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| 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).. | ||||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | OUR MISSION - PVHMC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM LOCAL PRIMARY ACUTE CARE TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED REGIONAL SERVICE. SELECTION OF ALL SERVICES IS BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED, AVAILABILITY OF FINANCING AND THE ORGANIZATIONS TECHNICAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY RESULTS. BASIC TO OUR MISSION IS OUR COMMITMENT TO STRIVE CONTINUOUSLY TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF HEALTH BY REACHING OUT AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY. OUR VISION - PVHMCS VISION IS TO BE THE REGIONS MOST RESPECTED AND RECOGNIZED MEDICAL CENTER AND MARKET LEADER IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER OF CHOICE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE PHYSICIANS PREFER TO PRACTICE BECAUSE THEY ARE VALUED CUSTOMERS AND TEAM MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY EXPERT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, THE MOST ADVANCED SYSTEMS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HEALTH CARE WORKERS CHOOSE TO WORK BECAUSE PVHMC IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE, INITIATIVE IS REWARDED, SELF-DEVELOPMENT IS ENCOURAGED, AND PRIDE AND ENTHUSIASM IN SERVING CUSTOMERS ABOUNDS; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER BUYERS DEMAND (EMPLOYERS, PAYORS, ETC.) FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE SERVICES BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE ARE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR THEIR BENEFICIARIES AND THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST VALUE FOR THE BENEFIT DOLLAR; AND, BE THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT COMMUNITY LEADERS, VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFACTORS CHOOSE TO SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY GAIN SATISFACTION FROM PROMOTING AN INSTITUTION THAT CONTINUOUSLY STRIVES TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. OUR COMMUNITY PVHMC IS LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 3 (SPA3) AND IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE HEALTH CARE DEMANDS OF THE GROWING POPULATIONS OF BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS DEFINED AS THE CITIES OF POMONA, CLAREMONT, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, LA VERNE, MONTCLAIR, ONTARIO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, ALTA LOMA, UPLAND AND SAN DIMAS AND MAKE UP A POPULATION OF 840,789. OUR SECONDARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SURROUNDING CITIES IN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. IN 2010 AS DERIVED FROM THE STATISTICS REPORTED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY REPRESENTED BY THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CITY OF POMONA WAS SUCH THAT 33.6% IS HISPANIC OR LATINO, 14.4% IS WHITE, 7.3% IS BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 8.5% IS ASIAN, 1.2% IS AMERICAN INDIAN, 0.2% HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER, 30.3% IS OTHER, AND 4.5% IS TWO OR MORE RACES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) IS A 412-BED, FULLY ACCREDITED, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL SERVING EASTERN LOS ANGELES AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. FOR OVER A CENTURY, PVHMC HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE AS A SAFETY-NET PROVIDER AND TERTIARY REFERRAL FACILITY FOR THE REGION. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY, THE HOSPITALS SERVICES INCLUDE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARE, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR CARE, WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SERVICES, AND TRAUMA CARE. SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDE CENTERS FOR BREAST HEALTH, SLEEP DISORDERS, A NEONATAL ICU, A PERINATAL CENTER, PHYSICAL THERAPY/SPORTS MEDICINE, A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES OUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY STEMI RECEIVING CENTER DESIGNATION, ROBOTIC SURGERY, AND THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH UCLA. SATELLITE CENTERS IN CHINO HILLS, CLAREMONT, COVINA, LA VERNE AND POMONA PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING PHYSICAL THERAPY, URGENT CARE, PRIMARY CARE, RADIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. ALONG WITH BEING NAMED ONE OF HEALTHGRADES 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CARDIAC CARE, 2014-2018 (ONLY ONE OF THREE IN CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE ALL 3 TOP 100 RECOGNITIONS IN 2014-2015) AND RECEIVING HEALTHGRADES 2017 PATIENT SAFETY AWARD, THE JOINT COMMISSION HAS GIVEN PVHMC CERFICATION FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT, PALLIATIVE CARE, DIABETES, AND 2018 CERTIFICATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY, DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG - PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WE CONTINUOUSLY REFLECT UPON OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NEED, AND TO RENEW OUR COMMITMENT WHILE FINDING NEW WAYS TO FULFILL OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE. PART OF THAT COMMITMENT IS SUPPORTING ADVANCED LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE STAFFING, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES. PVHMC WORKS VIGOROUSLY TO MEET OUR ROLE IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPING WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM. IN 2018, IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 501(R)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, CREATED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (2010), A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED. THIS ASSESSMENT IS INTENDED TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PVHMC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA VALLEY. IN RESPONSE TO THE ASSESSMENTS FINDINGS, FY 2018-2021 COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS DEVELOPED TO OPERATIONALIZE THE INTENT OF PVHMCS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN INITIATIVES THROUGH DOCUMENTED GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND STRATEGIES. PVHMC DEMONSTRATES ITS PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HAS WELCOMED THIS OCCASION TO FORMALIZE OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. OUR COMMUNITY IS CENTRAL TO US AND IT IS REPRESENTED IN ALL OF THE WORK WE DO. PVHMC HAS SERVED THE POMONA VALLEY FOR 116 YEARS, AND WE VALUE MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. PVHMCS 2020 REPORT AND FOCUS STUDY (FOR FY 2019) UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF OUR MANY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND EVALUATES OUR CURRENT STRATEGIES AND THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT THOSE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS HAVE IN ADDRESSING PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. ACTIONS AND UPDATES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2019 THAT PVHMC HAS CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT ARE: - TRAUMA SERVICES - DIABETES CARE - STROKE CARE - PALLIATIVE CARE - CARE HARBOR MEDICAL OUTREACH DIABETES CARE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2D) IS A GROWING PROBLEM. IT HAS TRIPLED OVER THE LAST DECADE AND IT IS ANTICIPATED TO TRIPLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES (CDC, 2015). APPROXIMATELY 9.3% OF AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES; 90-95% OF WHICH IS T2D. THIS EQUATES TO 21 MILLION INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES (CDC 2014 REPORT CARD ON DM). MORE SO, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 8.1 MILLION INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDIAGNOSED (CDC 2014 REPORT CARD ON DM). THIS IS A STAGGERING NUMBER, AND PREDIABETES DIAGNOSES ARE ALSO ON THE RAPID RISE. FURTHERMORE, IN PVHMCS 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MORE THAN 40% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED HAVING DIABETES, A JUMP FROM THE APPROXIMATELY 25.9% SAID THAT THEY OR A FAMILY MEMBER WERE LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF EITHER TYPE 1 OR TYPE II DIABETES IN OUR 2015 CHNA. WE KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT 2015 CHNA FINDINGS WERE LIKELY AN UNDERESTIMATE GIVEN THAT UNTIL NOW THERE HAS BEEN NO ROUTINE SCREENING FOR DIABETES ACROSS HOSPITAL SERVICES. MOST OF KNOWN T2D CASES ALSO SUFFER FROM COMORBIDITIES, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THE INCIDENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (42%), OBESITY (21%, LIKELY A LOW ESTIMATE), AND ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (32%), WERE ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONSES. SUCH DATA PAINTS A POOR PROGNOSIS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT IS FOR THE REASONS ABOVE THAT PVHMC IDENTIFIED DIABETES AS A PRIORITY AREA TO ADDRESS IN THE COMMUNITY. SPECIFIC HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS BEING MET BY THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: A. IDENTIFICATION OF ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO ARE PRE-DIABETIC BY A1C (5.7-6.4%) CRITERIA AND INTRODUCTION OF PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS TO FORESTALL THE DEVELOPMENT OF T2D. B. IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGES 5-21) WHO EXHIBIT HIGH LEVELS OF KNOWN RISK FACTORS FOR T2D, INCLUDING TWO OR MORE OF OBESITY, A1C=5.3-5.8, AND AT LEAST ONE PARENT WHO IS KNOWN TO BE DIABETIC OR PREDIABETIC. C. IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CASES OF T2D (ADULT A1C>6.4, CHILD A1C>5.8). D. IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH POORLY CONTROLLED T2D (A1C > 9.0) E. REDUCTION OF CARDIAC AND NEUROLOGICAL RISKS THROUGH IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL, WEIGHT LOSS AND LIPID REDUCTION. F. RECRUITMENT OF IDENTIFIED PREDIABETICS AND DIABETICS INTO AN EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAM FOR DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL. G. REDUCTION IN THE USE AND COST OF SERVICES INCLUDING FEWER INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS, FEWER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. H. REDUCTION AND/OR BETTER CONTROL OF COMORBIDITIES. I. IMPROVED ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES. BENEFITS INCLUDE: REDUCED RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND KIDNEY DISEASE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY DISORDERS. TYPE-2 DIABETES IS PREVENTABLE, PRIMARILY BY CONTROL OF BODY WEIGHT AS EVIDENCED BY TRIALS IN THE U.S., FINLAND, AND CHINA. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE RISK OF T2D CAN BE REDUCED AS WELL BY EFFECTIVE BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPID CONTROL, AND BY REDUCTION OF EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, ESPECIALLY TOBACCO SMOKE. IN ADDITION TO OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DIABESTES, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, WE WILL ADAPT THE BEST EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES FOR OBESITY CONTROL FOR ALL, AND FOR BP, LIPID, AND TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE WHERE APPROPRIATE. OUR SCREENINGS WILL ADD THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT THAT THE ABOVE HAVE ON ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND ADDRESS THE OTHER CHRONIC DIESEASE RISK FACTORS AND CAUSES THAT GIVE DIABETES A FOOTHOLD. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | FY 2019 DIABETES UPDATE AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES STOPPING DIABETES IN ITS TRACKS (SDIT) STOPPING DIABETES IN ITS TRACKS (SDIT) SCREENING DATA COLLECTED UP TO JANUARY 20, 2020 FOUND THE PREVALENCE RATES FOR PRE-DIABETES (A1C BETWEEN 5.7-6.4%) AND DIABETES (A1C OVER 6.4%) TO BE 23.3% AND 16.2%, RESPECTIVELY, AMONG ADULTS 18 YEARS + IN POMONA COMMUNITIES. THESE ESTIMATES ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE FOUND IN THE EARLIER 2017 PLANNING GRANT PERIOD, 20% AND 15% FOR PRE-DIABETES AND DIABETES, RESPECTIVELY. THIS COULD INDICATE INCREASING LEVELS OF DIABETES AND DIABETES RISK FOR THE CITYS POPULATION OR COULD BE THE RESULT OF SAMPLING ERROR. EITHER WAY, THE RATE FOR DIABETES IN POMONA IS MUCH HIGHER COMPARED TO THE RATE REPORTED BY CDHS FOR DIABETES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY (9%) AS A WHOLE. ALTHOUGH, OUR COMMUNITY SCREENINGS WERE NOT DESIGNED TO BE A POPULATION REPRESENTATIVE, OUR FINDINGS SUGGEST (CONFIRMED BY POPULATION REPRESENTATIVE NHANES PROJECTIONS) THAT THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC IN OUR REGION IS MUCH WORSE THAN THOUGHT. DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (DSME) IS A FIVE-CLASS SERIES, WHICH IS FREE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY. DSME IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND THOSE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING THE CONDITION. DSME IS THE ONGOING PROCESS OF FACILITATION THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY NECESSARY FOR PRE-DIABETES AND DIABETES SELF-CARE, AS WELL AS ACTIVITIES THAT ASSIST A PERSON IN IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING THE BEHAVIORS NEEDED TO MANAGE THEIR CONDITION ON AN ONGOING BASIS. RECENT PROGRAM RESULTS INCLUDE AN AVERAGE A1C DECREASE OF 3% FOR DSME PARTICIPANTS. ON AVERAGE, PARTICIPANTS HAD A STARTING A1C OF 10.9% AND 7.9% AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. A REVIEW OF THE META-ANALYSIS ON DSME PROGRAMS INDICATES THAT MOST DSME PROGRAMS FACILITATE A 1% DECREASE IN A1C. THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (DPP) AND DSME ARE THE TWO INTACT EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED IN SDIT. DSME HAS SEEN THE FOLLOWING SUCCESS: - THE TARGET IS TO ENROLL 100 DSME PARTICIPANTS. BY THE END OF 2019, 50 PERSONS WITH DIABETES HAD SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM THE HOSPITAL-BASED DSME PROGRAM AND ANOTHER 22 WERE ENROLLED IN CLASSES. COMPLETION RATE IS HIGH WITH ONLY 11 PERSONS HAVING WITHDRAWN AFTER STARTING THE PROGRAM - 57% OF DSME PARTICIPANTS WERE MALE AND PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC. THIS STANDS IN CONTRAST TO OTHER PROGRAMS WHERE CONSIDERABLY MORE FEMALES THAN MALES PARTICIPATED - AVERAGE HGA1C VALUES DROPPED FROM 10.9 % AT PROGRAM STARTUP TO 7.9% AT PROGRAM END, TWICE THE EFFECT TYPICALLY FOUND IN DSME - CLASSES ARE UNDER WAY FOR MULTIPLE DPP COHORTS IN THE COMMUNITY, BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IT WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE THE FIRST OF THESE YEARLONG CLASSES IS COMPLETED. - DPP CLASSES WILL BEGIN IN HOSPITAL IN 2020 - IT IS LIKELY THAT WE WILL ASK FOR A NO-COST EXTENSION OF THE GRANT TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THE YEAR-LONG DPP SO THAT WE CAN ASSESS IMPACT ON BODY WEIGHT AND A1C AND RISK FACTORS THAT DRIVE THEM - AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, CHALLENGES TO SCREENING AND DPP ADMINISTRATION HAVE INCLUDED THE AMOUNT OF PERSONNEL TIME IT HAS TAKEN TO IDENTIFY AND NETWORK WITH POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SITES TO ACCESS THEIR RESOURCES - SCREENING IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS HAS PROVED TO BE RESOURCE INTENSIVE REQUIRING AT LEAST 5-6 PEOPLE ON-SITE FOR EACH DATA COLLECTION SESSION. COLLEGES IN AND AROUND POMONA AND THEIR HEALTH PROFESSION TRAINING PROGRAMS HAVE PROVIDED THE NECESSARY VOLUNTEER PERSONNEL - CDC ENDORSEMENT ONCE ACQUIRED CAN FACILITATE SUSTAINABILITY OF A COMMUNITY-BASED DPP SYSTEM THROUGH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS - HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-BASED DPP AND DSME IS PROBABLY EASIER TO INITIATE AND SUSTAIN WHERE THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE AND ARE WILLING TO ALLOCATE SPACE AND PERSONNEL FOR CLASSES AT TIMES CONVENIENT TO PARTICIPANTS AND WHERE THEY ARE WILLING TO PROVIDE UP-FRONT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR THE PERIOD NECESSARY TO GET PROGRAM APPROVAL FOR BILLING PURPOSES. FEASIBILITY INCREASES GREATLY WHEN THESE PROGRAMS MEET CRITERIA FOR RECOGNITION BY PROVIDING THE OPTION FOR BILLING 3RD PARTY PAYERS FOR SERVICES PARTICIPANTS ARE SUPPORTED BY A NAVIGATION TEAM CONSISTING OF A SOCIAL WORKER AND SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, WHO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES THEY NEED DURING PARTICIPATION. PARTICIPANTS PROGRESS AND OUTCOMES ARE TRACKED WITH REAL-TIME DATA AND BY A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ALL OF THIS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROGRAMS EXCELLENT GRADUATION RATE OF 82% FOR DSME. INTRODUCTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF INNOVATIONS ARISING FROM SDIT INCLUDE: - THE NAVIGATION (AND COUNSELING, AS IT TURNS OUT) FUNCTIONS OF NAVIGATORS WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE SUSTAINABILITY POTENTIAL AND CAN BE MODIFIED TO A VARIETY OF PURPOSES AND APPLICATIONS. THE MODEL TESTED IS RELYING ON GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK AND NURSING STUDENT INTERNS WOULD REQUIRE PROXIMITY TO SCHOOLS OFFERING SIMILAR PROGRAMS. - INNOVATIONS IN ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT HAVE PROVED TO BE USEFUL AND ARE LIKELY REPLICABLE AND SUSTAINABLE. THESE INCLUDE A COMBINATION OF GIS AND REAL TIME OBSERVATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND OBSTACLES TO RISK REDUCTION AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. AMONG THESE ARE METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND GAINING ACCESS TO OPTIMAL NUTRITIONAL AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY CONSISTENT WITH DIETARY, ACTIVITY, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES. PVHMC BELIEVES OUR UNIQUE SUCCESS IS A RESULT OF THE COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND THE BILINGUAL AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE COMPETENCE OF OUR PROGRAM INSTRUCTORS, WHO ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WELL WITH THE PROGRAMS TARGET POPULATION THE PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC COMMUNITY IN THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, PVHMCS PROGRAM HAS SEEN IMPRESSIVE ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION AMONG HISPANIC MALES, A GROUP THAT IS LESS LIKELY THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION TO SEEK CARE AND INTERACT WITH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. PVHMC HAS RESPONDED QUICKLY, GROWING ITS DIABETES PROGRAM OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS BY ENGAGING ITS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EXPANDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS, AND COLLABORATING WITH FIVE OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND AN EXTENDED NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN A TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM TO PREVENT AND CONTROL TYPE 2 DIABETES IN THE POMONA COMMUNITY. SWEET SUCCESS PROGRAM THE SWEET SUCCESS PROGRAM IS A CALIFORNIA STATE DIABETES AND PREGNANCY EDUCATION PROGRAM AFFILIATE AT PVHMC THAT THAT BEGAN IN 1993. OFFERED ALONG WITH OTHER WOMENS AND CHILDRENS SERVICES AT PVHMC, THE PROGRAM HELPS PREGNANT WOMEN WITH DIABETES OR GESTATIONAL DIABETES DELIVER HEALTHY BABIES. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF DIETARY COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING FOR THE DURATION OF A WOMANS PREGNANCY AND SIX WEEKS AFTER DELIVERY. TRAUMA SERVICES (ACCESS TO CARE) COMMUNITY PROGRAM UPDATES - FY 2019 RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THE EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGION HAS LACKED A TRAUMA CENTER - AT ITS PEAK IN 1985, THE COUNTY'S TRAUMA CENTER NETWORK INCLUDED 22 HOSPITALS SPREAD STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. BUT MANY HOSPITALS SHUT DOWN THEIR CENTERS BECAUSE OF FUNDING PROBLEMS, LEAVING ONLY 14 TO TREAT MORE THAN 25,000 PATIENTS A YEAR. A STATE AUDIT FOUND THAT THE CLOSURE OF TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE 1980S LEFT PARTS OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING MALIBU, THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, AND LARGE PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WITHOUT NEARBY TRAUMA CENTERS. THE AUDIT SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED THAT LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LAC) INCREASE EFFORTS TO OPEN A TRAUMA CENTER IN THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. WITH A CLEAR LACK OF COVERAGE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION AND THE POLITICAL WILL IN RESPONSE TO THE STATE AUDIT, THE COUNTY ISSUED A REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSAL WITH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. PVHMC, AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HOSPITAL, CONFIDENT IN OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE A STRONG SERVICE AND COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, SUBMITTED A BID. AFTER A THOROUGH EVALUATION, PVHMCS APPLICATION WAS SELECTED AND THE HOSPITAL WAS INVITED TO JOIN LAC TRAUMA NETWORK. LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRAUMA NETWORK, PRIOR TO PVHMCS DESIGNATION: - 14 TRAUMA CENTERS IN LAC (PVHMC IS NOW THE 15TH) - PREDOMINATELY PLACED IN THE WEST SIDE OF LAC - SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WAS UNCOVERED: 30 MILES WEST TO LAC USC 30 MILES SOUTH TO UCI 30 MILES EAST TO ARROWHEAD WITH POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERS DESIGNATION AS A TRAUMA CENTER, WE CAN NOW DELIVER APPROPRIATE AND IMMEDIATE TREATMENT TO TRAUMA VICTIMS CLOSE TO HOME. RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITIES NO LONGER NEED TO BE RUSHED BY AMBULANCE OR HELICOPTER TO LOS ANGELES, COLTON OR IRVINE WHEN EVERY MOMENT IS CRITICAL TO THEIR SURVIVAL. THE SECOND YOU SUSTAIN A TRAUMATIC INJURY, THE CLOCK STARTS TICKING. WHEN SECONDS MATTER AND SOMEONES LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY, THE COMMUNITY CAN COUNT ON AN EXPERT TRAUMA TEAM AT PVHMC READY AT EVERY MOMENT TO TREAT THEM AND THEIR LOVED ONES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - TRAUMA PVHMC HAS EXPANDED ITS INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM TO DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF TRAUMA IN OUR COMMUNITY BY HIRING A FULL TIME INJURY PREVENTION COORDINATOR IN 2019. PVHMC ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN HOSPITAL AND MORGUE (H.A.M); A PROGRAM TO REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING IN THE TEENAGE POPULATION, STOP THE BLEED PROGRAM, A PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND POLICE DESIGNED TO TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW TO USE TOURNIQUETS (BANDS THAT HELP CONTROL BLEEDING) TO PREVENT DEATHS FROM LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING WOUNDS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING CAR SEAT SAFETY INFORMATION TO NEW MOTHERS AND FAMILIES. PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE FALL PREVENTION FOR THE ELDERLY (MATTER OF BALANCE), VIOLENCE OUTREACH AND PREVENTION, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND DISTRACTED DRIVING. ADDITIONALLY, PVHMC HAS EXPANDED OUR CURRENT MCI (MULTI CASUALTY INCIDENT) SYSTEM IN PREPARATION TO PROVIDE LARGE SCALE CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. OUR TRAUMA TEAM COMPLETES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND YEARLY COMPETENCIES RELATED TO HELIPAD SAFETY, NEW EQUIPMENT ORIENTATION, AND REVIEW OF RESEARCH STUDIES AND PVHMCS TRAUMA NURSES ARE TRAUMA NURSING CORE COURSE (TNCC) CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE THE OPTIMAL CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. IMPROVING SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TRAUMA CENTERS ROLE TO INCREASE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION AT PVHMC. STROKE CARE (CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH) PRIORITY HEALTH NEED CHRONIC DISEASE RECOGNIZING THAT STROKE IS THE 4TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, IT IS CLEAR WHY CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH APPEARED AS A PRIORITY HEALTH NEED IN 2015 AND AGAIN IN PVHMCS 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THESE FINDINGS, POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERS STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER EMBARKED ON A PROJECT TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL NEED AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO PROACTIVELY FIGHT STROKE WITH EDUCATION, COORDINATED CARE, AND RAPID-RESPONSE TREATMENT. BEGINNING IN 2009, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMS AGENCY ESTABLISHED A "PRIMARY STROKE CENTER" APPROACH TO TRANSPORTING PATIENTS, DIRECTING EMS PROVIDERS TO BYPASS LOCAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND TAKE STROKE VICTIMS TO PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS. THIS MEANT THAT THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA VALLEY EXPERIENCING A STROKE WOULD BE TRANSPORTED MORE THAN THIRTY MILES WEST OF THE POMONA VALLEY, WITH TRANSPORT TIMES DURING PEAK COMMUTE TRAFFIC OF MORE THAN 60 MINUTES. THE COORDINATION OF CARE FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY STROKE VICTIMS WAS EVEN MORE DISMAL WITH VERY LIMITED SERVICES SPREAD ACROSS THE LARGEST COUNTY IN AMERICA. UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CATCHMENT AREA BETWEEN PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS INCLUDES A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE, PVHMC RECOGNIZED THAT THE RESIDENTS OF THE POMONA VALLEY WERE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERSERVED AND BURDENED BY THE THREAT OF TRAVELING SUCH DISTANCE TO RECEIVE TREATMENT. SEEKING TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF STROKE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR PATIENTS, PVHMC DEVELOPED NUMEROUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN REGARD TO STROKE CARE, AND IN 2018, RECEIVED THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION REFLECTS PVHMCS COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND MEANS OUR PATIENTS CAN RELY ON US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE, COORDINATED FROM THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT. ACHIEVING COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL STROKE CERTIFICATION INCLUDED EFFORTS BY PVHMC TO EXPEDITE STROKE TREATMENT, IMPROVE PROCESSES IN CARE, ENHANCE EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. PVHMCS STROKE PROGRAM DEVELOPED ALGORITHMS TO PROVIDE THE BEST COORDINATED CARE PATHWAY FOR OUR PATIENTS, FROM THE MOMENT OF ARRIVAL TO THE MOMENT OF DISCHARGE. STROKE SERVICES (ACCESS TO CARE) COMMUNITY PROGRAM UPDATES - FY 2019 IN 2019, POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL STROKE CARE TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION WHILE MAINTAINING ITS STATUS AS A PREMIERE COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER (CSC) AND EARNING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AND GET WITH THE GUIDELINES TARGET STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE PLUS. TO UPHOLD ITS CONTINUOUS DEDICATION TO STROKE CARE, PVHMC SHOWED ITS LEADERSHIP THROUGH COUNTLESS RESPONSIBLE ACTS IN PROMOTING STROKE CARE THROUGHOUT 2019. SOME OF ITS OFFERINGS TO THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER HOSPITALS INCLUDED PROVIDING STROKE EDUCATION, UTILIZING NEW RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE, USING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO YIELD BETTER HEALTH RESULTS, AND PROVIDING PREVENTION SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. TO MAINTAIN OUR STATUS AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AND TO CONTINUE IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY, PVHMC PRIDES ITSELF IN PROVIDING AN EXTENSIVE ANNUAL STROKE CARE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ASSOCIATES AND PROVIDING OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING FOR OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS. PVHMC STROKE TEAM MEMBERS GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE EDUCATION ON STROKE TO LOCAL OUTPATIENT CLINICS, NURSING HOMES, OTHER HOSPITALS, AND THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS TEAMS (EMS) WITHIN THE LOCAL COUNTIES. IN 2019 PVHMC PROVIDED 236 HOURS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDED STROKE SIMS EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE AND EMS PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PVHMCS STROKE SUPPORT GROUP, PROVIDED 96 HOURS OF POST DISCHARGE SUPPORT TO STROKE SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS, WHICH MEETS EVERY 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. THE STROKE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED MORE THAN 400 HOURS OF TELEPHONIC SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP CARE TO POST DISCHARGE STROKE SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS. PVHMC ALSO HOSTED THE ANNUAL STROKE AWARENESS DAY, WITH MORE THAN 50 DEDICATED CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL ASSOCIATES WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME IN PROVIDING VALUABLE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY ON STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS, PROVIDE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, AND SHARE FREE TOOLS TO ASSIST IN THE COMMUNITY IN RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF STROKE AND HOW TO QUICKLY RESPOND. MOREOVER, PVHMC DEDICATED 1800 HOURS TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE 225, OF OUR OWN ASSOCIATES, INCLUDING STROKE UNIT STAFF IN THE TELEMETRY UNIT, ICU AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. FIFTEEN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EMT ASSOCIATES ALSO RECEIVED FOUR HOURS OF EDUCATION, FOR A TOTAL OF 60 HOURS OF DEDICATED EDUCATION SPECIFIC TO STROKE AND STROKE MANAGEMENT. THIS EDUCATION INCLUDED SIMULATION LABS, ONLINE TRAINING, AND DIDACTIC LECTURES. PVHMC ALSO HOSTED THE ANNUAL STROKE SYMPOSIUM PROVIDING DIDACTIC LECTURES FROM NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STROKE EXPERTS ADDRESSING A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, WITH RECORD NUMBER OF ATTENDEES FROM OUR HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, EXCEEDING 150 IN 2019. ALONG WITH TRAININGS, THE PVHMC STROKE TEAM ENGAGED IN INTER-DISCIPLINARY NEUROSCIENCE CASE REVIEWS TO ENHANCE OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT STROKE CARE AND IMPLEMENTED NEW BEST PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY TO ALLOW FOR EVEN FASTER TREATMENT DURING A STROKE. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS ADVANCEMENT IS THE ADDITION OF CLINICAL PHARMACISTS DIRECTLY IN PVHMCS EMERGENCY ROOM, TO PARTICIPATE AS STROKE ALERT RESPONDING TEAM MEMBER. PLACING PHARMACISTS DIRECTLY ON OUR STROKE RESPONSE TEAM HAS ELIMINATED THE STEPS AND TIME TO RECEIVE STROKE MEDICATIONS FROM THE PHARMACY AND PLACED THAT CAPABILITY AT THE SITE OF THE EMERGENCY. ADDITIONALLY, PVHMCS RECENT IMPLEMENTATION AND DEDICATED RESOURCE TO PURCHASE OF IRAPID SOFTWARE, AN ATOMIZED CT SCANNER THAT INTERPRETS A CT SCAN AND REPORTS BACK TO THE PROVIDER AND STROKE TEAM WITHIN MINUTES. THE IRAPID SOFTWARE PROVIDES IMPROVED RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING PROCESS TIME AND REPORTING TIME. AS KAREN TSE-CHANG, RN, PVHMCS STROKE COORDINATOR, "TIME IS BRAIN,THE IRAPID HAS SINGLE HANDEDLY HELPED SAVE NUMEROUS LIVES BY PROVIDING ACCURATE CT SCAN REPORTS FASTER THAN BEFORE ENABLING OUR PHYSICIANS TO HAVE MORE TIME TO CARE FOR THE PATIENTS IN NEED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | ALONG WITH PVHMCS ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT WE PROVIDE TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, PVHMCS STROKE PROGRAM PROVIDES OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH DIRECT EDUCATION AND TOOLS TO PREVENT STROKE AND MANAGE RECOVERY POST STROKE PVHMCS 2019 STROKE PROGRAM ACTIVITY SUMMARY: INTERNAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES: EIGHT HOURS STROKE EDUCATION TO STROKE UNITS (ICU AND TELEMETRY) NURSES - INCLUDING SIMULATION LABS, CE DIRECT ONLINE, DIDACTIC LECTURE FOUR HOURS STROKE EDUCATION TO ED NURSES INTER-DISCIPLINARY NEUROSCIENCE CASE REVIEWS TUESDAY NOON STROKE LECTURES/UPDATES QUARTERLY EXTERNAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES: 2019 NEURO-SYMPOSIUM EMS EDUCATION WEST COVINA FIRE LA VERNE FIRE AMR FLIGHT TEAMS LA COUNTY FIRE, POMONA LA COUNTY FIRE, SAN DIMAS SBC MONTCLAIR, CLAREMONT, CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS - SNF/REHAB STROKE EDUCATION INLAND VALLEY REHAB PRESENTATION CLAREMONT CARE CENTER EDUCATION MT SAN ANTONIO GARDENS EDUCATION COMMUNITY HOSPITALS STROKE UPDATE AND IN-SERVICE SAN DIMAS HOSPITAL CHINO VALLEY HOSPITAL MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL COMMUNITY STROKE AWARENESS EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTATIONS: LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR STROKE AWARENESS DAY MAY 2019 STROKE SUPPORT GROUP - ON GOING - EVERY 2ND AND 4TH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH INLAND VALLEY HEALTH PLAN STROKE PRESENTATION LA VERNE ROTARY CLUB STROKE PRESENTATION NEW BEGINNINGS STROKE SUPPORT GROUP AND SUMMER PICNIC ANNUAL STROKE SYMPOSIUM POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER REMAINS A LEADER IN THE PROVISION OF EXPERT STROKE CARE IN OUR REGION. WE HAVE ADOPTED THE LATEST RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EVIDENCE TO ASSURE OUR PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING TECHNICALLY ADVANCED CLINICAL CARE. THIS WAS BEST DEMONSTRATED THIS PAST YEAR IN THE ADAPTATION OF OUR EXPANDED STROKE ALERT ACTIVATION TIME WINDOW. BY EXTENDING THE TREATMENT WINDOW TO 24 HOURS FOR THROMBECTOMY (BLOOD CLOT REMOVAL WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF STROKE ALERT ACTIVATIONS BY 50% RESULTING IN MORE STROKE PATIENTS BEING TREATED. PALLIATIVE CARE (ACCESS TO CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES) - FY 2019 PALLIATIVE CARE IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SERVICE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE A CHRONIC, LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS LIKE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, KIDNEY OR LIVER DISEASE, STROKE, DEMENTIA, CANCER, TRAUMA AND MANY OTHER CONDITIONS. WHILE PVHMC ONLY PROVIDES PALLIATIVE CARE WHILE PATIENTS ARE HOSPITALIZED, WE WORK WITH MANY EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO CONTINUE PALLIATIVE CARE TREATMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL. PALLIATIVE CARE CAN BEGIN AT ANY STAGE OF ILLNESS AND PVHMCS PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM WORKS WITH THE PATIENTS OTHER TREATING PHYSICIANS TO MANAGE DISCOMFORT AND SYMPTOMS SUCH AS PAIN, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, NAUSEA AND APPETITE. THE TEAM MADE UP OF A PHYSICIAN, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER AND CHAPLAIN WORK TOGETHER TO OPTIMIZE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PATIENTS, WHILE ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO DEFINE THEIR COURSE OF TREATMENT. MANY TIMES THE TEAM BECOMES FAMILIAR WITH A PATIENT BECAUSE OF READMISSIONS TO THE HOSPITAL, SO THEIR PALLIATIVE CARE TREATMENTS BECOME AN ONGOING CONVERSATION, AND IF PATIENTS WISH TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS WITH THEIR TREATMENTS, THE TEAM WORKS TO SUPPORT THEIR DECISIONS. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE BY INSURANCE, AND PVHMC SPONSORS OUR HALF-A-MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM SO THAT IT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PVHMCS MISSION SUPPORTS THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IT IS TO THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. PVHMCS PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES TO 1,282 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN 2019. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY UPDATES FY 2019 CARE HARBOR CLINIC FY 2019 IN APRIL 2019 MORE THAN 100 PVHMC PHYSICIANS AND ASSOCIATES CAME TOGETHER TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE FIRST-EVER CARE HARBOR EVENT AT THE FAIRPLEX. THE MEGA-CLINIC OFFERED FREE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 1,400 UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE EVENT PROVIDED RESOURCES TO ENSURE THAT ALL PATIENTS WERE MATCHED WITH A LOCAL, LONG-TERM MEDICAL FACILITY FOR FOLLOW-UP PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE. FROM TEACHING AND GUIDING STUDENT PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, TO PROVIDING BLOOD PRESSURE AND BLOOD GLUCOSE SCREENINGS IN TRIAGE, TO EDUCATING PATIENTS ON THEIR DIAGNOSES AND FOLLOW-UP CARE, OUR PVHMC TEAM WAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS ENDEAVOR. IN ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY-BASED DIABETES PROGRAM AND PLANNING, PVHMC IS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING GLUCOSE SCREENINGS AT HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTS (LOCAL AND ON-CAMPUS); PROVIDING FREE EDUCATION CLASSES TO PROMOTE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND RISK REDUCTION; OFFERING FREE BLOOD GLUCOSE SCREENINGS AT HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTS (LOCAL AND ON-CAMPUS); PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING FREE INFORMATION ON CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, DIABETES, CANCER TREATMENT, AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THESE CONDITIONS; PROVIDING CARE COORDINATION SERVICES THAT SEEK TO ASSURE PATIENTS ARE POSITIONED FOR A SAFE DISCHARGE HOME; PROVIDING CANCER CARE PATIENT COORDINATORS AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO GUIDE PATIENTS WITH MAKING APPOINTMENTS, RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND ENROLLING IN SUPPORT GROUPS; PROVIDING FREE CANCER CARE SUPPORT GROUPS AND WELLNESS CLASSES WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF CHRONIC DISEASE. PVHMC IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING FREE OR LOW-COST HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES, WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUPS, AND OTHER HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES BOTH AT PVHMC AND OUT IN A COMMUNITY SETTING; COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY; INCREASING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE CLASSES OFFERED AT PVHMC THROUGH REACHING OUT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATIONS; DEVELOPING EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND/OR CLASSES THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATING AND HOSTING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH AND SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE HEALTH FORUMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR PRIORITY AREA 3, ACCESS TO CARE, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING ON-SITE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AND FOR APPROPRIATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS; PARTICIPATION IN THE HOSPITAL PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM; INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED, WELLNESS CLASSES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS; PROVIDING DISCHARGE TRANSPORTATION FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO GET HOME; PROVIDING FREE, LOW-COST OR REDUCED-COST HEALTH SERVICES, MEDICATIONS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES; PROVIDING FREE OR REDUCED COST SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS AT LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS; COLLABORATING WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND CLINICS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE AND SPECIALTY CARE; WORKING CLOSELY WITH PVHMCS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM THROUGH UCLA TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION; EXPANDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE PVHMCS CAPACITY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS NEEDING EMERGENCY TREATMENT, TRAUMA SERVICES, SURGERY, AND PRIMARY CARE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE CDC COUPLED WITH THE FORMAL, IN-PERSON REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 BY EY, THE HOSPITALS EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM, WITH BOARD IN NOVEMBER 2019 AND THE ABSENCE OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES IN OPERATIONS AND TAX RETURN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO FILING. REPRESENTATIVES FROM EY ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO REVIEW WITH THE DIRECTORS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. THE INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES (A) PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL DATA BY HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, AND (B) SURVEYS OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REGARDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS IN PART VI. THIS INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE L. THE COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED FOR OVERALL COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY BY THE EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO HOSPITAL POLICY. THE STATEMENTS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TWO VICE CHAIRMEN) BEFORE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS OF CONCERN ARE ADDRESSED BY THE OFFICERS AND DISCUSSED BY THE FULL BOARD AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. THEREAFTER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER TO RAISE AN ISSUE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD AND/OR ITS OFFICERS FOR DISPOSITION. IF A CONFLICT IS DEEMED TO EXIST, THE MEMBER IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING AND/OR TOPIC WHERE THE CONFLICT EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. ITS DETERMINATION OF THE CEOS COMPENSATION IS BASED UPON A TRI-ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT OF THE CEOS AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES COMPENSATION COMPARED TO INDUSTRY PRACTICE. IN 2019 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIED ON THIS REPORT FOR THEIR ANNUAL REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 | THE HOSPITAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE AS IT FILED FOR TAX EXEMPT STATUS PRIOR TO JULY 15, 1987. THE HOSPITAL MAKES ITS 990 AND 990T AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE HOSPITAL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS FORM 990, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | LOSS FROM SUBSIDIARIES $(765,062) NET UNREALIZED GAIN(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS $ (15,446) ------------ TOTAL $(780,508) |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:23812064 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TEMPORARY HELP TOTAL FEES:10575738 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER FEES TOTAL FEES:44809862 |
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