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            <State>NC</State>
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          <Address>
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            <State>NC</State>
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            <State>NC</State>
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            <State>NC</State>
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            <State>NC</State>
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          <Address>
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            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>2651 MORGANTON BLVD</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>401 MULBERRY STREET</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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            <BusinessNameLine1>AMERICAN HOMEPATIENT OF UNIFOUR LLC</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>1929 TATE BLVD</AddressLine1>
            <City>HICKORY</City>
            <State>NC</State>
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          <FacilityType>DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LTD. PARTNERSHIP JOINT VENTURE</FacilityType>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>GUARDIAN HEALTH SERVICES LLC</BusinessNameLine1>
          </Name>
          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>1771 TATE BLVD SUITE 101</AddressLine1>
            <City>HICKORY</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28602</ZIPCode>
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          <FacilityType>HOME HEALTH AGENCY JOINT VENTURE</FacilityType>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>HALLMARK FAMILY PHYSICIANS INC</BusinessNameLine1>
          </Name>
          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>321 MULBERRY STREET SE</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>CALDWELL MEMORIAL SLEEP CENTER</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>270 PINE MOUNTAIN ROAD SUITE 1</AddressLine1>
            <City>HUDSON</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28638</ZIPCode>
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          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>CENTER FOR BREAST HEALTH</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>1031 MORGANTON BLVD SUITE B</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>MCCREARY CANCER CENTER</BusinessNameLine1>
          </Name>
          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>212 MULBERRY STREET SW</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER</BusinessNameLine1>
          </Name>
          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>1031 MORGANTON BLVD</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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          <FacilityType>PAIN MANAGEMENT</FacilityType>
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            <BusinessNameLine1>FALLS PEDIATRICS</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>4355 HICKORY BLVD LOWER SUITE</AddressLine1>
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            <State>NC</State>
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          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>LAUREL PARK WOMEN'S HEALTH</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>222 MORGANTON BLVD SW</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>ROBBINS PULMONOLOGY</BusinessNameLine1>
          </Name>
          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>322 MULBERRY STREET SW</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>QUEST4LIFE WELLNESS CENTER</BusinessNameLine1>
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          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>1031 MORGANTON BLVD SW SUITE A</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
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        <OtherFacilities>
          <Name>
            <BusinessNameLine1>CENTER FOR DIABETES HEALTH</BusinessNameLine1>
          </Name>
          <Address>
            <AddressLine1>1031 MORGANTON BLVD SUITE A</AddressLine1>
            <City>LENIOR</City>
            <State>NC</State>
            <ZIPCode>28645</ZIPCode>
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      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Explanation>PART I, LINE 7: THE ORGANIZATION USED WORKSHEET 2 OF THE 2011 SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPUTE A COST-TO-CHARGES RATIO USED TO CALCULATE CHARITY CARE AND UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AT COST.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Explanation>THE HOSPITAL HAS, SINCE 1996, PARTICIPATED IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT INITIATIVE (THE "MRI PLAN"). IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $804,000 AND $1,076,000, RESPECTIVELY, FROM THE MRI PLAN DURING THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011, AND RECOGNIZED AS NET REVENUE $1,073,000 AND $807,000, RESPECTIVELY. IN 2011, THE HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED AN ADDITIONAL $300,000 FROM THE ELIMINATION OF RESERVES FOR MRI PLAN YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2010, WHICH MANAGEMENT DETERMINED WERE NO LONGER NECESSARY BASED ON SEVERAL FACTS, PRIMARILY WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM THE STATE IN JULY 2010 THAT IT WOULD NOT RETROSPECTIVELY SETTLE ANY OF THESE PLAN YEARS. FURTHERMORE, THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COMPLETED DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL ("DSH") AUDITS THROUGH 2008. THOSE AUDITS SHOW NO OVERPAYMENTS IN AGGREGATE BASED ON THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES ("CMS") FINAL REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN THE DECEMBER 19, 2008 FEDERAL REGISTER.IN APRIL 2012, CMS APPROVED A NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAID ASSESSMENT PLAN TO REDUCE THE GAP BETWEEN MEDICAID AND UNINSURED COSTS AND PAYMENTS (THE "GAP PLAN") RETROACTIVE TO JANUARY 1, 2011. UNDER THE GAP PLAN, PROVIDERS PERIODICALLY PAY AN ASSESSMENT TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND PERIODICALLY RECEIVE MEDICAID PAYMENTS FROM THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2012, THE STATE COLLECTED ASSESSMENTS AND MADE PAYMENTS FOR THE THREE QUARTERS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND THE FOUR QUARTERS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. DURING 2012, THE HOSPITAL PAID ASSESSMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY $3,474,000, WHICH WERE RECORDED AS OTHER EXPENSE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS, AND RECEIVED PAYMENTS OF APPROXIMATELY $6,829,000, OF WHICH $6,429,000 WAS RECORDED AS NET PATIENT REVENUE.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Explanation>PART I, L7 COL(F): FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE FOR LINE 7, COLUMN (F), TOTAL EXPENSE FROM FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25 HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO REMOVE $11,817,810 BAD DEBT EXPENSE.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 4: FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE:THE HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT PAID FOR SUCH SERVICES EITHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PAY. EFFORTS ARE MADE BY THE HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE IF A PATIENT MEETS CHARITY POLICY GUIDELINES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE HOSPITAL. IF THESE GUIDELINES ARE MET AND CAN BE VERIFIED, THEN SUCH AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN CHARITY CARE. UNTIL SUCH TIME, SUCH AMOUNTS ARE COMBINED IN BAD DEBTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED OR DOCUMENTED AS CHARITY CARE DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORTING FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IN SOME CASES, PATIENTS WHO WOULD (OR COULD) QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THEIR QUALIFICATION. THUS, BAD DEBTS INCLUDE AMOUNTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S GUIDELINES. THE ESTIMATED COST OF UNREIMBURSED SERVICES ATTRIBUTABLE TO BAD DEBTS - EFFECTIVELY "FREE" SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS - HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY APPLYING A COST TO CHARGE RATIO TO THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBTS. SUCH ESTIMATED COSTS WERE APPROXIMATELY $4,636,000 AND $4,682,000 IN THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND 2011, RESPECTIVELY.COSTING METHODOLOGY:THE AMOUNTS DISCLOSED ON LINES 2 AND 3 OF PART III, SECTION A ARE REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENTLY FILED MEDICARE COST REPORT (FY 2011). THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS FOR FY 2011 TO BE $6,832,000.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 8: WITH COUNTYWIDE DOUBLE-DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT AND A POPULATION ALREADY HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, THE ENTIRETY OF THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL (REPORTED IN LINE 7) IS COMMUNITY BENEFIT, EQUATING DIRECTLY TO "FREE" CARE PROVIDED BY CALDWELL MEMORIAL.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Identifier>N/A FOR 2011</Identifier>
        <Explanation>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3: ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION REGARDING HEALTH STATUS, RISK FACTORS, ACCESS TO CARE AND COMMUNITY ASSETS/RESOURCES WAS COMPLETED. PRIMARY DATA WAS COLLECTED USING A TWO-STAGE CLUSTER SAMPLING SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY SEVEN INTERVIEW SITES. TWO-PERSON TEAMS THEN CONDUCTED SITE SURVEYS/INTERVIEWS IN THE SEVEN LOCATIONS INCLUDING DEMOGRAPHICS (RACE, EDUCATION, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT LEVEL) QUALITY OF LIFE, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, HEALTH INFORMATION, PERSONAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. OVER 200 SURVEYS WERE COLLECTED. OTHER DATA USED IN ANALYZING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS INCLUDED NORTH CAROLINA STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEALTH. INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS LOCAL EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN ANALYSIS.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
      <Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
        <Identifier>N/A FOR 2011</Identifier>
        <Explanation>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5C: IN ADDITION TO BEING MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS PRESENTED AT THE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 2: IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CALDWELL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES (SCHOOL SYSTEM, SOCIAL SERVICES, TOWNSHIPS/MUNICIPALITIES AND UNINSURED CLINIC) CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COMPLETED A FORMAL 2011-2014 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT (CHA). IT HAD BEEN OVER FIVE YEARS SINCE A COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT HAD BEEN COMPLETED, THOUGH MANY EFFORTS FOCUSED ON THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITY HAD BEEN ONGOING. COMMUNITY SURVEYS (FACE-TO-FACE SURVEYS WITH RESIDENTS) WERE CONDUCTED IN AREAS OF THE COUNTY IDENTIFIED USING A TWO CLUSTER SAMPLING METHOD. OTHER DATA USED IN ANALYZING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS INCLUDED NORTH CAROLINA STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEALTH. INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS LOCAL EDUCATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN ANALYSIS. THE NORTH CAROLINA HEALTHY PEOPLE 20/20 OBJECTIVES WERE ALSO PART OF THE ANALYSIS. ONGOING FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER HEALTH CARE AGENCIES (MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, HEALTH CARE CLINICS AND ECONONIC DEVELOPMENT GROUPS) WAS ALSO CONSIDERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY PLANS. A COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP (COMPRISED OF AGENCIES NOTED ABOVE AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS) REVIEWED DATA AND IDENTIFED THREE HEALTH OBJECTIVES FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH: SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TEEN PREGNANCY, AND HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE. IT WAS FELT THAT EACH OF THESE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE THREE NOTED OBJECTIVES, CMH HAS ADOPTED OTHER AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE HEALTHY LIVING (EXERCISE AND NUTRITION), OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTH SCREEINGS BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 3: CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (CMH) PROVIDES NEEDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF THAT PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY. CMH'S CHARITY CARE POLICY IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST PATIENTS WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE POLICY CAN BE FOUND ON THE CMH PUBLIC WEBSITE. CMH DISPLAYS INFORMATION REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CHARITY CARE IN ITS EMERGENCY ROOM, REGISTRATION AREAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, AND FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OFFICES. A LINK IS ALSO PROVIDED ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, ALONG WITH AN ON-LINE APPLICATION. INPATIENT CASE MANAGERS ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PATIENTS REGARDING AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND THE ORGANIZAITONS FINANCIAL POLICY. CONSULTATION WITH FINANCIAL COUNSELORS IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS AS NEEDED.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 4: THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA FOR CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOPSITAL IS CALDWELL COUNTY WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF BURKE, WATAUGA AND CATAWBA. CALDWELL COUNTY IS IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND IS BOUNDED ON THE NORTHWEST BY WATAUGA COUNTY, ON THE NORTHEAST BY WILKES COUNTY, ON THE EAST BY ALEXANDER COUNTY, ON THE SOUTH BY CATAWBA AND BURKE COUNTIES, AND ON THE WEST BY BURKE AND AVERY COUNTIES. TODAY, THERE ARE NINE INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY: LENOIR, HUDSON, GRANITE FALLS, CEDAR ROCK, CAJAHS MOUNTAIN, GAMEWELL, SAWMILLS AND PARTS OF BLOWING ROCK AND RHODHISS. POPULATION IS JUST OVER 80,000. MEDIAN INCOME IS $36,936. POPULATION MAKEUP IS 92.2% WHITE, 5.2% BLACK, 4.7% HISPANIC AND 2.6% OTHER. MEDIAN AGE IS 37.5 YEARS. 49.4% ARE MALES AND 50.6% FEMALES. UNEMPLOYMENT IN 2012 WAS 10.2%.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 5: CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO TWO COMMUNITY AGENCIES: THE HELPING HANDS CLINIC (PROVIDING CARE TO THE UNINSURED) AND THE SATIE AND J. E. BROYHILL CALDWELL SENIOR CENTER (FOCUS ON THE LIVES AND ADVOCACY FOR SENIORS). OTHER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:1. ANNUAL PROSTATE SCREENING FOR CALDWELL COUNTY RESIDENTS (AVERAGING 100+ MEN SCREENED ANNUALLY). 2. HEALTH FAIRS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOCUSING ON WELLNESS, HEALTH EATING, GETTING FIT, SCREENINGS FOR CHOLESTEROL, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, ETC. 3. SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE CALDWELL COMMUNITY GARDENS WHICH HELPS FOSTER COMMUNITY GARDENING IN CALDWELL COUNTY, NC AS A STRATEGY TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY EAT SMART BY INCREASING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND SUSTAINABILITY. 4. REPRESENTATION BY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES ON LOCAL HEALTH CARE RELATED BOARDS (CC BOARD OF HEALTH, CC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, CC CHILD PROTECTION TEAM). 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF CALDWELL COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH WORK GROUP. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES CMH, LOCAL LME, MOBILE CRISIS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WORKING TOWARDS IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN CALDWELL COUNTY. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF CALDWELL MEMORIAL HEALTHWORKS WHICH IS OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION MEDICINE DESIGNED TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS TOWARD THESE TRIPLE AIM GOALS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE, ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PATIENT SATISFACTION. 7. THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY IS COMPRISED OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AND WHO ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES NOR INTERESTED PERSONS. 8. THE HOSPITAL EXTENDS STAFF PRIVILEDGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 6: THE HOSPITAL IS NOT PART OF AN AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleHPartVI>
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        <Identifier>REPORTS FILED WITH STATES</Identifier>
        <ReturnReference>PART VI, LINE 7</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>NC</Explanation>
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      <SubstantiationRequired>1</SubstantiationRequired>
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      <IndependentConsultant>X</IndependentConsultant>
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