READING HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: READING HOSPITAL (EIN 23-1352204)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-04-13
IRS object ID: 201821039349300712
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-04-13T10:23:14-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	134008324	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2001 MARKET ST STE 1800	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	231352204	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GARY F CONNER	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO/TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4846284307	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-04-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLC	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00853132	PTIN
Phone	2673303000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-04-13	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device Id	F8E8C302B45B67843F13B8EA9C208F1DCF85C19A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	422E86B6B2C7B3EAE25CC6A51283D6720360A04E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CLINT MATTHEWS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 16052	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	PO BOX 16052	AddressLine2Txt
City	READING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$925,976,260	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTPS://READING.TOWERHEALTH.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1869	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF THE READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. ASK SOMEONE TO DEFINE A HOSPITAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND MOST OFTEN YOU HEAR ABOUT SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS, OR ABOUT DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, TOWER HEALTH ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REALM THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF OUR RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE COMMITTED MORE THAN 169 MILLION TO THIS CAUSE. OUR CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH EDUCATION, FREE SCREENINGS, AND IMMUNIZATIONS. THEY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, ADVANCE SELF-CARE BY IN	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	6428	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	988	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,517,975	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$2,359,992	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,202,211	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,396,019	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$837,836,737	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$906,785,294	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,145,375	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$1,919,494	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$27,896,904	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$18,714,441	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$869,081,227	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$925,976,260	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$410,221,852	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$445,911,468	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$384,612,472	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$403,922,317	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$794,834,324	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$849,833,785	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$74,246,903	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$76,142,475	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$895,645,440	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$846,227,245	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$979,458,830	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$876,533,515	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$83,813,390	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$30,306,270	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. ASK SOMEONE TO DEFINE A HOSPITAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND MOST OFTEN YOU HEAR ABOUT SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS, OR ABOUT DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, TOWER HEALTH ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REALM THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF OUR RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE COMMITTED MORE THAN 169 MILLION TO THIS CAUSE. OUR CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH EDUCATION, FREE SCREENINGS, AND IMMUNIZATIONS. THEY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, ADVANCE SELF-CARE BY IN	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$43,568,720	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$61,837,269	RevenueAmt
Desc	OPERATING ROOM - 17,444 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, RH OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. AND TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALITIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. RH SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$45,734,306	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$92,130,277	RevenueAmt
Desc	EMERGENCY CARE - 133,559 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENT, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY "24/7/365," REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VOLUME TO RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RANKS IT AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YEAR AFTER YEAR. AS THE AREA'S ONLY ACCREDITED TRAUMA CENTER, RH ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM TRAUMA SURGEONS TO PLASTIC SURGEONS, AND ALL AREAS OF SEPCIALITY CARE. IN ADDITION TO ITS TRAUMA CERTIFICATION, RH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ACCREDIATED CARE IN STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. FOLLOWING THE RELOCATION OF THE OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE CITY TO A NEW SUBURBAN CAMPUS, RH IS FULFILLING ITS COMMITTMENT TO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF THE CITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$72,803,215	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$98,426,650	RevenueAmt
Desc	PHARMACY - 8,464,190 DRUGS DISPENSED RH PROVIDES ACCESS TO NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR MEDICATION. EACH MONTH RH ABSORBS THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR PATIENTS OF RH WITH NO PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE. RH RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR TREATMENT, INCLUDING TAKING MEDICATION AS PRESCRIBED, AND RECOGNIZES THAT PATIENTS WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR THOSE MEDICATIONS WILL SIMPLY NOT COMPLY. TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PATIENT HEALTH AND THE BEST PATIENT OUTCOMES, RH ABSORBS THE COSTS OF THESE MEDICATIONS AS PART OF OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$614,264,790	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$660,673,749	RevenueAmt
Desc	EXPENSES ARE FOR TREATING INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY PATIENTS	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$614,264,790	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$660,673,749	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$776,371,031	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (true)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (true)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	570	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	6428	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GARY CONNER CFO	PersonNm
Phone	4846288000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CLINT MATTHEWS
PRESIDENT &	54.00	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,662,225	$0	$408,368
CHARLES BARBERA MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	48.00	Yes (X)		$0	$570,912	$207,036
BRENT WAGNER MD
CHAIRMAN	2.00	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN WEIDENHAMMER
VICE CHAIRMA	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA ARNER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN CASEY MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE FLYNN MD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS FLYNN PHD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTOR HAMMEL
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HARD
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS G KRARAS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GLENN MOYER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MEG MUELLER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN RIGHTMIRE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BEN ZINTAK
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG SORENSEN MD
CMO	50.00			Yes (X)	$1,033,554	$0	$211,511
THERESE SUCHER
COO	50.00			Yes (X)	$885,825	$0	$267,242
GARY F CONNER
CFO/TREASURE	48.00	6.00		Yes (X)	$678,605	$0	$164,224
DAN AHERN
SENIOR VP	48.00	2.00		Yes (X)	$546,836	$0	$139,273
KATHLEEN WETZEL
SECRETARY	48.00	2.00		Yes (X)	$260,445	$0	$120,339
MARY AGNEW
VP/CHIEF NUR	50.00				$413,815	$0	$137,635	Yes (X)
CARL SEIDL
VICE PRESIDE	50.00				$348,275	$0	$112,226	Yes (X)
MARK MCNASH
VICE PRESIDE	50.00				$312,779	$0	$100,333	Yes (X)
JACOB D MCKNIGHT
VICE PRESIDE	40.00				$423,555	$0	$151,841		Yes (X)
RUSSELL H SHOWER
VICE PRESIDE	40.00				$407,106	$0	$52,800		Yes (X)
DAVID A SCHLAPPY
VICE PRESIDE	40.00				$380,258	$0	$62,233		Yes (X)
ROBERT S JONES DO
PHYSICIAN	40.00				$368,074	$0	$129,276		Yes (X)
MICHAEL T BROWN MD
PHYSICIAN	40.00				$363,663	$0	$22,619		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$8,085,015	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$570,912	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$2,286,956	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	303	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
LF DRISCOLL COMPANY LLC
401 E CITY LINE AVE	SUITE 500	BALA CYNWYD	PA	190041003	ARCHITECTS	$89,864,345
SAXTON & STUMP LLC
280 GRANITE RUN DRIVE	SUITE 300	LANCASTER	PA	17601	LEGAL	$5,374,355
PENN TRAUMA SERVICES
51 NORTH 39TH STREET	ROOM 120	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191042640	TRAUMA SERVICE	$2,590,442
HCSC BLOOD CENTER
1465 VALLEY CENTER PARKWAY		BETHLEHEM	PA	18017	CONSULTING	$2,223,191
CARDIOLOGY ASSOC OF W READING
301 S 7TH AVE		WEST READING	PA	19611	HEALTH CARE SER	$1,704,590

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	70	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$90,351	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$1,245,661	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,060,007	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,396,019	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PATIENT CHARGES	Desc
Business	622110	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$906,785,294	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$906,785,294	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$906,785,294	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,919,494	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,919,494	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,887,734	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$4,887,734	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,887,734	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,887,734	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEALS	722310	$6,026,081	$6,026,081
SPRING RIDGE SURGI CENTER	621990	$3,174,178		$3,174,178
TUITION - NURSING TECH SCHOOL	611600	$2,785,046		$2,785,046

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,841,402	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$323,427	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,517,975	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$13,826,707	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$925,976,260	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$913,067,945	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,517,975	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,994,321	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,655,202	TotalAmt
Program Services	$881,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,773,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$338,452,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$327,303,772	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,148,299	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,758,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,684,834	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,073,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,321,946	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,825,886	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,496,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,723,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,954,874	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,768,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,185,617	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,185,617	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$576,410	TotalAmt
Management And General	$576,410	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,465	TotalAmt
Management And General	$56,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,809,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,508,035	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,301,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,836,053	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,836,053	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,525,136	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,525,136	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,835,962	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,254,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$581,276	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,292,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,091,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$200,744	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,326,504	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,326,504	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,888,719	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,888,719	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$3,240,497	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$3,273,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES	$150,824,305	$150,522,613	$301,692
PHYSICIAN FEES	$24,207,315	$19,948,768	$4,258,547
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$13,905,488	$13,807,631	$97,857
HOSPITAL PROGRAMS	$5,374,212	$5,374,212

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,518,716	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,746,260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,772,456	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$849,833,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$776,371,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,462,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,960,315	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,919,778	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,579,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,696,763	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,957,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,859,459	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,084,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,202,473	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,637,043,477	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$900,372,086	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$728,096,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$736,671,391	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,693,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,398,083	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$112,725,732	BOYAmt
EOY	-$111,520,702	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$895,645,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$846,227,245	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,894,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,441,304	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,054,679	BOYAmt
EOY	$675,010	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$852,509,707	BOYAmt
EOY	$763,417,201	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$979,458,830	BOYAmt
EOY	$876,533,515	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$107,480,818	BOYAmt
EOY	-$60,371,167	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$314,096	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,666,814	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,353,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,398,083	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$83,813,390	BOYAmt
EOY	-$30,306,270	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$895,645,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$846,227,245	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$76,142,475	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,123,327	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$23,758,682	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$14,123	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$14,123	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,101,965	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,210,550	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$539,462	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$63,621	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$12,788,355	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,208,518	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$852,568	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$99,691	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$58,812	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$11,101,965	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,273,178	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$584,767	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$406,162	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$55,589	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,208,518	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,827,185	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,241,237	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,224,116	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$19,360	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$9,273,178	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,069,623	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$434,567	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$528,969	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$35,242	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$6,827,185	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$33,602,423	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$33,602,423	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$669,965,229	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$397,745,742	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$272,219,487	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$909,843,068	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$502,626,344	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$407,216,724	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,632,757	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$23,632,757	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$736,671,391	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
LT LOAN - AFFILIATE PAYABLE	$467,140,033
PENSION PAYABLE	$252,255,924
ESTIMATED SELF INSURANCE COSTS	$37,499,000
DEFERRED REVENUE	$4,494,452
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,885,743
NMG SWAP	$88,255
GIFT ANNUITIES	$53,794

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$763,417,201	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SYSTEM EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING A TWO-STEP APPROACH FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING TAX BENEFITS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN AN UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX RETURN AND DISCLOSURES REGARDING UNCERTAINTIES IN TAX POSITIONS. NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVALUATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

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

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$16,783,073	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$16,783,073	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01970	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$157,778,263	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$106,637,217	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$51,141,046	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.06020	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$174,561,336	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$106,637,217	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$67,924,119	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.07990	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$4,916,059	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$6,460	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$4,909,599	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00580	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$35,975,103	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$15,014,174	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$20,960,929	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02470	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,740,174	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,740,174	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00440	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,636,338	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,636,338	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00190	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$46,267,674	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$15,020,634	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$31,247,040	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.03680	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$220,829,010	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$121,657,851	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$99,171,159	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.11670	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	1812	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$11,002	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$11,002	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Persons Served	1812	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$11,002	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$11,002	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (true)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$43,712,763	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$25,790,530	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$253,135,761	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$306,778,106	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$53,642,345	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

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

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

Management Co And Jnt Ventures ManagementCoAndJntVenturesGrp

Entity Name EntityName

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

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

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

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES"	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	440401	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Teaching Hospital	Yes (X)	TeachingHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	false	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	false	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (true)	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
CHNA Conducted	16	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (true)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	Yes (true)	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (true)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES"	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (true)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	16	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (true)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES"	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Strategy Attached	false	StrategyAttachedInd
Organization Incur Excise Tax	false	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (true)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	200.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	400.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Residency Criteria	Yes (X)	ResidencyCriteriaInd
Other Criteria	Yes (X)	OtherCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (true)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (true)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Other Method	Yes (X)	OtherMethodInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (true)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
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 (true)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	false	CollectionActivitiesInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (true)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Prospective Medicare Medicaid	Yes (X)	ProspectiveMedicareMedicaidInd
Amounts Generally Billed	false	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	false	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 5	A CHNA IMPLEMENTATION REPORT WAS COMPLETED IN 2016. KEY INFORMANTS WERE DEFINED AS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WITH EXPERT KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. FOR INDIVIDUALS' NAMES PLEASE REFER TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 6A	PENN STATE HEALTH ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, READING, PA
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 11	LIST OF HEALTH NEEDS THE FACILITY DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS: TOWER HEALTH DOES NOT INTEND TO ADDRESS DIABETES, DENTAL HEALTH, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, MATERNAL/INFANT HEALTH, TOBACCO, STDS AND STROKE. IDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF HEALTH NEED THE FACILITY DOES NOT INTEND TO MEET: DIABETES WILL BE CATEGORIZED AS A CHRONIC DISEASE AND WILL BE ADRESSED IN THE OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT STRATEGY. DENTAL HEALTH, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, MATERNAL/INFANT HEALTH, TOBACCO, STDS AND STROKE WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH ONGOING HEALTH SYSTEM INITIATIVES OR IN COLLABORATION WITH ESTABLISHED AND PROVEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 13H	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CRITERIA: PATIENTS VISITING FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND REQUIRING EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, PATIENTS VISITING THE UNITED STATES WITH THE INTENT OF RECEIVING NON-EMERGENT CARE ARE NOT GENERALLY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 15E	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS: 1. PATIENTS WILL BE SCREENED FOR MEDICAID PRIOR TO BEING CONSIDERED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 2. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: A. PATIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES IN OUR HOSPITAL AND THMG PRACTICES. B. BOTH UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS. 3. A HOSPITAL FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OR PFS REPRESENTATIVE WILL COMPLETE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND OBTAIN ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. 4. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY SPECIFIES THAT APPLICATIONS MUST BE APPROVED OR DENIED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF COMPLETION. 5. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCALE PROVIDES 100% CHARITY CARE TO BOTH INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UP TO 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL). THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCALE PROVIDES DISCOUNTED CARE ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR BOTH INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UP TO 400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL). 6. THE MCR FFS (MEDICARE FEE FOR SERVICE) IS USED TO DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADJUSTMENT. AS A RESULT OF THE TOWER HEALTH PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES VERIFICATION-OF COVERAGE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY UNINSURED PATIENTS AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. TOWER HEALTH FINANCIAL COUNSELING RESOURCES WILL ASSIST THESE PATIENTS WITH THE MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS. PATIENTS WHO ARE DENIED MEDICAID COVERAGE, OR WHO ARE SCREENED AND DETERMINED TO NOT MEET THE MEDICAID COVERAGE CRITERIA, WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 16J	INFORMATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS COMMUNICATED VIA SIGNAGE AND BROCHURES PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND WITHIN REGISTRATION AREAS. IN ADDITION, THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE HOSPITAL'S BILLING STATEMENTS AND WEBSITE. OPTIONS ARE ALSO REVIEWED WITH PATIENTS CONTACTING THE PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES CALL CENTER OR WITH STAFF LOCATED IN THE PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICE ON C2. THE HOSPITAL'S REGISTRATION AND CLINIC STAFF ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND FREQUENTLY DISCUSS AVAILABLE OPTIONS WITH PATIENTS. PATIENTS ARE ASSISTED WITH COMPLETING THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION BY THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL COUNSELORS OR ARE DIRECTED TO THE COUNTY ASSISTANCE OFFICE.

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

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PART I, LINE 3C - OTHER INCOME BASED CRITERIA FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED CARE	PATIENTS WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE INFORMATION IS UTILIZED IN DETERMINING WHERE IN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINE (FPL) THE HOUSEHOLD FALLS. THE FPL CATEGORY WILL DETERMINE THE PATIENT OR GUARANTOR CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT TOWARD THEIR MEDICAL BILL.
PART I, LINE 7G - SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES EXPLANATION	READING HOSPITAL UTILIZES THE IRS GUIDELINES IN DETERMINING THE RATIO OF PATIENT COST TO CHARGES TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF EACH SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICE. THIS CALCULATION DOES NOT REFLECT READING HOSPITAL'S OPERATIONAL LOSS. CURRENTLY THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A SUBSIDIZED BASIS AS THESE SERVICES REFLECT AN OPERATIONAL LOSS. READING HOSPITAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE CENTER PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE, POST-ACUTE CARE REHABILITATION, BEHAVIORAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF BERKS AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. READING HOSPITAL LIES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF READING, WHICH HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 88,278, IN 2017. 36% OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY LIVE BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS. THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS TRACK CLOSELY TO THE HIGH POVERTY RATE IN THE CITY. THE ADULT PREVALENCE OF DIABETES, THE PROPORTION OF ADULTS WITH DIAGNOSED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, THE PERCENT OF WOMEN WHO RECEIVE NO PRENATAL CARE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER, THE PEDIATRIC AND ADULT ASTHMA HOSPITAL ADMISSION RATES, AND THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE ALL EXCEED THE NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR THESE INDICATORS. THE MISSION OF READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. READING HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, EVEN WHEN THE NEEDED SERVICES CAUSE A DRAIN ON CAPITAL RESOURCES. READING HOSPITAL IS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF ALL INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES USED BY THE RESIDENTS OF BERKS COUNTY AND 28% AMONG PATIENTS AGE 60+. ANOTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, HAVEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED A TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE CITY OF READING OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL TREATS NEARLY 60% OF BERKS COUNTY PATIENTS REQUIRING INPATIENT SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE OTHER NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL IN THE AREA SERVES ONLY .51% OF THESE PATIENTS. READING HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED AND RELOCATED ITS INPATIENT DETOXIFICATION CENTER TO MEET THE GROWING NEED FOR THESE SERVICES. IF READING HOSPITAL CEASED TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, PATIENTS WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE AREA FOR TREATMENT BECAUSE LOCAL PROVIDERS WOULD NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET THE NEED. READING HOSPITAL PERENNIALLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP FOUR PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITALS IN OUTPATIENT SERVICES. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH POVERTY RATE AND THE HIGH NUMBER OF UNINSURED AND MEDICAID/CHIP RESIDENTS, OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE OFTEN PROVIDED WITHOUT ADEQUATE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 7 - COSTING METHODOLOGY EXPLANATION	IN THE CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SECTION OF LINE 7 A COST TO CHARGE RATIO DEVELOPED FROM OUR MEDICARE COST REPORT IS UTILIZED.
PART III, LINE 9B - COLLECTION PRACTICES EXPLANATION	PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF OPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE REVENUE CYCLE, FROM REGISTRATION THROUGH COLLECTION; THEREFORE, READING HOSPITAL'S DEBT COLLECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE INCLUDES SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR REFERRING PATIENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
PART VI, LINE 2 - NEEDS ASSESSMENT	IN ADDITION TO THE CHNA REPORT, READING HOSPITAL ASSESSES HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITES THROUGH SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS FROM A COMMUNITY COMMONS DATABASE AND DEATH TRENDS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SUICIDE. THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DEPLOY SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS HEALTH ISSUES RELATING TO FOOD INSECURITY, LOW RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT, FREQUENT ED USAGE AND ABSENCE OF PRIMARY CARE. THE HOSPITAL FREQUENTLY LOOKS AT HIGH ED UTILIZERS AND THEN MAPS THEIR LOCATION TO ANALYZE THEIR BUILT ENVIRONMENT BY LOOKING FOR AVAILABILITY OF FRESH GROCERY MARKETS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND CRIME. COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE HOSPTIAL TO GATHER FIRSTHAND FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY REGARDING HEALTHCARE MESSAGING AND PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CONDUCTS FOCUS GROUPS TO GAIN MORE INSIGHT INTO PATIENT'S HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND ACCESS BARRIERS.
PART VI, LINE 3 - PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE	READING HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE CARE IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS EARLY IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS AS POSSIBLE. THEY WILL BE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH FINANCIAL COUNSELORS AND RESOURCE ELIGIBILITY SPECIALISTS TRAINED TO PROVIDE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, DISABILITY, COBRA, PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE CARE INCLUDES URGENT, NON-ELECTIVE, EMERGENT, AND OTHER PRE-APPROVED/PRE-SCREENED SERVICES. IMPLANTABLES, HIGHT COST DRUGS, DME AND CONTRACTED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS AT HOSPITAL COST.
PART VI, LINE 4 - COMMUNITY INFORMATION	THE READING HOSPITAL PRIMARILY SERVES BERKS COUNTY. BERKS COUNTY PROFILE: BERKS COUNTY POPULATION IS 416,383. THERE IS A LARGE POPULATION ORIGINATED BY BIRTH IN THE COUNTY: 75% OF RESIDENTS WERE BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA, 15% WERE BORN ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, 4% WERE BORN IN PUERTO RICO, US ISLANDS OR ABROAD TO AMERICAN PARENTS, AND 7% WERE FOREIGN BORN. THE RACIAL MIX INCLUDES 80% WHITE, 5% BLACK, 2% ASIAN, 10% SOME OTHER RACE, AND 3% OF MIXED RACE. THERE IS A LARGE HISPANIC POPULATION IN BERKS COUNTY; ABOUT 20% OF RESIDENTS CLASSIFY THEMSELVES AS HISPANIC, AND 14% OF ALL RESIDENTS, AGES 5+ SPEAK SPANISH AT HOME. 15% PERCENT OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS AGE 25+ HAVE LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION; WHEREAS 23% HOLD A COLLEGE BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN BERKS COUNTY IS 58,386. 14% PERCENT OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE BELOW POVERTY; THIS FIGURE INCLUDES 22% OF ALL CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 AND 7% OF ALL SENIORS AGE 65+. CITY OF READING PROFILE: BERKS COUNTY INCLUDES THE CITY OF READING, WHICH HAS A MORE DIVERSE POPULATION THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTY: 52% OF THE RESIDENTS WERE BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA, 17% WERE BORN ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, 13% WERE BORN IN PUERTO RICO, US ISLANDS, OR ABROAD TO AMERICAN PARENTS, AND 18% WERE FOREIGN BORN. THE RACIAL MIX INCLUDES 43% WHITE, 12% BLACK, 1% ASIAN, 35% SOME OTHER RACE, AND 7% OF MIXED RACE. THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF READING IS HISPANIC; ABOUT 68% OF THE RESIDENTS CLASSIFY THEMSELVES AS HISPANIC, AND 50% SPEAK SPANISH IN THEIR HOMES. 34% OF READING RESIDENTS AGE 25+ HAVE NOT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND ONLY 9% HAVE ATTAINED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. MANY READING RESIDENTS ARE POOR, AND THE MEDIAN INCOME IN THE CITY IS ONLY 28,250. OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE RESIDENTS, (40%), LIVE BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LIMIT (FPL); THIS FIGURE INCLUDES OVER HALF, (55%), OF ALL CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 AND 20% OF ALL SENIORS AGE 65+.
PART VI, LINE 5 - PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH	DESCRIPTION OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN FISCAL 2017 RELATING TO EXEMPT PURPOSE 1)PROVIDING HEALTH CARE INPATIENT DISCHARGES 34,367 INPATIENT DAYS 163,943 BIRTHS 3,537 EMERGENCY SERVICES 130,886 2) PROMOTING HEALTH HEALTH OUTREACH FOR CHILDREN (NEWBORNS THROUGH TEENS) OPERATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH CENTER: PROVIDE AMBULATORY CARE TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; 16,346 VISITS; PROVIDES EACH CHILD WITH A FREE BOOK THROUGH IT REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM TO IMPROVE LITERACY AND DEVELOP A CHILD'S LIFELONG PASSION FOR READING. HEALTH OUTREACH FOR ADULTS OPERATE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER: OFFERING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED WOMEN BOTH OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE; 20,810 VISITS. OPERATE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: OFFERS CARE TO INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS OR WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE; 3,579 PATIENT REGISTRATIONS. OPERATE OUTPATIENT SERVICES ADULT CLINICS: PROVIDES PRIMARY AND SUBSPECIALTY CARE TO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED ADULTS; 7,614 VISITS. HEALTH OUTREACH: IMPACTING ALL AGES OPERATE AN ACCREDITED TRAUMA CENTER, THAT PROVIDED THIS LIFE-SAVING LEVEL OF CARE TO 2,923 INDIVIDUALS LAST YEAR; PROVIDE TRAUMA PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY; AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO EMS AND HOSPITAL PROVIDERS. OPERATE A 24/7 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. OFFERING MIDWIFERY CARE TO PREGNANT WOMEN. OPERATE A SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES TO PROVIDE COLLEGE-LEVEL TRAINING IN FIVE HEALTHCARE CAREERS (NURSING, RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL PASTORAL CARE, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, PARAMEDIC MEDICINE). OPERATE A SCHOOL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE TO PROVIDE THE FOURTH YEAR OF COLLEGE WORK TO STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE. OPERATE A 24/7 DRUG AND ALCOHOL CENTER WITH INPATIENT DETOXIFICATION, DROP-IN SERVICE, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. MAINTAIN 24/7 INTERPRETING SERVICES: 16 ON-SITE SPANISH-ENGLISH INTERPRETERS; AND TRANSLATE FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS; NETWORK OF 24/7 VIDEO-REMOTE INTERPRETING STATIONS AND TELEPHONES FOR ANY LANGUAGE. MAINTAIN 24/7 SIGN LANGUAGE SERVICES: PARTNERSHIP WITH BERKS DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER AS NEEDED; ESTABLISHED 24/7 VIDEO-REMOTE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING SERVICE. PROVIDES 24/7 CHAPLAINCY SERVICES PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PATIENTS AND STAFF WITH SUPPORT FOR SPIRITUAL CONCERNS. DEVELOPED PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES TO SUPPORT SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN UNDERSTANDING HEALTH PROBLEM AND OPTIONS. PROVIDE INPATIENT HOSPICE SERVICES, WITH APPROPRIATE NETWORKING FOR OUTPATIENT HOSPICE CARE. HIRED A SOCIAL WORKER TO MANAGE PATIENTS WHO HAVE FREQUENTED THE ED WITH MINOR COMPLAINTS. VISITS PATIENTS IN THEIR HOME TO CONNECT THEM WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO OUTPATIENT CARE. OFFER PAWS FOR WELLNESS AND OTHER PET THERAPY PROGRAMS AT NO CHARGE TO PATIENTS. OFFERS NO ONE DIES ALONE PROGRAM THROUGH SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. PROVIDE FREE VALET PARKING TO PATIENTS AND THEIR VISITORS; OFFER WHEELCHAIRS AND ESCORTS TO SUPPORT MEDICALLY FRAGILE PATIENTS. OFFERS A STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM WHICH IS A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS, DEFINED TO BE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN DWELLINGS NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION AND UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN OR BENEFIT FROM SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS. TOWER HEALTH'S STREET MEDICINE TEAM IS MADE UP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT ASSEMBLE ONE DAY EACH WEEK TO VISIT HOMELESS CAMPS AND SOUP KITCHENS THROUGHOUT READING, PA AND DELIVER FREE PRIMARY CARE TO THIS OFTEN UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS SAFE, FAMILIAR, AND NON- JUDGMENTAL. THE THREE COMPONENTS OF THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM INCLUDE: DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO REDUCE ED VISITS, RE-ADMISSIONS, AND LENTH OF STAY; PATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES; PATIENT EDUCATION ON AVAILABLE COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM IS GRANT FUNDED AND STAFFED BY TH VOLUNTEERS THAT INCLUDE PHYSICIANS AND NURSING STAFF. SUPPORT ORGAN DONATION COMMUNICATION AND PROCESS; EARNED RECOGNITION FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR LEVEL OF SUCCESS. MAINTAIN HELPLINE (CALL CENTER) FOR FREE INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL SERVICES, PHYSICIANS, HEALTH TOPICS, AND /OR LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS. EDUCATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS/CONDUCTING APPROPRIATE RESEARCH PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE HOSPITAL SCHOOLS ENROLLED GRADUATED CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION 10 5 NURSING 230 94 PARAMEDIC INSTITUTE 67 9 MEDICAL IMAGING 32 15 SURGICAL TECH 13 7 PHYSICIANS IN RESIDENCIES 88 32 MEDICAL STUDENTS IN CLERKSHIPS 201 NA ONGOING EDUCATION/RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: OFFICE OF RESEARCH CONTINUES TO STIMULATE LOCAL RESEARCH THAT WILL BRING LEADING-EDGE TREATMENT OPTIONS TO BERKS COUNTY. WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOSPITAL'S INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD THAT MONITORS ALL CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED AT READING HOSPITAL. ACCREDITED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY TO SPONSOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS. CME DEPARTMENT WITHIN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DIVISION OVERSEES DEPARTMENT-BASED PROGRAMS FOR CME CATEGORY1 AND CATEGORY 2 CREDITS. PROVIDES ONGOING EDUCATION FOR STAFF IN ALL CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS. PROVIDES ONGOING EDUCATION FOR STAFF IN ALL DEPARTMENTS ON SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, AND RELATED REGULATORY AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. INVESTED IN THE FUTURE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
PART VI, LINE 6 - AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM	TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (THMG) IS A GROUP WITHIN THE HOSPITALS AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED PRACTICE ASSISTANCE TO RH WHICH IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL. PHYSICIANS CAN REFER PATIENTS TO THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	PART II COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - THE RECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO AREAS DESIGNATED AND UNDERSERVED. COLLABORATED WITH EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO TRAIN AND RECRUIT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE DOLLARS ENCOMPASSED HIGH SCHOOL VISITS, AND OUR MEDICAL EXPLORERS PROGRAM (GEARED TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS), TO DRIVE ENTRY INTO THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. PART III, LINE 3 IN PRIOR YEARS, THE HOSPITAL UTILIZED A PRODUCT THROUGH THE ADVISORY BOARD WHICH PROJECTED THE PATIENTS ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARTY. SAME METHODOLOGY WAS USED TO ESTIMATE THE PORTION OF BAD DEBT AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A LINK TO THE READING HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: HTTPS://READING.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/308/2016CHNA.PDF PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A LINK TO THE READING HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN: HTTPS://READING.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/APP/FILES/PUBLIC/312/CHNA-IMPLEMENTATION- PLAN-2017.PDF PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16 A-C LINK TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY. HTTPS://READING.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS-FAMILIES/BILLING- INSURANCE/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
CLINT MATTHEWS
PRESIDENT & CEO	$982,825	$360,000	$319,400	$372,726	$35,642	$2,070,593	$287,430
CHARLES BARBERA MD
BOARD MEMBER								$472,805	$85,104	$13,003	$187,079	$19,957	$777,948
GREG SORENSEN MD
CMO	$454,579	$114,039	$464,936	$193,138	$18,373	$1,245,065	$446,116
THERESE SUCHER
COO	$574,953	$152,472	$158,400	$225,635	$41,607	$1,153,067	$141,410
GARY F CONNER
CFO/TREASURER	$500,890	$129,451	$48,264	$137,500	$26,724	$842,829
DAN AHERN
SENIOR VP	$420,039	$117,497	$9,300	$107,901	$31,372	$686,109
KATHLEEN WETZEL
SECRETARY	$212,326	$46,839	$1,280	$99,968	$20,371	$380,784
MARY AGNEW
VP/CHIEF NURSING OFF	$333,039	$78,786	$1,990	$115,894	$21,741	$551,450
CARL SEIDL
VICE PRESIDENT	$277,219	$62,906	$8,150	$99,995	$12,231	$460,501
MARK MCNASH
VICE PRESIDENT	$252,596	$59,130	$1,053	$84,212	$16,121	$413,112
JACOB D MCKNIGHT
VICE PRESIDENT	$347,400	$73,746	$2,409	$136,646	$15,195	$575,396
RUSSELL H SHOWER
VICE PRESIDENT	$328,000	$78,406	$700	$33,800	$19,000	$459,906
DAVID A SCHLAPPY
VICE PRESIDENT	$312,652	$67,146	$460	$31,982	$30,251	$442,491
ROBERT S JONES DO
PHYSICIAN	$275,001	$76,313	$16,760	$116,384	$12,892	$497,350
MICHAEL T BROWN MD
PHYSICIAN	$270,005		$93,658	$18,453	$4,166	$386,282

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4	CLINT MATTHEWS 0 660,156 0 GREG SORENSEN, MD 0 639,254 0 THERESE SUCHER 0 367,045 0
SCHEDULE J, PART III	PART I, LINE 1B - WRITTEN REIMBURSEMENT POLICY SOCIAL CLUB DUES IS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO AND IS TAXABLE INCOME TO THE CEO.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

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Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	OWNER	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$894,587	TransactionAmt
Transaction	IT SUPPORT	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE MISSION OF THE READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. ASK SOMEONE TO DEFINE A HOSPITAL'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND MOST OFTEN YOU HEAR ABOUT SERVICES AND DEPARTMENTS, OR ABOUT DOCTORS, NURSES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, TOWER HEALTH ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REALM THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF OUR RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE COMMITTED MORE THAN 169 MILLION TO THIS CAUSE. OUR CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH EDUCATION, FREE SCREENINGS, AND IMMUNIZATIONS. THEY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, ADVANCE SELF-CARE BY INCREASING HEALTHCARE KNOWLEDGE, AND ADDRESS SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH AN ARRAY OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL, SERVICE AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHY THESE PROGRAMS REPRESENT THE BEST OF ALL OF US, WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES ARE CARRIED OUT TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. THEY EXTEND BEYOND PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES AND ARE SUBSIDIZED BY TOWER HEALTH. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR FREE OR AT A VERY NOMINAL FEE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. READING HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. FREE COMMUNITY BASED CLINICAL CARE IS OFFERED AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND INCLUDE FREE FLU SHOTS AND CANCER SCREENINGS, WHICH INCLUDE SKIN, CERVICAL, BREAST, AND ORAL. DURING FY 2017 APPROXIMATELY 2,180 FLU VACCINES WERE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FREE OF CHARGE AND OVER 115 FREE CANCER SCREENINGS WERE GIVEN AND 47 AUTISM SCREENINGS. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION WAS ALSO PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR PATIENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE NEED. HEARTSAFE BERKS COUNTY IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT PLACES AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AEDS) IN KEY INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AN AED CAN HELP REVIVE A PERSON WHOSE HEART HAS STOPPED BEFORE EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARRIVE. DIVERSITY AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT POSITION WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT TOWER HEALTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ENDEAVORS. THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERY OF STRATEGIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATION. COMMUNITY BENEFIT TOTAL: 169,914,556 (FISCAL YEAR 2017) DIRECT PATIENT CARE UNREIMBURSED MEDICARE: 53.6 MILLION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICARE CHARGES AND MEDICARE PAYMENTS AND THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID: 51.1 MILLION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CHARGES AND MEDICAID PAYMENTS AND THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE. BAD DEBT: 7.9 MILLION THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS WHOM WE BELIEVE WOULD QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER OUR CHARITY CARE POLICY. UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE: 25.7 MILLION FREE HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO MEET OUR CRITERIA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS AMOUNT REFLECTS THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING CARE. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES PATIENT CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES: 3.9 MILLION INCLUDES FREE FLU SHOTS, CANCER SCREENINGS, MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS; FREE INTERPRETING SERVICES; AND FREE COMMUNITY HELP LINE. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION: .9 MILLION INCLUDES HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CPR CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND FREE WORKSITE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. CONTRIBUTIONS: 1.1 MILLION MONETARY SUPPORT GIVEN TO THE WEST READING & LOCAL COMMUNITIES. FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND DONATIONS: .5 MILLION CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY RH AND ITS EMPLOYERS TO COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS WERE MADE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NOT AFFILIATED WITH TOWER HEALTH, AND WHOSE PROGRAMS AND OR SERVICES SHARE THE MISSION OF TOWER HEALTH. EXAMPLES OF SUPPORTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, CENTRO HISPANO, BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, READING BERKS SCIENCE FAIR, CAREN FOUNDATION, READING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 750 FREE TURKEYS ARE GIVEN TO THE SALVATION ARMY EACH YEAR TO ASSIST NEEDY FAMILIES IN BERKS COUNTY. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE READING HEALTH SYSTEM'S EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE. TOWER HEALTH OFFERS A FREE PHONE BASED COMMUNITY HELPLINE TO ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH SERVICES PROVIDED WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEMAND THE COMMUNITY. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS/MEDICAL STUDENTS: 20.9 MILLION INCLUDES SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS, MEDICAL LIBRARY, AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO ALL PHYSICIANS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. NURSING AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION INCLUDES NURSING, PARAMEDIC AND PASTORAL CARE EDUCATION THAT RESULT IN A DEGREE, CERTIFICATE OR TRAINING NECESSARY TO BE LICENSED TO PRACTICE AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. INCLUDES CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED TO ALL NURSES IN THE COMMUNITY. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IS OFFERED TO ALL PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ON SUBJECTS FOR WHICH OUR ORGANIZATION HAS SPECIAL EXPERTISE. CANCER CLINICAL RESEARCH AND TUMOR REGISTRY: 2.1 MILLION INCLUDES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE AREAS OF CANCER, AND TUMOR REGISTRY EXPENSES. READING HEALTH SYSTEM PARTICIPATES IN CANCER CLINICAL HEALTH RESEARCH THAT IS SHARED WITH OTHERS OUTSIDE OF OUR SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITAL'S DEDICATION TO CLINICAL RESEARCH AND OUR AFFILIATIONS WITH VARIOUS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE PATIENTS, IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAME RESEARCH STUDIES BEING OFFERED AT LARGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THIS NATION. THIS INCLUDES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS IN THE AREA OF CANCER AND INCLUDES TUMOR REGISTRY EXPENSES. BASED UPON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, READING HEALTH SYSTEM IDENTIFIED SEVERAL HIGH-PRIORITY ISSUES FOR OUR FOCUS; OBESITY, MENTAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE, AND ADDICTION. TO HELP ORGANIZE OUR EFFORTS AND KEEP THESE KEY ISSUES IN FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY, READING HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPED A COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THIS DEPARTMENT WILL FOSTER PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTH. WE ARE HOPEFUL OUR EFFORTS WILL EMPOWER MORE PEOPLE TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND THEREBY EXPERIENCE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	FRIENDS OF READING HOSPITAL FINANCIAL DONATION AND 988 VOLUNTEERS (46,305 HOURS) DONATED THIER TIME TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROJECTS SUCH AS PROVIDING KNITTED BABY CAPS, CHEMO CAPS, NECK PILLOWS AND EYEGLASS CASES FOR PATIENTS. DONTATED FUNDS FOR AED'S FOR HEARTSAFE BERKS COUNTY, FARM BUCKS, CENTERING PREGNANCY, AND VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B	COMMITTMENT TO SERVE THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION OF THE CITY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	EXPENSES ARE FOR TREATING INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY PATIENTS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	READING HEALTH SYSTEM ELECTS THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE MEMBER WHO IS THE READING HEALTH SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	ALL DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION ELECTED BY THE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY HOSPITAL STAFF, REVIEWED BY AN EXTERNAL TAX ADVISOR AND POSTED ON A BOARD PORTAL FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO VIEW PRIOR TO FILING. MEMBERS ARE ALERTED TO INFORMATION AND NOTICES. A PAPER COPY OF FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER UNABLE TO VEIW THE PORTAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF THE HOSPITAL TO REQUIRE EACH BOARD MEMBER TO SUBMIT IN WRITING TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER A LIST OF BUSINESS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH THE MEMBER OR MEMBER'S SPOUSE IS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MEMBER EMPLOYEE OR OWNER (35% OR GREATER SHARE) WITH WHICH THE COMPANY MIGHT REASONABLY ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP OR A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD HAVE CONFLICTING INTERESTS. EACH YEAR A COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBER FOR UPDATING AND RESUBMISSION AND BY WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER SHALL CONFIRM HIS AWARENESS OF THIS POLICY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE READING HEALTH SYSTEM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DULY APPOINTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE"), WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER GOVERNING THE WORK AND REVIEW PROCESS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND THE CHARTER WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW ANALYZES EVERY ELEMENT OF COMPENSATION, INCLUDING CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED BENEFITS. THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS AT LEAST ANNUALLY, AND APPROVES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS CONSTITUTE NO MORE THAN REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR EACH EXECUTIVE. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND THE COMMITTEE WORKS WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PREPARE AND REVIEW IN ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE DATA SHOWING THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO PREPARES A TIMELY AND THOROUGH WRITTEN RECORD OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS. AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE PROCEDURAL CRITERIA NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	SAME RESPONSE AS LINE 15A WHICH INCLUDES KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	INTERCOMPANY ASSET TRANSFERS -82,162,528 CONTRIBUTIONS CLASSIFIED AS RESTRICTED ASSETS 2,712,909 ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION 2,300,096 PENSION LIABILITY 53,390,841 TOTAL -23,758,682

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (7 entries)

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TOWER HEALTH
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	232201344	SUPPORTING	PA	501C3	12C	NA	false
THE FRIENDS OF THE READING HOSPITAL
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	236026108	SUPPORTING	PA	501C3	12B	RHS	Yes (true)
THE RDG HOSPITAL & MED CENTER SELF-
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	232087514	TRUST FUND	PA	501C3	12B	RHS	Yes (true)
TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	232266054	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	RHS	Yes (true)
THE HIGHLANDS AT WYOMISSING
2000 CAMBRIDGE AVE	WYOMISSING	PA	19610	222790840	RETIREMENT	PA	501C3	10	RHS	Yes (true)
TOWER HEALTH PARTNERS
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	196126052	463459501	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	RHS	Yes (true)
READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE	WEST READING	PA	19611	473054125	SUPPORT	PA	501C3	12B	RHS	Yes (true)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

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State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
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Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RDG HOSP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

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Entity Type	C CORP	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$502,503	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$1,511,638	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
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Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUO
A	$2,824,881	G/L TRANSACTIONS
TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP
R	$81,789,000	G/L TRANSACTIONS
THE HIGHLANDS AT WYOMISSING
Q	$16,373,629	G/L TRANSACTIONS
READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
P	$562,132	G/L TRANSACTIONS