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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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| 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. | ||||||
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| 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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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CONTINUED): | TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR FY 2014 BY CATEGORY: A. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES & COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS BENEFIT: $8,848,738 PERSONS SERVED: 25,237 - COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - HEALTH CARE SUPPORT SERVICES B. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION BENEFIT: $9,670,648 PERSONS SERVED: 1,689 - PHYSICIANS/MEDICAL STUDENTS - NURSES/NURSING STUDENTS - OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION - SCHOLARSHIPS/FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - OTHER D. RESEARCH BENEFIT: $5,580 PERSONS SERVED: 17 - CLINICAL RESEARCH - COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH E. FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS BENEFIT: $108,982 PERSONS SERVED: 112,275 - CASH DONATIONS - IN-KIND DONATIONS F. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES BENEFIT: $274,171 PERSONS SERVED: 12,813 - COMMUNITY SUPPORT - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS/ YOUTH PIPELINE - COALITION BUILDING - OTHER G. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS BENEFIT: $5,012 PERSONS SERVED: N/A - DEDICATED STAFF SUBTOTAL FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS: $18,913,131 SUBTOTAL FOR PERSONS SERVED: 152,031 TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE COSTS - FREE CARE: $818,261 - BAD DEBT: $517,687 - UNPAID MEDICAID COSTS: $7,919,998 - UNPAID MEDICARE COSTS: $7,750,927 SUBTOTAL FOR CHARITY CARE COSTS BENEFIT: $17,006,873 TOTAL BENEFIT - FY 2014: $35,920,004 CATEGORY A: COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES TOTAL BENEFIT: $8,848,738 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 25,237 REALIZING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL REMAINS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ENSURE EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE, QUALITY HEALTHCARE. DURING 2014, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S SPECTRUM OF SERVICES CONTINUED TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WELFARE OF WATERBURY'S CITIZENS. TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S MISSION, MANY OF OUR SERVICES ARE TARGETED FOR VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. KEY PROGRAMS: WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS AWARE OF THE ECONOMIC NEEDS MANY PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND, AS A RESULT, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM. FOUNDED IN 2003 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WATERBURY HOSPITAL, ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), AND THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM IMPROVES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL CARE BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, PHARMACY ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SUB-SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER WATERBURY REGION. DURING FY 2014, THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM HAD OVER 4,370 ACTIVE CLIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $402,864 WORTH OF DONATED SERVICES TO WHAP'S PATIENTS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDERS OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. OUR SERVICES ALSO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS, ELECTED MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH BOARD, AS A HOST SITE TO NUMEROUS TWELVE-STEP MEETINGS AND THE PROVISION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ACUTE SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS WITHIN THE CITY OF WATERBURY. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS CAN ENGAGE CLIENTS TO HELP FACILITATE THEIR ENTRANCE INTO TREATMENT. WE PROVIDE PHONE SUPPORT, REFERRALS AND TRIAGING TEN HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WITHIN OUR CRISIS CENTER WE OFFER SHORT TERM SERVICES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN MORE PERMANENT TREATMENT THAT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS. FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING ACUTE SYMPTOMS WE OFFER INPATIENT TREATMENT TO ADOLESCENTS AGED 12 AND UP AS WELL AS ADULT SERVICES. OUR EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF CLINICAL TREATMENT AS WELL AS POSITIVE LIFESTYLE CHOICES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO EDUCATE CLIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND THE IMPACT TREATMENT CAN HAVE ON ONE'S ILLNESS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL BETTER, REDUCE OR RESOLVE SYMPTOMS AND TO MINIMIZE THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS. BE WELL BUS - IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT LOCAL PHYSICIANS' OFFICES, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S BE WELL BUS PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PATIENTS FROM WATERBURY AND ELEVEN OF ITS SURROUNDING TOWNS. DURING FY 2014, THE BE WELL BUS'S HOURS OF OPERATION ARE FROM 6:00 AM TO 6:00 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY. THE PROGRAM OFFERED TRANSPORTS TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS CONTRACTED WITH A TRANSPORTATION PROVIDE TO OFFER THE BUS SERVICE, AND AREA PROVIDERS PAY A SMALL FEE TO PARTICIPATE. COMMUNITIES SERVED INCLUDE: WATERBURY, WATERTOWN, THOMASTON, SOUTHBURY, MIDDLEBURY, NAUGATUCK, WOLCOTT, AND BEACON FALLS IN ADDITION TO WATERBURY HOSPITAL. THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY HAS 13 PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS WHICH INCLUDE 59 PRACTICING PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS. HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY - FORMED IN COLLABORATION WITH SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL, THE HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY PROVIDES DIVERSE MEDICAL SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO HELP EDUCATE RESIDENTS IN THE GREATER WATERBURY COMMUNITY ABOUT PERTINENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUES. THIS PAST YEAR, THE HEART CENTER CONDUCTED A SERIES OF HEALTH FAIRS AND VARIOUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION SESSIONS, INCLUDING "HEALTH SCREENINGS," WHICH PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH COMPLIMENTARY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND HEALTH AWARENESS EDUCATION. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, THE HEART CENTER OF GREATER WATERBURY AND SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL DEVOTED A TOTAL OF 28 HOURS TO THE SCREENING PROCESS. A NEW PROGRAM CALLED "SMOKING CESSATION" WAS ALSO DEVELOPED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THE SERIES HELPS OUR RESIDENTS KICK THE HABIT. FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER - PROVIDING A CHILD-CENTERED FOCUS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER OFFERS EXPECTANT PARENTS A VARIETY OF CLASSES INCLUDING: BREAST FEEDING, CHILDBIRTH WEEKEND WORKSHOP, AND CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, WHICH INCLUDES LAMAZE IN ADDITION TO EXERCISING BREATHING AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES. THE DEPARTMENT IS EXPECTING THE RETURN OF THE INFANT CARE CLASS BY THE END OF FY 2015. THE FAMILY BIRTHING CENTER ALSO SUGGESTED PLANS OF RESTRUCTURING THE WEBSITE TO BE MORE USER FRIENDLY AND ENGAGING. THANK GOD I'M FEMALE - FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S "THANK GOD I'M FEMALE" HAS SERVED AS AN ANNUAL WOMEN'S WELLNESS FORUM THAT FEATURES 40 EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS AND HEALTH-RELATED GIVEAWAYS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE FORUM IS TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES ABOUT STRESS, MENTAL WELL-BEING, HEART HEALTH, DIET, OSTEOPOROSIS AND BONE HEALTH, CHANGE OF LIFE, AND MORE. IN 2014, OVER 500 AREA RESIDENTS ATTENDED THE EVENT. EVERGREEN 50 CLUB - WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S EVERGREEN 50 CLUB IS AN ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF OVER 15,000 MEMBERS OVER THE AGE OF 50. THE CLUB OFFERS WELLNESS PROGRAMMING, MEDICARE COUNSELING, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS ARE PRESENTED BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE: HOLISTIC HEALTH, VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENT, HEART DISEASE, SUMMER SKIN CARE, WEIGHT LOSS, BLOOD PRESSURE, BLADDER SCREENINGS, JOINT CARE AND REPLACEMENT, AND RESOLVING ADVERSE OUTCOMES WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. ANNUALLY, THE EVERGREEN 50 CLUB HOSTS A HEALTH FAIR FOR ITS MEMBERS, WHICH PROVIDES FREE FLU SHOTS AND HEALTHCARE SCREENINGS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC (WHIC) - CURRENT SERVICES: THE WHIC OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE "ONE-STOP SHOPPING" MODEL THAT PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ON-SITE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY SERVICES, MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICATION ADHERENCE SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, NUTRITION COUNSELING, INDIVIDUALIZED HIV EDUCATION, LABORATORY TESTING, AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. WHIC'S PROVIDERS INCLUDE THREE BOARD-CERTIFIED/BOARD-ELIGIBLE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS AS WELL AS AN ADVANCED PRACTITIONER NURSE AND A REGISTERED DIETICIAN, ALL WITH EXPERTISE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS. IN FY 2014, WHIC SERVED AROUND 500 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). WHIC'S STAFF MEMBERS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN STATEWIDE AND AREA COLLABORATIVE, SUCH AS THE CONNECTICUT HIV PLANNING CONSORTIUM (CHPC) AND THE RYAN WHITE PART A PLANNING COUNCIL, AND WHIC FACILITATES THE GREATER WATERBURY HIV CONSORTIUM. WHIC HAS A VERY ACTIVE CONSUMER ADVISORY GROUP (CAG), WHICH ORGANIZES SOCIAL AND TESTING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FACILITATES THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP. FORGING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: SINCE 2009, THE WHIC HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR RYAN WHITE PART A FEDERAL FUNDING REGION 2 OF THE NEW HAVEN/FAIRFIELD ELIGIBLE METROPOLITAN AREA. THE WHIC WAS CHOSEN AS LEAD AGENCY BY THE CONSENSUS OF OTHER LOCAL RYAN WHITE PART A AGENCIES DUE TO ITS EXPERTISE IN PATIENT CARE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT. AS THE LEAD AGENCY, THE WHIC HAS FORMED LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH STAYWELL HEALTH CENTER, INC., NEW OPPORTUNITIES, INC., RECOVERY NETWORK OF PROGRAMS, INC., AND CONNECTICUT COUNSELING CENTERS, INC., ALL OF WHOM WORK ALONGSIDE THE WHIC TO PROVIDE PATIENTS IN THE REGION WITH: - PRIMARY HIV CARE - MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT - ORAL HEALTH CARE - INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT - HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE - MENTAL HEALTH - EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES - HOUSING ASSISTANCE - EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION - FOOD PANTRY IN JUNE 2014, WHIC COLLABORATED WITH THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND OTHER AREA AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, TO ORGANIZE THE WATERBURY AIDS WALK AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HIV/AIDS TREATMENT AND TESTING IN WATERBURY. OVER 200 RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT. RESHAPING HIV TESTING STATEWIDE: SINCE 2008, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS TO ROUTINIZE HIV SCREENING IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS UNAWARE OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS. SINCE 2012, PATIENTS VISITING WH'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT THEY MAY BE SCREENED FOR HIV UNLESS THEY ELECT TO OPT-OUT. IN ADDITION, ALLIANCE MEDICAL GROUP OFFICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TOOLS THAT INCORPORATE ROUTINE HIV SCREENING INTO THEIR PRACTICE. IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WH PLANS TO LAUNCH AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS VISITING THE WH CAMPUS ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS. NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO BE FAMILIARIZED WITH AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS AND CARE AT THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND TRAVEL CLINIC. ENGAGING PATIENTS: IN 2009, THE WHIC ESTABLISHED ITS PEER ADVOCATE PROGRAM. THREE PATIENTS FROM THE CLINIC SERVE AS THE PEER ADVOCATES, WHO WORK WITH CLIENTS AT THE CLINIC AND USE A SOCIAL NETWORKS STRATEGY TO BRING DIFFICULT-TO-REACH CLIENTS IN FOR TESTING AND/OR CARE; THEY HAVE TRAVELED TO HIGH-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS ON THE WATERBURY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY HEALTH VAN TO OFFER COUNSELING AND TESTING AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN AIDS AWARENESS DAYS TO FACILITATE THE LINKAGE OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS TO PRIMARY CARE. PEER ADVOCATES PARTICIPATE IN THE WHIC'S CARE TEAM AND CONTINUUM MEETINGS TO KEEP PROVIDERS AND LOCAL PARTNERS AWARE OF THE PATIENTS' ACTIVITIES AND NEEDS. THE WHIC OFFERS ITS PATIENTS NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED PEER AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ITS PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHY, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2007 TO ENCOURAGE NON-COMPLIANT HIV/AIDS PATIENTS IN THE GREATER WATERBURY AREA TO BECOME MORE PROACTIVE IN THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF THEIR DISEASE. PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHY HAS POSITIVELY TRANSFORMED ITS PARTICIPANT'S SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. PATIENT PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED: (1) ENROLLING IN PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES AT NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, (2) TAKING FIELD TRIPS TO BOSTON AND RHODE ISLAND, (3) DONATING FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE HOSPITAL'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA, (4) PRODUCING HOLIDAY GREETING CARDS FOR THE ID CLINIC, (5) CREATING TEAM PORTRAITS AT THE HOSPITAL'S FUNDRAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND (6) CONSTRUCTING PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS AT THE HOSPITAL ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND IN THE POMEROY; ACCOMPLISHED BY 9 PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS FROM THE PEACH PROGRAM AND THE SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM. THE FOOD FOR LIFE PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM RECENTLY ESTABLISHED BY WHIC IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WATERBURY YMCA. THIS PROVIDES ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND ENROLLMENT IN EXERCISE PROGRAMS TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS AT NO COST. THE WHIC OFFERS A FITNESS CLASS MONTHLY AND YOGA MONTHLY AS WELL TO PATIENTS, AND NUTRITION, HEALTH, WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP BIWEEKLY TO ENGAGE IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | CATEGORY B: HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION TOTAL BENEFIT: $9,670,648 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 1,689 SINCE IT FIRST AFFILIATED WITH THE YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN 1973, WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS SERVED AS THE CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR THOUSANDS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN TRAINING. DURING FY 2014, STUDENTS COMPLETED CLINICAL ROTATIONS, INTERNSHIPS, AND SHADOWING EXPERIENCES AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. KEY PROGRAMS: WATERBURY HOSPITAL INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM - IN 2014, TWENTY-FOUR RESIDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM. THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AND AFFILIATED WITH YALE UNIVERSITY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH DAYS AT YALE AND WATERBURY HOSPITAL/SAINT MARY'S HOSPITAL - HOME AND OFFICE VISITS FOR CLINIC PATIENTS - EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS HELD AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND YALE UNIVERSITY. AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL, WE SEEK TO TRAIN PHYSICIANS WHO DESIRE A GENERALIST BACKGROUND TO THEIR CAREERS IN MEDICINE. THIS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT PROVIDES THE MEDICAL RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK EACH YEAR AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT PRACTICE SITES THAT INCLUDE PRIVATE PRACTICE OFFICES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. OUR GRADUATES ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY PRIVATE PRACTICE OFFICES, HOSPITALIST PROGRAMS, AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OTHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - WATERBURY HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS AFFILIATED WITH YALE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT MEDICAL CENTER, AND QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. TWELVE RESIDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN 2014. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A FULL SPECTRUM OF SURGICAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE HOSPITAL'S RESIDENTS. GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDES ACCESS TO GENERAL SURGERY, ENT, UROLOGY, PLASTICS, GYN, NEUROSURGERY AN ORTHOPEDIC CASES. WATERBURY HOSPITAL HAS A PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. TWO STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S PGY-1 PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS (ASHP). TWO RESIDENT POSITIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE EACH YEAR. THE MISSION OF THE PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS TO BE CLINICALLY FOCUSED AND TO SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPTIMAL OUTCOME OF PATIENT DRUG THERAPIES. 1-YEAR OF CONCENTRATED TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF PHARMACY PRACTICE IS PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO LEARNING ACTIVITY ROTATIONS THAT ACCOMMODATE THE RESIDENT'S PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES AND CURRENT GOALS. ROTATIONS INCLUDED ARE: - PHARMACY OPERATIONS (FOUR WEEKS) - INTERNAL MEDICINE (EIGHT WEEKS) - CRITICAL CARE (EIGHT WEEKS) - EMERGENCY MEDICINE (SIX WEEKS) - PSYCHIATRY (FOUR WEEKS) - PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION (SIX WEEKS) - PAIN MANAGEMENT (FOUR WEEKS) - PHARMACY INFORMATICS (FOUR WEEKS) - AMBULATORY CARE (LONGITUDINAL) THIS PROGRAM SATISFIES THE ASHP PGY-1 REQUIRED OUTCOMES. STUDENT NURSE INTERN PROGRAM (SNI) - THE SNI PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR NURSING STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR SENIOR YEAR. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THESE STUDENT NURSES WITH SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES SO THEY CAN APPLY THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE TO AUTHENTIC PATIENT CARE SITUATIONS. STAFF RNS SERVE AS THE STUDENTS' MENTORS AS THE STUDENTS ACCOMPANY THEM ON THEIR MEDICAL ROUNDS. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE: (1) TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT NURSES WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO PASS THE NCLEX EXAM AND (2) TO SOCIALIZE THE STUDENT NURSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE THE STRESS OF ASSIMILATING INTO THE HOSPITAL'S WORK ENVIRONMENT, SHOULD THEY BE HIRED AS GRADUATE NURSES AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT (PA) STUDENTS - P.A. STUDENTS FROM QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY COMPLETED CLINICAL ROUNDS IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING THE OPERATING ROOM, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND RADIOLOGY. THE EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED FOR THE STUDENT TO LEARN TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM DIDACTIC COURSE WORK IN MEDICINE, SURGERY, AND THE BASIC AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES INTO THE CLINICAL ARENA RESULTING IN THE ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE PATIENTS IN A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF CLINICAL ROTATIONS IS TO EXPOSE THE STUDENT TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, PATIENTS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SETTINGS, AND PATIENTS WITH A BROAD RANGE OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS. THE P.A. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN: - HISTORY TAKING - EXAMINING THE PATIENT - ASSISTING IN AND/OR PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING - ASSISTING IN AND/OR PERFORMING THERAPEUTIC TASKS - ORAL PRESENTATIONS - MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE PATIENT ENCOUNTER - FORMULATING A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND PROBLEM LIST - FORMULATING A TREATMENT PLAN - COUNSELING OF PATIENTS REGARDING MEDICATION, DIET, AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES SUCH AS SMOKING CESSATION, EXERCISE, AND WELL-BEING. RADIOLOGY STUDENTS FROM NVCC - THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (NVCC) RADIOLOGY STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED WITH MANY ACTIVITIES WHILE ASSIGNED TO WATERBURY HOSPITAL. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A NVCC CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR AND HOSPITAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, THE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE VARIOUS RADIOGRAPHIC SUITES AND MODALITIES. DURING THEIR ASSIGNMENT, STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING OR ASSISTING WITH RADIOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES, INCLUDING CHEST X-RAYS, SKELETAL EXAMS, FLUOROSCOPIC PROCEDURES, MOBILE X-RAYS IN THE VARIOUS PATIENT UNITS, AND SURGICAL CASES. THE STUDENTS ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN MOVING AND TRANSPORTING PATIENTS AS WELL AS CHAPERONING SENSITIVE EXAMS. IN ADDITION TO THE DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY THE STUDENTS ARE ASSIGNED TO EXPERIENCES IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, CT, MRI, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, AND ULTRASOUND. STUDENTS WORK IN THESE MODALITIES UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE HOSPITAL STAFF. WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S AFFILIATION WITH NVCC AS A CLINICAL SITE FOR STUDENTS HAS MANY BENEFITS. PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFIT IS THE HOSPITAL HAS A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF POTENTIAL RADIOLOGY EMPLOYEES. STUDENTS ARE IN THE PROGRAM FOR 22 MONTHS AND IN THAT TIME BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT, ROUTINES, PERSONAL, AND MISSION. THIS PROVIDES WATERBURY HOSPITAL WITH NEW EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE A STRONG SKILL SET AND PROVEN DEDICATION TO THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | CATEGORY D: RESEARCH TOTAL BENEFIT: $5,580 TOTAL PERSON SERVED: 17 DURING 2013-2014, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CLINICAL TRIALS THAT BENEFITED RESIDENTS IN GREATER WATERBURY. THESE TRIALS INCLUDED: THE BIOMARKERS STUDY, WHICH EXPLORED THE IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTION OF RESPONSE TO PREOPERATIVE CHEMORADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH RECTAL CANCER; THE ROCKING CHAIR STUDY, WHICH INVESTIGATED ROCKING CHAIR SINGLE WAVE MOTION INTERVENTION FOR POST-SURGICAL PATIENT CARE; THE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS STUDY RUN IN COLLABORATION WITH DUKE UNIVERSITY, WHICH ENROLLS PATIENTS EITHER DIAGNOSED OR PRESENTING SYMPTOMS OF INVECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS FOR A PROSPECTIVE DATA COLLECTION STUDY; AND THE FECAL TRANSPLANT STUDY, WHICH ENROLLS PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE COLITIS WHO HAVE HAD 2 OR MORE RELAPSES OF COLITIS IN SPITE OF ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY. CATEGORY E: FINANCIAL & IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TOTAL BENEFIT: $108,982 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 112,275 WATERBURY HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. FROM UNITED WAY DONATIONS FROM HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES TO FREE PARKING FOR PATIENTS, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $30,705.00 WORTH OF FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT DURING 2014. LOCAL AGENCIES RECEIVING DONATIONS INCLUDED: - EASTER SEALS - HOMELESS CONNECT - MATTATUCK MUSEUM - PALACE THEATER - UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY - VNA HEALTH AT HOME - WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - WATERBURY REGIONAL CHAMBER CATEGORY F: COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES TOTAL BENEFIT: $274,171 TOTAL PERSONS SERVED: 12,813 AS A LEADER IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE GREATER WATERBURY AREA, WATERBURY HOSPITAL (WH) IS COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE WELFARE AND AWARENESS OF THE CITIZENS WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY. FROM STRENGTHENING THE CAREER PATHS OF WATERBURY AREA YOUTH; TO SUPPORTING THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED THROUGH THE WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND; PROVIDING TRANSPORT TO AND FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS; WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS REMOVING THE BARRIERS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL AND REMAINS FIRM IN ITS COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHIER, STRONGER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY. KEY PROGRAMS: YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES: THE WATERBURY HOSPITAL YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2001 AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WATERBURY HOSPITAL AND WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE MISSION OF THE PROGRAM IS: "TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR MINORITY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN WATERBURY SO THEY CAN MATRICULATE AND COMPETE NATIONALLY FOR PLACEMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PREPARATION FOR HEALTH CAREERS". WATERBURY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF OUR YOUTH, WHO ARE THE EMERGING WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. TO THIS END, DURING 2014, WATERBURY HOSPITAL PROVIDED 129 STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN GREATER WATERBURY WITH UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENHANCE THE OVERALL WELFARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE WH YOUTH PIPELINE INITIATIVES HAD SIX FOCUS AREAS DURING FY 2014, INCLUDING: - PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE (PLTI) - IN 2014, SIX INDIVIDUALS FROM GREATER WATERBURY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WATERBURY'S PLTI, A 20-WEEK CURRICULUM TEACHING LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY PROJECT PLANNING. PLTI'S CORE MISSION IS TO IMPART LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS TO PARENTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EDUCATING THEM ABOUT VOLUNTEERISM, CIVIC LIFE, AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ENACT AND CHANGE LAWS. EACH PARTICIPANT COMPLETES AND IMPLEMENTS A COMMUNITY PROJECT; EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS FROM 2014 INCLUDE: A "JUJI'S SENSORY FRIENDLY FILMS" PROGRAM-TO CREATE A SAFE AND ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM TO ATTEND FILMS AT THE MOVIE THEATER ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND "PADRE LATINOS" - A SUPPORT GROUP FOR SINGLE FATHERS TO LEARN KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION THROUGH THE LIFE EXPERIENCES OF THEIR PEERS. - PARENTS SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE (PSEE) - IN 2014, SEVENTEEN INDIVIDUALS FROM GREATER WATERBURY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WATERBURY'S PSEE, A 12-WEEK CURRICULUM CO-CREATED BY THE CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR SCHOOL CHANGE AND THE CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON CHILDREN FOR PARENTS (DEFINED BROADLY AS PARENTS, GUARDIANS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND GRANDPARENTS) TO INSTILL LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN EDUCATION AND TO FACILITATE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL STAFF AND PARENTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING. - UCONN PEOPLE EMPOWERING PEOPLE (PEP) OFFERED IN SPANISH AND ALBANIAN - BOTH FREE INAUGURAL PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN 2014. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDED A 10-WEEK PARENT LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY REGIMEN THROUGH WHICH 9 PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE ALBANIAN PORTION OF THE PEP COURSE AND 21 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE SPANISH PORTION OF THE PEP COURSE. UCONN PEP IS A PERSONAL, FAMILY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH A STRONG COMMUNITY FOCUS. PEP IS DESIGNED TO BUILD ON THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS AND EMPHASIZES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY ACTION. BOTH UCONN PEP PROGRAMS ARE SIGNIFICANT FOR TWO REASONS; IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT A UCONN PEP COURSE HAS BEEN OFFERED IN BOTH ALBANIAN AND SPANISH AT WATERBURY HOSPITAL. HOWEVER IT IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME AN ALBANIAN AND SPANISH PARENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS OFFERED WITH IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. PARTICIPANTS OF BOTH PROGRAMS WORK INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE A COMMUNITY PROJECT WHICH IS COMPLETED AS THE CONCLUDING PORTION OF THE PROGRAM - WH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM - DURING THE SUMMER OF 2014, TWENTY-EIGHT STUDENTS FROM WATERBURY, GRADES 6-11, PARTICIPATED IN THE WH SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM. 100% OF MEALS WERE SECURED FOR THE PROGRAM FROM CITY OF WATERBURY SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM. STUDENTS COMPLETED THE FOLLOWING MODULES: - 12 HOURS OF MATH (PRE- ALGEBRA, ALGEBRA II, GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS) REVIEW SESSIONS - 20 HOURS OF SAT WRITING AND VOCABULARY - 18 HOURS OF PHOTOVOICE PROJECT, STUDENTS WERE INSTRUCTED ON PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES, COMPOSITION, AND EDITING USING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP SOFTWARE AND SLR CAMERAS - 6 HOURS OF ESSAY WRITING - 11 HOURS OF POETRY INSTRUCTION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SECOND ANNUAL WH POETRY SLAM - 8 HOURS OF JOB SHADOWING SESSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: NURSING, HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM, MORRISON FOOD SERVICES & NUTRITION, FINANCE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES CLINIC, LAB, PHARMACY, CENTRAL SCHEDULING, PLANT ENGINEERING, HAROLD LEEVER REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, AMERICAN MEDICAL REPONSES, AND CLINICAL EDUCATION, WHICH INCLUDED PARTICIPATING IN CLASSES SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS (CPR AND BABYSITTING). - CPR & AMERICAN RED CROSS CERTIFIED BABYSITTING COURSE. - 2 HOURS OF MS OFFICE COMPUTER SESSIONS - 6 HOUR SCIENCE MODULE AT STONE ACADEMY - 2 FULL-DAY FIELD TRIPS COMPLETED: ONE TO YALE UNIVERSITY FOR AN ADMISSIONS INFO SESSION AND CAMPUS TOUR AND ONE TO HAMMONASSET STATE PARK INCLUDING THREE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT MEIGS POINT NATURE CENTER - 2 HOURS OF COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PRESENTATIONS COMPLETED BY UCONN WATERBURY & NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE - 1 HOUR OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMIC ADVISING - 2 HOURS OF HR ORIENTATION & SOFT SKILLS TRAINING - 10 HOURS OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DOCUMENTARIES AND ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE WATERBURY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - PROVIDING EARLY ACQUAINTANCE WITH CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (PEACH) - SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, WATERBURY HOSPITAL'S PROVIDING EARLY ACQUAINTANCE WITH CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE (PEACH) PROGRAM HAS ENGAGED ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN GREATER WATERBURY TO ADDRESS PROJECTED SHORTAGES OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN WATERBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THROUGH THE PEACH PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN A NON-EMERGENCY SETTING AND ARE INFORMED OF THE VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANNUALLY, WATERBURY HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS ITS PEACH SPRING BREAK EXPLORATION CAMP, THIS YEAR 48 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM WATERBURY TOOK PART IN: SHADOWING AND HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL; CPR CERTIFICATION; AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE MYSTIC AQUARIUM. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SUPPORT GROUPS - DURING 2014, WATERBURY HOSPITAL HOSTED SEVERAL SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ITS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING: - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S PARENT AND SIBLING SUPPORT GROUP, WHICH OFFERS EMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN IN TREATMENT; AND - ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, SERVES OVER 4,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, MEETS WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND IS COORDINATED BY OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS SOLE MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ELECTS HOSPITAL BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | GREATER WATERBURY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS RESERVED POWERS FOR HOSPITAL TRANSACTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER REVIEWS ANNUALLY THE SUBMISSION OF POTENTIAL/ACTUAL CONFLICT DECLARATIONS. THEY ARE ALSO REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT THE BOARD'S COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE MEETING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION ARE MADE TO THE FULL BOARD AS NECESSARY. ADDITIONALLY, RESPONSES ARE PROFILED, BY MEMBER, FOR EACH COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD/NETWORK, AND DISTRIBUTED AT EACH COMMITTEE MEETING AS A WAY TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY. THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MEMBERS SHARE RESPONSIBILITY IN IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING THESE DECLARED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN MAKING BUSINESS DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF THE HOSPITAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THERE IS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THEY ALWAYS USE THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO USES NATIONAL, STATE AND REGIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA FOR SIMILAR TAX EXEMPT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL RESULTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 377,502. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,498,524. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,876,026. PURCHASED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,088,112. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,898,230. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,599. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,987,941. PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,342,344. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,342,344. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | INCREASE IN FAIR VALUE OF FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS 1,157,722. ALLIANCE SUBSIDY -8,152,669. PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT -841,605. INTEREST RATE SWAP ADJUSTMENT 217,110. INCOME FROM WATERBURY GASTROENTEROLGY -62,801. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN REGARD TO THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
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