Oxygen and supplies – canisters, concentrators, tubing, and masks – are sometimes difficult to purchase due to the uncertain supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, Glacial Ridge is proactively asking the community for help. While most people typically rent a home oxygen concentrator, some may have purchased it and no longer want to hang on to it. If you have a home oxygen concentrator (new within the past ten years) and it’s no longer needed, or in storage, Glacial Ridge Hospital is accepting donations. Donations of home oxygen concentrators can be dropped off with receptionists at the hospital or clinics during business hours.
Agility, a medical equipment company, will inspect them to certify they are in working order, sanitized, and fit for patient use in case they are needed.
Glacial Ridge Health System is doing well with PPE supplies. The staff has appropriately been using and conserving existing PPE resources.
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Glacial Ridge Health System Charges by DRG Code
Beginning January 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requiring hospitals and health systems to post their “current, standard charges.”
Hospital charges are the amount a hospital bills an insurer for a service. For most patients, hospitals are reimbursed at a level well below charges. Patients covered by commercial insurance products have negotiated rates with hospitals. Patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid programs have hospital reimbursement rates determined by federal and state governments.
Hospital charges may include bundled procedures, personnel, services and supplies. An example would be room rates that include the space, equipment, nursing personnel and supplies.
When a patient has the opportunity to shop for medical services, he or she should contact his or her own insurance carrier to understand which costs will be covered and which will be the patient’s responsibility.
Patients should contact the hospital directly for any further details.
Beginning January 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are requiring hospitals and health systems to post their “current, standard charges.”
Hospital charges are the amount a hospital bills an insurer for a service. For most patients, hospitals are reimbursed at a level well below charges. Patients covered by commercial insurance products have negotiated rates with hospitals. Patients covered by Medicare or Medicaid programs have hospital reimbursement rates determined by federal and state governments.
Hospital charges may include bundled procedures, personnel, services and supplies. An example would be room rates that include the space, equipment, nursing personnel and supplies.
When a patient has the opportunity to shop for medical services, he or she should contact his or her own insurance carrier to understand which costs will be covered and which will be the patient’s responsibility.
Patients should contact the hospital directly for any further details.
