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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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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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. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(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 | ||||
| e |
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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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 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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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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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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| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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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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| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | HISTORY OF DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER DEBORAH HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF SUCCESS AND INNOVATION SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1922 AS A TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM AND PULMONARY CENTER. ACCORDING TO LEGEND, THE THERAPEUTIC, PINE BARREN AIR OF RURAL BURLINGTON COUNTY WAS BELIEVED TO BE KEY TO PATIENT RECOVERY. IN REALITY, THOUSANDS OF TB PATIENTS WERE MEDICALLY TREATED AND SUCCESSFULLY CURED BY A HEROIC TEAM OF DEBORAH PHYSICIANS. THE HEART OF THE DEBORAH MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMPASSION. WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC MEDICATIONS THAT LED TO THE ERADICATION OF TB, DEBORAH BEGAN EXPANDING ITS FOCUS TO OTHER CHEST DISEASES. DR. CHARLES BAILEY, A PIONEER IN HEART SURGERY, PERFORMED DEBORAHS FIRST OPEN HEART SURGERY. THE SPECIALTY OF CARDIAC DISEASES WAS IMMEDIATELY EMBRACED, TRANSFORMING DEBORAH INTO NEW JERSEYS ONLY CARDIAC AND PULMONARY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. NEXT GENERATION HEALING TODAY, DEBORAH OFFERS LEADING EDGE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND NON-SURGICAL ALTERNATIVES FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ALL FORMS OF CARDIAC, PULMONARY AND VASCULAR DISEASES IN ADULTS, AS WELL AS CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED HEART DEFECTS IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. DEBORAH IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN PATIENT CARE AND INNOVATIVE HEALING. NEW ADVANCES IN CARDIAC, PULMONARY AND VASCULAR CARE FOR PATIENTS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS AVAILABLE FIRST AT DEBORAH. AMONG THE NEW PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES FIRST BROUGHT TO THE REGION BY THE HOSPITAL ARE BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY FOR TREATING SEVERE ASTHMA; ORBITAL ATHERECTOMY FOR CLEARING CALCIFIED BLOCKAGES IN THE CORONARY ARTERIES; WRIST (OR RADIAL) CATHETERIZATIONS NOT ONLY FOR THE HEART, BUT FOR THE THORACIC CAVITY AND UPPER LEGS; NEW PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTION ABDOMINAL AORTIC STENT GRAFT REPAIR; ONE OF THE COUNTYS FIRST HYBRID OR WHERE TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY ARE DONE PERCUTANEOUSLY; AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE AREAS FIRST WOUND CARE CENTER WITH A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER FOR INTENSE OXYGEN THERAPY FOR QUICK WOUND HEALING. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE RECENT ADVANCES AT DEBORAH. DEBORAHS COMPANION CLINICAL RESEARCH DEPARTMENT KEEPS THE HOSPITAL AT THE FORE ON THE MOST PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES. MISSION & VISION THE DEBORAH MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL STAFF AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES REQUIRED TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEART, LUNG AND VASCULAR DISEASE WITHIN THE DEBORAH SERVICE AREA. WE RECOGNIZE OUR IMPORTANT OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF PATIENT SAFETY AND PRIVACY. TO THIS END, WE EMBRACE AND ADVOCATE ALL INITIATIVES THAT ENABLE US TO ATTAIN THESE GOALS. DEBORAH PROVIDES MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, CREED, COLOR, RELIGION, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR ABILITY TO PAY. INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A TIMELY BASIS AND CONSISTENT WITH COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEBORAH VISION MEANS CONTINUING TO BE THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY SERVICES IN THE REGION. WE ARE KNOWN FOR EXCELLENT CLINICAL OUTCOMES, FOR SUPREME CUSTOMER-DRIVEN SERVICE AND FOR BEING THE ULTIMATE LEADER IN PATIENT SAFETY AND PRIVACY. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH OTHER QUALITY PROVIDERS AND PAYERS TO ENSURE A SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF CARE TO THE PATIENTS WE SERVE. WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE BOTH SERVICE AND QUALITY IN THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE MANNERS. IRS STATUS DEBORAH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS A 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, DEBORAH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, GENDER, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, CREED, COLOR, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, DEBORAH OPERATES WITHIN THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. DEBORAH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. 2. ALTHOUGH DEBORAH DOES NOT OPERATE AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM, IT LEASES AN AREA IN THE CENTERS MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING TO AN UNRELATED SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM THAT OPERATES AN EMERGENCY ROOM ON THE DEBORAH CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, AS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER AND SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, WE ROUTINELY RECEIVE TRANSFERS FROM OTHER HOSPITALS' EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS ADMISSIONS FROM OUR OWN CLINIC AND DIRECT ADMISSIONS FROM REFERRING PHYSICIANS WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. 3. CONTROL OF DEBORAH RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHOSE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 4. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE USE AND CONTROL OF DEBORAH IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. CHARITY CARE DEBORAH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET INCOME CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY AND MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IT PROVIDES. CHARITY CARE INCLUDES SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOM DEBORAH HAS DETERMINED QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE. PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY RELATED TO SERVICES REIMBURSED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS ARE NOT PURSUED WITH DEBORAH FORGOING THE REVENUE FOR THESE UNPAID BALANCES. ADDITIONALLY, DEBORAH SPONSORS MANY PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES OTHER PATIENT SERVICES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SERVICES TO NEEDY POPULATIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, VETERANS AND THE ELDERLY. DEBORAH ALSO ACTIVELY SPONSORS PROGRAMS ON HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS. AWARDS/ACCREDITATIONS IN 2015 THE DEBORAH TEAM RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS INCLUDING: - OVER HALF-A-DOZEN DEBORAH PHYSICIANS WERE RECOGNIZED AS TOP DOCTORS, TOP FEMALE PHYSICIANS, WHOS WHO IN HEALTHCARE, AND EMERGING LEADERS IN A VARIETY OF REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING INSIDE JERSEY MAGAZINE, SJ MAGAZINE, PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE, SOUTH JERSEY BIZ AND SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE. SNJBP READERS CHOICE AWARDED DEBORAH ITS INNOVATORS IN HEALTHCARE AWARD. - DEBORAHS PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED TWO-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS (CAP); ITS NON-INVASIVE VASCULAR LABORATORY RECEIVED THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE INTER-SOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) IN VASCULAR TESTING FOR EXTRACRANIAL CEREBROVASCULAR TESTING, PERIPHERAL VENOUS TESTING AND PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL TESTING; AND THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE JOINT COMMISSION GOLD SEAL APPROVAL. - 4-STAR CMS RATING FOR PATIENT SATISFACTION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THIS NEAR PERFECT RATING RANKED DEBORAH AS ONE OF THE TOP HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY. - PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL NAMED DEBORAH AS ONE OF THE AREAS HEALTHIEST EMPLOYERS. - DEBORAH WAS RECOGNIZED BY INSIDE JERSEY MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE TOP HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES FOR HOSPITALS WITH 350 BEDS OR LESS. - NJBIZ RANKED DEBORAH AS THE 8TH HIGHEST CARDIAC VOLUME CENTER IN THE STATE. - NJSPOTLIGHT RECOGNIZED DEBORAH AS THE TOP PERFORMER IN NEW JERSEY IN MEDICARES VALUE-BASED PURCHASING. - DEBORAH WAS AWARDED THE WELLNESS AWARD IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEYS PINNACLE AWARDS. COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENINGS/OUTREACH DEBORAH PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MONITOR THEIR HEALTH THROUGH SCREENINGS AVAILABLE AT DEBORAH AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. SCREENINGS ARE MANAGED BOTH ON-SITE AND IN THE COMMUNITY. DEBORAH ALSO PARTNERS WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY REACH TARGETED AUDIENCES IN NEED OF HEALTH. DETAILED INFORMATION ON DEBORAHS SCREENINGS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS IS FOUND IN THE SCHEDULE H NARRATIVE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PARTNERS DEBORAHS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS FOCUS ON BUILDING AND MAINTAINING KEY PARTNERSHIP WITH GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. DEBORAH COUNTS AMONG ITS MANY PARTNERS: - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION - AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION - BURLINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST - KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - LOCAL 500 NJ STATE FIREMANS MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY CHIEF OF POLICE ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY STATE FIREMENS ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY STATE FIREFIGHTERS MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY STATE VFW - OCEAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - OCEAN HEALTH INITIATIVES (A FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER) - PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP - TOBACCO FREE NEW JERSEY |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | DEBORAH AFFILIATIONS DEBORAH HAS RELATIONSHIPS WITH VARIOUS NEW JERSEY STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND/OR GOVERNING BODY OF EACH ORGANIZATION. THE ENDORSEMENT SIGNIFIES THAT THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES DEBORAH'S PREMIER STATUS AS A SPECIALTY HOSPITAL AND ENCOURAGES ITS MEMBERS TO UTILIZE ALL DEBORAH SERVICES. MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A CONTACT PERSON/DEPARTMENT AT THE HOSPITAL TO ASSIST WITH THE APPOINTMENTS, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOT ANY CONCERNS OR ISSUES. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL CONNECTION WITH THE RELATIONSHIP. MEMBERS' INSURANCE IS ACCESSED BUT NO MEMBER RECEIVES A BILL FOR ANY CO-PAY, DEDUCTIBLE OR CO-INSURANCE PAYMENTS. - NEW JERSEY STATE FIREMEN'S MUTUAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY STATE FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION - VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS - NEW JERSEY STATE FIRST AID COUNCIL - KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS - KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ALUMNI - NEW JERSEY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION - NEW JERSEY STATE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE EDUCATION AS A TEACHING HOSPITAL, DEBORAH MAINTAINS A RIGOROUS AND ROBUST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THIS HIGHLY-SOUGHT AFTER POST-GRADUATE TRAINING PROVIDES THE LEADING-EDGE TOOLS NEEDED BY THE NEXT GENERATION OF CARDIOLOGISTS AND VASCULAR SPECIALISTS. ADMISSION IS EXCEPTIONALLY COMPETITIVE. ALSO, THE HOSPITALS NURSING PROGRAM PROVIDES ON-SITE ROTATIONAL TRAINING FOR NURSES ENTERING THE FIELD, AS WELL AS MENTORSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION DEBORAH HOSTS A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATIONS, CME SEMINARS, AND OUTSIDE MEDICAL PRESENTATIONS TO JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, REINFORCING DEBORAHS COMMITMENT AS A TEACHING HOSPITAL. CLINICAL RESEARCH OVER 30 GROUND-BREAKING CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY AT THE DEBORAH, PROVIDING THE ENTRY POINT FOR PATIENTS TO RECEIVE THE MOST INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS ONCE SUCCESSFUL TRIALS RECEIVE FDA APPROVAL. IN TANDEM WITH THIS, DEBORAHS PHYSICIANS ARE WIDELY PUBLISHED IN THE LEADING MEDICAL JOURNALS, AS WELL AS HAVING EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS ON A NUMBER OF WIDELY-RECOGNIZED MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS. DEBORAHS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT DEBORAH WE BELIEVE IN GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND BY CONSISTENTLY ENHANCING THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES OF OUR PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE A STRONG SET OF ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES. HOW WE LIVE THESE VALUES EVERYDAY SHAPES THE CULTURE OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND IN TURN IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND OUR "EXCELLENCE". OUR INTEGRITY INSTILLS A HIGH LEVEL OF TRUST THAT IS ESSENTIAL IN DEVELOPING EXCELLENCE AND LOYALTY. OUR COMPASSION IS A DEEP LEVEL OF CARING THAT IS KEY TO EXCEEDING THE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE WE SERVE. OWNERSHIP OF OUR MISSION AT AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL DEVELOPS THAT SENSE OF PRIDE IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT FOSTERS THE PASSIONATE CARE WE PROVIDE. THE DEBORAH STAFF CONTINUALLY PUSHES THEMSELVES TO IMPROVE BASED ON PATIENT, STAFF AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, AND OUR RESULTS. ACHIEVING AND THEN MAINTAINING A LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES IS AN ONGOING AND DEDICATED PROCESS OF STRIVING TO AMAZE AND EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, AMONG OTHERS: 1. ADULT CARDIOLOGY SERVICES ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE - DEBORAHS UNIQUE ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE PROGRAM COMBINES THE EXPERTISE OF PHYSICIANS TRAINED IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE AND SURGERY, WITH TAILORED MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASE. CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS - CATHETERIZATIONS ARE THE MOST WIDELY-PERFORMED PROCEDURE AT DEBORAH, USED BOTH AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL TOOL. THE CENTERS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART CATH LAB IS THE FIRST IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY TO INSTALL THE SIEMENS ARTIS ZEE-A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS PHYSICIANS TO VISUALIZE VESSELS AND DISEASES FROM ALL SIDES WITH UNPRECEDENTED FLEXIBILITY AND PRECISION. CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY - DEBORAHS CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDE CONSULTATIONS FOR ALL PATIENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEART DISEASES. THE SCOPE OF CARE INCLUDES CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED HEART DISEASES, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE, OTHER FORMS OF VALVULAR AND MYOCARDIAL DISEASE, CARDIOMYOPATHY AND HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE, DISORDERS OF THE CORONARY AND NON-CORONARY CIRCULATION SYSTEMS, MYOCARDIAL FUNCTION, CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM AND CARDIAC VALVES. A RECENTLY INTRODUCED GENETIC TESTING FOR PATIENTS NOW PERSONALIZES PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS BASED ON A PATIENTS DNA MAKE-UP, ACCURATELY PREDICTING METABOLIC RESPONSE TO COMMONLY PRESCRIBED CARDIAC MEDICATIONS. 2. AMBULATORY CARE SERVICES AREA AMBULATORY CARE PATIENTS SEEN AT DEBORAH RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALITY CARE IN THE CENTER'S RENOVATED AMBULATORY CARE SERVICE AREA. THE AMBULATORY CARE EXAM AREA CONTAINS SPACIOUS, MODERN EXAM ROOMS, MANY WITH CARDIAC MONITORS AND A TRIAGE ROOM FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 3. THE BALANCE CENTER AT DEBORAH THE BALANCE CENTER AT DEBORAH IS DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT DIZZINESS AND BALANCE ISSUES. THESE TWO SYMPTOMS ALONE, ESPECIALLY IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF INJURIES AND HOSPITALIZATION. THE RESULT OF BEING DIZZY AND FALLING CAUSES NUMEROUS BROKEN BONES, BRAIN INJURIES AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS EACH YEAR. 4. THE BARIATRIC PROGRAM THE BARIATRIC PROGRAM AT DEBORAH OFFERS HOPE FOR THE MORE THAN 1 MILLION NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR WEIGHT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARIATRIC SURGEONS FROM GARDEN STATE BARIATRIC CENTER, DEBORAH OFFERS AN ON-SITE COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDING GASTRIC BYPASS, GASTRIC SLEEVE AND/OR GASTRIC BANDING SURGICAL PROCEDURES, AS PART OF AN OVERALL PROGRAM FOCUSING ON NUTRITION, HEALTHY LIVING AND EXERCISE. 5. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY ADULT CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY - THE CARDIAC SURGERY SERVICE AT DEBORAH HAS PERFORMED HUNDREDS OF SURGERIES ON ADULT PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART ANOMALIES. PREVIOUS CARDIAC SURGERY HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF THESE PATIENTS. THE COMPLEX OPERATIVE PROCEDURES THAT WERE REQUIRED WERE PERFORMED WITH APPROXIMATELY A TWO PERCENT OPERATIVE MORTALITY. AORTIC SURGERY - ALL ASPECTS OF AORTIC SURGERY ARE PERFORMED AT DEBORAH INCLUDING REPAIR OF ANEURYSMS OF THE ASCENDING, DESCENDING AND ABDOMINAL AORTA, CORRECTION OF AORTIC DISSECTION, REPLACEMENT OF THE AORTIC ROOT AND REPLACEMENT OF THE AORTIC ARCH. MANY OF THESE PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED WITH THE AID OF CIRCULATORY ARREST AND RETROCEREBRAL PROTECTION OF THE BRAIN. BEATING HEART BYPASS SURGERY - BEATING HEART BYPASS SURGERY IS PERFORMED WHILE THE HEART IS STILL BEATING - A MAJOR ADVANCEMENT NOW AVAILABLE TO DEBORAH PATIENTS. WITH "OFF-PUMP" TECHNOLOGY, HEART AND LUNGS CONTINUE TO FUNCTION DURING THE SURGERY, REDUCING THE RISK OF STROKE, LUNG AND KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION AND MEMORY LOSS. CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY - CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY IS PERFORMED AT DEBORAH UTILIZING THE LATEST TECHNIQUES TO PERFORM EITHER AN ARTERIAL BYPASS OR MIXED ARTERIAL AND REVERSED SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFTING AS INDICATED. DEBORAHS CARDIAC SURGERY TEAM USES THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES OF MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION, SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, EXTRACORPOREAL PERFUSION, ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT, BLOOD CONSERVATION AND PERIOPERATIVE CARE. DIRECT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS (MIDCAB) - CARDIAC SURGEONS PERFORM MINIMALLY INVASIVE DIRECT CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS (MIDCAB) SURGERY. THIS EXCITING NEW PROCEDURE ALLOWS CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION TO BE PERFORMED IN SELECT CASES WITH A LIMITED STERNOTOMY INCISION AND WITHOUT THE USE OF THE HEART-LUNG MACHINE. ENDOSCOPIC RADIAL ARTERY/SAPHENOUS VEIN HARVESTING - DEBORAH SURGEONS OFFER ENDOSCOPIC RADIAL ARTERY AND SAPHENOUS VEIN HARVESTING, A MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUE FOR REMOVAL TO BE USED AS A CONDUIT IN CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY. MINIMALLY INVASIVE VALVE SURGERY - SURGEONS AT DEBORAH CAN REPAIR OR REPLACE BOTH THE MITRAL AND AORTIC VALVES BY APPLYING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUE. INSTEAD OF A STERNOTOMY, A SMALLER INCISION IS USED TO EXPOSE AND ACCESS THE HEART. PULMONARY SURGERY - ALTHOUGH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF PULMONARY DISEASE HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE YEARS FROM TUBERCULOSIS TO NEOPLASTIC AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE LUNG, DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY DISEASE BY CLINICAL EVALUATION AND SOPHISTICATED TESTING IS OFFERED AND PERFORMED ON A DAILY BASIS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT COMBINING THE SKILLS OF SURGEONS AND INTERVENTIONALISTS IN DEBORAHS STATE-OF-THE-ART HYBRID OPERATING ROOM, TEAMS ARE ABLE TO REPLACE AORTIC VALVES PERCUTANEOUSLY FOR THE HIGHEST-RISK PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT CANDIDATES FOR OPEN HEART SURGERY. VALVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT - DEBORAH OFFERS THE LATEST AND SAFEST REFINED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR CARDIAC VALVE RECONSTRUCTION. MANY VALVE CONDITIONS RESULT IN VALVULAR DYSFUNCTION, MANIFESTED BY STENOSIS, INCOMPETENCE OR BOTH. GENERALLY, VALVE RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY IS MORE SUITED (OR APPLICABLE) FOR CORRECTION OF MITRAL AND/OR TRICUSPID VALVE DYSFUNCTION. IN A SMALLER PATIENT POPULATION OF SELECTED CASES, THE AORTIC VALVE MAY BE AMENABLE TO VALVE REPAIR. VALVE REPLACEMENT - DEBORAH HAS USED CARDIAC VALVE SUBSTITUTES SINCE 1963, AND UTILIZES VARIOUS STATE-OF-THE-ART CARDIAC VALVE PROSTHESES, DESIGNED TO SUIT EVERY INDIVIDUALS NEED, DISEASE PROCESS OR PATIENTS AGE. THESE CARDIAC VALVE SUBSTITUTES COME SINGLY, FOR ISOLATED VALVE REPLACEMENT, OR ATTACHED TO A GRAFT CONDUIT FOR TREATMENT OF AORTIC DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM. VASCULAR SURGERY - VASCULAR SURGERY IS PERFORMED AT DEBORAH. AFTER EVALUATION IN THE VASCULAR CLINIC IN DEBORAHS AMBULATORY CARE SERVICES, A PATIENT MAY BE REFERRED FOR SURGERY. ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES AT DEBORAH INCLUDE: CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY, ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM RESECTION AND LOWER EXTREMITY REVASCULARIZATION. 6. THE CHILDRENS HEART CENTER AT DEBORAH OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY - DEBORAHS BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGIST AND AN EXPERIENCED PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER PROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC OUTPATIENT EVALUATIONS FOR CHILDREN SUSPECTED TO HAVE CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED HEART DISEASE. PEDIATRIC ARRHYTHMIA PROGRAM - DIAGNOSIS AND ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF ARRHYTHMIAS, PALPITATIONS AND SYNCOPE ARE PROVIDED IN THE AMBULATORY CARE SETTINGS. NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH DEBORAHS CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DIVISION AS A CURATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO CHRONIC MEDICAL THERAPY FOR SELECTED INDIVIDUALS WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF TACHYCARDIA. PEDIATRIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - PROVIDES IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION, AND IS REGULARLY USED AS CLINICALLY INDICATED AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CARDIAC EVALUATION. THE MAJORITY OF OUR ECHO STUDIES ARE PERFORMED ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. PERINATAL CARDIOLOGY - COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE FETUS AND NEONATE WITH SUSPECTED CARDIAC DISEASE IS PROVIDED. FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE, AND ALLOWS MONITORING OF CARDIAC PERFORMANCE. 7. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE MANAGEMENT DEBORAH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH ALL FORMS OF HEART FAILURE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE TEAM APPROACH CAN TREAT PATIENTS WITH EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED FORMS OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. SINCE SO FEW PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE CAN BE OFFERED HEART TRANSPLANTATION, THE SPECIALISTS AT DEBORAH STRIVE TO MAXIMIZE HEART PERFORMANCE AND MINIMIZE RISK, USING MEDICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED IMPLANTED DEVICES. CARDIOMEMS AN INTEGRATED CATH LAB, EP, AND HEART FAILURE TEAM IS NOW IMPLANTING THE NEW CARDIOMEMS IMPLANT WHICH ALLOWS PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED HEART FAILURE TO RETURN HOME AND ONCE A DAY PERFORM A FIVE-MINUTE COMPUTERIZED TESTS WHOSE RESULTS ARE REMOTELY SENT TO DEBORAH WHERE THE TEAM CAN MONITOR IN REAL-TIME WORSENING HEART FAILURE AND IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS THE SITUATION PRIOR TO AN EMERGENCY RE-HOSPITALIZATION. LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE SHARING SERVICES DEBORAH HAS PARTNERED IN AN LVAD PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ALLOW PATIENTS FOR RECEIVE LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES AT OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE REGION TO RETURN TO DEBORAH FOR ON-GOING FOLLOW UP CARE. 8. THE DIABETES CENTER AT DEBORAH DEBORAHS DIABETES TEAM PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART DIABETES TREATMENT AND EDUCATION. THE TEAM INCLUDES SPECIALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DIETITIANS AND OTHERS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE PERSON WITH DIABETES AND THEIR FAMILY TO ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTCOMES. 9. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND ARRHYTHMIAS SERVICES ENERGEN CRT-D AND ICD DEVICE - THE ENERGEN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEFIBRILLATOR (CRT-D) AND IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD) IS USED TO TREAT HEART FAILURE AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SIMPLIFY AND REDUCE THE TIME NEEDED FOR THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE BY COMBINING THREE SEPARATE LEAD TERMINALS INTO ONE INTEGRATED CONNECTOR AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS AND SET SCREWS NEEDED IN THE DEVICE HEADER. PACEMAKER/AICD - DEBORAHS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS SPECIALIZE IN THE IMPLANTATION OF SOPHISTICATED PROGRAMMABLE PACEMAKERS AND DEFIBRILLATORS TO TREAT A VARIETY OF RHYTHM DISTURBANCES. THE MAJOR DIAGNOSES ARE BRADY AND TACHY ARRHYTHMIAS. PACEMAKERS ARE IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT WITH A SLOW HEART RATE, WHILE AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR IS A TREATMENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS WHO SUFFER WITH VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AND VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION. RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION - DEBORAH PERFORMS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, A PROCEDURE USED TO TREAT ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS. INCLUDED IN THESE SERVICES ARE ATRIAL AND SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND FLUTTER. STEREOTAXIS GENTLE TOUCH MAGNETIC SYSTEM - DEBORAHS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SUITE INCLUDES ONE OF THE REGIONS FIRST STEREOTAXIS GENTLETOUCH MAGNETIC SYSTEM, AS WELL AS NEW ENHANCED IMAGING EQUIPMENT AND A SPECIFICALLY-DESIGNED MAPPING SYSTEM. THE STEREOTAXIS GENTLETOUCH MAGNETIC SYSTEM ALLOWS DOCTORS THE ABILITY TO VIEW THE INSIDE OF THE HEART, BOTH ANATOMICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY. UNIFY CRT-D AND FORTIFY ICD - DEBORAH IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO IMPLANT NEW DEFIBRILLATORS, RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE FDA-THE UNIFY CRT-D AND THE FORTIFY ICD-BOTH MANUFACTURED BY ST. JUDE MEDICAL. AN ICD IS AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE THAT TREATS POTENTIALLY LETHAL, ABNORMALLY FAST HEART RHYTHMS THAT CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. WATCHMAN DEBORAH IS IMPLANTING THE WATCHMAN LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE WHICH IS A PROVEN ALTERNATIVE TO LONG-TERM WARFARIN THERAPY FOR STROKE RISK REDUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH NON-VALVULAR AFIB. 10. INSTITUTE FOR SLEEP MEDICINE DEBORAH OFFERS PATIENTS ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR DISORDERS SUCH AS SLEEP APNEA, AS WELL AS LESS COMMON DISORDERS SUCH AS NARCOLEPSY, INSOMNIA, SLEEP MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION SYNDROMES. 11. INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY DEBORAHS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT INCLUDES A TEAM OF SPECIALLY-TRAINED INTERVENTIONALISTS UTILIZING HIGHLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES TO OPEN BLOCKAGES, OFFERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES AND AN ARRAY OF INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OPTIONS GIVE THEIR PATIENTS OPTIMAL OUTCOMES. 12. JAMES KLINGHOFFER WOUND CENTER THE JAMES KLINGHOFFER CENTER FOR WOUND HEALING AND HYPERBARIC TREATMENT PROVIDES ADVANCED WOUND CARE TECHNOLOGY AND HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY TO ENHANCE WOUND HEALING THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH. 13. MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ONCOLOGY CLINIC DEBORAHS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ONCOLOGY CLINIC PROGRAM, THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ANDREW MARTIN, MD, CHAIR, PULMONARY MEDICINE AT DEBORAH, OFFERS COLLABORATIVE PERSONALIZED OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENTS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH TUMORS. 14. PULMONARY MEDICINE THE DEPARTMENT OF PULMONARY MEDICINE PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH ALL TYPES OF LUNG DISEASE. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL CARE TO EVERY PATIENT IN A FRIENDLY, TIMELY AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER. 15. VEIN CENTER SPIDER VEINS ON THE THIGHS, ANKLES OR CALVES IS A CONCERN FOR MANY PEOPLE AT DEBORAHS VEIN CENTER, THERE ARE NOW SPIDER VEIN AND VARICOSE VEIN TREATMENTS THAT CAN VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE THESE CONDITIONS. 16. THE WOMENS HEART CENTER THE WOMENS HEART CENTER COMBINES DEBORAHS EXPERTISE IN TREATING HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASE WITH PROGRAMS TO HELP REDUCE STRESS; REDUCE WEIGHT; QUIT SMOKING; EAT BETTER; SLEEP MORE SOUNDLY; MANAGE DIABETES AND EDUCATE WOMEN ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASE. THIS MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH AIMS TO REDUCE HEART AND VASCULAR DISEASE AMONG WOMEN. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; QUESTION 4D | EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL PATIENTS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") AND AFTER PRESENTATION AND REVIEW BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS, THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND INTERNAL WORKING GROUP OF THE ORGANIZATION TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FINAL FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND THEREAFTER PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER, THE DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE AND IN-HOUSE COUNSEL REVIEW THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER EXECUTIVE BOARD HAS A HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND FOLLOWS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES FOR REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF IRS CODE SECTION 4958 IN ITS EVALUATION AND DECISION-MAKING WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION PAID TO ITS SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, SPECIFICALLY ITS "PRESIDENT & CEO"VICE PRESIDENT FOR MEDICAL AFFAIRS/CHAIR - DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY". THIS PROCESS OCCURS ANNUALLY. IN 2015 THIS REVIEW INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE AFOREMENTIONED INDIVIDUALS, BUT THE FOLLOWING VICE PRESIDENTS: OPERATIONS, COO; FINANCE, CFO; PATIENT CARE SERVICES, CNE; LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS; HUMAN RESOURCES, CHRO. THIS PROCESS ENTAILS REVIEW OF NOT ONLY BASE COMPENSATION, BUT ALSO OTHER DIRECT, AND INDIRECT COMPENSATION PROVIDED (INCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS). THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE CENTER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF IRS CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THOSE NOTED ABOVE. FACTORS THAT SUPPORT THE CENTER'S STANDING WITH RESPECT TO ITS REASONABLENESS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT ARRANGEMENTS ARE APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE COMMITTEE, NONE OF WHOM HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE COMMITTEE RELIES UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMPENSATION DATA PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION. THIS DATA IS UPDATED EACH YEAR BY UTILIZING GENERALLY PUBLISHED SURVEYS, DATA PROVIDED BY HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATIONS, AND INFORMATION GLEANED FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND OTHER SOURCES AND IS FURTHER SUPPLEMENTED BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS RETAINED FOR THIS PURPOSE NO LESS THEN EVERY THREE YEARS, AND REFLECTS COMPARABLE FACTORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GEOGRAPHY, BED SIZE, COMPLEXITY, REVENUE, ETC. 3. THE COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATIONS IN TIMELY, FORMAL MEETING MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR, AND ARE BASED UPON VARIOUS OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE CENTER'S FINANCIAL STATUS AS WELL AS ITS NEED TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN COMPETENT LEADERSHIP IS ALSO REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AND OTHER RELEVANT PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IN ADDITION, JOSEPH MANNI WORKS 45 HOURS A WEEK AS THE chief operating officer FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND WORKS 10 HOURS A WEEK AS THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR DEBORAH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, FOR A TOTAL OF 55 HOURS A WEEK. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | VICTOR M. HATALA, DIRECTOR PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS LISTED ON THE 2014 FORM 990 AS A KEY EMPLOYEE. PLEASE NOTE THAT, DURING 2015, MR. HATALA DID NOT MEET THE RESPONSIBILITY TEST OF THE KEY EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION AND IS THEREFORE NOT LISTED ON THIS FORM 990 AS A KEY EMPLOYEE. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THIS ORGANIZATION IS PART OF DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED IN CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION FOR PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, $315,518; - OTHER CHANGES IN RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION, ($404,300); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION, ($1,669,615); - CHANGES IN FAIR VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST, ($72,858); AND - CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN RESTRICTED NET ASSETS OF DEBORAH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, ($17,877). |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED, FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014; RESPECTIVELY, AND ISSUED A CERTIFIED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE TAXPAYER'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| DHLC | THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 INCLUDES CERTAIN REVENUE RECEIVED AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY VARIOUS DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER RELATED PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER EMPLOYEES. REVENUE EARNED FROM THESE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITES WAS RECEIVED BY DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER UTILIZING DIFFERENT FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS THAN 23-1550955. BELOW IS A LIST OUTLINING THE VARIOUS DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER PROGRAMS, DIVISIONS, DEPARTMENTS AND PHYSICIAN EMPLOYEES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS: PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FUND OF DHLC 23-1893623 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FUND - ANESTHESIA DHLC 22-2659999 ADMINISTRATIVE - DHLC 22-3099327 DEBORAH MEDICAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 46-4400008 |
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