NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (EIN 36-2340313)
Tax period: 2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed: 2016-08-05
IRS object ID: 201612189349301551
Schema version: 2014v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-05T10:29:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 N Wacker Drive	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362340313	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Northwest Community Hospital	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MIKE MULAY	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8476181000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 WEST CENTRAL ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN L SKEANS	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3128792000	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TAMARA TARAZI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01266026	PTIN
Phone	3128792000	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEPHEN O SCOGNA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 WEST CENTRAL ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$549,749,280	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.nch.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1953	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	NCH OPERATES AN ACUTE HOSPITAL IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL. THE HOSPITAL EXISTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND TO MEET INDIVIDUALS' HEALTHCARE NEEDS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3625	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	906	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,533,369	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$485,704	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,940,570	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,294,762	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$434,046,573	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$443,727,183	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,027,850	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$665,763	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,448,066	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$4,815,616	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$446,463,059	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$450,503,324	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$191,136	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$225,872	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$217,073,788	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$229,283,606	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$204,942,027	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$197,716,952	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$422,206,951	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$427,226,430	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$24,256,108	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$23,276,894	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$585,363,334	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$605,286,289	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$406,770,741	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$414,281,307	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$178,592,593	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$191,004,982	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EXISTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AND TO MEET INDIVIDUALS' HEALTHCARE NEEDS. IT STRIVES TO BE KNOWN FOR ITS SINGULAR FOCUS ON PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE, PATIENT-CENTERED SYSTEM OF CARE THAT SURPASSES EVERY EXPECTATION FOR EXCELLENCE (IN QUALITY AND SERVICE).	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$22,640,310	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$26,406,508	RevenueAmt
Desc	CARDIAC NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S (HOSPITAL) CARDIAC SERVICE LINE PROVIDED QUALITY, PATIENT CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, TO APPROXIMATELY 34,586 INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS DURING FY 2015. THE TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED IN HOSPITAL'S STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL CARDIAC CATH LAB SUITES, INCLUSIVE OF ITS HIGH TECH OPERATING ROOMS AND PRIVATE FAMILY CENTERED PATIENT CARE ROOMS ALL AT A COST OF NEARLY $22,648,310. AN ON-CALL TEAM OF NURSES, RADIOLOGY TECHS, OR TECHS, CARDIOLOGISTS AND SURGEONS WERE READILY AVAILABLE 24 HOURS-A-DAY, 7 DAYS-A-WEEK, TO PROVIDE EMERGENT CARE TO THOSE WITH CARDIAC DISEASE. THE CARDIAC TEAM WORKS WITH THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND MULTIPLE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO CONSISTENTLY EXCEED THE NATIONAL BENCHMARK OF DOOR TO BALLOON TIME (OR OPEN ARTERY) IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES FOR PATIENTS PRESENTING IN HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM HAVING AN ACUTE MI. NCH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN ACCREDITED ECHO LAB BY THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY LABORATORIES (ICAEL) SINCE 2000. NOT ONLY DOES NCH PROVIDE THE FULL SCOPE ON NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT MULITPLE SITES IN THE COMMUNITY BUT IN 2014, NCH OPENED THE ATHERTON HEART FAILURE (HF) CLINIC. THE HF CLINIC PROVIDES A TRANSITIONAL CARE MODEL THAT IS BASED ON PATIENTS WITH HF BEING SEEN IN THE CLINIC BY ADVANCED CARE PRATCTIONERS AND CARDIOLOGISTS WITH 24 HOURS OF HOSPITAL DISCHARGE. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDING DIETICIANS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PHARMACISTS AND NURSES PROVIDE ONGOING CARE TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY SETTING ENSURING CARE IS DELIVERED IN THE APPROPRIATE SETTING AND REDUCING AVOIDABLE READMISSSIONS TO THE ACUTE CARE SETTING. NCH HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HOSPITAL READMISSIONS FOR BOTH THE HEART FAILURE AND ACUTE MI PATIENT POPULATIONS DIRECLTY RELATED TO STRATEGIES DURING THE HOSPITALIZATION AND IN THE POST ACUTE CARE SETTING. TELEHEALTH MEDICINE AND HOME HEALTH ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE POST ACUTE CARE MODEL NCH HAS IMPLEMENTED FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, NCH HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHAB PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THAT HAS FURTHER ASSISTED CARDIAC AND PULMONARY PATIENTS IN RETURNING AND MAINTAINING AN OPTIMAL STATE OF HEALTH FOLLOWING A CARDIAC EVENT. THE CARDIAC DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDES MULTIPLE SCREENING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. DURING 2015, HOSPITAL HOSTED A COMMUNITY EVENT WHERE BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL AND BMI SCREENINGS WERE USED TO CALCULATE AN INDIVIDUAL'S RISK OF DEVELOPING HEART DISEASE FOR A MINIMAL FEE. IN ADDITION, PHYSICIANS PROVIDED EDUCATION ON HEART HEALTH AND WELLNESS. OVER 300 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$27,448,549	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$40,018,191	RevenueAmt
Desc	GASTROENTEROLOGY HOSPITAL'S GASTROENTEROLOGY (GI) CENTER PROVIDES QUALITY, PATIENT CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, IN NEED OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES. THE GI CENTER HAS BECOME A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES INCLUDING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY AND ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND. A STATE-OF-THE-ART INTERVENTIONAL SUITE OFFERS PATIENTS ACCESS TO SUPERIOR QUALITY CARE BY PROVIDING DIGITAL IMAGING. HOSPITAL'S INTERVENTIONAL TEAM IS LED BY AN EXPERT INTERVENTIONAL PHYSICIAN. THIS TEAM PROVIDES SAME-DAY CARE FOR PATIENTS IN AND BEYOND HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA WHO ARE IN NEED OF INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES. IN FY 2015, THE GI CENTER PERFORMED 17,451 PROCEDURES ON 14,252 PATIENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$14,320,732	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$11,994,881	RevenueAmt
Desc	GENERAL SURGERY HOSPITAL'S GENERAL SURGERY SERVICE LINE PROVIDED QUALITY, PATIENT CENTERED, COMPASSIONATE CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, TO 1,685 GENERAL SURGICAL PATIENTS (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT) IN THE MAIN OR DURING FY 2015. PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED IN STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOMS WHICH INCLUDE THREE DEDICATED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY SUITES. THE GENERAL SURGERY PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR BOTH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT POPULATIONS. IN FY 2011, HOSPITAL PARTNERED WITH CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO IMPLEMENT A NEONATAL SURGERY PROGRAM TO SUPPORT ITS NEW LEVEL 3 NICU. THE GENERAL SURGERY PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE DAVINCI ROBOTIC PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS GYNECOLOGY, UROLOGY AND GENERAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND HAS SERVED AS A TRAINING EPICENTER FOR OB-GYN SURGEONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NCH IS ALSO KNOWN AND RESPECTED AS A DEDICATED PANCREATIC SURGERY PROGRAM THAT PERFORMS THE MOST COMPLEX PROCEDURES. OTHER SERVICE LINES IN SURGICAL SERVICES INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR, VASCULAR, THORACIC, NEUROSURGICAL AND ORTHOPEDICS AND ENT. SURGICAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 24 HOURS-A-DAY, 7 DAYS-A-WEEK WITH A DEDICATED SURGICAL PREP AREA AND MULTIPHASE POST ANESTHIA CARE UNIT (PACU) THAT IS ALSO AVAILABLE 24 HOURS-A-DAY, 7 DAYS-PER-WEEK. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNATED A LEVEL 2 TRAUMA CENTER. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN THE SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT'S CORE MEASURES. AREAS OF CONCENTRATION INCLUDE: ANTIBIOTICS ADMINISTERED WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF INCISION, APPROPRIATE ANTIBIOTICS ADMINISTERED, ANTIBIOTICS DISCONTINUED WITHIN 24 HOURS, APPROPRIATE HAIR REMOVAL, URINARY CATHETER REMOVED POST-OP DAY 1 OR 2, SURGERY TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT, BETA BLOCKER PRIOR TO SURGERY AND VTE PROPHYLAXIS. THE MAJORITY OF HOSPITAL'S OUTCOME MEASURES WERE AT OR ABOVE BENCHMARK LEVELS. SURGICAL SERVICES ALSO PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS MULTIDISICIPLINARY PATIENT SAFETY TEAM THAT IS LEAD BY THE CHIEF OF ANESTHESIA AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES ARE IN PLACE IN ALL AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$261,041,614	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$365,307,603	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$325,451,205	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	false	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	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (true)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (true)	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	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	209	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3625	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	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	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	Yes (true)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (true)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MIKE MULAY	PersonNm
Phone	8476184601	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3060 W Salt Creek Lane	AddressLine1Txt
City	Arlington Heights	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 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 O Scogna
CEO, Pres & Secretary	10.0	30.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$830,315	$0	$188,313
Kirk Clark MD
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James H Bishop
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Craig E Christell
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dale J Garber
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Louis A Gatta
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marla F Glabe
VICE CHAIRPERSON	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Charles A Hempfling
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Diane G Hill
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARSHA C LIU
CFO & TREASURER (UNTIL 2/15)	10.0	30.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$376,107	$0	$85,138
EQUINN REGAN MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary R Sheahen
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Raymond Grady
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Cynthia M Valukas MD
Director	1.0	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas P MacCarthy
Chairperson	10.0	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John L Skeans
CFO & Treasurer (Beg 6/15)	10.0	30.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ed Maher
INTERIM CFO (3/15 - 7/15)	10.0	30.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK D LUSSON
Exec VP - HR (until 5/14)	40.0	0.0			$284,920	$0	$14,243	Yes (X)
Michael C Hartke
EXECUTIVE VP/COO	40.0	1.0			$514,324	$0	$93,337	Yes (X)
KIMBERLY NAGY
Exec VP - Pt Serv & CNO	40.0	0.0			$291,682	$0	$61,102	Yes (X)
Wendy L Rubas
EXEC VP - CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL	10.0	30.0			$363,707	$0	$63,227	Yes (X)
Alan B Loren MD
EXEC VP - CMO	40.0	0.0			$375,701	$564,422	$41,536	Yes (X)
LOVENDER KUMAR RAJU MD
ICC PHYSICIAN	40.0	0.0			$323,254	$0	$58,246		Yes (X)
BRADFORD A BUXTON
VP STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEV	40.0	0.0			$340,072	$0	$59,986		Yes (X)
Lucy R Hammerberg MD
CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$332,463	$0	$33,812		Yes (X)
Glen J Malan
VP INFO TECH & CIO	40.0	0.0			$303,981	$0	$59,550		Yes (X)
Lacy A Knight MD
CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATICS OFCR	40.0	0.0			$299,463	$0	$57,977		Yes (X)
DALE E BEATTY
Exec VP - CNO (until 1/13)	0.0	0.0			$328,924	$0	$0			Yes (X)
ERIC BENINK MD
CHIEF MED OFFICER (UNTIL 7/14)	0.0	0.0			$516,200	$0	$14,017			Yes (X)
Bruce K Crowther
PRES/CEO/SEC (until 4/13)	0.0	0.0			$716,158	$0	$47,319			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$6,197,271	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$564,422	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$877,803	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	238	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
Deloitte Consulting LLP
PO Box 844717	Dallas	TX	75284	project management	$5,325,475
Sodexo Inc Affiliates
PO Box 536922	Atlanta	GA	30353	DIETARY AND BIOMED	$3,669,573
Structured Communication Systems In
12901 SE 97th Ave Ste 400	Clackaas	OR	97015	IT technical support	$2,878,773
Care Logistics LLC
2655 Northwinds Parkway	Alpharetta	GA	30009	IT support services	$2,519,102
ROI Companies
25001 Emery Road Ste 250	Warrensville Heights	OH	44128	collection services	$1,998,295

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	60	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$1,294,262	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$500	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,294,762	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Net patient services	622110	$417,703,043	$417,703,043	$0	$0
Lab services	621500	$23,407,978	$21,874,609	$1,533,369	$0
Meaningful Use Reimb.	900099	$1,720,622	$1,720,622	$0	$0
Classes and training	611430	$365,263	$365,263	$0	$0
Nursing Services	623000	$47,552	$47,552	$0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$482,725	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$482,725	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$443,727,183	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,049,280	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,049,280	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,548,548	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,228,817	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,319,731	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,319,731	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,319,731	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$96,657,637	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$657,795	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$96,797,111	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$901,889	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$139,474	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$244,094	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$383,568	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$383,568	ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$332,374	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$318,139	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,235	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,235	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
CAFETERIA	900099	$2,106,376	$0	$0	$2,106,376
DSC MANAGEMENT FEES	900099	$713,791	$0	$0	$713,791
CASH DISCOUNTS	900099	$550,369	$0	$0	$550,369

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$111,114	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$111,114	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,481,650	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$450,503,324	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$441,711,089	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,533,369	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,964,104	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$225,872	TotalAmt
Program Services	$225,872	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,556,548	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,556,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$177,193,776	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,103,954	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,089,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,932,511	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,761,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,170,880	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,183,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,703,589	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,479,662	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,417,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,036,465	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,381,055	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,169,634	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,169,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$291,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$291,071	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$178,960	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$178,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,244,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,808,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,435,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,182,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,182,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,300,374	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,703,006	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,597,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,334,159	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,589,290	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,744,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,624,256	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,908,845	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$715,411	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$480,810	TotalAmt
Program Services	$345,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,422	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$486,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$418,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$68,067	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,101,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,101,598	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,369,290	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,616,330	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,752,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-$9,453,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,794,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$13,247,555	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Medical Supplies	$45,720,057	$45,720,057	$0	$0
Pharmaceuticals	$18,973,842	$18,973,842	$0	$0
BAD DEBT - PATIENT SVCS	$8,259,761	$8,259,761	$0	$0
Illinois Provider Tax	$16,782,682	$16,782,682	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,597,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,597,395	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$427,226,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$325,451,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,775,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,711,831	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,423,185	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,694,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,804,766	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,132,761	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,190,812	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,099,267	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,335,882	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$730,271,166	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$312,839,846	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$381,617,080	BOYAmt
EOY	$417,431,320	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,586,567	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,096,536	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,348,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,912,660	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,170,002	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,091,128	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$585,363,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,286,289	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,693,866	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,775,299	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$444,708	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,397,252	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$265,470,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$259,030,000	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,162,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$68,078,756	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$406,770,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$414,281,307	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,592,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$191,004,982	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$178,592,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$191,004,982	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$585,363,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$605,286,289	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$23,276,894	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$596,150	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$11,460,655	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)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Media Advertisements	$0	MediaAdvertisementsAmt
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$0	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$0	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations	$0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$0	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$0	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$72,767	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$72,767	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	LOBBYING ACTIVITIES	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART 11-B, LINE 11 NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PAYS DUES TO CERTAIN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS WHICH USE A PORTION OF THESE DUES FOR LOBBYING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (true)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$89,072	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$89,072	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$303,921,767	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$124,984,733	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$178,937,035	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$211,515,760	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$108,865,740	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$102,650,020	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$190,417,886	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$68,403,347	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$122,014,539	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$24,326,680	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,586,026	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,740,654	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$417,431,320	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
THIRD PARTY OBLIGATIONS	$48,009,705
DUE TO AFFILIATES	$58,767
ASSET RETIREMENT	$809,743
PENSION OBLIGATION	$16,957,136
OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES	$2,283,219
BASIS SWAP	-$39,814

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$68,078,756	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CREATED ACCORDING TO HOSPITAL NEEDS AND DESIGNATION OR PREFERENCES OF THE DONOR(S) SUPPORTING THE ENDOWMENT FUND. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, CONTINUED EDUCATION, OR FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE IN A HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT DESIGNATED BY THE ENDOWMENT FUND ARE EXAMPLES OF FUND USES. Substantially all restricted contributions benefiting Hospital are initially received by Foundation. When a donor restriction is met, Foundation transfers the temporarily restricted gift to Healthcare or Hospital at which time the related net assets are released from restriction in the consolidated financial statements.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyInd
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	Yes (true)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd

Discounted Care Oth Percentage DiscountedCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Discounted Care Other	600.	DiscountedCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	$11,535,277	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$11,535,277	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02700	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$47,456,345	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$20,085,148	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$27,371,197	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.06410	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$58,991,622	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$20,085,148	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$38,906,474	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.09110	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,515,891	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$124,506	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,391,385	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00330	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,870,106	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$484,498	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$2,385,608	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00560	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$491,093	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$243,727	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$247,366	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00060	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$63,911	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$63,911	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$578,232	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$578,232	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00140	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$5,519,233	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$852,731	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$4,666,502	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01100	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$64,510,855	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$20,937,879	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$43,572,976	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.10210	TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,435	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,435	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$10,427	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$10,427	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$3,149	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$3,149	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$16,865	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$16,865	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$33,876	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$33,876	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	false	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$8,259,761	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$0	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$150,043,709	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$181,816,143	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$31,772,434	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cost Accounting System	Yes (X)	CostAccountingSystemInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (true)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (true)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 W CENTRAL ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
State License	0001701	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	false	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	false	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (true)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Information Gaps	Yes (X)	InformationGapsInd
CHNA Conducted	12	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (true)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	false	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	Yes (true)	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (true)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	www.nch.org	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Rpt Available Thru Other Method	Yes (X)	RptAvailableThruOtherMethodInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (true)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	12	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (true)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	WWW.NCH.ORG	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Strategy Attached	false	StrategyAttachedInd
Organization Incur Excise Tax	false	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (true)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	300.	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	600.	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Asset Level Criteria	Yes (X)	AssetLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency Criteria	Yes (X)	MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status Criteria	Yes (X)	InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Underinsurance Stat Criteria	Yes (X)	UnderinsuranceStatCriteriaInd
Residency Criteria	Yes (X)	ResidencyCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (true)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (true)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Provided Nonprofit Contact	Yes (X)	ProvidedNonprofitContactInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (true)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	www.nch.org	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	www.nch.org	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	www.nch.org	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Notice Displayed	Yes (X)	FAPNoticeDisplayedInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (true)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	false	CollectionActivitiesInd
FAP Notified Upon Admission	Yes (X)	FAPNotifiedUponAdmissionInd
FAP Notified Before Discharge	Yes (X)	FAPNotifiedBeforeDischargeInd
FAP Notified All Patients	Yes (X)	FAPNotifiedAllPatientsInd
Documented Elig Determination	Yes (X)	DocumentedEligDeterminationInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (true)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Other Method Used	Yes (X)	OtherMethodUsedInd
Amounts Generally Billed	false	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	false	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5	IN 2012, NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (THE "HOSPITAL") PARTICIPATED IN A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) OFFERED BY THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL (MCHC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS (PRC). THE CHNA GATHERED INPUT FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY BY CONDUCTING 30-MINUTE TELEPHONE HEALTH SURVEYS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. 3,710 SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN THE REGION WHICH CONSISTED OF COOK, DUPAGE AND LAKE COUNTIES, WITH 325 IN THE HOSPITAL'S IMMEDIATE SERVICE AREA. CAREFUL CONSIDERATION WAS TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE SURVEY MIRRORED THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT USED FOR THE STUDY IS BASED LARGELY ON THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (BRFSS), AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEYS AND CUSTOMIZED QUESTIONS ADDRESSING GAPS IN INDICATOR DATA RELATIVE TO HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION OBJECTIVES AND OTHER RECOGNIZED HEALTH ISSUES. THE FINAL SURVEY INSTRUMENT WAS DEVELOPED BY PRC, WITH INPUT FROM THE HOSPITAL AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY SPONSORS. ISSUES ADDRESSED INCLUDED SELF-REPORTED HEALTH STATUS, PHYSICAL HEALTH STATUS, MENTAL HEALTH STATUS, DEATH AND DISABILITY, INFECTION AND CHRONIC DISEASE, BIRTHS, CHILDREN'S HEALTH STATUS, MODIFIABLE HEALTH RISKS, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, HEALTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND HEALTH INFORMATION SOURCES. TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM KEY INFORMANTS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BROAD INTEREST IN THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, AN ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE CHNA PROCESS. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS WAS PROVIDED BY MCHC; THIS LIST INCLUDED NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PRIMARY CONCERNS OF THE POPULATIONS WITH WHOM THEY WORK, AS WELL AS OF THE COMMUNITY OVERALL. KEY INFORMANTS WERE CONTACTED BY EMAIL, INTRODUCING THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND PROVIDING A LINK TO TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE; REMINDER EMAILS WERE SENT AS NEEDED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION. IN ALL, 17 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOOK PART IN THE ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY WHICH INCLUDED RESPONSES FROM TWO COMMUNITY/BUSINESS LEADERS, SIX HEALTH PROVIDERS, TWO PHYSICIANS, ONE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT, AND SIX SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES. THE ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED INCLUDE: NORTHWEST COMPASS, PALATINE OPPORTUNITY CENTER, PALATINE TOWNSHIP, VILLAGE OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, WHEELING TOWNSHIP GENERAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE AND NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, INPUT WAS GATHERED FROM SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS, MINORITY POPULATIONS (INCLUDING AFRICAN-AMERICANS, ASIANS, EASTERN EUROPEANS, HISPANICS, INDIAN, JAPANESE, POLISH, AND RUSSIAN) OR OTHER MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (INCLUDING THE DISABLED, THE ELDERLY, THE HOMELESS, MEDICAID/MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES, THE MENTALLY ILL, PREGNANT TEENS, SUBSTANCE ABUSERS, UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS, UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS, VETERANS, YOUNG ADULTS, AND WOMEN). IN THE ONLINE SURVEY, KEY INFORMANTS WERE ASKED TO RATE THE DEGREE TO WHICH VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES ARE A PROBLEM IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ASKED THEM TO DESCRIBE WHY THEY IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS AS SUCH, AND HOW THESE MIGHT BE BETTER ADDRESSED. RESULTS OF THEIR RATINGS, AS WELL AS THEIR VERBATIM COMMENTS, ARE INCLUDED THROUGHOUT THE CHNA REPORT AS THEY RELATE TO THE VARIOUS OTHER DATA COLLECTED. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH MANY NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA. THE HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH A COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC AND A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS; ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE IS ADDRESSED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC PROGRAM THAT IS OPERATED BY THE HOSPITAL WITH SUPPORT FROM FOUR LOCAL TOWNSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DENTAL SCHOOL, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL WORKS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS DIABETES, NUTRITION, CANCER AND OTHER HEALTHCARE NEEDS. A COMPLETE LIST OF PARTNERS IS INCLUDED IN THE HOSPITAL'S IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WHICH IS POSTED ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE (WWW.NCH.ORG). PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D IN ADDITION TO POSTING THE CHNA ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE (WWW.NCH.ORG) AND HAVING COPIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, THE HOSPITAL MAILED MORE THAN 200 COPIES TO KEY GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL LEADERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY MEMEBERS. ALSO, THE HOSPITAL SENT SEVERAL PRESS RELEASES TO LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY THAT THE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE MOST PREVALENT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA WERE ACCESS TO CARE (PRIMARY, ORAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE), OBESITY/ DIABETES AND CANCER. THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH MANY NOT FOR PROFIT AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND OTHERS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA. EXAMPLES OF HOW THE HOSPITAL IS ADDRESSING THESE NEEDS INCLUDE: THE HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH A COUNTY HEALTH CLINIC AND A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO FUNDS A CHARITABLE PRESCRIPTION AND COMMUNITY NURSING PROGRAM. ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE IS ADDRESSED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC PROGRAM THAT IS OPERATED BY THE HOSPITAL WITH SUPPORT FROM FOUR LOCAL TOWNSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO DENTAL SCHOOL, HARPER COLLEGE, AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS. THE HOSPITAL OPERATES A MENTAL HEALTH UNIT AND FUNDS A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATOR WHO ASSISTS UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE ACCESS SERVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES. THE HOSPITAL FUNDS A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM, PROMOTORAS DE SALUD, TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO SPANISH SPEAKERS IN THE COMMUNITY ON NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND DIABETES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO WORKS WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FUND A SUMMER NUTRITION PROGRAM AND SUPPORTS A COMMUNITY GARDEN. EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CANCER INCLUDE PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TOBACCO CESSATION AND COUNSELING, FACILITATING MULTIPLE CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS, UTILIZING CANCER NURSE NAVIGATORS AND PARTICIPATING IN CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS. IN ACKNOWLEDGING THE WIDE RANGE OF PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES THAT EMERGED FROM THE CHNA PROCESS, THE HOSPITAL DETERMINED IT COULD ONLY EFFECTIVELY FOCUS ON THOSE WHICH IT DEEMED MOST PRESSING, MOST UNDER-ADDRESSED, AND MOST WITHIN ITS ABILITY TO INFLUENCE. THERE ARE TWO COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS THAT THE HOSPITAL IS UNABLE TO ADDRESS; CHRONIC DISEASES (ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATISM, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND KIDNEY) AND ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE HOSPITAL BELIEVES THAT THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON EARLY DETECTION AND THAT A SEPARATE SET OF DISEASE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES IS NOT NECESSARY. FOR THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH THESE DISEASES, NCH PROVIDES TREATMENT IN ITS SCOPE OF SERVICE REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PROVIDE ADULT SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES BUT REFERS THESE PATIENTS TO OTHER RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS VISIT THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE (WWW.NCH.ORG).
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H	PRESUMED ELIGIBLE PATIENTS RECEIVE 100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE ACCOUNT BALANCE. A PATIENT IS PRESUMED ELIGIBLE IF THE PATIENT HAS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING. A PATIENT MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION LISTING ELIGIBILITY OR QUALIFICATION, OR PRINT SCREEN OF WEB PAGE LISTINGS ELIGIBILITY: - PARTICIPATION IN STATE FUNDED PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS; - PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN'S, INFANT'S, AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS (WIC); - FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY (LINK CARD); - ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER STATE OR LOCAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT IS UNFUNDED; - LOW INCOME/SUBSIDIZED HOUSING ARE PROVIDED AS A VALID ADDRESS; - PATIENT IS DECEASED WITH NO KNOWN ESTATE; - AFFILIATION WITH HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION (I.E. JOURNEYS TO HOPE); - ENROLLED IN SNAP, ILLINOIS FREE BREAKFAST/LUNCH, LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OR A COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH LOW-INCOME CRITERIA; - RECEIVING GRANT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL SERVICES; - RECENT PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY, INCARCERATION, RELIGIOUS ORDER AFFILIATION AND VOW OF POVERTY OR ENROLLMENT IN TANF OR IHDA'S RENTAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM; - A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO EFFORTS TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT HAS BEEN ASSESSED UNDER THE POST-CARE PROCESS AND MEETS THE CRITERIA; - PATIENT IS MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED AND HAS NO ONE TO ACT ON HIS/HER BEHALF; - PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIZED SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS; OR - MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS SERVICE (I.E. DHS SOCIAL SERVICES, MOMS AND BABIES) - RELIGIOUS ORDER AFFILIATION AND A VOW OF POVERTY.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D	AMOUNTS THAT CAN BE CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WERE CALCULATED USING THE AVERAGE DISCOUNT FOR ALL MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS (EXCLUDING BLUE CROSS PLANS, AND BEECH STREET, MULTIPLAN, AND PREFERRED ACCESS NETWORK PLANS).
PART V, SECTION B, LINES 23-24	INDIVIDUALS ARE QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UTILIZING FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, FAMILY INCOME LEVELS AND FAMILY SIZE. MOST INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFY UNDER OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WOULD BE BILLED AN AMOUNT SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE BILLED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH INSURANCE COVERAGE. HOWEVER, IN RARE INSTANCES IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE AMOUNT BILLED TO SUCH AN INDIVIDUAL COULD BE HIGHER THAN THAT BILLED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INSURANCE COVERAGE. HOWEVER, ONCE IT IS KNOWN THAT THE PERSON IS FAP ELIGIBLE, THE AMOUNT WOULD BE REDUCED.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	11	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt
NCH MENTAL HEALTH & YOUTH CENTER
901 W KIRCHOFF ROAD	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	IN & OUT MENTAL HEALTH YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES
NCH IMMEDIATE CARE & IMAGING CENTER
199 W RAND ROAD	MOUNT PROSPECT	IL	60056	WALK IN URGENT CARE CENTER IMAGING SERVICES & CARDIAC TREATMENT
NCH IMMEDIATE CARE & IMAGING CENTER
519 SROSELLE ROAD	SCHAUMBURG	IL	60193	WALK IN URGENT CARE CENTER, IMAGING SERVICES & OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL & IMAGING
1450 BUSCH PARKWAY	BUFFALO GROVE	IL	60089	IMAGING SERVICES
NCH IMMEDIATE CARE & IMAGING CENTER
15 S MCHENRY ROAD	BUFFALO GROVE	IL	60089	WALK IN URGENT CARE CENTER, IMAGING SERVICES & PHYSICAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NCH CARDIAC & PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHAB
900 W CENTRAL ROAD	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	OUTPATIENT CARDIAC REHAB PROGRAM & PHYSICAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NCH HOME HEALTH
3060 SALT CREEK LANE	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES
NCH IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER
1201 S RAND ROAD	LAKE ZURICH	IL	60047	WALK IN URGENT CARE CENTER & OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NCH OUTPATIENT CENTER
3300 KIRCHOFF ROAD	ROLLING MEADOWS	IL	60008	OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NCH PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHAB
1590 N ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROAD	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL MEDICINE SERVICES
NCH OCCUPATIONAL WELLNESS & REHAB
455 S ROSELLE ROAD	SCHAUMBURG	IL	60193	OCCUPATIONAL WELLNESS & REHAB

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

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PART I, LINE 3C	CHARITY CARE POLICY THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES EMERGENT AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ALL PATIENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. THE WRITTEN CHARITY CARE POLICY IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE AMOUNT OF FREE CARE PROVIDED IS DETERMINED BY FINANCIAL NEED AND IS NOT LIMITED BY BUDGETED AMOUNTS. PATIENTS EARNING LESS THAN 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES RECEIVE FREE CARE AND THOSE BETWEEN 300% AND 600% OF THE GUIDELINES RECEIVE DISCOUNTED CARE ON A SLIDING SCALE. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LOOKS AT THE CURRENT INCOME AND THEN CALCULATES THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT. CONSISTENT WITH THE ILLINOIS UNINSURED PATIENT DISCOUNT ACT, PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A 64% DISCOUNT IF THEIR INCOME IS BETWEEN 301% AND 600% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. OF THE REMAINING BALANCE, THE PATIENT'S LIABILITY IS CAPPED AT 25% OF THE FAMILY'S ANNUAL INCOME.
PART I, LINE 6A	COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED BY NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL.
PART I, LINE 7	THE FOLLOWING METHODOLOGIES WERE USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE FOR LINE 7:
PART I, LINES 7A - 7D	RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES WAS DETERMINED USING WORKSHEET 2 IN THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS.
PART I, LINES 7E - 7I	COSTS WERE DETERMINED USING THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. THESE COSTS WERE MAINTAINED / IDENTIFIED IN THE HOSPITALS "COMMUNITY BENEFIT INVENTORY FOR SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE" (CBISA). THE INDIRECT PORTION OF THESE COSTS WAS CALCULATED UTILIZING THE INDIRECT COST RATIO FROM THE HOSPITALS LATEST AVAILABLE MEDICARE COST REPORT. THIS "INDIRECT" RATIO WAS ENTERED INTO CBISA FOR THE CALCULATION OF INDIRECT COSTS.
PART I, LINE 7G	SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC PROGRAM STAFFED BY A HOSPITAL EMPLOYED FULL TIME DENTIST, DENTAL ASSISTANT AND PROGRAM MANAGER. EVIDENCE BASED RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT GUM DISEASE AND ORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE LINKED TO OTHER SYSTEMIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, STROKE, AND BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA, AS WELL AS INCREASED RISK OF DELIVERING PRE-TERM OR LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT BABIES. THE HOSPITAL, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM LOCAL TOWNSHIPS, PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE CARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY 4-5 DAYS PER WEEK IN A TRAVELING DENTAL CLINIC.
PART II	COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NCH'S VICE PRESIDENT REPRESENTS NCH AS A MEMBER AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANT OF THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ECONOMIC ALLIANCE. THE PURPOSE OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO PROVIDE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VILLAGE AND TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY BUSINESS CLIMATE. THE ALLIANCE IS THE VILLAGE BOARD'S ECONOMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS ISSUES. COMMUNITY SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL HAS A DEDICATED INFECTION CONTROL TEAM THAT NOT ONLY ENSURES THE HOSPITAL IS SAFE BUT ALSO ASSISTS THE COMMUNITY IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY. IN 2015 THE DEPARTMENT WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PREPARING THE COMMUNITY FOR A POTENTIAL EBOLA OUTBREAK. THE DOLLARS REPORTED REPRESENT STAFF HOURS. COALITION BUILDING NCH'S CONTROLLER AND NCH'S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES REPRESENT NCH THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE PALATINE AND ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROTARY CLUBS IN THE HOSPITALS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS ARE PREDOMINATELY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS WHO COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADDRESS NEED AND DISPARITY IN THE COMMUNITY. AREAS ADDRESSED INCLUDE HUNGER, HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, CANCER, TROUBLED YOUTH, DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MANY MORE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NCH HAS STAFF SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ILLINOIS SOCIETY FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING (ISAPN). THIS ORGANIZATION IS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES. ISAPN MEMBERS TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN TODAY'S HEALTH CARE FIELDS, AND ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT SURROUND THEIR PROFESSION. ISAPN PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTS LEGISLATION AS IT RELATES TO ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES. NCH HAS A PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. THE FIRST PROGRAM PROVIDES LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND 14 WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL SHADOWING 16 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. AS THE STUDENTS ROTATE THROUGH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THEY ARE EXPOSED TO AN ARRAY OF CLINICAL FIELDS, PROVIDING THEM WITH AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT JUST SOME OF THE MANY CAREER TRACKS THEY COULD PURSUE. NCH ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS FROM HARPER COLLEGE'S ONE MILLION DEGREES PROGRAM TO VISIT THE HOSPITAL, HEAR PRESENTATIONS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS AS A WAY TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE.
PART III, LINES 2, 3 AND 4	BAD DEBT EXPENSE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS INCLUDED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE (NCH) AND SUBSIDIARIES. THE TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE REFERENCING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE IN THE FY 2015 AUDIT IS AS FOLLOWS: "[NCH] ANALYSES THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS QUARTERLY USING A HINDSIGHT CALCULATION THAT UTILIZES WRITE-OFF DATA FOR ALL PAYER CLASSES DURING THE PREVIOUS EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD TO ESTIMATE THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AT A POINT IN TIME. THE RESERVE PERCENTAGES IN THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS RESERVE CHANGES EACH MONTH GIVEN CHANGES IN TRENDS FROM THESE ANALYSIS OR POLICY CHANGES." ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE CHARGED TO THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS WHEN THEY ARE DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE. WRITE-OFFS ARE SHOWN NET OF CONTRACTUALS AND DISCOUNTS. THE HOSPITAL'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE AS REPORTED ON LINE 2 IS REPORTED AT THE REMAINING CHARGES. FOR FY 2015, THE HOSPITAL RECORDED PROVISIONS FOR BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $8,259,761. IN 2013, THE HOSPITAL BEGAN USING A FINANCIAL TOOL TO DETERMINE "PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY" FOR CHARITY CARE WRITE-OFFS. THIS TOOL UTILIZES VARIOUS CRITERIA TO HELP DETERMINE PATIENTS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EVEN IF THOSE PATIENTS HAVE NOT COMPLETED A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT ALL PATIENTS WHO WOULD QUALIFY FOR CHARITY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THAT LITTLE TO NONE OF THE AMOUNTS WRITTEN OFF AS BAD DEBT COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS CHARITY AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THIS NEW FINANCIAL TOOL.
PART III, LINE 8	MEDICARE SHORTFALL THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 7 REPRESENTS THE EXCESS COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES OVER THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE IS IMPERATIVE FOR ALL MEDICARE RECIPEINTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME. AS SUCH, THE COSTS ABSORBED BY THE HOSPITAL IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IS A BENEFIT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
PART III LINE 9b	COLLECTION PRACTICES IT IS THE POLICY OF THE HOSPITAL TO OFFER PATIENTS A PAYMENT PLAN OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHEN IT BECOMES KNOWN OR SUSPECTED THAT A PATIENT NEEDS SUCH ASSISTANCE. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS CONTACT AND WORK WITH THE PATIENT OR THEIR FAMILY TO HELP DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY THIRD PARTY PAYERS WHICH MAY BE AVAILABLE TO HELP THE PATIENT MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS, SUCH AS MEDICAID, COBRA, WORKERS COMPENSATION, OR SPECIALIZED GRANT PROGRAMS. IF NO THIRD PARTY PROGRAMS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WORK WITH THE PATIENT TO HELP THEM APPLY FOR CHARITY DISCOUNTS OR PAYMENT PLANS. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN MANY LANGUAGES. IN ADDITION, ALL PATIENT BILLS AND STATEMENTS INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND THE INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE. COLLECTION ACTIVITY WILL BE SUSPENDED DURING THE CONSIDERATION OF A COMPLETED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION OR AN APPLICATION FOR OTHER HEALTHCARE BRACKET (I.E, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, ETC.). THE PATIENT'S ACCOUNT MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM COLLECTION ACTIVITY UNTIL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE DETERMINED. ACCOUNTS IN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS WILL BE MONITORED AND, UPON THE DECISION TO APPROVE OR DENY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE PATIENT'S ACCOUNT WILL BE UPDATED. IF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS APPROVED WITH A PERCENTAGE LESS THAN 100% OR DENIED, THE PATIENT'S ACCOUNT WILL BE NOTED AND THE HOSPITAL WILL RESUME THE SELF-PAY COLLECTION ACTIVITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS SELF PAY FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES.
PART VI, LINE 2	NEEDS ASSESSMENT THE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY PRC, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED IN PART V WAS A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO DETERMINING THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDED BOTH QUANTITATIVE (PHONE SURVEY) AND QUALITATIVE (FOCUS GROUP) COMPONENTS. THE ASSESSMENT ALSO INTEGRATED THE MOST RECENT SECONDARY PUBLIC HEALTH DATA TO COMPLEMENT THE RESEARCH OF THE CHNA. THE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE HOSPITALS SERVICE AREA WAS BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE SECONDARY DATA AVAILABLE FOR THE REGION, STATE, US, HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 AS WELL AS COMPARING THE DATA COLLECTED AGAINST THE HOSPITAL'S PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT. ALL QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA WAS COMPILED AND PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN A 213 PAGE DOCUMENT WHICH INCLUDED A RECOMMENDATION ON AREAS OF CONCERN OR OPPORTUNITY. THE CHNA IS CONDUCTED EVERY THREE YEARS. THE HOSPITAL CONVENED AN INTERNAL, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA, AFFIRM AND PRIORITIZE NEEDS, AND DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE: COMMUNITY SERVICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, PATIENT ACCESS SERVICES, FINANCE, CLINICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, FOUNDATION, DATA GOVERNANCE, NURSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING. COMMITTEE MEMBERS REVIEWED THE FINDINGS AND AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY THAT WERE PRESENTED BY PRC. IN ADDITION, FEEDBACK ON COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND OTHER INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS WAS ALSO CONSIDERED. THE COMMITTEE USED THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WHEN PRIORITIZING HEALTH ISSUES: MAGNITUDE, IMPACT, FEASIBILITY AND CONSEQUENCES OF INACTION. THE MOST PREDOMINANT ISSUE WAS THE DIFFICULTY THE COMMUNITY HAS IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES PRIMARY, ORAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. OTHER CONCERNS WERE ADULT AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY/DIABETES AND CANCER. THE HOSPITAL HAS IDENTIFIED THESE CONCERNS AS THE FIVE MAIN "PRIORITY AREAS", AND THE MAJORITY OF THE HOSPITAL'S OUTREACH EFFORTS FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THESE NEEDS. AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WAS DEVELOPED AND WAS PRESENTED FOR APPROVAL TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REGULATORY COMMITTEE, A NEW COMMITTEE FORMED TO ENSURE THE HOSPITAL IS MEETING ALL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS. BOTH COMMITTEES UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE PLAN WHICH INCLUDES MEASUREMENT INDICATORS AND THE PLAN WAS POSTED TO THE HOSPITALS WEBSITE (WWW.NCH.ORG), WHICH THE COMMUNITY WAS MADE AWARE OF THROUGH PRESS RELEASES. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS ASSESSED AND UPDATED ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS A FULL TIME COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHO IS IN CONSTANT COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PARTNERS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES (POC), A LOCAL NOT FOR PROFIT THAT HELPS THE HOSPITAL RUN A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN THE HOSPITALS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. THE RESOURCE CENTER HOUSES ELEVEN NOT FOR PROFIT AGENCIES INCLUDING COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. PROVIDERS AT THIS CENTER MEET WITH THE HOSPITAL REGULARLY TO REVIEW COMMUNITY NEEDS AND EXPLORE COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM.
PART VI, LINE 3	PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS COMMUNICATED WIDELY TO PATIENTS AND VISITORS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH USING THE FOLLOWING METHODS: 1. SIGNAGE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION AT ALL ACCESS POINTS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OUTPATIENT REGISTRATION AREAS. THESE AREAS ALSO STOCK AND MAKE AVAILABLE A BROCHURE, PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, DESCRIBING THE HOSPITAL'S POLICY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH CAN ASSIST THOSE WHO NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN 2015 ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED 24 HOURS-PER-DAY, 7 DAYS-PER-WEEK THROUGH TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETATION. MEDICAL INTERPRETERS ALSO PROVIDED IN-PERSON LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION FOR 1,710 HOURS AND IN-PERSON SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION FOR 337 HOURS. 2. IN 2015 THE INFORMATION BELOW WAS POSTED ON THE HOSPITAL WEBSITE. "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" AND OTHER RELATED TERMS CAN ALSO BE SEARCHED FOR FROM ANY PAGE OF THE HOSPITAL WEBSITE TAKING USERS TO THE INFORMATION INCLUDING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH), FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES, WAYS TO REACH THE NCH FINANCIAL COUNSELOR BY EMAIL OR PHONE, AND MORE. PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAGE: TO APPLY FOR PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT NCH, PLEASE PRINT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION (TAMBIEN DISPONIBLE EN ESPAOL) AND COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY FIELDS. PLEASE BE SURE TO PROVIDE ALL REQUESTED DOCUMENTATION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THE DAY SURGERY CENTER IS A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. MAIN FEES AND BILL PAYMENT PAGE: FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT INSURANCE WHO NEED HELP WITH MEDICAL BILLS, WE ACCEPT ILLINOIS PUBLIC AID. IN ADDITION, YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL BILLS THROUGH NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THE DAY SURGERY CENTER IS A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. VIEW A SUMMARY OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. FINANCIAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES PAGE: NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THE DAY SURGERY CENTER IS A FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. 3. EACH PATIENT INVOICE OR OTHER SUMMARY OF CHARGES TO A PATIENT SHALL INCLUDE WITH IT OR ON IT A STATEMENT REGARDING HOW A PATIENT MAY APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE PATIENT IS PROVIDED CONTACT NUMBER FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OUR WEBPAGE TO DOWN LOAD AN APPLICATION. 4. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION TO PATIENTS DURING THEIR REGISTRATION AND WORK WITH PATIENTS IDENTIFIED AT REGISTRATION OR AFTER ADMISSION TO HELP THEM GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED, ANSWER QUESTIONS, SET UP PAYMENT PLANS AND FACILITATE APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID.
PART VI, LINE 4	COMMUNITY INFORMATION NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS; A SUBURB LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHICAGO. ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS AND THE SURROUNDING SUBURBS OF MT. PROSPECT, PALATINE, AND ROLLING MEADOWS. THE HOSPITAL'S SECONDARY SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF BARRINGTON, BUFFALO GROVE, DES PLAINES, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, HOFFMAN ESTATES, LAKE ZURICH, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, SCHAUMBURG AND WHEELING. THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL SERVICE AREA HAS INCREASED FROM 659,299 IN 2007 TO 676,828 IN 2015. THE HIGHEST UTILIZERS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PATIENTS AGED 65 AND OVER, AND THIS AGE GROUP IS EXPECTED TO GROW 17.4% OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS. THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL SERVICE AREA IS PREDOMINATELY NON-HISPANIC WHITE (66%), FOLLOWED BY HISPANIC (15.5%) AND ASIAN (14.2%). THE NON-HISPANIC WHITE POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN STABLE WITH ONLY 1.1% GROWTH PROJECTED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS (THROUGH 20121). THE POPULATIONS THAT ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE THE LARGEST GROWTH ARE THE ASIAN (11.2%) AND HISPANIC (8.7%) POPULATIONS. THE HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED PER CAPITA INCOME LEVELS OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS HAVE EXCEEDED AND ARE PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO EXCEED STATE OF ILLINOIS AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THERE ARE POCKETS OF UNDER RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA, THE ENTIRE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS A MEDICALLY-UNDERSERVED POPULATION. THE HOSPITAL SUPPORTS BOTH A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND A COUNTY RUN PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, ALSO LOCATED IN THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE FOUR OTHER HOSPITALS LOCATED IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA.
PART VI, LINE 5	PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH THE HOSPITAL FURTHERS ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF ITS COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS AS FOLLOWS: (1) A MAJORITY OF THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AND ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OR CONTRACTORS OF THE HOSPITAL. (2) THE HOSPITAL EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN ITS COMMUNITY. (3) A STANDING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE OF THE HOSPITAL BOARD REVIEWS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ENSURES THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ADDRESS' IDENTIFIED NEEDS. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDES OVERSIGHT IN MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES INCLUDED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE COMMITTEE MONITORS THE AMOUNT OF DOLLARS INVESTED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY MEDICAL/DENTAL CLINICS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. (4) THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS ANY SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE HOSPITAL ITSELF OR AT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE (A 501(C)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION AND SOLE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL) FOR FUNDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, FACILITIES OR PATIENT CARE EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPORTING HOSPITAL OPERATIONS OR COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES. (5) THE HOSPITAL HAS DEDICATED STAFF THAT SERVE AS MEMBERS, CHAIRPERSONS, OFFICERS, AND BOARD MEMBERS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DEVOTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, CHICAGO DENTAL SOCIETY, METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, NORTHERN FOX VALLEY ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY, PARTNERS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS LOCAL ROTARY CLUBS. (6) COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE FOUNDATION TO MANY OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES AIMED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY. THESE PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE A COLLABORATION WITH ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK (A LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER), AND COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO BRING PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED TO THE COMMUNITY. IN FY 2015, 35,439 PATIENT VISITS WERE PROVIDED AT THESE CLINICS AND THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT WAS $159,700. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PARTNERS WITH ELK GROVE, PALATINE, SCHAUMBURG, AND WHEELING TOWNSHIPS ON A MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED 2,560 PATIENT VISITS IN FY 2015 WITH THE HOSPITAL ABSORBING $130,500 OF THE TOTAL COST. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, AN AFFILIATE OF THE HOSPITAL, ALSO PARTNERS WITH PARTNERS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES (POC), A LOCAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION, TO OPERATE AND RUN THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER WHICH PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES, REFERRALS, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE UNDER-RESOURCED. THE HOSPITAL OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE BUILDING AND PROVIDES FREE OR LOW-COST RENT TO LOCAL NOT FOR PROFIT AGENCIES, INCLUDING: THE CENTER-RESOURCES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING (ECDEC PROGRAM), COMMUNITY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT 15, NORTHWEST COMPASS, PALATINE TOWNSHIP SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL, PALATINE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HARPER COLLEGE, THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PALATINE PUBLIC LIBRARY, PATH (PALATINE ASSISTING THROUGH HOPE), AS WELL AS THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL PRIMARY CARE CLINIC DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY. SOME OF THE MANY PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THE RESOURCE CENTER INCLUDE GED AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, COMPUTER LITERACY, AFTER-SCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAM, BILINGUAL COUNSELING, PARENTING CLASSES, JOB PLACEMENT, CAREER EDUCATION AND RECREATION. IN FY 2015, THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER HAD 21,100 CLIENT VISITS AND THE HOSPITAL'S COST TO OPERATE THE FACILITY WAS $193,100. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, THE HOSPITAL WORKS WITH POC ON MANY COLLABORATIVE HEALTH INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE PROMOTORAS DE SALUD PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION TO THE LATINO POPULATION. THIS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES LATINA WOMEN WHO DEMONSTRATE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE WOMEN THEN RECEIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON SPECIFIC HEALTH TOPICS AND LEAD SMALL GROUP PRESENTATIONS AND HEALTH DISCUSSIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROMOTORAS ALSO ROUND WITH SPANISH SPEAKING MOTHERS ON THE MOTHER BABY UNIT OF THE HOSPITAL OFFERING BEDSIDE AND POST-DISCHARGE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, A PROMOTORA FOLLOWED AND SUPPORTED SPANISH SPEAKING DISCHARGED CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND COMPLY WITH DISCHARGE INSTURCTIONS WHICH CAN OFTEN BE DIFFICULT DUE TO ECONOMIC AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. IN FY 2015, 350 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN CLASSES LED BY THE PROMOTORA, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED 1,300 TIMES AND 4 CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE AFTER DISCHARGE. THE HOSPITAL AND POC ALSO COLLABORATIVELY PROVIDE THE SERVICES OF A BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE AND BILINGUAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATOR WHO FOCUS ON HELPING UNDER-RESOURCED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATE HEALTHCARE RESOURCES, PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION, AND HELP PATIENTS OBTAIN LOW-COST PRESCRIPTIONS. IN FY 2015 THE PART-TIME COMMUNITY NURSE HAD 1,902 CLIENT INTERACTIONS AND THE PART-TIME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATOR HAD 1,356. NCH ALSO DEDICATES RESOURCES TO ENHANCE ITS HEALTH AND WELLNESS OFFERINGS FOR OLDER ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY. A FULL TIME, DEDICATED SENIOR SERVICES LIAISON SCHEDULES AND OVERSEES LECTURES, PROGRAMS AND SCREENINGS AT LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS THAT SERVE OLDER ADULTS. IN 2015, NCH HOSTED MORE THAN 350 FREE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS AT THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SENIOR CENTER ALONE. NURSES IN THE "ASK-THE-NURSE" PROGRAM AT THE SENIOR CENTER ARE AVAILABLE TWICE A WEEK TO ANSWER SENIORS' HEALTHCARE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY REGARDING MEDICATIONS, TREATMENT PLANS AND UPCOMING TESTS AND PROCEDURES. THEY ALSO PROVIDE FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS AND OFFER HELP WITH CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR DIABETES AND OTHER ILLNESSES. NCH PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO ALMOST 2,000 INDIVIDUALS. PHYSICIAN LECTURES, SCREENINGS, AND "ASK THE NURSE" WERE OFFERED WEEKLY, FREE OF CHARGE, AT THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SENIOR CENTER, COMPLIMENTING THE WALKERS CLUB AND PARKINSON'S PROGRAMS. SENIORS FROM THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE CUTTING EDGE HEALTH INFORMATION FROM PHYSICIANS AND STAFF ON VARIOUS HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, SKIN CANCER, STROKE, MENTAL HEALTH AND MORE. (7) THE HOSPITAL OPERATES AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND SERVES ALL PERSONS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. (8) THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN BOTH THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL CONTRACTS WITH MIRA MED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS, FREE OF CHARGE, THROUGHOUT THE MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS WHEN APPLYING FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE THROUGH THE ILLINOIS MEDICAID PROGRAM. THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS INCLUSIVE OF COMPLETING THE APPLICATION, GATHERING ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS THAT MUST BE SUBMITTED, WORKING WITH THE STATE ON THE PATIENT'S BEHALF AND, IN SOME CASES, WORKING THROUGH AN APPEAL PROCESS. IN FY 2015, 635 INDIVIUDALS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE AT A COST OF $120,000. (9) THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES FREE OR AT A REDUCED RATE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS. INDIVIDUALS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA AND THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE COMMUNITY. (10) THE HOSPITAL IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, THAT PROVIDES ACUTE CARE AND IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING SERVICES: PRIMARY STROKE CENTER (DESIGNATED BY JOINT COMMISSION), GASTROENTEROLOGY CENTER (DIRECTED BY A NATIONALLY-RENOWNED GASTROENTEROLOGIST WITH THE ONLY GI TEACHING GALLERY IN ILLINOIS FOR INSTRUCTING CLINICIANS), LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, SPECIALIZED CANCER SERVICES (ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER), ILLINOIS CENTER FOR PANCREATIC AND HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE, TOP HOSPITAL BASED ON QUALITY AND SAFETY CRITERIA BY THE LEAPFROG GROUP, AND MAGNET AWARD FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE RECIPIENT (AWARDED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER). (11) ONE OF HOSPITAL'S MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REGION IS THE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) SYSTEM. LAUNCHED IN 1972, IT WAS THE FIRST EMS PROGRAM IN ILLINOIS AND THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO SERVE MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES. TODAY THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE AREA'S EMS RESOURCE HOSPITAL, PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE, CLINICAL PRACTICE, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, AND FISCAL OVERSIGHT AND EDUCATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCHERS (EMD), EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDERS (EMR), EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMT), PARAMEDICS, AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS REGISTERED NURSES (ECRN) W
PART VI, LINE 6	AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (HOSPITAL) IS ONE OF SEVERAL AFFILIATES UNDER THE COMMON CONTROL OF NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE (NCH). THE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO STIMULATE PHILANTHROPIC GIVING AND OBTAIN CHARITABLE GIFTS IN ORDER TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FUND COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS (NWHP) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIANS PRACTICING ON ITS MEDICAL STAFF AND EXISTS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INTERGRATED, AND COORDINATED HEALTH CARE AT A PRICE THAT IS REASONABLE TO ITS CUSTOMERS AND FAIR TO ITS PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS. THESES 4 ENTITIES ARE 501(C) (3) EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS AND TOGETHER PROVIDE THE RESOURCES AND FUNDING TO DELIVER QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY OF CHICAGO. NCH OWNS A MAJORITY INTEREST IN NORTHWEST COMMUNITY DAY SURGERY CENTER, II, LLC, WHICH PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT A LOWER COST. IN ADDITION TO THE CHARITY CARE THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED THE DAY SURGERY CENTER PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $608,877 IN CHARITY CARE (AT COST) IN FY14. NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC., A MULTI-SPECIALTY MEDICAL GROUP, IS ANOTHER AFFILIATE OF NCH. HEALTH SERVICES OWNS AND OPERATES THE NCH MEDICAL GROUP, A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICE WITH OFFICES IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, BUFFALO GROVE, PALATINE AND MT. PROSPECT, ILLINOIS. HEALTH SERVICES ALSO OPERATES "FAST CARE", A CLINIC THAT IS LOCATED CENTRALLY IN A LOCAL GROCERY STORE THAT PROVIDES AFFORDABLE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES DURING CONVENIENT HOURS.
PART VI, LINE 7	STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE HOSPITAL, FILES AN ANNUAL NONPROFIT HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN REPORT WITH THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ILLINOIS LAW. THE REPORT IS FILED ON BEHALF OF NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE, THE HOSPITAL, AND NORTHWEST COMMUNITY DAY SURGERY CENTER, INC.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
1114 N ARLNGTN HTS RD	ARLNGTN HTS	IL	60004	131788491	501(c)(3)	$18,464	$0	RELAY FOR LIFE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
208 S LASALLE STE 1500	CHICAGO	IL	60604	135613797	501(c)(3)	$20,000	$0	METRO CHICAGO HEART WALK
BRIDGE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES
2240 W OGDEN AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60612	237093615	501(c)(3)	$7,500	$0	VISTA CLINIC SUPPORT
HEKTOEN INSTITUTE LLC
1577 FLORENCE AVE	EVANSTON	IL	60201	366006541	501(c)(3)	$100,000	$0	MISSION TRIPS
SPECIAL LEISURE SERVICES FOUNDATION
3000 W CENTRAL RD	ROLLING MEADOWS	IL	60008	363145710	501(c)(3)	$15,000	$0	ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	5	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Description of Organization's Procedures for Monitoring the Use of Grants	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Form 990, Schedule I GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S (HOSPITAL) MISSION ARE MONITORED BY NORTHWEST COMMUNITY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE MONTHLY REVIEW OF HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL RESULTS. SIGNIFICANT GRANTS TO UNRELATED 501(C)(3) OR GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE APPROVED BY HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ARE MONITORED THROUGH ONGOING INTERACTIONS WITH OFFICIALS OF THOSE RECIPIENTS REGARDING PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDED IN HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Stephen O Scogna
CEO, Pres & Secretary	$671,877	$0	$0	$0	$158,438	$0	$159,384	$0	$28,929	$0	$1,018,628	$0	$40,014	$0
MARK D LUSSON
Exec VP - HR (until 5/14)	$2,210	$0	$0	$0	$282,710	$0	$0	$0	$14,243	$0	$299,163	$0	$0	$0
DALE E BEATTY
Exec VP - CNO (until 1/13)	-$6,081	$0	$0	$0	$335,005	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$328,924	$0	$0	$0
Michael C Hartke
EXECUTIVE VP/COO	$401,225	$0	$0	$0	$113,099	$0	$67,096	$0	$26,241	$0	$607,661	$0	$24,448	$0
MARSHA C LIU
CFO & TREASURER (UNTIL 2/15)	$343,934	$0	$0	$0	$32,173	$0	$59,869	$0	$25,269	$0	$461,245	$0	$0	$0
ERIC BENINK MD
CHIEF MED OFFICER (UNTIL 7/14)	$257,822	$0	$0	$0	$258,378	$0	$14,017	$0	$0	$0	$530,217	$0	$42,007	$0
KIMBERLY NAGY
Exec VP - Pt Serv & CNO	$269,962	$0	$5,076	$0	$16,644	$0	$45,414	$0	$15,688	$0	$352,784	$0	$0	$0
LOVENDER KUMAR RAJU MD
ICC PHYSICIAN	$321,781	$0	$1,473	$0	$0	$0	$35,313	$0	$22,933	$0	$381,500	$0	$0	$0
Bruce K Crowther
PRES/CEO/SEC (until 4/13)	$569,682	$0	$0	$0	$146,476	$0	$23,150	$0	$24,169	$0	$763,477	$0	$144,868	$0
Wendy L Rubas
EXEC VP - CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL	$282,963	$0	$61,664	$0	$19,080	$0	$39,322	$0	$23,905	$0	$426,934	$0	$0	$0
Alan B Loren MD
EXEC VP - CMO	$94,102	$529,482	$266,754	$34,139	$14,845	$801	$11,054	$16,581	$3,378	$10,523	$390,133	$591,526	$0	$0
BRADFORD A BUXTON
VP STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEV	$315,016	$0	$0	$0	$25,056	$0	$36,073	$0	$23,913	$0	$400,058	$0	$0	$0
Lucy R Hammerberg MD
CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER	$332,463	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$32,907	$0	$905	$0	$366,275	$0	$0	$0
Glen J Malan
VP INFO TECH & CIO	$270,426	$0	$317	$0	$33,238	$0	$33,642	$0	$25,908	$0	$363,531	$0	$0	$0
Lacy A Knight MD
CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATICS OFCR	$260,123	$0	$20,000	$0	$19,340	$0	$34,064	$0	$23,913	$0	$357,440	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS	Form 990, Schedule J, Line 3 THE COMPENSATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE PARENT CORPORATION (HEALTHCARE) ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENTS, OTHER VICE PRESIDENTS AND OTHER KEY MANAGEMENT OFFICERS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. AN INDEPENDENT REASONABLENESS OPINION IS OBTAINED ANNUALLY REGARDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION AND THAT OF OTHER EXECUTIVES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE.
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS	Form 990, Schedule J, Line 4a IN 2014, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERENCE PAYMENTS AS PART OF THEIR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT: MARK D. LUSSON $282,710 DALE E. BEATTY $335,005 ERIC BENINK $193,853 SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, LINE 4B IN 2014, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN A 457(F) PLAN WITH A TWO-YEAR VESTING PERIOD. THE AMOUNTS BELOW WERE ACCRUED, BUT NOT PAID IN CALENDAR YEAR 2014 AND ARE INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). NO AMOUNTS WERE PAID FROM THE PLAN IN 2014. BRUCE K. CROWTHER $130,681 STEPHEN O. SCOGNA $47,500 MICHAEL C. HARTKE $30,000 ERIC BENINK, MD $42,000
NON-FIXED COMP PAYMENTS	Form 990, Schedule J, Line 7 The CEO and Vice Presidents of the hospital are eligible for an annual incentive compensation payment that is aligned with the strategic, financial and operational goals of the organization. Threshold measures, which constitute the minimum requirements, must be achieved in order to have an incentive payout. Award opportunity levels vary as a percent of base salary. Actual amounts awarded are based on a combination of defined targets (15-25% of base pay) and discretionary amounts (10% of base pay). Maximum payable is 150% of the target. Amounts to be paid are subject to approval of the Compensation Committee of Northwest Community Healthcare, the sole member of the hospital.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd	CUSIPCUSIPNum
ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
A	861091967	2011-12-01	$53,100,000	SEE PART VI	false	false	false
ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
B	861091967	2008-09-19	$151,075,932	SEE PART VI	false	false	false	45200FNR6
ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY
C	861091967	2008-10-17	$86,820,000	SEE PART VI	false	false	false	45200FNU9

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Bond DefeasedBondDefeasedAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestAmt	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Credit EnhancementCreditEnhancementAmt	Working Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd
A	$0	$0	$53,100,000	$0	$0	$0	$434,279	$0	$0	$0	$52,665,721	$0	2011	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
B	$0	$0	$151,417,356	$0	$0	$0	$1,437,934	$0	$0	$149,979,422	$0	$0	2010	false	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)
C	$0	$0	$86,820,000	$0	$0	$0	$598,075	$93,000	$0	$86,128,925	$0	$0	2008	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	Yes (true)

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd	Remedial Action TakenRemedialActionTakenInd	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A
B	false	false	false	false	false	false	false	Yes (true)
C

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Business Name Line1GICProviderName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
0
A	false	Yes (true)	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
B	false	false	false	Yes (true)	false	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)
0
C	false	false	Yes (true)	false	Yes (true)	false	false	0	false	Yes (true)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (true)
B	Yes (true)
C	Yes (true)

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN (F) BOND A PROCEEDS WERE USED TO REFUND THE 2/13/2002 BOND ISSUANCE. BOND B PROCEEDS WERE USED FOR: CONSTRUCTION OF A PATIENT TOWER AND PARKING GARAGE; EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND SURGERY SUITES; RELOCATION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS ON THE HOSPITAL'S CAMPUS; AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT USED IN THE HOSPITAL'S BUSINESS. BOND C PROCEEDS WERE USED TO REFUND THE 2/13/2002 BOND ISSUANCE. BOND B A REBATE CALCULATION WAS CONDUCTED ON APRIL 17, 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SARAH BISHOP
SEE PART V	$54,484	SALARY	false
SEE PART V

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE ORGANIZATION	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE L, PART IV SARAH BISHOP IS THE DAUGHTER OF JAMES H. BISHOP (DIRECTOR). A director owned more than 5% ownership in Suburban ENT. Unrelated to the directors tenure on the board, this practice rented office space totaling: $189,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D INCLUDES THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES FROM ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES NOT DESCRIBED ON FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A-4C.
DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 6 NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE (NCH) IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (HOSPITAL). AS SUCH, IT ELECTS OR APPOINTS THE MEMBERS OF HOSPITAL'S GOVERNING BODY AND APPROVES SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS.
DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF PERSONS AND THE NATURE OF THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 7A NCH IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HOSPITAL. AS SUCH, IT ELECTS OR APPOINTS THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF HOSPITAL PERIODICALLY OR AS VACANCIES ARISE.
DESCR CLASSES OF PERSONS, DECISIONS REQUIRING APPR & TYPE OF VOTING RIGHTS	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 7B NCH IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HOSPITAL. AS SUCH, IT MUST APPROVE CERTAIN ACTIONS OF HOSPITAL. ACTION IS TAKEN BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE NCH BOARD WITH A QUORUM PRESENT. NCH MUST APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF DECISIONS BY HOSPITAL: VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR SALE OR TRANSFER OF 10% OR MORE OF HOSPITAL'S ASSETS; SALE OF REAL PROPERTY OR INTEREST THEREIN; CREATION OF A SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE; ANNUAL AND LONG-TERM CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS; AMENDMENT, ALTERATION OR REPEAL OF HOSPITAL'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; SELECTION OF AUDITORS; APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL AND EVALUATION OF HOSPITAL DIRECTORS; DEBT OR INDEBTEDNESS, GUARANTEES OR BORROWINGS; APPOINTMENT, COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND EVALUATION OF OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE PRESIDENT; AND ACTIONS TAKEN BY TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN.
DESCRIBE THE PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT &/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 11B A COPY OF FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF HOSPITAL'S BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE NCH BOARD REVIEWED FORM 990 FOR AFFILIATES OF NCH PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION TO THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J ARE ALSO SEPARATELY RENEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 12C EACH YEAR, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. EACH RESPONSE IS REVIEWED BY GENERAL COUNSEL AND THOSE IN WHICH ANY ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT WITH THE PRESENT ROLE IS DISCLOSED, ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND BOARD CHAIRPERSON. IN THE CASE OF ANY CONFLICT INVOLVING AN ENTITY OR PARTY WITH WHICH HOSPITAL IS DEALING OR COMPETING, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DECISIONS REGARDING THAT PARTY. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES OF OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA MAY NOT SERVE ON NCH'S OR ANY RELATED ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OR BOARD COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE POLICY INCLUDES A SAMPLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE LETTER TO BE USED IF A CONFLICT ARISES AFTER SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE AND BEFORE SUBMISSION OF THE NEXT ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. SUCH DISCLOSURE LETTERS WOULD BE REVIEWED AS NOTED ABOVE AT THE TIME THEY ARE RECEIVED.
COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE NCH BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO WHO IS THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED USING AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION FIRM. THE REVIEW ALSO UTILIZES COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH REVIEW OF FORMS 990, USE OF COMPARISON STUDIES FROM THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL AND OTHER SOURCES. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE NCH BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES (VICE PRESIDENTS) OF HOSPITAL BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE REVIEW UTILIZES COMPARISONS TO STUDIES FROM THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO HEALTHCARE COUNCIL AND OTHER SOURCES. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
AVAIL OF GOV DOCS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, & FIN STMTS TO GEN PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC. HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED AUDIT REPORT OF NCH AND SUBSIDIARIES. THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE MUNICIPAL SECURITIES RULEMAKING BOARD'S ELECTRONIC MUNICIPAL MARKET ACCESS (EMMA) WEBSITE AT WWW.EMMA.MSRB.ORG.
RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, QUESTION 9 PENSION RELATED CHANGES (11,090,583) RESTRICTED FUNDS 508,268 TRANSFER TO NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE (1,300,000) ============ TOTAL (11,882,315)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Total IncomeTotalIncomeAmt	End Of Year AssetsEndOfYearAssetsAmt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
NCH SERVICE COMPANY LLC
3060 SALT CREEK LANE	ARLINGTON HTS	IL	60005	263791362	PATIENT CARE	IL	$0	$0	NA
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ASSN LLC
3060 SALT CREEK LANE	ARLINGTON HTS	IL	60005	510457240	PATIENT CARE	IL	$0	$0	NCPA LLC

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
675 WEST KIRCHOFF ROAD	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	363125209	SUPPORT ORG	IL	501(c)(3)	3	NCH	false
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
3060 SALT CREEK LANE	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	363125193	FUNDRAISING	IL	501(c)(3)	7	NCH	false

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
NPC-CYBERKNIFE LLC
800 W CENTRAL RD	ARLNGTN HTS	IL	60005	204462828	EQUIPMENT LEASING	IL	NA
NCH DSC II
675 KIRCHOFF	ARLNGTN HTS	IL	60005	300798249	OUTPATIENT CARE	IL	NA

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryForeignAddress/CountryCd	Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCd	Share Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmt	Share Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmt	OwnershipOwnershipPct
CENTRAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
800 WEST CENTRAL ROAD	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	981109518	INSURANCE	IL	HEALTHCARE SVCS	C Corp	false
NCH PHYSICIANS COOPERATIVE
				201830299	GROUP PURCHASING		HEALTHCARE	C Corp	false	68 WEST BAY ROAD KY1-1102	GRAND CAYMAN	CAYMAN ISLANDS	CJ	CJ	$0	$0	1.00000
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CAPCO INC
800 West Central Road	Arlington Heights	IL	60005	364027717	MANAGED CARE	IL	HEALTHCARE	C Corp	false						$0	$24,519	1.00000
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC
800 WEST CENTRAL ROAD	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS	IL	60005	363312906	HEALTHCARE SERVIC	IL	HOSPITAL	C Corp	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
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	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd