STRATEGY STUDIO / NONPROFIT PEOPLE SEARCH

TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INC (EIN 27-0440772)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-15
IRS object ID
201702279349302705
Schema version
2015v3.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-15T12:56:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263753134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ TOFIASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 BOYLSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270440772EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER GROUP RETURNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTUFTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6176365000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021111533ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKRISTINE HANSCOMPersonNm
Person TitleSENIOR VP, CFO & TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6176365000PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG KLEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734640PTIN
Phone6177610600PhoneNum
Preparation2017-08-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKRISTINE HANSCOMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021111533ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$813,180,694GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesYes (1)GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included0AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Group Exemption5466GroupExemptionNum
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TUFTSMEDICALCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Activity Or MissionWE STRIVE TO HEAL, TO COMFORT, TO TEACH, TO LEARN, AND TO SEEK THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND TO PREVENT DISEASE. OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. SEE PART III.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body48VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent32VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6202TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers113TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$9,987TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$49,039,935PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$49,485,721CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$694,585,061PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$743,532,533CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$1,598,032PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$18,039,504CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,269,504PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,019,358CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$743,296,468PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$812,077,116CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$367,293,682PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$393,822,459CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$121,692PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,721,954CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$384,008,364PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$393,969,592CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$751,423,738PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$787,792,051CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,127,270PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$24,285,065CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$755,170,470TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$766,547,685TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$607,287,089TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$626,481,946TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$147,883,381NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$140,065,739NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$556,709,255ExpenseAmt
Revenue$742,571,959RevenueAmt
DescTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. LOCATED IN BOSTON, MA OPERATES A 415 BED ACUTE-CARE GENERAL HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES PRIMARILY IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, WHICH ALSO ATTRACTS PATIENTS FROM ELSEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND AND BEYOND.NEW ENGLAND LONG-TERM CARE, INC. OPERATES AN 80 BED NURSING HOME SPECIALIZING IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WHO ARE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND/OR MULTIPLY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED.NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC. OPERATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES. NEQCA INTEGRATES COMMUNITY AND ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, INNOVATIVE, HIGH QUALITY AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE THAT BRINGS VALUE TO THEIR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY, AND EXPANDS THE TEACHING AND RESEARCH MISSION OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. PROVIDES RENTAL SERVICE PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BY ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING, MANAGING, DEVELOPING, LEASING, AND DISPOSING OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY.NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE ACCOUNTABLE CARE, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION FORMED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS, AND TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE OF CARE AND THE REDUCTION OF THE PER CAPITA COST OF CARE, THROUGH INTEGRATED CARE COORDINATION, SHARED SAVINGS, AND QUALITY INCENTIVES.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE, INC. WORKS JOINTLY WITH TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. AND AFFILIATES TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE WITHIN SUCH SYSTEM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$35,880,023ExpenseAmt
Revenue$455,653RevenueAmt
DescTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. ADMINISTERS PROGRAMS FOR APPROZIMATELY 275 RESIDENTS, 73 INTERNS AND 104 FELLOWS IN 44 SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES WHO ROTATE TO APPROXIMATELY 54 HOSPITALS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED PRIMARILY IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$47,664,329ExpenseAmt
Revenue$388,890RevenueAmt
DescTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. ENGAGES IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER PRIVATE SOURCES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$640,253,607TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalYes (1)OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt AttYes (1)AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document558IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee6202EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCJForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members48GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member32IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure0WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATHLEEN DAVISBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6176365000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02111ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (79 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
AHMED BASHEER MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CONRAD BENOIT DO
TRUSTEE (UNTIL MAY 2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIS BERMAN MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BURBA MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHESTER BLACK
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEB BLAZEY-MARTIN MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$251,360$35,411
CHARLES CASSIDY MD
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$1,084,321$57,752
DAVID CHUNG MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH P CAMPANELLI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
OLIVIA HO CHENG
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULINE CHAO MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE CRAGE MD
TRUSTEE/CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMAND DESCHENE
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$230,912$54,380
DANIEL J DOHERTY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN DRISCOLL MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$347,582$54,466
RASHED DURGHAM MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE K FEY
TRUSTEE (UNTIL SEPT. 2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE GOLDEN MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT KIRSCHNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARVIN A KONSTAM MD
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$500,172$57,752
JC KRYDER MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN WINSTON LEFF
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENIA LONG
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB MCGOWEN MD
TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR (UNTIL JUNE 2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM C MACKEY MD
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$500,466$57,752
ANTHONY P MONACO MD PHD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KANU PATEL MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ROSEN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEEB N SALEM MD
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$630,512$57,752
JEFF SHAMES
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC SILVERMAN MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL SUMMERGRAD MD
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$545,030$57,525
DAVID SCHROEDER MD
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUIS VALLES MD
TRUSTEE (UNTIL SEPT. 2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN M ZANE
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$10,141
MICHAEL CANTOR MD
TRUSTEE/CMO40.000.00Yes (X)$430,456$0$49,439
MICHAEL WAGNER MD
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO38.002.00Yes (X)$803,499$0$128,602Yes (X)
CHIBUEZE OKEY AGBA UNTIL 216
SENIOR VP/TREASURER/CFO/TRUSTEE39.001.00Yes (X)$618,072$0$96,493Yes (X)
JEFFREY A WEINSTEIN
TRUSTEE/SENIOR VP/CLERK39.001.00Yes (X)$471,112$33,927$72,426Yes (X)
JEFFREY I LASKER MD
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO (UNTIL 6/16)40.000.00Yes (X)$763,000$0$32,845Yes (X)
NATHAN GAGNE
CFO/TREASURER40.000.00Yes (X)$218,082$0$24,854Yes (X)
ZACHARY REDMOND
CLERK40.000.00Yes (X)$172,082$0$24,648Yes (X)
KRISTINE M HANSCOM
SENIOR VP/TREASURER/CFO/TRUSTEE40.000.00Yes (X)$313,937$0$58,015Yes (X)
STAN GOLDSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET BROWN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH FROLKIS MD
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CRAIG BEST
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW ROMANOWSKY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SINGH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW LARKIN
TRUSTEE1.0039.00Yes (X)$0$257,131$53,038
MARK COLLINS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DHIREN SUTARIA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON KEATING
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES KUIN
TRUSTEE (UNTIL JULY 2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP TAVANO
TRUSTEE (UNTIL JULY 2016)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET COSTELLO
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$228,666$0$36,222Yes (X)
CATHERINE SQUIRES
VP DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$169,077$0$38,857Yes (X)
CHRISTINE MORE UNTIL 1215
INTERIM - VP DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$167,586$0$27Yes (X)
SAUL WEINGART
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER1.0039.00$0$406,981$44,521Yes (X)
JEFFREY SYREK
VP SYS CONTRACTING40.000.00$254,127$0$48,447Yes (X)
RICHARD KARAS MD
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER40.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KELLY DOUGHERTY
VP CARDIOVASCULAR40.000.00$198,276$0$9,334Yes (X)
MAURA LYNCH
VP DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SEAN SULLIVAN
VP HUMAN RESOURCES40.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
THERESE HUDSON-JINKS
SENIOR VP AND CNO40.000.00$350,586$0$53,495Yes (X)
SUSAN BLANCHARD
VP FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION40.000.00$291,932$0$56,546Yes (X)
BROOKE TYSON-HYNES
VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS40.000.00$259,908$23,456$48,461Yes (X)
WILLIAM SHICKOLOVICH
SENIOR VP OPERATIONS MGMT/CIO40.000.00$469,886$0$78,412Yes (X)
DEBORAH JOELSON
SR. VP STRATEGIC SERVICES40.000.00$367,677$32,508$78,491Yes (X)
PATRICIA HAYWARD
VP HUMAN RESOURCES/RISK MGMT.40.000.00$373,394$0$21,280Yes (X)
NANCY WETHERBEE
DIRECTOR OF ORBIT40.000.00$325,225$0$9,234Yes (X)
PETER NEUMANN
SPECIAL & SCIENTIFIC STAFF40.000.00$240,662$0$41,340Yes (X)
ROSS THOMPSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY40.000.00$240,410$0$0Yes (X)
KATHLEEN DAVIS
CORPORATE CONTROLLER40.000.00$224,192$0$24,363Yes (X)
SHELLY DIETZ
DIR. OF CLINICAL RESOURCE MGMT.40.000.00$211,197$0$0Yes (X)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
FORMER SR. VP/COO0.000.00$203,538$0$0Yes (X)
ERIC J BEYER
FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO0.000.00$573,123$0$0Yes (X)
BETSY ELTONHEAD
FORMER COO (UNTIL DEC. 2014)0.000.00$255,988$0$26,074Yes (X)
DENISE M SCHEPICI
FMR VP CLINICAL SERVICES(UNTIL 6/14)0.000.00$197,723$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$9,393,413TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$4,844,358TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$1,598,395TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K661IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
TUFTS SHARED SERVICES
171 HARRISON AVEBOSTONMA02111UTILITIES & PARKING$14,887,507
PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111PHYSICIAN SERVICES$8,486,302
ARAMARK
1101 MARKET STREETPHILADELPHIAPA19107FOOD & UNIFORM SERVICES$5,794,185
TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
145 HARRISON AVEBOSTONMA02110RESEARCH SERVICES$5,249,431
PRATT ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111PHYSICIAN SERVICES$5,135,757
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K244CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,156,983FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$33,983,289GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$14,345,449AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$123,930NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$49,485,721TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NET PATIENT SERV. REV.900099$667,470,441$667,470,441
RESEARCH & MISC. REV.900099$68,085,400$68,085,400
DEFERRED GAIN900099$6,295,000$6,295,000
OVERHEAD RECOVERY900099$1,226,039$1,226,039
RESIDENTS & INTERN REV900099$455,653$455,653
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$743,532,533TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,205,156TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,987UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,195,169ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$185,186TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$185,186ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,552,578RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$472,265RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,080,313RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,080,313TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,080,313ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,834,348SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,834,348SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,834,348TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$15,834,348ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$385,172FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,156,983ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$631,313FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$246,141TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$246,141ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$812,077,116TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$743,532,533RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,987UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$19,048,875ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,243,911TotalAmt
Program Services$966,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,117,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,324FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$310,633,357TotalAmt
Program Services$269,670,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,184,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$778,413FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,788,797TotalAmt
Program Services$10,349,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,439,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,411,001TotalAmt
Program Services$30,823,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,306,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$280,241FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,745,393TotalAmt
Program Services$23,593,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,151,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,971,963TotalAmt
Program Services$731,739ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,240,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,313,031TotalAmt
Program Services$256,912ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,056,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$595,766TotalAmt
Management And General$595,766ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,370TotalAmt
Management And General$298,370ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,281,439TotalAmt
Program Services$28,691,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,202,247ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,387,946FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,430,335TotalAmt
Program Services$3,756,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$674,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,571,686TotalAmt
Program Services$3,240,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,296,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,971FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,121,704TotalAmt
Program Services$795,344ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$326,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,517TotalAmt
Program Services$15,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,654,832TotalAmt
Program Services$11,944,939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,708,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,063FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,661,453TotalAmt
Program Services$1,339,354ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$313,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,505FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,870TotalAmt
Program Services$11,870ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,151,700TotalAmt
Program Services$19,151,700ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,652,893TotalAmt
Program Services$11,391,760ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,258,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,963FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,957,542TotalAmt
Program Services$2,732ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,954,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES$142,462,555$142,462,555
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE FEES$52,780,354$52,672,324$108,030
EQUIPMENT$10,084,266$3,699,131$6,384,510$625
BAD DEBT$8,699,059$8,699,059

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,247,257TotalAmt
Program Services$15,987,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,193,178ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,903FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$787,792,051TotalAmt
Program Services$640,253,607ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,816,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,721,954FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,701,742BOYAmt
EOY$44,133,344EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,336,982BOYAmt
EOY$42,761,217EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,930,825BOYAmt
EOY$7,401,741EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,147,122BOYAmt
EOY$100,284,251EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,240,744BOYAmt
EOY$11,223,770EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,889,734BOYAmt
EOY$5,091,510EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$454,077,153LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$310,977,672LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,151,794BOYAmt
EOY$143,099,481EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,688,389BOYAmt
EOY$322,359,157EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,690,490BOYAmt
EOY$8,000,233EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,783,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,928,050EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,609,648BOYAmt
EOY$80,264,931EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,170,470BOYAmt
EOY$766,547,685EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,265,731BOYAmt
EOY$129,907,189EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,938,602BOYAmt
EOY$32,344,608EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,763,399BOYAmt
EOY$195,170,501EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$397,726BOYAmt
EOY$289,441EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$238,921,631BOYAmt
EOY$268,770,207EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$607,287,089BOYAmt
EOY$626,481,946EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,628,939BOYAmt
EOY$131,638,376EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,804,689BOYAmt
EOY$2,964,509EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,449,753BOYAmt
EOY$5,462,854EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,883,381BOYAmt
EOY$140,065,739EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$755,170,470BOYAmt
EOY$766,547,685EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$24,285,065ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$40,478NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$32,143,185OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2Yes (X)SupportingOrgType2Ind
Supported Organizations5SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (5 entries)

EINEINOrganization TypeOrganizationTypeCdGoverning Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedIndSupportSupportAmtOther SupportOtherSupportAmt
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INC
0434006173Yes (1)$0$0
NEW ENGLAND LONG-TERM CARE INC
0429125783Yes (1)$0$0
THE CAMERON M NEELY FOUNDATION FOR CANCER CARE INC
0432656287Yes (1)$0$0
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE INC
4730465639Yes (1)$0$0
NEQCA ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
8008241427Yes (1)$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total5SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc0ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationYes (1)SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported Org0MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 1:TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC. IS ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT IT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OWNS OR CONTROLS.
SCHEDULE A, GENERAL INFORMATION:PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS OF THE GROUP MEMBERS IS AS FOLLOWS: TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. - LINE 3 NEW ENGLAND LONG-TERM CARE, INC. - LINE 3 TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. - LINE 11B NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC. - LINE 11B TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE, INC. - LINE 9 NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE ACCOUNTABLE CARE, INC. - LINE 7
PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 2:AS MEMBERS OF THE SAME GROUP EXEMPTION (GEN 5466), THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT HAVE SEPARATE IRS DETERMINATION LETTERS. HOWEVER, AS PART OF THE TAX PREPARATION PROCESS, CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO EACH SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION'S STATUS UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OR 509(A)(2).
PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1:AS TYPE II SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. AND NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC. MUST BE UNDER COMMON SUPERVISION OR CONTROL WITH THEIR SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. IN THE CASE OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC. AND NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC., THESE ENTITIES HAVE A BROTHER/SISTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS, ALL UNDER THE COMMON SUPERVISION OR CONTROL OF PARENT ENTITY, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY, INC., THE CAMERON M. NEELY FOUNDATION FOR CANCER CARE, INC., NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC., NEW ENGLAND LONG-TERM CARE, INC. AND TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE, INC. MOREOVER, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. HAS RECEIVED A GROUP EXEMPTION RULING (GEN 5466) BASED UPON ITS SUPERVISION OR CONTROL OVER ITS SUBORDINATE ORGANIZATIONS, ALL ENUMERATED ABOVE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNDER COMMON SUPERVISION OR CONTROL WITH THEIR SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS, ENSURING RESPONSIVENESS TO THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$298,370DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$298,370TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,462,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$27,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$17,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,485,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,418,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$51,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$15,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,462,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,292,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$205,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$346,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$425,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,418,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,125,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$151,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$325,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$309,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,292,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,278,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$451,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$284,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$112,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,125,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.99600PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00400TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,506,867OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$7,506,867BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$181,812,405OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$111,601,179DepreciationAmt
Book Value$70,211,226BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,720,148OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,563,806DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,156,342BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$242,336,608OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$188,812,687DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,523,921BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,701,125OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$6,701,125BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$143,099,481TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM AFFILIATES$20,677,303
DEPOSIT ADVANCE$32,033,364
OTHER MISC. RECEIVABLES & ASSETS$26,439,693
ESTIMATED THIRD PARTY RECEIVABLES$1,114,571
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$80,264,931TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PENSION OBLIGATIONS$73,391,891
DUE TO AFFILIATES$11,928,888
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY COSTS$41,086,343
ESTIMATED THIRD PARTY PAYABLES$42,904,871
LCO RESERVES$4,514,172
TAXABLE BONDS$91,033,877
WORKERS COMPENSATION$3,910,165
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$268,770,207TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCLOSURE, ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCLUDE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00PROGRAM SERVICESSELF-INSURANCE$1,646,127
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00INVESTMENTS$120,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,766,127SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,766,127TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
FAIRCOM NEW YORK INC
12 WEST 27TH STREET 13TH FLNEW YORKNY10001DIRECT MAIL STRATEGIC CONSULTING0$0$263,152$0
THE STELTER COMPANY
10435 NEW YORK AVEDES MOINESIA50322DIRECT MAIL STRATEGIC CONSULTING0$0$3,000$0
THOMPSON HABIB DENISON
80 HAYDEN AVENUE SUITE 300LEXINGTONMA02421ONLINE FUNDRAISING CONSULTING0$0$47,750$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$313,902TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WORKING WONDERSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$935,025GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$718,525CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$216,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$119,177FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$350EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$250,086OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FLOATING HOSPITAL GOLF CLASSICEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$224,450GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$98,650CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$125,800GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$800CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$20,365NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$5,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$42,914FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,341OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$382,680GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$339,808CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$42,872GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$3,593RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$6,991FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,097EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$171,599OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,542,155GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,156,983CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$385,172GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$800CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$20,365NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$13,593RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$169,082FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,447EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$425,026OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$631,313DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$246,141NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

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

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Free Care Other125.000000000000FreeCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (1)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Discounted Care Other375.000000000000DiscountedCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (1)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (1)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget0ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (1)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically AvailableYes (1)ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$11,440,079TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue-$2,365,162DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$13,805,241NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.01750TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$166,263,343TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$132,616,489DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$33,646,854NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.04270TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$177,703,422TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$130,251,327DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$47,452,095NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.06020TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served43887PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$462,824TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$462,824NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00060TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs37ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served584742PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$27,982,894TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$9,750,977DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$18,231,917NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.02310TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$73,791,426TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$71,444,647DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$2,346,779NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00300TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$64,322,735TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$42,960,813DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$21,361,922NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.02710TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served97997PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$6,080,574TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$6,080,574NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00770TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs37ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served726626PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$172,640,453TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$124,156,437DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$48,484,016NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.06150TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs37ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served726626PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$350,343,875TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$254,407,764DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$95,936,111NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.12170TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$240,257TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$240,257NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00030TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served75PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$176,539TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$176,539NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00020TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served75PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$416,796TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$416,796NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00050TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense ReportedYes (1)BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$3,978,619BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$156,936,746ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$177,419,602CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-$20,482,856MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cost Accounting SystemYes (X)CostAccountingSystemInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (1)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance PrvsnYes (1)FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities1HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Licensed HospitalYes (X)LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And SurgicalYes (X)GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Childrens HospitalYes (X)ChildrensHospitalInd
Teaching HospitalYes (X)TeachingHospitalInd
Research FacilityYes (X)ResearchFacilityInd
Emergency Room24 HrsYes (X)EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY0FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY0TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA ConductedYes (1)CHNAConductedInd
Community DefinitionYes (X)CommunityDefinitionInd
Community DemographicsYes (X)CommunityDemographicsInd
How Data ObtainedYes (X)HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health NeedsYes (X)CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health IssuesYes (X)OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id ProcessYes (X)CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
CHNA Conducted15CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others InputYes (1)TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts0CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts0CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely AvailableYes (1)CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own WebsiteYes (X)RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URLWWW.TUFTSMEDICALCENTER.ORG/COMMHEALTHOwnWebsiteURLTxt
Rpt Available Thru Other MethodYes (X)RptAvailableThruOtherMethodInd
Implementation Strategy AdoptYes (1)ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt15ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted WebsiteYes (1)StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URLWWW.TUFTSMEDICALCENTER.ORG/COMMHEALTHStrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Strategy Attached0StrategyAttachedInd
Organization Incur Excise Tax0OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria ExplainedYes (1)EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free DscntYes (X)FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care125.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care375.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Asset Level CriteriaYes (X)AssetLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency CriteriaYes (X)MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status CriteriaYes (X)InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat CriteriaYes (X)UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Residency CriteriaYes (X)ResidencyCriteriaInd
Explained BasisYes (1)ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst ExplnYes (1)AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described InfoYes (X)DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt DocYes (X)DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital ContactYes (X)ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity MeasuresYes (1)IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Avlbl On Request No ChargeYes (X)FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Notice DisplayedYes (X)FAPNoticeDisplayedInd
FAP Actions On NonpaymentYes (1)FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No ActionsYes (X)PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities0CollectionActivitiesInd
FAP Notified Upon AdmissionYes (X)FAPNotifiedUponAdmissionInd
FAP Notified Before DischargeYes (X)FAPNotifiedBeforeDischargeInd
FAP Notified All PatientsYes (X)FAPNotifiedAllPatientsInd
Documented Elig DeterminationYes (X)DocumentedEligDeterminationInd
Nondis Emergency Care PolicyYes (1)NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Other Method UsedYes (X)OtherMethodUsedInd
Amounts Generally Billed0AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross ChargesYes (1)GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: IN CONDUCTING ITS TRI-ANNUAL CHNA, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER SOLICITED AND INCORPORATED INPUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LONG-TIME RESIDENTS SOME OF WHOM PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES OR ARE INVOLVED IN ADDRESSING CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR RECOVERY. KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS' INSIGHTS ON THE CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE CHNA WHICH WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER'S LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY ADVISORS WHO APPROVED PRIORITIES FOR NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES AND GUIDED DEPARTMENTAL EFFORTS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S CATCHMENT AREA.
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTED A COPY. IT WAS ALSO POSTED ON THE MEDICAL CENTER'S WEBSITE.
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS TWO GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES EACH OF WHICH FOCUSES ON A SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOSTON. SERVICES TO ADDRESS HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN CHNA WERE SOLICITED THROUGH AN OPEN AND COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR EACH OF THE INITIATIVES AND THEIR 3 YEAR FUNDING CYCLES. THE ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVE SELECTED SIX NON-PROFITS TO FOCUS ON CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES BECAUSE THE LEADING CAUSE OF MORTALITY FOR THE BOSTON CHINATOWN AND ASIAN COMMUNITY IS LUNG CANCER. THE DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVE SOUGHT SERVICES FOR TWO PRIORITIES: SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION. SIX APPLICANTS WERE AWARDED FUNDING, THREE OF WHICH WILL BE ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE AND THREE WILL BE FOCUSED ON YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION.FUNDING FOR THE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH INITIATIVE TO REDUCE PRE-MATURE BIRTHS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHTS AND INFANT MORTALITY WAS EXTENDED FOR A NUMBER OF GRANTEES BEYOND THE ORIGINAL 3 YEAR FUNDING CYCLE AS RECENT PUBLIC HEALTH DATA HAS REFLECTED IMPROVEMENTS IN OUTCOMES.PARTNERSHIPS WITH TWO NEIGHBORHOODS ALLOWED THE MEDICAL CENTER TO FUND SERVICES THROUGH TWO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS WHICH ALLOCATED RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. ONE HEALTH CENTER FOCUSED ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE HIGH INCIDENCES OF PEDIATRIC ASTHMA, YOUTH VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE USE AND HEPATITIS C. THE SECOND HEALTH CENTER FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING ITS CARE COORDINATION EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO WERE LINGUISTIC MINORITIES AND/OR UNDER-INSURED WOULD RECEIVE CARE THAT WAS WELL COORDINATED, HOLISTIC IN ITS APPROACH AND ADDRESSED THE CHRONIC DISEASES/HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA. HEALTH ISSUES NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED BY GRANT FUNDING OR MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE OF LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND/OR ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY WERE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE BOSTON ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH, CONFERENCE OF BOSTON TEACHING HOSPITALS, BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY COALITIONS.
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D: A NEW POLICY WAS IMPLEMENTED ON 10/1/16 (START OF FY17) THAT FOLLOWS THE IRS 501R GUIDELINES.PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW POLICY THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWED THE FOLLOWING PRACTICES:FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND/OR DISCOUNTED FEES FOR EMERGENCIES AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES AS DEFINED UNDER TITLE XVIII OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND BASED ON THE CLINICAL JUDGMENT OF THE PROVIDER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENT WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. INITIAL SCREENING FOR ALL PATIENTS WILL BE FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. A. SELF-PAY PATIENT: MASSACHUSETTS OR OUT OF STATE RESIDENT I. MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS WILL BE SCREENED FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING MASS HEALTH, THE HEALTH SAFETY NET PROGRAM, PARTIAL HSN, MEDICAL HARDSHIP, MEDICARE, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. II. THE OUT OF STATE RESIDENT WILL BE SCREENED FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IN THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE, MEDICARE, AND OTHER PROGRAMS AS OFFERED BY THEIR HOME STATE. III. IF INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, PATIENT WILL BE SCREENED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY VIA THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION/DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FORM: 1. PATIENTS WITH INCOME BELOW 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG) MAY QUALIFY TO HAVE ALL DEBT INCURRED FORGIVEN. 2. PATIENTS WITH INCOME ABOVE 125% BUT NOT EXCEEDING 375% OF THE FPG MAY QUALIFY FOR A REDUCTION OF THEIR DEBT BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE. IV. IF INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: 1. PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED COVERAGE OR WHOSE INCOME EXCEEDS 375% OF THE FPG WILL BE OFFERED A 30% DISCOUNT OF ESTIMATED CHARGES. 2. AN ADDITIONAL 5% DISCOUNT OF ESTIMATED CHARGES WILL BE EXTENDED IF THE DISCOUNTED PAYMENT AMOUNT IS MADE IN FULL PRIOR TO THE SERVICE, ON THE DATE OF SERVICE, OR AT DISCHARGE. 3. DEPOSITS WILL BE REQUIRED OF THE SELF-PAY PATIENT AT THE DATE OF SERVICE FOR THE FOLLOWING SERVICES; A. CLINIC OFFICE VISIT: $150.00 B. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT: $360.00 V. PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SELF-PAY PATIENT FOR THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BASED ON THE APPROVED MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN GRID. A SIGNED PAYMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE EXECUTED WITH THE PATIENT BY THE FINANCIAL COORDINATOR, AND FILED WITH THE PATIENT'S ACCOUNT. B. UNDERINSURED AND INSURED PATIENT I. PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS WILL BE OFFERED TO THE UNDERINSURED OR INSURED PATIENT FOR THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CO-PAYMENT, DEDUCTIBLE, CO-INSURANCE). II. DISCOUNTS MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR PATIENT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AMOUNTS (CO-PAYMENT, DEDUCTIBLE, CO-INSURANCE) WHEN A THIRD PARTY PAYER IS THE PRIMARY PAYER, UNLESS THE MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES ARE NON-COVERED BY THE SPECIFIC INSURANCE POLICY. C. CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL EXPENSE I. A PATIENT WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY AS FINANCIALLY NEEDY, BUT WHOSE PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY PAYMENTS SPECIFIC TO TREATMENT AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES, EVEN AFTER PAYMENT FROM THIRD PARTY PAYERS, EXCEED 30% OF THE FAMILY UNIT'S GROSS INCOME WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS HAVING A CATASTROPHIC MEDICAL EXPENSE. ANY PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD MAY BE WRITTEN OFF TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE CATASTROPHIC EXPENSE. D. INTERNATIONAL PATIENT I. THE SELF-PAY INTERNATIONAL PATIENT WILL BE OFFERED A 35% DISCOUNT ON ESTIMATED CHARGES IF PAID PRIOR TO SERVICE, AT THE POINT OF SERVICE, OR AT DISCHARGE. E. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (MVA) OR WORK RELATED INJURY I. CHARGES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF AN MVA OR WORK RELATED INJURY, WHEN THERE IS PENDING LITIGATION AND THE EXPECTATION OF A SETTLEMENT OR JUDGMENT EXISTS, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TUFTS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR DISCOUNT PROGRAMS.
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC.PART V, SECTION B, LINE 24: THE HOSPITAL CHARGES ALL PATIENTS AND INSURANCE PAYORS AT GROSS CHARGES. DURING 2016 THE HOSPITAL ALSO CHARGED FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AT GROSS CHARGES. HOWEVER, ONCE FAP-ELIGIBILITY WAS DETERMINED, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED FREE CARE (BOTH FULL AND PARTIAL) TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. AS NOTED IN OUR 22D RESPONSE ABOVE, THE HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED THE APPLICABLE SEC. 501R CHANGE EFFECTIVE FOR 10/1/2016.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line11 - NEW ENGLAND LONG-TERM CARE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line178 BOSTON ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBILLERICACityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01862ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FacilityLONG-TERM ACUTE-CARE FACILITYFacilityTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 7:COSTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PATIENT ENCOUNTERS BASED ON COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ACTIVITY FOR ALL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL INCLUDING ALL PAYER SOURCES. THE COSTS UTILIZED ARE BASED ON ACTUAL COSTS FROM THIS SYSTEM, ALLOCATED TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ENCOUNTERS.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 1, REQUIRED DESCRIPTIONS:MEDICAL CENTER HISTORYTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S PROUD AND DISTINGUISHED TRADITION BEGAN IN 1796, WHEN A GROUP OF PUBLIC-SPIRITED BOSTONIANS, INCLUDING SAMUEL ADAMS AND PAUL REVERE, ESTABLISHED THE BOSTON DISPENSARY AS THE FIRST PERMANENT MEDICAL FACILITY IN NEW ENGLAND, AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE NATION. FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN WAS FOUNDED IN 1894 AS A HOSPITAL SHIP, SAILING IN BOSTON HARBOR UNTIL IT MOVED TO LAND PERMANENTLY IN 1931. IN 1965 THE BOSTON DISPENSARY, FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN AND THE PRATT CLINIC/NEW ENGLAND CENTER HOSPITAL MERGED TO FORM THE NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITALS. IN 1971 THE INSTITUTION CHANGED ITS NAME TO TUFTS - NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER BECAME THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE MEDICAL CENTER IN 2008, HIGHLIGHTING ITS ROLE AS THE PRINCIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER TODAYTODAY, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS A RENOWNED 415-BED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER WITH AN ADULT HOSPITAL AND A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON. WE ARE ENGAGED IN ADVANCED PATIENT CARE, TEACHING TOMORROW'S PHYSICIANS, AND CONDUCTING GROUNDBREAKING BASIC, CLINICAL, AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH. WE ARE THE PRINCIPAL ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND CONDUCT $50 MILLION IN RESEARCH EACH YEAR. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER AND FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN CARRY OUT A TRIPARTITE MISSION EVERY DAY, PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN CARE FOR ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATIONS OF CARE GIVERS AND PURSUING GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH. COMPASSIONATE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IS ONE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S HALLMARKS. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM PRIMARY CARE TO SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX TREATMENTS. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH ENSURES BOTH COMPLETE AND THOROUGH CONSIDERATION OF TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR OUR PATIENTS. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS AN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 ADULT AND LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. OUR CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER PERFORMS THE MOST HEART TRANSPLANTS IN NEW ENGLAND AND IS AMONG THE TOP 10 IN THE COUNTRY FOR NUMBER OF TRANSPLANTS AND THE QUALITY OUTCOMES. TUFTS MC PARTNERS WITH A BROAD NETWORK OF HIGH-QUALITY, VALUE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDERS IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. OUR STRATEGY HAS RESULTED IN TUFTS MC REGULARLY TREATING THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF THE SICKEST PATIENTS OF ANY HOSPITAL IN BOSTON. IN ADDITION, OUR PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS ARE ABLE TO TREAT MORE PATIENTS IN THEIR OWN HOSPITALS. THIS STRATEGY IS BOTH COST-EFFECTIVE FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND CONVENIENT FOR PATIENTS.TUFTS MC IS RECOGNIZED AS THE REGION'S VALUE PROVIDER-ACHIEVING OUTSTANDING QUALITY, SAFETY, AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE RATINGS WHILE MAINTAINING A LOWER COST. OUR HIGH-QUALITY, LOWER-COST PROFILE IS AN ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION IN A HEALTH REFORM ENVIRONMENT THAT IS DEMANDING GREATER VALUE FROM THE HEALTHCARE DOLLAR.WE ARE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS QUALITY HONORS INCLUDING BEING A BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD DISTINCTION CENTER + TOTAL VALUE DESIGNATION IN CARDIAC CARE, HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, BARIATRIC SURGERY AND SPINE SURGERY; THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION GOLD PLUS AND TARGET STROKE AWARDS AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SCORE AWARD. IN 2015, WE RECEIVED THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM CONSORTIUM'S 5-STAR QUALITY AWARD. PATIENTS REGULARLY RATE US AS 4-STARS ON CMS'S HOSPITAL COMPARE. MISSION STATEMENT"WE STRIVE TO HEAL, TO COMFORT, TO TEACH, TO LEARN AND TO SEEK THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE. OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO FURTHERING OUR RICH TRADITION OF HEALTH CARE INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP, CHARITY AND THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE AND SERVICE TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY."PATIENT CARE, TEACHING AND TRAININGNEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCEFOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN THE PREFERRED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER FOR NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE (NEQCA), THE NEARLY 1,800-PHYSICIAN NETWORK, WHICH STRETCHES FROM THE MERRIMACK VALLEY TO THE CAPE. NEQCA IS A LEADER IN HELPING PHYSICIAN PRACTICES OF ALL SIZES MANAGE CHANGE, BUILD POPULATION HEALTH CAPABILITIES, CONTROL COSTS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE. TUFTS MC AND OUR NEQCA PHYSICIAN NETWORK CONSISTENTLY DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE AT A LOWER COST, PUTTING US IN THE BEST POSITION FOR PATIENTS AND EMPLOYERS.WELLFORCEFORMED IN 2014, WELLFORCE IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF TUFTS MC, FLOATING HOSPITAL, HALLMARK HEALTH, CIRCLE HEALTH, NEQCA, LOWELL GENERAL PHO AND HALLMARK PHO. WELLFORCE WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS WITH A NEW OPTION FOR COLLABORATION. WELLFORCE BRINGS TOGETHER THE STRENGTHS OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY CARE IN A MODEL THAT RESPECTS BOTH EQUALLY. FLOATING HOSPITAL ALSO LEADS A FIVE-HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTED PEDIATRIC NETWORK, REACHING ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS WITH HOSPITALISTS, NEONATOLOGISTS AND SPECIALISTS SEEING PATIENTS IN BROCKTON, LOWELL, LAWRENCE, CAPE COD AND METROWEST.EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANSUNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONS ARE KEY TO THE ACADEMIC MISSION OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. WE ARE THE PRINCIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (TUSM), AND EACH YEAR WE TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 450 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN 43 GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS APPROVED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. ALL FULL-TIME PHYSICIANS AT TUFTS MC AND FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN HOLD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT TUSM, AND 17 OF TUSM'S 19 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS RESIDE AT TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH TUSM, OUR HIGHLY COMPLEX PATIENT POPULATION, AND OUR CONNECTION WITH COMMUNITY AFFILIATES PROVIDE A DIVERSE, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR ASPIRING DOCTORS AND FOR PHYSICIANS SEEKING ADVANCED SPECIALIZATION.RESEARCHTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER AND FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS, ALMOST SINCE OUR INCEPTION. OUR $50 MILLION ANNUAL RESEARCH PORTFOLIO RANGES FROM THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE TO THE EFFICACY OF TAI CHI IN TREATING THE SYMPTOMS OF OSTEOARTHRITIS. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS AMONG THE TOP 10% OF ALL INSTITUTIONS RECEIVING NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) FUNDING.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:PART II, LINE 2: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE OF BOSTON'S MOST DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH MUCH OF ITS HOUSING STOCK AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS DATING BACK TO THE 18TH CENTURY, A TIME BEFORE AUTOMOBILES AND THE NEED FOR PARKING. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES PARKING FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS' VEHICLES AND PARKING FOR WEEKEND VISITORS WHO COME TO VISIT FAMILY MEMBERS, OR SOCIAL/CULTURAL OR WORSHIP SERVICES, AND THEN PATRONIZE THE MANY SMALL INDEPENDENTLY OWNED BUSINESSES LOCATED IN CHINATOWN. PART II, LINE 8: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND EMPLOYS OVER 5,000 PEOPLE. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYS A DIVERSE WORKFORCE TO FILL POSITIONS RANGING FROM ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND HOSPITALITY RELATED, SUCH AS PATIENT TRANSPORT, FOOD SERVICES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TO RESEARCH AND DIRECT PATIENT CARE ROLES. APPROXIMATELY 32% OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S WORKFORCE IS DERIVED FROM RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS CONSISTENTLY PUT AN EMPHASIS ON RECRUITING FROM THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY. THE EDUCATIONAL AND LINGUISTIC REQUIREMENTS OF POSITIONS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER HAVE OFTEN MADE IT DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT LARGE NUMBERS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS INTO POSITIONS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS SOUGHT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BY WORKING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE SKILLS AND BASIC EDUCATION CLASSES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTS AND PARTICIPATES IN MANY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE EDUCATIONAL, SKILL AND LINGUISTIC ISSUES. TO PROVIDE CAREER TRAINING AND PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES SOME OF THE PROGRAMS TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS EMBARKED UPON ARE:THE CAREER EXPLORATION EVENTAN ANNUAL EVENT WHERE EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES. EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS, TERI COLLEGE ACCESS AND THE TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER BENEFITS DEPARTMENT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ONSITE WORKPLACE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ESOL, THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE PROCESS, CERTIFICATE AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL FINANCING OPTIONS.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMA CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST INNER-CITY ADULT STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR THE WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THAT TYPICALLY TEACH MEDICAL ASSISTANT, MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, CODING AND BILLING SKILLS TO MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:- ASIAN AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION- BOSTON CAREER INSTITUTE- BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE- EVEREST INSTITUTE- GIBBS COLLEGE- HEALTH TRAINING CENTER- HORIZON LEARNING CENTER- JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICES- TARE TRAINING CENTER- MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE- SALTER SCHOOL- YMCA TRAINING, INC.THE STUDENTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS COME TO TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER TO COMPLETE A REQUIRED INTERNSHIP IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR CERTIFICATION, TYPICALLY 160 HOURS, DURING WHICH TIME THEY WORK IN A SUPERVISED ENVIRONMENT, UTILIZING THE SKILLS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS WITH A GOAL OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. THESE INTERNSHIPS WILL TYPICALLY LEAD TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, PATIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR, UNIT COORDINATOR, AND PHLEBOTOMIST POSITIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, APPROXIMATELY 53 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. HIRING OPPORTUNITIES ARE POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE EXTERNSHIPS.ADDITIONALLY, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPATED IN THE BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL'S SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. EACH YEAR, 40-50 STUDENTS ARE HIRED TO WORK WITH VARIOUS HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS TO INTRODUCE THEM TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD, OR TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE WORK EXPERIENCES TO CONFIRM THEIR CAREER INTERESTS. FOR MANY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, THIS IS THEIR FIRST PAID WORK EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS WORK 6 WEEKS LEARNING AND PERFORMING ACTUAL TASKS TO SUPPORT THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS. THE INTERNSHIPS INCLUDE WEEKLY WORKSHOPS TO ENHANCE JOB KNOWLEDGE AND JOB RETENTION SKILLS, INTRODUCE PERSONAL FINANCE SKILLS AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORKS BETWEEN STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND ADULT COLLEAGUES. SOME SUMMER INTERNS CONTINUE IN PART-TIME OR WEEKEND EMPLOYMENT DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. OTHER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIESPARTICIPATION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION/REGIONAL HOSPITAL WORKING GROUP SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE BOSTON HEALTHCARE CAREERS CONSORTIUM SPONSORED BY THE BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL. THESE GROUPS INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, AND OTHER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GROUPS FOCUS ON ADDRESSING HIGHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYER NEEDS.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND TO PROVIDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THROUGH ITS REGULAR RECRUITMENT CHANNELS THE MEDICAL CENTER REACHES OUT TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYMENT POPULATION, AS WELL AS TARGETED MINORITY POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THE LOCAL CHINATOWN COMMUNITY. THESE EFFORTS ARE MADE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT POSTING COMPANIES, SUCH AS MONSTER.COM AND LOCAL OUTLETS SUCH AS THE BILINGUAL SAMPAN NEWSPAPER.IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE INDUSTRY PROPELLING IT FORWARD WITH ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND ECONOMICS, AS WELL AS CHANGES TO MODELS OF CARE DELIVERY WHICH WILL CHALLENGE EVEN THE MOST PREPARED AND ORGANIZED WORKFORCE. THESE CHANGES WILL MEAN A TRUE DEDICATION TO EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND TRAINING; IT WILL MEAN TRAINING IN MANY DIFFERENT SETTINGS, FROM EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT, WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION AND INCREASED SIMULATION-TRAINING. THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED IN THIS IMPORTANT AREA WILL HELP ENSURE TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS THE FACILITIES TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF AN EVER CHANGING INDUSTRY AND WORKFORCE.
PART III, LINE 2:THE HOSPITAL RECORDS BAD DEBTS BASED ON CHARGES. THE BAD DEBT COSTS PROVIDED HEREIN ARE BASED ON THESE CHARGES MULTIPLIED BY THE HOSPITAL'S COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO OF 46.35%.
PART III, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT IS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 13 OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (ATTACHED). THE FOLLOWING IS EXCERPTED FROM THAT FOOTNOTE..."PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTABILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE ORGANIZATION ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYOR SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, THE ORGANIZATION ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND HISTORIC PAYMENT TRENDS AND RECORDS ESTIMATED CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCES. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-PAY PATIENTS, THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS A SIGNIFICANT PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IN THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF ITS PAST EXPERIENCE, WHICH INDICATES THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE PORTION OF THEIR BILL FOR WHICH THEY ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD RATES AND THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED AFTER ALL REASONABLE COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IS CHARGED OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS."
PART III, LINE 8:COSTS ARE ALLOCATED TO PATIENT ENCOUNTERS BASED ON COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ACTIVITY FOR ALL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL INCLUDING ALL PAYER SOURCES. THE COSTS UTILIZED ARE BASED ON ACTUAL COSTS FROM THIS SYSTEM, ALLOCATED TO INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ENCOUNTERS.
PART III, LINE 9B:TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL COORDINATION OFFICE IDENTIFIES AND ASSISTS THOSE PATIENTS THAT HAVE NO INSURANCE OR WHO ARE UNDERINSURED. WE WILL PROCESS ON-LINE APPLICATIONS FOR STATE PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ESTABLISHED MASS HEALTH GUIDELINES. THE GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS ALSO EXTENDED TO OUT-OF-STATE/COUNTRY PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. A NOTICE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS LOCATED ON THE PATIENT BILL AND THE HOSPITAL WEB-SITE. IT IS ALSO POSTED IN VARIOUS STRATEGIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL.THE FINANCIAL COORDINATION OFFICE IS OPEN MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 4:40 P.M. THE MAIN NUMBER FOR THE FINANCIAL COORDINATION OFFICE IS 617-636-6013.
PART VI, LINE 2:TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNA) EVERY THREE YEARS TO IDENTIFY THE CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR THE FOUR BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS WITH WHICH IT HAS HAD LONG AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE OF THEIR GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO THE HOSPITAL: CHINATOWN, DORCHESTER, SOUTH BOSTON AND SOUTH END. THE MOST RECENT CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WERE COMPLETED IN THE SPRING OF 2016 TO GUIDE BOTH HOSPITAL-BASED AND GRANT-FUNDED COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS.THE TRI-ANNUAL CHNA INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE PUBLIC HEALTH DATA FROM THE MASS COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION PROFILE, BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION'S (BPHC) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE "HEALTH OF BOSTON", AND THE BPHC'S PERIODIC NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC HEALTH REPORTS, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM THE CENSUS, AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY AND NIELSEN-CARITAS , PATIENT GEOGRAPHIC DATA, NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE TUFTS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE AND INFORMATION FROM INTERVIEWS WITH KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.THE MOST RECENT CHNA BEGAN IN THE FALL OF 2015 AND COMPLETED IN THE SPRING OF 2016. THE CHNA WAS REVIEWED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS LEADERSHIP TEAM AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY ADVISORS, IDENTIFIED FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR TWO GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES: ASIAN AND DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVES.OTHER ON-GOING SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND DATA INCLUDE COMMUNITY ADVISORS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BOSTON ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH. BOSTON'S DIVERSE ASIAN AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO GROW AND ARE DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE CITY'S MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. TO ENSURE THAT THE MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUES TO MEET THE SURROUNDING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE GROWING POPULATIONS, HOSPITAL-BASED PROGRAMS SUCH AS INTERPRETER SERVICES, OB/GYN'S ASIAN ACCESS PROGRAM, ASIAN LUNG CLINIC, ASIAN CLINICAL SERVICES AND THE JOSIAH QUINCY SCHOOL PSYCHIATRY CONSULTATION PROGRAM WERE ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUE TO THRIVE TODAY.
PART VI, LINE 3:PATIENTS ARE INFORMED ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL COORDINATION RESOURCES OFFERED BY THE HOSPITAL THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT MEDIUMS AND AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT POINTS IN THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE HOSPITAL. PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN IN PERSON DISCUSSION WITH A FINANCIAL COORDINATOR ABOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DURING THE INITIAL REGISTRATION PROCESS. IF A PATIENT EXPRESSES THE NEED FOR INSURANCE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE A FINANCIAL COORDINATOR WILL WORK WITH THEM TO APPLY FOR ANY AVAILABLE AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES. SHOULD A PATIENT QUALIFY FOR MEDICARE OR MEDICAID ASSISTANCE OF ANY FORM, E.G. COMMONWEALTH CARE, THE COUNSELOR OR FINANCIAL COORDINATOR WILL ALSO ASSIST THE PATIENT IN APPLYING FOR ANY OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THEY MAY FIND HELPFUL, SUCH AS FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES. PATIENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF THEIR RIGHTS AND AVAILABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF OTHER MEASURES AS WELL, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT PAGES AND LANDING POINTS ON THE TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER AND FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN WEBSITE, IN WRITTEN INFORMATION PROVIDED AT DISCHARGE, ON ANY BILLING STATEMENTS THEY RECEIVE AND IN POSTINGS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL IN ALL WAITING AREAS AND CLINICS.
PART VI, LINE 4:TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S LOCATION IN THE HEART OF BOSTON'S CHINATOWN DISTRICT PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN SHAPING AND DRIVING THE MISSION OF THE MEDICAL CENTER. OUR POSITION AS A PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY HAS INFORMED SOME OF THE CLINICAL DIRECTION OF THE INSTITUTION AND INSPIRED THE MEDICAL CENTER TO PURSUE RESPONSES TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS CAN BE EXPERIENCED IN THE ASIAN PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT CLINIC, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO A COMMUNITY NEED FOR AN ACCESSIBLE, MULTI- CULTURAL AND MULTI-LINGUAL PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. CHINATOWN IS NOT ONLY HOME TO MANY CHINESE AMERICANS, IT IS CONSIDERED A GATEWAY FOR MANY NEW CHINESE IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING IN THE UNITED STATES. RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS OF MANY NEW IMMIGRANTS TO THIS COUNTRY, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER ESTABLISHED THE ASIAN ACCESS PROGRAM. THE ASIAN ACCESS PROGRAM SERVES THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS EACH YEAR BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS AND NAVIGATE THE MEDICAL CENTER, AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES OFFERED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM TO THE ASIAN COMMUNITY AND HIGH DEMAND FOR SERVICES PROMPTED THE HOSPITAL TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM IN 2011 AND PROVIDE GREATER ACCESSIBILITY TO THE CLINIC SERVICES WITH A NEW STREET SIDE LOCATION ON KNEELAND STREET.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PAYS CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS SPECIFIC TO THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IS GATHERED THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS. UTILIZING REPORTS OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION WHICH CONSISTENTLY DOCUMENT THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH INPUT FROM COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUPS, THE MEDICAL CENTER SEEKS TO EVALUATE AND UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAS USED THIS METHOD TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ADDRESSING CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH, ASTHMA, SMOKING CESSATION, DIABETES, AND OBESITY. THE ASIAN PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR MANY YEARS AT THE MEDICAL CENTER TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE SENSITIVE CULTURAL ISSUES AROUND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. THE ASTHMA PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE HAS PROVIDED CULTURALLY TARGETED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION MATERIALS TO HELP REDUCE THE HIGH RATES OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA WITHIN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS ALSO DEVELOPED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SPECIFIC DISEASES PREVALENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS HEPATITIS C.SERVICE POPULATIONTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER SERVES AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE POPULATION OF PATIENTS; APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, 10% IS BLACK, 15% IS ASIAN AND 9% IS HISPANIC. ALONG WITH SERVING AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES CARE TO THE SECOND HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF MEDICAID PATIENTS (25 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENT POPULATION) OF ALL ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. THE HOSPITAL ALSO SERVES A LARGE MEDICARE POPULATION, WHICH MAKES UP ALMOST 32 PERCENT OF THE PATIENT POPULATION. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ITS PATIENTS WITH A FULL SPECTRUM OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES; PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY CARE TO PATIENTS FROM THE SMALLEST OF NEONATES TO THE MOST COMPLEX GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE DIAGNOSIS.PRIMARY SERVICE AREA COMMUNITIESLOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHINATOWN, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER SERVES A DYNAMIC POPULATION FROM THE ENTIRE EASTERN COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS BUT FOUR BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS REMAIN THE FOCUS OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMMING. THESE ARE CHINATOWN (AND THE DISPERSED BOSTON ASIAN COMMUNITY), SOUTH BOSTON, DORCHESTER AND THE SOUTH END.CHINATOWN AND THE ASIAN COMMUNITYBOSTON'S CHINATOWN IS THE SMALLEST OF THE CITY'S NEIGHBORHOODS, LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON NEAR MAJOR TRANSPORTATION NODES FOR NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST AUTOMOTIVE TRAVEL (1-93 AND 1-90), TRAIN AND BUS TRAVEL (MBTAORANGE AND SILVER LINES), AND THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN RETAIL, FINANCIAL AND THEATER DISTRICTS. ITS 42 ACRES INCLUDE A ROBUST RESIDENTIAL, ECONOMIC AND SERVICE HUB FOR GREATER BOSTON'S CHINESE AND ASIAN COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 9,100 PEOPLE LIVE IN CHINATOWN ACCORDING TO THE 2000 U.S. CENSUS, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF BOSTON. IT IS A COMMUNITY WHERE MANY NEW IMMIGRANTS SETTLE AND WHERE APPROXIMATELY 35% OF THE RESIDENTS DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS SPEAKING ENGLISH NOT WELL OR NOT AT ALL", APPROXIMATELY ONE-FIFTH OF THE POPULATION IS OVER THE AGE OF 65, AND ONE-FIFTH IS DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW-INCOME.HEALTH DATA FOR CHINATOWN IS OFTEN INTEGRATED WITH DATA FROM THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY HEALTH TRENDS, LET ALONE BRING TO THE SURFACE HEALTH DISPARITIES SPECIFIC TO ITS ASIAN RESIDENTS. THE BPHC HAS CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED CITYWIDE HEALTH DATA FOR ASIANS IN BOSTON TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC VIEW OF THEIR NEEDS, THOUGH DATA MAY BE LIMITED BY NOT SURVEYING NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS. THE MOST RECENT AVAILABLE REPORT FOR THE BOSTON ASIAN COMMUNITY FROM 2004 AND UPDATED HEALTH DATA FOR RESIDENTS OF BOSTON (2011 AND 2012) CONTINUES TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THE HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS CANCER, HEART DISEASE AND STROKE CONTINUE TO BE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.ALL OF THIS DATA, ALONG WITH INPUT FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS, LED TO THE PRIORITY FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER'S ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVE IN 2016 AND THE THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2017: PREVENTING CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ITS HEALTH CONSEQUENCESDORCHESTERNORTH AND SOUTH DORCHESTER ARE AMONG THE LARGEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOSTON AND REFLECT THE CITY'S ECONOMIC, LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. TOGETHER THEY HAVE A POPULATION OF OVER 128,000 RESIDENTS, OR APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE CITY'S POPULATION. CENSUS DATA INDICATES THAT 30% OF THE POPULATION IS UNDER THE AGE OF 17, AND 32% ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 44.HEALTH DATA FROM THE BPHC IN 2011 INDICATED THAT DORCHESTER CONTINUED TO HAVE THE HIGHEST BIRTH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN THE CITY, A HIGH INCIDENCE OF VIOLENCE RELATED INJURIES, THE SECOND HIGHEST HOMICIDE RATE AMONG BOSTON NEIGHBORHOODS, A HIGH ASTHMA HOSPITALIZATION RATE AMONG CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5; 50% OF THE ADULT POPULATION WERE CONSIDERED TO BE OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT. THE HEALTH ISSUES IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES FOR THE MEDICAL CENTER'S DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVE IN 2013 AND ITS THREE-YEAR FUNDING CYCLE: PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION.FOUR OF THE DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVE GRANTEES HAVE REPORTED AN INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT THEY ATTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY: TRAUMA FROM EXPERIENCING AND/OR WITNESSING VIOLENT ACTS, THE LOSS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, AND STRESS FROM CONSTANT THREATS OF VIOLENCE.SOUTH BOSTONSOUTH BOSTON IS A COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 RESIDENTS AND IS A NEIGHBORHOOD IN TRANSITION. HISTORICALLY CONSIDERED A FAMILY, WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITY, WITH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, A FLURRY OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSIONS OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING TO CONDOMINIUMS CONTINUE AND MANY LONG TIME RESIDENTS ARE PRICED OUT OF THE CURRENT HOUSING MARKET.HEALTH DATA FROM THE 2006 BPHC REPORT ON THE "HEALTH OF SOUTH BOSTON AND THE "HEALTH OF BOSTON 2007" IDENTIFIED HIGH RATES OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND THE HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE INCIDENCE OF LOW-BIRTH RATES WAS 8.5%. SOUTH BOSTON'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH MULTIPLE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED BY TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SPECIFICALLY OPIOID DEPENDENCE TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT ARE BASED IN THE COMMUNITY.CARE TO BOSTON RESIDENTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIESTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER BELIEVES THAT CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY HAPPENS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF OUR INSTITUTION. A GREAT DEAL OF DATA HAS SHOWN THAT MANY BARRIERS EXIST TO HINDER PATIENT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE. TO INCREASE ACCESS OF HOSPITAL SERVICES TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES THE MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUES A LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO INCREASE CULTURAL COMPETENCY AMONG OUR MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND TO REMOVE LANGUAGE BARRIERS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. THE WORKING DEFINITION OF CULTURAL COMPETENCY THAT HELPS SHAPE AND DRIVE POLICIES AND CARE DELIVERY AT THE HOSPITAL IS AS FOLLOWS:THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE DIFFERENCES AMONG PEOPLE, AND USE OUR UNDERSTANDING, TO INFLUENCE OUR INTERACTIONS WITH ONE ANOTHER. THIS INVOLVES DEVELOPING THE CAPABILITY TO DELIVER PATIENT-CENTEREDSERVICES CONSISTENT WITH THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF VARIOUS CULTURES.
PART VI, LINE 6:COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIPSTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS A RICH HISTORY OF PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO THE BOSTON COMMUNITY SINCE ITS FOUNDING. IN 2009 TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER LAUNCHED ITS DISTRIBUTED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER MODEL, WHICH PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS TO KEEP MORE CARE LOCALLY IN THE COMMUNITY. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH EXCELLENT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST CONVENIENT MANNER FOR PATIENTS. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE, THE PATIENT AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BENEFIT. THROUGH OUR DISTRIBUTED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER MODEL, WE BRING TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER AND FLOATING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN PHYSICIANS TO THE COMMUNITY - SAVING PATIENTS THE DRIVE INTO DOWNTOWN BOSTON AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE EXCELLENT HOSPITALS IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS SURROUNDING BOSTON. WE ALSO CONSULT CLOSELY WITH OUR TALENTED PHYSICIAN COLLEAGUES WHO ARE PROVIDING OUTSTANDING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY ALREADY. AND WHEN EXCEPTIONALLY COMPLEX CARE IS NEEDED, THESE PARTNERSHIPS MEAN THE TRANSFER TO BOSTON IS WELL COORDINATED BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AND COMFORTABLE FOR THE PATIENT AND FAMILY MEMBERS.THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AREA HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS, DOCTORS FROM TUFTS MC AND FLOATING HOSPITAL STAFF VARIOUS COMMUNITY MEDICAL FACILITIES. THIS ALLOWS MORE PATIENTS TO RECEIVE TOP-QUALITY CARE IN A LOCATION CLOSE TO HOME. TUFTS MC SPECIALISTS SEE PATIENTS AND PERFORM SOME TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES LOCALLY. WHEN HIGH-LEVEL ADVANCED CARE IS NEEDED, TUFTS MC DOCTORS WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH PATIENT TRANSITION TO TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IN BOSTON.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER AND FLOATING HOSPITAL MAKE EXCELLENT CLINICAL PARTNERS FOR TWO MAIN REASONS. FIRST, WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNER HOSPITALS TO KEEP MOST MEDICAL CARE LOCAL. THIS IS THE MOST CONVENIENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS AND THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE OPTION FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS. SECOND, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER AND FLOATING HOSPITAL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE AT REASONABLE COSTS-IN FACT, A REPORT BY THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SAID THAT WE ARE THE MOST AFFORDABLE ADVANCED CARE OPTION IN BOSTON.PATIENTS MAY EXPERIENCE OUR AFFILIATION WITH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN ANY NUMBER OF WAYS, SUCH AS:- A PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIST CARING FOR A SICK CHILD ON THE PEDIATRIC UNIT OF A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL- A CARDIOLOGIST PERFORMING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY- OUR EXPERT WEIGHT AND WELLNESS CENTER TEAM PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SURGERIES IN THE COMMUNITY - OUR TRAUMA TEAM PREPARING FOR AN URGENT TRANSFER FROM A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL- OUR NEUROLOGY TEAM PROVIDING A CONSULT ON A STROKE PATIENT IN A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT- CARDIOLOGY EXPERTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION MEETING TO DISCUSS BEST PRACTICE FOR TREATING HEART FAILURE PATIENTS- COORDINATED CARE PROTOCOLS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND CARE SETTINGSADULT AFFILIATE HOSPITALSMETROWEST MEDICAL CENTER (FRAMINGHAM, MA)PEDIATRIC AFFILIATE HOSPITALSLAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL (LAWRENCE, MA)LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL (LOWELL, MA)METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER (FRAMINGHAM, MA)SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE BROCKTON HOSPITAL (BROCKTON, MA)
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATESMA
PART VI, LINE 5:COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSIONTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN FOCUSES ON THREE BROAD AREAS:- IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RELATED COLLABORATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.- INCREASING THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CAPACITY TO BE USER FRIENDLY TO ALL PATIENTS AND VISITORS.- CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN A MANNER THAT BUILDS CAPACITY WITHIN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMSTHE MEDICAL CENTER'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS OVERSEES TWO DIRECT GRANT INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH CONCERNS AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES: ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVE AND DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVE. IT ALSO OVERSEES THE SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE ASTHMA PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE (APMI). THE SUMMER INTERNSHIPS OFFER SUMMER JOBS TO STUDENTS FROM THE JOSIAH QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL, BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL, CHARLESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTH BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL AND OTHERS SCHOOLS, TO HELP STUDENTS BUILD SKILL SETS AND WORK EXPERIENCES, AND PROMOTE INTEREST IN CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. THE ASTHMA PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE (APMI) WAS LAUNCHED TO REDUCE A HEALTH DISPARITY IN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH ASTHMATIC YOUTH WHO ATTEND NEARBY SCHOOLS WITH A THREE PRONG APPROACH: AN ASTHMA CLINIC, COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION AND A HOME VISITING PROGRAM.COORDINATION OF SERVICESTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVEIN RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, IN CONSULTATION WITH CHINATOWN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ESTABLISHED THE ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVE (AHI) AND ITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN 1995. THE AHI IDENTIFIES PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES OF PARTICULAR PREVALENCE OR CONCERN TO THE LOCAL ASIAN COMMUNITY AND SEEKS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE HEALTH ISSUES IN A CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SETTING.SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FUNDED PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS HAVE ADDRESSED HEALTH CONCERNS INCLUDING: TUBERCULOSIS, HYPERTENSION, HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, DOMESTIC AND YOUTH VIOLENCE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY CARE AND UNDERSTANDING THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE AHI CONVENES WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS GRANT RECIPIENTS SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR TO RECEIVE PROGRAM UPDATES, DISCUSS PRESSING HEALTH CONCERNS WITHIN THE ASIAN COMMUNITY AND CONSIDER FUNDING PRIORITIES AND DISTRIBUTION. IT ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS AS REQUESTED AND FEASIBLE. BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED, THE AHI HAS BEEN ABLE TO REACH A BROAD SEGMENT OF THE ASIAN COMMUNITY, FROM INFANTS TO SENIOR CITIZENS. IN 2013 THE PRIORITIES FOR ASIAN HEALTH INITIATIVE WERE SET AND GUIDED THE EMPHASES AND FUNDING FOR THE THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE TO FOCUS ON PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. SOME OF THE PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH THE AHI ARE:ASIAN AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION: THE SAMPAN NEWSPAPER OFFERS AN EXPANDED BIWEEKLY, BILINGUAL HEALTH PAGE, TWO SPECIAL HEALTH EDITIONS AND AN ON-LINE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH READERS ABOUT HEALTH TOPICS AND CONCERNS.ASIAN SPECTRUM: THE BILINGUAL CHINESE CABLE ACCESS PROGRAM IS DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL SEGMENTS ON DIABETES AND BREAST CANCER FOR BROADCAST TO THE BOSTON, MALDEN AND QUINCY COMMUNITIES. THE BROADCASTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON ASIAN SPECTRUM'S WEBSITE AND DVDS FOR EACH SERIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.BOSTON ASIAN YOUTH ESSENTIAL SERVICE: THE PROGRAM GOAL FOR "TEENS GOING HEALTHY" IS HELPING YOUTH AND TEENS ACQUIRE THE INFORMATION AND SKILLS TO IMPLEMENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES THAT INCLUDE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES AND REGULAR EXERCISE.GREATER BOSTON CHINESE GOLDEN AGE CENTER: THE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO HELP ASIAN SENIORS TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC DISEASES, AVOID THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR MANAGEMENT, ENJOY BETTER HEALTH AND CONTINUED INDEPENDENCE.SOUTH COVE MANOR: BREAKFAST SEMINARS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS. HEALTH TOPICS WILL BE FACILITATED WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING REQUESTED INFORMATION AVAILABLE, HELPING SENIORS TO APPLY THE NEW KNOWLEDGE TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE.WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN: THE SENIOR STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OFFER AN EXERCISE PROGRAM TO INCREASE STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY AND BALANCE TO RETARD MUSCLE AND BONE LOSS AND PREVENT FALL AND INJURIES.TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVETUFTS MEDICAL CENTER ESTABLISHED THE DORCHESTER HEALTH INITIATIVE (DHI) TO ADDRESS HEALTH ISSUES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING RESIDENTS OF THE VARIOUS DORCHESTER NEIGHBORHOODS. THROUGH THE DHI, TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS OF THE DORCHESTER COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DHI ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE DHI ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN SERVING THE NEEDS OF DORCHESTER RESIDENTS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND CITY OFFICIALS AND HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES.THE BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION (BPHC) REPORTED IN THE HEALTH OF BOSTON 2010 REPORT THAT THE MINORITY POPULATION IN BOSTON IS MORE LIKELY TO BE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, MORE LIKELY TO BE UNINSURED, AND MORE LIKELY TO HAVE INADEQUATE HEALTH CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEALTH OF BOSTON 2004 REPORT SHOWED THAT MINORITY RESIDENTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS LIKE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES, AND INFANT MORTALITY. DORCHESTER SPECIFIC DATA SUPPORTS THE FINDINGS OF THE BPHC, AND DORCHESTER, WITH ITS HIGH MINORITY POPULATION, CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE HIGHEST FOR MOST OF THE MORE SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES AMONG BOSTON'S RESIDENTS. PAST DHI HEALTH PRIORITIES HAVE INCLUDED: VIOLENCE, ASTHMA, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OBESITY, DIABETES, LOW BIRTH WEIGHTS AND INFANT MORTALITY.CURRENT PROJECTS FUNDED THROUGH THE DHI INCLUDE:BIRD STREET COMMUNITY CENTER: THE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES TO COURT INVOLVED YOUTH TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. AN ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING WORKSHOPS ON ANGER MANAGEMENT AND PERSONAL COACHING HELPS YOUTH TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE COURT PROCESS AND TO IDENTIFY AND SUCCEED WITH THEIR PERSONAL, ACADEMIC AND CAREER GOALS.BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DORCHESTER: THE F.I.T.T. CLUB PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO FOSTER INTELLIGENCE IN TEENS & TWEENS BY PROMOTING HEALTH BY INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND COMBAT BULLYING AND VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ENGAGING TEENS AND TWEENS OF ALL ABILITIES.DORCHESTER HOUSE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER: OFFERS THE HEALTHY WEIGHT FOR LIFE CLINIC TO HELP PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OBESE TO LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, ADOPT HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES AND ENGAGE IN REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO INCLUDE PARENTS AND SIBLINGS.KIT CLARK SENIOR SERVICES: THE FIT-4-LIFE PROJECT HELPS SENIORS TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH BY MORE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING THEIR CHRONIC ILLNESSES SO THEY MAY ENJOY A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE WITH IMPROVED STAMINA, FLEXIBILITY AND BALANCE.SPORTSMEN'S TENNIS & ENRICHMENT CENTER: THE GENERATING EXCELLENT MENTOR (GEM) PROGRAM REPRESENTS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE VOLLEY AGAINST VIOLENCE - A MULTI-COMPONENT PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES TENNIS LESSONS AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. THE ENHANCEMENT IS PROVIDING MENTORS TO 165 YOUTH AND THEN TRAINING THEM TO BECOME MENTORS THEMSELVES.OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS:COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERSANOTHER ON-GOING PRIORITY FOR TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IS BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO SERVE THEIR PATIENTS, AND MORE EFFECTIVELY IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS OF THEIR PATIENT POPULATIONS. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND WORK WITH THREE HEALTH CENTERS: SOUTH BOSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, SOUTH END COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND NEPONSET HEALTH CENTER, AS WELL AS PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING TO SEVERAL MORE HEALTH CENTERS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.THE PROGRAMMING THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INCLUDES INCREASING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE, INCREASING ACCESS TO PRENATAL CARE AND REDUCING INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE INCREASINGLY DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATIONS SERVED BY THE HEALTH CENTERS.
PART VI, LINE 5 (CONTINUED):SOUTH BOSTON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S SOUTH BOSTON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC IS A SATELLITE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER SERVING ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS. IT IS LOCATED 10 MINUTES FROM THE HOSPITAL AND IS A TRAINING SITE FOR BOTH THE GENERAL PSYCHIATRY AND THE CHILD/ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE CLINIC INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF ADULT AND CHILD/ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRISTS, LICENSED INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, PSYCHIATRIC CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST, AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTS AND SOCIAL WORK INTERNS.THE CLINIC HAS THE SPECTRUM OF SERVICES AND EXPERTISE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT A VAST ARRAY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS INCLUDING MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, PERSONALITY DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER.THE CUSHING HOUSE:TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO THE CUSHING HOUSE OF SOUTH BOSTON. THE CUSHING HOUSE IS OPERATED BY THE GAVIN FOUNDATION, INC. THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A STABILIZING TRANSITIONAL CARE RESIDENCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSING YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE SERVED IN A LESS RESTRICTIVE FACILITY. THE TYPICAL CLIENT IS DIAGNOSED WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND IN NEED OF SUPPORT. RESIDENTS HAVE EVIDENCE OF DIFFICULTY WITH TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND/OR SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THE COURT, SOCIAL SERVICE OR YOUTH SERVICES SYSTEM.THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A NURTURING, STRUCTURED AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNGSTERS WHO ARE LIVING IN DISORGANIZED, FRAGMENTED AND DYSFUNCTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. IT PROMOTES SELF-CARE, SELF-RELIANCE AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY, BOTH THROUGH STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES AND THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING IN THIS RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT.MAYOR'S SUMMER JOBS PROGRAMTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPATES IN THE MAYOR'S SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOSTON PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL, LAST YEAR PLACING MORE THAN 40 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 20 DEPARTMENTS. STUDENTS CAME FROM BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCLUDING JOSIAH QUINCY UPPER SCHOOL, BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL, CHARLESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, AND SOUTH BOSTON HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEIR SKILL SETS, JOB EXPERIENCE, OFFER THEIR CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC SKILLS IN SOME CASES, AND HELPS TO CREATE INTEREST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS TO CONSIDER HEALTHCARE CAREERS.PILOT PAYMENTSMUCH OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S PROPERTY IS TAX-EXEMPT, HOWEVER TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER CONTRIBUTES ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO THE CITY THROUGH A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILOT) AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER HAS DEVOTED MORE THAN $1.8 MILLION IN FUNDING ANNUALLY TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMMING THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS RESIDENTS OF BOSTON. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER'S PILOT CONTRIBUTION TOTALED OVER $1.9 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2016.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DEB BLAZEY-MARTIN MD
TRUSTEE$0$251,000$0$0$0$360$0$35,000$0$411$0$286,771$0$0
CHARLES CASSIDY MD
TRUSTEE$0$683,217$0$391,471$0$9,633$0$36,400$0$21,352$0$1,142,073$0$0
NORMAND DESCHENE
TRUSTEE$0$230,912$0$0$0$0$0$30,709$0$23,671$0$285,292$0$0
DAN DRISCOLL MD
TRUSTEE$0$248,001$0$92,811$0$6,770$0$33,542$0$20,924$0$402,048$0$0
MARVIN A KONSTAM MD
TRUSTEE$0$475,717$0$0$0$24,455$0$36,400$0$21,352$0$557,924$0$0
WILLIAM C MACKEY MD
TRUSTEE$0$487,217$0$0$0$13,249$0$36,400$0$21,352$0$558,218$0$0
DEEB N SALEM MD
TRUSTEE$0$495,447$0$100,000$0$35,065$0$36,400$0$21,352$0$688,264$0$0
PAUL SUMMERGRAD MD
TRUSTEE$0$482,084$0$43,416$0$19,530$0$36,400$0$21,125$0$602,555$0$0
MICHAEL CANTOR MD
TRUSTEE/CMO$370,390$0$59,887$0$179$0$23,300$0$26,139$0$479,895$0$0$0
MICHAEL WAGNER MD
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO$766,992$0$0$0$36,507$0$86,675$0$41,927$0$932,101$0$0$0
CHIBUEZE OKEY AGBA UNTIL 216
SENIOR VP/TREASURER/CFO/TRUSTEE$419,734$0$103,211$0$95,127$0$68,370$0$28,123$0$714,565$0$59,500$0
JEFFREY A WEINSTEIN
TRUSTEE/SENIOR VP/CLERK$305,338$33,927$83,657$0$82,117$0$49,555$6,145$14,881$1,845$535,548$41,917$47,350$0
JEFFREY I LASKER MD
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO (UNTIL 6/16)$661,703$0$100,306$0$991$0$5,300$0$27,545$0$795,845$0$0$0
NATHAN GAGNE
CFO/TREASURER$191,942$0$26,070$0$70$0$19,476$0$5,378$0$242,936$0$0$0
ZACHARY REDMOND
CLERK$156,951$0$10,000$0$5,131$0$4,436$0$20,212$0$196,730$0$0$0
KRISTINE M HANSCOM
SENIOR VP/TREASURER/CFO/TRUSTEE$232,963$0$43,723$0$37,251$0$33,582$0$24,433$0$371,952$0$28,282$0
MATTHEW LARKIN
TRUSTEE$0$216,301$0$34,058$0$6,772$0$32,130$0$20,908$0$310,169$0$0
MARGARET COSTELLO
TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT/CEO$228,304$0$0$0$362$0$18,000$0$18,222$0$264,888$0$0$0
CATHERINE SQUIRES
VP DEVELOPMENT$84,424$0$44,861$0$39,792$0$35,836$0$3,021$0$207,934$0$32,463$0
CHRISTINE MORE UNTIL 1215
INTERIM - VP DEVELOPMENT$167,351$0$0$0$235$0$0$0$27$0$167,613$0$0$0
SAUL WEINGART
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER$0$397,284$0$0$0$9,697$0$23,333$0$21,188$0$451,502$0$0
JEFFREY SYREK
VP SYS CONTRACTING$223,390$0$30,620$0$117$0$22,560$0$25,887$0$302,574$0$0$0
KELLY DOUGHERTY
VP CARDIOVASCULAR$198,113$0$0$0$163$0$2,182$0$7,152$0$207,610$0$0$0
THERESE HUDSON-JINKS
SENIOR VP AND CNO$312,337$0$0$0$38,249$0$48,051$0$5,444$0$404,081$0$35,820$0
SUSAN BLANCHARD
VP FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION$215,263$0$40,630$0$36,039$0$32,400$0$24,146$0$348,478$0$26,361$0
BROOKE TYSON-HYNES
VP PUBLIC AFFAIRS$211,100$23,456$42,301$0$6,507$0$21,055$2,709$21,882$2,815$302,845$28,980$0$0
WILLIAM SHICKOLOVICH
SENIOR VP OPERATIONS MGMT/CIO$335,163$0$84,119$0$50,604$0$52,200$0$26,212$0$548,298$0$37,008$0
DEBORAH JOELSON
SR. VP STRATEGIC SERVICES$292,576$32,508$0$0$75,101$0$47,172$5,098$23,663$2,558$438,512$40,164$46,970$0
PATRICIA HAYWARD
VP HUMAN RESOURCES/RISK MGMT.$267,602$0$42,923$0$62,869$0$6,308$0$14,972$0$394,674$0$29,088$0
NANCY WETHERBEE
DIRECTOR OF ORBIT$224,374$0$100,000$0$851$0$3,869$0$5,365$0$334,459$0$0$0
PETER NEUMANN
SPECIAL & SCIENTIFIC STAFF$238,108$0$0$0$2,554$0$21,128$0$20,212$0$282,002$0$0$0
ROSS THOMPSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY$220,220$0$20,000$0$190$0$0$0$0$0$240,410$0$0$0
KATHLEEN DAVIS
CORPORATE CONTROLLER$221,367$0$0$0$2,825$0$4,151$0$20,212$0$248,555$0$0$0
SHELLY DIETZ
DIR. OF CLINICAL RESOURCE MGMT.$209,388$0$0$0$1,809$0$0$0$0$0$211,197$0$0$0
CRAIG WILLIAMS
FORMER SR. VP/COO$0$0$0$0$203,538$0$0$0$0$0$203,538$0$0$0
ERIC J BEYER
FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO$0$0$0$0$573,123$0$0$0$0$0$573,123$0$0$0
BETSY ELTONHEAD
FORMER COO (UNTIL DEC. 2014)$12,310$0$30,358$0$213,320$0$171$0$25,903$0$282,062$0$0$0
DENISE M SCHEPICI
FMR VP CLINICAL SERVICES(UNTIL 6/14)$0$0$0$0$197,723$0$0$0$0$0$197,723$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART 1, LINE 4A:ERIC J. BEYER RECEIVED A SEPARATION AGREEMENT PAYMENT OF $573,123. CRAIG WILLIAMS RECEIVED A SEPARATION AGREEMENT PAYMENT OF $203,538. DENISE M. SCHEPICI RECEIVED A SEPARATION AGREEMENT PAYMENT OF $197,723.
PART 1, LINE 4B:SECTION 457(F) RETIREMENT PLAN EMPLOYER DEFERRALS: CHIBUEZE OKEY AGBA, $63,070 JEFFREY A. WEINSTEIN, $50,400 DEBORAH C. JOELSON, $46,970 WILLIAM J. SHICKOLOVICH, $46,900 THERESE HUDSON-JINKS, $43,400 CATHERINE SQUIRES, $32,464 SUSAN BLANCHARD, $26,361 KRISTINE HANSCOM, $28,282 MICHAEL WAGNER, M.D., $81,375
SCHEDULE J, PART II:ERIC BEYER SEPARATED FROM TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER IN SEPTEMBER 2013. COMPENSATION REPORTED FOR ERIC BEYER IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B (III) INCLUDES A SEPARATION AGREEMENT PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $573,123. ALL AMOUNTS PAID TO MR. BEYER WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MR. BEYER'S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, AS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN043431814BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP57583UBK3CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2011-04-07BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$211,676,381IssuePriceAmt
PurposeSEE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$211,676,381TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$18,089,649InReserveFundAmt
Refunding Escrow$92,990,593RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$3,282,323IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$99,387,340CapitalExpendituresAmt
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T FiledYes (1)Form8038TFiledInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE A, COLUMN FFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION OF BOND PURPOSE: THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND THE LOAN OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF IS TO (1) REFINANCE CERTAIN OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF OR ISSUED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSTITUTION, AS FUTHER IDENTIFIED BELOW, (2) FINANCE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS AT AND ACQUISTIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACILITIES OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, (3) FUND A DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND, AND (4) PAY CERTAIN COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. FURTHER IDENTIFICATION OF BOND PURPOSE - REFINANCINGS SERIES G BONDS ISSUED 01/05/1994 SERIES H BONDS ISSUED 11/13/2002 SIEMENS LEASE ISSUED 06/10/2009 GE LEASE ISSUED 06/10/2009 BOA LEASE ISSUED 01/22/2008ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$92,180NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAUCTION ITEMSDesc
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$31,750NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) OF SCHEDULE M REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF EACH ITEM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1WE STRIVE TO HEAL, TO COMFORT, TO TEACH, TO LEARN, AND TO SEEK THE KNOWLEDGE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE. OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE AT THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO FURTHERING OUR RICH TRADITION OF HEALTH CARE INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP, CHARITY AND THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND/OR MULTIPLY PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED. RENTAL SERVICE PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS BY ACQUIRING, MANAGING, MAINTAINING, DEVELOPING, LEASING AND DISPOSING OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES. NEW ENGLAND QUALITY ALLIANCE, INC. OPERATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES OF TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES. NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE ACCOUNTABLE CARE, INC. WAS FORMED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE OF CARE. TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE, INC. WORKS JOINTLY WITH TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE COST-EFFECTIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE WITHIN SUCH SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE CFO AND CONTROLLER REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH TAX ADVISORS FROM A NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AS IT WILL BE ULTIMATELY FILED IS POSTED TO AN INTERNAL WEBSITE. PRIOR TO FILING, THE ORGANIZATION EMAILS ALL OF ITS GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS A LINK TO A PASSWORD PROTECTED WEBSITE, ADVISING THEM THAT THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ON THAT SITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION ENFORCES COMPLIANCE BY PROCEDURES INCLUDING ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND REVIEW OF SUCH DISCLOSURE BY MANAGEMENT. CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED BY THE APPROPRIATE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT AND REVIEWED BY LEGAL. THE JOINT COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS ANY APPEAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MET ON DECEMBER 14, 2015 TO REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR 2015. SULLIVAN AND COTTER, AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO THE BOARD, PROVIDED A COMPETITIVENESS ASSESSMENT BASED ON COMPARATOR INFORMATION INCLUDING NATIONAL, NORTHEAST AND BOSTON AREA DATA. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE GROUP, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CEO, COO AND VICE PRESIDENTS, WAS DETERMINED TO BE CONSERVATIVE AND WELL WITHIN MARKET AVERAGES. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THEN. THE LAST MEETING WAS HELD DECEMBER 14, 2015.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST EITHER BY MAIL OR IN PERSON AT THE OFFICE, DEPENDING ON THE FORM OF THE REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B., LINE 16A:TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. OWNS 30% INTEREST IN PROVIDER NETWORK ALLIANCE, LLC. NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE, INC. OWNS 10% INTEREST IN PROVIDER NETWORK ALLIANCE, LLC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B., LINE 16B:THE ORGANIZATION ROUTINELY CONSULTS WITH INTERNAL AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING IMPLEMENTATION OF WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO EVALUATE PARTICIPATION OF JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS TO SAFEGUARD THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT STATUS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ARRANGEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS -4,390,000. PENSION-RELATED ADJUSTMENTS -24,733,000. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS -1,827,079. NET ASSETS FROM NEQCA ACO -1,193,106.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (23 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PRATT ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043418395MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148397MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148384MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT OBGYN ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148385MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148392MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111205129051MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT OTOLARYNGOLOGY
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148381MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148393MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148394MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148387MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148388MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148389MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT REHABILITATION MEDICINE ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148378MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT SURGICAL ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148376MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT UROLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043148379MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043096445MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111042743894MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INCYes (1)
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORG INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111043044706MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INCYes (1)
TUFTS SHARED SERVICES INC
171 HARRISON STREETBOSTONMA02111237000827COORDINATE HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 11C, III-FI0
NEQCA ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
325 WOOD RD SUITE 210BRAINTREEMA02184800824142ACOMA501(C)(3)LINE 7NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE INCYes (1)
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE INC
325 WOOD RD SUITE 210BRAINTREEMA02184473046563MEDICAL SERVICESMA501(C)(3)LINE 9TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INCYes (1)
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INC
800 WASHINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02111042810022FUNDRAISINGMA501(C)(3)LINE 11B, II0
WELLFORCE INC
16 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARKBURLINGTONMA01803452250732PARENT/SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONMA501(C)(3)LINE 11A, I0

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INDEMNITY CO LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN980444573EIN
Primary ActivitiesCAPTIVE INSURANCEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryCJLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income-$1,320,816ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$94,446,000ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (35 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PRATT ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES INC
M$187,631BOOK BASIS
PRATT NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
M$478,477BOOK BASIS
PRATT NEUROSURGERY ASSOCIATES INC
M$2,687,284BOOK BASIS
PRATT ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
M$5,895,493BOOK BASIS
PRATT OBGYN ASSOCIATES INC
M$1,261,550BOOK BASIS
PRATT OPTHAMOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
L$8,483,448BOOK BASIS
PRATT PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
M$1,420,070BOOK BASIS
PRATT PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES INC
M$3,280,966BOOK BASIS
PRATT PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES INC
L$280,029BOOK BASIS
PRATT RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
M$2,439,525BOOK BASIS
PRATT RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
M$130,063BOOK BASIS
PRATT REHABILITATION MEDICINE ASSOCIATES INC
L$625,890BOOK BASIS
PRATT SURGICAL ASSOCIATES INC
M$4,926,361BOOK BASIS
PRATT UROLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
L$73,534BOOK BASIS
PRATT DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
M$254,353BOOK BASIS
PRATT MEDICAL GROUP INC
L$22,568,462BOOK BASIS
TMC PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION INC
M$9,023,490BOOK BASIS
TMC PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATION INC
J$407,162BOOK BASIS
NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER GROUP
L$95,001BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INC
E$1,004,950BOOK BASIS
NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER GROUP
E$1,634,249BOOK BASIS
PRATT ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
E$675,546BOOK BASIS
PRATT PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
E$134,281BOOK BASIS
PRATT PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES INC
E$94,482BOOK BASIS
PRATT RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
E$186,174BOOK BASIS
PRATT SURGICAL ASSOCIATES INC
E$310,901BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION
D$3,763,281BOOK BASIS
PRATT OPTHAMOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
D$509,644BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE INC
E$439,167BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INDEMNITY CO LTD
D$8,404,359BOOK BASIS
PRATT OBGYN ASSOCIATES INC
E$54,281BOOK BASIS
PRATT RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC
E$50,040BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INDEMNITY CO LTD
R$4,219,944BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PARENT INC
R$5,000,000BOOK BASIS
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION
S$110,000BOOK BASIS

Affiliate Listing AffiliateListing

Affiliate Listing AffiliateListingGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINBusiness Name ControlBusinessNameControlTxt
NEW ENGLAND QUALITY CARE ALLIANCE INC
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468BOSTONMA021111533043040427NEWE
NEW ENGLAND LONG-TERM CARE INC
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468BOSTONMA021111533042912578NEWE
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER REAL ESTATE COMPANY INC
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468BOSTONMA021111533042772654TUFT
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER INC
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468BOSTONMA021111533043400617TUFT
TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER COMMUNITY CARE INC
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468BOSTONMA021111533473046563TUFT
NEQCA ACCOUNTABLE CARE INC
800 WASHINGTON STREET BOX 468BOSTONMA021111533800824142NEQC