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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| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES ST LOUI SE PROVINCE |
430653298 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (B)
THE CONGREGATION OF ST JOSEPH |
830481134 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (C)
THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET |
431296364 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (D)
THE CONGREGATION OF ALEXIAN BROTHERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PROVINCE - AMERICAN PROVINCE |
362976619 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (E)
THE SISTERS OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHER OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST FRANCIS OF ASS ISI - USCARIBBEAN PROVINCE |
731419335 | 1 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (F)
BARTLETT HOMES INC |
731301822 | 7 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (G)
BETHEL MANOR INC |
731216617 | 7 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (H)
JANE PHILLIPS HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION |
731250611 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (I)
JANE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER |
730606129 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (J)
JANE PHILLIPS NOWATA HOSPITAL INC |
731440267 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (K)
OWASSO MEDICAL FACILITY INC |
203700131 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (L)
ST JOHN AUXILIARY INC |
730999759 | 9 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (M)
ST JOHN BROKEN ARROW INC |
383833117 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (N)
ST JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION INC |
731133139 | 7 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (O)
ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER INC |
730579286 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (P)
ST JOHN SAPULPA INC |
730662663 | 3 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (Q)
ST JOHN VILLAS INC |
731077367 | 9 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| (R)
ST TERESA OF AVILA VILLA INC |
204791422 | 7 | No | 0 | 0 | |
| Total 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 | 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. | ||||||
Calendar year
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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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8
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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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| 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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5
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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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 1 Supported Orgs Listed By Name | St. John Health System IS ORGANIZED AND AT ALL TIMES SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES, ST. LOUISE PROVINCE, THE CONGREGATION OF ST. JOSEPH, THE CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET, THE CONGREGATION OF ALEXIAN BROTHERS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PROVINCE-AMERICAN PROVINCE, AND THE SISTERS OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHER OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI - US/CARIBBEAN PROVINCE BY AND THROUGH ASCENSION HEALTH MINISTRIES (ASCENSION SPONSOR), AND, PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED THAT SUCH ORGANIZATIONS ARE DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AND ARE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC CHARITIES UNDER SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 509(A)(2) OF THE CODE. SUCH SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS ARE LISTED AT PART I. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTS ASCENSION SPONSOR, THE CANONICAL SPONSOR WHICH WAS FORMED BY THE FOUNDING SPONSORS AND WHICH HAS BEEN CONFERRED PUBLIC JURIDIC PERSONALITY BY DECREE OF THE CONGREGATION FOR INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. |
| Schedule A, Part IV, Section A, Line 2 Supported Org. Without IRS Status 509(a)1 or (2) | SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A SEPARATE IRS DETERMINATION OF STATUS ARE EITHER CONSIDERED AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OR ARE INCLUDED IN THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY AND HAVE BEEN VERIFIED TO BE DESCRIBED IN EITHER 509(A)(1) OR 509(A)(2) ACCORDING TO THEIR MOST RECENT FORM 990 FILING. |
| Schedule A, Part IV, Section B, Line 2 Benefit Of Supp. Org. Other Than The One Operating The Org. | In addition to supporting Ascension Sponsor which controls St. John Health System, the filing organization also supports the 509(a)(1) and 509(a)(2) organizations listed on Part I, Line 11g. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 1 | "THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM". THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM SUPPORTS THE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF ASCENSION HEALTH AND BOTH ST. JOHN'S AND ASCENSION HEALTH'S POWERS MUST BE EXERCISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS, TRADITIONS AND CANON LAW OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTIVES FOR CATHOLIC HEALTH FACILITIES PROMULGATED BY THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF THE UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE. AS THE PARENT COMPANY OF THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM, ST. JOHN SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ENTIRE HEALTH SYSTEM BY PROVIDING EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, CENTRALIZED SUPPORT, AND MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS. PARENT-LEVEL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM INCLUDE STRATEGIC PLANNING, CAPITAL AND OPERATIONAL BUDGETING, HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, CENTRALIZED CASH MANAGEMENT AND TREASURY FUNCTIONS, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT, BUSINESS OFFICE DECISION SUPPORT, AND OTHER SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS. SOME OF THESE FUNCTIONS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN OUTSOURCED TO RELATED ENTITIES THAT ARE PART OF, OR AFFILIATED WITH, ASCENSION HEALTH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2016, THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM PROVIDED HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICES THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER, JANE PHILLIPS, JP NOWATA, ST. JOHN SAPULPA, ST. JOHN BROKEN ARROW, AND ST. JOHN OWASSO. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES SERVING THE POPULATION OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AT THE SIX OWNED HOSPITAL CAMPUSES, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCATIONS IN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS, WITH A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 800 HOSPITAL BEDS IN OPERATION. ST. JOHN'S PRINCIPAL FOR-PROFIT SUBSIDIARY, UTICA, ENGAGES IN A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PART OWNERSHIP OF A HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. UTICA OWNS, OPERATES, OR MANAGES A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL AND ANATOMICAL LABORATORY, A MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE ORGANIZATION, SEVERAL URGENT CARE CENTERS, A PHARMACY, AND VARIOUS OTHER MEDICAL PRACTICE FACILITIES, AND EMPLOYS MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS AND "MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS". ST. JOHN, THROUGH UTICA AND OTHER ENTITIES, IS ALSO AN INVESTOR IN SEVERAL JOINT VENTURES, INCLUDING TWO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS. ST. JOHN'S FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION WHICH SEEKS GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND ENDOWMENTS; ALL OF WHICH ARE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF ST. JOHN'S CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. ST. JOHN SPONSORS CERTAIN, LONG-TERM CARE ACTIVITIES IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH ST. JOHN VILLAS, PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES FOR LOW INCOME AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ADULTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED "HUD" FINANCING. MISSION AND VALUES: AS A CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, ST. JOHN CARRIES ON THE MISSION OF ITS SPONSORS, THROUGH ASCENSION HEALTH, OF CONTINUING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST. IT ASPIRES TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE THAT WORKS, HEALTH CARE THAT IS SAFE, AND HEALTH CARE THAT LEAVES NO ONE BEHIND, WITH A PROMISE TO OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE OF PROVIDING MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. IT OPERATES IN CONFORMANCE WITH "THE ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTIVES FOR CATHOLIC HEALTH FACILITIES." FAITHFUL TO THE SPONSORSHIP MISSION, PHILOSOPHY AND VALUES, ST. JOHN'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE AND RELATED MINISTRIES FOR THE PEOPLE SERVED, ESPECIALLY THE SICK, THE POOR AND THE POWERLESS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF ST. JOHN ARE GUIDED IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY ACTIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH THOSE WHO SERVE AND WHO ARE SERVED BY THE VALUES OF SERVICE TO THE POOR, WISDOM, REVERENCE, CREATIVITY, DEDICATION AND INTEGRITY. ST. JOHN COLLABORATES WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IT SERVES TO ASCERTAIN COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES ALONG THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM TO HELP MEET THOSE NEEDS. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE PREVENTIVE, DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AN EMPHASIS ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. ST. JOHN ALSO ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICIES WHICH ADVANCE A HEALTHY AND JUST SOCIETY. ST. JOHN WORKS WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING ABOUT A HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES DIGNIFIED ACCESS TO AND AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR ALL PERSONS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 2 | COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT: EACH OWNED HOSPITAL IN THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM HAS COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THESE HAVE BEEN POSTED TO EACH HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE AND ALSO THE HEALTH SYSTEM WEBSITE. ST. JOHN CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO MEET UNMET COMMUNITY NEEDS IN A SUSTAINABLE AND COLLABORATIVE WAY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM SERVES A DIVERSE REPRESENTATION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES IN ONE OF THE LOWEST RANKED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES FOR HEALTH STATUS (45TH IN 2015). WITHIN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, COUNTIES SERVED RANK FROM 17TH OUT OF 77 TO 63RD OUT OF 77. USING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSSESSMENTS COMPLETED IN 2013 FOR EACH HOSPTIAL AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM DEVELOPED, ADOPTED, AND WORKED ON EXECUTING A 2014-2016 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNAS). EACH ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY AND/OR IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS. INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES, LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES, AS WELL AS ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) ADVISORY GROUP AND LEADERSHIP WAS OBTAINED TO EXPAND UPON INFORMATION GLEANED FROM SECONDARY DATA REVIEW. A CONCERTED EFFORT WAS MADE TO OBTAIN COMMUNITY INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND POPULATIONS DEEMED VULNERABLE UPON COMPLETION OF THE ASSESSMENT WITH INPUT FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS AND OTHER LEADERS, THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM IDENTIFIED AND HAS CONTINUED TO COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOWARD ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY NEEDS AS AN ORGANIZATION AND THROUGH SUPPORTING THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED FOR A COMMUNITY-WIDE PLAN: 1. DIET, INACTIVITY, AND OBESITY - ACTIVE PARTICIPATON BY SEVERAL ASSOCIATES IN THE COMMUNITY WIDE COALITION, PATHWAYS TO HEALTH (P2H). P2H SUPPORTS THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A MULTITUDE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. P2H WAS FORMED BY THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN 2008 IN RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGE TO DECREASE THE OVERLAP OF HEALTH SERVICES AND IDENTIFY GAPS WHERE LEADERS ARE MISSING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. TODAY, P2H IS AN INCORPORATED NON-PROFIT ENTITY WITH THE GOAL TO CONNECT COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. P2H LEVERAGES COMMUNITY-WIDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 90 LOCAL AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF RESIDENTS OF TULSA COUNTY. DURING 2015, PATHWAYS TO HEALTH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SET OBESITY PREVENTION AS ITS PRIMARY FOCUS. ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM ALSO COLLABORATED WITH P2H ON SEVERAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES, ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT FY 2014-2016 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: -THE 29TH ANNUAL TOUR DE TULSA PRESENTED BY ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM. -THIS COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2016 WITH MORE THAN 700 CYCLISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND REGION PARTICIPATING. CYCLISTS COMPLETED THEIR CHOICE OF 22, 50, 62, OR 100 MILE ROUTES AND FAMILIES WERE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN A FAMILY FUN RIDE. TOUR DE TULSA IS HOSTED ANNUALLY BY THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE TULSA BICYCLE CLUB TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM WAS PROUD TO BE THE FIRST-EVER PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE TOUR DE TULSA. THIS EVENT PAIRED OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES, WHILE SUPPORTING VITAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES TO AREA RESIDENTS. -P2H BLOCK PARTIES- ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM ASSOCIATES PARTICIPATED IN A SERIES OF FREE COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTIES THROUGHOUT TULSA COUNTY HOSTED BY P2H IN 2013-2015. THE INTERACTIVE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS INCLUDED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, FITNESS CLASSES, GAMES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, SNACKS, AND FUN FOR ALL AGES. -FOOD ON THE MOVE- ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM ASSOCIATES PARTICIPATED IN SIX FOOD ON THE MOVE MOBILE FOOD INITIATIVE EVENTS IN 2015-2016. FOOD ON THE MOVE IS A COLLABORATION OF FOOD AND HEALTH EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO MOBILIZE QUALITY FOOD INTO HARD TO REACH ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED AREAS, HELPING COMBAT HUNGER IN TULSA AND OKLAHOMA IN A NEW WAY. HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS (E.G. BLOOD PRESSURE, HEALTHY NUTRITION) WERE OFFERED BY NURSES, A DIETICIAN, AND A PHYSICIAN FROM ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM AT THESE EVENTS. - THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM PARTICIPATED IN 269 COMMUNITY EVENTS, MANY FOCUSED-ON HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS. IN PARTICULAR, ST JOHN SYSTEM SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL LOCAL HEALTH PROMOTION WALKS AND RUNS DURING THIS TIME INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE EVENTS, AMERICAN HEART AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS' HEART WALK, SUSAN G. KOMEN'S RACE FOR THE CURE, PARKINSON FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA'S TULSA PARKINSON'S WALK & 5K, AND OKLAHOMA CHAPTER OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION'S WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S. THE ST JOHN SYSTEM OFFERED ASSOCIATES FREE OR DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEES FOR MANY THESE LOCAL RUNS AND WALKS. THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM IS THE ANNUAL PRESENTING SPONSOR AND MEDICAL PROVIDER FOR THE ST. JOHN TULSA ZOORUN. THIS IS A FAMILY-FRIENDLY RACE OFFERING A 5K, 10K, 1-MILE FUNRUN, AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE ST. JOHN KIDS CLUB. THE ZOORUN IS THE SECOND OLDEST RUNNING EVENT IN TULSA AND SIXTH LARGEST RACE IN THE STATE. IN 2015 ALONE, MORE THAN 70 ST. JOHN ASSOCIATES VOLUNTEERED AT THE ZOORUN. ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM IS ALSO AN ANNUAL SPONSOR AND THE OFFICIAL MEDICAL PROVIDER FOR THE TULSA RUN. APPROXIMATELY 60 ST. JOHN ASSOCIATES VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST WITH RACE DAY MEDICAL NEEDS FOR RUNNERS EACH YEAR. THE TULSA RUN ATTRACTS 10,000 RUNNERS ANNUALLY AND IS THE OLDEST AND ONE OF THE LARGEST RUNS IN OKLAHOMA. ST. JOHN ASSOCIATES PROMOTED HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH HEALTH SCREENINGS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION AT THESE EVENTS. EACH YEAR A BUDGET IS ESTABLISHED FOR THIS PURPOSE AND IS EXCEEDED THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY REQUESTS. THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM AND HOSPITALS ALSO HOSTED A MULTITUDE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINARS, CLASSES, AND SYMPOSIUMS ON A VARIETY OF WELLNESS TOPICS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: DIABETES, HEART HEALTH, STROKE, SAFETY AND PREVENTION, TRAUMA, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, JOINT CARE, CANCER CARE, HEALTHY DIET AND NUTRITION, AND THE PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. - ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CONTINUES TO COLOR CODE HEALTHY MENU ITEMS ON OUR ONLINE MENUS. CALORIE CONTENTS OF SELECT MENU ITEMS ARE NOW POSTED ON ELECTRONIC MENU BOARDS IN THE CAFETERIAS. - ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM AND ITS HOSPITALS BEGAN PARTICIPATION IN ASCENSION HEALTH'S SMART HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM INITIATIVES - FIRST FOCUSING ON OUR OWN ASSOCIATES AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKING LESSONS LEARNED TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. A TOTAL OF 1,538 ASSOCIATES COMPLETED THE 2015 WELLNESS PROGRAM. 2. MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TOBACCO USE - AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OF EMERGENCY AND ACUTE HOSPITAL AND RELATED SERVICES, ST. JOHN SYSTEM SEES THE DIRECT AND OFTEN DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, AS WELL AS TOBACCO USE, ON A DAILY BASIS. MANY, IF NOT MOST, OF THE PATIENTS WHO PRESENT TO THE SYSTEM IN ACUTE CRISIS FROM ALCOHOL AND ABUSE - WHETHER FROM INJURY OR OVERDOSE (OR BOTH) - ALSO HAVE UNDERLYING ACUTE OR CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND NEEDS. ST. JOHN SYSTEM IS EXPLORING HOW VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY MIGHT BE USED TO SUPPORT HOSPITALS IN PROVIDING BETTER ACCESS TO PATIENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. -ST. JOHN SYSTEM AND ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROGRAM BY CONTRACT TO BISHOP KELLEY STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN TULSA. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ATTEND. -ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO PROVIDE PATIENTS RECEIVING INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE AND PATIENTS RECEIVING PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS IN MEDICAL HOMES WITH EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELL-BEING AS WELL AS THE PREVENT OR REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN OUR MEDICAL ACCESS CLINIC (MAC), FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH OTHER SAFETY NET PROVIDERS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES. - PROCESS OUTCOMES ARE MEASURED FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND TOBACCO USE SCREENING THROUGH BOTH THE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE PROGRAM AND THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM IN WHICH ST. JOHN SYSTEM HOSPITALS AND EMPLOYED ST. JOHN PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, WE ARE NOW ABLE TO TRACK THE VOLUME OF PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE COUNSELING AND REFERRALS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 3 | - EACH HOSPITAL MAINTAINS ONGOING PATIENT EDUCATION RELATED TO SMOKING; MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS AND REFERRALS ARE MADE TO THE OKLAHOMA TOBACCO HELPLINE AT 1-800-QUITNOW AND OKHELPLINE.COM FOR TOBACCO CESSATION - THROUGH A HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS, MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL COUNSELING ARE PROVIDED. PATIENTS FROM ANY OF OUR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS MAY BE REFERRED TO THIS SERVICE WHICH HAS A CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE LOCATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR EMBEDDED OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPISTS THAT ARE SHARED ACROSS 12 SITES. REFERRALS ARE ALSO MADE TO AREA AGENCIES. 3. CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT - ST. JOHN SYSTEM AND HOSPTIALS PARTICIPATES AS AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) PARTICIPANT IN THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM, WHICH ESTABLISHES SEVERAL QUALITY AND PROCESS OUTCOME MEASURES THAT PERTAIN TO CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT SUCH AS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, AND COPD. - EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS OF ST. JOHN SYSTEM ALSO PARTICIPATE IN COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE WHICH FOCUSES ON A MEDICAL HOME MODEL IN CARE FOR HIGH RISK PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. 4. ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESS TO SERVICES IN OKLAHOMA IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE DUE TO THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND STRESS ON HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM ACCESS AND INPATIENT BEDS DUE TO A GROWING NUMBER OF TRANSFERS FROM UNDERSERVED RURAL AREAS IN OKLAHOMA. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AND TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES. - THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE, A PART OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA), WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2013, GIVING AMERICANS A VARIETY OF NEW OPTIONS FOR HEALTH COVERAGE. SINCE THEN, ST. JOHN SYSTEM HAS EXPENDED CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS TO SIGN UP FOR COVERAGE THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. THOUGH WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, OUR EFFORTS BRING OUR COMMUNITIES CLOSER TO ASCENSION'S GOAL OF 100% ACCESS AND 100% COVERAGE. ST. JOHN SYSTEM PARTNERS WITH THE MIDLAND GROUP TO HELP CONNECT CONSUMERS WITH A CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR (CAC) FOR ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE. CACS MINIMIZE CONFUSION ABOUT MARKETPLACE OPTIONS AND ENSURE DESIRED PROVIDERS AND BENEFITS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SELECTED PLAN. THEY CAN ALSO ASSIST WITH DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE. DURING THE OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD, ST. JOHN'S CAC IS AVAILABLE ON AN APPOINTMENT-ONLY BASIS AT ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IN TULSA AND JANE PHILLIPS MEDICAL CENTER IN BARTLESVILLE TO PROVIDE FREE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE. MIDLAND'S ON-SITE PUBLIC BENEFITS SCREENERS ALSO WORK TO EDUCATE SELF-PAY PATIENTS WITHIN OUR HOSPITALS ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE AND HAND OUT INFORMATION FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATIONS. ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM (OFTEN ABBREVIATED AS HIX AMBASSADOR PROGRAM) WAS ESTABLISHED IN OCTOBER 2013 PRIOR TO THE FIRST MARKETPLACE OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD. ST. JOHN SYSTEM ASSOCIATES APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM AS PAID VOLUNTEERS AND ARE KNOWN AS HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE (HIX) AMBASSADORS. THESE AMBASSADORS RECEIVE IN-DEPTH TRAINING ON THE MARKETPLACE AND SERVE TO PROMOTE THE MARKETPLACE THROUGH OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS EFFORTS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE: 1) VOLUNTEERING AT ON-SITE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE MARKETPLACE, 2) ENCOURAGING ENROLLMENT IN THE PLANS THAT INCLUDE THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM NETWORK BY REFERRING TO THE MIDLAND GROUP FOR ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE WITH A CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR (CAC), 3) EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS ON OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, 4) PROVIDING BASIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS AT EVENTS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN JUNE 30, 2016, ST. JOHN SYSTEM ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED A MULTITUDE OF RESOURCES TO PATIENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REGARDING MARKETPLACE ENROLLMENT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1). SIGNAGE, EDUCATIONAL HANDOUTS, AND MARKETING MATERIALS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AT EVENT BOOTHS, AND KEY LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. ST JOHN SYSTEM PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED EDUCATIONAL SIGNAGE, FLIERS, AND CARDS TO 119 LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM (INCLUDED SPECIALTY CLINICS ST. JOHN CLINIC, SOME NURSING FLOORS, PATIENT ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING AT ALL HOSPITALS, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY DEPARTMENTS AT ALL HOSPITALS, HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, MAIN LOBBIES, AND HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS WITHIN ALL HOSPITALS). 2). A DEDICATED ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE PHONE LINE WITH PHONE PROMPT THAT LINKED CONSUMERS AND PATIENTS TO THE MIDLAND GROUP FOR OVER THE PHONE ASSISTANCE AND TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS FOR IN-PERSON ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE WAS MADE AVAILABLE 3). A DEDICATED HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE PAGE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM WEBSITE. 4). AN INTERNAL WEB PAGE WITH INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND UPDATES ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE FOR HEALTH SYSTEM ASSOCIATES WAS MADE AVAILABLE. 5). ADDITIONAL EFFORTS WERE MADE TO EDUCATE ASSOCIATES ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE VIA PRESENTATIONS, SIGNAGE, AND EDUCATIONAL HANDOUTS. SINCE 2014, ST. JOHN SYSTEM HAS PARTICIPATED IN A COMMUNITY COALITION, CLAIM YOUR COVERAGE, WHICH CONVENES MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE TULSA COUNTY COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE AND TO PROMOTE ENROLLMENT. STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATING IN THIS COALITION INCLUDE LOCAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM, THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, INSURANCE COMPANIES, LICENSED HEALTH INSURANCE AGENTS AND BROKERS, CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR AND NAVIGATOR ORGANIZATIONS, TWO FHQCS, LOCAL PHILANTHROPY GROUPS, THE COMMUNITY SERVICE COUNCIL, AND THE INDIAN HEALTH SYSTEM. THE COALITION ALSO WORKS TO IMPROVE HEALTH INSURANCE LITERACY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ST. JOHN SYSTEM IS HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A CHAMPION FOR COVERAGE BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS). AS A CHAMPION, WE HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP UNINSURED AMERICANS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. AS A CHAMPION FOR COVERAGE, WE LEVERAGE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MARKETPLACE MATERIALS - BOTH DIGITAL AND IN PRINT - TO HELP MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THEIR NEW OPTIONS THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE. -FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 AND JANUARY 2016, ST. JOHN SYSTEM ENGAGED A TOTAL OF 345 INDIVIDUALS IN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE AND REFERRED THEM TO ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR HEALTH SYSTEM. OF THOSE 772 INDIVIDUALS, 145 WERE ENGAGED IN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS DURING ONE OF OUR 9 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2015 AND DECEMBER 2015. THE REMAINING 200 CONSUMERS WHO WERE SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE SPOKE TO OUR CONTRACTED CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS (CACS) WITH THE MIDLAND GROUP OVER THE PHONE ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS. IF THE CALLER DID NOT SCHEDULE AN ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE APPOINTMENT, THEY WERE EITHER INQUIRING ABOUT WHAT PLANS ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM TAKES, WHETHER THEY QUALIFIED FOR A TAX CREDIT, OR ASKED GENERAL INFORMATION, BUT DID NOT WANT TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AT THAT TIME (145 INDIVIDUALS OUT OF 200 TOTAL CONSUMERS). ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S CONTRACTED CACS WITH THE MIDLAND GROUP ASSISTED 71 CONSUMERS WITH NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES DURING THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD. - LACK OF TRANSPORTATION PREVENTS CERTAIN PATIENTS FROM RECEIVING PREVENTATIVE CARE AND CONTINUING AN ESTABLISHED COURSE OF TREATMENT. RECOGNIZING THIS BARRIER TO ACCESSING HEALTH CARE, ST. JOHN SYSTEM AND ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. NEGOTIATED A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MORTON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES INC. (MORTON). MORTON, A 501(C) (3) NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, IS ONE OF OKLAHOMA'S LARGEST COMMUNITY HEALTH AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. THROUGH THE AGREEMENT WITH MORTON COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FOR THEIR BUS SERVICES, THE HEALTH SYSTEM can PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY WHO MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA (ESTIMATED OVER $120,000 IN 12 MONTHS; 1,083 RIDES PROVIDED IN FY 16). - VETERANS ARE NOW ABLE TO RECEIVE CARE FROM ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM DOCTORS THROUGH THE VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM, GIVING VETERANS THE CHOICE TO RECEIVE CARE AT ST. JOHN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. AS PART OF ASCENSION, THE NATION'S LARGEST NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND THE WORLD'S LARGEST CATHOLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, ST. JOHN JOINS 23 OTHER STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN SUSTAINING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND OUR COMMUNITIES BY SERVING AS AN OFFICIAL PROVIDER OF VETERAN CARE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA). |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 4 | - DURING 2015 THE ST. JOHN PHARMACY APPLIED FOR AND WAS CERTIFIED TO BE A DISPENSARY OF HOPE (DOH) ACCESS SITE. DOH BEGAN IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN 2003 AND BY 2006, HAD ESTABLISHED A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ITS VISION. DOH CLINICS IN PHARMACIES ARE CURRENTLY IN 24 STATES AND DOH IS APPROVED IN 44 STATES ACROSS THE NATION. THE DOH CONNECTS SURPLUS MEDICATIONS FROM MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND PROVIDERS TO CLINICS AND PHARMACIES SERVING THE POOR AND UNINSURED. PHARMACY AND CLINIC PARTNERS PROVIDE DOH MEDICATIONS TO PATIENTS FREE OF CHARGE, TRACK AND SEGREGATE DOH INVENTORY, AND QUALIFY PATIENTS (LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL). EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL TO COMPLETE MORE THAN 1500 PRESCRIPTIONS PER MONTH AND THE REDUCTION OF PATIENT RE-ADMISSIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS (MEASURABLE). GOVERNANCE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS OF ST. JOHN ARE VESTED IN ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH CONTROLS AND MANAGES THE PROPERTIES, AFFAIRS AND FUNDS OF ST. JOHN, SUBJECT TO DIRECTION FROM ASCENSION HEALTH AND RESERVATION OF CERTAIN POWERS BY ASCENSION HEALTH. ASCENSION HEALTH HAS RESERVED THE RIGHT TO SET OVERALL STRATEGIC DIRECTION, CHANGE THE BYLAWS OF ST. JOHN, APPOINT ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, APPROVE CERTAIN BORROWINGS, ANNUAL BUDGETS, AND ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES OF CERTAIN PROPERTY, APPROVE ST. JOHN'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND ELECT OR APPOINT ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD GENERALLY MEETS ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS AND REVIEWS RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS COMMITTEES, WHICH INCLUDE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, A FINANCE COMMITTEE, AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, A PHYSICIAN TRANSACTION REVIEW COMMITTEE, A CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE, AND A NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ST. JOHN, AS WELL AS CERTAIN OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, AND MAY EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXECUTIVE, AUDIT, EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOMINATING COMMITTEES, WHICH ARE COMPRISED SOLELY OF BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD COMMITTEES ARE GENERALLY COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS of ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC., ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVES. COMMUNITY BENEFIT: IN MEASURING AND REPORTING QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, ST. JOHN FOLLOWS GUIDELINES PROMULGATED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND ENDORSED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ARE MEASURED AT THE UNREIMBURSED ESTIMATED COST OF SERVICES OR RESOURCES PROVIDED. SAFETY NET AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (SUBPART A OF ACCESS TO SERVICES): THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY NET PROVIDER OF A BROAD CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. EACH OF ITS SIX MAIN HOSPITALS OPERATES A FULL-SERVICE, 24-HOUR, 365-DAY EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDING BOTH URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, IS A FULL-SERVICE TERTIARY HOSPITAL, WHICH PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER AND SERVES AS ONE OF TWO PRIMARY TRAUMA REFERRAL CENTERS FOR TULSA AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. OPERATES A HIGHLY TECHNICAL PATIENT LOGISTICS CENTER TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFER OF PATIENTS FROM ST. JOHN'S COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND NON-AFFILIATED HOSPITALS, THROUGHOUT THE REGION, TO ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. FOR MUCH NEEDED TERTIARY CARE FOR PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE LOGISTICS CENTER WAS ALSO EQUIPPED AS AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. SERVES AS A PRIMARY TULSA TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA'S SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR INTERNAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY AND HOSTS AN ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. IT IS ALSO THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE "IN HIS IMAGE" FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. IT IS ALSO NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA'S ONLY "MAGNET" ACCREDITED HOSPITAL, SIGNIFYING EXCELLENCE IN NURSING CARE. ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IS TULSA'S AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA'S ONLY ACS VERIFIED LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND ONLY JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS ADVANCED SERVICES IN TRAUMA, NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROSURGICAL (INCLUDING STROKE) CARE, CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, ADULT, PEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, CANCER TREATMENT, JOINT REPLACEMENT, AND MANY OTHER AREAS. EACH HOSPITAL IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MISSION OF SERVICE AND THE CONTINUUM OF MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED BY ST. JOHN. PATIENTS SEEN IN THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016: TOTAL DISCHARGES (EXCLUDING NORMAL NEWBORNS) - 43,290 TOTAL OBSERVATION DAYS - 17,359 COMBINED DISCHARGES AND OBSERVATION DAYS - 60,649 TOTAL PATIENT DAYS (EXCL. NORMAL NEWBORN AND OBSERVATIONS) - 196,237 BIRTHS - 3,543 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS - 158,909 SELECTED OUTPATIENT VISITS (EXCL. ER & ONE DAY SURGERIES) - 366,194 INPATIENT SURGICAL CASES - 11,642 OUTPATIENT SURGICAL CASES - 18,480 PHYSICIAN OFFICE PATIENT VISITS - 534,721 URGENT CARE CLINIC PATIENT VISITS - 63,926 COMBINED PHYSICIAN OFFICE AND URGENT CARE VISITS - 598,647 TOTAL LABORATORY PROCEDURES (INCL. HOSPITAL & REFERENCE LABS) - 8,466,898 |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 5 | DIRECT CARE FOR THE POOR AND VULNERABLE (SUBPART B OF ACCESS TO SERVICES): THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM CONSIDERS CARE FOR THE POOR TO BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ITS MISSION OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE TOTAL COST OF CARE FOR THE POOR INCLUDES THE COST OF CHARITY CARE, THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF SERVICES TO MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES (TOGETHER REFERRED TO AS "UNCOMPENSATED CARE FOR THE POOR") AND THE COST OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE OR PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES TO THE POOR. "CARE FOR THE POOR" INCLUDES THE ESTIMATED COST OF CARE CLASSIFIED AS CHARITY CARE PLUS THE ESTIMATED EXCESS OF THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES OVER THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEDICAID. "CARE FOR THE POOR" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF SERVICES CLASSIFIED AND WRITTEN OFF AS BAD DEBTS OR THE EXCESS OF THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES OVER THE PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEDICARE. CHARITY AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE: THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES PROVIDE SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. IN FY 16, THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM HOSPITALS PROVIDED A DISCOUNT OF AT LEAST 40% OF BILLED CHARGES TO ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS. UNINSURED PATIENTS ALSO COULD QUALIFY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 15% PROMPT PAY DISCOUNT. IN ADDITION TO THESE AUTOMATIC DISCOUNTS, PATIENTS CAN APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO AND INCLUDING FREE CARE. THE DETERMINATION OF THE PATIENT'S QUALIFICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS BASED ON AN OBJECTIVE DETERMINATION OF THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND ABILITY TO PAY. IN GENERAL, ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH HOUSEHOLD INCOMES OF LESS THAN 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES QUALIFY FOR FREE OR SUBSTANTIALLY DISCOUNTED CARE. OTHER ENTITIES IN THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDE CHARITY CARE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATIONS OF NEED. MANAGEMENT FOR ST. JOHN BELIEVES THAT ALL OF ITS BILLING AND COLLECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMPLY WITH IRS GUIDELINES AND DIRECTIVES. MEDICAL ACCESS PROGRAM ("MAP") (SUBPART C OF ACCESS TO SERVICES): DURING FY 16, THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO CONTINUED WORK ON AN OUTREACH PROJECT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE TO THE POOR THAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE MEDICAL ACCESS PROGRAM ("MAP"). SUPPORTED IN PART BY FUNDING FROM THE CHAPMAN TRUSTS, A COLLECTION OF PRIVATE TRUSTS OF WHICH THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARIES. THE PROGRAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES ACROSS A BROAD CONTINUUM OF CARE TO THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED IN THE TULSA METROPOLITAN AREA. THE PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT LED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT INCLUDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR NEW AND EXISTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE: - EXPANDED FREE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC VISITS PROVIDED PRIMARILY THROUGH DIRECT FUNDING PROVIDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA'S BEDLAM CLINICS, GOOD SAMARITAN MOBILE CLINICS AND TEN OTHER FREE CLINICS. THESE CLINICS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY AND URGENT CARE PATIENT ENCOUNTERS EACH YEAR WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED THROUGH MAP. - PROVISION OF FREE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING FOR ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO RECEIVE FREE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INCLUDING BASIC X-RAY, CT, ULTRASOUND AND MRI. - EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO FREE MEDICAL SERVICES BY REOPENING OR EXPANDING CLINICS REPRESENTING 23 SPECIALTY SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA AND OTHER PARTIES AND BY DIRECT REFERRALS FROM THE PRIMARY CARE CLINICS TO PRIVATE PHYSICIANS. EXAMPLES WOULD BE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CANCER DIAGNOSES, AND OTHER LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES OR INJURIES. EXPANSION OF THIS REFERRAL PROGRAM CONTINUES. - EXPANSION OF ACCESS TO FREE PRESCRIPTIONS AND OTHER MEDICATIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PRIMARY CARE CLINICS AND OTHER PARTNERS. - OPERATION OF A "MEDICAL HOME" CLINIC FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS AS PART OF THE MAP INITIATIVE. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 6 | IT IS HOPED THAT MAP CAN CONTINUE TO GROW AND SERVE AS A MODEL FOR COLLABORATION AND OUTREACH THAT CANNOT ONLY BE USED TO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE IN TULSA TO ITS MOST NEEDY CITIZENS, BUT ALSO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES. ST. JOHN HOSPITALS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE TULSA MEDICAL SOCIETY TO PROVIDE FREE SURGICAL SERVICES TO CERTAIN PATIENTS. MEDICAL EDUCATION (SUBPART D OF ACCESS TO SERVICES): AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, THE MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPATES IN A CITY-WIDE RESIDENT TRAINING PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA TULSA SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND THE TULSA MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS AN ENTITY WHICH HOSTS THE INTERNAL MEDICINE AND SURGICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. IT ALSO HOSTS AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE "IN HIS IMAGE" FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ANNUAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE TULSA MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO FURTHER ITS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO SUPPORTS THE INITIATIVES OF THE TULSA HOSPITAL COUNCIL TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO EXPAND ENROLLMENTS IN AREA ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE MEDICAL CENTER MAINTAINS AFFILIATIONS WITH A NUMBER OF AREA MEDICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE OFFERING AND ENHANCEMENT OF BASIC AND CONTINUING MEDICAL, NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION. EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATIONS FOR TRAINING OF NON-PHYSICIAN MEDICAL PERSONNEL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, LANGSTON UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF TULSA, ROGERS STATE COLLEGE, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND SEVERAL OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE MEDICAL CENTER MAINTAINS A CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH IS ACCREDITED TO AWARD CATEGORY I EDUCATION CREDITS TO PARTICIPATING PHYSICIANS. JANE PHILLIPS, THROUGH JANE PHILIPS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, ALSO PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO TULSA MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ACCEPTING ROTATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS, AND BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOLS TO SUPPORT NURSING EDUCATION. OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: THE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS OPERATED BY THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM OPERATES AT OR NEAR A LOSS, . THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM CONSIDERS THESE SUBSIDIZED ACTIVITIES TO BE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF ITS MISSION OF SERVICE. THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM PROVIDES OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN THE FORM OF FREE, OR REDUCED-CHARGE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON WIDE RANGING TOPICS FROM PRENATAL CARE TO CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. IT PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY-WIDE HEALTH SCREENING EVENTS, BLOOD DONATION DRIVES, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. ONGOING COMMUNITY INPUT: IN ADDITION TO THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ENGAGES IN THE COMMUNITY, THE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM HAS SOUGHT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK BY INCLUDING TWO PATIENTS WHO ARE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES ON THE ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD AND MAINTAINS A SEAT DESIGNATED FOR A HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE ON ONE OF THE PRIMARY COMMITTEES. ST. JOHN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND SEVERAL ASSOCIATES ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY WIDE COALITION, PATHWAYS TO HEALTH (P2H). P2H SUPPORTS THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND A MULTITUDE OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. P2H WAS FORMED BY THE TULSA CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN 2008 IN RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGE TO DECREASE THE OVERLAP OF HEALTH SERVICES AND IDENTIFY GAPS WHERE LEADERS ARE MISSING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. TODAY, P2H IS AN INCORPORATED NON-PROFIT ENTITY WITH THE GOAL TO CONNECT COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. P2H LEVERAGES COMMUNITY-WIDE PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 90 LOCAL AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF RESIDENTS OF TULSA COUNTY. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Description - Part 7 | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, WITH A SPECIAL PREFERENCE FOR THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED. SUMMARY: THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM'S ROLE AS ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY-NET HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR THE REGION CONTINUES TO GROW IN PROMINENCE. ST. JOHN REINVESTS 100% OF ANY PROFITS DERIVED INTO NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM IS VERY PROUD OF ITS HISTORY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND VIEWS ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED, VERY SERIOUSLY. AS THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FACE GROWING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES, IT BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SUSTAIN OUR MISSION OF SERVICE. NEVERTHELESS, WE BELIEVE THAT THE QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, AS WELL AS THE MANY OTHER AREAS OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE ST. JOHN SYSTEM AND IDENTIFIED IN FY 16, CONTINUE A SOUND RECORD OF STEWARDSHIP AND A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELL-BEING OF BOTH THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITIES AND THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THOSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. |
| Form 990, Part V, Line 2a STATEMENTS REGARDING OTHER IRS FILINGS AND TAX COMPLIANCE | THE SALARIES REFLECTED ON FORM 990 WERE ALL REPORTED ON FORM 941, EMPLOYER'S QUARTERLY FEDERAL TAX RETURN OF ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER, INC. ("SJMC"). THESE SALARIES WERE REIMBURSED TO SJMC BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND WERE INCLUDED IN THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ON SJMC'S CALENDAR YEAR 2015 FORM W-3. THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON PART V, LINE 2A OF FORM 990 BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE FILING ORGANIZATION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2015. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF CEO | In determining the compensation of the organization's President & CEO, the process, performed by Ascension Health, a related organization of St. John Health System, Inc., included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The compensation committee reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensation, the President & CEO was compared to individuals at other organization's in the area who hold the same title. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation was recorded in the compensation committee minutes. The individual was not present was his compensation was determined. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | St. John Health System, Inc. has a single corporate member, Ascension Health. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | St. John Health System, Inc. has a single corporate member, Ascension Health, who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of St. John Health System, Inc. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders | All decisions that have a material impact to St. John Health System, Inc. financial information or corporation as a whole are subject to approval by its sole corporate member, Ascension Health. Ascension Health, the sole corporate member of St. John Health System, Inc., has designated a system authority matrix which assigns authority for key decisions that are necessary in the operation of the System. Specific areas that are identified in the authority matrix are: new organizations and major transactions; governing documents; appointments/removals; evaluations; debt limits; strategic and financial plans; assets; and system policies and procedures. These areas are subject to certain levels of approval by Ascension Health per the system authority matrix. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | St. John Health System, Inc. ("SJHS") has hired a third party preparer experienced in the preparation of Form 990 to assist in the preparation of the return. The Vice President/Chief Financial Officer and other personnel of SJHS will work closely with the paid preparer in gathering the information for the return and will perform the initial detailed review of the return. A copy of the return will be provided to all voting Board Members of the filing organization prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | At every fiscal year end, St. John Health System, Inc. (SJHS) distributes a copy of the current Conflict of Interest Policy and Procedure Bulletin, together with an explanation and questionnaire to the members of the Board of Directors, administrative officers and key employees of SJHS, its subsidiaries and affiliates, including St. John Health System, Inc. The Board Members, administrative officers and key employees of SJHS, its subsidiaries and affiliates must complete the questionnaire and return it to the designated SJHS official within two weeks of receipt. Completed questionnaires are reviewed and summarized by the Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Integrity, or his/her designee. That individual then presents the questionnaire results to the heads of each hospital for further provision to the various boards' Audit and Compliance Committees. The Audit and Compliance Committees, as appropriate, submit a confidential report to their Board Chairman summarizing the questionnaire results. The Board Chairman, as appropriate, may review with the Executive Committee the responses to the questionnaire results. Members of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually sign a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy, has read and understands the Policy, has agreed to comply with the Policy, and understands that the Organization is charitable and, in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | Compensation for all other executives in St. John Health System, Inc. ("SJHS") is analyzed by an independent health care consulting firm. The analysis includes a fair market value assessment and establishment of a range for each position based on research of comparable health care systems of similar size. The report and recommended compensation levels for each executive management position is reviewed and approved by the Executive Compensation Committee of the SJHS Board of Directors. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the board minutes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | The Organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 11d Other Miscellaneous Revenue | Other Miscellaneous Revenue - Total Revenue: 12537, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 12537, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | Purchased Services - Total Expense: 49491566, Program Service Expense: 22302934, Management and General Expenses: 27188632, Fundraising Expenses: ; Consulting Fees - Total Expense: 432374, Program Service Expense: 194845, Management and General Expenses: 237529, Fundraising Expenses: ; Physician Fees - Total Expense: 113341, Program Service Expense: 51076, Management and General Expenses: 62265, Fundraising Expenses: ; Employee Recruitment Fees - Total Expense: 183625, Program Service Expense: 82749, Management and General Expenses: 100876, Fundraising Expenses: ; Other Professional Fees - Total Expense: 4099355, Program Service Expense: 1847338, Management and General Expenses: 2252017, Fundraising Expenses: ; |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | Transfers with Affiliates - -20686881; FAS 158 Pension - -17796903; |
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