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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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| VOLUNTEERS | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 | VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (PCH) EVERY DAY BY GIVING THE GIFT OF TIME. THE VOLUNTEERS EACH HAVE SOMETHING UNIQUE TO OFFER AND COME FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND WALKS OF LIFE. VOLUNTEERS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF PCH'S TEAM THAT PROVIDES THE BEST HOPE, HEALING AND CARE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. EACH WEEK, OVER 500 VOLUNTEERS DONATE THREE TO FOUR HOURS OF SERVICE IN OVER 30 AREAS IN THE HOSPITAL. PCH VOLUNTEERS PLEDGE A MINIMUM OF 100 HOURS AND MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE. VOLUNTEERS GO THROUGH THE SAME SCREENING AND ORIENTATION PROCESS AS EMPLOYEES IN TERMS OF APPLICATION, BACKGROUND CHECK, GENERAL HOSPITAL ORIENTATION, HIPAA, CONFIDENTIALITY TRAINING, EXTENSIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS NECESSARY FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | PCH IS A FULL-SERVICE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE AND CARDIAC CARE, PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS, NEONATAL SERVICES, GENERAL PEDIATRICS, AND OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY SERVICES. PCH IS ONE OF THE TEN LARGEST FREESTANDING CHILDRENS HOSPITALS IN THE NATION SUSTAINED BY ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ARRAYS OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS IN THE SOUTHWEST. PCH OPERATES AS A FREESTANDING, SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL ON A 23-ACRE CAMPUS ON THOMAS ROAD IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE CAMPUS CONSISTS OF A FIVE-STORY, 265,000-SQUARE FOOT PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL (INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT), ONE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, ONE OUTPATIENT CLINIC AND TWO OTHER SERVICE BUILDINGS. PCH ALSO OPERATES A 64-BED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) IN PHOENIX WITHIN BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. AT DECEMBER 31, 2010, PCH HAD 345 LICENSED IN-SERVICE BEDS FOR INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL SERVICES AND GENERAL PEDIATRIC CARE. OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON THE THOMAS ROAD CAMPUS AND AT THREE SATELLITE OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN AREA. THROUGH ITS BROAD RANGE OF SUPERIOR PEDIATRIC SERVICES INCLUDING NEUROLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, CHEMOTHERAPY, CARDIOLOGY AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES, PCH HAS PROVIDED A DISTINGUISHED INDEPENDENT HEALTH FACILITY FOR THE CHILDREN OF ARIZONA. PCH DELIVERS ON ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE HOPE, HEALING, AND THE BEST CARE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALTY PEDIATRIC CARE IN ARIZONA. PCH EXTENDS THIS MISSION BEYOND OUR PATIENT POPULATION BY DELIVERING DIRECT FUNDING, PROGRAM SUPPORT, HEALTHCARE EXPERTISE, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. PCH IS ARIZONAS ONLY LICENSED, FREE-STANDING CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND THUS SERVES THE ENTIRE STATE AND BEYOND. AS SUCH, PCH IS THE SINGLE LARGEST PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN ARIZONA; 53 PERCENT OF PATIENTS ARE MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES PCH'S SIX CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND OTHER MEDICAL SEVICES. CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS WITH 17 SUBSPECIALTY-TRAINED PHYSICIANS PROVIDING EXPERT CARE IN THE AREAS OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT, NEUROONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY, SOLID TUMORS, SURVIVORSHIP, EARLY DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND LIQUID TUMORS, THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS IS THE STATE'S ONLY TREATMENT PROGRAM FULLY DEDICATED TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. BY THE END OF 2010, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTS COMPLETED WAS 135. THIS LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT IS OFFERED THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S OTTOSEN FAMILY BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA. WHAT'S MORE, THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS BEGAN OFFERING OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL'S SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE - EAST VALLEY CENTER, EASING THE DEMANDS OF TRAVEL FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THAT AREA. THE ONLY LOCATION IN THE STATE TO OFFER PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS, THE CENTER HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S. CHILDREN'S HEART CENTER THE CHILDREN'S HEART CENTER BECAME THE NATION'S FIFTH LARGEST PROGRAM OF ITS KIND WHEN THE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TRANSACTION UNITED PHOENIX CHILDREN'S AND ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER'S PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS. THE CENTER OFFERS A FULL ARRAY OF RELATED DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT OPTIONS THAT INCLUDE INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE CARDIOTHORACIC SERVICES. WITH EXPERTISE IN CARDIAC-SPECIFIC ANESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, THE GROUP COMPLETED MORE THAN 350 PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERIES IN 2010. HOME TO THE STATE'S ONLY TWO PEDIATRIC-DEDICATED CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION FACILITIES, THE CENTER'S SPACE IN THE NEW TOWER INCLUDES A 24-BED CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT STAFFED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED PERSONNEL WHO HAVE ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE CARDIAC THERAPIES LIKE EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO), A TYPE OF HEART-LUNG BYPASS FOR YOUNG PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEART CENTER HAS RECEIVED CERTIFICATION THROUGH UNOS FOR A PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM. CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS PHOENIX CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS IS DEDICATED TO OFFERING THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, STATE-OF-THE-ART CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY OR ARE LIVING WITH RELATED DISEASES OR CONDITIONS. THE GROUP IS COMPOSED OF SIX FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL CARE THROUGH A VARIETY OF CLINICS TO CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH FRACTURES, HIP DISORDERS, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, SPINAL DEFORMITIES AND CLUBFOOT. ALSO, THE PCH SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM PROVIDES SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL CARE TO YOUNG ATHLETES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INJURY DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE PROGRAM ALSO ADDED A PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN TO ITS TEAM WHO, IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR BONE AND JOINT INJURIES, ALSO SPECIALIZES IN TREATING ATHLETES WITH SPORTS-INDUCED CONCUSSION. AS THE CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS GROWS, THE GROUP PLANS TO ADD PROGRAMS FOR SPINA BIFIDA, MUSCULOSKELETAL TUMORS, CEREBRAL PALSY AND A GAIT LAB. CHILDREN'S NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE IN ADDITION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE CARE IT PROVIDES CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CONDITIONS, THE CHILDREN'S NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE WAS ALSO ACTIVE ON ANOTHER FRONT: RESEARCH. IN 2010, P. DAVID ADELSON, MD, FACS, FAAP, DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE, ALONG WITH OTHER RESEARCHERS, WAS AWARDED A THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE, A TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD ONE DAY HELP PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS USE THE POWER OF THEIR BRAINS TO CREATE MOVEMENT. CNI NEUROLOGISTS JEFFREY BUCHHALTER, MD, PHD, AND RANDA JARRAR, MD, COLLABORATED WITH RESEARCHERS AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ON ANOTHER STUDY, "KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EPILEPSY AND CONFIDENCE IN INSTRUCTING STUDENTS WITH EPILEPSY: TEACHERS' RESPONSES TO A NEW SCALE." IN THE STUDY, 91 CURRENT TEACHERS OF A STUDENT WITH EPILEPSY AND 203 TEACHERS IN GENERAL WERE SURVEYED USING A NEW SCALE. AS EXPECTED, MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE TEACHERS EXPRESSED GREATER CONFIDENCE. RESULTS SUGGEST THAT SOME FACTS ABOUT EPILEPSY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DISSEMINATION TO EDUCATORS. LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER TRAUMATIC INJURIES KILL MORE CHILDREN IN ARIZONA BETWEEN THE AGES OF 1 AND 14 THAN ANY OTHER CAUSE. IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOBERING STATISTIC, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CREATED ITS AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS)-VERIFIED LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN 2008, WHERE PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 12 SUBSPECIALTIES AND OTHER HIGHLY TRAINED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS STAND AT THE READY TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT TO SERIOUSLY INJURED CHILDREN AND TEENS. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS IMPORTANT RESOURCE IN ARIZONA? STUDIES HAVE SHOWN CARE AT AN ACS-VERIFIED TRAUMA CENTER LIKE PHOENIX CHILDREN'S LOWERS A CHILD'S RISK OF DEATH BY 25 PERCENT. SIMPLY, IT'S A BETTER OPTION THAT SAVES MORE LIVES. THE TRAUMA TEAM AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. DAVID NOTRICA, HAS BEEN BUSY DOING JUST THAT: SAVING LIVES. BETWEEN ITS JULY 2008 OPENING AND THE END OF 2010, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S SAW MORE THAN 3,500 TRAUMA PATIENTS. IN 2010 ALONE, THE HOSPITAL REPORTED 1,414 TRAUMA CASES. NEARLY A QUARTER OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE BROUGHT TO PHOENIX CHILDREN'S FROM OUTSIDE MARICOPA COUNTY. THE PHOENIX CHILDREN'S LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IS A VITAL REGIONAL RESOURCE. NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OFFERING 143 LICENSED BEDS, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS THE LARGEST FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN ARIZONA AND AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE NATION. LAST YEAR ALONE, THE NICU SERVED 1,297 LITTLE PATIENTS - SOME BORN AS MANY AS 16 WEEKS EARLY - WHO REQUIRED CARE FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, HEART PROBLEMS, IMMATURE SKIN AND EYES AND UNDER-DEVELOPED DIGESTIVE AND NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEMS. EARLY ARRIVALS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE TREATED IN THE NICU; BABIES WHO ARE BORN FULL-TERM, BUT WITH INFECTION, CONGENITAL BIRTH DEFECTS, IN-UTERO DRUG EXPOSURE OR COMPLICATIONS FROM TRAUMATIC BIRTH ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO THE CUTTING-EDGE CARE PROVIDED BY THE NICU TEAM. FOR INFANTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED BIRTH-RELATED OXYGEN DEPRIVATION, THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO THE ONE OF ONLY TWO COMPREHENSIVE NEURO-NICU'S IN THE COUNTRY, WHERE THEY ARE MONITORED BY HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT AND TREATED WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART WHOLE BODY COOLING SYSTEM, WHICH GREATLY REDUCE THE CHANCES THESE INFANTS WILL DEVELOP CONDITIONS LIKE CEREBRAL PALSY, MENTAL RETARDATION AND OTHER INTELLECTUAL OR PHYSICAL DEFICIENCIES. |
| OTHER MAJOR MEDICAL SERVICES | DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE VITAL COMPONENTS OF THE PERSONALIZED CARE TEAM PHOENIX CHILDREN'S PROVIDES EACH OF ITS CHILDREN. EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THE HOSPITAL'S PHILOSOPHY OF CARE IS THE FAMILY: MOTHERS, FATHERS, SIBLINGS, GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF A FAMILY'S SUPPORT SYSTEM. IT'S THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE THE PRIMARY CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDE THE STRENGTH AND SUPPORT REQUIRED TO HELP OUR YOUNG PATIENTS RECOVER FROM ILLNESS AND INJURY. THEY PARTNER WITH THE HOSPITAL'S TEAM TO HELP DEVELOP A PLAN OF TREATMENT THAT BEST FITS THEIR PERSONAL SITUATIONS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO UNDERSTANDS THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE NEEDS, TOO. AND FOR THAT REASON PHOENIX CHILDREN'S - THROUGH ITS PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT - OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT NETWORK FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY THROUGH SOCIAL WORK, CHAPLAINCY AND CHILD LIFE, THE LATTER A PROGRAM DEVELOPED RIGHT HERE AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THAT HELPS PATIENTS AND OFTEN THEIR SIBLINGS COPE EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY DURING THEIR HOSPITAL STAY BY PROVIDING AGE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION. PATIENTS GAIN A MEASURE OF CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN CARE BY LEARNING ABOUT IT THROUGH PLAY. ROUNDING OUT THE CARE TEAM ARE COMPASSIONATE AND CARING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, OUR VOLUNTEERS, WHO MAKE AN INDELIBLE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND STAFF. WHETHER THEY'RE ESCORTING A FAMILY TO ONE OF OUR CLINICS, SERVING AS A CANDY STRIPER OR ENTERTAINING CHILDREN IN ONE OF THE PLAYROOMS, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S VOLUNTEERS ARE THERE TO OFFER ANOTHER LEVEL OF COMFORT AND CARE. THE HOSPITAL'S PHILOSOPHY OF FAMILY-CENTERED CARE IS ALSO ONE OF THE MOTIVATIONS BEHIND ITS ALLIANCE WITH ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. THE UNIFICATION OF THESE PEDIATRIC PROGRAMS - WHOSE MISSIONS AND VISIONS SO CLOSELY ALIGN - FORTIFIES PHOENIX CHILDREN'S COMMITMENT TO DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE TO PROVIDE HOPE, HEALING AND THE BEST HEALTH CARE TO ARIZONA'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S OFFERS WORLD-CLASS CARE IN MORE THAN 40 SUB-SPECIALTY FIELDS OF PEDIATRIC MEDICINE, INCLUDING 6 CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. LAST YEAR, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HAD 11,378 ADMISSIONS; 57,140 VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; 123,759 OUTPATIENT PHYSICIAN VISITS; AND 12,164 SURGICAL PROCEDURES. ARIZONA'S POPULATION GROWTH MEANS PHOENIX CHILDREN'S MUST GROW, TOO. THE HOSPITAL IS EXPANDING TO ADD MORE PHYSICIANS, BUILD NEW CLINICAL PROGRAMS, AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BEDS TO 626 AT FULL BUILD OUT. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE EXPANSION IS AN 11-STORY TOWER THAT OPENS IN 2011. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HAS ARIZONA'S ONLY DEDICATED PEDIATRIC DIALYSIS CENTER AND PEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS 183 ICU BEDS, ONE OF THE LARGEST AMONG ALL FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, AND ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL IN THE U.S. PERFORMING THE EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) PROCEDURE. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HAS THE FIRST AND ONLY PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IN ARIZONA. WHEN THE NEW TOWER IS COMPLETE, THE DIVISION OF RADIOLOGY WILL OCCUPY 45,000 SQUARE FEET OF THE FIRST FLOOR. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S OPERATES TWO SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE CENTERS, ONE IN THE EAST VALLEY AND ONE IN THE NORTHWEST VALLEY. THE HOSPITAL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ITS SPECIAL BRAND OF CARE ACROSS THE VALLEY WHEN WORK BEGINS ON ANOTHER FACILITY IN THE WEST VALLEY CITY OF AVONDALE. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S WELCOMED THE STATE'S ONLY BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANT HEPATOLOGIST. APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF PHOENIX CHILDREN'S PATIENTS ARE COVERED BY AHCCCS, ARIZONA'S MEDICAID PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. THE TRACHEOTOMY AND AIRWAY PROGRAM IS THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICE IN ARIZONA THAT CARES FOR CHILDREN WITH TRACHEOSTOMIES AND HOME VENTILATORS. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE A SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER RESULTED IN A GROUNDBREAKING STRATEGIC ALLIANCE THAT WILL FORTIFY SEVERAL PHOENIX CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN'S HEART CENTER, WHICH WILL MAKE IT ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S. THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROVIDER OF HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY SERVICES IN ARIZONA, AND IS THE ONLY FREESTANDING PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN THE STATE WITH A BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, A COLLABORATION WITH MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA. THE CENTER IS THE ONLY LOCATION IN ARIZONA WHERE CHILDREN LIVING WITH CANCER CAN PARTICIPATE IN PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS, GIVING THEM ACCESS TO THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES. IN 2010, A GROUP OF RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING P. DAVID ADELSON, MD, DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL'S CHILDREN'S NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE (CNI), WAS AWARDED A THREE-YEAR GRANT TOTALING NEARLY $470,000 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE. THE GRANT SUPPORTS FURTHER RESEARCH INTO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN HELP PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS USE THE POWER OF THEIR BRAIN TO CREATE MOVEMENT. IT REPRESENTS ONLY ONE OF THE MANY STUDIES IN WHICH CNI PHYSICIANS ARE INVOLVED. PHOENIX CHILDREN'S NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) SERVED 1,297 BABIES LAST YEAR. IN TOTAL, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S NOW HAS 143 LICENSED NICU BEDS. IT IS ALSO HOME TO A COMPREHENSIVE NEURO-NICU, ONE OF ONLY TWO FACILITIES OF ITS KIND IN THE U.S. WHICH PROVIDES LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT TO NEWBORNS WHO HAVE SUFFERED BIRTH-RELATED BRAIN INJURY. THE HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY IS A STATEWIDE REFERRAL CENTER FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS. THESE MAY INCLUDE SPINAL DEFORMITY AND SCOLIOSIS, LEG-LENGTH DISCREPANCY, INFECTIONS, MUSCULOSKELETAL ONCOLOGY, AND THOSE RELATED TO MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY AND CEREBRAL PALSY. THE HOSPITAL'S LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN TREATED 1,415 KIDS IN 2010. IT IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE AND ONE OF ONLY 18 SUCH CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. | |
| PROCESS USED BY ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW FORM 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990, IN DRAFT FORM, WAS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO BEING PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE RETURN WAS REVIEWED BY THE VP OF FINANCE AND CFO. THE FINAL VERSION IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| PROCESS USED TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | PCH AND ITS AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRES EACH OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND VICE PRESIDENTS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM, IDENTIFYING REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, SUCH AS FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS OR INTERESTS, FAMILY OR BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS OR EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PCH AND/OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. IF SITUATIONS ARE DISCLOSED THAT PRESENT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, THEY ARE REPORTED TO THE CEO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RESOLUTION AND/OR AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS RESIDES WITH THE BOARD AND THE CEO. |
| PROCESS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION OF CEO AND OTHER OFFICERS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B | PCH USES THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO MAKE MARKET COMPARISONS OF COMPENSATION, INCLUDING BOTH BASE SALARY AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. THESE PLANS ARE REVIEWED WITH AND ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE YEAR END AUDIT, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO AND KEY EXECUTIVES AND TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE CEO, BASED ON THE CRITERIA IN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLAN. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2010. |
| AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, | AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. |
| PAYMENTS TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS | FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION B | THE PAYMENTS TO KITCHELL INCLUDE PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND MATERIALS THAT COULD NOT BE SPLIT OUT FROM THE PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 | MARK TO MARKET ADJUSTMENT ON INTEREST RATE SWAPS (16,731,874) UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS 7,808,248 TEMP RESTR DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS 3,883,000 NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION (3,543,000) ROUNDING 96 -------------------------- OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (8,583,530) ========================== |
| SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN DURING THE YEAR | PART III, LINE 2 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - PHOENIX AND PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST 2010 AN AGREEMENT TO EXPAND THEIR AFFILIATION, A MOVE DESIGNED IN PART TO ADDRESS ARIZONA'S SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PEDIATRICIANS. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE UA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - PHOENIX DESIGNATES THE HOSPITAL AS ITS PRINCIPAL PEDIATRIC AFFILIATE WHILE THE HOSPITAL NAMES THE UNIVERSITY AS ITS PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC AFFILIATE. THIS ARRANGEMENT ADDS MEDICAL RESIDENCIES TO A STATE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF THEM. ARIZONA'S RATIO OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS TO ITS POPULATION IS AMONG THE LOWEST IN THE UNITED STATES YET THE STATE HAS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THE TWO ENTITIES ALSO PLAN TO PARTNER ON A VARIETY OF RESEARCH PROJECTS AIMED AT PREVENTING, TREATING AND CURING CHILDHOOD DISEASES AND INJURIES. |
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