Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City Offers Program to Assist Uninsured Patient
Sioux City, Iowa (PRWEB) February 27, 2014 -- Officials at The Midland Group announce a new partnership with Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Beginning immediately, The Midland Group will assist the uninsured patients who seek healthcare services at Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City with applications for Medicaid and other public benefits to cover their current and future medical bills. The Midland Group will assume full responsibility for guiding patients through the application process, including assisting them with completing applications, obtaining supporting documentation, and submitting applications to the appropriate state agency for approval.
Roger McCollister, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Midland Group, says his company is committed to helping patients access quality healthcare services. According to McCollister, “The Medicaid application process is complicated and can be intimidating for some patients. Our job is to take the confusion out of the process for the patient and hospital staff.”
The Midland Group will assist the patients of Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City from Midland’s customer service center located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as well as serving them on site at the facility whenever needed. Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City patients will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of Midland’s long-tenured public benefits administrators, who have more than 20 years’ experience with Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota public benefits.
According to McCollister, “We want to work with Mercy Medical Center- Sioux City because of their demonstrated dedication to serving people in need. They genuinely care about their patients and we look forward to helping them continue their good work for the people of Sioux City and Iowa.”
The Midland Group, a nationally recognized provider of Self-Pay Solutions® for hospitals, is owned and controlled by a non-profit charitable trust. In addition to Medicaid advocacy, they provide flexible, affordable and low-interest patient payment plans to hospitals as part of their mission to improve access to healthcare for low-income and uninsured patients. For more information about The Midland Group and their Self-Pay Solutions®, call (855) 890-9586 or info(at)midlandgroup(dot)com.
Mercy Medical Center – Sioux City is a comprehensive 228-bed acute-care hospital in Sioux City, Iowa, offering full-service medical care to the citizens of northwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska. For more information about Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City, visit http://www.mercysiouxcity.com.
Laura Jones, The Midland Group, http://www.midlandgroup.com, +1 (785) 330-7258, [email protected]
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