MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (EIN 23-7218917)
- Tax period
- 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
- Filed
- 2017-05-11
- IRS object ID
- 201721319349301667
- 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
- Form 990
- Schedule A
- Schedule B
- Schedule C
- Schedule D
- Schedule H
- Schedule J
- Schedule K
- Schedule O
- Schedule R
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2017-05-11T09:20:30-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 550486667 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ARNETT CARBIS TOOTHMAN LLP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5700 CORPORATE DRIVE STE 650 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | PITTSBURGH | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15237 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 237218917 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | MONO | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7242581000 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MONONGAHELA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15063 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | DANIEL F SIMMONS | PersonNm |
| Person Title | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURE | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7242581000 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2017-05-03 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | JEFFREY J PETRELL CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00138808 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4126356270 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2017-05-03 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | LOUIS J PANZA JR | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MONONGAHELA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15063 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $156,777,156 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | WWW.MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Formation | 1972 | FormationYr |
| Legal Domicile State | PA | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | THE MISSION OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA BY PROVIDING OUTSTANDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 17 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 15 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 1265 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 170 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $2,044,729 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm | $939 | NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $430,720 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $104,348 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| PY Program Service Revenue | $136,722,394 | PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $136,447,296 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $2,489,053 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $1,898,084 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| PY Other Revenue | $797,591 | PYOtherRevenueAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $787,327 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $140,439,758 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $139,237,055 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| PY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| PY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $66,110,551 | PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $65,763,658 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $0 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $68,949,195 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $69,603,923 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $135,059,746 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $135,367,581 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $5,380,012 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $3,869,474 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $134,977,641 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $129,082,197 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $66,776,894 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $78,330,691 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $68,200,747 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $50,751,506 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Mission | THE MISSION OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA BY PROVIDING OUTSTANDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES. | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | 0 | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $119,385,164 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $135,035,651 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MON VALLEY AREAS. THE HOSPITAL WORKS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION BY MAINTAINING SUITABLE FACILITIES WITHIN THE CARROLL TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA VICINITY FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE. ADDITIONALLY, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED PROGRESS AND FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE MID-MON VALLEY. THE HOSPITAL CONFRONTED THE ISSUES REQUIRED TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MON VALLEY BY PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY, ALL THE WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH DEGREE OF RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGES, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY. IN OUR EFFORT TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL COMMITTED TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS:CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS (I.E., MEDICARE AND MEDICAID) AT BELOW COST, CHARITY CARE, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO INFORM AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, CLINICS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, COUNSELING SERVICES, SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. SEE THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016.DURING FISCAL 2016, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDED CARE FOR 12,955 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS AND NEARLY 302,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS WHICH INCLUDES 34,099 PATIENTS RECEIVING CARE THROUGH OUR 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS CONSTITUTED 59.5% OF OUR PATIENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016.THE HOSPITAL'S COST OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHORTFALLS DURING FISCAL 2016 WAS NEARLY $1,859,000. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED $1,383,433 OF CHARITY CARE.ALSO DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC., WROTE OFF NEARLY $3,621,000 OF CHARGES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS AND OTHERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY WERE UNABLE TO PAY THOSE CHARGES AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM ANY GOVERNMENT OR CHARITY CARE PROGRAM.SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMSFISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016THE HOSPITAL SPONSORS A "LIFELINE" FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ENABLES OVER 130 INDIVIDUALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, WHILE GIVING THEM THE SECURITY OF KNOWING THEY CAN GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY IF REQUIRED.THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED NEARLY 180 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVICING APPROXIMATELY 3,060 INDIVIDUALS. SUBJECTS INCLUDED: CONTINUING EDUCATION, PARAMEDIC TRAINING, CPR TRAINING, INFECTION CONTROL AND PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS. HEALTH SCREENINGS WERE PROVIDED TO VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF OUR SERVICE AREA. THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH EMPLOYERS, LOCAL SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND HEALTH FAIRS. OVER 3,020 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: IMMUNIZATIONS, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS, DIABETES RISK SCREENINGS, CANCER SCREENINGS, GLUCOSE AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS, HEARING SCREENINGS, BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS, HEALTH FAIRS, ETC. THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED AT MINIMAL COST TO THE COMMUNITY.THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED NEARLY 55 COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS WITH NEARLY 1,700 PARTICIPANTS. PROGRAMS INCLUDED: CPR, AIDS AWARENESS, ARTHRITIS AWARENESS, DIABETES PROGRAM, SMOKING CESSATION COUNSELING, INFECTION PREVENTION, CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASSES, ETC.THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED COUNSELING SERVICES TO NEARLY 330 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016. PROGRAMS INCLUDED: CANCER, DIABETES, LUPUS, ARTHRITIS, SCHIZOPHRENIA, STROKE AND CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPS.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDED 6 SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO NINE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH INCLUDE: RINGGOLD, MONESSEN, CHARLEROI, YOUGH, FRAZIER, BENTWORTH, CALIFORNIA, BETH CENTER AND BELLE VERNON. PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE TO NEARLY 290 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. PROGRAMS PROVIDED INCLUDE: AIDS AWARENESS, INFECTION PREVENTION, CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS, TEEN PREGNANCY, NICO-TEEN SMART, NUTRITION AND HOSPITAL TOURS.THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR OVER 6,000 ELDERLY AND INDIGENT RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MON VALLEY COMMUNITY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: DIABETES MANAGEMENT, STRESS MANAGEMENT, DEPRESSION, AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED NEARLY $61,956 OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL EMS PROVIDERS BY SUPPLYING THEIR AMBULANCES WITH REPLACEMENT ITEMS THAT WERE USED DURING PATIENT TRANSPORT.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL ALSO PARTICIPATES IN AND SPONSORS MANY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS SCOUTING FOR FOOD, UNITED WAY, PLUS SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE MID-MON VALLEY.NUMEROUS PATIENT BROCHURES ARE PUBLISHED TO INCREASE PATIENT AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS.THIS SUMMARY IS JUST THAT, A SUMMARY OF OUR PROGRAMS GEARED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND OUR EMPLOYEES PROVIDE COUNTLESS HOURS PROMOTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS; THIS SUMMARY REPRESENTS A PORTION OF THAT EFFORT. | Desc |
| Total Program Service Expenses | $119,385,164 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (1) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | Yes (1) | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | 0 | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounselingInd |
| Temp Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | Yes (1) | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | 0 | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | 0 | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | 0 | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | Yes (1) | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | Yes (1) | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | Yes (1) | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | Yes (1) | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | 0 | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | Yes (1) | OperateHospitalInd |
| Audited Financial Stmt Att | Yes (1) | AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | Yes (1) | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | InvestTaxExemptBondsInd |
| Escrow Account | 0 | EscrowAccountInd |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | 0 | OnBehalfOfIssuerInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | 0 | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | 0 | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With Officer Ent | 0 | BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | 0 | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | 0 | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | Yes (1) | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (1) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 106 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Employee | 1265 | EmployeeCnt |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | Yes (1) | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | Yes (1) | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Form990 T Filed | Yes (1) | Form990TFiledInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | 0 | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributionsInd |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | 0 | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | 0 | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Form8899 Filedind | 0 | Form8899Filedind |
| Form1098 C Filed | 0 | Form1098CFiledInd |
| DAF Excess Business Holdings | 0 | DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd |
| Taxable Distributions | 0 | TaxableDistributionsInd |
| Distribution To Donor | 0 | DistributionToDonorInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | 0 | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 17 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 15 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | 0 | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | 0 | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | 0 | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (1) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (1) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | 0 | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | Yes (1) | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | Yes (1) | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn | Yes (1) | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd |
| Regular Monitoring Enfrc | Yes (1) | RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | Yes (1) | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | Yes (1) | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | Yes (1) | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | Yes (1) | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | 0 | WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | PA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7242581000 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MONONGAHELA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 150631095 | ZIPCd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | OfficerOfficerInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R CARLYN BELCZYK | ||||||||
| CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| JEFF M KOTULA | ||||||||
| VICE CHAIRMAN | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| JOHN D FRY | ||||||||
| SECRETARY | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| LOUIS J PANZA JR | ||||||||
| PRESIDENT AND CEO | 51.50 | 6.60 | Yes (X) | Yes (X) | $419,395 | $0 | $22,775 | |
| RICHARD A BARCELONA | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| BRADLEY M BASSI | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| CARL CRAWLEY JR | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| S P HEWIE MD | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| R G KRISHNAN MD | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 2.80 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $82,320 | $0 | $0 | ||
| KEVIN M LEE | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| MICHAL LEMENTOWSKI MD | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| WILLIAM J MILLER JR | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| CHARLES MUIA | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| MATTHEW M PITZARELLA | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| JAMIE L PRAH | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| KURT R SALVATORI | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| DANA CARUSO SLAGLE | ||||||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
| DANIEL F SIMMONS | ||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES/TREASURER | 62.40 | 1.40 | Yes (X) | $298,182 | $0 | $18,043 | ||
| PATRICK J ALBERTS | ||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES/COO | 52.80 | 1.10 | Yes (X) | $204,283 | $0 | $15,848 | ||
| THOMAS J CULLEN | ||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES | 25.70 | 24.40 | $208,507 | $0 | $19,909 | Yes (X) | ||
| JEREMY J ORTOLONA | ||||||||
| CRNA | 40.00 | $178,653 | $0 | $23,644 | Yes (X) | |||
| DONNA L RAMUSIVICH | ||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES | 50.00 | $175,654 | $0 | $18,966 | Yes (X) | |||
| NICK E FRANCIA | ||||||||
| CRNA | 40.00 | $169,874 | $0 | $23,773 | Yes (X) | |||
| DAVID M POPOVIC | ||||||||
| CRNA | 40.00 | $161,229 | $0 | $26,322 | Yes (X) | |||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $1,898,097 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org | $0 | TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt |
| Total Other Compensation | $169,280 | TotalOtherCompensationAmt |
| Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 31 | IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | 0 | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | Yes (1) | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)
| Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd | ServicesServicesDesc | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON-VALE ONCOLOGY INC | |||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | ONCOLOGY PHYSICIAN SERVICES | $2,930,339 |
| UPMC EMERGENCY RESOURCES | |||||
| P O BOX 223270 | PITTSBURGH | PA | 15251 | PHYSICIAN SERVICES | $1,882,502 |
| MON-VALE CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS INC | |||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | CRNA SERVICES | $1,198,000 |
| SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS | |||||
| P O BOX 7777 N 3580 | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 19175 | COMPUTER SERVICES | $936,831 |
| VALE-U-HEALTH INC | |||||
| 800 PLAZA DRIVE | BELLE VERNON | PA | 15012 | HEALTH PLAN MANAGEMENT | $605,567 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 25 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| All Other Contributions | $104,348 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $104,348 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)
| DescDesc | BusinessBusinessCd | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt | Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt | Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE | 621990 | $134,276,544 | $134,276,544 | |
| MEDICAL LABORATORY | 621500 | $2,044,729 | $2,044,729 | |
| PARKING GARAGE INCOME | 812930 | $126,023 | $126,023 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $136,447,296 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $1,705,988 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $1,705,988 | ExclusionAmt |
Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | $189,045 | RealAmt |
Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | $34,802 | RealAmt |
Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Real | $154,243 | RealAmt |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $154,243 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $154,243 | ExclusionAmt |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $17,692,520 | SecuritiesAmt |
| Other | $4,875 | OtherAmt |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $17,392,320 | SecuritiesAmt |
| Other | $112,979 | OtherAmt |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Securities | $300,200 | SecuritiesAmt |
| Other | -$108,104 | OtherAmt |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $192,096 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Exclusion | $192,096 | ExclusionAmt |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)
| DescDesc | BusinessBusinessCd | Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt | Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAFETERIA INCOME | 722210 | $551,366 | $551,366 |
| MEDICAL RECORD TRANSCRIPTS | 621990 | $81,718 | $81,718 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Revenue Total | $633,084 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $139,237,055 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $135,035,651 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | $2,044,729 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt |
| Exclusion | $2,052,327 | ExclusionAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,004,181 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $911,995 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $92,186 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $48,933,988 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $41,920,945 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $7,013,043 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $234,915 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $211,424 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $23,491 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $11,884,350 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $10,695,915 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $1,188,435 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $3,706,224 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $3,177,730 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $528,494 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $180,115 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $180,115 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $102,880 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $102,880 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $36,658 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $36,658 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $4,099,943 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $4,099,943 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $214,960 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $190,733 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $24,227 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Interest InterestGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $645,987 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $645,987 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $8,283,486 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $7,431,357 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $852,129 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $1,039,925 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $935,933 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $103,992 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | TotalTotalAmt | Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNREL BUS INCOME TAX | $16,718 | $16,718 | |
| SUPPLIES | $46,416,715 | $41,394,821 | $5,021,894 |
| BAD DEBT | $3,620,841 | $3,620,841 | |
| EQUIPMENT RENTAL | $2,531,581 | $1,958,260 | $573,321 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,414,114 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $2,172,562 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $241,552 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $135,367,581 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $119,385,164 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $15,982,417 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $0 | FundraisingAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $11,344,840 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,650,698 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $12,295,360 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $11,019,564 | EOYAmt |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,089,024 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,194,983 | EOYAmt |
Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,046,650 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,498,823 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss | $174,627,154 | LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt |
| Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec | $123,259,092 | LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt |
Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $52,981,358 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $51,368,062 | EOYAmt |
Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $47,787,292 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $45,383,206 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,433,117 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $5,966,861 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $134,977,641 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $129,082,197 | EOYAmt |
Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $9,812,290 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $8,946,392 | EOYAmt |
Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $23,730,000 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $23,437,989 | EOYAmt |
Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $13,521,894 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $12,364,246 | EOYAmt |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $19,712,710 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,582,064 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $66,776,894 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $78,330,691 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows SFAS117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $67,685,622 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $50,446,606 | EOYAmt |
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $515,125 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $304,900 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $68,200,747 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $50,751,506 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $134,977,641 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $129,082,197 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part XI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd |
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $3,869,474 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst | -$422,003 | NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$20,896,712 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part XII | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | Yes (1) | FSAuditedInd |
FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt | Yes (X) | ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | Yes (1) | AuditCommitteeInd |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 0 | FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital | Yes (X) | HospitalInd |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers | 0 | VolunteersInd |
| Paid Staff Or Management | 0 | PaidStaffOrManagementInd |
| Media Advertisements | 0 | MediaAdvertisementsInd |
| Mailings Members | 0 | MailingsMembersInd |
| Publications Or Broadcast | 0 | PublicationsOrBroadcastInd |
| Grants Other Organizations | 0 | GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd |
| Direct Contact Legislators | Yes (1) | DirectContactLegislatorsInd |
| Direct Contact Legislators | $36,658 | DirectContactLegislatorsAmt |
| Rallies Demonstrations | 0 | RalliesDemonstrationsInd |
| Other Activities | Yes (1) | OtherActivitiesInd |
| Other Activities | $18,069 | OtherActivitiesAmt |
| Total Lobbying Expenditures | $54,727 | TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt |
| Not Described Section501c3 | 0 | NotDescribedSection501c3Ind |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | PART II-B, LINE 1: | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | A PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL'S DUES TO THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP), HEALTHCARE COUNCIL, AND VARIOUS OTHER ASSOCIATIONS ARE USED FOR LOBBYING. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Land LandGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $291,092 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Book Value | $291,092 | BookValueAmt |
Buildings BuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $95,715,088 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $65,581,153 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $30,133,935 | BookValueAmt |
Equipment EquipmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $72,383,735 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $54,747,555 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $17,636,180 | BookValueAmt |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | $6,237,239 | OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt |
| Depreciation | $2,930,384 | DepreciationAmt |
| Book Value | $3,306,855 | BookValueAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Book Value Land Buildings | $51,368,062 | TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt |
Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)
| DescDesc | AmtAmt |
|---|---|
| OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES/ACCRUALS | $4,580,046 |
| NET PENSION LIABILITY | $27,427,104 |
| THIRD PARTY PAYABLE | $1,288,295 |
| NET SWAP LIABILITY | $286,619 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Liability | $33,582,064 | TotalLiabilityAmt |
| Footnote Text | Yes (X) | FootnoteTextInd |
| Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $133,631,356 | TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Other Revenue | $34,802 | OtherRevenueAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported | $34,802 | RevenueNotReportedAmt |
| Revenue Subtotal | $133,596,554 | RevenueSubtotalAmt |
| Other Revenues Not Included | $5,640,501 | OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt |
| Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt | $5,640,501 | RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | $139,237,055 | TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt |
| Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | $131,781,541 | TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt |
| Other Expenses Included | $34,802 | OtherExpensesIncludedAmt |
| Expenses Not Reported | $34,802 | ExpensesNotReportedAmt |
| Expenses Subtotal | $131,746,739 | ExpensesSubtotalAmt |
| Other Expenses Not Included | $3,620,842 | OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt |
| Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt | $3,620,842 | ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | $135,367,581 | TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART X, LINE 2: | THE HOSPITAL ADOPTED THE STANDARD FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN A HOSPITAL'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. THE STANDARD ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE, AND TRANSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE HOSPITAL'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES IN OPERATING EXPENSES. THERE WERE NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECOGNIZED ON THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ADOPTION. GENERALLY, TAX RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013, AND THEREAFTER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES. |
| PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | RENTAL EXPENSES 34,802. |
| PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | DONATIONS 79,037. INVESTMENT INCOME 1,940,623. PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT 3,620,841. |
| PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | RENTAL EXPENSES 34,802. |
| PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: | PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT 3,620,841. ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT 1. |
Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Assistance Policy | Yes (1) | FinancialAssistancePolicyInd |
| Written Policy | Yes (1) | WrittenPolicyInd |
| FPG Reference Free Care | Yes (1) | FPGReferenceFreeCareInd |
| Percent150 | Yes (X) | Percent150Ind |
| FPG Reference Discounted Care | Yes (1) | FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd |
| Percent400 | Yes (X) | Percent400Ind |
| Free Care Medically Indigent | Yes (1) | FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd |
| Financial Assistance Budget | Yes (1) | FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd |
| Expenses Exceed Budget | Yes (1) | ExpensesExceedBudgetInd |
| Unable To Provide Care | 0 | UnableToProvideCareInd |
| Annual Community Bnft Report | Yes (1) | AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd |
| Report Publically Available | Yes (1) | ReportPublicallyAvailableInd |
Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Persons Served | 2179 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $1,279,109 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $1,279,109 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00970 | TotalExpensePct |
Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Persons Served | 23247 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $19,445,585 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $18,530,436 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $915,149 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00690 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Persons Served | 25426 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $20,724,694 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $18,530,436 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $2,194,258 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.01660 | TotalExpensePct |
Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Or Programs | 205 | ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt |
| Persons Served | 11565 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $399,360 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $399,360 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00300 | TotalExpensePct |
Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Or Programs | 176 | ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt |
| Persons Served | 3059 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $481,455 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $481,455 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00370 | TotalExpensePct |
Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Persons Served | 4927 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $63,418 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $63,418 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00050 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Or Programs | 381 | ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt |
| Persons Served | 19551 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $944,233 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $944,233 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.00720 | TotalExpensePct |
Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Or Programs | 381 | ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt |
| Persons Served | 44977 | PersonsServedCnt |
| Total Community Benefit Expns | $21,668,927 | TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Direct Offsetting Revenue | $18,530,436 | DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt |
| Net Community Benefit Expns | $3,138,491 | NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt |
| Total Expense | 0.02380 | TotalExpensePct |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bad Debt Expense Reported | 0 | BadDebtExpenseReportedInd |
| Bad Debt Expense | $3,351,356 | BadDebtExpenseAmt |
| Bad Debt Expense Attributable | $1,589,347 | BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt |
| Reimbursed By Medicare | $61,882,962 | ReimbursedByMedicareAmt |
| Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr | $72,578,332 | CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt |
| Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall | -$10,695,370 | MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt |
Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost To Charge Ratio | Yes (X) | CostToChargeRatioInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Written Debt Collection Policy | Yes (1) | WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd |
| Financial Assistance Prvsn | Yes (1) | FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd |
| Hospital Facilities | 1 | HospitalFacilitiesCnt |
Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Facility | 1 | FacilityNum |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MONONONGAHELA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 150631095 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Hospital | Yes (X) | LicensedHospitalInd |
| General Medical And Surgical | Yes (X) | GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd |
| Emergency Room24 Hrs | Yes (X) | EmergencyRoom24HrsInd |
Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp
Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Facility | 1 | FacilityNum |
| First Licensed CY Or PY | 0 | FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd |
| Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY | 0 | TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd |
| CHNA Conducted | Yes (1) | CHNAConductedInd |
| Community Definition | Yes (X) | CommunityDefinitionInd |
| Community Demographics | Yes (X) | CommunityDemographicsInd |
| Existing Resources | Yes (X) | ExistingResourcesInd |
| How Data Obtained | Yes (X) | HowDataObtainedInd |
| Community Health Needs | Yes (X) | CommunityHealthNeedsInd |
| Other Health Issues | Yes (X) | OtherHealthIssuesInd |
| Community Hlth Needs Id Process | Yes (X) | CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd |
| Consulting Process | Yes (X) | ConsultingProcessInd |
| CHNA Conducted | 15 | CHNAConductedYr |
| Take Into Account Others Input | Yes (1) | TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd |
| CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts | Yes (1) | CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd |
| CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts | Yes (1) | CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd |
| CHNA Report Widely Available | Yes (1) | CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd |
| Rpt Available On Own Website | Yes (X) | RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd |
| Own Website URL | MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM/CHNA-REPORT.ASP | OwnWebsiteURLTxt |
| Paper Copy Public Inspection | Yes (X) | PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd |
| Implementation Strategy Adopt | Yes (1) | ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd |
| Implementation Strategy Adpt | 15 | ImplementationStrategyAdptYr |
| Strategy Posted Website | Yes (1) | StrategyPostedWebsiteInd |
| Strategy Website URL | MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM/CHNA-REPORT.ASP | StrategyWebsiteURLTxt |
| Strategy Attached | 0 | StrategyAttachedInd |
| Organization Incur Excise Tax | 0 | OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd |
| Elig Criteria Explained | Yes (1) | EligCriteriaExplainedInd |
| FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt | Yes (X) | FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd |
| FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care | 150.000000000000 | FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct |
| FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care | 400.000000000000 | FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct |
| Asset Level Criteria | Yes (X) | AssetLevelCriteriaInd |
| Medical Indigency Criteria | Yes (X) | MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd |
| Insurance Status Criteria | Yes (X) | InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd |
| Underinsurance Stat Criteria | Yes (X) | UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd |
| Residency Criteria | Yes (X) | ResidencyCriteriaInd |
| Explained Basis | Yes (1) | ExplainedBasisInd |
| App Financial Asst Expln | Yes (1) | AppFinancialAsstExplnInd |
| Described Info | Yes (X) | DescribedInfoInd |
| Described Suprt Doc | Yes (X) | DescribedSuprtDocInd |
| Provided Hospital Contact | Yes (X) | ProvidedHospitalContactInd |
| Includes Publicity Measures | Yes (1) | IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd |
| FAP Available On Website | Yes (X) | FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd |
| FAP Available On Website URL | MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM/CHARITYCARE.ASP | FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt |
| FAP App Available On Website | Yes (X) | FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd |
| FAP App Available On Website URL | MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM/CHARITYCARE.ASP | FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt |
| FAP Summary On Website | Yes (X) | FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd |
| FAP Summary On Website URL | MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM/CHARITYCARE.ASP | FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt |
| FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge | Yes (X) | FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd |
| FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg | Yes (X) | FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd |
| FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg | Yes (X) | FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd |
| FAP Notice Displayed | Yes (X) | FAPNoticeDisplayedInd |
| Communtity Notified FAP | Yes (X) | CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd |
| Other Publicity | Yes (X) | OtherPublicityInd |
| FAP Actions On Nonpayment | Yes (1) | FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd |
| Collection Activities | 0 | CollectionActivitiesInd |
| FAP Notified Upon Admission | Yes (X) | FAPNotifiedUponAdmissionInd |
| FAP Notified Before Discharge | Yes (X) | FAPNotifiedBeforeDischargeInd |
| FAP Notified All Patients | Yes (X) | FAPNotifiedAllPatientsInd |
| Documented Elig Determination | Yes (X) | DocumentedEligDeterminationInd |
| Nondis Emergency Care Policy | Yes (1) | NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd |
| Other Method Used | Yes (X) | OtherMethodUsedInd |
| Amounts Generally Billed | 0 | AmountsGenerallyBilledInd |
| Gross Charges | 0 | GrossChargesInd |
Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (7 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. | PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: IN 2014, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM CONTRACTED WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH PARTNERS (WCHP) TO PERFORM A JOINT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). A CHNA IS A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS THAT INVOLVES IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND THE ASSETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PRIORITIZE, PLAN AND ACT ON IDENTIFIED NEEDS. QUALIFYING HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM A CHNA EVERY THREE YEARS AS MANDATED BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA). MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED TO CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH PARTNERS TO CONDUCT THE 2015 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.FOR THE 2015 CHNA, REPRESENTATIVES FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM IDENTIFIED 29 ZIP CODES THAT REPRESENT A TOTAL POPULATION OF 249,908. THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THESE ZIP CODES ARE VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR SEX (MALES 48.7%), LATINO ETHNICITY (1.2%), MARITAL STATUS (NOW MARRIED 52.5%), EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (AGES 25 AND OLDER, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 40.9%), MEAN AGE (43.8 YEARS), RACE (AFRICAN AMERICAN 4.9%) AND INCOME (LESS THAN $10,000 7.3%). THE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUED TO USE THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE 2012 COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS, WHICH WERE CREATED BY ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE (UWPHI), AS A TOOL TO IDENTIFY MEASURES AND SELECT WEIGHTS THAT REFLECT A COMMUNITY'S HEALTH. AS IN THE 2012 CHNA, IT WAS DETERMINED TO MODIFY THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS (CHR) MEASURES AND WEIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED AND VALIDATED BY CREATING THE 2020 HEALTHY COMMUNITY SCORES INSTEAD OF MERELY RANKING THE DEFINED COMMUNITIES. THE REASONING BEHIND THIS DECISION WAS THAT, AS UWPHI ADMITS, RANKINGS DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES. IN ADDITION, A DEFINED COMMUNITY'S RANK COULD CHANGE BASED ON WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES DO, RATHER THAN ON WHAT IT DOES TO AFFECT CHANGE IN HEALTH STATUS. THE 2020 HEALTHY COMMUNITY SCORES MEASURE THE "PERCENT HEALTHY" OF THE DEFINED COMMUNITY BASED ON HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 (HP2020) BASELINES AND TARGETS/GOALS FOR MEASURES. THIS PROVIDES A BENCHMARK TO DETERMINE NEEDS (I.E., EVERYTHING BELOW THE BASELINE IS A NEED). QUANTITATIVE PRIMARY DATA WERE COLLECTED TO REFINE THE 2020 HEALTHY COMMUNITY SCORES FOR THE HOSPITALS' DEFINED COMMUNITY. THE TWO MAJOR SOURCES WERE HOSPITAL DISCHARGE DATA OBTAINED FROM THE HOSPITALS FOR YEARS 2012 TO 2014 AND AN OCTOBER 2015 MAILED SURVEY TO THE DEFINED COMMUNITY WITH SIMILAR QUESTIONS TO THE ANNUAL BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM MANAGED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND ADMINISTERED BY THE PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.2012-2015 ASSESSMENT CHANGESWHEN MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN THE 2012 CHNA, 13 AREAS WERE IDENTIFIED AS HEALTH CARE NEEDS FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. THESE INCLUDED:CORONARY HEART DISEASE DEATHSTROKE DEATHSBREAST CANCER DEATHS AND LATE STAGE BREAST CANCERCOLORECTAL CANCER DEATHS AND INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCERLUNG CANCER DEATHSOBESITY, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, RECOMMENDED ACTIVITYDIABETES DEATHS AND DIABETES PREVALENCECOPD DEATHS TOBACCO USE (ADULT SMOKELESS AND PREGNANT SMOKING)BINGE AND HEAVY DRINKINGSUICIDE DEATHSDENTAL VISITSACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN 2013, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S PLANNING AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE 13 HEALTH NEEDS, WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED AS UNDERPERFORMING BASELINES AND TARGETS. THE COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTED THE HEALTH NEEDS TO MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES SO THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER COULD INDIVIDUALLY PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS IN RELATION TO HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC AND AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' INPUT, THE COMMITTEE CREATED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. WHILE THE COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ALL 13 IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS WERE IMPORTANT, THE MEMBERS DETERMINED THAT THE HOSPITAL SHOULD ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING NEEDS:CORONARY HEART DISEASE DEATHSSTROKE DEATHSBREAST CANCER DEATHS AND LATE STAGE BREAST CANCERCOLORECTAL CANCER DEATHS AND INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCERLUNG CANCER DEATHSOBESITY, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, RECOMMENDED ACTIVITYDIABETES DEATHS AND DIABETES PREVALENCECOPD DEATHS MVH AGGRESSIVELY IMPLEMENTED STRATEGIC PLANS TO ADDRESS THE EIGHT AREAS OF FOCUS. FINDINGS FROM THE 2015 CHNA PROVIDE SUPPORT THAT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ARE IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY. THE NEEDS WITH THE GREATEST IMPACT IMPROVEMENT INCLUDED THOSE LISTED BELOW.CORONARY HEART DISEASE DEATHS - CORONARY HEART DISEASE DEATHS CHANGED POSITIVELY FROM -7.5% IN 2012 TO 66.7% IN 2015. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIAC AND VASCULAR DISEASES THROUGH THE USE OF NONINVASIVE TESTING PERFORMED WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S CARDIAC DEPARTMENT AND THE PERIPHERAL VASCULAR LAB. A FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY AND VASCULAR TESTING INCLUDES:ECGHOLTER MONITORINGECHOCARDIOGRAMSTRESS TESTS DOPPLER STUDIESTHE CARDIOLOGY ECHO LAB HAS ACHIEVED ACCREDITATION IN THE AREA OF TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOLOGY AND TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOLOGY BY THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ECHOCARDIOLOGY LABORATORIES (ICAEL) WHICH RECOGNIZED THE LAB FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND ITS PROVISION OF QUALITY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.MVH'S CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB OFFERS THE SAME TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICIANS FROM THE PITTSBURGH TEACHING HOSPITALS WITH THE CONVENIENCE AND FRIENDLINESS OF A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.ALSO, OFFERED ARE EMERGENCY THERAPEUTIC SERVICES INCLUDING: CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, WHICH RESTORES BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART BY USING A BALLOON CATHETER TO DECREASE THE BLOCKAGE IN THE CORONARY ARTERY CORONARY ARTERY STENTING, WHICH IS A PROCEDURE BY WHICH A SMALL SLEEVE IS INSERTED INTO A STRICTURED ARTERY TO RESTORE BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART THE USE OF DRUG ELUTING STENTS, WHICH IS THE INSERTION OF A STENT WHICH EMITS A TIME RELEASE DRUG TO PREVENT THE ARTERY FROM CLOSING CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION IS FOR INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROM A POST CARDIAC EVENT, ANGIOPLASTY, STABLE ANGINA OR WHO SUFFER FROM A CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. THIS MEDICALLY SUPERVISED PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF A 12-WEEK REHABILITATION PROGRAM, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND EDUCATION TO HELP PATIENTS RETURN TO A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE.FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL HEART AWARENESS MONTH. EACH YEAR, THE HOSPITAL SPONSORS HEART HEALTH EVENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL DIABETES INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIABETES ARE AT LEAST TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE HEART DISEASE AS SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE DIABETES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES, HEALTHY EATING SUPERMARKET TOURS AND A DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP THAT ARE FREE FOR TO PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. SEMI-ANNUAL MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENINGS ARE HELD AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL. ON EACH BLOOD SAMPLE, 37 INDIVIDUAL TESTS ARE PERFORMED THAT CAN REVEAL SUCH DISEASES AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS AS DIABETES, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, ETC. DURING 2015-2016, THESE MULTIPHASIC BLOOD TESTS WERE ALSO OFFERED WEEKDAYS FROM 7 A.M. TO 3 P.M. AT HEALTHY DIRECTIONS, MVH'S WALK-IN MEDICAL CENTER IN FINLEYVILLE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CONDUCTS MONTHLY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AT VARIOUS SENIORS CENTERS, CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS TAKEN THE STEPS TO SEEK AND RECEIVE THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION LIFELINE CERTIFICATION. HOSPITALS THAT RECEIVE MISSION LIFELINE STATUS MEET RIGID GUIDELINES FOR THE PROVISION OF HEART CARE SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL EARNED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION: LIFELINE BRONZE RECEIVING QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. IN ADDITION, THE MVH EARNED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES HEART FAILURE BRONZE QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND IS ACCREDITED AS AN ELECTIVE PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI) FACILITY BY THE ACCREDITATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EXCELLENCE (ACE). MVH ALSO RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY LABORATORIES (ICAEL) IN ADULT TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND ADULT TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. |
| MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. | PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: WASHINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM |
| MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. | PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH PARTNERS, INC. |
| MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. | PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE COMMUNITY NEEDS OUTLINED ABOVE LARGELY AFFIRM THE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THE HOSPITAL OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE AREAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE PRIORITIZED LIST ARE THOSE FOR WHICH THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT POSSESS THE REQUISITE SKILLS AND RESOURCES TO BEST ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH CARE NEEDS. |
| MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. | PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16I: THE CHARITY/UNCOMPENSATED CARE POLICY (MVH CARE POLICY) IS PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ANNUALLY. SEE SCHEDULE H, PART VI, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, LINE 3. |
| MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. | PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D: THE HOSPITAL USES THE LOOK-BACK METHOD TO CALCULATE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED. |
| PART V, SECTION B, LINE 2 | THE CHNA WAS LAST CONDUCTED DURING THE ORGANIZATION'S 2015 TAX YEAR, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS ALSO ADOPTED DURING THAT SAME FISCAL YEAR. |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Facility | 8 | FacilityNum |
Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp
Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (8 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | FacilityFacilityTxt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - SPARTAN HEALTH SURGICENTER LLC | ||||
| 100 STOOPS DRIVE | MONONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER |
| 2 - HEALTHPLEX IMAGING | ||||
| 800 PLAZA DRIVE | BELLE VERNON | PA | 15012 | OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY CENTER |
| 3 - CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION | ||||
| 1029 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION CENTER |
| 4 - MVH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | ||||
| 800 PLAZA DRIVE | BELLE VERNON | PA | 15012 | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| 5 - MVH CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION | ||||
| 800 PLAZA DRIVE | BELLE VERNON | PA | 15012 | CARDIO-PULMONARY REHABILITATION |
| 6 - MVH FINLEYVILLE BLOOD DRAW CENTER | ||||
| 6108 BROWNSVILLE ROAD EXT | FINLEYVILLE | PA | 15332 | BLOOD DRAW CENTER |
| 7 - MVH MONONGAHELA BLOOD DRAW CENTER | ||||
| 447 WEST MAIN STREET | MONONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | BLOOD DRAW CENTER |
| 8 - ROSTRAVER IMAGING | ||||
| 100 PEASANT VILLAGE LANE | BELLE VERNON | PA | 15012 | OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY CENTER |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART I, LINE 7: | COSTS ARE CALCULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS CHARGES. THE PERCENTAGE IS CALCULATED FROM THE TOTAL FACILITY GROSS CHARGES AND EXPENSES. |
| PART I, LN 7 COL(F): | THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $3,620,841 INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN A WAS SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EXPENSES. |
| PART III, LINE 4: | EXCERPT FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: "THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS FOR WHICH PAYMENTS WERE NOT RECEIVED. THESE CHARGES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED UNCOLLECTABLE BY MANAGEMENT AND ARE RECORDED ON THE STATEMENTS OF OPERATION AS PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS."BAD DEBT AT COST IS CALCULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS CHARGES. THE PERCENTAGE IS CALCULATED FROM THE TOTAL FACILITY GROSS CHARGES AND EXPENSES. |
| PART III, LINE 9B: | PATIENTS KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE PROCESSED THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS AND ARE NOT SUBMITTED FOR COLLECTION. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL WILL ASSIST PATIENTS WITH COMPLETING THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHARITY CARE, OR MEDICAID. |
| PART VI, LINE 2: | IN THE EARLY 1900S, RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY RECEIVED MEDICAL CARE FROM TWO HOSPITALS - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MONONGAHELA, WHICH OPENED IN 1902 IN NEW EAGLE, AND THE CHARLEROI-MONESSEN HOSPITAL, WHICH BEGAN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE IN 1909. AMIDST CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITIES, THOSE TWO HOSPITALS CONSOLIDATED IN 1972 TO FORM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL (MVH). IN 1978, THE CURRENT 200-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN CARROLL TOWNSHIP, PA. WAS DEDICATED WITH A MISSION TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 225 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE IS ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT IS OFTEN USED TO ASSESS A REGION'S LIVABILITY. MVH'S PATIENT-CENTERED, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO MEDICAL CARE HELP TO MAKE WASHINGTON AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES DESIRABLE PLACES TO LIVE. PLUS, MVH OFFERS SOME MEDICAL THERAPIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE NOT PROVIDED AT NEIGHBORING FACILITIES AND THUS ATTRACTS VISITORS FROM SURROUNDING REGIONS. RESIDENTS OF THE MON VALLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL TO LARGER CITIES WITH TEACHING HOSPITALS FOR MEDICAL CARE BECAUSE THEY CAN RECEIVE CUTTING EDGE, EXPERT CARE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. IN 2010, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS RANKED IN THE TOP 1 PERCENTILE AMONG ALL OF THE NATION'S HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN PATIENT SATISFACTION BY PRESS GANEY. IN 2013, JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE ARMSTRONG INSTITUTE FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY RANKED MVH AMONG THE TOP THREE MEDIUM-SIZED HOSPITALS IN THE NATION FOR NURSE COMMUNICATION, DOCTOR COMMUNICATION, STAFF RESPONSIVENESS AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. THE ACCOLADES CONTINUED IN EARLY 2014 WHEN, FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE HOSPITAL ACHIEVED THE HEALTHGRADES' OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD. ONLY 10 PERCENT OF ALL HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED THIS AWARD.WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INDUSTRY-WIDE CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE IN THE 40 YEARS SINCE MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS FORMED, ONE WITH A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IS THE CHANGE FROM PROVIDING CARE LARGELY ON AN INPATIENT BASIS TO AN OUTPATIENT-BASED SETTING IN WHICH PROVIDERS ARE CONCERNED WITH KEEPING PATIENTS HEALTHY AND AT HOME, WHILE OFFERING APPROPRIATE SERVICES WHEN INPATIENT CARE IS NEEDED. AS THIS SHIFT FROM INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT CARE IS OCCURRING, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS STRENGTHENING OUR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREAS REGARDLESS OF ETHNIC BACKGROUND, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY, ALL THE WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH DEGREE OF RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGES, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL WORKS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION BY MAINTAINING SUITABLE FACILITIES WITHIN CARROLL TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY AND ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, AND OTHER SITES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA VICINITY FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE. ADDITIONALLY, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS ENCOURAGED PROGRESS AND FLEXIBILITY TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND ALL RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY.THE MVH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONSIDERED A WIDE VARIETY OF DATA FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES THAT ARE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE IN NATURE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A DIVERSITY OF PERSPECTIVES THAT WAS REQUIRED. THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF A COMMUNITY ARE A COMPLEX INTERPLAY BETWEEN PERSONAL BEHAVIORS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVELY, CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE POPULATION'S DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS COUPLED WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S RESOURCES AND POLICIES. A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE FACTORS, ALONG WITH PERSPECTIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY, HELPS TELL US THE STORY OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH. INFORMATION WAS USED FROM GROUPS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN GROUPS FROM THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF, THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEES, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND VARIOUS DISEASE-SPECIFIC COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL'S TUMOR BOARD AND A CARDIAC ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE HEALTH CARE NEEDS.THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED THESE GROUPS WITH INFORMATION RELATED TO THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF DISEASE IN THE SERVICE AREA, PREVENTABLE QUALITY INDICATORS, PATTERNS OF ACCESSING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND USE RATES.SOME INFORMATION AND PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED IN OUR ASSESSMENT WERE:PROVIDER PANELSDISEASE STATES OF PATIENTS SEEN BY THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERCLINICAL PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR OUR POPULATIONS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASECLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT CARE TEAMS AT THE POINT OF CAREPATIENT REGISTRIES EVALUATION OF REPORTS FROM COMMUNITY, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES REVIEW OF HOSPITAL-GENERATED STATISTICAL INFORMATION ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION SOLICITED FROM PATIENTS THROUGH PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PLANNING SESSIONSLEADING CAUSES OF DEATH SUCH AS CANCER, HEART DISEASE, VIOLENCE AND HIGHWAY FATALITIESPRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS TEEN PREGNANCY, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, STROKE, DIABETES AND OBESITYPRIORITY RISK FACTORS SUCH AS ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND CRIMELEADING FACTORS AFFECTING FAMILIES SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT SUCH AS LACK OF INSURANCE AND INABILITY TO PAYGENERAL PATIENT CONCERNS SUCH AS LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, MEDICINE AND FOODENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS SUCH AS RECYCLING SERVICES, PROPER TRASH DISPOSAL, CLEAN AIR, PEST CONTROL AND ANIMAL CONTROLEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE, TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITYREVIEW OF CURRENT INDUSTRY JOURNALS, PERIODICALS AND NEWSLETTERS ANALYSIS OF TRENDS IDENTIFIED IN HEALTH CARE JOURNALS AND PERIODICALSMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS COMPLETED THEIR FORMAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016. SEE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. |
| PART VI, LINE 3: | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) WAS ENACTED TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ACA'S MAJOR COVERAGE PROVISIONS WENT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY 2014 AND HAVE LED TO SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE GAINS. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND CENSUS DATA, IN 2016, THE U.S. UNINSURED RATE WAS 8.6% DOWN FROM 9.2% THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN FROM THE 15.7% RATE IT WAS AT BEFORE THE ACA. MVH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES WHO ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE OR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND LACK THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. HOWEVER, THE HOSPITAL MUST BE PRUDENT IN THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS SO THAT A SOUND FINANCIAL BASE WILL ENABLE THE HOSPITAL TO CONTINUE PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES. ALL TYPES OF SERVICES THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS' FEES AND ELECTIVE PROCEDURES, ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL AID POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION AND VALUES AS WELL AS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. THESE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OF HIS OR HER MEDICAL CARE AS WELL AS THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE CARE.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL MAINTAINS THAT CONCERN OVER A HOSPITAL BILL WILL NEVER PREVENT ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM RECEIVING EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. MVH COMMUNICATES THIS MESSAGE CLEARLY TO PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. THIS MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE COMMUNITY VIA THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:NOTICES ARE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THROUGH THE DOORS OF THE TREATMENT AREA THAT ANNOUNCE:ATTENTION PATIENTS: IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR ARE IN LABOR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE WITHIN THIS FACILITY AN APPROPRIATE SCREENING, NECESSARY STABILIZATION TREATMENTS (FOR YOU AND YOUR UNBORN BABY) AND APPROPRIATE TRANSFER TO ANOTHER FACILITY EVEN IF YOU CANNOT PAY OR DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO MEDICARE OR MEDICAID. EACH YEAR, MVH PUBLISHES A PUBLIC NOTICE, IN THE FORM OF A PAID DISPLAY AD IN THE MON VALLEY INDEPENDENT, HERALD-STANDARD AND OBSERVER-REPORTER DAILY NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCING THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. THE AD IS TYPICALLY PUBLISHED DURING THE THIRD OR FOURTH WEEK OF JANUARY. IT STATES:MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PROVIDES UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM VARIOUS THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES. THESE CHARITABLE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR FULL OR PARTIAL BENEFITS.THE CHARITY CARE PROGRAM OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AUGMENTS ITS COMMITMENT TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MON VALLEY AREA. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE YOUR DEBT, OR NEED MEDICAL CARE AND DO NOT HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES OR THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE CARE AND BELIEVE THAT YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE, PLEASE CALL MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S OFFICE OF FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND COLLECTIONS AT 724-258-1188. AN APPLICATION WITH ALL APPROPRIATE ATTACHMENTS MAY BE FILED WITH MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND IF APPROVED, WILL BE VALID FOR UP TO ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF APPROVAL. FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE AD, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVES A NOTARIZED DOCUMENT ATTESTING TO THE DATE THAT THE AD WAS PUBLISHED. THE 2016 AD WAS PUBLISHED IN THE HERALD-STANDARD AND OBSERVER-REPORTER IN MID-JANUARY 2016. IT WAS NOT PUBLISHED IN THE MON-VALLEY INDEPENDENT IN EARLY 2016 AS THE PAPER DID NOT BEGIN PUBLICATION UNTIL MAY 3, 2016. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY" IS POSTED AT THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM/CHARITYCARE.ASP, THAT STATES:MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE FINANCIAL COUNSELING TO PATIENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE TO RESOLVE THEIR DEBT. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS THIRD PARTY AGENCIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED THIRD PARTIES. THESE CHARITABLE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO PATIENTS RECEIVING BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE YOUR DEBT OR NEED HOSPITAL SERVICES AND CANNOT AFFORD THESE SERVICES, PLEASE CALL MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S OFFICE OF FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND COLLECTION AT 724-258-1188.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S MANAGER OF FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND COLLECTIONS CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND APPROPRIATE APPLICATIONS.THE PATIENT RIGHTS, WHICH ARE DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND WERE PRINTED IN THE PATIENT AND VISITOR GUIDE, OUTLINES ALL OF THE PATIENTS' RIGHTS INCLUDING THE STATEMENT:AS ADOPTED MANY YEARS AGO AND REAFFIRMED YEARLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, A PATIENT HAS THE RIGHT TO MEDICAL AND NURSING SERVICES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOURCE OF PAYMENT.THE DOCUMENT ALSO STATES:THE PATIENT HAS A RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION AND COUNSELING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF KNOWN FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE.AS OUTLINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MVH'S FINANCIAL AID POLICIES ARE CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE AND IN LANGUAGE APPROPRIATE TO THE COMMUNITIES AND PATIENTS SERVED. THE MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED IN A MANNER THAT IS DIGNIFIED. MVH'S DEBT COLLECTION POLICIES, BY BOTH HOSPITAL STAFF AND EXTERNAL COLLECTION AGENCIES, REFLECT THE MISSION AND VALUES OF THE HOSPITAL AND ARE MONITORED CAREFULLY TO AVOID UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. IN ADDITION, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S OFFICE OF FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND COLLECTIONS ASSISTS PATIENTS IN OBTAINING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FROM PRIVATELY AND PUBLICLY FUNDED SOURCES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE HOSPITAL'S SOCIAL SERVICE, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENTS ENJOY A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN SERVICES, INC. (SPHS), WHICH IS LOCATED IN CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, INFORMATION IS SHARED THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES TO ASSIST PATIENTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE BUT DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A MEDICAL BILL ADVISOR PROGRAM. THIS FREE SERVICE IS DESIGNED TO HELP COMMUNITY RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND AND ORGANIZE THEIR PHYSICIAN, HOSPITAL, AND OTHER MEDICAL BILLS. FOR SOME PEOPLE, A CANCER DIAGNOSIS CAN BE A FINANCIAL DISASTER. NOT ONLY ARE THEY OR THEIR LOVED ONES FACING AN ILLNESS WHICH MAY PREVENT THEM FROM WORKING, THEY MAY HAVE TO CONFRONT MOUNTING CO-PAY BILLS FOR CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS. MANY PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER WHO RECEIVE THEIR MEDICAL CARE AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S CHARLES L. AND ROSE SWEENEY MELENYZER PAVILION AND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER FIND WELCOME RELIEF FROM THEIR PHARMACEUTICAL CO-PAYS. FOR NEARLY EIGHT YEARS, THE STAFF OF MVH'S REGIONAL CANCER CENTER HAS BEEN ASSISTING PATIENTS IN FINDING INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CANCER DRUG CO-PAYS. DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE CENTER'S STAFF ARRANGED FOR PATIENTS TO RECEIVE $1,616,773 IN CO-PAY ASSISTANCE AND FREE CHEMOTHERAPY PRESCRIPTIONS. AS OF THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF 2015, THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER HAS HELPED 17 PATIENTS ACHIEVE CHEMOTHERAPY CO-PAY ASSISTANCE. RHEA REGUL IS A MEDICAL SECRETARY WHO WORKS IN MVH'S REGIONAL CANCER CENTER. SHE SPENDS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF HER TIME ACTING AS A FINANCIAL ADVOCATE FINDING CO-PAY ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR PATIENTS.IN ADDITION TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH DRUGS, THERE ARE OTHERS THAT PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THEIR TREATMENTS OR OTHER TYPES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE STAFF OF THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER ASSISTED ONE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T RETURN TO HER JOB DUE TO HER DIAGNOSIS. SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY PAYING HER MONTHLY HEALTH INSURANCE COBRA PAYMENTS. THEY FOUND ONE VERY SMALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO PAY HER COBRA PREMIUM. |
| PART VI, LINE 4: | APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S ADMISSIONS ARE DERIVED FROM 15 COMMUNITIES IN THREE COUNTIES - WASHINGTON, WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE. THESE COMMUNITIES INCLUDE: BELLE VERNON, CHARLEROI, DONORA, MONESSEN, MONONGAHELA, NEW EAGLE, WEST NEWTON, BENTLEYVILLE, FINLEYVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, CALIFORNIA, COAL CENTER, FAYETTE CITY, PERRYOPOLIS AND ROSCOE. ACCORDING TO THE FIVE-YEAR (2007-2011) AVERAGE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THESE COMBINED ZIP CODES ARE COMPARABLE TO WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR LATINO ETHNICITY (1.2 PERCENT VS. 1.1 PERCENT), MARITAL STATUS (NOW MARRIED 52.5 PERCENT VS. 53.2 PERCENT) AND EDUCATION ATTAINMENT (AGES 25 YEARS AND OLDER, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE 40.9 PERCENT VS. 40.7 PERCENT). COMPARATIVE VALUES FOR SEX (MALES 45.7 PERCENT VS. 48.6 PERCENT), MEAN AGE (45.4 VS. 43.1), RACE (AFRICAN AMERICAN 5 PERCENT VS. 4.2 PERCENT) AND INCOME (LESS THAN $10,000 7.3 PERCENT VS. 6.3 PERCENT) ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. ACCORDING TO 2010 U.S. CENSUS BUREAU STATISTICS, THE POPULATION OF THE 30 COMMUNITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY SERVED BY MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL DECREASED BY 697 WHILE THE SIX COMMUNITIES IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY INCREASED BY 483 PEOPLE AND THE FOUR COMMUNITIES IN FAYETTE COUNTY INCREASED BY 12 PEOPLE. OVERALL, THE POPULATION IN MVH'S SERVICE AREA DECREASED BY 502 PEOPLE. THE POPULATION BREAKDOWN IN ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS LISTED BELOW.WASHINGTON COUNTYALLENPORT BOROUGH, 461; BEALLSVILLE BOROUGH, 555; BENTLEYVILLE BOROUGH, 2,554; CALIFORNIA BOROUGH, 6,703; CARROLL TOWNSHIP, 5,640; CENTERVILLE BOROUGH, 3,236; CHARLEROI BOROUGH, 4,069; COAL CENTER BOROUGH, 75; DAISYTOWN, 371; DEEMSTON BOROUGH, 755; DENBO, 137; DONORA BOROUGH, 4,733; DUNLEVY, BOROUGH, 400; EAST BETHLEHEM TWP., 2,354; ELCO, BOROUGH, 321; ELRAMA BOROUGH, 345; ELLSWORTH BOROUGH, 778; FALLOWFIELD, TWP., 4,321; FINLEYVILLE BOROUGH, 467; FREDERICKTOWN BOROUGH, 505; GASTONVILLE, 2,911; MILLSBORO BOROUGH, 496; MONONGAHELA CITY, 4,260; NEW EAGLE BOROUGH, 2,168; NORTH CHARLEROI BOROUGH, 1,255; RICHEYVILLE BOROUGH, 734; ROSCOE BOROUGH, 706; SPEERS BOROUGH, 1,124; STOCKDALE BOROUGH, 438; UNION TOWNSHIP, 5,700.TOTAL 58,572; CHANGE -697 WESTMORELAND COUNTYBELLE VERNON BOROUGH, 1,165; MONESSEN CITY, 7,630; WEST NEWTON BOROUGH, 2,599; PRICEDALE, 111; SUTERSVILLE BOROUGH, 587; WEBSTER BOROUGH, 279.TOTAL 12,371; CHANGE +483FAYETTE COUNTYFAYETTE CITY, 560; NEWELL, 566; PERRYOPOLIS BOROUGH, 1,877; STAR JUNCTION, 544.TOTAL 3,547; CHANGE +123 COUNTY TOTAL 75,490THE COMMUNITIES IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE HOSPITAL ARE CARROLL TOWNSHIP, CHARLEROI, MONESSEN AND MONONGAHELA, WHICH ARE AMONG SOME OF THE LARGEST POPULATED COMMUNITIES. THE INDIVIDUAL DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LISTED BELOW. CARROLL TOWNSHIPMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS PHYSICALLY SITUATED IN CARROLL TOWNSHIP. AS OF THE 2010 CENSUS, THERE WERE 5,640 PEOPLE, 2,265 HOUSEHOLDS, AND 1,701 FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE TOWNSHIP. THE MOST PREVALENT RACE IN THE TOWNSHIP IS WHITE AT 98.26 PERCENT. THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A HOUSEHOLD IN THE TOWNSHIP WAS $43,347, AND THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FAMILY WAS $52,526. APPROXIMATELY 4.8 PERCENT OF FAMILIES AND 6.4 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION WERE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.CHARLEROIAS OF 2010-2014, THE TOTAL POPULATION OF CHARLEROI IS 4,069, WHICH IS 16.46 PERCENT LESS THAN IT WAS IN 2000. THE POPULATION GROWTH RATE IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE RATE OF 3.89 PERCENT AND IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RATE OF 11.61PERCENT. THE MOST PREVALENT RACE IN CHARLEROI IS WHITE, WHICH REPRESENT 96.24 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION. THE AVERAGE CHARLEROI EDUCATION LEVEL IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE AND IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. AS OF 2010-2014, THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF CHARLEROI IS $17,046, WHICH IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE OF $28,912 AND IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF $28,555. CHARLEROI MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $27,398, WHICH HAS GROWN BY 16.13 PERCENT SINCE 2000. MONESSENAS OF 2010-2014, THE TOTAL MONESSEN POPULATION IS 7,630, WHICH HAS DECREASED 11.99 PERCENT SINCE 2000. THE POPULATION GROWTH RATE IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE RATE OF 3.89 PERCENT AND IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RATE OF 11.61 PERCENT. MONESSEN MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $32,970 IN 2010-2014 AND HAS GROWN BY 23.55 PERCENT SINCE 2000. THE INCOME GROWTH RATE IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE RATE OF 32.44 PERCENT AND IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RATE OF 27.36 PERCENT. MONESSEN MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE IS $74,800 IN 2010-2014 AND HAS GROWN BY 41.13 PERCENT SINCE 2000. THE MOST PREVALENT RACE IN MONESSEN IS WHITE, WHICH REPRESENT 80.07 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION. THE AVERAGE MONESSEN EDUCATION LEVEL IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE AND IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.MONONGAHELAMONONGAHELA IS ONE OF ONLY TWO CITIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE SECOND SMALLEST CITY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE TOTAL MONONGAHELA POPULATION IS 4,260, WHICH HAS DECREASED 10.52 PERCENT SINCE 2000. THE POPULATION GROWTH RATE IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE RATE OF 3.89 PERCENT AND IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RATE OF 11.61 PERCENT. MONONGAHELA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $43,272 IN 2010-2014 AND HAS GROWN BY 48.91 PERCENT SINCE 2000. THE INCOME GROWTH RATE IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE RATE OF 32.44 PERCENT AND IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE RATE OF 27.36 PERCENT. THE MOST PREVALENT RACE IN MONONGAHELA IS WHITE, WHICH REPRESENT 93.59 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION. THE AVERAGE MONONGAHELA EDUCATION LEVEL IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE AND IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF MONONGAHELA IS $21,716, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE OF $28,912 AND IS LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF $28,555. |
| PART VI, LINE 5: | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYS SIX FULL-TIME AND THREE PART-TIME STAFF MEMBERS WHO ACT AS LIAISONS BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY. A COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR NURSE AND A COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR ARE AMONG THE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO EMPLOYS A FULL-TIME PHYSICIAN LIAISON. IN KEEPING WITH THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION, WHICH IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA, THE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL STAFF, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DIETITIANS, THERAPISTS, ETC. TO PRODUCE PUBLICATIONS AND CREATE FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT EDUCATES RESIDENTS ABOUT A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SCHEDULES MANY FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY SITES. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SUPPORT GROUPS. BROCHURES HEALTH EDUCATION RESOURCES, SUCH AS DISEASE SPECIFIC BROCHURES, ARE PUBLISHED TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO "WEIGHT CONTROL AND WELLNESS PROGRAM," "SLEEP BETTER, LIVE BETTER," "MANAGING YOUR DIABETES AND MANY MORE. SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE FACING AN ILLNESS OR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A CHRONIC AILMENT, A SUPPORT GROUP MAY HELP. THEY PROVIDE A FORUM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES, CONCERNS AND MILESTONES. WHILE SOME PEOPLE TURN TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR SUPPORT, OTHERS MAY FIND IT HELPFUL TURNING TO PEOPLE WHO SHARE THEIR DIAGNOSES. A SUPPORT GROUP CAN HELP SOME PEOPLE COPE BETTER AND FEEL LESS ISOLATED. WHILE THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO REPLACE STANDARD MEDICAL CARE, SUPPORT GROUPS CAN BE VALUABLE RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE COPE. LISTED BELOW ARE THE VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED BY MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL.ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP. THIS FREE SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6 P.M. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND CAREGIVERS OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER FORM OF DEMENTIA.ARTHRITIS AND FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP. THE ARTHRITIS AND FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WITH ARTHRITIS, FIBROMYALGIA OR RELATED ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS GROUP MEETS QUARTERLY ON THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 1 P.M. BETTER BREATHERS CLUB. THE BETTER BREATHERS CLUB IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL ADULTS AND THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY OR CARE-GIVERS WHO WANT TO LEARN OR SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT LIVING WELL WITH BREATHING ISSUES. THIS GROUP MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 2 P.M. BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. THIS SUPPORT GROUP IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THIS SUPPORT GROUP MEETS THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 4 P.M. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. THIS SUPPORT GROUP IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE GROUP MEETS THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 2 P.M. DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP - THIS SUPPORT PROGRAM IS FREE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. DATES AND TIMES VARY.OSTOMY SUPPORT GROUP THIS SUPPORT GROUP IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WITH OSTOMIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THIS GROUP MEETS THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH AT 2 P.M. PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. ALL PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS FREE SUPPORT GROUP. THIS GROUP MEETS QUARTERLY ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, AT 6 P.M. RSDS SUPPORT GROUP. THE REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WITH RSDS OR RELATED ILLNESSES. THIS GROUP MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 11 A.M. (NOV. THROUGH MARCH) AND AT 6 P.M. (APRIL THROUGH OCT.). STROKE SUPPORT GROUP. THE STROKE SUPPORT GROUP IS DESIGNED FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO SHARE, LEARN AND GROW WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN PERSONALLY RELATE TO THE CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES THEY FACE ON A DAILY BASIS DEALING WITH STROKE AND THE AFTER EFFECTS. THIS GROUP MEETS EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 1 P.M.SUICIDE SURVIVOR'S GROUP. APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AMERICANS DIE BY SUICIDE EACH YEAR, AND THE AFTERMATH OF GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT EXTENDS MUCH FARTHER, WITH A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF SIX SURVIVORS LEFT BEHIND FOR EVERY SUICIDE DEATH. TO HELP SURVIVORS, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL BEGAN OFFERING A SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY SUICIDE. THE FREE INFORMAL GROUP MEETINGS ARE LED BY STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST SAM LONICH, WHO HAS EXTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH SUICIDE SURVIVORS. THE GROUP MEETS TWO TIMES EACH MONTH.CLASSESMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS THE FOLLOWING CLASSES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/HEARTSAVER CPR/AED. HEARTSAVER: ADULT, CHILD AND INFANT CPR AND AED CLASSES ARE OFFERED AT THE HOSPITAL. CLASSES MEET ONE TUESDAY EACH MONTH WITH ALTERNATING DAY AND EVENING CLASSES. THERE IS A MINIMAL FEE TO PARTICIPATE.DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OPEN TO ALL PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, FREE CLASSES ARE HELD MONTHLY. TOPICS INCLUDE: "MANAGING YOUR DIABETES AND "ADVANCED CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING." AARP 55 ALIVE REFRESHER DRIVING COURSETHE NATION'S FIRST AND LARGEST CLASSROOM DRIVER IMPROVEMENT COURSE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MOTORISTS AGE 50 AND OLDER. IT IS INTENDED TO HELP IMPROVE SKILLS WHILE TEACHING ACCIDENT AND TRAFFIC-VIOLATION AVOIDANCE. THIS COURSE IS OFFERED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ADULT FIRST AIDADULT FIRST AID CLASSES ARE OFFERED BY THE HOSPITAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VALLEY HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING CENTER. CLASSES ARE OFFERED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.HEALTH SCREENINGSMANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS EITHER AS STAND-ALONE EVENTS OR TO COMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. BELOW ARE SOME OF THE SCREENINGS HELD AT THE HOSPITAL AND OFF-CAMPUS LOCATIONS.BREAST CANCER. THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HELPED COORDINATE MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S ANNUAL BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND SCREENING LUNCHEON ON OCT. 28 IN THE ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER. MORE THAN 75 PEOPLE LISTENED AS BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR KATHY CAMERON DETAILED HER POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AT MVH. IN ADDITION, BREAST SURGEON NATALIE FURGIUELE, M.D., OUTLINED WHO IS AT RISK FOR BREAST CANCER AND THE ADVANTAGES OF GENETIC TESTING. ONCOLOGIST SHANI GUNNING-CARTER, M.D., EXPLAINED WHY DIFFERENT PEOPLE REQUIRE DIFFERENT MEDICAL THERAPIES AND LORI CHERUP, M.D., A PLASTIC SURGEON, OUTLINED WHY BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY IS FAVORED BY SOME WOMEN FOLLOWING THEIR MASTECTOMIES. LUNG CANCER. TO COINCIDE WITH NATIONAL LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HOSTED ITS FIRST LUNG CANCER SCREENING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 10, IN THE ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER. DURING THE FREE SESSION, PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AS WELL AS RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENTS. SPEAKERS INCLUDED: ANDREW ZAHALSKY, M.D., DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; SURINDER ANEJA, M.D., INTERNAL/PULMONARY MEDICINE; AND RADIOLOGIST ADIL CHAUDRY, M.D. MVH HOSTED A SECOND LUNG CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON APRIL 20 IN THE ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER. CURRENT OR FORMER SMOKERS, WHO ARE MOST AT RISK FOR LUNG CANCER, WERE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY EVENT. DURING THE FREE SESSION, PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AS WELL AS RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENTS. SPEAKERS INCLUDED: ANDREW ZAHALSKY, M.D., DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; RADIOLOGIST ADIL CHAUDRY, M.D. AND MICHELE KACZMAREK, RN, LUNG CANCER NURSE NAVIGATOR.COLORECTAL CANCER. IN APRIL, THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTS FREE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE KITS THAT THEY USE AND RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTING. A DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES INFORMATION DURING THE PRESENTATION. ANDREW J. ZAHALSKY, M.D., MVH'S DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, LEADS THE DISCUSSION AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TREATMENTS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER; A SURGEON WHO SPECIALIZES IN COLORECTAL SURGERY, A DIETITIAN TO DISCUSS CANCER AND NUTRITION AND A NURSE TO EXPLAIN THE FREE TAKE-HOME COLORECTAL SCREENING KIT TO TEST FOR BLOOD IN THE STOOL. THE 2015-16 EVENT WAS HELD ON APRIL 27. PROSTATE CANCER. IN SEPTEMBER, A PROSTATE SCREENING IS HELD AT THE HOSPITAL. ANDREW J. ZAHALSKY, M.D., AN ONCOLOGIST, PROVIDES A 45-MINUTE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. ATTENDEES LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AND HAVE THE OPTION TO RECEIVE AN EXAM BY MVH'S MEDICAL STAFF ALONG WITH A PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) BLOOD TEST. THE 2015-16 SCREENING WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9 WITH 64 MEN RECEIVING THE PSA TEST AS WELL AS THE DIGITAL EXAM. CONTINUED BELOW ON SCHEDULE H, PART VI (AFTER LINE 6) |
| PART VI, LINE 6: | MON-VALE HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. (MVHR) IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND VARIOUS OTHER BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS. UNITS INCLUDE THE 200-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, SKILLED NURSING HOME, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION AND MEDICAL IMAGING SERVICES, A DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDER, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, A PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE MISSION OF MON-VALE HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA. LISTED BELOW ARE THE VARIOUS UNITS THAT MAKE UP THE HEALTH SYSTEM.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-258-1000MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS A 200-BED HEALTH CARE FACILITY WITH A225-MEMBER MEDICAL STAFF REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES.BLOOD DRAW CENTER - MONONGAHELA 447 WEST MAIN STREET, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-310-3410A PUBLIC BLOOD DRAW SITE IN MONONGAHELA TO OFFER LOCAL RESIDENTS GREATER CONVENIENCE. ALL BLOOD DRAWS WILL BE PERFORMED BY A MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PHLEBOTOMIST AND PROCESSED IN THE HOSPITAL'S LAB.BLOOD DRAW CENTER - FINLEYVILLE6108 BROWNSVILLE ROAD EXTENSION, FINLEYVILLE, PA 15332, 724-782-0723 A PUBLIC BLOOD DRAW SITE IN FINLEYVILLE TO OFFER LOCAL RESIDENTS GREATER CONVENIENCE. ALL BLOOD DRAWS WILL BE PERFORMED BY A MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PHLEBOTOMIST AND PROCESSED IN THE HOSPITAL'S LAB.CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S REHABILITATION1029 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, SUITE 202, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-258-2971THE CENTER PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO MEET THE REHABILITATION NEEDS OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS, AGES BIRTH TO 21. HEALTHY DIRECTIONS EXCLUSIVELY AT GIANT EAGLE3701 ROUTE 88, FINLEYVILLE, PA 15332, 724-348-6699CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONERS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MVH-AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS PROVIDED CONVENIENT WALK-IN PHYSICALS AND DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NON-URGENT MEDICAL CARE FOR PEOPLE AGES 18 MONTHS AND OLDER.MONONGAHELA MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY (MMSC)ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER, SUITE 104,1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-258-CARE (2273)MONONGAHELA MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY RENTS AND SELLS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND OXYGEN FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS AT HOME AND IN EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES.MON VALLEY CARE CENTER724-310-1111AND SPARTAN MEDICAL FACILITY724-483-2760200 STOOPS DRIVE, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063MON VALLEY CARE CENTER OFFERS SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SKILLED/EXTENDED CARE AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES. SPARTAN MEDICAL FACILITY IS AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE COMPLEX. BOTH FACILITIES ARE OPERATED BY SPARTAN HEALTH LP, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CPSR ASSOCIATES, INC., MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. AND MON-VALE NON ACUTE CARE SERVICES, INC.MON-VALE HEALTHPLEXWILLOWPOINTE PLAZA, 800 PLAZA DRIVE, ROSTRAVER, PA 15012THIS FACILITY INCLUDES:MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR FITNESS AND HEALTH724-379-5100ONE OF THE MOST CLINICALLY ORIENTED AND MEDICALLY ADVANCED 1TNESS FACILITIES IN THIS REGION, THE CENTER COMBINES STATE-OF-THE-ART FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND PROGRAMS WITH COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS, THERAPEUTICS AND REHABILITATION SERVICES. MVH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM SUITE 210, 724-379-1940THE PROGRAM OFFERS A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING PRE-EMPLOYMENTPHYSICALS, WORK-RELATED INJURY EVALUATION AND TREATMENT, LABORATORY TESTING, AND ALCOHOL, DRUG AND TB TESTING FOR EMPLOYERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES.HEALTHPLEX IMAGING SUITE 170, 724-379-1900THIS OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OFFERS MAMMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUNDSERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, AND BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS.MVH CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION SUITE 200, 724-379-1920SERVICES INCLUDE MONITORED EXERCISE, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND EDUCATIONTO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL CORONARY PROBLEMS AFTER CARDIAC SURGERYOR A HEART ATTACK AND FOR PRE-AND POST-TRANSPLANT PATIENTS.MON-VALE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-379-4011 EXT. 2303A MANAGEMENT SERVICE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL AND CLINICAL OVERSIGHT FOR SYSTEM-OWNED PRACTICES.MON-VALE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES, INC.1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-370-4011 EXT. 2303SYSTEM-AFFILIATED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES.MON-VALE SPECIALTY PRACTICES, INC.1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-370-4011 EXT. 2303SYSTEM-AFFILIATED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES.THE RESIDENCE AT HILLTOP PERSONAL CARE COMMUNITY210 ROUTE 837, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-258-8940THE RESIDENCE PROVIDES SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO REQUIREASSISTANCE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS BATHING, DRESSING, DINING AND MEDICATIONMANAGEMENT BUT WHO DO NOT REQUIRE SKILLED MEDICAL CARE.ROSTRAVER IMAGINGPEASANT VILLAGE PROFESSIONAL PLAZA, 100 PEASANT VILLAGE LANE, BELLE VERNON, PA 15012, 724-929-6736AN OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER THAT OFFERS OPEN AND CLOSED MRIS, CT SCANS, ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND X-RAYS.SOUTHWESTERN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER500 LEWIS RUN ROAD, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15236, 412-466-0600MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, A NATIONAL AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER OPERATOR AND PARTICIPATING SURGEONS OWN THIS SURGERY CENTER.VALE-U-HEALTH, INC.SUITE 230, MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX, WILLOWPOINTE PLAZA,ROSTRAVER, PA 15012, 724-379-4011THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION, INC. AND NETWORK PROVIDES RESIDENTS OF THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY WITH ACCESS TO A RANGE OF HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SERVICES AND BENEFITS THROUGH CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSURERS AND PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS. VALE-U-HEALTH REGIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ORGANIZATION (VUH RHIO)SUITE 230, MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX, WILLOWPOINTE PLAZA,ROSTRAVER, PA 15012, 724-379-4011VUH RHIO IS A LOCAL HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE WHICH ENABLES MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, ITS MEDICAL STAFF AND OTHER LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PROVIDERS TO ACCESS AND SHARE A PATIENT'S VITAL CLINICAL INFORMATION AT THE POINT-OF-CARE DELIVERY. VALLEY OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION (VOR)VOR OPERATES FOUR SITES AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ORTHOPEDIC ANDSPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATES AND THE MVHR SUBSIDIARY,MON-VALE MULTIPHASICS.VOR AT CALIFORNIA240 THIRD STREET, CALIFORNIA, PA 15419, 724-938-0310VOR AT MONONGAHELA1027 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-258-6211VOR AT MON VALLEY CARE CENTER200 STOOPS DRIVE, MONONGAHELA, PA 15063, 724-310-1074VOR AT ROSTRAVERMON-VALE HEALTHPLEX, SUITE 110, 800 PLAZA DRIVE,ROSTRAVER, PA 15012, 724-379-7130AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION INCLUDE AQUATIC THERAPY (ROSTRAVER ONLY), INDUSTRIAL REHABILITATION, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPEECH THERAPY. |
| PART VI, LINE 5 CONTINUED | STROKE DEATHS - STROKE DEATHS IS THE SECOND AREA IDENTIFIED IN 2012 AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED IN WHICH MVH HAS NOTEWORTHY IMPROVED OUTCOMES. THE NEED CHANGED FROM -17.9% IN 2012 TO 95.8% IN 2015. WHEN A STROKE IS OCCURRING, TIME EQUALS BRAIN. PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A STROKE MUST BE RAPIDLY ASSESSED BY BOTH EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS AND NEUROLOGISTS. PROMPT TREATMENT CAN SAVE BRAIN FUNCTION AND REDUCE STROKE-RELATED DISABILITY. ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE BEST CARE IS DELIVERED WHEN A STROKE-TRAINED NEUROLOGIST IS AVAILABLE AT THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE OR VIA TELEMEDICINE. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES A STROKE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM THAT GIVES PATIENTS ACCESS TO HIGHLY SKILLED STROKE EXPERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER (UPMC) WITHOUT LEAVING THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY. A TEAM OF STROKE-TRAINED NEUROLOGISTS FROM UPMC ARE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK FOR TELEMEDICINE CONSULTATIONS. A SECURE VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM PROVIDES A REAL-TIME CONNECTION BETWEEN MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF AND UPMC'S NEUROLOGISTS AND ENDOVASCULAR NEUROSURGEONS.THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS TWO, 64-SLICE CT SCANNERS WHICH CAN CAPTURE IMAGES OF A BEATING HEART IN FIVE HEARTBEATS AND CAN PERFORM A WHOLE BODY TRAUMA SCAN IN TEN SECONDS. THIS DIAGNOSTIC POWER ENABLES THE PERFORMANCE OF CT ANGIOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS RAPID TESTS FOR ER STROKE AND CHEST PAIN.FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL EARNED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD AND FOR RECOGNITION ON THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL. THESE HONORS PLACE MVH AMONG AN ELITE GROUP OF HOSPITALS RECOGNIZED BY THE ASSOCIATIONS. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE MOST APPROPRIATE STROKE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, RESEARCH-BASED GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. HOSPITALS MUST ACHIEVE 85 PERCENT OR HIGHER ADHERENCE TO ALL GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS FOR TWO OR MORE CONSECUTIVE 12-MONTH PERIODS AND ACHIEVE 75 PERCENT OR HIGHER COMPLIANCE WITH FIVE OF EIGHT GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE QUALITY MEASURES TO RECEIVE THE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. TO QUALIFY FOR THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL, HOSPITALS MUST MEET QUALITY MEASURES DEVELOPED TO REDUCE THE TIME BETWEEN THE PATIENT'S ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL AND TREATMENT WITH THE CLOT-BUSTER TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR, OR TPA, THE ONLY DRUG APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO TREAT ISCHEMIC STROKE. IF GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY IN THE FIRST THREE HOURS AFTER THE START OF STROKE SYMPTOMS, TPA HAS BEEN SHOWN TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF STROKE AND LESSEN THE CHANCE OF PERMANENT DISABILITY. MVH EARNED THE AWARD BY MEETING SPECIFIC QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF STROKE PATIENTS AT A SET LEVEL FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD. THESE QUALITY MEASURES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP HOSPITAL TEAMS FOLLOW THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES WITH THE GOAL OF SPEEDING RECOVERY AND REDUCING DEATH AND DISABILITY FOR STROKE PATIENTS.THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A STROKE SUPPORT GROUP FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO SHARE, LEARN AND GROW WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN PERSONALLY RELATE TO THE CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES THEY FACE ON A DAILY BASIS DEALING WITH STROKE AND THE AFTER EFFECTS. SCREENINGS SUCH AS THE MULTIPHASIC AND THE BLOOD PRESSURE HELP MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LEARN IF THEY ARE AT RISK FOR STROKES. BREAST CANCER DEATHS AND LATE STAGE BREAST CANCER - BREAST CANCER DEATHS AND LATE STAGE BREAST CANCER ARE OTHER AREAS IN WHICH MONONGAHELA VALLEY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY. IN TERMS OF HEALTH OUTCOMES, BREAST CANCER WENT FROM -152.2% IN 2012 TO -75.4% IN 2015; AND, LATE-STAGE BREAST CANCER WENT FROM -522.7% IN 2012 TO -509.1% IN 2015. RESIDENTS OF THE MID-MONONGAHELA VALLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR FROM HOME FOR CUTTING EDGE MEDICAL CARE. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 225 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO THE CHARLES L. AND ROSE SWEENEY MELENYZER PAVILION AND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (THE FIRST SUCH FACILITY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE SECOND LARGEST PRIVATELY OWNED CANCER CENTER IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH AREA). COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION THERAPY, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AND SURGICAL SERVICES. MVH OFFERS IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY, A HIGHLY ADVANCED CANCER TREATMENT, AND IT IS ONE OF THE FEW HOSPITALS IN THE REGION THAT OFFERS HIGH DOSE RADIATION THERAPY TO CANCER PATIENTS ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, IN TERMS OF BREAST CANCER, EARLY DETECTION IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SAVE LIVES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). MVH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION. BY AWARDING FACILITIES THE STATUS OF A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, THE ACR RECOGNIZES BREAST IMAGING CENTERS THAT HAVE EARNED ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, STEREOTACTIC BREAST BIOPSY AND BREAST ULTRASOUND (INCLUDING ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY). PEER-REVIEW EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED IN EACH BREAST IMAGING MODALITY BY BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PHYSICISTS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD DETERMINED THAT MVH HAS ACHIEVED HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS IN IMAGE QUALITY, PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS, FACILITY EQUIPMENT, QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS. THE BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS RECEIVE THE SAME HIGH LEVEL OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES AS PEOPLE WHO GO TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST RENOWNED HEALTH CENTER. IN ADDITION, MVH OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF CARE FROM IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS THROUGH THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN THERAPIES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S MAMMOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT PASSED THE MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT (MQSA) INSPECTION. THE MQSA REQUIRES MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO MEET UNIFORM QUALITY STANDARDS TO ASSURE EARLY BREAST CANCER DETECTION.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSES A GENETIC RISK FOR BREAST CANCER PRIOR TO A WOMAN'S SCREENING MAMMOGRAM.MVH HAS SET UP A PROGRAM TO CAPTURE SCREENING PATIENTS WHEN THEY GO IN FOR THEIR ROUTINE MAMMOGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL ASSESSES A WOMAN'S RISK AT STAGE ZERO - BEFORE CANCER HAS EVEN BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE HOSPITAL IS MAKING PEOPLE AWARE OF THEIR RISK WHO MAY NEVER EVEN HAVE BEEN AWARE THAT ONE EXISTED FOR THEM. PRIOR TO A WOMAN'S SCREENING MAMMOGRAM, A MEMBER OF MVH'S BREAST CARE TEAM PERFORMS THE RISK ASSESSMENT BY ASKING A SERIES OF QUESTIONS THAT HELP DETERMINE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. BASED ON THE RISK ASSESSMENT, GENETIC TESTING MAY BE SUGGESTED. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A 25-GENE PANEL OF WHICH BRCA1 AND 2 ARE INCLUDED. THESE FIND CANCERS THAT OVERLAP WITH BREAST CANCER INCLUDING COLON, ENDOMETRIAL, PANCREATIC MELANOMA AND OVARIAN CANCERS. THOSE WHO HAVE BRCA MUTATIONS HAVE A 50 TO 85 PERCENT CHANCE OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER. IT IS RELATIVELY UNCOMMON TO HAVE AN INHERITED BRCA GENE MUTATION - AS THE BRCA1 AND BRCA2 MUTATIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONLY APPROXIMATELY 5 PERCENT OF BREAST CANCERS. GENETIC TESTING IS USUALLY A THREE-STEP PROCESS.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SPONSORS TWO ANNUAL EVENTS TO EDUCATE AND SCREEN WOMAN FOR BREAST CANCER. EACH OCTOBER, THE HOSPITAL HOSTS A FREE BREAST SCREENING AND EDUCATION EVENT. NATALIE FURGIUELE-IRACKI, M.D., WHO IS A BREAST SURGEON, ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE. FOLLOWING THE OPTIONAL PHYSICAL BREAST EXAMS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF, A MAMMOGRAM WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR ANY WOMAN WHO HAS AN ABNORMAL FINDING DURING THE SCREENING. ROUTINE YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS MAY ALSO BE SCHEDULED FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER, WHO FALL INTO A HIGH-RISK CATEGORY, AND WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A BASELINE MAMMOGRAM OR WHO MEET THE RECOMMENDED AGE GUIDELINES. MAMM & GLAMM IS HELD IN MARCH AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MAMMOGRAMS. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR SCREENINGS IN A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE AND THEN ENJOY FREE PAMPERING THAT INCLUDES MASSAGES, NAIL TREATMENTS AND MORE.THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS TAKEN STEPS TO MAKE MAMMOGRAMS CONVENIENT FOR EVERYONE. IN SPRING 2016, MVH BEGAN OFFERING WALK-IN MAMMOGRAMS EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AT HEALTHPLEX IMAGING LOCATED IN THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. IN AUGUST 2016, THE HOSPITAL HAD A RECORD-BREAKING MONTH PERFORMING 500 MAMMOGRAMS INCLUDING BOTH SCHEDULED AND WALK-IN. |
| PART VI, LINE 5 CONTINUED | COLORECTAL CANCER DEATHS AND INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCER - COLORECTAL CANCER DEATHS AND INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCER ARE ANOTHER TWO AREAS WHERE MVH MADE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IN THE YEARS BETWEEN THE TWO CHNAS. THE 2012 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES OUTCOMES SCORE FOR CORONARY HEART WAS -80.0% COMPARED TO -50.0% IN 2015; AND, THE INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCER SCORES WENT FROM -76.5% TO 67.1%.EACH SPRING, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL CONDUCTS FREE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE KITS THAT THEY USE AND RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTING. A DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES INFORMATION DURING THE PRESENTATION. ANDREW J. ZAHALSKY, M.D., MVH'S DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, LEADS THE DISCUSSION AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TREATMENTS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER; MEMBERS OF THE ONCOLOGY STAFF ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE PANEL. PARTICIPANTS A FREE TAKE-HOME COLORECTAL SCREENING KIT TO TEST FOR BLOOD IN THE STOOL.LUNG CANCER DEATHS - MVH'S IS MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN TERMS OF LUNG CANCER DEATHS. THE 2012 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES OUTCOME SCORE WENT FROM -160.8% IN 2012 TO -0.7% IN 2015. LUNG CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS. IT KILLS MORE AMERICANS EACH YEAR THAN BREAST, PROSTATE, COLON AND PANCREATIC CANCERS COMBINED. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, MORE THAN 224,000 AMERICANS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER EACH YEAR. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WITH EARLY DETECTION, THE SURVIVAL RATE INCREASES FROM 15 PERCENT (STAGE IV) TO AS HIGH AS 92 PERCENT (STAGE I). MVH IS AMONG THE FIRST HOSPITALS IN THE REGION TO USE THE SPIN THORACIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN THE DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER. THE SPIN THORACIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS THE ONLY SYSTEM IN THE WORLD THAT ALLOWS PHYSICIANS TO ACCURATELY ACCESS SMALL LUNG LESIONS VIA MULTIPLE APPROACHES. THIS ASSISTS PHYSICIANS IN DETECTING LUNG CANCER EARLIER AND WITHOUT THE NEED FOR INCISIONS OR MULTIPLE HOSPITAL VISITS FOR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. THE SCREENING BEGINS WITH A LOW-DOSE CT SCAN. IF THE SCAN REVEALS A SUSPICIOUS MARK OR A LESION, A CT IMAGE OF THE PATIENT'S AIRWAYS IS USED TO PLAN THE ROUTE TO THE ABNORMALITY. THE COMPUTERIZED THORACIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS THEN USED TO AUTOMATICALLY REGISTER THE PATIENT'S UNIQUE ANATOMY AND ADVANCE THE INSTRUMENT TOWARD THE MARK OR LESION IN THE LUNG. THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS SIMILARLY TO A VEHICLE'S GPS SYSTEM BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A DETAILED ROUTE TO THE SITE OF THE LESION. ONCE THE INSTRUMENT REACHES THE SITE, THE PHYSICIAN TAKES BIOPSIES OF THE LESION WHILE THE INSTRUMENT IS IN PLACE. THE NAVIGATION AND BIOPSY PROCESS TAKES APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HOSTED ITS FIRST LUNG CANCER SCREENING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON NOV. 11, 2015. DURING THE FREE SESSION, PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AS WELL AS RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENTS. SPEAKERS INCLUDED: ANDREW ZAHALSKY, M.D., DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; SURINDER ANEJA, M.D., INTERNAL/PULMONARY MEDICINE; AND RADIOLOGIST ADIL CHAUDRY, M.D. A SECOND LUNG CANCER SCREENING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS HELD ON APRIL 20, 2016.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED A SCREENING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE LUNG CANCER ALLIANCE (LCA) FOR ITS ONGOING COMMITMENT TO RESPONSIBLE LUNG CANCER SCREENING. DESIGNATED SCREENING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDE CLEAR INFORMATION BASED ON CURRENT EVIDENCE ON WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING, AND TO COMPLY WITH COMPREHENSIVE STANDARDS BASED ON BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED BY PROFESSIONAL BODIES SUCH AS THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR), THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK (NCCN) AND THE INTERNATIONAL EARLY LUNG CANCER ACTION PROGRAM (I-ELCAP) FOR CONTROLLING SCREENING QUALITY, RADIATION DOSE AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES WITHIN AN EXPERIENCED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CLINICAL SETTING. OBESITY, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION - WHILE MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S SCORES FOR ADULT HEALTHY WEIGHT AND YOUTH OBESITY HAVE NOT REALIZED MARKED IMPROVEMENT DURING THE THREE YEARS FROM WHEN THE TWO CHNAS WERE CONDUCTED, THE HOSPITAL HAS MADE A CONSIDERABLE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY RELATIVE TO FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION. THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SCORES WENT FROM -514.8% IN 2012 TO -84.4% IN 2015. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A HEALTHY DIET AND VARIETY IS AS IMPORTANT AS QUANTITY. NO SINGLE FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PROVIDES ALL OF THE NUTRIENTS A PERSON NEEDS TO BE HEALTHY. A DIET RICH IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CAN LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE, PREVENT SOME TYPES OF CANCER, LOWER THE RISK OF EYE AND DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS AND HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON BLOOD SUGAR. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO THIS CRITICAL NEED:PARTICIPATION AT SUMMER FARMERS' MARKETS IN MONONGAHELA, CHARLEROI AND FREDERICKTOWN WHERE MEMBERS OF THE CLINICAL NUTRITION DEPARTMENT BRING HEALTHY FOOD SAMPLES AND WALK WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM VENDOR TO VENDOR HELPING THEM MAKE WISE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CHOICESHEALTHY EATING CLASSES AND SUPERMARKET TOURS WHERE DIETITIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION NURSE PROVIDE FREE HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING. TOPICS INCLUDE:"HEART HEALTHY EATING""HOW TO READ A FOOD LABEL""HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE: YOUR SALT AND SODIUM INTAKE""NUTRITION BUILDING BLOCKS"IN TERMS OF OBESITY, THE HOSPITAL INTRODUCED A WEIGHT CONTROL AND WELLNESS PROGRAM IN 2015 FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE 100 POUNDS OR MORE TO LOSE. A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS AND CLINICIANS EVALUATE EACH PERSON BASED ON LIFESTYLE, DIET, CULTURE, AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AGE AND GENDER AS WELL AS CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND GENETIC FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OBESITY. THE HOSPITAL'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, DIETITIANS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISTS HELP DESIGN PERSONAL PLANS THAT INCLUDE: NUTRITION COUNSELING TO CREATE HEALTHY EATING PLANSMEDICALLY SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS WITH RECIPES AND FOOD JOURNALSAN AT-HOME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLANCENTER FOR FITNESS AND HEALTH CLASSESHEALTHY COOKING CLASSESBARIATRIC SURGERY - ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND, GASTRIC SLEEVE AND GASTRIC BYPASSDIABETES - DIABETES IS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST COMMON AILMENTS. MORE THAN 29 MILLION PEOPLE --- OR NEARLY ONE OUT OF EVERY 10 AMERICANS -- HAVE DIABETES WITH THE NUMBERS NOT ONLY CLIMBING BUT SOARING. MORE THAN A QUARTER OF PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER ALREADY HAVE DIABETES, WITH 86 MILLION AMERICANS AGES 20 AND OLDER HAVE PRE-DIABETES. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION REPORT THAT IF THIS TREND CONTINUES, ONE OUT OF EVERY THREE AMERICANS COULD HAVE DIABETES BY 2050. WHILE MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS CLASSES AND PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIABETES, FROM WHEN THE CNHA WAS CONDUCTED IN 2012 TO WHEN THE SECOND ONE WAS CONDUCTED IN 2015, THE NUMBERS WERE RELATIVELY THE SAME IN TERMS OF DIABETES. THE NUMBERS WENT FROM -98.6% IN 2012 TO -95.0% IN 2015. MVH STAFF MEMBERS RECOGNIZE THAT DIABETES HAS A HUGE EFFECT ON THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES. INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP HEART DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE, VISION PROBLEMS AND AMPUTATIONS. TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OPENED THE CENTER FOR DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY IN 2001. THE CENTER FOR DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS DIABETES PREVENTION EDUCATION. THE CENTER OFFERS COMMITTED CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DIETITIANS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE DIABETES. MVH'S DIABETIC SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION AS MEETING THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION. THE MVH CENTER FOR DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY CENTER STAFF ALSO COORDINATES DIABETES EDUCATION AND CARE WITH ALL OTHER MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SERVICES INCLUDING: CLINICAL NUTRITION, HUMAN SERVICES, CENTER FOR WOUND MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SAME DAY SURGERY TO NAME A FEW. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS ONLY THE SECOND HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ONLY THE 21ST IN THE NATION TO ACHIEVE THE JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR INPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT. THE JOINT COMMISSION'S CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION FOR INPATIENT DIABETES CARE RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT MAKE EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO FOSTER BETTER OUTCOMES ACROSS ALL INPATIENT SETTINGS. THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INPATIENT DIABETES PROGRAMS POSSESS THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES: |
| PART VI, LINE 5 CONTINUED | SPECIFIC STAFF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WRITTEN BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING PROTOCOLS PLANS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AND HYPERGLYCEMIA DATA COLLECTION OF INCIDENCES OF HYPOGLYCEMIA PATIENT EDUCATION ON SELF-MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES AN IDENTIFIED PROGRAM CHAMPION OR PROGRAM CHAMPION TEAMMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL RECEIVED RECERTIFICATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION WITH ITS RESPECTED GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ITS ADVANCED INPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. TO ACHIEVE RECERTIFICATION, MVH DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION'S NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY IN DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE. THE RECERTIFICATION AWARD RECOGNIZES MVH'S DEDICATION TO CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION'S STATE-OF-THE- ART STANDARDS.THE MVH DIABETIC OUTPATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS WORK TO CREATE A CARE PLAN SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND INCLUDES GROUP DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS - BLOOD SUGAR MONITORING, INSULIN AND ORAL MEDICATION SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS, NUTRITION COUNSELING AND MEAL PLANNING, EXERCISE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S OUTPATIENT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM AS MEETING THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND HAS SINCE 1999. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP THAT IS FREE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. CLINICAL DIETITIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION NURSE PROVIDE FREE HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN 2016.DATE/TITLE/LOCATIONSEPTEMBER 15/"HEART HEALTHY EATING"/ROSTRAVER SHOP 'N SAVENOVEMBER 5/"HOLIDAY MEAL PLANNING"/FINLEYVILLE GIANT EAGLEFEBRUARY 17/"HEART-HEALTHY EATING"/FISHER-HEIGHTS GIANT EAGLEMAY 12/"RECIPE MODIFICATION"/ROSTRAVER SHOP 'N SAVEJUNE 9/"HOW TO READ A FOOD LABEL"/FISHER-HEIGHTS GIANT EAGLEMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS DIABETES EDUCATION COURSES INCLUDING:"DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING," A THREE-DAY, TWO-HOUR-PER-DAY EDUCATION SERIES THAT FOCUSES ON DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND CARE. THIS CLASS IS OFFERED MONTHLY."UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEAL PLAN," A COURSE THAT BUILDS ON THE EDUCATION RECEIVED IN THE MANAGING YOUR DIABETES PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS LEARN MORE ABOUT FOOD CHOICES, DINING OUT AND HOW EATING HABITS AFFECT BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL. "UNDERSTANDING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR READINGS" HELPS PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL THOSE BLOOD SUGAR READINGS THEY DOCUMENT. PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND HOW DIET, MEDICATIONS, ILLNESS, AND STRESS AFFECT BLOOD SUGARS. "UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIABETES MEDICATIONS" GIVES PEOPLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DIABETES MEDICATIONS WORK AND LEARN THE EFFECTS DIABETES MEDICATIONS HAVE ON BLOOD SUGAR READINGS. "ADVANCED CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING," IS ANOTHER DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT CLASS THAT FOCUSES ON CARB COUNTING WITH EVERYTHING PEOPLE WITH DIABETES NEED TO KNOW. TOPICS RANGE FROM HOW TO MEASURE THE UPWARD DRIVE EACH MEAL HAS ON BLOOD SUGAR TO INFORMATION ON THE GLYCEMIC INDEX.COPD DEATHS - COPD DEATHS ARE THE ONE AREA THAT DID NOT MAINTAIN OR HAVE MARKED IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO CHNAS. ACCORDING TO THE 2015 ASSESSMENT, 15,900 PEOPLE HAVE COPD IN WASHINGTON COUNTY WITH 143 DEATHS. AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, COPD ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY 5% OF ADMISSIONS. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED THE PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PITTSBURGH REGIONAL HEALTH INITIATIVE TO HELP PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND AND COORDINATE THE CARE THAT THEIR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED FOR THEM. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO:PROVIDE PATIENTS ESPECIALLY WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), HEART FAILURE (CHF) OR ANY TYPE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WITH EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF THEIR DISEASESHELP INCREASE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFEIMPROVE PATIENTS' COMPLIANCE WITH THE TREATMENT PLANS FROM THEIR PHYSICIANSDECREASE PREVENTABLE READMISSIONS A TEAM OF NURSE CARE MANAGERS AND A CLINICAL PHARMACIST CAN HELP WITH: LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS, ESPECIALLY COPD, CHF OR ANY TYPE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE UNDERSTANDING MEDICATIONS ARRANGING FOLLOW-UP CARE RESPIRATORY INHALER TRAINING AND BETTER BREATHING EDUCATION "SURVIVAL SKILLS" TRAINING FOR DIABETES, NUTRITION, ETC. THE PCRC TEAMS SEES ANY AND ALL PATIENTS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND MVH-AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AT NO CHARGE TO THE PATIENT OR THE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF INSURANCE - AND EVEN IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE. THE PCRC TEAM CONSISTS OF NURSE CARE MANAGERS AND A CLINICAL PHARMACIST. THE PCRC SPONSORS SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES QUARTERLY; A BETTER BREATHERS CLUB FOR ADULTS WITH BREATHING ISSUES FOR ANY REASON AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM. THE TEAM IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH PROVIDERS, AGENCIES AND FACILITIES. IN OCTOBER 2015, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL RECEIVED FIVE STARS FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) FROM HEALTHGRADES. HEALTHGRADES IS A LEADING ONLINE RESOURCE THAT HELPS CONSUMERS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IN FINDING THE RIGHT DOCTOR, THE RIGHT HOSPITAL AND THE RIGHT CARE. A FIVE-STAR RATING INDICATES THAT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL OUTCOMES ARE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN EXPECTED WHEN TREATING COPD. FROM 2012-2014, PATIENTS TREATED FOR COPD IN HOSPITALS WITH FIVE STARS FOR IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY HAVE ON AVERAGE A 81.9 PERCENT LOWER RISK OF DYING THAN IF THEY WERE TREATED IN HOSPITALS WITH ONE STAR FOR IN-HOUSE MORTALITY. MVH'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING CARE TO PATIENTS WITH COPD ALSO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY OTHER PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2014, MVH RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION IN ADVANCED DISEASE SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION IN COPD.MVH'S PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTER (PCRC) PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE HEALTHGRADES AND JOINT COMMISSION DISTINCTIONS. 2015 CHNA FINDINGSWHEN MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE FINDINGS FROM THE 2015 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, 12 COMMUNITY NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED. THESE NEEDS INCLUDE:LUNG CANCER DEATHSSUICIDE DEATHSMAMMOGRAPHY (BREAST CANCER AND LATE-STAGE BREAST CANCER DEATHS)DIABETESCOLORECTAL CANCER DEATHSCOPD DEATHSACCIDENTAL DRUG POISONING DEATHSTOBACCO USE BINGE AND HEAVY DRINKINGOBESITY/ADULT HEALTHY WEIGHT, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, YOUTH OBESITYDENTAL VISITACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODTHE REPORT FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR RECOMMENDATIONS ON AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. IN SPRING 2016, THE BOARD RECOMMENDED FOCUSING ON SEVEN OF THE OUTLINED NEEDS. THE SEVEN NEEDS OF FOCUS INCLUDED:LUNG CANCER DEATHS (ACCOUNT FOR 13% OF TOTAL CANCERS AT MVH)MAMMOGRAPHY - BREAST CANCER AND LATE-STAGE BREAST CANCER DEATHS - (BREAST CANCER ACCOUNTS FOR 26% OF TOTAL CANCERS)DIABETES (REPRESENTS 28% OF TOTAL ADMISSIONS)COLORECTAL CANCER DEATHS (REPRESENTS 8% OF TOTAL CANCERS)COPD DEATHS (REPRESENTS 5% OF TOTAL ADMISSIONS)ACCIDENTAL DRUG POISONING DEATHS (STATISTICS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE CHNA)OBESITY/ADULT HEALTHY WEIGHT, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, YOUTH OBESITY (ADULTS WITH A BMI>30 IS 38.5%)IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ACCIDENTAL DRUG POISONING WAS NOT AN AREA OF FOCUS IN THE 2012 CHNA. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ACCIDENTAL DRUG POISONING DEATHS, THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE FOCUSED NEEDS WHICH HAVE BEEN OUTLINED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS REPORT. ACCIDENTAL DRUG POISONING IS A RELATIVELY NEW COMMUNITY NEED IMPACTING NOT ONLY WASHINGTON COUNTY, BUT THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. ACCIDENTAL DRUG POISONING DEATHS. POISONING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. DRUGS - BOTH PHARMACEUTICAL AND ILLICIT - CAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF POISONING DEATHS. SINCE 2000, THE AGE-ADJUSTED DRUG-POISONING DEATH RATE MORE THAN DOUBLED, FROM 6.2 PER 100,000 IN 2000 TO 14.7 PER 100,000 IN 2014. DEATH RATES FROM DRUG OVERDOSE AND OTHER FORMS OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING AMONG YOUNG ADULTS MORE THAN TRIPLED BETWEEN 1999 AND 2014, RISING FROM 3.8 DEATHS PER 100,000 TO 12.8 DEATHS PER 100,000. IN 2014, 96 PERCENT OF ALL ACCIDENTAL POISONING DEATHS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WERE DUE TO DRUG OVERDOSES. SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA IS EXPERIENCING A DRUG CRISIS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OVERDOSES. |
| PART VI, LINE 5 CONTINUED | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS ADDRESSING THE DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG POISONING EPIDEMIC. ON JULY 20, 2015, THE HOSPITAL TOOK THE LEAD IN TEACHING POLICE OFFICERS, HOW TO RECOGNIZE A DRUG OVERDOSE AND THE PROPER ADMINISTRATION OF THE OVERDOSE ANTIDOTE NALOXONE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS NARCAN. THE NASAL SPRAY IS AN EFFECTIVE ANTIDOTE WHEN ADMINISTERED ON THE SCENE. OFFICERS FROM CARROLL TOWNSHIP, DONORA AND NORTH BELLE VERNON ATTENDED THE TRAINING AND RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 18 KITS VALUED AT $70 EACH. MEMBERS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSING STAFF ALSO PROVIDED NARCAN TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL AT CHARLEROI HIGH SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 1, 2015. DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 30, 2016, JANINE VALKO, BSN, RN, CEN, DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, SHARED INSIGHT INTO THE HEROIN AND OPIOID ABUSE CRISIS. ON JUNE 2, SHE PROVIDED TESTIMONY DURING THE CENTER FOR RURAL PENNSYLVANIA'S HEARING THAT ADDRESSED "CONFRONTING THE HEROIN AND OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN PENNSYLVANIA." IN ADDITION TO JANINE, PARTICIPANTS AT THE ALIQUIPPA MEETING INCLUDED PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATORS; LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERS; REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HEALTH PLANS AND NON-PROFIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS; AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS. JANINE ALSO RECEIVED A SPECIAL INVITATION TO SHARE INSIGHT ON THE IMPACT OPIOIDS AND ADDICTION IS HAVING ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER WASHINGTON COUNTY AREA DURING A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION HOSTED BY GOVERNOR WOLF. THE JUNE 3 ROUNDTABLE, WHICH WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, PA, ALLOWED FOR INTIMATE CONVERSATION BETWEEN, JANINE, GOVERNOR WOLF, SENATOR CAMERA BARTOLOTTA AND REPRESENTATIVE BRANDON NEUMAN.MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SUPPORTS AND PARTICIPATES IN THE BELLE VERNON AREA REALTY TOUR. REALITY TOUR IS A NATIONAL, EVIDENCED-BASED, PARENT AND CHILD DRUG EDUCATION/PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR AGES 10-17. IT ADDRESSES THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG USE AND IS A 100% VOLUNTEER DRIVEN PROGRAM. REALTY TOUR IS A WALK IN THE LIFE AND DEATH OF A TEEN ON DRUGS. THIS EVENING PROGRAM INVOLVES LIVE DRAMATIC SCENES AND IS AS CLOSE AS ONE CAN GET TO THIS LIFESTYLE, WITHOUT MAKING THIS WRONG CHOICE. IT INCLUDES A LAW ENFORCEMENT SPEAKER, TESTIMONY OF AN ADDICT IN RECOVERY, TESTIMONY OF A PARENT OF AN ADDICT, AND QUESTION/ANSWER SESSION.TO HELP KEEP PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FROM FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS, MVH WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH THE CARROLL TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SERVE AS A COLLECTION SITE FOR NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY. THIS EVENT IS A CONVENIENT AND SAFE WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO REMOVE UNUSED DRUGS FROM THEIR MEDICINE CABINETS. THE 2015-2016 EVENTS WERE HELD SEPTEMBER 12 AND APRIL 30.REPRESENTATIVES FROM MVH'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PHARMACY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN A DRUG SUMMIT AT CHARLEROI HIGH SCHOOL ON OCTOBER 21 TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THE COMMUNITY HEATH TEAM, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF EMPLOYEES OF MVH AND OTHER HEALTH CARE AGENCIES IN THE MID MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA CREATED PROGRAMMING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THIS ISSUE CAME TO THE FOREFRONT OF PROGRAM PLANNING DUE TO THE MANY OPIOID OVERDOSES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MID MON VALLEY. THE FIRST SESSION WAS HELD JUNE 29, 2016. IT ADDRESSED DIVERSION BEHAVIORS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. SPEAKERS INCLUDED MICHELLE BACK, M.S., DIRECTOR OF SPHS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REHAB. SHE EXAMINED DIVERSION BEHAVIORS, MEDICATED ASSISTED TREATMENT AND WAYS TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCES. RICK GLUTH, DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S DRUG TASK FORCE OUTLINED BEHAVIORS AND INTERVENTIONS IN A COMMUNITY SETTING. SAM LONICH, A LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, DETAILED CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTIVE PERSONALITIES. |
| PART VI, LINE 5 CONTINUED | BLOOD PRESSURE. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BOTH AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT COMMUNITY SETTINGS, SUCH AS CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. IN 2015-16, SCREENINGS WERE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:JUNE 27 - LOWE'S BELLE VERNON JULY 20-25 - FINLEYVILLE FIREMEN'S CARNIVAL JULY 25 - WEST NEWTON SENIOR CENTER SEPTEMBER 19 - CHARLEROI DAY OF HOPE SEPTEMBER 24 - WASHINGTON COUNTY WELLNESS FAIR OCTOBER 5 - YMCA WOMEN'S HEALTH FAIR NOVEMBER 9 - BELLE VERNON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HEALTH FAIR APRIL 19, 20, 21 AND 23 - WASHINGTON COUNTY MULTIPHASIC SCREENING/WELLNESS FAIR APRIL 8-10 - MON VALLEY HOME SHOW JUNE 10, 17, 24 - MONONGAHELA FARMERS MARKET OCTOBER 10 - BELLE VERNON HROC COMMUNITY DAY AND WELLNESS FAIR FEBRUARY 16 - GO RED DAY AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENING. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SPONSORS A SEMI-ANNUAL MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENING THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ON EACH BLOOD SAMPLE, 37 INDIVIDUAL TESTS ARE PERFORMED THAT CAN REVEAL ANEMIA, LUNG DISEASE, DIABETES, LEUKEMIA, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD DISORDERS AND MUCH MORE. ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS, INCLUDING THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) AND PROSTATIC SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA), ARE ALSO OFFERED. THE 2015-16 DATES WERE SEPTEMBER 26 AND MARCH 19. A TOTAL OF 800 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE SCREENINGS. HEALTHY DIRECTIONS, INSIDE THE FINLEYVILLE GIANT EAGLE MADE IT EVEN EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO MONITOR THEIR HEALTH. THE WALK-IN MEDICAL CENTER OFFERED THE DAILY DRAW - A 37-FUNCTION MULTIPHASIC BLOOD ANALYSIS THAT COULD BE PERFORMED ANY WEEKDAY FROM 7 A.M. TO 3 P.M. WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. THE TEST CAN REVEAL A GREAT DEAL ABOUT A PERSON'S HEALTH RANGING FROM CHRONIC CONDITIONS TO HIDDEN ILLNESSES. AMONG THE 37 TESTS PERFORMED INCLUDE THOSE THAT SCREEN FOR IRON DEFICIENCIES, LIPIDS, AND CARDIAC RISKS AS WELL AS KIDNEY AND LIVER FUNCTION. THE RESULTS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE PERSON'S PHYSICIAN.IN ADDITION TO MVH'S COMMUNITY MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENINGS, A MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENING/WELLNESS EVENT WAS HELD FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY EMPLOYEES APRIL 19, 20, 21 AND 23. A TOTAL OF 308 WASHINGTON COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR SPOUSES PARTICIPATED IN THE SCREENING. HEALTH FAIRSDURING 2015-2016, STAFF FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. BELOW IS A LISTING OF THE FAIRS.JUNE 27 LOWE'S BELLE VERNONJULY 25 WEST NEWTON SENIOR CENTERSEPTEMBER 19 CHARLEROI DAY OF HOPESEPTEMBER 24 LIBERTY TOWERS HEALTH FAIRSEPTEMBER 24 WASHINGTON COUNTY WELLNESS FAIROCTOBER 5 YMCA WOMEN'S HEALTH FAIROCTOBER 10 BELLE VERNON HROC COMMUNITY DAY AND WELLNESS FAIRNOVEMBER 9 BELLE VERNON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HEALTH FAIRFEBRUARY 16 GO RED DAY AT MON-VALE HEALTHPLEXINNOVATIONS IN MEDICINETHROUGHOUT THE YEAR, A VARIETY OF MONTHLY INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. THE POPULAR PROGRAMS PROVIDE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO MEET PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH THE HOSPITAL. DURING 2015-2016, THE FOLLOWING INNOVATIONS PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED.DATE/TOPIC-PHYSICIAN/LOCATIONJULY 15/"ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF HIPS AND KNEES" DR. SCOTT BARON/MON-VALE HEALTHPLEXAUGUST 26/"KNEE ARTHRITIS" DR. ARI PRESSMAN/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERSEPTEMBER 23/"NEW FRAGILITY FRACTURE PROGRAM" DR. TOM BROCKMEYER/MVH CONFERENCE CENTEROCTOBER 27/"KNEE PAIN" DR. RICHARD MITCHELL/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERNOVEMBER 16/"GERIATRIC MEDICINE" DR. LAKSHMI MADDURU/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERFEBRUARY 15/"WHAT IS DIVERTICULAR DISEASE" DR. ARSHAD BACHELANI/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERFEBRUARY 22/"TREATING RUNNING INJURIES" DR. SHAKA WALKER/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERMARCH 23/"WIDE AWAKE HAND SURGERY" DR. GERSON FLOREZ/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERAPRIL 25/"ADVANCES IN THE TREATMENT OF HIPS AND KNEES" DR. SCOTT BARON/MON-VALE HEALTHPLEXMAY 18/"AN OVERVIEW OF ARTHRITIS AND RELATED DISEASES" DR. AJAY MATHER/MVH CONFERENCE CENTERJUNE 29/"WHAT'S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS AND JOINT PAIN?" DR. ARI PRESSMAN/MON-VALE HEALTHPLEXLIVING WELL SERIESCARDIOVASCULAR HEALTHIN FEBRUARY 2016, THE INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE PROGRAMMING WAS RE-LAUNCHED WITH A THREE-PART "LIVING WELL SERIES ON CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. SESSIONS WERE HELD MARCH 3, 10 AND 17 AND ADDRESSED WHAT IS HEART DISEASE?" "HOW IS HEART DISEASE TREATED? AND "HOW DO I LIVE WITH HEART DISEASE?"CANCERTHE LIVING WELL SERIES CONTINUED IN JUNE 2016 WITH A THREE-PART CANCER SERIES FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED. "WHAT IS CANCER?" "HOW IS CANCER TREATED? AND "HOW DO I LIVE WITH CANCER?" WERE THE TOPICS COVERED, JUNE 16, 23 AND 30, BY MVH PHYSICIANS AND NURSES.TALK WITH A DOCMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL EXPANDED ITS PHYSICIAN PROGRAMMING BEYOND ITS IMMEDIATE SERVICE AREA WITH "TALK WITH A DOC" PROGRAMMING IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE ORTHOPEDIC GROUP HAS A BUSY PRACTICE IN PITTSBURGH'S SOUTH HILLS. THE SESSIONS WERE INTENDED TO ATTRACT NEW PATIENTS TO THE PRACTICE AND THE PHYSICIANS WOULD PERFORM THE SURGERIES AT MVH. BELOW IS A LISTING OF THE 2015-2016 "TALK WITH A DOC" PRESENTATIONS.DATE/TOPIC-PHYSICIAN/LOCATIONJULY 30/ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY" DR. RICHARD MITCHELL/MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARYAUGUST 26/"JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY" DR. SHAKA WALKER/UPPER ST. CLAIR COMMUNITY CENTERSEPTEMBER 30/ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY" DR. GERSON FLOREZ/MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARYNOVEMBER 11/"FOOD AND ANKLE AILMENTS" DR. WILLIAM DECARBO/MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARYHEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS/INITIATIVESRESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA RELY ON THE HOSPITAL FOR EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN MANY HEALTH RELATED AREAS. LISTED BELOW ARE SPECIAL CLASSES, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT WERE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERIES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HUMAN SERVICES, INC. (SPHS) PARTNERED TO OFFER A MENTAL WELLNESS SERIES FOR ANYONE WHO WAS FINDING THEIR LIVES SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. THE FREE SESSIONS, WHICH WERE HELD IN MVH'S ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER, FEATURED OSCAR URREA, M.D., A PSYCHIATRIST AFFILIATED WITH MVH AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE SYSTEMS, WHO DISCUSSED "WHEN IT'S TIME TO SEEK HELP: A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE" ON SEPTEMBER 17. THE SERIES CONTINUED ON NOVEMBER 5 WITH "RESOURCES AND SUPPORT: A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE," WHICH WAS A PANEL DISCUSSION. PANELISTS INCLUDED: MARK FREADO, M.A., RECLAIMING YOUTH INTERNATIONAL; ALONG WITH RAVINDRANATH KOLLI, M.D., AND CHERYLD EMALA, MSW, LCSW, FROM SPHS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.CHILD REGISTRY. THE CHILD REGISTRY PROGRAM, WHICH IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, USES THE AUXILIARY OF MON-VALE HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. TO GO INTO 14 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LOCATED IN MVH'S SERVICE AREA TO FINGERPRINT KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS SO THAT IN THE EVENT THE CHILD SHOULD EVER BE LOST, POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION CAN BE MADE. BARIATRIC CLASSES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HOSTED INFORMATION SESSIONS ON MINIMALLY INVASIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY TO TREAT OBESITY. CANDIDATES FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ARE THOSE WHO NEED TO LOSE MORE THAN 100 POUNDS, WHICH IS ALMOST 10 PERCENT OF ALL ADULTS.DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ, WHO PERFORMS THE BARIATRIC SURGERY, LED THE SESSIONS WHICH WERE HELD MONTHLY AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTERGETTING A MAKEOVER CAN BE JUST AS UPLIFTING AND ENCOURAGING TO CANCER PATIENTS AS IT IS FOR THOSE NOT STRUGGLING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE AND TREATMENT. MAYBE EVEN MORE SO. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERED THE LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER PROGRAM, A FREE EVENT THAT TAUGHT WOMEN HOW TO DEAL WITH HAIR LOSS AND SKIN CHANGES FROM CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION TREATMENT. THE GROUP MET AUGUST 3 AND OCTOBER 5 FROM IN THE ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER.MEDICAL STAFF SYMPOSIUM PHYSICIANS FROM NOTED MEDICAL CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES DISCUSSED "UPDATES IN CANCER MANAGEMENT" DURING MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S 26TH ANNUAL MEDICAL STAFF SYMPOSIUM ON OCTOBER 21 IN THE HOSPITAL'S ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION AND CONFERENCE CENTER. THE SYMPOSIUM WAS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ON THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN BREAST CANCER DETECTION, SCREENING AND PREVENTION; NEW APPROACHES TO PROSTATE CANCER DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT; COLORECTAL CANCER MANAGEMENT; TARGETED TREATMENTS FOR NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER; AND THE NUANCES OF DISCLOSURES IN TODAY'S PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT. |
| PART VI, LINE 5 CONTINUED | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S (MVH) CHARLES L. AND ROSE SWEENEY MELENYZER PAVILION AND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER OFFERS ONE OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE PROGRAMS FOR CANCER PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. AS PART OF MVH'S CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THE HOSPITAL HOSTED ITS ANNUAL ONCOLOGY SYMPOSIUM ON JUNE 22 IN THE ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER. FEATURED TOPICS WILL BE PRESENTED BY NATIONAL ONCOLOGY EXPERTS. PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED: "THE CHANGING FACE OF OPC: EVOLVING TRENDS OF OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA," "UPDATES AND ADVANCES IN PANCREATIC SURGERY," "NAVIGATIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY IN EARLY DETECTION OF LUNG CANCER AND "IMMUNOTHERAPY: UNDERSTANDING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND HOW IT FIGHTS CANCER." SMOKING CESSATION. SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES WERE HELD AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DOZENS OF PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY QUIT SMOKING AND USING TOBACCO PRODUCTS AFTER COMPLETING THE FOUR-WEEK CLASSES. SESSIONS WERE HELD IN AUGUST, OCTOBER, MARCH AND JUNE.JUNIOR CHEF COOKING CLASS. TO HELP TWEENS AND TEENS LEARN HOW TO EAT RIGHT, A JUNIOR CHEF COOKING CLASS WAS HELD ON AUGUST 11 AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE MARKETING/COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WORKED TOGETHER TO PLAN AND HOST THE EVENT WHICH GAVE THE JUNIOR CHEFS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE HEALTHY FOODS AND SNACKS.HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING. CLINICAL DIETITIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION NURSE PROVIDE FREE HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN 2015-2016.DATE/TITLE/LOCATIONSEPTEMBER 15/"HEART HEALTHY EATING"/ROSTRAVER SHOP 'N SAVE NOVEMBER 5/"HOLIDAY MEAL PLANNING"/FINLEYVILLE GIANT EAGLE FEBRUARY 17/"HEART-HEALTHY EATING"/FISHER-HEIGHTS GIANT EAGLEMAY 12/"RECIPE MODIFICATION"/ROSTRAVER SHOP 'N SAVEJUNE 9/"HOW TO READ A FOOD LABEL"/FISHER-HEIGHTS GIANT EAGLE MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS. THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS WERE OFFERED BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR NURSE AND VARIOUS CLINICIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL.DATE/TITLE/LOCATIONJULY 17/"HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE"/MONESSEN SENIOR CENTERJULY 20/"NUTRITION"/BENTLEYVILLE TOPSJULY 21/"DIABETES: THE IMPORTANT FACTS"/RETIRED ALLENPORT STEELWORKERSAUGUST 25/"SKIN CANCER"/FINLEYVILLE SENIOR CENTERSEPTEMBER 16/"ARTHRITIS"/PERRYOPOLIS SENIOR CENTERSEPTEMBER 16/"RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS"/CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH FAIRSEPTEMBER 17/"SCIATICA"/NATHAN GOFF SENIOR HIGH RISESEPTEMBER 21/"ARTHRITIS"/DONORA SENIOR CENTER SEPTEMBER 24/"GENERAL WELLNESS"/LIBERTY TOWERS IN CALIFORNIA, PAOCTOBER 12/"GENERAL WELLNESS"/CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE UNITOCTOBER 21/"ARTHRITIS"/CENTER ON THE HILL IN BELLE VERNONOCTOBER 28/"SMOKING AND SECOND- HAND SMOKE"/SPHS FAMILY CENTER PARENTING CLASSNOVEMBER 9/"MVH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES"/OLD TRAILS PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUBNOVEMBER 17/GLOW GERM PRESENTATION/FREDERICKSTOWN LIBRARYNOVEMBER 19/"WHY ANIMALS DON'T SMOKE"/BETH-CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJANUARY 21/"MVH CANCER THERAPIES"/MONONGAHELA SENIOR CENTERFEBRUARY 2/"SEASONAL EFFECTIVE DISORDER"/SOAR GROUP OF WEST MIFFLINFEBRUARY 11/"WHY ANIMALS DON'T SMOKE"/BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFEBRUARY 25/"HEART DISEASE PROGRAM"/FAYETTE CITY PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE OFFICEMARCH 11/"GENERAL PRESENTATION ON MVH SERVICES"/WEST NEWTON SENIOR CENTERMARCH 14/"HEALTHY EATING"/OLD TRAILS PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUBMARCH 15/LUNCH AND LEARN - "ASK A PHARMACIST"/MON VALLEY YMCAMARCH 18/"GENERAL PRESENTATION ON MVH SERVICES"/MONESSEN SENIOR CENTERMARCH 22/"GENERAL PRESENTATION ON MVH SERVICES"/LIBERTY TOWERS IN CALIFORNIA, PAAPRIL 5/ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES"/SOAR GROUP OF WEST MIFFLINAPRIL 6/"BUILDING BRIDGES FOR STUDENTS"/MONESSEN HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 18/"HOW TO READ A FOOD LABEL"/RETIRED ALLENPORT STEELWORKERSMAY 4/"OSTEOPOROSIS"/NAOMI CLUBSPECIAL EVENTSLISTED BELOW ARE THE SPECIAL EVENTS MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, PLANNED, HOSTED OR PARTICIPATED IN DURING 2015-2016.GO RED WASHINGTON COUNTYFOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN "GO RED WASHINGTON COUNTY" TO CREATE AWARENESS OF WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH ISSUES. MVH'S EVENT WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 16 AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. THE EVENT INCLUDED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND STROKE RISK ASSESSMENTS AS WELL AS FITNESS AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS. MAMM & GLAMMBY ADDING A SOOTHING ATMOSPHERE AND SOME GLAMOUR TO THE PROCESS OF GETTING A MAMMOGRAM, LOCAL WOMEN WERE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THEIR ANNUAL PREVENTATIVE SCREENING AT HEALTHPLEX IMAGING IN ROSTRAVER. THE STAFF HOSTED THE FOURTH ANNUAL MAMM & GLAMM ON APRIL 16 AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. THE EVENT OFFERED WOMEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR MAMMOGRAMS AND THEN ENJOY FREE PAMPERING SERVICES SUCH AS MASSAGES AND PARAFFIN HAND WAX TREATMENTS. THE FACILITY OFFERS 3-D MAMMOGRAMS, WHICH IMPROVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT BREAST CANCER IN DENSE BREASTS AND GENERALLY LOWER THE AMOUNT OF CALLBACKS AND ADDITIONAL TESTS.COMMUNITY DRUG SUMMITS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MVH'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PHARMACY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN A DRUG SUMMIT AT CHARLEROI HIGH SCHOOL ON OCTOBER 21 TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. DRUG TAKE BACK EVENTSSTAFF MEMBERS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL JOINED FORCES WITH THE CARROLL TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, A CONVENIENT AND SAFE WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO REMOVE UNUSED DRUGS FROM THEIR MEDICINE CABINETS. THE 2015-2016 EVENTS WERE HELD SEPTEMBER 12 AND APRIL 30. MVH/LOIS ORANGE DUCOEUR BREAST CANCER WALKTHE MORE THAN 450 WALKERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE 2015 MVH/LOIS ORANGE DUCOEUR BREAST CANCER WALK ON OCT. 10 RAISED $25,000 TO SUPPORT THE PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER IN THE COMMUNITY AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL.WALKERS WERE ASKED TO MAKE A MINIMUM DONATION OF $10 EACH TO PARTICIPATE AND MANY COLLECTED DONATIONS FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS WERE HONORED BEFORE THE WALK BEGAN WITH A GROUP PHOTO AND A CELEBRATORY WAVE OF PINK POWER TOWELS. A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS ALSO OBSERVED TO REMEMBER THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER AND THOSE WHO LOST THEIR BATTLES. ONCE THE WALK BEGAN, MCKEAN AND FALLOWFIELD AVENUES IN CHARLEROI WERE FILLED WITH A SEA OF PINK. PEOPLE PUSHED BABIES IN STROLLERS AND INCLUDED THEIR PETS ON LEASHES. A GOAT DRESSED IN A PINK T-SHIRT PARTICIPATED IN THE WALK WITH ITS OWNER. SPECIAL EVENTS/ACTIVITIESMONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS STAFF COORDINATED PARTICIPATION IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENTS/ACTIVITIES.DATE/EVENT/LOCATIONJULY 25/AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT CELEBRATION/PALMER PARK, DONORAAUGUST 8/HEALTHY DIRECTIONS 4TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION/HEALTHY DIRECTIONS FINLEYVILLEAUGUST, OCTOBER, FEBRUARY, APRIL AND JUNE/RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE/MVH CONF. CENTERNOVEMBER 7/MON VALLEY VETERANS DAY PARADE/MONONGAHELAJUNE 11/WALK-IN THE PARK (MONESSEN TOBACCO FREE COALITION/MONESSEN CITY PARKJUNE 29/COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAM SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMMING/MVH CONF. CENTERPROMOTIONEVERY MONTH, THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES A "LIVING WELL" CALENDAR THAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN ALL OF THE WAITING ROOMS IN THE HOSPITAL. IT ALSO IS SENT TO THE LOCAL DAILY AND MONTHLY NEWSPAPERS WHERE IT IS PUBLISHED IN ITS ENTIRETY FREE OF CHARGE. THE CALENDAR IS ALSO POSTED AT THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, WWW.MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM. DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE EVENT, HEALTH FAIRS, SCREENINGS, INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE AND TALK WITH A DOC PROGRAMS AND VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS ARE PROMOTED THROUGH NEWS RELEASES, NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING, SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING FACEBOOK, LINKS ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, ON THE MARQUEE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOSPITAL ON ROUTE 88, ON TELEPHONE ON-HOLD ANNOUNCEMENTS, ON LED SCREENS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND THROUGH DIRECT MAIL. |
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| TitleTitleTxt | Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt | Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount | Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt | Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt | Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt | Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt | Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt | Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUIS J PANZA JR | ||||||||||||||
| PRESIDENT AND CEO | $333,362 | $0 | $41,259 | $0 | $44,774 | $0 | $7,950 | $0 | $14,825 | $0 | $442,170 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL F SIMMONS | ||||||||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES/TREASURER | $232,951 | $0 | $19,107 | $0 | $46,124 | $0 | $6,515 | $0 | $11,528 | $0 | $316,225 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK J ALBERTS | ||||||||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES/COO | $175,898 | $0 | $9,811 | $0 | $18,574 | $0 | $5,037 | $0 | $10,811 | $0 | $220,131 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J CULLEN | ||||||||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES | $157,001 | $0 | $7,970 | $0 | $43,536 | $0 | $4,219 | $0 | $15,690 | $0 | $228,416 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY J ORTOLONA | ||||||||||||||
| CRNA | $178,298 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $355 | $0 | $3,782 | $0 | $19,862 | $0 | $202,297 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA L RAMUSIVICH | ||||||||||||||
| SR. VICE PRES | $146,998 | $0 | $8,086 | $0 | $20,570 | $0 | $4,226 | $0 | $14,740 | $0 | $194,620 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK E FRANCIA | ||||||||||||||
| CRNA | $169,525 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $349 | $0 | $3,693 | $0 | $20,080 | $0 | $193,647 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M POPOVIC | ||||||||||||||
| CRNA | $158,673 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,556 | $0 | $4,456 | $0 | $21,866 | $0 | $187,551 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| PART I, LINE 1A | OFFICERS RECEIVE A TAX INDEMNIFICATION/GROSS-UP PAYMENT AS PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP). AMOUNTS PAID ARE CALCULATED PER THE PLAN DOCUMENT AND HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS TAXABLE WAGES OF EACH PARTICIPANT. |
| PART I, LINE 4B | LOUIS J. PANZA, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PARTICIPATES IN A SECTION 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN AND CONTRIBUTED $38,229. OTHER OFFICERS AND SELECT KEY EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP): DANIEL F. SIMMONS, SR. VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER - $39,884 PATRICK J. ALBERTS, SR. VICE PRESIDENT/COO - $17,554 |
Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK
Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Reference | A | BondReferenceCd |
Issuer Name IssuerName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Issuer EIN | 256001043 | BondIssuerEIN |
| CUSIP | 938592HP0 | CUSIPNum |
| Bond Issued | 2011-06-09 | BondIssuedDt |
| Issue Price | $38,730,000 | IssuePriceAmt |
| Purpose | REFUNDING, CURRENT & ADVANCED, AND NEW MONEY - HOSPITAL FACILITIES | PurposeDesc |
| Defeased | 0 | DefeasedInd |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | 0 | OnBehalfOfIssuerInd |
| Pool Financing | 0 | PoolFinancingInd |
Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Reference | A | BondReferenceCd |
| Total Proceeds | $38,730,000 | TotalProceedsAmt |
| Issuance Costs From Proceeds | $344,218 | IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt |
| Capital Expenditures | $23,011,871 | CapitalExpendituresAmt |
| Other Spent Proceeds | $1,940,082 | OtherSpentProceedsAmt |
| Substantial Completion | 2012 | SubstantialCompletionYr |
| Current Refunding | Yes (1) | CurrentRefundingInd |
| Advance Refunding | Yes (1) | AdvanceRefundingInd |
| Final Allocation Made | Yes (1) | FinalAllocationMadeInd |
| Adequate Books And Rec Maint | Yes (1) | AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd |
Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Reference | A | BondReferenceCd |
| Owning Bond Financed Property | 0 | OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd |
| Any Lease Arrangements | 0 | AnyLeaseArrangementsInd |
| Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop | 0 | MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd |
| Any Research Agreements | 0 | AnyResearchAgreementsInd |
| Private Bus Use By Others | 0.00000 | PrivateBusUseByOthersPct |
| Private Bus Concerning UBI | 0.00000 | PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct |
| Total Private Business Use | 0.00000 | TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct |
| Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test | 0 | BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd |
| Change In Use Bond Financed Prop | 0 | ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd |
| Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd | 0 | ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd |
Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Reference | A | BondReferenceCd |
| Form8038 T Filed | 0 | Form8038TFiledInd |
| Rebate Not Due Yet | 0 | RebateNotDueYetInd |
| Exception To Rebate | Yes (1) | ExceptionToRebateInd |
| No Rebate Due | 0 | NoRebateDueInd |
| Variable Rate Issue | Yes (1) | VariableRateIssueInd |
| Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec | Yes (1) | HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd |
Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | PNC BANK NA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Term Of Hedge | 7.000000000000 | TermOfHedgePct |
| Superintegrated Hedge | 0 | SuperintegratedHedgeInd |
| Hedge Terminated | 0 | HedgeTerminatedInd |
| Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC | 0 | GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd |
| Gross Proceeds Invested | 0 | GrossProceedsInvestedInd |
| Written Proc To Monitor Reqs | 0 | WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd |
Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Bond Reference | A | BondReferenceCd |
| Procedures Corrective Action | 0 | ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER. IT IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE FULL BOARD IS INFORMED OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS AND A COPY IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | MANDATORY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT COMPLETED BY ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY. POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED. SENIOR MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS VIGILANCE FOR OTHER POSSIBLE CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS DATA FROM OTHER COMPARABLE FACILITIES AND OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES. ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP (BUSINESS OR PERSONAL) TO THE EXECUTIVES REVIEWED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL MAKES ITS FORMS 990 AND 990-T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL MAKES OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ANNUAL REPORT IS PUBLISHED EACH YEAR IN DECEMBER. BONDHOLDERS MAY ACCESS OUR FINANCIAL DATA THROUGH THE EMMA DISSEMINATION SITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED GRANTS AND DONATIONS 114,702. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS -324,927. PROPERTY PLANT & EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH GRANTS AND DONATIONS 294,615. CHANGE IN NET FUNDED PENSION -16,131,806. CHANGE IN NET SWAP LIABILITY 60,704. TRANSFER TO PARENT -4,910,000. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT OVERSEES THE AUDIT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16B | WHEN THE ORGANIZATION CONTEMPLATES ENTERING INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, IT ENGAGES LEGAL COUNSEL AND TAX COUNSEL TO ENSURE THAT THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION IS SAFEGUARDED. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | EINEIN | Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt | Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd | Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt | Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt | Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd | Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON-VALE HEALTH RESOURCES INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 251426999 | PROMOTING HEALTH SERVICES | PA | 501(C)(3) | LINE 11B, II | 0 | |
| MON-VALE NON ACUTE CARE SERVICES INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 251792434 | ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY | PA | 501(C)(3) | LINE 3 | 0 | MON-VALE HEALTH RESOURCES INC |
Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp
Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MONONGAHELA MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MONONGAHELA | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | PA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 15063 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 251486121 | EIN |
| Primary Activities | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT | PrimaryActivitiesTxt |
| Legal Domicile State | PA | LegalDomicileStateCd |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MON-VALE MULTIPHASICS INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Predominant Income Type | RELATED | PredominantIncomeTypeTxt |
| Disproportionate Allocations | 0 | DisproportionateAllocationsInd |
| General Or Managing Partner | 0 | GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd |
Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (10 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | EINEIN | Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt | Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd | Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt | Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd | Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON-VALE MULTIPHASICS INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 251464425 | HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT/WELLNESS CENTER | PA | MON-VALE HEALTH RESOURCES INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE ONCOLOGY INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 800703620 | PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | PA | MON-VALE SPECIALTY PRACTICES INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 800162030 | HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT | PA | MON-VALE MULTIPHASICS INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE PRIMARY CARE INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 452260948 | PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | PA | MON-VALE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE SPECIALTY PRACTICES INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 460662192 | PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | PA | MON-VALE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE ORTHOPEDICS INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 251483685 | PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | PA | MON-VALE SPECIALTY PRACTICES INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 611708169 | PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | PA | MON-VALE PRIMARY CARE INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE RADIATION ONCOLOGY INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 383903238 | PHYSICIAN PRACTICE | PA | MON-VALE SPECIALTY PRACTICES INC | C | 0 | |
| MON-VALE CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS INC | ||||||||||
| 1163 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD | MONONGAHELA | PA | 15063 | 475215841 | CRNA SERVICES | PA | MON-VALE SPECIALTY PRACTICES INC | C | 0 | |
| TRIVESTA CASUALTY INSURANCE INC | ||||||||||
| 160 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE SUITE 202 | CANONSBURG | PA | 15317 | 980497488 | INSURANCE | MON-VALE MULTIPHASICS INC | C | 0 | CJ | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts | 0 | ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd |
| Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org | 0 | GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd |
| Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org | 0 | GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd |
| Div Related Organization | 0 | DivRelatedOrganizationInd |
| Asset Sale To Other Org | 0 | AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd |
| Asset Purchase From Other Org | 0 | AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd |
| Asset Exchange | 0 | AssetExchangeInd |
| Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org | Yes (1) | RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd |
| Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org | 0 | RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd |
| Perform Of Services For Oth Org | 0 | PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd |
| Perform Of Services By Other Org | 0 | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd |
| Sharing Of Facilities | 0 | SharingOfFacilitiesInd |
| Paid Employees Sharing | 0 | PaidEmployeesSharingInd |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd |
| Transfer To Other Org | 0 | TransferToOtherOrgInd |
| Transfer From Other Org | 0 | TransferFromOtherOrgInd |