Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., takes on the largest portion of uncompensated care in the city — $173,045,893 worth in 2009 — according to a Nashville Business Journal report.
Warren Beck, VUMC's senior vice president of finance, said the figure will be closer to $216 million in 2010, according to the report.
In 2009, Nashville's 13 hospitals provided a record-breaking level of uncompensated care, rounding out to $502.8 million dollars — a 7.6 percent increase from 2008. Financial chiefs from the city's hospitals only expect 2010 totals to be worse, according to the report.
VUMC's high-level of uncompensated care is correlated with its large size, range of specialties and Level 1 trauma center.
Read the Nashville Business Journal report on Vanderbilt and other Nashville hospitals' uncompensated care costs.
Read more about Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
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Warren Beck, VUMC's senior vice president of finance, said the figure will be closer to $216 million in 2010, according to the report.
In 2009, Nashville's 13 hospitals provided a record-breaking level of uncompensated care, rounding out to $502.8 million dollars — a 7.6 percent increase from 2008. Financial chiefs from the city's hospitals only expect 2010 totals to be worse, according to the report.
VUMC's high-level of uncompensated care is correlated with its large size, range of specialties and Level 1 trauma center.
Read the Nashville Business Journal report on Vanderbilt and other Nashville hospitals' uncompensated care costs.
Read more about Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
- Vanderbilt Research Team Studies Robots in EDs
- Vanderbilt University Plans $200M Medical Campus in Nashville Suburbs
- Vanderbilt Medical Center Takes Part in Landmark Study of Children’s Health