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 (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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| 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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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (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 |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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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 | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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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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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | OUR MISSION - PVHMC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM LOCAL PRIMARY ACUTE CARE TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED REGIONAL SERVICE. SELECTION OF ALL SERVICES IS BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED, AVAILABILITY OF FINANCING AND THE ORGANIZATIONS TECHNICAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY RESULTS. BASIC TO OUR MISSION IS OUR COMMITMENT TO STRIVE CONTINUOUSLY TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF HEALTH BY REACHING OUT AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY. OUR VISION - PVHMCS VISION IS TO BE THE REGIONS MOST RESPECTED AND RECOGNIZED MEDICAL CENTER AND MARKET LEADER IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER OF CHOICE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE PHYSICIANS PREFER TO PRACTICE BECAUSE THEY ARE VALUED CUSTOMERS AND TEAM MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY EXPERT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, THE MOST ADVANCED SYSTEMS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HEALTH CARE WORKERS CHOOSE TO WORK BECAUSE PVHMC IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE, INITIATIVE IS REWARDED, SELF-DEVELOPMENT IS ENCOURAGED, AND PRIDE AND ENTHUSIASM IN SERVING CUSTOMERS ABOUNDS; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER BUYERS DEMAND (EMPLOYERS, PAYORS, ETC.) FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE SERVICES BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE ARE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR THEIR BENEFICIARIES AND THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST VALUE FOR THE BENEFIT DOLLAR; AND, BE THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT COMMUNITY LEADERS, VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFACTORS CHOOSE TO SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY GAIN SATISFACTION FROM PROMOTING AN INSTITUTION THAT CONTINUOUSLY STRIVES TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. OUR COMMUNITY PVHMC IS LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 3 (SPA3) AND IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE HEALTH CARE DEMANDS OF THE GROWING POPULATIONS OF BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS DEFINED AS THE CITIES OF POMONA, CLAREMONT, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, LA VERNE, MONTCLAIR, ONTARIO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, ALTA LOMA, UPLAND AND SAN DIMAS AND MAKE UP A POPULATION OF 840,789. OUR SECONDARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SURROUNDING CITIES IN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. IN 2010 AS DERIVED FROM THE STATISTICS REPORTED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY REPRESENTED BY THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CITY OF POMONA WAS SUCH THAT 33.6% IS HISPANIC OR LATINO, 14.4% IS WHITE, 7.3% IS BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 8.5% IS ASIAN, 1.2% IS AMERICAN INDIAN, 0.2% HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER, 30.3% IS OTHER, AND 4.5% IS TWO OR MORE RACES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) IS A 437-BED, FULLY ACCREDITED, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL SERVING EASTERN LOS ANGELES AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. FOR OVER A CENTURY, PVHMC HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE AS A SAFETY-NET PROVIDER AND TERTIARY REFERRAL FACILITY FOR THE REGION. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY, THE HOSPITALS SERVICES INCLUDE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARE, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR CARE, WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SERVICES, AND KIDNEY STONES. SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDE CENTERS FOR BREAST HEALTH, SLEEP DISORDERS, A NEONATAL ICU, A PERINATAL CENTER, PHYSICAL THERAPY/SPORTS MEDICINE, A FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES OUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY STEMI RECEIVING CENTER DESIGNATION, ROBOTIC SURGERY, AND THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH UCLA. SATELLITE CENTERS IN CHINO HILLS, CLAREMONT, COVINA, AND POMONA PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING PHYSICAL THERAPY, URGENT CARE, RADIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. ALONG WITH BEING NAMED ONE OF HEALTHGRADES 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CARDIAC CARE, 2014-2015 (ONLY ONE OF THREE IN CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE ALL 3 TOP 100 RECOGNITIONS IN 2014-2015) AND RECEIVING HEALTHGRADES 2015 PATIENT SAFETY AWARD, THE JOINT COMMISSION HAS GIVEN PVHMC THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR CERTIFICATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY, DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG - PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WE CONTINUOUSLY REFLECT UPON OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NEED, AND TO RENEW OUR COMMITMENT WHILE FINDING NEW WAYS TO FULFILL OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE. PART OF THAT COMMITMENT IS SUPPORTING ADVANCED LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE STAFFING, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES. PVHMC WORKS VIGOROUSLY TO MEET OUR ROLE IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPING WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM. IN 2015, IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 501(R)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, CREATED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (2010), A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED. THIS ASSESSMENT IS INTENDED TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PVHMC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA VALLEY. IN RESPONSE TO THE ASSESSMENTS FINDINGS, A 2015 COMMUNITY BENEFIT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS DEVELOPED TO OPERATIONALIZE THE INTENT OF PVHMCS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN INITIATIVES THROUGH DOCUMENTED GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND STRATEGIES. PVHMC DEMONSTRATES ITS PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HAS WELCOMED THIS OCCASION TO FORMALIZE OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. OUR COMMUNITY IS CENTRAL TO US AND IT IS REPRESENTED IN ALL OF THE WORK WE DO. PVHMC HAS SERVED THE POMONA VALLEY FOR 110 YEARS, AND WE VALUE MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT- IN 2015, A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED. THE ASSESSMENT IS INTENDED TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PVHMC TO BECOME INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA VALLEY. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS INCLUDED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION, INCUDING VALUABLE COMMUNITY, STAKEHOLDER, AND PUBLIC HEALTH INPUT THAT WAS EXAMINED TO PRIORITIZE THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN INITIATIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. PVHMC PARTNERED WITH CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINOS INSTITUDE OF APPLIED REASEARCH TO CONDUCT 333 COMMUNITY MEMBER SURVEYS, CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 3 COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS, AND SOUGHT INPUT FROM CHRISTIN MONDY, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFICER FOR LOS ANGELES SERVICE PLANNING AREAS 3 AND 4. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES WERE TO LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, HEALTH ACCESS BARRIERS, UTILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR ROUTINE PRIMARY/PREVENTATIVE CARE, UTILIZATION OF URGENT CARE SERVICES, NEED FOR SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE AND EXPERIENCE WITH PVHMC INCLUDING CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES THE 2015 NEEDS ASSESSMENT FINDINGS FROM SURVEYING 333 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED "WOULD YOU SAY THAT IN GENERAL YOUR HEALTH IS EXCELLENT, VERY GOOD, FAIR OR POOR", MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS (68.8%) SAID "EXCELLENT"VERY GOOD". ONLY 3.3% SAID THEIR HEALTH IS "POOR." THESE FIGURES ARE NOT A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT FROM 2009 AND 2012 NEEDS ASSESSMENT VALUES. THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS (80.5%) SAID THAT ALL OF THE ADULTS IN THE HOUSEHOLD ARE COVERED BY INSURANCE, WITH ANOTHER 14.0% SAYING THAT SOME OF THE ADULTS ARE COVERED. ONLY 5.5% OF THEM SAID THAT NONE OF THE ADULTS ARE COVERED BY HEALTH INSURANCE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS NEEDS ASSESSMENTS WHEN ONLY 76.6% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THAT ALL OF THE ADULTS IN THE HOUSEHOLD WERE COVERED BY INSURANCE. THE HEALTH INSURANCE TREND FOUND IN THE 2015 ASSESSMENT IS AS FOLLOWS: YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE ALL ADULTS COVERED THAN OLDER PEOPLE, HISPANICS ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE ALL ADULTS COVERED THAN NON-HISPANICS, PEOPLE WITH HIGHER INCOMES ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ALL ADULTS COVERED THAN THOSE WITH LOWER INCOMES, AND THOSE PEOPLE WITH MORE EDUCATION ARE MOST LIKELY TO REPORT THAT ALL ADULTS ARE COVERED. WHEN EXAMINING BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE, 11.6% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED THEY OR ANYONE IN THEIR FAMILY HAD NEEDED ANY HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THAT THEY COULD NOT GET, AS MIGHT BE EXPECTED, INCOME WAS STRONGLY RELATED TO THE THIS QUESTION: 24% OF THOSE MAKING $35,000 A YEAR OR LESS REPORTED THAT THEY HAD NEEDED SERVICES THAT THEY COULDNT GET, AS OPPOSED TO 11% OF THOSE MAKING $35,000 UP TO $80,000, AND 5% OF THOSE MAKING $80,000 OR MORE. WHEN ASKED WHAT KEPT THEM FROM GETTING NEEDED SERVICES (QUESTION 8A), COST WAS THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR, WITH 27.0% (10 PEOPLE) SAYING THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE COST OF SERVICES AND/OR CO-PAYMENTS, AND 13.5% (5 PEOPLE) INDICATING A CONCERN ABOUT THE COST OF NEEDED PRESCRIPTIONS. ANOTHER 9 SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AND 3 SAID THEIR PROVIDER WOULDNT ACCEPT THEIR INSURANCE COVERAGE. WHAT SERVICES WERE THOSE PEOPLE UNABLE TO GET IN THE LAST YEAR? THE ANSWERS FROM THE 37 PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED WERE QUITE VARIED: 7 MENTIONED DENTAL CARE, 4 MENTIONED SOME TYPE OF SURGERY, THREE MENTIONED VISION, AND ANOTHER 3 INDICATED THAT THEY COULDNT GET PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED. THE 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ALSO EXAMINED COMMUNITY UTILIZATION OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE CARE SERVICES AS WELL AS BARRIERS TO RECEIVING NEEDED CARE. IN THE SURVEY FINDINGS, MOST RESPONDENTS REPORTED THAT THEY KEEP UP WITH REGULAR DOCTOR VISITS. THAT IS, 80.3% OF THEM SAID THEY HAD VISITED THEIR DOCTOR FOR A GENERAL PHYSICAL EXAM (AS OPPOSED TO AN EXAM FOR A SPECIFIC INJURY, ILLNESS OR CONDITION) WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND 83.2% SAID THAT ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN HAD A PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE CHECK-UP WITHIN THE PAST YEAR; ANOTHER 0.8% SAID THAT SOME OF THE CHILDREN HAD A CHECK-UP. ON THE OTHER HAND, THAT STILL MEANS THAT 16.0% SAID THEIR CHILDREN DID NOT HAVE A HEALTH-CARE CHECK-UP WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE 16% (20 FAMILIES) DID NOT SEEK THAT SERVICE SINCE ALMOST ALL OF THEM (19 OF THE 20) HAD EARLIER INDICATED THAT ALL OF THE CHILDREN ARE COVERED BY INSURANCE. THIS QUESTION WAS NOTED FOR CONSIDERATION IN FUTURE NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEYS. FURTHERMORE, CONSIDERING THAT THESE SCREENING TESTS HAVE PROVEN OVER TIME TO BE INVALUABLE IN DETECTING MEDICAL PROBLEMS EARLY, WE EXAMINED WHY THESE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY CHOSE NOT TO GET THEM. THE PREDOMINANT REASONS CITED IN AN OPEN ENDED MULTIPLE RESPONSE QUESTION INCLUDED BEING TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO NEED THE TEST (47.5%), NOT THINKING THE TEST IS IMPORTANT OR NECESSARY (21.0%), THE PERCEPTION THAT "HEALTHY PEOPLE DON'T NEED IT" (11.5%), AND NOT HAVING INSURANCE (9.0%). VERY FEW PEOPLE (2.5%) INDICATED THAT A FEAR OR DISLIKE OF THE TEST KEPT THEM FROM GETTING THE SCREENING. PVHMC WORKS TO MEET THESE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO GET NEEDED RESOURCES TO SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERS, PROVIDING FREE, LOW-COST, OR REDUCED-COST HEALTH SERVICES SUCH AS IMMUNIZATIONS, MAMMOGRAMS, MEDICATIONS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES, AMONG OTHERS. WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO MORE TO MAKE USE OF OUR PRIMARY CARE AND URGENT CARE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OFFLOAD A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE PRESSURE ON OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. AS A PRIVATE COMMUNITY SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, ALSO WITH THE DESIGNATION AS A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL ("DSH"), WE CARE FOR A GREATER POPULATION OF LOW-INCOME, MEDICALLY VULNERABLE PATIENTS. THEY OFTEN REQUIRE AN INCREASED NEED OF ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, AND COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. WE DELIVER CARE TO ALL PATIENTS IN OUR ED, WITH OR WITHOUT INSURANCE. THE NECESSITY TO IMPROVE AND BUILD UPON THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR ED IS CRITICAL FOR PVHMC IN ORDER FOR US TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWING DEMANDS BEING PLACED UPON OUR SYSTEM EVERY DAY. THE 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FURTHER REVEALED THE NEED FOR SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE. RESPONDENTS WERE GIVEN A LIST OF VARIOUS CHRONIC OR ONGOING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ASKED IF THEY OR ANY MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY HAVE ANY OF THE CONDITIONS. IN TOTAL, 59.0% OF RESPONDENTS ANSWERED "YES" TO HAVING CHRONIC OR ONGOING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CONDITIONS, 31.5% WITH DIABETES, 19.0% WITH ASTHMA, 14.5% WITH CANCER, 14.0% WITH OBESITY, 14.0% WITH OSTEOPOROSIS, 5.5 % WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE, AND 16.0% STATED THEY HAVE OTHER ONGOING HEALTH CONDITIONS. UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS IMPROVEMENT, A FOCUS OF OUR 2015 COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN IS IN MAKING THE COMMUNITY MORE AWARE OF THE PROGRAMS, CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED BY THE HOSPITAL TO HELP PREVENT, MANAGE, OR IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THOSE AT RISK OR LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASE OR ILLNESS. NUTRITION (8.7%), DIABETES (7.3%), OBESITY AND WEIGHT LOSS (6.4%), HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (5.5%) AND CANCER CARE (5.5%) WERE THE MOST REQUESTED HEALTH CLASSES DURING OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE HOSPITAL CURRENTLY PROVIDES MANY OF THE CLASSES THE RESPONDENTS WERE INTERESTED IN; THEREFORE WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING GREATER COMMUNICATION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE EXISTING RESOURCES. THE 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ALSO INCLUDED INPUT FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY SPA 3 AND SPA 4 PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER CHRISTIN MONDY. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 5, 2014, PVHMC RESEARCH OBJECTIVES INCLUDED IDENTIFYING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS, BARRIERS TO CARE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLABORATION IN THE COMMUNITY. PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED INCLUDED PHYSICAL FITNESS AND NUTRITION NEEDS, HIGH INCIDENCE OF DIABETES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CONCERNS FOR SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY AS IT RELATES TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG CHILDREN, HOMELESSNESS, AND LACK OF ROUTINE PRVENTATIVE CARE. PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLABORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS INCLUDED INCREASING COMMUNICATION OF AVAILABLE EDUCATION AND CLASSES OFFERED AT PVHMC, PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR HEALTHY FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND PROVIDING DIABETES EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT WERE HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS, DIABETES, OBESITY, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ALZHEIMERS AND DEMENTIA, ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE, CARE COORDINATION, TRANSPORTATION, PROMOTORAS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND BETTER PROMOTION OF WHAT PVHMC ALREADY OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC PRIORITIZED THESE NEEDS INTO THREE OVERARCHING THEMES AS A FRAMEWORK FOR PVHMC TO ORGANIZE, MAINTAIN, AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THESE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS ARE CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS, AND ACCESS TO CARE. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND HEALTH NEEDS PRIORITIES WERE ADOPTED BY OUR GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON MAY 7, 2015. COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE DETERMINED TO BE SIGNIFICANT THROUGH EVALUATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA, WHEREBY THOSE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED UPON: (1) COMMUNITY RESPONDENTS AND KEY INFORMANTS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO BE SIGNIFICANT, OR LARGELY REQUESTED SPECIFIC SERVICES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDE IN THE COMMUNITY (2) FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING INTERVENTIONS FOR THE UNMET NEED IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY, IN SUCH THAT POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER CURRENTLY HAS, OR HAS THE CURRENT MEANS OF DEVELOPING THE RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEED, AND (3) ALIGNMENT BETWEEN THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEED AND POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERS MISSION, VISION, AND STRATEGIC PLAN. OF THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT, PVHMC WILL NOT ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH, ALZHEIMER'S, "PROMOTORASTRANSPORTATION NEEDS IN OUR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. PVHMC EVALUATED ITS CAPACITY TO SERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH, ALZHEIMER'S SERVICES, "PROMOTORASTRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. PVHMC DOES NOT HAVE A LICENSED PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY, OR THE CURRENT CAPACITY, TO PROVIDE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SERVICES. WHILE PVHMC HAS SOME SERVICES IN PLACE TO ASSIST WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUCH AS EMERGENT PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS, AND SMOKING CESSATION EDUCATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS CRITICAL NEED IS BEST SERVED BY OTHERS. PVHMC DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE TRAINED "PROMOTORAS" STAFF TO PERFORM PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE, OR THE CURRENT CAPACITY TO DEVELOP AN ALZHEIMERS SERVICES PROGRAM; HOWEVER, PVHMC DOES SEEK TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THIS NEED INDIRECTLY THROUGH OUR SOCIAL SERVICES AND CARE COORDINATION EFFORTS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE PVHMC DOES HAVE IN PLACE SOME TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO ASSIST PATIENTS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS NEED AT A COMMUNITY-WIDE LEVEL IS BEST SERVED BY OTHERS. ACCORDINGLY, PVHMC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, PROTOTYPES, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE YWCA OF THE SAN GABRIEL AND INLAND COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY SENIOR SERVICES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. WE ARE STRONGLY COMMITTED TO OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTINUOUSLY SEEK PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THESE NEEDS IN THE FUTURE. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY - THE 2015 COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, ADOPTED BY OUR GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AS THE MAJORITY OF OUR SERVICES ARE TIED INTO PROVIDING INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. BY FOSTERING GREATER COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO A LARGE COMMUNITY. OUR SERVICES SHOW HOW THE COMMUNITYS NEEDS DRIVE THE CONCEPTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE AND CONTRIBUTE TO ITS GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT. EVERY ACTIVITY AND PROGRAM IS BUDGETED TO MANAGE THE USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES. OUR COMMITMENT TO THESE VITAL SERVICES IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF EACH DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT ESSENTIAL SERVICES CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC DEMONSTRATES ITS PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY, BOTH HISTORICALLY AND ON A CONTINUING BASIS. PVHMC HAS WELCOMED THIS OCCASION TO FORMALIZE, ENHANCE AND DOCUMENT THE MULTITUDE OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS IN WHICH THE HOSPITAL IS IMMERSED. OUR COMMUNITY IS CENTRAL TO US, AND IT IS REPRESENTED IN ALL OF THE WORK WE DO. PVHMC HAS SERVED THE POMONA VALLEY FOR OVER 110 YEARS, AND WE VALUE MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN & IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOCUS STUDY UPDATE, 2016 PVHMCS 2016 FOCUS STUDY HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF OUR MANY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND EVALUATES OUR CURRENT STRATEGIES AND THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT THOSE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS HAVE IN ADDRESSING PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. PROGRAMS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2015 THAT PVHMC HAS CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT THE IN FOCUS STUDY ARE: DIABETES CARE HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRIORITY 1 (CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT) EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSENT PRIORITY AREA 2 (ACCESS TO CARE) POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRIORITY AREA 3 (ACCESS TO CARE) |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | DIABETES CARE TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2D) IS A GROWING PROBLEM. IT HAS TRIPLED OVER THE LAST DECADE AND IT IS ANTICIPATED TO TRIPLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES (CDC, 2015). APPROXIMATELY 9.3% OF AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES; 90-95% OF WHICH IS T2D. THIS EQUATES TO 21 MILLION INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES (CDC 2014 REPORT CARD ON DM). MORE SO, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 8.1 MILLION INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDIAGNOSED (CDC 2014 REPORT CARD ON DM). THIS IS A STAGGERING NUMBER, AND PREDIABETES DIAGNOSES ARE ALSO ON THE RAPID RISE. FURTHERMORE, IN PVHMCS 2015 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, APPROXIMATELY 25.9% SAID THAT THEY OR A FAMILY MEMBER WERE LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF EITHER TYPE 1 OR TYPE II DIABETES. THIS PERCENTAGE IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH ESTIMATES OF THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES WITHIN THE PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM PVHMC WITH AN EXISTING OR NEW DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES (AVERAGE OF 25% OF PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM PVHMC). WE KNOW, HOWEVER, THIS IS LIKELY TO BE AN UNDERESTIMATE GIVEN THAT UNTIL NOW THERE HAS BEEN NO ROUTINE SCREENING FOR DIABETES ACROSS HOSPITAL SERVICES. MOST OF KNOWN T2D CASES ALSO SUFFER FROM COMORBIDITIES, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THE INCIDENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (42%), OBESITY (21%, LIKELY A LOW ESTIMATE), AND ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (32%), WERE ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONSES. SUCH DATA PAINTS A POOR PROGNOSIS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT IS FOR THE REASONS ABOVE THAT PVHMC IDENTIFIED DIABETES AS A PRIORITY AREA TO ADDRESS IN THE COMMUNITY. TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE NEED TO MANAGE AND PREVENT DIABETES AND TAKE ACTIONABLE STEPS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, PVHMC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PCHC), IMPLEMENTED DIABETES SCREENINGS FOR PATIENTS. ALTHOUGH DATA ON PREDIABETES AND DIABETES IN HOSPITAL, CLINIC, AND COMMUNITY POPULATIONS IN POMONA VALLEY ARE SPARSE AND FRAGMENTED GIVEN THE LACK OF ROUTINE SCREENINGS IN ANY OF THOSE SETTINGS UNTIL NOW, WE PRESENT HERE THE BEST DATA AVAILABLE. OUT OF 1673 ADULT PATIENTS SEEN IN THE POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN THE 6-MONTH PERIOD JANUARY 6 JULY 6, 2015, 28.3% WERE DIABETIC. ON JUNE 17TH OF 2015, WE BEGAN TESTING/COLLECTING A1C VALUES ON ALL ADULT ADMISSIONS TO MEDICAL-SURGICAL AND TELEMETRY UNITS OF PVHMC. SINCE THAT DATE, 395 TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THIS POPULATION. OF THE 395 TESTS PERFORMED, 207 PATIENTS HAD A VALUE RANGE BETWEEN 5.7-6.4, APPROXIMATELY 53% OF THOSE TESTED. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH IN PARTNERSHIP WE WERE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY SCREEN AND EDUCATE MORE THAN 2000 RESIDENTS, NO COMMUNITY-BASED GENERAL DIABETES SCREENINGS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT IN POMONA REGION COMMUNITIES TO DATE. COMMUNITY BASED PREDIABETES SCREENINGS IN A SIMILAR POPULATION IN NEARBY COMMUNITIES OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY REVEALED A PREDIABETES RATE OF 34.1% IN ADULTS, INCREASING WITH AGE, AND A COMBINED OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY RATE OF 85% REGARDLESS OF AGE, FURTHER SUPPORTED PVHMCS DECISION TO MAKE DIABETES MANAGEMENT A PRIORITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. STEMMING FROM OUR 2015 CHNA, PVHMCS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY HIGHLIGHTED ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS DIABETES AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART DISEASE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE STRATEGIES INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING FREE GLUCOSE SCREENINGS ON CAMPUS AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING FREE OR LOW COST DIABETES EDUCATION, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION EDUCATION, PROVIDING CARDIOVASCULAR EDUCATION AND RISK REDUCTION RESOURCES. WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS STRATEGY A REALITY. THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF PVHMC, THE POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PCHC), CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY (CGU) AND THE COMMUNITY TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CTRI), WE WILL EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF POPULATION-BASED SCREENINGS FOR THREE DIFFERENT PATIENT POPULATIONS OF INTEREST TO THE INTERVENTION(S) WE ARE PLANNING-(1) INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR PREDIABETES (A1C = 5.7-6.4 FOR ADULTS, AND TWO OR MORE OF OBESITY, FAMILIAL RISK, AND A1C (5.3-5.8) FOR CHILDREN), 2) INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE UNDIAGNOSED T2D (A1C ABOVE 6.5 FOR ADULTS AND 5.8 FOR CHILDREN), AND 3) INDIVIDUALS ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES WHO EXHIBIT POOR ADHERENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR DISEASE (A1C >9.0). THESE SCREENINGS WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND THE TRUE PREVALENCE OF THE DISEASE AT THREE CRITICAL STAGES (PRE-, EARLY-, AND ADVANCED/UNCONTROLLED T2D) IN EACH OF THE THREE POPULATIONS (HOSPITAL, CLINIC, AND COMMUNITY), AND GUIDE THE DESIGN OF THE INTERVENTIONS WE WILL PROPOSE FOR EACH POPULATION AND DISEASE STAGE. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE INTERVENTION DESIGNED DURING THIS PLANNING PHASE WILL: A) PREVENT AND DELAY PROGRESSION FROM PREDIABETES TO T2D, B) PREVENT/DELAY PROGRESSION FROM EARLY STAGE DIABETES TO ADVANCED STAGES WITH CO-MORBIDITIES, AND C) IMPROVE THE CONTROL OF ADVANCED CASES OF DIABETES IN THE PATIENT POPULATIONS OF POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC), ITS RELATED POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PCHC), AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THERE WILL BE A LIFESPAN APPROACH CONCENTRATING FIRST ON ADULTS AT RISK OF DISEASE PROGRESSION, AND SECOND ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING T2D IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM. THE UNIQUE INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN OUR PILOT TESTING AND SCREENING (AND AS-NEEDED INTERVENTIONS) ADDRESSES ONE OF OUR GREATEST HOPES, EXTRAPOLATING A GOAL FROM OUR PROJECT TITLE, "STOPPING DIABETES IN ITS TRACKS." WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE UNIHEALTH FOUNDATION, PVHMC AND ITS PARTNERS HAVE BEGUN THE PLANNING PROCESS TO DEVELOP AND TEST THIS DATA-DRIVEN, INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE 3-LEVEL PREDIABETES AND DIABETES-SCREENING PROGRAM WHICH WILL LEAD TO DEVELOPING AN INTERVENTION THAT TRANSLATES EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO OBESITY AND DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL INTO EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS. DURING THE 9-MONTH PERIOD WE WILL UNDERGO EXTENSIVE PLANNING EFFORTS THAT HELP TO SET THE STAGE FOR EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERVENTION THAT ADDRESSES IMPORTANT HEALTH NEEDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF POMONA. TO ACHIEVE THESE ENDS, WE WILL DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, TEAM ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE SCREENING, INTERVENTION, AND EVALUATION OBJECTIVES DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP THE MOST CUTTING-EDGE AND EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION FOR THIS COMMUNITY CONTEXT, OUR TEAM WILL ALSO TRANSLATE EXISTING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO OBESITY AND DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL INTO THE FINAL INTERVENTION WE PROPOSE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THIS NOVEL, APPROACH WILL FACILITATE THE IDENTIFICATION OF AN INTERVENTION THAT IS CAREFULLY TAILORED TO THE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST AND CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE THE GREATEST RISK AND HAVE THE GREATEST NEED FOR AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH AT MANAGING DIABETES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | KEY ACTIVITIES OF OUR DIABETES CARE PLANNING PROCESS ARE TO: A. DEVELOP A STRUCTURE AND PROCESS OF PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION B. IDENTIFY TEAM FUNCTIONS AND FORM COLLABORATIVE TEAMS INTEGRATING KEY PERSONNEL FROM THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS: PVHMC, PCHC, CGU, AND CTRI. THESE TEAMS ARE: - LEADERSHIP TEAM - SCREENING TEAM - INTERVENTION TEAM - EVALUATION TEAM C. EXPLORE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT MAY BE NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE SCREENINGS AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION (E.G., COMMUNITY CENTERS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS THAT HAVE FACILITIES IN WHICH THE TEAM CAN PERFORM SCREENINGS AS WELL AS FACILITIES SUCH AS KITCHENS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THAT WILL HELP TO SUPPORT OTHER KEY INTERVENTION COMPONENTS) D. CARRY OUT A PILOT TEST OF POPULATION SCREENINGS TO ASSESS FEASIBILITY IN HOSPITAL, CLINIC, AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS, AND DO A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE PREVALENCE OF PREDIABETES AND T2D IN THE POPULATIONS OF THOSE SETTINGS. E. CONDUCT SCREENINGS OF AT LEAST 100 ADULTS IN EACH THE HOSPITAL, THE HEALTH CENTER, AND IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS, AND AT LEAST 50 CHILDREN AT PCHC. ACTUAL NUMBERS OF PERSONS SCREENED COULD BE MUCH HIGHER IN THE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC, AT LEAST FOR ADULTS. F. PERFORM A PROCESS EVALUATION SPECIFICALLY EXAMINING THE PARTICIPATION RATE IN THE SCREENING PILOT AND REASONS FOR HIGH/LOW PARTICIPATION. G. SCAN CLINIC AND HOSPITAL DATA TO QUANTIFY THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES AND PERSONS WITH OTHER RISK FACTORS AND CO-MORBIDITIES, INCLUDING OBESITY AND HYPERTENSION. H. USE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO IDENTIFY "HOTSPOTS"COLD SPOTS,CONSIDER USING SMART PHONES TO COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE BEHAVIORS THAT SHOULD LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES. HOTSPOTS WOULD BE OF TWO TYPES: LARGE CLUSTERS OF FAST FOOD AND CONVENIENCES STORES THAT MIGHT LEAD TO UNHEALTHY EATING AND CLUSTERS OF AREAS IN WHICH PEOPLE LIVE THAT HAVE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DIABETES AND PREDIABETES. COLD SPOTS INCLUDE CLUSTERS OF LOCATIONS SUCH AS: (1) FARMERS MARKETS AND OTHER HEALTHY EATING VENUES AND (2) PLACES WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN EXERCISE. I. DEVELOP A PLAN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ULTIMATE PROGRAM WE WILL PROPOSE TO THE UNIHEALTH FOUNDATION AND PREPARE A GRANT PROPOSAL ACCORDINGLY. J. DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PLAN - UTILIZE THE GENERAL APPROACH OUTLINED IN THE CDC FRAMEWORK FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH (1999) TO DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PLAN. ENGAGE TEAM AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS (AS APPROPRIATE) IN DESCRIBING THE INTERVENTION, ITS INTENDED OUTCOMES, AND CAUSAL PATHWAYS. SPECIFICALLY: - DELINEATE THE INTENDED OUTCOMES OF THE INTERVENTION. THIS INCLUDES PERFORMING A LITERATURE REVIEW AND HOSTING DISCUSSIONS WITH PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS OF SIMILAR INTERVENTION APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TYPES OF OUTCOMES WE WOULD ANTICIPATE ARISING AS A RESULT OF OUR EFFORTS AND THE TIMING OF SUCH OUTCOMES (E.G., DO THEY OCCUR 1 MONTH, 6 MONTHS, 1 YEAR AFTER INTERVENTION EXPOSURE). - IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PLANNING TEAM AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS (AS APPROPRIATE), DELINEATE THE HYPOTHESIZED CAUSAL PATHWAYS BETWEEN INTERVENTION IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES. SIMILAR TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF OUTCOMES, THIS STEP WILL ALSO LEVERAGE INFORMATION ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR SIMILAR EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS REGARDING PRESUMED CAUSAL PATHWAYS. ULTIMATELY, THE AIM OF THE PLANNING GRANT PERIOD IS TO DESIGN A PROGRAM THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF UNTREATED TD2 THOUGH AN INTEGRATED SCREENING, INTERVENTION AND ADHERENCE PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY DEVELOP AN INTERVENTION THAT WILL LEAD TO THE FOLLOWING: - ACTIVE AND SUSTAINED PATIENT PARTICIPATION IN AN INTEGRATED PROGRAM OF CLASSES, COACHING AND TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE RISK THROUGH LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION, LEADING TO - REDUCTION IN BMI - REDUCTION IN A1C - REDUCTION IN BLOOD PRESSURE - REDUCTION IN MEDICATION(S) TO MANAGE DM - IMPROVED KIDNEY FUNCTION - LIPID REDUCTION - REDUCTION IN PREVALENCE OF T2D IN THE HOSPITAL, CLINIC, AND COMMUNITY POPULATIONS (MEASUREABLE IN THE LONG RUN IF NOT WITHIN THE PERIOD OF THIS GRANT FUNDING) SPECIFIC HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS BEING MET BY THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: A. IDENTIFICATION OF ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO ARE PRE-DIABETIC BY A1C (5.7-6.4%) CRITERIA AND INTRODUCTION OF PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS TO FORESTALL THE DEVELOPMENT OF T2D. B. IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGES 5-21) WHO EXHIBIT HIGH LEVELS OF KNOWN RISK FACTORS FOR T2D, INCLUDING TWO OR MORE OF OBESITY, A1C=5.3-5.8, AND AT LEAST ONE PARENT WHO IS KNOWN TO BE DIABETIC OR PREDIABETIC C. IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CASES OF T2D (ADULT A1C>6.4, CHILD A1C>5.8). D. IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH POORLY CONTROLLED T2D (A1C > 9.0) E. REDUCTION OF CARDIAC AND NEUROLOGICAL RISKS THROUGH IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL, WEIGHT LOSS AND LIPID REDUCTION. F. RECRUITMENT OF IDENTIFIED PREDIABETICS AND DIABETICS INTO AN EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAM FOR DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL G. REDUCTION IN THE USE AND COST OF SERVICES INCLUDING FEWER INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS, FEWER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. H. REDUCTION AND/OR BETTER CONTROL OF COMORBIDITIES. I. IMPROVED ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES. BENEFITS INCLUDE: REDUCED RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND KIDNEY DISEASE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY DISORDERS. TYPE-2 DIABETES IS PREVENTABLE, PRIMARILY BY CONTROL OF BODY WEIGHT AS EVIDENCED BY TRIALS IN THE U.S., FINLAND, AND CHINA. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE RISK OF T2D CAN BE REDUCED AS WELL BY EFFECTIVE BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPID CONTROL, AND BY REDUCTION OF EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, ESPECIALLY TOBACCO SMOKE. IN ADDITION TO OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DIABESTES, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE,WE WILL ADAPT THE BEST EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES FOR OBESITY CONTROL FOR ALL, AND FOR BP, LIPID, AND TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE WHERE APPROPRIATE. OUR SCREENINGS WILL ADD THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT THAT THE ABOVE HAVE ON ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND ADDRESS THE OTHER CHRONIC DIESEASE RISK FACTORS AND CAUSES THAT GIVE DIABETES A FOOTHOLD. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENT NAVIGATORS AS IDENTIFIED IN OUR 2015 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, CARE OF SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS IS OFTEN POORLY COORDINATED. OFTENTIMES, THERE ARE MANY CONSULTING PHYSICIANS, POOR COMMUNICATION ACROSS PROVIDERS, LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND A LACK OF CLEAR TRANSITION GOALS. HEALTH BRIDGES IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE LANGUAGE GAPS IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY LEVERAGING THE MULTILINGUAL SKILLS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS. IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 BY THREE POMONA COLLEGE STUDENTS, WHO HAD WITNESSED THEIR OWN IMMIGRANT PARENTS STRUGGLE TO OBTAIN QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE BARRIER. SINCE SEPTEMBER 2015, HEALTH BRIDGES HAS PARTNERED WITH POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) TO CARRY OUT ITS PILOT PROJECT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE GOAL OF THIS PARTNERSHIP IS TO HELP ADDRESS THE CONTINUING AND EMERGING NEEDS OF THE LOW-INCOME, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT (LEP), AND/OR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATION IN PVHMCS SERVICE AREAS, SPECIFICALLY BY ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO CARE. HEALTH BRIDGES BILINGUAL COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS ARE RECRUITED AND TRAINED TO ENGAGE IN THREE MAIN ACTIVITIES. FIRST, THEY INCREASE THE TARGET POPULATIONS' ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BY ENROLLING PVHMC'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS (REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR ENGLISH PROFICIENCY) IN HOSPITAL PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY (HPE)-A TEMPORARY FULL-SCOPE MEDI-CAL PROGRAM, EXPLAINING TO THEM IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES HOW TO USE THE TEMPORARY INSURANCE AND MAKING APPOINTMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WITH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT COUNSELORS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE FULL MEDI-CAL APPLICATION. SECOND, HEALTH BRIDGES VOLUNTEERS HELP IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF AND TRUST IN THE GENERAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BY OFFERING IN-PERSON LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE TO LEP PATIENTS WHO HAVE TROUBLE FINDING THEIR WAY INSIDE THE HOSPITAL, UNDERSTANDING HOSPITAL PROCEDURES, AND EXPRESSING THEIR BASIC QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO THE MEDICAL STAFF. BETWEEN OCTOBER 20, 2015 AND DECEMBER 9, 2015 NINE HEALTH BRIDGES VOLUNTEERS SPENT A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 140 HOURS VOLUNTEERING IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER). DURING THIS TIME, THEY HELPED 21 PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL IN TEMPORARY MEDI-CAL, AND GAVE THEM INFORMATION IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES ABOUT HOW TO COMPLETE THE FULL MEDI-CAL APPLICATION. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THESE PATIENTS HAD LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. THEY ALSO ASSISTED 15 PATIENTS WITH BASIC LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION AND HOSPITAL NAVIGATION (10 SPANISH SPEAKERS AND 5 MANDARIN SPEAKERS). IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS AND YEARS, HEALTH BRIDGES HOPES TO EXPAND ITS WORK BY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AND SERVING PATIENTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE MEDICAL CENTER. IT ALSO AIMS TO INCREASE LOW-INCOME AND LEP PATIENTS AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH AND SOCIAL RESOURCES OFFERED BOTH AT PVHMC AND IN THE COMMUNITY BY HAVING ITS BILINGUAL COLLEGE VOLUNTEERS SCREEN THEIR CLIENTS FOR NEEDS SUCH AS CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, FOOD INSECURITIES, AND A LACK OF ACCESS TO PRIMARY SERVICES AND MEDICATION BECAUSE OF COST AND/OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. AFTER THE INITIAL SCREENING, HEALTH BRIDGES VOLUNTEERS WILL INFORM THEIR CLIENTS-THROUGH MULTILINGUAL FLYERS AND FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS-APPROPRIATE RESOURCES FOR WHICH THE PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE. POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER EXPANSION FOUNDED WITH THE SAME PURPOSE, POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (PCHC) AND KIDS COME FIRST HAVE BEEN SERVING THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY SINCE THE LATE 1990S. AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT, SAFETY-NET CLINICS, PCHC AND KIDS COME FIRST HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY, LOW-COST HEALTH CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE POMONA AND ONTARIOS MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. AS PCHC STATES, "NO ONE IS EVERY TURNED AWAY DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS." UNDERSTANDING THE PIVOTAL ROLE THESE TWO CLINICS WOULD PLAY IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR THIS REGION, PVHMC BECAME A FOUNDING PARTNER FOR BOTH CLINICS MORE THAN 17 YEARS AGO. NOW, THESE CLINICS SERVE MORE THAN 5,400 PATIENTS ANNUALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. PVHMC RECOGNIZES THE SUCCESS OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VISIONARY SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT OUR MISSION, VISION, AND DEDICATION TO MEETING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE FULFILLED. TODAY, PCHC HAS TWO LOCATIONS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF POMONA TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, OFFERING PRIMARY CARE, OBSTETRICAL AND PRENATAL CARE, MEDICATIONS, IMMUNIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES, HOMELESS HEALTH CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, MEDI-CAL AND COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLMENT, WIC HEALTH SCREENINGS AND MORE. ACCORDING TO OFFICE OF STATEWIDE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (OSHPD) 2015 DATA, PCHC ASSISTED MORE THAN 3,922 UNIQUE PATIENTS ACROSS 13,553 VISITS. AMONG THESE PATIENTS, 85% WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 64 YEARS. IN CONTRAST, KIDS COME FIRST SERVES ONLY A PEDIATRIC POPULATION (2,950 UNIQUE PATIENTS IN 7,507 VISITS ACCORDING TO 2015 OSHPD DATA), OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 85% QUALIFY FOR ONE OF MORE INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND THE OTHER 15% REMAIN UNINSURED. KCF SERVICES INCLUDE TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR ILLNESS AND INJURY, WELL-CHILD CARE AND PHYSICAL EXAMS, IMMUNIZATIONS, VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS, TEEN SERVICES, AND HEALTH GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, ENCOURAGING HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. IN ADDITION, KCF PROVIDES LITERACY SUPPORT, FOOD STAMP ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES SUCH AS SHOES, CLOTHING AND FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED. IN AUGUST OF 2015, REALIZING THAT EVEN MORE CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER, POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ENTERED INTO DISCUSSIONS TO ACQUIRE KIDS COME FIRST IN A MUTUAL DECISION TO EXPAND SERVICES AND FURTHER INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE. THIS IDEAL PARTNERSHIP CAME TO FRUITION IN FEBRUARY 2016 AS A MERGER OF MISSIONS, SHARING OF BEST-PRACTICES AND AN ACQUISITION OF OPERATIONS. NOW AS ONE ENTITY, PCHC WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS TO ADULT AND PEDIATRIC POPULATIONS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR PATIENTS TO TRAVEL ACROSS CITIES. PCHC AT ITS NOW THREE SITES (TWO IN POMONA AND ONE IN ONTARIO) ARE PROVIDING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE MOST UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PVHMC PRIDE ITSELF IN THESE PARTNERSHIPS. ALTHOUGH ACCESS TO CARE IS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIORITY NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, PVHMC, PCHC AND KIDS COME FIRST HAVE BEEN WORKING AND COLLABORATING TO MEET THIS NEED FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. LIVING TRUE TO PVHMCS VALUE OF GROWING CONTINUOUSLY, PVHMC IS LOOKING FORWARD TO FURTHER PARTNERING WITH PCHC ON THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CARE POMONA VALLEY HOSPITALS VAST EFFORTS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH DEMONSTRATES OUR WORK TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SPCIFICALLY PVHMC PRIORITIZED NEEDS OF IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE, PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS SUPPORT, AND MANAGING AND PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART FAILURE, DIABETES, AND CANCER. THESE ARE THE ISSUES OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT DEMONSTRATED AS THE BIGGEST HEALTH CONCERNS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE ADDRESS AND ALLOCATE OUR RESOURCES TO SERVE THE NEED OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, FOCUSING ON THOSE THAT ARE AT RISK AND HAVE THE LEAST ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY SERVICES AND CARE NEEDED. WE REACH OUT AND MEET OUR COMMUNITYS NEED FOR CHRONIC DISEASE MANGEMENT, HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS SUPPORT, AND ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH: - PROVIDING FREE AND PARTIAL PAYMENT HOSPITAL SERVICES FOR THOSE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY OR LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES - REACHING OUT TO OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH LIVING - PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES IN UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH FREE AND COMMUNITY BASED CLINICS. - PROVIDING VACCINATIONS AND SCREENINGS TO CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. - TRAINING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LIKE FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS AND NURSING STUDENTS IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE. WE FURTHER DEMONSTRATE THE WAYS WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH STATUS BY PROVIDING SPECIFIC WAYS WE ARE ADDRESSING HEALTH NEEDS: PVHMC IS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING GLUCOSE SCREENINGS AT HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTS (LOCAL AND ON-CAMPUS); PROVIDING FREE EDUCATION CLASSES TO PROMOTE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND RISK REDUCTION; OFFERING FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTS (LOCAL AND ON-CAMPUS); PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING FREE INFORMATION ON CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, DIABETES, CANCER TREATMENT, AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THESE CONDITIONS; PROVIDING CARE COORDINATION SERVICES THAT SEEK TO ASSURE PATIENTS ARE POSITIONED FOR A SAFE DISCHARGE HOME; PROVIDING CANCER CARE PATIENT COORDINATORS AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO GUIDE PATIENTS WITH MAKING APPOINTMENTS, RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND ENROLLING IN SUPPORT GROUPS; PROVIDING FREE CANCER CARE SUPPORT GROUPS AND WELLNESS CLASSES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF CHRONIC DISEASE. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY PVHMC, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO ADDRESS PRIORITY NEED 1, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT: STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH; SAVING STROKES EVENT; COMMUNITY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS; DIABETIC EDUCATION FAIR (ON-CAMPUS); NUTRITION EDUCATION; THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER EDUCATION, WELLNESS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, AND EVENTS; CANCER PROGRAM ANNUAL PUBLICATION; STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER PUBLICATIONS. PVHMC IS ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING FREE OR LOW-COST HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES, WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUPS, AND OTHER HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES BOTH AT PVHMC AND OUT IN A COMMUNITY SETTING; COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY; INCREASING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE CLASSES OFFERED AT PVHMC THROUGH REACHING OUT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATIONS; DEVELOPING EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND/OR CLASSES THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATING AND HOSTING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH AND SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE HEALTH FORUMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY PVHMC ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO ADDRESS PRIORITY NEED 2 HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES: THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER WELLNESS CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, EARLY DETECTION AND PREVENTION LECTURES, AND COMMUNITY FORUMS; WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SERVICES HEALTH AND EDUCATION CLASSES; STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER RISK REDUCTION CLASS; CARDIAC EDUCATION ; CANCER PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT; HEALTH FAIRS/COMMUNITY EVENTS; HANDS-ONLY CPR; SLEEP DISORDERS MEETINGS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; HOSPITAL TOURS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CHINESE; INPATIENT SMOKING CESSATION EDUCATION; INPATIENT ASTHMA EDUCATION AND "EVERY 15 MINUTES" DRUNK DRIVING EDUCATION. PVHMC IS ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR PRIORITY AREA 3, ACCESS TO CARE, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING ON-SITE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AND FOR APPROPRIATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS; PARTICIPATION IN THE HOSPITAL PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM; INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED, WELLNESS CLASSES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS; PROVIDING DISCHARGE TRANSPORTATION FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO GET HOME; PROVIDING FREE, LOW-COST OR REDUCED-COST HEALTH SERVICES, MEDICATIONS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES; PROVIDING FREE OR REDUCED COST SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS AT LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS; COLLABORATING WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND CLINICS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE AND SPECIALTY CARE; WORKING CLOSELY WITH PVHMCS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM THROUGH UCLA TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION; EXPANDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE PVHMCS CAPACITY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS NEEDING EMERGENCY TREATMENT, TRAUMA SERVICES, SURGERY, AND PRIMARY CARE. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY PVHMC, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TO ADDRESS PRIORITY NEED 3 ACCESS TO CARE ARE: PVHMC FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM; SPORTS INJURY EVENING CLINIC PROVIDING FREE AND LOW COST SPORTS INJURY EXAMINATIONS AND X-RAYS; ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE IN APPROPRIATE HEALTH PLANS FOR OUR PATIENTS WHO ARE ADMITTED WITHOUT INSURANCE; DISCHARGE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR OUR VULNERABLE PATIENTS; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTS; FREE AND LOW COST MEDICATION ASSISTANCE; FREE AND LOW COST IMMUNIZATIONS PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC ALSO RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS.OUR HOSPITAL HAS LEARNED FROM EVALUATIONS OF THE ED THAT THE NECESSITY TO IMPROVE AND BUILD UPON THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR ED IS CRITICAL IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWING DEMANDS BEING PLACED UPON OUR SYSTEM EVERYDAY. IN 2009, 2013 AND AGAIN IN 2015, OUR ED RECEIVED MODERATE COSMETIC RECONSTRUCTION THAT INCLUDED ADDITIONS TO OUR PATIENT CARE AREAS. THIS REMODEL LOGISTICALLY AIDED IN IMPROVING TIMELINESS OF TREATMENT AND ED FLOW, IN-TURN, REDUCING WAIT TIMES AND INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEWLY REMODELED SPACE ELIMINATED BARRIERS AT THE NURSES STATION AND INCREASED VISIBILITY OF OUR MEDICAL TEAM, IMPROVING PATIENT SATISFACTION AND ENHANCING PATIENT SAFETY. AS A DESIGNATED STEMI RECEIVING CENTER (SRC) IN BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, PVHMC BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE REGION WITH DUAL COUNTY DESIGNATION. AN ACUTE HEART ATTACK CAUSED BY BLOOD CLOTS IS CALLED AN ST-ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, OR STEMI. WITHOUT RAPID ANGIOPLASTY, HEART MUSCLE IS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS DESIGNATION, HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANGIOPLASTY TREATMENT IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES. CURRENTLY, PVHMC AVERAGES 50-MINUTE DOOR-TO-BALLOON TIMES, RANKING IN THE TOP 5 PERCENT NATIONALLY. OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) HAS BEEN ENHANCED WITH ROUND THE CLOCK PHYSICIAN COVERAGE OF FULL-TIME LABORISTS (HOSPITAL-BASED OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY PHYSICIANS WHO DO DELIVERIES), A HOSPITALIST TEAM, AND A DEDICATED INTENSIVIST PROGRAM IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU). A FULL SERVICE ED BACK UP CALL PROVIDES ADEQUATE COVERAGE OF SPECIALISTS WHICH IS CRITICAL TO THE ABILITY OF THE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY MEDICINE TO PATIENTS. ALONG WITH THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES ON OUR MAIN CAMPUS, AND RECOGNIZING THAT THE ED IS STILL A SOURCE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITALS ED. WE ADDRESSED THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN THE MID 1990S TO HELP ADDRESS THE LOOMING SHORTAGE IN PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. OVER TIME, PVHMC AND THE RESIDENCY FACULTY MEDICAL GROUP WORKED TOGETHER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO THE POMONA BASED FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. THROUGH THE RECRUITMENT OF GRADUATING RESIDENTS WE OPENED AND STAFFED THE POMONA VALLEY HEALTH CENTER IN CHINO HILLS (OPENED IN 2003, REPLACING A SMALLER OFFICE THAT HAD OPENED IN 1999); THE POMONA VALLEY HEALTH CENTER AT CROSSROADS (ALSO IN CHINO HILLS, OPENED IN 2007) AND THE POMONA VALLEY HEALTH CENTER IN CLAREMONT (OPENED IN 2009). IN TOTAL, THESE NETWORKED CENTERS OFFER FAMILY MEDICINE, URGENT CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION, SLEEP MEDICINE AND WIDE RANGING IMAGING SERVICES. THESE SITES ARE DIGITALLY CONNECTED THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO PATIENT HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. ANOTHER PROJECT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY IS THE GROWTH OF THE POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. BEGINNING IN THE MID 1990S, AND PARTNERING WITH A GRADUATING FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENT, THE HOSPITAL WORKED WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO OPEN THE POMONA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WITHIN THE L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS SMALL, TWO EXAM ROOM CLINIC, OFFERED FREE PRIMARY CARE TO UNINSURED COUNTY RESIDENTS AS AN OUTPATIENT SERVICE OF THE HOSPITAL. IN 2010, THE CLINIC AND HOSPITAL ORCHESTRATED A SUCCESSFUL SEPARATION OF THE CLINIC INTO ITS OWN NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY CLINIC AND BEGAN A PROCESS THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE ACCREDITED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER WHILE EMBARKING ON A CAPITAL GRANT CAMPAIGN TO ALLOW FOR EXPANSION TO BOTH ADD CAPACITY AND ALLOW FOR IT TO SERVE UN AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL. IN OCTOBER OF 2011 THE PCHC RECEIVED THEIR FEDERAL DESIGNATION, AND A SUCCESSFUL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HAS ALLOWED FOR THE RECENT COMPLETION AND FURNISHING OF A 13 BED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. THE NEW SITE IS LOCATED IN POMONA, IN A MULTI SERVICES MALL OWNED BY THE POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SITS A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LINE, ALLOWING FOR EASY ACCESS. THE SITE IS SIZED TO PROVIDE A MEDICAL HOME THAT HAS THE CAPACITY FOR 25,000 ANNUAL PATIENT VISITS THAT WILL BE TARGETED FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE LOW INCOME COMMUNITY. SINCE THE OPENING OF THESE NEW SITES WE HAVE SEEN YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH IN OUR PRIMARY CARE AND URGENT CARE BASE, DEMONSTRATING THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE INCREASNIG ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THESE 29 URGENT CARE BEDS TO THE REGION HAS HELPED RELIEVE PVHMCS EMERGENCY ROOM BURDEN BY OFFERING A MORE DISEASE APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR MANY PRIMARY CARE NEEDS. THE INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE COMPONENTS, LICENSED AS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, ARE THEN AVAILABLE TO SERVE AS PRIMARY CARE HOMES FOR PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE SEEN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AS THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D) | COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, 2015 THE EXAMPLES PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT ARE INSIGHTS INTO PVHMCS ACTIVE EFFORTS AND SPECIFIC PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE POMONA VALLEY. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS - MANY DEPARTMENTS AT PVHMC OFFER CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS BOTH IN THE HOSPITAL AND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. IN WOMEN'S AND CHILDRENS SERVICES, MANY OF THE CLASSES ("CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION", "YOUR CESAREAN", "BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER") OFFERED AT THE HOSPITAL ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT NEIGHBORING HOSPITALS. PVHMC ALSO OFFERS FREE SUPPORT GROUPS ("BOOTCAMP FOR DADS", "MOMMY N ME"). A HEALTH NEWSLETTER "REGARDING WOMEN" IS DISTRIBUTED QUARTERLY TO RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. AT THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER (CCC), THERE ARE PATIENT WORKSHOPS ("YOGA"), AND SUPPORT GROUPS ("LOOK GOOD...FEEL BETTER", "BREAT CANCER SUPPORT") AND EARLY DETECTION (SKIN SCREENINGS). THE STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER (SHVC) OFFERS HEART FAILURE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS TO RECOGNIZE RISK FACTORS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. THERE IS ALSO A HEART FAILURE PROGRAM THAT HELPS PATIENTS IN MAINTAINING THEIR DISEASE AND PROVIDES SUPPORT LEADING TO DECREASED SUBSEQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE "CARDIOVASCULAR EDUCATION" SERIES IS OPEN TO PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDES RISK REDUCTION EDUCATION SUCH AS NUTRITION, EXERCISE, HYPERTENSION, AND STRESS REDUCTION INFORMATION. THE "STEAD HEART FOR WOMEN" PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY FORUMS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR HEART DISEASE AND STROKE PREVENTION. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH, OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT COLLABORATES WITH OUR CLINICAL ASSOCIATES TO ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH FAIRS AND SPEAKERS BUREAUS, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND HEALTH SCREENINGS. IN 2014, PVHMC HOSTED DIABETES AWARENESS FAIR ON CAMPUS, OPEN TO ASSOCIATES AND THE PUBLIC ALIKE, PROVIDING ATTENDEES WITH DIABETIC EDUCATION AND RESOURCES AND GIVING FREE BLOOD GLUCOSE SCREENINGS. THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES DEPARTMENT ORGANIZES FLU SHOTS IN A DRIVE-THRU SETTING WITH THE HELP OF PVHMCS NURSES, GIVING 300 FREE FLU-SHOT IMMUNIZATIONS TO SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY IN 2015. AGAIN IN 2015, FREE FLU VACCINES WERE OFFERED AT TWO COMMUNITY BASED LOCATIONS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC ALSO WORKS WITH LA COUNTY AND LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PUT TOGETHER AN ANNUAL KIDS HEALTH FAIR PROVIDING FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, IMMUNIZATIONS AND MEDICAL INFORMATION FOR UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED CHILDREN AGES TWO MONTHS TO 18 YEARS. THE SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER OFFERS FREE SPORTS INJURY ASSESSMENTS AND COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL AREA HIGHSCHOOLS TO PROVIDE REDUCED-COST SPORTS PHYSICALS. AS THE FIRST HOSPITAL-BASED SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM IN THE REGION, THE SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER (SMC) AT PVHMC HAS BEEN SETTING THE PACE IN THE EDUCATION, PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES FOR ATHLETES OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS SINCE 1983.THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT, EDUCATION, SERVICE, AND ASSESSMENT TO LOCAL STUDENT AND SCHOOLS THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF THE SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC (SMC) RESOURCES. THE RESPIRATORY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFERS ASTHMA EDUCATION, AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, AND A SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM. BREATHING BUDDIES IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR SENIORS WHO HAVE CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE BY PROVIDING THE LATEST HEALTH INFORMATION, REVIEWING THEIR MEDICATIONS, AND PROVIDING INSTRUCTION (E.G., ON HOW TO TRAVEL WITH OXYGEN). THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT OFFERS NUTRITION INFORMATION SUCH AS SENIOR NUTRITION, PROSTATE CANCER FORUM, DIABETES WORKSHOP, HEALTHY EATING, AND OSTOMY SUPPORT. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION - OUR HOSPITAL PROVIDES MANY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THAT WORK WITH THE LOCAL COLLEGES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. PVHMC IS A CLINICAL SITE FOR NURSING STUDENTS IN PROGRAMS AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE PARISH NURSE PROGRAM THROUGH THE SHVC EDUCATES AND TRAINS BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SUPPORT STAFF. PVHMCS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM TRAINS NURSE PRACTITIONER AND MEDICAL STUDENTS AT THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER. FOOD AND NUTRITION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITES FOR DIETETIC STUDENTS TO DO THEIR INTERNSHIP ROTATIONS AT PVHMC WHERE THEY LEARN ABOUT FOOD PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO A TRAINING LOCATION FOR PHLEBOTOMY, PHYSICIAN BILLING, SOCIAL SERVICES, RESPIRATORY AND SURGICAL TECH STUDENTS. IN RADIOLOGY, OUR HOSPITAL IS A TRAINING SITE FOR RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, ULTRASOUND AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDENTS. WE ALSO WELCOME CHAPLAINS IN THE COMMUNITY TO RECEIVE CLINICAL CHAPLAIN TRAINING AT PVHMC. FOR THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL ORGANIZES WEEKLY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AT NO COST TO PHYSICIANS. WE OFFER A PERINATAL SYMPOSIUM WHICH IS LABOR AND DELIVERY AND NEONATAL EDUCATION. THE CANCER CARE CENTER OFFERS SEMINARS ON LUNG AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES PVHMC IS A MAJOR PROVIDER IN OUR REGION, PARTICULARLY FOR MEDI-CAL AND INDIGENT PATIENTS IN BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR HOSPITAL TO HAVE ADEQUATE COVERAGE OF SPECIALISTS TO PROVIDE NEEDED SPECIALTY MEDICINE TO PATIENTS. WE HAVE ROUND THE CLOCK PHYSICIAN COVERAGE IN THE ED, FULL-TIME LABORISTS (HOSPITAL-BASED OB/GYN PHYSICIANS WHO DO DELIVERIES), A HOSPITALIST TEAM, AND A DEDICATED INTENSIVIST PROGRAM IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. RESEARCH THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER OF PVHMC PARTICIPATES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES IN BREAST CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS, HEAD & NECK CANCERS, LUNG CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT. CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS - OUR HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUPPORT TO VARIOUS LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE HOUSE OF RUTH (SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE), PROJECT SISTER (SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS AND PREVENTION SERVICES),THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF POMONA VALLEY, THE LEARNING CENTERS AT FAIRPLEX, CASA COLINA HEALTH FOUNDATION, AND THE CHINO VALLEY YMCA. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR PATIENTS AND TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE TOYS GIVEN TO PEDIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS AND INFANT LAYETTES AND CAR SEATS TO NEW MOTHERS IN NEED. THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATES IN THE CITY-WIDE CLEAN-UP BY DONATING STAFF AND SUPPLIES. FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES "MEALS ON WHEELS" PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD TO HOMEBOUND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE CANCER CARE CENTER GIVES WIGS TO CANCER PATIENTS AT NO COST. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES - PVHMC WORKS WITH LOCAL AREA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS GIRL SCOUTS AND SCHOOL GROUPS TO INTRODUCE CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE BY INVITING THEM TO TOUR OUR HOSPITAL AND BY VISITING THEM ON THEIR CAMPUS (HIGH SCHOOL CAREER DAY). PVHMC PARTICIPATES IN LA COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 3S HEALTH PLANNING GROUP ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE. PVHMC FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS THE RECRUITMENT OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PHYSICIANS IN RESPONSE TO THE OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRIORITY NEEDS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH, PARTICULARLY AMONG OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PVHMC IS A ONE OF 13 DESIGNATED DISASTER RESOURCE CENTERS (DRC) IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS PART OF THE NATIONAL BIOTERRORISM HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM. AS THE DRC FOR THE REGION, PVHMC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 "UMBRELLA" FACILITIES IN THE AREA AND COORDINATES DRILLS, TRAINING, AND SHARING OF PLANS TO BRING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY AND OUR RESOURCES FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. VALUATION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS - FOR 2015, PVHMCS TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS CAME TO $41,657,946 WHICH CONSISTS OF TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ($32,264,014) AND TOTAL OTHER BENEFITS ($8,839,148). TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IS MADE UP OF CHARITY CARE ($3,479,629), MEDI-CAL INPATIENT OR THE NET UNREIMBURSED COST, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO UNREIMBURSED COST LESS THE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENT, AND MEDI-CAL OUTPATIENT UNREIMBURSED COSTS ($28,784,385). OTHER BENEFITS ARE MADE UP OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS ($760,237), HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION ($3,441,150), SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES ($4,349,531), RESEARCH ($99,780), AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS ($188,450), WHICH IS REPORTED UNDER COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IS $554,784. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE DOCUMENTED COMMUNITY BENEFITS WAS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: UNCOMPENSATED CARE WAS VALUED IN THE SAME MANNER THAT SUCH SERVICES WERE REPORTED IN THE HOSPITALS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF STATEWIDE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. CHARITY CARE WAS VALUED BY COMPUTING THE ESTIMATED COST OF CHARGES (INCLUDING CHARITY CARE DONATIONS). OTHER SERVICES WERE VALUED BY ESTIMATING THE COSTS OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES AND SUBTRACTI |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN ALONG WITH A NARRATIVE FROM EY, THE HOSPITAL'S EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM, IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING IN NOVEMBER 2016. REPRESENTATIVES FROM EY REVIEW THE RETURN DIRECTLY WITH THE DIRECTORS AND ANSWERS ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. THE INTERNAL PROCESS INCLUDES (A) PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL DATA BY HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, AND (B) SURVEYS OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REGARDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS IN PART VI. THIS INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE L. THE COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED FOR OVERALL COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY BY THE CEO AND CFO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO HOSPITAL POLICY. THE STATEMENTS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TWO VICE CHAIRMEN) BEFORE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS OF CONCERN ARE ADDRESSED BY THE OFFICERS AND DISCUSSED BY THE FULL BOARD AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. THEREAFTER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER TO RAISE AN ISSUE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD AND/OR ITS OFFICERS FOR DISPOSITION. IF A CONFLICT IS DEEMED TO EXIST, THE MEMBER IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING AND/OR TOPIC WHERE THE CONFLICT EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. THE DETERMINATION OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS BASED UPON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE CEO COMPENSATION COMPARED TO INDUSTRY PRACTICE. IN 2015 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USED THE HAY GROUP FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2015. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B | FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE SAME PROCESS IS USED AS ABOVE, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE CEO PRESENTS HIS RECOMMENDATION FOR COMPENSATION TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BASED UPON THE REPORT FOR TOTAL COMPENSATION COMPARISONS SUPPLIED BY THE HAY GROUP. THE POSITIONS COVERED BY THE PROCESS ARE THE COO, CFO, VP SATELLITES, VP NURSING, VP MEDICAL STAFF AFFAIRS, VP HUMAN RESOURCES, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VP SUPPORT SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF MANAGED CARE, COMPLIANCE OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND WAS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 | THE HOSPITAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE AS IT FILED FOR TAX EXEMPT STATUS PRIOR TO JULY 15, 1987. THE HOSPITAL MAKES ITS 990 AND 990T AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE HOSPITAL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS FORM 990, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF FASB STATEMENT 158 $ 46,857 LOSS FROM SUBSIDIARIES $(766,305) ------------ TOTAL $(719,448) |
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