Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL |
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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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| 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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| HOSPITAL SISTERS HEALTHCARE-WEST, INC. SUPPORTS ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL BY OWNING AND OPERATING PROPERTY SUCH AS LAND, BUILDINGS, AND EQUIPMENT USED BY THE HOSPITAL TO CARRY OUT THESE HEALTH AND WELFARE ACTIVITIES. THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL IS NOT DETERMINABLE. |
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| Organization's Mission | Form 990, Part III, Line 1 | Hospital sisters healthcare-west, inc. (the "corporation") is a WISCONSIN NONSTOCK CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL BE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND/OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY DONATION, LOAN OR OTHERWISE, THE INTERESTS AND PURPOSES OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE HOSPITAL SISTERS OF THE THIRD ORDER REGULAR OF ST. FRANCIS, A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTE WITHIN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (THE "CONGREGATION"), AND, IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PURPOSES, THE CORPORATION MAY: (A) PROVIDE AND OPERATE A CHARITABLE FACILITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT PERSONS AND OTHERS NEEDING HEALTH CARE; (B) OWN AND OPERATE DIRECTLY OR THROUGH AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS, FACILITIES INCLUDING LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PROPERTY USED OR USEFUL IN CARRYING OUT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE ACTIVITIES OF HOSPITALS, RETIREMENT AND NURSING HOMES, CLINICS, DAY CARE SERVICES, HOME CARE SERVICES, SCHOOLS COLLEGES AND THE LIKE; AND ASSIST IN THE FINANCING OF SUCH FACILITIES THROUGH LOANS, GRANTS, MORTGAGES, PLEDGES OR OTHER SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS. |
| RIGHTS OF MEMBERS TO ELECT GOVERNING BODY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6 & 7A | THE SENIOR GOVERNING BODY OF HOSPITAL SISTERS HEALTHCARE-WEST, INC (THE "CORPORATION") IS THE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH IS HOSPITAL SISTERS SERVICES, INC. ("HSSI"), AN ILLINOIS NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.3 OF THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS, HSSI HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT. |
| MEMBER RESERVED POWERS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B | Responsibility for the policy and operations of Hospital Sisters Healthcare-West, Inc (the "Corporation") is vested in its Board of Directors, except with respect to specific powers reserved in the Corporation's Bylaws to the Corporation's Member, Hospital Sisters Services, Inc. ("HSSI"), an Illinois not for profit corporation exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The member of HSSI is Hospital Sisters Health System ("HSHS"), an Illinois not for profit corporation exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The members of HSHS are the individual sisters who from time to time are the duly elected Provincial Superior and Provincial Councilors, respectively of the American Province of the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis ("American Province"). The American Province is the United States organization of the Congregation of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, a religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church. The governance and operations of the Corporation are subject to HSSI's right to exercise these reserved powers with respect to the Corporation and organizations of which the Corporation is either, directly or indirectly, a controlling member or a controlling shareholder ("Affiliates"). HSSI's right to exercise certain of these reserved powers is, in turn, subject to the approval of HSHS and HSHS' members. The reserved powers include all rights granted to HSSI by law and the right to: (a) Adopt, approve amendments to, or amend any statement of philosophy, mission, mission integration or values or any name, logo, or mark of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (b) Adopt, approve amendments to, or amend the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (c) Adopt, approve amendments to, or amend the Bylaws of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (d) Appoint and remove the Board of Directors, any one or more of the Directors of the Corporation or of any Affiliate, and the Chairperson and President of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (e) Approve the recommendation of the Board of Directors to appoint or remove the Board of Directors, any one or more Directors of the Corporation or of any Affiliate, or the Chairperson and President of the Corporation or of any Affiliate. (f) With respect to the Corporation or any Affiliate, approve the purchase, sale, alienation, exchange, lease or encumbrance of any real property of the Corporation or of any Affiliate, which property has a value in excess of limits set from time to time by HSSI; (g) Approve the operating and capital budgets of the Corporation or of any Affiliate, and any deviations by the Corporation or of any Affiliate from such budgets in an amount or percentage specified by HSSI from time to time; (h) Approve the strategic plan and goals of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (i) Approve the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (j) Approve the merger or dissolution of the Corporation or of any Affiliate; (k) Adopt or amend the plan for ministry education and governance for the Corporation and its Affiliates; (l) Approve the Corporation's Mission Accountability Reports and those of any Affiliate; (m) Approve the financial policies and procedures of the Corporation or of any Affiliate and approve any deviations from such policies and procedures by the Corporation or any Affiliate; and (n) Adopt policies to implement the Reserved Powers of HSSI. |
| RETURN REVIEW PROCESS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS KPMG TO ASSIST IN THE OVERALL REVIEW AND ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF ITS FORM 990. KPMG PROVIDES GUIDANCE IN IDENTIFYING CRITICAL ERRORS IN THE RETURN SUBMISSION AND FEEDBACK ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESPONSES. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL CFO PERFORMS A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE RETURN AND REVIEWS IT WITH THE HOSPITAL CEO AND/OR SENIOR LEADERS BEFORE PRESENTING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE HOSPITAL BOARD FOR QUESTIONING AND REVIEW PRIOR TO THE RETURN'S SIGNING AND SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. |
| CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | The organization is subject to the corporate compliance program and conflict of interest policy ("policy") of Hospital Sisters Health System, an Illinois not for profit corporation exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. A REVISED CORPORATE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE JANUARY, 2009 TO MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST USING A SYSTEM-WIDE PROTOCOL FOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH the organizaton's CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALL COVERED PERSONS HAVE A DUTY TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR ANY CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, RELATIONSHIP OR ACTIVITY CONTEMPLATED, ENTERED INTO OR CONDUCTED AT HSHS OR ITS AFFILIATES. THE POLICY DEFINES COVERED PERSONS AS BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OFFICERS, BOARD DESIGNEES, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE APPROVAL OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL DEVICES, ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS A POSITION OF TRUST. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, HSHS DISCLOSES A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (AND ALL CORRESPONDING PROCEDURES, GUIDELINES, FORMS AND TOOLS) TO ALL COVERED PERSONS AND ADVISES ALL COVERED PERSONS IN WRITING OF ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THIS POLICY AND SUCH RELATED MATERIALS. COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND COMPLETE THE CORRESPONDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE SYSTEM OFFICE VICE PRESIDENT - SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITY, VICE PRESIDENT - RISK & COMPLIANCE OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT AND INTEGRITY COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE") ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWERS ANY QUESTIONS A COVERED PERSON MAY HAVE. IN ADDITION, IF, AT ANY TIME AFTER SUBMITTING AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, A COVERED PERSON BECOMES AWARE OF AN INTEREST THAT HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DISCLOSE AT THE ANNUAL INTERVAL, THE COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED PROMPTLY TO DISCLOSE THE INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEE USING THE HSHS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING, AND MANAGING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARISE IN THE COURSE OF CONDUCTING THE AFFAIRS OF HSHS AND ITS AFFILIATES. IF THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES HSHS NOT TO ENGAGE IN OR ENTER INTO A PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, RELATIONSHIP, ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY UNLESS THE COMMITTEE OR, WHERE NECESSARY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (ACTING THROUGH ITS DISINTERESTED MEMBERS), HAS INVESTIGATED ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, RELATIONSHIP, ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY AND, IN THE ABSENCE OF ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HSHS, HAS DETERMINED: 1. THAT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COVERED PERSON PARTICIPATES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, RELATIONSHIP, ARRANGEMENT, OR ACTIVITY; 2. THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF HSHS; 3. THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY IS FAIR AND REASONABLE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HSHS; AND 4. HSHS CANNOT OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IN DETERMINING WHETHER A CONTRACT, TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO HSHS, THE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIDER, WHERE APPLICABLE: 1. APPRAISALS OR OTHER INDEPENDENT VALUATIONS OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT; 2. INFORMATION REGARDING COMPARABLE CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN UNRELATED PARTIES; 3. OFFERS FROM COMPARABLE COMPETING ENTITIES; AND/OR 4. STUDIES OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. IN ANY CASE IN WHICH THE COMMITTEE FINDS, AFTER TAKING THE STEPS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THAT HSHS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN A PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT DESPITE THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE COMMITTEE SHALL DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, MONITOR, AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH, A CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR MANAGING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY FOR SUCH FINDINGS TO REMAIN VALID THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, RELATIONSHIP, ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY. ALL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PLANS SHALL: 1. STATE THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL OVERSEE, MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE STUDY AND SPECIFY MEANS FOR DOING SO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT THE APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS MUST PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH WRITTEN REPORTS PERTAINING TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PLAN, THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO AUDIT THE STUDY FOR SUCH COMPLIANCE AND THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE; 2. STATE THAT THE PLAN MUST BE SHARED WITH COVERED PERSON WHOSE INTERESTS IT WAS DEVELOPED TO MANAGE; 3. STATE THAT THE PLAN MUST BE SHARED WITH, AND PERIODIC REPORTS ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE PLAN MUST BE PROVIDED TO, THE BOARD, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND/OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; AND 4. PROVIDE FOR SUCH OTHER MANAGEMENT STEPS AND MECHANISMS THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMITTEE, THE SYSTEM OFFICE VICE PRESIDENTS OF SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK & COMPLIANCE MAY RETAIN SUCH INDEPENDENT ADVISORS OR EXPERTS AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO ASSIST IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS. IF THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THAT THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, RELATIONSHIP ARRANGEMENT OR ACTIVITY CANNOT PROCEED DUE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE COMMITTEE SHALL INFORM THE APPLICABLE COVERED PERSON OR DECISION-MAKING BODY OF SUCH DETERMINATION WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT WHICH THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION WAS DISCUSSED. THE COMMITTEE SHALL DOCUMENT ITS REJECTION OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION IN THE COMMITTEE'S MEETING MINUTES. |
| WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 13 | PROVISIONS WITHIN THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR WHISTLEBLOWER TYPE ACTIVITIES. |
| DETERMINATION OF CEO & KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 | HEALTHCARE WEST DEFERS TO THE HSHS COMPENSATION POLICY FOR DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. HSHS COMPENSATION POLICY IS AS FOLLOWS: The Compensation Committee ("Committee") is comprised of independent members of the Board of Directors. The Committee develops a compensation philosophy for the System and all affiliates. The Committee selects and hires the independent compensation consultant to develop comparability data and advise the Committee during its deliberations regarding all elements of total compensation for all disqualified individuals. Integrated Healthcare Strategies ("IHS"), the consultants utilized by the Committee, use data from multiple tax-exempt peer group sources to determine salary ranges, incentive opportunity ranges and benefits for the disqualified individuals. IHS then assists the Committee in preparing contemporaneous documentation of all actions. Each Committee meeting is conducted with the intent to create a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for all elements of executive total compensation for the disqualified individuals. The Chairman makes this declaration and also inquires if there are any conflicts of interest by any attendees. Any conflicts are disclosed and the Committee then acts in a manner to avoid any conflicted individual participating in any manner where a conflict might exist. At the end of the meeting, the Committee prepares contemporaneous minutes that record all actions taken during the meeting. |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | BOARD-APPROVED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. |
| POOLED INVESTMENT | FORM 990, PART X, LINE 11 | THE FACILITY'S CASH RESERVES ARE INVESTED IN A POOLED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY HOSPITAL SISTERS HEALTH SYSTEM ("HSHS"). PARTICIPATION IN THE POOLED FUND IS LIMITED TO THE 501(C)(3) HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS SPONSORED BY HOSPITAL SISTERS HEALTH SYSTEM. THE POOLED ACCOUNT CONSISTS OF CASH, EQUITY AND DEBT SECURITIES THAT ARE PUBLICLY TRADED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SFAS NO. 124 "ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS HELD BY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS", INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES WITH READILY DETERMINABLE FAIR VALUES AND ALL INVESTMENTS IN DEBT SECURITIES ARE REPORTED AT FAIR VALUE ON THE BALANCE SHEET. INCOME, REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ARE POOLED AND ALLOCATED TO THE PARTICIPANTS. INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF ASSETS AND REVENUE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED TO THE PARTICIPANTS. ALL CURRENT RESERVES WILL BE USED TO FURTHER THE TAX-EXEMPT MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| Other Change in Net Assets or Fund Balances | Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | Unrealized Gain On Investment 470,621 |
| Affiliated Health System | Hospital Sisters Healthcare - West, Inc. is an affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System. The mission of Hospital Sisters Health System ("HSHS") is to serve those in need through a health care ministry that values compassion, respect and reverence for life. The nearly 14,000 colleagues who make up HSHS are dedicated to this mission and to providing high quality health care to whoever seeks our services. By living our mission each day, HSHS colleagues constantly strive to provide the highest quality and most cost-effective and compassionate health care to those we are privileged to serve. Our health care ministry extends across 12 communities in Wisconsin and Illinois and includes 13 hospitals, dozens of community-based health centers and clinics, and more than 2,000 physician partners. As part of our mission to provide healing and hope to the three million people we serve, we have developed Community Benefit initiatives that 1) expand access to health care, 2) enhance overall health status and 3) promote medical education. In the Fiscal Year that ended June 30, 2011, HSHS hospitals provided $166.1 million in Community Benefits (or 8.7% of total expenses), an increase of $15.7 million from FY 2010. Of this amount, $37.1 million was provided for charity care and $99.8 million was the amount of unreimbursed care provided under the Medicaid program. In addition, HSHS hospitals committed significant resources in serving the Medicare population. The cost of providing services to primarily elderly beneficiaries of the Medicare program, in excess of governmental and managed care contract payments, was $183.8 million during Fiscal Year 2011. HSHS hospitals also recorded $103.9 million in uncollectible accounts. HSHS strengthens the health of our communities by continually reinvesting any surplus revenue from operations and investments into new medical technology, facility infrastructure and health care services. These investments ensure that our hospitals can continue to provide high quality, compassionate care to our patients. During Fiscal Year 2011, HSHS also continued to invest in our Care Integration strategy that places the patient at the center of our work while allowing us to deliver care in a more cost-effective and efficient manner. These investments are designed to better coordinate care, improve health outcomes, create new efficiencies, and help ensure that patients (especially those with chronic conditions) get well and stay well. Our Care Integration strategy is delivering promising results. An example is our three Medical Home pilot projects. Diabetic Patients enrolled in Medical Homes in rural Illinois experienced an average 42 percent decrease in their blood glucose levels while their unplanned readmissions to the hospital dropped to zero. HSHS is making significant progress implementing interoperable health information technologies and robust health information exchanges. In central Illinois, HSHS is joining with other health care providers to develop a statewide Health Information Exchange ("HIE") that will allow health care providers to exchange clinical information, such as medication histories and test results, access that information at the point of care and make better informed decisions with their patients. HSHS understands that our investments in information technology will have a positive impact on the quality, safety and efficiency of health care. 1. Expanding access to health care An integral component of our Community Benefit initiatives is to provide care to every patient who seeks our services without exception. To that end, HSHS hospitals have established Charity Care program guidelines that cover 100% of hospital charges for individuals and families who earn 125% to 250% of the federal poverty level. HSHS hospital's Charity Care guidelines have sliding scales, in some instances providing up to a 50% discount on charges for those earning up to 600% of the federal poverty level. HSHS hospitals have created simple forms for those wishing to apply for Charity Care and assign counselors to visit with inpatients who are uninsured to let them know about our charity care policies and provide assistance filling out applications for financial assistance or enrollment in publicly funded health care programs. HSHS hospitals also work collaboratively with others to enhance access to health care services for those in need. St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL has partnered with Memorial Medical Center, Southern Illinois University School and Medicine and other community partners to support the Coordinated Access to Community Health ("CATCH") initiative. The free program is being made available to uninsured adults in Sangamon County to help them access routine medical care, specialty doctors and affordable medicine. Launched in May 2011, CATCH enrolls patients as they visit social service agencies or when they leave hospital emergency rooms. Enrollees are then referred to Springfield's federally funded primary care clinic, Capitol Community Health Center, or participating doctors' private offices. Grants from St. John's Hospital, Memorial Medical Center, United Way of Central Illinois and the Dominican Sisters offset CATCH's first year of expenses. Patient advocates at St. John's Hospital and Memorial Medical Center help uninsured patients find primary or specialty doctors and make appointments, and arrange for financial assistance from participating social service agencies for prescription drugs. In the first three months since the program was launched, CATCH signed up more than 250 physicians in the community who agreed to see patients at no charge. The program endeavors to enroll up to 6,000 uninsured patients within the next few years. By making it easier for uninsured residents to get preventive health care services, CATCH organizers believe uninsured patients' medical problems will be addressed early, helping improve their quality of life. | |
| affiliated health system | St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay, WI supports the NEW Community Clinic, a 38-year-old free health center for the uninsured and underinsured. St. Mary's provides free and discounted laboratory and radiology services to the clinic. More than 70 percent of patients say the clinic's care allowed them to avoid having to seek care in a local Emergency Room. For the past decade, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham, IL has teamed up with Effingham Catholic Charities to co-sponsor the Prescription Assistance Program. Catholic Charities' staff members work with clients who need prescription medication but may not be able to afford them because they are uninsured or underinsured. Due to the financial support of St. Anthony's, the program is able to provide needed prescriptions to dozens of residents each month. St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL collaborated with local dental care providers to coordinate and provide a free day of dental care to uninsured individuals. The collaboration was the result of a community needs assessment that determined access to dental care was a priority in the community. The "Community Day of Dental Care" provided free dental cleanings, X-Rays, and extractions to 90 uninsured individuals. Among those 90 people served included a military veteran who has been unable to obtain dental care after a St. Louis facility closed. He was able to have five teeth extracted. Another person served was a young woman who needed some minor restorative care which greatly improved her appearance. She was very grateful because she had a job interview coming up and would be able to attend the interview feeling better about her appearance. 2. Enhancing the health status of the community Another component of our Community Benefit initiatives is to improve the quality of life in our communities. Our hospitals work closely with a wide array of public and private organizations that share our commitment to enhancing health and wellness. We know that by working together, we can maximize our efforts by sharing resources, reduce duplication of services, and make it easier for residents to get the services and knowledge they need to live healthier lives. HSHS hospitals also understand they need to listen closely to the residents of the communities they serve to ensure the health care needs of all are being met. Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, WI invited more than 1,400 area residents to share their vision for health care during a series of focus groups. Participants included constituents that are often overlooked: low-income, vulnerable populations and minority groups. The visioning sessions captured the voices of special populations, Among Mutual Assistance Association members, Amish farmers, seniors, young children and other diverse groups. The feedback provided led to more than 100 actionable items that were assessed and/or implemented over the first six months since the sessions concluded. One action taken by Sacred Heart Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls, WI was to work closely with 16 other organizations to secure federal funding to accelerate networking infrastructure expansion across western Wisconsin, including rural and critical access hospitals in surrounding communities. The collaboration led to the creation of a Community Area Network consisting of 70 miles of fiber-optic cable with 150 connections. This network provides a multitude of fiber-optic services and high speed connectivity that can easily accommodate telemedicine and other advanced applications. | |
| affiliated health system | St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur, IL heard a specific need and responded by leading a successful community effort to help Catholic Charities maintain Meals on Wheels in Decatur after state funding cuts resulted in a drastic reduction to the program's services. St. Mary's pledged $45,000 to launch the "Buy a Senior a Meal" community campaign in which area residents could sponsor meals for area seniors at the cost of $7 each. St. Mary's also solicited support from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Neuhoff Media. In the first six months of the campaign, more than $100,000 was raised. With the donations, Catholic Charities was able to increase the number of clients served by 141 and provide more than 14,000 meals to seniors and veterans. In response to a report by Feeding America and the St. Louis Area Foodbank that more than 15,000 children in St. Clair County worry about where their next meal is coming from, St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville, IL sponsored two hospital-wide food drives - one in the summer and the other during the Christmas holiday season. During 2010-2011, a total of 8,381 pounds of non-perishable food items were collected at both drives and donated to the Community Interfaith Food Pantry, Catholic Urban Programs and St. Vincent DePaul Society at Cathedral Food Pantry. While canned food is shelf-stable and easy to donate, food pantries were also looking for fresh, nutritious vegetables which are expensive to store. To address this need, St. Elizabeth's planted a vegetable garden on-site to grow fresh produce specifically for the food pantries. Start-up funds for the aptly named "Elizabeth's Garden" were donated by the Friends of St. Elizabeth's Hospital Foundation. Area business partners turned the soil and donated seeds and plants. The 24-foot by 35-foot plot was tended by hospital colleagues who donated their time weeding, staking and harvesting. In its first growing season, more than 300 pounds of produce was harvested from Elizabeth's Garden. St. Mary's Hospital in Streator, IL has long recognized that transportation options in the community are severely limited. Not only is there no public transportation system, there is not even a taxi company. This leaves many people, especially the elderly or disabled, at the mercy of others' kindness. St. Mary's responded by developing a medical transportation program that offers free rides to patients, particularly those with disabilities, who have no other way of getting to and from their medical appointments. Transportation is provided by qualified staff members who assist individuals with boarding and disembarking in vans maintained to Illinois Department of Transportation Standards. During Fiscal Year 2011, nearly 7,000 trips were made and 268 individuals were served by this program. St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI actively participates in "Healthy Sheboygan County 2020," a collaborative group made up of local health care organizations. The group's primary focus is to improve the lives of people in the area. Responding to a need in the community, St. Nicholas Hospital colleagues helped organize a first ever county-wide medication drop off program, which served as a springboard for permanent drop off locations within Sheboygan County. St. Joseph's Hospital in Highland, IL began providing geriatric outpatient counseling after the need arose in the community for such services. The program, Senior Renewal, was created to help seniors - and their families - to have purposeful, healthy and independent lives. The program operates under the philosophy that even though loss may be a normal part of aging, emotional despair does not have to be an acceptable condition. Senior Renewal treats a variety of emotional problems, including difficulty coping with change, trouble adjusting to retirement, loneliness and isolation, and deterioration of daily living skills. Since being introduced at St. Joseph's in late 2009, Senior Renewal has helped more than 120 clients. St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese, IL is working to improve the quality of life for patients with congestive heart failure ("CHF") through education. With one out of four patients with CHF readmitted within 30 days after discharge, education is being provided free of charge to patients and their caregivers to increase their involvement in self-care following discharge. This project has developed into a community-wide initiative with training also provided to staff working at area nursing homes and senior living facilities. 3. Supporting medical education and research Another important aspect of our Community Benefit initiatives is ensuring HSHS helps advance medical knowledge through our support of research and education. In Fiscal Year 2010 we contributed more than $12.1 million to research and education. HSHS hospitals host Continuing Medical Education courses which are attended by hundreds of physicians each year. Several HSHS hospitals support medical residency programs. St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, WI spent more than $682,000 providing on-site training and education for nursing and allied health professionals within its facilities. St. Vincent also provides training and education programs at schools such as the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Bellin College of Nursing, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and others around the state. St. John's College is educating the nurses of today and tomorrow by offering an upper division Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Program and Continuing Education Programs to serve nurses and allied health professionals in Central and Southern Illinois. The College offers a variety of clinical experiences ranging from wellness to care of the dying. Commitment to Care In conclusion, HSHS is working tirelessly to bring together the various elements of health care services to create better, more efficient care for our patients. Our commitment to high quality, cost-effective care is based on our Franciscan and Catholic values. These values include coverage and access for all and special attention to the sick, poor and vulnerable. | |
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