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| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH CARE CORPORATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BACKGROUND ========== ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ("RWJUH" OR "HOSPITAL") IS A GENERAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND TEACHING HOSPITAL. RWJUH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, RWJUH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, RWJUH OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1) RWJUH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2) RWJUH OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3) RWJUH MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; AND 4) CONTROL OF RWJUH RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS; WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 5) SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. MOREOVER, RWJUH PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, AS DEFINED BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. RWJUH MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. MISSION STATEMENT ================= TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY: - FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, EVIDENCE BASED PATIENT CARE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HOSPITAL'S HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; - ADVANCING PATIENT CARE BY THE DIFFUSION OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE; - FACILITATING MEDICAL DISCOVERY THAT IMPROVES PATIENT CARE; - PROMOTING AND ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR REGION; - EXHIBITING STEWARDSHIP OF ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES. VISION ====== ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL, WILL BE A LEADING, NATIONALLY DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER. OVERVIEW ======== THE 610-BED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF ITS OVER 4,600 EMPLOYEES, 1,750 PHYSICIANS ON MEDICAL STAFF, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AND COMMITTED COMMUNITY-BASED AUXILIARY MEMBERS. ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OFFERS CARE IN 16 BROAD SERVICE AREAS RANGING FROM SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDICS TO PEDIATRICS AND OB/GYN, WHICH ARE FURTHER SPLIT INTO A TOTAL OF 72 DIVISIONS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES TREATMENT IN HUNDREDS OF SPECIALTY AREAS. THE FURTHER ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL PRACTICE IS FACILITATED THROUGH THE TRAINING OF OVER 500 MEDICAL RESIDENTS IN APPROXIMATELY 46 MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. DURING 2010, THE HOSPITAL HAD INPATIENT ADMISSIONS OF 33,297 RESULTING IN 185,115 PATIENT DAYS. HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR BOTH ADULT AND PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENTS OF 67,364 (NET OF ADMISSIONS) AND TOTAL SURGERIES EXCEEDED 18,500. AFFILIATIONS/ COLLABORATION =========================== THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS IN NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY IS THE EPICENTER OF UNPARALLELED HEALTH CARE ADVANCES AND COMBINES THE CAPABILITIES AND TALENTS OF UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL AND ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. ENCOMPASSING BOTH PEDIATRIC AND ADULT HEALTH CARE, THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER'S CLINICAL, RESEARCH AND TEACHING RESOURCES ARE UNIQUELY COMPREHENSIVE IN THEIR BREADTH AND SCOPE AND DESIGNED TO DELIVER A PATIENT-CENTRIC EXPERIENCE. ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS THE PRINCIPAL TEACHING HOSPITAL OF UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL. THE CANCER HOSPITAL AT RWJUH IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF THE CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY (CINJ), NEW JERSEY'S ONLY NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI)-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER. THE HOSPITAL'S CANCER PROGRAM HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. IT IS AN NCI-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER PROGRAM, THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE STATE TO RECEIVE SUCH A DESIGNATION. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN RWJUH AND THE CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY OFFERS PATIENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE CARE FROM THE RESEARCH PHYSICIANS OF CINJ IN THE STATE-OF-THE-ART ENVIRONMENT OF RWJUH. ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH CARE CORP. ------------------------------------- THE RWJ HEALTH CARE CORP., IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAMILTON, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RAHWAY, AND CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL. THESE HOSPITALS ARE COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON HEALTH SYSTEM. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ====================== U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT -------------------------- DURING 2010, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ONCE AGAIN RANKED AMONG THE TOP HOSPITALS IN THE NATION, ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S 2010 RANKING OF "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS." THIS YEAR, RWJUH WAS CITED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PULMONARY MEDICINE. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS' COMMISSION ON CANCER -------------------------------------------------- ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS AMONG THE NATION'S BEST RANKED CANCER CENTERS BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS' COMMISSION ON CANCER AFTER HAVING EARNED ITS HIGHEST CANCER CARE PERFORMANCE RATING, "APPROVAL WITH COMMENDATION." MAGNET AWARD ------------ RWJUH NURSES HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS MAGNET AWARD FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE FOR MORE THAN 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER. FIRST RECOGNIZED IN 1997 AND RE-DESIGNATED IN 2002, RWJUH WAS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN HOSPITALS NATIONALLY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR A THIRD TIME IN 2006. PREPARATIONS FOR A FOURTH RE-DESIGNATION WERE UNDERWAY DURING 2010 WITH AN ANTICIPATED SITE SURVEY IN JANUARY OF 2011. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE INSTITUTION WOULD BE ONLY ONE OF A HANDFUL OF HOSPITALS INTERNATIONALLY TO ACHIEVE THIS RECOGNITION FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE PERIODS. LEAPFROG GROUP -------------- THE LEAPFROG GROUP NAMED RWJUH ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP HOSPITALS BASED ON RESULTS OF ITS LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY. THE SURVEY IS THE NATION'S PREMIER HOSPITAL PATIENT SAFETY EVALUATION TOOL AND PROVIDES CONSUMERS AND HEALTH CARE PURCHASERS WITH UP-TO-DATE ASSESSMENTS OF 1,220 PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS' QUALITY AND SAFETY. THE SURVEY HAS EARNED A REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING THE MOST COMPLETE PICTURE OF HOSPITAL QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES. RWJUH IS ONE OF ONLY 33 HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE AND ONE OF ONLY TWO IN NEW JERSEY TO ACHIEVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION. AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN STROKE CARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION PRESENTED ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (RWJUH) WITH THE "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES GOLD PLUS AWARD (GWTG)" FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN STROKE CARE. RWJUH EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION FOR CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINING AN 85 PERCENT OR BETTER COMPLIANCE RATE FOR SEVEN STROKE CARE MEASURES OVER A CONSECUTIVE 90-DAY PERIOD. TOP DOCTORS ----------- NUMEROUS RWJUH PHYSICIANS CONSISTENTLY APPEAR IN RANKINGS FOR "BEST DOCTORS" IN PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING NEW YORK MAGAZINE AND NEW JERSEY MONTHLY. A TOTAL OF 34 RWJUH PHYSICIANS WERE RECOGNIZED BY NEW YORK MAGAZINE AS RANKING AMONG THE TOP TWO PERCENT OF ALL PHYSICIANS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, AS PART OF THE MAGAZINE'S 2010 TOP DOCTORS ISSUE. THIS GROUP INCLUDES 11 COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS AND 23 FACULTY PHYSICIANS. HISTORICALLY, RWJUH HAS FARED WELL IN THE MAGAZINE'S ANNUAL TOP DOCTOR RANKINGS. IN FACT, RWJUH HAS CONSISTENTLY HAD THE MOST OR CLOSE TO THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DOCTORS RECOGNIZED ON THE LIST. THE DATA USED TO COMPILE THIS LIST COMES FROM CASTLE CONNOLLY'S ANNUAL "BEST DOCTORS" PUBLICATION, WHICH USES A PEER REVIEW PROCESS TO NOMINATE AND SELECT THE TOP PHYSICIANS IN THE NEW YORK AREA. CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION INCLUDE NOT ONLY PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND REPUTATION BUT ALSO SKILLS IN DEALING WITH PATIENTS, SUCH AS LISTENING, INSTILLING TRUST, AND SHOWING EMPATHY. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT SATISFACTION ---------------------------------- BOTH THE ADULT AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF PRESS GANEY, THE NATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN PATIENT SATISFACTION MEASUREMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. PATIENT SATISFACTION CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES UPON WHICH SUCCESS IS MEASURED AT THE HOSPITAL, AND EFFORTS TO ENHANCE LEVELS OF SATISFACTION THROUGH PRESS GANEY AND HCAHPS - THE SYSTEM SPONSORED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). PRESS GANEY HAS SELECTED BMSCH FOR THE HONOR FOR ACHIEVING HIGH PATIENT SATISFACTION SCORES. BMSCH CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP ONE PERCENT OF ALL CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NATIONALLY IN PATIENT SATISFACTION. MOREOVER, THE ADULT HOSPITAL CONTINUALLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY FOR KEY HCAHPS MEASURES. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS -------------------------------- RWJUH'S LABORATORY IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION OF THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS (CAP), BASED ON THE RESULTS OF ITS ON-SITE INSPECTION. RWJUH IS ONE OF MORE THAN 6,000 CAP-ACCREDITED LABORATORIES NATIONWIDE. THE CAP LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, BEGUN IN THE EARLY 1960S, IS RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS BEING EQUAL TO OR MORE STRINGENT THAN THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN INSPECTION. RWJUH'S LABORATORY WAS CONGRATULATED FOR "EXCELLENCE OF THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED." LEADERSHIP IN ORGAN DONATION/TRANSPLANTATION -------------------------------------------- THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HONORED RWJUH FOR ACHIEVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST ORGAN DONATION RATES IN NEW JERSEY. THE NEW JERSEY ORGAN AND TISSUE SHARING NETWORK PRESENTED RWJUH WITH THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR ORGAN DONATION IN RECOGNITION OF THE ACHIEVEMENT. PREPARATIONS BEGAN IN 2010 FOR THE TRANSPLANT PROGRAM'S NEXT ACCREDITATION BY CMS; THE ACCREDITATION SURVEY SHOULD OCCUR IN 2011. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS =========================== RWJUH WEB SITE -------------- REACHING OVER 50,000 PEOPLE A MONTH, THE RWJUH WEB SITE PROVIDES A SEARCHABLE PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY, INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL SERVICES, EVENT CALENDAR, HOSPITAL NEWS, AND GENERAL HEALTH INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY THE HOSPITAL HAS INCREASED ITS UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN LEVELS OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY. ROUGHLY 1,000 INDIVIDUALS HAD BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS OF THE HOSPITAL'S FACEBOOK PAGE BY THE END OF 2010. RWJUH CALL CENTER ----------------- THE HOSPITAL CALL CENTER PROVIDES A 24/7, TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REQUEST INFORMATION ON PHYSICIANS ON THE MEDICAL STAFF AT RWJUH. CALLERS RECEIVE INFORMATION BASED ON SPECIALTY, AS WELL AS OTHER DETAILS SUCH AS GENDER OR GEOGRAPHY. WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ADDITIONAL CALLS ARE BEING DIRECTED TO THE CALL CENTER. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ===================== CARDIOVASCULAR CARE ------------------- THE CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE CAN BE DIVIDED INTO THREE COMPONENTS: CARDIAC SERVICES INCLUSIVE OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT; THE LATEST IN CARDIAC SURGICAL INNOVATIONS; AND PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE VASCULAR SERVICES. THE GOAL OF THIS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, CUTTING EDGE SERVICES IN A PROMPT AND EFFICIENT MANNER. CARDIAC SERVICES RUN THE GAMUT FROM ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG) UP TO AND INCLUDING HEART TRANSPLANTATION INCLUSIVE OF THE ABIOCOR TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE CARDIAC SERVICE LINE BASED ON MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY INCLUSIVE OF NON-INVASIVE AND INVASIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THE NON-INVASIVE TECHNOLOGIES AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INCLUDE EKG, STRESS TESTING, BOTH NUCLEAR AND REGULAR, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, BOTH STRESS AND NON-STRESS TESTING. THESE NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES PROVIDE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE. MEDICALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED IN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES. THE HOSPITAL HAS EIGHT LABORATORIES INCLUSIVE OF TWO ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORIES. WITHIN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES, DIAGNOSTIC CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS ARE PERFORMED AS WELL AS PERCUTANEOUS TRANSULUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTIES (PTCA). IN ADDITION, IN THE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABS, TREATMENTS FOR ARRHYTHMIAS ARE PERFORMED. THESE PROCEDURES ARE DONE THROUGH THE USE OF CATHETERS WHICH ARE POSITIONED WITHIN THE HEART TO MEASURE ITS APPROPRIATE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY AND VULNERABILITY OF THE HEART TO ABNORMAL RHYTHMS AND RAPID OR SLOW HEARTBEATS. PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROBOTIC MAGNETIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR CARDIAC ABLATIONS WERE UNDERWAY DURING THE YEAR. THESE RHYTHM DISORDERS ARE TREATED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUSIVE OF THE IMPLANTATION OF PACEMAKER DEVICES. DURING 2010, THE EP LAB INITIATED A PROGRAM OF LASER LEAD REMOVALS. THE OTHER PROCEDURES DONE IN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES ARE THOSE FOR ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES TO TREAT PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE. THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES PERFORM OVER 12,000 PROCEDURES PER YEAR AND ARE THE LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. FROM A CARDIAC SURGICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE HOSPITAL PERFORMS OVER 900 OPEN HEART PROCEDURES, INCLUSIVE OF CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, GRAFTING, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF VALVES, REPAIR OF CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES IN ADULTS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. THE CARDIAC SURGERY DIVISION ALSO PERFORMS HEART TRANSPLANTATION. TO SUPPORT HEART TRANSPLANTATION, THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES (VAD) WHICH ARE USED AS A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANTATION. IN 2010, THE JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED THE VAD PROGRAM AT RWJUH AS A DESTINATION THERAPY FOR END-STAGE CARDIAC PATIENTS. RWJ IS ONE OF A HANDFUL OF PROGRAMS NATIONALLY TO ACHIEVE THIS HONOR. THE HOSPITAL HAS AN ACTIVE HEART FAILURE AND TRANSPLANT SERVICE. THROUGH THIS TEAM-ORIENTED APPROACH OF MEDICAL CARDIOLOGISTS AND CARDIAC SURGEONS, THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNIQUES ARE DONE AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INCLUSIVE OF HEART TRANSPLANTS. IN 2010, THE HOSPITAL TRANSPLANTED 14 HEARTS, A NEW RECORD FOR THE PROGRAM. IN 2009, THE HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE NATION TO IMPLANT THE ABIOCOR TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE RESULT OF THE REMARKABLE TEAMWORK BETWEEN FACULTY PHYSICIANS, PRIVATE PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE NURSING AND ANCILLARY TEAMS AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM AS A MEANS FOR REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE CERTAIN PROCEDURES OR TREATMENT. THE PROGRAM IS APPROVED BY MEDICARE AND PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND IS A BENEFICIAL SERVICE WHERE THE PATIENTS ARE ASSISTED BY THE NURSES AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISTS TO RESUME THEIR ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THE OTHER COMPONENT OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICE LINE IS VASCULAR SERVICES WHICH ARE PRIMARILY PROVIDED THROUGH THE VASCULAR SURGEONS AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS. THE TYPES OF PROCEDURES PERFORMED BY THE VASCULAR SURGEONS INCLUDE CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY FOR STROKE PREVENTION, ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM (AAA) REPAIRS, THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIRS, RENAL ARTERY REPAIRS, AND ARTERIAL RECONSTRUCTION FOR LOWER EXTREMITIES. THE VASCULAR SURGEONS ARE ALSO PROVIDING ENDOVASCULAR THERAPIES. IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE VASCULAR SURGEONS, THE INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS PROVIDE MODERN AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC VASCULAR EXAMINATIONS AS WELL AS ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY. THE VASCULAR TEAM HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE HOSPITAL'S TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS TO LAUNCH A NEW CLINICAL PROTOCOL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY AAA CASES. NON-INVASIVE VASCULAR TESTING IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE VASCULAR LABORATORY. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED OVER 14,000 PROCEDURES UTILIZING FIVE VASCULAR IMAGING MACHINES. PROCEDURES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAROTID ARTERY, TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER, AND UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITY ARTERIAL SCANS. CARDIOVASCULAR ANEURYSM CENTER ------------------------------ THE UNIQUE PROGRAM IS IN FACT A VIRTUAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CENTER THAT JOINS TWO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES - CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR - TO TREAT ANEURYSMS THAT AFFECT THE ABDOMINAL AND THORACIC REGIONS OF THE BODY. LED BY INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED VASCULAR SURGEONS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE UMDNJ-ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FACULTY, THE CARDIOVASCULAR ANEURYSM CENTER AT RWJUH OFFERS PATIENTS A THOROUGH CONSULTATION AND EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF TREATMENT, WHETHER IT IS MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, OPEN SURGICAL REPAIR OR ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR. SINCE OPENING ITS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ENDOVASCULAR SUITE IN 2009, THE ENDOVASCULAR PROGRAM HAS GROWN. THIS TECHNOLOGY AFFORDS THE PHYSICIANS OF THE REGION WITH UNPARALLELED DIAGNOSTIC/IMAGING QUALITY, CRITICAL WHEN ASSESSING AND REPAIRING VASCULAR ABNORMALITIES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CANCER CARE ----------- THE CANCER HOSPITAL AT RWJUH OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE PROGRAM WITH A 103-BED CANCER HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES SAME-DAY CHEMOTHERAPY, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, BONE MARROW AND RADIATION THERAPY - ALL IN ONE LOCATION. THE COLLABORATION OF RWJUH SPECIALISTS, PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS ALLOWS PATIENTS TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF ALL THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CANCER CARE. TECHNOLOGICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE TOMOTHERAPY, WHICH ALLOWS FOR GREATER PRECISION IN TREATING TUMORS WITH RADIATION, AND THE DA VINCI SURGICAL ROBOT, WHICH OFFERS MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL OPTIONS, OFTEN RESULTING IN QUICKER RECOVER TIME FOR PATIENTS. RWJUH IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF THE CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY, ONE OF ONLY 40 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS - SINGLED OUT FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN INTEGRATING CANCER TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. UNIQUE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - OUR RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE LATEST ADVANCES IN RADIOTHERAPY INCLUDING INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT), STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, TOTAL SKIN ELECTRON BEAM THERAPY AND IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY. DURING 2010, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 15,000 RADIATION ONCOLOGY TREATMENTS. - IN 2010, CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED ON TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS WHICH WILL ADD DRAMATICALLY TO THE REGION'S CAPABILITIES TO TREAT CANCER. A GAMMA KNIFE CENTER WILL BE HOUSED ON THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS AND USED TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL CANCERS IN WAYS THAT TRADITIONAL SURGERY CANNOT. THE GAMMA KNIFE TECHNOLOGY WILL ALSO BE USED IN TREATING CONDITIONS OF THE FACIAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED IN EARLY 2011, WITH INITIATION OF PATIENT TREATMENTS THEREAFTER. - WORK ALSO CONTINUES ON THE CREATION OF A PROTON BEAM THERAPY CENTER, ALSO ON THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON CAMPUS. PROTON BEAM THERAPY IS REVOLUTIONARY IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER, AND IS PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT OF SELECTED PEDIATRIC CANCERS - SUCH AS THOSE IN THE SPINE AND BRAIN - WHERE THE USE OF TRADITIONAL RADIOTHERAPY MIGHT CAUSE DAMAGE TO FORMING NERVOUS SYSTEM TISSUE. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROTON BEAM THERAPY CENTER AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON WOULD CREATE ANOTHER DESTINATION THERAPY FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR REGION. - RWJUH OFFERS THE STATE'S ONLY ACCREDITED RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY. THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE PRODUCTION OF ADVANCED CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH THAT SUPPORTS AND ENSURES THE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION OF HIGH END TECHNOLOGY. - DURING 2010, NEARLY 15,000 OUTPATIENT INFUSION REGISTRATIONS WERE OBSERVED, REFLECTING A STEADY GROWTH OF THE HOSPITALS CHEMOTHERAPY VOLUMES. ADDITIONALLY 89 BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS WERE PERFORMED IN THE HOSPITAL'S BONE MARROW UNIT HOUSED WITHIN THE CANCER HOSPITAL. - RWJUH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE EXPERTISE OF THE REGION'S BEST PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS. - THE CANCER HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY AT RWJUH FOCUSES ON ADDITIONAL PATIENT NEEDS INCLUDING EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT. - THE BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT RWJUH HOUSES A PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY UNIT FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. - PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A DEDICATED ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKER, AN ONCOLOGY NUTRITIONIST, CHAPLAIN AND NUMEROUS OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS. - IN THE CANCER HOSPITAL, ALL ROOMS ARE PRIVATE WITH HOTEL-STYLE AMENITIES SUCH AS A VCR, REFRIGERATOR AND IN-SERVICE DINING, AS WELL AS SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES =============================== THE REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS A DEDICATED REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER (RPC) OFFERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF OBSTETRIC AND NEONATAL SERVICES IN NEW JERSEY. WE OFFER A FULL RANGE OF SPECIALIZED CARE INCLUDING: PRECONCEPTION COUNSELING FOR WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION BEFORE PREGNANCY; COUPLES WITH HIGH RISK FACTORS FOR GENETIC PROBLEMS BEFORE PREGNANCY; WOMEN WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS EPILEPSY, RENAL TRANSPLANT, HIV POSITIVE OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; PREGNANT WOMEN WITH MULTIPLES OR A PREVIOUS PRETERM INFANT; AND PREGNANT WOMEN IN WHOM A SECOND OPINION IS DESIRABLE. RWJUH'S LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT OFFERS PATIENTS NEWLY REFURBISHED ROOMS WHICH ARE LARGER AND REDESIGNED TO CREATE A WARM, PATIENT-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT. THE HOSPITAL RENOVATED AND ADDED BOTH ANTE-PARTUM AND POST-PARTUM ROOMS AND BEDS, WHICH NOW GIVES US 40 ANTE- AND POST-PARTUM BEDS, AS WELL AS 12 LABOR AND DELIVERY ROOMS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS EASIER ACCESS FROM THE LABOR AND DELIVERY AREA TO THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IF NEWBORNS REQUIRE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CRITICAL CARE. THE RENOVATED FACILITIES ALSO FEATURE LARGER PHYSICIAN LOUNGE AREAS WITH FETAL SURVEILLANCE MONITORS. DURING 2010, OVER 2,600 BIRTHS WERE RECORDED AT THE REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: - THE STATE'S MOST ADVANCED PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING AND PREVENTING PRE-TERM BIRTHS AND PREGNANCY LOSS. - A COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICAL UNIT, WHICH INCLUDES STATE-OF-THE-ART, LABOR AND DELIVERY ROOMS, AN ANTE-PARTUM LOFT FOR OBSTETRIC EMERGENCIES, A FOUR BED RECOVERY UNIT AND THREE OPERATING ROOMS LOCATED ON 36,000 SQUARE FEET. - A TOTAL OF 40 PRIVATE ANTE-PARTUM AND POST-PARTUM ROOMS FOR MATERNITY CARE WITH HOTEL-LIKE AMENITIES. - RECENTLY RENOVATED PHYSICIAN'S LOUNGE, STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTRAL FETAL SURVEILLANCE MONITORS WITH REMOTE ACCESS, AND AN EXPANDED NURSES' STATION WITH A PHYSICIAN DICTATION AREA. - REMOTE ACCESS FOR FETAL SURVEILLANCE AVAILABLE TO BLACKBERRY, OFFICE AND HOME. - MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE 24/7 WITH A FULL TEAM COMPRISED OF FELLOWS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, NUTRITIONISTS AND GENETIC COUNSELORS. - STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ADULT MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (MICU) WHICH IS WIRED FOR CENTRAL FETAL MONITORING. - DIRECT ACCESS FOR PHYSICIANS TO THE 37-BED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) THAT COMBINES HIGHLY SKILLED NEONATOLOGISTS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, AND FACILITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALING. - THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY WITH THE COOL-CAP DEVICE FOR NEONATES BORN WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (HIE), WHICH CAN CAUSE PERMANENT NEUROLOGIC SEQUELAE. - TWO NURSERIES EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AND A HIGHLY SKILLED STAFF WITH EXPERIENCE IN PHOTOTHERAPY AND IV ANTIBIOTICS. - A DEDICATED OB ANESTHESIOLOGIST, LACTATION CONSULTANTS ON STAFF SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND A CERTIFIED CHILD SAFETY PASSENGER TECHNICIAN. THE BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (BMSCH) AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ------------------------------------------------------------------- THE BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS AT THE EPICENTER OF A GROWING PEDIATRIC CAMPUS THAT PROVIDES THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN IN NEW JERSEY. BMSCH FEATURES SUB-SPECIALISTS IN A FULL RANGE OF PEDIATRICS FROM PEDIATRIC SURGERY, UROLOGY AND CARDIOLOGY TO ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY AND PULMONOLOGY, ALL IN A FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER: FOR THE MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED CHILDREN, BMSCH IS A CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, AND PEDIATRIC SURGEONS ARE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM SURGERY AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. - PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: OUR UNIQUE STAND ALONE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM OUR ADULT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED ED NURSES, TECHNICIANS AND BOARD-CERTIFIED DOCTORS. - EXPRESS CARE: THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM IS A SERVICE OFFERED BY THE PEDIATRIC ED TO TREAT CHILDREN WITH LESS SERIOUS, NON-THREATENING INJURIES AND ILLNESSES WHEN YOUR PEDIATRICIAN'S OFFICE IS CLOSED. - THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU): THE PICU PROVIDES CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL AND INJURED CHILDREN, INCLUDING ALL OF THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT MODALITIES AND ALL ASPECTS OF INVASIVE AND NON-INVASIVE MONITORING, ALONG WITH 24-HOUR-A-DAY CARE FROM PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS. - ROBOTIC SURGERY: BMSCH OFFERS THE LATEST IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDIATRIC ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERAL UROLOGIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING PYELOPLASTY AND PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY. - THE PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY PROGRAM: BMSCH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY (CINJ), OFFERS CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS THE MOST ADVANCED CARE IN THE STATE. IT INCLUDES A PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAM AND A LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA PROGRAM. - THE PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPLETE PEDIATRIC CARE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL, CONGENITAL, POST-TRAUMATIC AND NEUROMUSCULAR CONDITIONS OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM USING BOTH SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL APPROACHES, INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | - THE PEDIATRIC PULMONARY PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM A NUMBER OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS INCLUDING CYSTIC FIBROSIS, ASTHMA, TECHNOLOGY DEPENDENCE AND SLEEP DISORDERS. - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU): BMSCH IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (NICU) IN THE STATE AND FEATURES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO TREAT THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL NEWBORNS. - METABOLISM, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND RHEUMATOLOGY: THESE CENTERS PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH THE MOST EXPANDED SERVICES AVAILABLE. - CHILD LIFE PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH THE ADJUSTMENT TO HOSPITALIZATION, ILLNESS OR INJURY AND TREATMENT. THE NEARBY CHILD HEALTH INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY AT UMDNJ-RWJMS IS A CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND PEDIATRIC CARE, FEATURING AN AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, RESEARCH LABORATORIES AND OFFICES FOR FACULTY. HERE, SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS CONVERGE TO STUDY AND TREAT DISEASES THAT THREATEN CHILDREN. NEXT DOOR IS THE NEW PSE&G CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL, THE NATION'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN. AND THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, WHERE FAMILIES OF SICK CHILDREN CAN LIVE DURING THE CHILD'S HOSPITAL STAY, IS A SHORT WALK AWAY. LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER --------------------- THE LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER AT RWJUH IS A REGIONAL LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. RWJUH IS ONE OF ONLY THREE LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTERS DESIGNATED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. A LEVEL ONE CENTER IS THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION A HOSPITAL CAN RECEIVE. DURING 2010, 2,500 TRAUMA CASES WERE REPORTED AT THE HOSPITAL, WITH 1,800 OF THESE RESULTING IN AN INPATIENT STAY. COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR FY 2010 ============================== SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE HOSPITAL HAS EMPHASIZED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS COMPRISED OF LEADING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE SERVICES OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC ARE IN KEEPING WITH COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS. THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF PHYSICIANS, EDUCATORS, CLERGY AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, WITH THE GOAL OF SETTING BROAD POLICY FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. OUTLINED BELOW ARE A NUMBER OF RWJUH COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. THE INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE, BUT RATHER PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT FURTHER DEMONSTRATES HOW RWJUH BENEFITS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) DEPARTMENT ------------------------------------------- EMS IS AN IMPORTANT HEALTH RESOURCE TO ITS COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CARE, IT WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND THE CITIZENS TO DEVELOP A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, PROVIDES DIRECT ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES AND STAFF. IT IS THE FUNDAMENTAL MISSION OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE (EMS) TO DELIVER QUALITY PRE-HOSPITAL OR INTER-HOSPITAL MEDICAL CARE AND TRANSPORTATION TO ITS PATIENTS, AND TO PROVIDE A REGIONAL CENTER FOR TEACHING THE PRE-HOSPITAL MEDICAL ARTS AND SCIENCES. HEALTHCARE AND TRANSPORTATION ----------------------------- THE EMS IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) TO THE CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK AT NO COST TO THE CITY; PATIENT BILLING ONLY COVER A SMALL PROPORTION OF THE PROGRAM COST. DURING 2010, 18,053 MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT CALLS WERE PERFORMED, WITH MORE THAN 8,300 TREATMENTS DELIVERED. DURING THE SAME YEAR, 5,500 AMBULANCE TRANSPORTS WERE MADE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 1,400 SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORTS PERFORMED. AN ADDITIONAL 11,600 HEALTH SYSTEM AND NETWORK AMBULANCE RUNS WERE MADE DURING 2010. SIMILAR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, WITH OVER 7,800 EMS CALLS TAKEN DURING 2010. EMS PROVIDES SECONDARY BLS TO THE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES ACCORDING TO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS OR SPECIAL REQUESTS. EMS IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS) TO THE COMMUNITIES AS DESIGNATED BY THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. EMS PROVIDES SECONDARY ALS TO THE ADJACENT AREAS ACCORDING TO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS OR SPECIAL REQUESTS. ADDITIONALLY, EMS PROVIDES NON EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR RWJUH, AS WELL AS INTER-FACILITY SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORTATION. EMS COMMUNICATIONS ------------------ EMS OPERATES A REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (MED CENTRAL) WHICH PROVIDES 9-1-1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL ACCESS FOR CITIZENS OF NEW BRUNSWICK, REGIONAL COORDINATION OF TELEMETRY COMMUNICATIONS, PRIMARY ALS DISPATCH FOR TEN REGIONAL MICUS, COORDINATES BLS COMMUNICATIONS VIA THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE RADIO (HEAR), COORDINATION OF ALS AND BLS COMMUNICATIONS WITH ADJACENT COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS, AND, IN TIME OF NEED, PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DURING 2010, 430 EMS COURSES WERE PROVIDED TO FIRST-RESPONDERS AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE. EMS EDUCATION ------------- EMS PROVIDES THE CLINICAL SETTING FOR PARAMEDIC STUDENTS SPONSORED TO ATTEND THE DIDACTIC PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AT UNION COUNTY COLLEGE. EMS REMAINS COMMITTED TO PRE-HOSPITAL MEDICAL EDUCATION BY SERVING AS A LABORATORY WHERE EMT'S AND PARAMEDIC INTERNS WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH EXPERIENCED PRACTITIONERS AND PREPARE FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. IT PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF ALL LEVELS OF THE EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE TEAM IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. EMS PLACES A SPECIAL IMPORTANCE ON THE TRAINING OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. EMS RESEARCH ------------ EMS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UMDNJ - ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL SERVES AS A CENTER FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF PRE-HOSPITAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE. THE RESEARCH PROCESS DIRECTLY BENEFITS THE PATIENT THROUGH IMPROVED CARE. AN ATMOSPHERE OF INQUIRY STIMULATES THE RESEARCHER AND PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR THE EDUCATION PROCESS OF PRE-HOSPITAL STUDENTS. AN EFFECTIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM CONSTANTLY ADDS TO THE FUND OF NEW KNOWLEDGE AND PRECLUDES BENEFITS TO OTHERS BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE PRE-HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. EMS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ---------------------- THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE EMS DEPARTMENT PROVIDE THEIR TIME IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS; EITHER VIA EDUCATION ON ON-SITE MEDICAL BACK-UP. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: NEW BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME STANDBY COVERAGE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY SWAT TEAM COVERAGE, SCHOOL CAREER DAYS, TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY AND FIRE PREVENTION EXPOS. TRAUMA EDUCATION ---------------- TRAUMA IS THE MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES, FROM CHILDHOOD THROUGH MIDDLE AGE. FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION TO A CHILD'S FALL ON A PLAYGROUND, TRAUMA AFFECTS US ALL. THE INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF THESE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS. AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS MIDDLESEX COUNTY (THE LOCAL COALITION OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN), THE INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM OFFERS SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING THAT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF CHILDHOOD RISK AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF INJURY PREVENTION FOR ALL AGE GROUPS, FROM YOUNG ADULTS TO SENIORS. RWJUH SCHOOL OF NURSING ----------------------- IN ADDITION TO THE TRAINING OF THE NATION'S FUTURE PHYSICIANS, RWJUH PROVIDES A RICH, CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR NURSING STUDENTS AT THE GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVELS. DURING 2010, 825 UNDERGRADUATE AND 25 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING NURSING PROGRAMS WERE ON THE RWJUH CAMPUS: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, THE UMDNJ-SCHOOL OF NURSING, RARITAN VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL, SETON HALL UNIVERSITY, AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY, AMONG OTHERS. HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARS PROGRAM =================================== ALLIED HEALTH ------------- THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARS PROGRAM (HPSP) WAS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE VARIETY OF ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS OFFERED AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MOTIVATE TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITHIN AN URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH AN APTITUDE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL AND PLAN FOR COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN AN ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSION. THE HPSP OFFERED APPROXIMATELY 185 STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT, EXPLORE AND OBSERVE ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS IN ACTION WITH INCREASING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND INDIVIDUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE JOURNEY FROM 9TH TO 12TH GRADE. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | HOUSED ON THE HOSPITAL'S CAMPUS, THE NEW BRUNSWICK HEALTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL IS A FULLY-ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL AND PART OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE SCHOOL, THE HOSPITAL HOSTS THE ANNUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE SENIOR CLASS. HUNDREDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ATTEND THIS EVENT, THEREBY REINFORCING THE VALUE OF THE PROGRAM WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF FUTURE CAREGIVERS. THE INITIATIVE ALSO ALLOWED JUNIORS TO ENGAGE IN A MULTI-WEEK CAREER SHADOW/EXPLORATION EXPERIENCE WITH STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS COORDINATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HPSP, AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND OTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OF THE NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY AS REQUESTED TO PARTNER WITH THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARS PROGRAM. EACH STUDENT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE INDIVIDUAL ALLIED HEALTHCARE CAREER AREAS OF INTEREST. THIS IS AN ACADEMICALLY MOTIVATING AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY DEDICATED TO GIVING YOUNG STUDENTS "ONE ON ONE" INTERACTIONS WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND AN UP-CLOSE LOOK AT A "CAREER CHOICE OF INTEREST" IN ACTION. FIRST AID COURSE ---------------- THE RWJUH EMS DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A BASIC FIRST AID CERTIFICATION COURSE TO A MAXIMUM OF 30 11TH GRADE SCHOLARS IN THE ACADEMIC FALL 2010 SEMESTER. THE EMS FIRST AID COURSE USES THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S ADULT FIRST AID WITH CPR AND AED AND PEDIATRIC FIRST AID WITH CPR COURSES AS THE FOUNDATION OF SKILLS FOR LIFE. THE COURSES ARE ENHANCED WITH THE APPLICATION OF THIS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THE EMT SCOPE OF PRACTICE -- ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, OBTAINING AND INTERPRETING VITAL SIGNS, ASSESSMENT (SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS) TO HELP DISTINGUISH THE SEVERITY OF THE PATIENT'S CONDITION, TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC MEDICAL AND TRAUMA CONDITIONS, REASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TREATMENT, AND TRANSPORT TO AN APPROPRIATE FACILITY. INCLUDED IS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EQUIPMENT USED BY EMT'S AND PARAMEDICS, OVERVIEW OF NJ EMS AND 911 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, NJ TRAUMA SYSTEM, AND SPECIALTY CARE FACILITIES. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, EVEN THOSE STUDENTS WHO DO NOT PLAN TO PURSUE A CAREER IN EMS GAINED VALUABLE SKILLS FOR LIFE. SUMMER SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM ----------------------------- THE SIX WEEK SUMMER "SCHOOL TO WORK" EXPERIENCE AT RWJUH PROVIDED A MAXIMUM OF 50 EMERGING 11TH, AND 12TH GRADE HEALTH SCHOLARS EMPLOYMENT IN VARIOUS HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO PROVIDE EACH SCHOLAR TO BE ASSIGNED TO A DEPARTMENT OF INTEREST. THE "SCHOOL TO WORK" EXPERIENCE ENABLED SCHOLARS TO LEARN MANY IMPORTANT SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WORLD OF WORK. COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM ================================== DURING 2010 THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM (CHPP) CONTINUED TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE PRIMARY CARE/SERVICES FOR NEW BRUNSWICK'S MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORT, SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO ROUGHLY 8,000 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN 2010. OVERVIEW OF MAJOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION INITIATIVES: ARTISTS MENTORING AGAINST RACISM, DRUGS, AND VIOLENCE HEALING THROUGH THE ARTS SUMMER CAMP ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHPP IMPLEMENTED OUR ANNUAL PREVENTION/ART SUMMER CAMP FOR 75 NEW BRUNSWICK YOUTH AT RISK IN CONJUNCTION WITH RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND THE PUERTO RICAN ACTION BOARD. THE STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE CAMP TO EXPLORE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF LIFE SKILLS IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS, TEAM BUILDING, RESPECT, SELF ESTEEM, CULTURAL PRIDE, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, GANG AND DRUG AWARENESS, EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY ARTIST, THE STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES THROUGH THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY MURAL, PHOTOGRAPHY, MODERN DANCE, VISUAL ARTS, CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICES, PERFORMANCES, THEATER SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT, COSTUME DESIGN, AND STAGING DEVELOPMENT. MANY OF THE CAMP COUNSELORS ARE THEMSELVES PAST GRADUATES OF THE SUMMER CAMP WHO ARE NOW ATTENDING COLLEGE AND LOOKING TO SHARE THEIR POSITIVE LIFE STORIES WITH YOUNGSTERS. A FINAL PRESENTATION WAS HELD IN AUGUST FOR MORE THAN 250 PARENTS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WHERE THE STUDENTS DISPLAYED THEIR ARTWORKS. THEATER PERFORMANCES INCLUDED ORIGINAL PIECES BASED ON DAILY STRUGGLES OF INNER CITY YOUTH AND AN ADAPTATION FOR CHILDREN OF SEVERAL CLASSICAL PIECES OF LITERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CAMP CLOSING EVENT INCLUDED DANCE, GIANT CARNIVAL PUPPETS, MUSIC, THEATER PERFORMANCES AND A PHOTO EXHIBIT AT THE GREATER NEW BRUNSWICK CHARTER SCHOOL. THE 2010 AMAR SUMMER PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 13TH YEAR OF EMPOWERING THE LIVES OF NEW BRUNSWICK'S YOUTH. ANNUAL WORLD AIDS OBSERVANCE ---------------------------- THE YEAR 2010 MARKED THE 22ND YEAR OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC. IN AN EFFORT TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE CURRENT HIV/AIDS SITUATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE CHPP SPONSORED A WEEKLONG SERIES OF HIV/AIDS AWARENESS EVENTS IN THE NEW BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY. THE EVENTS INCLUDED, ART EXHIBITS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, FREE HIV/AIDS TESTING, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS. THE PROGRAMS WERE CO-SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS: ELIJAH'S PROMISE SOUP KITCHEN, UMDNJ ERIC B. CHANDLER HEALTH CENTER, THE NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADULT LEARNING CENTER, THE SUYDAM STREET REFORMED CHURCH HEALTH MINISTRY AND THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. A TOTAL OF OVER 100 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY MEMORIAL SERVICE ALONE. NEW BRUNSWICK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS INITIATIVES ----------------------------------------------------- CHPP CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE NEW BRUNSWICK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS COALITION (NBDVAC), WHICH IS PART OF THE HEALTHIER NEW BRUNSWICK INITIATIVE, AND INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: - 100+ MEN AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) CAMPAIGN - HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP/SELF-ESTEEM SEMINARS - 47 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE WERE PROVIDED SUPPORT THROUGH TWO SELF-ESTEEM WORKSHOPS. - HEALTH IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEMINAR - CHPP STAFF PARTICIPATED IN AN EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DESIGNED FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS WHICH HIGHLIGHTED THE MEDICAL IMPACT OF DV ON OUR COMMUNITIES. - IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW BRUNSWICK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS COALITION, THE CHPP SPONSORED THE ANNUAL MARCH AGAINST DV IN THE CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 255 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE EVENT INCLUDED SPEAKERS, TABLES OF INFORMATION, RESOURCES, POETRY, THEATER PERFORMANCES, GIANT PUPPETS, TESTIMONIES, T-SHIRT EXHIBITION REFLECTING THOUGHTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. - CONTINUED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND OUTREACH FOR DV THROUGH MAILINGS, SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND VIA RADIO SHOWS, HEALTH FAIRS, ADVERTISING AND FLYER DISTRIBUTION. NEW BRUNSWICK CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PREVENTION INITIATIVES ----------------------------------------------------------- DURING 2010, EFFORTS TO CURB CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WERE ACHIEVED THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH 18 DIFFERENT COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR CBO'S, INCLUDING THE ERIC B. CHANDLER HEALTH CENTER, LOCAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES, MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS AND SCHOOLS. MORE THAN 35 AWARENESS EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED INCLUDING CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, STROKE AWARENESS SEMINARS, DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION ON SMOKING CESSATION AND HEART DISEASE AWARENESS, FITNESS DAYS AND LOW-FAT COOKING/HEALTHY EATING DEMONSTRATIONS. MORE THAN 1,480 PERSONS PARTICIPATED IN THESE PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE ALSO INCLUDED THE FORMATION OF A NEW COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES. TO CELEBRATE MINORITY HEALTH MONTH IN SEPTEMBER, THE HOSPITAL SPONSORED "CLOSING THE GAP: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AWARENESS SEMINAR." THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HEARD THE LATEST IN CLINICAL TREATMENT AND PREVENTION FOR CVD ESPECIALLY IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFESTYLE CHOICES INCLUDING DIET AND EXERCISE, WERE STRESSED. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | LATINO DIABETES EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROJECT ----------------------------------------------- IN CONJUNCTION WITH ELIJAH'S PROMISE, THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION AND THE ERIC B. CHANDLER HEALTH CENTER (EBHC), THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT ADDRESSED SEVERAL OF THE SOCIAL AND CLINICAL DRIVERS OF DIABETES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY. COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT INCLUDED: -- PROVIDED A 5-WEEK EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR FOR SPANISH SPEAKING DIABETICS AT EBHC; -- PROVIDED MONTHLY INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN A COMMUNITY FEEDING PROGRAM. TOPICS INCLUDED: FOOD PYRAMID GAMES, PORTION CONTROL EXHIBITS, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CHALLENGE GAMES, AND MORE. -- OUTREACH TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHY RECIPES FOR USE WITH FOOD SELECTION TYPICALLY AVAILABLE AT THE PANTRIES. MORE THAN 75 FAMILIES BENEFITTED FROM THIS OUTREACH. BREAST CANCER AND PROSTATE CANCER OUTREACH ========================================== THE ANNUAL BREAST CANCER THEATER PROJECT REACHED OUT TO BUILD AWARENESS VIA 10 PERFORMANCES TO 150 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN 2010. ADDITIONALLY, TWO NEW BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AMBASSADORS WERE TRAINED TO BUILD BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE NEED FOR ANNUAL EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CEED PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY RADIOLOGY GROUP AND THE CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY, THE CHPP CONDUCTED 9 BREAST SCREENING CLINICS DURING 2010 AND SERVED 141 LOW-INCOME WOMEN. ADDITIONALLY, VOUCHERS FOR MAMMOGRAMS WERE PROVIDED TO WOMEN WHO DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE COUNTY PROGRAM, VIA SUPPORT BY THE NJ SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION. THE ANNUAL PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING INITIATIVE OCCURRED OVER SEVERAL EVENINGS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010. DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CINJ, 532 MEN OF COLOR WERE SCREENED FOR CANCER. OUTREACH WAS CONDUCTED USING LOCAL CHURCHES AND BARBER SHOPS, AS WELL AS THROUGH FREE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON LOCAL RADIO STATIONS. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED AN HONORABLE MENTION FOR THIS PROGRAM AS PART OF THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS. CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS ===================== CHPP PROVIDED A SERIES OF FIVE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOR NEW BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS ABBOTT DISTRICT PRE-SCHOOL PARENTS. SEMINARS INCLUDED: CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT AND STAGES, PARENTING SKILLS, SELF-ESTEEM, SAFETY, AND HEALTHY EATING. A TOTAL OF 100 PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SEMINARS. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES EDUCATION, RWJUH COORDINATED AND IMPLEMENTED THE ANNUAL FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL AT RWJUH WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 165 INDIVIDUALS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW BRUNSWICK LEAD AWARENESS COALITION, NEW BRUNSWICK SCHOOL NURSES AND THE LOCAL MATERNAL CHILD CONSORTIUM, CHPP STAFF TESTED 25 CHILDREN FOR LEAD LEVELS. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SUMMER EXERCISE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH - IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND FITNESS AMONG NEW BRUNSWICK YOUTH, THE HOSPITAL CO-SPONSORED A SCHOOL-BASED SOCCER CAMP DURING SUMMER OF 2010. MORE THAN 250 YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATED. CULTURAL AWARENESS EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES ------------------------------------------ COORDINATED A MEDICAL INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UMDNJ COMMUNITY INTERPRETER PROJECT. THE COURSE DELIVERED 40 HOURS OF MEDICAL INTERPRETER TRAINING FOR 15 BILINGUAL RWJUH EMPLOYEES ACROSS VARIOUS CLINICAL AND SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS. PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ON THE HEALTH BELIEFS AND PRACTICES IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITY. THE SEMINARS INCLUDED: A TOUR TO A LOCAL BOTNICA (TRADITIONAL HERB STORE), AND BODEGA (LOCAL MINORITY GROCERY STORE). A TOTAL OF 55 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. NUTRITIONAL SEMINARS: CHPP STAFF PROVIDED THREE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON HEALTHY EATING TO 27 MINORITY STUDENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUERTO RICAN ACTION BOARD. COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER: CO-SPONSORED WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE LOCAL PERINATAL CONSORTIUM, A BABY SHOWER FOR LOW INCOME MOTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDED INFORMATION ON POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION, SIDS, BABY CARE, CAR SEAT AND CRIB SAFETY, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. CAR SEATS WERE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR PARTICIPANTS, AND 90 FAMILIES WERE TOUCHED BY THIS PROGRAM. COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND ANNUAL SCREENINGS -------------------------------------------- IN 2010, THE CHPP CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE/PRIMARY HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR NEW BRUNSWICK'S MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMS INCLUDED: SIX MAJOR COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ADULT LEARNING CENTER, AND THE LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN; THE ANNUAL PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING; A MONTHLY FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENING; FREE FLU SHOT CLINICS; AND PAP DAY PROGRAM. COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS - A TOTAL OF 1,449 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED AT THE SIX HEALTH FAIRS. SCREENINGS INCLUDED WERE: VISION AND GLAUCOMA, BLOOD PRESSURE, HEARING TEST, DENTAL SCREENING, WEIGHT, PAP SMEARS, HIV/AIDS TESTING, LEAD TESTING FOR CHILDREN, BACK INJURY PREVENTION, AND CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATIONS. HIV/AIDS TESTING - THIS YEAR, THE CHPP PARTNERED WITH THE UMDNJ AIDS PROGRAM, SUYDAM STREET REFORMED CHURCH, SOMERSET COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND NEW BRUNSWICK ADULT LEARNING CENTER TO SPONSOR HIV/AIDS TESTING TARGETING THE IMMIGRANT LABOR COMMUNITY OF FRENCH STREET. A TOTAL OF 55 MEN AND WOMEN PARTICIPATED AT THIS YEAR'S SCREENINGS. FREE FLU SHOT CLINICS - CONDUCTED TWO (2) FLU SHOT CLINICS AT THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER AND ELIJAH'S PROMISE RESPECTIVELY. A TOTAL OF 98 FLU SHOTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. SCHOOL INOCULATIONS - WITH THE ONSET OF H1N1, THE CHPP PROGRAM PROVIDED NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO THE NEW BRUNSWICK SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH THE GOAL OF INOCULATING STUDENTS. CHPP STAFF COORDINATED A RECRUITMENT EFFORT AMONG HOSPITAL NURSES TO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES ENGAGED WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND PROVIDED 806 INOCULATIONS. RESPONDING TO OTHER COMMUNITY NEEDS: ==================================== DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, THE CHPP IN CONJUNCTION WITH ELIJAH'S PROMISE SOUP KITCHEN AND THE FIRST REFORMED CHURCH ESTABLISHED THE HOUSE OF MANNA A HEALTHY FEEDING PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY SERVING 70 TO 80 MEALS TWICE A WEEK TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE CHPP IS CONDUCTING A HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES NEEDS ASSESSMENTS OF THE FAMILIES AND HAS OFFERED VARIOUS HEALTH PROGRAMS AT THE SITE. A MONTHLY FOOD DRIVE HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED, WITH VARIOUS COLLECTION POINTS ON THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS FOR NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANY LOCAL PARTNERS, THE HOSPITAL COORDINATED THE "LEARN, GROW AND SHARE: BUILDING A STRONG FOOD NUTRITION AND WELLNESS PARTNERSHIP IN NEW BRUNSWICK" INITIATIVE DURING 2010. A FOOD SECURITY FORUM WAS CONDUCTED WITH SESSIONS ON NUTRITION, EMERGENCY FOOD SAFETY NETS, THE USE OF FOOD TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, AMONG OTHERS. OVER 175 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT. THE CHPP IN CONJUNCTION WITH MANY RWJUH DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES SPONSORED A NUMBER OF FOOD AND TOY DRIVES TO BENEFIT NEW BRUNSWICK'S LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY. DURING THE HOLIDAYS, THE CHPP DONATED TURKEYS THAT BENEFITED 350 FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR ADOPT A FAMILY PROGRAM, RWJUH EMPLOYEES, ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENTS SPONSORED A TOTAL OF 87 FAMILIES DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, AND 87 FAMILIES FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. FURTHERMORE, IN DECEMBER, THE CHPP SPONSORED A HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY-WIDE TOY DRIVE. THE TOYS WERE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE CHPP ANNUAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN OF NEW BRUNSWICK. THE HOLIDAY CELEBRATION TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 18, 2010 AND WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 750 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. CHILDREN TOOK PICTURES WITH SANTA, RECEIVED A TOY, AND ENJOYED A VISIT FROM THE THREE WISE MEN. DURING 2010, CHPP CO-CHAIRED THE NEW BRUNSWICK COMPLETE CENSUS COUNT COMMITTEE. CHPP STAFF DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED A GRASSROOTS OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE CITY RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2010 CENSUS. MORE THAN 60 EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE YEAR AND THE RESULT WAS THAT 55,181 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE RECORDED; THIS WAS 10 PERCENT GREATER THAN GOAL. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION ========================== RWJUH IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES TO ALL THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MAKES AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH CARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. PARKINSON'S REFERRAL CENTER --------------------------- RWJUH IS THE SPONSOR AND HOST SITE FOR THE NEW JERSEY AMERICAN PARKINSON'S DISEASE ASSOCIATION INFORMATION & REFERRAL CENTER. THIS PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO PERSONS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISEASE. IT MAINTAINS A HOT LINE FOR INFORMATION AND REFERRAL. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- THE HOSPITAL EITHER FACILITATES VIA THE PARTICIPATION AND DIRECTION BY STAFF, OR PROVIDES SPACE FOR SUPPORT GROUPS ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: ALOPECIA AREATA SUPPORT GROUP, ALS SUPPORT GROUP, BRAIN TUMOR SUPPORT GROUP, BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP, DEPRESSION AND MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP, HEART TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP, KIDNEY AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT SUPPORT GROUP, LIVING WITH CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, NEW MOMS - NEW BABIES: A NEW MOTHER'S SUPPORT GROUP, OCD (OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER) SUPPORT GROUP, OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS SUPPORT GROUP, PARKINSON'S DISEASE LATER ONSET SUPPORT GROUP, PARKINSON'S DISEASE YOUNG ONSET SUPPORT GROUP, PERINATAL/NEONATAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP, PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, RENAL DIALYSIS SUPPORT GROUP, SLEEP DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP - SUPPORTING OUR SLEEP, STRENGTH FOR CARING SUPPORT GROUP (FOR CANCER CAREGIVERS), STROKE CLUB SUPPORT GROUP, VULVODYNIA SUPPORT GROUP. MORE THAN 900 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY FOUND COMFORT AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE ATTENDANCE AT ONE OF THESE SESSIONS. INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS ---------------------------------- A VARIETY OF LIFESTYLE AND INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES TO IMPROVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL WELL BEING ARE ALSO PROVIDED; A FEE IS SOMETIMES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PROGRAMS. CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES -------------------------------------------- RWJUH OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES AND SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED AND MORE THAN 1,950 AREA RESIDENTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED DURING 2010: CHILDBIRTH EXPERIENCE, PREPARING AND CARING FOR BABY, SIBLING PREPARATION, BREAST, BOTTLE OR BOTH, MAKING AN INFORMED CHOICE, HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK, NEW MOMS- NEW BABIES, SUPPORT GROUP, MATERNITY TOURS, CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS, CPR CLASSES. |
| BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS | CORE FORM, PART IV, Q 28; PART VI; Q 2 | PETER S. AMENTA, M.D., WILLIAM F. OWEN, JR., M.D. AND ALFRED TALLIA, M.D. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THROUGH COMMON EMPLOYER; UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11A | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION IN THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK, WHICH INCLUDES ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES). 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 FINANCE PERSONNEL AND SYSTEM INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING IN HOUSE COUNSEL, VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS 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 THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUTLINED ABOVE FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. 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 FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. A MEETING WAS ALSO HELD TO REVIEW THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE TAX RETURN WITH THE IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE TAXPAYER'S PRIMARY RELATED AFFILIATE, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ("ORGANIZATION") REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND OTHER KEY PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER THE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THIS SUMMARY IS THEN GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS THIS SUMMARY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION IN THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ("HOSPITAL") IS THE CENTRAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NETWORK. THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 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. IN 2010, THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS A RECOMMENDING BODY TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WERE SUBMITTED FOR FULL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE HOSPITAL 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 PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. 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 WHO 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. THE PEER GROUP OF EMPLOYERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN MEASURING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM NECESSARY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN TOP EXECUTIVE TALENT CONSISTS OF MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS BOTH NATIONALLY AND IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF THE UNITED STATES. 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 ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF OTHER HOSPITAL PERSONNEL IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR STAFF 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. IN ADDITION, ALL POTENTIAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BONUS AND BASE ADJUSTMENTS) ARE SUBJECT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATION, PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY OF CARE CRITERIA. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | 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 REFLECTS A CERTAIN BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:JOHN A HOFFMAN TITLE:CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:8 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:JOHN LUMPKIN MD TITLE:VICE CHAIRMAN - TRUSTEE HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:PENELOPE LATTIMER MD TITLE:SECRETARY - TRUSTEE HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:NICHOLAS VALERIANI TITLE:TREASURER - TRUSTEE HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:PETER S AMENTA MD TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:6 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:JOHN R BLASI TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:GIL BLITZ TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:9 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:J LYNNE CANNON TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:6 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:G ALLEN GEYER TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:3 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:DANIEL J GRAZIANO JR TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:9 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:STEPHEN K JONES TITLE:TRUSTEE - PRESIDENT/CEO HOURS:70 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:BRIAN P LEDDY TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:6 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:WILLIAM F OWEN JR MD TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:3 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:BARBARA ROTHMAN TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:3 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ALFRED F TALLIA MD TITLE:TRUSTEE HOURS:3 |
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