Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
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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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SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER |
221494440 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER |
223452412 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER |
223452311 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER |
221500556 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER |
223452306 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER |
223452413 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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SAINT BARNABAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER |
222977312 | 03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | |||
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BARNABAS HEALTH =============== SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION (SBC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION WITH CORPORATE OFFICES IN WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION, WHICH OPERATES UNDER THE NAME OF THE BARNABAS HEALTH ("BH"), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF VARIOUS HEALTHCARE-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE TAX-EXEMPT ENTITIES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS RECOGNIZED SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION AS BEING A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3). AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE LARGEST TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY, BARNABAS HEALTH STRIVES TO CONTINUALLY DEVELOP AND OPERATE A MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NEW JERSEY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BARNABAS HEALTH ENSURES THAT ITS SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, FINANCIAL STATUS OR DISABILITY. NO INDIVIDUAL IS DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICE. MOREOVER, BARNABAS HEALTH PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. BARNABAS HEALTH MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF CHARITY CARE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. BARNABAS HEALTH FACILITIES PROVIDE TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR MORE THAN TWO MILLION PATIENT VISITS EACH YEAR AND DELIVER MORE THAN 16,000 BABIES ANNUALLY. BARNABAS HEALTH INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 18,000 EMPLOYEES (THE SECOND LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN THE STATE), INCLUDING 5,360 NURSES, OVER 4,500 PHYSICIANS (ONE-FIFTH OF THE STATE'S ACTIVELY PRACTICING PHYSICIANS), AND 445 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND INTERNS (THE LARGEST NON-UNIVERSITY COMPLEMENT OF RESIDENTS IN NEW JERSEY). MORE THAN 300 TRUSTEES AND 3,100 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SERVICE AS PART OF BARNABAS HEALTH. IN 2012, BARNABAS HEALTH WAS NAMED BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW AS ONE OF THE "100 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE." BARNABAS HEATH INCLUDES SIX ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, TWO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, REHABILITATION CENTERS, AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES, GERIATRIC CENTERS, A FREE-STANDING INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY, THE STATE'S LARGEST STATE WIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK, COMPREHENSIVE HOSPICE AND HOME CARE PROGRAMS. AMONG BARNABAS HEALTH'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SERVICES AND FACILITIES ARE: - NEW JERSEY'S ONLY CERTIFIED BURN TREATMENT FACILITY (TOP 10 IN THE UNITED STATES) - COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SURGERY SERVICES FOR ADULTS (US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT NAMED NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER ONE OF THE TOP 50 PROGRAMS FOR HEART AND HEART SURGERY IN 2010 AND 2011) - THE STATE'S OLDEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, PERFORMED OVER 670 TRANSPLANTS (RANKED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP FIVE PROGRAMS) - JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME AT THE SIX BH ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS; CHEST PAIN ACCREDITATION BY THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS - NEW JERSEY'S ONLY LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM - TWO KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTERS THAT COMBINED VOLUME RANKS IN THE TOP 5 CENTERS BY VOLUME IN THE NATION - A RENOWNED NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY PROGRAM - THREE VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTERS FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS - THE INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SCIENCE AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER - NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GERIATRIC SERVICES - COMPREHENSIVE CANCER SERVICES - THE JACQUELINE M. WILENTZ COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER - ONE STATE-ACCREDITED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AND FIVE STATE- ACCREDITED PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS - COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER AT THE SAINT BARNABAS AMBULATORY CARE CENTER; HIGHEST NUMBER OF MAMMOGRAMS AND BREAST IMAGING EXAMS ANNUALLY IN THE REGION AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE U.S. - THREE REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTERS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS - WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY AT NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER WHICH HOUSES NEW JERSEY'S ONLY NEONATAL ECMO PROGRAM FOR LIFE SUPPORT - LARGEST PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER) - PEDIATRIC CARDIAC PROGRAMS AFFILIATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY ----------------------------------------------------- IN JANUARY 2008, THE SYSTEM ENTERED INTO A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE UMDNJ-NJMS IN NEW JERSEY TO FORM A COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC AFFILIATION AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCE, THEREBY CREATING AN AFFILIATION INCLUDING TWO OF NEW JERSEY'S ACADEMIC AND PROVIDER SYSTEMS. THE NJMS INCLUDES MORE THAN 700 FACULTY AND 1,300 VOLUNTEER FACULTY IN 19 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS; A NETWORK OF 19 AFFILIATED HOSPITALS; AND, SPONSORSHIP OF 48 RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THE TWO SYSTEMS EXPLORE AND PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED JOINT CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND SHARED NON-CLINICAL SERVICES. TO DATE, SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER AND NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER HAVE BECOME MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATES OF UMDNJ-NJMS (SEE "GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION") AND MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AT EACH OF THESE TWO HOSPITALS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF UMDNJ-NJMS SPONSORED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY FROM UMDNJ-NJMS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BARNABAS HEALTH'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL. IN ADDITION, THE TWO SYSTEMS EVALUATE A NUMBER OF JOINT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. THE SYSTEM BELIEVES THAT THE AFFILIATION WITH THE UMDNJ-NJMS AND ITS SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH AND BASIC SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION STRENGTHENS ITS MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS ------------------------------------------------------- THE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITHIN THE BARNABAS HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDE UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE THREE TEACHING INSTITUTIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE SYSTEM: MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER, NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER. THE SYSTEM IS A MAJOR CLINICAL CAMPUS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM UMDNJ-NJMS, NEWARK, NJ, DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, PHILADELPHIA, THE NEW YORK COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, OLD WESTBURY, NY, AND SAINT GEORGE'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GRENADA FOR JUNIOR YEAR CLERKSHIP AND SENIOR YEAR ELECTIVES. CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR EDUCATION MISSION. RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES ARE OFFERED. CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR EDUCATION MISSION. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ("CME") ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, WITH OUR HOSPITALS ACCREDITED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY TO OFFER CATEGORY 1 AMA-PRA CME TO THE PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY. A NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN-ASSISTANT, TECHNICIAN AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS STUDENTS OBTAIN CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION IS FELT TO RESULT IN HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND ULTIMATELY DELIVERS TO OUR PATIENTS THE MOST CURRENT, COST-EFFECTIVE, AND INTEGRATED MEDICAL CARE POSSIBLE. BARNABAS HEALTH QUALITY ----------------------- THE BARNABAS HEALTH QUALITY PROGRAM IS ORGANIZED AROUND FIVE MAJOR PORTFOLIOS OF ACTIVITY, WHICH REPRESENT IMPORTANT CONTENT AREAS OF QUALITY THAT SPAN ACROSS ALL OF OUR AFFILIATE SITES: ACCREDITATION AND LICENSURE, PATIENT SAFETY, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, CLINICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE. TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT IMPROVING THESE MAJOR AREAS OF QUALITY, WE RELY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REQUIRES DATA AND PROCESS ANALYSIS, TEAMWORK AND FACILITATION, AND A PROJECT MANAGEMENT MINDSET THAT ALLOWS US TO MANAGE OUR WORK AND DRIVE IMPROVEMENT. ANOTHER CRITICAL ELEMENT OF OUR QUALITY PROGRAM IS OUR COLLABORATIVES. THESE ARE FRONT LINE LEADERS FROM EMERGENCY MEDICINE, CRITICAL CARE, INFECTION CONTROL, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AND PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE WHO ASSIST US IN IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES IN THEIR DISCIPLINE AND IMPLEMENTING THESE IN ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | PATIENT SATISFACTION -------------------- A DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT SATISFACTION/EXPERIENCE IS ACTIVE IN EACH OF THE BARNABAS HEALTH HOSPITALS - A FIRST IN NEW JERSEY WHEN IT WAS CREATED. THE PATIENT SATISFACTION TEAM ENSURES HANDS-ON RESPONSIVENESS TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROVIDES A FORUM WHERE PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN OPENLY COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS. CONSTANT EVALUATION OF AND ATTENTION TO PATIENTS' OPINIONS THROUGH FORMALIZED SURVEYS HELPS BH IDENTIFY AREAS OF STRENGTH AND THE AREAS WHERE THERE CAN BE IMPROVEMENT. BH IS COMMITTED TO FULFILLING OUR ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE FINEST HEALING ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND A POSITIVE, FULFILLING WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PHYSICIANS AND EMPLOYEES. AWARDS AND HONORS ================= BARNABAS HEALTH'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND SERVICE HAS RESULTED IN MANY AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS FOR THE SYSTEM AND ITS CENTERS. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: BARNABAS HEALTH --------------- - ALL SIX GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS OF BARNABAS HEALTH HAVE BEEN NAMED TO THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S FIRST-EVER BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA BY SCORING IN THE TOP 25 PERCENT AMONG THEIR PEERS IN AT LEAST ONE OF 16 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. - BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW NAMED BARNABAS HEALTH "ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK" IN HEALTHCARE IN THE US FOR 2012. - AARP RECOGNIZED BARNABAS HEALTH IN 2011 AS BEING ONE OF THE TOP EMPLOYERS FOR PEOPLE OVER 50. - BARNABAS HEALTH RECEIVED THE CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD RE-ACCREDITATION FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO TAKING CONCRETE ACTIONS TO REDUCE THE CANCER RISK OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES, ONE OF ONLY 50 COMPANIES IN THE NATION. - FIVE BARNABAS HEALTH HOSPITALS WERE NAMED AMONG ONLY 12 NEW JERSEY HOSPITALS AND ONLY 405 HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AMONG 3,099 CONSIDERED, AS 'TOP PERFORMERS ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES' BY THE PRESTIGIOUS JOINT COMMISSION. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE LEADING ACCREDITOR OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN AMERICA. CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER ("CMMC") ----------------------------------- CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER IS THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: HEALTHGRADES - 2012 AND 2011 SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE: RANKED IN THE TOP 5 PERCENT IN THE NATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE - 2011 SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE: RANKED IN THE TOP 5 PERCENT IN THE NATION FOR CRITICAL CARE - 2010, 2009, 2008, AND 2007: DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE (RANKED AMONG THE TOP 5% IN THE NATION) - 2010 SPECIALTY EXCELLENCE FOR GASTROINTESTINAL CARE (RANKED AMONG THE TOP 10% IN THE NATION) - 2011 FIVE STAR RATING IN: HIP FRACTURE REPAIR - 2010 FIVE STAR RATING IN: BOWEL OBSTRUCTION, DIABETIC ACIDOSIS & COMA, HEART FAILURE, HIP FRACTURE REPAIR, PNEUMONIA, SEPSIS, VASCULAR BYPASS SURGERY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT: - ONE OF 50 BEST HOSPITALS IN THE NY METRO AREA 2010-2011 FOR CANCER, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, AND UROLOGY. NJHDSS HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE REPORT SHOWS: - IN 2011, RANKED TOP IN THE STATE FOR TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND HEART ATTACK - IN 2010 AND 2009, RANKED TOP IN THE STATE FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, HEART ATTACK AND PNEUMONIA. - ACHIEVED THE TOP 10TH PERCENTILE RATING - CMMC WAS ONE OF ONLY 4 NJ HOSPITALS TO MEET THIS STANDARD - IN 2010, ACHIEVED HIGHEST PERFORMANCE REPORT IN SURGICAL CARE IMPROVEMENT SCORES PRESS GANEY: - 2008: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT CMMC WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE SUMMIT AWARD FOR PATIENT SATISFACTION - JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE CERTIFICATION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (ACS) - QUALITY RESPIRATORY CARE RECOGNITION (QRCR) BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE - JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE CERTIFICATION IN HEART FAILURE - JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE CERTIFICATION IN TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT AND IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT - THE CANCER CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY - CMMC IS A NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DESIGNATED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER - THE CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES EDUCATORS ACCREDITED - LABORATORY ACCREDITED BY THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS (CAP) COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER ("CMC") -------------------------------- CMC HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH DISTINGUISHED AWARDS FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. SOME OF THESE ARE LISTED BELOW: - THE HOSPITAL WAS SURVEYED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND RECEIVED ITS TRIENNIAL RE-ACCREDITATION FOR THE HOSPITAL, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE PROGRAMS - THE HOSPITAL VOLUNTARILY UNDERWENT DISEASE SPECIFIC SURVEYS AND RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION - GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT - HIP & KNEE, AND STROKE CARE. - THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES DESIGNATED CMC AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER - THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS DESIGNATED CMC AS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM HAS HAD THIS DISTINCTION SINCE 1986. - THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY RENEWED ACCREDITATIONS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, CT SCAN, MRI AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY. HEALTHGRADES AWARDS - AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS - DISTINGUISHED HOSPITAL AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE - EMERGENCY MEDICINE EXCELLENCE AWARD - GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD - GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD - MATERNITY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD - ORTHOPEDIC CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD - PULMONARY CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD - STROKE CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD - CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD - FIVE-STAR FOR TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK - FIVE-STAR FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE - FIVE STAR RATING FOR CRITICAL CARE - CMC ASSOCIATES AND MEDICAL STAFF COLLECTED NEARLY 16,000 POUNDS OF FOOD AND DONATED IT TO AREA FOOD BANKS IN OCEAN COUNTY. OVER 75,000 POUNDS OF FOOD HAS BEEN DONATED TO THOSE IN NEED DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS. - THE SECOND ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOLS SUPPLIES DRIVE SPONSORED BY CMC. EMPLOYEES COLLECTED 115 BACKPACKS ALONG WITH CARTONS OF CRAYONS, MARKERS, PENCILS, PENS, CALCULATORS, FILLER PAPER, NOTEBOOKS, HIGHLIGHTERS, LUNCHBOXES, ETC, FOR CHILDREN IN NEED. - CMC CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CARING FOR OCEAN COUNTY RESIDENTS, EVOLVING FROM A 50 BED HOSPITAL TO A REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDING CARE IN MOST MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. - CMC'S WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER WAS HONORED BY NJCEED (NEW JERSEY CANCER EDUCATION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM) FOR ITS DEDICATION AND SERVICES OF PROVIDING CANCER SCREENING SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF OCEAN COUNTY WHO ARE IN NEED. - THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATS OVER 97,000 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY PATIENTS ANNUALLY. - THE J. PHILLIP CITTA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER BROUGHT THE RAPID ACR LINEAR ACCELERATOR AND THE CYBERKNIFE TO OCEAN COUNTY OFFERING AREA RESIDENTS ACCESS TO THE LATEST GENERATION OF CANCER FIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES. KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER ("KMC") ------------------------------ - ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) WITH MAGNET RECOGNITION, THE HIGHEST HONOR GIVEN IN NURSING - RECOGNIZED IN U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT'S BEST HOSPITALS (METRO AREA) - DESIGNATED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES - RECIPIENT OF THE MAGNET AWARD FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE - JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED FOR HOSPITAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE - GRANTED A THREE-YEAR TERM OF ACCREDITATION IN THE AREA OF ADULT TRANSESOPHAGEAL AND ADULT TRANSTHORACIC BY THE INTERSOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY LABORATORIES (ICAEL). - THREE DOCTORS AFFILIATED WITH KMC HAVE BEEN NAMED "TOP DOCTORS OF NEW JERSEY" FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS BY CASTLE CONNOLLY MEDICAL, LTD., THE GOLD STANDARD FOR MEDICAL RATINGS RESEARCH. - RECEIVED THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-HEART FAILURE BRONZE QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. - RECEIVED DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE CERTIFICATION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (ACS) FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THE JOINT COMMISSION'S DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, LAUNCHED IN 2002, EVALUATES CLINICAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE AND IS CONSIDERED THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER ("MMC") ------------------------------- - RATED IN THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF THE NATION FOR BOTH EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND MATERNITY CARE BY HEALTHGRADES FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW - 2010 THROUGH 2012. - IN 2011, THE JACQUELINE M. WILENTZ COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER ACHIEVED STATUS AS A CERTIFIED QUALITY BREAST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - THE HIGHEST CERTIFICATION LEVEL OFFERED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY MEASURES FOR BREAST CENTERS (NQMBC). - THE WILENTZ CENTER IS THE FIRST IN THE REGION AND THE 18TH IN THE NATION TO BE DESIGNATED AS A CERTIFIED QUALITY BREAST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION ATTAINABLE FROM THE NATIONAL QUALITY MEASURES FOR BREAST CENTERS. - MMC WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO IMPLEMENT BREAST SPECIFIC GAMMA IMAGING (BSGI) - THE NEWEST TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY CANCEROUS LESIONS IN THE BREAST - AND AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND - TECHNOLOGY THAT COMBINES THE KNOWN BENEFIT OF ULTRASOUND FOR BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS WITH AN AUTOMATED IMAGING SYSTEM. - MMC HOLDS THE GOLD SEAL OF ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY FOR ITS ADVANCED IMAGING SYSTEMS, AND WAS THE FIRST IN NEW JERSEY AND THE 20TH IN THE NATION TO ACHIEVE THIS STATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) FOR THE BREAST. - TOMOTHERAPY INC. NAMED MONMOUTH THEIR OFFICIAL GLOBAL TRAINING SITE TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. - MMC WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO OPEN A GAMMA KNIFE CENTER, OFFERING PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DISORDERS A PROVEN ALTERNATIVE TO INVASIVE SURGERY. - MMC WAS CHOSEN BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT AS ONE OF ONLY 14 HOSPITALS IN THE NATION AND THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO PARTICIPATE IN A KEY NATIONAL INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE CARE FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. - THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MMC WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO OPEN A LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. IT HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST SURVIVAL RATES AMONG NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN THE COUNTY AND RANKS IN THE TOP ONE-THIRD FOR SURVIVAL AMONG SUCH UNITS THAT PARTICIPATED IN VERMONT/OXFORD NETWORK'S INTERNATIONAL DATABASE FOR BENCHMARKING. - THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MMC PERFORMS THE SECOND-HIGHEST NUMBER -OF PEDIATRIC SURGERIES IN THE STATE - NEARLY 2,000 INPATIENT AND SAME-DAY PROCEDURES EACH YEAR. - THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MMC DELIVERS MORE THAN 4,000 BABIES EACH YEAR MORE THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES. - THE CHILDREN'S CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICE IS THE ONLY STATE-DESIGNATED PROGRAM IN MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES THAT PROVIDES INPATIENT TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ACUTE EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. - MMC HAS ONE OF ONLY THREE CYSTIC FIBROSIS ("CF") CENTERS IN THE STATE AND HAS EARNED A PRESTIGIOUS DISTINCTION AS A COMPREHENSIVE CF CENTER. IT IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST OF THE CENTERS IN NEW JERSEY. - MMC HAS RECEIVED FULL ACCREDITATION AS A CYCLE III ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER FROM THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTERS (SCPC). CYCLE III IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACCREDITATION. - MMC RECEIVED THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD FROM THE LAKEWOOD SHOPPER AND THE OCEAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. - MMC RECEIVED CT ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR) WITH ZERO DEFICIENCIES. MMC, A BARNABAS HEALTH FACILITY, HAS BEEN GRANTED ULTRASOUND ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR) ULTRASOUND COMMITTEE. - MMC WAS VOTED BEST OF THE BEST HOSPITAL IN THE 2011 ASBURY PARK PRESS READERS' CHOICE AWARDS. - U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RECOGNIZED MMC AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN CANCER, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. - MMC HAS THE LOWEST SURGICAL MORTALITY RATE IN NEW JERSEY AND THE LOWEST PNEUMONIA MORTALITY RATE IN THE STATE. - MMC IS DREXEL UNIVERSITY'S LARGEST MAJOR ACADEMIC MEDICAL AFFILIATE IN NEW JERSEY AND IS THE ONLY AREA ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER TO ACHIEVE REGIONAL MEDICAL CAMPUS STATUS. - MMC IS RECOGNIZED AS A DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER AMONG AN ELITE GROUP OF THE NATION'S NINE LEADING TEACHING HOSPITALS, BY PRESS GANEY. - MMC IS A DESIGNATED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER. - MMC, A BARNABAS HEALTH FACILITY, HAS BEEN GRANTED ULTRASOUND ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR) ULTRASOUND COMMITTEE. - THE NEW GEM UNIT OPENED IN NOVEMBER AND FEATURES SIX PRIVATE ENCLOSED ROOMS IN A SEPARATE AREA OF THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF THE FRAIL ELDERLY AND THEIR CARETAKERS. - THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE FOR A QUALITY DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS RECENTLY AWARDED TO THE PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT MMC AS WELL AS THE CENTER FOR DIABETES EDUCATION AT MMC - AN HONOR ORIGINALLY BESTOWED ON THE MEDICAL CENTER IN 2007. WITH THIS RECOGNITION, THE CENTER WAS RE-CERTIFIED BY THE ADA AS OFFERING HIGH QUALITY DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION THAT IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF EFFECTIVE DIABETES TREATMENT. NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER ("NBIMC") ------------------------------------------- NBIMC IS THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - 2012 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - 2012 EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARDS FOR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FROM THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - 2012 HRET COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD FOR THE NBIMC WELLNESS PROGRAM FROM THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - 2011-12 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S BEST HOSPITALS; NATIONALLY RANKED #49 IN CARDIOLOGY & HEART SURGERY; HIGH-PERFORMING IN CANCER, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, EAR, NOSE & THROAT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, PULMONOLOGY, UROLOGY. OVERALL RANKING OF #12 IN THE NEW YORK METRO AREA. - RECOGNITION FOR CONSISTENT HIGH LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN CORE MEASURES FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION - 2011 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES, GOLD PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, HEART FAILURE (JULY - JUNE) - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL CARDIOVSCULAR DATA REGISTRY 2011 SILVER PERFORMANCE RECOGNITION FOR AMI BASED ON DATA SUBMITTED TO ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG (GET WITH THE GUIDELINES) - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, MISSION: LIFELINE STEMI RECEIVING CENTER, BRONZE PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (BASED ON DATA SUBMITTED TO ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG GET WITH THE GUIDELINES; ONLY ONE OTHER HOSPITAL RECEIVED IN NJ-DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT INCLUDES TIMING MEASURES FOR TRANSFER PATIENTS WITH STEMI) VALID FOR DATA ENTERED JANUARY 1, 2010 TO DECEMBER 31, 2010 - INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT RECOGNITION AS A MENTOR HOSPITAL REGISTRY FOR INFECTION PREVENTION; MRSA - DESIGNATED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. - THE JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE SPECIFIC ACCREDITATIONS FOR: ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; VAD DESTINATION THERAPY, - FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, TRIENNIAL SURVEY - FULL ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION BY COMMISSION ON CANCER - STOKE CENTER DESIGNATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - NUCLEAR MEDICINE, ICANML ACCREDITATION, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY ACCREDITATION - RADIOLOGY: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ACCREDITATION, MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT CERTIFICATION - INTER-SOCIETAL COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF THE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - LABORATORIES - CARDIAC NON INVASIVE - AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY ACCREDITATION - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE ACCREDITATION - BLOOD BANK; STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS, FDA - LABORATORY, COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGY - RADIOLOGY - MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS CERTIFICATION/ AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER ("SBMC") -------------------------------------- SBMC IS THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - 2010, THE BREAST CENTER RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BY NAPBC, NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS - BEST REGIONAL HOSPITALS US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT FOR 2010-2011. SBMC WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE AREAS OF CANCER, DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, KIDNEY DISORDERS, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, EAR, NOSE & THROAT AND UROLOGY - EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD FOR ESTABLISHING A FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO IMPROVE PATIENT AND FAMILY EXPERIENCES IN THE NICU - THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAMINERS (IBLCE) AND THE INTERNATIONAL LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATION (ILCA) AWARD FOR PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING BREASTFEEDING. - THE QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO) CERTIFICATION OF THE CANCER CENTER AT SBMC - THE JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE-SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION - THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR STROKE CARE. - THE CANCER CENTERS OF SBMC THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER (COC) OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACOS). - THE CLINICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF OPTUMHEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FOR SBMC NEONATAL CENTER - LEVEL 4 SPECIALIZED EPILEPSY CENTERS DESIGNATION BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EPILEPSY CENTERS (NAEC) FOR THE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS BARNABAS HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER ("BHBHC") -------------------------------------------------- BHBHC IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. THE BHBHC, THROUGH THE INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION, HAS LED BH TO ACHIEVE THE CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD FOR BH AND ITS HOSPITAL FACILITIES. THE CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD ACCREDITATION IS BASED UPON A SERIES OF CANCER-RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS TO FIGHT CANCER IN WORKPLACES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE GOLD STANDARD IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM WITH THREE MAIN GOALS: - RISK REDUCTION: REDUCING THE RISK OF CANCER BY NOT USING TOBACCO AND BY MAINTAINING A HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, - EARLY DETECTION: DETECTING CANCER AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAGE, WHEN TREATMENT HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES, THROUGH AGE AND GENDER-APPROPRIATE SCREENINGS, AND - QUALITY CARE: ENSURING ACCESS TO THE BEST AVAILABLE CANCER TREATMENT. THE CEO CANCER GOLD STANDARD FOCUSES ON FIVE CRITICAL AREAS, KNOWN AS THE FIVE PILLARS. THE FIVE PILLARS ALIGN WITH THE GOLD STANDARD'S GOALS AS FOLLOWS: BARNABAS HEALTH SERVICES ======================== BARNABAS HEALTH PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT. ITS SYSTEM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 1. CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER 2. COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER 3. KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER 4. MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER 5. NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER 6. SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER 7. SAINT BARNABAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER 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 SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION; THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ORGANIZATION OF BARNABAS HEALTH. 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. SELECT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ============================ CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT BARNABAS HEALTH'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER (CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER) -------------------------------------------------- THE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER AT CLARA MAASS, HOUSED WITHIN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SERVICES GEARED TOWARDS WOMEN'S WELLNESS AND ILLNESSES. SOME OF THE SERVICES INCLUDE A DEDICATED BREAST SERVICE, OSTEOPOROSIS SERVICE, PERINATAL PROGRAM, GYNECOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND INCONTINENCE SERVICE. ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, A CLINICAL DIETICIAN, SOCIAL WORKER AND HOME-CARE PERSONNEL WORK WITH PHYSICIANS TO PLAN, EVALUATE, AND ADDRESS THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF WOMEN USING THE CENTER. THE ORTHOPEDIC SPINE & JOINT INSTITUTE (CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------------- USING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PATIENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS TO FOLLOW BOTH PRE-OPERATIVELY AND POST-OPERATIVELY. ORTHOPEDISTS INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS THAT ARE PROVEN TO LEAD TO IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES. EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO LESSEN ANXIETY BEFORE SURGERY AND ENABLE EASIER REHABILITATION FOLLOWING SURGERY. THE ORTHOPEDIC SPINE & JOINT INSTITUTE AT CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER IS HOUSED ON A DEDICATED NURSING UNIT WITHIN CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER. A REHABILITATION GYM LOCATED ON THE UNIT BEGINS PATIENTS ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY QUICKLY FOLLOWING SURGERY. PATIENTS WEAR THEIR OWN CLOTHING INSTEAD OF HOSPITAL GOWNS AND AMENITIES SUCH AS THE SERVICES OF A HAIRDRESSER ARE A STANDARD PART OF THE PROGRAM. J. PHILLIP CITTA REGIONAL CANCER CENTER (COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS CENTER OFFERS A DEDICATED INPATIENT ONCOLOGY UNIT, RADIATION ONCOLOGY CENTER, INFUSION CENTER AND A FULL RANGE OF SUPPORT GROUPS AND SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CMC'S DEDICATED STAFF OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. THE CANCER PROGRAM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE RENOWNED FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. FIRST MOMENTS MATERNITY SERVICES (COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER) ----------------------------------------------------------- THE MATERNITY PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN A TOTAL CONCEPT OF CARE FOR MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES, WHERE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING ARE ENHANCED BY THE HUMAN TOUCH OF DEDICATED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THE UNIT IS STAFFED BY HIGHLY SKILLED PHYSICIANS, MIDWIVES AND NURSES, WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE MAGNET AWARD FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, ALL OF CMC'S NURSES ARE CERTIFIED IN NEONATAL RESUSCITATION AND LACTATION RESOURCE TRAINED. THE PROGRAM OFFERS 24/7 ONSITE NEONATAL COVERAGE. THE MODERN STATE-OF-THE-ART UNIT OFFERS MOMS-TO-BE THE MOST ADVANCED MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TECHNOLOGY IN A COMFORTABLE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE LABOR-DELIVERY RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM ROOMS COMBINE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY WITH A SOOTHING HOME-LIKE DECOR. THE UNIT ALSO INCLUDES A SPECIAL CARE NURSERY STAFFED BY A NEONATOLOGIST AND CERTIFIED NEONATAL NURSES TO CARE FOR BABIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND A FULLY-EQUIPPED OPERATING SUITE FOR CESAREAN BIRTHS OR HIGH-RISK VAGINAL DELIVERIES. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------- THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, UTILIZING THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGY COUPLED WITH A TOTAL FOCUS ON PATIENT AND FAMILY SATISFACTION. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS REVOLUTIONIZED HOW PATIENTS ARE TREATED IN MODERN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS BY EXPEDITING THE PROCESS WHICH PATIENTS MUST UNDERGO PRIOR TO RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE FACILITY HAS A TOTAL OF THIRTY-ONE TREATMENT ROOMS AND SEVEN URGENT CARE BEDS. THE STAFF IS FOCUSED ON RESPECTING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ALL ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. EVERY ASPECT OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE IN EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE OFFERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. THIS HAS LED TO NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS FOR PATIENT SATISFACTION AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING (KIMBALL MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------ THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING OFFERS AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY HEALTHY THROUGH EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS. AMONG ITS AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS ARE THE CAREGIVERS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WHICH MATCHES CAREGIVERS OF ANY INDIVIDUAL 60 YEARS AND OLDER WITH A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER TO PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT. THE CENTER ALSO OFFERS DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETES AND PROVIDES EDUCATION THROUGH A SERIES OF FOUR CLASSES. THE CENTER IS ALSO HOME TO THE ARTHRITIS EDUCATION CENTER WHERE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ANY OF THE DEBILITATING FORMS OF ARTHRITIS CAN SEEK EDUCATION ABOUT DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENTS, NEW MEDICATIONS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIALLY DESIGNED CLASSES SUCH AS T'AI CHI, YOGA AND THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION'S EXERCISE PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS IN ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING EXPERIENCE ENHANCED PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALING THROUGH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROGRAMS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN JOIN WITH OTHERS TO LEARN AND SHARE EXPERIENCES, STRENGTH AND HOPE. THE JACQUELINE M. WILENTZ COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER (MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMITTED TO MEETING THE BREAST HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ALL WOMEN, THE BREAST CENTER IS THE REGION'S ONLY FACILITY TO OFFER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM DEDICATED TO THE BREAST HEALTH NEEDS OF ALL WOMEN. MMC PROVIDES A COMFORTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE SETTING IN WHICH ALL OUTPATIENT BREAST HEALTHCARE SERVICES ARE FOUND IN ONE CONVENIENT LOCATION. MMC TAKES A COORDINATED APPROACH TO BREAST CARE - BOTH WELL CARE AND CANCER CARE. MMC IS DESIGNED FOR WOMEN WHO SEEK ANNUAL BREAST EVALUATION AND FOR THOSE WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER OR BENIGN BREAST DISEASE. ANNUAL PHYSICAL BREAST EXAMINATIONS, MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE, HEADED BY A DEDICATED BREAST RADIOLOGIST WHO OVERSEES A STAFF OF HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNOLOGISTS. CONSULTATIONS AND SECOND OPINIONS (SURGERY, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, MAMMOGRAPHY, PLASTIC SURGERY AND RADIATION THERAPY), BREAST CANCER HIGH RISK PROGRAM, STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY SYSTEM, CLINICAL RESEARCH AND A BREAST INFORMATION CENTER. THE CRANMER AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER) --------------------------------------------------------------- THE CENTER PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF SAME-DAY SURGICAL SERVICES USING THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE. THE FACILITY INCLUDES FOUR FULL-SERVICE OPERATING ROOMS, THREE MINOR PROCEDURE ROOMS AND A THREE-TIERED GRADUATED RECOVERY AREA, RESPECTING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. THE ONE-STORY, 19,000-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING IS EQUIPPED TO PERFORM ALL TYPES OF SAME-DAY SURGICAL PROCEDURES, INCLUDING ARTHROSCOPIC, LAPAROSCOPIC AND LASER TECHNIQUES. EVERY ASPECT OF THE CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE IN EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE OFFERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. THE VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS (MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER; NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER; AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS SUCH AS SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, THALASSEMIA AND THROMBOCYTOPENIA. CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS (BIRTH TO 21 YEARS OF AGE) WITH LEUKEMIA AND OTHER CANCERS ARE TREATED ACCORDING TO THE MOST ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS. THE CENTER IS A MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S CANCER GROUP, AN INTERNATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH GROUP SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DESIGNATED AS A "COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CENTER FOR SICKLE CELL ANEMIA" BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS PROVIDED THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM. MMC IS ONE OF FIVE HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY (ALONG WITH NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER) THAT ARE PART OF THE VALERIE FUND, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY NETWORKS IN THE COUNTRY. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER) --------------------------------------------------------------------- CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. THE HOSPITAL WITHIN A HOSPITAL COMBINES THE MOST ADVANCED FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH THE PHILOSOPHY OF FAMILY CENTERED CARE. NBIMC HAS 177 BEDS THAT ARE LICENSED FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INCLUDING PEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE AND INTERMEDIATE SERVICES. FAMILIES EXPERIENCE A WARM COMFORTING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND CLINICAL STAFF UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THE VITAL ROLE OF PARENTS IN THE HEALING PROCESS. SERVICES INCLUDE CHILDREN'S HEART CENTER, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, PEDS EMERGENCY SERVICES, PULMONARY SERVICES, VALERIE FUND CANCER CENTER, HEMOPHILIA TREATMENT CENTER, CONSCIOUS SEDATION, ROBOTIC SURGERY AND THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AND HEART FAILURE TREATMENT (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE TEAM PERFORMED 63 HEART TRANSPLANTS IN 2011 PLACING NBIMC AMONG THE TOP VOLUMES OF TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE MOST ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN NEW JERSEY FOR PEOPLE WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE OR END STAGE CARDIAC DISEASE INCLUDING THE ULTIMATE TREATMENT, ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. NBIMC'S SHORT AND LONG TERM SURVIVAL RATES HAVE CONTINUALLY SURPASSED BOTH REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AVERAGES. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENTS SPEND LESS TIME WAITING FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT THAN MOST CANDIDATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE EXPERIENCED MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM HAS WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER UNDER THE SAME LEADERSHIP FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER) ---------------------------------------------------------- THE PREMIER CARDIAC SERVICES PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO HIGHLY SOPHISTICATED HEART SURGERY. MEMBERS OF THE SURGICAL TEAM ARE RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AND ARE ADVANCING THE LATEST MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES THAT OFFER PATIENTS FASTER RECOVERY AND FEWER COMPLICATIONS. THE CENTER'S REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE HAS MADE THEM EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CARDIAC SURGEONS THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST. SERVICES INCLUDE MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY/ROBOTIC SURGERY, BEATING HEART SURGERY, AND INTEGRATIVE CARDIAC WELLNESS. TO ENSURE EVERYONE WITH HEART DISEASE HAS ACCESS TO THE SPECIALIZED SERVICES, NBIMC PROVIDES COMPLIMENTARY TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. NBIMC WAS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 50 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. FOR HEART AND HEART SURGERY BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT 2010 AND 2011. THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY AT SAINT BARNABAS (SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER) -------------------------------------------------------------------- THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER IS DEDICATED TO DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. AN UNPRECEDENTED TEAM OF EXPERTS LEADS THE PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE AND OFFERS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY DEDICATED TO THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS. SPECIALIZED CARE IS OFFERED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY, MEMORY DISORDERS, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, AND OTHER NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS RESULTING FROM AN INJURY OR ACCIDENT. COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER-HYPERACTIVITY AND LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS FOR ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS. THE INSTITUTE'S COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS USE SOPHISTICATED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS CRITICAL TO IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. INNOVATIVE SURGICAL AND DRUG THERAPIES ARE OFFERED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE SEIZURE CONTROL. THE MEMORY DISORDERS PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MEMORY PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SUCH AS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, HEAD TRAUMA AND STROKE. PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATING IN CLINICAL TRIALS THAT OFFER THE MOST ADVANCED DRUG THERAPIES AS WELL AS FROM A TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED NEUROSURGEONS WHO OFFER A FULL RANGE OF TRADITIONAL AND PIONEERING SURGICAL PROCEDURES. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SBMC IS A STATE DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER WITH JOINT COMMISSION PROGRAM CERTIFICATION. THE STROKE CENTER OFFERS THE LATEST TREATMENT FOR STROKE INCLUDING COMPLEX NEURO INTERVENTIONS. THE CENTER, AS PART OF ITS MISSION, PROVIDES STROKE AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. THE INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY WAS NAMED ONE OF THE 50 TOP HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN 2009. THE CANCER CENTER OF SAINT BARNABAS (SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER) ------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS IN JUNE 1995, INTEGRATING MANY OF SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER'S EXISTING CANCER SERVICES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER FACILITY. THE CENTER PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE, AS WELL AS SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. AMONG THE SERVICES OFFERED ARE: - A STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT FACILITY, INCLUDING PRIVATE TREATMENT ROOMS, A SATELLITE PHARMACY AND PRIVATE CONSULTATION ROOMS. - PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, ART THERAPY FOR CHILDREN OF CANCER PATIENTS, WORKSHOPS ON COPING WITH CANCER, FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE. - CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND PHARMACEUTICAL-SPONSORED PROTOCOLS. MORE NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS ARE TREATED AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER THAN AT ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE STATE. THE BARNABAS HEALTH RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT CENTERS --------------------------------------------------------- LOCATED AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER AND NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, THE COMBINED BARNABAS HEALTH RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS ARE THE THIRD BY VOLUME AMONG 240 INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH MORE THAN 295 SURGERIES PERFORMED AT THE CENTERS IN 2011. THE RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, THE MOST ACTIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTER IN NEW JERSEY, IS THE ONLY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN THE STATE INVOLVED IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS FOR PATIENTS. IN 1995, BARNABAS HEALTH BEGAN ITS SIMULTANEOUS PANCREAS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AND IN 1996 OPENED A PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY PROGRAM. TODAY, THE DENNIS R. FILIPPONE, M.D., LIVING DONOR INSTITUTE AT SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER, AND THE LIVING DONOR PROGRAM AT NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER OFFER MANY LIVING DONATION OPTIONS. SINCE 1968, THE RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS HAVE PERFORMED MEDICAL FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, INCLUDING TRANSPLANT IN THE YOUNGEST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT IN NEW JERSEY, THE FIRST LAPAROSCOPIC KIDNEY RETRIEVAL IN A LIVING DONOR, THE FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY IN THE WORLD. THE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM MANAGES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES AT ALL STAGES OF SEVERITY, INCLUDING NEPHRITIC SYNDROME AND HYPERTENSION UP TO AND INCLUDING END STAGE RENAL DISEASE. THE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH PEDIATRIC UROLOGISTS TO PROVIDE TOTAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH UROLOGICAL AND NEPHROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. BARNABAS HEALTH AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER --------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CENTER IS DESIGNED FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING SURGERY OR OTHER PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT AN OVERNIGHT STAY. THE FACILITY HOUSES SEVEN FULL-SERVICE OPERATING ROOMS, THREE GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY SUITES AND THREE MINOR PROCEDURE ROOMS. TO ACCOMMODATE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THERE ARE SEPARATE RECOVERY AREAS. SPECIALTIES INCLUDE: GENERAL, BREAST PROCEDURES, GASTROENTEROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY,ORAL/DENTAL MAXILLOFACIAL, ORTHOPEDIC, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES, PLASTIC/COSMETIC AND MAXILLOFACIAL, PODIATRIC, UROLOGY, AND VASCULAR. THE BREAST CENTER AT THE AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ----------------------------------------------- THE BARNABAS BREAST CENTERS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CARE WELLNESS SERVICES SO ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD HEALTH. SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EVERY DETAIL OF THIS CENTER - FROM THE COORDINATED TEAM APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF THE FACILITY - TO CREATE A COMFORTABLE, WARM AND CARING ENVIRONMENT. OUR CENTER AT THE AMBULATORY CARE CENTER OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDING STATE-OF-THE-ART MAMMOGRAPHY, THE LATEST DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO FACILITATE EVALUATION, COORDINATED TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP. DESIGNED TO REDUCE STRESS, WITH UNIQUE FEATURES RESPONDING TO THE AMENITIES REQUESTED BY WOMEN, THE CENTER PROVIDES A SPECIAL COMFORT TO THOSE COPING WITH BREAST CARE ISSUES. THE BREAST CENTER IS ONE OF THE ONLY FACILITIES IN THE REGION OFFERING TRIPLE-ASSURANCE TO PATIENTS HAVING A DIGITAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAM. TWO STANDARD VIEWS ARE TAKEN OF EACH BREAST AS PART OF THE STANDARD SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY PROTOCOL. THE MAMMOGRAPHY FILMS ARE PROCESSED BY A COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION (CAD) SYSTEM, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SUSPICIOUS FEATURES THAT MAY WARRANT ADDITIONAL REVIEW. TWO RADIOLOGISTS THEN INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE FILMS. THE BARNABAS HEALTH BREAST AND WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER AT BEDMINSTER ------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS CENTER, LOCATED AT ONE ROBERTSON DRIVE IN BEDMINSTER, OFFERS TRIPLE-ASSURANCE DIGITAL SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS. A COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION SYSTEM AND TWO RADIOLOGISTS INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE FILMS FOR THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES X-RAY AND ULTRASOUND FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. IN 2010, MRI WAS ADDED TO THE CENTER'S IMAGING SERVICES. THE CENTER'S OSTEOPOROSIS SERVICES INCLUDE ALL OF IT'S DEXA SCANS INTERPRETED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED EXPERTS IN BONE DENSITOMETRY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS. THE CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS INCLUDING ITEMIZED LISTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S RISK FACTORS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS AND FRACTURES. OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES ---------------------- BARNABAS HEALTH PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER - ANESTHESIOLOGY - BARIATRIC SURGERY - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK - BLOODLESS MEDICINE AND SURGERY PROGRAM - BURN CENTER - CANCER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - CARDIAC SERVICES (THE SAINT BARNABAS HEART HOSPITAL) - CELIAC DISEASE PROGRAM - CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS - COLON WELLNESS CENTER - COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION CENTER - CORPORATE CARE - CRANIOFACIAL CENTER - CYSTIC FIBROSIS - DIABETES CARE - DIALYSIS, RENAL - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - EPILEPSY CENTER, ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE - HEALTH ASSESSMENT CENTER FOR ATHLETES - HEMODIALYSIS - HOME HEALTH SERVICES - HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - IMAGING CENTER - INTERNAL MEDICINE FACULTY PRACTICE - INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CENTER - JOINT INSTITUTES - JOINT AND SPINE INSTITUTE - LASIK REFRACTIVE SURGERY - LUNG CENTER - LUNG TRANSPLANT - MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH - MEDICINE SUBSPECIALTIES - CENTER FOR MENOPAUSE AND REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE SERVICES - MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS COMPREHENSIVE CARE PROGRAM - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY - NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES - OBESITY AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CENTER - DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY - OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE - OSTEOPOROSIS AND METABOLIC BONE DISEASE CENTER - THE PAIN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE - PATHOLOGY SERVICES - PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY - PEDIATRICS - GENERAL AND SUBSPECIALTY - PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION - PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY - THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CENTER (INCLUDES DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETICS, DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND IMMUNOLOGY, LYME DISEASE AND RHEUMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY) - PERITONEAL DIALYSIS - PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION - PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - PRE-ADMISSION TESTING - POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION - OUTPATIENT PULMONARY REHABILITATION - RADIATION ONCOLOGY - RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT - REFRACTIVE SURGERY CENTER - REGIONAL CRANIOFACIAL CENTER - RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS OF BARNABAS HEALTH - COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION CENTER - DEPARTMENT OF RESPIRATORY CARE - ROBOTIC SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - SENIOR HEALTH - SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER - SMOKING CESSATION - SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER - SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE - STROKE, COMPREHENSIVE AND PRIMARY CENTERS - SURGERY DEPARTMENT - TOBACCO TREATMENT PROGRAM - TRANSITIONAL CARE UNITS - TRAVEL CLINIC - THE CENTER FOR UROGYNECOLOGY - VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTERS - WEIGHT LOSS INSTITUTE - WOMEN'S CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT - WOMEN'S/PARENT HEALTH EDUCATION - WOMEN'S CENTER FOR GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY, CATERINA GREGORI, M.D. - WOUND CARE CENTERS - VASCULAR CENTEr |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- BARNABAS HEALTH IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES TO MEET ALL THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT PATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY ITS STAFF, BH MAKES AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE: - AIDS/HIV POSITIVE SUPPORT GROUP - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP - BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION - BURN PEER SUPPORT GROUP - CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS AND PROGRAMS - CARDIAC REHABILITATION SUPPORT GROUP - CHILDREN OF AGING PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP - COPING LOW VISION - CRANIOFACIAL PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT - EPILEPSY PARENT SUPPORT GROUP - IMPOTENCE ANONYMOUS - INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP - LYMPHEDEMA EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP - NICU SUPPORT GROUP - OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION - PARENTING INSIGHTS - PARKINSON'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP - PEDIATRIC OUTREACH EDUCATION - PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP - REFRACTIVE SURGERY SEMINAR - RENAL TRANSPLANT AND DIALYSIS SUPPORT GROUPS AND PROGRAMS - RESOLVE - THE WELLNESS CONNECTION - WOMEN'S HEALTH/PARENT EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES AND PROGRAMS ---------------------------------- BARNABAS HEALTH OFFERS A VARIETY OF LIFESTYLE AND INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES TO IMPROVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL WELL BEING. THERE IS A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: - AQUACIZE CLASS - CPR: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CLASS - FIRST AID PROGRAMS - HIPPOTHERAPY: THERAPY FOR CHILDREN ON HORSEBACK - INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAMS - KARATE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS - LEARN PROGRAM FOR WEIGHT CONTROL - MOMS IN MOTION: PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE - SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAMS - STAY FIT - YOGA CLASS CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES -------------------------------------------- BARNABAS HEALTH OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF PRENATAL CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS SEMINARS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED, TO: - ADOPTIVE PARENTS BABY CARE CONSULTATIONS - BREASTFEEDING CLASS - BREAST PUMP RENTAL SERVICE - DADDY BEEPER RENTAL SERVICE - GRANDPARENTING - INFANT AND CHILD CPR - LAMAZE REFRESHER SERIES - MARVELOUS MULTIPLES PROGRAM - MOMS IN MOTION: PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EXERCISE - PARENTING INSIGHTS - PETS AND BABIES SEMINAR - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH SERIES - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH/LAMAZE SERIES - SIBLING CLASS - WOMEN'S HEATH SEMINARS - WOMEN'S RESOURCE LIBRARY |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF BARNABAS HEALTH ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION THE SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE PERFORMED A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO PROVIDING IT TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF BH. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S IN HOUSE COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNAL AUDIT AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF BH 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 INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUTLINED ABOVE, FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. IN ADDITION, THE SYSTEM'S EXTERNAL OUTSIDE TAX COUNSEL REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990. 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 INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SAINT BARNABAS CORPORATION AUDIT COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REFERRED TO THE CORPORATE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OR ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL, THE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAINTAINS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE RETIRED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOTH THE RETIRED AND CURRENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF OTHER KEY OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF BARNABAS HEALTH; INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF BARNABAS HEALTH'S HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS TO BE COMPRISED SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, SEEKS GUIDANCE AND SUBSTANTIATION FROM A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE RETIRED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOTH THE RETIRED AND CURRENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; EACH OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RETIRED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOTH THE RETIRED AND CURRENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF BARNABAS HEALTH'S HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BARNABAS HEALTH PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
| RELATED HOURS DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF BARNABAS HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR 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 TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF BARNABAS HEALTH; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE | CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS - ($26,439); - PENSION CHANGES OTHER THAN NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST - ($3,241,474); - GAIN ON EARLY EXTINGUISHMENT OF DEBT - $23,460,133; - RETURNED ESCROW ON SALE OF NURSING HOMES - $636,614; AND - BAD DEBT ADJUSTMENT WITH RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES; NET - $240,000. |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE TAXPAYER IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF BARNABAS HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ALL AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010; 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 THE SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF BARNABAS HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE TAXPAYER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE A-133 AUDIT. |
| INFORMATION ABOUT SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS | SCHEDULE A, PART I | THE ORGNIZATION IS ALSO AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3), 509(A)(3) SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE OTHER BARNABAS HEALTH TAX-EXEMPT INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS CLASSIFIED AS IRC SECTION 509(A)(1) AND 509(A)(2) PUBLIC CHARITIES. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE R AND R-1. |
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