NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC (EIN 58-1694098)
Tax period: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed: 2021-08-16
IRS object ID: 202112289349301211
Schema version: 2019v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-08-16T07:14:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621517792	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PYA P C	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2220 SUTHERLAND AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	KNOXVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37919	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581694098	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7702196659	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	305013899	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN D STEINES	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7702196659	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-08-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DEBORAH O ERNSBERGER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00364912	PTIN
Phone	8656730844	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CAROL BURRELL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	305013899	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,341,991,414	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NGHS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10488	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	605	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,055,641	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$747,436	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$40,295,200	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,302,590,272	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,272,778,234	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$24,133,984	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,526,239	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$856,824	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$707,310	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,328,328,516	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,322,306,983	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,452,694	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,683,643	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$434,558,698	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$487,701,375	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$729,032,449	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$754,845,416	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,166,043,841	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,244,230,434	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$162,284,675	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$78,076,549	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,845,989,165	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,937,388,441	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,154,823,547	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,251,987,182	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$691,165,618	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$685,401,259	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) AND IS ON A MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES:- NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON CAMPUSES)- NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW- NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN- THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. (NGHS FOUNDATION)- NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP- THE HEART CENTER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER- THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,077,712,558	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,683,643	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,240,197,342	RevenueAmt
Desc	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NGMC) INCLUDES CAMPUSES IN GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON, GEORGIA AND IS AFFILIATED WITH NGMC BARROW AND NGMC LUMPKIN. AS A PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC SERVES MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 19 COUNTIES IN OUR REGION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,077,712,558	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (1)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (1)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	658	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10488	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELENA BARBERIS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7702196659	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (31 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ALEX WAYNE
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA PERRY
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH MACK
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DJ CAMPBELL MD
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$227,481	$0	$0
EUGENE CINDEA MD
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GREG OURS
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HOLT HARRISON MD
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG	1.00	Yes (X)	$733,856	$0	$36,692	40.00
JOHN NIX
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
KAYE ANN HERTH
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LUA BLANKENSHIP
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PHILLIPPA LEWIS-MOSS
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRESTON BOWEN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
SEMUEL MAYSONET
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE BLAIR
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM SCULLY MD
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGHS/THC PHYSICIAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$328,135	$0	$32,249	40.00
CAROL BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO	1.00		$1,562,139	$0	$84,398	40.00	Yes (X)
BRIAN D STEINES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	1.00		$840,389	$0	$107,221	40.00	Yes (X)
STEPHEN KELLY
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	1.00		$316,884	$0	$52,647	40.00	Yes (X)
MICHAEL COVERT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00		$201,605	$0	$0	1.00	Yes (X)
SAMUEL JOHNSON MD
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - NGHS	1.00		$594,781	$0	$80,717	40.00		Yes (X)
TRACY VARDEMAN
CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NGHS	1.00		$509,295	$0	$118,157	40.00		Yes (X)
BRENDA SIMPSON
CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE - NGMC	40.00		$470,031	$0	$70,781	1.00		Yes (X)
JOHN DELZELL JR
VP MEDICAL EDUCATION - NGMC	40.00		$482,920	$0	$71,033			Yes (X)
JOHN A WILLIAMSON
PRESIDENT NGMC BRASELTON	40.00		$571,447	$0	$117,917			Yes (X)
ANDREW GREEN
NGMC PHYSICIAN	40.00		$898,763	$0	$34,134				Yes (X)
CHARLES RICHART
NGMC PHYSICIAN	40.00		$674,917	$0	$36,439				Yes (X)
FRANK G LAKE
NGMC PHYSICIAN	40.00		$672,862	$0	$31,987				Yes (X)
JAMEELA HARPER
NGMC PHYSICIAN	40.00		$475,240	$0	$29,823				Yes (X)
JAMES WOLFE
NGMC PHYSICIAN	40.00		$1,277,883	$0	$42,100				Yes (X)
LOUIS SMITH JR
FORMER PRESIDENT - NGMC - SYSTEM ACUTE/POST-ACUTE	0.00		$1,191,670	$0	$112,127	0.00				Yes (X)
DEBORAH WEBER
FORMER CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS	0.00		$428,161	$0	$28,426					Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$12,458,459	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,086,848	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	627	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MEDIFIS INC
PO BOX 5068	NEW YORK	NY	10087	STAFFING SERVICES	$18,538,526
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
PO BOX 88314	MILWAUKEE	WI	53288	SOFTWARE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE	$12,571,914
ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES OF GAINESVILLE
PO BOX 1076	GAINESVILLE	GA	30503	ANESTHESIA SERVICES	$6,739,527
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
PO BOX 96483	CHICAGO	IL	60693	BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$5,946,599
UNIDINE CORPORATION
PO BOX 102289	ATLANTA	GA	30368	NUTRITIONAL SERVICES	$5,016,378

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	364	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$1,406,257	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$38,888,943	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$40,295,200	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
NET PATIENT SVC REV	621400	$1,240,349,220	$1,240,349,220
PHARMACY	446110	$15,579,209		$15,579,209
OTHER REVENUE	900099	$10,249,363		$10,249,363
CAFETERIA REVENUE	722210	$4,544,801		$4,544,801
LAB REVENUE	621500	$2,055,641			$2,055,641

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,272,778,234	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,165,282	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,165,282	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$887,457	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$29,463	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$857,994	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$857,994	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$857,994	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$15,925	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$19,602,745	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$52,223	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$19,602,745	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$36,298	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$19,639,043	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$19,639,043	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PARTNERSHIP INCOME	Desc
Business	621990	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	-$150,684	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$150,684	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	-$150,684	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,322,306,983	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,240,198,536	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,055,641	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$39,757,606	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,683,643	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,683,643	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,917,673	TotalAmt
Program Services	$856,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,060,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$400,002,605	TotalAmt
Program Services	$370,139,230	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,863,375	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,050,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,832,574	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,217,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,646,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,950,340	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,696,173	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,084,269	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,650,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,434,064	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,904,793	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,855,079	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,049,714	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$963,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$880,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$83,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,428,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,218,366	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$210,511	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,945,034	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,976,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,968,876	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$165,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,155,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,188,509	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$966,834	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$643,608	TotalAmt
Program Services	$587,826	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,782	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,030,597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,081,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,949,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,801,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,885,423	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,916,426	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$416	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES	$161,499,353	$147,502,204	$13,997,149
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$108,338,333	$108,338,333
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	$71,819,705	$71,819,705
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$58,605,468	$53,526,132	$5,079,336

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,522,421	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,570,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,952,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,244,230,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,077,712,558	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$166,517,876	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,502,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,439,139	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,057	BOYAmt
EOY	$154,136	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,859,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,741,342	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$408,993	BOYAmt
EOY	$384,909	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,451,690	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,735,235	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,068,746	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,343,563	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,406,094,794	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$785,955,548	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$629,391,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$620,139,246	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,076,381,828	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,126,137,248	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,202,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,668,780	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,612,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,644,843	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,845,989,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,937,388,441	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,049,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,959,345	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$133,862,004	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$980,177,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$961,802,437	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,596,636	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,363,396	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,154,823,547	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,251,987,182	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$691,165,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$685,401,259	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$691,165,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$685,401,259	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,845,989,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,937,388,441	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$78,076,549	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$54,285,569	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$29,555,339	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$69,063	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$69,063	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS -AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN ORGANIZATION OF NURSING LEADERSHIP -ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY -ASSOCIATION OF REHABILITATION NURSES -ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY -ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN'S HEALTH OBSTETRIC AND NEONATAL NURSES -AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOLOGY -AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS -AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING -COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS -COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES -EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION -GEORGIA ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS -GEORGIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION -GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE -NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION -SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY A PORTION OF THESE DUES IS DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$21,656,841	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,457,050	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$100,742	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,265,325	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$71,342	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$23,676,482	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,784,579	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,238,108	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$98,280	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,665,485	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$201,359	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$21,656,841	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$19,765,400	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,000,666	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$113,308	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,737,972	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$643,177	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$20,784,579	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,583,043	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,314,674	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$150,450	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,291,945	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$9,178	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$19,765,400	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,118,047	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,540,926	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$196,428	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,336,244	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$63,886	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$18,583,043	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.23520	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.76480	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,170,006	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$9,170,006	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$660,507,629	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$256,630,868	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$403,876,761	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,227,319	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,636,348	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,590,971	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$697,105,871	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$514,067,104	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$183,038,767	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,083,969	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,621,228	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,462,741	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$620,139,246	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ESTIMATED THIRD PARTY PAYER SETTLEMENTS	$7,784,436
CAPITALIZED LEASES	$9,408,185
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$15,791,474
DUE FROM AFFILIATES	$379,301

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$33,363,396	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,156,008,074	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$54,285,569	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$160,180	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$54,125,389	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,210,133,463	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$2,428,877	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$109,744,643	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$112,173,520	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,322,306,983	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,130,402,735	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$29,463	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$29,463	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,130,373,272	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2,428,877	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$111,428,285	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$113,857,162	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,244,230,434	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NGMC) IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS SUCH, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE NGMC HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. IT IS NGMC'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE WHERE APPLICABLE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 29,463. PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS 130,717.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	NON-OPERATING EXPENSES 1,406,310. ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS 108,338,333.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 29,463.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	NON-OPERATING EXPENSES 1,406,310. ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS 108,338,333. PARTNERSHIP EXPENSES NOT ON BOOKS 208. CONTRIBUTIONS IN NET ASSETS 1,683,434.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent150	Yes (X)	Percent150Ind
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent300	Yes (X)	Percent300Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (1)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (1)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (1)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (1)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$65,175,462	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$65,175,462	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.05240	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$136,517,596	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$104,823,052	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$31,694,544	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02550	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,983,339	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$1,297,921	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,685,418	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00140	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$204,676,397	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$106,120,973	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$98,555,424	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.07930	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	254651	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,434,681	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$1,620	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,433,061	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00280	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$4,242,662	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$529,508	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,713,154	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00300	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$261,022,648	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$246,470,112	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$14,552,536	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01170	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,330,772	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$539,017	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$791,755	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00060	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,066,529	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,066,529	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00090	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	254651	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$271,097,292	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$247,540,257	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$23,557,035	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01900	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	254651	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$475,773,689	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$353,661,230	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$122,112,459	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.09830	TotalExpensePct

Physical Imprv And Housing PhysicalImprvAndHousingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	5	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	26000	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$554,927	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$164,420	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$390,507	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00030	TotalExpensePct

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$5,000	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$500	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$4,500	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Leadership Development LeadershipDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,500	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$250	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,250	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	2	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$38,069	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$500	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$37,569	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	6	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	402	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,866,598	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$500	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,866,098	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00150	TotalExpensePct

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	15	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	26402	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,467,094	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$166,170	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,300,924	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00180	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (1)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$108,338,333	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$228,199,267	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$275,689,287	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$47,490,020	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge Ratio	Yes (X)	CostToChargeRatioInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	WWW.NGHS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	069-074	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Teaching Hospital	Yes (X)	TeachingHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	0	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	0	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA Impact	Yes (X)	PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted	18	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (1)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (1)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Other Website URL	HABERSHAMMEDICAL.COM;STEPHENSCOUNTYHOSPITAL.COM	OtherWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (1)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	18	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (1)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (1)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	150.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	300.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Residency Criteria	Yes (X)	ResidencyCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (1)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (1)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (1)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill Display	Yes (X)	NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP Translated	Yes (X)	FAPTranslatedInd
Other Publicity	Yes (X)	OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (1)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	0	CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written Notice	Yes (X)	ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Made Effort Orally Notify	Yes (X)	MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP Application	Yes (X)	ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig Determ	Yes (X)	MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (1)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicare	Yes (X)	LookBackMedicareInd
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	0	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PARTNERED AND COLLABORATED TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FOR COMMUNITIES THEY (CHNA PARTNERS) SERVE IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA: - DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH - HABERSHAM MEDICAL CENTER - NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE - NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON - NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW - NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN - STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITALTHESE CHNA PARTNERS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2018, THE CHNA PARTNERS BEGAN THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IBM WATSON HEALTH (WATSON HEALTH) WAS ENGAGED TO HELP COLLECT AND ANALYZE THE DATA FOR THIS PROCESS, AND TO COMPILE A FINAL REPORT TO BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2019; WATSON HEALTH DELIVERS ANALYTIC TOOLS, BENCHMARKS, AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, COMBINING RICH DATA ANALYTICS IN DEMOGRAPHICS, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS INDEX, PLANNING, AND DISEASE PREVALENCE ESTIMATES, WITH EXPERIENCED STRATEGIC CONSULTANTS TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE AND ACTIONABLE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY EACH OF THE CHNA PARTNERS OVERLAPPED AND COMBINED TO INCLUDE ALL OR PART OF 16 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WHILE A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH WAS UTILIZED, A NEEDS ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED FOR EACH CHNA PARTNER'S DEFINED COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC SUBSECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) DEFINED FOUR COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THEIR FOUR HOSPITAL FACILITIES: NGHS GREATER BRASELTON SERVICE AREA (GBSA), NGHS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (PSA), NGHS SECONDARY SERVICE AREA 400 (SSA 400), AND NGHS SECONDARY SERVICE AREA NORTH (SSA NORTH).WATSON HEALTH CONDUCTED EIGHT (8) FOCUS GROUPS WITH A TOTAL OF 75 PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS 25 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS TO GATHER THE INPUT OF PERSONS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS SOLICITED FEEDBACK FROM LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE INSIGHT INTO COMMUNITY NEEDS.PARTICIPATION IN THE WATSON HEALTH INTERVIEW AND FOCUS GROUPS INCLUDED INPUT FROM AT LEAST ONE STATE, LOCAL, OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT (OR EQUIVALENT DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY) WITH KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVED AND/OR REPRESENTED THE INTERESTS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.PARTICIPATION FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS/GROUPS, PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ENSURED THAT THE INPUT RECEIVED REPRESENTED THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED.ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE DATA SOURCES SUPPLEMENTED THE FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. THESE INCLUDED A HALL COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY OF UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS (199 SURVEYS COMPLETED); HALL COUNTY MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LISTENING SESSIONS (60+ PARTICIPANTS FROM KEY STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS); AND QUALITATIVE FINDINGS FROM UNION GENERAL & CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITALS 2018 CHNA REPORTS (148 COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEYS, FOUR KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS).IN JUNE 2019, A SESSION WAS HELD WITH THE CHNA PARTNERS AND THEIR COMMUNITY ADVISORS TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS FOR EACH CHNA PARTNER'S COMMUNITY. THE MEETING WAS MODERATED BY WATSON HEALTH.
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PARTNERED AND COLLABORATED TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FOR COMMUNITIES THEY (CHNA PARTNERS) SERVE IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA:-HABERSHAM MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE-NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON-NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW-NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN-STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: THE FOLLOWING NON-HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED AND COLLABORATED WITH NGMC TO CONDUCT A CHNA FOR THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA:-DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: NGMC DEFINED FOUR COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THEIR FOUR HOSPITAL FACILITIES: NGHS GREATER BRASELTON SERVICE AREA (GBSA), NGHS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (PSA), NGHS SECONDARY SERVICE AREA 400 (SSA 400), AND NGHS SECONDARY SERVICE AREA NORTH (SSA NORTH). BASED ON RESULTS OF THE 2019 CHNA, THE FOLLOWING FIVE PRIORITIES WERE ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENT THOSE ON WHICH WE CAN HAVE THE MOST IMPACT BASED ON PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA:- BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH (ALL NGHS SERVICE AREAS)- ACCESS TO CARE (ALL NGHS SERVICE AREAS)- DIABETES (GBSA, SSA 400, SSA NORTH)- CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (SSA 400)- SEPTICEMIA (ALL NGHS SERVICE AREAS)FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGMC IS ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2020/08/IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN-2020-UPDATED.PDF.SPECIFIC TO NGMC, THE HEALTH NEEDS NGMC CHOSE NOT TO ADDRESS THROUGH THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:- PSA: FOOD ACCESS AND NUTRITION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, SOCIAL ISOLATION.- GBSA: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, INJURY AND DEATH, VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, INCOME, EDUCATION, ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE, CANCER, TRANSPORTATION.- SSA NORTH: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, INCOME, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, EDUCATION, ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE, EMPLOYMENT, CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE, SOCIAL ISOLATION, CANCER, COPD AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE, INJURY AND DEATH.- SSA 400: MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, SMOKING, VIOLENCE/CHILD ABUSE, INCOME, ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE, SOCIAL ISOLATION, CANCER, TRANSPORTATION.THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT NGMC DOES NOT HAVE ANY ACTIVITY RELATED TO THESE ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION HAD TO CHOOSE WHERE IT COULD HAVE THE MOST IMPACT BASED ON PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA, AND SOME OF THE NEEDS NOT CHOSEN STILL RELATE TO CHOSEN HEALTH PRIORITIES. FOR INSTANCE, ACCESS TO CARE IS A PRIORITY ACROSS THE REGION. WHILE TRANSPORTATION ON ITS OWN DID NOT MAKE THE HEALTH PRIORITY LIST, IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE CONSIDERED IN ACCESS TO CARE ISSUES. AND WHILE CANCER WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRIORITY, NGMC ALREADY HAS AN INTERNAL EMPHASIS ON THIS HEALTH ISSUE AND WILL REPORT ITS ACTIVITY VIA THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT.
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: PATIENTS MAY SUBMIT A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION VIA OUR ONLINE PATIENT PORTAL APP VERSION OF MYCHART.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	28	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (28 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt
1 - IMAGING CENTER - GAINESVILLE
1315 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
2 - NGMC NICD
1404 RIVER PLACE SUITE 100	BUFORD	GA	30517	TESTING AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
3 - IMAGING CENTER - BRASELTON
1515 RIVER PLACE	BRASELTON	GA	30517	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
4 - BRASELTON RADIATION THERAPYPHYSICS
1515 RIVER PLACE STE 120	BRASELTON	GA	30517	RADIATION THERAPY
5 - LAURELWOOD
200 WISTERIA DRIVE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
6 - TOCCOA CANCER CENTER
1640 FALLS ROAD	TOCCOA	GA	30577	CANCER SERVICES
7 - IMAGING CENTER - DAWSONVILLE
108 PROMINENCE COURT	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
8 - NEW HORIZONS LIMESTONE NORTH
2020 BEVERLY ROAD NE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LONG TERM CARE
9 - REHABILITATION INSTITUTE
597 SOUTH ENOTA DRIVE NE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	REHABILITATION SERVICES
10 - WOUND OSTOMY CONTINENCEHYPERBARIC THER
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	WOUND HEALING CENTER
11 - NEW HORIZONS LANIER PARK WEST
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LONG TERM CARE
12 - SLEEP LAB
1466 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
13 - HEALTHLINK LAB AT RIVERPLACE
1515 RIVER PLACE STE 170	BRASELTON	GA	30517	CLINICAL LABORATORY
14 - CUMMING OP DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY
900 SANDERS ROAD	CUMMING	GA	30041	DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY
15 - REHAB - BRASELTON
1515 RIVER PLACE STE 290	BRASELTON	GA	30517	REHABILITATION SERVICES
16 - GYN ONCOLOGY INFUSION SERVICES
1498 JESSE JEWELL PARKWAY SUITE C	HALL	GA	30501	GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
17 - BUFORD OUTPATIENT IMAGING
3425 BUFORD DRIVE SUITE 100	BUFORD	GA	30519	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
18 - REHAB - FRIENDSHIP (BUFORD)
4889 GOLDEN PKWY SUITE 150	BUFORD	GA	30518	REHABILITATION SERVICES
19 - REHAB - DAWSONVILLE
5959 HIGHWAY 53E SUITE 200	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	REHABILITATION SERVICES
20 - REHAB - CLEVELAND
640-A HELEN HWY	CLEVELAND	GA	30528	REHABILITATION SERVICES
21 - REHAB - DAHLONEGA
95 MORRISON MOORE PKWY	DAHLONEGA	GA	30533	REHABILITATION SERVICES
22 - HEALTHLINK LAB AT DAWSONVILLE
108 PROMINENCE COURT	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	CLINICAL LABORATORY
23 - ESSENTIALLY FOR WOMEN - LACTATION CENTER
825 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LACTATION CENTER
24 - NGMC NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
1404 RIVER PLACE SUITE 403	BRASELTON	GA	30517	NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
25 - DIABETES EDUCATION
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	DIABETES SERVICES
26 - BARIATRIC SERVICES
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES
27 - BUFORD OUTPATIENT IMAGING CENTER
3425 BUFORD DRIVE	BUFORD	GA	30519	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
28 - BARIATRIC WEIGHT MGMTNUTRITION COUNSEL
1515 RIVER PLACE SUITE 190	BRASELTON	GA	30517	BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3C:	PATIENTS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE INDIGENT, DETERMINED BY CRITERIA-BASED METHODS, SUCH AS PROPENSITY TO PAY OR HEALTH SCORES, PARTICIPATION IN LOW INCOME GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ETC. MAY BE PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING THEY COOPERATE WITH SCREENING FOR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES (E.G. MEDICAID OR DISABILITY), AS APPLICABLE.
PART I, LINE 6A:	THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM AND INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING NGMC BARROW AND NGMC LUMPKIN. THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.NGHS.COM) AND IS ALSO PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN ITS MAGAZINE, COMMUNICARE.
PART I, LINE 7:	CHARITY CARE COST WAS CALCULATED APPLYING SEPARATE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS (CCR) TO THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) AND TO THE REMAINING PATIENT CHARGES FROM ALL OTHER HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES. THE CCR FOR THE SNF WAS COMPUTED USING THE TOTAL SNF OPERATING EXPENSES DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL SNF GROSS CHARGES. THE CCR FOR THE REMAINING PATIENT CHARGES WAS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO WORKSHEET 2 IN THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS.THE CCR FOR THE UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID SERVICES WAS COMPUTED USING A CCR COMPUTED PURSUANT TO WORKSHEET 2 IN THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS. THE OTHER MEANS TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAM COST WAS DERIVED FROM INTERNAL TRENDSTAR SYSTEM DATA WHICH COMPUTED COST AT THE PATIENT DETAIL LEVEL.
PART I, LINE 7G:	SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES WERE FOR NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, LAURELWOOD (MENTAL HEALTH), AND INPATIENT MEDICINE. NO COSTS WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICIANS.
PART I, LN 7 COL(F):	THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24, COLUMN A, BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $108,338,333. THE ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IS REPORTED AS A DEDUCTION FROM PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:	IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT MANY FACTORS COMBINE TO AFFECT THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WHETHER PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY OR NOT IS DETERMINED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. TO A LARGE EXTENT, FACTORS SUCH AS WHERE WE LIVE, THE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, GENETICS, OUR INCOME AND EDUCATION LEVEL, OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMPACTS ON HEALTH.THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND A PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIORS. ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT RELATE INCLUDE EDUCATION, CULTURE, INCOME AND SOCIAL STATUS, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, GENETICS, HEALTH SERVICES, AND GENDER. IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ADEQUATE EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS, THEY WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTHIER BEHAVIOR CHOICES AND BE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES. THEREFORE, NGMC AS AN ORGANIZATION MUST CONSIDER THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH STATUS AS PART OF PREVENTATIVE CARE. A FEW OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN PART II INCLUDE:COMMUNITY SUPPORT:COVID-19 OUTREACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS: BY APRIL 2020, 50% OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES WERE IN THE LATINO POPULATION, WHICH WAS DISPROPORTIONATE CONSIDERING 29% OF HALL COUNTY'S POPULATION IS LATINO. THIS PROMPTED NGMC TO GATHER AN OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. THE GROUP PROVIDED EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSES AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, PARTNERED WITH AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE MASKS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, ORGANIZED COVID-19 TESTING EVENTS, PROVIDED HEALTH MESSAGING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE WITH THEIR CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE, AND POSTED DAILY UPDATES ON NGHS'S PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO SHARE DATA, RESOURCES AND TRENDS ABOUT COVID-19 AT WWW.NGHS.COM/COVID-19.THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THE GAINESVILLE AGAINST COVID-19 TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDED LOCAL HISPANIC LEADERS, NGMC PHYSICIANS, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHERS. NGMC REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTY MOORE AND ANTONIO RIOS, M.D., SERVED ON THIS TASK FORCE WHICH WAS BORN OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO HALL COUNTY IN MAY 2020 WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, KATHLEEN TOOMEY, M.D.THE COMMUNITY COVID-19 LEADERSHIP COALITION, A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE, WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 THAT INCLUDED NGMC, LONGSTREET CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CLINIC, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE HALL COUNTY-GAINESVILLE AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WITH A GOAL TO MEET AND SUSTAIN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S TARGET OF NO MORE THAN 5% OF THOSE TESTED ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 - PROTECTING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ALL AREA RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING A HEALTHY ECONOMY GOING FORWARD. FROM THIS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE "WE ARE HALL IN" CAMPAIGN TO SET THE STANDARD FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION. THOSE WHO ARE "HALL IN" PLEDGE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN APPROPRIATE, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ABIDE BY OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE AT WWW.WEAREHALLIN.COM.COALITION BUILDING: NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TO UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, BOTH MONETARILY AND IN MANPOWER. UNITED WAY UNITES PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD A STRONGER, HEALTHIER AND SAFER HALL COUNTY. NGMC CONTRIBUTES AS A CORPORATE SPONSOR FOR UNITED WAY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN TO RAISE MONEY FOR DIFFERENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE GOAL OF FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY OF EVERY PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE ONE HALL INITIATIVE IS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY BY GAINING THE PERSPECTIVES OF THOSE DIRECTLY EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS.NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM IS ALSO A CONTRIBUTING PARTNER IN UNITED WAY'S ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE. UNDER UNITED WAY'S ONE HALL FRAMEWORK, THE COMMITTEE IS WORKING BETTER TO COORDINATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH NEW FORMS OF CONNECTIVITY WHICH WILL INCLUDE A SHARED PLATFORM AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM, PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO TARGETED AUDIENCES, AND GREATER COLLABORATION. NGHS, UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS IN HALL COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COORDINATED COMMUNITY NETWORK TO CREATE A SHARED DATA PLATFORM TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WHEN SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE SOCIAL NEEDS THAT IMPACT OVERALL WELLBEING. THIS PLATFORM WILL BE USED TO MAKE REFERRALS TO RESOURCES AND PROVIDE A UNIVERSAL METHOD TO TRACK OUTCOMES, RESULTING IN BETTER, MORE COORDINATED CARE. NGMC IS A LEADING PARTNER IN THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN TO DESTIGMATIZE THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. NGMC'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR MONICA NEWTON, DO, MPH SERVES AS CO-CHAIR OF THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: IN THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ONE CLASS PERIOD IN THEIR DAY AND ROTATE THROUGH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. IN FY20, 354 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED REPRESENTING 11 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS HONORS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, JUNIORS AND SENIORS ARE MATCHED WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN THEIR AREA OF INTEREST AS PART OF A REAL-LIFE CAREER EXPERIENCE IN AN HONORS LEVEL ELECTIVE. IN FY20, 16 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM.
PART III, LINE 2:	PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ESTIMATED ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTABILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ESTIMATED ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS.
PART III, LINE 4:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 2 REPRESENTS GROSS CHARGES WRITTEN OFF DURING THE FISCAL YEAR NET OF ANY RECOVERIES. BAD DEBTS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE FOOTNOTES AS A COMPONENT OF NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE, BUT DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN FOOTNOTE.
PART III, LINE 8:	THE MEDICARE COSTS SHOWN ON LINE 6 WERE COMPUTED USING THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICARE COST REPORT.
PART III, LINE 9B:	EACH BILLING CYCLE FOR THE FIRST 120 DAYS OF STATEMENTS CONTAINS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION. A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS PROVIDED AT DAY 90. FOR DAYS 121-180, TWO BAD DEBT COLLECTION LETTERS ARE MAILED WITH CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION. DURING THE 180 DAYS PRIOR TO PLACEMENT WITH AN EXTERNAL COLLECTION AGENCY, REGULAR PHONE CALLS ARE MADE THAT INCLUDE NOTIFICATION OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND HOW TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. DURING THE FIRST 60 DAYS OF PLACEMENT WITH EXTERNAL COLLECTIONS VENDOR, NO REPORTING TO CREDIT BUREAUS MAY TAKE PLACE, AND THE VENDOR PROVIDES ALL PATIENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING RETURNING THE ACCOUNT TO US. WITH AGGREGATED MULTIPLE EPISODES OF PATIENT ACCOUNTS, FOR PURPOSES OF MEASURING 120 AND 240 DAYS, THE FIRST POST-DISCHARGE BILLING STATEMENT WILL BE USED.
PART VI, LINE 2:	ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, NGMC SEEKS A VARIETY OF DATA SOURCES AND RELIABLE INDICATORS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. A LISTING OF THE RESOURCES IS BELOW: - AS PART OF THE HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION, WE REVIEW INFORMATION FROM KIDS COUNT, WHICH PROVIDES KEY INDICATORS OF CHILD WELL-BEING. - NGMC IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHICH, THROUGH VISION 3030, FOCUSES ON THE CREATION OF A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY WELLNESS, THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFELONG LEARNING, THE BUILDING OF AN ECONOMY AROUND EMERGING LIFE SCIENCES, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE GROWTH/INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION. THREE NGHS STAFF ARE ON THE 2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. - NGMC HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO FORM THE HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE CONSORTIUM. THIS GROUP HAS WORKED WITH A LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP AN ONGOING DATABASE OF FIVE DATA ELEMENTS THAT WILL GIVE THE COMMUNITY UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING ITS RESIDENTS. THE FIVE DATA ELEMENTS COLLECTED ARE: BODY-MASS INDEX (HEIGHT/WEIGHT), A1C, BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, LDL, AND MICROALBUMIN. THIS GIVES US INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING HEALTH ISSUES: OBESITY, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION. THE GROUP HAS COLLECTED DATA ON BOTH ADULTS, AS WELL AS PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. - WE ALSO MONITOR THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS PUBLISHED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (HTTP://WWW.COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG/ABOUT-PROJECT).
PART VI, LINE 3:	WE HAVE SIGNAGE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) AND AT REGISTRATION AREAS. OUR NGHS, THE HEART CENTER AT NGMC, AND NGPG WEBSITES PROVIDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ALONG WITH A COPY OF OUR APPLICATION AND POLICY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. OUR PATIENT PORTAL, MYCHART, PROVIDES AN ONLINE APPLICATION. WE HAVE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARIES OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY FOR PATIENTS AT REGISTRATION. REGISTRARS OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS TO PATIENTS WHO EXPRESS A NEED OR ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY AT TIME OF SERVICE. FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS COMPLETE BED-SIDE SCREENING FOR SELF-PAY BEDDED PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS DURING OUR SERVICE HOURS. MISSED PATIENTS ARE CALLED AND MAILED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS. FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS COMPLETE FINANCIAL SCREENING FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR MEDICALLY URGENT SERVICES. WE HAVE WORK QUEUES THAT IDENTIFY POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS. THESE PATIENTS ARE CALLED AND MAILED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS. OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND COMPLETES REFERRALS. EACH STATEMENT AND COLLECTION LETTER INCLUDES AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEING AVAILABLE ALONG WITH OUR PHONE NUMBER AND URL. OUR LONG-TERM PAYMENT PLAN BROCHURE INCLUDES AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEING AVAILABLE ALONG WITH OUR PHONE NUMBER AND URL. OUR EXTERNAL COLLECTION AGENCIES ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RETURN ACCOUNTS TO US IF A PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE. ALSO, AVAILABLE ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.
PART VI, LINE 4:	POPULATION: FROM 2010 TO 2019, THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S TOTAL SERVICE AREA ("TSA") POPULATION GREW AN ESTIMATED 2.0% PER YEAR ON AVERAGE COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT 1.0% AND THE US AT 0.7%. POPULATION FOR THE TSA IN 2019 IS ESTIMATED TO BE 989,845 REPRESENTING A TOTAL GROWTH RATE OF 19.9% SINCE 2010, COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S GROWTH (9.3%) AND THE US (5.3%) OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE TSA'S POPULATION GROWTH RATE IS PROJECTED TO OUTPACE GEORGIA AND THE US THROUGH AT LEAST 2021, THUS CONTINUING TO DRIVE ABOVE AVERAGE DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. SOURCES: US CENSUS BUREAU; ESRI, INC.HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND HOME VALUES: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE TSA IS CURRENTLY $51,790 COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT $58,700. THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE FOR THE TSA IS CURRENTLY $185,800 COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT $176,000. SOURCES: US CENSUS BUREAU; ESRI, INC.EMPLOYMENT: THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE NGHS TOTAL SERVICE AREA WAS 3.0% IN 2019 COMPARED WITH THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT 3.5% AND THE U.S. AT 3.7%. FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE TSA HAS CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCED AN ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BELOW THOSE OF GEORGIA AND THE U.S. SOURCE: US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS; ESRI, INC.
PART VI, LINE 5:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF 15 MEMBERS AND REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THAT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.PRACTITIONERS AT NGHS ENTITIES UNDERGO EXTENSIVE ONBOARDING PRIOR TO BEING AFFILIATED WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEM, SECURING STANDARD OF CARE AND SAFETY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTS PHYSICIAN MANPOWER STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS NEEDED BY SPECIALTY TO MEET COMMUNITY NEED. INFORMATION FROM THESE STUDIES IS USED TO HELP GUIDE DECISIONS FOR PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT.REVENUES IN EXCESS OF EXPENSES ARE REINVESTED INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND NO PROFITS ACCRUE TO INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S POLICY ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CHARITY CARE POLICY) HELPS ENSURE ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PATIENTS, I.E. PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY INCOME OF UP TO AND INCLUDING/EQUAL TO 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES QUALIFY FOR A 100% CHARITY ADJUSTMENT, WHICH MEANS THAT THEIR QUALIFYING SERVICES ARE FREE. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY INCOME OF 151-300% QUALIFY FOR DISCOUNTED CARE ON A SLIDING SCALE, WITH THE MOST THAT A PATIENT WOULD PAY IS THE MEDICARE RATE.
PART VI, LINE 6:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. OTHER AFFILIATES ALONG WITH NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON INCLUDE NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS, RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA I, AND THE HEART CENTER, LLC.THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC TREATS PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY AND IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE FOR THE PROVISION OF CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ACUTE AND SPECIALTY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR A REGIONAL COMMUNITY OF OVER 18 COUNTIES AND RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX SUPPORT FROM ANY OF THOSE COUNTIES FOR OPERATIONS OR INDIGENT CARE.NGMC BARROW, LLC, PROVIDES EMERGENCY CARE, SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, HEART CARE, IMAGING /RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY SERVICES, PULMONARY REHABILITATION, WOUND HEALING, STROKE CARE AND MORE. SINCE JOINING NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM IN 2017, NGMC BARROW HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF TOP 5 SMALL HOSPITALS IN THE STATE BY GEORGIA TREND MAGAZINE, ACHIEVED DESIGNATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE TREATMENT CENTER, AND ADDED 3D MAMMOGRAPHY TO BETTER DETECT BREAST CANCER.NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC, (FORMERLY CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL) WAS ACQUIRED IN JULY 2018 BY NGHS TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, 10 INPATIENT BEDS, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN DAHLONEGA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION HELPS SUPPORT THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE SERVICES OFFERED AT NGMC, AS WELL HEALTH-FOCUSED SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS WORKS TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYERS AND THE EMPLOYEES THEY REPRESENT THROUGH INSURANCE PRODUCTS THAT HELP SUPPORT PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA 1 IS A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING THAT IS HOME TO AN URGENT CARE CENTER, IMAGING CENTER, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER, FULL-SERVICE LAB AND MANY PRIVATE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES REPRESENTING MORE THAN 20 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE IN THE SOUTHERN REGION SERVED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM.NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP WITH MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT 65 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WHICH FURTHER IMPROVES THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE REGION OF 19 COUNTIES.NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS AND AUXILIANS ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO GIVE OF THEMSELVES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY IS COMMITTED TO INVOLVING DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE TIME AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICE ASSISTING WITH NON-MEDICAL DUTIES AS THEY PROVIDE COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND VISITORS.THE AFFILIATION BETWEEN NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S HEART AND VASCULAR SERVICES AND THE HEART CENTER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER ENSURES PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY AND RECEIVE TOP QUALITY CARE FROM TOP PHYSICIANS. THIS GROUP HAS SEVERAL OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF GEORGIA AND PROVIDES ALL CARDIOVASCULAR SUBSPECIALTY CARE, INCLUDING GENERAL, INVASIVE AND INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS AND WOMEN'S CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PROGRAMS.
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES	GA

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NGHS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	581694820	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$1,683,434	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	OPERATING SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MAJORITY OF GRANTS ARE TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. APPROVAL IS OBTAINED PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DJ CAMPBELL MD
MEMBER	$227,481	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$227,481	$0	$0	$0
HOLT HARRISON MD
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG	$709,954	$0	$0	$0	$23,902	$0	$9,800	$0	$26,892	$0	$770,548	$0	$0	$0
TIM SCULLY MD
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGHS/THC PHYSICI	$249,135	$0	$60,000	$0	$19,000	$0	$9,800	$0	$22,449	$0	$360,384	$0	$0	$0
CAROL BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO	$1,015,671	$0	$502,744	$0	$43,724	$0	$61,583	$0	$22,815	$0	$1,646,537	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN D STEINES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$590,983	$0	$201,224	$0	$48,182	$0	$83,297	$0	$23,924	$0	$947,610	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN KELLY
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	$212,703	$0	$83,967	$0	$20,214	$0	$37,734	$0	$14,913	$0	$369,531	$0	$25,112	$0
MICHAEL COVERT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	$201,605	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$201,605	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL JOHNSON MD
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER - NGHS	$418,235	$0	$149,992	$0	$26,554	$0	$63,002	$0	$17,715	$0	$675,498	$0	$53,202	$0
TRACY VARDEMAN
CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NGHS	$313,473	$0	$158,819	$0	$37,003	$0	$94,905	$0	$23,252	$0	$627,452	$0	$72,212	$0
BRENDA SIMPSON
CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE - NGMC	$321,866	$0	$121,611	$0	$26,554	$0	$51,446	$0	$19,335	$0	$540,812	$0	$37,483	$0
JOHN DELZELL JR
VP MEDICAL EDUCATION - NGMC	$367,674	$0	$96,994	$0	$18,252	$0	$56,033	$0	$15,000	$0	$553,953	$0	$0	$0
JOHN A WILLIAMSON
PRESIDENT NGMC BRASELTON	$373,161	$0	$174,354	$0	$23,932	$0	$94,292	$0	$23,625	$0	$689,364	$0	$80,373	$0
ANDREW GREEN
NGMC PHYSICIAN	$878,053	$0	$0	$0	$20,710	$0	$9,800	$0	$24,334	$0	$932,897	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES RICHART
NGMC PHYSICIAN	$667,393	$0	$0	$0	$7,524	$0	$9,800	$0	$26,639	$0	$711,356	$0	$0	$0
FRANK G LAKE
NGMC PHYSICIAN	$627,338	$0	$0	$0	$45,524	$0	$9,800	$0	$22,187	$0	$704,849	$0	$0	$0
JAMEELA HARPER
NGMC PHYSICIAN	$456,012	$0	$0	$0	$19,228	$0	$9,800	$0	$20,023	$0	$505,063	$0	$0	$0
JAMES WOLFE
NGMC PHYSICIAN	$1,212,742	$0	$0	$0	$65,141	$0	$9,800	$0	$32,300	$0	$1,319,983	$0	$0	$0
LOUIS SMITH JR
FORMER PRESIDENT - NGMC - SYSTEM ACU	$466,511	$0	$466,282	$0	$258,877	$0	$85,746	$0	$26,381	$0	$1,303,797	$0	$204,691	$0
DEBORAH WEBER
FORMER CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS	$144,452	$0	$110,764	$0	$172,945	$0	$5,688	$0	$22,738	$0	$456,587	$0	$106,542	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 1A

NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED LONG-TERM HOUSING TO DR. JAMES WOLFE, WHO IS ONE OF THE FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OF NGMC. DR. WOLFE IS A CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON AND THE HOUSING IS PROVIDED FOR THE EMPLOYER'S BENEFIT OF HIS PROXIMITY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES WHEN HE IS PROVIDING CALL COVERAGE. THIS WAS GROSSED UP FOR TAX PURPOSES AND WAS INCLUDED IN HIS TAXABLE WAGES AND REPORTED IN PART II COLUMN B(III).

PART I, LINE 4B

EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN BRIAN D. STEINES $ 73,497 SAMUEL O. JOHNSON $ 53,202 STEPHEN KELLY $ 27,934 TRACY M. VARDEMAN $ 40,422 BRENDA SIMPSON $ 41,646 JOHN DELZELL, JR. $ 46,233 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $ 46,557 LOUIS SMITH, JR. $ 75,946 CAROL H. BURRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2017, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) INVESTED IN A JOINTLY-OWNED SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN FOR MS. BURRELL. THE ASSET VALUE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 WAS $5,328,659. EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION): BRENDA SIMPSON $ 39,036 DEBORAH WEBER $ 110,764 TRACY M. VARDEMAN $ 75,460 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $ 83,990 SAMUEL O. JOHNSON $ 53,202 STEPHEN KELLY $ 26,152 LOUIS SMITH, JR. $ 288,751

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2014A)
A	586002388	362762LE4	2014-12-11	$227,171,226	PAY THE COST OF ISSUING 2014A, REFUND PORTION OF 2010B AND ALL OF 2012 BONDS	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2017A)
B	586002388	362762LT1	2017-02-09	$185,966,677	PAY THE COST OF ISSUING 2017A, ADVANCE REFUND PORTION OF 2010A	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2017B)
C	586002388	362762MM5	2017-02-09	$160,203,063	PAY THE COST OF ISSUING 2017B, ADVANCE REFUND PORTION OF 2010B	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2017B)
D	586002388	362762PT7	2020-03-01	$401,519,897	PAY COST OF ISSUING 2020A, ADV. REFUND 2010A,2010B,2011A,2014B,2017C,2017D	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Refunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd	Refunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$227,214,996	$783,066	$88,715,198	2017	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$185,966,974	$573,363		2017	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
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D	$401,519,897	$1,552,420		2020	0	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:	THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., (NGHS) AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS IS A GEORGIA, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATES, PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS OPERATES A 56-BED LICENSED HOSPITAL LOCATED IN WINDER (NGMC BARROW, LLC) AND IN JULY 2018, NGHS ACQUIRED NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC (FORMERLY CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL), TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, 10 INPATIENT BEDS AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN DAHLONEGA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NGHS AFFILIATE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC), OPERATES A 557-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE, AND A 134-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG), THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA I, AND THE HEART CENTER, LLC. WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES? NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2019. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. THE STUDY CULMINATED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE 5 FOLLOWING HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT FIT HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION: BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; ACCESS TO CARE; DIABETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; AND SEPTICEMIA. FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGHS AND AFFILIATES ARE ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, GO TO: WWW.NGHS.COM/2020-PLAN. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/UPDTTYIGAO8 TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONDUCT THE 2019 CHNA. NGHS, INC. AND AFFILIATES: RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THE UNFORESEEN COVID-19 PANDEMIC QUICKLY BECAME A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR NGHS, NGMC, NGPG AND AFFILIATES. COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO, THE HEALTH SYSTEM PIVOTED IN 2020 TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE PANDEMIC, REMAINING FLEXIBLE TO ADDRESS THE RISING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: COVID-19 TESTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH: NGHS PARTNERED WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS TO HOST TWO FREE COVID-19 TESTING EVENTS FOR LOW INCOME AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF HALL COUNTY WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE TESTING. OVER 1,300 PEOPLE WERE TESTED, WITH NEARLY 50% TESTING POSITIVE AT THE FIRST EVENT AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD TESTING POSITIVE AT THE SECOND EVENT. NGMC PROVIDED COVID-19 TESTING KITS, SUPPLIES AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE EVENTS. COVID-19 OUTREACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS: BY APRIL 2020, 50% OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES WERE IN THE LATINO POPULATION, WHICH WAS DISPROPORTIONATE CONSIDERING 29% OF HALL COUNTY'S POPULATION IS LATINO. THIS PROMPTED NGHS TO GATHER AN OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. THE GROUP ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: - PRODUCED BI-LINGUAL FLIERS AND POSTERS (FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY). - DISTRIBUTED FACE MASKS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES TO BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS. - PARTNERED WITH AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE MASKS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LUNCH DELIVERY ROUTES OVER THE SUMMER. - ORGANIZED TESTING EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY'S ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WHICH ALSO DOUBLED AS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR EMORY TO COMPARE A SALIVA TEST TO THE NASOPHARYNGEAL TESTING FOR THOSE WILLING TO UNDERGO BOTH TESTS. - HOSTED EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHURCHES. - PRODUCED SPECIALIZED VIDEOS FOR THE LOCAL AUDIENCE. - PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION AND MESSAGING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE WITH THEIR CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE. - POSTED DAILY UPDATES ON NGHS' PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS BEING TREATED IN NGHS FACILITIES, PATIENTS AWAITING TEST RESULTS, AND HALL COUNTY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. RESOURCES AND TRENDS FOR COVID-19 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT WWW.NGHS.COM/COVID-19. THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THE GAINESVILLE AGAINST COVID-19 TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDED LOCAL HISPANIC LEADERS, NGHS PHYSICIANS, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHERS. NGHS REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTY MOORE AND ANTONIO RIOS, M.D., SERVED ON THIS TASK FORCE WHICH WAS BORN OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO HALL COUNTY IN MAY 2020 WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, KATHLEEN TOOMEY, M.D. COMMUNITY COVID-19 LEADERSHIP COALITION: A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 THAT INCLUDED NGHS, LONGSTREET CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CLINIC, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE HALL COUNTY-GAINESVILLE AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WITH A GOAL TO MEET AND SUSTAIN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S TARGET OF NO MORE THAN 5% OF THOSE TESTED ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 PROTECTING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ALL AREA RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING A HEALTHY ECONOMY GOING FORWARD. FROM THIS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE "WE ARE HALL IN" CAMPAIGN TO SET THE STANDARD FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION. THOSE WHO ARE "HALL IN" PLEDGE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN APPROPRIATE, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ABIDE BY OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE AT WWW.WEAREHALLIN.COM. EPIC AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS: IN JUNE 2020, GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC) JOINED NGHS ON THE SAME ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) SYSTEM, CALLED EPIC. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL DONORS, THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EPIC FOR GNC, WHICH PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN HALL COUNTY. SHARING THE SAME EHR SYSTEM HELPED TO STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND RECORD SHARING BETWEEN NGMC AND GNC, IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND OTHER ILLNESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, NGHS IMPLEMENTED A PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FLU VACCINATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGHS PROVIDED OVER 1,000 FREE FLU VACCINES TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2020 THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO GOOD NEWS CLINICS, GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSON COUNTY, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN DAHLONEGA, AND OPEN ARMS CLINIC IN TOCCOA. HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATION ACROSS THE STATE: NGHS PARTICIPATED IN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH HOSPITAL PEERS EMORY, GRADY, PIEDMONT, WELLSTAR AND CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. THE #3WS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK; WATCH YOUR DISTANCE; AND WASH YOUR HANDS. MASK-MAKING AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION: NGHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MADE 13,222 MASKS IN 6 WEEKS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO A SCREENING EVENT AT GOOD NEWS CLINIC, GAINESVILLE AND HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS, JACKSON COUNTY AND BANKS COUNTY. THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS A DROP-OFF LOCATION FOR MASKS AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS THAT WERE THEN DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY TO THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES WITH REGIONAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: NGHS HOSTED THREE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES (VIA ZOOM) WITH NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO SHARE CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED AS THE REGION'S SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES MANAGED CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COVID-19 EDUCATION WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, NGHS HOSTED A COMMUNITY WEBINAR WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL NURSES AND ADMINISTRATORS RELATED TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AS THEY MANAGED ISSUES AND GUIDELINES IN SCHOOLS. SECURED STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES: WORKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDED ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	STRETCHING OUR RESOURCES: VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 AND WITHOUT UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, WERE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER MAINLY AS FRONT ENTRANCE SCREENERS AND WITH PPE PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL AREAS. OVER 160 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 HOURS IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS. EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, NGHS PERSEVERED THROUGH THE SUPPLY SHORTAGE, THANKS TO THE CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY OF EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MADE MASKS, FACE SHIELDS AND ISOLATION GOWNS, AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY AND OTHER COMPANIES WHO DONATED THEIR PPE SUPPLIES. NGHS' EMPLOYEE SEWING TEAM AND COMMUNITY SEWERS PRODUCED MORE THAN 10,000 N95 MASK COVERS, USING DONATED LINEN. THIS TEAM ALSO PRODUCED ALMOST 1,000 FABRIC ISOLATION GOWNS AND MORE THAN 800 MASKS FOR GOOD NEWS CLINICS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE MANY RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDE ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE, ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. USING TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NGHS BEGAN OFFERING INTERACTIVE TELEMEDICINE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WITHOUT A NEED FOR A TRADITIONAL MEDICAL VISIT IN A CLINICAL SETTING. TELEMEDICINE HAS PROVIDED NEW WAYS FOR NGMC TO CONNECT PATIENTS WITH THEIR CARE, WHICH HAS SERVED TO BE BENEFICIAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VISIT HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNICARE-MAGAZINE FOR THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF COMMUNICARE TO READ MORE ABOUT NGHS' RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/W5K8TUX3OEM TO SEE HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER NGMC SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2019 (LATEST NUMBERS AVAILABLE), THE ORGANIZATION SURPASSED THE $3 BILLION MARK IN LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIC IMPACT, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (GHA), WHICH APPLIED AN ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER TO THE HOSPITAL'S DIRECT EXPENDITURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE "RIPPLE" EFFECT THE HOSPITAL'S SPENDING HAS ON OTHER SECTORS OF THE LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES. THE REPORT FOUND THAT THROUGH ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SUSTAINED 20,920 FULL-TIME JOBS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE STATE IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 9,000 EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY EMPLOYED. NGMC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES AND SERVE THE AREA'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. NGMC GAINESVILLE SERVES AS THE REGIONAL SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, WITH MANY PATIENTS COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW AND LUMPKIN EXPEND SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY. NGHS RECEIVES NO TAX REVENUE FROM HALL OR OTHER COUNTIES SERVED, AND SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY REVENUE GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS. NGMC'S CHARITY CARE POLICY SUPPORTS THE PROVISION OF CARE FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. NGMC'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVES BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA BEGINNING WITH FREE, MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME IS 0 TO 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. FURTHER, PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA, WHOSE FPL IS FROM 151 TO 300%, MAY QUALIFY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATE PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 40% DISCOUNT TO THE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATE. IN 2020, NGMC PROVIDED CHARITY CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AT A COST OF AN ESTIMATED $70 MILLION AND RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY, OR ANY OTHER COUNTIES, TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDE CHARITY ADJUSTMENTS ONLY TO THE LEVEL THAT MATCHES THE STATE DEFINITION OF MEDICALLY INDIGENT BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT NGMC OFFERS. TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY20: - NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON: $33.4 MILLION FOR HALL COUNTY WITH ANOTHER $32.1 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. - NGMC BARROW: $2.6 MILLION FOR BARROW COUNTY WITH ANOTHER $865,000 PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE BARROW COUNTY. - NGMC LUMPKIN: $637,000 FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY WITH ANOTHER $479,000 PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE LUMPKIN COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL IS A KEY PARTICIPANT AND FISCAL SPONSOR IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, AND HEALTH ACCESS, A LOCAL SERVICE THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO CARE, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY: - SINCE 2000, NGMC GAINESVILLE HAS PROVIDED NEARLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE SET FORTH IN REQUIREMENTS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES, AND, UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS. - NGMC IS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, RABUN, UNION AND WHITE, WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. - NGMC GAINESVILLE IS NUMBER 6 IN TOP HOSPITALS FOR NET UNCOMPENSATED CARE ($73.4 M) PROVIDED IN GA BASED ON STATE FISCAL YEAR (SFY) 2020 INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF) TOTAL HOSPITAL SPECIFIC DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) LIMITS; MANY OF THE HOSPITALS ON THE LIST RECEIVED LOCAL TAX DOLLARS, WHILE NGMC DID NOT, (SFY RUNS FROM JULY 1- JUNE 30). UNDER IRS LAW, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) CHARITY, IS REQUIRED TO: HAVE A MISSION THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS COMMUNITY; REINVEST ALL SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY; COMPENSATE EXECUTIVES, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE TO FAIR MARKET VALUE; REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY; REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS FOR OR AGAINST CANDIDATES AND/OR LOBBY AS A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES; AND, REMAIN FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY BY NOT ALLOWING ANY PORTION OF ITS NET EARNINGS TO BENEFIT ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965: OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; - NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON HAD 128,829 ER VISITS, OPERATING THE #1 BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN GEORGIA, ACCORDING TO GHA; NGMC BARROW AND LUMPKIN ALSO OPERATE A 24-HOUR ER; - IN FY20, 22% OF ALL NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS; 27% FOR BARROW, AND 22% FOR LUMPKIN; PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE UNABLE TO PAY, AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ANYONE IN THE NGHS SERVICE AREA NOT ABLE TO PAY; - NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 18 COUNTIES. IN FY20, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON WAS 61% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 30% COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 9% SELF-PAY; - IN FY20, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT BARROW WAS 58% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 26% FOR COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 16% FOR SELF-PAY; - IN FY20, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT LUMPKIN WAS 52% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 29% FOR COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 19% FOR SELF-PAY. PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE; - 61% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IN FY20 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS; 58% FOR BARROW AND 52% FOR LUMPKIN; CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES; - MORE THAN 90 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. ALLOW MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ANY PROFESSIONAL WHO IS QUALIFIED AND APPLIES; AND, - NGMC HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF OVER 800 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS ADVANCED SPECIALTIES SUCH AS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, SURGICAL TRAUMA, NEONATOLOGY, PERINATOLOGY AND TELEMEDICINE. REINVEST SURPLUS FUNDS IN OPERATIONS. - AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE REVENUE GENERATED BY NGMC AND ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS REINVESTED INTO THE COMMUNITY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE INVESTMENTS IN ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND STATE OF THE ART RADIATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEVEL 2 TRAUMA CENTER, AND IN BARROW, THE ONLY FACILITY TO OFFER 3D MAMMOGRAPHY IN THAT COUNTY. NGMC PARTICIPATES IN THE INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF), A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1990, WHICH EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES, SUPPORTS RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF AND ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. IN 2020, NGMC RECEIVED $7.6 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID DSH (ICTF) PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $65.5 MILLION IN COST THE MEDICAL CENTER INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, NGMC RECEIVED $3.7 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID UPL PROGRAM TO ADJUST MEDICAID PAYMENTS UPWARD TO MATCH MEDICARE PAYMENT LEVELS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	IN 2020, NGMC BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN GEORGIA TO RECEIVE ACCREDITATION AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BOTH ROBOTIC SURGERY AND HERNIA SURGERY BY THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION (SRC). NGMC ALSO RECEIVED THREE ADDITIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATIONS AS THE FIRST IN GEORGIA FOR COLORECTAL SURGERY, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY. NGMC VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THIS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH MANY PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, TO PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE. VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/CBR AND CLICK ON VIEW VIDEOS TO SEE HOW NGHS IS PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY20, NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON PROVIDED OVER $12 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS/OUTREACH. HEALTH EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS. NGMC ALSO OFFERED EDUCATION SEMINARS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, REGION AND STATE, AS WELL AS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH. IN ADDITION, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES, OFTEN PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS A PARTNER IN UNITED WAY'S ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE. UNDER UNITED WAY'S ONE HALL FRAMEWORK, THE COMMITTEE IS WORKING BETTER TO COORDINATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH NEW FORMS OF CONNECTIVITY AND GREATER COLLABORATION. NGMC, UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS IN HALL COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COORDINATED COMMUNITY NETWORK TO CREATE A SHARED DATA PLATFORM TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WHEN SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE SOCIAL NEEDS THAT IMPACT OVERALL WELLBEING. THIS PLATFORM WILL BE USED TO MAKE REFERRALS TO RESOURCES AND PROVIDE A UNIVERSAL METHOD TO TRACK OUTCOMES, RESULTING IN BETTER, MORE COORDINATED CARE. THE GROUP IS WORKING THROUGH NGMC'S RELATIONSHIP WITH AVIA, A DIGITAL SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, TO LEARN FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ARENA. ACCORDING TO AVIA, 68% OF PATIENTS HAVE AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL CHALLENGE, BE IT HOUSING, FOOD OR TRANSPORTATION. AND, AVOIDABLE ER UTILIZATION IS USUALLY A SYMPTOM OF AN UNMET SOCIAL NEED, WHICH UNDERSCORES THE REASON HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING SIMILAR PROJECTS TO IMPACT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO THIS, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO TARGETED AUDIENCES. NGMC IS A LEADING PARTNER IN THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN TO DESTIGMATIZE THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. AS PART OF THIS GROUP'S WORK, TESTIMONIALS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE FEATURED ON UNITED WAY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. FEATURED COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDE NGMC BOARD CHAIR PHILLIPPA LEWIS MOSS, NGPG/GME'S OWN DR. MONICA NEWTON AND NGHS CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE TRACY VARDEMAN. DR. NEWTON'S POST REACHED 11,290 PEOPLE AND HAD 555 ENGAGEMENTS. TESTIMONIALS AND MORE CAN BE SEEN AT HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYHALLCOUNTY.ORG/MENTAL-AND-BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/4JP58VTTQAW TO SEE HOW NGMC IS PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH. NGMC'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO IMPLEMENT THE ED-CARES (CERTIFIED ADDICTION RECOVERY SPECIALISTS) PROGRAM WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE WITH TRAINED PEER RECOVERY COACHES WHO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING PEOPLE AVOID ANOTHER OVERDOSE AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEEK TREATMENT. NGMC REMAINS THE ONLY HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE NATION TO OFFER THE CARES PROGRAM IN ITS NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (NICUS) TO HELP FAMILIES OF BABIES BORN WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS) FIND A PATH TO RECOVERY. NGMC ALSO HAS DEDICATED NICU STAFF EDUCATING THE FAMILIES ON HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR INFANT WITH NAS. NICU MANAGERS AND PEER RECOVERY COACHES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN POLICY CHANGE IN GEORGIA AND THE ENTIRE U.S. THAT WILL KEEP MOTHER AND BABY TOGETHER WHILE MOTHER IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR RECOVERY. PEER RECOVERY COACHES HAVE TOUCHED 1,550 INDIVIDUALS IN 2020, WITH NEARLY 6,000 SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2017. PARTNERING TO REACH THE UNINSURED NGMC WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER AREA HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THE INDIGENT POPULATION. PARTNERS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE LONGSTREET CLINIC, MEDLINK (FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER), AREA PHYSICIANS AND INDIGENT CLINICS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE AND GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY. GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC): NGMC PROVIDES FUNDING TO GNC (THE LARGEST FREE CLINIC IN GEORGIA) THAT HELPS PROVIDE MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUPPORT. FOUNDED IN 1992, GNC IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO THE INDIGENT AND UNINSURED POPULATION AT NO CHARGE. FORTY-SIX PHYSICIANS, 9 MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS, 43 DENTISTS AND ONE DENTAL HYGIENIST VOLUNTEER TO TREAT PATIENTS AT GNC. IN ADDITION, 340 SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEER TO TREAT PATIENTS IN THEIR OFFICES THROUGH HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE. IN FY20, OVER $550,000 WAS DONATED TO HELP GNC PROVIDE CARE TO INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO WERE AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. TO PROVIDE INTEGRATION BETWEEN GNC, NGHS, AND OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, NGMC WORKED TO IMPLEMENT A HIGH-LEVEL ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM, EPIC, TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR THIS VULNERABLE PATIENT POPULATION. EVA JOHNSON, NGMC NURSE PRACTITIONER AND HEART FAILURE DISEASE MANAGER, HELPED ESTABLISH AND NOW RUNS THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC AT GNC. EVA HAS WORKED WITH GOOD NEWS CLINIC TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR GRANTS THAT AWARDED FUNDING FOR MEDICATIONS, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS AND SCALES FOR PATIENTS IN THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC; AND PARTNERED WITH GNC'S REGISTERED DIETITIAN TO ENSURE ALL LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED CHF PATIENTS RECEIVED NUTRITION EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO TREATMENT, FREE MEDICATION, AND SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR HOME MONITORING. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, HOLDING THE 30-DAY HOSPITAL READMISSIONS TO LESS THAN 5% IN 2020. PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT: NGMC, THE LONGSTREET CLINIC, AND HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNER TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING EARLY PRENATAL CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PREGNANT WOMEN VIA THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY CARE CLINIC. IN FY20, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT OF OVER $200,000. INDIGENT PATIENT FUND: AT NGMC, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR OWN PERSONAL FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND MAXIMIZE CONDITIONS FOR RECOVERY AND RECUPERATION. THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT SERVED OVER 350 PEOPLE IN FY20. GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY: NGMC PROVIDED OFFICE SPACE IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE INDIGENT CARE CLINIC, VALUED AT OVER $130,000. FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS: NGMC HAS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COUNSELORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE OR OTHER PROGRAMS. THIS TEAM FOCUSES ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THEY FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR MEDICAID OR DISABILITY, ACCESSING HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES OR PROCESSING CHARITY APPLICATIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY20, THE FINANCIAL NAVIGATOR TEAM SERVED OVER 53,400 PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/KBYEDPAPSLK TO SEE HOW NGMC IS PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	COMMUNITY EDUCATION SAFE KIDS COALITION WORKS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE: SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, LED BY NGMC, IS PART OF SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE, THE FIRST AND ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY, THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN AGES 19 AND UNDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAR SEATS, BIKE HELMETS, AND LIFE JACKETS TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. WORKING WITH A COALITION MADE UP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS, SAFE KIDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS THAT TEACH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SAFE KIDS CONTINUED THE WORK OF INJURY PREVENTION FOR FAMILIES IN THE HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY IN 2020 THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE NGHS FOUNDATION AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY PROCEEDS FROM MARKETPLACE (AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, WHICH BENEFITS HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF NGMC). IN FY20, MEMBERS OF THE SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA COALITION PROVIDED OVER 50 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT REACHED AN ESTIMATED 33,694 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OVER 2,000 SAFETY ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN NEED OF THEM. PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE HALL (DFH): HALL COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IS THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE HALL (DFH). MODELED AFTER A PARTNERSHIP FORMED IN GWINNETT COUNTY LED BY SENATOR RENEE UNTERMAN, WHO, ALONG WITH DEB BAILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AT NGHS, DALLAS GAY, FORMER NGHS BOARD MEMBER, AND JUDY BROWNELL, DIRECTOR OF PREVENTION AT CENTER POINT, PULLED TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF AGENCIES IN HALL COUNTY TO FORM DFH, A COLLABORATIVE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF HALL COUNTY WITH INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DRUG ABUSE. IN 2020, MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH LIVE FORUMS AND 2,111 PEOPLE VIEWED INFORMATIVE VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK DURING THE PANDEMIC. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS, FORUM RECORDINGS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION AND MORE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://DRUGFREEHALL.ORG. READ LEARN SUCCEED: IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS AND LITERACY FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN, NGMC PARTNERED WITH THE UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S READ LEARN SUCCEED INITIATIVE TO PRODUCE A CHILDREN'S BOOK. PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, "WELCOME TO THE WORLD," PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO CHILDREN EVERY DAY, FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, STARTING AT BIRTH. THE BOOK ALSO INCLUDES KEEPSAKE PAGES FOR BABY'S FIRST FOOTPRINTS AND HANDPRINTS. FUNDED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, AN ESTIMATED 4,350 COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALL BABIES BORN AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON. TO ACCOMPANY THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS BOOK, 81 STAFF FROM THE POST-PARTUM MOTHER/BABY UNIT ATTENDED THE TALK WITH ME BABY TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH IS A PUBLIC ACTION CAMPAIGN TO COACH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ON VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT WITH THEIR BABIES; VOCABULARY BY AGE 3 IS THE STRONGEST PREDICTOR OF A CHILD'S FUTURE SUCCESS WITH LITERACY AND EDUCATION. HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND OUTREACH: HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED MULTIPLE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE GRIEVING A LOSS OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH AN ILLNESS (SUCH AS DEMENTIA), AND TWO CAMPS FOR CHILDREN DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM. IN FY20, OVER 1,250 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPICE OF NGMC WAS DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL 5 PARTNER OF WE HONOR VETERANS (WHV) - THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ITS KIND FOR ITS ABOVE-AND-BEYOND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING VETERAN-SPECIFIC CARE. HOSPICE OF NGMC WAS ONE OF TWO HOSPICES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO BE DESIGNATED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIATED NEEDS OF VETERANS AND HOW TO PROVIDE VETERAN-SPECIFIC CARE. REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) SYMPOSIUM: AS PART OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S TRAUMA SYSTEM, THE REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS THE REGION'S TRAUMA SYSTEM PLAN AND MONITORS SYSTEM COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. NGMC PARTNERS WITH OTHER EMS AGENCIES, PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC AS A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AND THE ANNUAL RTAC SYMPOSIUM, WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATION TO OVER 400 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION IN FY20. IN ADDITION TO THIS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA, SUCH AS WITH FALLS AND THE STOP THE BLEED CAMPAIGN, WAS PROVIDED TO NEARLY 1,000 PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM: THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM IS A FREE CONFERENCE OFFERED TO ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY NGMC'S INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL DEPARTMENT, WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATION TO NEARLY 200 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN FY20. THIS CONFERENCE IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ON INFECTION PREVENTION. MANY OF THE SMALL RURAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT GEORGIA HAVE LIMITED TO NO ACCESS TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL EDUCATION. SEPSIS EDUCATION: COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO NEARLY 470 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE SEPSIS AWARENESS; WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND WHEN TO SEEK TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDING FROM THE NGHS FOUNDATION HAS BEEN GRANTED TO CREATE A SEPSIS REGIONAL POPULATION HEALTH TEAM THAT WILL USE EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO SEPSIS. STROKE EDUCATION: NURSES ON THE STROKE UNIT AT NGMC PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT STROKE PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS, RISK FACTORS AND ACTIONS TO TAKE. EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO OVER 1,700 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS: NGMC PROVIDED DIABETES OUTREACH FOR PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND SUPPORT GROUPS. EVEN THOUGH COVID-19 HALTED MANY SESSIONS, THE DIABETES EDUCATION TEAM SERVED 245 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NGMC CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A "PIPELINE" TO HELP GET MORE QUALIFIED PEOPLE INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS AND HELP PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. THIS TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS DONE THROUGH A VARIETY OF AVENUES FROM JOB SHADOWING TO THE NURSE EXTERN PROGRAM AND PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC) (HTTPS://WWW.FOOTHILLSAHEC.ORG). FOOTHILLS AHEC IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL AND LOCAL SOURCES. THE MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS, COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND RETENTION OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. FOOTHILLS AHEC SERVES 31 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AREA. NGMC PROVIDED $186,724 IN SUPPORT FOR AHEC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGES, PHONE, UTILITIES AND CLEANING SERVICE EXPENSES. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME): NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S GME PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN RESIDENTS TO BE LEADERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AS WELL AS IN THE COMMUNITY. MEDICAL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING IN ONE OF SIX MEDICAL SPECIALTIES: INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, OB/GYN, PSYCHIATRY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. NGMC EXPECTS THIS PROGRAM TO GROW TO 200 RESIDENTS BY 2025, WHICH WOULD MAKE THIS PROGRAM ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE. THE GME PROGRAM IS ON TARGET WITH 64 POSITIONS FILLED BY 2020. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: IN THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ONE CLASS PERIOD IN THEIR DAY AND ROTATE THROUGH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. IN FY20, 354 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED REPRESENTING 11 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS HONORS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, JUNIORS AND SENIORS ARE MATCHED WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN THEIR AREA OF INTEREST AS PART OF A REAL-LIFE CAREER EXPERIENCE IN AN HONORS LEVEL ELECTIVE. IN FY20, 16 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. PROJECT SEARCH: NGMC PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE. EMPLOYERS ARE CHALLENGED TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION PROGRAM IS A ONE-YEAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS TARGETED FOR STUDENTS WHOSE MAIN GOAL IS COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. IN FY20, 6 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. THE STUDENTS WORK 20 HOURS PER WEEK IN EACH ASSIGNED DEPARTMENT. MENTORS ARE ASSIGNED IN EACH DEPARTMENT AND ATTEND A MONTHLY MEETING TO DISCUSS PROGRESS/NEEDS OF STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH EVERY DAY, EMPLOYEES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GO ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF CARING FOR THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE NURSES AT THE BEDSIDE, THERAPISTS HELPING PEOPLE LEARN TO WALK AGAIN, COOKS PREPARING MEALS, ADMINISTRATORS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, OR OFFICE PERSONNEL PUSHING THROUGH THE DETAILS. CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY ROUTINE. AND WHEN ASKED TO GIVE BACK TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE FOUNDATION CAMPAIGNS, THEY DO GENEROUSLY AND PASSIONATELY. BLOOD DRIVES: IN FY20, NGMC HOSTED 9 DRIVES, RESULTING IN 347 DONORS AND OVER 321 PINTS OF BLOOD. UNITED WAY PACESETTER & MORE: NGMC HAS PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES AND LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGHS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED $97,857 TO UNITED WAY AS A PACESETTER COMPANY. ENCOURAGING MEDICAL VOLUNTEERING: NGHS PROVIDES INFORMATION AT PHYSICIAN ORIENTATION TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICIANS TO STEP UP TO VOLUNTEER AT LOCAL FREE CLINICS, AS WELL AS HEALTH ACCESS. NGPG ALSO ENCOURAGES PHYSICIANS TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME VOLUNTEERING AT THESE LOCATIONS. THROUGH VARIOUS PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCILS, PHYSICIANS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, SCREENINGS, CANCER PREVENTION, AND VOLUNTEER IN REGIONAL INDIGENT CLINICS. VOLUNTEERS: IN FY20, 615 NGMC VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 46,429 VOLUNTEER HOURS, EQUIVALENT TO 28 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND A VALUE OF OVER $1.26 MILLION TO THE ORGANIZATION (INCLUSIVE OF GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON AND BARROW). WHILE THESE FIGURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUANTITATIVE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GIVES NGMC. TWENTY-SEVEN TEENS PARTICIPATED IN THE TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN 2020. THE TEENS REPRESENTED 17 HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRESS ON THESE AND OTHER HEALTH PRIORITIES OF 2020-2022, GO TO WWW.NGHS.COM/PROGRESS-REPORT-2020. LEADING THE WAY NGHS AND AFFILIATES HAVE MANY LEADERS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY, CIVIC, OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AS A PARTICIPATING MEMBER. IN ADDITION TO THIS, NGPG ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS SUPPORT EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION TO MEDICAL, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, AND NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENTS. HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF NGHS LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMUNITY: CAROL BURRELL, NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAS BEEN NAMED TO GEORGIA TREND MAGAZINE'S LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL GEORGIANS FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR GEORGIANS. NGHS' EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER MATTHEW CRUMPTON RECEIVED THE GEORGIA COMMENDATION MEDAL FROM THE GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD FOR HIS TIRELESS SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S HEALTHY HALL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE IN HEALTHCARE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING STAFF AND PROGRAMS AT THE 2020 HEALTHY HALL AWARDS: - OUTSTANDING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATOR- DR. JOHN DELZELL, NGHS VP OF MEDICAL EDUCATION - SENIOR IMPACT - LIFELINE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER - CORPORATE INNOVATION- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - NURSE OF THE YEAR (LPN)- ABBY ODLE, LPN, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD- DR. BUDDY LANGSTON, RETIRED, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM & LONGSTREET CLINIC TWO NGHS CLINICIANS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE GWINNETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT THEIR ANNUAL HEALTHCARE AWARDS CEREMONY: - HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR- ANGIE CATON, RN, ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER, CANCER SERVICES - ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR- HEATHER WILSEY, SUPERVISOR, CLINICAL REHABILITATION IN BRASELTON
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	SPECIAL NOTES: NGMC USES THE PRECEPTS OUTLINED IN "A GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT," PROVIDED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND VHA, INC. FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP, ENHANCE AND REPORT ON THEIR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITION: PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED, AND SEEK TO ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT OBJECTIVES: -IMPROVE ACCESS -ENHANCE POPULATION HEALTH -ADVANCE GENERALIZABLE KNOWLEDGE -RELIEVE GOVERNMENT BURDEN TO IMPROVE HEALTH THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST: -PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION -RESULT IN MEASURABLE EXPENSE TO THE ORGANIZATION IF THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, STANDARD PRACTICE, EXPECTED OF ALL HOSPITALS (SUCH AS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION, LICENSURE, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICARE) OR IS PRIMARILY FOR EMPLOYEES (NOT INCLUDING INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS) AND/OR AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, IT IS NOT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHARITY CARE COST IS AN ESTIMATED COST AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT CHRISTY MOORE, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AT (770) 219-8097, EMAIL AT CHRISTY.MOORE@NGHS.COM OR GO TO WWW.NGHS.COM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED A TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE POLICIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS AND IS FREE FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY NGHS ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT TO COLLECT APPROPRIATE DATA FROM A GROUP OF PEERS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TO NGHS. THIS COMPARABILITY DATA IS REVIEWED WITH THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH COMPARISONS OF NGHS EXECUTIVE SALARIES COMPARED TO THE MARKET DATA. THE CEO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE FOR SALARIES WITHIN THE PEER GROUP SALARY RANGES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NGHS LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATE IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN WITH OPPORTUNITY LEVELS DETERMINED BASED ON THE PEER GROUP MARKET DATA AND TO ALIGN WITH THE NGHS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY PARAMETERS. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, CASH AWARDS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT PLANS AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	INTERCOMPANY DEBT FORGIVENESS -30,388,768. PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS 130,926. OTHER ADJUSTMENT 702,503.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HEALTHECONNECTIONS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581694098	EIN
Primary Activities	HEALTHCARE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$0	TotalIncomeAmt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

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NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	581694090	HEALTHCARE - PARENT ORG.	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 12C, III-FI	N/A	Yes (1)
THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION DBA NGHS FOUNDATION
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	581694820	FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 7		Yes (1)	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	582078064	HEALTHCARE	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 12B, II		Yes (1)	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY INC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	581550576	FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 10		Yes (1)	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS LLC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	582131807	PPO DEVELOPMENT	GA	N/A	C	0
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS NETWORK LLC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	611972705	PPO DEVELOPMENT	GA	N/A	C	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd