Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | BOARD MEMBERS RODGER FAUBER AND STUART FAUBER HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. OFFICERS LEWIS ADDISON AND GEORGE DAWSON ARE EACH BOARD MEMBERS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA IMAGING. BOARD MEMBER AUGUSTUS PETTICOLAS IS AN OFFICER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF THE JAMES, LYNCHBURG, VA. OFFICER LEWIS ADDISON IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE BANK OF THE JAMES, LYNCHBURG, VA. OFFICERS DAVID ADAMS, LEWIS ADDISON, GEORGE DAWSON, THOMAS JIVIDEN, AND BOARD MEMBER CONSUELLA WOODS ARE EACH BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPIAL, A 50% JOINT VENTURE OF CENTRA HEALTH, INC. OFFICERS DAVID ADAMS AND E.W. TIBBS ARE DIRECTORS OF HEALTHWORKS, WHICH IS OWNED 50% BY SCOTT INSURANCE, OF WHICH BOARD MEMBER WALKER SYDNOR IS AN OFFICER OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS MICHAEL BRADFORD, RODGER FAUBER, AND MARC SCHEWEL ARE EACH BOARD MEMBERS OF PIEDMONT COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN, A 50% JOINT VENTURE OF CENTRA HEALTH, INC. OFFICERS LEWIS ADDISON AND GEORGE DAWSON ARE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF PIEDMONT COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN, A 50% JOINT VENTURE OF CENTRA HEALTH, INC. OFFICERS THOMAS JIVIDEN, AND E.W. TIBBS ARE ALL BOARD MEMBERS OF THE SURGERY CENTER OF LYNCHBURG, LLC, A 50% JOINT VENTURE OF CENTRA HEALTH, INC. CHAD HOYT AND OFFICER E.W. TIBBS ARE OWNERS OF AN UNRELATED LLC. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT. COPIES OF THE FORM 990 HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ANY QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. MANAGEMENT WILL ALSO REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO WILL THEN PRESENT IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR APPROVAL. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL CENTRA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST COMPLETE A "POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST" QUESTIONNAIRE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CERTIFYING THAT NEITHER THEY NOR ANY OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST AGREE TO PROMPTLY REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR TO THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | CENTRA HAS ESTABLISHED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLUS AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MEMBERS OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOUR OF THESE FIVE MEMBERS MEET THE IRS FORM 990 INDEPENDENCE DEFINITION. MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE REVIEW RELEVANT SALARY AND BENEFIT DATA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALARY RANGE AND BENEFITS FOR THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND HAS FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SALARY RANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF CENTRA, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE CEO. METHODS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY RANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT(S) AS WELL AS THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND/OR STUDIES. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FORM 1023 AND RECENT FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 AND 990-T ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | PHOTOCOPIES OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. | |
| FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 1, AVERAGE HOURS WORKED: | KIRSTEN HUBER WORKED AN AVERAGE OF 50 HOURS PER WEEK FOR SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. | |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -5,751,833. CHANGE IN PENSION REPORTING -21,686,417. CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT -4,948,229. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION TO AFFILIATED ENTITIES 45,755. MINORITY INTEREST -34,418. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -32,375,142. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. | |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED): | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | HOWEVER, JUST AS IMPORTANT IS CENTRA'S COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO SERVING AS A PARTNER IN THE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF WHAT CENTRA PROVIDES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. FROM OUTSTANDING MEDICAL SERVICES TO FREE SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CENTRA IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE BEST HEALTH CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. CENTRA'S COMMUNITY EVENTS, OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION AND THE CENTRA MEDICAL STAFF, IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF CENTRA'S MANY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, CENTRA EMPLOYEES DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY BY TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE REGION, FROM VOLUNTEERING FOR LOCAL BOARDS AND CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND STAFFING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRS. CENTRA IS A MAJOR PARTNER IN THE HEALTH OF THE REGION AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN PROVIDING FACILITIES, RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VIRGINIA. DURING 2010, CENTRA RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: - LYNCHBURG GENERAL AND VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITALS WERE DESIGNATED FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE TIME IN 2010 AS MAGNET FACILITIES BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER WHICH RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN NURSING. - LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL WAS RANKED AS ONE OF THE 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY BY THOMSON REUTERS. - CENTRA WAS AWARDED THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS' HIGHEST THREE-STAR RATING FOR QUALITY IN CARDIAC SURGERY. - CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL AND VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITALS RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS ONE OF THE TOP 100 MOST WIRED AND TOP 25 MOST WIRELESS HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY FOR DELIVERING EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE BY HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS MAGAZINE. CENTRA SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RECEIVED RECOGNITION AS THE TOP 100 MOST WIRED HOSPITAL. - CENTRA CANCER CARE SERVICES EARNED FULL ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. - CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSIONS NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION FOR PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS. - CENTRA RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (AMI) PATIENTS FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. - NATIONAL AND STATE QUALITY AWARDS FOR CENTRA HOME HEALTH, INCLUDING HOMECARE ELITE FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND THE HOME HEALTH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE VIRGINIA HEALTH QUALITY CENTER. 2010 COMMUNITY BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS - CENTRA CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $59 MILLION TOWARD COMMUNITY BENEFITS, INCLUDING: - TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE, WHICH INCLUDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. DURING 2010, $41,622,078 OF CHARGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $20,279,821 WAS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OF CENTRA. THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY ASSISTANCE FOCUSES ON INCOME LEVELS SET BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THESE POLICIES CALL FOR PROVIDING CARE FREE OF CHARGE TO PATIENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE A FAMILY INCOME BELOW OR EQUAL TO 200 PERCENT OF THE STATE APPROVED POVERTY GUIDELINE. PATIENTS WHO HAVE A FAMILY INCOME OF GREATER THAN 200 PERCENT TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON A DISCOUNT SCHEDULE THAT CONSIDERS BOTH FAMILY GROSS INCOME AND ACCOUNT BALANCE. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY CENTRA AND FROM INDIGENT FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION. - UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICARE, WHICH REFLECTS THE COST NOT REIMBURSED BY MEDICARE FOR CARE RENDERED TO MEDICARE PATIENTS, AND TOTALED $24,176,611. - UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID, WHICH REFLECTS THE COST NOT REIMBURSED BY MEDICAID FOR CARE RENDERED TO MEDICAID PATIENTS, AND TOTALED $18,382,775. - COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE GRANTS, WHICH INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY CENTRA TO THE CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAMS, AND TOTALED $250,000. - CASH/IN-KIND DONATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE ON BEHALF OF CENTRA TO THE COMMUNITY AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, AND TOTALED $64,494. COMMUNITY EDUCATION & HEALTH SCREENINGS CENTRAL VIRGINIANS BENEFIT FROM QUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SCREENINGS, THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CENTRA AND THE CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION. INCLUDED BELOW IS A LIST OF SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRA PROVIDED IN 2010 AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER. CENTRA EMPLOYEES CONTINUALLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CLASSES, LECTURES, SEMINARS, HEALTH FAIRS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN ADDITION, DIETITIANS, DIABETIC INSTRUCTORS AND MANY OTHER PROFESSIONALS AT CENTRA PROVIDE "ONE-ON-ONE" PERSONALIZED EDUCATION. IN 2010, HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HEALTH FAIRS REACHED MORE THAN 18,000 PEOPLE. ONCOLOGY BREAST NAVIGATION PROGRAM AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS BREAST HEALTH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF BREAST EXAMS, CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS, AND MAMMOGRAMS. THIS PROGRAMS OBJECTIVE IS TO INCREASE HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIORS RELATED TO BREAST HEALTH AND DECREASE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RELATED TO BREAST CANCER. CENTRA'S ONCOLOGY BREAST NAVIGATION NURSES HELP TO GUIDE NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH SURGERY, TREATMENT, AND ON TO SURVIVORSHIP. THEY CONSULT WITH PATIENTS, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND ASSIST IN NAVIGATING THEM THROUGH THE CENTRA HEALTH SYSTEM. CARDIAC EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS VARIOUS PROGRAMS WITHIN THE STROOBANTS HEART CENTER OFFER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FREE EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND LECTURES. OVER THE PAST YEAR, 15,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS. HEARTAWARE AN ONLINE RISK ASSESSMENT WAS LAUNCHED ON THE CENTRA WEBSITE IN 2010. THROUGH HEARTAWARE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO TAKE THE FREE ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THEIR INDIVIDUAL RISK OF DEVELOPING HEART DISEASE. THEIR RISKS ARE EVALUATED BY CARDIAC NURSES THAT DETERMINE A PLAN OF ACTION TO LOWER OR ELIMINATE THESE RISKS. ALONG WITH HEARTAWARE, COMMUNITY EVENTS, HEALTH FAIRS, LECTURES, BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS ARE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO RAISING AWARENESS AND COMBATING HEART DISEASE. HEALTH SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRA PROVIDES SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAMS. HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS SPAN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONTINUUM, ADDRESSING BOTH WELLNESS AND DISEASE-RELATED ISSUES. HEALTH SCREENINGS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REGION INCLUDE BLOOD SUGAR, CHOLESTEROL, BODY FAT PERCENTAGE, PULMONARY FUNCTION, PSA FOR PROSTATE CANCER, SKIN AND COLORECTAL CANCER, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENINGS. MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS ARE ALSO PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO WOMEN WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED. ORTHOPEDIC COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE ABOUT ARTHRITIS AND JOINT-RELATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS. IN 2010, 400 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY THESE PROGRAMS. SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER OUTREACH THE SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER AT VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS HEALTH FAIRS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES IN THE COMMUNITY. STAFF MEMBERS GAVE LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS ON SLEEP DISORDERS. PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED INFORMATION RELATED TO HEALTHY SLEEP HABITS, THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP, HEALTH RISKS DUE TO SLEEP DISORDERS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. IN 2010, 1,103 PEOPLE WERE SERVED. THE WITNESS PROJECT THE WITNESS PROJECT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ONCOLOGY BREAST NAVIGATION PROGRAM AT CENTRA. THE PROGRAM TARGETS THE UNDERSERVED IN LYNCHBURG AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, LAY HEALTH EDUCATORS AND BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS TRAIN WITH REGISTERED NURSES, WHO ARE BREAST NAVIGATION NURSES, TO BRING CULTURALLY COMPETENT PROGRAMS TO WOMEN IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS. THE PROJECT, PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM AND THE FIRST IN VIRGINIA, RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM CENTRA, CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION AND SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE. VOUCHERS FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO UNINSURED WOMEN WITH FINANCIAL NEEDS. THE ONCOLOGY BREAST NAVIGATION PROGRAM THROUGH THE HELP OF THE WITNESS PROJECT VOLUNTEERS SERVED 2800 PEOPLE IN 2010. |
| COMMUNITY CLASSES IN ADDITION TO FREE SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CENTRA ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS. CLASSES INCLUDED FAMILY EMERGENCY CARE (CPR), BABY CARE, INFANT MASSAGE, BREAST-FEEDING, LAMAZE, PUBERTY, SAFE SITTER, NEW SIBLING CLASSES AND SMOKING CESSATION. SUPPORT GROUPS SUPPORT GROUPS - OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT CHARGEPROVIDE A FORUM FOR EDUCATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. THESE GROUPS ADDRESS AN ARRAY OF ISSUES INCLUDING BEREAVEMENT, BREAST CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, SLEEP DISORDERS AND CARDIAC REHABILITATION. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP RESOLVE THROUGH SHARING BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP IS FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A BABY IN PREGNANCY OR INFANCY, INCLUDING ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH, MEDICAL INTERRUPTION, NEONATAL DEATH OR SIDS. PARENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES AND A LENDING LIBRARY IS AVAILABLE AT EACH MEETING. BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP A BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP IS OFFERED TO WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AT ANY STAGE OF THE DISEASE. THE SUPPORT GROUP ADDRESSES BREAST HEALTH AND RELATED ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. THIS GROUP MEETS ONCE A MONTH AND REACHED 145 WOMEN IN 2010. CENTRAL VIRGINIA AWAKE (ALERT, WELL AND KEEPING ENERGETIC) SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP OFFERS SUPPORT AND SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT SLEEP DISORDERS, TREATMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SLEEP. MAN TO MAN MAN TO MAN IS AN AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MEN DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND SPOUSES OR CAREGIVERS. THIS SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AT THE ALAN B. PEARSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER AND IS SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR PROSTATE CANCER NAVIGATION PROGRAM. MENDED HEARTS/CARDIAC REHAB SUPPORT GROUPS THESE CARDIAC-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS OFFER EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CARDIAC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN-KIND & DONATIONS - DURING 2010, CENTRA DONATED OVER $60,240 IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO GLEANING FOR THE WORLD AND OTHER VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES IN THE REGION. - CENTRA DONATED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO AREA SCHOOLS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE, AND A VARIETY OF FURNITURE TO THE SALVATION ARMY DURING THE YEAR. CENTRA ALSO ALLOWED COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THE USE OF MANY OF THE MEETING ROOMS THROUGHOUT ITS FACILITIES. - CENTRA LAB PROCESSED 3,043 LABORATORY TESTS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA FREE CLINIC CLIENTS AT NO CHARGE. THIS DONATED SERVICE RESULTED IN A COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXCEEDING $201,711. - A TOTAL OF 3,056 MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO THE LYNCHBURG MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM AT A COST OF $10,781. SPECIAL NEEDS PROJECTS & MENTORING CENTRA PROVIDES AND PROMOTES MANY SPECIAL NEED PROJECTS AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN A BROAD RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. AT CENTRA, STUDENTS GAIN EXPERIENCE IN NURSING, TECHNICAL AND CLINICAL PROFESSIONS. SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN VIRGINIA ROTATE STUDENTS THROUGH CENTRA'S FACILITIES WITH CENTRA STAFF MEMBERS, GIVING THESE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREER FIELDS. HERE IS A LIST OF SPECIAL PROJECTS CENTRA SUPPORTS: BEDS & BRITCHES, ETC. (B.A.B.E.) B.A.B.E. IS A PRENATAL CARE INCENTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED IN RESPONSE TO FETAL & INFANT DEATH REVIEW (FIMR) FINDINGS THAT SHOWED LACK OF PRENATAL CARE WAS A COMMON RISK FACTOR AMONG INFANT DEATH CASES. TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE DURING THE FIRST TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, WOMEN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE INCENTIVES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PRENATAL CARE. WOMEN WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOMES OF $30,000 OR LESS ANNUALLY, MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AND PREGNANT TEENS ARE ELIGIBLE. THE B.A.B.E. IS A CENTRA PROGRAM, FUNDED AND MANAGED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL PERINATAL COUNCIL, AND RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK, THE VIRGINIA MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY FUND-RAISING EVENTS. A TOTAL OF 180 NEW CLIENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE B.A.B.E. PROGRAM IN 2010, WITH A TOTAL OF 267 VISITS FOR NEW AND RETURNING PARTICIPANTS. COMMUNITY VOICE - DECREASING AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT MORTALITY CREATED IN RESPONSE TO FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW (FIMR) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A NEED TO ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITY IN INFANT MORTALITY RATES, COMMUNITY VOICE IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY-BASED, COMMUNITY-PARTNERED OUTREACH INTERVENTION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP REDUCE DISPARITIES IN INFANT DEATH THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAKING IT TO THE PEOPLE CURRICULUM. THE CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF FIVE TWO-HOUR SESSIONS AND COVERS BASIC PERINATAL HEALTH TOPICS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT INFANT DEATH. ONCE TRAINED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BECOME LAY HEALTH ADVISERS AND SHARE THE INFORMATION LEARNED WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND PEOPLE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS. 2010 - COMMUNITY VOICE SCHEDULED 15 CLASSES AND ATTENDED 6 COMMUNITY EVENTS. - 148 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ENROLLED IN THE LAY HEALTH ADVISOR PROGRAM, WITH 110 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. - APPROXIMATELY 2,138 PEOPLE RECEIVED PERINATAL HEALTH INFORMATION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF LAY HEALTH ADVISER CONTACTS, COMMUNITY VOICE CLASSES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. FORENSIC NURSE PROGRAM THE FORENSIC NURSE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1997. REGISTERED NURSES TRAINED IN FORENSICS WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURT SYSTEM AND VICTIMS OF RAPE, ABUSE OR NEGLECT. EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING LECTURES ARE PRESENTED TO RESCUE AGENCIES, POLICE INVESTIGATORS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING ACADEMY CADETS. THE PROGRAM SERVES CLIENTS FROM CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IN 2010, THE PROGRAM HANDLED 579 CASES. HOSPITALITY SUITES CENTRA PROVIDES HOSPITALITY SUITES, WHICH INCLUDE OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PATIENT FAMILIES WHO NEED TO STAY CLOSE TO THEIR HOSPITALIZED FAMILY MEMBER. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THE SUITES. SUITES ARE LOCATED AT VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES CENTER OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES CENTER OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRA TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, PHARMACEUTICAL ACCESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS. THE CENTERS IN LYNCHBURG AND DANVILLE SERVED 360 CLIENTS IN 2010. THE PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVES GRANT SUPPORT FROM RYAN WHITE FUNDS AND VIRGINIA STATE AIDS PROGRAM. RIVERMONT SCHOOLS CENTRA'S RIVERMONT SCHOOLS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL OR EMOTIONAL CONCERNS. SEVEN SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MORE THAN 410 STUDENTS AND OPERATE ON A 180-DAY SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR. RIVERMONT SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN LYNCHBURG, ROANOKE, CHASE CITY, DAN RIVER, HAMPTON ROADS, TIDEWATER, ALLEGHANY AND ROCKBRIDGE. THE RIVERMONT SCHOOLS PROVIDE A UNIQUE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT SERVING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, BEHAVIOR DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISABILITIES. ACADEMIC SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, FAMILY INVOLVEMENT AND SOCIAL AWARENESS. VOLUNTEER SERVICES CENTRA HAS MANY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VIRGINIA WHO CHOOSE TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY BY DONATING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS. GUGGENHEIMER VOLUNTEER SERVICES OVER 60 VOLUNTEERS DONATED TIME AT GUGGENHEIMER HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH ENRICHMENT AND INTERACTION THROUGH THE ENHANCING LIVES EVERY DAY PROGRAM. THEY SUPPORT MANY AREAS OF THE PROGRAM BY PROVIDING MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, EXERCISE CLASSES AND CRAFT CLASSES AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE IN TRANSPORTING RESIDENTS AND ANSWERING THE PHONE. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS IN 2010, 139 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 6,306 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR TIME AND TALENT WAS COMMITTED TO THE HOSPICE HOUSE. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE HOSPICE HOUSE BY GROCERY SHOPPING, MEAL PREPARATION, CLEANING AND DECORATING, INTERACTING WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AND OFFERING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE. |
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