Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (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 listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
231352152 | Yes | 0 | 0 | ||
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LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION |
263359979 | Yes | 0 | 0 | ||
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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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 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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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| CORE FORM, PART III | ABINGTON HEALTH ("AH") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOLDING COMPANY BASED IN ABINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA. AH IS A CORPORATE MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES OUTLINED HEREIN. AH STRIVES TO CONTINUALLY DEVELOP AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDING MONTGOMERY, PORTIONS OF BUCKS AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. ABINGTON HEALTH IS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 509(A)(3). EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2015 AT 11:59 PM, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"), A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF ABINGTON HEALTH ("AH"). THIS TRANSACTION WAS ACHIEVED BY THE FILING OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSACTION, AH AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, AND ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SUBSIDIARIES"), BECAME SUBSIDIARIES OF TJU, CREATING A UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, KNOWN AS JEFFERSON, THAT ENCOMPASSES THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PLUS JEFFERSON HEALTH, A NEW COMBINED CLINICAL BRAND FOR FIVE HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIAN NETWORKS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. JEFFERSON INCLUDES 19,000 EMPLOYEES, 3,370 PHYSICIANS, 2,482 NURSES AND 1,751 INPATIENT BEDS. THE ORGANIZATION IS UNIQUE IN ITS GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE WITH ONE COMBINED BOARD AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM JEFFERSON AND ABINGTON. RICHARD HEVNER, OF JEFFERSON, WILL BE THE CHAIR FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS FOLLOWED BY CHAIR-ELECT STEPHEN CRANE, OF ABINGTON. TWO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS HAVE ALSO BEEN APPOINTED. ABINGTON HEALTH AND JEFFERSON ENTERED INTO A LETTER OF INTENT IN OCTOBER 2014. IN JANUARY 2015, A DEFINITIVE AGEEMENT WAS REACHED. THE ABINGTON NAME WILL BE MAINTAINED IN THE SUBURBAN ABINGTON REGION AND WILL NOW INCLUDE A JEFFERSON HEALTH ENDORSEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS ABINGTON HOSPITAL-JEFFERSON HEALTH AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION WILL BE KNOWN AS ABINGTON-LANSDALE HOSPITAL-JEFFERSON HEALTH. JEFFERSON HEALTH COMPRISES FIVE HOSPITALS, 13 OUTPATIENT AND URGENT CARE CENTERS, AS WELL AS PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND EVERYWHERE WE DELIVER CARE THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND SUBURBS ACROSS PHILADELPHIA, MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES IN PA, AND CAMDEN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. TOGETHER, THESE FACILITIES SERVE MORE THAN 78,000 INPATIENTS, 238,000 EMERGENCY PATIENTS AND 1.7 MILLION OUTPATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST FREESTANDING ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES. OTHER HOSPITALS INCLUDE JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE IN CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA; METHODIST HOSPITAL IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA; AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION IN HATFIELD TOWNSHIP. THE ABOVE BRANDED, FICTITIOUS NAMES ARE USED FOR MERGER ANNOUNCEMENT PURPOSES. LEGAL NAMES OF ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, ABINGTON HEALTH, ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION WILL BE USED IN FY15 DOCUMENTS. AH ENSURES THAT ITS SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE OR STATUS AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A HANDICAP/DISABILITY OR ABILITY TO PAY. NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICES. ABINGTON HEALTH INCLUDES ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ("AMH") AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION ("LHC"). EACH OF THESE HOSPITALS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. EACH PROVIDE MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF- PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. EACH EITHER OPERATE AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. EACH MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF EACH RESTS WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF JEFFERSON HEALTH. THE BOARD INCLUDES INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ALL VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. ABINGTON HEALTH IS THE UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOMPASSES ITS FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL, ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, IN ABINGTON AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION IN HATFIELD TOWNSHIP. ABINGTON HEALTH ENTITIES ALSO INCLUDE 5 CONVENIENT OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - WILLOW GROVE, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - WARMINSTER IN BUCKS COUNTY, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - MONTGOMERYVILLE IN NORTH WALES AND ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - BLUE BELL AND ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - LOWER GWYNEDD. TOGETHER, THESE FACILITIES SERVE MORE THAN 34,000 INPATIENTS, ALMOST 125,000 EMERGENCY PATIENTS AND ALMOST 665,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY. ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT FOUNDATION THAT FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATES TO BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. ABINGTON HEALTH AND JEFFERSON COMPLETED A MERGER THAT WILL BRING EXCITING CHANGES IN URBAN/SUBURBAN ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. ALL CHARITABLE GIFTS TO ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIRECTED TO ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION AND OUR AFFILIATE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. MISSION ======= IN FY14 AND FY15, ABINGTON HEALTH CREATED A FRAMEWORK FOR EXCELLENCE, REPRESENTING THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S FOCUS, PRIORITIES, COMMITMENTS AND GOALS IN TOTAL ALIGNMENT. THIS IS THE SCOPE OF THE ORGANIZATION: THE PEOPLE WE SERVE (PATIENTS), HOW AND WHY WE SERVE THOSE (MISSION/VISION/VALUES), THE KEY FACTORS TO SUCCESS (PATIENT SAFETY AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, STAFF ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE, AND OPERATIONAL AND FINANCIAL EXCELLENCE) AND THE BEHAVIORS THAT OUR STAFF EMBRACE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS. THIS IS THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY AND HOW OF ABINGTON HEALTH. OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR GOALS ALLOWS US TO ACHIEVE OUR KEY SUCCESS FACTORS. THAT MEANS SAFE, SATISFIED PATIENTS, FREE OF HARM; HAPPIER, MORE ENGAGED EMPLOYEES; AND FINANCIAL STABILITY, EVEN IN AN UNSURE ECONOMY. AND THAT IS THE EPITOME OF ABINGTON'S MISSION, VISION AND VALUES. THE MORE WE STRIVE TO REACH OUR GOALS, THE BETTER CARE WE GIVE, THE MORE TRUST WE EARN. OUR VISION IS TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. AS PART OF JEFFERSON HEALTH, THE MISSION IN FY2016 IS "HEALTH IS ALL WE DO". THE VISION IS "TO REIMAGINE HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION AND DISCOVERY TO CREATE UNPARALLED VALUE, AND TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PARTNER." BACKGROUND ---------- AMH BACKGROUND ---------- FOUNDED IN 1914, AMH IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, REGIONAL TEACHING HOSPITAL WITH 665 LICENSED BEDS IN ABINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA. LOCATED AT 1200 OLD YORK ROAD (ROUTE 611) IN ABINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, AMH HAS BEEN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN MONTGOMERY, BUCKS AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. WITH MORE THAN 28,400 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND ALMOST 590,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS LAST YEAR, AMH IS A MAJOR REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR CANCER CARE, NEUROSCIENCES, ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE TREATMENT, CARDIAC CARE, AND MANY OTHER MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AND HAS THE ONLY LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. AMH HAS A LONG TRADITION OF PERSONAL, HIGH-QUALITY MATERNITY CARE SERVING AS ONE OF THE BUSIEST OB/GYN CENTERS IN THE REGION AND IS A LEADER IN SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES. BACK IN THE EARLY 1900'S THE RURAL TOWN OF ABINGTON FACED A PRESSING NEED FOR AN EXCELLENT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY. PHILANTHROPIC VISIONARY GEORGE W. ELKINS, SR. STEPPED FORWARD WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY GIFT OF LAND AND FUNDS FOR A NEW HOSPITAL. MR. ELKINS WAS JOINED BY LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY FORMED WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF NOBLE, PRECURSOR TO TODAY'S ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION WOMEN'S BOARD. THEIR AMBITIOUS VISION WAS REALIZED ON MAY 15, 1914, WHEN THE NEW 48-BED ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPENED ITS DOORS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | AMH ACCOMPLISHMENTS ABINGTON HEALTH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY15 INCLUDED PATIENT/SAFETY AND QUALITY; OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INVESTMENT IN OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND AH PHYSICIANS. PATIENT SAFETY IS OUR CORE VALUE. MUCH WORK IS CONTINOUSLY UNDERWAY TO REDUCE ERRORS AND PREVENT HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSES WERE ACCOMPLISHED DURING FY15: 80 % REDUCTION IN MEDICATION ERRORS THAT REACHED THE PATIENT; REACHED GOAL IN THE REDUCTION OF CAUTI [CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS], CLABSI [CENTRAL LINE ASSOCATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS], AND TOTAL HIP AND KNEE INFECTIONS. CONDUCTED A SYSTEM-WIDE PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE SURVEY WITH 65% PARTICIPATION AT ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; 72% PARTICIPATION AT LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION; IMPLEMENTED SUCCESSFUL FAIR AND JUST CULTURE LEADERSHIP METHOD; LAUNCHED SEVEN NEW COMPREHENSIVE UNIT-BASED SAFETY PROGRAM [CUSP] TEAMS - 5 AT ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND TWO AT LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ACHIEVED 100% COMPLIANCE WITH CMS STROKE CORE MEASURES FROM DECEMBER 2014 THROUGH MAY 2015. THERE HAVE BEEN NO EARLY ELECTIVE DELIVERIES SINCE JANUARY 2013. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION EXPERIENCED NO SERIOUS SAFETY EVENTS IN 496 DAYS. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAD NO MEDICATION ERRORS THAT REACHED A PATIENT IN 209 DAYS. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION EARNED THE HEALTHGRADES PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION ACHIEVED 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE WITH PATIENT VACCINE ADMINISTRATION [FLU AND PNEUMONIA] AND 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE FOR PNEUMONIA AND CHF CORE MEASURES. CLINICAL RESEARCH IN FY15, ABINGTON HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN 118 OPEN CLINICAL TRIALS. NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE WAS ONE OF 22 SITES WORLDWIDE TO ENROLL PATIENTS IN THE ESCAPE TRIAL, A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL SHOWING THAT A CLOT RETRIEVAL PROCEDURE, KNOWN AS ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT, CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AFTER AN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE. ABINGTON HEALTH WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST WIRED HOSPITALS FOR A FOURTH TIME. AMH HAS A STRONG EDUCATIONAL MISSION AND SPONSORS FIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY AND DENTISTRY. IN ADDITION, AMH PROVIDES POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN AFFILIATION WITH SEVERAL AREA MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES THE DIXON SCHOOL OF NURSING. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CONTINUES IN ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AS A REGIONAL MEDICAL CAMPUS FOR THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS. AMH IS AFFILIATED WITH THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA ("CHOP") FOR ITS INPATIENT PEDIATRIC UNIT AND EXPANDED ITS CHOP OUTPATIENT AND PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY OFFERINGS INCLUDING A NEW SPECIALTY UNIT. THE CHOP SPECIALTY CARE CENTER AT ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OFFERS PHYSICIAN VISITS, TESTING, LABORATORY SERVICES, MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND A CHILD-FRIENDLY DESIGN. PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SPECIALTIES IN THE CENTER INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, NEONATAL FOLLOW UP, PULMONARY MEDICINE AND UROLOGY. IN ADDITION TO THE CENTER'S SERVICES, AMH AND LHC SPECIALISTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDE PEDIATRIC EXPERTISE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER CONDITIONS. OUTPATIENT CAMPUSES ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF ABINGTON HEALTH, WHICH ALSO ENCOMPASSES LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION. SEVERAL HEALTH CENTERS AND URGENT CARE CENTERS ARE LOCATED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO BETTER SERVE OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY: ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - WILLOW GROVE, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - WARMINSTER, AND ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - BLUE BELL AND ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER - LOWER GWYNEDD AND THE ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER MONTGOMERYVILLE. THE ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS ARE LOCATED IN THE AH SERVICE AREA. TWO URGENT CARE CENTERS LOCATED IN FLOURTOWN AND FEASTERVILLE, PA. AH URGENT CARE CENTERS PROVIDE QUALITY, AFFORDABLE AND CONVENIENT MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ANY URGENT HEALTH CONCERNS THAT DON'T REQUIRE AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT. AH BEGAN PLANNING FOR A NEW OUTPATIENT CANCER CENTER IN FY15 AND INCLUDED THE COLLABORATION WITH COLLEAGUES AT JEFFERSON'S NCI-DESIGNATED SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER. THE NEW CENTER, TO BE CALLED THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION, IS SLATED FOR COMPLETION IN 2017 AND WILL OFFER ALL THE TOOLS ONCOLOGISTS WILL NEED TO PROVIDE TOP-TIER CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, THE 82,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WILL HAVE AMENITIES, INCLUDING INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, TO SUPPORT THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL ISSUES THAT SOME CANCER PATIENTS FACE. THE HEALING ENVIRONMENT IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE STRESS AND WILL INCLUDE LARGE WINDOWS FOR OUTDOOR VIEWS AND NATURAL LIGHT, HEALING GARDENS, A CAF SERVING HEALTHY CHOICES, AN IMAGE RECOVERY CENTER AND COMMUNITY SPACE FOR SUPPORT GROUPS. MEMBERS OF THE PHILANTHROPY DEPARTMENT WORKED DILIGENTLY IN FY15 ON PHASE II OF A THREE YEAR CAMPAIGN TO CELEBRATE ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. IN PHASE II, "REIMAGINE CANCER CARE" A GOAL WAS SET TO ACHIEVE THIS NEW CENTER. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION ("LHC") ACCOMPLISHMENTS LHC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THE FACILITY INCLUDES A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AN 18 BED ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE, A 6 BED ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT, A SLEEP CENTER AND WOUND CARE CENTER. HOME TO OVER 700 EMPLOYEES, LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAS A STAFF OF MORE THAN 300 ACTIVE PHYSICIANS. PHYSICIANS ARE SUPPORTED BY A DEDICATED TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES WHO DRAW FROM YEARS OF CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION OFFERS A SOPHISTICATED ARRAY OF CLINICAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES TREATMENT, ORTHOPAEDICS, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, OUTPATIENT SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, PODIATRY, ORAL SURGERY AND 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES. AS A TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, LHC HANDLES NEARLY 6,000 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS PER YEAR, WHILE OUTPATIENT VISITS NUMBER CLOSE TO 60,000. IN ADDITION, OVER 27,000 PEOPLE ARE TREATED EACH YEAR IN THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION IS LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, APPROXIMATELY 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF PHILADELPHIA. NESTLED IN THE HEART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, LANSDALE IS ONE OF THE SIX BOROUGHS THAT MAKE UP THE AREA KNOWN AS NORTH PENN, ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST PROSPEROUS AND DESIRABLE LOCATIONS. ACCORDING TO RECENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, LANSDALE IS HOME TO AN ESTIMATED 51,000 RESIDENTS. HOWEVER, LANSDALE HOSPITAL SERVES ALL OF THE NORTH PENN COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS PARTS OF NEIGHBORING BUCKS COUNTY, FOR A TOTAL PATIENT BASE NEARING 200,000. FROM SMALL LOCAL ENTERPRISES TO LARGE MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS, BUSINESS IS BOOMING IN THE NORTH PENN AREA. MONTGOMERY COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE SECOND HIGHEST MEDIAN INCOME. LANSDALE IS SERVED BY THE NORTH PENN SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH THIRTEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL. THE AREA IS ALSO HOME TO NUMEROUS PRIVATE AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, TECHNICAL CAREER CENTERS, FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. THE LANSDALE/NORTH PENN AREA OFFERS AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE, WITH QUAINT SUBURBAN TOWNS, QUALITY SCHOOLS, A HEALTHY ECONOMY, GOOD JOBS, ABUNDANT RECREATION AND CONVENIENT ACCESS TO PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, THE POCONOS AND THE NEW JERSEY SHORE. AH IS GUIDED BY THE BELIEF THAT IT IS DEDICATED TO THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT SERVES. THAT LEVEL OF DETERMINATION AND COMMITMENT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF AH. MOREOVER, AH, UNDER ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, PROVIDES SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED RATES TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPENSATE AH FOR THEIR TREATMENTS EITHER THROUGH THIRD PARTY COVERAGE OR THEIR OWN RESOURCES. BECAUSE CHARITY CARE AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE PAID, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE. IN ADDITION, AH PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPLIES AT BELOW COST TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. FURTHER COORDINATION IN FY15 INCLUDED, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTRALIZING ITS FINANCIAL COUNSELORS FROM WITHIN THE SYSTEM INTO THE FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROGRAM. A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR HELPS DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PROGRAMS, AND OFFERS ASSISTANCE WITH THE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND OTHER INSURANCE COVERAGE. IF AN INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER COVERAGE, THEY ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMPLETION OF THE AH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | ABINGTON HEALTH ALMOST 1,100 PATIENTS BENEFITED FROM THE EXPERTS AT AH'S ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE WHO SPECIALIZE IN JOINTS, SPINE, SPORTS, TRAUMA AND HAND PROCEDURES. A GERIATRIC FRACTURE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES ARE CARED FOR BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PHYSICIANS WHO WILL ENSURE RAPID ASSESSMENT AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION WITHIN 18 TO 24 HOURS. CHARITABLE SUPPORT HAS ENABLED AH TO EXPAND THE OUTSTANDING ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE TO TWO LOCATIONS: ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION. ABINGTON HEALTH ATTRACTS THE FINEST PHYSICIANS TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS. ABINGTON HEALTH HAS OVER 1,100 PHYSICIANS CARE FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES. ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS IS A NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS EMPLOYED BY ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION. ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS ("AHP") IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AS THEIR HEALTHCARE PARTNER, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS FOR CARE, COMFORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. AHP IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BY FOSTERING HEALING, EASING SUFFERING AND PROMOTING WELLNESS IN A CULTURE OF SAFETY, LEARNING AND RESPECT. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS A MAJOR CLINICAL CAMPUS FOR SEVERAL REGIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THE COMMITMENT TO OUTSTANDING MEDICAL CARE HAS EARNED AH NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY, AND THE ROBUST CULTURE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF INQUIRY AND SCHOLARSHIP. MANY OF OUR PHYSICIANS ARE PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS FOR NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS, WHICH GIVES OUR PATIENTS ACCESS TO ADVANCED TREATMENTS NOT COMMONLY AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC CARE FOR OUR YOUNGEST PATIENTS RECEIVES UNSURPASSED COMPASSIONATE CARE. AMH DELIVERS ALMOST 4,700 BABIES EACH YEAR OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF MATERNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, PRENATAL PROGRAMS AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES, AS WELL AS A COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES GENETIC COUNSELING AND PRENATAL TESTING, FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND SURGERY, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE AND AN INPATIENT UNIT FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK. ABINGTON'S AFFILIATION WITH THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA INCLUDED AN EXPANDED UNIT OF SPECIALTY SERVICES IN THE PRICE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. ABINGTON HEALTH'S 3 DIABETES CENTERS ACHIEVED RENEWAL OF THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION ("ADA") RECOGNITION OF ALL SITES. THE INTEGRATION OF THE NUTRITION COUNSELING CENTER INTO THE DIABETES CENTER PROVIDED AH WITH A CENTRALIZED SITE FOR THE REFERRALS WITHIN AH. THE CENTERS CONTINUED WITH THE ADULT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND COMPLETED A DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR INPATIENT NURSING STAFF AT AMH. THE CENTER PROVIDED THE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND CONTINUED THE NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM GRANT FROM THE CDC IN 2013 WITH RENEWAL TO DATE TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS. MULLER INSTITUTE FOR SENIOR HEALTH ESTABLISHED IN 2000 WITH MAJOR DONOR SUPPORT BRINGS TOGETHER THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE PROVIDERS, SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DEDICATED TO MEETING THE VARIED NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. THE INSTITUTE'S SERVICES INCLUDE A CAREGIVERS RESOURCE ROOM, ELDERMED, OPERATION REASSURANCE, STOP ABUSE IN LATER LIFE, ELDER LIFE PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE FORMER NORTH PENN VISITING NURSES ASSOCIATION, TWO ADULT DAY CARE CENTERS JOINED THE CARE OF OFFERINGS TO SENIORS. IN FY15, THE MEMORY FITNESS CENTER REOPENED AT LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION AT THE ADULT DAY CARE SITE. COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES AS HEALTHCARE DELIVERY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, AH IS PROUD TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES INCLUDING OUTREACH, CARE AT HOME, ADULT DAY CARE SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS, CPR TRAINING CENTER, FAITH COMMUNITY NETWORK, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT AND MANY OTHER INITIATIVES. ABINGTON HEALTH HAS WORKED IN FY14 AND CONTINUED IN FY15 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ACTION PLANS OF THE 2013 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT [CHNA]. FOR AH, OUR PLANS INCLUDED WORK ON ACCESS TO CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, SMOKING, CANCER SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION, OLDER ADULTS AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, AND CULTURAL AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION. AH IS CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2016 CHNA. THE ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION APPOINTED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE IN 2011 WHOSE CHARTER IS TO OVERSEE AND RECOMMEND POLICIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF AH, PROTECTING ITS NON-PROFIT STATUS, AND TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH STATUS OF COMMUNITIES SERVED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA. ABINGTON HEALTH CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND SEE INCREASED DEMAND IN HOME CARE, HOSPICE, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. IN FY15, ABINGTON HEALTH'S HOME CARE PROVIDED COST EFFECTIVE, HIGH QUALITY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, TO IMPROVE HEALTH, PREVENT ILLNESS AND ENABLE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS TO REMAIN AT HOME. HOME CARE STRIVES TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR CARE TO PATIENTS IN MONTGOMERY, BUCKS AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES, IN FY15, MORE THAN 280 NURSES, AIDES, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS AND SUPPORT STAFF PROVIDED FOR ALMOST 175,000 HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE VISITS TO ALMOST 10,000 PATIENTS SERVED. AH'S HOSPICE AND PEDIATRIC HOSPICE PROGRAMS SERVED ALMOST 1,100 TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. AH'S WARMINSTER CAMPUS IS THE HOME TO HOSPICE AND THE KIND PEDIATRIC HOSPICE, THE AREA'S FIRST FACILITY TO PROVIDE A HOMELIKE RESIDENTIAL CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN. THIS IMPORTANT END-OF-LIFE CARE BRINGS TOGETHER THE HOMECARE HOSPICE PROGRAM AND RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FOR ADULTS. AH PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT OUR HOMECARE PATIENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESS BY PROVIDING SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSSING OPTIONS IN END OF LIFE CARE. THE PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICE RECOGNIZED AN INCREASE IN PATIENT CONSULTATIONS. IN FY15 OVER 1,700 WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT ABINGTON. ADDITIONALLY OVER 170 CONSULTATIONS WERE COMPLETED AT LANSDALE HOSPITAL IN FY15. HOSPICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES ACTIVELY PROVIDE SERVICE HOURS IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM. IN FY15, HOME CARE/HOSPICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: HOME CARE, HOSPICE SERVICES, BEREAVEMENT SERVICES, PET THERAPY AND ADULT DAY SERVICES IN LANSDALE. IN FY15, 269 PATIENT CARE AND ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 13,849 HOURS REALIZING A COST SAVINGS OF $303,838 RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY IN OTHER SERVICES. TOTAL HOURS FOR HOME CARE/HOSPICE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WERE 36,127 IN FY15 OR A COST SAVINGS OF $792,619. HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE LOVED ONES OF DECEASED HOSPICE PATIENTS FOR ONE YEAR AFTER DEATH. A BEREAVEMENT COORDINATOR AND VOLUNTEERS ASSESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND REFER TO SUPPORT GROUPS PROVIDED. IN FY15, OVER 2,500 UNDUPLICATED BEREAVED WERE FOLLOWED. 1,132 NEW BEREAVED WERE SUPPORTED AND A MINIMUM OF 7,450 CONTACTS WERE MADE TO THE BEREAVED. PROGRAMS SUCH AS FIRST STEPS: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY, BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS, YOUNGER WIDOW/WIDOWER PROGRAM, SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE, COPING WITH HOLIDAYS AND MANY OTHERS WERE OFFERED IN FY15. RECIPIENT FAMILIES ARE QUITE OFTEN DONORS AND THE RESTRICTED FUND OFFSETS THESE NEEDED SERVICES. THROUGH CHARITABLE SUPPORT, THE SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM HELPS PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS GRIEVING FROM THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR SIBLING. LOCATED AT AH CENTER IN WILLOW GROVE, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CARING ENVIRONMENT OF GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE NATURAL PROCESS OF GRIEVING, AND CAMP CHARLIE, A DAY CAMP FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM SERVED 215 CHILD/TEENS, 20 YOUNG ADULTS AND 135 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS IN FY15. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, SAFE HARBOR SERVED 1,454 CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS AND 833 FAMILIES. ALL OF THESE SERVICES WITH SAFE HARBOR ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY MANY DONORS, EMPLOYEE DONORS, TRUSTEE PHILANTHROPISTS AND DONOR ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 1,400 PHYSICIANS ARE ON STAFF AT BOTH ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION. ADDITIONALLY, ABINGTON HEALTH EMPLOYS A NETWORK OF SPECIALISTS AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS KNOWN AS ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS. ABINGTON HEALTH EMPLOYS MORE THAN 6,000 EMPLOYEES, MAKING IT ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. ABINGTON HEALTH IS A LEADER IN THE AREA OF PATIENT SAFETY, AND HAS EARNED NUMEROUS NATIONAL AWARDS FOR ITS PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL IS A PAST RECIPIENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS QUEST FOR QUALITY AWARD, RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION IN PATIENT CARE QUALITY AND SAFETY. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | TO PROMOTE THE DELIVERY OF SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE, THE HOSPITAL HAS CREATED A CENTER FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY. THE CENTER FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY ("CSQ") BRINGS TOGETHER PERSONNEL COMMITTED TO CLINICAL SAFETY AND QUALITY UNDER THE SAME LEADERSHIP. MAGNET DESIGNATION: AWARDED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC), MAGNET DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND EXEMPLARY NURSING LEADERSHIP. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION TO RECEIVE MAGNET DESIGNATION, ONE OF THE NATIONS'S HIGHEST FORMS OF RECOGNITION FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE AND HAS EARNED RE-DESIGNATION TWICE SINCE THEN. BEING RECOGNIZED AS A MAGNET FACILITY FOR THE THIRD TIME IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAS ACHIEVED PATHWAYS TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER ("ANCC"). THIS DESIGNATION IDENTIFIES THE ELEMENTS OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS WHERE NURSES CAN FLOURISH, SUBSTANTIATES THE PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION OF NURSES AND IDENTIFIES LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK. PLEASE REFER TO IRS FORMS 990 FOR ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION AND ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION INCLUDING DETAILS ON CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 4 | EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2015, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF AH TO FURTHER EXPAND AND ENHANCE ABINGTON HEALTH'S MISSION OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BY FOSTERING HEALING, EASING SUFFERING, AND PROMOTING WELLNESS IN A CULTURE OF SAFETY, LEARNING AND RESPECT. TJU IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND RECOGNIZED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE, THE JEFFERSON COLLEGES OF NURSING, PHARMACY, HEALTH PROFESSIONS, POPULATION HEALTH, AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. TJU HAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600 STUDENTS AND IS LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS TRANSACTION WAS ACHIEVED BY THE FILING OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF ABINGTON HEALTH WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSACTION, ABINGTON HEALTH AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION, AND ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SUBSIDIARIES"), BECAME SUBSIDIARIES OF TJU. THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE TERM AND YEARS OF SERVICE LIMITATIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. TJU HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ("AMH") REVIEWED THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL PRIOR TO THE FORM 990 BEING PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. THE AMH BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO ITS AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE, REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FEDERAL FORM 990, INCLUDING THE PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE SYSTEM TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF AMH AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AND THEREAFTER TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO AMH'S DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER THE DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND REVIEWS THIS SUMMARY WITH AMH'S SVP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS/GENERAL COUNSEL. THIS SUMMARY IS THEN GIVEN TO A SUB-COMMITTEE OF AMH'S AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER, THE SUB COMMITTEE OF THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF AMH REVIEWS AND MAKES DECISIONS ON HOW TO HANDLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ASSOCIATED MITIGATING BEHAVIOR TO BE TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION IF APPLICABLE. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE PEER GROUP CHOSEN FOR COMPARISON SHOULD REFLECT THE FACT THAT ABINGTON HEALTH IS A MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THE PEER GROUP WILL CONTAIN NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TO ABINGTON HEALTH. THE PEER GROUP WOULD CONSIST OF INDEPENDENT, SINGLE AND MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON TEACHING AND RANGE IN SIZE FROM HALF AS LARGE TO UP TO TWICE AS LARGE AS ABINGTON HEALTH. ALTHOUGH THIS PEER GROUP WILL CONTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE U.S., ABINGTON HEALTH WILL ALSO EXAMINE REGIONAL (MID-ATLANTIC) AND LOCAL (PHILADELPHIA) PAY LEVELS. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND FOR THEIR POSITION WITHIN THE ABINGTON HEALTH AND AFFILIATES INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND JUNE 30, 2014; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. AMH'S AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY IN THE ABINGTON HEALTH SYSTEM; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DEVLIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM") WHICH INCLUDES ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ("AMH"). AMH'S AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
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