Floyd Invests Time and Resources to Make Our Community Healthier Community Benefit
Individually and corporately, Floyd continues to be actively involved in the communities where we have a presence, lending leadership, time and other valuable resources to efforts to improve the quality of life for families in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama. Below are some of the additional community benefit activities provided in 2017:
Our Staff Trains The Medical Experts of Tomorrow One of the largest non-billed expenses at Floyd lies in our efforts to support schools and colleges in training nurses, doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health professionals with real-life training opportunities while shadowing or being mentored by Floyd employees in their respective fields. In FY 2017, working with 534 nursing students, Floyd staff members provided 58,777 hours of clinical education at a cost of $374,397 to the organization. Many of these students eventually accept jobs in our service area, providing much-needed medical expertise in our primary and secondary service areas. Also, 59 students studying to be nurse practitioners or physician assistants were trained by Floyd staff members, who provided 10,287 hours of clinical education at a cost of $65,515. And, 110 medical students studying to become physicians trained at Floyd. Floyd staff members provided 36,815 hours of clinical education to medical students not in our residency program at a cost of $234,659.
Classes Give Young Families a Solid Start Floyd offers six-week, weekend and online childbirth classes to help expectant parents be better prepared for labor, delivery and caring for their baby. Some insurances and government health coverage programs pay for childbirth education. Expectant parents who do not have coverage for these classes are not denied participation. In FY 2017, 82 individuals learned about childbirth, breastfeeding and newborn care through these childbirth education classes at a cost to the organization of $6,131. EMS Supports Events All Year Round Floyd Emergency Medical Services, supplemented by other Floyd departments, is a fixture at community events throughout the year, providing onsite ambulance services, first-aid stations and medical support when it is needed. In FY 2017, 98,135 people benefited from medical care and support at community events at a cost of $120,132 to the organization. committed to caring for the entire family, even after the patient dies. The hospice program provides free grief counseling to anyone seeking help, regardless of whether the individual has a relationship with Floyd or Heyman HopiceCare. In FY 2017, 79 individuals benefited from free grief support services provided by Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd at a cost to the organization of $14,118. Hospice Meets an Often Unspoken Need The staff at Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd is
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