2016-08-15T10:21:43-05:00 2015-09-30 111986323 MARCUM LLP CITY PLACE II 185 ASYLUM STREET HARTFORD CT 06103 990 2014-10-01 060665979 THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL WATE 2035736000 64 ROBBINS STREET WATERBURY CT 06708 DARLENE STROMSTAD PRESIDENT/TREASURER 2035736000 2016-08-12 1 DOUGLAS FARRINGTON P00370668 8607600600 2014 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z DARLENE STROMSTAD 64 ROBBINS STREET WATERBURY CT 06708 216021223 0 X WWW.WATERBURYHOSPITAL.ORG X 1951 CT WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH A FAMILY OF PROFESSIONALS AND SERVICES. 14 10 1814 102 537410 -53220 5854966 5068751 218850300 202809107 3485660 3358483 6038236 4101763 234229162 215338104 0 0 0 0 117637949 117106705 0 0 356736 114190591 109516554 231828540 226623259 2400622 -11285155 172168042 152423511 91192245 96644358 80975797 55779153 X WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH A FAMILY OF PROFESSIONALS AND SERVICES. 0 0 188209812 206360808 STATEMENT OF PURPOSEAS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDES QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALL AREA INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, HANDICAP OR ABILITY TO PAY. HOWEVER, REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES IS CRITICAL TO THE HOSPITAL'S STABILITY AND LONG-TERM OPERATION.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION 188209812 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 323 0 1 1814 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X SCOTT BOWMAN 2035737333 64 ROBBINS STREET WATERBURY CT 06708 DARLENE STROMSTAD PRESIDENT/TREASURER 40.00 26.00 X X 571166 0 96428 CARL D CONTADINI CHAIRMAN 0.90 0.90 X X 0 0 0 JOHN A KELLY JR VICE CHAIRMAIN 0.70 0.70 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM J PIZZUTO PHD SECRETARY 0.90 0.90 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW K SKIPP SECRETARY (RESIGNED JAN 2015) 0.20 0.20 X X 0 0 0 CARL B SHERTER MD DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 RON J DANDREA MD DIRECTOR 0.20 0.20 X 0 0 0 HENRY BORKOWSKI MD DIRECTOR / CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 40.00 0.30 X 604823 0 37380 JAMES H GATLING PHD DIRECTOR 0.40 0.40 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA MCKINLEY DIRECTOR 0.40 0.40 X 0 0 0 JOHN A MICHAELS DIRECTOR 0.70 0.70 X 0 0 0 DAVID J PIZZUTO MD DIRECTOR / VP MEDICAL SERVICES 20.00 7.00 X X 150611 0 8622 NEIL PETERSEN MD CHIEF OF STAFF 7.00 0.30 X 75000 0 0 FRANK SHERER DIRECTOR 0.40 0.40 X 0 0 0 SUNDAE BLACK DIRECTOR 0.40 0.40 X 0 0 0 SANDRA A IADAROLA CHIEF NURSING OFFICER 40.00 2.10 X 217212 0 17013 DIANE M WOOLLEY VP HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 5.00 X 202919 0 18819 MICHAEL J CEMENO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 40.00 7.00 X 302573 0 24419 THOMAS M BURKE VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS 40.00 1.80 X 176267 0 22305 EDWARD ROMERO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 8.00 X 353774 0 24170 RICHARD KROPP VP HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00 20.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HOLTZ CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 9.00 X 0 0 0 EHSAN ANSARI CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 40.00 X 923437 0 41702 KEVIN KETT CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 40.00 X 901932 0 41702 JOSEPH MORLEY CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 40.00 X 870860 0 41702 MARK RUGGIERO CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 40.00 X 798288 0 41194 STEPHEN WIDMAN CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 40.00 X 761917 0 42368 6910779 0 457824 156 0 1 0 CROTHALL HEALTHCARE 1500 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE WAYNE PA 19087 BUILDING SVCS, TRANSPORT SVCS 5804641 MORRISON HEALTHCARE 5801 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD ATLANTA GA 30342 DIETARY SERVICES 4052532 YALE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 208087 NEW HAVEN CT 065208087 CLINICAL SERVICES 2098017 CT COLONY EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS PO BOX 37889 PHILADELPHIA PA 191017889 ED PHYSICIAN SERVICES 1636068 CERNER CORPORATION 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64117 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1587861 75 3911107 1157644 10000 5068751 NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE 624100 195914238 195914238 CAW - NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE 621110 6357459 6357459 LAB SERVICE REVENUE 621500 386355 386355 IMAGE REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 541900 151055 151055 202809107 3378936 3378936 427607 0 427607 427607 427607 507516 514281 13688 -6765 -13688 -20453 -20453 273923 155150 118773 118773 CAW - OTHER INCOME 621110 1675739 1675739 PARTNERSHIPS 900099 1479838 1479838 CLIENT ADVOC SERV 900099 130244 130244 269562 265880 3682 3555383 215338104 205823398 537410 3908545 X 2992772 606118 2386654 87004763 83248076 3664593 92094 4648971 4435626 208200 5145 15665575 14659712 988502 17361 6794624 6329026 458276 7322 2045976 143661 1902315 213723 213723 77479 77479 423278 423278 46430926 33385535 13044672 719 746124 46600 699524 9813673 7734406 2068305 10962 4637885 1164463 3473422 87018 51074 35022 922 103333 84640 18693 1466226 1466226 6752826 6752826 6873840 6873840 MEDICAL/SURGICAL SUPPLI 24951080 24948472 2608 BAD DEBT 3938487 3938487 FOOD 365911 352662 13249 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 254541 123161 131135 245 334228 84253 28009 221966 226623259 188209812 38056711 356736 3350462 1879927 25198842 15571642 3751232 3791077 26880306 27568580 3697723 3257310 1627875 1531580 274019706 243481538 31553388 30538168 12842247 9024565 60513519 56644352 1813567 1813567 938881 802743 172168042 152423511 29601547 28935144 24283520 23789744 37307178 43919470 91192245 96644358 X 23336473 1355351 8729527 8220369 48909797 46203433 80975797 55779153 172168042 152423511 X -11285155 -844399 -13067090 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 1 1 1 1 60000 1 1 1 17479 77479 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: A PORTION OF THE CT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION FEES THAT ARE PAID BY THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL ALSO PAYS ROY AND LEROY LLC FOR LOBBYING SERVICES TOTALING $60,000. 59832482 -2805083 3774537 53252862 58391891 2214558 773967 59832482 54791385 4160381 559875 58391891 48442875 6884672 536162 54791385 51457624 -2784813 229936 48442875 0.00000 0.86760 0.13240 1 0 287549 287549 86707592 73177640 13529952 654276 605063 49213 183650891 167310710 16340181 2719398 2388125 331273 30538168 FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS 43411397 F GREATER WATERBURY IMAGING CENTER 3531033 F ACCESS REHAB CENTERS 4867710 F IMAGING PARTNERS 527885 F ALLIANCE MEDICAL GROUP 4306327 F 56644352 LIABILITIES OF CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES 947017 RESERVE FOR WORKER'S COMP/MALPRACTICE LIAB. LOSS 13060232 NONCONTROLLING INTEREST 2668511 DEFERRED LIAB. ON GIFT ANNUITY 105328 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 2898529 CAPITAL LEASE LIABILITY 5064273 ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY 7488907 DEFERRED LIAB. ON SERP 424338 SWAP RATE LIABILITY 1851544 DUE TO AFFILIATES 2020641 DUE TO THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT AGENCIES 7348352 SODEXO LIABILITY 41798 43919470 X 244379614 -844399 31679584 30835185 213544429 423278 1370397 1793675 215338104 266038423 39838442 39838442 226199981 423278 423278 226623259 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR FREE CARE AND GENERAL HOSPITAL OPERATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE HOSPITAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCESS, GWIC, CAGW, AND IMAGING PARTNERS LLC ARE PARTNERSHIPS. FOR TAX PURPOSES, THESE PARTNERSHIP ARE PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES. TAXATION DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE PARTNERSHIP LEVEL. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR TAXES IS INCLUDED. AMG IS TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE HOSPITAL IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE HOSPITAL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO 2012. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INCOME FROM CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES 31,679,584. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT INCOME FROM PARTNERSHIP 1,479,838. WATERBURY GASTROENTEROLOGY INCOME 45,709. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -155,150. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSE OF CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES 39,683,292. FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 155,150. GALA 171725 171725 41400 64536 GOLF TOURNAMENT 70095 70095 6699 18611 3183 1 32103 32103 9930 10791 273923 273923 6699 69941 78510 155150 118773 1 1 1 X 1 X 1 1 1 0 1 1 1139133 92471 1046662 0.00470 46870 57031839 33797182 23234657 0.10430 46870 58170972 33889653 24281319 0.10900 1 13516482 8043113 5473369 0.02460 11249 23479716 15661206 7818510 0.03510 11250 36996198 23704319 13291879 0.05970 58120 95167170 57593972 37573198 0.16870 157 7299 7299 0.00000 161 174300 124011 50289 0.00020 415 42328 42328 0.00020 12 1089 1089 0.00000 25553 18989 6564 0.00000 745 250569 143000 107569 0.00040 1 736918 0 69128632 78887044 -9758412 X 1 1 1 1 THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL 64 ROBBINS STREET WATERBURY CT 06708 X X X X THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL 1 0 0 1 X X X X X X X X X 12 1 1 1 1 X WWW.WATERBURYHOSPITAL.ORG 1 12 1 WWW.WATERBURYHOSPITAL.ORG 0 0 1 X 200.000000000000 400.000000000000 X X 1 1 X X X X 1 X X X X X 1 X X 0 X X X X 1 X 0 0 THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (2013 - 2016)IN 2012, SEVERAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). THESE ORGANIZATIONS FORMED THE GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (GWHIP). THE INITIAL PARTNERS OF GWHIP INCLUDED WATERBURY HOSPITAL, SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL, STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER, UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE WATERBURY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.THE 2012 CHNA INCLUDED BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION. FOR QUANTITATIVE DATA COLLECTION, A HOUSEHOLD TELEPHONE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED ALONG WITH A KEY INFORMANT ONLINE SURVEY AND A REVIEW OF SECONDARY DATA. FOR QUALITATIVE DATA, GWHIP CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH BOTH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS. THE RESEARCH WAS PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO VOTED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES. WATERBURY HOSPITAL THEN DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY BASED ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS ADOPTED BY THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013. WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS PRESENTLY ADDRESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD. FOR EXAMPLE REGARDING THE OBESITY PRIORITY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL RECENTLY BEGAN OFFERING A FARMER'S MARKET ON-SITE FOR BOTH STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FARMER'S MARKET IS COORDINATED BY BRASS CITY HARVEST, WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ITS STAFF MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GWHIP. IN 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS CONTRIBUTED FINANCIALLY TOWARD THE CONNECTICUT WELLBEING SURVEY. THE CONNECTICUT WELLBEING SURVEY IS A TELEPHONE SURVEY ADMINISTERED BY DATAHAVEN, WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY COLLECTING, SHARING AND INTERPRETING PUBLIC DATA FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING. THE 2015 - 2016 WELLBEING SURVEY COVERED THE ENTIRE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. THE WELLBEING SURVEY QUESTIONS COVERED TRADITIONAL HEALTH RELATED TOPICS AND QUESTIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: HOUSING, HEALTH, EDUCATION, CIVIC VITALITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING (2016 - 2019)THE WELLBEING SURVEY DATA WILL PROVIDE THE MAJORITY OF QUANTITATIVE DATA FOR THE NEXT CHNA. WE ARE CURRENTLY REORGANIZING GWHIP TO HAVE BETTER STRUCTURE AND FOCUS. WE ARE DEVELOPING A MOU AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL THE PARTNERS INCLUDING ESTABLISHING DIFFERENT PARTNER LEVELS AND REFOCUSING OUR WORK GROUPS WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ACCESS TO CARE & BEHAVIOR HEALTH, ASTHMA, AND OBESITY. THE WORK GROUPS HAVE WORK PLANS, INCLUDING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING THE INITIAL CHNA. WE ARE ALSO CREATING A COMMUNICATION & MARKETING COMMITTEE TO BETTER COMMUNICATE EFFORTS AND RESULTS TO THE GREATER WATERBURY COMMUNITY. THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: NEED THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D: CCR - COST TO CHARGE RATIO 7 CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF GTR WATERBURY 455 CHASE PARKWAY WATERBURY CT 06708 MEDICAL OFFICES, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BLOOD DRAW STATION 134 GRANDVIEW AVENUE WATERBURY CT 06708 BLOOD DRAWING FACILITY BLOOD DRAW STATION 1625 STRAITS TURNPIKE SUITE 304 MIDDLEBURY CT 06762 BLOOD DRAWING FACILITY/X-RAYS BLOOD DRAW STATION 22 OLD WATERBURY ROAD SUITE 201 SOUTHBURY CT 06488 BLOOD DRAWING FACILITY BLOOD DRAW STATION 130 SOUTH MAIN STREET THOMASTON CT 06787 BLOOD DRAWING FACILITY BLOOD DRAW STATION 51 DEPOT STREET SUITE 212 WATERTOWN CT 06795 BLOOD DRAWING FACILITY BLOOD DRAW STATION 305 CHURCH STREET SUITE 16 NAUGATUCK CT 06770 BLOOD DRAWING FACILITY PART I, LINE 3C: N/A PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F): THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 3,938,487. PART I, LINE 6A: YES, WATERBURY HOSPITAL DID PREPARE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: AS A LEADER IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE GREATER WATERBURY AREA, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE WELFARE AND AWARENESS OF THE CITIZENS WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY. FROM STRENGTHENING THE CAREER PATHS OF WATERBURY AREA YOUTH; TO SUPPORTING THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED THROUGH THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND; PROVIDING TRANSPORT TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS REMOVING THE BARRIERS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AND REMAINS FIRM IN ITS COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHIER, STRONGER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY.KEY PROGRAMS: YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES: THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS: "TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR MINORITY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN WATERBURY SO THEY CAN MATRICULATE AND COMPETE NATIONALLY FOR PLACEMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PREPARATION FOR HEALTH CAREERS". WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF OUR YOUTH, WHO ARE THE EMERGING WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED 105 STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN GREATER WATERBURY WITH UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY.THE WH YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES HAD SIX FOCUS AREAS DURING FY 2015, INCLUDING: - PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE (PLTI) - IN 2015, 18 INDIVIDUALS FROM GREATER WATERBURY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WATERBURY'S PLTI, A 20-WEEK CURRICULUM TEACHING LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY PROJECT PLANNING. PLTI'S CORE MISSION IS TO IMPART LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS TO PARENTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EDUCATING THEM ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM, CIVIC LIFE, AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENACT AND CHANGE LAWS. EACH PARTICIPANT COMPLETES AND IMPLEMENTS A COMMUNITY PROJECT. - PARENTS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE (PSEE) - IN 2015, 15 INDIVIDUALS FROM GREATER WATERBURY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WATERBURY'S PSEE, A 12-WEEK CURRICULUM CO-CREATED BY THE CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR SCHOOL CHANGE AND THE CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON CHILDREN FOR PARENTS (DEFINED BROADLY AS PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND GRANDPARENTS) TO INSTILL LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN EDUCATION AND TO FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. - UCONN PEOPLE EMPOWERING PEOPLE (PEP) (ALSO OFFERED IN ALBANIAN) - BOTH PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN 2015. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDED A 10-WEEK PARENT LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY REGIMEN THROUGH WHICH 9 PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PEP COURSE AND 10 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE ALBANIAN PORTION OF THE PEP COURSE. UCONN PEP IS A PERSONAL, FAMILY, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH A STRONG COMMUNITY FOCUS. PEP IS DESIGNED TO BUILD ON THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS AND EMPHASIZES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY ACTION. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE UCONN PEP COURSE HAS BEEN OFFERED IN ALBANIAN AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. PARTICIPANTS OF BOTH PROGRAMS WORK INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT WHICH IS COMPLETED AS THE CONCLUDING PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. AN EXAMPLE OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT FROM 2015 INCLUDE: THE "PARENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE" THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, THE MEMBERS OF PEP ORGANIZED THE FIRST PARENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN WATERBURY. - WH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM - DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015, TWENTY-EIGHT STUDENTS FROM WATERBURY, GRADES 6-11, PARTICIPATED IN THE WH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM. 100% OF MEALS WERE SECURED FOR THE PROGRAM FROM CITY OF WATERBURY SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM.STUDENTS COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING MODULES: - 10 HOURS OF MATH (PRE- ALGEBRA, ALGEBRA II, GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS) REVIEW SESSIONS - 13 HOURS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND FIRST ANNUAL WH GREAT DEBATE - 18 HOURS OF SAT VOCABULARY - 6 HOURS OF PLAY BY THE RULES (CIVICS COURSE) - 6 HOURS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - 4.5 HOURS OF JOURNALING - 11.5 HOURS OF SAT/PSAT PREP - 12 HOURS OF POETRY INSTRUCTION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRD ANNUAL WH POETRY SLAM - 6 HOURS OF JOB SHADOWING SESSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PHARMACY, PLANT ENGINEERING, HAROLD LEEVER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, AND SECURITY. - CPR CERTIFICATION - 6 HOUR SCIENCE MODULE AT STONE ACADEMY - 2 FULL-DAY FIELD TRIPS COMPLETED: ONE TO UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (STORRS CAMPUS) FOR AN INFO SESSION AND CAMPUS TOUR AND ONE TO HAMMONASSET STATE PARK INCLUDING AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AT MEIGS POINT NATURE CENTER. - OTHER FIELDTRIPS INCLUDED IBM IN SOUTHBURY, NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND JOHN BALE BOOKSTORE. - 4 HOURS OF NUTRITION-HANDS ON ACTIVITY AND COOKING DEMO - 4 HOURS OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE WATERBURY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - PROVIDING EARLY ACQUAINTANCE WITH CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (PEACH) - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S PROVIDING EARLY ACQUAINTANCE WITH CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (PEACH) PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN GREATER WATERBURY TO ADDRESS PROJECTED SHORTAGES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THROUGH THE PEACH PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN A NON-EMERGENCY SETTING AND ARE INFORMED OF THE VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANNUALLY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS ITS PEACH SPRING BREAK EXPLORATION CAMP, IN 2015, 25 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM WATERBURY TOOK PART IN: SHADOWING AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL; CPR CERTIFICATION; A NUTRITION COURSE; AMERICAN RED CROSS BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION; AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE MYSTIC AQUARIUM.SUPPORT GROUPS - DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL HOSTED SEVERAL SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ITS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING: - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S PARENT AND SIBLING SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH OFFERS EMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN IN TREATMENT; AND - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, SERVES OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, MEETS WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND IS COORDINATED BY OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. PART III, LINE 2: OVERALL COST TO CHARGE RATIO USED IN CALCULATION. PART III, LINE 3: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (CHARITY CARE) IS A SEPARATE NUMBER, AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE $736,918 ON LINE 2. PART III, LINE 4: THE HOSPITAL ACCEPTS ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. A PATIENT IS CLASSIFIED AS A CHARITY PATIENT BY REFERENCE TO THE ESTABLISHED POLICIES OF THE HOSPITAL. ESSENTIALLY, THESE POLICIES DEFINE CHARITY SERVICES AS THOSE SERVICES FOR WHICH NO PAYMENT IS POSSIBLE. IN ASSESSING A PATIENT'S INABILITY TO PAY, THE HOSPITAL UTILIZES THE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME LEVELS, BUT ALSO INCLUDES CERTAIN CASES WHERE INCURRED CHARGES ARE SIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED TO INCOMES AND ASSETS. THESE SERVICES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUES FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2013, THE HOSPITAL CHANGED ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY TO DISCOUNT ALL SELF PAY RECEIVABLES BY 50% UPON FINAL BILLING. PART III, LINE 8: COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO COMPUTE THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL AND ANY ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS A COMBINATION OF THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 7 AS WELL AS THE HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION LINE. A TOTAL SHORTFALL OF $9,758,412 WAS DERIVED FROM THE 2015 MEDICARE COST REPORT USING AN AHA APPROVED FORM FOR SCHEDULE H WORKSHEET B PPS AND IPF HOSPITALS. ALL OF THIS SHORTFALL SHOULD BE REPORTED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE HOSPITAL COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SHOWS A SHORTFALL FROM ALL MEDICARE PROGRAMS (INCLUDING MANAGED MEDICARE) OF $13,809,718 (NET OF BAD DEBT AND FREE CARE). PART III, LINE 9B: WE HAVE SEVERAL CREDIT AND COLLECTION PROGRAMS GOVERNING PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; PROMPT PAY DISCOUNT; SLIDING SCALE; PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS; CHARITY CARE AND FREE BED FUNDS. ANY PATIENT EXPRESSING DIFFICULTY PAYING A BALANCE IS ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL COUNSELING ASSISTANCE. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WORK WITH THE PATIENTS TO DETERMINE PROGRAM QUALIFICATION BASED ON THE COMPLETION OF A FINANCIAL APPLICATION. CASES ARE PREPARED AND PRESENTED TO THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE. APPROVED CASES WILL BE EITHER FULLY OR PARTIALLY WRITTEN OFF TO FREE BED FUNDS OR CHARITY CARE. PART VI, LINE 2: WATERBURY HOSPITAL WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY HEALTHCARE NEEDS FOR UNDERSERVED PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE WATERBURY COMMUNITY. THROUGH THESE COLLABORATIONS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL WORKS TO DEVELOP KEY PROGRAMMING FOR THE CITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING: THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC, WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE TO ABOUT 500 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO OVER 4,400 UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS ANNUALLY. PART VI, LINE 3: WE HAVE SIGNAGE, PT HANDBOOK, STATEMENT BACKERS & HANDOUTS THAT INFORM PATIENTS OF FREE BED FUNDS ETC. THE HOSPITAL ACCEPTS ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. A PATIENT IS CLASSIFIED AS A CHARITY PATIENT BY REFERENCE TO THE ESTABLISHED POLICIES OF THE HOSPITAL. ESSENTIALLY, THESE POLICIES DEFINE CHARITY SERVICES AS THOSE SERVICES FOR WHICH NO PAYMENT IS POSSIBLE. IN ASSESSING A PATIENT'S INABILITY TO PAY, THE HOSPITAL UTILIZES THE GENERALLY RECOGNIZED POVERTY INCOME LEVELS FOR THE STATE, BUT ALSO INCLUDES CERTAIN CASES WHERE INCURRED CHARGES ARE SIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED TO INCOMES. THESE CHARGES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUES FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES. PART VI, LINE 4: LOCATED IN A CITY OF 108,802 RESIDENTS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT. IT IS ONE OF TWO HOSPITALS THAT SERVES THE CITY OF WATERBURY AND ITS SURROUNDING TOWNS, INCLUDING BEACON FALLS, BETHLEHEM, CHESHIRE, MIDDLEBURY, NAUGATUCK, PROSPECT, SOUTHBURY, THOMASTON, WATERTOWN, WOLCOTT, AND WOODBURY. OVERALL, THE CITY OF WATERBURY LAGS BEHIND THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE U.S. IN KEY MEASURABLE STATISTICS, AS SEEN IN TABLE 1, BELOW:TABLE 1: SELECTED CENSUS DATA, JULY 2015, QUICKFACTS.CENSUS.GOV: WATERBURY, CT, & U.S. WATERBURY CT U.S.MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $41,136 $69,899 $53,482PER CAPITA MONEY INCOME: $21,251 $38,480 $28,555% PERSONS BELOW POVERTY: 24.2% 10.8% 14.8%% OF OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES: 46.7% 67.3% 64.4%% FOREIGN-BORN PERSONS: 14.5% 13.7% 13.1%% LANGUAGE NOT ENGLISH SPOKEN AT HOME, AGE 5+: 36.2% 21.6% 20.9%% MALE: 47.6% 48.8% 49.2%% FEMALE 52.4% 51.2% 50.8%% CAUCASIAN: 45.4% 68.2% 61.6%% AFRICAN-AMERICAN: 20.1% 11.6% 13.3%% HISPANIC: 31.2% 15.4% 17.6%% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OR HIGHER: 79.5% 89.5% 86.3%% BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER: 16.0% 37.0% 29.3%% OF PERSONS AGE 65 & OVER: 12.6% 15.8% 14.9%UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, MAY 2016: 6.5% 5.7% 4.7%INFANT MORTALITY PER 1,000 RESIDENTS: 9.5 5.3 6.0CRIME RATE (VIOLENT & PROPERTY) PER 100,000 RESIDENTS (2009): 4,418 2,167 3,466WATERBURY WAS ONCE A ROBUST MANUFACTURING CENTER. HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, THE INDUSTRIAL BASE THAT WAS THE CENTER OF WATERBURY'S ECONOMY FOR MOST OF THE 20TH CENTURY DWINDLED, LEAVING MANY UNEMPLOYED. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE JOBS AVAILABLE IN HEALTHCARE AND SERVICE SECTORS, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS A THREAT FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER WATERBURY AREA. THE CITY OF WATERBURY IS ALSO DESIGNATED A FEDERAL MUA (MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA) AND HPSA (HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA) FOR PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTAL CARE. PART VI, LINE 5: REALIZING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL REMAINS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ENSURE EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, QUALITY HEALTHCARE. DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S SPECTRUM OF SERVICES CONTINUED TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WELFARE OF WATERBURY'S CITIZENS. TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S MISSION, MANY OF OUR SERVICES ARE TARGETED FOR VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED.KEY PROGRAMS: WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM (WHAP): WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS AWARE OF THE ECONOMIC NEEDS MANY PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND, AS A RESULT, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM. FOUNDED IN 2003 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WATERBURY HOSPITAL, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, AND STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), WHAP IMPROVES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, PHARMACY ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SUB-SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER WATERBURY REGION. WITH THE INSTITUTION OF THE ACA, WHAP WORKERS HAVE BECOME ACCESS HEALTH CT ASSISTERS, HAVE INCREASED THEIR NAVIGATION SERVICES TO INCLUDE THE MEDICAID POPULATION, AND CONTINUE TO ADD TO ITS REPERTOIRE ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR THOSE WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS HIGH UTILIZERS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. DURING FY 2015, WHAP HAD OVER 4,485 ACTIVE CLIENTS AND 1,770 NEW CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $20,792 WORTH OF DONATED SERVICES TO WHAP'S PATIENTS.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDERS OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. OUR SERVICES ALSO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS, ELECTED MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH BOARD, AS A HOST SITE TO NUMEROUS TWELVE-STEP MEETINGS AND THE PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ACUTE SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS WITHIN THE CITY OF WATERBURY. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS CAN ENGAGE CLIENTS TO HELP FACILITATE THEIR ENTRANCE INTO TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE PHONE SUPPORT, REFERRALS AND TRIAGING TEN HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WITHIN OUR CRISIS CENTER WE OFFER SHORT TERM SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN MORE PERMANENT TREATMENT THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. AMBULATORY SERVICES INCLUDE PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMS, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, GROUP, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT TO PATIENTS EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS AND/ OR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ACUTE SYMPTOMS WE OFFER INPATIENT TREATMENT TO ADOLESCENTS AGED 12 AND UP AS WELL AS ADULT SERVICES. OUR EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF CLINICAL TREATMENT AS WELL AS POSITIVE LIFESTYLE CHOICES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO EDUCATE CLIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE IMPACT TREATMENT CAN HAVE ON ONE'S ILLNESS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL BETTER, REDUCE OR RESOLVE SYMPTOMS AND TO MINIMIZE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS.BE WELL BUS - IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT LOCAL PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S BE WELL BUS PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PATIENTS FROM WATERBURY AND ELEVEN OF ITS SURROUNDING TOWNS. DURING FY 2015, THE BE WELL BUS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,400 PEOPLE, TRANSPORTING THEM TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS CONTRACTED WITH VPNE, A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TO OFFER THE BUS SERVICE. COMMUNITIES SERVED INCLUDE: WATERBURY, WATERTOWN, THOMASTOWN, SOUTHBURY, MIDDLEBURY, NAUGATUCK, WOLCOTT, AND BEACON FALLS.HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY - FORMED IN COLLABORATION WITH SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL, THE HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY PROVIDES DIVERSE MEDICAL SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO HELP EDUCATE RESIDENTS IN THE GREATER WATERBURY COMMUNITY ABOUT PERTINENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUES. THIS PAST YEAR, THE HEART CENTER CONDUCTED A SERIES OF HEALTH FAIRS AND VARIOUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION SESSIONS, INCLUDING "HEALTH SCREENINGS," WHICH PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH COMPLIMENTARY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION.FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER - PROVIDING A CHILD-CENTERED FOCUS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER OFFERS EXPECTANT PARENTS A VARIETY OF CLASSES INCLUDING: BREAST FEEDING, CHILDBIRTH WEEKEND WORKSHOP, AND CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, WHICH INCLUDES LAMAZE IN ADDITION TO EXERCISING BREATHING AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES.THANK GOD I'M FEMALE - FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S "THANK GOD I'M FEMALE" HAS SERVED AS AN ANNUAL WOMEN'S WELLNESS FORUM THAT FEATURES 40 EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS AND HEALTH-RELATED GIVEAWAYS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE FORUM IS TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES ABOUT STRESS, MENTAL WELL-BEING, HEART HEALTH, DIET, OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE HEALTH, CHANGE OF LIFE, AND MORE.EVERGREEN 50 CLUB - WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S EVERGREEN 50 CLUB IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF OVER 15,000 MEMBERS OVER THE AGE OF 50. THE CLUB OFFERS WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, MEDICARE COUNSELING, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS ARE PRESENTED BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE: HOLISTIC HEALTH, VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENT, HEART DISEASE, SUMMER SKIN CARE, WEIGHT LOSS, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLADDER SCREENINGS, JOINT CARE AND REPLACEMENT, AND RESOLVING ADVERSE OUTCOMES WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. ANNUALLY, THE EVERGREEN 50 CLUB HOSTS A HEALTH FAIR FOR ITS MEMBERS, WHICH PROVIDES FREE FLU SHOTS AND HEALTHCARE SCREENINGS.WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC (WHIC) - CURRENT SERVICES: THE WHIC OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE "ONE-STOP SHOPPING" MODEL THAT PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ON-SITE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY SERVICES, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICATION ADHERENCE SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, NUTRITION COUNSELING, INDIVIDUALIZED HIV EDUCATION, LABORATORY TESTING, AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. WHIC'S PROVIDERS INCLUDE THREE BOARD-CERTIFIED/BOARD-ELIGIBLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS AS WELL AS AN ADVANCED PRACTITIONER NURSE AND A REGISTERED DIETICIAN, ALL WITH EXPERTISE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. IN FY 2015, WHIC SERVED AROUND 472 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).THE WHIC ALSO HAS A HEPATITIS C CLINIC. FROM OCTOBER 2004 TO PRESENT, NEARLY 200 HEPATITIS C MONO- AND CO-INFECTED (HEPATITIS C AND HIV) PATIENTS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AT THE ID CLINIC. THE HEPATITIS C CLINIC PROVIDES COORDINATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON SIDE EFFECT MANAGEMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF HYDRATION AND ADHERENCE, AND POSITIVE COPING STRATEGIES. FORGING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: SINCE 2009 TO 2016, THE WHIC HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR RYAN WHITE PART A FEDERAL FUNDING REGION 2 OF THE NEW HAVEN/FAIRFIELD ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN AREA. WHIC HAS FORMED LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER, INC., NEW OPPORTUNITIES, INC., RECOVERY NETWORK OF PROGRAMS, INC., AND CONNECTICUT COUNSELING CENTERS, INC., ALL OF WHOM WORK ALONGSIDE THE WHIC TO PROVIDE PATIENTS IN THE REGION WITH: - PRIMARY HIV CARE - MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT - ORAL HEALTH CARE - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT - HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE - MENTAL HEALTH - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES - HOUSING ASSISTANCE - EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - FOOD PANTRYIN JUNE 2015, WHIC COLLABORATED WITH THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND OTHER AREA AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, TO ORGANIZE THE WATERBURY AIDS WALK AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS TREATMENT AND TESTING IN WATERBURY. OVER 200 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. PART VI, LINE 6: N/A PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES CT PART VI, LINE 5 (CONTINUED): RESHAPING HIV TESTING STATEWIDE: SINCE 2008, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS TO ROUTINIZE HIV SCREENING IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS UNAWARE OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS. SINCE 2012, PATIENTS VISITING WH'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT THEY MAY BE SCREENED FOR HIV UNLESS THEY ELECT TO OPT-OUT. IN ADDITION, ALLIANCE MEDICAL GROUP OFFICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TOOLS THAT INCORPORATE ROUTINE HIV SCREENING INTO THEIR PRACTICE. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WH PLANS TO LAUNCH AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS VISITING THE WH CAMPUS ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS. NEWLY DIAGNOZED INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO BE FAMILIARIZED WITH AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS AND CARE AT THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND TRAVEL CLINIC.ENGAGING PATIENTS: IN 2009, THE WHIC ESTABLISHED ITS PEER ADVOCATE PROGRAM. THREE PATIENTS FROM THE CLINIC SERVE AS THE PEER ADVOCATES, WHO WORK WITH CLIENTS AT THE CLINIC. THEY COLLABORATE WITH THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DURING HIV TESTING DAYS AND OFFER COUNSELING AND TESTING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH VAN. PEER ADVOCATES PARTICIPATE IN THE WHIC'S CARE TEAM AND CONTINUUM MEETINGS TO KEEP PROVIDERS AND LOCAL PARTNERS AWARE OF THE PATIENTS' ACTIVITIES AND NEEDS.THE FOOD FOR LIFE PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2014 BY WHIC. THIS PROVIDES ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND ENROLLMENT IN EXERCISE PROGRAMS TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS AT NO COST. THE WHIC OFFERS A FITNESS CLASS MONTHLY AND YOGA MONTHLY AS WELL TO PATIENTS, AND NUTRITION, HEALTH, WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP BIWEEKLY TO ENGAGE IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES. 1 X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DARLENE STROMSTAD PRESIDENT/TREASURER 544128 0 27038 0 0 0 82800 0 13628 0 667594 0 0 0 HENRY BORKOWSKI MD DIRECTOR / CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 604823 0 0 0 0 0 25300 0 12080 0 642203 0 0 0 DAVID J PIZZUTO MD DIRECTOR / VP MEDICAL SERVICES 143388 0 7223 0 0 0 4508 0 4114 0 159233 0 0 0 SANDRA A IADAROLA CHIEF NURSING OFFICER 205629 0 11583 0 0 0 6529 0 10484 0 234225 0 0 0 DIANE M WOOLLEY VP HUMAN RESOURCES 181669 0 21250 0 0 0 6355 0 12464 0 221738 0 0 0 MICHAEL J CEMENO CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 287947 0 14626 0 0 0 7800 0 16619 0 326992 0 0 0 THOMAS M BURKE VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS 171715 0 4552 0 0 0 5545 0 16760 0 198572 0 0 0 EDWARD ROMERO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 336428 0 17346 0 0 0 3721 0 20449 0 377944 0 0 0 EHSAN ANSARI CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 923437 0 0 0 0 0 25300 0 16402 0 965139 0 0 0 KEVIN KETT CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 901932 0 0 0 0 0 25300 0 16402 0 943634 0 0 0 JOSEPH MORLEY CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 870860 0 0 0 0 0 25300 0 16402 0 912562 0 0 0 MARK RUGGIERO CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 798288 0 0 0 0 0 25300 0 15894 0 839482 0 0 0 STEPHEN WIDMAN CAGW - CARDIOLOGIST 761917 0 0 0 0 0 25300 0 17068 0 804285 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B DARLENE STROMSTAD'S SERP CONTRIBUTION: $75,000 A CONNECTICUT HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY 060806186 2010-12-22 25918000 REFINANCE/RETIRE EXISTING BONDS & FINANCE NEW MONEY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 0 1 0 A 19435000 19435000 25918000 403696 7876000 18042000 2013 0 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 1 1 RBS CITIZEN'S NA 10.000000000000 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 NEIL PETERSEN MD TRUSTEE 75000 STIPEND FOR SERVING AS CHIEF OF STAFF 0 NEIL PETERSEN MD TRUSTEE 723571 DR. NEIL PETERSEN IS AN EMPLOYEE OF WATERBURY ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOCIATES, WHICH PROVIDED ANESTHESIA SERVICES FOR THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL. 0 CARL B SHERTER MD TRUSTEE 568078 DR. CARL B. SHERTER IS AN EMPLOYEE OF WATERBURY PULMONARY ASSOCIATES, WHICH PROVIDED PULMONARY SERVICES FOR THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL. 0 HENRY BORKOWSKI MD TRUSTEE 138880 RENT FOR CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF GREATER WATERBURY, LLC OFFICE SPACE 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED): TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR FY 2015 BY CATEGORY: A. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES & COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS BENEFIT: $7,580,057 PERSONS SERVED: 33,754 - COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - HEALTH CARE SUPPORT SERVICES B. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION BENEFIT: $5,473,400 PERSONS SERVED: 5,993 - PHYSICIANS/MEDICAL STUDENTS - NURSES/NURSING STUDENTS - OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIPS/FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - OTHER D. RESEARCH BENEFIT: $7,480 PERSONS SERVED: 9 - CLINICAL RESEARCH - COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH E. FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS BENEFIT: $163,452 PERSONS SERVED: 12,010 - CASH DONATIONS - IN-KIND DONATIONS F. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES BENEFIT: $107,569 PERSONS SERVED: 745 - COMMUNITY SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS/ YOUTH PIPELINE - COALITION BUILDING - OTHER G. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS BENEFIT: $237,450 PERSONS SERVED: N/A - DEDICATED STAFF SUBTOTAL FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $13,569,408 SUBTOTAL FOR PERSONS SERVED: 52,511 TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE COSTS - FREE CARE: $1,046,700 - BAD DEBT: $736,900 - UNPAID MEDICAID COSTS: $22,234,700 - UNPAID MEDICARE COSTS: $8,336,350 SUBTOTAL FOR CHARITY CARE COSTS BENEFIT: $32,354,650 TOTAL BENEFIT - FY 2015: $45,924,058 CATEGORY A: COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES TOTAL BENEFIT: $7,580,057 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 33,754 REALIZING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) REMAINS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ENSURE EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, QUALITY HEALTHCARE. DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S SPECTRUM OF SERVICES CONTINUED TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WELFARE OF WATERBURY'S CITIZENS. TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S MISSION, MANY OF OUR SERVICES ARE TARGETED FOR VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. KEY PROGRAMS: WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM (WHAP) - WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS AWARE OF THE ECONOMIC NEEDS MANY PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND, AS A RESULT, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM. FOUNDED IN 2003 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WATERBURY HOSPITAL, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, AND STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), WHAP IMPROVES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, PHARMACY ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SUB-SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER WATERBURY REGION. WITH THE INSTITUTION OF THE ACA, WHAP WORKERS HAVE BECOME ACCESS HEALTH CT ASSISTERS, HAVE INCREASED THEIR NAVIGATION SERVICES TO INCLUDE THE MEDICAID POPULATION, AND CONTINUE TO ADD TO ITS REPERTOIRE ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR THOSE WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS HIGH UTILIZERS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. DURING FY 2015, WHAP HAD OVER 4,485 ACTIVE CLIENTS AND 1,770 NEW CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $20,792 WORTH OF DONATED SERVICES TO WHAP'S PATIENTS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDERS OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. OUR SERVICES ALSO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS, ELECTED MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH BOARD, AS A HOST SITE TO NUMEROUS TWELVE-STEP MEETINGS AND THE PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ACUTE SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS WITHIN THE CITY OF WATERBURY. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS CAN ENGAGE CLIENTS TO HELP FACILITATE THEIR ENTRANCE INTO TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE PHONE SUPPORT, REFERRALS AND TRIAGING TEN HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WITHIN OUR CRISIS CENTER WE OFFER SHORT TERM SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN MORE PERMANENT TREATMENT THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. AMBULATORY SERVICES INCLUDE PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMS, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES, GROUP, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT TO PATIENTS EXPERIENCING MENTAL ILLNESS AND/ OR A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ACUTE SYMPTOMS WE OFFER INPATIENT TREATMENT TO ADOLESCENTS AGED 12 AND UP AS WELL AS ADULT SERVICES. OUR EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF CLINICAL TREATMENT AS WELL AS POSITIVE LIFESTYLE CHOICES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO EDUCATE CLIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE IMPACT TREATMENT CAN HAVE ON ONE'S ILLNESS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL BETTER, REDUCE OR RESOLVE SYMPTOMS AND TO MINIMIZE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS. BE WELL BUS - IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT LOCAL PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S BE WELL BUS PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PATIENTS FROM WATERBURY AND ELEVEN OF ITS SURROUNDING TOWNS. DURING FY 2015, THE BE WELL BUS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,400 PEOPLE, TRANSPORTING THEM TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. WH HAS CONTRACTED WITH VPNE, A TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TO OFFER THE BUS SERVICE. COMMUNITIES SERVED INCLUDE: WATERBURY, WATERTOWN, THOMASTON, SOUTHBURY, MIDDLEBURY, NAUGATUCK, WOLCOTT, AND BEACON FALLS. HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY - FORMED IN COLLABORATION WITH SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL, THE HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY PROVIDES DIVERSE MEDICAL SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO HELP EDUCATE RESIDENTS IN THE GREATER WATERBURY COMMUNITY ABOUT PERTINENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUES. THIS PAST YEAR, THE HEART CENTER CONDUCTED A SERIES OF HEALTH FAIRS AND VARIOUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION SESSIONS, INCLUDING "HEALTH SCREENINGS," WHICH PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH COMPLIMENTARY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION. FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER - PROVIDING A CHILD-CENTERED FOCUS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER OFFERS EXPECTANT PARENTS A VARIETY OF CLASSES INCLUDING: BREAST FEEDING, CHILDBIRTH WEEKEND WORKSHOP, AND CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, WHICH INCLUDES LAMAZE IN ADDITION TO EXERCISING BREATHING AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES. THANK GOD I'M FEMALE - FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S "THANK GOD I'M FEMALE" HAS SERVED AS AN ANNUAL WOMEN'S WELLNESS FORUM THAT FEATURES 40 EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS AND HEALTH-RELATED GIVEAWAYS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE FORUM IS TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES ABOUT STRESS, MENTAL WELL-BEING, HEART HEALTH, DIET, OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE HEALTH, CHANGE OF LIFE, AND MORE. EVERGREEN 50 CLUB - WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S EVERGREEN 50 CLUB IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF OVER 15,000 MEMBERS OVER THE AGE OF 50. THE CLUB OFFERS WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, MEDICARE COUNSELING, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS ARE PRESENTED BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE: HOLISTIC HEALTH, VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENT, HEART DISEASE, SUMMER SKIN CARE, WEIGHT LOSS, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLADDER SCREENINGS, JOINT CARE AND REPLACEMENT, AND RESOLVING ADVERSE OUTCOMES WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. ANNUALLY, THE EVERGREEN 50 CLUB HOSTS A HEALTH FAIR FOR ITS MEMBERS, WHICH PROVIDES FREE FLU SHOTS AND HEALTHCARE SCREENINGS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC (WHIC) - CURRENT SERVICES: THE WHIC OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE "ONE-STOP SHOPPING" MODEL THAT PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ON-SITE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY SERVICES, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICATION ADHERENCE SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, NUTRITION COUNSELING, INDIVIDUALIZED HIV EDUCATION, LABORATORY TESTING, AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. WHIC'S PROVIDERS INCLUDE THREE BOARD-CERTIFIED/BOARD-ELIGIBLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS AS WELL AS AN ADVANCED PRACTITIONER NURSE AND A REGISTERED DIETICIAN, ALL WITH EXPERTISE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. IN FY 2015, WHIC SERVED AROUND 472 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). WHIC'S STAFF MEMBERS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN STATEWIDE AND AREA COLLABORATIVE, SUCH AS THE RYAN WHITE PART A PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE GREATER WATERBURY HIV CONSORTIUM. WHIC HAS A VERY ACTIVE CONSUMER ADVISORY GROUP (CAG), WHICH ORGANIZES SOCIAL AND TESTING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FACILITATES THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP. THE WHIC ALSO HAS A HEPATITIS C CLINIC. FROM OCTOBER 2004 TO PRESENT, NEARLY 200 HEPATITIS C MONO- AND CO-INFECTED (HEPATITIS C AND HIV) PATIENTS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AT THE ID CLINIC. THE HEPATITIS C CLINIC PROVIDES COORDINATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON SIDE EFFECT MANAGEMENT, THE IMPORTANCE OF HYDRATION AND ADHERENCE, AND POSITIVE COPING STRATEGIES. FORGING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: SINCE 2009 TO 2016, WHIC HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR RYAN WHITE PART A FEDERAL FUNDING REGION 2 OF THE NEW HAVEN/FAIRFIELD ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN AREA. WHIC HAS FORMED LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER, INC., NEW OPPORTUNITIES, INC., RECOVERY NETWORK OF PROGRAMS, INC., AND CONNECTICUT COUNSELING CENTERS, INC., ALL OF WHOM WORK ALONGSIDE THE WHIC TO PROVIDE PATIENTS IN THE REGION WITH: - PRIMARY HIV CARE - MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT - ORAL HEALTH CARE - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT - HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE - MENTAL HEALTH - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES - HOUSING ASSISTANCE - EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - FOOD PANTRY IN JUNE 2015, WHIC COLLABORATED WITH THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND OTHER AREA AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, TO ORGANIZE THE WATERBURY AIDS WALK AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS TREATMENT AND TESTING IN WATERBURY. OVER 200 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. RESHAPING HIV TESTING STATEWIDE: SINCE 2008, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS TO ROUTINIZE HIV SCREENING IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS UNAWARE OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS. SINCE 2012, PATIENTS VISITING WH'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT THEY MAY BE SCREENED FOR HIV UNLESS THEY ELECT TO OPT-OUT. IN ADDITION, ALLIANCE MEDICAL GROUP OFFICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TOOLS THAT INCORPORATE ROUTINE HIV SCREENING INTO THEIR PRACTICE. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WH PLANS TO LAUNCH AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS VISITING THE WH CAMPUS ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS. NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO BE FAMILIARIZED WITH AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS AND CARE AT THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND TRAVEL CLINIC. ENGAGING PATIENTS: IN 2009, THE WHIC ESTABLISHED ITS PEER ADVOCATE PROGRAM. THREE PATIENTS FROM THE CLINIC SERVE AS THE PEER ADVOCATES, WHO WORK WITH CLIENTS AT THE CLINIC. THEY COLLABORATE WITH THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DURING HIV TESTING DAYS AND OFFER COUNSELING AND TESTING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH VAN. PEER ADVOCATES PARTICIPATE IN THE WHIC'S CARE TEAM AND CONTINUUM MEETINGS TO KEEP PROVIDERS AND LOCAL PARTNERS AWARE OF THE PATIENTS' ACTIVITIES AND NEEDS. THE FOOD FOR LIFE PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM RECENTLY ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2014 BY WHIC. THIS PROVIDES ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND ENROLLMENT IN EXERCISE PROGRAMS TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS AT NO COST. THE WHIC OFFERS A FITNESS CLASS MONTHLY AND YOGA MONTHLY AS WELL TO PATIENTS, AND NUTRITION, HEALTH, WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP BIWEEKLY TO ENGAGE IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CATEGORY B: HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION TOTAL BENEFIT: $5,473,400 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 5,993 SINCE IT FIRST AFFILIATED WITH THE YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN 1973, WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS SERVED AS THE CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR THOUSANDS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN TRAINING. DURING FY 2015, STUDENTS COMPLETED CLINICAL ROTATIONS, INTERNSHIPS, AND SHADOWING EXPERIENCES AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. KEY PROGRAMS: WATERBURY HOSPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM - THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AND AFFILIATED WITH YALE UNIVERSITY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH DAYS AT YALE AND WATERBURY HOSPITAL/SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL - HOME AND OFFICE VISITS FOR CLINIC PATIENTS - EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS HELD AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND YALE UNIVERSITY. AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL, WE SEEK TO TRAIN PHYSICIANS WHO DESIRE A GENERALIST BACKGROUND TO THEIR CAREERS IN MEDICINE. THIS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT PROVIDES THE MEDICAL RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK EACH YEAR AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT PRACTICE SITES THAT INCLUDE PRIVATE PRACTICE OFFICES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. OUR GRADUATES ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY PRIVATE PRACTICE OFFICES, HOSPITALIST PROGRAMS, AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OTHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - WATERBURY HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS AFFILIATED WITH YALE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT MEDICAL CENTER, AND QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF SURGICAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE HOSPITAL'S RESIDENTS. GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDES ACCESS TO GENERAL SURGERY, ENT, UROLOGY, PLASTICS, GYN, NEUROSURGERY AND ORTHOPEDIC CASES. WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS A PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. TWO STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S PGY-1 PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS (ASHP). TWO RESIDENT POSITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE EACH YEAR. THE MISSION OF THE PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS TO BE CLINICALLY FOCUSED AND TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPTIMAL OUTCOME OF PATIENT DRUG THERAPIES. 1-YEAR OF CONCENTRATED TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF PHARMACY PRACTICE IS PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO LEARNING ACTIVITY ROTATIONS THAT ACCOMMODATE THE RESIDENT'S PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES AND CURRENT GOALS. ROTATIONS INCLUDED ARE: - PHARMACY OPERATIONS (FOUR WEEKS) - INTERNAL MEDICINE (EIGHT WEEKS) - CRITICAL CARE (EIGHT WEEKS) - EMERGENCY MEDICINE (SIX WEEKS) - PSYCHIATRY (FOUR WEEKS) - PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION (SIX WEEKS) - PAIN MANAGEMENT (FOUR WEEKS) - PHARMACY INFORMATICS (FOUR WEEKS) - AMBULATORY CARE (LONGITUDINAL) THIS PROGRAM SATISFIES THE ASHP PGY-1 REQUIRED OUTCOMES. STUDENT NURSE INTERN PROGRAM (SNI) - THE SNI PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR NURSING STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR SENIOR YEAR. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THESE STUDENT NURSES WITH SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES SO THEY CAN APPLY THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TO AUTHENTIC PATIENT CARE SITUATIONS. STAFF RNS SERVE AS THE STUDENTS' MENTORS AS THE STUDENTS ACCOMPANY THEM ON THEIR MEDICAL ROUNDS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE: (1) TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT NURSES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO PASS THE NCLEX EXAM AND (2) TO SOCIALIZE THE STUDENT NURSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE THE STRESS OF ASSIMILATING INTO THE HOSPITAL'S WORK ENVIRONMENT, SHOULD THEY BE HIRED AS GRADUATE NURSES AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT (PA) STUDENTS - P.A. STUDENTS FROM QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY COMPLETED CLINICAL ROUNDS IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING THE OPERATING ROOM, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND RADIOLOGY. THE EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED FOR THE STUDENT TO LEARN TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM DIDACTIC COURSE WORK IN MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND THE BASIC AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES INTO THE CLINICAL ARENA RESULTING IN THE ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE PATIENTS IN A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF CLINICAL ROTATIONS IS TO EXPOSE THE STUDENT TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, PATIENTS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SETTINGS, AND PATIENTS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS. THE P.A. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN: - HISTORY TAKING - EXAMINING THE PATIENT - ASSISTING IN AND/OR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING - ASSISTING IN AND/OR PERFORMING THERAPEUTIC TASKS - ORAL PRESENTATIONS - MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE PATIENT ENCOUNTER - FORMULATING A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND PROBLEM LIST - FORMULATING A TREATMENT PLAN - COUNSELING OF PATIENTS REGARDING MEDICATION, DIET, AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES SUCH AS SMOKING CESSATION, EXERCISE, AND WELL-BEING. RADIOLOGY STUDENTS FROM NVCC - THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NVCC) RADIOLOGY STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED WITH MANY ACTIVITIES WHILE ASSIGNED TO WATERBURY HOSPITAL. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A NVCC CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR AND HOSPITAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, THE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE VARIOUS RADIOGRAPHIC SUITES AND MODALITIES. DURING THEIR ASSIGNMENT, STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING OR ASSISTING WITH RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES, INCLUDING CHEST X-RAYS, SKELETAL EXAMS, FLUOROSCOPIC PROCEDURES, MOBILE X-RAYS IN THE VARIOUS PATIENT UNITS, AND SURGICAL CASES. THE STUDENTS ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN MOVING AND TRANSPORTING PATIENTS AS WELL AS CHAPERONING SENSITIVE EXAMS. IN ADDITION TO THE DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY THE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO EXPERIENCES IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, CT, MRI, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, AND ULTRASOUND. STUDENTS WORK IN THESE MODALITIES UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF. WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S AFFILIATION WITH NVCC AS A CLINICAL SITE FOR STUDENTS HAS MANY BENEFITS. PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFIT IS THE HOSPITAL HAS A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF POTENTIAL RADIOLOGY EMPLOYEES. STUDENTS ARE IN THE PROGRAM FOR 22 MONTHS AND IN THAT TIME BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT, ROUTINES, PERSONAL, AND MISSION. THIS PROVIDES WATERBURY HOSPITAL WITH NEW EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE A STRONG SKILL SET AND PROVEN DEDICATION TO THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A CATEGORY D: RESEARCH TOTAL BENEFIT: $7,480 TOTAL PERSON SERVED: 9 DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CLINICAL TRIALS THAT BENEFITED RESIDENTS IN GREATER WATERBURY. THESE TRIALS INCLUDED: THE BIOMARKERS STUDY, WHICH EXPLORED THE IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTION OF RESPONSE TO PREOPERATIVE CHEMORADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RECTAL CANCER AND THE FECAL TRANSPLANT STUDY, WHICH ENROLLS PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE COLITIS WHO HAVE HAD 2 OR MORE RELAPSES OF COLITIS IN SPITE OF ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY. CATEGORY E: FINANCIAL & IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL BENEFIT: $163,452 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 12,010 WATERBURY HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. FROM UNITED WAY DONATIONS FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES TO FREE PARKING FOR PATIENTS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $27,000.00 WORTH OF FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT DURING 2015. LOCAL AGENCIES RECEIVING DONATIONS INCLUDED: PALACE THEATER, UNITED WAY HOMELESS PROJECT, WATERBURY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE GATHERING, MARDI GROSS/CITY EVENT, BRASS CITY HARVEST, VFW, GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, NAACP, GIRLS, INC., ST. VINCENT DEPAUL HOMELESS SHELTER, ACTS 4 MINISTRY, AND SAFE HAVEN. CATEGORY F: COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES TOTAL BENEFIT: $107,569 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 745 AS A LEADER IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE GREATER WATERBURY AREA, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE WELFARE AND AWARENESS OF THE CITIZENS WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY. FROM STRENGTHENING THE CAREER PATHS OF WATERBURY AREA YOUTH; TO SUPPORTING THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED THROUGH THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND; PROVIDING TRANSPORT TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS REMOVING THE BARRIERS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AND REMAINS FIRM IN ITS COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHIER, STRONGER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY. KEY PROGRAMS: YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES: THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS: "TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR MINORITY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN WATERBURY SO THEY CAN MATRICULATE AND COMPETE NATIONALLY FOR PLACEMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PREPARATION FOR HEALTH CAREERS". WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF OUR YOUTH, WHO ARE THE EMERGING WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED 105 STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN GREATER WATERBURY WITH UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE WH YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES HAD SIX FOCUS AREAS DURING FY 2015, INCLUDING: - PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE (PLTI) - IN 2015, 18 INDIVIDUALS FROM GREATER WATERBURY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WATERBURY'S PLTI, A 20-WEEK CURRICULUM TEACHING LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY PROJECT PLANNING. PLTI'S CORE MISSION IS TO IMPART LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS TO PARENTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EDUCATING THEM ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM, CIVIC LIFE, AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENACT AND CHANGE LAWS. EACH PARTICIPANT COMPLETES AND IMPLEMENTS A COMMUNITY PROJECT. - PARENTS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE (PSEE) - IN 2015, 15 INDIVIDUALS FROM GREATER WATERBURY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WATERBURY'S PSEE, A 12-WEEK CURRICULUM CO-CREATED BY THE CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR SCHOOL CHANGE AND THE CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON CHILDREN FOR PARENTS (DEFINED BROADLY AS PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND GRANDPARENTS) TO INSTILL LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN EDUCATION AND TO FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. - UCONN PEOPLE EMPOWERING PEOPLE (PEP) (ALSO OFFERED IN ALBANIAN) - BOTH PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN 2015. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDED A 10-WEEK PARENT LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY REGIMEN THROUGH WHICH 9 PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PEP COURSE AND 10 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE ALBANIAN PORTION OF THE PEP COURSE. UCONN PEP IS A PERSONAL, FAMILY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH A STRONG COMMUNITY FOCUS. PEP IS DESIGNED TO BUILD ON THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS AND EMPHASIZES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY ACTION. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE UCONN PEP COURSE HAS BEEN OFFERED IN ALBANIAN AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. PARTICIPANTS OF BOTH PROGRAMS WORK INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT WHICH IS COMPLETED AS THE CONCLUDING PORTION OF THE PROGRAM. - WH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM - DURING THE SUMMER OF 2015, TWENTY-EIGHT STUDENTS FROM WATERBURY, GRADES 6-11, PARTICIPATED IN THE WH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM. 100% OF MEALS WERE SECURED FOR THE PROGRAM FROM CITY OF WATERBURY SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM. STUDENTS COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING MODULES: - 10 HOURS OF MATH (PRE- ALGEBRA, ALGEBRA II, GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS) REVIEW SESSIONS - 13 HOURS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND FIRST ANNUAL WH GREAT DEBATE - 18 HOURS OF SAT VOCABULARY - 6 HOURS OF PLAY BY THE RULES (CIVICS COURSE) - 6 HOURS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - 4.5 HOURS OF JOURNALING - 11.5 HOURS OF SAT/PSAT PREP - 12 HOURS OF POETRY INSTRUCTION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRD ANNUAL WH POETRY SLAM - 6 HOURS OF JOB SHADOWING SESSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, PHARMACY, PLANT ENGINEERING, HAROLD LEEVER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, AND SECURITY. - CPR CERTIFICATION - 6 HOUR SCIENCE MODULE AT STONE ACADEMY - 2 FULL-DAY FIELD TRIPS COMPLETED: ONE TO UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (STORRS CAMPUS) FOR AN INFO SESSION AND CAMPUS TOUR AND ONE TO HAMMONASSET STATE PARK INCLUDING AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AT MEIGS POINT NATURE CENTER. - OTHER FIELDTRIPS INCLUDED IBM IN SOUTHBURY, NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND JOHN BALE BOOKSTORE. - 4 HOURS OF NUTRITION-HANDS ON ACTIVITY AND COOKING DEMO - 4 HOURS OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE WATERBURY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - PROVIDING EARLY ACQUAINTANCE WITH CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (PEACH) - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S PROVIDING EARLY ACQUAINTANCE WITH CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (PEACH) PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN GREATER WATERBURY TO ADDRESS PROJECTED SHORTAGES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THROUGH THE PEACH PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN A NON-EMERGENCY SETTING AND ARE INFORMED OF THE VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANNUALLY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS ITS PEACH SPRING BREAK EXPLORATION CAMP, IN 2015, 25 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM WATERBURY TOOK PART IN: SHADOWING AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL; CPR CERTIFICATION; AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE MYSTIC AQUARIUM. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A SUPPORT GROUPS - DURING 2015, WATERBURY HOSPITAL HOSTED SEVERAL SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ITS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING: - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S PARENT AND SIBLING SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH OFFERS EMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN IN TREATMENT; AND - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, SERVES OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, MEETS WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND IS COORDINATED BY OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 WATERBURY HOSPITAL EMPLOYED JAMES MOYLAN (DBA JAMES MOYLAN CONSULTING) TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN FY 2015. IN FY 2015 HE WAS PAID $205,735 BY THE HOSPITAL. HE BECAME INTERIM CFO IN APRIL 2015. FROM OCTOBER 2014 TO DECEMBER 2014, HE WAS DOING CONSULTING WORK OF ANOTHER NATURE FOR THE HOSPITAL (SEE BELOW). IN CALENDAR YEAR 2014, MR. MOYLAN WAS PAID $79,515 BY THE HOSPITAL TO PERFORM CONSULTING WORK RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL'S ANTICIPATED JOINT VENTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS SOLE MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ELECTS HOSPITAL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS RESERVED POWERS FOR HOSPITAL TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER REVIEWS ANNUALLY THE SUBMISSION OF POTENTIAL/ACTUAL CONFLICT DECLARATIONS. THEY ARE ALSO REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT THE BOARD'S COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION ARE MADE TO THE FULL BOARD AS NECESSARY. ADDITIONALLY, RESPONSES ARE PROFILED, BY MEMBER, FOR EACH COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD/NETWORK, AND DISTRIBUTED AT EACH COMMITTEE MEETING AS A WAY TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY. THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MEMBERS SHARE RESPONSIBILITY IN IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING THESE DECLARED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE HOSPITAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THERE IS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THEY ALWAYS USE THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO USES NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA FOR SIMILAR TAX EXEMPT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL RESULTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 261,136. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,833,767. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,094,903. PURCHASED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,231,200. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,210,905. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 719. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,442,824. PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,893,199. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 9,893,199. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INCREASE IN FAIR VALUE OF FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS -2,706,364. ALLIANCE SUBSIDY -10,234,079. PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENTS 258,010. INTEREST RATE SWAP ADJUSTMENT -338,948. INCOME FROM WATERBURY GASTROENTEROLGY -45,709. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN REGARD TO THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. 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