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| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========== BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ("BAYSHORE") IS A GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL. BAYSHORE IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, BAYSHORE PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, BAYSHORE OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. OUR HISTORY ----------- IN 1963, COMMUNITY MEMBERS IDENTIFIED THE NEED FOR AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN THE BAYSHORE AREA. IN 1964, 17 ACRES OF OPEN LAND ON NORTH BEERS STREET IN HOLMDEL WAS ACQUIRED AND GROUND WAS OFFICIALLY BROKEN ON APRIL 29, 1970. BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OPENED ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET IN 1972 WITH 158 ACUTE CARE BEDS. THE EARLY MEDICAL STAFF, NURSES, TECHNICIANS AND SUPPORT STAFF DESERVE THE CREDIT FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES GREW, SO DID THE NEED FOR MORE MEDICAL SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS FROM 1977 TO 1984, STARTING WITH A 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT EMERGENCY ROOM AND GENERAL OFFICE EXPANSION; THE ADDITION OF A 10-BED SURGICAL-RESPIRATORY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOSPITAL'S NORTH WING, ADDING 50 MEDICAL-SURGICAL BEDS, ALONG WITH RENOVATION OF ALL SUPPORT SERVICES; ALL INCREASED THE HOSPITAL'S BED COMPLEMENT TO 218. PLEASANT VALLEY ADULT DAY CARE, AN INDEPENDENT AFFILIATE OF BCHS, OPENED IN 1985, PROVIDING RESPITE FROM ONE TO FIVE DAYS PER WEEK FOR FAMILIES CARING FOR THE ELDERLY. LOCATED ON THE BAYSHORE HOSPITAL CAMPUS, THE BAYSHORE HEALTH CARE CENTER OPENED IN 1988 WITH 120 SKILLED CARE BEDS. SOON AFTER, A SECOND FLOOR WAS ADDED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 60 RESIDENTIAL BEDS. AN 11-BED LONG-TERM CARE VENTILATOR UNIT WAS ADDED IN 1996. A SUBACUTE CARE UNIT ALSO PROVIDED A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PATIENTS BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING AN ACUTE ILLNESS WHO REQUIRE INTENSIVE REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO RETURN HOME. IN 1992, BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ADDED SEVEN INTENSIVE CARE BEDS, FURTHER INCREASING ITS LICENSED BED COMPLEMENT TO 225. INTERNAL RENOVATIONS RESULTED IN THE RELOCATION AND UPGRADE OF A 20-YEAR-OLD INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, CREATING A NEW, 16-BED FACILITY AND A RENOVATED AND EXPANDED OPERATING ROOM SUITE. A STATE-OF-THE-ART CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND DIGITAL ANGIOGRAPHY SUITE OPENED IN 1997, COMPLEMENTING THE ALREADY EXPANSIVE TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES OF THE HOSPITAL IN THE FIELD OF CARDIOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. IN JULY 1999, THE WILLOWS AT HOLMDEL, AN ELEGANT 74-UNIT ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE OPENED ON THE BAYSHORE CAMPUS. THE WILLOWS ALSO OFFERS THE TERRACE, PRIVATE SUITES IN A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESIDENTS. THE JOHN BOYD AND KATHRYN ROBERTA MITCHELL PAVILION FOR EMERGENCY AND AMBULATORY CARE SERVICES OPENED IN 2000. THE NEW PAVILION HOUSES AN EXPANDED STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND INCREASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. A FAST TRACK UNIT EXPANSION WAS ADDED IN 2003 FOR PATIENTS IN NEED OF TREATMENT FOR MINOR ILLNESS OR INJURY. BAYSHORE CONTINUED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WHILE EXPANDING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE AREA WITH TWO UNIQUE CENTERS: THE BAYSHORE FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER AT HAZLET, ONE OF THE FIRST FACILITIES IN THE NATION TO INTEGRATE FITNESS AND WELLNESS INTO ONE MODEL FOCUSED ON PROMOTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND THE SLEEPCARE CENTERS OF BAYSHORE (2000) AND FREEHOLD (2001), WHICH DIAGNOSE AND TREAT SLEEP DISORDERS. ON MAY 1, 2002, BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CELEBRATED ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY. IN JUNE 2003, THE $15 MILLION GANZ AMBULATORY IMAGING PAVILION OPENED, PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSTICS FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES THAT INCLUDE THE PICTURE ARCHIVING COMMUNICATION (PACS) AND PET SCANS. THE FACILITY ALSO HOUSES THE BREAST CARE CENTER AT BAYSHORE OFFERING DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY (2009), BREAST MRI, BONE DENSITOMETRY. ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, ONCOLOGY SERVICES WERE IMPLEMENTED AT BAYSHORE IN 2005 THAT ALLOWED INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER TO RECEIVE CHEMOTHERAPY AND OTHER TREATMENT SERVICES IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING. A NEW INFUSION SUITE WAS ALSO ADDED. BAYSHORE WAS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RENOVATION OF ITS OPERATING ROOMS TO A DIGITAL SYSTEM IN 2006, WHICH AIMED TO HELP ENHANCE PATIENT CARE BY PROVIDING SURGEONS WITH OPTIMUM CONTROL OF THE EQUIPMENT AND OVERALL ENVIRONMENT WITH THE TOUCH OF A SCREEN. IN 2007, BAYSHORE WELCOMED CENTRAL JERSEY BARIATRICS, A TEAM OF BOARD CERTIFIED, NEW YORK FELLOWSHIP TRAINED SURGEONS AS WELL AS A BARIATRIC PROGRAM DESIGNED TO OFFER OPTIONS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE 100 POUNDS OR MORE OVERWEIGHT. BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE NATION TO ADOPT SPOKEN TRANSLATION'S PRODUCT CONVERSER FOR HEALTHCARE, WHICH IS AN ENGLISH-TO-SPANISH TRANSLATION SOFTWARE. IN 2009, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A GOLD SEAL ACCREDITATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. BAYSHORE WAS DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. IN SEPTEMBER 2010, BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL JOINED THE MERIDIAN HEALTH FAMILY! IN SEPTEMBER 2010, BAYSHORE BECAME THE SIXTH HOSPITAL IN MERIDIAN'S MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTY SYSTEM. WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, ALIGNMENT WITH MERIDIAN HEALTH CLINICAL BEST PRACTICES, A NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND COUNTLESS NEW PHYSICIANS, BAYSHORE HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP AN EXCITING PLAN TO CREATE A DESTINATION HOSPITAL THAT WILL BECOME THE PRIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. A NUMBER OF EXCITING INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE BAYSHORE JOINED THE MERIDIAN HEALTH FAMILY: - SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2010, 100+ NEW PHYSICIANS HAVE JOINED THE MEDICAL STAFF - MORE THAN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS COMBINED! - CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES CONTINUE TO BE CENTRAL TO BAYSHORE'S FUTURE. WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, THE HEART OF BAYSHORE HAS EXPANDED WITH A NEW DESIGNATION GRANTED TO THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, EXPANDED SERVICES, LAB UPGRADES, AND PLANS FOR EXPANSION. - NEW SERVICES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED, INCLUDING A NEW CENTER FOR BARIATRICS, DEVELOPED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED BARIATRIC SURGEON, KARL STROM, M.D. - SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE NURSING EXCELLENCE HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO ENCOURAGE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, ADDITIONAL TRAINING, AND ACCESS TO THE LATEST CLINICAL STANDARDS AT MERIDIAN HEALTH. THE NEW HEART OF BAYSHORE IN 2011, BAYSHORE ANNOUNCED THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY WAS GRANTED FULL-SERVICE ADULT DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES FOR ALL CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION PATIENTS BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THIS DESIGNATION ALLOWS BAYSHORE TO COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ON HIGH-RISK PATIENTS, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE PERFORMING THESE PROCEDURES ON LOW-RISK PATIENTS, WITHOUT THE NEED OF TRANSFERS TO OUTSIDE FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, THE LAB HAS ALSO BEEN UPGRADED WITH TWO INTRA AORTIC BALLOON PUMPS, A MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT INCREASES CORONARY BLOOD FLOW AND OXYGEN DELIVERY TO THE HEART. A COMPREHENSIVE CENTER FOR BARIATRICS BAYSHORE IS SUCCESSFULLY HELPING PATIENTS DEAL WITH THIS MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM AND ANNOUNCED A NEWLY DEVELOPED CENTER FOR BARIATRICS. THE NEW CENTER TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ON BARIATRIC TREATMENT INCLUDING: COUNSELING, NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND MEDICAL/SURGICAL TREATMENT. THE CENTER FEATURES THE LAP-BAND SYSTEM, THE ONLY U.S. FDA APPROVED, ADJUSTABLE AND COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE PROCEDURE, WHICH REQUIRES LESS THAN A 24-HOUR HOSPITAL STAY, HAS NO STOMACH STAPLING OR REROUTING, AND IS 10 TIMES SAFER THAN GASTRIC BYPASS. KID FRIENDLY! BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RECENTLY OPENED A NEW PEDIATRIC CARE CENTER, AN AFFILIATE OF K. HOVNANIAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. WITH THE OPENING OF THE PEDIATRIC CARE CENTER AT BAYSHORE, FAMILIES IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WILL EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE IN HOW BAYSHORE APPROACHES EMERGENCY CARE FOR CHILDREN. THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN AN EMERGENCY ARE UNIQUE, CLINICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. PROVIDING A SPECIAL PLACE, DESIGNED JUST FOR CHILDREN, CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFICULT TIME A LITTLE EASIER. OUR MISSION ----------- MERIDIAN HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY BY PROVIDING QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIVERED IN HOSPITAL, COMMUNITY AND IN-HOME SETTINGS, AND TO ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH CLINICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE WITHIN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE ACTIVELY SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, TECHNOLOGIES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL GROWTH AND TO ENSURE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF INTEGRATED SERVICES THAT MEET THEIR PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH CARE NEEDS. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ---------------------- BAYSHORE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A "TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES" BY THE JOINT COMMISSION BASED ON DATA REPORTED ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL PROCESSES SHOWN TO IMPROVE CARE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA, SURGICAL CARE, AND CHILDREN'S ASTHMA. BAYSHORE IS ONE OF ONLY 405 U.S. HOSPITALS AND CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS EARNING THE DISTINCTION OF TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES FOR ATTAINING AND SUSTAINING EXCELLENCE IN ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE PERFORMANCE. WITH OUR MERIDIAN PARTNER HOSPITALS, BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS: - FORTUNE'S "100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR" IN 2010 & 2011 - TOP 100 INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORKS BY MODERN HEALTHCARE MAGAZINE - "BEST PLACES TO WORK IN NEW JERSEY" FOR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY NJBIZ - NEW JERSEY'S OUTSTANDING EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR IN 2003 AND 2009 - ONE OF THE TOP 100 MOST WIRED HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS - JOHN M. EISENBERG AWARD FOR PATIENT SAFETY, ONE OF THE HIGHEST RECOGNITIONS IN THE NATION FOR HOSPITAL QUALITY. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ====================== BALANCE AND MOTION CENTER ------------------------- THIS SPECIALIZED TEAM OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WILL PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TESTS ON ALL ASPECTS OF A PARTICIPANT'S BALANCE SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF DIZZINESS OR EQUILIBRIUM RELATED DIFFICULTIES, AND DESIGN AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN TO RESTORE MOBILITY AND FUNCTION. BALANCE TRAINING PROGRAM & VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION THROUGH THIS CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM AT BAYSHORE, PATIENTS WILL PARTAKE IN VARIOUS TYPES OF PHYSICAL REHABILITATION THERAPY, WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL FALLS IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD LEAD TO LIFE-ALTERING HEALTH COMPLICATIONS. THIS TRAINING METHODOLOGY FOCUSES ON EXERCISES DESIGNED TO HEIGHTEN EACH PATIENT'S KINESTHETIC BODY AWARENESS, IMPROVE COORDINATION, AND INCREASE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE. TECHNIQUES INCLUDE: - FLEXIBILITY TRAINING - TRUNK AND LOWER EXTREMITY STRENGTHENING - GAZE STABILIZATION TRAINING - STANDING, DYNAMIC, AND AMBULATION BALANCE TRAINING - MOVEMENT SAFETY TIPS - VISUAL, VESTIBULAR, AND MUSCULOSKELETAL INTEGRATION TRAINING BREAST CARE CENTER ------------------ FULL SERVICE BREAST CARE RIGHT HERE AT BAYSHORE OFFERING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR BREAST HEALTH SCREENINGS, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, THE BREAST CARE CENTER AT BAYSHORE PROVIDES EXPERT, YET PERSONALIZED, SERVICE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED FOR EASY ACCESS BY AREA RESIDENTS, BOTH WOMEN AND MEN. STAFF EXPERTISE THE BREAST CARE TEAM - LED BY FELLOWSHIP TRAINED, BOARD CERTIFIED RADIOLOGISTS - IS AMONG THE FINEST IN THE CENTRAL NEW JERSEY VICINITY, WITH PHYSICIANS HAILING FROM TOP-RATED MEDICAL PROGRAMS AT INSTITUTIONS THAT INCLUDE HARVARD, CORNELL, COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND MONTEFIORE/ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER. BAYSHORE'S MAMMOGRAPHY COORDINATOR RECENTLY RECEIVED THE DESIGNATION OF CERTIFIED BREAST PATIENT NAVIGATOR BY THE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF BREAST CENTERS, INC. THROUGH THIS CERTIFICATION, PATIENTS WHO TURN TO BAYSHORE FOR THEIR DIAGNOSTIC BREAST IMAGING NEEDS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CARING PROFESSIONAL WHO CAN ASSIST IN ENSURING TIMELY EXAM RESULTS AND SCHEDULING OF FOLLOW-UP CARE. ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, THE BREAST CARE CENTER PROVIDES CARING, INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION WITH A STAFF OF REGISTERED MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGISTS. RANGE OF SERVICES EMPLOYING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN BREAST CARE HEALTH, THE BREAST CARE CENTER FURNISHES THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES: - DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY - ULTRASOUND - BREAST MRI - STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY - BONE DENSITOMETRY CANCER CARE ----------- COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF CANCER CARE, FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TREATMENT, IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AT BAYSHORE, WITH THESE SERVICES BEING OFFERED: - HIGH-TECHNOLOGY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, INCLUDING PET/CT SCAN, DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, MRI, BREAST MRI - BIOPSY PROCEDURES INCLUDING STEREOTACTIC BREAST BIOPSY - TEAM-BASED CASE MANAGEMENT - CANCER SURGERY - OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT CHEMOTHERAPY - IMMUNOTHERAPY - BRACHYTHERAPY - NUTRITIONAL AND GENETIC COUNSELING - CANCER REHABILITATION SERVICES - AT-HOME ASSISTANCE THROUGH MERIDIAN-AT-HOME SERVICES OUTPATIENT INFUSION SERVICES A BREADTH OF TREATMENT PROCEDURES ARE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS REQUIRING FREQUENT INFUSIONS OF MEDICATIONS, ALL PROVIDED IN THE SOOTHING, NATURAL LIGHT-FILLED COMFORT OF THE INFUSION SUITE: - CHEMOTHERAPY - BLOOD AND PLATELET TRANSFUSIONS - INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS - TREATMENTS FOR ANEMIA AND LOW CALCIUM - ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS - THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY - MEDICATIONS FOR VARIOUS BLOOD DISORDERS AS A MEMBER OF THE MERIDIAN HEALTH FAMILY, PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE MERIDIAN CANCER CARE PATIENT NAVIGATOR SERVICE WHERE THEY WILL FIND COMFORT, COMPASSION, AND A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THEIR DEDICATED NURSE NAVIGATOR SHOULD A CANCER DIAGNOSIS BE MADE. CARDIAC SERVICES ---------------- CARDIAC DIAGNOSTICS THE FIRST STEP IN CARDIAC TREATMENT IS TO PROPERLY EVALUATE AND IDENTIFY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE THROUGH THE USE OF NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES. BAYSHORE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL TESTS: - CARDIAC EVENT MONITORING - NUCLEAR STRESS TEST ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG) - ECHOCARDIOGRAM STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAM - EXERCISE STRESS TEST - TRANS-ESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM (TEE) - MULTIPLE GATED ACQUISITION (MUGA) SCANS - HOLTER MONITORING (AMBULATORY ECG MONITORING) CENTER FOR BARIATRICS --------------------- TO HELP OUR PATIENTS SUCCEED, WE HAVE BUILT A PROGRAM THAT ENSURES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF OUR PATIENTS IN THEIR WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY, WHICH INCLUDES MEDICAL, NUTRITIONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EXERCISE COUNSELING. AFTER SURGERY, WE CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED TO OUR PATIENTS TO ENSURE POSITIVE RESULTS BY HELPING THEM MAINTAIN HEALTHY HABITS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CARE IS ONLY ONE REASON THAT SETS US APART. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE, WE OFFER ACCESS TO A PANEL OF DEDICATED SPECIALISTS. OUR BARIATRIC SURGERY TEAM INCLUDES CARDIOLOGISTS, GASTROENTEROLOGISTS, PULMONOLOGISTS, ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, DIETITIANS, EXERCISE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXPERTS, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A PERSONALIZED CARE PLAN FOR YOU. THIS CARE PLAN INCLUDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND EVALUATION BEFORE SURGERY, AND THE LIFETIME FOLLOW-UP CARE AND SUPPORT CRUCIAL TO KEEPING THE WEIGHT OFF AND STAYING HEALTHY. CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING ------------------------ LAUDING A WOUND HEALING RATE CONSISTENTLY OVER 95%, THE EXPERT MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AT THE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING AT BAYSHORE, AN OUTPATIENT WOUND CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDE TREATMENT AND CARE THAT NOT ONLY HEALS WOUNDS - IT HEALS LIVES. DEALING WITH A WOUND CAN BE PERSONALLY FRUSTRATING, IN ADDITION TO BEING RESTRICTIVE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF DAILY ACTIVITIES, AND CAN POSSIBLY LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS, LIFE-CHANGING HEALTH CONDITIONS. USING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE APPROACHES IN THE SCIENCE OF WOUND CARE, THESE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS - COMPRISED OF BOARD-CERTIFIED SURGEONS, PODIATRISTS AND REGISTERED NURSES - EMPLOY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH, WITH THE GOAL OF RETURNING PATIENTS TO AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. DIABETES MANAGEMENT ------------------- THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TEACHES PATIENTS HOW TO CONTROL, AND HEALTHFULLY LIVE WITH, EITHER TYPE 1 OR TYPE 2 DIABETES. THE BAYSHORE DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. MONITORING FOR PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO BECOME EXPERT IN THE THREE BASIC SKILLS FOR PROPER DIABETES CONTROL: - DETECTION - PREVENTION - TREATMENT DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ------------------ THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROVIDE 24-HOUR REPORT TURNAROUND FROM THE TIME A PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED UNTIL THE REPORT IS DELIVERED TO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN. TEST SERVICES INCLUDE: - PET/CT SCAN - MRI - CT SCAN - MR ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA) AND CT ANGIOGRAPHY (CTA) - ULTRASOUND/SONOGRAPHY - BREAST IMAGING: DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND AND MRI - INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY - GENERAL RADIOLOGY EMERGENCY MEDICINE ------------------ THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT BAYSHORE OFFERS THE EXPERTISE OF A HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ALL READY TO RESPOND TO THE IMMEDIATE HEALTH CARE CRISES OF AREA RESIDENTS. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EXPERT EMERGENCY MEDICINE TEAM CRITICAL MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL TEAM INCLUDE BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, ALONG WITH EXPERIENCED MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS - WITH CLINICAL SPECIALTY TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. PROVIDING CRUCIAL HANDS-ON HEALTH CARE ARE ACCOMPLISHED REGISTERED NURSES WITH TRAUMA NURSING CORE COURSE TRAINING, IN ADDITION TO CERTIFICATIONS IN BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT AND PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATES ARE ON STAFF TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITORING SERVICES, WHILE PATIENT ADVOCATES ARE AVAILABLE 12 HOURS PER DAY AS A RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MULTI-NEED FACILITIES HOUSING 13 ACUTE-CARE BEDS, IN ADDITION TO TEN FAST TRACK BEDS, THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROMPTLY EVALUATES A PATIENT'S CONDITION VIA A SKILLED TRIAGE NURSE, WHO DETERMINES THE IMMEDIACY OF TREATMENT NEEDED. A NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM IS AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE PATIENTS WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASE, IN ADDITION TO A SPECIALLY OUTFITTED ROOM TO HANDLE EYE AND EAR AILMENTS. A LOCKED ROOM IS ON-HAND, SHOULD A PATIENT REQUIRE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SECURE SUPERVISION. FAST TRACK WITH ITS FAST TRACK PROGRAM, THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO QUICKLY TREAT NON-LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS, UTILIZING THE SKILLED SERVICES OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS. THESE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CAN OFTEN OVERSEE BASIC DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND PROCEDURES, SUCH AS X-RAYS, SPLINTING AND SUTURING, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A STAFF PHYSICIAN, ALLOWING FOR IMPROVED PATIENT FLOW AND REDUCED TREATMENT TURNAROUND TIME. PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BAYSHORE HOSPITAL IS A DESIGNATED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, INDICATING THAT ITS SPECIALLY TRAINED STROKE TEAM IS PREPARED WITH THE SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO EXPEDITIOUSLY ASSESS STROKE SYMPTOMS AND DETERMINE THE PROPER IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. CONSISTING OF A PHYSICIAN, REGISTERED NURSE, RESPIRATORY THERAPIST AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF, THE STROKE TEAM'S QUICK RESPONSE CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPACT A PATIENT'S SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY FROM A STROKE. ENDOSCOPY SERVICES ------------------ WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, PROCTOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, BARIATRICS AND ANESTHESIOLOGY, THE ENDOSCOPY DEPARTMENT IS ROUNDED OUT WITH A TEAM OF HIGHLY TRAINED REGISTERED NURSES AND CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS. RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ITS OWN PRE- AND POST-PROCEDURE CARE, THE ENDOSCOPY DEPARTMENT IS A CONVENIENT ONE-STOP LOCATION FOR SAME-DAY PROCEDURES, RECEIVING REPEATEDLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS HIGH LEVEL OF PATIENT SATISFACTION. HOUSING THREE PROCEDURE ROOMS - ONE IS A SPECIAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE BRONCHIAL ROOM -THE ENDOSCOPY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES CARE FOR OUTPATIENTS, IN-HOUSE PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY ROOM ADMITTANCES, HANDLING A VARIETY OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES THAT INCLUDE: - ANORECTAL TESTS - BRONCHOSCOPY - COLONOSCOPY - SMALL BOWEL ENTEROSCOPY - SMALL BOWEL CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY - ESOPHAGEAL GASTRO DUODENOSCOPY (EGD) - PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY (PEG) - ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) MINOR SURGERY ------------- THE MINOR SURGERY STAFF PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRE- AND POST-OPERATIVE CARE, INCLUDING A THOROUGH PRE-OP PHONE INTERVIEW AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING BY A REGISTERED NURSE THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE. POST-OPERATIVE CARE IS REVIEWED WITH EACH PATIENT UPON DISCHARGE, COMPLETING THE CYCLE OF FINE MEDICAL SERVICE FROM THE BAYSHORE MINOR SURGERY TEAM. RANGE OF SERVICES - EYE LASER TREATMENTS FOR GLAUCOMA AND SECONDARY CATARACTS. - EXCISION AND LASER REMOVAL OF SKIN ABNORMALITIES - ARTHROPLASTY OF TOES - SKIN GRAFTS - EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS - LUMBAR AND CERVICAL FACET INJECTIONS - RADIOFREQUENCY PROCEDURES ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES ------------------- COMPREHENSIVE ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES SIMPLE TO COMPLEX, THE BAYSHORE ORTHOPEDIC STAFF HAS THE SKILLED EXPERTISE TO ACCURATELY ASSESS INJURIES AND DISORDERS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING DEGENERATIVE DISEASES, ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA, SPINE DISORDERS, SPORTS INJURIES AND CONGENITAL CONDITIONS. AN ASSORTMENT OF THE CORRECTIVE PROCEDURES INCLUDES: - TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT - JOINT AND LIGAMENT REPAIR - FULL AND PARTIAL KNEE REPLACEMENT - SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTION - BACK AND SPINAL SURGERY - HAND SURGERY - SCOLIOSIS TREATMENT AND SURGERY - ELBOW SURGERY - BONE AND TENDON GRAFTS - BUNIONECTOMY - SPINAL DECOMPRESSION - SPINAL FUSION - CERVICAL AND LUMBAR EPIDURALS - NERVE BLOCKS - ARTHROPLASTY JOINT REPLACEMENT OF FINGER AND TOE - ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERIES OF THE KNEE, ANKLE, SHOULDER, WRIST BLOOD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ------------------------ BAYSHORE HAS THE DISTINCTION OF OFFERING A BLOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS A "CELL SAVER" PROGRAM, TO PATIENTS UNDERGOING MORE EXTENSIVE ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES. DURING THE OPERATION, A PATIENT'S LOST BLOOD IS RECOVERED, THEN RECYCLED AND REINFUSED INTO THE PATIENT DURING THE PERIOPERATIVE PROCESS. THIS TECHNIQUE IS AN APPEALING ALTERNATIVE FOR PATIENTS WITH OBJECTIONS TO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. EXCEPTIONAL INTRAOPERATIVE MONITORING ------------------------------------- USING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, BAYSHORE'S ORTHOPEDIC SPINE SURGERY TEAM IS ABLE TO PRECISELY TRACK CHANGES IN THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD, AND PERIPHERAL NERVE FUNCTION DURING MAJOR SPINE SURGERIES. THROUGH THE USE OF A NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM, MANAGED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS, SURGEONS CAN ENSURE THAT DELICATE NERVES ARE NOT DAMAGED DURING EXTENSIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ALL TO OBTAIN THE OPTIMUM OUTCOME FOR PATIENTS. REHABILITATION SERVICES ----------------------- TYPES OF THERAPY AVAILABLE: - PHYSICAL THERAPY - VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - SPEECH THERAPY - AUDIOLOGY TESTING - NEURODIAGNOSTIC TESTING - AQUATIC THERAPY - CONTINENCE TRAINING RESPIRATORY CARE ---------------- RANGE OF SERVICES THE SKILLFUL RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS PERFORM A VARIETY OF THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS TO AID PHYSICIANS IN DETERMINING PROPER TREATMENT FOR CONDITIONS OF THE CARDIO-RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING SERVICES ARE OFFERED, ALL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PHYSICIAN: - ADMINISTERING MEDICAL GASES (AIR AND OXYGEN), HUMIDIFICATION, AND AEROSOLS - BREATHING EXERCISES TO IMPROVE LUNG FUNCTION - BRONCHIAL HYGIENE TECHNIQUES (POSTURAL DRAINAGE, PERCUSSION, AND VIBRATION) - ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE LEVELS OF OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE AND ACIDITY (PH) IN BLOOD FROM AN ARTERY - PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST TO MEASURE OVERALL LUNG FUNCTION - AIRWAY MANAGEMENT (INSERTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ARTIFICIAL AIRWAYS) - MECHANICAL VENTILATORY SUPPORT - PERFORMANCE OF CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) - BILEVEL AND CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (BIPAP AND CPAP) THERAPY ALL LICENSED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO PRACTICE RESPIRATORY THERAPY, THE STAFF ARE PART OF BAYSHORE'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS - CODE BLUE, STROKE ACTIVATION AND RAPID RESPONSE - PROVIDING URGENT MEDICAL CARE TO PATIENTS. SLEEP CARE CENTER ----------------- SLEEP TESTING THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF EVALUATIONS THAT CAN BE PERFORMED AT THE SLEEP CARE CENTER AT BAYSHORE, WHICH HOUSES TWO PRIVATE BEDROOMS FURNISHED WITH QUEEN-SIZE BEDS AND TELEVISIONS FOR PATIENTS' COMFORT. TESTS ARE GENERALLY PERFORMED AT NIGHT, ALTHOUGH DAYTIME TESTING IS AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WHO WORK NIGHT SHIFTS. - POLYSOMNOGRAM (PSG) - CPAP/BIPAP TITRATION STUDY - MULTIPLE SLEEP LATENCY TEST (MSLT) - MAINTENANCE OF WAKEFULNESS TEST (MWT) COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OPERATIONS ================================ COMMUNITY OUTREACH ------------------ BAYSHORE OFFERS MANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: ADULT HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES: - FREE HEALTH EDUCATION LECTURES AND SEMINARS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS - CHRONIC DISEASE SELF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - FREE AND LOW COST HEALTH SCREENINGS - SUPPORT GROUPS - ACTIVE ADULT HEALTH & WELLNESS OUTREACH - BOOKER HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY - CALL CENTER SERVICES (PHYSICIAN REFERRAL, CLASS REGISTRATION) - HEALTH EDUCATION - HEALTH SCREENINGS - SUPPORT GROUPS CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVES: - DOCTOR BERNARD AND THE PAWSITIVE ACTION TEAM EDUCATES CHILDREN ON NUTRITION, FITNESS, STAYING SAFE AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP. - ASTHMA EDUCATION AND SCREENING - SAFESITTER BABYSITING TRAINING BAYSHORE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, MERIDIAN FITNESS AND WELLNESS CENTER AT HAZLET AS WELL AS AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY BASED LOCATIONS. MANY OF BAYSHORE'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AS WELL AS SPANISH. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION =================================== CARING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY --------------------------------------- PEOPLE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE ARE MORE LIKELY TO FOREGO PREVENTIVE CARE AND SEEK TREATMENT ONLY WHEN THEIR ILLNESSES REQUIRE VISITS TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS. BY THAT TIME, THEIR ILLNESSES TYPICALLY ARE MORE ADVANCED AND MORE COSTLY TO TREAT. BAYSHORE'S OUTREACH EFFORTS AND PROGRAMS HAVE ENCOURAGED MANY TO WALK THROUGH ITS DOORS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE GONE WITHOUT NECESSARY HEALTH CARE. IN 2011, BAYSHORE PROVIDED $4.5 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS FOR WHICH WE RECEIVED NO PAYMENT. IN ADDITION, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID OFTEN DO NOT COVER ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING QUALITY PATIENT CARE. IN 2011, BAYSHORE SPENT MORE THAN $4.9 MILLION IN DIRECT PATIENT CARE THAT WAS NOT REIMBURSED BY ANY OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE HEALTH PROGRAMS. SUPPORTING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ------------------------------ OVER THE YEARS, BAYSHORE HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT THROUGH CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO A HOST OF WORTHY, LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. BAYSHORE ALSO ENCOURAGES OUR LEADERS, PHYSICIANS, AND TEAM MEMBERS TO SERVE ON A VARIETY OF BOARDS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. AS A SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, BAYSHORE FOCUSES ITS CHARITABLE GIVING ON THE AREAS THAT SUPPORT OR ARE ALIGNED WITH BAYSHORE'S CHARITABLE MISSION. THESE INCLUDE; GROUPS THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS OF HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES; COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS THAT HELP THOSE IN NEED OBTAIN BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER; ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL, USE THEIR IMAGINATION, AND KEEP THEM SAFE FROM HARM; SOCIAL SERVICES THAT PROVIDE RELIEF AND COUNSELING TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM ABUSE; AND EVENTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY ACTIVITY AND SOCIALIZATION SUCH AS COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AND WALKS. MERIDIAN REGULARLY PUBLISHES TWO FREE CONSUMER MAGAZINES - HEALTHVIEWS - AND KIDVIEWS - TO EDUCATE AND INFORM RESIDENTS OF MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES ON TIMELY AND RELEVANT HEALTH TOPICS. BOTH PUBLICATIONS FEATURE REAL-LIFE PATIENT STORIES THAT DETAIL HOW INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND MAKE IMPORTANT TREATMENT DECISIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR PHYSICIANS. THE MAGAZINES CONTAINS MERIDIAN'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN FIND FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SCREENING PROGRAMS AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TIPS. BAYSHORE'S LATEST ADDITION TO ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IS ANGIOSCREEN. A REVOLUTIONARY, NEW VASCULAR SCREENING DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CIRCULATION AND RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND STROKE. DATA FROM THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHOWED THAT THE PREVALENCE OF STROKE HAS DOUBLED IN OUR AREA IN THE PAST 5 YEARS. THIS WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND DEVELOPING THIS INNOVATIVE SCREENING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BAYSHORE ALSO COORDINATES A SPEAKER'S BUREAU WHERE PHYSICIANS, NURSES OR OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS BRING PREVENTION AND WELLNESS EDUCATION TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL HAS ESTABLISHED AND COORDINATED A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A REFERRAL SYSTEM AND ASSISTANCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN COMPLETING FORMS FOR INSURANCE SUBMISSION AND MEDICARE AND MEDICAID APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH-RELATED PAPER WORK THEY MAY HAVE. A SENIOR DINING PROGRAM PROVIDES NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MEALS TO LOCAL SENIORS AT REDUCED RATES. |
| OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | 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; QUESTION 3 | PLEASE NOTE THAT BAYSHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION UNTIL ALL THESE FUNCTIONS WERE TRANSITIONED TO MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. PERSONNEL IN AUGUST OF 2011. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION ("MHC") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ("MHS") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MHC. MHS HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY AND 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 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN MERIDIAN HEALTH ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM. THE PROCESS FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990 IS AS FOLLOWS: MERIDIAN HEALTH RETAINED A FIRM OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE AND NOT FOR PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION ("CPA FIRM") TO PREPARE AND FILE THE FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, OTHER APPROPRIATE INTERNAL STAFF FOR ACCURACY, GENERAL COUNSEL AND OUTSIDE TAX COUNSEL. THE DRAFT WAS THEN REVISED BY THE CPA FIRM BASED ON THIS REVIEW AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNING BODY. AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING, ANY SUGGESTED REVISIONS TO THE FORM 990 WERE MADE, AND THE REVISED FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AT A MEETING PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM 990. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN MERIDIAN HEALTH ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM. MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM HAS ADOPTED A SYSTEM WIDE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS APPLICABLE TO ALL OF ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONS REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF EACH ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH RESPECT TO ANY APPLICABLE TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE SYSTEM'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL THEN PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES, AND PRESENTS THE SUMMARY TO THE SYSTEM'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND ACTION (IF NEEDED). DURING THE YEAR, THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL ALSO MONITORS ON-GOING TRANSACTIONS IN LIGHT OF THE SUMMARY TO ENSURE THAT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE APPROPRIATELY HANDLED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN MERIDIAN HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE") OF THE PARENT ORGANIZATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES (SENIOR MANAGEMENT) OF THE PARENT AND ALL OF THE SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY RECOGNIZES THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND THE CRITICAL NEED TO HAVE AND RETAIN EXECUTIVES THAT CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE SUPERIOR LEVELS OF PERFORMANCE SO THAT THE HEALTH SYSTEM CAN FULFILL ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE PRESIDENT AND EACH SENIOR MANAGEMENT KEY EMPLOYEE IS REASONABLE. TO ASSIST WITH THE REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM SPECIALIZING IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND RECEIVES REGIONAL MARKET DATA FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, A REPORT SUMMARIZING SUCH DATA, AND AN OPINION LETTER RELATING TO THE REASONABLENESS OF EACH EXECUTIVE'S TOTAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. ADDITIONALLY, A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE CONSULTING FIRM ATTENDS THE COMMITTEE'S MEETINGS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE UTILIZES THE OUTSIDE MARKET DATA COMPARABILITY AND BASED UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S PERFORMANCE, BUSINESS JUDGMENT CONSIDERATIONS, AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE ESTABLISHES COMPENSATION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS UTILIZED BY THE COMMITTEE QUALIFIES FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION UNDER SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986: 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 WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE REGULATIONS UNDER SECTION 4958; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINS AND RELIES UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION, WHICH COMPARABILITY DATA IS PROVIDED AND ANALYZED BY SULLIVAN COTTER AND ASSOCIATES, INC., A WELL-REGARDED EXPERT IN THE AREA OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE COMPENSATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION, AGAIN AS REQUIRED IN THE REGULATIONS. AS APPROPRIATE, THE AUTHORIZED BODY SUPPLEMENTS THE COMPARABILITY DATA WITH OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION PAID, INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS, AND WRITTEN OFFERS FROM COMPETING ORGANIZATIONS. THE APPROVED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE REPORTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO THE GOVERNING BOARD BY THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE CONSULTING FIRM. |
| 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. 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. |
| RELATED HOURS DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS PART OF MERIDIAN HEALTH; 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 Key Employees LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH MORE THAN ONE ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FIVE HOURS PER WEEK. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990 FOR PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF MERIDIAN HEALTH; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE | 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 OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THE RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OTHER INVESTMENTS - ($1,569,915) - DECREASES IN INTEREST IN AFFILIATED FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS - ($60,000) - OTHER CHANGES IN PENSION BENEFITS AND PLAN ASSETS - ($1,740,000) |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011, AND ISSUED A CERTIFIED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY. PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS, L.L.P., AN INDEPENDENT BIG FOUR CPA FIRM, AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MERIDIAN HOSPITALS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010. PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS, L.L.P. ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EACH YEAR. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND AFFILIATES. PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS, L.L.P. AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MERIDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010; RESPECTIVELY, INCLUDING THOSE ENTITIES INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990. PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS, L.L.P. ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART IV; QUESTION 5 | PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND QUESTION NUMBER 5 IS NOT APPLICABLE. |
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