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MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (EIN 04-2103606)
Tax period
2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed
2022-08-15
IRS object ID
202232279349305063
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-08-15T18:29:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO JERICHO PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityJERICHOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11753ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042103606EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174995021PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 MOUNT AUBURN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN KERNDLPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174995021PhoneNum
Signature2022-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer0DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJOHNPersonFirstNm
Person LastKERNDLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTINE KAWECKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743140PTIN
Phone5169187000PhoneNum
Preparation2022-08-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJOHN KERNDLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 MOUNT AUBURN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$356,616,157GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1871FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers20TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$28,745,651PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,187,980CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$323,714,991CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,346,088PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,937,161CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,161,140PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,001,840CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$335,853,854PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$349,841,972CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,369,144CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$152,764,725PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$176,413,321CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$318,273,910PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$334,006,731CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$17,579,944PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$15,835,241CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$474,641,703TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$476,118,951TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$230,669,082TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$229,467,744TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$243,972,621NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$246,651,207NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$135,187,962RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$31,313,301ExpenseAmt
Revenue$29,567,353RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$29,641,986ExpenseAmt
Revenue$34,330,350RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$95,062,896ExpenseAmt
Revenue$124,629,326RevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$95,062,896TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$124,629,326TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$291,542,375TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalYes (1)OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt AttYes (1)AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document122IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2432EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members24GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN KERNDLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174995021PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1330 MOUNT AUBURN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BARRON KENNETH S
TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEAMS MARY ELIZABETH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CALANO DANIEL V
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CANEPA JOHN J
TRUSTEE, CO-CHAIR1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLOUGH JEANETTE
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT1.0055.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$1,138,054$37,309
HUANG MD EDWIN
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO), INTERIM PRESIDENT55.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$593,935$0$43,934
KERNDL JOHN
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE), TREASURER1.0064.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KETTYLE MD WILLIAM
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM KIJA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEWIS MD STANLEY M
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE)1.0064.00Yes (X)$0$1,259,520$57,347
LUCCHINO DAVID L
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MACOMBER JOHN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAMBRINO MD LAWRENCE
TRUSTEE; INTERIM CHAIR, CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE55.000.00Yes (X)$235,254$0$9,321
RAFFERTY JAMES J
TRUSTEE, CO-CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
REARDON GERALD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHACHOY CHRISTOPHER
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAPIRO MD DEBRA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHORTSLEEVE MD MICHAEL
TRUSTEE; CHAIR, DEPT OF RADIOLOGY, ASST CLERK1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SMERLAS DONNA
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SPENCER MD JACQUELINE
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SPIVAK MD BARBARA
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) & PRES OF MACIPA1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SPURLOCK SUSAN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVENSON HOWARD H
TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SWANN ERIC
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FISCHER STEVEN
BILH CFO, TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO)1.0064.00Yes (X)$0$1,324,600$54,700
KATZ ESQ JAMIE
BILH GEN. COUNSEL, CLERK (EX-OFFICIO)1.0064.00Yes (X)$0$1,271,728$32,538
SHORETT PETER
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE)1.0055.00Yes (X)$0$603,741$39,398
SULLIVAN WILLIAM J
VP & CFO55.005.00Yes (X)$441,840$0$46,643
TABB MD KEVIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER1.0064.00Yes (X)$0$3,378,281$364,897
BAKER RN DEBORAH
VP, PATIENT CARE SERVICES55.000.00$325,988$0$47,464Yes (X)
BONO DIANE
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES55.000.00$356,242$0$4,222Yes (X)
CHEUNG MD YVONNE Y
CHAIR, QUALITY & SAFETY55.000.00$362,056$0$53,366Yes (X)
GUARINO RICHARD
COO55.005.00$402,290$0$70,839Yes (X)
WHITE KENDALL
CIO55.000.00$447,916$0$35,093Yes (X)
BROWN MD JENNIFER
CHAIR, DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY55.000.00$412,991$0$42,962Yes (X)
CLARDY PETER
MD, CHAIR MEDICAL EDUCATION55.000.00$465,620$0$44,639Yes (X)
POWAR MD AMIT
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MAPS55.005.00$516,699$0$30,973Yes (X)
SULLIVAN SARA
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PYSCHIATRY55.000.00$358,913$0$14,429Yes (X)
WU PHILIP
CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER55.000.00$367,966$0$42,862Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$5,287,710TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$8,975,924TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,072,936TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K13IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
WALSH BOTHERS INC
210 COMMERCIAL STBOSTONMA02109CONTRACTOR$6,351,921
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
1979 MILKY WAYVERONAWI53593MAINTENANCE$3,239,263
HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS
600 UNICORN PARK-4TH FLOORWOBURNMA01801MD SERVICES$2,455,172
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
PO BOX 912512PASADENACA911102512LAB TESTING$1,283,113
ANGELICA-SOMERVILLE
PO BOX 532268ATLANTAGA303532268LAUNDRY SERVICES$1,142,455
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K65CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$447,761FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$5,308,311GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,431,908AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,187,980TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TOTAL ADULT MED/SURG U900099$135,187,962$135,187,962
OUTPATIENT SURGERY621990$34,330,350$34,330,350
OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY900099$30,822,471$30,822,471
INPT OBSTETRICS/NEWBOR900099$29,567,353$29,567,353
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT621990$20,436,168$20,436,168

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$73,370,687TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$73,370,687RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$323,714,991TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$214,418TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$325,289UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$539,707ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$2,467,005RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,042,385RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,424,620RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,424,620TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,424,620ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,407,496SecuritiesAmt
Other$10,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$55,782SecuritiesAmt
Other$5,638,971OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,351,714SecuritiesAmt
Other-$5,628,971OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,722,743TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$187,225UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$7,535,518ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$447,761ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$37,047FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$37,047TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$37,047ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
LAB TESTING541380$3,195,523$3,195,523
PARKING & GARAGES812930$1,882,522$1,882,522
FOOD SERVICE722310$1,198,342$1,198,342

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$337,880TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$93,356UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$244,524ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,614,267OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$349,841,972TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$323,714,991RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,150,815UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$12,788,186ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,608,611TotalAmt
Program Services$4,180,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$428,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$542FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,664,811TotalAmt
Program Services$114,900,896ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,778,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$14,887FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,861,954TotalAmt
Program Services$5,334,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$468,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,620FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,918,680TotalAmt
Program Services$9,935,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$873,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,187FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,386,685TotalAmt
Program Services$8,541,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$750,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,867FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,160TotalAmt
Management And General$64,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,669TotalAmt
Fundraising$152,669FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,581,956TotalAmt
Program Services$23,957,287ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,624,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,549TotalAmt
Program Services$11,163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,070,703TotalAmt
Program Services$54,320,256ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$748,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,091FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,695,854TotalAmt
Program Services$14,364,506ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,220,949ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,399FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,308,333TotalAmt
Program Services$3,767,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$550,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising-$9,559FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,507TotalAmt
Program Services$40,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,788,702TotalAmt
Program Services$1,790,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$2,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,927,916TotalAmt
Program Services$2,906,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,021,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,496,905TotalAmt
Program Services$13,220,086ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,276,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,981,327TotalAmt
Program Services$2,804,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MANAGEMENT FEE & SUPPOR$26,667,972$20,255,263$4,549,294$1,863,415
PATIENT SERVICES$6,660,763$6,654,367$6,396
UNCOMPENSATED CARE$3,719,025$3,719,025
DUES$1,318,833$961,258$357,575

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,816TotalAmt
Program Services-$124,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,682FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$334,006,731TotalAmt
Program Services$291,542,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,095,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,369,144FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,055,390BOYAmt
EOY$5,486,220EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,817,379BOYAmt
EOY$6,848,103EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,394,110BOYAmt
EOY$1,966,144EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,886,866BOYAmt
EOY$36,819,565EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,728,316BOYAmt
EOY$5,346,591EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,636,112BOYAmt
EOY$6,290,139EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$600,189,605LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$411,220,459LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,129,355BOYAmt
EOY$188,969,146EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,349,856BOYAmt
EOY$193,657,297EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,644,319BOYAmt
EOY$30,735,746EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$474,641,703BOYAmt
EOY$476,118,951EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,813,308BOYAmt
EOY$46,857,628EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$116,833,780BOYAmt
EOY$107,398,144EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,021,994BOYAmt
EOY$75,211,972EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,669,082BOYAmt
EOY$229,467,744EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223,817,045BOYAmt
EOY$223,441,406EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,155,576BOYAmt
EOY$23,209,801EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$243,972,621BOYAmt
EOY$246,651,207EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$474,641,703BOYAmt
EOY$476,118,951EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$15,835,241ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$16,850NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$13,139,805OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$64,160OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$64,160TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL ENGAGED IN SOME LOBBYING EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES AND/OR PAYS DUES TO CERTAIN MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH A PORTION MAY BE USED BY SUCH ORGANIZATIONS FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THIS INSTITUTION AND OTHER SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. LOBBYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE COMBINED LOBBYING ACTIVITIES WAS $64,160 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. TOTAL LOBBYING EXPENDITURES ARE MINIMAL AND NOT SUBSTANTIAL BASED ON REVENUES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,155,576BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,850,504ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,750,229InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,546,507OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,209,802EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$14,491,336BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,038,096ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$230,171InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,604,027OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,155,576EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,532,685BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,847,212ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$300,793InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,189,354OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$14,491,336EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,397,438BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,598,164ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$420,167InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,883,084OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,532,685EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,250,648BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,415,389ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$749,417InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,018,016OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,397,438EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.21200PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.78800TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$169,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$169,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$245,286,308OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$146,408,943DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,877,365BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,750,168OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,582,012DepreciationAmt
Book Value$168,156BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$343,024,402OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$261,229,504DepreciationAmt
Book Value$81,794,898BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,959,727OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,959,727BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$188,969,146TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVEST HELD THRU CGCIE EIN 04-3278109Desc
Book Value$193,657,297BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$193,657,297TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
MALPRACTICE INSURANCE RECEIVABLE$12,952,816
DEFERRED COMP$7,565,798
LEASE ASSETS$10,217,132
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$30,735,746TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMP$7,565,798
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION$905,373
GIFT ANNUITIES$29,452
ACCRUED POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS$266,738
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY CLAIMS RESERVE$16,652,955
DUE TO THIRD PARTY PAYORS$38,084,894
DUE TO AFILIATES$1,039,901
LONG TERM LEASE LIABILITY$10,666,861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$75,211,972TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,971,280,000TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$13,088,487NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$6,612,994,165OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,626,082,652RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$345,197,348RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$4,644,624OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$4,644,624RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$349,841,972TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,619,235,000TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$6,285,228,269OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,285,228,269ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$334,006,731ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$334,006,731TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT/SPECIAL FUND MONIES ARE HELD TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL NEEDS OF VARIOUS PATIENT CARE PROGRAM SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE INCOME FROM THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT IS USED TO FUND FREE CARE. ANNUALLY, THE BOARD ALSO APPROPRIATES 5% OF THE ACCUMULATED APPRECIATION ON THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TO FUND FREE CARE.
PART X, LINE 2:BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC., WHICH SERVES AS THE PARENT OF THE SYSTEM, HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO BE AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND, THEREFORE, IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE OTHER ENTITIES IN THE SYSTEM, EXCLUDING ITS FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARIES, QUALIFY AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE, MEET THE CODE'S REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 509(A), AND THEREFORE ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE SYSTEM RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. RECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY TO BE REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT. CHANGES IN MEASUREMENT ARE REFLECTED IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CHANGE IN JUDGMENT OCCURS. THE SYSTEM DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE EFFECT OF ANY INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN 2021 AND 2020, RESPECTIVELY.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES NET ELIMINATIONS 6,612,191,271. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS FOE OPERATIONS 802,894.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE RECLASS -1,042,385. RESTRICTED INCOME 5,725,018. EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS -38,003. ROUNDING -6.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE RECLASS 1,042,385. EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIAL EVENTS 38,003. CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES NET ELIMINATIONS 6,284,147,874. ROUNDING 7.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00INVESTMENTS$31,584,836
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00INVESTMENTS$7,095,782
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$38,680,618SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$38,680,618TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:
SCHEDULE F, PART IV QUESTION 1 RE: FILING FORM 926:ALTHOUGH MAH WAS AN INDIRECT TRANSFEROR OF PROPERTY TO A FOREIGN CORPORATION DURING THE TAX YEAR, MAH WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 926, RETURN BY A U.S. TRANSFEROR OF PROPERTY TO A FOREIGN CORPORATION.
SCHEDULE F, PART IV QUESTION 3 RE: FILING FORM 5471:ALTHOUGH ENTITY HAD AN INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A FOREIGN CORPORATION DURING THE TAX YEAR, IT DID NOT MEET ANY OF THE FIVE CATEGORIES OF REQUIRED FILER AND AS SUCH WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 5471, INFORMATION RETURN OF U.S. PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
SCHEDULE F, PART IV QUESTION 4 RE: FILING FORM 8621:ALTHOUGH ENTITY WAS AN INDIRECT SHAREHOLDER OF A PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY OR QUALIFIED ELECTING FUND DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, ENTITY WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8621, INFORMATION RETURNS BY A SHAREHOLDER OF A PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY OR QUALIFIED ELECTING FUND.
SCHEDULE F, PART IV QUESTION 5 RE: FILING FORM 8865:ALTHOUGH ENTITY HELD AN INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A FOREIGN PARTNERSHIP DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE INTEREST DID NOT RESULT IN AN OBLIGATION TO FILE FORM 8865, RETURN OF U.S. PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
ZURI GROUP
328 NW BOND STBENDOR97701STRATEGY CONSULTING0$0$45,303-$45,303
ANNA FARRINGTON
135 OXFORD STCAMBRIDGEMA02140COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT0$0$8,750-$8,750
COLIN MACLAURIN
50 ROCKLAND STSWAMPSCOTTMA01907FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTYes (1)$0$8,775-$8,775
ERIC DELIN DESIGN
55 DORRANCE ST SUITE 203PROVIDENCERI02903MARKETING CONSULTANT0$0$53,000-$53,000
MEGHAN WILSON
5 AERIAL STLEXINGTONMA02421CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT0$0$29,901-$29,901
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$145,729TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$145,729TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PINK PAGESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$263,218GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$263,218CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$12,563NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$11,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2GOLFEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$184,543GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$184,543CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$13,484NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$447,761GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$447,761CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$26,047NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$11,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$37,047DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$37,047NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance PolicyYes (1)FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written PolicyYes (1)WrittenPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free CareYes (1)FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Free Care Other138.000000000000FreeCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (1)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent300Yes (X)Percent300Ind
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (1)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (1)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget0ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (1)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically AvailableYes (1)ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$11,165,043TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$3,023,902DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$8,141,141NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.02440TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$33,356,945TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$23,892,011DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$9,464,934NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.02830TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$44,521,988TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$26,915,913DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$17,606,075NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.05270TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,561,583TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,561,583NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00470TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$25,647,039TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$4,203,791DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$21,443,248NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.06420TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$12,478,983TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$6,089,723DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$6,389,260NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.01910TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$102,776TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$102,776NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00030TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$39,790,381TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$10,293,514DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$29,496,867NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.08830TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$84,312,369TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$37,209,427DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$47,102,942NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.14100TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense ReportedYes (1)BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$3,483,309BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$128,133,157ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$138,199,619CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-$10,066,462MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (1)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
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MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: FOR DISCLOSURES RELATED TO FORM 990 SCHEDULE H PART V, SECTION B PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE H PART VI SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.
MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: FOR DISCLOSURES RELATED TO FORM 990 SCHEDULE H PART V, SECTION B PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE H PART VI SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITSCOMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPSMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH) AFFILIATIONMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH) IS A MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH). THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS, ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THE BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES. AT THE HEART OF BILH IS THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE DESERVES HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AND THIS BELIEF IS WHAT DRIVES EACH AFFILIATE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ACROSS THE REGION TO PROMOTE HEALTH, EXPAND ACCESS AND DELIVER THE BEST CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES BILH SERVES. BILH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH BILH'S COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE LEADING HEALTH ISSUES AND CREATE A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.MAH COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSION STATEMENT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL IS STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE AND TO CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND HEALTH INEQUITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SEEK TO IDENTIFY CURRENT AND EMERGING HEALTH NEEDS AND ADDRESS THESE NEEDS THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS.THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSION IS FULFILLED BY:- INVOLVING MAH'S STAFF, INCLUDING ITS LEADERSHIP AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, IN THE CHNA PROCESS AS WELL AS IN THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY;- ENGAGING RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREAS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROCESS, INCLUDING ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON ENGAGING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, FROM THOSE, PATIENTS AND NON-PATIENTS ALIKE, WHO ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT OF SIMILAR ASSESSMENT, PLANNING AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES;- ASSESSING UNMET COMMUNITY NEED BY COLLECTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA (BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE) TO IDENTIFY UNMET HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS AND TO CHARACTERIZE THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE AND FACE DISPARITIES IN ACCESS AND OUTCOMES;- IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN MAH'S SERVICE AREA GEARED TOWARD IMPROVING CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH STATUS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO CARE, ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND WORKING TO DECREASE THE BURDEN OF THE LEADING HEALTH ISSUES;- PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY BY ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INEQUITIES, RACISM AND BIGOTRY AND ENSURING THAT ALL PATIENTS ARE WELCOMED AND RECEIVE CARE THAT IS RESPECTFUL AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE; AND- FACILITATING COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITHIN AND ACROSS SECTORS (E.G., STATE/LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIVES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS) TO ADVOCATE FOR, SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE HEALTH POLICIES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. COMMUNITY BENEFITS FINANCIAL SUMMARY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, MAH PROVIDED COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES, COMMUNITY BENEFITS OPERATIONS AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS OF $7,950,843 AS REPORTED ON THIS SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINES 7E AND 7I. COMMUNITY BENEFITS LEADERSHIP/TEAMTHE COMMUNITY BENEFITS TEAM AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH) IS LED BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND CONSISTS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WORK AND THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE DIRECTOR IS SUPPORTED BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND THE CHIEF OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER, ALONG WITH MAH'S PRESIDENT. THESE SENIOR MANAGERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION AND THE NEEDS OF MAH'S HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ARE CONSIDERED EVERY DAY IN DISCUSSIONS ON RESOURCE ALLOCATION, POLICIES, AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYMOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTINTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R)THE MOST RECENT CHNA WAS CONDUCTED FOR 2021, HOWEVER, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DATA IS FROM 2018 CHNA.INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R), ENACTED AS PART OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, REQUIRES EACH HOSPITAL TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) AND TO FORMALLY ADOPT AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PURSUANT TO FEDERAL GUIDELINES, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS TAX EXEMPT STATUS AS A HOSPITAL UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) OF 1986, AS AMENDED. MAH COMPLETED ITS MOST RECENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN JULY OF 2021. THAT CHNA WAS APPROVED BY THE MAH BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021. THE ACCOMPANYING IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE MOST RECENT CHNA WAS ALSO APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER 2021, WHICH IS WITHIN THE TIMELINE REQUIRED BY THE TREASURY REGULATIONS UNDER 501(R). THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) AND THE ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY (IS) REPRESENT THE CULMINATION OF A YEAR OF WORK AND WERE BORNE LARGELY OF MAH'S COMMITMENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS OF THOSE LIVING IN ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS SERVICE AREA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE WHO ARE MOST DISADVANTAGED. THE PROJECT ALSO FULFILLS THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE THAT MAH ASSESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, IDENTIFY PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES, AND CREATE A COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY THAT DESCRIBES HOW MAH, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT(S), WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS AND THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE CHNA.2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTTARGETED GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATIONAS NOTED ABOVE, MAH COMPLETED ITS LAST ASSESSMENT IN SEPTEMBER 2021. THE GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS OF MAH'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ENCOMPASSES THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON, BELMONT, CAMBRIDGE, SOMERVILLE, WALTHAM, AND WATERTOWN.TARGET POPULATIONS FOR MAH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS INITIATIVES ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH A COMMUNITY INPUT AND PLANNING PROCESS, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AND A CHNA THAT IS CONDUCTED EVERY THREE YEARS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER IRC SECTION 501(R).MAH'S TARGET POPULATIONS FOCUS ON MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE GROUPS OF ALL AGES IN THE ARLINGTON, BELMONT, CAMBRIDGE, SOMERVILLE, WALTHAM, AND WATERTOWN AS FOLLOWS:- BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC)- IMMIGRANT AND/OR DUAL-LANGUAGE LEARNERS- INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MATERIAL POVERTY- OLDER ADULTS- LGBTQ+2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTSUMMARY OF APPROACH AND METHODSTHE CHNA USED A PARTICIPATORY, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO LOOK AT HEALTH IN ITS BROADEST CONTEXT. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS INCLUDED SYNTHESIZING EXISTING REGIONAL DATA ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND HEALTH INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS. COMMUNITY DIALOGUES AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE SIX CITIES AND TOWNS THAT COMPRISE THE MAH CBSA AND WITH A RANGE OF PEOPLE REPRESENTING DIFFERENT AUDIENCES, INCLUDING LEADERS IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS (E.G., OLDER ADULTS) (SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, QUESTIONS 3 AND 5). ULTIMATELY, THE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ENGAGED OVER 100 PEOPLE.AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, MAH HIRED JOHN SNOW, INC. AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO CONDUCT AND MANAGE THE CHNA PROCESS UNDERTAKEN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (TAX YEAR 2020). THE MAH COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WORKED CLOSELY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM JOHN SNOW INC. TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. MAH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF OVER 16 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND/OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING CITY/TOWN PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND GUIDED THE CHNA AND IS.
MAH CONDUCTS ITS CHNAS IN THREE PHASES WHICH ALLOWED MAH TO:- COMPILE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA;- ENGAGE AND INVOLVE KEY STAKEHOLDERS, MAH CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE;- DEVELOP A REPORT AND DETAILED STRATEGIC PLAN; AND- COMPLY WITH ALL COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FEDERAL IRS COMMUNITY BENEFITS REQUIREMENTSIT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE FY21 CHNA WAS CONDUCTED ENTIRELY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO HEAR FROM A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN PERSON AT COMMUNITY SETTINGS. ALL MEETINGS, INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE COMPLETED VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PARTICIPANTS WERE ENGAGED IN VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES.2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSDETAIL OF APPROACH AND METHODSMAH RELIED ON NUMEROUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA SOURCES TO ANALYZE THE HEALTH STATUS AND NEED LEVEL THROUGHOUT ITS CBSA. MAH COLLECTED DATA FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES INCLUDING PRIMARY QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA, AS WELL AS SECONDARY DATA. EXAMPLES OF SECONDARY DATA SOURCES THAT MAH LEVERAGED INCLUDED:JSI CHARACTERIZED HEALTH STATUS AND NEED AT THE TOWN LEVEL. JSI COLLECTED DATA FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AND PRODUCED A SERIES OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPS WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF SECONDARY DATA WAS THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. TESTS OF SIGNIFICANCE WERE PERFORMED, AND STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MAH'S SERVICE AREA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OVERALL ARE NOTED WHEN APPLICABLE. THE LIST OF SECONDARY DATA SOURCES INCLUDED:- U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES (2015-2019)- FBI UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS (2017)- MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, REGISTRY OF VITAL RECORDS AND STATISTICS (2017)- MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES (2017)- MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ANNUAL REPORTS ON BIRTHS (2016)- MASSACHUSETTS BUREAU OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND LABORATORY SERVICES, (20199)- MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION ANALYSIS (CHIA) HOSPITAL PROFILES (FY 2016-2018)- MASSACHUSETTS CENTER FOR HEALTH INFORMATION ANALYSIS (CHIA) HOSPITAL DISCHARGES (2018)- MASSACHUSETTS HEALTHY AGING COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY PROFILES (2018)- YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEYS (2017 AND 2018)- MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 DASHBOARD (JANUARY 2021)- CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL COVID 19 DASHBOARD (2020)2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSKEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS (SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5)MAH'S CHNA WAS INFORMED BY 23 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND 7 FOCUS GROUPS THAT ENGAGED INSTITUTIONAL, ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND FRONT-LINE STAFF ACROSS SECTORS. DISCUSSIONS EXPLORED INTERVIEWEES' EXPERIENCES OF ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE ALIGNMENT, COORDINATION AND EXPANSION OF SERVICES, INITIATIVES, AND POLICIES. A LIST OF KEY INFORMANTS IS INCLUDED IN APPENDIX A OF THE CHNA WHICH IS POSTED ON THE MAH WEBSITE (SEE LINK WITHIN THIS REPORT TO THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE H). THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE CHOSEN TO AMASS A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE INSIGHT ON THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES IN MAH'S SERVICE AREA. DUE TO COVID-19, INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY AND/OR ON THE PHONE USING A STANDARD INTERVIEW GUIDE. INTERVIEWS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING POSSIBLE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS, AND TARGET POPULATIONS. 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSFOCUS GROUPS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS (SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5)JSI CONDUCTED A SERIES OF SEVEN COMMUNITY AND PROVIDER FOCUS GROUPS IN MAH'S SERVICE AREA TO GATHER CRITICAL COMMUNITY INPUT FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND RESIDENTS. THESE FOCUS GROUPS WERE ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH MAH'S EXISTING COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE THEIR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND TO HELP ENSURE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION, MAH COORDINATED ONE COMMUNITY FORUM WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AND HELP OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK AREA 17 (CHNA 17). CHNA 17 IS A COMMUNITY LEAD COALITION IN THE AREA. JSI LEAD THE DISCUSSIONS DURING THE COMMUNITY FORUM, WHICH WAS OPEN AND MARKETED TO THE PUBLIC AT-LARGE. MAH MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE FORUM TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN ORDER TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS. THE MAH COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS ALSO INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING INPUT ON COMMUNITY NEED AND PRIORITIZING THE LEADING HEALTH ISSUES. THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET FOUR TIMES DURING THE COURSE OF THE ASSESSMENT TO REFINE THE APPROACH, PROVIDE INPUT REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT, AND TO GUIDE THE PRIORITIZATION AND PLANNING PHASE. A FULL LISTING OF ALL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IS INCLUDED IN THE CHNA ON THE MAH WEBSITE.2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSREVIEWING RESULTS AND COMPILING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DOCUMENTSAS NOTED ABOVE, THE CHNA PROCESS WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE PHASES. THE FINAL PHASE, PHASE III, INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING STEPS: - REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT'S MAJOR FINDINGS.- IDENTIFY MAH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS PRIORITY POPULATIONS, GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES.- ANALYZE MAH'S EXISTING COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE INFORMED BY THE 2018 CHNA AND SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY THAT WERE COMPLETED BY MAH DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 (TAX YEAR 2019).- DETERMINE IF THE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES ESTABLISHED DURING THE PREVIOUS CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PROCESS NEEDED TO BE AUGMENTED OR CHANGED TO RESPOND TO THE ASSESSMENT COMPLETED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 (TAX YEAR 2017).2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSKEY FINDINGSTHE KEY PRIORITY POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA CONDUCTED DURING THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, WERE:- BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC)- IMMIGRANT AND/OR DUAL-LANGUAGE LEARNERS- INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MATERIAL POVERTY- OLDER ADULTS- LGBTQ+
MAH'S CHNA RESULTED IN KEY FINDINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:THE KEY COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FY21 CHNA PROCESS WERE:RACIAL EQUITY - A DOMINANT THEME FROM THE ASSESSMENT'S KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY FORUM WAS RACIAL EQUITY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ACHIEVING RACIAL EQUITY BENEFITS ALL OF SOCIETY. PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF CERTAIN POPULATIONS SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS NEGLECTING OTHERS, BUT RATHER PRIORITIZING SEEKS TO ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONATE NEEDS, WHICH IN TURN IMPROVES OVERALL ACCESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE. RACISM IS INTERLINKED WITH OTHER SYSTEMIC ISSUES, THEREFORE IN PURSUING RACE-RELATED CONCERNS OTHER HEALTH EQUITY CONCERNS RELATED TO GENDER, AGE, ABILITY, ETC. ARE NOT DEVALUED, BUT RATHER MORE THOROUGHLY ADDRESSED THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH. MAH IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM TO ENSURE THAT THE ROOT CAUSES TO INEQUITIES ARE ADDRESSED IN A COLLABORATIVE AND THOUGHTFUL WAY, ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFECTIVE CHANGE.SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PARTICULARLY HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD INSECURITY, HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON RESIDENTS WITHIN MAH'S CBSA, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, AS FOUND DURING THE 2021 CHNA. THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ARE OFTEN THE DRIVERS OF OUR UNDERLYING FACTORS THAT CREATE OR EXACERBATE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE MISUSE, AND CHRONIC AND COMPLEX CONDITIONS. THESE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, PARTICULARLY POVERTY, ALSO UNDERLIE MANY OF THE ACCESS-TO-CARE ISSUES THAT WERE PRIORITIZED IN THE ASSESSMENT: NAVIGATING THE HEALTH SYSTEM (INCLUDING HEALTH INSURANCE), CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND AFFORDING CARE.MAH IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO CARE. THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENGAGE INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICES, REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDENS, INCREASE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES, AND SUPPORT HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. MAH IS ALSO COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL WORKFORCE AND EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HOSPITAL TO ADDRESS LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUES.CHRONIC/COMPLEX CONDITIONS AND THEIR RISK FACTORS - THE ASSESSMENT'S QUALITATIVE DATA CLEARLY SHOWS THAT MANY COMMUNITIES IN MAH'S CBSA HAVE HIGH RATES OF MANY OF THE LEADING PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (E.G., HEART DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, CANCER, AND ASTHMA). HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND CANCER CONTINUE TO BE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE NATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH AND PLACE A SIGNIFICANT BURDEN ON COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY SIX IN TEN DEATHS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THESE THREE CONDITIONS COMBINED. IF RESPIRATORY DISEASE (E.G., ASTHMA, COPD) AND DIABETES, WHICH ARE TWO OF THE TOP 10 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH ACROSS ALL GEOGRAPHIES, ARE INCLUDED, ONE CAN ACCOUNT FOR MOST CAUSES OF DEATH. MANY OF THE RISK FACTORS FOR THESE CONDITIONS ARE THE SAME PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, POOR NUTRITION, OBESITY, AND TOBACCO/ALCOHOL USE. MAH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE AWARENESS OF AND EDUCATION ABOUT RISK FACTORS AND THEIR LINKS TO CHRONIC AND COMPLEX HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS LOW-COST, HEALTHY FOODS. BEYOND ADDRESSING THE RISK FACTORS, MAH IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SCREENING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA TO ENGAGE IN CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (E.G., INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES, SUPPORT GROUPS), AND PROVIDING LINKS TO CARE.ACCESS TO CARE AND COMMUNITY NAVIGATION - ISSUES REGARDING HEALTH CARE ACCESS, NAVIGATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTINUE TO IMPACT RESIDENTS WITHIN MAH'S CBSA, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, THOSE WITHOUT EASILY ATTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, AND THOSE LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. MANY KEY INFORMANTS AND FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE VARIOUS SERVICES THAT MAH PROVIDES AS WELL AS SOCIAL SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE HOSPITAL'S CBSA.MAH WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE CROSS COMMUNICATION AND INCREASE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCE INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER - AS IT IS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE NATION, THE BURDEN OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN MAH'S CBSA IS OVERWHELMING. NEARLY EVERY KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW AND FOCUS GROUP INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS ON THESE TOPICS. FROM A REVIEW OF THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE INFORMATION, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY/STRESS, AND SOCIAL ISOLATION WERE THE LEADING ISSUES IN THIS DOMAIN. THERE WERE CONCERNS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND E-CIGARETTE USE/VAPING ON YOUTH AND SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONG OLDER ADULTS.MAH RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY PREVENTION THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. THE HOSPITAL WILL ALSO PROMOTE COLLABORATION, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND COORDINATE ACTIVITIES WITH INTERNAL COLLEAGUES AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS. MAH WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO NAVIGATION AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND OR SUBSTANCE USE. MAH WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER AND COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH OLDER ADULTS TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.THE CHNA THAT WAS COMPLETED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, WILL INFORM MAH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS INITIATIVES DURING THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTMAKING THE CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WIDELY AVAILABLEMAH STRIVES TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITY AREAS IN ITS CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY.AS NOTED ABOVE, MAH COMPLETED ITS MOST RECENT CHNA DURING ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (TAX YEAR 2020). THAT CHNA AND APPENDIX WITH DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAH WEBSITE AT:HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/543D4638-5875-495C-84D5-1FE2AC52826F/MAH-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT-091721.PDFHTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/2DC40F3C-665B-4B7E-8644-11747505258D/MAH-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT-APPENDICES-091721.PDFIN ADDITION TO THE CHNA, MAH COMPLETED ITS MOST RECENT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DURING ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 (TAX YEAR 2020). THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAH WEBSITE AT:HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/8C59C5FD-3469-4F54-9DD8-9518190B58ED/MAH-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-IMPLEMENTATION-STRATEGY-091721.PDFIN ADDITION, AS NOTED ABOVE, MAH COMPLETED ITS PREVIOUS CHNA DURING ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 (TAX YEAR 2017). THAT CHNA IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAH WEBSITE AT:HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/A9D63E6D-7FD9-4213-881F-F479D4815B06/2018-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.PDFHTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/6C7D75A1-8EA6-4651-A09F-F0B1966E1051/MAH2018CHNA-APPENDICES.PDFFINALLY, THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHNA COMPLETED DURING MAH'S FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 (TAX YEAR 2017) IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAH WEBSITE AT:HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/55DA6909-187C-4216-81C5-1574AFF75E9D/2018-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN.PDFEACH OF THESE DOCUMENTS IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST (SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A).
SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTADDRESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDSAS NOTED ABOVE, MAH'S MOST RECENT CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WERE CONDUCTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. THAT CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY INFORM THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF MAH FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, AND WILL CONTINUE TO INFORM THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSION AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. A SUMMARY OF MAH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA COMPLETED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND PRIORITIZED IN THE RELATED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ARE PROVIDED HERE ALONG WITH THE ENTITIES THAT THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH ON THESE EFFORTS. GIVEN THE COMPLEX HEALTH ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY, MAH HAS BEEN STRATEGIC IN IDENTIFYING ITS PRIORITY AREAS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM AND WORK TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF RESIDENTS IN ITS CBSA. GOALS FOR EACH PRIORITY AREA ARE LISTED BELOW.PRIORITY AREA 1: REDUCE THE BURDEN OF MENTAL HEALTH (PREVENTION, OUTREACH/IDENTIFICATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT)GOAL 1: DECREASE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH GOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING, REFERRAL, NAVIGATION, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICESPRIORITY AREA 2: REDUCE BURDEN OF SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE (PREVENTION, OUTREACH/IDENTIFICATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT)GOAL 1: DECREASE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE / MISUSEGOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATION, SCREENING, REFERRAL, NAVIGATION SUPPORT, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICESPRIORITY AREA 3: REDUCE PREVALENCE AND BURDEN OF CHRONIC AND COMPLEX CONDITIONSGOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT GOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO LUNG SCREENING PRIORITY AREA 4: PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING AND ABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS (65+) TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLYGOAL 1: PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING AND INDEPENDENT LIVINGGOAL 2: REDUCE FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTSPRIORITY AREA 5: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING/ACCESS TO CARE GOAL 1: PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCE DISPARITIES FOR THOSE FACING RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION GOAL 2: PROMOTE EQUITABLE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY GOAL 3: PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY FOR LGBTQ POPULATIONS GOAL 4: DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY PROGRAMS GOAL 5: SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 6: SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION EQUITYGOAL 7: PROMOTE HEALTHY EATINGGOAL 8: PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCE DISPARITIES FOR THOSE FACING RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION GOAL 9: INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS GOAL 10: PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GOAL 11: PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROMOTE CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPCOMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTAPPROACH TO ADDRESSING HEALTH NEEDS (SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11)MAH HAS TAKEN A HOLISTIC AND STRATEGIC APPROACH IN ADDRESSING THE HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA AND ASSOCIATED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY BY CREATING, SUPPORTING, AND INVESTING IN HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THEIR CBSA. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES MAH OPERATES AND SUPPORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THEIR TARGET POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOODS.MAH HAS BEEN A LEADER IN CREATING A MYRIAD OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARLINGTON EATS AND WORKING TO INCREASE SNAP MATCH BENEFITS, PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS RACIAL EQUITY SUCH AS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK AREA 17, COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, DONATIONS TO SUPPORT HIGH NEED POPULATIONS, AND HEALTHY AGING PROGRAMS. IN FY21, MAH PROVIDED NEEDED FUNDING TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE, AND REGULARLY PURCHASED AND DELIVERED FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ORGANIZATIONS DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS.MAH IS ROOTED IN PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO POPULATIONS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY NOT HAD PROPER ACCESS TO CARE. MAH CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACCESS THROUGHOUT THEIR CBSA BY SUPPORTING CHNA 17 AND LOCAL COALITIONS. A FULL UPDATE ON MAH'S HEALTH PRIORITIES AND ASSOCIATED GOALS IS INCLUDED BELOW.FY21 SCHEDULE HIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY UPDATEPRIORITY AREA 1: REDUCE THE BURDEN OF MENTAL HEALTH (PREVENTION, OUTREACH/IDENTIFICATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT)AS NOTED EARLIER IN THIS UPDATE, THERE WAS A CLEAR SENTIMENT AMONG KEY INFORMANTS AND FOCUS GROUP/COMMUNITY FORUM PARTICIPANTS THAT MENTAL HEALTH AFFECTS ALL SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION, FROM CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS, TO ELDERS. THERE WAS ALSO A CLEAR SENTIMENT THAT MENTAL HEALTH HAS A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER IMPACT ON RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY, IMMIGRANTS, AND LOW INCOME POPULATIONS AS THESE SEGMENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY STRESS AND/OR THE TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION. EFFORTS NEED TO BE MADE TO EXPAND ACCESS, REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE (INCLUDING STIGMA), AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. GOAL 1: DECREASE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTHPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND REDUCE STIGMA 1.2 INCREASE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS1.3 PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION INCREASE ACCESS TO LOW COST HEALTHY FOODS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PRIORITY POPULATIONS SEGMENTSCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES:- ORGANIZE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM OR RECOVERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS - SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK AREA (CHNA) 17 IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL ILLNESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK POPULATIONS AND OTHER VULNERABLE SEGMENTS FACING DISCRIMINATION METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE:- PROVIDED THREE EIGHT-WEEK LONG SUPPORT GROUPS FOR 40 PARTICIPANTS. - PROVIDED FUNDING TO CHNA 17 TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION OF ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY AND MENTAL HEALTH.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHNA 17, HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOLGOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING, REFERRAL, NAVIGATION, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICESPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE REFERRAL AND ENGAGEMENT RATES FOR THOSE SCREENED OR IDENTIFIED AS IN NEED OF SERVICES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PRIORITY POPULATIONS 1.2 INCREASE ACCESS TO NAVIGATION AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS 1.3 INCREASE SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY TRAUMA, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS 1.4 INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMESCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE PEER SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE IN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR EXPERIENCING GRIEF- ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT MINDFULNESS PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19. - PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION, RAISE AWARENESS, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES BY ORGANIZING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS CONDUCTED BY MEDICAL RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY- SOCIAL WORKERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE THEY SHARE BEST PRACTICES, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COLLABORATIONS AND OPTIMIZE HEALTH FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.- PROVIDE GRANT SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR LOCAL DPH TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICESMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED THREE EIGHT-WEEK LONG SUPPORT GROUPS FOR 40 PARTICIPANTS. - PROVIDED TWO SESSIONS OF THE MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION CLASS. 25 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE COURSE. 100% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED RECEIVING SOMETHING OF LASTING VALUE AFTER TAKING THE CLASS. - THE MEDICAL RESIDENT PROGRAM WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN DUE TO COVID-19 IN FY21.- SOCIAL WORKERS ATTENDED OVER 25 COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVE TRANSITIONS OF CARE FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH. - PROVIDED FUNDING TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO BUILD CAPACITY OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (OR THEIR DESIGNEE) TO ADDRESS HEATH CONCERNS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2018 CHNA. - PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 511 PATIENTS ACROSS 7 SITES.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CHNA 17, SCES, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL COUNCILS ON AGING, VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS
PRIORITY AREA 2:REDUCE BURDEN OF SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSE (PREVENTION, OUTREACH/IDENTIFICATION, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT)DURING THE CHNA PROCESS, OPIOID AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE WAS MENTIONED THROUGHOUT. IN PARTICULAR, IT WAS NOTED THAT INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH THESE ISSUES OFTEN HAVE VERY SERIOUS AND ACUTE NEEDS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY. MAH TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND REACHING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED WITHIN THEIR SERVICE AREA. GOAL 1: DECREASE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE/MISUSEPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE AWARENESS OF ISSUES RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE AND REDUCE STIGMA 1.2 PROMOTE SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATIONCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES:- ORGANIZE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM OR RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE AND THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS - SUPPORT CHNA 17 IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL ILLNESS/SUBSTANCE USE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK POPULATIONS AND OTHER POPULATIONS FACING DISCRIMINATION METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE:- STAFF COLLABORATED WITH THE OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OPIOID USERS' EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. - FUNDING WAS PROVIDED IN WATERTOWN TO CREATE AND PRINT A WATERTOWN CARES BROCHURE TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON SUBSTANCE USE RESOURCES IN THE AREA. - DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT MAH IS A MEMBER OF CHNA 17 STEERING COMMITTEE TO HELP STRATEGIZE AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF CHNA 17 TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH IN AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK POPULATIONS.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: NATIONAL COUNCIL ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHNA 17, LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTSGOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATION, SCREENING, REFERRAL, NAVIGATION SUPPORT, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICESPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE USE / MISUSE 1.2 PROMOTE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES1.3 REDUCE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF ED AND OTHER ACUTE CARE SERVICES 1.4 IDENTIFY AND REDUCE BARRIERS TO SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES1.5 INCREASE ACCESS TO PEER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR THOSE IN RECOVERY AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE IN RECOVERYCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE GRANT SUPPORT TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES- SOCIAL WORKERS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE THEY SHARE BEST PRACTICES, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COLLABORATIONS AND OPTIMIZE HEALTH FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION OF THE MIDDLESEX DA OPIOID TASK FORCEMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE THAT PROMOTE SUBSTANCE USE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICES.- MAH IS A MEMBER OF THE WATERTOWN CARES COALITION. - SOCIAL WORKERS ATTENDED OVER 25 COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE THEY SHARED BEST PRACTICES, IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COLLABORATIONS, AND OPTIMIZED HEALTH FOR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.- PROVIDED A SUBSTANCE USE NAVIGATOR IN THE ED WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CARE TO THOSE WHO SHOW SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE USE IN THE ED. THE NAVIGATOR HELPS WITH TRANSITIONS OF CARE FOR THE PATIENT.- PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 511 PATIENTS ACROSS 7 SITES.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CHNA 17, MAH START PROGRAM, MAH PREVENTION AND RECOVERY CENTER, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTHPRIORITY AREA 3: REDUCE PREVALENCE AND BURDEN OF CHRONIC AND COMPLEX CONDITIONSTHE ASSESSMENT'S QUANTITATIVE DATA CLEARLY SHOWS THAT MANY COMMUNITIES IN MAH'S CBSA HAVE HIGH RATES FOR MANY OF THE LEADING PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS (E.G., HEART DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, CANCER, AND ASTHMA). OF THE SIX TOWNS IN MAH SERVICE AREA, THE CANCER MORTALITY RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH IN SOMERVILLE COMPARED TO THE COMMONWEALTH. LOOKING AT THE FOUR LEADING CANCER SITES, SERVICE AREA MORTALITY RATES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES. THE COLORECTAL CANCER MORTALITY RATE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH IN ARLINGTON COMPARED TO THE COMMONWEALTH OVERALL. IN SOME PEOPLE, THESE CONDITIONS HAVE UNDERLYING GENETIC ROOTS THAT ARE HARDER TO COUNTER. HOWEVER, FOR MOST PEOPLE THESE CONDITIONS ARE WIDELY CONSIDERED PREVENTABLE OR MANAGEABLE. ADDRESSING THE LEADING RISK FACTORS IS AT THE ROOT OF A SOUND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. GOAL 1: INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WHO RECEIVE HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND OR REFERRAL FOR DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, ASTHMA, CANCER, AND OTHER CHRONIC/COMPLEX CONDITIONS 1.2 ORGANIZE CANCER EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND REFERRAL EVENTS1.3 ORGANIZE SCREENING EVENTS THAT INCLUDE HEALTH EDUCATION AND REFERRAL FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE ADULTS WITH HEALTH EDUCATION REGARDING RISK FACTORS AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN SETTINGS CONVENIENT TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS - COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT CLASSES FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS- PROVIDE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS- CONDUCT STROKE EDUCATION IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND VIRTUALLY- PROVIDE GRANT SUPPORT TO LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING, AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS- COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY EATING FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING IN OLDER ADULTS PROGRAMSMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - CREATED A HEALTHY AGING PROGRAM SERIES OF VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS GEARED TOWARDS OLDER ADULTS TO ADDRESS HEALTH CONCERNS. A TOTAL OF 198 OLDER ADULTS PARTICIPATED.- 100% OF PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING THE HEALTHY AGING PROGRAMS REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE APPLY WHAT THEY LEARNED IN THE PRESENTATIONS TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING.- STROKE NURSE NAVIGATOR PROVIDED ONGOING STROKE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.- FUNDING IN WATERTOWN SUPPORTED A "WALK WITH THE DOC" HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM WHERE OVER 30 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED WEEKLY IN THE SPRING AND FALL MONTHS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS: LOCAL COUNCILS ON AGING, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LIVE WELL WATERTOWNGOAL 2: INCREASE ACCESS TO LUNG SCREENINGS PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 ORGANIZE CANCER EDUCATION, SCREENING EVENTS. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDED METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES GEARED TOWARDS PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. A TOTAL OF 85 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED.- PROVIDED FREE MAMMOGRAM SCREENING OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN WITHOUT INSURANCE OR LIMITED INSURANCE (CRCH).- UNABLE TO PROVIDE OTHER SCREENING EVENTS SUCH AS LUNG SCREENING DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, MAH ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT, CRCH
PRIORITY AREA 4:PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING AND ABILITY OF OLDER ADULTS (65+) TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLYOLDER ADULTS ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND RELATED DISABILITIES SUCH AS HEART DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, AND DIABETES AS WELL AS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND DEMENTIA. THEY ALSO MAY LOSE THE ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AT HOME. ACCORDING TO QUALITATIVE INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH INTERVIEWS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS, ELDER HEALTH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES FOR THE MAH SERVICE AREA. CHRONIC DISEASE, DEPRESSION, ISOLATION, AND FRAGMENTATION OF SERVICES WERE IDENTIFIED AS SOME OF THE LEADING ISSUES FACING THE AREA'S OLDER ADULT POPULATION.THE FOLLOWING GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE MAH STEERING COMMITTEE TO RESPOND TO THE CHNA AND THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. GOAL 1: PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING AND INDEPENDENT LIVINGPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE ACCESS TO LOW COST HEALTHY FOODS FOR VULNERABLE POPULATION SEGMENTS 1.2 INCREASE AWARENESS OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES 1.3 REDUCE ELDER HEALTH ISOLATION1.4 INCREASE ACCESS TO PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICESCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE GRANT SUPPORT LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING - ORGANIZE HEALTHY EATING FOR SUCCESSFUL LIVING IN OLDER ADULTS EVENTS FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS- ENROLL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SNAP AND OTHER PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS- PROVIDE LOW COST ACCESS TO PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES (LIFELINE)- DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELDER SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CAREMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP PROVIDED AND MET 2 TIMES PER MONTH FOR THOSE WHO CARE FOR A LOVED ONE SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR DEMENTIA.- OVER 1,000 ELIGIBLE ELDERS AND OR DISABLED ADULTS RECEIVED A PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM AT BELOW COST.- HOSTED AN ELDER SERVICES PROVIDER MEETING 3 TIMES IN FY21.- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL COUNSELORS HELP PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ENROLL IN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL COUNSELING.- PROVIDED CERTIFIED FINANCIAL COUNSELORS AT CRCH TO SERVE THEIR POPULATION.- EXPANDED INTERNET ACCESS IN ARLINGTON BY DISTRIBUTING 10 MOBILE HOT SPOTS TO AREAS WHERE OLDER ADULTS WERE UNABLE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS: LIVE WELL WATERTOWN, LOCAL COUNCILS ON AGING, LIFELINE SERVICES, WALTHAM CONNECTIONS, ELDER SERVICES PROVIDER GROUP, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, CRCHGOAL 2: REDUCE FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTSPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 REDUCE FEAR OF FALLING1.2 INCREASE CONFIDENCE LEVELS IN OLDER ADULTS1.3 INCREASE ACTIVITY LEVELS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE FALL PREVENTION EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERSMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED A SERIES OF VIRTUAL FALL PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS GEARED TOWARD OLDER ADULTS. OVER 40 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED. -IN SOMERVILLE, PROVIDED THE WEEKLY AGELESS GRACE EVIDENCED BASED PROGRAM TO 32 OLDER ADULTS, 100% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THEY WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THEIR PHYSICAL STRENGTH IN ORDER TO REDUCE THEIR RISK OF FALLING.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: LOCAL COUNCILS ON AGING, SPRINGWELL, SCES, LIFELINE SERVICES, ELDER SERVICES PROVIDER GROUP, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTSPRIORITY AREA 5: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING/ACCESS TO CARE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA SHOWED CLEAR GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES RELATED TO THE LEADING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (E.G., ECONOMIC STABILITY, HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY/SOCIAL CONTEXT). THESE ISSUES INFLUENCE AND DEFINE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MANY SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION IN MAH'S SERVICE AREA. A DOMINANT THEME FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND COMMUNITY FORUMS WAS THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT THAT THE UNDERLYING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS, PARTICULARLY HOUSING, POVERTY, TRANSPORTATION, AND FOOD ACCESS, HAVE ON RESIDENTS IN THE SERVICE AREA. MAH TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. GOAL 1: PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCE DISPARITIES FOR THOSE FACING RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 ADDRESS UNDERLYING RACIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INJUSTICES FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS BY REDUCING BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - SUPPORT CHNA 17'S WORK TO ADDRESS RACISM, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - COLLABORATE WITH CHNA 17 IN ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES/FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - MAH LEADERSHIP SITS ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CHNA 17.- THROUGH THE WORK OF CHNA 17, 100% OF COALITION MEMBERS REPORTED THEY IMPROVED THEIR SKILLS TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY IN THEIR WORK.- THROUGH THE WORK OF CHNA 17, 94% OF COALITION MEMBERS REPORTED INCREASING THEIR AWARENESS OF RACIAL INEQUITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. - PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 12 GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS OF COLOR IN THE MENTAL HEALTH. THESE STUDENTS SHARED THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES WITH YOUTH/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A PROGRAM COORDINATED BY CHNA 17.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CHNA 17GOAL 2: PROMOTE EQUITABLE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 PROMOTE HEALTH LITERACY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS 1.2 PROMOTE HEALTH LITERACY AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY AT MAH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WORK WITH THOSE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY - CONDUCT HEALTH EQUITY/DIVERSITY TRAININGS AT MAH AND INCLUDE OTHER CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL PARTNERS, AS POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE- PROVIDE INTERPRETERS FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS FOR LEP PATIENTS AND/OR THOSE WHO REQUEST MEDICAL INTERPRETATION.- CONDUCT HEALTH EQUITY/DIVERSITY TRAININGS AT MAHMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED A VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO 50 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. - 94% OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROGRAM REPORTED THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT THEY LEARNED AND USE IT TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BETTER AFTER PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.- MEDICAL INTERPRETERS PROVIDED OVER 15,000 INDIVIDUAL ENCOUNTERS EITHER FACE TO FACE, VIDEO OR TELEPHONICALLY. COMMUNITY PARTNERS: SCALE, COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, WALTHAM FAMILY SCHOOL, WALTHAM GOAL 3: PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY FOR LGBTQ POPULATIONS PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE AND DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE OR SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE LGBTQ POPULATION - CONDUCT HEALTH EQUITY/DIVERSITY TRAININGS AT MAH AND INCLUDE OTHER CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL PARTNERS, AS POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATEMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED FUNDING TO Y2Y OF CAMBRIDGE TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK AND MISSION.- ACHIEVED LEADER STATUS FOR THE LGBTQ HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FOR 2021COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Y2Y CAMBRIDGE, FENWAY HEALTH
GOAL 4 DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITIESPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF POVERTY IN INCREMENTAL WAYS BY REDUCING THE HEALTH-RELATED BURDENS AND HEALTH ACCESS BARRIERS FOR THOSE IN PUBLIC HOUSINGCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - EXPLORE WAYS TO REDUCE /ADDRESS HOUSING INSTABILITY METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PARTNERED WITH METRO HOUSING BOSTON (MHB) TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE HOUSING INSECURE/UNSTABLE- MAH AND MHB AGREED ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND A CONTRACT THAT WILL BEGIN IN FY22 TO START THE CO-LOCATION PROGRAM AT MAH.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: METRO HOUSING BOSTONGOAL 5: SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW INCOME, MARGINALIZED SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATIONCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS TO ENHANCE SKILLS/CAREER ADVANCEMENT -PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND INTERNSHIPSMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - THESE PROGRAMS DID NOT RUN IN FY21 DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: GOAL 6: SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION EQUITYPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICESCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE'S TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE - PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS (E.G., LOW INCOME, OLDER ADULTS, AND OTHER SEGMENTS)METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED OVER 1,500 RIDES FREE OF CHARGE TO THOSE WHERE TRANSPORTATION IS A BARRIER TO MEDICAL CARE. - PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMBRIDGE TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE IN ORDER TO MEANINGFULLY DISCUSS AND DECIDE ON HOW TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, SAFE TRANSPORTATION, ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TRANSPORTATION, AND THE REDUCTION OF HARMFUL ELEMENTS DUE TO TRANSPORTATION MODES.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MBTA, LOCAL COUNCILS ON AGING, METRO CAB COMPANY, SCM TRANSPORTATION SERVICESGOAL 7: PROMOTE HEALTHY EATINGPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIONAL FOODSCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PARTNER WITH WATERTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE HEALTHY EATING FOR OLDER ADULTS - SUPPORT ENROLLMENT EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO SNAP METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - PROVIDED FUNDING TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING ACCESS AND CONSUMPTION OF FRESH FOOD TO FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS. - COLLABORATED WITH THE CAMBRIDGE SNAP MATCH COALITION BY PROVIDING FUNDING WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO AN INCREASE OF 43% OF SNAP MATCH BENEFITS ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS IN FY21 COMPARED TO FY20 FOR THOSE WHO SHOP AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.- COLLABORATED WITH THE BELMONT FOOD COLLABORATIVE, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO AN INCREASE IN THEIR SNAP MATCH PROGRAM BY 20% FOR THOSE WHO SHOP AT THE FARMERS MARKET.- COLLABORATED WITH THE WATERTOWN SNAP MATCH PROGRAM, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO AN INCREASE IN THEIR SNAP MATCH PROGRAM BY 50% FOR THOSE WHO SHOP AT THE FARMERS MARKET.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CRCHC, LIVE WELL WATERTOWN, WATERTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WALTHAM FIELDS COMMUNITY FARM, BELMONT FOOD COLLABORATIVE, CAMBRIDGE SNAP MATCH COALITIONGOAL 8: PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND REDUCE DISPARITIES FOR THOSE FACING RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 PROVIDE TEST KITS AND PPE FOR COVID 19 1.2 SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODSCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - DISTRIBUTE COVID-19 TEST KITS AND PPE- PROGRAMMING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FOODMETRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - IN ARLINGTON, PARTNERED WITH ARLINGTON EATS TO INCREASE ACCESS FOR CLIENTS TO THEIR FOOD VOUCHER PROGRAM. THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDED OVER 245 HOUSEHOLDS WITH A $15 VOUCHER TO ACCESS FRESH FOOD AND PRODUCE AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.- IN WALTHAM, PARTNERED WITH WALTHAM FIELDS COMMUNITY FARM AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE 100 BOX SHARES OF FRESH PRODUCE DELIVERED WEEKLY DURING THE GROWING SEASON TO HOUSING AUTHORITY NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WERE LOW-INCOME. - DISTRIBUTED 2,000 COVID-19 TEST KITS AND PPE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY LOCATIONS INCLUDING CRHC AND HELPED WITH TRAINING AND SUPPORT. 2,000 TEST KITS DONATED AND PPE FOR TESTING.- IN WATERTOWN 28 VOLUNTEERS TRAINED AND SUPPORTED THE VACCINATION EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, ARLINGTON EATS, WALTHAM FIELDS COMMUNITY FARM, CRCHGOAL 9: INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PRIORITY POPULATIONS AND ENROLL THEM IN HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - SUPPORT ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASSESS ELIGIBILITY AND APPLY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - 4 FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES, AT BOTH MAH AND CRCH TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS THROUGH ENROLLMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTHGOAL 10: PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 SUPPORT CITIES/TOWNS TO PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: - PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING TO LOCAL CITY/TOWN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.- SERVE AS EMS MEDICAL DIRECTORS FOR CAMBRIDGE, ARLINGTON, AND BELMONT MEDICAL DISPATCHERS.METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - HELD MONTHLY PEER REVIEW SESSIONS PROVIDED BY MAH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.- MAH PHYSICIANS SERVE AS EMS MEDICAL DIRECTORS FOR CAMBRIDGE, WATERTOWN, BELMONT, AND LEXINGTON, MIT EMS, AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY EMS.- PROVIDED MONTHLY EDUCATION SESSIONS AT LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHICH REACH 30 STAFF EACH MONTH.- SERVE ON STATE AND REGIONAL EMS ADVISORY BOARDS TO LEND MEDICAL OVERSIGHT TO THE REGION.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, PROEMS, MIT EMS, LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTSGOAL 11: PROMOTE CROSS SECTOR COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPSPROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES: 1.1 COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/STRATEGIES: -PARTICIPATE ON CHNA 17 STEERING COMMITTEE- PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO CHNA 17- PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMBRIDGE TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE- COLLABORATE WITH THE MIDDLESEX DA OFFICE TO BRING EDUCATION TO HOSPITAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AROUND SUBSTANCE USE INITIATIVES.METRICS AND STATUS UPDATE: - MAH IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT ON THE CHNA 17 STEERING COMMITTEE.- FUNDING AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT WAS GIVEN TO CHNA 17.- MAH IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE CAMBRIDGE TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE.- THE MIDDLESEX DA'S OPIOID TASK FORCE MEETINGS ARE NOW HELD VIRTUALLY SO MAH IS NO LONGER HOSTING THOSE MEETINGS.- ATTENDED OVER 50 COMMUNITY AND COALITION MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION.COMMUNITY PARTNERS: WALTHAM INTERAGENCY NETWORK, HEALTHY WALTHAM, LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ELDER SERVING AGENCIES, CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, CITY OF SOMERVILLE, CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSMAH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF RESIDENTS WITHIN ITS SERVICE AREA BY COLLABORATING WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE HOSPITAL WORKS TOGETHER WITH THESE PARTNERS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO HEALTH, INCREASE PREVENTION AND/OR SELF-MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND INCREASE THE EARLY DETECTION OF ILLNESS. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE:AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ARLINGTON YOUTH HEALTH AND SAFETY COALITION ARLINGTON COUNCIL ON AGING ARLINGTON EATSARLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENTARLINGTON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESARLINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITYARLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENTARLINGTON YOUTH COUNSELING CENTERBELMONT COUNCIL ON AGINGBELMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHBELMONT FIRE DEPARTMENTBELMONT FIRST ARMENIAN CHURCHBELMONT FOOD PANTRYBELMONT HOUSING AUTHORITYBELMONT POLICE DEPARTMENTBILH AT HOMECAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERCAMBRIDGE COUNCIL ON AGINGCAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHCAMBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENTCAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITYCAMBRIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENTCAMBRIDGE SNAP MATCH COALITIONCASPAR INC.CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERCITY OF CAMBRIDGECITY OF SOMERVILLECITY OF WALTHAMCOMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK AREA 17 (CHNA 17) ELDER SERVICES OF MERRIMACK VALLEYFOOD LINK INC.GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANKHARVARD UNIVERSITY EMSHEALTHY LIVING CENTER OF EXCELLENCEHEALTHY WALTHAM HOUSING CORP. OF ARLINGTONLEXINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENTLIFELINE IN HOME SERVICES AT MOUNT AUBURNLIVE WELL WATERTOWNMARINO FOUNDATIONMASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY EMSMASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSIT AUTHORITY MEADOWGREEN REHABILITATION AND NURSINGMETRO CAB OF BOSTONNEVILLE PLACEPROFESSIONAL AMBULANCE EMS SCHENDERIAN PHARMACY SCM COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION SOMERVILLE CAMBRIDGE ELDER SERVICES SOMERVILLE CENTER FOR ADULT LEARNING EXPERIENCES (SCALE) SOMERVILLE COUNCIL ON AGING SOMERVILLE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSOMERVILLE HOMELESS COALITIONSOMERVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITYSOMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENTSOMERVILLE STAKEHOLDERS COALITIONSPRINGWELL ELDER SERVICES TOWN OF ARLINGTONTOWN OF BELMONTTOWN OF WATERTOWNWALTHAM CONNECTIONS WALTHAM COUNCIL ON AGING WALTHAM FAMILY SCHOOLWALTHAM FIELDS COMMUNITY FARMWALTHAM HEALTH DEPARTMENTWALTHAM HOUSING AUTHORITYWALTHAM INTERAGENCY GROUPWALTHAM PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTHWALTHAM POLICE DEPARTMENTWATERTOWN CARESWATERTOWN COUNCIL ON AGINGWATERTOWN FIRE DEPT.WATERTOWN HEALTH DEPARTMENTWATERTOWN HOUSING AUTHORITYWATERTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENTWATERTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAYSIDE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
FORM 990 SCHEDULE H PART VI SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONTHE PURPOSE OF THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE H NARRATIVE DISCLOSURE IS TO HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND IN MORE DETAIL HOW MAH CARES FOR ITS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS. AS DEMONSTRATED IN THIS SCHEDULE H, 14.10% OF MAH'S TOTAL EXPENSES AS REPORTED ON FORM 990 PART IX, LINE 24, ARE INCURRED IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT COST. COMMUNITY BENEFITS - ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORTAS PREVIOUSLY NOTED IN THIS FILING, MAH'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WERE COMPLETED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THE REGULATIONS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R). IN ADDITION, AS NOTED IN THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINES 6A AND 6B, THE HOSPITAL PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT THAT IS SUBMITTED TO THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL (SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 7). THAT FILING IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AND ON THE HOSPITAL WEBSITE ATHTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/E063B661-DDE9-42DF-A103-EACC0BDD8296/MAHCOMMUNITYBENEFITATTORNEYGENERALREPORTFY2020.PDFTHERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL DEFINITION OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEFINITION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS. AS SUCH, THERE ARE VARIANCES BETWEEN THIS SCHEDULE H DISCLOSURE AND THE REPORT MAH FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. EMERGENCY CARE ACCESSIN ADDITION, AS NOTED IN THIS FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION A, MAH IS A GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL AND TEACHING HOSPITAL, PROVIDING 24 HOUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE TO ALL PATIENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO ABILITY TO PAY. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITSCHARITY CARE AND MEANS TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMSFINANCIAL ASSISTANCEMAH'S NET COST OF CHARITY CARE, INCLUDING CARE FOR EMERGENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO NON-PAYING PATIENTS AND INCLUDING PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST, WAS $8,141,141 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THIS SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7A.AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED IN THIS FORM 990, MAH IS ONE OF TEN HOSPITALS WITHIN THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. COMBINED THESE HOSPITALS' NET COST OF CHARITY CARE, INCLUDING CARE FOR EMERGENT SERVICES PROVIDED TO NON-PAYING PATIENTS AND INCLUDING PAYMENTS TO THE HEALTH SAFETY NET TRUST, WAS $71,673,934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. AS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE H PART I LINE 3 AND AGAIN IN SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B LINE 13, ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE CARE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IS DETERMINED USING FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES OF 400% FOR FULL FREE CARE AND 400% FOR PARTIAL FREE CARE. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED CARE IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS, FAMILY SIZE AND MONTHLY EXPENSES, INCLUDING MEDICAL HARDSHIP REVIEW.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, MAH ADOPTED AN AMENDED WRITTEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. AS REPORTED IN SCHEDULE H PART I LINE 3 AND AGAIN IN SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B LINE 13, UNDER THAT POLICY, ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE CARE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IS DETERMINED USING FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES OF 400% FOR FULL FREE CARE AND 400% FOR PARTIAL FREE CARE. ELIGIBILITY FOR DISCOUNTED CARE IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS, FAMILY SIZE AND MONTHLY EXPENSES, INCLUDING MEDICAL HARDSHIP REVIEW.OTHER UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CAREMEDICAID AND MEDICAREIN ADDITION TO THE CHARITY CARE REPORTED ABOVE, MAH ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, INCLUDING PARTICULARLY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, WHICH IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH REFORM LAW PROVIDED AN INITIATIVE FOR EXPANSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE TO GREATER POPULATIONS AND FOR ENROLLMENT OF UNINSURED PATIENTS IN OTHER INSURANCE PROGRAMS. PAYMENTS FROM MEDICAID AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS DO NOT COVER THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, MAH GENERATED $23,892,011 RELATED TO TREATING MEDICAID PATIENTS WHICH WAS LESS THAN THE COST OF CARE PROVIDED BY MAH FOR SUCH SERVICES BY $9,464,934 AS REPORTED ON THIS SCHEDULE H, PART I LINE 7B. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, 10.5% OR 32,123 OF MAH'S PATIENT ENCOUNTERS WERE WITH MEDICAID PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, 43.4% OR 133,004 CASES OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENT CASES WERE WITH MEDICAID PATIENTS. MEDICARE IS THE FEDERALLY SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED PATIENTS, AND MAH PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, MAH GENERATED $128,133,157 RELATED TO TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS. THE COSTS OF PROVIDING CARE TO MEDICARE PATIENTS EXCEEDED REVENUE BY $10,066,462 OF THESE AMOUNTS, REVENUE OF $6,089,723 IS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY UNIT, OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICE, AND IS INCLUDED ON THIS SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7G, AS PART OF SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES BECAUSE THE COST OF THOSE SERVICES EXCEEDED REVENUES BY $6,389,260. IN RESPONSE TO THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8, ALTHOUGH MAH CONSIDERS THE PROVISION OF CLINICAL CARE TO ALL MEDICARE PATIENTS AS PART OF ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THE REMAINING CARE TO MEDICARE PATIENTS IS NOT QUANTIFIED ON PAGE 1 OF THE SCHEDULE H. INSTEAD, PER THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHEDULE H, MAH HAS SEPARATELY REPORTED THIS AMOUNT IN SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 7, AS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, IF THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL WERE INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULE H PART I LINE 7 CALCULATION, IT WOULD INCREASE TO 5.27%.
BAD DEBTSIN ADDITION TO CHARITY CARE AND SHORTFALLS IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO PATIENTS INSURED UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS, MAH ALSO INCURS LOSSES RELATED TO SELF-PAY PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES OR INSURED PATIENTS WHO FAIL TO PAY COINSURANCE OR DEDUCTIBLES FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE UNDER INSURANCE CONTRACTS. BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS INCLUDED IN UNCOMPENSATED CARE EXPENSE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INCLUDES THE PROVISION FOR ACCOUNTS ANTICIPATED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. CHARGES FOR THOSE SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING OF $3,483,309 AND ARE REPORTED AS BAD DEBT ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 2. AS REQUIRED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE H, LOSSES RELATED TO BAD DEBTS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN SCHEDULE H PART I LINE 7. RATHER IT HAS BEEN SEPARATELY REPORTED IN SCHEDULE H PART III AS REQUIRED. THE PERCENTAGES CALCULATED IN PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN F WERE BASED ON EACH ITEM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX OF THIS FORM 990. THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS OF: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) , LAHEY CLINIC (LCI), LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NORTHEAST), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH) AND AFFILIATES. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDE A CONTROLLED AFFILIATE, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP).THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE REGARDING BAD DEBT EXPENSE.THE HOSPITAL'S FAP AND CREDIT & COLLECTION POLICY WERE ADOPTED BY THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, AND THESE DOCUMENTS WERE ALL EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2017, THE FIRST DAY OF THE HOSPITAL'S FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE HOSPITAL WAS REQUIRED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE TREASURY AND RELATED TO IRC SECTION 501(R).
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY APPLYING FOR ASSISTANCETHE HOSPITAL'S FAP INCLUDES INFORMATION ON THE METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FAP. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION INCLUDES A LIST OF INFORMATION/DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED AS PART OF A PATIENT'S APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTION 15)FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES THE HOSPITAL'S FAP USES THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE. (SCHEDULE H PART I QUESTION 3A AND 3B AND PART V SECTION B QUESTION 13). IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL'S FAP PROVIDES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON MEDICAL HARDSHIP AND ASSET LEVEL (SCHEDULE H PART I QUESTIONS 3C AND 4, PART V SECTION B QUESTION 13 AND PART VI QUESTION 3). FINALLY, THE HOSPITAL UNDERSTANDS THAT NOT ALL PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION OR COMPLY WITH REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTATION. THERE MAY BE INSTANCES UNDER WHICH A PATIENT/GUARANTOR'S QUALIFICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS ESTABLISHED WITHOUT COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FORM. OTHER INFORMATION MAY BE USED BY THE HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PATIENT/GUARANTOR'S ACCOUNT IS UNCOLLECTIBLE, AND THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY AS OUTLINED IN THE HOSPITAL'S FAP. (SCHEDULE H PART I QUESTIONS 3C).FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (SCHEDULE H PART I QUESTION 3C)IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S FAP, FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, THE HOSPITAL WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO ASSIST THEM IN APPLYING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND/OR HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT MAY COVER SOME OR ALL OF THEIR UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS. IN ORDER TO HELP UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS FIND AVAILABLE AND APPROPRIATE OPTIONS, THE HOSPITAL WILL PROVIDE ALL INDIVIDUALS WITH A GENERAL NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS DURING THE PATIENT'S INITIAL IN-PERSON REGISTRATION AT A HOSPITAL LOCATION FOR A SERVICE, IN ALL BILLING INVOICES THAT ARE SENT TO A PATIENT OR GUARANTOR, AND WHEN THE PROVIDER IS NOTIFIED OR THROUGH ITS OWN DUE DILIGENCE BECOMES AWARE OF A CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY STATUS FOR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE.HOSPITAL PATIENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED COST OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH VARIOUS STATE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MASSHEALTH, THE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE HEALTH CONNECTOR, THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL SECURITY PROGRAM, THE HEALTH SAFETY NET, AND MEDICAL HARDSHIP). SUCH PROGRAMS ARE INTENDED TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME PATIENTS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF HIS OR HER CARE. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, THE HOSPITAL WILL, WHEN REQUESTED, HELP THEM WITH APPLYING FOR EITHER COVERAGE THROUGH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS OR HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT MAY COVER ALL OR SOME OF THEIR UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS.THE HOSPITAL IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN ENROLLING INTO STATE HEALTH COVERAGE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE MASSHEALTH, THE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE STATE'S HEALTH CONNECTOR, AND THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL SECURITY PLAN. FOR THESE PROGRAMS, APPLICANTS CAN SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THROUGH AN ONLINE WEBSITE (WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED ON THE STATE'S HEALTH CONNECTOR WEBSITE), A PAPER APPLICATION, OR OVER THE PHONE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE LOCATED AT EITHER MASSHEALTH OR THE CONNECTOR. INDIVIDUALS MAY ALSO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FROM HOSPITAL FINANCIAL COUNSELORS (ALSO CALLED CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS) WITH SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION EITHER ON THE WEBSITE OR THROUGH A PAPER APPLICATION.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TRANSLATIONS THE HOSPITAL'S FAP, CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP (SEE DETAIL BELOW) HAVE ALL BEEN TRANSLATED INTO THE LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY WHO MAY COMMUNICATE IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. THE HOSPITAL HAS TRANSLATED THESE DOCUMENTS INTO THE LANGUAGES OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP) OF ITS PATIENTS, 5% OF THE POPULATION OR 1000 PERSONS, WHICHEVER IS LESS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER IRC SECTION 501(R). BASED ON THE HOSPITAL'S REVIEW OF THIS SAFE HARBOR, THE HOSPITAL HAS TRANSLATED THESE DOCUMENTS INTO THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES: ARMENIAN, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE, TRADITIONAL CHINESE, FRENCH, GREEK, HAITIAN CREOLE, PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN AND SPANISH. (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTION 16I)FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WIDELY PUBLICIZING AND AVAILABILITYCOPIES OF THE FAP, CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY, FAP SUMMARY AND APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE ALL AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND ALL LEP LANGUAGES AT THE HOSPITAL, BY MAIL FREE OF CHARGE AND/OR ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE: (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTIONS 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16H) AT HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/BILLING-INSURANCE/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/ IN ADDITION, THE FAP, CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY, FAP SUMMARY AND APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE ALL AVAILABLE IN THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING OFFICE. (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTION 16F AND SCHEDULE H PART VI QUESTION 3).THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS SIGNAGE AND CONSPICUOUS PUBLIC DISPLAYS ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND THE FAP DESIGNED TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF PATIENTS AND VISITORS, INCLUDING BOTH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ADMISSIONS. SUCH SIGNAGE IS POSTED BOTH IN ENGLISH AND THE LEP LANGUAGES NOTED ABOVE. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL COUNSELING PERSONNEL ROUTINELY VISIT LOCATIONS DESIGNATED FOR SIGNAGE TO ENSURE THAT SUCH SIGNAGE REMAINS VISIBLE TO PATIENTS AND VISITORS AS ATTENDED. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAP TO PATIENTS BEFORE DISCHARGE AND CONSPICUOUSLY WITHIN BILLING STATEMENTS. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PATIENTS IN THESE COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THOSE THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FAP, INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE WEBSITE WHERE THE FAP CAN BE OBTAINED. ADDITIONALLY, A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AS PART OF THE INTAKE PROCESS. (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTION 16G). FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARYAS NOTED IN THIS NARRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE H, THE HOSPITAL HAS A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF ITS FAP. THIS IS A WRITTEN STATEMENT DESIGNED TO NOTIFY PATIENTS AND VISITORS THAT THE HOSPITAL HAS A WRITTEN FAP AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY INCLUDES INFORMATION ON FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE, HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FAP POLICY AND APPLICATION, INCLUDING THE WEBSITE ADDRESS, THE LOCATION AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE FINANCIAL COUNSELING OFFICE. THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ALSO INCLUDES THE LIST OF LANGUAGES INTO WHICH THE FAP AND SUMMARY HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED AS WELL AS HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON PROVIDERS NOT COVERED BY THE FAP AND TO WHICH OTHER RELATED HOSPITAL'S APPROVAL UNDER THE FAP WILL APPLY. LINKS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND RELATED DOCUMENTSTHE LINK TO THE MAH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) AND THE FOLLOWING RELATED DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE. - CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY- APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE- MEDICAL HARDSHIP APPLICATION- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BILLING, ALL IN ENGLISH, CHINESE, FRENCH, GREEK, HAITIAN CREOLE, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH CAN BE FOUND ON THE MAH WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAUBURNHOSPITAL.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/BILLING-INSURANCE/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/
LIMITATION ON CHARGES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R)(5)LIMITATION ON CHARGESAS REQUIRED BY IRC SECTION 501(R)(5) AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, THE HOSPITAL LIMITS THE AMOUNTS CHARGED FOR ANY EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE IT PROVIDES TO A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-ELIGIBLE PATIENT, TO NOT MORE THAN AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED (AGB) AND LIMITS THE AMOUNTS CHARGED TO ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE PATIENT FOR ALL OTHER MEDICAL CARE TO LESS THAN GROSS CHARGES. AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED LOOK BACK METHODTHE HOSPITAL CALCULATES ITS AGB, USING THE LOOK BACK METHOD, DIVIDING THE TOTAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM ALL COMMERCIAL PLANS AND MEDICARE BY THE TOTAL CHARGES SENT TO THOSE SAME PAYERS FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. CALCULATED AGB IS INCLUDED IN THE HOSPITAL'S FAP AS REQUIRED UNDER THE REGULATIONS DETAILING THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER IRC SECTION 501(R)(5). (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTION 22). PATIENT REFUNDS FOR CHARGES IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLEDTHE HOSPITAL REGULARLY MONITORS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. WHERE A PATIENT SUBMITS A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND IS DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE HOSPITAL REFUNDS ANY AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR CARE THAN EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT THAT THE PATIENT IS PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING WHERE SUCH AMOUNTS ARE EQUAL TO OR EXCEED $5.00. BILLING AND COLLECTIONS 501(R)(6)EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIVITIESTHE HOSPITAL DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTIVITIES (ECAS) FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT REPORT TO CREDIT AGENCIES, ENGAGE IN LEGAL OR JUDICIAL PROCESSES, OR SELL A PATIENT'S OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS OWED FOR PATIENT CARE. IN ADDITION, THIS EXTENDS TO ANY THIRD PARTY CONTRACTED WITH THE HOSPITAL RELATED TO BILLING AND COLLECTIONS. (SCHEDULE H PART V SECTION B QUESTIONS 18 AND 19).APPLICATION PERIOD PATIENTS MAY APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT ANY TIME UP TO TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) DAYS AFTER THE FIRST POST-DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT IS AVAILABLE. AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING MAH IS PART OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) IS A TERTIARY CARE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN BOSTON AND A SISTER ENTITY OF BIDP. AS PART OF THE SAME NETWORK, THE RESEARCH IN WHICH BIDMC ENGAGES SUPPORTS NOT ONLY THE MISSION AND CARE FOR BIDMC PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO HELPS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF OTHER BILH AFFILIATES AND BEYOND. THE DETAIL BELOW PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT BIDMC DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS RESEARCHAS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING MAH IS PART OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) IS A TERTIARY CARE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN BOSTON AND A SISTER ENTITY OF MAH. AS PART OF THE SAME NETWORK, THE RESEARCH IN WHICH BIDMC ENGAGES SUPPORTS NOT ONLY THE MISSION AND CARE FOR BIDMC PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO HELPS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF OTHER BILH AFFILIATES AND BEYOND. THE DETAIL BELOW PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT BIDMC DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING.THE MEDICAL CENTER'S NOTABLE RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE CONSISTENTLY BEING RANKED IN THE TOP TIER OF INDEPENDENT HOSPITALS IN NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) FUNDING. THE MEDICAL CENTER SCIENTISTS CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASES AND BETTER TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS, WHICH IN TURN DIRECTLY IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS AND IMPROVE THE MEDICAL CENTER'S PATIENT CARE. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, MORE THAN 1,800 ACTIVE FEDERAL, INDUSTRY AND FOUNDATION SPONSORED PROJECTS AND MORE THAN 2,400 ACTIVE EXEMPT, EXPEDITED, AND FULL BOARD-REVIEWED CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES. BIDMC RESEARCH IS LED BY MORE THAN 260 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FACULTY. THE KEY AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE VASCULAR BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR IMAGING, TRANSPLANTATION, SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION, CANCER BIOLOGY, METABOLIC DISEASE, NEUROBIOLOGY, AIDS, VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND VIROLOGY, INFECTION CONTROL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CARDIOLOGY/CARDIAC SURGERY. AS NOTED IN THIS FILING, THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE; TO MAINTAINING MODERN, HIGH-QUALITY FACILITIES, AND TO TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST AMONG THE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THE HARVARD TEACHING HOSPITALS. THE MEDICAL CENTER DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS MANY INTERDEPARTMENTAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROGRAMS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND WORLD RENOWNED EXPERTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS IN AN EFFORT TO TRANSLATE NEW KNOWLEDGE INTO NOVEL MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND PATIENT CARE. THE MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPATES IN HARVARD CATALYST, THE HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER THE INTELLECTUAL FORCE, TECHNOLOGIES, AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND ITS ACADEMIC, HEALTH CARE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE CONNECTIONS, ENABLE RESEARCH AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF DISCOVERY, AND NURTURE CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHERS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH.STUDIES BY MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCHERS ARE ROUTINELY PUBLISHED IN THE WORLD'S LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, INCLUDING NATURE, SCIENCE, THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, WHICH HELPS TO BRING THE RESEARCH FINDINGS TO CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS BEYOND THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE MEDICAL CENTER ENGAGES IN RESEARCH IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES:- ANESTHESIA, CRITICAL CARE, AND PAIN MEDICINE - EMERGENCY MEDICINE - MEDICINE - ALLERGY AND INFLAMMATION - CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE - CENTER FOR VASCULAR BIOLOGY RESEARCH - CENTER FOR VIROLOGY AND VACCINE RESEARCH - CLINICAL INFORMATICS - CLINICAL NUTRITION - ENDOCRINOLOGY - EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE - GASTROENTEROLOGY - GENERAL MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE - GENETICS - GERONTOLOGY - HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY - HEMOSTASIS AND THROMBOSIS - IMMUNOLOGY - INFECTIOUS DISEASE - INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY - MOLECULAR AND VASCULAR MEDICINE - NEPHROLOGY - PULMONOLOGY - RHEUMATOLOGY - SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION - TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH - TRANSPLANT IMMUNOLOGY-NEONATOLOGY -NEUROLOGY -OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY -ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY -PATHOLOGY -PSYCHIATRY -RADIOLOGY -SURGERY - CARDIAC SURGERY - CENTER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - NEUROSURGERY - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - VASCULAR SURGERY-TRANSPLANT INSTITUTEDURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, THE MEDICAL CENTER REPORTED $241,917,383 OF NET INTERNALLY FUNDED RESEARCH ON THIS SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7H RELATED TO RESEARCH TO FURTHER SCIENCE AND PATIENT CARE, WHICH REPRESENTED 2.99% OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S TOTAL EXPENSES. ADDITIONALLY, THE MEDICAL CENTER REPORTED $307,298,416 OF RESEARCH EXPENSES FUNDED BY GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES INCLUDING OTHER HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES AND FOUNDATIONS ON SCHEDULE H, PART I LINE 7H COLUMN D, WHICH, IF INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7H COLUMN E CALCULATION, WOULD INCREASE THE NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTED FROM RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ON THIS SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7H TO 2.21%.
RESEARCH ENGAGED IN AT THE MEDICAL CENTERTHE REAL CORNERSTONES OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S SUCCESS CAN BE DESCRIBED IN THREE KEY WORDS: INNOVATION, CULTIVATION, AND TRANSFORMATION. BEGINNING WITH SUPPORT OF BOLD AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS, EXTENDING TO CULTIVATION, AND NURTURING OF PROMISING YOUNG SCIENTISTS, AND CULMINATING IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF NOVEL DISCOVERIES INTO THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTICS, THE MEDICAL CENTER'S RESEARCH PROGRAM HAS EMERGED AS A UNIQUE AND SUCCESSFUL MODEL FOR TODAY'S RAPIDLY CHANGING HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE.EXAMPLES OF THE RESEARCH ENGAGED IN AT BIDMCBELOW IS INFORMATION RELATED TO JUST A HANDFUL OF THE CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH STUDIES AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE DETAIL BELOW IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE READER WITH A TASTE OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS THE MEDICAL CENTER IS MAKING TO PATIENT CARE TODAY AND TOMORROW. EXPENSES FROM THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES NOTED BELOW ARE INCLUDED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE H, PART I LINE 7H COLUMN C AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE QUANTIFIED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7H COLUMN E, DEPENDING ON FUNDING SOURCE. COVID-19 VACCINE RESEARCHTHE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING IS THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, DURING WHICH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO DISRUPT LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT BIDMC DURING THIS FISCAL PERIOD HIGHLIGHTS BIDMC'S CONTINUING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP DURING THIS ONGOING PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.AS OF LATE JULY 2021, ABOUT 48.5 PERCENT OF AMERICANS, OR ABOUT 159 MILLION PEOPLE, WERE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST SARS-COV-2, THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19. BIDMC IMMUNOLOGIST DAN BAROUCH, MD, PHD, PLAYED AN INSTRUMENTAL ROLE IN DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING ONE OF THE FIRST THREE COVID-19 VACCINES TO COME TO MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES. AS DIRECTOR OF BIDMC'S CENTER FOR VIROLOGY AND VACCINE RESEARCH (CVVR), DR. BAROUCH AND HIS COLLEAGUES BEGAN WORKING ON A COVID-19 VACCINE ON JANUARY 10, 2020, THE SAME NIGHT THAT CHINESE SCIENTISTS RELEASED THE SARS-COV-2 VIRUS'S GENOME. DR. BAROUCH'S TEAM QUICKLY DESIGNED A SERIES OF VACCINE CANDIDATES, EVALUATED IN CLINICAL STUDIES LED BY PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR KATHRYN E. STEPHENSON, MD, MPH, DIRECTOR OF THE CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT AT CVVR.DR. BAROUCH'S INNOVATIVE VACCINE DESIGN NOW THE BASIS OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON SINGLE SHOT VACCINE USES A COMMON-COLD VIRUS, CALLED THE ADENOVIRUS, TO DELIVER A SMALL BIT OF THE COVID-19 DNA INTO HOST CELLS, WHERE IT STIMULATES THE BODY TO RAISE IMMUNE RESPONSES AGAINST THE VIRUS. SHOWN TO BE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE, THE COVID-19 VACCINE WAS GRANTED EMERGENCY USE APPROVAL BY THE U.S. FDA IN FEBRUARY 2021.SINCE THEN, BAROUCH AND COLLEAGUES HAVE CONTINUED TO STUDY THE VIRUS' IMPACT ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND HOW THE VACCINES AND THERAPIES DEVELOPED TO PROTECT AGAINST THE ORIGINAL STRAIN OF SARS-COV-2 ARE HOLDING UP AGAINST THE EMERGING VARIANTS. FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OUTLINING RESEARCH FROM FISCAL YEAR 2021.A STUDY LED BY BAROUCH AND COLLEAGUES SHED MORE LIGHT ON HOW MOLECULES OF THE IMMUNE AND VASCULAR SYSTEMS INTERACT TO PRODUCE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LUNG AND VASCULAR TISSUES SEEN IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE DISEASE. RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSES OF TISSUE AND BLOOD SAMPLES FROM HUMANS AND FROM NON-HUMAN PRIMATES INFECTED WITH COVID-19. THE TEAM'S FINDINGS, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL CELL, HELP DEFINE THE PATHWAYS BY WHICH COVID-19 INDUCES VASCULAR DISEASE AND ALSO POINT TO POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS. "OVERALL, OUR DATA REVEAL THE KEY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES INVOLVED IN TRIGGERING THE CLOTTING AND VASCULAR DAMAGE OBSERVED WITH SARS-COV-19 INFECTION," SAID BAROUCH. "OUR RESULTS SUGGEST A MODEL IN WHICH CRITICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INFLAMMATORY AND CLOTTING PATHWAYS LEAD TO SEVERE VASCULAR INJURY SEEN IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH COVID-19." IN A PAPER IN THE JOURNAL NATURE, BAROUCH, AND COLLEAGUES ELUCIDATED THE ROLE OF ANTIBODIES AND IMMUNE CELLS IN PROTECTION AGAINST SARS-COV-2, THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19, IN RHESUS MACAQUES. "IN THIS STUDY, WE DEFINE THE ROLE OF ANTIBODIES VERSUS T CELLS IN PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19 IN MONKEYS. WE REPORTTHAT A RELATIVELY LOW ANTIBODY TITER (THE CONCENTRATION OF ANTIBODIES IN THE BLOOD) IS NEEDED FOR PROTECTION," SAID BAROUCH. "SUCH KNOWLEDGE WILL BE IMPORTANT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION VACCINES, ANTIBODY-BASED THERAPEUTICS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR COVID-19." IN ANOTHER STUDY IN NATURE, BAROUCH AND COLLEAGUES ALSO TESTED JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S COVID-19 VACCINE IN RHESUS MACAQUES CHALLENGED WITH THE VIRAL VARIANT B.1.351 AND IN RHESUS MACAQUES CHALLENGED WITH THE ORIGINAL STRAIN IDENTIFIED, DESIGNATED WA1/2020. BAROUCH AND COLLEAGUES WHO HELPED DEVELOP JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S SINGLE-SHOT VIRAL VECTOR VACCINE, CALLED AD26.COV2.S REPORT THAT THE VACCINE PRODUCES ROBUST PROTECTION AGAINST BOTH. THE FINDINGS HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE VACCINE CONTROL OF SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS OF CONCERN. "THE EMERGENCE OF SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS THAT PARTIALLY EVADE NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES POSES A THREAT TO THE EFFICACY OF CURRENT COVID-19 VACCINES," SAID BAROUCH, SENIOR AUTHOR OF THE STUDY AND DIRECTOR OF VACCINE AND VIROLOGY RESEARCH AT BIDMC. "HERE WE SHOW THAT THE AD26.COV2.S VACCINE ELICITS HUMORAL AND CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSES THAT CROSS-REACT WITH THE B.1.351 VARIANT AND PROTECTS AGAINST THE B.1.351 CHALLENGE IN RHESUS MACAQUES." IN FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, BAROUCH'S TEAM REPORTED ON THE DURABILITY OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S AD26.COV2.S VACCINE IN HUMANS. THE SINGLE-SHOT VIRAL VECTOR VACCINE DEVELOPED IN PART BY BAROUCH AND COLLEAGUES AT BIDMC WAS ALSO EVALUATED FOR ITS COVERAGE AGAINST THE ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA, DELTA, EPSILON, AND KAPPA SARS-COV-2 VARIANTS. "OUR DATA SHOW THAT THE AD26.COV2.S VACCINE ELICITED DURABLE IMMUNE RESPONSES WITH MINIMAL DECLINE FOR AT LEAST EIGHT MONTHS, THE TIMEFRAME EXAMINED, FOLLOWING IMMUNIZATION," SAID BAROUCH, CORRESPONDING AUTHOR OF THE PAPER AND ALSO PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL. "WE ALSO SHOWED GOOD NEUTRALIZATION COVERAGE OF THE DELTA VARIANT AS WELL AS OTHER VARIANTS." LAST SUMMER, BAROUCH'S TEAM WAS AWARDED $4.9 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO FIND A CURE FOR HIV. BAROUCH WAS ONE OF TEN PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS TO RECEIVE A 2021 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) MARTIN DELANEY COLLABORATORIES FOR HIV CURE RESEARCH AWARD, WHICH AIMS TO EXPEDITE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) CURE RESEARCH BY BRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCH PARTNERS IN ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND THE COMMUNITY; COORDINATING COMPLEX RESEARCH STUDIES AND MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIV CURE RESEARCHERS. BAROUCH AND COLLEAGUES WILL FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE VIRAL RESERVOIR DORMANT HIV-INFECTED IMMUNE CELLS THAT REMAIN IN THE BODY DESPITE ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY (ART) AND CAN SPRING BACK INTO ACTION IF ART IS INTERRUPTED AND ON DEVELOPING NEW IMMUNOLOGIC STRATEGIES TARGETING THE RESERVOIR TO CONTROL OR ERADICATE HIV INFECTION. WITH MORE THAN 35 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE LIVING WITH THE VIRUS AND NEARLY 2 MILLION NEW CASES EACH YEAR, HIV REMAINS A MAJOR GLOBAL EPIDEMIC. "THE LATENT VIRAL RESERVOIR IS THE CRITICAL BARRIER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CURE FOR HIV-1 INFECTION," SAID BAROUCH. "OUR OVERALL HYPOTHESIS IS THAT MULTIPLE IMMUNOLOGIC STRATEGIES WILL NEED TO BE EXPLORED AND COMBINED TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM, ART-FREE VIROLOGIC CONTROL OR COMPLETE VIRUS ERADICATION. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS GRANT AND TREMENDOUSLY EXCITED TO SEE THE PROGRESS WE CAN MAKE WITH THIS LONG-TERM SOURCE OF SUPPORT."
DETAIL ON ADDITIONAL COVID AND NON-COVID RESEARCH EFFORTSWHICH WERE UNDERTAKEN AT BIDMC DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING ARE BELOW. STUDY FINDS ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD AT INCREASED RISK WHEN POST-SURGICAL PATIENTS REFILL PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF PEOPLE WHO MISUSE OPIOIDS REPORT GETTING THEM WITH OR WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO HAS A PRESCRIPTION. IN A STUDY PUBLISHED IN JAMA SURGERY, PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS AT BIDMC SOUGHT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW PRESCRIBING OPIATES TO PATIENTS AFTER SURGERY MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SUBSEQUENT OPIOID MISUSE NOT JUST FOR THE POST-OPERATIVE PATIENT, BUT FOR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AS WELL. TO QUANTIFY HOW PRESCRIPTION DURATION AND REFILLS FOR A SURGICAL PATIENT IMPACTED THE RISK FOR MISUSE AND CHRONIC USE IN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, CORRESPONDING AUTHOR GABRIEL BRAT, MD, A TRAUMA SURGEON AT BIDMC, AND COLLEAGUES RETROSPECTIVELY EXAMINED DE-IDENTIFIED COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CLAIMS FILED BETWEEN 2008 AND EARLY 2016. AMONG THE 843,531 PATIENT-FAMILY PAIRS IDENTIFIED, THE RESEARCHERS FOUND THE RATES OF OVERALL OPIOID MISUSE (MEASURED BY SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSTIC CODES) AND CHRONIC USE (MEASURED BY FILLED PRESCRIPTIONS) WERE BOTH LESS THAN ONE PERCENT. HOWEVER, THE RISK OF MISUSE USE ROSE IN HOUSEHOLDS WHERE THE SURGICAL PATIENT OBTAINED REFILLS. THOSE IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH ANY REFILL HAD A 33 PERCENT INCREASED HAZARD OF MISUSE, AND EACH ADDITIONAL REFILL WAS LINKED WITH A 19 PERCENT INCREASE IN HAZARD OF MISUSE BY A FAMILY MEMBER. "OUR DATA SUGGEST THAT THERE ARE SECOND VICTIMS OF OPIOID OVER-PRESCRIBING, THAT THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS EXTEND BEYOND THE SURGICAL PATIENT WHO RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION AND HAVE BROADER IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FAMILY," SAID, BRAT. "IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PRESCRIBERS, PATIENTS, AND THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THIS MULTI-FACETED PROBLEM EXTENDS BEYOND THE SURGICAL PATIENT AND HAS BROADER IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FAMILY."NATIONWIDE SPIKE IN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS SHOWN TO BE AN INDIRECT COST OF COVID-19 PANDEMICTWO YEARS INTO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MORE THAN ONE MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. BUT REPORTS DESCRIBE AN INCREASE IN MORTALITY DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY COVID-19 ALONE. RESEARCHERS LED BY CORRESPONDING AUTHOR RISHI K. WADHERA, MD, MPP, MPHIL, A PHYSICIAN-RESEARCHER AT THE SMITH CENTER FOR OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY AT BIDMC, EVALUATED THE RATE OF U.S. DEATHS DUE TO CARDIOVASCULAR CAUSES DURING THE FIRST 11 WEEKS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (MID-MARCH TO JUNE 2020) RELATIVE TO THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 11 WEEKS PRE-PANDEMIC. THE TEAM ALSO COMPARED THESE TWO PERIODS OF 2020 TO THE SAME WEEKS IN 2019. THE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (JACC), SUGGESTS THAT PATIENTS MAY HAVE AVOIDED HOSPITALS OUT OF FEAR OF CONTRACTING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS AND THAT SOME DIED FROM CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS WITHOUT SEEKING MEDICAL CARE. THE TEAM FOUND A MARKED NATIONWIDE RISE IN CARDIAC DEATHS AFTER THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC IN THE U.S. DEATHS DUE-TO ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASES (RELATED TO NARROWING OF THE ARTERIES) AND HYPERTENSIVE (RELATED TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE) DISEASES INCREASED BY 11 PERCENT AND 17 PERCENT, RESPECTIVELY, COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN CONTRAST, THE RESEARCHERS OBSERVED NO INCREASE IN DEATHS DUE TO OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS, SUCH AS HEART FAILURE, POTENTIALLY BECAUSE THEY OFTEN DO NOT REQUIRE EMERGENT HOSPITALIZATION FOR POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT. DR. WADHERA AND COLLEAGUES SUGGEST THAT THE CANCELLATION OF SEMI-ELECTIVE PROCEDURES AND OUTPATIENT VISITS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCREASE IN DEATHS BY DELAYING IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND LIMITING PATIENTS' ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. THE STRAIN IMPOSED BY COVID-19 ON SOME HOSPITALS MAY HAVE ALSO LED TO DELAYS IN CARE FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITHOUT COVID-19, THE RESEARCHERS ADD. PANDEMIC-RELATED DELAYS IN EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE TIMES AND A REDUCTION IN BYSTANDER CPR RATES ALSO LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO REDUCED SURVIVAL AFTER CARDIAC ARREST. ADDITIONALLY, BEYOND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FACTORS, GREATER PSYCHOSOCIAL, COMMUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AMID THE PANDEMIC MAY ALSO HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE. "OVERALL, OUR DATA HIGHLIGHT THE URGENT NEED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING TO ENSURE PATIENTS WITH EMERGENT CONDITIONS SEEK AND RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE PARTICULARLY IN REGIONS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A SURGE OR RESURGENCE OF COVID 19 CASES," WADHERA SAID. BIDMC RESEARCHERS REVEAL HOW GENETIC VARIATIONS ARE LINKED TO COVID-19 DISEASE SEVERITYMORE THAN 90 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE BECOME INFECTED WITH COVID-19; HOWEVER, PHYSICIANS STILL AREN'T SURE WHY SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE MILD TO NO SYMPTOMS WHILE OTHERS BECOME CRITICALLY ILL. RESEARCH LED BY ROBERT E. GERSZTEN, MD, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE AT BIDMC SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON THE GENETIC RISK FACTORS THAT MAKE INDIVIDUALS MORE OR LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SEVERE COVID-19. THE FINDINGS, PUBLISHED IN A LETTER IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (NEJM), ILLUMINATE THE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING COVID-19, AND POTENTIALLY OPEN THE DOOR TO NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR THE DISEASE. A GROWING BODY OF GENETIC EVIDENCE FROM PATIENTS IN CHINA, EUROPE, AND THE UNITES STATES LINKS COVID-19 OUTCOMES TO VARIATIONS IN TWO REGIONS OF THE HUMAN GENOME, FINDINGS WHICH WERE PUBLISHED IN THE NEJM. BUT THE STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW THE DIFFERENCES MODULATE DISEASE. TO DO THAT, SCIENTISTS NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHICH PROTEINS THESE SECTIONS OF THE GENOME CODE FOR AND THE ROLE THESE PROTEINS PLAY IN THE BODY IN THE CONTEXT OF DISEASE. OVER THE LAST DECADE, GERSZTEN AND COLLEAGUES HAVE GENERATED JUST SUCH A DATABASE AN IMMENSE LIBRARY OF ALL THE PROTEINS AND METABOLITES ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE HUMAN GENOME. WHEN THEY LOOKED UP ONE GENOMIC "HOT SPOT" FOUND TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 DISEASE SEVERITY, THEY QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THE VERY SAME REGION WAS LINKED TO A PROTEIN THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN IMPLICATED IN THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE SARS-COV-2 VIRUS INFECTS HUMAN CELLS. "GROUPS ARE INCREASINGLY FINDING GENOMIC HOTSPOTS RELATED TO DISEASES, BUT IT'S OFTEN NOT CLEAR HOW THEY IMPACT THE MECHANISMS OF DISEASE," SAID GERSZTEN. "WE LEVERAGED OUR HUGE DATABASE IT'S MORE THAN 100 TERABYTES' WORTH OF DATA TO VERY QUICKLY DETERMINE THAT THE PROTEIN MOST HIGHLY EXPRESSED BY THAT REGION TURNED OUT TO BE A CO-RECEPTOR FOR THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19, SUGGESTING THAT THIS MIGHT BE A TARGET FOR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. THE SO-CALLED ANTIBODY COCKTAILS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MOSTLY TARGET THE SPIKE PROTEINS ON THE VIRUS. IN TURN, OUR WORK IDENTIFIES WHICH PROTEINS IN THE HUMAN BODY THAT SARS-COV-2 AND OTHER CORONAVIRUSES LATCH ON TO." RESEARCHERS DEMONSTRATE HOW CHRONIC ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION CAUSES INFLAMMATION IN THE BRAINALCOHOL USE DISORDER IMPACTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING AT LEAST 17 MILLION AMERICANS. NEARLY 100,000 PATIENTS DIE EACH YEAR FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHRONIC DRINKING, WHICH INDUCES ORGAN INJURY THROUGHOUT THE BODY, PARTICULARLY TO THE LIVER AND BRAIN. RESEARCH LED BY GYONGYI SZABO, MD, PHD, HON. SCD, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER OF BIDMC AND BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, SHED LIGHT ON THE MECHANISMS BY WHICH CHRONIC ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION CAUSES DAMAGE TO BRAIN CELLS AND CELLS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, WHICH IN TURN POTENTIALLY TRIGGERS ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR. THE FINDINGS, PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION, ALSO SUGGEST POSSIBLE TARGETS FOR A THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO CHRONIC ALCOHOL USE DISORDER. "CHRONIC ALCOHOL EXPOSURE INDUCES A COMPLEX, MULTI-ORGAN RESPONSE WITH ACTIVATION OF A VARIETY OF IMMUNE RESPONSES AND INFLAMMATORY EXPRESSION," SAID SZABO. "OUR DATA IDENTIFIES THE SIGNALING PATHWAY BY WHICH CHRONIC ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION PROMOTES INFLAMMATION IN TISSUES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND OUR FURTHER ANALYSIS SUGGESTS A STRATEGY FOR BLOCKING THIS ALCOHOL-INDUCED NEUROINFLAMMATION." IN AN EXPERIMENT SZABO AND COLLEAGUES STUDIED THE IMPACT OF CHRONIC ALCOHOL-CONSUMPTION ON VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE BRAIN IN A MOUSE MODEL. THE SCIENTISTS OBSERVED THAT IMMUNE CELLS CALLED MACROPHAGES INVADED THE BRAIN PARENCHYMA (OR TISSUE), PARTICULARLY IN THE HIPPOCAMPUS A REGION OF THE BRAIN CRITICAL TO LEARNING AND MEMORY THAT IS WELL KNOWN TO LOSE VOLUME IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ALCOHOL USE DISORDER. SZABO AND COLLEAGUES POINT OUT THAT, FOR DECADES, SCIENTIFIC DOGMA HELD THAT IMMUNE CELLS COULD NOT REACH THE TISSUES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS). RESEARCHERS SUBSEQUENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE PRESENCE OF IMMUNE CELLS IN CNS TISSUES IN THE SETTING OF DISEASE.
DETAIL ON ADDITIONAL COVID AND NON-COVID RESEARCH EFFORTSGENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS REVEALED THE SIGNALING PATHWAY BY WHICH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION PROMOTES NEUROINFLAMMATION. MOREOVER, THE RESEARCHERS ALSO DEMONSTRATED THAT BLOCKING IMMUNE CELL INVASION WITH AN INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG RESTORED SOME LOST BRAIN CELL FUNCTION; HOWEVER, ADMINISTRATION OF THE INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG DID NOT CHANGE THE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION OR PREFERENCES OF THE LABORATORY ANIMALS. HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 SIX TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE THAN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH INFLUENZA, RESEARCH FINDSCOVID-19 AND INFLUENZA ARE BOTH CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY VIRAL DISEASES THAT CAN LEAD TO PNEUMONIA AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE IN SEVERE CASES. HOWEVER, DETAILED COMPARISON OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COVID-19 AND THOSE OF INFLUENZA ARE LACKING. IN A PAPER PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE, PHYSICIAN-RESEARCHERS AT BIDMC ASSESSED THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH THE VIRAL INFECTION IN MARCH AND APRIL 2020, VERSUS PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH INFLUENZA DURING THE LAST FIVE FLU SEASONS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. OVERALL, THE TEAM DEMONSTRATED THAT COVID-19 CASES RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WEEKLY HOSPITALIZATIONS, MORE USE OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND HIGHER MORTALITY RATES THAN INFLUENZA. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR MICHAEL DONNINO, MD, A CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT BIDMC, AND COLLEAGUES INCLUDED A TOTAL OF 1,634 HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS IN THEIR STUDY, 582 OF WHOM HAD LABORATORY-CONFIRMED COVID-19 AND 1,052 OF WHOM HAD CONFIRMED INFLUENZA. WHILE 174 PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 (OR 30 PERCENT) RECEIVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION DURING THE TWO-MONTH PERIOD, JUST 84 PATIENTS WITH INFLUENZA (OR 8 PERCENT) WERE PLACED ON VENTILATION OVER ALL FIVE SEASONS OF INFLUENZA. LIKEWISE, THE PROPORTION OF PATIENTS WHO DIED WAS MUCH HIGHER FOR COVID-19 THAN FOR INFLUENZA; 20 PERCENT OF ADMITTED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 DIED IN THE TWO-MONTH PERIOD, COMPARED TO THREE PERCENT OF PATIENTS WITH INFLUENZA OVER FIVE SEASONS. FURTHER ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 TENDED TO BE YOUNGER THAN THOSE HOSPITALIZED WITH INFLUENZA. AMONG PATIENTS REQUIRING MECHANICAL VENTILATION, PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 WERE ON VENTILATION MUCH LONGER A MEDIAN DURATION OF TWO WEEKS COMPARED TO JUST OVER THREE DAYS FOR PATIENTS WITH INFLUENZA. MOREOVER, AMONG PATIENTS REQUIRING MECHANICAL VENTILATION, PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 WERE FAR LESS LIKELY TO HAVE HAD PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. "OUR DATA ILLUSTRATE THAT 98 PERCENT OF THE DEATHS OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THEIR COVID-19 ILLNESS, WHICH HELPS DEBUNK THE IDEA THAT THE HIGH NUMBER OF U.S. COVID-19 DEATHS ARE AN ARTIFACT OF THE WAY CAUSES OF DEATHS ARE BEING RECORDED," SAID DONNINO. "WE ALSO SHOWED THAT COVID-19 CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITHOUT MAJOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS TO REQUIRE MECHANICAL VENTILATION, WHICH HAPPENS RARELY IN PATIENTS WITH INFLUENZA," SAID DONNINO. BIDMC RESEARCHERS DEVELOP MODEL TO ESTIMATE FALSE-NEGATIVE RATE FOR COVID-19 TESTS AS OF JUNE 2020, THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) HAD GRANTED EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR MORE THAN 85 DIFFERENT VIRAL DNA TEST KITS OR ASSAYS EACH WITH WIDELY VARYING DEGREES OF SENSITIVITY AND UNKNOWN RATES OF ACCURACY. HOWEVER, WITH NO EXISTING GOLD STANDARD TEST FOR COVID-19, THERE'S LITTLE DATA ON WHICH TO JUDGE THESE VARIOUS TESTS' USEFULNESS. RESEARCHERS AT BIDMC DEVELOPED A MATHEMATICAL MEANS OF ASSESSING TESTS' FALSE-NEGATIVE RATE. THE TEAM'S METHODOLOGY, WHICH ALLOWS AN APPLES-TO-APPLES COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS ASSAYS' CLINICAL SENSITIVITY, IS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. "WE FOUND THAT CLINICAL SENSITIVITIES VARY WIDELY, WHICH HAS CLEAR IMPLICATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF THE ONGOING PANDEMIC," SAID CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHOR JAMES E. KIRBY, MD, DIRECTOR OF THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES AT BIDMC. USING DATA FROM MORE THAN 27,000 TESTS FOR COVID-19 PERFORMED AT BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH HOSPITAL SITES FROM MARCH 26 TO MAY 2, 2020, KIRBY, AND CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHOR RAMY ARNAOUT, MD, DPHIL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES AT BIDMC, AND COLLEAGUES FIRST DEMONSTRATED THAT VIRAL LOADS CAN BE DEPENDABLY REPORTED. "THIS HELPS DISTINGUISH POTENTIAL SUPERSPREADERS, AT ONE EXTREME, FROM CONVALESCENT PEOPLE, WITH ALMOST NO VIRUS, AND THEREFORE LOW LIKELIHOOD OF SPREADING THE INFECTION," ARNAOUT SAID. NEXT, THE RESEARCHERS ESTIMATED THE CLINICAL SENSITIVITY AND THE FALSE-NEGATIVE RATE FIRST FOR THE IN-HOUSE TEST WHICH WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO BE IMPLEMENTED NATIONWIDE AND CONSIDERED AMONG THE BEST IN CLASS. ANALYZING REPEAT TEST RESULTS FOR THE NEARLY 5,000 PATIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE ALLOWED THE RESEARCHERS TO DETERMINE THAT THE IN-HOUSE TEST PROVIDED A FALSE NEGATIVE IN ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF CASES, GIVING THE ASSAY A CLINICAL SENSITIVITY OF ABOUT 90 PERCENT. TO ESTIMATE THE ACCURACY OF OTHER ASSAYS, THE TEAM BASED THEIR CALCULATIONS ON EACH TESTS LIMIT OF DETECTION, OR LOD, DEFINED AS THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF VIRAL DNA DETECTABLE THAT A TEST WILL CATCH 95 PERCENT OR MORE OF THE TIME. ARNAOUT, KIRBY, AND COLLEAGUES DEMONSTRATED THAT THE LIMIT OF DETECTION CAN BE USED AS A PROXY TO ESTIMATE A GIVEN ASSAY'S CLINICAL SENSITIVITY. BY THE TEAM'S CALCULATIONS, AN ASSAY WITH A LIMIT OF DETECTION OF 1,000 COPIES VIRAL DNA PER ML IS EXPECTED TO DETECT JUST 75 PERCENT OF PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, PROVIDING ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR PEOPLE WITH A FALSE-NEGATIVE. THE TEAM ALSO SHOWED THAT ONE TEST AVAILABLE TODAY MISSES AS MANY AS ONE IN THREE INFECTED INDIVIDUALS, WHILE ANOTHER MAY MISS UP TO 60 PERCENT OF POSITIVE CASES. FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND STUDY FOUND INFANTS OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE MOTHERS WERE AT HIGHEST RISK OF COVID-19 INFECTIONIN A STUDY PUBLISHED IN JAMA NETWORK OPEN, PHYSICIAN-RESEARCHERS FROM BIDMC, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL REVEALED THAT, WHILE MOTHER-TO-NEWBORN TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS IS RARE, NEWBORNS OF EXPECTANT MOTHERS WITH COVID-19 CAN SUFFER INDIRECT ADVERSE HEALTH RISKS AS A RESULT OF WORSENING MATERNAL COVID-19 ILLNESS. EXAMINING NEONATAL OUTCOMES DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF LIFE FOR BABIES BORN AT 11 HOSPITALS THAT REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT OF ALL BIRTHS IN MASSACHUSETTS, THE TEAM IDENTIFIED 255 NEONATES DELIVERED BETWEEN MARCH 1 JULY 31, 2020, TO MOTHERS WITH A RECENT POSITIVE SARS-COV-2 TEST RESULT. THE RESEARCHERS USED THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS' NATIONAL REGISTRY FOR SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PERINATAL COVID-19 INFECTION COMPLEMENTED BY A MASSACHUSETTS-SPECIFIC REGISTRY. OUT OF THE 255 NEONATES STUDIED, 88.2 PERCENT WERE TESTED FOR SARS-COV-2, AND ONLY 2.2 PERCENT HAD POSITIVE RESULTS. HOWEVER, WHILE INFECTION RATES AMONG NEWBORNS WERE RELATIVELY LOW, WORSENING MATERNAL ILLNESS ACCOUNTED FOR 73.9 PERCENT OF PRETERM BIRTHS. PREMATURE BIRTH CAN OFTEN LEAD TO ACUTE AND CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. NEWBORNS OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE MOTHERS, AS DETERMINED USING A TOOL CREATED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION USING RESIDENTIAL ZIP-CODES, WERE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR TESTING POSITIVE. THE SPECIFIC PATHWAYS BY WHICH SOCIAL VULNERABILITY MIGHT AFFECT MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 INCLUDE DIFFERENTIAL ACCESS TO CARE AND CLINICIAN BIAS. DISCRIMINATION MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR IN CHRONIC STRESS, WHICH CAN DIMINISH ANTIVIRAL IMMUNE RESPONSES. "THIS OBSERVATION THAT NEWBORNS OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE MOTHERS WERE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS THAT HEALTH DISPARITIES ARE VERY COMPLEX AND EXTEND BEYOND RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE STATUS," SAID CORRESPONDING AUTHOR ASIMENIA ANGELIDOU, MD, PHD, A NEONATOLOGIST AT BIDMC. "SOCIAL VULNERABILITY LIKELY AFFECTS HEALTH AND IMMUNITY AND OUR STUDY SUPPORTS FURTHER RESEARCH IN THIS AREA. REALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO SOCIALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES COULD GO A LONG WAY IN DECREASING HUMAN SUFFERING AND ECONOMIC LOSS DURING DISEASE OUTBREAKS." JANUARY 20, 2020SCIENTISTS CREATE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND 3D ORGANOID MODEL OF THE HUMAN PANCREAS BECAUSE PANCREATIC CANCER IS HIDDEN DEEP WITHIN THE BODY AND OFTEN SYMPTOMLESS, IT'S FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED AFTER THE DISEASE HAS PROGRESSED TOO FAR FOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION AND/OR HAS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BODY. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT EARLIER DETECTION OF PANCREATIC TUMORS COULD QUADRUPLE SURVIVAL RATES; HOWEVER, NO VALIDATED AND RELIABLE TESTS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PANCREATIC CANCER CURRENTLY EXIST.
RESEARCHERS AT THE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT BIDMC HAVESUCCESSFULLY CREATED THE FIRST THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ORGANOID MODELS OF THE PANCREAS FROM HUMAN STEM CELLS. UNLIKE PREVIOUS PLATFORMS FOR THE STUDY OF PANCREATIC CANCER, THIS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ORGANOID MODEL INCLUDES BOTH THE ACINAR AND DUCTAL STRUCTURES THAT PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE MAJORITY OF PANCREATIC CANCERS. THE NEW RESEARCH PLATFORM WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED TO GUIDE PATIENT CARE AT THIS TIME WILL SHED NEW LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PANCREATIC CANCER, AS WELL AS REVEAL POTENTIAL MEANS FOR DISCOVERING MARKERS OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING THE DISEASE. THE TEAM'S REPORT APPEARS IN CELL STEM CELL. "WE THOUGHT, IF WE HAD A WAY TO USE HUMAN PANCREATIC CELLS TO FORWARD ENGINEER CANCER, WE COULD BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE EARLIEST STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISEASE," SAID CORRESPONDING AUTHOR SENTHIL MUTHUSWAMY, PHD, DIRECTOR OF CELL BIOLOGY AT THE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT BIDMC. "THIS MODEL COULD ALSO SERVE AS A PLATFORM TO POTENTIALLY DISCOVER BIOMARKERS MEASURABLE CHANGES LINKED TO DISEASE THAT WE HOPE TO USE IN THE CLINIC TO MONITOR CANCER DEVELOPMENT." THE PANCREAS IS A HORMONE-SECRETING ORGAN CONSISTING OF DUCTS AND ACINAR STRUCTURES, OR SACLIKE STRUCTURES THAT STORE PANCREATIC SECRETIONS. UNTIL NOW, SCIENTISTS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY GROW AND MAINTAIN HUMAN ACINAR STRUCTURES IN THE LAB CHALLENGING THEIR ABILITY TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS IN A MODEL. RESEARCHERS SUSPECT THAT THE MOST COMMON KIND OF PANCREATIC CANCER ARISES IN THE CELLS LINING ACINAR AND DUCTAL STRUCTURES.THE CULMINATION OF FIVE-PLUS YEARS OF WORK, THE STUDY REPRESENTS THE FIRST TIME RESEARCHERS SUCCESSFULLY GENERATED HUMAN ACINAR CELLS IN CULTURE AND MAINTAINED THEM LONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO USE THEM IN EXPERIMENTS. FINANCIAL BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER CARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS YOUNG, NON-WHITE PATIENTS WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCERSTHE COST OF CANCER CARE IN UNITED STATES WAS AN ESTIMATED $183 BILLION IN 2015 AND IS PROJECTED TO RISE BY 30 PERCENT BY 2030, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. WHILE PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT INSURANCE MAY COVER MUCH OF THE COST OF CARE, EVEN PATIENTS WITH INSURANCE CAN STRUGGLE TO PAY FOR OFFICE VISIT CO-PAYMENTS, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS OR OTHER CANCER-RELATED EXPENSES. YET LIMITED DATA DESCRIBES HOW FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IMPACTS PATIENT BEHAVIOR AND HOW THAT IN TURN MAY IMPACT PATIENTS' HEALTH. IN A STUDY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF HOW A DIVERSE COHORT OF GYNECOLOGIC CANCER PATIENTS ARE AFFECTED BY FINANCIAL DISTRESS ALSO CALLED "FINANCIAL TOXICITY" IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE HEALTH HAZARD IT CAN POSE RESEARCHER-PHYSICIANS AT BIDMC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (UAB) ANALYZED PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED SURVEY DATA OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTITUTIONS. THEIR FINDINGS ARE REPORTED IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER. USING THE COMPREHENSIVE SCORE FOR FINANCIAL TOXICITY (COST) TO MEASURE THE ECONOMIC BURDEN EXPERIENCED BY PATIENTS WITH CANCER, CORRESPONDING AUTHOR KATHARINE M. ESSELEN, MD, MBA, OF THE DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, AND COLLEAGUES ANALYZED PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED SURVEY DATA FROM 308 PATIENTS WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCER 240 PATIENTS SURVEYED AT BIDMC AND 121 SURVEYED AT UAB. THEY FOUND THAT NEARLY HALF OF PATIENTS WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCER REPORTED EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO SEVERE FINANCIAL TOXICITY. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF SURVEY DATA REVEALED THAT YOUNGER PATIENTS WERE AT GREATER RISK OF EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL TOXICITY FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. YOUNGER PATIENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE, AND DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MAY IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO WORK. THEY HAVE ALSO HAD FEWER EARNING YEARS TO ACCUMULATE A FINANCIAL SAFETY NET. PATIENTS REPORTING SEVERE FINANCIAL TOXICITY ACCOUNTED FOR 15 PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED. ESSELEN AND COLLEAGUES FOUND THIS GROUP MORE LIKELY TO REPORT CHANGING SPENDING HABITS AND BORROWING MONEY DUE TO THE COSTS OF CANCER CARE. MOST ALARMINGLY, THOSE REPORTING SEVERE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WERE NEARLY FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO ATTEMPT TO COPE WITH THE HIGH COST OF CARE THROUGH MEDICATION NON-COMPLIANCE. IMMUNOTHERAPY MAY BE EFFECTIVE FOR SUBSET OF PROSTATE CANCER IN RECENT YEARS, CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH IMMUNOGENIC, OR SO-CALLED "HOT" TUMORS WITH INCREASED LEVELS OF INFLAMMATION AND THE PRESENCE OF IMMUNE CELLS IN AND AROUND THE TUMORS. PROSTATE CANCER, HOWEVER, IS CONSIDERED A "COLD" TUMOR, WITH FEW IMMUNE CELLS RECOGNIZING AND INFILTRATING PROSTATE MALIGNANCIES. ACCORDINGLY, PROSTATE CANCER HAS BEEN FOUND TO RESPOND POORLY TO THE CLASS OF IMMUNOTHERAPIES KNOWN AS IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS. IN PREVIOUS WORK, A TEAM LED BY MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS AT BIDMC IDENTIFIED A SUBSET OF PROSTATE CANCERS THAT EXHIBITED CHARACTERISTICS MORE TYPICAL OF HOT CANCERS. IN A PAPER APPEARING IN THE JOURNAL CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, RESEARCHERS REPORT THAT ABOUT A QUARTER OF LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCERS MAY DEMONSTRATE THESE IMMUNOLOGIC TRAITS, SUGGESTING THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER MAY, IN FACT, BENEFIT FROM IMMUNOTHERAPIES. "WE WERE SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE FEATURES OF MORE TRADITIONALLY IMMUNOGENIC CANCERS IN THESE PROSTATE CANCERS, AND THAT THIS IS NOT A RARE SUBTYPE, OBSERVED IN ABOUT A QUARTER OF HIGH-RISK TUMORS," SAID CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHOR DAVID J. EINSTEIN, MD, A MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST AT BIDMC. "WE'RE INTERESTED IN WHETHER THERE IS A SUBSET OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER, ESPECIALLY MORE AGGRESSIVE ONES, WHOSE CANCERS MIGHT BE MORE RECOGNIZED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THEREFORE MORE TREATABLE WITH IMMUNOTHERAPIES. THESE WOULD ALSO BE SOME OF THE PATIENTS AT GREATEST RISK FOR RELAPSE AND METASTATIC SPREAD." EINSTEIN AND COLLEAGUES, INCLUDING CO-CORRESPONDING AUTHOR STEVEN BALK, MD, PHD, A PHYSICIAN AT BIDMC, FOCUSED ON TWO CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE TRADITIONALLY IMMUNOGENIC CANCERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY: PD-L1 EXPRESSION AND T CELL INFILTRATION. PD-L1 IS A PROTEIN INVOLVED IN TUMOR EVASION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. T CELLS ARE THE SENTINELS OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, PATROLLING THE BODY FOR POTENTIAL PATHOGENS OR DISEASE. THE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFIED PROSTATE CANCERS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM PATIENTS, LOOKING FOR THOSE THAT HAD AREAS OF HIGH PD-L1 EXPRESSION AND THEN LOOKED FOR THE PRESENCE OF INFILTRATING T CELLS. NEXT, THE TEAM COMPARED THE T CELL LANDSCAPE IN THE MORE IMMUNOGENIC PROSTATE CANCERS TO THAT OF MORE TYPICAL PROSTATE CANCERS, AS WELL AS TO KIDNEY CANCER, ONE OF THE MOST IMMUNOGENIC TUMOR TYPES. FINALLY, THE TEAM USED DNA SEQUENCING TO COMPARE THE GENETIC PROFILES FROM THESE IMMUNOLOGICALLY HOT AREAS TO THAT OF THE SO-CALLED COLD AREAS IN THE SAME TUMORS, AS WELL AS TO THE GENOMIC LANDSCAPE OF IMMUNOGENIC CANCERS IN GENERAL. THE SCIENTISTS WERE SURPRISED TO LEARN HOW MANY MORE T CELLS INFILTRATED THE IMMUNOGENIC PROSTATE CANCERS COMPARED WITH MORE TYPICAL PROSTATE CANCERS, AND TO OBSERVE ALL THE FEATURES OF MORE TRADITIONALLY IMMUNOGENIC CANCERS LIKE KIDNEY CANCER IN THESE MORE IMMUNOGENIC PROSTATE CANCERS. THEY ALSO NOTED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LOSS OF SOME KEY TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENES IN THESE IMMUNOGENIC PROSTATE CANCERS COMPARED WITH TYPICAL PROSTATE CANCER, A DIFFERENCE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SERVE AS MARKERS TO FIND CANCERS MORE TREATABLE WITH IMMUNOTHERAPIES. AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING BIDP IS PART OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) IS A TERTIARY CARE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN BOSTON AND A SISTER ENTITY OF BIDP. AS PART OF THE SAME NETWORK, THE ACADEMIC TEACHING AND TRAINING IN WHICH BIDMC ENGAGES SUPPORTS NOT ONLY THE BIDMC MISSION, CARE FOR BIDMC PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES BUT BIDMC'S COMMITMENT TO TRAINING THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OF TOMORROW ALSO HELPS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF OTHER BILH AFFILIATES AND BEYOND. THE DETAIL BELOW PROVIDES BACKGROUND ON THE TEACHING ACTIVITIES AT BIDMC DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITSGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S CENTRAL LONGSTANDING ACADEMIC FOCUS IS MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND A COMMITMENT TO TEACHING STUDENTS AND TRAINEES IN A RESPECTFUL AND COLLABORATIVE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT. THIS COMMITMENT, COUPLED WITH THE INSTITUTION'S WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PRACTICE INNOVATION, MAKE MAH A TOP CHOICE AMONG STUDENTS AND TRAINEES IN THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS. THE HOSPITAL TRAINS MEDICAL STUDENTS, INTERNS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS, ALONG WITH OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE AREA.MAH HAS SEVERAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 INTERNAL MEDICINE INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, 12 RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS, 6 PODIATRY RESIDENTS, AND 3 UROGYNECOLOGY FELLOWS DURING MAH'S ACADEMIC YEAR JULY 1, 2021 JUNE 30, 2022, WHICH OVERLAPS WITH A PORTION OF MAH'S FISCAL YEAR ACTIVITIES REPORTED IN THIS FILING. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HOSTS ROTATING RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN SURGERY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, GERIATRICS, GENETICS, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, NEONATOLOGY, AND ANESTHESIA, AND SUPPORTS THE EDUCATION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. FINALLY, THE HOSPITAL SERVES AS A TRAINING SITE FOR PHARMACY STUDENTS FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT STUDENTS FROM NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, CLINICAL NURSE ANESTHETISTS FROM BOSTON COLLEGE, AND CLINICAL NURSE MIDWIVES FROM MULTIPLE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. STAFF PHYSICIANS AT MAH WHO HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTRUCT THE DOCTORS OF TOMORROW THROUGH SUPERVISION OF DAILY PATIENT CARE AND A RANGE OF INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. AS PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION AND LONGSTANDING AFFILIATION WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MAH IS A CORE SITE FOR THE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL SUB-INTERNSHIP IN MEDICINE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE INTRODUCTORY COURSES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE FOR PRE-CLINICAL HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS IMMERSIVE TRAINING IN CLINICAL MEDICINE FOR BIOMEDICAL DOCTORAL STUDENTS FROM THE JOINT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL / MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY'S HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL HOSTS THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ON THE OBSTETRICS AND NEUROLOGY SERVICES, AS WELL AS MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM HARVARD AND OTHER SCHOOLS WHO CHOOSE TO DO SUB-INTERNSHIPS AND SUBSPECIALTY ELECTIVES DURING THEIR THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS.THE MAH INTERNAL MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM, THE LARGEST OF ALL MAH RESIDENCIES, OFFERS A THREE-YEAR CATEGORICAL MEDICINE TRACK AND A ONE-YEAR PRELIMINARY MEDICINE TRACK. THE THREE-YEAR CATEGORICAL TRACK PREPARES RESIDENTS FOR CERTIFICATION BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND CAREERS THAT COVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNITIES IN BOTH GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE AND THE MEDICAL SUB-SPECIALTIES. RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO TAILOR THEIR 36 MONTHS OF TRAINING TO OBTAIN THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND INSIGHT REQUIRED TO PURSUE SUBSEQUENT CAREERS IN PRIMARY CARE OR HOSPITALIST MEDICINE. IN ADDITION, THEY ARE PREPARED TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAINING IN COMPETITIVE SUB-SPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MAH SUPPORTS TRAINEES IN THEIR INTENDED CAREER GOALS THROUGH THE USE OF DEFINED PATHWAYS. THESE PATHWAYS, IN PRIMARY CARE, HOSPITALIST MEDICINE, OR SUB-SPECIALTY MEDICINE, OUTLINE THE MILESTONES THAT THE TRAINEE SHOULD MEET THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF TRAINING. THE PRELIMINARY MEDICINE INTERNSHIP TRACK OFFERS ONE YEAR OF TRAINING IN MEDICINE FOR PHYSICIANS WHO WILL CONTINUE THEIR TRAINING IN SPECIALTIES OTHER THAN INTERNAL MEDICINE, SUCH AS RADIOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ANESTHESIOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, AND OTHERS. THIS PROGRAM IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY TOP STUDENTS FROM MEDICAL SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND A MAJOR STRENGTH, AS WELL AS A MAJOR ATTRACTION, IS THE FACT THAT THE YEAR IS LARGELY IDENTICAL IN STRUCTURE AND CONTENT TO THE FIRST YEAR FOR PHYSICIANS WHO TRAIN AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL FOR THREE YEARS IN THE CATEGORICAL INTERNAL MEDICINE TRACK. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRELIMINARY AND CATEGORICAL TRACKS BEING THE QUANTITY OF AMBULATORY MEDICINE EXPERIENCE, AS PRELIMINARY INTERNS ARE NOT ASSIGNED A CONTINUITY CLINIC DURING THEIR YEAR.THE MAH RADIOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS A LONG AND PROUD HISTORY AS AN ELITE PROGRAM AND EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO TRAIN. RESIDENTS ARE TYPICALLY ASSIGNED IN ONE-MONTH BLOCKS TO ONE OF THE DIFFERENT MODALITIES. EARLY IN TRAINING, RESIDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO READ EXTENSIVELY, MASTER ANATOMY, PARTICIPATE IN THE PROTOCOLLING AND INTERPRETATION OF PATIENT EXAMINATIONS, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS. RESIDENTS ADVANCE TO INCREASED LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND SOUND JUDGMENT AS A RADIOLOGIST IS ESTABLISHED DURING OVERNIGHT CALL. THREE RESIDENTS ARE CHOSEN EACH YEAR FOR A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM AND ARE APPOINTED AS CLINICAL FELLOWS AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL. THE HIGH RATIO OF STAFF RADIOLOGISTS TO RESIDENTS RESULTS IN CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN THE STAFF AND RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAM. AFTER THE RESIDENT HAS OBTAINED THE NECESSARY FIRM FOUNDATIONS IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIOLOGY, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY IN BOTH ROUTINE AND SPECIALIZED EXAMINATIONS AND PROCEDURES. THE MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS PURSUE SUBSPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING; HOWEVER, THE GOAL OF THE RADIOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS TO TRAIN RESIDENTS TO BE FULLY QUALIFIED IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES BY THE TIME THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM. GRADUATES HAVE PURSUED CAREERS IN BOTH ACADEMIA AND PRIVATE PRACTICE.IN ADDITION TO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING PROGRAM IN PODIATRY, AND IS A SITE FOR OTHER POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINES. IT IS ALSO A CORE SITE FOR THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER SURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAM. MAH ALSO WELCOMES ROTATING GERIATRIC FELLOWS FROM THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS / HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL DIVISION ON AGING PROGRAM, AND PEDIATRIC AND NEONATOLOGY RESIDENTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL / CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL PROGRAM.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, QUESTIONS 5 AND 6MAH-ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY OPEN MEDICAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY BOARDTHE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF AND AS NOTED IN THIS FORM 990 PARTS I AND VI, THE MAJORITY OF BOARD MEMBERS ARE INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS.AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMAS NOTED BELOW AND THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, MAH IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. AS NOTED IN VARIOUS NARRATIVE DISCLOSURES THAT SUPPORT THIS FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BILH IS A MASSACHUSETTS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S (BILH) MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ITS AFFILIATES AND THOSE AFFILIATES' MISSIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. BILH STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH SUPPORT THE DELIVERING THE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT EVERY PATIENT DESERVES. BILH BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE CARE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SIMPLE TO ACCESS SO IT IS BILH'S FOCUS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH CARE THAT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, THEIR HEALTH HISTORY OR STAGE OF LIFE.BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) IS THE PARENT AND A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. THE NETWORK COMPRISES AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM INCLUDES ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS AND ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES.DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BILH SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN) AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF THESE ENTITIES, BILH PROVIDES CENTRALIZED SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES IN AREAS SUCH AS MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS, DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING, LEGAL SERVICES, FINANCE, TREASURY, INVESTMENT, INSURANCE, COMPLIANCE AND TAXATION AS WELL AS PATIENT CARE CONTRACTING AND OTHER SERVICES.BILH'S SUPPORT OF ITS AFFILIATES ENABLES THE NETWORK AS A WHOLE TO ACCOMPLISH ITS PRIMARY MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. BILH STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY DELIVERING THE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT EVERY PATIENT DESERVES. BILH BELIEVES THAT EFFECTIVE CARE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND SIMPLE TO USE SO IT IS BILH'S FOCUS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH CARE THAT IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND CONVENIENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE PATIENTS LIVE, THEIR HEALTH HISTORY OR STAGE OF LIFE AND BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO EACH OF ITS AFFILIATES, PROVIDING AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATING MODEL WHICH IS DRIVEN BY FOUR DEEPLY INTERCONNECTED DOMAINS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS, CARE SETTINGS, SPECIALTIES, AND GEOGRAPHIES TO ENSURE BILH PATIENTS RECEIVE THE CARE THEY NEED IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK.BILH IS DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE TO BILH PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS AND PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY CARE, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION. BILH IS ACCOMPLISHING THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDE:1. A PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE THAT ENCOMPASSES THE SYSTEM'S NETWORK OF EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT OUR REGION;2. A HOSPITAL AND AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP THAT INCLUDES WORLD-CLASS ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH AFFILIATIONS WITH HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; LEADING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; A RENOWNED ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL; AND COMPREHENSIVE AMBULATORY CENTERS;3. A POPULATION HEALTH ENTERPRISE THAT EMBRACES A NEW MODEL OF CARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THOSE SERVED BY BILH; THE POPULATION HEALTH DOMAIN INCLUDES THE SYSTEM'S CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF AFFILIATED PROVIDERS AND VITAL SERVICES, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HOME CARE SERVICES;4. A ROBUST NETWORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES TO ADVANCE STRATEGIC GOALS, BOTH LOCALLY AND AT THE SYSTEM LEVEL, THAT OFFERS EXPERTISE AND STANDARDIZED RESOURCES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES.BILH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICESTHE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK (BILH) IS COMMITTED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVICED. BELOW ARE SOME OF ACTIVITIES THAT BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (BILHBS) HAS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BILH AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. BILHBS (WHICH INCLUDES THE ACTIVITIES OF BILH'S TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORP) IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BILHBS' NETWORK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM INPATIENT TREATMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE: - INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT;- EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS; - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT;- INDIVIDUAL/COUPLE/FAMILY THERAPY; - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS; AND- SCHOOL-BASED AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES.SINCE THE CREATION OF BILH IN MARCH 2019, BILH HAS INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH TO CARE DELIVERY. FIRST, IT HAS MADE A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH KNOWN AS THE IMPACT MODEL. BY THE END OF FY 2021, BILH HAD IMPLEMENTED THE IMPACT MODEL IN 67% OF ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AS PART OF ITS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. IN 2021, BILHBS EXPANDED ITS PRIMARY CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION (PCBHI) SERVICES BY INCORPORATING A DSRIP PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT INTERPROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTS. THE PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE IN WHICH A PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) REQUESTS THE OPINION AND/OR TREATMENT ADVICE OF A PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANT TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND/OR MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITION WITHOUT THE NEED FOR THE PATIENT'S FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH THE CONSULTANT. INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION ENABLES A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, ENHANCES PATIENT CARE, REDUCES MISDIAGNOSIS, AND SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF DISCIPLINES IN THE DELIVERY OF CARE. THE PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANTS PROVIDE PCPS WITH ANOTHER AVENUE FOR INTEGRATED CARE. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED IN PRACTICES WHERE COLLABORATIVE CARE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2021, BILHBS CONTINUED TO OVERSEE THE BILH-WIDE CENTRALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) BED MANAGEMENT, WHICH SUPPORTS INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BED CAPACITY AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO THESE BEDS, WITH THE PARALLEL GOAL OF REDUCING BOARDING BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ("EDS"). AS PART OF THE CENTRALIZED BH BED MANAGEMENT, BILH STAFF ENGAGE IN A DAILY HUDDLE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BILH HOSPITALS' EDS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS TO DISCUSS PATIENTS APPROPRIATE FOR TRANSFER TO THE UNIT. THE DAILY HUDDLES HAVE BECOME A FORUM FOR WHICH PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENT VOLUME AND BED CAPACITY ACROSS THE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS DISCHARGE PLANNING AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFICULT-TO-PLACE PATIENTS.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, QUESTIONS 5 AND 6SEPARATELY, IN MARCH 2021, BILHBS LAUNCHED ITS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM. THIS TEAM IS PART OF OUR CENTRAL CALL CENTER, WHICH CENTRALIZES CALLS TO BILHBS' THREE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAM (ESP) CATCHMENT AREAS REDUCING REDUNDANCIES ACROSS THE AGENCY AND STREAMLINING ALL CALLS TO ONE CENTRAL SERVICE. THIS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING BED SEARCHES FOR PATIENTS SEEN THROUGH THE ESP AND WHO ARE AWAITING AN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PLACEMENT. THIS TEAM DIRECTLY INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF CLINICIANS TO CONTINUE TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE ED AND THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS WHILE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE INPATIENT PLACEMENTS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS DECREASED RESPONSE TIME TO RESPONDING TO NEW PATIENTS IN CRISIS AND REDUCES ED BOARDING TIME FOR PATIENTS WHO CAN BE SAFELY MANAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM INPATIENT TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. BILHBS OPERATES OVER 250 BEDS IN 9 FACILITIES FOR CLIENTS REQUIRING ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, DETOXIFICATION AND RESIDENTIAL STEP-DOWN SERVICES. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES INCLUDED MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS IN THREE CATCHMENT AREAS AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BILHBS ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES IN 63 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS 9 POLICE DEPARTMENTS.BILHBS ALSO CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ACCESS THROUGH THE URGENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SERVICES IN BILH'S LOWELL EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES URGENT ACCESS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING A CHANGE TO THEIR MEDICATIONS. THIS SERVICE IS OFFERED 20 HOURS PER WEEK AND INCLUDES UNINSURED, MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON IN NEED OF THE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE PAYER SOURCE. BILH'S COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION ("CCS") UNITS IN LAWRENCE AND SALEM, WHICH TYPICALLY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCREASED THEIR ABILITY TO TREAT PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE CCS UNITS CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO INDUCT PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) ON BUPRENORPHINE AND ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAINTAIN PATIENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ON ANY OF THE THREE FDA APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OUD. THESE UNITS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH METHAMPHETAMINE DISORDERS AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOCOL TO MANAGE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS IN THIS POPULATION.BILHBS CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS TELEHEALTH PLATFORM AND CLINICAL DELIVERY THROUGH THE USE OF DIGITAL APPLICATIONS ACROSS ALL OF ITS AMBULATORY PROGRAMS. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON SPANISH-LANGUAGE ACCESS TO LAWRENCE-BASED PROGRAMS TO ENSURE PATIENTS IN THIS REGION ACCESS LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE CARE. IN 2021, BILHBS IDENTIFIED IMPROVEMENT OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AS A KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITY. TO THAT END, ALL PROGRAM DIRECTORS ARE EVALUATED AGAINST THIS GOAL AND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TWO PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT (PDSA) CYCLES ANNUALLY. PDSA IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED PROCESS IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK USED IN HEALTHCARE. PROGRAM DIRECTORS REVIEW PATIENT FEEDBACK TO DEVELOP PILOT INTERVENTIONS, ANALYZE THE RESULTS, AND THEN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE INTERVENTION. EXAMPLES OF OUTCOMES ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PDSA APPROACH INCLUDE ENHANCING THE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT MODEL FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTNERS (BHCP) PROGRAM; IMPROVING PATIENT EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE USE OF TELEHEALTH PLATFORMS IN BILHBS' LAWRENCE OUTPATIENT SITE, IMPROVING THE ADMISSION PROCESS IN THE BILHBS GLOUCESTER OPIOID TREATMENT CENTER, REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE DISCHARGES BY IMPLEMENTING A HARM REDUCTION MODEL, AND IMPROVING EXTERNAL REFERRAL EXPERIENCE AT THE BILHBS HAVERHILL OUTPATIENT AND CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVES (CBHI) PROGRAMS.
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSEAS IN THE PRIOR YEAR, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S ("BILH") HOSPITALS AND OTHER PATIENT CARE ORGANIZATIONS EXPENDED SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ACROSS FY 2021 IN THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING COVID-19 TESTING AND TREATMENT, THE HEALTH SYSTEM INITIATED PATIENT AND STAFF VACCINATION EFFORTS IN FY 2021, REACHING OUT TO 1.3 MILLION PATIENTS USING A MULTICHANNEL, MULTILINGUAL APPROACH AND ULTIMATELY DELIVERING OVER 400,000 VACCINE DOSES. THE SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY UNDERTOOK THESE EFFORTS WHILE ALSO NAVIGATING UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES STEMMING FROM THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING ONGOING WORKFORCE DISRUPTION AND A DECLINE IN PATIENT VOLUME DUE TO THE CURTAILMENT OF ELECTIVE SERVICES AND STAFFING CHALLENGES.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SYSTEM'S PANDEMIC RESPONSE IN FY 2021 INCLUDE:STAFF TESTING, VACCINATION, AND SUPPORT IN NOVEMBER 2020, BILH IMPLEMENTED A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ITS 36,000 EMPLOYEES WITH ACCESS TO ONSITE, VOLUNTARY, AND FREE-OF-CHARGE COVID-19 PCR TESTING, EVEN IF THEY HAD NO KNOWN EXPOSURE OR SYMPTOMS. IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO CONTAIN COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19, THIS EFFORT BOOSTED BILH STAFF MORALE AND CONFIDENCE DURING THIS CHALLENGING PERIOD. IN DECEMBER 2020, BILH STOOD UP STAFF VACCINATION SITES AT ITS LOCAL HOSPITALS, ULTIMATELY DELIVERING 70,000 VACCINE DOSES TO ITS WORKFORCE IN FY 2021. THE SYSTEM TOOK PROGRESSIVE MEASURES AROUND EMPLOYEE PAID TIME OFF TO SUPPORT VACCINATION EFFORTS AS WELL AS FAMILY CARE NEEDS AND TIME MISSED DUE TO COVID-19 ILLNESS OR TESTING. IN THE SUMMER OF 2021, BILH COMMUNICATED THAT COVID-19 AND FLU VACCINE WOULD BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT; THE COVID-19 VACCINATION DEADLINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 31, 2021. BILH OPERATIONALIZED A CENTRALIZED CALL CENTER TO SUPPORT STAFF WITH SYMPTOM REPORTING, COVID-19 TESTING, AND RETURN-TO-WORK PROCESSES. THE CALL CENTER ENSURED CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION FOR A WORKFORCE SPREAD THROUGHOUT EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. AT ITS PEAK, THE CENTRALIZED CALL CENTER HANDLED OVER 1,000 PHONE CALLS PER DAY.PATIENT VACCINATION NEARLY IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING VACCINE SUPPLY THAT COULD BE USED FOR PATIENTS, BILH OPENED AND OPERATED 10 VACCINE ADMINISTRATION SITES ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE LOCATIONS WERE SELECTED BASED ON SEVERAL CRITERIA, INCLUDING PROXIMITY TO HARD-HIT COMMUNITIES AND EASE OF ACCESS IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT LOGISTICAL FEAT IN LIGHT OF THE SHIFTING FORECASTS IN VACCINE SUPPLY AND SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED FOR THE PFIZER VACCINE. BILH DEVELOPED ITS OWN VACCINATION SCHEDULING TOOL, COVAX, TO SUPPORT STAFF AND PATIENT VACCINATION EFFORTS. THIS TOOL ENABLED BILH TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATION BASED ON STATE GUIDELINES, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, AND TRACK VACCINATION ACTIVITY. BILH LED A TARGETED CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT HEALTH EQUITY BY PRIORITIZING FOR VACCINATION BILH PATIENTS WHO RESIDED IN A COMMUNITY OR TOWN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AMONG THE HIGHEST CUMULATIVE INCIDENCE OF COVID-19 WITHIN THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS. BILH ALSO COORDINATED WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE THEIR PATIENTS WITH PRIORITY ACCESS TO VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS. DUE TO THESE EFFORTS, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS CARE ORGANIZATION ("BIDCO"), AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ("ACO") WITHIN BILH, HAD THE HIGHEST COVID-19 VACCINATION RATE FOR MEDICAID MEMBERS AMONG ALL MEDICAID ACOS IN THE STATE. BILH ESTABLISHED THE COVID-19 HEALTH EQUITY ADVISORY COUNCIL ("THE COUNCIL") WITH A GOAL TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND OTHER SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. ITS MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED KEY BILH STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERS. AS PART OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY, THE COUNCIL REVIEWED THE SYSTEM'S VACCINE ROLLOUT STRATEGY, INCLUDING THE PATIENT PRIORITIZATION AND SCHEDULING STRATEGY, CALL CENTER MODEL, VACCINE SITE LOCATION AND OPERATING MODEL, AND STAFF RESOURCES TO HELP COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH PATIENTS ABOUT VACCINE INFORMATION, CONCERNS, AND HESITANCY.TESTING IN FY 2021, BILH PERFORMED OVER 600,000 COVID-19 TESTS ACROSS ITS 10 HOSPITAL LABORATORIES FOR PATIENTS, HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL, AND OTHER PARTNERS, SUCH AS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. IN JANUARY 2021, LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER BEGAN TESTING ON HIGH-THROUGHPUT THERMO FISHER INSTRUMENTS, GREATLY INCREASING THE SYSTEM'S CAPACITY FOR SAME-DAY TEST RESULTS. THESE INSTRUMENTS ALSO PROVIDED BACK-UP CAPACITY FOR OTHER LABS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WERE EXPERIENCING HIGH VOLUME. THE THERMO FISHER INSTRUMENTS ADDED THE ABILITY TO RAPIDLY DETECT POTENTIAL COVID-19 VARIANTS (S-GENE DROPOUTS), A PROCESS PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE LABORATORY. EVENTUALLY, BILH IMPLEMENTED SPECIFIC VARIANT PCR (POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION) TESTING OF PATIENT SPECIMENS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC VARIANTS AND BETTER GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF INFECTION PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS AND APPROPRIATE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT SELECTION. THE SYSTEM MAINTAINED EIGHT DRIVE-THROUGH COVID-19 TESTING SITES ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TO ENABLE EASY ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF, INCLUDING A STATE-SPONSORED "STOP THE SPREAD" SITE IN CHELSEA, MA. BILH PRIMARY CARE MADE POINT-OF-CARE COVID-19 TESTING AVAILABLE TO ITS PATIENTS IN APPROXIMATELY 20 PRACTICE SITES (25% OF TOTAL SITES) SPREAD THROUGHOUT BILH'S SERVICE AREA.
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH'S COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSEINFECTION PREVENTION AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT EFFORTS THROUGHOUT FY 2021, BILH INFECTION PREVENTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN STAFF CONTINUED TO PARTNER ON PROCURING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ("PPE") AND OTHER RELATED SUPPLIES AND REPLENISHING BILH'S PANDEMIC SUPPLY WAREHOUSE. THIS ENSURED THE SYSTEM HAD AT LEAST 90 DAYS OF INVENTORY ON HAND FOR THE HIGHEST-UTILIZED PRODUCTS, SUCH AS GLOVES, GOWNS, FACEMASKS, AND EYE AND FACE SHIELDS. IN FY 2021, BILH SUPPLY CHAIN AND INFECTION PREVENTION COORDINATED A RESPIRATOR (N95 OR EQUIVALENT) FIT TESTING PROGRAM WITH A VENDOR TO FIT TEST MORE THAN 20,000 BILH EMPLOYEES TO BOTH DISPOSABLE AND REUSABLE RESPIRATORS. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM INCORPORATING REUSABLE RESPIRATORS ENSURED THAT BILH STAFF WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO FLUCTUATIONS IN SUPPLY CHAIN DURING FUTURE WAVES OF COVID-19 OR OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRAL ILLNESSES AND MITIGATED WASTE RELATED TO DISPOSABLE RESPIRATORY PROTECTION. THROUGHOUT FY 2021, BILH INFECTION PREVENTION DEVELOPED AND UPDATED CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE INCLUDING POLICIES, TOOLS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO SUPPORT THE PREVENTION OF TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19. FOR EXAMPLE, BILH INFECTION PREVENTION DEVELOPED STAFF EDUCATION ON COVID-19 PREVENTION TO MEET THE OSHA COVID-19 EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD FOR USE BY ALL HOSPITAL/BUSINESS UNITS; CREATED SCREENING TOOLS FOR USE AT ALL POINTS OF ENTRY FOR PATIENTS AND VISITORS AND UPDATED CRITERIA AS NEEDED BASED ON LOCAL AND NATIONAL GUIDANCE; AND, UPDATED POLICIES FOR PREOPERATIVE AND PRE-PROCEDURAL TESTING AND PPE.TREATMENT BILH HOSPITALS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TREATMENT TO ADMITTED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19, USING TREATMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR USE AT THE TIME. LEADERS ACROSS BILH HOSPITALS CONTINUED TO MEET AND SHARE INFORMATION TO ALLOW FOR APPROPRIATE RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND LOAD BALANCING TO ENSURE BILH WAS ABLE TO MEET PATIENT DEMAND. IN FY 2021, BILH BEGAN TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO AMBULATORY PATIENTS COVID-19 THERAPEUTICS (INTRAVENOUS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND REMDESEVIR) AND PROPHYLAXIS (EVUSHELD), WITH THESE EFFORTS EXPANDING ACROSS 2022.SAFETY NET AFFILIATE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON ITS SAFETY NET AFFILIATES ("SNAS"), BILH INCLUDED ITS SNAS IN DAILY HUDDLES AND INCIDENT COMMAND MEETINGS. THESE COLLABORATIVE FORUMS ENABLED BILH TO PROVIDE TARGETED, CONSISTENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING DISCUSSIONS ON PATIENT TRANSFER AVAILABILITY AND BED CAPACITY ACROSS BILH. THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMUNITIES DEVASTATED BY THE PANDEMIC, BILH DONATED $410,000 TO COMMUNITY GROUPS LOCATED IN BROCKTON AND $600,000 TO THE CITY OF CHELSEA TO AID IN ADDRESSING PROBLEMS CREATED OR EXACERBATED BY THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR EVICTED PATRONS AND FOOD INSECURITY DUE TO LOSS OF INCOME.UNDERPINNING THESE MANY INITIATIVES WERE VARIOUS MULTI-ENTITY, INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEES AND DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT BILH WAS PROACTIVELY MONITORING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE PANDEMIC AND NIMBLY PLANNING THE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S EFFORTS SPANNED THE CLINICAL CARE CONTINUUM, FROM PRIMARY CARE TO POST-ACUTE CARE, AS WELL AS BOTH CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND NURSING TO HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFORMATION SERVICES. BILH SUCCESSFULLY MARSHALLED ITS RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM TO SERVE AS ONE OF THE PRIMARY HUBS FOR COVID-19 RELATED CARE IN MASSACHUSETTS.

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ARLINGTON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
27 MAPLE STARLINGTONMA02474043000925501(C)(3)$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BELMONT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
19 MOORE STBELMONTMA02478501(C)(3)$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
119 WINDSOR STCAMBRIDGEMA02139501(C)(3)$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH
495 WESTERN AVEBOSTONMA02135237221597501(C)(3)$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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89 SOUTH STREET SUITE 700BOSTONMA02111042261109501(C)(3)$35,626COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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WALTHAM HEALTH DEPARTMENT
119 SCHOOL STWALTHAMMA02451501(C)(3)$5,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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149 MAIN STWATERTOWNMA02472501(C)(3)$7,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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TABB MD KEVIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$0$1,607,257$0$1,271,689$0$499,335$0$321,950$0$42,947$0$3,743,178$0$0
FISCHER STEVEN
BILH CFO, TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO)$0$824,811$0$345,240$0$154,549$0$20,155$0$34,545$0$1,379,300$0$0
LEWIS MD STANLEY M
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE)$0$672,046$0$462,723$0$124,751$0$22,817$0$34,530$0$1,316,867$0$0
KATZ ESQ JAMIE
BILH GEN. COUNSEL, CLERK (EX-OFFICIO$0$689,655$0$463,139$0$118,934$0$19,114$0$13,424$0$1,304,266$0$0
CLOUGH JEANETTE
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT$0$739,472$0$160,200$0$238,382$0$20,791$0$16,518$0$1,175,363$0$0
SHORETT PETER
TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE)$0$444,467$0$146,044$0$13,230$0$0$0$39,398$0$643,139$0$0
HUANG MD EDWIN
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POWAR MD AMIT
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, MAPS$412,161$0$71,650$0$32,888$0$89$0$30,884$0$547,672$0$0$0
CLARDY PETER
MD, CHAIR MEDICAL EDUCATION$348,319$0$112,466$0$4,835$0$19,950$0$24,689$0$510,259$0$0$0
SULLIVAN WILLIAM J
VP & CFO$362,995$0$62,604$0$16,241$0$19,950$0$26,693$0$488,483$0$0$0
WHITE KENDALL
CIO$355,829$0$61,366$0$30,721$0$8,550$0$26,543$0$483,009$0$0$0
GUARINO RICHARD
COO$340,563$0$59,006$0$2,721$0$44,015$0$26,824$0$473,129$0$0$0
BROWN MD JENNIFER
CHAIR, DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY$331,778$0$80,000$0$1,213$0$14,250$0$28,712$0$455,953$0$0$0
CHEUNG MD YVONNE Y
CHAIR, QUALITY & SAFETY$280,507$0$56,157$0$25,392$0$14,250$0$39,116$0$415,422$0$0$0
WU PHILIP
CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER$313,791$0$52,310$0$1,865$0$14,250$0$28,612$0$410,828$0$0$0
BAKER RN DEBORAH
VP, PATIENT CARE SERVICES$266,820$0$46,466$0$12,702$0$19,950$0$27,514$0$373,452$0$0$0
SULLIVAN SARA
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PYSCHIATRY$357,744$0$0$0$1,169$0$0$0$14,429$0$373,342$0$0$0
BONO DIANE
VP, HUMAN RESOURCES$269,817$0$46,362$0$40,063$0$0$0$4,222$0$360,464$0$0$0
MAMBRINO MD LAWRENCE
TRUSTEE; INTERIM CHAIR, CREDENTIALS$234,820$0$0$0$434$0$0$0$9,321$0$244,575$0$0$0

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PART I, LINES 4A-BSEVERANCE AND CHANGE OF CONTROL PAYMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, COMPENSATION INFORMATION, AND AS NOTED ABOVE, THE COMPENSATION DETAIL INCLUDED IN MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S (BILH) FORM 990 FILING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 DETAIL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS INCLUDED WITH THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO SCHEDULE J BELOW NON-QUALIFIED PLANS BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC) WAS A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PROGRAM WHICH IS A NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AND PURSUANT TO THE PLAN ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CERTAIN RETIREMENT BENEFITS. AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY PARTICIPANTS AND RELATED TO THIS PLAN ARE INCLUDED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION AND/OR FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C, DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS FORM 990. IN ADDITION, DURING THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR, SEVERAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM WERE PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS IN THE LAHEY CLINIC 457(F) NON-QUALIFIED DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN AND THE LAHEY CLINIC 457(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN. PURSUANT TO THESE PLANS, ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES RECEIVED CERTAIN RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND/OR COULD DEFER PART OF THEIR COMPENSATION. UNDER THE DEFINITIONS TO THIS FORM 990, THESE PLANS ARE CONSIDERED SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS. AMOUNTS DEFERRED BY PARTICIPANTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY PARTICIPANTS AND RELATED TO THESE PLANS ARE INCLUDED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III), OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION AND/OR FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C, DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS FORM 990. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS INCLUDED WITH THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO SCHEDULE J BELOW
PART I, LINE 7NON-FIXED PAYMENTS DURING THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR, THE FILING ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN INCENTIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS FACTORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE EMPLOYING ENTITY'S OBJECTIVES FOR QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, BUDGETED CONSOLIDATED OPERATING MARGIN, AND MEETING INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IN EACH CASE, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH WAS FULLY STAFFED BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS.
SCHEDULE J ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY FOOTNOTES:ALL DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS. COMPENSATION PAID TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES WAS EARNED FOR WORK PERFORMED IN A CAPACITY OTHER THAN THAT OF DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE, AS DENOTED BY THE LISTED TITLES IN THE NOTES BELOW AND WAS PAID FOR POSITIONS HELD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. AS REQUIRED BY FORM 990, COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR INDIVIDUALS MAY REFLECT AN ALLOCATION OF COMPENSATION PAID BY ENTITIES RELATED TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND WITHIN THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OR OTHER ENTITIES, AS REQUIRED. REPORTABLE COMPENSATION LISTED IN FORM 990 PART VII INCLUDES BASE COMPENSATION, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION AS REPORTED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. OTHER COMPENSATION LISTED IN FORM 990 PART VII INCLUDES DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS AS REPORTED IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. BASE COMPENSATION: AMOUNTS NOT OTHERWISE SEPARATELY NOTED IN THIS RETURN BUT QUANTIFIED IN BASE COMPENSATION INCLUDE AMOUNTS FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: REGULAR WAGES, EMPLOYEE DEFERRALS TO A 401(K) AND/OR 403(B) PLAN OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION: AMOUNTS QUANTIFIED IN OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION WHICH MAY NOT BE SEPARATELY NOTED IN THIS FILING INCLUDE AMOUNTS FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: TAXABLE EMPLOYER-SUBSIDIZED PARKING; TAXABLE MOVING EXPENSES; TAXABLE LIFE, DISABILITY, OR LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE; AMOUNTS DEFERRED BY THE EMPLOYEE (PLUS EARNINGS) UNDER FULLY VESTED 457(B) PLAN; DISTRIBUTIONS FROM A 457(B) PLAN; AMOUNTS INCLUDIBLE IN INCOME UNDER A 457(F) PLAN; INCREASE/DECREASE IN VALUE OF NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT BENEFITS; OTHER TAXABLE RETIREMENT BENEFITS DEFERRED COMPENSATION: AMOUNTS NOT OTHERWISE SEPARATELY NOTED BUT QUANTIFIED IN DEFERRED COMPENSATION INCLUDE AMOUNTS FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO 401K RETIREMENT PLAN, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO 403B RETIREMENT PLAN, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO PENSION PLAN AND/OR THE CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE PENSION PLAN BENEFIT, UNFUNDED AND UNVESTED AMOUNTS DEFERRED UNDER 457(F) PLAN NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS: AMOUNTS NOT OTHERWISE SEPARATELY NOTED BUT QUANTIFIED IN NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS INCLUDE AMOUNTS FROM ONE OR MORE OF THESE NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS: EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH INSURANCE, EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH INSURANCE, EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS FOR DEPENDENT CARE AND/OR MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT, ADOPTION ASSISTANCE, TUITION ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO AN EMPLOYER PLAN, GROUP TERM LIFE INSURANCE, DISABILITY INSURANCE COMPLETE TITLES AND ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY INFORMATION FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTOR/TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES AND THE ENTITIES FIVE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN ODTKH ARE LISTED BELOW ALPHABETICALLY: BAKER, R.N., DEBORAH VICE PRESIDENT PATIENT CARE SERVICES MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BARRON, KENNETH S. TRUSTEE AND VICE CHAIR MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BEAMS, MARY ELIZABETH TRUSTEE - MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MS. BEAMS' TERM ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2020. BONO, DIANE VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BROWN, M.D., JENNIFER CHAIR, DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY - MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CALANO, DANIEL V. TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CANEPA, JOHN J. TRUSTEE AND BOARD CO-CHAIR MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TRUSTEE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC CHEUNG, M.D., YVONNE Y. CHAIR, QUALITY AND SAFETY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CLARDY, PETER MD, CHAIR MEDICAL EDUCATION MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL
SCHEDULE J EXPLANATORY FOOTNOTES (CONTINUED)CLOUGH, JEANETTE G. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, MS. CLOUGH HELD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS UNTIL HER RETIREMENT ON JUNE 30, 2021: TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PRESIDENT MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MANAGING DIRECTOR - BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LLC ALTHOUGH MS. CLOUGH SERVED IN THE POSITIONS ABOVE UNTIL HER RETIREMENT ON JUNE 30, 2021, AS REQUIRED IN THIS FORM 990, COMPENSATION REPORTED HERE IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. BASE COMPENSATION, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED AS REQUIRED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR MS. CLOUGH INCLUDES COMBINED PAYMENTS FROM NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $216,902. FISCHER, STEVEN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. MR. FISCHER RETIRED FROM HIS POSITION HELD AT BILH AS WELL AS THE POSITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW ON APRIL 2, 2021. UNLESS NOTED BELOW, MR. FISCHER HELD EACH POSITION THROUGH HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY F/K/A BIDMC PHARMACY, INC. MR. FISCHER HELD THE TRUSTEE POSITION THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALMILTON TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALNEEDHAM TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALPLYMOUTH TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BID-MILTON PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES F/K/A MILTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) JORDAN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) THE JORDAN HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - SEACOAST AFFILIATED GROUP PRACTICE TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC. ASSISTANT TREASURER BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) ADDISON GILBERT SOCIETY, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST SENIOR HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) SEACOAST NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC. D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER MANAGING DIRECTOR AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK LLC TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST MEDICAL PRACTICE, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE AND TREASURER CAB HEALTH & RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. TREASURER CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, INC. TRUSTEE AND TREASURER HEALTH & EDUCATION HOUSING SERVICES, INC. ALTHOUGH MR. FISCHER SERVED IN THE POSITIONS ABOVE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, AS REQUIRED IN THIS FORM 990, COMPENSATION REPORTED HERE IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. BASE COMPENSATION, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED AS REQUIRED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR MR. FISCHER INCLUDES COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS TO, PAYMENTS FROM AND CHANGE IN VALUE OF, NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $117,139. GUARINO, RICHARD CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HUANG, M.D., EDWIN TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO), INTERIM PRESIDENT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CHAIR, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR DR. HUANG INCLUDES COMBINED PAYMENTS FROM NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,480. KATZ, J.D., JAMIE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, MR, KATZ HELD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS FOR THE FULL FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021: GENERAL COUNSEL AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. TRUSTEE AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY F/K/A BIDMC PHARMACY, INC. TRUSTEE TERM ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM CLERK BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LLC CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALMILTON CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATION, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BID-MILTON PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES F/K/A MILTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALPLYMOUTH CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) JORDAN PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) THE JORDAN HEALTH SYSTEM CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) SEACOAST AFFILIATED GROUP PRACTICE TRUSTEE AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) ADDISON GILBERT SOCIETY, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST SENIOR HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) - NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) SEACOAST NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC. D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL &MEDICAL CENTER CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) - LAHEY CLINICAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION, LLC CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) - LAHEY CLINICAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LLC CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST MEDICAL PRACTICE, INC. TRUSTEE AND CLERK CAB HEALTH & RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. TRUSTEE AND CLERK HEALTH & EDUCATION HOUSING SERVICES, INC. CLERK (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL MR. KATZ SERVED IN THE POSITIONS ABOVE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. AS REQUIRED IN THIS FORM 990, COMPENSATION REPORTED HERE IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. BASE COMPENSATION, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED AS REQUIRED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR MR. KATZ INCLUDES $225,000 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR MR. KATZ INCLUDES COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS TO, PAYMENTS FROM AND CHANGE IN VALUE OF, NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,861.
SCHEDULE J EXPLANATORY FOOTNOTES (CONTINUED)KERNDL, JOHN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, MR. KERNDL HELD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS BEGINNING APRIL 5, 2021 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2021: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. TRUSTEE AND TREASURER CAB HEALTH & RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) COMMUNITY PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. TREASURER CAREGROUP PARMENTER HOME CARE & HOSPICE, INC. TRUSTEE AND TREASURER - HEALTH AND EDUCATION HOUSING SERVICES, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - THE JORDAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - JORDAN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC. D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL ASSISTANT TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE A/K/A AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS GROUP TREASURER BID MILTON PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - NORTHEAST PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - NORTHEAST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - NORTHEAST MEDICAL PRACTICE, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - NORTHEAST SENIOR HEALTH CORPORATION TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - SEACOAST AFFILIATED GROUP PRACTICE, INC. TRUSTEE AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) SEACOAST NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) ADDISON GILBERT SOCIETY, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALMILTON, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALNEEDHAM, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITALPLYMOUTH, INC. TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY F/K/A BIDMC PHARMACY, INC. MANAGING DIRECTOR AND TRUSTEE- BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION, LLC MANAGING DIRECTOR AND TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LLC TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINICAL PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION, LLC TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY CLINICAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LLC ASSISTANT TREASURER (EX-OFFICIO) - BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE, INC. AS MENTIONED ABOVE MR. KERNDL SERVED IN THE POSITIONS DETAILED ABOVE BEGINNING ON APRIL 5, 2021. ACCORDINGLY, SINCE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2020 AND MR. KERNDL RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FROM BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH OR ITS AFFILIATES DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020, NO COMPENSATION IS REPORTED IN THIS FILING. KETTYLE, M.D., WILLIAM TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MR. KETTYLE'S TERM ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. KIM, KIJA TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MS. KIM'S TERM ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. LEWIS, M.D., STANLEY M. CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER - BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH DR. LEWIS RETIRED FROM HIS POSITION HELD AT BILH AS WELL AS THE POSITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW ON JUNE 30, 2021. UNLESS NOTED BELOW, DR. LEWIS HELD EACH POSITION THROUGH HIS DATE OF RETIREMENT. MANAGING DIRECTOR BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION, LLC POSITION STARTED JULY 1, 2021 MANAGING DIRECTOR BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK, LLC REMAINED IN THIS POSITION AFTER RETIREMENT. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) - NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE A/K/A AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS GROUP TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) - BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) - MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE - HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL DR. LEWIS SERVED IN THE POSITIONS ABOVE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND, AS REQUIRED IN THIS FORM 990, COMPENSATION REPORTED HERE IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. BASE COMPENSATION, INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED AS REQUIRED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J. OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR DR. LEWIS INCLUDES COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS TO, PAYMENTS FROM AND CHANGE IN VALUE OF, NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $94,332. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR DR. LEWIS INCLUDES $225,000 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION. LUCCHINO, DAVID L. TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE - MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MR. LUCCHINO'S TERM IN THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BOARD BEGAN ON JUNE 22, 2021. MACOMBER, JOHN TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MAMBRINO, M.D., LAWRENCE TRUSTEE AND INTERIM CHAIR - MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL POWAR, M.D., AMIT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RAFFERTY, JAMES J. TRUSTEE AND CO-CHAIR MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL REARDON, GERALD TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MR. REARDON'S TERM ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD ENDED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. SHACHOY, CHRISTOPHER TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL
SCHEDULE J EXPLANATORY FOOTNOTES (CONTINUED)SHAPIRO, M.D., DEBRA S. TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL SHORTSLEEVE, M.D., MICHAEL TRUSTEE AND ASSISTANT CLERK MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MR. SHORTSLEEVE'S TERM ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. SHORETT, PETER CHIEF INTEGRATION AND STRATEGY OFFICER BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) - MEDICAL CARE OF BOSTON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION D/B/A BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE A/K/A AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS GROUP TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PRIMARY CARE TERM BEGAN JULY 1, 2021 TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO, CEO DESIGNATE) MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TERM BEGAN JULY 1, 2021 OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FOR MR. SHORETT INCLUDES COMBINED PAYMENTS FROM NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,659. SMERLAS, DONNA TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT OF THE AUXILLIARY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL SPENCER, M.D., JACQUELINE TRUSTEE - MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE - MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MS. SPENCER'S TERM ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2020. SPIVAK, M.D. BARBARA TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT OF THE MACIPA MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL SPURLOCK, SUSAN TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL STEVENSON, HOWARD H. TRUSTEE AND VICE CHAIR MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL SULLIVAN, WILLIAM VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SULLIVAN, SARA CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL SWANN, ERIC TRUSTEE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TABB, M.D., KEVIN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, DR. TABB HELD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS FOR THE FULL FISCAL PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2021: PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO) AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO)- LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC. D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) -- LAHEY CLINIC, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO), BOARD CHAIR (EX-OFFICIO), PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO), AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, INC. DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY F/K/A BIDMC PHARMACY, INC. SERVED AS DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020. TERM FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BEGAN AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO) ADDISON GILBERT SOCIETY, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO), BOARD CHAIR (EX-OFFICIO), PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT NORTHEAST PROFESSIONAL REGISTRY OF NURSES TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT THROUGH DECEMBER 18, 2020 TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO), BOARD CHAIR (EX-OFFICIO), PRESIDENT, (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST SENIOR HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE, PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO), BOARD CHAIR (EX-OFFICIO) - SEACOAST NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WINCHESTER HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WINCHESTER HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO), CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION TRUSTEE AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CAB HEALTH & RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. TRUSTEE AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HEALTH & EDUCATION HOUSING SERVICES, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BID-MILTON PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (EX-OFFICIO) NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THE JORDAN HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JORDAN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SEACOAST AFFILIATED GROUP PRACTICE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL IN ADDITION TO THE POSITIONS NOTED ABOVE, DR. TABB HELD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS FOR WHICH HE WAS ENTITLED TO AND DID APPOINT A DESIGNATE WHO THEN BECAME THE VOTING TRUSTEE IN HIS PLACE: TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, BID-MILTON PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES AND COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, THE JORDAN HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC AND JORDAN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES, INC. TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) WINCHESTER HOSPITAL TRUSTEE (EX-OFFICIO) ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, INC. ALTHOUGH DR. TABB SERVED IN THE POSITIONS ABOVE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, AS REQUIRED IN THIS FORM 990, COMPENSATION REPORTED HERE IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR DR. TABB INCLUDES $250,000 WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION. OTHER REPORTABLE AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR DR. TABB INCLUDES COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS TO, PAYMENTS FROM AND CHANGE IN VALUE OF, NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS IN THE AMOUNT OF $546,890. OF THIS AMOUNT, $62.475 IS UNVESTED AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 INCLUDED IN THIS FILING FOR DR. TABB RELATES TO CERTAIN MILESTONE PAYMENTS WHICH, AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, WERE NOT FUNDED, WERE NOT VESTED AND FOR WHICH THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT. THEY ARE INCLUDED HERE AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION AS REQUIRED BASED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE FORM 990. WHITE, KENDALL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL MR. WHITE'S TERM AS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL ENDED DECEMBER 1, 2021. WU, PHILIP CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATION OFFICER MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MDFA - SERIES 2019K
A04343181457584YTK52019-07-31$211,922,775SEE PART VI000
MDFA - SERIES 2018J-1 J-2
B04343181457584YJW02018-06-13$479,594,374SEE PART VI000
MDFA - SERIES 2016I
C04343181457584XMT52016-05-12$257,611,877SEE PART VI000
MDFA - LAHEY SERIES F
D042323457NONEXXXXX2015-10-21$262,828,878SEE PART VI000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintIndCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmtUnspentUnspentAmtCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt
A$13,740,000$211,922,775$2,931,137$208,991,6382019000Yes (1)
B$7,900,000$504,219,379$4,594,374000Yes (1)$378,819,077$120,805,928
C$38,265,000$257,618,370$2,515,889$236,095,98820160Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)$19,006,493
D$28,000,000$262,953,908$3,129,474$160,202,2322021Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)$94,764,737$4,857,465

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctPrivate Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePctBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdIndEngage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearchInd
A0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)00.000000.000000.0000000Yes (1)
B0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)0.000000.000000.0000000Yes (1)Yes (1)
C0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)00.000000.000000.0000000Yes (1)
D00000.000000.000000.00000000

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A0Yes (1)00000Yes (1)
B0Yes (1)00000Yes (1)
C000Yes (1)000Yes (1)
D000Yes (1)000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)
CYes (1)
DYes (1)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
BOND A, ENTITY 1:PART I, ROW A, COLUMN A MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY. PART I, ROW A, COLUMN F: THE ISSUE REFUNDED ISSUES DATED 06/09/2008, 11/30/2005, 6/16/2003, AND 6/4/1998.
BOND B, ENTITY 1:PART I, ROW B, COLUMN A MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY. PART I, ROW B, COLUMN F THE ISSUE'S PURPOSE WAS TO FINANCE AN OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY CARE BUILDING, FACILITY UPGRADES, AND COMPUTER UPGRADES AT CERTAIN BIDMC AFFILIATES. PART II, COLUMN B, LINE 3: THE TOTAL PROCEEDS EXCEED THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO THE $21,755,568 OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
BOND C, ENTITY 1:PART I, ROW C, COLUMN A MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY. PART I, ROW C, COLUMN F: THE ISSUE'S PURPOSE WAS TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND REFUND ISSUES DATED 6/9/2008; 7/13/2004; 2/11/1998. PART II, COLUMN C, LINE 3: THE TOTAL PROCEEDS EXCEED THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO THE $6,493 OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS. PART II, COLUMN C, LINE 11 THE OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS ARE THE REFUNDING PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE THAT ARE NO LONGER IN ESCROW. PART IV, COLUMN C, LINE 2C: ARBITRAGE REBATE & YIELD RESTRICTION LIABILITY CALCULATION PERFORMED ON 09/30/2021.
BOND D, ENTITY 1:PART I, ROW D, COLUMN A MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY. PART I, ROW D, COLUMN F THE ISSUE'S PURPOSE WAS TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND REFUND ISSUES DATED 08/17/2007 AND 07/14/2005. PART II, COLUMN D, LINE 3: THE TOTAL PROCEEDS EXCEED THE ISSUE PRICE DUE TO THE $123,904 OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS. PART III, COLUMN D, LINE 9: THE MEMBERS OF THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM OBLIGATED GROUP WERE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), INC., LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC. (LCH) AND LAHEY CLINIC, INC. (LCI). ON MARCH 1, 2019, LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM MERGED INTO LCF, AND PURSUANT TO A PLAN OF MERGER BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF LCF. LCF, IN TURN, SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LCH AND LCI. IN JUNE 2020, THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH OBLIGATED GROUP WAS CREATED AND THE MEMBERS OF THE LAHEY OBLIGATED GROUP ARE CURRENTLY MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP. SOME MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP HAVE ADOPTED FORMAL WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO REVIEW AND MONITOR ARRANGEMENTS WHICH COULD GENERATE PRIVATE USE OF BOND FINANCED FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE RELATED TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 141 AND ARBITRAGE RULES UNDER IRC SECTION 148. ALTHOUGH LCF, LCH AND LCI HAVE NOT FORMALLY ADOPTED THESE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURE, THESE THREE ENTITIES FOLLOW THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE SECTIONS OF THE IRC AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS, IF ANY, ARE TIMELY IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY CLOSING AGREEMENT PROGRAM IF SELF-REMEDIATION ISN'T AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
BOND A, ENTITY 2:PART I, ROW A, COLUMN F THE ISSUE'S PURPOSE WAS TO REFINANCE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES (DATED 06/09/2008; 11/30/2005; 07/16/2003; AND 06/03/1998), FUND TERMINATION PAYMENTS, AND FUND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND LAND IMPROVEMENTS. PART IV, COLUMN A, LINE 2(C): ARBITRAGE REBATE & YIELD RESTRICTION LIABILITY CALCULATION PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 29, 2019.
BOND B, ENTITY 2:PART I, ROW B, COLUMN F DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE - CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPPING OF A POWER PLANT AND ACQUISITION OF CAPITAL ASSETS. DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE- REFUND ISSUE DATED 02/11/1998.
BOND C, ENTITY 2:PART II, COLUMN C, LINE 11: $8,993,760 OF THE PROCEEDS LISTED WERE USED FOR TERMINATION OF THE HEDGE AGREEMENT, WITH THE REMAINDER BEING REFUNDING PROCEEDS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN ESCROW PART III, COLUMN C : BOTH THE 2012 AND 2011 ISSUES ARE EXEMPT FROM COMPLETING PART III AS BOTH ISSUE WERE REFUNDINGS OF BONDS ISSUED PRIOR TO 12/31/2002.
BOND D, ENTITY 2:PART II, COLUMNS D, LINE 11: THE OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS ARE THE REFUNDING PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE THAT ARE NO LONGER IN ESCROW PART III, COLUMN D: BOTH THE 2012 AND 2011 ISSUES ARE EXEMPT FROM COMPLETING PART III AS BOTH ISSUE WERE REFUNDINGS OF BONDS ISSUED PRIOR TO 12/31/2002. PART III, COLUMN D, LINE 9: THE MEMBERS OF THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM OBLIGATED GROUP WERE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), INC., LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC. (LCH) AND LAHEY CLINIC, INC. (LCI). ON MARCH 1, 2019, LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM MERGED INTO LCF, AND PURSUANT TO A PLAN OF MERGER BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF LCF. LCF, IN TURN, SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LCH AND LCI. IN JUNE 2021, THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH OBLIGATED GROUP WAS CREATED AND THE MEMBERS OF THE LAHEY OBLIGATED GROUP ARE CURRENTLY MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP. SOME MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP HAVE ADOPTED FORMAL WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO REVIEW AND MONITOR ARRANGEMENTS WHICH COULD GENERATE PRIVATE USE OF BOND FINANCED FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE RELATED TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 141 AND ARBITRAGE RULES UNDER IRC SECTION 148. ALTHOUGH LCF, LCH AND LCI HAVE NOT FORMALLY ADOPTED THESE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURE, THESE THREE ENTITIES FOLLOW THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE SECTIONS OF THE IRC AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS, IF ANY, ARE TIMELY IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY CLOSING AGREEMENT PROGRAM IF SELF-REMEDIATION ISN'T AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.
BOND A, ENTITY 3:PART IV, COLUMN A, LINE 2(C): ARBITRAGE REBATE & YIELD RESTRICTION LIABILITY CALCULATION PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 29, 2020. PART V, COLUMN B: AS OF FISCAL YEAR END 2020, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH HAS PLANS TO INCLUDE BOTH LAHEY SERIES F AND LAHEY SERIES E UNDER ITS WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS ARE TIMELY IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED THROUGH VOLUNTARY CLOSING AGREEMENT PROGRAM AND SELF-REMEDIATION ISN'T AVAILABLE. THE DELAY IN ADOPTING UPDATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES HAS RESULTED, IN LARGE PART, DUE TO COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM COVID-19. PART I, ROW B, COLUMN F: DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE - REFUND ISSUE DATED 06/28/2000. PART IV, ROW 2C, COLUMN A: ARBITRAGE REBATE & YIELD RESTRICTION LIABILITY CALCULATION PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 10, 2009. PART III, COLUMN A, LINE 9: WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER) IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH OBLIGATED GROUP. SOME MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP HAVE ADOPTED FORMAL WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO REVIEW AND MONITOR ARRANGEMENTS WHICH COULD GENERATE PRIVATE USE OF BOND FINANCED FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE RELATED TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 141 AND ARBITRAGE RULES UNDER IRC SECTION 148. ALTHOUGH WINCHESTER HAS NOT FORMALLY ADOPTED THESE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURE, WINCHESTER FOLLOWS THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE SECTIONS OF THE IRC AND THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. SUCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS, IF ANY, ARE TIMELY IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY CLOSING AGREEMENT PROGRAM IF SELF REMEDIATION ISN'T AVAILABLE UNDER APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
MDFA - SERIES 2015 H-1
A04343181457584XDH12015-09-02$203,702,204SEE PART VI000
MDFA - LAHEY SERIES E
B043431814NONEXXXXX2013-03-07$130,000,000POWER PLANT & CAPITAL ACQUISITION000
MDFA - SERIES 2012G
C043431814NONEXXXXX2012-07-11$49,910,000REFUND ISSUE DATED 02/11/1998000
MDFA - SERIES 2011F-1 F-2 F-3
D043431814NONEXXXXX2011-09-15$120,280,000REFUND ISSUE DATED 02/11/1998000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintIndCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt
A$57,565,000$203,702,204$2,348,479$201,353,7252015Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$103,365,000$130,050,301$500,000201500Yes (1)Yes (1)$129,550,301
C$49,910,000$368,094$49,541,9062012Yes (1)0Yes (1)Yes (1)
D$105,250,000$120,280,000$290,672$119,989,3282011Yes (1)0Yes (1)Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndPrivate Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPctPrivate Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPctTotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePctBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A0Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)00.001000.000000.0010000Yes (1)
B00000.000000.000000.00000000
C0Yes (1)000.000000.000000.0000000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A00Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
B000Yes (1)000Yes (1)
C00Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
D00Yes (1)0000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdProcedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
AYes (1)
BYes (1)
CYes (1)
DYes (1)

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MHEFA - WINCHESTER SERIES FBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN042456011BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP57586CDD4CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2004-07-08BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$30,340,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeSERIAL BOND SERIES F - ADV REFUNDPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$5,510,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$30,340,000TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$412,448IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$29,927,552OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Substantial Completion2004SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MORGAN STANLEYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge20.000000000000TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SUBS CONTRIBUTOR #51
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$258,286CONSTRUCTION0
SUBS CONTRIBUTOR #65
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$995,489REINSURANCE-CASE MGMT-DATA WAREHOUSING-OTHER EXPS0
SUBS CONTRIBUTOR #72
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$340,000PROFESSIIONAL FEES0
SUBS CONTRIBUTOR #90
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$325,216PROFESSIIONAL FEES0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$399,147NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKETMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescVARIOUSDesc
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKETMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1THE MISSION OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH OR HOSPITAL) IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES INC IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS AFFILIATES IN THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN A PERSONABLE, CONVENIENT AND COMPASSIONATE MANNER, WITH RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN) AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. BILH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS AND ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PHYSICIANS AND 35,000 EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO CARE ACROSS THE BILH SYSTEM
FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A - INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL SERVICESSURGEONS IN MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S GENERAL SURGERY DIVISION USE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES COMBINED WITH ADVANCED SURGICAL EXPERTISE TO PERFORM SURGERIES THAT ARE AS MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE. MAH SURGEONS PERFORM BOTH ELECTIVE AND EMERGENT SURGERIES. ELECTIVE SURGERY INVOLVES A COMBINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES RESULTING IN PERTINENT FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PATIENT'S REFERRING PHYSICIAN. IT IS PLANNED FOR AND SCHEDULED IN ADVANCE. EMERGENT SURGERY IS MOST OFTEN THE RESULT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, AND IS MOST OFTEN REFERRED FROM AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN. IN EITHER SITUATION, MOUNT AUBURN'S SURGEONS ARE AVAILABLE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT POSSIBLE. MAH SURGEONS FOCUS ON A DUAL MISSION OF CLINICAL CARE AND PATIENT EDUCATION. BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, IT IS ABLE TO OFFER MORE SURGICAL SERVICES THAN MOST HOSPITALS OF SIMILAR SIZE, INCLUDING NEUROSURGERY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS CONTINUAL SURGICAL RESPONSES IN ALL DISCIPLINES. MAH IS ALSO SMALL ENOUGH TO OFFER PERSONALIZED CARE THROUGHOUT A PATIENT'S SURGERY, INCLUDING PREPARATION AND RECOVERY. THE HOSPITAL IS ENRICHED BY THE ENTHUSIASM OF OUR MEDICAL RESIDENTS. ALONG WITH PRIMARY CARE (INTERNAL MEDICINE) AND GENERAL SURGERY, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL STAFFS PHYSICIANS WHO SPECIALIZE IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DISCIPLINES INCLUDING, ALLERGY, ANESTHESIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, DERMATOLOGY, EAR NOSE AND THROAT, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, FAMILY MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRIC MEDICINE, HAND SURGERY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PATHOLOGY, PLASTIC SURGERY, PODIATRY, PULMONARY MEDICINE, RHEUMATOLOGY, UROLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY. DURING FISCAL 2021, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAD 173 LICENSED MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, AND PROVIDED INPATIENT MEDICAL SERVICES TO 6,108 PATIENTS, AND INPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES TO 1,535 PATIENTS.
FORM 990, PART III LINE 4B - OUTPATIENT SURGERYMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PROVIDES SAME DAY SURGICAL SERVICES IN BOTH THE MAIN OPERATING ROOM WHERE WE HAVE 10 OPERATING ROOMS AND A DEDICATED PRE-SURGICAL AREA AND PACU AS WELL AS IN A SEPARATE SURGICAL DAY CARE AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 OPERATING ROOMS AND DEDICATED PACU SPACE. SAME DAY OUTPATIENT SURGERIES INCLUDE PROCEDURES IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: OPTHAMOLOGY, PODIATRY, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC, GYNECOLOGY, HAND, UROLOGY, ENT AND PLASTICS/COSMETICS. DURING FISCAL 2021, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PERFORMED 5,767 SURGERIES ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS.
FORM 990, PART III LINE 4C - INPATIENT OBSTETRICS / NEWBORN SERVICESAT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, ALL PATIENTS CAN BE ASSURED THAT AN EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF CARE AND SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR EXPECTANT AND NEW MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY. WOMEN CAN CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF HIGHLY TALENTED PROVIDERS, INCLUDING OBSTETRICIANS, NURSE-MIDWIVES AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS, ALL OF WHOM COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER AS NEEDED. THESE PROVIDERS OFFER PERSONAL AND INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, PROVIDING SUPPORT THROUGH LABOR AND ENCOURAGING FAMILY PARTICIPATION. THE HOSPITAL'S GOAL IS A SAFE AND HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY FOR EACH MOTHER AND BABY. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL OFFERS GUIDANCE, OPTIONS AND A SEASONED TEAM OF PROVIDERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING INDIVIDUALIZED CARE. WOMEN WHO SEEK A MORE NATURAL APPROACH TO CHILDBIRTH ARE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED. WOMEN WHOSE PREGNANCIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE HIGH RISK, SUCH AS THOSE HAVING TWINS OR MEDICAL PROBLEMS COMPLICATING THE PREGNANCY, WILL FIND THE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY NEED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A WOMAN DEVELOPS COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY, SHE CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE FROM HER NURSE-MIDWIFE IN ADDITION TO SEEING MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN ADDITION, MAH'S SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE INCLUDES A LEVEL II NURSERY FOR NEWBORNS WHO REQUIRE EXTRA MEDICAL ATTENTION AND MONITORING DURING THE FIRST DAYS OF LIFE. LABOR, DELIVERY AND POSTPARTUM CARE ARE ALL CENTERED AT THE BIRTHPLACE, MOUNT AUBURN'S OBSTETRICAL UNIT. AFTER DELIVERY, MOST NEW MOTHERS NEED SUPPORT FROM NURSING STAFF AND LACTATION CONSULTANTS ON INFANT CARE AND BREASTFEEDING. MOUNT AUBURN'S BIRTHPLACE IS WHERE NEW MOTHERS AND BABIES RECEIVE ALL THE ATTENTION THEY NEED. MOUNT AUBURN'S MAIN PROVIDERS INCLUDE: OBSTETRICIANS - DOCTORS WHO SPECIALIZE IN PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH; THEY HAVE THE TRAINING TO PROVIDE THE FULL SCOPE OF OBSTETRICAL PRACTICE, INCLUDING PERFORMING CESAREAN SECTIONS NURSE-MIDWIVES - NURSES WHO SPECIALIZE IN NORMAL PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH AND COLLABORATE WITH OBSTETRICIANS IN CASES WHERE COMPLICATIONS ARISE; NURSE-MIDWIVES SUPPORT WOMEN THROUGHOUT LABOR AND ENCOURAGE FAMILY INVOLVEMENT NURSE PRACTITIONERS - NURSES WITH SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IN OBSTETRICS WHO PRACTICE IN COLLABORATION WITH OBSTETRICIANS AND NURSE-MIDWIVES IN PROVIDING PRENATAL CARE MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS - OBSTETRICIANS WHO HAVE SPECIAL TRAINING IN THE COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS A TALENTED NURSING STAFF IN PRENATAL/ANTENATAL TESTING, LABOR AND DELIVERY, ON THE POSTPARTUM UNIT AND IN THE NURSERY. ANESTHESIOLOGISTS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO PROVIDE PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR. IN ADDITION, NEONATOLOGISTS, WHO SPECIALIZE IN CARING FOR NEWBORNS, AND PEDIATRICIANS ARE ON SITE AROUND THE CLOCK TO CARE FOR NEWBORNS. MOUNT AUBURN ALSO OFFERS ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THEIR BABIES AT OUR HOSPITAL: FERTILITY SERVICES, INCLUDING OPTIONS, TESTING AND TREATMENT: MANY COUPLES NEED THE EXPERTISE OF A FERTILITY SPECIALIST. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS FERTILITY SPECIALISTS ON STAFF THAT COUNSEL COUPLES ON THE MOST CURRENT AVAILABLE OPTIONS AND DIRECT THE NECESSARY TESTING AND TREATMENT AIMED AT A HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND BIRTH. THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND OTHER PROCEDURES. HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY SPECIALISTS: A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IS AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES. IN THOSE INSTANCES, A MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST, A PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, BECOMES PART OF THE TEAM AND SEES THE WOMAN ON A REGULAR BASIS. NURSERIES, CARING FOR YOUR BABY: MOST NEWBORNS SPEND MOST OF THE DAY WITH THEIR MOTHERS. WHEN NEWBORNS NEED SPECIAL CARE, THEY STAY IN THE HOSPITAL'S LEVEL II NURSERY, WHICH IS STAFFED BY NEONATOLOGISTS AND NEONATAL NURSES. BY STAYING AT MOUNT AUBURN, WHERE A PEDIATRICIAN IS ON SITE 24 HOURS A DAY, BABIES REMAIN CLOSE TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHILE A PEDIATRICIAN IS AROUND THE CORNER IF NEEDED. IN ALL PREGNANCIES, A SAFE AND HEALTHY DELIVERY FOR MOTHER AND BABY IS THE PRIORITY. THE ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO MAKE PRENATAL CARE AND CHILDBIRTH A SMOOTH, WELL-COORDINATED EXPERIENCE. THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE, HOME-LIKE SETTING FOR CHILDBIRTH, WITH ALL THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. MOUNT AUBURN IS PROUD TO OFFER TOP-NOTCH PRENATAL AND ANTENATAL FACILITIES IN AN INTIMATE SETTING. BIRTH AT MOUNT AUBURN IS AN INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCE. THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER FEATURES A WARM, PERSONAL AND NURTURING ATMOSPHERE, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE COMFORT OF THE MOTHER BY OFFERING SPECIAL FEATURES LIKE JACUZZI TUBS, RESTAURANT-STYLE MEALS, PARTNER CHAIRS THAT RECLINE INTO BEDS FOR FATHERS OR OTHER SUPPORT PERSONS, AND ROOMS FEATURING VIEWS OF THE CHARLES RIVER AND BOSTON SKYLINE. IN CASES WHERE A CAESARIAN SECTION NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED, SURGICAL SUITES ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE LABOR AND DELIVERY AREA. A STATE-OF-THE-ART MONITORING SYSTEM ALLOWS WOMEN TO SAFELY WALK AROUND THE UNIT WHILE THEY ARE IN LABOR. AT THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BAIN BIRTHING CENTER, A PATIENT'S CHOICE IS PARAMOUNT. PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR IS AN ISSUE THAT EACH WOMAN SHOULD EXPLORE WITH HER PROVIDER. MANY WOMEN CHOOSE TO HAVE AN EPIDURAL, BUT PROVIDERS AT MOUNT AUBURN, ESPECIALLY NURSE-MIDWIVES, ALSO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE METHODS SUCH AS PRESSURE-POINT MASSAGE, AND HYPNO-BIRTHING (SELF-HYPNOSIS DURING THE BIRTH PROCESS). WOMEN WHO SEEK AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO CHILDBIRTH ITSELF, SUCH AS A WATER BIRTH, WILL ALSO FIND NURSE-MIDWIVES TO HELP THEM WITH SUCH OPTIONS. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL STRIVES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION; PRIVACY AND CHOICE. THE POSTPARTUM NURSING STAFF PROVIDE NEW MOTHERS WITH ONE-ON-ONE CARE AND EDUCATION. THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR PREGNANT AND NEW MOTHERS, INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES, BIRTHPLACE TOURS AND BREAST PUMP RENTALS. SERVICES FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PATIENTS INCLUDE STAFF INTERPRETERS, SPANISH-SPEAKING NURSE-MIDWIVES AND INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR VARIOUS LANGUAGES AND ACCESS TO 24-HOUR TELEPHONE INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 100 LANGUAGES. ONCE FAMILIES LEAVE THE BAIN BIRTHING CENTER, THEY HEAD HOME KNOWING THAT THE NURSING STAFF IS AVAILABLE AFTER DISCHARGE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE ABOUT THE HEALTH OF MOTHER AND BABY 24 HOURS A DAY. LEVEL II NURSERY IF A NEWBORN NEEDS SPECIAL CARE, MOUNT AUBURN'S LEVEL II NURSERY IS EQUIPPED TO ADDRESS YOUR INFANT'S CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCLUDING PREMATURITY, MEDICAL AND FEEDING DIFFICULTIES. THIS SEVEN-BED NURSERY IS STAFFED BY A HIGHLY SKILLED TEAM OF NEONATOLOGISTS AND NEONATAL NURSES WHO ARE CERTIFIED TO RESUSCITATE AND ALSO TO STABILIZE AND PREPARE CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS FOR TRANSFER TO A BOSTON-AREA LEVEL III NURSERY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. MAH'S NURSERY HAS A SPECIALIST PEDIATRICIAN ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, AS WELL AS AROUND THE CLOCK NEONATAL BACKUP COVERAGE. ANESTHESIA IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, AS WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPERT OBSTETRIC TEAM, MOUNT AUBURN'S LEVEL II NURSERY FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART MONITORING EQUIPMENT FOR NEONATES. IF A NEWBORN IS SERIOUSLY ILL, HIS/HER PARENTS CAN BE ASSURED THAT HE OR SHE WILL RECEIVE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE IN MOUNT AUBURN'S LEVEL II NURSERY. DURING FISCAL 2021, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAD 28 LICENSED OB/GYN BEDS PROVIDING SERVICES TO 2,447 PATIENTS AND 35 BASSINETS PROVIDING INPATIENT SERVICES TO 2,483 NEWBORNS.
FORM 990, PART III LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICEMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S NUMEROUS CLINICAL STRENGTHS ARE THE RESULT OF A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE BY THE HOSPITAL AND ITS STAFF, WHICH INCLUDES RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS TALENTED STUDENTS AND TRAINEES WHO COME TO MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL FOR THE OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IT PROVIDES. THIS COMMITMENT BY OUR STAFF IS MATCHED BY THE CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY USED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. AT MOUNT AUBURN, PATIENTS RECEIVE CARE THAT IS FIRST-RATE, AS WELL AS COMPASSIONATE. MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL SERVICE BEYOND THOSE LISTED ABOVE INCLUDE: CANCER CARE, DIABETES EDUCATION, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY, NUTRITION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, PEDIATRICS, PHARMACY, PREVENTION AND RECOVERY, PSYCHIATRY, QUALITY AND SAFETY, REHABILITATION, HOME CARE, LABORATORY, TRAVEL MEDICINE AND UROGYNECOLOGY. DURING FISCAL 2021, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAD 15 LICENSED INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY BEDS, AND PROVIDED INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY SERVICES TO 168 PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL HAS A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT SERVICED 29,042 VISITS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO MORE THAN 68,000 PATIENTS IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES LISTED ABOVE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON MAH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HOW IT HELPS SUPPORT CAMBRIDGE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, PLEASE SEE THE DETAIL RELATED TO MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NARRATIVE TO SCHEDULE H. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE, THE BILH NETWORK HAD SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ACROSS ENTITIES RELATED TO BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SEE THE NARRATIVE SUPPORT FOR SCHEDULE H FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 AND 12A:THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH), AND THE ENTITIES FOR WHICH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS SOLE MEMBER DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION (NBHC) AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL). EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY IN TURN SERVE AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF AFFILIATES, AND WHOSE ACCOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BILH AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP), THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24AAS DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM 990, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS AN ENTITY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND SERVED AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF AND SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL WAS A MEMBER OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP AND ITS TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCING WAS ISSUED THROUGH BILH OR THROUGH A PREVIOUS OBLIGATED GROUP WHICH IS NOW A PART OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP. THE SCHEDULE K AS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990 INCLUDES ALL OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP OUTSTANDING TAX EXEMPT DEBT FOR BONDS ISSUED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002, ONLY A PORTION OF WHICH IS ALLOCABLE TO AND REPORTED ON MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BALANCE SHEET.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24BAS REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE K, THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC. (LHSI) SERIES F BONDS WHICH WERE ISSUED IN 2015 ARE NOW PART OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT. THE BONDS WERE ISSUED IN 2015 AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 THERE WAS A BALANCE REMAINING IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND. PROCEEDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND WERE UNEXPECTEDLY HELD BEYOND THE THREE-YEAR TEMPORARY PERIOD, AND WERE YIELD RESTRICTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS. ALTHOUGH THESE BONDS ARE NOT ON THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BALANCE SHEET, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL IS INCLUDING THIS DISCLOSURE IN ITS FORM 990 BECAUSE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP.
PART V, LINE 7G:MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899.
PART V, LINE 7H:MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES OR OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 1098-C.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES, LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC), NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATION (NBHC) AND ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL). EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY HAVE, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. IN ADDITION, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP) IS THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. FOR THIS SAME PERIOD HMFP SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (APHMFP) AS WELL AS SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ENTITIES. TWO OR MORE OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990 PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF SITTING ON ONE OR MORE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OR BY SERVING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS NOTED ABOVE. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), AMENDED ITS BY-LAWS. AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, HAS SUMMARIZED THOSE CHANGES BELOW: THE GOAL OF THE BYLAW AMENDMENTS WAS TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION AND TO ALIGN THE LANGUAGE WITH CURRENT/BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES. AS A REMINDER TO THE READER AND AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORM 990, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE: 1. TECHNICAL CHANGES AMENDS PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION TO INCORPORATE DEEPER ARTICULATION OF THE BILH SYSTEM'S CORE VALUES. CLARIFIES HOW THE BILH BOARD MAY FUNCTIONALLY TAKE ACTION IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE DIRECT SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. 2. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEES CLARIFIES THAT ANY TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WITH A TERM FEWER THAN OR MORE THAN THREE YEARS WILL BE CONSIDERED A FULL, THREE-YEAR TERM IF: (A) IT WAS TO ACHIEVE STAGGERING OR (B) DUE TO A TERM COMMENCING AT ANY TIME OTHER THAN OCTOBER 1 OF A GIVEN YEAR. CLARIFIES THAT TRUSTEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCIES WILL SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE THREE-YEAR TERM VACATED AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR UP TO TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS FOLLOWING THE END OF SUCH VACATED TERM. ALIGNS MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD'S ANNUAL MEETING WITH THE BILH BOARD'S ANNUAL MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. GIVES MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD FLEXIBILITY TO ESTABLISH THE OPTIONAL STANDING COMMITTEES LISTED IN THE BYLAWS WITHOUT BILH BOARD APPROVAL. CLARIFIES THAT AD HOC COMMITTEES MAY BE ESTABLISHED NOT ONLY BY A MAJORITY OF THE TRUSTEES, BUT ALSO BY THE BOARD CHAIR (OR A COMMITTEE CHAIR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD CHAIR), AND THAT THESE COMMITTEES ARE INTENDED TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIFIC TASKS ON A SHORT-TERM BASIS. CONFIRMS THAT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DISBANDED AT MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS COMMITTEE WILL BE AT THE BILH BOARD LEVEL AND MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL WILL HAVE A COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS STATUTORILY REQUIRED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WHICH IS NOT A BOARD COMMITTEE. ADDS THE BOARD CHAIR AND PRESIDENT (OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEES) EX OFFICIO TO ALL MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL STANDING COMMITTEES. CLARIFIES THAT THE CHAIRS OF THE FINANCE, QUALITY, AND GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING COMMITTEES WILL ACT AS THE PRINCIPAL LIAISON TO THE CORRESPONDING BILH COMMITTEE. GRANTS FLEXIBILITY TO THE GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING COMMITTEE TO OPERATE THROUGH ONE OR MORE SUBCOMMITTEES AND/OR GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING COMMITTEES. MAKES THE PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE A MANDATORY RATHER THAN AN OPTIONAL STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. PERMITS MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD TO DELEGATE THE APPROVAL/REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT/DIVISIONAL CHAIRS TO THE MEDICAL APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE (TO THE EXTENT SUCH APPROVAL IS REQUIRED BY HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF BYLAWS). 3. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING OFFICERS CREATES TWO EX OFFICIO OFFICER POSITIONS: (1) ASSISTANT TREASURER (MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S CFO) AND (2) ASSISTANT CLERK (ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BY BILH'S OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL). LIMITS OFFICERS TO THOSE ENUMERATED IN THE BYLAWS (CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR(S), PRESIDENT, TREASURER, CLERK, ASSISTANT TREASURER, ASSISTANT CLERK). REQUIRES CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR TO BE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 2019, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, THE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBER HAS THE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY TO (A) APPOINT AND REAPPOINT TRUSTEES, (B) FILL ANY VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES OF TRUSTEES, AND (C) ACTING BY VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN THREE QUARTERS (3/4) OF THE MEMBER'S TRUSTEES THEN IN OFFICE, REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, A TRUSTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL HAS THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS, AS DESIGNATED IN MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BY-LAWS: SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS ("M.G.L.") CHAPTER 180, AS AMENDED, ON MEMBERS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT AS ARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION ("BOARD") IN THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY M.G.L. CHAPTER 180 ON BOARDS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE MEMBER MAY NOT TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD: (A) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN, OR CONSOLIDATION OF PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS, ASSETS, AND PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL REMAIN UNDER THE CORPORATION'S CONTROL AND BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION AND NOT FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE MEMBER'S SYSTEM, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CHANGES INVOLVE BACK-OFFICE CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MEMBER; (B) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN THE NAME, BRAND, OR TRADEMARK OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, EXCEPT SUCH COMPLEMENTARY CHANGES AS THE MEMBER MAY DETERMINE ARE REASONABLY APPROPRIATE IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM-WIDE IDENTITY FOR THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES; OR (C) AMEND OR RESTATE THESE BYLAWS TO CHANGE OR ELIMINATE EITHER OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON ITS POWERS. FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE MEMBER BECOMES THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION, THE MEMBER'S AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT OBTAIN THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE CORPORATION'S DESIGNATED TRUSTEES (AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) AND THE APPROVAL OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE "MEMBER'S BOARD"). THE MEMBER MAY NOT CAUSE THE CORPORATION TO CEASE OPERATING A SEPARATELY LICENSED HOSPITAL FACILITY, OR CLOSE ANY ESSENTIAL SERVICE OF SUCH HOSPITAL FACILITY, WITHOUT CONSULTING WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO TAKING SUCH ACTION. THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MEMBER REGARDING (I) APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES, (II) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S POLICIES, (III) THE MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT CARE QUALITY, AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF CLINICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANNING IN A MANNER RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS; (B) ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LICENSURE AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING CREDENTIALING AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF MATTERS; (C) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT FOR INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW CLINICAL SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATING IN AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CORPORATION'S STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN AND GOALS; (D) REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AS WELL AS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; (E) MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; (F) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY; (G) REVIEWING DISASTER PLANS THAT DEAL WITH BOTH INTERNAL (E.G., FIRE) AND EXTERNAL DISASTERS; AND (H) EVALUATING RECRUITMENT NEEDS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE MEDICAL STAFF CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS, THE BOARD SHALL ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH SHALL HAVE ONLY THE FOLLOWING POWERS: (A) POWERS EXPRESSLY GRANTED BY THE MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME; (B) POWER TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF OTHER CORPORATIONS; (C) POWER TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER (AS DEFINED UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) OR UNDER THESE BYLAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER; AND (D) POWERS TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THAT AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2017 BY AND AMONG LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC., MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, CAREGROUP, INC., AND SEACOAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSES (A) AND (B) OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER AS NOTED ABOVE. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSE (C) AND (D) OF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE MEMBER AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER AS NOTED ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (B) ABOVE, THE POWER OF THE CORPORATION TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: (X) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED BY THE CORPORATION ONLY AT THE EXPRESS AND EXPLICIT DIRECTION OF, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF, THE MEMBER; (Y) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED DIRECTLY BY THE MEMBER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR PARTICIPATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND (Z) OTHER THAN STATUTORY POWERS, THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONLY THOSE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OVER AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATIONS OF WHICH IT IS A MEMBER AS ARE EXPRESSLY AND EXPLICITLY DELEGATED OR DIRECTED TO THE CORPORATION BY ACTION OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAS NOTED IN VARIOUS DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL. THIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL FINANCE STAFF. IN ADDITION, THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN BILH, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL AND OTHER AFFILIATES TO ENSURE THAT OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS MAY INCLUDE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT, COMPLIANCE, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, LEGAL, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH AND/OR RESEARCH FINANCE. THE TAX RETURNS REVIEWED BY THE BILH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TAXATION, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DELOITTE TAX, LLP. A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CMOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SYSTEM OF AFFILIATES. ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK ADHERE TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN, COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ENTITY LEVEL. PURSUANT TO THESE POLICIES, ALL OF [FIRST-TIER ENTITY]'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH IS DESIGNED TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS MAINTAINED BY OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHICH MAY RESULT IN A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BILH OFFICE OF INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTERS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS ANNUALLY. BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURES. DISCLOSURES FOR BILH EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BILH POLICY. A SUMMARY OF POSITIVE RESPONSES OF MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL IS PROVIDED TO THE [FIRST-TIER ENTITY]'S COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR REVIEW FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT. ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING REVIEW BY MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICE. PURSUANT TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PROHIBITED WHILE OTHER TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS ARE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH A MANAGEMENT PLAN TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES. IN ADDITION AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS OUTLINE ABOVE IS JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS FORMER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE TAX QUESTIONNAIRE PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY COMPLETE FORM 990 SCHEDULE L, TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS AND FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 2, FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL AND MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (MAH AND MAPS RESPECTIVELY) ARE MEMBERS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS MAH'S SOLE MEMBER AND MAH SERVING AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MAPS. IN THIS ROLE BILH MAINTAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTITIES WHICH COMPRISED THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK AND TO THAT END, BILH HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW, COMPENSATION REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR MAH'S AND MAP'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS SET BY THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR SETTING COMPENSATION IS BELOW. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING THE BILH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT BILH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF POSITIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND TARGETS AS A GROUP, RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE BILH CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BILH CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BILH CEO VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. IN ADDITION, AS REQUIRED BY THIS FORM 990 AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, COMPENSATION REPORTED HEREIN IS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 COMPENSATION. PRIOR TO THE MARCH 1, 2019 WHEN BILH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF MAH COMPENSATION FOR MAH AND MAPS WAS SET BY THE MAH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH WAS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE MAH BOARD. THE MAH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR MAH AND MAPS MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WAS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIED UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. COMPENSATION FOR THE MAH AND MAPS CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTED TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE MAH AND MAPS CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE MAH AND MAPS CEO WAS VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH TAX DEPARTMENT 109 BROOKLINE AVENUE, SUITE 300 BOSTON, MA 02215
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:TRANSFER TO AFFILIATES -26,202,195. FAS 158 -42,947. UNREALIZED CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN LPS 13,105,337.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:ON MARCH 1, 2020, LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THE LAHEY CLINIC AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL, NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION D/B/A BEVERLY HOSPITAL, ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITAL, THE BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS SYSTEM INCLUDING BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MILTON, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS NEEDHAM AND BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS PLYMOUTH, MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL AS WELL AS ENTITIES FOR WHICH THESE LISTED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS SOLE MEMBER AND ADDITIONAL AFFILIATES CAME TOGETHER TO FORM BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH). AS A NEWLY CREATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, BILH ENGAGED KPMG TO PERFORM A FINANCIAL AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM. THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES.

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BIH PATHOLOGY FOUNDATION INC
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JORDAN PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES INC
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LONGWOOD MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
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HUNTINGFIELD CORPORATION
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JORDAN COMMUNITY ACO INC
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LAHEY CLINIC INSURANCE CO LTD
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LEDGEWOOD HEALTH CARE CORPORATION
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Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
M$401,408FMV
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
P$28,061,733FMV
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
Q$18,203,073FMV
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
R$1,600,000FMV
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH INC
S$1,003,862FMV
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
M$1,224,995FMV
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
P$172,372FMV
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC
S$23,541FMV
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-NEEDHAM
Q$4,290FMV
LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL INC (LAHEY HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTER)
N$37,500FMV
LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL INC (LAHEY HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTER)
P$388,521FMV
MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC
N$2,004,488FMV
MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC
P$7,724,741FMV
MOUNT AUBURN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC
Q$6,666,092FMV
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
M$327,709FMV
WINCHESTER HOSPITAL
Q$37,859FMV
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-PLYMOUTH INC
Q$376FMV
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL
M$27,503FMV
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL
Q$27,004FMV
ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL INC
Q$3,722FMV
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL - MILTON
Q$36,390FMV
NORTHEAST HEALTH SYSTEM INC
Q$47,571FMV
BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK LLC
P$603,750FMV
HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS
M$3,583,706FMV
CREDIT RISK INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
R$7,087,634FMV

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ExplanationDURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH) AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN). THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). THESE ENTITIES MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. THE BY-LAW OF THESE ENTITIES REFLECT THE CENTRALIZATION OF THE SYSTEM, AND AS SUCH, AFFILIATES WITHIN THE BILH SYSTEM ARE CONSIDERED CONTROLLED ENTITIES UNDER IRC SECTION 512(B)(13), AS EACH AFFILIATE IS UNDER COMMON GOVERNANCE CONTROL, AS DESCRIBED IN TREAS. REGS. 1.512(B)-1(L)(4). IN ADDITION, UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 512, CONTROL MEANS THAT MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES OF AN ORGANIZATION ARE EITHER REPRESENTATIVES OF, OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTROLLED, BY AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. A TRUSTEE OR DIRECTOR IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IF THEY ARE A TRUSTEE, DIRECTOR, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF SUCH EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. UNDER THIS DEFINITION, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND IT'S AFFILIATES ARE INCLUDED IN FORM 990, SCHEDULE R FOR THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.ExplanationTxt