Montana Hospitals / Fires

Missoulian: Montana hospitals increase charity care; somereporting questioned

Montana’s Hospitals: Issues and facts related to thecharitable purposes of our hospitals and the protection of Montana’s consumers

“Charity care applications have increased substantially. In the three years from 2008 to 2010, the

number of applications for charity care received by the study hospitals increased dramatically,

from 27,200 in 2008; to 41,600 in 2009; and to 46,800 in 2010. This is likely related to both

increased need and awareness, since the economic downturn associated with the Great Recession

of 2008 coincided with efforts by Montana hospitals to improve access to their charity policies

and application forms online. Over this same three-year period, the overall approval rate for

charity applications declined from 93% in 2008 to 90% in 2010.”

Missoulian: Condon Mountain fire crews brace forhigh temperatures

Montana Fire Information