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SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ================================= SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION (SBC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION WITH CORPORATE OFFICES IN WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION, WHICH OPERATES UNDER THE NAME OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ("SBHCS"), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF VARIOUS HEALTHCARE-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") HAS RECOGNIZED SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION AS BEING A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER IRS SECTION 501(C)(3). AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE LARGEST TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY, SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION STRIVES TO CONTINUALLY DEVELOP AND OPERATE A MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION ENSURES THAT ITS SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICE. MOREOVER, THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AFFILIATES PROVIDE TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR MORE THAN TWO MILLION PATIENTS EACH YEAR AND DELIVERS 18,300 BABIES ANNUALLY. THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 18,000 EMPLOYEES (THE SECOND LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE STATE), INCLUDING 5,360 NURSES, 4,600 PHYSICIANS (ONE- FIFTH OF THE STATE'S ACTIVELY PRACTICING PHYSICIANS), AND 445 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND INTERNS (THE LARGEST NON-UNIVERSITY COMPLEMENT OF RESIDENTS IN NEW JERSEY). MORE THAN 300 TRUSTEES AND 3,100 VOLUNTEERS BRING THE TOTAL COUNT OF PEOPLE WHO COMPRISE THE SBHCS. IN 2009, THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WAS NAMED BY MODERN HEALTHCARE MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES SIX ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, TWO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, REHABILITATION CENTERS, AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES, GERIATRIC CENTERS, A FREE-STANDING INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY, THE STATE'S LARGEST STATE WIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK, COMPREHENSIVE HOSPICE AND HOME CARE PROGRAMS. AMONG THE SYSTEM'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE: - NEW JERSEY'S ONLY CERTIFIED BURN TREATMENT FACILITY (TOP 10 IN UNITED STATES) - COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SURGERY SERVICES FOR ADULTS (US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT NAMED NEWARK BETH ISRAEL ONE OF THE TOP 50 PROGRAMS FOR HEART AND HEART SURGERY IN 2010 AND 2011) - THE STATE'S OLDEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, PERFORMED OVER 600 TRANSPLANTS (RANKED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP FIVE PROGRAMS) - JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AT FIVE SBHCS HOSPITALS; CHEST PAIN ACCREDITATION BY THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER - NEW JERSEY'S ONLY LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM - TWO KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTERS THAT ARE RANKED IN THE TOP 5 BY VOLUME IN THE NATION; 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE - A RENOWNED NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY PROGRAM (US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT NAMED SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER ONE OF THE TOP 50 PROGRAMS IN NATION FOR 2009) - THREE VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTERS FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS - THE INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SCIENCE AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER - NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GERIATRIC SERVICES - COMPREHENSIVE CANCER SERVICES - THE JACQUELINE M. WILENTZ COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER - ONE COMPREHENSIVE STATE-ACCREDITED STROKE CENTER AND FIVE STATE- ACCREDITED PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS - COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER AT THE SAINT BARNABAS AMBULATORY CARE CENTER; HIGHEST NUMBER OF MAMMOGRAMS AND BREAST IMAGING EXAMS ANNUALLY IN THE REGION AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE U.S. - THREE REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTERS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS - WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY AT NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER WHICH HOUSES NEW JERSEY'S ONLY NEONATAL ECMO PROGRAM FOR LIFE SUPPORT - LARGEST PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE (NBIMC) - PEDIATRIC CARDIAC PROGRAMS AFFILIATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY ----------------------------------------------------- IN JANUARY 2008, THE SYSTEM ENTERED INTO A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE UMDNJ-NJMS IN NEW JERSEY TO FORM A COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC AFFILIATION AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, THEREBY CREATING AN AFFILIATION INCLUDING TWO OF NEW JERSEY'S ACADEMIC AND PROVIDER SYSTEMS. THE NJMS INCLUDES MORE THAN 700 FACULTY AND 1,300 VOLUNTEER FACULTY IN 19 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS; A NETWORK OF 19 AFFILIATED HOSPITALS; AND, SPONSORSHIP OF 48 RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE TWO SYSTEMS EXPLORE AND PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED JOINT CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND SHARED NON-CLINICAL SERVICES. TO DATE, SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER AND NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER HAVE BECOME MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATES OF UMDNJ-NJMS (SEE "GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION") AND MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AT EACH OF THESE TWO HOSPITALS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF UMDNJ-NJMS SPONSORED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY FROM UMDNJ-NJMS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SAINT BARNABAS SYSTEM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE TWO SYSTEMS EVALUATE A NUMBER OF JOINT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THE SYSTEM BELIEVES THAT THE AFFILIATION WITH THE UMDNJ-NJMS AND ITS SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH AND BASIC SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION STRENGTHENS THE SYSTEM'S MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS ------------------------------------------------------- THE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INCLUDE UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE THREE TEACHING INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE SYSTEM: MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER, NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER. THE SYSTEM IS A MAJOR CLINICAL CAMPUS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM UMDNJ-NJMS, NEWARK, NJ, DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, PHILADELPHIA, THE NEW YORK COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, OLD WESTBURY, NY, AND SAINT GEORGE'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GRENADA FOR JUNIOR YEAR CLERKSHIP AND SENIOR YEAR ELECTIVES, CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR EDUCATION MISSION. RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES ARE OFFERED. CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR EDUCATION MISSION. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ("CME") ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, WITH OUR HOSPITALS ACCREDITED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY TO OFFER CATEGORY 1 AMA-PRA CME TO THE PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY. A NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN-ASSISTANT, TECHNICIAN AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS OBTAIN CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION IS FELT TO RESULT IN HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND ULTIMATELY DELIVERS TO OUR PATIENTS THE MOST CURRENT, COST-EFFECTIVE, AND INTEGRATED MEDICAL CARE POSSIBLE. SAINT BARNABAS QUALITY INSTITUTE -------------------------------- THE SAINT BARNABAS QUALITY INSTITUTE FOCUSES ALL QUALITY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY ACTIVITIES UNDER UNIFIED LEADERSHIP, DIRECTED BY FRED M. JACOBS, M.D., J.D., SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. THE INSTITUTE HAS OVERSIGHT OF EFFORTS BY MEDICAL STAFF LEADERSHIP, MEDICAL EXECUTIVES, NURSING LEADERSHIP AND THE CLINICAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY IT IS INVOLVED WITH PHARMACY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, STANDARDS, AND REGULATORY POSITIONS. |
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WITHIN THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, EACH FACILITY HAS UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND ATTRIBUTES. THIS INDIVIDUALITY IS ENHANCED WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, A CONSISTENCY IS CONTINUALLY BEING DEVELOPED TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY PERVADES EVERY AFFILIATE OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS MUST KNOW THAT THEY CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE, DELIVERED COST-EFFECTIVELY, WHEREVER THEY SEE THE NAME, SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THE SAINT BARNABAS SYSTEM HAS HELD A QUALITY FORUM TO SHOWCASE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SOME OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL QUALITY INITIATIVES THAT ARE TRANSFORMING CARE IN OUR HOSPITALS. AN EXAMPLE OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN HOSPITALS, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING THE INCIDENTS OF INFECTION THROUGH STAFF EDUCATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INITIATIVE RESULTED IN SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING THE CLEAN TOUCH ZONE, A SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE INFECTIONS IN THE NICU. NEWARK BETH ISRAEL'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY WAS SELECTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHLIDREN'S HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN A THREE-YEAR PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT COLLABORATIVE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE INCIDENTS OF CATHETER-ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS THROUGH STAFF EDUCATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR THE INSERTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CENTRAL LINES. IT HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE CULTURE OF SAFETY ON THE UNIT. PATIENT SATISFACTION -------------------- A DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT SATISFACTION IS ACTIVE IN EACH OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HOSPITALS -- A FIRST IN NEW JERSEY, AND SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BELIEVES IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THE PATIENT SATISFACTION TEAM ENSURES HANDS-ON RESPONSIVENESS TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROVIDES A FORUM WHERE PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN OPENLY COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS. CONSTANT EVALUATION OF AND ATTENTION TO PATIENTS' OPINIONS THROUGH FORMALIZED SURVEYS HELP SBHCS TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF STRENGTH AND THE AREAS WHERE THERE CAN BE IMPROVEMENT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO FULFILLING OUR ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE FINEST HEALING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND A POSITIVE, FULFILLING WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PHYSICIANS AND EMPLOYEES. AWARDS AND HONORS ----------------- SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND SERVICE HAS RESULTED IN MANY AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR THE SYSTEM AND ITS CENTERS. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM --------------------------------- - ALL SIX HOSPITALS OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HAVE BEEN NAMED TO THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S FIRST-EVER BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA BY SCORING IN THE TOP 25 PERCENT AMONG THEIR PEERS IN AT LEAST ONE OF 16 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. - MODERN HEALTHCARE NAMED THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE IN THE US FOR 2009. - THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RECEIVED THE CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD ACCREDITATION IN 2010 FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO TAKING CONCRETE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE CANCER RISK OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ONE OF ONLY 50 COMPANIES IN THE NATION. CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER ("CMMC") ----------------------------------- US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT: - 2010-2011 ONE OF 50 BEST HOSPITALS IN THE NY METRO AREA FOR CANCER, DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY AND UROLOGY. HEALTHGRADES AWARDS: 2011 SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE AWARDS - RANKED IN THE TOP 5 PERCENT IN THE NATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND CRITICAL CARE. - 2007-2010 DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE (BESTOWED ON THE TOP 5% OF HOSPITALS NATIONALLY). - NAMED ON THE SAFEST HOSPITAL LIST IN THE US (TOP 5%). THIS LIST HIGHLIGHTS 270 FACILITIES OUT OF 5,000 THAT COLLECTIVELY HAD A 28% LOWER MORTALITY RATE AND AN 8% LOWER COMPLICATION RATE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. - 2010 SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CARE (RANKED AMONG THE TOP 10% IN THE NATION). -2010 FIVE-STAR RATING - BOWEL OBSTRUCTION - DIABETIC ACIDOSIS AND COMA - HEART FAILURE - HIP FRACTURE REPAIR - PNEUMONIA - SEPSIS - VASCULAR BYPASS SURGERY - 2009 FIVE-STAR RATING: - BOWEL OBSTRUCTION - GI SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES - HEART FAILURE - HIP FRACTURE REPAIR - PNEUMONIA - RESPIRATORY FAILURE - SEPSIS - TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE REPORT: - 2009 AND 2010 - ACHIEVED HIGHEST PERFORMANCE IN THE STATE FOR TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF), PNEUMONIA AND HEART ATTACK. - 2010: ACHIEVED HIGHEST PERFORMANCE REPORT IN SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT SCORES. -THOMSON REUTERS 2009 HEALTHCARE ADVANTAGE AWARD -CARDIOLOGY -OBSTETRICS -SURGERY - 2009 - RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM JOHNS HOPKINS TO BEGIN ENROLLMENT IN THE CPORT-E CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING THE OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS TREATED WITH NON-PRIMARY PCI AT HOSPITALS WITH AND WITHOUT ON-SITE CARDIAC SURGERY. - 2009 - SELECTED BY ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION FOR "TRANSFORMING CARE AT THE BEDSIDE," AN INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTED ON 2NA FOCUSING ON THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE PATIENT CARE, FOSTERING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS VITALITY AND TEAMWORK, DEVELOPING A CARE DELIVERY MODEL THAT IS TRULY PATIENT-CENTRIC AND IMPROVING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES TO ELIMINATE WASTE AND IMPROVE FLOW. - DATA ADVANTAGE -- THE HOSPITAL VALUE INDEX IS THE LEADING TOOL TO USE EXISTING PERFORMANCE METRICS TO CREATE A VALUE PROPOSITION FOR HOSPITALS AND THEIR CONSUMERS. THE PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH NEW BENCHMARKS FOR VALUE, REPORT ON THE CHANGE IN VALUE MARKET BY MARKET AND TO RECOGNIZE THOSE HOSPITALS THAT ARE THE BEST. - 2009-2010 - BEST IN VALUE: QUALITY AFFORDABILITY & EFFICIENCY AND SATISFACTION - 2009-2010 - BEST IN VALUE: SUPERIOR QUALITY MERIT AWARD - 2009-2010 - BEST IN VALUE: BEST IN STATE - ON BEHALF OF THE NJ SHARING NETWORK, CMMC WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION. THE FACILITY HAD A 100% ORGAN REFERRAL RATE FOR THE YEAR OF 2009. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER ("CMC") -------------------------------- NJ 2010 HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE REPORT - RANKED # 1 IN OCEAN COUNTY FOR SURGICAL CARE AND THE TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE AND PNEUMONIA. HEALTHGRADES AWARDS: - 2004 - 2010 DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE: RANKED IN THE TOP 1% IN THE NATION FOR RECEIVING THIS AWARD SIX YEARS IN A ROW. - 2010 EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD - ONE OF ONLY THREE HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY TO EARN THIS DISTINCTION. - 2009, 2010 ORTHOPEDIC CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD: RANKED #1 IN NJ FOR OVERALL ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES. - 2009, 2010 PULMONARY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD: RANKED #1 IN NJ FOR OVERALL PULMONARY SERVICES. - 2010 GASTROINTESTINAL CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD - 2010 GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD 2010 FIVE-STAR RATING: - CARDIAC SERVICES - CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES 2010 - HEART ATTACK 2009, 2010 - HEART FAILURE 2009, 2010 - CRITICAL CARE - GENERAL SURGERY 2009 FIVE-STAR RATING: - MATERNITY CARE - CRITICAL CARE - GENERAL SURGERY - CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT WAS DESIGNATED BEST DEPARTMENT IN 2010 BY HEALTH CARE PROCESSING NEWS. - CMC RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM JOHNS HOPKINS TO BEGIN ENROLLMENT IN THE CPORT-E CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING THE OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS TREATED WITH NON-PRIMARY PCI AT HOSPITALS WITH AND WITHOUT ON-SITE CARDIAC SURGERY. CURRENTLY, CMC PERFORMS THE MOST PROCEDURES IN THE STATE FOR A HOSPITAL WITHOUT CARDIAC SURGERY BACKUP. - 2009 - ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION SELECTED CMC WHICH HAS IMPLEMENTED "TRANSFORMING CARE AT THE BEDSIDE," AN INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE PATIENT CARE, FOSTERING A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS VITALITY AND TEAMWORK, DEVELOPING A CARE DELIVERY MODEL THAT IS TRULY PATIENT-CENTRIC AND IMPROVING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES TO ELIMINATE WASTE AND IMPROVE FLOW. - THE J. PHILLIP CITTA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER AT COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER IS THE TOMS RIVER-OCEAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2010 ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR. - THE TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT WAS AWARDED A FIVE-STAR RATING FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES IN 2009. - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER'S WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER WAS HONORED BY NEW JERSEY CANCER EDUCATION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM FOR ITS DEDICATION TO PROVIDING CANCER SCREENING SERVICES TO DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS OF OCEAN COUNTY. - CMC ACHIEVED NATIONAL DESIGNATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER - ONE OF 20 HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY TO EARN THE CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION 2009. KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER ("KMC") ------------------------------ - RECIPIENT OF THE MAGNET AWARD FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. - THREE TEAMS OF EMPLOYEES WERE SELECTED IN 2010 TO PRESENT THEIR CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AT THE 21ST ANNUAL NATIONAL FORUM ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE, HOSTED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT. |
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KMC'S RECOGNIZED MEDICAL SERVICES CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: THE MOTHER-INFANT PAVILION THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER ("MMC") ------------------------------- HEALTHGRADES AWARDS: 2010 FIVE STAR RATINGS: - APPENDECTOMY - CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASES (COPD) - GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED - HEART ATTACK - HEART FAILURE - MATERNITY CARE - PNEUMONIA - STROKE - THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT ("IHI") INVITED MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER TO DISPLAY 'INITIATIVE FOR CARE OF HEART FAILURE PATIENTS' AT THE 21ST ANNUAL NATIONAL FORUM ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE, ATTENDED BY 5,500 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORLD-WIDE. AS A RESULT OF THE PRESENTATION, MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER WAS SELECTED BY IHI TO SERVE AS "MENTOR" HOSPITAL FOR HEART FAILURE PROGRAMS. - MONMOUTH WAS CHOSEN BY NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ("NJHA") TO PILOT A PROJECT ON EMERGENCY ROOM TRANSITION OF NON-EMERGENT PATIENTS TO APPROPRIATE PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS IN COLLABORATION WITH LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY'S FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, WHICH COMMENCED IN JANUARY 2009. - INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RADIATION ONCOLOGY SELECTED BY TOMOTHERAPY AS GLOBAL MD TRAINING SITE IN OCTOBER, 2009 AND PROVIDED FIRST NATIONAL TRAINING IN NOVEMBER, 2009. - MARGARET FISHER, M.D., CHAIR OF PEDIATRICS AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER, RECEIVED AN "AWARD OF EXCELLENCE" FROM THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES AND THE NJ CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS FOR HER WORK IN IMMUNIZATION. - NOMINATION SUBMISSION OF TRUSTEE JUDY ZOCCHI AND TEXT FOR 10 WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 2010 HAVE AWARD (HOSPITAL AWARDS FOR VOLUNTEER EXCELLENCE) PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS ("AHA'S") ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IN WASHINGTON DC IN APRIL. - JACQUELINE M. WILENTZ COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER WAS AWARDED KOMEN REACH OUT FOR LIFE RENEWAL - $130,000 IN NOVEMBER, 2009; RECEIVED KOMEN FOR CURE AWARD - $65,000 IN APRIL, 2009. - MONMOUTH IS DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S LARGEST MAJOR ACADEMIC MEDICAL AFFILIATE IN NEW JERSEY AND IS THE ONLY AREA ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER TO ACHIEVE REGIONAL MEDICAL CAMPUS STATUS. MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED IN DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE'S SCHOOL-WIDE AWARDS, INCLUDING: - GOLDEN APPLE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, CLASS OF 2009 (RESIDENT) - GOLDEN APPLE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, CLASS OF 2009 (FACULTY) - GOLDEN APPLE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, CLASS OF 2010 (RESIDENT) - GOLDEN APPLE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, CLASS OF 2010 (FACULTY) - GOLDEN APPLE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE STUDENT BODY (NON- PHYSICIAN) - MMC PHYSICIANS RECEIVED THE CLASS OF 2010 TO RECEIVE THE ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION'S AWARD FOR HUMANISM AND EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD. NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER("NBIMC") ------------------------------------------ - RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S 50 BEST IN HEART AND HEART SURGERY FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND TOP IN NEW JERSEY FOR 2010-2011. - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: - RECEIVED GOLD PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 2010 - RECEIVED SILVER PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN 2009 - HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS AWARDED THE BRONZE LEVEL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE DONATION AWARDS BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010. - RECEIVED THREE "EXCELLENCE AWARDS" FROM HEALTHGRADES, IN "CORONARY INTERVENTION," "MATERNITY CARE," AND "PROSTATECTOMY." HOSPITALS RECEIVING THIS HONOR WERE IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT IN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE IN SPECIFIC SPECIALTY AREAS. - DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. - 2009 - 2010 - NBIMC NAMED A BEST IN VALUE HOSPITAL BY THE HOSPITAL VALUE INDEX DATA ADVANTAGE, LLC. - NBIMC RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AWARDED FOR "ACHIEVING A 20% OVERALL INCREASE IN VOLUME" AND "HAVING A MINIMUM OF 10 TRANSPLANTS IN BASE AND COMPARISON TIME PERIODS". - 2009 - NBIMC RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR ORGAN DONATION FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE HIGHEST DONATION RATES. - 2009 NJHA COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD FOR KIDSFIT NEWARK: A COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN. - 2009 TOP 10% IN NJ ON CORE MEASURE OUTCOMES. - 2009 - FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO ENROLL IN THE ATOLL STUDY TO DETERMINE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ACUTE HEART ATTACKS. - HEALTHGRADES AWARDS: 2009 SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE AWARD - CORONARY INTERVENTION - MATERNITY CARE - PROSTATE - THE SURVIVING SEPSIS CAMPAIGN - A PARTNERSHIP OF THE SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE - HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE IHI TO WAGE WAR ON SEPSIS AND ACHIEVE DEEP REDUCTIONS IN MORTALITY DUE TO SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK. NEWARK BETH WAS ASKED TO PRESENT ITS SUCCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE SEVERE SEPSIS BUNDLE AT THE IHI ANNUAL CONFERENCE. - RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT DIRECTOR WAS AWARDED THE NJ SHARING NETWORK'S KOUNTZ HERITAGE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF TRANSPLANTATION IN MINORITY POPULATION. - ROBERT G. LAHITA, MD, PHD, FACP, FACR, FRCP, VICE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF MEDICINE, RECEIVED THE ASTURIA AWARD FROM SPAIN FOR HIS WORK WITH LUPUS PATIENTS AND LUPUS RESEARCH. SAINT BARNABAS AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ------------------------------------- - 2010, THE BREAST CENTER RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCREDIATION BY NAPBC, NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PORGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. - THE OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER NURSE NAVIGATOR WAS NAMED A BONE HEALTH ADVOCATE BY THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION AND NAMED AN EXPERT FOR OSTEOPOROSIS HEALTH ON WEBMD. - SUSAN G. KOMEN GRANT FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED WOMEN. - BREAST CENTER: SUSAN G. KOMEN GRANT FOR LYMPHEDEMA COMPRESSION GARMENTS. -LYMPHEDEMA CENTER. - THE SIEGLER CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND DR. ADAM PERLMAN RECEIVED PATIENTS' CHOICE AWARD FOR 2009. SAINT BARNABAS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER VAN DYKE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER -------------------------------------------------- - 100% OF FAMILIES SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION'S FAMILY EVALUATION OF HOSPICE CARE SURVEY WOULD RECOMMEND THE SAINT BARNABAS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER AND VAN DYKE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER TO OTHERS. - A DIRECTOR OF HOSPICE SERVICES AT THE SAINT BARNABAS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER INPATIENT UNIT AT NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER WAS NAMED A FINALIST IN THE NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY EDITION OF NURSING SPECTRUM MAGAZINE'S NURSE EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. - NEW JERSEY HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION HAD THREE 2009 SPIRIT OF HOSPICE AWARD WINNERS. - A DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AT SAINT BARNABAS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER, RECEIVED AN HONORABLE MENTION IN THE 2009 NEW YORK TIMES TRIBUTE TO NURSING CONTEST. SAINT BARNABAS HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES ---------------------------------------- - AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF JERSEYCARE HOME HEALTH, WAS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOME CARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY. - A CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE AT COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER HOME HEALTH'S 2009 CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AIDE OF THE YEAR, WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE HOME CARE ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN DAILY PATIENT CARE. SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER ("SBMC") -------------------------------------- HEALTHGRADES AWARDS: CARDIAC - RANKED NUMBER ONE IN NEW JERSEY FOR CARDIAC SURGERY - 2009, 2010 RECIPIENT OF THE HEALTHGRADES CARDIAC SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD - RANKED AMONG THE TOP 5% IN THE NATION FOR CARDIAC SURGERY 2009, 2010 - RANKED AMONG THE TOP 10 IN NJ FOR OVERALL CARDIAC SERVICES - RANKED AMONG THE TOP 10 IN NJ FOR CARDIAC SURGERY - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR CARDIAC SURGERY 2009, 2010 - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY 2009, 2010 - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY 2009, 2010 - RECEIVED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STAR RATINGS FOR CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY 2009, 2010 STROKE: - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR TREATMENT OF STROKE 2009, 2010 PULMONARY: - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA 2009, 2010 MATERNITY CARE: - RECIPIENT OF THE MATERNITY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD 2009, 2010 - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR MATERNITY CARE 2009, 2010 - RANKED AMONG THE TOP 10% IN THE NATION FOR MATERNITY CARE 2009, 2010 WOMEN'S HEALTH - RECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN'S HEALTH EXCELLENCE AWARD 2010 - FIVE-STAR RATED FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH 2010 - RANKED AMONG THE TOP 5% IN THE NATION FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH 2010 |
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- BEST REGIONAL HOSPITALS US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT FOR 2010-2011. THE MEDICAL CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE AREAS OF CANCER, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, KIDNEY DISORDERS, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, EAR, NOSE & THROAT AND UROLOGY. - EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD FOR ESTABLISHING A FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO IMPROVE PATIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES IN THE NICU. - THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAMINERS (IBLCE) AND THE INTERNATIONAL LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATION (ILCA) AWARD FOR PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING BREASTFEEDING. - THE QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO) CERTIFICATION OF THE CANCER CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER. - THE JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE-SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION - THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR STROKE CARE. - THE CANCER CENTERS OF SBMC THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (COC) OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACOS). - THE CLINICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF OPTUMHEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FOR SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER NEONATAL CENTER. - LEVEL 4 SPECIALIZED EPILEPSY CENTERS DESIGNATION BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EPILEPSY CENTERS (NAEC) FOR THE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS. - ONLY HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY RANKED AS A TOP 50 HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN 2009. - RANKED IN THE TOP 100 IN THE NATION FOR FIVE SPECIALTIES AS DETERMINED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN 2009. - 2009 US TOP PERFORMER ACADEMIC HOSPITAL FROM MCKESSON OR BENCHMARKING COLLABORATIVE FOR SUPERIOR OPERATING ROOM PRACTICES. - CENTER OF EXCELLENCE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM CIGNA LIFE SOURCE. - BC/BS - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR CARDIAC CARE. - INSIDE NEW JERSEY TOP HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY FOR HIGH RISK PREGNANCY. - THE STROKE CENTER AT SBMC RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE-SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION - THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL. ALSO RECEIVED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER DESIGNATION FROM THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM MEDICAL CENTERS ================================================= THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 1. CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER 2. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER 3. KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER 4. MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER 5. NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER 6. SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER 7. SAINT BARNABAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER EACH HOSPITAL OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF EACH HOSPITAL RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION. ALL BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF EACH HOSPITAL, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF EACH HOSPITAL IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. SELECT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ---------------------------- CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CENTERS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER (CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER): THE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER AT CLARA MAASS, HOUSED WITHIN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SERVICES GEARED TOWARDS WOMEN'S WELLNESS AND ILLNESSES. SOME OF THE SERVICES INCLUDE A DEDICATED BREAST SERVICE, OSTEOPOROSIS SERVICE, PERINATAL PROGRAM, GYNECOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND INCONTINENCE SERVICE. ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, A CLINICAL DIETICIAN, SOCIAL WORKER AND HOME-CARE PERSONNEL WORK WITH PHYSICIANS TO PLAN, EVALUATE, AND ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF WOMEN USING THE CENTER. THE ORTHOPEDIC SPINE & JOINT INSTITUTE (CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER): USING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PATIENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS TO FOLLOW BOTH PRE-OPERATIVELY AND POST-OPERATIVELY. ORTHOPEDISTS INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS THAT ARE PROVEN TO LEAD TO IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES. EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO LESSEN ANXIETY BEFORE SURGERY AND ENABLE EASIER REHABILITATION FOLLOWING SURGERY. THE ORTHOPEDIC SPINE & JOINT INSTITUTE AT CLARA MAASS IS HOUSED ON A DEDICATED NURSING UNIT WITHIN CLARA MAASS. A REHABILITATION GYM LOCATED ON THE UNIT BEGINS PATIENTS ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY QUICKLY FOLLOWING SURGERY. PATIENTS WEAR THEIR OWN CLOTHING INSTEAD OF HOSPITAL GOWNS AND AMENITIES SUCH AS THE SERVICES OF A HAIRDRESSER ARE A STANDARD PART OF THE PROGRAM. J. PHILLIP CITTA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER): THIS CENTER OFFERS A DEDICATED INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT, RADIATION ONCOLOGY CENTER, INFUSION CENTER AND A FULL RANGE OF SUPPORT GROUPS AND SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CMC'S DEDICATED STAFF OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. THE CANCER PROGRAM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE RENOWNED FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. FIRST MOMENTS MATERNITY SERVICES (COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER): THE MATERNITY PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN A TOTAL CONCEPT OF CARE FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES, WHERE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING ARE ENHANCED BY THE HUMAN TOUCH OF DEDICATED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE UNIT IS STAFFED BY HIGHLY SKILLED PHYSICIANS, MIDWIVES AND NURSES, WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE MAGNET AWARD FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, ALL OF CMC'S NURSES ARE CERTIFIED IN NEONATAL RESUSCITATION AND LACTATION RESOURCE TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OFFERS 24/7 ONSITE NEONATAL COVERAGE. THE MODERN STATE-OF-THE-ART UNIT OFFERS MOMS-TO-BE THE MOST ADVANCED MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TECHNOLOGY IN A COMFORTABLE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE LABOR-DELIVERY RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM ROOMS COMBINE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WITH A SOOTHING HOME-LIKE DECOR. THE UNIT ALSO INCLUDES A SPECIAL CARE NURSERY STAFFED BY A NEONATOLOGIST AND CERTIFIED NEONATAL NURSES TO CARE FOR BABIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND A FULLY-EQUIPPED OPERATING SUITE FOR CESAREAN BIRTHS OR HIGH-RISK VAGINAL DELIVERIES. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER): THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT KMC TREATS MORE THAN 50,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, UTILIZING THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGY COUPLED WITH A TOTAL FOCUS ON PATIENT AND FAMILY SATISFACTION. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS REVOLUTIONIZED HOW PATIENTS ARE TREATED IN MODERN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS BY EXPEDITING THE PROCESS WHICH PATIENTS MUST UNDERGO PRIOR TO RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE FACILITY HAS A TOTAL OF THIRTY-ONE TREATMENT ROOMS AND SEVEN URGENT CARE BEDS. THE STAFF IS FOCUSED ON RESPECTING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ALL ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. EVERY ASPECT OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE IN EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE OFFERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. THIS HAS LED TO NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS FOR PATIENT SATISFACTION AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING (KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER): THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY HEALTHY THROUGH EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS. AMONG ITS AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS ARE THE CAREGIVERS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WHICH MATCHES CAREGIVERS OF ANY INDIVIDUAL 60 YEARS AND OLDER WITH A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS. THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETES AND PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH A SERIES OF FOUR CLASSES. THE CENTER IS ALSO HOME TO THE ARTHRITIS EDUCATION CENTER WHERE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ANY OF THE DEBILITATING FORMS OF ARTHRITIS CAN SEEK EDUCATION ABOUT DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENTS, NEW MEDICATIONS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALLY DESIGNED CLASSES SUCH AS T'AI CHI, YOGA AND THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION'S EXERCISE PROGRAM. |
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PARTICIPANTS IN ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING EXPERIENCE ENHANCED PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROGRAMS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN JOIN WITH OTHERS TO LEARN AND SHARE EXPERIENCES, STRENGTH AND HOPE. THE JACQUELINE M. WILENTZ COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER (MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER): COMMITTED TO MEETING THE BREAST HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ALL WOMEN, THE BREAST CENTER IS THE REGION'S ONLY FACILITY TO OFFER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM DEDICATED TO THE BREAST HEALTH NEEDS OF ALL WOMEN. MMC PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE SETTING IN WHICH ALL OUTPATIENT BREAST HEALTHCARE SERVICES ARE FOUND IN ONE CONVENIENT LOCATION. MMC TAKES A COORDINATED APPROACH TO BREAST CARE -- BOTH WELL CARE AND CANCER CARE. MMC IS DESIGNED FOR WOMEN WHO SEEK ANNUAL BREAST EVALUATION AND FOR THOSE WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER OR BENIGN BREAST DISEASE. ANNUAL PHYSICAL BREAST EXAMINATIONS, MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, HEADED BY A DEDICATED BREAST RADIOLOGIST WHO OVERSEES A STAFF OF HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNOLOGISTS. CONSULTATIONS AND SECOND OPINIONS (SURGERY, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, MAMMOGRAPHY, PLASTIC SURGERY AND RADIATION THERAPY), BREAST CANCER HIGH RISK PROGRAM, STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY SYSTEM, CLINICAL RESEARCH AND A BREAST INFORMATION CENTER. THE CRANMER AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER): THE CENTER PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF SAME-DAY SURGICAL SERVICES USING THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE. THE FACILITY INCLUDES FOUR FULL-SERVICE OPERATING ROOMS, THREE MINOR PROCEDURE ROOMS AND A THREE-TIERED GRADUATED RECOVERY AREA, RESPECTING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. THE ONE-STORY, 19,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING IS EQUIPPED TO PERFORM ALL TYPES OF SAME-DAY SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INCLUDING ARTHROSCOPIC, LAPAROSCOPIC AND LASER TECHNIQUES. EVERY ASPECT OF THE CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE IN EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE OFFERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. THE VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS (MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER; NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER; AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER): THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS SUCH AS SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, THALASSEMIA AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA. CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS (BIRTH TO 21 YEARS OF AGE) WITH LEUKEMIA AND OTHER CANCERS ARE TREATED ACCORDING TO THE MOST ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS. THE CENTER IS A MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S CANCER GROUP, AN INTERNATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH GROUP SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNATED AS A "COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CENTER FOR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA" BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS PROVIDED THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. MMC IS ONE OF FIVE HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY (ALONG WITH NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER) THAT ARE PART OF THE VALERIE FUND, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY NETWORKS IN THE COUNTRY. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER): CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. THE HOSPITAL WITHIN A HOSPITAL COMBINES THE MOST ADVANCED FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF FAMILY CENTERED CARE. OF NBIMC'S 671 LICENSED BEDS, 177 BEDS ARE LICENSED FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INCLUDING PEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE AND INTERMEDIATE SERVICES. FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A WARM COMFORTING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND CLINICAL STAFF UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THE VITAL ROLE OF PARENTS IN THE HEALING PROCESS. SERVICES INCLUDE CHILDREN'S HEART CENTER, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, PEDS EMERGENCY SERVICES, PULMONARY SERVICES, VALERIE FUND CANCER CENTER, HEMOPHILIA TREATMENT CENTER, CONSCIOUS SEDATION, ROBOTIC SURGERY AND THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AND HEART FAILURE TREATMENT (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER): THE TEAM PERFORMED 52 HEART TRANSPLANTS IN 2010 PLACING NBIMC AMONG THE TOP VOLUMES OF TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN NEW JERSEY FOR PEOPLE WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE OR END STAGE CARDIAC DISEASE INCLUDING THE ULTIMATE TREATMENT, ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. NBIMC'S SHORT AND LONG TERM SURVIVAL RATES HAVE CONTINUALLY SURPASSED BOTH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AVERAGES. FURTHERMORE THE PATIENTS SPEND LESS TIME WAITING FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT THAN MOST CANDIDATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE EXPERIENCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM HAS WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER UNDER THE SAME LEADERSHIP FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER): THE PREMIER CARDIAC SERVICES PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED HEART SURGERY. MEMBERS OF THE SURGICAL TEAM ARE RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AND ARE ADVANCING THE LATEST MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES THAT OFFER PATIENTS FASTER RECOVERY AND FEWER COMPLICATIONS. THE CENTER'S REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE HAS MADE THEM EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CARDIAC SURGEONS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST. SERVICES INCLUDE MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY/ROBOTIC SURGERY, BEATING HEART SURGERY, AND INTEGRATIVE CARDIAC WELLNESS. TO ENSURE EVERYONE WITH HEART DISEASE HAS ACCESS TO THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES, NBIMC PROVIDES COMPLIMENTARY TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. NEWARK BETH ISRAEL WAS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 50 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. FOR HEART AND HEART SURGERY BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 2010 AND 2011. THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY AT SAINT BARNABAS (SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER): THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER IS DEDICATED TO DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. AN UNPRECEDENTED TEAM OF EXPERTS LEADS THE PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE AND OFFERS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY DEDICATED TO THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS. SPECIALIZED CARE IS OFFERED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY, MEMORY DISORDERS, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, AND OTHER NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS RESULTING FROM AN INJURY OR ACCIDENT. COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER-HYPERACTIVITY AND LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS FOR ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS. THE INSTITUTE'S COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS USES SOPHISTICATED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS CRITICAL TO IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. INNOVATIVE SURGICAL AND DRUG THERAPIES ARE OFFERED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE SEIZURE CONTROL. THE MEMORY DISORDERS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, HEAD TRAUMA AND STROKE. PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL TRIALS THAT OFFER THE MOST ADVANCED DRUG THERAPIES AS WELL AS FROM A TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED NEUROSURGEONS WHO OFFER A FULL RANGE OF TRADITIONAL AND PIONEERING SURGICAL PROCEDURES. SBMC IS A STATE DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER WITH JOINT COMMISSION PROGRAM CERTIFICATION. THE STROKE CENTER OFFERS THE LATEST TREATMENT FOR STROKE INCLUDING COMPLEX NEURO INTERVENTIONS. THE CENTER AS PART OF ITS MISSION PROVIDES STROKE AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 50 TOP HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN 2009. THE CANCER CENTER OF SAINT BARNABAS (SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER): THE CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS IN JUNE 1995, INTEGRATING MANY OF SAINT BARNABAS' EXISTING CANCER SERVICES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER FACILITY. THE CENTER PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE, AS WELL AS SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. AMONG THE SERVICES OFFERED ARE: - A STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT FACILITY, INCLUDING PRIVATE TREATMENT ROOMS, A SATELLITE PHARMACY AND PRIVATE CONSULTATION ROOMS. - PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, ART THERAPY FOR CHILDREN OF CANCER PATIENTS, WORKSHOPS ON COPING WITH CANCER, FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE. - CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND PHARMACEUTICAL-SPONSORED PROTOCOLS. MORE NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS ARE TREATED AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER THAN AT ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE STATE. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED |
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT CENTERS: LOCATED AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER AND NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS ARE THE FIFTH BY VOLUME AMONG 240 IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH MORE THAN 295 SURGERIES PERFORMED AT THE CENTERS IN 2010. THE RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, THE MOST ACTIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTER IN NEW JERSEY, IS THE ONLY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN THE STATE INVOLVED IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS FOR PATIENTS. IN 1995, THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BEGAN ITS SIMULTANEOUS PANCREAS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AND IN 1996 OPENED A PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY PROGRAM. TODAY, THE DENNIS R. FILIPPONE, M.D., LIVING DONOR INSTITUTE AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER, AND THE LIVING DONOR PROGRAM AT NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER OFFER MANY LIVING DONATION OPTIONS. SINCE 1968, THE RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS HAVE PERFORMED MEDICAL FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, INCLUDING TRANSPLANT IN THE YOUNGEST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT IN NEW JERSEY, THE FIRST LAPAROSCOPIC KIDNEY RETRIEVAL IN A LIVING DONOR, THE FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY IN THE WORLD. THE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM MANAGES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES AT ALL STAGES OF SEVERITY, INCLUDING NEPHRITIC SYNDROME AND HYPERTENSION UP TO AND INCLUDING END STAGE RENAL DISEASE. THE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH PEDIATRIC UROLOGISTS TO PROVIDE TOTAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH UROLOGICAL AND NEPHROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. SAINT BARNABAS AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER: THE CENTER IS DESIGNED FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING SURGERY OR OTHER PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT AN OVERNIGHT STAY. THE FACILITY HOUSES SEVEN FULL-SERVICE OPERATING ROOMS, THREE GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY SUITES AND THREE MINOR PROCEDURE ROOMS. TO ACCOMMODATE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THERE ARE SEPARATE RECOVERY AREAS. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE: GENERAL, BREAST PROCEDURES, GASTROENTEROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORAL/DENTAL/MAXILLOFACIAL, ORTHOPEDIC, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES, PLASTIC/COSMETIC AND MAXILLOFACIAL, PODIATRIC, UROLOGY, AND VASCULAR. THE BREAST CENTER AT THE AMBULATORY CARE CENTER: THE SAINT BARNABAS BREAST CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CARE WELLNESS SERVICES SO ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD HEALTH. SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EVERY DETAIL OF THIS CENTER - FROM THE COORDINATED TEAM APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY - TO CREATE A COMFORTABLE, WARM AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. OUR CENTER OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDING STATE-OF-THE-ART MAMMOGRAPHY, THE LATEST DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO FACILITATE EVALUATION, COORDINATED TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP. DESIGNED TO REDUCE STRESS, WITH UNIQUE FEATURES RESPONDING TO THE AMENITIES REQUESTED BY WOMEN, THE CENTER PROVIDES A SPECIAL COMFORT TO THOSE COPING WITH BREAST CARE ISSUES. THE BREAST CENTER IS ONE OF THE ONLY FACILITIES IN THE REGION OFFERING TRIPLE-ASSURANCE TO PATIENTS HAVING A DIGITAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAM. TWO STANDARD VIEWS ARE TAKEN OF EACH BREAST AS PART OF THE STANDARD SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PROTOCOL. THE MAMMOGRAPHY FILMS ARE PROCESSED BY A COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION (CAD) SYSTEM, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ANY SUSPICIOUS FEATURES IT FINDS THAT MAY WARRANT ADDITIONAL REVIEW. TWO RADIOLOGISTS THEN INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE FILMS. THE SAINT BARNABAS BREAST AND WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER AT BEDMINSTER: THIS CENTER, LOCATED AT ONE ROBERTSON DRIVE IN BEDMINSTER, OFFERS TRIPLE-ASSURANCE DIGITAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS. A COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION SYSTEM AND TWO RADIOLOGISTS INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE FILMS FOR THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE. WE ALSO PROVIDE X-RAY AND ULTRASOUND FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. IN 2010, WE ADDED AN MRI TO OUR IMAGING SERVICES. OUR OSTEOPOROSIS SERVICES INCLUDE ALL OF OUR DEXA SCANS INTERPRETED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED EXPERTS IN BONE DENSITOMETRY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS INCLUDING ITEMIZED LISTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S RISK FACTORS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS AND FRACTURES. OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES ---------------------- SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER - ANESTHESIOLOGY - BARIATRIC SURGERY - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK - BLOODLESS MEDICINE AND SURGERY PROGRAM - BURN CENTER, THE - CANCER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - CARDIAC SERVICES (THE SAINT BARNABAS HEART HOSPITAL) - CELIAC DISEASE PROGRAM - CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS - COLON WELLNESS CENTER - COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION CENTER - CORPORATE CARE - CRANIOFACIAL CENTER - CYSTIC FIBROSIS - DIABETES CARE - DIALYSIS, RENAL - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - EPILEPSY CENTER, ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE - HEALTH ASSESSMENT CENTER FOR ATHLETES - HEMODIALYSIS - HOME HEALTH SERVICES - HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - IMAGING CENTER - INTERNAL MEDICINE FACULTY PRACTICE, SAINT BARNABAS - INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CENTER - JOINT INSTITUTES - JOINT AND SPINE INSTITUTE - LASIK REFRACTIVE SURGERY - LUNG CENTER - LUNG TRANSPLANT - MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH - MEDICINE SUBSPECIALTIES - CENTER FOR MENOPAUSE AND REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE SERVICES - MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAM - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, INSTITUTE FOR - NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES - OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CENTER - OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF - OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE - OSTEOPOROSIS AND METABOLIC BONE DISEASE CENTER - THE PAIN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE - PATHOLOGY SERVICES - PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY - PEDIATRICS - GENERAL AND SUBSPECIALTY - PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION - PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY -THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CENTER (INCLUDES DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETICS, DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND IMMUNOLOGY, LYME DISEASE AND RHEUMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY) - PERITONEAL DIALYSIS - PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION - PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - PRE-ADMISSION TESTING - POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION - PULMONARY REHABILITATION, OUTPATIENT - RADIATION ONCOLOGY - RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT - REFRACTIVE SURGERY CENTER - REGIONAL CRANIOFACIAL CENTER - RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS OF SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, - REHABILITATION CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE - RESPIRATORY CARE, DEPARTMENT OF - ROBOTIC SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - SENIOR HEALTH - SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER - SMOKING CESSATION - SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER - SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE - STROKE, COMPREHENSIVE AND PRIMARY CENTERS - SURGERY DEPARTMENT - TOBACCO TREATMENT PROGRAM - TRANSITIONAL CARE UNITS - TRAVEL CLINIC - THE CENTER FOR UROGYNECOLOGY - VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTERS - WEIGHT LOSS INSTITUTE - WOMEN'S CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT - WOMEN'S/PARENT HEALTH EDUCATION - WOMEN'S CENTER FOR GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY, CATERINA GREGORI, M.D. - WOUND CARE CENTERS - VASCULAR CENTER SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES TO MEET ALL THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT PATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF, THE SYSTEM MAKES AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE: - AIDS/HIV POSITIVE SUPPORT GROUP - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP - BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION - BURN PEER SUPPORT GROUP - CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS AND PROGRAMS - CARDIAC REHABILITATION SUPPORT GROUP - CHILDREN OF AGING PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP - COPING LOW VISION - CRANIOFACIAL PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT - EPILEPSY PARENT SUPPORT GROUP - IMPOTENCE ANONYMOUS - INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP - LYMPHEDEMA EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP - NICU SUPPORT GROUP - OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION - PARENTING INSIGHTS - PARKINSON'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP - PEDIATRIC OUTREACH EDUCATION - PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP - REFRACTIVE SURGERY SEMINAR - RENAL TRANSPLANT AND DIALYSIS SUPPORT GROUPS AND PROGRAMS - RESOLVE - THE WELLNESS CONNECTION - WOMEN'S HEALTH/PARENT EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS ---------------------------------- SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OFFERS A VARIETY OF LIFESTYLE AND INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES TO IMPROVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL WELL BEING. THERE IS A NOMINAL FEE ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: - AQUACIZE CLASS - CPR: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CLASS - FIRST AID PROGRAMS - HIPPOTHERAPY: THERAPY FOR CHILDREN ON HORSEBACK - INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAMS - KARATE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS - LEARN PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT CONTROL - MOMS IN MOTION: PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE - SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAMS - STAY FIT - YOGA CLASS |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED |
CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES -------------------------------------------- SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF PRENATAL CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICE DEPARTMENT, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SUSAN WEINSTEIN, RN, BS, FACCE, OFFER SEMINARS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: - ADOPTIVE PARENTS BABY CARE CONSULTATIONS - BREASTFEEDING CLASS - BREAST PUMP RENTAL SERVICE - DADDY BEEPER RENTAL SERVICE - GRANDPARENTING - INFANT AND CHILD CPR - LAMAZE REFRESHER SERIES - MARVELOUS MULTIPLES PROGRAM - MOMS IN MOTION: PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE - PARENTING INSIGHTS - PETS AND BABIES SEMINAR - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH SERIES - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH/LAMAZE SERIES - SIBLING CLASS - WOMEN'S HEATH SEMINARS - WOMEN'S RESOURCE LIBRARY |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11A |
THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION THE SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE ALSO PERFORMED A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S IN HOUSE COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNAL AUDIT AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF THE SYSTEM TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUTLINED ABOVE, FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. IN ADDITION, THE SYSTEM'S EXTERNAL OUTSIDE TAX COUNSEL ALSO REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 |
THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REFERRED TO THE CORPORATE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OR ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL, THE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 |
THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAINTAINS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VP OPERATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF OTHER KEY OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS TO BE COMPRISED SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, SEEKS GUIDANCE AND SUBSTANTIATION FROM A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VP OPERATIONS. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; EACH OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE VP OPERATIONS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION |
CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 |
THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY SECRETARY OF STATE. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE |
CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J |
PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE |
CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 5 |
OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS - $988,402; - PENSION CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST - $2,878,870 AND - NET TRANSFER OF EQUITY TO OTHER SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES - ($25,948,490). |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 |
THE TAXPAYER IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). A BIG FOUR INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ALL AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE TAXPAYER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING |
CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 |
THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE TAXPAYER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ENGAGED A BIG FOUR INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
| INFORMATION ABOUT SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS |
SCHEDULE A, PART I |
THE ORGNIZATION IS ALSO AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3), 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE OTHER SAINT BARNABAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TAX-EXEMPT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS CLASSIFIED AS IRC SECTION 509(A)(1) AND 509(A)(2) PUBLIC CHARITIES. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE R AND R-1. |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION |
FORM 990 PART VII |
NAME:ALBERT R GAMPER JR TITLE:CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:27 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION |
FORM 990 PART VII |
NAME:VINCENT J APRUZZESE ESQ TITLE:VICE CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:30 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION |
FORM 990 PART VII |
NAME:THOMAS F KELAHER TITLE:VICE CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:30 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION |
FORM 990 PART VII |
NAME:RICHARD J KOGAN TITLE:VICE CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:24 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION |
FORM 990 PART VII |
NAME:RICHARD ONEILL TITLE:VICE CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:33 |
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