LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL POCONO: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL POCONO (EIN 24-0795623)
Tax period: 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
Filed: 2011-05-13
IRS object ID: 201141339349303119
Schema version: 2009v1.7
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-13T13:48:39-04:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BKD LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	910 E ST LOUIS 200/PO BOX 1190	AddressLine1
City	SPRINGFIELD	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	658062523	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	240795623	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	POCO	NameControl
Phone	5704214000	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN ST	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18301	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KATHLEEN KUCK	Name
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	Title
Date Signed	2011-05-13	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Brian D Todd	Name
Phone	4178658701	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	KATHLEEN KUCK	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN ST	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	332247940	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.POCONOHEALTHSYSTEM.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1915	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	PA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION AND CARE OF ILLNESS, PROMOTION OF WELLNESS, AND RESTORATION OF HEALTH IN A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION, COMPASSION AND RESPECT.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	8	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	2007	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	400	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1104775	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	910990	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
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Program Service Revenue CY	247361647	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	4317586	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	4041138	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	791135	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	443010	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	240039369	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	252756785	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	12500	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	85309	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
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Total Expenses Current Year	232770892	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Revenues Less Expenses CY	19985893	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Total Liabilities EOY	198115553	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	80665674	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	96340060	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION AND CARE OF ILLNESS, PROMOTION OF WELLNESS, AND RESTORATION OF HEALTH IN A SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION, COMPASSION AND RESPECT.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	98111262	Expense
Revenue	113666511	Revenue
Description	IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, THE MEDICAL CENTER HAD 11,397 ADMISSIONS, 5,048 OF WHICH WERE MEDICARE AND 49,491 PATIENT DAYS, 25,618 OF WHICH WERE MEDICARE. OVER 6,000 SURGERIES (6,096) WERE COMPLETED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	106327438	Expense
Revenue	130671521	Revenue
Description	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) PROVIDES SUPERIOR OUTPATIENT CARE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, PMC PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 3,911 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES AND 220,276 OUTPATIENT VISITS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2376107	Expense
Revenue	1888909	Revenue
Description	THE CLEMENTINE ABELOFF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS THE ONLY HEALTH CENTER OF ITS KIND IN MONROE COUNTY, PROVIDING PEDIATRIC AND DENTAL CARE FOR THE REGION'S MEDICALLY UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED CHILDREN. THE ABELOFF CENTER IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO POCONO MEDICAL CENTER, OFFERING PATIENTS CONVENIENT ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL CARE, IF NEEDED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, THE CENTER HAD 24,306 PEDIATRIC VISITS AND SERVED 3,553 DENTAL PATIENTS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Of Other Program Service Rev	1134706	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	209456522	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	true	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
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Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	true	GrantsToIndividuals
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Tax Exempt Bonds	true	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
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Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	117	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	2007	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	8	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

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Name Person	MICHAEL A WILK	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5704204912	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN ST	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	183013094	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	FormerFormer
KATHLEEN KUCK
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.0	X	X	775979	0	175090
VINCENT FRANCESCANGELI MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		24020	0	0
PHILIP H HOSBACH
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
FRANK J RUSHEN
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
JONATHAN GOLDNER DO
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
SUZANNE VIECHNICKI
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
DOUGLAS YOUNG MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		21500	0	0
GARY S OLSON
CHAIRPERSON	1.0	X	X	0	0	0
W ANDREW WORTHINGTON
VICE CHAIRPERSON	1.0	X	X	0	0	0
R DOUGLAS OLMSTEAD
TREASURER/SECRETARY	1.0	X	X	0	0	0
CHARLES M HANNIG
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
JOSEPH B CONAHAN MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
DARELL T COVINGTON MD
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	17000	0
EDWARD WALSH
DIRECTOR	1.0	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL WILK
CFO/VP FINANCE	40.0		X	351956	0	70165
STEPHEN J CUNNINGHAM
VP COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	40.0			322968	0	45025	X
LYNN LANSDOWNE
VICE PRESIDENT	40.0			209169	0	47670	X
HOWARD DAVIS
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS UNTIL 02/10	40.0			469230	0	101853	X
NCHE ZAMA MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0			933588	0	8662		X
HOWARD KATZ MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0			618922	0	31035		X
SUSHEER GANDOTRA MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0			448646	0	30935		X
ANNE CAHILL MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0			439745	0	50011		X
CHARLES HERMAN MD
PHYSICIAN	40.0			422342	0	20153		X
RICHARD HENLEY
FORMER CEO				467289	0	0			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	5505354	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	17000	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	580599	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	86	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
LAB TESTING	1606267
METZ ASSOCIATES
DIETARY SERVICES	1051056
HCSC-LAUNDRY
LAUNDRY SERVICES	720331
CC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC
CONSTRUCTION SRVCS	554829
FISHER CONSULTING
BIOMED SUPPORT	551188

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	36	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Related Organizations	192623	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	616685	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	101682	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	910990	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	900099	246946594	246946594
OTHER PATIENT SRVC REV	900099	415053	415053

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	247361647	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4100888	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$4,100,888	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	443010	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	443010	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	443010	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$443,010	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	79428734	Securities
Other	2671	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	79488484	Securities
Other	2671	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-59750	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-59750	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$59,750	ExclusionAmount

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	0	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column	252756785	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	247361647	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$4,484,148	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	57600	Total
Program Services	57600	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27709	Total
Program Services	27709	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3252539	Total
Program Services	2875968	ProgramServices
Management And General	376571	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	73727	Total
Program Services	65191	ProgramServices
Management And General	8536	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	79480870	Total
Program Services	70278772	ProgramServices
Management And General	9202098	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6515902	Total
Program Services	5761507	ProgramServices
Management And General	754395	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15611382	Total
Program Services	13803935	ProgramServices
Management And General	1807447	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6443884	Total
Program Services	5697827	ProgramServices
Management And General	746057	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	483475	Total
Program Services	427499	ProgramServices
Management And General	55976	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	170636	Total
Program Services	150880	ProgramServices
Management And General	19756	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

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Total	66173	Total
Program Services	58512	ProgramServices
Management And General	7661	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	305361	Total
Program Services	270007	ProgramServices
Management And General	35354	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9897123	Total
Program Services	8751259	ProgramServices
Management And General	1145864	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	437414	Total
Program Services	386771	ProgramServices
Management And General	50643	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46570818	Total
Program Services	41178846	ProgramServices
Management And General	5391854	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	118	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	619628	Total
Program Services	547889	ProgramServices
Management And General	71739	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2654943	Total
Program Services	2346915	ProgramServices
Management And General	307383	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	645	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33481	Total
Program Services	29605	ProgramServices
Management And General	3876	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	372734	Total
Program Services	329580	ProgramServices
Management And General	43154	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4535726	Total
Program Services	4010591	ProgramServices
Management And General	525135	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13467149	Total
Program Services	11907956	ProgramServices
Management And General	1559193	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1829192	Total
Program Services	1617413	ProgramServices
Management And General	211779	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

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BAD DEBT	31092453	31092453
MISCELLANEOUS	8770973	7781837	989136

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Management And General	23313607	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	763	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY	83672180	BOY
EOY	29161291	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	146520	BOY
EOY	31965	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26592905	BOY
EOY	25157054	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1225526	BOY
EOY	1040197	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2369193	BOY
EOY	2869276	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5099089	BOY
EOY	6860064	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	238069768	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	139906196	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	101413141	BOY
EOY	98163572	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	49692260	BOY
EOY	127429572	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1091059	BOY
EOY	1170237	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8414237	BOY
EOY	2572385	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	279716110	BOY
EOY	294455613	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25437582	BOY
EOY	25838175	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	108090000	BOY
EOY	106495000	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1734224	BOY
EOY	1464749	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	63788630	BOY
EOY	64317629	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	199050436	BOY
EOY	198115553	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	78184965	BOY
EOY	93786002	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	493217	BOY
EOY	533790	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1987492	BOY
EOY	2020268	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	80665674	BOY
EOY	96340060	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	279716110	BOY
EOY	294455613	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital170b1 Aiii	X	Hospital170b1Aiii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	true	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$22,886	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$52,787	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	75673	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
OTHER LOBBYING ACTIVITIES	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1(I)	THE ORGANIZATION PAYS DUES TO HAP AND AHA. $16,787 OF THESE DUES ARE USED FOR LOBBYING PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PAID $36,000 FOR LOBBYING EXPENSES TO SOLE COMMUNITY CONSULTANTS' SERVICE REGARDING LEGISLATION FOR SOLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL STATUS.
DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1G	THE ORGANIZATION HAD $22,886 EXPENSES RELATED TO VARIOUS MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS DEALING WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THE CANCER CENTER, THE PHYSICIAN INVESTOR HOSPITAL BAN, AND VARIOUS OTHER TOPICS.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1379858	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	23494	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	23100	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	6222	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1374030	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1399693	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	21620	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	22960	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	18495	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1379858	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.30700	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.69300	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	true	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	true	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2778761	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	2778761	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	89991649	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	36847295	Depreciation
Book Value	53144354	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	140797755	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	101392791	Depreciation
Book Value	39404964	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	4501603	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1666110	Depreciation
Book Value	2835493	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	98163572	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (6 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ESTIMATED INSURANCE LIABILITY	$14,056,875
EST AMT DUE TO 3RD PARTY PAYOR	$13,289,422
PENSION PLAN PAYABLE	$31,018,396
INT RATE SWAP AGREEMENT	$3,063,414
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$761,118
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$2,128,404

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	64317629	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	252756785	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	232770892	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	19985893	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	2483233	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	-$6,794,740	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-4311507	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	15674386	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	248139917	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	2483233	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	-7100101	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-4616868	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	252756785	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	252756785	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	232465531	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	232465531	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	305361	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	305361	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	232770892	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4
FIN 48 DISCLOSURE (ASC 740)	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 8	DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION COSTS ( 1,590,955) PLEDGE ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENTS ( 90,725) CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF PHF 79,178 CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP ( 396,430) TRANSFER TO AFFILIATES ( 4,790,808) PERMANENT CHANGE IN DONOR RESTRICTION ( 5,000) ------------ ( 6,794,740)
RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE - OTHER RECONCILING ITEMS	SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D	DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION COSTS ( 1,590,955) PLEDGE ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENTS ( 90,725) CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF PHF 79,178 CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP ( 396,430) TRANSFER TO AFFILIATES ( 4,790,808) PERMANENT CHANGE IN DONOR RESTRICTION ( 5,000) INVESTMENT FEES (SEE DESCRIPTION BELOW) ( 305,361) ------------ ( 7,100,101)
INVESTMENT FEES	SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D AND PART XIII, LINE 4B	INVESTMENT FEES OF $305,361 WERE INCLUDED WITH REVENUE ON THE AUDIT REPORT; HOWEVER, WERE MOVED TO BE PROPERLY INCLUDED WITH EXPENSES ON THE TAX RETURN.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy	true	CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy	true	WrittenPolicy
FPG Reference Free Care	true	FPGReferenceFreeCare
Pcent200	X	Pcent200
FPG Reference Discounted Care	true	FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Pcent400	X	Pcent400
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent	true	FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care	true	AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget	true	ExpensesExceededBudget
Unable To Provide Care	false	UnableToProvideCare
Annual Community Benefit Report	true	AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available	true	ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	828223	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	209900	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	618323	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00270	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	23994675	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	14783021	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	9211654	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.03960	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	24822898	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	14992921	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	9829977	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.04230	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	195025	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	195025	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00080	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	126999	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	126999	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00050	PercentOfTotalExpense

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	6852196	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	6852196	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.02940	PercentOfTotalExpense

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	106335	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	106335	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00050	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	7280555	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	7280555	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.03120	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	32103453	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	14992921	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	17110532	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07350	PercentOfTotalExpense

Economic Development EconomicDevelopment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	513	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	513	NetCommunityBuildingExpense

Community Support CommunitySupport

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	3064	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	3064	NetCommunityBuildingExpense

Leadership Development LeadershipDevelopment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	767	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	767	NetCommunityBuildingExpense

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	26145	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	26145	NetCommunityBuildingExpense

Other Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	32615	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	32615	NetCommunityBuildingExpense

Total Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	63104	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	63104	NetCommunityBuildingExpense

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	false	BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense	$8,836,476	BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To	892484	AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare	71893966	AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare	66004416	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	5889550	MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	true	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care	false	ProvisionForCharityCare

Form990 Schedule H Part V Form990ScheduleHPartV (4 entries)

Address Line1Address/AddressLine1	CityAddress/City	StateAddress/State	ZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCode	Licensed HospitalLicensedHospital	General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgical	Er24 HoursEr24Hours	OtherOther
POCONO MEDICAL CENTER
206 E BROWN ST	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	X	X	X
DALE & FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER
231 E BROWN ST	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301				CANCER TREATMENT CENTER
ABLEOFF CLINIC
200 E BROWN ST	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301				CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINIC
OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
500 PLAZA COURT STE D RT 447	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301				OUTPATIENT LABORATORY

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Footnote	THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THEY DO, HOWEVER, CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. THAT FOOTNOTE READS AS FOLLOWS: THE MEDICAL CENTER REPORTS PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FOR SERVICES RENDERED AT NET REALIZABLE AMOUNTS FROM PATIENTS, THIRD-PARTY PAYERS AND OTHERS. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS, WHICH IS BASED UPON A REVIEW OF OUTSTANDING RECEIVABLES, HISTORICAL COLLECTION INFORMATION AND EXISTING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. AS A SERVICE TO THE PATIENT, THE MEDICAL CENTER BILLS THIRD-PARTY PAYERS DIRECTLY AND BILLS THE PATIENT WHEN THE PATIENT'S LIABILITY IS DETERMINED. PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE DUE IN FULL WHEN BILLED. ACCOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED DELINQUENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY WRITTEN OFF AS UNCOLLECTIBLE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL CREDIT EVALUATION AND SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PATIENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY BY UTILIZING DATA FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATED THE PERCENTAGE BY OBTAINING THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN ITS SERVICE AREA FALLING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST PUBLICIZED CENSUS DATA FOR MONROE COUNTY, PA, 10.1% OF INDIVIDUALS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN POVERTY.	BadDebtFootnote
Shortfall As Community Benefit	THERE IS NO SHORTFALL TO BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR OUR FISCAL YEAR 10. THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 MEDICARE COST REPORT WAS UTILIZED TO CALCULATE THE COST REPORTED ON LINE 6. SERVING PATIENTS WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH BENEFITS, SUCH AS MEDICARE, IS A COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD THAT TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS ARE HELD TO. THIS IMPLIES THAT SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE HOSPITAL OPERATES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.	ShortfallAsCommunityBenefit
Needs Assessment	COUNTY MORTALITY RATES AND DISEASE INCIDENCE ARE TRACKED VERSUS STATE AND NATIONAL RATES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ENGAGES A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A PHYSICIAN NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMPARING AREA VERSUS NATIONAL BENCHMARKS.	NeedsAssessment
Patient Education Assistance	PATIENTS WHO EXPRESS A NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE INITIALLY OFFERED A DISCOUNT OF CHARGES AND/OR A PAYMENT PLAN. ONCE A DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE THAT A PATIENT IS UNINSURED, THEY ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE CHARITY POLICY AS WELL AS AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PMC'S CHARITY POLICY IS POSTED IN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT AREAS AND ON THE WEBSITE. NOTICE IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE PATIENTS' BILLS AND TO LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. PMC REVIEWS COMPLETED APPLICATION AGAINST ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE POLICY. ALL PRE-REGISTRATION, REGISTRATION, BUSINESS OFFICE AND PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES STAFF RECEIVE TRAINING AS TO THE POLICY.	PatientEducationAssistance
Community Information	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER PRIMARILY SERVES MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND ADJACENT AREAS. MONROE COUNTY IS 608.5 SQUARE MILES WITH 227.7 PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE. THE COUNTY BORDERS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE ESTIMATED POPULATION FOR FY 2010 IN MONROE COUNTY WAS 166,355 WITH A RACIAL MIX OF 84 PERCENT WHITE (12.7 PERCENT REPORTING BOTH WHITE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN), 12 PERCENT BLACK, AND THE REMAINING 4 PERCENT COMPRISED OF ASIAN, AMERICAN INDIAN, AND ALASKA NATIVE. ALMOST 84 PERCENT OF MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS POSSESS A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, A LITTLE OVER 20 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MONROE COUNTY SURPASSES THE STATE AVERAGE OF NINE PERCENT WITH A RATE OF 9.8 PERCENT, BUT IS ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 9.6 PERCENT.	CommunityInformation
Community Building Activities	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES A MYRIAD OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY PRESENTATION ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND DISEASE AWARENESS THROUGH THE WELLNESS INSTITUTE AND THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN INITIATIVE. THE WELLNESS DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH THE VARIOUS LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO HOST PUBLIC WELLNESS AWARENESS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.	CommunityBuildingActivities
Other Information	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN MANY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON THE IMPROVEMENT ON THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS PARTICIPATION INCLUDES VOLUNTEERING FOR EVENTS, TIME, AND EXPERTISE DEDICATED TO SERVICE ON A VARIETY OF NON-PROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ALLOWING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HOST EVENTS USING THE HOSPITAL VENUE.	OtherInformation
Affiliated Health Care System	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL AFFILIATED WITH POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM (THE "HEALTH SYSTEM"). THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATICALLY AND FINANCIALLY THE ACTIVITIES OF POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (THE "MEDICAL CENTER") AND OTHER ENTITIES IT CONTROLS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S OPERATIONS AND PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ALL REVENUES GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM ARE RELATED TO THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS AND TRANSACTIONS OF POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM, THE CONTROLLING PARENT, AND ITS AFFILIATES, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER, FAMILY CARE CENTERS, INC., POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION AND POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES, INC. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANOTHER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.	AffiliatedHealthCareSystem
Reports Filed With States	PA	ReportsFiledWithStates

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
EASTBURG COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
1 WASHINGTON ST	STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	600000879	501(C)(3)	7000	SPONSORSHIP
THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL COLLEGE
150 N WASHINGTON AVE	SCRANTON	PA	18503	260812968	501(C)(3)	32000	PLEDGED SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	2	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII (2 entries)

Type Of GrantTypeOfGrant	Number Of RecipientsNumberOfRecipients	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant
NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS	4	7500
MED EQUIP PROVIDED TO HOSPITAL AFFILIATES	4	20209

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION IS CONFIDENT IN THE USE OF ALL FUNDS DISTRIBUTED INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO DESERVING INDIVIDUALS THAT MEET THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND SHOW PROOF OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. ONCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FOLLOWUP. MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IS PROVIDED TO HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL AFFILIATE DEPARTMENTS THROUGH THE WILLIAM B. CRAMER MEDICAL STAFF EQUIPMENT ENDOWMENT, AND EACH RECIPIENT IS ASSURED TO PROVIDE GREATER ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS THROUGH THE DONATION.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	true	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	true	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (11 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg
KATHLEEN KUCK
453713	0	228336	93930	157900	17190	951069	0	75177
STEPHEN J CUNNINGHAM
202245	0	52548	68175	35273	9752	367993	0	66584
LYNN LANSDOWNE
162832	0	30341	15996	22429	25241	256839	0	0
MICHAEL WILK
267207	0	44455	40294	48309	21856	422121	0	39096
HOWARD DAVIS
374366	0	60934	33930	73373	28480	571083	0	31608
NCHE ZAMA MD
933588	0	0	0	0	8662	942250	0	0
HOWARD KATZ MD
452012	0	151023	15887	17100	13935	649957	0	0
SUSHEER GANDOTRA MD
201120	0	247526	0	17000	13935	479581	0	0
ANNE CAHILL MD
439745	0	0	0	36125	13886	489756	0	0
CHARLES HERMAN MD
345876	0	76466	0	7150	13003	442495	0	0
RICHARD HENLEY
0	0	0	467289	0	0	467289	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A	THE ORGANIZATION MADE THE FOLLOWING SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: -RICHARD HENLEY $ 467,289 SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN PAYMENTS SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW PARTICIPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 457(F), SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: -KATHLEEN KUCK RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $157,900 AND RECEIVED A 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $75,177 WHICH WAS REPORTED ON A PRIOR YEAR 990. -HOWARD DAVIS RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $73,373 AND RECEIVED A 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $31,608 WHICH WAS REPORTED ON A PRIOR YEAR 990. -MICHAEL WILK RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $48,309 AND RECEIVED A 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $39,096 WHICH WAS REPORTED ON A PRIOR YEAR 990. -STEPHEN J CUNNINGHAM RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $35,273 AND RECEIVED A 457(F) DISTRIBUTION OF $66,584 WHICH WAS REPORTED ON A PRIOR YEAR 990. -LYNN LANSDOWNE RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $22,429. -HOWARD KATZ RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $17,100. -SUSHEER DILBAGH GANDOTRA RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $17,100. -ANNE CAHILL RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $36,125. -CHARLES HERMAN RECEIVED AN EXECUTIVE 457(F) CONTRIBUTION OF $7,150.
NON-FIXED PAYMENTS	SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7	INCENTIVE COMPENSATION IS PAID BASED ON FOUR PERFORMANCE CRITERIA: INCREASE IN THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, IMPROVEMENT IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDED, STABLE FINANCIAL RATIOS, AND IMPROVING EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION. PHYSICIAN'S RECEIVE NON-FIXED BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACT, AND INCENTIVES ARE EITHER BASED ON A PERCENTAGE ON PAYMENTS RECEIVED ABOVE REQUIRED EXPENSE COVERAGE THRESHOLD OR RVU THRESHOLD.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

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Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

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Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

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Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

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Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (3 entries)

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DENISE CUNNINGHAM
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (12 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITY #1	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) IS A 231-BED, ACUTE CARE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. WITH MORE THAN 200 PHYSICIANS, 1,800 STAFF MEMBERS, AND NEARLY 400 VOLUNTEERS, OUR CHARITABLE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR HEALTHCARE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THOSE SERVICES MOST CRITICAL TO THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS. PMC PROVIDES SUPERIOR CARDIAC AND CANCER CARE AT OUR ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE AND DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER, AND A SUITE OF SERVICES INCLUDING SURGICAL, LABORATORY, AND RADIOLOGY, ALONG WITH WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S CARE. PMC PROVIDED MORE THAN $13 MILLION ($13,166,398) IN SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY THIS FISCAL YEAR. THESE FUNDS TAKE THE FORM OF DIRECT PATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES RENDERED ARE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF PMC, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO PAY FOR OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE VITAL MEDICAL SERVICES. AS PART OF OUR CHARITABLE MISSION TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, FREE CARE, SUBSIDIZED CARE, HEALTH ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND SCREENINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. PMC PROVIDES A NUMBER OF DIRECT PATIENT CARE SERVICES TO THE UN- AND UNDERINSURED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) TYPICALLY SERVES AS THE PRINCIPAL MEANS OF HEALTHCARE FOR THESE PATIENTS. AS THE ONLY REGIONAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, FISCAL YEAR 2010 WAS THE FIRST TIME THE ED HAD SEEN MORE THAN 89,000 VISITS (89,571), A STATISTIC THAT SPEAKS TO THE GROWING NEED FOR THIS SERVICE IN OUR AREA. IN ADDITION, PMC'S CLEMENTINE ABELOFF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC AND DENTAL CARE FOR OUR REGION'S UN- AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN (SEE ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE FOR MORE DETAILS). PMC'S ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE (HVI) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR ADDRESSING THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF ADULTS IN OUR COUNTY, HEART DISEASE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, WE REACHED MANY MILESTONES AT OUR ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE. ALTHOUGH OUR PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED ONLY THREE YEARS AGO, WE CELEBRATED OUR 500TH OPEN-HEART SURGERY IN 2009. IN ADDITION, OUR EXPERT CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS AND STAFF WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS WITH A THREE-STAR RATING, THE HIGHEST, FOR OVERALL QUALITY OF OPEN-HEART SURGERY BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL DATA FROM JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 2008. THIS DISTINCTION IS HELD BY ONLY APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE. IN 2010 PMC'S HVI WAS ALSO AWARDED 2010 HEATHGRADES CARDIAC SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD, RANKING US IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT IN THE NATION. THE HVI TEAM AT PMC WAS ALSO NAMED IN THE 50 TOP RATED HEART BY-PASS SURGICAL GROUPS IN THE NATION BY CONSUMER REPORTS AS REPORTED IN THE POCONO RECORD. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR PATIENTS AND TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, WE CENTRALIZED OUR CARDIAC CARE SERVICES AND OPENED A NEW HEART RHYTHM CENTER. THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABS, CARDIAC REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, AND VARIOUS NONINVASIVE CARDIAC SERVICES (SUCH AS PACEMAKER CHECKS, CARDIAC STRESS TESTING, NUCLEAR STRESS TESTING, PULMONARY REHAB, AND STRESS ECHO) WERE RELOCATED TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEART CARE IN ONE LOCATION. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES TO TREAT HEART ARRHYTHMIAS, THE NEW HEART RHYTHM CENTER INTRODUCED A FULLY EQUIPPED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LAB. THE NEW EP LAB PROVIDES ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR NODE DIAGNOSTICS AND ABLATION, INTRA CARDIAC 3D ECHO AND 3D CARDIO CAPABILITIES, AS WELL AS, BI-VENTRICULAR PACEMAKERS. PMC LAUNCHED A NEW SPINE SURGERY PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2009. BY IMPLEMENTING A COORDINATED EFFORT ACROSS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, PMC TREATS PATIENTS WITH THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN ALL ASPECTS OF SPINE SURGERY CARE. THE SPINE PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS BACK AND SPINE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY, LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY PROGRAM AND CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY, SCOLIOSIS, DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE SPINAL STENOSIS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS. NON-SURGICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS AVAILABLE INCLUDE MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES FOR COMPLEX SPINAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS THE INNOVATIVE X-STOP PROCEDURE. ONE OF OUR MOST NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, PMC OFFICIALLY OPENED THE DOORS TO A BRAND NEW LEVEL II NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). STAFFED BY A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED TEAM OF NEONATOLOGISTS AND NEONATAL NURSES, OUR NICU IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR NEWBORNS NEEDING ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE. ALONG WITH OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF, OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART NICU TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES THE MOST SOPHISTICATING MONITORING AND CARE FOR ANY BABY WEIGHING OVER JUST 1,000 GRAMS (2LBS, 3OZ). MOREOVER, OUR TRANSITION ROOM PROVIDES PARENTS WITH AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION FROM NICU TO HOME. PARENTS ARE ABLE TO CARE FOR THEIR INFANTS WITH CLOSE NURSING SUPPORT, THUS EASING ANXIETY, SUPPLEMENTING THEIR EDUCATION, AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS AT HOME. BY OFFERING THE FINEST IN COMPASSIONATE EXPERIENCED, AND STATE-OF-THE ART NEONATAL CARE, OUR NICU WILL PROVIDE LOCAL FAMILIES WITH PRICELESS PEACE OF MIND, KNOWING THEIR PRECIOUS NEWBORNS ARE BEING HELD IN THE MOST CARING AND CAPABLE HANDS. PMC IS PROUD TO PROVIDE THIS NEW SERVICE CLOSE TO HOME FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD TO TRAVEL OUT OF THE AREA TO RECEIVE THIS LEVEL OF CARE FOR THEIR BABIES.
PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITY #2	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B	MEDICAL HOME IN OUR CONTINUAL EFFORT TO MEET AND EXCEED THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER [PMC] IS TRANSITIONING FROM OUTPATIENT, PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL HOMES. THIS NEW APPROACH TOWARD PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICE IS CHARACTERIZED BY A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN LEADING A TEAM OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THE FOCUS OF THE TEAM IS TO COORDINATE WELLNESS AND PREVENTIVE CARE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THE MEDICAL HOME WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE EASIER ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS AND STAFF. THESE TOOLS PROVIDE CAREGIVERS ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PATIENT PORTAL ENABLES PATIENTS TO OBTAIN TEST RESULTS, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, REQUEST PRESCRIPTION REFILLS, AND ASK CAREGIVERS QUESTIONS WITH REMOTE WEB ACCESS. PATIENT PORTAL PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES RECENTLY LAUNCHED E-CLINICAL WORKS (ECW)'S PATIENT PORTAL, A WEB-BASED TOOL THAT ENABLES PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO COMMUNICATE SAFELY AND SECURELY VIA THE INTERNET. THE PATIENT PORTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT ALL PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PRACTICES BY THE END OF 2010. THE ONLINE PATIENT PORTAL ENABLES PATIENTS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE IN MANAGING THEIR HEALTHCARE. THIS GIVES THEM THE CAPABILITY TO REQUEST NEW APPOINTMENTS, VIEW THEIR APPOINTMENT HISTORY, REQUEST MEDICATION REFILLS, VIEW LAB AND DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS, UPDATE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION, SEND EMAILS TO THE PRACTICES, REVIEW BILLING STATEMENTS, AND VIEW THEIR IMMUNIZATION CHARTS ALL FROM THE CONVENIENCE OF THEIR COMPUTERS VIA A SECURE LOGIN TO THE ONLINE PORTAL, WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE FROM THE MYPMCDOCS.COM WEB SITE. LEVEL III TRAUMA THE LEVEL III TRAUMA DESIGNATION, ALLOWS FOR AN ADVANCED, LIFESAVING LEVEL OF CARE FOR SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS, CLOSE TO HOME. THIS SERVICE ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED TRAUMA CARE TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE, VISIT, AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF TRAUMA SURGEONS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, CARDIAC SURGEONS, RADIOLOGISTS, NURSES, LAB IMAGING TECHNICIANS, AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR GOAL OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY CANNOT BE ACHIEVED SOLELY THROUGH THE CARE WE PROVIDE WITHIN OUR FACILITIES, HOWEVER; IT'S THE PEOPLE HELPED AND THE LIVES TOUCHED BY OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT ALSO MATTER. IN KEEPING WITH THIS BELIEF, IN FISCAL YEAR 2009, WE JOINED SPIRIT OF WOMEN, A NETWORK OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT ASCRIBE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OUR SPIRIT OF WOMEN INITIATIVE COMPLEMENTED OUR EXISTING OUTREACH SUCH AS OUR "PATHWAYS TO HEALTH" MONTHLY TELEVISION SHOW, AND THRIVE TO SURVIVE BREAST CANCER OUTREACH AND SCREENING INITIATIVE OFFER MORE EDUCATIONAL HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS VENTURE, PMC HOSTED COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS ON PRESSING HEALTHCARE TOPICS, INCLUDING UROGYNECOLOGY, DIABETES, HEART HEALTH, PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, PROSTATE, BREAST AND COLON CANCER. FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, PMC IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE HEALTHGRADES DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. THIS EXCLUSIVE AWARD PLACES THE MEDICAL CENTER WITHIN THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF HOSPITALS IN THE NATION FOR OVERALL CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, ACCORDING TO HEALTHGRADES, A LEADING INDEPENDENT HEALTHCARE RATINGS ORGANIZATION. COMPARED WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, PMC WAS RANKED AMONG THOSE WITH THE LOWEST LEVELS OF MORTALITY, MORBIDITY, AND COMPLICATIONS. DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER POCONO MEDICAL CENTER'S DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN CANCER CARE, PROVIDING A FULL LINE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER TREATMENT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH A HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH THAT EMBRACES GENUINE RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, THE CANCER CENTER REGISTERED 4,113 PATIENTS AND ADMINISTERED 22,537 TREATMENTS. IN RECOGNITION OF THE TEAM'S ACHIEVEMENTS, PMC'S DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR APPROVAL WITH COMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. ONLY ONE IN FOUR HOSPITALS HAVE ATTAINED THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND ONLY 10 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO APPLIED THIS YEAR RECEIVED THE COMMENDATION. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER ALSO RECEIVED THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY. IN ADDITION, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY, A WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED NATIONAL FIRM THAT ADVISES LEADING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ON BEST PRACTICES IN RESEARCH AND PROTOCOLS, REGULARLY CONSULTS WITH THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER FOR INFORMATION ON ITS RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAM TO GUIDE OTHER CANCER FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, THE PENNSYLVANIA CANCER REGISTRY PRESENTED PMC WITH ITS CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR 2007 CANCER REPORTING. THE CERTIFICATE IS AWARDED TO HOSPITALS THAT MEET THE PCR TIMELINESS STANDARD OF SUBMITTING AT LEAST 90 PERCENT OF CANCER ABSTRACTS WITHIN 180 DAYS OF DISCHARGE OR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT AS REQUIRED BY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DISEASE REPORTING REGULATIONS. PMC IS ONE OF ONLY 35 HOSPITALS IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO MEET THIS STANDARD. AFTER A SURVEY IN SEPTEMBER 2008 BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, THE DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER ALSO RECEIVED A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER DESIGNATION. RECEIVING THIS DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THE CANCER CENTER IS PART OF A SELECT GROUP OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CANCER CENTERS THAT HAVE MET RIGOROUS CRITERIA IN CANCER TREATMENT, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED RADIATION EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND EXPERTLY TRAINED STAFF FOR CANCER TREATMENT, INCLUDING A CERTIFIED MEDICAL DOSIMETRIST AND TWO RADIATION PHYSICISTS. THE HCC IS ONE OF THE FIRST OF 25 CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT) AND ONE OF THE FIRST OF 50 IN THE WORLD TO USE IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY (IGRT). IN FY 2010, RAPID ARCH TECHNOLOGY WAS INTRODUCED AS YET ANOTHER OPTION FOR OPTIMUM RADIATION CANCER TREATMENT. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IS DESIGNED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ALTER THREE ASPECTS OF RADIATION TREATMENT DURING THERAPY: THE ROTATION SPEED OF THE MACHINE, THE SHAPE OF THE RADIATION BEAN AND ITS ABILITY TO CONFORM TO THE SIZE OF A TUMOR, AND THE RATE AT WHICH THE DOSE IS DELIVERED. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER CONTINUES TO EXPLORE NEW, INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS SUCH AS USING STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR TREATING NON- OPERABLE LUNG CANCER. IN ADDITION, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS HAVE ALSO IMPLEMENTED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION AS A TREATMENT PROTOCOL. IN 2004, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) ENTERED INTO A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH THE JEFFERSON CANCER NETWORK TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY OF ONCOLOGY SERVICES THROUGH THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER. THE AFFILIATION PROVIDES THE ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS AT THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER ACCESS TO THE JEFFERSON INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD FOR RESEARCH OVERSIGHT WITH AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION CAPABILITIES; ACCESS TO AN INCREASED NUMBER OF NATIONAL, CLINICAL RADIATION AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PROTOCOLS AND TRIALS; COLLABORATION WITH OTHER JEFFERSON NETWORK CANCER CENTERS; EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; CONFERENCES; AND CONSULTATION OPPORTUNITIES. AS A MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON CANCER NETWORK, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER IS PRIVY TO THE LATEST PROVEN TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, IGRT, GENETIC COUNSELING AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCES. PERHAPS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS OUR LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY IS THE COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND STAFF AT THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER BRING TO EACH AND EVERY PATIENT. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. OUR SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE A COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM, A FULL-TIME BREAST HEALTH NURSE NAVIGATOR DEDICATED TO ASSISTING PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND THEIR LOVED ONES, SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING AND GROUP SUPPORT, PASTORAL CARE, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND MORE. THE PMC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE THE UNANIMOUS COMMITMENT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW, NEARLY 60,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH THE ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $38 MILLION. THIS DECISION WAS SUPPORTED WITH THE FACT THAT CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE COUNTY AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER IN MONROE COUNTY IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE AND FEDERAL AVERAGE. THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IS PROJECTED TO BE TWO YEARS WITH DOORS OPEN IN 2012.
PROGRAM SERVICES ACTIVITY #3	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C	HOUSED WITHIN THE ABELOFF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES: PEDIATRICS, WHICH OFFERS PEDIATRIC CARE FROM SOME OF THE AREA'S FINEST PEDIATRICIANS TO UNDER- AND UNINSURED CHILDREN. TYPICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PRACTICE INCLUDE REGULAR PEDIATRIC WELLNESS VISITS AND CHECKUPS, IMMUNIZATIONS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS. THE CENTER ALSO HOUSES AN EDUCATION/COMMUNITY OUTREACH ROOM AND CHILDREN'S RESOURCE LIBRARY. THE PRACTICE HAD 24,306 PEDIATRIC VISITS FOR FY 2010. THE VALERIE M. HODGE MEMORIAL DENTAL CENTER IS ALSO LOCATED IN THE CLEMENTINE ABELOFF HEALTH CENTER AND PROVIDES PEDIATRIC DENTAL CARE TO LOCAL UN- AND UNDERINSURED CHILDREN, PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY DENTAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL STATUS. THE HODGE MEMORIAL DENTAL CENTER OFFERS PREVENTATIVE, RESTORATIVE, AND SOME SURGICAL DENTAL PROCEDURES, INCLUDING EXTRACTIONS UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA AS WELL AS COMPOSITE AND SILVER FILLINGS. IN AN EMERGENCY, THE STAFF STRIVES TO SEE THE CHILD WITHIN 24 HOURS. WHEN PATIENTS PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS THAT WARRANT FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION, THE DENTAL CENTER FUNCTIONS AS AN AUXILIARY SCREEN FOR OTHER HEALTH ISSUES. THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE HODGE DENTAL CENTER SERVED 3,553 PATIENTS.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D	WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OUR NEW LEVEL II NICU COMPLEMENTS A HOST OF OTHER SERVICES ADDED TO OUR OB-GYN SERVICE LINE IN FISCAL YEAR 2010. AMONG THOSE INCLUDE PERINATOLOGY SERVICES FOR HIGH RISK MOTHERS, A NEW MIDWIFERY PROGRAM, AND A UROGYNECOLOGY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ADVANCED TREATMENT, INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS INCONTINENCE, ABNORMAL BLEEDING AND OTHERS. OUR GROWING OB-GYN SERVICE LINE IS A CLEAR DEMONSTRATION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO ANTICIPATING AND ADDRESSING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. PMC OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC)'S OUTPATIENT LABORATORY IS RECOGNIZED AS THE PRINCIPAL PROVIDER OF THE FINEST CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES TO OUTPATIENTS, AS WELL AS PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND NURSING HOMES IN THE AREA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2010, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER'S OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LAB VISITS TOTALED 20,664. COAGULATION CLINIC IN FISCAL YEAR 2009, PMC ESTABLISHED AN ANTI-COAGULATION CLINIC, WHICH OFFERS A DEDICATED SITE FOR BLOOD THINNER MEDICATION TESTING. BLOOD THINNERS ARE OFTEN PRESCRIBED AFTER HEART ATTACKS TO KEEP BLOOD CLOTS FROM FORMING AND THEREBY HELP LOWER THE RISK OF ANOTHER CARDIAC EVENT. WHILE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE, BLOOD THINNERS REQUIRE REGULAR TESTING AND CAREFUL MONITORING IN PATIENTS. CERTIFIED AND TRAINED NURSE PRACTITIONERS STAFF THE CLINIC AND WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS. LEARNING INSTITUTE THE LEARNING INSTITUTE IS AN OFF-SITE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY PMC AND STAFFED BY PMC NURSE EDUCATORS AND HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING STAFF. THE CENTER OFFERS COURSES AND SEMINARS TO PMC EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING CPR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION, IN-SERVICE TRAINING, AND PREPARED CHILDBIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES. THE LEARNING INSTITUTE ALSO HOUSES A LOCAL NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE THE GOAL OF PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IS TO PLACE HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS IN A SAFE AND DRUG-FREE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. WE PROVIDE WORKPLACE WELLNESS PHYSICALS AS WELL AS PRE-EMPLOYMENT, RETURN TO DUTY, EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) PHYSICALS FOR PMC EMPLOYEES AND FOR A VARIETY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO PERFORM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING ACCORDING TO DOT GUIDELINES. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE: PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, RESPIRATORY FIT TESTING AND AUDIO TESTING ACCORDING TO OSHA STANDARDS, EKGS, PHLEBOTOMY, AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED AT WORKSITES AS WELL AS IN OUR OFFICES IN EAST STROUDSBURG AND TOBYHANNA, PA. PROFESSIONAL & STAFF DEVELOPMENT POCONO MEDICAL CENTER IS DEDICATED TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND ENCOURAGES ALL EMPLOYEES TO ENGAGE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. TO THIS END, WE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010. -EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM EMPLOYEES ARE SELECTED BASED ON MERIT TO PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO PERSUE MANAGERIAL ROLES. FIFTEEN (15) ATTENDEES HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO SUPERVISORY ROLES THROUGH THE PROGRAM SINCE INCEPTION. -RISING STARS PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM IS FOR ENTRY LEVEL STAFF WITH NO ADDITIONAL EDUCATION BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL OR GED. THE YEAR LONG PROGRAM PREPARES EMPLOYEES FOR ADDITIONAL JOB CHOICES WITHIN THE HOSPITAL AND SUPPORT TO RETURN TO SCHOOL TO PURSUE AREAS OF INTEREST. -STUDENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM OFFERS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TUITION AND BOOKS FOR CERTIFICATE, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDIES. -CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCESS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO THE ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES TO REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF OFF-SITE MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS PERTAINING TO THE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION AND JOB SPECIFICATIONS. -AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AS A DESIGNATED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PROGRAM PROVIDER, OUR EMPLOYEE CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDE BLS, ACLS, AND PALS. IN ADDITION TO CERTIFYING EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ALSO OBTAIN AHA CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE TRAINING CENTER. -MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TWELVE TOPICS ARE OFFERED IN THE FOUNDATIONAL SERIES FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE, CREATING A MORE POSITIVE WORKPLACE, MANAGING PERFORMANCE-GOAL SETTING, COUNSELING/ DISCIPLINE, INTERVIEWING AND SELECTION, CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTHCARE, FINANCE IN HEALTHCARE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, MANAGING CHANGE, DEVELOPING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS, PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING, AND CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS. FIVE ADDITIONAL TOPICS ARE OFFERED IN THE ELECTIVE SERIES, INCLUDING: RESILIENCE, POSITIVE INFLUENCE, SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP, TIME MANAGEMENT AND PRIORITIZING, AND COACHING. NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP NATIONALLY, THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP IS A RESEARCH-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER'S NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES CRUCIAL SERVICES TO LOCAL AT-RISK NEW MOTHERS. REGISTERED NURSES WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN PRENATAL AND INFANT CARE AS WELL AS PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT VISIT EXPECTANT MOTHERS IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THE VISITS BEGIN IN EARLY PREGNANCY AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE CHILD IS TWO-YEARS-OLD. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS ARE EMPHASIZED, PARENTING SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED, AND CAREER COUNSELING IS OFFERED. IN ADDITION, LIFESTYLE SKILLS SUCH AS MAKING THE HOME A SAFE PLACE FOR BABY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE INTRODUCED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION AND GROUP ACTIVITIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN AUGUST 2002, THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP OF MONROE COUNTRY HAS ENROLLED 525 MOMS, AND 382 BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN TO NFP MOTHERS. DIABETES EDUCATION CERTIFIED DIABETIC EDUCATORS, REGISTERED NURSES AND DIETITIANS CONDUCT POCONO MEDICAL CENTER'S SUCCESS WITH DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO ENSURE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DIABETES TREATMENT. COMBINED WITH MEDICAL AND NUTRITIONAL THERAPY, EDUCATION GIVES THE LEARNER THE ABILITY TO BECOME AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN HIS/HER CARE. WELL-MANAGED DIABETES HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PREVENT AND/OR DELAY THE ACUTE AND CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER AND LENGTH OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. EDUCATIONAL TOPICS PROVIDED BY PMC'S SUCCESS WITH DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDE: -OVERVIEW OF DIABETES -STRESS MANAGEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT -BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS -PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND TREATMENTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS -FOOT, SKIN, AND DENTAL CARE -BEHAVIOR CHANGE STRATEGIES -GOAL SETTING -RISK FACTOR REDUCTION -PROBLEM SOLVING -APPROPRIATE USE OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR KEY EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	BOARD MEMBERS VINCENT FRANCESCANGELI, JONATHAN GOLDNER, AND DARELL COVINGTON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AS THEY ARE ALL OWNERS OF PIMS PROPERTIES, LP. BOARD MEMBERS VINCENT FRANCECANGELI AND JONATHAN GOLDER HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, AS THEY ARE BOTH OWNERS OF PIMS, LLC. BOARD MEMBERS JOSEPH CONAHAN AND FRANK RUSHEN HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BOARD MEMBERS JOSEPH CONAHAN AND DOUGLAS YOUNG HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
MEMBERS/STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINES 6, 7A, & 7B	THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM (PHS), A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. PHS ELECTS/APPOINTS THE BOARD MEMBERS OF POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC). IN ADDITION TO ALL MATTERS REQUIRED BY LAW OR BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS TO BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE SOLE MEMBER, THE SOLE MEMBER IS EMPOWERED TO INITIATE AND IMPLEMENT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATION AND IF ANY SUCH ACTION IS OTHERWISE INITIATED BY THE CORPORATION, SUCH ACTION WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS APPROVED BY THE SOLE MEMBER: (A) TO ADOPT OR CHANGE THE MISSION, PURPOSE, PHILOSOPHY OR OBJECTIVES OF THIS CORPORATION OR ANY SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION; (B) TO DISSOLVE, REORGANIZE, DIVIDE, CONVERT, LIQUIDATE OR WIND-UP ANY SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION OR CONSOLIDATE OR MERGE THIS CORPORATION WITH ANY OTHER CORPORATION OR ENTITY; (C) TO ANNUALLY APPROVE ALL CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THIS CORPORATION; (D) TO ANNUALLY APPROVE THE STRATEGIC AND OPERATING PLANS OR ANY CHANGES THERETO OF THIS CORPORATION; (E) TO APPROVE ANY UNBUDGETED EXPENSE ITEM OF THIS CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF TWO MILLION ($2,000,000.00) DOLLARS; (F) TO RECEIVE, REVIEW, AND APPROVE FINANCIAL AND OPERATING REPORTS FROM THIS CORPORATION ON AT LEAST A QUARTERLY BASIS; (G) TO APPROVE ANY NEW LINE(S) OF BUSINESS AND/OR MATERIAL CHANGES IN EXISTING SERVICES AND/OR PARTICIPATION BY THIS CORPORATION WITH ANY OTHER ENTITY WHERE LICENSURE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IS REQUIRED AS A PRECONDITION FOR ANY SUCH ACTION, BUSINESS, SERVICE, OR PARTICIPATION; (H) TO APPROVE THE INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THIS CORPORATION; (I) TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THIS CORPORATION; (J) TO SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF AND TO ELECT OR REMOVE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION; (K) TO APPROVE THE ELECTION OR REMOVAL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION; (L) TO REQUIRE EACH DIRECTOR OF THIS CORPORATION AND THE PRESIDENT, EACH VICE PRESIDENT, AND ALL KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL OF THIS CORPORATION TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IN FORM FIRST APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOLE MEMBER; (M) TO ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN OVERSEEING THE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS CORPORATION; (N) TO REQUIRE THAT THIS CORPORATION'S GOVERNANCE, DELIBERATIONS, AND ACTIONS ARE ORIENTED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE; (O) TO REQUIRE THAT THIS CORPORATION IS ORIENTED TO AND FOCUSED UPON THE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY CARE.
REVIEW OF FORM 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXTENSIVE 990 REVIEW PROCESS. THE 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AND THE CFO. AFTER ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE, A REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE CEO. AFTER ALL CHANGES ARE MADE, THE FINAL COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE MONITORS ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES. ANY BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT WOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER RELATED TO THAT CONFLICT. IN ADDITION, CORPORATE OFFICERS AND TOP MANAGEMENT ARE ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
COMPENSATION DETERMINATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B	ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, OR SOONER IF NECESSARY, COMPENSATION REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED FOR THE CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT. A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND COMPENSATION RANGES FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS. THE CEO SHALL THEN SET THE COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS WITHIN THE APPROVED RANGES. IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON COMPENSATION AND COMPENSATION RANGES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES ON REPORTS FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT SELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. TO ASSURE INDEPENDENCE, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PERFORM NO OTHER SERVICES FOR PMC. THE CONSULTANT WAS MOST RECENTLY USED IN 2009. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS ITS DECISIONS TO THE BOARD AT ITS NEXT EXECUTIVE SESSION, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD SHALL EITHER RATIFY THE DECISION OR SEND IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DELIBERATION. ONCE A FINAL DECISION IS REACHED, THE BOARD CHAIRMAN INFORMS THE CEO OF THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND RATIFICATION BY THE BOARD REGARDING THE CEO'S SALARY AND THE SALARY RANGES FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS. MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PORTION OF THE BOARD ARE PREPARED AND RETAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, A COPY OF WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED IN A VARIETY OF PUBLIC FORUMS AND WOULD OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING IN THE BUSINESS OR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF PMC UPON REQUEST TO ENSURE THE MOST CURRENT COPY IS ALWAYS THE ONE BEING MADE AVAILABLE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE GENERALLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
RELATED HOURS	FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B	KATHLEEN KUCK, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER PRESIDENT AND CEO, WORKS APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK BETWEEN POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER, POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION, POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, FAMILY CARE CENTERS AND POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES. MICHAEL WILK, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER CFO, WORKS APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK BETWEEN POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER, POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION, POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, FAMILY CARE CENTERS AND POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES. HOWARD DAVIS, POCONO VP OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS, WORKS APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK BETWEEN POCONO MEDICAL CENTER, POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS AND POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES. DR. ANNE CAHILL WORKS APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK BETWEEN POCONO MEDICAL CENTER AND POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION. STEPHEN J CUNNINGHAM, POCONO VP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WORKS APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS PER WEEK BETWEEN POCONO MEDICAL CENTER AND POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES.
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS	SCHEDULE L, PART IV	NAME OF INTERESTED PERSONS: PIMS PROPERTIES, LP RELATIONSHIP: VINCENT FRANCESCANGLI, JONATHAN GOLDNER AND DARRELL COVINGTON ARE OWNERS AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: 168,657 DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: RENT OF CLINIC OFFICE SPACE DID THE INTERESTED PERSON SHARE ORGANIZATION REVENUE: NO

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