2021-08-16T07:14:10-05:00 2020-09-30 621517792 PYA P C 2220 SUTHERLAND AVE KNOXVILLE TN 37919 990 2019-10-01 582078064 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC NORT 7702196659 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 BRIAN D STEINES CFO 7702196659 2021-08-11 1 DEBORAH O ERNSBERGER P00364912 8656730844 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CAROL BURRELL 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 216199794 0 X WWW.NGHS.COM X 1993 GA IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 201850383 214897661 23085 -1884 1087771 1058391 202961239 215954168 0 0 0 0 182572372 200136867 0 0 0 52538721 59312533 235111093 259449400 -32149854 -43495232 33520552 36837609 15261630 24731423 18258922 12106186 X NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) AND IS ON A MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES:- NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON CAMPUSES)- NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW- NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN- THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. (NGHS FOUNDATION)- NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP- THE HEART CENTER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER- THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY 0 0 259360484 214897661 AS A PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP SERVES MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS 19 COUNTIES IN OUR REGION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION. **SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION** 259360484 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X ELENA BARBERIS 7702196659 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 ANDREW GREEN MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGMC 1.00 40.00 X 0 898763 34134 BEDRI YUSUF MEMBER, EXECUTIVE CHIEF PHYSICIAN 40.00 X 0 48247 0 BRENT HOFFMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIE MOORE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAYTON COX MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 226475 28471 DAWN SOSEBEE MEMBER, NURSE PRACTITIONER - NGPG 40.00 X 0 99298 23695 DENISE DEAL MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA WHITFIELD MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 333380 33350 ERIC BOHN MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 341358 100151 FERNANDO SERNA MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 612566 36542 JANE SMOOT MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CLIFTON HASTINGS MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 1.00 X 0 878402 41100 JOHNATHAN KERRICK MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 294815 38949 LAWRENCE DUDAS MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 344606 22075 MONICA NEWTON MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGMC 1.00 40.00 X 0 328801 15923 OLIVIA ERBELE SKEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP KIMSEY MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGMC 1.00 40.00 X 0 229367 62218 PRESTON BOWEN MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUHEL PATEL MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGHS 1.00 40.00 X 0 456025 20959 THOMAS DAVID YATES MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 296045 37996 THOMAS HAWN MEMBER, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - NGPG 40.00 X 0 153741 50061 WANDA AZPEITIA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL BURRELL PRESIDENT & CEO 1.00 40.00 X 0 1562139 84398 BRIAN D STEINES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1.00 40.00 X 0 840389 107221 STEPHEN KELLY CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 1.00 40.00 X 0 316884 52647 MICHAEL COVERT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1.00 40.00 X 0 201605 0 ANTONIO RIOS EXECUTIVE CHIEF PHYSICIAN - NGPG 40.00 X 0 369579 100096 DANIEL TUFFY PRESIDENT AND CAO - NGPG 1.00 40.00 X 0 510400 83709 TRACY VARDEMAN CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NGHS 1.00 40.00 X 0 509295 118157 ALAN D WINSTON NGPG PHYSICIAN 40.00 X 0 1337450 38819 ARUN THANKACHAN JACOB NGPG PHYSICIAN 40.00 X 0 1316162 36465 CUONG NGUYEN NGPG PHYSICIAN 40.00 X 0 902397 42520 DARRELL SCALES NGPG PHYSICIAN 40.00 X 0 852384 15205 JAMES REEVES NGPG PHYSICIAN 40.00 X 0 1255357 36465 DEBORAH WEBER FORMER CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS 0.00 0.00 X 0 428161 28426 0 15944091 1289752 365 1 1 0 SALVEO INTEGRATIVE HEALTH INC 311 GWINNETT DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE GA 30046 PROVIDER SERVICES 1244148 PSYCHIATRIC PROFESSIONALS OF GA 3403 WILLOW GLEN TRAIL SUWANEE GA 30024 PHYSICIAN CALL COVERAGE 754300 JACKSON & COKER LOCUMTENENS LLC 3000 OLD ALABAMA RD ALPHARETTA GA 30022 PROVIDER SERVICES 704378 GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC PO BOX 96483 CHICAGO IL 60693 BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 422967 K & K CLEANING AND RESTORATION PO BOX 816 TOCCOA GA 30577 HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES 277370 30 NET PATIENT REVENUE 621400 181685540 181685540 OTHER OPERATING REVENUE 900099 31610163 31610163 EHR/INCENTIVE REVENUE 900099 1601958 1601958 214897661 1064789 6398 1058391 1058391 1058391 237344 239228 -1884 -1884 -1884 215954168 214897661 0 1056507 417826 417667 159 173768039 173702007 66032 16179797 16173649 6148 9771205 9767492 3713 13483288 13478164 5124 27845 27834 11 10994158 10989980 4178 1086383 1085970 413 3629553 3628174 1379 232803 232715 88 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 15710179 15710179 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 9749006 9749006 SUPPLIES 1152883 1152445 438 RENTAL & MAINTENANCE 999125 998745 380 2247310 2246457 853 259449400 259360484 88916 0 720443 781625 11769435 13589335 278272 284828 116676 0 48588963 26412855 20633263 22176108 2463 5713 33520552 36837609 14901630 23265978 0 1105445 360000 360000 15261630 24731423 X 18258922 12106186 18258922 12106186 33520552 36837609 X -43495232 37342496 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X 1 NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC 581694098 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PARENT, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., HOLDS THE POWER TO APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. THIS ENSURES CONTROL OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52987 52987 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS: -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HIP AND KNEE SURGEONS -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIAN GYNECOLOGISTS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS -AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS -AMERICAN ORGANIZATION FOR NURSING LEADERSHIP -AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOLOGY -AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY -COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS -EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION -GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS -GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA -SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY A PORTION OF THESE DUES IS DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS. 3448896 3448896 4562118 3231859 1330259 197810 169560 28250 37145385 21376811 15768574 3234754 1634625 1600129 22176108 X PART X, LINE 2: NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (NGHS), NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NGMC), THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC., NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. (NGPG), AND LANIER COMMUNITY ASSURANCE, LTD. (LCA) ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OR PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES LAW OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. THE INCOME FOR NGMC-BARROW, NGMC-LUMPKIN AND THE HEART CENTER PASSES THROUGH TO NGHS, WHICH IS TAX EXEMPT. AS SUCH, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS, LLC, IS A TAXABLE ENTITY AND ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION 740, INCOME TAXES (ASC 740). AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND 2019, RESPECTIVELY, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SYSTEM HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER ASC 740. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREW GREEN MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGMC 0 878053 0 0 0 20710 0 9800 0 24334 0 932897 0 0 CLAYTON COX MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 203881 0 0 0 22594 0 7645 0 20826 0 254946 0 0 DONNA WHITFIELD MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 325364 0 2500 0 5516 0 9800 0 23550 0 366730 0 0 ERIC BOHN MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 336766 0 0 0 4592 0 80692 0 19459 0 441509 0 0 FERNANDO SERNA MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 582426 0 10000 0 20140 0 9800 0 26742 0 649108 0 0 JOHN CLIFTON HASTINGS MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 852705 0 0 0 25697 0 9800 0 31300 0 919502 0 0 JOHNATHAN KERRICK MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 293137 0 0 0 1678 0 9800 0 29149 0 333764 0 0 LAWRENCE DUDAS MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 326681 0 0 0 17925 0 9800 0 12275 0 366681 0 0 MONICA NEWTON MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGMC 0 308111 0 0 0 20690 0 9800 0 6123 0 344724 0 0 PHILIP KIMSEY MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGMC 0 225923 0 0 0 3444 0 31052 0 31166 0 291585 0 0 SUHEL PATEL MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGHS 0 454885 0 0 0 1140 0 9800 0 11159 0 476984 0 0 THOMAS DAVID YATES MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 270833 0 0 0 25212 0 9800 0 28196 0 334041 0 0 THOMAS HAWN MEMBER, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT - NGPG 0 115536 0 11900 0 26305 0 24892 0 25169 0 203802 0 0 CAROL BURRELL PRESIDENT & CEO 0 1015671 0 502744 0 43724 0 61583 0 22815 0 1646537 0 0 BRIAN D STEINES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0 590983 0 201224 0 48182 0 83297 0 23924 0 947610 0 0 STEPHEN KELLY CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER 0 212703 0 83967 0 20214 0 37734 0 14913 0 369531 0 25112 MICHAEL COVERT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 0 201605 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201605 0 0 ANTONIO RIOS EXECUTIVE CHIEF PHYSICIAN - NGPG 0 331951 0 35105 0 2523 0 78178 0 21918 0 469675 0 0 DANIEL TUFFY PRESIDENT AND CAO - NGPG 0 386102 0 102376 0 21922 0 58357 0 25352 0 594109 0 0 TRACY VARDEMAN CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NGHS 0 313473 0 158819 0 37003 0 94905 0 23252 0 627452 0 72212 ALAN D WINSTON NGPG PHYSICIAN 0 1215828 0 100000 0 21622 0 9800 0 29019 0 1376269 0 0 ARUN THANKACHAN JACOB NGPG PHYSICIAN 0 1296022 0 0 0 20140 0 9800 0 26665 0 1352627 0 0 CUONG NGUYEN NGPG PHYSICIAN 0 870757 0 0 0 31640 0 9800 0 32720 0 944917 0 0 DARRELL SCALES NGPG PHYSICIAN 0 847482 0 0 0 4902 0 9800 0 5405 0 867589 0 0 JAMES REEVES NGPG PHYSICIAN 0 1234647 0 0 0 20710 0 9800 0 26665 0 1291822 0 0 DEBORAH WEBER FORMER CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS 0 144452 0 110764 0 172945 0 5688 0 22738 0 456587 0 106542 PART I, LINE 4B EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN BRIAN D. STEINES $ 73,497 DANIEL TUFFY $ 49,043 STEPHEN KELLY $ 27,934 TRACY M. VARDEMAN $ 40,422 ANTONIO RIOS $ 17,400 CAROL H. BURRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2017, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) INVESTED IN A JOINTLY-OWNED SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN FOR MS. BURRELL. THE ASSET VALUE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 WAS $5,328,659. EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION): DEBORAH WEBER $ 110,764 STEPHEN KELLY $ 26,152 TRACY M. VARDEMAN $ 75,460 CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY MEDICINE LLC ERIC BOHN, M.D., BOARD MEMBER OF NGPG 264295 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS FAIR MARKET RENT TO CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY MEDICINE, LLC. ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE CONDUCTED AT ARM'S LENGTH. 0 WYLIE NEWTON HUSBAND OF MONICA NEWTON, BOARD MEMBER OF NGPG 325730 WYLIE NEWTON IS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. 0 KATHRYN DUDAS WIFE OF LARRY DUDAS, BOARD MEMBER OF NGPG 311642 KATHRYN DUDAS IS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., (NGHS) AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS IS A GEORGIA, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT, ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATES, PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS OPERATES A 56-BED LICENSED HOSPITAL LOCATED IN WINDER (NGMC BARROW, LLC) AND IN JULY 2018, NGHS ACQUIRED NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC (FORMERLY CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL), TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, 10 INPATIENT BEDS AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN DAHLONEGA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NGHS AFFILIATE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC), OPERATES A 557-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE, AND A 134-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG), THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA I, AND THE HEART CENTER, LLC. WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES? NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2019. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. THE STUDY CULMINATED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE 5 FOLLOWING HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT FIT HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION: BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; ACCESS TO CARE; DIABETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; AND SEPTICEMIA. FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGHS AND AFFILIATES ARE ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, GO TO: WWW.NGHS.COM/2020-PLAN. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/UPDTTYIGAO8 TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONDUCT THE 2019 CHNA. NGHS, INC. AND AFFILIATES: RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THE UNFORESEEN COVID-19 PANDEMIC QUICKLY BECAME A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR NGHS, NGMC, NGPG AND AFFILIATES. COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO, THE HEALTH SYSTEM PIVOTED IN 2020 TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE PANDEMIC, REMAINING FLEXIBLE TO ADDRESS THE RISING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: COVID-19 TESTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH: NGHS PARTNERED WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS TO HOST TWO FREE COVID-19 TESTING EVENTS FOR LOW INCOME AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF HALL COUNTY WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE TESTING. OVER 1,300 PEOPLE WERE TESTED, WITH NEARLY 50% TESTING POSITIVE AT THE FIRST EVENT AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD TESTING POSITIVE AT THE SECOND EVENT. NGMC PROVIDED COVID-19 TESTING KITS, SUPPLIES AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE EVENTS. COVID-19 OUTREACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS: BY APRIL 2020, 50% OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES WERE IN THE LATINO POPULATION, WHICH WAS DISPROPORTIONATE CONSIDERING 29% OF HALL COUNTY'S POPULATION IS LATINO. THIS PROMPTED NGHS TO GATHER AN OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. THE GROUP ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: - PRODUCED BILINGUAL FLIERS AND POSTERS (FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY). - DISTRIBUTED FACE MASKS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES TO BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS. - PARTNERED WITH AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE MASKS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LUNCH DELIVERY ROUTES OVER THE SUMMER. - ORGANIZED TESTING EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY'S ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WHICH ALSO DOUBLED AS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR EMORY TO COMPARE A SALIVA TEST TO THE NASOPHARYNGEAL TESTING FOR THOSE WILLING TO UNDERGO BOTH TESTS. - HOSTED EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHURCHES. - PRODUCED SPECIALIZED VIDEOS FOR THE LOCAL AUDIENCE. - PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION AND MESSAGING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE WITH THEIR CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE. - POSTED DAILY UPDATES ON NGHS' PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS BEING TREATED IN NGHS FACILITIES, PATIENTS AWAITING TEST RESULTS, AND HALL COUNTY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. RESOURCES AND TRENDS FOR COVID-19 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT WWW.NGHS.COM/COVID-19. THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THE GAINESVILLE AGAINST COVID-19 TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDED LOCAL HISPANIC LEADERS, NGHS PHYSICIANS, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHERS. NGHS REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTY MOORE AND ANTONIO RIOS, M.D., SERVED ON THIS TASK FORCE, WHICH WAS BORN OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO HALL COUNTY IN MAY 2020 WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, KATHLEEN TOOMEY, M.D. COMMUNITY COVID-19 LEADERSHIP COALITION: A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 THAT INCLUDED NGHS, LONGSTREET CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CLINIC, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE HALL COUNTY-GAINESVILLE AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WITH A GOAL TO MEET AND SUSTAIN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S TARGET OF NO MORE THAN 5% OF THOSE TESTED ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 - PROTECTING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ALL AREA RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING A HEALTHY ECONOMY GOING FORWARD. FROM THIS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE "WE ARE HALL IN" CAMPAIGN TO SET THE STANDARD FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION. THOSE WHO ARE "HALL IN" PLEDGE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN APPROPRIATE, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ABIDE BY OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE AT WWW.WEAREHALLIN.COM. EPIC AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS: IN JUNE 2020, GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC) JOINED NGHS ON THE SAME ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) SYSTEM, CALLED EPIC. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL DONORS, THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EPIC FOR GNC, WHICH PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN HALL COUNTY. SHARING THE SAME EHR SYSTEM HELPED TO STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND RECORD SHARING BETWEEN NGMC AND GNC, IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND OTHER ILLNESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, NGHS IMPLEMENTED A PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FLU VACCINATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGHS PROVIDED OVER 1,000 FREE FLU VACCINES TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2020 THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO GOOD NEWS CLINICS, GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSON COUNTY, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN DAHLONEGA, AND OPEN ARMS CLINIC IN TOCCOA. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATION ACROSS THE STATE: NGHS PARTICIPATED IN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH HOSPITAL PEERS EMORY, GRADY, PIEDMONT, WELLSTAR AND CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. THE #3WS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK; WATCH YOUR DISTANCE; AND WASH YOUR HANDS. MASK-MAKING AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION: NGHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MADE 13,222 MASKS IN 6 WEEKS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO A SCREENING EVENT AT GOOD NEWS CLINIC, GAINESVILLE AND HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS, JACKSON COUNTY AND BANKS COUNTY. THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS A DROP-OFF LOCATION FOR MASKS AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS THAT WERE THEN DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY TO THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES WITH REGIONAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: NGHS HOSTED THREE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES (VIA ZOOM) WITH NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO SHARE CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED AS THE REGION'S SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES MANAGED CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COVID-19 EDUCATION WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, NGHS HOSTED A COMMUNITY WEBINAR WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL NURSES AND ADMINISTRATORS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS THEY MANAGED ISSUES AND GUIDELINES IN SCHOOLS. SECURED STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES: WORKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDED ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE - ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. STRETCHING OUR RESOURCES: VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 AND WITHOUT UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, WERE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER MAINLY AS FRONT ENTRANCE SCREENERS AND WITH PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL AREAS. OVER 160 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 HOURS IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS. EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, NGHS PERSEVERED THROUGH THE SUPPLY SHORTAGE, THANKS TO THE CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY OF EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MADE MASKS, FACE SHIELDS AND ISOLATION GOWNS, AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY AND OTHER COMPANIES WHO DONATED THEIR PPE SUPPLIES. NGHS' EMPLOYEE SEWING TEAM AND COMMUNITY SEWERS PRODUCED MORE THAN 10,000 N95 MASK COVERS, USING DONATED LINEN. THIS TEAM ALSO PRODUCED ALMOST 1,000 FABRIC ISOLATION GOWNS AND MORE THAN 800 MASKS FOR GOOD NEWS CLINICS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE MANY RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDE ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE, ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. USING TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NGHS BEGAN OFFERING INTERACTIVE TELEMEDICINE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WITHOUT A NEED FOR A TRADITIONAL MEDICAL VISIT IN A CLINICAL SETTING. TELEMEDICINE HAS PROVIDED NEW WAYS FOR NGMC TO CONNECT PATIENTS WITH THEIR CARE, WHICH HAS SERVED TO BE BENEFICIAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VISIT HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNICARE-MAGAZINE FOR THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF COMMUNICARE TO READ MORE ABOUT NGHS' RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/W5K8TUX3OEM TO SEE HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) NGPG IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP WITH MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT 65 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WHICH FURTHER IMPROVES THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE REGION OF 19 COUNTIES. NGPG IS THE STATE'S SIXTH-LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP, OFFERING EXPERTISE IN MORE THAN 25 SPECIALTIES. NGPG PSYCHIATRY ADDRESSED THE GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES BY OPENING A NEW LOCATION INSIDE MEDICAL PLAZA 400 IN DAWSONVILLE AND A NEW OFFICE INSIDE THE NGPG BUFORD PRACTICE. IN ADDITION, SIX NEW PHYSICIANS AND FOUR ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS JOINED NGPG PSYCHIATRY IN 2020, GREATLY INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NGHS FUNDS AND STAFFS THE NGPG PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY20, NGHS CONTRIBUTED OVER $1 MILLION TO PROVIDE THIS CLINIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED A TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE POLICIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS AND IS FREE FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY NGHS ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT TO COLLECT APPROPRIATE DATA FROM A GROUP OF PEERS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TO NGHS. THIS COMPARABILITY DATA IS REVIEWED WITH THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH COMPARISONS OF NGHS EXECUTIVE SALARIES COMPARED TO THE MARKET DATA. THE CEO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE FOR SALARIES WITHIN THE PEER GROUP SALARY RANGES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NGHS LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATE IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN WITH OPPORTUNITY LEVELS DETERMINED BASED ON THE PEER GROUP MARKET DATA AND TO ALIGN WITH THE NGHS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY PARAMETERS. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, CASH AWARDS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT PLANS AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INTERCOMPANY FORGIVENESS 37,342,496. 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