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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| 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 |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
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| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
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| CORE FORM, PAGE 1, BOX C | PLEASE NOTE, IN ADDITION TO THE D/B/A INCLUDED ON PAGE 1 OF THIS FORM 990, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO FILED THE FOLLOWING FICTITIOUS NAME WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND OPERATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING: ST. LUKE'S CARE NOW. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========== FOUNDED IN 1872 TO CARE FOR WORKERS AT THE STEEL FOUNDRIES IN BETHLEHEM, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (SLUHN) IS A FULLY INTEGRATED, REGIONAL, NON-PROFIT NETWORK OF MORE THAN 15,000 EMPLOYEES PROVIDING SERVICES AT 10 HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 320 OUTPATIENT SITES. WITH ANNUAL NET REVENUE GREATER THAN $2 BILLION, THE NETWORKS SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES: LEHIGH, NORTHAMPTON, BERKS, BUCKS, CARBON, MONTGOMERY, MONROE AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. DEDICATED TO ADVANCING MEDICAL EDUCATION, ST. LUKES IS THE PREEMINENT TEACHING HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL-EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, ST. LUKES CREATED THE REGIONS FIRST AND ONLY REGIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS. IT ALSO OPERATES THE NATIONS LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING SCHOOL OF NURSING, ESTABLISHED IN 1884, AND 28 FULLY ACCREDITED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITH 226 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. ST. LUKES IS THE ONLY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL-EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO EARN MEDICARES FIVE-STAR RATING (THE HIGHEST) FOR QUALITY, EFFICIENCY AND PATIENT SATISFACTION. IN 2018, ST. LUKES WAS NAMED A TOP HOSPITAL IN THE TEACHING HOSPITAL CATEGORY BY THE LEAPFROG GROUP. IT HAS REPEATEDLY EARNED THE 100 TOP MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL DESIGNATION FROM IBM WATSON HEALTH (FORMERLY TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS) SIX TIMES TOTAL AND FOUR YEARS IN A ROW INCLUDING 2018. IT HAS ALSO BEEN CITED BY IBM WATSON HEALTH AS A 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM. UTILIZING THE EPIC ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) SYSTEM FOR BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES, THE NETWORK IS A MULTI-YEAR RECIPIENT OF THE MOST WIRED AWARD RECOGNIZING THE BREADTH OF THE SLUHNS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS TELEHEALTH, ONLINE SCHEDULING AND ONLINE PRICING INFORMATION. ST. LUKES IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE STATES LOWEST COST PROVIDERS. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS LARGEST HOSPITAL CAMPUS IS ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, AND COMPRISES A BETHLEHEM AND ("SL-BETHLEHEM") AND ALLENTOWN ("SL-ALLENTOWN") LOCATION, BOTH IN LEHIGH COUNTY. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINES IN THE IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: - ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; - ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; - ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; - CONTROL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC., D.B.A. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. BOTH BOARDS COMPRISE A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS ON THE HOSPITAL/NETWORK MEDICAL STAFF; AND - SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. MISSION ======= THE MISSION OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BETHLEHEM PA IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, EXCELLENT QUALITY AND COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. ST. LUKE'S HAS AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AS WE CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED; EDUCATE PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, REGARDLESS OF A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. BETHLEHEM CAMPUS ---------------- SL-BETHLEHEM IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, TERTIARY CARE, TEACHING HOSPITAL LOCATED IN BETHLEHEM, PA, FOUNDED IN 1872. SL-BETHLEHEM OFFERS MORE THAN 90 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND HAS 419 LICENSED ACUTE CARE AND REHAB BEDS. IN FY '18, THERE WERE 27,672 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS; 399,713 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AND 50,932 ED VISITS. IN FY '18, SL-BETHLEHEM INVESTED MORE THAN $20.0 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. INVESTMENTS INCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF A NEW MEDICAL HELICOPTER WHICH DELIVERS AIR MEDICAL SERVICES AS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN ST. LUKES AND GEISINGER. THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PURCHASED A NEW DA VINCI ROBOT FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES. FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED AN UPGRADE OF THE CHILL WATER PLANT, PARKING DECK REPAIRS, COMBINED WITH UPGRADES TO THE ELEVATOR SYSTEMS IN THE HOSPITAL. WE INVESTED IN MASIMO PULSE OXIMETER MONITORING EQUIPMENT WHICH IS CONTINUOUS OXIMETRY TECHNOLOGY INFORMING CLINICIANS OF POTENTIAL PATIENT DECOMPENSATION. INVESTMENTS WERE MADE IN SCOPE REPLACEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL, DIGITAL X-RAY AND ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT AND IMAGE ROUTING TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING THE OR, PHYSICAL THERAPY AND NUMEROUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SL-BETHLEHEM ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS/SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALLENTOWN CAMPUS ---------------- SL-ALLENTOWN WAS FOUNDED IN 1945 AS THE ALLENTOWN OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER AND IS LOCATED IN THE WEST END OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN. IN 1997, THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER ENTERED INTO A MERGER WITH ST. LUKE'S. SINCE JOINING ST. LUKE'S, THE 131-LICENSED BED, JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED SL-ALLENTOWN HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS (FY18 11,791) AND ED VISITS (FY18 55,000) AND OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS (FY18 209,212). IN FY18, SL-ALLENTOWN INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $13.0 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT, CAMPUS FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED THE RENOVATION AND OPENING OF A NEW MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT ON THE 5TH FLOOR. THE ALLENTOWN CAMPUS ALSO INVESTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARE NOW SITE WITH A RADIOLOGY SUITE IN HAMBURG, PA AND MADE UPGRADES TO VARIOUS PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ULTRASOUND MACHINES, ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATING ROOM, A UROLOGY CAMERA SYSTEM, PUMPS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $170 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGIC AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS SINCE SLA JOINED THE NETWORK: $2.5 MILLION TO OPERATIONALIZE A GI/ENDO SUITE WITH TWO GI LABS AT OUR WEST END MEDICAL CENTER. AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION WAS USED TO REPLACE A MAIN AIR HANDLER UNIT, TO START A PROJECT TO OPERATIONALIZE OUR EIGHTH OPERATING ROOM AND TO UPGRADE VARIOUS PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT, ANESTHESIA MACHINES, PUMPS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE. A FIVE-STORY ADDITION, OPENED IN JUNE 2003, INCLUDED: A 10,000 SQUARE FOOT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION, FIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOM SUITES, SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY FROM GE HEALTHCARE, THE ADDITION OF A 10-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND VARIOUS SUPPORT DEPARTMENTS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | IN JANUARY 2007, ST. LUKE'S NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM WAS INTRODUCED AT SL-ALLENTOWN. THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES EMERGENCY CARE FOR HEART ATTACKS, PROVIDES 24 HOUR-A-DAY, SEVEN DAYS-A-WEEK; CARDIAC TESTING; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY STUDIES AND OTHER CARDIAC PROCEDURES BY SOME OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION. SL-ALLENTOWN'S BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN ACCREDITED CENTER OF THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. SL-ALLENTOWN PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR BARIATRIC PATIENTS. IN AUGUST 2007, ST. LUKE'S OPENED AN OUTPATIENT CANCER CENTER AT THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS IN SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, ADJACENT TO ALLENTOWN. THE CENTER PROVIDES A VERY COMFORTABLE, INVITING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED OUTPATIENT CANCER CARE UNDER ONE ROOF. ADDITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS INCLUDE: CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE, SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER, CENTER FOR UROLOGY, WEIGHT LOSS (BARIATRIC) PROGRAM. SL-ALLENTOWN DOUBLED ITS SIZE AND THE SIZE OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE RENOVATION ADDED SIX NEW ICU BEDS FOR CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS, 22 NEW MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, TWO CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORIES, A 680 SQ. FT. OPEN HEART OPERATING ROOM SUITE AND A POST ANESTHESIA UNIT (SURGICAL RECOVERY AREA). THE NEW BEGINNINGS BIRTHING CENTER UNDERWENT A SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION AND EXPANSION IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. FIFTEEN PRIVATE POST-PARTUM ROOMS WERE ADDED TO ACCOMMODATE MORE THAN 1,400 ANNUAL BIRTHS. IN SPRING OF 2010, A NEW 32 MEDICAL-SURGICAL UNIT WAS OPENED, AS WELL AS A NEW WOUND MANAGEMENT CENTER WITH TWO NEW HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS, AND IN EARLY APRIL, A HOMESTAR RETAIL PHARMACY WAS ADDED TO FILL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PATIENTS, VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES. ST. LUKE'S HAS ADDED OUTPATIENT FACILITIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SL-ALLENTOWN TO MEET THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THESE INCLUDE: ST. LUKE'S FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, ST. LUKE'S PERINATAL CENTER, ST. LUKE'S WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER, WHITEHALL HEALTH CENTER AND HAMBURG HEALTH CENTER AS WELL AS SPECIALTY ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICES FOR ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY AND GENERAL SURGERY. THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC WAS EXPANDED AND ENHANCED IN 2012. IN DECEMBER 2011, SL-ALLENTOWN ACQUIRED A 107,000 SQ. FT. FACILITY IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE AREA ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ST. LUKE'S WEST END MEDICAL CENTER, AN OUTPATIENT FACILITY TO SUPPORT SL-ALLENTOWN. THIS CENTER OPENED IN MAY 2013 WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT THRU NOVEMBER 2014 OF $18.1 MILLION. CURRENT SERVICES INCLUDE WALK-IN CARE, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, LAB, IMAGING, SPORTS & HUMAN PERFORMANCE FITNESS CENTER, MAMMOGRAPHY, TWO GI ENDOSCOPY LABS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. PHYSICIAN PRACTICES INCLUDING ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRIC, PAIN MANAGEMENT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, OB/GYN, UROLOGY, AND NEUROSURGERY. ADDITIONALLY, A NEW $9.6 MILLION, 360-SPACE PARKING DECK AND HOSPITAL LOBBY AT SL-ALLENTOWN WERE ADDED IN APRIL 2013. THESE NEW FACILITIES IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS AND VISITORS. AN ADDITIONAL OPERATING ROOM WAS ADDED IN NOVEMBER 2013. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SL-ALLENTOWN ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 83,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS/SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ANDERSON CAMPUS --------------- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS ("SL-ANDERSON") IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 108-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED AND PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF NORTHAMPTON AND MONROE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND WARREN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. IN FY '18, SL-ANDERSON PROVIDED CARE FOR 210,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY WITH 23,300 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS BEING MEDICAID AND 4,300 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS BEING SELF-PAY. THE GROSS CHARGES FOR MEDICAID ARE $116,350M AND FOR SELF-PAY ARE $16,950M. THE OPERATIONS OF SL-ANDERSON, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF SL-ANDERSON IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. SL-ANDERSON OPENED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2011 AND WAS THE FIRST NEW, NON-REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA IN MORE THAN FOUR DECADES. SL-ANDERSON IS LOCATED ON A 500-ACRE SITE OWNED BY ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. IN ADDITION TO SL-ANDERSON, THE FIRST PHASE OF SITE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED A CANCER CENTER AND A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. THE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING PROVIDES IMAGING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, LABORATORY AND OTHER OUTPATIENT TESTING, HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER AND OFFICES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS, INCLUDING CARDIAC SERVICES AND A PULMONARY REHABILITATION CENTER. WE OFFER SUPPORT CLASSES FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING CLASSES ARE OFFERED CONSISTENTLY: - ST. LUKE'S HOSPICE - GRIEF AND LOSS - LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES CLASS - WESCOE FOUNDATION FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS SUPPORT GROUP - ST. LUKE'S BARIATRIC PEP RALLY - HEALTHY AGING SERIES - BETTER BREATHERS SUPPORT GROUP - LA LECHE LEAGUE OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS, SL-ANDERSON BEGAN EXPANSION OF FREEMANSBURG AVENUE, THE PRIMARY ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL CAMPUS, AT A TOTAL COST OF $43 MILLION WHEN THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED. AS OF THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF A THREE PHASE PROJECT ARE COMPLETE. SL-ANDERSON IS SERVICE ORIENTED WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE PATIENT AND FAMILY STRESS AND ANXIETY AND TO PROVIDE A CALM AND REASSURING ENVIRONMENT BY MEETING, AND OFTEN EXCEEDING, THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOFTER LIGHTING IS USED IN THE HALLWAYS AND THE DCOR IS DONE IN RELAXING EARTH TONES, AVAILABLE AMENITIES INCLUDE: FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS, FREE WI-FI SERVICE, DAILY NEWSPAPER DELIVERY, LUXURIOUS ROBES, A RECLINER AND COMFORTABLE SOFA BED IN EVERY ROOM AND AN AFTERNOON TEA SERVICE. SL-ANDERSON ALSO FOCUSES ON MAKING ITS SERVICES EASY TO ACCESS. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING OFFER EXTENDED HOURS ON THE WEEKENDS AND IN THE EVENINGS. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PARTNERED WITH THE RODALE INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIC FARM LOCATED ON THE ANDERSON CAMPUS. THE FARM IS USED TO PROVIDE LOCALLY GROWN ORGANIC PRODUCE IN NETWORK CAFETERIAS AND WILL BE SERVED TO PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VISITORS. WORKING WITH THE RODALE INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP THE ST. LUKE'S RODALE INSTITUTE ORGANIC FARM ALLOWS ST. LUKE'S TO CONTINUE PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH A HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE THAT CREATES A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING. BY PROVIDING PATIENTS, VISITORS, AND STAFF MEMBERS WITH LOCAL GROWN ORGANIC PRODUCE, ST. LUKE'S DEMONSTRATES A COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. EXCESS PRODUCE IS SOLD TO STAFF MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY ALLOWING THESE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE HEALTHY EATING CHOICES IN THEIR OWN HOMES, CONTRIBUTING TO HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES. IN FY17 AND FY18 THE ORGANIC FARM INCREASED THE NUMBER OF VARIETIES OF PRODUCE TO 100. THE ST. LUKES RODALE INSTITUTE ORGANIC FARM HAS DOUBLED ITS ACREAGE TO NOW SPAN 11.5 ACRES. IN FY17 THE ST. LUKES RODALE INSTITUTE ORGANIC FARM ADDED A CERTIFIED ORGANIC DESIGNATION AND GROWING CUT FLOWERS TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY THE FARMS CROPS. THE COST OF THE FARM IN FY18 WAS $198,000. IN AUGUST OF 2017 SL-ANDERSON OPENED A NEW $26 MILLION SPECIALTY PAVILION THAT EXPANDS THE BREADTH OF OFFERING AT THE ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS TO INCLUDE AMBULATORY SURGERY, UROLOGY, OB/GYN SERVICES, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND LABORATORY SERVICES. THIS FACILITY WILL SERVICE THE GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY AND WAS DESIGNED WITH CONVENIENCE IN MIND. IT IS LOCATED JUST OFF ROUTE 33, AND IT IS SURROUNDED BY AMPLE, NEARBY PARKING. THE LATEST EXPANSION STRENGTHENS ST. LUKES POSITION AS THE REGIONS LEADER IN PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES. FUTURE EXPANSION PLANS AT SL-ANDERSON WAS APPROVED BY BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. FOR A JANUARY 2020 OPENING DATE, THE NEW FOUR FLOOR - 180,000 SQUARE FOOT WOMEN & BABIES PAVILION IS AN EXPANSION OF OUR OBSTETRICS AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A 36 BED MEDICAL/SURGICAL SUITE. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE NEW PAVILION WILL HOUSE THE THIRD LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT IN THE ST. LUKES NETWORK AND WILL INCLUDE A LEVEL THREE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) AND A 32-ROOM POST-PARTUM UNIT, 16-BASSINET NURSERIES, AS WELL AS, 19 SEMI-PRIVATE AND EIGHT PRIVATE NICU ROOMS OFFERING FAMILY-FRIENDLY SPACES DESIGNED FOR COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE. THE PERSONALIZED AND COMPASSIONATE EXPERIENCE THAT PATIENTS HAVE COME TO EXPECT FROM ST. LUKES, WILL BE DELIVERED AT THE NEW PAVILION. WE ANTICIPATE SERVING A HIGH MEDICAID AND SELF-PAY POPULATION IN OUR NEW LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT. ST. LUKES GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT SL-ANDERSON WILL BEGIN IN JULY 2019 WITH CONTINUED GROWTH THROUGH 2024. SL-ANDERSON WILL HAVE 120 RESIDENTS ON CAMPUS BY 2024 WITH PLANNED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN DERMATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND FAMILY MEDICINE. OVERWHELMING DEMAND WAS THE PRIMARY DRIVER FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. THROUGHOUT ITS DEVELOPMENT, SL-ANDERSON CONTINUES TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY VALUED ACCESS TO THE MOST MODERN HEALTH CARE. ST. LUKES HAS A LONG STANDING HISTORY IN THE COMMUNITY AND TAKES VERY SERIOUSLY ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE VERY BEST HEALTH CARE. SPORTS MEDICINE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) OF THE SPORTS MEDICINE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT NET EXPENSE AS REPORTED ON NETWORKS SCHEDULE H 990 FORM. THIS IS REPORTED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. FOR ST. LUKES ANDERSON CAMPUS, SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAMS REACH 27,620 STUDENTS IN SIX DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE ANDERSON REGION. A TOTAL OF 11 ATHLETIC TRAINERS SERVE THESE SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE, EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES TO ALL DISTRICT STUDENT ATHLETES. THROUGH THE ST. LUKES SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED IN ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICTS AND THE ATHLETIC TRAINERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE ST. LUKES OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH DIVISIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR OFFER EDUCATION TO THOSE EMPLOYEES. ATHLETIC TRAINERS REGULARLY ENGAGE IN MARKETING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE ST. LUKES NETWORK AND BUILD THE ST. LUKES BRAND. THE INITIAL PROGRAM DEFICIT IS $300,471 FOR SCHOOLS FEEDING INTO ANDERSON CAMPUS. THIS MODEL DOES NOT INCLUDE OTHER REVENUES RECEIVED FROM CLUB, YOUTH SPORTS, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES (TOURNAMENTS) FOR WHICH A FEE IS CHARGED. ADDITIONALLY, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE DOWNSTREAM REVENUE GENERATED BY ATHLETIC TRAINER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SCHOOLS WITHIN THE ANDERSON CAMPUS REGION. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. SL-ANDERSON ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS/SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. MONROE CAMPUS ------------- ST. LUKES HOSPITAL MONROE CAMPUS ("SL-MONROE") THE FIRST NEW ACUTE-CARE, NON-REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL MONROE COUNTY HAS SEEN IN 100 YEARS, COMPRISES FOUR STORIES AND 180,000 SQUARE FEET. THE $100-MILLION HOSPITAL BUILDING HAS 90 PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, INCLUDING 12 BEDS FOR CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS. ALL ARE SPACIOUS AND BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED TO PROMOTE HEALING. THE HOSPITAL ALSO FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING AND PROCEDURE ROOMS, A HELIPAD, A LARGE AND EFFICIENT EMERGENCY ROOM, A CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB AND THE MOST MODERN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FROM GE HEALTHCARE. CLOSE TO MAJOR ROADWAYS, SL-MONROE HAS THE SIGNATURE FOUNTAIN FEATURE AND A WALKING TRAIL NESTLED IN A BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL SETTING TO PROMOTE WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY18 SL-MONROE PROVIDED CARE FOR 5,744 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 45,628 ED VISITS, AND 78,683 OUTPATIENT VISITS. THE OPERATIONS OF SL-MONROE, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF SL-MONROE IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. ON OCTOBER 3, 2016, SL-MONROE OPENED ITS DOORS TO THE COMMUNITY. BECOMING THE SEVENTH HOSPITAL IN THE ST. LUKES HEALTH NETWORK, THE NEW HOSPITAL PROVIDES ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE. THE NEW CAMPUS HAS AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 10,000 INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION ADMISSIONS AND HAS A 33 BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 62,000 VISITS. GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION NETWORK OPENED A 12-BED 13,000-SQUARE-FOOT INPATIENT REHABILITATION UNIT IN JANUARY OF 2017 ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL. THE GOOD SHEPHERD UNIT PROVIDES INPATIENT REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED STROKE, MAJOR-MULTI TRAUMAS, COMPLEX JOINT REPLACEMENTS, AMPUTATION, SEVERE ARTHRITIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION AT ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS OFFERS SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION CARE IN BEAUTIFULLY-APPOINTED PRIVATE ROOMS AND IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE UNIT OF ITS TYPE IN THE MONROE COUNTY AREA. THE UNIT OPERATES UNDER THE GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL LICENSE. FROM THE DAY IT OPENED, SL-MONROE HAS BEEN EMBRACED BY THE PUBLIC. ADMISSIONS AND ED VISITS HAVE CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED PROJECTIONS; FY' 18 ADMISSIONS WERE 25 PERCENT BETTER THAN PROJECTED AND FY '18 ED VISITS WERE 32 PERCENT BETTER THAN PROJECTED. DEMAND FOR SERVICES NECESSITATED A NEW THREE-FLOOR 37,500-SQUARE-FOOT CANCER CENTER AND MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 200 ST. LUKES LANE ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE $22 MILLION BUILDING OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2017 AND EXPANDS THE BREADTH OF OFFERINGS AT ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS TO INCLUDE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, RADIATION THERAPY, INFUSION (CHEMOTHERAPY), IMAGING, ORTHOPEDICS AND A SLEEP LAB. WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE SERVICES, ST. LUKE'S MONROE CAMPUS WILL BE EMPLOYING OVER 600 PEOPLE. A VARIAN TRUEBEAM LINEAR ACCELERATOR IN THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS PATIENTS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN RADIATION THERAPY. THIS BRAND-NEW DEVICE FEATURES ADVANCED RADIATION-SPARING TECHNOLOGIES LIKE OSMS WHICH STOPS TREATMENT IF A PATIENT MOVES AS WELL AS A "6 DEGREES OF FREEDOM PERFECT PITCH COUCH" WHICH ALLOWS THERAPISTS TO POSITION A PATIENT IN THE EXACT PERFECT SPOT FOR OPTIMAL TREATMENT AND COMFORT. IN MARCH OF 2018, ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK OPENED ITS SECOND DIAGNOSTIC BREAST IMAGING FACILITY, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE MONROE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREA PATIENTS IN NEED OF ROUTINE AND ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAMS AND TESTING. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY OFFERS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS LOW-DOSE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY, AUTOMATED BREAST ULTRASOUND (ABUS) AND MORE. PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM HAVING HIGHLY-SKILLED RADIOLOGISTS READING THEIR TEST RESULTS IMMEDIATELY. PATIENTS WITH AN ABNORMAL FINDING ARE ABLE TO HAVE A BIOPSY RIGHT AWAY, HELPING TO REDUCE THE FEAR AND ANXIETY OF WAITING. THE ST. LUKES MONROE REGIONAL BREAST CENTER INCLUDES THE MOST ADVANCED, COMPUTER-AIDED SOFTWARE TO HELP IN DIAGNOSING BREAST ANOMALIES AND THE LATEST DIGITAL AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FROM GE HEALTHCARE INCLUDING SENSORYSUITE. SENSORYSUITE IS DESIGNED TO SOOTHE THE SENSES (SIGHT, SCENT AND SOUND) IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A CALMER, INTERACTIVE MAMMOGRAM EXPERIENCE. WOMEN HAVE THEIR CHOICE OF HAVING THEIR MAMMOGRAM WITH BEACH, GARDEN OR RAINFOREST IMAGERY TO CALM THE PATIENT DURING TESTING. THE REGIONAL BREAST CENTER WILL ALSO HAVE THE REGIONS FIRST PRISTINA WITH DUETATM MAMMOGRAPHY. DUETA IS AN INDUSTRY-FIRST, PATIENT-ASSISTED COMPRESSION DEVICE WHICH GIVES PATIENTS A SENSE OF CONTROL DURING THEIR MAMMOGRAMS. SL-MONROE IS SERVICE ORIENTED WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE PATIENT AND FAMILY STRESS AND ANXIETY AND TO PROVIDE A CALM AND REASSURING ENVIRONMENT BY MEETING, AND OFTEN EXCEEDING, THEIR PERSONAL NEEDS. SOFTER LIGHTING IS USED IN THE HALLWAYS AND THE DCOR IS DONE IN RELAXING EARTH TONES, AVAILABLE AMENITIES INCLUDE: FLAT SCREEN TELEVISIONS, FREE WIFI SERVICE, DAILY NEWSPAPER DELIVERY AND A RECLINER AND COMFORTABLE SOFA BED IN EVERY ROOM. MONROE COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN FY18 MONROE CAMPUS SERVED SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A HEALTHY, LOW-COST OPTION FOR DINNER. THE OLDER ADULT MEALS AT ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS OFFER SENIORS 65+ A FRESHLY PREPARED DINNER SEVEN DAYS/WEEK FOR UNDER $4. OLDER ADULTS ENJOY AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY EATING AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND ENGAGE WITH OTHER OLDER ADULTS IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, MONROE CAMPUS HAD 1700 VOLUNTEER HOURS TOTAL AND THE TOTAL VOLUNTEER COUNT FOR FY18 WAS 32. IN APRIL AND OCTOBER OF 2018 ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS HOSTED NATIONAL DRUG TAKEBACK DAY AND A TOTAL OF 247 POUNDS OF VARIOUS MEDICATIONS WERE COLLECTED. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF STUDENTS THROUGH OUR ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE ST. LUKE'S ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) PRIORITY AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AT EACH CAMPUS BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA AND COMMUNITY INPUT. BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, EACH CAMPUS DEVELOPS PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES. IN APRIL 2017, ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS HIRED A COMMUNITY HEALTH LIAISON MANAGER TO BUILD EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND TO OVERSEE THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO DO SO. DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2017, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH LIAISON MANAGER MET WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE BUILDING COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS STARTED BY HOSPITAL STAFF, AND TO CONTINUE SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATING THE FOUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE DISTRICT WITH THE GREATEST NEED. THEN IN DECEMBER 2017, ST. LUKES MONROE CAMPUS ADOPTED THE POCONO MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT - WEST (PMSDW). PMSDW HAD THE LOWEST SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND THIRD GRADE READING LEVELS AMONG THE FOUR DISTRICTS, ALONG WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH RATES, AMONG OTHER FACTORS. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES WE WILL PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE, INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES, AND WORK TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND THUS IMPROVE OVERALL CHILD HEALTH, CONSISTENT WITH THE FIRST FOUR PRIORITY AREAS OF THE CHNA. CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC ----------------------------------------- CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. ("ST. LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL" A.K.A. "SL-MINERS") IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 44-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND 48-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED IN COALDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY NEAR THE CARBON COUNTY BORDER PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF SCHUYLKILL, CARBON AND LOWER LUZERNE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, SL-MINERS PATIENT CARE INCLUDED 3272 OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS, MORE THAN 114,876 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 19,393 ED VISITS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C) (3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SL-MINERS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. FOUNDED IN 1910, SL-MINERS WAS ACQUIRED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK") IN 2000 AND CELEBRATED ITS 100TH YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN OCTOBER 2010. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO 606 PHYSICIANS ACROSS 30 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND A CHEST PAIN CENTER BY THE SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENT CARE. IN FY16, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD VISION OF THE FUTURE FOR CONNECTING STUDENTS TO VISION SHUTTLE CARE THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN A RURAL SETTING. THE HOSPITAL WAS ALSO NAMED 2018 RURAL HEALTH PROGRAM OF THE YEAR BY PA OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH FOR USING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES, ENSURING ACCESS, PROVIDING COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND DEMONSTRATING A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE RURAL POPULATION. THE NETWORK HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $36.1 MILLION IN TECHNICAL AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT SL-MINERS SINCE 2000, INCLUDING OUTPATIENT CENTERS WHICH OFFER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, FURTHER ENHANCING PATIENTS' ABILITY TO EASILY ACCESS STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTHCARE. IN 2016 THE HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTED THE EPIC, ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND OPENED A NEW 28-BED UNIVERSAL CARE UNIT THAT FEATURES PRIVATE ROOMS, PRIVATE BATHROOMS AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART CALL BELL AND ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD SYSTEM. IN 2017, A $1.6 MILLION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RENOVATION WAS COMPLETED THAT INCLUDED ADDING TWO DEDICATED ROOMS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS. THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO RENOVATED INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF NEW DIGITAL X-RAY EQUIPMENT. IN ADDITION, 4K CAPABLE VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATING ROOM AND AN UPGRADED NURSE CALL SYSTEM FOR THE SKILLED NURSING FLOOR WERE PURCHASED. SL-MINERS IS LOCATED IN COALDALE, A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A 5 STAR RATING FROM CMS IN 2017. THE HOSPITAL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED MEDICAL EXPERTISE THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - DIRECT ACCESS TO ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS PROVIDING THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND INJURIES; - DIRECT ACCESS TO A HIGHLY TRAINED CARDIAC TEAM WHICH INCLUDES EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS; - DIRECT ACCESS TO ONCOLOGISTS AND A WIDE RANGE OF ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS; - DIRECT ACCESS TO HOSPITALISTS. SL-MINERS OPERATED THREE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED RURAL HEALTH CLINICS IN HOMETOWN, MCADOO, AND NESQUEHONING, SERVING 13,265 PATIENT VISITS IN FY '16. THE CENTERS TREAT PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY CARE CLOSE TO HOME. IN FY '14, MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES WERE ADDED AT THE CENTERS. NO PATIENT IS DENIED CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL INSURANCES, INCLUDING MEDICAID, ARE ACCEPTED. IN FEBRUARY 2015, THE MCADOO RURAL HEALTH CLINIC SUFFERED DEVASTATING WATER DAMAGE FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTY AND WAS FORCED TO CLOSE. DESPITE EFFORTS BY SL-MINERS, THE RURAL CLINIC WAS NOT PERMITTED TO REOPEN IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION DUE TO MCADOO DESIGNATED AS "URBANIZED" IN THE 2010 US CENSUS. ATTEMPTS TO SEEK AN EXCEPTION FROM CMS SO PRIMARY CARE COULD CONTINUE FOR THE MCADOO RURAL HEALTH PATIENTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL ------------------------------ ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (SLQ) IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 62-BED LICENSED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN QUAKERTOWN, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN PROVIDES SERVICES PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, AND LEHIGH COUNTIES. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN ANNUALLY PROVIDES CARE FOR NEARLY 100,000 PATIENTS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. OF ITS NEARLY 16,000 ANNUAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS, APPROXIMATELY 16% ARE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AND 4.5% ARE SELF-PAY/UNINSURED. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SLQ PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE OPERATIONS OF ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL, AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION BENEFIT ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. ESTABLISHED IN 1929, SLQ WAS ACQUIRED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK") IN 1995. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO MORE THAN 370 PHYSICIANS ACROSS 47 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. BECKERS HEALTHCARE NAMED ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN ON THEIR LIST OF 100 GREAT COMMUNITY HOSPITALS FOR 2018 FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN IS A 2018 RECIPIENT OF THE PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD. THE PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT HAVE THE LOWEST OCCURRENCES OF 14 PREVENTABLE PATIENT SAFETY EVENTS. THESE HOSPITALS ARE IN THE TOP 10% IN THE NATION FOR PATIENT SAFETY. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE PREMIER HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENT INNOVATION NETWORK (HIIN) AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT SAFETY ACROSS THE BOARD WHICH RECOGNIZES TOP PERFORMING HOSPITALS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE IN THE THIRTEEN PATIENT SAFETY ADVERSE EVENT AREAS OF FOCUS AND WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE HIIN PROGRAM. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN WAS ALSO A FINALIST FOR THE QUEST AWARD FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTHCARE BY ACHIEVING TOP PERFORMANCE THRESHOLD (TPT) PERFORMANCE IN 4 OUT OF 5 QUEST DOMAINS (AFFORDABILITY, EFFECTIVE CARE AND COORDINATION, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, PATIENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT). ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN RECEIVED THESE AWARDS AT THE QUEST AND HIIN NATIONAL MEETINGS IN NASHVILLE, TN IN JUNE 2018. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN RECEIVED PRIMARY STROKE CERTIFICATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION IN 2016 AND WAS RE-ACCREDITED IN 2018. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN WAS AWARDED THE "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT" AWARD. THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES ITS HOSPITALS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN APPLYING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR STROKE PATIENTS AND ACHIEVING OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE WITH THE STROKE CORE MEASURES. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN HERNIA SURGERY (COEHS) BY SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION. EMANUEL NOGUEIRA, M.D. HAS EARNED THE SURGEON OF EXCELLENCE IN HERNIA SURGERY (SOEHS) DESIGNATION. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN WAS ACCREDITED A LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER IN 2016 BY THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATION (PTSF) AND EARNED RE-ACCREDITATION IN 2017 FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. A FIRST PLACE ST. LUKES HEALTH NETWORK QUALITY AWARD WAS AWARDED TO ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN FOR THE PROJECT "ZEROING IN ON HOSPITAL ACQUIRED CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE." THIS PROJECT WAS ALSO ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE PREMIER NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN JUNE 2019. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN RECEIVED A 2018 ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) FOR THE PROJECT "PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES FIRST CASE START PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT." THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED ON MAY 22ND AT THE HAP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN IS A NICHE (NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTH SYSTEM ELDERS) DESIGNATED HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED MEDICAL EXPERTISE THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS PROVIDING THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND INJURIES. THIS YEAR THE HOSPITAL ADDED TWO NEW ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS WITH ONE OF THEM BEING THE NETWORKS ONLY FOOT AND ANKLE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST. - A HIGHLY TRAINED CARDIAC TEAM INCLUDING EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED CARDIOLOGISTS, VASCULAR SURGEONS AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS. - ONCOLOGISTS AND A WIDE RANGE OF ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS. ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN OFFERS OUTPATIENT VISITS AND SURGICAL CAPABILITIES WITH THE REGIONS FOREMOST GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. INVESTING MORE THAN $40,000 ANNUALLY, THE HOSPITAL REGULARLY OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS/SERVICES AT HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY HOSTED EVENTS. COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION IS $8 MILLION. ST. LUKES WARREN HOSPITAL, INC -------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S WARREN HOSPITAL, INC. ("SL-WARREN") IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 198-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN PHILLIPSBURG, WARREN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF WARREN AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY, AND THE CITY OF EASTON IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. SL-WARREN ANNUALLY PROVIDES CARE FOR MORE THAN 5,500 OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS, MORE THAN 95,800 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 28,100 ED VISITS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SL-WARREN PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE OPERATIONS OF SL-WARREN, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF SL-WARREN IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. FOUNDED IN 1923, SL-WARREN WAS ACQUIRED BY NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK") IN 2012. SL-WARREN PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO MORE THAN 415 PHYSICIANS ACROSS NEARLY 50 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. SL-WARREN IS CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES. THE ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS IS PART OF ST. LUKES INTEGRATED NETWORK CANCER PROGRAM (INCP) WHICH IS ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. SL-WARREN OFFERS HYPERBARIC OXYGEN SERVICES, ACCREDITED BY THE UNDERSEA AND HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOCIETY. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IN THE CMS VALUE-BASED PURCHASING PROGRAM, PERFORMING BETTER THAN PEER HOSPITALS IN NEW JERSEY. SL-WARREN CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIORS SERVICES PUBLIC REPORTING INITIATIVE. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT TEAMS WORK TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE PROCESS OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK, PATIENTS WITH PNEUMONIA OR HEALTH FAILURE AND THOSE UNDERGOING SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE NETWORK HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $67.9 MILLION IN TECHNICAL AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT SL-WARREN SINCE 2012. THIS INCLUDES: $41.5 MILLION IN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND EXPANSIONS (NEW ICI, NEW INFUSION CENTER, NEW MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNITS, RENOVATIONS TO OPERATING ROOMS, RENOVATIONS TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, EXPANSION/RELOCATION OF OUTPATIENT THERAPY, OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY, OUTPATIENT LAB, AND ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES AT WASHINGTON OUTPATIENT CENTER AND HILLCREST PLAZA); $4.6 MILLION FOR TWO CT SCANNERS, AN MRI, AND TWO NUCLEAR IMAGING CAMERAS, ALL OFFERING THE LATEST AVAILABLE GE TECHNOLOGY ($1.2 MILLION FOR RELATED CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATIONS); $3.8 MILLION FOR IT UPGRADES; $1.65 MILLION FOR A NEW EMERGENCY GENERATOR, AND $16.35 MILLION IN OTHER FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT. THE HOSPITAL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED MEDICAL EXPERTISE THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: - DIRECT ACCESS TO GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGISTS, ONCOLOGY CARE AND SURGERY; - DIRECT ACCESS TO COLORECTAL SURGEONS; - DIRECT ACCESS TO SUB-SPECIALTY NEUROLOGISTS - DIRECT ACCESS TO A HIGHLY TRAINED CARDIAC TEAM WHICH INCLUDES EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES, SL-WARREN ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 15,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ST. LUKES (BLUE MOUNTAIN) PALMERTON CAMPUS/GNADEN HUETTEN CAMPUS ------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL (GNADEN HUETTEN AND PALMERTON CAMPUSES) BECAME PART OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ON JANUARY 1, 2018, BECOMING THE EIGHTH AND NINTH HOSPITAL CAMPUSES IN THE NETWORK. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATED A SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN GNADEN HUETTEN CAMPUS PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES TO CARBON COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY 24-HOUR, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. CARE IS PROVIDED TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY OR THEIR INSURANCE STATUS. DURING FY2018, THE ST. LUKES BLUE MOUNTAIN GNADEN HUETTEN CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAW 15,600 PATIENTS. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT THE SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN PALMERTON CAMPUS PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK EMERGENCY SERVICES TO THE PALMERTON AREA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITHIN CARBON COUNTY. CARE IS PROVIDED TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY OR THEIR INSURANCE STATUS. DURING FY2018, THE PALMERTON CAMPUS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAW 10,693 PATIENTS. IN FY18 SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL PROVIDED CARE FOR 5,625 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 26,293 ED VISITS, AND 69,145 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. THE OPERATIONS OF SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. ON JANUARY 1, 2018, BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL CONTINUED TO CARE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CARBON COUNTY BY JOINING ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AND BECAME ST. LUKES-BLUE MOUNTAIN WITH TWO CAMPUS LOCATIONS, GNADEN HUETTEN IN LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA, AND PALMERTON LOCATED IN PALMERTON, PENNSYLVANIA. SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN GNADEN HUETTEN AND PALMERTON CAMPUSES PROVIDE ACUTE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE. THE SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN CAMPUS HAS AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 8,200 INPATIENT AND OBSERVATION ADMISSIONS AND HAS A 9-BED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL CAPACITY FOR 62,000 VISITS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | KINDRED HEALTHCARE OPERATES A 22-BED INPATIENT ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN GNADEN HUETTEN CAMPUS. THE UNIT PROVIDES INPATIENT REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED STROKE, MAJOR-MULTI TRAUMAS, COMPLEX JOINT REPLACEMENTS, AMPUTATION, SEVERE ARTHRITIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND OTHER PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE ACUTE REHABILITATION TEAM OFFERS SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION CARE IN BEAUTIFULLY-APPOINTED ROOMS AND IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE UNIT OF ITS TYPE IN THE CARBON COUNTY AREA. THE UNIT OPERATES UNDER THE SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN LICENSE. CARBON COMMUNITY OUTREACH: ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PARTNERS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF CARBON COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. SL-BLUE MOUNTAIN SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) PRIORITY AREAS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE CAMPUS SERVICE AREA BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA AND COMMUNITY INPUT. BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND PRIORITIES, EACH CAMPUS DEVELOPS PLANS AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITIES. ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS ------------------------------ SACRED HEART HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY THAT OPERATES AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, SACRED HEART ANCILLARY SERVICES, INC., SACRED HEART FOUNDATION AND SH REALTY CORPORATION. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, PROVIDES ACUTE CARE SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. SACRED HEART ANCILLARY SERVICES, INC. IS A PENNSYLVANIA FOR-PROFIT ENTITY PROVIDING PHARMACY SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SACRED HEART FOUNDATION IS A NOT-FOR PROFIT ENTITY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF SACRED HEART HOSPITAL. SH REALTY CORPORATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, HOLDS REAL ESTATE. IN MARCH, 2018, SACRED HEART HOSPITAL CONTINUED TO CARE FOR LEHIGH VALLEY RESIDENTS BY JOINING ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK AND BECAME ST. LUKES SACRED HEART CAMPUS. MISSION: SACRED HEART HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS, FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH, THROUGH QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BASED ON THE CATHOLIC, ETHICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIRECTIVES. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL ("SHH") IS A GENERAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND TEACHING HOSPITAL. SHH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SHH IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE SACRED HEART HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SHH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, SHH OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: - SHH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. - SHH OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. - SHH MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS. - CONTROL OF SHH RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS; WHICH IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. - SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. ST. LUKES VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION ------------------------------------- THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION (VNA) OF ST. LUKES IS A MEMBER OF THE FULLY INTEGRATED ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (SLUHN). THE VNA, ESTABLISHED IN 1919, HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE NETWORK SINCE 1993. THE VNA ANNUALLY PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, AND IN FY18 THOSE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS REACHED MORE THAN 5,100 PEOPLE. ST. LUKES HOME HEALTH: ST. LUKES HOME HEALTH PROVIDES INTERMITTENT SKILLED NURSING, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPIES, AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK AND HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES TO HOME-BOUND PATIENTS. THE CARE IS MEDICALLY DIRECTED AND DELIVERED TO PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED UNDER A PLAN OF TREATMENT ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BY A PHYSICIAN. DURING FY18 SEVENTY ONE (70.5%) PERCENT OF ALL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO HOME HEALTH SERVICES WERE REFERRED TO HOME HEALTH BY A SLUHN NETWORK HOSPITAL. IN FY18, THE VNA CONDUCTED 6190 ADMISSIONS TO ITS HOME HEALTH SERVICES. HOME HEALTH ACCEPTS MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYERS. PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE MAY QUALIFY FOR SERVICES ON A SLIDING SCALE UNDER THE ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK CHARITY CARE POLICY. ST. LUKES HOSPICE: HOSPICE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS IN THEIR PRIVATE RESIDENCE, THE HOME OF A RELATIVE, A NURSING FACILITY, OR WHEREVER THE PATIENT CALLS HOME. HOSPICE GENERAL IN-PATIENT (GIP) SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPICES FREE STANDING GIP FACILITY, LOCATED ON BLACK RIVER ROAD IN BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKES HOSPICE PROVIDES PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH COMPASSIONATE END-OF-LIFE CARE. PHYSICAL, AS WELL AS, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE HOSPICE TEAM. RESPITE FOR CAREGIVERS IS ALSO AVAILABLE. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT INCLUDES A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, REGISTERED NURSES, THERAPISTS, HOSPICE AIDES, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS, CHAPLAINS AND THE PATIENTS OWN PHYSICIAN. IN FY18, THE HOSPICE PROGRAM PROVIDED END-OF-LIFE CARE TO 1887 PATIENTS; INCLUDING 542 PATIENTS AT HOSPICE HOUSE WHERE COSTS EXCEEDED FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT LEVELS BY MORE THAN $1.65M (EXCLUDING CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND EARNINGS FROM ENDOWMENT). ST. LUKES NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP: ST. LUKES NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF LOW-INCOME, FIRST-TIME PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. CARE IS PROVIDED IN THIS VOLUNTARY PREVENTION PROGRAM BY SPECIALLY TRAINED REGISTERED NURSES BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MOTHERS PREGNANCY AND CONTINUING UNTIL HER CHILDS SECOND BIRTHDAY. THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP SERVED 385 FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY (ENCOMPASSING THE CITIES OF ALLENTOWN, BETHLEHEM AND EASTON AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS) DURING FY18. DURING FY18, THE VNA OF ST. LUKES MFP PROGRAM SERVED 385 TOTAL CLIENTS WITH A GRADUATION RATE OF 44% AT 24 MONTHS. OUR NFP NURSES CONDUCTED OVER 5,000 VISITS THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT FAMILIES TO MEET THE NFP PROGRAM GOALS. DURING FY17-18 100% OF THE CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH NFP WERE FULLY IMMUNIZED AT 2 YEARS OF AGE, AND 90% WERE MEETING APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES. REGARDING OUR MOTHERS, 77% WHO DID NOT HAVE A DIPLOMA ON ENTRY INTO THE PROGRAM COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL OR OBTAINED A GED, AND 62% OF OUR MOTHERS WERE WORKING UPON GRADUATION FROM THE PROGRAM. VISITING NURSE ADVOCATE FOR THE COUNTY (VNAC): THE VISITING NURSE ADVOCATE FOR THE COUNTY PROVIDES CHILD HEALTH MONITORING AND CHILD ADVOCACY SERVICES TO CHILDREN LIVING IN TROUBLED HOMES IN NORTHAMPTON AND LEHIGH COUNTIES, IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN FY18, SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 86 FAMILIES. QUALITY AWARDS ============== AT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, OUR VISION IS TO LEAD THE REGION IN CLINICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE. ST. LUKE'S HAS BEEN HONORED WITH MORE THAN 180 HEALTH CARE QUALITY AWARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 2017 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) HOSPITAL COMPARE RATINGS - 5 STAR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S HOSPITALS WERE AWARDED FIVE STARS IN THE 2017 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) NATIONAL RATINGS OF HOSPITALS. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK WAS RATED HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE REGION. EVERY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ELIGIBLE FOR RATING RECEIVED AT LEAST FOUR OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE STARS AND THREE RECEIVED FIVE STARS. THE ONLY HOSPITALS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY TO RECEIVE A FIVE-STAR RATING IN CMS' NATIONAL RATINGS OF HOSPITALS WERE: * ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS * ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MINERS CAMPUS * ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL WARREN CAMPUS NATIONALLY, 31.28 PERCENT (1,555) OF HOSPITALS RATED RECEIVED FOUR-STAR RATINGS, INCLUDING: * ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS AND ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM * ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL QUAKERTOWN CAMPUS HOSPITAL COMPARE RATINGS SUMMARIZE 57 QUALITY MEASURES OVER SEVEN CATEGORIES THAT INCLUDE MORTALITY, SAFETY OF CARE, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE, TIMELINESS OF CARE AND EFFICIENT USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING. THE HOSPITAL COMPARE STAR RATING IS INTENDED TO HELP CONSUMERS CHOOSE THE BEST HOSPITAL AND HIGHEST QUALITY CARE. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW TOP 100 LIST OF HOSPITALS WITH GREAT HEART PROGRAMS ------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE 2016 EDITION OF BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW LIST, "100 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH GREAT HEART PROGRAMS." THE HOSPITALS ON THIS LIST LEAD THE NATION IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTHCARE. MANY HAVE PIONEERED GROUND-BREAKING PROCEDURES AND ARE STILL PIONEERING BREAKTHROUGHS TODAY. ALL HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITIONS FOR TOP-OF-THE-LINE PATIENT CARE. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THIS LIST, THE BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW EDITORIAL TEAM EXAMINED SEVERAL REPUTABLE RANKING AND AWARD AGENCIES, INCLUDING U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS FOR CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY, TRUVEN HEALTH ANALYTICS' CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITAL RANKINGS, CARECHEX RANKINGS FOR CARDIAC CARE, BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR CARDIAC CARE, STAR RATINGS FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS, HEALTHGRADES CARDIOLOGY AWARDS AND MAGNET DESIGNATION. HOSPITALS INCLUDED IN THIS LIST HAVE RECEIVED MARKS OF DISTINCTION FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS. ST. LUKE'S BETHLEHEM EARNED A THREE-STAR RATING (HIGHEST) FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS. ------------------------------------------------------------------ THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES A HEART RHYTHM CENTER AND ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER AND IS DESIGNATED AS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER+ FOR CARDIAC CARE BY BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. WATSON HEALTH 100 TOP HOSPITAL (MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS) AWARD (FORMERLY TRUVEN) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL THIS AWARD IDENTIFIES THE NATION'S BEST PROVIDERS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 3,000 HOSPITALS. THE 100 TOP HOSPITALS ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY, GREATER PATIENT SATISFACTION AND LOWER COST OF CARE. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS A 6-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AND HAS RECEIVED IT FOUR YEARS IN A ROW. ST. LUKE'S IS 1 OF 15 MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS IN THE NATION TO BE NAMED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL. WATSON HEALTH, AN IBM COMPANY, IS A MULTINATIONAL HEALTH CARE COMPANY THAT DELIVERS UNBIASED INFORMATION, ANALYTIC TOOLS, BENCHMARKS, RESEARCH AND SERVICES TO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. TRUVEN 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR AWARD ---------------------------------- THIS AWARD IDENTIFIES THE NATION'S BEST PROVIDERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. THE 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AND LOWER COST OF CARE. ST. LUKE'S IS A 6-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION. STAGE 7 DESIGNATION ON THE HIMSS ANALYTICS ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ADOPTION MODEL -------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S IS THE FIRST NETWORK IN LEHIGH VALLEY TO EARN THE PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION AT ALL OF ITS HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE ST. LUKE'S WARREN CAMPUS, WHICH IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO ACHIEVE STAGE 7. LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF U.S. HOSPITALS HAVE REACHED STAGE 7, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST STAGE ON HIMSS ANALYTICS' SCALE. HIMSS ANALYTICS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY, IS A HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND ADVISORY FIRM FOR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS, HIMSS ANALYTICS GRADES HOSPITALS ON THEIR APPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS. THE STAGE 7 DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES ST. LUKE'S EXTENSIVE AND CREATIVE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO ESTABLISH BETTER SERVICE AND HIGHER QUALITY CARE AT LOWER COSTS. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CHEST PAIN CENTER WITH PRIMARY PCI ACCREDITATION ----------------------------------------------------------------- THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC) HAS RECOGNIZED ST LUKES FOR ITS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN. ST LUKES WAS AWARDED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION WITH PRIMARY PCI BASED ON RIGOROUS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE STAFFS ABILITY TO EVALUATE, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT- TOP PERFORMANCE ----------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HAS BEEN NAMED AS TOP PERFORMER IN DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY, GERIATRICS, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONARY AND UROLOGY. U.S. NEWS EVALUATES HOSPITALS IN THE FOLLOWING: INPATIENT VOLUME, USE OF KEY TECHNOLOGIES, SURVIVAL, PHYSICIAN REPUTATION SCORE, PATIENT SAFETY, NURSE STAFFING. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT- AMERICAS BEST HOSPITALS -------------------------------------------------- THE GOAL OF THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST HOSPITALS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE WHICH HOSPITALS PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR THE SICKEST PATIENTS WITH THE MOST COMPLICATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE JOINT COMMISSION TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES RECOGNITION. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO HOSPITALS FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGERY. LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SAFETY A RATING (HIGHEST) ------------------------------------------- THE LEAPFROG GROUP IS A NATIONAL COALITION OF LARGE EMPLOYERS, WHICH PUBLISHES A BIANNUAL HOSPITAL SAFETY SCORE. ST. LUKE'S HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF "A" RATINGS FROM LEAPFROG. THE SAFETY SCORE RATES HOSPITALS IN THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD, ICU PHYSICIAN STAFFING, MEDICATION SAFETY, INFECTIONS AND ERROR PREVENTION. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR CARDIAC CARE DESIGNATION ------------------------------------------------------ THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC) DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITYS CARDIAC PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS+ (BDC+) ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE DESIGNATION -------------------------------------------------------- THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC) DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITY'S MATERNITY PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS+ (BDC+) ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ----------------------------------------------- THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC) DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITY'S BARIATRIC PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS+ (BDC+) ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. WOMENS CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICAS BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CAMPUSES HAVE RECEIVED WOMENS CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEING AMONG AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGNATION IS THE ONLY AWARD THAT IDENTIFIES THE COUNTRYS BEST HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS BASED ON ROBUST CRITERIA THAT CONSIDER FEMALE PATIENT SATISFACTION, CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND WHAT WOMEN SAY THEY WANT FROM A HOSPITAL. THE LIST OF OVER 400 AWARD WINNERS, INCLUDING ST. LUKE'S, REPRESENTS HOSPITALS THAT OFFER EXCEPTIONAL OBSTETRIC SERVICES WHICH RANKED ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PATIENT SAFETY, THEREBY SUPPORTING A WOMANS DECISION WHEN CHOOSING THE BEST FOR HER MATERNITY NEEDS. AMERICAN HEART/STROKE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES TARGET, STROKE GOLD PLUS HONOR ROLL ELITE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT DEMONSTRATE 85 PERCENT OR GREATER COMPLIANCE IN EACH OF THE 7 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES FOR 24 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERY COMMISSION ON CANCER (ACOS COC) COC ACCREDITATION --------------------------------------------------------------- THE ACOS COC ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES A CANCER PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: - COMPREHENSIVE CARE INCLUDING A COMPLETE RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT. - A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO COORDINATE THE BEST TREATMENT OPTIONS. - INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS. - ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAMS, CANCER EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. - A CANCER REGISTRY THAT OFFERS LIFELONG PATIENT FOLLOW-UP. - ONGOING MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CANCER CARE. HOSPITAL AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EACH YEAR HAP HONORS HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR THEIR INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE THROUGH ITS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM. ST LUKE'S CONTINUES TO HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF WINNING THE MOST HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS OF ANY HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE STATE, HAVING WON 19 AWARDS SINCE 2010. PREMIER QUEST AWARD FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTHCARE --------------------------------------------- THIS NATIONAL AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT ACHIEVED TOP PERFORMANCE IN SEVEN CATEGORIES: COST AND EFFICIENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EVIDENCE-BASED CARE, MORTALITY, SAFETY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND APPROPRIATE HOSPITAL USE. PREMIER, INC. IS A HEALTHCARE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ALLIANCE OF NEARLY 3,400 U.S. HOSPITALS. PREMIER IS AN INDUSTRY LEADER, WHICH HAS CREATED THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF ACTIONABLE DATA, BEST PRACTICE AND COST REDUCTION STRATEGIES: THE QUEST COLLABORATIVE INCLUDES OVER 370 HOSPITALS NATIONALLY WHICH HAVE COMMITTED TO SAVE LIVES, SAFELY REDUCE THE COST OF CARE, DELIVER THE MOST EFFECTIVE CARE, IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, AND INCREASE PATIENT SATISFACTION. OF THE 370 HOSPITALS, 30 RECEIVED A QUEST AWARD. ST LUKE'S RECEIVED 4 OF THE 30 AWARDS IN 2015. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ---------------------------------------- NCQA PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, WHICH MEET STANDARDS PROVEN THROUGH RESEARCH TO PROVIDE SAFER AND HIGHER QUALITY PRIMARY PATIENT CARE. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HAS MORE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES THAT ARE NCQA RECOGNIZED THAN ANY OTHER AREA HOSPITAL. ACCREDITED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ----------------------------------------------------- AN ACCREDITED BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM IS ONE, WHICH MEETS RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL CARE, HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND STRICT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS. THE ACCREDITATION IS VOLUNTARY AND IS CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MBSAQIP). ST. LUKES ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS BEEN MBSAQIP ACCREDITED SINCE 2010. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE -------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL BREAST CENTER OFFERS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EXCLUSIVELY AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. FACILITIES THAT RECEIVE ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY HAVE VOLUNTARILY GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE NATIONALLY-ACCEPTED HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN MET. THIS REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. BEST HOME HEALTH TOP 20% SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARDS -------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HAS EARNED THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE. THE ANNUAL SHPBEST PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS THAT CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS RECEIVING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE. WITH THE LARGEST HHCAHPS BENCHMARK IN THE NATION, SHP IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE MADE PATIENT SATISFACTION A PRIORITY AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS WITH HIGH MARKS ON THE HHCAHPS SURVEY. SHPBEST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE DETERMINED BY RANKING THE OVERALL SCORE FOR ALL SHP HHCAHPS CLIENTS. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 5% RECEIVE THE PREMIER PERFORMER AWARD. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 20% RECEIVE THE SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD. BEST HOME HEALTH PATIENT SATISFACTION TOP 20% SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HAS EARNED THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH PATIENT SATISFACTION. THE ANNUAL SHPBEST PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS THAT CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS RECEIVING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE. WITH THE LARGEST HHCAHPS BENCHMARK IN THE NATION, SHP IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE MADE PATIENT SATISFACTION A PRIORITY AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS WITH HIGH MARKS ON THE HHCAHPS SURVEY. SHPBEST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE DETERMINED BY RANKING THE OVERALL SCORE FOR ALL SHP HHCAHPS CLIENTS. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 5% RECEIVE THE PREMIER PERFORMER AWARD. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 20% RECEIVE THE SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK - HIGH PERFORMANCE SITE AWARD ------------------------------------------------------------------ ST. LUKE'S PARTICIPATED IN 16 NCI-SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIALS DURING THIS YEARS AWARD PERIOD FROM MARCH 1, 2016 THROUGH FEB. 28, 2017. THE HPSI COMPENSATES HIGH-PERFORMING SITES RECOGNIZING THAT THE "PER-CASE MANAGEMENT FUNDING" PROVIDED BY THE NCI IS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED BY THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS/SITES TO PARTICIPATE ON A TRIAL. THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARD WAS BASED ON ST. LUKES OVERALL TRIALS NETWORK PARTICIPATION, EVIDENCE OF INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES AND DATA QUALITY WITHIN THE PROGRAM. THIS AWARD WILL BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO COVER COSTS RELATED TO CONTINUED SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS AT ST. LUKE'S. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK PARTICIPATES IN MORE THAN 145 CLINICAL TRIALS, ENROLLING AN AVERAGE OF 200+ PATIENTS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. MOST WIRED' BY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME) --------------------------------------------------------------- HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS AT THE FOREFRONT OF USING HEALTHCARE IT TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF CARE HAVE MAXIMIZED THE BENEFITS OF FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARE EMBRACING NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND VALUE-BASED CARE. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS NOT ONLY ADOPT TECHNOLOGY BUT APPLY IT STRATEGICALLY TO ACHIEVE GREAT OUTCOMES, ACCORDING TO CHIMES HEALTHCARES MOST WIRED SURVEY AND ANALYSIS. HEALTHCARE'S MOST WIRED, NOW IN ITS 20TH YEAR, TRADITIONALLY TRACKED THE ADOPTION OF HEALTHCARE IT IN HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS. CHIME TOOK OVER THE MOST WIRED PROGRAM AND REVISED THE SURVEY QUESTIONS AND METHODOLOGY THIS YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT STRENGTHS AND GAPS IN THE INDUSTRY. THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES AND PROMOTE THE STRATEGIC USE OF HEALTHCARE IT TO ELEVATE THE HEALTH AND CARE OF COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL BREAST CARE CENTER AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY DESIGNATED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE HEALTHGRADES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - TOP 250 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. (2018) - AMERICAS 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CRITICAL CARE AWARD (2018) - AMERICAS 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR GI CARE AWARD (2018) - AMERICAS 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR GENERAL SURGERY AWARD (2018) - AMERICAS 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PULMONARY AWARD (2018) - AMERICAS 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR STROKE CARE AWARD (2018) - CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD (2018) - NEUROSCIENCE EXCELLENCE AWARD (2018) - CARDIAC SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD (2018) |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 1A & CORE FORM, PART VII; SECTION B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS NO TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FOR SERVICES AND REPORTS THAT NO FORMS 1099 WERE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF THIS ORGANIZATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE IRS. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 4 | ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2017, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK") ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT (THE "AFFILIATION AGREEMENT") WITH BLUE MOUNTAIN HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ("BMHS"). AS OF THE DATE OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT, BMHS WAS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL ("BMH") AND CMS MEDICAL CARE CORPORATION ("CMS"); A WHOLLY CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY OF BMH. IN ADDITION, ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2017, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK") ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT (THE "AFFILIATION AGREEMENT") WITH SACRED HEART HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ("SHHS"), SACRED HEART HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN ("SHH"), SH REALTY CORPORATION ("SHRC"), SACRED HEART ANCILLARY SERVICES, INC. ("SHAS"), QUALITY PATIENT CARE, LLC ("QPC"), AND SACRED HEART FOUNDATION ("SHF"). ON DECEMBER 31, 2017, SUBSEQUENT TO THE SATISFACTION OF ALL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT, THE BLUE MOUNTAIN AFFILIATION WAS COMPLETED AND CONSUMMATED. ACCORDINGLY, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT, BMHS WAS STATUTORILY MERGED INTO BMH. THE NETWORK BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF BMH AND CMS. BMH AND CMS ARE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"). ON MARCH 1, 2018, SUBSEQUENT TO THE SATISFACTION OF ALL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT, THE SACRED HEART AFFILIATION WAS COMPLETED AND CONSUMMATED. ACCORDINGLY, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT: (I) THE NETWORK BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF SHHS AND SHH; (II) SHH IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF EACH OF SHRC, SHF AND QPC; AND (III) SHH IS THE SOLE STOCKHOLDER OF SHAS. SHHS, SHH AND SHF ARE PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE THE CODE. SHRC IS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(2) OF THE CODE. QPC IS A PENNSYLVANIA FOR PROFIT LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION AND SHAS IS A PENNSYLVANIA FOR PROFIT CORPORATION. ACCORDINGLY, THE NETWORK'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS WERE AMENDED AND RESTATED TO REFLECT THIS ORGANIZATION AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BMH, CMS, SHHS AND SHH. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE HEALTH NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE J, PART III RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3 FOR A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, OF WHICH THIS ENTITY IS THE PARENT, HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - CONTRIBUTIONS/DONATIONS RECEIVED - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $3,397,238; - BEGINNING TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS OF ACQUISITION - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $404,764; - PLEDGES RECEIVED - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($2,683,051); - NEW PLEDGES - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $5,002,966; - NET GAIN FROM INVESTMENTS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $214,441; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($266,570); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR OPERATIONS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($2,437,558); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION USED FOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($1,635,989); - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($214,441); - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($87,481); - APPRECIATION TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $2,958,119; - INCOME TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - $493,927; - OTHER CHANGES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS - ($3); - OTHER TRANFERS - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($7,875); - CONTRIBUTIONS/DONATIONS RECEIVED - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - $1,870,816; - BEGINNING PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS OF ACQUISITION - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - $3,394,034; - INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - $1,716,629; - NET REALIZED GAIN ON SALE FROM INVESTMENTS - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - $253,601; - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($541,893); - APPRECIATION TRANSFER FROM/TO ENDOWMENT - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($2,958,118); - INCOME TRANSFER TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - ($381,859); AND - OTHER CHANGES - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED - $26,769. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE TAXPAYER IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND JUNE 30, 2017; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
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