Question: Does Halifax Health offer the same level of care as some of the larger systems in Orlando or Jacksonville?
Answer: Yes, the services are just as good. Patients don't have to go to other locations for the most modern care. For highlights of some of the outstanding services available at Halifax Health click here.
Question: This year, Halifax Health is commemorating 80 years of service as your local healthcare provider. What has Halifax Health done for your community lately?
Answer:
- In fiscal year 2007, (FY 07) Halifax Health provided abundant benefits to the community resulting in a net contribution of $40.9 million to ensure quality care for the residents of Volusia and Flagler counties.
- What does "net contribution" mean? It means that Halifax Health spent $91.6 million caring for patients in FY 07. Halifax Health collected $50.8 million of that in taxes. That left $40.9 million, 45% of the total cost, as a direct cost to Halifax Health.
- In fiscal year 2007, (FY 07) the health system spent more than $40 million serving uninsured patients alone; this figure does not include the more than $27 million spent in Medicaid and Medicare deficits.
- Serving as the area's only Level II Trauma Center, Halifax Health Medical Center spent more than $5 million caring for trauma patients.
- Halifax Health is devoted to ensuring the well-being of its community members. More than $2 million was contributed to preventative health services including local clinics and programs such as Healthy Start.
- In the past 80 years, Halifax Health has provided high-quality healthcare to you and your community, no strings attached; the next 80 will just get better.
