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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| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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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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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========== FOUNDED IN 1865, Saint Barnabas Medical Center ("SBMC") IS NEW JERSEY'S OLDEST NON-PROFIT, NONSECTARIAN HOSPITAL. SBMC BLENDS THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WITH ADVANCED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES TO CARE FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SBMC IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, WITHIN THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTON, WHICH WAS RECENTLY RANKED 96TH IN NEW JERSEY MONTHLY Magazine "Top 100 Places to Live in the State". ESSEX COUNTY IS THE SECOND MOST DENSELY POPULATED COUNTY IN THE STATE AND HAS THE THIRD LARGEST TOTAL POPULATION IN THE STATE CONTAINING 21 COUNTIES. ESSEX, THE FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HUB OF THE STATE, CONSISTS OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES SERVICED BY SBMC, THE SECOND LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTY. SBMC IS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL. SBMC is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") as an INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SBMC PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, SBMC OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. SBMC PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. SBMC OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. SBMC MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF SBMC RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. The operations of SBMC, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the hospital provides substantial community benefit and that the use and control of SBMC is for the benefit of the public and that 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. Barnabas Health is a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system consisting of a group of affiliated healthcare organizations. SBMC's sole corporate member is Barnabas Health, Inc. ("BH"). BH is also the tax-exempt New Jersey non-profit parent corporation of the integrated healthcare delivery system. The sole member of each entity is either BH or another BH affiliate controlled or owned by BH. SBMC, like its corporate parent, is a not-for-profit organization. This integrated network of healthcare providers provides substantial community benefit throughout the state of New Jersey. BH is the largest multi-hospital system in New Jersey and provides substantial community benefit. BH consists of free-standing acute care hospitals, a free-standing psychiatric hospital, Medicare-certified home healthcare and hospice programs, multi-specialty ambulatory care facilities, primary care centers, outpatient behavioral health centers and other entities. BH entities provide medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay. Moreover, BH entities provide healthcare services to patients who meet certain criteria defined by the New Jersey Department of Health without charge or at amounts less than established rates. BH maintains records to identify and monitor the amount of charity care it provides. These records include the amount of charges foregone for services and supplies furnished under its charity care policy. HOSPITAL STATISTICAL INFORMATION ================================ THE 597-BED INSTITUTION CARED FOR NEARLY 33,000 INPATIENTS AND 97,000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL DELIVERED OVER 5,700 BABIES FOR MOTHERS COMING FROM NEARLY EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE. SBMC AND THE BARNABAS HEALTH AMBULATORY CARE CENTER ALSO PROVIDED TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR OVER 300,000 OUTPATIENTS IN 2015. ABOUT 49% OF THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENTS AND SAME DAYS ARE OF MINORITY RACE/ETHNICITY AND APPROXIMATELY 31% OF ITS PATIENTS ARE OF UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED PAYER CATEGORIES. THE SBMC MEDICAL STAFF IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 1,700 PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 100 SPECIALTIES. THERE ARE OVER 3,500 EMPLOYEES. SBMC IS A MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATE OF RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL, A MAJOR CLINICAL CAMPUS FOR THE NEW YORK COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND AFFILIATED WITH THE ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. SBMC, A TEACHING INSTITUTION, TRAINS APPROXIMATELY 171 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS EACH YEAR THROUGH ELEVEN APPROVED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AND TWO FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. SBMC IS HOME TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS INCLUDING: - THE BURN CENTER: THE ONLY CERTIFIED BURN TREATMENT FACILITY IN THE STATE; - THE BARNABAS HEALTH RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT DIVISION: ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE TRANSPLANT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY; - BARNABAS HEALTH HEART CENTERS: A WORLD-CLASS CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRAM IN AFFILIATION WITH NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER; - NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES AT SAINT BARNABAS: AN UNPRECEDENTED TEAM OF EXPERTS DEDICATED TO DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM; - THE REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER: PROVIDING CARE FOR HIGH-RISK AND CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS IN NEW JERSEYS LEADING LEVEL III, A 56-BED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; - COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC SERVICES INCLUDING A DEDICATED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; - THE CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS; - THE COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS; - EXTENSIVE SERVICES IN ROBOTIC AND MINIMALLY-INVASIVE SURGERY; - THE INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SCIENCE AT SAINT BARNABAS: THE WIDELY RECOGNIZED ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM; AND - COMPREHENSIVE CANCER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT INCLUDES ONE OF THE LARGEST RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THE STAFF OF DEDICATED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE REGION. MISSION STATEMENT ================= SBMC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE, HEALTHCARE EXCELLENCE AND SUPERIOR SERVICE TO OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR VISION IS TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE OUR VALUES OF EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION, OUTSTANDING TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WHILE SERVING OUR PATIENTS, COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER. ACCOMPLISHMENTS/MILESTONES/RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS ============================================== SBMC IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. SBMC HAS EARNED MANY CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS AND HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HONORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - SBMC was honored with an "A" hospital safety score by the LEAPFROG GROUP, AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL NON-PROFIT RUN BY EMPLOYERS AND OTHER LARGE PURCHASERS OF HEALTH BENEFITS; - THE BREAST CENTER RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BY NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS; - THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF LACTATION CONSULTANT EXAMINERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL LACTATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING BREASTFEEDING; - THE QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY CERTIFICATION OF THE CANCER CENTER AT SBMC; - THE CANCER CENTERS OF SBMC RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS; - DESIGNATED LEVEL 4 SPECIALIZED EPILEPSY CENTER BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EPILEPSY CENTERS FOR THE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS WHICH RECOGNIZES CENTERS PROVIDING THE MOST COMPLEX INTENSIVE NEURO-DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY; - 2015 MOST WIRED HOSPITAL FROM THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION; - JOINT COMMISSION GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, HEART FAILURE, CARDIAC REHABILITATION, PRIMARY STROKE, TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; - ACADEMIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WOMENS HEALTH (THE FIRST IN New Jersey); and - COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER DESIGNATION BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ===================== (1) THE CANCER CENTER THE CANCER CENTER AT SBMC INTEGRATES MANY EXISTING CANCER SERVICES INTO A COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER FACILITY. THE CENTER PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE, AS WELL AS SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. "Centers of Excellence" include GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER AND PELVIC SURGERY CENTER, THE MELANOMA CENTER, THE LUNG CANCER INSTITUTE AND REGIONAL BREAST CENTER. AMONG THE SERVICES OFFERED ARE: - A DEDICATED ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR PROVIDES SUPPORT AND HELPS ONCOLOGY Patients "Navigate" the medical center. WORKING WITH THE PATIENT AND HIS OR HER FAMILIES, THE ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR COORDINATES THE CARE OF THE CANCER PATIENT AND FACILITATES NECESSARY APPOINTMENTS. They SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS OR HER PHYSICIAN THROUGHOUT TREATMENT; - PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE OFFERING INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, ART THERAPY, WORKSHOPS ON COPING WITH CANCER, FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE; - CANCER GENETICS COUNSELING SERVICES; - THE JOINT COMMISSION DISEASE SPECIFIC CERTIFICATIONS FOR HEART FAILURE, ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME, HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND STROKE; - INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; - PET THERAPY; - A STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT FACILITY WITH PRIVATE TREATMENT ROOMS, A SATELLITE PHARMACY AND PRIVATE CONSULTATION ROOMS AND NUMEROUS OTHER AMENITIES; - DISTRESS SCREENING PROGRAM: THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER BRINGS CHAOS TO PATIENTS' LIVES. FEARS FOR THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH NATURALLY TOP THE LIST BUT STARTING TREATMENT PROMPTS A VARIETY OF DAUNTING QUESTIONS. IN THE PAST, THESE PATIENT CONCERNS TOOK TIME FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO DETECT AND TACKLE. THE CANCER CENTER IS LEADING THE WAY TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS NEEDING PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION THROUGH THE USE OF A REAL-TIME ON-LINE QUESTIONNAIRE. PATIENTS IN THE CANCER CENTER COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT AT THEIR SECOND VISIT AFTER DIAGNOSIS. STAFF IS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED IF PATIENTS ARE IN CRISIS OR IN DISTRESS SO RESOURCES CAN BE PROVIDED BEFORE THE PATIENT LEAVES THE CENTER. FOR OTHERS IN NEED OR RESOURCES BUT NOT IN AN EMERGENT FASHION, THE CONCERNS ARE TRIAGED TO PHYSICIANS, NURSING AND THE PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE AREA THAT CAN BEST PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE; and - THE LUNG CANCER INSTITUTE AT SBMC PARTNERS WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO OFFER EDUCATION, SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS TO DETECT AND TREAT LUNG CANCER. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, APPROXIMATELY 224,400 NEW CASES OF LUNG CANCER WILL BE DIAGNOSED IN 2016 AND APPROXIMATELY 158,000 PEOPLE WILL DIE FROM LUNG CANCER. EACH YEAR, MORE PEOPLE DIE OF LUNG CANCER THAN COLON, BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER COMBINED. AS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN US, LUNG CANCER IS MOST CURABLE WHEN DIAGNOSED AT AN EARLY STAGE. IN HIGH RISK PEOPLE, LUNG CANCER DEATHS DROP BY 20 PERCENT WHEN CANCER IS IDENTIFIED EARLY USING A LOW-DOSE SPIRAL CT COMPARED WITH INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING A CHEST X-RAY. THE LUNG CANCER INSTITUTE JOINED THE INTERNATIONAL EARLY LUNG CANCER ACTION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A FREE LOW-DOSE CT SCREENING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR DEVELOPING LUNG CANCER TO IDENTIFY ABNORMALITIES EARLIER. IN 2015, THE LUNG CANCER INSTITUTE PROVIDED FREE LOW-DOSE CT SCREENINGS FOR 313 INDIVIDUALS AND IDENTIFIED TWO EARLY STAGE LUNG CANCERS. OUR MEDICAL STAFF IS COMMITTED TO OFFERING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE; AS SUCH, SBMC IS ACTIVE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND PHARMACEUTICAL-SPONSORED PROTOCOLS. (2) THE RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT DIVISION THE BARNABAS HEALTH RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT DIVISION, LOCATED AT SBMC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROGRAMS AMONG 240 IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH 301 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED IN 2015. SBMC HAD THE 7THH HIGHEST ADULT KIDNEY TRANSPLANT VOLUME OF CENTERS IN THE NATION, AND HAD THE FIFTH HIGHEST LIVING DONOR TRANSPLANT VOLUME.THE RENAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, THE MOST ACTIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CENTER IN NEW JERSEY, IS THE ONLY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IN THE STATE INVOLVED IN CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS FOR PATIENTS. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE DECEASED AS WELL AS LIVING DONOR TRANSPLANTATION INCLUDING LIVING RELATED DONORS OR EMOTIONALLY RELATED DONORS AND ALTRUISTIC LIVING DONATION WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO DONATE. IN 1995, BH BEGAN ITS SIMULTANEOUS PANCREAS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AND IN 1996 OPENED A PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY PROGRAM. SINCE 1968, THE RENAL TRANSPLANT CENTERS HAVE PERFORMED MEDICAL FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION, INCLUDING TRANSPLANT IN THE YOUNGEST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT IN NEW JERSEY and THE FIRST LAPAROSCOPIC KIDNEY RETRIEVAL IN A LIVING DONOR AND THE FIRST ROBOTIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY IN THE WORLD. THE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM MANAGES CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES AT ALL STAGES OF SEVERITY, INCLUDING NEPHRITIC SYNDROME AND HYPERTENSION UP TO AND INCLUDING END STAGE RENAL DISEASE. THE PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH PEDIATRIC UROLOGISTS TO PROVIDE TOTAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH UROLOGICAL AND NEPHROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. (3) THE NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY INSTITUTE AT SBMC THE NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY INSTITUTE AT SBMC IS DEDICATED TO DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. AN UNPRECEDENTED TEAM OF EXPERTS LEADS THE PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTE AND OFFER THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY DEDICATED TO THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS. SPECIALIZED CARE IS OFFERED FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY, MEMORY DISORDERS, MOVEMENT DISORDERS AND OTHER NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS RESULTING FROM AN INJURY OR ACCIDENT. COMPREHENSIVE CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER-HYPERACTIVITY AND LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS FOR ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS. THE INSTITUTE'S COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS USE SOPHISTICATED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS CRITICAL TO IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. INNOVATIVE SURGICAL AND DRUG THERAPIES ARE OFFERED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE SEIZURE CONTROL. THIS INCLUDES THE PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS TO IDENTIFY CUTTING EDGE THERAPIES THAT CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS. ONE EXAMPLE IS WITH A CLINICAL TRIAL FOR THE NEUROPACE RNS SYSTEM, A DEVICE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BOOK OF MATCHES THAT IS IMPLANTED IN THE SKULL. IT DETECTS ABNORMAL ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN AND RESPONDS BY DELIVERING IMPERCEPTIBLE LEVELS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO NORMALIZE BRAIN ACTIVITY BEFORE A PERSON HAS A SEIZURE. THE RESULTS OF THIS TRIAL SHOWED THAT FOR THOSE WHO REACHED TWO-YEARS POST IMPLANT, 55% OF THE SUBJECTS EXPERIENCED A 50% OR GREATER REDUCTION IN SEIZURES. FOR ONE 29 YEAR-OLD PATIENT TREATED AT THE INSTITUTE, IT CHANGED HIS LIFE. MEDICATIONS AND SURGERY FAILED TO STOP HIS SEIZURES. HIS LIFE WAS DEBILITATED DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF HIS SEIZURES UP TO 15 EACH MONTH. A CANDIDATE FOR THE NEUROPACE TRIAL, HE VOLUNTEERED TO PARTICIPATE. AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF CALIBRATING THE IMPLANTED DEVICE, HIS SEIZURES STOPPED AND HE HAS REMAINED SEIZURE FREE SINCE 2010. IN FACT, HIS EEG'S ARE NOW ALMOST THE SAME AS ANYONE ELSE. HE HAS A JOB AND HE IS WORKING TOWARDS GETTING A DRIVERS LICENSE. THIS DEVICE WAS APPROVED BY THE FDA IN 2013. THE COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTERS HAVE BEEN NAMED A LEVEL 4 SPECIALIZED EPILEPSY CENTER BY the National Association of Epilepsy Center ("NAEC"), the LEVEL 4 DESIGNATION IS THE HIGHEST GIVEN BY THE NAEC AND IDENTIFIES THOSE CENTERS THAT OFFER THE BROADEST RANGE OF COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR EPILEPSY. SBMC IS A STATE DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AND JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFIED FOR PRIMARY STROKE. THE STROKE CENTER OFFERS THE LATEST TREATMENT FOR STROKE INCLUDING COMPLEX NEURO INTERVENTIONS. THE CENTER, AS PART OF ITS MISSION, PROVIDES STROKE AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS STROKE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE AT COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, CORPORATE HEALTH FAIRS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, SENIOR HOUSING AND WITHIN SBMC TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF STROKE RISK FACTORS AND SYMPTOMS. THE CLINICAL COORDINATOR has become the public "face" of the stroke program. COMMUNITY LEADERS INCREASINGLY REACH OUT TO HER TO TAILOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THEIR CONSTITUENTS' HEALTH NEEDS. FOR EXAMPLE, SHE CONDUCTS MONTHLY BLOOD PRESSURE/CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS AND STROKE EDUCATION AT THE METROWEST JCC, WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE CLINICAL COORDINATOR'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS TARGET POPULATIONS AT HIGH-RISK OF STROKE AND EDUCATES CLINICIANS LIKELY TO TREAT PATIENTS AT RISK OF STROKE. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES OCCUR MONTHLY AND FOCUS ON POPULATIONS AT HIGHER-RISK OF STROKE. EDUCATION PROGRAMS REVIEW AND REINFORCE STROKE WARNING SIGNS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE MEDICAL HELP AT THE FIRST SIGN OF STROKE. THE CLINICAL COORDINATOR ENCOURAGES PROGRAM ATTENDEES TO TAKE A STROKE RISK AWARENESS SURVEY AND TO UNDERGO ON-SITE BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENING. THE CLINICAL COORDINATOR CAN FACILITATE REFERRALS FOR CARE FOR THOSE WHOSE RISK AWARENESS SURVEY AND BLOOD PRESSURE/CHOLESTEROL READINGS SUGGEST HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE CHANCE OF STOKE. A NOTABLE "WIN" OCCURRED FOLLOWING A STROKE AWARENESS PROGRAM AT A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY (HELD AS A WEBINAR TO MAXIMIZE EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE). AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY EXPERIENCED STROKE SYMPTOMS. DUE TO GREATER AWARENESS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, HIS/HER COLLEAGUES ACTED QUICKLY TO GET HELP. THE INDIVIDUAL DID WELL FOLLOWING TREATMENT AND THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION, EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF STROKE. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS, THE CLINICAL COORDINATOR CONDUCTS STROKE EDUCATION. CURRICULUM HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR NURSES; NON-CLINICAL EMPLOYEES WITH PATIENT CONTACT SUCH AS SECURITY GUARDS WHO MAY BE THE FIRST EMPLOYEE A PATIENT ENCOUNTERS; PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. (4) BARNABAS HEALTH HEART CENTERS AT SBMC SBMC IS A REGIONAL CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER AND PART OF THE BARNABAS HEALTH HEART CENTERS, LOCATED ACROSS NEW JERSEY, WHICH HAVE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES INTO ONE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF ADVANCED CARDIAC SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN including DIAGNOSIS, IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE. AN EXPERIENCED TEAM IS PIONEERING NEW THERAPIES AND THE CLINICAL USE OF THE LATEST MECHANICAL ASSIST DEVICES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS AND HEART DISEASE. THEY PARTICIPATE IN CARDIAC RESEARCH TRIALS THAT OFFER PATIENTS ACCESS TO BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES. THE BARNABAS HEALTH HEART CENTERS CONTINUE TO LEAD THE WAY IN OFFERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES AND CATHETER-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO OPEN HEART SURGERY INCLUDING ALL FORMS OF ANGIOPLASTY/STENT PROCEDURES. ADVANCED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDIES OFFER SOPHISTICATED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEART RHYTHM DISTURBANCES IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. (5) REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER EACH YEAR SBMC DELIVERS CLOSE TO 6,000 BABIES AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP HOSPITAL FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES. SBMC'S LEVEL III REGIONAL PERINATAL CENTER, THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION IN THE STATE, OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED INTENSIVE CARE FOR PREMATURE AND ILL NEWBORNS. OUR 56-BED NEONATAL INTENSIVE/INTERMEDIATE care unit ("NICU") is one oF ONLY A FEW IN THE NATION WITH THE LOWEST RATE OF CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, A COMMON COMPLICATION FOR EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS. THE NICU OFFERS THE LATEST TREATMENTS AND MODALITIES IN THE FIELD TO PROVIDE THE MOST ADVANCED CARE FOR MORE THAN 1,200 PREMATURE AND ILL NEWBORNS EACH YEAR. THE SAINT BARNABAS SBMC NICU HAS ONE OF THE BEST INFANT SURVIVAL RATES AMONG NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN THE NATION. THE VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK, A GROUP COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 800 HOSPITALS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, SHOWED THAT BABIES THAT ARE BORN AT SBMC 17 WEEKS EARLY HAVE TWICE THE SURVIVAL RATE OF THOSE BORN AT OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE NETWORK. SBMC ALSO OFFERS EXTENSIVE CHILDBIRTH AND FAMILY PREPARATION CLASSES. THE MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION OF MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE ASSIST OBSTETRICIANS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA IN THE CARE OF HIGH-RISK PATIENTS AND RECEIVE HIGH RISK TRANSFERS FROM OTHER COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. THEY ALSO EDUCATE THE MEDICAL CENTER'S MANY OBSTETRICAL RESIDENTS. OPENED IN 2011, THE REGIONAL PERINATAL SIMULATION CENTER AT SAINT BARNABAS PROVIDES VALUABLE CLINICAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS (EMT'S, POLICE, AND FIREFIGHTERS). COURSES ARE OPEN TO PRACTITIONERS THROUGHOUT THE TRI-STATE AREA REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION. THE GOAL OF THE CENTER IS TO ELEVATE PATIENT CARE, IMPROVE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES IN THE REGION BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO STATE OF THE ART EDUCATION. SIMULATION ENHANCES THE CURRENT EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AT SBMC BY PROVIDING AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CLINICIANS CAN PRACTICE AND LEARN A VARIETY OF TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS. (6) THE JOINT AND SPINE INSTITUTE THE JOINT AND SPINE INSTITUTE OFFERS DEDICATED BEDS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. SURGERIES ARE SCHEDULED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND PATIENTS TYPICALLY RETURN HOME AFTER A THREE-NIGHT STAY. FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: - NURSES, THERAPISTS AND NURSING ASSISTANTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN THE CARE OF JOINT PATIENTS; - PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS; - EMPHASIS ON GROUP ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL CARE; - FAMILY AND FRIENDS EDUCATED TO PARTICIPATE AS "COACHES" IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS; - GROUP LUNCHES WITH PATIENTS, THEIR COACHES AND OTHERS IN THE PROGRAM; - A JOINT TEAM THAT COORDINATES ALL PRE-OPERATIVE CARE AND DISCHARGE PLANNING; - A COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT GUIDE FOR PATIENTS FOLLOW FROM SIX WEEKS PRE-OP UNTIL THREE MONTHS POST-OP AND BEYOND; - COORDINATED AFTER-CARE PROGRAM; - REUNION LUNCHEONS FOR FORMER PATIENTS AND COACHES; - NEWSLETTERS TO UPDATE PATIENTS WITH NEW INFORMATION ABOUT ARTHRITIS AND JOINT CARE; AND - PUBLIC EDUCATION SEMINARS ABOUT HIP AND KNEE PAIN. THIS PAST YEAR, THE JOINT INSTITUTE BEGAN OFFERING A SAME DAY HIP REPLACEMENT OPTION FOR APPROPRIATE PATIENTS. THESE PATIENTS RECEIVE THEIR SURGERY IN THE MORNING AND ARE DISCHARGED HOME LATER THAT EVENING AFTER RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY. (7) THE SAINT BARNABAS CATERINA A, GREGORI, M.D., WOMEN'S CENTER FOR GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY SBMC OPERATES AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AND DEDICATED TO WOMEN'S SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE WOMEN'S CENTER FEATURES RESTFUL MUSIC, WARM SOOTHING COLORS AND SOFT LIGHTING TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE THAT IS COMFORTING AND FOSTERS HEALING. SPECIAL ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO EVERY DETAIL, FROM ATTRACTIVE ARTWORK TO A COMFORTABLE ROBE. HIGHLY SPECIALIZED WOMEN'S SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT SBMC AND INCLUDE THE FIBROID CENTER, GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER AND PELVIC SURGERY. SBMC OFFERS MANY ROBOTIC PROCEDURES AND BLOODLESS SURGERY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS SUPPORTING WOMEN'S SURGERY AS WELL AS ALL SURGICAL PROCEDURES. (8) THE BURN CENTER OF NEW JERSEY THE BURN CENTER IS THE ONLY STATE-CERTIFIED BURN TREATMENT FACILITY IN NEW JERSEY AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN NORTH AMERICA WITH 12 INTENSIVE CARE BEDS AND AN 18-BED STEP-DOWN UNIT FOR LESS CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS. THE BURN CENTER PROVIDES EXPERT CARE FOR PATIENTS OF ALL AGES. THE BURN CENTER ALSO MEETS THE VERIFICATION CRITERIA OF THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL CARE FOR BURN PATIENTS. THE BURN CENTER IS EQUIPPED TO TREAT PEDIATRIC THROUGH GERIATRIC BURN PATIENTS WITH A FULL RANGE OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES, INCLUDING A DEDICATED OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT WHERE INDIVIDUALS WITH SMALL OR MINOR BURNS RECEIVE TREATMENT AND DISCHARGED PATIENTS RETURN FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE. MORE THAN 400 PATIENTS ARE TREATED ANNUALLY. MEDICAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ============================== SBMC'S SERVICES INCLUDE AN ARRAY OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITIES, FROM DIAGNOSTIC TO PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES --------------------------- SBMC AND/OR OUR PARTNERS PROVIDE AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: - AMBULATORY SURGERY; - ANESTHESIOLOGY; - BALANCE CENTER; - BARIATRIC SURGERY; - BLOOD MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE; - BREAST HEALTH AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT; - THE BURN CENTER; - SAINT BARNABAS BURN FOUNDATION; - CANCER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; - THE CANCER CENTER, GASTROINTESTINAL; - CARDIAC SERVICES; - CARDIAC REHABILITATION CENTER THE JAQUA FOUNDATION; - CARDIAC SURGERY (PEDIATRICS); - CASE MANAGEMENT; - CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH; - CHILD ABUSE TREATMENT AND SERVICES; - CHILD LIFE PROGRAM; - CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS; - BARNABAS HEALTH CHILDREN'S KIDNEY CENTER; - COMMUNITY SERVICES; - CRITICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; - DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT; - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; - ADULT AND PEDIATRIC COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTER; - ETHICS CONSULTATION SERVICES; - FAMILY PRACTICE; - FIBROID CENTER; - DEPARTMENT OF FOODS AND NUTRITION; - GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER CENTER; - CENTER FOR GERIATRIC HEALTH AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT; - HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY; - HIGH-RISK INFANT FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM; - HOME HEALTH CARE; - HOME INFUSION CARE; - HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES; |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | - INFANT APNEA PROGRAM; - INFECTION CONTROL; - INFUSION CENTER; - INPATIENT SPEECH PATHOLOGY; - INPATIENT AUDIOLOGY; - INTERNAL MEDICINE FACULTY PRACTICE; - INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND SCIENCE; - INTRAVENOUS THERAPY DEPARTMENT; - THE JOINT INSTITUTE; - THE LUNG CANCER INSTITUTE; - MEDICAL ALERT/LIFELINE; - MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH CARE SERVICES; - MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH; - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE; - MELANOMA CENTER; - NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; - NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES; - DEPARTMENT OF NURSING; - NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES; - DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY; - DEPARTMENT OF PASTORAL CARE; - DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY; - DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT REPRESENTATIVE; - DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT SATISFACTION; - DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS; - PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; - PEDIATRIC HEALTH CENTER; - PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION; - PEDIATRIC PULMONARY CENTER/PEDIATRIC PULMONARY LABORATORY; - PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CENTER; - PERINATAL SIMULATION TRAINING CENTER; - PHARMACY DEPARTMENT; - PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION; - DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY; - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; - PRE-ADMISSION TESTING; - PRENATAL HEALTH CENTER; - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING;, - PULMONARY LABORATORY; - OUTPATIENT PULMONARY REHABILITATION; - RADIATION ONCOLOGY; - RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; - REHABILITATION SERVICES; - BARNABAS HEALTH RENAL AND PANCREAS TRANSPLANT DIVISION; - DEPARTMENT OF RESPIRATORY CARE; - ROBOTIC SURGERY; - THE CENTER FOR SLEEP DISORDERS; - INPATIENT SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT PROGRAM; - SOCIAL WORK SERVICES; - THE COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER; - SUPPORT GROUPS; - SURGERY DEPARTMENT; - MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; - THERAPY DEPARTMENT; - THYROID, HEAD AND NECK CANCER INSTITUTE; - TOBACCO TREATMENT PROGRAM; - TRANSPLANT DIVISION; - VALERIE FUND CHILDREN'S CENTER; - THE VEIN CENTER; - WOMEN'S CENTER FOR GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY; - WOMEN'S/PARENT HEALTH EDUCATION; and - WOUND AND BURN HEALING CENTER. COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ---------------------------------------------------- SBMC'S COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT COORDINATES MANY HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BETWEEN SBMC AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2015, THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY REACHING OVER 100,000 PEOPLE WITH NEARLY 680 PROGRAMS. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE HEALTH FAIRS, WALKS, 5KS, COMMUNITY LECTURES OR SCREENINGS. OUR INVOLVEMENT DOESN'T END THERE. Additionally, WE ARE WORKING WITH TOWNS, BUSINESSES AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE ON-SITE LECTURES, HEALTH PROGRAMING AND SCREENINGS FOR THEIR RESIDENTS, MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES, WE FURTHER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE THROUGH OUR TRANSITIONS OF CARE PROGRAM, PHYSICIAN RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND ON-SITE LAB SERVICES. TOGETHER, THROUGH MANY AVENUES, BOTH IN THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE COMMUNITY, UTILIZING A VARIETY OF APPROACHES. WE ARE WORKING TO NOT ONLY CARE FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHEN THEY ARE SICK BUT TO ALSO HELP KEEP THEM HEALTHY. SBMC WORKS WITH OTHER CARE PROVIDERS TO ASSURE EFFORTLESS CARE TRANSITIONS AND TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. SUCH PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDE CONNECTIONS WITH LOCAL NURSING HOMES, OTHER HOSPITALS AND SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT CENTERS, SUCH AS LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. FURTHER, MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM PARTICIPATE WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT CARE IMPROVEMENT. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE OUTREACH OF ASTHMA EDUCATORS INTO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE CENTERS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE ED VISITS AND ADMISSIONS FOR UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA. SBMC HAS RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO ALSO BUILD BETTER BRIDGES TO THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. FOR EXAMPLE, SBMC CREATED THE CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH TO SERVE A GROWING POPULATION SEGMENT. THE CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH OFFERS BILINGUAL PRIMARY CARE AND PATIENT NAVIGATION SERVICES. NEW JERSEY HAS THE FOURTH-LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF CHINESE PEOPLE IN THE US, WHICH INCREASED 33% IN JUST THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE PROGRAM BOASTS A MANDARIN-SPEAKING PATIENT NAVIGATOR WHO COORDINATES PATIENTS HEALTH SERVICES. ONE OF THE PROGRAMS GOALS IS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT ASIAN HEALTH ISSUES TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS. THERE ARE MANY DISEASES MORE PREVALENT IN ASIANS, INCLUDING GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER CANCERS, HEPATITIS B, DIABETES, AND LUPUS. WE BELIEVE IF WE CAN REMOVE CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE, PATIENTS BECOME MORE ENGAGED AND HAVE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE CENTER FOR ASIAN HEALTH AND CHARLES B. WANG COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY WAS ONE OF THREE PROGRAMS SELECTED NATIONALLY TO RECEIVE A $300,000 GRANT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION To improve hepatitis B screening and care. The program "building bridges to liver health" provides free HEPATITIS B SCREENING AND CARE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR THE DISEASE. MEDICAL SCREENINGS ------------------ SBMC, ALONG WITH THE BARNABAS HEALTH AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, PROVIDES AND SUPPORTS NUMEROUS MEDICAL SCREENING PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO THE FOLLOWING: - HEART WELLNESS; - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING; - CARDIAC SCREENING FOR YOUNG ATHLETES; - ANNUAL HEALTH FAIRS; - BREAST CANCER; - BODY FAT ANALYSIS; - DIABETES; - SKIN CANCER; - PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING; - JOINT HEALTH; - CANCER WELLNESS; - SLEEP HYGIENE; - LUNG CANCER SCREENING; - STROKE SCREENING; - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE TESTING; - CONCUSSION SCREENING; and - HEPATITIS B SCREENING. SUPPORT GROUPS -------------- SBMC IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICES TO MEET ALL THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT PATIENT CARE PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF, SBMC MAKES AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING HEALTHCARE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CLASSES, PATIENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE LIST INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED, TO: - BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS; - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP; - BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION; - BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP; - BURN COMMUNITY OUTREACH; - CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS AND PROGRAMS; - LOOK GOOD...FEEL BETTER; - FEELING STRONGER - FEELING BETTER PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP; - FEELING STRONGER - FEELING BETTER PARKINSONS CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP; - INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUPS; - NICU SUPPORT GROUP; - NEWBORN MOM BREASTFEEDING SOLUTIONS; - NEW MOM'S CIRCLE; - OSTEOPOROSIS SUPPORT GROUP; - PERINATAL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP; - POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SUPPORT GROUP; - PARENTS' NIGHT OUT (FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH KIDNEY DISEASE); - TEEN SUPPORT GROUP (FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; - PRE-DIALYSIS PATIENT EDUCATION; - PRE-TRANSPLANT EDUCATION SEMINARS; - WOMENS HEALTH AND PARENT EDUCATION; - REFRACTIVE SURGERY SEMINAR; - PRE-DIALYSIS PATIENT EDUCATION; and - SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ------------------- SAINT BARNABAS OFFERS A VARIETY OF LIFESTYLE AND INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES TO IMPROVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL WELL-BEING. THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - CPR: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CLASSES; - FIRST AID PROGRAMS; - TOBACCO DEPENDENCE TREATMENT PROGRAM; - YOGA CLASS; - HEALTHY CHOICES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY; - STRESS MANAGEMENT; - DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT; and - SLEEP DISORDERS AND HYGIENE. SBMC OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF PRENATAL CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION AND PARENTING CLASSES AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS SEMINARS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED: - WOMENS HEALTH/PARENT EDUCATION; - ADOPTIVE PARENTS BABY CARE CONSULTATIONS; - BREASTFEEDING CLASS; - BREAST PUMP RENTAL SERVICE; - GRANDPARENTING; - INFANT AND CHILD CPR; - CHILDBIRTH REFRESHER SERIES; - MARVELOUS MULTIPLES PROGRAM; - NEW MOM'S CIRCLE; - NEWBORN MOM BREASTFEEDING SOLUTIONS; - POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION ASSISTANCE; - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH SERIES; - PREPARED CHILDBIRTH; - PRENATAL TOURS; - RELAXED BIRTH CLASS; and - SIBLING CLASS. SBMCs ONGOING EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO GENERAL HEALTH AWARENESS, ISSUES AND PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTHCARE ACTIVITIES, SCREENINGS, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS IS ADVANCED THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, NEWS BULLETINS, NEWSLETTERS, WEB POSTINGS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED BY THE HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION, PATIENTS WHO ARE PART OF AT-RISK POPULATIONS ARE ASSESSED FOR INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA VACCINATIONS AND PROVIDED THE VACCINES UPON THEIR APPROVAL. ALL PATIENTS ARE ASKED REGARDING LIVING WILLS AND ADVANCED DIRECTIVES. WILLS AND ADVANCED DIRECTIVES. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ------------------------------------------- AS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL, SUPPORTING RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION, SBMC REACHES HUNDREDS IN ADVANCING PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE THROUGH ITS REGULAR CME PROGRAMS. There was OVER 8.900 PHYSICIANS AND 3,000 NON-PHYSICIAN ATTENDEES AT ALL THE COURSES. A SMALL SAMPLE OF SBMC PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES SPANNING A BROAD RANGE OF PEDIATRIC AND ADULT CLINICAL TOPICS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, LECTURES AND COURSES: - PALLIATIVE CARE; - UPDATES IN KIDNEY ALLOCATION; - BREAST IMAGING UPDATE; - IMPROVING CARE FOR HOSPITALIZED ELDERLY; - WHAT CLINICIANS NEED TO KNOW TO MANAGE OSTEOPOROSIS; - ICD-10 AND CPE CODING; - WHATS NEW IN CLINICAL RESEARCH; - CONTEMPORARY MELANOMA; - PRACTICAL PEARLS IN AESTHETIC SURGERY OF FACE, EYELIDS AND BREAST; - CLINICAL LOCALIZATION OF STROKE: RAMPING UP THOMBOLYSIS; - IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE; - TOLL LIKE RECEPTORS; - COMPLEXITIES IN TRANSPLANT SURGERY; - NEW DRUGS AND UPDATES FROM THE FDA; - UPDATE IN GERIATRIC HEALTH; - UPDATES IN CARDIOLOGY; - DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR PARKINSONS DISEASE; - GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME OVERVIEW AND CURRENT MANAGEMENT; - APPROACH TO NEONATAL CHOLESTASIS IN THE ERA OF GENOMICS; - OVERUSE INJURIES IN THE PEDIATRIC POPULATION; - PALLIATIVE CARE SYMPOSIUM: PALLIATIVE CARE: GOING BEYOND THE BASICS; - ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY UPDATE; - MANAGEMENT OF TUMORS IN THE PERIPHERAL NERVES; - ADVANCES IN THORACIC SURGERY: THE IMPACT OF LUNG CANCER SCREENING; - SIMULATION TO DIAGNOSE SYSTEM ERRORS AND IMPROVE HOSPITAL BASED WORKFLOW; and - PREVENTION & TREATMENT OF KIDNEY DISEASE IN CHILDREN. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; QUESTION 4D | EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS 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 A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. ("BH") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. BH HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. 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"). IN ADDITION, THE BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR ALL TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM BUT DID NOT PERFORM AN ACTUAL REVIEW OF EACH AFFILIATE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS, THE SYSTEM HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("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 SYSTEM INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS 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 INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUTLINED ABOVE, FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S 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 INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THIS FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AT A SPECIAL MEETING WHICH INCLUDED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE SYSTEM'S VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNAL AUDIT AND THE OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WHICH WAS RETAINED TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IN A SITUATION IN WHICH A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REFERRED TO THE CORPORATE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OR ON CERTAIN ISSUES WHICH MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AS APPROPRIATE THE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. ("BH") IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF BARNABAS HEALTH. BH'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAINTAINS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF BH'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF OTHER KEY OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF BARNABAS HEALTH; INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF BARNABAS HEALTH HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS. THE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE CORPORATION'S BYLAWS TO BE COMPRISED SOLELY OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, SEEKS GUIDANCE AND SUBSTANTIATION FROM A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEW OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS APPLIES TO CERTAIN BH SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990, WHERE APPLICABLE, ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BARNABAS HEALTH PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | 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 OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH; 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 BARNABAS HEALTH; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | WILLIAM CUTHILL, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH AS A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BARNABAS HEALTH, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. MICHAEL J. MCTIGUE, FORMER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH AS A VICE PRESIDENT OF BARNABAS HEALTH, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. DEBRA MORGAN, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH AS A VICE PRESIDENT OF BARNABAS HEALTH, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SARI B. KAPLON, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH AS A DATA ANALYST OF NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDES: - EQUITY TRANSFER FROM SAINT BARNABAS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION; A DIVISION OF THIS ORGANIZATION - $29,580,000; - WRITE-OFF OF INVESTMENT IN SAINT BARNABAS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION AS A RESULT OF THE STATUTORY MERGER OF SAINT BARNABAS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INTO THIS ORGANIZATION ON DECEMBER 23, 2015. - ($1,196,387); - SAINT BARNABAS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WRITE-OFF - $1,089,317; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION FOR PURCHASES OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - $694,348; - NET CHANGE IN TEMPORARILY AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS OF SAINT BARNABAS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION; A DIVISION OF THIS ORGANIZATION - $318,000. - PRIOR YEAR NET ASSET TRANSFER FROM SAINT BARNABAS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION AS A RESULT OF ITS STATUTORY MERGER INTO SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER ON DECEMBER 23, 2014. - ($69,686,000). |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH, A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM'S TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY IS BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. AND ALL AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND DECEMBER 31, 2014; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS FOR THE BARNABAS HEALTH HOSPITALS AND CERTAIN OTHER AFFILIATES. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE BARNABAS HEALTH, INC. AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION, AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN BARNABAS HEALTH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
| DEPARTMENTAL EIN LISTING | THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 INCLUDES CERTAIN REVENUE RECEIVED AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY VARIOUS SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER HEALTHCARE RELATED PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEES. REVENUE EARNED FROM THESE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES WAS RECEIVED BY SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER UTILIZING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS OTHER THAN 22-1494440. BELOW IS A LIST OUTLINING THE VARIOUS SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAMS, DIVISIONS, DEPARTMENTS AND PHYSICIAN EMPLOYEES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. NICU ASSOCIATES AT SAINT BARNABAS 22-3181029 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE ASSOCIATES AT SAINT BARNABAS 22-3258938 PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY AT SAINT BARNABAS 22-3505416 SAINT BARNABAS MULTI SPECIALTY GROUP 22-3551005 MEDICAL ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES AT SAINT BARNABAS 22-3403774 SBMC DEPARTMENT OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 03-0498041 CANCER SURGERY SERVICES OF SAINT BARNABAS 20-1716316 ASSOCIATES IN TRANSPLANT AND GENERAL SURGERY 20-3128758 SBMC STRESS TEST PANEL 76-0828820 RADIATION ONCOLOGY GROUP AT SBMC 81-2497757 |
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