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MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL (EIN 06-0646718)
Tax period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
Filed
2025-07-31
IRS object ID
202522129349300842
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-07-31T14:56:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 HUDSON BLVD E SUITE 2200AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN060646718EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLESEX HOSPITALBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIDDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8603586395PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128 CRESCENT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMIDDLETOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06457ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUSAN MARTINPersonNm
Person TitleVP FINANCE & TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8603586395PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARY-EVELYN ANTONETTIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00431862PTIN
Phone2126976900PhoneNum
Preparation2025-07-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVINCENT CAPECE JRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128 CRESCENT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMIDDLETOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06457ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$626,247,730GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MIDDLESEXHOSPITAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1895FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA NON-PROFIT, ACUTE CARE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN MIDDLETOWN, CT. (SEE SCHEDULE O)MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES COMMUNITY TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY AS FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee3749TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers294TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$429,573TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$38,300NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,932,612PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,909,299CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$486,141,966PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$505,943,479CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,470,240PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$21,589,831CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$9,094,420PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,212,877CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$512,639,238PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$539,655,486CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$150,290PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$167,590CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$270,526,465PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$286,737,465CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$995,357CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$215,035,177PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$206,832,793CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$485,711,932PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$493,737,848CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$26,927,306PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$45,917,638CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$557,504,992TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$614,139,759TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$148,816,360TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$146,576,115TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$408,688,632NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$467,563,644NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMIDDLESEX HOSPITAL EXISTS TO PROVIDE THE SAFEST, HIGHEST-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND THE BEST EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$441,919,291ExpenseAmt
Grant$167,590GrantAmt
Revenue$511,455,341RevenueAmt
DescIN MARCH OF 2020, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL AS PART OF MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BASED WORK SHIFTED DRAMATICALLY TO ADDRESS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RESPOND TO COMMUNITY LEVEL NEEDS. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO PROVIDE THE SAFEST POSSIBLE CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, WHETHER OR NOT THEIR ILLNESS IS RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE UPDATES AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES. ARMED WITH SKILLED STAFF, PROGRESSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, THE HOSPITAL WAS WELL POSITIONED TO ENSURE A COMFORTABLE, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/24, INPATIENT CARE REPRESENTED 11,455 DISCHARGES AND 54,274 PATIENT CARE DAYS. INPATIENT CARE FROM REGISTRATION THROUGH DISCHARGE IS CAREFULLY MANAGED TO EXCEED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND ENSURE QUALITY, PATIENT SATISFACTION, AND BEST PRACTICE WITH EACH ASPECT OF THE INPATIENT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING ALL ELEMENTS OF CARE FROM NURSING COMPETENCY AND COMPASSION, TO MEAL QUALITY, LAB AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, SAFE AND SECURE PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS TO PATIENT EDUCATION. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL, LICENSED FOR 275 BEDS AND 22 BASSINETS, PROVIDES ACUTE CARE FROM DEDICATED HEALTH CARE TEAMS WHICH INCLUDE SURGEONS, HOSPITALISTS, FAMILY PRACTITIONERS AND RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STAFF PHYSICIANS, MAGNET NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, PATIENT CARE TECHNOLOGISTS, DIAGNOSTIC TECHNICIANS, PATHOLOGISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, SECURITY, ENGINEERING AND A HOST OF OTHERS WORKING TOGETHER TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESS.THE HOSPITAL UNITS INCLUDING INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE, MEDICAL SURGICAL, ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC, PULMONOLOGY, VASCULAR AND CARDIOLOGY, GASTROINTESTINAL, MATERNITY, A 20-BED PSYCHIATRIC FLOOR, AND HOSPICE SERVICES SPECIALIZE IN THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THEIR PATIENTS AND ARE STAFFED TO ACCOMMODATE THE UNIQUE TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS OF EACH. ALL ANCILLARY SERVICES INCLUDING LABS, RADIOLOGY, FOOD SERVICES, PATHOLOGY, PHARMACY, MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION AND INFORMATION SERVICES TOO ARE A PART OF THE HOSPITAL TEAM. PATIENT CARE IS DEVELOPED WITH FULL CONSIDERATION OF THE WHOLE INDIVIDUAL, AS THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO CONDITION SPECIFIC CARE PATHWAYS AND SERVICES TO SECURE BEST TREATMENT AND RECOVERY.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$441,919,291TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalYes (1)OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt AttYes (1)AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document289IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee3749EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtYes (1)SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHANNON ST HILAIREPersonNm
Phone8603586000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128 CRESCENT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMIDDLETOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06457ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
VINCENT CAPECE JR
PRESIDENT/CEO40.004.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,465,474$0$327,312
DAVID C BENOIT
DIRECTOR1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN M D'AQUILA
DIRECTOR1.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN J GAUTHIER
DIRECTOR1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT C HINTON
DIRECTOR1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHANDLER J HOWARD
VICE CHAIRMAN1.003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN D LEVINE MD
SECRETARY1.004.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK D LORENZE MD
ASST SECRETARY1.003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRELL G PATASKA
CHAIRMAN1.003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE H REPASY
DIRECTOR1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY M WALLACE
DIRECTOR1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK BERTOLAMI
DIRECTOR1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH G JUDD
DIRECTOR (JOINED 10/1/23)1.003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MARTIN
VP FINANCE/TREASURER40.004.00Yes (X)$696,091$0$68,827
JONATHAN BANKOFF
CHAIRMAN EMERGENCY MEDICINE40.000.00$501,396$0$56,892Yes (X)
TODD BISCHOP
CHIEF DEPT OF MED40.000.00$440,341$0$25,440Yes (X)
DAVID GIUFFRIDA
VP FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SVCS40.000.00$516,951$0$51,049Yes (X)
EVAN JACKSON
VP & CIO40.000.00$529,738$0$100,074Yes (X)
DONNA STRONESKI
VP HUMAN RESOURCES40.000.00$421,429$0$64,139Yes (X)
DAVID COSENTINO
VP QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY40.000.00$571,059$0$108,448Yes (X)
KELLY HAECKEL
VP PATIENT CARE SVCS/CNO40.000.00$391,175$0$84,578Yes (X)
LELAND MCKENNA
VP PLANNING & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.000.00$322,825$0$51,891Yes (X)
JUSTIN DREW
VP AMBULATORY & CLINICAL SVCS40.000.00$322,658$0$56,190Yes (X)
JEFFREY SHELTON
CHAIRMAN DEPT PSYCH40.000.00$457,001$0$44,208Yes (X)
THEODORE HARTENSTEIN
MED DIRECTOR, UTILIZATION40.000.00$506,696$0$56,442Yes (X)
JUSTIN GORALNIK
PULMONOLOGIST40.000.00$470,423$0$34,861Yes (X)
RICARDO PEREZ
PULMONOLOGIST40.000.00$504,207$0$50,292Yes (X)
BRIAN MCGUIRE
PHYSICIAN40.000.00$423,850$0$60,949Yes (X)
JESSE WAGNER MD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE40.000.00$206,816$0$4,136Yes (X)
LAURA MARTINO LEFT 122022
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE40.000.00$370,265$0$151,713Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$9,118,395TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,397,441TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K589IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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EPIC SYSTEMS
1979 MILKY WAYVERONAWI53593TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$5,024,701
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC
PO BOX 844217BOSTONMA02284LABORATORY SERVICES$2,112,123
CAROUSEL INDUSTRIES INC
659 SOUTH COUNTRY TRAILEXETERRI02822IT SERVICES$1,942,316
EPLUS TECHNOLOGY
13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVEHERNDONVA20171TECHNOLOGY SERVICES$1,502,028
MEDIATELY LLC
525 S FLAGLER DRIVE SUITE 300WEST PALM BEACHFL33401MARKETING$1,471,405
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K112CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$1,223FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$231,120FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$2,809,685GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,867,271AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$382,095NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,909,299TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE621400$500,953,575$500,953,575
NET INCOME FROM JOINT VENTURES900003$4,590,769$4,590,769
SPECIMEN LAB621500$399,135$399,135
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$505,943,479TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,635,115TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,635,115ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,489TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$28,489ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,191,825RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,174,768RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$17,057RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,057TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17,057ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$84,111,753SecuritiesAmt
Other$15,013,608OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$85,185,712SecuritiesAmt
Other$13,422OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,073,959SecuritiesAmt
Other$15,000,186OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,926,227TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,926,227ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$94,447FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$231,120ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$95,314FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$867TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$867ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$176,910GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$123,028CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$53,882TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,882ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
PURCHASE DISCOUNTS900003$2,374,084$2,374,084
CAFETERIA REVENUE722514$1,201,370$1,201,370
IN-SYSTEM BILLING MANAGEMENT FEES900003$933,029$933,029

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,634,322TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,603,884RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$30,438UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,142,805OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$539,655,486TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$511,455,341RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$429,573UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$22,861,273ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167,590TotalAmt
Program Services$167,590ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,526,485TotalAmt
Program Services$6,021,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,505,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,491TotalAmt
Program Services$504,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,319,881TotalAmt
Program Services$211,585,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,734,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,823,350TotalAmt
Program Services$9,126,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$696,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,313,411TotalAmt
Program Services$19,615,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,698,067ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,226,847TotalAmt
Program Services$14,928,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,298,148ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,890,863TotalAmt
Program Services$848,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,003ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$995,357FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,908TotalAmt
Management And General$342,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,930TotalAmt
Management And General$202,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,464TotalAmt
Management And General$163,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,493TotalAmt
Management And General$219,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,070,138TotalAmt
Program Services$31,325,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,744,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,313,770TotalAmt
Program Services$33,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,280,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,435,428TotalAmt
Program Services$5,536,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$898,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,616,922TotalAmt
Program Services$13,489,687ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,127,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,698,235TotalAmt
Program Services$5,357,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,341,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,001,884TotalAmt
Program Services$989,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,848ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$863,959TotalAmt
Program Services$712,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$779,102TotalAmt
Program Services$779,102ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,379,514TotalAmt
Program Services$24,874,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,505,197ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,678,017TotalAmt
Program Services$4,675,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES$57,077,327$57,056,095$21,232
STATE HOSPITAL TAX$30,132,931$30,132,931
FOOD$1,962,137$1,952,415$9,722
DUES & LICENSES$934,807$356,419$578,388

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,068,964TotalAmt
Program Services$1,850,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$493,737,848TotalAmt
Program Services$441,919,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,823,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$995,357FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,831,470BOYAmt
EOY$2,685,252EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,706,556BOYAmt
EOY$60,898,185EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,619,641BOYAmt
EOY$1,103,976EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,929,290BOYAmt
EOY$62,426,314EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$129,187BOYAmt
EOY$46,592EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,088,722BOYAmt
EOY$1,809,484EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,274,581BOYAmt
EOY$6,215,106EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$616,378,531LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$394,398,072LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$227,172,252BOYAmt
EOY$221,980,459EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,162,423BOYAmt
EOY$232,608,662EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,067BOYAmt
EOY$258,600EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,274,803BOYAmt
EOY$24,107,129EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,504,992BOYAmt
EOY$614,139,759EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,573,412BOYAmt
EOY$66,081,379EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,420BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,740,230BOYAmt
EOY$21,081,766EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,996,879BOYAmt
EOY$1,284,222EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,373,419BOYAmt
EOY$58,128,748EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,816,360BOYAmt
EOY$146,576,115EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,767,615BOYAmt
EOY$445,750,847EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,921,017BOYAmt
EOY$21,812,797EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$408,688,632BOYAmt
EOY$467,563,644EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,504,992BOYAmt
EOY$614,139,759EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$45,917,638ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$31,854,046NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$18,896,672OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$163,464OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$163,464TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMIDDLESEX HOSPITAL PAYS DUES TO BOTH THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) AND THE CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (CHA). A PERCENTAGE OF THOSE DUES FUNDED LOBBYING ACTIVITIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE PORTION OF AHA DUES TOTALED $16,378 AND THE PORTION OF CHA DUES TOTALED $67,753. IN ADDITION, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL CONTRACTED WITH TWO CONSULTANTS WHO PERFORMED LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THOSE EXPENSES TOTALED $79,333.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$155,313,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$142,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,486,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$153,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$187,788,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$138,207,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$77,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,164,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$135,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$155,313,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$167,025,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$99,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$28,415,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$502,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$138,207,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$139,852,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$140,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$27,444,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$411,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$167,025,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$128,949,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,014,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$111,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$139,852,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.93000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.07000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,571,462OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$14,571,462BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$370,601,818OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$246,421,751DepreciationAmt
Book Value$124,180,067BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,011,246OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,544,856DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,466,390BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$212,098,841OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$141,961,322DepreciationAmt
Book Value$70,137,519BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,095,164OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,470,143DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,625,021BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$221,980,459TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
EST. SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITIES$27,720,087
ACCRUED RETIREMENT LIABILITIES$4,405,926
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION$633,750
THIRD-PARTY SETTLEMENTS$11,862,907
OTHER LIABILITIES$296,302
SECURITY DEPOSITS$4,172
HOME CARE$9,511
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$13,196,093
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$58,128,748TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN THE BOARD-DESIGNATED (QUASI-ENDOWMENT) FUNDS ARE ASSETS SET ASIDE BY THE BOARD FOR FUTURE UNSPECIFIED USES AND TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OTHER PROGRAMS OVER WHICH THE BOARD RETAINS CONTROL AND MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, SUBSEQUENTLY USE FOR OTHER PURPOSES. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE ASSETS RECEIVED WITH THE DONOR STIPULATION THAT THE PRINCIPAL BE INVESTED IN PERPETUITY AND THAT ONLY THE INCOME EARNED THEREON IS AVAILABLE FOR SPECIFIC OR GENERAL SERVICES, SUCH AS FREE BED FUNDS AND SUPPORT OF HOSPITAL OPERATIONS. THESE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED ON THE AUDIT STATEMENTS IN THIS FASHION FOR FY2024. THEY ARE IN AS EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE ASSETS RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR EITHER AS TO PURPOSE AND/OR AS TO TIME OF EXPENDITURE, SUCH AS EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES AND CAPITAL PURCHASES.
PART X, LINE 2:BELOW IS AN EXCERPT FROM FOOTNOTE 2 OF THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES. THE SYSTEM ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITH PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, "INCOME TAXES," WHICH PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR HOW COMPANIES SHOULD RECOGNIZE, MEASURE, PRESENT AND DISCLOSE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THEIR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SYSTEM MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S POLICY TO RECORD PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS AS A COMPONENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023, THE SYSTEM DID NOT RECORD ANY PENALTIES OR INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE SYSTEM'S PRIOR THREE TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TPC GOLFEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$187,800GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$119,700CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$68,100GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$230NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$36,452RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,077FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,890OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2HOSPICE GOLFEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$109,977GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$83,630CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$26,347GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$3,330NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$8,208RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$12,155FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$875OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$27,790GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$27,790CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$1,097OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$325,567GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$231,120CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$94,447GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$3,560NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$44,660RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$36,232FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,862OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$95,314DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$867NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance PolicyYes (1)FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written PolicyYes (1)WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals PolicyYes (X)AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free CareYes (1)FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent200Yes (X)Percent200Ind
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (1)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Discounted Care Other500.000000000000DiscountedCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (1)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (1)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget0ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (1)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically AvailableYes (1)ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served1054PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$3,635,320TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$2,425,521DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,209,799NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00250TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served22628PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$111,056,161TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$74,269,190DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$36,786,971NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.07450TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served23682PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$114,691,481TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$76,694,711DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$37,996,770NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.07700TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served22252PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$2,577,443TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$107,285DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$2,470,158NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00500TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served732PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$14,657,545TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$3,322,618DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$11,334,927NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.02300TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served38350PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$71,775,710TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$42,961,492DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$28,814,218NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.05840TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served86PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$264,969TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$264,969NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00050TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served9958PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$296,641TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$13,120DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$283,521NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00060TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served71378PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$89,572,308TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$46,404,515DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$43,167,793NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.08750TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served95060PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$204,263,789TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$123,099,226DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$81,164,563NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.16450TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$17,436TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$17,436NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served30PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$116,592TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$116,592NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00020TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served89PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$24,220TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$24,220NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served119PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$158,248TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$158,248NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00020TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported0BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$12,835,982BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable$1,283,598BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$40,204,094ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$42,050,273CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-$1,846,179MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge RatioYes (X)CostToChargeRatioInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (1)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance PrvsnYes (1)FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities1HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLESEX HOSPITALBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128 CRESCENT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMIDDLETOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06457ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Website AddressWWW.MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
State License000069StateLicenseNum
Licensed HospitalYes (X)LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And SurgicalYes (X)GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Teaching HospitalYes (X)TeachingHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 HrsYes (X)EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIDDLESEX HOSPITALBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY0FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY0TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA ConductedYes (1)CHNAConductedInd
Community DefinitionYes (X)CommunityDefinitionInd
Community DemographicsYes (X)CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing ResourcesYes (X)ExistingResourcesInd
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Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (11 entries)

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MIDDLESEX HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 3J: IN ADDITION TO THE ELEMENTS SELECTED IN PART V, LINE 3, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED (2022) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) EXAMINED HOW SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES IMPACT HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE REPORT CONTINUED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS, WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY - THE ATTAINMENT OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH FOR ALL PEOPLE - STARTS WITH ASKING THE APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HOW THEY DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE; NEXT STEPS INVOLVE ADDRESSING THE CONDITIONS THAT PREVENT THE REALIZATION OF GOOD HEALTH FOR THESE VULNERABLE OR MARGINALIZED GROUPS. THROUGH EXAMINATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT ELIMINATE PERSISTENT AND PERVASIVE HEALTH DISPARITIES, PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE FINANCIAL COST.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: IN COMPLETING ITS MOST RECENT (2022) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA), MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL TOOK INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF ITS COMMUNITY SERVED, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF OR EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH. A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE INPUT AND GUIDANCE, INCLUDING REVIEW OF THE STUDY'S DATA COMPONENTS; REVIEW AND INPUT ON THE MIDDLESEX HEALTH CHNA COMMUNITY SURVEY; ASSISTANCE WITH SERVICE AREA-WIDE COMMUNITY SURVEY DISSEMINATION; AND REVIEW AND INPUT ON COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ASSETS. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS COMPRISED OF STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL), COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCACY GROUPS, SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS EMBEDDED IN THE COMMUNITY (I.E., COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, DOULAS, RECOVERY COACHES, ETC.) AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICE WAS REPRESENTED. TO CAPTURE BROAD COMMUNITY INPUT ON HEALTH NEEDS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL ADMINISTERED A COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR ITS CHNA. SURVEY TOPIC AREAS INCLUDED KEY HEALTH ISSUES AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. QUESTIONS RELATED TO COVID-19 WERE ADDED. ALL THE SURVEY RESPONSE OPTIONS WERE POSED IN QUANTITATIVE FORM THROUGH LIKERT SCALES. A QUALITATIVE OPEN-ENDED TEXT BOX WAS PROVIDED AT THE END OF THE SURVEY TO ALLOW FOR COMMENTS. THE EIGHT-QUESTION SURVEY (FIVE FOCUSED QUESTIONS, TWO DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AND AN OPTION TO ADD COMMENTS) WAS ADMINISTERED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE ONLINE SURVEYMONKEY FORMAT. TO ENSURE RESPONSES FROM A WIDE RANGE OF REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, PERSPECTIVES AND FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE SURVEY WAS EXTENSIVELY DISSEMINATED TO AN ARRAY OF SECTOR CONTACTS; FORWARDED TO MULTIPLE COLLABORATIVE E-DISTRIBUTION LISTS; POSTED ON WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS; AND INCLUDED IN E-NEWSLETTERS THROUGHOUT MIDDLETOWN, MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND THE PERIPHERY TOWNS OF MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA. SECTORS INCLUDED ADVOCACY GROUPS, ALLIANCES/COALITIONS, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, MUNICIPAL STAFF, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL), LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, SUBSTANCE TREATMENT FACILITIES, AND YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES. COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO BROADLY SHARE THE COMMUNITY SURVEY LINK, AND ALL SURVEY RECIPIENTS WERE INVITED TO SHARE THE LINK WITH COWORKERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY OR ANYONE WHO LIVES OR WORKS IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY. A TOTAL OF 204 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED AND RESPONSE RESULTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MIDDLESEX HEALTH CHNA COMMUNITY SURVEY SECTION OF THE CHNA.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL POSTED ITS MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED CHNA (2022) ON ITS WEB-SITE (HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/MIDDLESEX-AND-THE-COMMUNITY/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT) AND ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED IT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DISSEMINATION CHANNELS: THE CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE; COMMUNITY MEMBERS; AND EXISTING HOSPITAL-COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION LISTS. RECIPIENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO WIDELY SHARE THE ASSESSMENT. PAPER COPIES OF THE CHNA WERE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL COMPLETED ITS MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2022, AND ITS CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS APPROVED BY MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S GOVERNING BODY IN FEBRUARY 2023. A FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATION WAS HELD TO REVIEW, PRIORITIZE, AND DISCUSS STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THEREBY INFORMING MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THE RESULTS OF THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SERVED AS A GUIDE FOR MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SELECTION OF PRIORITY AREAS FOR ITS CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THE FOLLOWING HEALTH TOPICS WERE SELECTED AS AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1) MENTAL HEALTH ALL AGES; 2) SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES; 3) HEALTHY AGING; 4) MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH; AND 5) CHRONIC DISEASES, WITH SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, HEALTH EQUITY AND THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 AS ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS FOR EACH HEALTH AREA. WITH REGARD TO NEEDS THAT ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT IT CANNOT FOCUS ON EVERY HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEED IDENTIFIED IN MOST CURRENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IS THEREFORE COMMITTED TO ALLOCATING RESOURCES AND IN-KIND TIME TO THE HIGHEST AREAS OF IDENTIFIED NEED AND/OR AREAS WITH GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT AND FEASIBILITY (THE SELECTED PRIORITY AREAS). RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS PREVENT THE HOSPITAL FROM ADDRESSING EVERY NEED, AND IN MANY CASES, OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE BETTER SUITED TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN IMPROVING CERTAIN HEALTH OUTCOMES. AS WITH OUR PREVIOUS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE A WILLING PARTNER, WHEN ABLE, FOR INITIATIVES NOT RELATED TO ITS SELECTED CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PRIORITY AREAS.EXAMPLES OF MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S INVOLVEMENT IN ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED PRIORITY AREAS ARE OUTLINED BELOW. IN ALL EXAMPLES, A CENTRAL TENET OF THE WORK IS ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH INCLUSION AND INTENTIONALITY AND ALL WORK IS GUIDED BY COMMUNITY VOICE. IN RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND THE SIGNIFICANT UPWARD TREND SPECIFICALLY FOR FENTANYL INVOLVEMENT FOR ACCIDENTAL DRUG-RELATED DEATHS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA DUE TO "ANY OPIOID", MIDDLESEX HEALTH IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN OPIOIDS TASK FORCE ("TASK FORCE"). THE TASK FORCE IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 35 AGENCIES, AND HAS A DISTRIBUTION LIST OF MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS. PARTNER AGENCIES INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, PARAMEDIC AND AMBULANCE SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, FAITH-BASED SERVICES, SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE TASK FORCE AIMS TO ENGAGE THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY IN WORKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE OPIOID AWARENESS, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, HARM REDUCTION AND ACCESS TO TREATMENT THEREBY REDUCING OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES AND DEATH. IT ALSO STRIVES TO BUILD A HEALTHY, SAFE AND DRUG-FREE COMMUNITY, AND TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY THAT WORKS TOGETHER TO PREVENT AND HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OPIOID USE CHALLENGES. THE TASK FORCE CREATED WORK GROUPS TO ADDRESS PRIORITY AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE RESOURCE AWARENESS, ACCESS TO TREATMENT; EDUCATION AND PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION / HARM REDUCTION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 1) CREATION OF A 40-PAGE RESOURCE GUIDE THAT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT ADDRESSES A NUMBER OF CONCERNS RELATED TO OPIOID USE - FROM INFORMATION ABOUT WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT AND INPATIENT OR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO INFORMATION ABOUT RECOVERY COACHES AND SUPPORT GROUPS; 2) COLLABORATION WITH THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN TO BRING A RECOVERY VEHICLE PROGRAM TO MIDDLETOWN ONCE A WEEK THAT OFFERS SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY OPIOID USE BY PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, HARM REDUCTION RESOURCES AND CONNECTION TO TREATMENT; 3) A HARM-REDUCTION LEAVE-BEHIND KIT INITIATIVE; AND 4) DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUNDS.MIDDLESEX HEALTH IS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT COMMUNITY COALITION ("GMHEC"). THE GMHEC'S OBJECTIVE IS TO BE A PLACE-BASED INITIATIVE THAT ADVANCES HEALTH EQUITY, SUPPORTS LONG-TERM, COLLABORATIVE AND CROSS-SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH BROAD, SYSTEMIC CHANGE. ITS GOAL IS TO BUILD HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES THAT ACTIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE. THE COALITION ENGAGES IN INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY, IMPROVE THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MEET BASIC NEEDS, ACHIEVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING GOALS AND THRIVE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. THE COALITION HAS A 90+ PERSON DISTRIBUTION LIST AND IS MADE UP OF 35+ DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND INCLUDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS. CENTERING COMMUNITY VOICE IS CRITICAL TO THE COALITION'S PURPOSE, WHICH ENSURES THAT PRIORITY AREAS AND PROGRAMS ARE DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY DESIRES AND NEEDS. THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE DISTRIBUTION LIST, THE GMHEC IS ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING EVENTS, WHICH HELPS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS. MIDDLESEX HEALTH STAFF MEMBERS ARE PART OF GMHEC LEADERSHIP TEAM AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND GRANT WRITING SUPPORT. WITH A STRONG AND COLLABORATIVE STRUCTURE IN PLACE, THE COALITION CONTINUES TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS THAT RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING NEEDS.MIDDLESEX HEALTH ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE GMAHEC'S NUTRITIOUS FOODS SUBCOMMITTEE ("SUBCOMMITTEE") WHICH WAS FORMED TO FULFILL A COMMUNITY NEED FOR MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO FRESH, NUTRITIOUS FOODS. A MIDDLESEX HEALTH STAFF MEMBER CO-CHAIRS THE HEC NUTRITIOUS FOODS SUBCOMMITTEE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THAT 1) FOOD INSECURITY IS AN ISSUE IN OUR COMMUNITY; 2) THE BENEFITS OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT; 3) THE POTENTIAL TO LEVERAGE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ASSETS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD; AND 4) THAT FOOD (GROWING, PREPARING, EATING) IS A POWERFUL VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND WELL-BEING. THROUGH LISTENING SESSIONS AND COMMUNITY SURVEYING THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEARNED THAT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WAS A BARRIER FOR MANY IN THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY AND GROWING ONE'S OWN VEGETABLES WAS A PREFERRED SOLUTION. IN RESPONSE, THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS A STARTER PLANT INITIATIVES. AS GROWING ONE'S OWN VEGETABLES IS ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE (ALAIMO, 2023), CONTAINER PLANTING IS A WAY TO GET PEOPLE ENGAGED AND INTERESTED IN HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING. STARTER PLANTS FEATURING VEGETABLES PREFERRED BY THE COMMUNITY (CHERRY TOMATOES, KALE, CALLALOO, CABBAGE, EGGPLANT, PEPPERS) ARE DISTRIBUTED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS ALONG WITH NUTRITIOUS FOODS EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE SUBCOMMITTEE HAS STARTED TO PLAN FOR A HYDROPONIC GROWING INITIATIVE WHICH IT PLANS TO PILOT. MIDDLESEX HEALTH HAS PARTNERED WITH THE MINISTERIAL HEALTH FELLOWSHIP'S ("MHF") PREGNANT WITH POSSIBILITIES ("PWP") PROGRAM TO ADDRESS PERINATAL HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR BIRTHING PEOPLE OF COLOR. STRIKING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES EXIST IN THE UNITED STATES FOR PREGNANCY AND BIRTH OUTCOMES. BLACK AND AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN ARE 2-3 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM A PREGNANCY-RELATED CAUSE THAN WHITE WOMEN (CDC, 2007-2016). FOR INFANT MORTALITY, BABIES BORN TO BLACK BIRTHING PEOPLE IN CONNECTICUT ARE MORE THAN 4 TIMES AS LIKELY TO DIE BEFORE THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY THAN BABIES BORN TO WHITE BIRTHING PEOPLE (CT HEALTH FOUNDATION, 2020). PWP IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES DOULA SERVICES IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL OUTCOMES AMONG BIRTHING PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THEIR BABIES. MHF DOULAS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY. PROVIDING DOULA SUPPORT FOR A BIRTH IS EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AND PWP IS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT PREGNANT PERSONS AND THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. WHAT MAKES THE PWP PROGRAM UNIQUE IS THAT PWP PROVIDES PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED AS BOTH DOULAS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. AND, DOULA SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BEFORE, DURING AND UP TO ONE YEAR AFTER DELIVERY. THERE IS NO COST FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PWP PROGRAM.
MIDDLESEX HOSPITALPART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S SLIDING SCALE OUTLINES THE FACTORS THAT IT USES TO DETERMINE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DETERMINATIONS: THE FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES AND NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A:HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/MIDDLESEX-AND-THE-COMMUNITY/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A:HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/MIDDLESEX-AND-THE-COMMUNITY/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16A, FAP WEBSITE:HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-SERVICES
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B, FAP APPLICATION WEBSITE:HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-SERVICES
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16C, FAP PLAIN LANGUANCE SUMMARY WEBSITE:HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-SERVICES
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20A:WRITTEN NOTICE ABOUT UPCOMING ECAS WAS NOT REQUIRED BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT PURSUE ANY EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION ACTION'S DURING THE YEAR. IF AN ECA WAS PURSUED IN THE FUTURE, PROPER NOTICE WOULD BE GIVEN.
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PART I, LINE 3C:IN GENERAL, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL ("THE HOSPITAL") USES FPG TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES (SUCH AS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT) WHICH MAY AFFECT A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS CASE, THE HOSPITAL EVALUATES THE APPLICATION WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE PATIENT'S CURRENT SITUATION. WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT, THE FPG THRESHOLD MAY BE IGNORED AND THE HOSPITAL MAY USE THE PATIENT'S ASSETS AND/OR TAX RETURN ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
PART I, LINE 7:FOR PART 1, LINE 7 SECTIONS (A) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT COST, (B) MEDICAID, (C) COSTS OF OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, PORTIONS OF (F) HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, AND (G) SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES, THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IS A HYBRID COST ACCOUNTING/MEDICARE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO CALCULATION. THE PERCENTAGES ARE DERIVED FROM THE MOST CURRENT MEDICARE COST REPORT AND APPLIED BY CHARGE LINE APPROPRIATELY. INDIRECT COSTS WERE APPLIED TO SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES. THE MEDICARE COST REPORT DOES NOT ADDRESS ALL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL IN THE SAME DETAIL, BUT DOES ACCURATELY ADDRESS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT, HOMECARE AND TO AN EXTENT PHYSICIAN SERVICES. SECTIONS (E) COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT; PORTIONS OF (F) HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION, (H) RESEARCH, AND (I) CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE COMPRISED (EXCEPT FOR CASH DONATIONS AND IN-KIND MATERIAL DONATIONS) OF 1) SUPPLY EXPENSES; 2) PURCHASED SERVICES; AND 3) THE DIRECT SALARY COSTS FOR HOSPITAL STAFF WHOSE TIME WAS COMPENSATED BY THE HOSPITAL FOR TIME SPENT PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES THAT QUALIFY AS COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLUS THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FRINGE BENEFIT RATE. IN ADDITION TO SUBSIDIZED SERVICES, INDIRECT COSTS WERE APPLIED TO A SMALL SELECTION OF SALARIES AND SERVICES UNDER COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, BUT NOT BROADLY ACROSS ALL COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITY ENTRIES.
PART I, LINE 7G:MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL INCLUDES ITS FAMILY MEDICINE GROUP AS A SUBSIDIZED SERVICE. FOR FY24, 8,540 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH A TOTAL HOSPITAL SUBSIDY OF $480,828. MIDDLESEX COUNTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) TO BE A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF SELECT HEALTH SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE TOO FEW PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, HRSA REPORTS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSAS) FOR PRIMARY CARE (MIDDLETOWN SERVICE AREA; LOW INCOME POPULATION), MENTAL HEALTH (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; HIGH NEED GEOGRAPHIC) AND DENTAL HEALTH (CENTRAL MIDDLETOWN; LOW INCOME POPULATION). MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S FAMILY MEDICINE GROUP FILLS A VITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.
PART I, LINE 6B:SINCE THE INCEPTION OF MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT POLICY IN 2007, AND PRIOR TO THE MANDATE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES HAS BEEN A CORE ELEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING A CHNA, THE HOSPITAL ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES ON AN ON-GOING BASIS THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL AND STATE-WIDE NEEDS DERIVED FROM: 1) PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE COALITIONS AND BOARDS, WHICH INCLUDE STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEED; 2) PARTICIPATION IN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT COMMUNITY (GMHEC) COALITION, A PLACE-BASED INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS LONG-TERM, COLLABORATIVE, AND CROSS-SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH BROAD, SYSTEMIC CHANGE BY BUILDING HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES THAT ACTIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE; 3) PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION POPULATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES BASED ON STATE-WIDE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES; 4) ANY REAL-TIME COMMUNITY BASED INPUT, FEED-BACK, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS; AND 5) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS, WHEN NECESSARY, OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THROUGH SURVEYS AND PATIENT/PARTICIPANT FEED-BACK. HAVING A STRONG PRESENCE IN COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS, IN ADDITION TO BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS EXPRESSED BY OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, ALLOWS MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL TO CONTINUALLY ASSESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN BETWEEN COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT CYCLES.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:THE MAJORITY OF MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH IMPROVEMENT WORK IS CAPTURED UNDER COMMUNITY BENEFIT CATEGORIES. THE HOSPITAL'S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, HOWEVER, HAS A VITAL ROLE IN CONTINUING TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SAFETY FOR RESIDENTS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS ITS RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ASSETS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT FALL UNDER THE SCOPE OF COMMUNITY BUILDING. STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND COALITIONS, THE SUCCESS OF WHICH ARE GREATLY ENHANCED BY HOSPITAL COLLABORATION - MANY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES WOULD NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE WITHOUT THE HOSPITAL'S ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLINICAL STAFF IN-KIND INVOLVEMENT, SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE.IN FY24 THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BUILDING EXPENSE TOTALED $158,248, SERVING 119 INDIVIDUALS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): 1) DISASTER READINESS WHERE THE HOSPITAL PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE BY PREPARING FOR DISASTERS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE HOSPITAL HOSTING YEARLY RADIATION DRILLS FOR THE STAFF OF A LOCAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, AND THE HOSPITAL PURCHASING AND STOCK-PILING LARGE QUANTITIES OF EXTENSIVE PANDEMIC SUPPLIES TO BE USED SHOULD A COMMUNITY-WIDE DISASTER OCCUR. INCLUDED IN THIS STOCK-PILE ARE MEDICATIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND CHEMICAL EXPOSURE CURATIVES. THE MAJORITY OF THE VALUE OF THE SUPPLIES, SPACE UTILIZATION AND COSTS ASSOCIATED TO MONITOR AND REPLENISH PANDEMIC PRODUCTS (WITHIN EXPIRATION DATES) ARE ABSORBED BY THE HOSPITAL, AND, 2) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EXAMPLES INCLUDE: A) THE HOSPITAL'S SHORELINE MEDICAL CENTER (SMC)'S A WELL-DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR LOCAL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MEDICAL CAREERS. SHORTAGES OF CERTAIN TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS NURSES AND RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS SERVED AS THE IMPETUS FOR STARTING THESE PROGRAMS. THE SMC CAREER DAY IS AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EVENT WHERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERACT WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM A VARIETY OF CLINICAL FIELDS AND PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE MOCK DEMONSTRATIONS / SIMULATIONS, AND, B) TO FURTHER ITS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE, MIDDLESEX HEALTH OFFERS THE MIDDLESEX HEALTH MEDICAL EXPLORERS PROGRAM (WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT) TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC REPRESENTATION IN HEALTHCARE. BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND LATINO/A/E INDIVIDUALS ARE EXTREMELY UNDERREPRESENTED IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTH DISPARITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE LACK OF DIVERSITY IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON PATIENTS OF COLOR. FOSTERING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING TRUST AMONG PATIENT-PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVING HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES AMONG PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE A HEALTHCARE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE BY INTRODUCING BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND LATINO/A STUDENTS TO A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS THROUGH AN ENGAGED INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. THE MEDICAL EXPLORERS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ON-SITE EXPERIENCE INCLUDING A MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL TOUR, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, AND INTERACTIONS WITH CLINICAL STAFF. STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF EACH HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSION AND THE STAFF MEMBER'S PATHWAY TO THAT PROFESSION.
PART III, LINE 2:DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF ASC NO 2014-09 CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (TOPIC 606) BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS NO LONGER REPORTED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. RATHER IT IS TREATED AS A PRICE CONCESSION. THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOR FY24 WAS $12,835,982.
PART III, LINE 3:THE HOSPITAL ESTIMATES THAT 10% OF ITS BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE HOSPITAL HAS A WELL-ESTABLISHED PROCESS WITH ITS THIRD PARTY AGENCIES TO CAPTURE AS MANY PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS POSSIBLE AND AWARDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE PATIENTS IN COLLECTIONS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY. ONCE IN COLLECTIONS, THERE ARE TWO METHODS WHICH ENABLE PATIENTS TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS: 1) PATIENTS EITHER COMPLETE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND ARE APPROVED; OR 2) THE THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK ON BEHALF OF THE HOSPITAL TO COLLECT BALANCES SCREEN FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS IN COLLECTIONS ARE AWARE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABILITY, THE HOSPITAL REQUIRES THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS TO FOLLOW THE HOSPITAL'S POLICIES REGARDING PATIENT NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WITHIN THE POLICY THERE IS A PROVISION WHEREBY COLLECTION AGENCIES, USING GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE HOSPITAL, ASSIST THE HOSPITAL IN IDENTIFYING PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A MEANS TO PAY FOR SERVICES AND THEREFORE QUALIFY FOR THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHILE THESE PATIENTS HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS, THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS DEFINED BY THE HOSPITAL. THESE PATIENTS ARE THEN TRANSFERRED AND INCLUDED UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UMBRELLA. WHILE THIS PROCESS CAPTURES THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES IT WILL STILL HAVE A POPULATION OF PATIENTS WHO COULD POTENTIALLY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND DO NOT RECEIVE AWARDS - THOSE WHO ARE UNRESPONSIVE OR HAVE MOVED AWAY. BAD DEBT DOLLARS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMMATIC COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUES AND, WHILE NOTED, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT TOTALS IN ANY HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PUBLICATION.
PART III, LINE 4:THE HOSPITAL ESTIMATES A RESERVE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AGAINST ITS PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES. WHEN BAD DEBTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS A COMPONENT OF THE NET PATIENT REVENUE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS NET OF RECOVERIES. PAGE 15 OF THE MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED FY24 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT STATES: THE SYSTEM DETERMINES ITS ESTIMATE OF IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS BASED ON ITS HISTORICAL COLLECTION EXPERIENCE FROM THAT CATEGORY OF PAYOR.
PART III, LINE 8:THE MEDICARE COST REPORT IS THE COSTING METHODOLOGY SYSTEM USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART III, LINES 5 AND 6. THE HOSPITAL UTILIZES WORKSHEET 6 FOUND IN THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE H TO CALCULATE ITS SUBSIDIZED SERVICES. THE INSTRUCTIONS STATE THAT "THE FINANCIAL LOSS IS MEASURED AFTER REMOVING LOSSES, MEASURED BY COST, ASSOCIATED WITH BAD DEBT, CHARITY CARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS". GIVEN THAT WORKSHEET 6 DOESN'T SUGGEST REMOVING LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICARE, A PORTION OF MEDICARE IS INCLUDED IN THE HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIZED SERVICE CALCULATIONS. SO AS NOT TO DOUBLE COUNT MEDICARE VALUES IN PART III, SECTION B, LINES 5 AND 6, THE PORTION OF MEDICARE SHORTFALL INCLUDED IN OUR SUBSIDIZED SERVICES CALCULATIONS HAS BEEN SUBTRACTED FROM THE MEDICARE REVENUE AND COSTS DERIVED FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. THE VALUES INDICATED IN PART III, LINES 5 AND 6 ARE THEREFORE WHAT REMAINS AFTER THE MEDICARE REVENUE AND COSTS INCLUDED IN THE SUBSIDIZED SERVICES CALCULATIONS HAS BEEN SUBTRACTED OUT. GIVEN THIS, THE RESULTING VALUES (PART III, LINES 5, 6 AND 7) WOULD NEED TO BE COMBINED WITH THE MEDICARE REVENUE/COSTS INCLUDED IN OUR SUBSIDIZED SERVICES TO GET THE FULL OVERVIEW OF MEDICARE REVENUE, COSTS AND ANY REMAINING SHORTFALL OR SURPLUS. WE AGREE WITH THE CURRENT SUBSIDIZED SERVICES CALCULATION METHODOLOGY THAT ALLOWS THE INCLUSION OF MEDICARE DOLLARS AS THE MEDICARE POPULATION COMPRISES AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF THOSE RECEIVING SUBSIDIZED SERVICES CARE. THE HOSPITAL TREATS ALL MEDICARE PATIENTS EQUALLY AND DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LOWER-MARGIN YIELDING SERVICES. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL IS THE SAFETY-NET IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL MEDICARE PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF LEVEL OF MEDICARE COVERAGE AND REGARDLESS IF A SURPLUS OR DEFICIT RESULTS. THIS OPEN ACCESS FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS PROMOTES ACCESS TO CARE, A FUNDAMENTAL TENET OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM.THERE REMAINS A DISPROPORTIONATE PERCENTAGE OF OLDER ADULTS IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY WHEN COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGES. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED (2022) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FOUND THAT, WHEN EXTRACTING THE AGE 65+ POPULATION, MIDDLESEX COUNTY (19.0%) EXCEEDS CONNECTICUT (17.2%), AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREATER CONCENTRATION OF OLDER ADULTS WHEN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT. THE TOWNS OF COLCHESTER, MARLBOROUGH AND MIDDLETOWN FALL BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE OF 17.2%. PORTLAND IS ON PAR WITH THE STATE AVERAGE, WHILE CHESTER, CLINTON, CROMWELL, DEEP RIVER, DURHAM, EAST HADDAM, EAST HAMPTON, HADDAM, KILLINGWORTH, AND MIDDLEFIELD EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE WITH AN AGE 65+ RANGE OF 19.1%-24.8%, AND ESSEX, LYME, OLD LYME, OLD SAYBROOK, AND WESTBROOK CONSIDERABLY EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE WITH AN AGE 65+ RANGE OF 26.2%-30.9% (CT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2016-2020). THE TREND OF A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER 65+ OLDER ADULT POPULATION IN THE MAJORITY OF TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA WHEN COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE CONTINUES TO BE EVIDENT FOR POPULATION PROJECTIONS FOR 2030. EXCLUDING MIDDLETOWN (AT 14.9%), THE EXPECTED GROWTH FOR AGE 65+ BY 2030 RANGES FROM 19.5% TO 34.9% IN THE REMAINING 18 TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA COMPARED TO 17.9% FOR CONNECTICUT (CT DATA COLLABORATIVE, AGE 65+ POPULATION PROJECTIONS, 2030). AS MIDDLESEX COUNTY HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AGE 65+ WHEN COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGES, THE SHORTFALL THAT THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES IN PROVIDING CRITICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE MEDICARE POPULATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIZED SERVICES, WHICH THOSE AGE 65+ ALSO RELY HEAVILY ON FOR CARE. THE HOSPITAL FILLS A HEALTHCARE DELIVERY GAP FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS, ONE WHICH WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE COMMUNITY IF THE HOSPITAL WAS NOT PRESENT.
PART III, LINE 9B:MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL HAS A WRITTEN DEBT COLLECTION POLICY. THE POLICY STATES THAT PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ANY BALANCE REMAINING AFTER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE HAS BEEN APPLIED (THAT IS, IF 100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HAS NOT BEEN AWARDED). THE POLICY ALSO OUTLINES THE PROCESS FOR PAYING OUTSTANDING BALANCES SHOULD THE PATIENT BE FOUND TO HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY A PARTIAL AMOUNT AFTER THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DETERMINATION CRITERIA HAS BEEN APPLIED. FOR SUCH BALANCES, THE HOSPITAL WILL NOTIFY THE PATIENT OF HIS/HER LIABILITY. IF PAYMENT IS NOT MADE, THE POLICY STATES THAT THE HOSPITAL WILL USE APPROPRIATE METHODS TO PURSUE COLLECTION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE COLLECTIONS AGENCIES. THIS PRACTICE IS BROADLY UTILIZED FOR ALL PATIENTS WITH OUTSTANDING BALANCES. THE HOSPITAL MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS KNOW PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY BALANCE, INCLUDING THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAVE A BALANCE LEFT OVER AFTER A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARD HAS BEEN APPLIED. IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE HOSPITAL HAS PROVISIONS IN ITS COLLECTION POLICY. IN THE CASE WHERE PATIENTS WHO WOULD QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DO NOT COMPLETE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND ARE PLACED INTO COLLECTIONS, THE THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK ON BEHALF OF THE HOSPITAL TO COLLECT BALANCES SCREEN FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY. THE THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS FOLLOW HOSPITAL POLICY BY ALERTING ALL PATIENTS IN COLLECTIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S COLLECTION POLICY THERE IS A PROVISION WHEREBY COLLECTION AGENCIES, USING GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE HOSPITAL, ASSIST THE HOSPITAL IN IDENTIFYING PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A MEANS TO PAY FOR SERVICES AND THEREFORE QUALIFY FOR THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHILE THESE PATIENTS HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS, THEY MEET THE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS DEFINED BY THE HOSPITAL. THESE PATIENTS ARE THEN TRANSFERRED AND INCLUDED UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UMBRELLA. THIS PROCESS WAS PUT IN PLACE BY THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO CAPTURE AS MANY PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS POSSIBLE.
PART VI, LINE 2:SINCE THE INCEPTION OF MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT POLICY IN 2007, AND PRIOR TO THE MANDATE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES HAS BEEN A CORE ELEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING A CHNA, THE HOSPITAL ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES ON AN ON-GOING BASIS THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING THE LOCAL AND STATE-WIDE NEEDS DERIVED FROM: 1) PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE COALITIONS AND BOARDS, WHICH INCLUDE STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEED; 2) PARTICIPATION IN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE GREATER MIDDLETOWN HEALTH ENHANCEMENT COMMUNITY (GMHEC) COALITION, A PLACE-BASED INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS LONG-TERM, COLLABORATIVE, AND CROSS-SECTOR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH BROAD, SYSTEMIC CHANGE BY BUILDING HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES THAT ACTIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE; 3) PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION POPULATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES BASED ON STATE-WIDE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES; 4) ANY REAL-TIME COMMUNITY BASED INPUT, FEED-BACK, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS; AND 5) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS, WHEN NECESSARY, OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THROUGH SURVEYS AND PATIENT/PARTICIPANT FEED-BACK. HAVING A STRONG PRESENCE IN COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS, IN ADDITION TO BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS EXPRESSED BY OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, ALLOWS MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL TO CONTINUALLY ASSESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN BETWEEN COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT CYCLES.
PART VI, LINE 3:GREAT CONCERN IS TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS ARE APPRISED OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PLAN. NOTICE OF THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS DISPLAYED CONSPICUOUSLY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT THE ENTRY OF EACH FACILITY AND AT ALL PATIENT REGISTRATION POINTS. THE NOTIFICATION INCLUDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; THE AVAILABILITY OF FREE BED FUNDS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; SLIDING SCALE; AND FINANCIAL COUNSELOR CONTACT INFORMATION. AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION, HOSPITAL ACCESS STAFF REVIEWS THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND ASKS PATIENTS IF THEY WOULD LIKE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PACKAGE. BUILT INTO THE REGISTRATION DATABASE IS A REQUIRED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FIELD WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED AS PART OF THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS. ONCE THE PATIENT EXPRESSES THE DESIRE TO RECEIVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PACKAGE, PAPERWORK WITH PATIENT NAME AND MEDICAL RECORD IS AUTOMATICALLY PRINTED AT THE REGISTRATION STATION AND HANDED TO THE PATIENT. OTHER METHODS OF COMMUNICATION TO INCREASE AWARENESS REGARDING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FREE BED FUND PROGRAM INCLUDE 1) A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BROCHURE THAT AIDS PATIENTS IN THE PROCESS, ANSWERS KEY QUESTIONS AND PROVIDES EASY ACCESS FOR HELP (AVAILABLE AT MULTIPLE HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS AND LOCATIONS, INCLUDING KIOSKS AT EVERY HOSPITAL ENTRY POINT); 2) A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES SECTION ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEB-SITE (HTTPS://MIDDLESEXHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-SERVICES) WHICH INCLUDES APPLICATION, INSTRUCTIONS, AND SLIDING SCALE; 3) INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IN THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS BOOKLET; 4) NOTICE OF THE PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL COUNSELOR CONTACT INFORMATION ON EVERY BILLING STATEMENT; 5) NOTIFICATION AT DISCHARGE; AND 6) A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROGRAM SENT TO EVERY SELF-PAY PATIENT FOLLOWING DISCHARGE. MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE TOP 15 LANGUAGES IN ITS SERVICE AREA AND THIS AVAILABILITY IS COMMUNICATED ON THE BACK OF THE STATEMENT IN EACH LANGUAGE.THE HOSPITAL HAS A TEAM OF FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PATIENTS THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS EITHER BY PHONE OR VISIT. THE ROLE OF THE COUNSELORS IS TO HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS AND TO AID IN APPLICATION FOR MEDICAID/STATE PROGRAMS. ALL COUNSELORS RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSISTING PATIENTS IN NEED OF STATE/GOVERNMENTAL OR HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROTOCOLS, SYSTEMS, NEW PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS, AND HOW TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP FOR MEDICAID/STATE ENROLLMENT. THE HOSPITAL'S SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH COMPLETION OF HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS MEDICAID/STATE APPLICATIONS.IN FY24, MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL GRANTED $1,209,799 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 1,054 UNIQUE RECIPIENTS AND ABSORBED $36,786,972 IN UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID, SERVING 22,628 INDIVIDUALS.
PART VI, LINE 4:MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL IS THE SOLE HOSPITAL PROVIDER IN ITS SERVICE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THE LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. IT ENCOMPASSES 24 MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING THE 15 TOWNS OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY. THERE ARE NINETEEN TOWNS IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA: CHESTER, CLINTON, CROMWELL, DEEP RIVER, DURHAM, EAST HADDAM, EAST HAMPTON, ESSEX, HADDAM, KILLINGWORTH, MIDDLEFIELD, MIDDLETOWN, OLD SAYBROOK, PORTLAND, AND WESTBROOK (THE FIFTEEN TOWNS OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY) AND COLCHESTER, LYME, MARLBOROUGH AND OLD LYME; AND, FIVE TOWNS IN ITS SECONDARY SERVICE AREA: GUILFORD, HEBRON, MADISON, MERIDEN, AND ROCKY HILL. BY LAND AREA, MIDDLESEX COUNTY (369.3 SQUARE MILES) IS THE SMALLEST COUNTY OF THE EIGHT COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT AND IS THE SIXTH IN POPULATION SIZE (U.S. CENSUS, 2020). MUNICIPALITY SIZES BY LAND MASS VARY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, FROM 10.40 SQUARE MILES (ESSEX) TO 54.25 SQUARE MILES (EAST HADDAM) WITH MIDDLETOWN HAVING 41.02 SQUARE MILES OF LAND AREA. THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN (ZIP CODE 06457) IS CENTRALLY LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTH OF HARTFORD. THE POPULATION IN MIDDLETOWN IS ECONOMICALLY AND RACIALLY / ETHNICALLY MORE DIVERSE WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND IS ONE OF THE FEW COMMUNITIES IN CONNECTICUT TO INCLUDE URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE DATA THAT FOLLOWS IS PER MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (2022).OF THE TOTAL STATE OF CONNECTICUT POPULATION (3,605,597), 4.6% (164,759) RESIDE IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY (U.S. CENSUS, 2021). WITH A POPULATION OF 47,108 (U.S. CENSUS, 2021), MIDDLETOWN IS THE LARGEST MUNICIPALITY IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY. THE REMAINING TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA FALL INTO THREE POPULATION RANGES. COLCHESTER, CROMWELL, CLINTON, EAST HAMPTON AND OLD SAYBROOK HAVE POPULATIONS BETWEEN 10,000 AND 15,600. PORTLAND, EAST HADDAM, HADDAM, OLD LYME, DURHAM, WESTBROOK, ESSEX, KILLINGWORTH AND MARLBOROUGH HAVE POPULATIONS BETWEEN 5,000 AND 9,999. DEEP RIVER, MIDDLEFIELD, CHESTER AND LYME HAVE POPULATIONS LESS THAN 5,000. THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH (CT-ORH) DEFINES RURAL AS ALL TOWNS WITH A POPULATION CENSUS OF 10,000 OR LESS AND A POPULATION DENSITY OF 500 OR LESS PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. BASED ON THIS METRIC, THE TOWNS OF CHESTER, DEEP RIVER, DURHAM, EAST HADDAM, HADDAM, KILLINGWORTH, LYME, MARLBOROUGH, MIDDLEFIELD, OLD LYME AND WESTBROOK ARE CONSIDERED RURAL. FOR THE AGE DISTRIBUTIONS, MIDDLESEX COUNTY IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE 0-19 AND 20-44 AGE GROUPS AND EXCEEDS THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE 45-64 AND 65+ AGE GROUPS. MIDDLETOWN IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE 0-19 AGE GROUP, IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE 20-44 AGE GROUP AND LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE IN THE 45-64 AND 65+ AGE GROUPS. WHEN EXTRACTING AGE 65+, MIDDLESEX COUNTY (19.0%) EXCEEDS CONNECTICUT (17.2%), AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREATER CONCENTRATION OF OLDER ADULTS WHEN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT. THE TOWNS OF COLCHESTER, MARLBOROUGH AND MIDDLETOWN FALL BELOW THE STATE AVERAGE OF 17.2%. PORTLAND IS ON PAR WITH THE STATE AVERAGE, WHILE CHESTER, CLINTON, CROMWELL, DEEP RIVER, DURHAM, EAST HADDAM, EAST HAMPTON, HADDAM, KILLINGWORTH, AND MIDDLEFIELD EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE WITH AN AGE 65+ RANGE OF 19.1%-24.8%, AND ESSEX, LYME, OLD LYME, OLD SAYBROOK, AND WESTBROOK CONSIDERABLY EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE WITH AN AGE 65+ RANGE OF 26.2%-30.9% (CT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2016-2020).MIDDLETOWN HAS A MORE DIVERSE RACIAL / ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHIC RELATIVE TO THE OTHER TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND RESEMBLES CONNECTICUT EXCEPT IN THE HISPANIC OR LATINO CATEGORY, WHERE MIDDLETOWN HAS A SMALLER POPULATION. MIDDLESEX COUNTY'S RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN COMPOSITION IS 82.4% WHITE, NON-HISPANIC; 6% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, NON-HISPANIC; 7.1% HISPANIC OR LATINO; 3.3% ASIAN, NON-HISPANIC; 2.2% TWO OR MORE RACES, NON-HISPANIC (U.S. CENSUS QUICK FACTS 2021). MIDDLETOWN'S RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN COMPOSITION IS 66.8% WHITE, NON-HISPANIC; 15.8% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, NON-HISPANIC; 10.3% HISPANIC OR LATINO; 6% ASIAN, NON-HISPANIC; 4.2% TWO OR MORE RACES, NON-HISPANIC (U.S. CENSUS QUICK FACTS 2021).THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME PER TOWN IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA RANGES FROM $62,022 (MIDDLETOWN) TO $130,635 (DURHAM) AND ALL TOWNS EXCEPT MIDDLETOWN, MIDDLEFIELD AND WESTBROOK EXCEED CONNECTICUT'S MEDIAN INCOME OF $79,855 (CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2016-2020). THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISPARITIES WHEN DATA POINTS ARE DISAGGREGATED BY RACE AND ETHNICITY AND COMPARED TO WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO. IN MIDDLETOWN, WHITE HOUSEHOLDS EARN 1.6 TIMES MORE THAN BLACK HOUSEHOLDS AND 1.8 TIMES MORE THAN HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDS. IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY, WHITE HOUSEHOLDS EARN 1.8 TIMES MORE THAN BLACK HOUSEHOLDS AND 1.6 TIMES MORE THAN HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDS. WHILE THE GAP IS NARROWER, WHITE HOUSEHOLDS EARN 1.1 TIMES MORE (MIDDLETOWN) AND 1.4 TIMES MORE (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) THAN ASIAN HOUSEHOLDS. FOR POVERTY STATUS, THE TOTAL POVERTY RATE FOR MIDDLETOWN AT 12.3% EXCEEDS THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AT 9.8%. THE TOTAL POVERTY RATES FOR MIDDLEFIELD (8.5%) AND MARLBOROUGH (8.4%) EXCEED THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY TOTAL POVERTY RATE OF 7.1%. THE UNDER 18 POVERTY RATE FOR MIDDLETOWN AT 16.1% EXCEEDS THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AT 13.0%. THE UNDER 18 POVERTY RATES FOR THE TOWNS OF COLCHESTER (11.6%), PORTLAND (10.9%), MIDDLEFIELD (9.3%) AND EAST HAMPTON (8.7%) EXCEED THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY UNDER 18 POVERTY RATE OF 8.3% (CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2016-2020; MIDDLESEX COUNTY: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES 2016-2020).POVERTY RATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PRONOUNCED AMONG BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE, HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND TWO OR MORE RACES POPULATIONS IN MIDDLETOWN AND MIDDLESEX COUNTY WHEN COMPARED TO WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO FOR THE TOTAL AND UNDER 18 CATEGORIES. BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE RESIDENTS ARE 2.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 3.2 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS. HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS ARE 4.1 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 3.8 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS. ASIAN ALONE RESIDENTS ARE 1.2 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 2 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS. RESIDENTS WITH TWO OR MORE RACES ARE 2.7 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 3.1 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO RESIDENTS (CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2016-2020; MIDDLESEX COUNTY: CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2015-2019). UNDER AGE 18 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE YOUTH ARE 2.9 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 5.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO UNDER 18 AGE WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO YOUTH. UNDER AGE 18 HISPANIC OR LATINO YOUTH ARE 5.1 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 5.8 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO UNDER AGE 18 WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO YOUTH. UNDER AGE 18 YOUTH WITH TWO OR MORE RACES ARE 2.1 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLETOWN) AND 2.3 TIMES MORE LIKELY (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) TO EXPERIENCE POVERTY WHEN COMPARED TO UNDER AGE 18 YOUTH WHITE ALONE NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO YOUTH (CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2016-2020; MIDDLESEX COUNTY: CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2015-2019).WHILE THE MAJORITY OF TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA EXPERIENCE A LOWER HOUSING COST-BURDEN RATE (HOUSEHOLDS THAT SPEND AT LEAST 30% OF THEIR ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME ON HOUSING COSTS) WHEN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT (39.6%), FOR THIS COHORT, THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE TOWNS THAT ARE COST-BURDENED IS HIGH, RANGING FROM 22% - 37.8%. THE TOWNS OF CLINTON, LYME, AND MIDDLETOWN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT, WHILE CHESTER, OLD SAYBROOK, AND WESTBROOK EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE WITH A RANGE OF 41.2% - 43.6% EXPERIENCING HOUSING COST-BURDEN (CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, 2015-2019).(CONTINUED AT END)
PART VI, LINE 5:AS MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INVOLVING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN KEY FUNCTIONS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S BOARD IS COMPRISED MAINLY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES, FAMILY MEMBERS NOR CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION, BUT ARE LONG-TERM RESIDENTS WHOSE PRIMARY INTEREST IS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY BASED ON THE HOSPITAL'S CURRENT AND PROJECTED PATIENT CARE, TEACHING AND RESEARCH NEEDS, AND OVERALL COMMUNITY NEED. MEDICAL STAFF INPUT AND PARTICIPATION IS HIGHLY VALUED BY THE HOSPITAL AS EVIDENCED BY INCLUSION IN THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE MEDICAL STAFF COUNCIL AND COUNTLESS OTHER WORKING COMMITTEES. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL HAS A FORMAL PROCESS FOR ALLOCATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS; A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CAPITAL BUDGETING COMMITTEE MEETS AND SETS PRIORITIES FOR INVESTMENTS IN PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AND PHYSICAL STRUCTURE. THE APPROACH TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION PATIENT, COMMUNITY AND STAFF NEEDS. EACH YEAR THE HOSPITAL ALLOCATES A PORTION OF SURPLUS FUNDING TO A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICE LINES, INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES, SUBSIDIZED SERVICES, MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT COSTS. CONTINUOUS DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES REMAINS THE HALLMARK OF MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S VISION, MISSION, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. AMBITIOUS COMMUNITY BENEFIT GOALS, THE INCORPORATION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INTO ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING, AND THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT TARGET THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS HAS ALLOWED THE HOSPITAL TO PUT A FORMAL STRUCTURE AROUND ITS FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT TOTAL FOR FY24 WAS $81,164,563 (EXCLUDING COMMUNITY BUILDING) WITH 95,060 SERVED (EXCLUDING COMMUNITY BUILDING). THE FOLLOWING IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM: COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES: THE HOSPITAL UNDERWRITES A VAST RANGE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS, NONE OF WHICH ARE DEVELOPED FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, ALL OF WHICH ARE SUPPORTED AS A MEANS OF FULFILLING THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION TO SERVE ITS COMMUNITY. 100% OF THE TIME THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE (IN THE RARE INSTANCE WHERE A NOMINAL FEE IS ASSESSED THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE IS NOT COVERED). COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS REPRESENT ONE TIME EVENTS, HOWEVER MOST ARE ONGOING AND OVER THE YEARS HAVE BECOME ENTRENCHED IN THE COMMUNITY AS A SOURCE OF SUPPORT AND CONTINUED EDUCATION FOR A HEALTHFUL FUTURE. EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): 1) HEALTH EDUCATION (COMMUNITY EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS; HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENTS/HEALTH FAIRS; SUPPORT GROUPS; LARGE SCALE CANCER AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS; AND THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH LITERATURE); 2) COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES (CLINICS AND SCREENINGS; ANNUAL FLU SHOTS; BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICS); AND 3) HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED TO INCREASE ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE TO INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN POVERTY AND / OR OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IN FY24, THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES SERVED 22,252 INDIVIDUALS AT A TOTAL COST OF $2,308,645 TO THE HOSPITAL. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION: HELPING TO PREPARE FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IS A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT OF MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL AND DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC THAT CONSTITUTES A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE HOSPITAL'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRADUATES FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIANS, MANY OF WHOM CONTINUE TO PRACTICE IN THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY AREA AFTER THEIR TRAINING IS COMPLETE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THAT MIDDLESEX COUNTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) TO BE A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA) EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF SELECT HEALTH SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES TOO FEW PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, HRSA REPORTS THAT MIDDLESEX COUNTY IS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) FOR PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO WELCOMES MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENT INTERNS AND PROVIDES ON-SITE TRAINING DURING CLINICAL ROTATIONS. NURSING STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COLLEGES AND PROGRAMS RECEIVE HANDS-ON MENTORSHIP IN THE MAJORITY OF CLINICAL SERVICE LINES YEAR-ROUND. OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION INCLUDES THE HOSPITAL'S RADIOLOGY SCHOOL (WHICH OPERATES AT A LOSS FOR THE HOSPITAL) AND CLINICAL/NON-CLINICAL EDUCATIONAL STUDENT TRAINING IN MULTIPLE FIELDS. IN FY24, THE HOSPITAL'S HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION CATEGORY SERVED 732 INDIVIDUALS AT A TOTAL COST OF $11,334,927 TO THE HOSPITAL. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: THE HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGGREGATE FINANCIALS AND NUMBERS SERVED. SUBSIDIZED SERVICES ARE PARTICULAR CLINICAL PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY DESPITE A FINANCIAL LOSS, WITH NEGATIVE MARGINS REMAINING AFTER SPECIFIC DOLLARS (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BAD DEBT) AND SHORTFALLS (MEDICAID) ARE REMOVED. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY AS A SUBSIDIZED SERVICE, THE PROGRAM MUST MEET CERTAIN HEALTH DELIVERY CRITERIA; MEET AN IDENTIFIED NEED IN THE COMMUNITY; AND WOULD BECOME UNAVAILABLE OR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A GOVERNMENTAL OR ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY TO PROVIDE IF THE HOSPITAL DISCONTINUED THE SERVICE. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIZED SERVICES INCLUDE FAMILY PRACTICE SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), HOMECARE, PARAMEDICS, CENTER FOR CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT DISEASE MANAGEMENT OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS (ADULT ASTHMA; CHILD ASTHMA; DIABETES EDUCATION AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY; SMOKING CESSATION; CHRONIC HEART FAILURE; AND CHILDHOOD WEIGHT MANAGEMENT); WIC (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN); AMBULATORY INFUSION; WOUND CARE AND MULTISPECIALTY GROUP (WHICH INCLUDES PHYSICIAN SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT CLINICS FOR ENDOCRINE / GENDER MEDICINE; RHEUMATOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PULMONOLOGY; NEUROLOGY, WHICH ARE SERVICES THAT WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY IF MIDDLESEX HEALTH DID NOT OFFER THEM, THE COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES WOULD BE BELOW THE COMMUNITY'S NEED, AND THE SERVICES WOULD BECOME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT OR ANOTHER TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IF MIDDLESEX HEALTH DID NOT OFFER THEM). IN FY24 THE HOSPITAL'S SUBSIDIZED SERVICES SERVED 38,350 PEOPLE WITH A TOTAL COST OF $28,814,217 TO THE HOSPITAL. RESEARCH: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN THE DOMAINS OF CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. CLINICAL EXAMPLES INCLUDE NATIONAL TRIALS BY THE HOSPITAL'S CANCER CENTER. FOR FY24, THE HOSPITAL'S ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR ALL (NON-INDUSTRY) RESEARCH PROJECTS TOTALED $264,969 AND SERVED 86 INDIVIDUALS. FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY IN THE FORM OF FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. EACH YEAR THE HOSPITAL MAKES SUBSTANTIAL CASH DONATIONS TO CAREFULLY SELECTED MISSION-DRIVEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. THE HOSPITAL'S FY24 SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $283,521, SERVING 9,958 INDIVIDUALS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS: COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS INCLUDE ACTIVITIES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY BENEFIT STRATEGIC PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, ANNUAL GOAL ATTAINMENT, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (AND CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY) PRODUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL HAS A DEDICATED DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT WHO OVERSEES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM AND A REPORTING STRUCTURE THAT OVERSEES COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLANNING AND OPERATIONS. OUTSIDE OF ON-GOING COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES, KEY COMPONENTS OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM IS CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPING A CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY EVERY THREE TAXABLE YEARS, ENSURING THAT THE CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY GOALS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FOCUSING ON HEALTH EQUITY AND HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS. THE HOSPITAL'S FY24 COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS EXPENSE TOTALED $161,513.
PART VI, LINE 6:THE ORGANIZATION IS PART OF AN AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. MIDDLESEX HEALTH IS A FULLY COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF EXPERT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THAT HAS CONVENIENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AND THE SHORELINE. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ALWAYS CLOSE TO CARE FOR EVERY FAMILY MEMBER AT EVERY AGE. MIDDLESEX HEALTH PROVIDES THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE FOR JUST ABOUT ALL ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS' HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED IN THE AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ARE AS FOLLOWS: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL - A NON-PROFIT, ACUTE CARE, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN MIDDLETOWN, CT MIDDLESEX HEALTH SERVICES - PROVIDING INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. MHS PRIMARY CARE - PROVIDES PATIENT-CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL FOUNDATION - SUPPORTS MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL. MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM - PARENT OF AND PROVIDES FUNDRAISING SERVICES FOR MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.
PART VI, LINE 7, STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT:CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTES 19A-127K REQUIRES THAT ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2023, EACH HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT SUBMIT ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM REPORTING TO THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY. AS MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL MEETS THE STATUTE AS HAVING A COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM IN PLACE, IT REPORTS ANNUALLY TO THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT'S OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY.
PART VI, QUESTION 4 - COMMUNITY INFORMATION (CONTINUED):FOR HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS, UNDER AGE 18, ALL TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA HAVE A LOWER UNINSURED RATE WHEN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT (3.0%), EXCEPT CLINTON (3.4%), ESSEX (4.9%) AND OLD LYME (4.7%) [CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES 2015-2019]. FOR HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS, AGES 18-64, ALL TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA HAVE A LOWER UNINSURED RATE WHEN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT (7.5%), EXCEPT DEEP RIVER (12.8%) [CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES 2015-2019]. FOR HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS, AGES 65+, ALL TOWNS IN MIDDLESEX HEALTH'S SERVICE AREA HAVE A LOWER UNINSURED RATE WHEN COMPARED TO CONNECTICUT (0.6%), EXCEPT DEEP RIVER (1.0%) AND KILLINGWORTH (2.9%) [CONNECTICUT DATA COLLABORATIVE, FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 5-YEAR ESTIMATES 2015-2019]. IN 2024, THE PERCENT OF HOSPITAL DISCHARGES FOR MEDICAID/SAGA/UNINSURED COMBINED WERE: 19% INPATIENT; 14% OUTPATIENT; 27% EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NON-ADMISSION; AND, FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 35% MATERNITY; 37% NEWBORN; 49% INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY; 11% OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND 14% OTHER OUTPATIENT SERVICES. MIDDLESEX COUNTY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) TO BE A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA EXPERIENCING A SHORTAGE OF SELECT HEALTH SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE TOO FEW PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, HRSA REPORTS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSAS) FOR PRIMARY CARE (MIDDLETOWN SERVICE AREA; LOW INCOME POPULATION), MENTAL HEALTH (MIDDLESEX COUNTY; HIGH NEED GEOGRAPHIC) AND DENTAL HEALTH (CENTRAL MIDDLETOWN; LOW INCOME POPULATION).

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MIDDLESEX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
393 MAIN STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457060452410501(C)(6)$65,100$0GENERAL SUPPORT
HAVEN
1210 MILL STREETEAST BERLINCT06023510642913501(C)(3)$10,000$0GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY
211 SOUTH MAIN STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457061477711501(C)(3)$10,000$02024 BECKY THATCHER RIVER CRUISE SUPPORT
VARSITY COMMUNICATIONS INC
5720 204TH ST SUITE 100LYNNWOODWA98036911430177$17,000$02024 CT GOLF SHOW SPONSORSHIP
CONNECTICUT STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION
35 COLD SPRING ROAD SUITE 212ROCKY HILLCT06067222587856501(C)(3)$35,000$0CSGA SPONSORSHIP
ST VINCENT DEPAUL FOUNDATION
617 MAIN STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457061387081501(C)(3)$5,490$0GENERAL SUPPORT
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ExplanationTHE PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS A POLICY REGARDING WHICH ORGANIZATIONS THEY ARE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH AND GIVE GRANTS OR ASSISTANCE. THEN ONCE THE GRANT OR ASSISTANCE IS AWARDED THE PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT OR ASSISTANCE IS USED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES. THIS IS DONE BY CONTACT AND ATTENDANCE AT THE SPONSORED EVENTS.ExplanationTxt

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Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
VINCENT CAPECE JR
PRESIDENT/CEO$876,759$0$280,500$0$308,215$0$291,900$0$35,412$0$1,792,786$0$283,573$0
SUSAN MARTIN
VP FINANCE/TREASURER$499,406$0$102,500$0$94,185$0$41,595$0$27,232$0$764,918$0$83,493$0
DAVID COSENTINO
VP QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY$465,920$0$100,500$0$4,639$0$73,751$0$34,697$0$679,507$0$0$0
EVAN JACKSON
VP & CIO$403,090$0$80,000$0$46,648$0$64,300$0$35,774$0$629,812$0$41,817$0
DAVID GIUFFRIDA
VP FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SVCS$367,704$0$0$0$149,247$0$35,650$0$15,399$0$568,000$0$143,105$0
THEODORE HARTENSTEIN
MED DIRECTOR, UTILIZATION$493,046$0$13,200$0$450$0$19,800$0$36,642$0$563,138$0$0$0
JONATHAN BANKOFF
CHAIRMAN EMERGENCY MEDICINE$482,196$0$18,750$0$450$0$23,100$0$33,792$0$558,288$0$0$0
RICARDO PEREZ
PULMONOLOGIST$366,227$0$137,710$0$270$0$16,500$0$33,792$0$554,499$0$0$0
LAURA MARTINO LEFT 122022
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE$6,557$0$70,000$0$293,708$0$1,535$0$150,178$0$521,978$0$293,474$0
JUSTIN GORALNIK
PULMONOLOGIST$324,563$0$145,559$0$301$0$16,433$0$18,428$0$505,284$0$0$0
JEFFREY SHELTON
CHAIRMAN DEPT PSYCH$443,351$0$13,200$0$450$0$19,800$0$24,408$0$501,209$0$0$0
DONNA STRONESKI
VP HUMAN RESOURCES$333,985$0$50,500$0$36,944$0$59,950$0$4,189$0$485,568$0$32,118$0
BRIAN MCGUIRE
PHYSICIAN$309,469$0$113,691$0$690$0$24,157$0$36,792$0$484,799$0$0$0
KELLY HAECKEL
VP PATIENT CARE SVCS/CNO$315,060$0$67,500$0$8,615$0$51,610$0$32,968$0$475,753$0$6,018$0
TODD BISCHOP
CHIEF DEPT OF MED$404,781$0$35,110$0$450$0$23,100$0$2,340$0$465,781$0$0$0
JUSTIN DREW
VP AMBULATORY & CLINICAL SVCS$275,969$0$43,000$0$3,689$0$49,169$0$7,021$0$378,848$0$0$0
LELAND MCKENNA
VP PLANNING & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$277,021$0$43,000$0$2,804$0$46,316$0$5,575$0$374,716$0$0$0
JESSE WAGNER MD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE$151,014$0$1,045$0$54,757$0$4,136$0$0$0$210,952$0$54,757$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ASOCIAL CLUB DUES - REPRESENTS A CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP AT A GOLF CLUB USED FOR VARIOUS BUSINESS PURPOSES. THE ASSOCIATED COST IS INCLUDED IN THE TAXABLE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBER ACCORDING TO IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. THIS BENEFIT WAS PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL: VINCENT CAPECE
PART I, LINE 4BTHE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED COMPENSATION FROM A SERP, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III) AND COLUMN F: VINCENT CAPECE = $283,573 SUSAN MARTIN = $83,493 EVAN JACKSON = $41,817 DAVID GIUFFRIDA = $143,105 DONNA STRONESKI = $32,118 KELLY HAECKEL = $6,018 LAURA MARTINO = $293,474 JESSE WAGNER, MD = $54,757 SERP CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AND ARE INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN C: VINCENT CAPECE = $265,500 SUSAN MARTIN = $15,195 DAVID CONSENTINO = $47,351 EVAN JACKSON = $41,200 DAVID GIUFFRIDA = $9,250 DONNA STRONESKI = $33,550 KELLY HAECKEL = $32,150 JUSTIN DREW = $28,500 LELAND MCKENNA = $28,500
PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) - BONUS & INCENTIVE COMPENSATION:THE AMOUNTS REPRESENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PAYMENTS MADE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023. PAYMENTS INCLUDE AMOUNTS EARNED IN 2022 AND DEFERRED, WHERE APPLICABLE.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdBond Issuer EINBondIssuerEINCUSIPCUSIPNumBond IssuedBondIssuedDtIssue PriceIssuePriceAmtPurposePurposeDescDefeasedDefeasedIndOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerIndPool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
CHEFA - SERIES O
A06080618620774YWD52015-05-19$19,491,965REFINANCE L BONDS000
CHEFA - SERIES P
B0608061862016-06-10$9,683,000REFINANCE M BONDS000
CHEFA - SERIES Q
C0608061862017-11-21$11,599,000REFINANCE N BONDS000

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdRetiredRetiredAmtTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmtIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmtOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmtSubstantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYrRefunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsIndRefunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsIndFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeIndAdequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A$6,030,000$19,491,965$388,960$19,103,01020150Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
B$7,207,646$10,347,540$193,660$10,153,88020160Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)
C$5,886,636$11,599,000$231,980$11,367,02020210Yes (1)Yes (1)Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdOwning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyIndAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsIndMgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropIndAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsIndBond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestIndChange In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropIndProcs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A000000Yes (1)
B000000Yes (1)
C000000Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCdForm8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledIndRebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetIndException To RebateExceptionToRebateIndNo Rebate DueNoRebateDueIndVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueIndHedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecIndGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICIndGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedIndWritten Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
A000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
B000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)
C000Yes (1)0000Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMEDISSUER NAME: CHEFA - SERIES O DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 05/19/2020 ISSUER NAME: CHEFA - SERIES P DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 06/10/2021 ISSUER NAME: CHEFA - SERIES Q DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 11/21/2022
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3:SERIES P BONDS (COLUMN B) AND SERIES Q BONDS (COLUMN C) - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ISSUE PRICE AND THE TOTAL PROCEEDS IS INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 11:THE AMOUNT INCLUDED IN PART II, LINE 11, OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS FOR THE SERIES O BONDS (COLUMN A) WAS USED TO REFUND THE CHEFA SERIES L BONDS DATED DECEMBER 7, 2006. THE AMOUNT INCLUDED IN PART II, LINE 11, OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS FOR THE SERIES P BONDS (COLUMN B) WAS USED TO REFUND THE CHEFA SERIES M BONDS DATED DECEMBER 7, 2006. THE AMOUNT INCLUDED IN PART II, LINE 11, OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS FOR THE SERIES Q BONDS (COLUMN C) WAS USED TO PARTIALLY REFUND THE CHEFA SERIES N BONDS DATED JULY 26, 2011. IN ADDITION, $736 WAS A PREPAYMENT OF INTEREST.
SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINE 3:SERIES O BONDS (COLUMN A) AND SERIES P BONDS (COLUMN B) - THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL MANAGEMENT/SERVICE CONTRACTS MEET THE SAFE HARBOR UNDER REV. PROC. 2017-13, 2017-6 I.R.B. 787.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (10 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
DAVID GIUFFRIDA
KEY EMPLOYEE$672,912SEE PART V0
JESSE WAGNER MD
FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE$72,014SEE PART V0
DAVID COSENTINO
KEY EMPLOYEE$340,382SEE PART V0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$5,973,190INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$1,951,430INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$1,264,503INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$169,741INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$625,000INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$210,214INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR
SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTOR$384,931INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT0

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(A) NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON: DAVID GIUFFRIDA(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL HAS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH GUIFFRIDA ELECTRIC, CO., WHICH IS MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER OF DAVID GIUFFRIDA.(A) NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON: JESSE WAGNER, MD(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL HAS AN EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH RUTH WAGNER, REGISTERED NURSE, WHO IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF JESSE WAGNER, MD.(A) NAME OF INTERESTED PERSON: DAVID COSENTINO(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL HAS AN EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH MEGAN COSENTINO, WHO IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF DAVID COSENTINO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$382,095NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER IN COLUMN B IS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL IS AN ACUTE CARE GENERAL HOSPITAL SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY AND VARIOUS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES PROVIDING SELECTED HIGH-QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS TO ASSURE COORDINATION OF CARE WHEN SERVICES ARE NOT LOCALLY AVAILABLE. AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CORE PROGRAMS, SPANNING THEIR TRADITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES, ARE THE SCORES OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED, MANY OF WHICH FOCUS ON THE DISADVANTAGED AND UNDERSERVED, THOSE SPECIAL POPULATIONS SUCH AS MINORITIES, OLDER PERSONS, PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY WITH DISABILITIES, CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL PERSONS, AND OTHER DISENFRANCHISED PERSONS. MANY OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS WITH A FOCUS TO REACH OUT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF ECONOMIC CONDITION OR SOCIAL STATUS RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS AND INVOLVE EDUCATION OR RESEARCH THAT IMPROVES OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH. ALL OF THESE SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE OR OFFERED AT A RATE THAT IS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THE COST OF PROVIDING THEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL IS MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE SOLE MEMBER, MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. HAS THE RIGHT TO ANNUALLY ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOSPITAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE SOLE MEMBER, MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., HAS ALL RIGHTS CONFERRED BY LAW, THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL BY-LAWS, BY VOTE OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ITS PRESIDENT, OR BY OR THROUGH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) DESIGNATED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS BEHALF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR THEIR REVIEW AND CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR ARE HIGHLIGHTED. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THEY HAVE ARE PRESENTED TO EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RESPONSES ARE RETURNED TO, TRACKED, AND REVIEWED BY THE SYSTEM COMPLIANCE OFFICER. MATERIAL CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND DETERMINATION. IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, BOARD MEMBERS MUST IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS THEY OCCUR. THE BOARD THEN REVIEWS THE FACTS AND MAKES THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A SIGNIFICANT CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF SO, THE BOARD FOLLOWS DISABLING GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE IF THE BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE ASKED TO RESIGN OR BE REMOVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EXECUTIVE TEAM COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE HAS A CHARTER AND A POLICY STATEMENT SETTING FORTH A PROCESS AND CERTAIN GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION. EXECUTIVES RECEIVE A BASE SALARY AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INCENTIVE COMPENSATION WITHIN A RANGE SET BY THE POLICY. FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE COMMITTEE RECEIVES A MARKET ANALYSIS FROM INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS REGARDING COMPENSATION AT PEER GROUPS OF COMPARABLE HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS. POSITIONS WITHIN THE THE EXECUTIVE TEAM ARE COMPARED TO BENCHMARK POSITIONS WITHIN THIS MARKET DATA AND THEIR COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO THE DATA BOTH WITH RESPECT TO CASH COMPENSATION AND TOTAL COMPENSATION INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS. THE CEO RECOMMENDS THE INCENTIVE AWARDS AND BASE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVES WHO REPORT TO HIM, AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, APPROVES OR MODIFIES THEM, AND ALSO DETERMINES ANY INCENTIVE AWARD AND BASE SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CEO. THE CONSULTANTS PROVIDE A WRITTEN OPINION ANNUALLY CONFIRMING THAT THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVES, AS ADJUSTED BY THIS PROCESS, IS "REASONABLE" WITHIN APPLICABLE IRS GUIDELINES. KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS SET FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH IN THE HOSPITAL COMPENSATION POLICY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS POLICY IS TO PAY EMPLOYEES BASED UPON HOSPITAL NEED, THE PROPER EXTERNAL LABOR MARKET AND PERFORMANCE. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED 12/2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL MAINTAINS A QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE SECTION ON ITS WEBSITE, MIDDLESEXHOSPITAL.ORG. THE HOSPITAL POSTS THE MOST CURRENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 WITH THOSE OF OTHER AFFILIATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS STATEMENTS AND FORMS FROM AT LEAST TWO PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS. THE HOSPITAL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ALSO POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IN THE VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS SECTION. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:TRANSFER (TO) / FROM MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. -659,547. TRANSFER (TO) / FROM MHS PRIMARY CARE -20,394,190. TRANSFER (TO) / FROM RESOURCES 1,571,953. CHANGE IN ASSETS HELD IN TRUST 585,112.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 3B:MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL DOES NOT HAVE A SEPARATE AUDIT PERFORMED UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL IS INCLUDED IN THE A-133 AUDIT PERFORMED FOR MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM FOR PURPOSES OF THE A-133 AUDIT. THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND EXPENDITURES OF MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL ARE REVIEWED AND THE RESULTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SINGLE A-133 AUDIT REPORT FOR MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM INC
28 CRESCENT STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457222676137SUPPORTCT501(C)(3)LINE 12B, IIN/A0
MIDDLESEX HEALTH SERVICES INC
28 CRESCENT STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457222676140HEALTHCARECT501(C)(3)LINE 100MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM INC
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
28 CRESCENT STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457273720822SUPPORTCT501(C)(3)LINE 12B, IIYes (1)MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
MHS PRIMARY CARE INC
28 CRESCENT STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457061472743HEALTHCARECT501(C)(3)LINE 100MIDDLESEX HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
MIDDLESEX HEALTH RESOURCES INC
28 CRESCENT STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457061089925RENTAL REAL ESTATECTN/AC0
INTEGRATED RESOURCES FOR THE MIDDLESEX AREA LLC
28 CRESCENT STREETMIDDLETOWNCT06457061462230OUTPATIENT CARECTN/AC0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd