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SENTARA LIFE CARE CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
SENTARA LIFE CARE CORPORATION (EIN 54-1217183)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-14
IRS object ID
201203199349306170
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2012-11-14T16:21:12-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN541217183EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1SENTARA LIFE CARE CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlSENTNameControl
Phone7574557020Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line16015 POPLAR HALL DRIVEAddressLine1
CityNORFOLKCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code23502ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameROBERT BROERMANNName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone7574557020Phone
Date Signed2012-11-14DateSigned
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonHOWARD P KERNNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line16015 POPLAR HALL DRIVEAddressLine1
CityNORFOLKCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code23502ZIPCode
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Gross Receipts90825732GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.SENTARA.COMWebSite
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Year Formation1982YearFormation
State Legal DomicileVAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionAS PART OF SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, WE IMPROVE HEALTH EVERY DAY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body3NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Total Nbr Volunteers1400TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI250848TotalGrossUBI
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY30991991NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionSEE SCHEDULE O.AS PART OF SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, WE IMPROVE HEALTH EVERY DAY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE AND FOR HEALTH RELATED PURPOSES; THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE WELFARE AND SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY; AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH.SEE THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.MissionDescription
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Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIXInfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

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GRACE R HINES
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BRUCE S ROBERTSON
VICE PRESIDENT/ADMIN40.00X0296028160969
LENORA DYKE
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JIM ANDERSON
ADMINISTRATOR, SLCC40.00115040021818X
IRVIN R LAND JR
ADMINISTRATOR, SLCC40.00113825022614X
JULIA H FRETWELL
ADMINISTRATOR, SLCC40.00111529016680X
K RHOADES KREUTTER II
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MARY L BLUNT
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (3 entries)

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AMN HEALTHCARE ALLIED INC
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PENSKE TRUCK LEASING
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Advertising Advertising

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Information Technology InformationTechnology

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BOY217923BOY
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses3736497ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years46CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years30CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year133CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year94CurrentTaxYear
Total683Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year79556806CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year90574790CurrentTaxYear
Total382554994Total

Total509 Total509

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years71594194CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years74483066CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year79556939CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year90574884CurrentTaxYear
Total382555677Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

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Total0Total

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Total0Total
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Total380324Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

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Total14802Total

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years14802CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total395126Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years71594194CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years74497868CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year79556939CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year90574884CurrentTaxYear
Total382950803Total
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Prior Year Support Percentage0.99820PriorYearSupportPercentage
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Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.00180PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS1IncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

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End Of Year Balance10466EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

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End Of Year Balance10466EndOfYearBalance

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End Of Year Balance10466EndOfYearBalance

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End Of Year Balance10466EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

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Book Value3650309BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Depreciation19482110Depreciation
Book Value14370287BookValue

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Book Value852516BookValue

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Book Value5944716BookValue

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Depreciation1308847Depreciation
Book Value1772945BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
DUE TO THIRD PARTY PAYORS$1,372,139
MEDICAL CLAIMS PAYABLE$991,580
OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES$892,660
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES$393,709
DUE TO AFFILIATES$25,808
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts3675896TotalOfAmounts

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART IV, LINE 2B:EXPLANATION OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LIABILITY MEDICAID REGULATIONS REQUIRE NURSING HOME PROVIDERS TO OFFER A DEDICATED BANKING ACCOUNT AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEPOSITING MONIES, ACCESS TO MINIMAL PETTY CASH, ASSISTANCE OF BILL PAYMENT (NEWSPAPERS, BEAUTICIANS, HEALTH/LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS, TELECOMMUNICATION EXPENSES, ETC). ALTHOUGH MEDICAID REGULATIONS REQUIRE THIS, SERVICE IS OFFERED TO ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF PAYOR SOURCE. FUNDS ARE STRICTLY THE PROPERTY OF THE RESIDENTS. NO CO-MINGLING WITH (SENTARA) OPERATING FUNDS IS PERMITTED.
PART V, LINE 4:AN ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DONOR TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF THE CHAPEL AT SENTARA NURSING CENTER - HAMPTON, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL PROGRAMS FOR THE SENTARA NURSING CENTER RESIDENTS.DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

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Business Name Line1SENTARA HEALTHCAREBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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CityNORFOLKCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code23502ZIPCode
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IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant2976571AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantCORPORATE ALLOCATION TO PARENTPurposeOfGrant
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Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations0TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

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ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANTS FUNDS IN U.S. AS PART OF THE SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ("THE SYSTEM"), THE ORGANIZATION DONATES FUNDS TO ITS 501(C)(3) PARENT ORGANIZATION, SENTARA HEALTHCARE, IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SYSTEM'S MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTH EVERYDAY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES, AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS IS OVERSEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BOARD WHICH MANAGES THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE SYSTEM.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)

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DAVID L BERND
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MARY L BLUNT
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GAIL HEAGEN
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Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

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PART I, LINE 3METHOD USED TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL SENTARA HEALTHCARE, THE 501(C)(3) SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION, ESTABLISHED THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL THROUGH THE USE OF A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, A COMPENSATION STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINES 4A-BRECEIVED SEVERANCE, SUPPLEMENTAL NQ RETIREMENT, EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION GAIL HEAGEN, FORMER OFFICER, RECEIVED $107,927 IN COMPENSATION RELATED TO HER SEPARATION FROM SERVICE. THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN COLUMN (B)(III) OF SCHEDULE J, PART II. HOWARD KERN PARTICIPATES IN THE SENTARA SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN IS LIMITED TO SELECT INDIVIDUALS AS APPROVED BY SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE PLAN IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. VESTING OCCURS UPON THE COMPLETION OF A TWO YEAR NON-COMPETE PERIOD FOLLOWING TERMINATION AFTER EARLY RETIREMENT DATE OR UPON DEATH. EARLY RETIREMENT DATE IS WHEN THE EXECUTIVE OBTAINS AT LEAST AGE 55 AND HAS 10 YEARS OF SERVICE AND BENEFITS ARE FORFEITED IF PARTICIPANT LEAVES PRIOR TO AGE 55 WITH 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. DAVID BERND PARTICIPATES IN AN INDIVIDUAL SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN. VESTING OCCURS EACH DECEMBER 31 AND THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE ADDITIONAL ACCRUAL IS DISTRIBUTED IN A TAXABLE LUMP SUM. FOR 2011, MR. BERND RECEIVED A TOTAL LUMP SUM DISTRIBUTION OF $1,192,399. THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMN (B)(III) OF SCHEDULE J, PART II. DAVID BERND AND HOWARD KERN PARTICIPATE IN THE SENTARA OPTION PLAN FOR EXECUTIVES. THIS PLAN IS UNRELATED TO "EQUITY" OF THE EMPLOYER. PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO SELECT INDIVIDUALS AS APPROVED BY SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. VESTING IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SENTARA HEALTHCARE AND IS SEPARATELY STATED IN EACH PARTICIPANT'S OPTION AGREEMENT. THERE WERE NO OPTIONS GRANTED AFTER 2002. DAVID BERND, HOWARD KERN, MARY BLUNT, ROBERT BROERMANN, GRACE HINES, BRUCE ROBERTSON AND JEFFREY KING PARTICIPATE IN THE SENTARA CAPITAL ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT PLAN. PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO A SELECT GROUP OF CORPORATE EXECUTIVES AS APPROVED BY SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. TERMS OF THE PLAN CHANGED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2009, WHEREBY VESTING OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE ON OR AFTER THAT DATE NOW OCCURS ON THE EARLIER OF FIVE YEARS FOR EACH YEARS' CONTRIBUTIONS OR AGE 55 WITH 10 YEARS OF SERVICE. UNDER THE OLD TERMS, VESTING OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009 OCCURS ON THE EARLIEST OF ASSIGNED DISTRIBUTION DATE, DEATH, INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE OR COMPLETION OF TWO-YEAR NON-COMPETE AFTER VOLUNTARY TERMINATION (REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL ASSIGNED DISTRIBUTION DATE). DURING 2011, THE FOLLOWING CORPORATE EXECUTIVES RECEIVED VESTED DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE PLAN: MARY BLUNT ($53,145) AND GRACE HINES ($14,160). THESE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMN(B)(III) OF SCHEDULE J, PART II. SENTARA HEALTHCARE OWNED A SPOUSAL SURVIVOR SPLIT-DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY FOR MARY BLUNT. THE SPLIT DOLLAR PLAN PROVIDES FOR TRANSFER OF THE POLICY TO THE PARTICIPANT UPON CERTAIN EVENTS. AT TRANSFER (OR THE PARTICIPANT'S DEATH), THE ORGANIZATION RECOVERS THE PREMIUMS THAT IT HAS PAID. DURING 2011, THE SPOUSAL SURVIVOR SPLIT-DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY FOR MARY BLUNT WAS SURRENDERED. THE POLICY VALUE REMAINING AFTER REDUCTION FOR CORPORATE RECOVERY OF PREMIUMS AND AFTER TAX ART AMOUNTS WAS $9,076. THIS AMOUNT WAS TREATED AS ADDITIONAL TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMN(B)(III) OF SCHEDULE J PART II.
PART I, LINE 7NON-FIXED PAYMENTS NOT LISTED DURING 2011, THE ORGANIZATION MADE NON-FIXED PAYMENTS OF COMPENSATION UNDER THE FOLLOWING INCENTIVE PROGRAMS: MANAGER INCENTIVE PLAN - MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES NOT COVERED UNDER ANOTHER INCENTIVE PLAN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN. AWARDS ARE BASED ON SYSTEM YEAR-END RESULTS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD; BUSINESS UNIT RESULTS FOR FINANCIAL, SAFETY, QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE; AND THE MANAGER'S INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE SCORE. SYSTEM, BUSINESS UNIT, AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS ARE DETERMINED AFTER YEAR-END, AT WHICH POINT AWARDS MAY BE PAID AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (21 entries)

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SENTARA HEALTHCARE I.YOUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH PARTNER FOR MORE THAN 120 YEARS, SENTARA HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR HEALTHCARE NEEDS, AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, MODERN HEALTHCARE MAGAZINE HAS RECOGNIZED US AS THE NATION'S NUMBER-ONE MOST INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT NAMED US THE MOST RECOGNIZED PROVIDER IN HAMPTON ROADS, A COMMUNITY OF CITIES AND COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. PROVIDERS INCLUDED ON THE LIST MAY BE CONSIDERED AMONG THE NATION'S BEST, OR THEY ARE HIGH PERFORMING IN THE REGION THEY SERVE. FOUNDED IN 1888 AS THE RETREAT FOR THE SICK IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, WE HAVE GROWN THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA AND NOW OPERATE MORE THAN 100 SITES OF CARE, INCLUDING 10 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, SEVEN IN HAMPTON ROADS, ONE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, AND TWO IN THE BLUE RIDGE REGION OF VIRGINIA. OUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT SYSTEM PROUDLY INCLUDES ADVANCED IMAGING CENTERS, NURSING AND ASSISTED-LIVING CENTERS, OUTPATIENT CAMPUSES, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES, A HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCY, A 3,680-PROVIDER MEDICAL STAFF, AND THREE MEDICAL GROUPS WITH 618 PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE MEDICAL TRANSPORT AMBULANCES AND THE NIGHTINGALE AIR AMBULANCE, AND EXTEND HEALTH INSURANCE TO MORE THAN 440,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OPTIMA HEALTH, OUR AWARD-WINNING HEALTH PLAN. AMONG OUR MANY STRENGTHS, WE ARE A NATIONAL LEADER IN HEART AND KIDNEY CARE, STROKE CARE, AND INFECTION PREVENTION, AND WE WERE THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO DEVELOP THE EICU, A REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR INTENSIVE CARE. OUR DEDICATION TO IMPROVING AND INCREASING MEDICAL OPTIONS FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IS REINFORCED BY OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, OUR INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEDICAL PROCEDURES, AND OUR PARTICIPATION IN MEDICAL TRIALS. THROUGH ALL OF THIS WORK, WE ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH EVERY DAY. II.GROWING THE SENTARA FAMILY SINCE THE BEGINNING, SENTARA HAS REACHED OUT TO NEARBY INDUSTRY LEADERS AND JOINED FORCES TO EXTEND HEALTHCARE TO MORE PEOPLE. IN RECENT YEARS, WE HAVE GROWN THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA BY SEEKING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LONG-ESTABLISHED AND SUCCESSFUL HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS WHO SHARE OUR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE AND VALUE. OUR INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM NOW INCLUDES: A. MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL (MJH), A 176-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, OFFICIALLY BECAME PART OF SENTARA HEALTHCARE IN JUNE 2011, MAKING IT OUR 10TH HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL ADMITS MORE THAN 11,000 INPATIENTS; TREATS MORE THAN 214,000 OUTPATIENTS; AND DELIVERS NEARLY 1,800 BABIES EACH YEAR. MJH PERFORMS MORE THAN 2,700 INPATIENT AND MORE THAN 3,600 OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES ANNUALLY, AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATS MORE THAN 48,700 PATIENTS. MAJOR SERVICES INCLUDE A CANCER CARE CENTER, DIGESTIVE CARE CENTER, CARDIOLOGY CARE CENTER, ORTHOPEDICS, INCLUDING SPINE SURGERY AND JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY, WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, STROKE CENTER SURGERY, THORACIC SURGERY, VASCULAR MEDICINE AND SURGERY, AND A WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER. MJH EMPLOYS 1,600 STAFF MEMBERS, WITH 470 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 SPECIALTIES. B. RMH HEALTHCARE/ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SENTARA HEALTHCARE FINALIZED ITS AFFILIATION WITH RMH HEALTHCARE (LEGALLY KNOWN AS ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH A FICTITIOUS/PUBLIC NAME OF RMH HEALTHCARE) IN MAY 2011. RMH IS A 238-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA THAT FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1912. SERVING A POPULATION OF OVER 200,000, THE HOSPITAL ADMITS MORE THAN 15,500 INPATIENTS AND DELIVERS CLOSE TO 1,750 BABIES ANNUALLY. THE STAFF AVERAGES MORE THAN 18,000 SURGICAL PROCEDURES ANNUALLY. THE RMH HAHN CENTER PROVIDES MORE THAN 16,000 CANCER TREATMENTS, AND THE RMH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATS MORE THAN 70,000 PATIENTS. SIGNATURE SERVICES INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER, A FAMILY BIRTHPLACE, A SLEEP MEDICINE CENTER, IMAGING SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, A WOMEN'S CENTER, AND A WELLNESS CENTER. THE RMH MEDICAL STAFF HAS 289 PHYSICIANS IN 40 SPECIALTIES, AND THE RMH MEDICAL GROUP EMPLOYS 77 PHYSICIANS IN 13 SPECIALTIES. C. SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL/SENTARA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER IN DECEMBER 2009, SENTARA HEALTHCARE FINALIZED ITS AFFILIATION WITH POTOMAC HOSPITAL IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE HOSPITAL FORMALLY ADOPTED THE SENTARA NAME IN 2011. SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL (SPH) IS A 183-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA. ITS 1,000-PLUS EMPLOYEES INCLUDE MORE THAN 250 MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, A HIGHLY QUALIFIED MEDICAL AND CLINICAL STAFF, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO UPHOLD ITS MISSION OF CARING FOR EVERYONE IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA NOW HAVE THE OPTION OF RECEIVING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE CLOSE TO HOME, THANKS TO THE NEW SERVICES TO BE OFFERED IN THE SENTARA HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER AT POTOMAC HOSPITAL. THE 12,000 SQUARE FOOT CENTER WITHIN THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION (PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY,) EMERGENT CARE OF STEMI PATIENTS AND OTHER PROCEDURES FOR CARDIAC DISEASE. RESIDENTS CAN ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE CONVENIENT, HIGH-QUALITY CARE OFFERED BY SENTARA MEDICAL GROUP, A PATIENT-FOCUSED PRACTICE WITH MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS WITH OFFICES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. (THE HOSPITAL'S NAME WAS LATER CHANGED TO SENTARA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER.) III.CONSTANTLY LOOKING AHEAD TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE THE MOST PATIENT-FOCUSED, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE POSSIBLE, WE SEEK TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE OUR SERVICES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. WE STRIVE TO BE THE FIRST IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO OFFER NEW, YET PROVEN, MEDICAL PROCEDURES, AND WE REACH OUT TO NEW COMMUNITIES TO OFFER SERVICES WE HAVE PROUDLY AND SUCCESSFULLY OFFERED IN OTHER REGIONS. SOME OF THE WAYS WE HAVE DONE THIS RECENTLY INCLUDE: A.OFFERING AND STUDYING NEW PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGY IN 2011, SENTARA PHYSICIANS LED THE WAY IN HAMPTON ROADS BY OFFERING LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY NOT AVAILABLE IN THE REGION OR NOT READILY AVAILABLE. BY DOING SO, THEY GAVE RESIDENTS THE COMFORT AND COST-SAVINGS OF BEING CLOSE TO HOME WHILE IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH. IMPORTANT OPTIONS OUR PHYSICIANS INTRODUCED INCLUDED THE REGION'S FIRST AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT VIA CATHETER, THE FIRST O-ARM IMAGING SYSTEM TO ENHANCE SPINAL SURGERY, THE FIRST PAIRED KIDNEY EXCHANGE, AND A NEW ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. ALSO IN 2011, SENTARA WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE VIRGINIA HEART ATTACK COALITION FOR OUR EFFORTS IN WORKING WITH AREA EMS UNITS TO LAUNCH LIFENET, WHICH TRANSMITS VITAL, POTENTIALLY LIFESAVING PATIENT INFORMATION WHEN A HEART ATTACK IS SUSPECTED BY AN EMS TECHNICIAN. WE EXPLORED NEW TREATMENTS AS WELL IN NUMEROUS STUDIES. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH PROJECTS WAS A STROKE STUDY OUR DOCTORS AND PATIENTS JOINED. THE STUDY RESULTS LED TO AN EARLY DECISION TO END ENROLLMENT, AFTER FINDING THAT PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK OF A SECOND STROKE WHO WERE TREATED WITH STENTS-THOUGHT TO BE MORE HELPFUL THAN AGGRESSIVE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT-WERE ACTUALLY FARING WORSE. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EXPLORING NEW OPTIONS AND QUICKLY APPLYING ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER SERVE OUR PATIENTS. GAINING SUCH KNOWLEDGE IN REGARDS TO THE BRAIN WAS PART OF OUR MOTIVATION LAST YEAR WHEN WE CREATED THE SENTARA NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE, A NETWORK OF NEUROSCIENCE EXPERTS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, PREVENTION, RESEARCH AND THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS. SENTARA NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE PHYSICIANS ARE INVOLVED IN NATIONAL RESEARCH STUDIES OFFERING LOCAL PATIENTS NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. NEARLY TWO DOZEN STUDIES ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN STROKE CARE, EPILEPSY, AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE WITH PATIENTS IN THE REGION. IN COLLABORATION WITH EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL AND OTHER NEUROSCIENCE EXPERTS, THE SENTARA NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND ADVANCED CARE TREATING DISEASES OF THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, NERVES AND MUSCLES IN VIRGINIA. THE INSTITUTE STRENGTHENS THE NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE AT SENTARA FOR YEARS. B. EXPANDING SERVICE AREAS AND PARTNERSHIPS OPTIMA HEALTH, SENTARA HEALTHCARE'S AWARD-WINNING HEALTH PLAN, EXPANDED ITS POPULAR OFFERINGS TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, ROANOKE, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN 2011. WITH A STRONG NETWORK OF PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS IN THE AREA THANKS TO OUR RECENT EXPANSIONS, IT MADE SENSE TO START OFFERING OUR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THESE REGIONS.
WE HAVE TAKEN SIMILAR STEPS IN THE RECENT PAST: MEDICAL TRANSPORT, OUR PREMIER COMMERCIAL EMS AGENCY AND AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICE IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA, WITH ITS HOME OFFICE IN VIRGINIA BEACH, EXPANDED TO CHARLOTTESVILLE AND PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA IN 2008, TO CHRISTIANBURG AND ROANOKE, VIRGINIA IN 2009 AND TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM AREA IN 2010. MEDICAL TRANSPORT IS DEDICATED TO SERVING ITS PATIENTS WITH OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH THE LARGEST FLEET OF AMBULANCES IN VIRGINIA. SENTARA HOME CARE ALSO EXPANDED IN A SIMILAR WAY TO SERVE MORE VIRGINIANS. WE HAVE BEEN BRINGING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE HOME TO OUR PATIENTS SINCE 1982. TODAY, SENTARA HOME CARE SERVES PATIENTS THROUGHOUT MOST OF VIRGINIA AND BEYOND, INCLUDING HAMPTON ROADS, RICHMOND, AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2008, HOME CARE'S SERVICE AREA GREW TO CHARLOTTESVILLE AND COVINGTON, VIRGINIA, AND IN 2009, IT EXPANDED TO BATH COUNTY IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING SERVICES, SENTARA FORMED PARTNERSHIPS IN 2011 TO STREAMLINE PROCEDURES AND REDUCE COSTS. WE JOINED FORCES WITH MEDSTAR HEALTH AND NOVANT HEALTH WITH THE INTENTION OF SIMPLIFYING THE PURCHASING OF SUPPLIES AND SECURING QUANTITY DISCOUNTS. WORKING TOGETHER TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES AS ONE ENTITY, WE WILL PRODUCE SAVINGS THAT CAN SUPPORT LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS. C. EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SENTARA ANNOUNCED A SIGNIFICANT GIFT TO EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL (EVMS) IN 2011, IN THE FORM OF TWO SEPARATE ENDOWMENTS OF $5 MILLION EACH. TOGETHER THESE GIFTS REPRESENT THE LARGEST DONATION IN THE MEDICAL SCHOOL'S HISTORY. THEY WILL PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE SENTARA SIMULATION CENTER FOR IMMERSIVE LEARNING AT EVMS AND THE GLENNAN CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY. SINCE 2006, SENTARA HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDE EVMS WITH $52 MILLION IN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING EVMS, SENTARA HAS ALSO EXPANDED ITS OWN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. THE SENTARA SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CHANGED ITS NAME IN 2009 TO THE SENTARA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (SCHS) AFTER RECEIVING APPROVAL TO OFFER A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN NURSING. OUR NEW BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM BEGAN AUGUST 2010 WITH FOUR WAYS TO RECEIVE A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING DEGREE: TRADITIONAL BSN, LPN TO BSN, RN TO BSN AND EARLY ADMISSION FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. OUR CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAMS ADDED A NEW SPECIALTY IN 2011 -- CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, AND ALL FOUR SPECIALTIES (INVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIST; NON-INVASIVE VASCULAR STUDY; ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AND SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY) BECAME ASSOCIATES OF OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE DEGREES IN 2010. THE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WILL LAUNCH THE FIRST ASSOCIATE OF OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE DEGREE WITH THE JAN. 2013 CLASS. IV. BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE ALONG WITH REACHING OUT TO NEW COMMUNITIES, SENTARA HEALTHCARE STRIVES TO BUILD ON OUR EXISTING SERVICES AND IN OUR ESTABLISHED AREAS SO THAT WE EXCEED OUR PATIENTS' EXPECTATIONS AND MEET GROWING HEALTHCARE DEMANDS. SOME OF THE CHANGES WE HAVE INVESTED IN IN OUR ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES RECENTLY INCLUDE: A. SENTARA LAKE RIDGE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 2011 ON SENTARA LAKE RIDGE, AN INNOVATIVE AND MODERN OUTPATIENT CAMPUS OFFERING CONVENIENT, HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL SERVICES AND A PATIENT-FOCUSED EXPERIENCE. THE 43,500 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY OPENED IN APRIL 2012 AS SENTARA'S FIRST OUTPATIENT FACILITY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA TO PROVIDE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CARE, ADVANCED IMAGING BY BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS, AND LABORATORY SERVICES. B. SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL THIS NEW, FIVE-STORY ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL OPENED IN AUGUST 2011 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BON SECOURS VIRGINIA. THE 330,400-SQUARE-FOOT HOSPITAL COMPLEMENTS THE CONVENIENT OUTPATIENT SERVICES ALREADY PROVIDED AT SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE HEALTH CAMPUS AND OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INTENSIVE CARE, ADVANCED CARDIAC CARE, AND A DEDICATED FAMILY MATERNITY CENTER FOR SOUTHERN VIRGINIA BEACH RESIDENTS. C. SENTARA LEIGH TOWER WORK BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2011 ON A MULTI-PHASE, THREE-YEAR PROJECT TO BUILD A NEW SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL ON THE SITE OF THE CURRENT ONE. TWO FIVE-STORY PATIENT TOWERS WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE THREE 1970S-ERA WINGS AT THE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA HOSPITAL. THE NEW TOWERS WILL FEATURE STATE-OF-THE-ART PATIENT ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHROOMS, NO-STEP SHOWERS AND OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FAMILIES. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A 48-BED ORTHOPEDIC AND REHABILITATION CENTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR THAT WILL EMPLOY PART OF THE OUTSIDE GARDEN SPACE FOR WALKING EXERCISES ON DIFFERENT GRADES AND SURFACES, MAKING IT A TRUE HEALING GARDEN. THE PROJECT WILL CONTINUE AS OUR STAFF MAINTAINS EXCELLENT, UNINTERRUPTED PATIENT CARE DURING THE PHASED CONSTRUCTION. D. SENTARA SENIOR DAY SERVICES SENTARA LIFE CARE, THE SENIOR SERVICES DIVISION OF SENTARA HEALTHCARE, INTRODUCED SENIOR DAY SERVICES AT SENTARA VILLAGE IN CHESAPEAKE IN NOVEMBER 2011. A SIMILAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 19 YEARS AT SENTARA VILLAGE IN VIRGINIA BEACH. IT OFFERS A CHOICE OF FULL- AND HALF-DAY PROGRAMS AND HOURLY RESPITE SERVICES FOR SENIORS WHO LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES MEALS, ACTIVITIES AND SOCIALIZATION IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VAN TRANSPORTATION TO THE PROGRAM AND BACK HOME IS AVAILABLE. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO MEET SENIORS' SOCIALIZATION NEEDS AND FEATURES CRAFTS, CLASSES AND OUTINGS AS PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE AND INTERESTED. E.NEW NIGHTINGALE REGIONAL AIR AMBULANCE IN JUNE 2011, SENTARA HEALTH FOUNDATION HELPED COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF A NEW HELICOPTER TO REPLACE OUR NIGHTINGALE REGIONAL AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER. THE TOTAL COST OF THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART EUROCOPTER EC-145 WAS $7.2 MILLION. NIGHTINGALE OPERATES AT A DEFICIT OF AS MUCH AS $650,000 PER YEAR BECAUSE SENTARA TAKES CARE OF EVERY NIGHTINGALE PATIENT, 24 HOURS PER DAY, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. EVERY YEAR, NIGHTINGALE TOUCHES THE LIVES OF ALMOST 700 CRITICALLY ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS. F. NEW PATIENT WING AT SENTARA OBICI THE ADDITION OF A NEW WING TO SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL WAS COMPLETED IN JUNE 2010. THE NEW THREE-STORY, 63,480 SQUARE-FOOT WING OF THE SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA HOSPITAL INCLUDES ALL PRIVATE BEDS SERVING ORTHOPEDIC, MEDICAL, AND SURGICAL PATIENTS. IT INCREASED THE HOSPITAL'S BED CAPACITY TO 168 BEDS AND WILL HELP US MEET OUR GOAL OF IMPROVING CARE AND ACCESS FOR SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND THE SURROUNDING WESTERN HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO GROW 10 PERCENT BY 2014. G. ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL AT SENTARA CAREPLEX THE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL AT SENTARA CAREPLEX IN HAMPTON, VIRGINIA OPENED IN JULY 2010 AS THE AREA'S FIRST DEDICATED ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, TAKING SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDIC CARE TO A NEW LEVEL. THE 55,000 SQUARE-FOOT, TWO-STORY FACILITY PROVIDES PATIENTS ACCESS TO THE FULL CONTINUUM OF ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES, FROM THE PRE-OPERATIVE PHASE AND SURGERY TO REHABILITATION AND HOME CARE SERVICES. H. SENTARA ST. LUKE'S THIS TWO-STORY, 52,000 SQUARE-FOOT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING OPENED IN ISLE OF WIGHT, VIRGINIA IN 2010. IT FEATURES AN URGENT CARE CENTER, AN ADVANCED IMAGING CENTER, LABORATORY SERVICES, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES. IT ALSO HOUSES SEVERAL PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS. I. SECOND PACE LOCATION A SECOND LOCATION FOR THE PACE PROGRAM OPERATED BY SENTARA LIFE CARE CORPORATION, SENTARA'S LONG-TERM CARE DIVISION, OPENED IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA IN MARCH 2010. PACE, OR PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, IS AN ADULT DAY CARE PROGRAM THAT IS A NURSING HOME ALTERNATIVE. THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN VIRGINIA, THE PROGRAM IS A PREPAID HEALTH PLAN THAT PROVIDES TOTAL CARE FOR PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, IN-HOME SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION. V. SENTARA QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DISTINCTIONS A. MEASURING QUALITY HEALTHCARE SINCE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM'S EARLIEST YEARS, WE HAVE BELIEVED THE COMMUNITY DESERVES HEALTHCARE THAT IS MEASURABLY BETTER. SENTARA'S GOAL IS TO BE ACCREDITED BY RESPECTED NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND TO ACHIEVE TOP 10 PERCENT PERFORMANCE WHEREVER BENCHMARKS EXIST. WE ARE PROUD OF THE WORK WE HAVE DONE SO FAR TOWARD THIS GOAL, AS IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN MANY WAYS: 1. TOP 100 INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORK SENTARA HAS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S TOP INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE NETWORKS AS PUBLISHED IN MODERN HEALTHCARE'S FACT-BASED RANKING. THE ONLY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO BE AMONG THE NATION'S TOP 10 FOR ALL 15 YEARS OF THE SURVEY, SENTARA LANDED AT NUMBER ONE IN 2001, 2010 AND 2011. THE STUDY, PUBLISHED ANNUALLY, HIGHLIGHTS THE TOP 100 INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE NETWORKS ACROSS THE NATION AS SELECTED BY SDI, A HEALTH INFORMATION COMPANY.
2. USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE CARE SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST WIRED HOSPITALS DURING 2010, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE 2010 MOST WIRED SURVEY AND BENCHMARKING STUDY. THE "MOST WIRED" HOSPITALS USE COMPUTERS TO ENABLE PHYSICIANS TO CHECK OR ORDER PATIENT TESTS AND ENTER MEDICATION ORDERS ELECTRONICALLY, AND TO ENABLE PATIENTS TO PAY BILLS VIA COMPUTER. AMONG THE REASONS SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL WAS INCLUDED ON THE LIST WAS ITS INVESTMENT IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM, SENTARA ECARE. IN 2010, SENTARA HEALTHCARE WAS ALSO HONORED AS A RECIPIENT OF THE 2010 HIMMS (HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY) DAVIES AWARD. HIMMS ANALYTICS, A COMPANY THAT COLLECTS AND ANALYZES HEALTHCARE DATA, RECOGNIZES HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. SENTARA HEALTHCARE WAS HONORED WITH ITS STAGE 7 AWARD, A NATIONAL RECOGNITION WHICH REPRESENTS ATTAINMENT OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ADOPTION MODEL-SM (EMRAM). WITH THIS AWARD, SENTARA JOINED A SELECT GROUP OF HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HAVE ATTAINED THIS LEVEL OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD IMPLEMENTATION. 3. AWARD-WINING CARDIAC AND UROLOGY CARE SENTARA HEART HOSPITAL/SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL IS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF PROVIDERS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE. FOR THE 13TH YEAR, THE HOSPITAL RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S BEST HEART PROGRAMS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S 2012-2013 BEST HOSPITALS ISSUE. LISTED 49TH IN THE HEART CARE RANKINGS, SENTARA POSTS A MORTALITY SCORE THAT IS BETTER THAN FIVE OF THE TOP 10 PROGRAMS ON THE LIST. SENTARA REMAINS THE ONLY HEART PROGRAM IN THE REGION AND ONLY ONE OF THREE HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIA TO BE RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. OUR UROLOGY PROGRAM WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED IN THE 2012-2013 LISTINGS IN THE 47TH RANKING. 4. OUTSTANDING CANCER CARE THE SENTARA CANCER NETWORK WAS AWARDED AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AND ACCREDITATION FOR 2009 FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. ONLY 18 PERCENT OF 432 PROGRAMS SURVEYED DURING THE YEAR RECEIVED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS-BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS LEADERSHIP, RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THE ACCREDITED PORTION INCLUDED SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, SENTARA VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL HOSPITAL, SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL AND SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL WAS ADDED IN 2010. SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL EARNED AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD UNDER THE CATEGORY OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CANCER PROGRAMS. THE SENTARA CANCER NETWORK AND SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL WERE THE ONLY CANCER PROGRAMS IN VIRGINIA TO EARN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR 2009. 5. COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH SERVICES SENTARA IS HOME TO SIX BREAST CENTERS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS, FOLLOWING THE ACCREDITATION OF THREE IN 2011. TO GAIN ACCREDITATION, THE CENTERS MUST FOLLOW A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH, PROVIDE ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION, AND OFFER NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS, ALONG WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS. THE BREAST CENTERS ARE ALSO AMONG THE ELITE GROUP DESIGNATED AS AN AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. AFTER RIGOROUS EVALUATION OF STAFF, EQUIPMENT, PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALS, TECHNIQUE AND IMAGE QUALITY, THE CENTERS ARE NOW FULLY ACCREDITED IN THE THREE MAJOR AREAS OF BREAST IMAGING AND CANCER DETECTION, MAMMOGRAPHY, STEREOTACTIC BREAST BIOPSY AND ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BIOPSY. 6. WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY EXCELLENCE AFTER A DETAILED REVIEW OF CLINICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY, SURGICAL OUTCOMES, AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE, WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY PROGRAMS AT SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL, SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL AND SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL HAVE RECEIVED DESIGNATION AS A WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY. 7. CLINICAL EXCELLENCE SENTARA BAYSIDE HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED A VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS OF AMERICA 2009 LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE FOR ACHIEVING A HIGH LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CLINICAL QUALITY INDICATORS AS MEASURED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES AND THE JOINT COMMISSION. 8. GOLD SEALS OF APPROVAL AND DNVHC ACCREDITATION THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS HAS GIVEN SEVERAL OF OUR HOSPITALS ITS GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL AND DISEASE SPECIFIC CARE CERTIFICATION. SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL EARNED VASCULAR CERTIFICATION. SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL, SENTARA VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL HOSPITAL, SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL, SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL AND SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL ALL EARNED PRIMARY STROKE CERTIFICATION. WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WAS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE DNVHC (DET NORSKE VERITAS HEALTHCARE, INC.) IN 2011 AS A CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BASED ON ITS CONTINUAL INTEGRATION OF QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MANAGEMENT OF STROKE PATIENTS. THE JOINT COMMISSION RECOGNIZED SENTARA VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR HEART FAILURE AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION CARE. IN 2011, THE HOSPITAL ALSO RECEIVED FULL ACCREDITATION FROM THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS AS AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH PCI, (PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION, ALSO KNOWN AS ANGIOPLASTY). 9. HMC TOP QUALITY AWARD THE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (HMC) ISSUED ITS FIRST TOP QUALITY AWARDS AMONG ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS IN 2010. HMC CLIENT HOSPITALS WORK AGAINST A COMPLEX MATRIX OF PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS TO IMPROVE CLINICAL OUTCOMES, SAFETY, QUALITY, AND FINANCIALS. ONLY SEVEN HOSPITALS RECEIVED PERFORMANCE AWARDS IN 2010. SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL WAS AMONG THE HONORABLE MENTIONS AND SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WAS LISTED IN THE "MOST IMPROVED" CATEGORY. 10. QUALITY SENIOR CARE SENTARA LIFE CARE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE 2010 NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ASSISTED LIVING. A BRONZE AWARD RECOGNIZES LONG TERM CARE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE MADE A SYSTEMATIC COMMITMENT TO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND DESIGNED WAYS TO MEASURE PROGRESS. 11. QUALITY ASSURANCE AWARD VIRGINIA BEACH FAMILY PRACTICE PREVIOUSLY EARNED RECOGNITION BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) AS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME-LEVEL III, UNDER NCQA'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM. A SECOND PRACTICE, SENTARA INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, EARNED THE ACCREDITATION AS WELL IN 2011. 12. HOME HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID GOLD AWARD SENTARA HOME CARE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PARTICIPANTS IN THE HOME HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (HHQI) NATIONAL CAMPAIGN, CREATED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) TO INSPIRE AND PROMOTE QUALITY OUTCOMES FOR HOME HEALTH PATIENTS. UTILIZING BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOLS IN REDUCING USE OF EMERGENCY ROOM CARE AND EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT PATIENT AMBULATORY NEEDS HAS NOW GARNERED SENTARA HOME CARE SERVICES THE CMS TOP 10% RATING IN THIS NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AND RECEIPT OF THE GOLD AWARD DESIGNATION. 13. COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCREDITATION SENTARA HOME CARE RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (CHAP) IN JULY 2011. CHAP IS AN INDEPENDENT ACCREDITING BODY DESIGNED TO INSPIRE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THE RIGOROUS PROCESS INCLUDED A WEEK-LONG SURVEY OF HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, HOME INFUSION, HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HOME RESPIRATORY CARE SERVICES IN ADDITION TO MEETING WITH PATIENTS AND STAFF TO ASSESS QUALITY OF CARE. 14. SLEEP CENTER ACCREDITATION THE SLEEP CENTER AT SENTARA BELLEHARBOUR GAINED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE (AASM) IN JUNE 2011. ONLY SLEEP CENTERS MEETING STRINGENT PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY STANDARDS ARE HONORED WITH ACCREDITATION. THE COMPREHENSIVE, YEAR-LONG REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES EVALUATION OF CLINICAL QUALITY, PROCEDURE STANDARDS AND STAFFING REQUIREMENTS. THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS INCLUDES AN ON-SITE INSPECTION BY AN AASM REPRESENTATIVE AND EVALUATES ALL ASPECTS OF THE SLEEP DISORDER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, AND THE CENTER'S STAFF AND PHYSICIANS' QUALIFICATIONS. 15. DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT CHAMPION THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AWARDED SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL WITH A 2010 "DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT CHAMPION" AWARD FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN VIRGINIA'S FIRST "PROJECT SEARCH." THE PROGRAM PUTS RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES INTO TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS THAT CAN LEAD TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
16. SUPPORTING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CHOSE SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL AS A REGIONAL WINNER OF ITS 2009 "CREATING EXCELLENCE" AWARD FOR OUR SUPPORT OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. OBICI HAS WORKED WITH THE SUFFOLK SCHOOLS FOR FOUR YEARS, PROVIDING STUDENTS IN THE "INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH OCCUPATIONS" CURRICULUM WITH REAL-WORLD EXPOSURE TO HEALTH CAREERS, INCLUDING A MEDICAL CAMP FOR MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS. 17. AWARD FOR EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM OPTIMA HEALTH AND SENTARA HEALTHCARE WON THE CASE IN POINT PLATINUM AWARD IN THE WELLNESS/PREVENTION CATEGORY IN 2011 FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP IN DEVELOPING SENTARA'S INCENTIVE-BASED EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM, MISSION: HEALTH, WHICH THAT SAVED THE ORGANIZATION $3.4 MILLION DOLLARS IN ITS FIRST THREE YEARS. THE CASE IN POINT PLATINUM AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND INNOVATIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS WORKING TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE. WINNERS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE WORK IN ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE SAFE, QUALITY, AND EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE SETTING AND IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER. MISSION: HEALTH ALSO RECEIVED A 2011 C. EVERETT KOOP NATIONAL HEALTH AWARD HONORABLE MENTION. 18. CIO AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN IT SENTARA RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS CIO 100 AWARD IN 2009 FROM CIO MAGAZINE. THE ANNUAL AWARD PROGRAM RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT EXEMPLIFY THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC EXCELLENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. SENTARA BEGAN ITS HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SENTARA ECARE IN 2008. SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED ECARE IN THE FALL OF 2011. IN OUR HOSPITAL SETTINGS, WE ARE EXPERIENCING PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY RATES THAT EXCEED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE LENGTH OF TIME FROM DRUGS BEING ORDERED BY A PHYSICIAN TO ADMINISTRATION TO THE PATIENT HAS BEEN REDUCED DRAMATICALLY. SENTARA ECARE IS ALSO THE REASON WE WERE RANKED 21ST ON THE 2009 INFORMATIONWEEK 500 BY INFORMATIONWEEK, A BUSINESS PUBLICATION THAT IDENTIFIES AND HONORS THE NATION'S MOST INNOVATIVE USERS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 19. EXCELLENCE IN ACTION AWARDS MYINNERVIEW, A DIVISION OF NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION, RECOGNIZED TWO SENTARA NURSING CENTERS WITH EXCELLENCE IN ACTION AWARDS FOR 2010-2011 FOR THEIR SUCCESS IN CUSTOMER AND WORKFORCE SATISFACTION. SENTARA WINDERMERE IN VIRGINIA BEACH RECEIVED ONE AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. SENTARA NURSING CENTER PORTSMOUTH RECEIVED TWO AWARDS FOR CUSTOMER AND WORKFORCE SATISFACTION IN SURVEYS CONDUCTED DURING 2010. OF 5,500 QUALIFYING NURSING HOMES, 593 AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ONLY FIVE IN VIRGINIA RECEIVED EXCELLENCE IN ACTION AWARDS. B. PATIENT SAFETY OUR FOCUS GOES BEYOND THE BASICS OF MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFE FOR OUR PATIENTS. SENTARA HAS BUILT A STRONG "CULTURE OF SAFETY" TO REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS BY MODELING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS FROM THE NUCLEAR POWER AND AVIATION INDUSTRIES. THIS CULTURE OF SAFETY PROMOTES BEHAVIORS THAT RESULT IN SAFE, RELIABLE AND EFFECTIVE CARE. THE FOUNDATION OF THIS CULTURE IS A STRONG ACCOUNTABILITY TO PERFORM REGIMENTED BEHAVIORS THAT REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS. OUR STAFF USES GUIDELINES KNOWN AS "BEHAVIOR BASED EXPECTATIONS" OR BBE'S TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF CARE. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THESE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES A HABIT. FOR OUR DEDICATION, WE HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE STANDARDS. 1. THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM (LHRP) HONORS HOSPITALS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCELLENCE OR IMPROVEMENT IN PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY, AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION. THE LHRP RECOGNIZED SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL, SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL, SENTARA BAYSIDE HOSPITAL, AND SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR TOP-LEVEL PERFORMANCE DURING 2010. 2. INFECTION PREVENTION PREVENTION OF HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IS A NATIONAL CONCERN, AND SENTARA CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO REDUCE THESE CASES. ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP), WHICH CAN DEVELOP IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ON MECHANICAL VENTILATION FOR 48 HOURS OR MORE. IN 2011, SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MARKED SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH ZERO CASES OF VAP. VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS OF AMERICA (VHA), A VOLUNTARY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON HEALTH CARE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, "BLUEPRINTED" THE PRACTICES AT SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AS A MODEL FOR HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ADDITIONALLY, CENTRAL LINE BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS HAVE BEEN SHARPLY REDUCED. SENTARA BAYSIDE HOSPITAL IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE HOSPITALS IN VIRGINIA AND MENTIONED IN CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE FOR BEING AMONG THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY FOR PROTECTING PATIENTS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING CENTRAL LINE BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS 3. IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY SENTARA HEALTHCARE PROVIDES THE SENTARA ECARE HEALTH NETWORK. THE CLINICAL SYSTEM USES INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO LINK PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION BETWEEN OUR HOSPITALS, PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SITES OVER A PROTECTED NETWORK, ENABLING THE SECURE SHARING OF PATIENT INFORMATION, INCREASING PATIENT SAFETY AND REDUCING PREVENTABLE MEDICAL ERRORS. MYCARE, THE COMPONENT OF ECARE THAT ALLOWS PATIENTS TO ACCESS PART OF THEIR MEDICAL RECORDS, WAS PROMOTED TO PATIENTS IN 2011. A PHONE APP WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS AS WELL. 2011 MARKED THE 11TH YEAR THAT WE EMPLOYED OUR EICU REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR OUR SICKEST HOSPITAL PATIENTS. SENTARA WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT THE EICU SYSTEM, WHICH USES A NETWORK OF CAMERAS, MONITORS, ALERTS, AND TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION LINKS. DOCTORS AND CRITICAL CARE NURSES AT THE EICU COMMAND CENTER MAKE VIRTUAL ROUNDS ON ICU PATIENTS. THIS SENTARA-PIONEERED TECHNOLOGY IS NOW USED TO HELP CARE FOR PATIENTS IN NEARLY 5,000 ICU BEDS NATIONALLY. ANOTHER SAFETY INITIATIVE ADOPTED BY SENTARA IS BEDSIDE MEDICATION VERIFICATION, INCLUDING BAR-CODING TECHNOLOGY. NATIONAL STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT BEDSIDE VERIFICATION CAN REDUCE HOSPITAL MEDICATION ERRORS BY NEARLY 70 PERCENT. ALSO IN 2011, SENTARA WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE VIRGINIA HEART ATTACK COALITION FOR OUR EFFORTS IN WORKING WITH AREA EMS UNITS TO LAUNCH LIFENET, WHICH TRANSMITS VITAL, POTENTIALLY LIFESAVING PATIENT INFORMATION WHEN A HEART ATTACK IS SUSPECTED BY AN EMS TECHNICIAN. VI. COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, WE CONTINUOUSLY REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY-BY PURCHASING THE MOST MEDICALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BUILDING NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTHCARE FACILITIES; TRAINING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IT'S NOT JUST OUR MISSION, IT'S OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL WAS AWARDED A NATIONAL JACKSON HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE SERVICE AWARD IN 2011 FOR ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT OFFERS CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE LIVING AT 200 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL WHO HAVE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, DIABETES OR BOTH DISEASES. THE SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM WAS ONE OF 10 HOSPITAL PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVED A $10,000 CHECK IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM'S ONGOING SERVICE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS WE'VE INVESTED IN THE PEOPLE WE SERVE: A. THE SENTARA HEALTH FOUNDATION WE ESTABLISHED THE SENTARA HEALTH FOUNDATION IN 1998 TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, AND TO DEMONSTRATE OUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION. THE FOUNDATION HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY VIRGINIA RESIDENTS FROM THE EASTERN SHORE TO GREATER HAMPTON ROADS THROUGH GRANTS SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, IT HAS AWARDED NEARLY $9 MILLION IN GRANTS ($709,200 IN 2011). PROGRAMS INCLUDE MOBILE DENTAL CARE, PRENATAL SUPPORT, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND REDUCED-COST PRIMARY CARE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SPONSORS COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE SUSAN G. KOMEN TIDEWATER RACE FOR THE CURE, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART GALA AND HEART WALK AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE. B. IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY LED BY A VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SENTARA PROUDLY PROVIDES CARE TO ALL, AND REINVESTS IN THE COMMUNITY IN NUMEROUS WAYS: 1. CONTRIBUTIONS EACH YEAR, WE PROVIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2011, SENTARA REINVESTED $214,486,000 INTO COMMUNITIES, NOT INCLUDING COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROVIDED IN THE BLUE RIDGE REGION BY OUR HOSPITALS MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL AND RMH HEALTHCARE. THAT EQUALS MORE THAN $587,500 EACH DAY.
SENTARA INVESTED $15,360,000 IN HEALTH CARE TEACHING PROGRAMS TO ENSURE A QUALIFIED POOL OF PHYSICIANS AND NURSES. WE ALSO SPENT $15,892,000 TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED HEALTH EVENTS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS TO MORE THAN 39,000 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, SENTARA EMPLOYEES DONATED TO THE UNITED WAY TO THE TUNE OF OVER $1 MILLION IN 2011. NUMEROUS EMPLOYEES ALSO VOLUNTEER AT UNITED WAY AGENCIES FOR THE ANNUAL DAY OF CARING. OUR SENTARA POTOMAC HOSPITAL PROVIDED $22,502,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN 2011. OF THAT TOTAL, $22,444,000 COVERED UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT CARE COSTS. RMH HEALTHCARE INVESTED OVER $32 MILLION IN 2011, $30 MILLION OF WHICH COVERED UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. IN 2011, MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFITS TOTALING OVER $13 MILLION, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WAS IN THE FORM OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO THOSE IN NEED. 2. MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED SENTARA MEDICAL GROUP'S PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STAFF VOLUNTEER THOUSANDS OF HOURS TO EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL (EVMS), FREE CLINICS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND CIVIC AND CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. WE SUPPORT AND OPERATE UNCOMPENSATED CARE CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, INCLUDING THE SENTARA AMBULATORY CARE CENTER (ACC). THE ACC IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH EVMS AND IS LOCATED NEAR SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL. IT FEATURES AN APPOINTED SIDE, WHICH FUNCTIONS LIKE A DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND A SAME-DAY "WALK-IN" SERVICE SIDE FOR MORE PRESSING AND IMMEDIATE HEALTH CONCERNS. C. IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE THE LATEST IN HEALTH INFORMATION, SENTARA PRODUCES EXPLOREHEALTH WITH SENTARA, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT PRESENTS MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS, INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND CONTEMPORARY HEALTH ISSUES. D. IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES 1. SENTARA COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PREVENTION AS PART OF SENTARA'S COMMITMENT TO PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES, WE SPONSOR AND HOST SPECIAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH. OUR CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE: -NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY -DRIVE-THRU FLU SHOTS -WOMEN'S DAY HEALTH FAIR -WEBINARS FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY -PAINT FACEBOOK PINK TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR BREAST HEALTH -TEXT OUTREACH TO PREGNANT WOMEN -EATING FOR LIFE, AN AWARD-WINNING NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING PROGRAM -KNOW YOUR NUMBERS, A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM -WALK-ABOUT WITH HEALTHY EDGE, A WALKING PROGRAM THAT ENCOURAGES WALKING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH -GET OFF YOUR BUTT: STAY SMOKELESS FOR LIFE, A SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM -HEALTHY HEART PROGRAM, A CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE REDUCTION PROGRAM -SENTARA LIVING, A COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR SENIORS -SENTARA'S MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT VISITS NUMEROUS WORK SITES EVERY YEAR TO ENCOURAGE WELLNESS -CAMP LIGHTHOUSE, A GRIEF CAMP FOR KIDS AGES 5-16 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE 2. TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENTS HOSPITALS SEE THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO EVERY DAY IN HEART DISEASE, RESPIRATORY AILMENTS AND CANCERS. IN RESPONSE, SENTARA HAS IMPLEMENTED OUR TOBACCO-FREE ENVIRONMENT (TFE) CAMPAIGN. NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO SMOKE, CHEW OR DIP ANYWHERE ON CAMPUS, NOT EVEN IN CARS. THE GOAL IS NOT JUST TO AVOID THE AESTHETIC AND HEALTH ISSUES OF SECOND-HAND SMOKE, BUT TO PUT SENTARA'S MISSION INTO PRACTICE BY HELPING STAFF, PATIENTS AND VISITORS QUIT THIS HABIT. AS OF 2011, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES HAVE ADOPTED THE TOBACCO FREE ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVES. WE HAVE EARNED THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY "EXCELLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE TOBACCO CONTROL" AWARD FOR OUR EFFORTS. VII. OPTIMA HEALTH PLAN A. IMPROVING HEALTH OPERATING WITH THE SAME MISSION IN MIND -- TO IMPROVE HEALTH EVERY DAY --IS OUR HEALTH PLAN, OPTIMA HEALTH. WITH MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF HEALTH INSURANCE EXPERIENCE, OPTIMA HEALTH PROVIDES HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE TO MORE THAN 440,000 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, HAVING EXTENDED COVERAGE TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IN 2011. OUR QUALITY PROVIDER NETWORK FEATURES MORE THAN 15,000 PROVIDERS INCLUDING SPECIALISTS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. B. SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY OPTIMA HEALTH PROVIDES MORE THAN INSURANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES; WE REACH OUT THROUGH HEALTH SCREENINGS, EVENTS, EDUCATION MATERIALS AND IMMUNIZATIONS. OUR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: -HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EVENTS TOTALED 1,866 EVENTS WITH 39,049 PARTICIPANTS IN 2011. THESE EVENTS WERE OFFERED TO CHURCHES, EMPLOYER GROUPS INCLUDING SENTARA HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS. -POCKET EKG SCREENED 621 PARTICIPANTS IN 2011. 565 (90%) OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS WERE IDENTIFIED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH RISKS. -EATING FOR LIFE, WALKABOUT WITH HEALTHY EDGE, HEALTHY HEART, GUIDED IMAGERY AND YOGA, OUR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS, INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY 12 PERCENT OVER 2010. -SELF CARE MANUALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 14,399 WENT OUT IN 2011. -PREVENTIVE BIRTHDAY CARD REMINDERS FOR PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS DELIVERED MESSAGES TO 267,692 ADULT HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS. PREVENTIVE BIRTHDAY CARD REMINDERS FOR CHILDREN DELIVERED ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM MESSAGES TO 141,017 HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS. -HEALTHY EDGE/MISSION: HEALTH. DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 13,643 EMPLOYEES COMPLETED A HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSION: HEALTH PROGRAM. OF THOSE, 8,795 EMPLOYEES ATTENDED 138 ON-SITE HEALTH SCREENINGS WITHIN SIX MONTHS. IN 2011, 4,879 EMPLOYEES WERE IDENTIFIED WITH TWO OR MORE HEALTH RISKS AND 4,313 AGREED TO ENGAGE WITH A HEALTH COACH. 2,199 EMPLOYEES AGREED TO CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH THEIR HEALTH COACH. 1,248 EMPLOYEES FROM 2011 WILL NO LONGER NEED TO ENGAGE WITH A HEALTH COACH. OUR EMPLOYEE MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM OFFERED ALL FEMALE SENTARA EMPLOYEES AGE 40 AND OVER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A MAMMOGRAM SCREENING. 1,207 EMPLOYEES SUBMITTED MAMMOGRAPHY, COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND/OR PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM COUPONS IN 2011. -OUR TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM HAD 11,103 INTERVENTIONS IN 2011. 21,856 CAMPUS-WIDE ELECTRONIC INTERVENTIONS WERE SENT OUT TO PROMOTE THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT, AND 6,155 GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT QUIT KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED. FOURTEEN NURSING STUDENTS FROM ITT RECEIVED ORIENTATION TO THE TOBACCO CESSATION COMMUNITY PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FROM OUR CERTIFIED TOBACCO TREATMENT SPECIALIST. THE SPECIALIST FACILITATED 22 TOBACCO CESSATION AWARENESS GROUP PROGRAMS FOR 132 PARTICIPANTS. OVER 300 INPATIENTS FROM SENTARA VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL HOSPITAL WERE CONTACTED FOUR WEEKS AFTER THEIR HOSPITAL DISCHARGE FOR TOBACCO CESSATION FOLLOW-UP. -SENTARA LIVING HELD TWO MAJOR EVENTS FOR SENIORS. THE SENIOR HEALTH FAIR HAD 450 PARTICIPANTS. THERE WAS PARTICIPATION FROM 11 INTERNAL VENDORS AND 20 EXTERNAL VENDORS. MEMBERSHIP IN THIS COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM IS 22,017. 478 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN 10 HEALTH PRESENTATIONS; 395 MEMBERS ATTENDED 27 SENIOR SEMINARS; AND OVER 8,981 CAR AND HOME "FILE OF LIFE" PACKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO NEW MEMBERS. -FLU PATROL ADMINISTERED A TOTAL OF 8,348 IMMUNIZATIONS. -THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, VIRGINIA DIABETES COUNCIL, PENINSULA AGENCY ON AGING, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, AND VARIOUS CHURCHES WITH RESOURCES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH RISK REDUCTION, CANCER RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. C. ACCREDITATION AND AWARDS THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) HAS RECOGNIZED OUR QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE BY AWARDING OUR COMMERCIAL HMO AND MEDICAID HMO PRODUCTS WITH AN "EXCELLENT" ACCREDITATION STATUS. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS RATING SINCE 1998, A CLAIM NO OTHER HEALTH PLAN IN THE REGION CAN MAKE. OPTIMA HEALTH RECEIVED AN A+ RATING FROM THESTREET.COM (WEISS RATINGS, INC.) FOR FINANCIAL SOUNDNESS, RECOGNIZING OUR ABILITY TO WITHSTAND SEVERE ECONOMIC ADVERSITY AND SHOWING EXCEPTIONAL FINANCIAL STRENGTH. THESTREET.COM IS THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT PROVIDER OF RATINGS AND ANALYSES OF FINANCIAL SERVICE COMPANIES, MUTUAL FUNDS, AND STOCKS. THE RATING RECOGNIZES OPTIMA HEALTH AS AN OUTSTANDING INSURER OFFERING EXCELLENT FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. FEWER THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE NATION'S HMO'S AND HEALTH INSURERS MEET THESTREET.COM RATING'S CRITERIA FOR EXCEPTIONAL FINANCIAL STRENGTH.
VIII. CONCLUSION THROUGH ALL THAT WE DO AT SENTARA HEALTH, WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH EVERY DAY, WHETHER IT IS BY USING THE MOST ADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT POSSIBLE, CARING FOR A NEW PATIENT WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE HELPED, OR RESEARCHING NEW WAYS TO PREVENT OR CURE CHALLENGING HEALTH CONDITIONS. WHILE OUR OFFICIAL PATIENT COUNT COULD BE FIGURED HOSPITAL BY HOSPITAL AND PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE BY PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE, WE BELIEVE WE MAY HELP NEARLY THREE MILLION PEOPLE -- WHETHER ENROLLED "PATIENTS" OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS -- ACROSS VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VITAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED EACH YEAR.
SENTARA LIFE CARE CORP. PROVIDES LONG TERM HEALTH CARE AND RELATED SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS. SERVICES INCLUDE SKILLED AND REHABILITATIVE NURSING CARE, VENTILATOR CARE, A SPECIALTY ALZHEIMER'S UNIT, ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE CENTER, PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND MULTIPLE MOBILE MEAL PROGRAMS DELIVERING DAILY TO THE AT-HOME ELDERLY. SENTARA LIFE CARE CORPORATION OPERATES OVER 1,100 LONG TERM CARE BEDS IN TEN FACILITIES, INCLUDING NURSING CENTERS AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. PATIENT DAYS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 12/31/11 WERE 350,213, INCLUDING 172,900 MEDICAID PATIENT DAYS. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE COST OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE PROVIDED BY SENTARA LIFE CARE CORP. TO THE COMMUNITY DURING 2011 WAS OVER $1.9 MILLION. THE FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR 2011.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSFORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A
THE 501(C)(3) SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION, SENTARA HEALTHCARE, MAINTAINS AN AGENCY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND ISSUES ALL 1099S ON ITS BEHALF. THE NUMBER REPORTED IS A BEST ESTIMATE OF THE 1099S ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE EXACT NUMBER CANNOT BE DETERMINED; AS SOME OF THE 1099S ISSUED BY THE AGENT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MORE THAN ONE ENTITY, AND THERE IS NO REPORTING MECHANISM TO DETERMINE 1099'S ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO THE ORGANIZATION.FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A: FORM 1096
THE 501(C)(3) SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION, SENTARA HEALTHCARE, ACTS AS COMMON PAY AGENT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND ISSUES ALL FORM W-2S ON ITS BEHALF. SINCE THE AGENT HAS NO REPORTING MECHANISM TO DETERMINE W-2S ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO THE ORGANIZATION, THE NUMBER REPORTED REPRESENTS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEES PAID DURING EACH PAYROLL CYCLE IN 2011; WHICH APPROXIMATES THE NUMBER OF W-2S ISSUED BY THE AGENT ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION.NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON FORM W-3FORM 990, PART I LINE 5 AND PART V LINE 2A
BUSINESS OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC. DAVID BERND AND HOWARD KERN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THROUGH COMMOM OWNERSHIP OF AN ENTITY UNRELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SERVED TOGETHER ON THE BOARDS OF OTHER TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ("THE SYSTEM"), AS WELL AS JOINT VENTURES IN WHICH THE SYSTEM HAD AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST. SEE SCHEDULE R FOR A LISTING OF SUCH ENTITIES.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2
EXPLANATION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR SHAREHOLDERS THE ORGANIZATION HAD ONE CLASS OF MEMBER, THE SOLE MEMBER BEING SENTARA HEALTHCARE, A VIRGINIA NONSTOCK CORPORATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6
HOW MEMBERS OR SHAREHOLDERS ELECT GOVERNING BODY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH SERVED AS THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WAS ELECTED BY ITS SOLE MEMBER, SENTARA HEALTHCARE, A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A
DECISIONS OF GOVERNING BODY APPROVAL BY MEMBERS OR SHAREHOLDERS AS SOLE MEMBER, SENTARA HEALTHCARE IS ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON ALL MATTERS AND HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT AND REMOVE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY; APPROVE ANY ALTERATION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS; APPROVE THE ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET AND ALL FORMAL LONG-RANGE PLANS; APPROVE ANY SINGLE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE EXCEEDING $1 MILLION; APPROVE ALL BORROWING OR INDEBTEDNESS WHICH IN ANY ONE TRANSACTION OR RELATED SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS EXCEEDS $500,000; APPROVE ANY PLAN OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, ANY SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL, OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL, THE PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION, OR REVOCATION OF VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION PROCEEDINGS; REVIEW THE BOOKS AND RECORDS, CONDUCT AUDITS, AND APPROVE THE SELECTION OF AUDITORS CHOSEN TO CONDUCT AUDITS OF THE ORGANIZATION; AND APPROVE THE CREATION OR ACQUISITION OF ANY SUBSIDIARY OF THE ORGANIZATION, OR THE CREATION OF ANY OTHER CORPORATION OF WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS TO BE A MEMBER, AND TO APPROVE ANY DISSOLUTION OR OTHER CHANGE IN ANY SUCH LEGAL RELATIONSHIP PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY SENTARA HEALTHCARE.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION WAS PART OF THE SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ("THE SYSTEM"), AND AS SUCH, USED THE SYSTEM'S IN-HOUSE TAX DEPARTMENT, HEADED BY A LICENSED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, TO BOTH PREPARE AND REVIEW ITS FORM 990. DURING THE PREPARATION AND REVIEW PROCESS, THE TAX DEPARTMENT WORKED CLOSELY WITH OTHER SYSTEM DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS LEGAL, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, COMPLIANCE, FINANCE, AND MARKETING, TO ENSURE THAT A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE RETURN WAS FILED.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11
EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS DIRECTORS, BOARD-NOMINATED OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE AND CERTIFY TO THE COMPLETION AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED. THE SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT MONITORS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE REASONABLE AND AT ARM'S LENGTH. REPORTS ON SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE MADE TO THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AS NECESSARY.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
AS PART OF THE SENTARA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ("THE SYSTEM"), THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWED PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS AS A 501(C)(3) HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION TO PAY DISQUALIFIED PERSONS REASONABLE COMPENSATION. SUCH PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ARE INTENDED TO ESTABLISH THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 REGULATIONS. THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE IS TO BASE OVERALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVES ON MARKET COMPARABLES, ADJUSTED AS APPLIED TO EACH EXECUTIVE, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INDIVIDUAL SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, TENURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE BEING COMPENSATED AND OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN LINE WITH THIS PHILOSOPHY, THE SYSTEM PERFORMED SUBSTANTIAL DUE DILIGENCE AS TO MARKET COMPARABLES. THE SYSTEM'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF SYSTEM BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS, ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, WHO REPORTS TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, TO CONDUCT A STUDY ASSESSING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING CASH COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES) OF ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES PRIOR TO MAKING DECISIONS REGARDING ANNUAL BASE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS, APPROVING INCENTIVE AWARDS, OR CONSIDERING PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES. THE STUDY COMPARED THE COMPENSATION OF THE SYSTEM'S SENIOR EXECUTIVES TO COMPENSATION DATA FROM MULTIPLE PUBLISHED SURVEY SOURCES BASED ON THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE'S FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. IN CONDUCTING THE STUDY, THE CONSULTANT TARGETED OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS OF SIMILAR SIZE BASED ON NET REVENUE AND COMPLEXITY. FOR HEALTH PLAN POSITIONS, HEALTH PLANS WITH SIMILAR PREMIUMS, OR MEMBERS, WERE TARGETED. THE CONSULTANT ALSO CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO A GROUP OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND SCOPE OF OPERATIONS EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS. THE MOST RECENT STUDY COMPARED SENTARA'S PERFORMANCE TO 19 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS BASED ON NET REVENUE GROWTH, OPERATING MARGIN, BOND RATING, AND QUALITATIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES BASED ON RANKINGS FROM SDI'S NATIONAL TOP INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORKS. OVERALL, THE CONSULTANT DETERMINED THAT SENTARA'S PAY WAS ALIGNED WITH ITS RELATIVE PERFORMANCE. THE COMPENSATION STUDY WAS PRESENTED TO THE SYSTEM'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH MADE ITS COMPENSATION DECISIONS BASED ON A)ITS REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF BOTH THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND, B) A REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION ANALYSIS AND OPINION FROM AN EXTERNAL EXPERT IN THE COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES IN THE TAX-EXEMPT HEALTH CARE FIELD. THE COMMITTEE'S BASES FOR ITS DECISIONS WERE DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MINUTES TAKEN DURING THE MEETING AND THEN CIRCULATED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ALL DECISIONS REGARDING COMPENSATION WERE MADE BY THE COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF SYSTEM BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. THIS PROCESS WAS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT, AND TREASURER; WHO ALSO SERVE AS CEO, COO/PRESIDENT, AND CFO/TREASURER OF THE SYSTEM. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN DURING 2011 FOR ALL POSITIONS LISTED.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR SENTARA HEALTHCARE AND SUBSIDIARIES WERE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE USE OF DAC BOND (DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT) AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.DACBOND.COM. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE GENERALLY NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE ORGANIZATION'S 501(C)(3) SOLE MEMBER, SENTARA HEALTHCARE. THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SENTARA HEALTHCARE IS A COMMUNITY-BASED BOARD COMPRISED OF 20 VOTING MEMBERS, 16 OF WHICH ARE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT, AS DEFINED IN THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS.BOARD MEMBER INDEPENDENCEFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1B
THE ORGANIZATION HAD A WRITTEN POLICY FOR DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION WHICH WAS APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT.DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICYFORM 990, PART VI, LINE 14
COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS HOURS DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS DAVID L. BERND DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. ROBERT A. BROERMANN DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 49 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. HOWARD P. KERN DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 51 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. MARY L. BLUNT DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 45 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. GRACE R. HINES DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 48 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. BRUCE S. ROBERTSON DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 5 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. JEFFREY P. KING DEVOTED AN AVERAGE OF 44 HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.FORM 990, PART VII
INTERCO ACCOUNTS CONVERTED TO EQUITY -11,688,784. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -11,688,784.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:

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3000 COLISEUM DRIVEHAMPTONVA23666271867311HEALTH CAREVAN/A
PORT WARWICK III LLC
18000 WEST SARAH LANE SUITE 250BROOKFIELDWI53045611499371RENTAL REWIN/A
MARTHA JEFFERSON OSC LLC
595 MARTHA JEFFERSON DRCHARLOTTESVILLEVA22911113656095HEALTH CAREVAN/A
VALIANCE HEALTH LLC
3190 PEOPLES DRIVEHARRISONBURGVA22801541866081HEALTH CAREVAN/A
PHYSICAL THERAPY ACACLLC
501 ALBEMARLE SQUARECHARLOTTESVILLEVA22901260080717HEALTH CAREVAN/A

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (12 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivityPrimaryActivityLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNAType Of EntityTypeOfEntity
SENTARA HOLDINGS INC
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541555638HOLDING COMPANYVAN/AC
SENTARA HEALTH PLANS INC
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502522368125TPAVAN/AC
OPTIMA HEALTH GROUP
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541473382HMOVAN/AC
OPTIMA HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541642752HEALTH INSURANCEVAN/AC
OPTIMA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502621382666MENTAL HEALTH SVCSVAN/AC
SENTARA VENTURES INC
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541688615HOLDING COMPANYVAN/AC
SMG INNOVATIONS INC
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502203730331HEALTH CAREVAN/AC
SENTARA OBICI PROFESSIONAL CENTER
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541445865RE RENTALVAN/AC
SENTARA OBICI MED MGT SERVICES
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541020941HEALTH CAREVAN/AC
POTOMAC VENTURES CORP
6015 POPLAR HALL DRIVENORFOLKVA23502541441420PHARMACYVAN/AC
ROCKINGHAM HEALTH SERVICES INC
2010 HEALTH CAMPUS DRIVEHARRISONBURGVA22801541721387CONTRACTING SVCSVAN/AC
MARTHA JEFFERSON MEDICAL ENTERPRISES INC
630 PETER JEFFERSON PARKWAYCHARLOTTESVILLEVA22911541841528MEDICAL BILLING SVCSVAN/AC
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Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org1ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org1OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org1OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (12 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
SENTARA MEDICAL GROUP
C523573CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA MEDICAL GROUP
L493019CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA HOSPITALS
C3026744CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA HOSPITALS
K1456173CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA HOSPITALS
L452243CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA HOSPITALS
M1934543CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA HOSPITALS
N1865011CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA ENTERPRISES
B290471CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA ENTERPRISES
K404041CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA ENTERPRISES
L285494CORP BOOKS/REC
SENTARA ENTERPRISES
O86337CORP BOOKS/REC
OPTIMA HEALTH PLAN
K1236920CORP BOOKS/REC