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THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (EIN 23-2829095)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202201369349303045
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-05-16T08:58:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Address Line11835 MARKET STREET SUITE 1710AddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Address Line11101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004AddressLine1Txt
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PersonPETER L DEANGELIS JRPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Principal OfficerRICHARD J WEBSTERPrincipalOfficerNm

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Website AddressWWW.JEFFERSONHEALTH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$579,678PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$587,653,976TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$677,531,895TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC. ("TJUH") IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO: 1) SETTING THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE DELIVERY OF PATIENT CARE, PATIENT SAFETY AND THE QUALITY OF THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE; 2) PROVIDING EXEMPLARY CLINICAL SETTINGS FOR EDUCATING THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL FORM THE COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TEAM OF TOMORROW; 3) LEADING IN THE INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT.MissionDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (44 entries)

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RICHARD J WEBSTER RN MSN
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VIJAY M RAO MD FACR
TRUSTEE55.00.0Yes (X)$0$874,775$75,883
SANDRA BROOKS MD MBA
TRUSTEE - CHIEF MED OFFICER55.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$715,653$0$26,768
ANTHONY J DIMARINO MD
TRUSTEE55.00.0Yes (X)$0$614,423$78,923
NEIL G LUBARSKY CPA CGMA
FORMER OFFICER0.00.0$616,276$0$38,755Yes (X)
SHARON M GALUP
SVP, PAYER STRATEGY & CONTRACT55.00.0$586,950$0$48,808Yes (X)
JEFFREY N DOUCETTE DPN RN
TRUSTEE - SVP/CNO55.00.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$490,170$0$49,219
RONALD W ADELMAN MD
RADIOLOGIST55.00.0$5,769$461,851$28,908Yes (X)
RODNEY BELL MD
TRUSTEE55.00.0Yes (X)$0$416,453$66,769
PAMELA KOLB
VP, CLINICAL & SUPPORT SVCS55.00.0$374,353$0$54,127Yes (X)
RICHARD J SCHMIDT MD
NEUROSURGEON55.00.0$66,604$326,978$32,537Yes (X)
GERALD A ISENBERG MD
TRUSTEE - MED STAFF PRES55.00.0Yes (X)$0$361,549$58,888
CHRISTIAN M HOELSCHER MD
NEUROSURGEON55.00.0$68,675$273,937$29,705Yes (X)
MARK L ALDERMAN ESQ
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GEORGE E DEMING
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JANICE R BELLACE ESQ
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SALVATORE COGNETTI JR ESQ
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THOMAS P COSTELLO
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ROBERT DISTANISLAO
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JACK FARBER
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KENNETH A GRAHAM
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MICHAEL J HELLER ESQ
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HAROLD A HONICKMAN
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RANDEE JANISZEWSKI
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HYMAN R KAHN MD
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NAVEEN KAKARLA
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MATTHEW KILLION MD
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STEPHEN K KLASKO MD MBA
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LEONARD I KORMAN
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IRA LUBERT
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JOSEPH J MCLAUGHLIN
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BRUCE A MEYER MD MBA
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DAVID O'MALLEY
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EDMUND PRIBITKIN MD
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WILLIAM ROCK
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JILL SCHULSON ESQ
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RACHEL SOROKIN MD
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JUDE TUMA
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CURTIS J WILSON
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CHARLES J YEO MD FACS
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PETER L DEANGELIS JR
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CRISTINA G CAVALIERI ESQ
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THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107CORPORATE SVCS$305,651,005
GASTROINTESTINAL ASSOCIATES INC
1095 RYDAL ROAD SUITE 100RYDALPA19046MEDICAL$20,136,495
ARAMARK CORPORATION
1178 MARCUS ROADCHERRY HILLNJ08034FOOD SVCS/CATERING$14,619,657
RECONSTRUCTIVE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIAT
925 CHESTNUT STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19107MEDICAL$6,871,761
WH MYERS CONSTRUCTION CO
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RENTAL INCOME FROM AFFILIATES531190$2,917,897$2,917,897
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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PARKING812930$555,507$555,507
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,430,486OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$41,282,944ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$21,187,705ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$828,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,572,256TotalAmt
Program Services$67,761,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,778,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,722FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,261,434TotalAmt
Program Services$285,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,975,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$275FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,953,745TotalAmt
Program Services$20,619,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,268,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,732FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,090,787TotalAmt
Program Services$4,482,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,567,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,542FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,809,195TotalAmt
Program Services$23,512,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,253,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,555FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,563,619TotalAmt
Program Services$2,416,393ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,885FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$432,062TotalAmt
Program Services$223,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$310FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,209,881TotalAmt
Program Services$16,010,557ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$199,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,503,136TotalAmt
Program Services$91,422,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,456,689TotalAmt
Program Services$38,450,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DRUGS & MEDICAL SUPPLIES$476,298,232$475,725,805$572,161$266
CLINICAL & ACADEMIC SUPPORT$191,305,620$191,305,620$0$0
MA TAX ASSESS/MODERNIZATION$78,908,392$78,908,392$0$0
PURCHASED SERVICES$16,755,911$16,744,435$11,476$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,570,275TotalAmt
Program Services$37,463,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,066,459ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,883FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,108,720,212TotalAmt
Program Services$1,803,069,207ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$304,488,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,162,476FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,499,247BOYAmt
EOY$43,905,873EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,875,337BOYAmt
EOY$16,312,080EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$192,758,457BOYAmt
EOY$277,737,636EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,622,252BOYAmt
EOY$40,968,775EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,315,718BOYAmt
EOY$3,818,252EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,099,292,342LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,331,967,459LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$709,593,713BOYAmt
EOY$767,324,883EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$575,656,069BOYAmt
EOY$675,172,878EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$9,000,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,452,527BOYAmt
EOY$202,791,230EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,697,773,320BOYAmt
EOY$2,037,031,607EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,531,449BOYAmt
EOY$171,908,828EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,279,953BOYAmt
EOY$3,331,675EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,731,479BOYAmt
EOY$8,563,577EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$422,111,095BOYAmt
EOY$493,727,815EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$587,653,976BOYAmt
EOY$677,531,895EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,044,123,716BOYAmt
EOY$1,272,361,037EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,995,628BOYAmt
EOY$87,138,675EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110,119,344BOYAmt
EOY$1,359,499,712EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,697,773,320BOYAmt
EOY$2,037,031,607EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$130,973,371ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$82,644,767NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$35,762,230OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$221,759OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$221,759TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 TaxfalseForm4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B; LINES 1F, 1G & 1IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, THE ORGANIZATION PAID TWO INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE LOBBYING FIRMS A TOTAL OF $136,731 FOR LOBBYING ON A FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL RELATED TO MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTHCARE LEGISLATIVE MATTERS IMPACTING THE HOSPITAL AND ITS PATIENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALLOCATED TOWARD LOBBYING ACTIVITY A PERCENTAGE OF COMPENSATION PAID TO THE SYSTEM'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS TO REPRESENT TIME SPENT ADDRESSING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL HEALTHCARE MATTERS. THIS ALLOCATION AMOUNTED TO $1,709 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAFETY - NET HOSPITALS, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES AND THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA WHICH EACH ENGAGE IN LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THEIR MEMBER HOSPITALS. A PORTION OF THE DUES PAID TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS ALLOCATION AMOUNTED TO $83,319 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$131,422,886BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$265,497,589ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$62,961,319InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$27,071,867OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$432,809,927EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$135,966,746BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$278,929ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,029,953InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,852,742OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$131,422,886EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$132,322,176BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$952,152ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,781,834InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,089,416OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$135,966,746EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$126,789,526BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,909,437ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,596,052InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,972,839OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$132,322,176EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$119,579,591BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$89,416ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,726,968InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,606,449OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$126,789,526EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.90980BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.09020PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (true)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,223,293OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$28,223,293BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$816,081,804OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$456,720,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$359,360,816BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$91,034,058OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,429,269DepreciationAmt
Book Value$46,604,789BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$990,858,011OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$807,901,190DepreciationAmt
Book Value$182,956,821BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$173,095,176OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,916,012DepreciationAmt
Book Value$150,179,164BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$767,324,883TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS$159,852,569F
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS$515,320,309F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$675,172,878TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM AFFILIATES$11,245,378
INSURANCE RECOVERABLE$77,144,632
ASSETS HELD BY AFFILIATES$12,248,569
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$100,897,101
OTHER ASSETS$1,255,550
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$202,791,230TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCELERATED MEDICARE PAYMENTS$178,489,611
ACCRUED PROFESSIONAL LIAB. CLAIMS$193,709,535
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS$2,017,818
RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY$109,484,223
OTHER LIABILITIES$10,026,628
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$493,727,815TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED CONSISTENT WITH INTENT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND JUNE 30, 2020; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ADDRESSES THE SYSTEM'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS: TJU'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF 1,060 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE GROUPS OF FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED UPON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. THE UNIVERSITY REPORTS ALL ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE. CASH EQUIVALENTS IN ENDOWMENTS ARE TREATED AS INVESTMENTS. FROM TIME TO TIME, THE FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUAL DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS MAY FALL BELOW THE LEVEL THAT THE DONOR REQUIRES TJU TO RETAIN AS A FUND OF PERPETUAL DURATION. SHORTFALLS OF THIS NATURE ARE CLASSIFIED AS A REDUCTION OF DONOR-RESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND WERE $0.6 MILLION AND $2.1 MILLION AS OF JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020, RESPECTIVELY. THESE SHORTFALLS RESULTED FROM UNFAVORABLE MARKET FLUCTUATIONS THAT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE INVESTMENT OF NEW PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTINUED APPROPRIATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT WAS DEEMED PRUDENT BY TJU. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS NOT ADOPTED THE UNIFORM MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT (UMIFA) OR THE UNIFORM PRUDENT MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS ACT (UPMIFA). RATHER, THE PENNSYLVANIA ACT GOVERNS THE INVESTMENT, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF TJU'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THE PENNSYLVANIA ACT ALLOWS A NONPROFIT TO ELECT TO APPROPRIATE FOR EXPENDITURE AN INVESTMENT POLICY THAT SEEKS THE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF THE REAL VALUE OF THE INVESTMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA ACT, THE OBJECTIVES OF TJU'S INVESTMENT POLICY IS TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF SPENDABLE INCOME WHICH IS SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE BUDGETARY REQUIREMENTS OF TJU AND WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOAL OF PROTECTING THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE INVESTMENTS. THE CALCULATION OF THE SPENDABLE INCOME FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS OF TJU IS BASED ON 75% OF THE PRIOR YEAR SPENDABLE INCOME AND 25% OF THE CALCULATED TWO YEAR AVERAGE OF THE ENDOWMENT MARKET VALUE MULTIPLIED BY 4.75%; THE SUM OF WHICH IS ADJUSTED BY AN INFLATION FACTOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance PolicyYes (true)FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written PolicyYes (true)WrittenPolicyInd
Most Hospitals PolicyYes (X)MostHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free CareYes (true)FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent200Yes (X)Percent200Ind
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (true)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Discounted Care Other500.DiscountedCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (true)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (true)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed BudgetfalseExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportfalseAnnualCommunityBnftReportInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$12,637,308TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$112,732DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$12,524,576NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00590TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$433,132,387TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$312,989,744DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$120,142,643NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.05700TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$445,769,695TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$313,102,476DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$132,667,219NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.06290TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,894,151TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$15,000DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,879,151NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00090TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$141,850,986TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$46,188,136DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$95,662,850NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.04540TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$391,087,262TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$355,952,906DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$35,134,356NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.01660TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$468,202TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$468,202NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00020TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,890,023TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,890,023NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00090TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$537,190,624TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$402,156,042DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$135,034,582NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.06400TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$982,960,319TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$715,258,518DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$267,701,801NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.12690TotalExpensePct

Physical Imprv And Housing PhysicalImprvAndHousingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,010TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,010NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$17,230TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$17,230NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$48,863TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$649DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$48,214NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

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Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense ReportedYes (true)BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$31,804,202BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable$8,403,535BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$367,861,007ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge RatioYes (X)CostToChargeRatioInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (true)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance PrvsnYes (true)FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd

Management Co And Jnt Ventures ManagementCoAndJntVenturesGrp (7 entries)

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RIVERVIEW SURGERY
CENTER AT THE NAVY
YARD LLC
SURGICAL SERVICES0.510.39
ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDIC
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
SPECIALTY HOSPITAL0.540.46
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HOSPITAL REALTY
HEALTHCARE SERVICES0.17890.64
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Hospital Facilities5HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp (5 entries)

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JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE
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ROTHMAN ORTHO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
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PHYSICIAN CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL
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Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp (3 entries)

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TJUH (FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A)
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ROSH (FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B)
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PHYCARE (FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C)
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Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 3IROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= ALTHOUGH NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESSED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ("CHNA"), THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPACT OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S PRIOR CHNA. THE IMPACT OF THOSE ACTIONS ARE FURTHER OUTLINED BELOW: THE 2019 CHNA COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING DOMAINS AS THE MOST CRITICAL AND WITHIN THE ROSH SCOPE OF SERVICES: 1) HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT 2) CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT 3) ACCESS TO CARE SINCE THE 2019 CHNA, ROSH HAS EXECUTED THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES IN EFFORTS TO PROVIDE RELEVANT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS RELIEF: HEALTHY LIFESTYLES ================== DECREASE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ------------------------ 1) ENGAGED WITH PA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (DOH) & UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF PHARMACY FOR A "PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM (PDMP) CULTURE CHANGE ASSESSMENT REPORT" TO ASSESS HOSPITALS' MEDICAL STAFF ENGAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF THE PDMP PROGRAM. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS GUIDED LEADERSHIP EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PDMP UTILIZATION TOWARD THE IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE AN OPIOID USE DISORDER. 2) PDMP COMPLIANCE: - 2019 - 140 COMPLIANT PDMP CHECKS OUT OF 3,314 = 5% COMPLIANCE - 2020 - 3,863 COMPLIANT PDMP CHECKS OUT OF 4,159 = 93% COMPLIANCE - 2021 - 4,359 COMPLIANT PDMP CHECKS OUT OF 4,672 = 93% COMPLIANCE 3) ROTHMAN SURGEONS CONSENT FOR OPIOIDS (CONTRACT BETWEEN SURGEON & PATIENT) - 2018 - 13 PAGES - APPROXIMATELY 260 IMAGES SCANNED FOR 5,103 PATIENTS = 5% COMPLIANCE - 2019 - 42 PAGES - APPROXIMATELY 840 IMAGES SCANNED FOR 5,086 PATIENTS = 17% COMPLIANCE - 2020 - 147 PAGES - APPROXIMATELY 2,940 IMAGES SCANNED FOR 4146 PATIENTS = 71% COMPLIANCE - 2021 - 177 PAGES - APPROXIMATELY 3,540 IMAGES SCANNED FOR 4549 PATIENTS = 78% COMPLIANCE 4) ADVERTISE INTERNALLY DRUG TAKE-BACK DAYS & LOCAL LOCATIONS 5) 2/27/2020 $25K GRANT TO BENSALEM EMS TO FUND THE PLACEMENT OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALIST WITH EMS PERSONNEL. 6) STOCK TWO NASAL SPRAY NARCAN IN AED CABINET IN LOBBY FOR WALK-IN ASSISTANCE 7) NARCAN IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN ALL PYXIS MEDSTATIONS FOR NURSING + ADDITIONAL STOCK IN PHARMACY 8) MEDICAL STAFF ACTIVE PUSH TOWARDS MULTI-MODAL PAIN RELIEF PERI AND POSTOPERATIVELY TO DECREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDICTION, ESPECIALLY AMONGST OPIOID NAVE PATIENTS. PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ------------------------- ROSH OFFERS ANNUAL FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO EACH EMPLOYEE (AND SPOUSE) WHO PARTICIPATES IN A HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT WHILE ACHIEVING VITALITY GOLD STATUS THROUGH LOGGING OF HEALTHY ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE BIOMETRICS. SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS TO PREVENT INJURY -------------------------------------------------------------- 1) EXTENSIVE PROMOTION/AMPLIFICATION OF ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON ARTICLES, SEMINARS, AND TALKS THROUGH ROSH SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK EXCLUSIVE). 2) CONTINUED NURSE EDUCATION DURING HOSPITALIZATION AND AT DISCHARGE REGARDING THE RETURN OF UNUSED NARCOTICS CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT ========================== 1) ROSH'S READMISSION RATE IS FAR BELOW PENNSYLVANIA'S AVERAGE. ADDRESSING ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN A LARGE COMMUNITY REQUIRES RESOURCES BEYOND WHAT ANY SINGLE HOSPITAL OR SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY CAN BRING TO BEAR. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE OF ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO FULFILLING ITS MISSION AS WELL AS REMAINING FINANCIALLY VIABLE SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE ITS COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY CARE AND PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. IN ADDITION, ROSH PROFESSIONALS WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH COLLEAGUES TO IMPROVE HEALTH STATUS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPITAL'S PARTNERSHIPS. ROSH WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN JEFFERSON HEALTH'S 2022 CHNA & CHIP PROCESS. BEST PRACTICES WILL BE SHARED WITH THE AIM OF ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE, STRETCHING RESOURCES, AND INCORPORATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH LITERACY TO BETTER THE POPULATION'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. IMPACT OF COVID-19 ------------------ THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ALONG WITH ITS ONGOING VARIANTS CONTINUES TO HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON HEALTH SYSTEMS GLOBALLY. SINCE 2020, HEALTH SYSTEMS HAVE FACED DIMINISHED STAFF CAPACITY, LIMITED RESOURCES, AND GROWING PRESSURE TO FOCUS ON RESPONDING TO ACUTE COVID-19 COMMUNITY NEEDS. MANY IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TRADITIONALLY RENDERED BY ROSH TO MITIGATE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE SUSPENDED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME AND OR WERE TRANSITIONED INTO VIRTUAL DELIVERY. DESPITE THESE RECENT CHALLENGES, ROSH'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE WORK ADAPTING TO CORRESPOND WITH STATE-SANCTIONED SAFETY GUIDELINES.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 5TJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= FOR THE FY19 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ("CHNA"), THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") ENCOURAGED CROSS INSTITUTION COLLABORATION. TO THAT END THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC. ("TJUH") PARTICIPATED IN A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR THIS CHNA CYCLE. RECOGNIZING THAT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS OFTEN MUTUALLY SERVE THE SAME COMMUNITIES, A GROUP OF LOCAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS CONVENED TO DEVELOP THIS FIRST-EVER SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (SEPA) REGIONAL CHNA, WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BUCKS, CHESTER, MONTGOMERY, AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER INPUT: COMMUNITY MEETINGS WERE COORDINATED BY HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION (HCIF) AND PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (PACDC) AND FACILITATED BY QUALITATIVE EXPERTS FROM PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS. STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED BY HCIF. HCIF COORDINATED THE QUALITATIVE COMPONENTS OF THE ASSESSMENT WHICH INCLUDED: 19 COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WERE ORGANIZED BY PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS (PACDC) AND FACILITATED BY THE QUALITATIVE TEAM, MADE UP OF EXPERTS FROM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CHOP), JEFFERSON HEALTH, PENN MEDICINE, HOLY REDEEMER HEALTH SYSTEM, GRAND VIEW HEALTH, AND CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL. ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS FROM THESE MEETINGS WAS CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS FROM CHOP, JEFFERSON HEALTH, AND PENN MEDICINE. 9 KEY STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS ABOUT STEERING COMMITTEE-SELECTED POPULATIONS OF SPECIAL INTEREST, INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC/LATINO COMMUNITIES; INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS; INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOUSING SECURITY; PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN; AND INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL/MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDED MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP. 12 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH LEADERSHIP AND STAFF AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS), CONDUCTED BY HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA. ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH HOSPITAL PATIENT ADVISORY GROUPS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS CONDUCTED BY HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WERE CONDUCTED. ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ("CHNA") THIS ORGANIZATION TOOK INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY ITS HOSPITAL FACILITY. TO UNDERTAKE THE CHNA, ROSH FORMED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING AND RECOMMENDING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH STATUS OF COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA. SPECIFICALLY, THE COMMITTEE WAS CHARGED TO: - OVERSEE THE CONDUCT OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT LEAST EVERY THREE (3) YEARS; - REVIEW, AND RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL A COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN OUTLINING LONG-TERM STRATEGIES BASED ON A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND OTHER OBJECTIVE SOURCES OF DATA, AND RECOMMEND UPDATES TO SUCH PLAN; - GUIDE AND MONITOR THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN; - ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY-SETTING AMONG POTENTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS, CONSISTENT WITH CLINICAL SCOPE, FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES, AND RESOURCE LIMITATIONS; - PERIODICALLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAM CONTINUATION OR TERMINATION BASED ON PROGRESS TOWARD IDENTIFIED MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES, AVAILABLE RESOURCES, LEVEL OF COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP, AND ALIGNMENT WITH CRITERIA FOR PRIORITIES; - REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, INCLUDING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE IRS ON FORM 990. ADDITIONALLY, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES; AND - REVIEW ANNUAL GOALS SPECIFYING PRINCIPAL WORK FOCUS AREAS FOR THE COMING YEAR. REVIEW HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS AS NECESSARY IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE THESE POLICIES. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FEEDBACK WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CHNA PROCESS. THE COMMITTEE SOUGHT COMMUNITY INPUT THROUGH KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PARTNERS AS WELL AS CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUP RESEARCH. AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, ROSH AND JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH 29 EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DURING TWO SESSIONS IN APRIL 2018. FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS WERE DESIGNED TO ELICIT THE MAJOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LARGER COMMUNITY, BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND IMPROVING LIFESTYLES, PERCEPTIONS ABOUT EXISTING AND POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AND WHAT SPECIFICALLY ROSH AND JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST COULD DO TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. FOUR OF THE SOLICITED INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTED HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (BUCKS COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP, JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST, FRANKFORD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL) WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH AND UNDERLYING SOCIAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS WERE DESIGNED TO GAIN INSIGHT ABOUT HEALTH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, BARRIERS TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND THE COMMUNITY ASSETS AND EFFORTS ALREADY IN PLACE OR BEING PLANNED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND CONCERNS. ADDITIONALLY, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2015-2020 STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WERE CONSIDERED. 177 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN SIX STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS AS PART OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO IDENTIFY KEY HEALTH ISSUES. PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== FOR ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, PHYCARE WORKED WITH MAIN LINE HEALTH ("MLH") AND WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2019 MAIN LINE HEALTH ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS CHNA REPORT. THIS CHNA TOOK INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY ITS HOSPITAL FACILITIES. THIS CHNA WAS COMPLETED USING A DATA AND PARTNERSHIP DRIVEN APPROACH TO INFORM ITS DEVELOPMENT. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, MLH CONTRACTED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION'S (PHMC) RESEARCH & EVALUATION GROUP (REG) TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA, AS WELL AS ENGAGE MLH ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHNA PARTNERSHIP TEAM (INCLUDING MLH AND PHMC) WAS HIGHLY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND MAINTAINED ONGOING COMMUNICATION TO REVIEW AND IDENTIFY GAPS IN DATA, ALIGN APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSS PRELIMINARY FINDINGS, AND MONITOR REPORT PROGRESS. THE CHNA INCORPORATES BROAD MEASURES RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND A COMBINATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED SOURCES, METHODS AND APPROACHES, INCLUDING: - ADMINISTERING THE 2018 SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOUSEHOLD HEALTH SURVEY (SEPA HHS) TO 2,964 ADULT RESIDENTS (INCLUDING 1,197 OLDER ADULTS AGE 65+) IN THE COMMUNITY, THEN ANALYZING AND COMPARING THE RESULTS WITH THE REMAINDER SEPA REGION (N = 4,466, INCLUDING 1,890 OLDER ADULTS AGE 65+); - COMPARING NATIONAL HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 GOALS (HP2020; NATIONAL BENCHMARK DATA) TO MORTALITY RATES AND BIRTH OUTCOMES DRAWN FROM VITAL STATISTICS DATA FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; - IDENTIFYING DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS (SUCH AS RACE, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT STATUS) BASED ON 2018 UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY CLARITAS POP-FACTS PREMIER AND PREPARING CORRESPONDING MAPS TO INFORM GEOGRAPHICAL RELATIONSHIPS AND DEMOGRAPHIC SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THOUGHT TO DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT CERTAIN COMMUNITIES; - CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, SUCH AS PATIENTS, SERVICE AREA RESIDENTS, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS, FAITH-BASED STAKEHOLDERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS; MLH ALSO CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH PROVIDERS; AND - DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A COMMUNITY LEADER AND COMMUNITY MEMBER ONLINE SURVEY TO A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE OF RESPONDENTS (IDENTIFIED VIA MLH COMMUNITY MEMBER NEWSLETTER AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH MLH CHNA TEAM) TO UNDERSTAND PERSPECTIVES ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINES 6A & 6BTJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= TJUH PARTICIPATED IN WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM PARTNERING HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (PDPH) AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION (HCIF) DEVELOPED A COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-ENGAGED APPROACH THAT INVOLVED COLLECTING AND ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA AND AGGREGATING DATA FROM A VARIETY OF SECONDARY SOURCES TO COMPREHENSIVELY ASSESS THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE REGION. THE ASSESSMENT RESULTED IN A LIST OF PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS THAT WILL BE USED BY THE PARTICIPATING HOSPITAS AND HEALTH SYSTEM TO DEVELOP IMPLEMENTATION PLANS OUTLINING HOW THEY WILL ADDRESS THESE NEEDS INDIVIDUALLY AND IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER PARTNERS. COACH COLLABORATIVE PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS INCLUDED: - ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NOW ABINGTON HOSPITAL-JEFFERSON HEALTH - LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, NOW ABINGTON-LANSDALE HOSPITAL-JEFFERSON HEALTH - JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST - CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL - THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA - EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER PHILADELPHIA - EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER ELKINS PARK - EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERY - GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL - HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PA - HOLY REDEEMER HEALTH SYSTEM - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM - PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL - PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER - PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TJUH COLLABORATED WITH THE ABOVE LISTED HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, WORKING WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH COLLEAGUES TO COMPLETE THE JUNE 30, 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA WAS CONDUCTED BY THE HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION ITSELF. HOWEVER, ROSH AND JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST COLLABORATED TO CONDUCT FOCUS GROUPS TOGETHER IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONCERNS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SERVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE OF ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ("ROSH"), WORKED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH. ROSH PROFESSIONALS WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH COLLEAGUES IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE HEALTH STATUS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPITAL'S PARTNERSHIPS. BEST PRACTICES WILL BE SHARED WITH THE AIM OF ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE, STRETCHING RESOURCES, AND INCORPORATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH LITERACY TO BETTER THE POPULATION'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA WAS COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH MAIN LINE HEALTH WHICH INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL FACILITIES: - BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL; - LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER; - PAOLI HOSPITAL; - RIDDLE HOSPITAL; AND - PHYSICIAN CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 7ATJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 7A, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM'S WEBSITE: https://hospitals.jefferson.edu/about-us/in-the-community/community-health -needs-assessment.html ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 7A, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING URL INCLUDED WITHIN ITS WEBSITE: HTTPS://ROTHMANORTHOHOSPITAL.COM/COMMUNITY-HEALTH PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 7B, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR MAIN LINE HEALTH. THE COLLABORATIVE CHNA CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING URL INCLUDED WITHIN ITS WEBSITE: WWW.MAINLINEHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 10TJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 10A, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM'S WEBSITE: https://hospitals.jefferson.edu/about-us/in-the-community/community-health -needs-assessment.html PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 7B, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR MAIN LINE HEALTH. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING URL INCLUDED WITHIN ITS WEBSITE: WWW.MAINLINEHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 11TJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INITIATIVES WERE INITIALLY PRIORITIZED BASED ON SECONDARY DATA FINDINGS, PRIMARY DATA GATHERED THROUGH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. PARTICIPANTS IN KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WERE THEN ASKED TO IDENTIFY THOSE THEY FELT WERE MOST IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS. THEY WERE ALSO ASKED TO RECOMMEND POTENTIAL INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS AND RECOMMENDED INITIATIVES WERE THEN GROUPED INTO THE FOLLOWING DOMAINS: - SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE; - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE; - CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT; AND - SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF EACH OF THE DOMAINS, AND RELATED PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS/ISSUES. A LOGIC MODEL FOR EACH PRIORITY HEALTH NEED PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE OBJECTIVES, PROPOSED STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES, OUTCOMES AND IMPACT MEASURES, AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS. THE STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES RELATED TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS (REFUGEES/IMMIGRANTS, THE HOMELESS, RETURNING CITIZENS, VETERANS, AND LESBIAN GAY BI-SEXUAL TRANSSEXUAL AND QUEER) ARE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AS ARE UNDERLYING ROOT CAUSES THAT IMPACT THE PRIORITY HEALTH NEED SUCH AS ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND SAFE PLACES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTH LITERACY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SMOKING, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING. PROPOSED STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES WERE CONSIDERED BASED ON THEIR ALIGNMENT WITH NATIONAL, PENNSYLVANIA, AND PHILADELPHIA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES CITED BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AGENCY FOR HEALTH RESEARCH AND QUALITY, HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020, THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING, THE NATIONAL PREVENTION STRATEGY, THE GUIDE TO COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE SERVICES, AND THE GUIDE TO CLINICAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES. STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES WERE ALSO INCLUDED THAT CAN IMPACT HEALTH ISSUES AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL. THE MODEL INTEGRATES: 1) INDIVIDUAL FACTORS, SOMETIMES CALLED INTRAPERSONAL FACTORS, LIKE GENETICS AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS; 2) INTERPERSONAL FACTORS, LIKE SOCIAL SUPPORT AND FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; 3) INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTS, WHICH MIGHT INCLUDE WORK SITES, SCHOOLS, SERVICE SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION; AND 4) BROADER SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCES, WHICH COULD ENCOMPASS A RANGE OF FACTORS FROM LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA, THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTION TEAMS CONSISTING OF ROSH ADMINISTRATIVE, CLINICAL LEADERS AND OTHER PARTNERS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED GOALS AND ACTION PLANS. IN ADDITION, ROSH PROFESSIONALS, IN COLLABORATION WITH JEFFERSON COLLEAGUES, AIM TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPITAL'S PARTNERSHIPS. BEST PRACTICES WILL BE SHARED WITH THE AIM OF ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE, STRETCHING RESOURCES, AND INCORPORATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH LITERACY TO BETTER THE POPULATION'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE 2021-2024 FOCUS OF THE HOSPITAL'S GRANT-FUNDED COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND IN-KIND RESOURCES WERE IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE CHNA FINDINGS, THE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS, AND RECOMMENDED INITIATIVES TO IMPACT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. AS INDICATED IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, ROSH WILL FULFILL ITS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THROUGH THE STRATEGIC HEALTH PRIORITIES SET FORTH BELOW THAT FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE FOLLOWING THREE HIGH PRIORITY HEALTH NEED DOMAINS: - HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT - CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT - ACCESS TO CARE BY IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCED-BASED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE THREE DOMAINS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED, THE HOSPITAL ANTICIPATES THE FOLLOWING POSITIVE IMPACT AND IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH: - POSITIVE IMPACT ON DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASE PREVALENCE, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OBESITY AND OBESITY-RELATED DISEASES; - MORE APPROPRIATE USE OF HEALTH RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS AMONG OLDER ADULTS, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SERVICES; AND - IMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS, INCLUDING REDUCTION IN HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE EVALUATED THROUGH REVIEW AND MONITORING OF EXISTING DATA SOURCES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1) INTERNAL HOSPITAL DATA, INCLUDING REFERRAL AND INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICE DATA 2) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT HOUSEHOLD HEALTH SURVEY DATA 3) SURVEYS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH PROVIDERS AND CLIENTS 4) REPORTS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, THE BUCKS COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING, THE BUCKS COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL COMMISSION, THE MONTGOMERY OFFICE OF AGING AND ADULT SERVICES, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL, THE PHILADELPHIA CORPORATION ON AGING, AND THE PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES 5) EXTERNAL COMMUNITY DATA SOURCES THE HOSPITAL PLANS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS RESPONSIVE TO THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2021 CHNA. AS PART OF THIS STRATEGY, THE HOSPITAL WILL FOCUS FIRST ON THOSE NEEDS DESIGNATED AS "MOST IMPORTANT" BETWEEN 2021 AND 2024, AND WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THOSE NEEDS THAT WERE DESIGNATED AS "IMPORTANT"LESS IMPORTANT". ONLY THOSE NEEDS IDENTIFIED AS "MOST IMPORTANT" ARE DETAILED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS MAY BE MODIFIED BASED ON ONGOING INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS, IDENTIFICATION OF NEW PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, CHANGES IN THE HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, AND AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES. THROUGHOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD, ROSH WILL IDENTIFY GRANTS AND INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FUNDING SOURCES AS APPROPRIATE TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES. RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN-KIND UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. DOMAIN: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT ------------------------------------------------------------- THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE INCREASED IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL OF PATIENTS TO ADDICTION COUNSELING AND SERVICES, PREVENTION OF NEW ADDICTIONS, INCREASES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH RESULTANT WEIGHT LOSS, AND INJURY PREVENTION AMONG OLDER ADULTS. 1) ACTION: DECREASE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - EDUCATE ROSH PHYSICIANS USING THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY APPROACH TO PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS AND NALOXONE (ACT 124 REQUIRES NEW LICENSE APPLICANTS AND PHYSICIANS APPLYING FOR RE-LICENSURE TO COMPLETE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF HOURS OF OPIOID-RELATED EDUCATION) - PROMOTE THE USE OF "CONTRACTS" BETWEEN PRESCRIBER AND PATIENT TO PREVENT CHRONIC OPIOID USE - INTEGRATE EDUCATION ON ALCOHOL AND OPIOID USE ISSUES AND CDC GUIDELINES INTO CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION - SPONSOR 4 NARCAN STATIONS AND TRAINING ON USE - EVALUATE INITIATING ROSH "DRUG TAKE BACK" PROGRAM USING RETURN MAIL ENVELOPES, AND IMPLEMENT AND EXPAND IF DEEMED EFFECTIVE - COLLABORATE AND SUPPORT THE BUCKS COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPS OPIOID OVERDOSE SURVIVOR SERVICES INITIATIVE - DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BUCKS COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL COMMISSION LEADERSHIP AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES 2) ACTION: IMPROVE HEALTH THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - SPONSOR ANNUAL BIGGEST LOSER CONTEST AT ROSH TO DRIVE WEIGHT LOSS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS (MANY OF WHOM LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICE AREA) - PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN EXISTING EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY - EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS - CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE EXERCISE STATION INSTALLATIONS AT THE BENSALEM - FIREFIGHTERS FIELD COMMUNITY PARK (DANNY WALK) 3) ACTION: SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS PROGRAMS TO PREVENT INJURY - OFFER BI-ANNUAL PROGRAMMING TO PROMOTE FALL REDUCTIONS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS - SPONSOR/HOST BI-ANNUAL EVENTS ON INJURY PREVENTION - PROVIDE OR SUPPORT BI-ANNUAL HEALTH SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES TO DETECT HYPO OR HYPERTENSION WITH REFERRAL TO THE PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. PATIENTS WITHOUT PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS WILL BE GIVEN A PRINTED LIST OF OPTIONS IN THE SERVICE AREA. - PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF RETURNING UNUSED NARCOTICS. AT DISCHARGE, NURSES PROVIDE MEDICATION DISCHARGE EDUCATION THAT INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NARCOTIC RETURN STATIONS. IF THE RET
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 16TJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 16, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING PAGE INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://HOSPITALS.JEFFERSON.EDU/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PATIENT-POLICIES/FIN ANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 16, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING URL INCLUDED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://ROTHMANORTHOHOSPITAL.COM/FOR-PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITATIONS, THE WEBSITE LISTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 16, IS THE HOME PAGE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE FOLLOWING URL INCLUDED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.PHYCAREHOSPITAL.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 21ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= ROSH IS A SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FACILITY AND DOES NOT HAVE A DEDICATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, NOR DOES IT HAVE SPECIALIZED CAPABILITIES THAT WOULD MAKE IT APPROPRIATE TO ACCEPT TRANSFERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED STABILIZING TREATMENT FOR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION. HOWEVER, ROSH HAS ESTABLISHED A WRITTEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE POLICY THAT ADDRESSES HOW IT APPRAISES EMERGENCIES, PROVIDES INITIAL TREATMENT, AND REFERS OR TRANSFERS AN INDIVIDUAL TO ANOTHER FACILITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE, IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LABOR ACT ("EMTALA") REGULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS SEEKING EMERGENCY CARE AT ROSH ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FINANCIAL SCREENING PRIOR TO RECEIVING CARE. PATIENTS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AGE, GENDER, RACE, SOCIAL OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. ROSH SHALL OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING SCREENING AND TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS UNDER EMTALA. PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== PHYCARE IS A SURGICAL HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND DOES NOT HAVE A DEDICATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, NOR DOES IT HAVE SPECIALIZED CAPABILITIES THAT WOULD MAKE IT APPROPRIATE TO ACCEPT TRANSFERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED STABILIZING TREATMENT FOR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION. HOWEVER, PHYCARE HAS ESTABLISHED A WRITTEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE POLICY THAT ADDRESSES HOW IT APPRAISES EMERGENCIES, PROVIDES INITIAL TREATMENT, AND REFERS OR TRANSFERS AN INDIVIDUAL TO ANOTHER FACILITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE, IN A MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LABOR ACT ("EMTALA") REGULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS SEEKING EMERGENCY CARE AT PHYCARE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FINANCIAL SCREENING PRIOR TO RECEIVING CARE. PATIENTS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AGE, GENDER, RACE, SOCIAL OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. ROSH SHALL OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING SCREENING AND TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS UNDER EMTALA.
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B; LINE 22PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED FOR A MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICE, OR WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND WHO HAVE FAMILY INCOME LESS THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 100% CHARITY CARE (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE). SINCE THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY, FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A FULL WRITE-OFF. BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION ONLY PROVIDES FULL CHARITY CARE, AND DOES NOT BILL PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE, PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER ITS FAP WILL NOT BE CHARGED. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CALCULATE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED.
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ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION
3941 COMMERCE AVENUEWILLOW GROVEPA19090OUTPATIENT SERVICES - ONCOLOGY SERVICES
BRIND-MARCUS CENTER OF INTEGRATIVE MED
789 EAST LANCASTER AVENUEVILLANOVAPA19085OUTPATIENT SERVICES - INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
HYPERBARIC AT METHODIST
1300 WOLF STREET 1ST FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19147OUTPATIENT SERVICES - OXYGEN THERAPY
INFUSION CENTER
925 CHESTNUT STREET 2ND FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - INFUSION SERVICES
INFUSION CENTER AT JHN
900 WALNUT STREET 2ND FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - INFUSION SERVICES
INFUSION CENTER AT METHODIST
1301 WOLF STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19147OUTPATIENT SERVICES - INFUSION SERVICES
INFUSION CENTER FOR ENDOCRINOLOGY
211 SOUTH 9TH STREET 6TH FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICES
JEFFERSON AUDIOLOGY
3 CRESCENT DRIVEPHILADELPHIAPA19112OUTPATIENT SERVICES - AUDIOLOGY SERVICES
JEFFERSON CARDIAC IMAGING
925 CHESTNUT STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - IMAGING
JEFFERSON CARDIOLOGY
925 CHESTNUT STREET MEZZANINEPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - CARDIAC & VASCULAR SERVICES
JEFFERSON DERMATOLOGY
33 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 740PHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - DERMATOLOGY SERVICES
JEFFERSON ENDOCRINOLOGY
211 S 9TH STREET WALNUT TOWERS STPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICES
JEFFERSON ENDOCRINOLOGY AT METHODIST
2301 SOUTH BROAD STREET SUITE 106PHILADELPHIAPA19148OUTPATIENT SERVICES - ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICES
JEFFERSON FAMILY MEDICINE
33 SOUTH 9TH STREET SUITE 300PHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PRIMARY CARE
JEFF FIT AT THE ART MUSEUM
2130 SPRING GARDEN STREET 2ND FLOOPHILADELPHIAPA19107OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VARIOUS
JEFFERSON GASTROENTEROLOGYHEPATOLOGY
1300 WOLF STREET 1ST FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19148OUTPATIENT SERVICES - GASTROENTEROLOGY/HEPATOLOGY
JEFFERSON GASTROENTEROLOGYHEPATOLOGY
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SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 3CTJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= TJUH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE IN A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE MANNER REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SECTION 501(R). THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ("FAP") EXISTS TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE TO BOTH UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED INDIVIDUALS BASED UPON THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE GRANTING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AGE, GENDER, RACE, SOCIAL STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION. PATIENTS SEEKING EMERGENCY CARE SHALL BE TREATED WITHOUT REGARD TO ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH CARE. AS REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTION 13, IN ADDITION TO FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES ("FPG") TJUH USES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WHEN DETERMINING A PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: - ASSET LEVEL; - MEDICAL INDIGENCY; - INSURANCE STATUS; - UNDERINSURANCE STATUS; AND - RESIDENCY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FAP, A PATIENT MAY QUALIFY FOR DISCOUNTS ON MEDICAL CARE IF THERE IS NO HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABLE, OR HAS HEALTH INSURANCE, BUT THAT INSURANCE DOES NOT FULLY COVER THE MEDICAL CARE NEEDED, SUCH AS EXHAUSTED BENEFITS, AND ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY: - THE PATIENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR STATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; - THE PATIENT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY; AND - THE PATIENT PROVIDES THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND COMPLETES NECESSARY PAPERWORK. ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS BASED UPON FINANCIAL NEED. PATIENTS WITH FAMILY GROSS INCOME LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL ("FPL") ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 100% COMPASSIONATE CARE (FREE CARE). PATIENTS WITH FAMILY GROSS INCOME GREATER THAN 200% BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL ("FPL") ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTIAL COMPASSIONATE CARE (DISCOUNTED CARE). ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS ALSO DETERMINED BY THE PATIENT'S OR GUARANTOR'S ABILITY TO PAY AFTER ALL INSURANCE HAS BEEN UTILIZED OR LIQUID RESOURCES EXHAUSTED (EXCLUDING RETIREMENT FUNDS). TJUH WILL NOT CONSIDER THE PATIENT'S HOUSE, CAR, RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS, AND OTHER "NON-LIQUID" ASSETS. HOWEVER, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS A SMALL PERCENT OF THE UNINSURED PATIENT POPULATION THAT HAS SUBSTANTIAL ASSETS AND COULD EASILY AFFORD TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, BUT WHOM, BECAUSE OF HAVING TAX-EXEMPT INCOME, WILL NOT HAVE INCOME REFLECTED ON A TAX RETURN. SUCH INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, THERE IS AN AUTOMATIC INITIAL DISCOUNT WHICH SHALL EQUATE TO AN AMOUNT NO GREATER THAN 115% OF THE MEDICARE FEE SCHEDULE. A PATIENT UNABLE TO PAY THE UNINSURED RATE IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ("FAP"), ROSH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OR ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO PAY FOR SERVICES BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL SITUATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S FAP OUTLINE'S ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES, PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES. THIS POLICY INCLUDES ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(R), AS WELL AS APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW. ROSH CONSIDERS EACH PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR HIS OR HER EMERGENCY OR MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS RESIDING IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, WHO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DESCRIBED HEREIN. ROSH ALSO, IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL INDIGENCE STANDARDS AS SET FORTH IN ITS FAP. PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 200% OF FPG ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE. THE FPG ARE ISSUED ANNUALLY IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. EACH PATIENT APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MUST MAKE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT, AS DETERMINED BY THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, TO OBTAIN COVERAGE FROM AVAILABLE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS: - MEDICARE - MEDICAID - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION - VICTIMS OF CRIME - CHILDREN SPECIAL SERVICES - CHURCH PROGRAM A PATIENT WHO REFUSES TO APPLY OR FOLLOW THROUGH WITH APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== PHYSICIAN CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL ("PCSH") PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS RESIDING IN ITS LOCAL SERVICE AREA WHO REQUIRE EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE AND WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED OR LIMITED INSURANCE BENEFITS; AND MEET HOUSEHOLD INCOME STANDARDS AS DEFINED IN ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ("FAP"). PCSH ALSO, IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY FOR MEDICAL INDIGENCE STANDARDS. PCSH CONSIDERS EACH PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR HIS OR HER EMERGENCY OR MEDICALLY NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, AND EXTENDS CHARITY CARE TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS RESIDING IN ITS LOCAL SERVICE AREAS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. THE ORGANIZATION'S FAP SETS FORTH THE ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURES FOR CHARITY CARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS PATIENTS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENTAL OR OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND WHO HAVE FAMILY INCOMES NOT IN EXCESS OF 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE (100% FREE MEDICAL CARE). PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 200% OF THE MOST CURRENT POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL QUALIFY FOR FULL CHARITY CARE AFTER VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT. BECAUSE PCSH ONLY PROVIDES FULL CHARITY CARE, AND DOES NOT BILL PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE, PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER ITS FAP WILL NOT BE CHARGED. THEREFORE, PCSH DOES NOT CALCULATE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED (AGB). IF SEEKING MEDICAL INDIGENCE, A PATIENT MUST COMPLETE A FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON INCOME AND ASSETS AS REQUESTED. IN THE CASE OF PATIENTS WHO ARE FACED WITH CATASTROPHICALLY LARGE MEDICAL BILLS, THE CEO MAY MAKE A DISCRETIONARY RECOMMENDATION THAT THE PATIENT IS MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND THUS IS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE. THIS DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND WILL REQUIRE VERIFICATION OF ALL MEDICAL EXPENSES.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 6ANOT APPLICABLE.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDED WITHIN SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7 FOR THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, FAMILY MEDICINE AND TRAUMA SERVICES. THESE HEALTHCARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.
SCHEDULE H, PART IITHE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY BY ADDRESSING POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, COALITION BUILDING, AND THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OLDER ADULTS. TJUH COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND REVITALIZATION PROJECTS, MENTORING AND PIPELINE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, HEALTH LITERACY TRAINING, COALITION BUILDING, AND VARIOUS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCES. THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH COALITIONS THAT ADDRESS DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT HEALTH AND SOCIAL ISSUES, AGING IN PLACE, RETURNING CITIZENS, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY ISSUES THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDING NUTRITION, FOOD SECURITY, SMOKING CESSATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HOUSING AND SHARED DATA. TJUH WAS INVOLVED WITH PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL DONATES FUNDS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE THESE EFFORTS. COALITIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ===================================== REGIONAL: - COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH (COACH) - DVRPC - HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE - PACDC - HEALTH AND HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE - STATE DPP PROGRAM - SEPA READS - HEALTH LITERACY CITY WIDE: - GET HEALTHY PHILLY, FOOD FIT PHILLY AND SMOKEFREE PHILLY COALITIONS - CLINIC TO COMMUNITY LINKAGES TASKFORCE - DPP - (PHILLY DIFFERENCE - PDOH; HCIF) - PHILADELPHIA REENTRY COALITION - FOOD POLICY ADVISORY COUNCIL (HUNGER SUBCOMMITTEE; FOOD SECURITY QUESTIONS; FOOD DRIVES/DONATIONS) - ACES TASK FORCE - PHILADELPHIA REFUGEE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE - PHILADELPHIA REFUGEE MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE - FOOD SECURITY TRAINING - PIERCE GRANT - HCIF; COACH; COALITION AGAINST HUNGER) - HEALTHY CITIES: NOVO NORDISCHEART ASSOC AND AMA DPP LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL: - SOUTH PHILLY PREVENTION COALITION - WESTSIDE COMMUNITY PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE - COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SOUTHWARK, INDEPENDENCE CHARTER, AND SOUTH PHILLY HS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICALS; COMMUNITY CLOSET - MANNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE - IMMIGRANT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - SOUTH PHILADELPHIA AGING COALITION - LATINO HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL - PCHE JEFFERSON INTERNAL INITIATIVES: - OPIATE TASK FORCE - PCHE - AGE FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM - LGBTQ FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM - JCIPE
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINES 2, 3 & 4BAD DEBT EXPENSE WAS CALCULATED USING THE PROVIDERS' BAD DEBT EXPENSE FROM ITS INTERNAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. PLEASE REFER TO THE NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE SECTION WITHIN FOOTNOTE 1 (PAGES 9 & 10) OF THE SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC AND THE REPORTING OF THE NETWORK'S REVENUE RECOGNITION.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8MEDICARE COSTS WERE DERIVED FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT FILED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION FEELS THAT MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT ARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ASSOCIATED COSTS ARE INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. AS OUTLINED MORE FULLY BELOW THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT THESE SERVICES AND RELATED COSTS PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND ARE RENDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES AND MISSION IN PROVIDING MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD PROMULGATED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD IS THE CURRENT STANDARD FOR A HOSPITAL FOR RECOGNITION AS A TAX-EXEMPT AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DEFINITION IN THE TAX CODE FOR THE TERM "CHARITABLE", A REGULATION PROMULGATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PROVIDES SOME GUIDANCE AND STATES THAT "[T]HE TERM CHARITABLE IS USED IN 501(C)(3) IN ITS GENERALLY ACCEPTED LEGAL SENSE,PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF THE POOR OR UNPRIVILEGED; THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE; AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIGION, AND SCIENCE. NOTE: IT DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THE ACTIVITIES OF HOSPITALS. IN THE ABSENCE OF EXPLICIT STATUTORY OR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS APPLYING THE TERM "CHARITABLE" TO HOSPITALS, IT HAS BEEN LEFT TO THE IRS TO DETERMINE THE CRITERIA HOSPITALS MUST MEET TO QUALIFY AS IRC 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORIGINAL STANDARD WAS KNOWN AS THE CHARITY CARE STANDARD. THIS STANDARD WAS REPLACED BY THE IRS WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD WHICH IS THE CURRENT STANDARD. CHARITY CARE STANDARD IN 1956, THE IRS ISSUED REVENUE RULING 56-185, WHICH ADDRESSED THE REQUIREMENTS HOSPITALS NEEDED TO MEET IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR IRC 501(C)(3) STATUS. ONE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IS KNOWN AS THE "CHARITY CARE STANDARD." UNDER THE STANDARD, A HOSPITAL HAD TO PROVIDE, TO THE EXTENT OF ITS FINANCIAL ABILITY, FREE OR REDUCED-COST CARE TO PATIENTS UNABLE TO PAY FOR IT. A HOSPITAL THAT EXPECTED FULL PAYMENT DID NOT, ACCORDING TO THE RULING, PROVIDE CHARITY CARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT SOME PATIENTS ULTIMATELY FAILED TO PAY. THE RULING EMPHASIZED THAT A LOW LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE DID NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT A HOSPITAL HAD FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT SINCE THAT LEVEL COULD REFLECT ITS FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUCH CARE. THE RULING ALSO NOTED THAT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED COMMUNITY HOSPITALS WOULD NORMALLY QUALIFY AS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE THEY SERVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND A LOW LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE WOULD NOT AFFECT A HOSPITAL'S EXEMPT STATUS IF IT WAS DUE TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY'S LACK OF CHARITABLE DEMANDS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD IN 1969, THE IRS ISSUED REVENUE RULING 69-545, WHICH "REMOVE[D]" FROM REVENUE RULING 56-185 "THE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CARING FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT RATES BELOW COST." UNDER THE STANDARD DEVELOPED IN REVENUE RULING 69-545, WHICH IS KNOWN AS THE "COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD," HOSPITALS ARE JUDGED ON WHETHER THEY PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF A BROAD CLASS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE RULING INVOLVED A HOSPITAL THAT ONLY ADMITTED INDIVIDUALS WHO COULD PAY FOR THE SERVICES (BY THEMSELVES, PRIVATE INSURANCE, OR PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICARE), BUT OPERATED A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT WAS OPEN TO EVERYONE. THE IRS RULED THAT THE HOSPITAL QUALIFIED AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT PROMOTED THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN ITS COMMUNITY. THE IRS REASONED THAT BECAUSE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH WAS A CHARITABLE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL LAW OF CHARITY, IT FELL WITHIN THE "GENERALLY ACCEPTED LEGAL SENSE" OF THE TERM "CHARITABLE," AS REQUIRED BY TREAS. REG. 1.501(C)(3)-1(D)(2). THE IRS RULING STATED THAT THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, LIKE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RELIGION, IS ONE OF THE PURPOSES IN THE GENERAL LAW OF CHARITY THAT IS DEEMED BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE EVEN THOUGH THE CLASS OF BENEFICIARIES ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A DIRECT BENEFIT FROM ITS ACTIVITIES DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS INDIGENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDED THAT THE CLASS IS NOT SO SMALL THAT ITS RELIEF IS NOT OF BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. THE IRS CONCLUDED THAT THE HOSPITAL WAS "PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF A CLASS OF PERSONS THAT IS BROAD ENOUGH TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY" BECAUSE ITS EMERGENCY ROOM WAS OPEN TO ALL AND IT PROVIDED CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COULD PAY, WHETHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT. OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOSPITAL THAT THE IRS HIGHLIGHTED INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: ITS SURPLUS FUNDS WERE USED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, EXPAND HOSPITAL FACILITIES, AND ADVANCE MEDICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH; IT WAS CONTROLLED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT CONSISTED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS; AND HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES WERE AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS. THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ("AHA") FEELS THAT MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT ARE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THUS INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. THIS ORGANIZATION AGREES WITH THE AHA POSITION. AS OUTLINED IN THE AHA LETTER TO THE IRS DATED AUGUST 21, 2007 WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRST PUBLISHED DRAFT OF THE NEW FORM 990 AND SCHEDULE H, THE AHA FELT THAT THE IRS SHOULD INCORPORATE THE FULL VALUE OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT HOSPITALS PROVIDE BY COUNTING MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENTS (SHORTFALL) AND BAD DEBT AS QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: - PROVIDING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD. - MEDICARE, LIKE MEDICAID, DOES NOT PAY THE FULL COST OF CARE. RECENTLY, MEDICARE REIMBURSES HOSPITALS ONLY 92 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY SPEND TO TAKE CARE OF MEDICARE PATIENTS. THE MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION ("MEDPAC") IN ITS MARCH 2007 REPORT TO CONGRESS CAUTIONED THAT UNDERPAYMENT WILL GET EVEN WORSE, WITH MARGINS REACHING A 10-YEAR LOW AT NEGATIVE 5.4 PERCENT. - MANY MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, LIKE THEIR MEDICAID COUNTERPARTS, ARE POOR. MORE THAN 46 PERCENT OF MEDICARE SPENDING IS FOR BENEFICIARIES WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. MANY OF THOSE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID -- SO CALLED ELIGIBLES". THERE IS EVERY COMPELLING PUBLIC POLICY REASON TO TREAT MEDICARE AND MEDICAID UNDERPAYMENTS SIMILARLY FOR PURPOSES OF A HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND INCLUDE THESE COSTS ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. MEDICARE UNDERPAYMENT MUST BE SHOULDERED BY THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TREATING THE COMMUNITY'S ELDERLY AND POOR. THESE UNDERPAYMENTS REPRESENT A REAL COST OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SHOULD COUNT AS A QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT. BOTH THE AHA AND THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO FEEL THAT PATIENT BAD DEBT IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THUS INCLUDABLE ON THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART I. THERE ARE COMPELLING REASONS THAT PATIENT BAD DEBT SHOULD BE COUNTED AS QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS FOLLOWS: - A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF BAD DEBT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS, WHO, FOR MANY REASONS, DECLINE TO COMPLETE THE FORMS REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPITALS' CHARITY CARE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. A 2006 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ("CBO") REPORT, NONPROFIT HOSPITALS AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS, CITED TWO STUDIES INDICATING THAT "THE GREAT MAJORITY OF BAD DEBT WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WITH INCOMES BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE." - THE REPORT ALSO NOTED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF BAD DEBT IS PENDING CHARITY CARE. UNLIKE BAD DEBT IN OTHER INDUSTRIES, HOSPITAL BAD DEBT IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT HOSPITALS FOLLOW THEIR MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TREAT EVERY PATIENT THAT COMES THROUGH THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PATIENTS WHO HAVE OUTSTANDING BILLS ARE NOT TURNED AWAY, UNLIKE OTHER INDUSTRIES. BAD DEBT IS FURTHER COMPLICATED BY THE AUDITING INDUSTRY'S STANDARDS ON REPORTING CHARITY CARE. MANY PATIENTS CANNOT OR DO NOT PROVIDE THE NECESSARY, EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO BE DEEMED CHARITY CARE BY AUDITORS. AS A RESULT, ROUGHLY 10% OF BAD DEBT IS PENDING CHARITY CARE. - THE CBO CONCLUDED THAT ITS FINDINGS "SUPPORT THE VALIDITY OF THE USE OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE [BAD DEBT AND CHARITY CARE] AS A MEASURE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS" ASSUMING THE FINDINGS ARE GENERALIZABLE NATIONWIDE; THE EXPERIENCE OF HOSPITALS AROUND THE NATION REINFORCES THAT THEY ARE GENERALIZABLE. AS OUTLINED BY THE AHA, DESPITE THE HOSPITAL'S BEST EFFORTS AND DUE DILIGENCE, PATIENT BAD DEBT IS A PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. BAD DEBT REPRESENTS
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 9BTJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================= TJUH PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE, HIGH QUALITY CARE TO ALL PATIENTS IT SERVES, TJUH MUST ALSO ENSURE ITS OWN FINANCIAL VIABILITY. IN ORDER TO SECURE REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED, EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN OBTAINING INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MA), CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP) OR OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR CITY CARE COVERAGE SOURCES. TJUH PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY BASED UPON THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA INCLUDED IN THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. BILLING & COLLECTION EFFORTS ---------------------------- WHILE QUALIFICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS IDEALLY DETERMINED PRIOR TO, OR AT THE TIME OF SERVICE, TJUH CONTINUES TO REVIEW SUCH DETERMINATIONS AS OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE DISCOVERED DURING THE BILLING AND COLLECTION PROCESS. AFTER AN UNINSURED OR UNDER-INSURED PATIENT'S ACCOUNT IS REDUCED TO THE UNINSURED DISCOUNT OR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT RATE, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, THE PATIENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF ANY OUTSTANDING PATIENT BALANCES. PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE AN INITIAL STATEMENT INDICATING THEIR BALANCE DUE ALONG WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO TO CONTACT. SELF-PAY BALANCES GO THROUGH A PRE-COLLECTION AGENCY PLACEMENT PROCESS THAT MAY ENTAIL THE MAILING OF STATEMENTS OR LETTERS AND/OR PHONE CALLS IN ORDER TO COLLECT PAYMENT ON OPEN BALANCES. ONCE OPEN BALANCE ACCOUNTS COMPLETE THE PRE-COLLECTION DUNNING CYCLE, (120 DAYS OR MORE) WITH NO PAYMENT OR PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER PROGRAMS, THE ACCOUNTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO A PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION AGENCY. IF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND APPROPRIATE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND A DECISION IS PENDING, THE ACCOUNT WILL BE HELD FROM AGENCY PLACEMENT. IN SOME CASES, A PATIENT ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO SENDING THE ACCOUNT TO AN EXTERNAL COLLECTION AGENCY. EACH AGENCY WILL BE MADE AWARE OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND WILL WORK WITH THE PROVIDER TO ASCERTAIN PATIENT ELIGIBILITY. EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS ("ECAS") WILL NOT BE UNDERTAKEN DURING THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION PERIOD OF THE 120 DAYS FROM THE FIRST POST-DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT AND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A 30 DAY INITIATION OF ECA NOTICE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL. THE 30 DAY ECA INITIATION NOTICE WILL CONTAIN THE ECA ACTION THAT THE PROVIDER INTENDS TO UNDERTAKE AND THE DATE AT WHICH TIME THIS WOULD OCCUR. A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY WILL ACCOMPANY THE 30 DAY ECA INITIATION NOTICE. IF THE PATIENT SUBMITS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, TJUH WILL SUSPEND ANY ECAS UNTIL THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED AND THE PATIENT IS INFORMED OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY. IF A PATIENT ACCOUNT IS REFERRED TO AN OUTSIDE AGENCY, THAT AGENCY MUST FIRST AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IN RELATION TO ITS COLLECTION EFFORTS. NO EXTERNAL COLLECTION AGENCY ARE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ECAS UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY TJUH. AFTER THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN, TJUH MAY USE ECAS WITH THE RESPECT TO THE PATIENT ACCOUNT OF AN UNINSURED OR UNDER-INSURED AND MAY FURTHER CONSIDER CREDIT BUREAU REPORTING AND/OR LEGAL ACTION AS APPROPRIATE. TJUH'S GENERAL COUNSEL IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE ALL LAWSUITS PRIOR TO THE ECA COMMENCING. FINAL AUTHORITY FOR DETERMINING THAT TJUH HAS MADE ADEQUATE ATTEMPTS TO INFORM A PATIENT OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, AND THUS MAY INITIATE THE USE ECAS, RESTS WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF REVENUE CYCLE OPERATIONS. ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= ONCE A PATIENT'S CLAIM IS PROCESSED BY THEIR INSURANCE, ROSH WILL SEND THE PATIENT A BILL INDICATING THE PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, IF A PATIENT HAS NO THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE THEY WILL RECEIVE A BILL INDICATING THEIR PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY. THIS WILL BE THE PATIENT'S FIRST POST DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT. THE DATE ON THIS STATEMENT WILL BEGIN THE APPLICATION AND NOTIFICATION PERIODS. PATIENT STATEMENTS WILL BE GENERATED DAILY FOLLOWING PAYMENT POSTING OR WEEKLY AT A MINIMUM. PREFERENCES HAVE BEEN PRE-DETERMINED IN THE PATIENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT PATIENT STATEMENTS ARE GENERATED ON A CYCLE BASIS AND THAT PATIENT RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTS WILL HAVE A STATEMENT GENERATED MONTHLY. AFTER THE PATIENT RECEIVES THEIR FIRST POST DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT, ROSH WILL SEND OUT 2 ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS (IN 30-DAY INTERVALS). THE BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER OR DESIGNEE SHALL FOLLOW UP ON RETURNED STATEMENTS FOR INCORRECT OR INVALID ADDRESS BY CONTACTING THE PATIENT OR GUARANTOR ON THE ACCOUNT. THE BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER/STAFF WILL MAKE FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS ON EVERY ACCOUNT WITH OUTSTANDING BALANCES. INSURANCE DUE ACCOUNTS SHOULD HAVE THE INITIAL FOLLOW-UP CALL MADE 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF SERVICE. SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW-UP CALLS SHOULD BE MADE EVERY 14 DAYS UNTIL THE BALANCE IS PAID. INSURANCE DUE BALANCES OVER 90 DAYS OLD FOR WHICH THE FACILITY HAS NOT RECEIVED VALID REASONS FROM THE PAYER AS TO WHY THE CHARGES HAVE NOT BEEN PAID MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO PATIENT DUE STATUS AND BILLED TO THE PATIENT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OR BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER. PATIENT DUE ACCOUNTS SHOULD HAVE THE INITIAL FOLLOW-UP CALL MADE 21 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF SERVICE FOR SELF-PAY ACCOUNTS AND FOLLOWING THE DATE THE AMOUNT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PATIENT'S OBLIGATION IF THE AMOUNT WAS INITIALLY BILLED TO A PRIMARY INSURANCE. SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW-UP CALLS SHOULD BE MADE EVERY 14 - 21 DAYS UNTIL THE BALANCE IS PAID OR UNTIL ADEQUATE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE. IF PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AFTER 90 DAYS (FROM THE DATE OF THE PATIENTS FIRST POST-DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT) ROSH WILL SEND OUT A LETTER INFORMING THE PATIENT IN WRITING THAT THE ACCOUNT WILL BE SENT TO COLLECTIONS, IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE LETTER. THE BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER OR DESIGNEE SHALL ENSURE THAT PATIENT RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTS HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) STATEMENTS GENERATED TO THE PATIENT PRIOR TO THE ACCOUNT BEING WRITTEN OFF OR CONSIDERED FOR COLLECTION AGENCY PLACEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THE LETTER WILL INCLUDE ANY ECAS THAT MAY TAKE PLACE AFTER THE PATIENT ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PLACED IN COLLECTIONS. THE WRITTEN NOTICE WILL ALSO INCLUDE A COPY OF THE PLS. ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS (INSURANCE BALANCES AND PATIENT BALANCES) AGED 120 DAYS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS OR MAY BE OUTSOURCED TO AN OUTSIDE AGENCY OR CONSIDERED FOR WRITE OFF TO BAD DEBT AND SENT TO A COLLECTION AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BAD DEBT WRITE-OFF POLICY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRC 501(R)(6), ROSH DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ECAS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD. SUBSEQUENT TO THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD ROSH, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, MAY INITIATE THE FOLLOWING ECAS AGAINST A PATIENT FOR AN UNPAID BALANCE IF A FAP-ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE OR IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS INELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ROSH MAY AUTHORIZE THIRD PARTIES TO INITIATE ECAS ON DELINQUENT PATIENT ACCOUNTS AFTER THE NOTIFICATION PERIOD. ROSH, AND THIRD PARTIES ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, DO NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OTHER ECA'S DEFINED WITHIN IRC 501(R)(6). ROSH WILL ENSURE REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT AN INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS FAP AND WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO INITIATING ANY ECA: 1) THE PATIENT WILL BE PROVIDED WITH WRITTEN NOTICE WHICH: - INDICATES THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS; - IDENTIFIES THE ECA(S) THAT ROSH INTENDS TO INITIATE TO OBTAIN PAYMENT; - STATES A DEADLINE AFTER WHICH SUCH ECAS MAY BE INITIATED. 2) THE PATIENT HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE PLS WITH THIS WRITTEN NOTIFICATION; AND 3) REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO ORALLY NOTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THE FAP AND HOW THE INDIVIDUAL MAY OBTAIN ASSISTANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS. ROSH, AND THIRD-PARTY VENDORS ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF, WILL ACCEPT AND PROCESS ALL APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UNDER THIS POLICY SUBMITTED DURING THE APPLICATION PERIOD. ROSH WILL NOT PURSUE ANY COLLECTION ACTIONS AGAINST ANYONE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS POLICY, AND WILL NOT PURSUE EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS AGAINST ANY INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT FIRST MAKING REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DETERMINE IF THE PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE WILL DETERMINE IF REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== IF A BILL IS OUTSTANDING 120 DAYS OR MORE, PCSH MAY SEND THE ACCOUNT TO A COLLECTI
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 2IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER ASSESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, JEFFERSON HEALTH PARTICIPATES IN THE COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH ("COACH") PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS COORDINATED BY THE HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (REGION 3). COACH SEEKS TO DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT POPULATION HEALTH IMPACT THROUGH COORDINATED, COLLECTIVE ACTION TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS FOR ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. DURING FY19 AND FY20, HCIF AND THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH LED A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THROUGH COACH TO CONDUCT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. EIGHTEEN HOSPITALS PARTICIPATED IN THIS REGIONAL EFFORT. DURING FY19, FOOD INSECURITY CONTINUED TO BE COACH'S WORKING PRIORITY A NEW FOCUS TO INCREASE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY'S KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO ADDRESS BEHAVIOR HEALTH WAS ADDED AS A COACH PRIORITY. THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS SPEARHEADING A REGIONAL TASKFORCE WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH, OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INITIATE A PLATFORM WHERE INFORMATION ABOUT REGIONAL RESOURCES CAN BE SHARED, REFERRALS CAN BE EASILY MADE BETWEEN HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNICATION LOOPS THAT SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE REFERRAL SYSTEM CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSESS IMPACT. FOUR PRINCIPLES ARE GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY FOR LEVERAGING COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THEIR INFLUENCE: DEFINING MUTUALLY AGREED-ON REGIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES TO ALIGN BOTH COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, ENSURING THAT COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES USE EVIDENCE TO PRIORITIZE INTERVENTIONS, INCREASING THE SCALE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INVESTMENTS BY POOLING SOME RESOURCES, AND ESTABLISHING SHARED MEASUREMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR REGIONAL POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. FOR THE 2019 CHNA, JEFFERSON JOINED REGIONAL EFFORTS IN CONDUCTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). AS A PARTNERING HOSPITAL IN COACH, TJUH JOINED THE CHNA STEERING COMMITTEE THAT WAS FACILITATED BY THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (PDPH) AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION (HCIF). TOGETHER THE GROUP DEVELOPED A COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-ENGAGED APPROACH THAT INVOLVED COLLECTING AND ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA AND AGGREGATING DATA FROM A VARIETY OF SECONDARY SOURCES, INCLUDING THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY, TO COMPREHENSIVELY ASSESS THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE REGION. IN ADDITION, TJUH CONDUCTED INTERNAL FOCUS GROUPS WITH EMPLOYEES LIVING IN TJUH'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT AREAS, TO GAIN THEIR INPUT REGARDING HEALTH NEEDS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY ASSETS, CURRENT EFFORTS, AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. KEY STAFF IN VARIOUS TJUH DEPARTMENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY WERE ALSO INTERVIEWED TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND JEFFERSON'S CURRENT AND PLANNED EFFORTS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY. TJUH ALSO REACHED OUT TO PARTNER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION TO GAIN THEIR PERSPECTIVE ABOUT SPECIFIC COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IN TJUH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS AREA. AS PART OF ITS CHNA PROCESS, ONE OF THE INITIAL UNDERTAKINGS WAS TO CREATE A SECONDARY DATA PROFILE. THE SECONDARY DATA IS COMPRISED OF DATA OBTAINED FROM EXISTING RESOURCES AND INCLUDES DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSEHOLD STATISTICS, EDUCATION AND INCOME MEASURES, MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES, AND HEALTH INDICATORS, AMONG OTHER DATA POINTS. THE DATA WAS GATHERED AND INTEGRATED INTO A GRAPHICAL REPORT TO PORTRAY THE CURRENT HEALTH AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF RESIDENTS IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS. WE REVIEWED THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DATA AND REPORTS, PERTAINING TO HEALTH EQUITY AND ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, AS WELL AS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. THESE FOCUS GROUPS, INTERVIEWS AND REPORTS GUIDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF JEFFERSON'S CHIP THAT LEVERAGES THE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE OF JEFFERSON HOSPITALS, THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 3TJUH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A ================================== TJUH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE IN A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE MANNER REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION WIDELY PUBLICIZES THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE ITS PATIENTS TO APPLY, IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. THE FOLLOWING MEASURES ARE USED TO PUBLICIZE THIS POLICY TO THE COMMUNITY AND PATIENTS. COMMUNICATION IS WRITTEN IN CONSUMER-FRIENDLY TERMINOLOGY AND IN LANGUAGES THAT PATIENTS CAN UNDERSTAND. TJUH PROVIDES TRAINING TO APPROPRIATE ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL STAFF THAT INTERACTS WITH PATIENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABILITY, HOW TO COMMUNICATE THAT AVAILABILITY TO PATIENTS, AND HOW TO DIRECT PATIENTS TO APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STAFF. COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION ---------------------- THIS ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORMS AND A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY IN ENGLISH AS WELL AS ANY PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF POPULATIONS WITH LIMITED PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH THAT CONSTITUTE THE LESSER OF 5% OR 1,000 INDIVIDUALS, WHICHEVER IS LESS, OF THE PRIMARY COMMUNITIES SERVED AND POSTED TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S WEBSITE. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORMS, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE, FREE OF CHARGE AS FOLLOWS: 1) ON THE TJUH WEBSITE AT HTTPS://HOSPITALS.JEFFERSON.EDU/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PATIENT-POLICIES/FIN ANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML 2) BY MAIL WHEN A PATIENT CALLS OR CONTACTS TJUH'S FINANCIAL SERVICES UNIT AT (833)-958-2198 3) IN PERSON, WITHOUT APPOINTMENT, AT THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL LOCATIONS: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 111 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 (215) 955-3815 JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL 2301 SOUTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19148 (215) 955-3815 JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE 900 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107 (215) 955-3815 4) AS PART OF THE INTAKE OR DISCHARGE PROCESS, PAPER COPIES OF THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PROVIDED CARE BY THE FACILITY. PERSONAL NOTIFICATION --------------------- TJUH USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO NOTIFY PATIENTS OF ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO NOTIFY PATIENTS: 1) AT THE TIME OF SCHEDULING, PRE-REGISTRATION, OR REGISTRATION OF ELECTIVE SERVICES, THE PATIENT WILL BE ASKED FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE. IF THE PATIENT IS AN UNINSURED PATIENT, THE PATIENT WILL BE INFORMED OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND, IF REQUESTED, WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE POLICY UNLESS THE TREATING PHYSICIAN ADVISES THE FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OR REGISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE THAT SUCH TREATMENT IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY, PATIENTS REQUESTING NON-EMERGENT ADMISSIONS OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES WILL NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR SERVICES UNTIL THE PATIENT HAS COMPLIED WITH MEETING THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS. 2) IN THE CASE OF EMERGENCY OR URGENT SERVICES THAT ARE NOT SCHEDULED, A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OR PATIENT REPRESENTATIVE WILL VISIT AS NECESSARY, WITH PATIENTS, IN PERSON, AT SERVICE SITES. 3) ALL BILLING STATEMENTS INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND A CONTACT NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS AS WELL AS REFERENCE TO A WEB SITE FOR ACCESS TO MORE INFORMATION. 4) STAFF WILL DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, WHEN APPROPRIATE, DURING BILLING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE CONTACTS WITH PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, TJUH PROVIDES FINANCIAL COUNSELING SERVICES TO GO OVER PATIENT BILLS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS A PATIENT MAY HAVE. ROSH - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B ================================= IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R)(4)ROSH INFORMS AND EDUCATES PATIENTS AND PERSONS WHO MAY BE BILLED FOR PATIENT CARE ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY WIDELY PUBLICIZING VARIOUS DOCUMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE WIDELY PUBLICIZED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: THE FAP, APPLICATION AND PLS ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTPS://ROTHMANORTHOHOSPITAL.COM/FOR-PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE PAPER COPIES OF THE FAP, APPLICATION AND THE PLS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHOUT CHARGE BY MAIL AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE REGISTRATION DESKS AND WITHIN THE BILLING OFFICE LOCATED AT 3300 TILLMAN DRIVE BENSALEM, PA 19020. ALL PATIENTS OF ROSH WILL BE OFFERED A COPY OF THE PLS AS PART OF THE INTAKE PROCESS. SIGNS OR DISPLAYS INFORMING PATIENTS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN PUBLIC LOCATIONS INCLUDING PATIENT REGISTRATION CHECK-IN AREAS. ROSH WILL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO INFORM MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ROSH'S FAP, APPLICATION AND PLS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE OF POPULATIONS WITH LIMITED PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH ("LEP") THAT CONSTITUTE THE LESSER OF 1,000 INDIVIDUALS OR 5% OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, BILLING STATEMENTS WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE THEY MAY QUALIFY. PHYCARE - FACILITY REPORTING GROUP C ==================================== IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R)(4)PHYCARE INFORMS AND EDUCATES PATIENTS AND PERSONS WHO MAY BE BILLED FOR PATIENT CARE ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY WIDELY PUBLICIZING VARIOUS DOCUMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE WIDELY PUBLICIZED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: THE FAP, APPLICATION AND PLS ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.PHYCAREHOSPITAL.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML PAPER COPIES OF THE FAP, APPLICATION AND THE PLS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST WITHOUT CHARGE BY MAIL AND ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL FACILITY. THIS POLICY SHALL BE PUBLICIZED THROUGH SIGNAGE AT THE HOSPITAL. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS SHALL RECEIVE (1) A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY THAT DESCRIBES THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND RELEVANT PROCEDURES, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND (2) ASSISTANCE WITH UNDERSTANDING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND COMPLETION OF THE RELATED FORMS.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 4PHILADELPHIA, THE SIXTH LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, IS A DIVERSE CITY WITH MORE THAN 1.58 MILLION RESIDENTS IN 48 ZIP CODES. JEFFERSON HEALTH - CENTER CITY DEFINES ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT AREA AS THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITHIN PHILADELPHIA THAT ENCOMPASSES 18 ZIP CODES IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA-EAST, NORTH PHILADELPHIA-WEST, RIVER WARDS, CENTER CITY, SOUTH PHILADELPHIA-EAST, AND SOUTH PHILADELPHIA-WEST. THESE ZIP CODES ARE THE MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY PROXIMATE TO TJUH, JHN AND JMH CAMPUSES. THE FOCUS WITHIN THESE ZIP CODES IS ON COMMUNITIES WITH A POVERTY RATE >20% AND WHERE HEALTH DISPARITIES ARE MORE PREVALENT. THESE AREAS REPRESENT A TOTAL POPULATION OF 592,693; MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ALL PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS. - NORTH PHILADELPHIA (19121, 19122, 19132, 19133, 19140) - RIVER WARDS (19124, 19125, 19134) - CENTER CITY (19102, 19103, 19106, 19107, 19123, 19130) - SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (19145, 19146, 19147, 19148) TJUH-CENTER CITY COMMUNITY BENEFIT AREA DEMOGRAPHICS ==================================================== RACE/ETHNICITY -------------- PHILADELPHIA IS RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE: 35% NON-HISPANIC WHITE, 41% NON-HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN, 14% HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 7% NON-HISPANIC ASIAN. IN JEFFERSON'S HEALTH'S CBA OVERALL, 37% OF THE POPULATION IS NON-HISPANIC WHITE, 31% NON-HISPANIC AFRICAN AMERICAN, 22% HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND 8% NON-HISPANIC ASIAN. WITHIN JEFFERSON'S CBA THERE IS GREAT DIVERSITY AMONG ITS NEIGHBORHOODS. - THE WHITE POPULATION RANGES FROM ALMOST 68% IN CENTER CITY TO ONLY 9.4% IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST - THE BLACK POPULATION RANGES FROM ONLY 11.2% IN CENTER CITY TO ALMOST 90% IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST - THE HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION ACCOUNTS FOR 44% OF INDIVIDUALS IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST TO ONLY 4.6% IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA WEST - THE ASIAN POPULATION RANGES FROM ONLY 3.7% IN THE RIVERWARDS TO 17.6% IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA EAST. THE ASIAN COMMUNITY IN CENTER CITY IS PREDOMINANTLY OF CHINESE DESCENT, WHILE SOUTH PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS INCLUDE IMMIGRANTS FROM VIETNAM AND REFUGEES FROM CAMBODIA (THE LARGEST POPULATION OF ASIAN RESIDENTS AS WELL AS NEWLY RESETTLED REFUGEES FROM BURMA, NEPAL, AND BHUTAN). THE MAJORITY OF HISPANICS IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA ARE FROM PUERTO RICO AND LIVE PREDOMINANTLY IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST; THE REMAINING HISPANIC POPULATION ARE FROM MEXICO LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND SOUTH AMERICA. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA EAST IS HOME TO A GROWING IMMIGRANT POPULATION FROM MEXICO. ALTHOUGH THEY SHARE A COMMON LANGUAGE, EACH HISPANIC COMMUNITY IS CULTURALLY UNIQUE, AND INTERNALLY DIVERSE BY GENDER, GENERATION, CLASS, AND RACE. AGE --- IN PHILADELPHIA 21% OF RESIDENTS ARE UNDER AGE 18, 45% OF RESIDENTS ARE AGES 18-44, 22% FALL BETWEEN 45 AND 64 YEARS OLD AND 11% ARE AGED 65 OR OLDER. YOUNG ADULTS AGED 20-34 REPRESENT THE LARGEST PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION. LOWER NORTH PHILADELPHIA HAS MORE YOUTH AGES 0-17 THAN THE REST OF PHILADELPHIA AND TJUH'S CBA AREA. CENTER CITY HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS AGED 18-44 THAN PHILADELPHIA AND IS MORE LIKELY THAN OTHER TJUH CBA AREAS TO HAVE ADULTS OVER AGE 65+. EDUCATION --------- CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT AT A PROFICIENT READING LEVEL BY FOURTH GRADE ARE AT RISK OF REPEATING A GRADE AND ALSO FACE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES INCLUDING RISK FOR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. ONLY 31 PERCENT OF PHILADELPHIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOL FOURTH-GRADERS SCORED PROFICIENT OR ABOVE ON TESTS OF READING DURING THE 2018 SCHOOL YEAR. IMPROVING ON-TIME HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE CITY. STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE WITHIN FOUR YEARS OF BEGINNING HIGH SCHOOL ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE INCARCERATED OR UNEMPLOYED AND HAVE BETTER HEALTH AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES LATER IN LIFE. IMPROVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT RATES CAN HELP REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES, ESPECIALLY AMONG RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS. WHILE ON-TIME GRADUATION HAS STEADILY IMPROVED SINCE 2005 (52% COMPARED TO 62.8% IN 2017-2018), PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS REMAIN WELL BELOW THE STATE ON-TIME HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE OF 85%. NON-HISPANIC BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND HISPANIC STUDENTS HAD LOWER ON-TIME GRADUATION RATES. THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION AMONG RESIDENTS IN TJUH'S CBA VARIES GREATLY. OVERALL, 37.7% OF ADULTS AGED 25 OR OLDER IN PHILADELPHIA HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION (29.8%) OR LESS (7.9%). IN JEFFERSON'S CBA INDIVIDUALS WITH A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION OR LESS RANGES FROM 10.8% IN CENTER CITY TO 55.6% IN LOWER NORTH WEST AND 61.1% IN LOWER NORTH EAST. RESIDENTS LIVING IN CENTER CITY AND SOUTH PHILADELPHIA ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES OR HIGHER (67.7% AND 48% RESPECTIVELY) COMPARED TO PHILADELPHIA (39%). ONLY 20-26% OF RESIDENTS IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EASE, NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST AND THE RIVERWARDS HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES OR HIGHER. POVERTY ------- PHILADELPHIA IS THE POOREST OF THE TEN LARGEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. OVERALL, 43% OF ALL PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW THE 200% OF POVERTY RATE AND 25.8% OF PHILADELPHIANS LIVE BELOW 100% POVERTY. FF THOSE IN POVERTY 8.3% EARN LESS THAN 50% OF THE POVERTY RATE (DEEP POVERTY). AMONG TJUH'S CBA NEIGHBORHOODS, POVERTY RATES RANGE FROM 15.3% IN CENTER CITY TO 47.1% IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST. THE RIVERWARDS (34%), LOWER NORTH WEST (45.5%) AND LOWER NORTH EAST (47.1%) ALL HAVE POVERTY RATES THAT EXCEED THE RATE IN PHILADELPHIA. THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WAS $25,701 IN 2018 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR. IN 2018, 34.6 PERCENT OF CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA UNDER THE AGE OF 18 (119,055 CHILDREN) LIVED IN POVERTY, ABOUT TWICE THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA IS CONCENTRATED AMONG RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES. ALMOST 50 PERCENT OF HISPANIC CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY AND 38 PERCENT OF NON-HISPANIC BLACK CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. DATA FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION'S 2018 HOUSEHOLD HEALTH SURVEY APPEARS TO INDICATE THAT DEEP POVERTY IN PHILADELPHIA MAY BE DECREASING (12.3% IN 2012 TO 8.3% IN 2018). THIS ALSO APPEARS TO HOLD FOR THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS LIVING AT OR BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN PHILADELPHIA (26.3% IN 2012 TO 25.8% IN 2018). COMMUNITY NEED INDEX -------------------- THE COMMUNITY NEED INDEX (CNI) COMBINES MULTIPLE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INTO A SINGLE SCORE THAT RANGES FROM 1 TO 5. HIGHER SCORES INDICATE GREATER NEED AND GREATER LIKELIHOOD OF HOSPITALIZATION. THE CNI FOR PHILADELPHIA IS 4.0. IN TJUHS CBA THE CNI RANGES FROM 3.0 IN CENTER CITY TO 4.7 IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST, NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST AND THE RIVERWARDS. EXCESSIVE HOUSING COSTS ----------------------- EXCESSIVE HOUSING COSTS IS DEFINED AS SPENDING MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF ONE'S MONTHLY INCOME ON HOUSING COSTS, INCLUDING RENT, UTILITIES, AND MORTGAGE COSTS. ALMOST 39% OF ALL PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS FACE EXCESSIVE HOUSING COSTS COMPARED TO 31% NATIONALLY. IN TJUHS CBA, EXCESSIVE HOUSING COSTS IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST (41.8%), NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST (41.3%) AND THE RIVERWARDS (42.7%) EXCEED THIS RATE. FOOD INSECURITY --------------- NINETEEN PERCENT OF PHILADELPHIANS ARE FOOD INSECURE. THESE RATES ARE EVEN HIGHER IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST (27.9%), SOUTH PHILADELPHIA EAST (21.5%) AND SOUTH PHILADELPHIA WEST (20.2%). 24.5% OF PEOPLE IN PHILADELPHIA RECEIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE. WHILE ONLY 6.7% OF CENTER CITY RESIDENTS RECEIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE, RESIDENTS IN OTHER TJUH CBA EXCEED THE OVERALL RATE IN PHILADELPHIA (43% IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST, 37.2% IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST, 37% IN THE RIVERWARDS). DESPITE HIGHER FOOD INSECURITY RATES IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE (17.2% IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA EAST AND 21.4% IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA WEST), WHICH MAY REFLECT THAT THESE NEIGHBORHOODS ALSO HAVE HIGHER POPULATIONS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. SPEAK ENGLISH LESS THAN "VERY WELL" ----------------------------------- THIRTEEN PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN PHILADELPHIA WERE BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 10.6% OF PHILADELPHIANS SPEAK ENGLISH LESS THAN "VERY WELL". IN TJUHS CBA, THE RATE OF SPEAK ENGLISH LESS THAN "VERY WELL" ARE NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST (17.5%), RIVERWARDS (16.1%) AND SOUTH PHILADELPHIA EAST (17.3%). HEALTH INSURANCE ---------------- FOURTEEN PERCENT OF ADULTS AGED 18-64 ARE UNINSURED IN PHILADELPHIA, A 6% IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO 2012. IN TJUHS CBA THIS RATE RANGES FROM 5% IN CENTER CITY TO ALMOST 19 PERCENT IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS (18.97% NORTH PHILADELPHIA EAST; 15.98 IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA WEST; 18% IN RIVERWARDS; AND 18.75% IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA EAST). THE RATE OF UNINSURED CHILDREN IN PHILADELPHIA (4.2 %) HAS DECREASED SLIGHTLY SINCE 2012 (4.6%).
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 5THE ORGANIZATION DEFINES ITS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. OUR INSTITUTION IS BOTH INSPIRED BY AND COMMITTED TO RENEWING THE HEALTH AND PROSPERITY OF OUR AREA NEIGHBORHOODS. TJUH'S COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE THROUGH HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION, MENTORING, AND INTERNSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY, JEFFERSON STAFF PLAY LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THOSE DEVOTED TO ASSISTING OLDER ADULTS AND CREATING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH. THE HOSPITAL ALSO DONATES FUNDS TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT SERVICES IN OUR TARGET COMMUNITIES. CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH ----------------------- IN 1998 JEFFERSON OPENED THE CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH, WHICH HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS BY MARSHALLING THE RESOURCES OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AND ITS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEDICINE, AND PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CENTER'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS AND TARGETED COMMUNITIES/NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A MULTIFACETED INITIATIVE, THE ARCHES PROJECT, WHICH FOCUSES ON SIX DOMAINS/THEMES: - ACCESS AND ADVOCACY; - RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND OUTCOMES MEASUREMENT; - COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND OUTREACH; - HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS; - EDUCATION HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS AND PROVIDERS; AND - SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS INNOVATION. TJUH'S PARTNERS CONSIST OF SCHOOLS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, SENIOR CENTERS, FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES AND OTHER BROAD-BASED EFFORTS THAT RECOGNIZE NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS AS UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE. IN ADDITION, TJUH UNDERTAKES MORE EXTENSIVE ASSESSMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT COMMUNITY NEED, VOICE AND CULTURE. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 6the organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. tjuh system, abington health, jefferson health - northeast, kennedy health system and magee rehabilitation hospital are integrated healthcare organizations that provide inpatient, outpatient and emergency care services through acute care, ambulatory care, physician and other primary care services for the residents of southern new jersey and the greater philadelphia region. tju is the sole corporate member of these organizations. outlined below is a summary of the entities which comprise the system: not-for-profit entities ======================= thomas jefferson university --------------------------- thomas jefferson university ("tju") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(1). tju is the parent company that financially and corporately integrates thomas jefferson university among its subsidiary entities. tju is an innovative health sciences university that conducts research and offers undergraduate and graduate instruction through the sidney kimmel medical college at thomas jefferson university ("skmc") as well as the jefferson colleges of nursing, pharmacy, health professions, population health, rehabilitation sciences and life sciences. tju's educational programs are fully accredited and it educates over 4,000 students annually. tjuh system ----------- tjuh system ("tjuhs") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). tjuhs is the holding company to provide overall planning, management and support services for various other hospital and other organizations. thomas jefferson university hospitals, inc. ------------------------------------------- thomas jefferson university hospitals, inc. includes thomas jefferson university hospital, jefferson hospital for neuroscience and methodist hospital (collectively referred to as tjuh). tjuh promotes the health of the communities it serves in southeastern pennsylvania, southern new jersey, and delaware primarily by providing hospital, sub-acute, outpatient, and physician services and by providing facilities in which students, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are trained in a clinical setting. tjuh is recognized by the internal revenue service as an internal revenue code 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. pursuant to its charitable purposes, tjuh provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, status as an individual with a handicap/disability or ability to pay. moreover, no individuals are denied necessary medical care, treatment or services. tjuh operates consistently with the criteria outlined in irs revenue ruling 69-545. emergency transport associates, inc. ------------------------------------ emergency transport associates, inc. ("eta") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(2). eta seeks to provide high quality air and ground medical transportation services to patients who are admitted to or discharged from jefferson facilities. jeffex, inc. ------------ jeffex, inc. is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). jeffex, inc. is a supporting organization of the system whose activities include operating a pharmacy for patients and employees. jefferson physician services ---------------------------- jefferson physician services is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). the organization supports the charitable purposes, programs and services of the system; primarily its tax-exempt acute care hospitals, which provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. in addition, by practicing medicine, engaging in medical education and working to improve the welfare of individuals, the organization comprises a component of the clinical service physician practice plans of the system's teaching hospitals and is an integral part of these institutions. jefferson medical care ---------------------- jefferson medical care ("jmc") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). the organization supports the charitable purposes, programs and services of the system; primarily its tax-exempt acute care hospitals, which provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. in addition, by practicing medicine, engaging in medical education and working to improve the welfare of individuals, the organization comprises a component of the clinical service physician practice plans of the system's teaching hospitals and is an integral part of these institutions. jefferson university physicians ------------------------------- jefferson university physicians ("jup") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). the organization supports the charitable purposes, programs and services of the system; primarily its tax-exempt acute care hospitals, which provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. in addition, by practicing medicine, engaging in medical education and working to improve the welfare of individuals, the organization comprises a component of the clinical service physician practice plans of the system's teaching hospitals and is an integral part of these institutions. jefferson university physicians of new jersey, p.c. --------------------------------------------------- jefferson university physicians of nj, p.c. ("jupnj") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). the organization supports the charitable purposes, programs and services of the system; primarily its tax-exempt acute care hospitals, which provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. in addition, by practicing medicine, engaging in medical education and working to improve the welfare of individuals, the organization comprises a component of the clinical service physician practice plans of the system's teaching hospitals and is an integral part of these institutions. methodist associates in healthcare, inc. ---------------------------------------- methodist associates in healthcare, inc. is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(3). the organization supports the charitable purposes, programs and services of the system; primarily its tax-exempt acute care hospitals, which provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. in addition, by practicing medicine, engaging in medical education and working to improve the welfare of individuals, the organization comprises a component of the clinical service physician practice plans of the system's teaching hospitals and is an integral part of these institutions. methodist associates in healthcare of new jersey, p.c. ------------------------------------------------------ methodist associates in healthcare of new jersey, p.c. ("mahcnj") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) and as a non-private fo
SCHEDULE H, PART VI; QUESTION 7NOT APPLICABLE. THE ENTITY AND RELATED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOCATED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. NO COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH EITHER PENNSYLVANIA OR NEW JERSEY.

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RICHARD J WEBSTER RN MSN
TRUSTEE - PRESIDENT TJUH$678,084$0$87,500$0$123,492$0$102,484$0$10,754$0$1,002,314$0$52,474$0
VIJAY M RAO MD FACR
TRUSTEE$0$731,686$0$103,695$0$39,394$0$65,248$0$10,635$0$950,658$0$0
SANDRA BROOKS MD MBA
TRUSTEE - CHIEF MED OFFICER$511,293$0$191,250$0$13,110$0$0$0$26,768$0$742,421$0$0$0
ANTHONY J DIMARINO MD
TRUSTEE$0$574,870$0$26,273$0$13,280$0$58,149$0$20,774$0$693,346$0$0
NEIL G LUBARSKY CPA CGMA
FORMER OFFICER$225,189$0$10,000$0$381,087$0$34,139$0$4,616$0$655,031$0$49,719$0
SHARON M GALUP
SVP, PAYER STRATEGY & CONTRACT$456,777$0$81,250$0$48,923$0$40,766$0$8,042$0$635,758$0$8,683$0
JEFFREY N DOUCETTE DPN RN
TRUSTEE - SVP/CNO$424,008$0$53,750$0$12,412$0$31,350$0$17,869$0$539,389$0$0$0
RONALD W ADELMAN MD
RADIOLOGIST$5,769$447,393$0$0$0$14,458$3,075$21,323$0$4,510$8,844$487,684$0$0
RODNEY BELL MD
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PAMELA KOLB
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RICHARD J SCHMIDT MD
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GERALD A ISENBERG MD
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CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE JTAXABLE COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS DERIVED FROM 2020 FORMS W-2.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 1THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PROGRAM ("PERQUISITE PROGRAM") FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF ITS SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT, AND ENABLES PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEES TO ALLOCATE THE AMOUNT AMONG CERTAIN TAXABLE BENEFIT OPTIONS (I.E., ADDITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGES, LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL OR TAX PLANNING ASSISTANCE) OR TO NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION OPTIONS. THE ELECTIONS ARE MADE BEFORE THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PROGRAM AMOUNT IS PROVIDED. THE AMOUNTS ALLOCATED TO TAXABLE BENEFIT OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE EMPLOYEES' FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES FOR THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ALLOCATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE. THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PERQUISITE PROGRAM: RICHARD J. WEBSTER, RN, MSN AND SHARON M. GALUP.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 4BTHE AMOUNT REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III) FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES CURRENT YEAR VESTING IN AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 457(F) PLAN (NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN) AS THE AMOUNTS WERE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF COMPLETE FORFEITURE. THE AMOUNTS OUTLINED HEREIN WERE INCLUDED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2020 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD J. WEBSTER, RN, MSN, $73,627; NEIL G. LUBARSKY, CPA, CGMA, $86,848 AND SHARON M. GALUP, $12,098. THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION AMOUNT REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS INCLUDES UNVESTED BENEFITS IN AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 457(F) PLAN (NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN) WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF COMPLETE FORFEITURE. ACCORDINGLY, THE INDIVIDUALS MAY NEVER ACTUALLY RECEIVE THIS UNVESTED BENEFIT AMOUNT. THE AMOUNTS OUTLINED HEREIN WERE NOT INCLUDED IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2020 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD J. WEBSTER, RN, MSN, $34,450 AND SHARON M. GALUP, $3,716. THE DEFERRED COMPENSATION AMOUNT REFLECTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL INCLUDES UNVESTED BENEFITS IN A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF COMPLETE FORFEITURE. ACCORDINGLY, THIS INDIVIDUAL MAY NEVER ACTUALLY RECEIVE THIS UNVESTED BENEFIT AMOUNT. THE AMOUNT OUTLINED HEREIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS INDIVIDUAL'S 2020 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES: RICHARD J. WEBSTER, RN, MSN, $23,100.
SCHEDULE J, PART I; QUESTION 7CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED A BONUS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020 WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II) HEREIN AND IN EACH INDIVIDUAL'S 2020 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES. EMPLOYEE BONUSES ARE BASED UPON THE ATTAINMENT OF QUALITY GOALS, STRATEGIC OPERATIONAL INITIATIVES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. PLEASE REFER TO THIS SECTION OF THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE J FOR THIS INFORMATION BY PERSON BY AMOUNT. THIS INFORMATION BY PERSON BY AMOUNT.
SCHEDULE J, PART II; COLUMN FTHE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (F) INCLUDE VESTED BENEFITS IN A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AS THESE AMOUNTS WERE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE. THESE AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ON PRIOR YEARS' FORMS 990 AND ARE NOW BEING REPORTED AGAIN ON THIS YEAR'S FORM 990. THESE HAVE BEEN TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME AND REPORTED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL'S FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES.

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CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC. ("TJUH") IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION. IT INCLUDES THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND METHODIST HOSPITAL (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS TJUH). PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, TJUH PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1) PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. 2) OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS, WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. 3) MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS. 4) CONTROL OF TJUH RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES; WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5) SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF TJUH, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT TJUH PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF TJUH IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. JEFFERSON ENTERPRISE -------------------- MISSION: WE IMPROVE LIVES. VISION: REIMAGINING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND DISCOVERY TO CREATE UNPARALLELED VALUE. VALUES: JEFFERSON HEALTH'S VALUES DEFINE WHO WE ARE AS AN ORGANIZATION, WHAT WE STAND FOR AND HOW WE CONTINUE THE WORK OF HELPING OTHERS THAT BEGAN HERE NEARLY TWO CENTURIES AGO. THESE VALUES ARE: PUT PEOPLE FIRST: SERVICE-MINDED, RESPECTFUL & EMBRACES DIVERSITY BE BOLD & THINK DIFFERENTLY: INNOVATIVE, COURAGEOUS & SOLUTION-ORIENTED DO THE RIGHT THING: SAFETY-FOCUSED, INTEGRITY & ACCOUNTABILITY JEFFERSON HEALTH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, IS DEDICATED TO DISCOVERING NEW TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES THAT WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL CARE; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PRIMARY THROUGH COMPLEX QUATERNARY CARE TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGHOUT THE DELAWARE VALLEY; AND EDUCATING TOMORROW'S PROFESSIONALS THROUGH TRANSDISCIPLINARY AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING DESIGNED FOR NEW AND EMERGING FIELDS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. LICENSED BEDS: 3,889 EMPLOYEES: 42,000+ INPATENT ADMISSIONS: 165,691 OBSERVATION CASES: 43,221 TOTAL SURGERIES: 107,826 EMERGENCY DEPT. VISITS: 554,041 AMBULATORY VISITS: 4,836,680 TELEHEALTH VISITS: 476,646 JEFFERSON HEALTH INCLUDES 15 HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. THEY ARE: JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON CHERRY HILL HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE, JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL, MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, MOSSREHAB JEFFERSON, PHYSICIANS CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL, ROTHMAN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL AND THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. COMBINED, JEFFERSON HEALTH AND THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HAVE MORE THAN 42,000 EMPLOYEES, WHICH INCLUDES NEARLY 3,500 EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS/ADVANCED PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS, 9,500 FULL AND PART-TIME NURSES AND MORE THAN 1,900 FULL AND PART-TIME PAID FACULTY. JEFFERSON IS THE SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER IN PHILADELPHIA AND THE LARGEST HEALTH SYSTEM IN PHILADELPHIA BASED ON TOTAL LICENSED BEDS. JEFFERSON HEALTH INCLUDES OVER 50 OUTPATIENT AND URGENT CARE CENTERS, 10 MAGNET-DESIGNATED HOSPITALS THE NCI-DESIGNATED SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER; AND ONE OF THE LARGEST FACULTY-BASED TELEHEALTH NETWORKS IN THE COUNTRY THAT BEGAN MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO. OUR HISTORY ----------- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HAVE MAJOR PROGRAMS IN A WIDE RANGE OF CLINICAL SPECIALTIES. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (OUR TEACHING HOSPITAL, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1877) AND JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE, BOTH IN CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA; JEFFERSON'S METHODIST HOSPITAL AND AT A VARIETY OF HOSPITAL BASED OUTPATIENT SITES. THERE ARE ALSO VARIOUS RADIATION THERAPY SATELLITE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. FORMERLY A DIVISION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, THE HOSPITAL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY TO BECOME A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON HEALTH SYSTEM IN 1995. THE HOSPITAL EXPANDED ITS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE MERGER OF METHODIST HOSPITAL AS A DIVISION OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN 1996. AS AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF AN EXCELLENT CLINICAL SETTING FOR OUR PATIENTS AND AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF JEFFERSON STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. IT IS WITHIN OUR VARIOUS CLINICAL SETTINGS THAT SCIENTISTS, RESIDENTS AND ATTENDING PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS, AND TECHNOLOGISTS LEARN THEIR PROFESSION AND LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND HELP DEFINE THE FUTURE OF CLINICAL CARE. JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO TAKE PRIDE IN THE QUALITY AND VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE DELAWARE VALLEY. THE HOSPITAL IS FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. COVID-19 RESPONSE ----------------- JEFFERSON WAS ABLE TO TREAT MORE THAN 16,000 COVID-19 INPATIENTS - RANKING IT AS THE BUSIEST CARE PROVIDER IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION BATTLING THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC. JEFFERSON WAS THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION TO INSTITUTE UNIVERSAL MASKING GUIDELINES, AND AT THE PEAK OF COVID-19, ITS INFECTION RATE AMONG FRONTLINE STAFF WAS ROUGHLY 1 -- A TESTAMENT TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND THE RELENTLESS COMMITMENT TO SOURCING ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR STAFF. THIS IS TURN TRANSLATED TO PROTECTING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS FROM COVID-19 EXPOSURE. JEFFERSON WAS ALSO AMONG THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO ARRANGE EXTERNAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TRIAGE TENTS AND MOBILE-TESTING SITES TO KEEP PATIENT SCREENINGS FOR COVID-19 OUTSIDE OF ITS HOSPITALS. IN PARALLEL, JEFFERSON, WITH THE LARGEST FACULTY-BASED TELEHEALTH NETWORKS IN THE COUNTRY, TREATED MORE THAN 500,000 PATIENTS VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC - KEEPING BOTH PATIENTS AND PHYSICIANS SAFE. JEFFERSON HEALTH AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ALSO WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER TO OPEN A COVID-19 TESTING SITE IN NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA TO OFFER FREE, TWICE-WEEKLY TESTING THROUGHOUT THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC. WHEN THE COVID-19 VACCINE BECAME AVAILABLE, JEFFERSON HEALTH ASSEMBLED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COVID-19 VACCINE TASK FORCE THAT WORKED TIRELESSLY TO DEVELOP ITS REAL TALK INITIATIVE AND TRUSTED MESSENGER PROGRAM TO SPREAD ACCURATE AND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VACCINE, PARTICULARLY TO BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES THAT HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE VACCINE AND MISTRUST OF THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. IN TANDEM, JEFFERSON INITIATED A MOBILE COMMUNITY VACCINATION PROGRAM THAT HAS ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 5,200 VACCINES IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES; MORE THAN 92 ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR AND 47 NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING.
CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSAWARDS & HONORS --------------- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS ONE OF ONLY 14 HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY THAT IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. IN 2021, JEFFERSON HEALTH EARNED DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED RECOGNITION FROM THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME). JEFFERSON SCORED IN THE TOP 5 OF ALL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS, EARNING RECOGNITION FOR ITS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS IN ACUTE CARE, AMBULATORY CARE AND LONG-TERM CARE. ALSO IN 2021, NEARLY 600 JEFFERSON PHYSICIANS WERE NAMED AMONG THE REGION'S BEST BY CASTLE CONNOLLY IN PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE'S 2021 TOP DOCST ISSUE. AS PART OF JEFFERSON HEALTH, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC. IS THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, A PROFESSIONAL, R2 NATIONAL DOCTORAL UNIVERSITY FOCUSED ON TRANSDISCIPLINARY, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION DESIGNED TO DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT EDUCATION AND VALUE IN ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, DESIGN, ENGINEERING, FASHION AND TEXTILES, HEALTH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE. AS AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS STANDS OUT AMONG THE NATION'S BEST HOSPITALS AS RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. IN 2021-22, THE HOSPITAL RANKED NATIONALLY IN SIX SPECIALTIES: CANCER; DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY; GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GI SURGERY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; AND PULMONOLOGY. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALSO CONTINUES TO RANK HIGHLY IN THE LIST OF TOP HOSPITALS IN PENNSYLVANIA (3RD) AND THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA (2ND). JEFFERSON HEALTH - CENTER CITY HOSPITALS ARE MAGNET-DESIGNATED FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE; LESS THAN 7 OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE ARE MAGNET DESIGNATED. ADDITIONALLY, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED A 4/5-STAR RATING FROM MEDICARE, BASED ON HOW THE HOSPITAL PERFORMS ACROSS DIFFERENT AREAS OF QUALITY, SUCH AS TREATING HEART ATTACKS AND PNEUMONIA, READMISSION RATES AND SAFETY OF CARE. SEVERAL CLINICAL PROGRAMS HAVE ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND OUTCOMES. THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER, NATIONALLY RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, IS ONE OF ONLY 70 DESIGNATED NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) CENTERS, AND ONE OF ONLY EIGHT NCI-DESIGNATED PROSTATE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE COUNTRY. THE CENTER HAS ALSO RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS (NAPBC) AND HAS TOP OUTCOMES IN BONE MARROW AND STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION. FOR FY20, THE TJUH TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE ACHIEVED A 5/5 RATING FROM THE SCIENTIFIC REGISTRY OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS FOR ONE-YEAR LIVER PATIENT SURVIVAL TRANSPLANTATION OUTCOMES AND IS AMONG THE TOP 8 IN THE COUNTRY. THE KIDNEY AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS RECEIVED A 4/5 RATING - ALSO PLACING THEM AMONG THE TOP-RATED PROGRAMS IN THE REGION FOR TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES. THE UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING (UNOS) HAS DESIGNATED JEFFERSON AS A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTER FOR BOTH LIVING AND DECEASED DONOR KIDNEYS. THE TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE IS ALSO PART OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPLANTATION'S THE LIVING DONOR CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATIONS WITH POLICIES TO SUPPORT THE WAGES OF A LIVING DONOR EMPLOYEE WHO DONATES A KIDNEY, OR A PART OF THEIR LIVER. ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDICS AT JEFFERSON HEALTH INCLUDES THE PHILADELPHIA HAND TO SHOULDER CENTER AT JEFFERSON, 3B ORTHOPEDICS AND THE ABINGTON ORTHOPEDIC & SPINE INSTITUTE - JEFFERSON HEALTH. JEFFERSON'S ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM LOCATED AT TJUH IS CURRENTLY RANKED #10 BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND HAS BEEN SEATED IN THE TOP 20 ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAMS FOR 17 YEARS RUNNING. JEFFERSON'S ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM WAS ALSO THE FIRST TO EARN THE ADVANCED JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR TOTAL HIP & TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT. THE VICKIE & JACK FARBER INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE IS NATIONALLY RENOWNED FOR EXPERTISE IN TREATING BRAIN TUMORS, SPINAL CORD INJURIES, ANEURYSMS AND ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS. THE INSTITUTE RECEIVED THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD-PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR CONSISTENT COMPLIANCE WITH QUALITY MEASURES OUTLINED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF STROKE. IT ALSO RECEIVED THE ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL WHICH RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT ACHIEVE IMPROVED STROKE OUTCOMES THROUGH REDUCED TIME TO TREATMENT WITH IV THROMBOLYTIC (CLOT BUSTER). THE INSTITUTE IS ALSO HOME TO THE FIRST AND ONLY CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA DEDICATED SOLELY TO ALS RESEARCH - THE FRANCES & JOSEPH WEINBERG RESEARCH UNIT WITHIN THE JEFFERSON WEINBERG ALS CENTER. JEFFERSON IS AN ALS ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED TREATMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. THE INSTITUTE ALSO INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE PARKINSON'S DISEASE & MOVEMENT DISORDER CENTER -- ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION. AMONG THIS YEAR'S U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S TOP-RANKED PROGRAMS IN PULMONOLOGY, THE JANE & LEONARD KORMAN RESPIRATORY INSTITUTE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH, THE TOP RESPIRATORY PROGRAM IN THE WORLD, PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE RESPIRATORY CARE AND TREATMENT. THE JANE & LEONARD KORMAN RESPIRATORY INSTITUTE IS ALSO ONE OF A SELECT GROUP OF SPECIALIZED CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AND ONE OF ONLY TWO CENTERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. BLUE DISTINCTION AWARD ---------------------- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS EARNED BLUE DISTINCTION AND BLUE DISTINCTION AWARDS FROM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION FOR DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: BARIATRIC SURGERY - BLUE DISTINCTION+, MATERNITY CARE - BLUE DISTINCTION, TRANSPLANT - BLUE DISTINCTION+, CARDIAC CARE - BLUE DISTINCTION+ MAGNET RECOGNITION FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE ----------------------------------------- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CENTER CITY CAMPUS HAS BEEN GRANTED MAGNET RECOGNITION FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). ANCC IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION. LESS THAN 7 PERCENT OF ALL HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE ACHIEVED ANCC MAGNET RECOGNITION STATUS. THE MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECOGNIZES HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR QUALITY PATIENT CARE, NURSING EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. MAGNET HOSPITALS ENJOY HIGHER PERCENTAGES OF IMPROVED PATIENT CARE OUTCOMES AND IMPROVED PATIENT SATISFACTION AS WELL AS ATTRACTING TOP NOTCH NURSES, PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. HEALTHGRADES ------------ HEATH GRADES IS A LONGSTANDING LEADER IN MAKING INFORMATION ON PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND TRANSPARENT. THEY PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT CLINICAL OUTCOMES, SATISFACTION, SAFETY AND HEALTH CONDITIONS. IN 2019, HEALTH GRADES NAMED THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL AS THREE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND AMONG THE NATION'S TOP 50. IN ADDITION, JEFFERSON HEALTH NORTHEAST, JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL AND JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL WERE NAMED TO THE HEALTH GRADES TOP 250 HOSPITALS LIST. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID ------------------------------- THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) RANKED THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AS A FOUR (OUT OF FIVE) - STAR HOSPITAL FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS CARE. THE FOUR STARS INDICATE JEFFERSON'S HIGH PERFORMANCE IN IMPROVING SAFETY OF CARE (REDUCING HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION) AND THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS REDUCING MORTALITY RATES. A REDUCTION IN READMISSION RATES WAS ALSO NOTED AMONG OVERALL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION ------------------------------ THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS ARE FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THE JOINT COMMISSION EVALUATES AND ACCREDITS HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. ACCREDITATION FROM THIS INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS A RECOGNIZED SYMBOL OF QUALITY, DEMONSTRATING AN ORGANIZATION'S ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. ACCREDITATION REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AN ON-SITE SURVEY AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS. THE JOINT COMMISSION HAS RECOGNIZED THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AS IMPROVING IN QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE AREAS OF HEART ATTACKS, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA, SPINE SURGERY, SURGICAL CARE, IMMUNIZATIONS AND PERINATAL CARE. THEY HAVE ALSO RECOGNIZED JEFFERSON WITH SPECIFIC QUALITY AWARDS, INCLUDING THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR ORGAN DONATION AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATIONS SUCH AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND IN VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD).
CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSJEFFERSON HEALTH - HOSPITAL PROFILES ------------------------------------ JEFFERSON HEALTH - CENTER CITY HAS MAJOR PROGRAMS IN A WIDE RANGE OF GROWING CLINICAL SPECIALTIES THAT HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, INC., WHICH INCLUDES THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE AND JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL. CANCER - SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER (SKCC): - ONE OF 71 DESIGNATED NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) CENTERS; 4,800+ NEW CANCER CASES DIAGNOSED ANNUALLY; 120+ PHASE I-III CLINICAL TRIALS - BMT & ADVANCED CELLULAR THERAPIES; BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER & AETNA INSTITUTES OF EXCELLENCET TRANSPLANT HOSPITAL FOR BMT - NEU CENTER FOR SUPPORTIVE MEDICINE AND CANCER SURVIVORSHIP PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PHYSICAL & PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT - ACOS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION FOR BREAST CENTERS; 2021 WOMEN'S CHOICE BEST HOSPITAL AWARDT FOR CANCER & COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER TRANSPLANT-JEFFERSON TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE: - LIVER, KIDNEY, PANCREAS, KIDNEY/PANCREAS AND HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS; LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA - TIER 4/5 IN 1-YEAR SURVIVAL RATING FOR LIVER, KIDNEY, PANCREAS, & KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC REGISTRY OF TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; TIER 3/5 FOR HEART TRANSPLANT - AETNA INSTITUTE OF EXCELLENCET & BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR KIDNEY, LIVER, PANCREAS, PANCREAS-KIDNEY & HEART TRANSPLANTS; ONLY BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR PANCREAS IN PHILADELPHIA HEART & VASCULAR - JEFFERSON HEART INSTITUTE: - ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT CENTER AT THE JEFFERSON HEART INSTITUTE IN PHILADELPHIA - ADVANCED JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES - DESIGNATED BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER & AETNA INSTITUTE OF QUALITY FOR CARDIAC CARE - USN&WR 2021-22 RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" FOR HEART FAILURE, AAA REPAIR, AORTIC VALVE SURGERY, BYPASS SURGERY & HEART ATTACK - 2021 WOMEN'S CHOICE BEST HOSPITAL AWARDT FOR HEART CARE MUSCULOSKELETAL - ROTHMAN INSTITUTE AT JEFFERSON: USN&WR 2021-22 NATIONALLY RANKED #10 AND RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" FOR HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT - AT JMH: JEFFERSON ADVANCED SPINE CENTER, SHOULDER AND ELBOW CENTER, HEADACHE CENTER - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR KNEE & HIP REPLACEMENT; 2021 WOMEN'S CHOICE BEST HOSPITAL AWARDT FOR ORTHOPEDICS NEUROSCIENCE-VICKIE & JACK FARBER INSTITUTE: - ADVANCED JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR ACUTE STROKE READY HOSPITAL & ADVANCED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER - 2021 AHA/ASA GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS, TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL-ELITE & TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL W/ ADV. THERAPY - 1ST IN U.S. TO ENROLL IN THE IN VIVO THERAPEUTICS INSPIRE 2.0 STUDY (ACUTE SPINAL CORD INJURY) - WEINBERG ALS CENTER COMBINES BASIC SCIENCE WITH ADVANCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT; COMPREHENSIVE PARKINSON'S DISEASE & MOVEMENT DISORDER CENTER IS A PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - LARGEST NEUROSURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA - 2021 HEALTH GRADES SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE AWARDT FOR CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY, NEUROSCIENCES; 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR STROKE CARE DIGESTIVE HEALTH-DIGESTIVE HEALTH INSTITUTE: - NATIONALLY RENOWNED SPECIALISTS IN ENDOSCOPY, MOTILITY, IBD, HPB DISEASES, CELIAC DISEASE & GERD - JEFFERSON BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS TREATMENT CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW DEDICATED CENTERS IN THE U.S. & THE 1ST IN PHILADELPHIA; REGIONAL LEADER IN RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION PROCEDURES FOR BARRETT'S - JEFFERSON FATTY LIVER CENTER IS PHILADELPHIA'S FIRST ADULT CENTER WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE OTHER RECOGNIZED SPECIALTIES & CENTERS - USN&WR NATIONALLY RANKED: #2 OPHTHALMOLOGY (WILLS EYE); #39 PULMONOLOGY & LUNG SURGERY; #46 DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY - USN&WR NATIONALLY RATED HIGH-PERFORMING: GERIATRICS AND UROLOGY - KORMAN RESPIRATORY INSTITUTE; ADVANCED HEAD & NECK SURGERY; BARIATRIC & METABOLIC SURGERY IN THE COMMUNITY ---------------- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OFFER TRUSTED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY - FROM CENTER CITY TO THE SUBURBS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WE INTERACT WITHIN OUR HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DEFINES ITS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS BY WORKING BEYOND THE BEDSIDE AND CONTRIBUTING TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT & SERVICES. AT JEFFERSON, COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS DELIVERED IN THREE DISTINCT WAYS: CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL AID FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE COST OF HOSPITAL SERVICES; CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, WELLNESS EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN FY 20 JEFFERSON HEALTH CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $448 MILLION IN CHARITABLE CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE PHILADELPHIA COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY ------------------------------------------------ THE PHILADELPHIA COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (THE COLLABORATIVE) IS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ARM OF JEFFERSON HEALTH CHARGED WITH ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN PHILADELPHIA. ALIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THE PHILADELPHIA COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY PARTNERS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES BY ALIGNING RESOURCES, BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND FORGING TRUST AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. THE COLLABORATIVE BUILDS ON COMMUNITY STRENGTH TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM NECESSARY TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND FAMILIES REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. HIGHLIGHTED BELOW ARE A NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PROGRAMS THAT ARE A PART OF THE COLLABORATIVE. THE FRAZIER FAMILY COALITION FOR STROKE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION ---------------------------------------------------------------- IN 2020, JEFFERSON, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEMPLE, LAUNCHED THE FRAZIER FAMILY COALITION FOR STROKE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, A HALLMARK INITIATIVE OF THE PHILADELPHIA COLLABORATIVE OF HEALTH EQUITY TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF NORTH PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS THROUGH A MULTIFACETED PROGRAM AIMED AT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF STROKES. THE COALITION IS ADDRESSING AN ESPECIALLY URGENT NEED, AS STROKE IS THE FOURTH-HIGHEST CAUSE OF DEATH IN PHILADELPHIA. WITH ITS OFFICE LOCATED IN THE LOWEST-INCOME ZIP CODE IN THE CITY, THE COALITION IS COUNTERING THE LACK OF ACCESS TO PROVIDERS, UNMANAGED CHRONIC DISEASE AND LIMITED AWARENESS OF RISK FACTORS THAT HAS ALLOWED THE RATE OF STROKE TO SWELL IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA. "CLOSING THE GAP" INITIATIVE ---------------------------- IN 2021, JEFFERSON AND NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION INITIATED A PROGRAM CALLED "CLOSING THE GAP" TO FOCUS ON REDUCING CARDIAC HEALTH DISPARITIES ACROSS 5 VULNERABLE ZIP CODES IN PHILADELPHIA. ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, THE PROGRAM HEAVILY UTILIZES COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO SCREEN, IDENTIFY, AND NAVIGATE INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH-RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE TO THE CARE AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES THEY NEED. JEFFERSON CENTER FOR REFUGEE HEALTH (JCRH) AND HANSJRG WYSS WELLNESS CENTER --------------------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR REFUGEE HEALTH CARE AND IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR PROGRAMS IN THE NATION RECOGNIZED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, ITS CENTER FOR REFUGEE HEALTH, JEFFERSON OPENED THE HANSJRG WYSS WELLNESS CENTER IN 2021. THE CENTER BRINGS MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES. IN THE FALL OF 2021, JEFFERSON AND OTHER PROVIDERS SUPPORTED AN EXTENSIVE VOLUNTEER MEDICAL OPERATION AT THE AIRPORT FOR AFGHAN EVACUEES. THEY OFFERED URGENT MEDICAL CARE FOR 1,600 ON SITE, WHILE PROVIDING FAMILY-CENTERED TESTING AND VACCINATIONS. JEFFERSON LATINA WOMEN'S CLINIC ------------------------------- PART OF THE LATINA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE PUENTESDE SALUDORGANIZATION, THE LATINA WOMEN'S CLINIC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRE & POST-NATAL CARE WITH 24/7 ACCESS AND SUPPORT LIKE MEDICAL-LEGAL GUIDANCE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING. CENTER FOR CONNECTED CARE ------------------------- THE JEFFERSON CENTER FOR CONNECTED CARE WAS ALSO LAUNCHED TO DEVELOP AND TEST INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR A PATIENT-RESPONSIVE CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE CENTER'S CORE RESEARCH INITIATIVES FOCUS ON DIGITAL READINESS, PATIENT UNCERTAINTY, FOOD AS MEDICINE, VACCINE CONFIDENCE, IMPACT OF TELEHEALTH ON PATIENT AND SYSTEM OUTCOMES, AND DEVELOPING A PATIENT-CENTERED SYSTEM DESIGN.
CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSOTHER RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS: JEFFHOPE -------- THE LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE STUDENT ORGANIZATION AT SKMC, IMPROVES HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR THE HOMELESS AND UNDERSERVED, FACILITATING THOUSANDS OF HEALTH CLINIC VISITS/YEAR. 30+ YEARS WORKING WITH PROJECT HOME AND OTHER PARTNERS BATTLING HOMELESSNESS. JEFFPEERS --------- JEFFPEERS (PEOPLE, EMPOWERED, EDUCATED, AND READY TO SUPPORT) IS A DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT HELPS ADULTS MANAGE CHRONIC MEDICAL ISSUES. PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH THE CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------ KEYS PRIORITIES OF THE PLAN: - SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE - CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT - SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN INCLUDE: - JEFFERSON OPIATE TASK FORCE FOCUSES ON REDUCING ACCESS TO OPIATE PAIN KILLERS AND RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT ADDICTION ENTERPRISE WIDE. THE TASK FORCE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ELECTRONIC METHODS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPACT PRESCRIBING BEHAVIOR AND PROVIDE REAL-TIME FEEDBACK ON GUIDELINE ADHERENCE. A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE PROGRAM WITH STAFF, PHARMACISTS AND A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM WAS IMPLEMENTED. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF PRIMARY CARE CLINICIANS WERE CERTIFIED ON MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT. PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED FOR PATIENT AND FAMILIES REGARDING PAIN MEDICATION AND OTHER METHODS OF PAIN MANAGEMENT. JEFFERSON'S ONSITE PHARMACY CONTINUED TO PROVIDE A DRUG TAKE BACK PROGRAM THAT IS OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. - MINDFULNESS PROGRAM. THE MYRNA BRIND CENTER FOR MINDFULNESS IS PHILADELPHIA REGION'S LEADING PROVIDER OF MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAMS. THE CENTER HAS OFFERED FREE ONLINE MINDFULNESS SESSIONS TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC. DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE PANDEMIC, NEARLY 2,300 PARTICIPATED IN THIS ONLINE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO OFFER ON-GOING GUIDED MINDFULNESS MEDITATION PRACTICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. - COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION. JEFFERSON BRINGS HEALTHCARE SERVICES SUCH AS BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, HEALTH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, FLU VACCINATIONS AND OTHER SERVICES TO COMMUNITY SITES. DUE TO COVID, THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS HAS DECREASED DRAMATICALLY, BUT JEFFERSON HAS INCREASED ITS ONLINE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO OVERCOME TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS FOR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. TO REVIEW THE LIST OF PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, PLEASE VISIT JEFFERSONHEALTH.ORG/EVENTS - DIABETES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT. MULTIPLE PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE. JEFF PEERS (PEOPLE, EMPOWERED, EDUCATED, AND READY TO SUPPORT) IS A CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP ADULTS BETTER MANAGE CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (DPP) SUPPORTS PARTICIPANTS IN LOSING WEIGHT AND PREVENTING DIABETES. OVER FIVE COHORTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM IN THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD. LEARNING TO MANAGE AND LIVE WITH DIABETES PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH DIABETES AND PREDIABETES WITH EDUCATION TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BETTER SELF-MANAGE DIABETES, REDUCE COMPLICATIONS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE. - CANCER SCREENING AND SUPPORT. THROUGH THE HEALTHY WOMEN GRANT, FREE MAMMOGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED WOMEN. OUR CANCER WELCOME CENTER SERVES, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, FITNESS AND WELLNESS SESSIONS, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND MORE ARE OFFERED WITHOUT CHARGE. - SERVING PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. THE JEFF HOPE (HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES, PREVENTION & EDUCATION) PROGRAM SUPPORTS FOUR HOMELESS SHELTERS AND ONE NEEDLE EXCHANGE HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM IN PHILADELPHIA EVERY WEEK. THE TEAM PROVIDES ACUTE AND BASIC MEDICAL CARE AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ACCESS OTHER HEALTH AND SOCIAL RESOURCES AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO CARE FOR THEM LONG-TERM. JEFFERSON ALSO DONATED LAB AND PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES. - HEALTH LITERACY TRAINING. JEFFERSON PARTICIPATES IN A GRANT-FUNDED PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION (HCIF) TO FACILITATE A REGIONAL COALITION OF HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IMPROVE WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS. THIS PARTNERSHIP HELPED TO FACILITATE THE INITIATION OF THE PA STATE HEALTH LITERACY COALITION. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION WITH HCIF, THE HEALTH LITERACY NEEDS OF REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES WERE ASSESSED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THESE COMMUNITIES. EMPLOYMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH ------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON'S COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAM AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE WAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENGAGE WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THE WAY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY. JEFFERSON-TRAINED CHWS MEET THE UNIQUE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. JEFFERSON TRAINED CHWS PROVIDE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SCREENINGS WHILE HELPING THEM NAVIGATE COMPLEX HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE SYSTEMS. JEFFERSON HAS ALSO ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY BY ADDRESSING POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY, HOMELESSNESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO FOCUSED ON PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE THROUGH HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION, MENTORING AND INTERNSHIPS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2MICHAEL J. HELLER & MARK L. ALDERMAN, ESQ. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; MICHAEL J. HELLER & IRA LUBERT - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; HYMAN R. KAHN, M.D. & JACK FARBER - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; IRA LUBERT & HAROLD A. HONICKMAN - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP; AND IRA LUBERT & JEFFREY P. ORLEANS - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") IS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND SERVES AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM. AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM TJU PROVIDES VARIOUS CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF VARIOUS SYSTEM ENTITIES; INCLUDING THIS ORGANIZATION. THESE CORPORATE SERVICES, INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE. TJU ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF ITS TOTAL CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES COSTS TO VARIOUS SYSTEM ENTITIES, INCLUDING THIS ORGANIZATION, AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THESE CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES. THE REIMBURSEMENT TO TJU IS REFLECTED AS AN EXPENSE FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. TJUH SYSTEM IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF TJUH SYSTEM. ACCORDINGLY, TJU HAS THE ULTIMATE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11BTHE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). AS PART OF THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SYSTEM'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER SYSTEM INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE SYSTEM'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY'S FINANCE, ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH WHICH ALL AFFILIATES REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY GOVERNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND MONITORING OF ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE SYSTEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN EVALUATING ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF A TRUSTEE, THEIR FAMILY MEMBER(S), A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE THAT EXERCISES BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS OF THE UNIVERSITY, OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE POLICY IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT BUT NOT REPLACE APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING NONPROFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST COMPLETE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE TO ALL PERSONS WHO SERVED AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE DISCLOSURE FORM ELICITS INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RESPONDENT'S ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THEY ENGAGED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. THE PROCESS ALSO REQUIRES COVERED PERSONS TO DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION TO ATTESTING TO THE VERACITY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE DISCLOSURE, THE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND WILL DISCLOSE ALL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THEIR ONGOING SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DISCLOSURE QUESTIONS REQUIRED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL PERSONS COVERED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEE-RELATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES MAINTAIN A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ALL CHANGES IN INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SYSTEM MAINTAINS ALL ORIGINAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RECORD RETENTION POLICY. THE SYSTEM ALSO COMPILES AND ISSUES A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES REPORTED DURING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THEREAFTER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ITSELF OR THROUGH DELEGATION TO THE FINANCE, ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, EVALUATES ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DETERMINE WHETHER ACTIVITIES OR ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRE MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION, OR ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS. WHEN MANAGEMENT OF THE IDENTIFIED CONFLICT IS REQUIRED, THE AFFECTED PERSON(S), MEMBERS OF THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN. AFFECTED PERSONS ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO, RECUSAL FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE-OUTLINED INTERNAL REPORTING AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES, TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS, ALL REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM ADHERES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A COMPENSATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE SYSTEM'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS COVERING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING CLINICAL DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND SELECT FACULTY). THE COMMITTEE MEETS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE YEAR AND IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND DO NOT HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS THAT FALL WITHIN ITS PURVIEW. THE COMMITTEE'S PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS THAT IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LAW, AND INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SYSTEM'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, WHICH SUPPORTS THE OBJECTIVE OF ATTRACTING, RETAINING AND MOTIVATING TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTION'S OBJECTIVES. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS THAT REFLECT THE MISSION, SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT ENTITIES. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES QUALIFIED, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON COMPENSATION MATTERS AND TO PREPARE THE COMPARABILITY DATA, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE IN ADVANCE OF MAKING ITS DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES BASED ON MARKET PRACTICES, AN ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND OTHER BUSINESS JUDGMENT FACTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INCLUDES INCENTIVE PAY, PURSUANT TO WHICH EXECUTIVES ARE REWARDED BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM, ENTITY AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN ADVANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD. THESE GOALS ARE LINKED TO SYSTEM'S MISSION, STRATEGIC AND OPERATING OBJECTIVES, AND HAVE PREDETERMINED WEIGHTS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE RESULTING AWARDS BASED ON A REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENTS RELATIVE TO THE GOALS; IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, OTHER DISCRETIONARY FACTORS MAY BE CONSIDERED WHEN INCENTIVES ARE DETERMINED. THE COMMITTEE MAKES A DETERMINATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION AND MAINTAINS MINUTES THAT DOCUMENT ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS.
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE JCORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE JSTEPHEN K. KLASKO, M.D., MBA AND BRUCE A. MEYER, M.D., MBA ARE VOTING MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. DRS. KLASKO AND MEYER ARE EMPLOYED BY AND RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY FILED A 2020 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (EIN: 23-1352651) FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021. PLEASE REFER TO THE THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. EDMUND PRIBITKIN, M.D. IS A VOTING MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. DR. PRIBITKIN RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, HE IS THE PRESIDENT OF JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. DR. PRIBITKIN PROVIDES LICENSED MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS, NON-CLINICAL SERVICES. DURING 2020, HIS EMPLOYER WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A FEDERAL FORM 4720 FOR ANY REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO DR. PRIBITKIN BECAUSE THE PORTION OF HIS COMPENSATION ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CLINICAL SERVICES WAS NOT IN EXCESS OF $1M AND THUS EXEMPT FROM EXCISE TAX AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4960. HIS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS (EIN: 23-2809585) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. CHARLES J. YEO, M.D. IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. DR. YEO IS AN EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN AND RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. DR. YEO ALSO SERVES AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS GOVERNING BODY. HIS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS IS REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS (EIN: 23-2809585) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. PETER L. DEANGELIS, JR. AND CRISTINA G. CAVALIERI, ESQ. ARE OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY; AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EMPLOYED BY AND RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. ACCORDINGLY, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY FILED A 2020 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (EIN: 23-1352651) FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021. PLEASE REFER TO THE THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. BRIAN SWEENEY, RN, MBA, FACHE, A FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE OF THIS ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH AS THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF JEFFERSON HEALTH - NEW JERSEY. HIS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, INC. (EIN: 22-1773439) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, INC. FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION.
CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN BTHE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED IN CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION.
CORE FORM, PART X; LINE 25THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM HAS A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING LONG-TERM OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT LIABILITIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BOND ISSUANCES: - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2012; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2012A; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015A; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015B; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015C-G; - PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY SERIES 2015H; - PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2017A; - PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2017B; - PHILADELPHIA AUTHORITY FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2017C; - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018A, - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018B; - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018C; - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2018D; AND - MONTGOMERY COUNTY HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH AUTHORITY SERIES 2019A. THE BONDS OUTLINED ABOVE AND VARIOUS OTHER LONG-TERM BORROWINGS ARE ALLOCATED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY; THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE SYSTEM AND SOLE MEMBER OF VARIOUS TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM, TO THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM MEMBER HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES. THE BALANCE SHEET OF THESE RESPECTIVE MEMBER HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES REFLECTS A TJU OBLIGATED GROUP LIABILITY. ACCORDINGLY, THIS TJU OBLIGATED GROUP LIABILITY IS REFLECTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS: - THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, EIN: 23-2829095 - TJUH SYSTEM, EIN: 26-3026795 - JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS, EIN: 23-2809585 - ABINGTON HEALTH, EIN: 27-1243803 - ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION, EIN: 23-2188052 - ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, EIN: 23-1352152 - LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, EIN: 26-3359979 - JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST, EIN: 23-0596940 - JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST SYSTEM, EIN: 23-2239131 - PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY, EIN: 23-1352294 - KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, INC., EIN: 22-1773439 - KENNEDY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., EIN: 22-2442036 - MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, EIN: 23-1476328 SCHEDULE K WAS PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS AND IS INCLUDED WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY'S (EIN: 23-1352651) FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021.
CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION - $7,200,314; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FOR CAPITAL PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - ($271,000); - DISTRIBUTIONS FROM NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - $33,351,674; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION (DONOR RESTRICTED) - ($6,911,815); - CHANGE IN NET ASSETS HELD BY AFFILIATED FOUNDATION (DONOR RESTRICTED) - $2,278,135; - CHANGE IN VALUE OF EXTERNAL TRUSTS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - $406,976; - NET ASSET TRANSFERS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - ($326,794); AND - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (DONOR RESTRICTED) - $34,740.
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"). AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 AND JUNE 30, 2020; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. TJU'S FINANCE, ASSURANCE & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"). THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133.

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ARIA HEALTH PHYSICIAN SERVICES
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232691968HEALTH SVCS.PA501(C)(3)170B1AIIIJHNESfalse
ARIA HEALTH ORTHOPAEDICS
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107460779942HEALTH SVCS.PA501(C)(3)509(A)(2)JHNESfalse
JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST FOUNDATION
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107237318683FUNDRAISINGPA501(C)(3)509(A)(3)JHNEfalse
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107231352294EDUCATIONPA501(C)(3)509(A)(1)TJUfalse
KENNEDY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107222442036HEALTH SVCS.NJ501(C)(3)509(A)(1)TJUfalse
KENNEDY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107221773439HEALTH SVCS.NJ501(C)(3)HOSPITALKHSfalse
KENNEDY HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107800550282FUNDRAISINGNJ501(C)(3)509(A)(1)KHSfalse
KENNEDY PROPERTY CORPORATION
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107222442034REAL ESTATENJ501(C)(3)509(A)(3)KHSfalse
STAT MEDICAL TRANSPORT INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107222443981HEALTH SVCS.NJ501(C)(3)509(A)(2)KHSfalse
KENNEDY HEALTH FACILITIES INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107222442032HEALTH SVCS.NJ501(C)(3)509(A)(3)KHSfalse
KENNEDY MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE PC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107461420853HEALTH SVCS.NJ501(C)(3)509(A)(2)KHSfalse
MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107231476328HEALTH SVCS.PA501(C)(3)HOSPITALTJUfalse
FIVE POINTE PROFESSIONAL LIAB INSURANCE
1105 N MARKET STREETWILMINGTONDE19899204191006INSURANCEDE501(C)(3)509(A)(3)NAfalse

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (10 entries)

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1100 WALNUT ASSOC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232332396MEDICAL OFFICEPANA
JEFF UNIV RAD ASSOC
840 CRESCENT CTR DRFRANKLINTN37067412043518HEALTH SVCS.PATJUHRELATED-$2,181,816-$1,094,434false$0Yes (true)0.80000
RIVERVIEW SURG CTR LP
3 CRESCENT DRPHILADELPHIAPA19112263910345HEALTH SVCS.PATJUHRELATED$1,684,335$3,553,316false$0false0.50490
RIVERVIEW SURG CTR LLC
3 CRESCENT DRPHILADELPHIAPA19112263911509HEALTH SVCS.PATJUHRELATED$17,013$35,893false$0Yes (true)0.51000
ROTHMAN ORTHO SPEC HOSP
11221 ROE AVELEAWOODKS66211270260289HEALTH SVCS.PATJUHRELATED$10,497,033$12,149,795false$0Yes (true)0.54000
JEFFHEDGE LLC
1301 2ND AVESEATTLEWA98101453214379INVESTMENTSDENA
JUNIATA MED BLD
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232450132MEDICAL OFFICEPANA
TMB ENTERPRISE
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232400586MEDICAL OFFICEPANA
MED IMAGING ASSOC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232491498HEALTH SVCS.PANA
KENNEDY CH SURG
11221 ROE AVELEAWOODKS66211472462625SURGERY CENTERNJNA

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (16 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
TJU INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232146678REAL ESTATEPANAC CORP.false
WALNUT REALTY CO
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232332416REAL ESTATEPANAC CORP.false
ATRIUM CORPORATION
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232075587HEALTH SVCS.PANAC CORP.false
HEALTHMARK INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232259593HEALTH SVCS.PANAC CORP.false
JEFFCARE INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232830152HEALTH SVCS.PANAC CORP.false
MID-ATLANTIC MATERNAL FETAL INSTITUTE
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232922471INACTIVEPANAC CORP.false
MID-ATLANTIC MATERNAL FETAL INSTITUTE PC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107223536371INACTIVENJNAC CORP.false
JEFFERSON PHYSICIAN SVCS OF CALIFORNIA
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107371856786INACTIVECANAC CORP.false
925 WALNUT STREET CORP
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107841657497REAL ESTATEPANAS CORP.false
SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232218944HOLDING CO.DENAC CORP.false
TF DEVELOPMENT LTD
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107232197865REAL ESTATEPANAC CORP.false
HEALTH CARE INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107200214524HEALTH SVCS.PANAC CORP.false
KENNEDY MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107223347294MANAGEMENTNJNAC CORP.false
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107222559690COLLECTION SVCS.NJNAC CORP.false
KENNEDY ACCESS INCORPORATED
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107472661672INVESTMENTSNJNAC CORP.false
JEFFERSON HLTH NJ DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PC
1101 MARKET STREET SUITE 2004PHILADELPHIAPA19107841980055HEALTH SVCS.NJNAC CORP.false
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R, PART VFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. FUNDS ARE ROUTINELY TRANSFERRED BETWEEN AFFILIATES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ARE COMMON ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM'S AFFILIATES, INCLUDING THIS ORGANIZATION. THESE TRANSACTIONS MAY BE RECORDED ON THE REVENUE/EXPENSE AND BALANCE SHEET STATEMENTS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES. THESE ENTITIES WORK TOGETHER TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY AND IN FURTHERANCE OF CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.ExplanationTxt