NORTON HOSPITALS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: NORTON HOSPITALS INC (EIN 61-0703799)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-14
IRS object ID: 201623199349311932
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-14T20:01:20-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	350921680	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9600 Brownsboro Road	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	Suite 400	AddressLine2Txt
City	Louisville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	402411122	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	610703799	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Norton Hospitals Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5026298263	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Accounting 224 E Broadway 5th Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Louisville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Michael W Gough	PersonNm
Person Title	Sys Sr VP CFO/Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2016-11-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Rachel Spurlock	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00520729	PTIN
Phone	5023263996	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Stephen A Williams	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Accounting 224 E Broadway	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	5th Floor	AddressLine2Txt
City	Louisville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,731,358,832	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.nortonhealthcare.com	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1969	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC.'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL THOSE WE SERVE, IN A MANNER THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND HONORS OUR FAITH HERITAGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10019	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1676	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$4,851,219	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$13,583,471	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$12,790,617	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,587,694,864	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,713,698,108	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$2,337,312	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$80,612	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,693,157	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,508,605	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,604,634,180	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,730,077,942	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$555,134,208	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$604,145,209	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$856,058,218	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$864,571,485	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,411,192,426	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,468,716,694	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$193,441,754	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$261,361,248	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,440,612,021	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,716,731,667	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$105,172,674	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$120,159,373	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,335,439,347	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,596,572,294	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC.'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL THOSE WE SERVE, IN A MANNER THAT RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND HONORS OUR FAITH HERITAGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,448,839,451	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,712,020,482	RevenueAmt
Desc	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI) WAS FORMED TO: I) PROVIDE ON A NONPROFIT BASIS, HOSPITAL OR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF ILL AND INJURED PERSONS AND THOSE WHO OTHERWISE REQUIRE MEDICAL CARE AND RELATED SERVICES OF THE KIND CUSTOMARILY FURNISHED MOST EFFECTIVELY BY HOSPITALS OR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; II) CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RENDERING CARE TO THE SICK AND INJURED; III) PROMOTE AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH RELATED TO THE CARE OF THE SICK AND INJURED. NHI HAS A TOTAL OF 1,837 LICENSED BEDS, NORTON HOSPITAL - 605 BEDS; KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - 300 BEDS; NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL - 432 BEDS; NORTON WOMEN'S AND KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - 373 BEDS; AND NORTON BROWNSBORO HOSPITAL - 127 BEDS. THESE HOSPITALS OPERATE TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS A DAY, SEVEN (7) DAYS A WEEK. IN 2015, NHI'S HOSPITALS AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS SERVED 67,549 INPATIENTS, 480,725 OUTPATIENTS, AND 242,036 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. IN ADDITION, NHI'S OPERATING ROOMS CARED FOR 19,950 INPATIENT SURGICAL PATIENTS AND 33,599 OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 8,335 DELIVERIES WERE PERFORMED AT NHI BIRTHING CENTERS. UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE PROGRAM, NHI PROVIDED FREE CARE TO 19,005 PATIENTS, AT A COST OF $8.1 MILLION. ALSO, NHI GRANTS PATIENTS A DISCOUNT FROM BILLED CHARGES TO ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE NO ACCESS TO PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE OR DO NOT QUALIFY FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE OR CHARITY CARE. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, 12,587 PATIENTS were provided CARE AT DISCOUNTED RATES. OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY WERE THE UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID SERVICES OF $74.8 MILLION AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT OF $39.0 MILLION, PRIMARILY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. ALSO, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES TOTALED $10.8 MILLION, CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS WERE $1.8 MILLION, PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS WERE $1.8 MILLION, THE KENTUCKY POISON CONTROL CENTER WAS $2.0 MILLION, AND THE CHILD GUIDANCE AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM WAS $877,000.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,448,839,451	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (true)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (true)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	294	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10019	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Helena Schulz	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5026298263	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Accounting 224 E BROADWAY 5th Fl	AddressLine1Txt
City	Louisville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	40202	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Stephen A Williams
CEO/Trustee	10.0	40.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$2,599,308	$135,934
Maria L Bouvette
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Brendan Canavan
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Sue Davis EdD RN
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Craig D Grant
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Louis S Heuser MD
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Martha K Heyburn MD
Trustee	1.0	4.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Richard R Ivey
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Ronald Lehocky MD
Trustee	1.0	4.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Gail Lyttle
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Gregory E Mayes
Trustee	1.0	6.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Joseph J McGowan EdD
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Edie Nixon
Trustee	1.0	3.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Barry Pennybaker
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Erwin Roberts
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
G Hunt Rounsavall Jr
Trustee	1.0	5.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Rev William J Schultz
Trustee	1.0	4.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Gary L Stewart
Trustee	1.0	4.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
James L Sublett MD
Trustee	1.0	2.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Richard S Wolf MD
Honorary Chair Emeritus	1.0	3.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Donald H Robinson
Chair	1.0	13.5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Maria Gerwing Hampton
Vice Chair	1.0	8.5	Yes (X)		$0	$1,600	$0
Russell F Cox
President	10.0	40.0		Yes (X)	$0	$1,371,692	$763,935
Michael W Gough
Sys Sr VP CFO/Treasurer	10.0	40.0		Yes (X)	$0	$1,141,474	$560,808
Robert B Azar
Sys VP Chief Legal Officer/Secretary	10.0	40.0		Yes (X)	$0	$653,501	$117,515
Thomas Kmetz
Division President Women and Children Services	50.0	1.0			$743,818	$0	$165,028	Yes (X)
Kevin Wardell
Hospital CAO	50.0	0			$699,231	$0	$118,414	Yes (X)
John Harryman
Hospital CAO	50.0	0			$606,355	$0	$834,940	Yes (X)
Mary Gruebbel
VP Pediatric Ops/CNO	50.0	0			$473,135	$0	$49,351	Yes (X)
Charlotte Ipsan
Hospital CAO	50.0	0			$451,259	$0	$105,330	Yes (X)
Matthew Ayers
Hospital CAO	50.0	0			$403,238	$0	$86,982	Yes (X)
Brian Stoll
Physician	50.0	0			$817,293	$0	$70,691		Yes (X)
Aaron Spalding
Physician	50.0	0			$812,268	$0	$53,146		Yes (X)
Michael Hahl
Physician	50.0	0			$805,545	$0	$48,934		Yes (X)
Mark Cornett
Physician	50.0	0			$804,664	$0	$56,013		Yes (X)
Patrick Williams
Physician	50.0	0			$798,447	$0	$25,374		Yes (X)
Steven MacLauchlan
Hospital President	0.0	0			$661,941	$0	$54,166			Yes (X)
Steven Pursell
VP Medical Director NCI	50.0	0			$733,682	$0	$40,000			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$8,810,874	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$5,797,975	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$3,286,560	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	372	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
323 E CHESTNUT ST	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	RESIDENCY PROGRAM	$9,765,913
WEHR CONSTRUCTORS INC
2517 PLANTSIDE DR	LOUISVILLE	KY	40299	CONSTRUCTION	$5,940,765
JENNER & BLOCK LLP
353 NORTH CLARK ST	CHICAGO	IL	606543456	LEGAL SERVICES	$5,167,097
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES PSC
702 NORTH SHORE DR	JEFFERSONVILLE	IN	47130	ANESTHESIA SERVICES	$4,377,536	SUITE 500
MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS INC
PO BOX 102289	ATLANTA	GA	303682289	DIETARY SERVICES	$4,237,635

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	130	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Related Organizations	$12,790,617	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Total Contributions	$12,790,617	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Net Patient Revenue	621110	$1,712,203,011	$1,707,516,475	$4,686,536
Healthcare Education	611710	$1,495,097	$1,495,097

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,713,698,108	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,595,180	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,260,168	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$335,012	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$335,012	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$335,012	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$101,334	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$20,722	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$80,612	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$80,612	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$80,612	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Purchasing Co-Op Inc	561499	$1,744,465	$1,579,782	$164,683
Parking Income	812930	$1,164,141	$1,164,141
Capitation Revenue	621990	$153,995	$153,995

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$110,992	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$110,992	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,173,593	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,730,077,942	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,712,020,482	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$4,851,219	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$415,624	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,720,313	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,720,313	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$271,757	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$459,061,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$459,061,242	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,602,205	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,602,205	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,924,935	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,924,935	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,564,757	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,564,757	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,964,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,964,226	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,914,198	TotalAmt
Program Services	$138,914,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,408,304	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,408,304	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,371,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,371,855	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$776,670	TotalAmt
Program Services	$776,670	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,634,615	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,634,615	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,172,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,172,242	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,911,238	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,911,238	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Medical Supplies	$356,549,699	$356,549,699
Allocated Support	$152,901,867	$133,024,624	$19,877,243
Bad Debt	$54,315,739	$54,315,739
Provider Tax	$20,129,732	$20,129,732

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,521,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,521,100	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,468,716,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,448,839,451	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,877,243	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,394	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$192,697,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,135,155	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,217,810	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,577,954	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,345,613	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,666,250	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,372,880,312	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$776,713,802	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$616,350,881	BOYAmt
EOY	$596,166,510	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,496,448	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,445,984	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$575,470,409	BOYAmt
EOY	$847,698,420	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,440,612,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,716,731,667	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,622,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,831,831	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,550,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,327,542	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,172,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,159,373	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,332,557,222	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,591,806,040	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,882,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,766,254	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,335,439,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,596,572,294	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,440,612,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,716,731,667	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$261,361,248	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$228,301	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$55,819	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$55,819	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. PAYS DUES TO THE KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. A PORTION OF THOSE DUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,819 IS SPENT ON LOBBYING.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. PAYS DUES TO THE KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. A PORTION OF THOSE DUE IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,819 IS SPENT ON LOBBYING.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,430,388	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$86,737	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$772,654	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$848,402	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$18,722,595	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$20,805,488	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$90,195	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$489,431	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$774,336	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$20,430,388	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,481,086	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,923,249	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,984,289	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$583,136	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$20,805,488	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,388,339	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$79,862	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,540,851	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$368,242	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$17,481,086	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$17,701,307	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	-$91,902	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$546,855	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$674,211	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$16,388,339	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.0355	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.9645	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$25,560,360	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$25,560,360	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$732,743,116	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$296,323,481	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$436,419,635	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$573,745,571	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$473,896,040	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$99,849,531	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$40,831,265	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,494,281	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$34,336,984	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$596,166,510	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
RECEIVABLE FROM AFFILIATE	$819,163,783
PHYSICIAN GUARANTEE ASSET	$656,680
INVESTMENT IN PREMIER PURCHASING PARTNERS LP	$27,519,373
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES	$358,584

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$847,698,420	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO THIRD PARTY PAYORS	$25,649,174
PHYSICIAN GUARANTEE LIABILITY	$656,680
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$7,021,688

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$33,327,542	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,733,366,816	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$9,149,313	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$9,149,313	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,724,217,503	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$5,860,439	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$5,860,439	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,730,077,942	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,477,866,007	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$9,149,313	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$9,149,313	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,468,716,694	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,468,716,694	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION UTILIZE INCOME GENERATED FROM ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF NORTON HOSPITALS, INC.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990	RENTAL INCOME-INTERNAL - 8008721 REIMBURSEMENT OF SALARY AND UTILITY EXPENSE - 1260168 GAIN OF SALE OF ASSETS - -80612 FEES AND SPECIAL SERVICES - -38964
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements	CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS - 5860439
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990	RENTAL INCOME-INTERNAL - 8008721 REIMBURSEMENT OF SALARY AND UTILITY EXPENSE - 1260168 GAIN OF SALE OF ASSETS - -80612 FEES AND SPECIAL SERVICES - -38964

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Free Care Other	300	FreeCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	false	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (true)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	false	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (true)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (true)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$8,066,713	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$8,066,713	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0057	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$403,539,772	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$328,780,883	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$74,758,889	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0529	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$275,056	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$4,610,060	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$411,881,541	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$333,390,943	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$82,825,602	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0586	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$11,245,566	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$100,913	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$11,144,653	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0079	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$42,904,714	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$3,950,851	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$38,953,863	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0275	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,420,288	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,420,288	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0017	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,963,919	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,963,919	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0014	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$58,534,487	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$4,051,764	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$54,482,723	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0385	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$470,416,028	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$337,442,707	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$137,308,325	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0971	TotalExpensePct

Physical Imprv And Housing PhysicalImprvAndHousingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,229,661	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,229,661	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0009	TotalExpensePct

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Leadership Development LeadershipDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$490	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$490	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0000	TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$320	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$320	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0000	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Other Communtity Building Acty OtherCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$0	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$0	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,230,471	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,230,471	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.0009	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (true)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$54,315,739	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$2,567,290	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$343,555,939	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$356,016,637	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$12,460,698	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	5	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp (5 entries)

FacilityFacilityNum	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Website AddressWebsiteAddressTxt	State LicenseStateLicenseNum	Licensed HospitalLicensedHospitalInd	General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd	Teaching HospitalTeachingHospitalInd	Emergency Room24 HrsEmergencyRoom24HrsInd	Facility Reporting GroupFacilityReportingGroupCd	Childrens HospitalChildrensHospitalInd
Norton Hospital
1	200 E Chestnut St	Louisville	KY	40202	http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/nortonhospital	100234	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	A
Kosair Children's Hospital
2	231 E Chestnut St	Louisville	KY	40202	http://www.kosairchildrenshospital.com/	100234	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	A	Yes (X)
Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital
4	4001 Dutchmans Lane	Louisville	KY	40207	http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/nortonsuburbanhospital	100255	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	A
Norton Audubon Hospital
3	One Audubon Plaza Drive	Louisville	KY	40217	http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/NortonAudubonHospital	100252	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	A
Norton Brownsboro Hospital
5	4950 Norton Healthcare Blvd	Louisville	KY	40241	http://www.nortonhealthcare.com/nortonbrownsborohospital	100475	Yes (X)	Yes (X)		Yes (X)	A

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

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

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Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (7 entries)

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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5 Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - ALL HOSPITALS. COMMUNITY INPUT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FIVE COMMUNITY FORUMS AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS COMPLETED BY 45 INDIVIDUALS THAT ATTENDED THE PUBLIC FORUMS ALONG WITH 1,826 ONLINE SURVEY RESPONDENTS; IN ADDITION TO ANOTHER FORUM WHERE 40 BUSINESS LEADERS AND PHYSICIANS ATTENDED. FINDINGS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY SECTION OF THIS SCHEDULE.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 6a Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - ALL HOSPITALS. NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. OWNS AND OPERATES FIVE HOSPITALS LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THE HOSPITALS ARE: - NORTON HOSPITAL - KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - NORTON WOMEN'S AND KOSAIR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - NORTON AUDUBON HOSPITAL - NORTON BROWNSBORO HOSPITAL
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 6b Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE LOUISVILLE AREA HOSPITALS COLLABORATED WITH LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT THE COMMUNITY WIDE HEALTH SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 11 Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - ALL HOSPITALS. CHANGING MARKET DEMOGRAPHICS - NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI) HAS A SMALL BUT GROWING IMMIGRANT POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY. IN RESPONSE TO THIS, NHI HAS INITIATED EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO ENHANCE ASSIMILATION WITH NHI AND THE COMMUNITY. NHI HAS ENHANCED RECRUITING EFFORTS WITH A FOCUS ON INCLUSIVENESS AND ENSURING THAT THE WORKFORCE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PATIENTS WE SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND REGION. NHI HAS INCORPORATED DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING INTO THE ORIENTATION PROCESS FOR NEW HIRES, AS WELL AS UTILIZING PATIENT FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCILS TO IDENTIFY PROCESS AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. POVERTY LEVELS - NHI'S FACILITIES ACCEPT ALL PATIENTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. NHI HAS A CAPITATION CONTRACT WITH PASSPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO CARE FOR QUALIFIED MEDICAID PATIENTS. NHI ALSO HAS A RIGOROUS CHARITY POLICY WITH REPRESENTATIVES WHO ASSIST THOSE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AS NEEDED TO ENSURE ALL POTENTIAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM WHEN CARE IS PROVIDED. LANGUAGE - NHI HAS MANY EMPLOYEES THAT SPEAK SPANISH AND OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES. WE CONTRACT WITH A SERVICE TO PROVIDE TRANSLATIONAL SERVICES TO FACILITATE CARE DELIVERY. EDUCATION - NHI PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE EMPLOYEE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE NORTON UNIVERSITY AND NORTON INSTITUTE FOR NURSING. PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE GAPS AND FUTURE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH NORTON UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP. TEEN BIRTHS - THE BIRTH RATE FOR TEENAGERS IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA IS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 42.5. AS A LEADING PROVIDER FOR BIRTHING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES, CONTINUING TO PROMOTE HEALTH AWARENESS AS IT RELATES TO PREGNANCY PREVENTION ALTERNATIVES IS AN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. NHI HAS EXPANDED MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE LOCATIONS, NOW UTILIZING TELEMEDICINE TOOLS TO BROADEN ACCESS. NHI ALSO CONTINUES TO EXPAND CLINICAL AFFILIATIONS WITH RURAL PROVIDERS. NHI CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF PREGNANCY PREVENTION ALTERNATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS THROUGH THE MARSHALL WOMEN'S CENTER LOCATED ON OUR ST. MATTHEWS CAMPUS. PRENATAL CARE, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND INFANT MORTALITY - IN KENTUCKY, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES EXCEED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NHI IS COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE STATE AND REGION TO ENSURE THE FEMALE POPULATION HAS ACCESS TO CLINICAL RESOURCES FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE AND OUTCOME FOR THEIR BABY. PART OF THIS INITIATIVE INVOLVES EDUCATION ON PRENATAL CARE AND THE VALUE OF THESE EFFORTS TO REDUCE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS. PRENATAL CLASS OFFERINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, NHI PROVIDES CLINICAL RESOURCES TO THE SHAWNEE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND PARK DUVALLE COMMUNITIES TO FURTHER PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. DIABETES - THE DIABETES PATIENT POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW IN KENTUCKY AND MORTALITY RATES FOR THE STATE AND LOUISVILLE METRO CONTINUE TO EXCEED NATIONAL AVERAGES. NHI HAS A FOCUSED PROGRAM AT OUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS WHILE UTILIZING PROTOCOLS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES. ADDITIONALLY NHI'S CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS TEAM UTILIZES BEST PRACTICE CLINICAL PROTOCOLS TO IDENTIFY DIABETES PATIENTS AND RECOMMEND THEM TO A SPECIALIST FOR ONGOING CARE MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE PATIENT HEALTH. OBESITY, NUTRITION & EXERCISE - OBESITY HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUE FOR THE LOUISVILLE AREA AS WELL AS THE STATE. OBESE PATIENTS HAVE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 350,000 OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. FURTHER, ALMOST TWO THIRDS OF THE POPULATION IN THE AREA REPORT THEY ARE OVERWEIGHT, AND HALF OF THOSE REPORT THAT THEY ARE OBESE. NHI FEELS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS THE STATE'S EXPERT IN PEDIATRIC SERVICES. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING PEDIATRIC SERVICES, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A FEEDING CLINIC AND PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. NHI HAS A BARIATRIC CENTER THAT PROVIDES EXERCISE AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS. BARIATRIC SURGICAL CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN AN EDUCATION PROGRAM PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WEIGHT FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. NHI HAS ESTABLISHED A FOCUSED PREVENTION AND WELLNESS SERVICE LINE TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BEHAVIOR AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SCREENINGS AND OTHER PREVENTION ACTIVITIES TO FACILITATE EARLY DETECTION OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND RELATED RISK FACTORS. NHI WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH FOR THESE PROGRAMS AS FEASIBLE. CANCER INCIDENCE & MORTALITY - THE INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY RATES FOR ALL CANCERS ARE WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NHI HAS A STRONG DEPTH AND BREADTH OF SUBSPECIALISTS IN THE AREA OF ONCOLOGIC CARE WITH NORTON CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI). WE OPERATE KENTUCKY'S ONLY ACCREDITED NETWORK CANCER CENTER AND UTILIZE EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL PROTOCOLS AND PATHWAYS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SURVIVORSHIP OF OUR CANCER PATIENTS. AS DEMONSTRATED BY OUR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE QUALITY REPORT, NHI'S SURVIVAL RATES ARE NEAR OR EXCEEDING NATIONAL RATES IN ALMOST EVERY CANCER CONDITION AND STAGE LEVEL. NHI HAS EXPANDED CLINIC SITES TO ADDITIONAL SERVICE AREAS OUTSIDE OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA TO BRING NEEDED SCREENING AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. LUNG CANCER - THE INCIDENCE RATES FOR LUNG CANCER ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION FOR KENTUCKY. THE SURVIVAL RATE UNFORTUNATELY LAGS NATIONAL AVERAGES SIGNIFICANTLY. NHI HAS IMPLEMENTED A LUNG CT SCREENING PROGRAM TO FACILITATE EARLY DETECTION. NHI ALSO OFFERS TOBACCO AND SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES. IN ADDITION, A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PULMONARY LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT NEEDS. BREAST CANCER - NHI HAS MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS AND OTHER PREVENTION AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES. NHI HAS IMPLEMENTED A BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SERVICE OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS, TO STREAMLINE SCREENING ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE A SINGLE ACCESS POINT TO EVALUATE CARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. PROSTATE CANCER - NCI PROVIDES PROSTATE SCREENINGS THROUGH VARIOUS VENUES, INCLUDING OUR MOBILE HEALTH UNIT IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, AS WELL AS OTHER ROUTINE HEALTH FAIRS WHERE SCREENINGS ARE OFFERED. NHI PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, BEING THE FIRST IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE RADICAL PROSTATECTOMIES WITH THE DAVINCI ROBOT, PRESERVING TISSUE AND IMPROVING RECOVERY TIME. HEART DISEASE MORTALITY - NHI'S CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM HAS SPECIFIC INITIATIVES TO EXPAND ADVANCED IMAGING TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS RATES. FURTHER, OUR CLINICAL PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED AROUND QUALITY INITIATIVES AND CONTINUOUS ENHANCEMENT OF BEST PRACTICES AND PROTOCOLS. NHI CONTINUES TO STRIVE FOR CLINICAL PROGRAM EXCELLENCE THROUGH ATTAINMENT OF ADVANCED ACCREDITATION LEVELS WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND WILL CONTINUE ENHANCEMENT OF OUR WORKFORCE AND PROGRAMS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. NHI HAS IMPLEMENTED A HEART FAILURE CLINIC UTILIZING ARNP'S FOR MANAGEMENT OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) - AS A LEADING STATE FOR THE PROVISION OF TOBACCO AND WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, KENTUCKY'S INCIDENT RATES FOR COPD ARE EXCESSIVE. NHI HAS ESTABLISHED A NO SMOKING POLICY ON ALL CAMPUSES TO ELIMINATE EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. NHI HAS MULTIPLE PULMONOLOGISTS ON STAFF AND OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES AS WELL AS RESPIRATORY THERAPY AT ALL HOSPITALS AND AMBULATORY FACILITIES. NHI'S PREVENTION AND WELLNESS TEAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND SCREENING EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY THESE CHRONIC PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, OUR CARE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS ESTABLISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE UPON BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOLS FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF COPD PATIENTS. SYSTEM WIDE ICU/TCU ADMISSION CRITERIA ARE UTILIZED AND A COMPREHENSIVE CARE MODEL ENCOMPASSING HOSPITALISTS, PULMONARY SPECIALISTS AND CRITICAL CARE NP'S IS IN DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 15 Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - ALL HOSPITALS. SEE RESPONSE TO PART VI, LINE 3; PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16 Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - ALL HOSPITALS. SEE RESPONSE TO PART VI, LINE 3; PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 22 Facility A, 1	Facility A, 1 - ALL HOSPITALS. NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. PROVIDES FREE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS THAT QUALIFY UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. NO AMOUNTS ARE CHARGED TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS.

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)

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Schedule H, Line 7, Input 7 STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT	NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 6b Community Benefit Report	The annual community benefit initiative report is for all five hospitals in Norton Hospitals, Inc. (NHI) and is contained in the report prepared by NHI's parent corporation, Norton Healthcare, Inc.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH	Norton Heart Care Norton Heart Care provides the region's most comprehensive screening, education and prevention program and is committed to educating our community about heart health and risk factor management. In 2015: * Norton Centers for Prevention & Wellness screened 4,170 people and provided various services for 9,562 people for high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and osteoporosis and provided information about smoking cessation, diet and exercise. * Norton Women's Heart & Vascular Center, the region's only center dedicated to education, prevention and treatment of heart disease for women, provided 46 participants heart disease risk assessments and education. * Norton Women's Heart & Vascular Center offered its free Circle of Hearts program, a quarterly heart disease and prevention class that focuses on heart health education and other wellness issues of interest to women. Circle of Hearts had 115 attendees in four classes. In addition, Yoga Nidra had 54 attendees; and Tai Chi for Health had 110 attendees. * Norton Women's Heart & Vascular Center attended heart health community events, including health fairs, presentations and speaking engagements held at 24 locations and reached 1,946 individuals representing businesses, churches, women's groups and health care professionals. * A registered nurse visited 223 new mothers at Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital to provide heart health education, resource referrals and a baby blanket, including a Go Red for Women message. The women had all experienced pregnancy-related complications. * Norton Women's Heart & Vascular Center offers the only WomenHeart Support group in Kentucky, and Norton Heart Care is the only hospital in Kentucky to be a WomenHeart National Hospital Alliance Member. WomenHeart is the national coalition for women living with cardiovascular disease and is the only patient-centered program offering support and education for women living with cardiovascular disease. Norton Heart Care supported two women heart survivors and sent them to the Mayo Clinic to be trained at the WomenHeart Symposium to provide support and education to our Norton Heart Care patients and to the women in our community living with cardiovascular disease. In 2015, the WomenHeart program provided: * The monthly WomenHeart Support Group is offered at the Marshall Women's Health and Education Center. It is led by the WomenHeart Champions and a nurse from the Women's Heart and Vascular Center. In 2015, 84 women heart patients attended 9 classes which provided emotional support as well as education on healthy nutrition, exercise, and stress management. * The WomenHeart Champions visited women at all three Norton Heart Care Cardiac Rehabilitation locations to provide support and education to 48 women who were in the recovery phase of their cardiac surgery or procedure. The WomenHeart Champions visited 28 women at Norton Audubon Hospital to provide support, education, Red Bags of Courage, and HeartScarves to women undergoing cardiac surgeries or procedures. * The WomenHeart Champions reached 601 people by attending community events, health fairs, and providing educational presentations to businesses, churches, women groups, and healthcare professionals. Norton Cancer Institute In 2015, the Norton Cancer Institute Mobile Prevention Center served 226 locations in collaboration with more than 400 community partners, 50 percent of which were in underserved communities. This outreach resulted in 3,523 people being screened for cancer. Of these, approximately 40 percent either had never been screened for cancer or had not been screened in the past five years. In 2015, 17 of the screened individuals were diagnosed and treated for preinvasive and invasive cancer. Norton Cancer Institute's Genetic Counseling Services provided services to 560 new patients in 2015. This department specializes in cancer genetics and hereditary cancer syndromes. Norton Orthopaedic Care Norton Orthopaedic Care earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for knee and hip replacement. This recognition confirms Norton Orthopaedic Care provides a consistently high level of quality care, expert training on best practices, a team approach to patient care and a culture of excellence throughout Norton hospitals and doctors' offices. Norton Orthopaedic & Hand Center near the campus of Norton Brownsboro Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility with specialists of Norton Orthopaedic Care, Norton Sports Health and Norton to provide a multidisciplinary approach to innovative orthopaedic care. The facility supports research, training and education. It also offers patients subspecialized trained orthopaedists, a Norton Immediate Care Center with a focus on orthopaedics, rehabilitation services, advanced sports training and primary care services with an emphasis on orthopaedics. Women's services In 2015, free childbirth education classes were provided to 5,675 attendees at Norton Hospital and Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital. Pediatric services and the Office of Child Advocacy Kosair Children's Hospital (KCH) is home to the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center. In 2015, the center received 52,700 calls and made 44,196 follow-up calls to concerned families from all 120 counties in Kentucky. The center provided treatment consultation and education about how to correctly handle exposures to poisons. In addition, the center distributed more than 25,000 prevention education resources to physicians' offices, health departments and schools and more than 2,000 packets of materials to individuals who called the toll-free Poison Help Line, (800) 222-1222, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Child passenger safety technicians from KCH checked 828 car and booster seats and provided 90 car seats and 179 booster seats at free checkup clinics statewide. The booster seats were provided through a grant from the Kentucky Highway Safety Office. KCH's Bike Rodeo Program saw 17,500 students in 2015 from grades three through five throughout Kentucky participated in 117 bike safety "rodeos." Approximately 350 middle school students and 20 teachers participated in "Safe Kids Walk This Way," a program led by KCH. The program is designed to reduce dangerous distraction behaviors of teen pedestrians. KCH's "Just for Kids" Transport Team made 2,103 trips to transport babies and children from across the region to KCH in 2015. Transportation was provided by airplane, helicopter and specially equipped ambulances (mobile intensive care units). More than 5,000 kindergarten students, 200 teachers, 520 chaperones and 250 nursing students attended the 32nd annual Children & Hospitals Week event led by KCH. The program was held at Louisville Slugger Field and supported by a Kohl's Cares grant. Children & Hospitals Week, held each year in March, is designed to teach safe decisions and behaviors and help lessen the fear and anxiety children may have about coming to a hospital.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH	Norton Neuroscience Institute Norton Neuroscience Institute is continuing its quest to be the regional and national leader in treatment, research and academic training for adult and pediatric neuroscience disciplines. Norton Neuroscience Institute allows patients to be treated for neurological disorders without having to leave the region for care. More than two dozen subspecialty fellowship-trained neurosurgeons, neurologists and other neurological-related specialists have joined the growing practice. These physicians provide expertise in stroke care, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, ALS, brain tumors, headaches, concussions and many other neurological conditions. The following services also are available to our community as a result of Norton's significant commitment to the best neurological care: * An endovascular neurosurgery team is available at two Norton Healthcare adult-service facilities, making advanced stroke, aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation (random brain hemorrhage or rupture) treatment possible when it was previously not available in the region. * A state-of-the art epilepsy center at Norton Brownsboro Hospital (NBH) provides the region's most advanced epilepsy monitoring unit and is dedicated to providing accurate diagnoses and quality care for individuals living with seizures and epilepsy. As part of Norton Neuroscience Institute's multidisciplinary approach to epilepsy care, the NBH epilepsy monitoring unit is a specialized inpatient unit designed to evaluate and diagnose seizure disorders. * A centralized Norton Neuroscience Institute Resource Center is available to patients, offering free education and support services. The resource center offers support groups, mental health counseling, clinical trial information and educational, therapeutic and exercise programs. In addition, patients have access to National Institutes of Health clinical trials through the center. * The region's first rehabilitation program focused solely on treating patients with neurological and spine disorders has the only Lokomat system available to Louisville-area patients. Lokomat assists with walking movements for patients receiving therapy for paralysis or movement disorders. Research In 2015, Norton participated in more than 725 community benefit research projects. Our research benefits Norton patients and develops results that will become generalizable to and shared with a wide number of patient populations and medical professionals. These new, innovative treatments expand the medical community's knowledge and potentially improve the quality of medical care now and in the future. Norton Office of Research Administration partnered with Norton University to offer research education to all researchers in Metro Louisville and beyond. In 2015, seven programs were offered. Attendees included Norton, KentuckyOne Health, University of Louisville Hospital, Floyd Memorial Hospital, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, St. Vincent Health, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and various community-based practices. NHI INVESTS IN THE COMMUNITY BY APPLYING SURPLUS FUNDS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE - INCLUDING MANY FREE HEALTH CARE SCREENING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. NHI UTILIZES EXCESS FUNDS BY INVESTING IN THE EXPANSION AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. NHI PROVIDED $42.9 MILLION IN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, PRIMARILY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 3c Eligibility criteria for free or discounted care	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. HAS A POLICY WHERE WE DISCOUNT CHARGES FOR ALL SELF PAY PATIENTS WITH NO INSURANCE COVERAGE REGARDLESS OF INCOME QUALIFICATIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS POLICY, WE RESPONDED NO TO LINE 3B IN THAT WE DO NOT UTILIZE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING DISCOUNTED CARE.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 6a Community benefit report prepared by related organization	NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Bad Debt Expense excluded from financial assistance calculation	54315739
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Costing Methodology used to calculate financial assistance	THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSES WAS TO CALCULATE THE COST BY HOSPITAL LOCATION (FIVE SEPARATE HOSPITAL LOCATIONS UNDER ONE MEDICARE PROVIDER NUMBER). THE COST WAS DETERMINED BASED ON A SPECIFIC LOCATION COST TO CHARGE RATIO. THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS ADJUSTED FOR BAD DEBT EXPENSE AND OTHER COSTS. THE COST USED IN THE CALCULATION WAS REDUCED BY BAD DEBT EXPENSE, PROVIDER TAXES, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION EXPENSES, AND OTHER COSTS. THE ADJUSTED COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS THEN MULTIPLIED TIMES THE GROSS CHARGES FOR QUALIFIED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CHARGES, MEDICAID AND THE STATE DISPROPORTIONATE PROGRAM (OTHER MEANS TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAM) TO OBTAIN THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE.
Schedule H, Part II Community Building Activities	AMOUNTS PRESENTED ARE BASED ON ACTUAL AMOUNTS SPENT FOR THOSE SERVICES AND BENEFITS PROVIDED DEEMED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE SERVE.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 2 Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amount	THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS BASED ON THE NET ESTIMATED AMOUNT EXPECTED TO BE DUE FROM THE PATIENT/PAYOR. BAD DEBT EXPENSE FALLS INTO THREE CATEGORIES, TRUE SELF PAY, PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER INSURANCE, AND OTHER. -TRUE SELF PAY - FOR TRUE SELF PAY PATIENTS, THE SELF PAY DISCOUNT IS APPLIED TO THE ACCOUNT ASSUMING THE PATIENT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE WRITE-OFF IS THE DISCOUNTED AMOUNT LESS ANY PAYMENTS MADE BY THE PATIENT. -PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER INSURANCE - THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE WRITE-OFF FOR PATIENT'S RESPONSIBILITY AFTER INSURANCE IS BASED ON THE PATIENT'S LIABILITY PER THE EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS AND CONTRACT WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE WRITE-OFF IS THE EXPECTED AMOUNT DUE LESS ANY PAYMENTS MADE BY THE PATIENT. -OTHER - THE OTHER CATEGORY IS FOR INSURANCE AMOUNTS DUE FROM PAYORS. MOST EXPECTED PAYMENTS NOT RECEIVED FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO PAYMENT DIFFERENCES ARE WRITTEN OFF TO CONTRACTUAL ALLOWANCE/DENIAL CATEGORY.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 3 Bad Debt Expense Methodology	THE METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT THAT REASONABLY COULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO LIKELY WOULD QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS BASED ON OUR OUTSIDE ELIGIBILITY VENDOR'S EXPERIENCE WITH QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. MEDASSIST/FIRSTSOURCE, OUR OUTSIDE VENDOR, SCREENS ALL SELF PAY ACCOUNTS AND BASED ON AN INITIAL SCREENING, WILL CLASSIFY THE ACCOUNT AS "PROBABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" IF THE ACCOUNTS APPEAR TO MEET NORTON HOSPITAL, INC.'S (NHI) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDELINES. THESE ACCOUNTS ARE THEN REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO ULTIMATELY BE CLASSIFIED AS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. BASED ON ALL ACCOUNTS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS "PROBABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" BY MEDASSIST/FIRSTSOURCE AND THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH GETTING ACCOUNTS QUALIFIED AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 90% OF THOSE ACCOUNTS CLASSIFIED AS PROBABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHICH DO NOT SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WOULD QUALIFY AS A NHI FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF ACCOUNTS THAT ARE ESTIMATED TO QUALIFY FOR OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS CALCULATED BASED ON GROSS CHARGES FOR ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR THAT ARE PROBABLE, BUT DON'T SUBMIT THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION MULTIPLIED TIMES OUR COST TO CHARGE RATIO TIMES THE 90% ESTIMATED CONVERSION FACTOR.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 4 Bad debt expense - financial statement footnote	THE PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS IS BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED NET COLLECTIONS CONSIDERING HISTORICAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MANAGEMENT ASSESSES THE ADEQUACY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BASED UPON HISTORICAL WRITEOFF EXPERIENCE BY PAYOR CATEGORY. THE RESULTS OF THIS REVIEW ARE THEN USED TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 8 Community benefit & methodology for determining medicare costs	THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE THE MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COST WAS BASED ON THE MEDICARE PRINCIPLES USED IN COMPLETING THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. ALL COST REPORTED CAME FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI) ACCEPTS ALL MEDICARE PATIENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE MAY BE SHORTFALLS AND OPERATES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. NHI BELIEVES THAT THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL SHOULD BE TREATED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT BECAUSE MEDICARE DOES NOT FULLY COMPENSATE HOSPITALS FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING HOSPITAL CARE TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.
Schedule H, Part III, Line 9b Collection practices for patients eligible for financial assistance	AFTER THE PATIENT'S INITIAL SCREENING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IF IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. WILL NOT START COLLECTION EFFORTS PENDING THE PATIENT SUBMITTING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO DOCUMENT MEETING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFICATIONS. IF THE PATIENT SUBMITS THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD, THEN THERE WILL NOT BE ANY COLLECTION EFFORTS MADE TO COLLECT ANY AMOUNT FROM THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WILL RECEIVE A STATEMENT/BILL REFLECTING THE AMOUNT DUE THROUGH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS PENDING THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, BUT THERE WILL BE NO COLLECTION EFFORTS. ONLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PATIENT TO GET THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPLETING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND THE PATIENT NOT RESPONDING, WILL COLLECTION EFFORTS BEGIN. THERE IS AN ONGOING EFFORT THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION PROCESS TO SCREEN FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY, DSH, AND THE NEED FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS TO PATIENTS. WHEN A PATIENT IS APPROVED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THEIR ACCOUNT BALANCE IS WRITTEN OFF.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP Application website	A - Norton Hospital: Line 16b URL: www.nortonhealthcare.com/FAP;
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c FAP plain language summary website	A - Norton Hospital: Line 16c URL: www.nortonhealthcare.com/FAP;
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2 Needs assessment	NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI) REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY EVALUATES WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE NEEDS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, LOCAL AND STATE UNIVERSITIES, AND KENTUCKIANA WORKS, THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD FOR THE SEVEN COUNTY REGION SURROUNDING LOUISVILLE. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, ALONG WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS, ALSO PROVIDE NHI IMPORTANT STATISTICS AND DATA TO USE IN EVALUATING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES. ADDITIONALLY, NHI ACCESSES DATA FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU TO ASSESS AREAS OF GREATEST ANTICIPATED POPULATION GROWTH AND LOW-INCOME AREAS - BOTH OF WHICH MAY BE IN GREATEST NEED FOR PREVENTION EDUCATION, FREE SCREENINGS AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. NHI CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FOR ALL HOSPITALS. THE CHNA DEFINED THE PATIENT SERVICE AREA BY PATIENT ORIGIN FOR INPATIENT STAYS. DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, POPULATION, AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED INDICATORS WERE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY INPUT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY FORUMS AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED AND ADDRESSED BASED ON HEALTH STATUS FINDINGS AND THE COMMUNITY INPUT. THE CHNA IS A COMPONENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AS RESOURCES ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES OUTLINED FOR PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED. NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON) BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS THE LEADERSHIP OF NORTON AND HOSPITAL CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS HAVE APPROVED THE ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance	Signage is posted in all Norton Healthcare, Inc. (Norton) hospital facilities, including the admission area and emergency room, providing information on the ability to apply for financial assistance and to seek help in paying your bill. The signage is translated in five different languages and all languages are contained on the same poster. Those languages are: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Serbo-Croatian, and Arabic. At the time of registration, the Patient Access/Registration Department discusses with the patient the financial assistance/charity options, guidelines, and provides assistance as needed in filling out a financial assistance application and answering questions. Additional questions from the patient/guarantor can be facilitated through the Norton Single Billing Office (SBO) area, Customer Service, and Norton Vendors. Norton has created a number of different options for the patient/guarantor to supply the information/application for financial assistance to Norton. Those various methods of delivery include: in person, by mail, by fax, on-line application submission via the website, and by specific email address. These various options are publicized and made known to the patient. In 2015, statements mailed to the guarantors by Norton Hospitals, Inc. (NHI) contained information to start the financial assistance application process. NHI employs an outside eligibility vendor, Medassist/Firstsource. All self-pay accounts for the adult facilities are placed for eligibility screening with Medassist/Firstsource. They screen for: Norton Healthcare, Inc. (Norton) Financial Assistance, Medicaid , Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Presumptive Eligibility, and DSH/KHCP. In addition, they also provide education and referral assistance to the appropriate County/State departments for Food Stamps, Rent Assistance, Heating Assistance, etc. The process of completing the application is often performed by Medassist/Firstsource, themselves. They protect filing deadlines by submitting the appropriate forms to the State/County. They follow up to secure proof of income documents for Norton Financial Assistance, and follow-up with the patient's assigned State Caseworker as needed. Medassist/Firstsource also makes outside field calls or home visits to the patients to secure the needed information for eligibility assistance if they are homebound as well as providing assistance with patient transportation needs so that the patient can make their scheduled appointments with their caseworker. All of the services provided by Medassist/Firstsource Eligibility are at no cost to the patient. NHI pays for these eligibility and enrollment services estimated to be in excess of $3,000,000 per year. NHI has a staff of 11-12 full-time employees, including a supervisor, that are dedicated to performing the following functions: processing, reviewing, and approving the hundreds of financial assistance applications that are received each week. Additionally, some of those employees make out-bound calls to solicit financial assistance applications from our hospital patients. Financial Assistance for Norton Financial Assistance is not limited to the self-pay population. Even patients with insurance coverage are encouraged to apply for assistance so that their deductibles, co-payments, and co-insurance amounts are covered under the various assistance programs. Financial Counselors/Social Workers at the adult facilities as well as Kosair Children's Hospital are educated and trained to assist with counseling patients to determine and explain our financial assistance programs. They continue to receive on-going education throughout the year regarding eligibility changes and additions for Norton Financial Assistance, DSH/KHCP, Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, Presumptive Eligibility, etc. As the Foundation Office receives inquiries in their offices, they refer these individuals to Patient Financial Services to screen for possible financial assistance. If a child's account does not qualify for Norton Financial Assistance, then those denied children's applications are referred to management of Patient Financial Services for consideration for special funding through The Children's Hospital Foundation, Inc. as well as other programs. The charity application was provided on the back of the SBO Hospital statement in 2015. NHI made a conscientious effort to ensure that all hospital patients were made aware of financial assistance regardless of where the patient's account may have been in the collection cycle. Even if the patient/guarantor had not previously availed themselves of the opportunity to apply for financial assistance and decided that they will now cooperate (even if a year or more into the collection stream), then NHI would allow the patient/guarantor to apply and would approve if they met the qualifications. Financial Assistance notifications and applications were made available to the patient/guarantor via telephone, website notification, mail, electronically, etc. Collection agencies chosen by NHI print on the back of their initial placement letter or an insert is mailed with the initial placement letter, a copy of the financial assistance application for the guarantor to complete. The initial notification letter sent by the collection agencies (that is required by the fair debt collection practices act) to the guarantor is also written in Spanish that alerts guarantors to contact a specific number to speak with a Spanish-speaking representative that will also provide financial assistance: or, the customer service phone number contained on the initial notification may not be written in Spanish but the phone number allows for the patient to request to speak with a Spanish-speaking representative who could supply financial assistance information. NHI has translated a financial assistance letter in Spanish and Vietnamese. The letter and the application are made available to the collection agencies. NHI Customer Service Department routinely instructs and screens patients in the protocol regarding financial assistance through Norton Financial Assistance. Since 2007, NHI has offered at the time of final billing all true hospital self-pay patients a significant discount off of total charges that were reflected on their monthly statements. An additional prompt pay discount is also provided if the remaining balance is paid within 30 days from date of first bill. Contracted collection agencies are required to solicit charity applications when the guarantor/patient indicates "cannot pay". THE STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY NHI IN 2015: included THE LINK TO THE NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON) WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; CONTAINED THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ON THE BACK OF THE STATEMENT SO THE GUARANTOR COULD APPLY USING THE ACTUAL NORTON STATEMENT AND COULD THEN MAIL, FAX, OR EMAIL THE FORM TO NORTON; AND A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND DISCUSS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4 Community information	PRIMARY SERVICE AREA NORTON HOSPITALS INC.'S (NHI) PRIMARY SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS OVER ONE MILLION AND EXPECTED TO INCREASE 3% BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES SEVEN COUNTIES, THREE OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ALONG THE OHIO RIVER BORDER IN KENTUCKY AND THE OTHER FOUR ARE BORDERING THE RIVER IN INDIANA. EIGHTY-NINE PERCENT OF NHI'S PATIENTS ARE DERIVED FROM THIS SERVICE AREA. APPROXIMATELY 31% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER 55 YEARS OLD; COMPARED TO 27% IN THE USA. THIS PORTION OF THE POPULATION TENDS TO USE ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION IN 2015 WAS ESTIMATED AT 266,584 AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 269,193 WITHIN FIVE YEARS AND REPRESENTS 23% OF THE POPULATION. THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WAS ESTIMATED AT 471,023 IN 2015 AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 3.1% BY 2020. CURRENTLY 12% OF THE ADULT POPULATION DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE AND 25% OF THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS LESS THAN $25,000 A YEAR; THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $68,104 COMPARED TO $74,165 FOR THE UNITED STATES. NHI TREATS 48% OF THE ADULT INPATIENT CASES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ITS PAYOR MIX IS 50% MEDICARE, 24% MEDICAID/PASSPORT AND 2% SELF PAY. THE LARGEST COUNTY IN THE SERVICE AREA IS JEFFERSON COUNTY AND ITS MAY 2016 PRELIMINARY NON-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 4.4% COMPARED TO 4.9% FOR KENTUCKY AND 4.5% FOR THE UNITED STATES. SECONDARY SERVICE AREA NHI'S SECONDARY SERVICE AREA POPULATION WAS 744,806 IN 2015 AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 2.5% BETWEEN 2015 AND 2020. THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA SPREADS ACROSS 22 KENTUCKY COUNTIES AND 4 INDIANA COUNTIES. THE 55+ AGE COHORT REPRESENTS 28% OF THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA POPULATION AND IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION IN 2015 WAS ESTIMATED AT 174,037 AND EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 173,130 BY 2020. ALTHOUGH THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE remain CONSISTENT, THERE IS A NEED FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE APPROPRIATE ACCESS TO CARE IN THE RURAL AREAS OF KENTUCKY. THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA WAS ESTIMATED AT 287,546 IN 2015 AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 2.7% BY 2020. ALMOST 85,000 ADULTS IN THIS SERVICE AREA DO NOT HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION AND THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UNDER $25,000 FOR 28% OF THE POPULATION. THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $57,164, LESS THAN KENTUCKY AND 16% LESS THAN THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 Promotion of community health	NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON), PARENT OF NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI), IS INDEPENDENTLY OVERSEEN BY A 21 MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NORTON'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RESIDE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THE BEST CARE FOR PATIENTS, NHI GENERALLY EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN ITS COMMUNITY FOR SOME OR ALL OF ITS SERVICE LINES/DEPARTMENTS. IN FACT, MORE THAN 2,000 PHYSICIANS ARE ON NHI'S MEDICAL STAFF. A THIRD OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT SPEAKS TO THE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE THAT "RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES." NHI ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE NEED TO "CONTINUALLY IMPROVE CARE AND SERVICES" WHILE "DEMONSTRATING STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES." AS AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO THE CONSTANT UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSMENT OF THOSE SERVED, INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE CONSTITUENTS ARE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED. IN 2015 NHI'S TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $138.5 MILLION, OVER $2.7 MILLION A WEEK, AND INCLUDES COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS SUCH AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CHARITY CARE, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID SERVICES, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS, HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES, KENTUCKY POISON CONTROL CENTER AND CHILD GUIDANCE AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. NHI EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED FOR OVER 200 ORGANIZATIONS. NHI PARTNERS WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE OFFERS AN ONLINE ASSESSMENT GUIDE TO IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS AND DISEASE. GET HEALTHY VIDEOS OFFER A VISUAL RESOURCE AND AID ABOUT MANY OF THE MOST WORRISOME HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FREE SEMINARS PLACE CLINICAL EXPERTS WITH COMMUNITY AUDIENCES ON SUCH TOPICS AS DIABETES, JOINT PAIN, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, CANCER ASSESSMENTS - ALL CONDITIONS THAT KENTUCKY, UNFORTUNATELY, LEADS THE NATION IN HAVING. THE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE QUALITY REPORT ENSURES THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THIS DATA NOT ONLY EMPOWERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT ALSO DRIVES THE HEALTHCARE QUALITY AGENDA IN THE COMMUNITY. Contributions to the Community Norton employees and physicians gave more than $950,000 to the 2015 Combined Giving Campaign to help support the WHAS Crusade for Children, Metro United Way, Fund for the Arts, The Children's Hospital Foundation, Norton Healthcare Foundation and Kosair Charities. Norton employees "Raised the Roof" on a Habitat for Humanity house in the Hazelwood neighborhood in Louisville, Ky. This is the ninth Habitat home Norton employees have built. In 2015, more than 600 Norton employees donated time and funds to plan, purchase and deliver gifts, food and clothing for the Caring Tree program. The program assisted 329 employees and their 719 children by providing for their families at Christmas. More than 31,483 pounds of usable surplus medical supplies and other items were salvaged for donation to be used around the world through the Supplies Over Seas organization. The dollar value of these items was $504,000. In addition, $8,000 in equipment was donated. Norton employees donated 86,458 hours of community service, a benefit valued at more than $1.2 million. In addition, many employees self-reported personal volunteer activities, which totaled nearly 4,000 hours of service. Community Education and Workforce Development One of Kentucky's largest healthcare systems, Norton has established a culture of continual, lifelong learning through the departments of Workforce Development, Norton Institute for Nursing and Norton University. Workforce Development, encourages continuing education, improves job performance and provides financial assistance for designated educational programs related to the business operations of the organization. Norton encourages and supports employees and dependents career goals by providing financial assistance and scholarships as well as other advancement opportunities. In 2015, Workforce Development financially supported more than 700 students with nearly $5 million in educational assistance programs. Workforce Development was nominated for recognition at the White House UpSkill Summit. Workforce Development Career Center served over 1,300 students. Each program participant worked directly with a Certified Career Management Coach, offering services in resume writing; career and educational exploration; financial assistance opportunities for educational pursuit; interviewing skills and mentoring. Nurse Extern Program is a seven-week summer program that provides a hands-on learning opportunity for exceptional nursing students to work directly with medical professionals at Norton. In 2015, this program had 61 participants. Tuition assistance program is offered to employee students seeking to grow their education with a healthcare-related degree. In 2015, 344 employees participated. Norton Scholars Accelerated Program, a student loan program, for employees and non-employees, provides educational funding to students interested in pursuing designated healthcare careers. It is an affiliation between Norton and over 100 colleges and universities nationally. This program has 2,361 graduates and 1,855 of these graduates have continued their careers with Norton. Norton, through Workforce Development, continues to partner with the city of Louisville through a summer job and internship program known as the Mayor Summers Work Program, to give young adults an opportunity to be employed in our healthcare environment during the summer months. In 2015, 35 young adults participated in this program. Norton University provides learning opportunities to enhance the professional, educational, and personal development of all employees. Norton University's Value Proposition states "Norton University nurtures learning and relations to inspire change that leads to exceptional experiences for both patients and employees." In 2015, Norton University held 245,525 learning events, an average of 18.3 trainings per employee. In 2015, Norton University provided 250 instructor-led and 1,585 on-line courses for leaders and staff of all disciplines. Elevating the First Line Employee, School at Work and College at Work programs expose entry-level staff to healthcare careers and help them obtain a higher level position, GED or college degree. Leadership development programs that support the development of leaders (Nursing, Physician Practices, Physician and System) across the continuum. Organizational development activities that assist in creating a more effective and efficient workplace with highly engaged employees. Office of Church and Health Ministries The Office of Church and Health Ministries provides free education, resources and services to faith community nurses and others working in congregational health ministries. Through participation in events around the community, the office has partnered with the Mid-Kentucky Presbytery, United Methodist Church Kentucky Conference, Central District Baptist Association, United Church of Christ Ministerium, African American Episcopal Church Conference and the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky Annual Convention. In 2015, the office mentored and served nearly 200 faith communities with active health ministries programs, and assisted many others with health and wellness efforts. N Good Health Norton is leading the way in workplace health and wellness with N Good Health - the organization's internal wellness program. N Good Health is designed to help you improve or maintain your health through department support, discounts on popular wellness programs, participation incentives and more. N Good Health continually strives to increase employee engagement and improve the participant experience. In 2015: * 75 percent of employees (6,748) and 64 percent of covered spouses (2,413) completed the 4 steps of the N Good Health wellness program. * Norton was ranked the 11th healthiest workplace in America. * Norton was named one of Business First's Healthiest Employers in Greater Louisville. * Norton received the Fleur de Lis Worksite Wellness Award from the Mayor's Healthy Hometown movement. * Our employee population had a decrease in pre-diabetes, high cholesterol and tobacco use. * Employees participating in our free or reduced-cost programs have an average weight loss ranging from 8 to 24 pounds.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6 Affiliated health care system	NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (THE CONTROLLING COMPANY) AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING NORTON HOSPITALS, INC., NORTON ENTERPRISES, INC., NORTON PROPERTIES, INC., THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC., NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, INC., AND COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. OPERATE IN THE LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INCLUDE 1,837 LICENSED BEDS, MORE THAN 185 PHYSICIAN PRACTICE AND 13 NORTON IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER LOCATIONS, AND OTHER ANCILLARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
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Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

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Stephen A Williams
CEO/Trustee	$0	$1,108,698	$0	$670,607	$0	$820,002	$0	$108,581	$0	$27,353	$0	$2,735,241	$0	$35,455
Russell F Cox
President	$0	$782,057	$0	$323,406	$0	$266,228	$0	$733,119	$0	$30,817	$0	$2,135,627	$0	$102,524
Michael W Gough
Sys Sr VP CFO/Treasurer	$0	$642,297	$0	$273,025	$0	$226,152	$0	$531,021	$0	$29,787	$0	$1,702,282	$0	$83,860
Robert B Azar
Sys VP Chief Legal Officer/Secretary	$0	$414,691	$0	$137,280	$0	$101,531	$0	$105,560	$0	$11,955	$0	$771,016	$0	$54,508
Steven MacLauchlan
Hospital President	$12,000	$0	$0	$0	$649,941	$0	$54,116	$0	$49	$0	$716,106	$0	$545,070	$0
Steven Pursell
VP Medical Director NCI	$658,309	$0	$50,250	$0	$25,123	$0	$24,622	$0	$15,379	$0	$773,682	$0	$0	$0
Thomas Kmetz
Division President Women and Children Services	$468,815	$0	$155,643	$0	$119,359	$0	$133,230	$0	$31,799	$0	$908,846	$0	$65,800	$0
Kevin Wardell
Hospital CAO	$422,961	$0	$168,671	$0	$107,598	$0	$91,750	$0	$26,664	$0	$817,645	$0	$15,215	$0
John Harryman
Hospital CAO	$291,491	$0	$206,022	$0	$108,842	$0	$806,028	$0	$28,912	$0	$1,441,295	$0	$58,520	$0
Mary Gruebbel
VP Pediatric Ops/CNO	$279,616	$0	$71,740	$0	$121,779	$0	$36,885	$0	$12,466	$0	$522,487	$0	$0	$0
Charlotte Ipsan
Hospital CAO	$283,265	$0	$92,516	$0	$75,477	$0	$81,084	$0	$24,245	$0	$556,588	$0	$40,320	$0
Matthew Ayers
Hospital CAO	$293,102	$0	$65,102	$0	$45,034	$0	$63,561	$0	$23,422	$0	$490,220	$0	$0	$0
Brian Stoll
Physician	$561,973	$0	$238,667	$0	$16,653	$0	$41,064	$0	$29,627	$0	$887,983	$0	$0	$0
Aaron Spalding
Physician	$542,562	$0	$238,667	$0	$31,039	$0	$18,786	$0	$34,359	$0	$865,414	$0	$0	$0
Michael Hahl
Physician	$545,595	$0	$238,667	$0	$21,282	$0	$19,180	$0	$29,754	$0	$854,478	$0	$0	$0
Mark Cornett
Physician	$542,869	$0	$238,667	$0	$23,128	$0	$23,760	$0	$32,254	$0	$860,677	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Williams
Physician	$388,125	$0	$326,500	$0	$83,822	$0	$5,633	$0	$19,741	$0	$823,821	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Discretionary spending account	DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNTS ARE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT FOR ELIGIBLE NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON) EXECUTIVES, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2007. NORTON PROVIDES BENEFITS TO ITS IDENTIFIED EXECUTIVE STAFF TO PROVIDE A TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT IS COMPETITIVE WITH THE MARKET AND WHICH CONFORMS TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND GUIDELINES SET OUT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT POLICY, EXECUTIVES ARE FREE TO CHOOSE WHATEVER BENEFITS THEY FIND MOST USEFUL OR IMPORTANT TO THEM AND NORTON DOES NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF THOSE BENEFITS, AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT. THE INTERESTED PERSONS LISTED BELOW RECEIVED THE BENEFIT OF A DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT IN 2015: Matthew Ayers - 10,000 Kevin Wardell - 17,500 John Harryman - 17,500 Thomas Kmetz - 17,500 Steven MacLauchlan - 17,500 Charlotte Ispan - 10,000
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation	NORTON HEALTHCARE INC (NORTON) EIN 61-1028725 IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. AND THEREFORE ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES THROUGH ENGAGING WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NORTON; AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT; WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS; THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD. SEE NARRATIVE IN SCHEDULE O, REFERENCING PART VI, LINE 15 WHICH FURTHER DESCRIBES THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment	Severance payment was received during 2015 by key employee: Steven MacLauchlan in the amount of $424,110 other compensation included in Schedule J column B(iii).
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan	THE FOLLOWING INTERESTED PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN OR RECEIVED PAYMENT FROM SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS AS DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 457(F). THE INTERESTED PERSONS BELOW MAY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PLANS: THE EXECU-FLEX BENEFIT PLAN, THE EXECU-PLUS BENEFIT PLAN, DEFINED BENEFIT AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RESTORATION PLANS, AND THE PHYSICIAN DEFERRED PLAN. THE "PAY CREDIT" OULINED BELOW REPRESENTS A REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL INCREASE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF THE PLANS; AND THEREFORE, REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE VALUE OF THE BENEFITS. NAME - PAY CREDIT Stephen A. Williams - $ 36,519 Russell F. Cox - 525,793 Michael W. Gough - 352,351 Robert Azar - 85,695 Matthew Ayers - 44,529 Mary Gruebbel - 20,985 Charlotte Ipsan -53,476 John Harryman - 64,279 Thomas Kmetz - 106,240 Steve MacLauchlan - 38,216 Kevin Wardell - 45,649 THE "PAYMENT RECEIVED" OUTLINED BELOW REPRESENTS CASH PAYMENTS THAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED DURING 2015 AND CAN BE COMPRISED OF CURRENT AND OR PRIOR YEARS EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. NAME - PAYMENT RECEIVED Stephen A. Williams -$ 145,012 Russell F. Cox - 120,308 Michael W. Gough - 93,801 Robert Azar - 62,719 Matthew Ayers - 32,434 Mary Gruebbel - 93,136 Charlotte Ipsan - 44,113 John Harryman - 66,890 Thomas Kmetz - 75,229 Steve MacLauchlan - 183,830 Kevin Wardell - 60,860
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	In 2015, Norton Healthcare, Inc. (Norton) had in place a Variable Compensation Plan for Executives, eligibility under which extended to employees holding a full-time position as Senior Officer, Officer, System Director or other designated Director level position. Under the plan, a variable compensation pool amount is approved by the Board of Trustees. Each participant's performance is evaluated relative to the goals and objectives documented as part of the participant's plan; and an award is determined for the participant, based on achievement of the goals and objectives, subject to the funding of the variable compensation pool. At the end of each year, the Committee on Executive Compensation and Benefits determines an appropriate award for the Norton's President & Chief Executive Officer, and the President & Chief Executive Officer recommends appropriate awards for other senior executives to the Committee on Executive Compensation and Benefits for its review and approval.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JASON NACAZEL
FAMILY MEMBER OF RONALD LEHOCKY, TRUSTEE	$78,870	COMPENSATION	false
BARBARA KMETZ
FAMILY MEMBER OF THOMAS KMETZ, KEY EMPLOYEE	$51,915	COMPENSATION	false
JENNIFER HAMPTON
family member of Edie Nixon, Trustee	$28,613	COMPENSATION	false
SIBYL CAGATA
FAMILY MEMBER OF STEVEN PURSELL, FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE	$112,359	COMPENSATION	false

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (14 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part V, Line 2a COMMON PAYING AGENT FOR EMPLOYEES	NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON) EIN 61-102875 IS THE COMMON PAYING AGENT FOR NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI) THEREFORE, ALL APPLICABLE IRS TAX COMPLIANCE FILINGS ARE REPORTED BY NORTON ON BEHALF OF NHI. NHI HAS APPROXIMATELY 10,019 EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part V, Line 1a COMMON PAYING AGENT 1099S	NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON) EIN 61-1028725 IS THE COMMON PAYING AGENT FOR NORTON HOSPITALS, INC. (NHI) AND THEREFORE, ALL VENDORS, INCLUDING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, ARE PAID AND REPORTED BY NORTON ON BEHALF OF NHI. FOR PURPOSES OF PART V, LINE 1, THE NUMBER OF 1099S REPORTED AND FILED FOR 2015 BY NORTON FOR NHI, WAS APPROXIMATELY 294. NHI HAS APPROXIMATELY 130 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS EXCEEDING $100,000 FOR 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL POSSESS AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN THE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. HOWEVER, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT POSSESS THE AUTHORITY TO DO THE FOLLOWING: A) FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD; B) CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE; C) MAKE DECISIONS TO MERGE, LIQUIDATE, OR OTHERWISE MAKE DECISIONS OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS, D) MAKE FINAL DETERMINATIONS OF LONG-TERM POLICY; E) HIRE OF FIRE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; AND F) AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders	NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. EIN 61-1028725 IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTON HOSPITALS, INC.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body	THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. APPOINTS THE TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders	ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE ORGANIZATION, NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC., (NORTON) THE SOLE MEMBER, POSSESSES ALL OF THE RIGHTS GRANTED TO A MEMBER PURSUANT TO LAW, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO ELECT TRUSTEES OR DIRECTORS AND APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. NORTON ALSO POSSESSES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATION TO (I) PROVIDE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FUNDS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO PAY ALL TO A PORTION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF, INTEREST ON, AND ALL OTHER PAYMENTS TO BECOME DUE AND OWING WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL INDEBTEDNESS INCURRED BY NORTON, AND (II) PROVIDE SECURITY FOR SUCH INDEBTEDNESS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	AT THE OCTOBER 6, 2016 NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. (NORTON) FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING AND AT THE OCTOBER 13, 2016 NORTON BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING, THE 990S WERE DISCUSSED AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. COINCIDING WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THE 990S WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES THROUGH THE DIRECTORS PORTAL SITE. NORTON IS THE PARENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC., NORTON HOSPITALS, INC., NORTON PROPERTIES, INC., NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, INC., AND THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTING A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT REQUIRES OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE POLICY PROVIDES PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING CONFLICTS TO ENSURE DECISIONS ARE MADE IN THE BEST INTERST OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	Please see explanation provided for Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	The organization takes all necessary steps to ensure that compensation for all officers, directors and key employees is reasonable and appropriate for the services provided to the organization. The organization provides a total compensation package that is on par with compensation provided by similar organizations and which conforms to the policies and guidelines set out by the Board of Trustees. Norton Healthcare, Inc. (Norton) engages an outside independent compensation consultant, Integrated Healthcare Strategies (IHS), to provide comparability data for Norton's officers and key employees on total compensation for similar positions at health systems and hospital organizations similar in size, scope of services, and circumstances. In addition, the organization participates in third party surveys which provide aggregate, comparative compensation data for officers and key employees in similar positions at similar organizations. IHS consultants presented and discussed this comparability data in 2014 for the 2015 compensation review and met in 2015 for the 2016 compensation review with the committee of board leadership (now Executive Committee) of the Board of Trustees (Board) The Committee reviewed the executive compensation and benefits program, determined total compensation for the CEO, and approved compensation for other officers and key employees. The Committee reviewed Norton's variable compensation program and determined appropriate awards for performance relative to goals set for the year. After the Committee determined appropriate compensation and benefits for officers and key employees, the Board approved their total compensation. Employment contracts for the CEO, COO, and CFO and key employees are signed, and reviewed as necessary.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE NOT REQUIRED DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 6104. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column (E) Board Member Stipend Payments	Norton Healthcare, Inc. (Norton) and affiliates (Norton Hospitals, Inc., Community Medical Associates, Inc., Norton Properties, Inc., Norton Healthcare Foundation, Inc., and The Children's Hospital Foundation, Inc.) encourages and facilitates board member attendance at educational programs and conferences on subjects relevant to Norton. Norton's travel policy for Board of Trustees provides that for each trustee that attends at least one out of town educational conference, a lump sum stipend will be paid to cover unreimbursed travel expense and other miscellaneous expenses associated with conference preparation, attendance or follow up. In compliance with IRS regulations, Norton provides a form 1099 to any trustee that receives a stipend. These amounts have been reported in Part VII or the form 990 as reportable compensation to the trustee receiving stipends in 2015.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue	Miscellaneous Revenue - Total Revenue: 110992, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 110992, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	AFFILIATE TRANSFER - -228301;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
NORTON HEALTHCARE INC
ACCOUNTING 224 E BROADWAY 5TH FLOOR	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	611028725	PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES	KY	501(c)(3	Type II	NA	false
COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC
ACCOUNTING 224 E BROADWAY 5TH FLOOR	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	611276316	OPERATES A NETWORK OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICES	KY	501(c)(3	9	NORTON HEALTHCARE INC	false
NORTON PROPERTIES INC
ACCOUNTING 224 E BROADWAY 5TH FLOOR	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	611028724	MAINTAIN OFFICE AND PARKING FACILITIES	KY	501(c)(3	Type I	NORTON HEALCARE INC	false
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC
ACCOUNTING 224 E BROADWAY 5TH FLOOR	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	616027530	GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES	KY	501(c)(3	7	NORTON HEALTHCARE INC	false
NORTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC
ACCOUNTING 224 E BROADWAY 5TH FLOOR	LOUISVILLE	KY	40202	310914919	GENERATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES	KY	501(c)(3	7	NORTON HEALTHCAREINC	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd