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






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




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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN UNRELATED, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN SUBMITTED TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNAL REVIEW. A DRAFT IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE AND SUBMIT A NEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT BY JANUARY 31 OF EACH YEAR. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CORPORATE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER SHALL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE STATEMENTS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS IN ORDER TO GUIDE THEIR CONDUCT SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE. AT SUCH TIME AS ANY MATTER COMES BEFORE THE BOARD THAT MAY POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE AFFECTED BOARD MEMBER SHALL MAKE KNOWN THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, WHETHER OR NOT DISCLOSED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE AFFECTED BOARD MEMBER MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE MEETING, BUT AFTER SUCH PRESENTATION, HE OR SHE MUST LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF AND THE VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT CONSIDERED TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE ORGANIZATION USES SULLIVAN-COTTER (AN UNRELATED, INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY COMPANY) TO ANALYZE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS AND TOP MANAGEMENT. FOR ALL OTHER POSITIONS, THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPENSATION ANALYST, SALARY.COM, TO ANALYZE COMPENSATION AND COMPILE DATA FOR COMPARABILITY. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE HELD AS PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE OFFICE. AS SUCH, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. | |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A: | MELODY L. WOLFE, JO HARPE AND PHILLIP S. SCHAENGOLD HAVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM SERVICES PERFORMED AS EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. ROBERT E. BROWN HAS REPORTABLE COMPENSATION FROM SERVICES PERFORMED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE NOT COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICE AS MEMBERS OF THE MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | CHANGE IN RESTRICTED FUND BALANCE -222,431. CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS -18,082,980. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -18,305,411. |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. MAINTAINS A FINANCE COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT | FORM 990, PART III: | MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 2010 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT MEMORIAL HEALTH IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, IS A NONPROFIT, TWO-STATE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES 35 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR SYSTEM INCLUDES: - MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (MHUMC), A 530-BED TEACHING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL THAT HOUSES THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, THE ONLY HIGH-LEVEL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE NURSERY, THE ONLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND THE REGION'S ONLY CANCER RESEARCH LABORATORY. - MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS (MHUP), THE AREA'S LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP PRACTICE, CONSISTING OF 25 PRACTICES AND 85 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PHYSICIANS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. - A MAJOR MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES SIX PHYSICIAN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND THE SAVANNAH CAMPUS OF MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. THE SIX PHYSICIAN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ARE DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, AND SURGERY. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 120 RESIDENTS TRAINING AT MHUMC. OUR AFFILIATION WITH MERCER IS SIGNIFICANT IN THAT IT HELPS GEORGIA MAINTAIN A SUPPLY OF NEW PHYSICIANS. ABOUT 64 PERCENT MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES STAY IN GEORGIA TO PRACTICE. A 2010 STUDY BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS RANKED MERCER SECOND IN THE NATION (OUT OF 160 SCHOOLS) IN PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES PRACTICING IN LOW-INCOME AREAS OF THE SCHOOL'S HOME STATE. - MEMORIAL HEALTH PARTNERS, A MEDICAL INSURANCE OPTION FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. - NURSEONE, A 24-HOUR CALL CENTER THAT ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM PATIENTS AND ASSISTS PHYSICIAN PRACTICES WITH AFTER-HOURS CALL AND SCHEDULING. - MEMORIAL HEALTH PROVIDES THE FLIGHT TEAM FOR LIFESTAR, THE REGION'S ONLY MEDICAL EMERGENCY HELICOPTER. THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS OWNED BY OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS, INC. - URGENTONE, TWO FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE DAYTIME, EVENING, AND WEEKEND WALK-IN CARE FOR NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA COVERS CHATHAM, EFFINGHAM, AND BRYAN COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. IN 2010, MHUMC HAD 26,301 ADMISSIONS, ASSISTED WITH 2,552 BIRTHS, PERFORMED 22,473 SURGERIES, TREATED 280,923 OUTPATIENTS, AND PROVIDED CARE FOR 94,640 EMERGENCY VISITS. WE ALSO PROVIDED $29,316,321 IN INDIGENT/CHARITY SERVICES IN 2010. THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS WE ACCRUE SO MUCH CHARITY CARE: 1. WE DO NOT REFUSE SERVICE TO ANY MAN, WOMAN, OR CHILD, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. 2. WE ARE THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND WE OFFER THE MOST ADVANCED MEDICAL SERVICES. AS A RESULT, WE OFTEN SEE THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS, WHO THEN ACCRUE THE MOST COSTLY MEDICAL EXPENSES. MHUMC FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS IN OCTOBER 1955. AT THAT TIME, WE HAD 200 EMPLOYEES AND 140 PHYSICIANS. TODAY, MHUMC PROVIDES JOBS FOR APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PEOPLE AND HAS 645 PHYSICIANS ON STAFF. ALL OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TAKE PRIDE IN OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES. OUR MISSION: WITH COMPASSION, WE HEAL, TEACH, AND DISCOVER. OUR VISION: WE WILL CREATE A NEW STANDARD FOR HEALTHCARE BY INTEGRATING COMPASSIONATE HEALING, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY. OUR VALUES: TRUST, RESPECT, WORLD-CLASS, ENJOYMENT, AND MY MEMORIAL. MHUMC PROVIDES VITAL MEDICAL SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY OTHER HOSPITALS IN OUR REGION. OUR LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR SUCH CENTERS IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA. IN FACT, IT IS THE ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER LOCATED BETWEEN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. WITHOUT MHUMC, PEOPLE WHO SUFFER TRAUMATIC INJURIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WOULD HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE REGION OR OUT OF STATE FOR CARE. IN TRAUMA CASES, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. TRANSPORTING A PATIENT A GREAT DISTANCE COULD RESULT IN DEATH. MEMORIAL HEALTH HAS EARNED REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ACCOLADES FOR ITS SERVICES AND OUTCOMES. OUR MOST RECENT ACCOLADES INCLUDE: - EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR OUR STROKE, KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT, SPINAL FUSION, AND MICRODISCECTOMY SERVICES. - EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S RE-CERTIFICATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. MEMORIAL'S STROKE PROGRAM WAS ALSO THE FIRST IN GEORGIA AND AMONG THE FIRST FIVE FACILITIES IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL AWARD. - NAMED TO THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY QUALITY HONOR ROLL. WE WERE ONE OF ONLY 62 HOSPITALS IN GEORGIA TO BE PLACED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CATEGORY, ONE OF THE HIGHEST ON THE LIST. - WINNER OF THE PREMIER HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR SUPERIOR SUPPLY EXPENSE PERFORMANCE. OF PREMIER'S 2,500 MEMBERS, ONLY 26 RECEIVED THIS AWARD. - RECOGNIZED FOR QUALITY PERFORMANCE IN THE NATIONWIDE PREMIER, INC. HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE QUEST: HIGH-PERFORMING HOSPITALS INITIATIVE. - OUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY PROGRAM, MEMORIAL HEALTH BARIATRICS, WAS RENEWED AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY. - NAMED ONE OF AMERICAN'S MOST WIRED HOSPITALS FOR A 12TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR BY HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS MAGAZINE. MHUMC OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF TERTIARY CARE SERVICES. OUR KEY SERVICE LINES ARE: CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH THE CURTIS AND ELIZABETH ANDERSON CANCER INSTITUTE (ACI) AT MHUMC PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER. THE ACI IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN THE REGION THAT PROVIDES CARE FOR GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS AND THE ONLY FACILITY WITH A PRACTICE DEDICATED SOLELY TO BREAST CARE. WE ARE ALSO THE ONLY PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC CANCER CARE. ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT SETS THE ACI APART FROM ANY OTHER FACILITY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA IS ITS CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM. SCIENTISTS IN ON-SITE LABORATORIES STUDY THE MOLECULAR GENETICS OF CANCER. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH PHYSICIANS TO CONDUCT "TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH," MEANING LABORATORY FINDINGS CAN BE APPLIED TO PATIENT CARE WITHIN FIVE YEARS. THIS TYPE OF RESEARCH IS ALSO KNOWN AS "BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE" RESEARCH. CHILDREN'S CARE THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MHUMC IS THE ONLY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE FACILITY OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1992 AND CARES FOR APPROXIMATELY 25,000 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. OUR INPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE, SURGICAL CARE, AND EMERGENCY CARE. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ALSO HOUSES THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE NURSERY, MEANING IT IS EQUIPPED TO CARE FOR THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL OR PREMATURE INFANTS. |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | CARDIOVASCULAR CARE WE PIONEERED OPEN-HEART SURGERY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA IN 1967. TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LEADING-EDGE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASES IN OUR HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE. WE OFFER CARDIOVASCULAR INPATIENT SERVICES, SURGICAL SUITES, IMAGING SERVICES, A CATHETERIZATION LAB, AND AN ANGIOGRAPHY SUITE. MHUMC WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN SAVANNAH TO OFFER THE REVO MRI SURESCAN PACING SYSTEM, THE FIRST PACEMAKER APPROVED FOR USE IN CERTAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) PROCEDURES. WE WERE ALSO THE FIRST FACILITY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO OFFER A NEW, CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENT FOR PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (PAF) A SERIOUS HEART RHYTHM DISORDER THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. THE PROCEDURE IS CALLED THE ARCTIC FRONT CARDIAC CRYOABLATION CATHETER SYSTEM. THE PROCEDURE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES PAF SYMPTOMS, DECREASES THE NEED FOR DRUG THERAPY, AND SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVES BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL QUALITY-OF-LIFE FACTORS. PHYSICAL REHABILITATION THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE AT MHUMC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. WE ARE A 50-BED FACILITY ACCREDITED BY CARF INTERNATIONAL, AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ACCREDITING BODY. OUR ACCREDITED PROGRAMS ARE: - INPATIENT REHABILITATION FOR ADULTS - INPATIENT REHABILITATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS - INPATIENT BRAIN INJURY PROGRAM - INPATIENT STROKE SPECIALTY PROGRAM SURGICAL SERVICES SURGEONS AT MHUMC PERFORM MORE THAN 22,000 SURGICAL TECHNIQUES EVERY YEAR IN OUR SURGICAL SUITES AND OUR AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER. WE WERE THE FIRST FACILITY IN THE REGION TO OFFER SINGLE-INCISION LAPAROSCOPIC GALLBLADDER AND SPLEEN REMOVAL AND ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY. WE WERE THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH A GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY PROGRAM, AND WE ARE THE ONLY FACILITY WITH A TEAM OF FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED, NATIONALLY KNOWN SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS. MANY OF OUR SURGEONS ARE RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD. WE RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE DA VINCI SI SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY TECHNIQUES, AND DEVELOPED A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY PROGRAM. WE ALSO RECENTLY RECEIVED $42,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CARDINAL HEALTH FOUNDATION TO FURTHER ENHANCE OPERATING ROOM SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. WOMEN'S SERVICES THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INSTITUTE AT MHUMC IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN THE REGION EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES AND DELIVERIES, INCLUDING THE BIRTH OF MULTIPLES, PREEMIES, BABIES WITH SERIOUS BIRTH DEFECTS, AND BABIES OR MOTHERS WITH SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INSTITUTE ALSO OFFERS A STATE-FUNDED PERINATAL OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND CONSULTING TO SMALLER HOSPITALS AND BIRTHING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. OUTREACH EDUCATORS TEACH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOW TO CARE FOR AND STABILIZE PREMATURE AND CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE SAFETY TRANSPORTED TO MHUMC. WE ALSO OFFER THE REGION'S ONLY GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAM, THE ONLY PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEDICATED SOLELY TO BREAST HEALTH, AND HIGH-LEVEL MAMMOGRAPHY AND BREAST CANCER TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN. STROKE SERVICES THE COMPREHENSIVE STROKE TREATMENT PROGRAM AT MHUMC EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR STROKE CARE. OUR STROKE TEAM CONSISTS OF NEUROLOGISTS, EMERGENCY-TRAINED PHYSICIANS, AND SPECIALLY TRAINED NURSES. THEY ARE PREPARED TO QUICKLY EVALUATE A PATIENT AND BEGIN TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, OUR NEUROLOGISTS WERE THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO LAUNCH A TELESTROKE PROGRAM. USING REAL-TIME AUDIO AND VIDEO PLATFORMS, OUR NEUROLOGISTS CAN ASSESS STROKE PATIENTS IN RURAL GEORGIA, WHERE STROKE SPECIALISTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, WE WERE THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN GEORGIA AND ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THE TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION. SPINE SURGERY MEMORIAL SPINE IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR SPINE SURGERY AND THE TREATMENT OF SPINE CONDITIONS AT MHUMC. OUR EXPERIENCED NEUROSURGEONS AND THERAPISTS OFFER BOTH SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR A VARIETY OF SPINE CONDITIONS. MHUMC IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE SITES IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT STUDY FOR THE TRIUMPH LUMBAR DISC FOR TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE - A LEADING CAUSE OF CHRONIC NECK AND BACK PAIN. IN FACT, THE FIRST TRIUMPH DISC IMPLANT IN THE NATION WAS PERFORMED AT MHUMC. OUR SPINE PROGRAM HOLDS DESIGNATIONS FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, AETNA, CIGNA, AND UNITEDHEALTHCARE. JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY MEMORIAL BONE & JOINT IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY AND THE TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS. WE SPECIALIZE IN HIP, KNEE, AND SHOULDER REPLACEMENT AND OFFER BILATERAL HIP AND KNEE OPTIONS AND ANTERIOR APPROACH HIP REPLACEMENT. MEMORIAL BONE & JOINT HOLDS DESIGNATIONS FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, CIGNA, AND AETNA. TRAUMA SERVICES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, MHUMC IS THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. THIS MEANS WE ARE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EMERGENCY CARE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. TO MAINTAIN OUR LEVEL 1 STATUS, WE HAVE DESIGNATED TRAUMA SURGEONS, A HIGHLY TRAINED TRAUMA TEAM, A TRAUMA OPERATING ROOM, THREE TRAUMA TREATMENT ROOMS, AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK. THE DIRECTOR OF OUR TRAUMA SERVICES WAS APPOINTED TO THE GEORGIA TRAUMA CARE NETWORK COMMISSION BY GEORGIA'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. IN ADDITION, MHUMC IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL TRAUMA FUNDING AND A TRAUMA NETWORK TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF GEORGIANS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES - $947,220.49 A1. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES - $84,230.03 ANDERSON CANCER INSTITUTE(ACI) ACI: DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES IN 2010, ACI PROVIDED 27 HOURS OF CANCER EDUCATION THROUGH THE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES (DLS). THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDING THE SPEAKER HONORARIUM FOR BOB LOSURE WAS $5,664.90. DLS TOPICS INCLUDED: - LIGHTS, CAMERA, CANCER - FEATURING BOB LOSURE, FORMER CNN ANCHOR AND SURVIVOR OF TESTICULAR CANCER - HOW DOES BEING OVERWEIGHT INCREASE YOUR RISK OF CANCER? - WHICH WOMEN HAVE A GREATER RISK FOR BREAST CANCER? - WHY I WORE LIPSTICK TO MY MASTECTOMY - MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT CANCER PREVENTION ACI: HARVEST OF HOPE RETREAT EACH YEAR, THE ACI SPONSORS A RELAXING, FUN-FILLED WEEKEND RETREAT FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE RETREAT IS FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, AND CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND UP TO FOUR OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. THE RETREAT INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MASSAGES, ART THERAPY, MUSIC, AND TIME TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE CANCER. IN 2010, MHUMC INVESTED 310 HOURS OF TIME IN THE RETREAT FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $7,025.44. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | ACI: YOUNG BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR'S RETREAT THE YOUNG BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR'S RETREAT AT THE ACI WAS CREATED FOR WOMEN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AS A YOUNG ADULT. THE PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN DEVELOP A HEALTHY RECOVERY PLAN AND A LIFESTYLE THAT FOCUSES ON WELLNESS. THE TOPICS OF FOCUS FOR THE RETREAT WERE NUTRITION, INTIMACY, AND ATTITUDE. THERE WERE 25 WOMEN IN ATTENDANCE. MHUMC PROVIDED 25 HOURS OF TIME TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $722.20. ACI: PINK TEA "CELEBRATE LIFE" BREAST CANCER AWARENESS OVER 200 PEOPLE INCLUDING 70 CANCER SURVIVORS ATTENDED THIS EVENT TO CELEBRATE LIFE, SUPPORT BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, AND BRING AWARENESS TO YOUNGER WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY. THE EVENT WAS HELD AT THE WILMINGTON ISLAND GOLD CLUB. EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED AND SURVIVORS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH PINK CHINA TEA CUPS FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $336.61. ACI: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS A MHUMC PHYSICIAN PROVIDED BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS FOR PATIENTS OF THE J.C. LEWIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER. THE LEWIS CENTER IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER SERVING THE HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS LIVING IN AND AROUND CHATHAM COUNTY. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS EDUCATIONAL SERVICE WAS $203.40. ACI: HEREDITARY OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER IN ASHKENAZI JEWS DRS. RUDOLPH, BURKE, LUSKY AND GENETIC COUNSELOR SHAI HUFFARD-KING PROVIDED AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION AT THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE. THE TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS $1,241.67. ACI: GNA NURSE PRACTITIONER CONFERENCE ACI PROVIDED EDUCATION FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ON CANCER AND GENETIC DISPARITIES FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $314.88. ACI: CANCER & GENETICS ANSWERS LECTURE INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED AT THE JEA REGARDING COLON CANCER AND JEWISH GENETIC INFORMATION. TWO TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED THIS EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $141.00. ACI: PANCAN LECTURE TWO ACI TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED A PANCREATIC CANCER PROGRAM AT THE MOUNT BETHAL CHURCH. THE VALUE OF THIS EDUCATION SESSION WAS $63.96. ACI: SISTERHOOD OF CONGREGATION AZUDATH ACCLAIM A MHUMC TEAM MEMBER PROVIDED AN EDUCATIONAL LECTURE ON BREAST HEALTH FOR MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP. THE TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS $70.40. ACI: HOLIDAY HARMONIES OF HOPE THIS CANCER AWARENESS EVENT WAS COORDINATED BY AN ACI TEAM MEMBER. MORE THAN 300 CHOIR MEMBERS FROM CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS PERFORMED AT THE OGLETHORPE MALL. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE WAS $43.04. ACI: IMPERIAL SUGAR "PINK DAY" THE FIRST "PINK DAY" WAS SCHEDULE FOR IMPERIAL SUGAR EMPLOYEES. ACI OFFERED BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND SCREENING EXAMS. A PSA SCREEN WAS ALSO OFFERED FOR THE MEN. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $57.70. ACI: SOL JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL A MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBER PROVIDED SEVEN HOURS OF EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON LUNG CANCER AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE WAS $247.24. ACI: COASTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL TWO MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED EIGHT HOURS OF TIME PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ON LUNG CANCER AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE WAS $227.36. APN STATESBORO MEETING TWENTY-NINE PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND PHYSICIAN SUPPORT STAFF ATTENDED TO HEAR A PRESENTATION REGARDING OVARIAN CANCER. ONE PHYSICIAN AND TWO TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS EVENT FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,143.50. GREATER OGEECHEE APN ASSOCIATION ON PHYSICIAN AND ONE TEAM MEMBER ATTENDED THIS EVENT. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $172.47. FIESTA LATINA THE FIESTA LATINA WAS HELD ON THE SAVANNAH RIVER FRONT AND WAS CO-SPONSORED BY THE CITY OF SAVANNAH OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND THE LATIN AMERICAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION. A BI-LINGUAL MHUMC TEAM MEMBER INVESTED 13.5 HOURS IN THIS EVENT TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ABOUT CANCER. WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION REGARDING GRANTS FOR MAMMOGRAMS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT IN THIS PROGRAM WAS $358.79. FORT STEWART - BREAST HEALTH CELEBRATION THIS FIRST YEAR EVENT WAS HELD AT THE FORT STEWARD ARMY EDUCATION CENTER. BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION AND SELF EXAM INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED FOR ATTENDEES. THREE ACI TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED 6.5 HOURS IN THIS PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $799.64. WOMEN'S BUSINESS FORUM SEVENTY-FIVE BUSINESS WOMEN IN BULLOCH COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ATTENDED THIS EVENT. TWO MHUMC PHYSICIANS PROVIDED A PRESENTATION ON BREAST CANCER. THE TOTAL COST INCLUDING THE PHYSICIAN'S TIME AND TRAVEL WAS $600.68. AWWIN: PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE TWO ACI TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS EVENT AT THE SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ON BREAST CANCER. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE WAS $113.68. REHABILITATION INSTITUTE REHABILITATION SERVICES - "I HAVE MARKS TO MAKE" THIS IS A REHABILITATION SERVICES COMMUNITY PROJECT TO INCREASE AWARENESS REGARDING THE TALENTS AND ABILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS. THE EVENT INCLUDES A MONTH-LONG EXHIBIT OF ARTWORK CREATED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS. IT BEGINS WITH AN OPENING RECEPTION WITH POETRY READINGS, DEMONSTRATION OF OTHER ARTISTIC TALENTS, AND AN INTRODUCTION OF SOME OF THE ARTISTS. MHUMC IS THE TITLE SPONSOR AND PAYS FOR THE INVITATIONS AND OTHER EXPENSES. IN ADDITION, MHUMC MATS AND FRAMES EIGHT TO 15 PIECES OF PATIENT ARTWORK EACH YEAR. OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS GAVE 52 HOURS IN 2010 ORGANIZING THE EXHIBITS AND SELECTING THE ARTWORK. IN ADDITION COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS WITH THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE. IN 2010 THE VALUE OF STAFF TIME WAS $1,872 AND THE ART WORK FRAMING COST $300. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE WAS $2,172. REHABILITATION SERVICES - BRAIN INJURY SYMPOSIUM THIS IS A DAY-LONG PROGRAM PROVIDED JOINTLY BY MHUMC REHABILITATION SERVICES, ACCORD SERVICES, GOODWILL SECOND CHANCE, AND THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA. THE EVENT IS HOSTED AT MHUMC. IN 2010, MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE ATTENDED AND MHUMC INVESTED 120 HOURS FOR A TOTAL BENEFIT OF $4,500. REHAB REUNION OVER 175 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL REHAB REUNION TO RE-CONNECT PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE WAS $500.51. ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (AASU) TWENTY STUDENTS AND ONE INSTRUCTOR FROM THE AASU DOCTORATE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM PARTICIPATED IN TWO EDUCATION OFFERINGS: "LYMPHEDEMA AND THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA" AND "PELVIC PAIN AND INCONTINENCE." THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS EDUCATIONAL OFFERING WAS $233.38. HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE FOURTH ANNUAL HEART AND VASCULAR CONFERENCE DAY ONE OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FEATURED NINE MHUMC PHYSICIANS AND A GUEST SPEAKER THAT PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF PROJECT HEALTHY SCHOOLS. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $748.25. JEWISH WOMEN OF THE LANDINGS THREE TEAM MEMBERS AND DR. JENNIFER YEH PROVIDED A PROGRAM ON WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FOR 40 WOMEN IN THE JEWISH WOMEN OF THE LANDINGS GROUP. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $305.21. MEMORIAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TEDDY BEAR CLINIC THIS EVENT IS HELD EVERY SPRING ON THE CAMPUS OF MHUMC. CHILDREN AGES 10 AND UNDER ARE INVITED TO BRING THEIR TEDDY BEARS OR DOLLS IN FOR A PRETEND HOSPITAL VISIT. THE TOYS GO THROUGH A MOCK HOSPITAL AND THE CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT SURGERY, RESPIRATORY CARE, X-RAYS, AND MANY OTHER AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL. MORE THAN 100 TEAM MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS PROVIDED THREE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME FOR THIS EVENT. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $5,979.78. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | TRAUMA SERVICES MAKE A SPLASH-SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER A TRAUMA SERVICES TEAM MEMBER PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT TO PROVIDE 85 CHILDREN WITH WATER SAFETY EDUCATION, A DEMONSTRATION, AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN WATER ACTIVITIES. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED FOR PARENTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS FIVE HOURS OF TIME VALUED AT $101.15. ST. JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL TRAUMA SERVICES PROVIDED A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM FOR 98 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN K-6 GRADES. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTED OF AN INTERACTIVE LECTURE FOR STUDENTS AND ACTIVITY BOOKS FOR CONTINUED LEARNING. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO THE CHILDREN FOR FURTHER CLASSROOM DISCUSSION. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OF TIME WAS THREE HOURS FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE OF $60.69. FAMILY FISHING AND WATER SAFETY DAY IN SEPTEMBER, NUMEROUS COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND GROUPS OFFERED A FISHING AND WATER SAFETY CLASS AT THE TYBEE ISLAND PIER/PAVILION. MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ATTEND THIS EVENT FOR A TOTAL OF 200 PARTICIPANTS. MHUMC'S TRAUMA SERVICES, ALONG WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SAFEKIDS SAVANNAH, CHATHAM COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER, STARFISH AQUATICS, RIPTIDE BAIT SHOP, COASTAL CONSERVANCY, AND TYBEE ISLAND OCEAN RESCUE, HOST THIS EVENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OF TIME FOR TRAUMA SERVICES WAS THREE HOURS VALUED AT $60.69. CAR SEAT EDUCATION MHUMC TRAUMA SERVICES, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND SAVANNAH SAFEKIDS CO-HOSTED A CAR SEAT EDUCATION EVENT. MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED THREE HOURS OF TIME FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $60.69. THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 331 HOURS OR $11,174.61 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT TIME THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PROVIDED AN ALL-DAY SYMPOSIUM ON GENERAL TOPICS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. - WINTERTIME DOCS AND DESSERTS - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PRESENTED A FREE WORKSHOP (INCLUDING FOOD) WITH 75 PARTICIPANTS ON ALZHEIMER'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF SAVANNAH. - SPRINGTIME DOCS AND DESSERTS - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PRESENTED A FREE WORKSHOP (INCLUDING FOOD) WITH 120 PARTICIPANTS ON ALZHEIMER'S IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OF SAVANNAH. - COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON COMMUNICATING WITH PATIENTS SUFFERING WITH DEMENTIA - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PRESENTED A FREE WORKSHOP FOR 40 PEOPLE ON COMMUNICATING WITH DEMENTIA PATIENTS. - COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON HELPING THOSE WITH DEPRESSION - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PRESENTED A FREE WORKSHOP ON DEPRESSION FOR 40 PEOPLE. - COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PRESENTED A FREE WORKSHOP (INCLUDING FOOD) FOR 110 PEOPLE ON OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. - HEALTHY AGING, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND PREVENTION - A TEAM MEMBER FROM THE CENTER OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PROVIDED AN EDUCATION SESSION FOR AN ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP AT THE BRYAN COUNTY HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER. - FALL PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP - THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE HOSTED A PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP (INCLUDING LUNCH) FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE SURROUNDING REGION FOR 85 PEOPLE. STROKE SERVICES, SPINE SURGERY & JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH A MEMORIAL OUTREACH TEAM MEMBER PROVIDED A STROKE EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH. INFORMATION REGARDING STROKE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WERE PROVIDED. PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVED ACT FAST WALLET CARDS. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $26.02. MINISTERS' WIVES AND WIDOWS MEETING A STROKE SERVICES TEAM MEMBER PROVIDED AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR THE WIVES AND WIDOWS OF MINISTERS. THE SESSION FOCUSED ON GENERAL STROKE AWARENESS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, AND EARLY RECOGNITION. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $52.04. RIVERWALK ANIMAL HOSPITAL A ONE-HOUR EDUCATIONAL SESSION ON BACK SAFETY AND PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES WAS PROVIDED FOR RIVERWALK ANIMAL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS $26.02 STROKE MONTH STROKE SERVICES PARTNERED WITH WTOC TO PROVIDE 40 HOURS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION THROUGH THE STATION'S "MID-MORNING LIVE" SHOW, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND THE WEBSITE. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS $1,040.80. INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN 2009, TEAM MEMBERS FROM INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROVIDED 23 HOURS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION RESULTING IN A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $819.91. ORGANIZATIONS AND TOPICS INCLUDED: - LIBERTY CHURCH OF CHRIST - DISEASE PREVENTION/HAND HYGIENE - WHITE BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - GLO-GERM HAND HYGIENE - MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL - SEASONAL FLU - GEORGETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - GLO-GERM HAND HYGIENE - SAVANNAH PRIDE - STD/MRSA INFORMATION AND ALCOHOL GEL/SPRAY - HOW TO STAY HEALTHY HISPANIC LATINO OUTREACH HISPANIC LATINO NETWORK GROUP IN 2010, MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED 30 HOURS OF HEALTH EDUCATION FOR HISPANIC LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS OUTREACH EFFORT RESULTED IN A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,694.07. THE EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS ARE LISTED BELOW: - THE FEAST OF THREE KINGS - CHILDREN HOSPITAL - COOKING CHALLENGE - RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - GROWING DREAMS - AASU - DIVERSITY AWARENESS BASH - BREAST CANCER EDUCATION - SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH - ACS EDUCATION SESSION - CELEBRATING THE LATINA WOMAN: BREAST CANCER EDUCATION - BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND MHUMC INTERPRETATION SERVICES - AASU - DR. JIMMIE HOLLAND LUNCH AND LECTURE - ACI OTHER COMMUNITY EDUCATION GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GA MHUMC HOSTED A ONE DAY CONFERENCE FOR 75 CHATHAM COUNTY GIRLS SCOUTS AND THEIR MOTHERS. THE EVENT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL SESSION WITH PHYSICIANS AND CLINICIANS ON BREAST AND HEART HEALTH. BLOOD PRESSURE AND VISION SCREENINGS ALONG WITH NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, AND BMIS WERE ALSO PROVIDED. GIRL SCOUTS AND THEIR MOTHERS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN YOGA. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $1,415.92. THE LANDINGS COMPANY IN 2010, MHUMC PARTNERED WITH THE LANDINGS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO SENIORS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THE LANDINGS COMMUNITY. VARIOUS TEAM MEMBERS AND DEPARTMENTS PROVIDED MORE THAN 18.5 HOURS OF HEALTH EDUCATION OR $1,036.72 OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT TIME THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - CAN I AVOID ALZHEIMER'S? - WHAT IS CAUSING MY ACHES AND PAINS - ARTHRITIS - FIVE-WEEK SERIES ON MEMORY ENHANCEMENT - HEARING IMPAIRMENT OVERCOMING BY FAITH CHURCH MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE OVERCOMING BY FAITH CHURCH VALUED AT $408.70. - ANNUAL WOMEN'S WEEKEND - APPROXIMATELY 400 WOMEN FROM ALL AGES ATTENDED THIS ANNUAL CHURCH-SPONSORED EVENT. DR. SHAUNA ZAREN WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER FOR A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $134.40. - OBF CHURCH - ISSUES TEENS DON'T KNOW BUT NEED TO KNOW - TWO FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS SPOKE TO THE YOUTH OF THE OVERCOMING BY FAITH CHURCH. THIS SESSION WAS PART OF THE LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM AT THE CHURCH. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $70.90. - BREAST CANCER AWARENESS - A MHUMC PHYSICIAN PROVIDED EDUCATION TO MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH REGARDING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. ACI WAS ON SITE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO PERFORM BREAST SELF-EXAMS. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS SESSION WAS $203.40. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSES CONFERENCE SEVENTY-FIVE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSES ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE. DR. JOHN ANGSTADT PRESENTED INFORMATION REGARDING WEIGHT LOSS AND WEIGHT GAIN AND DR. CARLTON KEMP PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE GROUP ON SLEEP APNEA. THE TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS $154. SOUTHEASTERN SURGICAL CONGRESS MORE THAN 500 SURGEONS, RESIDENTS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST PARTICIPATED IN THIS MEETING. FIVE MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS HELPED PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS THREE-DAY EVENT HELD AT THE SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND CONVENTION CENTER. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS SERVICE WAS $965.37 UTERINE FIBROIDS COMMUNITY SEMINAR MORE THAN 120 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS EDUCATIONAL SESSION FEATURING DR. WILLIAM OSBORNE, OB/GYN AND DR. KIRSTIN NELSON, VASCULAR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST. MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS ALSO SUPPORTED THIS SEMINAR FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $746.08. CORPORATE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE IN 2010, CORPORATE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE PROVIDED 23 HOURS OF EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR A TOTAL BENEFIT OF $1,603.75. FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES REGISTERED DIETITIANS FROM MHUMC PROVIDED 64 HOURS OF NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS RESULTING IN A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,299.20. HEALTH FAIRS IN 2010, MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN 23 HEALTH FAIRS FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $14,575.84. THIS LIST EXCLUDES WORKONE CLIENTS AND OTHER SCREENINGS PROVIDED AS MARKETING FOR REFERRALS SUCH AS THE SOUTHERN WOMEN'S SHOW. 2010 COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS - HEALTHY SAVANNAH COMMUNITY FORUM - SAVANNAH BUSINESS EXPO AND CAR SHOW - SUN CITY - FAIRLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH - MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL - ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AUTHORITY - POOLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY - CITY OF RICHMOND HILL - UPS - ST. PAUL ACADEMY - EFFINGHAM COUNTY EMPLOYEE LUNCHEON AND EXPO - LATINO HEALTH FAIR - HYATT REGENCY - JEA KIDS DAY - SAFETY PALOOZA - SAVANNAH COMMUNITY BUSINESS EXPO & HEALTH FAIR - LANDINGS COMPANY/OAKRIDGE CENTER - GARDEN CITY FALL FESTIVAL - BLACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL - EMD CHEMICALS FAMILY DAY - OVERCOMING BY FAITH CHURCH - HILTON HEAD/BLUFFTON BUSINESS EXPO AND HEALTH FAIR - COASTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH FAIR - WEST BROAD SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2010, 625 INDIVIDUALS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS WERE SERVED BY CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES. SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR ONE HOUR AND REQUIRE TWO HOURS OF PREPARATION AND COORDINATION TIME. REFRESHMENTS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH GROUP, AS WELL, FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $7,500. - CAREGIVER COFFEE HOUR EVERY MONTH WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT INFORMATION FOR CAREGIVERS IN A GROUP SETTING. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH STEWARD CENTER FOR PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE SAVANNAH. - COOKING CLASSES THIS COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENT IS FOR FAMILIES GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY AND PROVIDES HEALTHY COOKING TIPS. THE CLASS IS TAUGHT BY THE EXECUTIVE CHEF AT THE HOSPITAL. - GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP MEETS QUARTERLY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN COPING WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS. - HEAD AND NECK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP MEETS QUARTERLY TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER IN THE HEAD AND NECK AREAS. - HEALING THROUGH ART THE HEALING THROUGH ART PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN AND MEMORIAL. THE STUDENTS FROM THE COLLEGE VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE 25 ART THERAPY SESSIONS TO INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED IN THE MEMORIAL INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT. ALL OF THE ART SUPPLIES ARE DONATED BY THE ACI. - LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, AND MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP IS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, OR MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND THEIR LOVED ONES. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY AT THE SUMMIT CANCER CARE OFFICE IN THE ACI. - PANCREATIC CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THIS PROGRAM IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PANCREATIC CANCER AND THEIR LOVED ONES. THE GROUP MEETS ONCE A MONTH TO DISCUSS CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO PANCREATIC CANCER. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK. - MAN TO MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP MEETS EVERY OTHER MONTH AT THE ACI AND IS FOR MEN GOING THROUGH PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY AND FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. - YOUNG SURVIVAL COALITION BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP MEETS EVERY OTHER MONTH AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO WOMEN FACING BREAST CANCER. OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS - SICKLE CELL SUPPORT THIS QUARTERLY SUPPORT GROUP IS FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THEIR PARENTS. THE GROUP STRIVES TO HELP TEENAGERS LEARN TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR DISEASE. PARENTS LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT THEIR SON OR DAUGHTER AS THE TEEN GROWS INTO AN ADULT. DR. JOHN WHITTLE PROVIDES OVERSIGHT FOR THIS GROUP. SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR ONE HOUR AND REQUIRE 30 MINUTES OF PREPARATION AND COORDINATION TIME FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $346.14. - BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURY SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP BEGAN TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE AT MHUMC. THE GROUP WAS FORMED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACCORD SERVICES AND GOODWILL SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM. IN 2010, THE PROGRAM HAD 15 MONTHLY ATTENDEES FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT OF $4,896. - STROKE SUPPORT GROUP AND PEER VISITOR PROGRAM MHUMC COLLABORATES WITH ST. JOSEPH'S/CANDLER TO HOST QUARTERLY STROKE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. THE LOCATION OF THE MEETING IS ROTATED AMONG THE THREE HOSPITAL CAMPUSES. SPEAKERS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE MEETINGS WHEN REQUESTED AND MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A PEER VISITOR PROGRAM. IN 2010, MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED 52 HOURS FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,872. A2. COMMUNITY BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - $2,354.97 COMMUNITY PROSTATE SCREENINGS MHUMC PROVIDED AN ON-SITE PROSTATE SCREENING AT THE SAVANNAH MALL. SEVEN TEAM MEMBERS WERE ON-SITE TO PROVIDE THE SCREENINGS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $2,290.41. ANNUAL COMMUNITY PROSTATE SCREENING THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS SPONSORED BY ACI. A TOTAL OF 89 SCREENINGS WERE PROVIDED. THE PHYSICIANS PROVIDING THE SCREENINGS WERE NOT EMPLOYED BUT ONE ACI TEAM MEMBER HELPS WITH THIS EVENT FOR A TOTAL BENEFIT OF $64.56. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | A3. HEALTH CARE SUPPORT SERVICES - $860,635.49 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALIST A FULL-TIME COMMUNITY RESOURCE SPECIALIST (CRS) IS LOCATED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE PATIENT EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION. THE CRS IDENTIFIES INDIVIDUAL BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS, PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND ASSISTS WITH PROGRAM APPLICATIONS. FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS AND SPECIALTY CARE REFERRALS ARE SECURED FOR THE PATIENT. THE TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2010 WAS $21,886. MMC PAYOR THIS MEMORIAL-FUNDED PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP PATIENTS WITH HOSPITAL DISCHARGE-RELATED EXPENSES THAT LEAD TO A TIMELY DISCHARGE AND REDUCE THE CHANCE OF RE-ADMISSION. IN 2010, THIS FUND PROVIDED PATIENTS WITH $509,162.49 IN PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE, DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, IV INFUSION THERAPY, IV ANTIBIOTICS, AND NURSING HOME PLACEMENT FOR PATIENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THIS MHUMC-FUNDED PROGRAM SCREENS ALL SELF-PAY HOSPITAL PATIENTS FOR VARIOUS STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND CHARITY PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM ASSISTS PATIENTS WHO HAVE USED EMERGENCY, OUTPATIENT, OR INPATIENT SERVICES AT MHUMC. TEAM MEMBERS HELP PATIENTS COMPLETE VARIOUS PROGRAM APPLICATIONS AND COLLECT INFORMATION NEEDED TO EXPEDITE THE APPROVAL PROCESS. IN 2010, THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME ASSISTING WITH PUBLIC PROGRAMS CONTRIBUTED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE OF $251,472. INSURANCE ASSISTANCE AN ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKER ASSISTS PATIENTS WITH THE APPLICATION FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE. MHUMC IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GEORGIA CANCER STATE AID PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HELPS WITH MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EXPENSES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED ONE FULL-TIME TEAM MEMBER TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR A TOTAL BENEFIT OF $54,891. REHABILITATION INSTITUTE VAN SERVICES THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE PROVIDES FREE PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENT APPOINTMENTS. THE SALARY FOR THE VAN DRIVER AND BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY WAS $17,764. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SERVICES IN 2010 THE ACI PROVIDED FREE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE THERAPIES FOR INDIVIDUALS GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. THESE SERVICES WERE ALSO OFFERED TO THE PATIENTS' PRIMARY CAREGIVERS TO ASSIST THEM IN COPING WITH THEIR DIFFICULT ROLE. THE SERVICES PROVIDED WERE YOGA, MASSAGE THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY, PET THERAPY, ART THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPY, QI GONG, AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT VALUE WAS $5,460.00. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION - $12,155,457 B1. PHYSICIAN/MEDICAL STUDENTS - $2,676,742 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT MHUMC HAD ITS BEGINNINGS WELL OVER 50 YEARS AGO WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. TODAY, THERE ARE SIX RESIDENCY PROGRAMS: FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, SURGERY, AND RADIOLOGY. MHUMC AND EACH PROGRAM ARE ACCREDITED UNDER THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME). THE PHYSICIAN RESIDENT TRAINING PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH THE EARLY MISSION OF MHUMC TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THOSE IN NEED AS WELL AS TRAIN FUTURE PHYSICIANS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE REGION. OF THE 118 RESIDENTS TRAINED IN 2010, MHUMC DID NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR 20 OF THEM. THIS IS DUE TO CAPS PLACED ON THE ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS ENGAGED IN GRADUATE MEDICAL INSTRUCTION IN ALL TEACHING HOSPITALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THEREFORE, 20 RESIDENTS WITH A SALARY, BENEFITS, FOOD, AND HOUSING ALLOWANCE OF $65,000 COST MHUMC $1,300,000. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL VALUE OF CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH NO ABILITY TO PAY IS $432,900. THEREFORE THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $1,732,900. FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED FREE ROTATIONS FOR 21 MERCER AND 29 VISITING STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 50 FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. THE VALUE FOR THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $30,000. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND INITIATIVES TO ASSIST PRACTICING PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND ENHANCE CLINICAL OUTCOMES. THE CME DEPARTMENT IS ACCREDITED BY THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA (MAG) UNDER THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS TO PROVIDE AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT(S) FOR PHYSICIANS. THE CME DEPARTMENT WAS STARTED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO PHYSICIANS AND ALL OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN AN EFFORT TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF MAINTENANCE OF LICENSURE AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION FOR PHYSICIANS. IN 2010, CME CREDITS WERE GRANTED TO 11,194 PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS RESULTING IN $839,550 IN FREE EDUCATION FOR THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE CME DEPARTMENT SPENT ON CME ACTIVITIES IN 2010 BY POSITION WAS CME DIRECTOR (30 PERCENT), COORDINATOR (90 PERCENT), AND REGISTRAR (15 PERCENT) FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $74,292. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2010 WAS $913,842. B2. NURSES/NURSING STUDENTS - $4,105,701.60 IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS FROM THE FOLLOWING ACCREDITED NURSING SCHOOLS: ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF COASTAL GEORGIA, AND SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE. CLINICAL EXPERIENCES WERE PROVIDED FOR 562 NURSING STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL BENEFIT OF $4,105,701.60. B3. OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION $5,373,013.50 MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED $5,373,013.50 IN CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND TRAINING TO 850 STUDENTS TRAINING IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST, MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST, PHARMACY, PHLEBOTOMY, RADIOLOGY, ULTRASOUND, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, RADIATION THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. B4. SCHOLARSHIPS/FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION- $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. MHUMC SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE A WORK COMMITMENT. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES C1. EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES - $6,572,107 IN 2010, MHUMC RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, GEORGIA TRAUMA CARE NETWORK COMMISSION FOR UNCOMPENSATED ($989,301) AND READINESS SERVICES ($793,297). C2. NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE SERVICES - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. MHUMC RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH BUREAU, STATE OF GEORGIA, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NEONATAL PROGRAM FOR $222,024. IN ADDITION, MHUMC RECEIVED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE OFFSET FUNDING IN 2009 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,332,538. C3. HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010 C4. BURN UNIT - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. MHUMC DOES NOT HAVE A BURN UNIT. PATIENTS REQUIRING THESE SERVICES ARE TRANSPORTED TO AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | C5. WOMEN'S AND CHILDRENS SERVICES - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. MHUMC RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH BUREAU, STATE OF GEORGIA, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, OFFICE OF BIRTH OUTCOMES, AND WOMENS HEALTH SERVICES FOR $497,997. C6. RENAL DIALYSIS - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. C7. SUBSIDIZED CONTINUING CARE - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. HOSPICE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT MHUMC THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL PROVIDER. C8. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES - $2,603,903 THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE THE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE AT MHUMC INCLUDES A 26-BED ADULT INPATIENT UNIT AND A 10-BED SENIORCARE PROGRAM. OUR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PROGRAMS OFFER COMPASSIONATE CARE THAT ADDRESSES THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP PATIENTS DEAL WITH THEIR ILLNESS AND RETURN TO A BETTER LIFE. THE MENTAL HEALTH TEAM IS LED BY THE PATIENT'S ATTENDING PSYCHIATRIST AND INCLUDES NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, CASE MANAGERS, RECREATION THERAPISTS, MENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS, AND OTHER SPECIALISTS WHO ARE CONSULTED AS NEEDED. IN 2010, THE LOSSES INCURRED BY PROVIDING THIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WERE $2,603,903. C9. PALLIATIVE CARE - $460,955 PALLIATIVE CARE PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STEWARD CENTER FOR PALLIATIVE CARE, A SUBSIDIARY OF HOSPICE SAVANNAH. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR MANAGEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SYMPTOMS. THE PARTNERSHIP BEGAN TO ENSURE PATIENT NEEDS FOR PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT WERE BEING ADDRESSED. THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM SERVES INDIVIDUALS WITH ACUTE ILLNESSES THAT MAY LEAD TO A CHRONIC CONDITION. IN 2010, OUTPATIENT PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR 319 PATIENTS. THE TOTAL COST FOR OUTPATIENT PALLIATIVE CARE WAS $460,955. D1. CLINICAL RESEARCH - $351,683 THE HEALTH SYSTEM OFFERS ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COOPERATIVE GROUP CLINICAL TRIALS, INDUSTRY SPONSORED, AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH PROJECT TO RESIDENTS IN OUR CATCHMENT REGION LIVING WITH CANCER AND OTHER DISEASE STATES. IN 2010 THERE WERE 115 ACCRUALS TO STUDIES AT A COST OF $351,683. D2. COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH - $0 CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS - $2,047,034.30 E1. CASH DONATIONS - $746,340.36 J.C. LEWIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE CENTER. THE LEWIS CENTER PROVIDES HEALTHCARE FOR SAVANNAH'S HOMELESS AND NEAR HOMELESS POPULATION. IN ADDITION, THE LEWIS CENTER OFFERS MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION, DENTAL CARE, SHELTER AND HOUSING REFERRALS, ECONOMIC EDUCATION REFERRALS, NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION, A PRISONER RE-ENTRY PROGRAM, 24-HOUR RESPITE CARE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING. IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED $375,000 TO THE LEWIS CENTER IN SUPPORT OF THE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM. COMMUNITY HEALTH MISSION (CHM) WAS CREATED THROUGH THE 2006 MERGER OF TWO FREE CLINICS: COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE CENTER (ESTABLISHED IN 2001) AND SAVANNAH HEALTH MISSION (FOUNDED IN 1996). THE CHM IS A VOLUNTEER-BASED, NON-PROFIT PRIMARY CARE FACILITY SERVING UNINSURED ADULTS WHO WORK OR LIVE IN CHATHAM COUNTY, WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR MEDICARE, AND WHOSE INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. MEDICAL CARE AT CHM IS FREE FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY. IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED A $275,000 CASH DONATION FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $275,000. MEDBANK FOUNDATION, INC., IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OFFERING PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS OF AREA HEALTH PROVIDERS. MEDBANK EXCELS IN OBTAINING MEDICATIONS AT NO COST TO PATIENTS THROUGH PROGRAMS PRESENTED BY PARTICIPATING PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS. IN 2010, MEDBANK PROVIDED MORE THAN $6.8 MILLION IN FREE MEDICATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY CLINICS. IN ADDITION, MEDBANK PROVIDES SERVICES FOR PRIVATE PHYSICIANS' OFFICES AND NUMEROUS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED MEDBANK $60,000 FOR OPERATIONS AND $20,000 TO SUPPORT PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE SERVICES AT CURTIS V. COOPER, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. THE CHATHAM COUNTY SAFETY NET PLANNING COUNCIL SERVES AS A COUNTYWIDE PLANNING GROUP FOR HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CITIZENS OF CHATHAM COUNTY. CREATED IN 2004 TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LOCAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, THE COUNCIL'S GOALS ARE TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER, MHUMC HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED $5,000 TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COUNCIL. HAITI RELIEF MHUMC PROVIDED $11,340.36 MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND PHARMACEUTICALS FOR HAITI RELIEF MISSIONS SPONSORED BY GRACE CHURCH OF THE ISLANDS, NORTH WEST CHRISTIAN MISSION, INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE OF HOPE, CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CENTER, SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND HORIZON INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSION. E2. GRANTS - $74,826 IN 2010, MHUMC MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALING $74,826 FOR SPONSORSHIP OF COMMUNITY AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES, PROJECTS, AND INITIATIVES. THESE COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: 100 BLACK MEN OF SAVANNAH, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION, GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, MARCH OF DIMES, NBLIC SAVANNAH COALITION, CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION, SAVANNAH SAFEKIDS, MEDBANK FOUNDATION, SUSAN G. KOMEN, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, SAVANNAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE, UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE, YMCA OF COASTAL GEORGIA, AND THE GEORGIA MEDICAL SOCIETY. E3. IN-KIND DONATIONS $1,225,867.94 COMMUNITY HEALTH MISSION BUILDING CHM IS A VOLUNTEER-BASED, NON-PROFIT PRIMARY CARE FACILITY SERVING UNINSURED ADULTS WHO WORK OR LIVE IN CHATHAM COUNTY, WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR MEDICARE, AND WHOSE INCOME IS AT OR BELOW 200 PERCENT OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. MEDICAL CARE AT CHM IS FREE FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY. IN 2010, MHUMC PROVIDED AT THE BUILDING FOR THE CLINIC AT NO COST TO CHM. THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE BUILDING IS $415,000. VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (VIP) THE VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED, HOSPITAL-BASED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM OF VIOLENT CRIMES AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 12-25. THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHATHAM COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. THE VIP PROGRAM OCCUPIES A 156.5-SQUARE-FOOT OFFICE NEAR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. BASED ON INSURANCE APPRAISALS OF MEMORIAL FACILITIES, THE VALUE OF THIS IN-KIND SPACE PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS $3,252.70. SERVICE EXPENSES SUCH AS UTILITIES, PHONE, AND HOUSEKEEPING ARE VALUED AT $782.50 PER YEAR. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION IS $4,035.20. THE BLOOD ALLIANCE THE BLOOD ALLIANCE/MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE BLOOD DONATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND BETTER EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DONATING BLOOD. MEETINGS ARE SPONSORED BY MHUMC AND INCLUDE 20 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE MHUMC REPRESENTATION INCLUDES ONE MANAGER, TWO DIRECTORS, ONE VICE PRESIDENT, AND ONE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM MEMBER. IN 2010, SIX LUNCH MEETINGS WERE HELD ON-SITE FOR A TOTAL CATERING COST OF $600. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | MHUMC BLOOD ALLIANCE LIAISON THE LIAISON SERVES AS A DONOR RESOURCE CONSULTANT TO THE BLOOD COLLECTION SITE ON THE MHUMC CAMPUS. THE FULL-TIME POSITION WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE BLOOD COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL AND TO ASSIST IN MEETING DONATION GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE BLOOD ALLIANCE. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $49,885 INCLUDES ONE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE, TRAVEL, AND SUPPLIES. COMMUNITY "WE CARE MEALS" COMMUNITY "WE CARE MEALS" PROVIDES FREE LUNCHES TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF PEOPLE IN OUR INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. MEMBERS OF MHUMC'S KEY 100 GROUP HOSTED 157 LUNCHEONS IN 2010 WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 25 FAMILY MEMBERS FOR A TOTAL OF 3,925 LUNCHES PROVIDED. LOCAL CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PAID FOR THE FOOD. KEY 100 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH SERVING. VOLUNTEER HOURS TOTALED 236, OR $4,328. SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IN ADDITION TO SPONSORING THE COASTAL GEORGIA SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE, MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER TEAM MEMBERS DONATED 361 HOURS FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $10,635.49 COORDINATING THIS EVENT. ACI TEAM LEADER SUE ADLER SERVED AS CO-CHAIR OF THIS EVENT INVESTING OVER 175 HOURS OF TIME VALUED AT $5,048.75. OTHER MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED A TOTAL OF 1,266 HOURS VALUED AT $5,586.74. THE COASTAL GEORGIA RACE DREW 500 SURVIVORS AND OVER 5000 PARTICIPANTS. ACS: RELAY FOR LIFE FORTY-FIVE MEMORIAL AND ACI TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THIS OVERNIGHT EVENT WALKING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. FOUR TEAM MEMBERS HELPED COORDINATE THIS EVENT, INVESTING 27 HOURS OF TIME. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $980.39. BLAZE WHEELCHAIR SPORTS PROGRAM TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE REHABILITATION INSTITUTE AT MHUMC PARTNERED WITH BLAZE SPORTS, A WHEELCHAIR SPORTS PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. WHEELCHAIR TENNIS AND BASKETBALL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED. PRACTICES OCCUR ONCE A WEEK FOR 12 WEEKS AND ARE COORDINATED BY REHAB TEAM MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME. TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED 320 HOURS OR $11,520 TO COORDINATE THIS PROGRAM IN 2010. CONFERENCE ROOM SERVICES IN 2010, CONFERENCE ROOM SERVICES PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 2,419 HOURS OF FREE CONFERENCE ROOM AND EDUCATION SPACE, AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE TO 40 NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN 2010. THE FINANCIAL VALUE OF THIS IN-KIND SERVICE WAS $659,150. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TOTALED $9,568 FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $668,718. REACH OUT AND READ MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED 141 HOURS OF SERVICE, VALUED AT $2,298.30, EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF READING. DRAWSTRING BAGS AND PENCIL PACKS WERE GIVEN TO CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN REACH OUT AND READ EVENTS. THESE ITEMS WERE DONATED TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BY THE ONE HUNDRED. NATIONAL BONE MARROW REGISTRY THE MHUMC ANDERSON CANCER INSTITUTE (ACI) HELD THIS EVENT TO REGISTER VOLUNTEERS FOR POSSIBLE BONE MARROW DONOR MATCHES. AN ACI TEAM MEMBER INVESTED EIGHT HOURS OF TIME IN THIS EVENT. MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ATTENDED FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $229.12. ACS: BOWL OUT FOR HEALTH THE ANDERSON CANCER INSTITUTE COORDINATED A BOWLING FUNDRAISER FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. THE EVENT WAS COORDINATED BY MEMORIAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TEAM MEMBER TESSA BAKER TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME INVESTED WAS $65.20. ACI: RELAY FOR LIFE CANCER AWARENESS AND PREVENTION BOOTH MEMORIAL AND ACI TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AND CANCER RISK FACTORS. APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION AND MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS INVESTED 27 HOURS OF TIME. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $980.39. ACS: VOICES AND FACES FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON MORE THAN 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THIS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. THE ACI OUTREACH COORDINATOR SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THIS EVENT. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE WAS $107.60. HARVEST OF HOPE BIKE RIDE FROM AUGUSTA, GA. TO SAVANNAH, GA. THE 10TH ANNUAL HARVEST OF HOPE BIKE RIDE WAS HELD A WEEK PRIOR TO THE HARVEST OF HOPE RETREAT. PATRICK BOOTON, A MHUMC TEAM MEMBER, ORGANIZED THE RIDE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE RETREAT. IN 2010, BOOTON SPENT 60 HOURS COORDINATING THE BIKE RIDE AND RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS. THREE OTHER MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS HELPED COORDINATE THE RIDE DONATING 140 HOURS TO THIS EVENT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT RAISED IN 2010 WAS OVER $40,000 BRINGING THE TEN YEAR TOTAL TO $240,000. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2010 WAS $4,515.90. SAVANNAH SAFEKIDS FUNDRAISER A TRAUMA SERVICES TEAM MEMBER VOLUNTEERED FIVE HOURS COORDINATING AND WORKING AT A GARAGE SALE. THIS FUNDRAISING EVENT WAS HELD TO RAISE MONEY FOR INJURY PREVENTION EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $101.15. BOARD SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SENIOR EXECUTIVES, TEAM LEADERS, AND SOME TEAM MEMBERS AT MHUMC ARE INVOLVED AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR SERVICE TO MANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. TEAM LEADERS INVESTED 1,564 HOURS OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $45,509.40. GRANT WRITING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER IN MHUMC'S OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 280 HOURS OF GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE VALUED AT $6,358.80. ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LISTED BELOW. - YOUTH FUTURES AUTHORITY, SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CLINIC PLANNING GRANT 40 HOURS - YOUTH FUTURES AUTHORITY, SAVANNAH PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT 120 HOURS - CCSNPC, BEACON GRANT 15 HOURS - CHATHAM CARE CENTER, RYAN WHITE PART C GRANT 35 HOURS - J.C. LEWIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, NEW ACCESS POINT GRANT 70 HOURS COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES - $494,570.90 F1. PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS/HOUSING - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010 F2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - $7,230 THE CREATIVE COAST ALLIANCE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AT MHUMC SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CREATIVE COAST ALLIANCE. IN 2010, HE SPENT 60 HOURS SERVING ON THE TRANSITION TEAM FOR A TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY OF $4,080. ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION IN SAVANNAH IS THE CITY'S LARGEST ANNUAL CELEBRATION AND THE SECOND LARGEST ST. PATRICK'S DAY EVENT IN THE UNITED STATES. APPROXIMATELY, 400,000 IRISH AND HONORARY IRISH VISITORS TRAVEL TO SAVANNAH EVERY YEAR FOR THE CELEBRATION. MHUMC SPONSORED A FLOAT IN THE PARADE FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $3,150. F3. COMMUNITY SUPPORT - $40,520.27 REGIONAL COORDINATING HOSPITAL (RCH) THE RCH IS A HOSPITAL THAT HAS BEEN ASSIGNED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (GHA) TO ASSIST OTHER HOSPITALS WITHIN A DESIGNATED REGION THROUGH COORDINATION OF PATIENT TRANSFERS, SHARED PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL RESOURCES OR SERVICES DURING A DISASTER OR EVACUATION. MHUMC IS THE COORDINATOR FOR 13 HOSPITALS WITHIN REGION J. THE RCH RECEIVES $70,000 ANNUALLY TO COVER TRAVEL EXPENSES, COORDINATION OF REGIONAL MEETINGS AND MINOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES. THIS DOES NOT COVER THE 910 HOURS SPENT BY THE SAFETY OFFICER, TRAVELING UP TO THREE TIMES PER MONTH TO ATTEND VARIOUS LOCAL AND STATE MEETINGS, OR THE TIME TO PREPARE AND CONDUCT DRILLS. THE VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS $30,000. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION (ESF) #6 MHUMC IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ESF #6 - MASS CARE, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, AND HUMAN SERVICES. ESF #6 COORDINATES THE DELIVERY OF FEDERAL MASS CARE, EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, AND HUMAN SERVICES WHEN LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND STATE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY NEEDS EXCEED THEIR CAPABILITIES. THE MHUMC SAFETY OFFICER PARTICIPATES IN MONTHLY MEETINGS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 20 HOURS OR $655. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MHUMC TEEN BOARD THE TEEN BOARD IS A GROUP OF TEENS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ASSIST IN PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL THROUGH VOLUNTEERING, PATIENT INTERACTIONS, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. THE TEEN BOARD HAS 21 MEMBERS. TWO CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS INVESTED 64 HOURS MEETING WITH TEENS, COMPLETING SERVICE PROJECTS, AND COORDINATING FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR A BENEFIT OF $2,398.08. JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GEORGIA AND ITS PARTNERS INSPIRE AND PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUCCEED IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. VARIOUS MHUMC TEAM MEMBERS SPENT 65 HOURS WITH 120 STUDENTS FROM MAY HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTING CLASSROOM EDUCATION WITH REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES AND HANDS-ON APPLICATION. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $1,400 IN 2010. HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOUR PHYSICIANS ADDRESSED 250 STUDENTS FROM HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DURING THE ANNUAL CAREER FAIR. PHYSICIANS ALSO ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND ALLOWED CHILDREN TO LISTEN TO A HEARTBEAT WITH A STETHOSCOPE. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT WAS $567.19. EXPLORER POST IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOY SCOUTS, 33 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FROM SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE INVITED TO EXPLORE HEALTHCARE CAREERS. DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OFFERED A COMBINATION OF LECTURES AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM BEGAN WITH A WHITE COAT CEREMONY AND ENDED WITH A GRADUATION. THE TOTAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR THIS PROGRAM IN 2010 WAS $5,000. GEAR UP MHUMC SPONSORS A ONE-DAY EVENT FOR 75 STUDENTS FROM AREA HIGHS SCHOOLS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS AT SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY. DURING THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT VARIOUS HEALTHCARE CAREERS. IN 2010, THE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR THIS EVENT WAS $500. F4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS - $787.20 LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE MHUMC IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC). THE LEPC OF CHATHAM COUNTY WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS OF INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. THE MHUMC SAFETY OFFICER PARTICIPATES IN QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 24 HOURS OR $787.20. F5. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING - $0 NOTHING TO REPORT FOR 2010. F6. COALITION BUILDING - $34,065.43 CHATHAM COUNTY SAFETY NET PLANNING COUNCIL MHUMC WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE CHATHAM COUNTY SAFETY NET PLANNING COUNCIL. THIS COUNCIL SERVES AS A COUNTYWIDE PLANNING GROUP FOR HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CITIZENS OF CHATHAM COUNTY. CREATED IN 2004 TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LOCAL HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND TO ASSIST THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN BETTER MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED CONSTITUENTS, THE CHATHAM COUNTY SAFETY NET PLANNING COUNCIL'S GOALS ARE TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE SAFETY NET PROVIDER NETWORK IS COMPOSED OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE BY TARGETING A SPECIFIC POPULATION OR SERVICE. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY ATTENDS THE MONTHLY MEETINGS, SERVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND CHAIRS THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, SPENDING 25 PERCENT OF WORK TIME ON SAFETY NET-RELATED ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION, THE MANAGER OF THE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS SERVES AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. IN 2010, CCSNPC, MHUMC AND J.C. LEWIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LAUNCHED A HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) PILOT PROJECT. THE FIRST HIE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THE PILOT PROJECT CONNECTED MEMORIAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND THE J.C. LEWIS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTER. VARIOUS MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE LAUNCH OF THIS PILOT PROJECT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MHUMC TIME INVESTED IN LAUNCHING THE HIE WAS 111.5 HOURS VALUED AT $4,388.61. IN 2010, THE TOTAL VALUE OF MHUMC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CCSNPC WAS $25,625.29. STEP UP SAVANNAH STEP UP IS SAVANNAH'S ANTI-POVERTY TASK FORCE. THE STEP UP COLLABORATIVE STRIVES TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE IN SAVANNAH BY WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MHUMC WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEVOTING 60 HOURS OF TIME WORTH $4,080 FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, BOARD MEETINGS, AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. YOUTH FUTURES AUTHORITY THE CHATHAM COUNTY YOUTH FUTURES AUTHORITY (YFA) WAS CREATED THROUGH AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1988 TO BE THE COLLABORATIVE BODY IN CHATHAM COUNTY FOR ADDRESSING ISSUES RELEVANT TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES. THE COMPOSITION OF THE YFA COLLABORATIVE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SURVIVAL AND SUCCESS OF THE AUTHORITY OVER ITS 21-YEAR HISTORY. THE COLLABORATIVE BODY IS CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF 23 APPOINTED MEMBERS AND 15 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS. THE VARIED STAKEHOLDER BASE HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YFA'S COMMUNITY VISION, "EVERY CHILD WILL BE BORN HEALTHY, GROW UP HEALTHY, BE SECURE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND BECOME A LITERATE, PRODUCTIVE, ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUSTAINING CITIZEN." THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY WAS APPOINTED TO COLLABORATIVE BOARD AND PROVIDED 37 HOURS OF SERVICE TO YFA IN 2010 FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,600.99. HEALTHY SAVANNAH THE HEALTHY SAVANNAH 2012 INITIATIVE IS DEDICATED TO MAKING SAVANNAH A HEALTHIER PLACE TO LIVE. THE AIM OF THIS GROUP IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CONSUME A NUTRITIOUS, BALANCED DIET. IN 2010, A MHUMC TEAM LEADER SERVED ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE DONATING 23.5 HOURS OF TIME FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,016.85. RAISING OUR CHILDREN KINDLY (ROCK) THE RAISING OUR CHILDREN KINDLY (ROCK) GROUP IS THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION COALITION FOR CHATHAM COUNTY. THE MISSION OF THE ROCK GROUP IS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY PROVIDING A COORDINATED COMMUNITY EFFORT OF PREVENTION EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER IN THE OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAM SERVED ON THE ADVISORY BOARD IN 2010 FOR A TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $1,244.50. DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES COALITION THE DRUG FREE COMMUNITY SUPPORT COALITION IS WORKING TOWARDS A DRUG FREE CHATHAM COUNTY. THE MAIN FOCUS IS ON UNDERAGE DRINKING AND MARIJUANA USE. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER, OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS, SERVES AS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND SERVED AS A FACILITATOR DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETINGS IN 2010. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE TIME INVESTED WAS $497.80. F7. ADVOCACY FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS - $411,968 IN 2010, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AT MHUMC INVESTED 176 HOURS OR $11,968 IN AN ADVOCACY ROLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SAVANNAH RESIDENTS. GHA ACCESS COALITION STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION OF HOSPITAL, PHYSICIANS, AND BUSINESSES WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF MEDICAID CUTS ON HEALTHCARE ACCESS. 40 HOURS TRAUMA ADVOCACY A COALITION OF BUSINESSES, HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR A STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM IN GEORGIA. 120 HOURS GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION A MEMBER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AT MHUMC SERVES ON THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COUNCIL. 16 HOURS IN ADDITIONAL TO THE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SEVERAL MEMORIAL TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN TRAUMA ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND MHUMC INVESTED $400,000 IN A CAMPAIGN ASKING VOTERS IN GEORGIA TO VOTE YES FOR AN INCREASE IN THE VEHICLE TAG FEE TO SUPPORT A STATEWIDE TRAUMA NETWORK. | |
| STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTINUED: | SAY YES TO SAVE LIVES CAMPAIGN MULTIPLE MHUMC PHYSICIANS AND TEAM MEMBERS WORKED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO FUND A STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM. - ROTARY EAST MEETING - ADVENTURE RADIO INTERVIEW - CONNECT SAVANNAH INTERVIEW - SAFEKIDS MONTHLY MEETING - GEORGIA MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETING - WTKS TALK RADIO - WTOC TELEVISION MID-MORNING LIVE SHOW - MEETING WITH 1ST AND 2ND YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS - SAVANNAH AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING - ST. JOSEPH'S/CANDLER MEDICAL STAFF MEETING - WTOC NEWS - SAVANNAH RELIGIOUS LEADERS BREAKFAST - SAVANNAH CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CHATHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S MEETING - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF BRUNSWICK AND THE GOLDEN ISLES OF JEKYLL ISLAND - LANDINGS ROTARY CLUB MEETING - STATESBORO HERALD INTERVIEW - JEWISH FOOD FESTIVAL - BLUE RIDGE TELEVISION INTERVIEW - JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAVANNAH - CHATHAM COUNTY SAFETY NET PLANNING COUNCIL - HEALTHY SAVANNAH BOARD MEETING - YOUTH FUTURES AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING - SAVANNAH SPORTING EVENTS F8. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - $0 COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS - $18,611.95 G1. ASSIGNED STAFF - $18,611.95 TEAM MEMBERS FROM THREE AREAS OF MHUMC WERE ASSIGNED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT: COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND MARKETING, COMMUNITY OUTREACH. FOR THE 2010 REPORT, THE VALUE OF THE TIME INVESTED BY TEAM MEMBERS COLLECTING, EVALUATING, AND SUMMARIZING ORGANIZATIONAL DATA WAS $18,611.95. |
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