Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED): | WE DO NOT TAKE THESE RELATIONSHIPS FOR GRANTED. BY LISTENING AND RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, WE OFFER A PARTNERSHIP BUILT ON TRUST. YOU CAN COUNT ON OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHEN YOU NEED IMMEDIATE HELP, OUR CLINICS AND REFERRAL SERVICES TO FIND A GOOD PHYSICIAN FOR YOUR FAMILY, AND RESPECTFUL PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT OUR INSTITUTION WHO WILL ENSURE YOUR DIGNITY REGARDLESS OF YOUR SITUATION IN LIFE. THE FOLLOWING SAINT FRANCIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS JUST A FEW OF THE WAYS WE FULFILL OUR MISSION TO SERVE. WE HOPE YOU HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM OUR OUTREACH. WE ALSO HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO ENGAGE OUR GROWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVE BY SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS, JOINING IN OUR MISSION, AND EXPERIENCING WITH US THE JOY OF WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EVERYONE IN OUR REGION. RESPONDING TO THE SCRIPTURAL CALL TO HEAL OUR MISSION IS: WE ARE COMMITTED TO HEALTH AND HEALING THROUGH EXCELLENCE, COMPASSIONATE CARE AND REVERENCE FOR THE SPIRITUALITY OF EACH PERSON. OUR CORE VALUES ARE: RESPECT: WE HONOR THE WORTH AND DIGNITY OF THOSE WE SERVE AND WITH WHOM WE WORK. INTEGRITY: WE ARE FAITHFUL, TRUSTWORTHY AND JUST. SERVICE: WE REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST IN NEED. LEADERSHIP: WE ENCOURAGE INITIATIVE, CREATIVITY, LEARNING AND RESEARCH. STEWARDSHIP: WE CARE FOR AND STRENGTHEN RESOURCES ENTRUSTED TO US. SAINT FRANCIS CARE IS A HEALTHCARE MINISTRY OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF HARTFORD. SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER HAS A STORY TO TELL. IT IS A STORY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR CAPITAL REGION. GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IS BOTH OUR MISSION AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A CATHOLIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. EVERY DAY OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTS WITH OUR HEALING MISSION BY ACCESSING QUALITY CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES. "COMMUNITY BENEFIT" IS A PLANNED, MANAGED, AND MEASURED APPROACH TO BOTH EVALUATING AND PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES IDENTIFIED AS HIGH PRIORITIES BY THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ONE WAY TO TELL THE STORY OF SAINT FRANCIS' CONTINUING SERVICE OF OUTREACH. AS LONG AS PEOPLE NEED FINANCIAL HELP TO ACCESS THE BEST CARE, AS LONG AS THERE IS A NEED FOR HEALTH EDUCATION RESPONSIVE TO THE UNDER-SERVED, AND AS LONG AS THERE IS A NEED FOR INSPIRED CAREGIVERS WHO APPRECIATE THE DIGNITY OF EVERY LIFE, THERE WILL BE ROOM FOR SAINT FRANCIS' MISSION TO GROW AND NEW WAYS TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF CHAMBERY IN 1897 IN A SMALL HOUSE ON WOODLAND STREET. THE MISSION WAS AMBITIOUS: WITH MODEST RESOURCES SAINT FRANCIS SOUGHT TO CARE FOR THE SICK IN OUR REGION REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY. THE NECESSITY TO RESPOND TO SUCH NEEDS WAS NO LESS IN 2011. EVEN AS STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS DELIBERATE OVER THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ONE CLEAR PURPOSE: WE REACH OUT TO ALL WHO NEED HEALTHCARE. THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WILL HIGHLIGHT STORIES OF OUTREACH THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, TRAINING, AND GREATER ACCESS TO CARE TARGETED ACTIVITIES THAT TOUCH LIVES AND INVEST OUR MISSION IN THE HOMES OF OUR COMMUNITY. SAINT FRANCIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITY AT A GLANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, SAINT FRANCIS PROVIDED $62,395,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT, OF WHICH $4,959,303 REPRESENTS CHARITY CARE AND UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID. THESE FIGURES DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AN ADDITIONAL $15,406,823 IN BAD DEBTS (PAYMENTS THAT HAVE NOT COME FROM CONSUMERS). WE DO NOT COUNT THIS FIGURE AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT BECAUSE, WHILE IT DOES ASSIST THOSE WHO NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WE DID NOT INTENTIONALLY INITIATE THIS BENEFIT. THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION'S GUIDELINES. OUR MISSION PROUDLY SUPPORTS THE ROLE WE SERVE IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC DISTRESS. DURING 2011, SAINT FRANCIS PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES TO OVER 168,800 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPORT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. CHARITY CARE - $ 4,495,303 FREE OR DISCOUNTED HEALTH SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AND WHO MEET THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY CRITERIA. GENERALLY, A PATIENT RECORD AND BILL ARE GENERATED. CHARITY CARE IS REPORTED IN TERMS OF COSTS, NOT CHARGES. CHARITY CARE DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT, WHICH MAY BE REPORTED ELSEWHERE BUT NOT AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH SERVICES - $ 27,310,952 GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY BENEFITS INCLUDE UNPAID COSTS OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS. IT INCLUDES THE SHORTFALL CREATED WHEN A FACILITY RECEIVES PAYMENTS THAT ARE LESS THAN THE COST OF CARING FOR PUBLIC PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES - $ 30,124,745 AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THESE SERVICES BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THEM AND OTHER PROVIDERS ARE UNWILLING TO OFFER THEM, OR BECAUSE THE SERVICES WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE AVAILABLE TO MEET PATIENT DEMAND. AMONG THEM ARE CLINICAL PATIENT CARE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED DESPITE A NEGATIVE MARGIN - PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT - $ 62,395,000 COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS? AS NOTED EARLIER, COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE CATEGORIZED INTO THREE BROAD AREAS WHICH INCLUDE: CHARITY CARE, GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTHCARE, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING LIST OUTLINES, IN MORE DETAIL, THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES PORTION WHICH THIS PAST YEAR TOTALED $30,124,745. A. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES - $ 2,958,757 THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ARE USUALLY SUBSIDIZED BY THE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION. THERE ARE FOUR GROUPINGS WITHIN THIS CATEGORY: COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES, HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SERVICES AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. THE FOLLOWING IS A SAMPLE OF PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - ACCESS TO RECOVERY FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CLIENTS - ADAPTIVE ROWING PROGRAM - BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT - CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES - DIABETES CARE PROGRAM EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING - HEALTHY START AND PARENTING PROGRAM - INTEGRATIVE HEALTH SERVICES CLASSES - LEAD POISONING PREVENTION EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM - VIOLENCE AND INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS: - LET'S NOT MEET BY ACCIDENT - KIDS IN SAFETY SEATS - WOMEN'S HEART PROGRAM EDUCATION COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - DIABETES SCREENING - MALTA VAN SERVICES - PREVENTIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS: - MAMMOGRAMS - PAP SMEARS - PROSTATE CANCER - CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT - CHILD SEAT SAFETY - SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CHILD ABUSE HEALTHCARE SUPPORT SERVICES - DIABETES SUPPORT SERVICES - EMERGENCY FOOD BANK - KEEP-THE-POWER-ON UTILITY CLINIC - MULTIDISCIPLINARY CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR CHILD ABUSE - NURTURING FAMILIES NETWORK CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - PROCUREMENT OF MEDICINES FOR INDIGENT CLIENTS OTHER HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES - CAREGIVER SUPPORT SERVICES - LITERACY SUPPORT PROGRAMS B. HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - $ 23,475,929 INCLUDED HERE ARE THE UNPAID COSTS OF UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, CLERKSHIPS, RESIDENCIES, NURSING TRAINING, RESIDENCY EDUCATION, AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) OFFERED TO PHYSICIANS OUTSIDE OF THE MEDICAL STAFF. - ACADEMIC SUMMER MEDICINE CAMP - CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION MENTORSHIP - COMMUNITY PASTORAL COUNSELING PROGRAM - DENTAL ASSISTANT AND DENTAL HYGIENIST TRAINING - DIETICIAN TRAINING - MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION - NURSES AND NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION - OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - PHARM-D TRAINING SITE - RESIDENCY TRAINING - SUPPORT OF CREC MEDICAL PROFESSION AND TEACHER EDUCATION MAGNET SCHOOL C. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES - $ 1,975,284 THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES HEALTH SERVICES AND CLINICAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE PROVIDED DESPITE A FINANCIAL LOSS. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BECAUSE IT MEETS AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED THAT IS NOT BEING FULFILLED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. - UNCOMPENSATED CARE - DENTAL CLINIC - UNCOMPENSATED CARE - FAMILY MEDICINE |
| D. RESEARCH - $ 956,750 THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH THAT IS SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC AND FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OR A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY (INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF). - FEDERAL RESEARCH GRANTS - STATE AND LOCAL RESEARCH GRANTS - TRAINEE RESEARCH GRANTS - COMMUNITY RESEARCH GRANTS E. FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND DONATIONS - $ 434,566 THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES FUNDS AND IN-KIND SERVICES DONATED TO INDIVIDUALS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE ORGANIZATION OR TO COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN-KIND SERVICES INCLUDE HOURS CONTRIBUTED BY STAFF TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE ON WORK TIME; OVERHEAD EXPENSES OF SPACE DONATED TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS (SUCH AS FOR MEETINGS); AND THE DONATION OF FOOD, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES. - SUPPORT FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS - IN-KIND USE OF FACILITIES - DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS - MEDICAL MISSION SUPPORT F. COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES - $ 166,125 COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. THESE ACTIVITIES SUPPORT COMMUNITY ASSETS BY OFFERING THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES OF THE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION. COSTS FOR THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CASH, IN-KIND DONATIONS, AND BUDGETED EXPENDITURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS. G. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS - $ 58,232 COMMUNITY-BENEFIT OPERATIONS INCLUDE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ASSIGNED STAFF AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR ASSETS ASSESSMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY BENEFIT STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS. COMMUNITY HEALTH OVER 115 YEARS AGO SAINT FRANCIS WAS FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO A NEED. IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THE SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH OF CHAMBERY DID A FORMAL "NEEDS ASSESSMENT" OR HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT "HEALTH EQUITY" PRIOR TO DECIDING ON HOW TO PROVIDE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE THEY INTENDED TO SERVE. GIVEN THEIR LIFE'S WORK OF LIVING AMONG AND SERVING IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES, THEY LIKELY HAD A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. OUR MISSION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY HAS NOT CHANGED, BUT OUR NOTION OF HEALTHCARE AND HOW TO BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY HAS UNDERGONE A DRAMATIC SHIFT OVER TIME. IT USED TO BE WHEN WE THOUGHT ABOUT HEALTH WE THOUGHT ABOUT A STETHOSCOPE, A SCALE AND PERHAPS A BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF. NOW, WHEN MOST PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HEALTH THEY ARE REFERRING TO HEALTH IN A MUCH BROADER WAY. THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE, POSITIVE MENTAL OUTLOOK AND MANAGEMENT OF STRESS, PREVENTION OF ILLNESS AND GENERAL WELL-BEING. AS OUR NOTION OF HEALTH HAS CHANGED, SO HAS THE ROLE OF HOSPITALS. SO WHEN PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS LIKE: "WHY DOES A HOSPITAL PROVIDE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING IN LOCAL CHURCHES?" "HOW DOES A HOSPITAL DECIDE TO VISIT A FOOD PANTRY TO TALK ABOUT FREE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING?" "WHAT MAKES A HOSPITAL DECIDE TO OFFER PARENTING SUPPORT TO NEWLY PREGNANT FAMILIES?" THE ANSWER IS THE SAME AS IT WAS OVER 100 YEARS AGO - BECAUSE SAINT FRANCIS IS COMMITTED TO MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS. THIS REPORT OUTLINES THREE PROGRAMS THAT DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK: THE CURTIS D. ROBINSON MEN'S HEALTH INSTITUTE WORKS TO PROVIDE PROSTATE CANCER TESTING TO HIGH-RISK MEN THROUGH OUTREACH TO AGENCIES AND FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, THE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH CENTER REACHES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO INFORM WOMEN ABOUT MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING AND FACILITATE FREE OR SUBSIDIZED SERVICES, AND THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE OBGYN CLINIC TO ASSIST NEWLY PREGNANT FAMILIES IN NEED OF SUPPORT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE BY NO MEANS THE ONLY WORK BEING DONE AT SAINT FRANCIS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY - BUT WE HIGHLIGHT THEM HERE TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS ADDRESSING HEALTH EQUITY. BY PROVIDING FREE-OF-CHARGE, OUTREACH/ EDUCATION/SCREENING SESSIONS IN COMMUNITY-BASED VENUES, SAINT FRANCIS BRINGS HEALTH LITERACY, HEALTHCARE, AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE THAT LEAD TO LIFELONG HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. CURTIS D. ROBINSON MEN'S HEALTH INSTITUTE THE CURTIS D. ROBINSON MEN'S HEALTH INSTITUTE (CDRMHI) PROVIDES FREE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED AND THE UNDERINSURED WHILE ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITIES AND HEALTH INEQUITIES AFFECTING THE TARGETED COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PATIENT EDUCATION, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT FOR MEN AT RISK OF, OR WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR, PROSTATE CANCER. THE CDRMHI REACHES THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND OTHER AT-RISK POPULATIONS BY HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS WHICH INCLUDE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND TESTING (PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) BLOOD TESTS AND DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMS (DRE)). BY PARTNERING WITH CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER, THE PROGRAM IS ABLE TO REACH A POPULATION SOMETIMES DISTRUSTFUL OF MEDICAL SERVICES. ONE CLIENT RECENTLY NOTED, "I FEEL THAT THEY WANT ME TO DO WELL AND THEY TRY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN." ANOTHER SAID, "THEY REALLY CARE FOR ME. BACK HOME I DIDN'T HAVE THAT." SCREENING RESULTS ARE SHARED DIRECTLY WITH PARTICIPANTS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING NEXT STEPS FOR CONTINUED SCREENING OR TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. PATIENTS ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SERVICES AND FREQUENTLY EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE. "I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE WORDS TO SAY MY THANKS. I JUST SAY A PRAYER OF THANKS TO GOD EVERY NIGHT THAT I FOUND THEM." FOR MANY PARTICIPANTS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED, AND SHARING RESULTS HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON THEIR LIVES. "YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT IF, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF...THANK GOD THEY CAUGHT IT IN TIME." PARTICIPANTS OFTEN PRESENT WITH CO-EXISTING CONDITIONS SUCH AS OBESITY, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR STRESS RELATED SYMPTOMS AND OFTEN ARE NOT CONNECTED TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. SCREENING FOR DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE ARE FREQUENTLY RECOMMENDED TO PARTICIPANTS. TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF CARE, MEN WITH ABNORMAL DRE OR PSA RESULTS ARE REFERRED TO SERVICES FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION, OFTEN WITH THE SAME DOCTOR WHO COMPLETED THE EXAM AT THE COMMUNITY EVENT. CONTACT WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IS MADE AS INDICATED. WHEN SURGERY IS NEEDED, ACCESS TO MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS SUCH AS THE DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS (REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS) TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT. THE MEN SERVED BY CDRMHI ARE SOMETIMES ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY AND HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES FOR DEALING WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT SEEM INSURMOUNTABLE. THEIR PAST EXPERIENCES WITH HEALTHCARE ARE NOT ALL POSITIVE. WHEN THEY REALIZE THE COMMITMENT OF THE CDRMHI TEAM THEY ARE IMPACTED BY THAT. "I SENT THEM AN EMAIL AND THEN THEY CALLED MY HOUSE; NO DOCTOR HAS EVER CALLED MY HOUSE. THAT RIGHT THERE TOLD ME SOMETHING ABOUT HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE." THAT SENSE OF BEING UNDERSTOOD AND RESPECTED MAKES COMING BACK FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE AN EASIER TASK. COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH CENTER "WOMEN ARE AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN, BUT BUILDING TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CAN EASE THE TALK ABOUT BREAST HEALTH ISSUES." - KIM JOHNSON, OUTREACH WORKER THE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH CENTER PARTNERS WITH THE CONNECTICUT BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM AND THE CHARLOTTE JOHNSON HOLLFELDER AND KOMEN FOUNDATIONS TO PROVIDE FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO LOCAL WOMEN, 40 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OR WHO ARE UNDERINSURED, WHO HAVE NOT HAD A MAMMOGRAM IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, AND WHO CAN PROVIDE THE NAME OF A REFERRING PHYSICIAN. MAMMOGRAMS ARE PERFORMED AT THE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST HEALTH CENTER AT SAINT FRANCIS. BY REACHING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FREE BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS IN A VARIETY OF VENUES INCLUDING THE URBAN LEAGUE, COMMUNITY PARKS, CHURCHES, SENIOR CENTERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND AT BUSINESS LOCATIONS, THE PROGRAM CAN TAILOR THE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. EACH SESSION PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO PERFORM A BREAST SELF-EXAM, HOW TO RECOGNIZE BREAST CANCER EARLY WARNING SIGNS, HOW TO RECOGNIZE RISK FACTORS FROM YOUR FAMILY HISTORY AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES, SUCH AS EATING A HEALTHY DIET AND EXERCISING, THAT CAN HELP PREVENT BREAST CANCER. IN THIS PAST YEAR THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 1,000 WOMEN. | ||
| KIM JOHNSON, AN OUTREACH WORKER, EXPLAINS "I COME HERE AS OFTEN AS I CAN. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE FOOD PANTRY FOR HELP. AND I CAN SOMETIMES FOLLOW UP WITH WOMEN WHO NEED FURTHER CARE BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. I THINK THEY'VE COME TO TRUST ME." THE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER KEEPS WOMEN INFORMED ABOUT BREAST HEALTH AND THE MOST RECENT SCREENING RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP THEM MAKE APPROPRIATE DECISIONS FOR THEIR CARE. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT KNOWING THE COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE WOMEN WHEN MAKING CRITICAL HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING IS A COMPLEX ISSUE AND RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE SCREENED AND HOW OFTEN CHANGE OVER TIME. OUTREACH CONDUCTED BY COORDINATOR MICHELLE SAFO-AGYEMAN AND OUTREACH STAFF MEMBER KIM JOHNSON IS CRITICAL FOR WOMEN WHO DO NOT, FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, VISIT THE DOCTOR ON A REGULAR BASIS. HEALTHY START PROGRAM HEALTHY START IS A PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES UNTIL CHILDREN REACH AGE 3. IT OFFERS SUPPORT TO HELP WOMEN HAVE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES AND WORKS WITH FAMILIES TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR NEW CHILD. COUNSELING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING HOME VISITS AND REFERRALS TO OTHER AREA PROVIDERS AS WELL AS SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION ARE ALSO INCLUDED. EDUCATION ON HEALTH AND PARENTING TOPICS IS PROVIDED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS BY A TRAINED SOCIAL WORKER. THE HEALTHY START PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WITH MULTIPLE NEEDS, AS DESCRIBED BY A SOCIAL WORK STAFF MEMBER, "IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE IMPACT THIS PROGRAM CAN HAVE ON FAMILIES. IT'S JUST THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE HAVE SO FEW RESOURCES, LIMITED COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND HARDLY ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW TO ACCESS RESOURCES, AND THEN THEY HAVE SUCH BAD FAMILY EXPERIENCES. IT'S A MIRACLE THEY CAN MANAGE TO LEARN TO BE SUCH POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR THEIR KIDS, BUT THEY DO." SHANTI'S STORY CLARIFIES SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE FAMILIES SERVED BY HEALTHY START. WHEN SHE TOLD HER FAMILY THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT, THEY WERE NOT SUPPORTIVE AND THEY KICKED HER OUT. "I WASN'T SURE WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. IT WAS A BLESSING THAT I FOUND HEALTHY START. THEY HAVE HELPED ME FIND HOUSING, FOOD SUPPORT AND EVEN FURNITURE FOR MY NEW APARTMENT. WHEN I LOST MY JOB, THEY LET ME USE THE COMPUTER IN THEIR OFFICES TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER." HEALTHY START IS WELL CONNECTED TO THE AGENCIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO ENTER THE HEALTH- CARE SYSTEM BUT NEED SUPPORT FOR A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES. FREQUENTLY ISSUES SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD SECURITY, AND ABUSE ARE HIGHER PRIORITIES THAN GOING TO THE DOCTOR. OFTEN THESE ISSUES ARE DESCRIBED AS "BARRIERS TO CARE" AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROBLEMS OF HEALTH DISPARITIES. HEALTHY START WORKS TO EDUCATE PREGNANT WOMEN ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF PRENATAL CARE WHILE FINDING THEM THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO CARE SO THAT THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PRENATAL CARE THAT IS SO CRITICAL TO A HEALTHY BIRTH. "IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE IMPACT THIS PROGRAM CAN HAVE ON FAMILIES." - YESINIA ACOSTA, HEALTHY START SOCIAL WORKER MALTA HOUSE OF CARE THE MALTA HOUSE OF CARE IS A MOBILE VAN THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR CANNOT AFFORD HEALTHCARE. SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF MALTA HOUSE OF CARE THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, CLINICAL SERVICES AND DONATED TIME OF VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND SUPPORT STAFF. SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER WAS FOUNDED 115 YEARS AGO TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF A POOR URBAN COMMUNITY IN HARTFORD. TODAY, OVER 350,000 PATIENTS FROM AROUND CONNECTICUT AND NEW ENGLAND VISIT SAINT FRANCIS FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES EACH YEAR. THE HOSPITAL HAS TWO CAMPUSES, ONE IN THE NORTH END OF HARTFORD WHICH PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THAT AREA OF THE CITY, AND THE MAIN HOSPITAL WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ASYLUM HILL NEIGHBORHOOD EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO INTERSTATES 91 AND 84 AS WELL AS LOCAL BUS ROUTES. BELOW IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE SERVICES AND STAFF AT SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. PATIENT SERVICE STATISTICS 35% OF ALL PATIENTS QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID; ANOTHER 36% FOR MEDICARE AND JUST OVER 6% ARE SELF-PAY PATIENTS. MEDICAL STAFF THE SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL STAFF HAS MORE THAN 750 PHYSICIAN MEMBERS AND 250 ADVANCE PRACTICE PROFESSIONALS. APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE PHYSICIANS ARE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, WITH THE REMAINDER CONSISTING OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALTY PROVIDERS. ALL MEDICAL STAFF PHYSICIANS ARE REQUIRED TO BE BOARD CERTIFIED OR BOARD QUALIFIED. TRAINING FOR OVER 500 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IS PROVIDED EACH YEAR. PATIENT DIVERSITY PATIENTS WHO COME TO SAINT FRANCIS ARE 31% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 21% HISPANIC; 6% OTHER RACES AND 42% WHITE. EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY AND OF THE 4,932 EMPLOYEES, 18% AFRICAN-AMERICAN; 10% HISPANIC; 4% OTHER RACES AND 68% ARE WHITE. | ||
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | P. ANTHONY GIORGIO, PHD (DIRECTOR) AND KARL KRAPEK (DIRECTOR) ARE BOTH 50% PARTNERS IN KEYSTONE COMPANIES, LLC, A RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER. SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER HAS NO TRANSACTIONS WITH THIS LLC. SAINT FRANCIS IS BUILDING AN ACCESS CENTER IN SIMSBURY OWNED BY KEYSTONE COMPANIES THAT WILL BE OCCUPIED IN THE FALL OF 2012. DAVID LENTINI (DIRECTOR) IS PRESIDENT OF CONNECTICUT BANK & TRUST, COMPANY. PHILIP SCHULZ (DIRECTOR), KARL KRAPEK (DIRECTOR), AND P. ANTHONY GIORGIO (DIRECTOR) ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONNECTICUT BANK & TRUST, COMPANY. MT SINAI REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, A RELATED PARTY TO SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER MAINTAINS A BUSINESS BANKING RELATIONSHIP WITH CBT. PHILIP SCHULZ (DIRECTOR) RECEIVES A FIXED PENSION PAYMENT FROM PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS, A PORTION OF WHICH IS UNFUNDED. PWC PERFORMS CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER. ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE PERFORMED AT ARM'S LENGTH AND FAIR MARKET TERMS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE AUDIT AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEWING THE FORM 990 AND WILL REPORT BACK TO THE FULL BOARD REGARDING THEIR REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE BOARD'S INTERNAL SECURE WEB PORTAL. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE POLICY INCLUDES AN OBLIGATION OF EACH BOARD MEMBER TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RESULTS OF THOSE SUBMISSIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNANCE POLICIES. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | AN EXTERNAL MARKET ANALYSIS IS PERFORMED & REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THERE IS A LINK ON THE SAINT FRANCIS EXTERNAL WEBSITE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REQUEST THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS; (A) ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, (B) FORM 990, (C) CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND (D) GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS CURRENTLY PUBLISHED ON THE EXTERNAL WEBSITE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: REV. THOMAS J. BARRY, J.C.L. - 3.00 HRS MOST REV. HENRY J. MANSELL, D.D. - 5.00 HRS CHRISTOPHER M. DADLEZ - 12.00 HRS BARBARA J. CALDERONE, B.S.N., J.D. - 2.00 HRS L. JEFFREY BALDWIN - 2.00 HRS SURENDRA K. CHAWLA, M.D. - 2.00 HRS ROBERT M. ELLIS - 2.00 HRS P. ANTHONY GIORGIO, PH.D. - 4.00 HRS WALTER HARRISON, PH.D. - 2.00 HRS JEFFREY S. HOFFMAN - 2.00 HRS PETER G. KELLY, J.D. - 3.00 HRS KARL J. KRAPEK - 2.00 HRS SISTER DOLORES LAHR, CSJ - 1.00 HR DAVID A. LENTINI - 1.00 HR JOYCE D. MANDELL - 1.00 HR JOHN J. MARA, M.D. - 2.00 HR REV. MSGR JOHN MCCARTHY, J.C.D., J.D. - 1.00 HR PAUL F. MITCHELL, DMD - 56.00 HRS DANIEL P. O'CONNELL - 4.00 HRS KEVIN J. O'CONNOR, J.D. - 2.00 HRS JOHN D. PAPANDREA, M.D. - 1.00 HR CURTIS D. ROBINSON - 2.00 HRS JOHN W. RODGERS, M.D. - 1.00 HR DR. GALO A. RODRIGUEZ, MPH - 2.00 HRS ANDREW A. SADANOWICZ - 1.00 HR SUSAN J. SAPPINGTON - 2.00 HRS HENRY S. SCHERER, JR. - 2.00 HRS PHILIP J. SCHULZ - 2.00 HRS ROSALIND E. SHENKMAN, L.C.S.W. - 1.00 HR JEAN-PIERRE VAN ROOY - 2.00 HRS GEN. (R) JOHN M. WATKINS - 2.00 HRS STEVEN RUBY - 1.00 HR E. MERRITT MCDONOUGH, JR. - 1.00 HR JENNIFER SMITH-TURNER - 1.00 HR RONALD D. JARVIS - 1.00 HR RICHARD GORDON, JD - 1.00 HR SHERI A. LEMIEUX - 2.00 HRS TERESA M. BOLTON - 6.00 HRS ROBERT CHRISTOPHER HARTLEY - 2.00 HRS PAUL F. PENDERGAST - 2.00 HRS KATHLEEN M. ROCHE - 4.00 HRS STEVEN ROSENBERG - 4.00 HRS DONALD STRACESKI - 4.00 HRS JOHN N. GIAMALIS - 10.00 HRS HEMA DESILVA - 59.00 HRS EDWARD S. JOHNSON - 4.00 HRS | |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -6,634,449. PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: 7,151,668. DECREASE IN ASSETS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS -1,362,417. DECREASE IN MINIMUM PENSION LIABILITY -34,806,346. INCREASE IN INTEREST IN ST FRANCIS FOUNDATION 1,702,000. NET PARTNERSHIP INCOME -2,510,101. CHANGE IN FAIR MARKET VALUE OF SWAP -10,674,433. PURCHASE OF MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY 2,452,287. OTHER CHANGES -1,030,159. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -45,711,950. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED ITS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE AUDIT AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. | |
| AMENDED RETURN | DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012, CERTAIN AMOUNTS REPORTED AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 WERE RESTATED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING PARTS AND SCHEDULES OF THE FORM 990 WERE AMENDED AS A RESULT OF THE RESTATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: - FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM EXPENSE & REVENUE AMOUNTS - FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 11C, MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE AMOUNT - FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 22, DEPRECIATION EXPENSE AMOUNT - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 2, SAVINGS AND TEMPORARY CASH INVESTMENTS AMOUNT - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 10B AND 10C, ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AMOUNT - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 12, INVESTMENTS - OTHER SECURITIES AMOUNT - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 15, OTHER ASSETS AMOUNT - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 27, UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 28, TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS - FORM 990, PART XI, RECONCILIATION - SCHEDULE D, PART VI, LINE 1B(C) AND 1B(D), BUILDINGS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION AMOUNT - SCHEDULE D, PART IX, LINE 2, BOND ISSUANCE COST, LESS AMORTIZATION AMOUNT - SCHEDULE D, PART XI, RECONCILIATION INCLUDING A CHANGE IN THE INCREASE IN INTEREST IN ST. FRANCIS FOUNDATION REPORTED ON LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS - SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINES 1, 3, AND 5 - SCHEDULE D, PART XIII, LINES 1, 3, AND 5 REFER TO THE ATTACHMENT AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR A DETAILED BREAKOUT OF CHANGES TO THE AMENDED RETURN. | |
| SCHEDULE H, PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED): | COALITION BUILDING IN THE AREAS OF COALITION BUILDING FORMAL PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL COALITIONS SUCH AS THE NORTHEND INSTITUTIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE, THE COMMUNITY YOUTH VIOLENCE COALITION AND OTHERS TAKE PLACE ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN ADDITION, INFORMAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FACILITY BUILDING OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND COALITIONS THAT WORK TO ADDRESS A MYRIAD OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES FACING THE POPULATION SERVED BY SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL. SAINT FRANCIS IS A MEMBER OF THE CHA FALLS PROTECTION COLLABORATION WHICH IS A MULTIFACETED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT REACHES OLDER ADULTS VIA THE EXISTING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. A PRIMARY CONSEQUENCE OF FALLING IS FRACTURE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON AN OLDER PERSON'S QUALITY OF LIFE, EVERYDAY FUNCTIONING & INDEPENDENCE. FALLS IN THE ELDERLY CAN ALSO HAVE A LARGER IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND OUR LARGER SOCIETY. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP PREVENT FALLS & RAISE AN AWARENESS OF SAFETY IN EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES BOTH ON THE ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING AND AT HOME, AFTER DISCHARGE, SO THAT PATIENTS LEARN THE BEHAVIORS THAT CAN HELP TO PREVENT FALLS. EXECUTIVE STAFF AT SAINT FRANCIS IS EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SERVING ON BOARDS, ASSISTING SMALL NON-PROFITS WITH FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING EXPERTISE AND IN-KIND SUPPORT AND PROVIDING MEETING SPACE FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE AREA OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SAINT FRANCIS PARTNERS WITH LOCAL NURSING SCHOOLS TO TRAINING NURSING STAFF TO ADDRESS AREAS OF HIGH NEED THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY. WORK IN THIS AREA ALSO INCLUDE PROVIDING INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AS WELL AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS TO EXPOSE THEM TO THE TYPE OF WORK THAT CAN TAKE PLACE IN A HOSPITAL SETTING. SAINT FRANCIS PARTNERS WITH THE CAPITOL REGION EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL'S HEALTH EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS ACADEMY FOR TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH. MASTERS AND PHD LEVEL STUDENT ARE ALSO RECRUITED FROM A VARIETY OF LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF PROJECTS SO THAT THEY BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE WORKPLACE. FINALLY, CLASSES AND SUPPORT ARE OFFERED TO SUPPORT STAFF'S PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE RNS TO BECOME BSNS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR EARNING POWER AND KNOWLEDGE BASE, AND ABILITY TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. SAINT FRANCIS OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF SUPPORT IN THE AREA OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND HAS A LONG HISTORY OF DOING SO. ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS ADVOCACY WORK AT SAINT FRANCIS IS DONE BY THOSE WITH HIGH LEVEL EXPERTISE IN AN AREA OF HEALTH CARE TO WHICH THEY CAN SPEAK WITH BOTH KNOWLEDGE AND CONVICTION. SOME EXAMPLES OF STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY WORK IN THE PAST INCLUDE: DR. KRISTEN ZARFOS WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO ADVOCATE FOR MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING COVERAGE IN THE NEW HEALTH CARE REFORM LEGISLATION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. DR. ANITA KELSEY WORKED AT THE STATE LEVEL ON A REGULAR BASIS TO INCREASE THE PROFILE OF THE CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN. THOMAS ROMAN WHO IS VERY INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS IS THE CURRENT CHAIRPERSON FOR THAT ORGANIZATION AT THE STATE LEVEL. DR. MARCUS MCKINNEY HAS DEVELOPED AN EXPERTISE IN HEALTH DISPARITIES AND IS INVOLVED COLLABORATIONS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY CHRISTOPHER DADLEZ HAS IDENTIFIED HEALTH DISPARITIES AS AN AREA OF INTEREST AND IS ACTIVE IN ADVOCACY WORK ON THIS ISSUE. |
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