340B Prescription Drug Program
The 340B Prescription Drug Program supports our role as a safety-net provider in offering vital healthcare services in the communities we serve. The program is only for hospitals that provide a high level of services to low-income individuals or serve isolated rural communities. In 2017, Adventist Health Glendale provided:
-
$
1.9
million from
340B savings -
$
63
million invested in
the community -
75 %
of Medicare, Medicaid
and uninsured patients -
$
1.9
million provided in
uncompensated care
Adventist Health Glendale is a 515-bed acute care hospital serving Los Angeles County.
The 340B program has allowed us to develop programs for those who cannot afford prescriptions. Some of these programs are:
- Financial assistance for patients who can’t afford prescriptions
- Medication, supplies and transportation assistance for medically indigent and homeless patients
- Providing transportation to those in need to appointments, health education classes and support groups, serving 4, 475 patients