Pella Regional Health Center

Pella Regional Health Center provided nearly $9.5 million in community benefits last year, according to a recently completed assessment by the Iowa Hospital Association.

That amount, based on 2014 figures, includes more than $1 million in uncompensated care such as charity, bad debt and unpaid costs of Medicaid. The Iowa Hospital Association also figured in programs such as health screenings, support groups, community education, health professions education, community clinical services, and other subsidies.

Pella Regional’s activities were estimated to serve more than 140,000 people in the region. The results for Pella Regional were included in a statewide report that shows Iowa hospitals provided more than $1.2 billion worth of community benefits in 2014.