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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. | ||||||
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| 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. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






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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.) | ||||||
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| 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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| PART III, LINE 4A AND SCHEDULE H, PART II & PART VI: | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER ("UCMC") IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. RENOWNED FOR TREATING SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX MEDICAL CASES, UCMC BRINGS THE VERY LATEST MEDICAL TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS IN CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY, AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN THIS WAY, UCMC FURTHERS ITS COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE, CLINICAL PRACTICE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. UCMC PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PHYSICIANS AND THE PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPLEX CARE AND ROUTINELY RANKS AMONG THE TOP PROVIDERS OF MEDICAID SERVICES (BASED ON ADMISSIONS AND INPATIENT DAYS) IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMUNITY OVERVIEW; COMMUNITY SERVICE THE UCMC SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF A LARGE, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME POPULATION ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE, A COMMUNITY THAT IS AMONG ONE OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THAT HAS A CRITICAL NEED FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE. THE POPULATION OF THE SOUTH SIDE IS APPROXIMATELY 87 PERCENT AFRICAN AMERICAN, 6 PERCENT WHITE AND 4 PERCENT HISPANIC. THE SOUTH SIDE IS RELATIVELY POOR COMPARED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO AS A WHOLE WITH 29 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS REPORTING FAMILY INCOMES BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL COMPARED WITH 20 PERCENT FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE. IN ADDITION, JUST UNDER HALF OF THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY LIVES BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. (SOURCE: SERVING CHICAGO'S UNDERSERVED: REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM PROFILES, CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, CHICAGO HEALTH AND HEALTH SYSTEMS PROJECT (OCT. 20, 2005).) THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THE UNHEALTHIEST IN COOK COUNTY, WITH HIGH RATES OF DIABETES, ASTHMA, HYPERTENSION AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS. IN FACT, THE TARGET COMMUNITIES IN UCMC'S SERVICE AREA HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST CHRONIC DISEASE AND MORTALITY RATES IN CHICAGO. UCMC IS ONE OF THE FEW HOSPITALS--AND THE ONLY ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER--LOCATED IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. AT THE SAME TIME, HOSPITALIZATION RATES IN UCMC'S SERVICE AREA ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE METROPOLITAN AVERAGE. THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO HAS THE HIGHEST INCIDENCE IN CHICAGO OF ADMISSIONS THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THESE HIGH RATES OF ADMISSION THROUGH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH LEADS TO A LACK OF ACCESS FOR THESE RESIDENTS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. UCMC IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MEDICAID SERVICES (BY ADMISSIONS AND PATIENT DAYS) ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. UCMC PROVIDES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CARE FOR WHICH IT DOES NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014, UCMC PROVIDED $25,793,000 IN CHARITY CARE AND INCURRED LOSSES ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OF $116,379,000, AND INCURRED UNCOMPENSATED CHARGES--OR BAD DEBT--OF $12,326,000. UCMC ALSO INCURRED $78,916,000 IN UNREIMBURSED EDUCATION EXPENSES DURING FY 2014, PROVIDED RESEARCH SUPPORT OF $48,309,000 AND INCURRED $1,353,000 FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. ADULT PATIENT CARE IN THE CENTER FOR CARE AND DISCOVERY ("CCD") AND BERNARD A. MITCHELL HOSPITAL IN FEBRUARY 2013, UCMC OPENED THE CENTER FOR CARE AND DISCOVERY, A NEW 10-STORY HOSPITAL THAT SERVES AS THE NEW CORE OF THE UCMC CAMPUS. THE NEW HOSPITAL IS 1.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET AND CONTAINS 240 SINGLE-OCCUPANCY INPATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING 52 INTENSIVE CARE BEDS, 21 OPERATING ROOMS WITH LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, AND 7 ADVANCED IMAGING SUITES FOR INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES. THE CCD PROVIDES A HOME FOR COMPLEX SPECIALTY CARE WITH A FOCUS ON CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE, NEUROSCIENCE, ADVANCED SURGERY, AND HIGH-TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL IMAGING. THE FACILITY IS DESIGNED FOR FAMILY-CENTERED CARE AND IMPROVED COMMUNICATION AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF THE PATIENTS CARE TEAM. BERNARD A. MITCHELL HOSPITAL ("MITCHELL"), WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1983, CONTINUES TO OPERATE 228 INPATIENT BEDS AND INCLUDES THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ARTHUR RUBLOFF INTENSIVE CARE TOWER. MITCHELL ALSO HOUSES THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER BURN AND ELECTRICAL TRAUMA UNITS AND INTENSIVE CARE UNITS FOR TRANSPLANTATION, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, CARDIOTHORACIC CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, AND GENERAL MEDICINE PATIENTS. UCMC HOUSES ONE OF ONLY TWO BURN UNITS IN CHICAGO, AT WHICH UCMC PROVIDES CARE TO CRITICALLY-INJURED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, MANY OF WHOM SPEND MONTHS IN THIS INTENSIVE CARE FACILITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS WORLD-CLASS TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING TRANSPLANTATION OF THE LIVER, KIDNEY, PANCREAS, LUNG, HEART, BONE MARROW AND OTHER TISSUES, MULTIPLE-ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION, AND RESEARCH IN TRANSPLANT IMMUNOLOGY. UCMC PERFORMED 136 ORGAN TRANSPLANTS IN FY 2014 AND 189 BONE MARROW OR STEM CELL TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARIOUS CANCERS FOR BOTH ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. UCMC ADMITTED MORE THAN 21,500 ADULT PATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 WITH MORE THAN 430,000 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC VISITS TO THE OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY. IN ADDITION, UCMC'S MITCHELL HOSPITAL CONTAINS STATE-OF-THE-ART OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL FACILITIES AND HAS A LEADING PROGRAM IN REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY. THE FACILITIES INCLUDE EIGHT LABOR ROOMS, THREE DELIVERY ROOMS, AND TWO BIRTHING ROOMS, AS WELL AS A 17-BED GYNECOLOGY UNIT AND FOUR OBSTETRIC OPERATING ROOMS. UCMC'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK AND IN FY 2014, UCMC PROVIDED OVER 50,000 ADULT ED VISITS, MAKING IT THE BUSIEST EMERGENCY ROOM ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. IN ADDITION, UCMC SERVES AS A RESOURCE HOSPITAL FOR ONE OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM ("EMS") REGIONS IN ILLINOIS. UCMC IS ONE OF THREE (3) RESOURCE HOSPITALS IN CHICAGO AND REPRESENTS CHICAGO SOUTH. AS A RESOURCE HOSPITAL, UCMC HAS AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE ENTIRE EMS REGIONAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE CLINICAL ASPECTS, OPERATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. UCMC PROVIDES THE ENTIRE BUDGET FOR ITS PARTICIPATION AS A RESOURCE HOSPITAL AND SPENDS OVER $300,000 PER YEAR ON THIS SERVICE. AS A RESOURCE HOSPITAL, UCMC ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND PROVIDING FOR EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE IN PARTICIPATING EMS VEHICLES. UCMC SPENDS APPROXIMATELY $30,000 PER YEAR ON REPLACEMENT AND RESTOCKING. CHICAGO COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AS A MAJOR TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEES CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT RANGE FROM SOME OF THE MOST COMMON TO SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX IN ITS 155 BED, SEVEN-STORY FACILITY, WHICH OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2005. FAMILIES OF THESE PEDIATRIC PATIENTS CAN STAY AT THE 30,000 SQUARE-FOOT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE ON CAMPUS, WHICH UCMC BUILT AND OPENED IN DECEMBER 2007, NEARLY DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE PRIOR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. MORE THAN 4,600 CHILDREN WERE ADMITTED AS PATIENTS TO COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN FISCAL YEAR 2014 FROM THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN FY 2014, UCMC'S OUTPATIENT CLINICS ACCOMMODATED ALMOST 43,000 GENERAL PEDIATRIC AND SPECIALTY VISITS IN ITS AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY AND OVER 27,000 VISITS WERE MADE TO THE COMER PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM. COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS STAFFED BY MORE THAN 100 PHYSICIANS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS AT THE UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS SPECIALTY NURSES AND CARING SUPPORT STAFF. THE TEAMS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS--INCLUDING MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS--WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE GENERAL AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE FOR NEWBORNS TO YOUNG ADULTS. AT COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND THROUGH ITS OUTPATIENT CLINICS, CHILDREN AND TEENS RECEIVE ADVANCED THERAPIES IN VIRTUALLY ALL CLINICAL AREAS. COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS A PEDIATRIC LEVEL-I TRAUMA CENTER THAT TREATS CHILDREN WITH SEVERE INJURIES FOR EMERGENCY TRAUMA CARE. UCMC ALSO CARES FOR CRITICALLY ILL AND INJURED CHILDREN IN ITS TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ("PICU"). THE 30-BED PICU IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO TREAT CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE TRAUMAS, COMPLEX MEDICAL PROBLEMS, AND CONDITIONS REQUIRING MAJOR SURGERY, INCLUDING CARDIAC, TRANSPLANT, AND NEUROSURGERY. IN ADDITION, 47 DESIGNATED TERTIARY CARE (LEVEL III) BEDS IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND 24 CONVALESCENT (LEVEL II) BEDS IN THE TRANSITIONAL CARE UNIT PROVIDE PREMATURE AND CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS WITH THE MOST ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. |
| PART III, LINE 4A AND SCHEDULE H, PART II & PART VI CONTINUED: | AT THE COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INFANTS WHO SPEND TIME IN THE NICU RECEIVE SPECIALIZED FOLLOW-UP CARE AFTER THEY ARE DISCHARGED AT ITS CENTER FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES ("CENTER"). THE CENTER USES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE APPROACH THAT INCLUDES GENERAL PEDIATRICIANS, NEONATOLOGISTS, NURSE EDUCATORS, PEDIATRIC SOCIAL WORKERS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH THERAPISTS AND HOME HEALTH NURSES. THE CENTER ALSO DRAWS ON THE EXPERTISE OF OTHER PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AS NEEDED. THE TEAM ADDRESSES A HOST OF CONCERNS, INCLUDING MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS, DEVELOPMENT, MOTOR SKILLS, SPEECH, GROWTH, NUTRITION, AND THE HOME ENVIRONMENT. TEAM MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE BY PAGER 24 HOURS A DAY AND ALSO TEACH PARENTS HOW TO GIVE MEDICATIONS, MONITOR SYMPTOMS, AND TAKE OTHER STEPS TO MEET THEIR CHILD'S SPECIAL NEEDS. SOMETIMES, TEAM MEMBERS EVEN VISIT THE CHILD'S HOME TO HELP PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ADAPT TO THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT THE CHILD'S NEEDS. COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE CENTER OF A REGIONAL PERINATAL NETWORK THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S ("IDPH") REGIONALIZED PERINATAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. IN THIS ROLE, UCMC PROVIDES NINE AREA HOSPITALS WITH CONSULTATION AS WELL AS TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 16,000 BABIES BORN IN NETWORK HOSPITALS, MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF THEM CONSIDERED HIGH-RISK. THE NETWORK IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING FETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY THROUGHOUT THE SURROUNDING URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. UCMC ALSO PROVIDES LEADERSHIP IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IDPH'S CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATES IN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. MORE THAN 60% OF ALL CARE PROVIDED AT COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN COVERED BY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO ITS COMMUNITY AND SPONSORS A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT EXTEND BEYOND ITS WALLS. FOR EXAMPLE, COMER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TAKES PRIMARY CARE TO CHILDREN IN ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH THE PEDIATRIC MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT (THE "MOBILE UNIT"), WHICH FEATURES TWO FULLY EQUIPPED EXAM ROOMS AND A TEAM COMPRISED OF A PHYSICIAN, A NURSE PRACTITIONER AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATE. THE 40-FOOT-LONG MOBILE UNIT PROVIDES A FULL ARRAY OF PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 19 WHO MAY NOT RECEIVE HEALTHCARE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND BRINGS MEDICAL RESOURCES TO THE CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS DON'T HAVE TO WORK THROUGH OBSTACLES, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION. AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, THE MOBILE UNIT PROVIDES SUCH SERVICES AS IMMUNIZATIONS; PHYSICALS FOR SCHOOL AND SPORTS; SCREENINGS FOR VISION, HEARING, LEAD POISONING, AND ANEMIA; URINE TESTS; AND BLOOD DRAWS. AT HIGH SCHOOLS, THE MOBILE UNIT OFFERS HEALTH EDUCATION AND TREATMENT FOR MINOR INJURIES. WHEN APPROPRIATE, CHILDREN ARE REFERRED FOR FOLLOW UP CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES TO MANAGE CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, DIABETES, OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. CARE DELIVERY INITIATIVES UCMC'S SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY LACKS NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES. CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE HAS LOST SEVEN HOSPITALS SINCE 1985 - INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY, THE CLOSURE OF MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL IN 2009 - AND MORE THAN 2,000 BEDS IN THE PAST DECADE ALONE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A SHORTAGE OF CRITICAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR PREVENTATIVE CARE. ROOTED IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT ALL PATIENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES THEY NEED, UCMC HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THAT SERVE THIS COMMUNITY TO COORDINATE RESOURCES. UCMC IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING STRONG AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZES THAT THESE RELATIONSHIPS WILL HELP IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. ONE OF UCMC'S INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING THE HEALTH CARE SHORTAGE IN ITS COMMUNITY IS A PROGRAM CALLED THE URBAN HEALTH INITIATIVE ("UHI"). UNDER THE UHI, UCMC PURSUES MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND TO CONDUCT IMPORTANT COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING RESEARCH ON THE DISEASES THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY (E.G., DIABETES, RENAL FAILURE, ASTHMA, ETC.). SOME OF THE KEY UHI PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES AND PARTNERSHIPS AIMED AT MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE UHI IS THE SOUTH SIDE HEALTHCARE COLLABORATIVE (SSHC), UNDER WHICH UCMC SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF OVER 30 COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE CLINICS AND LOCAL HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE SSHC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM A TWO-YEAR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES ACCESS PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TO HELP EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS WHO REPORT NOT HAVING A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN FIND APPROPRIATE CARE AT A MEDICAL HOME WHERE THE PATIENT CAN ESTABLISH AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH A COMMUNITY CLINIC OR PHYSICIAN. AFTER THE GOVERNMENT GRANT ENDED, UCMC UNDERTOOK THE CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE SSHC OPERATIONS. THIS NETWORK HELPS IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY. TO HELP PATIENTS CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES, UCMC STAFFS ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH PATIENT ADVOCATES WHOSE GOAL IS TO MEET WITH PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THROUGH THE MEDICAL HOME AND SPECIALTY CARE CONNECTIONS PROGRAM, UCMC SOCIAL WORKERS CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICE ASSESSMENTS AND REFERRALS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. UCMC PROVIDES INFORMATION TO PATIENTS ABOUT AVAILABLE SSHC RESOURCES AND, SINCE 2010, PATIENT ADVOCATES HAVE SCHEDULED ALMOST 20,000 PRIMARY OR SPECIALTY CARE APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY 2014, PATIENT ADVOCATES WORKED WITH ALMOST 11,000 PATIENTS AND SCHEDULED OVER 7,700 APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS TO RECEIVE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE FROM COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. UCMC ALSO SUPPORTS SEVERAL IMPORTANT INITIATIVES TO HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ITS COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHICAGO CENTER FOR HIV ELIMINATION (CCHE), WORKS WITHIN SOME OF THE MOST AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO TO ADVANCE HIV TESTING AND PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS LOCALLY, PROVIDING TANGIBLE RESULTS TO THOSE MOST AFFECTED AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE LIVING WITH HIV INFECTION. THE CCHE WORKS THROUGH NETWORKS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO WORK TO REDUCE (AND ULTIMATELY ELIMINATE) HIV TRANSMISSION AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. IN ADDITION, UCMC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO'S COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER ARE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE GAP BETWEEN ADVANCES IN CANCER CARE AND PATIENT ACCESSIBILITY. TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL OUTCOMES, THE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER'S PRIORITY IS TO IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF CHICAGO MOST AFFECTED BY CANCER AND PROVIDE RESOURCES THAT MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF ITS SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS, REDUCING RISK FACTORS, INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE, REDUCING TOBACCO USE AND INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN CANCER RESEARCH. TO THIS END, UCMC AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO INITIATED THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CANCER DISPARITIES ("OCECD"), WITH A GOAL OF ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CANCER PREVENTION, EARLY CANCER DETECTION AND CONTROL, AND THE ROLE OF GENETICS IN CANCER. THE PROGRAM ALSO STRIVES TO PROVIDE SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE LOCAL AWARENESS OF THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CANCER RESEARCH. OCECD PARTNERS WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IN A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO INCREASE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. SINCE 2012, UCMC HAS PROVIDED ALMOST 200 COLONOSCOPIES TO UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF ITS COMMUNITY. |
| PART III, LINE 4A AND SCHEDULE H, PART II & PART VI CONTINUED: | SIMILARLY, UCMC PARTICIPATES IN THE ILLINOIS BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM ("IBCCP"), A STATE FUNDED PROGRAM OFFERING MAMMOGRAMS, BREAST EXAMS, PELVIC EXAMS AND PAP TESTS TO ELIGIBLE WOMEN. THROUGH UCMC'S PARTICIPATION IN THE IBCCP, UCMC PROVIDES MAMMOGRAPHY AND BREAST CANCER SCREENING SERVICES THROUGH A REFERRAL PROCESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CHICAGO FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE IBCCP. SINCE UCMC'S PARTNERSHIP WITH IBCCP BEGAN, UCMC HAS PROVIDED CLOSE TO 1,500 SERVICES TO PATIENTS, INCLUDING SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS, AND ULTRASOUNDS. THE ER COMMUNITY PORTAL IS A WEB-BASED SITE THAT GIVES SSHC PHYSICIANS THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE MEDICAL RECORDS OF PATIENTS REFERRED FROM UCMC'S PEDIATRIC AND ADULT EMERGENCY ROOMS. THE PORTAL IS AIMED AT HELPING TO LOWER MEDICAL COSTS BY REDUCING THE NEED TO RE-ORDER REDUNDANT TESTS; REDUCING MEDICAL ERRORS BY GIVING COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF PATIENTS' MEDICAL HISTORIES; AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING BETTER CONTINUITY OF CARE. THE PORTAL IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY STEPS GEARED TOWARDS CREATING A SEAMLESS NETWORK OF INTERCONNECTED HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TO BENEFIT UCMC'S COMMUNITY AS PART OF THE UHI, UCMC HAS UNDERTAKEN RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT ENGAGE SOUTH SIDE RESIDENTS IN FINDING INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ONGOING HEALTH CARE NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, UHI LAUNCHED THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND VITALITY ("CCHV"), WHICH PROVIDES A COMMUNITY BASE FOR UHI TO OFFER UNIVERSITY DATA AND RESEARCH RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO FACILITATE RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS DONE BY UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATORS IN COLLABORATION WITH SOUTH SIDE RESIDENTS. ONE OF THE MAJOR CCHV INITIATIVES IS THE SOUTH SIDE HEALTH AND VITALITY STUDIES (THE "STUDIES"). THE STUDIES ARE GUIDED BY THE FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE THAT SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SERVICE TO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE MOST IMPENETRABLE BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND VITALITY. THE SOUTH SIDE HEALTH AND VITALITY STUDIES FOCUS ON SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE STUDIES AIM TO TRACK SEVERAL THOUSAND SOUTH SIDE HOUSEHOLDS OVER A GENERATION TO DISCOVER WAYS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THESE DISCOVERIES WILL INFORM EFFECTIVE HEALTH POLICY AND ACTION. THE FIRST OF THESE STUDIES IS A PROGRAM CALLED MAPSCORP (MEANINGFUL ACTIVE PRODUCTIVE SCIENCE IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY) WHICH ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN OBSERVING, COLLECTING, CATALOGUING, AND ANALYZING DATA ABOUT BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESOURCES IN ALL THIRTY-FOUR (34) SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIRTEEN NEIGHBORHOODS AND MORE THAN 8,000 ASSETS HAVE BEEN MAPPED SO FAR. THE DATA COLLECTED IS SHARED PUBLICLY AT SOUTHSIDEHEALTH.ORG. THIS INTERACTIVE WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONALS WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. ANOTHER ONE OF THE STUDIES IS THE HEALTHERX PROGRAM, WHICH USES INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH THE MAPSCORP PROGRAM TO CREATE A PERSONALIZED LIST OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MATCHED TO PATIENTS' HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS. HEALTHERX ALSO CONNECTS PATIENTS TO A COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION SPECIALIST, AND OTHER HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND WELLNESS RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. A HEALTHERX PERSONALIZED LIST IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS FOLLOWING THEIR VISITS TO UCMC'S ADULT AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS 16 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER SITES (AND SSHC PARTNERS). TWENTY SITES IN TOTAL ARE CURRENTLY USING HEALTHERX. IN FY 2014, MORE THAN 40,000 RESIDENTS LEAVING A SOUTH SIDE HEALTH CENTER, CLINIC, OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A PERSONALIZED HEALTHERX PRINTOUT. MOREOVER, IN FY 2014, MORE THAN 67,000 HEALTHERX "PRESCRIPTIONS" WERE GENERATED, WITH MORE THAN 2,700 BEING AIMED AT CHILD OBESITY, 6,300 FOR DIABETES, AND 10,000 FOR ASTHMA. THE EXTENSION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES ("ECHO CHICAGO") MODEL IS AN INNOVATE EFFORT BY UHI TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED CARE FOR VULNERABLE, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ECHO CHICAGO USES ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO BRING TOGETHER UCMC'S EXPERTISE AND PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, ENABLING UNDERSERVED PATIENTS TO RECEIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR COMPLEX CHRONIC CONDITIONS WITHIN THE FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS OF THEIR MEDICAL HOME. IN FY 2014, ECHO CHICAGO WORKED WITH 15 HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS 34 NEIGHBORHOODS. UCMC ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE THROUGH A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, UNDER THE UHI, UCMC HAS PLACED SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS ("FQHC") IN THE SOUTH SIDE. IN THIS WAY, UCMC AIMS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF SPECIALTY SERVICES TO PATIENTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, AS THE ABSENCE OF SPECIALTY CARE CAN LEAD TO GREATER MORBIDITY AND PERHAPS MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS FROM THEIR UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AS A MEMBER OF A DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD, UCMC IS INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND RESIDENTS. TO THIS END, UCMC PARTICIPATES IN, AND HOLDS COMMUNITY EVENTS, TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ENGAGE DIRECTLY IN PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SOLUTIONS THAT ENHANCE HEALTHCARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING UCMC. AT THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS, UCMC CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL SPEAK DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT A VARIETY OF ISSUES, INCLUDING HOW TO MANAGE PARTICULAR MEDICAL ISSUES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A MEDICAL HOME, AND INVITES COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS ON SPECIFIC DISEASES AND DIAGNOSES. ON A REGULAR BASIS, UCMC HOLDS A UHI SUMMIT, WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER UCMC PHYSICIANS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF; PUBLIC HEALTHCARE OFFICIALS; REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; AND THE MEDIA TO DISCUSS WAYS TO ADVANCE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. UCMC PHYSICIANS ALSO LEAD A WEEKLY RADIO BROADCAST ON A LOCAL RADIO STATION FOCUSED ON DISEASE-SPECIFIC HEALTH TOPICS IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY. UCMC PROVIDES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE ALUMNI TO PRACTICE IN SURROUNDING, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH UCMC'S FUNDING OF A PROGRAM CALLED REPAYMENT FOR EDUCATION TO ALUMNI IN COMMUNITY HEALTH, OR REACH. REACH ENCOURAGES UP TO FIVE GRADUATES A YEAR FROM THE PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AT A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CLINIC OR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, ONCE THEY HAVE COMPLETED A RESIDENCY. IN EXCHANGE, STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL HELP, WHICH CAN BE USED FOR EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT, OF $40,000 A YEAR. COMMUNITY BENEFIT GRANTS UCMC PROVIDES GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS UNDER THE UHI TO HELP THEM EXPAND THEIR CAPABILITIES TO SERVE MORE PATIENTS WITH MORE RESOURCES AND ALSO PROVIDES SPONSORSHIPS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES. UCMC DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY HOSPITALS TO HELP MAKE THE BEST USE OF RESOURCES IN UNDERUTILIZED HOSPITALS. IN FY 2014, UCMC FORMALIZED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT GRANT PROGRAM AND AWARDED GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH WERE USED PRIMARILY TO ADDRESS THE UCMC HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE, PROMOTE PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND NUTRITION, ASTHMA EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT, CANCER SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, UCMC AWARDED GRANT FUNDS TO 17 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION UCMC DEDICATES RESOURCES TO A VARIETY OF CLINICAL, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE BETTER HEALTH RESULTS FOR THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. UCMC WORKS WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO CONDUCT A WIDE ARRAY OF EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY FUNDED BIOLOGIC RESEARCH WITH THE AIM OF FINDING SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST CRITICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. HUNDREDS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED AT UCMC FACILITIES AT ANY ONE TIME AND ARE AVAILABLE TO NEARLY EVERY TYPE OF PATIENT UCMC TREATS. AS A RESULT, UCMC PROVIDES THE ONLY COMPREHENSIVE SET OF CLINICAL TRIALS TO PATIENTS IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. |
| PART III, LINE 4A AND SCHEDULE H, PART II & PART VI CONTINUED: | FOR EXAMPLE, THE CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH FOCUSES ON ACHIEVING A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING POPULATION HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THE ELIMINATION OF GROUP DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH. CURRENTLY THE CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DEVELOP BREAST CANCER AT A YOUNGER AGE AND HAVE A HIGHER INCIDENCE OF MORTALITY FROM BREAST CANCER THAN DO WHITE WOMEN. IN ADDITION, IN FY 2014, UCMC PUBLISHED A STUDY THROUGH THE SOUTH SIDE HEALTH AND VITALITY STUDIES TITLED "POPULATION-BASED BIOSOCIAL DEMONSTRATION STUDY: SOUTH SIDE POPULATION HEALTH STUDY." THIS STUDY PROVIDED DATA ON QUESTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS, TECHNOLOGY OWNERSHIP AND USE, AND AWARENESS AND USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE DATA OBTAINED HELPED TO FURTHER EXPLORE AND IDENTIFY THE GREATEST NEEDS IN THE UCMC SERVICE AREA. UCMC ALSO INVESTS IN RESEARCH CONDUCTED UNDER A CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD (CTSA) - FUNDED BY FEDERAL GRANTS TO THE UNIVERSITY WITH ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT BY UCMC - TO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE BY HELPING TO TRANSLATE BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH INTO PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THE CTSA INITIATIVE IS LED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE WAY BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, REDUCING THE TIME IT TAKES FOR LABORATORY DISCOVERIES TO BECOME TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS, ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH EFFORTS, AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHERS. IN AN EFFORT TO MARSHAL AVAILABLE INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES, THIS RESEARCH INCLUDES THE INVOLVEMENT OF UNIVERSITY SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO HELP RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO OVERCOME SOCIAL AND/OR CULTURAL HURDLES AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH. UCMC IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES FOR PATIENTS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE REGION. WITH A CONTINUED FOCUS ON ITS THREE CRITICAL MISSIONS - PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - UCMC STRIVES BE A LEADER IN COMPLEX CARE AND TO HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. |
| PART VI, LINE 2: | TRUSTEE PAUL F. ANDERSON AND TRUSTEE JAMES S. FRANK HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. TRUSTEE PAUL F. ANDERSON AND TRUSTEE STANFORD J. GOLDBLATT HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. TRUSTEE STEPHANIE COMER HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUSTEE BRIEN O'BRIEN. TRUSTEE KELLY R. WELSH WAS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF NORTHERN TRUST CORPORATION, WHICH MAY HAVE HAD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE OR MORE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES OR KEY EMPLOYEES. TRUSTEE PATRICK KELLY AND TRUSTEE JAMES S. CROWN HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUSTEE RODNEY L. GOLDSTEIN. TRUSTEE CRAIG J. DUCHOSSOIS AND TRUSTEE PATRICK KELLY HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. TRUSTEE JOHN BUCKSBAUM HAS A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH TRUSTEE RODNEY L. GOLDSTEIN. THE FOLLOWING UCMC TRUSTEES ARE ALSO ON THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOARD OR A UC OFFICER: ANDREW M. ALPER JAMES S. CROWN CRAIG J. DUCHOSSOIS JAMES S. FRANK RODNEY L. GOLDSTEIN EMILY NICKLIN PAULA WOLFF PAUL YOVOVICH ROBERT J. ZIMMER |
| PART VI, LINE 6: | THE SOLE MEMBER OF UCMC IS THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY. UCMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION PRIMARILY ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, AND THE BULK OF ITS MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY. |
| PART VI, LINE 7A & 7B: | PURSUANT TO UCMC BYLAWS, EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE UCMC BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, THE CHAIR OF THE UNIVERSITY'S BOARD, THE PROVOST OF THE UNIVERSITY, THE DEAN OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DIVISION AND PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WHO IS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEDICAL AFFAIRS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO APPOINTS ALL TRUSTEES, APPOINTS ONE MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, APPROVES THE UCMC BUDGET AND PROPOSALS FOR LARGE EXPENDITURES, AND APPROVES THE UCMC LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN. THE DEAN APPOINTS THE PRESIDENT, SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE UCMC PRESIDENT, APPOINTS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INCLUDES THE DEAN, A TRUSTEE APPOINTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UCMC BOARD, WHO IS ALSO A UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TRUSTEE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAY AMEND OR REPEAL THE UCMC BYLAWS, AND MUST APPROVE UCMC BOARD ACTION. THE BOARD CHAIR IS ELECTED BY THE UNIVERSITY FROM AMONG THE TRUSTEES THAT ARE ALSO UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES. THE UNIVERSITY SELECTS THE TRUSTEES TO REPLACE THOSE TRUSTEES WHOSE TERMS ARE EXPIRING. THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY BOARD CHAIR, AND UNIVERSITY PROVOST ARE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE UCMC BOARD. THE DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY'S BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES DIVISION IS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. |
| PART VI, LINE 11: | AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WAS PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF PORTIONS OF THE FORM 990. AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF THE ENTIRE FORM. IN ADDITION, UCMC PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL UCMC BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE FORM 990 WAS FILED THROUGH A SECURE WEBSITE, TO WHICH ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS. |
| PART VI, LINE 12C: | UCMC HAS HAD A ROBUST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, AND TRUSTEES FOR MANY YEARS. THE POLICY CONTAINS CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS AS WELL AS DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, AND ENCOURAGES QUESTIONS DIRECTED TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. DURING THIS TAX YEAR, UCMC CONTINUED ITS PRACTICE OF SURVEYING TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES, AND INFLUENTIAL MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS, SEEKING DISCLOSURES OF VARIOUS RELATIONSHIPS, INCLUDING RELATIONSHIPS DISCLOSED IN THIS FORM 990. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN CHAIRS OF COMMITTEES, SUCH AS THE PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL STAFF, AT MONTHLY MEETINGS ASK FOR ORAL DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. UPON REQUEST, THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND THE OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS. UCMC NOTES THAT RESEARCHER CONFLICTS ARE MANAGED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. |
| PART VI, LINE 15A & 15B: | THE UCMC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (THE COMMITTEE) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF UCMC'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. ITS REVIEW PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE PROCEDURAL CRITERIA NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS (UNDER INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS) WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDED. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE "DISINTERESTED" WITHIN THE MEANING OF INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS. IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO UCMC'S PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTS BY FOLLOWING ITS WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND WRITTEN COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES SEEKING COUNSEL FROM OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS AND RELYING IN ADVANCE ON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA (FOR FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS) PROVIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL NEW COMPENSATION RANGES, AS WELL AS CURRENT PACKAGES FOR NEWLY HIRED EXECUTIVES, AS NEEDED, BUT NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ANNUALLY. IT PREPARES A TIMELY AND THOROUGH WRITTEN RECORD OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS. THE COMPENSATION OF THE DEAN AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEDICAL AFFAIRS, WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOARD OF TRUSTEES' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| PART VI, LINE 16A & 16B: | ITS JOINT VENTURE WITH A TAXABLE ENTITY IS WITH VANGUARD HEALTH FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC.; UCMC HOLDS A LESS THAN 20% INTEREST IN VHS ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY NUMBER 3, INC., WHICH DOES BUSINESS AS LOUIS A. WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. |
| PART VI, LINE 19: | UCMC'S BYLAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, AUDITED FINANCIALS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC MUNICIPAL MARKET ACCESS WEBSITE, AND THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS WERE, AS OF THE TIME OF COMPLETION OF THIS QUESTION, ON UCMC'S WEBSITE: -UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION -UTILIZATION STATISTICS -2014 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -2013 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -2012 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -2011 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -2010 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -2009 C OFFICIAL STATEMENT -2009 D & E OFFICIAL STATEMENT |
| PART VII, SECTION B: | THE AMOUNT LISTED FOR FOUR OF THE TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF PAYMENT FOR SERVICES (A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF PAYMENT) AS WELL AS PAYMENT FOR GOODS, CAPITAL ITEMS AND OTHER NON-SERVICE COMPONENTS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. |
| PART XI, LINE 9: | TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY: (72,749,060); CHANGE IN VALUATION OF DERIVATIVE: (5,914,338); ADDITIONAL MINIMUM PENSION LIABILITIES: 1,336,848; CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE: 36,250 |
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| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TOTAL FEES:94533703 |
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