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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 13,175,111 | 10,789,543 | 13,432,828 | 14,687,820 | 12,190,903 | 64,276,205 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 13,175,111 | 10,789,543 | 13,432,828 | 14,687,820 | 12,190,903 | 64,276,205 |
| 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).. | 884,407 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 63,391,798 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 13,175,111 | 10,789,543 | 13,432,828 | 14,687,820 | 12,190,903 | 64,276,205 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 3,583,040 | 5,369,283 | 5,864,821 | 5,881,751 | 6,836,107 | 27,535,002 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 93,065,140 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(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 |
(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 | ||||
| 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) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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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 2014 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-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
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| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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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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| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS (CHKD) HAS BEEN THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN VIRGINIA, SERVING THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES GREATER HAMPTON ROADS, THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, A REGION THAT IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 500,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 21. CHKD WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN 88-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL IN 1961 BY THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, A WOMEN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY'S INDIGENT CHILDREN. THE HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS UPHELD THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF ITS FOUNDERS, AND IN FY 15, 56 PERCENT OF ITS INPATIENT DAYS WERE COVERED BY MEDICAID. OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS, CHKD HAS GROWN INTO A 206-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL THAT IS THE HEART OF AN EXTENSIVE PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. TODAY, THAT SYSTEM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN AT THE HOSPITAL AND MULTI-SERVICE HEALTH CENTERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, NEWPORT NEWS, CHESAPEAKE, HAMPTON, AND SUFFOLK. ITS SERVICES INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM WELLNESS AND PREVENTION INITIATIVES TO PRIMARY CARE, SURGERY AND REHABILITATION. MANY OF ITS UNIQUE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ADDRESS PRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNMET. AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE REGION'S CHILDREN, CHKD HAS SECURED A PLACE IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL IS AN EAGER COLLABORATOR WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT SHARE ITS CONCERN FOR THE WELL BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND HEALTH INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S PRIMARY SERVICES CENTER ON INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL EDUCATION/RESEARCH. SECTION ONE: INPATIENT CARE CHILDREN WITH A VAST RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND INJURIES TURN TO CHKD FOR INPATIENT CARE. IN FY 15, CHKD HAD 5,064 ADMISSIONS RESULTING IN 45,276 DISCHARGED PATIENT DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 56 PERCENT OF THESE DAYS, WERE COVERED BY MEDICAID. CHKD HAS 206 INPATIENT BEDS, AND ALMOST HALF OF THOSE ARE FOR PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO THE REGION'S HIGHEST LEVEL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU), WHERE EACH YEAR CRITICALLY ILL NEWBORNS, SOME AS YOUNG AS 23 WEEKS GESTATION, BENEFIT FROM A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL CARE AND FAMILY SUPPORT. THERE WERE 500 ADMISSIONS TO THE NICU IN FY 15. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES A NEONATAL STEP-DOWN UNIT FOR BABIES FROM OUR NICU WHO REQUIRE A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED HOME. THE REGION'S LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU) IS AT CHKD. IN THIS UNIT, A FULL-TIME STAFF OF BOARD CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE PHYSICIANS, CRITICAL CARE NURSES AND RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS PROVIDE EXTREMELY SOPHISTICATED, TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED CARE TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. MEDICAL CARE IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND CHAPLAINS WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE HELPING FAMILIES THROUGH THE TRAUMA AND STRESS OF A SEVERE ILLNESS OR INJURY IN A CHILD. THERE WERE 1,225 ADMISSIONS TO OUR PICU IN FY 15. MANY PATIENTS ARE BROUGHT FROM OTHER AREA HOSPITALS TO CHKD BY THE HOSPITAL'S NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT PROGRAM, WHICH OPERATES OUT OF FOUR FULLY EQUIPPED MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. TWO TRANSPORT TEAMS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO ALL AREA MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT NEED TO SEND SICK OR INJURED CHILDREN TO CHKD. EACH TRANSPORT CALL IS ANSWERED BY A NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE NURSE, A REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST AND A CERTIFIED EMT PARAMEDIC TRAINED IN NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC CARE. IN FY 15, THE TEAM TRANSPORTED 1,392 PATIENTS. OF THOSE, 366 WERE NEWBORNS COMING TO OUR NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. CHKD'S TRANSPORT SERVICE IS ALSO UNDER CONTRACT TO THE NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, PORTSMOUTH, TO PROVIDE ALL NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC MILITARY TRANSPORTS IN THE REGION. BESIDES GROUND TRANSPORTS IN OUR MOBILE ICUS, THE TEAM CAN RESPOND VIA FIXED WING AIRCRAFT OR HELICOPTER TRANSPORT WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CHKD OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM, OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT IN A SUPPORTIVE, NON-THREATENING ENVIRONMENT CREATED EXCLUSIVELY TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. IN FY 15, SURGEONS PERFORMED 13,105 SURGERIES AT CHKD FACILITIES FOR A VAST RANGE OF PROBLEMS, FROM THE SIMPLEST OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES TO COMPLEX ORTHOPEDIC AND GENITOURINARY SURGERIES. (SEE OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR MORE INFORMATION OF CHKD'S SURGERY PROGRAM). CHKD EMPLOYS DOZENS OF PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL, RECREATIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DURING HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE WORK OF THESE PROFESSIONALS COMPLEMENTS OUR EXPERT MEDICAL CARE TO CREATE A UNIQUE TREATMENT AND HEALING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR CHAPLAINCY SERVICES PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, PASTORAL CARE, ETHICAL REFLECTION, BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES FOLLOW-UP AND SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF WITH IN-HOSPITAL PRESENCE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WITH 24-HOUR ON-CALL AVAILABILITY. CHAPLAINS SERVE ON THE TRAUMA TEAM AS PRIMARY PROVIDERS OF FAMILY SUPPORT. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS THREE FULL-TIME CHAPLAINS, ONE PART-TIME AND FIVE PER-DIEM CHAPLAINS WHO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY AND ARE PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED TO MEET THE VARIED SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES WITH RESPECT AND COMPASSION. THE CHAPLAINS ALSO FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND PHYSICIANS, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND PARTICIPATING IN OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS CHILD LIFE STAFF MEMBERS WHO HELP CHILDREN ADJUST AND COPE DURING HOSPITALIZATION. THEIR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE CHILD'S HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE BY DEVELOPING SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING AGE-APPROPRIATE PREPARATION FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES, COPING STRATEGIES AND PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO RELIEVE STRESS. CHILD LIFE STAFF MEMBERS ALSO SCHEDULE AND FACILITATE COMMUNITY GROUP VISITORS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGE APPROXIMATELY 100 VOLUNTEERS WEEKLY. THERE ARE THREE POPULAR ACTIVITY AREAS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL, PROVIDING HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALIZATION AND CREATIVE PLAY. CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS WORK WITH CHKD'S VOLUNTEER SERVICES DIVISION TO MANAGE THE HOSPITAL'S POPULAR PET THERAPY PROGRAM, THE BUDDY BRIGADE, WHICH BRINGS VISITS OF DOG/HANDLER TEAMS TO THE HOSPITAL SEVERAL TIMES EACH WEEK. CHILD LIFE STAFF MEMBERS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER HOSPITAL STAFF TO PROVIDE SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS, AN ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR CLINIC AND INPATIENT DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS. CHKD's department of medical social work is comprised of 15 staff members who hold Master's in Social Work, eight of whom are in supervision working toward their clinical licensure, and two family support specialists. The primary focus of the department is psychosocial evaluation, support to families, connection to resources and managing adjustment to illnesses and hospitalization. The Medical Social Work department provides many services, including: * facilitate support groups for CHKD families dealing with trauma, chronic illness and loss * refer to CHKD's eligibility workers to complete applications for insurance coverage for medical care. * coordinate referrals and ongoing communications to other community resources. * aid in communication with families with the medical treatment teams by coordinating patient care conferences and team meetings MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO FACILITATE A VARIETY OF SUPPORT GROUPS THAT HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SHARE THEIR CHALLENGES. CHKD SPONSORS SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH HEART CONDITIONS, DIABETES, TURNER'S SYNDROME, PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME, CANCER AND SICKLE CELL. FAMILIES OF NICU PATIENTS MEET PERIODICALLY TO SHARE INFORMATION; AND OUR RECREATION-BASED GROUP FOR BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, CALLED SIBSHOPS, MEETS REGULARLY TO SUPPORT SIBLINGS. THE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE HALO FUND OF DONATED MONIES TO ASSIST PARENTS AND PATIENTS WITH THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION, MEALS, MEDICATIONS AND SPECIFIC NEEDS AT DISCHARGE. THESE DONATED FUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TO ASSIST WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, WHICH HAVE CONSISTED OF PARTIAL OR ONE-TIME PAYMENTS FOR UTILITY SERVICES NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS ARE DISCHARGED TO A HOME WITH A WAY TO SUPPORT THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS ON DISCHARGE. THIS FUND HELPED MORE THAN 800 FAMILIES IN FY 15. Due to the increasing need for mental health services, CHKD created the Behavioral Health Services department. The staff includes licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors. The team provides integrated support to assist patients in the hospital and at five outpatient therapy locations in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk. The team connects with the child's pediatrician, psychiatric provider, specialist and family to ensure the child receives comprehensive support. Among the services our behavioral health department provides are the following: * conduct psychosocial history and mental health assessments of patients: outpatient, ED, and in-house * utilize evidence-based practices to offer brief therapy to in-house patients by physician referral to address acute or chronic mental health issues * offer individualized behavior plans for children with medical and behavioral issues admitted to CHKD for their medical condition * provide outpatient behavioral health services utilizing evidence-based treatment, consisting of individual, family and group therapy * help patients and families deal with situational crises resulting from accident, illness or trauma * 24-hour per-diem coverage for nights, weekends, holidays. During 2015, the CHKD's cultural/language services department continued to meet the needs of patients and families with limited English proficiency by coordinating sign language interpreters, providing face-to-face Spanish interpretation and increasing access to 24/7 telephonic interpretation throughout the health system. This has improved customer service and consistency of care. In FY 15, CHKD provided interpretation services in 2 different languages for our limited English population through 7,429 outpatient visits. At the main hospital, the language services department provided Spanish medical interpretation for 5,092 inpatient and outpatient visits. The cultural/language services department added a full-time MANAGERS and a part-time cultural liaison/Spanish medical interpreter at the main campus. SIXTEEN dual-role staff members AND SEVEN PHYSICIANS continue to assist with Spanish medical interpretation within their departments OR CLINICAL AREAS. AS THE REGIONAL PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC CARE, CHKD IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER PLANNING EFFORTS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF A NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) COMMUNITY INTEGRATED, ALL-HAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. THIS PLAN IS PREPARED, EXERCISED AND SHARED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY WITH COMMUNITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENTS. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SECTION TWO: OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS CHKD ALSO OFFERS THE COMMUNITY MANY IMPORTANT PEDIATRIC SERVICES ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. IN 2015, CHILDREN MADE APPROXIMATELY 560,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS TO CHKD, ITS COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. THEY MADE 363,512 VISITS TO THE PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS OF CHKD'S MEDICAL GROUP, WHICH OFFERS CARE IN 17 PRACTICES WHO HAVE 28 OFFICES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. CHKD'S SURGICAL SPECIALTY GROUP MAKES THE SERVICES OF THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC GENERAL, UROLOGICAL, CARDIAC, NEUROSURGICAL, PLASTIC AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS AVAILABLE TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE AREA FOR SURGERY. CHILDREN MADE 45,759 VISITS TO THE SURGICAL GROUP PRACTICES IN FY 15. THE SURGEONS PERFORMED 5,827 SURGICAL CASES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO CHILDREN FACING HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER, GENETIC DISORDERS, OBESITY, HEART PROBLEMS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ASTHMA/ALLERGIES AND DIABETES THROUGH OUR OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY CLINICS OFFERING SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE. IN FY 15, CHILDREN MADE 153,646 VISITS TO OUR OUTPATIENT CLINICS. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED ON THE PREMISE THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY PEDIATRIC CARE. AS OUR POPULATION GREW AND SETTLED INTO THE FAR CORNERS OF OUR BRIDGE AND TUNNEL LACED REGION, TRAVEL TO CHKD'S MAIN FACILITY IN NORFOLK BECAME MORE OF A HARDSHIP FOR FAMILIES. TO EASE THAT BURDEN AND IMPROVE CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO CARE IN EVERY CORNER OF OUR SERVICE AREA, CHKD HAS ESTABLISHED MULTI-SERVICE HEALTH CENTERS IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS. * THE CHKD HEALTH AND SURGERY CENTER AT OYSTER POINT OFFERS FAMILIES WHO LIVE NORTH OF THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL A WEALTH OF IMPORTANT SERVICES IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. THE CENTER IS HOME TO THE REGION'S FIRST PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER. OTHER SERVICES OFFERED AT THE SITE INCLUDE PRIMARY, SURGICAL AND SUB-SPECIALTY PEDIATRICS, LAB AND RADIOLOGY (INCLUDING ULTRASOUND AND MRI), AUDIOLOGY TESTING AND OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICAL THERAPY, AQUATIC THERAPY AND CHILD ABUSE PROGRAM SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THERE. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AT OAKBROOKE SERVES FAMILIES IN CHESAPEAKE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IT IS HOME TO A PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRIC PRACTICE, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, X-RAY AND LAB SERVICES, A SPORTS MEDICINE GYM, SLEEP STUDIES UNIT AND THERAPY POOL, AS WELL AS CLINIC SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND SURGEONS PROVIDING EVALUATION, TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP. * THE CHKD HEALTH AND SURGERY CENTER AT PRINCESS ANNE SERVES THE GROWING MEDICAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA BEACH. THE CENTER IS HOME TO VIRGINIA BEACH'S FIRST AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN. BEACH FAMILIES CAN ALSO FIND PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS AND IN-HOUSE LAB AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING MRI, AT THE CENTER. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE SPECIALTY CARE PEDIATRICS FOR HELP WITH CHRONIC PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND DIABETES, CHKD'S CHILD ABUSE PROGRAM AND PHYSICAL, SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPORTS MEDICINE THERAPY. * The CHKD Health Center at Butler Farm Road offers state of the art pediatric lab and X-ray services to families in Hampton. The center offers a full range of diagnostic testing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and sports medicine physical therapy to children and teens on the Peninsula. The new Health Center marks the Health System's 34th location and is part of CHKD's commitment to provide convenient access to specialized pediatric care for the nearly 500,000 children in Hampton Roads. * The CHKD Health Center at Harbour View North offers specialized pediatric care to families in Suffolk. The addition of the facility at Harbour View North marks the Health System's 35th location. The new site offers appointments in pediatric dermatology, allergy, gastroenterology, cardiology and nephrology, as well as developmental pediatrics. The CHKD Urgent Care at Volvo Parkway offers the only pediatric urgent care in the region, serving children with urgent, but not emergent medical needs. Providers commonly see sore throats, fevers, sprains and strains, head injuries and other illness and injuries that need prompt medical attention. Since its opening in January 2015, 8,269 patients visited. CHKD's Child Abuse Program coordinates the region's efforts to accurately identify, treat and protect children who have been suspected of abuse or neglect. The program provides comprehensive assessment, evaluation and treatment services, including an array of evidence-based mental health services, forensic interviewing, medical examinations and consultations, which include 24/7 coverage of acute sexual assaults of children. The program also helps coordinate the efforts of investigative agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of abuse. Children made 4,371 visits to the program in FY15. At an almost 20 percent increase, the Child Abuse Program has seen more clients than in any prior year. In addition to the main Center in Norfolk, services are also available at CHKD's outpatient centers in Virginia Beach and Newport News. THE PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN. IN RESPONSE TO THIS ALARMING PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PEDIATRIC WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 3 AND 18 YEARS OF AGE CALLED "HEALTHY YOU FOR LIFE." THE PROGRAM OFFERS CLINICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EVALUATION AND PLANNING, ONGOING CLASSES TO HELP OVERWEIGHT YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND FOLLOW UP CLINICS FOR UP TO A YEAR. THE EXERCISE COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS STRENGTHENED BY THE ADDITION THIS YEAR OF AN EXERCISE SPECIALIST WHO CONDUCTS PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS AS WELL AS GROUP FITNESS CLASSES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. EXERCISE OPPORTUNITIES LISTED ON OUR FITNESS CALENDAR ARE AVAILABLE WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS AROUND THE HAMPTON ROADS REGION TO ENHANCE A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO EMBRACE A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE. WE ALSO HAVE A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA WHICH OFFERS FAMILIES A SIX-WEEK TRIAL MEMBERSHIP ONCE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE EIGHT-WEEK LIFESTYLE CLASS. THE HEALTHY YOU FOR LIFE PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS, USE OF MULTI-MEDIA COMMUNICATION SUCH AS E-MAILS, TEXT MESSAGES AND A FACEBOOK PAGE AS A WAY TO KEEP CONNECTED WITH OUR PATIENTS AND ENCOURAGE POSITIVE LIFESTYLE CHANGES. IN FY 15, 341 PATIENTS GENERATED 925 CLINIC VISITS. CHKD'S DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM HELPS APPROXIMATELY 1,300 LOCAL CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITH THE CHRONIC DISEASE. TWO CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, A SOCIAL WORKER, NURSE AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT THE ONSET OF THE DISEASE AND UNTIL ADULTHOOD. THE DIABETES CENTER PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, DIABETES EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. A TRANSITION PROGRAM HELPS THE OLDER TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS BEGIN TRANSFERRING CARE TO ADULT PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. CHILDREN MADE 676 VISITS TO THE DIABETES CENTER IN FY 15. THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER IS ONE OF THE HOSPITAL'S BUSIEST OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY CLINICS WITH 7,566 PATIENT VISITS IN FY 15. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CANCER, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, BLEEDING AND OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS THROUGH TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND INCORPORATES THE WHOLE FAMILY. THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CENTER IS LOCATED AT CHKD. IN 2015, CHILDREN MADE 50,798 VISITS TO OUR EMERGENCY CENTER. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OFFERS THE ONLY PEDIATRIC RENAL DIALYSIS SERVICE IN THE AREA. DIALYSIS IS A TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS AND CHILDREN APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE SERVICE IN A SETTING WHERE THEY CAN MEET WITH FRIENDS THEIR OWN AGES AS WELL AS HOSPITAL SUPPORT STAFF AND SCHOOL TEACHERS. CHILDREN MADE 2,565 RENAL AND DIALYSIS VISITS IN FY 15. ONE MARK OF CHKD'S DISTINCTIVE PEDIATRIC CARE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHILD-CENTERED DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, SUCH AS RADIOLOGY AND LABORATORY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, CHKD HAS WORKED HARD TO MAKE THESE UNIQUE SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE REGION. The hospital now has laboratories in its Oyster Point, Princess Anne, Oakbrooke, Burnett's Way Health Centers as well as draw sites at Kempsville in Norfolk and Butler Farm in Hampton. On January 7, 2015 a full service laboratory opened with the new Urgent Care Center at Volvo in Chesapeake. THE LABORATORY ALSO OPERATES A COURIER SERVICE THAT FACILITATES QUICK TURNAROUND OF SPECIMENS. OF THE 684,118 TESTS PERFORMED IN FY 15, MORE THAN 61 PERCENT WERE FOR OUTPATIENTS. |
| CHKD RADIOLOGY SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AT OUR CHKD | FACILITIES IN NEWPORT NEWS, CHESAPEAKE, SUFFOLK, HAMPTON, NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH. THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS A FULLY-INTEGRATED DIGITAL IMAGING CENTER THAT ALLOWS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES AND REPORTS TO BE TRANSMITTED AND VIEWED ELECTRONICALLY. IN 2015, 90,858 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS WERE PERFORMED, INCLUDING X-RAYS, FLUOROSCOPIC TESTS, URODYNAMICS AND BONE DENSITY TESTS, CT AND MRI SCANS, ULTRASOUND AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES. APPROXIMATELY 75 PERCENT WERE OUTPATIENT BASED. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CHKD'S REHABILITATIVE THERAPY SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING NORFOLK, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA BEACH, SUFFOLK, HAMPTON, AND NEWPORT NEWS. IN ADDITION TO ITS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS: * AQUATIC THERAPY - PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS WORK WITH CHILDREN IN THE WATER TO HELP RELAX TIGHT MUSCULATURE, INCREASE RANGE OF MOTION AND IMPROVE STRENGTH, BALANCE AND ENDURANCE. * ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY/AUGMENTATIVE PROGRAM - SERVICES PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE VERBALLY OR THROUGH GESTURES DUE TO VARIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS. IN FY 15, WE DID 195 AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION EVALUATIONS. * CAR SEAT PROGRAM - SPECIALLY TRAINED THERAPISTS OFFER CAR SEAT SAFETY RESTRAINT EVALUATIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IN FY 15, WE DID 378 CAR SEAT EVALUATIONS, DISTRIBUTED 303 SPECIAL NEEDS CAR SEATS AND PARTICIPATED IN FIVE COMMUNITY-BASED CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. * WHEELCHAIR CLINIC - CERTIFIED THERAPISTS COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION TO DETERMINE AND PRESCRIBE THE APPROPRIATE WHEELCHAIR AND SEATING SYSTEM. CHILDREN MADE ALMOST 944 VISITS TO THIS CLINIC IN FY 15 FOR EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS. SECTION THREE: COMMUNITY OUTREACH CHKD REACHED FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES, DOCTORS' OFFICES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS THAT PROMOTE WELLNESS, PREVENT INJURIES AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EXPERTS COORDINATED A TOTAL OF 426 PARENT, PROFESSIONAL, AND STUDENT PROGRAMS THAT BROUGHT IMPORTANT HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLNESS INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 45,542 PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH THE KOHL'S CARES FUNDING, THE KOHL'S KIND KIDS PROGRAM AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS HAVE REACHED MORE THAN 27,969 OF THE 45,542 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. CHKD IS A SITE OF THE NATIONAL "REACH OUT AND READ" LITERACY PROGRAM, WHICH ENCOURAGES READING BY DISTRIBUTING FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN AT THEIR WELL CHILD VISITS TO THEIR PEDIATRICIANS. THROUGH THE DONOR FUNDED PROGRAM, CHKD'S PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS GAVE MORE THAN 65,011 BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN FY 15. In FY15 CHKD's website, www.chkd.org, continues to be a popular and effective method of communication, averaging more than 130,000 unique visitors a month, a 30 percent increase over last year. The content management system that is in place allows multiple users to create and update content as needed. www.chkd.org is a responsive design site and automatically formats itself to any device (PC, tablet or smartphone) - no app needed. Clickable phone numbers and interactive maps make it easy for our patients to call or find any practice, and families have easy access to test results, shot records, and can even request prescription refills and make appointments online straight from the homepage by accessing the MyCHKD patient portal. Enhanced physician profiles, including clickable phone numbers, interactive maps, biographical information and a link to the physician's practice make it easier than ever to choose the doctor that's right for you. CHKD continues to utilize social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram to increase direct interaction with our patients and their families. The website continues to be a resource for our services and health information. CHKD IS ONE OF SIX LOCATIONS IN THE STATE FOR THE CARE CONNECTION FOR CHILDREN (CCC), THE STATE FUNDED TITLE V PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE COORDINATION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 12,000 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN THE REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS. IN FY 15, CARE CONNECTION ASSISTED WITH 627 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CALLS AND PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 550 FAMILIES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED FOR 53 CHILDREN, AND YOUTH WHO WERE UNINSURED OR UNDER INSURED, AND 190 FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED IN APPLYING FOR STATE HEALTH PROGRAMS, to include Virginia's Waiver services. The CCC staff hosted bi-monthly education sessions for Spanish-speaking families, including sessions about stress and raising a child with special needs and, in conjunction with PEATC, understanding special education. Two resident trainings were held on community resources and pediatric transition for medically complex youth aging out of the pediatric health care system. In our Families as Educators program, 12 community families taught 18 residents about their experiences raising children and youth with special healthcare needs. CHKD'S PHYSICIANS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF MEMBERS LEND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND TIME AS VOLUNTEERS TO MANY NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR CONCERN FOR CHILDREN. THESE INCLUDE THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS, THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK, THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN, THE UNITED WAY, THE VIRGINIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS VOLUNTEER HAMPTON ROADS AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. SECTION FOUR: MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CHKD INVESTS IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN THROUGH A VARIETY OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS HOME TO EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL'S (EVMS) PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WHERE NEW PHYSICIANS BECOME SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF PEDIATRICS. MANY OF THEM STAY IN THIS COMMUNITY OR IN THE STATE TO PRACTICE PEDIATRICS AFTER THEY COMPLETE THEIR RESIDENCIES. CHKD ALSO SERVES AS THE EXCLUSIVE PEDIATRIC TEACHING SITE FOR RESIDENTS IN FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE, EMERGENCY PRACTICE, ENT AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AS WELL AS THE EXCLUSIVE SITE FOR SOME 110 MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PEDIATRIC ROTATION. CHKD PROVIDES A SETTING FOR MANY CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH INCLUDE PROTECTION OF THE NEWBORN BRAIN FROM THE EFFECTS OF HYPOXIC INJURY, NEW INNOVATIONS TO COMBAT SERIOUS INVASIVE INFECTION, MANAGEMENT OF AUTISM, AND EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS FOR ASTHMA. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH INCLUDES NEW MEDICATIONS AND OTHER THERAPIES, CLINICAL OUTCOMES ANALYSES AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SANCTIONED BY THE EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB). THERE WERE 182 IRB APPROVED ACTIVE FUNDED STUDIES IN FY 15. TOPICS OF STUDY INCLUDED HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, ALLERGY/ASTHMA, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, CHILD ABUSE, ENDOCRINOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, NEONATOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH. MANY OF THESE STUDIES ARE STAGE THREE CLINICAL TRIALS THAT BRING CUTTING EDGE TREATMENTS TO CHKD PATIENTS YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, THERE IS AN INCREASED FOCUS ON REGISTRY STUDIES ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES. DATA COLLECTED IN THESE REGISTRIES IS INTENDED TO STANDARDIZE OPTIMAL LEVELS OF CARE AND LEAD TO IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES. Our Division of Community Health and Research has focused on conditions and issues impacting children's health with an emphasis on health disparities in the cities of the Hampton Roads region, western Tidewater, and the rural Eastern Shore. Current areas of emphasis include childhood obesity, asthma, immunization, e-cigarette use by adolescents and young adults, teen pregnancy, infant and child passenger safety, teen alcohol abuse, and autism. |
| The Nuss Procedure for the correction of pectus excavatum, developed | at CHKD more than 20 years ago, continues to draw national attention from both patients and surgeons. In FY15, CHKD's surgeons hosted the 13th annual workshop on the surgical procedure, teaching a minimally invasive, gentler correction for this common birth defect to more than 40 surgeons from all over the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In 2009, CHKD initiated bracing therapy for the treatment of pectus carinatum, a defect that is the opposite of pectus excavatum. Since this initiation, the hospital has treated more than 300 patients with a brace; 85 percent of those patients have experienced a correction of their chest wall deformity and have not needed surgery. In FY15, the hospital expanded services to include a non-invasive treatment therapy for less severe pectus excavatum cases. The hospital continues its endeavors on multiple research studies in an effort to further understand chest wall deformities. To date, more than 2,000 surgical patients have undergone the Nuss Procedure at CHKD. The hospital will host the Chest Wall International Group in June 2016; a three-day, intensive workshop for pediatric, general and cardiothoracic surgeons, which will include demonstrations and discussions about surgical and non-surgical treatment of pectus excavatum and pectus carinatum. CHKD IS A MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP (COG), AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP THAT CONDUCTS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. AS A MEMBER, CHKD HAS ACCESS TO THE LATEST PROTOCOLS FOR TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD CANCER, PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY AND REGION WITH THE BEST PRACTICES AND TREATMENT RESULTS FROM MORE THAN 240 COG-MEMBER HOSPITALS IN NORTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND EUROPE. IN FY 15, CHKD HAD 88 COG STUDIES OPEN TO ENROLLMENT OR UNDERGOING DATA ANALYSIS. SEVERAL OF THESE STUDIES WERE INCLUDED IN COG'S LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY, WHICH COLLECTS DATA ON PATIENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN STUDIES THAT ARE NO LONGER OPEN TO ENROLLMENT. In all, approximately 220 CHKD patients participated in either open or follow-up COG studies in FY15. The Hematology/Oncology division had 35 research studies open that were not COG studies. IN FY 15, CHKD HOSTED 82 INDIVIDUAL CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION EVENTS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, HELPING CHILD HEALTH EXPERTS IN OUR REGION KEEP UP WITH THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR ACCREDITATION. |
| PART VI, SECTION A LINES 6, 7A, 7B & 11 | LINE 6: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED IS A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK CORPORATION WITH A SOLE MEMBER. THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED IS CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.1-852.1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED IS MANAGED BY ITS SOLE MEMBER, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. LINE 7A: CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, IS A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.1-852.1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, MANAGES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE GOVERNING BODY FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED. AS A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK CORPORATION, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. HAS MEMBERS THAT ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THAT ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ARE THE CLASS A MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (I.E., THE THEN CURRENT MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THE NORFOLK CITY UNION OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INC., A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION) AND THE CLASS B MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM INC. (I.E., THE THEN CURRENT DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.). LINE 7B: THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., WHICH IS THE GOVERNING BODY FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CLASS A AND CLASS B MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.: 1) ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND 2) ANY PROPOSED MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION, OR ANY SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL, OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL, OF THE PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION. LINE 11: THE 990 IS PREPARED USING THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND AUDITED ANNUALLY AS A PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. UPON COMPLETION OF THE DRAFT OF THE RETURN A DETAIL REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF STAFF AND MANAGEMENT. PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE BOARD IS PROVIDED A COPY TO REVIEW |
| POLICIES & DISCLOSURE ITEMS | 990 PART VI SECTIONS B & C CONFLICT POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: CHKD CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDES OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND SUBSTANTIAL DONORS. ANNUALLY, A QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED AND COLLECTED FROM OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. FOR KNOWN CONFLICTS, THE PERSON INVOLVED RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE REPORTED TO THE CHKD BOARD CHAIR OR THE CHKD COMPLIANCE OFFICER, AS APPLICABLE, AND MAY REQUIRE CORRECTIVE ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. COMPENSATION PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS: CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO JAMES DAHLING. CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS USE THE FOLLOWING PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES: AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT APPROVED AND RETAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY, USUALLY IN APRIL, PROVIDES EDUCATION AND PRESENTS TO THE FULL BOARD COMPARATIVE SALARIES AND SALARY RANGES FROM A DATABASE COMPRISED OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND OTHER APPLICABLE HOSPITALS FOR OFFICERS & EXECUTIVES FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH THE AID OF THE CONSULTANT REVIEWS AND MAKES DECISIONS AS TO EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF CHKD AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. THOSE SALARY CHANGES AND APPROVALS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED BY MINUTES MAINTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. PART VI, C, LINE 19: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.) ALONG WITH GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DIRECT INQUIRY AND REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS IS MADE UP OF: Donated Services (579,200) Unrealized Gain on Derivative (879,885) Change in endowments (37,978) |
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