{"id":1401,"date":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/vvmc-gives-back-to-the-community\/"},"modified":"2016-11-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T07:00:00","slug":"vvmc-retribuye-a-la-comunidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vailhealth.org\/es\/news\/vvmc-gives-back-to-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"VVMC contribuye a la comunidad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha habido algunos art\u00edculos recientes que discuten el nivel de atenci\u00f3n ben\u00e9fica brindada por Vail Valley Medical Center. Pens\u00e9 que ser\u00eda importante para la comunidad comprender qu\u00e9 representa el t\u00e9rmino atenci\u00f3n ben\u00e9fica, as\u00ed como el panorama completo del beneficio comunitario que estamos brindando.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La atenci\u00f3n ben\u00e9fica es el monto de descuento que los hospitales brindan a las personas que tienen necesidades de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y no tienen seguro, tienen seguro insuficiente, no son elegibles para un programa gubernamental o, de otro modo, no pueden pagar la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dicamente necesaria seg\u00fan su situaci\u00f3n financiera individual.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A principios de a\u00f1o comenzamos a trabajar en la revisi\u00f3n de nuestro programa de asistencia financiera (atenci\u00f3n ben\u00e9fica) para, entre otras cosas, facilitar la calificaci\u00f3n de los pacientes para recibir asistencia y para que nuestro programa sea m\u00e1s conocido en la comunidad. Esperamos que nuestro nuevo programa sea aprobado por nuestra junta directiva e implementado antes de que finalice este a\u00f1o calendario.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque la atenci\u00f3n caritativa es importante, es solo un componente del beneficio comunitario que brindamos. La medici\u00f3n del beneficio comunitario que brindan los hospitales sin fines de lucro ha sido definida por el IRS y reportamos nuestras actividades de beneficio comunitario y su valor en nuestra declaraci\u00f3n de impuestos anual. Ejemplos de los componentes del beneficio comunitario que brindamos incluyen:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Servicios a pacientes de Medicaid que se reembolsan por debajo de nuestro costo.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Pr\u00e1ctica m\u00e9dica subsidiada y otros servicios de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica que son necesarios en la comunidad pero no tienen volumen suficiente para cubrir costos.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Subsidios proporcionados a cl\u00ednicas de bajos ingresos como Mountain Family Health Centers.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Alquiler gratuito o subsidiado de espacio para organizaciones sin fines de lucro de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y de investigaci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Servicios gratuitos de entrenador atl\u00e9tico en eventos deportivos de escuelas secundarias locales.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Donaciones en efectivo a varias organizaciones comunitarias, entre las que se incluyen, entre otras, el Fondo Educativo del condado Eagle, la Fundaci\u00f3n Vail Valley, Castle Peak Senior Care, Mind Springs Health, HomeCare and Hospice of the Valley y el Club Rotario de Vail.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Proporcionar educaci\u00f3n y capacitaci\u00f3n para estudiantes de enfermer\u00eda, farmacia y fisioterapia.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El valor de los beneficios para la comunidad que ha aportado VVMC \u2014tal como lo define y mide el IRS y se reporta en nuestra declaraci\u00f3n de impuestos anual\u2014 ha promediado m\u00e1s de $11 millones al a\u00f1o desde 2010. Todos nuestros ingresos se quedan aqu\u00ed mismo y se reinvierten en nuestra comunidad. Estamos muy orgullosos de nuestra trayectoria de apoyo y contribuci\u00f3n a las comunidades del Valle de Vail, y creemos que el p\u00fablico tiene derecho a conocer el panorama completo y la magnitud de este apoyo.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Art\u00edculos recientes tambi\u00e9n informan sobre grandes reservas de efectivo que posee VVMC. VVMC ha sido prudente y conservadora en su gesti\u00f3n de efectivo durante los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, acumulando intencionalmente reservas de efectivo en anticipaci\u00f3n a la necesidad de modernizar, expandir y aumentar la eficiencia de nuestras instalaciones de 50 a\u00f1os para satisfacer las necesidades de la comunidad y los visitantes, que han crecido dr\u00e1sticamente a lo largo de los a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Estos proyectos de gran envergadura y alto costo no se llevan a cabo con frecuencia; se desarrollan en ciclos de largo plazo que requieren una planificaci\u00f3n financiera cuidadosa y la acumulaci\u00f3n de reservas para minimizar el costo de los pr\u00e9stamos y evitar una carga para los contribuyentes locales. Nuestras estimaciones muy preliminares de este proyecto, realizadas hace unos a\u00f1os, situaban su costo en $180 millones. Si bien nos falta menos de un a\u00f1o para completar la primera fase del proyecto, con un costo de $60 millones, la fase m\u00e1s grande y costosa del proyecto se encuentra en la etapa final de planificaci\u00f3n y dise\u00f1o, y su inicio est\u00e1 programado para 2017. A diferencia de muchos hospitales comunitarios, el VVMC no recibe apoyo de los contribuyentes y, por lo tanto, debe financiar todas las mejoras con reservas de efectivo, un nivel razonable de deuda y la generosidad de nuestros ciudadanos, propietarios de segundas residencias y visitantes.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como su director financiero de VVMC y hablando en nombre de nuestro director ejecutivo y nuestra junta directiva, estamos comprometidos a brindar a la comunidad de Vail una instalaci\u00f3n de clase mundial a precios competitivos y a continuar brindando beneficios a la comunidad de maneras significativas y sustanciales, al mismo tiempo que nos mantenemos financieramente s\u00f3lidos para garantizar que estaremos aqu\u00ed para servir durante muchos a\u00f1os.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ted Sirotta es el director financiero del Vail Valley Medical Center.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been some recent articles discussing the level of charity care provided by Vail Valley Medical Center. 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