MDNA Statistics - Did you know...?
DID YOU KNOW....?
That it is through the generosity of MDNA donors that many Mount Desert residents are able to remain in their own homes and "age in place"? Did you know that most MDNA patients receive weekly RN visits lasting 1-1.5 hours with a cost of approximately $126 per visit, or around $500 per month? Did you know that, out of MDNA's average census of 35 patients, at least 1/4 could not remain in their own homes and/or live independently without these nursing visits and care? Did you know that those same patients cannot pay much, if anything, toward their care? Did you know that if those patients had to move to assisted living or a nursing home, the cost to each patient, per month in Maine, would be approximately $7,320, or $87,840 per year which would be paid either by family members or taxes? Did you know what a wonderful impact donors to MDNA are making for residents of Mount Desert with their donations? Be sure to thank our donors!
The current population of the Town of Mount Desert is made up of approximately 2000 year-round residents, and somewhere between 6000-8000 seasonal residents. The average number of patient visits made weekly by our RNs is aound 35. The average length of a visit is 90 minutes, with some visits lasting as much as 3 hours. Over 200 calls are made each month by RNs to coordinate patient care and facilitate the well-being of our patients.
In the past year, 210 items of durable medical equipment--i.e., wheelchairs, walkers, shower benches, lift chairs, commodes, etc were loaned to residents of the island at no cost to them.
In the 62-year history of the Mount Desert Nursing Association, Registered Nurses have provided 88,215 visits to patients who were, or are, residents of the Town of Mount Desert.
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Excerpt from the Executive Nurse Director's Report at the July 19, 2011 Annual Meeting...
MOUNT DESERT NURSING ASSOCIATION
Executive Nurse Director’s Annual Report--2011
TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Anne Napier, Ed. D., RN, APRN-BC, Executive Nurse Director
RE: Fiscal Year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
Patient visit statistics for July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011
July 2010 138 visits January 2011 93 visits
August 2010 128 visits February 2011 107visits
September 2010 126 visits March 2011 107 visits
October 2010 188 visits April 2011 99 visits
November 2010 101 visits May 2011 124 visits
December 2010 103 visits June 2011 127 visits
Total –1422 visits