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MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

• The UCLA Medical Center serves as the clinical base for nationally ranked Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, and a wide array of biomedical training and research programs which draw students from throughout the country and the world.

• UCLA annually trains more than 700 medical students, including those enrolled in two affiliated programs based at UC Riverside and at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.

• At the graduate level, more than 1,400 medical residents participate in residency training programs representing all recognized specialties and subspecialties of medicine and surgery. Among these, nearly 55% are training in primary care.

• UCLA's clinical enterprise includes two acute care hospitals and a neuropsychiatric hospital, including an extensive array of ambulatory clinics and a medical staff of over 2,000 primary care and specialty physicians, many of whom are annually ranked at or near the top of their sub-specialties in national publications.

• UCLA Medical Center provided 192,590 days of hospital care and 591,055 clinic and emergency visits in FY 1995-96.

• In FY 1995-96, 45% of UCLA's hospital patient days were paid by the government programs - Medicare (29%) and Medicaid (16%) programs. 53% of patient days were covered by private payers - managed care (48%) and fee-for-service (5%) plans. The remaining patient days (2%) were for uninsured/self- pay patients.

• Ranked nationally in many of its specialty/tertiary areas, UCLA attracts almost 30% of its patients from outside of its region.

• UCLA continues to serve as a key trauma center in the County's network and a major provider of specialty care to Medi-Cal beneficiaries in western Los Angeles County.

• The School of Medicine provides the physician staff by contract for the County's Harbor/UCLA Medical Center and Olive View Medical Center.

• UCLA is a self-sustaining enterprise which receives 2.3% of its revenue through State appropriation.

• Among total net patient revenues in FY 1995-96, 61% came from private payers - managed care (51%) and fee-for-service plans (10%) plans. Government program revenues represented 36% - Medicare (29%) and Medicaid (7%). The remaining (3%) was for self-pay patient revenues.

• In FY 1995-96, UCLA was reimbursed $33 million less than the cost of services for Medicaid beneficiaries at its two acute-care facilities.

• In FY 1995-96, Medicare's Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program reimbursed UCLA $9.5 million for care to its disproportionate share of medically indigent patients, particularly Medicaid patients.

• In FY 1995-96, Medicare's Indirect Medical Education (IME) adjustment provided UCLA $35.6 million as compensation for the severity of illnesses, scope of services provided, and other indirect costs incurred for medical student and resident education.

• In FY 1995-96, Medicare's Direct Medical Education (DME) payments to UCLA were $7.6 million to cover a portion of the costs of resident salaries and faculty teaching and supervision. Only Medicare (IME and DME) pays for costs related to medical education.

• Medicare's medical education and indigent payments were 9.5% of UCLA's total net revenues.

• The Los Angeles regional market is a highly competitive market which is home to many major managed care systems and numerous hospitals in the midst of downsizing through staff layoffs and closing down beds.

• The most dramatic growth in managed care in the state for Medicare and Medicaid is occurring in the Los Angeles region. Medicare HMO penetration is approaching 35%; Medicaid HMO penetration is expected to grow substantially in 1997 as the mandate for managed care enrollment takes hold.

• As a result of the recent Northridge earthquake, UCLA has determined that it must replace its facility or face total damage in the next major quake. FEMA funds are assured.

UC Los Angeles Medical Center Service Statistics by Payer FY 95-96

Patient Days: 16% Medicaid 29% Medicare 48% Managed Care 5% Fee-for-Service 2% Other

Net Revenues: 7% Medicaid 29% Medicare 51% Managed Care 10% Fee-for-Service 3% Other