BATON ROUGE GENERAL (BRG) PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS AND STABILITY OF BRG, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. IN KEEPING WITH BRG'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY, BRG PROVIDED $23,404,232 OF FREE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, $234,397,000 OF CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. DURING FY 2009, BRG RECORDED ...