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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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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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| 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. 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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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER. IT IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE FULL BOARD IS INFORMED OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS AND A COPY IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | MANDATORY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT COMPLETED BY ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY. POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE INVESTIGATED. SENIOR MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS VIGILANCE FOR OTHER POSSIBLE CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS DATA FROM OTHER COMPARABLE FACILITIES AND OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION LEVELS OF THE HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES. ALL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP (BUSINESS OR PERSONAL) TO THE EXECUTIVES REVIEWED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND 990-T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL MAKES OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S ANNUAL REPORT IS PUBLISHED EACH YEAR IN DECEMBER. BONDHOLDERS MAY ACCESS OUR FINANCIAL DATA THROUGH THE EMMA DISSEMINATION SITE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED GRANTS AND DONATIONS 927,465. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS -1,201,471. PROPERTY PLANT & EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH GRANTS AND DONATIONS 822,206. CHANGE IN NET FUNDED PENSION 187,370. CHANGE IN NET SWAP LIABILITY 95,694. TRANSFER TO PARENT -4,080,000. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT OVERSEES THE AUDIT, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16B | WHEN THE ORGANIZATION CONTEMPLATES ENTERING INTO A JOINT VENTURE WITH FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, IT ENGAGES LEGAL COUNSEL AND TAX COUNSEL TO ENSURE THAT THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION IS SAFEGUARDED. |
| FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6I | THE HOSPITAL SPONSORS MONTHLY INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE AND TALK WITH A DOC PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS TIMELY TOPICS WITH RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN ITS SERVICE AREA. PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH THE HOSPITAL SERVE AS PRESENTERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, DR. DIANE EMES PRESENTED THE PROGRAM, "HYPERTENSION: DO YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBERS?" ON JAN. 16 AT HER OFFICE AT CENTER IN THE WOODS. DR. GHUSSAN ABU-HAMAD PROVIDED AN INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE PROGRAM ON "PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE" ON MARCH 25 AT THE HOSPITAL. DIABETES DEATHS AND DIABETES PREVALENCE IN 2001, THE CENTER FOR DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY OPENED AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AS WELL AS INPATIENT METABOLIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES. THE CENTER OFFERS COMMITTED CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DIETITIANS AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHO WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE DIABETES. THE STAFF ALSO COORDINATES DIABETES EDUCATION AND CARE WITH ALL OTHER MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SERVICES SUCH AS CLINICAL NUTRITION, HUMAN SERVICES, CENTER FOR WOUND MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SAME DAY SURGERY. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS ONLY THE SECOND HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ONLY THE 21ST IN THE NATION TO ACHIEVE THE JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATION FOR INPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT. THE JOINT COMMISSION'S CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION FOR INPATIENT DIABETES CARE RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT MAKE EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO FOSTER BETTER OUTCOMES ACROSS ALL INPATIENT SETTINGS. THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INPATIENT DIABETES PROGRAMS POSSESS THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES: SPECIFIC STAFF EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS WRITTEN BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING PROTOCOLS PLANS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AND HYPERGLYCEMIA DATA COLLECTION OF INCIDENCES OF HYPOGLYCEMIA PATIENT EDUCATION ON SELF-MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES AN IDENTIFIED PROGRAM CHAMPION OR PROGRAM CHAMPION TEAM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL RECEIVED RECERTIFICATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION WITH ITS RESPECTED GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ITS ADVANCED INPATIENT DIABETES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. TO ACHIEVE RECERTIFICATION, MVH DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION'S NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY IN DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE. THE RECERTIFICATION AWARD RECOGNIZES MVHS DEDICATION TO CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE WITH THE JOINT COMMISSION'S STATE-OF-THE-ART STANDARDS. THE CENTER FOR DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY'S INPATIENT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIABETES, BOTH DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED, AND WORKING WITH THEIR PHYSICIANS TO MANAGE THEIR BLOOD GLUCOSE THROUGH MEDICAL AND NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS. BASIC DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE INPATIENT PROGRAM. PATIENTS ARE DIRECTED TO THE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM FOR MORE IN-DEPTH EDUCATION ON DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT. THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITALS OUTPATIENT DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM AS MEETING THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND HAS SINCE 1999. THE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF CLASSES DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SELF-MANAGE THEIR DIABETES. A BASIC SERIES, CONSISTING OF THE CORE CONTENT AREAS DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, IS OFFERED IN THREE SESSIONS. ADVANCED EDUCATION MODULES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AS WELL AS A GESTATIONAL DIABETES PROGRAM. THE OUTPATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS WORK TO CREATE A CARE PLAN SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND INCLUDES GROUP DIABETES EDUCATION CLASSES AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS- BLOOD SUGAR MONITORING, INSULIN AND ORAL MEDICATION SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS, NUTRITION COUNSELING AND MEAL PLANNING, EXERCISE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP THAT IS FREE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE HOSPITAL OFFERED TWO OF ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS WITH TOPICS OF INTEREST TO DIABETIC PATIENTS. DR. RICHARD YOUNG, A PODIATRIST, PRESENTED "THE DIABETIC FOOT" ON SEPT. 30, 2013. DR. ALEXANDER TAL, WHOSE SPECIALTY IS ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, DISCUSSED "PRE-DIABETES DISEASE" ON MARCH 12, 2014 AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. HE PRESENTED A SECOND DIABETES PROGRAM ON JUNE 4, 2014 AT THE HOSPITAL. DR. RICHARD YOUNG ALSO OFFERED A PRESENTATION ON "NON-HEALING WOUNDS" ON APRIL 14 AT THE HOSPITAL. CLINICAL DIETITIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION NURSE PROVIDE FREE HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, HEALTHY EATING/SUPERMARKET TOURS WERE OFFERED: AUG. 15, 2013 SEPT. 19, 2013 OCT. 10, 2013 NOV. 7, 2013 FEB. 13, 2014 APRIL 10, 2014 JUNE 19, 2014 ON JUNE 6, 2014, THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR PRESENTED A PROGRAM ON DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY TO THE EMPLOYEES OF FIRST ENERGY IN CHARLEROI. IN ADDITION, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS DIABETES EDUCATION COURSES INCLUDING: "DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING", A THREE-DAY, TWO-HOUR-PER-DAY EDUCATION SERIES THAT FOCUSES ON DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND CARE. THIS CLASS IS OFFERED MONTHLY. "UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEAL PLAN", A COURSE THAT BUILDS ON THE EDUCATION RECEIVED IN THE MANAGING YOUR DIABETES PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS LEARN MORE ABOUT FOOD CHOICES, DINING OUT AND HOW EATING HABITS AFFECT BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL. "UNDERSTANDING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR READINGS" HELPS PARTICIPANTS LEARN HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL THOSE BLOOD SUGAR READINGS THEY DOCUMENT. PARTICIPANTS UNDERSTAND HOW DIET, MEDICATIONS, ILLNESS, AND STRESS AFFECT BLOOD SUGARS. "UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIABETES MEDICATIONS" GIVES PEOPLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DIABETES MEDICATIONS WORK AND LEARN THE EFFECTS DIABETES MEDICATIONS HAVE ON BLOOD SUGAR READINGS. "ADVANCED CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING", IS ANOTHER DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT CLASS THAT FOCUSES ON CARB COUNTING WITH EVERYTHING PEOPLE WITH DIABETES NEED TO KNOW. TOPICS RANGE FROM HOW TO MEASURE THE UPWARD DRIVE EACH MEAL HAS ON BLOOD SUGAR TO INFORMATION ON THE GLYCEMIC INDEX. THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM, INCLUDES A LINK TO A HEALTH LIBRARY. AMONG THE TOPICS ARE DIABETES, DIABETES EYE CARE, DIABETES FOOT ULCERS, DIABETES KEEPING ACTIVE, DIABETES LOW BLOOD SUGAR, DIABETES NEUROPATHY, DIABETES PREVENTING HEART ATTACK AND STROKE, DIABETES WHAT TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR AND MANY MORE. STROKE DEATHS A STROKE, SOMETIMES CALLED A BRAIN ATTACK, OCCURS WHEN A BLOCKAGE STOPS THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE BRAIN OR WHEN A BLOOD VESSEL IN OR AROUND THE BRAIN BURSTS. ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE THINK OF STROKE AS A CONDITION THAT AFFECTS ONLY OLDER ADULTS, STROKES CAN AND DO OCCUR IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IN FACT, NEARLY A QUARTER OF ALL STROKES OCCUR IN PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN AGE 65. EACH YEAR, ALMOST 800,000 STROKES OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES. STROKES OFTEN LEAD TO SERIOUS, LIFE-CHANGING COMPLICATIONS THAT INCLUDE: PARALYSIS OR WEAKNESS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY. PROBLEMS WITH THINKING, AWARENESS, ATTENTION, LEARNING, JUDGMENT, AND MEMORY. PROBLEMS UNDERSTANDING OR FORMING SPEECH. DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING OR EXPRESSING EMOTIONS. NUMBNESS OR STRANGE SENSATIONS. PAIN IN THE HANDS AND FEET. DEPRESSION. WHEN A PERSON IS EXPERIENCING A STROKE, FAST AND ACCURATE INTERVENTION IS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE BRAIN FUNCTION AND PREVENT DEATH. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS REPEATEDLY SAY, "TIME EQUALS BRAIN". ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE BEST CARE IS DELIVERED WHEN A STROKE-TRAINED NEUROLOGIST IS AVAILABLE AT THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE OR VIA TELEMEDICINE. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A STROKE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM THAT GIVES PATIENTS ACCESS TO HIGHLY SKILLED STROKE EXPERTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER (UPMC) WITHOUT LEAVING THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY. A TEAM OF STROKE-TRAINED NEUROLOGISTS FROM UPMC ARE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK FOR TELEMEDICINE CONSULTATIONS. A SECURE VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM PROVIDES A REAL-TIME CONNECTION BETWEEN MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT STAFF AND UPMCS NEUROLOGISTS AND ENDOVASCULAR NEUROSURGEONS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS TWO, 64-SLICE CT SCANNERS WHICH CAN CAPTURE IMAGES OF A BEATING HEART IN FIVE HEARTBEATS AND CAN PERFORM A WHOLE BODY TRAUMA SCAN IN TEN SECONDS. THIS DIAGNOSTIC POWER ENABLES THE PERFORMANCE OF CT ANGIOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS RAPID TESTS FOR ER STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. |
| FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6I CONTINUED | MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL EARNED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES' STROKE GOLD-PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES OUTLINED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF STROKE PATIENTS. THE GOLD-PLUS AWARD IS THE AHA/ASAS HIGHEST LEVEL OF STROKE CARE PROFICIENCY. MVH EARNED THE AWARD BY MEETING SPECIFIC QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF STROKE PATIENTS AT A SET LEVEL FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD. THESE MEASURES INCLUDE AGGRESSIVE USE OF MEDICATIONS AND RISK-REDUCTION THERAPIES AIMED AT REDUCING DEATH AND DISABILITY AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF STROKE PATIENTS. MVH ALSO RECEIVED THE ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL FOR MEETING STROKE QUALITY MEASURES THAT REDUCE THE TIME BETWEEN HOSPITAL ARRIVAL AND TREATMENT WITH THE CLOT-BUSTER TPA, THE ONLY DRUG APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO TREAT ISCHEMIC STROKE. PEOPLE WHO SUFFER A STROKE WHO RECEIVE THE DRUG WITHIN THREE HOURS OF THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS MAY RECOVER QUICKER AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO SUFFER SEVERE DISABILITY. THE HOSPITAL ALSO EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S DISEASE SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION FOR PRIMARY STROKE CARE CENTER. ACHIEVEMENT OF PRIMARY STROKE CENTER DEMONSTRATES THAT MVH'S STROKE PROGRAM MEETS CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE TO ACHIEVE LONG-TERM SUCCESS IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR STROKE PATIENTS. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A STROKE SUPPORT GROUP FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO SHARE, LEARN AND GROW WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN PERSONALLY RELATE TO THE CHALLENGES AND STRUGGLES THEY FACE ON A DAILY BASIS DEALING WITH STROKE AND THE AFTER EFFECTS. THIS GROUP MEETS THE LAST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. DR. DIANE EMES PRESENTED A TALK WITH A DOC PROGRAM, "STROKE: YOU'RE YOUR RISKS," ON FEB. 13, 2014 THAT INCLUDED A SCREENING AT THE CENTER IN THE WOODS. SCREENINGS SUCH AS THE MULTIPHASIC AND THE BLOOD PRESSURE HELP MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LEARN IF THEY ARE AT RISK FOR STROKES. THE ONLINE HEALTH LIBRARY AT MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM INCLUDES MANY STROKE RELATED TOPICS SUCH AS STROKE, STROKE-RISK FACTORS, STROKE RECOVERY, STROKE PREVENTION AND MANY THAT INDIRECTLY IMPACT THE LIKELIHOOD OF STROKES SUCH AS THOSE THAT RELATED TO HYPERTENSION. COPD DEATHS ACCORDING TO THE COPD FOUNDATION, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IS DEFINED AS UMBRELLA TERM TO DESCRIBE PROGRESSIVE LUNG DISEASES INCLUDING EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, REFRACTORY (NON-REVERSIBLE) ASTHMA, AND SOME FORMS OF BRONCHIECTASIS. THIS DISEASE IS CHARACTERIZED BY INCREASING BREATHLESSNESS. COPD AFFECTS AN ESTIMATED 24 MILLION INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND MORE THAN HALF OF THEM HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COPD AND DO NOT KNOW IT. EARLY SCREENING CAN IDENTIFY COPD BEFORE MAJOR LOSS OF LUNG FUNCTION OCCURS. IN 2012, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL ESTABLISHED THE PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PITTSBURGH REGIONAL HEALTH INITIATIVE TO HELP PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND AND COORDINATE THE CARE THAT THEIR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED FOR THEM. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE TO: PROVIDE PATIENTS ESPECIALLY WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), HEART FAILURE (CHF) OR ANY TYPE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE WITH EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THE SELF-MANAGEMENT OF THEIR DISEASES HELP INCREASE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVE PATIENTS' COMPLIANCE WITH THE TREATMENT PLANS FROM THEIR PHYSICIANS DECREASE PREVENTABLE READMISSIONS A TEAM OF NURSE CARE MANAGERS AND A CLINICAL PHARMACIST CAN HELP WITH: LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS, ESPECIALLY COPD, CHF OR ANY TYPE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE UNDERSTANDING MEDICATIONS ARRANGING FOLLOW-UP CARE RESPIRATORY INHALER TRAINING AND BETTER BREATHING EDUCATION "SURVIVAL SKILLS" TRAINING FOR DIABETES, NUTRITION, ETC. THE PCRC TEAMS SEES ANY AND ALL PATIENTS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND MVH-AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AT NO CHARGE TO THE PATIENT OR THE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF INSURANCE AND EVEN IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE. THE PCRC TEAM CONSISTS OF NURSE CARE MANAGERS AND A CLINICAL PHARMACIST. THE PCRC SPONSORS SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE CLASSES WERE HELD: JULY 2, 9, 16 AND 23, 2013 OCT. 1, 8, 15 AND 22, 2013 JAN. 8, 14, 28 AND FEB. 4 A BETTER BREATHERS CLUB FOR ADULTS WITH BREATHING ISSUES FOR ANY REASON IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE PCRC AND MEETS MONTHLY. THE CLUB IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL ADULTS AND THEIR FRIENDS, FAMILY OR CAREGIVERS WHO WANT TO LEARN OR SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT LIVING WELL WITH BREATHING ISSUES. THE GROUP MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. IN ADDITION TO THE PCRC PROVIDING EDUCATION ABOUT COPD, INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS PROVIDE INFORMATION. DR. DIANE EMES LED A TALK WITH A DOC PROGRAM ON APRIL 17, 2014 ADDRESSING COPD. BREAST CANCER DEATHS AND LATE STAGE BREAST CANCER ON JUNE 30, 1985 WHEN THE CHARLES L. AND ROSE SWEENEY MELENYZER PAVILION AND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER OPENED, IT WAS THE FIRST FACILITY IN WASHINGTON, FAYETTE AND GREENE COUNTIES TO OFFER RADIATION THERAPY TO PATIENTS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THESE THREE COUNTIES, CANCER PATIENTS NO LONGER HAD TO LEAVE THE AREA FOR TREATMENT. IN 2003, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL TOOK CANCER CARE TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO FLOORS ON THE ORIGINAL BUILDING. TODAY, THE REGIONAL CANCER CENTER OFFERS CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY IN A PATIENT-CENTERED CARE ENVIRONMENT WITH MEDICALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. THE STAFF IS COMPOSED OF HIGHLY SKILLED CANCER CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION THERAPY. THE MON-VALE ONCOLOGY UNIT AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CHARLES L. AND ROSE SWEENEY MELENYZER PAVILION AND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER. THIS AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS' COMMISSION ON CANCER-APPROVED CANCER FACILITY PROVIDES A SITE FOR COORDINATING THE MANY OUTPATIENT ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR OPTIMAL CARE OF THE PATIENT. MON-VALE ONCOLOGY SERVES PRIMARILY ADULT AND GERIATRIC PATIENTS. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF PATIENTS HAVE A CANCER-RELATED DIAGNOSIS WITH 65 PERCENT BEING HIGH-RISK PATIENTS RECEIVING AN INDIVIDUALIZED FORM OF TREATMENT AND 20 TO 15 PERCENT ARE FOLLOW-UP PATIENTS IN REMISSION. THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT SERVICES INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS. RADIATION THERAPY IS WHOLLY THERAPEUTIC. TREATMENTS ARE CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH PATIENT IN ORDER TO CALCULATE THE CORRECT DOSE OF RADIATION AND TARGET THE TUMOR SITE TO DESTROY OR RETARD CELL GROWTH. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON MINIMIZING THE SIDE EFFECTS TO SURROUNDING TISSUES AND STRUCTURES THAT DO NOT NEED IRRADIATED, WHILE MAXIMIZING THE RADIATION DOSE TO THE PRESCRIBED TUMOR SITE. THE TREATMENT PLANNING PHASE IS PERFORMED BY THE MEDICAL PHYSICIST AND DOSIMETRIST. THEY USE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING A 3-D TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM, IN CALCULATING THE DAILY DOSE THAT WILL BE USED TO ACCURATELY DELIVER THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT. MANY FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION DURING THIS PROCESS, INCLUDING THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY AND EXTENT OF DISEASE. THE RADIATION THERAPISTS THEN USE ALL OF THIS INFORMATION TO SET UP THE PATIENT, AND TO PROGRAM THE LINEAR ACCELERATOR TO DELIVER THE PRESCRIBED DAILY RADIATION TREATMENT. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY THAT AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOADS THE TREATMENT INFORMATION AND CUSTOMIZES THE SHAPE OF THE BEAM TO BLOCK OUT AREAS THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE TREATED. THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT OFFERS THE LATEST ADVANCEMENT IN CANCER THERAPIES USING EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY (EBRT), HIGH-DOSE (HDR) AND LOW-DOSE (LDR) BRACHYTHERAPY TO TARGET CANCER CELLS, WHILE ALSO SPARING HEALTHY TISSUES AND ORGANS. EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY USES THE LINEAR ACCELERATOR TO DELIVER HIGH DOSES OF RADIATION IN INNOVATIVE THERAPIES SUCH AS STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY, INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY AND IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY. HDR BRACHYTHERAPY IS A TYPE OF INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY THAT DELIVERS HIGH DOSES OF RADIATION FROM IMPLANTS PLACED CLOSE TO, OR INSIDE, THE TUMOR(S) IN THE BODY. BRACHYTHERAPY OFFERS A QUICKER, MORE EFFECTIVE WAY TO GIVE RADIATION TREATMENT FOR SOME PATIENTS. |
| FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6I CONTINUED | ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, IN TERMS OF BREAST CANCER, EARLY DETECTION IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO SAVE LIVES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). MVH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION. BY AWARDING FACILITIES THE STATUS OF A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, THE ACR RECOGNIZES BREAST IMAGING CENTERS THAT HAVE EARNED ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, STEREOTACTIC BREAST BIOPSY AND BREAST ULTRASOUND (INCLUDING ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY). PEER-REVIEW EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED IN EACH BREAST IMAGING MODALITY BY BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL PHYSICISTS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD DETERMINED THAT MVH HAS ACHIEVED HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS IN IMAGE QUALITY, PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS, FACILITY EQUIPMENT, QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS. THE BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS RECEIVE THE SAME HIGH LEVEL OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES AS PEOPLE WHO GO TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST RENOWNED HEALTH CENTERS. IN ADDITION, MVH OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF CARE FROM IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS THROUGH THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN THERAPIES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S MAMMOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT PASSED THE MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT (MQSA) INSPECTION. THE MQSA REQUIRES MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO MEET UNIFORM QUALITY STANDARDS TO ASSURE EARLY BREAST CANCER DETECTION. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SPONSORS TWO ANNUAL EVENTS TO EDUCATE AND SCREEN WOMAN FOR BREAST CANCER. EACH OCTOBER, THE HOSPITAL HOSTS A FREE BREAST SCREENING AND EDUCATION EVENT. NATALIE FURGIUELE-IRACKI, M.D., WHO IS A BREAST SURGEON, ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE. FOLLOWING THE OPTIONAL PHYSICAL BREAST EXAMS BY MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF, A MAMMOGRAM WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR ANY WOMAN WHO HAS AN ABNORMAL FINDING DURING THE SCREENING. ROUTINE YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS MAY ALSO BE SCHEDULED FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER, WHO FALL INTO A HIGH-RISK CATEGORY, AND WHO HAVE NEVER HAD A BASELINE MAMMOGRAM OR WHO MEET THE RECOMMENDED AGE GUIDELINES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE EVENT WAS HELD ON OCT. 30. THE SECOND EVENT, MAMM & GLAMM, IS HELD IN THE SPRING AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MAMMOGRAMS. PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR SCREENINGS IN A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE AND THEN ENJOY FREE PAMPERING THAT INCLUDES MASSAGES, NAIL TREATMENTS AND MORE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE EVENT WAS HELD ON MARCH 1. IN ADDITION, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE GROUP MEETS YEAR ROUND THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, WWW.MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM, PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO BREAST CANCER. TOPICS INCLUDE: BREAST ABSCESS, BREAST BIOPSY STEREOTACTIC, BREAST BIOPSY ULTRASOUND, BREAST CANCER, BREAST CONSERVATION SURGERY, BREAST LUMP, BREAST LUMP REMOVAL, BREAST MASS, BREAST MRI SCAN, BREAST PET SCAN, BREAST POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY, BREAST RADIATION, BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, BREAST REMOVAL, BREAST SELF-EXAM, BREAST SPARING SURGERY AND BREAST ULTRASOUND. COLORECTAL CANCER DEATHS AND INVASIVE COLORECTAL CANCER THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY REPORTS THAT EXCLUDING SKIN CANCERS, COLORECTAL CANCER IS THE THIRD MOST COMMON CANCER DIAGNOSED IN MEN AND WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, OF CANCERS AFFECTING BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, COLORECTAL CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CANCER KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES. EACH SPRING, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL CONDUCTS FREE COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY RECEIVE KITS THAT THEY USE AND RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTING. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE EVENT WAS HELD ON APRIL 30, 2014. ANDREW J. ZAHALSKY, M.D., MVHS DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, LED A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDED INFORMATION ON TREATMENTS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER. AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL THAT PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE PARTICIPANTS ALONG WITH DR. ZAHALSKY WERE DR. HIRAM GONZALEZ, A SURGEON AFFILIATED WITH MVH, WHO DISCUSSED SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS AND REGISTERED DIETITIAN KRISTA BEGONIA, WHO DISCUSSED CANCER AND NUTRITION AND CAROL MANOWN, RN, WHO EXPLAINED THE FREE TAKE-HOME COLORECTAL SCREENING KIT TO TEST FOR BLOOD IN THE STOOL. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM, INCLUDES A HEALTH LIBRARY THAT OFFERS INFORMATION AND IMAGES RELATED TO COLON CANCER, COLORECTAL POLYPS, RECTAL ABSCESSES, RECTAL CANCER AND RECTAL LUMPS. LUNG CANCER DEATHS ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS), LUNG CANCER, BOTH SMALL CELL AND NON-SMALL CELL, IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN (NOT COUNTING SKIN CANCER). THE ACS ESTIMATES THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 224,210 CASES OF LUNG CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES LAST YEAR AND AN ESTIMATED 159,260 DEATHS. LUNG CANCER ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 27 PERCENT OF ALL CANCER DEATHS AND IS BY FAR THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AMONG BOTH MEN AND WOMEN. EACH YEAR, MORE PEOPLE DIE OF LUNG CANCER THAN OF COLON, BREAST, AND PROSTATE CANCERS COMBINED. LUNG CANCER MAINLY OCCURS IN OLDER PEOPLE. ABOUT TWO OUT OF THREE PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER ARE 65 OR OLDER; FEWER THAN 2 PERCENT OF ALL CASES ARE FOUND IN PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN 45. THE AVERAGE AGE AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS IS ABOUT 70. OVERALL, THE CHANCE THAT A MAN WILL DEVELOP LUNG CANCER IN HIS LIFETIME IS ABOUT 1 IN 13; FOR A WOMAN, THE RISK IS ABOUT 1 IN 16. THESE NUMBERS INCLUDE BOTH SMOKERS AND NON-SMOKERS. FOR SMOKERS THE RISK IS MUCH HIGHER, WHILE FOR NON-SMOKERS THE RISK IS LOWER. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS POISED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE REDUCTION OF LUNG CANCER DEATHS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE HOSPITAL HAS MANY HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOOLS AVAILABLE AS IT TACKLES THIS DISEASE RANGING FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT. MOHSEN ISAAC, M.D., MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY AT MVH, AND CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, IS ONE OF THE FEW PHYSICIANS WHO USES AN INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE TO TREAT HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH EARLY STAGE, NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER. DR. ISAAC HAS RECORDED PROVEN SUCCESS IMPLANTING LOW-DOSE RADIOACTIVE IODINE SEEDS PERMANENTLY INTO THE LUNGS OF PEOPLE WITH STAGE 1 LUNG CANCER. THE TREATMENT, WHICH IS PRIMARILY USED ON PATIENTS WITH LIMITED HEART/LUNG FUNCTION, REDUCES RECURRENCES. THIS NEW RADIATION THERAPY TECHNIQUE NOT ONLY ALLOWS LESS LOSS OF THE LUNG, BUT IN FACT, PRESERVES MORE LUNG FUNCTION WITH LESS BREATHING PROBLEMS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY HOSPITAL IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THAT OFFERED RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS USING THE NEW ELEKTA AGILITY THAT INCLUDES A MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR (MLC) DEVICE THAT PROVIDES PRECISE, HIGH-RESOLUTION BEAM SHAPING TO TARGET TUMORS. USE OF THE MLC DEVICE ENABLES MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AT MVH TO ADMINISTER HIGHER DOSES OF RADIATION AT MULTIPLE SITES SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT DELIVERS RADIATION TO THE UNIQUE CONTOURS OF THE TUMOR WHILE REDUCING THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO HEALTHY TISSUE. AN MLC IS A DEVICE COMPOSED OF MANY INDIVIDUAL TUNGSTEN "LEAVES" THAT SHAPE BEAMS OF THERAPEUTIC RADIATION THAT ARE DELIVERED FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES AROUND THE PATIENT. THE AGILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH 160 MLCS WHICH IS TWICE THE NUMBER OF LEAVES USED IN MOST TYPICAL TREATMENT CENTERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES ULTRA-FAST LEAF MOVEMENTS. THE HOSPITAL'S MLC INCLUDES TWICE THE NUMBER OF LEAVES AND IS TWICE AS FAST, IT REDUCES TREATMENT TIMES BY MORE THAN HALF. PATIENTS ARE NOT ONLY TREATED FASTER, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY BENEFIT FROM THE MLC'S ENHANCED TARGETING CAPABILITIES WHICH IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES AND REDUCE ORGAN AT RISK POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, SHORTER TREATMENT TIMES RESULT IN INCREASED PATIENT COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE. IT ALSO ALLOWS FASTER AND SAFER STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOSURGERY AND VOLUMETRIC ARC THERAPY (VMAT). AT MVH, SKILLED ONCOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, NURSES, RADIATION THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NUTRITIONISTS, PHARMACISTS AND CASE MANAGEMENT COORDINATORS HELP PATIENTS WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST LUNG CANCER USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY WITH A PERSONALIZED APPROACH. IN ADDITION TO THE IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY, MVH OFFERS: STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGEY (SRS) STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY IS A NON-SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT DELIVERS PRECISELY TARGETED RADIATION AT MUCH HIGHER DOSES IN A SINGLE OR FEW TREATMENTS. IT FOCUSES HIGH-POWERED X-RAYS ON A SMALL AREA, TARGETING THE ABNORMAL AREA. SRS CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS "SURGERY WITHOUT A KNIFE" AND IT IS COMPARABLE TO GAMMA KNIFE THERAPY THAT IS USED FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF CANCERS. IT IS TYPICALLY USED FOR SMALL ISOLATED TUMORS AND IS USUALLY GIVEN IN MORE THAN ONE DOSE. |
| FORM 990, SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6I CONTINUED | HIGH-DOSE RATE RADIATION THERAPY HIGH-DOSE RATE (HDR) RADIATION THERAPY IS A FORM OF BRACHYTHERAPY, OR INTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY, WHICH INVOLVES THE PLACEMENT OF A HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION SOURCE INSIDE THE BODY NEAR THE TUMOR FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME. HDR RADIATION THERAPY, WHICH IS USUALLY PERFORMED AS A SHORT SERIES OF OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES, ALLOWS HIGHLY LOCALIZED DOSES OF RADIATION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE TUMOR QUICKLY. MVH'S HDR PROGRAM USES A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE THAT IS IMPLANTED INTO THE PATIENT'S BODY VIA CATHETERS TO TARGET THE CANCER SITE. HIGH-DOSE RADIATION THERAPY IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR EVERY PATIENT; HOWEVER, IT IS ANOTHER TREATMENT OPTION FOR LUNG CANCER. VOLUMETRIC ARC THERAPY (VMAT) VOLUMETRIC ARC THERAPY USES SINGLE OR MULTIPLE RADIATION BEAMS TO SWEEP IN UNINTERRUPTED ARCS AROUND THE PATIENT TO DRAMATICALLY SPEED THE TREATMENT DELIVERY AND REDUCE TREATMENT TIMES FROM THE 8 TO 12 MINUTES REQUIRED FOR "CONVENTIONAL" RADIATION THERAPY TO AS FEW AS TWO MINUTES. 4-D IMAGING FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CT IMAGING IS ONE OF THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CANCER THERAPY. 4-D CT TAKES IMAGES THAT CAPTURE THE LOCATION OF THE TUMOR, ITS MOVEMENT, AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE BODY'S ORGANS TO ACCURATELY TREAT TUMORS LOCATED ON OR NEAR ORGANS THAT MOVE. THE SCAN ENABLES RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS TO DEVELOP MORE ACCURATE TREATMENTS FOR MOVING TUMORS, TO BETTER TARGET MOVING TUMORS, TO DELIVER RADIATION WITHIN A CERTAIN INTERVAL IN THE BREATHING CYCLE, AND TO REDUCE THE RISK OF TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS. AS PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION OF ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA, THERE IS A STRONG FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. SMOKING CAUSES THE MAJORITY OF LUNG CANCERS BOTH IN SMOKERS AND IN PEOPLE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2014, THE HOSPITAL OFFERED THE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES LISTED BELOW: JULY 2, 9, 16 AND 23, 2013 OCT. 1, 8, 15 AND 22, 2013 JAN. 8, 14, 28 AND FEB. 4 ON SEPT. 6, 2013, MVH TOBACCO CESSATION STATISTICS WERE PRESENTED TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, SMOKING CESSATION INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED AN INFORMATION TABLE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GIVE UP SMOKING FOR ONE DAY AND ULTIMATELY FOR GOOD. THE TABLE WAS POSITIONED IN THE MAIN LOBBY BY THE WELCOME DESK FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT ON NOV. 21, 2013. IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM SMOKING. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR PRESENTED A PROGRAM TO KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS AT THE BETHLEHEM SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OCTOBER, 2013 CALLED, "WHY ANIMALS DON'T SMOKE." THE PROGRAM ALSO WAS PRESENTED TO CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITYS HEAD START PROGRAM ON MAY 5, 2014. THE HOSPITAL PARTNERED WITH THE MONESSEN TOBACCO FREE COALITION FOR ITS ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR "A WALK IN THE PARK," WHICH ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO NOT SMOKE AND BE ACTIVE ON JUNE 12, 2014. SMOKELESS SATURDAYS, TO ENCOURAGE TEENS TO QUIT SMOKING, WERE HELD AT THE HOSPITAL ON MARCH 15 AND MAY 31, 2014. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR ALSO WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EDUCATE PHYSICIANS OFFICES ABOUT THE "FAX TO QUIT" PROGRAM THAT REFERS PATIENTS TO CESSATION COUNSELING. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL HOSTED A MEETING OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TOBACCO-FREE COALITION, ADAGIO HEALTH AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DISCUSS TOBACCO PREVENTION INITIATIVES AND CESSATION PROGRAMS FOR THE REGION IN MARCH 2014. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A GENERAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP WHICH IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE GROUP MEETS THE THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. THE WEBSITE, MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND VIDEOS THAT FOCUS ON LUNG CANCER, LUNG CANCER SMALL CELL, LUNG CANCER NON-SMALL CELL AND LUNG METASTASES. OBESITY, FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, RECOMMENDED ACTIVITY PEOPLE WHO EAT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AS PART OF THEIR DAILY DIET HAVE A REDUCED RISK OF MANY CHRONIC DISEASES. A DIET RICH IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CAN LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE, PREVENT SOME TYPES OF CANCER, LOWER THE RISK OF EYE AND DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS AND HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON BLOOD SUGAR. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO THIS CRITICAL NEED. BARIATRIC CLASSES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, IN COLLABORATION WITH MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC, HOSTED INFORMATION SESSIONS ON MINIMALLY INVASIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY, WHICH TREATS OBESITY AND ITS RELATED COMPLICATIONS. CANDIDATES FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ARE THOSE WHO NEED TO LOSE MORE THAN 100 POUNDS, WHICH IS ALMOST 10 PERCENT OF ALL ADULTS. WHILE MAGEE'S SURGICAL STAFF WILL PERFORM THE PROCEDURES IN PITTSBURGH, MVH OFFERS PRE-OPERATIVE TESTING/CLEARANCES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL CONSULTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS WITH THE BARIATRIC INFORMATION SESSIONS THAT FEATURED MVH/DEAN ORNISH CHEF LARRY LOVE. THE SESSIONS WERE HELD THE FOLLOWING DATES: OCT. 8, 2014 AT MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX OCT. 13, 2014 AT THE HOSPITAL MARCH 10, 2014 AT THE HOSPITAL MARCH 17, 2014 AT MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR PRESENTED A PROGRAM TO THE RETIREES OF WORLD KITCHEN, A MAJOR EMPLOYER IN CHARLEROI, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING FOOD LABELS. THE PROGRAM WAS HELD AUG. 13, 2013. AS OUTLINED IN THE DIABETES DEATHS AND DIABETES PREVALENCE SECTION OF THIS REPORT, CLINICAL DIETITIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR PROVIDE FREE HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, HEALTHY EATING/SUPERMARKET TOURS WERE OFFERED: AUG. 15, 2013 SEPT. 19, 2013 OCT. 10, 2013 NOV. 7, 2013 FEB. 13, 2014 APRIL 10, 2014 JUNE 19, 2014 THE DR. DEAN ORNISH PROGRAM FOR REVERSING HEART DISEASE AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH, DR. DEAN ORNISH HAS SHOWN THAT MAKING LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS CAN HELP IMPROVE, AND IN SOME CASES REVERSE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THE PROGRAM, OFFERED AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX, WAS LED BY A TEAM OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO FOCUS ON PROPER DIET, MODERATE EXERCISE, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND GROUP SUPPORT. ON FEB. 20, 2014, CARDIOLOGIST R.G. KRISHNAN, M.D. LED A PANEL DISCUSSION THAT INCLUDED A DISCUSSION ON HOW PARTICIPATION IN THE DEAN ORNISH PROGRAM AND INCORPORATING HEALTHY EATING HABITS CAN IMPACT A PERSONS HEART HEALTH. THE HEALTH LIBRARY AT MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM INCLUDES A COMPLETE LINK ON NUTRITION AND OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS FROM ADDITIVES IN FOOD TO ZINC IN THE DIET. OBESITY IS MORE THAN SIMPLY AN INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM, IT HAS BECOME A COMMUNITY PROBLEM, DRIVING UP HEALTH CARE COSTS AND DECREASING PRODUCTIVITY. WHILE DIET IS IMPORTANT, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN PREVENTING OBESITY. THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS MAKING CHANGES IN DAILY EATING AND ACTIVITY HABITS THAT CAN BE MAINTAINED OVER A PERSON'S LIFETIME. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATOR PRESENTED A PROGRAM CALLED "SPRING INTO FITNESS" FOR SENIORS ON MARCH 25, 2014 AT LIBERTY TOWERS AND FOR MEMBERS OF THE CROSSKEYS SOCIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN BROWNSVILLE. THE HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ON ITS PROGRAMS FOR HEALTHY EATING WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A HEALTH FAIR AT THE MONESSEN CIVIC CENTER ON JUNE 7, 2014. |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, COMMUNITY INFORMATION | THE MEDIAN AGE IS 42 YEARS. FOR EVERY 100 FEMALES THERE ARE 85.3 MALES. FOR EVERY 100 FEMALES AGES 18 AND OVER, THERE ARE 80.6 MALES. THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A HOUSEHOLD IN THE CITY IS $29,060, AND THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FAMILY IS $36,528. MALES HAVE A MEDIAN INCOME OF $31,250 VERSUS $23,911 FOR FEMALES. THE PER CAPITA INCOME FOR THE CITY IS $16,903. ABOUT 11.1 PERCENT OF FAMILIES AND 13.6 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION ARE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, INCLUDING 25.9 PERCENT OF THOSE UNDER AGE 18 AND 7.2 PERCENT OF THOSE AGES 65 OR OVER. |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION | COLORECTAL CANCER. NEARLY HALF OF THE COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS IN THIS COUNTRY MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM THEIR CANCER THIS YEAR. MOST COLORECTAL CANCERS START AS PRE-MALIGNANT POLYPS WHICH THEN TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO CHANGE INTO CANCER. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERED A FREE COLORECTAL CANCER EDUCATION AND SCREENING PROGRAM APRIL 30, 2014 IN THE HOSPITAL'S ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER. A FREE TAKE-HOME TEST TO SCREEN FOR BLOOD IN THE STOOL WAS GIVEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. PROSTATE CANCER. PROSTATE CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER IN MEN, AND THOSE MOST AT RISK INCLUDE OLDER MEN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND MEN WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF PROSTATE CANCER. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERED A FREE PROSTATE EDUCATION AND SCREENING PROGRAM ON SEPT. 18, 2013 IN THE ANTHONY M. LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER. ATTENDEES LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AND HAD THE OPTION TO RECEIVE AN EXAM BY MVH'S MEDICAL STAFF ALONG WITH A PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) BLOOD TEST. BLOOD PRESSURE. BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BOTH AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT COMMUNITY SETTINGS, SUCH AS CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. MVH PROVIDED REGULAR BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT THE ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH ON AUG. 25 AND NOV. 17, 2013 AND FEB. 16, AND MAY 18, 2014. HOLY RESURRECTION ORTHODOX CHURCH HELD A LARGE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING STAFFED BY MVH PERSONNEL DURING ITS FALL FESTIVAL ON OCT. 6, 2013. A BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING ALSO WAS HELD AT THE MONESSEN SENIOR HIGH RISE EASTGATE MANOR ON SEPT. 25, 2013. MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENING. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL SPONSORS A SEMI-ANNUAL MULTIPHASIC BLOOD SCREENING THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR A COST OF ONLY $25. ON EACH BLOOD SAMPLE, 37 INDIVIDUAL TESTS ARE PERFORMED THAT CAN REVEAL ANEMIA, LUNG DISEASE, DIABETES, LEUKEMIA, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD DISORDERS AND MUCH MORE. ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS, INCLUDING THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) AND PROSTATIC SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA), ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A SMALL ADDITIONAL COST. IN FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE DATES WERE SEPTEMBER 28 AND MARCH 29. ADDITIONAL TESTS WERE OFFERED FOR THE SPRING SCREENING. THE NEW TESTS INCLUDED A1C AND VITAMIN D. INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, A VARIETY OF MONTHLY INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FREE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE HOSPITAL AND AT THE MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX. THE POPULAR PROGRAMS PROVIDE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO MEET PHYSICIANS AFFILIATED WITH THE HOSPITAL. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE FOLLOWING INNOVATIONS PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED. DATE TOPIC/PHYSICIAN LOCATION JULY 9, 2013 "WHY DO YOU NEED A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN" LAURIE MOLINDA, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER JULY 29, 2013 "INNOVATIONS IN KNEE REPLACEMENT" SCOTT BARON, M.D. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX SEPT. 9, 2013 "CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY TIPS" PERVEEN PUNJANI, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER SEPT. 11, 2013 "CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY TIPS" PERVEEN PUNJANI, M.D. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX SEPT. 30, 2013 "THE DIABETIC FOOT" RICHARD YOUNG, D.P.M. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER OCT. 2, 2013 "FOOT WOUNDS OF THE DIABETIC" RICHARD YOUNG, D.P.M. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX OCT. 9, 2013 "INNOVATIONS IN ANESTHESIA" THAD OSOWSKI, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER OCT. 10, 2013 "INNOVATIONS IN ANESTHESIA" THAD OSOWSKI, M.D. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX OCT. 22, 2013 "INNOVATIONS IN NECK PAIN" ALEXANDER KANDABAROW, M.D. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX OCT. 23, 2013 "INNOVATIONS IN NECK PAIN" ALEXANDER KANDABAROW, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER DEC. 2, 2013 "CARPAL TUNNEL DISEASE" DANIEL STEWART, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER FEB. 20, 2014 "CARDIAC DISEASE" R.G. KRISHNAN, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER MARCH 12, 2014 "PRE DIABETES DISEASE" ALEXANDER TAL, M.D. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX MARCH 25, 2014 "PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE" GHUSSAN ABU-HAMAD, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER APRIL 14, 2014 "NON-HEALING WOUNDS" RICHARD YOUNG, D.P.M. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER APRIL 23, 2014 "POST-SURGICAL PAIN" THOMAS BROCKMEYER, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER APRIL 29, 2014 "PROBLEMS WITH FEET" MARK HOFBAUER, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER MAY 14, 2014 "OVERVIEW OF ARTHRITIS" A.J. MATHUR, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER JUNE 4, 2014 "PRE DIABETES DISEASE" ALEXANDER TAL, M.D. ANTHONY LOMBARDI EDUCATION CONFERENCE CENTER JUNE 16, 2014 "CARPAL TUNNEL DISEASE" DANIEL STEWART, M.D. MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX TALK WITH A DOC BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE SERIES, THE SERIES EXPANDED INTO ADDITIONAL GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS IN 2013 AND NAMED TALK WITH A DOC. THE FOLLOWING TALK WITH A DOC PRESENTATIONS WERE OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2013. DATE TOPIC/PHYSICIAN LOCATION JULY 11, 2013 "BACK PAIN" JOSE RAMIREZ-DEL TORO, M.D. MT. LEBANON PUBLIC LIBRARY OCT. 24, 2013 "NECK PAIN" JUSTIN PETROLLA, M.D. FRANK SARRIS LIBRARY CANONSBURG NOV. 7, 2013 "FOOD AND ANKLE AILMENTS" WILLIAM DECARBO, M.D. MT. LEBANON RECREATION CENTER JAN. 16, 2014 "HYPERTENSION: DO YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBERS?" DIANE EMES, M.D. CENTER IN THE WOODS FEB. 13, 2014 "STROKE: KNOW YOUR RISKS" DIANE EMES, M.D. CENTER IN THE WOODS MARCH 20, 2014 "OSTEOPOROSIS" DIANE EMES, M.D. CENTER IN THE WOODS APRIL 9, 2014 "OSTEOPOROSIS" LAURIE MOLINDA, M.D. WAS SCHEDULED BY AN RN HAD TO REPLACE HER AT THE LAST MINUTE DUE TO AN EMERGENCY PETERS TOWNSHIP, PETERSWOOD PARKS AND RECREATION CENTER APRIL 17, 2014 "HOW IS YOUR BREATHING?" DIANE EMES, M.D. CENTER IN THE WOODS MAY 27, 2014 "SHOULDER PAIN" RICHARD MITCHELL, M.D. BETHEL PARK MUNICIPAL CENTER HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS/INITIATIVES THE MISSION OF MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA. RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA RELY ON THE HOSPITAL FOR EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE IN MANY HEALTH RELATED AREAS. LISTED BELOW ARE SPECIAL CLASSES, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT WERE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY. BARIATRIC CLASSES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL, IN COLLABORATION WITH MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC, HOSTED INFORMATION SESSIONS ON MINIMALLY INVASIVE BARIATRIC SURGERY, WHICH TREATS OBESITY AND ITS RELATED COMPLICATIONS. CANDIDATES FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ARE THOSE WHO NEED TO LOSE MORE THAN 100 POUNDS, WHICH IS ALMOST 10 PERCENT OF ALL ADULTS. WHILE MAGEE'S SURGICAL STAFF WILL PERFORM THE PROCEDURES IN PITTSBURGH, MVH OFFERS PRE-OPERATIVE TESTING/CLEARANCES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NUTRITIONAL CONSULTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS WITH THE BARIATRIC INFORMATION SESSIONS THAT FEATURED MVH/DEAN ORNISH CHEF LARRY LOVE. THE SESSIONS WERE HELD THE FOLLOWING DATES: OCT. 8, 2014 AT MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX OCT. 13, 2014 AT THE HOSPITAL MARCH 10, 2014 AT THE HOSPITAL MARCH 17, 2014 AT MON-VALE HEALTHPLEX SMOKING CESSATION. AS PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION OF ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE MID MONONGAHELA VALLEY AREA, THERE IS A STRONG FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. SMOKING CAUSES THE MAJORITY OF LUNG CANCERS BOTH IN SMOKERS AND IN PEOPLE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE HOSPITAL OFFERED THE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES LISTED BELOW: JULY 2, 9, 16 AND 23, 2013 OCT. 1, 8, 15 AND 22, 2013 JAN. 8, 14, 28 AND FEB. 4 HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING. CLINICAL DIETITIANS FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION NURSE PROVIDE FREE HEALTHY EATING AND SHOPPING SEMINARS AT THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AS WELL AS AT LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT HEALTHY EATING. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN 2013. "BACK TO SCHOOL: KIDS' LUNCHES AND SNACKS" AUG. 15, 2013 "EATING FOR BONE HEALTH: BONE DENSITY SCREENING" SEPT. 19, 2013 "PORTION CONTROL" OCT. 10, 2013 "HOLIDAY MEAL PLANNING" NOV. 7, 2013 "HEART HEALTHY EATING" FEB. 13, 2014 "RECIPE MODIFICATION" APRIL 10, 2014 "PICNIC FOODS/FOOD SAFETY" JUNE 19, 2014 CPR TRAINING. THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERED CPR TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE ADULT CPR INSTRUCTION WAS OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH VALLEY HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING CENTER. THE INSTRUCTION DATES WERE JULY 30, 2013; SEPT. 24, 2013; NOV. 26, 2013; JAN. 28, 2014; MARCH 25, 2014; AND MAY 27, 2014. INFANT AND CHILD CPR CLASSES, ALSO HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH VALLEY HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING CENTER WERE HELD AUG. 29, 2013; OCT. 31, 2013; FEB. 27, 2014; APRIL 24, 2014; AND JUNE 26, 2014. |
| SCHEDULE H, PART VI, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION CONTINUED | PUBLIC FIRST AID INSTRUCTION. ADULT FIRST AID CLASSES ARE OFFERED BY THE HOSPITAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH VALLEY HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING CENTER. THE CLASSES WERE HELD JULY 25, 2013; SEPT. 26, 2013; NOV. 21, 2013; JAN. 30, 2014; MARCH 27, 2014; AND MAY 29, 2014. AARP 55 ALIVE REFRESHER DRIVING COURSE THE NATION'S FIRST AND LARGEST CLASSROOM DRIVER IMPROVEMENT COURSE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MOTORISTS AGE 50 AND OLDER. IT IS INTENDED TO HELP IMPROVE SKILLS WHILE TEACHING ACCIDENT AND TRAFFIC-VIOLATION AVOIDANCE. THIS COURSE IS OFFERED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE COURSE WAS OFFERED JULY 15, 2013; NOV. 15, 2013 AND MAY 16, 2014. AARP 55 ALIVE BEGINNERS DRIVING COURSE. ALL INFORMATION IS CONVEYED IN A CLASSROOM SETTING IN TWO HALF-DAY SESSIONS. THE COURSE WAS HELD OCT. 21 AND 22, 2013 AND APRIL 3 AND 4, 2014. HOW TO PREVENT DIABETES. MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERED A FIVE-WEEK EDUCATION PROGRAM, TO HELP MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LEARN HOW TO MAKE BETTER FOOD CHOICES, BEGIN TO LOSE WEIGHT, BECOME MORE ACTIVE AND CHANGE BEHAVIORS TO IMPROVE THEIR HABITS AND USE FOOD RECORDS TO TRACK YOUR FOOD CHOICES. THE CLASSES WERE HELD JUNE 2, 9, 16, 23 AND 30, 2014. NUTRITION BUILDING BLOCKS. THIS PROGRAM HELPED ENRICH THE COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF GOOD NUTRITION. A REGISTERED CLINICAL DIETITIAN TAUGHT THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: "CALORIE INTAKE AND EXERCISE," SEPT. 5, 2013; "READING FOOD LABELS AND PORTION CONTROL," SEPT. 12, 2013; AND "TIPS ON EATING IN RESTAURANTS", SEPT. 19, 2013. THE ONE-HOUR CLASSES WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. MANAGING YOUR DIABETES MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL OFFERS A THREE-DAY, TWO-HOUR-PER-DAY EDUCATION SERIES THAT FOCUSES ON DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND CARE. THIS SESSION ADDRESSES FOOD CHOICES, DINING OUT, AND HOW EATING HABITS AFFECT BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL. THE CLASSES WERE HELD JULY 9-11, 2013; JULY 23-25, 2013; AUG. 20-22, 2013; SEPT. 24-26, 2014; OCT. 8-10, 2013; NOV. 5-7, 2013; DEC. 10-12, 2013; JAN. 21-23, 2014; FEB. 4-6, 2014; MARCH 4-6, 2014; APRIL 22-24, 2014; MAY 6-8, 2014; AND JUNE 17-19, 2014. ADVANCED CARBOHYDRATE COUNTING THIS IS A DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT CLASS THAT FOCUSES ON COUNTING CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE. TOPICS RANGE FROM HOW TO MEASURE THE UPWARD DRIVE EACH MEAL HAS ON BLOOD SUGAR TO INFORMATION ON THE GLYCEMIC INDEX. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, CLASSES WERE HELD, JULY 17, 2013; AUG. 28, 2013; SEPT. 18, 2013; OCT. 16, 2013; NOV. 27, 2013; DEC. 18, 2013; JAN. 15, 2014; FEB. 12, 2014; MARCH 26, 2014; APRIL 9, 2014; MAY 28, 2014; AND JUNE 11, 2014. UNDERSTANDING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR READINGS. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO MAKE SENSE OUT OF THE BLOOD SUGAR READINGS THEY DOCUMENT. THE CLASS ALSO TAUGHT HOW DIET, MEDICATIONS, ILLNESS AND STRESS AFFECT THE BLOOD SUGAR. CLASSES WERE OFFERED JULY 31, 2013 AND OCT. 30, 2013. UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEAL PLAN. THIS CLASS TAUGHT PARTICIPANTS ABOUT FOOD CHOICES, DINING OUT, AND HOW EATING HABITS AFFECT BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL. CLASSES WERE HELP JULY 30, 2013 AND OCT. 29, 2013. UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIABETES MEDICATIONS. PARTICIPANTS ACQUIRED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW DIABETES MEDICATIONS WORK AND THE EFFECTS DIABETES MEDICATIONS HAVE ON BLOOD SUGAR READINGS. CLASSES WERE HELD AUG. 1, 2013 AND OCT. 31, 2013. CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASS A FOUR-WEEK SERIES OF PRENATAL EDUCATION CLASSES DESIGNED TO PREPARE COUPLES FOR THE BIRTHING PROCESS. TOPICS INCLUDE: SIGNS OF LABOR, VAGINAL AND C-SECTION DELIVERIES, ROLE OF THE LABOR COACH, COMFORT MEASURES INCLUDING BREATHING AND RELAXATION SKILLS AND PAIN MEDICATION OPTIONS. COUPLES REHEARSE WHAT THEY LEARN IN CLASS TO HELP RELIEVE ANXIETY SURROUNDING THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE. CLASSES ARE FREE TO VALLEY WOMEN'S HEALTH PATIENTS AND A FEE APPLIES TO NON-PATIENTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE CLASSES WERE HELD JULY 10, 17, 24 AND 31, 2013; SEPT. 4, 11, 18 AND 25, 2013; NOV. 6, 13, 20 AND 27, 2013; JAN. 8, 15, 22 AND 29, 2014; MARCH 5, 12, 19 AND 26, 2014; AND MAY 7, 14, 21 AND 28, 2014. BABY CARE CLASS. PARENTS-TO-BE LEARNED BABY CARE BASICS AT THIS INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION. TOPICS INCLUDED HOME SAFETY, CAR SEAT SAFETY, IMMUNIZATIONS, BREAST AND BOTTLE FEEDING, PACIFIERS, BATHING INFANTS AND ADDITIONAL TOPICS. CLASSES WERE HELD AUG. 5, 2013; OCT. 7, 2013; DEC. 9, 2013; FEB. 3, 2014; APRIL 7, 2014; AND JUNE 9, 2014. BREASTFEEDING CLASS. THIS FREE CLASS IS DESIGNED FOR MOTHERS WHO PLAN TO BREASTFEED TO HELP THEM FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER DELIVERY AND WHEN RETURNING HOME. MANY PROPS ARE USED FOR THIS CLASS INCLUDING BREAST PUMPS. THE CLASSES WERE HELD JULY 29, 2013: AUG. 26, 2013; SEPT. 30, 2013; OCT. 28, 2013; NOV. 25, 2013; DEC. 30, 2013; JAN. 27, 2014; FEB. 24, 2014; MARCH 24, 2014; APRIL 28, 2014; MAY 19, 2014; AND JUNE 20, 2014. COPING WITH ALZHEIMER'S: FAMILY CAREGIVER WORKSHOP. THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS LED BY TRAINED FAMILY CAREGIVER PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS ON ALZHEIMER'S AND OTHER TYPES OF DEMENTIAS. IT INCLUDED TECHNIQUES TO HANDLE CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS AND ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT. THE WORKSHOP WAS HELD NOV. 12, 2013. ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. THIS SEMINAR WAS OFFERED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS AND CASE MANAGERS OR ADMINISTRATORS OF NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES. THE PANEL OF SPEAKERS CONSISTED OF DANIEL A. IRACKI M.D., WHOSE SPECIALTIES INCLUDE PALLIATIVE CARE, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PULMONARY MEDICINE; VICKIE CAROLLA, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE; AND FATHER JOHN FIERO, FROM THE TRUE VINE ANGLICAN CHURCH AND COORDINATOR OF THE MVH ON-CALL CHAPLAINS PROGRAM. IT WAS HELD NOV. 12, 2013. SPECIAL EVENTS THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL EVENTS WERE HELD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. GO RED WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT LED AN INITIATIVE FOR THE THREE HOSPITALS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TO "GO RED" IN FEBRUARY TO CREATE AWARENESS OF WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH ISSUES. PROGRAMS WERE HELD EACH HOSPITAL ON FEBRUARY 20. THE FOUR-HOUR EVENT AT MVH INCLUDED: HEALTH AND WELLNESS SCREENINGS HEALTH FAIR HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATION WITH PHOEBE SEIVERLING, THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE CHEF, AND MICHELE PFARR, RD, LDN, CLINICAL NUTRITION MANAGER STRESS MANAGEMENT SESSION WITH AMAERA FELDER, A STRESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST A DISCUSSION ON HEART HEALTH WITH R.G. KRISHNAN, M.D. CARDIOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE; RANDALL KOMACKO, MPT, SENIOR STAFF PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND DIRECTOR OF THE DR. DEAN ORNISH PROGRAM FOR REVERSING HEART DISEASE; AND DON DOYLE, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CENTER FOR FITNESS AND HEALTH MAMM & GLAMM FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION TO HOST A SPECIAL EVENT FOR MAMMOGRAM SCREENINGS. THE EVENT WAS HELD ON MARCH 1 2013 AT HEALTHPLEX IMAGING. SIXTY-THREE WOMEN, WHO HAD PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MAMMOGRAMS, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR SCREENINGS IN A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE AND THEN ENJOY FREE PAMPERING THAT INCLUDED MASSAGES, NAIL TREATMENTS AND MORE. COMMUNITY DRUG SUMMITS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND PHARMACY PARTICIPATED DRUG SUMMITS AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. COMPELLING STATISTICS AND IMAGES SHOWED HOW EASILY THE MISUSE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS CAN LEAD TO ADDICTION TO ILLEGAL STREET DRUGS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE HOSPITAL'S PHARMACY STAFFED INFORMATION TABLES. DRUG TAKE BACK EVENTS MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL AND THE CARROLL TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED TOGETHER ON THE NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, A CONVENIENT AND SAFE WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO REMOVE UNUSED DRUGS FROM THEIR MEDICINE CABINETS. PEOPLE DROPPED OFF THEIR PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS ON OCT. 26, 2013 AND APRIL 26, 2014. MVH/LOIS ORANGE DUCOEUR BREAST CANCER WALK ON OCT. 12, 2013, THE MVH/LOIS ORANGE DUCOEUR BREAST CANCER WALK WAS HELD IN CHARLEROI TO HELP THE CANCER PATIENTS AT MVH'S CHARLES L. AND ROSE SWEENEY MELENYZER PAVILION AND REGIONAL CANCER CENTER. PROMOTION EVERY MONTH, THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES A "LIVING WELL" CALENDAR THAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN ALL OF THE WAITING ROOMS IN THE HOSPITAL. IT ALSO IS SENT TO THE LOCAL DAILY AND MONTHLY NEWSPAPERS WHERE IT IS PUBLISHED IN ITS ENTIRETY FREE OF CHARGE. THE CALENDAR IS ALSO POSTED AT THE HOSPITALS WEBSITE, WWW.MONVALLEYHOSPITAL.COM. DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE EVENT, HEALTH FAIRS, SCREENINGS, INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE AND TALK WITH A DOC PROGRAMS AND VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS ARE PROMOTED THROUGH NEWS RELEASES, NEWSPAPER AND TELEVISION ADVERTISING, LINKS ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, ON THE MARQUEE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE HOSPITAL ON ROUTE 88, ON TELEPHONE ON-HOLD ANNOUNCEMENTS, ON LED SCREENS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND THROUGH DIRECT MAIL. |
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