Healthcare

The greater Toledo area supports 10 nonprofit hospitals. Three major characteristics of nonprofit hospitals are that they are governed by a volunteer board of trustees, they provide care to all patients, regardless of the ability to pay, and they reinvest surplus dollars into improving patient care and the community’s health status, as well as maintaining and upgrading

their facilities and medical technology.

With a total bed capacity of more than 2,000, Toledo’s 10 hospitals offer a full range of services, including specialized diagnostic and treatment centers that take advantage of the latest developments in medicine and technology. Metropolitan Toledo boasts doctors, nurses, specialists and technicians who are among the most experienced and well trained in the nation.

As the region’s largest employment sector, Toledo-area hospitals employ more than 13,500 people with a total payroll of more than $500 million. An additional 35,000 jobs are generated indirectly through employment with laboratories and service providers specializing in film processing, printing, food, linens, packaging deliveries and advertising.

As community benefit organizations, Toledo-area hospitals offer high-quality, comprehensive, specialized and preventive services that improve health status, lower the cost of care and address medical needs. Through their various programs, the area’s hospitals provide meals to the elderly; offer screenings for cancer, high blood pressure and cholesterol; and promote education classes on fitness, parenting and stress management. Toledo’s hospitals and health systems work with surrounding communities to revitalize neighborhoods and to ensure safe environments for families.

Additionally, greater Toledo’s healthcare facilities provide training for healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses and physical therapists. They also offer subsidized healthcare services—the difference between what the government (state or federal) pays for health service provided to a Medicare/Medicaid patient and what the service actually costs. Care to area patients without health insurance exceeds $100 million per year.

To improve the health status of greater Toledo residents, area hospitals are combining their efforts through the Healthy Communities Foundation of the Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio. To that end, area hospitals partner with community organizations that provide free immunizations, support to people with cancer, emergency medication, substance abuse prevention and teen tobacco cessation programs, among other services.