READING HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: READING HOSPITAL (EIN 23-1352204)
Tax period: 2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed: 2021-05-12
IRS object ID: 202121329349302942
Schema version: 2019v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-05-12T13:12:07-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135565207	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KPMG LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8350 BROAD STREET STE 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	MCLEAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22102	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	231352204	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	READING HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	READ	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4846284307	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 16052	AddressLine1Txt
City	READING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	196126052	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	P SUE PERROTTY	PersonNm
Person Title	INTERIM TH PRES/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4846284307	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-05-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JG WHITE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01498698	PTIN
Phone	7032868000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-05-12	PreparationDt

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	WILLIAM JENNINGS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 16052	AddressLine1Txt
City	READING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	196126052	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,035,019,113	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1869	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7833	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	352	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,447,360	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$7,811,409	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$57,246,426	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$976,052,427	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$929,652,693	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$401,034	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$496,112	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$37,169,403	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$47,623,882	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,021,434,273	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,035,019,113	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$466,833,159	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$532,485,465	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$429,024,307	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$439,053,252	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$895,857,466	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$971,538,717	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$125,576,807	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$63,480,396	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,033,939,184	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,183,713,752	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$789,607,224	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,043,898,922	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$244,331,960	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$139,814,830	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WEBSITE: WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL THE MISSION OF READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, READING HOSPITAL ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REALM THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF OUR RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ENDEAVORS. THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS THREE PRONGED AND SEEKS TO LEAD, PARTNER, AND INVEST IN STRATEGIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT TARGET THE UNDERSERVED AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$159,055,273	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$172,267,512	RevenueAmt
Desc	INPATIENT CARE - 184,237 PATIENT DAYS READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES 725 BEDS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENT CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN 2 CRITICAL CARE UNITS, 2 INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS, 3 ACUTE REHABILITATION UNITS, AND 13 MEDICAL SURGICAL UNITS WITH SUB-SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE, ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA, BARIATRIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES. INPATIENT SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY HOSPITAL-BASED HEMODIALYSIS, APHERESIS, AND VASCULAR ACCESS SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL SERVICES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOTH ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS: 1.REGIONAL CANCER, CARDIAC, AND PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS 2.REGIONAL TRANSPLANT (KIDNEY AND LIVER) CENTER 3.TRAUMA LEVEL 1 CENTER (ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER WITHIN THE COUNTY) 4.REGIONAL LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 5.VIRTUAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (VICU) 6.CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE IS ALIGNED WITH SYSTEM PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE POST DISCHARGE CARE OUTCOMES, CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM INPATIENT TO AMBULATORY SETTING, AND DECREASED READMISSION, INCLUDING 1.COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES 2.TOWER HEALTH STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE CARE TO HOMELESS POPULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 3.TELE-HEALTH SUPPORT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENT POPULATION TO HELP PREVENT READMISSIONS THROUGH THE REMOTE MONITORING OF BP AND WEIGHT READING HOSPITAL WAS MAGNET DESIGNATED FOR NURSING AND PATIENT CARE EXCELLENCE IN 2016 AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE REDESIGNATION PROCESS; THIS NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER IS RENEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS. THIS DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES, AND AMBULATORY CARE DEPARTMENTS EXCEED NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS, PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH NURSING CARE, AND NURSE SATISFACTION. EMERGENCY CARE - 116,201 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS READING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARESERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY "24/7/365," REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VOLUME TO RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RANKS IT AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YEAR AFTER YEAR. AS THE AREA'S ONLY ACCREDITED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, RH ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM TRAUMA SURGEONS TO PLASTIC SURGEONS, AND ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO ITS TRAUMA CERTIFICATION, RH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ACCREDITED CARE IN STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITH 24/7 CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS ON SITE TO PROVIDE WARM HAND-OFFS TO PATIENTS WITH OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM WITH THE BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND NURSING PROGRAM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$71,778,514	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$122,761,676	RevenueAmt
Desc	PHARMACY - 9,284,355 DRUGS DISPENSED READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACCESS TO NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR MEDICATION. EACH MONTH RH ABSORBS THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR PATIENTS OF RH WITH NO PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE. RH RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR TREATMENT, INCLUDING TAKING MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED, AND RECOGNIZES THAT PATIENTS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THOSE MEDICATIONS WILL SIMPLY NOT COMPLY. TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PATIENT HEALTH AND THE BEST PATIENT OUTCOMES, RH ABSORBS THE COSTS OF THESE MEDICATIONS AS PART OF OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$43,923,538	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$53,866,432	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERATING ROOM - 16,645 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL-SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, RH OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. AND TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. RH SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$586,703,104	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$596,815,112	RevenueAmt
Desc	EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: REVENUE EXPENSE RADIOLOGY 168,984,197 23,739,370 REHABILITATION 18,065,955 18,997,794 HEART & VASCULARE 78,062,443 26,971,085 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & ADDICTION 5,424,256 6,175,063 PHYSICAL THERAPY 2,947,851 1,827,735 RESPIRATORY/SLEEP CENTER 28,039,283 12,081,182 TRAUMA CENTER 4,834,686 5,161,297 READING HOSPITAL SAW A LARGE DECREASE IN REVENUE DUE TO THE POSTPONEMENT OF NON-URGENT PROCEDURES AND THE CANCELLATION OF ELECTIVE SURGERIES. OFFSITE LABS, RADIOLOGY CENTERS AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES WERE CLOSED CAUSING A DECREASE IN PATIENT VISITS. OPERATING EXPENSES INCREASED DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR STAFF AND PATIENTS AND OTHER COVID RELATED EXPENSES. A STRONG EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON SAFETY FOR OUR PATIENTS AND STAFF. AS A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, WE WORKED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY THAT DELAYING HEALTHCARE NEEDS PLACES AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH AT RISK. READING HOSPITAL INVESTED IN EXPANDING DIGITAL, VIRTUAL AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO STAY CONNECTED WITH THEIR PATIENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$586,703,104	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$596,815,112	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$861,460,429	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (true)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (true)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1099	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7833	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (true)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT EHINGER SVP FIN OPERATIONS	PersonNm
Phone	4846288000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST READING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CLINT MATTHEWS
FORMER PRES.	0.00	60.00	Yes (X)	$1,980,329	$0	$510,931
THERESE SUCHER
FORMER EVP C	0.00	52.50	Yes (X)	$1,131,410	$0	$270,168
WILLIAM JENNINGS
EVP & CEO RH	52.00	2.50		$997,940	$0	$282,007	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
GARY CONNER
FORMER EVP C	0.00	54.50	Yes (X)	$982,640	$0	$210,830
GREG SORENSEN MD
EVP CMO	26.00	26.00		$925,821	$0	$208,384		Yes (X)
DAN AHERN
FORMER EVP B	0.00	52.50	Yes (X)	$841,489	$0	$203,182
CHARLES BARBERA MD
VICE CHAIR 3	2.00	48.50		$0	$632,079	$202,703	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
MARY AGNEW
SVP CNO	26.00	26.50		$549,623	$0	$133,838			Yes (X)
CECILIA SMITH DO
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	48.50		$0	$597,806	$41,980	Yes (X)
SUZANNE WENDEROTH MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	50.50		$0	$502,514	$119,897	Yes (X)
MICHELLE TRUPP
VP CIO	50.00			$428,023	$0	$188,596				Yes (X)
MARK G MARTENS
VP CHIEF ACA	50.00			$530,344	$0	$85,355				Yes (X)
RUSSELL H SHOWER
SVP CHIEF OF	50.00			$520,515	$0	$91,180				Yes (X)
ROBERT EHINGER
CFO/TREASURE	26.00	26.00		$470,496	$0	$106,777		Yes (X)
LUIS A ROSA
VP PAYOR CON	50.00			$506,857	$0	$57,582				Yes (X)
DAVID A SCHLAPPY
VP CHIEF OF	50.00			$403,984	$0	$73,134				Yes (X)
MARK MCNASH
VP SUPPORT S	52.00	0.00		$371,862	$0	$101,335			Yes (X)
CARL SEIDL
VICE PRESIDE	52.00	0.00		$362,934	$0	$82,240			Yes (X)
DAWN ANUSZKIEWICZ
COO RH	52.00	0.00		$326,286	$0	$24,845		Yes (X)
JOHN CASEY MD
BOARD MEMBER	50.00	0.50		$305,019	$0	$25,423	Yes (X)
OLUBUMNI OJIKUTU MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	48.50		$0	$201,697	$54,573	Yes (X)
MOLLY DIETRICH
SECRETARY	40.00			$65,490	$0	$12,550		Yes (X)
KOLIN GOOD MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.50		$0	$20,859	$44,004	Yes (X)
DAN LANGDON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PHILIP WEXLER MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JACQUE FETROW PHD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SUSAN LOONEY PHD
VICE CHAIR 4	2.00	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
THOMAS FLYNN PHD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN WEIDENHAMMER
CHAIRMAN	2.00	2.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
BEN ZINTAK
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$11,701,062	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$1,954,955	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,131,514	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	581	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
STEVENS & LEE
PO BOX 679	READING	PA	196030679	LEGAL	$6,680,351
SAXTON & STUMP LLC
280 GRANITE RUN DRIVE	LANCASTER	PA	17601	LEGAL	$5,174,873
TEKSYSTEMS INC
PO BOX 198568	ATLANTA	GA	30384	CONSULTING	$4,291,319
SECURITY GUARDS INC
PO BOX 6283	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	SECURITY	$3,483,413
BERKS SCHUYLKILL RESPIRATORY SPEC
2608 KEISER BLVD	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	PHYSICIAN FEES	$3,428,160

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	65	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$713,484	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$56,502,897	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$30,045	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$57,246,426	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PATIENT CHARGES	Desc
Business	622110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$929,652,693	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$929,652,693	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$929,652,693	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$493,778	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$493,778	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,618,067	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,618,067	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,618,067	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,618,067	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$2,334	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$2,334	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,334	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,334	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
RETAIL PHARMACY	446110	$19,995,941	$186,048	$19,809,893
MEALS	722310	$5,504,475		$5,504,475
TUITION - NURSING TECH SCHOOL	611600	$3,821,862			$3,821,862

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,683,537	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,236,177	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,261,312	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$43,005,815	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,035,019,113	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$945,710,732	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,447,360	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$30,428,547	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,022,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$546,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,475,662	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,661,526	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,661,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$403,841,513	TotalAmt
Program Services	$379,210,433	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,631,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,718,307	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,497,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,221,056	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,450,070	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,637,176	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,812,894	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,791,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,802,407	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,989,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,556,283	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,556,283	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,223,433	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,223,433	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$480,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$480,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,928,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$22,850,430	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,779,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,328,901	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,328,901	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,423,479	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,423,479	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,195,952	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,400,815	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,795,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,271,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,090,076	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$181,588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,125,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,125,863	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,363,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,363,073	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,518,185	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,491,773	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES	$163,996,117	$163,537,578	$458,539
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$19,126,743	$18,669,785	$456,958
PROJECT INDEPENDENCE	$13,670,756	$13,670,756
EPIC RESOURCES	$5,962,292	$5,962,292

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,881,334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,881,334	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$971,538,717	TotalAmt
Program Services	$861,460,429	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$110,078,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$696,127	BOYAmt
EOY	$551,149	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,437,849	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,704,155	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,947,795	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,800,667	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,448,241	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,679,770	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,921,727,247	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,111,104,298	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$791,479,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$810,622,949	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,929,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,355,062	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,033,939,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,183,713,752	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$161,321,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$199,564,821	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$628,286,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$844,334,101	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$789,607,224	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,043,898,922	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	$240,463,352	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,526,902	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,868,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$287,928	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$244,331,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,814,830	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,033,939,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,183,713,752	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$63,480,396	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$361,163	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$168,358,689	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$23,400	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$23,400	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART II-B, LINE 1G DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THERE ARE VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE HEALTHCARE ISSUES THAT ARE RAISED THAT AFFECT TOWER HEALTH AND ITS ENTITIES. WE WILL VOICE OUR CONCERNS OR ISSUES REGARDING THESE MATTERS THROUGH EITHER DIRECT CONTACT OR WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH LEGISLATORS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTACTS IS TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF TOWER HEALTH DURING THESE CHANGING TIMES IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD. THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTED IS THE LOBBYING PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) DUES PAID. THERE IS NO DIRECT LOBBYING BY TOWER HEALTH AND NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,716,904	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$32,716,904	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$708,111,299	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$401,853,374	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$306,257,925	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,183,666	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,770,709	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,412,957	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,073,930,086	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$702,071,191	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$371,858,895	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$99,785,292	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,409,024	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$97,376,268	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$810,622,949	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (9 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE	$63,571,832
DUE FROM AFFILIATES	$59,050,346
SELF-INSURANCE FUNDING NON-CURRENT	$12,317,459
THIRD PARTY RECV'S	$11,838,146
SELF-INSURANCE FUNDING CURENT	$7,482,000
MALPRACTICE TRUST	$2,695,000
DEFERRED TRUST	$342,235
SPRING RIDGE JV	$58,140
ACADIA JV	-$96

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$157,355,062	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (9 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LT LOAN - AFFILIATE PAYABLE	$371,778,328
PENSION PAYABLE	$289,774,624
DEFERRED REVENUE	$89,871,126
OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION	$57,127,892
ESTIMATED SELF INSURANCE COSTS	$17,367,479
LT DEFERRED FICA PAYABLE	$13,660,396
OTHER LT LIABILITIES	$3,500,000
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,254,247
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$9

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$844,334,101	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,034,989,068	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,034,989,068	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$30,045	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$30,045	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,035,019,113	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$971,538,717	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$971,538,717	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$971,538,717	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X

THE SYSTEM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. ON SUCH A BASIS, THE EXEMPT ENTITIES DO NOT INCUR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE SYSTEM EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING A TWO-STEP APPROACH FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING TAX BENEFITS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN AN UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX RETURN AND DISCLOSURES REGARDING UNCERTAINTIES IN TAX POSITIONS. NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVALUATION.

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B

DONATIONS 30,045

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent200	Yes (X)	Percent200Ind
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent400	Yes (X)	Percent400Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (true)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	false	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (true)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (true)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$20,864,410	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$20,864,410	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02150	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$181,866,542	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$114,724,235	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$67,142,307	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.06910	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$202,730,952	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$114,724,235	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$88,006,717	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.09060	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,354,030	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$127,119	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,226,911	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00330	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$46,472,374	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$18,455,035	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$28,017,339	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02880	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$4,065,815	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$4,065,815	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00420	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$352,058	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$352,058	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00040	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$54,244,277	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$18,582,154	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$35,662,123	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.03670	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$256,975,229	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$133,306,389	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$123,668,840	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.12730	TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$4,074	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$4,074	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$491	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$491	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,784	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,784	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	435	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$25,565	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$25,565	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	435	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$32,914	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$32,914	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (true)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$78,053,364	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$46,051,485	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$246,774,987	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$338,172,931	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$91,397,944	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 (true)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd

Management Co And Jnt Ventures ManagementCoAndJntVenturesGrp

Entity Name EntityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	OUTPATIENT SURGERY	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Org Profit Or Ownership	0.50000	OrgProfitOrOwnershipPct
Physicians Profit Or Ownership	0.50000	PhysiciansProfitOrOwnershipPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	READING HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST READING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 3J	THE BELOW NARRATIVE RELATES TO PART V, LINE 3I - IMPACT OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IN THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S PRIOR CHNA(S). THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2016 IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY: OBESITY, MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION AND ACCESS TO CARE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN WERE AS FOLLOWS: (1)OBESITY - MORE THAN 200,000 RESIDENTS ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. READING HOSPITAL INCREASED THE NUMBER OF F.I.T.T. (FUND ACTIVE HEALTHY YOUTH) PROGRAM SESSIONS FROM ONCE TO TWICE PER YEAR. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE SESSIONS. THE BE WELL BERKS GRANT PROGRAM WAS CREATED AS A MEANS TO INVEST DOLLARS INTO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO ADDRESS AND REDUCE OBESITY AMONG RESIDENTS. TWO PROGRAMS THAT WERE FUNDED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WERE THE ANTIETAM SCHOOL DISTRICT - ANTIETAM FIT PROGRAM AND NEW JOURNEY COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INC. - FIGHTING POVERTY, FEEDING HOPE PROJECT. READING HOSPITAL ALSO PARTNERED WITH ZAGSTER, INC. TO IMPLEMENT A BIKE SHARE PROGRAM FOR ITS STAFF. (2)MENTAL HEALTH - MORE THAN 175,000 RESIDENTS SUFFER FROM ANXIETY OR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS. TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, READING HOSPITAL EMBEDDED INTEGRATED CARE CLINICIANS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AT 8 SITES TO PROVIDE BRIEF SUPPORTIVE THERAPY TO ASSIST WITH CURRENT CRISES, INTERMITTENT CONTACTS TO ASSIST WITH ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF GAINS, AND REFERRALS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AS NEEDED. READING HOSPITAL ALSO PARTNERED WITH SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH, INC. TO IMPLEMENT A MINDKARE KIOSK AIMED AT REDUCING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA. THE BE WELL BERKS GRANT PROGRAM ALSO AWARDED FUNDING TO BERKS COUNSELING CENTER TO TRAIN PEERS IN WHOLE HEALTH ACTION MANAGEMENT (WHAM) AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING. (3)ADDICTION - RESIDENTS LACK ACCESS TO COORDINATED, COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT. READING HOSPITAL WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND WAS DESIGNATED ON OPIOID USE DISORDER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE). THE COE RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 1,200 REFERRALS AND PROVIDED COORDINATED, COMMUNITY-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT TO MORE THAN 700 PATIENTS THE HOSPITAL INSTITUTED A 24/7 WARM HANDOFF AND CREATED CARE TEAMS CONSISTING OF THERAPISTS, NURSES, PROVIDERS, AND CARE COORDINATORS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE THAT ADDRESSES PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. (4)ACCESS - UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS AND LACK OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE CREATES BARRIERS. READING HOSPITAL RECEIVED A 4.5M GRANT FROM CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH COMMUNITIES MODEL, KNOWN AT THE HOSPITAL AS THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION PROJECT (CCP), TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS WITHIN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENT POPULATIONS. TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP'S STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM PROVIDED PRIMARY CARE TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN SOUP KITCHENS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND TENT SITES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED CARE TO OVER 900 UNIQUE PATIENTS MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICES WAS AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE BE WELL BERKS GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT A MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. TO IMPROVE CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE, READING HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING FOR STAFF. A NUMBER OF WORKPLACE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUND TO ENCOURAGE SELECTION OF HEALTHCARE AS A CAREER PATH.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 5	THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY: (1) STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS (2) FOCUS GROUPS (3) SENIOR LEADERSHIP FORUM (4) KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS (5) INTERCEPT SURVEYS (6) COMMUNITY TELEPHONE SURVEY INDIVIDUALS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A COMMUNITY DATA WALK TO ASSIST WITH PRIORTIZING THE DATA.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 7D	LINK TO THE READING HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/ COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT LINK TO THE READING HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT/ IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2019 AND CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/ COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 11	READING HOSPITAL DEVELOPED A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH COVERS A THREE YEAR SPAN, OUTLINES SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR EACH PRIORITY AREA THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS INCLUDING INPUT FROM EXPERT PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. AN OVERVIEW OF EACH PRIORITY FOLLOWS: ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, PARTICULARLY THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONSIDERED VULNERABLE AND/OR LIVING IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. READING HOSPITAL WILL UTILIZE GSI TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY SUBPOPULATIONS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR HIGHER READMISSION RATES AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS OR DISEASES AND OVERLAY THIS WITH DATA SETS TO HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PLACEMENT OF SERVICES, AND MESSAGING. THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT DELIVER CARE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS (I.E. STREET MEDICINE, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE, AND REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAMS), AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP PLANS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE THROUGH VIRTUAL OFFICE VISITS, TELECART, MOBILE APPS, AND TELEMEDICINE. BY STREAMLINING AN ADVANCED ACCESS CENTER WILL PROVIDE EASE OF ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH AMBULATORY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICE LINES. READING HOSPITAL WILL WORK TO IMPROVE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY OF STAFF BY CONDUCTING CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAININGS AND CREATING A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL FOR PROVIDERS AND OTHER CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF TO PARTICIPATE. READING HOSPITAL WILL ALSO WORK TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EDUCATION STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE - MEDICAL EXPLORERS, JOB SHADOWING, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, AND ADVENTURES IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND MEDICINE - THROUGH PROGRAM PROMOTION. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH). READING HOSPITAL WILL SEEK TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IN THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT BY SCREENING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS IN IDENTIFIED CLINICAL AREAS, IDENTIFYING NEEDS, CONNECTING PATIENTS TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND PROVIDING NAVIGATION SERVICES TO PATIENTS IDENTIFIED AS HIGH-RISK. THROUGH THE MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, READING HOSPITAL WILL UTILIZE AN IN-HOUSE ATTORNEY TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH LEGAL ISSUES THAT HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON HEALTH (I.E. HOUSING, INCOME STABILITY, ETC.) TO HELP REDUCE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, READING HOSPITAL WILL IMPLEMENT THE RIDE HEALTH PROGRAM. READING HOSPITAL WILL ALSO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION INITIATIVES, SPECIFICALLY A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM TO WORK WITH PEDIATRIC ASTHMA PATIENTS, THEN SEEK TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS. DISEASE PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT: THIS GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. READING HOSPITAL WILL CONDUCT MULTIPLE CANCER SCREENING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CERVICAL CANCER, BREAST CANCER, ORAL CANCER, AND SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS. READING HOSPITAL WILL IMPLEMENT SHORT AND LONG-TERM WELLNESS INITIATIVES THROUGH TOWER WELLNESS PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN BERKS TRAIL CHALLENGE, INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH EATING HABITS AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH THROUGH THE F.I.T.T. PROGRAM, AND ENCOURAGE STAFF TO UTILIZE THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM AS A FORM OF EXERCISE. READING HOSPITAL WILL PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES: THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. READING HOSPITAL'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE) WILL SCREEN PATIENTS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE VIA STANDARDIZED PROCESSES (SBIRT) AND TOOLS (ASAM PLACEMENT CRITERIA). TOWER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, A JOINT VENTURE WITH ACADIA, WILL BUILD A NEW 144-BED IMPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY. MINDKARE'S KIOSK AND ONLINE FREE, ANONYMOUS, CONFIDENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING TOOL WILL BE PROMOTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. READING HOSPITAL'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION PROGRAM WILL INTEGRATE THERAPISTS INTO PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES WHERE PATIENTS WILL BE SCREENED FOR DEPRESSION, AND THOSE WHO SCREENED POSITIVE WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE EMBEDDED THERAPIST FOR ASSISTANCE. READING HOSPITAL WILL ALSO SEEK TO DECREASE THE STIGMA RELATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BY PARTNERING WITH BERKS COUNSELING CENTER TO CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAININGS FOR STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. LIST OF HEALTH NEEDS THE FACILITY DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS: READING HOSPITAL DOES NOT INTEND TO ADDRESS DIABETES AS A STAND-ALONE CONDITION. RATHER IT WILL BE CATEGORIZED AS A CHRONIC DISEASE AND WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. DENTAL HEALTH, TOBACCO AND STDS WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH ONGOING HEALTH SYSTEM INITIATIVES AND/OR IN COLLABORATION WITH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 13H	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CRITERIA: PATIENTS VISITING FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND REQUIRING EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, PATIENTS VISITING THE UNITED STATES WITH THE INTENT OF RECEIVING NON-EMERGENT CARE ARE NOT GENERALLY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 15E	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS: 1. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: A. PATIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES IN OUR HOSPITAL AND THMG PRACTICES. B. BOTH UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS. C. PATIENTS WHO ARE DENIED MEDICAID COVERAGE, OR WHO ARE SCREENED AND DETERMINED TO NOT MEET THE MEDICAID COVERAGE CRITERIA. 2. A HOSPITAL FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OR PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE WILL ASSIST THE PATIENT WITH COMPLETING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND OBTAIN ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. 3. DECISIONS PERTAINING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE MADE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A COMPLETE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PATIENT/GUARANTOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON WILL BE MADE. A CONFIRMATION LETTER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL BE SENT TO THE PATIENT DESCRIBING THE OUTCOME OF THE DECISION. 4. WHEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS APPROVED, A CONFIRMATION LETTER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL BE SENT TO THE PATIENT. THE LETTER WILL SERVE AS A MEANS OF SPECIFYING TIME FRAME COVERED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DETERMINATION. THE CONFIRMATION LETTER WILL CONTAIN A CONTACT NAME FOR THE PATIENT TO RETAIN AS A REFERENCE AND RESOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. 5. IF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT APPROVED, LETTERS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL BE SENT DESCRIBING THE REASONS FOR THE DECISION, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS. SHOULD PATIENTS WISH TO APPEAL THE DECISION MADE, DIRECTIONS ON THE APPEALS PROCESS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. 6. PATIENTS OR GUARANTORS WHO DISAGREE WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY DECISION WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL THE DECISION. 7. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCALE PROVIDES 100% CHARITY CARE TO BOTH INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UP TO 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL). THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCALE PROVIDES DISCOUNTED CARE ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR BOTH INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UP TO 400% OF THE FEDERAL PROVERTY LEVEL (FPL). 8. THE MCR FFS (MEDICARE FEE FOR SERVICE) IS USED TO DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADJUSTMENT. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE PROCESS OF ACCESSING MEDICAL CARE. THE SOONER READING HOSPITAL BECOMES AWARE OF THE FINANCIAL NEED, THE GREATER OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO SUCCESSFULLY CONNECT THE PATIENT WITH POTENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS MEDICAID OR OTHER ASSISTANCE OF INSURANCE PROGRAMS. WHILE IT IS IDEAL TO INITIATE THE PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT ANY POINT IN THE BILLING AND COLLECTION CYCLE. IF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS INITIATED WHILE THE ACCOUNT IS IN THE COLLECTION'S PROCESS, COLLECTION ACTIVITY WILL CEASE UNTIL DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN MADE.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 16J	THIS NARRATIVE COVERS LINE 16A-C AND J: THE CURRENT PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, PLAIN LANGUAGE POLICY AND APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, ARE ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING- HOSPITAL/BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE. ADDITIONALLY, TOWER HEALTH MAINTAINS, AND CONTINUOUSLY UPDATES THE LIST OF ALL PROVIDERS (IDENTIFIED BY NAME, PRACTICE GROUP/ENTITY,HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT OR TYPE OF SERVICE) DELIVERING EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE AT READING HOSPITAL SPECIFYING WHICH PROVIDERS ARE AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THIS PROVIDER LIST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING READING HOSPITAL WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/PROVIDERS/. ADDITIONALLY, A PAPER COPY CAN BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY CALLING 484-628-5683. FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY READING HOSPITAL ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. INFORMATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS COMMUNICATED VIA SIGNAGE AND BROCHURES PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND WITHIN REGISTRATION AREAS. PAMPHLETS TITLED UNDERSTANDING BILLING & PAYMENTS INCLUDE THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE PAMPHLETS ARE PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBIES AND WAITING AREAS THROUGHOUT READING HOSPITAL. THESE PAMPHLETS PROVIDE AN EASY-TO-READ SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WITH CONTACT INFORMATION OF READING HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WHO WILL ASSIST THE PATIENTS WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THESE PAMPHLETS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO PATIENTS AT THE POINTS OF REGISTRATION THROUGHOUT READING HOSPITAL. PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR WHO EXPRESS THE INABILITY TO PAY AT POINT OF SERVICE ARE PROVIDED WITH THE PAMPHLET. EMERGENCY PATIENTS IN THESE SITUATIONS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE PAMPHLET AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE. PATIENT BILLING STATEMENTS FOR READING HOSPITAL SERVICES CONTAIN GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE BACK OF THE BILLING STATEMENT IS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. READING HOSPITAL WORKS CLOSELY WITH ADVOCACY PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE AVAILABILITY OF READING HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS SHARED WITH THOSE AGENCIES. EXAMPLES ARE BERKS WESTERN CLINIC, OPPORTUNITY HOUSE, BERKS ENCORE, BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AND DANIEL TORRES HISPANIC CENTER, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ASSISTANCE OFFICE.

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 3C	PATIENTS WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE INFORMATION IS UTILIZED IN DETERMINING WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD FALLS IN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINE (FPL). THE FPL CATEGORY WILL DETERMINE THE PATIENT OR GUARANTOR CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT TOWARD THEIR MEDICAL BILL.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7G	READING HOSPITAL UTILIZES THE IRS GUIDELINES IN DETERMINING THE RATIO OF PATIENT COST TO CHARGES TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF EACH SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICE. THIS CALCULATION DOES NOT REFLECT READING HOSPITAL'S OPERATIONAL LOSS. CURRENTLY THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A SUBSIDIZED BASIS AS THESE SERVICES REFLECT AN OPERATIONAL LOSS. READING HOSPITAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE CENTER PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE, POST-ACUTE CARE REHABILITATION, BEHAVIORAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF BERKS AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. READING HOSPITAL LIES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF READING, WHICH HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 79,181, IN 2019. 34.94% OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY LIVE BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS. THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS TRACK CLOSELY TO THE HIGH POVERTY RATE IN THE CITY. THE ADULT PREVALENCE OF DIABETES, THE PROPORTION OF ADULTS WITH DIAGNOSED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, THE PERCENT OF WOMEN WHO RECEIVE NO PRENATAL CARE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER, THE PEDIATRIC AND ADULT ASTHMA HOSPITAL ADMISSION RATES, AND THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE ALL EXCEED THE NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR THESE INDICATORS. THE MISSION OF READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. READING HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, EVEN WHEN THE NEEDED SERVICES CAUSE A DRAIN ON CAPITAL RESOURCES. READING HOSPITAL IS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF ALL INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES USED BY THE RESIDENTS OF BERKS COUNTY AND 28% AMONG PATIENTS AGE 60+. ANOTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, HAVEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE CITY OF READING OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL TREATS NEARLY 55% OF BERKS COUNTY PATIENTS REQUIRING INPATIENT SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE OTHER NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL IN THE AREA SERVES ONLY 4% OF THESE PATIENTS. READING HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED AND RELOCATED ITS INPATIENT DETOXIFICATION CENTER TO MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR THESE SERVICES. IF READING HOSPITAL CEASED TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, PATIENTS WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE AREA FOR TREATMENT BECAUSE LOCAL PROVIDERS WOULD NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET THE NEED. READING HOSPITAL PERENNIALLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP FOUR PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITALS IN OUTPATIENT SERVICES. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH POVERTY RATE AND THE HIGH NUMBER OF UNINSURED AND MEDICAID/CHIP RESIDENTS, OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE OFTEN PROVIDED WITHOUT ADEQUATE COMPENSATION.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7	IN THE CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SECTION OF LINE 7 A COST TO CHARGE RATIO DEVELOPED FROM OUR MEDICARE COST REPORT IS UTILIZED.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 2	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTABILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE SYSTEM ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, THE SYSTEM ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND A PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS, IF NECESSARY (FOR EXAMPLE, FOR EXPECTED UNCOLLECTIBLE DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYMENTS ON ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH THE THIRD-PARTY PAYOR HAS NOT YET PAID, OR FOR PAYORS WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THAT MAKE THE REALIZATION OF AMOUNTS DUE UNLIKELY). FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-PAY PATIENTS (WHICH INCLUDES BOTH PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE AND PATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLE AND COPAYMENT BALANCES DUE FOR WHICH THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE EXISTS FOR PART OF THE BILL), THE SYSTEM RECORDS A SIGNIFICANT PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS IN THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF PAST EXPERIENCE, WHICH INDICATES THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE PORTION OF THEIR BILL FOR WHICH THEY ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD RATES (OR THE DISCOUNTED RATES, IF NEGOTIATED) AND THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED AFTER ALL REASONABLE COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IS CHARGED OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 3	IN PRIOR YEARS, THE HOSPITAL UTILIZED A PRODUCT THROUGH THE ADVISORY BOARD TO PROJECT THE PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY. THE HOSPITAL ENDED THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD, BUT LEVERAGED THE METHODOLOGY USED BY THE ADVISORY BOARD TO ESTIMATE THE CURRENT YEAR AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8	THE HOSPITAL USES REPORTS FROM THE MEDICARE PROVIDER STATISTICAL AND REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM TO CALCULATE THE GROSS PATIENT CHARGES AND GOSS REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS. A RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES IS APPLIED TO THE GROSS PATIENT CHARGES TO CALCULATE THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 9B	PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF OPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE REVENUE CYCLE, FROM REGISTRATION THROUGH COLLECTION; THEREFORE, READING HOSPITAL'S DEBT COLLECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE INCLUDES SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR REFERRING PATIENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THREE STATEMENTS, SPECIFYING THE AMOUNT DUE AND APPROPRIATE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS EVERY 30 DAYS A BALANCE REMAINS. EACH STATEMENT CONTAINS A PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND APPROPRIATE CONTACT INFORMATION. NO ACCOUNT SHALL BE SENT TO A COLLECTION AGENCY AS LONG AS THE PATIENT/GUARANTOR IS ACTIVELY WORKING WITH A FACILITIES PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE TO RESOLVE AN OPEN ACCOUNT.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2	READING HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN 2019. READING HOSPITAL DEPLOYED A NUMBER OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES TO DEFINE AND SELECT COMMUNITY NEEDS. PRIMARY RESEARCH METHODS INCLUDED CONDUCTING A POPULATION SURVEY VIA TELEPHONE (400 COMPLETED), STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS (21 COMPLETED), KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS (65 COMPLETED), INTERCEPT SURVEYS (345 COMPLETED), AND FOCUS GROUPS (3 COMPLETED). THE PRIMARY RESEARCH ALLOWED THE HOSPITAL TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND ACCESS BARRIERS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE LOW-INCOME, VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. SECONDARY RESEARCH COLLECTION INCLUDED DATA FROM PENNSYLVANIA BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (BRFSS), PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH, PENNSYLVANIA YOUTH SURVEY (PAYS), ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION'S COMMUNITY HEALTH RANKINGS, UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020, UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1 COMMUNITY ASSET LIST, AND READING HOSPITAL PATIENT DATA. SUMMARIES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA WERE COMPILED AND SHARED WITH THE HOSPITAL'S CHNA ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP OF READING HOSPITAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, WHO PARTICIPATED IN EXERCISES TO SELECT PRIORITY AREAS AND BEGIN LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3	AS PART OF THE MISSION TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY, READING HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PATIENTS AND FAMILIES MAY NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THEREFORE, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS EARLY IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS AS POSSIBLE. THE CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE READING HOSPITAL WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES A DATABASE OF ALL PROVIDERS WHO DELIVER EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE AT READING HOSPITAL AND IDENTIFIES WHICH ARE AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE PROVIDER LIST IS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED. A PAPER COPY OF THE LIST IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE UPON REQUEST FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. PAMPHLETS TITLED UNDERSTANDING BILLING & PAYMENT INCLUDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF READING HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN LOBBIES AND WAITING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, OR EXPRESS AN INABILITY TO PAY AT REGISTRATION, POINT OF SERVICE, AND/OR DISCHARGE. PATIENT BILLING STATEMENTS FOR READING HOSPITAL SERVICES CONTAIN GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS ALSO SHARED WITH A NUMBER OF ADVOCACY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WILL EDUCATE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN REFERENCE TO AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS TO ENSURE ALL PATIENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE CARE THEY NEED.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 4	READING HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ALL AREAS OF BERKS COUNTY. BERKS COUNTY PROFILE: ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AS OF JULY 1, 2019, THE POPULATION OF BERKS COUNTY IS 421,164. BERKS COUNTY HAS A DIVERSE POPULATION, WITH THE RACIAL MIX INCLUDING 86.9% WHITE, 22.5% HISPANIC OR LATINO, 7.4% BLACK OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.6% ASIAN, 0.9% AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.2% NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND 3.1% TWO OR MORE RACES. 7.5% OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN BORN. 19% OF RESIDENTS AGED 5+ SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. 13.5% OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS AGED 25+ HAVE LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION; WHEREAS 24.5% HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN BERKS COUNTY IS 61,522. 11.4% OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW POVERTY. CITY OF READING PROFILE: BERKS COUNTY INCLUDES THE CITY OF READING, WHICH HAS A MORE DIVERSE POPULATION THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE CITY OF READING HAS A POPULATION OF 88,375. OF THOSE RESIDENTS, THE RACIAL MIX INCLUDES: 66.5% HISPANIC OR LATINO, 53.3% WHITE, 12.3% BLACK OF AFRICAN AMERICAN, 2.5% AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE, 0.7% ASIAN, AND 18.9% TWO OR MORE RACES. 19.5% OF RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN BORN, AND 57% OF PERSONS OVER 5 YEARS OF AGE SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. ONLY 67.7% OF RESIDENTS AGED 25+ HAVE RECEIVED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HIGHER, AND ONLY 9.7% HAVE RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE COUNTY'S MEDIAN, COMING IN AT 30,087. 35.4% OF CITY OF READING RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5	THE READING HOSPITAL BOARD IS COMPRISED OF 13 MEMBERS, 6 OF WHOM ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE HOSPITAL. ALL PHYSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE IS THE LARGEST CLINICAL DEPARTMENT OF READING HOSPITAL. THE DEPARTMENT SPANS 16 DIVISIONS OF MEDICINE. THIS COMPRISES OF 300+ PHYSICIANS (MD/DO) AND 80+ ADVANCED LICENSED PRACTITIONERS. CARE PROVIDED TO OUR PATIENTS SPANS AMBULATORY CARE THROUGH TO TRANSPLANT MEDICINE. THE DEPARTMENT FULFILLS THE MISSIONS OF OUR ORGANIZATION BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. THE DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO MEDICAL EDUCATION, PROVIDING MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EDUCATED IN THEIR SPECIALTY AND ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. READING HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY TO SPONSOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS. THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TEAM WITHIN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OVERSEES DEPARTMENT-BASED PROGRAMS FOR CME CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 CREDITS. ONGOING EDUCATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR STAFF IN ALL CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING EDUCATION FOR STAFF IN ALL DEPARTMENTS ON SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, AND RELATED REGULATORY AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. CLINICAL RESEARCH IS A CORE COMPONENT OF READING HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS WITHOUT NEEDING TO TRAVEL FAR FROM HOME. THE CLINICAL TRIALS OFFICE PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE CTO WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPITALS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD WHICH MONITORS ALL CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED AT THE HOSPITAL.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 6	TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (THMG) IS A GROUP WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED PRACTICE ASSISTANCE TO READING HOSPITAL WHICH IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL. PHYSICIANS CAN REFER PATIENTS TO THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL TOWER HEALTH HOSPITALS ENABLES OUR HOSPITALS, PROVIDERS, LEADERSHIP AND STAFF TO LEVERAGE BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES - ALL RIGHT HERE IN OUR REGION.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 7	PENNSYLVANIA
SCHEDULE H, PART VI	PART II COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: TWO MEMBERS OF READING HOSPITAL'S ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM SERVE ON BOARDS AND/OR COUNCILS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THESE INCLUDE THE GREATER READING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BERKS COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS: READING HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDSAFE PROGRAM, A MEDICATION COLLECTION KIOSK AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM, PROVIDING A SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF CONTROLLED, NON-CONTROLLED, AND OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE TO ENGAGE WITH BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF. 75 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOSPITAL'S JOB SHADOWING PROGRAM, WITH 20% OF PRECEPTORS TIME BEING COUNTED TOWARDS COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES. THE ADVENTURES IN HEALTH SCIENCES AND MEDICINE (AHSM) PROGRAM CONNECTED THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS (52 STUDENTS) WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH AN 8-WEEK INTERACTIVE, VIDEO CONFERENCE FACILITATED LEARNING CASE STUDY. THESE ACTIVITIES ALLOW THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE TO EXPLORE CAREERS AND GET A REALISTIC PICTURE OF THE JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR A VARIETY OF JOBS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CLINT MATTHEWS
FORMER PRES. & CEO	$1,338,449	$195,000	$446,880	$472,689	$38,242	$2,491,260	$412,360
THERESE SUCHER
FORMER EVP COO	$823,095	$78,879	$229,436	$232,144	$38,024	$1,401,578	$206,256
WILLIAM JENNINGS
EVP & CEO RH 10/2018	$935,941	$61,309	$690	$258,604	$23,403	$1,279,947
GARY CONNER
FORMER EVP CFO	$718,465	$68,495	$195,680	$197,606	$13,224	$1,193,470	$151,353
GREG SORENSEN MD
EVP CMO	$661,906	$63,951	$199,964	$191,037	$17,347	$1,134,205	$178,414
DAN AHERN
FORMER EVP BUS DEV.	$639,698	$62,752	$139,039	$180,139	$23,043	$1,044,671	$121,542
CHARLES BARBERA MD
VICE CHAIR 3/31/20								$506,422	$90,093	$35,564	$179,813	$22,890	$834,782
MARY AGNEW
SVP CNO	$468,881	$37,913	$42,829	$110,795	$23,043	$683,461	$39,019
CECILIA SMITH DO
BOARD MEMBER								$517,917	$73,994	$5,895	$33,564	$8,416	$639,786
SUZANNE WENDEROTH MD
BOARD MEMBER								$445,207	$30,140	$27,167	$96,494	$23,403	$622,411	$26,399
MICHELLE TRUPP
VP CIO	$382,493	$31,252	$14,278	$187,604	$992	$616,619
MARK G MARTENS
VP CHIEF ACADEMIC	$487,167	$37,668	$5,509	$61,952	$23,403	$615,699
RUSSELL H SHOWER
SVP CHIEF OF HR	$443,564	$37,542	$39,409	$82,764	$8,416	$611,695	$38,119
ROBERT EHINGER
CFO/TREASURER	$388,837	$65,230	$16,429	$80,411	$26,366	$577,273
LUIS A ROSA
VP PAYOR CONTRACTING	$371,241	$35,004	$100,612	$49,526	$8,056	$564,439	$96,802
DAVID A SCHLAPPY
VP CHIEF OF QUALITY	$341,816	$26,776	$35,392	$49,731	$23,403	$477,118	$34,702
MARK MCNASH
VP SUPPORT SERVICES	$307,476	$25,621	$38,765	$85,855	$15,480	$473,197	$27,912
CARL SEIDL
VICE PRESIDENT	$303,815	$23,647	$35,472	$74,772	$7,468	$445,174	$31,662
DAWN ANUSZKIEWICZ
COO RH	$258,543		$67,743	$9,846	$14,999	$351,131
JOHN CASEY MD
BOARD MEMBER	$303,100		$1,919	$11,200	$14,223	$330,442
OLUBUMNI OJIKUTU MD
BOARD MEMBER								$166,701	$27,450	$7,546	$34,784	$19,789	$256,270

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4

CLINT MATTHEWS 0 412,360 0 THERESE SUCHER 0 206,256 0 GARY CONNER 0 151,353 0 GREG SORENSEN, MD 0 178,414 0 DAN AHERN 0 121,542 0 MARY AGNEW 0 39,019 0 SUZANNE WENDEROTH, MD 0 26,399 0 RUSSELL H. SHOWER 0 38,119 0 LUIS A. ROSA 0 96,802 0 DAVID A. SCHLAPPY 0 34,702 0 MARK MCNASH 0 27,912 0 CARL SEIDL 0 31,662 0

SCHEDULE J, PART III

PART I, LINE 1B - EXECUTIVE BENEFITS SOCIAL CLUB DUES IS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE TOWER CEO AND IS TAXABLE INCOME TO THE TOWER CEO. PART III ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PART 1, LINE 4B TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: THE 457(F) PLAN IS A TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN CONSISTING OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEE IS IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE TOWER HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE EMPLOYED ON DECEMBER 31ST TO RECEIVE THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT PLAN YEAR. THE EMPLOYEE SHALL BECOME 100% VESTED IN THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT PLAN YEAR THREE YEARS AFTER THE CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE ACCOUNT. THE EMPLOYEE WILL ALSO BECOME 100% VESTED IN ALL OF THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS: 1) UPON ATTAINING THE AGE 65 WHILE STILL EMPLOYED BY TOWER HEALTH 2) DUE TO DEATH OR DISABILITY 3) UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT CAUSE PARTICIPATION IN PLAN: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2019 BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A DISTRIBUTION. WILLIAM JENNINGS ROBERT EHINGER CHARLES BARBERA MARK MARTENS MICHELLE TRUPP

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WEIDENHAMMER SYSJ WEIDENHAMMER	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	CTLD ENTITY BM	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$101,681	TransactionAmt
Transaction	IT SUPPORT	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	WEBSITE: WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL THE MISSION OF READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, READING HOSPITAL ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REALM THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF OUR RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ENDEAVORS. THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS THREE PRONGED AND SEEKS TO LEAD, PARTNER, AND INVEST IN STRATEGIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT TARGET THE UNDERSERVED AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. READING HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WAS COMPLETED IN 2019 AND IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS: ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THROUGHOUT THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, THE HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE PRIORITY AREAS. ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE: ONE STRATEGY IDENTIFIED TO HELP INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES WAS TO INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS. THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAININGS FOR STAFF TO LEARN ABOUT HOW PATIENTS WITH VARYING CULTURES, BELIEFS, AND VALUES EXPERIENCE AND PERCEIVE HEALTHCARE, AS WELL AS TO SHARE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES. A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL WAS ALSO ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY AND EDUCATE STAFF ON TOPICS OF INTEREST. THE GOAL OF BOTH PROGRAMS IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTHCARE. THE TOWER ACCESS PROJECT, A SYSTEM INITIATIVE, WAS EXECUTED AND CREATED A CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED ADVANCED ACCESS CENTER WHICH IS NOW THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FIND PROVIDERS, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, AND ACCESS INFORMATION. READING HOSPITAL'S STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE BERKS COUNTY COMMUNITY - THE HOMELESS. PHYSICIAN AND NURSING STAFF VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO VISIT HOMELESS CAMPS, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS TO DELIVER FREE, PRIMARY CARE TO THIS OFTEN UNDERSERVED AND NEGLECTED POPULATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAMILIAR, SAFE, AND NON-JUDGMENTAL. THE PROGRAM OFFERS THREE COMPONENTS: DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, PATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND PATIENT EDUCATION ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM IS FULLY GRANT FUNDED. STAFF VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE DURING THEIR NON-SCHEDULED HOURS. DURING FY2020, THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM PROVIDED CARE DURING OVER 1,200 ENCOUNTERS WITH HOMELESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE BE WELL BERKS WEBSITE PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE ON A NUMBER OF DEVICES INCLUDING DESKTOPS/LAPTOPS, MOBILE DEVICES, TABLETS, ETC. IN FY2020, THE WEBSITE RECORDED OVER 5,800 UNIQUE VISITORS AND OVER 6,800 SITE VISITS. OUR CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING EVENTS, AND IMMUNIZATION CLINICS, THAT EXTEND BEYOND PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES AND ARE SUBSIDIZED BY THE HOSPITAL. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE OR AT A VERY NOMINAL COST. STAFF PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION EVENTS, SPEAKERS BUREAUS, AND HEALTH FAIRS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION FOR PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS INCLUDING DIABETES, HEART HEALTH, CANCER, RESPIRATORY DISEASE, HEALTHY NUTRITION, AND A RANGE OF OTHER TOPICS. THE HOSPITAL'S INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THOSE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES THAT RESULT IN THE HIGHEST PATIENT VOLUME IN OUR TRAUMA CENTER. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1.STOP THE BLEED - NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT PREPARES THE PUBLIC TO SAVE LIVES IN THE EVENT OF A LIFE-THREATENING BLEED; 2.FALL PREVENTION/MATTER OF BALANCE - EDUCATION AND AWARENESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF FALLS AND WAY TO REDUCE THEM; 3.TRAUMA/INJURY PREVENTION - CAR SEAT SAFETY, BICYCLE SAFETY, AND OTHER TOPICS; 4.FIRST AID STATIONS - BASIC FIRST AID AT LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY EVENTS (E.G. READING RADSPORT, WEST READING FALL FESTIVAL, MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY EVENTS, ETC.); 5.TRAUMA SURVIVORS NETWORK - WEBSITE PROVIDING RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. READING HOSPITAL STAFF ASSIST WITH NUMEROUS FREE SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DURING FY2020, OVER 1,500 FREE SCREENINGS WERE OFFERED, INCLUDING OVER 450 BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS. ADDITIONAL FREE SCREENINGS INCLUDED BODY MASS INDEX, BREAST, CERVICAL, ORAL, AND SKIN CANCERS, HEARING, AND HIV AND STD SCREENINGS. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY FLU SHOT CLINICS PROVIDED IMMUNIZATIONS AT NO COST FOR OVER 1,500 BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE HOSPITAL SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO EDUCATE LOCAL STUDENTS ABOUT THE WIDE VARIETY OF CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA HAWK MOUNTAIN COUNCIL, STAFF VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MEDICAL EXPLORERS POSTS, ALLOWING OVER 100 STUDENTS TO TOUR AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL AND LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS CAREERS WITHIN A DEPARTMENT. DURING FY2020, OVER 124 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE JOB SHADOWING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO OBSERVE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE HEALTHCARE SETTING. THE ADVENTURES IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, A COLLABORATION WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC, OFFERS A SERIES OF COLLECTED LEARNING EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTH, SCIENCE, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONS TO LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES WITH AN "INNOVATION CHALLENGE" WHERE STUDENTS WORK WITH THEIR PEERS TO APPLY THEIR LEARNING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HEALTH SCIENCE OR MEDICAL INNOVATION. IN FY2020, THE PROGRAM REACHED 3 MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND OVER 70 STUDENTS. THE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO SUPPLEMENT CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM TRAINING BY INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO A BROAD RANGE OF CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL PROFESSIONS IN READING HOSPITAL'S WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WHILE GAINING INVALUABLE, HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. IN FY2020, 7 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE YEAR-LONG PROGRAM. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HAVE ALSO BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. READING HOSPITAL EMPLOYS AN ATTORNEY WHO MANAGES AND CONDUCTS THE WORK OF THE MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP (MLP) PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FREE CIVIL-LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW- INCOME PATIENTS FACING HEALTH-HARMING LEGAL NEEDS. IN FY2020, THE MLP PROGRAM SERVED OVER 150 PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S BE WELL BERKS GRANT PROGRAM. TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS A NUMBER OF OPTIONS TO PATIENTS INCLUDING BUS PASSES AND CAB VOUCHERS AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT, WHICH HELPS PATIENTS GET TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE RIDE HEALTH PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS CLINICIANS TO SCHEDULE RIDES FOR PATIENTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION NETWORK INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE. IN FY2020, OVER 500 RIDES WERE COMPLETED THROUGH THE RIDE HEALTH PROGRAM. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CONNECTION PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT TO CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID'S ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH COMMUNITIES (AHC) MODEL. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF FOOD, HOUSING, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND SAFETY. PATIENTS ARE THEN RISK-STRATIFIED BASED ON NEEDS AND NUMBER OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. ALL PATIENTS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR SOCIAL NEEDS ARE PROVIDED A COMMUNITY REFERRAL SUMMARY THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP ADDRESS THEIR UNMET NEEDS. HIGH-RISK PATIENTS (1 OR MORE SOCIAL NEEDS AND 2 OR MORE ED VISITS) ARE ALSO OFFERED ONE-YEAR OF NAVIGATION SERVICES, IN WHICH A NAVIGATOR CREATES CLOSED-LOOP REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TEST WHETHER SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION IMPACTS HEALTH QUALITY. IN FY2020, OVER 49,000 SCREENINGS WERE COMPLETED AND OVER 1,600 NAVIGATION CASES WERE OPENED. THIS PROGRAM IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	FRIENDS OF READING HOSPITAL FINANCIAL DONATION AND 352 VOLUNTEERS (49,649) HOURS) DONATED THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROJECTS SUCH AS PROVIDING PRAYER SHAWLS, BABY HATS, CHEMO HATS, NECK PILLOWS AND HOSPICE QUILTS. DONATED FUNDS FOR AED'S FOR HEARTSAFE BERKS COUNTY, FARM BUCKS, CENTERING PREGNANCY, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	INPATIENT CARE - 184,237 PATIENT DAYS READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES 725 BEDS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENT CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN 2 CRITICAL CARE UNITS, 2 INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS, 3 ACUTE REHABILITATION UNITS, AND 13 MEDICAL SURGICAL UNITS WITH SUB-SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE, ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA, BARIATRIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES. INPATIENT SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY HOSPITAL-BASED HEMODIALYSIS, APHERESIS, AND VASCULAR ACCESS SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL SERVICES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOTH ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS: 1.REGIONAL CANCER, CARDIAC, AND PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS 2.REGIONAL TRANSPLANT (KIDNEY AND LIVER) CENTER 3.TRAUMA LEVEL 1 CENTER (ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER WITHIN THE COUNTY) 4.REGIONAL LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 5.VIRTUAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (VICU) 6.CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE IS ALIGNED WITH SYSTEM PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE POST DISCHARGE CARE OUTCOMES, CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM INPATIENT TO AMBULATORY SETTING, AND DECREASED READMISSION, INCLUDING 1.COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES 2.TOWER HEALTH STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE CARE TO HOMELESS POPULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 3.TELE-HEALTH SUPPORT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENT POPULATION TO HELP PREVENT READMISSIONS THROUGH THE REMOTE MONITORING OF BP AND WEIGHT READING HOSPITAL WAS MAGNET DESIGNATED FOR NURSING AND PATIENT CARE EXCELLENCE IN 2016 AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE REDESIGNATION PROCESS; THIS NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER IS RENEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS. THIS DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES, AND AMBULATORY CARE DEPARTMENTS EXCEED NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS, PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH NURSING CARE, AND NURSE SATISFACTION. EMERGENCY CARE - 116,201 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS READING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARESERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY "24/7/365," REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VOLUME TO RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RANKS IT AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YEAR AFTER YEAR. AS THE AREA'S ONLY ACCREDITED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, RH ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM TRAUMA SURGEONS TO PLASTIC SURGEONS, AND ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO ITS TRAUMA CERTIFICATION, RH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ACCREDITED CARE IN STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITH 24/7 CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS ON SITE TO PROVIDE WARM HAND-OFFS TO PATIENTS WITH OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM WITH THE BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND NURSING PROGRAM.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C	OPERATING ROOM - 16,645 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL-SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, RH OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. AND TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. RH SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: REVENUE EXPENSE RADIOLOGY 168,984,197 23,739,370 REHABILITATION 18,065,955 18,997,794 HEART & VASCULARE 78,062,443 26,971,085 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & ADDICTION 5,424,256 6,175,063 PHYSICAL THERAPY 2,947,851 1,827,735 RESPIRATORY/SLEEP CENTER 28,039,283 12,081,182 TRAUMA CENTER 4,834,686 5,161,297 READING HOSPITAL SAW A LARGE DECREASE IN REVENUE DUE TO THE POSTPONEMENT OF NON-URGENT PROCEDURES AND THE CANCELLATION OF ELECTIVE SURGERIES. OFFSITE LABS, RADIOLOGY CENTERS AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES WERE CLOSED CAUSING A DECREASE IN PATIENT VISITS. OPERATING EXPENSES INCREASED DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR STAFF AND PATIENTS AND OTHER COVID RELATED EXPENSES. A STRONG EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON SAFETY FOR OUR PATIENTS AND STAFF. AS A HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, WE WORKED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY THAT DELAYING HEALTHCARE NEEDS PLACES AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH AT RISK. READING HOSPITAL INVESTED IN EXPANDING DIGITAL, VIRTUAL AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO STAY CONNECTED WITH THEIR PATIENTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	TOWER HEALTH ELECTS THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE MEMBER WHO IS TOWER HEALTH.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	ALL DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION ELECTED BY THE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY HOSPITAL STAFF, REVIEWED BY AN EXTERNAL TAX ADVISOR AND POSTED ON A BOARD PORTAL FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO VIEW PRIOR TO FILING. MEMBERS ARE ALERTED TO INFORMATION AND NOTICES. A PAPER COPY OF FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER UNABLE TO VEIW THE PORTAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF THE HOSPITAL TO REQUIRE EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE TO SUBMIT IN WRITING TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER A LIST OF BUSINESS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH THE MEMBER, MEMBER'S SPOUSE, A DECENDANT, OR A SPOUSE OF A DESCENDANT IS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MEMBER EMPLOYEE OR OWNER (35% OR GREATER SHARE) WITH WHICH THE COMPANY MIGHT REASONABLY ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP OR A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE CONFLICTING INTERESTS. EACH YEAR A COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE FOR UPDATING AND RESUBMISSION AND BY WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL CONFIRM HIS OR HER AWARENESS OF THIS POLICY. ALL MEMBERS OF TOWER HEALTH MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS AND VICE PRESIDENTS) MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE TOWER HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DULY APPOINTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE"), WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER GOVERNING THE WORK AND REVIEW PROCESS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND THE CHARTER WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW ANALYZES EVERY ELEMENT OF COMPENSATION, INCLUDING CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED BENEFITS. THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS AT LEAST ANNUALLY, AND APPROVES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS CONSTITUTE NO MORE THAN REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR EACH EXECUTIVE. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND THE COMMITTEE WORKS WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PREPARE AND REVIEW IN ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE DATA SHOWING THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO PREPARES A TIMELY AND THOROUGH WRITTEN RECORD OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS. AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE PROCEDURAL CRITERIA NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	SAME RESPONSE AS LINE 15A WHICH INCLUDES KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	PENSION LIABILITY -75,275,605 INTERCOMPANY ASSET TRANSFER -86,839,737 ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION -6,244,340 CORPORATE INCOME TAX 993 TOTAL -168,358,689

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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TOWER HEALTH
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	232201344	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	12C	NA	false
THE FRIENDS OF THE READING HOSPITAL
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	236026108	FUNDRAISE	PA	501C3	10	RDG HOSP	Yes (true)
THE RDG HOSPITAL & MED CENTER SELF-
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	232087514	TRUST FUND	PA	501C3	12B	RDG HOSP	Yes (true)
TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	232266054	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	TOWER HLTH	false
READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	473054125	SUPPORT	PA	501C3	12B	RDG HOSP	Yes (true)
TOWER HEALTH AT HOME
1170 BERKSHIRE BLVD	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	232469321	SUPPORTING	PA	501C3	12B	TOWER HLTH	false
THAH - ADVANTAGE HOME CARE
1170 BERKSHIRE BLVD	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	232469319	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	THAH	false
TOWER HEALTH AT HOME - BERKS
1170 BERKSHIRE BLVD	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	231466250	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	THAH	false
TOWER HEALTH AT HOME - POTTSTOWN
1170 BERKSHIRE BLVD	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	231352574	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	THAH	false

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (4 entries)

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SOUTHERN CHESTER CNTY MED BLDG 1
1015 WEST BALTIMORE PIKE	WEST GROVE	PA	19390	232200841	HEALTHCARE	PA	N/A	false	false
READING - UPMC JOINT VENTURE LLC
600 GRANT STREET	PITTSBURGH	PA	15219	814566751	HEALTHCARE	PA	N/A	false	false
TOWERUSP SURGERY CENTERS LLC
15305 DALLAS PARKWAY-SUITE 1600LB28	ADDISON	TX	75001	364911103	HEALTHCARE	PA	N/A	false	false
MEDICAL SCHOOL VENTURE LLC
ELLIS PRES 3843 WEST CHESTER PIKE	NEWTOWN SQUARE	PA	19073	842638593	HEALTHCARE	PA	N/A	false	false

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

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TOWER HEALTH PPO
PO BOX 14744	READING	PA	19612	232430798	PPO	PA	RDG HOSP	C CORP	-$526,198	$310,214	1.00000	Yes (true)
MEDICUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PO BOX 14744	READING	PA	19612	232565297	CM REVIEW	PA	TH PPO	C CORP			1.00000	Yes (true)
TOWER HEALTH RECIPROCAL RISK
151 MEETING STREET SUITE 301	CHARLESTON	SC	29401	822758845	INSURANCE	SC	NA	C CORP				false

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
P	$831,607	G/L TRANSACTIONS
READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
C	$663,484	CASH
THE FRIENDS OF THE READING HOSPITAL
Q	$75,561	CASH