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(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.? |
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| 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).. | ||||||
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| 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.. | ||||||
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| 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.. | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | St. Joseph Regional Medical Center has a single corporate member, Ascension Health. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | St. Joseph Regional Medical Center has a single corporate member, Ascension Health, who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Ascension Health has designed a system authority matrix which assigns authority for key decisions that are necessary in the operation of the system. Specific areas that are identified in the authority matrix are: new organizations & major transactions; governing documents; appointments/removals; evaluation; debt limits; strategic & financial plans; assets; system policies & procedures. These areas are subject to certain levels of approval by Ascension per the system authority matrix. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | Management, including certain officers, works diligently to complete the Form 990 and attached schedules in a thorough manner. Management presents the Form to the Board, or a designated committee, to review and answer any questions. Prior to filing the return, all Board Members are provided the Form 990 and management team members are available to answer any Board Members questions. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee meeting will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | In determining compensation of the organization's CEO, the process included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The Executive Committee of the SJRMC Board and the SJRMC Board reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensation, the CEO was compared to similarly sized organizations as well as organizations similar in complexity of operations, revenues and job responsibilities across the nation. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the board minutes. Individual was not present when his compensation was decided. In determining compensation of other officers or key employees of the organization, the process included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The Executive Committee of the SJRMC Board and the SJRMC Board reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensations, the other officers or key employees of the organization were compared to similarly sized organizations as well as organizations similar in complexity of operations, revenues and job responsibilities across the nation. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the board minutes. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization will provide any document open to public inspection upon request. | |
| Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: | Form 990, Part XI, line 5: | Net unrealized gains on investments: 4,502,658. Other Activity 12,895. Transfers to/from Affiliates -2,344,679. Deferred Pension Costs 6,253,597. Total to Form 990, Part XI, Line 5: 8,424,471. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4: | St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Community Benefit Report For the Period Ended June 30, 2011 This report is designed to provide information regarding the considerable time, financial contributions, and on-going efforts to which St. Joseph Regional Medical Center (the Medical Center) contributes to the positive health status of the communities it serves. As a member of Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic healthcare system and largest non-profit health care system, the Medical Center continues to build and strengthen sustainable collaborative services that benefit the health of individuals, families, communities, and society as a whole. The Medical Center strives to facilitate the healing mission of the Church through the delivery of patient services, care to the elderly and indigent, patient education and health awareness programs for the community. The concern for all human life and the dignity of each person leads the organization to provide medical services to all people in the community without regard to the patient's race, creed, national origin, economic status, or ability to pay. The full extent to which the Medical Center provides community benefits and services to the region and to the patients is outlined below: Individuals, Families, and Communities Benefited by the Medical Center: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, located in Lewiston, Idaho, has 125 acute care beds, a 20 bed inpatient psychiatric unit and a 16-bed sub-acute unit. It is estimated that the Medical Center provides approximately 80% of the inpatient acute care hospital services in its primary care area and 40% of the inpatient services in its regional service area. The Medical Center serves as both a primary care facility and a secondary referral facility for residents of the Medical Center's nine county service area, which includes: Nez Perce, Latah, Idaho, Clearwater and Lewis Counties, ID; Asotin, Garfield and Whitman Counties, WA; and Wallowa County, OR, which has an aggregate population of approximately 168,000 people in north central Idaho, Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon. The Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and has a regional cancer program accredited by the American College of Surgeons "With Commendation", which is only awarded to the top 5% of the ACS accredited hospitals in the country. In addition to providing healthcare services to all individuals who require medical attention, the Medical Center seeks to improve the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health status of its surrounding community. Operations and Governance to Providing Community Benefit: In this community, the Medical Center: - Operates an Emergency Room and Minor Care that is open to all persons regardless of the ability to pay; - Provides a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient services to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, economic status, or ability to pay; - Participates in Medicare, Medicaid, County, TriCare, Indian Health Services and/or other government-sponsored health care programs to assure access of patients to services; - Provides a wide range of services and educational offerings to better meet the healthcare needs of patients in the region and improve the health status of the community; - Engages in the training and education of health care professionals to help address the shortage of and expand the availability of trained clinicians required to meet the health care needs of the community and region; and - Has a governing body that draws from leaders in the religious community, the physician community and the local community. Patients Served: In FY2011 the Medical Center treated 5,789 adult, pediatric, newborn, transitional care and psychiatric inpatients for a total of 27,003 patient days of service. The Medical Center also provided service to 122,332 outpatients, including 2,710 outpatient surgery patients, 30,058 emergency and minor care patient visits, 9,804 Oncology clinic visits and 79,760 other outpatient visits. All Medical Center services are provided without regard to the patient's race, creed, national origin, economic status, or ability to pay. Patient Services Provided: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center operates as a regional referral center providing a range of acute care inpatient and outpatient services comparable to much larger hospitals in urban areas. Some services are operated at a loss in order to assure that the service is available to meet community health care needs. BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING CARDIOPULMONARY Cardiac Stress Testing - Electrocardiogram (EKG) - Thallium stress testing - Treadmill Neurodiagnostic Laboratory - Electroencephalogram(EEG) - Electromyogram (EMG) - Evoked Potential - Sleep studies Pulmonary Lung Function Testing Remote Cardiac Monitoring - Holter - King-of-Hearts Respiratory Therapy - Inpatient - Outpatient - Home respiratory program DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING (RADIOLOGY) Bone Densitometry Cardiac Catheterization Lab Computerized Tomography (CT) Digital Angiography Echocardiography Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Digital Mammography Mobile Mammography Mobile PET/CT Scanner Nuclear Medicine Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Ultrasound Diagnostic X-Ray FOOD & NUTRITIONAL SERVICES Inpatient Registered Dietitians Outpatient Registered Dietitians Meals on Wheels PALLIATIVE CARE PASTORAL CARE PATIENT ACCOUNTS REPRESENTATIVE PATIENT CARE AREAS(INPATIENT) Family Beginnings - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level II) - Obstetrics (LDR's) - Pediatrics Intensive/ Cardiac Care Medical Service Oncology Service Palliative Care Unit Progressive Care Surgical Service Transitional Care Unit PATIENT CARE AREAS(OUTPATIENT) Emergency Department - Minor Care - Trauma Center Endoscopy Laboratory Family Hospice (Medicare Certified) IV Services Mental Health - Adult Inpatient & Outpatient Mobile Lithotripsy REGIONAL CANCER CENTER - Oncology/Hematology Clinic - Chemotherapy Radiation Oncology Center - Brachytherapy - IMRT SURGICAL SERVICES Inpatient and outpatient Anesthesiology Ear, nose, throat General surgery Gynecology Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Oral surgery Orthopedic surgery Plastic surgery Thoracic surgery Urology surgery Vascular surgery PHARMACY REGIONAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY - Blood Bank - Chemistry - Cytology - Hematology - Histology - Pathology REHABILITATION SERVICES Inpatient & Outpatient - Occupational therapy - Physical therapy - Speech therapy - Pediatric o/p rehabilitation SENIORLIFE SOCIAL SERVICE The patients served in this community are done so by a wide range of physician specialities. The Medical Center has cooperated with the medical community to attract well-qualified physicians in a broad array of primary and specialty areas to help insure access to quality health care for patients in the region. Idaho continues to have one of the lowest physicians to population ratios in the United States. Therefore, it is very important to emphasize recruitment and retention of physicians in order to help meet the healthcare needs of the community. In FY2011 the Medical Center worked very closely with its Medical Staff to enhance recruitment efforts of new physicians to the community. In addition to working with the Medical Staff, the Medical Center continues in-house recruiting efforts through Human Resources and developing ongoing relationships with Ascension Health Physician Recruitment Services and Recruitment Firms throughout the country to market the provider opportunities in the community. In FY 2011 the Medical Center successfully recruited an Orthopedic Hospitalist, Psychiatrist, and Neurologist (for locum work.) The Medical Center also worked closely the Valley Medical Center to recruit a Pediatrician and Family Medicine physician, and also with Pathology Regional Lab to recruit a Pathologist. The community and the Medical Center also welcomed an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Gastroenterologist and Wound Care physician. Recruitment efforts continue in Primary Care, Cardiology, Neurology, and Interventional Radiology. | |
| The Medical Center performs periodic reviews of medically needed services that are not currently being provided to residents of its service area. This review has led to the introduction of new services over the years: - Medical Oncology, neurosurgery, cardiology, and neurology (1983); - Expanded outpatient surgery, emergency services, and endoscopy laboratory (1985); - Radiation therapy services and magnetic resonance imaging services (1988); - Expanded nuclear medicine capabilities (1990); - Added inpatient and expanded outpatient adult mental health (1992); - Transitional Care Unit (1995); - Expanded outpatient services (ER, Minor care, pain clinic, endoscopy lab (1999); - Picture Archiving Computer (2000); - Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning (2004); - Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization (2005); - IMRT, New MRI, 64-Slice CT (2006); - Addition of an Inpatient Palliative Care Unit (2008); - Relocation of the Cancer Clinic (2010). In FY2010 and 2011, the Medical Center committed to providing a larger space for the St. Joseph Regional Cancer Center. The Cancer Center relocated into the newly remodeled Idaho Street location. The Medical Center spent $932,528 to complete this remodel which included five additional exam rooms, four additional infusion chairs and tripled the square footage from 3,000 square feet to 9,000 square feet, including additional waiting space, physician and staff offices, and separate spaces for pharmacy and social services. SJRMC provides the only cancer care within a 110 mile radius and serves patients from throughout the region. The relocation of the Cancer Center provided an opportunity to move Outpatient Mental Health to the vacated Cancer Center. This building provides an enhanced layout for Mental Health Services as exam rooms transformed to counseling rooms in November 2011. In FY2011, other major capital improvement projects completed at the Medical Center focused on enhancing patient safety and expanding services available to patients in the regional referral area. These projects included adding a digital fluro room which includes an x-ray fluro. This project was completed to enhance patient services in the area at a cost of $513,000. As patient safety remains a top priority to the Medical Center, at total of $270,000 was spent on new patient beds for the medical/surgical departments. Also aligned with enhancing patient safety, the pharmacy department spent $97,000 installing new Pyxis scanning equipment throughout the Medical Center including the only local OB department. The Medical Center administers the largest surgery department in the region and in FY2011 the Operating Room completed a number of capital projects. These projects included the addition of a C-arm, an orthopedic drill, Stryker TPS/ commend replacement, an updated Endoscopy cart and for the recovery room an improved patient monitoring system, Datascope patient care monitors. These projects totaled $244,000. The total cost of these 4 projects was over $1.125 million, including a variety of other capital projects done in FY 2011, the Medical Center invested over $1.523 million into improving and enhancing the quality of patient services and increasing patient safety. Net Costs of Services Provided to the Elderly and Poor and to meet the Community need: In the spirit of principles adopted by Ascension Health, the Medical Center has taken proactive steps to address those issues that will affect accessibility, the financing and the delivery of health care to all persons, especially the uninsured, underinsured, and the underserved. The Medical Center provides a substantial portion of its services to the elderly and the poor. In FY2011 approximately 47.1% of the cost of services rendered was to elderly patients under the Medicare program, and approximately 14.1% of the services were provided to patients who were deemed indigent under state, county, or Medical Center guidelines. The Medical Center provided $9,569,579 in un-reimbursed cost of services to the poor and to meet the needs of the community as outlined below: - The unpaid cost of providing charity care based on a patient's inability to pay $2,883,794 - The unpaid costs of public programs for individuals $2,588,992 - The net cost of other programs for the poor $157,544 - The net expense of services and community benefit programs $3,939,249 provided at a loss to meet community needs Total cost for care of persons who are poor and community benefit programs $9,569,579 The Medical Center provided hospital inpatient and outpatient services at a net loss in the following departments to maintain services to meet community needs: - Mental Health Inpatient and Outpatient Services - Transitional Care Unit - Occupational Therapy - Inpatient Physical Therapy - Speech Therapy - Special Procedures Unit - Outpatient Education - Palliative Care - Nicotine Intervention Program - Home Respiratory - Hospice - Pastoral Care The Medical Center also provided services to meet community needs to support other Health Awareness, Education and Health Promotion activities in the community as outlined below: - Based on work previously done by the Local Access to Care Committee the Community Health Association of Spokane opened the Lewis Clark Health Center, a Federal Qualified Health Clinic, on July 1, 2009 to help address access issues for Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients. SJRMC provides the clinic with free office space directly across from the Hospital Emergency Room/ Minor Care. - Provided support to the Snake River Medical Clinic, a volunteer-staffed community clinic open two nights per week to treat the uninsured. - Provided funds to purchase initial prescriptions for indigent patients of the Medical Center. - Subsidized faculty expenses at Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) to enable increased nursing student enrollments to address a local, regional and national shortage of nurses. - Provided Carondelet Scholarships and other scholarships for books and tuition for students enrolled in clinical education programs at local colleges to expand the availability of qualified health care workers in the future. - Provided a 100% match of associate donations to the local United Way, an agency which provides supplemental support to non-profit agencies involved in Health Awareness, Education and Promotion. - Provided support to assist in recruitment of physicians to the community to meet community health care needs. Uninsured patients continue to receive a discount off their initial bills in order to improve the affordability of health care to these patients. All uninsured and insured patients are eligible for financial screening for further adjustment to their bills based on documented income and expense profiles provided by the patient or guarantor; and the resulting ability to pay all of, or part of, the remainder of the bill over a four year period of time. Financial Assistance materials have been included in the Admission packets and are available at all Registration Areas alerting the patient to the availability of Financial Assistance. Information is also included on bills sent to patients so they can contact the Medical Center to request an application for Financial Assistance in the settlement of their bill. The Medical Center will write off 100% of a bill for a patient/family with no insurance which has a documented income profile level that is 100% or less of the Federal Poverty Level. Eligibility for further discounts is based on an ability of the patient to pay after the patient completes a financial application for the Medical Center evaluation. The Medical Center reviews the completed application regarding income, expense, assets, and liabilities to determine the extent of Financial Assistance that can be offered according to the Medical Center policies. The Medical Center has an arrangement with a financing company to enable the patient or guarantor to finance payment of medical bills. The Medical Center has a policy that all alternative sources of financial assistance, including application to various Medicaid, County and other available programs must be applied for, and rejected, before Financial Assistance is provided by the Medical Center. Failure of the patient or guarantor to follow-through on the application of financial assistance that may be available from another source will constitute reason for denial of an application for Financial Assistance from the Medical Center. Trends, Needs, and Issues in the Community and the Medical Center Strategies to Address Them: | ||
| Shortage of Primary Care Physicians There are not enough Primary Care Physicians (Family Practice and Internal Medicine) to meet the needs of the community, and provide timely access to care, especially those without insurance or on Medicaid. The shortage is such that some Medicare patients and patients with insurance are not able to establish a Primary Care relationship. Due to this shortage, the Medical Center is experiencing an increase in volume in our Minor Care and Emergency Department. The Medical Center strategies to address the issue: - Employ local primary care physicians. The Medical Center began employing primary care physicians in February 2011 with the employment of a family practice physician whose practice is on campus. The Medical Center assumed all aspects of running this practice, including the employment of the physician and the staff, billing and collections, compliance and management. The Medical Center has plans to employ more local primary care providers in FY 2012. - Purchased the Lewiston Medical Center Office buildings to ensure that the 20 physicians located there would have a place to continue their practice. - Provide the Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS Clinic) free rent for two years, FY2010 and FY2011 for establishing a Federally Qualified Health Clinic in the Lewis-Clark Valley with two providers offering services. - Recruitment efforts for Internal Medicine, Family Practice and Neurology include recruitment fees and expenses, relocation assistance and income guarantee with "loan" forgiveness in conjunction with the Medical Staff. - Establish a Primary Care Strategic Directions Committee to develop strategies to address physician shortages. Growing Number of Uninsured North Central Idaho has not seen the growth or economic prosperity that the rest of Idaho has experienced over the past several years. This region still has a natural resource based economy and the loss of jobs in timber and agriculture, that traditionally had insurance benefits, has not rebounded. This is especially true in the outlying communities and counties. The shift in jobs has been to lower paying jobs, many with limited or without health benefits. The Medical Center has also seen a dramatic increase in the amount of deductibles and co-pays, especially patients with individual coverage. The Medical Center strategies to address the issue: - Work with the Idaho Hospital Association to continue to fund ACCESS IDAHO, a private/public program to provide health insurance access to lower paid workers - Continue to advocate for CHIP funding at the State and Federal levels - Participate in Ascension Health Leadership Plan including the 100% Access Campaign - Continued involvement with Cover the Uninsured Week activities - Continue the Medical Center's Patient Advocate/ Representative program - Assist with the establishment of a Federally Qualified Health Clinic in the community. Medical Education: The Medical Center is concerned that a number of educational programs for health care professionals are either not available in the local community, or are not graduating enough students to meet the health care needs of the community. Therefore, the Medical Center has developed an extensive affiliation program with educational institutions. 367 students utilized the Medical Center as a clinical teaching site in FY2011, a 30% increase in utilization from FY2010, in the programs outlined below: Registered Nurse Education: Walla Walla Community College - 133 Lewis - Clark State College - 107 Life Flight - 5 Certified Nurse Assistant: Lewis - Clark State College - 40 Bachelors of Social Work: Lewis - Clark State College - 1 Masters of Social Work: Boise State University - 2 Psychology Students: Fielding Institute - 1 Medical School Rotations: WWAMI Program - 4 Physicians Assistant/Family Nurse Practioners: University of Washington - 2 Gonzaga University - 1 Idaho State University - 1 Washington State University - 1 Physical Therapy: Eastern Washington University - 4 EMT/ Paramedic: Lewis - Clark State College - 30 Moscow Fire Department - 12 Radiology Technicians: Lewis - Clark State College - 16 Wenatchee Community College - 2 Respiratory Therapy: Independence University - 2 PharmD Students: Washington State University - 2 Pharmacy Students: Washington State University - 1 Total - 367 Access to Mental Health Services: With the rural nature of Idaho and Southeastern Washington, Mental Health Services are often only found at the larger population centers. This is due to a shortage of mental health professionals and very inadequate reimbursement for those who provide service. People often don't seek help until their mental health problems have created a crisis. The Medical Center strategies to address this issue: - Continue work with Senator Stegner (District State Senator) to champion additional Regional Mental Health Councils, fund programs, and create additional legislation to better address mental health and drug addiction services. - Continue Mental Health Telemedicine involvement with the Regional Tele-health Board, and Idaho's Region II hospitals. - Maintain presence on Regional Mental Health Board. - Advocate Legislature for a Drug Treatment Center for North Central/Northern Idaho. - Work with the Social Detox Committee, through the United Way and various other locations. - Continue to educate the region, professionals and non-professionals, thru the annual education event the Rural Mental Health Symposium. | ||
| Community organizations collaborating with the hospital to improve community health, expand access to health care, or in other ways benefit the community: - Lewis-Clark State College, Walla Walla Community College and other educational institutions outlined Medical Education utilize the Medical Center as a clinical teaching site for 367 students in 13 specific educational programs and increase the number of clinical service students that would choose employment in the community after graduation. - Coordination with the North-Central Health District on health screening programs to identify developmentally disabled children who can benefit from an improvement in their physical abilities and/or speech functions. - Donations to support of the Snake River Community Clinic for the uninsured population. - Bringing the Hospitalist Program in house to better recruit additional Hospitalist which will allow PCP's to practice solely in the outpatient clinic setting; extend PCP's work life, and better position the community to recruit needed physicians to the area. - Sponsor educational programs on wellness, health education and disease-specific support groups to improve the health status of the community. - Collaborate with Meals on Wheels to produce dietary appropriate, balanced meals to the home-bound. - Provided mobile mammography and PACS access to some of the rural hospitals and clinics in the area who are otherwise unable to provide those services. - Contracted to provide Mental Health professional services in local nursing homes. - Provided contracted Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy services to Head Start and school districts that don't have the capability of supporting those services independently. - Expanded / Upgraded IT linkages between the Medical Center and physician offices to transmit test results and radiology, MRI, CT and other images to accelerate diagnosis and treatment. - Assist the community Access to Care group and CHAS Clinic to establish a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC) in the community. - Provided a Nicotine Intervention Program. - The Medical Center Foundation works with the local school districts. Presenting Think First, a head and spinal cord prevention program to elementary and junior/ senior high classes. - The Medical Center collaborates with the American Cancer Society to sponsor a community resource center at the Medical Center to serve the needs of cancer patients. - The Medical Center Foundation developed a presentation, "Methamphetamine Prevention", on the negative impact methamphetamine has on its users and the community overall that was used as a teaching tool at the local and surrounding high schools. - The Medical Center's Senior Life program for adults over age 60 assisted many seniors with Medicare Part D through its indigent pharmacy program and with ongoing wellness programs and workshops throughout the year for its 1,200 members. - The Medical Center matches employee donations dollar for dollar to the United Way to improve the breadth of services provided by the United Way agencies. - The Medical Center associates are involved with a number of local organizations, including the Northwest Children's Home, Consumer Credit Counseling, Lewiston School District and Regional Health Care Planning Group among others to stay current on issues and challenges faced in the community. - The Social Services and Pastoral Care divisions of the Medical Center provides many support groups, including Cancer, Parkinson's, "Friends Reach Out" (grief support group), and SHARE (for families who have lost babies). - Provided over 781 nights of free housing at the Carondelet House to patients and families from out of town to stay at during treatments or hospital admissions. - The Medical Center made available free Child Birth class scholarships to all expecting parents, Car Seat training and distribution, Parenting for Life classes, and supplies to the Pregnancy Counseling Center. - Worked with the United Way to create and print an updated Community Wide Needs Assessment for the Lewis Clark Valley to included Health, Emergency Services, Education and other social services. - Provided the Federally Quality Health Center, Lewis - Clark Health Clinic, a member of the Community Health Association of Spokane, a rent-free space to see primary care patients. | ||
| Patient and Associate Education: The Medical Center believes that, in order to provide the best health care to the community, its personnel must receive ongoing medical education. Educational resources are provided in-house, and externally, to insure that both clinical and non-clinical personnel maintain up-to-date education related to their area of responsibility. Through the Medical Center's educational tuition reimbursement program available to all employees, incentives are provided to upgrade the staff's knowledge base, encourage continued professional development and training, and offer potential advancement opportunities. In addition to educating its own staff, the Medical Center also facilitates and funds education programs for other health care providers in the region. The Hospital Satellite Network, an educational service subscribed to by the Medical Center, is available throughout the area. Funding is provided for additional faculty at Lewis Clark State College in the nursing and radiographic technology programs to increase the number of students in these fields (where there is current shortages). Carondelet scholarships are provided for books and tuition to local students to assist them in attaining their educational objectives; in return these scholars have agreed to provide service to the Medical Center's patients upon graduation from their respective programs. THE SJRMC Auxiliary awards four $1,500 scholarships each year to students in the Nursing programs at neighboring Lewis-Clark State College and Walla Walla Community College. Both in-house and throughout the community and region, the Medical Center strives to supply educational opportunities at all levels. From students, to employees and area healthcare providers the Medical Center continues to be a strong supporter of medical education. Expanding Awareness, Education and Health Promotion Offerings at the Medical Center: General Areas of Emphasis for all Associates: - Emergency Management - Hand washing - Hazardous Materials/Waste Training - HIPAA Education - Infection Control - Moderate Conscious Deep Sedation - Limited English Proficiency - Loss and Grief In-service - P.I.E.S Customer Service Program - Patient Experience Commitment - 100% - Safety and Environment of Care - Up-to-Date Online Medical Reference Library General Areas of Emphasis for Patient Care Services: - 2009 Rural Mental Health Symposium - Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment & Domestic Violence - Advanced Oral Care - Associate Mentoring Program - Blood Bank Procedures - BLS CPR Provider Training - BLS CPR Instructor Training - Charge Nurse Program - Dennis De Simone - Code 11 Security - Code 4 Practice Sessions - Complicated Bereavement - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training and Updates - Diversity Lunch & Learn - E.A.S.Y. Assessment: Department Specific Education - Cardiac - Endocrine - Fluid & Electrolytes - Neurological - Respiratory - Vascular Miscellaneous Newsletter Resources: - Nurse Advise - ERR Newsletter - Pharmacy & Therapeutics Newsletter Specific Offerings in Ascension Health Corporate Compliance: - Corporate Responsibility Program Annual/Ongoing Compliance Training-via Mandatory Updates - Corporate Responsibility Program Specialized Training - Corporate Responsibility Program Training for New Employees at General Orientation - HIPAA & Confidentiality - Understanding Your Responsibility - National HIPAA Week Education/Train Specific Offerings in the Pediatric/Age Specific Category: - Easy Assessment: Pediatric and Newborn focused education - EFM Collaborative Training - EFM Strip Review/Common Fetal Monitoring - Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course - Genetic Evaluations - Newborn Resuscitation Program (Staff and Physicians) - Noelle Skills Lab - Noelle - Cardiac Arrest - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor Training - Providence Sacred Heart Pediatric Grand Rounds - Pediatric Sleep - Sound Beginnings Specific Offerings in Ethics Presents: - Lunch & Learn Diversity - Ethical Issues Affecting the ED - Providing Care and Services - Ethics of Privacy Continuing Medical Education: - Tumor Case Review w/Gritman and Pullman Regional - Providence Sacred Heart Grand Rounds - National Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week Specific Offerings in Critical Care: - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor Training - Arrhythmia Course - Code 4 Documentation Reviews - Code 4 Medication Reviews - Code 4 Team Leader Reviews - Course in Advanced Trauma Nurse - Critical Care Class & Skills Fair - ENPC - Rapid Response Team Training - Trauma Nurse Core Course Specific Offerings in Information Management: - Bedside Medication Verification Training - Clinical Documentation Training - Incidence command System Training - Micromedex/Carenotes Training - MSDS Computer System - Office Automation - Online Event Reporting Computer Training - Order Entry - Password/Confidentiality - Patient Care Inquiry Training - Physician and Departmental Specific Offerings in Medical Coding & Documentation: - 10 Hours of Required Ascension Health Coding via EDUCODE - Basic intro ICD-10-CM - Coding Clinic Update - Coding with ICD-10 & ICD-10-PCS - ICD-9-CM Updates for 2009 - Core Components of a solid Charge Master - FY CMS IPPS Update - Joint Replacement Coding - Ms-DRG List: a Clinical Review - RAC Healthport Training - Medicare Consultation Code changes in 2010 Specific Offerings in Management Development: - Patient Experience Commitment - 100% - Brenda McIntosh R.N., M.Ed. Controlling Unemployment Costs through Effective Documentation, Discipline and Discharge. - Deanna O'Toole, IHA, Vice President Human Resources & Employment Issues for Managers; Steve Berenter, Hawley, Troxell, Ennis & Hawley | ||
| Joint Commission Satellite Network Teleconferences: - Infection Control: Reducing Risk, Improving Care - Disruptive Behavior; Impacting Quality and Patient Safety - Being prepared for the H1N1 Pandemic - Overview of 2010 NPSG - Using Performance Improvement Methodologies to Increase Compliance/ Measuring Outcomes - Facing the Challenge of the Joint Commission - Update: Joint Commission and CMS - Patient Records Management - Emergency Preparedness: Standards, Practices and Solutions - Survey Survival: What You Need to Know - Reducing the Risk; preventing Hospital Acquired Infections - Creating a Safe and Functional Environment of Care Equipment In-services: - Anatomy of a Ridge Scope - Aquamantys - Balloon Pump - Banking Bone and Camino Cart - Button Vaporization - Cleaning and Decontaminating Medical Devices - Crano Fix 2 - Elastic Nail & Clavical Plates - ETEX Bone Substitute - Entertan System - Graded compression Stockings - Jet X Bar - KUSA Inservice - Mastergaft Matrix - Natus Algo 5 Hearing Screener - Neoprobe - OBTRYX Sling - Scopes Care and Handling - Stryker Bone Mill - Versacare Bed - VLP Plates and Screws - Woundvac Expanding Awareness, Education and Health Promotion Offerings in the community: Diabetes Education, including Gestational Diabetes Classes: - Asotin School District staff presentation series on Type 1 Diabetes - Burrell Street Station presentation to the residents on Pre-Diabetes and basics of Type 2 Diabetes and prevention - City of Lewiston Health Fair attendance and distribution of free education materials and blood glucose testing - Asotin County School Health Nurse Type 1 Diabetes education - Clarkston Boys and Girls Club and Lewiston Boys and Girls Club presentations of basic diabetic information to bring awareness of World Diabetes Month in November - GO RED booth with diabetes facts, nutrition educational materials and free blood glucose testing - Highlander Apartment Complex presentation on Pre-Diabetes and basics of Type 2 Diabetes and prevention - Ladies Night Out attendance, free educational materials and free blood glucose testing - McSorely Elementary School, St. Stanislaus Tri-Parish School and Parkway Elementary School presentations to the students, teachers and staff on Type 1 Diabetes - Senior Health and Fitness Fair and Sterling Senior Health and Fitness Fair attendance, free educational materials, and blood glucose testing Wound/ Ostomy Education: - Ostomy Basics & Beyond - Choosing the Right Dressing - Skin Defense Team - Defend Skin Prevent Pressure Ulcers Pastoral Care Educational Offerings: - Community Workshops on Advanced Directives - Including participation in National Healthcare Decision Day - Holiday Grief Workshop for the Community - Quarterly Community Memorial Services - Assist community members with completion of advanced directives - Provide Funeral services when requested - Friends Reach Out - Grief Support Group for the Community every 2nd and 4th Monday - Host the Monthly Ministerial Meeting for area clergy - Christmas Brunch for area clergy - S.H.A.R.E. Support Group for parents/families who have lost babies - Hosted National Health Care Decision Day for the Community - Talk with staffs of the Skilled Nursing Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities about POST and Advanced Directives - Provide time to people from the community who walk in and need someone to talk to about grief issues - Send bereavement cards and information about grieving to families who have lost loved ones. - Relay for Life Prayer Service Critical Care Education Course Offerings: - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Course in Advanced Trauma Nursing (CATN) - Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Critical Care Class - Arrhythmia Class "Your Doctor Speaks" series - "What To Do When Your Bootstraps Break: Coping with the Effects of Fear" by Mary Moller, DNP, ARNP, BC, CPRP - "Current Cutting-Edge Treatments" by Sandra Lotstein, D.O. - "Human Pappiloma Virus & Vaccine" by Kim Fisher, M.D. - "Partial Knee Replacements" by Bryan Beardsley, M.D. - "Gum Disease & Systemic Health/ Dental Implants" by Brad Morlock, D.D.S & Dan Wilson, D.D.S. - "Diabetes & the Eye" by Mark Eggleston, M.D. - "Sleep Apnea: New Developments, Diagnosis & Treatment" by Luke Pluto, M.D. Family Beginnings Community Education Course Offerings: - Lamaze - Preparation for Childbirth - Lamaze - Childbirth Seminar - Lamaze - Moms on the Go - Private Childbirth Class - Private Tours of Family Beginnings - Pre-Delivery Interview - ABC's of Parenting - Breastfeeding Basics - Natural Family Planning - New Mom's Group - Sibling Class - Safe Sitter Classes - Car Seat Safety Checks | ||
| Community Health Education Resource Center: - American Heart Association Community Training Center - BLS First Aid and CPR Courses - ACLS, PALS & BLS Instructor Course - Community Wellness Education Series Presentations: - "Practical Nutrition - Improving Your Nutrition from the Ground Up" - "Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome - Current Testing and Treatment" - National Healthcare Decision Day Event - National Heart Health Month - GO RED for Women's Health Open House Event - Ladies Night Out - Women's Connection Community Event - WA/Idaho Volunteer Senior Health & Fitness Fair - ATK/CCI - Speer Employee Health Fair - Clearwater Paper Corporation Employee Health Fair - City of Lewiston & Nez Perce County Employee Health Fair - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - World Diabetes Day Awareness Event - "Tobacco Free You" Nicotine Intervention Program - Senior Life Program | ||
| Summary: St. Joseph Regional Medical Center continues to serve as the only full service acute care hospital in the region. Improving the health status of the whole community, by providing essential medical services to all patients, including those who have an inability to pay for their healthcare needs, continues to be the goal and mission of St. Joseph's. The Community Health Resource and Education Center continues to help facilitate classes and training for associates, community members and patients in an effort to better meet the educational and informational needs in the community and surrounding area. By offering a broad selection of educational offerings and healthcare services, the Medical Center strives to better meet the healthcare needs of the patients and organizations in the service area. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center maintains its position as the regional leader in health education, community based programs, and providing healthcare services to all patients. |
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