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COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (EIN 24-0862246)
Tax period
2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed
2012-05-10
IRS object ID
201211319349302191
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Timestamp2012-05-10T14:49:17-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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Return Type990ReturnType
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EIN240862246EIN

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Address Line11822 MULBERRY STREETAddressLine1
CitySCRANTONCity
StatePAState
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NameROBERT STEIGMEYERName
TitlePRESIDENT/CEOTitle
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NameEDWARD A KOLLAR CPA EAName
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Total Gross UBI24274TotalGrossUBI
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DescriptionBACKGROUND AND HISTORY:CMC IS A TAX-EXEMPT, PENNSYLVANIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH OWNS AND OPERATES A 297-LICENSED BED, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SCRANTON, COUNTY OF LACKAWANNA, PENNSYLVANIA. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (SYSTEM) IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF CMC. CMC PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, CMC HAD SET UP 225 OF ITS 297 LICENSED BEDS. CMC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITAL SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY, AND TERTIARY SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE SURROUNDING SIX-COUNTY REGION. CMC, WITH ITS APPROXIMATELY 1,400 EMPLOYEES, PROVIDED CARE FOR 11,904 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC ACUTE INPATIENT DISCHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011.OPENED IN 1897 AS THE HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL OF NURSING, THE HOSPITAL WAS SCRANTON'S FIRST HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. CMC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE INCLUDES PREVENTIVE, AMBULATORY, INPATIENT, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. CMC IS A NOTED REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER WITH COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES AND HAS DEVELOPED SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE.SPECIALIZED / REGIONAL SERVICES, CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE:THE NORTHEAST PA TRAUMA CENTER, DESIGNATED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATION IN 1988, PROVIDES 24-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS. THE TRAUMA CENTER IS STAFFED CONTINUOUSLY BY AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN, TRAUMA SURGEON AND NURSES CERTIFIED IN CRITICAL CARE, TRAUMA, ORTHOPAEDICS AND THE NEUROSCIENCES.CARDIOLOGY SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE THE REGION'S FIRST ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB AND AN OPEN HEART SURGERY CENTER. CMC IS ALSO A CERTIFIED CAROTID STENT FACILITY.NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AT THE HOSPITAL SPECIALIZES IN THE CARE OF PEOPLE WITH BRAIN AND SENSE ORGAN DISORDERS.OTHER SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDE: A SAME-DAY SURGERY CENTER, A 24 LICENSED BED SHORT TERM PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT, AN ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA CLINIC, CT SCANNER, MRI IMAGING, ONCOLOGY SERVICES, RENAL DIALYSIS, HYPERBARIC OXYGEN CHAMBER TREATMENTS, THE NEW STEPS JOINT PROGRAM, WOUND CARE, AND STEREOTACTIC SURGERY.CMC OFFERS EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN AND TRAUMA NURSE TRAINING PROGRAMS. IT HAS AN AFFILIATION WITH THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY EDUCATION, BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND THE REGION'S ONLY PODIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM, AND ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY EDUCATION, BY THE COUNCIL ON PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION.CMC ALSO SPONSORS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE REGION'S FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED AND COMMUNITY-WIDE WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.IN ADDITION, CMC SPONSORS THE PRIORITY CARE PROGRAM IN WHICH OVER 20,000 SENIOR CITIZENS ARE ENROLLED IN THE REGION'S FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED FREE MEMBERSHIP PLAN FOR PERSONS 55 AND OLDER. PRIORITY CARE PROVIDES SENIOR CITIZENS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF BENEFITS AND INFORMATION REGARDING HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. PRIORITY CARE OFFERS CONVENIENT ACCESS TO QUALITY SERVICES INCLUDING:FREE PARKING IN THE CMC PARKING COMPLEXCOMMUNITY DISCOUNTSDISCOUNTED MEALS IN THE HOSPITAL'S DINING ROOMDISCOUNTS IN THE CMC GIFT SHOPPHYSICIAN REFERRAL SERVICEAFFILIATIONS:CMC HAS WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN VENTURES SUCH AS THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA IMAGING CENTER, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, MATERNAL & FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, AND THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF SCRANTON. CMC ALSO HAS A CONNECTION WITH NUMEROUS AREA INSTITUTIONS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CLINICAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NURSING, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION.MEDICAL STAFF:AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, THE MEDICAL STAFF OF CMC TOTALED 379 PHYSICIANS. UNDER CMC'S MEDICAL STAFF BY-LAWS, PHYSICIANS MAY HAVE ONE OF SEVERAL TYPES OF PRIVILEGES INCLUDING ACTIVE, COURTESY, CONSULTING, EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, OF CMC'S 245 ACTIVE MEDICAL STAFF PHYSICIANS, 80% WERE BOARD CERTIFIED.AUXILIARY:THE CMC AUXILIARY IS COMPRISED OF 65 MEMBERS. FUNCTIONING WITH THE GUIDANCE OF ITS OWN ADVISORY BOARD, THE AUXILIARY HAS COMMITTEES, EACH WITH ITS OWN RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUND-RAISING AND SERVICE. THE AUXILIARY ASSISTS IN OPERATING CMC'S GIFT SHOP SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS RAISED BY THE AUXILIARY ARE MADE TO CMC TO ENHANCE PATIENT SERVICES.VOLUNTEER SERVICES:CMC HAS 274 ACTIVE ADULT AND JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO CMC AND CAN BE FOUND ASSISTING THE STAFF IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES IN HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS: MAIL ROOM, MEDICAL RECORDS, SURGICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND GIFT SHOP. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST AT SPECIAL HOSPITAL FUNCTIONS. IN 2011, CMC VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 14,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO CMC.THROUGH CMC'S VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT, HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHCARE TO ASSIST IN CAREER CHOICE THROUGH TOURS AND SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES AT THE FACILITY.PATIENT ORIGIN AND SERVICE AREA:THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR 71.1% OF DISCHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011. THE SECONDARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES LUZERNE, MONROE, PIKE, SUSQUEHANNA, WAYNE AND WYOMING COUNTIES THAT ACCOUNTED FOR 25.6% OF THE HOSPITAL'S DISCHARGES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011.SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY:CMC AND THE SYSTEM PROVIDE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SERVICES, SOME OF WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW. THE INTENT OF THESE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS IS THE IMPROVED HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY; I.E., ACCIDENT/ ILLNESS PREVENTION OR EARLY INTERVENTION AS A RESULT OF INCREASED EDUCATION.THE NORTHEAST PA TRAUMA CENTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL EXPERTISE TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS LACKAWANNA CHAPTER, LACKAWANNA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, AND THE SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ALSO, FALL AND INJURY PREVENTION FOR THE ELDERLY IS AVAILABLE TO AREA SENIOR CITIZENS AND SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS MANY AGE-SPECIFIC PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.EACH YEAR OVER 500 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE INVOLVED IN EDUCATION'S EXTENSIVE PROGRAMS TARGETING THIS AGE GROUP. TRAUMA PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCH AS TRAUMA ROOM AND THINK FIRST TEACH KIDS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. ASTHMA SKI DAY HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA AND CMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, EMPHASIZE THAT DESPITE ILLNESS, INDIVIDUALS CAN STILL PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY, EVEN STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES.IN ADDITION, A POISON PREVENTION PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ALONG WITH OTHER SUCH PROGRAMS AS REQUESTED. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE RESULTS OF EDUCATION'S PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES; E.G., THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, LACKAWANNA COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL COMMISSION, AND ALLIED SERVICES.THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM CONDUCTS A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH LIFESTYLE PROGRAMS, FREE OR AT MINIMAL COST, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO 'PRACTICALLY' ASSIST AN INDIVIDUAL IN THEIR QUEST TO LEAD A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE. SOME OF THE AREAS OF CONCENTRATION INCLUDE: SMOKING CESSATION, FIRST AID, CPR, AND WEIGHT WATCHERS SESSIONS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY.PUBLIC / COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION LECTURES: LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE SESSIONS WHICH ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC. A SAMPLING OF THE TOPICS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: ALZHEIMER'S PROGRAM FOR CAREGIVERS, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, END OF LIFE ISSUES, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, AND COLON CANCER AWARENESS.HEALTH FAIRS / SCREENING PROGRAMS: EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDES HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS TO THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL BUSINESS/INDUSTRY FREE OR AT MINIMAL COST. ABOUT 8,000 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDED: CARBON MONOXIDE SCREENINGS, CHOLESTEROL/BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, AND DIABETIC SCREENINGS.THE SYSTEM PROVIDES MONTHLY MEETING PLACES FREE OF CHARGE TO MANY COMMUNITY SELF-HELP GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE: DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP, CROHNS & COLITIS SUPPORT GROUP, BETTER BREATHER'S CLUB, AND NAMI SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS.CMC'S FACILITIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS UPON REQUEST AND AVAILABILITY; E.G., THE HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND THE EAST SCRANTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.Description
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4310661Total
Program Services3789408ProgramServices
Management And General517715ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising3538Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total820243Total
Management And General820243ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total129400Total
Management And General129400ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1554Total
Program Services1554ProgramServices

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total175498Total
Management And General175498ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total20068588Total
Program Services14000885ProgramServices
Management And General6067703ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total455537Total
Management And General446218ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising9319Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total41858642Total
Program Services39250081ProgramServices
Management And General2603941ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising4620Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3434119Total
Program Services2727968ProgramServices
Management And General706151ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total215348Total
Program Services59254ProgramServices
Management And General156094ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1459261Total
Program Services1459261ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total6689651Total
Program Services5928685ProgramServices
Management And General760966ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3115641Total
Program Services2821089ProgramServices
Management And General294552ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
BAD DEBT EXPENSE1263700512637005
MEDICAID MODERNIZATION30930003093000
OTHER EXPENSES232184232184

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total169341087Total
Program Services144404975ProgramServices
Management And General24871700ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising64412Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY124350BOY
EOY144639EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1664271BOY
EOY1198524EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY18108141BOY
EOY16704295EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2113184BOY
EOY2209505EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3216977BOY
EOY3326607EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1538824BOY
EOY1546721EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis180823905LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec142484424LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY40405426BOY
EOY38339481EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6319563BOY
EOY6821559EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY29484175BOY
EOY29057839EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11282660BOY
EOY11323605EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY114257571BOY
EOY110672775EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY18252703BOY
EOY16859367EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY42448911BOY
EOY38278090EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY23257238BOY
EOY16997694EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY83958852BOY
EOY72135151EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY26040578BOY
EOY33943615EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2540893BOY
EOY2557573EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1717248BOY
EOY2036436EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY30298719BOY
EOY38537624EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY114257571BOY
EOY110672775EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses2849400ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes5389505ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Hospital170b1 AiiiXHospital170b1Aiii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals1554FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals1554FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals169339533FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals169341087FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals1000000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals250000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus11000000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year1000000CurrentYear
Total2000000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus111426CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year1554CurrentYear
Total12980Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1250000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year250000CurrentYear
Total500000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$750,000GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance1717248BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses402937InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships29451GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures40761OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses13537AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance2036436EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance1700302BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses16946InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance1717248EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance2108817BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses-408515InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance1700302EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.00000BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.00000TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1034837OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value1034837BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis55600989OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation38819388Depreciation
Book Value16781601BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis981867OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation665553Depreciation
Book Value316314BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis123052692OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation102999483Depreciation
Book Value20053209BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis153520OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value153520BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings38339481TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (6 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
BOARD DESIGNATED FOR DEBT SERVICE15952096F
BOARD DESIGNATED FOR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT1953509F
SELF-INSURANCE WORKERS' COMPENSATION3426174F
OTHER INVESTMENTS87798F
BOND INDENTURES5488147F
ENDOWMENT FUNDS2150115F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities29057839TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Assets OtherAssets (6 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST1900000
PREMIUMS/DISCOUNTS160199
DEFERRED BOND FINANCING FEES805459
DUE FROM SCRANTON COUNSELING CENTER757547
DUE FROM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM2508854
ESTIMATED THIRD-PARTY PAYOR SETTLEMENTS5191546
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets11323605TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
ESTIMATED THIRD-PARTY PAYOR SETTLEMENTS$1,749,598
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES$1,314,129
ADVANCES FROM THIRD PARTIES$910,611
ACCRUED LIABILITIES$13,023,356
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts16997694TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue172190487TotalRevenue
Total Expenses169341087TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year2849400ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments3850817NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other$1,538,688OtherAmount
Total Adjustments5389505TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS8238905ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt181219983TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments3850817NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues5288688OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9909139505RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal172080478RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included175498InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included-65489OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt110009RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990172190487TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt172981078TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included3815489OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F9903815489ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal169165589ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2175498InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt175498ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990169341087TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:PART V, LINE 4:INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS ARE EITHER UNRESTRICTED OR RESTRICTED TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE SYSTEM ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD IN 2011 AND 2010. THE SYSTEM'S FEDERAL RETURNS OF ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2009, 2010, AND 2011 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PENSION ADJUSTMENT 5,276,389. VALUATION GAIN 12,299. SELF-INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT -3,750,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 5,276,389. VALUATION GAIN 12,299.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES -65,489.
PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 65,489. SELF-INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT 3,750,000.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1GOLF TOURNAMENTNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event185100GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event135679CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event149421GrossRevenueEvent1
Non Cash Prizes Event129991NonCashPrizesEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event17137RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event18603FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event11871OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2HOLIDAY LIGHTSNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event23840GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event23840CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Receipts Total88940GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total39519CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events49421GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Non Cash Prizes Total Events29991NonCashPrizesTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events7137RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events8603FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events1871OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events47602DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary1819NetIncomeSummary

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy1CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy1WrittenPolicy
FPG Reference Free Care1FPGReferenceFreeCare
Pcent100XPcent100
FPG Reference Discounted Care1FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Pcent400XPcent400
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent1FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care1AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget1ExpensesExceededBudget
Unable To Provide Care0UnableToProvideCare
Annual Community Benefit Report1AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available1ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served2828PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense1695473TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense1695473NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.01080PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served17917PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense19427961TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue17037446DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense2390515NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.01530PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Persons Served20745PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense21123434TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue17037446DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense4085988NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.02610PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs10NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served8632PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense73075TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue17268DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense55807NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.00040PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs5NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served3036PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense3232179TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue1022916DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense2209263NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.01410PercentOfTotalExpense

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServices

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs1NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served1384PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense2538534TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue771461DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense1767073NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.01130PercentOfTotalExpense

Research Research

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs0NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served0PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense0TotalCommunityBenefitExpense

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs4NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served350PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense29637TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense29637NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.00020PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs20NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served13402PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense5873425TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue1811645DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense4061780NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.02600PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs20NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served34147PersonsServed
Total Community Benefit Expense26996859TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue18849091DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense8147768NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.05210PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Support CommunitySupport

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs2NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served2500PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense101470TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue0DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Building Expense101470NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.00060PercentOfTotalExpense

Coalition Building CoalitionBuilding

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs2NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served275PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense4119TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense4119NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.00000PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs1NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served0PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense669TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense669NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.00000PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Total

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Activities Or Programs5NumberOfActivitiesOrPrograms
Persons Served2775PersonsServed
Total Community Building Expense106258TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense106258NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense0.00060PercentOfTotalExpense
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported1BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense$2,658,258BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To0AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare52337801AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare54846666CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall-2508865MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge RatioXCostToChargeRatio
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy1WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care1ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities1NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility Number1FacilityNumber

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERBusinessNameLine1

Address Address

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11822 MULBERRY STREETAddressLine1
CitySCRANTONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code18510ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Licensed HospitalXLicensedHospital
General Medical And SurgicalXGeneralMedicalAndSurgical
Er24 HoursXEr24Hours
OtherTRAUMA SERVICESOther

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Hospital Facility Number1HospitalFacilityNumber

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (13 entries)

ExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReference
PART I, LINE 3C: CHARITABLE FREE CARE OR DISCOUNTS AT COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON ABILITY TO PAY AND WILL NOT BE ABRIDGED ON THE BASIS OF AGE, SEX, RACE, RELIGION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. ALL SERVICES, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT, PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS. ELIGIBILITY FOR FREE CARE IS BASED ON FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AS ESTABLISHED & UPDATED ANNUALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.ELIGIBILITY FOR 100% FREE CARE WILL BE LIMITED TO PEOPLE WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS NOT MORE THAN 200% OF THE CURRENT POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES AS PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. ELIGIBILITY FOR 60% DISCOUNTED CARE WILL BE LIMITED TO PEOPLE WHOSE FAMILY INCOME IS BETWEEN 200-400% OF THE POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES.INCOME TEST: THE PERSON'S GROSS INCOME FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS WILL BE THE LESSER OF THE ACTUAL GROSS INCOME OF THE APPLICANT OR FAMILY FOR THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE SERVICES OR FOUR TIMES THE ACTUAL GROSS INCOME OF THE APPLICANT OR FAMILY OF THE THREE (3) MONTHS PRECEDING THE SERVICES. APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE VERIFICATION OF INCOME AS A CONDITION OF ELIGIBILITY, E.G., TAX RETURNS, PAY STUBS, BANK STATEMENTS, ETC. ASSET TEST: THE APPLICANT CAN BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE IF HE/SHE POSSESSES EITHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH WOULD ENABLE HIM/HER TO MEET HIS/HER MEDICAL FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. ASSETS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CASES. ASSETS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CASH, SAVINGS AND CHECKING ACCOUNTS, CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT, TREASURY NOTES, STOCKS AND BONDS, VACATION, XMAS CLUBS, TRUST FUNDS, HSA'S AND OTHER NEGOTIABLE PAPER. INDIVIDUAL ASSETS MAY NOT EXCEED $10,000.
PART I, LINE 7: THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IS A RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES FROM FORM 990, WORKSHEET 2.
PART I, L7 COL(F): FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 1, COLUMN (F), $12,637,005 WAS REMOVED FROM THE AMOUNT ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A).
PART II: AS PART OF CMC'S EFFORTS TO BETTER THE HEALTH OF THE REGIONS WE SERVE, THE HOSPITAL IS ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, COALITION BUILDING AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY. THESE INITIATIVES -- WHILE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT -- HAVE A SIGNIFICANT (ALBEIT INDIRECT) EFFECT ON THE POPULATION CMC SERVES AND BROADLY AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ENDEAVORS BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY MORE THAN THEY BENEFIT THE HOSPITAL. THE ACTIVITIES ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR MARKETING, TO INCREASE REFERRALS OF PATIENTS WITH THIRD PARTY INSURANCE COVERAGE, IN FULFILLMENT OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS OR CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE, OR TO BENEFIT PERSONS AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION. MOST PROGRAMS MEET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OBJECTIVES AS NOTED BELOW.ACCORDING TO THE HEALTHY NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA INITIATIVE (HNPI) -- AN ALLIANCE AMONG MEMBER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING CMC) AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - FOUR OF THE REGION'S TOP FIVE CRITICAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE EMPLOYMENT; ACCESS TO CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; AND CHRONIC DISEASE/OBESITY.CMC'S COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ADDRESS ALL FOUR OF THOSE NEEDS. CMC'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENDEAVORS INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP TO THE GREATER SCRANTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE AND RETAIN JOBS FOR LACKAWANNA COUNTY, A REGION WHOSE INHABITANTS LIVE BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS. COMPOUNDING THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF LOWER SALARIES AND JOBLESSNESS, LACKAWANNA COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AS LUZERNE COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHICH INHIBITS THEIR ABILITY TO PROCURE MUCH-NEEDED, QUALITY HEALTHCARE. MORE JOBS MEAN BETTER MEDICAL INSURANCE OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS. ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IS IMPROVED AS FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO ACCESS ARE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED.CMC ALSO ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES CMC STAFFERS SERVING ON REGIONAL BOARDS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AS WELL AS THE SCRANTON CHAPTER OF THE RED CROSS BLOOD COMMITTEE, WHICH MEET TO DISCUSS AND PLANS FOR THE EMERGENCY BLOOD NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OTHER REGIONAL HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, CMC'S COALITION BUILDING PROGRAMS ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED PERSONS.INSTANCES INCLUDE CMC STAFF SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH PROVIDES INPUT ON MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THOSE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE SUICIDE PREVENTION TASK FORCE, WHICH DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SUICIDAL INDIVIDUALS. ADDITIONAL COALITION BUILDING ACTIVITIES -- INCLUDING BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES -- INVOLVE THE MATURE DRIVERS TASK FORCE, WHICH IS COMMITTED TO MAKING SENIOR CITIZENS MORE RESPONSIBLE DRIVERS IN ORDER TO PREVENT TRAUMATIC INJURIES TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS; THE ALLIED SERVICES HOME HEALTH COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH FOCUSES ON PATIENT SAFETY, CORE MEASURES AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR HOME-BOUND PATIENTS OF REGIONAL HEALTHCARE FACILITY ALLIED SERVICES; AND THE MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS PREVENTION TASK FORCES WHICH ASSIST IN THE TRAINING OF LOCAL AND STATE POLICE FORCES ON MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS, PRIMARILY HOW TO POSITIVELY RESPOND TO A MENTAL HEALTH CALL IN ORDER TO INSURE PATIENT SAFETY FOR THOSE VULNERABLE TO MENTAL HEALTH DISTRESS. THE CRISIS PREVENTION TASK FORCE WAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF A MENTALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITY INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN 2008 BY LOCAL POLICE RESPONDING TO A CRISIS CALL. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THE VICTIM HAD STOPPED TAKING HER ANTI-PSYCHOTIC MEDICATION AND THAT EMERGENCY RESPONDENTS WERE UNPREPARED IN DEALING WITH MENTALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN HER SITUATION. BECAUSE OF THAT TRAGEDY, A NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING CMC - CAME TOGETHER IN ORDER TO EDUCATE AND INFORM POLICE AND EMERGENCY RESPONDENTS IN HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE SITUATIONS TO AVERT FURTHER TRAGEDY. IN REGARDS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY, A CMC EMPLOYEE SERVES AS COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION COORDINATOR AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. IN THIS POSITION, SHE SERVES IN AN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND IS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE GRASSROOTS EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WHOSE MISSION IS THE PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE, STROKE, OBESITY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NUTRITION AND EXERCISE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HAS YIELDED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE REDUCTION OF DEATH CAUSED BY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
PART III, LINE 4: CMC ACCOUNTS FOR DISCOUNTS AS A REDUCTION OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AND THEREFORE DISCOUNTS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN BAD DEBT EXPENSE. PAYMENTS ON PATIENT ACCOUNTS ARE TREATED AS BAD DEBT RECOVERIES WHICH ALSO REDUCE BAD DEBT EXPENSE. CMC DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE AN AMOUNT THAT REASONABLY COULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO WOULD LIKELY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY IF SUFFICIENT INFORMATION HAD BEEN AVAILABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY. CMC'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE ON BAD DEBT EXPENSE. BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS SHOWN AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM OF EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS, AND THE PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS IS DISCLOSED IN THE NET PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LINE ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS DETERMINED USING A RATIO OF COSTS TO CHARGES.
PART III, LINE 8: MEDICARE COSTS WERE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. CMC USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. THE UNPAID COST OF TREATING MEDICARE PATIENTS THAT THE HOSPITAL ABSORBS ALLEVIATES THE GOVERNMENT'S BURDEN AND HELPS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY OFFERING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THOSE IN NEED WHO CANNOT PAY FOR IT OTHERWISE.
PART III, LINE 9B: ALL PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH FREE AND BELOW COST CARE GUIDELINES VIA NOTICES AND SIGNS AT TIME OF SERVICE. UNINSURED INPATIENTS ARE QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY OR MEDICAID WHERE APPLICABLE. OUTPATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR ELECTIVE SERVICES. HOSPITAL PRE-COLLECTION AND COLLECTION AGENCIES ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO PATIENTS ABOUT QUALIFICATION FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE. IF PATIENTS APPLY FOR CHARITY CARE AND ARE APPROVED, THE EXPENSES RELATED TO THE COST OF PATIENT CARE ARE RECOGNIZED AS CHARITY CARE. IF PATIENTS DO NOT APPLY FOR CHARITY OR IF PATIENTS APPLY FOR CHARITY CARE AND ARE NOT APPROVED, THE EXPENSES RELATED TO THE COST OF PATIENT CARE ARE RECOGNIZED AS BAD DEBT. CMC DOES NOT COLLECTION PRACTICES RELATED TO PATIENTS WHO WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BUT DID NOT QUALIFY.
PART VI, LINE 2: COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER REGULARLY PARTICIPATES IN COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY FAR-REACHING HEALTH NEEDS FACED BY THE POPULATION SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PURPOSES.ASSESSMENT RESULTS ARE EVALUATED OVER TIME AND SERVE AS THE BASIS TO DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED PLANS TO ADDRESS SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO NEED. ADDITIONALLY, CMC DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND MAKES INVESTMENTS IN INITIATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH THE HOSPITAL'S CORE MISSION.BEYOND THAT FOCUS ARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BENEFIT EVERY RESIDENT AND SUPPORT THE FAR REACHING GOAL OF A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.THOSE HEALTHY COMMUNITY GOALS HAVE SERVED AS A CATALYST FOR A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY APPROACH CMC HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS, HEALTH STATUS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY AND LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITAL IS A CHARTER MEMBER OF HEALTHY NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA INITIATIVE (HNPI), AN ALLIANCE AMONG MEMBER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ASSESS AND ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, INCREASE REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND FACILITATE AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND WELLNESS FOR RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. A CMC EMPLOYEE CURRENTLY SERVES ON ITS STEERING COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION TO CMC, OTHER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE CONSORTIUM INCLUDE ALLIED SERVICES, BLUE CROSS OF NEPA, GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM, MERCY HEALTH PARTNERS, MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL AND WYOMING VALLEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. ASSESSMENT SURVEYS WERE DONE IN 1997 AND 2003, WITH THE MOST RECENT SURVEY COMPLETED IN 2009 IN COORDINATION WITH TRIPP UMBACH, A NATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH AND CONSULTING FIRM.THE STUDY'S MAIN OBJECTIVE WAS TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTHCARE ACCESS NEEDS, HEALTH STATUS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY AND LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITIES. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT GOALS WERE: - TO OBTAIN STATISTICALLY VALID INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH STATUS AND SOCIOECONOMIC/ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS RELATED TO HEALTH OF RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTIES HEALTHY NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA INITIATIVE (HNPI) SERVES. - TO SUPPLEMENT THE GENERAL POPULATION SURVEY DATA THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO HNPI AS AN ORGANIZATION. - TO ASSURE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING THOSE OF BROAD RACIAL, ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC MINORITY GROUPS, ARE THE PRIMARY PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY PROCESS. IN ADDITION, EDUCATORS, HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONALS, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ARE ALL ENGAGED AT SOME LEVEL OF THE SURVEY PROCESS. - TO DEVELOP ACCURATE COMPARISONS TO THE STATE AND NATIONAL BASELINES OF HEALTH MEASURES, UTILIZING THE MOST CURRENT VALIDATED DATA AVAILABLE. - TO UTILIZE DATA OBTAINED FROM THE ASSESSMENT TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS OF THE HNPI SERVICE AREA. - TO PROVIDE HNPI WITH APPROPRIATE DATA COMPARISONS, ON LIKE SURVEY QUESTIONS, TO THE 1997-98 AND 2003-04 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS' HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA. THESE DATA COMPARISONS WILL ALLOW HNPI TO DISCOVER BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH TRENDS. - TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHICH NOT ONLY REACHES MINORITY/UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BUT ALSO ADDRESSES A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: ACCESS TO CARE, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVALENCE, PREVENTIVE HEALTH, HEALTH STATUS, ACCESS TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS, AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS. RESEARCH STEPS INCLUDED: COMMUNITY LEADER INTERVIEWS; SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILES; SECONDARY DATA (I.E. SOCIOECONOMIC DATA AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS FROM NIELSEN CLARITAS AND THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AND HEALTH PREVALENCE DATA FROM THE BRFSS, CDC, AND HRSA); FOCUS GROUPS; AND HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS. BASED UPON THE DATA GATHERED THROUGH THIS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, TRIPP UMBACH IDENTIFIED FIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AREAS OF NEED THAT ARE CONSIDERED PRIORITIES FOR LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES. LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THE TOP FIVE PRIORITY AREAS ARE: - ACCESS TO CARE- CHRONIC DISEASE/OBESITY- EMPLOYMENT - MENTAL HEALTH- SUBSTANCE ABUSEONCE THIS LATEST NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED, ITS FINDINGS WERE FORMALLY PRESENTED TO THE CMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO CMC'S CEO AND PRESIDENT.IT IS ALSO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ONLINE.BASED ON WHAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT'S FINDINGS, CMC'S CEO AND ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN COMMITTED HOSPITAL RESOURCES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THESE MUCH-NEEDED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. BASED ON THE SUBMITTED PRIORITY OF NEEDS, FOR EXAMPLE, HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS DETERMINED THAT IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY BATTLING OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE, A PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND NUTRITION CLINIC SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AT THE HOSPITAL AND IT WAS. ALSO, THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF DIABETES IN THE REGION HAS LED TO A PART-TIME DIABETES EDUCATOR POSITION AT THE HOSPITAL AND AN ADDITIONAL PART-TIME RN POSITION IS SOLELY DEVOTED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENINGS, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS AND A VARIETY OF SUPPORT GROUPS SUCH AS SMOKING CESSATION AND WEIGHT LOSS.IN ADDITION, THE DOCUMENTED NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS ASSURED CMC'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR IN-PATIENT, BEHAVIORAL UNIT WHICH IS THE ONLY BEHAVIORAL UNIT LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SCRANTON. AND FINALLY, CMC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHICH REMAINS APPARENT IN OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO CHARITY CARE.
PART VI, LINE 3: COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER INFORMS AND EDUCATES ITS PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND AVAILABILITY OF CHARITY CARE PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.- CMC POSTS A SUMMARY COPY OF ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY AND FINANCIAL CONTACT INFORMATION AT ALL POINTS OF PATIENT ACCESS WHICH INCLUDES ITS ADMISSIONS AREAS, EMERGENCY ROOM AND OUTPATIENT REGISTRATION AREAS.- ALL NOTICES OF AVAILABILITY OF FREE CARE ARE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.- CMC ALSO PROVIDES NOTICES OF AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND FREE CARE ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, AT ALL REGISTRATION AREAS, IN CMC'S FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OFFICE AS WELL AS DURING ALL PHASES OF THE POST DISCHARGE COLLECTION FOLLOW-UP PROCESSES.ADDITIONALLY, CMC ALSO RETAINS TWO (2) INDEPENDENT SERVICES ON SITE WHICH ARE LOCATED IN IN-HOUSE AND IN OUR FACILITY'S EMERGENCY ROOM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS REGARDING THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND/OR AVAILABLE CHARITY CARE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH CMC.
PART VI, LINE 4: COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 297-BED HOSPITAL LOCATED IN SCRANTON, PA., CMC PRIMARILY SERVES ALL OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY WITH LUZERNE, MONROE, PIKE, SUSQUEHANNA, WAYNE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SERVING AS SECONDARY MARKETS.CMC OFFERS A COMPLETE CONTINUUM OF EDUCATIONAL, DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND IN-PATIENT BEHAVIORAL UNIT. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 1,400 PEOPLE.THERE ARE TWO OTHER HOSPITALS LOCATED IN SCRANTON AND SERVING LACKAWANNA COUNTY: MERCY HOSPITAL, A CATHOLIC, NON-PROFIT, AND MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL, ALSO A NON-PROFIT. ACCORDING TO THE 2010 CLARITAS CENSUS, THE OFFICIAL POPULATION COUNT FOR LACKAWANNA COUNTY WAS 214,437. THE CITY OF SCRANTON, WHICH SERVES AS LACKAWANNA COUNTY'S SEAT AND HAS DESIGNATED DISTRESSED CITY STATUS SINCE 1992, HAD A TOTAL POPULATION OF 76,089 IN 2010, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. SCRANTON IS THE LARGEST PRINCIPAL CITY IN THE SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE METROPOLITAN AREA, MAKING IT PENNSYLVANIA'S SIXTH-MOST POPULOUS CITY AFTER PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH, ALLENTOWN, ERIE AND READING. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES HAS DESIGNATED LACKAWANNA COUNTY AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA/POPULATION DUE TO: TOO FEW PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, HIGH INFANT MORTALITY, HIGH POVERTY AND/OR HIGH ELDERLY POPULATION.NEARLY ONE OF SIX SCRANTON RESIDENTS IS LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, A BRANCH OF THE U.S. CENSUS. COMPARED TO PENNSYLVANIA'S MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $47,913, THE AVERAGE EARNINGS FOR LACKAWANNA COUNTY RESIDENTS -- $41,594 -- IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE STATE AVERAGE AND WELL BELOW THE NATIONAL MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $50,007, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY. COMPOUNDING THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES OF LOWER SALARIES, LACKAWANNA COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AS LUZERNE COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS REPORT FOR 2009 SHOWS A TWO TO ONE RATIO FOR THIS STATISTIC, REPORTING THAT 10.6% OF THE RESIDENTS IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY AND 5.2% OF RESIDENTS IN LUZERNE COUNTY ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE.LACKAWANNA COUNTY INHABITANTS ARE ALSO OLDER COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE STATE AND NATION. WHILE 15.2 PERCENT OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA POPULATION IS AGED SIXTY-FIVE AND OLDER, LACKAWANNA COUNTY'S RATE IS 18.6% PERCENT. THE NATIONAL RATE IS 12.8 PERCENT, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. EDUCATION IS ALSO LACKING IN THE REGION. ONLY 19.5% OF RESIDENTS AGE 25 AND OLDER WITHIN LACKAWANNA COUNTY HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. BY COMPARISON, 25.6% OF THE PENNSYLVANIA POPULATION AGE 25 AND OLDER HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER AND 27% OF THIS AGE GROUP IN THE U.S. HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER.AND WHILE THE REGION IS PRIMARILY WHITE, THE REGION IS EXPERIENCING AN INFLUX OF MINORITIES. CLARITAS CENSUS ESTIMATES FOR 2009 SHOW THE STUDY AREA POPULATION IS PREDOMINATELY SELF-DEFINED AS WHITE/CAUCASIAN IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY (94.5%). HOWEVER, THE REGION'S HISPANIC POPULATION INCREASED FROM 1,999 TO 7,531. THE ASIAN POPULATION GREW FROM 823 TO 2,269, AND THE BLACK POPULATION GREW FROM 2,304 TO 4,150.ACCORDING TO THE MOBILIZING ACTION TOWARD COMMUNITY HEALTH (MATCH) PROJECT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY RANKS 51ST OUT OF THE 67 PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES IN OVERALL HEALTH STATUS. MATCH IS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE.ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH RANKINGS DEVELOPED BY MATCH, LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES DO NOT COMPARE WELL TO STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES FOR MANY OF THE KEY COMMUNITY HEALTH INDICATORS EVALUATED.THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM REPORTS THAT THE TOP FIVE MOST PREVALENT CHRONIC DISEASES IN LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES ARE BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEMS, CHOLESTEROL PROBLEMS, ARTHRITIS, HEART PROBLEMS, AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS (SUCH AS ASTHMA, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, EMPHYSEMA, AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS) WITH THE REGION SCORING HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR ALL THOSE LISTED. ACCORDING TO CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL DATA FROM 2010, THE REGION'S INCIDENCE OF DIABETES IS ALSO GETTING WORSE. A RECENT FEDERAL STUDY PLACED PENNSYLVANIA IN A 15-STATE "DIABETES BELT," WITH ALMOST 27 PERCENT OF PEOPLE 65 AND OLDER DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES IN THE REGION. BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEMS REPORTED WITHIN THE STUDY REGION ARE HIGHER THAN BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES WITH 36.2 PERCENT FOR LACKAWANNA COUNTY VERSUS 28.1 FOR THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND 27.5 FOR THE UNITED STATES. CONCURRENTLY, COMPARED TO 2008 BRFSS STATE (21.3%) AND NATIONAL (18.3%) AVERAGES, A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS SMOKE CIGARETTES IN LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES (23.0%). THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS REPORT FOR 2009 SHOWS INCREASING DRUG POSSESSION AND DRUG SALE/MANUFACTURING OFFENSES WITHIN THE REGION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF BINGE DRINKERS IS ALSO HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE (15.5 FOR THE U.S. VERSUS 17.6 FOR LACKAWANNA COUNTY). BETWEEN 2000 AND 2008, THE NUMBER OF DUI OFFENSES WITHIN LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES ALSO INCREASED BY 44.1%.SINCE 1997, THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORTING EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS HAS ALSO INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE REGION. ANOTHER INDICATOR OF EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS IS THE SUICIDE RATE. BOTH LACKAWANNA AND LUZERNE COUNTIES HAVE HIGHER PREVALENCE RATES FOR SUICIDE THAN PENNSYLVANIA STATE AVERAGES, ACCORDING TO THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS REPORT FOR 2009.
PART VI, LINE 6: COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OPERATES AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER THAT IS OPEN TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; CMC HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF AND OFFERS PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE AREA; CMC HAS A GOVERNING BOARD COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CITIZENS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY; CMC WORKS WITH OTHER AFFILIATED AND CLINICALLY AFFILIATED STAFF AND THEIR FACILITIES TO PROVIDE MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS; PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID/MEDICARE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS; CMC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE UP RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME SOLELY DUE TO THEIR CONCERN FOR HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES; ENGAGES IN THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
PART VI, LINE 7: IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER'S 297-BED, IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL, CMC ALSO OPERATES MOUNTAIN VIEW CARE CENTER, PROVIDING SHORT TERM REHABILITATION, SKILLED NURSING, AND LONG TERM CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. ALSO, CMC'S ABINGTON PHYSICAL THERAPY AND GREEN RIDGE PHYSICAL THERAPY ARE OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL REHABILITATION FACILITIES THE HOSPITAL OPERATES.
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER IS AFFILIATED WITH MOUNTAIN VIEW NUSING HOME, INC., COMMUNITY MEDICAL CARE, INC., COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, MEDICAL DIMENSIONS, INC., AND COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SELF-INSURANCE TRUST. MOUNTAIN VIEW NURSING HOME, INC. IS A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CARE, INC. PROVIDES PHYSICIAN SERVICES TO THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. MEDICAL DIMENSIONS, INC. IS A REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SELF-INSURANCE TRUST PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SELF-INSURANCE FOR COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER AND THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMFORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 6:

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Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
ROBERT STEIGMEYER
44755501350000007356099920599903000
JOHN SKURKA
436224000000000436224000
BARBARA BOSSI
23363503495400011385067610286735000
SEAN MCANDREW
1295100208470002606038060156769000
DR KAHILEEL SHAIKH
2367050000011009048620252576000
MICHELLE BOYLE
2968000000013342076600317802000
JOHN DITCHKUS
2449670000013574089270267468000
ROSE SADOWSKI
2429440000013380035670259891000
MARK TRENTLY
2416650000013145021340256944000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART I, LINE 1AHOUSING ALLOWANCES ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO ECG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS ON BEHALF OF THE CFO.
PART IIIJOHN SKURKA, INTERIM CFO OF COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN CAPACITY AS AN OFFICER FROM ECG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. TOTAL COMPENSATION INCLUDING BENEFITS PAID TO ECG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR THE YEAR WAS $436,224.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOUIS DENAPLES MDBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipBOARD MEMBERRelationship
Amount Of Transaction531186AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionDR. DENAPLES' COMPANY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, PC, PROVIDES MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PAYS A STIPEND TO EMERGENCY SERVICES, PC FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY DR. LOUIS DENAPLES AS A MEDICAL DIRECTOR IN THE HOSPITAL.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE ORGANIZATION DELEGATES RESPONSIBILITY TO AN OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, ECG MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR THEIR CFO JOB FUNCTION. THE ORGANIZATION DELINEATES THE RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND REPORTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE DELEGATED DUTIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2012, COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (CMC) AND ITS RELATED ENTITIES (COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SELF-INSURANCE TRUST, COMMUNITY MEDICAL CARE, INC., MEDICAL DIMENSIONS, INC. AND MOUNTAIN VIEW NURSING HOME., INC.) MERGED WITH GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. PRIOR TO FILING THE 2010 FORM 990, GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED NEW OFFICERS AND A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CMC AND ALL RELATED ENTITIES. THE NEWLY APPOINTED OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS WERE ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION REPORTED ON THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN THE REVIEW. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FINANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, STAFF PERIODICALLY REVIEWS THE GHS ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990 FILINGS. THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM (GHS) TAX AND FINANCIAL REPORTING DEPARTMENTS WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM FINANCE, TAX, HUMAN RESOURCES, LEGAL SERVICES AND OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) OF GHS AND THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONS SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGERS REVIEW THEIR RESPECTIVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO MAKING THE FINAL RETURN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER OF GHS REVIEW THE INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON THE FORM 990 RELEVANT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY. FOR PURPOSES OF THEIR ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE GHS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REVIEW ALL FEDERAL TAX RETURNS FILED BY THE GHS ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY MATERIAL ITEMS, INCLUDING IF THERE ARE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED TO BE RECOGNIZED. THE COMPANY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED FOR FISCAL YEAR-ENDED JUNE 30, 2011.
EACH YEAR IN JANUARY, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ALONG WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMPLETION. AFTER ALL STATEMENTS ARE RECEIVED BACK, EACH ONE IS RECORDED INTO A SUMMARY WHICH IS PRESENTED AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING IN MARCH/APRIL. IT IS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER POLICY THAT BOARD MEMBERS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM LEADERS AND INFLUENTIAL PERSONS MUST BE FREE FROM CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT COULD ADVERSELY INFLUENCE THEIR JUDGMENT, OBJECTIVITY OR LOYALTY TO THE COMPANY IN CONDUCTING HOSPITAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER RECOGNIZES THAT EMPLOYEES MAY TAKE PART IN LEGITIMATE FINANCIAL, BUSINESS, CHARITABLE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, BUT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RAISED BY THOSE ACTIVITIES MUST BE DISCLOSED PROMPTLY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD ALSO CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: -WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION AND ARE THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING; -WHETHER ACQUISITIONS OR PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND OTHER PROVIDER SERVICES RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSABLE PRIVATE BENEFITS, OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION; -WHETHER PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND PHYSICIAN HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE CORPORATION'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT, OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION; AND - WHETHER AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AND THIRD PARTY PAYORS FURTHER THE CORPORATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT, OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAINTAINS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD UTILIZES INFORMATION FROM EXTERNAL THIRD PARTIES TO VALIDATE THAT THE COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES IS APPROPRIATE OR FAIR MARKET VALUE. DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED 06/30/11, COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HAD ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO PROVIDE THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. PRIOR TO ENGAGING THIS FIRM, PROPOSALS FROM OTHER FIRMS WERE EVALUATED. THIS EVALUATION HELPED TO CONFIRM THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR CONTRACTING FOR CFO POSITION.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 3,850,817. PENSION ADJUSTMENT 5,276,389. VALUATION GAIN 12,299. SELF-INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT -3,750,000. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 5,389,505.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:
THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT DURING THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Controlled OrgControlledOrgDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CARE INC
1822 MULBERRY STREETSCRANTONPA18510232429776PHYSICIANS PRACTICESPA501(C)(3)170(B)(1)(A)(III)COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM0
MOUNTAIN VIEW NURSING HOME INC
1822 MULBERRY STREETSCRANTONPA18510232568288LONG TERM CARE FACILITYPA501(C)(3)509(A)(2)COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM0
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
1822 MULBERRY STREETSCRANTONPA18510232279376SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF CMC AND AFFILIATESPA501(C)(3)509(A)(3) TYPE 10N/A
MEDICAL DIMENSIONS INC
1822 MULBERRY STREETSCRANTONPA18510232369788REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY FOR THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMPA501(C)(2)N/ACOMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM0
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM MEDICAL PROF LIAB SELF INSURANCE
1800 MULBERRY STREETSCRANTONPA18510046990600SELF INSURANCE FOR AFFILIATESPA501(C)(3)509(A)(3) TYPE 1COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM0
NORTHEAST CANCER CENTER INC
1822 MULBERRY STREETSCRANTONPA18510201687320PROVIDES RADIATION ONCOLOGY SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTSPA501(C)(3)170(B)(1)(A)(III)0N/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org1LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
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 Orgs1RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEDICAL DIMENSIONS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeJTransactionType
Amount Involved392000AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationCASH PAIDMethodOfAmtDetermination