ERLANGER REPORTS $2.3 MILLION LOSSErlanger is currently $3.8 million in the red this fiscal year after facing a $2.3 million loss during the month of January. At this point last year, the hospital reported losses of $1.9 million.Financials so far this year:• July: $1.5 million profit• August: $1.5 million loss• September: $700,000 loss• October: $183,160 profit• November: $2.4 million loss• December: $1.4 million profit• January: $2.3 million lossINDIGENT CARESeven months into the fiscal year, Erlanger has provided more than $50.9 million in uncompensated care, which includes charity care, bad debt and outstanding TennCare costs. $5.9 million of that amount was provided in January.Source: Erlanger Health System
Erlanger Health System hopes to open a $1 million “comprehensive breast center” at its Erlanger East campus off Gunbarrel Road within the next year.
The center would encompass breast cancer screening, genetic testing, early detection and treatment all in one location to provide “seamless care,” proponents of the new center told Erlanger’s Budget and Finance Committee, which approved the initial proposal Monday.
“When I’ve spoken with physicians in the past, they’ve felt Erlanger has never had a comprehensive breast cancer center,” said Theresa Radeker, administrator of Erlanger East. “A lot of times they’ll send their patients to other places for that comprehensive care.”
In a proposal to the board, Erlanger officials said that the hospital already houses the “components” of a comprehensive breast center, but that “these services are disjointed and located in several different locations.”