth and adults.

hundreds of health professionals in this region. The Science Expo helped 360 students explore science and medicine.

Research Billings Clinic is dedicated to the pursuit of new medical knowledge with research that benefits patients with diseases such as cancer and diabetes for adults and children. Innovative research is also done by the Center for Clinical Translational Research, Nursing Research and National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Programs.

View the 2013 Community Benefit Report online at billingsclinic.com (About Us)

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