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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.") .. | 17,193,143 | 15,918,032 | 12,645,809 | 10,599,537 | 14,645,188 | 71,001,709 |
| 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 | 17,193,143 | 15,918,032 | 12,645,809 | 10,599,537 | 14,645,188 | 71,001,709 |
| 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. | 71,001,709 | |||||
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 17,193,143 | 15,918,032 | 12,645,809 | 10,599,537 | 14,645,188 | 71,001,709 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 26,389,087 | 17,068,228 | 35,345,252 | 18,663,003 | 765,909 | 98,231,479 |
| 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 | 169,233,188 | |||||
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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 |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 9 Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 | ||
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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 ("AHF") (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 MERGED WITH THE FORMER ARIA HEALTH AND KENNEDY HEALTH, THE COMBINED ENTITY INCLUDES FOURTEEN HOSPITALS, SEVEN URGENT CARE CENTERS, ONE NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTER, 22 REHAB SPECIALTY SERVICES, 17 OUTPATIENT CENTERS, AND 25 TESTING AND IMAGING CENTERS 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 30,000+ EMPLOYEES, 6,100 PHYSICIANS AND PRACTITIONERS, 7,400 NURSES [FULL/PART TIME], 4,600 FACULTY AND 2,100 VOLUNTEERS. 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 FY19, JEFFERSON HEALTH CONTINUED IN ITS COMMITMENT AND ENTERED INTO A BINDING DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH EINSTEIN HEALTHCARE NETWORK [EHN] 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 3,500 MEDICAL STUDENTS, 400 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS THROUGHOUT ITS FACILITIES. EINSTEIN ALSO PROVIDES A RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH SKILLED-NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTERS THAT CLOSELY ALIGN WITH JEFFERSON, 12 OUTPATIENT CARE CENTERS, AND A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 700 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE PROPOSED MERGER TO CREATE AN 18 HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS AWAITING STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVALS. DURING FY19, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY AND JEFFERSON HEALTH AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY AND TEMPLE HEALTH ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT DUE DILIGENCE AND NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER TO JEFFERSON AND TEMPLES INTEREST IN HEALTH PARTNERS PLAN (HPP). AS PART OF THE TRANSACTION UNDER DISCUSSION, JEFFERSON AND TEMPLE WOULD ALSO ENTER INTO A LONG-TERM ONCOLOGY-RELATED ACADEMIC AFFILIATION AGREEMENT THAT WOULD EXPAND ACCESS FOR TEMPLE RESIDENTS, FELLOWS AND STUDENTS TO ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH RESOURCES. ENVISIONED IS A COLLABORATION THAT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE SALE OF FOX CHASE AND HPP TO JEFFERSON, AS BOTH INSTITUTIONS LOOK TO COLLABORATE ON A FRAMEWORK FOR PARTNERSHIP ON CANCER TREATMENT, CARING FOR THE UNDERSERVED, INNOVATION, AND INCREASING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AT BOTH SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT FROM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT EACH INSTITUTION. THE COLLABORATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: JEFFERSON WILL PURCHASE FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER, WHILE MAINTAINING A BEST OF BOTH WORLDS OPPORTUNITY FOR TEMPLE AND JEFFERSON STUDENTS AND PATIENTS. THE PURCHASE WILL CREATE NEW AVENUES FOR CANCER TREATMENT AND RESEARCH BY COMBINING TWO VERY POWERFUL NATIONAL AND REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: FOX CHASE, AN NCI-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, AND THE NCI-DESIGNATED SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER; JEFFERSON WILL ASSUME TEMPLES INTEREST IN HPP TOWARD THE GOAL OF WORKING WITH THE CURRENT OWNER PARTNERS (EINSTEIN, TEMPLE AND JEFFERSON) AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THE BEST AND MOST SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE EXPANDING MEDICAID AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE POPULATION ACROSS THE CITY AND REGION; EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP HAVE COMMITTED TO WORK WITH THE DEANS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COLLEGES TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JEFFERSONS STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM TEMPLES EXPERTISE AND NATIONAL REPUTATION IN AREAS SUCH AS BUSINESS, ENGINEERING AND LAW. IN ADDITION, THIS AGREEMENT WILL FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEMPLE STUDENTS TO ACCESS JEFFERSONS EXPERTISE IN AREAS SUCH AS DESIGN, DIGITAL HEALTH, AND ARCHITECTURE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. 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. SEVEN 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, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-WILLOW GROVE WHICH INCLUDES THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION, AND NEW FOR FY19, ABINGTON HEALTH CENTER-HORSHAM. IN ADDITION, TWO URGENT CARE CENTERS IN FLOURTOWN AND WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS, PHYSICIANS- EMPLOYED PRACTICES LOCATED IN BUCKS, MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES WITH 73 LOCATIONS. IN FY19, THE FORMER PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY BECAME THE EAST FALLS CAMPUS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY WHICH 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 INCLUDES 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 WITH STUDY ABROAD SITES AND CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS. JEFFERSON IS PHILADELPHIAS SECOND LARGEST EMPLOYER AND HOME TO OVER 8,400 STUDENTS AND 63,500 ALUMNI. JEFFERSON HAS OVER 160 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS ACROSS 10 COLLEGES AND THREE SCHOOLS; 993 PATENTS AWARDED AND $122 MILLION DOLLARS IN RESEARCH GRANTS. THE SCHOOL IS THE 5TH MOST INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY AND RANKED AMONG THE BEST VALUE SCHOOLS [2018 ACCORDING TO US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT] WITH A 95% SUCCESS RATE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN SECURING JOBS OR GOING ON TO GRADUATE SCHOOL. 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 127,000 INPATIENTS, 517,000 EMERGENCY PATIENTS AND 3.8 MILLION OUTPATIENT VISITS, 48,000 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES, 2,867 LICENSED BEDS 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. THE 3 FORMER ARIA HOSPITALS ARE NOW INTEGRATE |
| CORE FORM, PART III | AHF IS A NON-PROFIT 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 ORIGINAL ENTERPRISE GOALS AND NOW LABELLED "ONE JEFFERSON" 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 ALMOST $71 MILLION FOR AHS COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN FY18; 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 FY19 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 SUPPORTS 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. IN FY19, ABINGTON CELEBRATED ITS FOURTH 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. SINCE THEN THERE IS MUCH TO REPORT AS OUR DONORS HELPED TO CREATE: 86,000 SQUARE FEET OF TECHNOLOGICALLY SOPHISTICATED AND AESTHETICALLY COMFORTING SPACE FOR OUTPATIENT CANCER SERVICES; A FULL RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDED IN A CONVENIENTLY LOCATED, BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED, AND LEED-CERTIFIED FACILITY; CLOSE INTEGRATION WITH JEFFERSONS SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER, ONE OF ONLY 70 NCI-DESIGNATED CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY. NUMEROUS LEADING-EDGE CANCER RESOURCES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICS, ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, A SOOTHING CHEMOTHERAPY AND INFUSION SUITE, SOPHISTICATED RADIATION THERAPY FACILITIES, A DEDICATED ONCOLOGY PHARMACY, A CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER, HEALING GARDENS, A HEALTHY CAF, AN IMAGE RECOVERY CENTER, AND MUCH MORE. 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. WHAT OUR DONORS HELPED US ACHIEVE: IN JUST THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2019, THE NEW CENTER PROVIDED 7,121 CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS, UP 30 PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD THE YEAR BEFORE. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD, THE CENTER PROVIDED 14,705 RADIATION TREATMENTS, UP 11 PERCENT FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. THE CENTER HIRED MORE ONCOLOGISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND A NEW CLINICAL TRIALS COORDINATOR; A NEW ENT (EARS, NOSE AND THROAT) SPECIALIST, WHO IS NOW PERFORMING SURGERIES AT THE NEW CANCER CENTER THAT HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN PERFORMED AT ABINGTON. THE CENTER EXPANDED THE VITAL NURSE PRACTITIONER TEAM; CREATED NEW MULTIDISCIPLINARY TREATMENT TEAMS AND CLINICS; IMPLEMENTED A COMPLETE-CARE MODEL TO COORDINATE A PATIENTS ENTIRE CARE JOURNEY, FROM SCREENING THROUGH DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, FOLLOW-UP AND SURVIVORSHIP CARE; ENHANCED OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM WITH NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL TRIALS RIGHT ON SITE, AND WE HAVE LINKED CLOSELY WITH THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER TO OFFER OUR PATIENTS EXPANDED ACCESS TO ADVANCED CLINICAL TRIALS; ESTABLISHED A SUPPORTIVE-CARE WING TO BRING TOGETHER SERVICES THAT INCLUDE SOCIAL WORK, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, GENETIC COUNSELING, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, AND OTHER SERVICES; EXPANDED OUR PALLIATIVE CARE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS; ADDED A UNIQUE GERONTOLOGIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAM SO THAT OUR ELDERLY PATIENTS CAN CONSULT WITH A GERIATRICIAN WHO IS ALSO A MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; ESTABLISHED A CARDIO-ONCOLOGY PROGRAM TO ENHANCE OUR IDENTIFICATION, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF HEART COMPLICATIONS DURING TREATMENT FOR CANCER; ESTABLISHED A MULTIDISCIPLINARY GENITOURINARY CANCER PROGRAM; INCREASED OUR COMMUNITY AND PATIENT/FAMILY OUTREACH; INITIATED A NEW WOMAN-TO-WOMAN PROGRAM THAT PAIRS GYNECOLOGIC CANCER PATIENTS WITH TRAINED AND SUPERVISED SURVIVOR VOLUNTEERS FOR ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING AND SUPPORT; PROVIDED COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS FACING FINANCIAL NEEDS; AND MUCH MORE. THROUGH THE WOMENS BOARD AND OUR MANY AUXILIARIES, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN SUPPORTING ABINGTONS MISSION TO IMPROVE LIVES. AS A TOTAL BODY, THE WOMENS BOARD HAS PLEDGED $2 MILLION OVER THREE YEARS IN SUPPORT OF THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILIONS IMAGE RECOVERY CENTER. THIS WONDERFUL RESOURCE OFFERS PATIENTS EDUCATION, CHOICES, AND CARING SUPPORT DURING A MOST DIFFICULT TIME IN THEIR LIVES. ABINGTONS LONG TERM SUCCESS WITH THE ANNUAL JUNE FETE SAW MANY ENHANCEMENTS IN FY19: THE FETE ATTRACTED RECORD-BREAKING CROWDS AND WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS BEING ONE OF THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY RUN FAIRS IN THE REGION AS THE JUNE FETE FAIR HAD BEGUN IN 1913 AS THE GARDEN PARTY FAIR, A FUNDRAISER FOR ABINGTON HOSPITAL EVEN BEFORE IT OPENED ITS DOORS. THE FAIR CONTINUES TO OFFER A BLEND OF FOOD, FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF THE HOSPITAL. IN 2019, NEW INITIATIVES INCLUDED A SPECIAL SENSORY ZONE, CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ABINGTONS PEDIATRIC UNIT, TO PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE RESPITE FROM THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE FAIR FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND SPECIAL NEEDS; A LACTATION STATION TO PROVIDE NURSING MOMS WITH A PRIVATE AND QUITE SPACE; A LAUGH-N-LEARN SPACE FOR YOUNG FAIR-GOERS, FILLED WITH FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HOSTED BY THE JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF NURSING/DIXON HALL STUDENT GOVERNMENT, STUDENTS AND FACULTY. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION, THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION HOSTED A HALF-DAY, OPEN HOUSE EVENT IN FY19, 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 3,863 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 COMMUNITY BENEFIT 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, INTEGRATED WITH JEFFERSONS OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, ROUND OUT THE COMPLEMENT OF THE AHF LEADERSHIP. IN ADDITION, DURING FY19, 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 FY19, DONORS, SUPPORTERS OF ABINGTON, AND LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON RADIOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN IMAGING, AS WELL AS ADVANCEMENTS IN NEONATALOGY AND PEDIATRICS 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 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. 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 105 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. 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, ABINGTON HEALTH MONTGOMERYVILLE AND ABINGTON HEALTH ELKINS PARK. IN ADDITION, THE ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS, LABELED JEFFERSON MEDICAL GROUP HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO JEFFERSON HEALTH. AH'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY19 INCLUDED: AH MARKED ITS FOURTH FULL YEAR AS BEING PART OF JEFFERSON. THE "BETTER TOGETHER" SLOGAN CONTINUES TO REINFORCE ITSELF AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS JOIN OUR ENTERPRISE TO ACHIEVE "ONE JEFFERSON". 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 FY19 INCLUDED THE FORMAL LAUNCH OF THE NEXT PHASE OF OUR JOURNEY TO HIGH RELIABILITY. MORE THAN 70 LEADERS WERE TRAINED IN THE PRINCIPLES OF HIGH RELIABILITY AND HAVE MET MONTHLY IN A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CALLED CLINICAL ACTION SUPPORT SYSTEM [CLASS]. AH ALSO INCORPORATED THE ABINGTON IMPROVEMENT MOVEMENT [AIM], WHERE DYAD LEADERS USE A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO HARNESS THE IDEAS OF STAFF IN IMPROVING THE UNITS. UNIT LEADERS HAVE ENGAGED WITH QLIK DASHBOARDS AND SCORECARDS IN A MANNER THAT CONTINUES TO GROW EACH MONTH TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT. UNIT-BASED COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN STARTED ON MYJEFFHUB - AN INTERACTIVE INTERNAL SYSTEM USED BY EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION, JOB AIDS CONTINUE TO BE SHARED MONTHLY TO HELP MANAGERS AND STAFF REINFORCE HIGH RELIABILITY BEHAVIORS. OBSTETRICS TEAM MODEL FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY: AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS, IN JULY 2019, AH TRANSITIONED TO AN OBSTETRICS TEAM MODEL FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY CARE. THIS NEW MODEL CONSISTS OF A COLLABORATIVE, HIGH QUALITY, SAFETY-FOCUSED OBSTETRICS TEAM COMPRISED OF OUR TALENTED OBSTETRICIANS AND OB HOSPITALISTS AS WELL AS OUR HIGHLY EXPERIENCED LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSES. THE GOAL OF THIS TRANSITION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE WE PROVIDE TO EXPECTANT MOMS BOTH IN THE PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND IN THE HOSPITAL, AND TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF APPOINTMENTS WITH OBSTETRICIANS IN THEIR OFFICES. PARTNERSHIP WITH NEMOURS DUPONT PEDIATRICS: PLANNING WAS UNDERWAY IN FY19 FOR THE AH AND NEMOURS DUPONT PEDIATRICS PARTNERSHIP WHICH PROVIDES PEDIATRIC SERVICES TO THE INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OF BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. NEMOURS PEDIATRIC HOSPITALISTS PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN STAYING IN ABINGTONS 15-BED PEDIATRIC UNIT; PEDIATRIC CONSULTATIONS IN THE EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER AND CONSULTATIONS WITH SPECIALISTS AT NEMOURS/ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT AMH. IN ADDITION TO INPATIENT SERVICES, NEMOURS OPENED A SPECIALTY CARE CENTER AT AH WILLOW GROVE, WHERE PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS PROVIDE CARE IN CARDIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND NEUROLOGY/CONCUSSION. INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES UNIT TRANSFORMS INTO MODEL UNIT: THE INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES UNIT (IPU) AT AMH WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A MODEL UNIT, ALLOWING OTHERS TO SEE LEAN PRINCIPLES IN ACTION. QUALITIES OF A MODEL UNIT INCLUDE ACHIEVING A COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF WASTE, ALLOWING MORE RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN AN AREA OF CONCERN AND DEMONSTRATING ALL ELEMENTS OF WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE DELIVERY. OPIOID USE DISORDER: SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES WERE INTRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF OPIOID USE DISORDER. ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY [ERAS] PROJECT FOR C-SECTIONS: IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER 2018, THE PROJECTS GOAL WAS TO REDUCE POST-OPERATIVE CONSUMPTION OF OPIOIDS DURING THE INPATIENT STAY BY 30 PERCENT. SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION, WE HAVE CARED FOR MORE THAN 700 MOTHERS DELIVERING BY C-SECTION WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. THE RESULTS ARE A 62 PERCENT DECREASE IN OPIOID CONSUMPTION, WHICH IS WAY ABOVE THE INTENDED GOAL. SIMILAR WORK WITH IMPRESSIVE RESULTS HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, SPECIFICALLY WITH PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROSCOPIC REMOVAL OF THE GALLBLADDER OR BARIATRIC SURGERY. WARM HAND-OFF PROGRAM: ALL PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER OR ANY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CAN NOW ACCESS THE WARM HAND-OFF PROGRAM AT ANY AJH LOCATION. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, PATIENTS ARE CONNECTED TO A CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALIST AND REFERRED TO A CARE PROVIDER AT PENN FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ADDRESSES SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | PARTICIPATION IN THE STATES PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM: PROVIDERS GET A COMPLETE PICTURE OF THEIR PATIENT'S CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTION HISTORIES. PATIENT EDUCATION: THE ALLIANCE PHARMACY OF AH PROVIDES CUSTOMERS WITH INFORMATION USING OPIOIDS RESPONSIBLY. IN ADDITION, AH CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED "MANAGING ACUTE PAIN", A PATIENT EDUCATION BROCHURE WHICH INCLUDES DRUG TAKE BACK SITES IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALLIANCE PHARMACY. "OPIOID MATTERS" E NEWSLETTER: THE "OPIOID MATTERS" E-NEWSLETTER LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2018 WITH A SECOND EDITION PLANNED FOR SUMMER 2019. THIS NEWSLETTER STRIVES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO OUR EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, AND VOLUNTEERS ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. "STOMP OUT STIGMA" CAMPAIGN: THE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES COUNCIL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING LAUNCHED THE "STOMP OUT STIGMA" CAMPAIGN, A NEW INITIATIVE AIMED AT CHANGING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED A VARIETY OF CAMPAIGN OPTIONS BEFORE ULTIMATELY DECIDING HOW TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. MORE THAN 600 AJH STAFF SIGNED A BANNER, PLEDGING TO REFRAIN FROM PASSING JUDGEMENT OR SHOWING BIAS TOWARD PATIENTS DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE AND SUPPORT. WIRE-FREE RADAR BREAST LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED LUMPECTOMY EXPERIENCE: AHS BREAST PROGRAM ADOPTED A WIRE-FREE RADAR BREAST LOCALIZATION SYSTEM THAT CAN DECREASE PATIENT DISCOMFORT AND IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR WOMEN UNDERGOING LUMPECTOMY. THE SAVI SCOUT SYSTEM USES A NON-RADIOACTIVE, RADAR TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME SURGICAL GUIDANCE DURING BREAST SURGERY. HYDROGEL BARRIER FOR MEN UNDERGOING RADIATION FOR PROSTATE CANCER: MEN RECEIVING RADIATION THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER AT THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION NOW HAVE THE OPTION OF HAVING A HYDROGEL BARRIER IMPLANTED BEFORE TREATMENT. THE SPACEOAR HYDROGEL BARRIER ACTS AS A SPACER BETWEEN THE PROSTATE AND RECTUM, SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERING THE DOSE OF RADIATION THE RECTUM RECEIVES AND HAS BEEN PROVEN TO DECREASE THE RISK FOR DEVELOPING RECTAL COMPLICATIONS. MR ELASTOGRAPHY NOW OFFERED AT WARMINSTER: MR ELASTOGRAPHY [MRE], ONE OF THE LATEST OPTIONS FOR DETECTING CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS, IS NOW OFFERED AT ABINGTON JEFFERSON HEALTH WARMINSTER. MRE IS A NON-INVASIVE AND PAIN-FREE IMAGING TEST THAT MEASURES THE STIFFNESS OF THE LIVER. ABOUT HALF THE COST OF A LIVER BIOPSY, MRE CAN PROVIDE EARLIER AND SAFER DETECTION OF LIVER FIBROSIS, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT. 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. AMH AND LHC EARNED AN "A" RATING FOR PATIENT SAFETY IN THE SPRING 2019. 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 APPROXIMATELY 247 FTES. HOME HEALTH VISITS DECREASED TO 156,615. HOSPICE VISITS INCREASED TO 47,414. THE TOTAL COMBINED VISITS FOR BOTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICE WAS 204,029. HOSPICE REALIZED A GROWTH PERIOD IN UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS SERVED 1,496. 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. INCLUSIVE OF THEIR SERVICES IS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT WITH SUPPORT GROUPS, PROGRAMS AND REMEMBRANCES REACHING OVER 3,000 BEREAVED IN FY19, A 9 PERCENT INCREASE. 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 121 PARENT/CAREGIVER AND 148 CHILDREN FOR A TOTAL OF 269 PERSONS SERVED IN FY19. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, SAFE HARBOR SERVED 1,773 CHILDREN, TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS AND 1,072 FAMILIES WITH 49 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT. 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. AH PROVIDES MISSION AND SERVICE LEAVE AS A BENEFIT FOR EMPLOYEES AND SEVERAL HAVE USED SAFE HARBORS CAMP CHARLIE AS THEIR SERVICE SITE. 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. 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 INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY 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 AND HAS INTEGRATED WITH OTHER JEFFERSON ENTERPRISE HOSPITALS. 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 AND KNOWN AS ABINGTON HEALTH PHYSICIANS. AS A RESULT OF THE JEFFERSON MERGER, THIS ENTITY IS NOW KNOWN PUBLICLY AS JEFFERSON MEDICAL GROUP [JMG]. JEFFERSON MEDICAL GROUP IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY AS THEIR HEALTHCARE PARTNER, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS FOR CARE, COMFORT AND COMMUNICATIONS. JMG 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. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC CARE FOR OUR YOUNGEST PATIENTS RECEIVES UNSURPASSED COMPASSIONATE CARE. AMH DELIVERS ALMOST 4,400 BABIES EACH YEAR OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF MATERNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, PRENATAL PROGRAMS AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES, AS WELL AS A 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 1,475 NEW CLIENTS WITH OVER 3,649 OUTPATIENT VISITS IN FY19. 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 FY19. 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. DURING FY19, OVER 288,400 INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS OVER THE AGE OF 65 WERE SERVED BY AH. 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 FY19, 1,060 STROKE INPATIENTS WERE CARED FOR AT EITHER LHC OR AMH. 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. THE HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER IMPLANTED VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. A TOTAL OF 103[14 CASES IN FY19] 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. AS ONE OF THE REGION'S LEADING ONCOLOGY CENTERS, THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT AH [AJH], WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION, PROVIDED CARE FOR OVER 1,500 INPATIENTS AND OVER 21,000 OUTPATIENTS IN FY19. ITS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, TEAM APPROACH TO CARE AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE WHOLE PATIENT HAS MADE THIS ONE OF THE BUSIEST CANCER CENTERS IN THE AREA. ACCREDITED AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, THE SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT AH 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. 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 $2.2 MILLION IN SEED GRANTS TO 95 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 BRING VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ABINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION BUSINESS COUNCIL AND THE ABINGTON-LANSDALE HOSPITAL ADVISORY COUNCIL. 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 AT LEAST THREE MEETINGS A YEAR WHERE HEALTH SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION, MEDICAL STAFF, AND CLINICAL LEADERS PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL UPDATES ON KEY PRIORITIES ACROSS THE HOSPITALS. IN FY19, MORE THAN 100 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AT MEETINGS. ALSO IN FY19, NEARLY EVERY MEMBER OF THE AMH BUSINESS COUNCIL MADE A GIFT OF SUPPORT TO AH. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | IN FY19, AH AND LHC [AJH] RECEIVED ACCREDITATIONS AND AWARDS: AMH AND LHC [AJH] EARNED THE 2019 EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC ALLIANCE FOR PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE [MAAPE] THE STATE LEVEL BALDRIGE PROGRAM; THE EXCELLENCE AWARD IS MAAPES HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION AND AJH HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE ONLY ORGANIZATION TO EARN TWO PENNSYLVANIA STATE EXCELLENCE AWARDS. OUR SUCCESSES IN THE BALDRIGE JOURNEY ARE THE RESULT OF MANY INDIVIDUALS WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR MORE THAN A DECADE TO INCORPORATE THE BALDRIGE EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK INTO HOW WE RUN AMH AND LHC. THE PROCESS AND PLANNING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN FY19 WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN JULY 2019. AMH WAS NAMED A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR MATERNITY BY INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS (IBC); AMH WAS NAMED A BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL BY BABY-FRIENDLY USE, INC. THIS DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES AH FOR THE OPTIMAL LEVEL OF CARE IT PROVIDES BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AND THEIR BABIES. AHS CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM EARNED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION (AACVPR); AH WAS NAMED A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR CARDIAC CARE BY IBC; AH RECEIVED THE MISSION: LIFELINE GOLD PLUS RECEIVING QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO SUFFER SEVERE HEART ATTACKS. AH RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATIONS GET THE WITH GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING QUALITY STROKE CARE. AH WAS NAMED A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR SPINE SURGERY BY IBC; RECOGNIZED AS AN AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM COMMITTED TO CARE EXCELLENCE, AS PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS; HOME CARE AND HOSPICE RECEIVED A "WE HONOR VETERANS" PARTNER LEVEL II DESIGNATION, WHICH REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING THAT VETERANS HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY END-OF-LIFE CARE; HOME CARE AND HOSPICE EARNED CMSS 4-STAR RATING; AH WAS NAMED A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY BY IBC. AHS PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM EARNED ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION (AACVPR); DEXUR, A DATA-DRIVEN HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE NEWS AND RESEARCH SERVICE RATED AH A TOP RANKED HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE FOR POST HOSPITALIZATION DISCHARGE RATES AND STAYS TO SKILLS NURSING FACILITIES. THE DIABETES CENTER AT AH EARNED EDUCATION RECOGNITION RECERTIFICATION FOR ITS DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAM FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION (ADA); ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION EARNED THE 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD FROM THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION OF WATER AND SOIL QUALITY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY; THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION EARNED AN HONORABLE MENTION AT THE 2019 HEALTHCARE DESIGN SHOWCASE; THE ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION WAS NAMED BEST HEALTHCARE PROJECT BY THE GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION. AMH EARNED THIRD PLACE AT THE HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATIONS 2018 DELAWARE VALLEY PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY AWARDS. LHC ACHIEVED THE HEALTHGRADES 2019 OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD, PLACING LH AMONG THE TOP FIVE PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE. AH EARNED THE 2019 COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD FROM HEALTHLINK DENTAL CLINIC. AMH AND LHC BOTH EARNED THE PLATINUM AWARD AS PART OF THE 2019 DONATE LIFE HOSPITAL CHALLENGE FROM GIFT OF LIFE AND THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP). AH RECEIVED A SILVER AWARD FOR "BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN" AT THE 2018 EHEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS FOR THE OPENING CAMPAIGN FOR ASPLUNDH CANCER PAVILION. LHC HAS EARNED THE PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION. AHS RANKING IMPROVED, RANKING 6TH IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA AND 11TH IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. ABINGTON SCORED HIGH PERFORMING IN FIVE PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, COLON CANCER SURGERY, COPD, HIP REPLACEMENT AND KNEE REPLACEMENT AND HIGH PERFORMING IN THREE SPECIALTIES: GASTROENTEROLOGY AND GI SURGERY, NEPHROLOGY AND UROLOGY. IN ADDITION. LHC SCORED HIGH PERFORMING IN KNEE REPLACEMENT. 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 40 SUPPORT AND SELF-HELP GROUPS AND A SPEAKERS BUREAU FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN FY19, THE 2016-2019 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION REPORT WAS COMPLETED WITH THE FULL REPORT LOCATED ON THE HEALTH SYSTEMS WEBSITE. HIGHLIGHTS FOR AMH AND LHC INCLUDE: THE STRATEGY OF INCREASING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS (BHC) INTO PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT ALL AH OWNED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES STAFFED WITH A BHC. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASSES SCHEDULED AT AH AND ALH; PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH; SAFE HARBOR INCLUDING CAMP CHARLIE ALL 3 YEARS; COMMUNICATION OF SUPPORT AND SELF-HELP GROUPS ON HOSPITAL CAMPUSES TO WORKFORCE, MEDICAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY; ELDERMED PROGRAMMING MAINTAINED AND INCREASED ATTENDANCE BY 10%; OVER 4,000 PATIENTS SEEN ANNUALLY IN THE HELP PROGRAM; BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS; MATTER OF BALANCE CLASSES; ADULT DAY CARE AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS IS 34 CLIENTS; OVER 2,500 VISITS RECORDED IN THE MEMORY FITNESS CENTERS EACH YEAR. THERE WERE OVER 750 PATIENTS SERVED BY THE DENTAL CARE ACCESS PROGRAM ON THE CAMPUS OF LHC OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD WITH AN INCREASE IN THE PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY DENTISTS FROM 13 PROVIDERS TO 21 PROVIDERS. CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH ABINGTON YMCA; ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT TO DEVELOP NUTRITION PARENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING AND HEAD START PRESCHOOL NUTRITION CURRICULUM; MAINTAINED COLLABORATIONS WITH GIANT, WILLOW GROVE AND SHOP RITE, TOWAMENCIN, PENNSYLVANIA. DOCUMENTED OVER 30,000 HITS FROM WEBSITE ANALYTICS ON THE AH HEALTHY LIVING WEBSITE OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD; PROVIDED WALK WITH THE DOC PROGRAMS AT AN AREA MALL AND PARK. THERE WERE OVER 2,000 NEW REFERRALS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD AND OVER 1,690 REFERRALS MADE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES OVER THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD. OVER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD, 36 "SAVE YOUR SOLES" EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS PROVIDED TO 496 BLACK MEN; STROKE EDUCATION CONTINUES; CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING; MAINTAIN CONNECTIVITY WITH OVER 300 FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES INCLUDING EDUCATION SEMINARS AND EMAIL DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROGRAM MATERIALS; MAINTAINED SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES FOR THE COMMUNITY AT AMH AND LHC WITH 15 CLASSES OFFERED; OVER 2,100 INDIVIDUALS WERE CONTACTED POST-DISCHARGE AT LHC WITH A HISTORY OF SMOKING AND PROVIDED RESOURCES TO QUIT SMOKING; CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATION ON COLON CANCER; EDUCATION ON OPIOIDS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN THE THREE YEAR TIMEFRAME INCLUDING CLERGY, COMMUNITY, FAITH COMMUNITY NURSES INCLUDING CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION ON DRUG TAKE BACK INITIATIVES. |
| CORE FORM, PART III | COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) HISTORY: AH HAS WORKED SINCE 2013 THROUGH 2016 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ACTION PLANS OF THE 2013 AND 2016 CHNA RESPECTIVELY FOR AMH AND LHC: 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 FY19, 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 JR., COMMITTEE TO FORM AN ENHANCED COMMITTEE SERVING COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND DIVERSITY INITIATIVES THIS COMMITTEE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT IN FY19. UPDATES ON JEFFERSON ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, COMMUNITY BENEFIT, NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRIORITIES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SYSTEM CLINICS CONTINUED TO BE RELEVANT AGENDA ITEMS DURING FY19. DURING FY19, AMH AND LHC COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN A REGIONAL PROCESS FOR THE 2019-2021 CYCLE OF CHNA. AT THE REQUEST OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (PDPH) AND THE HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION (HCIF) CONVENED AN EFFORT TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP THE 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (SEPA) REGION, WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BUCKS, CHESTER, MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. WHILE SOME LOCAL HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS HAVE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY ON SOME COMPONENTS OF PREVIOUS CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, THEY PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED INDEPENDENT CHNAS. BASED ON SERVICE AREA DEFINITIONS FROM PREVIOUS CHNAS, MANY HOSPITAL/HEALTH SYSTEMS MUTUALLY SERVE RESIDENTS OF COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SEPA REGION. IN CONTRAST TO HEALTH SYSTEMS CONDUCTING INDEPENDENT CHNAS, A COLLABORATIVE CHNA OFFERERED: INCREASED COLLABORATION AMONG LOCAL HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS SERVING THIS REGION; REDUCED DUPLICATION OF ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY BURDEN FROM PARTICIPATION IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS; REDUCED HOSPITAL/HEALTH SYSTEM COSTS IN CHNA REPORT DEVELOPMENT; OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHARED LEARNING; ESTABLISHMENT OF STRONG FOUNDATION FOR COORDINATED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HIGHEST PRIORITY COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE CHNA PROCESS INCLUDED A STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF 5 LEADING ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT AND DIRECTION HAVING MET ONCE OR TWICE MONTHLY TO REVIEW FINDINGS AND SET PRIORITIES. THE HOSPITALS WORKED IN TANDEM WITH THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION, PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, A QUALITATIVE TEAM AND THE CHESTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. DATA WAS ACQUIRED FROM LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES AND FOCUSED ON INDICATORS THAT WERE UNIFORMLY AVAILABLE AT THE ZIP CODE LEVEL ACROSS THE REGION. PDPH PARTNERED WITH THE HEALTHSHARE EXCHANGE, THE LOCAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE, TO ANALYZE KEY HOSPITAL-BASED INDICATORS OF HEALTH. HCIF COORDINATED THE QUALITATIVE COMPONENT OF THE ASSESSMENT WHICH INCLUDED: 19 COMMUNITY MEETINGS; 9 KEY STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS; 12 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS; ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS. ALL DATA WERE SYNTHESIZED BY PDPH STAFF AND A LIST OF 16 COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES WAS PRESENTED TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE. USING A MODIFIED HANLON RANKING METHOD, EACH PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM RATED THE PRIORITIES. AN AVERAGE RATING WAS CALCULATED, AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES WERE ORGANIZED IN PRIORITY ORDER BASED ON: SIZE OF HEALTH PROBLEM, IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY, CAPACITY OF HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS, ALIGNMENT WITH MISSION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION AND AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS. THE LIST OF PRIORITIES INCLUDE: SUBSTANCE/OPIOID USE AND ABUSE; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT; ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRIMARY/PREVENTIVE CARE; HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH RESOURCES NAVIGATION; ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE SPECIALTY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION; FOOD ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY; AFFORDABLE AND HEALTHY HOUSING; SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; LINGUISTICALLY AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE [INCOME, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT]; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS; NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS; HOMELESSNESS. THE 2019 CHNA WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY JUNE 30, 2019 BY JEFFERSON HEALTHS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IN ADDITION AT AMH AND LHC, THE REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE, A BOARD OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, APPROVED THE CHNA WITH RATIFICATION BY THE AH BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND POSTED TO THE HOSPITALS WEBSITE PER REQUIREMENTS. COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND OTHER AH LEADERS AND STAFF ARE DEDICATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS OF THE CHNA WHICH INCLUDES THE POSTING OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REPORT FROM THE 2016 CHNA ON THE HOSPITALS WEBSITE. COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP WORKED WITH KEY AH AND ALH DEPARTMENTS IN FORMULATING CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR THE 2019-2021 DUE NOVEMBER 15, 2019. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2 | DAVID J. ESKIN, M.D. AND MARK R. ESKIN - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP NEAL PEARLSTINE, ESQ. AND BRUCE GOODMAN - BUSINESS 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 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 WITHIN 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 SYSTEM INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| 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 THEY 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. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM ADHERES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS A COMPENSATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL 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 SYSTEM'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS COVERING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES (INCLUDING CLINICAL DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND SELECT FACULTY). THE COMMITTEE MEETS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE YEAR AND IS COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND DO NOT HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS THAT FALL WITHIN ITS PURVIEW. THE COMMITTEE'S PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS THAT IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LAW, AND INCLUDES THE REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SYSTEM'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, WHICH SUPPORTS THE OBJECTIVE OF ATTRACTING, RETAINING AND MOTIVATING TALENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO ACHIEVE THE INSTITUTIONS OBJECTIVES. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA FOR SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS THAT REFLECT THE MISSION, SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT ENTITIES. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES QUALIFIED, INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON COMPENSATION MATTERS AND TO PREPARE THE COMPARABILITY DATA, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE IN ADVANCE OF MAKING ITS DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES BASED ON MARKET PRACTICES, AN ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AND OTHER BUSINESS JUDGMENT FACTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INCLUDES INCENTIVE PAY, PURSUANT TO WHICH EXECUTIVES ARE REWARDED BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM, ENTITY AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN ADVANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD. THESE GOALS ARE LINKED TO SYSTEM'S MISSION, STRATEGIC AND OPERATING OBJECTIVES, AND HAVE PREDETERMINED WEIGHTS. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE RESULTING AWARDS BASED ON A REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENTS RELATIVE TO THE GOALS; IN APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES, OTHER DISCRETIONARY FACTORS MAY BE CONSIDERED WHEN INCENTIVES ARE DETERMINED. THE COMMITTEE MAKES A DETERMINATION OF THE REASONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION AND MAINTAINS MINUTES THAT DOCUMENT ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS. |
| 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. Laurence M. Merlis, former Chief Executive Officer of Abington Health, is still employed within Jefferson/Jefferson Health as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Jefferson Health. |
| 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'S PARENT ENTITY IS THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY ("TJU"). THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE 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 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART X; LINES 27-29 | In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities: Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for Profit Entities, which eliminates the requirement for not-for-profits (NFPs) to classify net assets as unrestricted, temporarily restricted and permanently restricted. Instead, NFPs are required to classify net assets as net assets with donor restrictions or without donor restrictions. Among other things, the guidance also modifies required disclosures and reporting related to net assets, investment expenses and qualitative information regarding liquidity. NFPs are also required to report all expenses by both functional and natural classification in one location. The provisions of ASU 2016-14 are effective for the Institution for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods thereafter. As such, the Institution adopted ASU 2016-14 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The effects of the adoption of ASU 2016-14 were applied retrospectively. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-14, the net asset categories have been updated as described above. Additionally, the addition of quantitative and qualitative disclosures related to the analysis of expenses by both natural and functional classifications and liquidity and availability of resources can be found in Notes 4 and 14. The adoption of ASU 2016-14 had no impact on the total net assets previously reported by the Institution as of December 31, 2017. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS; $32,768; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTICTION FOR PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT; ($33,202,964); AND - INCREASE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS AND PERPETUAL TRUSTS; $197,891. |
| 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, 2019 AND JUNE 30, 2018; 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. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:111848 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING SERVICES TOTAL FEES:30150 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OUTSIDE SERVICES TOTAL FEES:35790 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TOTAL FEES:17500 |
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