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HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL INC (EIN 65-0232993)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-09
IRS object ID
201722219349300307
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-09T08:36:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1201 N FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 3600AddressLine1Txt
CityTAMPACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP336025818ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN650232993EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7866627000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1975 BAPTIST WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityHOMESTEADCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33033ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMATTHEW ARSENAULTPersonNm
Person TitleCORPORATE VP, FINANCEPersonTitleTxt
Phone7866627000PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PTINP00648526PTIN
Phone8132738355PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWILLIAM M DUQUETTEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1975 BAPTIST WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityHOMESTEADCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$357,011,149GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BAPTISTHEALTH.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1991FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body16VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1278TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers252TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$4,025TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$2,000NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$67,871PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,247,310CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$331,686,687PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$353,493,435CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$127,846PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$81,224CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,659,948PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,539,622CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$334,542,352PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$356,361,591CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$14,334CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$89,743,656PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$280,732,170PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$297,928,172CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$370,475,826PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$394,315,849CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$35,933,474PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$37,954,258CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$80,932,741TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$444,915,016TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$481,094,352TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$362,595,416NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$400,161,611NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$368,451,414ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,334GrantAmt
Revenue$353,493,435RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalYes (1)OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt AttYes (1)AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members16GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FINANCE DEPARTMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7866627000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16855 RED ROAD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCORAL GABLESCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33143ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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BARBARA C HANCK
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M JOHANNA PATERSON
DIRECTOR2.002.00Yes (X)$900$0$0
RAMON OYARZUN
DIRECTOR2.002.00Yes (X)$250$0$0
STEVEN SAPP
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$11,127$0$0
WILLIE CARPENTER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$464$0$0
REV WILLIAM L CHAMBERS
CHAIRMAN2.004.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA COSTA SMITH
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA C GARZA
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HERBERT H GREENE MD
DIRECTOR2.004.00Yes (X)$1,352$0$0
DR JEANNE F JACOBS
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN P MAAS ESQ
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW BECHERER
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM TILLET
DIRECTOR2.008.00Yes (X)$38$0$0
ROBERT ZOLTEN MD
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORGE R MEJIA MD
PRES. MED. STAFF END 01/162.000.00Yes (X)$60,000$0$0
LEIF GUNDERSON
DIRECTOR2.002.00Yes (X)$721$0$0
GEORGE CADMAN III
DIRECTOR2.006.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM M DUQUETTE
CEO50.000.00$0$687,830$96,009Yes (X)
NANCY GORDON
VP & CNO50.000.00$327,376$0$30,311Yes (X)
COREY GOLD
VP50.000.00$242,415$0$29,393Yes (X)
KENNETH SPELL
VP OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES50.000.00$281,067$0$35,385Yes (X)
MUJAHID FAROOQ
PHARMACY MANAGER45.000.00$182,436$0$28,121Yes (X)
MARIE-ELSIE ADE
NURSE45.000.00$227,439$0$16,682Yes (X)
ANN ALLEN
AVP NURSING45.000.00$177,777$0$26,310Yes (X)
ANDREW SEAMAN
PATIENT CARE SUPERVISOR45.000.00$186,985$0$16,215Yes (X)
WINIFRED PARDO
PHARMACY SUPERVISOR45.000.00$169,877$0$25,778Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,870,224TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$687,830TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$304,204TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K127IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
SOUTH DADE MEDICAL GROUP
PO BOX 901430HOMESTEADFL33090PHYSICIAN SERVICES$4,833,979
OLYMPIA LLP
5250 SNAPPER CREEK ROADCORAL GABLESFL33156PHYSICIAN SERVICES$4,632,948
GREATER MIAMI ANESTHESIA SVCS
7337 SW 169 TERRACEMIAMIFL33157PHYSICIAN SERVICES$4,091,224
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NETWORK
2080 SW 59 AVEPLANTATIONFL33317PHYSICIAN SERVICES$1,827,815
ALL STAR RECRUITING LOCUMS
PO BOX 823424PHILADELPHIAPA19182PHYSICIAN SERVICES$894,719
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K43CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$1,247,310RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Total Contributions$1,247,310TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNET PATIENT REVENUEDesc
Business621300BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$353,493,435TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$353,493,435RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$353,493,435TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$109,012TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$109,012ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$389,259RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$545,312RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$156,053RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$156,053TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$156,053ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$76,458OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$104,246OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$27,788OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$27,788TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$27,788ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CAFETERIA722514$1,192,248$1,192,248
GIFT SHOP453220$496,278$496,278
OTHER REVENUE900099$7,149$3,124$4,025
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,695,675OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$356,361,591TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$353,493,435RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$4,025UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,616,821ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,334TotalAmt
Program Services$14,334ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$826,026TotalAmt
Management And General$826,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,229,940TotalAmt
Program Services$64,647,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,582,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,325,064TotalAmt
Program Services$2,826,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,537,044TotalAmt
Program Services$9,806,487ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,730,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,455,269TotalAmt
Program Services$4,636,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$818,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,425TotalAmt
Management And General$181,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,734TotalAmt
Management And General$135,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,064,704TotalAmt
Program Services$34,814,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,249,988ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$754,283TotalAmt
Program Services$641,141ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,249,905TotalAmt
Program Services$4,462,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$787,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,555,695TotalAmt
Program Services$7,272,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,283,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,554,212TotalAmt
Program Services$2,171,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$383,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,550TotalAmt
Program Services$99,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt
Program Services$510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,819,742TotalAmt
Program Services$4,946,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$872,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,435,166TotalAmt
Program Services$3,769,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$665,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,121,526TotalAmt
Program Services$7,121,526ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CHARITY CARE$116,090,059$116,090,059
PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS$62,441,914$62,441,914
MANAGEMENT FEES$27,254,102$23,165,987$4,088,115
MEDICAL SUPPLIES$16,269,336$16,269,336

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,883,219TotalAmt
Program Services$3,252,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$630,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,315,849TotalAmt
Program Services$368,451,414ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,864,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,513BOYAmt
EOY$4,310EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,873,336BOYAmt
EOY$20,712,732EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,142,453BOYAmt
EOY$1,951,029EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$342,122BOYAmt
EOY$534,741EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$69,165,689LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$35,790,760LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,341,822BOYAmt
EOY$33,374,929EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,615,354BOYAmt
EOY$24,355,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,319,600BOYAmt
EOY$80,932,741EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,738,871BOYAmt
EOY$31,240,240EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,876,164BOYAmt
EOY$119,514,970EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,299,981BOYAmt
EOY$330,339,142EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$444,915,016BOYAmt
EOY$481,094,352EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$367,818,855BOYAmt
EOY-$405,773,113EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,223,439BOYAmt
EOY$5,611,502EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$362,595,416BOYAmt
EOY-$400,161,611EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$82,319,600BOYAmt
EOY$80,932,741EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$37,954,258ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$388,063OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,592,722OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,592,722BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,894,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,964,270DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,929,875BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,424,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,058,139DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,365,861BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,254,822OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$768,351DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,486,471BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$33,374,929TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN BHSF FOUNDATION, INC$5,611,502
DEFERRED ISSUE COSTS 2007 BOND$492,305
OTHER RECEIVABLES$48,330
ASSETS HELD FOR SALE$323,354
PHYSICIAN GUARANTEE ASSET$17,879,509
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$24,355,000TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
SELF INSURANCE RESERVES$14,250,113
DUE TO TAX EXEMPT AFFILIATE$298,209,520
PHYSICIAN GUARANTEE LIABILITY$17,879,509
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$330,339,142TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$177,015,697TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$178,531,973OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$178,531,973RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$355,547,670RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$813,921OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$813,921RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$356,361,591TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$215,811,664TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$27,788OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$27,788ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$215,783,876ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$178,531,973OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$178,531,973ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$394,315,849TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE THE CURRENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE THAT DEFERRED INCOME TAXES REFLECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES ON FUTURE YEARS OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TAX BASES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND THEIR BASES FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, FUTURE TAX BENEFITS, SUCH AS MINIMUM TAX CREDIT CARRY FORWARDS, ARE REQUIRED TO BE RECOGNIZED TO THE EXTENT THAT REALIZATION OF SUCH BENEFITS IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 AND 2015, BHSF HAD NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHARITY CARE -116,090,059. PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT -62,441,914.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET -27,788. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CAPITAL FROM BHSF FOUNDATION 841,709.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSET 27,788.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHARITY CARE 116,090,059. PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT 62,441,914.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

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

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
OtherYes (X)OtherInd
Free Care Other300.000000000000FreeCareOtherPct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care0FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (1)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (1)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed BudgetYes (1)ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care0UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (1)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically AvailableYes (1)ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served6147PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$28,101,026TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$28,101,026NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.08470TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$62,867,684TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$35,157,406DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$27,710,278NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.08350TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served6147PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$90,968,710TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$35,157,406DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$55,811,304NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.16820TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$492,330TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$492,330NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00150TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$964,743TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$964,743NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00290TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,457,073TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,457,073NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00440TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served6147PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns$92,425,783TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$35,157,406DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$57,268,377NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.17260TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported0BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$13,849,617BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$25,430,959ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$33,088,541CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-$7,657,582MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

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

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1975 BAPTIST WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityHOMESTEADCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Website AddressWWW.BAPTISTHEALTH.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
State LicenseFL LICENSE #4486StateLicenseNum
Licensed HospitalYes (X)LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And SurgicalYes (X)GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Emergency Room24 HrsYes (X)EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY0FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY0TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA ConductedYes (1)CHNAConductedInd
Community DefinitionYes (X)CommunityDefinitionInd
Community DemographicsYes (X)CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing ResourcesYes (X)ExistingResourcesInd
How Data ObtainedYes (X)HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health NeedsYes (X)CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health IssuesYes (X)OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id ProcessYes (X)CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting ProcessYes (X)ConsultingProcessInd
CHNA Conducted15CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others InputYes (1)TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts0CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts0CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely AvailableYes (1)CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own WebsiteYes (X)RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URLSEE PART V, SECTION COwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public InspectionYes (X)PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy AdoptYes (1)ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt15ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted WebsiteYes (1)StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URLSEE PART V, SECTION CStrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Strategy Attached0StrategyAttachedInd
Organization Incur Excise Tax0OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria ExplainedYes (1)EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free DscntYes (X)FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care300.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care0.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Asset Level CriteriaYes (X)AssetLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency CriteriaYes (X)MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status CriteriaYes (X)InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Residency CriteriaYes (X)ResidencyCriteriaInd
Explained Basis0ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst ExplnYes (1)AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described InfoYes (X)DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt DocYes (X)DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital ContactYes (X)ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Includes Publicity MeasuresYes (1)IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On WebsiteYes (X)FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URLSEE PART V, SECTION CFAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On WebsiteYes (X)FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URLSEE PART V, SECTION CFAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On WebsiteYes (X)FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URLSEE PART V, SECTION CFAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No ChargeYes (X)FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Notice DisplayedYes (X)FAPNoticeDisplayedInd
FAP Actions On NonpaymentYes (1)FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No ActionsYes (X)PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities0CollectionActivitiesInd
FAP Notified Upon AdmissionYes (X)FAPNotifiedUponAdmissionInd
FAP Notified Before DischargeYes (X)FAPNotifiedBeforeDischargeInd
FAP Notified All PatientsYes (X)FAPNotifiedAllPatientsInd
Documented Elig DeterminationYes (X)DocumentedEligDeterminationInd
Nondis Emergency Care PolicyYes (1)NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Other Method UsedYes (X)OtherMethodUsedInd
Amounts Generally Billed0AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges0GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL INCPART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL WORKED WITH SISTER HOSPITALS WITHIN THE BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM TO CREATE A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE NEEDS. A STEERING COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS MEMBERS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ASSESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS, WORKED WITH HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES TO CREATE ITS FISCAL YEAR 2016 CHNA REPORT, WHICH IS BASED ON THE LATEST GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC STATISTICS, RESULTS OF FOCUS GROUPS AND HOSPITAL DATA. SUCH REPORTS HELPED HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL GUIDE THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY HELPED TO PINPOINT AND ADDRESS HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS' HEALTH NEEDS. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL EXAMINED HEALTH DATA FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMPARED WITH PEER COUNTIES ACROSS THE U.S., BASED ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS DATABASE OF THE CDC, 2015. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ALSO SOUGHT INPUT FROM PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND CHILD WELFARE AND AGING EXPERTS. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL TOOK THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO DETERMINE AND PRIORITIZE HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS: * HELD THREE FOCUS GROUPS MADE UP OF BAPTIST HEALTH LEADERS, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL LEADERS, RESIDENTS, CONSUMERS AND A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF HEALTH EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES. PARTICIPANTS WERE BRIEFED ON AND QUESTIONED ABOUT LEADING HEALTH ISSUES AND INVITED TO RATE HEALTH PRIORITIES. * CREATED A COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFILE BY REVIEWING DATA SUCH AS BIRTH INDICATORS, CAUSES OF DEATH, ACCESS TO CARE, CHRONIC DISEASE, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND SOCIAL ISSUES. * EVALUATED "PRIMARY HEALTH INDICATORS" AVAILABLE BY COUNTY. * SUMMARIZED THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL OFFERS AND MAPPED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND ASSETS IN THEIR PATIENT SERVICE AREA. FOCUS GROUPS:LISTENING TO THE PATIENTS, COMMUNITY AND THE EXPERTS - IN THE FALL OF 2015 AND WINTER OF 2016, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL CONDUCTED THREE FOCUS GROUPS IN ORDER TO GAUGE GENUINE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO COLLECT UNVARNISHED INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND ISSUES FROM DIVERSE RESIDENTS, CONSUMERS, EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND COULD REPRESENT ALL SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. BAPTIST HEALTH LEADERS AND HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES MADE UP THE INTERNAL FOCUS GROUP. THE TWO EXTERNAL FOCUS GROUPS FEATURED COMMUNITY HEALTH AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND LOCAL HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS AND RESIDENTS. HEALTH EXPERTS AND LEADERS WHO PARTICIPATED REPRESENTED A DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF THE COUNTY. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL HAD LEADERS WHO REPRESENT THE PUBLIC, EITHER BY APPOINTMENT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS OR DIRECTLY FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS. LEADERS FROM BOTH FAITH-BASED AND SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS WERE REPRESENTED. REPRESENTATIVES FROM HIGHER EDUCATION AND LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED, AS DID MANY PRIVATE-SECTOR LEADERS. ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED JOINED LOCAL LEADERS FOR DENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND POPULATION HEALTH. THE SOUTH MIAMI-DADE RESIDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS' FOCUS GROUP WERE FORMER PATIENTS OF BAPTIST HEALTH WILLING TO DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SHARE THEIR VIEWS ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE AS THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS' MORE PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS. STRATEGIC PLANNING OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, A DEPARTMENT WHOSE LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN WORKING WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS, FACILITATED ALL FOCUS GROUPS. THE CHSI MODEL WAS USED IN ALL FOCUS GROUPS. LEADERSHIP FOCUS GROUPS - THE STRATEGIC PLANNING STAFF OPENED THE BAPTIST HEALTH AND COMMUNITY LEADER FOCUS GROUPS WITH A PRESENTATION ON KEY HEALTH INDICATORS FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, COMPARING THEM TO BOTH STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL INDICATORS. WHERE APPROPRIATE AND AVAILABLE, DISEASE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS BROKEN DOWN TO THE ZIP CODE LEVEL. HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS WERE ASKED TO RANK THE TOP FIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES FROM A LIST OF NEEDS DEVELOPED BY A BAPTIST HEALTH STEERING COMMITTEE. USING AN ANALYTICAL RANKING TOOL, THOSE INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS WERE WEIGHTED AND COMBINED TO CREATE GROUP PRIORITIES.COMMUNITY NEEDS - THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FOCUS GROUPS CITED THE I-95 CORRIDOR AS HAVING THE GREATEST NEEDS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THIS PART OF MIAMI-DADE IS OUTSIDE THE HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA. SECOND TO THE "OVERWHELMING" NEEDS OF OVERTOWN, LITTLE HAITI, LIBERTY CITY AND OTHER I-95 CORRIDOR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE THE "ENORMOUS" NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. HOMESTEAD AND FLORIDA CITY (ZIP CODES 33030, 33031, 33032, 33033, 33034 AND 33035) ARE PART OF THIS HIGH-NEEDS AREA SERVED BY HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL. PARTICIPANTS FELT THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CHRONIC CONDITIONS FACED BY THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF THESE SOUTH DADE COMMUNITIES COULD BE PREVENTED WITH ADEQUATE ACCESS TO PROPER CARE, GOOD NUTRITION AND HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. THEY ALSO NOTED A LACK OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PROPERLY MONITOR AND PREVENT THESE PATIENTS' CHRONIC ILLNESSES. RECOGNIZED BARRIERS TO GOOD HEALTHCARE INCLUDE LACK OF INSURANCE AND UNDERINSURANCE, MISTRUST OF THE MEDICAL SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL STATUS OF IMMIGRANTS. SOUTH FLORIDA HAS PARTICULARLY HIGH RATES OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM STRUGGLES TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THESE POPULATIONS. IN SPITE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF MIAMI-DADE RESIDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO LACK ACCESS TO CARE. OTHER FACTORS THAT HINDER ACCESS TO CARE INCLUDE A LACK OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND CERTAIN SPECIALTY CARE DOCTORS, SUCH AS ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, NEPHROLOGISTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS. OF THOSE AVAILABLE, MANY DO NOT ACCEPT MEDICAID. LACK OF NIGHTTIME AND WEEKEND OFFICE HOURS AMONG PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND LACK OF TRANSPORTATION ARE TWO OTHER OBSTACLES FOR RESIDENTS WORKING IN NONTRADITIONAL LABOR OR SERVICE ECONOMY POSITIONS. FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS ALSO NOTED THAT CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC BARRIERS SOMETIMES WIDEN THE ACCESS GAP BETWEEN MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AND THE FEW PROVIDERS WHO ACCEPT MEDICAID. MANY SUCH PATIENTS OFTEN TRAVEL OUT OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR CARE, BYPASSING LOCAL PROVIDERS WHO MAY NOT OFFER CARE IN A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE OR PATIENT-FRIENDLY MANNER. MIAMI- DADE'S LIMITED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FURTHER IMPEDES THEIR ACCESS TO CARE.THE LEADERSHIP FOCUS GROUPS AGREED THAT A MORE HOLISTIC MODEL OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE WOULD BETTER MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF RESIDENTS. UNDER THE CURRENT ACUTE-CARE MODEL, MANY PEOPLE SEEK CARE ONLY DURING A HEALTH CRISIS AND OFTEN IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM. IDEALLY, A HOLISTIC MODEL WOULD CREATE A NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE CARE WITH SPECIALISTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS. INTEGRATED HEALTH EDUCATION AND DENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WOULD BE PART OF THE HOLISTIC MODEL. WHILE PARTICIPANTS SAID THAT BAPTIST HEALTH'S LARGE SIZE CAN HINDER CONNECTIONS WITH SMALLER, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ITS HIGH LEVEL OF RESPECT IN THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP REDUCE THESE BARRIERS. FOCUS GROUP EXPERTS SUGGESTED THAT BETTER CARE COORDINATION WOULD ENHANCE HOSPITAL DISCHARGE PLANNING (INCLUDING MEDICATIONS), PARTICULARLY FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS, MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF FREE CARE. FOR RESIDENTS COVERED BY MEDICARE, CARE COORDINATION ALSO IS IMPORTANT TO AVOID PAYMENT PENALTIES FOR READMITTED PATIENTS. STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS, WHO ARE PIVOTAL IN THE CONTINUITY OF CARE, WOULD ALLOW FOR SAFER HOSPITAL DISCHARGES AND ENSURE FOLLOW-UP VISITS BY A CAREGIVER. THE LEADERSHIP FOCUS GROUPS ALSO AGREED THAT, IN LIGHT OF THE AREA'S MANY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL SHOULD CONTINUE ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR HOSPITAL BILL PAYMENT. PARTICIPANTS COMMENDED BAPTIST HEALTH FOR SUPPORTING LOCAL HEALTH CLINICS, WHICH PROVIDE CARE TO POOR AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND ENCOURAGED HOSPITAL LEADERS TO WORK WITH LOCAL POLITICIANS AND INFLUENTIAL CIVIC LEADERS TO CHAMPION HEALTHCARE ISSUES.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 CONTINUEDCONSUMER FOCUS GROUP - PARTICIPANTS IN THE CONSUMER FOCUS GROUP WERE ASKED TO CREATE A LIST OF THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS IN THE HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA AND TO DISCUSS HOW THEY CHOOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. AMONG THEIR MAJOR CONCERNS WAS ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND THE SELF-EMPLOYED, AS WELL AS THE AFFORDABILITY (OR LACK THEREOF) OF HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS. ACCESS TO CARE IS AN ISSUE FOR SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS AS WELL AS THEIR EMPLOYEES. TRANSPORTATION TO HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL WAS NOTED AS AN OBSTACLE FOR MANY, BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY TROLLEY DOES NOT RUN ON TIME AND THE PUBLIC BUS DOES NOT STOP CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE HOSPITAL ENTRANCE. PARTICIPANTS EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION THAT MANY PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS DON'T ACCEPT NEW PATIENTS OR MEDICAID. FEW RESIDENTS, THEY SAID, HAVE A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER WHO ACTS AS THEIR MEDICAL HOME. THIS PROBLEM WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE OR LACK OF ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. CONSUMERS REPORTED VISITING THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR PRIMARY CARE, EVEN AS THEY RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR EARLY INTERVENTION TO PREVENT HEALTH ISSUES FROM REACHING A CRISIS. SOME CONSUMERS REPORTED LONG WAIT TIMES AT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO WAIT TIMES, OTHER CONCERNS WITH USING THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR PRIMARY CARE CENTERED ON THE ASSOCIATED COSTS, SUCH AS CO-PAYS AND FEES, AND A LACK OF OPTIONS FOR SERVICES NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. CONSUMERS NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE WIDELY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ISSUES, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS WHO NEED THESE SERVICES. CONSUMERS REPORTED THAT THEY LARGELY CHOOSE THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND HOSPITALS BASED ON THEIR REPUTATION, AS WELL AS THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES. QUALITY OF CARE IS ANOTHER KEY FACTOR IN THEIR CHOICE. THEY WOULD BYPASS THE NEAREST HOSPITAL IF A TRUSTED PROVIDER WERE AVAILABLE AT A DIFFERENT FACILITY. THIS FLEXIBILITY IS SOMETIMES LOST IF 911 IS CALLED OR AN AMBULANCE SERVICE TRANSPORTS THE PATIENT TO THE CLOSEST HOSPITAL. PARTICIPANTS GAVE A POSITIVE NOD TO BAPTIST HEALTH'S EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF HOSPITALS AND URGENT CARE CENTERS. BAPTIST HEALTH'S CHARITABLE CARE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PASTORAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, WAS ANOTHER ATTRACTIVE FEATURE CITED BY THE CONSUMER FOCUS GROUP. THE SPEED OF HEALTHCARE SERVICE IS IMPORTANT, AS WELL AS THE LEVEL OF EMPATHY OFFERED BY HOSPITAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. THE CONSUMER FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND COMFORTING CARE AT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL AND ACROSS BAPTIST HEALTH. THEY ALSO NOTED AN EXCELLENT ARRAY OF CHOICES AT THE HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL CAFETERIA AND GIFT SHOP, AND COMMENDED THE USE OF PET THERAPY FOR YOUNG AND ELDERLY PATIENTS, AS WELL AS PASTORAL CARE COUNSELING. THEY ALSO EXPRESSED POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH AND HIGH REGARD FOR HOMESTEAD'S IMAGING AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7ATHE CHNA REPORT IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S WEBSITE:HTTPS://BAPTISTHEALTH.NET/EN/ABOUT-BAPTIST-HEALTH/PAGES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENTS.ASPX
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10ATHE MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S WEBSITE:HTTPS://BAPTISTHEALTH.NET/EN/ABOUT-BAPTIST-HEALTH/PAGES/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENTS.ASPX
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY. IT IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING SIX PRIORITY AREAS AS A RESULT OF ITS ASSESSMENT:* ACCESS TO CARE* CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT* AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTATIVE CARE* BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE * MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE* SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGESTHE WRITTEN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ADDRESSES EACH OF THE SIX PRIORITY AREAS ABOVE. SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND EACH PRIORITY AREA.ACCESS TO CARE:COMMUNITY CLINICS FOR THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED - BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA DIRECTLY FUNDS THE OPERATIONS OF LOCAL COMMUNITY CLINICS THAT PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. BAPTIST HEALTH FUNDS FIVE CLINICS: THE GOOD HEALTH CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CARE CENTER, OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER AND SOUTH MIAMI CHILDREN'S CLINIC, AND CARING FOR MIAMI PROJECT SMILES. IN SOME INSTANCES, BAPTIST HEALTH'S CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN HALF OF THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET FOR THESE CLINICS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, BAPTIST HEALTH'S COMBINED CONTRIBUTION EXCEEDED $2.3 MILLION, ENABLING THESE CLINICS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS IN MORE THAN 16,500 VISITS. THESE EXISTING COMMUNITY CLINICS HAVE GREATER NEEDS BEYOND FUNDING THEIR CONTINUING OPERATIONS. THEY NEED PARTNERS TO DONATE MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS AND TO PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES, SUCH AS ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND SURGERY, TO TREAT PATIENTS' CONDITIONS AND PREVENT THEM FROM WORSENING. BAPTIST HEALTH HAS DONATED OVER $375,000 WORTH OF PHARMACEUTICALS ANNUALLY TO THE COMMUNITY CLINICS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, CLINIC PATIENTS SOUGHT AND RECEIVED FOLLOW-UP AND DIAGNOSTIC CARE AT BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS MORE THAN 9,900 TIMES. THE COST OF THIS FREE CARE AMOUNTED TO OVER $7.1 MILLION. BAPTIST HEALTH'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE FREE COMMUNITY CLINICS GO BEYOND FUNDING. THEY CONVENE REGULAR MEETINGS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR CARING FOR THE UNINSURED ESPECIALLY TO HELP ADDRESS THE MANY CHALLENGES AND SOCIOECONOMIC ISSUES THAT ARE SO PREVALENT IN THIS POPULATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FREE CLINICS IN HOMESTEAD REFER PATIENTS TO HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S FRESH HARVEST RX PROGRAM FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS PROVIDED BY THEIR DIABETES NURSE EDUCATORS, THEIR GROW2HEAL PROGRAM AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S FOOD NUTRITION PROGRAM. SUPPORT PROVIDERS IN CARING FOR THE UNINSURED - HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL SUPPORTS THE CARE OF THE UNINSURED IN TWO WAYS: FREE HOSPITAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS QUALIFYING UNDER THE BAPTIST HEALTH CHARITY CARE POLICY AND DIRECT PAYMENTS TO COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS TO TREAT THESE PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITALS. BAPTIST HEALTH'S CHARITY CARE PROGRAM HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF FULFILLING THEIR MISSION TO CARE FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THROUGHOUT THEIR HISTORY. BAPTIST HEALTH HAS INCREASED ITS EFFORT TO PROVIDE FREE CARE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT AND RAISED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ASSISTANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION GIVEN TO PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH INCOMES UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN FY 2016, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL PATIENTS RECEIVED CHARITY CARE, AT A COST OF MORE THAN $28 MILLION. IN ADDITION, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ENCOURAGES ITS AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS TO CARE FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL AND IN THEIR OFFICES ON A TIMELY BASIS BY PROVIDING DIRECT SUBSIDIES TO THEM. DURING FY 2016, THE HOSPITAL'S PAYMENTS TO AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COVERAGE TOTALED MORE THAN $15 MILLION. ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE - HEALTHCARE COVERAGE EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE - BAPTIST HEALTH BELIEVES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE A MEDICAL HOME WITH A SECURE RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRUSTED PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. A LONG-STANDING BARRIER TO THIS OBJECTIVE HAS BEEN THE RATES OF UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. BAPTIST HEALTH PLANS TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. BAPTIST HEALTH'S HEALTHCARE COVERAGE EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE COVERAGE OPTIONS, SUCH AS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEANS AND THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE AND LINKS TO IN-PERSON ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS. BAPTIST HEALTH UNDERSTANDS THAT EDUCATION AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE ALONE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO ENSURE ACCESS TO TIMELY CARE. INSURANCE PREMIUMS NOT COVERED BY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES, HIGH DEDUCTIBLES, CO-PAYMENTS AND COINSURANCE ARE OFTEN FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO TIMELY CARE. TO PREVENT MINOR HEALTH ISSUES FROM ESCALATING INTO ACUTE EPISODES THAT REQUIRE EXPENSIVE EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT CARE, THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REMOVE THESE BARRIERS FOR PATIENTS TO ACCESS TIMELY PRIMARY CARE.FIU NEIGHBORHOODHELP - FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THIS PROGRAM PAIRS INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF HEALTH STUDENTS - MEDICAL AND NURSING - WITH FAMILIES IN A LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC AREA. THE TEAMS REGULARLY VISIT THESE FAMILIES, MAKE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDE BASIC CARE AND DEVISE TREATMENT PLANS. PART OF THIS CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC. THIS SUPPORT IS COORDINATED WITH THE FAMILIES' REGULAR MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS. NEIGHBORHOODHELP WILL BE EXPANDING TO THE HOMESTEAD AREA TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FREE PRIMARY CARE FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY IN NEED. DAY OF SMILES PROGRAM - IN SUPPORT OF PEDIATRIC UNINSURED PATIENTS, BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND ITS AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS DONATE SERVICES TO PERFORM CORRECTIVE FACIAL SURGERIES AND OTHER RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES TO SOUTH FLORIDA CHILDREN AT NO COST FOR FAMILIES UNABLE TO PAY. SURGERIES INCLUDE CORRECTION OF CLEFT PALATES, CLEFT LIPS, SCARS, TUMORS, BURNS, PORT WINE BIRTHMARKS AND CONGENITAL HAND DEFORMITIES. DOCTORS FROM VARIOUS SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING PLASTIC SURGERY, ANESTHESIOLOGY AND ORAL SURGERY, DONATE THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE FOR THIS CAUSE.CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT:COMMUNITY OFFERINGS: EXERCISE, NUTRITION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT - BAPTIST HEALTH PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS BY SENDING DIETITIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING AND HOLDING REGULAR FREE EXERCISE CLASSES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. BAPTIST HEALTH DEDICATES ONE REGISTERED DIETITIAN THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON HEALTHY EATING. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS "UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION FACTS LABELS AND "HEALTHY EATING 101," THE DIETITIAN INSTRUCTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD NUTRITION.COMMUNITY SCREENINGS AND HEALTH FAIRS - BAPTIST HEALTH HAS GYMS AT EACH HOSPITAL AND ENCOURAGES REGULAR USE BY EMPLOYEES. IT ALSO EMPLOYS CERTIFIED FITNESS INSTRUCTORS TO HOLD MONTHLY FREE EXERCISE CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH, IT OFFERS MONTHLY YOGA, ZUMBA, AEROBICS, TAI CHI, PILATES AND WALKING GROUPS. CERTIFIED BAPTIST HEALTH FITNESS INSTRUCTORS HOLD FREE TOTAL BODY CONDITIONING CLASSES AT THE HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL CAMPUS. THE HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY IS ALSO ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FREE EXERCISE CLASSES OFFERED BY BAPTIST HEALTH THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA. DURING FY 2016, 12 FREE AEROBICS, BODY CONDITIONING AND OTHER EXERCISE CLASSES WERE HELD MONTHLY AND OVER 200 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED EACH MONTH. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FEATURING PHYSICIAN SPEAKERS AND OTHER CLINICIANS, WITH SESSIONS FOCUSED ON DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CONCERNS. DURING FY 2016, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL HOSTED NINE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. BAPTIST HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ORGANIZES AND STAFFS FREE HEALTH FAIRS, WHICH INCLUDE SCREENINGS FOR CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, GLUCOSE, BODY COMPOSITION AND OSTEOPOROSIS. THE SCREENINGS OCCUR BOTH ON THE HOSPITAL GROUNDS AND AT COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC EVENTS. DURING THE EVENTS, SCREENING PARTICIPANTS ARE COUNSELED ABOUT THEIR RESULTS AND GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO PREVENT OR MANAGE THEIR RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE. DURING FY 2016, COMMUNITY HEALTH CONDUCTED 13 SCREENING EVENTS FOR THE HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 1,000 HEALTH SCREENINGS WERE PERFORMED AT EVENTS SUCH AS THE HOMESTEAD YMCA'S "HEALTHY KIDS DAY", MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE HOMESTEAD CAMPUS' "DAY OF THE YOUNG CHILD", AN ANNUAL "FARMWORKER HEALTH FAIR" IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MEXICAN AMERICAN COUNCIL, AND A SPECIALIZED SCREENING FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS AT THE PALACE GARDENS CONVALESCENT CENTER.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11 CONTINUEDDIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM - A SIGNIFICANT PERCENT OF THE INPATIENT POPULATION AT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL EITHER HAS DIABETES OR EXPERIENCES HYPERGLYCEMIA (HIGH BLOOD SUGAR) THAT REQUIRES MONITORING OR MANAGEMENT. BAPTIST HEALTH PLANS TO FOCUS DIABETES EDUCATION ON THIS INPATIENT POPULATION IN ORDER TO REACH A CRITICAL MASS OF DIABETIC PATIENTS WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY. IT WILL OFFER A MULTIFACETED APPROACH, BEGINNING WITH TEACHING "SURVIVAL SKILLS" (I.E., INSULIN ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUE, BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING, BASIC NUTRITION AND WHEN TO CALL THE DOCTOR). HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND REFERRED TO OUTPATIENT EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND ONLINE SEMINARS AND WILL RECEIVE FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS FROM DIABETES EDUCATORS. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST HEALTH WILL OFFER FREQUENT INTERACTIVE CLASSES AT NO CHARGE TO DISCHARGED PATIENTS AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZED THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO WILL DEDICATE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE DIABETES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. IN 2017, BAPTIST HEALTH WILL LAUNCH THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM, AIMED AT INDIVIDUALS WITH PRE-DIABETES IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES, AND ULTIMATELY PREVENT DIABETES.SUPPORT GROUPS - AN IMPORTANT PSYCHOSOCIAL COMPONENT OF MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASE IS TO HAVE SUPPORT GROUPS IN PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR DISEASES CAN GET TOGETHER AND SHARE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE LIVING WITH THEIR DISEASE. THESE GROUPS ALSO CAN BECOME A SOURCE OF HOPE AND STRENGTH TO PARTICIPANTS AS THEY REALIZE THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR SUFFERING AND CAN SHARE STORIES ON HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY COPE WITH THEIR DISEASE. IT ALSO CAN PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN EDUCATING THEM ON COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT MAY BENEFIT THEM. BAPTIST HEALTH ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTES SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGH ADVERTISING AND THE USE OF THEIR FACILITIES TO HOST THE GROUPS. BAPTIST HEALTH HOSTS 55 SUPPORT GROUPS REGULARLY TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND CANCER.CANCER CARE - IN JANUARY 2017, BAPTIST HEALTH OPENED THE STATE-OF-THE-ART MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE. THE FACILITY INCLUDES CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PROTON THERAPY (AVAILABLE FALL 2017) AND INCORPORATES SUPPORTIVE CARE AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.HIV/AIDS - FLORIDA LEADS THE NATION IN NEW HIV INFECTIONS, AND MIAMI-DADE WAS THE TOP COUNTY IN THE U.S. FOR NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN 2014 PER 100,000 RESIDENTS, ACCORDING TO STATE AND FEDERAL DATA. IN ORDER TO HELP INTERRUPT THIS EPIDEMIC, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL EMBRACED THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S RECENT REVISION TO THEIR HIV TESTING STATUTES AND THE CDC'S TESTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY IMPLEMENTING A ROUTINE HIV AND HEPATITIS C (HCV) SCREENING PROGRAM IN OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE ED IN NEED OF BLOOD WORK RECEIVE AN HIV AND HCV TEST UNLESS THEY DECLINE. AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE:INCREASE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS - FOR THE DEEP SOUTH DADE AREA, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF OPENING A STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, WALK-IN PRIMARY CARE CENTER TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THEIR PATIENT POPULATION'S UTILIZATION BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVE OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH. SERVING AS A MEDICAL HOME, THE CENTER WILL BE A HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST OPTION FOR PRIMARY CARE OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. AS A RESULT, PATIENTS SEEKING PRIMARY CARE WILL HAVE GREATER ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES, AS WELL AS ENHANCED FOCUS ON PREVENTION, EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS. THIS IS ONE OF MANY STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY RECEIVES THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST.SUPPORT OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES - BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDES CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF ITS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH ITS ACCREDITED MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. IN FY2016, MORE THAN 700 EDUCATIONAL COURSES WERE HELD, AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN 1,300 CME CREDIT HOURS. THIS BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY GREATLY BY KEEPING PHYSICIANS UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION ON AN ONGOING BASIS. INCREASING PRIMARY CARE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ACADEMIC AFFILIATION WITH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - BAPTIST HEALTH HAS ENTERED INTO AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF MEDICINE TO HAVE THEIR HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT CENTERS SERVE AS TRAINING SITES FOR FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS BEGIN ROTATING DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR IN THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, AND ROTATE THROUGHOUT THEIR TRAINING IN A VARIETY OF OTHER SPECIALTIES.BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE: PATIENT NAVIGATORS - HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL SUPPORTS AND COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE AS HEALTHCARE NAVIGATORS AND LIFE COACHES FOR PATIENTS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PROMOTE THE APPROPRIATE USE OF MEDICAL SERVICES, ASSIST WITH TRADITIONAL AND INSURANCE MARKETPLACE ENROLLMENT EFFORTS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS OVERWHELMED WITH HEALTH-RELATED CHALLENGES. AT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL, THE HEALTHCARE NAVIGATORS ARE EMBEDDED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS ENROLL IN HEALTH PLANS AND ADDRESS ANY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. TRANSPORTATION - BAPTIST HEALTH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO PATIENTS WHO NEED HELP WITH RIDES TO AND FROM HEALTHCARE APPOINTMENTS. BAPTIST HEALTH WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RIDE-SHARING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COST-EFFICIENT, TIMELY TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA. MOBILE INITIATIVES - AN AFFILIATE OF HOMESTEAD HOSPIAL, BAPTIST OUTPATIENT SERVICES HAS LAUNCHED CARE ON DEMAND, A TELEHEALTH SERVICE OFFERING 24/7 ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.EXTENDED HOURS - IN ORDER TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PRIMARY CARE CENTERS WILL OFFER EXTENDED HOURS, INCLUDING EARLY MORNING, EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS, AS WILL BAPTIST HEALTH URGENT CARE CENTERS.MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE: SUPPORT GROUPS - RECOGNIZING THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TAKING PLACE IN THE COMMUNITY, BAPTIST HEALTH HOSTS REGULAR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS. BIPOLAR DISORDER SUPPORT GROUPS, ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS AND DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUPS ARE EXAMPLES OF REGULARLY HELD MEETINGS AT BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITIES. PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY PROVIDERS - BAPTIST HEALTH UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; IT ASSUMES ITS RESPONSIBILITY AS A BACKBONE OF THE COMMUNITY BY ORGANIZING AND HOLDING QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PREVENT AND ASSIST WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONCERNS. BAPTIST HEALTH PLANS ON CONTINUING TO FACILITATE THIS INFORMATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN LOCAL PROVIDERS AND EXISTING SUBSTANCE ABUSE ORGANIZATIONS.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11 CONTINUEDBEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENING - ALL BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP SITES OFFER DEPRESSION SCREENING AND REFERRAL SERVICES AT THEIR PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION, ALL BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITIES PROVIDING LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES OFFER POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING, EDUCATION AND REFERRAL FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE. BAPTIST HEALTH RECOGNIZES THE INCREASING STRAIN MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES CAN ADD TO HEALTHCARE IN GENERAL, AND ALL ENTITIES ARE COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. CARE AND COUNSELING SERVICES - BAPTIST HEALTH'S PASTORAL CARE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FREE DEPRESSION SCREENING AND ANXIETY RESILIENCE EDUCATION TO THOSE IN NEED.SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES: ELIGIBILITY SPECIALISTS - HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL OFFER A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO EVALUATE UNFUNDED PATIENTS' APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE (I.E., MEDICARE AND MEDICAID) AND THEIR CHARITY PROGRAM. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH HEALTHCARE MARKETPLACE ENROLLMENT. COMMUNITY GARDEN - HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATED THAT THERE IS NO GREATER LOVING ACTION THAN TO FEED, NOURISH AND TEACH ITS COMMUNITY PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE THROUGH NUTRITION. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL DEDICATED 10 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN, GROW2HEAL. THE GROW2HEAL GARDEN PROVIDES MANY IMPORTANT BENEFITS, INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION, AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS ON HEALTHY PRODUCE AND ITS IMPACT ON WELLNESS AND NUTRITION, AND ADDRESSES A COMMUNITY NEED THROUGH ORGANIC METHODS. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND LACK OF EASY ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, FRESH FOOD, GROW2HEAL IS AN ORGANIC LEARNING LAB FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. BAPTIST HEALTH BELIEVES IN THE HEALING POWER OF FOOD. MANY CHRONIC DISEASES CAN BE PREVENTED, REVERSED OR MANAGED WITH FEWER MEDICATIONS BY SIMPLY MAKING BETTER NUTRITIONAL CHOICES. EDUCATION IS THE KEY AND GROW2HEAL IS EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE IMPORTANT, HEALTHY CHOICES.BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS - BAPTIST HEALTH SPONSORS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS THROUGH A PROGRAM IN WHICH EMPLOYEES MENTOR AND SERVE AS ROLE MODELS TO INNER CITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. ONCE A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, ABOUT 30 STUDENTS COME TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE DAY TO HEAR SPEAKERS ON SUCH TOPICS AS NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND EXERCISE, AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR MENTORS. THE STUDENTS' GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RATE ARE MEASURED PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE PROGRAM. HOUSING INSECURITIES - BAPTIST HEALTH PARTNERS WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP PROVIDE FOR THOSE IN NEED. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SALVATION ARMY, CAMILLUS HOUSE AND CHAPMAN PARTNERSHIP ARE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT BAPTIST HEALTH CURRENTLY PARTNERS WITH.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 14UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA. SINCE PATIENTS QUALIFYING FOR CHARITY CARE RECEIVE A 100% DISCOUNT, BAPTIST HEALTH DOES NOT COMPUTE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED TO INDIVIDUALS.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16ATHE FAP IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S WEBSITE:HTTPS://BAPTISTHEALTH.NET/EN/PATIENT-VISITOR/DOCUMENTS/CHARITY_CARE_POLICY_2012.PDF
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16BTHE FAP APPLICATION IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S WEBSITE:HTTPS://BAPTISTHEALTH.NET/EN/PATIENT-VISITOR/DOCUMENTS/HH_FINANCIAL_AID_FORM.PDF
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16CA PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://BAPTISTHEALTH.NET/EN/PATIENT-VISITOR/PAGES/BILLING-INFORMATION-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANT-PROGRAM.ASPX
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22DPATIENTS QUALIFYING UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 300% FPG RECEIVE FREE CARE.

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PART I, LINE 6A:BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. ("BHSF") THE HOSPITAL'S PARENTORGANIZATION, PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL AND THE OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATES OF BHSF.
PART I, LINE 7:COLUMN (F)BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $62,441,914 IS INCLUDED IN FORM 990 PART IX LINE 25 COLUMN (A) BUT EXCLUDED FROM THE DENOMINATOR FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGES ON LINE 7, COLUMN F.PART I, LINE 7:AMOUNTS CALCULATED AND REPORTED IN THIS TABLE WERE DERIVED FROM THE MOST ACCURATE, AVAILABLE SOURCES. CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS COSTS ARE DETERMINED USING THEIR COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES ALL INPATIENTS AND OUT PATIENTS INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS. THE SYSTEM ALSO CAPTURES ALL PATIENT PAY TYPES - PRIVATE INSURANCE, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND SELF PAY. THE COSTS HAVE BEEN OFFSET BY ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEDICAID OR ANY OTHER UNCOMPENSATED CARE PROGRAM. OTHER BENEFITS AT COST WERE COMPILED BY THEIR FINANCE DEPARTMENT USING THEIR COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OR THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS PAID WHERE APPROPRIATE.
PART III, LINE 2:HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ESTIMATES THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BY RESERVING A PERCENTAGE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BASED ON HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED COLLECTIONS, BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN REIMBURSEMENT, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, INCLUDING RECEIVABLES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND A PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. FOR ALL PAYOR TYPES, WHEN HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL CAN NO LONGER REASONABLY ESTIMATE COLLECTABILITY OF AN ACCOUNT BASED ON THE AGING OF THE BALANCE DUE AND THE VOLATILITY AND UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THE AMOUNT, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL RESERVES SUBSTANTIALLY ALL AMOUNTS DUE.
PART III, LINE 4:THE FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED IN THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., WHICH INCLUDES HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL, INC., IS AS FOLLOWS: BHSF PROVIDES FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE THAT COULD BECOME UNCOLLECTIBLE IN THE FUTURE BY ESTABLISHING AN ALLOWANCE TO REDUCE THE CARRYING VALUE OF SUCH RECEIVABLES TO THEIR ESTIMATED NET REALIZABLE VALUE. ADDITIONS TO THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS ARE MADE BY MEANS OF THE PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF AS UNCOLLECTIBLE ARE DEDUCTED FROM THE ALLOWANCE AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERIES ARE ADDED. BHSF ESTIMATES THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BY RESERVING A PERCENTAGE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BASED ON HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED COLLECTIONS, BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN REIMBURSEMENT, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, INCLUDING RECEIVABLES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BHSF ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND A PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. FOR ALL PAYOR TYPES, WHEN BHSF CAN NO LONGER REASONABLY ESTIMATE COLLECTABILITY OF AN ACCOUNT BASED ON THE AGING OF THE BALANCE DUE AND THE VOLATILITY AND UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THE AMOUNT, BHSF RESERVES SUBSTANTIALLY ALL AMOUNTS DUE. RECOVERIES ON WRITTEN-OFF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD THE RECOVERY OCCURS AS AN INCREASE IN NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE THROUGH AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. BAD DEBT AT COST WAS CALCULATED FOR SCHEDULE H PURPOSES BY APPLYING THE COST TO CHARGE PERCENTAGE DERIVED BY THEIR COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AGAINST BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 8:MEDICARE COSTS WERE DERIVED USING THEIR COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES ALL INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS. THE COSTS HAVE BEEN OFFSET BY ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEDICARE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT REPORT ANY AMOUNTS FROM PART III, LINE 7 AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
PART III, LINE 9B:IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED, UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA. BHSF HAS A WRITTEN DEBTCOLLECTION POLICY. NO COLLECTION EFFORTS ARE PUT FORTH FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE.
PART VI, LINE 2:NEEDS ASSESSMENTHOMESTEAD HOSPITAL, A PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, IS A MODERN, FULL-SERVICE FACILITY WITH A RICH HISTORY IN THE SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COMMUNITY. IT WAS ONE OF THE COUNTY'S FIRST HOSPITALS, FOUNDED IN 1940 NEAR KROME AVENUE. BAPTIST HEALTH INVESTED $135 MILLION TO BUILD A NEW, 142-BED HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL, WHICH OPENED IN 2007 IN A NEW LOCATION ON CAMPBELL DRIVE TO BRING SOPHISTICATED MEDICAL CARE TO A FAST-GROWING AND TRADITIONALLY RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. AS A FAITH-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION, THEIR MISSION FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL THEIR PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE POOR AND UNINSURED.UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF WELLNESS AND PREVENTION IN MAXIMIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS A MULTITUDE OF FREE AND LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXERCISE CLASSES AND HEALTH SCREENINGS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.NEW WAYS ARE ALWAYS EXPLORED TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND EXPAND THE ABILITY TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. A "COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT" WAS CONDUCTED TO FOCUS ON THE PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND TO PRECISELY PINPOINT THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. THIS ASSESSMENT SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEING SERVED AND ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE TOP-LEVEL HEALTHCARE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER.HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL TOOK AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE DIVERSE POPULATION SERVED, BASED ON SUCH INFORMATION AS INPATIENT ADMISSIONS, U.S. CENSUS DATA AND OTHER LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL STATISTICS. TO GATHER FIRST-HAND INPUT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, THE HEALTH COUNCIL CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH RESIDENTS/CONSUMERS, HEALTHCARE EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES, AND HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL LEADERS. PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL AND THEIR MOST PRESSING HEALTHCARE ISSUES. OBJECTIVE DATA WERE MINED ABOUT THE PATIENT POPULATION, INCLUDING RATES AND TYPES OF DISEASE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND OTHER INFORMATION FROM THE U.S. CENSUS. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND ASKED HOW HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL CAN BEST USE THEIR RESOURCES TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY A HEALTHIER AND BETTER PLACE.FINALLY, ALL THE COMPILED DATA WAS ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY THE TOP HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY.THEY ARE:* ACCESS TO CARE (FOR THE UNINSURED)* AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE * BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. * CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. * MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. * SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AT BAPTISTHEALTH.NET, WILL SUMMARIZE THE DETAILS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED, THE METHODS USED TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS, A LOOK AT THE INPUT RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY EXPERTS AND RESIDENTS/CONSUMERS AND, FINALLY, THE RESULTING LIST OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY HEALTHCARE NEEDS.THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT HELP ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITY HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE USED AS A FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO EXPAND AND PINPOINT THEIR SERVICES BASED ON THE PRIORITIES TARGETED IN THIS REPORT.THIS IMPORTANT EXERCISE HAS HELPED HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR STAKEHOLDERS - THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE ORGANIZATION WHEN THEY ARE ILL OR INJURED, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WHOSE HEALTH THEY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES, INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND BY BEING A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO USING THIS ENLIGHTENING REPORT AS A ROADMAP TO PLAN THE BEST STRATEGIES TO SPECIFICALLY AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.
PART VI, LINE 3:PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCEFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. PATIENT REGISTRATION PROVIDES TO ALL PATIENTS A ONE-PAGE INFORMATION HANDOUT ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CREATING AWARENESS OF THE CHARITY CARE PROGRAM. PATIENT REGISTRATION ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA'S CHARITY CARE POLICY TO ALL UNINSURED, NON-EMERGENT PATIENTS PRIOR TO SERVICE. ALL LETTERS AND STATEMENTS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE SENT BY THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENCIES, INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION AND FORMS REGARDING THE PROVISION OF CHARITY CARE USE LANGUAGE THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE BAPTIST HEALTH SERVICE AREA. WHERE POSSIBLE, PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF A PATIENT POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WILL CONDUCT A PRE-REGISTRATION INTERVIEW WITH THE PATIENT. IF A PRE-REGISTRATION INTERVIEW IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE INTERVIEW IS CONDUCTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY ADMISSION, THE EVALUATION OF PAYMENT ALTERNATIVES DOES NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE MEDICAL CARE NEEDED TO STABILIZE THE PATIENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THOSE PATIENTS WHO MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM A GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAM ARE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM SUCH AS MEDICAID, PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION FOR CHARITY CARE. ADDITIONALLY, INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR CHARITY CARE PROGRAM AND QUALIFYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPEARS ON THEIR WEBSITE AT BAPTISTHEALTH.NET.
PART VI, LINE 4:COMMUNITY INFORMATIONMIAMI-DADE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS, OVER A THIRD OF THE RESIDENTS IN HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S PATIENT SERVICE AREA ARE FOREIGN-BORN, WITH 75 PERCENT OF LATIN OR HISPANIC DESCENT, AND 71 PERCENT REPORTING A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH SPOKEN AT HOME. THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCLUDES THREE PEOPLE AND THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $48,479, WHICH IS BELOW THE AVERAGE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $61,035. IN FACT, 23 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS IN HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S PATIENT SERVICE AREA LIVE WITH INCOMES LESS THAN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WHICH AMOUNTED TO $24,250 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IN 2015. IN ADDITION, OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN FOUR OF THE SIX ZIP CODES THAT MAKE UP HOMESTEAD'S SERVICE AREA LIVE AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THEY ARE THE MOST POPULOUS FOUR ZIP CODES AND ONE (33034) HAS 78 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT ARE UNDER 21 YEARS OLD; 59 PERCENT ARE AGES 21-64; AND 16 PERCENT ARE AGE 65 OR OLDER.
PART VI, LINE 5:PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTHIN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, AND TO PROMOTE THE SANCTITY AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL OPERATES A 142-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA; APPROXIMATELY 31 MILES FROM DOWNTOWN MIAMI. THE ORIGINAL HOSPITAL WAS ESTABLISHED WITH 10 BEDS IN 1940 AS JAMES ARCHER SMITH HOSPITAL. IT WAS LATER ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD, AND THEN ACQUIRED IN 1990 BY THE THEN-PARENT COMPANY OF SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL, AND FINALLY IN 1995 BY BHSF. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 11,003 INPATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, AND MORE THAN 100,746 PATIENTS RECEIVED EMERGENCY CARE. WITH APPROVAL IN 2002 FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT FACILITY FOR HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL COMMENCED, LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES EAST OF THE PREVIOUS SITE BUT STILL WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD. THIS EXPANSION AND RELOCATION RESPONDED TO THE NEEDS OF THE SOUTH DADE COMMUNITY. IN MAY 2007, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL WAS OPENED AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION, AND IN JULY 2008 AN ADDITIONAL 22 BEDS WERE ADDED. ALL 142 LICENSED BEDS ARE IN PRIVATE CONFIGURATION, INCLUDING 16 POST-PARTUM BEDS, 13 PEDIATRIC BEDS, 23 CRITICAL AND INTERMEDIATE CARE BEDS, AND 90 GENERAL MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS. THE FACILITY HAS FOUR OPERATING ROOMS, TWO C-SECTION ROOMS, AND ALSO INCLUDES AN ADJOINING MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH HOUSES PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
PART VI, LINE 6:AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMTHE BHSF SYSTEM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, EITHER THROUGH ITS OWN PROGRAMS OR IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE BHSF SYSTEM'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE: MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE ("MCVI") IS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR FACILITY IN THE REGION. PATIENTS CAN EXPERIENCE CONSISTENT, EXCEPTIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AT INSTITUTE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT BAPTIST HEALTH. THEIR TEAM OF MULTILINGUAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISTS HAVE PIONEERED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY USED TO TREAT ANEURYSMS, BLOCKAGES IN VEINS AND ARTERIES AND HOLES IN THE HEART. THEY PARTICIPATE IN FEDERALLY APPROVED CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES AND OFFER THE MOST MINIMALLY INVASIVE OPTIONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. MCVI ALSO OFFERS PERSONALIZED EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES TO HELP MANAGE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND TO PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. MCVI ADHERES TO QUALITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY AND SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGERY. MCVI WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1987 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BARRY T. KATZEN, M.D. DR.KATZEN IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE'S GOLD MEDAL AWARD FOR HIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, INCLUDING THE USE OF STENTS FOR PROPPING OPEN MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS OUTSIDE THE HEART. DR. KATZEN HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST AMERICAN TO EARN THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE'S TOP HONOR. MCVI HAS MORE THAN 76 PHYSICIANS WHO REPRESENT MORE THAN 20 SPECIALTIES AND HAVE MET STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ONGOING MEDICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH. MCVI ALSO EMPLOYS MORE THAN 300 NURSES, TECHNOLOGISTS AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. EACH YEAR, MCVI HOSTS THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY, WITH MORE THAN 2,000 CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SPECIALISTS IN ATTENDANCE.MCVI RECENTLY COMPLETED AN EXPANSION AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL, THAT ADDED NEW SERVICES FOR PATIENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE INSTITUTE REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. THE $120 MILLION PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED THE EXPANSION OF BAPTIST HOSPITAL'S SURGERY CENTER WITH SIX LARGE OPERATING ROOMS DEDICATED TO NEUROSCIENCE, CARDIAC AND ROBOTIC SURGERY. THE EXPANSION IS A GREAT GIFT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.NEW PROGRAMS PLANNED BY THE INSTITUTE INCLUDE A NATIONAL CENTER FOR ANEURYSM THERAPY, CENTER FOR ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR THERAPIES AND CENTER FOR STRUCTURAL HEART THERAPY. MOST AREAS OF THE EXISTING FACILITY HAVE BEEN RENOVATED AND THREE ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURE SUITES AND ONE INTERVENTIONAL NEURO SUITE WERE ADDED. MCVI IS MANAGED BY MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION.BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA HAS A 50% INTEREST IN MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, WHICH WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO MCVI IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE'S CANCER SERVICES: MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY 2017. THE $430 MILLION, 445,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE HAS BECOME THE THIRD FULL MEMBER, AND THE ONLY MEMBER IN FLORIDA, OF THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING (MSK) CANCER ALLIANCE, AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO COLLABORATIVELY GUIDE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS TOWARD STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER CARE. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE FEATURES A UNIQUE, HYBRID ACADEMIC-COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER MODEL BACKED BY 30 YEARS OF BAPTIST HEALTH'S EXPERTISE IN CANCER CARE. THE FACILITY, LOCATED ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS, CONSOLIDATES MANY OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS UNDER ONE ROOF. THE INSTITUTE IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND ADVANCED RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING SOUTH FLORIDA'S FIRST PROTON THERAPY CENTER, ONE OF UNDER TWO DOZEN PROTON THERAPY CENTERS IN THE NATION, WHICH WILL OPEN IN FALL 2017. THE PRECISION OF PROTON THERAPY ALLOWS DOCTORS TO TARGET CANCER CELLS WITHOUT DAMAGING HEALTHY TISSUE AND VITAL ORGANS.MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE EXPECTS TO DRAW A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND WILL ATTRACT LEADING MEDICAL AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND OTHER EVENTS. THE HILTON MIAMI-DADELAND - A 184-ROOM, FULL-SERVICE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER - IS DUE TO OPEN ON THE WEST END OF THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS IN LATE 2018 AND WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO SERVING OUT-OF-TOWN PATIENTS AND GUESTS VISITING THE CANCER INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO COME TO THE AREA FOR OTHER TYPES OF CARE.MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE HAS THE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES NEEDED FOR ACCURATE, EARLY DIAGNOSIS, AND IT OFFERS THE LATEST TREATMENT. OVER 23,608 RADIATION TREATMENTS AND 22,726 CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS WERE PERFORMED AT MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE'S CANCER PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN FDA-APPROVED CLINICAL RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF ADULT CHEMOTHERAPY, PEDIATRIC CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY, AND OFFERS NUMEROUS RESEARCH PROTOCOLS TO PATIENTS FOR SUCH CONDITIONS AS CANCER OF THE BREAST, LUNG, OVARY, BRAIN, PROSTATE, CERVIX, HEAD AND NECK, SKIN, BLOOD AND LYMPH SYSTEMS. SEVERAL RESEARCH PROTOCOLS NOW IN PROGRESS ARE FOCUSED ON THE EFFICACY OF OTHER NEW MOLECULARLY-TARGETED THERAPIES. PET/CT IMAGING SCANNING, WHICH DRAMATICALLY INCREASES THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CANCER, IS AVAILABLE AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL, SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL AND AT BAPTIST MEDICAL PLAZA OUTPATIENT CENTERS. COMBINING THE CAPABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY ("PET") AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ("CT"), THE PET/CT SCANNER ALLOWS PHYSICIANS TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS BASED ON BOTH THE PHYSICAL LOCATION AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF A TUMOR. BAPTIST AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITALS OFFER THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED RADIATION THERAPY, USING IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY ("IGRT") WHERE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES ARE TAKEN DURING EACH TREATMENT SESSION AND THE TREATMENT IS MODIFIED SIMULTANEOUSLY, ALLOWING FOR MORE PRECISE RADIATION DELIVERY. THIS PRECISION RESULTS IN DESTRUCTION OF MORE TUMORS, FEWER SIDE EFFECTS AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES. AT SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL, TOMOTHERAPY COMBINES AN ADVANCED FORM OF INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY ("IMRT") WITH THE ACCURACY OF CT SCANNING IN ONE UNIT. THIS ALLOWS FOR MORE CONVENIENT TREATMENT PLANNING FOR THE PATIENT, AS WELL AS MORE PRECISE RADIATION DELIVERY, WHICH REDUCES RADIATION EXPOSURE TO HEALTHY TISSUES. BOTH HOSPITALS ALSO OFFER CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, ULTRASOUND-GUIDED CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, IMRT, INTRA OPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPY AND BRACHYTHERAPY, IN WHICH CANCER-KILLING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IS PLACED IN OR NEAR THE TUMOR ITSELF. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO OFFERS VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY, WHICH COMBINES 3-D CT TECHNOLOGY WITH COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR A LESS INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF COLORECTAL CANCER. SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE SPECIALLY TRAINED ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKERS AND PASTORAL CARE STAFF. FREE SUPPORT GROUPS ARE OFFERED FOR THOSE WITH BREAST CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, AND ORAL, HEAD OR NECK CANCERS. OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDE SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS, FREE HEALTH FAIRS, SCREENINGS, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS OBSERVING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND NATIONAL CANCER SURVIVORS DAY.OUR CANCER SPECIALISTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WORK WITH PATIENTS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND SPECIALIZED CANCER SETTINGS FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENTS. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL ARE ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER.
PART VI, LINE 6 - AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONTINUEDMIAMI ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE IS COMPRISED OF BOARD-CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIANS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY AS LEADERS IN ORTHOPEDICS AND THE CARE OF ATHLETES AND TREATMENT OF SPORTS INJURIES. MIAMI ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE COMBINES ITS RESOURCES OF EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS AND LEADING-EDGE TREATMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE ADVANCED ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AT SIX BAPTIST HEALTH LOCATIONS - DOCTORS HOSPITAL, BAPTIST HOSPITAL, BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL, WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL PLAZA IN DAVIE. THE INSTITUTE'S EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS TREAT PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA, AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. MIAMI ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE PROVIDES SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES FOR THE MIAMI DOLPHINS, MIAMI HEAT, FLORIDA PANTHERS, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS, ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETICS, MIAMI OPEN TENNIS AND MIAMI MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON.WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES: A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF WOMEN ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT BAPTIST HEALTH. THESE RANGE FROM MATERNITY AND NEWBORN SERVICES TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS. BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDES FAMILY-CENTERED MATERNITY CARE FOR THE MORE THAN 10,181 BABIES BORN AT OUR FACILITIES EACH YEAR. ON AVERAGE, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, APPROXIMATELY 30% OF ALL BABIES BORN IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WERE DELIVERED IN A BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITAL. OVER 100 OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY BOARD-CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS USE BAPTIST HEALTH FOR THEIR OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS. BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITIES OFFER A FULL SPECTRUM OF MATERNITY CARE OPTIONS, INCLUDING LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY AND LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY-POSTPARTUM ROOMS, AND THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HIGH-RISK MOTHERS AND BIRTHS, INCLUDING BABIES WHO ARE PREMATURE OR ILL. BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL EACH HAVE LEVEL II NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ("NICU") AND LEVEL III NICUS. NEONATOLOGISTS ARE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY AT BOTH BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL.WOMEN'S DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT A NUMBER OF HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. BAPTIST HEALTH PERFORMED OVER 70,936 MAMMOGRAPHIES AND 2,969 CORE BIOPSIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2016 AT SIXTEEN SITES ACROSS MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND MONROE COUNTIES. BONE DENSITOMETRY TO DETECT OSTEOPOROSIS IS ALSO OFFERED, AS ARE ULTRASOUND STUDIES FOR PREGNANCY, BREAST CANCER AND GYNECOLOGICAL ISSUES. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO OFFERS THE DIAGNOSTIC WORK SOMETIMES NEEDED FOR INFERTILITY, AND THE BLADDER DIAGNOSTIC LAB HELPS PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF UROLOGICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING INCONTINENCE. WITH A FOCUS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS ISSUES, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER, LOCATED ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS, OFFERS INFORMATION, VIDEOS, INTERNET ACCESS, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS ARE OFFERED ON A VARIETY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH TOPICS FROM BREAST HEALTH TO MENOPAUSE AND FERTILITY. THE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH PHYSICIAN REFERRALS. SURGICAL SERVICES: SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS RANGE FROM THE HIGHLY COMPLEX, SUCH AS OPEN HEART AND BRAIN SURGERY, TO THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUCH AS ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERY. APPROXIMATELY 76,200 INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED IN BAPTIST HEALTH IN FISCAL YEAR 2016. RECENT ADDITIONS TO BAPTIST HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL SERVICES AND ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDE COMPLEX PEDIATRIC SURGERY, HIGHLY SPECIALIZED RETINAL SURGERY AND ROBOTIC SURGERY. BAPTIST HOSPITAL WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN SOUTH FLORIDA TO OFFER IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY FOR NEUROSURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS. IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY HELPS TO TRACK THE EXACT POSITION OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ON A COMPUTER MONITOR, ALLOWING PHYSICIANS TO TREAT PREVIOUSLY INOPERABLE OR HARD TO REACH AREAS. THE RESULT IS INCREASED ACCURACY AND PRECISION, IMPROVED PATIENT SAFETY, SMALLER INCISIONS AND QUICKER RECOVERIES. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL, DOCTORS HOSPITAL, AND WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL HAVE THE INTUITIVE (DA VINCI) ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL ALSO HAS THE COMPUTER MOTIONS (AESOP) PLATFORM. THESE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS ALLOW SURGEONS TO OPERATE USING 3-D VIRTUAL REALITY.CLINICAL IMAGING SERVICES: BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA HAS THE LATEST DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS MRI, SPIRAL CT, CT, PET AND COMBINATION PET/CT. ALSO PROVIDED ARE GENERAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING, COMPLETE WOMEN'S IMAGING SERVICES (3-D MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, BONE DENSITY AND BREAST BIOPSY), COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING AND A URODYNAMICS LAB FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE. CLINICAL IMAGING SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE ARE PROVIDED AT ALL BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS. OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND IMAGING SERVICES ARE ALSO OFFERED BY BAPTIST OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THE BAPTIST OUTPATIENT CENTER ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS, THE BAPTIST DIAGNOSTIC CENTER ON THE WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS AND AT ELEVEN OF THE BAPTIST MEDICAL PLAZA LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. THE BAPTIST MEDICAL PLAZA AT COUNTRY WALK SPECIALIZES IN IMAGING SERVICES FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES: APPROXIMATELY 10,117 PATIENTS FROM 144 COUNTRIES HAVE CHOSEN BAPTIST HEALTH AS THEIR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER. THE MULTILINGUAL REPRESENTATIVES IN BAPTIST HEALTH'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY AND COORDINATE EVERY ASPECT OF PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEDICAL SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND INPATIENT CARE; TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, SUCH AS AIR AND GROUND AMBULANCE; ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE PATIENT AND FAMILY; AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. THE PREMIER CARE SERVICE, CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR BAPTIST HEALTH INTERNATIONAL, OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE ONE-DAY PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, INCLUDING MEDICAL HISTORY, LABORATORY TESTS, ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, CHEST X-RAY, HEARING AND VISUAL ACUITY TESTS, TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING: INITIALLY DEVELOPED AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN 1988 BY NURSES WHO WANTED TO ENCOURAGE AND RECOGNIZE INNOVATIVE PATIENT CARE, THE PROGRAM TODAY HAS EXPANDED TO BECOME THE BAPTIST HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING, COVERING ALL BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS AND FACILITIES. THE BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES QUALITY NURSING EDUCATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING. THE SCHOLARS PROGRAM SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN NURSING BY INVESTING IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR NURSING WORKFORCE. TO DATE, OVER 2,400 STUDENTS HAVE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. THE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING HAS TARGETED FOUR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN MOST NEED OF FUNDS. THESE INCLUDE NURSING EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RETENTION, TECHNOLOGY AND HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC NEEDS.SLEEP DISORDERS: PEOPLE WITH SLEEP DISORDERS CAN UNDERGO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT THE SLEEP DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS AT BAPTIST, SOUTH MIAMI, HOMESTEAD AND MARINERS HOSPITALS. OUR FREE-STANDING OUTPATIENT SLEEP CENTERS INCLUDE BAPTIST SLEEP CENTER AT GALLOWAY, 7400 SW 87 AVENUE, MIAMI; BAPTIST SLEEP CENTER AT SUNSET, 6141 SUNSET DRIVE, SOUTH MIAMI; AND BAPTIST SLEEP CENTER AT PEMBROKE PINES, 7261 SHERIDAN STREET, HOLLYWOOD. SPECIALISTS IN NEUROLOGY, PULMONARY MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, UROLOGY AND POLYSOMNOGRAPHY (SLEEP STUDIES) WORK TOGETHER TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT SLEEP DISORDERS SUCH AS SLEEP APNEA, INSOMNIA, PERIODIC LEG MOVEMENT SYNDROME AND NARCOLEPSY. BAPTIST OUTPATIENT SERVICES OPERATES TWENTY-ONE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE OUTPATIENT CLINICAL AND IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016, MORE THAN 300,600 PATIENTS WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND ILLNESSES AT ONE OF OUR SEVENTEEN URGENT CARE CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE TWO COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO URGENT CARE AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, SELECT BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL PLAZAS PROVIDE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, HEALTH INFORMATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS.
PART VI, LINE 6 - AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONTINUEDCONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION: BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA'S CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,700 HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ("CME") IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, INCLUDING SYMPOSIUMS TARGETING REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 20,000 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED MORE THAN 250 COURSES AND EARNED ALMOST 80,000 CME CREDITS. BAPTIST HEALTH'S CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN AWARDED ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. THIS EXEMPLARY STATUS, ACHIEVED BY ONLY 17% OF ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS, REQUIRES THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROVIDER TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH 100% OF THE ACCREDITATION CRITERIA POSITIONING BAPTIST HEALTH'S CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER IN NATIONAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PATIENT CARE. HEALTH AND WELLNESS: EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS FROM MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD AND MONROE COUNTIES, AS WELL AS BAPTIST HEALTH EMPLOYEES ATTEND HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY BAPTIST HEALTH, THROUGHOUT ITS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. TOPICS FOCUS ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, DISEASE PREVENTION, COPING WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS, STRESS MANAGEMENT, DIABETES, CHILDBIRTH AND INFANT CARE, SMOKING CESSATION, DIET, EXERCISE, CANCER AND MORE.COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES DESCRIBED ABOVE, BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS: THE OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER (PART OF COMMUNITY HEALTH OF SOUTH DADE) IN HOMESTEAD; THE GOOD NEWS CARE CENTER IN FLORIDA CITY; THE GOOD HEALTH CLINIC IN TAVERNIER; AND THE SOUTH MIAMI CHILDREN'S CLINIC IN SOUTH MIAMI. CLINIC PATIENTS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE AT THE CLINICS ARE OFTEN TREATED AT BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITIES UNDER THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S CHARITY PROGRAM.
OTHER INFORMATIONHOMESTEAD HOSPITAL HAS ITS OWN GOVERNING BOARD, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH CONSIST OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROFESSIONAL, PASTORAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES AND OFFERS OTHER SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING: EMERGENCY CENTER: HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL HAS THE ONLY EMERGENCY CENTER FOR 14 MILES IN ALL DIRECTIONS. OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, MORE THAN 100,700 PATIENTS WERE SEEN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2016. THE EMERGENCY CENTER INCLUDES A RAPID TREATMENT AREA FOR MINOR INJURIES AND A NINE-BED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY UNIT. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL AND THE EMERGENCY CENTER HAVE BEEN GRANTED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION. MATERNITY CARE: MORE THAN 1,600 BABIES WERE DELIVERED AT THE FAMILY-CENTERED MATERNITY UNIT AT HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2016. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S MATERNITY SERVICES INCLUDE PRENATAL CARE AND CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS.PEDIATRIC SERVICES: HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL'S PEDIATRIC SERVICES INCLUDE PEDIATRICIANS AND SPECIALLY TRAINED PEDIATRIC NURSES WHO TREAT MINOR TO SERIOUS PEDIATRIC ILLNESSES AND INJURIES. THE BETTY JANE FRANCE CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER, ALSO KNOWN AS "SPEEDIATRICS", IS A DEDICATED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY UNIT. PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER: THE PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER PROVIDES A DEDICATED AREA FOR REHABILITATION THERAPIES OFFERED BY PHYSICAL THERAPISTS. EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL, ORTHOPEDIC, ONCOLOGICAL, SPORTS-INJURED, CARDIAC, PEDIATRIC, CHRONIC PAIN, OPEN WOUND AND BURN PATIENTS. PHYSICAL THERAPY IS ALSO PROVIDED TO INPATIENTS FOR POSTOPERATIVE AND ACUTE CARE NEEDS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
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Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
WILLIAM M DUQUETTE
CEO$0$359,387$0$283,000$0$45,443$0$74,615$0$21,394$0$783,839$0$88,154
NANCY GORDON
VP & CNO$189,016$0$131,017$0$7,343$0$5,300$0$25,011$0$357,687$0$18,089$0
COREY GOLD
VP$144,091$0$86,376$0$11,948$0$14,229$0$15,164$0$271,808$0$28,378$0
KENNETH SPELL
VP OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$172,623$0$99,660$0$8,784$0$18,219$0$17,166$0$316,452$0$14,410$0
MUJAHID FAROOQ
PHARMACY MANAGER$161,902$0$17,523$0$3,011$0$3,661$0$24,460$0$210,557$0$0$0
MARIE-ELSIE ADE
NURSE$177,043$0$19,526$0$30,870$0$4,516$0$12,166$0$244,121$0$0$0
ANN ALLEN
AVP NURSING$143,348$0$20,063$0$14,366$0$3,653$0$22,657$0$204,087$0$0$0
ANDREW SEAMAN
PATIENT CARE SUPERVISOR$172,457$0$7,112$0$7,416$0$3,794$0$12,421$0$203,200$0$0$0
WINIFRED PARDO
PHARMACY SUPERVISOR$154,470$0$14,342$0$1,065$0$3,461$0$22,317$0$195,655$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

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SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3THE CEO OF HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL IS COMPENSATED BY BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA (BHSF), A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO FOLLOWS THE SAME PROCESS DELINEATED HEREIN. THE BYLAWS OF HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO SET EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO BHSF. BHSF'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED EXCLUSIVELY OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVE VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY REMUNERATION, AND WHO MUST ADHERE TO A STRINGENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT PRECLUDES THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH BAPTIST HEALTH. THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES. THE TERM "COMPENSATION" INCLUDES SALARIES, BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY ENGAGES A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON COMPENSATION POLICIES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DECISIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CAPABLE, PRODUCTIVE EXECUTIVES IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DESIGN OF A TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES A BASE SALARY, AT-RISK INCENTIVE PAY, AND BENEFITS. IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF BAPTIST HEALTH TO ENSURE A CONSISTENT COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY ACROSS ALL EMPLOYEE AND LEADERSHIP LEVELS THAT REWARDS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE USING A CASH PLUS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE TARGETING THE 75TH PERCENTILE. BASE SALARIES OF FULLY PRODUCTIVE EXECUTIVES ARE INDEXED TO THE MEDIAN (50TH PERCENTILE) SALARY PAID BY SIMILAR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. INCENTIVE PAY FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION AT THE 75TH PERCENTILE OF THE EXECUTIVE'S PEER GROUP IF THE EXECUTIVE EXCEEDS HIS/HER PERFORMANCE METRICS. 2. PERFORMANCE-BASED SALARY INCREASES: ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF BAPTIST HEALTH'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE." SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED UPON THE DEGREE TO WHICH EACH EXECUTIVE ACHIEVES HIS/HER INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR, WHICH ARE TIED TO CORPORATE OBJECTIVES. GENERALLY THESE OBJECTIVES RELATE TO CLINICAL QUALITY; PATIENT, PHYSICIAN AND COMMUNITY SATISFACTION; CHARITY CARE AND MISSION GOALS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PERFORMANCE AGAINST THESE OBJECTIVES IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 3. MARKET-BASED SALARY INCREASES: THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE MARKET VALUE OF EXECUTIVE POSITIONS ANNUALLY TO ASSURE THAT BAPTIST HEALTH'S PAY LEVELS ARE COMPETITIVE. THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, SELECTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, OBTAINS EXECUTIVE SALARY INFORMATION FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE WITHIN FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES. BAPTIST HEALTH'S PEER GROUP IS COMPRISED OF OTHER COMPLEX NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS OF SIMILAR SIZE ($2.5 BILLION IN REVENUES; 16,000 EMPLOYEES), SCOPE (6 HOSPITALS, 20 OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND A LARGE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE). THE PEER GROUP DOES NOT INCLUDE FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS, WHOSE COMPENSATION PRACTICES ARE FAR MORE GENEROUS (AND INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS STOCK OPTIONS AND EQUITY/OWNERSHIP INTERESTS). 4. NO GUARANTEED SALARY INCREASES: THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF ANNUAL EXECUTIVE SALARY INCREASES. SALARY INCREASES DEPEND UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO PAY, THE EXECUTIVE'S SALARY IN RELATION TO THE MARKET, THE EXECUTIVE'S PERFORMANCE LEVEL, AND INTERNAL PAY RELATIONSHIPS TO PEERS. 5. AT-RISK INCENTIVE PAY: KEY EXECUTIVES WHO CONTROL SIGNIFICANT ASSETS OR WHO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OPERATIONS MAY EARN INCENTIVE PAY. THE PURPOSE OF INCENTIVE PAY IS TO FOCUS EXECUTIVE ACTION ON KEY "PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS AND CORPORATE GOALS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT, COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT. THE INCENTIVE COMPONENT OF THE EXECUTIVE'S TOTAL COMPENSATION IS VARIABLE AND TOTALLY AT RISK, DEPENDING UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AGREED-UPON GOALS. 6. PERQUISITES: BAPTIST HEALTH EXECUTIVES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COMMON SET OF PERQUISITES THAT ARE TYPICAL OF OTHER RESPONSIBLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO MORE EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS. THESE BENEFITS ARE DEEMED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO BE APPROPRIATE AND CONSERVATIVE. PERQUISITES ARE GENERALLY LIMITED TO AUTO AND CELL PHONE ALLOWANCES WHICH ARE FULLY TAXABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE. OTHER PERQUISITES PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVES, SUCH AS PAID TIME OFF OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES, ARE OFFERED TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENTERPRISE-WIDE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. BUSINESS TRAVEL FOR EXECUTIVES ON COMMERCIAL AIRLINES IS LIMITED TO COACH FARES (AN UPGRADE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS OF SERVICE, E.G., BUSINESS CLASS, MAY BE PERMITTED WHEN THE FLIGHT DURATION IS IN EXCESS OF FIVE HOURS OR AN OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION CAN BE AVOIDED). CHARTERED PLANE TRAVEL, SPOUSAL TRAVEL, LUXURY RESIDENCES FOR PERSONAL USE, HEALTH, COUNTRY OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES AND PERSONAL SERVICES (SUCH AS MAID, CHAUFFEUR, CHEF, LANDSCAPER) ARE NOT PROVIDED (OR REIMBURSED) TO BAPTIST HEALTH EXECUTIVES.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4BAS PART OF THE BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA EXECUTIVE BENEFIT PLAN, EXECUTIVES ARE ELIGIBLE TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THEIR FLEXIBLE SPENDING ALLOWANCE TO A SUPPLEMENTAL SURVIVOR ACCUMULATION BENEFIT (SSAB) ACCOUNT. THE SSAB IS A LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCT THAT PROVIDES A DEFERRED RETIREMENT BENEFIT FOR THE EXECUTIVE OR A DEATH BENEFIT FOR THE EXECUTIVE'S SURVIVORS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SSAB MAY BE MADE ANNUALLY TO THE PARTICIPANT'S ACCOUNT. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ACCUMULATE, ALONG WITH INVESTMENT EARNINGS, FOR THE PERIOD THE EXECUTIVE PARTICIPATES. THE EXECUTIVE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE OR THE RELATED INVESTMENT INCOME, ALL OF WHICH IS SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE. PURSUANT TO THE SSAB PLAN GUIDELINES, THIS BENEFIT IS TERMINATED UPON AN EXECUTIVE REACHING AGE 65, HOWEVER, PAYMENT CAN BE DEFERRED TO A DATE AT LEAST TWO YEARS AFTER REACHING AGE 65 BUT NO LATER THAN 68. AT THAT TIME THE ENTIRE AMOUNT ACCUMULATED IS PAID OUT IN A LUMP SUM.
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7KEY EXECUTIVES WHO CONTROL SIGNIFICANT ASSETS OR WHO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OPERATIONS MAY EARN INCENTIVE PAY, CAPPED AT A PRE-DETERMINED PERCENTAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE'S BASE SALARY. THE PURPOSE OF INCENTIVE PAY IS TO FOCUS EXECUTIVE ACTION ON KEY "PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS AND CORPORATE GOALS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT, COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT. THE INCENTIVE COMPONENT OF THE EXECUTIVE'S TOTAL COMPENSATION IS VARIABLE AND TOTALLY AT RISK, DEPENDING UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AGREED-UPON GOALS.

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1THE MISSION OF BAPTIST HEALTH IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, AND TO PROMOTE THE SANCTITY AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE, IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. BAPTIST HEALTH IS A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION GUIDED BY THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN ETHIC. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CLINICAL AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE, ROOTED IN THE UTMOST INTEGRITY AND MORAL PRACTICE. CONSISTENT WITH ITS SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION, BAPTIST HEALTH IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF RELIGION, CREED, RACE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, INCLUDING, AS PERMITTED BY ITS RESOURCES, CHARITY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4ACONSISTENT WITH ITS FAITH-BASED MISSION, BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA AND ITS AFFILIATES (BAPTIST HEALTH) ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL, INCLUDING, AS PERMITTED BY OUR RESOURCES, CHARITY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED PATIENT SERVICES TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA AREA WITH 74,362 ADULT ADMISSIONS, 366,494 PATIENT DAYS, AND 356,262 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD, URGENT CARE VISITS TOTALED 300,686, OUTPATIENT SURGERY CASES 60,522, AND TOTAL OUTPATIENT VISITS WERE 1,140,808 SYSTEM-WIDE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 THE SYSTEM HAD 1,762 LICENSED INPATIENT BEDS COMPRISED OF 1,641 ACUTE CARE, 69 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEVEL II, 29 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE LEVEL III AND 23 COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL REHABILITATION. IN TOTAL BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED MORE THAN $188,490,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT DURING ITS 2016 FISCAL YEAR. WE PROVIDED CHARITY CARE VALUED AT $94,352,000 AS WELL AS $37,973,000 IN UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CHARITY SERVICES AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES IS BASED ON RECENT HISTORICAL COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS FOR CHARITY PATIENTS AND MEDICAID PATIENTS FROM BHSF'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, APPLIED TO THE CURRENT PERIOD GROSS UNCOMPENSATED CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING CARE TO CHARITY AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. WE ALSO CONTRIBUTED $25,834,500 TO THE INDIGENT CARE FUND AND EXPENDED $5,172,000 FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS. FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS COVERED TOPICS RANGING FROM INSOMNIA AND FOOD SAFETY TO DIABETES AND WEIGHT CONTROL. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDED FREE SCREENINGS FOR CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD PRESSURE, BODY COMPOSITION AND OSTEOPOROSIS. BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO HELPED THOSE IN NEED OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES BY DONATING APPROXIMATELY $1,907,000 TO NEIGHBORHOOD NOT-FOR-PROFIT CLINICS SUCH AS THE OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER IN HOMESTEAD, THE SOUTH MIAMI CHILDREN'S CENTER AND GOOD NEWS CARE CENTER IN SOUTH MIAMI AND THE GOOD HEALTH CLINIC IN TAVERNIER. BAPTIST HEALTH SPENT $16,591,900 PAYING PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED $2,310,000 IN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, $732,600 IN CHAPLAINCY, $1,503,000 IN PALLIATIVE CARE AND $2,115,000 IN UNFUNDED PATIENT CARE DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. FULFILLING OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY ISN'T ONLY ABOUT ASSISTING THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED. IT IS ALSO ABOUT SUPPORTING SERVICES THAT LOSE MONEY BUT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2007, BAPTIST HEALTH INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $135,000,000 IN BUILDING A REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL FOR HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL. HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL OPERATES AT A LOSS, BUT BAPTIST HEALTH CONTINUES TO OPERATE THIS HOSPITAL BECAUSE IT FILLS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEED FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE. ADDITIONALLY BAPTIST HEALTH HAS INVESTED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS TO HARDEN ITS FACILITIES TO WITHSTAND A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE FOR THE PROTECTION OF OUR PATIENTS AND NEIGHBORS. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY 2017. THE $430 MILLION, 445,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE HAS BECOME THE THIRD FULL MEMBER, AND THE ONLY MEMBER IN FLORIDA, OF THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING (MSK) CANCER ALLIANCE, AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO COLLABORATIVELY GUIDE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS TOWARD STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER CARE. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE FEATURES A UNIQUE, HYBRID ACADEMIC-COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER MODEL BACKED BY 30 YEARS OF BAPTIST HEALTH'S EXPERTISE IN CANCER CARE. THE FACILITY, LOCATED ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS, CONSOLIDATES MANY OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS UNDER ONE ROOF. THE INSTITUTE IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND ADVANCED RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING SOUTH FLORIDA'S FIRST PROTON THERAPY CENTER, ONE OF UNDER TWO DOZEN PROTON THERAPY CENTERS IN THE NATION, WHICH WILL OPEN LATER THIS YEAR. THE PRECISION OF PROTON THERAPY ALLOWS DOCTORS TO TARGET CANCER CELLS WITHOUT DAMAGING HEALTHY TISSUE AND VITAL ORGANS. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE EXPECTS TO DRAW A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND WILL ATTRACT LEADING MEDICAL AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND OTHER EVENTS. THE HILTON MIAMI-DADELAND - A 184-ROOM, FULL-SERVICE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER - IS DUE TO OPEN ON THE WEST END OF THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS IN LATE 2018 AND WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO SERVING OUT-OF-TOWN PATIENTS AND GUESTS VISITING THE CANCER INSTITUTE AND BAPTIST HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO THE HEALTH-RELATED BENEFITS LISTED ABOVE, BAPTIST HEALTH ALSO HAS A SIGNIFICANT AND POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. WE DIRECTLY EMPLOY MORE THAN 16,000 INDIVIDUALS AND DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY CREATE ANOTHER 34,000 JOBS. AS SOUTH FLORIDA'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER, BAPTIST HEALTH IS TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE BY COMMITTING TO THE ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF OUR FACILITIES. WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL IS CERTIFIED AS A GREEN BUILDING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED) PROGRAM FOR THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCILS. THIS COMMITMENT APPLIES TO OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, AS WELL, FROM THE SUPPLIES WE PURCHASE TO THE VEHICLES WE USE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR FAITH-BASED MISSION, BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING A SIGNIFICANT, POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24ABOND LIABILITIES ALL BOND LIABILITIES WILL BE REPORTED AT THE PARENT LEVEL, ON SCHEDULE K OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.'S 2015 FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1AUS INFORMATIONAL RETURNS BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA (BHSF) HAS A SYSTEM-WIDE TREASURY POLICY, WHICH RECOGNIZES ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE, MANAGE, AND COORDINATE ALL AFFILIATE OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE TREASURY FUNCTIONS. BHSF SERVES AS THE CENTRALIZED CASH RECEIPT AND DISBURSING AGENT FOR ALL BHSF ENTITIES. AS SUCH ONLY BHSF ISSUES US INFORMATIONAL RETURNS.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2AEMPLOYEES REPORTED ON FORM W-3 BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA (BHSF)IS THE APPOINTED PAY AGENT FOR ALL OF ITS AFFILIATES. AS SUCH ONLY BHSF ISSUES FORM W-3.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AGOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT THIS ORGANIZATION IS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT SOME BOARD MEMBERS TO THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BGOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT THIS ORGANIZATION IS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE OR RATIFY CERTAIN CORPORATE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PROCESS FOR REVIEWING FORM 990 THE MANAGEMENT OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA (BHSF) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THE TAX RETURNS OF BHSF AND ALL OF ITS NONPROFIT, CHARITABLE AFFILIATES. THIS FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND TREASURY REGULATIONS. INDEPENDENT TAX CONSULTANTS AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT HAVE REVIEWED IN DETAIL THE COMPLETED FORM 990. PRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 PREPARATION PROCESS AND THE DOCUMENTS ARE DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE FINANCE & INSURANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTARY. ADDITIONALLY THE EXECUTIVE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEES OF THE BHSF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS, REVIEW OTHER PERTINENT AREAS OF THE RETURN. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO HEREBY CERTIFY AS TO THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF THIS FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AN ACTUAL, POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE AN EMPLOYEE'S JUDGEMENT COULD BE AFFECTED BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST, OTHER THAN THE RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FROM BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES ("BHSF"), IN THE OUTCOME OF A DECISION OVER WHICH THE EMPLOYEE HAS CONTROL OR INFLUENCE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY, IT IS PRESUMED THAT MANAGERS HAVE CONTROL OR INFLUENCE OVER ANY DECISION AFFECTING A MATTER FOR WHICH A MANAGER HAS RESPONSIBILITY. A PERSONAL INTEREST EXISTS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OR A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY STANDS TO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OBTAIN FINANCIAL GAIN AS A RESULT OF A DECISION. THIS POLICY IS INTENDED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY UNDERSTAND, IDENTIFY, MANAGE AND APPROPRIATELY DISCLOSE THOSE TRANSACTIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACTUAL, POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CODE OF ETHICS, HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS MUST BE OBSERVED IN THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF ALL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED AT, BY OR WITH BHSF. ANY DECISIONS MADE BY BHSF EMPLOYEES MUST BE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS, WITH THE BEST ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS OF BHSF AS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PERSONAL GAIN OR INTEREST OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY. LIKEWISE, THE APPEARANCE OF ANY SUCH IMPROPER INFLUENCE ON ANY DECISIONS SHOULD BE CONSCIOUSLY AVOIDED. EMPLOYEES SHOULD ALSO ADHERE TO POLICY 828 WHICH PROHIBITS VENDOR SPONSORED TRAVEL AND POLICY 829 LIMITING ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONAL HONORARIUMS AND POLICY 831 WHICH PROVIDES LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES ON PHILANTHROPIC SOLICITATION OF VENDORS. A POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OR INTEREST MAY EXIST IRRESPECTIVE OF THE INTENT OF THE EMPLOYEE. BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST BAPTIST HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES HAVE A STRONG AND ROBUST CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY IS MEANT TO ENSURE THAT EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE RESPECTIVE ENTITY'S BOARD GOVERNS THE AFFAIRS OF BAPTIST HEALTH AND THEIR AFFILIATES WITH HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AND MAKES DECISIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BAPTIST HEALTH. VOTING BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT BE EMPLOYED BY BAPTIST HEALTH NOR ENGAGED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO BAPTIST HEALTH IN EXCHANGE FOR CASH COMPENSATION. CONFLICT FREE DECISION MAKING EXTENDS BEYOND THE BOARD MEMBERS TO INCLUDE TRANSACTIONS THAT MIGHT BENEFIT (I) THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF A MEMBER OR HIS OR HER FAMILY (II) AN ORGANIZATION CONTROLLED BY A MEMBER OF HIS OR HER FAMILY (III) AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH A MEMBER OR HIS OR HER FAMILY HAS A MATERIAL INTEREST. SINCE THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE AS DAMAGING TO BAPTIST HEALTH'S REPUTATION AS ACTUALLY PERMITTING A CONFLICT TO EXIST, EACH BOARD MEMBER HAS A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THIS CONTINUING OBLIGATION IS SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION THAT THE BOARD MEMBER IS FREE FROM ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION IS REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMPLIANCE WHO REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE FURTHER REVIEWED BY THE BOARD'S ETHICS COMMITTEE. IF A CONFLICT DOES EXIST, THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER MAY BE REQUIRED TO (I) RESIGN FROM THE BOARD OR (II) ELIMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP WHICH GIVES RISE TO THE CONFLICT. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COMPLIANCE ONE OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA'S GREATEST ASSETS IS THE INTEGRITY OF ITS VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS. ONE WAY TO ASSURE INTEGRITY IS THEIR COMMITMENT TO A STRINGENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR THEIR GOVERNING BOARDS AND MANAGEMENT. AS A PART OF A ROBUST CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION FORM. THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT MONITOR TO ENSURE ALL VOTING MEMBERS SUBMIT THE DECLARATION FORM AND PERFORM NECESSARY RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS. ALL DISCLOSURES AND THE RELATED RESEARCH ARE SUMMARIZED FOR THE ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE BAPTIST HEALTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANY DISCLOSURES THAT MAY RESULT IN THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT ARE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS CONSIDERATION AND RESOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PERFORMANCE-BASED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION THE SOUTH FLORIDA MARKET FOR HIGHLY COMPETENT HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES REFLECTS A VERY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR QUALIFIED EXECUTIVES. IT IS COMPRISED OF LARGE, NATIONAL, FOR PROFIT CHAINS AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND STAND-ALONE HOSPITALS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA SEEKS EXECUTIVES OF VISION AND LEADERSHIP TO CARRY OUT THE ORGANIZATION'S FAITH-BASED MISSION OF QUALITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE BOARD EXPECTS THESE EXECUTIVES TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THAT WILL PLACE BAPTIST HEALTH AMONG THE BEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN THE NATION FOR QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE. THE BOARD EXPECTS EXECUTIVES TO DEMONSTRATE INTEGRITY AND LOYALTY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AND TO ADHERE TO BAPTIST HEALTH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EXECUTIVE CODE OF CONDUCT AND ALL COMPLIANCE/ETHICS POLICIES. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS CONSIDERED THE FOUNDATION TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN EXECUTIVES WITH THE TALENT, EXPERIENCE AND CHARACTER TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS. THE CEO OF HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL IS COMPENSATED BY BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA (BHSF), A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO FOLLOWS THE SAME PROCESS DELINEATED HEREIN. THE BYLAWS OF HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL DELEGATE THE AUTHORITY TO SET EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO BHSF. BHSF'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED EXCLUSIVELY OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVE VOLUNTARILY WITHOUT ANY REMUNERATION, AND WHO MUST ADHERE TO A STRINGENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT PRECLUDES THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH BAPTIST HEALTH. THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES. THE TERM "COMPENSATION" INCLUDES SALARIES, BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY ENGAGES A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND TO ADVISE THE BOARD ON COMPENSATION POLICIES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DECISIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: 1. TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE: RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CAPABLE, PRODUCTIVE EXECUTIVES IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DESIGN OF A TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES A BASE SALARY, AT-RISK INCENTIVE PAY, AND BENEFITS. IT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF BAPTIST HEALTH TO ENSURE A CONSISTENT COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY ACROSS ALL EMPLOYEE AND LEADERSHIP LEVELS THAT REWARDS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE USING A CASH PLUS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE TARGETING THE 75TH PERCENTILE. BASE SALARIES OF FULLY PRODUCTIVE EXECUTIVES ARE INDEXED TO THE MEDIAN (50TH PERCENTILE) SALARY PAID BY SIMILAR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. INCENTIVE PAY FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION AT THE 75TH PERCENTILE OF THE EXECUTIVE'S PEER GROUP IF THE EXECUTIVE EXCEEDS HIS/HER PERFORMANCE METRICS. 2. PERFORMANCE-BASED SALARY INCREASES: ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF BAPTIST HEALTH'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY IS "PAY FOR PERFORMANCE." SALARY INCREASES ARE BASED UPON THE DEGREE TO WHICH EACH EXECUTIVE ACHIEVES HIS/HER INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR, WHICH ARE TIED TO CORPORATE OBJECTIVES. GENERALLY THESE OBJECTIVES RELATE TO CLINICAL QUALITY; PATIENT, PHYSICIAN AND COMMUNITY SATISFACTION; CHARITY CARE AND MISSION GOALS; FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND EXPENSE MANAGEMENT. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PERFORMANCE AGAINST THESE OBJECTIVES IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 3. MARKET-BASED SALARY INCREASES: THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE MARKET VALUE OF EXECUTIVE POSITIONS ANNUALLY TO ASSURE THAT BAPTIST HEALTH'S PAY LEVELS ARE COMPETITIVE. THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, SELECTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, OBTAINS EXECUTIVE SALARY INFORMATION FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE WITHIN FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES. BAPTIST HEALTH'S PEER GROUP IS COMPRISED OF OTHER COMPLEX NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL SYSTEMS OF SIMILAR SIZE ($2.5 BILLION IN REVENUES; 16,000 EMPLOYEES), SCOPE (6 HOSPITALS, 20 OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND A LARGE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE). THE PEER GROUP DOES NOT INCLUDE FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS, WHOSE COMPENSATION PRACTICES ARE FAR MORE GENEROUS (AND INCLUDE SUCH THINGS AS STOCK OPTIONS AND EQUITY/OWNERSHIP INTERESTS). 4. NO GUARANTEED SALARY INCREASES: THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF ANNUAL EXECUTIVE SALARY INCREASES. SALARY INCREASES DEPEND UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO PAY, THE EXECUTIVE'S SALARY IN RELATION TO THE MARKET, THE EXECUTIVE'S PERFORMANCE LEVEL, AND INTERNAL PAY RELATIONSHIPS TO PEERS. 5. AT-RISK INCENTIVE PAY: KEY EXECUTIVES WHO CONTROL SIGNIFICANT ASSETS OR WHO HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OPERATIONS MAY EARN INCENTIVE PAY, CAPPED AT A PRE-DETERMINED PERCENTAGE OF THE EXECUTIVE'S BASE SALARY. THE PURPOSE OF INCENTIVE PAY IS TO FOCUS EXECUTIVE ACTION ON KEY "PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS AND CORPORATE GOALS THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY EFFORT, COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT. THE INCENTIVE COMPONENT OF THE EXECUTIVE'S TOTAL COMPENSATION IS VARIABLE AND TOTALLY AT RISK, DEPENDING UPON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AGREED-UPON GOALS. 6. PERQUISITES: BAPTIST HEALTH EXECUTIVES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COMMON SET OF PERQUISITES THAT ARE TYPICAL OF OTHER RESPONSIBLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO MORE EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS. THESE BENEFITS ARE DEEMED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO BE APPROPRIATE AND CONSERVATIVE. PERQUISITES ARE GENERALLY LIMITED TO AUTO AND CELL PHONE ALLOWANCES WHICH ARE FULLY TAXABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE. OTHER PERQUISITES PROVIDED TO EXECUTIVES, SUCH AS PAID TIME OFF OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES, ARE OFFERED TO ALL EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENTERPRISE-WIDE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. BUSINESS TRAVEL FOR EXECUTIVES ON COMMERCIAL AIRLINES IS LIMITED TO COACH FARES (AN UPGRADE TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS OF SERVICE, E.G., BUSINESS CLASS, MAY BE PERMITTED WHEN THE FLIGHT DURATION IS IN EXCESS OF FIVE HOURS OR AN OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATION CAN BE AVOIDED). CHARTERED PLANE TRAVEL, SPOUSAL TRAVEL, LUXURY RESIDENCES FOR PERSONAL USE, HEALTH, COUNTRY OR SOCIAL CLUB DUES AND PERSONAL SERVICES (SUCH AS MAID, CHAUFFEUR, CHEF, LANDSCAPER) ARE NOT PROVIDED (OR REIMBURSED) TO BAPTIST HEALTH EXECUTIVES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION BOTH THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING ON THIRD PARTY WEBSITES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON WWW.BAPTISTHEALTH.NET.
FORM 990, PART VIIREPORTABLE COMPENSATION THE AMOUNTS APPEARING AS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION ON FORM 990 PART VII FOR VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMPOSED OF EITHER PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES AS AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MEDICAL STAFF, NON-CLINICAL SERVICES RENDERED TO BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA OR ITS AFFILIATES WHICH MAKE POSSIBLE AN IMPORTANT ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION, OR MINOR DISCOUNTS ON CLINICAL SERVICES RECEIVED AT A BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA FACILITY. ALL OF THESE AMOUNTS ARE REPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO IRS FORMS W-2 AND 1099 RESPECTIVELY.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF BHSF FOUNDATION 388,063.
SCHEDULE J PART II COLUMN (B)(II)EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ALL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT UNCOMPENSATED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO HAVE CERTIFIED THAT THEY HAVE NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE ORGANIZATION. REPORTABLE COMPENSATION INCLUDES BASE SALARY AS WELL AS PAYMENTS UNDER A FORMAL INCENTIVE PLAN WHICH REWARDS SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF QUALITY, MISSION, CHARITY CARE, AND FINANCIAL CORPORATE OBJECTIVES.

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BAPTIST HEALTH ENTERPRISES INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143592572862REAL ESTATE MGMTFLBHSFC0
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP
7301 RIVERS AVENUE SUITE 230NORTH CHARLESTONSC29406203433505INSURANCESCBHSFC0
PINEAPPLE INSURANCE COMPANY
980465790INSURANCEBHSFC023 LIME TREE BAY AVE PO BOX 1051GRAND CAYMANCJKY1-1102CJ
BMAB EAST TOWER INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143654047110REAL ESTATE MGMTFLBHEC0
BAPTIST MEDICAL SERVICES CORP
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143650506620HOLDING COMPANYFLBHEC0
KENDALL CREDIT & BUSINESS SERVICES INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143650434778COLLECTIONSFLBHEC0
WEST KENDALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143650475570COLLECTIONSFLBHEC0
SOUTH MIAMI HEALTH ENTERPRISES INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143592623930MEDICAL CENTERFLBHEC0
EAST KENDALL INVESTMENTS INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143650593165REAL ESTATE RENTLFLBHEC0
BAPTIST AMBULATORY SERVICES INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143421573814HOLDING COMPANYFLBHEC0
BHE REALTY INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143900152617R. ESTATE BROKERFLBHEC0
BAPTIST ANCILLARY SERVICES INC
6855 RED ROAD STE 600CORAL GABLESFL33143550800138HOLDING COMPANYFLBHEC0
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Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangeYes (1)AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd