EXCELA HEALTH: Form 990, tax year 2020
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- Organization
- EXCELA HEALTH (EIN 90-0759236)
- Tax period
- 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
- Filed
- 2022-04-14
- IRS object ID
- 202211049349301216
- Schema version
- 2020v4.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
- Return header
- Form 990
- Schedule A
- Schedule B
- Schedule C
- Schedule D
- Schedule H
- Schedule J
- Schedule K
- Schedule L
- Schedule O
- Schedule R
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-04-14T13:25:50-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 390859910 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | BAKER TILLY US LLP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5700 CORPORATE SUITE 650 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | PITTSBURGH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15237 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2020-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 900759236 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | EXCELA HEALTH GROUP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | EXCE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7246891646 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | GREENSBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15601 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | THOMAS S ALBANESI JR CPA FHFMA | PersonNm |
| Person Title | CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7246891646 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2022-04-14 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | THOMAS | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | ALBANESI JR CPA FHFM | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | JEFFREY J PETRELL | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00138808 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4126356270 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 3 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2020 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | JOHN SPHON | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | GREENSBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15601 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $568,035,372 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | Yes (1) | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| All Affiliates Included | Yes (1) | AllAffiliatesIncludedInd |
| Group Exemption | 5547 | GroupExemptionNum |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Legal Domicile State | PA | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH, BY OFFERING QUALITY, STATE OF THE ART HEALTH CARE SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR THESE SERVICES. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 16 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 12 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 4522 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 401 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm | $0 | NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $2,949,422 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $16,739,350 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $461,768,726 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $523,559,733 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $12,897,418 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $12,041,291 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $13,197,257 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $12,496,196 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $490,812,823 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $564,836,570 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| PY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| PY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $209,003,248 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $204,297,736 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $0 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $241,004,977 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $269,387,873 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $450,008,225 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $473,685,609 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $40,804,598 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $91,150,961 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $674,401,136 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $756,222,240 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $414,682,800 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $357,008,336 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $259,718,336 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $399,213,904 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Mission | TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH. | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | 0 | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $429,181,454 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $533,518,560 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | SEE SCHEDULE O | Desc |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $429,181,454 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (1) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | Yes (1) | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | 0 | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounselingInd |
| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | Yes (1) | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | Yes (1) | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | Yes (1) | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | 0 | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | Yes (1) | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | Yes (1) | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | Yes (1) | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | 0 | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | Yes (1) | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | 0 | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | Yes (1) | OperateHospitalInd |
| Audited Financial Stmt Att | Yes (1) | AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | Yes (1) | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | InvestTaxExemptBondsInd |
| Escrow Account | 0 | EscrowAccountInd |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | 0 | OnBehalfOfIssuerInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | 0 | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | Yes (1) | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | 0 | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | 0 | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | 0 | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | Yes (1) | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | Yes (1) | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | Yes (1) | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 244 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Employee | 4522 | EmployeeCnt |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | Yes (1) | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | 0 | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | Yes (1) | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Country | CJ | ForeignCountryCd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | 0 | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributionsInd |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd |
| DAF Excess Business Holdings | 0 | DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd |
| Taxable Distributions | 0 | TaxableDistributionsInd |
| Distribution To Donor | 0 | DistributionToDonorInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | 0 | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | 0 | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 16 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 12 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | 0 | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | 0 | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (1) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (1) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | Yes (1) | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (1) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (1) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (1) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | Yes (1) | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | Yes (1) | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | Yes (1) | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | Yes (1) | WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | PA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
| Own Website | Yes (X) | OwnWebsiteInd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | THOMAS S ALBANESI JR CPA FHFMA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7248324040 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | GREENSBURG | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15601 | ZIPCd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | OfficerOfficerInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt | Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd | Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN M SPHON | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE & CEO | 52.00 | 8.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $624,201 | $0 | $45,092 | |||
| TERESA PETRICK | ||||||||||
| CHAIR | 4.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| EDWARD DEPASQUALE CPA | ||||||||||
| VICE CHAIR | 3.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| HEATHER WALKER MD | ||||||||||
| SECRETARY | 3.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| ALFRED R REITANO | ||||||||||
| TREASURER | 3.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| ERIK J AGOSTONI CPA | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| PAUL BACHARACH | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| GEOFFREY BISIGNANI MD | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| BIBIANA BOERIO | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| JACQUELINE HORRALL PHD | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| WALID KASSIR MD | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| MICHAEL L KESLAR | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| MICHAEL T LORDI ESQ | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| KELLEY SKOLODA | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| DEBRA THOMPSON PHD | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||||
| JAMES E ADISEY MD | ||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 3.00 | 50.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $694,455 | $31,990 | ||||
| TIMOTHY FEDELE | ||||||||||
| CHIEF LEGAL/ASST. SECRETAR | 40.00 | 10.00 | Yes (X) | $390,126 | $0 | $20,623 | ||||
| THOMAS S ALBANESI JR CPA | ||||||||||
| CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER | 52.00 | 8.00 | Yes (X) | $385,302 | $0 | $38,624 | ||||
| JEFFREY TIESI | ||||||||||
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40.00 | 10.00 | $231,297 | $0 | $4,502 | Yes (X) | ||||
| HELEN BURNS PHD RN | ||||||||||
| CHIEF NURSING OFFICER | 49.00 | 1.00 | $239,446 | $0 | $30,028 | Yes (X) | ||||
| CAROL J FOX MD | ||||||||||
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | 40.00 | 10.00 | $408,524 | $0 | $24,311 | Yes (X) | ||||
| SHERRY GASTON | ||||||||||
| VICE PRESIDENT (FORMER) | 50.00 | $343,827 | $0 | $25,855 | Yes (X) | |||||
| LAURIE ENGLISH | ||||||||||
| SENIOR VP HUMAN RESOURCES | 50.00 | $278,058 | $0 | $32,579 | Yes (X) | |||||
| JANICE DEVINE | ||||||||||
| SENIOR VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | 50.00 | $276,913 | $0 | $30,518 | Yes (X) | |||||
| DANE FICCO | ||||||||||
| SENIOR VP, EHMG | 50.00 | $341,086 | $0 | $20,709 | Yes (X) | |||||
| TOM CHAKURDA | ||||||||||
| CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | 50.00 | $280,885 | $0 | $17,274 | Yes (X) | |||||
| ROBERT ROGALSKI | ||||||||||
| FORMER CEO OF EXCELA HEALTH | 0.00 | $332,423 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | |||||
| MICHAEL BUSCH | ||||||||||
| FORMER COO | 0.00 | $240,094 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) | |||||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $4,387,182 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org | $694,455 | TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $322,105 | TotalOtherCompensationAmt |
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 121 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | Yes (1) | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | Yes (1) | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)
| Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd | ServicesServicesDesc | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPTUM 360 | |||||
| 11000 OPTUM CIRCLE MN101-W600 | EDEN PRAIRIE | MN | 55344 | BILLING SERVICES | $32,937,071 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS | |||||
| 3 GIRALDA FARMS | MADISON | NJ | 07940 | LAB SERVICES | $6,463,820 |
| WESTMORELAND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SPECIALIS | |||||
| 532 W PITTSBURGH ST | GREENSBURG | PA | 15601 | ER PHYSICIANS | $1,099,576 |
| SPECIALTY CARE CARDIOVASCULAR | |||||
| 3100 WEST END AVE STE 800 | NASHVILLE | TN | 37203 | PERFUSION SERVICES & STAFFING | $1,032,561 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORP | |||||
| 9115 HAGUE ROAD | INDIANAPOLIS | IN | 46256 | LAB SERVICES | $480,176 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 31 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Government Grants | $16,053,533 | GovernmentGrantsAmt |
| All Other Contributions | $685,817 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $16,739,350 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)
| DescDesc | BusinessBusinessCd | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt | Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE | 900099 | $495,660,189 | $495,660,189 |
| HOME CARE & HOSPICE REVENUE | 900099 | $26,826,088 | $26,826,088 |
| COUNTY PROGRAMS | 900099 | $1,073,456 | $1,073,456 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $523,559,733 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $4,239,378 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $4,239,378 | ExclusionAmt |
Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $2,036 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $2,036 | ExclusionAmt |
Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | $6,156,819 | RealAmt |
Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | $3,198,802 | RealAmt |
Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | $2,958,017 | RealAmt |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $2,958,017 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $2,958,017 | ExclusionAmt |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $7,799,877 | SecuritiesAmt |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $0 | SecuritiesAmt |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $7,799,877 | SecuritiesAmt |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $7,799,877 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $420,648 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Exclusion | $7,379,229 | ExclusionAmt |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)
| DescDesc | BusinessBusinessCd | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt | Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER OPERATING REVENUE | 900099 | $5,887,662 | $5,887,662 |
| CAFETERIA INCOME | 900099 | $1,370,959 | $1,370,959 |
| PHARMACY REVENUE | 900099 | $1,166,638 | $1,166,638 |
Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $1,112,920 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $1,112,920 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Revenue Total | $9,538,179 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $564,836,570 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $533,518,560 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | $0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $14,578,660 | ExclusionAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,442,076 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $2,442,076 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $161,753,493 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $144,341,218 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $17,412,275 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $5,989,897 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $5,270,843 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $719,054 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $22,922,635 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $20,314,492 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $2,608,143 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $11,189,635 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $9,846,382 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $1,343,253 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $37,500 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $37,500 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $3,392,045 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $249,591 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $3,142,454 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $270,601 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $11,545 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $259,056 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $73,280,727 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $65,501,695 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,779,032 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Advertising AdvertisingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,634,521 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $1,623,232 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $11,289 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $6,564,311 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $3,935,055 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $2,629,256 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Occupancy OccupancyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $6,684,903 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $6,202,148 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $482,755 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Travel TravelGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $705,967 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $575,804 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $130,163 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $97,361 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $84,359 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $13,002 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Interest InterestGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $3,615,088 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $3,615,088 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $27,944,431 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $27,944,431 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $5,381,849 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $5,381,849 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL SUPPLIES | $93,243,945 | $93,243,945 | |
| EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN | $20,898,547 | $18,838,552 | $2,059,995 |
| BAD DEBT | $18,892,785 | $18,892,785 | |
| G & A COST ALLOCATION | $3,244,613 | $168,872 | $3,075,741 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $3,498,679 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $3,139,568 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $359,111 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $473,685,609 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $429,181,454 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $44,504,155 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $0 | FundraisingAmt |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -$1,205,248 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | -$1,223,712 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $60,792,736 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $66,910,556 | EOYAmt |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,370,636 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,450,644 | EOYAmt |
Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,547,263 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,332,855 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss | $747,734,451 | LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt |
| Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec | $562,288,038 | LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $183,068,459 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $185,446,413 | EOYAmt |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $267,084,175 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $331,569,775 | EOYAmt |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $10,115,762 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $9,857,316 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $142,627,353 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $149,878,393 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $674,401,136 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $756,222,240 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $75,517,740 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $85,081,428 | EOYAmt |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $738,852 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,208,709 | EOYAmt |
Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $126,435,402 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $65,160,882 | EOYAmt |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $211,990,806 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $205,557,317 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $414,682,800 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $357,008,336 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $247,534,291 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $385,478,326 | EOYAmt |
Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $12,184,045 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $13,735,578 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $259,718,336 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $399,213,904 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $674,401,136 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $756,222,240 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $91,150,961 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst | $45,636,713 | NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $2,707,894 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | Yes (1) | FSAuditedInd |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt | Yes (X) | ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Yes (1) | AuditCommitteeInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Yes (X) | HospitalInd |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | SCHEDULE A, PART I | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | MEMBER OF EXCELA HEALTH GROUP'S PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS: WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL - BOX 3 - HOSPITAL LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC - BOX 3 - HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER - BOX 3 - HOSPITAL CAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PA- BOX 9 - PUBLICLY SUPPORTED EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE - BOX 9 - PUBLICLY SUPPORTED | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers | 0 | VolunteersInd |
| Paid Staff Or Management | 0 | PaidStaffOrManagementInd |
| Media Advertisements | 0 | MediaAdvertisementsInd |
| Mailings Members | 0 | MailingsMembersInd |
| Publications Or Broadcast | 0 | PublicationsOrBroadcastInd |
| Grants Other Organizations | 0 | GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd |
| Direct Contact Legislators | Yes (1) | DirectContactLegislatorsInd |
| Direct Contact Legislators | $100,000 | DirectContactLegislatorsAmt |
| Rallies Demonstrations | 0 | RalliesDemonstrationsInd |
| Other Activities | Yes (1) | OtherActivitiesInd |
| Other Activities | $42,642 | OtherActivitiesAmt |
| Total Lobbying Expenditures | $142,642 | TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt |
| Not Described Section501c3 | 0 | NotDescribedSection501c3Ind |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | PART II-B, LINE 1: | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | A PORTION OF THE EXCELA HEALTH GROUP'S DUES TO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL AND THE HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) ARE USED FOR LOBBYING. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Year Balance | $4,929,086 | BeginningYearBalanceAmt |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | $1,432,831 | InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt |
| Administrative Expenses | $14,806 | AdministrativeExpensesAmt |
| End Year Balance | $6,347,111 | EndYearBalanceAmt |
CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Year Balance | $4,780,281 | BeginningYearBalanceAmt |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | $162,525 | InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt |
| Administrative Expenses | $13,720 | AdministrativeExpensesAmt |
| End Year Balance | $4,929,086 | EndYearBalanceAmt |
CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Year Balance | $4,573,628 | BeginningYearBalanceAmt |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | $220,854 | InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt |
| Administrative Expenses | $14,201 | AdministrativeExpensesAmt |
| End Year Balance | $4,780,281 | EndYearBalanceAmt |
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Year Balance | $4,248,951 | BeginningYearBalanceAmt |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | $339,072 | InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt |
| Administrative Expenses | $14,395 | AdministrativeExpensesAmt |
| End Year Balance | $4,573,628 | EndYearBalanceAmt |
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning Year Balance | $6,517,175 | BeginningYearBalanceAmt |
| Investment Earnings Or Losses | $770,405 | InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt |
| Other Expenditures | $3,017,417 | OtherExpendituresAmt |
| Administrative Expenses | $21,212 | AdministrativeExpensesAmt |
| End Year Balance | $4,248,951 | EndYearBalanceAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY | 1.00000 | PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct |
| Endowments Held Unrelated Org | 0 | EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd |
| Endowments Held Related Org | 0 | EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd |
Land LandGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $13,870,069 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Book Value | $13,870,069 | BookValueAmt |
Buildings BuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $272,174,211 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $167,739,757 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $104,434,454 | BookValueAmt |
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $17,234,960 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $11,060,001 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $6,174,959 | BookValueAmt |
Equipment EquipmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $411,696,440 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $358,132,287 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $53,564,153 | BookValueAmt |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $32,758,771 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $25,355,993 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $7,402,778 | BookValueAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Land Buildings | $185,446,413 | TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt |
Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS | Desc |
| Book Value | $331,569,775 | BookValueAmt |
| Method Valuation | F | MethodValuationCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Securities | $331,569,775 | TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt |
Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)
| DescDesc | Book ValueBookValueAmt |
|---|---|
| CHA RRG ASSETS | $15,015,114 |
| DUE FROM AFFILIATES | $123,777,941 |
| LONG TERM INVESTMENTS AT MARKET | $3,608,837 |
| OP. LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET | $2,938,149 |
| OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | $4,538,352 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Other Assets | $149,878,393 | TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt |
Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)
| DescDesc | AmtAmt |
|---|---|
| LEASE PAYABLE | $3,021,570 |
| ASBESTOS ABATEMENT | $2,782,623 |
| CHA RRG | $24,959,713 |
| ACCRUED PENSION | $55,573,117 |
| OTHER LIABILITIES | $406,152 |
| DUE TO AFFILIATES | $111,010,496 |
| DUE TO THIRD-PARTY PAYORS | $4,363,829 |
| CARES ACT | $3,439,817 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Liability | $205,557,317 | TotalLiabilityAmt |
| Footnote Text | Yes (X) | FootnoteTextInd |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART V, LINE 4: | THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED PRIMARILY FOR SPECIFIED HOSPITAL PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, RENOVATIONS, AND FACILITY EQUIPMENT AS RESTRICTED BY DONOR. |
| PART X, LINE 2: | EXCELA HEALTH DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS AT JUNE 30, 2021. |
Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Assistance Policy | Yes (1) | FinancialAssistancePolicyInd |
| Written Policy | Yes (1) | WrittenPolicyInd |
| All Hospitals Policy | Yes (X) | AllHospitalsPolicyInd |
| FPG Reference Free Care | Yes (1) | FPGReferenceFreeCareInd |
Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Yes (X) | OtherInd |
| Free Care Other | 250.000000000000 | FreeCareOtherPct |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| FPG Reference Discounted Care | Yes (1) | FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd |
| Percent350 | Yes (X) | Percent350Ind |
| Free Care Medically Indigent | Yes (1) | FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd |
| Financial Assistance Budget | 0 | FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd |
| Annual Community Bnft Report | Yes (1) | AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd |
| Report Publically Available | Yes (1) | ReportPublicallyAvailableInd |
Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $1,799,326 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $1,799,326 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00420 | TotalExpensePct |
Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $52,963,383 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $42,409,324 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $10,554,059 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.02460 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $54,762,709 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $42,409,324 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $12,353,385 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.02880 | TotalExpensePct |
Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $2,055,023 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $2,055,023 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00480 | TotalExpensePct |
Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $6,754,239 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $3,992,961 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $2,761,278 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00640 | TotalExpensePct |
Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $27,629,266 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $14,392,814 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $13,236,452 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.03090 | TotalExpensePct |
Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $163,227 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $163,227 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00040 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $36,601,755 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $18,385,775 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $18,215,980 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.04250 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $91,364,464 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $60,795,099 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $30,569,365 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.07130 | TotalExpensePct |
Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $142,642 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $142,642 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00030 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $142,642 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $142,642 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00030 | TotalExpensePct |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Debt Expense Reported | 0 | BadDebtExpenseReportedInd |
| Bad Debt Expense | $5,964,828 | BadDebtExpenseAmt |
| Reimbursed By Medicare | $226,131,861 | ReimbursedByMedicareAmt |
| Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr | $221,565,446 | CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt |
| Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall | $4,566,415 | MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt |
Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Yes (X) | OtherInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Written Debt Collection Policy | Yes (1) | WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd |
| Financial Assistance Prvsn | Yes (1) | FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd |
| Hospital Facilities | 3 | HospitalFacilitiesCnt |
Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp (3 entries)
| FacilityFacilityNum | Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | Licensed HospitalLicensedHospitalInd | General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd | Teaching HospitalTeachingHospitalInd | Emergency Room24 HrsEmergencyRoom24HrsInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL | ||||||||
| 1 | ONE MELLON WAY | LATROBE | PA | 15650 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | Yes (X) |
| WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL | ||||||||
| 2 | 532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET | GREENSBURG | PA | 15601 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | |
| FRICK HOSPITAL | ||||||||
| 3 | 508 SOUTH CHURCH STREET | MT PLEASANT | PA | 15666 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | |
Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp
Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - A | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First Licensed CY Or PY | 0 | FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd |
| Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY | 0 | TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd |
| CHNA Conducted | Yes (1) | CHNAConductedInd |
| Community Definition | Yes (X) | CommunityDefinitionInd |
| Community Demographics | Yes (X) | CommunityDemographicsInd |
| Existing Resources | Yes (X) | ExistingResourcesInd |
| How Data Obtained | Yes (X) | HowDataObtainedInd |
| Community Health Needs | Yes (X) | CommunityHealthNeedsInd |
| Other Health Issues | Yes (X) | OtherHealthIssuesInd |
| Community Hlth Needs Id Process | Yes (X) | CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd |
| Consulting Process | Yes (X) | ConsultingProcessInd |
| Prior CHNA Impact | Yes (X) | PriorCHNAImpactInd |
| CHNA Conducted | 18 | CHNAConductedYr |
| Take Into Account Others Input | Yes (1) | TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd |
| CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts | Yes (1) | CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd |
| CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts | Yes (1) | CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd |
| CHNA Report Widely Available | Yes (1) | CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd |
| Rpt Available On Own Website | Yes (X) | RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd |
| Own Website URL | WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG/COMMUNITY-WELLNESS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT | OwnWebsiteURLTxt |
| Paper Copy Public Inspection | Yes (X) | PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd |
| Implementation Strategy Adopt | Yes (1) | ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd |
| Implementation Strategy Adpt | 18 | ImplementationStrategyAdptYr |
| Strategy Posted Website | Yes (1) | StrategyPostedWebsiteInd |
| Strategy Website URL | WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG/COMMUNITY-WELLNESS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT | StrategyWebsiteURLTxt |
| Organization Incur Excise Tax | 0 | OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd |
| Elig Criteria Explained | Yes (1) | EligCriteriaExplainedInd |
| FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt | Yes (X) | FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd |
| FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care | 250.000000000000 | FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct |
| FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care | 350.000000000000 | FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct |
| Asset Level Criteria | Yes (X) | AssetLevelCriteriaInd |
| Medical Indigency Criteria | Yes (X) | MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd |
| Insurance Status Criteria | Yes (X) | InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd |
| Underinsurance Stat Criteria | Yes (X) | UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd |
| Explained Basis | Yes (1) | ExplainedBasisInd |
| App Financial Asst Expln | Yes (1) | AppFinancialAsstExplnInd |
| Described Info | Yes (X) | DescribedInfoInd |
| Described Suprt Doc | Yes (X) | DescribedSuprtDocInd |
| Provided Hospital Contact | Yes (X) | ProvidedHospitalContactInd |
| Includes Publicity Measures | Yes (1) | IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd |
| FAP Available On Website | Yes (X) | FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd |
| FAP Available On Website URL | WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG/FAQS | FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt |
| FAP App Available On Website | Yes (X) | FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd |
| FAP App Available On Website URL | WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG/FAQS | FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt |
| FAP Summary On Website | Yes (X) | FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd |
| FAP Summary On Website URL | WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG/FAQS | FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt |
| FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge | Yes (X) | FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd |
| FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg | Yes (X) | FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd |
| FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg | Yes (X) | FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd |
| Notified FAP Copy Bill Display | Yes (X) | NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd |
| Communtity Notified FAP | Yes (X) | CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd |
| Other Publicity | Yes (X) | OtherPublicityInd |
| FAP Actions On Nonpayment | Yes (1) | FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd |
| Collection Activities | 0 | CollectionActivitiesInd |
| Nondis Emergency Care Policy | Yes (1) | NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd |
| Look Back Medicare Private | Yes (X) | LookBackMedicarePrivateInd |
| Amounts Generally Billed | 0 | AmountsGenerallyBilledInd |
| Gross Charges | 0 | GrossChargesInd |
Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (16 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART V, SECTION B | FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: | TO GUIDE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA), EXCELA HEALTH FORMED A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTED OF HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO REPRESENTED THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES WHO UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS AND ISSUES RELATED TO VARIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDING MEDICAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, LOW-INCOME PERSONS, MINORITY GROUPS, AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS, INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, AND INTERNAL PROGRAM MANAGERS. DURING THE CHNA PERIOD, DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH A SERIES OF KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS, A PATIENT AND RESIDENT SURVEY, AND AN EMPLOYEE SURVEY. PRIMARY QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE CHNA INCLUDES 10 FOCUS GROUPS AND 15 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. THESE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE A VARIETY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS INTERESTS AND VIEWPOINTS BASED ON OPINIONS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES. QUESTIONS POSED DURING THESE SESSIONS ALLOWED US TO GATHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ON THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AS WELL AS WAYS IN WHICH OPPORTUNITIES COULD BE UTILIZED, AND THREATS AVOIDED. IN ADDITION TO FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS, A PAPER-BASED PATIENT AND RESIDENT SURVEY WAS USED TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS. QUESTIONS ASKED ON THE SURVEY WERE DESIGNED TO GATHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IN A SIMILAR DESIGN TO THE FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. ONCE THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED, DATA WERE SORTED BY THEME AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS WERE GROUPED INTO CATEGORIES. THIS ALLOWED FOR THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF DATA, WHICH WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE CHNA STEERING COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND FEEDBACK. DETAILS ON THE DATA COLLECTION TOOLS USED FOR INTERVIEW, FOCUS GROUP, OR SURVEY INSTRUMENTS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: | THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED FOR ALL HOSPITALS WITHIN EXCELA HEALTH: LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC., WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND FRICK HOSPITAL. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: | THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH (CFAR) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT GREENSBURG AND THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (HCI) OF XEROX CORPORATION. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: | AS WITH MOST HEATH CARE FACILITIES, EXCELA HEALTH HAS LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS ALL ISSUES. EXCELA HEALTH IS PARTNERING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE UNITED WAY WHOSE MISSION AND RESOURCES ARE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THESE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: | UPON DISCHARGE FROM ANY HOSPITAL, A PACKET IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE. THESE PACKETS INCLUDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AND FAP APPLICATION FORM. BILLING STATEMENTS INCLUDE A NOTICE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: | TO GUIDE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA), EXCELA HEALTH FORMED A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTED OF HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO REPRESENTED THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES WHO UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS AND ISSUES RELATED TO VARIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDING MEDICAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, LOW-INCOME PERSONS, MINORITY GROUPS, AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS, INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, AND INTERNAL PROGRAM MANAGERS. DURING THE CHNA PERIOD, DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH A SERIES OF KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS, A PATIENT AND RESIDENT SURVEY, AND AN EMPLOYEE SURVEY. PRIMARY QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE CHNA INCLUDES 10 FOCUS GROUPS AND 15 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. THESE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE A VARIETY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS INTERESTS AND VIEWPOINTS BASED ON OPINIONS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES. QUESTIONS POSED DURING THESE SESSIONS ALLOWED US TO GATHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ON THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AS WELL AS WAYS IN WHICH OPPORTUNITIES COULD BE UTILIZED, AND THREATS AVOIDED. IN ADDITION TO FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS, A PAPER-BASED PATIENT AND RESIDENT SURVEY WAS USED TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS. QUESTIONS ASKED ON THE SURVEY WERE DESIGNED TO GATHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IN A SIMILAR DESIGN TO THE FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. ONCE THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED, DATA WERE SORTED BY THEME AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS WERE GROUPED INTO CATEGORIES. THIS ALLOWED FOR THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF DATA, WHICH WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE CHNA STEERING COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND FEEDBACK. DETAILS ON THE DATA COLLECTION TOOLS USED FOR INTERVIEW, FOCUS GROUP, OR SURVEY INSTRUMENTS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: | THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED FOR ALL HOSPITALS WITHIN EXCELA HEALTH: LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC., WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND FRICK HOSPITAL. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: | THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH (CFAR) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT GREENSBURG AND THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (HCI) OF XEROX CORPORATION. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: | AS WITH MOST HEATH CARE FACILITIES, EXCELA HEALTH HAS LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS ALL ISSUES. EXCELA HEALTH IS PARTNERING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE UNITED WAY WHOSE MISSION AND RESOURCES ARE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THESE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: | UPON DISCHARGE FROM ANY HOSPITAL, A PACKET IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE. THESE PACKETS INCLUDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AND FAP APPLICATION FORM. BILLING STATEMENTS INCLUDE A NOTICE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 3 -- FRICK HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: | TO GUIDE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA), EXCELA HEALTH FORMED A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTED OF HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO REPRESENTED THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES WHO UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS AND ISSUES RELATED TO VARIOUS UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDING MEDICAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, LOW-INCOME PERSONS, MINORITY GROUPS, AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS, INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH, AND INTERNAL PROGRAM MANAGERS. DURING THE CHNA PERIOD, DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH A SERIES OF KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS, A PATIENT AND RESIDENT SURVEY, AND AN EMPLOYEE SURVEY. PRIMARY QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE CHNA INCLUDES 10 FOCUS GROUPS AND 15 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. THESE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE A VARIETY OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS INTERESTS AND VIEWPOINTS BASED ON OPINIONS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES. QUESTIONS POSED DURING THESE SESSIONS ALLOWED US TO GATHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ON THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AS WELL AS WAYS IN WHICH OPPORTUNITIES COULD BE UTILIZED, AND THREATS AVOIDED. IN ADDITION TO FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS, A PAPER-BASED PATIENT AND RESIDENT SURVEY WAS USED TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS. QUESTIONS ASKED ON THE SURVEY WERE DESIGNED TO GATHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IN A SIMILAR DESIGN TO THE FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. ONCE THESE DATA WERE COLLECTED, DATA WERE SORTED BY THEME AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS WERE GROUPED INTO CATEGORIES. THIS ALLOWED FOR THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF DATA, WHICH WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE CHNA STEERING COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT AND FEEDBACK. DETAILS ON THE DATA COLLECTION TOOLS USED FOR INTERVIEW, FOCUS GROUP, OR SURVEY INSTRUMENTS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 3 -- FRICK HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: | THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED FOR ALL HOSPITALS WITHIN EXCELA HEALTH: LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC., WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND FRICK HOSPITAL. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 3 -- FRICK HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: | THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH (CFAR) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT GREENSBURG AND THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (HCI) OF XEROX CORPORATION. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 3 -- FRICK HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: | AS WITH MOST HEATH CARE FACILITIES, EXCELA HEALTH HAS LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO ADDRESS ALL ISSUES. EXCELA HEALTH IS PARTNERING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE UNITED WAY WHOSE MISSION AND RESOURCES ARE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THESE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY NEEDS. |
| GROUP A-FACILITY 3 -- FRICK HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: | UPON DISCHARGE FROM ANY HOSPITAL, A PACKET IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE. THESE PACKETS INCLUDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AND FAP APPLICATION FORM. BILLING STATEMENTS INCLUDE A NOTICE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION. |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Facility | 2 | FacilityNum |
Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp
Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (2 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | FacilityFacilityTxt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE | ||||
| 532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET | GREENSBURG | PA | 15601 | HOME CARE AND HOSPICE |
| 2 - CAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PA | ||||
| 532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET | GREENSBURG | PA | 15601 | VARIOUS COUNTY PROGRAMS |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART I, LINE 6A: | EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY ANNUALLY. THE REPORT IS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS PERIODICALLY PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY MAILINGS AND LOCATED AT STRATEGIC POINTS OF SERVICE WITHIN OUR HOSPITALS SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY ROOM, ADMISSIONS, REGISTRATION, ETC. |
| PART I, LINE 7: | THE PERCENT OF CHARITY CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS IS BASED ON RATIOS OF COST TO CHARGES FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. |
| PART I, LINE 7G: | EXCELA HEALTH OFFERS A NUMBER OF CLINICS TO THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS DIABETIC, PAIN, WOUND, WELLNESS, ETC. IN ADDITION TO THESE CLINICS, EXCELA HEALTH OFFERS BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. |
| PART I, LN 7 COL(F): | THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE AND EXPENSES OF NON-HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS 44,845,981. |
| PART I, LINE 7 | THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSES IS CALCULATED USING ONLY THE HOSPITALS' EXPENSES ON PART IX, LINE 25. |
| PART I, LINE 3B | THE ORGANIZATION USES A SLIDING SCALE TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED CARE. |
| PART III, LINE 4: | THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IS BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED NET COLLECTIONS CONSIDERING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MANAGEMENT ASSESSES THE ADEQUACY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS BASED UPON HISTORICAL WRITE-OFF EXPERIENCE BY PAYOR. THE RESULTS OF THIS REVIEW ARE THEN USED TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS. |
| PART III, LINE 8: | MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS ARE CALCULATED USING A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO. MEDICARE MANAGED CARE COSTS ARE CALCULATED USING THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES SERVICES BELOW COST FOR PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE AND TRADITIONAL MEDICARE PROGRAMS. THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL REPORTED ON LINE 7 IS DUE TO CONTINUED CUTS IN MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT WHILE EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO INVEST IN STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO MEET THE CONTINUALLY CHANGING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. |
| PART III, LINE 9B: | UPON DISCHARGE FROM ANY HOSPITAL, A PACKET IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE. THESE PACKETS INCLUDE A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP, AND FAP APPLICATION FORM. EXCELA HEALTH HAS FAP COUNSELORS WHO HELP WITH THE FAP PROCESS. THE HOSPITALS DO NOT ENGAGE IN ANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIONS. |
| PART V, SECTION B, LINE 2 | THE CHNA WAS LAST CONDUCTED DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S 2018 TAX YEAR, WHICH IS EQUVIALENT TO ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS ALSO ADOPTED DURING THAT SAME FISCAL YEAR. |
| PART VI, LINE 2: | DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, EXCELA HEALTH CONDUCTED A COUNTY-WIDE CHNA. THE CHNA IDENTIFIED HEALTH ISSUES AND NEEDS AND PROVIDED CRITICAL INFORMATION TO EXCELA HEALTH AND OTHERS IN A POSITION TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF OUR REGION'S RESIDENTS. THE RESULTS ENABLE EXCELA HEALTH TO MORE STRATEGICALLY ESTABLISH PRIORITIES, DEVELOP INTERVENTIONS AND DIRECT RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE CHNA, EXCELA HEALTH USES INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MARKET STUDIES TO ESTABLISH PATTERNS OF UTILIZATION OF SERVICES AND AGE OF POPULATION. EXCELA HEALTH ALSO USE SURVEY REPORTS SUCH AS PRESS GANEY TO DETERMINE WHAT AREAS ITS DOING WELL IN AND WHAT AREAS IT CAN IMPROVE ON. EXCELA HEALTH'S COMBINED MEDICAL STAFF ALSO DOES STUDIES TO DETERMINE WHAT SPECIALTY SERVICES IT NEEDS TO RECRUIT PHYSICIANS FOR, SUCH AS CARDIAC, SURGICAL, UROLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND FAMILY PRACTICE. |
| PART VI, LINE 3: | THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP, AND FAP APPLICATION ARE AVAILABLE ON EXCELA HEALTH'S WEBSITE. PAPER COPIES OF THE FAP, PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP, AND FAP APPLICATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND COPIES ARE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND ADMISSIONS OF EACH HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITALS HAVE SIGNS THAT NOTIFY THE PATIENTS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND ADMISSIONS AREA. UPON DISCHARGE FROM ANY HOSPITAL, A PACKET IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE. THESE PACKETS INCLUDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AND FAP APPLICATION FORM. BILLING STATEMENTS INCLUDE A NOTICE ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION. |
| PART VI, LINE 4: | EXCELA HEALTH SERVES 97 ZIP CODES IN WESTMORELAND, FAYETTE, AND INDIANA COUNTIES. THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 355,458. THE COST OF LIVING IS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND THE ESTIMATED MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $46,700 WHICH IS ALSO BELOW THE PENNSYLVANIA AVERAGE. APPROXIMATELY 17% OF RESIDENTS IN THE SERVICE AREA LIVE IN POVERTY. |
| PART VI, LINE 5: | THE MISSION OF EXCELA HEALTH IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH". EVERY LIFE MEANS THAT EXCELA HEALTH DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE FOR RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, COLOR OR CREED AND ACCEPTS ALL PATIENTS FOR ANY SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES. EXCELA HEALTH STRIVES TO PROVIDE ITS COMMUNITIES WITH STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES. THIS CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INVESTING ANY EXCESS IN REVENUES OVER EXPENSES EXCELA HEALTH MAY HAVE IN SECURE INVESTMENTS TO PROVIDE FOR FUTURE TECHNOLOGY, TREATMENTS OF CARE, AND MAINTAIN AGING FACILITIES. EXCELA HEALTH ENCOURAGES PATIENTS TO TELL IT WHAT IT IS DOING RIGHT AND WRONG THROUGH PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND EXCELA HEALTH REACTS TO THOSE SURVEYS. EXCELA HEALTH STRIVES TO PROVIDE ITS PATIENTS WITH GREATER ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH OFF SITE CLINICS AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CENTERS. EXCELA HEALTH ASSISTS ITS MEDICAL STAFF IN RECRUITING TOP OF THE CLASS DOCTORS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITY WHERE THERE IS A NEED AND A SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. EXCELA HEALTH ALSO RECRUITS SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS THAT WOULD HELP TO OFFSET THE BURDEN OF CALL COVERAGE AND FOR SUCCESSION PLANNING WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. |
| PART VI, LINE 6: | EXCELA HEALTH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THREE HOSPITALS (LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL, INC., WESTMORELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND FRICK HOSPITAL), A HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCY (EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE), AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES COUNTY ASSISTANCE TO MENTALLY CHALLENGED PATIENTS (CAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PA), A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICE GROUP (EXCELA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP), A HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY (MEDCARE EQUIPMENT COMPANY) AND TWO FOUNDATIONS (WESTMORELAND/FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION). ALL OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES AT EXCELA HEALTH FLY UNDER THE SAME BANNER AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE SAME MISSION STATED ABOVE. ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS AT EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDE MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Committee | Yes (X) | CompensationCommitteeInd |
| Independent Consultant | Yes (X) | IndependentConsultantInd |
| Form990 Of Other Organizations | Yes (X) | Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd |
| Compensation Survey | Yes (X) | CompensationSurveyInd |
| Board Or Committee Approval | Yes (X) | BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd |
| Severance Payment | Yes (1) | SeverancePaymentInd |
| Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan | Yes (1) | SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd |
| Equity Based Comp Arrngm | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrngmInd |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs | 0 | CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org | 0 | CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd |
| Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs | 0 | CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | Yes (1) | AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractExceptionInd |
Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt | Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount | Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt | Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt | Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt | Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt | Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES E ADISEY MD | ||||||||||||||
| TRUSTEE | $0 | $515,621 | $0 | $132,941 | $0 | $45,893 | $0 | $11,400 | $0 | $20,590 | $0 | $726,445 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M SPHON | ||||||||||||||
| TRUSTEE & CEO | $617,254 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,947 | $0 | $23,923 | $0 | $21,169 | $0 | $669,293 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL J FOX MD | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER | $370,175 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $38,349 | $0 | $23,439 | $0 | $872 | $0 | $432,835 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS S ALBANESI JR CPA | ||||||||||||||
| CFO/ASSISTANT TREASURER | $351,615 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,687 | $0 | $17,649 | $0 | $20,975 | $0 | $423,926 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY FEDELE | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF LEGAL/ASST. SECRETAR | $210,453 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $179,673 | $0 | $15,675 | $0 | $4,948 | $0 | $410,749 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY GASTON | ||||||||||||||
| VICE PRESIDENT (FORMER) | $130,494 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $213,333 | $0 | $10,719 | $0 | $15,136 | $0 | $369,682 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANE FICCO | ||||||||||||||
| SENIOR VP, EHMG | $307,215 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $33,871 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,709 | $0 | $361,795 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ROGALSKI | ||||||||||||||
| FORMER CEO OF EXCELA HEALTH | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $332,423 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $332,423 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE ENGLISH | ||||||||||||||
| SENIOR VP HUMAN RESOURCES | $249,340 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,718 | $0 | $20,498 | $0 | $12,081 | $0 | $310,637 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANICE DEVINE | ||||||||||||||
| SENIOR VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $253,693 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,220 | $0 | $12,414 | $0 | $18,104 | $0 | $307,431 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM CHAKURDA | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OFF | $260,208 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,677 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,274 | $0 | $298,159 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN BURNS PHD RN | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF NURSING OFFICER | $215,401 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $24,045 | $0 | $12,190 | $0 | $17,838 | $0 | $269,474 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BUSCH | ||||||||||||||
| FORMER COO | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240,094 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240,094 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY TIESI | ||||||||||||||
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $165,912 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $15,385 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,502 | $0 | $235,799 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART I, LINES 4A-B | SEVERANCE WAS PAID TO THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES: ROBERT ROGALSKI - $332,423 MICHAEL BUSCH - $240,094 TIM FEDELE - $78,354 A CONTRIBUTION TO A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP) WAS MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE: JEFFREY TIESI - $19,500 |
| PART I, LINE 7 | EXCELA HEALTH'S EMPLOYEES MAY RECEIVE A BONUS BASED ON INCREASED PATIENT SATISFACTION AND OTHER PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. |
Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK
Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (2 entries)
| Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd | Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN | Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt | Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt | PurposePurposeDesc | DefeasedDefeasedInd | On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd | Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTMORELAND COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT | |||||||
| A | 251433993 | 2015-06-24 | $70,000,000 | REFINANCE PNC LOAN, RENOVATIONS, FUNDING RESERVES, COSTS OF ISSUANCE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WESTMORELAND COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT | |||||||
| B | 251433993 | 2020-12-15 | $93,324,078 | REFUND PRIOR BONDS, NEW CONSTRUCTION, COSTS OF ISSUANCE | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (2 entries)
| Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd | RetiredRetiredAmt | Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt | Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt | Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt | Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt | Refunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd | Refunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsInd | Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd | Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd | Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $4,725,000 | $70,000,000 | $1,598,582 | $247,559 | $18,865,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes (1) | |
| B | $93,324,078 | $1,072,210 | Yes (1) | 0 | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | $52,251,869 |
Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (2 entries)
| Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd | Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd | Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd | Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd | Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd | Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd | Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd | Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes (1) |
| B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes (1) |
Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (2 entries)
| Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd | Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd | Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd | Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd | No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd | Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd | Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd | Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd | Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd | Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes (1) | Yes (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes (1) |
| B | 0 | Yes (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes (1) |
Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (2 entries)
| Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd | Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd |
|---|---|
| A | Yes (1) |
| B | Yes (1) |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMED | ISSUER NAME: WESTMORELAND COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 06/23/2020 |
| SCHEDULE K SUPPLENTAL INFORMATION | PART 1, B, F - SERIES 2005 C, WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL CAPITAL PROJECTS BOND REFUNDING AND SERIES 2005 E, WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL 1986 BOND REFUNDING |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)
| Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt | TransactionTransactionAmt | TransactionTransactionDesc | Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FOX | |||
| CAROL FOX, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - FAMILY MEMBER | $99,072 | EMPLOYEE OF EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE | 0 |
| LUCAS SPHON | |||
| JOHN M. SPHON, CEO - FAMILY MEMBER | $65,386 | EMPLOYEE OF EXCELA HEALTH | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | EXCELA HEALTH HAS A CPA FIRM PREPARE ITS FORM 990. THE RETURN IS COMPLETED IN DRAFT FORM AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | A WEB-BASED SOFTWARE PROGRAM IS USED TO ADMINISTER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY TO ALL BOARD TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES AND CERTAIN OTHER DIRECTORS, MANAGERS AND CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS. COMPLIANCE IN COMPLETING THE FORM IS REQUIRED AT 100% FOR OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE DISCLOSURES ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND CERTAIN BOARD COMMITTEES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS SHARED WITH EMPLOYEES, MEDICAL STAFF AND BUSINESS PARTNERS THROUGH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: POSTING ON THE ORGANIZATION'S INTRANET WEBSITE, ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC WORLD WIDE WEBSITE, IN ITS POLICY MANUAL AND IN ITS CORPORATE CODE. REPORTS AND SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OF NON-COMPLIANCE RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES, THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS, OR THROUGH COMPANY SANCTIONS TOWARDS BUSINESS PARTNERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, AND SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD MAY COMMISSION AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION STUDY BE COMPLETED USING DATA OBTAINED FROM OUTSIDE PARTIES AND OTHER PUBLIC RECORDS TO DETERMINE THE MARKET COMPETITIVENESS, APPROPRIATENESS AND REASONABLENESS OF EACH PAY ELEMENT AND THE AGGREGATE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE PRESENTS THE STUDY'S FINDINGS AND ANY RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | EXCELA HEALTH AND MEMBERS OF EXCELA HEALTH GROUP MAKES ITS FORM 990, FORM 990-T, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT EXCELAHEALTH.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AT THIS TIME, EXCELA HEALTH AND MEMBERS OF EXCELA HEALTH GROUP DO NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 65,501,695. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,779,032. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 73,280,727. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN ADDITIONAL MINIMUM PENSION LIABILITY 42,210,857. OTHER 6,265,889. TRANSFER TO AFFILIATES -41,083,511. PENSION SETTLEMENT CHARGES -4,148,764. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION -536,577. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | EXCELA HEALTH HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | ABOUT EXCELA HEALTH IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH EXCELA HEALTH, THE LEADING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, BROUGHT TOGETHER THREE HOSPITALS IN 2004 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL IN GREENSBURG, FRICK HOSPITAL IN MOUNT PLEASANT AND LATROBE HOSPITAL IN LATROBE AND IN 2008 ACQUIRED JEANNETTE DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH THE GOAL OF SERVING AS A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT EMBODIES HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LOCALLY. MORE TO THE POINT, EXCELA HEALTH SEEKS TO LIVE ITS MISSION OF "IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH" COUCHED IN VALUES KNOWN AS THE EXCELA WAY. EVIDENCE OF THOSE IDEALS CAN BE FOUND IN THE EVENTS OF FISCAL YEAR 2021, WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW CONCEPTS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, GARNERING RECOGNITION FOR ITS EFFORTS FROM NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN ALL CASES, THE RESULTING PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND AWARDS BENEFITTED THE AREA'S CITIZENRY AND DEMONSTRATED A FOCUS ON QUALITY MEASURES, FURTHER ENHANCING THE WAY EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES CARE. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT IS THE CONTINUING ADDITION OF HIGHLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. TOGETHER, MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MEDICAL STAFF COLLABORATE DILIGENTLY, AND THOUGHTFULLY, TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CARE TO THIS REGION. AT EXCELA HEALTH THE EXTRAORDINARY IS EMBRACED AS ROUTINE BY THE 4,383 EMPLOYEES, 496 PHYSICIANS, 255 ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, 23 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND 401 VOLUNTEERS AND AUXILIANS WHO ARE THE BEDROCK OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. AS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED AS SUCH EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1984, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM, THEN WESTMORELAND HEALTH SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY WESTMORELAND LATROBE HEALTH PARTNERS AND, FINALLY, EXCELA HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO ITS HOSPITALS, EXCELA HEALTH ENCOMPASSES OTHER HEALTH-RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AND CONTINUES TO EXPAND AS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY DEMAND. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT REPRESENTS THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021, AND IT REFLECTS EXCELA HEALTH'S EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE THE SPECTRUM OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING OFFERED TO RESIDENTS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE NATION BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SAFETY, QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM. QUALITY EFFORTS EXCELA HEALTH'S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, WESTMORELAND COUNTY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE INFILTRATION OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. INITIAL COMMUNICATION WAS DISTRIBUTED INTERNALLY TO EXCELA HEALTH EMPLOYEES REGARDING SAFETY PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING HAND HYGIENE AND VISITOR LIMITATIONS IN THE FACILITIES. AS THE MONTH PROGRESSED, MORE STATE AND COUNTY-WIDE MANDATES WERE IMPLEMENTED, AND THE NEED FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND TESTING BECAME IMMINENT. MASKS WERE ISSUED TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND THE STRINGENT USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WERE INTEGRATED INTO DAILY WORK ROUTINES. THESE MEASURES CONTINUE TO BE TOOLS USED TODAY. TO AID IN MONITORING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO HAD COVID-19 SYMPTOMS OR WERE SUSPECTED OF HAVING COVID-19, EXCELA HEALTH LAUNCHED A TESTING AND EVALUATION CENTER IN GREENSBURG IN MARCH 2020. INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE A DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW FOR COVID-19 TESTING AND ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PROVIDER FOR EVALUATION IF NEEDED. APPROXIMATELY, 26,000 DRIVE-THROUGH AND 7,000 FACE-TO-FACE COVID-19 TESTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR TESTING RESULTS HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE INITIATION OF TESTING. EXCELA HEALTH LABORATORIES HAVE VALIDATED IN-HOUSE TESTING WHICH MEANS ALL LAB TESTS ARE 100% COMPLETED AT EXCELA HEALTH FACILITIES, ALLOWING FOR LESS THAN 24 HOUR-TURNAROUND TIMES FOR RESULTS. ADDITIONAL TESTING AND PROCEDURES WERE ADDED TO THE CENTER, INCLUDING TESTS FOR INFLUENZA AND STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS (STREP THROAT), X-RAYS AND VENIPUNCTURE. ANOTHER SERVICE EXCELA HEALTH HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER IS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSION TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19. THIS TREATMENT IS DELIVERED VIA INTRAVENOUS INFUSION AND BOLSTERS THE PATIENT'S IMMUNE SYSTEM, REDUCING RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH. AS OF JUNE 2021, 395 INFUSIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO PATIENTS WITH COVID-19. EXCELA HEALTH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH UPMC AND ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK TO ESTABLISH THE REGIONAL RESPONSE HEALTH CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM (RRHCC-P), A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 58 SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES IN THE REGION. WHEN THE COVID-19 VACCINE BECAME AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE, EXCELA HEALTH UTILIZED TWO OF THEIR OUTPATIENT CENTERS, EXCELA SQUARE AT LATROBE AND EXCELA SQUARE AT NORWIN, TO ADMINISTER VACCINES TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS REQUESTING APPOINTMENTS. IN MAY 2021, EXCELA HEALTH OPENED A COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER GROUPS OF PATIENTS TO RECEIVE BOTH SCHEDULED AND WALK-IN VACCINATIONS. TO DATE, APPROXIMATELY 54,000 VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS VIA THE CLINIC, EXCELA OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND VISITS TO HOMEBOUND PATIENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL EMS PERSONNEL. EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES VACCINATION EFFORTS BY HOSTING POP-UP VACCINATION CLINICS COSPONSORED WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHURCHES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO EBB AND FLOW FROM A COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, EXCELA HEALTH IS MORE THAN PREPARED TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS AND MITIGATE IMPOSED THREATS AND RISKS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE MAGNET JOURNEY AND NURSE-LED INITIATIVES EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO BELIEVE ITS SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN SAFE AND EFFICIENT PATIENT-CENTERED CARE DRIVEN BY VALUE-BASED BEHAVIORS. THE EMBODIMENT OF THIS BELIEF IS ALL THE MORE AMPLIFIED THROUGH NATIONAL MAGNET RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING, COLLABORATION ACROSS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS AND EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE. EXCELA HEALTH WAS OFFICIALLY ACCREDITED AND RECOGNIZED AS A MAGNET-DESIGNATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION WITH DESIGNATION AWARDED TO FRICK HOSPITAL, LATROBE HOSPITAL AND WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) IN DECEMBER 2019. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DESIGNATION, EXCELA HEALTH NURSES CONTINUED ON THE PATH TOWARD CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND EXCELLENCE THROUGH FOCUSED EFFORTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND MEASURES TO ENHANCE PATIENT SATISFACTION. WITH THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC STILL IN FULL SWING DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, EXCELA NURSING TEAMS SHOWCASED WHAT IT MEANT TO "GO THE EXTRA MILE AND DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED PROTOCOLS AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH A COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS. MANY OF THESE EXAMPLES AND MORE ARE FEATURED IN THE 2020 EXCELA HEALTH NURSING ANNUAL REPORT. 1. REGIONAL RESPONSE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM - EXCELA HEALTH COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL LARGER HEALTH CARE ENTITIES AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH THE REGIONAL RESPONSE HEALTH CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM (RRHCC-P), A PROGRAM PROVIDING SUPPORT TO 58 SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES IN THE REGION. OUT OF THE 58, THERE WERE 53 SITES THAT ALLOWED EXCELA HEALTH INTO THEIR FACILITIES TO ASSIST THEM IN DETERMINING PANDEMIC READINESS. EXCELA TEAMS PROVIDED AN ARRAY OF CRUCIAL SERVICES INCLUDING A 24/7 CALL CENTER FOR PROVIDERS TO ACCESS CLINICAL CONSULTATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND IN SOME CASES RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS WERE DEPLOYED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. IN ADDITION TO THE CALL CENTER AND RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS, AS PART OF THE RRHCC-P, EXCELA HEALTH TEAMS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH TESTING, CONTACT TRACING, PPE COORDINATION AND EXPERTISE IN INFECTION CONTROL AND PREVENTION. AS OF JUNE 2021, 141 INITIAL EVALUATIONS AND A TOTAL OF 270 SUBSEQUENT VISITS FOR TESTING, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND STAFF ASSISTANCE WERE PROVIDED, AND THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT TODAY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | 2. SPECIALIZED EDUCATION FOR NURSING AND CLINICAL TEAMS REGARDING COVID-19 MEMBERS OF THE EXCELA HEALTH EDUCATION TEAM REALIZED THE NEED FOR MODIFIED INSTRUCTION AND EDUCATION FOR NURSING AND CLINICAL SUPPORT TEAMS REGARDING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PATIENTS WITH PRESUMED OR CONFIRMED COVID-19. NOTIFICATIONS, ALERTS AND CODES WERE REVISED TO INCORPORATE RESPONSES RELATED TO COVID-19, AND STAFF PARTICIPATED IN SIMULATED SCENARIOS FOR QUALITY AND TRAINING PURPOSES. ACCORDING TO THE 2020 NURSING ANNUAL REPORT, EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED ON MECHANICAL VENTILATION, PPE USE; NEW MEDICATIONS, MANY OF WHICH HELD ONLY EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION (EUA) AND REQUIRED VIGILANT MONITORING AND FREQUENT TITRATIONS; ADVANCED ORAL HYGIENE REGIMENS FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; NEW TREATMENTS SUCH AS AWAKE PRONING TO MOBILIZE LUNG SECRETIONS, WHICH ALTHOUGH WAS NOT A NEWLY IDENTIFIED TREATMENT, WAS NEW TO MANY STAFF NURSES; HEIGHTENED MEASURES TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA, INFECTIONS, PRESSURE ULCERS AND MUCH MORE. 3. END-OF-LIFE COMPASSIONATE CARE VISITS THE NUMBER OF PATIENT DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 WAS DAUNTING. EXCELA CLINICAL TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM PROVIDED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF LOVED ONES WITH COVID-19, ARRANGING FOR CLERGY VISITS AND VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS FOR END-OF-LIFE PATIENTS WHO WERE UNABLE TO BE PRESENT DUE TO RESTRICTED VISITATION POLICIES. WHILE SPIRITUALITY IS A VITAL COMPONENT TO THE EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUUM OF CARE, IT BECAME EVEN MORE CRITICAL DURING THE PANDEMIC. 4. RESTRUCTURING OF RESOURCES AND STAFFING NEEDS - AS THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES MOUNTED, THE EMERGING NEED FOR INPATIENT BEDS AND INCREASED STAFF COVERAGE FOLLOWED. ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, SPECIFICALLY THOSE REQUIRING AN OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY, WERE REVIEWED BY LEADERS AND PHYSICIANS, AND CASES WERE REDUCED TO ALLOCATE INPATIENT BEDS NEEDED FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS. A CENTRALIZED CARE SUPPORT STAFFING COMMAND CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADDRESS STAFFING NEEDS IN ACUTE-CARE AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS WERE WILLING TO BE CROSS-TRAINED AND REDEPLOYED IN UNACCUSTOMED SETTINGS OUTSIDE OF THEIR PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS TO FULFILL STAFFING ROLES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. 5. LONG LINE IV TUBING MANY CRITICALLY ILL COVID PATIENTS ARE GIVEN TREATMENTS THAT REQUIRE FREQUENT MEDICATIONS WHICH LEADS TO IV PUMP ADJUSTMENTS. NURSING STAFF ARE REPEATEDLY ENTERING AND EXITING PATIENT ROOMS WHEN ADJUSTMENTS ARE NEEDED, WASTING VALUABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS TIME AND OVERUSE OF PPE. A NURSE FROM LATROBE HOSPITAL WROTE A PUBLISHED JOURNAL ARTICLE DOCUMENTING THE "FLOW ACCURACY OF IV SMART PUMPS OUTSIDE OF PATIENT ROOMS DURING COVID-19," ADVOCATING FOR USE OF LONG LINE IV TUBING WHICH WOULD ALLOW IV PUMPS TO BE USED OUTSIDE OF PATIENT ROOMS. THIS PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOW NURSES TO CONTINUOUSLY OBSERVE PATIENTS WHILE MONITORING MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND NOT HAVE TO FREQUENTLY DON/DOFF PPE. EXCELA NURSING STAFF COLLABORATED WITH SUPPLY CHAIN TO PRESERVE STOCK OF LONG LINE IV TUBING, AND THE PROCESS IS NOW CURRENTLY UTILIZED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE SOLUTION IS BEING SHARED WITH CLINICAL UNITS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. 6. CARING 4 YOU PROGRAM THE PANDEMIC NOT ONLY BROUGHT ABOUT PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL STRUGGLES FOR PATIENTS BUT ALSO THE EXCELA CAREGIVERS WHO SOUGHT TO MEET PATIENTS' NEEDS. STAFF WERE EXPERIENCING EXTREME LEVELS OF STRESS AND ANXIETY DUE TO HIGH PATIENT VOLUME, LOW STAFF CENSUS AND LIMITED RESOURCES INVOLVING THE COVID-19 CRISIS. IN DECEMBER 2020, EXCELA NURSING LEADERSHIP AND STAFF INTRODUCED AN EVIDENCE-BASED PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM CALLED CARING 4 YOU, DEDICATED TO HELPING EMPLOYEES COPE AND RESPOND TO DAILY STRESSORS IN A HEALTHY AND HEALING MANNER. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS FOR TRAINED PEER MENTORS AND SUPPORTERS TO OFFER STAFF "EMOTIONAL FIRST AID AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO TO "BRIDGE THE GAP AND CONNECT STAFF TO THE RESOURCES NEEDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTED FROM EXCELA HEALTH NURSING CAN BE LOCATED IN THE 2020 EXCELA HEALTH NURSING ANNUAL REPORT. NURSING OUTREACH EFFORTS WERE NOT IN SHORT SUPPLY EVEN AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. 1. RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY STAFF FROM EXCELA HEALTH FAMILY ADDITIONS MATERNITY PARTICIPATED IN BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LAUREL REGION'S "WILLIE'S RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY" IN HONOR OF A YOUNG BABY BORN AT WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL WHO PASSED DUE TO UNFORESEEN MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS. THE STAFF COLLECTED MORE THAN $800 IN SUPPORT OF THE CAUSE WHICH HELPS LOCAL CHILDREN IN WILLIE'S NAME. 2. WEDDING IN APRIL 2021, NURSING STAFF AT LATROBE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM A LOCAL PASTOR WHO WAS PLANNING TO OFFICIATE A SMALL MARRIAGE CEREMONY FOR A PATIENT INSIDE THE HOSPITAL. THE TEAM FACILITATED A WEDDING ENVIRONMENT COMPLETE WITH FLOWERS, DECORATIONS, A CAKE, BALLOONS AND A WHEELCHAIR "JUST MARRIED" SIGN. MEMBERS FROM THE EXCELA HEALTH CLINICAL TEAM, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS AND UNIT DIRECTORS, JOINED EFFORTS TO MAKE THE CEREMONY UNFORGETTABLE FOR THE PATIENT, WHO EVEN ASKED A TECHNICAL PARTNER TO SERVE AS HIS RINGBEARER. THE COUPLE PLANS TO RECREATE THE CEREMONY SOMETIME IN 2021 BUT SHARED HOW GRATEFUL THEY WERE TO EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THEIR SPECIAL DAY. 3. HELP OTHERS. HELP YOURSELF. IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC STRESS, LATROBE HOSPITAL OR AND SSU TEAM MEMBERS FOCUSED THEIR ATTENTION AND EFFORTS ON HELPING FURRY FRIENDS BY DONATING PET FOOD AND OTHER PET-RELATED SUPPLIES TO ACTION FOR ANIMALS HUMANE SOCIETY. EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THEY ALSO RAISED MONEY TO FUND PET OXYGEN MASK KITS AND DONATED THEM TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR RESCUING ANIMALS FROM BURNING BUILDINGS. ON A SIMILAR NOTE, A NURSE FROM LATROBE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BEGAN SEWING MASKS AND PROVIDING THEM TO FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WHEN MASKS WERE REQUIRED IN PUBLIC SETTINGS AND IN SHORT SUPPLY. HER HANDMADE MASKS BECAME A POPULAR SENSATION AMONG HEALTH CARE STAFF, NOT JUST LOCALLY BUT NATIONALLY AND EVEN INTERNATIONALLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE PROCEEDS SHE RECEIVED FROM THE MASKS AND PURCHASED CLEANING AND OFFICE SUPPLIES, KENNEL COTS, PET TOYS AND TREATS FOR THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF FOUR-FOOTED FRIENDS ANIMAL SHELTER. NURSING TEAMS CONTINUED TO LEAD RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE NOT ONLY THE STANDARDS OF NURSING CARE AT EXCELA HEALTH BUT ALSO TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSION OF NURSING. 1. NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 90 NURSES ENTERED THE NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THREE COHORTS: 1 (28 RESIDENTS), 2 (49 RESIDENTS), 3 (EIGHT RESIDENTS) AND YEAR 2: (FIVE RESIDENTS). THE 24-MONTH, COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IS COMPOSED OF TWO PHASES PHASE ONE, YEAR ONE AND PHASE II, YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW NURSE'S ROLE AS A PROFESSIONAL, CLINICIAN AND LEADER. 2. THERE WERE 58 IN ATTENDANCE AT THE 6TH ANNUAL EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND RESEARCH FORUM: RELATIONSHIP-BASED CARE IN 2020. LISA BERNARDO, PHD, MPH, RN, NURSING RESEARCH CONSULTANT, WAS THIS YEAR'S KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND DESCRIBED THE CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE FOR HEALTH CARE STAFF TO PURPOSELY NURTURE RESILIENCE BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. DR. BERNARDO STRESSED THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS PLACED BURDENS ON STAFF NOT ONLY IN THE WORKPLACE BUT AT HOME AS WELL. CARING 4 YOU PROGRAM - MAUREEN CUTRELL, BSN, RN, CLINICAL NURSE, LAUREL SURGICAL CENTER AND PAULA AIELLO, BSN, MAGNET PROGRAM SPECIALIST NURSE RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT 4 EYE SKIN ASSESSMENT - JULIENE GOEHRING, RN (WH PCU 1D/E) AND AUSTIN MORTON, BSN, RN (WH PCU 1D/E) ACADEMIC CAPSTONE PROJECTS MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN) STRESS TESTING EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - CHRISTEN STERCHO, MSN, RN (CLINICAL NURSE, NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY) IMPLEMENTATION OF A FOCUSED FALL RISK ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE FALL RATE FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS - LYDIA MARSH, MSN, RN (CLINICAL NURSE COORDINATOR, FH ED) DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE (DNP) IMPLEMENTATION OF EMS FEEDBACK TO IMPROVE STROKE IDENTIFICATION - NICOLE KOMENDA, DNP, RN (CLINICAL NURSE COORDINATOR, FH ED) TRAUMA INFORMED CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - AMY DENNIS, DNP, RN (CLINICAL NURSE, FH ED) EMS IDENTIFICATION OF SEPSIS AND INITIATION OF A SEPSIS HANDOFF TO DECREASE TIME TO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT - JORDAN CULLER, DNP, FNP-C, RN (CLINICAL NURSE, LH ED) OPTIMIZING PATIENT FLOW USING A MULTIFACETED APPROACH - MIKE WIDMANN, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN (CLINICAL INFORMATICS COORDINATOR, EXCELA HEALTH) EMPATHY TRAINING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - KELLY NEUBAUER, DNP, RN (NURSE NAVIGATOR, HEART FAILURE, EXCELA HEALTH CARDIOLOGY) USING PURPOSEFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE BEDSIDE NURSE RETENTION: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - DONNA STEELE, DNP, RN (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, NURSING, WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE) |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | 3. PROFESSIONAL GOVERNANCE PROFESSIONAL GOVERNANCE OFFERS CLINICAL, PROFESSIONAL NURSES A VOICE IN DECISION MAKING TO CREATE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF PATIENT AND FAMILY CARE THROUGH A STRUCTURE OF COUNCILS, COMMITTEES AND WORK GROUPS. THIS MODEL ALSO EMBRACES SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AS NURSES FACILITATE RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT CLINICAL CARE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. IDEAS ARE SHARED THROUGH THE UNIT-BASED COUNCIL SPRING SHOWCASE AND PROFESSIONAL GOVERNANCE FALL FAIR. THE COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES ARE: - LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: PROVIDES A MEANS FOR COMMUNICATION, INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL GOVERNANCE. ASSOCIATED COMMITTEES INCLUDE: SHARED GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE NURSING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EVALUATION COMMITTEE STAFFING COMMITTEE - UNIT-BASED PRACTICE COUNCIL: PROVIDES A "VOICE" FOR CLINICAL NURSING IN DECISION MAKING AT THE UNIT LEVEL. - UNIT-BASED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE COUNCIL: PROVIDES A "VOICE" FOR DIRECT CARE PROVIDERS IN DECISION MAKING ACROSS THE PRIMARY CARE OFFICES WITHIN THE EXCELA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP. - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: OVERSEES DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF PROFESSIONAL, CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. ASSOCIATED COMMITTEES INCLUDE: PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE - MANAGEMENT COUNCIL: OVERSEES THE HUMAN, FISCAL, MATERIAL AND SUPPORT RESOURCES/SERVICES WITHIN AND AFFECTING THE CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF THE NURSING DEPARTMENT. ASSOCIATED COMMITTEES: RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE RETENTION & RECOGNITION COMMITTEE - PRACTICE EXCELLENCE COUNCIL: DEFINES, IMPLEMENTS AND MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING PRACTICE WITH ADDITIONAL COMMITTEES REVIEWING SUBSETS OF THIS COUNCIL. ASSOCIATED COMMITTEES INCLUDE: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATICS COMMITTEE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE COMMITTEE - ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER COUNCIL: IMPLEMENTS THOSE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE DEFINED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION. OFTENTIMES IN THE HEALTH CARE WORLD, CARING FOR PATIENTS IS TYPICALLY VIEWED AS DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ILLNESSES AND AILMENTS PRESENT IN THE PHYSICAL BODY. HOWEVER, PATIENT CARE ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN THE PHYSICAL; IT ALSO INCLUDES THE PSYCHOSOCIAL/EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE EXCELA HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM, WITH SERVICES OFFERED AT THE LATROBE AND WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL CAMPUSES, REACHES INTO THE COMMUNITY TO AID THOSE IN CRISIS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, EXCELA HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY SERVICES: 1. THE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM (OUT OF THE LATROBE HOSPITAL CAMPUS) OPERATES FULLY FUNCTIONAL OUTPATIENT CLINICS IN SEVEN WESTMORELAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS: DERRY, LATROBE, LIGONIER VALLEY, HEMPFIELD, SOUTHMORELAND, JEANNETTE AND MOUNT PLEASANT. ELEVEN LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, A PART-TIME PSYCHIATRIST AND A NURSE PRACTITIONER PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL SETTING. EACH SCHOOL SITE IS LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (OMHSAS) AS SATELLITE CLINICS OF THE LATROBE HOSPITAL CHILD OUTPATIENT CLINIC. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 558 CHILDREN IN TREATMENT IN THE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD TO BE FLEXIBLE AND INNOVATIVE DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. AS SCHOOLS HAVE SUSPENDED FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES OR HAVE ADOPTED NEW LEARNING SCHEDULES, THE PROGRAM HAS BEGUN TO OFFER VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS EITHER VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING OR TELEPHONICALLY. 2. NURSING HOME SUPPORT MOBILE MEDICATION EDUCATION (MME) AND MONITORING PROGRAM, BASED AT THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL CAMPUS, IS A COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PROGRAM PROVIDING IN-HOME/COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING SERVICES. THE PROGRAM TARGETS PRIORITY POPULATIONS (AN OMHSAS DESIGNATION) WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE AT RISK FOR STATE HOSPITAL ADMISSION AS WELL AS SERVING AS THE FIRST POINT OF FOLLOW UP FOR INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED FROM STATE HOSPITALS. SINCE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS BEING DISCHARGED FROM STATE HOSPITALS HAS SLOWED, WE ARE NOW WORKING WITH ACUTE CARE MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT UNITS TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PSYCHIATRIC ADMISSIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO ASSIST THEM IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE NINE REGISTERED NURSES AND ONE AIDE ATTACHED TO THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (OMHSAS) AS A SATELLITE OF THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT CLINIC. IN FISCAL YEARS 2020 -2021, 127 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THE MME PROGRAM. THE MME PROGRAM IS OFFERING VIRTUAL APPOINTMENTS AS WELL AS FACE-TO-FACE APPOINTMENTS. THE EXCELA HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN EDUCATING CONSUMERS IN SAFETY AND WELLNESS STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS DURING THE PANDEMIC. 3. THE CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER (CRC), LOCATED ON THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL CAMPUS, WAS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS. COMBINED WITH THE EXCELA HEALTH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, THE EXCELA HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM SEES APPROXIMATELY 2,600 INDIVIDUALS IN SOME FORM OF PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS EACH YEAR; AT LEAST 60 PERCENT DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR INPATIENT ADMISSION AND ARE DISCHARGED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY. AS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD), THEY HAVE DEVELOPED A "WARM HAND OFF" PROCESS WHICH ENABLES DRUG AND ALCOHOL CASE MANAGERS FROM OUR SINGLE COUNTY AUTHORITY SPHS TO COME AND MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH SUD WHO PRESENT IN CRISIS. THIS PROGRAM FACILITATES A RAPID LEVEL OF CARE ASSESSMENT AND LINKAGE TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF TREATMENT, WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL IS ENGAGED AND MOTIVATED TO RECEIVE HELP. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE TREATMENT MORE QUICKLY AND SOMETIMES "DOOR-TO-DOOR" LINKAGE IS ACHIEVED. THE CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER IS INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (OMHSAS) AND IS ATTACHED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINIC. THE CRISIS RESPONSE CENTER PROVIDED SERVICES TO 1,030 INDIVIDUALS THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, CONSULTATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 1,527 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES IN THE EMERGENCY ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. 4. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OPERATES A SEVEN-WEEK SUMMER CAMP, CALLED CAMP FOCUS, WHICH SERVES CHILDREN FROM THE LATROBE, DERRY, MOUNT PLEASANT, HEMPFIELD AND LIGONIER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE CAMP OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, SO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, GROWTH AND LEARNING CAN CONTINUE DURING THE SUMMER SEASON TO APPLY AND REFINE SKILLS DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, IT WAS NECESSARY TO CANCEL THE CAMP ON ACCOUNT OF SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES AND THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SCHOOL BUILDINGS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF MEMBERS ALSO PROVIDE VARIOUS TRAININGS, IN-SERVICES AND CONSULTATIONS INCLUDING QUARTERLY PRESENTATIONS TO THE BARIATRIC SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP AND AN ANNUAL CHILDREN'S WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM. EXCELA CAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PA CAREGIVERS IS A SEPARATE, NONPROFIT 501(C) (3) ORGANIZATION, OPERATED AS A SUBSIDIARY OF EXCELA HEALTH AND UNDER THE DIRECTION/SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. AS MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION (USPRA), THE CAREGIVERS RECOVERY PROGRAMS ARE NATIONALLY RENOWNED AS MODELS OF BEST PRACTICE AND EVIDENCE-BASED IMPLEMENTATION IN THE OPERATION OF PEER DRIVEN, PATIENT-CENTERED PROGRAMMING. CAREGIVERS IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY PROGRAM IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. CAREGIVERS IS LOCATED AT 1037 COMPASS CIRCLE, SUITE 102, GREENSBURG, PA., AND ALL PROGRAMS ARE INDEPENDENTLY LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (OMHSAS) AND ACCREDITED BY USPRA. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLUBHOUSE IS ACCREDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR CLUBHOUSE DESIGN (ICCD), A SWEDISH-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES FIDELITY TO THE EVIDENCE BASE OF THE CLUBHOUSE MODEL IN THE UNITED STATES. THE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS ARE: |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | CLUBHOUSE THE CLUBHOUSE IS A MEMBER-DRIVEN BODY WHERE MEMBERS AND STAFF WORK SIDE BY SIDE IN A NUMBER OF SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. IT SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REACHED A POINT IN THEIR RECOVERY WHERE THEY ARE READY TO RESUME THE PATH THEY WERE ON PRIOR TO THE ACUTE STAGE OF THEIR ILLNESS. IT PROVIDES EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO RETURN TO HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE READY TO RESUME EMPLOYMENT THE CLUBHOUSE OFFERS BOTH TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND A SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. THE CLUBHOUSE IS CURRENTLY SERVING 36 ACTIVE CLIENTS. EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAS DEVELOPED THEIR OWN PERSON-CENTERED PLAN WHICH CHARTS THEIR PERSONAL COURSE TO WELLNESS. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IT WAS NECESSARY TO CLOSE THE PROGRAM THE FACE-TO-FACE VISITS AND TRANSITION TO THE CISCO WEBEX VIDEOCONFERENCING PLATFORM FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. LATER ON, THE TEAM WAS ABLE TO DEVELOP A HYBRID MODEL WHERE SOME PEOPLE ATTEND IN PERSON AND OTHERS PARTICIPATE VIA THE WEBEX PLATFORM. PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION THE MISSION OF WESTMORELAND PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION IS TO PROMOTE A SYSTEM OF INTEGRATED AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SO THAT INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS AND SATISFACTION IN THE LIVING, WORKING, LEARNING AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS OF THEIR CHOICE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PSYCHOEDUCATION, SKILL ACQUISITION AND SOCIAL NETWORKING. PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION IS A GROUP THERAPY-BASED DAY PROGRAM FACILITATED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO SPECIALIZE IN MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY. THE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDES 10 PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT GROUPS EACH WEEK. THE GROUP SETTING FACILITATES A SHARING OF EXPERIENCES AND WELLNESS STRATEGIES AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR JOURNEY TO RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 40 CONSUMERS. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY OFFERING A HYBRID MODEL OF VIRTUAL AND FACE-TO-FACE PERSON GROUPS WHILE ADHERING TO ALL CDC AND PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GUIDELINES. MOBILE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION MOBILE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION IS THE SMALLEST OF THE CAREGIVERS PROGRAMS WITH ONE PRACTITIONER ASSIGNED TO IT. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES MORE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND REHABILITATIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVES AS A TRANSITIONAL SERVICE TO CONSUMERS NOT YET READY FOR THE OPEN ISSUE IDENTIFICATION THAT OCCURS IN THE GROUP-BASED PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NINE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. WEST PLACE DROP-IN CENTER WEST PLACE IS A MEMBER-GOVERNED, SOCIAL GATHERING PLACE WHICH PROVIDES A SAFE, INVITING ENVIRONMENT FOR MEMBERS TO ENJOY SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS DO NOT OFTEN FEEL WELCOME IN MANY AREAS OF SOCIETY. HAVING A PLACE WHERE OTHERS WHO ALSO IDENTIFY WITH THEIR UNIQUE CHALLENGES GATHER FOR FELLOWSHIP AND SUPPORT IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL TO MAINTAINING WELLNESS AND ACHIEVING RECOVERY. MEMBERSHIP IN THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING, FOSTERS ACCEPTANCE AND MITIGATES THE ISOLATION FELT BY SO MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS ENGAGED IN THE RECOVERY JOURNEY. IN ADDITION TO FELLOWSHIP AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, WEST PLACE SERVES 300 MEALS EACH MONTH TO ITS MEMBERS. BY PARTNERING WITH THE LOCAL FOOD BANK, THE PROGRAM OFFERS A NUTRITIOUS, WELL-BALANCED MEAL AT A NOMINAL COST. IN 2020, THIS PROGRAM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CLOSING FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND REOPENING VIRTUALLY. DUE TO THE SOCIAL NATURE OF THE PROGRAM, THIS WAS A TREMENDOUS CHALLENGE. THE CENTER HAS NOW REOPENED FOR FACE-TO-FACE ATTENDANCE PAYING STRICT ATTENTION TO CDC GUIDELINES. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 67 MEMBERS TAKING PART IN THE PROGRAM. SAFETY EFFORTS EXCELA HEALTH IS ALWAYS KEENLY AWARE OF EMPLOYEE AND PATIENT SAFETY AS EVIDENCED BY THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN IN FISCAL YEAR 2021: THE EXCELA HEALTH SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRESENTS ANNUAL SAFETY FAIRS THAT ARE OPEN TO ALL EXCELA HEALTH EMPLOYEES. THESE EVENTS PRESENT THE DIFFERENT SAFETY MEASURES AND PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EXCELA HEALTH STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS. THE SAFETY FAIRS COVER A RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING NEEDLE SAFETY (BLOOD AND BODY FLUID EXPOSURES), PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, SLIPS, TRIPS AND FALLS, FIRE SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, EMPLOYEE WELLNESS, PATIENT SAFETY AND MORE. IN 2021, THE ANNUAL SAFETY FAIRS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY AGAIN DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. ALL EMPLOYEES WERE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO ENTER A WEEKLY DRAWING BY COMPLETING A WEEKLY "PUZZLE" CHALLENGE. TOPICS INCLUDED GENERAL SAFETY TIPS, STRESS REDUCTION AND FINANCIAL WELLNESS. THE AVERAGE WEEKLY ENTRIES AMOUNTED TO 350. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTES COMMUNICATION AND RESOURCES RELATED TO WORKPLACE SAFETY INITIATIVES AND HOW EMPLOYEES CAN PRACTICE MINDFUL SAFETY HABITS IN THEIR DAILY WORK ROUTINES. DEPARTMENT SAFETY OFFICERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN QUARTERLY SAFETY BREAKFASTS TO LEARN AND SHARE ABOUT THE CLIMATE OF SAFETY AT EXCELA HEALTH AND UPCOMING SAFETY PROGRAMS PLANNED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, SEVEN SAFETY BREAKFASTS WERE HELD AT WESTMORELAND, LATROBE AND FRICK HOSPITAL WITH A TOTAL OF 156 EMPLOYEE SAFETY OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE. SAFETY NEWSLETTERS AND MEMOS ARE ALSO A MEANS OF COMMUNICATION TO SAFETY OFFICERS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO RELAY TEACHABLE MOMENTS TO STAFF DURING DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIT DAILY MEETINGS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, TOPICS SUCH AS WINTER SAFETY AND BLOOD/BODY FLUID EXPOSURES WERE HIGHLIGHTED AS PART OF EMPLOYEE SAFETY MESSAGING. FOR OUR EFFORTS IN QUALITY, SAFETY AND CARE PROVISION, EXCELA HEALTH WAS RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: 1. EXCELA HEALTH IS RECOGNIZED AS A SYSTEM MAGNET-DESIGNATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) MAGNET RECOGNITION PROGRAM. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE OUTSTANDING, QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND TEAMWORK EXCELA HEALTH EXEMPLIFIES DAY IN AND DAY OUT. 2. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BUSINESS RESOURCES HAS NAMED EXCELA HEALTH AMONG THE "NATION'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST IN WELLNESS" IN 2021 FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR. THE PROGRAM HONORING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE AND WORKSITE HEALTH, IS ADMINISTERED BY SYNBELLA, THE NATION'S LEADING WELLNESS SYSTEMS FIRM. WINNING COMPANIES WERE EVALUATED BY AN ASSESSMENT AND EXAMINED STATISTICALLY FOR QUANTITATIVE DATA AND BASED ON CRITERIA TO BENCHMARK AND IMPROVE WELLNESS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. THOSE CRITERIA INCLUDE OUTCOMES, ANALYSIS AND TRACKING, PARTICIPATION AND INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP, EMPLOYEE INPUT, CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. 3. EXCELA WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL RECEIVED FIRST PLACE IN THE HOSPITAL DIVISION AND EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE RECEIVED FIRST PLACE IN THE HOME HEALTH DIVISION FOR TRIBUNE REVIEW'S BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS IN 2020. SIMILARLY, PROVIDERS IN FAMILY MEDICINE AND HOME HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY WERE RANKED WITH TOP HONORS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES. 4. THE HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT EXCELA WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL RECEIVED RECOGNITION BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT FOR 2021-2022, DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE AREAS OF HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE AND COPD TREATMENT. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ACHIEVED BRONZE RECOGNITION FOR MISSION: LIFELINE STEMI RECEIVING CENTER CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY ACCREDITATION SERVICES. RECEIVING CENTER ACCREDITATION IDENTIFIES HOSPITALS WITH THE CAPABILITIES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI) CARE, INCLUDING 24/7 PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PIC). HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THESE ACCREDITATIONS FOLLOW STRINGENT GUIDELINES, INCLUDING COORDINATION WITH EMS AND REFERRAL CENTERS, PARTICIPATION IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND DATA COLLECTION, AMONG OTHERS. 5. EXCELA WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL WAS ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE AND RECEIVED AN "A" THROUGH THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES AWARDS PROGRAM IN SPRING 2021 FOR MEETING THE HIGHEST SAFETY STANDARDS IN THE UNITED STATES. EXCELA LATROBE HOSPITAL MAINTAINED ITS "B" GRADE STATUS FOR THE AWARD PERIOD. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | 6. THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS (STS) HAS GRANTED EXCELA HEALTH A THREE-STAR RATING, AN ELITE DISTINCTION IN PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT COMBINED WITH CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING (AVR+CABG), ISOLATED AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (AVR) AND ISOLATED CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING (CABG). THIS THREE-STAR RATING DENOTES THE HIGHEST CATEGORY OF CLINICAL QUALITY WITHIN THE STS RATING SYSTEM AND IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED AND HIGHLY REGARDED OVERALL MEASURES OF QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE, RATING THE BENCHMARKED OUTCOMES OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 7. THE LUNG CANCER ALLIANCE HAS NAMED EXCELA HEALTH AS A SCREENING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ITS LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM. DESIGNATED SCREENING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING CLEAR INFORMATION BASED ON CURRENT EVIDENCE ABOUT WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING AND COMPLIES WITH COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS BASED ON BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES SUCH AS THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK AND THE INTERNATIONAL EARLY LUNG CANCER ACTION PROGRAM. 8. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY DESIGNATED EXCELA WESTMORELAND AND LATROBE HOSPITALS AS BREAST IMAGING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS. 9. THE EXCELA ADVANCED VEIN CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN IAC ACCREDITED VEIN CENTER SITES IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) ACCREDITS IMAGING FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS SPECIFIC TO SUPERFICIAL VENOUS TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT. IAC ACCREDITATION IS A MEANS BY WHICH FACILITIES CAN EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE THE LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE THEY PROVIDE. 10. HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CONTINUES TO RECOGNIZE EXCELA HEALTH AS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER PLUSSM FOR KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT, CARDIAC CARE, MATERNITY CARE AND BARIATRIC SURGERY CARE AS PART OF THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR SPECIALTY CARE PROGRAM. THE DESIGNATION IS GIVEN TO HOSPITALS WHO ARE SHOWN TO DELIVER QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE BASED ON OBJECTIVE, TRANSPARENT MEASURES FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES THAT WERE DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. 11. EXCELA HEALTH FAMILY ADDITIONS MATERNITY AT WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 NEWSWEEK BEST MATERNITY HOSPITALS AWARD, THE ONLY FEATURED MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE LIST, HOSPITALS HAD TO DEMONSTRATE ADHERENCE TO A VARIETY OF STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN MATERNITY CARE INCLUDING LOW RATES OF CESAREAN SECTION PROCEDURES, EPISIOTOMY AND EARLY ELECTIVE DELIVERIES AND FOLLOW IMPORTANT PROTOCOLS TO PROTECT MOTHERS AND BABIES. ADDITIONALLY, FAMILY ADDITIONS MATERNITY WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY CRIBS FOR KIDS' NATIONAL SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AS A CERTIFIED SAFE SLEEP LEADER FOR FOLLOWING THE SAFE SLEEP GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP) AND PROVIDING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE TEAM MEMBERS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS. 12. EXCELA HEALTH HOSPITALS FRICK, LATROBE AND WESTMORELAND HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND RECOGNIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EXCEEDING NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR QUALITY PATIENT CARE. TO EARN ACCREDITATION, THE EXCELA HEALTH HOSPITALS HAVE DEMONSTRATED PROFICIENCY IN THE PREVENTION AND EARLY MANAGEMENT OF STROKE AND TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) SYMPTOMS BASED ON GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 13. EXCELA WESTMORELAND, LATROBE AND FRICK HOSPITALS WERE RECOGNIZED IN 2021 FOR THEIR STATUS AS GET WITH THE GUIDELINES AWARDEES BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION. WESTMORELAND, LATROBE AND FRICK HOSPITALS ALL RECEIVED THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD. THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS BASED ON EXCELA HEALTH'S USE OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES. 14. EXCELA HEALTH WORKS, THE SYSTEM'S OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PROGRAM, RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (NAOHP). STARTING IN 2020, THREE-YEAR CERTIFICATION IS CONSIDERED THE INDUSTRY'S GOLD STANDARD OF OUTSTANDING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRACTICES FOR THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE WORKFORCE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE NAOHP IS THE PREMIER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL PROVIDERS AND CLINICS. IT PROVIDES BENCHMARKS, STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICE CONSULTATION NATIONWIDE WITH SERVICES EVALUATED ON ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK, STAFFING PROCESSES, QUALITY ASSURANCE, PRODUCT LINE DEVELOPMENT AND SALES AND MARKETING. THE NAOHP SURVEYOR NOTED THAT THE PROGRAM HAS "A HIGHLY COMMITTED STAFF THAT WORK WONDERFULLY AS A TEAM FOR PATIENT AND CLIENT COMPANY EXCELLENCE THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS OF PRACTICE THAT TRULY SET IT APART." JUST AS EXCELA HEALTH CARES FOR ITS PATIENTS, SO TOO DOES IT PLACE A PREMIUM ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ITS WORKFORCE. 1. FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, EXCELA HEALTH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A HEALTHIEST 100 WORKPLACE IN AMERICA, AN AWARDS PROGRAM PRESENTED BY HEALTHIEST EMPLOYER, LLC. IN 2020, EXCELA HEALTH WAS RANKED 56 OUT OF 100. ABOUT 10,000 EMPLOYERS NATIONALLY APPLIED FOR THE AWARD. EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUED ITS RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE "HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA", WHICH IN 2020, MARKED THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN ACHIEVING THE DESIGNATION. COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS PART OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010, NONPROFIT HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) SURVEY EVERY THREE YEARS. AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN MUST BE ADOPTED TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE CHNA PROCESS IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH UTILIZATION OF A MODEL THAT INTEGRATES HEALTH SYSTEM PLANNING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY PLANNING. A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT MUST INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY, A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS AND METHODS TO CONDUCT THE ASSESSMENT AND OTHER COLLABORATING AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS, A DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE HOSPITAL CONSIDERED INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND OTHER RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AVAILABLE TO MEET THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IF A HOSPITAL HAS MORE THAN ONE FACILITY, A SEPARATE REPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY MUST BE COMPLETED FOR EACH FACILITY. ONCE THE CHNA IS COMPLETED, IT MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE WIDELY TO THE PUBLIC BY POSTING IT ON THE FACILITY'S WEBSITE AND MUST BE EASILY DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE WEBSITE. FOR AN UPDATED COPY OF EXCELA HEALTH'S 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, VISIT WWW.EXCELAHEALTH.ORG, SEARCH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. EXCELA HEALTH IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING SURVEY RESULTS AND IDENTIFYING TOP COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR THE 2022-2024 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE. EQUIPMENT, SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY UPDATES EXCELA HEALTH INVESTED IN A VARIETY OF CAPITAL PROJECTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 FROM PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS AND LANDSCAPE UPGRADES FOR CAMPUS PROPERTIES TO NEW BED, RECLINER AND OVERBED TABLE DELIVERIES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. BY WAY OF SYSTEM-WIDE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, EXCELA HEALTH ALSO COMMITTED MONIES TOWARD SEVERAL VITAL SERVICE ADDITIONS FOR EACH OF ITS HOSPITALS: WESTMORELAND FY2021 STRUCTURAL HEART INVESTMENT (TAVR) $6,574,994 BED REPLACEMENTS (SYSTEM) ALLOCATED TO ALL THREE HOSPITALS $3,095,838 GI SCOPES ALLOCATED TO ALL THREE HOSPITALS $1,863,121 AED/DEFIBRILLATORS ALLOCATED TO ALL THREE HOSPITALS $565,622 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL ED RENOVATIONS $294,505 SYSTEM INPATIENT RECLINERS - ALLOCATED TO ALL THREE HOSPITALS $253,922 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL 1D/1E UNIT RENOVATIONS $237,041 TELEMEDICINE $281,878 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL C-ARM $176,841 ECHO MACHINE $172,052 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL HEART TOWER $152,090 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL STERIS WASHER $121,510 PHILLIPS OPERATING ROOM HEART ROOM MONITORS $111,565 LATROBE FY2021 LATROBE HOSPITAL PHARMACY $2,635,881 LATROBE HOSPITAL UROLOGY TABLE $389,530 HEMATOLOGY CELLAVISION $94,500 DIGITAL PORTABLE X-RAY MACHINE $84,900 LATROBE HOSPITAL VENTILATORS (2) 70,000 FRICK FY2021 EV300 VENTILATOR UNITS (7) $99,933 PHILLIPS VITAL SIGNS EARLY VUE VS30 (11) $45,772 |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE SYSTEM, EXCELA WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL INVESTED IN MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 FOR EMERGENCY, GASTROENTEROLOGICAL, IMAGING, CARDIAC, INPATIENT AND TELEMEDICINE SERVICES HOUSED AT THE CAMPUS. PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 INCLUDED THE TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) BUILD-OUT IN THE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER, BED REPLACEMENTS AND INPATIENT RECLINERS (SYSTEMWIDE), GI SCOPES, AED/DEFIBRILLATORS, UNIT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RENOVATIONS, TELEMEDICINE CAPABILITIES, HEART MONITOR EQUIPMENT UPGRADES FOR THE CAMPUS' OPERATING ROOM AND ELEVATOR SHAFT REPAIRS FOR ONE OF THE MEDICAL ARTS BUILDINGS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ALLOW THE SITE TO REMAIN A VIABLE SOURCE OF PREMIER HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THE COMMITMENT CONTINUES TO THE LATROBE COMMUNITY AS EXCELA HEALTH MOVES FORWARD WITH AN ONGOING EFFORT TO MODERNIZE EXCELA LATROBE HOSPITAL AND EASTERN MARKET PRACTICES. PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 INCLUDED THE COMPLETION OF THE CAMPUS PHARMACY BUILD-OUT RENOVATIONS, IMAGING AND VENTILATOR EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, THE ACQUISITION OF HEMATOLOGY CELLAVISION TECHNOLOGY AND A UROLOGY TABLE, OPERATING ROOM/SURGICAL OPTIMIZATION, REFRESH AND MAINTENANCE UPGRADES TO PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AND SURGERY CENTER IN THE EASTERN MARKET, HOSPITAL UNIT/FLOOR RENOVATIONS AND ENERGY-SAVING INITIATIVES. THESE UPDATES TO EXCELA'S FACILITIES IN THE EASTERN MARKET PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESS AND CONVENIENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING CARE OPTIONS CLOSE TO HOME. EXCELA FRICK HOSPITAL ALSO OBTAINED NEW EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 INCLUDED VENTILATOR UNITS AND VITAL SIGNS MONITORS AS WELL AS PCU ROOM UPGRADES AND FACILITIES PLANNING FOR THE BUILD-OUT OF EXCELA SQUARE AT CONNELLSVILLE WHICH WOULD MODEL THE LATROBE AND NORWIN COMPLEXES. TO RELIEVE THE ANXIETY THAT MAY ACCOMPANY A HOSPITAL STAY, PARTICULARLY ONE THAT IS UNPLANNED, EXCELA HEALTH UTILIZES PET THERAPY AT ITS THREE HOSPITALS AND AT EXCELA SQUARE AT NORWIN. FROM JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021, 19 DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM WITH ASSIGNMENTS RANGING FROM VISITING IN THE OUTPATIENT WAITING AREAS TO BEDSIDE VISITS. THEY CONTRIBUTED 19 VOLUNTEER HOURS TOWARDS THE TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND IN AN EFFORT TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE FURTHER. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT PET THERAPY PROVIDES VARIOUS HEALTH BENEFITS TO PATIENTS AND OTHERS. ALL DOGS IN THE PROGRAM ARE REGISTERED AS THERAPY DOGS THROUGH ONE OF A NUMBER OF NATIONAL OR REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MUST BE UP-TO-DATE ON THEIR OWN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. EXCELA HEALTH ALSO OFFERS CARE ACROSS A CONTINUUM FROM PREVENTION AND WELLNESS TO EMERGENCY CARE, ACUTE CARE, OUTPATIENT CARE, REHABILITATION, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (MEDICAL SUPPLIES). REACHING INTO THE COMMUNITY THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS GARNERED MUCH RECOGNITION FOR ITS EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE "HEALTH AND WELL-BEING" OF THE PUBLIC IT SERVES, ALWAYS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE AS OUR VERY NAME IMPLIES. EXCELA HEALTH TAKES THE ROLE OF CORPORATE CITIZEN SERIOUSLY, TOO, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES, GIVING OF ITS TIME AND TALENTS TO NEIGHBORHOOD CAUSES AND SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF AREA HEALTH-RELATED GROUPS AND OTHERS WHOSE MISSION MESHES WITH ITS OWN. THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES FUNCTION AS EXAMPLES OF EXCELA'S PRESENCE IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRIORITIES LISTED IN THE 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). EXCELA HEALTH ENGAGES THE COMMUNITY AT MULTIPLE FESTIVALS, FAIRS AND PARADES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE FAMILY-FRIENDLY GATHERINGS, RANGING FROM 100 UP TO IN EXCESS OF 25,000 ATTENDEES EACH YEAR, ALLOW THE EXCELA HEALTH TEAM TO SHARE THEIR EXCELA PRIDE AND REMIND RESIDENTS OF THE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES THEY CAN RECEIVE RIGHT IN THEIR BACKYARD AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT EXCELA ACCEPTS ALL MAJOR INSURANCES. DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, MOST COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. WESTMORELAND COUNTY INCLUDES A HIGH POPULATION OF SENIOR CITIZEN RESIDENTS, AND HEALTH CARE PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. THESE RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND A VARIETY OF SENIOR EXPOS AND HEALTH FAIRS SPONSORED BY LOCAL POLITICAL FIGURES AND AGENCIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. EXCELA HEALTH PROUDLY ATTENDS AND PARTICIPATES IN THESE EVENTS AND RECRUITS PHYSICIANS, DIRECT CARE TEAM MEMBERS AND STAFF TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT EXCELA'S QUALITY SERVICES AND, IN SOME CASES, PERFORM BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND OTHER SPECIFIC SCREENINGS RELATED TO THEIR SPECIALTY AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL. THESE EVENTS HAVE GENERATED POPULARITY WITHIN THE COUNTY OVER THE YEARS AND CAN RANGE FROM 50 UP TO IN EXCESS OF 1,000 ATTENDEES ANNUALLY. DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, MOST COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND SENIOR EXPOS WERE CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. WHILE THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC RESULTED IN CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED COMMUNITY EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTY, EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUED ITS PARTICIPATION IN SELECT COMMUNITY WALKS THAT WERE HELD IN PERSON. REPRESENTATIVES FROM EXCELA HEALTH SERVICE LINES ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE WALKS EVERY YEAR TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY, CONVENIENT CARE EXCELA OFFERS CLOSE TO HOME. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS WESTMORELAND COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE WALKS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR PROMOTED CAUSES. LISTED BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF WALKS EXCELA HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021: FREEDOM 5K WALK COMMUNITY WALK SUPPORTING HEART HEALTH - 250 RAY OF HOPE WALK COMMUNITY WALK PROMOTING SUICIDE AWARENESS/PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT - 320+ AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GREATER PITTSBURGH HEART WALK COMMUNITY WALK PROMOTING HEART AND STROKE HEALTH; EXCELA HEALTH TEAM CAPTAIN FEATURED AS SURVIVOR STORY - 1,000+ MARCH FOR PARKS WALK COMMUNITY WALK TO SUPPORT PRESERVATION OF LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY - 200 MARCH OF DIMES "MARCH FOR BABIES" VIRTUAL WALK COMMUNITY WALK IN WESTERN/CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA PROMOTING HEALTH AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR MOTHERS, BABIES AND FAMILIES - 1,300 WHILE THE PANDEMIC ALSO PRODUCED CHALLENGES FOR FACE-TO-FACE HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION AND PHYSICIAN SEMINARS, EXCELA HEALTH UTILIZED THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING NETWORKS TO PRODUCE INTERVIEWS WITH EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIANS AND CLINICIANS. THESE SEGMENTS AIRED ON LOCAL STATIONS THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY AND FEATURED TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND LUNG SCREENINGS, MENTAL HEALTH, HEART HEALTH, BREAST HEALTH, SPORTS MEDICINE INJURIES, STROKE AWARENESS/PREVENTION AND DIABETES EDUCATION. SEVERAL OF THESE INTERVIEWS AIRED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE RADIO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LISTED BELOW ARE EXAMPLES OF RADIO INTERVIEWS THAT AIRED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021: NAME OF EVENT DESCRIPTION ATTENDANCE/LIVES TOUCHED BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN TOUCH RADIO INTERVIEW SMARTCURVE MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGY AT EXCELA HEALTH DR. MARGARET CLARK, RADIOLOGIC CONSULTANTS, LTD. 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW CONCUSSION CARE/MANAGEMENT PART 1 DR. JAMES MASTERSON, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL) AND MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT (MCL) TEARS AND TREATMENT - DR. DANIEL LEIGEY, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW SHOULDER AND LABRAL TEARS AND TREATMENT DR. JENNIFER ERDOS, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW CONCUSSION CARE/MANAGEMENT PART 2 DR. JAMES MASTERSON, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW CLAVICLE FIXES DR. RALPH PASSARELLI, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH WCNS LAUREL FAITH IN ACTION RADIO INTERVIEW HEART FAILURE NICHOLE SISSON, PHARMD, EXCELA HEALTH HEART FAILURE CLINIC 10,000+ LISTENER REACH |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW ANKLE SPRAIN/FRACTURES AND TREATMENTS DR. RYAN FLANIGAN, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW SPORTS HERNIAS AND TREATMENTS DR. BRYAN LEE, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH IHEART RADIO STEELERS NATION INTERVIEW - ADAM CROWLEY SHOW HAND, ELBOW AND FINGER INJURIES AND TREATMENTS DR. ANDREW SCHLEIHAUF, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN TOUCH RADIO INTERVIEW ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND WATCHMAN PROCEDURE - DR. BASSEL SAYEGH, EXCELA HEALTH HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN TOUCH RADIO INTERVIEW IMPORTANCE OF LOW DOSE CT LUNG SCREENINGS AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE DIAGNOSTIC SCREENINGS DR. MICHAEL SZWERC, EXCELA HEALTH HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH WHJB COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS RADIO INTERVIEW TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPAIR (TAVR) PROCEDURE - DR. NEVIN BAKER AND AMANDA UROSEK, RN, EXCELA HEALTH HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE 25,000+ LISTENER REACH BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN TOUCH RADIO INTERVIEW TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPAIR (TAVR) PROCEDURE -DR. NEVIN BAKER AND DR. VINOD KUDAGI, EXCELA HEALTH HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH LAUREL FAITH IN ACTION TALK BLOCK 97.3LITE FM RADIO INTERVIEW ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND WATCHMAN PROCEDURE - DR. BASSEL SAYEGH, EXCELA HEALTH HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH WHJB COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS RADIO INTERVIEW WESTMORELAND SPORTS MEDICINE SUPPORT GROUP - DR. JAMES MASTERSON, EXCELA HEALTH ORTHOPEDICS INSTITUTE, CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE 25,000+ LISTENER REACH LAUREL FAITH IN ACTION TALK BLOCK 97.3LITE FM RADIO INTERVIEW DIABETES AWARENESS/EDUCATION MICHELE AXELSON, RN, MSN, AND DAVID HINZMAN, RD, RN, EXCELA HEALTH DIABETES CENTER 10,000+ LISTENER REACH LAUREL FAITH IN ACTION TALK BLOCK 97.3LITE FM RADIO INTERVIEW STROKE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, RISK FACTORS AND TREATMENT DR. CATHLEEN ADAMS, EXCELA HEALTH NEUROLOGY, AND JOSHUA ADAMS, RN, EXCELA HEALTH STROKE CENTER 10,000+ LISTENER REACH BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS IN TOUCH RADIO INTERVIEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RACHEL JACKSON, EXCELA HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND KRISTY WALTER AND MAUREEN CEIDRO, EXCELA HEALTH HOSPICE 10,000+ LISTENER REACH COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS/SPECIAL EVENTS RELATIONSHIPS WITH STRATEGIC COMMUNITY HEALTH AND CIVIC PARTNERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PUBLIC HEALTH AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY. WITHOUT PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, EXCELA HEALTH'S MISSION AND VISION ONLY EXTENDS TO THE WALLS INSIDE OF ITS FACILITIES. UTILIZING GRASSROOTS OUTREACH EFFORTS, EXCELA HEALTH IS ABLE TO DISSEMINATE VALUABLE HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO RESIDENTS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, CONNECTING ALL SERVICE AREAS WITHIN THE COUNTY TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS CARE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES ARE EXAMPLES OF ONGOING COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS EXCELA HEALTH FACILITATED THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021: 1. THE EXCELA HEALTH VIRTUAL MALL WALKERS PROGRAM PROGRESSED IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 WITH NEW VIDEOS AND HEALTH TOPICS DISTRIBUTED EACH MONTH. MEMBERS FROM THE EXCELA HEALTH WELL-BEING CENTER RECORDED SEVERAL EXERCISE CHALLENGE VIDEO SEGMENTS TO BE PAIRED WITH THE FALL 2020 EMAIL BLASTS, ENCOURAGING MALL WALKERS TO KEEP MOVING AND KEEP ACTIVE DURING THE PANDEMIC. ANOTHER NEW FEATURE IN 2020 WAS THE CREATION OF AN ONLINE MALL WALKERS FACEBOOK COMMUNITY GROUP, SERVING AS AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE FOR REINFORCING KEY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES RELATED TO PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH. BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS WERE OFFERED TO MALL WALKERS IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020 TO MALL WALKERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE JANUARY 2020 SCREENINGS HELD AT WESTMORELAND MALL AND THE EXCELA HEALTH WELL-BEING CENTER. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2021, SCREENINGS WERE PROMOTED ONCE AGAIN TO KICK OFF A BRAND NEW MALL WALKERS YEAR. TOTAL SCREENINGS FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020 AND JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 AMOUNTED TO 135 SCREENINGS. EXCELA'S MALL WALKERS PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021. KICKING OFF 10 YEARS IN JANUARY 2021, THE ONLINE MALL WALKERS PROGRAM INITIATED A VIRTUAL WALKING JOURNEY ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MONTHLY PROGRAMMING. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE, EACH MONTH FEATURED FAMOUS UNITED STATES CITIES WITH THREE POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN EACH CITY ALONG WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES/STEPS TO "WALK" THOSE DESTINATIONS. THE PRIMARY GOAL WAS TO USE THIS VIRTUAL WALKING JOURNEY ACTIVITY CHALLENGE AS A FUN AND CREATIVE WAY FOR MALL WALKERS TO ACHIEVE THE RECOMMENDED DAILY STEP COUNT GOAL ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, WHETHER THEY WALK AROUND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS OR TAKE STEPS INSIDE THEIR HOMES. TOTAL VIRTUAL MALL WALKERS VIEWERSHIP PARTICIPATION FROM JULY 2020 TO JUNE 2021 RESULTED IN 2,369 UNIQUE VIDEO VIEWERS, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY 259 MALL WALKERS MEMBERS IN THE ONLINE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY GROUP. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND DECISION-MAKING FROM EXCELA HEALTH LEADERS, EXCELA HEALTH MALL WALKERS WAS GRANTED APPROVAL TO RESUME FACE-TO-FACE MALL WALKERS EVENTS BEGINNING AUGUST 2021. 2. FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, MANY WESTMORELAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONTINUED TO OPERATE ON A REMOTE TEACHING/LEARNING BASIS, AND PUBLIC GROUP MEETINGS AND GATHERINGS WERE POSTPONED, SUSPENDING THE HEALTHY HABITS PROGRAM IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. ONLY TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHY HABITS PROGRAM DURING THIS TIME FRAME WITH THREE CLASSROOMS AND 72 STUDENTS ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAM. TOTAL HEALTHY HABITS SCHOOL, SUMMER, COMMUNITY GROUP PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 RESULTED IN 21 TOTAL EVENTS/SESSIONS AND 543 TOTAL LIVES TOUCHED. WHILE MOST EVENTS AND GATHERINGS WERE CANCELLED OR POSTPONED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE HEALTHY HABITS PROGRAM WAS A PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THE EXCELA HEALTH MALL WALKERS PROGRAM AND WAS HIGHLIGHTED DURING VIRTUAL VIDEO SEGMENTS IN THE FORM OF TIPS AND RESOURCES FOR GENERAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. EXCELA HEALTH WILL CONTINUE TO SPONSOR THE "HEALTHY HABITS" PROGRAM IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY SCHOOLS AND IN THE COMMUNITY BY SEEKING CREATIVE OUTLETS TO REACH STUDENTS VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING IN REMOTE CLASSES AND REACH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS VIA BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH EXCELA HEALTH WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. ONCE OUTSIDE PROGRAMS/SPEAKERS ARE GIVEN PERMISSION TO RESUME WITHIN ONSITE SCHOOL FACILITIES, THE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTHY HABITS PROGRAM WILL BE REINTRODUCED INTO THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT. 3. TO HELP PEOPLE GAUGE THEIR HEALTH STATUS, EXCELA HEALTH ONCE AGAIN CONTINUED TO CO-SPONSOR "WELLNESS CHECKS", A MULTIPHASIC BLOOD ANALYSIS THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DETECTION OF MANY POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AT A LOW COST. ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS WERE ALSO OFFERED WITH THE PROGRAM UTILIZING BETWEEN FIVE AND 10 REGIONAL LOCATIONS ACROSS WESTMORELAND COUNTY IN BOTH THE FALL (2020) AND THE SPRING (2021). EXCELA HEALTH PARTNERS WITH AREA ROTARY AND KIWANIS CLUBS, VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHERS TO PRESENT THE PROGRAMS. MONIES EARNED IN PART GO TO THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS OF THE VARIOUS PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. WELLNESS CHECKS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 ADDED UP TO 11 SCREENING EVENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 695 PARTICIPANTS/MULTIPHASIC SCREENINGS AND 11 VACCINATIONS ADMINISTERED. 4. EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE CONTINUED THEIR BEREAVEMENT CARE INITIATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS: FAMILY-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON OFFERING CREATIVE OUTLETS FOR CHILDREN TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS OF GRIEF AND LOSS THROUGH ART, MUSIC AND PET THERAPY. ABOUT 12 INDIVIDUALS (ADULTS AND CHILDREN) EXPRESSED INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021. THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE, THE FRED ROGERS CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDREN'S MEDIA AND SETON HILL UNIVERSITY CONTINUED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021 WITH VIRTUAL SESSIONS OFFERED FOR YOUTHS BASED ON AGE-APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES. 5. THE MOTHER'S MILK BANK DEPOSITORY AT EXCELA SQUARE AT NORWIN REMAINS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES IN THE COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, THE MILK BANK WAS CLOSED FOR SEVEN MONTHS, MARCH TO SEPTEMBER 2020. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, A TOTAL OF 1,468 OUNCES OF MILK WERE DONATED TO THE MOTHER'S MILK BANK. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | 6. THE EXCELA HEALTH DIABETES TEAM CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY LIONS CLUB FOR AN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOR DIABETES PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. MODELING THE PROCESS FROM EAST MCKEESPORT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, THIS PROGRAM AIDS DIABETICS WITH PURCHASING MEDICATIONS TO MONITOR THEIR A1C LEVELS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A ONE-MONTH SUPPLY AND ONE REFILL, ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO HAVE AMPLE TIME TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. ONCE THE PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED BY THEIR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, THE PROVIDER WILL SEND THE DIABETES PRESCRIPTION(S) TO WESTMORELAND OUTPATIENT PHARMACY AND WILL GIVE AN APPLICATION TO THE PATIENT. ONCE THE PATIENT COMPLETES THE APPLICATION, THEY WILL TAKE IT TO THE PHARMACY. ABOUT FIVE INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND THE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO GROW MOVING FORWARD. 7. THE HOLIDAY SEASON CAN BE FULL OF EXCITEMENT, WONDER AND DELIGHT, BUT, FOR MANY, IT IS A PAINFUL REMINDER OF GRIEF AND LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE IS DEDICATED TO SERVING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH QUALITY HOSPICE CARE, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND STANDARD MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT. EVERY YEAR, THE HOME CARE & HOSPICE TEAM HOSTS A HOSPICE ITALIAN CHRISTMAS, A FUNDRAISING EVENT CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE TEAM AND HIGHLIGHTING A HEART-FELT TESTIMONIAL OF A PATIENT WHO WAS A RECIPIENT OF HOSPICE CARE. DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE EVENT WAS SUSPENDED FOR 2020. IN PLACE OF THE EVENT, THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT A SOLICITATION LETTER TO PREVIOUS SPONSORS AND DONORS ASKING FOR THEIR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE PATIENTS. INCLUDED IN THE LETTER WAS A TESTIMONIAL FROM A FAMILY WHO RECEIVED HOSPICE SERVICES FOR THEIR LOVED ONE. THE COMMITTEE'S EFFORTS RESULTED IN A VERY GENEROUS RESPONSE: ABOUT $21,000 WAS RAISED THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN. 8. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IS ONE OF THE TOP, LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS WHY EXCELA HEALTH HEAVILY FOCUSES ON HEART DISEASE AWARENESS, RISK MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. WHILE THE ONGOING PANDEMIC PREVENTED HEART HEALTH SPECIAL EVENTS FROM OCCURRING, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ABLE TO PROMOTE ITS PREMIER HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE, CARDIOVASCULAR AND CARDIOTHORACIC PHYSICIANS AND SERVICE LINES TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: A. AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GREATER PITTSBURGH HEART WALK IN 2020, EXCELA HEALTH WAS NAMED A TOP SPONSOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GREATER PITTSBURGH HEART WALK. EMPLOYEES WERE ENCOURAGED TO FORM WALK TEAMS AND TO WALK "VIRTUALLY" WHEREVER THEY WERE LOCATED, WHETHER AT HOME OR ON THE GO. ONE OF EXCELA'S CLINICAL PHARMACISTS IN THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC WAS NOMINATED AS THE FEATURED TEAM CAPTAIN; SHE WAS A 10-YEAR CARDIAC SURVIVOR AND HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR ALMOST HALF OF HER LIFE. THROUGH HER STORY AND COMBINED PHYSICIAN CHAMPIONS AND STAFF PARTICIPATION, THE SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO RAISE MORE THAN $16,000 FOR HEART HEALTH. B. HEART FAILURE CLINIC ROTARY ROAD TOURS EXCELA HEALTH RECENTLY REVAMPED AND REBRANDED THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC LOCATED NEAR WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL. THE CLINIC SERVES AS A TOUCHPOINT FOR MANY CARDIOLOGY PATIENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH HEART FAILURE, PROVIDING THEM WITH ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS AND EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO TREAT AND MANAGE THEIR DIAGNOSIS. BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2021, THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC NURSE NAVIGATOR ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LOCAL ROTARY MEETINGS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. DURING THESE ROTARY ROAD TOUR SESSIONS, SHE PRESENTED THE SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE AND HOW THE CLINIC EXTENDS SUPPORT TO PATIENTS REGARDING DIET, NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXCELA HEALTH HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE WAS ALSO MENTIONED TO ROTARY MEMBERS, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, THORACIC AND VASCULAR PROCEDURES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. A TOTAL OF 56 ROTARY MEMBERS ACROSS FIVE ROTARIES PARTICIPATED IN THESE FACE-TO-FACE AND VIRTUAL TOURS. C. RADIO INTERVIEW PARTNERSHIPS AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ABOVE, EXCELA HEALTH PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL LOCAL RADIO NETWORKS TO PROMOTE SERVICES AND PROCEDURES OFFERED THROUGH THE HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE. TOPICS INCLUDED HEART FAILURE, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND THE WATCHMAN PROCEDURE FOR PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPAIR (TAVR) FOR PATIENTS WITH AORTIC STENOSIS. FIVE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH EXCELA HEALTH CARDIOLOGISTS AND CLINICIANS (SEVERAL INTERVIEWS AIRED MULTIPLE TIMES) WITH A REACH OF MORE THAN 65,000 LISTENERS ACROSS WESTMORELAND COUNTY. 9. CORE EXCELA HEALTH IS A PROUD PROPONENT OF THE CENTER FOR ORGAN RECOVERY AND EDUCATION (CORE) AND ANNUALLY HOSTS EMPLOYEE AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING PENNSYLVANIA DONOR DAYS, CORE NATIONAL BLUE/GREEN DAY AND CORE FLAG RAISING CEREMONIES AT SELECT CAMPUSES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 13 EXCELA EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THESE CEREMONIAL EVENTS. 10. EMS OUTREACH/MUTUAL AID FIRST RESPONDER DAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EXCELA HEALTH SHOWS GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO EMS PERSONNEL AND FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FORM OF HOLIDAY MEAL VOUCHERS, SNACKS AND TREATS IN THE EMS LOUNGES AND OTHER SMALL GIFTS. ADDITIONALLY, EXCELA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EMS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL AS PARTICIPATION IN OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE EMSI CONFERENCE, HELD ANNUALLY, WENT VIRTUAL IN 2021. EXCELA HEALTH'S DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AT FRICK HOSPITAL SERVED AS A GUEST PRESENTER DURING THE CONFERENCE AND ABOUT 1,000 EMS PERSONNEL AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE. IN APRIL 2021, MUTUAL AID HELD A FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY DAY, INVITING LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND. EXCELA LATROBE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TEAM MEMBERS HOSTED HOSTED A SMALL WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, TEACHING THEM ABOUT FIRST AID TECHNIQUES AND HOW TO BUILD A BASIC FIRST AID KIT. EXCELA PROVIDED THE FIRST AID KIT MATERIALS AS WELL AS COLORING BOOKS AND CRAYONS AND STROKE AWARENESS EDUCATION FLYERS AND COLORING PAGES TO HELP CHILDREN KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE ATTACK. ABOUT 30 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THIS ACTIVITY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR CAREERS AFTER GRADUATION, EXCELA HEALTH IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. PRESENTATIONS FROM EXCELA HEALTH CLINICAL LEADERSHIP AND STAFF AS WELL AS ON-CAMPUS TOURS OF DEPARTMENTS AND FACILITIES PRESENT A SNAPSHOT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMITMENT TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE HEALTH CARE LEADERS. 1. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, EXCELA HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN "TEACHER IN THE WORKFORCE" VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATION PERSONNEL IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS PART OF THE COUNTY'S OVERALL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM INVITES TEACHERS FROM SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HEAR FROM EXCELA HEALTH RECRUITMENT STAFF ABOUT CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE FIELDS AND THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY INTO THOSE SPECIFIC CAREERS. THREE SESSIONS WERE HELD IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND ABOUT 95 TEACHING PERSONNEL ATTENDED THESE WORKSHOPS. AT CHURCHES, MALLS AND SCORES OF OTHER VENUES, FOR YOUTH, SENIORS AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN, HEALTH-RELATED EVENTS ARE OFFERED. IN THIS MANNER PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A COURSE OF WELLNESS, FIND NEEDED SUPPORT, LEARN ABOUT OUR CAPABILITIES AND HOW THEY CAN HELP, OR DISCOVER SUSPECTED OR UNKNOWN HEALTH CONDITIONS EARLY ON, SO TREATMENT CAN BEGIN, OFFERING THE BEST POSSIBLE CHANCE FOR CARE AND CURE. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY CONTACTS INCLUDE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH THE WELL-BEING CENTER, EXCELA'S OBGYN PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS. BY REACHING BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL WALLS OF ITS HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING THE MANY, VARIED MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE, EXCELA HEALTH CAN DIRECT CARE WHERE IT IS MOST ACCESSIBLE AND MOST NEEDED. EXCELA HEALTH ALSO OFFERS NUMEROUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS AVENUES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES WITH ON-SITE GYMS, EMPLOYEE HEALTH FAIRS AND MORE. ACROSS EXCELA HEALTH, TO KEEP INDIVIDUALS HEALTHY AND DISEASE-FREE, CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION IS PAID TO WELLNESS THROUGH THE WELL-BEING CENTER, EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND THEIR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. DUE TO THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, MANY PROGRAMS/INITIATIVES WERE RESTRICTED AND SUSPENDED, RESULTING IN DECREASED AMOUNTS OF EXPENDED MONIES AND POPULATIONS SERVED: |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | WELL-BEING CENTER/OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS MONIES EXPENDED POPULATIONS SERVED TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF WELLNESS AND AVAILABLE WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES FREE TO THE PUBLIC VIA EXCELA'S WELL-BEING CENTER, SPEAKER'S BUREAU AND MORE $242,059 TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF FLU BY PROVIDING FLU VACCINES FOR EMPLOYEES AND OTHER STAFF FOR A HEALTHIER POPULATION WHILE CONTAINING THE SPREAD OF FLU AMONG THE HEALTH SYSTEM POPULATIONS EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACT EMPLOYEES RECEIVING THE FLU VACCINE: $2,790 COST ABSORBED FOR PROVIDING VACCINE: $80,815 LIVES TOUCHED THROUGH THE WELL-BEING CENTER PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS VIA DIABETES EDUCATION, PRE-NATAL CLASSES AND MORE 5,339 COST ABSORBED FOR PROVIDING BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS TO EMPLOYEES $117,670 FURTHER, EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO MOVE BEYOND ITS WALLS TO STRENGTHEN BONDS WITH ITS COMMUNITIES AND TOUCH LIVES WELL BEYOND THOSE WHO ENTER ITS DOORS THROUGH AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM. IN THESE OUTREACH VENUES, EXCELA HEALTH CAN BRIDGE THE GULF FOR THOSE WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT SEEK CARE, PURSUE WELLNESS MEASURES OR KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HEALTH INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WERE EXPENDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE EXCELA HEALTH MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION: COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITY/CHARITABLE GIVING MONIES EXPENDED -POPULATIONS SERVED COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, SCREENINGS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS $366,177 LIVES TOUCHED THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH/WELLNESS EFFORTS 399,773 FREE SCREENINGS PERFORMED (INCLUDES BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS FROM MALL WALKERS COMMUNITY PROGRAM EVENTS) 782 COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLICATIONS $61,105 COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS $163,000 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES RAISING THEIR LEVEL OF EDUCATION ULTIMATELY BENEFITING THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED $672,652 VOLUNTEER HOURS DONATED SYSTEM-WIDE NUMBER INCLUDES VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE INACTIVE/RETIRED $14,194 HOSPICE VOLUNTEER HOURS DONATED $1,922 HOSPICE VOLUNTEER MILEAGE TRACKED AS AN IN-KIND DONATION $4,993 THE EMPLOYEES CHARITABLE TRUST FUND: EXCELA HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYEES WHO, DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, DONATED A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR PAY TO AID FELLOW EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY CAUSES AND THE SYSTEM'S FOUNDATIONS, DISPERSED: -TO THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, DESIGNATED FOR THE NEONATAL UNIT AND HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE $2,500 - OTHER EXTERNAL AID $23,000 -INTERNAL AID $8,050 -OTHER (ACCOUNTING, MISC.) $2,000 TOTAL $35,550 IT'S ALL ABOUT A CALL TO ACTION. AND THOSE ACTIONS TRANSLATE TO ASSUMING A PURPOSED LEADERSHIP ROLE AS EXCELA HEALTH SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND ENHANCE QUALITY IN NEW AND ENLIGHTENED WAYS. FROM ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO PROFESSIONAL STAFF, EXCELA CONTINUES TO FOCUS ITS SIGHTS ON WHAT PEOPLE NEED MOST THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE, AS CLOSE TO HOME AS POSSIBLE, WITH THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND EXPERTISE TO DELIVER THAT CARE. A STATISTICAL LOOK AT EXCELA HEALTH AS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION, EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO LOOK AT WAYS TO CONSOLIDATE, INTEGRATE AND INITIATE PRACTICES AND PROCESSES THAT CAN SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH SYSTEM NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. AS STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, IT IS EXCELA'S DUTY TO DO SO, AND THE IMPACT IT CREATES AT THIS MOMENT WILL BECOME PART OF ITS HISTORY SPANNING MORE THAN 120 YEARS. SYSTEM FY2021 LICENSED BEDS 578 STAFFED BEDS 469 EMPLOYEES 4,383 INSERVICE AND HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS 300 HOSPITAL AUXILIARY/AID SOCIETY MEMBERS 101 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS & OBSERVATIONS 26,928 NEWBORNS 1,138 ACUTE CARE PATIENT DAYS 95,962 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS 79,551 OP REGISTRATIONS 690,788 EXCELA HEALTH SERVICE AREA EXCELA HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF 91 SPECIFIC ZIP CODES ACROSS THREE COUNTIES. COUNTY POPULATION SERVED WESTMORELAND 260,692 FAYETTE 39,222 INDIANA 18,284 TOTAL SERVICE AREA 318,198 IN ADDITION TO ITS HOSPITALS, EXCELA HEALTH IS A SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN WESTMORELAND AND PARTS OF FAYETTE COUNTIES AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NONPROFIT SUBSIDIARIES: EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE CAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PA WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AND ITS HEALTH CARE-RELATED SUBSIDIARIES UNDER THE EXCELA HEALTH HOLDING COMPANY UMBRELLA: EXCELA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (FORMERLY CALLED THE EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES) ENCOMPASSING BARIATRIC SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, ENT, FAMILY MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, HOSPITALIST PROGRAM, INTERNAL MEDICINE, INTENSIVIST PROGRAM, NEUROLOGY, OBGYN, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, PAIN MEDICINE, PALLIATIVE CARE, PHYSIATRY, THORACIC SURGERY AND VASCULAR SURGERY. MEDCARE EQUIPMENT COMPANY EXCELA HEALTH DIVERSIFIED SERVICES EXCELA HEALTH VENTURES, LLC EXCELA HEALTH ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES, LLC EXCELA HEALTH RECIPROCAL RISK RETENTION GROUP WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL OVER A CENTURY AGO, WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL OPENED ITS DOORS TO A COMMUNITY IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE AND THUS BEGAN A "HEALTHY" PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS NOT ONLY ENDURED BUT FLOURISHED. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO SERVED AS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS FLEDGLING HOSPITAL SET A STANDARD BY WHICH ALL FUTURE LEADERS WOULD BE MEASURED, ONE THAT EMBODIED THE TENETS OF HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVENESS AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, ALL CLOSE TO HOME. AS A 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN THE HEART OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL HAS SOUGHT TO ABIDE BY THOSE TENETS WHILE NAVIGATING THE WATERS OF INDUSTRY CHANGE, ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS, ALWAYS WITH A CLEAR FOCUS ON ITS MISSION OF "IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH." TODAY, WESTMORELAND, WITH 375 LICENSED BEDS, PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES WHILE SERVING AS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER, CARING FOR FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHERS. WESTMORELAND FY2021 PATIENT ADMISSIONS 13,561 OBSERVATION CASES 2,704 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS/OBSERVATIONS 16,265 NEWBORNS 1,138 ACUTE CARE PATIENT DAYS 63,330 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS 35,852 IP OR PROCEDURES 3,522 OP OR PROCEDURES 7,295 TOTAL OR PROCEDURES 10,817 IP GI PROCEDURES 778 OP GI PROCEDURES 3,634 TOTAL GI PROCEDURES 4,412 TOTAL LAB PROCEDURES & TESTS 1,605,456 OP REGISTRATIONS 342,836 OP IMAGING PROCEDURES 114,624 PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS 228,015 BECAUSE EXCELA WESTMORELAND FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT ITS MISSION IS INCLUSIVE AND SPEAKS TO ITS TRUEST SENSE OF COMMUNITY COMMITMENT, THE HOSPITAL AND ITS EMPLOYEES REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION: ABSORB BAD DEBT AND PROVIDE CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE: $4,572,769 95 VOLUNTEERS DONATE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS: 4,523 HOURS PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS: $27,122 FAMILY ADDITIONS MATERNITY OFFERS MATERNITY CARE IN A HOME-LIKE ATMOSPHERE FEATURING 10 LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY SUITES (LDRS) WITH OPERATING SUITES FOR CESAREAN OR HIGH RISK BIRTHS, A SPECIAL CARE (LEVEL II) NURSERY STAFFED WITH A NEONATOLOGIST AND NEONATOLOGY PRACTITIONERS AND PEDIATRIC CARE. SERVICES FOR WOMEN PLANNING OR CONSIDERING PREGNANCY ARE OFFERED ALONG WITH GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FEATURES A 32-BED ADULT INPATIENT PROGRAM AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, REACHING INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. THE CRISIS CENTER CONTINUES TO OPERATE, ACCOMMODATING INDIVIDUALS WITH MULTIPLE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS THROUGH A "LIVING ROOM MODEL" OF CRISIS INTERVENTION. THE CRISIS CENTER HAS BECOME A CENTRAL EVALUATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY, SERVING 1,030 INDIVIDUALS IN PSYCHIATRIC CRISES THROUGH THE CRISIS CENTER AND 1,527 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EMERGENCY SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL HOUSES EXTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING A SHORT STAY SURGERY UNIT, DIABETES SERVICES, A FULL COMPLEMENT OF IMAGING SERVICES INCLUDING FIXED-SITE AND OPEN MRI UNITS, A BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER, A LARGE, NEWLY RENOVATED CRITICAL CARE UNIT WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART FEATURES AND AN INTENSIVIST PROGRAM (OFFERING 24-HOUR-A-DAY, IN-HOUSE PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST COVERAGE IN THE CRITICAL CARE AREAS) AND EMERGENCY CARE. THE WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO SEE PATIENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AND ALL STAGES OF ILLNESS AND INJURY. WITHIN ITS REFURBISHED SPACE, THE DEPARTMENT SAW 35,852 INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER THE HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT EXCELA HEALTH OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, COMPASSIONATE CARE, HIGHLY ADVANCED MEDICAL EXPERTISE REFLECTED IN EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCE COMMENSURATE WITH HIGH VOLUMES. THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE SPANS EMERGENCY CARE FOR QUICK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK AND RELATED CONDITIONS TO DIAGNOSTIC CARE, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGERY, A REVAMPED, ROBUST HEART FAILURE CLINIC, AN A-FIB CLINIC AND CARDIAC/PULMONARY REHABILITATION. OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE IS THE FACT THAT AREA RESIDENTS NO LONGER NEED TO TRAVEL GREAT DISTANCES FOR TOP QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE HEART CARE, PARTICULARLY WITH WESTMORELAND COUNTY HOLDING THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF HAVING A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF HEART DISEASE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE. HERE, PATIENTS CAN FIND CARE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY KNOWING THAT EXCELA HEALTH SEEKS AND MEETS STRINGENT STANDARDS OF CARE AND QUALITY. AS THE CENTERPIECE OF EXCELA HEALTH'S SYSTEM-WIDE CARDIAC EXPERTISE, THIS INTERVENTIONAL INSTITUTE HOUSES THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABS AND A 64-SLICE CT SCANNER; ALLOWS FOR HIGH-VOLUME OPEN HEART SURGERY (THREE CARDIOVASCULAR OPERATING ROOMS WITH TWO DEDICATED TO OPEN HEART PROCEDURES AS WELL AS A 16-BED CARDIAC CARE UNIT, 52 TELEMETRY BEDS AND A DEDICATED NURSING STAFF); HAS AN IMAGING DEPARTMENT WITH ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, CARDIAC CT, CARDIAC MRI AND A VASCULAR LAB, AND ALL RELATED TECHNOLOGIES ALONG WITH THE EXPERIENCED MEDICAL STAFF FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY AND EXCELLENT SURVIVAL RATES. A NEW HYBRID OPERATING ROOM BECAME AVAILABLE IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY AND CAPABILITY OF EXCELA'S CARDIAC CARE SERVICES. THIS MODERN SURGICAL SUITE LIMITS THE PATIENT'S NEED FOR TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL FOR IMAGING SERVICES, ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO RECEIVE QUALITY CARE ALL IN ONE PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, THE HYBRID OPERATING ROOM PROVIDES PHYSICIANS THE FLEXIBILITY TO TRANSITION MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES TO OPEN HEART PROCEDURES SHOULD THE NEED ARISE AND ALLOWS THE SURGICAL TEAM TO UTILIZE ADVANCED INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES. THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES OF THE HYBRID OPERATING ROOM BENEFIT THE PATIENT AND MEDICAL TEAM, LEADING TO INCREASED PATIENT SAFETY AND OFTEN DECREASES THE AMOUNT OF TIME A PATIENT IS UNDER ANESTHESIA. WITH THE RECRUITMENT OF ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS AND CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS, EXCELA HEALTH OFFERS ATRIAL ABLATION TO CORRECT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (A-FIB) AND SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA (SVT). ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS WITH A-FIB ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A PROCEDURE CALLED WATCHMAN, AN IMPLANT DESIGNED TO DECREASE BLOOD CLOTS CAUSED BY STROKE AND ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR BLOOD THINNERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, TWO NEW PROCEDURES WERE INTRODUCED TO THE CARDIOVASCULAR COMPILATION OF SERVICES. TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS (NARROWING OR RESTRICTION OF BLOOD FLOW TO HEART VALVE). THIS SURGICAL PROCEDURE TAKES LESS THAN AN HOUR TO COMPLETE, AND THE PATIENT'S RECOVERY TIME IN THE HOSPITAL IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL OPEN HEART SURGERY. EXCELA HEALTH IS THE FIRST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO OFFER A MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE CALLED TRANSCAROTID ARTERY REVASCULARIZATION (TCAR). PATIENTS WITH CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE (CAD) ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR A STROKE ATTACK DUE TO THE BUILDUP OF PLAQUE IN THE TWO MAIN ARTERIES IN THE NECK. TCAR PROVIDES A SAFE AND ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR TREATING CAD PATIENTS, AND IT IS DESIGNED TO REPAIR CAROTID DAMAGE AND DECREASE FUTURE STROKE RISK. PROCEDURES PERFORMED: WESTMORELAND FY2021 OPEN HEART SURGERIES 401 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS 3,250 ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDIES 24 DEVICE IMPLANTATIONS 414 ABLATIONS 163 OUTPATIENT CARDIAC REHABILITATION VISITS (ALL SITES) 12,036 ADDITIONALLY, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HAVE FURTHER INCREASED SURVIVAL RATES OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A CARDIAC EVENT. TWELVE-LEAD EKG TRANSMISSION A PRE-HOSPITAL PROGRAM, 12-LEAD EKG TRANSMISSION BRINGS TOGETHER MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES TO AID IN PATIENT DIAGNOSIS, EXPEDITE CARE AND MINIMIZE HEART DAMAGE. THIS PROGRAM REDUCES THE TIME TO CARDIAC INTERVENTION SIGNIFICANTLY, IN FACT, BELOW STATE AVERAGES, WHICH HAS IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR HEART ATTACK VICTIMS. THE GOAL HAS BEEN FOR EACH PATIENT TRANSPORTED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO SKIP THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT AND GO DIRECTLY TO THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY. FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S EFFORTS, THEY HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AS A MODEL AMONG THE MEMBERS OF ITS MISSION LIFELINE COALITION IN PENNSYLVANIA. HYPOTHERMIC TREATMENT OF CARDIAC ARRESTS PATIENTS SUFFERING A CARDIAC ARREST HAVE A HIGH RATE OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH CARDIAC ARREST DIE BEFORE THEY REACH A HOSPITAL. STUDIES ALSO HAVE INDICATED THAT COOLING A PATIENT'S CORE BODY TEMPERATURE IMPROVES THOSE ODDS. HYPOTHERMIA THERAPY, MOST OFTEN BEGUN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, CAN ALSO BE STARTED IN A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY, A CRITICAL CARE OR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OR IN THE FIELD BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS. MANY EMS PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO INITIATE HYPOTHERMIA THERAPY IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING EXCELA HEALTH'S EMS CREWS AT FRICK HOSPITAL. EXCELA WESTMORELAND ALSO SUPPORTS TRANSPARENT PUBLIC REPORTING OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY DATA AND PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CATH/PCI R SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGERY REGISTRY AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY ICD REGISTRY CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID HOSPITAL COMPARE (WWW.HOSPITALCOMPARE.HHS.GOV) THE HEART, LUNG & VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT EXCELA WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL RECEIVED RECOGNITION BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT FOR 2021-2022, DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE AREAS OF HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE AND COPD TREATMENT, AND HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HAS DESIGNATED EXCELA'S PROGRAM AS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER PLUS FOR CARDIAC CARE. EXCELA WESTMORELAND ALSO RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES" HEART FAILURE QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND CONTINUES TO RECEIVE MISSION: LIFELINE STEMI RECEIVING CENTER CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE ACC/AHA. PATIENTS ARE ALSO INTRODUCED TO A COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM CONSISTING OF EXERCISE AND EDUCATION AS WELL AS SUPPORT SERVICES AND HOME HEALTH CARE, IF NEEDED. WE'RE EXPECTING YOU FAMILY ADDITIONS MATERNITY AT WESTMORELAND EXPERT CARE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION ARE THE HALLMARKS OF FAMILY ADDITIONS MATERNITY WHERE EXCELA WESTMORELAND CONTINUES THE TRADITION OF PROVIDING PARENTS-TO-BE WITH A WARM, CARING ENVIRONMENT COUPLED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY. EXCELA WESTMORELAND UNDERSTANDS THAT BECOMING A MOM IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE BIRTH BUT THE BEGINNING OF AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, ONE IN WHICH THEY HELP WOMEN AND THEIR GROWING FAMILIES ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE WHILE PROVIDING CARE AND SUPPORT THAT CAN LAST A LIFETIME. IT STARTS WITH A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES WHERE INDIVIDUALS LEARN ABOUT PREGNANCY, PARENTING, CARE FOR THE NEW INFANT AND SO MUCH MORE. PRENATAL TESTING IS AVAILABLE AS IS NUTRITIONAL ADVICE FOR KEEPING MOTHER AND BABY HEALTHY AND HAPPY. BIRTHING CLASSES ARE OFFERED FOR MOM, THE BABY'S FATHER AND EVEN SIBLINGS. GRANDPARENTING CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE WHEN THE EXTENDED FAMILY IS MORE INTIMATELY INVOLVED. RECOGNIZED AS A 2020 BEST MATERNITY HOSPITAL BY NEWSWEEK AND CRIBS FOR KIDS SAFE SLEEP LEADER, THIS AWARD-WINNING UNIT FEATURES 10 WELL-APPOINTED LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY (LDRS) SUITES WITH ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME BUT EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. THERE IS ALSO A SPECIAL CARE (LEVEL II) NURSERY FOR INFANTS BORN PREMATURELY WITH VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT OR OTHER DIFFICULTIES, PROVIDING 'ROUND-THE-CLOCK CARE BY CERTIFIED NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND NEONATOLOGISTS. PEDIATRICIANS ARE ALSO CLOSE BY TO ADDRESS SPECIAL NEWBORN NEEDS. ALSO AVAILABLE ARE PRIVATE, POSTPARTUM ROOMS WITH PULL-OUT BEDS FOR DADS AND OPERATING ROOMS ON THE SAME FLOOR FOR CESAREAN SECTIONS, COMFORTABLE WAITING ROOMS AND A NEWBORN PHOTO SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | BONDING WITH BABY BEGINS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING DELIVERY THROUGH THE 24/7 COUPLET CARE, WHICH MEANS BABY "ROOMS IN", SO THE NURSING TEAM CAN HELP PREPARE THE NEW FAMILY FOR LIFE AT HOME. A CELEBRATORY DINNER IS ALSO OFFERED AFTER BABY'S BIRTH. BIRTHS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 REACHED 1,138. RECOGNIZED AS A "BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY WORKPLACE" BY THE BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY WORKPLACE COLLABORATIVE AND THE PENNSYLVANIA BREASTFEEDING COALITION, EXCELA HEALTH OFFERS THE SUPPORT WOMEN NEED TO BREASTFEED THE BABY SUCCESSFULLY. LACTATION CONSULTANTS ARE HERE BEFORE DELIVERY WITH PRENATAL EDUCATION AND SEE EVERY MOM DURING THE HOSPITAL STAY. ONCE MOM AND BABY ARE HOME, THE LACTATION CONSULTANTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION. EXCELA HEALTH VOLUNTEER SERVICES, ALONG WITH THE MATERNITY UNIT, INSTITUTED A PROGRAM CALLED THE VOLUNTEER CUDDLER PROGRAM. VOLUNTEER "CUDDLERS" PROVIDE HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE ATTENTION TO INFANTS WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S SPECIAL CARE (LEVEL II) NURSERY. BABIES BORN WITH ADDICTIONS ARE HELPED THROUGH THIS PROVEN METHOD OF HUMAN TOUCHING AND INTERACTION. MAKING CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE OUTPATIENT CARE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ITS COMMUNITIES, EXCELA WESTMORELAND CONTINUES TO OFFER SERVICES, ALL WITH THE PURPOSE OF KEEPING ITS COMMUNITIES HEALTHY. THE DIABETES CENTER TENDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY'S DIABETIC POPULATION, WHICH IS 12 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL WESTMORELAND COUNTY POPULATION. DIABETES EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 456 PATIENTS AT WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL, 35 OF WHICH RECEIVED TELEHEALTH EDUCATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. ABOUT EIGHT PATIENTS RECEIVED OUTPATIENT EDUCATION AT EXCELA SQUARE AT NORWIN. THE DIABETES CENTER ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION TO PERSONAL CARE AND GROUP HOMES, SEEING 287 PATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. OTHER CLINICS INCLUDE THE EXCELA HEALTH OUTPATIENT SERVICES, OUTPATIENT LABS AND IMAGING STATIONS (QUIKDRAW AND QUIKDRAW PLUS) AND THE SHORT STAY SURGERY SUITE. VARIED PROCEDURES TOTALED: IP OR PROCEDURES 3,522 OP OR PROCEDURES 7,295 TOTAL OR PROCEDURES 10,817 IP GI PROCEDURES 778 OP GI PROCEDURES 3,634 TOTAL GI PROCEDURES 4,412 TOTAL LAB PROCEDURES & TESTS 1,605,456 OP REGISTRATIONS 342,836 OP IMAGING PROCEDURES 114,624 FRICK HOSPITAL AT THE START OF THE 20TH CENTURY, THE WHEELS OF PROGRESS WERE TURNING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT. WITH THE HELP OF A DONATION BEQUEATHED BY A FORMER RESIDENT, A CHARTER FOR A DISPENSARY WAS GRANTED AND LATER THAT SAME YEAR, IN SEPTEMBER 1902, A HOSPITAL CHARTER WAS APPROVED. TODAY, FRICK HOSPITAL, A 33-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL, OFFERS GENERAL ACUTE CARE SERVICES, SURGICAL SERVICES, REHABILITATION SERVICES, OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND MORE. BEYOND THAT, THE HOSPITAL IS STAFFED WITH HIGHLY TRAINED, HOME-GROWN PROFESSIONALS; FRIENDS TAKING CARE OF FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION SHARED EXPERIENCE FOSTERS. THE PHYSICIANS ARE DEDICATED TO QUALITY AND CARING IN EQUAL MEASURE WITH A COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY NOT OFTEN SEEN IN MORE URBAN AREAS. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF EXCELA HEALTH, FRICK EXPANDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INCLUDE WOMEN'S CARE SERVICES, PROVIDING A RANGE OF BREAST HEALTH SERVICES AND BONE DENSITY SCANNING AS WELL AS AN OUTPATIENT SERVICES CENTER FEATURING A CENTRALIZED OUTPATIENT REGISTRATION AREA WITH QUICK, CONVENIENT PATIENT REGISTRATION SURROUNDED BY A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT TESTING AREAS AND SERVICES, DRAWING TOGETHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE, PULMONARY FUNCTION LAB, STRESS LAB, EKG, EEG, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, X-RAY, ULTRASOUND AND MAMMOGRAPHY FOR "ONE-STOP SHOPPING." ALWAYS AN OBJECT OF COMMUNITY PRIDE AND COMMUNITY LIFE, FRICK HOSPITAL ALSO BOASTS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFFED WITH BOARD CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS. SERVING SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND AND NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES, FRICK HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS ENHANCED SURGICAL SERVICES. EXCELA HEALTH INVESTED MORE THAN $15 MILLION IN THE FRICK COMMUNITY TO DESIGN AN INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR THE NORTHERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHERN WESTMORELAND COUNTY REGION. THE COMPLETED PROJECT BOASTS A MEDICAL MALL CONCEPT WITH LAB, IMAGING AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, SPECIALTY SERVICES AND EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS. PHASE I OF THIS PROJECT BEGAN WITH A $2 MILLION REMODEL OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. PHASES II AND III BOASTED RENOVATIONS TO THE LOBBY AREA AND CAF, ENHANCED DIAGNOSTICS WITH RAPID RESULTS AND RENOVATIONS TO THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS FOR MEDICAL SPECIALTY OFFICES. PHASE IV ADDED A COMBINED FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE WITH THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND A NEW SPACE FOR AN INTERNAL MEDICINE PRACTICE AS WELL AS ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE. PHASE V WAS COMPLETED IN LATE 2019 AND INCLUDED THE CONVERGENCE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY/GI, UPMC HILLMAN CANCER CENTER AT ARNOLD PALMER PAVILION (EXCELA HEALTH JOINT VENTURE WITH UPMC FOR CANCER CARE) AND THE EXCELA HEALTH ADVANCED LUNG CENTER. THIS 501(C)(3) HOSPITAL HAS ALSO GARNERED THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR QUALITY, IS A PRESS GANEY PATIENT SATISFACTION LEADER AND IS AMONG THE TOP 200 CODING HOSPITALS NAMED BY INGENIX. LIKE ITS SISTER HOSPITALS, FRICK READILY EMBRACES THE MISSION OF "IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH." FRICK FY2021 PATIENT ADMISSIONS 1,982 OBSERVATION CASES 518 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS/OBSERVATIONS 2,500 NEWBORNS 0 ACUTE CARE PATIENT DAYS 8,216 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS 20,020 IP OR PROCEDURES 39 OP OR PROCEDURES 2,496 TOTAL OR PROCEDURES 2,535 IP GI PROCEDURES 106 OP GI PROCEDURES 2,001 TOTAL GI PROCEDURES 2,107 TOTAL LAB PROCEDURES & TESTS 458,716 OP REGISTRATIONS 109,938 OP IMAGING PROCEDURES 48,336 PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS 36,023 BECAUSE EXCELA FRICK HOSPITAL FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT ITS MISSION IS INCLUSIVE AND SPEAKS TO ITS TRUEST SENSE OF COMMUNITY COMMITMENT, IT REINVESTS IN ITS COMMUNITIES IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION: ABSORB BAD DEBT AND PROVIDE CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE: $1,243,429 55 VOLUNTEERS DONATE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS: 4,114 HOURS PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS: $3,964 OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPECIALTY THERAPY SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE HERE. LOYAL TO THEIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, AREA RESIDENTS VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY TASKS THAT ALLOW THE HOSPITAL TO RUN SMOOTHLY. QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE THE FRICK HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXCELA FRICK'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT SATISFACTION, RANKING AS A LEADER AMONG SIMILAR-SIZED HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SERVING AS A MODEL FOR THE REST OF EXCELA HEALTH. PATIENTS PRAISE THE RAPID ENTRY PROGRAM THAT SHORTENS WAITING TIMES AND THE EFFICIENCY, WARM WELCOME AND EXCELLENT CARE THAT KEEPS THEM COMING BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR NAMES. IN FACT, THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAW 20,020 PATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. MAKING CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE- OUTPATIENT CARE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ITS COMMUNITIES, EXCELA FRICK HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO OFFER OUTPATIENT CARE AS WELL AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES. THE DIABETES CENTER TENDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY'S DIABETIC POPULATION, WHICH IS 12 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL WESTMORELAND COUNTY POPULATION. DIABETES EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 75 PATIENTS AT FRICK HOSPITAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, SIX OF WHICH RECEIVED TELEHEALTH EDUCATION. OTHER OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES INCLUDE: IP OR PROCEDURES 39 OP OR PROCEDURES 2,496 TOTAL OR PROCEDURES 2,535 IP GI PROCEDURES 106 OP GI PROCEDURES 2,001 TOTAL GI PROCEDURES 2,107 TOTAL LAB PROCEDURES & TESTS 458,716 OP REGISTRATIONS 109,938 OP IMAGING PROCEDURES 48,336 |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | LATROBE HOSPITAL IN LATROBE, PRACTICING PHYSICIANS TRAVELED BY HORSE-DRAWN BUGGY AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT THROUGH ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TO REACH THE BEDSIDE OF STRICKEN PATIENTS. THESE DEDICATED SOULS NOT ONLY JOURNEYED FAR TO ADMINISTER MEDICAL CARE BUT ALSO BLAZED THE WAY FOR A LOCAL HOSPITAL TO BE BUILT. THAT WAS 1907. TODAY, THIS 170-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL OFFERS A SPECIAL BLEND OF CONCERN AND COMPASSION, CREATING A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR PATIENTS IN LATROBE HOSPITAL, SERVING THE EASTERN PORTION OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTY. COMPASSIONATE, EXPERT AND HIGH QUALITY CARE ARE THE TRAITS MOST PROFOUNDLY EMBODIED BY ITS PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND ALL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, INSPIRING TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN A LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOSPITAL. THERE'S A PRIDE IN THIS PLACE THAT TRANSCENDS THE CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE, ENSURING THE COMMUNITY'S ENDURING SUPPORT AND THE HOSPITAL'S CONTINUING SERVICE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, LATROBE PROVIDES ACUTE, SURGICAL AND SPECIALIZED CARE, WITH: LATROBE FY2021 PATIENT ADMISSIONS 5,931 OBSERVATION CASES 2,232 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS/OBSERVATIONS 8,163 ACUTE CARE PATIENT DAYS 24,416 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS 23,679 IP OR PROCEDURES 1,371 OP OR PROCEDURES 6,018 TOTAL OR PROCEDURES 7,389 IP GI PROCEDURES 406 OP GI PROCEDURES 8,354 TOTAL GI PROCEDURES 8,760 TOTAL LAB PROCEDURES & TESTS 1,062,444 OP REGISTRATIONS 238,014 OP IMAGING PROCEDURES 88,518 PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS 109,438 BECAUSE EXCELA LATROBE HOSPITAL FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT ITS MISSION IS INCLUSIVE AND SPEAKS TO ITS TRUEST SENSE OF COMMUNITY COMMITMENT, ITS EMPLOYEES REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING FASHION: ABSORB BAD DEBT AND PROVIDE CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE: $1,881,155 72 VOLUNTEERS DONATE OF THEIR TIME AND TALENTS: 3,812 HOURS PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS: $11,862 FUNDAMENTAL TO A HEALTHY COMMUNITY ARE STRONG CAPABILITIES IN INTERNAL AND FAMILY MEDICINE. LATROBE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO MANY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE PRACTICED IN THE AREA THEIR ENTIRE CAREER, AND SEVERAL ARE GRADUATES OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, AFFILIATED WITH THE JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY. AS PART OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS TO BUILD RAPPORT WITH RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY BECOME POTENTIAL PATIENTS WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND, POSSIBLY, PATIENTS OF THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES IF THEY CHOOSE TO STAY AND PRACTICE IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A FOCUS AND WITH THE HELP OF EXCELA'S EXTENSIVE RESOURCES, LATROBE HAS EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF SERVICES BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL REALM. BUT AT THE HEART OF ALL EXCELA LATROBE HOSPITAL DOES IS THE SIMPLE MESSAGE OF ITS MISSION "IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH." MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, OFFERING QUICKER RECOVERY AND LESS DISCOMFORT, IS FAST BECOMING THE NORM IN MANY SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM WITH LATROBE OFFERING A DEDICATED SUITE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO PLACE A DEDICATED EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN IN TRIAGE TO EXPEDITE CARE FOR NONTHREATENING EMERGENCIES, GIVEN THAT THEY REACH 23,679. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS RECEIVE COUNSELING, MEDICATION AND OTHER THERAPIES THROUGH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE CHILD SERVICE INCLUDES AN 11-BED, ACUTE INPATIENT PROGRAM WITH OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. ALSO PROVIDED ARE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN 31 SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN SEVEN DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND COUNTY. THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ONCE AGAIN HAS GRANTED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION TO THE CANCER PROGRAM AT EXCELA LATROBE HOSPITAL. THE ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES THE QUALITY OF COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT CARE AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO ALL OF THE VARIOUS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES INVOLVED IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CANCER. CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 1,500 COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITED PROGRAMS EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO THAT DIAGNOSE AND/OR TREAT MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH CANCER. THE FUTURE OF SURGERY TODAY MIS AND THE DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM PHYSICIANS AT LATROBE ARE DOING MORE WITH LESS MEANING SMALLER INCISIONS. USING MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES, SPECIALLY TRAINED SURGEONS OPERATE THROUGH MULTIPLE SMALL INCISIONS RATHER THAN THE SINGLE LARGER ONE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH TRADITIONAL SURGERIES. THE DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM, USED FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES, PROVIDES FOR FASTER PATIENT RECOVERY AND THE PHYSICIAN'S ABILITY TO PERFORM CASES WITH GREATER PRECISION AND VISIBILITY. WITH A ROBOT AT WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL IN ADDITION TO THE LATEST MODEL OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM AT LATROBE HOSPITAL, THIS FORM OF SURGERY CONTINUES TO GROW IN POPULARITY, WITH TRAINED GENERAL, GYNECOLOGIC, THORACIC AND UROLOGIC SURGEONS PERFORMING PROCEDURES SUCH AS HYSTERECTOMY; UTERINE FIBROID REMOVAL; PROSTATE/PROSTATE CANCER SURGERIES; BLADDER AND KIDNEY SURGERIES; COLORECTAL AND HIATAL HERNIA/ESOPHAGEAL (ACID REFLUX) SURGERIES; GALLBLADDER AND HERNIA SURGERIES, AND OTHERS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS A THORACIC SURGEON SPECIALIZING IN ROBOTIC SURGERY ON ITS MEDICAL STAFF, THUS WIDENING THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR THE POPULATION. THESE PROCEDURES TYPICALLY RESULT IN LESS PAIN, SCARRING AND BLOOD LOSS AS WELL AS A SHORTER RECOVERY TIME. WITH THE $1.5 MILLION DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM USED FOR ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERIES, PATIENTS EXPERIENCE LESS BLOOD LOSS AND POSTOPERATIVE PAIN, REALIZE A SHORTER HOSPITAL STAY AND RECOVER FASTER. THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN THE REGION OUTSIDE OF PITTSBURGH TO OFFER THE DA VINCI SYSTEM, EXCELA'S SURGEONS CAN ACHIEVE GREATER PRECISION, BETTER RANGE OF MOTION AND INCREASED VISIBILITY, OFTEN WITH IMPROVED OUTCOMES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 ALONE FOR BOTH FACILITIES, 1,120 PATIENTS (343 AT LATROBE HOSPITAL; 777 AT WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL) AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THIS ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY. THE WOMEN'S CARE SERVICES LOCATED WITHIN EXCELA SQUARE AT LATROBE SERVES AS A COMFORTABLE PLACE WHERE WOMEN CAN GET ANSWERS TO HEALTH QUESTIONS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR INCOME. HERE, CARING AND UNDERSTANDING PROFESSIONALS TREAT A WOMAN'S NEEDS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. MEMBERS OF THE EXCELA HEALTH MEDICAL STAFF SPECIALIZING IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OVERSEE THE EXAMINATION, TESTING AND TREATMENT. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, 119 PATIENTS VISITED THE FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC AND 1,738 VISITED THE PRENATAL CLINIC, ALL OF WHICH OPERATE ON A SLIDING SCALE ACCORDING TO INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE. HEALTHY WOMEN VISITS REALIZED A SLIGHT DECREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; ADDITIONALLY, THE FAMILY PLANNING VISITS DECREASED, LIKELY DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE ADAGIO PROGRAM. THE BREAKDOWN IS AS FOLLOWS: FAMILY PLANNING VISITS: 32 HEALTHY WOMEN VISITS: 87 PRE-NATAL CLINIC: 1,738 GYNE CLINIC: 279 PRE-NATAL DELIVERIES: 158 EXCELA HEALTH PARTICIPATES IN A PENNSYLVANIA STATE PROGRAM CALLED SELECT PLAN FOR WOMEN AGES 18 TO 44 WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE SERVICES. EXCELA HEALTH ALSO OFFERS THE HEALTHY WOMEN PLAN FOR WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 21 WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED AND MEET THE PROGRAM'S FINANCIAL GUIDELINES, SO THEY MIGHT RECEIVE FREE MAMMOGRAMS AND PAP SMEARS. PATIENTS UNDER AGE 18 ALSO RECEIVE FREE SERVICES. THESE CLINICS ALSO SERVE AS A CLINICAL TEACHING SITE FOR THE EXCELA HEALTH LATROBE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR RESIDENTS SPEND ONE MONTH EACH ON INPATIENT SERVICES AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS. WELLNESS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO MAKE HEALTH CARE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ITS COMMUNITIES, EXCELA LATROBE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO OFFER SERVICES IN OUTPATIENT SETTINGS INCLUDING HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES. THE DIABETES CENTER TENDS TO THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY'S DIABETIC POPULATION, WHICH IS 12 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COUNTY POPULATION. ABOUT 298 PATIENTS RECEIVED EDUCATION AT LATROBE HOSPITAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, 35 OF WHICH RECEIVED TELEHEALTH EDUCATION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. ADDITIONAL CLINICS AT BOTH LATROBE HOSPITAL AND EXCELA SQUARE AT LATROBE INCLUDE EXCELA HEALTH OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION, OUTPATIENT LABS AND IMAGING STATIONS (QUIKDRAW AND QUIKDRAW PLUS), THE SHORT PROCEDURE SUITE AND OUTPATIENT SURGERY WHERE PROCEDURES TOTALED: IP OR PROCEDURES 1,371 OP OR PROCEDURES 6,018 TOTAL OR PROCEDURES 7,389 IP GI PROCEDURES 406 OP GI PROCEDURES 8,354 TOTAL GI PROCEDURES 8,760 TOTAL LAB PROCEDURES & TESTS 1,062,444 OP REGISTRATIONS 238,014 OP IMAGING PROCEDURES 88,518 |
| FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONT) | EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE HOME HEALTH A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION PROVIDING NURSING CARE, REHABILITATION, MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES, PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE CARE IN THE HOME, NURSING HOME, HOSPITAL AND OTHER VARIED SETTINGS, EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE TENDS TO PATIENTS THROUGHOUT WESTMORELAND AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THE HOME HEALTH TEAM HAS MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE ORGANIZATION PRIDES ITSELF ON GETTING TO KNOW THE PATIENT AND LISTENING TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH CARE CONCERNS. THE HOME HEALTH TEAM, CONSISTING OF NURSES, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES, DIETITIANS, VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS, ENCOURAGES EVERYONE INVOLVED TO MAKE EACH TREATMENT PLAN A SUCCESS. THE EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE TRANSITIONAL CARE LIAISON CONTINUES TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, PERSONAL CARE HOMES, PHYSICIANS, REGIONAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC, SERVING AS A BRIDGE FOR THE HOSPITALIZED PATIENT RETURNING TO ANOTHER CARE SETTING AND A PROBLEM SOLVER FOR PHYSICIANS AND OTHER CARE PROVIDERS. REFERRALS ARE MADE VIA THE PHYSICIAN, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER, CASE MANAGER, A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OR INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER WHICH A THOROUGH HOME HEALTH ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED. WHILE HOME HEALTH SERVICES ARE COVERED BY MANY INSURANCE PLANS, STAFF WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE COVERAGE AND COUNSEL THEM. HOSPICE CARE AS ONE OF THE OLDEST, MOST EXPERIENCED NONPROFIT HOSPICE SERVICES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, EXCELA HOSPICE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PALLIATIVE CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FACED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS. EXCELA'S HOSPICE PROGRAM IS MEDICARE CERTIFIED AND PROVIDED UNDER THE APPROVAL AND SUPERVISION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S FAMILY PHYSICIAN. CARE IS COORDINATED BY SKILLED NURSING STAFF AND MAY INCLUDE SYMPTOM CONTROL, PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES, THERAPISTS, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELORS, DIETITIANS, HOSPICE-TRAINED VOLUNTEERS (NUMBERING 59 GIVING 1,922 HOURS OF SERVICE) AND CLERGY. MEDICARE GUIDELINES DICTATE THAT HOSPICE-TRAINED VOLUNTEERS MUST DO FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE HOURS DONE BY PAID STAFF. IN MARCH 2020, MEDICARE REMOVED THOSE GUIDELINES DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THIS REGULATION IS STILL IN EFFECT CURRENTLY UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY 2021. NATIONWIDE HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVE IN HOSPICE AGAIN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. PROGRAMS DO NOT KNOW HOW THE REGULATIONS WILL BE REESTABLISHED. THE HOSPICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ALSO HAS A DEDICATED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS KNOWN AS "CARING HANDS VOLUNTEERS" WHO DONATE MANY HOURS TOWARD MAKING ITEMS, SUCH AS BLANKETS, TEDDY BEARS, ACTIVITY APRONS AND PATIENT GOWNS. ALTHOUGH THESE HOURS DO NOT COUNT TOWARD THE FIVE PERCENT REQUIREMENT, THEY ARE A VALUABLE DONATION. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, THESE VOLUNTEERS DONATED OVER 6,479 HOURS, PLUS VEHICLE MILEAGE AMOUNTING TO 4,993 MILES AS AN IN-KIND DONATION. EACH PATIENT'S PLAN OF CARE IS SUPERVISED BY THE HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND DELIVERED BY THE HOSPICE TEAM WHO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PATIENT AND FAMILY TO GIVE MEANINGFUL, END-OF-LIFE CARE AND SUPPORT. PATIENTS AND FAMILY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN THE PATIENT'S CARE AND TREATMENT, PARTICULARLY WHEN ASSISTANCE OR REASSURANCE IS NEEDED. AFTER THE DEATH OF A PATIENT, LOVED ONES RECEIVE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR UP TO 13 MONTHS. TO ENTER HOSPICE, PATIENTS MUST CHOOSE THIS SERVICE AND HAVE A CERTIFIED PROGNOSIS OF SIX MONTHS OR LESS FROM A PHYSICIAN. MOST RECENTLY, A FORMALIZED PALLIATIVE CARE COMPONENT WAS ADDED FOCUSING ON IMPROVING A PERSON'S QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING RELIEF FROM PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS WHILE WORKING WITH THE PATIENT TO DETERMINE GOALS OF CARE AND ENSURING THOSE GOALS ARE BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH TREATMENT. DURING THE YEAR, EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE OFFERS PROGRAMS, IN-SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THE PUBLIC DEALING WITH ISSUES OF LOSS, GRIEF AND SEPARATION. THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE ANNUAL GRIEF AND THE HOLIDAYS SEMINAR BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON CARE PROVIDERS WERE OFFERED AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEY INCLUDED: SPECIALIZED* SUPPORT GROUPS: ART-BASED SUPPORT/ART EXPRESSION OF GRIEF YOGA REIKI MEN'S GROUP CANCER BEREAVEMENT SCRAPBOOKING *ALL GROUPS ARE MEANT TO GATHER GRIEVING INDIVIDUALS WITH OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS FOR PEER SUPPORT. ALL GROUPS ARE SUPERVISED BY BEREAVEMENT COUNSELORS WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SPECIFICS: HOME HEALTH VISITS: 136,336 HOME HEALTH ADMISSIONS: 6,664 HOME HEALTH PATIENTS SERVED (UNDUPLICATED): 5,726 HOSPICE ADMISSIONS: 843 HOSPICE VISITS: 17,585 HOSPICE PATIENTS SERVED (UNDUPLICATED): 830 BECAUSE EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE & HOSPICE FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT ITS MISSION IS INCLUSIVE AND SPEAKS TO ITS TRUEST SENSE OF COMMUNITY COMMITMENT, IT MAKES PROVISIONS TO: ABSORB BAD DEBT AND PROVIDE CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE: $85,973 CONCLUSION AS A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY AND BEYOND, EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO MOVE IN A HEALTHY DIRECTION, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF VARIED POPULATIONS DEFINED BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SURVEYS, DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MORE. THROUGH A ROBUST SLATE OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OUTREACH ENDEAVORS, COUPLED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF HIGH LEVELS OF CLINICAL CARE AND THE RETENTION/RECRUITMENT OF NEW TALENT BRINGING EXPERTISE TO OUR REGION, EXCELA HEALTH CAN STAY THE COURSE OF DIRECTING CARE WHERE IT IS MOST ACCESSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE. FURTHER, UNCOMPENSATED CARE IS RENDERED, SO SEGMENTED POPULATIONS ARE NOT DENIED FUNDAMENTAL ACCESS TO NEEDED TREATMENT. AS EXCELA'S NAME IMPLIES, EXCELLENCE, AT ALL LEVELS OF CARE IN ALL VENUES, IS NOT ONLY A GOAL BUT A HEALTH CARE WAY OF LIFE, ONE THAT "IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH." |
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|---|---|---|
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| Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org | 0 | GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd |
| Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org | Yes (1) | GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd |
| Div Related Organization | 0 | DivRelatedOrganizationInd |
| Asset Sale To Other Org | 0 | AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd |
| Asset Purchase From Other Org | 0 | AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd |
| Asset Exchange | Yes (1) | AssetExchangeInd |
| Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org | Yes (1) | RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd |
| Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org | Yes (1) | RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd |
| Perform Of Services For Oth Org | 0 | PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd |
| Perform Of Services By Other Org | 0 | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd |
| Sharing Of Facilities | Yes (1) | SharingOfFacilitiesInd |
| Paid Employees Sharing | Yes (1) | PaidEmployeesSharingInd |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | Yes (1) | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | Yes (1) | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd |
| Transfer To Other Org | Yes (1) | TransferToOtherOrgInd |
| Transfer From Other Org | Yes (1) | TransferFromOtherOrgInd |
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