Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(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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CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER |
231637191 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
230517130 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK |
232692637 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3,820,866 | |||
| Total | 3,820,866 | ||||||||
| 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 BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III | CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM ============================= CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM ENSURES THAT IT PROVIDES 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. CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER ("CCMC") AND DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ("DCMH") ARE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND BOTH FILE THEIR OWN SEPARATE FORM 990 WHICH BOTH INCLUDE A SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE H, HOSPITALS. FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990, SCHEDULE H REPORTING AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS, CCMC AND DCMH BOTH UTILIZED THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION ("CHA") MODEL WHEN QUANTIFYING COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS. UNDER THE CHA METHODOLOGY FOR QUANTIFYING COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS CCMC'S AND DCMH'S FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS WERE APPROXIMATELY $51,784,013 AND $17,969,606 OR APPROXIMATELY 9.53% AND 9.57%; RESPECTIVELY OF EACH ORGANIZATIONS TOTAL FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 EXPENSES LESS PROVISION FOR BAD DEBT. THE CHA METHODOLOGY DOES NOT INCLUDE MEDICARE SHORTFALLS AND CERTAIN COSTS RELATED TO BAD DEBT. UTILIZING THE MODEL ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ("AHA"), WHICH CCMC AND DCMH BOTH BELIEVE MORE CLEARLY REPRESENTS ACTUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT, WHEN QUANTIFYING ITS ESTIMATED TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 WOULD RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT PERCENTAGE. UNDER THE AHA MODEL, A HOSPITAL MAY INCLUDE MEDICARE SHORTFALLS (THE AMOUNT BY WHICH YOUR COSTS EXCEED REIMBURSEMENTS), BAD DEBT AT ESTIMATED COST AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. UNDER THE AHA MODEL FOR THE 2011 FORM 990, CCMC AND DCMH INCURRED NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $77,889,851 AND $28,578,442; WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 14.2% AND 15.1%; RESPECTIVELY OF EACH ORGANIZATIONS TOTAL FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 EXPENSES. NET COSTS MEANS COSTS AFTER ALL ASSOCIATED REIMBURSEMENTS. CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM ("CKHS") IS A NOT FOR-PROFIT TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WITH ITS CENTRAL OFFICE IN SPRINGFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA. CKHS IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF VARIOUS HEALTHCARE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS RECOGNIZED CKHS AS BEING A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3). AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN PENNSYLVANIA, CKHS AND ITS AFFILIATES STRIVE TO CONTINUALLY DEVELOP AND OPERATE A MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDING DELAWARE, CHESTER, MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. CKHS ENSURES THAT ITS SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICE. CKHS ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS TOTALED 37,700, CKHS PROVIDES TREATMENT AND SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 607,700 OUTPATIENTS, 11,900 SAME DAY SURGERY PATIENTS, 141,000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS AND DELIVERS MORE THAN 3,500 BABIES ANNUALLY. CKHS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 7,000 EMPLOYEES AND 1,000 VOLUNTEERS. MISSION ======= CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM IS COMMITTED TO THE IMPROVED HEALTH STATUS OF THOSE WE SERVE. WE ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE AND ACTING DECISIVELY TO PREVENT DISEASE WHILE PARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES. VOLUNTEER SERVICES ------------------ VOLUNTEER SERVICES AT CKHS OFFER NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND TO THE PATIENTS AT OUR HOSPITALS. AMONG THESE SERVICES ARE MONTHLY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, STUDENT MENTORING, PATIENT ADVOCACY, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND DONATION PROGRAMS. RESIDENCY/EDUCATION =================== CKHS OFFERS NUMEROUS CHALLENGING AND FULLY ACCREDITED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AS ONE OF THE LEADING HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY. NOTABLY, CKHS OFFERS STELLAR ALLOPATHIC RESIDENTS IN FAMILY PRACTICE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS AND TRANSITIONAL YEAR, AS WELL AS OSTEOPATHIC INTERNAL MEDICINE, PODIATRIC RESIDENCY AND A VARIETY OF OSTEOPATHIC AND ALLIED HEALTH TRAINING PROGRAMS. CKHS IS A TOP-RATED REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM WITH A LONGSTANDING TEACHING TRADITION AND A SUPERB FACULTY OFFERING THE BENEFITS OF A UNIVERSITY-BASED TEACHING MODEL, PLUS THE ADVANTAGES OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 97 TO 100 PERCENT OF CKHS' HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ALLOPATHIC RESIDENCY POSITIONS ARE FILLED THROUGH THE NATIONAL RESIDENT MATCHING PROGRAM. AS A WHOLE, CKHS' RESIDENCIES ARE COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING HIGHLY SKILLED PHYSICIANS WHO MASTER THE SCIENCE OF THEIR SPECIALTY, THE PRACTICE OF TOP-QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND THE ART OF TEACHING NEW GENERATIONS OF DOCTORS. CKHS' RESIDENTS RECEIVE RIGOROUS ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES AND HANDS-ON CLINICAL AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH FULLY PREPARE THEM TO PURSUE THEIR CAREER GOALS. IN FACT, CKHS IS PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES ITS GRADUATES CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE ON NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS. FOSTERING A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, CKHS RESIDENCIES PROVIDE STRONG DIDACTIC INSTRUCTION THAT REINFORCES THE CLINICAL, ETHICAL AND PRACTICE-MANAGEMENT ASPECTS OF MEDICINE. THE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS ALSO EMPHASIZE THE USE OF COMPUTERS AT THE POINT OF CARE TO ACCESS EXPERT INFORMATION, DECISION SUPPORT, LITERATURE SEARCHES, DRUG INTERACTIONS AND PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS. AS THEY TRAIN, CKHS RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE CKHS' OWN CUTTING-EDGE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS THOSE OF OUR WORLD-CLASS EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATES. THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENCY TRAINING TAKES PLACE AT CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER ("CCMC"), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TERTIARY-CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ======================== CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT/CKHS ALLIED HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL ------------------------------------------------------------- THIS SCHOOL IS A COLLABORATE EFFORT THAT PREPARES AND MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION TOWARD A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES THROUGH SPECIALIZED CURRICULUM AND COMMUNITY BASED PARTNERSHIPS. STUDENTS WILL HAVE BOTH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES. IN 2009-2010, THE SCHOOL OPENED UP WITH ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR ADDING 100 NEW STUDENTS. MANY STUDENTS ARE CPR CERTIFIED AND ARE TAKING THEIR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EXAM. ALL STUDENTS WILL EARN AN EMT AND CNA CERTIFICATION UPON GRADUATION. SMEDLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS UPDATE --------------------------------------------- BACKGROUND INFORMATION: NINETY PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND SMEDLEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS ("SMEDLEY") ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH UNDER THE FEDERAL TITLE I PROGRAM. MANY OF THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND SMEDLEY LIVE WITH GRANDPARENTS OR EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS. THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE HEALTH CAREERS PROGRAM ARE BEING PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF POVERTY THAT HAVE PLAGUED THEIR FAMILIES GENERATION AFTER GENERATION. THE MAJORITY OF THE SMEDLEY 2012 GRADUATES WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE. THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS HAVE NEVER LEFT THE CITY LIMITS OF CHESTER. THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, AND THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE OTHER CULTURES AND OTHER PLACES. THREE TO FIVE FIELD TRIPS A YEAR ARE PLANNED FOR EACH GRADE LEVEL. SCHOOL COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS: - THE HEALTH CAREERS STUDENTS BEAT OUT THREE OTHER DELAWARE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AT THE 2ND ANNUAL DELAWARE COUNTY READING OLYMPICS. - HEALTH CAREERS STUDENTS WON THE DELAWARE COUNTY STROKE AWARENESS VIDEO AWARD. SEVERAL STUDENTS CREATED A VIDEO THAT INFORMED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STROKE AWARENESS. - THIRTY-FIVE STUDENTS WON THE CITY OF CHESTER'S MAYOR'S AWARD FOR THEIR HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. NO OTHER SCHOOL HAD THIS LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR THIS ANNUAL AWARD. - OVER HALF OF THE STUDENTS IN EACH GRADE SIGNED UP TO TAKE AN HONORS COURSE IN EITHER: MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, HISTORY OR ENGLISH. - HEALTH CAREERS STUDENTS CREATE LITERATURE TO DISTRIBUTE AND SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SEVERAL HEALTH RELATED TOPICS RANGING FROM SEXUALLY TRANSMITED DISEASES ("STD'S") TO BREAST CANCER TO STROKE AWARENESS. - THE STUDENTS ALSO MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HAITI RELIEF FUND AND OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III | MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS/4 SIGHT: NINETY PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH CAREERS PROGRAM ARE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE STATE'S EXPECTATION IN BOTH READING AND MATHEMATICS. NO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CHESTER-UPLAND DISTRICT HAS EVER ATTAINED THESE HIGH PERCENTAGES IN ANY SUBJECT AREA. HONOR ROLL: ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE SCHOOL HAS MADE THE HONOR ROLL THREE OUT OF FOUR MARKING PERIODS. STUDENTS AGREE THAT THE COURSES ARE RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING. THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED THE START OF HONORS CLASSES AT SMEDLEY. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES WERE OFFERED. GRADUATION RATE: SMEDLEY HAD 9TH, 10TH AND 11TH GRADERS IN THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR. EACH YEAR THE SCHOOL HAS PROMOTED EVERY STUDENT. NO STUDENT HAS EVER BEEN RETAINED. THE SCHOOL'S FOCUS AND GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERY SENIOR STUDENT GRADUATE IN 2012. CHESTER YOUTH COLLABORATIVE EXPANSION ------------------------------------- THE CHESTER YOUTH COLLABORATIVE ("CYC") IS A CITY-WIDE NETWORK AIMED AT INCREASING THE QUALITY AND NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH IN CHESTER AND TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN TRANSITIONING INTO HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. CROZER WELLNESS CENTER SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION FOR THE NETWORK. CYC WAS LAUNCHED IN 2005 WITH A THREE-YEAR $1.1 MILLION GRANT FROM PHILADELPHIA'S WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION. BECAUSE THE CROZER WELLNESS CENTER HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING THE OUTCOMES DICTATED BY THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION IN THE 2005 GRANT, A SECOND 3-YEAR GRANT WAS AWARDED IN SPRING 2008. AT $1.9 MILLION, THIS GRANT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN THE FIRST. PLEASE REFER TO CROZER WELLNESS CENTER'S INFORMATION FOR DETAILS. NEW MOMS/NEW PARENT PROJECT AND IDECIDE CAMPAIGN ----------------------------------------------- CKHS' WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES IN DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WAS AWARDED A TWO-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT TO CREATE A SOCIAL MARKETING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THIS WAS ONE OF THIRTEEN GRANTS AWARDED NATIONALLY, WITH THE CROZER-KEYSTONE GRANT BEING THE ONLY ONE AWARDED IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO LEARN WHAT SOCIAL MARKETING STRATEGIES WORK TOWARD PROMOTION AND EDUCATION ON PRECONCEPTION CARE AND MATERNAL HEALTH; BOTH CONTRIBUTING LONG TERM TO LOWERING THE INFANT MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY RATE IN DELAWARE COUNTY, PA. THIS SOCIAL MARKETING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WAS NAMED THE NEW MOMS/NEW PARENTS PROJECT. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, THE NEW MOMS/NEW PARENTS PROJECT CREATED A HEALTH EDUCATION AND MARKETING CAMPAIGN TARGETING AN AUDIENCE OF 13-25 YEAR OLD WOMEN CALLED IDECIDE. THE IDECIDE CAMPAIGN HAS FOCUSED ON SEVEN MAIN HEALTH TOPICS WITHIN PRECONCEPTION CARE AND MATERNAL HEALTH INCLUDING: THE IMPORTANCE OF A MEDICAL HOME, SEXUAL HEALTH, SAFE RELATIONSHIPS, NUTRITION, EXERCISE, MENTAL HEALTH/STRESS, AND FOLIC ACID. ADDITIONALLY, THE IMPORTANCE OF GIRLS AND WOMEN TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES WELL BEFORE THEY GET PREGNANT OR CONSIDER PREGNANCY WAS ALSO STRESSED IN ORDER TO HELP INCREASE THE CHANCES THAT IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL HAVE A HEALTHY BABY. THE GIRLS AND WOMEN THE CAMPAIGN TARGETED LIVED IN LOW INCOME AREAS AND OFTEN LACKED THE HEALTH LITERACY AND AWARENESS TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO BE HEALTHY AND HOW TO STAY HEALTHY. TO CREATE THE IDECIDE CAMPAIGN AND TO VALIDATE THE PROJECT WITH DATA, THE PROJECT PARTNERED WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ("PHMC") TO CONDUCT EXTENSIVE FOCUS GROUPS AND STREET INTERCEPTS WITH THE IDENTIFIED TARGET AUDIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR OPINIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS PRECONCEPTION CARE, INTERCONCEPTION CARE, AND HEALTH IN GENERAL. THE EVALUATION PROCESS FOUND THAT GIRLS AND WOMEN AGED 13-25 FELT THAT THEY WERE OFTEN TOO BUSY TO EAT HEALTHY AND THAT MOST WOMEN THEIR AGE ATE POORLY OUT OF CONVENIENCE. THOSE SURVEYED ALSO EXPRESSED THAT THEY FELT THAT ALL OF THE PROJECT'S THEMES WERE IMPORTANT, BUT BECAUSE LIFE IS OFTEN BUSY AND HECTIC, IT IS HARD TO STAY PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND SEXUALLY HEALTHY. LASTLY, THEY FELT THAT PREGNANCY AND SEXUAL HEALTH NEEDED TO BE DISCUSSED MORE WITH TEENS. PHMC ALSO CONDUCTED A FOCUS GROUP WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO GAUGE PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR PATIENTS IN THE AGE RANGE, AS WELL AS TO LEARN WHAT AREAS DOCTORS AND CARE GIVERS FELT THAT GIRLS 13-25 LACKED IN KNOWLEDGE. WHILE TEEN PREGNANCY HAS BEEN SLOWLY DECLINING IN PENNSYLVANIA, THERE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CHESTER. WITH THE IDECIDE CAMPAIGN, IT WAS HOPED THE STRATEGIES EMPLOYED WOULD HELP TO DECREASE TEEN UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES AND HELP EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONCE THE RESEARCH WAS EVALUATED, THE PROJECT BEGAN TO IMPLEMENT THE INTERACTIVE IDECIDE CAMPAIGN. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE CAMPAIGN WAS TO CONDUCT HEALTH PRESENTATIONS IN DELAWARE COUNTY SCHOOLS ABOUT THE IDENTIFIED FOCUS TOPICS. IN ADDITION TO HEALTH PRESENTATIONS IN SCHOOLS, THE PROJECT ALSO LAUNCHED AN EXTENSIVE VIRTUAL CAMPAIGN. BY USING NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, THE CAMPAIGN WAS ABLE TO REACH THE TARGET AUDIENCE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH TOOLS THAT THEY USE EVERY DAY. FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK SITES, THE CAMPAIGN PUBLISHED A "TIP OF THE DAY" THAT RELATED TO THE HEALTH TOPICS. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO IMPLEMENTED STRATEGIES TO ENGAGE THE AUDIENCE THROUGH DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ON A MESSAGE BOARD AS WELL AS COMMENTS TO THEIR ACTUAL PAGES. WITH THE WEBSITE, INTERACTIVE FEATURES WERE POSTED INCLUDING A HEALTH QUIZ, VIDEOS, HOT TOPICS, RESOURCES, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. WHEN WORKING WITH AN AUDIENCE WHOSE TRENDS CHANGE WEEKLY, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO SPEAK IN A LANGUAGE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, THROUGH TOOLS THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO USE EFFECTIVELY. THROUGH THE PROJECT'S PRE AND POST- TEST EVALUATIONS, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THERE WERE SUCCESSES IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE TOPIC AREAS AND THAT THE GIRLS THAT PARTICIPATED ENJOYED THE STYLE AND LOOK OF THE IDECIDE CAMPAIGN. BY COMBINING THE VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS OF THE TEAM, USING NEW AND INNOVATIVE MEDIA, AND UTILIZING TRADITIONAL TIME-TESTED METHODS SUCH AS INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS, THE CAMPAIGN DEVELOPED A CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAM FOR THE TARGET AUDIENCE THAT WAS BOTH INTERESTING AND ENGAGING. THE NEW MOMS/NEW PARENTS PROJECT ENDED THE TWO-YEAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON AUGUST 31, 2010. TOBACCO PREVENTION ART CONTEST ------------------------------ THE TOBACCO PREVENTION & CESSATION PROGRAM RECEIVED DONATIONS IN THE MEMORY OF A LOCAL RESIDENT KATHLEEN JONES. THESE FUNDS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR CKHS COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION'S TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAM TO HOST AN ANTI-TOBACCO ART CONTEST FOR 10TH GRADERS IN THE CHESTER-UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT. MORE THAN 450 10TH GRADE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WERE EDUCATED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO USE, TOBACCO MARKETING TACTICS TOWARDS YOUTH AND THE EFFECTS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE. THE STUDENTS CREATED A PIECE OF ART THAT WOULD PROMOTE A TOBACCO-FREE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. ONE OF THE TOP ENTRIES SUMMED UP THE MESSAGE EMBODIED IN THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS AS: "DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS END UP IN SMOKE!" IN THE COMING YEAR, THE PROGRAM WILL EDUCATE MORE YOUTHS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO USE TO PREVENT TODAY'S YOUTHS FROM BECOMING TOMORROW'S TOBACCO VICTIMS. DELAWARE COUNTY HEAD START COLLABORATION FOR NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUTREACH ------------------------------------------------------------------- CKHS COMMUNITY HEALTH OFFERS PROGRAMMING TO MEET THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 GOALS OF DECREASING OBESITY AND INCREASING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AND DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATION TO PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHFUL EATING, PORTION SIZE CONTROL, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. IT IS BEST TO BEGIN EDUCATING CHILDREN ABOUT HEALTHFUL BEHAVIORS FROM AN EARLY AGE, AND THEREFORE CKHS COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS WITH CHESPENN HEALTH SERVICES AND THE DELAWARE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT ("DCIU") TO PROVIDE THIS EDUCATION TO ITS YOUNGEST STUDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 500 STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 AND 5 IN DELAWARE COUNTY HEAD START PROGRAMS PARTICIPATED IN INTERACTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON PROMOTING HEALTHFUL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIORS. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY HEAD START FACILITIES AND THE DCIU. THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE AND LOOKS TO EXPAND ITS REACH WITHIN THE COMING YEAR. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III | BODY AND SOUL: A CELEBRATION OF HEALTHY LIVING FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES ------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CKHS COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS CHOSEN BY THE PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BODY AND SOUL PROGRAM. CKHS COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS A LONG STANDING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHESTER AND VICINITY MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE, THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES AND PARISH NURSES IN CHESTER, WHICH ENABLED THE PROGRAM TO ENLIST FIVE LOCAL CHURCHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BODY AND SOUL PROGRAM. BODY AND SOUL IS A WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHURCHES. IT IS A PROVEN PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS CHURCH MEMBERS TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. THE CKHS STAFF EDUCATED CHURCH MEMBERS REGARDING WAYS TO MAKE PERMANENT CHANGES IN DAILY LIVING FOR BETTER HEALTH AND CANCER PREVENTION, INCLUDING EATING A DIET RICH IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE CHURCHES WERE THEN SUPPORTED BY THE CKHS STAFF AS THEY IMPLEMENTED ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGED CHURCH MEMBERS TO INCORPORATE THE CONCEPTS LEARNED INTO EVERYDAY LIVING, CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND CHURCH POLICY. THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SUCH THINGS AS TASTE-TESTINGS OF HEALTHY FOODS, SERVING HEALTHY FOODS AT CHURCH FUNCTIONS, AND EXERCISE CLASSES. THE PROGRAM WAS AN ENORMOUS SUCCESS AT EACH CHURCH. CHURCHES WERE OFFERED SMALL STIPENDS TO PAY FOR THE PURCHASE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, EXERCISE VIDEOS, DOOR PRIZES, ETC. AS A RESULT OF THIS PROGRAM'S SUCCESS, SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WERE AWARDED TO INCLUDE A TOBACCO EDUCATION COMPONENT TO THE SERVICES OFFERED TO CHESTER BODY AND SOUL CHURCHES. KEEPING OUR BODIES HEALTHY - TOBACCO AWARENESS IS A CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE TOBACCO EDUCATION SESSION BASED ON THE PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM GUIDE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS. THE CKHS STAFF EDUCATED CHURCH MEMBERS ON THE IMPACT OF TOBACCO USE ON THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY; HOW TOBACCO PRODUCTS AFFECT THE BODY; WAYS TO QUIT SUCCESSFULLY OR HELP LOVED-ONES AS THEY QUIT; AND CULTURALLY-TAILORED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE CHURCH. CHESTER HOME ASTHMA PREVENTION PROGRAM -------------------------------------- FUNDING WAS APPROVED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM THAT HAS ENABLED THE KIDS ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO ADD A NEW COMPONENT TO ACCENTUATE THEIR CURRENT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA LIVING IN CHESTER. THE PROGRAM ENTITLED CHESTER HOME ASTHMA PREVENTION PROGRAM IS A HOME BASED ASTHMA ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGER EDUCATION AND REMEDIATION SERVICE OFFERED TO CHESTER CITY RESIDENTS. THREE PART TIME PEER COUNSELORS FROM CHESTER WERE HIRED IN MAY 2010 AND HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO REACH FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AGE 5-17 WHO HAVE UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA IN THEIR HOMES; TO REDUCE ASTHMA TRIGGERS; AND TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH "ASTHMA-FRIENDLY HOME REMEDIATION KITS" TO SUPPORT WAYS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO HOUSEHOLD ASTHMA TRIGGERS. FAMILIES ARE CO-MANAGED WITH THE K.A.M.P. PROGRAM MANAGER AND TRACKED TO ASSESS HOW WELL THEY CAN MAINTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION OF ASTHMA TRIGGERS IN THEIR HOMES. BRINGING PEOPLE TO THE TABLE ---------------------------- THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING BRINGS INDIVIDUALS TOGETHER FROM ACROSS THE SYSTEM. THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IDEAS AND INFORMATION, AND TO COLLABORATE IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVICES ====================================== CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT. ITS SYSTEM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. 1. CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDING TAYLOR HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 2. DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EACH HOSPITAL OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF EACH HOSPITAL RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM; THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 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 EACH HOSPITAL, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF EACH HOSPITAL 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. CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER ============================= CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER ("CCMC"), A SUBSIDIARY OF CKHS, IS A LICENSED 426-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEACHING HOSPITAL. CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1963 WITH THE MERGER OF CHESTER HOSPITAL (C. 1883) AND CROZER HOSPITAL (C. 1902), AND BECAME ONE OF THE FOUNDING HOSPITALS OF CKHS IN 1990. TODAY, CCMC ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS EXCEED 20,800, CCMC TREATS APPROXIMATELY 59,400 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS, AND DELIVERS ABOUT 1,800 BABIES A YEAR. IN 2006, CCMC OPENED THE DOORS TO A NEW 40,000 SQUARE FOOT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, WHICH MORE THAN DOUBLED THE SPACE AND ENHANCED PRIVACY AND COMFORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. IN 2007, THE CROZER-KEYSTONE CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE OPENED ON THE CROZER CAMPUS, OFFERING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS ADVANCED OUTPATIENT WOUND CARE DELIVERED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SPECIALISTS. AND IN 2008, THE BERTRAM SPEARE OUTPATIENT PAVILION OPENED, OFFERING IMPROVED ACCESS FOR PEOPLE COMING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES. CCMC'S FEATURED SERVICES INCLUDE: - ACUTE CARE OF ELDERS (ACE) UNIT - COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES, INCLUDING OPEN HEART SURGERY - CENTER FOR MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE - CENTER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND BARIATRIC SURGERY - CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE - FULL RANGE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES, INCLUDING ORTHOPEDIC, REHABILITATION, SPINE AND SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES, AS WELL AS A DEDICATED JOINT/SPINE UNIT FOR INPATIENTS - CROZER REGIONAL TRAUMA CENTER, THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTY - CROZER REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND FERTILITY CENTER - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - FOX CHASE CROZER-KEYSTONE CANCER PARTNERSHIP: CROZER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER - INPATIENT PEDIATRIC UNIT - INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER - INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY - LEVEL III INTENSIVE CARE NURSERY - MATERNITY CENTER AND COMPREHENSIVE GYNECOLOGIC SERVICES - ADVANCED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL IMAGING SERVICES, INCLUDING MRI AND WOMEN'S IMAGING - NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NATHAN SPEARE REGIONAL BURN TREATMENT CENTER (LARGEST IN REGION) - PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND MOVEMENT DISORDER CENTER - DIALYSIS ACCESS CENTER - CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER - MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS CENTER - PEDIATRIC SLEEP CENTER - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES - VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR CARE - CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION IN HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY - CROZER-KEYSTONE REGIONAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTER AT CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III | SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL ==================== FOUNDED IN 1960, SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL, A DIVISION OF CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, IS A 33-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE-CARE SERVICES AND WELLNESS CARE. EACH YEAR, SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL'S ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS EXCEED 2,000 AND SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL RECEIVES 13,600 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL IS CONNECTED TO THE PAVILIONS THAT HOUSE CKHS' CORPORATE OFFICES AND THE HEALTHPLEX SPORTS CLUB. SPRINGFIELD'S CLINICAL OFFERINGS INCLUDE: - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - CRITICAL CARE UNIT - CENTER FOR DIABETES & DIABETIC EDUCATION - CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER, INCLUDING POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (PET/CT) IMAGING - FOX CHASE CROZER-KEYSTONE CANCER PARTNERSHIP - FULL RANGE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SERVICES INCLUDING ORTHOPEDIC, REHABILITATION, SPINE AND SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES - GASTROENTEROLOGY SERVICES - SURGERY CENTER - CROZER-KEYSTONE SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE - CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, A CENTER FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND A DESIGNATED UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SPORTS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL NETWORK SITE - CENTER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, FEATURING THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM - CENTER FOR DIZZINESS AND BALANCE - MOORE EYE INSTITUTE - PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER ESTABLISHED IN 1996 TO COMPLEMENT THE FULL RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS AT SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL AND THROUGHOUT CKHS, THE HEALTHPLEX SPORTS CLUB IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST FULLY INTEGRATED CENTERS OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. MORE THAN 6,500 MEMBERS BELONG TO THE 176,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPORTS CLUB, WHICH OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: - COURTS FOR TENNIS, RACQUETBALL, SQUASH AND HANDBALL - 1/5 MILE INDOOR RUNNING TRACK - THREE BASKETBALL COURTS - COMPREHENSIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING - A SIX-LANE, 25-YARD LAP POOL AND A THERAPY POOL - FULL-SERVICE SALON AND CHILD CARE - MORE THAN A DOZEN COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING AQUA ARTHRITIS, OSTEO FIT, AQUA MOM AND A VARIETY OF "MOMS IN MOTION" OFFERINGS. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ================== COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, A DIVISION OF CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, COORDINATES A FULL RANGE OF OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS PRIMARY CARE. THE FACILITY WAS FOUNDED AS SACRED HEART HOSPITAL IN 1953 AND LATER RENAMED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN 1992 WHEN IT JOINED CKHS. TODAY, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS A SINGLE, CONVENIENT PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO COME FOR ALL OF THEIR SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. BY PARTNERING WITH 20-PLUS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE CHESTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION, THE CHESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND CHESPENN HEALTH SERVICES - FEDERALLY FUNDED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS - COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HAS BECOME A TRUE COMMUNITY ASSET. FEATURED SERVICES INCLUDE: - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE, DENTISTRY THROUGH THE CHESPENN CENTER FOR FAMILY HEALTH - WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTHY START PROGRAM - OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES - THE WELLNESS CENTER AND CHESTER YOUTH COLLABORATIVE CROZER MEDICAL PLAZA AT BRINTON LAKE ==================================== THE CROZER MEDICAL PLAZA AT BRINTON LAKE, WHICH OPENED IN 2005, IS A COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CENTER LOCATED JUST OFF ROUTE 1 IN GLEN MILLS AT THE SHOPPES AT BRINTON LAKE. THE FACILITY PROVIDES WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY AND CHESTER COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO AN ARRAY OF DIAGNOSTIC, SURGICAL, AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INCLUDING FULL-SERVICE MEDICAL IMAGING AND OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERS. FEATURED SERVICES INCLUDE: - ASTHMA AND ALLERGY - CARDIOLOGY - DIABETES EDUCATION - DIALYSIS ACCESS CENTER - EAR, NOSE AND THROAT - ENDOCRINOLOGY - FAMILY MEDICINE - GASTROENTEROLOGY - GENERAL SURGERY - GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY - LABORATORY SERVICES - MEDICAL IMAGING/RADIOLOGY - NEUROLOGY - OB/GYN - OPHTHALMOLOGY - ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE - OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY - PAIN MANAGEMENT - PODIATRY - PULMONARY - SURGERY CENTER AT BRINTON LAKE (OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER - UROGYNECOLOGY - VASCULAR SURGERY - VEIN CENTER CROZER HEALTH PAVILION ====================== THE OUTPATIENT FACILITY IS LOCATED JUST ACROSS ROUTE 1 FROM CROZER MEDICAL PLAZA AT BRINTON LAKE. FEATURED SERVICES INCLUDE: - FAMILY MEDICINE - CROZER-KEYSTONE SLEEP CENTER AT BRINTON LAKE CROZER MEDICAL PLAZA AND CROZER-KEYSTONE CANCER CENTER AT BRINTON LAKE ====================================================================== CROZER-KEYSTONE'S NEWEST OUTPATIENT CENTER FEATURES A FULL-SERVICE CANCER CENTER, AN ENDOSCOPY CENTER AND OTHER SPECIALTIES. FEATURED SERVICES INCLUDE: - DERMATOLOGY - ENDOSCOPY CENTER - GASTROENTEROLOGY - HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - MEDICAL IMAGING (PET-CT) - PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES - PULMONOLOGY - RADIATION ONCOLOGY - UROLOGY MEDIA MEDICAL PLAZA =================== TO PROVIDE MORE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO CROZER-KEYSTONE'S CLINICAL SERVICES AND PHYSICIANS, THE HEALTH SYSTEM EXPANDED MEDIA MEDICAL IMAGING IN 2006 TO BECOME THE MEDIA MEDICAL PLAZA. FEATURED SERVICES INCLUDE: - FAMILY PRACTICE - CENTER FOR GERIATRIC MEDICINE - GASTROENTEROLOGY - INTERNAL MEDICINE - LABORATORY SERVICES - MEDIA MEDICAL IMAGING (MEDICAL IMAGING/RADIOLOGY, INCLUDING WOMEN'S IMAGING AND MRI) - OB/GYN - ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, INCLUDING AN URGENT CARE CENTER SELECT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ============================ CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: CROZER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATED AT CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, THE FOUR-STORY CANCER CENTER BRINGS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TOGETHER IN ONE LOCATION - PROVIDING A LEVEL OF CARE THAT RIVALS ANY UNIVERSITY-BASED CANCER CENTER IN THE WORLD. AS PART OF CKHS, THE CANCER CENTER HOUSES COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND COMPLIMENTARY TREATMENT RESOURCES IN ONE LOCATION. THE CANCER CENTER HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL WITH COMMENDATION BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THE CANCER CENTER'S APPROACH TO TREATING PEOPLE WITH CANCER IS BASED UPON A PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. TO MEET THESE NEEDS, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SPECIALISTS THAT MAY INCLUDE MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, PATHOLOGISTS AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS PROVIDE COORDINATED TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER IS DESIGNED TO NOT ONLY DELIVER HIGH TECH TREATMENTS, BUT TO SOOTHE THE SPIRIT. INTERIOR GARDENS, WATERFALLS AND OTHER FEATURES PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH A BRIEF HAVEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD. PATIENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE STRENGTH OF THE NEW CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CKHS AND FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER. THE FOX CHASE CROZER-KEYSTONE CANCER PARTNERSHIP, WHICH EXPANDS ON THE SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER AND DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, WILL PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH AN EVEN GREATER LEVEL OF ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS AND PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND TREAT CANCER. IN ADDITION, THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS THAT BRING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES TOGETHER WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE AND UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPERIENCES. THROUGH THESE SUPPORT GROUPS, PATIENTS CAN EXPLORE COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES - MASSAGE THERAPY AND YOGA, FOR EXAMPLE -- TO COPING WITH SIDE EFFECTS, AS WELL AS LEARN TECHNIQUES TO HELP THEM LOOK THEIR BEST DURING CANCER TREATMENT. CANCER SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED AT TAYLOR HOSPITAL AND SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL. DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CENTER ("DCRCC") PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CANCER CARE, COMBINING STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT WITH SUPPORTIVE CARE. PHYSICIANS AND STAFF WORK AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, USING THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES AND THERAPIES, TO TAILOR TREATMENT TO EACH PATIENT'S CONDITION AND SITUATION. THE TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDE SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY. OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS BY A TALENTED, SPECIALLY TRAINED AND COMPASSIONATE TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND STAFF MEMBERS. DCRCC PROFESSIONALS REMAIN ON THE FOREFRONT OF CANCER CARE, EXPLORING AND IMPLEMENTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE EACH PATIENT'S TREATMENT PLAN. THE MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT TREATMENT. THE CANCER CENTER IS PARTNERED WITH FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS ALL OF THE BENEFITS OF A LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, INCLUDING ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III | SELECT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ============================ CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: CROZER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATED AT CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER, THE FOUR-STORY CANCER CENTER BRINGS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TOGETHER IN ONE LOCATION - PROVIDING A LEVEL OF CARE THAT RIVALS ANY UNIVERSITY-BASED CANCER CENTER IN THE WORLD. AS PART OF CKHS, THE CANCER CENTER HOUSES COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND COMPLIMENTARY TREATMENT RESOURCES IN ONE LOCATION. THE CANCER CENTER HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL WITH COMMENDATION BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THE CANCER CENTER'S APPROACH TO TREATING PEOPLE WITH CANCER IS BASED UPON A PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. TO MEET THESE NEEDS, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SPECIALISTS THAT MAY INCLUDE MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, PATHOLOGISTS AND RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS PROVIDE COORDINATED TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER IS DESIGNED TO NOT ONLY DELIVER HIGH TECH TREATMENTS, BUT TO SOOTHE THE SPIRIT. INTERIOR GARDENS, WATERFALLS AND OTHER FEATURES PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH A BRIEF HAVEN FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD. PATIENTS ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE STRENGTH OF THE NEW CLINICAL AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CKHS AND FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER. THE FOX CHASE CROZER-KEYSTONE CANCER PARTNERSHIP, WHICH EXPANDS ON THE SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER AND DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, WILL PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH AN EVEN GREATER LEVEL OF ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS AND PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND TREAT CANCER. IN ADDITION, THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS THAT BRING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES TOGETHER WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE AND UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPERIENCES. THROUGH THESE SUPPORT GROUPS, PATIENTS CAN EXPLORE COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES - MASSAGE THERAPY AND YOGA, FOR EXAMPLE -- TO COPING WITH SIDE EFFECTS, AS WELL AS LEARN TECHNIQUES TO HELP THEM LOOK THEIR BEST DURING CANCER TREATMENT. CANCER SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED AT TAYLOR HOSPITAL AND SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL. DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL CANCER CENTER ("DCRCC") PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CANCER CARE, COMBINING STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT WITH SUPPORTIVE CARE. PHYSICIANS AND STAFF WORK AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM, USING THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES AND THERAPIES, TO TAILOR TREATMENT TO EACH PATIENT'S CONDITION AND SITUATION. THE TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDE SURGERY, RADIATION THERAPY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY. OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS BY A TALENTED, SPECIALLY TRAINED AND COMPASSIONATE TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND STAFF MEMBERS. DCRCC PROFESSIONALS REMAIN ON THE FOREFRONT OF CANCER CARE, EXPLORING AND IMPLEMENTING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE EACH PATIENT'S TREATMENT PLAN. THE MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER TO PLAN AND CARRY OUT TREATMENT. THE CANCER CENTER IS PARTNERED WITH FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS ALL OF THE BENEFITS OF A LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, INCLUDING ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS. CROZER-KEYSTONE HEART INSTITUTE ------------------------------- CKHS HAS THE LONGEST HISTORY OF PROVIDING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF DELAWARE COUNTY, AND WE'RE PROUD OF OUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IN DELAWARE COUNTY, WE'RE THE FIRST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM TO: - PERFORM OPEN HEART SURGERY - PERFORM PRIMARY ANGIOPLASTY - ESTABLISH OPEN HEART AND REHABILITATION UNITS - ESTABLISH AN INTERVENTIONAL HEART PROGRAM - ESTABLISH AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROGRAM TO TREAT HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS - OFFER CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY, A UNIQUE DEVICE THERAPY TO TREAT HEART FAILURE WHEN YOU COME TO ANY CROZER-KEYSTONE HOSPITAL WITH A HEART PROBLEM, OUR TEAM OF HEART SPECIALISTS EVALUATE YOUR CONDITION IMMEDIATELY AND DECIDES UPON A COURSE OF ACTION. THE TEAM DETERMINES THE SERIOUSNESS OF YOUR CONDITION, WHETHER IT IS AN EMERGENCY, AND WHAT TREATMENT YOU NEED. WHATEVER YOUR HEART REQUIRES, CKHS CAN HELP -- FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT TO REHABILITATION -- OUR DEDICATION AND EXPERIENCE IS UNMATCHED IN DELAWARE COUNTY. MATERNITY --------- EVERY YEAR, MORE NEWBORN BABIES ARE WELCOMED INTO THE WORLD BY THE CARING PROFESSIONALS AT CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER AND DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THAN BY ANY OTHER HEALTH SYSTEM IN DELAWARE COUNTY. APPROXIMATELY 1,800 BABIES ARE BORN AT CCMC EVERY YEAR, WHILE DCMH DELIVERS ABOUT 1,700. CROZER-KEYSTONE HUMAN MOTION INSTITUTE -------------------------------------- THE HUMAN MOTION INSTITUTE IS A UNIQUE PROGRAM OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CONTINUUM OF CARE WITHIN A HIGHLY INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: TO RETURN OUR PATIENTS TO NORMAL FUNCTION AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. TO REACH THIS GOAL, THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AT THE HUMAN MOTION INSTITUTE ENLIST A COMPREHENSIVE, LEADING EDGE APPROACH TO THE PREVENTION, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES. OUR HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM OF SURGEONS, NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS AND VARIOUS MEDICAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL WORKS WITH EACH PATIENT AND THEIR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN TO DEVELOP A TREATMENT PLAN SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PATIENT. BY COMBINING EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERTISE WITH A COMPASSIONATE, CARING TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY, WE HAVE CREATED A PROGRAM KNOWN FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE. CROZER-KEYSTONE SLEEP CENTERS ----------------------------- FEW THINGS ARE AS FRUSTRATING AS NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP. CONVERSELY, FALLING ASLEEP AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES (SUCH AS WHEN DRIVING) IS JUST AS BOTHERSOME AND CAN EVEN BE DANGEROUS. FORTUNATELY, THERE IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE RIGHT HERE IN DELAWARE COUNTY. THE CROZER-KEYSTONE SLEEP CENTERS. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS WE'VE HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM DELAWARE COUNTY AND BEYOND TO FALL ASLEEP AND STAY ASLEEP AT THE RIGHT TIME AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE CROZER-KEYSTONE SLEEP CENTERS ARE LOCATED AT THREE SITES FOR OUR PATIENTS' CONVENIENCE: - CROZER HEALTH PAVILION AT BRINTON LAKE (GLEN MILLS) - DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (DREXEL HILL) - TAYLOR HOSPITAL (RIDLEY PARK) OUR ACCREDITED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF SLEEP PROBLEMS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1978. IT IS THE OLDEST NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM FOR THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH SLEEP-RELATED PROBLEMS IN THE GREATER DELAWARE VALLEY. OUR SITES ARE STAFFED BY PHYSICIANS WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN SLEEP DISORDERS. OUR COMPASSIONATE AND CARING TECHNICAL STAFF ARE ENCOURAGED TO OBTAIN NATIONAL REGISTRATION BY THE BOARD OF POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGISTS. NATHAN SPEARE REGIONAL BURN TREATMENT CENTER -------------------------------------------- THE NATHAN SPEARE REGIONAL BURN TREATMENT CENTER IS STILL THE ONLY BURN FACILITY IN SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA THAT PROVIDES ALL THE SERVICES NEEDED TO MEET ALL THE NEEDS OF BURN PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITHIN A SINGLE UNIT - FROM EMERGENCY TREATMENT TO INTENSIVE CARE TO REHABILITATION TO FOLLOW-UP AND OUTPATIENT CARE. IN 2000, IT WAS THE FIRST BURN CENTER IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA TO EARN THE DISTINCTION OF BEING A VERIFIED BURN CENTER, MEETING THE STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE EARNED AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN HOLISTIC BURN CARE, TREATING MORE THAN 9,400 NEW PATIENTS SINCE 1973, AND AN AVERAGE OF 500 IN-PATIENTS AND OVER 3,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO TREAT NON-BURN INJURIES, SUCH AS "ROAD RASH" AND "STEVENS JOHNSON," AND MEDICATION REACTIONS AND OTHER SKIN DISEASES THAT RESULT IN CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE EXPERIENCED BY BURN PATIENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE: COUNSELING AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, OUTPATIENT BURN WOUND CARE CENTER, AND THE BURN OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III | CKHS CENTER FOR DIABETES ------------------------ MORE THAN 24 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. HAVE DIABETES, BUT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT BECAUSE OF MINIMAL SYMPTOMS OR NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL. DIABETES IS NOT A DISEASE TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY, IT IS A SERIOUS DISEASE WITH ITS COMPLICATIONS KILLING 224,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. THE GOAL OF THE CENTER FOR DIABETES IS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS BY EDUCATING AND PROVIDING A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC CONDITION - EVERY SINGLE DAY. THE CENTER FOR DIABETES AT SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL IS AN AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED, HOSPITAL BASED, OUTPATIENT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE CENTER FOR DIABETES HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICES TO THE CROZER MEDICAL PLAZA AT BRINTON LAKE AND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDING NUTRITION AND EDUCATION CLASSES THERE. THE CENTER FOR DIABETES SERVICES INCLUDE OUTPATIENT EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NEWLY DIAGNOSED, HAVE UNCONTROLLED DIABETES, OR FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE INTENSIVE CONTROL. INSULIN PUMP THERAPY AND MONTHLY EDUCATION/SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE PROVIDED AT THE CENTER FOR DIABETES. ALSO SPECIAL INSTRUCTION IS OFFERED FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES. THE CENTER FOR DIABETES' FOCUS IS TO HELP PATIENTS ACHIEVE BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL BY BALANCING MEALS, EXERCISE AND MEDICATION, WHEN NECESSARY. THE CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS AT THE CENTER FOR DIABETES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO TEACH DIABETES EDUCATION, INSULIN ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF GLUCOMETER TO THE STAFF AND RESIDENTS AT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE AREA. A SERIES OF CLASSES ARE OFFERED MORNING, AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO ACCOMMODATE VARIOUS PATIENT SCHEDULES. THE FOLLOWING CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN THE CENTER FOR DIABETES: - BASIC DIABETES EDUCATION - BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING - NUTRITION COUNSELING - INSULIN ADMINISTRATION - MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR DIABETES RELATED TO PREGNANCY - INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - INSULIN PUMP TRAINING - GLUCOSE SENSOR TRAINING - CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - PRE-DIABETES CLASSES THE CENTER FOR DIABETES OFFERS SUPPORT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL. OUR SUPPORT GROUPS DISCUSS TOPICS SUCH AS COPING SKILLS, RESOURCES, FOOT AND EYE CARE RELATED TO DIABETES, UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL AND HEALTHY MEAL PLANNING. OUR HEALTHCARE TEAM WORKS WITH PATIENTS TO TEACH THEM HOW TO BALANCE THEIR CARE AND DIABETES (WHAT ARE RISK FACTORS FOR COMPLICATIONS, HEART DISEASE, ETC.); HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT HYPERGLYCEMIA AND HYPOGLYCEMIA; HEALTHY EATING AND CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING; DIABETES MEDICATIONS AND VARIOUS MEDICATIONS THAT CAN EFFECT BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL; EXERCISE BENEFITS, HOW DIABETES EFFECTS THE EYES, HEART, AND KIDNEYS; RISK FOR STROKE; AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PATIENT TO BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE HEALTHCARE TEAM. WE WANT THE PATIENT TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR DIABETES ON A DAILY BASIS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY IN THE CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM FOR REVIEW BY ITS MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE, REVIEW AND APPROVE OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE 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. THIS CPA FIRM MADE AN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO THE NEW FORM 990 RULES AND REGULATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEW DISCLOSURES AND FILING REQUIREMENTS. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE SYSTEM 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 CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 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'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND VP/GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND VP/GENERAL COUNSEL PREPARE A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THEREAFTER, THE VP/GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTS THIS SUMMARY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAINTAINS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH OF WHOM IS INDEPENDENT AND FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OR CONCURS WITH THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING: THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BYLAWS OUTLINE THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE RELIES UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA FROM AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN REVIEWING HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USES COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, NUMBER OF LICENSED BEDS, AND NET PATIENT REVENUE ON BOTH A REGIONAL AND NATIONAL BASIS. THE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMENDS TO THE CKHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S THEN REVIEWS THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION. THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ESTABLISHES, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH AND CONCURRENCE BY THE COMMITTEE, THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION & CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS DEEMED TO BE DISQUALIFIED PERSONS PURSUANT TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEFINITION. THIS IS DONE WITH COMPARABLE DATA PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ALSO RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FROM THE CKHS HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR. COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS ALSO 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, AND EVALUATIONS. THE ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES FOLLOWED BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DISCLOSED ON THIS FORM 990, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/COO, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION/CIO AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CFO. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| 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 THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| RELATED HOURS DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM AND CONTROLLED AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTOR 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, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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 CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM AND CONTROLLED AFFILIATES; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| OFFICER DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PATRICK J. GAVIN WAS THE PRESIDENT OF CROZER-CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, FROM JULY 1, 2011 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2012. MR. GAVIN BECAME THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT OF HOSPITAL OPERATIONS STARTING FEBRUARY 1, 2012. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS; $2,647,656; - OTHER CHANGES IN PENSION AND OTHER ACCRUED RETIREMENT BENEFITS LIABILITIES; ($2,009,000). |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE TAXPAYER IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ALL AFFILIATES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 AND JUNE 30, 2011; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE TAXPAYER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE CROZER-KEYSTONE HEALTH SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
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