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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL, SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL, SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (GROUP A, 4-5, 8-10): THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. REPORTING FACILITY: A SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (A, 4): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT AND PRIMARY DATA ON HEALTH NEEDS WERE OBTAINED VIA INTERVIEWS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY KEY INFORMANTS AND THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS WITH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. TRANSCRIPTS AND NOTES FROM INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE ANALYZED TO LOOK FOR THEMES AND TO DETERMINE IF A HEALTH NEED WAS IDENTIFIED AS SIGNIFICANT AND/OR A PRIORITY TO ADDRESS. PRIMARY DATA FOR SRMC/SAFH INCLUDED 38 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH 58 PARTICIPANTS AND 11 FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED WITH 88 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. A COMPLETE LIST OF KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW DATA SOURCES IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX F AND A COMPLETE LIST OF FOCUS GROUP DATA IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX G OF THE CHNA. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER (A, 5): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT AND PRIMARY DATA ON HEALTH NEEDS WERE OBTAINED VIA INTERVIEWS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY KEY INFORMANTS AND THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS WITH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. IN TOTAL, PRIMARY DATA FOR THE CHNA INCLUDED 11 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH 24 PARTICIPANTS AND 6 FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED WITH 67 COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPANTS. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (A, 8): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT AND PRIMARY DATA ON HEALTH NEEDS WERE OBTAINED VIA INTERVIEWS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY KEY INFORMANTS AND THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS WITH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. TRANSCRIPTS AND NOTES FROM INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE ANALYZED TO LOOK FOR THEMES AND TO DETERMINE IF A HEALTH NEED WAS IDENTIFIED AS SIGNIFICANT AND/OR A PRIORITY TO ADDRESS. PRIMARY DATA FOR SRMC/SAFH INCLUDED 38 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH 58 PARTICIPANTS AND 11 FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED WITH 88 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. A COMPLETE LIST OF KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW DATA SOURCES IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX F AND A COMPLETE LIST OF FOCUS GROUP DATA IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX G OF THE CHNA. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (A, 9): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS COLLECTED THROUGH TWO MAIN MECHANISMS: KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. INSTRUMENTS USED IN PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION INCLUDED A PARTICIPANT INFORMED CONSENT, AN INTERVIEW QUESTION GUIDE, A PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET, AND A REFLECTION SHEET. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO RECORD THE INTERVIEW, AND LISTED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERVIEW (APPENDIX C). THE INTERVIEW QUESTION GUIDE WAS USED FOR BOTH THE KEY INFORMANT AND FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS. THE PROJECT SUMMARY SHEET (APPENDIX E) WAS GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT AS WELL AS CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE CHNA STAFF. AFTER THE INTERVIEW OR FOCUS GROUP WAS CONDUCTED THE FACILITATOR CAPTURED THE MAIN FINDINGS IN A REFLECTION SHEET. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EXPERTS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE POPULATIONS IN THE HSA. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION BEGAN BY INTERVIEWING AREA-WIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAH HSA, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE AMADOR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE CALAVERAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FINDINGS FROM THE AREA-WIDE INFORMANTS WERE COMBINED WITH QUANTITATIVE DATA SHOWING LOCATIONS OF POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES, TO IDENTIFY AND INTERVIEW KEY INFORMANTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THESE SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND LOCATIONS. THESE TARGETED PRIMARY DATA SOURCES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE NEEDS OF PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND/OR SUBGROUPS EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES. A TOTAL OF 7 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE DONE WITH 33 SERVICE PROVIDERS WHICH ARE LISTED ON APPENDIX F. THE KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE USED TO IDENTITY ADDITIONAL KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCLUDE IN THE ASSESSMENT, AS WELL AS IDENTIFY SPECIFIC POPULATIONS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS. FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE HSA IDENTIFIED AS LOCATIONS WHERE RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF POOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. RECRUITMENT CONSISTED OF REFERRALS FROM DESIGNATED SERVICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE SAH HSA, AS WELL AS DIRECT OUTREACH FROM CHI TO ACQUIRE INPUT FOR A SPECIAL POPULATION GROUP. A TOTAL OF THREE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A TOTAL OF 24 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ARE LISTED IN APPENDIX G. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS IN SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (A, 10): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT AND PRIMARY DATA ON HEALTH NEEDS WERE OBTAINED VIA INTERVIEWS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY KEY INFORMANTS AND THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS WITH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. TRANSCRIPTS AND NOTES FROM INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE ANALYZED TO LOOK FOR THEMES AND TO DETERMINE IF A HEALTH NEED WAS IDENTIFIED AS SIGNIFICANT AND/OR A PRIORITY TO ADDRESS. PRIMARY DATA FOR SUTTER DAVIS INCLUDED 16 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH 20 PARTICIPANTS AND SIX FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED WITH 69 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. A COMPLETE LIST OF KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW DATA SOURCES IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX F AND A COMPLETE LIST OF FOCUS GROUP DATA IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX F OF THE CHNA. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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FILING ORG WEBSITES: - SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (A, 4): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERROSEVILLE.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER (A, 5): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERSOLANO.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (A, 8): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERAUBURNFAITH.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (A, 9): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERAMADOR.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (A, 10): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERDAVIS.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (A, 4): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 2. ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES 3. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 4. BASIC NEEDS (FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATION) 5. AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SRMC IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, IN TURN, CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT RESOURCES, THIS IS NOT A PRIMARY FOCUS IN THE SRMC/SAFH HSA; HOWEVER, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING COMMUNITY DIABETES EDUCATION COURSES. 2. SAFE, CRIME AND VIOLENCE FREE COMMUNITIES: THIS IS PRIMARILY A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SRMC HAS THE EXPERTISE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS. 3. POLLUTION-FREE LIVING AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS: WHILE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GREATLY AFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT; THEREFORE, WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES ELSEWHERE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE SACOG, THE CLEANER AIR PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS, ARE WORKING ON THESE VITAL ISSUES. SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER (A, 5): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 2. DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT 3. AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION 4. ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING: WHILE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO HEALTHY EATING OR ACTIVE LIVING SSMC COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS IN THE SSMC HSA, WE DO FUND PROGRAMS/ORGANIZATIONS AND EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS THIS NEED THROUGH OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. 2. SAFE, CRIME AND VIOLENCE FREE COMMUNITIES: THIS IS PRIMARILY A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SAFH HAS THE EXPERTISE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS. 3. BASIC NEEDS (FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATION): WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS SEEK TO CONNECT PATIENTS TO BASIC NEEDS LIKE HOUSING, INCOME AND FOOD RESOURCES, THIS PRIORITY NEED IS NOT A MAIN FOCUS AT SSMC AT THIS TIME. 4. POLLUTION-FREE LIVING AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS: WHILE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GREATLY AFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT; THEREFORE, WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES ELSEWHERE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE WORKING ON THESE VITAL ISSUES. SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (A, 8): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 2. ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES 3. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 4. BASIC NEEDS (FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATION) 5. AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SAFH IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, IN TURN, CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT RESOURCES, THIS IS NOT A PRIMARY FOCUS IN THE SRMC/SAFH HSA; HOWEVER, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING COMMUNITY DIABETES EDUCATION COURSES. 2. SAFE, CRIME AND VIOLENCE FREE COMMUNITIES: THIS IS PRIMARILY A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SAFH HAS THE EXPERTISE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS. 3. POLLUTION-FREE LIVING AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS: WHILE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GREATLY AFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT; THEREFORE, WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES ELSEWHERE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE SACOG, THE CLEANER AIR PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS, ARE WORKING ON THESE VITAL ISSUES. SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (A, 9): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. 2. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND PRESCRIPTIONS 3. ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SAH IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS: THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AND SOMETHING SAH HOPES TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE; HOWEVER, THE CURRENT FOCUS IS DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AMADOR COUNTY. 2. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE: THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AND SOMETHING SAH HOPES TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE; HOWEVER, THE CURRENT FOCUS IS DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AMADOR COUNTY. 3. ACCESS TO HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH LITERACY: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND ONE WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, BY FUNDING EFFORTS LIKE THE ARC OF AMADOR AND CALAVERAS HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM, THE AMADOR COUNTY RECREATION AGENCY AND THE SAH COMMUNITY WALKING TRAIL. 4. ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY FOOD: THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND ONE WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, BY FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE LOCAL FOOD BANK. 5. ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND PREVENTION: THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AND SOMETHING SAH HOPES TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE; HOWEVER, THE CURRENT FOCUS IS DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN AMADOR COUNTY, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING DENTAL SERVICES IN THE YEARS TO COME. 6. SAFE AND VIOLENCE FREE ENVIRONMENT: THIS IS PRIMARILY A LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUE AND NOT SOMETHING THAT SMCS HAS THE EXPERTISE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS. 7. POLLUTION FREE LIVING: WHILE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GREATLY AFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT; THEREFORE, WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES ELSEWHERE. SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (A, 10): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 2. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES 4. BASIC NEEDS (FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATION) DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. TH
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SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL, SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL, SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (GROUP A, 4-5, 8-10): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL, SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL, SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (GROUP A, 4-5, 8-10): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
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SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL, SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL, SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (GROUP A, 4-5, 8-10): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL, SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL, SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (GROUP A, 4-5, 8-10): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES LISTED IN PART V SECTION A: OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MED CENTER, SACRAMENTO WOMEN & CHILDREN'S, AND SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY. IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT AND PRIMARY DATA ON HEALTH NEEDS WERE OBTAINED VIA INTERVIEWS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY KEY INFORMANTS AND THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS WITH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. TRANSCRIPTS AND NOTES FROM INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE ANALYZED TO LOOK FOR THEMES AND TO DETERMINE IF A HEALTH NEED WAS IDENTIFIED AS SIGNIFICANT AND/OR A PRIORITY TO ADDRESS. PRIMARY DATA FOR SMCS & SCP INCLUDED 45 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH 56 PARTICIPANTS AND 20 FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED WITH 228 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. A COMPLETE LIST OF KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW DATA SOURCES IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX E AND A COMPLETE LIST OF FOCUS GROUP DATA IS AVAILABLE IN APPENDIX F OF THE CHNA. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A
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OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): A COLLECTION OF FOUR NONPROFIT HOSPITALS, ALL SERVING PORTIONS OF OR THE SAME COMMUNITIES, COLLABORATED TO SPONSOR AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CHNA INCLUDING SUTTER HEALTH, DIGNITY HEALTH, KAISER PERMANENTE AND UC DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B, 10A OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): FILING ORG WEBSITES: - SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO HTTP://WWW.SUTTERMEDICALCENTER.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 2. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 3. ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES 4. BASIC NEEDS (FOOD SECURITY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, EDUCATION) DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DOES NOT INCLUDE SPECIFIC PLANS TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, IN TURN, CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT RESOURCES, THIS IS NOT A PRIMARY FOCUS IN THE SMCS HSA. 2. AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION: WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE COLLABORATIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT YET FOUND THE PERFECT FIT IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE CURRENT PLANS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION, THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE THAT ONE MAY DEVELOP IN THE YEARS AHEAD. 3. POLLUTION-FREE LIVING AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS: WHILE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GREATLY AFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT; THEREFORE, WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES ELSEWHERE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE SACOG, THE CLEANER AIR PARTNERSHIP AND OTHERS, ARE WORKING ON THESE VITAL ISSUES.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D OSE ADAMS MEDICAL PAVILION, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL), SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY (GROUP B, 1-2 & 7): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (MMC), A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. COMMUNITY INPUT WAS PROVIDED BY A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS. INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE CONSULTED. THESE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHERE APPLICABLE, OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE OF LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS WERE CONSULTED. AD LUCEM CONSULTING CONDUCTED STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS WITH SEVEN INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A DIVERSITY OF SECTORS INCLUDING: PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SAFETY NET, EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT. THE STAKEHOLDERS WERE IDENTIFIED BY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER AND KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (KFH) MODESTO STAFF. ALL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE IN ENGLISH AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. THE INTERVIEWS FOLLOWED A STANDARD SET OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND THE INTERVIEWER TOOK DETAILED NOTES DURING THE CALL. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW, CONFIDENTIALITY WAS ASSURED AND THE RESPONDENTS WERE INVITED TO SKIP QUESTIONS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE RESPONDENT'S EXPERIENCE. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WERE DEVELOPED BY AD LUCEM CONSULTING WITH INPUT FROM MMC AND KFH MODESTO. FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONS, SEE APPENDIX C OF THE CHNA. QUESTIONS ADDRESSED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: - TOP THREE HEALTH ISSUES IN STANISLAUS COUNTY - FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOP HEALTH ISSUES - IMPACTS ON SPECIFIC POPULATIONS (E.G. LOW INCOME, RACIAL/ETHNIC SUBPOPULATIONS) - SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY ASSETS TO ADDRESS TOP HEALTH ISSUES - OPPORTUNITIES AND ROLE FOR COMMUNITY AND MMC TO ADDRESS TOP HEALTH ISSUES UPON COMPLETION OF EACH INTERVIEW, RESPONSES WERE GROUPED BY QUESTION AND ANALYZED FOR COMMON THEMES ACROSS ALL RESPONDENTS. DATA WERE THEN CODED AND A SET OF RELEVANT THEMES SELECTED. THE CODES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY QUANTIFIED AND TALLIED FOR THEIR PRESENCE IN RESPONSE TO EACH QUESTION. THE NUMBER OF TIMES EACH THEME OCCURRED WAS TABULATED. THE MOST PROMINENT THEMES WERE IDENTIFIED AND INCLUDED IN EACH RELEVANT TOPIC AREA IN THE HEALTH NEEDS PROFILES AND USED TO INFORM BOTH THE IDENTIFICATION AND HEALTH NEED PRIORITIZATION PROCESS. AD LUCEM CONSULTING CONDUCTED EIGHT COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS IN FIVE DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITHIN THE MMC SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING CERES, PATTERSON, TURLOCK, HUGHSON AND MODESTO. FOUR GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED IN SPANISH, THREE WERE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH AND ONE WAS CONDUCTED IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH. PARTICIPANTS WERE MALE AND FEMALE ADULTS WHO REPRESENTED UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND VARIED ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. POPULATION GROUPS REPRESENTED INCLUDED PROMOTORS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCY CLIENTS, AND OLDER ADULTS. PARTICIPANTS WERE RECRUITED FROM COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE MMC SERVICE AREA. MMC AND KFH MODESTO STAFF RECRUITED PARTICIPANTS AND ORGANIZED LOGISTICS FOR THE FOCUS GROUPS, INCLUDING PROVIDING INCENTIVES AND REFRESHMENTS. EACH FOCUS GROUP SESSION AVERAGED 90 MINUTES AND WAS FACILITATED BY AD LUCEM CONSULTING. ALL FOCUS GROUPS WERE RECORDED AND THE MODERATOR OR CO-MODERATOR TOOK NOTES. COMMUNITY RESIDENT PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED WITH A MEAL OR SNACK AND RECEIVED A GIFT CARD IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR PARTICIPATION. A FOCUS GROUP GUIDE WAS USED TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY ACROSS GROUPS. THE FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS WERE DEVELOPED BY AD LUCEM CONSULTING WITH INPUT FROM MMC AND KFH MODESTO. QUESTIONS WERE OPEN-ENDED AND ADDITIONAL PROBING QUESTIONS WERE USED AS NEEDED TO ELICIT MORE IN-DEPTH RESPONSES AND RICHER DETAILS. THE QUESTIONS WERE TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH BY A NATIVE SPANISH-SPEAKER EXPERIENCED IN TRANSLATION; THE GUIDE WAS MODIFIED SLIGHTLY TO MAINTAIN QUESTION FLOW AND INTENT IN SPANISH. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FOCUS GROUP SESSION, PARTICIPANTS WERE WELCOMED AND ASSURED ANONYMITY OF THEIR RESPONSES AND IDENTITY. AN OVERVIEW OF THE DISCUSSION WAS PROVIDED AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF DISCUSSION GROUND RULES, SUCH AS "THERE ARE NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS." FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF FOCUS GROUP QUESTIONS, SEE APPENDIX D OF THE CHNA. QUESTIONS ADDRESSED THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: 1. VISION FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY 2. TOP THREE HEALTH ISSUES IN STANISLAUS COUNTY 3. FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TOP HEALTH ISSUES 4. SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY ASSETS TO ADDRESS TOP HEALTH ISSUES AND RESOURCES NEEDED 5. OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CREATING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY AUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE FOCUS GROUPS WERE TRANSCRIBED VERBATIM BY A PROFESSIONAL TRANSCRIPTION COMPANY. RESPONSES WERE ANALYZED BY KEY QUESTIONS AND THEMES WERE IDENTIFIED AND CODED ACROSS FOCUS GROUPS IN A SYSTEMATIC MANNER. IN REPORTING THE RESULTS, CARE WAS TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THE VIEWS OF THE PARTICIPANTS WERE VOICED. THE MOST PROMINENT THEMES WERE IDENTIFIED AND INCLUDED IN EACH RELEVANT TOPIC AREA IN THE HEALTH NEEDS PROFILES AND USED TO INFORM BOTH THE IDENTIFICATION AND HEALTH NEED PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER AND KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - MODESTO COLLABORATED ON THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B AND 10A MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALMEDICALCENTER.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT.HTML OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: - HIGH RATE OF OBESITY: HEALTHY EATING, ACTIVE LIVING, DIABETES - MENTAL HEALTH - ACCESS TO CARE - CANCERS - CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASE/STROKE - SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TOBACCO DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL THE HEATH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: - ASTHMA IS AN IDENTIFIED LOW PRIORITY HEALTH NEED THAT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER IS NOT ADDRESSING. THE RATIONALE FOR THIS IS: THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SISTER AFFILIATE, SUTTER GOULD MEDICAL CENTER. THEY OFFER EXPERT PHYSICIAN CARE, AN ANNUAL ASTHMA FAIR AND THEY PARTICIPATE ON THE COMMUNITY ASTHMA COALITION - VIOLENCE - THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT NEED BUT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A "LOW PRIORITY". THE HOSPITAL HAS DECIDED NOT TO ADDRESS THIS AREA AS OUR CITY OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY ARE ADDRESSING THIS NEED. WE WILL SUPPORT THEIR ENDEAVORS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. - ECONOMIC SECURITY - ALSO IDENTIFIED AS A "LOW PRIORITY" OF THE HEALTH NEEDS IS A MAJOR CONCERN IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS IN VIOLENCE, THE HOSPITAL HAS DECIDED NOT TO ADDRESS THIS AREA AS OUR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ARE ASSISTING CITIZENS TO PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS, FOOD, SHELTER, ETC. WE WILL SUPPORT THEIR ENDEAVORS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALMEDICALCENTER.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 3): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT WAS PROVIDED BY A BROAD RANGE OF RESIDENTS AND LEADERS THROUGH A COMMUNITY SURVEY, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, AND FOCUS GROUPS. A COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS ADMINISTERED TO 2,927 RESIDENTS OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY IN THE PARTICIPANT'S SELF-IDENTIFIED DOMINANT LANGUAGE (ENGLISH OR SPANISH) OR VERBALLY IN OTHER LANGUAGES (HMONG OR CAMBODIAN). APPROXIMATELY 10% OF SURVEYS WERE ADMINISTERED IN SPANISH. THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND IN A PAPER VERSION. AMONG ALL RESPONDENTS, 19.2% WERE UNDER AGE 25 AND 7.2% WERE OVER AGE 60. RESPONDENTS WERE 71.7% FEMALE, 43.0% IDENTIFIED AS LATINO, AND 26.6% SPOKE SPANISH AT HOME. A TOTAL OF 34 INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED BY THE CORE PLANNING GROUP AS HAVING VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND EXPERTISE WERE INTERVIEWED. INTERVIEWEES INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, MINORITY POPULATIONS, AND THOSE WITH A CHRONIC DISEASE. OTHER INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS WITH EXPERTISE IN LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS WERE ALSO CONSULTED. TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS, ALL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE CORE PLANNING GROUP. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDED INPUT, SEE APPENDIX F. FOR A SUMMARY OF KEY THEMES RELATED TO HEALTH NEEDS THAT AROSE FROM THESE INTERVIEWS, SEE APPENDIX E. ADDITIONALLY, 29 FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, REACHING 348 RESIDENTS. TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND LEVERAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND RESIDENTS, THESE GROUPS WERE FACILITATED BY LOCAL VOLUNTEERS WHO HAD BEEN TRAINED BY MIG STAFF. COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDED INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE IN RECRUITING AND ENROLLING FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS. INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN FOCUS GROUPS INCLUDED LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, CHRONICALLY DISEASED, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. PARTICIPANTS ALSO REPRESENTED A BREADTH OF GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, RACIAL/ETHNIC SUBPOPULATIONS, AND AGE CATEGORIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC POPULATIONS REACHED IN FOCUS GROUPS, SEE APPENDIX F. FOR A SUMMARY OF KEY THEMES RELATED TO HEALTH NEEDS THAT AROSE FROM THESE FOCUS GROUPS, SEE APPENDIX E. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN THE SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A & 6B
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY CHNA WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT INCLUDED SAN JOAQUIN'S NONPROFIT HOSPITALS AND SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS MANY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE PROCESS WAS GUIDED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT SUPPORTED AND PROVIDED INPUT ALONG THE WAY, AND WAS LED BY A CORE PLANNING GROUP THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING AND KEY DECISION-MAKING, INCLUDING PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING THE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS, WORKING ALONGSIDE CONSULTANTS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA, AND ULTIMATELY PRODUCE THIS REPORT. CORE PLANNING GROUP MEMBERS: - COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS - COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES OF SAN JOAQUIN - DAMERON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - DIGNITY HEALTH-ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER - FIRST 5 SAN JOAQUIN - HEALTH NET - HEALTH PLAN OF SAN JOAQUIN - KAISER PERMANENTE - SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES - SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B AND 10A SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): FILING ORG WEBSITES: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/STCH/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSE SSMENT OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. OBESITY & DIABETES 2. YOUTH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3. ECONOMIC SECURITY 4. VIOLENCE AND INJURY 5. ACCESS TO HOUSING 6. ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE 7. MENTAL HEALTH 8. ORAL HEALTH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: - EDUCATION: WHEN FURTHER EVALUATING THE DISPARITIES REGARDING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND DROP-OUT RATES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA, IT WAS FOUND THAT LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE PERFORMING BETTER THAN NEIGHBORS THROUGHOUT THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY IN GENERAL. TRACY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DATA NOTES A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN DROP-OUT RATES AND AN INCREASE IN GRADUATION RATES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND METRICS ARE BETTER THAN STATE RATES. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE HOSPITAL TO IMPLEMENT PLANS TO ADDRESS THIS NEED. - SUBSTANCE USE: ALTHOUGH THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC STRATEGY TO CONFRONT THIS HEALTH ISSUE HEAD ON, IT DOES INTEND TO INDIRECTLY ADDRESS THE PRIORITY FINDING THROUGH THE VARIOUS OTHER INTERVENTIONS AS MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT. MANY OF THE STRATEGIES IN THIS PLAN LOOK TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON CARE, AND WILL OFFER REFERRALS TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AS NECESSARY. - ASTHMA/AIR QUALITY: DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES AND ABILITY TO IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT INTEND TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THIS HEALTH ISSUE. HOWEVER, COMMUNITY BENEFIT STAFF WILL REMAIN ENGAGED IN BUILDING AWARENESS, INCREASING PREVENTION, AND GROWING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY TASKFORCE - ASTHMA AND COPD SUBCOMMITTEE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SUTTERTRACY.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 6): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM KEY INFORMANTS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BROAD INTEREST IN THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, AN ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY WAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS WAS PROVIDED BY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS; THIS LIST INCLUDED NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PRIMARY CONCERNS OF THE POPULATIONS WITH WHOM THEY WORK, AS WELL AS OF THE COMMUNITY OVERALL. KEY INFORMANTS REPRESENTED IN THIS PROCESS WERE ASKED TO EVALUATE HEALTH NEEDS SPECIFICALLY IN THE LOS BANOS AREA. KEY INFORMANTS WERE CONTACTED BY EMAIL, INTRODUCING THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND PROVIDING A LINK TO TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE; REMINDER EMAILS WERE SENT AS NEEDED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION. IN ALL, 79 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOOK PART IN THE ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, INPUT WAS GATHERED FROM SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH LOW-INCOME, MINORITY POPULATIONS OR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED COLLABORATED ON THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B AND 10A MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): FILING ORG WEBSITES: HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALLOSBANOS.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMEN T
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ARE NEEDS THAT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT 2. ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES 3. MENTAL HEALTH 4. DIABETES 5. INJURY AND VIOLENCE 6. IMMUNIZATION & INFECTIOUS DISEASES DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: - HEART DISEASE AND STROKE - AT THIS TIME MHLB DOES NOT HAVE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO INCREASE SERVICES OR PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS IS THIS NEED. MHLB CURRENTLY HAS PHYSICIANS AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOCUSED ON HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. - SUBSTANCE ABUSE - WHILE THERE IS NOT A CURRENT STRATEGY TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PROGRAMS AND/OR SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES MAY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. - ORAL HEALTH - THIS NEED IS CURRENTLY BEING ADDRESSED BY OTHER FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. - RESPIRATORY DISEASES - A RELATIVELY LOW PRIORITY WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS NEED BY THE COMMUNITY. - CANCER - A RELATIVELY LOW PRIORITY WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS NEED AND MHLB CURRENTLY DOES HAVE FACULTY WITH THE EXPERTISE TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THIS NEED. - DEMENTIA, INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - A RELATIVELY LOW PRIORITY WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS NEED. - POTENTIALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS - A RELATIVELY LOW PRIORITY WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS NEED. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALLOSBANOS.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 11): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINE 3E THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (SSH) A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. COMMUNITY INPUT WAS PROVIDED BY A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS. INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE CONSULTED. THESE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHERE APPLICABLE, OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE OF LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS WERE CONSULTED. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS SERVED AT THE INTERVIEW GUIDES FOR BOTH KEY INFORMANT AND FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS: KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 1. WHAT ARE STANISLAUS COUNTY'S 3 MOST CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES? WHY ARE THESE THE TOP PRIORITIES? 2. STARTING WITH (HEALTH ISSUE #1), WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING THIS A PRIORITY? 3. HOW DO THE HEALTH ISSUES YOU'VE IDENTIFIED SPECIFICALLY IMPACT LOW INCOME, UNDERSERVED/UNINSURED POPULATIONS? WHICH POPULATIONS DO THE ISSUES IMPACT MOST? 4. HOW DO THE HEALTH ISSUES YOU'VE IDENTIFIED IMPACT ETHNIC/RACIAL SUBPOPULATIONS? WHICH POPULATIONS DO THE ISSUES IMPACT MOST? 5. BASED ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE, WHAT ARE THE SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS THE TOP 3 HEALTH ISSUES YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES TO ADDRESSING THE HEALTH ISSUES? 6. WHAT ASSETS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN STANISLAUS COUNTY TO ADDRESS THE TOP HEALTH ISSUES? 7. BEYOND THE 3 TOP HEALTH ISSUES YOU'VE IDENTIFIED, ARE THERE ANY OTHER HEALTH ISSUES THAT YOU THINK ARE ALSO IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS? 8. WHAT ARE YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR WAYS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY LOW INCOME, UNDERSERVED/UNINSURED POPULATIONS AND ETHNIC/RACIAL SUBPOPULATIONS, IN ADDRESSING THE HEALTH ISSUES? 9. WHAT ROLE CAN KAISER PERMANENTE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SUTTER HEALTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER PLAY IN ADDRESSING THE HEALTH ISSUES? 10. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT THE TOP HEALTH ISSUES IN STANISLAUS COUNTY AND HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES? FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 1. PLEASE DESCRIBE FOR ME YOUR IDEA OF WHAT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE. 2. NOW THINK ABOUT HOW YOUR COMMUNITY IS RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS HEALTHY ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY? - WHAT MAKES IT EASY TO BE HEALTHY IN YOUR COMMUNITY? - WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO BE HEALTHY IN YOUR COMMUNITY? 3. IN 2013, WE ASKED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DESCRIBE THE TOP HEALTH ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. ASTHMA, OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT/DIABETES AND ACCESS TO CARE CAME UP AS TOP HEALTH ISSUES FACING YOUR COMMUNITY. HOW IMPORTANT DO YOU THINK THESE ISSUES ARE TODAY? - WHAT OTHER HEALTH ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT? - OF ALL THE HEALTH ISSUES WE'VE DISCUSSED WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE THREE MOST URGENT ONES? 4. WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTHIER? - FOR EACH OF THESE, WHAT ARE SOME SUCCESSFUL WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM THAT YOU'VE SEEN EITHER IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR OTHER COMMUNITIES YOU KNOW ABOUT? - IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR WAYS TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTHIER? 5. WHAT ARE SOME ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICES OR RESOURCES IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT HELP PEOPLE TO BE HEALTHY? - HOW DO THESE ORGANIZATIONS, SERVICES OR RESOURCES HELP PEOPLE TO BE HEALTHY? 6. WHAT DOES THE COUNTY/YOUR COMMUNITY NEED IN TERMS OF HEALTH (SERVICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.) THAT DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXIST IN THE COMMUNITY? 7. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND AS THE BEST WAYS TO GET PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN MAKING YOUR COMMUNITY HEALTHIER? PLEASE BE SPECIFIC. - WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES TO ENGAGING PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? - HOW CAN THESE CHALLENGES BE OVERCOME? 8. WE'RE JUST ABOUT READY TO WRAP UP. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU FEEL IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW ABOUT HEALTH IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A
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STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER AND KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - MODESTO COLLABORATED ON THE 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A AND 7B STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/PDF/FOR-PATIENTS/CHNA/STANISLAUS-2018-CHNA.PD F OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/PDF/FOR-PATIENTS/CHNA/STANISLAUS-2018-CHNA.PD F SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/PDF/FOR-PATIENTS/CHNA/SSH-2019-IMPLEMENTATION -STRATEGY.PDF
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL/SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES 3. ACTIVE LIVING/HEALTH EATING 4. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 5. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL THE HEATH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION MANAGEMENT - THIS IS AN IDENTIFIED LOW PRIORITY HEALTH NEED THAT SSH IS NOT ADDRESSING. THE RATIONALE FOR THIS IS: THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SISTER AFFILIATE, SUTTER GOULD MEDICAL CENTER AND SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. THEY OFFER DIABETES MANAGEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTERS. 2. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS - TRANSPORTATION AND DISABILITY THAT PREVENT ACCESS THROUGH MOVEMENT - THIS IS ALSO IDENTIFIED AS A LOW PRIORITY HEALTH NEED THAT SSH IS NOT ADDRESSING. MANY HEALTH PLANS OFFER TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THEIR MEDI-CAL PLANS AND WE WILL PARTNER WITH THEM TO PROVIDE THIS AS NEEDED. IN ADDITION, OUR HOSPITAL PROVIDES TAXI VOUCHERS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. 3. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE - ALSO IDENTIFIED AS A LOW PRIORITY HEALTH NEED THAT SSH IS NOT ADDRESSING. OUR FOCUS IS ON ESTABLISHING PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE AS THOSE WERE BOTH IDENTIFIED AS HIGHER PRIORITY AREAS.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - OTHER: PATIENTS MAY SUBMIT CHARITY CARE APPLICATIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS SUPERVISOR. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 12): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://STANISLAUSSURGICAL.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (12) MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINE 22D STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (12) AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR SLIDING SCALE CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 350% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. 
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.