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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.") .. | ||||||
| 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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| 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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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS --------------------------------- EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (EMRMC) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 222-BED LICENSED LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER DEDICATED TO SERVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE POPULATIONS OF BOYLE, LINCOLN, MERCER, GARRARD, CASEY, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. THE FACILITY IS JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED. EMRMC'S SCOPE OF SERVICES INCLUDE: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER CARE CENTER, OUTPATIENT CANCER CARE, CARDIAC CARE SERVICES, CRITICAL CARE, DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, LEVEL III TRAUMA/EMERGENCY CARE CENTER, KIDS CAN DO PEDIATRIC THERAPY CENTER, LABROATORY SERVICES, MEDICAL-SURGICAL SERVICES, ORTHOPEDIC/SPINE CARE, PASTORAL CARE, PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER, PULMONOLOGY, REHABILITATION, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, SURGICAL SERVICES, VASCULAR SERVICES, VOLUNTEER/AUXILIARY, WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, WOMEN'S BREAST & HEALTH CENTER, WOUND HEALING CENTER, SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT SERVICES, UROLOGY, HOME HEALTH, NEUROLOGY, PODIATRY, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2018 EXPERIENCED 6,810 ADMISSIONS INCLUDING NURSERY, AND 30,142 PATIENT DAYS FOR ALL SERVICES INCLUDING NURSERY AND OBSERVATION DAYS. OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS (INCLUDING ER VISITS) WERE 135,903 COMPARED TO 138,214 IN FY 2017. SURGICAL PROCEDURES AT EMRMC WERE 4,718 IN FY 2018 AS COMPARED TO 4,675 IN FY 2017, REFLECTING AN INCREASE IN PROCEDURES. THE AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER PROCEDURES IN FY 2018 WERE 5,340 VERSUS 6,181 IN FY 2017. EXPANDED SERVICES MODALITIES HAVE BEEN CONTINUED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE NEEDED FOR THE ELDERLY, FRAIL, OR THOSE WITH CANCER (ALL HIGH VOLUME POPULATIONS WITHIN THE SIX COUNTIES) TO RECEIVE CARE CLOSE TO HOME. KEY SERVICE MODALITIES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: -RADIOFREQUENCY - WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TARGETED VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF SPINE FRACTURES (ALSO KNOWN AS VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES) AS COMMONLY SEEN IN OSTEOPOROSIS. KENTUCKY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF 65, AND AGE IS A RISK FACTOR FOR SPINAL FRACTURES. -CANCER IS THE NUMBER TWO CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE SERVICE AREA; THEREFORE WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TARGETED-RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION (T-RFA) THERAPY FOR RAPID PAIN RELIEF FROM METASTATIC SPINAL TUMORS AS A TREATMENT OPTION FOR CANCER CARE. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - GENERAL -------------------------------------- CANCER EDUCATION - VARIOUS SPORTS GROUPS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED SUN SAFETY PRODUCTS AND EDUCATION. EPA SUN SAFETY LITERATURE, SUN SCREEN AND LIP BALM WITH SUN SCREEN WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RE-ENFORCE THE MESSAGE OF SUN SAFETY. ALL FUNDED BY THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION (EMHCF). CPR/FIRST AID - A STAFF NURSE WITHIN THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DONATED TIME AND CONDUCTED CPR CLASSES AS VARIOUS SITES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE LOSS OF A COMMUNITY CPR INSTRUCTOR, NUMBERS SERVED CONTINUE TO DROP. EDUCATION WEBSITE/COMMUNITY PUBLICATION - TWELVE EDITIONS OF THE HEALTH MINISTRY/FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING NEWSLETTER WERE PRODUCED, AND DISTRIBUTED IN KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, INDIANA, OHIO, VIRGINIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE RELEVANT AND CURRENT INFORMATION TO THE CONGREGATIONS RELATED TO SELF-CARE, OR EDUCATION ON DISEASE PROCESSES, TREATMENTS AND PREVENTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTENTIONAL CARE OF THE SPIRIT. ALL INFORMATION CAN BE REPRODUCED AND USED FOR CONGREGATIONAL INFORMATION/EDUCATION. HEALTH FAIRS - SERVICES WERE OFFERED AT 22 EVENTS AT 18 SITES IN BOYLE, LINCOLN, GARRARD, MERCER, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES WITH FOCUS ON REACHING AT RISK AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. INCLUDING ALL ADULT PROGRAMS, 10,615 COMMUNITY CONTACTS OCCURED (SCREENINGS, EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, ETC.). THIRTY-SIX PERCENT OF SCREENED PARTICIPANTS WERE MALE; SIXTY-FOUR PERCENT WERE FEMALE. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF 410 CLIENTS SERVED DECLARING ETHNICITY WERE CAUCASIAN, AND THREE PERCENT WERE HISPANIC (A ONE PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR). FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED BY COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS HAD A HOUSEHOLD INCOME BELOW $35,000 (THIS IS A 2 PERCENT INCREASE). NINE PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED WERE UNEMPLOYED; A ONE PERCENT DECREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT FROM FY 2017. FORTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION SERVED WERE RETIRED, A DECREASE OF 2% OVER 2017. THE UNINSURED SERVED INCREASED TO 8 PERCENT COMPARED TO 7% IN FY 2017 AND 8% IN 2016. SEVENTY-SIX PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) COMPARED TO 82% IN FY 2017 AND 78% IN FY 2016. A REGISTERED NURSE (RN) MET WITH EACH CLIENT TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN PLAN TO DECREASE LIFESTYLE ASSOCIATED HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS. AT EACH SCREENING, REFERRAL OPTIONS WERE PROVIDED, INCLUDING HOPE CLINIC, REDUCED FEE PROGRAM AND PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) LISTING FOR THE REGION FOR THE UNINSURED PARTICIPANTS OR THOSE WITHOUT A PCP. FIFTY PERCENT OF SCREENING TESTS WERE ABNORMAL (A 1% DECREASE OVER 2017) WITH 17 PERCENT REQUIRING A REFERRAL FOR FOLLOW-UP (A 2% DECREASE OVER 2017). PARISH NURSING PROGRAM - GRANT FUNDING FROM EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION MADE POSSIBLE THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. A FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING SYMPOSIUM WAS PRESENTED IN THE FALL OF 2016; THEREFORE ONE DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN 2017 BUT WILL AGAIN IN 2018, IT IS HOSTED EVERY OTHER YEAR. THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING FOUNDATION COURSE WAS HELD IN THE SPRING OF 2018 PRODUCING 5 NEW FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES WHO SERVED AS FACULTY FOR THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING ORGANIZATION IN JASPER, INDIANA. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT PARTICIPANTS HAVE COMPLETED THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING FOUNDATION COURSE SINCE ITS INCEPTION AT EMRMC IN 2008 AND SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THEIR CONGREGATIONS. THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVE IN 23 COUNTIES WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND OHIO AND SUPPORT PERSONS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS. TWELVE HEALTH MINISTRY NEWSLETTERS WERE CREATED AND DISSEMINATED TO HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS IN KENTUCKY, OHIO, ILLINOIS, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, AND NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE SERVICE AREA THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEER FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICES WERE ACTIVE: FIRST BAPTIST JUNCTION CITY, FIRST BAPTIST ON THE BYPASS, LEXINGTON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, PERRYVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEW SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ON 2ND AND WALNUT STREET, INDIAN HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - DANVILLE, HARRODSBURG CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SAINTS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, ST. ANDREW'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, LEAVEL GREEN CHRISTIAN, DANVILLE NEW COVENANT OF NAZARENE CHURCH, TRINITY CHURCH, SCIENCE HILL CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, HOME VISITS, NURSING HOME VISITS, BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, REFERRALS FOR FOLLOW-UP CARE, ORGANIZING FLU CLINICS, ORGANIZING HEALTH SCREENINGS, ACUTE CARE VISITS, ARRANGING FOR MEAL DELIVERIES, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE (SEIZURES, CHEST PAIN, FAINTING, HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS, ETC.). STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SHOWS THE MORE VISITS THE CONGREGANT HAS WITH THE FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE REGARDING THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE, THE BETTER THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE IS CONTROLLED. SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS - THE SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS WERE NO LONGER SPEARHEADED BY EPHRAIM COMMUNITY SERVICE STAFF DUE TO THE LACK OF PERSONNEL. HOWEVER, AREA SCHOOLS CONTINUED THE PERKINS ASSESSMENTS AND TRACKING OF BMI WHICH WE VIEW AS A MARK OF SUCCESS IN OUR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | SPEAKERS BUREAU - OUTREACH GRANT FINDINGS WERE SHARED AT THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE KENTUCKY ORGANIZATION OF RURAL HEALTH IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY AND THE KENTUCKY ORGANIZATION OF NURSING LEADERS IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. EARLY HEART ATTACK CARE BROCHURES WERE PLACED IN PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PRACTICE OFFICES. ALSO THE WARNING SIGNS OF A HEART ATTACK BOOK MARKS WERE PLACED IN CHURCHES, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PRACTICE OFFICES. MAGNETS WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A STROKE WERE GIVEN AWAY AT SPEAKING EVENTS AND SCREENING EVENTS. MAGNETS WITH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED AT HEALTH SCREENINGS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. EARLY HEART ATTACK CARE BROCHURES WERE DISTRIBUTED AT SCREENINGS AS WELL. STROKE PREVENTION AND RECOGNITION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF THE UK STROKE AFFILIATE NETWORK EFFORT TO REDUCE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY RELATED TO CVD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS ALL A COMPONENT OF THE CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - SELF HELP --------------------------------------- FITNESS/EXERCISE - FIFTY ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN THE GET MOVING SPRING CHALLENGE, A SCAVENGER HUNT GROUP WALK AT THE SPEARS CREEK CONNECTOR (LOW TURNOUT WAS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER). OVER EIGHT HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN THE SPRING GET MOVING CHALLENGE, WITH SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. TOBACCO/SMOKING CESSATION - WE SAW A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REPORTING TOBACCO USE; 39 COMPARED TO 69 IN 2017 AND 106 IN FY 2016. THE DECREASE MAY BE A CONTINUED EFFORT AT EDUCATION LOCALLY AND STATEWIDE, ALONG WITH THE STATE LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE TAX ON CIGARETTES BY FIFTY CENTS. THIS MAY ALSO BE A REFLECTION OF THE DECREASED NUMBER OF SCREENINGS. THERE IS AN INCREASE IN E-CIGARETTE SHOPS IN THE BOYLE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. EARLY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT USE OF E-CIGARETTES OR VAPOR DEVICES DO NOT DECREASE TOBACCO USE BUT ACTUALLY RESULTS IN INCREASED TOBACCO USE DUE TO THE NICOTINE USED IN THE DEVICES. THE STATEWIDE ORDINANCE DRAFTED BY SOME OF THE AGENCIES (FHK, SOAHEC, ETC.) FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE LEGISLATURE DURING THE 2016 SESSION DID NOT PASS BUT THERE IS A CONTINUED EFFORT TO PUSH THIS ORDINANCE THROUGH. A STATE-WIDE TOBACCO FREE SCHOOLS BILL (WHICH INCLUDES CIGARETTES, OTHER FORMS OF TOBACCO, AND VAPOR DEVICES) WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IN COMMITTEE AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING TO COME BEFORE THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE. PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND SOAHEC FOR E-CIGARETTE AND VAPOR PRODUCTS TO BE PART OF BOTH THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION DUE TO THE OBSERVATION OF INCREASED USE OF THESE PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY BY THE YOUTH. SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON E-CIGARETTE USE WAS PART OF THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING SYMPOSIUM OF 2017. STRESS MANAGEMENT - ONLY 42 INDIVIDUALS WERE SCREENED USING THE PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE COMPARED TO 82 INDIVIDUALS IN 2017 AND 212 INDIVIDUALS IN 2016 BECAUSE SMALLER SITES WERE USED TO DO THE HEART RISK SCREENINGS. TWO PERCENT OF THOSE SCREENED WERE ABNORMAL COMPARED TO SIXTEEN PERCENT IN 2017 AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO EITHER PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS OR MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WERE MADE. TWO OUT OF 40 SCREENED FOR DEPRESSION USING THE BECK DEPRESSION SCALE WERE ABNORMAL. THE DECISION TO INCREASE THE USE OF THE PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE RELATES TO THE INCREASED EMPHASIS OF THE ROLE OF STRESS IN MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN. ALL RECEIVED INFORMATION RELATED TO STRESS REDUCTION STRATEGIES. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE 2015-2017 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH IN THE EMRMC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BUT NOT INCLUDED THE PLAN FOR 2018. A DECISION TO CONTINUE THESE SCREENINGS WAS MADE DUE TO THE DOCUMENTED CORRELATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND HEART ATTACKS. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION - SUPPORT GROUPS -------------------------------------------- ALZHEIMER'S - TEN ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS WERE FACILITATED BY AN ADVANCED PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER. THE GROUP SERVES BOTH PATIENTS AND CARE-GIVERS/FAMILY. GIVEN THE INCIDENCE RATE OF STROKE AND THE AGING OF THE POPULATION IT IS ANTICIPATED THE NEED FOR THIS SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW IN THIS REGION. COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - HEALTH SCREENINGS ------------------------------------------------------ BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING - BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS WERE OFFERED AT 18 SITES (22 EVENTS), SOME MORE THAN ONCE, AND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS DONE BY FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES IN THEIR OWN CONGREGATIONS; FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED WITH 447 PERSONS HAVING THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED. THIS REPRESENTS A DECREASE IN BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR WHEN 599 INDIVIDUALS AND IN FY 2016 855 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED; THIS IS DUE TO THE DECREASE IN SITES AND SCREENINGS AS A RESULT OF STAFF REDUCTIONS AND BUDGET CONSTRAINTS IN FY 2018. THERE WAS A THREE PERCENT INCREASE OF CLIENTS WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE READING THAT EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED RANGE BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA): 86% IN FY 2018 COMPARED TO 83 PERCENT IN FY 2017, 90 PERCENT IN FY 2016, AND 83 PERCENT IN FY 2015. THOSE CLASSIFIED AS PRE-HYPERTENSIVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONITORING AND RECORDING AS WELL AS DIETARY INSTRUCTIONS RELATED TO LOW SODIUM DIET. THOSE THAT WERE ON MEDICATIONS BUT EXCEED THE RECOMMEND RANGE WERE INSTRUCTED TO SHARE THE FINDING WITH THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP). THOSE AT STROKE LEVEL WERE TRANSPORTED FOR IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP BY A PHYSICIAN. BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK REDUCTION. THE INTENSE FOCUS ON BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, SELF-CARE EDUCATION AND FOLLOW-UP CONTINUES. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING IS ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES RELATED TO MODIFIABLE LIFESTYLE RELATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS FROM THE 2017 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. CANCER - COLORECTAL SCREENING - DURING MARCH THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION (EMHCF) FUNDED COLORECTAL SCREENINGS AT 24 ADDITIONAL SITES IN ADDITION TO NORMAL SCREENING SITES FOR A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF 147 KITS WITH A 60 PERCENT RETURN RATE; A 6% INCREASE IN RETURN FROM 2017. ELEVEN OF 147 (8%) HAD POSITIVE RESULTS AND WERE REFERRED TO THEIR PCP. KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN SIX COUNTIES. SITES INCLUDED CHURCHES, SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS, THE WELLNESS CENTER, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, CLINICS, HOSPITAL LOBBIES, AREA BUSINESSES, THE CANCER CENTER, HOSPICE, LOCAL BANK, AND THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE OFFICES. THERE HAVE BEEN RADIO AND NEWSPAPER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO COLORECTAL CANCER DUE TO KENTUCKY RATING NUMBER ONE IN INCIDENCE AND NUMBER 3 IN DEATHS RELATED TO COLON CANCER. THIS IS ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER BASED UPON THE IDENTIFIED NEED IN THE 2017 CHNA. CANCER - SKIN SCREENING - SKIN SCREENING BY A LICENSED INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONER (LIP) WAS NOT DONE IN FY 2018 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LIP AVAILABLE TO DO THE SCREENING THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE... SUN SAFETY EDUCATION BEGINS WITH THE SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AND CONTINUES ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN AND HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT MESSAGE AND FOCUS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK PLAN SINCE INCEPTION IN 2008. THIS IS ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION/PREVENTION OF CANCER BASED UPON THE IDENTIFIED NEED IN THE 2017 CHNA. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | CHOLESTEROL TESTING - TOTAL CHOLESTEROL WAS MEASURED FOR 398 CLIENTS IN FIVE COUNTIES AT 18 SITES WITHIN HEALTH MINISTRIES AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS WITH 40 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS EXCEEDING THE RECOMMEND RANGE AS SET BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA); THIS IS A 4 PERCENT INCREASE COMPARED TO 36 % IN 2017, 30.5% IN FY 2016 AND 31% FOR 2015. THIS TREND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INCREASE SEEN NATIONALLY. WITHIN THE LIPID PANEL 44% OF PARTICIPANTS HAD ONE OR MORE MEASURE(S) OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE COMPARED TO 42.7 PERCENT IN FY 2017. LOW DENSITY LIPIDS BEING ELEVATED WAS THE LEADING CAUSE. EFFECTIVE FY 2013, WITH SUPPORT FROM AREA PEDIATRICIANS, THE DEPARTMENT BEGAN OFFERING LIPID SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN AGE 12 AND ABOVE, IF ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PEDIATRIC AGE RANGE. LIPID PANEL SCREENING IS ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES RELATED TO MODIFIABLE LIFESTYLE RELATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN BASED ON THE 2017 CHNA. THIS IS PART OF BOTH THE STROKE RISK AND MYOCARDIAL RISK REEDUCATION STRATEGY. DIABETES SCREENING - BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING WAS CONDUCTED ON 400 PARTICIPANTS. THIRTY SEVEN PERCENT EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED RANGE AS SET BY THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION (ADA) COMPARED TO 20% IN FY 2017, 21 PERCENT IN FY 2016, AND 13 PERCENT IN FY 2015. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INCREASE IN TYPE II DIABETES NATIONWIDE WITH KY BEING ONE OF THE LEADING STATES IN INCIDENCE OF DIABETES. NO ONE WAS BELOW THE RECOMMENDED RANGE. BASED UPON THE NATIONAL INCIDENCE TREAD AND THE LOCAL TREAD IN DIABETES, A1C MONITORING EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED WITH A GRANT THAT WAS SUBMITTED IN FY 2015 AND APPROVED. INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR DIABETES OR DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES ARE NOW SCREENED WITH THE A1C MACHINE AS OF FY 2016. EIGHTY EIGHT INDIVIDUALS WERE SCREENED WITH THE A1C EQUIPMENT DUE TO PRIOR SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS BY THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. FORTY-ONE PERCENT OF THOSE SCREENED WERE ABOVE NORMAL COMPARED TO 48% OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY INDIVIDUALS SCREENED IN FY 2017. LIFESTYLE CHANGE AND DIET EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS. GLUCOSE TESTING WAS OFFERED TO CHILDREN AGE 12-18, IF ACCOMPANIED BY A CUSTODIAL PARENT. AGAIN THE NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC PARTICIPANTS WAS NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT. THIS STRATEGY IS PART OF THE CVD RISK REDUCTION IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT WAS BASED ON THE 2017 CHNA. NUTRITION/OBESITY SCREENING - HEIGHT, WEIGHT, PERCENT BODY FAT, AND CALCULATED BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) WAS OFFERED AT 18 SITES IN FIVE COUNTIES WITH 362 ADULT PARTICIPANTS. EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS EXCEEDED THE RECOMMENDED RANGE; COMPARED TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT IN 2017, EIGHTY-SEVEN PERCENT IN 2016 AND SEVENTY-FOUR PERCENT IN 2015. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL TREND ALSO, WITH KENTUCKY AND SEVERAL OTHER STATES LEADING THE NATIONAL TREND. BODY MASS INDEX IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO CVD RISK FACTORS, SOME TYPES OF CANCER AND DIABETES. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NATIONAL TREND AND WITH KENTUCKY BEING ONE OF THE LEAST HEALTHY STATES. EIGHTY PERCENT OF LIFESTYLE CHANGE IS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHANGE; TWENTY PERCENT IS THE KNOWLEDGE. BMI WAS ONE OF THE MODIFIABLE LIFESTYLE CHANGES IDENTIFIED AS A STRATEGY TO REDUCE CVD RISK AND CANCER RISK FROM THE 2017 CHNA. STROKE SCREENING - THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION STROKE RISK SCORECARD BECAME THE STANDARD TOOL FOR SCREENING FOR STROKE RISK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2012. STROKE RISK SCREENING WAS CONDUCTED AT 20 EVENTS IN FIVE COUNTIES INVOLVING 335 PARTICIPANTS WITH A 17 PERCENT REFERRAL RATE; WHICH REFLECTS A ONE PERCENT DECREASE COMPARED TO A TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN 2017 AND TO AN EIGHT PERCENT DECREASE IN REFERRALS IN FY 2016. THIS IS ONE OF THREE SCREENING TESTS THAT RESULTED IN DIRECT REFERRAL AND TRANSPORT TO EMERGENCY CARE: THE OTHERS INCLUDE BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE STROKE RANGE, AND EXTREME ELEVATION OF LAB VALUES. THIS IS ONE OF THE STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CVD RISK OUTLINED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CHNA. COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - IMMUNIZATIONS ----------------------------------------------------- FLU SHOTS - FLU SHOTS WERE ADMINISTERED AT 19 SITES AND 20 EVENTS COMPARED TO 17 IN FY 2017 AND TEN IN FY 2016 IN MERCER, LINCOLN, BOYLE, GARRARD, MADISON, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES TO 531 INDIVIDUALS COMPARED TO 554 INDIVIDUALS IN FY 2017 AGE 12 AND ABOVE. PRIMARY SITES WERE CHURCHES AND THE STOCKYARDS. THIS REPRESENTS A 10% DECREASE OVER THE 30 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF IMMUNIZATIONS DURING FY 2017. COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL SERVICES - NON-BILLED/REDUCED-FEE CLINIC ------------------------------------------------------------------ HOPE CLINIC AND PHARMACY - HOPE CLINIC AND PHARMACY PROVIDED SERVICE TO 34 PATIENTS SEEN A TOTAL OF 77 TIMES. DUE TO A LACK OF A PROVIDER FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER, CLINIC FIGURES WERE DOWN FROM THE 136 TOTAL VISITS IN FY 2017. TO QUALIFY FOR HOPE CLINIC & PHARMACY AN INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DIAGNOSES: HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, OBESITY, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA OR GASTRO ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE, BE UNINSURED AND WITH A HOUSEHOLD INCOME BETWEEN 139% -300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS EXCEPT THE PART-TIME LIP AND PART-TIME OFFICE MANAGER. THE CLINIC IS MANAGED BY A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WITH MEMBERS FROM THE BOYLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DANVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, HEART OF KENTUCKY UNITED WAY, AND THE SALVATION ARMY. THE CLINIC WAS STARTED DUE TO A COMMUNITY NEED BY A COLLABORATION OF THE KEY BOARD MEMBERS AND IS A DEPARTMENT OF EMRMC. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HAS MADE POSSIBLE ACCESS TO EXPANDED MEDICAID IN KENTUCKY, RESULTING IN MANY FORMER HOPE CLIENTS HAVING INSURANCE AND ACCESS TO BOTH CHRONIC AND ACUTE CARE. BLOOD DRIVE - SIXTY-SEVEN UNITS OF BLOOD WERE DONATED THROUGH BLOOD DRIVES IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN FY 2018 COMPARED TO 80 UNITS IN FY 2017. INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON DUTY ARE PAID DURING THE TIME THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE DONATION PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION ---------------------------- CONTINUING HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION - THE DIRECTOR FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT SERVES ON THE FEDERATION OF STATE PHYSICAL THERAPY BOARD MEETING FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. THIS BOARD MEETS MONTHLY FOR TWO HOURS AT AN ESTIMATED ORGANIZATIONAL COST OF $1,680. ISSUES OF THE PROFESSION WERE ADDRESSED INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, LICENSURE, REIMBURSEMENT, SCOPE OF SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARDS. INTERNS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS - IN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THERE WERE NEITHER INTERNS NOR FELLOWS AT EMRMC. THERE WERE ELEVEN EMERGENCY SERVICE RESIDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND SEVEN ORTHOPAEDIC RESIDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. MEDICAL STUDENTS - FIVE MEDICAL STUDENTS ROTATED THROUGH EMERGENCY SERVICES AND FAMILY MEDICINE WITH EMRMC MEDICAL STAFF MENTORS. THIS REPRESENTS A SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MD STUDENTS. STUDENTS WERE FROM UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. TWENTY-SEVEN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) STUDENTS ROTATED THROUGH EMERGENCY, SURGICAL, ORTHOPAEDIC AND FAMILY MEDICINE SERVICES WITH A MENTOR. THIS REPRESENTS A SIXTY PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PA STUDENTS. AFFILIATED PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS AND MARIETTA COLLEGE. SEVEN NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NPS) OR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APRNS) ROTATED THROUGH EMERGENCY SERVICES OR PRIMARY CARE CLINICS IN FY 2018 WITH A LIP MENTOR. THIS REPRESENTS A SEVENTY PERCENT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NP OR APRN STUDENTS. SCHOOLS INCLUDED: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, CHAMBERLIN COLLEGE OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY. NURSING - FIVE HUNDRED AND TWO NURSING STUDENTS COMPLETED THEIR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND/OR PRACTICUM AT EMRMC IN FY 2018. EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS INCLUDED CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY, EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, MIDWAY UNIVERSITY, BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE, BECKFIELD COLLEGE, KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY, WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY AND BEREA COLLEGE. THIS REPRESENTS A 9.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN NURSING STUDENTS, LPN, AD, AND BSN. OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS - THE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT COURSE HAD 0 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2018 COMPARED TO 9 IN 2017. THIS IS DUE TO THE DECLINE IN ENROLLED STUDENTS AND THE ABILITY TO ACCOMMODATE A CLASS. OTHER STUDENTS - EMRMC SERVED AS A CLINICAL SITE FOR STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES FROM THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS: BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE LEXINGTON AND SOMERSET, BECKFIELD COLLEGE, BEREA COLLEGE, CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY, EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY AND MIDWAY UNIVERSITY. THERE WAS A DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: RADIOGRAPHY, SONOGRAPHY, DIETETIC, PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS, AND HEALTH INFORMATION AND PHLEBOTOMY STUDENTS. THERE WAS A NINE PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PHARMACY STUDENTS AND AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SPEECH THERAPY STUDENTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENTS. ONE HUNDRED NINETY-THREE AREA STUDENTS HAD A JOB SHADOWING EXPERIENCE IN 40 DIFFERENT AREAS OF EMRMC IN FY 2018. THIS REFLECTS A TWO PERCENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS JOB SHADOWING WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. FINANCIAL DONATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY - IN KIND ------------------------------------------------ PERSONNEL/ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT - AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE SERVES ON THE MERCER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOARD. A STAFF MEMBER SERVES ON THE FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY KENTUCKY BOARD AND SUBCOMMITTEES. THE REHABILITATION SERVICES DIRECTOR SERVES ON THE PHYSICAL THERAPY BOARD. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ------------------------------- COALITION BUILDING - HEROIN OVERDOSE AND DEATHS IN THE SERVICE AREA HAVE INCREASED AT AN ALARMING RATE. A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FROM CENTRE COLLEGE HAS PUT TOGETHER A BROAD COMMUNITY COALITION TO ADDRESS THE MANY FACETS OF THIS PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSING AND MEDICAL DIRECTORS HAVE WORKED WITH THIS GROUP. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY - REHABILITATION SERVICES STAFF SERVED ON THE FEDERATION OF STATE PHYSICAL THERAPY BOARD. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - THE SOUTHERN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION COUNCIL IS INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND HEALTH POLICY. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS ----------------------------- COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT - PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA WERE ENGAGED TO CONDUCT A SCIENTIFICALLY VALID SIX COUNTY CHNA FOR THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING EMRMC, AT A COST OF $83,000. THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS 95 PERCENT FROM A SAMPLE OF 900 AREA RESIDENTS. A COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP WAS CONVENED FOR INPUT FROM KEY INFORMANTS FROM THE SIX COUNTIES, WITH FINDINGS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. THE RESULTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNING BOARD IN HARD COPY ALONG WITH A SUMMARY PRESENTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR 2018-2021. ONCE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD, THE REPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WERE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. SELECT SHARING WAS DONE UPON REQUEST BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CENTRE COLLEGE STUDENTS. DEDICATED STAFF - THERE IS ONE STAFF MEMBER WHO WORKS PART TIME FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND SEVERAL FLEX RNS AND TECHNICIANS THAT WORK AS NEEDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ARE FUNDED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE STAFF WAS COMPRISED OF A FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING COORDINATOR WHO WORKS OUT OF ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, AND A PART TIME PROJECT COORDINATOR, ALL REPORTING TO THE SYSTEM DIRECTOR, NURSING ADMINISTRATION, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, ASSOCIATE EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. TOTAL SALARY EXPENSES FOR DEDICATED COMMUNITY BENEFIT STAFF WERE $208,474 FOR FY 2018; WITH THE DECREASE REFLECTING THE REDUCTION IN HOURS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. COMMUNITY SERVICES TOTAL EXPENSES WERE $238,361. THERE WAS A PART TIME NURSE PRACTITIONER AND OFFICE MANAGER FOR THE HOPE CLINIC. SALARY EXPENSES WERE $7,477 FOR FY 2018. THE REPORTING STRUCTURE IS THAT ALL DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS REPORT TO THE SYSTEM DIRECTOR. THE SYSTEM DIRECTOR THEN REPORTS TO THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH SYSTEM VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POPULATION HEALTH WHO REPORTS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD WITH THE ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND BUDGET APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. IN THE SPRING OF 2017, THE NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WERE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD FOR APPROVAL. UNASSIGNED PROGRAM - EMRMC STAFF VOLUNTEERED IN AREA CHURCHES AND CHILDRENS MINISTRY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA THAT FOCUSED ON SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING, APPROXIMATELY 800 CHILDREN WERE SERVED. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE VOLUNTEER FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES SERVING WITHIN MANY OF THE LOCAL CONGREGATIONS. THE RESULT BEING BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING, COORDINATION OF CARE, REFERRALS, AND EDUCATION RELATED TO HEALTH RISK, MEDICATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH, STROKE RISK EDUCATION, AND OTHER ISSUES. OTHERS SERVED IN MUSIC MINISTRY, VISITATION, OR CHURCH BASED COMMITTEES. MANY SERVED IN YOUTH SPORT LEAGUES AS VOLUNTEERS, EITHER COACHING OR RAISING FUNDS. OTHERS VOLUNTEERED WITH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SERVING AS ROOM SPONSORS, BOOSTERS, PTA OFFICERS, MENTORING STUDENTS, OR OTHER NEEDED FUNCTIONS. EMRMC ASSOCIATES VOLUNTEERED AT THE LOCAL FESTIVALS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: HARVEST FEST ON MAIN, KENTUCKY STATE BBQ FESTIVAL, GREAT AMERICAN BRASS BAND FESTIVAL, SOUL ON SECOND STREET, DANVILLES LAWN CHAIR THEATRE, APPLE FESTIVAL IN CASEY COUNTY, BEEF FESTIVAL IN MERCER COUNTY, PARTY ON THE SQUARE IN GARRARD COUNTY, FORKLAND HERITAGE FESTIVAL AND REVUE, BATTLE OF PERRYVILLE COMMEMORATION, CRUISE, BLUES & BAR-B-QUE, AND RAILROAD DAYS. THESE HOURS WERE NOT PAID HOURS, THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT CALCULATIONS. NEVERTHELESS, THIS INVESTMENT OF TIME AND LABOR CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION IMPACTING PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE POPULACE OF THE SIX COUNTY SERVICE AREAS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | DEFERRED NEEDS FROM THE CHNA OF BOYLE AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES BASED UPON RESOURCES AND/OR EXPERTISE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS AN ISSUE IN THE STATE AND REGION. ADDICTION SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY PRIVATE PROVIDERS, COMPREHENSIVE CARE, AND SELF-REFINED IN THE REGION. EMRMC BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE UNIT DOES TREAT DUAL DIAGNOSIS PATIENTS AND THE PSYCHIATRISTS AND COUNSELORS TREAT OUT PATIENTS. THERE IS AN ACTIVE ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CHAPTER. CELEBRATE RECOVERY IS OFFERED AT VARIOUS SITES IN THE SERVICE AREA. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TASK FORCE RESOURCES AND COMMITTEES ARE IN THE SURROUNDING SERVICE AREA, AND COLLABORATION OCCURS AS NEEDED. DUE TO LACK OF EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES, ADDICTION WILL BE DEFERRED AS PART OF THE WORK PLAN BY EMRMC. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND END STAGE RENAL FAILURE LINKS TO DIABETES. MODERATE EXERCISE, A HEALTHIER DIET, AND WEIGHT REDUCTION CAN PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES IN PERSONS AT RISK (DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM FUNDED BY NIH). THE FREE SCREENINGS WILL PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION AND POSSIBLY PREVENTION WHEN ADDRESSING NUTRITION, BODY MASS INDEX AND EXERCISE. SOME FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES IN CONGREGATIONS ASSESS BLOOD PRESSURES AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE AS WELL AS PROVIDE EDUCATION. RENAL SPECIALISTS AND DIALYSIS CENTERS SERVE THIS POPULATION AS WELL. DEMENTIA LINKS TO CV HEALTH AND STROKE INCIDENCE AND VASCULAR ISSUES. IT ALSO LINKS TO THE AGING OF THE POPULATION IN THE REGION. THERE IS AN ALZHEIMERS SUPPORT GROUP IN BOYLE AND MERCER COUNTIES. ALSO, MENTAL EVALUATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT IS AVAILABLE BY A PSYCHIATRIST AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. DANVILLE HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER AS WELL AS MORNING POINT HAS AN ALZHEIMERS LONG TERM CARE UNIT. THE SANDERS BROWN CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HAS ON-GOING ALZHEIMERS RELATED RESEARCH AND SERVES AS A REFERRAL CENTER FOR THE REGION. BIRTHS TO TEENAGERS AND UNWED MOTHERS, AND LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT BIRTHS ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND THE SCHOOL HEALTH COLLATIONS. THE LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS A 5-YEAR GRANT TO ADDRESS SELF-ESTEEM AND CHARACTER BUILDING IN 6TH GRADE THROUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE LINCOLN AND BOYLE COUNTY SCHOOL NURSES CONDUCT THE PERKINS ASSESSMENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO HELP YOUTH MAKE FEWER HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR CHOICES. BOTH SCHOOL SYSTEMS HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOR THE SERVICES OF AN ADOLESCENT MEDICINE SPECIALIST FOR ON-SITE SERVICES. THE HAVEN CARE CENTER PROVIDES PREGNANCY RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS ALL SIX COUNTIES. CHRONIC LUNG/RESPIRATORY DISEASE IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH TOBACCO EDUCATION, STOP SMOKING CLASSES AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, PULMONARY REHAB AT EPHRAIM MCDOWELL SPECIALTY CENTER AND THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY. THE COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT SCREENS FOR TOBACCO USE AT ALL VENUES AND REFERS CLIENTS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CLASSES TO HELP RESIDENTS STOP SMOKING. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ALSO CONDUCT TOBACCO EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. IN THE AREAS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS HIV EDUCATION AND TESTING. HEPATITIS C VACCINE IS AVAILABLE AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. EMRMC WILL DEFER DUE TO RESOURCE ALLOCATION BOTH PERSONNEL AND TIME. INJURY AND VIOLENCE EDUCATION IS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICES, SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTERS, FAMILY COURT, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ALL COUNTIES. EMRMC AND EMFLH OFFER THE SERVICES OF A SANE NURSE FOR RAPE VICTIMS. THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER SERVES THE REGION. EMRMC WILL DEFER FOCUS ON INJURY AND VIOLENCE AT THIS TIME DUE TO OTHER AGENCIES COVERING ALL ASPECTS, HAVING GREATER EXPERTISE AND DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCE LIMITATIONS. COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON SAFE COMMUNITIES WAS DISCUSSED AT THE PRIORITIZATION MEETING. ORAL HEALTH INCLUDING REGULAR DENTAL CARE AND DENTAL INSURANCE IS A REGIONAL ISSUE. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH BELIEVES THAT THIS PRIORITY AREA FALLS MORE WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LIMITED RESOURCES AND LOWER PRIORITY EXCLUDED THIS AS AN AREA CHOSEN FOR ACTION. WORK PLAN INITIATIVES IN FY 2018 BASED UPON THE 2017 CHNA BY PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS INCLUDED: 1. TO SCREEN FOR MODIFIABLE LIFESTYLE FACTORS RELATED TO DIABETES AND EDUCATE REGARDING RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES, AND REFER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AS NEEDED. 2. TO IMPROVE BARRIERS TO ACCESS PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION REGIMEN, SUCH AS COST AND COMPLIANCE, BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 3. TO SCREEN FOR COLORECTAL AND SKIN CANCER AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING LIFESTYLE CHANGES RELATED TO RISK FACTOR REDUCTION; REFER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AS NEEDED. 4. TO SCREEN FOR MODIFIABLE LIFESTYLE FACTORS RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AND PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING REDUCTION STRATEGIES; REFER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AS NEEDED. CONCLUSION: ALL COMPONENTS OF THE WORK PLAN APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD WERE IMPLEMENTED AND THERE IS SOME HEALTH RISK IMPROVEMENTS NOTED: CHANGES IN TREND LINES SINCE 2016 OBSERVED IN 2018 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. ABNORMAL TOTAL CHOLESTEROL VALUES ARE BASICALLY UNCHANGED FROM 2017 BUT INCREASING FROM 2015. 2. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN BLOOD GLUCOSE VALUES ABOVE OF RECOMMENDED RANGE. 3. UNCONTROLLED BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION) VALUES REMAINED RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM FY 2017 BUT HAVE DECREASED FROM 2016. 4. THE REFERRAL RATE TO PCP HAS DECREASED. THIS MAY REFLECT VALUES NOT BEING AS HIGH AS PREVIOUS YEARS. 5. THERE IS AN INCREASED TREND IN MORE INDIVIDUALS WITH A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. 6. MORE INDIVIDUALS WERE UNEMPLOYED AND RETIRED. 7. INCOME REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH FY 2017 BUT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN LOWER INCOME LEVELS FROM FY 2015. 8. THERE IS A CONTINUED TREND OF SEEING FEWER MALE SEEKING SCREENING AND AN INCREASE IN FEMALE SEEKING SCREENING. 9. THERE IS A DECREASING TREND IN TOBACCO USE. IN FY 2018, EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INVESTED $14,000,688 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS. THE FINANCIAL INVESTMENT WAS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME IN LEADERSHIP ROLES BY EMRMC STAFF TO IMPROVE HEALTH, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LEGISLATIVE ENDEAVORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, STATE AND AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A | COMMON PAYMASTER ------------------ EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS THE COMMON PAYMASTER FOR THE FOLLOWING RELATED ORGANIZATIONS: EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH RESOURCE, INC. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, INC. JOHN HILL BAILEY CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER, INC. EMHFL, INC. COOPERATIVECARE, INC. AND JAMES B. HAGGIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. ALL SALARIES AND PAYROLL TAXES ARE REPORTED ON A CONSOLIDATED FORM 941. THE EIN ON THE FORM 941 IS 61-0492356. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 6, 7A, & 7B | MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ----------------------------- EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC., A RELATED 501(C)(3) ENTITY, IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS OF EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BYLAWS OF EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REQUIRE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BY EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. |
| FORM 990 PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 -------------------------- COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12B AND 12C | MONITORING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ------------------------------------------ ANNUALLY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND MEDICAL STAFF LEADERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS COORDINATED BY GENERAL COUNSEL AND EPHRAIM MCDOWELL'S CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE AWARE OF CONFLICTS WHICH HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED ON ANNUAL STATEMENTS. IF CONFLICTS EXISTS, THE CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED AND THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE CONFLICT DOES NOT PARTICIPATE OR VOTE ON ACTIVITIES WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PRESENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AND 15B | PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION ------------------------------------ EPHRAIM MCDOWELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS PART OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHOSE PARENT IS EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. COMPENSATION FOR ALL AFFILIATES IS OVERSEEN AND COORDINATED THROUGH EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. THE MERCER GROUP, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS, CONDUCTED A REVIEW AND PROVIDED MARKET DATA IN 2018 FOR ESTABLISHING REASONABLE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO. FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES FOR THE SYSTEM, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO UTILIZED COMPENSATION STUDIES. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DECISION AND PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED BY THE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | MAKING FORMS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ------------------------------------- THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS - OTHER CHANGES ---------------------------------------------- TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS FROM EPHRAIM MCDOWELL HEALTH RESOURCE DUE TO CLINIC RESTRUCTURING: $(30,775,762) |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PURCHASED MEDICAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:14647560 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:7504174 |
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