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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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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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| COMMUNITY SERVICES | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | CHARITY CARE AS ONE OF ONLY THREE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC. IS A COMMUNITY-OWNED HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING MANNER, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. SINCE 1990, BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC., HAS MET THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (SECTION 1886(D)(5)(F)) TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS THAT SERVE A SIGNIFICANTLY DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. LOW-INCOME PATIENTS INCLUDE PATIENTS WHO WERE ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE PART A AND WERE ENTITLED TO SUPPLEMENTARY SECURITY INCOME (SSI) BENEFITS AND PATIENTS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER A STATE PLAN APPROVED UNDER TITLE XIX. THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT DEFINES THE FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE TO BE USED FOR THIS DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE ADJUSTMENT PAYMENT. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED RATES. BETHESDA INFORMS ITS PATIENTS ABOUT ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY BY POSTING THIS INFORMATION IN OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ADMITTING AREAS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL HAS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNIT (FAU) TO HELP EDUCATE OUR PATIENTS ON AVAILABLE PROGRAMS. AMONG THE SERVICES OFFERED, BETHESDA'S FAU HELPS PATIENTS QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXTENDED PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES. BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE, THIS AMOUNT IS RECORDED AS A DEDUCTION FROM GROSS REVENUE REPORTED. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, BETHESDA PROVIDED $58 MILLION IN INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE WRITE-OFFS, REPRESENTING 4% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL CHARGES. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, BETHESDA PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $8.2 MILLION IN DISCOUNTS FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS. THESE DISCOUNTS WERE PRIMARILY FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING MANNER, BETHESDA HAS TAILORED ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR KEY CONSTITUENT GROUPS IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT: SENIORS, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE HOSPITAL UTILIZES STATE AND REGIONAL DATA, PATIENT SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS, SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AND ONE-ON-ONE PATIENT INTERVIEWS. IN ADDITION, BETHESDA USES EVALUATION SURVEYS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM ATTENDEES OF OUR HOSPITAL'S VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY LECTURES PROVIDED AT THE HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE EDUCATION CLASSES FOR ALL SEGMENTS OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION, RANGING FROM PRENATAL CARE CLASSES FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS TO ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY CLASSES FOR PATIENTS PRIOR TO SURGERY, THEREBY, HELPING OUR PATIENTS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR HEALTH NEEDS AND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM MEET THEIR NEEDS. WE ALSO HOLD SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS SENIOR FEST, TO PROMOTE ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO SENIORS. THIS WIDELY ATTENDED EVENT FEATURES 40 HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS AND 20 SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO EDUCATE SENIORS ABOUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. SIMILARLY, WE PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL CIVIC EVENTS, SUCH AS DELRAY BEACH AND BOYNTON BEACH FIRE RESCUE, TO TEACH FAMILIES HOW TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN SAFE AT HOME, ON THE ROAD AND IN THE WATER, BECAUSE DROWNING REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 4 IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WE HAVE ALSO IDENTIFIED EMERGING POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE GROWING HISPANIC MIGRANT FARMING POPULATION IN WESTERN BOYNTON/LAKE WORTH AND THE GUATEMALAN POPULATION IN LAKE WORTH. BETHESDA WORKS WITH THE CARIDAD CENTER, IN BOYNTON BEACH, ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THESE GROUPS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES WHEN CARIDAD CENTER SEEKS ADDITIONAL CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING CHARITY CARE, BETHESDA PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS DESCRIBED BELOW: AARP SAFE DRIVING PROGRAM WITH SENIORS REPRESENTING THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF BETHESDA'S PATIENT POPULATION, BETHESDA HAS RECOGNIZED THAT HAVING SAFER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD MEANS HAVING HEALTHIER DRIVERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. BETHESDA HOSPITAL, IN COLLABORATION WITH AARP, HOSTS A MONTHLY SAFE DRIVING PROGRAM FOR ALL PERSONS AGE 50 AND OLDER TO KEEP MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SAFE ON THE ROADS. BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC. WITH AARP, HELD 20 SAFE DRIVING SESSIONS WITH 400 PEOPLE WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. BABY LINE MORE THAN 35% OF BETHESDA'S 2,900 DELIVERIES ARE BORN TO FAMILIES WITH INCOMES THAT FALL BELOW THE FEDERAL INCOME POVERTY GUIDELINE. TO ENSURE THAT THESE FAMILIES GET THE BEST START IN LIFE, BETHESDA HELPS EXPECTANT MOTHERS GET THE ANSWERS THEY NEED ABOUT PREGNANCY, BIRTH AND BEYOND. BETHESDA'S DIRECT PHONE SERVICE PROVIDES CALLERS WITH INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING OUR COMPREHENSIVE MATERNITY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS PHYSICIAN REFERRAL AND PARENT/CHILD EDUCATION CLASSES, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. THROUGH THE BABY LINE, EXPECTING PARENTS CAN ACCESS BETHESDA'S CLASSES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INFANT SAFETY, BREASTFEEDING, PREPARED CHILDBIRTH, PRENATAL BABY CARE AND POSTNATAL BABY CARE. AS A RESULT, BETHESDA HELD 40 CLASSES WITH A TOTAL OF 760 ATTENDEES DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. BETHESDA MALL WALKERS PROGRAM ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE AND PREVENT BONE LOSS IS THROUGH WALKING. IN SERVING ITS SENIOR POPULATION, BETHESDA OFFERS A FREE MALL WALKERS PROGRAM TO THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE HEALTHY WALKING IN THE BOYNTON BEACH MALL, NEAR BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC., AND AT BETHESDA HEALTH CITY, WHICH SERVES OUR WESTERN COMMUNITY. WITH TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS, THE PROGRAM OFFERS EASY ACCESS AND PROMOTES HEART HEALTHY LIVING. BETHESDA HAD 180 REGISTERED MALL WALKERS AS OF 9/30/12. AVERAGE DAILY PARTICIPATION: 75-100 WALKERS. BETHESDA PRIMETIME CLUB WITH MORE THAN 70% OF BETHESDA'S PATIENTS BEING OVER THE AGE OF 60, BETHESDA'S PRIMETIME CLUB WAS CREATED TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND KNOWLEDGE. THE BETHESDA PRIMETIME CLUB IS A FREE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE AGE 50 AND OVER. IT PROVIDES ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, LIFESTYLE AMENITIES (INCLUDING A CAR SEAT LOAN PROGRAM) AND OTHER HEALTH RESOURCES PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF THROUGH A DEDICATED QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER AND COMMUNITY MAGAZINE FOR MEMBERS, AS WELL AS A MEDICAL NETWORK RESOURCE FOR MEMBERS. BETHESDA SERVED 17,100 PRIMETIME CLUB MEMBERS DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR 2012. BETHESDA PROVIDED 35 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 2,800 PRIMETIME MEMBERS ATTENDING. BETHESDA PROVIDED 865 REFERRALS (NON-PHYSICIAN RELATED) FOR SOCIAL/AGENCY SERVICES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF THIS GROUP. FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, 62 CAR SEAT LOANS WERE PROVIDED TO PRIMETIME CLUB MEMBERS, ENABLING THEM TO PROVIDE A SAFE CAR FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHER VISITING INFANTS. IN ADDITION, 437 PRIMETIME MEMBERS RECEIVED DISCOUNT PRESCRIPTION CARDS THROUGH BETHESDA'S PARTNERSHIP WITH CATALYST SCRIPTS, HELPING THEM TO GET THEIR MEDICATIONS WHEN THEY NEED THEM, AT MORE AFFORDABLE PRICES. COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE JUST AS OUR COMMUNITY HAS GROWN, BETHESDA RECOGNIZES THAT THE NEED FOR BLOOD HAS GROWN AS WELL. TO MEET THIS COMMUNITY NEED, BETHESDA CONDUCTS TWO BLOOD DRIVES PER YEAR, WHICH ARE OPEN TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. BETHESDA HELD A TOTAL OF 24 BLOOD DRIVES AT THREE LOCATIONS: BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC., BETHESDA SERVICE CENTER AND BETHESDA HEALTH CITY DURING THE 2012 FISCAL YEAR. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: BETHESDA HEALTH NEWS MAGAZINE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT SURVEY, BETHESDA HAS FOUND THAT EDUCATION IS VITAL TO SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THREE TIMES A YEAR, BETHESDA PROVIDES A QUARTERLY HEALTH PUBLICATION, BETHESDA HEALTH NEWS, WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT NEW TREATMENTS FOR A VARIETY OF HEALTH CONDITIONS PREVALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND CLASSES. THE PUBLICATION FEATURES ARTICLES FROM BETHESDA'S MEDICAL STAFF WHO OFFER ADVICE ON TOPICS INCLUDING: HEART HEALTH, CANCER, BACK AND JOINT PAIN, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. MAILED TO 108,000 HOMES IN BETHESDA'S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION: COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES KEEPING OUR PATIENTS INFORMED OF NEW ADVANCEMENTS IN HEALTHCARE, TREATMENTS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS, AND PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS WITH A BETHESDA PHYSICIAN TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS ARE THE GOALS BEHIND BETHESDA'S COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES. AS PART OF BETHESDA'S MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES, |
| Significant changes to organizational documents | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4 | THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS NAME FROM BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. TO BETHESDA HOSPITAL, INC. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WERE AMENDED FOR THIS CHANGE. |
| Classes of members or stockholders | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE SOLE MEMBER, BETHESDA HEALTH, INC., A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. |
| Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | BETHESDA HEALTH, INC. APPROVES THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders | Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATIONAL OR OPERATIONAL CHANGES WOULD BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION WHICH IS BETHESDA HEALTH, INC. 1. ADOPTING A PLAN OF DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION. 2. AUTHORIZING THE CORPORATION TO ENGAGE IN, OR ENTER INTO, ANY TRANSACTION PROVIDING FOR THE SALE, MORTGAGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION. 3. ADOPTING A PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OR THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH ANOTHER ENTITY 4. APPOINTING OR REMOVING THE ATTORNEYS OR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE CORPORATION. 5. APPOINTMENT OR REMOVING THE TRUSTEES 6. ADOPTING OR AMENDING THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION 7. ADOPTING OR PERMITTING ANY CHANGE TO ANY STRATEGIC MASTER PLANS OR POLICIES OF THE CORPORATION. 8. AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION, SALE, TRANSFER, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY ASSETS EXCEPT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS 9. AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF ANY PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY 10. ADOPTING MARKETING AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR THE CORPORATION. |
| Review of form 990 by governing body | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SUPPORTING SCHEDULES. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| Conflict of interest policy | Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ANY TRUSTEE, DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER OR MEMBER OF ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. THE INDIVIDUALS COVERED UNDER THE POLICY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE INTERNAL AUDIT DIVISION OF BETHESDA HEALTH CONTINUOUSLY REVIEW AND MONITOR ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST NOTED BY THE INDIVIDUALS COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION IN THE TRANSACTION. |
| PROCESS USED TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BETHESDA HEALTH, INC. ANNUALLY APPOINTS THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO A ONE-YEAR TERM AND ESTABLISHES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BETHESDA HEALTH PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION FIRM TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT LEVELS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF BETHESDA HEALTH. THE CONSULTING FIRM WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OF MANAGEMENT AND REPORTS THE INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE TRUSTEES OF BETHESDA HEALTH FOR THE OFFICER'S POSITIONS. THE CONSULTING FIRM PROVIDES DETAILED COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ON A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BASIS. BASED ON THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BETHESDA HEALTH AS IT RELATES TO THE MARKET IN GENERAL AND ON SPECIFIC COMPENSATION LEVELS NOTED AS THE RESULT OF THE CONSULTING ENGAGEMENT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BETHESDA HEALTH SETS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE POSITIONS NOTED ABOVE. THE PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN IN THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. THE PROCESS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE SUBJECT TO BETHESDA HEALTH'S ANNUAL EMPLOYEE REVIEW PROCESS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES RECOMMENDS TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE BETHESDA HEALTH, INC. COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT LEVELS. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL COMPENSATION FIRM TO REVIEW COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT LEVELS OF THIS AND OTHER MANAGEMENT LEVEL POSITIONS. THE CONSULTING FIRM WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OF MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDES DETAILED COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT DATA FOR COMPARABLY SIZED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ON A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BASIS. BASED ON THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BETHESDA HEALTH AS IT RELATES TO THE MARKET IN GENERAL AND ON SPECIFIC COMPENSATION LEVELS NOTED AS THE RESULT OF THE CONSULTING ENGAGEMENT, THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF BETHESDA HEALTH SETS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS. THE PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. THE PROCESS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE EMPLOYEE FILES. THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BETHESDA HEALTH AS DESCRIBED IN THE NARRATIVE FOR FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A. |
| JOINT VENTURE POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16A | THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY FOR JOINT VENTURE RELATIONSHIPS DUE TO THE LIMITED NUMBER OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS AND THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE JOINT VENTURES ARE ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE HOSPITAL. THE EXISTING JOINT VENTURES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH THE HOSPITAL CONTROLLING AND HAVING THE MAJORITY OF VOTING INTEREST IN THE DECISIONS IMPACTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE ENTITY. |
| Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION, ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. DEPENDING ON THE QUANTITY OF THE REQUEST A MINIMAL FEE MAY APPLY. |
| Average number of hours devoted per week to related organization | Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Column B | THOMAS A. SMITH:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.000;WILLIAM F. CASSADY:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.000;FRED W. LOVE, M.D.:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.- 2.000;FRED B. DEVITT, JR, ESQ:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.000;GEORGE T. ELMORE:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.000;STORMET C. NOREM:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.- 2.000;WILLIAM F. KOCH, JR.:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.000;N. M. WEEMS, M.D.:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 2.000;ROBERT B HILL:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 40.00040.000, BETHESDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HEALTH CITY, INC.- 2.0002.000, WOMEN'S DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF BETHESDA, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA MEMORIAL SIT - WORKMAN'S COMP- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA MEMORIAL SIT - MALPRACTICE- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA PAYROLL SERVICES, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.- 2.000;ROGER L KIRK:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 40.00040.000, BETHESDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HEALTH CITY, INC.- 2.0002.000, WOMEN'S DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF BETHESDA, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA MEMORIAL SIT - WORKMAN'S COMP- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA MEMORIAL SIT - MALPRACTICE- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA PAYROLL SERVICES, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, INC.- 2.000;JOANNE AQUILINA:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 40.00040.000, BETHESDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HEALTH CITY, INC.- 2.0002.000, WOMEN'S DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF BETHESDA, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA PAYROLL SERVICES, INC.- 2.000;ROBERT BROADWAY:BETHESDA HEALTH, INC.- 40.00040.000, BETHESDA MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA HEALTH CITY, INC.- 2.0002.000, WOMEN'S DIAGNOSTIC CENTER OF BETHESDA, INC.- 2.0002.000, BETHESDA PAYROLL SERVICES, INC.- 2.000; |
| Other changes in net assets or fund balances | Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 | NET UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS - 5850753; PENSION ADJUSTMENT - -3346082; TRANSFER TO AFFILIATES - -15239741; INCREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS - 2699278; |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES (CONTINUED) | PART III, LINE 4 | FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, BETHESDA CARED FOR 60,000 PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. OF THOSE, NEARLY 9%, OR 5,400 PATIENTS WERE CHARITY CARE PATIENTS, WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES. FOOD FOR THE NEEDY PROGRAM POVERTY REMAINS A GROWING PROBLEM IN CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THE HUNGRY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES UNUSED FOOD ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO CARING KITCHEN IN DELRAY BEACH. THIS PROGRAM IS COORDINATED THROUGH BETHESDA'S FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND HELPS APPROXIMATELY 100-150 PEOPLE EVERY WEEK. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION RECOGNIZING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY, BETHESDA PROVIDES AN INTERPRETER SERVICE IN 14 LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SIGN LANGUAGE FOR THE DEAF. SERVICES PROVIDED ROUTINELY TO PATIENTS WHO CANNOT COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH. WITH 2,800 DELIVERIES A YEAR, BETHESDA CONTINUES TO SEE A GROWING NUMBER OF NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING FAMILIES ARRIVING IN OUR MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC UNITS. AS A RESULT, BETHESDA'S CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN EXPANDED ITS FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE MULTI-LINGUAL COMPUTERS AND INCORPORATE MULTI-LINGUAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE PRENATAL, NEWBORN, PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY-CENTERED INFORMATION. TO ASSIST OUR FAMILIES, PATIENT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND CREOLE. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PLANNING FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE GROWTH AND MEDICAL NEEDS, BETHESDA IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN TRAINING PHYSICIANS FOR THE FUTURE. BETHESDA PROVIDES CLINICAL TRAINING TO GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AND NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, IN THE AREAS OF OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, FAMILY MEDICINE AND GENERAL SURGERY. HEALTH FAIRS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY INFORMED ABOUT THEIR HEALTH HELPS THEM LEAD HEALTHIER LIVES. BETHESDA OFFERS HEALTH INFORMATION AND SCREENINGS INCLUDING: BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS, BLOOD SUGAR SCREENINGS, OXYGEN SATURATION SCREENINGS, BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS, GRIP STRENGTH SCREENINGS, AND SELF SCREENINGS FOR HEARING AND CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT. BETHESDA PROVIDED 56 COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, REACHING OVER 4,100 PEOPLE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL AND CIVIC CENTERS, AS OF 9/30/11. HELPING HANDS PROGRAM JUST AS BETHESDA'S MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, BETHESDA RECOGNIZES THAT IT CANNOT CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT A STRONG EMPLOYEE WORKFORCE. TO THIS END, BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE ESTABLISHED A FUND TO HELP FELLOW EMPLOYEES FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. THIS ON-GOING PROGRAM PROVIDES TOYS FOR CHILDREN DURING THE HOLIDAYS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR UTILITY BILLS AND ASSISTANCE DURING TIMES OF PERSONAL LOSS. HISPANIC OUTREACH PROGRAM THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, BETHESDA HAS IDENTIFIED EMERGING POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCLUDING THE GROWING HISPANIC MIGRANT FARMING POPULATION IN WESTERN BOYNTON/LAKE WORTH AND THE GUATEMALAN POPULATION IN LAKE WORTH. BETHESDA WORKS WITH THE CARIDAD CENTER ON AN ONGOING BASIS, IN BOYNTON BEACH, TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THESE GROUPS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES WHEN CARIDAD CENTER SEEKS ADDITIONAL CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS. HOSPICE CARE CARING FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF THEIR LIVES IS WHY BETHESDA IS PROUD TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOSPICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO PROVIDE AN INPATIENT HOSPICE UNIT IN THE HOSPITAL. BETHESDA'S HOSPICE UNIT OFFERS SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH INPATIENT CARE AND COUNSELING SERVICES. HEALTHY KIDS' DAY WHILE DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FOUR IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, BETHESDA CONTINUES TO SEE AN ALARMING NUMBER OF CHILDREN EVERY YEAR IN ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF DROWNING AND NEAR DROWNING EVENTS. IN CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN, BETHESDA HAS MADE A COMMITMENT TO HELPING KEEP KIDS SAFE BY PROVIDING A FREE, EDUCATIONAL HEALTH FAIR. HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVOS-BLUM FAMILY YMCA OF BOYNTON BEACH AND IN COOPERATION WITH SAFE KIDS COALITION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, "HEALTHY KIDS DAY" IS A FREE, ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL EVENT GEARED FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-14. THE EVENT TEACHES SAFETY TIPS FOR WATER SAFETY, BICYCLE SAFETY, HOME AND FIRE SAFETY, AND PERSONAL SAFETY. THE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS FREE CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. PROMOTED TO 40,000 STUDENTS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND THROUGH DIRECTED PRINT, WEBSITE AND RADIO ADVERTISING. KOMEN FOUNDATION MAMMOGRAM SCREENING PROGRAM AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE MEDICALLY NEEDY WOMEN, BETHESDA PARTICIPATES WITH THE KOMEN FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE LOW-COST SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS TO NEEDY WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. BETHESDA WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER IS THE LARGEST KOMEN-GRANT SITE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, BETHESDA PROVIDED 463 LOW-COST MAMMOGRAMS; 314 BREAST ULTRASOUNDS; 129 BREAST BIOPSIES AND 33 MRI TESTS TO MEDICALLY NEEDY WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. LEADERSHIP BOYNTON EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS ABOUT THE HEALTH NEEDS AND HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BETHESDA PROVIDES A DAYLONG HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP-TRAINING SEMINAR FOR THE GREATER BOYNTON BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION TO THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH'S LEADERS REGARDING THE IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING HOSPITALS TODAY AND HEALTHCARE POLICY IN OUR COMMUNITY. BETHESDA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 20-25 PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR. LEADERSHIP DELRAY WORKING WITH THE GREATER DELRAY BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PROVIDES A HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP-TRAINING PROGRAM TO EDUCATE THE CITY'S LEADERS ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING HEALTHCARE POLICY AND HOSPITALS TODAY. PARTICIPANTS COME FROM THE BANKING, COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS. BETHESDA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 25 PEOPLE PER YEAR. LIVING WILL PROGRAM HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE COPIES OF LIVING WILLS TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIVING WILL IS KEPT ON FILE AT THE HOSPITAL IN THE PERSON'S MEDICAL RECORD. APPROXIMATELY 200 LIVING WILLS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COUNSELING PROGRAM - SHINE PROGRAM BETHESDA'S LARGEST GROUP OF PATIENTS IS SENIORS AND BETHESDA RECOGNIZES THAT HELPING SENIORS UNDERSTAND THEIR INSURANCE PLANS AND WHAT BENEFITS ARE PROVIDED IS VITAL TO THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS HEALTH SERVICES. BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, IN COOPERATION WITH SERVING HEALTH INSURANCE NEEDS OF ELDERS (SHINE), A DEPARTMENT OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ELDERS, PROVIDES FREE WEEKLY COUNSELING TO ALL PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY REGARDING ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICARE, MEDICARE PART D, PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE, LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS, INSURANCE, AND MEDICAID. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011, 135 COUNSELING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED. NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - LEVEL III UNIT WITH 2,800 DELIVERIES PER YEAR, MORE THAN 275 NEWBORNS SPENT THEIR FIRST DAYS OF LIFE IN BETHESDA'S LEVEL III NEONATAL UNIT, WHICH PROVIDES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL AND AT-RISK NEWBORNS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS UNIT HAS ENABLED FAMILIES TO STAY CLOSE TO THEIR NEWBORNS, WHILE KEEPING THEIR OWN FAMILIES INTACT. BETHESDA'S LEVEL III NEONATAL UNIT IS STAFFED BY A NEONATOLOGIST 24 HOURS A DAY. |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE (CONTINUED) | PART III, LINE 4 | FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011, BETHESDA CARED FOR 350 NEONATAL PATIENTS. NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM IN RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR NURSES IN OUR COMMUNITY BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HAS TAKEN A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO WORK WITH AREA NURSING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES, INCLUDING FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AND PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO PROVIDE CLINICAL ROTATION PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 550 STUDENT NURSES ANNUALLY. LEVEL I AND LEVEL II STUDENT NURSES WORK IN BOTH GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE SETTINGS WITH BETHESDA NURSES IN MATERNITY, PEDIATRICS, MEDICAL-SURGICAL, CRITICAL CARE, TELEMETRY, ENDOSCOPY, ONCOLOGY, REHABILITATION, WOUND CARE AND IMAGING. (IN AN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH A BASE OF COMPETENT, WELL-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED HEALTHCARE STAFF TO WORK IN THE FIELDS OF RADIOLOGY AND NURSING, BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BEGAN WORK ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BETHESDA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES. THE COLLEGE RECEIVED PROVISIONAL LICENSURE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN OCTOBER 2011, AND WILL SEE ITS FIRST CLASS OF STUDENTS IN AUGUST 2012.) PHYSICIAN REFERRAL SERVICE FOR MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BEGINS WITH FINDING THE RIGHT PHYSICIAN. AS A RESULT, BETHESDA'S PHYSICIAN REFERRAL SERVICE IS A TELEPHONE AND WALK-IN SERVICE THAT PROVIDES REFERRALS AND OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 300 PHYSICIANS WHO ARE ON THE MEDICAL STAFF OF BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011, THE PHYSICIAN REFERRAL LINE PROVIDED INFORMATION TO APPROXIMATELY 4,378 CALLERS. QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVES BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL QUALITY REPORTING INITIATIVES THROUGH CMS-MEDICARE AND THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL QUALITY ALLIANCE AND CORE MEASURES PROJECT OF THE JOINT COMMISSION, AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE WITHIN OUR FACILITY. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DEFINED CHANGES AND MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO REDUCE HARM AND SAVE LIVES. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011, BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN THE PUBLICLY REPORTED MEASUREMENTS IN THE HOSPITAL QUALITY ALLIANCE FOR: HEART ATTACK PNEUMONIA CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE SURGICAL INFECTION PREVENTION PATIENT PERCEPTION OF CARE ACC/STS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BETHESDA'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS ARE HELPING STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO FURTHER THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION. THE BETHESDA AUXILIARY PROVIDED EIGHT NURSING/HEALTH CAREER SCHOLARSHIPS, TOTALING $6,000, AS OF 9/30/11. IN ADDITION, THE PETER BLUM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED 4-YEAR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS TO12 STUDENTS, TOTALING $60,000, AS OF 9/30/11. IN ADDITION, 16 SCHOLARSHIPS, FOR $500 EACH, WERE AWARDED TOTALING $8,000. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. SPEAKERS BUREAU RECOGNIZING THAT MANY RESIDENTS NEED HEALTHCARE EDUCATION WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, BETHESDA REACHES OUT TO THESE COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING A SPEAKERS BUREAU WITH MORE THAN 40 MEDICAL TOPICS AND RELEVANT SPEAKERS. THIS FREE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ANY REQUESTING ORGANIZATION. BETHESDA PROVIDED SPEAKERS FOR VARIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN AREA CIVIC CENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS. BETHESDA PROVIDED 44 SPEAKERS TO THE COMMUNITY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011. SPONSORSHIPS BETHESDA PROVIDES SPONSORSHIPS IN THE FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, STAFF SUPPORT AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE OUTREACH AND AWARENESS THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, AS FOLLOWS: LOCAL SCHOOLS IN BOYNTON BEACH, DELRAY BEACH AND LAKE WORTH; CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS; THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION; THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARIDAD CENTER; MARCH OF DIMES; THE CITIES OF BOYNTON BEACH, DELRAY BEACH, LAKE WORTH, AND PALM BEACH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY LIFE-SAFETY AGENCIES; THE BOCA RATON YMCA AND THE DEVOS-BLUM FAMILY YMCA OF BOYNTON BEACH. BETHESDA PROVIDED $101,615.00 IN SPONSORSHIP GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011. SUPPORT GROUPS PROVIDING OUR PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH ACCESS TO SUPPORT SERVICES IS AN IMPORTANT EXTENSION OF BETHESDA'S MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING MANNER. BETHESDA PROVIDES 24 FREE COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS TO OFFER COUNSELING SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN COPING WITH SITUATIONS INVOLVING HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 850 ATTENDEES ANNUALLY: * AL-ANON * AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY - "LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER" PROGRAM * AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION - "MENDED HEARTS" SUPPORT GROUP * BETTER BREATHERS CLUB * BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP * CAREGIVERS AND CARE PARTNERS * COPING WITH CANCER * INSULIN PUMP SUPPORT * "I CAN COPE" WITH AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY * LA LECHE LEAGUE - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP * LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA/MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP * LIVING WITH CANCER - (EN ESPAÑOL) * LUNG CANCER SUPPORT * LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP * MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT GROUP * "MAN TO MAN" - PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP * MEDITATION SUPPORT GROUP * "MOVING ON AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER" SUPPORT GROUP * MULTIPLE MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP * MYASTHENIA GRAVIS SUPPORT GROUP * NICOTINE ANONYMOUS * POST-SURGICAL BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND EXERCISE SESSION * POST-SURGICAL WEIGHT REDUCTION SUPPORT GROUP * SHARING THE LOSS (BEREAVEMENT FOR A LOVED ONE) * STROKE CLUB * WRITING OUR MEMORIES GROUP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM/AUXILIARY IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, BETHESDA IS GRATEFUL TO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO FURTHER BETHESDA'S MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING MANNER FOR OUR PATIENTS. A TOTAL OF 693 ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND 81 TEEN VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 142,525 HOURS OF IN-SERVICE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/11. CONCLUSION BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-BASED HOSPITAL. OUR COMMUNITY REFLECTS A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH MANY NEEDS, FROM PRIMARY TO CRITICAL CARE. ONE PARTICULAR SEGMENT IS AN AGING POPULATION THAT HAS CONCERNS RELATED TO ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. WE ASSESS OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS IN NUMEROUS WAYS THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS, WITH ONE-ON-ONE VISITOR AND PATIENT INTERVIEWS PROVIDING SOME OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL INSIGHT. WE CONTINUE TO DELIVER QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CARING MANNER, PROVIDING EXCELLENT COMMUNITY BENEFITS. WE PROVIDE PRIMARY, ACUTE, EMERGENCY, SPECIALTY AND CRITICAL CARE TO OUR PATIENTS, AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE FOR OUR UNDER INSURED COMMUNITY WITH A DEDICATED TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HELPS PATIENTS QUALIFY FOR VARIOUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. RECOGNIZING THAT PATIENTS NEED ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, AS WELL AS INTERPRETERS TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. FROM THE PRENATAL CARE THAT HELPS NEW FAMILIES GET A HEALTHY START, TO THE COMPASSIONATE DELIVERY OF HOSPICE CARE, BETHESDA IS THERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF THEIR LIVES. |
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