2020-07-14T10:21:21-05:00 2019-12-31 010523282 Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC PO Box 1100 Portland ME 041041100 990 2019-01-01 020275078 Foundation for Healthy Communities FOUN 6032250900 125 Airport Road Concord NH 03301 Stephen M Ahnen Treasurer/Secretary 6032250900 2020-07-09 1 Barbara J McGuan CPA P00219457 2077752387 2020-07-09 69.49.157.66 2020-07-09 11:43:32 ED P AFAA3DB4FE1C09EACD089651B4BEF68615A227D3 BFB386403C9EAE7FF660C386334FC3E1098CE7FC 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Stephen M Ahnen 125 Airport Road Concord NH 03301 11219439 0 X www.healthynh.org X 1968 NH To improve health and health care delivery in New Hampshire. 16 14 13 24 0 0 11434982 10899787 385405 296600 29760 23052 0 0 11850147 11219439 8359509 8600000 0 0 1294081 1357583 0 0 0 2187393 1545434 11840983 11503017 9164 -283578 1883428 1949181 88280 258846 1795148 1690335 X Improve health and health care in communities through partnerships that engage individuals and organizations. 0 0 11288603 8600000 296600 The Foundation for Healthy Communities is renowned on a state and national level for its ability to engage diverse partners in new, innovative collaborations and to serve as the backbone support for a variety of initiatives that address the health and healthcare needs of our state. The organization's programs focus on quality improvement initiatives, health promotion, and access to affordable health care, as well as patient and family engagement strategies, health equity and health disparities of care, behavioral health and substance use disorders and many more. Founded in 1968 as an education and research organization for the New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA), the Foundation was reorganized in 1995 to meet the needs of a changing healthcare system. The Foundation for Healthy Communities is led by a board of directors with a broad range of expertise which guides its strategic and programmatic efforts. Today, the Foundation is a partnership between New Hampshire hospitals, health plans, home care agencies, community organizations and other healthcare stakeholders that focuses on quality of care, access to health services, and prevention as the major priorities of work, in alignment with the Foundation's mission of improving total population health for all communities. In its work with partners statewide, the Foundation's key objectives are to improve total population health by promoting innovative, high value quality practices within organizations and communities; to lead change strategies that educate, create and sustain healthier communities and make the healthy choice the easy choice; and to promote access to affordable health care and resources that support the well-being of all people. One of the Foundation's strengths is to engage and lead diverse partners in new forms of collaboration, and facilitates program integration for the benefit of the communities served by housing its diverse group of programs and staff in one location, streamlining processes, and opening pathways for collaborations. To promote a healthier state, the Foundation's initiatives focus on health prevention and education, access to affordable health care as well as insurance coverage, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, patient and family engagement strategies, health equity and health disparities of care, emergency preparedness and response, behavioral health and the opioid crisis, among many other areas of priority. Descriptions of the programs currently running under the Foundation for Healthy Communities below:Community BenefitsHospitals support their communities by delivering high quality healthcare, serving as economic engines, and providing health education, resources and programs to keep their communities healthy. To do this successfully, hospitals work collaboratively with a variety of partners to assess the health of their community, identify the most pressing health needs, and develop community benefit implementation plans to address those needs. The Foundation for Healthy Communities creates a statewide summary of the community benefit activities conducted by New Hampshire hospitals through their uncompensated care, health education and community programs and services. Granite State Health Care CoalitionThe Granite State Health Care Coalition is a network of key representatives from public and private health and safety organizations that help communities prepare, respond, and recover from catastrophic events and disasters impacting New Hampshire. The Coalition provides the opportunity for providers, healthcare and community stakeholders to plan, prepare and train for catastrophic events through collaboration essential to integrated disaster response.Healthcare Decisions CoalitionThe Healthcare Decisions Coalition is a volunteer steering committee composed of experts and stakeholders in the legal and health care sectors that aims to provide the tools available for individuals to express wishes and preferences with regard to end of life medical care, and to have those preferences honored by the health care system. NH Health Care Quality & Safety CommissionThe NH Health Care Quality & Safety Commission enables health care providers to share information about adverse outcomes and prevention strategies in learning environments which foster candor and self-critical analysis while maintaining the confidentiality of the information submitted to the commission, the proceedings of the commission, and the results of the commission's deliberations.NH Partnership for PatientsThe NH Partnership for Patients is a national initiative under which every 26 acute care hospital in New Hampshire engages in initiatives that improve patient safety and quality of care throughout the care continuum.Patient & Family EngagementThe Patient & Family Engagement initiative offers tools and resources to hospitals and community organizations that help them create a culture of patient and family engagement and establish collaborative partnerships between hospital staff, patient and family advisors to enhance the delivery of patient and family-centered care throughout the continuum.Rural Health Quality Improvement Network The Rural Health Quality Improvement Network coordinates resources promoting efficiency and high value quality practices in the network of Critical Access Hospitals serving rural New Hampshire.The Substance Use Disorder Treatment ProjectThe Substance Use Disorder Treatment Project supports New Hampshire hospitals rising to the challenge of expanding access to treatment for people with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) by implementing Emergency Department Bridge to Treatment programs and Medication Assisted Treatment programs in primary care practices.Behavioral Health Clinical Learning CollaborativeThe Behavioral Health Clinical Learning Collaborative is designed to address the management and treatment of patients experiencing mental health crises in the emergency department (ED) setting. The Collaborative brings together frontline ED and Community Mental Health Center professionals alongside other interested stakeholders to work in partnership on clinical improvement initiatives for these patients. The goal of the program is to develop a well-integrated service system that provides the most suitable care for patients experiencing a psychiatric emergency and presenting at the ED. Population HealthThe Total Population Health Initiative aims to improve the health and well-being of NH residents by fostering connections between healthcare, public health, and the social determinants of health while advancing health equity. Population Health is both a goal and a strategy to foster healthy, equitable populations through linking clinical and community-based approaches supported by delivery system innovations and investments. 11288603 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NH X Stephen M Ahnen 6032250900 125 Airport Road Concord NH 03301 Helen Taft Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Kris Hering Vice Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Stephen Ahnen Secretary & Treasurer 0.50 40.00 X X 0 399464 49019 George Blike MD Immediate Past Chair 0.50 X X 0 0 0 Mary DeVeau Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jocelyn Caple MD Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Scott Colby Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lauren Collins-Cline Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jay Couture Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mike Decelle Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Peter Evers Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Jeff Scionti Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Trinidad Tellez MD Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Andrew Watt MD Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Keith Weston Jr MD Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 William Brewster MD Past Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Arthur Nichols Past Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Arthur O'Leary Past Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Helen Pervanas PharmD Past Trustee 0.50 X 0 0 0 Maria Ryan PhD APRN Past Trustee 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Shute MD Past Trustee 0.50 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Ames Executive Director/Trustee 40.00 X X 138637 0 37339 Anne Diefendorf Associate Executive Direct 40.00 X 151806 0 28754 Tanya Lord Dir. of Patient & Family E 32.00 X 102872 0 25710 393315 399464 140822 3 0 1 0 JSI Research & Training 44 Farnsworth Street Boston MA 02210 Training/Education 268830 New Hampshire Hospital Association 125 Airport Road Concord NH 03301 Shared Services 200693 Knowledge Center 651 Holiday Drive Ste 300 Pittsburgh PA 15220 SAAS License 112200 3 443120 1344038 9112629 10899787 Seminars/Meetings/Workshops 900099 132670 132670 Indirect Program Income 900099 92540 92540 Other Program Revenue 900099 43590 43590 Project Income 900099 27800 27800 296600 23052 23052 11219439 296600 0 23052 8600000 8600000 175977 175977 956495 809288 147207 37788 30428 7360 105822 86499 19323 81501 70240 11261 33218 32368 850 1098406 1098406 76619 76619 40331 14811 25520 31362 31362 191285 191285 3079 2463 616 5692 3415 2277 Advance Care Guides 37988 37988 Communication 12831 12831 Dues & Subscriptions 10679 10679 Staff Development 3822 3822 122 122 11503017 11288603 214414 0 X 50 50 570227 593842 483614 357452 6176 9610 148545 145398 6225 3147 703806 872550 113330 112530 1883428 1949181 35570 189146 5446 8013 47264 61687 88280 258846 X 1347860 1329985 447288 360350 1795148 1690335 1883428 1949181 -283578 178765 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3479339 2207780 13536851 11434982 10899787 41558739 3479339 2207780 13536851 11434982 10899787 41558739 1221757 40336982 15275 16437 16292 19309 23052 90365 41649104 1948049 0.96850 0.94910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1118 1118 0 147427 144280 3147 3147 Due from Affiliate 112530 112530 Due to Affiliate 61687 61687 2795075 178765 178765 2616310 8603129 8603129 11219439 2899888 0 2899888 8603129 8603129 11503017 Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Hospital Voluntary Contributions 8,600,000. Bad Debt Recoveries 3,129. Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Hospital Voluntary Contributions 8,600,000. Bad Debt Recoveries 3,129. 1 State of New Hampshire 25 Capitol Street Concord NH 03301 8600000 0 Voluntary contributions to support Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs. 1 0 Part I, Line 2: Organization has executed Letters of Agreement with all the grantees which lays out the purpose of the grants, scope of services, budget and use of grant funds requirements, and reporting requirements. X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stephen Ahnen Secretary & Treasurer 0 338464 0 0 0 61000 0 19000 0 30019 0 448483 0 0 Peter Ames Executive Director/Trustee 138637 0 0 0 0 0 7320 0 30019 0 175976 0 0 0 Anne Diefendorf Associate Executive Direct 151806 0 0 0 0 0 7795 0 20959 0 180560 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4b Stephen Ahnen participates in a Section 457(f) plan. Part II, column (B)(iii)contains $42,000 related to this plan. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 and all schedules were made available to the board prior to filing the form. The Secretary/Treasurer and Executive Director reviewed the Form 990 and all schedules with accounting staff and return preparer to ensure accuracy prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each member of the Board is required to sign a conflict of interest policy at each yearly meeting. The Board members are asked at each Board meeting if any conflicts have arisen since the prior meeting. The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the Executive Secretary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Committee of the Organization contracts with a third party organization to produce a comparable state hospital association CEO compensation study, which is used for comparative purposes. The Executive Committee reviews CEO performance and approves the CEO's compensation. The Executive Committee informs the full NHHA Board of the approved compensation package for the CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and Equipment Section 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Foundation for Healthy Communities 125 Airport Road Concord, NH 03301 EIN: 02-0275078 Foundation for Healthy Communities is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n). New Hampshire Hospital Association 125 Airport Road Concord NH 03301 026012527 Consulting and Management Services to Hospitals and Health Facilities NH 501(c)(6) N/A 0 Health Shared Services Inc 125 Airport Road Concord NH 03301 020376847 Administrative Services NH New Hampshire Hospital Association C 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0