Supporting our Community’s Health and Financial Needs
Because building a healthy community extends beyond providing healthcare, we support local governments, school districts and community improvement initiatives in addition to caring for those who are medically underserved.
Lancaster General Health provides assistance and services to public and private partners throughout Lancaster County. Last year, this assistance totaled more than $50 million.*
Supporting the City of Lancaster
Lancaster General Health continues its direct financial support of Lancaster City government by providing $1.38 million annually in cash. The funding is in addition to what we pay in city property taxes.
Supporting the School District of Lancaster
Lancaster General Health’s direct financial support of the School District of Lancaster began more than a decade ago. Today, Lancaster General Health provides more than $1.5 million in cash and health services for students of every age, as well as school district employees. The funding is in addition to what we pay in property taxes to the school district. Among other things, our support helps students stay healthy, enhances access to primary healthcare and provides an entry point toward rewarding careers in healthcare.
Caring for All in the Community
Lancaster General Health provides care to anyone, regardless of their financial means. The following summary describes our cost during our last fiscal year to provide healthcare services to people with little or no ability to pay:
$46.19 million - Unpaid cost of healthcare services provided by Lancaster General Health to financially disadvantaged people enrolled in state insurance programs
$5.2 million - Unpaid cost to train promising physicians, nurses, technicians and other healthcare professionals to care for future generations of county residents
$4 million - Cost of medical care provided by Lancaster General Health for patients with little or no health insurance
Payment of Property Taxes
Most properties within the city and county owned by LG Health and its affiliates are fully maintained on the tax rolls – even when such properties are used to further our charitable mission, rendering them legally tax-exempt. This ensures that Lancaster General Health pays about $1.65 million in additional tax revenue to several local municipalities and school districts.