ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL (EIN 36-2167920)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202133209349300033
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T23:49:28-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362167920	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1	ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Business Name Control	ADVO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4142991862	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	DOWNERS GROVE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60515	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RACHEL HALVERSON	PersonNm
Person Title	VP TAX & ACCTG SVCS	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4142991862	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-15	SignatureDt

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Person First	RACHEL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HALVERSON	PersonLastNm

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SSN	999009999	SSN

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN LAMBERT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3075 HIGHLAND PKWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	DOWNERS GROVE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60515	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$466,532,347	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1887	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SERVE HEALTH NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THROUGH WHOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY ROOTED IN FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF HUMANS AS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	23	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1802	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	324	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$19,120	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,329,470	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$29,015,086	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$438,203,079	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$430,989,627	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$24,250,717	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$6,066,633	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$2,071,021	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,073,599	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$465,854,287	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$456,011,679	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$47,819	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$100,118,567	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$131,356,225	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$129,298,820	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$299,680,963	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$331,829,515	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$431,085,007	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$561,246,902	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$34,769,280	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$105,235,223	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$554,453,581	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$492,165,077	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$309,339,737	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$352,802,710	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$245,113,844	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$139,362,367	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL IS TO SERVE THE HEALTH NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A WHOLISTIC PHILOSOPHY ROOTED IN OUR FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BEINGS AS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$507,653,454	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$100,118,567	GrantAmt
Revenue	$405,884,761	RevenueAmt
Desc	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (CHARITY CARE) AND TRAUMA CARE. PROVIDING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY.AS PART OF ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY, ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL (ADVOCATE SHERMAN) IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING INITIATIVES THAT ENAHANCE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ADVOCATE SHERMAN OFFERS A VERY GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, REQUIRING NO PAYMENTS FROM THE PATIENTS MOST IN NEED, AND PROVIDING DISCOUNTS TO UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS. PATIENTS EARNING UP TO SIX TIMES THE FPL, AND INSURED PATIENTS EARNING UP TO TWO AND HALF TIMES THE FPL, MAY QUALIFY FOR A FULL OR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT. ADDITIONALLY, A CATASTROPHIC ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS WHOSE INCOMES EXCEED THE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCOME GUIDELINES AND HAVE OUTSTANDING PATIENT BALANCES OF $25,000 OR MORE FOR A SINGLE DATE OF SERVICE OR SUM OF SEVERAL DATES OF SERVICE. THESE PATIENTS MAY QUALIFY TO RECEIVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT THAT REDUCES THEIR OUTSTANDING BALANCE TO 25% OF THEIR NET INCOME. FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN WILL PRESUMPTIVELY PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF THE FINANCIAL STATUS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IN THESE CASES, THE PATIENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SEPARATE CHARITY APPLICATION. IF PRESUMPTIVE CRITERIA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY IS AVAILABLE USING AN INCOME-BASED SCREENING. ADVOCATE SHERMAN EXTENDS ITS INCOME-BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO ITS INSURED PATIENTS AS WELL. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO REVIEW AND REFINE ITS POLICY IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP. THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS HIGHLY VISIBLE SIGNAGE AND BROCHURES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO INFORM PATIENTS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL HELP AND FINANCIAL COUNSELORS. INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND AN APPLICATION IS PROVIDED TO ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS DURING REGISTRATION AND IS MAILED TO THEM IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST PATIENT BILLING. AFTER THAT, EACH UNINSURED PATIENT'S BILL INCLUDES SUMMARY INFORMATION REGARDING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,033,771	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROVISION OF NURSING EDUCATION AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS' EDUCATION. ADVOCATE SHERMAN STAFF DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO DEVELOPING PROFICIENCY AND EXCELLENCE IN NURSING STUDENTS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FROM AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE HOSPITAL'S REGISTERED NURSES SUPERVISED AND TAUGHT 297 UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS AT A COST OF NEARLY $1 MILLION TO THE HOSPITAL IN 2020. ADVOCATE SHERMAN STAFF ALSO TRAIN STUDENTS FROM AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER CLINICAL AREAS AS WELL INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH AND REHABILITATION THERAPY, ULTRASOUND, MAMMOGRAPHY, PHARMACY, LABORATORY, AS WELL AS DIETARY AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, AT A COST OF NEARLY $2 MILLION.	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$35,252,150	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$25,104,866	RevenueAmt
Desc	HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. ADVOCATE SHERMAN CLINICIANS PROVIDE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY BOTH AT THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF CARDIOVASCULAR EXCELLENCE FOCUSING ON PROACTIVELY PREVENTING, DIAGNOSING AND TREATING AN ARRAY OF HEART CONDITIONS. AS AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER THROUGH THE SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENT CARE, ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS DEDICATED TO THE CARE OF ITS CARDIAC PATIENTS. THIS ACCREDITATION MEANS THAT THE HOSPITAL INTEGRATES THE INDUSTRY'S BEST PRACTICES TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES IN CARDIAC CARE. THE HOSPITAL'S HEART FAILURE PROGRAM HAS ACHIEVED ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN HEART FAILURE DESIGNATION FOR BEST PRACTICES IN CARING FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. IN 2020, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDED 305 INPATIENT CARDIAC CATHERIZATIONS AND 90 INPATIENT CARDIOVASCULAR OPEN-HEART SURGERIES.ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS RECOGNIZED AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN TREATING DISEASES AND INJURIES OF MUSCLES, BONES AND JOINTS AND IS A LEADER IN STATE-OF-THE-ART ORTHOPEDIC DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. DEPENDING ON THE INJURY OR ILLNESS, TREATMENT CAN RANGE FROM NON-SURGICAL OPTIONS, SUCH AS CASTS, SPLINTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, TO SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM MINIMALLY INVASIVE ARTHROSCOPY TO TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT. IN 2020, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PERFORMED 1,630 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT).ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S CANCER CARE CENTER IS ACCREDITED THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (COC) AND THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS (NAPBC). THE HOSPITAL IS A LEADER IN THE GREATER ELGIN AREA FOR CANCER CAREPROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, FOCUSING ON PREVENTIVE AND INNOVATIVE MEDICINE, ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE GENETIC PROGRAM, SECURING NURSE NAVIGATION, ENHANCING THE ONCOLOGY SERVICE LINE (INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY), AS WELL AS PARTNERING WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, LIVING WELL AND JOURNEY CARE. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN A COLEMAN GRANT FOR SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY AND NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE/YALE UNIVERSITY GRANT FOR DISTRESS SCREENING. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING NEW EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS (INCLUDING COLORECTAL CANCER OUTREACH AND SCREENINGS, AND LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS), ENHANCEMENTS TO GENETIC COUNSELING, THE ADDITION OF AN ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATION RESOURCE, INCLUDING AN ONCOLOGY FINANCIAL NAVIGATOR AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL FOR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS.ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S PRIMARY STROKE CENTER IS ACCREDITED THROUGH DET NORSKE VERITAS HEALTHCARE, INC. (DNV HEALTHCARE). THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES THE ADULT POPULATION ENTERING THE HOSPITAL WITH A HEMORRHAGIC/ISCHEMIC STROKE OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) DIAGNOSIS. DATA IS ABSTRACTED, SUBMITTED AND REPORTED THROUGH THE STROKE DATA REGISTRY AND THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES. OTHER IMPORTANT HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICES INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES CENTER, A BIRTHING CENTER PROFICIENT IN HANDLING HIGH RISK DELIVERIES AND AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER. IN 2016, A NEW COMPLETE CARE CENTER WAS LAUNCHED AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOUSING THE HEART FAILURE RECOVERY CENTER, DIABETES AND NUTRITION CARE CENTER, ANTI-COAGULANTION CLINIC AND THE WOUND CARE CENTER. THE COMPLETE CARE CENTER IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER AND OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY UNIT FOR EASE OF ACCESS AND COORDINATED APPOINTMENTS FOR OUTPATIENTS. IN 2020, THE COMPLETE CARE CENTER PROVIDED 14,830 PATIENT VISITS. HOSPITAL CLINICIANS ALSO PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS AT SEVERAL OFF-SITE LOCATIONS INCLUDING THREE IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS FOR IMAGING, LABORATORY, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, AS WELL AS SERVICES PROVIDED AT A NURSING/REHABILITATION CENTER AND A STAND-ALONE IMAGING CENTER. ADVOCATE SHERMAN CLINICIANS LEAD PRENATAL/ CHILDBIRTH, PARENTING EDUCATION AND DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH HEALTH ISSUES, SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, CANCERS, OSTOMIES AND BREASTFEEDING.DESCRIPTION OF ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE BASED IN ILLINOIS AND AURORA HEALTH CARE BASED IN WISCONSIN MERGED TO BECOME ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH IN APRIL 2018. ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS A 255-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS, AND IS ONE OF 27 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH SYSTEM. ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDES ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE GREATER ELGIN, ILLINOIS AREA. FOUNDED IN 1888, THE HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICES TO SEVERAL OFF-SITE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THREE IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS AND A STAND-ALONE IMAGING CENTER. AT ALL THESE SITES OF CARE, THE HOSPITAL'S 867 CREDENTIALED PHYSICIANS AND 1,727 TEAM MEMBERS (EMPLOYEES) PROVIDE QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES RECEIVED. THE HOSPITAL HAS OPERATED IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION ON RANDALL ROAD SINCE DECEMBER 2009. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVING PERFORMANCE AND PATIENT CARE AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH ITS ACHIEVEMENT OF SEVERAL AWARDS. CONSIDERED THE NATIONAL "GOLD STANDARD" FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AMONG HOSPITALS, THE HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED MAGNET RECOGNITION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION. MAGNET RECOGNITION IS GIVEN ONLY TO HOSPITALS THAT SATISFY A SET OF CRITERIA DESIGNED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND QUALITY IN NURSING CARE WITH LESS THAN SEVEN PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATION-WIDE ACHIEVING THIS STATUS. THE CENTER FOR BREAST CARE AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS DESIGNATED AS A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY FOR ITS DEDICATION TO IMPROVING WOMEN'S HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER, WHICH MEANS THE HOSPITAL INTEGRATES THE INDUSTRY'S BEST PRACTICES AND NEWEST MODELS TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES IN CARDIAC CARE. THE HOSPITAL'S HEART FAILURE PROGRAM RECEIVED GOLD LEVEL RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-HEART FAILURE PROGRAM" FOR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING QUALITY CARE.ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE ENGAGED IN ONGOING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. THESE PROVIDERS USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AS AN APPROACH TO IMPROVE QUALITY WHILE REDUCING UNNECESSARY VARIATION IN PRACTICE, COST AND HOSPITALIZATION. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE PATIENT, STAFF AND VISITOR SAFETY AND TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE.WITH A TEAM OF NEARLY 20 CARDIOLOGISTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS OVER 35 YEARS OF EXERIENCE WITH OPEN HEART PROCEDURES AND ALL FORMS OF CARDIAC CARE. IN ADDITION TO A WIDE RANGE OF CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES, THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH DEDICATED INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS AND CARDIOLOGY AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TRAINED IN RAPID RESPONSE AND TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACKS, WHICH HELPS ENSURE REDUCED HEART MUSCLE DAMAGE AND SAVES LIVES. THE HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR CANCER CARE OFFERS THE LATEST CANCER TREATMENTS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IN AN ENVIRONMENT CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR HEALING AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED LIVER & PANCREATIC CARE PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF A WIDE RANGE OF LIVER AND PANCREATIC DISEASES THAT TYPICALLY HAVE ONLY BEEN TREATED AT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ACHIEVED RECOGNITION AS A BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL IN 2016 AND MAINTAINED THIS RECOGNITION IN 2020. THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE (BFHI) ARE THE UNICEF/WHO TEN STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL BREASTFEEDING, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE ROLE OF THE BIRTHING FACILITY IN PROVIDING WOMEN THE INFORMATION, CARE PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITY TO BREASTFEED, REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD OF BIRTH. NATIONAL HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 OBJECTIVES TO INCREASE AND EXTEND BREASTFEEDING ARE ALIGNED WITH THIS INITIATIVE.AS AN ADVOCATE AURORA HOSPITAL, ADVOCATE SHERMAN SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION OF "WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE WELL AND TO FULFILL ITS VALUES OF: EXCELLENCE WE ARE A TOP PERFOMER IN ALL THAT WE DO; COMPASSION WE UNSELFISHLY CARE FOR OTHERS; AND RESPECT WE VALUE THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF ALL PEOPLE.	Desc

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Desc	DESCRIPTION OF ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE BASED IN ILLINOIS AND AURORA HEALTH CARE BASED IN WISCONSIN MERGED TO BECOME ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH IN APRIL 2018. ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS A 255-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS, AND IS ONE OF 27 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS IN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH SYSTEM. ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDES ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN THE GREATER ELGIN, ILLINOIS AREA. FOUNDED IN 1888, THE HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICES TO SEVERAL OFF-SITE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THREE IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS AND A STAND-ALONE IMAGING CENTER. AT ALL THESE SITES OF CARE, THE HOSPITAL'S 867 CREDENTIALED PHYSICIANS AND 1,727 TEAM MEMBERS (EMPLOYEES) PROVIDE QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES RECEIVED. THE HOSPITAL HAS OPERATED IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION ON RANDALL ROAD SINCE DECEMBER 2009. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVING PERFORMANCE AND PATIENT CARE AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH ITS ACHIEVEMENT OF SEVERAL AWARDS. CONSIDERED THE NATIONAL "GOLD STANDARD" FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AMONG HOSPITALS, THE HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED MAGNET RECOGNITION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION. MAGNET RECOGNITION IS GIVEN ONLY TO HOSPITALS THAT SATISFY A SET OF CRITERIA DESIGNED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND QUALITY IN NURSING CARE WITH LESS THAN SEVEN PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATION-WIDE ACHIEVING THIS STATUS. THE CENTER FOR BREAST CARE AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS DESIGNATED AS A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY FOR ITS DEDICATION TO IMPROVING WOMEN'S HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER, WHICH MEANS THE HOSPITAL INTEGRATES THE INDUSTRY'S BEST PRACTICES AND NEWEST MODELS TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES IN CARDIAC CARE. THE HOSPITAL'S HEART FAILURE PROGRAM RECEIVED GOLD LEVEL RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-HEART FAILURE PROGRAM" FOR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING QUALITY CARE.ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ARE ENGAGED IN ONGOING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. THESE PROVIDERS USE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AS AN APPROACH TO IMPROVE QUALITY WHILE REDUCING UNNECESSARY VARIATION IN PRACTICE, COST AND HOSPITALIZATION. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE PATIENT, STAFF AND VISITOR SAFETY AND TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE.WITH A TEAM OF NEARLY 20 CARDIOLOGISTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS OVER 35 YEARS OF EXERIENCE WITH OPEN HEART PROCEDURES AND ALL FORMS OF CARDIAC CARE. IN ADDITION TO A WIDE RANGE OF CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES, THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH DEDICATED INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS AND CARDIOLOGY AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TRAINED IN RAPID RESPONSE AND TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACKS, WHICH HELPS ENSURE REDUCED HEART MUSCLE DAMAGE AND SAVES LIVES. THE HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR CANCER CARE OFFERS THE LATEST CANCER TREATMENTS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IN AN ENVIRONMENT CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR HEALING AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED LIVER & PANCREATIC CARE PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED CARE FOR THE TREATMENT OF A WIDE RANGE OF LIVER AND PANCREATIC DISEASES THAT TYPICALLY HAVE ONLY BEEN TREATED AT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ACHIEVED RECOGNITION AS A BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL IN 2016 AND MAINTAINED THIS RECOGNITION IN 2020. THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE (BFHI) ARE THE UNICEF/WHO TEN STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL BREASTFEEDING, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE ROLE OF THE BIRTHING FACILITY IN PROVIDING WOMEN THE INFORMATION, CARE PRACTICES AND OPPORTUNITY TO BREASTFEED, REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD OF BIRTH. NATIONAL HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 OBJECTIVES TO INCREASE AND EXTEND BREASTFEEDING ARE ALIGNED WITH THIS INITIATIVE.AS AN ADVOCATE AURORA HOSPITAL, ADVOCATE SHERMAN SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION OF "WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE WELL AND TO FULFILL ITS VALUES OF: EXCELLENCE WE ARE A TOP PERFOMER IN ALL THAT WE DO; COMPASSION WE UNSELFISHLY CARE FOR OTHERS; AND RESPECT WE VALUE THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES OF ALL PEOPLE. POPULATION SERVED. ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2020, THE HOSPITAL'S PHYSICIANS AND TEAM MEMBERS TREATED 13,044 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, INCLUDING 2,068 DELIVERIES, AND HANDLED 248,462 OUTPATIENT VISITS. AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDED 586 TRAUMA VISITS AND 50,507 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS IN 2020.ADVOCATE SHERMAN SERVES A PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (PSA) INCLUDING 301,055 PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN THE ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES OF ALGONQUIN, CARPENTERSVILLE, DUNDEE, ELGIN, GILBERTS, HUNTLEY, LAKE IN THE HILLS AND SOUTH ELGIN (DATA UPDATED JANUARY 2019).THE PERCENT OF THE FAMILIES IN THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) WAS 7.3% FOR THE PSA AS COMPARED TO 9.8% FOR THE STATE ACCORDING TO JANUARY 2019 DATA (CLARITAS 2019). THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN THE HOSPITAL'S PSA WHICH ARE FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED, WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE LIVING BELOW POVERTY THAN THE STATE, INCLUDING CARPENTERSVILLE WITH 14.55% OF THE FAMILIES IN THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW POVERTY, AND ELGIN (60120) AT TWELVE PERCENT. THE PSA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $80,036.A HIGH PORTION OF THE PSA POPULATION IS OF LATINO ETHNICITY (TWENTY-NINE PERCENT). THERE IS ALSO A LOW RATE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION (4.79%) IN THE PSA. COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. EVEN IN THE FACE OF LOW REIMBURSEMENTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING A STRONG PRESENCE WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY AND CONTINUES TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTED ARE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEED. IN 2020, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDED OVER $64.2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICESAN INCREASE OF OVER $22.6 MILLION AS COMPARED TO THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTED FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THESE BENEFITS INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE COST OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AND MEDICARE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT ALSO THE COST FOR IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.PARTNERING TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE MCHENRY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE KANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATING IN THE COUNTY-WIDE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS LED BY BOTH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS HAVE PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLES ON THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES OF THESE INITIATIVES. OTHER SHERMAN HOSPITAL LEADERS SERVE IN KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES OF BOTH COUNTIES, AS WELL AS SERVING ON MANY SUBCOMMITTEES. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO FOCUSES ITS INTERNAL STRENGTHS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TO GUIDE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH INTERNAL HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY STRATEGY AND EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS A HOSPITAL WITHIN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH SYSTEM, ADVOCATE SHERMAN IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND STRATEGIES ALIGN WITH THE ADVOCATE AURORA SYSTEM STRATEGY. THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY STRATEGY, THE HOSPITAL WILL BUILD HEALTH EQUITY, ENSURE ACCESS AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUCOMES IN ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH EVIDENCE-INFORMED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PARTHERSHIPS BY ADDRESSING MEDICAL NEEDS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. BASED ON NEED AND EFFECT ON HEALTH EQUITY AS IDENTIFIED IN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HOSPITALS' CHNA REPORTS AND IN INDUSTRY LITERATURE, THE FOLLOWING SIX FOCUS AREAS HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED AND ARE THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH THE HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ARE BUILT. THE FOCUS AREAS ARE: 1) ACCESS TO PRIMARY MEDICAL HOMES; 2) ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 3) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; 4) COMMUNITY SAFETY; 5) AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AND 6) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. EACH STRATEGY FOCUS AREA AND EXAMPLES OF ADVOCATE SHERMAN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING THAT STRATEGY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$545,939,375	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (1)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (1)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	138	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1802	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (1)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	23	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	0	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6309296057	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	DOWNERS GROVE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60515	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
WENDY MILLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUNIL JOSEPH MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHERI DE SHAZO
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT	55.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$396,657	$0	$56,590	Yes (X)
AZMEY MATARIEH
DIRECTOR	1.00	55.00	Yes (X)	$0	$747,300	$14,166
CRAIG LAMP
VICE CHAIRPERSON, DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JOHN CHAPMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSE TORRES
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOY JENSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN LAMBERT
INTERIM PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR	1.00	55.00	Yes (X)	$0	$1,067,627	$139,347	Yes (X)
KENNETH KOEHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA WALLACE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY, DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MICHAEL KENYON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NICOLE PAULK
DIRECTOR	1.00	55.00	Yes (X)	$0	$506,959	$33,112
PATRICK CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL BAER MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	55.00	Yes (X)	$0	$401,654	$33,659
RAVI DAMARAJU MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
REV DR NATHANIEL EDMOND
CHAIRPERSON, DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$8,000	$0	Yes (X)
K RICHARD JAKLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$111,333	$0
SCOTT RICHMOND
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON JAKLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STAN NABRINSKY
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$18,500	$0
WILLIAM HOFFER
DIRECTOR	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAJA CHATTERJI MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	55.00	Yes (X)	$0	$424,500	$41,865
TERRY DUNNING
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOMINIC J NAKIS
TREASURER	1.00	55.00		$0	$2,001,577	$222,808	Yes (X)
JAMES DOHENY
ASSISTANT TREASURER	1.00	55.00		$0	$600,229	$93,283	Yes (X)
MICHAEL KERNS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	1.00	55.00		$0	$524,766	$90,542	Yes (X)
MIKE LAPPIN
SECRETARY	1.00	55.00		$0	$1,579,916	$188,398	Yes (X)
MICHAEL GREBE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	1.00	55.00		$0	$1,181,024	$131,982	Yes (X)
SHELLY HART
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	1.00	55.00		$0	$757,127	$113,484	Yes (X)
JAMES SLINKMAN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	1.00	55.00		$0	$465,570	$85,939	Yes (X)
STEVE HUSER
ASSISTANT TREASURER	1.00	55.00		$0	$476,618	$81,094	Yes (X)
LESLIE LENZO
ASSISTANT TREASURER	1.00	55.00		$0	$906,168	$103,790	Yes (X)
NAN NELSON
ASSISTANT TREASURER	1.00	55.00		$0	$815,972	$95,664	Yes (X)
SHARON MCGREGOR
PHARMACIST	55.00	0.00		$190,399	$0	$25,317		Yes (X)
CHERI MOORE
DIRECTOR	55.00	0.00		$183,980	$0	$562		Yes (X)
BRUCE HYMAN
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER	55.00	0.00		$407,321	$0	$32,652		Yes (X)
MICHAEL ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR MED EM & CLINICAL	55.00	0.00		$326,837	$0	$9,675		Yes (X)
PATRICK UPLEGGER
DIRECTOR PHARMACY	55.00	0.00		$212,516	$0	$17,040		Yes (X)
LINDA DEERING DEAN
FORMER PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR	55.00	1.00		$606,241	$0	$0			Yes (X)
SUSAN CAMPBELL
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.00	55.00		$0	$259,388	$4,054			Yes (X)
WILLIAM P SANTULLI
FORMER DIRECTOR	0.00	55.00		$0	$2,706,183	$293,486			Yes (X)
DAMON HAVILL
FORMER OFFICER	0.00	55.00		$0	$372,083	$35,628			Yes (X)
EARL J BARNES II
FORMER OFFICER	0.00	0.00		$0	$291,951	$37			Yes (X)
JO AMICK
FORMER OFFICER	0.00	55.00		$0	$253,961	$18,298			Yes (X)
KEVIN FITCH
FORMER OFFICER	0.00	55.00		$0	$362,726	$36,122			Yes (X)
MARY KANE
FORMER OFFICER	0.00	55.00		$0	$427,356	$16,046			Yes (X)
MELISSA O'NEIL
FORMER OFFICER	0.00	55.00		$0	$296,646	$21,154			Yes (X)
CHERI GOLL
FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED	55.00	0.00		$164,069	$0	$4,717			Yes (X)
JOAN KANUTE
FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED	55.00	0.00		$184,489	$0	$21,621			Yes (X)
PAUL DRAHOS
FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED	0.00	55.00		$0	$173,941	$22,777			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,672,509	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$17,739,075	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,084,909	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
A2CL SERVICES LLC
750 W VIRGINIA STREET	MILWAUKEE	WI	53234	MEDICAL SERVICES	$983,961
VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL PROF
911 N ELM STREET 128	HINSDALE	IL	60521	MEDICAL SERVICES	$910,901
MIDWEST ANESTHESIA PARTNERS LLC
1324 N SHERIDAN RD	WAUKEGAN	IL	60085	MEDICAL SERVICES	$866,888
CARDIOTHORACIC & VASCULAR SURGICAL
9500 BORMET DR STE 204	MOKENA	IL	60448	MEDICAL SERVICES	$824,583
TOTAL RENAL CARE
PO BOX 402946	ATLANTA	GA	30384	MEDICAL SERVICES	$789,129

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	27	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$314,833	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$28,700,253	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$29,015,086	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEDICARE/MEDICAID	622110	$138,257,446	$138,257,446
BLUE CROSS/MGD CARE	622110	$135,934,414	$135,934,414
PATIENT SVC REVENUE	622110	$97,150,223	$97,150,223
PHARMACY	446110	$35,727,290	$35,727,290
LABORATORY	621511	$23,920,254	$23,920,254

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$430,989,627	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,447,679	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,447,679	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$434,698	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$434,698	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$434,698	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$434,698	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,356	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$10,520,668	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$10,514,312	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$10,514,312	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$10,514,312	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$1,212,455	$19,120	$1,193,335
CAFETERIA REVENUE	722514	$426,446		$426,446

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,638,901	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$456,011,679	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$430,989,627	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$19,120	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$4,012,154	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,086,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$100,086,300	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,267	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,567,633	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,249,721	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,317,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,710,213	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,710,213	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,759,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,732,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,261,344	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,180,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88	TotalAmt
Management And General	$88	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,929	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,929	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,260	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,260	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,683	TotalAmt
Management And General	$67,683	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,127,807	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,127,807	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,248,338	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,198,268	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,070	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,575	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,638	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,937	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,760,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,760,099	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,180	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,089	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,293	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$796	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,441,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,441,883	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,088,542	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,792,371	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$296,171	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,970,051	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,970,051	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OTHER INTERCOMPANY	$130,161,110	$130,161,010	$100
MEDICAL SUPPLIES	$62,599,911	$62,599,210	$701
BAD DEBT	$40,852,209	$40,852,209
INCOME TAXES	$12,241	$12,241

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,217,632	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,910,527	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$307,105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$561,246,902	TotalAmt
Program Services	$545,939,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,307,527	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,491,477	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,446,824	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$102,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$293,825	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,432,156	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,365,937	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,503,143	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,235,322	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$272,705	BOYAmt
EOY	$252,435	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$381,343,195	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$146,430,330	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$260,654,575	BOYAmt
EOY	$234,912,865	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$218,676,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,567,145	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,412,645	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,629,643	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,907,910	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,461,081	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$554,453,581	BOYAmt
EOY	$492,165,077	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$52,818,010	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,499,314	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	-$734,941	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$256,521,727	BOYAmt
EOY	$281,038,337	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$309,339,737	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,802,710	EOYAmt

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

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$244,992,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,241,162	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$121,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,205	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$245,113,844	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,362,367	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$554,453,581	BOYAmt
EOY	$492,165,077	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$105,235,223	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$516,252	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$67,683	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$67,683	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SUPPLEMENTAL LOBBYING INFORMATION ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AS PART OF THEIR MISSIONS, ADVOCATE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IN CONGRESS ON LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT HEALTHCARE INCLUDING QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, PATIENT ACCESS, AND ACCREDITATION. A PORTION OF THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES PAID TO THIS ORGANIZATION IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO REIMBURSES ASSOCIATES FOR DUES AND EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES PAID TO VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ENDEAVORS TO IDENTIFY THE PORTION OF THESE DUES OR FEES ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,776,138	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$26,776,138	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$248,755,953	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$74,015,528	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$174,740,425	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,211,201	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,845,343	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,365,858	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$98,224,845	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$69,569,459	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$28,655,386	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,375,058	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,375,058	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$234,912,865	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (12 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
I/C NOTES PAYABLES-SHERMAN	$203,609,203
BLUE CROSS TAKEBACKS	$26,596,060
OTHER THIRD PARTY PAYABLE	$3,000,000
MEDICARE RAC RESERVE	$1,000,000
BLUE CROSS DUE-CURRENT YEAR	$5,120,359
THIRD PARTY PAYOR TRANSFERS	$568,561
REMEDIATION COST ACCRUAL	$8,411
LEASE LIABILITY OPERATING - NO	$3,834,841
BLUE CROSS DUE-PRIOR YEAR	$464,549
BLUE CROSS-OTHER	$1,000,000
MEDICARE ADVANCED FUNDING LONG	$33,567,900
DEFERRED TAXES-CARES ACT	$2,268,453

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$281,038,337	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Free Care Other	250.000000000000	FreeCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Discounted Care Other	600.000000000000	DiscountedCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (1)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (1)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (1)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (1)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$7,826,047	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$6,343	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$7,819,704	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01860	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$60,062,010	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$48,171,726	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$11,890,284	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02830	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$67,888,057	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$48,178,069	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$19,709,988	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.04690	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,479,565	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,479,565	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00590	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,033,771	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,033,771	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00720	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$24,908,296	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$22,965,722	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,942,574	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00460	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$125,715	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$125,715	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$30,547,347	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$22,965,722	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$7,581,625	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01770	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$98,435,404	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$71,143,791	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$27,291,613	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.06460	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	0	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$40,852,209	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$380,720	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$115,368,903	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$142,856,511	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$27,487,608	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

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

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

Management Co And Jnt Ventures ManagementCoAndJntVenturesGrp (2 entries)

Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Org Profit Or OwnershipOrgProfitOrOwnershipPct	Ofcr Etc Profit Or OwnershipOfcrEtcProfitOrOwnershipPct	Physicians Profit Or OwnershipPhysiciansProfitOrOwnershipPct
1 ALGONQUIN ROAD SURGERY CENTER LLC
ANCILLARY SURGERY CENTER	0.26000	0.00000	0.49000
2 ARSC RE HOLDINGS LLC
REAL ESTATE LEASING	0.50000	0.00000	0.00000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1425 N RANDALL ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELGIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	601232300	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/HOPE/	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	0005884	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	0	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	0	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA Impact	Yes (X)	PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted	19	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (1)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (1)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	HTTP://WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/CHNAREPORTS	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Rpt Available Thru Other Method	Yes (X)	RptAvailableThruOtherMethodInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (1)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	20	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (1)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	HTTP://WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/CHNAREPORTS	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (1)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	250.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	600.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat Criteria	Yes (X)	UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Residency Criteria	Yes (X)	ResidencyCriteriaInd
Other Criteria	Yes (X)	OtherCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (1)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (1)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (1)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/FINANCIALASSISTANCE	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/FINANCIALASSISTANCE	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/FINANCIALASSISTANCE	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill Display	Yes (X)	NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
FAP Translated	Yes (X)	FAPTranslatedInd
Other Publicity	Yes (X)	OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (1)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit Report To Credit Agency	Yes (X)	PermitReportToCreditAgencyInd
Collection Activities	Yes (1)	CollectionActivitiesInd
Reporting To Credit Agency	Yes (X)	ReportingToCreditAgencyInd
Provided Written Notice	Yes (X)	ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Made Effort Orally Notify	Yes (X)	MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP Application	Yes (X)	ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig Determ	Yes (X)	MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Other Actions Taken	Yes (X)	OtherActionsTakenInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (1)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicare Private	Yes (X)	LookBackMedicarePrivateInd
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	0	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: COLLABORATIVE COUNTY ASSESSMENTS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL (ADVOCATE SHERMAN) COLLABORATED WITH THE MCHENRY COUNTY AND KANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE CHNA. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO CONSULTED WITH A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING SEVERAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (GREATER ELGIN FAMILY CARE CENTER, VNA HEALTH CENTER, AUNT MARTHA'S), THE KANE COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION, MCHENRY COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION AND THE MENTAL HEALTH 708 INC BOARD. EACH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A FOCUS ON MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS, INCLUDING AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC RESIDENTS. IN MCHENRY COUNTY, A COMMUNITY SURVEY, FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED TO GATHER INPUT FROM COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ON KEY HEALTH ISSUES AS PART OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT (CHA). IN ADDITION, A BROAD DATA REVIEW OF MCHENRY COUNTY USING SECONDARY SOURCES WAS CONDUCTED, WHICH INCLUDED DEMOGRAPHICS, HOUSING, INCOME AND POVERTY, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, CRIME AND SAFETY, BIRTH AND DEATH RATES, HEALTH STATUS AND BEHAVIORS, AND HEALTH UTILIZATION. THE KANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT INCLUDED A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY AND AN ON-LINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY. IN BOTH COUNTIES, SURVEYS WERE TRANSLATED INTO, AND SPECIFIC FOCUS GROUPS WERE HELD, IN SPANISH TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM SPANISH-SPEAKING RESIDENTS. A VARIETY OF SECONDARY DATA SOURCES WERE CONSULTED FOR KANE COUNTY-LEVEL DATA IN THE AREAS OF DEMOGRAPHICS, PUBLIC HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, EDUCATION, DISEASE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE, ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC SAFETY. (LINKS TO THE MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE: HTTPS://WWW.MCHENRYCOUNTYIL.GOV/HOME/SHOWDOCUMENT?ID=71354HTTPS://WWW.MCHENRYCOUNTYIL.GOV/HOME/SHOWDOCUMENT?ID=71454HTTPS://WWW.MCHENRYCOUNTYIL.GOV/HOME/SHOWDOCUMENT?ID=71360HTTPS://WWW.COUNTYOFKANE.ORG/DOCUMENTS/QUALITY%20OF%20KANE/COMMUNITY_HEALTH_NEEDS_ASSESSMENT.PDF)COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL (CHC). THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN CHC WAS CONVENED FROM JANUARY-MARCH 2019 TO REVIEW QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA GATHERED FROM 2017 THROUGH 2019, AND TO SELECT THE TOP HEALTH NEEDS OF THE SERVICE AREA. THE CHC IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REPRESENTING 67 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP. CHC MEMBERS INCLUDE A VARIETY OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY; SEVERAL OF WHICH REPRESENT MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND/OR MINORITY POPULATIONS.GOVERNING COUNCIL (GC). FOLLOWING CHC APPROVAL, THE CHNA AND RECOMMENDED PRIORITIES PASS TO THE HOSPITAL'S GOVERNING COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN GC IS COMPRISED OF 25 MEMBERS, REPRESENTING A BROAD ARRAY OF COMMUNITY SECTORS AND EXECUTIVE LEVEL HOSPITAL STAFF. COMMUNITY MEMBERS COME FROM THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, MANUFACTURING, PHILANTHROPY, FAITH COMMUNITIES, MARKETING, FINANCIAL INDUSTRY, PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSPECIALTY CARE. ONE MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL SERVES AS CHAIR OF THE CHC TO ENSURE COORDINATION OF INFORMATION. THE 2017-2019 CHNA REPORT AND ITS PRIORITIZED NEEDS WERE APPROVED BY THE GC ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2019, AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH APPROVED ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S 2017-2019 CHNA REPORT ON DECEMBER 16, 2019.
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: RELATED? ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL (BARRINGTON, IL)UNRELATED? AMITA ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (ELGIN, IL); AMITA MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (AURORA, IL); NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MCHENRY (MCHENRY, IL); RUSH-COPLEY MEDICAL CENTER (AURORA, IL)
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: OTHER NON-HOSPITAL FACILITIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CHNA INCLUDED FAMILY ALLIANCE, INC., MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE, MCHENRY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MCHENRY COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD, MCHENRY COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION, UNITED WAY OF GREATER MCHENRY COUNTY, KANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE 708 INC BOARD NFP.
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE HOSPITAL ISSUED AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE 2019 CHNA RESULTS TO ADVOCATE SHERMAN TEAM MEMBERS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A LINK TO THE FULL REPORT. COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF HAVE PRESENTED THE CHNA RESULTS TO THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAMS A WELL.
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: HEALTH NEEDS SELECTEDAS A RESULT OF THE 2017-2019 CHNA PROCESS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN SELECTED TWO PRIORITIES FOR 2020-2022 IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING - OBESITY (DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE) AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH).(FOR PRIORITY SELECTION PROCESS DETAILS, SEE PAGE 88 OF THE 2017-2019 CHNA REPORT AT HTTPS://WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/HOSPITAL-CHNA-REPORTS-IMPLEMENTATION-PLANS-PROGRESS-REPORTS/SHERMAN-CHNA-REPORT-2019.)OBESITY. ADVOCATE SHERMAN SELECTED OBESITY AS A HEALTH PRIORITY GIVEN THE CONTINUAL RISE IN OBESITY RATES IN BOTH KANE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES, AND EVIDENCE SHOWING A DEMONSTRATED LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS (DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, AND CANCER). THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE PROPORTION OF ADULTS WHO ARE OBESE IN THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (PSA). SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY, THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN ON-CAMPUS COMMUNITY GARDEN DONATED OVER 330 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM THE ON-CAMPUS COMMUNITY GARDEN TO THE YWCA IN ELGIN AND THE FOOD FOR GREATER ELGIN LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDES FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL TO FOOD RESOURCES FOR ALL PATIENTS ENROLLED IN THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM (MIH) AND IN THE DIABETES CENTER. HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19, THIS PROGRAM WAS PAUSED IN 2020. IN 2020, THE EVIDENCE-BASED DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (DSMP) OFFERED IN SPANISH IN THE COMMUNITY WAS REDESIGNED TO PREPARE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN A VIRTUAL FORMAT, IN ORDER TO ADHERE TO COVID-19 SAFETY PRACTICES. PROGRAM STAFF COLLABORATED WITH THE GAIL BORDEN LIBRARY TO INCORPORATE THE SIX-WEEK CLASS SERIES INTO THE LIBRARY'S 2021 HEALTH OFFERINGS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. ADVOCATE SHERMAN SELECTED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF BOTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH, GIVEN THESE FREQUENTLY CO-OCCUR AND DUE TO THE HIGH RATES OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN THE PSA. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE PERCENT OF ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WHO ARE ABUSING SUBSTANCES. THE WARM HANDOFF PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2020. THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH GATEWAY FOUNDATION, A COMMUNITY-BASED ADDICTION MEDICINE PROVIDER. A GATEWAY FOUNDATION ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST MEETS IN THE ED WITH A PATIENT WHO HAS COME IN FOR OPIOID-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES, AND SCREENS AND REFERS HIM OR HER TO TREATMENT. A GATEWAY FOUNDATION RECOVERY COACH ON THE TEAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AS THEY TRANSITION INTO TREATMENT. FOR 2020, GATEWAY FOUNDATION COMPLETED 41 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS AND 11 PATIENTS WERE CONNECTED AND BEGAN SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO SERVES ON THE KANE COUNTY OPIOID TASK FORCE, WHERE IN 2020, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, COALITION MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THAT BOTH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HAS INCREASED. THERAPY AND COUNSELING SERVICES WERE TRANSITIONED TO BE PROVIDED EITHER VIA TELEPHONE OR TELEHEALTH IN 2020 DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE 2020-2022 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR OBESITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT WERE SELECTED THROUGH THE 2017-2019 CHNA PROCESS CAN BE VIEWED AT: HTTPS://WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/ASSETS/IMAGES/CHNA/SHERMAN-2020-2022-CMTY-HLTH-IMPLEMENTATION-PLAN-FINAL-LR-4-24-20.PDF.HEALTH NEEDS NOT SELECTED AND WHYHEART DISEASE. THE KANE COUNTY AND MCHENRY COUNTY DEATH RATES DUE TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE ARE BETTER THAN THE ILLINOIS AND U.S. RATES, AND MEET THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 TARGET. ADDITIONALLY, AGE-ADJUSTED ER AND HOSPITALIZATION RATES FOR HEART FAILURE AND HYPERTENSION FOR THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN PSA ARE ALL BETTER THAN RATES IN COMPARATIVE COUNTIES. THE CHC SELECTED TO CONTINUE FOCUSING ON OBESITY AS A HEALTH PRIORITY, WHICH HAS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO HEART DISEASE. DIABETES. THE PSA'S ER UTILIZATION RATE DUE TO ADULT DIABETES IS BETTER THAN THE ILLINOIS RATE. HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY ROOM RATE DUE TO UNCONTROLLED DIABETES REMAINS HIGH IN THE PSA FOR HISPANICS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN CHOSE DIABETES AS A PRIORITY IN THE LAST CHNA CYCLE AND HAS IMPLEMENTED A COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY PROGRAM, SERVING THE TARGET COMMUNITIES OF ELGIN AND CARPENTERSVILLE. THE PROGRAM IS CONTINUING DURING THE 2020-2022 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CYCLE. RESPIRATORY DISEASES. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ED AND HOSPITALIZATION RATES DUE TO ASTHMA ARE HIGH COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTIES. HOWEVER, ADULT PATIENTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITH ASTHMA AND/OR COPD ARE REFERRED TO THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM, AND THE PROGRAM HAS DEMONSTRATED A DECREASE IN HOSPITAL READMISSIONS. ALSO, ADVOCATE SHERMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, CANCER CARE CENTER AND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO COORDINATE LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS AND PREVENTION EFFORTS. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. ALTHOUGH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS ARE A CONSIDERABLE HEALTH ISSUE IN BOTH COUNTIES, THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING THE LEAD ON IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE DEPARTMENTS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF ASSIST WITH SHARING PREVENTION MESSAGES AND PRACTICES WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN THE PSA. OVERALL, THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AFFECTED IS SMALL COMPARED TO THOSE AFFECTED BY OBESITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; THEREFORE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS WERE NOT SELECTED AS A PRIMARY FOCUS.ADULT VACCINATIONS. THE CHC THOUGHT THAT THERE IS MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINE COMPLIANCE, RATHER THAN AN ACCESS ISSUE. IN ADDITION, ADULT VACCINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE WIDELY IN PHYSICIAN OFFICES, AT LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND IN LOCAL PHARMACIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRIORITIES SELECTED TO ADDRESS, AND THOSE NOT SELECTED TO ADDRESS AND WHY, PLEASE SEE PAGES 89-92 OF THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN 2017-2019 CHNA AT HTTPS://WWW.ADVOCATEHEALTH.COM/ASSETS/DOCUMENTS/CHNA/SHERMAN-HOSPITAL/SHERMAN-2019-CHNA_FINAL_LINKED_11_6_19.PDF
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H: OTHER FACTORS USED IN DETERMINING AMOUNTS CHARGED TO PATIENTS INCLUDE: DECEASED PATIENTS WITH NO ESTATE; HOMELESS PATIENTS, OR PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE CARE IN A HOMELESS CLINIC; PATIENTS WITH RELIGIOUS AFFILATION WITH A VOW OF POVERTY, PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR A STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, BUT HAVE NO MEDICAL COVERAGE (E.G., ILLINOIS AMI/GA, FOOD STAMP, PRESCRIPTION, WOMEN, FREE LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAM, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF), INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC), MEDICAID ELIGIBLE PATIENTS BUT NOT ON THE DATE OF SERVICE, WHY WAIT AND WISE WOMEN PROGRAMS; COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC PATIENTS; LEGAL ASSSISTANCE FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS REFERRALS; INDIVIDUALS WITH A VALID ADDRESS AT LOW-INCOME/SUSIDIZED HOUSING; QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS OF LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, INCARCERATED INDIVIIDUALS; INCOMPETENT INDIVIDUALS WITH COMPROMISED DIAGNOSES (E.G., PSYCHIATRIC); INDIVIDUALS MEETING DEFINED CREDIT REPORTING (OR OTHER EXTERNAL REPORTING) RESULT THRESHOLDS; PATIENTS WITH PRIOR HISTORY OF INABILITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS; PATIENTS WITH COURT FILED OR APPROVED BANKRUPTCY DETERMINATIONS.
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: ADVOCATE SHERMAN COMMUNICATES THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE APPLICABLE LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. MEANS OF COMMUNICATION INCLUDE:1. THE HEALTH CARE CONSENT THAT IS SIGNED UPON REGISTRATION FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES INCLUDES A STATEMENT THAT FINANCIAL COUNSELING, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION, IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.2. SIGNAGE IS CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN LOCATIONS THAT ARE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOSPITAL RESGISTRATION AREAS (I.E., PATIENT ACCESS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT).3. BROCHURES ARE PLACED IN HOSPITAL RESGISTRATION AREAS (I.E., PATIENT ACCESS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT) AND INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON HOW A PATIENTS MAY APPLY FOR MEDICARE, MEDICAID, ALL KIDS, FAMILY CARE ETC., AND THE HOSPTIAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A HOSPITAL CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS INCLUDED. 4. A HANDOUT SUMMARIZING ADVOCATE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ARE GIVEN TO ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE MEDICALLY NECESSARY HOSPITAL SERVICES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICAL TIME OF SERVICE.5. ADVOCATE'S WEBSITE PROMINENTLY NOTES THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE, WITH AN EXPLAINATION OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, A SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, AND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION.
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 19E: ADVOCATE SHERMAN DOES NOT PERFORM ACTIONS SUCH AS THOSE LISTED IN LINES 19A-D UNTIL REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DETERMINE A PATIENT'S FAP ELIGIBILITY.
ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20E: ADVOCATE MAKES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DETERMINE A PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY UNDER ITS FAP, INCLUDING SENDING A SERIES OF LETTERS AND ATTEMPTING TO WORK WITH THE PATIENT THROUGH THE FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROCESS AND/OR PHONE CALLS. ALL CORRESPONDENCE ASKS THE PATIENT TO NOTIFY THE HOSPITAL IF HE/SHE IS EXPERIENCING "DIFFICULTY IN PAYING YOUR BILL". ADVOCATE ALSO USES EARLY OUT AND PRECOLLECTION VENDORS TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING PAYMENTS OR COLLECTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION. THESE VENDORS HAVE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE IN THEIR CONTRACT: "VENDOR WILL COMMUNICATE THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE POLICY AND GUIDELINE TO ANY PATIENT EXPRESSING A DIFFICULTY IN PAYING THEIR BILL AND, "VENDOR WILL MAIL THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION TO ANY PATIENTS EXPRESSING A DIFFICULTY IN PAYING THEIR BILL". ADVOCATE'S BAD DEBT AGENCY CONTRACTS HAVE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE: "AGENCY SHALL EVALUATE EACH PATIENT WHOSE ACCOUNT IS REFERRED TO AGENCY, WHERE THE PATIENT EXPRESSES DIFFICULTY OR INABILITY TO PAY THEIR BILL, FOR ELIGIBILITY UNDER ADVOCATE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY." VENDOR AND AGENCY CONTRACTS ARE STANDARD ACROSS ADVOCATE'S SYSTEM.

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1 - SHERMAN MOB
1435 N RANDALL RD	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - IN PATIENT
2 - AMG
1140 N MCLEAN BLVD STE E F	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
3 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE
2320 ROYAL BLVD	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
4 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - ALGONQUIN
600 RANDALL RD STE 210 230	ALGONQUIN	IL	60102	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
5 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - SOUTH ELGIN
2000 MCDONALD RD	SOUTH ELGIN	IL	60177	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
6 - THE CENTRE OF ELGIN
100 SYMPHONY WAY	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
7 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - BARTLETT
1052-54 NORWOOD LN	BARTLETT	IL	60103	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
8 - SHERMAN WEST COURT - 826 PROSPECT
826 PROSPECT BLVD	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
9 - THE CENTRE OF ELGIN - FLETCHER
745 FLETCHER DR	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
10 - THE CENTRE OF ELGIN - PENNY
201 PENNY AVE STE 100	EAST DUNDEE	IL	60118	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
11 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - HAMPSHIRE
1000 S STATE ST	HAMPSHIRE	IL	60140	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
12 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - BARTLETT
864 STERNS RD STE 103	BARTLETT	IL	60103	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
13 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - CRYSTAL LAKE
741 MCHENRY AVE	CRYSTAL LAKE	IL	60014	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
14 - SHERMAN MOB - CRYSTAL LAKE
4900 S ROUTE 31	CRYSTAL LAKE	IL	60014	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
15 - SHERMAN MOB - ELGIN CHICAGO
999-1019 E CHICAGO ST	ELGIN	IL	60120	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT
16 - SHERMAN IMMEDIATE CARE - STREAMWOOD
550 S BLVD	STREAMWOOD	IL	60107	PATIENT CARE - OUT PATIENT

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PART I, LINE 6A:	A SYSTEM-WIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS FILED BY:ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK 3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515. EIN 36-2167779
PART I, LINE 7:	A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO, DERIVED FROM SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST-TO-CHARGES, WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE FOR PART I, LINE 7A. SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS WORKSHEET 3, UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE FOR PART I, LINE 7B. A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE FOR PART I, LINES 7E, 7F, 7G, AND 7I.
PART I, LINE 7G:	ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED DESPITE CREATING A FINANCIAL LOSS FOR ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BECAUSE THEY MEET AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED. IF ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL DID NOT PROVIDE THE CLINICAL SERVICE, IT IS REASONABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THESE SERVICES WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.
PART I, LN 7 COL(F):	$993,474 OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE WAS INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT WAS REMOVED FROM THE DENOMINATOR FOR PURPOSES OF SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F).
PART I, LINE 7E	ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT SERVES. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL PROVIDES LANGUAGE SERVICES TO ALL THOSE IN NEED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, OTHER PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED OUT WITH THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND GENERAL HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. THESE SERVICES DO NOT GENERATE PATIENT BILLS, HOWEVER, CERTAIN PROGRAMS OR SERVICES MAY HAVE NOMINAL FEES.
PART I, LINE 7H	ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL CONDUCTS NUMEROUS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES. HOWEVER, THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF SUCH RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE AND NO AMOUNT IS BEING REPORTED FOR PURPOSES OF THE 2020 FORM 990, SCHEDULE H.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE IS COMMITTED TO GREENING HEALTH CARE BECAUSE IT IS DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE PURPOSE OF OUR ORGANIZATION HEALTH AND HEALING. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HEALTH OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IS INEXTRICABLY LINKED AND THAT A HEALTHY PLANET SUPPORTS HEALTHY PEOPLE. REDUCING WASTE, CONSERVING ENERGY AND WATER, MINIMIZING USE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS, AND CONSTRUCTING ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDINGS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW ALL OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE A DIRECT BENEFIT ON THE HEALTH OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES VIA CLEANER COMMUNITIES, HEALTHIER AIR QUALITY, REDUCED GREENHOUSE GASES, AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. AS WE WORK TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES HELP EASE THE BURDEN OF HEALTH CARE COSTS BOTH DIRECTLY (LOWER ENERGY COSTS) AND INDIRECTLY (LOWER ENVIRONMENTALLY-RELATED DISEASE BURDEN). 1. MENTORING AND EDUCATIONAS WE WORK TO SERVE THE HEALTH NEEDS OF TODAY'S PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE NEEDS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS, ADVOCATE HAS COMMITTED RESOURCES TO SHARING LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES WITH OTHER HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. ADVOCATE SERVES IN A LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND MENTORING ROLE NATIONALLY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL HEALTHCARE SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP GROUPS AND ADVISORY BOARDS, ADDRESSING SAFER CHEMICALS IN FURNISHING AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, PLASTICS RECYCLING, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-PREFERABLE PURCHASING: - HEALTH CARE CLIMATE COUNCIL - HEALTHCARE ANCHOR NETWORK - HEALTHCARE PLASTICS RECYCLING COALITION HEALTHCARE FACILITY ADVISORY BOARD - PRACTICE GREENHEALTH MARKET TRANSFORMATION GROUP SAFER CHEMICALS - PREMIER ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL - SIGNATORY OF THE CHEMICAL FOOTPRINT PROJECTADVOCATE ALSO COMMONLY PROVIDES MENTORING TO HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY ON SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND WEBINARS, AS WELL AS TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.2. ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES:- PLEDGED TO POWER ITS FACILITIES WITH 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY BY 2030.- AVOIDED 1,392 MTCO2E OF GREENHOUSE GASES (EQUIVALENT TO 3.4 MILLION MILES OF DRIVING) THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF ANESTHETIC GASES. - RECYCLED 3,390 TONS OF WASTE FROM HOSPITAL OPERATIONS.- RECYCLED 85 PERCENT, OR 3,090 TONS, OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS.- SAVED 36 TONS OF WASTE FROM LANDFILL AND SAVED $1.6 MILLION VIA OUR SURGICAL AND MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING PROGRAMS.- CONTINUED OUR DONATION PROGRAM WITH PROJECT C.U.R.E., A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WILL RESPONSIBLY REDISTRIBUTE DONATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS AROUND THE GLOBE, FOR ALL ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. ADVOCATE DONATED A TOTAL OF 53 PALLETS OF MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND 14 PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PROJECT CURE IN 2020, ALL OF WHICH MAY HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN LANDFILLED.- PURCHASED 48,600 FEWER REAMS OF PAPER IN 2020 VERSUS 2019 - TRANSLATING INTO A 17% YEAR-OVER-YEAR REDUCTION IN PAPER USAGE.- SPENT 83% OF ADVOCATE'S EXPENSES IN SELECT CLEANING PRODUCT CATEGORIES (WINDOW, FLOOR, CARPET, BATHROOM, AND GENERAL-PURPOSE CLEANERS) ON THIRD-PARTY CERTIFIED "GREEN" CLEANERS.- INCREASED THE PURCHASE OF HEALTHIER HOSPITALS-APPROVED FURNITURE, MADE WITHOUT SELECT CHEMICALS OF CONCERN, INCLUDING PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS, PVC (VINYL), FORMALDEHYDE, FLAME RETARDANTS (WHERE CODE PERMISSIBLE) AND ANTIMICROBIALS, TO 96% OF TOTAL PURCHASES.- PURCHASED $886,000 OF MEAT PRODUCTS FROM LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY RAISED WITHOUT THE ROUTINE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS (30% OF TOTAL), SUPPORTING THE JUDICIOUS AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN AGRICULTURE WHICH CAN HELP SLOW THE EMERGENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA.PLEASE SEE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE'S PUBLICLY-FACING SUSTAINABILITY & WELLNESS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.3. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN 2020 - REDUCED ENERGY INTENSITY UTILIZATION BY 1.6 PERCENT, AVOIDING THE RELEASE OF 291 MTCO2E OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. - AVOIDED 71 MTCO2E OF GREENHOUSE GASES (EQUIVALENT TO 172,781 MILES OF DRIVING) THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF ANESTHETIC GASES.- DIVERTED OVER 582,000 POUNDS OF OPERATING WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL THROUGH ITS VARIOUS RECYCLING PROGRAMS. - RECYCLED 84%, OR 31 TONS, OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS.- AVOIDED 6,200 POUNDS OF MEDICAL AND SOLID WASTE THROUGH ITS DEVICE REPROCESSING PROGRAMS. - PURCHASED 4,768 FEWER REAMS OF PAPER IN 2020 VERSUS 2019, TRANSLATING INTO AN 15% YEAR OVER YEAR REDUCTION IN PAPER USAGE.- 84% OF CLEANING PRODUCTS PURCHASED FOR FIVE KEY CATEGORIES (WINDOW, FLOOR, CARPET, BATHROOM, AND GENERAL PURPOSE CLEANERS) WERE THIRD-PARTY GREEN CERTIFIED. - 96% OF FURNITURE PURCHASES WERE FREE OF FIVE KEY CHEMICALS OF CONCERN.- PURCHASED 30% OF TOTAL MEAT PRODUCTS FROM LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY RAISED WITHOUT THE ROUTINE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS, SUPPORTING THE JUDICIOUS AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN AGRICULTURE WHICH CAN HELP SLOW THE EMERGENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA.- DONATED 2 PALLETS OF VARIOUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PROJECT CURE FOR USE IN RESOURCE-LIMITED AREAS AROUND THE WORLD. - HOSTED THE SHERMAN NATURAL PRAIRIE AND COMMUNITY GARDEN, OFFERING LAND AND RESOURCES FOR HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GROW AND HARVEST FRESH, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCE, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE EXCESS PRODUCE TO FOOD FOR GREATER ELGIN.- SHERMAN HOSPITAL HAS A GEOTHERMAL LAKE THAT HELPS HEAT AND COOL THE HOSPITAL, REDUCING ENERGY AND WATER NEEDS AS WELL AS RELATED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
PART III, LINE 4:	FOR 2020, FOR ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL, THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS COVERED 41.51% OF NET PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE STATED AT NET REALIZABLE VALUE. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL EVALUATES THE COLLECTABILITY OF ITS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BASED ON THE LENGTH OF TIME THE RECEIVABLE IS OUTSTANDING, PAYER CLASS, HISTORICAL COLLECTION EXPERIENCE, AND TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PROGRAMS. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE CHARGED TO THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS WHEN THEY ARE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE.THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON LINES 2 AND 3 IS BASED ON THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF BAD DEBT WAS CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE ORGANIZATION'S COST TO CHARGE RATIO FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORTS (CMS 2252-96 WORKSHEET C, PART 1, PPS INPATIENT RATIOS) TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BAD DEBT PROVISION PER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, LESS ANY PATIENT OR THIRD PARTY PAYOR PAYMENTS RECEIVED.ADVOCATE MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THOSE PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY STRICTLY ADHERING TO ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. WE BELIEVE THAT ADVOCATE HAS A POPULATION OF PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED BUT WHO DO NOT COMPLETE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE (AT COST) WHICH COULD BE REASONABLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO WOULD LIKELY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, IF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION HAD BEEN AVAILABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY, WAS BASED UPON SELF PAY PATIENT ACCOUNTS WHICH HAD AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBTS. OUR METHOD WAS TO BEGIN WITH THE SELF-PAY PORTION OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE PROVISION. THE SELF PAY PORTION EXCLUDES THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAD CHARITY APPLICATIONS PENDING AT THE TIME OF SERVICE. THIS COST WAS THEN REDUCED BY CHARGES IDENTIFIED AS TRUE BAD DEBT EXPENSE, INCLUDING COPAYS FOR PATIENTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR LESS THAN 100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS THEN APPLIED TO THE REMAINING CHARGES, TO DETERMINE THE VALUE (AT COST) OF PATIENT ACCOUNTS THAT DID NOT COMPLETE FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND WERE ASSIGNED TO BAD DEBT. WE BELIEVE THIS PROCESS IS A REASONABLE BASIS FOR OUR ESTIMATE. AS WE ARE ONLY CONSIDERING SELF-PAY ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBT FOR THIS ESTIMATE, THIS ESTIMATE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE IMMEDIATE 30% DISCOUNT TO CHARGES WHICH IS APPLIED TO ALL SELF-PAY PATIENTS. IT ALSO DOES NOT INCLUDE ACCOUNT BALANCES OR CO-PAYS OF NON-SELF PAY ACCOUNTS WHICH ARE WRITTEN OFF TO BAD DEBT WHEN THE PATIENT HAS NO OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY THESE AMOUNTS AND THE PATIENT DOES NOT APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.BAD DEBT AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNTS REPORTED THROUGHOUT SCHEDULE H.
PART III, LINE 8:	THE SHORTFALL OF $27,487,608 ON PART III, LINE 7 IS THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT BECAUSE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT LESSENS THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT OR OTHER CHARITIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE NEEDED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.FOR ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S OPERATIONS, THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF MEDICARE WAS CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE ORGANIZATION'S COST TO CHARGE RATIO FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORTS (CMS 2252-96 WORKSHEET C, PART 1, PPS INPATIENT RATIOS) AND FOR NON-HOSPITAL OPERATIONS THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO CALCULATED ON WORKSHEET 2 RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICARE, LESS ANY PATIENT OR THIRD PARTY PAYOR PAYMENTS AND/OR CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THAT WERE DESIGNATED FOR THE PAYMENT OF MEDICARE PATIENT BILLS.
PART III, LINE 9B:	ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL MAINTAINS BOTH WRITTEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND BAD DEBT/COLLECTION POLICIES. THE BAD DEBT/COLLECTION POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE PATIENTS KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; THEREFORE, SUCH PATIENTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO COLLECTION PRACTICES.
PART VI, LINE 3:	ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH ENROLLMENT IN GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE AND IN SECURING REIMBURSEMENT FROM AVAILABLE THIRD-PARTY RESOURCES. FINANCIAL COUNSELING IS PROVIDED TO HELP PATIENTS IDENTIFY AND OBTAIN PAYMENT FROM THIRD PARTIES, INCLUDING ILLINOIS MEDICAID, ILLINOIS CRIME VICTIMS FUND, ETC., AS WELL AS TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY UNDER ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. ADVOCATE UTILIZES A FINANCIAL SCREENING SOFTWARE PROGRAM TO HELP IDENTIFY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE PATIENT MAY BE ELIGIBLE OR ADVOCATE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE THEREAFTER. IN ADDITION, HEALTHADVISOR, ADVOCATE'S EDUCATION REGISTRATION AND PHYSICIAN REFERRAL TELEPHONE CENTER, SERVES AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE PROVIDING REFERRALS TO GOVERNMENT-FUNDED AND OTHER PROGRAMS VIA TELEPHONE FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH APPLYING FOR ADVOCATE'S OWN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, IF PATIENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL COMMUNICATES THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE APPLICABLE LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. MEANS OF COMMUNICATION INCLUDE:1. THE HEALTH CARE CONSENT THAT IS SIGNED UPON REGISTRATION FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES INCLUDES A STATEMENT THAT FINANCIAL COUNSELING, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION, IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.2. SIGNS ARE CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN LOCATIONS THAT ARE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOSPITAL PATIENT ACCESS, REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, CASHIER, AND BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATIONS.3. BROCHURES ARE PLACED IN HOSPITAL PATIENT ACCESS, REGISTRATION, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, CASHIER, AND BUSINESS OFFICE LOCATIONS, AND WILL INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON HOW A PATIENT MAY APPLY FOR MEDICARE, MEDICAID, ALL KIDS, FAMILY CARE ETC., AND THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. A HOSPITAL CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS INCLUDED.4. A HANDOUT SUMMARIZING ADVOCATE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS GIVEN TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE MEDICALLY NECESSARY HOSPITAL SERVICES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICAL TIME OF SERVICE.5. ADVOCATE'S WEBSITE POSTS NOTICE IN A PROMINENT PLACE THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND ENABLE PRINTING OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION.6. HOSPITAL BILLS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS INCLUDE A REQUEST THAT THE PATIENT INFORM THE HOSPITAL OF ANY AVAILABLE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF ADVOCATE'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, AND A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO REQUEST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
PART VI, LINE 4:	DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY/POPULATION. FOR THE 2017-2019 CHNA, ADVOCATE SHERMAN DEFINED THE COMMUNITY AS ITS PSA, WHICH INCLUDES COMMUNITIES IN MCHENRY AND KANE COUNTIES. THE PSA INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES: ELGIN, LAKE IN THE HILLS, CARPENTERSVILLE, DUNDEE, GILBERTS, SOUTH ELGIN, ALGONQUIN AND HUNTLEY. DEMOGRAPHICS POPULATION. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN PSA IS 301,055, WHICH IS A 4.75 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2010-2019. THE THREE LARGEST COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE PSA ARE ELGIN (60120) WITH A POPULATION OF 52,712, ELGIN (60123) WITH A POPULATION OF 47,906 AND CARPENTERSVILLE (60110) WITH A POPULATION OF 39,634.AGE. THE MEDIAN AGE OF THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN PSA IS 38.84 YEARS OLD. IN THE PSA, 25.61 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS AGES 17 YEARS AND YOUNGER AND 13.68 PERCENT IS AGES 65 AND OVER. THE LARGEST POPULATION IN THE PSA ARE THOSE AGES 25-64 YEARS AT 40.35 PERCENT. GENDER. THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN PSA IS COMPRISED OF 50.46 PERCENT MALES AND 49.54 PERCENT FEMALES. RACE/ETHNICITY. THE HOSPITAL'S PSA IS 73 PERCENT WHITE, 7.51 PERCENT ASIAN, 4.79 PERCENT BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 3.16 PERCENT TWO OR MORE RACES, 0.77 PERCENT AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE, 0.04 PERCENT NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER, AND 10.26 PERCENT SOME OTHER RACE. TWENTY-NINE PERCENT PSA IS HISPANIC/LATINO WITH THE LARGEST HISPANIC POPULATION IN THE ZIP CODES OF ELGIN (60120) AT 54.65 PERCENT AND CARPENTERSVILLE (60110) AT 50.75 PERCENT. INCOME. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE PSA POPULATION IS $83.604. ASIAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE THE HIGHEST MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT $115,310 WHILE AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS HAVE THE LOWEST AT $48,584.POVERTY. IN THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN PSA, 9.4 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), WHICH IS LESS THAN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS RATE OF 13.5 PERCENT AND THE U.S. RATE OF 14.6 PERCENT. THERE IS A TOTAL OF 5,608 FAMILIES (7.3 PERCENT OF TOTAL FAMILIES) LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE COMMUNITIES WITH THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL ARE THOSE IN CARPENTERSVILLE (60110) AT 14.55 PERCENT, ELGIN (60120) AT 12.01 PERCENT AND ELGIN (60123) AT 10.97 PERCENT. ADULTS WITH HEALTH INSURANCE. A TOTAL OF 88.7 PERCENT OF KANE COUNTY ADULTS, AGES 19-64 YEARS, AND 93.5 PERCENT OF MCHENRY COUNTY ADULTS HAVE SOME TYPE OF HEALTH INSURANCE. THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS WITH HEALTH INSURANCE IN MCHENRY COUNTY IS HIGHER THAN THE ILLINOIS RATE OF 90.2 PERCENT, BUT THE PERCENT IN KANE COUNTY IS LOWER THAN THE ILLINOIS RATE. CHILDREN WITH HEALTH INSURANCE. THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN WITH HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IN BOTH KANE COUNTY (97.9 PERCENT) AND MCHENRY COUNTY (97.0 PERCENT) IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE ILLINOIS RATE OF 97.1 PERCENT. FOR THE CENSUS PLACE (CITY) OF ELGIN, 97.1 PERCENT OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 19 YEARS HAVE SOME TYPE OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. PERSONS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE ONLY. BOTH KANE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES INDICATE LOWER RATES OF PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE ONLY, AT 19.8 PERCENT AND 15.9 PERCENT, RESPECTIVELY, AS COMPARED TO THE ILLINOIS RATE OF 23.3 PERCENT. HOSPITALS AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. THERE ARE THREE HOSPITALS IN THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN PSA INCLUDING ADVOCATE SHERMAN AND AMITA SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN ELGIN, AND NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE-HUNTLEY HOSPITAL IN HUNTLEY. THE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) IN THE PSA INCLUDE GREATER ELGIN FAMILY CARE CENTER (GEFCC), VNA HEALTH CARE (VNA) AND AUNT MARTHA'S CLINIC (AM). IN KANE COUNTY, THERE ARE THREE MUASONE FOR THE INNER-CITY AURORA SERVICE AREA, ONE FOR THE KANE COUNTY SERVICE AREA AND ONE FOR THE CENTRAL CARPENTERSVILLE AREA. IN MCHENRY COUNTY, THERE IS ONE MUP FOR THE POVERTY POPULATION OF WOODSTOCK.
PART VI, LINE 5:	THE GOVERNING COUNCIL (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS COMPRISED OF LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PHYSICIANS. SEVENTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE CURRENT GC MEMBERS REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE FAITH COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN ITS COMMUNITY FOR SOME OR ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS AND SPECIALISTS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED BELOW. ALIGNMENT COLLABORATIVE FOR EDUCATION (ACE). ACE IS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO ALIGN COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF PUBLIC-SCHOOL STRATEGIES TO RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS OF CHILDREN, CREATE RESPONSIBLE, PRODUCTIVE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF COMMUNITIES SERVED BY DISTRICT U-46. ALIGNMENT TEAMS (A-TEAMS) WERE CREATED TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IS A MEMBER OF THE TRAUMA INFORMED CARE A-TEAM. COVID-19 PREVENTION AND MITIGATION. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDED FREE COVID-19 TESTING TO ELGIN AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON ENSURING ACCESS FOR HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. THE EVENT WAS HELD AT SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH IN ELGIN WITH A TOTAL OF 227 PEOPLE TESTED OVER FOUR DAYS IN JULY 2020. ADDITIONALLY, ATTENDEES WERE PROVIDED FREE MASKS AND COVID-19 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.FLU VACCINATIONS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO PROVIDED SEASONAL FLU VACCINATIONS TO ELGIN AND CARPENTERSVILLE AREA COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WAS TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS. IN 2020, A TOTAL OF 111 PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED IN ELGIN AND A TOTAL OF 39 PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED IN CARPENTERSVILLE.
PART VI, LINE 6:	ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE (ILLINOIS) AND AURORA HEALTH CARE (WISCONSIN) MERGED IN 2018 TO BECOME ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH. ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH'S ILLINOIS HOSPITALS (ADVOCATE) ARE NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND ARE RELATED TO BOTH THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA AND THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK BOARD MEMBERS, LEADERSHIP AND TEAM MEMBERS (STAFF/EMPLOYEES) ARE COMMITTED TO POSITIVELY AFFECTING THE HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS IN COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT THE ADVOCATE AURORA VISION OF "WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE WELL." PRIOR TO 2016, THE COMMUNITY FACING FUNCTION WAS LED BY A TEAM OF ADVOCATE SYSTEM-LEVEL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED VARIOUS COMMUNITY ROLES MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH COMMUNITY RELATIONS. IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO SUPPORT ITS HOSPITALS IN ADDRESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES, ADVOCATE AURORA'S SYSTEM LEADERSHIP DIRECTED THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN 2016. THE DEPARTMENT IS LED BY A SYSTEM EXECUTIVE AND STAFFED WITH PUBLIC/COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALISTS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORTING, EXECUTING COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ADVOCATE. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM HAS SINCE LED TWO CHNA CYCLES. THE MOST RECENT CHNA REPORTS WERE APPROVED BY THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK BOARD AND POSTED IN DECEMBER 2019, FOLLOWED BY APPROVAL AND POSTING OF THE HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS IN 2020. IN OCTOBER 2019, THE ADVOCATE AURORA BOARD APPROVED A COMMUNITY STRATEGY THAT WOULD SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SYSTEM-WIDE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ADVOCATE AURORA. THROUGH THIS STRATEGY, WE WILL BUILD HEALTH EQUITY, ENSURE ACCESS AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH EVIDENCE-INFORMED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS BY ADDRESSING MEDICAL NEEDS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. BASED ON NEED AND EFFECT ON HEALTH EQUITY, AS IDENTIFIED IN ADVOCATE AURORA'S 27 HOSPITAL CHNA REPORTS AND IN INDUSTRY LITERATURE, ADVOCATE AURORA PRIORITIZED THE FOLLOWING SIX FOCUS AREAS ON WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ARE BUILT AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING: 1) ACCESS/PRIMARY MEDICAL HOMES; 2) ACCESS/ BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 3) COMMUNITY SAFETY; 4) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; 5) AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AND 6) FOOD SECURITY. GIVEN THAT ADVOCATE AND AURORA HAVE SEPARATE FEIN'S, THE NARRATIVE WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT PRIMARILY DESCRIBES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO ADVOCATE (AAH ILLINOIS). ADVOCATE'S BOARD, SYSTEM LEADERSHIP AND TEAM MEMBERS ARE FULLY ENGAGED IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM AND SITE EFFORTS IN ACHIEVING MILESTONES IN EACH OF THESE COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOCUS AREAS. EXAMPLES OF AFFILIATED SYSTEM PROGRAMS/SERVICES THAT ALIGN WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY STRATEGY AND SUPPORT EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THESE KEY FOCUS AREAS ARE PROVIDED IN THE FOLLOWING NARRATIVE. 1. ACCESS/PRIMARY MEDICAL HOMES. THE FIRST OF SIX KEY AREAS TARGETED BY ADVOCATE'S COMMUNITY STRATEGY IS IMPROVING ACCESS/CONNECTING PATIENTS TO PRIMARY MEDICAL HOMES. ADVOCATE IS COMMITTED TO UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CARE COORDINATION, LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE PROVISION OF CARE, AND PREVENTION EDUCATION AND WELLNESS SERVICES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND WITHIN THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE SERVES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ADVOCATE OFFERS A VERY GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, REQUIRING NO PAYMENTS FROM THE PATIENTS MOST IN NEED, AND PROVIDING DISCOUNTS TO UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS. PATIENTS EARNING UP TO SIX TIMES THE FPL, AND INSURED PATIENTS EARNING UP TO TWO AND HALF TIMES THE FPL, MAY QUALIFY FOR A FULL OR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT. ADDITIONALLY, A CATASTROPHIC ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE FOR UNINSURED AND INSURED PATIENTS WHOSE INCOMES EXCEED THE TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCOME GUIDELINES AND HAVE OUTSTANDING PATIENT BALANCES OF $25,000 OR MORE FOR A SINGLE DATE OF SERVICE OR SUM OF SEVERAL DATES OF SERVICE. THESE PATIENTS MAY QUALIFY TO RECEIVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT THAT REDUCES THEIR OUTSTANDING BALANCE TO 25% OF THEIR NET INCOME. FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, ADVOCATE WILL PRESUMPTIVELY PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF THE FINANCIAL STATUS HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IN THESE CASES, THE PATIENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SEPARATE CHARITY APPLICATION. IF PRESUMPTIVE CRITERIA ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY IS AVAILABLE USING AN INCOME-BASED SCREENING. ADVOCATE EXTENDS ITS INCOME-BASED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO ITS INSURED PATIENTS AS WELL. ADVOCATE CONTINUES TO REVIEW AND REFINE ITS POLICY IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP.FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). ALL ADVOCATE'S HOSPITALS HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FQHC'S OR OTHER COMMUNITY CLINICS WITHIN THEIR SERVICE AREAS FOR PROVIDING CARE FOR MEDICAID AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN WORKS CLOSELY WITH GREATER ELGIN FAMILY HEALTH (FQHC), VNA HEALTH CARE AND AUNT MARTHA'S (FQHC) TO COORDINATE CARE FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN THE ELGIN AREA. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES COLONOSCOPIES AND MAMMOGRAMS TO GREATER ELGIN FAMILY HEALTH PATIENTS, COORDINATED THROUGH GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAMS. ADVOCATE CONDELL WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE LAKE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) AND ERIE HEALTHREACH WAUKEGAN (FQHC), BY PROVIDING MAMMOGRAMS AND SOME SPECIALTY CARE TO UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME PATIENTS AS THEY ARE REFERRED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC AND ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL ALSO PARTNER WITH HEARTLAND HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, ONE OF THE LARGEST FREE CLINICS IN THE NATION, TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CARE TO UNINSURED PATIENTS AND REFERRALS TO FQHCS AND FREE CLINICS FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC PROVIDES OPERATIONS SPACE TO HEARTLAND HEALTH CENTERS ON ITS CAMPUS TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE UNINSURED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ACCESS TO CARE ORGANIZATION, ADVOCATE CHRIST PROVIDES MAMMOGRAMS TO AREA UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE REFERRED BY THE CLINIC TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THIS SERVICE IS REQUIRED. ADVOCATE TRINITY WORKS WITH CHICAGO FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AND CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO COORDINATE CARE FOR LOW INCOME PATIENTS. TO MAINTAIN QUALITY CARE EXCELLENCE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE SEEKING CARE FROM ADVOCATE, WORKING TO FIND MEDICAL HOMES AND TO REDUCE EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS IS ESSENTIAL. ADVOCATE HAS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON MANAGING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CAREIN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTINGS, AND IN THE HOME. MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. ADVOCATE ACTIVELY WORKS TO IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE COVERED BY MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AND THAT SEEK SERVICES AT ANY OF ADVOCATE'S 400 SITES OF CARE. ADVOCATE COLLABORATES WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS) IN INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ESTABLISH PRIMARY CARE RELATIONSHIPS FOR MEDICAID AND UNINSURED PATIENTS. ADVOCATE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO). ADVOCATE COLLABORATES WITH MERIDIAN FAMILY HEALTH PLAN (FHP) OF ILLINOIS AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED CARE MODEL FOR PEOPLE ON MEDICAID. ADVOCATE HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CARE TO THE MEDICAID POPULATION WITHIN ITS NETWORK WITH KEY FOCUS AREAS, INCLUDING IMPROVED CARE COORDINATION, ACCESS AND QUALITY PERFORMANCE. THE RESULT HAS BEEN A REDUCTION IN ED UTILIZATION DUE TO SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS IN THE PLAN TO A MEDICAL HOME.
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PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	PRIMARY CARE CONNECTION-COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) IS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES SEEN IN THE ED ON APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM USING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PRIMARY CARE CONNECTIONS INTERVENTION ARE TO: EDUCATE AND SCHEDULE LOW ACUITY PATIENTS WHO VISIT THE ED REGARDING ALTERNATIVE CARE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM; HELP THEM ESTABLISH A PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME; IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION TO PREVENT INAPPROPRIATE ED UTILIZATION; AND HELP THEM NAVIGATE SPECIFIC SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE PROGRAM EXISTS IN FOUR AAH ILLINOIS HOSPITALS INCLUDING ADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE TRINITY, ADVOCATE CONDELL AND ADVOCATE SHERMAN. THE PCC PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 28,235 PATIENTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2017. FROM JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2020, THE PROGRAM SERVED 3,000 PATIENTS WITH A 90-DAY READMISSION RATE AMONG ALL PATIENTS OF LESS THAN THREE PERCENT. ADVOCATE CONTINUES TO PURSUE QUALITY AND UTILIZATION IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE THE PRIMARY CARE CONNECTIONS INTERVENTION TO ACTIVELY MANAGE AND ENGAGE THE ADVOCATE/MERIDIAN FHP MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE QUADRUPLE AIM OF IMPROVED PHYSICIAN AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE, BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND REDUCTIONS IN THE TOTAL COSTS OF CARE.ADVOCATE ALSO PROVIDES LANGUAGE AND OTHER CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES. LANGUAGE SERVICES. IN 2020, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF THE PANDEMIC, THE LANGUAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROACTIVELY DEPLOYED STRATEGIES TO HELP PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO LANGUAGE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. LANGUAGE SERVICES EXPANDED ITS VIDEO INTERPRETATION CAPABILITIES BY DEPLOYING MORE THAN 500 NEW IPADS, BRINGING THE TOTAL AT ALL IL SITES TO 1,400. ALL EMPLOYED INTERPRETERS WERE SETUP TO WORK REMOTELY AND/OR ONSITE TO PROVIDE VIDEO AND TELEPHONIC INTERPRETING SERVICES. PHONES, IPADS AND COMPUTERS HELPED CONNECT PATIENTS IN MORE THAN 250,000 INTERACTIONS ACROSS THE SYSTEM. AS THE USE OF TELEHEALTH INCREASED, INTERPRETERS WERE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO THE TELEHEALTH PLATFORMS TO CONTINUE COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE, RESULTING IN NEARLY 2,000 TELEHEALTH VISITS WITH AN INTERPRETER. THROUGHOUT 2020, COVID-19 INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH TO HELP MITIGATE THE SPREAD IN AT-RISK COMMUNITIES. IN TOTAL, 32% OF ALL TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS INCLUDED COVID-19 RELATED CONTENT. ONSITE INTERPRETERS, EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE WERE PROVIDED FOR COVID-19 TESTING TRAILERS, SCREENING TENTS, MOBILE UNITS AND ENTRANCE SCREENING TABLES THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. ADVOCATE'S LONG-TERM SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY HAVE RESULTED IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS/INITIATIVES THAT WORK TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF DIVERSE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. EXAMPLES OF THESE EFFORTS FOLLOW. LGBTQ (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER) HEALTH EQUITY INDEX. ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC WAS THE FIRST ADVOCATE AURORA HOSPITAL TO ACHIEVE, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, "LEADER" STATUS DENOMINATION WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION'S HEALTH EQUALITY INDEX. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ONE OF 765 HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH ALL HOSPITALS WITHIN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH NETWORK, WHICH IS NOW THE THIRD LARGEST SYSTEM IN THE U.S. WITH ALL ITS HOSPITALS HEI LEADERS AWARDED IN 2020. LEADERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR POLICIES AND SERVICES SUPPORTIVE OF LGBTQ RIGHTS, INCLUDING PATIENT VISITATION AND EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION, STAFF TRAINING IN LGBTQ PATIENT-CENTERED AND EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION, STAFF TRAINING IN LGBTQ PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, LGBTQ PATIENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT, TRANSGENDER PATIENT SERVICES, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, AND PATIENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2016, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC ALSO CREATED AN INTERNAL LGBTQ WORK GROUP. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS DEVELOPED PROCESSES FOR GENDER CONFORMING IDENTIFICATION AND CAPABILITIES TO CAPTURE GENDER IDENTITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION SOGI DATA. ONE WAY OF DOING THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, IS TO PLACE A SIGN ON SPECIFIC ROOMS AS AN ALERT TO NURSING AND PHYSICIAN TEAM MEMBERS THAT THE ROOM'S OCCUPANT IS A GENDER DIVERSE OR GENDER EXPANSIVE (TGNC) PATIENT AND TO BE SENSITIVE OF THE PATIENT'S GENDER IDENTITY/PRONOUNS/NAME IN USE. ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC'S EXPERIENCE WAS THE MODEL FOR OTHER MEDICAL CENTERS WITHIN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH NETWORK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH EQUALITY INDEX IN 2020, IMPACTING MILLIONS OF TEAM MEMBERS AND PATIENTS ACROSS ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN. DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHALLENGES THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BROUGHT TO THE WHOLE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, ADVOCATE HOSPITALS CONTINUED THEIR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE AND AFFIRMING CARE FOR LGBTQ PATIENTS.CULTURAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE UNIQUE CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL AND HEALTH NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITHIN ITS SERVICE AREA, ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL CREATED A NEW ROLE IN 2020 TO ADDRESS MULTIPLE CULTURAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. PREVIOUSLY THE HOSPITAL HAD A DESIGNATED PATIENT NAVIGATOR (POLISH) WHOSE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES WAS THE POLISH COMMUNITY. AS OF LATE 2020, THE HOSPITAL ACQUIRED A CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY LIAISON TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THIS INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTEGRATING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES IN THE LATINX, POLISH, RUSSIAN, SOUTH ASIAN AND SENIOR POPULATIONS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO EMBED DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN ALL FORMS OF PATIENT CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY LIAISON PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY EFFORTS AND WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. COMMUNICATION WITH PROVIDERS AND CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AROUND CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES OF THE PATIENT'S CARE PLAN AND POSSIBLE ALTERATIONS NEEDED FURTHERS THE GOAL OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE FOR ALL, PROMOTING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MEETS THE UNEXPRESSED AND EXPRESSED NEEDS OF ALL THOSE IN THE FACILITY. THE OPPORTUNITY ALSO EXISTS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL BARRIERS AND TO ASSESS WHAT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND HOSPITAL RESOURCES ARE NEEDED THAT SUPPORT CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES, FOSTERING GREATER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PROVIDER AND PATIENT/FAMILY AROUND THE PATIENT'S CARE PLAN. DUE TO ITS LATE DEVELOPMENT IN 2020, NO OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN REPORTED, HOWEVER, 2021 PROGRAM OUTCOMES WILL BE REPORTED IN ADVOCATE'S 2021 COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT. 2. ACCESS/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICESA SECOND ADVOCATE COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOCUS AREA IS ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ADVOCATE HAS IMPLEMENTED MANY PROGRAMS/SERVICES FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS. SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ADVOCATE HOSPITALS HAVE IMPLEMENTED AND IMPROVE ACCESS ARE PROVIDED BELOW. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA). WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, MENTAL HEALTH IS SELECTED AS A KEY COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITY. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS, HOSPITAL STAFF, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY CONTINUED IN 2020 AS ONE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPACT THIS ISSUE. THE EIGHT-HOUR PROGRAM INCREASES PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE OF SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES AND ADDICTIONS, AND INCREASES THEIR CONFIDENCE IN AND LIKELIHOOD TO HELP AN INDIVIDUAL IN DISTRESS. AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, THE STRUCTURE OF THE MHFA TRAINING WAS MODIFIED AND MADE VIRTUAL TO MEET THE COVID-19 IN-PERSON AND SOCIAL DISTANCING RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES. IN ITS SERVICE AREA, ADVOCATE CONDELL PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO GRAYSLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF AND TO GRAYSLAKE HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 214 STAFF IN 2020. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO SPONSORED THE CERTIFICATION OF TWO SPANISH-SPEAKING MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINERS. ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN TRAINED 24 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) STUDENTS IN MHFA IN 2020. FOLLOWING THE TRAINING, NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREE THAT THEY ARE MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT RECOGNIZING AND CORRECTING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS. IN ADDITION, FIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID TRAINING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED TO A TOTAL OF 125 FAITH LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN 2020 AND NINE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH WEBINARS WERE OFFERED TO 109 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE SOUTH CHICAGOLAND REGION. A TOTAL OF 234 FAITH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THESE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS.
PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	FIRST ACCESS PROGRAM. GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS AND ED VISITS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AT ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC AND THE HIGH NUMBER OF DISCHARGED PATIENTS THAT WERE NOT KEEPING THEIR OUTPATIENT FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS, THE HOSPITAL'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT CREATED THE FIRST ACCESS PROGRAM IN 2013. THE GOAL OF FIRST ACCESS IS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FOLLOW-UP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO SUPPORT RECOVERY AND PREVENT RELAPSES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ED PATIENTS, AS WELL AS PATIENTS REFERRED BY THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT, MEDICAL FLOORS AND PHYSICIANS, ARE LITERALLY WALKED OVER TO OUTPATIENT CARE BY A STAFF MEMBER TO ENSURE SAME DAY FOLLOW-UP FOR OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENTS. SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION, FIRST ACCESS HAS CONSISTENTLY INCREASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS' APPOINTMENT FOLLOW-THROUGH RATES FROM 40 PERCENT IN 2013 TO 100 PERCENT IN 2019, ALL DISCHARGED PATIENTS RECEIVED WARM HAND-OFFS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND LEFT WITH AN OUTPATIENT PLAN OF CARE. HAVING ACHIEVED THAT, THE PROGRAM STARTED TO FOCUS ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO CARE TO ALL ADVOCATE AURORA PATIENTS AND ITS VOLUMES GREW STEADILY. IN 2020, FIRST ACCESS PROVIDED 825 INTAKES TO PATIENTS.MEDICALLY INTEGRATED CRISIS COMMUNITY SUPPORT (MICCS). THE MICCS TEAM AT ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC IS COMPRISED OF SIX CLINICIANS, A CHAPLAIN AND A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST WHO PROVIDE ONE-TO-TWO THERAPEUTIC, COMMUNITY-BASED CONTACTS PER PATIENT PER DAY TO ACUTELY ILL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS ON THE NORTHSIDE OF CHICAGO. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE STATE'S CLOSURE OF NUMEROUS MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS IN ILLINOIS. THE TEAM GOES INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP HOMELESS AND INDIGENT PATIENTS WITH SITUATIONS IMPACTING THEIR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUCH AS HOUSING AND MEDICATION STABILIZATION, THUS HELPING CLIENTS IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH. IN 2020, MICCS SERVED 104 INDIVIDUALS ON THE CASELOAD. IN ADDITION, 100 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED BY THE INJECTION CLINIC, MANY OF WHICH ARE UNIQUE PATIENTS GIVEN THEY DO NOT NEED/RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM. ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC'S DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL) TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT INCLUDES CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; PRE-SCREENINGS AND LINKAGE; INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND MEDICATION MONITORING; AND INTERVENTION WITH A 24-HOUR PHONE LINE CONNECTED TO A TEXT TELEPHONE (TTY) SYSTEM. A TELE-PSYCHIATRY NETWORK ENABLES THE PROVISION OF OTHERWISE SCARCE DEAF-FRIENDLY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES IN THE HOMES OF DEAF PATIENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE FREE VIDEOPHONE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES SUPPORTED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC). OVER THE YEARS, THE HOSPITAL HAS DISTRIBUTED SEVERAL THOUSAND FREE ASL DVDS ON HIV/AIDS, STDS, BREAST HEALTH, DIABETES, DEPRESSION AND SMOKING CESSATION. IN 2020, 66 UNIQUE PATIENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM.COMMUNITY LINKAGE SPECIALIST (CLS). IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASING RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN EMPLOYED A COMMUNITY LINKAGE SPECIALIST THAT WORKS WITH DETOX AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT PATIENTS TO CONNECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THIS INDIVIDUAL ALSO CONDUCTS COMMUNITY AND HOME VISITS WITH DISCHARGED PATIENTS. IN 2020, THE CLS HELPED COORDINATE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND CONDUCTED 75 PATIENT CONTACTS VIA PHONE OR ZOOM. 3. COMMUNITY SAFETY: ADVOCATE ALSO WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY SAFETY/VIOLENCEANOTHER COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOCUS AREA. SOME EXAMPLES ARE PROVIDED BELOW.CENTER FOR FAITH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TRANSFORMATION. THE CENTER FOR FAITH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TRANSFORMATION WORKS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY BY PARTNERING WITH FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD COMMUNITY, NURTURE LEADERS AND CONNECT THE UNIQUE SPIRIT POWER OF FAITH COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ABUNDANT LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE CENTER IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ADVOCATE AND THE OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO. CURRENTLY, THE CENTER IS CONVENING A TRAUMA INFORMED CONGREGATIONS NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE CAPACITY OF FAITH COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT TRAUMA AND TO BE PLACES OF HEALING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ADVERSITY IN CHILDHOOD OR THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS (SANE). ADVOCATE CONDELL, ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S AND ADVOCATE'S SOUTH REGION SANE (AT ADVOCATE CHRIST, SOUTH SUBURBAN AND TRINITY) PROGRAMS CONSIST OF SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS WHO ARE NATIONALLY AND STATE CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL. SANES ARE AVAILABLE EITHER IN THE ED OR ON AN ON-CALL BASIS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS SEEKING CARE IN THE ED. THESE HIGHLY TRAINED PRACTITIONERS PERFORM HEAD-TO-TOE EXAMS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT/ABUSE, ADDRESS MEDICAL CONCERNS SUCH AS STI (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION), HIV AND PREGNANCY, COLLECT FORENSIC EVIDENCE, TESTIFY IN COURT AS EXPERT WITNESSES, AND OFFER ACCESS TO AFTER-CARE RESOURCESSUPPORTING THE VICTIM THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS. THE THREE SANE PROGRAM COORDINATORS WORK CLOSELY WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT INCLUDES LOCAL RAPE ADVOCATES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) AND PROSECUTORS TO ASSURE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT RECEIVE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE AT ALL CONTACT POINTS. SANE PROGRAM COORDINATORS ALSO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE BEST PRACTICE STANDARDIZED SEXUAL ASSAULT CARE THROUGHOUT ALL ADVOCATE ILLINOIS HOSPITALS SO THAT BY JANUARY 1, 2022, A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) WILL BE AVAILABLE 24/7, 365 DAYS A YEAR TO CARE FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED PATIENTS. ADVOCATE CONDELL CARED FOR 72 PATIENTS IN 2020, 21 OF WHICH WERE PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT PATIENTS (<13 YEARS)CARE PROVIDED DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 AND CONCERNS THAT PREVENTED MANY INDIVIDUALS FROM SEEKING CARE IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED TRAINING REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULT TREATMENT AND IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY PARTNER REQUESTS FOR EDUCATION FROM RAPE ADVOCACY CENTERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND OTHERS, AND INCREASED ITS PARTICIPATION IN COUNTYWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES. ACCLIVUS PARTNERSHIP. ACCLIVUS IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DEADLY STREET VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS. ADVOCATE CHRIST AND ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC, BOTH LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS SERVING THE SOUTH AND NORTH PORTIONS OF CHICAGO AND THE SUBURBS, PARTNERED WITH ACCLIVUS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH INTERVENTION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF TRAUMAS AT ADVOCATE CHRIST EACH YEAR ARE VICTIMS OF INTENTIONAL VIOLENCE, SUCH AS GUNSHOTS, STABBINGS AND/OR BATTERY. VIOLENCE, LIKE OTHER EPIDEMICS, IS PREDICTABLE AND OFTEN ENGAGED IN AS AN ACT OF RETALIATION, SO IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY. WHEN VIOLENTLY INJURED PATIENTS FROM THE CHICAGO AREA ARE TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE CHRIST AND ILLINOIS MASONIC, CHAPLAINS NOTIFY ACCLIVUS. ACCLIVUS HAS A HOSPITAL RESPONDER AND A CASE MANAGER ASSIGNED TO EACH ADVOCATE SITE WHO PROVIDE COUNSELING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES AIMING TO REDUCE ONGOING CONFLICT IN THE COMMUNITY AND RISK OF RETALIATION. ACCLIVUS' CASE MANAGER SEES THE PATIENTS IN THE TRAUMA CLINIC AFTER DISCHARGE ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE FOLLOW-UP CARE. IN 2020, HOSPITAL RESPONDERS AT ADVOCATE CHRIST SERVED 745 PATIENTS AND MADE 254 ADDITIONAL REFERRALS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND HOSPITAL VISITOR RESTRICTION POLICIES, ACCLIVUS PROVIDED SERVICES AND REFERRALS TO ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC PATIENTS REMOTELY FROM MARCH THROUGH JULY 2020. THE HOSPITAL RESPONDERS AT ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC SERVED 147 PATIENTS IN 2020, MANY OF WHICH WERE PROVIDED REFERRALS TO EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES.4. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. ADVOCATE WORKS WITH NON-TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUSINESS LEADERS TO ADDRESS BOTH THE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN SOME CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL AS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOLVING THE CITY'S HEALTHCARE SECTOR TALENT SHORTAGE.
PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	ADVOCATE WORKFORCE INITIATIVE (AWI). THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HISPANICS IN CHICAGO IS THREE TIMES THAT OF THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE AS HIGH AS 31.9% IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA AS COMPARED TO CHICAGO'S OVERALL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 8.2%. ILLINOIS ALSO HAS THE NATION'S HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS. IN 2015, THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR WAS EXPECTED TO GENERATE 14,000 NEW WELL-PAYING MIDDLE-SKILL JOBS ANNUALLY IN THE CHICAGO REGION THROUGH 2019, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH SKILLED TALENT NEEDED TO FILL THESE ROLES. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, JPMORGAN CHASE MADE A GENEROUS DONATION IN 2015 TO THE ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ADVOCATE'S CHARITABLE ARM, TO DEVELOP THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE, WHICH OFFERS A CREATIVE AND MODERN SOLUTION TO THE CITY'S TALENT SHORTAGE AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. LED BY ADVOCATE, THIS HEALTH CARE SECTOR SKILLS-BASED TRAINING INITIATIVE CONNECTS CHICAGOLAND'S UNDEREMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED RESIDENTS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, IN-DEMAND JOBS IN THE RAPIDLY GROWING HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. ADVOCATE ALSO HELPED TO LAUNCH THE CHICAGOLAND HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE (CHWC). THE CHWC IS A CONSORTIUM OF LEADING HEALTHCARE EMPLOYERS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS THAT BELIEVE IN THE NECESSITY OF A STRONG AND DIVERSE LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE. BY LEVERAGING RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES, THE COLLABORATIVE AIMS TO SUPPORT AN INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE, PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED POPULATIONS, AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE RESPONSES TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING IMPACTFUL, DATA-DRIVEN AND ACTION-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE. THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ALIGNS TRAINING CURRICULUM TO CURRENT AND EMERGING JOB NEEDS; CONNECTS JOB SEEKERS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN ADVOCATE; INCREASES DIVERSITY WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR; PROVIDES CAREER PATHWAYS TO ADVANCED TRAINING OR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE; SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES; ESTABLISHES BEST PRACTICES, CREATING A REGIONAL/NATIONAL MODEL; AND PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT.TO ENSURE THE INITIATIVE IS BROAD-REACHING AND COMPREHENSIVE, ADVOCATE HAS ESTABLISHED STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH SIX COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS NUMEROUS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPPORT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE TRAINING AND LICENSING EXAM, ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE GUARANTEED AN INTERVIEW WITH ADVOCATE AND RECEIVE JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. SINCE INCEPTION, THE INITIATIVE HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 900 PARTICIPANTS, WITH OVER AN 80% GRADUATION RATE, AND 84% OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS WERE PERSONS OF COLOR. FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE GRADUATES FROM THE INITIATIVE ARE NOW EMPLOYED IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. NEARLY 200 OF THOSE WERE EMPLOYED AT ADVOCATE, AND 84% HAVE MAINTAINED EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS. ADVOCATE HAS ALSO LAUNCHED THE NAVIGATE PROGRAMAN INCUMBENT WORKER STRATEGY FOR FRONTLINE TEAM MEMBERS. NAVIGATE PROVIDES ASSOCIATES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, DETERMINE A CAREER PATHWAY AND CONNECT WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES. NAVIGATE HAS BEEN ROLLED OUT AT SEVERAL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING ADVOCATE TRINITY, ILLINOIS MASONIC, CHRIST, SOUTH SUBURBAN, SHERMAN AND GOOD SAMARITAN, AS WELL AS ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP. SINCE INCEPTION, NAVIGATE HAS ENROLLED AND SUPPORTED 338 INCUMBENT WORKERS, GUIDED MORE THAN 150 TO IDENTIFY A CAREER PATHWAY AND HAS NEARLY AN 80% GRADUATION RATE WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY OF $19.17. SEVENTY-SIX PERCENT OF GRADUATES WERE PERSONS OF COLOR. WHEN WORKPLACES AND EDUCATION FACILITIES SHUT DOWN IN 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THERE WAS EVEN MORE URGENCY IN ENSURING AWI PARTICIPANTS COULD COMPLETE THEIR REQUIRED CLINICAL AND HOSPITAL EXTERNSHIPS TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE THAT NEEDED THEM. ADVOCATE AURORA ENHANCED ITS REMOTE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY AND LEVERAGED PROGRAM FUNDS TO SUPPORT PARTNERS WHO REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE PROGRAM ACCESS. MANY PARTICIPANTS PUSHED TO SAFELY CONTINUE IN THE AWI PROGRAM WITH MODIFICATIONS. BY COMPLETING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, PROGRAM GRADUATES COULD IMMEDIATELY ENTER CRITICAL COVID-RELATED ROLES (E.G., CNAS, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, ETC.). SOME 2019 AWI GRADUATES WERE CERTIFIED BEFORE THE FIRST COVID-19 SURGE AND SOME AWI PRE-CERTIFICATION GRADUATES WERE BROUGHT ON IN MODIFIED ROLES TO SUPPORT COVID-19 TEAMS. DESPITE CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTY, ADVOCATE AURORA WAS STILL ABLE TO EXCEED ESTABLISHED GRANT OUTCOMES AND ELEVATE THE LIVES OF THOSE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY. IN 2020, 927 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED TRAINING AND BECAME CERTIFIED, 427 MORE THAN THE FIVE-YEAR GOAL OF 500. JOB PLACEMENT ALSO EXCEEDED THE FIVE YEAR GOAL, REACHING 465 PARTICIPANTS AS COMPARED TO A GOAL OF 300 OVER THE FIVE-YEAR SPAN. OF THE TOTAL INDIVIDUALS PLACED IN JOBS, 197 WERE ADVOCATE AURORA HIRES. BASED ON ITS SUCCESS TO DATE, AWI AND NAVIGATE ARE NOW CORE COMPONENTS OF ADVOCATE AURORA'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY. USING LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FIVE-YEAR CHICAGOLAND INITIATIVE, PLANS ARE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE ADVOCATE AURORA FOOTPRINT IN BOTH STATESILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN. ADVOCATE BETHANY COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND. THE ADVOCATE BETHANY COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND WAS CREATED IN 2006 TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE HEALTH NEEDS OF CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE BY FUNDING PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES AND THEIR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. DURING ITS 14-YEAR TERM, THE FUND ALLOCATED $14M FOR GRANTMAKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN FOUR PRIORITY AREAS: DIABETES, SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. OVER THE FUNDS 14-YEAR TERM, THE FUND BOARD AWARDED 473 GRANTS TO 116 UNIQUE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING OVER 75,000 INDIVIDUALS. IN 2020, FINAL FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO MAINTAIN THE FUND'S LEGACY. THESE FINAL ALLOCATIONS INCLUDED $1.5M TO PROVIDE CONTINUED OPERATING SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS $272K TO PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE AND PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES AND AMPT-ADVANCING NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED GRANTMAKING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE. LEGACY GIFTS WERE ALSO MADE TO THREE OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON INCREASING MINORITY LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. TRAINING FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. TO FURTHER THE TRADITION OF PROVIDING MEDICAL EDUCATION TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS, STUDENTS IN NURSING AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS, ADVOCATE HAS DEVELOPED LONG-TERM ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS WITH ALL MAJOR UNIVERSITIES IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA FOR THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THESE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS. MEDICAL EDUCATION (UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION [UME]/GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION [GME]/POST-GRADUATE [CME] MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE ADVOCATE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS THROUGH UNDERGRADUATE (UME) AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME), AND TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADVOCATE PHYSICIANS THROUGH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME). AS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF PRIMARY MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS, THERE WERE 1,387 MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS COMPLETED AND 591 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS WHO RECEIVED HANDS-ON TRAINING IN 2020 AT ADVOCATE'S FOUR ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERSADVOCATE BROMENN, ADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC AND ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL. ADVOCATE IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) FOR PHYSICIANS. ADVOCATE'S CME PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULING AND PLANNING OF ACCREDITED COURSES, SEMINARS AND MEETINGS FOR ADVOCATE AND NON-ADVOCATE PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION. ADVOCATE'S MEDICAL STAFF SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE THROUGH GRAND ROUNDS, MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY CONFERENCES, AND JOURNAL CLUBSAS WELL AS SINGLE ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND RESEARCH TOPICS. IN 2020, ADVOCATE HOSTED 2,555 HOURS OF ACCREDITED EDUCATION TO 32,602 PARTICIPANTS, OF WHICH 20,714 WERE PHYSICIANS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, MOST EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED VIRTUALLY WHICH EXPANDED OUR REACH TO A BROADER AUDIENCE ACROSS THE ADVOCATE SYSTEM.
PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	NURSING EDUCATION. UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE (APN/NP/MANAGEMENT) NURSING EDUCATION OCCURS AT TEN ADVOCATE HOSPITALS AND AT MANY ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP SITES. NOTABLY, EIGHT ADVOCATE HOSPITALS HAVE EARNED MAGNET RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSE CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC), INCLUDING ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S, ADVOCATE CONDELL, ADVOCATE CHRIST, ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN, ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC, ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL AND ADVOCATE SHERMAN. MAGNET STATUS REPRESENTS HOSPITAL-WIDE TEAMWORK AND DEDICATION TO CREATING A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH HELPS ATTRACT THE BEST PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, RESULTING IN BETTER OVERALL PATIENT CARE. ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION. ADVOCATE IS COMMITTED TO TEACHING STUDENTS IN A BROAD RANGE OF SPECIALTIES. THESE STUDENTS COME FROM LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES WITH WHOM ADVOCATE HAS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION. STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO LEARN IN OVER TWENTY HEALTH CARE DISCIPLINES/FIELDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PHARMACEUTICAL; CARDIO DIAGNOSTICS; CARDIAC REHABILITATION; RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, MRI AND X-RAY; RADIATION THERAPY; EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH AND RECREATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHIATRY; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY; AUDIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PODIATRY; PHLEBOTOMY; NUTRITION/DIETARY; AND DENTISTRY (DENTISTRY IS ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC). SEVERAL ADVOCATE HOSPITALS PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT) EDUCATION FROM BASIC THROUGH PARAMEDIC LEVEL. IN FACT, SOME OF THESE ADVOCATE FACILITIES SERVE AS THE LEAD HOSPITAL IN THEIR COUNTIES/SERVICE AREAS, PROVIDING EDUCATION, STANDARDIZATION OF PROTOCOLS OF CARE AMONG ALL HOSPITALS (NON-ADVOCATE INCLUDED) AND EMS RESPONDERS, AND DIRECTION OF COUNTY-WIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY-BASED, MASS INJURY/CASUALTY DISASTERS. MULTIPLE ADVOCATE SYSTEM AND HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS ALSO PROVIDE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION (CPE). ADVOCATE'S SPIRITUAL LEADERS OVERSEE A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CPE PROGRAM. SUPERVISING OVER 200 STUDENT UNITS EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY IN AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEMINARY STUDENTS, CHAPLAINS AND LOCAL FAITH LEADERS TO GROW AND DEVELOP SELF-AWARENESS AND SPIRITUAL CARE MINISTRY SKILLS. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SEVERAL ADVOCATE HOSPITALS PROVIDE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE ON AN EDUCATIONAL TRACK TO A HEALTH CARE CAREER. THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE CREDIT TOWARDS GRADUATION IN ADDITION TO HELPING THEM DISCERN IN WHICH HEALTH CARE AREA THEY WISH TO SPECIALIZE. AS AN EXAMPLE, IN ORDER TO GIVE CHICAGO SOUTHSIDE STUDENTS BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES, ADVOCATE TRINITY WORKS WITH STUDENTS FROM CHICAGO VOCATIONAL CAREER ACADEMY, AND SOUTH SHORE AND JULIAN HIGH SCHOOLS. THESE STUDENTS ARE ROTATED IN HOSPITAL UNITS TO LEARN MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS. 5. AFFORDABLE HOUSING: ACCORDING TO HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020, DATA INDICATES THAT POOR-QUALITY HOUSING IS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE AND INJURY, AND POOR MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT ADVOCATE HAS VOWED AS A FIFTH COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOCUS AREA TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ED PATIENTS WHO ARE SCREENED POSITIVE FOR HOMELESSNESS BY 5% BY 2025. WHILE WORK TOWARDS THIS GOAL IS STILL EMERGING, SEVERAL ADVOCATE HOSPITALS ARE TAKING STEPS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO HEAL. FLEXIBLE HOUSING POOL. IN 2020, THE FLEXIBLE HOUSING POOL (FHP) AT ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC PLACED ONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENT IN PERMANENT HOUSING. THE FHP PLACED AN ADDITIONAL THREE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS PLACED IN PERMANENT HOUSING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL CARE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO PLANS SAFE DISCHARGES FOR PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM HOSPITALIZATION, WHO HAVE NO HOUSING RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE ADVOCATE LUTHERAN CAROL STREET APARTMENTS. LOCATED ON THE HOSPITAL'S CAMPUS, THESE APARTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RENT ON A DAILY/WEEKLY/MONTHLY BASIS. THE APARTMENTS ARE USED BY PATIENTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY GETTING SERVICES ON CAMPUS, I.E. CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION, ETC., AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF INPATIENTS THAT DO NOT LIVE NEAR THE HOSPITAL. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS GRANTED TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THAT DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IN 2020, EXPENSES FOR ELECTRICITY, CLEANING AND RENT TOTALED $7,350. WITH TOTAL REVENUE FROM PATIENTS OR FAMILIES OF JUST $4,225, THE BALANCE OF $3,125 WAS AN EXPENSE SUBSIDIZED BY ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL. THIS TOTAL DROPPED FROM 2019 DUE TO FEWER PATIENTS SERVED IN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19.WARMING CENTER. WHILE THE SOLUTION TO END HOMELESSNESS IS MORE COMPLEX THAN PROVIDING A LOCATION FOR AN OVERNIGHT STAY, ADVOCATE RECOGNIZES THAT A CLEAN, SAFE AND SECURE PLACE TO STAY IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF LIFTING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY. ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC PROVIDES A WARMING CENTER, A SAFE WARM PLACE FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO STAY OVERNIGHT OUT OF CHICAGO'S BITTERLY COLD, WINTERY WEATHER. IN 2020, THE WARMING CENTER WAS OPEN FOR A TOTAL OF 400 HOURS OVER A PERIOD OF 50 DAYS AT A COST OF OVER $16K TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. WHILE THE WARMING CENTER WAS NOT OPEN DURING THE LATTER PART OF 2020, THERE WERE 180 INDIVIDUALS THAT STAYED AT THE WARMING CENTER FROM JANUARY 2020-MARCH 2020. IN ADDITION, TWO ADVOCATE HOSPITALS, ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN AND ADVOCATE SOUTH SUBURBAN, HAVE PARTNERSHIP WITH PADS TO PROVIDE LAUNDRY SERVICES FOR CLEANING LINENS USED IN COMMUNITY HOMELESS SHELTERS. THIS SUPPORTS THE WORK OF DUPAGE PADSTHE LARGEST PROVIDER OF INTERIM AND PERMANENT HOUSING IN DUPAGE COUNTY. THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SHELTERS AS A TEMPORARY HOME, COUPLED WITH SUPPORT SERVICES, DUPAGE PADS HELPS THESE INDIVIDUALS WORK TOWARD BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT. PADS FURTHER PROVIDES VITAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND LIFE COACHING EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, SUCH AS JOB COACHING, AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT WITH EMPLOYERSEFFECTIVELY STOPPING THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. IN 2020, ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN AND ADVOCATE SOUTH SUBURBAN PROVIDED LINEN CLEANING SERVICES TO AREA PADS AT A COMBINED TOTAL EXPENSE OF $6,625 FOR CLEANING OVER 10,400 POUNDS OF LINENS. THIS WAS LESS THAN THAT WHICH WAS PROVIDED IN 2019 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.6. FOOD SECURITY. ANOTHER KEY ADVOCATE COMMUNITY STRATEGY FOCUS AREA IS FOOD SECURITY. ACCESS TO FRESH, AFFORDABLE FOOD IS A KEY INGREDIENT IN THE RECIPE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITYAND IN KEEPING THE COMMUNITY HEALTHY. ADVOCATE IS INVOLVED WITH MULTIPLE NON-TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY. ONE SUCH EXAMPLE IS ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN'S PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS HEALTHY FRESH FOOD, NUTRITION AND COOKING CLASSES TO CLIENTS OF THE FOOD PANTRIES. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD'S WORK WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL MUNICIPAL ENTITIES THAT SERVE SENIORS TO IMPLEMENT FOOD SECURITY SCREENING FOR SENIORS. A SCREENING TOOL AND COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE GUIDE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR SENIORS THAT SCREEN AS FOOD INSECURE. ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD AND SEVERAL OTHER ADVOCATE HOSPITALS ARE GROWING VEGETABLES ON THEIR CAMPUSES OR IN THE COMMUNITY. ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HAS PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, SMARTFARM, WHOSE MISSION IS TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ON SUSTAINABLE GARDENING AND HEALTHY EATING. SMART FARM MANAGES THE ON-SITE GARDEN ON OVER 10 ACRES OF LAND OWNED BY ADVOCATE AND THE HARVESTED FRESH VEGETABLES ARE DONATED TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. SIMILAR PARTNERSHIPS EXIST AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN AND ADVOCATE BROMENN. IN 2018, ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC ESTABLISHED A HOSPITAL-BASED FOOD PANTRY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF FOOD INSECURE ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AND IN JANUARY 2019, THE PANTRY WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE FOOD INSECURE PATIENTS FROM FOUR NEW SERVICE LINES AND PROGRAMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LAKEVIEW FOOD PANTRY, THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES DRY GOOD FOOD BAGS, RE-USABLE WHEELIE GROCERY BAGS AND GIFT CARDS TO LOW-INCOME AND FOOD INSECURE PATIENTS. THE HEALTHY LIVING FOOD FARMACY PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY AND ADVOCATE TRINITY'S LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, INVITES PATIENTS TO ATTEND BI-WEEKLY EVENTS TO TEACH THEM TO MAKE BETTER FOOD SELECTIONS FROM TABLES OF ASSORTED FRESH PRODUCE AND LOW-SODIUM, SHELF-STABLE PROTEINS.
PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	OVERALL, ADVOCATE FUNDS MANY SYSTEM LEVEL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON POSITIVELY AFFECTING THE HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS AND POPULATIONS IN COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ADVOCATE. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY PROGRAM EXAMPLES PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY, ANOTHER SYSTEM-LEVEL FUNDED PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BELOW.PARISH NURSE MINISTRY. ADVOCATE FULLY FUNDS THREE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE POSITIONS SERVING IN LOW-INCOME, HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES. THESE NURSES WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND MULTIPLE CONGREGATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY WORK WITH AN ADVOCATE-FUNDED COMMUNITY CONNECTOR TO CARRY OUT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS HEALTH ISSUES RAISED BY THE COMMUNITY AS CRITICAL TO THEM. THIS INCLUDES INITIATIVES AROUND FOOD SECURITY, STRESS AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY. ADVOCATE ALSO SUPPORTS A FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE NETWORK OF 37 NURSES THAT SERVE CONGREGATIONS ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND REGION.AT BOTH THE SYSTEM AND SITE LEVELS, ADVOCATE IS WORKING TO EXAMINE AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH INEQUITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SOCIONEEDS INDEX. ADVOCATE PURCHASED ACCESS TO A TOOL FOR ITS 2014-2016 CHNA CYCLE THAT COULD BE USED BY ALL OF ITS HOSPITALS TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPACT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ADVOCATE. INCLUDED IN THIS TOOL, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY CONDUENT HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE, IS THE SOCIONEEDS INDEX. THE SOCIONEEDS INDEX IS A MEASURE OF SOCIOECONOMIC NEED THAT IS CORRELATED WITH POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. INDICATORS FOR THE INDEX ARE WEIGHTED TO MAXIMIZE THE CORRELATION OF THE INDEX WITH PREMATURE DEATH RATES AND PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATION RATES. THIS INDEX COMBINES MULTIPLE SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS INTO A SINGLE COMPOSITE VALUE. AS A SINGLE INDICATOR, THE INDEX CAN SERVE AS A CONCISE WAY TO EXPLAIN WHICH AREAS ARE OF HIGHEST NEED. A MAP WAS THEN PREPARED FOR EACH HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA ENABLING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS TO FOCUS PRIORITY SETTING AND PROGRAM PLANNING ON COMMUNITIES AT HIGHER LEVELS OF SOCIOECONOMIC NEED. THE INDEX WAS AGAIN USED FOR ADVOCATE'S 2017-2019 CHNA PROCESS.ADVOCATE CONTINUES TO WORK LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY WITH MANY PROMINENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. EXAMPLES OF THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. HEALTH CARE ANCHOR NETWORK (HAN). IN DECEMBER 2016, ADVOCATE JOINED LEADERS FROM HEALTH SYSTEMS IN WASHINGTON, DC, TO EXPLORE WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO HARNESS THEIR SHARED ECONOMIC AND INTELLECTUAL POWER TO TRULY BENEFIT THEIR COMMUNITIES. "THE DISCUSSION CENTERED ON IDENTIFYING HOW ALL OF THESE ECONOMIC ASSETS (THE COMBINED PURCHASES OF $65 BILLION IN PURCHASED GOODS AND SERVICES, 1.4 MILLION EMPLOYEES AND $200 BILLION IN INVESTMENT AND ENDOWMENT PORTFOLIOS), COMBINED WITH CIVIC LEADERSHIP COULD BE DEPLOYED TO CREATE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, HEALTHY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES" (ADVANCING THE ANCHOR MISSION OF HEALTHCARE, DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE, 2017). ADVOCATE AURORA, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THIS STRATEGY, HAS LAUNCHED TWO SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ADVOCATE AURORA $50M INVESTMENT PLEDGE. IN 2019, ADVOCATE AURORA ANNOUNCED A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMITMENT TO INVEST $50 MILLION WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCE INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS) BY 2025 TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOOD CENTERS AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS INVESTMENT STRATEGY UNDERGIRDS ADVOCATE AURORA'S ANCHOR APPROACH ADDRESSING HEALTH INEQUITY IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN 2020, THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMMITTEE DEVELOPED THE ADVOCATE AURORA COMMUNITY INVESTMENT POLICY TO GOVERN THE WORK, RESEARCHED BEST PRACTICES NATIONALLY AND SCREENED MULTIPLE CDFIS, LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THREE INITIAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL ADVANCE $31 MILLION OF THE FUNDING FOR LOCAL DEPLOYMENT. ADVOCATE AURORA PURCHASING COMMITMENT. ADVOCATE AURORA IS AMONG THE FIRST FIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS WHO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT AS MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH CARE ANCHOR NETWORK TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY FOCUSING ON INCREASING DIVERSE PURCHASING SPEND AND MEETING IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY METRICS. "WE KNOW THAT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS HEAVILY IMPACT HEALTH OUTCOMES AND THAT DEEPLY EMBEDDED ECONOMIC AND RACIAL INEQUITIES DRIVE SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES, WHICH HAVE BECOME EVEN MORE STARK IN THE CURRENT CONTEXT. WE BELIEVE THAT ALIGNING OUR PURCHASING POWER WITH OUR CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SOCIETAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING REPRESENTS THE EVOLVING MISSION OF HEALTH" (HAN IMPACT PURCHASING COMMITMENT, 2020-2021). ADVOCATE IS ALSO STRENGTHENING CORPORATE OPTIONS THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCE, SUPPLY CHAIN, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND INVESTMENT POLICIES TO IMPACT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP. REDUCING WASTE, CONSERVING ENERGY AND WATER, MINIMIZING USE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS, AND CONSTRUCTING ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDINGS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROWALL OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE A DIRECT BENEFIT ON THE HEALTH OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES VIA CLEANER COMMUNITIES, HEALTHIER AIR QUALITY, REDUCED GREENHOUSE GASES AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. AS ADVOCATE CONTINUES WORK TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF HEALTH CARE, THE SYSTEM'S ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES EASE THE BURDEN OF HEALTH CARE COSTS BOTH DIRECTLY (LOWER ENERGY COSTS) AND INDIRECTLY (LOWER ENVIRONMENTALLY-RELATED DISEASE BURDEN), AND HELP SAVE PRECIOUS RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING TO REDUCE OUR OWN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AS A HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, ADVOCATE ALSO PROVIDES NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING IN SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP COUNCILS AND GROUPS. THESE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ADDRESS MULTIPLE SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES, INCLUDING ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE IN AGRICULTURE, SAFER CHEMICALS IN FURNISHINGS AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLINICAL PLASTICS RECYCLING, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-PREFERABLE AND LOCAL PURCHASING, THUS SPURRING MOVEMENT TOWARD HEALTHIER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR AND WIDER MARKETPLACE. THESE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE THE: HEALTHCARE ANCHOR NETWORK; HEALTH CARE CLIMATE COUNCIL; HEALTHCARE PLASTICS RECYCLING COALITION HEALTHCARE FACILITY ADVISORY BOARD; PRACTICE GREENHEALTH MARKET TRANSFORMATION GROUPLESS MEAT, BETTER MEAT; PRACTICE GREENHEALTH MARKET TRANSFORMATION GROUPSAFER CHEMICALS; PREMIER'S ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL; AND SIGNATORY OF THE CHEMICAL FOOTPRINT PROJECT.ENVIRONMENTALLY-RESPONSIBLE INVESTING. ADVOCATE INSTITUTES AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-BASED SOCIAL SCREEN FOR ITS MARKETABLE INVESTMENT PROGRAM. ALL COMPANIES IN SEPARATELY MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE SCORED ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES, BEHAVIOR AND CONTROVERSIES. POOR-SCORING COMPANIES ARE SCREENED OUT OF THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM. PROJECT C.U.R.E. (COMMISSION ON URGENT RELIEF AND EQUIPMENT). ADVOCATE IS A MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY DONATION PARTNER OF PROJECT C.U.R.E., THE WORLD'S LEADING MEDICAL SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION BENEFITING RESOURCE-LIMITED AREAS ACROSS THE GLOBE. SURPLUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND DECOMMISSIONED EQUIPMENT ARE DONATED TO PROJECT C.U.R.E. AND MANY ADVOCATE ASSOCIATES VOLUNTEER TIME AT ITS WAREHOUSESORTING AND PACKAGING SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION OVERSEAS. IN 2020, ADVOCATE DONATED A TOTAL OF 53 PALLETS OF MISCELLANEOUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND 14 PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PROJECT C.U.R.E.SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND OPERATIONS. SUSTAINABILITY, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY ARE CORE ELEMENTS OF ADVOCATE BUILDING AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMS. IN 2008, ADVOCATE EMBARKED ON A JOURNEY TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT AND TO BECOME THE MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. BY 2015, ADVOCATE HAD REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY 23% FROM THE 2008 BASELINE. WHILE AGGRESSIVELY CONTINUING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS, IT NOW AIMS TO TRANSITION TO 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY BY 2030.IN 2020, 85% OR 3,090 TONS OF ADVOCATE CONSTRUCTION WASTE WAS RECYCLED. ADVOCATE PURSUES LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) CERTIFICATION FOR ALL NEW MAJOR BUILDINGS AND UTILIZES A RIGOROUS, INTERNAL TOOL CALLED THE HEALTHY SPACES ROADMAP TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY IN ALL ITS RENOVATIONS AND PROJECTS. TO DATE, ADVOCATE HAS COMPLETED SIX MAJOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED LEED SILVER OR GOLD CERTIFICATION.
PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	ADVOCATE COMBINES SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES WITH ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY OPERATIONS AND PURCHASES. THIS INCLUDES WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING, REDUCING CHEMICALS IN FURNITURE AND CLEANING PRODUCTS, PURCHASING MEAT RAISED WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS, AND OTHER ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPACTS IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE. IN 2020, ADVOCATE ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING. AVOIDED 1,392 MTCO2E OF GREENHOUSE GASES (EQUIVALENT TO 3.4 MILLION MILES OF DRIVING) THROUGH ECO-FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF ANESTHETIC GASES. 96% OF ADVOCATE'S 2020 FURNITURE PURCHASES AVOIDED FIVE KEY CHEMICALS OF CONCERN. SPENT OVER $65,000 ON THIRD PARTY CERTIFIED GREEN CLEANERS IN 2020 (83% OF TOTAL PURCHASES IN FIVE KEY CLEANING CATEGORIES). $886,000 OF ADVOCATE'S MEAT PURCHASES SUPPORTED PRODUCERS WHO RAISE THEIR ANIMALS WITHOUT THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS. COPY PAPER USED CONTAINS 30% POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT AND IS FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFIED. REDUCED PAPER USAGE BY 23% FROM 2019 LEVELS--AVOIDING USE OF 48,600 REAMS OF PAPER. RECYCLED 3,390 TONS OF WASTE FROM HOSPITAL OPERATIONS. RECYCLED 85 PERCENT, OR 3,090 TONS, OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS. SAVED 36 TONS OF WASTE FROM LANDFILL AND SAVED $1.6 MILLION VIA SURGICAL AND MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING PROGRAMS.STAKEHOLDER HEALTH. ADVOCATE IS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND INVESTING PARTNER OF STAKEHOLDER HEALTH, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HEALTH SYSTEMS LEARNING GROUP. MEMBERS OF ADVOCATE STAFF SERVE ON THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN OFFERING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE WRITING OF TWO SEMINAL DOCUMENTSA 2013 HEALTH SYSTEMS LEARNING GROUP MONOGRAPH HTTPS://STAKEHOLDERHEALTH.ORG/PDF/ AND A 2016 BOOK, STAKEHOLDER HEALTH: INSIGHTS FROM NEW SYSTEMS OF HEALTH HTTPS://STAKEHOLDERHEALTH.ORG/STAKEHOLDER-HEALTH-CHAPTER-1/. THE LATTER PUBLICATION, DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, IS A RICH AND DETAILED REVIEW OF SOME BEST PRACTICES IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AND CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. THE FIRST RELEASE OF THE BOOK OCCURRED AT AN EVENT AT THE CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND WAS PLANNED AND EXECUTED BY ADVOCATE STAFF AND STAFF OF THE CENTER FOR FAITH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TRANSFORMATION. STAKEHOLDER HEALTH ASPIRES TO IDENTIFY AND ACTIVATE A MENU OF PROVEN COMMUNITY HEALTH PRACTICES AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK. ADVOCATE AURORA CONTINUES TO BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER AND LEADER OF STAKEHOLDER HEALTH.ADVOCATE BETHANY COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND (BETHANY FUND). AS INDICATED EARLIER, THE ADVOCATE BETHANY COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2006 BY ADVOCATE AS PART OF AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO HELP BUILD, PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ON CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE. WHILE THE FUND CAME TO A CLOSE IN 2020, OVER THE YEARS THE BETHANY FUND SUPPORTED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY SERVED BY ADVOCATE BETHANY HOSPITAL (NOW RML CHICAGO)INCLUDING AUSTIN, GARFIELD PARK, HUMBOLDT PARK AND NORTH LAWNDALE. THE BETHANY FUND DID THIS THROUGH PROGRAM GRANTS, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD ON THE ASSETS OF THESE COMMUNITIES. ADVOCATE WORKS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER DIVERSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. A PRIMARY VALUE OF ADVOCATE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS, PREFERABLY THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL. IN ORDER TO ALIGN INITIATIVES WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES, ALL ADVOCATE HOSPITALS COLLABORATE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING THE CHNA AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT (IMPLEMENTATION PLAN) CYCLES. ONE SUCH NOTABLE COLLABORATION IN WHICH ADVOCATE SYSTEM LEADERSHIP PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IS AS FOLLOWS. THE ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HEALTH IMPACT COLLABORATIVE OF COOK COUNTY [HICCC]). ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE (NOW KNOWN AS ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH), PRESENCE HEALTH (NOW KNOWN AS AMITA HEALTH) AND THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE (IPHI) WERE THE THREE FOUNDING ORGANIZATIONS OF THE HEALTH IMPACT COLLABORATIVE OF COOK COUNTY. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INVITED HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND ALL COOK COUNTY NONPROFIT HOSPITALS TO JOIN THEM IN CREATING WHAT IS NOW ONE OF THE LARGEST CHNA AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES IN THE COUNTRY. THE INITIAL PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WORKED TOGETHER TO DESIGN A SHARED LEADERSHIP MODEL AND COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PLANNING PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS TO FACILITATE MORE EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. IN LATE 2017, HICCC MERGED WITH THE HEALTHY CHICAGO HOSPITALS COLLABORATIVE TO CREATE THE ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (THE ALLIANCE). IPHI SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE COLLABORATIVE AND THE HOSPITALS PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE SHARED ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANNING WORK. IN 2019, THE ALLIANCE GREW TO INCLUDE 37 NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC HOSPITALS, SEVEN LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY COMPLETED A COLLABORATIVE CHNA BETWEEN MARCH 2018 AND MARCH 2019.THIS COLLABORATIVE CHNA CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTPS://ALLHEALTHEQUITY.ORG/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2019/06/FINAL_2019_CHNA-REPORT_ALLIANCE-FOR-HEALTH-EQUITY.PDF.PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF SOURCES WERE UTILIZED FOR ROBUST DATA ANALYSIS AND TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IN CHICAGO AND SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY. FOR THE 2019 CHNA, THE ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY BUILT ON THE PREVIOUS COLLABORATIVE CHNA WORK (2016), PREVIOUS CHNA REPORTS FROM MEMBER HOSPITALS, HEALTHY CHICAGO 2.0 (2016), AND WEPLAN 2020 (2016). THE PRIORITY AREAS SELECTED BY THE ALLIANCE INCLUDE SOCIAL AND STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, INJURY INCLUDING VIOLENCE, AND MATERNAL/FETAL HEALTH. ALL PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS SELECTED SOME OF THE PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS IN THE AREAS SERVED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WORK GROUPS ADDRESSING THE PRIORITY AREAS AND ADVOCATE STAFF SERVE ON MOST OF THE WORK GROUPS. ADVOCATE CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN LEADERSHIP OF THE ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP, SERVING ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE. ADVOCATE HOSPITALS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER MEMBER HOSPITALS, PROVIDE THE MONETARY SUPPORT FOR THE COLLABORATIVE'S WORK AND SUPPORT THE COST OF STAFF AND OVERSIGHT PROVIDED BY THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE. ADVOCATE PROMOTES ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SYSTEM AND SITE ALIGNMENT BY INCREASING PROGRAM COORDINATION AND DEVELOPING STRONG GOVERNANCE RELATIONSHIPS.SYSTEM OVERSIGHT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. KEY TO DEVELOPING STRONG GOVERNANCE RELATIONSHIPS IS ESTABLISHING SYSTEM BOARD ENGAGEMENT IN SUPPORT OF ADVOCATE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH VISION. AS THE FUNCTION ACCOUNTABLE FOR ADVOCATE'S SYSTEM-WIDE CHNA PROCESS AND BOTH CHNA AND STATE COMMUNITY BENEFITS REGULATORY REPORTING IN ILLINOIS, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES PROGRESS UPDATES AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO HOSPITAL AND SYSTEM LEADERSHIP. THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY FOR ADVOCATE'S HOSPITALS. DURING ADVOCATE'S MOST RECENT CHNA CYCLE COMPLETED IN 2019 AND TO SUPPORT ADVOCATE HOSPITALS' PLANS TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAM STRATEGIES FOR 2020-2022, THE VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY HEALTH-ILLINOIS, ANNUALLY ASSURES HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUDGETS ARE IN PLACE AT ALL ADVOCATE HOSPITALS. THESE BUDGETS SUPPORT ONGOING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION COSTS, STAFF SALARIES, ANNUAL CONTRACTED DATA ACCESS COSTS TO USE THE CHNA DATA TOOL, THE FEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALLIANCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (AHFE), USER FEES AND ANNUAL SUPPORT FOR THE LYON SOFTWARE CBISA (COMMUNITY BENEFITS INVENTORY FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY) REPORTING TOOL. ONGOING SYSTEM LEVEL MONITORING OF BUDGETS SUPPORTS APPROPRIATE FUNDING TO SUSTAIN EXISTING AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMS THAT TARGET SELECTED COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES.
PART VI, 6. AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONT.	HOSPITAL GOVERNING COUNCILS. THE KEY TO PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGHOUT ADVOCATE HAS BEEN SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARDIZED PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, REVIEW OF KEY FINDINGS, SELECTION OF KEY PRIORITIES TO ADDRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF SITE-SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLANS. TO OVERSEE THIS PROCESS, THE SYSTEM EXPANDED THE ROLE OF THE HOSPITAL GOVERNING COUNCILS TO INCLUDE OVERSIGHT OF THE CHNA PROCESS AND APPROVAL OF THE HOSPITAL CHNA REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN COMMUNITY HEALTH BEING STRONGLY INTEGRATED INTO ADVOCATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES. COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY EXPERTS AND HOSPITAL LEADERS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AT EACH HOSPITAL. THESE COUNCILS ARE CO-LED BY THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADER AND A HOSPITAL GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER. A MINIMUM OF 50% OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE 2019 CHNA REPORT CYCLE WERE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES WITH A FOCUS ON PEOPLE WHO REPRESENTED UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE COUNCILS MEET MULTIPLE TIMES THE YEAR THAT THE HOSPITAL CHNA'S ARE COMPLETED, WHICH WAS MOST RECENTLY 2019. HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF ANALYZED AND PRESENTED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA TO THE HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS IN 2019. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THE HOSPITAL SERVICE AREAS' SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS, SUBSEQUENTLY EMPLOYING A CONSENSUS BASED, PRIORITY-SETTING PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS UPON WHICH TO FOCUS. AS PART OF THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS, THE COUNCILS SCANNED HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CHALLENGES AND ASSETS, AS WELL AS POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT RESULT IN A LARGER HEALTH IMPROVEMENT IMPACT.CHNA DATA ASSESSMENT RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES AND HIGH-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WERE PRESENTED TO THE FULL HOSPITAL GOVERNING COUNCILS FOR ENDORSEMENT. ONCE THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES WERE APPROVED BY THE HOSPITAL GOVERNING COUNCILS FOR THE MOST RECENT 2017-2019 CHNA CYCLE, THE RESULTS WERE PRESENTED TO THE ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK BOARD FOR APPROVAL AS THE SENIOR BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. SERVICE LINE AND POPULATION HEALTH ENGAGEMENT. TO SUPPORT FURTHER ALIGNMENT WITHIN ADVOCATE, THE SYSTEM COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO WORKED TO ENGAGE SYSTEM DEFINED CLINICAL SERVICE LINES IN EXPANDING THEIR FOCUS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH. ADVOCATE IS VIEWED AS A LEADER IN THE POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT ARENA. AN EARLY ADOPTER OF MANAGING CARE ACROSS POPULATIONS, ADVOCATE HAS SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES WHILE DECREASING OR MAINTAINING COST OF CARE DELIVERY. ADVOCATE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS INTENTIONALLY ALIGNED WITH ADVOCATE POPULATION HEALTH LEADERS AND ADVOCATE SERVICE LINES. THIS ALIGNMENT ASSURES THAT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES ADVOCATE SERVES AND OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS, AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING, THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR HEALTH NEEDS. FOLLOWING ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING ALIGNED WITH POPULATION HEALTH AND SERVICE LINE DEVELOPMENT THAT REFLECT THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNCIL INTEGRATION STRATEGIES HAVE INCLUDED COMMUNITY HEALTH STAFF OFFERING THE EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASSES TO TARGETED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING STIGMA, AND TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RECOGNIZE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND UNDERSTAND APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS.ADVOCATE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS (APP). ADVOCATE POPULATION HEALTH LEADERS AND ADVOCATE COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS ARE ALSO PARTNERING TO DEVELOP NEW APPROACHES TO PATIENT SCREENING AND RESOURCING FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. ADVOCATE ALSO PROVIDES AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AT VARIOUS ADVOCATE SITES OF CARE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVOCATE TEAM MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY ADVOCATE.VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY SHARE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS THROUGH SERVICE AT ADVOCATE'S HOSPITALS, ADVOCATE MEDICAL GROUP AND ADVOCATE AT HOME, AND IN THEIR OWN WAY, FURTHER ADVOCATE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE. IN 2020, MOST VOLUNTEERS WERE LIMITED TO SERVING FROM JANUARY THROUGH MID-MARCH DUE TO ADVOCATE'S ADHERENCE TO COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE HOURS THEY WERE ABLE TO DEVOTE TO ADVOCATE SITES. EVEN STILL, ADVOCATE STAFF MANAGED 2,743 ACTIVE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS IN 2020 THAT ENGAGED PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, SOME OF WHICH WERE: PROVIDING INFORMATION DESK SERVICES TO VISITORS; CLERICAL SUPPORT TO STAFF; SERVING CUSTOMERS IN HOSPITAL GIFT AND RESALE SHOPS; OFFERING COMPASSIONATE CONCERN TO PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES IN MULTIPLE HOSPITAL AREAS, SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, SURGERY WAITING ROOM, POST-ANESTHESIA CARE AND NURSERY INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ASSISTING WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENINGS AND BLOOD DRIVE EVENTS; PROVIDING CHEERFUL SERVICE TO PATIENTS BY DELIVERING FLOWERS, MAIL AND NEWSPAPERS; AND PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL THAT HAVE LIBRARIES AND/OR WELLNESS CENTERS. ADVOCATE TEAM MEMBERS (STAFF) VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY. ADVOCATE TEAM MEMBERS (EMPLOYEES) AND PHYSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DONATE TO, VOLUNTEER AT AND HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. ADVOCATE PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS TEAM MEMBER, PHYSICIAN AND HOSPITAL PARTICIPATION IN FOUR COMPANY-SPONSORED WALKS FOR MULTIPLE HEALTH-RELATED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA HEART WALK), AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER), ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION (WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S) AND THE MARCH OF DIMES (MARCH FOR BABIES). IN 2020, DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THESE WALKS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY WITH 1,324 ADVOCATE TEAM MEMBERS REGISTERED TO WALK IN THE ANNUAL LOCAL FUNDRAISERS AND $214,390 IN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS RAISED TO SUPPORT THESE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AT THE COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN 2020, ADVOCATE WAS DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AS THE #2 HEART WALK FUNDRAISING HEALTH CARE COMPANY IN THE NATION AND THE #1 HEALTH CARE COMPANY IN THE MIDWEST. IN ADDITION, ADVOCATE'S ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS GENEROUSLY SUPPORT MULTIPLE LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING SOME OF ADVOCATE'S OWN SYSTEM-WIDE AND HOSPITAL-BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. IN 2020, ADVOCATE ASSOCIATES, NURSES AND PHYSICIANS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY $1.2M THROUGH THE ANNUAL ADVOCATE AURORA GIVE WELL CAMPAIGN.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

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CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
50 BROADWAY FL 17	NEW YORK	NY	100043816	133600232	501(C)(3)	$14,513	SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FND
1700 SPARTAN DR	ELGIN	IL	60123	363358690	501(C)(3)	$21,767	SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	362167779	501(C)(3)	$100,000,000	SUPPORT EXEMPT MISSION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
WILLIAM P SANTULLI
FORMER DIRECTOR	$0	$1,066,673	$0	$1,571,597	$0	$67,913	$0	$258,437	$0	$35,049	$0	$2,999,669	$0	$319,972
DOMINIC J NAKIS
TREASURER	$0	$788,017	$0	$1,151,310	$0	$62,250	$0	$194,724	$0	$28,084	$0	$2,224,385	$0	$245,312
MIKE LAPPIN
SECRETARY	$0	$721,806	$0	$816,406	$0	$41,704	$0	$170,220	$0	$18,178	$0	$1,768,314	$0	$292,557
MICHAEL GREBE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	$0	$540,499	$0	$598,967	$0	$41,558	$0	$131,982	$0	$0	$0	$1,313,006	$0	$180,815
KAREN LAMBERT
INTERIM PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR	$0	$624,009	$0	$413,478	$0	$30,140	$0	$103,592	$0	$35,755	$0	$1,206,974	$0	$96,077
LESLIE LENZO
ASSISTANT TREASURER	$0	$579,502	$0	$264,550	$0	$62,116	$0	$92,380	$0	$11,410	$0	$1,009,958	$0	$80,332
NAN NELSON
ASSISTANT TREASURER	$0	$482,832	$0	$295,537	$0	$37,603	$0	$95,664	$0	$0	$0	$911,636	$0	$145,573
SHELLY HART
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	$0	$503,641	$0	$221,328	$0	$32,158	$0	$95,306	$0	$18,178	$0	$870,611	$0	$91,432
AZMEY MATARIEH
DIRECTOR	$0	$496,904	$0	$250,374	$0	$22	$0	$8,550	$0	$5,616	$0	$761,466	$0	$0
JAMES DOHENY
ASSISTANT TREASURER	$0	$399,917	$0	$174,832	$0	$25,480	$0	$67,207	$0	$26,076	$0	$693,512	$0	$55,763
MICHAEL KERNS
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	$0	$348,133	$0	$151,530	$0	$25,103	$0	$59,895	$0	$30,647	$0	$615,308	$0	$47,983
LINDA DEERING DEAN
FORMER PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR	$0	$0	$326,241	$0	$280,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$606,241	$0	$0	$0
STEVE HUSER
ASSISTANT TREASURER	$0	$322,068	$0	$126,492	$0	$28,058	$0	$68,729	$0	$12,365	$0	$557,712	$0	$50,708
JAMES SLINKMAN
ASSISTANT SECRETARY	$0	$311,772	$0	$135,726	$0	$18,072	$0	$54,796	$0	$31,143	$0	$551,509	$0	$43,451
NICOLE PAULK
DIRECTOR	$0	$326,600	$0	$143,138	$0	$37,221	$0	$8,550	$0	$24,562	$0	$540,071	$0	$0
RAJA CHATTERJI MD
DIRECTOR	$0	$343,300	$0	$86,702	$0	-$5,502	$0	$8,550	$0	$33,315	$0	$466,365	$0	$0
SHERI DE SHAZO
DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT	$285,923	$0	$25,000	$0	$85,734	$0	$32,037	$0	$24,553	$0	$453,247	$0	$0	$0
MARY KANE
FORMER OFFICER	$0	$0	$0	$134,815	$0	$292,541	$0	$0	$0	$16,046	$0	$443,402	$0	$0
BRUCE HYMAN
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER	$307,280	$0	$98,448	$0	$1,593	$0	$8,550	$0	$24,102	$0	$439,973	$0	$0	$0
RACHEL BAER MD
DIRECTOR	$0	$321,804	$0	$77,544	$0	$2,306	$0	$8,550	$0	$25,109	$0	$435,313	$0	$0
DAMON HAVILL
FORMER OFFICER	$0	$280,699	$0	$74,828	$0	$16,556	$0	$8,550	$0	$27,078	$0	$407,711	$0	$0
KEVIN FITCH
FORMER OFFICER	$0	$293,174	$0	$61,118	$0	$8,434	$0	$8,550	$0	$27,572	$0	$398,848	$0	$0
MICHAEL ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR MED EM & CLINICAL	$323,980	$0	$0	$0	$2,857	$0	$8,550	$0	$1,125	$0	$336,512	$0	$0	$0
MELISSA O'NEIL
FORMER OFFICER	$0	$239,404	$0	$49,972	$0	$7,270	$0	$8,550	$0	$12,604	$0	$317,800	$0	$0
EARL J BARNES II
FORMER OFFICER	$0	$0	$0	$175,605	$0	$116,346	$0	$0	$0	$37	$0	$291,988	$0	$0
JO AMICK
FORMER OFFICER	$0	$194,589	$0	$56,989	$0	$2,383	$0	$7,541	$0	$10,757	$0	$272,259	$0	$0
SUSAN CAMPBELL
FORMER DIRECTOR	$0	$0	$0	$122,952	$0	$136,436	$0	$0	$0	$4,054	$0	$263,442	$0	$0
PATRICK UPLEGGER
DIRECTOR PHARMACY	$190,478	$0	$25,414	$0	-$3,376	$0	$6,472	$0	$10,568	$0	$229,556	$0	$0	$0
SHARON MCGREGOR
PHARMACIST	$184,843	$0	$800	$0	$4,756	$0	$0	$0	$25,317	$0	$215,716	$0	$0	$0
JOAN KANUTE
FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED	$166,085	$0	$20,318	$0	-$1,914	$0	$5,588	$0	$16,033	$0	$206,110	$0	$0	$0
PAUL DRAHOS
FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED	$0	$162,593	$0	$14,294	$0	-$2,946	$0	$5,300	$0	$17,477	$0	$196,718	$0	$0
CHERI MOORE
DIRECTOR	$165,038	$0	$18,576	$0	$366	$0	$0	$0	$562	$0	$184,542	$0	$0	$0
CHERI GOLL
FORMER HIGHEST COMPENSATED	$93,165	$0	$62,839	$0	$8,065	$0	$4,680	$0	$37	$0	$168,786	$0	$0	$0

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SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A	THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOTED BELOW. EARL J. BARNES II, FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY, $116,346 MARY M. MARTINI, DIRECTOR, $16,329 SUSAN CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR, $137,500 MARY KANE, VICE PRESIDENT NURSING, $296,978 THE ABOVE PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7	INCENTIVE PAYMENTS ARE BASED UPON A FORMULA. THE AMOUNTS ARE CALCULATED AFTER CERTAIN PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING GOALS ARE ACHIEVED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CAN EXERCISE DISCRETION OVER WHETHER INCENTIVE COMPENSATION IS PAID OUT ANNUALLY.

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONT,	POPULATION SERVED. ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN 2020, THE HOSPITAL'S PHYSICIANS AND TEAM MEMBERS TREATED 13,044 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, INCLUDING 2,068 DELIVERIES, AND HANDLED 248,462 OUTPATIENT VISITS. AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDED 586 TRAUMA VISITS AND 50,507 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS IN 2020. ADVOCATE SHERMAN SERVES A PRIMARY SERVICE AREA (PSA) INCLUDING 301,055 PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN THE ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES OF ALGONQUIN, CARPENTERSVILLE, DUNDEE, ELGIN, GILBERTS, HUNTLEY, LAKE IN THE HILLS AND SOUTH ELGIN (DATA UPDATED JANUARY 2019). THE PERCENT OF THE FAMILIES IN THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) WAS 7.3% FOR THE PSA AS COMPARED TO 9.8% FOR THE STATE ACCORDING TO JANUARY 2019 DATA (CLARITAS 2019). THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN THE HOSPITAL'S PSA WHICH ARE FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED, WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE LIVING BELOW POVERTY THAN THE STATE, INCLUDING CARPENTERSVILLE WITH 14.55% OF THE FAMILIES IN THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW POVERTY, AND ELGIN (60120) AT TWELVE PERCENT. THE PSA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $80,036. A HIGH PORTION OF THE PSA POPULATION IS OF LATINO ETHNICITY (TWENTY-NINE PERCENT). THERE IS ALSO A LOW RATE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION (4.79%) IN THE PSA. COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. EVEN IN THE FACE OF LOW REIMBURSEMENTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING A STRONG PRESENCE WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY AND CONTINUES TO MONITOR EXPENDITURES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUPPORTED ARE IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEED. IN 2020, ADVOCATE SHERMAN PROVIDED OVER $64.2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICESAN INCREASE OF OVER $22.6 MILLION AS COMPARED TO THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTED FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THESE BENEFITS INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE COST OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AND MEDICARE, FOR EXAMPLE, BUT ALSO THE COST FOR IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. PARTNERING TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS BEEN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE MCHENRY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE KANE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. PARTICIPATING IN THE COUNTY-WIDE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS LED BY BOTH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS HAVE PLAYED IMPORTANT ROLES ON THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES OF THESE INITIATIVES. OTHER SHERMAN HOSPITAL LEADERS SERVE IN KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES OF BOTH COUNTIES, AS WELL AS SERVING ON MANY SUBCOMMITTEES. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO FOCUSES ITS INTERNAL STRENGTHS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND TO GUIDE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH INTERNAL HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY STRATEGY AND EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS A HOSPITAL WITHIN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH SYSTEM, ADVOCATE SHERMAN IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AND STRATEGIES ALIGN WITH THE ADVOCATE AURORA SYSTEM STRATEGY. THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY STRATEGY, THE HOSPITAL WILL BUILD HEALTH EQUITY, ENSURE ACCESS AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUCOMES IN ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH EVIDENCE-INFORMED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PARTHERSHIPS BY ADDRESSING MEDICAL NEEDS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. BASED ON NEED AND EFFECT ON HEALTH EQUITY AS IDENTIFIED IN THE ADVOCATE AURORA HOSPITALS' CHNA REPORTS AND IN INDUSTRY LITERATURE, THE FOLLOWING SIX FOCUS AREAS HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZED AND ARE THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH THE HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ARE BUILT. THE FOCUS AREAS ARE: 1) ACCESS TO PRIMARY MEDICAL HOMES; 2) ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 3) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; 4) COMMUNITY SAFETY; 5) AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AND 6) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. EACH STRATEGY FOCUS AREA AND EXAMPLES OF ADVOCATE SHERMAN-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING THAT STRATEGY ARE PROVIDED BELOW. 1. ACCESS/PRIMARY MEDICAL HOMES. MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH (MIH). TO IMPROVE THE CARE COORDINATION AND REDUCE READMISSIONS OF THE CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN AS THEY TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME, A HOSPITAL-BASED MIH SYSTEM HAS BEEN CREATED. NATIONAL DATA SHOWS THAT MOBILE CARE HELPS PREVENT HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND TRADITIONAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES ARE RESTRICTED DUE TO A VARIETY OF REASONS. THE MIH PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A PHYSICIAN AND AN ON-STAFF PARAMEDIC, ALLOWS OUTREACH TO PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMES. THIS IS IMPORTANT WHEN THE PATIENT IS UNABLE TO MAKE A SCHEDULED CLINIC VISIT OR WHEN SYMPTOMS/CONDITIONS ARISE THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN IN-PERSON HOME ASSESSMENT WITH COMMUNICATION BACK TO THE PHYSICIAN TO DETERMINE THE PLAN OF CARE. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2018, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPROVED THE ADDITION OF PROVIDING IV MEDICATIONS FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS THAT HAVE FLUID RETENTION. ANOTHER ADDITION WAS THE ABILITY TO SEE CANCER CARE PATIENTS FOR SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. IN 2020, THERE WERE 132 PATIENTS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM (58 HEART FAILURE, 34 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE [COPD], 18 DIABETES, THREE ASTHMA, TWO POST MI, 13 PNEUMONIA AND FOUR CANCER CARE). OF THE 132 PATIENTS ENROLLED, THERE WAS ONLY ONE PATIENT THAT WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITHIN 30 DAYS. IN 2020, THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF FIFTY-TWO PERCENT IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND A REDUCTION OF FIFTEEN PERCENT IN ED VISITS FOR THESE ENROLLED MIH PATIENTS, WITH A TOTAL OF $2,601,690 IN ESTIMATED COST AVOIDANCE. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) PROGRAM. IN JANUARY 2018, ADVOCATE SHERMAN IMPLEMENTED A NEW ACCESS TO CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAM TO LINK PATIENTS TO A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THE CHW WORKS FULL-TIME IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO MEET WITH PATIENTS C OMING IN FOR CARE FOR LOW-ACUITY REASONS AND EDUCATES THEM ON OTHER OPTIONS FOR CARE, SUCH AS THE ADVOCATE IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS, WALGREENS CLINICS AND OTHER RETAIL-BASED CLINICS. THE CHW ALSO EDUCATES PATIENTS ON THEIR INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND LINKS THEM TO A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) OR A FQHC FOR ONGOING CARE IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A MEDICAL HOME. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM WAS PAUSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. BREAST CANCER PREVENTION FOCUSED ON LOW-INCOME HISPANIC WOMEN. TO DECREASE THE ELEVATED INCIDENCE OF BREAST CANCER IN ELGIN'S LOW-INCOME HISPANIC FEMALE POPULATION, THE HOSPITAL HAS PARTNERED WITH THE WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION FOR WELLNESS (WOW) TO PROVIDE BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS, PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. THE HOSPITAL'S AUXILIARY HAS BEEN PROVIDING ANNUAL FUNDING TO WOW TO PAY FOR WOMEN TO RECEIVE FREE MAMMOGRAMS. WOW DISTRIBUTES A VOUCHER TO THE PATIENT AT HEALTH EVENTS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, OR THROUGH THE GREATER ELGIN FAMILY CARE CENTER OR VNA HEALTH CARE, BOTH LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. IN 2020, WOW PROCESSED 12 SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS, 1 DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAM AND 2 ULTRASOUNDS, FOR A TOTAL OF 15 MAMMOGRAMS COMPLETED. DURING THIS TIME, NO CANCERS WERE DETECTED. COMMUNITY-BASED HISPANIC COUNCIL. DIABETES IS ONE OF THE COSTLIEST AND HIGHLY PREVALENT CHRONIC DISEASES IN THE U.S., AFFECTING NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF LATINO MEN AND WOMEN. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE HIGH RATES OF ED VISITS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR DIABETES-RELATED COMPLICATIONS IN ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S SERVICE AREA. TO COMBAT THIS EPIDEMIC, ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS ESTABLISHED A CROSS-SECTOR, COMMUNITY-BASED HISPANIC COUNCIL TO ADVISE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIABETES PROGRAM FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM WAS PAUSED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 2. ACCESS/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. WARM HANDOFF PROGRAM. IN 2019, ADVOCATE SHERMAN BEGAN PLANNING WITH GATEWAY FOUNDATION, A SUBSTANCE USE TREATEMENT PROVIDER, TO IMPLEMENT THE WARM HANDOFF PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES A GATEWAY-EMPLOYED ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST INTO THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN ED. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF REFER PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER TO BE ASSESSED BY THE ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND THEN THE PATIENT IS COUNSELED AND ASSISTED TO START SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. ON SEPTEMEBER 21, 2020, THE PROGRAM WAS INITIATED AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN. BY THE END OF 2020, THE GATEWAY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST COMPLETED 69 SCREENINGS, 59 PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO TREATMENT AND 17 PATIENTS BEGAN SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO CONTINUED ITS LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ECKER CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES ONSITE STAFF AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN TO ASSESS PATIENTS IN THE ED WHO ARE BEING SEEN FOR MENTAL HEALTH REASONS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONT,	3. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. PROMOTING READING AND LITERACY. ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE LITERACY IN THE COMMUNITY. LOW LITERACY IS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. TO SET ELGIN FAMILIES ON COURSE FOR A HEALTHY LIFE, ADVOCATE SHERMAN HAS PARTNERED WITH THE GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY, UNITED WAY OF ELGIN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46 FOR THE "WELCOME BABY" INITIATIVE, WHICH PROMOTES LITERACY AND EARLY READING OPPORTUNITIES. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, ALL NEWBORNS LIVING WITHIN THE GAIL BORDEN DISTRICT RECEIVE A LIBRARY CARD AND PARENTS ARE INVITED TO A "BABY'S FIRST LIBRARY VISIT," WHERE THEY CAN CHECK OUT "BABY BUNDLES" BOOKS AND PARTICIPATE IN LITERACY CLASSES IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH. IN 2020, 111 BABIES RECEIVED LIBRARY CARDS PRIOR TO THE PROGRAM BEING SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19. FAMILIES ARE ALSO ENROLLED IN UNITED WAY OF ELGIN'S DOLLY PARTON IMAGINATION LIBRARY PROGRAM, WHICH SENDS A BOOK A MONTH TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE FIVE. HEALTH CARE CAREER DEVELOPMENT. IN 2020, ADVOCATE SHERMAN CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE YWCA OF ELGIN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE DISTRICT U-46 CAREER FAIR, AND ADVISING STUDENTS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR HEALTH CARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. TRAINING OF GREATER ELGIN EMS. ADVOCATE SHERMAN'S FULL-TIME PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTOR AND FULL-TIME EMS CONTINUING EDUCATION COORDINATOR TRAIN ALL NEW REGION 9 PARAMEDICS AND ALL EXISTING GREATER ELGIN EMS PERSONNEL IN EMS REGION 9. 4. COMMUNITY SAFETY. REGION 9 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. AS BRIEFLY MENTIONED EARLIER, THE GREATER ELGIN AREA EMS SYSTEM IS OPERATED OUT OF ADVOCATE SHERMAN. ALL NEW PARAMEDICS COMPLETE TRAINING AT ADVOCATE SHERMAN AND ALL EXISTING GREATER ELGIN EMS PERSONNEL COMPLETE THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION AT THE HOSPITAL. EMS STAFF ARE TRAINED BY A FULL-TIME PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTOR AND A FULL-TIME EMS CONTINUING EDUCATION COORDINATOR WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE HOSPITAL. ADVOCATE SHERMAN ALSO COLLABORATES WITH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICE INFORMATION THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (IDPH) DESIGNATED REGION 9. 5. HOUSING. ADVOCATE SHERMAN IS NOT CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN WORK RELATED TO HOUSING. 6. FOOD SECURITY. FOOD SECURITY. IN 2018, ADVOCATE SHERMAN, AS PART OF EFFORTS TO ADDRESS OBESIY AND OBESITY-RELATED DISEASES, DEVELOPED A PROCESS TO PROVIDE EXCESS PRODUCE FROM THE ON-SITE COMMUNITY GARDEN TO HOSPITAL DIABETES CENTER PATIENTS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM THE GARDEN, WHICH BEGAN IN MARCH 2018, IS FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOOD INSECURE BASED ON THE HUNGER VITAL SIGN QUESTIONNAIRE SCREENING. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL INITIATED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ECC) STUDENT FOOD PANTRY. ECC STUDENTS WERE ASSIGNED GARDEN PLOTS AT THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THE PRODUCE THAT WAS HARVESTED WAS PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT FOOD PANTRY. IN THE 2020 GARDEN SEASON, 330 TOTAL POUNDS OF PRODUCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE YWCA IN ELGIN, FOOD FOR GREATER ELGIN LOCAL FOOD PANTRY AND THE ECC FOOD PANTRY. AS IDENTIFIED IN THE ADVOCATE SHERMAN CHNA, TWENTY-TWO PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAS LOW FOOD ACCESS IN KANE COUNTY. THIS IS THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION LIVING IN DESIGNATED FOOD DESERTS. IN 2018, ADVOCATE SHERMAN BEGAN DEVELOPING A FOOD INSECURITY (FI) SCREENING INITIATIVE. USING THE HUNGER VITAL SIGN SCREENING TOOL, INDIVIDUALS IN THE DIABETES CENTER AND ENROLLED PARTICIPANTS OF THE MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH PROGRAM WERE SCREENED AND REFERRED TO AREA FOOD PANTRIES, CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAMS OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP). IN 2020, THE HOSPITAL UPDATED THE PUBLISHED COMPREHENSIVE FOOD AND NUTRITION RESOURCE GUIDE CONTAINING AREA RESOURCES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19, THE PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTING THE RESOURCE GUIDE WAS PAUSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON KELLY DEERING AND ORGANIZATION: FAMILY MEMBER LINDA DEERING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	CORPORATE MEMBER THE BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	POWER TO ELECT OTHER MEMBERS ADVOCATE SHERMAN HOSPITAL HAS A SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK, WHO ELECTS ITS DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	GOVERNANCE DECISIONS THE FOLLOWING REQUIRE A RECOMMENDATION INITIATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL BY THE CORPORATE MEMBER, ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK, TO BE VALID: A) APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR ITS AFFILIATES, OTHER THAN THE EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS; B) AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS AFFILIATES; C) AMENDMENT OF THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS AFFILIATES; D) IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY CHANGE TO THE STRUCTURE OR OPERATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ITS AFFILIATES THAT COULD AFFECT THE CORPORATION'S OR ANY AFFILIATE'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; E) ADOPTION OF A STRATEGIC PLAN; F) APPROVAL OF THE CORPORATION'S OR ANY AFFILIATE'S ANNUAL CAPITAL PLAN; G) APPROVAL OF THE CORPORATION'S OR ANY AFFILIATE'S ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET; H) TRANSFER OR ENCUMBRANCE OF ANY OF THE CORPORATION'S OR ANY AFFILIATE'S ASSETS BY PURCHASE, SALE, CAPITAL LEASE, MORTGAGE, DISPOSITION OR HYPOTHECATION IN EXCESS OF LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE CORPORATE MEMBER'S FINANCIAL APPROVAL POLICY; I) FILING OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED OR EXEMPTION APPLICATION (OR ANY AMENDMENT THERETO) BY THE CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE; J) DISSOLVING OR WINDING-UP THE CORPORATION, OR AN AFFILIATE, OR ABANDONING AN ENTIRE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THEREOF; K) FILING ANY ACTION IN BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP REGARDING THE CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE; L) THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF ANY MEMBER INTEREST, STOCK, OR OTHER OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN ANY AFFILIATE OF THE CORPORATION; M) THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE, OR THE FORMATION OF ANY PARTNERSHIP, CO-SPONSORSHIP ARRANGEMENT OR JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN OR AMONG THE CORPORATION OR ANY AFFILIATE AND ANY THIRD PARTY; N) ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF ANY POLICY, PROTOCOL OR PROCEDURE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE CORPORATE MEMBER'S SYSTEM-WIDE POLICIES, PROTOCOLS OR PROCEDURES OR THE CORPORATE MEMBER'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND/OR BYLAWS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS COLLABORATIVE AUTHORITY DOES NOT ABROGATE THE POWER OF THE BOARD TO ADOPT POLICIES, PROTOCOLS AND/OR PROCEDURES FOR WHICH NO SYSTEM-WIDE POLICY, PROTOCOL OR PROCEDURE EXISTS AND THAT ARE RELATED SOLELY TO THE INTERNAL OPERATIONS OF THE CORPORATION AND/OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES; AND O) APPOINTMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S OFFICERS IDENTIFIED IN SECTION 6.2 OF THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS. THE CORPORATE MEMBER MAY TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: A) REMOVAL OF ANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD "FOR CAUSE" IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3.15 OF THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS; B) THE INCURRENCE OR MODIFICATION OF SHORT OR LONG-TERM DEBT AND LEASE OBLIGATIONS; C) APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF THE CORPORATION'S PRESIDENT OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ("CFO"); D) ADOPTION OF AN ANNUAL CAPITAL PLAN FOR THE CORPORATION, BUT ONLY AFTER THE CORPORATE MEMBER HAS MADE A GOOD FAITH DETERMINATION THAT THE BOARD HAS NOT RECOMMENDED AN ACCEPTABLE ANNUAL CAPITAL PLAN IN A TIMELY MANNER; AND E) ADOPTION OF AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CORPORATION, BUT ONLY AFTER THE CORPORATE MEMBER HAS MADE A GOOD FAITH DETERMINATION THAT THE BOARD HAS NOT RECOMMENDED AN ACCEPTABLE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET IN A TIMELY MANNER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	TAX PREPARATION AND REVIEW PROCESS ADVOCATE'S TAX PREPARATION PROCESS INCLUDES ONGOING CONSULTATION WITH ITS OUTSIDE TAX CONSULTING FIRM AND TAX LEGAL COUNSEL, BOTH OF WHICH POSSESS EXPERTISE IN HEALTH CARE AND TAX-EXEMPT RETURN PREPARATION. THESE ADVISORS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE, TAX, AND LEGAL ASSOCIATES AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TEAM ASSEMBLED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY FINANCE MANAGEMENT, THE TAX MANAGER, THE VP OF FINANCE/CORPORATE CONTROLLER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND ADVOCATE'S OUTSIDE TAX CONSULTING FIRM AND TAX LEGAL COUNSEL. PRIOR TO PRESENTING THE FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S AUDIT COMMITTEE IN NOVEMBER, THE ORGANIZATION'S TEAM--INCLUDING ITS ADVISORS--MET FREQUENTLY TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW DRAFTS OF THE FORM 990. AT THE NOVEMBER AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING, THE VP OF FINANCE/CORPORATE CONTROLLER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER COORDINATED A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT AND TAX MATTERS. THE VP OF FINANCE/CORPORATE CONTROLLER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RESPONDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS' QUESTIONS AND PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE FORM 990. THE CHANGES IDENTIFIED WERE INCORPORATED, AND THEN A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE THE FORM 990 WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO VARIOUS PEOPLE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF ADVOCATE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GOVERNING COUNCILS, OFFICERS, ASSOCIATES, VOLUNTEERS, AND MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. ANNUALLY, THE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT SENDS THIS POLICY AND THE ADVOCATE CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT TO A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE IN A POSITION TO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST OVER A PARTICULAR MATTER (DEFINED AS "INTERESTED PERSONS"). THEY ARE REQUIRED TO READ THE POLICIES AND PROVIDE THE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT WITH A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, WHICH IDENTIFIES ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES AND PROVIDES A REPORT TO THE SYSTEM BUSINESS CONDUCT (COMPLIANCE) COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. THE REPORT IS THEN PROVIDED, IN RELEVANT PART, TO THE SITE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES CONDUCTED ARE UNIQUE TO THE GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCE AND MAY INCLUDE REVIEWING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON OR INVESTIGATING THE MATTER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON'S SUPERVISOR AND/OR SITE MANAGEMENT. IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE INTERESTED PERSON IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR GOVERNING COUNCIL OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF OR A PERSON OF INTEREST, AND IT IS DETERMINED THAT THERE IS AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE SUPERVISOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE--POTENTIALLY INCLUDING A RESTRICTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER GIVING RISE TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AT ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK AND SUBSIDIARIES IS BASED ON A BOARD-APPROVED STRATEGY THAT GUIDES THE CORPORATION IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, PROFESSIONALS AND EMPLOYEES. IN THIS STRATEGY, SPECIFIC MARKET COMPENSATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AND THE DESIRED LEVEL OF COMPETITIVENESS IN THOSE MARKETS SPECIFIED. IN ADDITION, THE LINKAGE OF EXECUTIVE PAY TO PERFORMANCE IS ARTICULATED AND HOW THIS RELATIONSHIP IS TO BE MAINTAINED IS OUTLINED. TO SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT THE COMPENSATION STRATEGY, FIVE BASIC ELEMENTS ARE UTILIZED. THESE ELEMENTS ARE: - A SOLID, RELIABLE AND TESTED JOB EVALUATION METHODOLOGY, - ACCURATE, QUALITY AND RELEVANT COMPENSATION SURVEY INFORMATION, - A CONSISTENT ANNUAL PROCESS FOR UPDATING THE COMPENSATION LEVELS, - AN ACTIVE BOARD REVIEW PROCESS THAT ASSURES COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPENSATION STRATEGY AND ONGOING REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND - ACTIVE REVIEW AND AUDITING OF COMPENSATION BY EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES: - DACBOND.COM (DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION LLC) - EMMA.MSRB.ORG (ELECTRONIC MUNICIPAL MARKET ACCESS) THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E	IX - 24: EMPLOYEE EXPENSES 34,970 IX - 24: FOOD SUPPLIES 90,613 IX - 24: MEMBERSHIP FEES 111,337 IX - 24: MINOR EQUIPMENT 569,796 IX - 24: OTHER 27,779,252 IX - 24: PUBLIC ASSESSMENT FEE 16,127,550 IX - 24: RELOCATION 144,329 IX - 24: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 1,416,754 IX - 24: SPECIAL PROJECT 2,524 IX - 24: VEHICLE EXPENSE 1,210 TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE: 46,278,335
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	TAX ADJUSTMENTS -516,252.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	362167779	PARENT CORP	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 12C, III-FI	N/A	0
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	262525968	HEALTH CARE	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 3		0	AHHC
ADVOCATE NORTH SIDE HEALTH NETWORK
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363196629	HEALTH CARE	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 3		0	AHHC
ADVOCATE HEALTH & HOSPITALS CORPORATION
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	362169147	HEALTH CARE	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 3		0	AHCN
ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363297360	FUNDRAISING	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 7		0	AHCN
EHS HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICE INC
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	362913108	HOME CARE	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 10		0	AHHC
MERIDIAN HOSPICE
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363158667	HOSPICE CARE	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 10		0	EHSHHCS
MASONIC FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	364397387	FUNDRAISING	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 12A, I		0	MFHS
SHERMAN WEST COURT
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363725580	NURSING CARE	IL	501(C)(3)	LINE 10		Yes (1)	ASH
ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH INC
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY STE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	824184596	SUPPORT ORG	DE	501(C)(3)	LINE 12D, III-O	N/A	Yes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DMA SURGERY CENTER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2357 SEQUOIA DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AURORA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60506	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363890298	EIN
Primary Activities	MEDICAL SERVICES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner	0	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
ADVOCATE HOME CARE PRODUCTS
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363315416	HEALTH SERVICES	IL	N/A	C	0
EVANGELICAL SERVICES CORPORATION
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363208101	MGMT SERVICES	IL	N/A	C	0
HIGH TECHNOLOGY INC
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	363368224	MEDICAL SERVICES	IL	N/A	C	0
DREYER CLINIC INC
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	362690329	MEDICAL SERVICES	IL	N/A	C	0
BROMENN PHYSICIAN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	371313150	MEDICAL SERVICES	IL	N/A	C	0
PARKSIDE CENTER CONDO ASSOCIATION
1775 WEST DEMPSTER STREET	PARK RIDGE	IL	60068	363452486	PROPERTY MGMT	IL	N/A	C	0
THE DELPHI GROUP IV INC
1425 N RANDALL ROAD	ELGIN	IL	60123	364017279	HEALTH COST MGT	IL	N/A	C	0
ADVOCATE HPN NFP
3075 HIGHLAND PARKWAY SUITE 600	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	810893878	HEALTH IMPRV	IL	N/A	C	0
ADVOCATE INSURANCE SPC
				980422925	INSURANCE		N/A	C	0	878 W BAY RD PO BOX 1159	GRAND CAYMAN	CJ	KY1-1102	CJ
ADVOCATE HEALTH PARTNERS
1701 WEST GOLF ROAD	ROLLING MEADOWS	IL	60008	364032117	HEALTH CARE MGT	IL	N/A	C	0
ADVOCATE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS ACCTBLE CARE
1701 WEST GOLF ROAD	ROLLING MEADOWS	IL	60008	455498384	HEALTH CARE MGT	IL	N/A	C	0
ADVOCATE PHYSICIAN PTNRS RISK PURC GROUP
1701 WEST GOLF ROAD	ROLLING MEADOWS	IL	60008	383914173	GROUP MALPRACTICE	IL	N/A	C	0

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

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
C	$314,833	COST
ADVOCATE SHERMAN WEST COURT
Q	$9,438	COST
ADVOCATE SHERMAN WEST COURT
P	$2,080,681	COST
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK
E	$73,865	COST
ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE NETWORK
B	$100,000,000	COST