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(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
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| 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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| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
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| 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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| 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.) | ||||||
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| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========= SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL, INC. ("SJH") IS A PROVIDER OF GENERAL ACUTE AND AMBULATORY HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED IN CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. SJH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SJH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, SJH OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. SJH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF- PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. SJH OPERATES 3 ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. SJH MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF SJH RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF SJH, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF SJH IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. SJH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, SJH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. SJH MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. AS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES, SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE (SJH) PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY NET FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, ASSURING THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE BOTH THE CARE AND FINANCIAL HELP THEY NEED. SJH IS THE AREA'S ONLY NON-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM AND MAJOR PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. SJH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISED OF HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, AND SPECIALTY SERVICES THAT SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. PATIENT STATISTICAL INFORMATION =============================== SJH PROVIDES CARE TO A PATIENT BASE SPREAD OUT OVER FIVE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNTIES. WITH FACILITIES IN BOTH CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTIES, SJH SERVES AS THE ONLY NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACUTE CARE FACILITY IN BOTH OF THOSE COUNTIES, ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 376,000 PERSONS. SJH IS COMPRISED OF TWO ACUTE CARE FACILITIES AND TWO HOSPITAL-BASED AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS. THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN VINELAND, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, IS A 325 BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY WITH 55 PSYCHIATRIC BEDS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE - BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER AND THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE - ELMER HOSPITAL IS A 96-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY LOCATED IN ELMER, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. ADDITIONALLY, SJH PROVIDES AMBULATORY SERVICES AT TWO LOCATIONS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY: SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE - BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER AND THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE - VINELAND HEALTH CENTER. THESE AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, INCLUDING A 24/7 SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CHRONIC DIALYSIS SERVICES AT THE SJH-BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, LABORATORY, AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. IN 2011, SJH PERFORMED 18,605 SURGERIES, 132,181 PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS, 32,116 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH VISITS, 16,809 DIALYSIS TREATMENTS, 169,826 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROCEDURES, 20,271 RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS AND 105,699 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. ALSO IN 2011, INPATIENT ADMISSIONS WERE 19,547 FOR ADULTS AND PEDIATRICS, 262 FOR SPECIAL CARE NURSERY, 1,564 FOR MENTAL HEALTH, AND 2,374 BIRTHS. QUALITY AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ============================== IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A WIDE SCOPE OF SERVICES, SJH TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PATIENT FOCUSED CARE TO ITS COMMUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AT BOTH A LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH A VARIETY OF AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE: - IN 2011, SJH SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FOR BOTH ELMER HOSPITAL AND THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FROM DNV, A HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM APPROVED BY US CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS). - REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CARDIAC ICU RECEIVED THE GOLD BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE - ELMER HOSPITAL ICU RECEIVED THE GOLD BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE - REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL ICU RECEIVED THE GOLD BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE - REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SURGICAL ICU RECEIVED THE SILVER BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE - REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, ELMER HOSPITAL AND BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER ALL RECEIVED MAGNET STATUS - ELMER HOSPITAL ER RECEIVED THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION LANTERN AWARD - REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BECAME AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER - SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE'S PREP (PHYSICIAN REFERRED EXERCISE PROGRAM) RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY INNOVATION AWARD - SJH WAS NAMED A SPIRIT OF WOMEN PREMIER HOSPITAL MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY SERVICES ============================== SJH IS A NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INPATIENT CARE AND AMBULATORY CARE. IN ADDITION TO ITS GENERAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL, GYNECOLOGICAL, PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SJH OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT MODALITIES AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY SERVICES. COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT BOTH ELMER HOSPITAL AND THE RMC. EACH HOSPITAL CAMPUS OFFERS 24-HOUR SERVICES IN RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY, CARDIO-PULMONARY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. STAFF IS ON CALL AFTER HOURS AND ON WEEKENDS FOR SURGICAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES SUCH AS NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ULTRASOUND. THE BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER IS HOME TO A SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT SERVES PATIENTS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, A 10-BED HOSPICE INPATIENT CENTER AND A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. SEVERAL OF THE SYSTEM'S SIGNIFICANT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW: SJH ELMER HOSPITAL ================== ELMER HOSPITAL IS A PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. IN RECENT YEARS, ELMER HAS UNDERGONE SOME RENOVATIONS INCLUDING THE OPENING OF A NEW INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; A MODERN SURGICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT; A NEW CHILD/ADOLESCENT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH UNIT; A NEW MATERNITY CARE CENTER; A NEW PHYSICIAN CARE CENTER, A FREE-STANDING OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY SITE; A REDESIGNED OPERATING ROOM, EMERGENCY ROOM, LOBBY AND REGISTRATION AREA. SJH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER =========================== LOCATED ON A 62.5-ACRE CAMPUS IN VINELAND, THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A 491,989 SQUARE-FOOT, 270-BED FACILITY, WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST 2004. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, THE RMC'S DESIGN ALSO EMPHASIZES PATIENT COMFORT. INPATIENT CARE CENTERS OFFERING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE THERE ARE FOUR INPATIENT CARE CENTERS OPERATING AT THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THAT INCLUDE: - WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S CENTER OF CARE - HOME-LIKE LABOR AND DELIVERY SUITES - SURGICAL CENTER OF CARE - 10 OPERATING SUITES AND MODERN ICU/CCU AND REHABILITATION SERVICES - MEDICAL CENTER OF CARE - ACUTE, ICU AND POST-ICU, DIALYSIS, CHEMOTHERAPY AND MEDICAL INFUSION SERVICES - CARDIOLOGY CENTER OF CARE - 37 BED CARDIAC ACUTE CARE UNIT, ICU AND POST-ICU AND CARDIOPULMONARY |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE INPATIENT CARE CENTERS ALLOW FOR THE CO-LOCATION OF LIKE ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE UNITS. THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS ADJACENT TO THE SURGICAL STEP-DOWN/POST-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THIS STEP-DOWN UNIT IS LIKEWISE ADJACENT TO THE SURGICAL ACUTE CARE BEDS. AS THE PATIENT'S ILLNESS OR INJURY BECOMES LESS ACUTE, THE PATIENT CAN MOVE DOWN THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE WITHOUT EVER PHYSICALLY LEAVING THE INPATIENT CARE CENTERS. THIS CONFIGURATION ALSO SIMPLIFIES PHYSICIANS' ROUNDS. SINGLE BEDDED (PRIVATE) ROOMS - ALL PATIENT ROOMS AT THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ARE PRIVATE ROOMS WHICH INCREASE PATIENT PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND COMFORT. THE USE OF PRIVATE ROOMS ALLOWS FOR MORE EFFICIENT CARE AND REDUCES THE RISK OF PATIENTS CONTRACTING A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION DURING A STAY. ALSO, GIVEN THE INCREASE IN PATIENT ACUITY AND THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR MORE EQUIPMENT, PRIVATE ROOMS PROVIDE MORE SPACE FOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND CAREGIVERS AT THE BEDSIDE. THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ROOMS ARE DESIGNED WITH VIEWING WINDOWS ALONG THE HALLWAY ALLOWING PATIENTS TO BE OBSERVED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED. NEW TECHNOLOGIES ================ AS A RELATIVELY NEW FACILITY, THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE: - EVERY PATIENT CAN BE MONITORED FROM ONE CENTRAL LOCATION. - PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS' (PACS) IMAGING EQUIPMENT ELECTRONICALLY STORES X-RAYS, CAT SCANS OR OTHER DIGITAL IMAGES. PHYSICIANS ARE ABLE TO VIEW AN IMAGE AT ANY TERMINAL IN THE RMC OR IN THEIR OFFICE. - THE RMC HAS INCORPORATED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY THAT INCLUDES HANDHELD DEVICES WITH INSTANT MESSAGING THAT ALLOW NURSES TO MONITOR PATIENTS AND ALLOW PHYSICIANS TO REVIEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS MORE RAPIDLY. - SOPHISTICATED NURSE CALL SYSTEMS ALLOW PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER STAFF TO QUICKLY FIND PATIENT NURSES. WHILE THIS NURSE CALL SYSTEM IMPROVES INTER-STAFF COMMUNICATIONS, IT ALSO IMPROVES PATIENT CARE BY REDUCING THE TIME REQUIRED TO GET THE NECESSARY STAFF AND RESOURCES TO THE BEDSIDE. - A PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM CARRIES LAB TESTS, PHARMACEUTICALS AND PATIENT CHARTS THROUGHOUT THE RMC. THIS TUBE SYSTEM, HIDDEN BEHIND THE WALLS, GREATLY IMPROVES THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR LAB TESTS AND NEW DRUG ORDERS. - THE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION CHECK SYSTEM ENSURES PATIENT SAFETY BY ALLOWING NURSES TO SCAN BARCODES AT THE BEDSIDE POSITIVELY LINKING THE PRESCRIBED DRUGS WITH THE INTENDED PATIENTS. - A TELENEUROLOGY PROGRAM GIVES EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS QUICK ACCESS TO BOARD-CERTIFIED NEUROLOGISTS, 24/7, AND ALLOWS EMERGENCY ROOM STAFF TO PROVIDE RAPID STROKE DIAGNOSIS AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. - DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY IS AVAILABLE IN FIVE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS AND PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE ART IMAGING TECHNOLOGY FOR THOUSANDS OF SCREENINGS FOR BREAST CANCER. - SURGIBOARDS, AN INNOVATIVE PATIENT TRACKING SYSTEM, BRINGS A NEW LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY TO THE SURGICAL SERVICES DEPT AT RMC PROVIDING REAL-TIME MONITORING AND INSTANT COMMUNICATIONS TO STAFF IN KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SURGICAL SERVICES. - SJH INITIATED ITS OWN HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) BRINGING 437 PHYSICIANS ONTO THEIR OWN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. - COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY (CPOE) PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO STANDARDIZE PHYSICIAN ORDER SETS AND WORKFLOWS, ENHANCING PATIENT CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. CPOE IS A MAJOR STEP TOWARD THE FULLY ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. CANCER SERVICES =============== THE FRANK AND EDITH SCARPA REGIONAL CANCER PAVILION, WHICH ORIGINALLY OPENED AT THE RMC IN MAY 2005, UNDERWENT A $12 MILLION EXPANSION IN 2008/09. THE EXPANSION NEARLY TRIPLES THE SIZE OF THE CANCER TREATMENT FACILITY, CREATES A ONE-STOP EXPERIENCE FOR CANCER PATIENTS, EXPANDS CLINICAL DRUG RESEARCH, HELPS RECRUIT PHYSICIANS WITH CANCER SPECIALTIES, CONSOLIDATES SERVICES AND BRINGS MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY UNDER ONE ROOF TO PROVIDE THE LATEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE IN THE REGION. THE CENTER OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN CANCER TREATMENTS. TWO LINEAR ACCELERATORS IN THE FACILITY PERFORM ADVANCED RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS, INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT), PET/CT IMAGING AND HIGH DOSE RATE (HDR) RADIATION TREATMENT. STAFFING IS PROVIDED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDING BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, PALLIATIVE CARE SPECIALISTS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, OCN AND AOCN NURSES. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER, PHILADELPHIA, PA, SJH ALSO PROVIDES ADVANCED CANCER CARE THROUGH MORE THAN 30 NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS. THESE STUDIES TEST NEW TREATMENTS, DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CANCER. CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION ======================= THE RMC LOW RISK CARDIAC CATHERIZATION LAB SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED OR SURPASSED ALL THE NECESSARY CRITERIA TO BE DESIGNATED AS A FULL-SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC FACILITY IN 2007. THIS HIGHER DESIGNATION ALLOWS SJH TO OFFER CATHETERIZATION SERVICES TO CARDIAC PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THE SEVERITY OF THEIR ILLNESS. UPON OPENING, ALL NEW CATH LABS ARE LIMITED TO "LOW RISK" PATIENTS, BUT WITH FULL SERVICE STATUS, PATIENTS THAT ONCE HAD TO LEAVE THE SERVICE AREA FOR CARDIAC SERVICES CAN BE TREATED AT THE RMC. IN 2011, 412 LOW RISK PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED AT SJH. A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ============================================ SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED AN AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY (ASMBS) BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. THE ASMBS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES SURGICAL PROGRAMS WITH A DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD OF FAVORABLE OUTCOMES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY. TO EARN A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION, THE SJH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER UNDERWENT A SERIES OF SITE INSPECTIONS DURING WHICH ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM'S SURGICAL PROCESSES WERE CLOSELY EXAMINED AND DATA ON HEALTH OUTCOMES WAS COLLECTED. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ========================= HOSPITAL-BASED MATERNITY SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT BOTH ELMER HOSPITAL AND THE RMC. THE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INPATIENT CARE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE RMC AND OFFERS A LDRP (LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POST-PARTUM) ROOM CONFIGURATION THAT PERMITS A MOTHER TO CHOOSE WHETHER SHE WISHES TO HAVE HER BABY STAY IN THE SAME ROOM WITH HER DURING HER STAY OR HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS STAY WITH HER. SJH OFFERS THE SERVICES OF MIDWIVES AND THE USE OF BIRTHING JACUZZIS. THE MATERNITY CARE UNIT AT ELMER, WHICH OPENED IN 2003, OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE FETAL TESTING AND IMMUNIZATION SERVICES; C-SECTION FACILITIES AND RECOVERY ROOM; BREASTFEEDING AND INFANT CARE EDUCATION; AND EASY ACCESS TO HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING. EACH OF THE FIVE LDRP SUITES AT ELMER'S MATERNITY CARE UNIT IS DESIGNED WITH A PRIVATE BATHROOM, FOUR OF THE FIVE HAVE WHIRLPOOL TUBS AND THE FIFTH HAS A BIRTHING TUB. NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) ================================== WITH RESPECT TO NURSERY CARE, SJH OFFERS FULL LEVEL II - INTERMEDIATE SERVICE AT THE RMC. IN 2009, SJH RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF NEED (CN) TO ADD 6 CPC LEVEL IIIA BEDS (STATE-MANDATED MINIMUM, PER NJAC 8:33C-2.9(B)) EXPANSION PLANS FOR THE COMMUNITY PERINATAL CENTERS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU-LEVEL IIIA) ARE IN PROGRESS WITH ANTICIPATED COMPLETION IN MARCH 2012. NEUROSURGERY ============ SJH COMPLETED A MARKET STUDY WHICH SHOWED THAT 90% OF VOLUME IN SJHS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA LEFT THE AREA TO RECEIVE NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES. IN 2006, SJH RECRUITED A BOARD CERTIFIED NEUROSURGEON WHICH ALLOWS SJH TO OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING CARE FOR INTERCRANIAL BLEEDING, SPINAL SURGERY, AND CARE FOR STROKE PATIENTS. SJH PROVIDES QUALITY STROKE CARE AT BOTH OF ITS HOSPITALS WHICH ARE STATE DESIGNATED PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS. UROLOGY ======= IN 2009, SJH RECRUITED A BOARD CERTIFIED UROLOGIST, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED IN PROSTATE CANCER CARE AND AN UROGYNECOLOGIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN UROGYNECOLOGY AND PELVIC RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY. ONCOLOGY ======== SJH RECRUITED PHYSICIANS TO THE MEDICAL STAFF SPECIALIZING IN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY AND ONCOLOGIC BREAST SURGERY. THESE SPECIALIZED CARE SERVICES WERE NEVER BEFORE AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE NOW AVAILABLE LOCALLY. SJH SPORTS REHAB CARE ===================== IN 2005, SJH REHAB CARE ADDED A NEW OUTPATIENT SPORTS THERAPY CENTER THAT FOCUSES ON SPORTS RELATED INJURIES. THE SPECIALISTS AT SJH SPORTS REHAB CARE WORK CLOSELY WITH ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT OF ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURES, TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS FOR HIP AND KNEE, INTRICATE HAND AND FOOT SURGERY AND SPECIALIZED SPINE PROCEDURES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ====================== SJH OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SJH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS 55 ACUTE CARE PSYCHIATRIC BEDS AT THE BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER, PROVIDING INPATIENT SERVICES FOR BOTH THE ADULT AND CHILD/ADOLESCENT POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY REGION. RECENTLY, SJH ADDED A 12-BED CHILD/ADOLESCENT INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT THAT ALLOWS SJH TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE DISPLACED PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVING CARE AT THE ARTHUR BRISBANE CHILD TREATMENT CENTER. THIS UNIT, FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, OPENED IN APRIL OF 2006. ADDITIONALLY, SJH OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING PARTIAL DAY PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO OUTPATIENT COUNSELING SERVICES. BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER ADDED AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM TO THE CONTINUUM OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED TO CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE ADULT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP) OFFERS NEW SERVICES PROVIDED AT SJH BRIDGETON HEALTH CENTER THAT ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC OR EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES, BUT DO NOT OR NO LONGER NEED THE LEVEL OF CARE OFFERED BY INPATIENT OR PARTIAL CARE HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM SEES PATIENTS 18 YEARS AND OLDER WHO TRADITIONALLY ATTEND TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR THREE HOURS PER VISIT. THE GOAL OF INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT THERAPY IS TO EMPOWER EACH PERSON TO LEARN AND EXPERIENCE NEW WAYS TO COPE WITH STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION. THE DEDICATED TEAM OF SJH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OFFERS A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT ASSESSMENTS, EDUCATION, INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP THERAPY AS WELL AS A LINKAGE TO ONGOING CLINICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THE IOP PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO A 24/7 CONTACT LINE THAT WILL CONNECT PEOPLE WITH SJH MENTAL HEALTH STAFF. SJH LIFE ======== IN THE SUMMER OF 2011, SJH BEGAN THE NEW LIFE (LIVING INDEPENDENTLY FOR ELDERS) PROGRAM WHICH IS PART OF THE NATIONAL PACE (PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY) PROGRAM. FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, OFTEN THE ABILITY TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS OLDER ADULTS WITH ONGOING HEALTH NEEDS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AT HOME AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER AND SALEM COUNTIES. COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS ========================= IN ITS ROLE AS THE SOLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACUTE CARE PROVIDER IN CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTIES, SJH AND ENTITIES UNDER ITS PARENT, PROVIDES AND PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY. FROM COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY-FOCUSED GROUPS, SJH PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION ========================== SJH PROVIDES A NUMBER OF LECTURES, SEMINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SJH ACHIEVES THIS THROUGH A NUMBER OF VEHICLES: SYMPOSIA - BEING PREPARED FOR TOMORROW'S HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES AND SUPPORTING THE CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL IN THE COMMUNITY, SJH OFFERED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PRESENTING THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT ON TOPICS SUCH AS CANCER, CRITICAL CARE, NEPHROLOGY, PEDIATRICS AND OBSTETRICS, WHERE PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE REGION MET TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PARTICULAR IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS. GARDEN AHEC EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES - GARDEN AHEC (AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER) IS A PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE WHICH FACILITATES IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES LINKING NEEDS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. TARGETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, GARDEN AHEC OFFERS ACCREDITED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON TOPICS SUCH AS AUTISM, DERMATOLOGY, DIABETES, DIALYSIS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, WOUND CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, SOCIAL WORK, PEDIATRIC PHARMACOLOGY, TRAUMA PATIENT CARE AND TREATMENT, IMMIGRATION AND MANY OTHERS. GARDEN AHEC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, GARDEN AHEC'S MEDICAL EXPLORERS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS INTERESTED IN MEDICAL CAREERS TO INTERACT WITH PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, LEARN VARIOUS CAREERS AND EXPERIENCE REALISTIC PORTRAYALS OF SPECIALTY AREAS SUCH AS "A NIGHT IN THE OR." CUMBERLAND ENTERPRISE ZONE, 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM OFFERS AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER COURSES IN NUTRITION, FITNESS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE AND A POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOCUSING ON PSYCHOSOCIAL TEEN HEALTH TOPICS. PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO UNDERPRIVILEGED AND MINORITY MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION - EDUCATION HELPS PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WHICH IS WHY WE STRONGLY SUPPORT MEDICAL EDUCATION AT ALL ACADEMIC LEVELS AND FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE CAREERS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL FIELDS. COMMUNITY MEDICINE ROTATIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (UMDNJ-SOM), PROVIDES THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS A TWO-WEEK ROTATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT UNDERSERVED AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. RESPONDING TO THE NURSING SHORTAGE, SJH FUNDS THE SALARY OF 1.5 NURSING INSTRUCTORS AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY COLLEGE, IN ADDITION TO OFFERING NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EXTERNSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS. SJH OFFERS ITS FACILITIES FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS, SOCIAL WORK AND MENTAL HEALTH INTERNSHIPS, DIETETIC INTERNSHIPS AND CLINICAL ROTATIONS FOR NURSING, PHARMACY, EMT, PHYSICAL THERAPY, PODIATRY, RADIOLOGY AND ULTRASOUND. SJH MEDICAL STAFF ROUTINELY HOST STUDENTS FOR JOB SHADOWING AND STUDENT OBSERVATIONS. RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - IN 2011, SJH PARTNERED WITH UMDNJ-SOM TO BEGIN TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS, THIRTY SEVEN NEWLY GRADUATED DOCTORS BEGAN PERFORMING THEIR RESIDENCY TRAINING AT RMC. THESE MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE WORKING SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH EXPERIENCED MEMBERS OF THE SJH MEDICAL STAFF, GAINING VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND INSIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ENHANCE PATIENT CARE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATEST TREATMENTS AND PHILOSOPHIES MEDICINE HAS TO OFFER. THEY ALSO BRING A LEVEL OF INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY THAT STRENGTHENS OUR CARE TEAMS AND BENEFITS OUR PATIENTS. SCHOOL PROGRAMS ON HEALTH CAREERS - SJH PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS, JOB SHADOWING AND PROGRAMS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE. NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM IS A NATIONAL 10-DAY PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCES OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE WORLD OF MEDICINE. THE FORUM CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, CAREER OPTIONS, CLINICAL PRACTICE, COMPLEX ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES, GLOBAL EPIDEMICS, MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND PRIMARY CARE WITH CURRENT PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES WITH PINELANDS LEARNING CENTER AND CUMBERLAND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, SJH CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDES AREA STUDENTS WITH A CLOSE UP VIEW OF HEALTHCARE BY INTRODUCING THEM TO A WIDE RANGE OF CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING CAREERS IN AREAS SUCH AS DIETARY AND TRANSPORTATION. TO REACH EVERY AGE GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY, SJH STAFF ALSO EXTENDS HOSPITALS TOURS TO PRESCHOOL AND FIRST GRADERS, AS THEIR PRIMARY INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. LECTURES AND COURSES - SJH OFFERS A WEALTH OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTHY LIVING. LECTURES AND COURSES ARE REGULARLY AVAILABLE ON SUCH TOPICS AS CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, BREASTFEEDING, CPR CLASSES, ACLS (ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT) CLASSES, PALS (PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT) CLASSES, EMS TRAINING, AARP DRIVER SAFETY. SJH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EFFORTS IN DIABETES OUTREACH BY OFFERING DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT COURSES, DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS, UNDERSTANDING DIABETES CLASSES, FREE EYE EXAMS FOR DIABETICS, AND DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIPS FOR DIABETES EXERCISE PROGRAMS AT THE FITNESS CONNECTION. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS - THE HEALTH SYSTEM ALSO REACHES OUT TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DON'T REGULARLY COME THROUGH THE DOORS OF OUR HOSPITALS. SJH PARTICIPATES IN A VARIETY OF HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO OFFER VALUABLE HEALTH INFORMATION TO OUR NEIGHBORS. IN ADDITION, SJH HOSTS SENIOR LUNCHEON CLASSES AND SENIOR HEALTH EDUCATION DAYS WHICH INCLUDES, FLU SHOTS AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON TOPICS WHICH INCLUDED DEPRESSION, NUTRITION, TRAVEL VACCINES, HEART HEALTH, FITNESS, EXERCISE, FALL PREVENTION, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, STROKE AND WOUND CARE. IN RECOGNITION OF STROKE AWARENESS MONTH, SJH HOSTS A STROKE AWARENESS EDUCATION & SCREENING DAY WHICH INCLUDES FREE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS, BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS AND STROKE SCREENING TESTS. SPEAKERS BUREAU - SJH MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE SPEAKERS BUREAU WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH HEALTHCARE EXPERTS FOR PRESENTATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF IMPORTANT HEALTH RELATED SUBJECTS FROM OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS DRUGS IN THE WORKPLACE TO TOPICS THAT INCLUDE CANCER, NUTRITION, STROKE, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, DEPRESSION, OBESITY, SPORTS THERAPY, MATERNITY AND PRENATAL CARE, AND MORE. SUPPORT GROUPS - TO HELP ADDRESS SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO DISEASES AND HEALTH ISSUES, SJH OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SUPPORT GROUPS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, BREAST CANCER, DIABETES, HEART AND LUNG, PROSTATE CANCER, STROKE, AND FIVE LEVELS OF BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUPS. ADDITIONALLY, SJH DONATES THE USE OF SPACE IN ITS FACILITIES FOR EXTERNAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND SJH PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ON ITS WEBSITE AND THROUGH PUBLICATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE COMMUNITY HAS MONTHLY ACCESS TO SJH'S MEDICAL EXPERTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FEATURING MONTHLY SECTIONS CALLED ASK THE DOCTOR AND HEALTH LINE, WHICH ALLOW READERS TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE RESPONSES ABOUT IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE ISSUES ONLINE OR VIA FAX. SJH ALSO REACHES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE NEWSPAPERS MONTHLY HEALTH CONNECTION PUBLICATION, WHICH CONTAINS NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL HEALTH ISSUES, OPTIONS, TIPS, RESOURCES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND MORE. FAMILY & FRIENDS IS A QUARTERLY EXTERNAL PUBLICATION PRODUCED BY SJH OFFERING HEALTH INFORMATION TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES, RECOGNIZE COMMON SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE, ENCOURAGE MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND TREATMENT. SJH'S WEBSITE OFFERS A WEALTH OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING FREE ACCESS TO LOOK LISTEN & LEARN, AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS COVERING A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES. COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT - IN 2011, SJH IN COLLABORATION WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS BEGAN CONDUCTING A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE TOP ISSUES CONCERNING COMMUNITY. SJH PARTNERED WITH 17 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FORM THE CUMBERLAND/SALEM HEALTH & WELLNESS ALLIANCE. THIS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP, WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM, BEGAN SURVEY ASSESSMENTS AND FOCUS GROUPS TO BEGIN IDENTIFYING OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. THROUGH A PLANNED AND ORGANIZED EFFORT, THE GROUP WORKS COLLECTIVELY TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES BY TAPPING THE RESOURCES OF THE COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATING ON INITIATIVES. SJH ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO THIS PROCESS AND ENGAGES IN THE IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES THAT MATCH ITS MISSION, EXPERTISE, RESOURCES AND CAPACITY. IN ADDITION TO THESE ORGANIZED NEEDS ASSESSMENT EFFORTS, ONGOING COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH LOCAL PROVIDERS, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL POLITICIANS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE SPONSORED BY THE HOSPITAL TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ======================================================== SJH HAS PARTICIPATED IN AND CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE FOR UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED - SJH HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF HELPING RESIDENTS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE GET THE COVERAGE THEY NEED EVERY DAY, THROUGH INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND BY JOINING THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS DURING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK, TO RAISE AWARENESS OF FREE OR LOW-COST HEALTH COVERAGE AVAILABLE THROUGH MEDICAID, NJ FAMILY CARE AND STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP). AT THE PATIENT LEVEL, EVERY EFFORT IS MADE IN ASSISTING PATIENTS WITH ELIGIBILITY AND ENROLLMENT IN ALL GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS, MEDICAID OR MEDICARE, OR NEW JERSEY FAMILY CARE PROGRAM. MAYORS' CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHIER VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON - SEVERAL SJH STAFF ARE ACTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE BRIDGETON, MILLVILLE AND VINELAND MAYORS' CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. IN COLLABORATION WITH SJH, THE LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE CENTER (FQHC), COMPLETECARE HEALTH NETWORK (CCHN) AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS, CO-HOST COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, FACILITATE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND CONNECT THE MEDICALLY DISENFRANCHISED TO THE APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENCOURAGE UNINSURED RESIDENTS TO ENROLL IN AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS. THE COMMITTEES ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTHCARE FOR VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON RESIDENTS BY MAKING RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS AND ACCESS. EXTENDED CARE FACILITY CONSORTIUM (ECF) - IN 2009, A COLLABORATIVE GROUP WAS FORMED BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE NEIGHBORING EXTENDED CARE FACILITIES. THE ROLE OF THE ECF IS TO FACILITATE OUTREACH AND PROVIDE INFORMATION, SERVICES, RESOURCES AND A CONTINUUM OF ACCESS TO CARE FOR ELDERLY POPULATIONS WITHIN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. SUPPORT SERVICES - STAFF MEMBERS OF SJH'S PATIENT BUSINESS SERVICES DEPARTMENT, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS, MAKE FREQUENT VISITS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, EDUCATING THEM ON THE CHARITY CARE OPTIONS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, EFFICIENT AND QUALITY PATIENT CARE - AS THE LEADING COMMUNITY PROVIDER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, SJH IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICE IN ITS REGION. CLINICAL QUALITY AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE REMAIN TOP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. TO FURTHER INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF PATIENT CARE, SJH HAS BEGUN THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS BY MAKING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TO UPDATE ITS CLINICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL EXPAND ITS CORE QUALITY MEASURES BY PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE BENCHMARKING DATA AND TOOLS FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CLINICAL QUALITY. PATIENT SATISFACTION - SJH BEGAN USING A PATIENT SATISFACTION TOOL CALLED THE HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS SURVEY (HCAHPS). THIS STANDARDIZED SURVEY MEASURES OUR PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING, BOTH GOOD AND BAD, THAT HELPS US TO CONTINUALLY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDE EVEN BETTER CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES - SJH HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES: - NATIONAL HOSPITAL COMPARE INITIATIVE VHA, INC. PATIENT QUALITY AND SAFETY INITIATIVES: - PARTICIPATES IN MEDICATION RECONCILIATION COLLABORATIVE (RMC & ELMER HOSPITAL) - PARTICIPATES IN RAPID RESPONSE TEAM COLLABORATIVE (RMC & ELMER HOSPITAL) - PARTICIPATES IN TRANSFORMATION OF THE ICU AND TICU (RMC & ELMER HOSPITAL) INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI): - MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - 100,000 LIVES CAMPAIGN (RMC & ELMER HOSPITAL) -MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - 5 MILLION LIVES FROM HARM CAMPAIGN (RMC & ELMER HOSPITAL) - NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES: - PARTICIPANTS IN THE NJHA PRESSURE ULCER COLLABORATIVE (RMC) - PARTICIPANTS IN THE NJHA RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS COLLABORATIVE (RMC) |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY - SJH EMPLOYEES, FROM STAFF TO CEO, SERVE ON GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS FOR NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM, BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH STATUS FOR BOTH THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH HOSPITAL REPRESENTATION TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS: - AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) REGIONAL POLICY BOARD FOR NJ, NY, PA - NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NJHA) BOARD - NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NJHA) NURSING CONSTITUENCY GROUP - NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NJHA) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CONSTITUENCY GROUP - NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NJHA) GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICERS - NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES (NAMHA) GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY - NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (NJDMHS) ACUTE CARE TASK FORCE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE - NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (NJDMHS) SOUTHERN NJ REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH - SYSTEMS REVIEW BOARD - HOME CARE ASSOC OF NJ BOARD & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE - SALEM AND CUMBERLAND INTER-AGENCY COORDINATING COUNCILS - HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL - SOUTHERN REGION CHILDREN'S COORDINATING COUNCIL - CUMBERLAND COUNTY VETERANS TASK FORCE - CUMBERLAND/SALEM HEALTH & WELLNESS ALLIANCE - MANY OTHERS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMS ================================================= SJH IS MUCH MORE THAN A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM; IT IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER DEDICATED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON HEALTH INITIATIVES AND COALITIONS THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTH PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. OUR PARTNERSHIP LEVERAGES THE STRENGTHS OF MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHILE ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. SJH CANCER SERVICES - SJH FRANK AND EDITH SCARPA CANCER CENTER OFFERS A NUMBER OF OUTREACH SERVICES WHICH PROVIDE COUNSELING AND EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY. AMONG THOSE SERVICES, SJH OFFERS FREE CANCER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE BREAST CANCER BRIDGE PROGRAM, MEN'S CANCER COORDINATOR, AND PATIENT NAVIGATORS WHO SERVE AS HEALTHCARE ADVOCATES HELPING PATIENTS NAVIGATE THROUGH THEIR CANCER JOURNEYS. AS A FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER PARTNER, SJH PROVIDES LEADING-EDGE CANCER CARE THROUGH NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS, WHICH STUDY NEW CANCER TREATMENT, DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTION METHODS. WHEN FOX CHASE OPENS PROTOCOLS FOR NEW CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS, SJH EARNS THE DISTINCTION OF RECRUITING THE MOST PATIENTS, PROVIDING LOCAL ACCESS TO THE LATEST STRATEGIES AGAINST CANCER. NJCEED - SJH IS CUMBERLAND COUNTY'S LEAD AGENCY FOR THE NEW JERSEY CANCER EDUCATION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (NJCEED), WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CANCER OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS TO UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING SERVICES. IN 2011, MORE THAN 1,100 BREAST, CERVICAL, COLORECTAL AND PROSTATE SCREENINGS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH THE GRANT. DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY - ELMER HOSPITAL HAS MADE INROADS INCREASING SALEM COUNTY RESIDENTS' ACCESS TO DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, TARGETING YOUNGER WOMEN WHO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 50. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE SALEM HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION, A PLANNED INTENSIVE OUTREACH WITHIN THE COUNTY WILL BOTH EDUCATE WOMEN AND REACH THE HEALTH UNDERSERVED POPULATION WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE UTILIZE THIS PREVENTIVE SCREENING TOOL UNTIL THEIR CANCER WAS AT A LATER STAGE. SJH CREATED AN EDUCATIONAL DVD CALLED 'TWO GOOD REASONS FOR A MAMMOGRAM; A MOTHER AND SON'S STORY' TO REINFORCE THE NOTION THAT PREVENTATIVE CARE AND A WOMAN'S HEALTH DIRECTLY AFFECT HER FAMILY. CHECK IT OUT PROGRAM - SJH AND THE BAT AMI CHAPTER OF HADASSAH TEAMED UP TO EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY ABOUT BREAST AND TESTICULAR CANCER AWARENESS AND SELF EXAMINATIONS THROUGH THE CHECK IT OUT PROGRAM OFFERED AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS DURING SPRING AND FALL. TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION INITIATIVE - WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY TEEN PREGNANCY RATES OF 18 PERCENT (THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE OF SIX PERCENT) A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WAS FORMED WITH SJH, COMPLETECARE HEALTH NETWORK (CCHN) AND THE COUNTY FREEHOLDERS TO COMBAT HIGH RATES OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES THROUGH AN INITIATIVE CALLED SAFE (SEXUAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERYONE). SAFE, IS THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF CCHN'S PLAN TO BRING NURSE PRACTITIONERS INTO COUNTY MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND EXPAND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES TO INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES WITH PARENTAL CONSENT, PEER & ADULT SELF-ESTEEM PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ENCOURAGE SOCIAL/ATHLETIC/FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. OPEN ARMS - RECOGNIZING THE INCREASING RATES OF INFANT MORTALITY AMONG HISPANIC AND AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWBORNS, SJH AND COMPLETECARE HEALTH NETWORK (CCHN) PARTNERED TO OFFER OPEN ARMS, A PROGRAM PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICAL AND PRENATAL CARE TO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED WOMEN, POOR AND UNINSURED FAMILIES INCLUDING MIGRANT FARM WORKERS. IMPACT - INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR PRESCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TEAMING (IMPACT), WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN SJH AND THE VINELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILDCARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND LITERACY PROGRAMS, TARGETING THE NEEDS OF THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND ADDRESSING ISSUES SUCH AS TEEN PREGNANCY, LITERACY, TEEN PARENTING, CHILD CARE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. EVERY YEAR, THE PROGRAM MAKES A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IMPACT PROVIDES A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING: - IMPACT TEEN PARENTING PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTING CLASSES, CHILDCARE SERVICES, PRENATAL CARE, AND LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TO TEEN PARENTS IN VINELAND HIGH SCHOOLS ONLY AND PROMOTES LIFELONG LEARNING AND SECOND PREGNANCY PREVENTION. IN 2011, 33 TEENS WERE ENROLLED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. - IMPACT SCHOOL BASED YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM (SBYSP), OFFERS HEALTH SERVICES, TUTORING, COUNSELING, RECREATION AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AT THE VINELAND HIGH SCHOOL, VINELAND WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MILLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. - IMPACT FAMILY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS AN ABBOTT PROGRAM WHICH COORDINATES FAMILY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT TO SOCIAL WORKERS WHO SERVICE ABBOTT PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS IN BRIDGETON, MILLVILLE AND VINELAND. - IMPACT CHILD CARE PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND IS OPEN TO CHILDREN FROM 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS OLD WITH HEALTH CENTER SERVICES PROVIDED ON SITE. 55 CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN 2011. - CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER/FAS PROVIDES EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES IN THE HOME AND PROVIDES FOR THE EVALUATION AND COUNSELING TO WOMEN AT RISK FOR FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. PARENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT INCLUDES A PEDIATRIC NEURODEVELOPMENTALIST AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATIONS FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 21. - SJH FAMILY SUCCESS CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT VINELAND FAMILIES WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES RANGING FROM HOUSING AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP OBTAINING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND FOOD. THE CENTER FOCUSES ON 10 CORE SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH OBTAINING HEALTH INSURANCE, SELECTING PHYSICIANS, PROVIDING WORKSHOPS THAT INCREASE POSITIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN, PROMOTING FAMILY LITERACY, ADDRESSING HEALTH ISSUES AND LEGAL ISSUES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, AND OTHER TOPICS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY. STEPS FOR KIDS - STEPS FOR KIDS IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SJH AND CUMBERLAND/CAPE/ATLANTIC YMCA, FUNDED IN PART THROUGH A NEW JERSEY HEALTH INITIATIVE GRANT FROM ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION TO REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN VINELAND AND BRIDGETON SCHOOLS BY EDUCATING BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 8 TO 12 IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL NURSES WITH AN ASSESSED BMI LEVEL AT OR ABOVE THE 85TH PERCENTILE WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OBESITY. PARENTS AND CHILDREN ATTEND 12-WEEK INTERACTIVE BI-LINGUAL PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON BALANCED MEAL PLANS AND SIMPLE EXERCISE TECHNIQUES THAT HELP FAMILIES ACHIEVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | IHEALTHY KID AND IHEALTHY FAMILY - TO INCREASE AWARENESS TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN BRIDGETON COMMUNITIES, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY SJH'S GARDEN AHEC SPECIFICALLY FOR BRIDGETON CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM, OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, TEACHES HEALTHY LIVING, HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES, REINFORCING FOOD GROUPS, NUTRITION LABEL READING, AND INFORMATION ON HEALTH DISEASES ATTRIBUTED TO WEIGHT GAIN, NUTRITION TRACKERS, MASS BODY INDEX AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WAS FORMED WITH BOTTINO'S SHOPRITE, ALLOWING THE IHEALTHY FAMILY CLASSES TO BE HELD INSIDE THE SUPERMARKET FURTHER TEACHING PARENTS HOW TO CHOOSE HEALTHY FOODS AND PREPARE NUTRITIOUS MEALS ON A BUDGET. CARDIAC CARE AND HEART FAILURE PROGRAMS - SJH WAS ONE OF 10 HOSPITALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF NJ CHOSEN BY ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TWO-YEAR STATEWIDE INITIATIVE CARDIAC EXCELLENCE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CARDIAC CARE WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LATINO POPULATIONS IN NJ, DEVELOP EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND MODELS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARDIAC CARE AND INCREASE HEART CARE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS INITIATIVE, SJH NOW OFFERS ITS HEART FAILURE AND TEL-ASSURANCE HOME MONITORING PROGRAM WHERE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS CAN EASILY REPORT BASIC SYMPTOMS TO HOSPITAL STAFF DAILY FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN HOME. ADDITIONALLY, A THERAPY DOG, ACCOMPANIED BY A NURSE, WALKS WITH HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL, MOTIVATING THEM TO TAKE MORE STEPS AND FURTHER IMPROVING THEIR RECOVERY AND OUTCOMES. SJH WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCREENING DAY - WHEN IT COMES TO QUALITY CARE FOR OUR FAMILIES; IT IS OFTEN WOMEN WHO HELP THEIR LOVED ONES FIND THAT CARE THEY NEED TO STAY HEALTHY. THAT'S WHY SJH DEVELOPED THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INSTITUTE - TO KEEP WOMEN HEALTHY AS THEY CARE FOR OTHERS. HUNDREDS OF LOCAL WOMEN RECEIVED FREE SCREENINGS AND HEALTH EDUCATION AT OUR WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION DAY. SJH SPIRIT OF WOMEN - RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUENESS OF WOMEN AND THE INFLUENCE THEY HOLD OVER THE HEALTH OF THEIR FAMILIES, SJH LAUNCHED THE SJH SPIRIT OF WOMEN PROGRAM, PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN'S WELLNESS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND MOTIVATE WOMEN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES. 2011 EVENTS INCLUDED DAY OF DANCE, A LIFE WITH LESS PAIN, ARTHRITIS HEALTH, AND GIRLS NIGHT OUT. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - SJH PLANS FOR CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCIES DISASTER READINESS ABOVE AND BEYOND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING AN INTERNAL FORMALIZED HOSPITAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE/DECON TEAM WHERE DEDICATED STAFF UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE QUARTERLY DECONTAMINATION TRAINING. SJH PARTNERS WITH OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LOCAL POLICE AND OTHER RELATED AGENCIES TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY-WIDE MASS CASUALTY DRILLS AND PARTICIPATES IN STATE SPONSORED DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS TO REHEARSE HEALTHCARE PREPAREDNESS FOR MASS CASUALTY DISASTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. THE SIGNIFICANT INMATE POPULATION OF 8,000 HOUSED IN ONE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY AND THREE STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY IS A MAJOR SECURITY CONCERN DURING DISASTER. TO ADDRESS THIS CONCERN, THE HOSPITAL HAS TAKEN THE LEAD ROLE IN SPEARHEADING A PRISON MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT TABLE TOP EXERCISE WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO DISCUSS SECURITY ISSUES SURROUNDING AN INFLUX OF INMATES AND TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF THE FACILITY AND THE COMMUNITY DURING VARIOUS TYPES OF DISASTER SCENARIOS. JAIL DIVERSION TASK FORCE - SJH TOOK THE LEAD ROLE IN FORMING THE JAIL DIVERSION TASK FORCE TO DE-ESCALATE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS SITUATIONS. THE COALITION, WHICH PARTNERS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VARIOUS COUNTY RESOURCES, IS WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A MECHANISM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DIVERT PATIENTS OUT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARRANGE FOR THE PERSON TO RECEIVE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING CENTER. EMPLOYER FORUM - SJH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DEVELOPED THIS QUARTERLY FORUM TO ADDRESS, TARGET AND DISCUSS MEDICAL ISSUES, EMPLOYEE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLNESS OF WORKFORCE POPULATIONS WITH EMPLOYERS THROUGHOUT CUMBERLAND COUNTY. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT - THE IMPACT OUR TROUBLED ECONOMY HAS ON HEALTHCARE EXTENDS BEYOND THE HOSPITAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR NEIGHBORS. TO HELP ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS AND UNEMPLOYMENT THE HOSPITAL OFFERS THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES OF ITS HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES AS ACTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND PARTICIPANTS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SJH EMPLOYEES, FROM STAFF TO CEO, PARTICIPATE ON THE BOARDS OF A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE FOCUS IS NOT ONLY OF THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ON THE OVERALL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: - CEZ 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS - MAYOR'S CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER BRIDGETON - MAYOR'S CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER VINELAND - MAYOR'S CAMPAIGN FOR HEALTHIER MILLVILLE - FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY - ELMER ROTARY CLUB - BRIDGETON ROTARY CLUB - VINELAND ROTARY CLUB - CUMBERLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION - BRIDGETON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - GLOUCESTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - MILLVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - SALEM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - MINISTERIAL FELLOWSHIPS OF BRIDGETON, MILLVILLE AND VINELAND - FEDERAL CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BOARD - CUMBERLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE - COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROGRAM - UNITED WAY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY - AMERICAN RED CROSS SOUTHERN SHORE CHAPTER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM. OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE REPEATEDLY SHOWN THEIR GENEROSITY BY SUPPORTING DOZENS OF IMPORTANT CAUSES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR NEIGHBORS. THE FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS AND EVENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN SPEARHEADED BY OUR STAFF HAVE PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN RED CROSS, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND MARCH OF DIMES. OUR STAFF HAS ALSO GIVEN GENEROUSLY DURING OUR EMPLOYEE CAMPAIGN FOR THE UNITED WAY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, WHICH SUPPORTS NUMEROUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN AND AROUND THE COUNTY. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - WHETHER GREETING VISITORS AT THE FRONT DESK OR COMFORTING PATIENTS AT THE BEDSIDES, VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SJH'S TRADITION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE. OUR SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ADULTS AND TEENS WITH AGE RANGES FROM 14 TO 96 WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN A VAST ARRAY OF AREAS SUCH AS ACCOUNTING, EDUCATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, LAUNDRY, EMERGENCY ROOM, SURGICAL SERVICES, PEDIATRICS, NURSING AND MORE. IN 2011, MORE THAN 500 DEDICATED AND GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS DONATED MORE THAN 57,000 HOURS OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CORE FORM, PART III; LINE 4D | EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ("SYSTEM") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. SYSTEM HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11b | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THIS ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY, ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, EACH MEMBER OF THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 PRIOR TO PROVIDING IT TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND FILING WITH THE IRS. THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR ALL TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND SYSTEM INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING IN HOUSE COUNSEL, VICE-PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THEREAFTER TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE ("SYSTEM"). THE ORGANIZATION AND THE SYSTEM REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER THE GENERAL COUNSEL PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS WHICH HE THEN PRESENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILAR SIZED HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| RELATED HOURS DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THIS ORGANIZATION IS PART OF SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET TRANSFERS TO AFFILIATES - ($637,744); - CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS - ($3,000,000); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION FOR PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - $21,000; - CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TEMPORARY TRUST; TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($276,000); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM TEMPORARY RESTRICTION - ($32,000); AND - DECREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST; PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($64,000). |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND ALL ENTITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR BOTH YEARS. THE SOUTH JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION, AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
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