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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 A, LINE 4 | THE ORGANIZATION MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 8/31/2011. THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION IS TO CHANGE THE MEMBERSHIP TO ONE MEMBER, UNION HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., AN INDIANA NONPROFIT, TAX EXEMPT CORPORATION. THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE TO UPDATE ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 FOR THE POWERS RESERVED TO THE MEMBER. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | UNION HOSPITAL HAS ONE MEMBER, UNION HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., AN INDIANA NONPROFIT, TAX EXEMPT CORPORATION. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBER MAY APPOINT THE HOSPITAL BOARD DIRECTORS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | GOVERNING BODY DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBER INCLUDE: 1. MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT CHANGES; 2. CHANGES TO THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT; 3. APPROVAL AND REMOVAL OF BOARD DIRECTORS; 4. INCURRING DEBT; 5. APPROVAL, SALE, TRANSFER OR SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN USE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS; 6. FORMATION OF A SUBSIDIARY; 7. TRANSFER OR ENCUMBRANCE OF THE ASSETS; 8. APPROVAL OF ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL PLAN, STRATEGIC PLAN, AND BUSINESS PLAN; 9. APPOINTMENT OF THE CEO; 10. TRANSACTIONS OVER $250,000; AND 11. APPROVAL OF ANY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE FORM 990 ENTAILS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT. THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 AND THE FINAL FORM 990 INCLUDING REQUESTED SCHEDULES, AS ULTIMATELY FILED WITH THE IRS, ARE PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORED AND COMPLIANCE ENFORCED BY THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THE SCOPE OF THIS POLICY INCLUDES DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY IS IN PLACE TO AVOID PERSONAL INTERESTS THAT CONFLICT, OR MAY APPEAR TO CONFLICT, WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF UNION AND ITS AFFILIATES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE COVERED PERSONS ARE TO REFRAIN FROM PERSONAL INTERESTS, DIRECT OR INDIRECT WITH ANY THIRD PARTIES. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFICERS, MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES TO SCRUTINIZE THEIR TRANSACTIONS AND OUTSIDE BUSINESS INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE SUCH DISCLOSURES AND ACT ACCORDINGLY. A SELF-DISCLOSURE FROM COVERED PERSONS TO THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER IS REQUIRED ON ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COVERED PERSONS ARE TO REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DELIBERATION OR DECISIONS ON SUCH TRANSACTIONS. THE CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE REVIEWED AND RESOLVED BY THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION UNDER THE BY-LAWS OF UNION HOSPITAL INCLUDES A BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WHOSE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE IN CHARGE OF DOING THE APPROPRIATE REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR THE SR. MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE CEO. THEY GATHER INFORMATION AND FOLLOW THE STEPS SET FORTH BELOW AND IN TURN SUBMIT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE CEO AND SR. MANAGEMENT. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISINTERESTED. THE CEO IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING WHEN HIS COMPENSATION/BENEFITS ARE REVIEWED BOTH AT THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE LEVEL AND THE BOARD LEVEL. NOTE: DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, SALARY INCREASES WERE NOT GIVEN TO THE SR. MANAGEMENT TEAM INCLUDING THE CEO, AND THUS, AN ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION WAS NOT COMPLETED. IN FUTURE PERIODS, THIS PROCEDURE WILL RESUME AS STATED IN THIS POLICY. THE STEPS INCLUDE: 1. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RETAINS AN OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO (1) PROVIDE THE COMMITTEE WITH INFORMATION, AND (2) TO REVIEW THE ACTIONS AND COMPENSATION/BENEFITS TO BE SURE THAT THERE IS NOT EXCESSIVE COMPENSATION. THE CONSULTANT THAT HAS BEEN USED THE PAST THREE (3) YEARS IS SULLIVAN COTTER & ASSOCIATES, INC. UNDER THE PROCESS, SULLIVAN COTTER FIRST IS PROVIDED WITH THE NAMES AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE SR. MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT IS BEING EVALUATED. THE INDEPENDENT ADVISOR THEN SUBMITS TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE COMPARABLE INFORMATION, SPECIFICALLY: > FIVE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE EXECUTIVE HEALTH CARE COMPENSATION SURVEYS PREPARED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS, WERE REFERENCED TO OBTAIN MARKET DATA FOR THIS REVIEW - INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE STRATEGIES: 2009 HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY - INDIANA HOSPITAL & HEALTH ASSOCIATION: 2009 COMPENSATION SURVEY REPORT - SULLIVAN, COTTER, AND ASSOCIATES: 2009 SURVEY OF MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS - WATSON WYATT DATA SERVICES: 2009/2010 HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION REPORT - MERCER HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING: 2009 INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORKS COMPENSATION SURVEY > MARKET DATA REFLECTING FUNCTIONALLY-COMPARABLE POSITIONS WERE OBTAINED FOR ALL SEVEN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS > DATA WERE ABSTRACTED FOR COMPARABLY-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AS MEASURED BY NET REVENUE > THE DATA REPORTED REPRESENTED THE 50TH, 75TH, AND 90TH PERCENTILES OF BASE SALARY AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION (BASE SALARY PLUS ACTUAL ANNUAL INCENTIVE - ABBREVIATED TCC) > REGIONAL MARKET DATA WERE ALSO COLLECTED FROM THE PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AS WELL AS A SPECIAL CUT OF THE FOLLOWING INDIANA HOSPITALS FROM SULLIVAN COTTER'S 2009 SURVEY OF MANAGER AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS - BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - REID HOSPITAL & HEALTH CARE SERVICES - BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL - RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL - SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH SYSTEM - GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL - SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND - SAINT MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER - METHODIST HOSPITALS - TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL - PARKVIEW HOSPITAL > THAT DATA WAS ALSO REPORTED WITH NATIONAL AVERAGE, REGIONAL AVERAGE AND INDIANA AVERAGE. 2. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF UNION HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TAKES THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AND FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SUBMITS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL RECOMMENDATIONS IN TERMS OF SALARIES, BENEFITS, AND BONUSES. FINAL APPROVAL IS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO DOES NOT TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON HIS SALARY, BENEFITS AND BONUS. 3. MINUTES OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD MEETINGS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY KEPT AND MAINTAIN WITH THE CORPORATE MINUTE BOOKS. 4. FOLLOWING THE ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE NEW PROPOSED SALARIES, BENEFITS AND BONUSES ARE SENT TO THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT (SULLIVAN COTTER) WHO SUBMITS BACK TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE THEIR OPINION IN TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION BEING REASONABLE IN RELATION TO THE MARKET DATA AND MARKET PRACTICES. THIS REPORT IS ALSO RECEIVED AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. | |
| TITLES | PART VII, SECTION A | DAVID DOERR WAS PRESIDENT/CEO OF UNION HOSPITAL, INC. UNTIL SEPTEMBER 31, 2010 AT WHICH TIME HE BECAME THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR UNION HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., A RELATED PARTY. COMPENSATION SCOTT TEFFETELLER BECAME PRESIDENT/CEO OF UNION HOSPITAL ON OCTOBER 1, 2010. |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 739,114. CHANGE IN PERMANETLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS 11,949. CHANGE IN PENSION LIABILITY 3,085,712. TRANSFER TO RELATED PARTY -12,062,285. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -8,225,510. |
| OVERSIGHT OF AUDIT | PART XII, LINE 2C | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NO PROCESSES HAVE CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5: RICHARD G LUGAR CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH | RICHARD G. LUGAR CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH: THE LUGAR CENTER'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE RURAL HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION, INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. THE LUGAR CENTER IS A PART OF UNION HOSPITAL AND ITS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PREPARING PHYSICIANS TO SERVE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF HANDS-ON CURRICULUM FOR FUTURE RURAL HEALTH PROVIDERS BASED ON A UNIQUE HUB-AND-SPOKE STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS RESIDENTS TO WORK OUT OF THE MAIN HOSPITAL-BASED SITE DURING THEIR FULL THREE YEARS OF TRAINING WHILE STILL GAINING FIRST-HAND RURAL EXPERIENCE AT A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED RURAL HEALTH CLINIC AND A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. IT HAS DEVELOPED INTO A POLICY AND PROGRAM LEADER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES TO SUPPORT A WORKFORCE THAT IS WELL-PREPARED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN REMOTE AREAS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. IT WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED IN 1993 AS THE MIDWEST CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH TO PREPARE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS FOR SUCCESSFUL RURAL PRACTICE AND TO EXPOSE INDIVIDUALS NOT YET DECIDED ON A CAREER TO THE REWARDS OF DELIVERING HEALTH CARE IN A RURAL AREA. THE CENTER WAS RENAMED IN 2006 TO HONOR U.S. SENATOR RICHARD G. LUGAR A SUPPORTER OF THE CENTER'S MISSION AND AN ADVOCATE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RURAL HEALTHCARE. IN 1993, UNION SET UP A MODEL RURAL HEALTH CLINIC AND TRAINING SITE IN CLAY CITY, INDIANA TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. THIS FEDERALLY DESIGNATED RURAL HEALTH CLINIC (RHC) ALSO PROVIDES A UNIQUE HANDS-ON TRAINING SITE FOR PHYSICIANS ENROLLED IN UNION HOSPITAL'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY'S RURAL TRAINING TRACK. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGY INTERNS, AN X-RAY TECHNICIAN, AND AN OPTOMETRIST PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO ALL REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. THE CLINIC COLLABORATES WITH THE LOCALLY OWNED PHARMACY TO PROVIDE PRESCRIPTION SERVICES TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS USING THE SAME DISCOUNTED SLIDING FEE SCALE USED BY THE CLINIC. A VITAL COMPONENT OF THIS CLINIC IS THE 10 MEMBER COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. CLAY CITY CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE SERVES AS A MEDICAL HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 5,000 AREA RESIDENTS, DELIVERING OVER 10,000 VISITS ANNUALLY, IN ADDITION TO HOUSE CALLS AND IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL CARE. IN 2001, THE LUGAR CENTER DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT THE CLINIC THAT IS STILL BEING INTEGRATED INTO CARE PLANS FOR PATIENTS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAM INCLUDES FIVE CHRONIC DISEASES-HYPERTENSION, DIABETES MELLITUS, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, AND ASTHMA. CLAY CITY CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE REACHED CAPACITY AS A TEACHING SITE FOR RESIDENTS AND THERE REMAINS AN ENORMOUS NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS IN THE SMALL COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING UH AS WELL AS CLINICAL TRAINING SITES. THEREFORE, THE LUGAR CENTER IS EXPANDED TRAINING CAPACITY FOR FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH A RURAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY IN VERMILLION COUNTY. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MODEL OR FQHC (FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER). THIS MODEL DELIVERY SYSTEM BEGAN WITH A GROUP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A COMMUNITY-OWNED HEALTH CARE FACILITY, RECEIVING FEDERAL 330 FUNDS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED. LUGAR CENTER WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN WRITING THE APPLICATION FOR A HRSA NEW ACCESS POINT GRANT FOR $1.6 MILLION FOR THIS COMMUNITY IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THIS SITE SERVES AS AN INTEGRAL TRAINING SITE FOR UH RESIDENTS, IU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND OTHER LEARNERS. OUR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 WERE $1,037,374. THE LUGAR CENTER ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER GRANT $361,849. | |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5: RURAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE | ON DEC. 2, 2008, UNION HOSPITAL'S LUGAR CENTER HELPED LAUNCH A RURAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE AIMED AT IMPROVING AND EXPANDING HEALTH CARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT BEGAN AS AN INFORMAL EXERCISE IN CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING HAS BECOME THE RURAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE (THE RHIC). FOUNDING PARTNERS INCLUDE INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (ISU), INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (IUSM), UNION HOSPITAL AND IT'S RICHARD G. LUGAR CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH (UH), THE TERRE HAUTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (THEDC), THE CITY OF TERRE HAUTE (THE CITY), AND IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE WABASH VALLEY (IVY TECH). THE MISSION OF THE RURAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE (RHIC) IS TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE COMMITTED TO SERVING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS MISSION INCLUDE: TO PROMOTE THE RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO SERVE RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; TO INVITE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION BY PROMOTING THE ENHANCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS AND FIELDS; TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO ENCOURAGE AND COORDINATE COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AFFECTING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ENTITIES WITH SIMILAR OR COMPLEMENTARY PURPOSES; TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE CAPABLE OF REPLICATION IN OTHER AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES; AND TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, THEREBY POTENTIALLY OR ACTUALLY BENEFITING THOSE OTHER AREAS. A RECENT STUDY COMMISSIONED BY RHIC PARTNERS AND CONDUCTED BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE'S BOWEN RESEARCH CENTER, FOUND SHORTAGES IN ALMOST EVERY HEALTH CARE FIELD IN THE WABASH VALLEY. THE WABASH VALLEY IS A REGION WITH COUNTIES IN BOTH INDIANA AND ILLINOIS. NURSES AND PHYSICIANS TOP THE LIST OF SHORTAGE AREAS. THE SURVEY FOUND A NEED FOR 702 TO 827 ADDITIONAL NURSES AND 134 TO 275 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN AN 11-COUNTY AREA OF WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA. THE ELEVEN COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THIS REGION WERE: CLAY, FOUNTAIN, GREENE, MONTGOMERY, OWEN, PARKE, PUTNAM, SULLIVAN, VERMILLION, VIGO, AND WARREN. SIGNIFICANT SHORTAGES WERE ALSO FOUND IN MENTALHEALTH COUNSELORS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, PHARMACISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH EDUCATORS, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS. IN MORE THAN THREE FOURTHS OF THE PROFESSIONS ANALYZED THE STUDY PROJECTS THAT BY 2016 THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS WILL BE LOWER IN THE WABASH VALLEY THAN STATEWIDE. ADDITIONALLY THE STUDY FOUND A NEED FOR INCREASED ACCESS TO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EXPANDING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND MAKING NEW PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. RHIC LEADERS ENVISION TACKLING THE CURRENT AND WORSENING HEALTH CARE WORKER SHORTAGES THROUGH INNOVATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS IN HEALTH CARE EDUCATION ACROSS THE PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERS ARE FOCUSED NOT JUST ON INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO ON TRANSFORMING OUR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION MODEL TO ENSURE AN OPTIMALLY PREPARED WORKFORCE, RESULTING IN IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. THERE ARE SEVERAL CHALLENGES TO MINIMIZING THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN RURAL WEST-CENTRAL INDIANA AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS CHANGING THE EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY WHEN TRAINING FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. TRADITIONALLY, OUR WORKFORCE IS EDUCATED IN "SILOS", RATHER THAN IN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS. EVEN A QUICK REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE REVEALS QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THE NEED TO CHANGE THE METHODS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UTILIZED TO TRAIN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. YET, THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK. THE RHIC PARTNERS HAVE BEGUN TO ADDRESS THIS CHALLENGE BY EMBRACING INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (IPE) AS A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE RHIC. ONE IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE RHIC'S IPE INITIATIVE IS TO DEVELOP A COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM WHERE STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS LEARN TOGETHER. AS A PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE RHIC IMPLEMENTED A COLLABORATIVE SIMULATION CENTER FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE RHIC SIMULATION CENTER IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEAMS OF FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PARTICULARLY THOSE PREPARING TO PRACTICE IN RURAL AREAS. THE CENTER ENSURES A ROBUST, WELL-PREPARED TEAM OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO MORE AND BETTER PREPARED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS THIS COLLABORATIVE LEADS TO ADDITIONAL CUTTING-EDGE TRAINING AND RESEARCH FACILITIES, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICE EXPANSION. THIS OUTCOME LEADS THE WAY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN TERRE HAUTE AND IN SURROUNDING RURAL, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE RHIC COLLABORATIVE INCLUDES URBAN AND RURAL PARTNERS AS WELL AS PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS. THE LEADERS OF EACH PARTNER ORGANIZATION BRING MULTIPLE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO THE COLLABORATIVE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE AS A PART OF A ROBUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD MANAGE ACTIVITIES IN: COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION, FACILITIES, FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. AD-HOC COMMITTEES ARE CREATED AS NEEDED FOR TARGETED STUDY AND WORK. THROUGH THIS ROBUST COLLABORATIVE--INCLUDING THROUGH THE SHARING OF RESOURCES AMONG URBAN, RURAL, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT ARE ALL REPRESENTED WITHIN THE RHIC--WE ARE IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES, CREATING AND IMPLEMENTINNOVATING ADVANCES IN CURRICULUM AND TRAINING FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS OF PROVIDERS, AND ENSURING LONG-TERM RESULTS TOWARD IMPROVED ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY INCLUDING OUR SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES. NO COLLABORATION EVER COMES EASILY. YET, IT IS THROUGH COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THE MOST. RHIC MEMBERS HAVE HIRED A FULL-TIME DIRECTOR TO ASSIST WITH THOUGHTFULLY BUILDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE RHIC COLLABORATIVE, INCLUDING THROUGH THE CREATION OF FORMAL BYLAWS AND OTHER GOVERNING MECHANISMS. TOWARD THIS END, IN DECEMBER 2009, THE RHIC WAS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ENTITY. RHIC MEMBERS COME TOGETHER MONTHLY FOR INTENSE MEETINGS DURING WHAT HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS "RHIC WEEK" EACH MONTH. THE BOARD IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS FROM THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP FROM EACH OF THE PARTNER ENTITIES. IN ADDITION TO RHIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEETING MONTHLY, THESE LEADERS ARE ALSO COMING TOGETHER ON A CONTINUOUS, CONSISTENT BASIS. THIS SHARING OF TIME TO REVIEW VISION DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS THE MOST MUNDANE DOCUMENTS, HAS BEEN INVALUABLE IN TERMS OF MOVING THE COLLABORATIVE FORWARD TOWARD ITS ULTIMATE GOAL OF ENSURING A ROBUST WORKFORCE AND ENVIRONMENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE. FUTURE GOALS, AS STATED ABOVE, INCLUDE CREATING A TRULY INNOVATIVE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTH CURRICULUM AND TRAINING PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO CREATING A ROBUST INNOVATIVE, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, THE RHIC MEMBERS ENVISION CREATING A "DISTRICT" THAT CONNECTS UNION HOSPITAL TO THE INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN TERRE HAUTE. THIS "NEIGHBORHOOD", ABOUT 270 ACRES, BETWEEN THE UNION HOSPITAL AND ISU CAMPUSES IS A BLIGHTED NEIGHBORHOOD. THROUGH THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF THE RHIC, WE ENVISION CREATING A MIXED-USE LEARN-LIVE-WORK-PLAY DISTRICT THAT INCORPORATES HEALTHY LIVING DESIGN FEATURES AND FOSTERS JOB CREATION AND A CULTURE OF INNOVATION, CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND EXCELLENCE. TOWARD THIS END, THE RHIC PARTNERS HAVE HIRED AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TO LEAD A MASTER PLANNING PROCESS THAT WILL INVOLVE STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND FROM ACROSS DISCIPLINES. WE FULLY EXPECT THIS "RHIC DISTRICT" TO BECOME A MODEL IN THE UNITED STATES FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE. CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE RHIC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, SOME INITIAL FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS HAVE BEEN SECURED TO BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION. FOR EXAMPLE, A $100,000 GRANT WAS SECURED THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TO ESTABLISH THE COLLABORATIVE SIMULATION CENTER. IN ADDITION, THE RHIC'S RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HAS TAKEN A LEADING ROLE TO BEGIN APPLYING FOR GRANTS TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT AND FURTHER THE VISION OF PROVIDING A ROBUST HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO MEET ALL OF THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN OUR SERVICE AREAS, ESPECIALLY INCLUDING IN OUR RURAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEST-CENTRAL REGION OF INDIANA. | |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5: PRE-NATAL CARE FOR INDIGENT POPULATION | UNION HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE COMMUNITY SAFETY NET TO ASSURE THAT PRENATAL AND BIRTH CARE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE WABASH VALLEY REGARDLESS OF FINANCIAL STATUS THROUGH ITS FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER. AS IN MANY AREAS OF HEALTH CARE, FISCAL REALITIES AFFECT SERVICES THAT CAN BE PROVIDED. WE ARE STRIVING TO MAINTAIN AND INNOVATIVELY IMPROVE SERVICES AND OPTIONS FOR THE VULNERABLE AND HIGH-RISK POPULATION WE SERVE. EACH COUNTY THAT WE SERVE HAS A HIGHER PERCENT OF REPORTED PRENATAL SMOKING THAN THE 2005 REPORTED STATE OF INDIANA AVERAGE OF 17.9%. THERE IS A COMBINED AVERAGE OF 27.94% FOR WOMEN FROM THE FIVE COUNTIES THAT WE SERVE. WE STRIVE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS BREASTFEEDING AND PRENATAL CARE INITIATION IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER. THE MHC IS PROUD TO PROVIDE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CARE FROM PHYSICIANS, RESIDENT PHYSICIANS, MIDWIVES, A FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, A SONOGRAPHER, AND A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR. REFERRALS ARE MADE TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY AGENCIES WITH SERVICES FOR HOUSING, FOOD STAMPS, WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN NUTRITION PROGRAM, ADOPTION RESOURCES, DENTAL, TRANSPORTATION, DOMESTIC ABUSE SUPPORT RESOURCES, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, BEREAVEMENT, CHILD PROTECTION, FAMILY PLANNING, AND BABY SUPPLIES. WE ENROLLED 284 NEW PATIENTS IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. 130 OF OUR PATIENTS WERE ASSESSED AS BEING MODERATE TO HIGH RISK SOCIALLY. THE POVERTY RATE IN VIGO COUNTY IN 2010 WAS 19.1%. BECAUSE OF THIS, IT IS APPARENT THAT WOMEN IN OUR AREA ARE IN NEED OF THE SERVICES THAT THE MHC PROVIDES. WE ARE A MEDICAID ENROLLMENT SITE, AND WE PROVIDE CARE ON A SLIDING FEE FOR SERVICE SCALE FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID. FIRST TRIMESTER CARE HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 77% IN 2007 TO 81% IN 2009. BREASTFEEDING RATES HAVE INCREASED FROM 65.8% IN 2007 TO 69.6% IN 2009. OVER HALF OF OUR CLIENTS WHO SMOKED WHEN THEY BECAME PREGNANT STOPPED SMOKING BY THE TIME THEIR BABIES WERE BORN. WE HAVE RECENTLY STARTED AURICULAR (EAR) ACUPRESSURE AND ACUPUNCTURE IN OUR CLINIC TO ASSIST IN DECREASING SMOKING RATES. WOMEN ARE READY TO BE HELPED DURING PREGNANCY TO DECREASE AND/OR STOP SMOKING. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED HOME VISITS, EDUCATION, AND AURICULAR THERAPY TO AID IN THIS TRANSITION. WE KNOW THAT WOMEN WANT CONSISTENT CARE AND MANY WANT FEMALE PROVIDERS. WE HAVE THE CARE PROVIDERS TO DO JUST THOSE THINGS. WE PROMOTE AND ASSIST WITH BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. WE ADOPTED AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND MAKE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR CHANGES. PATIENTS EARN POINTS FOR KEEPING APPOINTMENTS, CHANGING DIETS, RELEASING ADDICTIONS, AND BREASTFEEDING. THESE POINTS CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR USED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT THE NONPROFIT STORE RUN BY THE HELPING HANDS ORGANIZATION. BY 2012, WE PLAN TO HAVE OUR FIRST TRIMESTER CARE RATES AT 80% AND OUR BREASTFEEDING AT 70%. THROUGH OUR OPTIONS FOR SMOKING REDUCTION, WE PLAN TO DECREASE THIS RATE TO 98%. UNION HOSPITAL'S PERINATAL SERVICE OFFERS THE ONLY LEVEL III-B NICU IN A SEVENTY-MILE RADIUS. IN FACT, UNION HOSPITAL HAD THE FIRST NICU IN THE STATE WHICH WAS DEVELOPED IN 1964 BY A GROUP OF PEDIATRICIANS. WE CURRENTLY OFFER THE EXPERTISE OF NEONATOLOGISTS WHICH ENABLES US TO CARE FOR THE VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEONATES TO ANY FULL TERM INFANT THAT MAY REQUIRE MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS. RECENT RENOVATIONS WILL INCREASE THE NICU BEDS FROM NINE TO FIFTEEN. IN 2011 OVER THREE-HUNDRED NEWBORNS WERE ADMITTED FOR CARE. ANY NEWBORN THAT REQUIRES SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS DUE TO A CONGENITAL ANOMALY IS TRANSFERRED TO INDIANAPOLIS. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO CARE FOR THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION IN OUR TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED UNIT SO THAT WE CAN DECREASE ANY UNNECESSARY STRESS TO FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A TRANSPORT TEAM WHO WILL GO TO SEVERAL SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO BRING INFANTS BACK TO UNION'S NICU FOR THE EXPERT MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE. LABOR AND DELIVERY WILL MOVE ALSO MOVE TO THE RENOVATED AREA ON JULY 9, 2012. THE NEW 23,300 SQUARE FOOT RENOVATIONS WILL INCREASE THE BIRTHING SUITES FROM THE CURRENT 5 BEDS TO 8. THE TRIAGE AREA WILL EXPAND FROM 3 BEDS TO 9, WITH THE CESAREAN BIRTHING AREA ACQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL ROOM FOR A TOTAL OF TWO. IN 2011 THERE WERE 1600 BIRTHS AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME NUMBER OF OUTPATIENTS. WE PROVIDE ALL OPTIONS FOR THE PREGNANT WOMAN TO CHOOSE IN HOW SHE WOULD LIKE TO BIRTH HER NEWBORN--FROM HIGH TOUCH WITH NO PAIN MEDICATION TO HIGH TECH WHERE SHE CAN HAVE AN EPIDURAL. THE NEW BIRTHING SUITES WILL HAVE SHOWERS WHERE ONE CAN USE HYDROTHERAPY FOR ANY LABORING DISCOMFORT. WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO KEEP MOTHER AND NEWBORN TOGETHER FROM BIRTH TO DISCHARGE AND INITIATE BREAST FEEDING WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OF LIFE. THERE ARE LACTATION CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST WITH BREAST FEEDING DURING THE HOSPITALIZATION AND A "STORK SHOP" WHERE ELECTRIC BREAST PUMPS, BRAS, AND SUPPLIES CAN BE PURCHASED. PRENATAL CLASSES ARE ALSO OFFERED TO THOSE NEWLY PREGNANT FAMILIES AND FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS A REFRESHER. | |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5: ST. ANN MEDICAL CLINIC | FOUNDED IN SEPTEMBER 1997 TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT MEDICAL CARE FOR THE POOR OF VIGO AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. ST. ANN MEDICAL CLINIC IS A PROGRAM OF PROVIDENCE SELF SUFFICIENCY MINISTRIES. CLIENTS SERVED MUST BE FINANCIALLY AT OR BELOW THE 125% POVERTY LEVEL AS ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES, MUST HAVE NO INSURANCE AND NO PHYSICIAN, AND BE WITHOUT THE RESOURCES OF MEDICARE OR MEDICAID. UNION'S PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHERS PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP WITH ONE OF OUR PHYSICIANS SERVING AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR, AND LEADERS SUCH AS THE UNION HOSPITAL FOUNDATION DIRECTOR, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE HOSPITAL'S LEGAL COUNSEL SERVING ON ITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS AND STAFF PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS TO THE CLINIC EACH YEAR. BEGINNING IN 2007, UNION HEALTH SYSTEM PLACED A NURSE PRACTITIONER FULL TIME WITHIN THE CLINIC. IN ADDITION, UNION HOSPITAL UHI ANNUALLY PROVIDES MORE THAN $13,000 IN MONETARY SUPPORT AND NEARLY $150,000 IN IN-KIND SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF FOLLOWUP TESTING AND CARE. SINCE 1997, THE CLINIC HAS TALLIED 60,000 CLIENT VISITS WITH NEARLY 20,800 OF THOSE VISITS OCCURRING SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2007. THE CLINIC OPERATES WITH A STAFF OF 105 DEDICATED CORE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING DOCTORS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS AND CLERICAL SUPPORT. THE NUMBER OF UNDERSERVED POOR IN THE VIGO COUNTY AREA IS INCREASING RAPIDLY AS EVIDENCED BY THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF CLINIC VISITS AND DECREASING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. THE CLINIC HAS DECREASED VISITS TO THE ALREADY OVERLOADED HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS. FURTHERMORE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, WHO HAVE NO OTHER RESOURCES, WOULD TYPICALLY NOT SEEK MEDICAL CARE, THUS RESULTING IN HIGHER IN HIGHER INCIDENCES OF MORE SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS GOING UNTREATED, POORER QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCREASING STRESS ON THE FAMILY. | |
| SCHEDULE H,PART VI,LINE 5: UNION HOSPITAL CLARA FAIRBANKS CENTER FOR WOMEN | CLARA FAIRBANKS CENTER FOR WOMEN PROVIDES QUALITY CARE AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IN MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES FOR ALL PATIENTS OF THE WABASH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. WE NOW HAVE THREE LOCATIONS TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS: THE MAIN CENTER AT 1711 N. 6 1/2 ST., SUITE 300, HUX CANCER CENTER IN TERRE HAUTE, SECOND LOCATION IS SOUTH OF THE CITY AT THOMAS PLAZA, 5500 S. US HWY. 41, TERRE HAUTE, AND THE THIRD LOCATION AT UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON, 801 S. MAIN, CLINTON, IN. THE SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE: DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST ULTRASOUND, STEREOTACTIC AND ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURES, BONE DENSITY SCANS, AND A BOUTIQUE TO SUPPLY SPECIAL GARMENTS FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE BREAST SURGERY. BECAUSE PERSONALIZED CARE IS AS VITAL A PART OF GUIDING A PATIENT THROUGH BREAST CARE, AS IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE SURE TO TREAT EACH PATIENT AS AN INDIVIDUAL NOT JUST A CANCER DIAGNOSIS; THE CENTER IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR A PATIENT NAVIGATOR IN 2004. THE PATIENT NAVIGATOR HELPS GUIDE THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SOMETIMES-OVERWHELMING PROCESS OF A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. SHE IS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BY MAKING HERSELF AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS AND COORDINATE REFERRALS. THE STAFF EDUCATES THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY ABOUT BREAST CARE, AVAILABLE GRANT DOLLARS, AND MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE CENTER, COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. THE CLARA FAIRBANKS CENTER MEETS ALL STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (HFAP), FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR), AND THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE CENTER IS THE LEADING MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITY IN THE WABASH VALLEY. SINCE 1998, THE CENTER HAS BEEN A MAJOR PARTICIPANT IN THE INDIANA BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION PROGRAM (BCCP), A PROGRAM TO ASSIST INDIGENT WOMEN WITH FUNDING FOR MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES. FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE CENTER HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR GRANT DOLLARS THROUGH THE INDIANA BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TRUST. IN 2010, THE CLARA FAIRBANKS CENTER PROVIDED OVER 17,000 MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES (BREAST BIOPSIES, ULTRASOUNDS, AND MAMMOGRAMS). THIS SAME YEAR, THE CLARA FAIRBANKS CENTER FOR WOMEN DIAGNOSED 153 WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER AND ANOTHER 41 THAT WERE HIGH RISK. THE WABASH VALLEY BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR ORGANIZATION GAVE DOLLARS IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,500.00. THIS HELPED WITH THE PURCHASE OF 7 LYMPHEDEMA GARMENTS (WHICH WERE NOT COVERED BY THE PATIENTS INSURANCE) AND ASSISTED 13 WOMEN WITH MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES. THE BCCP GAVE FUNDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 86 MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES. THROUGH A WABASH VALLEY KOMEN FOUNDATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,000 ANOTHER 203 WOMEN AND ONE MALE WERE ASSISTED WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES (MOSTLY BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURES AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY). SEVENTY-SIX WOMEN RECEIVED SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS FROM A $10,000 GRANT FROM INDIANA BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TRUST. THESE WERE WOMEN AND MEN WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE RECEIVED THESE SERVICES IF THIS FUNDING HAD NOT BEEN AVAILABLE. BREAST CANCER SHOWS NO AGE BOUNDARIES; EARLY DETECTION IS STILL THE BEST PREVENTION. WITH EARLIER DIAGNOSIS, THERE IS LESS TREATMENT COST AND BETTER PROGNOSIS FOR THE PATIENT. WHILE BCCP IS A WORTHWHILE PROGRAM TO ASSIST INDIGENT WOMEN WITH MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES, IT ONLY SUPPLIES FUNDING FOR MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES FOR WOMEN 40 YEARS AND OLDER. WE KNOW THAT BREAST CANCER HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GROW MORE RAPIDLY IN YOUNGER WOMEN: THEREFORE IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO DETECT THESE CANCERS AT THE FIRST POSSIBLE SIGN. SINCE THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED NEED FOR FUNDING TO INCLUDE SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT FOR WOMEN UNDER THE AGE OF 40, CLARA FAIRBANKS WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION. THE CENTER WILL LOOK FOR EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST GRANTS TO HELP ASSIST NOT ONLY WOMEN BUT MEN FOR THESE SERVICES. THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE HOSPITAL'S "TEAM APPROACH" FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. | |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5: FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | WHAT BEGAN IN 1983 AS AN INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENT'S PROJECT TO LINK LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS HAS BECOME A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES IN ONE OF TERRE HAUTE'S POOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE PAIRING OF UNION HOSPITAL WITH BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TERRE HAUTE HAS PROVEN TO BE A "PERFECT PARTNERSHIP" IN MATCHING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HOSPITAL. FRANKLIN SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN A POOR INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE 98% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THE FEDERAL FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM. THE STUDENT POPULATION IS TRANSIENT; 90% OF STUDENTS WHO BEGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT FRANKLIN DO NOT FINISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT THE SCHOOL DUE TO INSTABILITY IN THEIR HOME AND FAMILY LIVES. FOR MOST, GOOD NUTRITION, HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS ARE NOT TAUGHT OR ENCOURAGED IN THE HOME. EACH YEAR UNION PROGRAM DIRECTORS MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND TEACHERS FROM THE SCHOOL TO SET CRITERIA AND PLAN THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES. ENGAGING THE CLASSROOM TEACHER IN THE PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR THESE ACTIVITIES AND WORKING WITH THEM TO INCORPORATE GOOD HEALTH MESSAGES INTO THEIR CURRICULA IS VITAL TO THE PROGRAMS SUCCESS. IN 2011 UNION HOSPITAL OFFICIALS DEVELOPED THE UNION HOSPITAL HEALTHY ME PROGRAM FOR FRANKLIN STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM TESTS THE STUDENTS HEIGHT, WEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, SIT-UP, SIT AND REACH, BAR HANG AND SHUTTLE RUN. THE RESULTS OF EACH TEST ARE RECORDED AND SENT TO THE HOMES OF EACH STUDENT. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS FAR FROM ONE-SIDED. FOR EACH HOLIDAY, STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL MAKE TRAY FAVORS FOR PATIENT MEAL TRAYS TO BRIGHTEN THEIR DAY. CAROLERS FROM THE SCHOOL AT CHRISTMAS PROVIDE CHEER TO PATIENTS AND STAFF. MORE THAN 350 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR IN THESE ACTIVITIES. GIVEN THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THIS POPULATION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO MEASURE THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS HOWEVER AT OVER THE YEARS THE HEALTH TESTING OF THE STUDENTS, 3-6 STUDENTS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH BLOOD SUGAR, MALNOURISHMENT OR OBESITY. FOLLOW-UP IS DONE WITH FAMILIES TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER MEDICAL EVALUATION AND LINK THEM TO APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SERVICES. ANECDOTALLY, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE TOLD US OF THE INFLUENCE OUR STAFF HAD IN THEIR DECISION TO BECOME CARE PROVIDERS AS A RESULT OF HEARING THEM AT FRANKLIN SCHOOL. WHILE THE SCHOOL HAS HAD THREE PRINCIPLES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS, EACH ONE HAS KEPT THE PROGRAM GROWING AND VIABLE. AN AVERAGE OF $2,000 IS SPENT FROM THE MARKETING BUDGET EACH YEAR ON T-SHIRTS, PRINTING, RIBBONS, BUS TRANSPORTATION AND MEALS. STAFF DONATES ABOUT 60 HOURS EACH YEAR FOR THESE ACTIVITIES. TO HELP FIGHT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND TO BETTER COMBAT HEART DISEASE THE FRANKLIN SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM UNDERWENT A MAJOR OVERHAUL IN 2011. THE NEW PROGRAM TITLED, UNION HOSPITAL HEALTHY ME AT FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY WILL BE A MORE FORMALIZED PROGRAM THAT WILL INCLUDE PRE AND POST HEALTH TESTING. BUILDING ON OUR ADOPTION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS CHALLENGE IN FY 2010, THE HEALTHY ME PROGRAM INCLUDES FOLLOW-UP TESTING AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. IF THE STUDENTS DO NOT EAT HEALTHY AND EXERCISE OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, THE HEALTHY ME PROGRAM WILL BE LESS IMPACTFUL. THUS, THE NEW PROGRAM FEATURED THREE FAMILY DINNER NIGHTS, OFFERING A FREE MEAL AND EDUCATION FROM A UNION HOSPITAL NUTRITIONIST AND FITNESS CENTER SPECIALISTS. HEALTHY EATING ON A BUDGET AND AT-HOME-IN-HOME EXERCISE WAS STRESSED TO THE PARENTS. |
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