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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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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 9,310,405 | 17,193,143 | 15,918,032 | 12,645,809 | 10,599,537 | 65,666,926 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 9,310,405 | 17,193,143 | 15,918,032 | 12,645,809 | 10,599,537 | 65,666,926 |
| 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).. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 65,666,926 | |||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 9,310,405 | 17,193,143 | 15,918,032 | 12,645,809 | 10,599,537 | 65,666,926 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 15,503,152 | 26,389,087 | 17,068,228 | 35,345,252 | 18,663,003 | 112,968,722 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 178,635,648 | |||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
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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 | ||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
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| CORE FORM, PART III | ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION ("AHF") IS AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS TAX-EXEMPT PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AND AS A NON-PRIVATE FOUNDATION PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 509(A)(1). EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2015 AT 11:59 PM, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"), A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, BECAME THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF ABINGTON HEALTH ("AH"). THIS TRANSACTION WAS ACHIEVED BY THE FILING OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRANSACTION, AH AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ("AMH"), LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION ("LHC"), AND ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION (COLLECTIVELY, THE "SUBSIDIARIES"), BECAME SUBSIDIARIES OF TJU, CREATING A UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, KNOWN AS JEFFERSON, THAT ENCOMPASSES THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PLUS JEFFERSON HEALTH. PART OF JEFFERSON HEALTH SINCE 2015, WHICH HAS ALSO RECENTLY MERGED WITH THE FORMER ARIA HEALTH AND KENNEDY HEALTH, THE COMBINED ENTITY INCLUDES FOURTEEN HOSPITALS AND 40+ OUTPATIENT AND URGENT CARE CENTER LOCATIONS LOCATED THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA, BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY. OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH A NETWORK OF OWNED AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, SATELLITE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTERS, OUTPATIENT LABORATORIES AND RADIOLOGY CENTERS. TOGETHER, JEFFERSON HEALTH HAS 6,600 PHYSICIANS/PRACTITIONERS, 7,400 NURSES [FULL/PART TIME], 40+ OUTPATIENT AND URGENT CARE LOCATIONS; AND OVER 4.3 MILLION PATIENT INTERACTIONS ANNUALLY. THE PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENS THE ENTERPRISES ABILITY TO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN ADDITION, JEFFERSONS UNIQUE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE CONTINUES AS A COMBINED BOARD WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM JEFFERSON, ABINGTON, ARIA AND KENNEDY. IN FY18, JEFFERSON HEALTH SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT WITH EINSTEIN HEALTHCARE NETWORK OF PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. THIS ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP BUILDS ON A SHARED GOVERNANCE MODEL THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE APPOINTMENT OF EINSTEIN HEALTHCARE NETWORK REPRESENTATIVES TO THE TJU BOARD. EHN INCLUDES THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. WITH MORE THAN 150 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, EINSTEIN HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, BLENDING A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED HISTORY WITH HIGH QUALITY, LEADING-EDGE MEDICINE. THE NETWORK ENCOMPASSES 8,500 EMPLOYEES AND FOUR INPATIENT HOSPITAL FACILITIES WITH 1,000 LICENSED BEDS WHICH INCLUDES AN INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER WITH OVER 400 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS THROUGHOUT ITS FACILITIES. A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS FOR FY19. THIS MERGER BRINGS CHANGES, BUT ONE THING REMAINS CONSTANT: ALL CHARITABLE GIFTS TO AHF ARE DIRECTED TO AMH AND LHC AND AFFILIATE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, JUST AS DONORS WISH. ALL EXISTING DONOR-DESIGNATED FUNDS AND ENDOWMENTS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AT AH WILL CONTINUE TO FUND THOSE SPECIFIC PURPOSES INTENDED BY DONORS. ABINGTON JEFFERSON HEALTH ENTITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: TWO HOSPITALS: TOGETHER, AMH AND LHC HAVE 800 LICENSED BEDS. SIX OUTPATIENT CAMPUSES: ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER BLUE BELL, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-ELKINS PARK, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-LOWER GWYNEDD, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-MONTGOMERYVILLE, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-WARMINSTER AND ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-WILLOW GROVE INCLUDING THE NEW SITE OF THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION. IN ADDITION, TWO URGENT CARE CENTERS IN FLOURTOWN AND WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY. PHYSICIANS- EMPLOYED PRACTICES LOCATED IN BUCKS, MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES WITH 69 LOCATIONS. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017 OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR FY18, PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY AND THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY COMPLETED THE OFFICIAL COMBINATION CREATING A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY DESIGNED TO DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT EDUCATION AND VALUE FOR STUDENTS IN MEDICINE, SCIENCE, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, FASHION, TEXTILES, HEALTH, BUSINESS, ENGINEERING AND MORE. IN ADDITION TO NINE COLLEGES AND THREE SCHOOLS FROM BOTH UNIVERSITIES, THE FORMATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY HONORS INSTITUTE AND THE PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY DESIGN INSTITUTE WILL BE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE COMBINED UNIVERSITYS EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM. JEFFERSON WILL INCLUDE CAMPUSES IN CENTER CITY, EAST FALLS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, BUCKS COUNTY AND ATLANTIC COUNTY; A GROWING ONLINE PRESENCE; NUMEROUS CLINICAL SITES; AND AN EXTENSIVE GLOBAL FOOTPRINT, STUDY ABROAD SITES AND CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS. JEFFERSON WILL BE HOME TO OVER 160 GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS, MORE THAN 7,800 STUDENTS, 4,000 FACULTY MEMBERS, AND 63,500 ALUMNI. IN ADDITION, THIS COMBINATION CREATES THE 5TH LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN PHILADELPHIA WITH 326 COMBINED YEARS OF PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND OVER $122 MILLION IN PUBLIC/PRIVATE RESEARCH FUNDING. JEFFERSON HEALTH, HOME OF SIDNEY KIMMEL MEDICAL COLLEGE, IS REIMAGINING HEALTH CARE IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. JEFFERSONS DEDICATED TEAM OF DOCTORS, NURSES, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND STAFF PROVIDES A RANGE OF PRIMARY TO HIGHLY-SPECIALIZED CARE THROUGH JEFFERSON HEALTHS SIX COLLEGES, 14 HOSPITALS [7 MAGNET-DESIGNATED FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE], MORE THAN 40 OUTPATIENT AND URGENT CARE LOCATIONS, THE NCI-DESIGNATED SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER, MAGEE REHABILITATION, AND THE JEFFCONNECT TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, A MULTITUDE OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION, SERVING MORE THAN 130,000 INPATIENTS, 519,000 EMERGENCY PATIENTS AND 3.7 MILLION OUTPATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY PLACED TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST FREESTANDING ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA. AMH IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES. OTHER HOSPITALS INCLUDE JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE IN CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA; METHODIST HOSPITAL IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA; AND LHC IN HATFIELD TOWNSHIP. AHF IS A NONPROFIT FOUNDATION THAT FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF AMH, LHC AND ITS AFFILIATES TO BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. "BETTER TOGETHER" IS THE JEFFERSON ENTERPRISE GOALS AND INCLUDES: LEADING THE CHARGE ON TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE CARE FOR PATIENTS AND EDUCATE OUR FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; STRENGTHENING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH MORE THAN $75 MILLION FOR AHS COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN FY17; DELIVERING HEALTHCARE FOR THE FUTURE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY; PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS, WITH THE RIGHT CARE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN THE RIGHT LOCATION AND AT THE MOST EFFICIENT COST, IN THE CITY, THE SUBURBS, AND EVEN ON A MOBILE DEVICE; INNOVATING AND SHARING NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES TO FIND THE ANSWERS THAT BEST MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY; LEADING THE CHARGE ON TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE EDUCATE FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND APPLYING INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH KNOW-HOW TO DELIVER BREAKTHROUGH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. THE ABOVE BRANDED, FICTITIOUS NAMES ARE USED FOR MERGER ANNOUNCEMENT PURPOSES. LEGAL NAMES OF AMH, AH, AHF AND LHC WILL BE USED IN FY18 DOCUMENTS. THROUGH FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF AMH AND LHC; RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH PROVIDE MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE, STATUS AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A HANDICAP/DISABILITY OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN AH; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES AMH AND LHC. GIVEN THE FY15 MERGER WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH, THE AHF NAME WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GRATEFUL PATIENTS, GENEROUS PHILANTHROPISTS, EMPLOYEES, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATIONS ENHANCE AND EXPAND VITAL PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. EACH GIFT IS DEEPLY APPRECIATED AND HELPS OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND STAFF TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND TREATMENT METHODS. ABINGTONS CANCER PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED AND BUSIEST IN THE REGION, WITH EXTRAORDINARY CARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ONCOLOGY RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND ADVANCED THERAPIES. PATIENTS NOT ONLY RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE, LEADING-EDGE SERVICES ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CARE, THEY ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE LATEST ADVANCES IN CARE THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM, PARTICIPATION IN ADVANCED MEDICAL TRIALS, AND OUR AFFILIATION WITH JEFFERSONS SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER, AN NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | IN FY18, ABINGTON CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF ITS COMBINATION WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH. EVERY DAY THIS COLLABORATION CONTINUES TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE AT LOWER COSTS, WHICH ALLOWS US TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE WHEN AND WHERE THEY NEED US. AN EXCITING EXAMPLE OF THIS COLLABORATION IN ACTION IS THE OPENING OF THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION, THE ENTERPRISES MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGIC INITIATIVE OF 2018. IN JULY 2018, THE 86,000-SQUARE-FOOT MODERN, OUTPATIENT CENTER, WHICH IS HOME TO THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT AH [ABINGTON JEFFERSON HEALTH], OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED JUST OFF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKES WILLOW GROVE INTERCHANGE, THIS EXCEPTIONAL FACILITY SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER CARE IN A SOOTHING CONVENIENT SETTING. THE NEW CENTER COST $80 MILLION AND $50 MILLION OF THAT WAS RAISED IN OUR COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 5,700 INDIVIDUALS MADE GIFTS, RANGING FROM $1 TO $3.5 MILLION. TEN MILLION DOLLARS WAS GIVEN BY THE CHILDREN OF THE LATE CARL AND EMILIE ASPLUNDH AND THEIR EXTENDED FAMILIES. IN ADDITION TO THE 31 ABINGTON ONCOLOGIC SPECIALISTS BASED AT ASPLUNDH, PATIENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH 15 CENTER-CITY-BASED ONCOLOGIC SPECIALISTS WHO WILL TRAVEL TO ASPLUNDH TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE NEW FACILITY. IN ADDITION TO THE PHASE II AND III TRIALS PREVIOUSLY OFFERED BY ABINGTON, THE NEW CENTER OFFERS PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS, A MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR THE REGION. THE NEW ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADDRESS AN EVOLVING WORLD AS ABINGTON AND JEFFERSON REIMAGINE CANCER CARE FOR THE FUTURE. THE PAVILION ENCOMPASSES: - COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES IN ONE CONVENIENT, STATE-OF-THE-ART LOCATION WITH MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, ONCOLOGISTS, GENETIC COUNSELORS, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTIVE CARE STAFF ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A PERSONALIZED PLAN FOR EACH PATIENT; - THE LATEST, MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING TWO NEW LINEAR ACCELERATORS FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND VARIAN EDGE STEREOTACTIC TECHNOLOGY (SIMILAR TO THE CYBER KNIFE BUT FASTER AND MORE FLEXIBLE); - PERSONAL PATIENT NAVIGATORS EACH SPECIALLY SKILLED IN SPECIFIC CANCERS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR CARE JOURNEY. - CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH WITH STRONG CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT ABINGTON AND ACCESS TO THE LATEST THERAPIES AND PHASE 1, 2 AND 3 CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH OUR AFFILIATION WITH JEFFERSONS SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER, AN NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER; - CARE FOR BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT WITH A COMPLETE RANGE OF SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS, FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, PRACTITIONERS IN HOLISTIC WELLNESS, THE STAFF OF THE FULL-SERVICE IMAGE RECOVERY CENTER AND THE CARING INDIVIDUALS OF GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAMS; AND - A COMPREHENSIVE SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LIFE-LONG CONTINUING MEDICAL CARE, MONITORING AND SERVICE COORDINATION IN AN ERA WHEN CANCER SURVIVORSHIP IS NOW THE RULE. BUILDING A FULL-SERVICE, PATIENT-FOCUSED FACILITY WAS PARAMOUNT TO LEADERSHIP, PHYSICIANS, DONORS AND PATIENTS. EVERY ASPECT OF THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION WAS DESIGNED WITH THE PATIENT IN MIND, FROM EASY ACCESS AND WAY-FINDING, TO SIMPLIFIED REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULING, TO A THOROUGHLY PATIENT-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS WELLNESS AND SUPPORTS PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH. FEATURES OF THE NEW CANCER PAVILION, WHICH OPENED JULY 2018: - 86,000 SQUARE FEET OF OUTSTANDING CLINICAL, RESEARCH AND SUPPORT SPACE; - A CONVENIENT LOCATION LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE, WITH AMPLE FREE PARKING; - A BEAUTIFUL GRAND LOBBY TO WELCOME AND ORIENT PATIENTS; - A LIGHT-FILLED INFUSION CENTER IN A TRANQUIL AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT; - SURGICAL SUITES EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING THE VARIAN EDGE RADIOSURGERY SYSTEM; - AN IMAGE RECOVERY CENTER STAFFED BY SPECIALISTS TRAINED IN HELPING PATIENTS ENHANCE THEIR APPEARANCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND SENSE OF CONTROL; - A GENETIC COUNSELING CENTER DEVOTED TO USING ADVANCED MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS TO ASSESS CANCER RISK AND DEVELOP PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANS; - HEALING GARDENS PLUS SOOTHING LANDSCAPES TO ENHANCE COMFORT AND CONTEMPLATION FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES; - AN INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CENTER THAT EMBRACES COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES SUCH AS YOGA, REIKI, MASSAGE, MINDFULNESS, NUTRITION COUNSELING AND OTHER HEALING MODALITIES; - DESIGNATED SPACE FOR SUPPORT GROUPS, AN EDUCATION RESOURCE ROOM AND MUCH MORE. TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION, THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION HOSTED A HALF-DAY, OPEN HOUSE EVENT, DURING WHICH COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD PARTAKE IN SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION ABOUT RISK FACTORS FOR A VARIETY OF CANCERS. EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WERE LED BY PHYSICIANS AND NURSE SPECIALISTS. SCREENINGS OFFERED AT THE OPEN HOUSE WERE SKIN CANCER, HEAD AND NECK CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, BREAST CANCER WITH EDUCATION ON COLORECTAL, GYNECOLOGIC AND LUNG CANCERS. MORE THAN 3,525 CARING AND LOYAL DONORS LAST YEAR SUPPORTED ABINGTON'S SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITY. DONOR SUPPORT FOR AH CONTINUES WITH THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP OF THE AHF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ITS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITALS' TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEE EMERITI VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTE TIME, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THEIR DEDICATED LOYALTY AND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE ENABLED AMH AND LHC TO THRIVE WITH A REINVIGORATED COMMITMENT AS THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSFORMS ITSELF TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. A STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEE PLANS AND IMPLEMENTS NEW AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. MEDICAL STAFF OFFICERS FROM BOTH HOSPITALS AND AN OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY OF EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS ROUND OUT THE COMPLEMENT OF THE AHF LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, DURING FY18, ENDOWMENTS FOR NEUROSCIENCES, COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC CARE AND RESEARCH, PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY CARE AND FOSTERING MEDICAL INNOVATION WERE KEY AREAS FOR AHF. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDED MOTHER/BABY AND COMMUNITY-BASED PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES. IN FY18, DONORS, SUPPORTERS OF ABINGTON, AND LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON CANCER CARE, AND ADVANCEMENTS IN ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGY AND ROBOTIC PROCEDURES, AND CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN CARDIOLOGY. CHARITABLE GIFTS AND DONOR SUPPORT ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF MANY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, AND NEW PROGRAM AND SITE DEVELOPMENT FOR AH. THESE INCLUDE ABINGTON'S VICKIE AND JACK FARBER INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE AT ABINGTON HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER INCLUDING THE LOEB COMPREHENSIVE HEART FAILURE ("CHF") PROGRAM, THE ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE, FAULKNER INPATIENT CANCER UNIT WITH THE NEW ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION, WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES, MEDICAL, DENTAL AND DENTAL ACCESS AND SURGICAL PROGRAMS, JEFFERSON HOME CARE/HOSPICE, SAFE HARBOR AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. SPECIFIC TO LHC, IN FY18, DONOR SUPPORT FOR NURSING TRANSFORMATION INCLUDED EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, SCHOLARSHIPS AND A SIMULATION LABORATORY. BACK IN THE EARLY 1900'S THE RURAL TOWN OF ABINGTON FACED A PRESSING NEED FOR AN EXCELLENT HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY. PHILANTHROPIC VISIONARY GEORGE W. ELKINS, SR. STEPPED FORWARD WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY GIFT OF LAND AND FUNDS FOR A NEW HOSPITAL. MR. ELKINS WAS JOINED BY LEADERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NEWLY FORMED WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF NOBLE, PRECURSOR TO TODAY'S AHF WOMEN'S BOARD. THEIR AMBITIOUS VISION WAS REALIZED ON MAY 15, 1914, WHEN THE NEW 48-BED AMH OPENED ITS DOORS. THROUGHOUT A REMARKABLE CENTURY OF GROWTH AND CHANGE, ABINGTON HAS REMAINED STEADFAST IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION AS THE REGION'S MOST TRUSTED PROVIDER OF ADVANCED AND COMPASSIONATE CARE. IN 2014 AMH'S CENTENNIAL WAS CELEBRATED AND RECOGNIZED A PAST CENTURY OF GROWTH INTO A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER AT THE HEART OF AH. THROUGHOUT EVERY STAGE OF ABINGTON'S GROWTH, THE INSTITUTION HAS BEEN GUIDED BY AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO QUALITY IN ALL THAT WE DO. THROUGHOUT 104 YEARS OF SERVICE, AHF AND ALL MEDICAL STAFF, LEADERS, EMPLOYEES, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO THE PROVISION OF ADVANCING CARE, PROMOTING PATIENT SAFETY AND PIONEERING NEW TREATMENTS. AT THE CORE OF OUR CARE IS THE QUALITY OF OUR PEOPLE. OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, TECHNICIANS, MANAGERS, FLOOR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND SO MANY OTHERS ALL WORK TOGETHER AS AN EXTRAORDINARY TEAM TO REACH OUR SHARED GOAL: TO BE THE COMMUNITY'S MOST TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A PART OF THE AHF, AH, AMH AND LHC TEAM AS WELL, AND THE CHARITABLE SUPPORT RECEIVED IS AN ESSENTIAL FACTOR IN OUR SUCCESS. PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP ESTABLISHED AMH OVER 100 YEARS AGO, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AH FOR THE CENTURY AHEAD. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | AMH IS NOW THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF AH, WHICH ALSO ENCOMPASSES LHC, PART OF THE NEWLY FORMED ENTERPRISE OF JEFFERSON HEALTH. INCLUDED IN AH ARE SATELLITE CAMPUSES BRANDED AS ABINGTON JEFFERSON HEALTH, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS RECORD, LEGAL NAMES ARE USED: ABINGTON HEALTH - WILLOW GROVE, ABINGTON HEALTH - WARMINSTER, ABINGTON HEALTH - BLUE BELL, ABINGTON HEALTH GWYNEDD AND ABINGTON HEALTH MONTGOMERYVILLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS. A NEW SITE INCLUDES THE ABINGTON HEALTH ELKINS PARK. AH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY18 INCLUDED: AH MARKED ITS THIRD FULL YEAR AS BEING PART OF JEFFERSON. THE "BETTER TOGETHER" SLOGAN CONTINUES TO REINFORCE ITSELF AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JOIN OUR ENTERPRISE. JEFFERSON FINALIZED THE MERGER WITH ARIA HEALTH, PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY AND WITH KENNEDY HEALTH, NEW JERSEY IN FY18. INTEGRATION 1.0 WAS SUCCESSFUL AND IN FY18 INTEGRATION 2.0 (JEFFERSON-ABINGTON-ARIA-KENNEDY) CONTINUED. THE GOALS FOR INTEGRATION ARE TO ADOPT BEST PRACTICES, REALIZE CONTRACT SAVINGS, ENHANCE PATIENT SATISFACTION AND IMPROVE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. ABINGTONS PATIENT SAFETY CORE VALUE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY18 INCLUDED AN ACTIVITY MEASURE FOR POST-ACUTE CARE. IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE A CULTURE OF MOBILITY FOR OUR PATIENTS, THE DEPARTMENTS OF REHABILITATIVE MEDICINE AND NURSING WORKED TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HOSPITAL STAYS DO NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR MOBILITY AND THAT PATIENTS ARE KEPT ACTIVE AND MOVING WHENEVER POSSIBLE. SCORING TOOLS ARE BEING USED BY NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS TO MEASURE PATIENTS MOBILITY AND ACTIVITY [EATING, GROOMING, BATHING AND DRESSING]. THESE SCORES PROVIDE A COMMON LANGUAGE AMONG THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL TEAMS AND HELP WITH DECISION MAKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WHILE THE PATIENT IS IN THE HOSPITAL, AS WELL AS WHAT LEVEL OF CARE [IF ANY], MIGHT BE REQUIRED AFTER DISCHARGE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO HELPS NURSE MANAGERS DETERMINE HOW MANY AND WHAT TYPES OF SAFE LIFT DEVICES ARE NEEDED ON EACH UNIT. INFECTION RATES IMPROVE: IN FY18, MANY EFFORTS WERE UNDERWAY TO DECREASE THE RATES OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS INCLUDING STRIDES IN THE PREVENTION OF CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS [CAUTI]. AT AMH, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCED CAUTI DURING THE HOSPITALIZATIONS DECREASED BY 53 PERCENT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. LHC DIDNT HAVE A CAUTI FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. MRSA BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS AND C. DIFFICILE ARE BOTH WELL BELOW RECOMMENDED THRESHOLDS. CLABSI IS BELOW RECOMMENDED THRESHOLD AT BOTH FACILITIES. LAST YEAR, AMH WAS OVER THE THRESHOLD. THERE HAS BEEN A FOCUSED EFFORT TO PREVENT SURGICAL WOUND INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING COLON SURGERY, AND AMH HAS SEEN A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF THESE INFECTIONS FOLLOWING COLON SURGERY, BUT THE STANDARD OF INFECTION RATIO IS STILL SLIGHTLY OVER THRESHOLD. A STANDARDIZED PROCESS/BUNDLE WAS IMPLEMENTED MID-YEAR. HAND HYGIENE IS AT 90 PERCENT COMPLIANCE FOR AMH AND JUST UNDER 90 PERCENT FOR LHC. ENHANCED TRAUMA CARE FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES: NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN SIX PERCENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN EXPERIENCE SOME FORM OF ACCIDENTAL TRAUMATIC INJURY DURING THEIR PREGNANCY. SINCE AMH IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST MATERNITY HOSPITALS IN THE REGION AND THE HOSPITAL IS EQUIPPED WITH A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED AN OB TRAUMA ALERT SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO THESE SITUATIONS. WHEN A PREGNANT WOMAN IS HEADED TO OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH A TRAUMATIC INJURY, THE SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIES THE TRAUMA TEAM AND A TEAM OF OBSTETRICS EXPERTS WORK TOGETHER TO CARE FOR THE PATIENT. IHI BASIC CERTIFICATE IN PATIENT SAFETY: DURING FY18, 119 STAFF MEMBERS EARNED THE BASIC CERTIFICATE IN PATIENT SAFETY FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI) OPEN SCHOOL. TO DATE, APPROXIMATELY 425 HEALTH SYSTEM STAFF MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THE IHI OPEN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. WARM HAND OFF PROGRAM CONTINUED IN FY18 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROVIDERS. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS [AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLANS] IMPLEMENTED THE WARM HAND OFF PROGRAM IN THE AMH AND LHC EMERGENCY ROOMS. A CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALIST MEETS WITH PATIENTS WHO HAVE OVERDOSED AND PROVIDES SUPPORT WHILE THEY ARE CONNECTED TO AN APPROPRIATE TREATMENT PROGRAM. EDUCATION OF WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITY ON DRUG TAKE BACK SITES WERE COMMUNICATED THROUGHOUT FY18. FALLS PREVENTION: LHC HAD ZERO FALLS WITH SERIOUS INJURY IN FY18. THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE USES 27 MEASURES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE HOSPITAL SAFETY DATA TO ASSIGN A, B, C, D, AND F GRADES TO MORE THAN 2,600 U.S. HOSPITALS TWICE PER YEAR. LHC EARNED AN "A" RATING, AND AMH MOVED FROM A "C" RATING TO A "B". IN THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 5-STAR RATING SYSTEM, LHC MAINTAINED ITS THREE-STAR RATING, AND AMH IMPROVED TO THREE STARS. PREVIOUSLY AMH HAD A TWO-STAR RATING. OTHER INITIATIVES IN FY18 INCLUDE: THE CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRAM AT AMH IS NOW USING TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY TO VIRTUALLY CONNECT CARDIAC SURGEONS IN THE OPERATING ROOM WITH REMOTELY LOCATED COLLEAGUES AND PATIENT FAMILY MEMBERS IN REAL TIME. AMH IS ONE OF ONLY A FEW HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY TO IMPLEMENT LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING IN THE OR. PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISORS PROGRAM WAS NEW IN FY18 AND IS A GOLD STANDARD IN IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH CARE. PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISORY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN CONVENED IN ONCOLOGY AND IN SOME PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. THERE ARE HOSPITAL-WIDE EFFORTS TO REDUCE NOISE IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: STAFF VOICES; ROLLING EQUIPMENT; ALARMS; AND OVERHEAD PAGING. FOUR DEDICATED TEAMS UNDERTOOK THIS IMPORTANT WORK INCLUDING THE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES COUNCIL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING WHICH LAUNCHED A "QUIET CAMPAIGN" IN FY18. LEADERSHIP ROUNDING COMPLETED 692 EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWS AND 1,013 PATIENT/FAMILY INTERVIEWS. FEEDBACK WAS COLLECTED FROM PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. AS A RESULT, AMH NOW PROVIDES FREE TELEVISION AND FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE TO INPATIENTS. A NEW PARKING POLICY WAS ESTABLISHED, OFFERING FREE PARKING TO PATIENTS UTILIZING HOSPITAL SERVICES. AH CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND SEE INCREASED DEMAND IN HOME CARE, HOSPICE, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. JEFFERSON HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE HAVING COMBINED ABINGTON HEALTH AND ARIA HEALTH EMPLOYS 306 EMPLOYEES THAT EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY 242 FTES. HOME HEALTH PROVIDED CARE TO 11,097 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS SERVED. THIS REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OVER FY17 AND IS PRIMARILY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARIA INTEGRATION. HOME HEALTH VISITS INCREASED TO 164,770. HOSPICE VISITS ALSO INCREASED TO 44,669. HOSPICE REALIZED GROWTH IN FY18 AND SERVED 1,396 PATIENTS. AMH'S WARMINSTER CAMPUS IS THE HOME TO HOSPICE AND THE KIND PEDIATRIC HOSPICE, THE AREA'S FIRST FACILITY TO PROVIDE A HOMELIKE RESIDENTIAL CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN. THIS IMPORTANT END-OF-LIFE CARE BRINGS TOGETHER THE HOMECARE HOSPICE PROGRAM AND RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE FOR ADULTS. THROUGH CHARITABLE SUPPORT, THE SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM HELPS PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS GRIEVING FROM THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR SIBLING. LOCATED AT AH CENTER WILLOW GROVE, THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CARING ENVIRONMENT OF GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS TO HELP THEM THROUGH THE NATURAL PROCESS OF GRIEVING, AND CAMP CHARLIE, A DAY CAMP FOR BEREAVED CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM SERVED 141 CHILD/TEEN AND 111 PARENTS/CAREGIVERS IN FY18. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, SAFE HARBOR SERVED 1,687 CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS AND 1,009 FAMILIES. CAMP CHARLIE, SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND MOVING ON GROUPS ROUNDED OUT ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR. ALL OF THESE SERVICES WITH SAFE HARBOR ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY MANY DONORS, EMPLOYEE DONORS, TRUSTEE PHILANTHROPISTS AND DONOR ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CHURCH GROUPS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND AHF WOMENS BOARD. ABINGTON HEALTH --------------- AH IS A NOT FOR PROFIT HOLDING COMPANY BASED IN ABINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA. AH IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF NOT FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES AS OUTLINED HEREIN. AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, AH STRIVES TO CONTINUALLY DEVELOP AND OPERATE AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SPECTRUM OF MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES INCLUDING EASTERN MONTGOMERY, PORTIONS OF BUCKS AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | AH ENSURES THAT ITS SYSTEM PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE, STATUS AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A HANDICAP/DISABILITY OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICES. AH INCLUDES AMH AND LHC. EACH OF THESE HOSPITALS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. EACH PROVIDE MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF- PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. EACH EITHER OPERATE AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER OR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. EACH MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF EACH RESTS WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ALL VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENTS; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. OVER 6,400 PATIENTS BENEFITED FROM THE EXPERTS AT AH'S MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SPINE SERVICES (NOW KNOWN AS ROTHMAN INSTITUTE) WHO SPECIALIZE IN JOINTS, SPINE, SPORTS, TRAUMA AND HAND PROCEDURES. A GERIATRIC FRACTURE PROGRAM ENSURES THAT PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURES ARE CARED FOR BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PHYSICIANS WHO WILL ENSURE RAPID ASSESSMENT AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION WITHIN 18 TO 24 HOURS. CHARITABLE SUPPORT HAS ENABLED AH TO EXPAND THE OUTSTANDING ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE TO TWO LOCATIONS: AMH AND LHC. AH ATTRACTS THE FINEST PHYSICIANS TO SERVE OUR PATIENTS. OVER, 1,100 PHYSICIANS CARE FOR PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES. AH PHYSICIANS IS A NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS EMPLOYED BY AMH AND LHC. AS A RESULT OF THE JEFFERSON MERGER, THIS ENTITY IS NOW KNOWN AS JEFFERSON COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS NORTH. JEFFERSON COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ("JCP") IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AS THEIR HEALTHCARE PARTNER, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS FOR CARE, COMFORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. JCP IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BY FOSTERING HEALING, EASING SUFFERING AND PROMOTING WELLNESS IN A CULTURE OF SAFETY, LEARNING AND RESPECT. AMH IS A MAJOR CLINICAL CAMPUS FOR SEVERAL REGIONAL MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THE COMMITMENT TO OUTSTANDING MEDICAL CARE HAS EARNED AH NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY, AND THE ROBUST CULTURE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREATES AN ATMOSPHERE OF INQUIRY AND SCHOLARSHIP. MANY OF OUR PHYSICIANS ARE PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS FOR NATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS, WHICH GIVES OUR PATIENTS ACCESS TO ADVANCED TREATMENTS NOW COMMONLY AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE. OUR DONOR SUPPORT LENDS ITSELF TO THESE INITIATIVES. MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC CARE FOR OUR YOUNGEST PATIENTS RECEIVES UNSURPASSED COMPASSIONATE CARE. AMH DELIVERS OVER 4,500 BABIES EACH YEAR OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF MATERNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, PRENATAL PROGRAMS AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES, AS WELL AS COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICS PROGRAM THAT INCLUDE GENETIC COUNSELING AND PRENATAL TESTING, FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND SURGERY, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE AND AN INPATIENT UNIT FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK. ABINGTON'S AFFILIATION WITH THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA INCLUDED AN EXPANDED UNIT OF SPECIALTY SERVICES IN THE PRICE MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. DONOR PARTICIPATION HAS BEEN IMPERATIVE TO THIS ONGOING AFFILIATION AND INCLUDES THE HOSPITAL'S WOMEN'S BOARD. AH'S DIABETES/NUTRITION CENTERS SERVED OVER 1,369 NEW CLIENTS WITH OVER 3,452 OUTPATIENT VISITS IN FY18. THE NUTRITION CENTER CONTINUED TO OFFER MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING ADULT WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, RENAL DISEASE, AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS, AS WELL AS DIABETES. THE CENTER STAFF PROVIDED DIABETES EDUCATION AS PART OF ORIENTATION FOR INPATIENT NURSING STAFF. A NUMBER OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS ALSO SHADOWED THE INPATIENT DIABETES EDUCATOR. THE DIABETES CENTER PROVIDED DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN FY18. MULLER INSTITUTE FOR SENIOR HEALTH ESTABLISHED IN 2000 WITH MAJOR DONOR SUPPORT BRINGS TOGETHER THE ENTIRE NETWORK OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE PROVIDERS, SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DEDICATED TO MEETING THE VARIED NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS. THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE SENIORS SERVED. WHETHER A PATIENT OR COMMUNITY MEMBER IS LOOKING FOR EDUCATION ON A HEALTH-RELATED TOPIC, HELP WITH A FAMILY MEMBER OR REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION, ABINGTON OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN THE HOSPITAL, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IN THE HOME. ABINGTON CAN: SUPPORT AND ENHANCE RECOVERY WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL, HELP A SENIOR REMAIN INFORMED, HEALTHY, SUPPORTED, AND INDEPENDENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE AND QUALITY CARE AT HOME. ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL -------------------------- AMH IS A 665-BED NON-PROFIT ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN ABINGTON, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AMH IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AMH PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE, STATUS AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A HANDICAP/DISABILITY OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICES. ABINGTON OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. THE AMH DIAMOND STROKE CENTER HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION SINCE 2003. IN FY18, ALMOST 2,200 STROKE INPATIENTS WERE CARED FOR IN THE DIAMOND STROKE CENTER. THE SLEEP DISORDERS CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN FIVE CONVENIENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN 2011, THE BALANCE CENTER OPENED FOR PATIENTS WITH BALANCE-RELATED ISSUES THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE IN FY12 IMPLANTED ITS FIRST VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE OR ("VAD") FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS AND BECAME ONE OF ONLY A FEW HOSPITALS IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY TO OFFER VAD THERAPY. THIS YEAR THE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER IMPLANTED 26 VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. A TOTAL OF 89 DEVICES HAVE BEEN IMPLANTED AT AMH SINCE 2012. THE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER IS A FIRST RATE, COMPREHENSIVE FACILITY AT THE FOREFRONT OF CARDIAC CARE AND RESEARCH. CARDIAC SURGEONS ARE UNIQUELY SKILLED IN ADVANCED PROCEDURES AND TECHNOLOGIES. A HEART RHYTHM CENTER OFFERS A TEAM OF SPECIALISTS SKILLED IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY AND CARDIAC SURGERY TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS FOR ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM CONDITIONS. THE LOEB COMPREHENSIVE HEART FAILURE ("CHF") PROGRAM, RECOGNIZED IN 2017 FROM A GENEROUS DONOR GIFT, IMPROVES HEART FUNCTION THROUGH ADVANCED APPROACHES SUCH AS ECHO-OPTIMIZED CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY AND, JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE ("VAD") PROGRAM FOR TREATMENT OF END-STAGE CHF. THE BLANK VASCULAR CENTER FEATURES AN ON-SITE VASCULAR LAB AND BOARD-CERTIFIED VASCULAR SURGEONS. DONOR SUPPORT HAS ALSO ENABLED AMH TO CREATE THE ADDONIZIO HYBRID OPERATING ROOM, AN ENDOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY SUITE FOR BOTH CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY AND VASCULAR IMAGING. ONE OF THE REGION'S LEADING ONCOLOGY CENTERS, THE ROSENFELD CANCER CENTER PROVIDED CARE FOR ALMOST 1,500 INPATIENTS IN FY18. ITS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, TEAM APPROACH TO CARE AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WHOLE PATIENT HAS MADE THIS ONE OF THE BUSIEST CENTERS IN THE AREA. ACCREDITED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, THE ROSENFELD CANCER CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES, FROM ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT TO A FULL RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THE HANJANI INSTITUTE FOR GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN GYNECOLOGIC CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH. THE MARY T. SACHS BREAST CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER NOW BENEFIT FROM THE ADVANCED CALYPSO 4D LOCALIZATION SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS "GPS FOR THE BODY", WHICH TARGETS CANCER CELLS WITH MORE PRECISE RADIATION THAN EVER BEFORE. WITH THE OPENING IN 2018 OF THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION, CANCER SERVICES HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED INTO A NEW FACILITY, GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED TO BETTER SERVE OUR PATIENTS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | LANSDALE HOSPITAL CORPORATION ----------------------------- LHC IS A 140-BED NON-PROFIT ACUTE CARE MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN LANSDALE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. LHC IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, LHC PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION, AGE, STATUS AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A HANDICAP/DISABILITY OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, NO INDIVIDUALS ARE DENIED NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE, TREATMENT OR SERVICES. LHC OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. AHF PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY AS OUR LEADERS TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE. OUR RICH HISTORY OF PHILANTHROPIC EXCELLENCE IS MARVELED ONLY BY THE TRIBUTE GIFTS, LEGACY SOCIETIES, BUSINESS COUNCILS, ENDOWED FUNDS FOR EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATOR'S CIRCLE GRANTS THAT PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND SEED MONEY TO ATTAIN AH'S GOALS. INNOVATOR'S CIRCLE, A PROGRAM ENTIRELY FUNDED THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, HELPS ENSURE THAT THE HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS OF TOMORROW RECEIVE SUPPORT TODAY. THE PROGRAM INVESTS IN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES BY FUNDING SEED GRANTS FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HOSPITAL STAFF. WITH CHARITABLE SUPPORT FROM DONORS, AND EXPERT GUIDANCE FROM OUR MEDICAL STAFF, CLINICAL ADVISORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE PROGRAM HAS FUNDED NUMEROUS INNOVATIONS AT THEIR EARLIEST STAGES. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE GONE ON TO ATTRACT WIDER SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION, SUCH AS ABINGTON'S NURSE-DRIVEN SACRED SPACE MODEL OF CARE FOR SURGICAL PATIENTS, WHICH IN 2011 RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS MAGNET HONOR, A NATIONAL AWARD PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER. SINCE 2005, INNOVATOR'S CIRCLE HAS AWARDED $2.1 MILLION IN SEED GRANTS TO 92 HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS AT AH. THE VISION AND LEADERSHIP OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CHARITABLE SUPPORTERS AND HOSPITAL LEADERS AND PHYSICIANS WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO THIS THIRTEEN-YEAR INNOVATION JOURNEY. AHF CONTINUES TO ENHANCE AMH AND LHC BUSINESS COUNCILS. THESE COUNCILS ARE COMPRISED OF LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS WHO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS OF THE MISSION AND GOALS OF AH. THE COUNCIL CHAIRS HOST THREE MEETINGS A YEAR WHERE HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAL STAFF AND CLINICAL LEADERS PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL UPDATES ON KEY PRIORITIES ACROSS THE HOSPITALS. IN FY 18, MORE THAN 90 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AT MEETINGS. ALSO IN FY18, ABINGTON BUSINESS COUNCIL SECURED 100% FINANCIAL GIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. THE MILESTONE ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS RECOGNIZED BY JEFFERSON HEALTH. IN FY18, AH RECEIVED ACCREDITATIONS AND AWARDS: AH EARNED THE FOLLOWING JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFICATIONS IN FY18: ADVANCED VAD, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE, HEALTHCARE SERVICES PALLIATIVE CARE. AMH AND LHC EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSIONS ADVANCED HIP AND KNEE CERTIFICATION. AMH AND LHC BOTH EARNED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOR STAFF MEMBERS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT TO TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN. AMH RECEIVED THE MISSION: LIFELINE GOLD AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE HEART ATTACKS. MAGNET RECOGNITION: THE NATIONS HIGHEST HONOR FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE IS MAGNET RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER. AMH RECEIVED THIS GOLD STANDARD OF NURSING EXCELLENCE FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TIME AN HONOR THAT BESTOWS ON AMH AN ELITE NATIONAL STATUS. LHC HAS EARNED THE PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION. AMH RECEIVED THE ASHRM PATIENT SAFETY AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTHCARE RISK MANAGEMENT. PRESENTED TO RECOGNIZE PATIENT SAFETY INNOVATION, THE AWARD HONORED ABINGTONS A SAFE NIGHT" PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2015 AND USES MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS TO ENHANCE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN PATIENT CARE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AMH WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AS A "BRONZE SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL" FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO BEST PRACTICES AND EDUCATION ON INFANT SAFE SLEEP. AMHS DIAMOND STROKE CENTER RECEIVED RE-CERTIFICATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION. IN 2013, AMH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTERS TO BE CERTIFIED IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY, AND THIS IS NOW AMHS THIRD CERTIFICATION. ABINGTONS DIAMOND STROKE CENTER AND JEFFERSONS HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE ARE TWO OF ONLY EIGHT STROKE CENTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO ACHIEVE STATUS AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. LHC EARNED THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS AWARD AND TARGET 2018 STROKE ELITE AWARD. LHC ALSO EARNED ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. AMH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL BY BABY-FRIENDLY USA, INC. THIS DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES AMH FOR THE OPTIMAL LEVEL OF CARE IT PROVIDES BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES. IN FY18, AMH WAS RANKED 7TH IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION AND 13TH IN THE STATE, UP FROM 11TH AND 18TH RESPECTIVELY BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. AMH SCORED HIGH PERFORMING IN SIX OF NINE CATEGORIES; HEART BYPASS SURGERY, HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT, COPD, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND COLON CANCER SURGERY. LHC EARNS HEALTHGRADES EXPERIENCE AWARD AND RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE PERCENT IN THE NATION AND EARNED THE HEALTHGRADES OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD IN 2018. THE GIFT OF LIFE DONOR PROGRAM AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA [HAP] HONORED AH AND JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE WITH THE 2017 GIFT OF LIFE AWARD. IN 2018, AMH EARNED THE TITANIUM AWARD AND LHC EARNED THE PLATINUM AWARD WHICH WILL BE SHARED IN FY19. AH HAS DEDICATED ITSELF TO THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES, HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENINGS, FAITH COMMUNITY NETWORK, CPR TRAINING CENTER, AND A CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, AH PROVIDES CLINICS TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CLINICS GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA; SPACE FOR OVER 45 SUPPORT AND SELF-HELP GROUPS AND A SPEAKERS BUREAU FOR THE COMMUNITY. AH HAS WORKED SINCE 2013 THROUGH 2016 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ACTION PLANS OF THE 2013 AND 2016 CHNA RESPECTIVELY FOR AH, PLANS INCLUDED WORK ON ACCESS TO CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, SMOKING, CANCER SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION, OLDER ADULTS AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, AND CULTURAL AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE EDUCATION. IN FY18, AH PERSONNEL CONTINUED TO UPDATE THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY AHS COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE. THIS SAME TEAM, WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES FROM JEFFERSON HEALTH, COMPLETED THE 2016 CHNA WHICH IS POSTED TO THE WEBSITE WITH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS UPDATED QUARTERLY INCLUDING THE NEW PRIORITIES OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CHRONIC DISEASES ALONG WITH THE ABOVE LISTED. AHF APPOINTED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE IN 2011 WHOSE CHARTER IS TO OVERSEE AND RECOMMEND POLICIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF AH, PROTECTING ITS NON-PROFIT STATUS, AND TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH STATUS OF COMMUNITIES SERVED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA. IN 2017, THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE INTEGRATED WITH THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMITTEE TO FORM AN ENHANCED COMMITTEE SERVING COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVES THIS COMMITTEE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT IN FY18. UPDATES ON JEFFERSON ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY BENEFIT, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SYSTEM CLINICS CONTINUED TO BE RELEVANT AGENDA ITEMS. COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OTHER AH LEADERS AND STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS OF THE CHNA WORKING ON NEW INITIATIVES IN FY18 SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY; ENHANCING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES EXPANDING BEYOND MONTGOMERY COUNTY; MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER ESPECIALLY WORK ON OPIOID USE DISORDER AND THE CURRENT CRISIS INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND COLLABORATION AROUND DRUG TAKE BACK, WARM HAND OFF, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2 | DAVID J. ESKIN, M.D. AND MARK R. ESKIN - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | ABINGTON HEALTH ("AH") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF AH. TJU HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY AND RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AND MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). AS PART OF THE 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 ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE SYSTEM TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW. THEREAFTER, THE CPA FIRM GAVE A FORM 990 SUMMARY PRESENTATION TO THE TJU AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AND THEREAFTER A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH WHICH ALL AFFILIATES REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY GOVERNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE AND MONITORING OF ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE SYSTEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN EVALUATING ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRACTS OR TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF A TRUSTEE, THEIR FAMILY MEMBER(S), A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE THAT EXERCISES BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS OF THE UNIVERSITY, OR SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE POLICY IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT BUT NOT REPLACE APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING NONPROFIT CHARITABLE CORPORATIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST COMPLETE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROCESS INCLUDES DISTRIBUTION OF AN ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE TO ALL PERSONS WHO SERVED AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THE DISCLOSURE FORM ELICITS INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RESPONDENTS ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THEY ENGAGED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. THE PROCESS ALSO REQUIRES COVERED PERSONS TO DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. IN ADDITION TO ATTESTING TO THE VERACITY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE DISCLOSURE, THE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MUST CERTIFY THAT HE OR SHE WILL ABIDE BY THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND WILL DISCLOSE ALL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THEIR ONGOING SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DISCLOSURE QUESTIONS REQUIRED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL PERSONS COVERED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEE-RELATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES MAINTAIN A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ALL CHANGES IN INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE SYSTEM MAINTAINS ALL ORIGINAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS RECORD RETENTION POLICY. THE SYSTEM ALSO COMPILES AND ISSUES A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES REPORTED DURING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THEREAFTER, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ITSELF OR THROUGH DELEGATION TO THE AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, EVALUATES ALL ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO DETERMINE WHETHER ACTIVITIES OR ARRANGEMENTS REQUIRE MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION, OR ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN INTERESTS, ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS. WHEN MANAGEMENT OF THE IDENTIFIED CONFLICT IS REQUIRED, THE AFFECTED PERSON(S), MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE MANAGEMENT PLAN. AFFECTED PERSONS ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO, RECUSAL FROM DELIBERATIONS AND VOTING WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE-OUTLINED INTERNAL REPORTING AND EVALUATION OF ACTIVITIES, TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS, ALL REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE'S REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE WHICH INCLUDES ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ("AMH"). TJU HAS A COMPENSATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT OF ABINGTON HEALTH ("AH") HOSPITALS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS/GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF OF STAFF. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT OF AH HOSPITALS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS/GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF OF STAFF. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY, THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE PEER GROUP CHOSEN FOR COMPARISON SHOULD REFLECT THE FACT THAT ABINGTON HEALTH IS A MULTI HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THE PEER GROUP WILL CONTAIN NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS COMPARABLE IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TO ABINGTON HEALTH. THE PEER GROUP WOULD CONSIST OF INDEPENDENT, SINGLE AND MULTI-HOSPITAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THAT HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON TEACHING AND RANGE IN SIZE FROM HALF AS LARGE TO UP TO TWICE AS LARGE AS ABINGTON HEALTH. ALTHOUGH THIS PEER GROUP WILL CONTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE U.S., ABINGTON HEALTH WILL ALSO EXAMINE REGIONAL (MID-ATLANTIC) AND LOCAL (PHILADELPHIA) PAY LEVELS. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT OF AH HOSPITALS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS/GENERAL COUNSEL AND CHIEF OF STAFF. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE 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 A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND FOR THEIR POSITION WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE; 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 AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR PROFIT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED IN CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON core form, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM TEMPORARAY RESTRICTIONS; ($804,825); AND - INCREASE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS AND PERPETUAL TRUSTS FROM TEMPORARY RESTRICTION; $12,513. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"). AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 AND JUNE 30, 2017; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY'S AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN JEFFERSON/JEFFERSON HEALTH; A COMPREHENSIVE PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY AND TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"), WITH A TRIPARTITE MISSION OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE. TJU'S AUDIT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
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