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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| 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.).. | ||||||
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
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| 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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| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
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| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | THE CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. (DBA ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS AKA "SL-MINERS") IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, 49-LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND A 48-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED IN COALDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY NEAR THE CARBON COUNTY BORDER PROVIDING CARE PRIMARILY TO RESIDENTS OF SCHUYLKILL, CARBON AND LOWER LUZERNE COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES NINE PHYSICAL THERAPY LOCATIONS AND FOUR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 (FY'19), SL-MINERS PATIENT CARE INCLUDED 3,339 OBSERVATIONS AND ADMISSIONS, MORE THAN 129,115 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND 19,537 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, SL-MINERS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. FOUNDED IN 1910, SL-MINERS JOINED THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK (NETWORK) IN 2000 AND WILL CELEBRATE ITS 110TH YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN JULY 2020. MOREOVER, SL-MINERS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1) ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2) ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR, FOR ALL PERSONS; 3) ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4) CONTROL OF ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. D.B.A. ST. LUKES UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS ON THE HOSPITAL/NETWORK MEDICAL STAFF; AND 5) SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE CAMPUS PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO 606 PHYSICIANS ACROSS 30 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND A CHEST PAIN CENTER BY THE SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENT CARE. IN FY'19, ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS OPENED TWO NEW HOSPITAL-BASED RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, ONE IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AND ONE IN CARBON COUNTY. ST. LUKE'S MINERS CAMPUS NOW OPERATES FOUR PROVIDER-BASED RHCS IN TAMAQUA, RINGTOWN, LANSFORD AND NESQUEHONING, SERVING 11,431 PATIENT VISITS. THE CENTERS PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE ACCESS TO PEOPLE WITH NO INSURANCE, MEDICARE, MEDICAID OR WHO JUST CANNOT FIND A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THEY TREAT PATIENTS OF ALL AGES, OFFERING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY CARE CLOSE TO HOME. THE CENTERS ALSO PROVIDE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE PRIMARY CARE OFFICE. THE HOMETOWN RURAL HEALTH CLINICS PROVIDE TELEMEDICINE ACCESS TO ENDOCRINOLOGISTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES. NO PATIENT IS DENIED CARE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL INSURANCES, INCLUDING MEDICAID, ARE ACCEPTED. THE RURAL HEALTH CLINICS WERE NAMED THE "2018 OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION" BY THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION FOR INNOVATIVE PRIMARY CARE AND ACCESS IN RURAL MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. IN FY'19, ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS STARTED THE FIRST FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY RURAL TRAINING TRACK IN PENNSYLVANIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY AT ST. LUKE'S WARREN CAMPUS. THIS THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY TRAINS FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS WHO WANT TO PRACTICE IN A RURAL SETTING. EACH RESIDENCY CLASS HAS TWO RESIDENTS. THE CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR THIS NEW FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY RURAL TRAINING TRACK IS THE ST. LUKE'S MINERS RURAL HEALTH CLINIC IN TAMAQUA. THE NETWORK HAS INVESTED APPROXIMATELY $37.6 MILLION IN TECHNICAL AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS SINCE 2010, INCLUDING OUTPATIENT CENTERS WHICH OFFER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES, FURTHER ENHANCING OUR PATIENTS' ABILITY TO EASILY ACCESS STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTHCARE. IN 2017, A $1.6 MILLION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RENOVATION WAS COMPLETED THAT INCLUDED ADDING TWO DEDICATED ROOMS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS. IN 2019, AN ADDITIONAL $4.2 MILLION EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION WAS COMPLETED. THE UPDATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NOW HAS 25 BEDS, ALMOST DOUBLE WHAT IT HAD BEEN (14). THE EXPANSION ALSO INCLUDED BETTER ACCESS TO THE HELIPAD AND A SECOND CT-SCANNER DEDICATED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSURING THE MOST PROMPT CARE FOR TRAUMA AND STROKE PATIENTS AS WELL AS A DESIGNATED ROOM TO ACCOMMODATE TRAUMA AND BARIATRIC PATIENTS. IN 2013, ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIAN ACCREDITED AS A LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER. IN 2019, THE LEVEL IV TRAUMA CENTER RECERTIFICATION WAS COMPLETED. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN COALDALE, A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA. THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED A FOUR-STAR RATING FROM CMS IN 2019. THE HOSPITAL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED MEDICAL EXPERTISE THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, PROVIDING DIRECT ACCESS TO: 1) ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS PROVIDING THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AND INJURIES; 2) A HIGHLY TRAINED CARDIAC TEAM WHICH INCLUDES EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SURGEONS, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS; 3) ONCOLOGISTS AND A WIDE RANGE OF ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS; AND 4) HOSPITALISTS. ST. LUKE'S MINERS CAMPUS PROVIDES 24/7 TELE-PSYCHIATRY AND TELE-NEUROLOGY SERVICES WHICH DELIVERS IMMEDIATE BENEFIT TO BOTH PATIENTS AND CLINICAL STAFF BY PROVIDING QUICK ACCESS FOR PSYCHIATRIC AND NEUROLOGICAL CONSULTATIONS FOR PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ESTABLISHED A CLINICAL ROTATION IN COLLABORATION WITH FOUR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THEIR CLINICAL STUDY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY SETTING. THE NETWORKS SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE: - BARIATRIC SURGERY - CARDIOLOGY - CARDIAC SURGERY - CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR - COLON/RECTAL SURGERY - CRITICAL CARE - DENTAL - EMERGENCY SERVICES - ENDOCRINOLOGY - ENDOVASCULAR - GASTROENTEROLOGY - GERIATRIC MEDICINE - INFECTIOUS DISEASE - INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY - LABOR AND DELIVERY - LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER TEAM - LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES - NEPHROLOGY - NEUROLOGY - NEUROSURGERY - OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY - ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY - ORTHOPEDICS, JOINT AND MUSCLE DISORDERS - OTOLARYNGOLOGY/ENT - PALLIATIVE CARE - PAIN MANAGEMENT - PRIMARY CARE - PSYCHIATRY - PULMONOLOGY - RADIOLOGY (ADVANCED) - SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION - SKILLED NURSING - SLEEP MEDICINE - SPORTS MEDICINE, PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - SURGERY (GENERAL AND LAPAROSCOPIC) - THORACIC SURGERY - UROLOGY - VASCULAR - WEIGHT LOSS MANAGEMENT - WOMEN'S HEALTH - WOUND MANAGEMENT ST. LUKE'S MINERS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER IS A FULLY ACCREDITED, 48-BED, HOSPITAL-BASED, SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL. INDIVIDUALIZED SHORT-TIME REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | COMMUNITY OUTREACH ================== IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. ST. LUKES MINERS CAMPUS ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 3,200 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: 1) UTILIZED NUMEROUS MEDIA OUTLETS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT THEM; 2) PROMOTED LITERACY THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DR. SEUSS DAY, THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES INITIATIVE AND PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOOKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. IN MARCH 2019, 45 VOLUNTEERS READ TO MORE THAN 1300 STUDENTS IN 12 SCHOOLS IN CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES; 3) PROVIDED HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN-SERVICES FOR 65% (75 OUT OF 115) OF PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF; 4) DISTRIBUTED 750 POUNDS OF LOCAL FARM FRESH PRODUCE TO CANCER PATIENTS, RURAL HEALTH CENTER PATIENTS AND AT COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL EVENTS FOR 12 WEEKS FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2018; 5) ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH 11 WALK WITH A DOC AND GET YOUR TAIL ON THE TRAIL COMMUNITY WALKING PROGRAMS; 6) TOOK 65 STUDENTS WHO FAILED THEIR VISION EXAM AND WHO HAD AN IDENTIFIED BARRIER TO CARE SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, TO THE LOCAL VISION PROVIDED IN TAMAQUA. A TOTAL OF 14 TRIPS WERE MADE AND OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL-BASED COORDINATOR AND NURSE NAVIGATOR ACCOMPANIED THE STUDENTS; 7) PROVIDED 13 MOBILE YOUTH CENTER TRIPS TO PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEING 80 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS IN 145 VISITS; 8) PROVIDED ANNUAL NOVEMBER HEALTH PHYSICALS AND LEAD TESTING TO COALDALE AND LEHIGHTON PATHSTONES HEAD START STUDENTS WITH IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO CARE; 9) FUNDED A COMMUNITY & SCHOOL COORDINATOR/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER POSITION FOR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY; 10) PARTICIPATED IN SCHUYLKILL PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH MORE THAN 20 SCHUYLKILL PARTNERS INCLUDING NFP, HEAD START, CHILDREN/YOUTH, LVHN COUNSELING CENTER, COGI, IU, TIDE, CARDINAL, HAVEN, BLUE MOUNTAIN, MAHANOY TASK FORCE/COALITIONS, SHINE, VISION; 11) UNDERTOOK INITIATIVES USING GRANTS THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES UNDER THE RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM; 12) PROVIDED A MENS HEALTH SEMINAR TO THE COMMUNITY ON UROLOGIC CARE; AND 13) PARTICIPATED IN A DRUG TAKE BACK DAY WHERE OVER 40.9 POUNDS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE COLLECTED. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ===================== THE HOSPITAL PURSUES EXPANDED RELATIONSHIPS AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY WITH THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH VARIOUS COALITION-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: PARTNERSHIPS THAT INVOLVE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES SUPPORTING COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT INITIATIVES DURING THE WORKDAY AND BEYOND INCLUDE: - MS/PARKINSONS SUPPORT GROUP - NUTRITION & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT GROUP - DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP - AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP - HOMETOWN FARMERS MARKET OUTREACH - LEHIGHTON FARMERS MARKET - OUT OF THE DARKNESS OVERDOSE AWARENESS WALK - PINK LIGHT WALK - ACS RELAY FOR LIFE - PENN STATE UNIVERSITY SCHUYLKILL HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR - TAMAQUA HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR - JIM THORPE MARKET HEALTH FAIR - WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER EMPLOYEE HEALTH FAIR - LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE HEALTH CARNIVAL - PANTHER VALLEY CAREER DAY AND HEALTH CARNIVAL - HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPO TOTAL ACCESSIBILITY LLC & COMFORT KEEPERS - CARBON COUNTY DRUG & ALCOHOL AWARENESS EXPO - SHENANDOAH HIGH SCHOOL MOCK INTERVIEWS & JOB SKILLS - GREATER HAZLETON PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS WOMEN SCIENCE STEM EDUCATION EVENT - ST. AMBROSE SCHOOL STEM NIGHT - HAZLETON OPIOID SUMMIT - MATTER OF BALANCE - COAT DRIVE - FUTURE PHYSICIANS DINNER - VETERANS BREAKFAST - VALOR CLINIC - SCHUYLKILL UNITED WAY - SALVATION ARMY ANGEL TREE - SARCC (SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCE & COUNSELING CENTER) - UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING - CHNA STATE OF THE COUNTY MORE THAN 30 EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS SUPPORTED THE MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER DRIVES AT THE HOSPITAL, WHICH ARE HELD TWO TIMES EACH YEAR. SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: - $1,000: NEPA ANNUAL DINNER - $2,981.06: VALLEY ATHLETIC 2500 TOOTHBRUSHES - $2,000: SCHUYLKILL CHAMBER ANNUAL LUNCHEON - $1,000: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY VISION YOUTH SUMMIT - $100: TAMAQUA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BREAKFAST SPONSOR - $6,000: STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS - $823: TAMAQUA HIGH SCHOOL RAIDER FOUNDATION - $500: UNITED WAY FOOTBALL CHALLENGE - $2,500: TAMAQUA COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER BIG BENEFIT CONCERT - $250: LANSFORD ALIVE - $1,500: SAFER STREETS FOR TAMAQUAS LITTLE FEET OVERDOSE AWARENESS CANDLELIGHT WALK - $500: DIAKON LIVING & LEARNING AFTER 50 EXPO VOLUNTEERS: 32 VOLUNTEERS FOR 3,669 HOURS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | QUALITY AWARDS ============== AT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, OUR VISION IS TO LEAD THE REGION IN CLINICAL QUALITY AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE. ST. LUKE'S HAS BEEN HONORED WITH MORE THAN 200 HEALTHCARE QUALITY AWARDS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES HOSPITAL COMPARE RATINGS ------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S HOSPITALS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORES, FIVE AND FOUR STARS, IN THE 2019 CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) HOSPITAL COMPARE ANALYSIS. NATIONALLY, LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF HOSPITALS RECEIVED AT LEAST A FOUR-STAR RATING AND NO OTHER HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY SCORED ABOVE THREE STARS. CMS'S HOSPITAL COMPARE RESULTS WERE BASED ON MORE THAN 100 QUALITY MEASURES COLLECTED FROM 4,500 MEDICARE-CERTIFIED HOSPITALS. INTENDED TO HELP CONSUMERS CHOOSE THE BEST HOSPITAL AND HIGHEST QUALITY CARE, THE QUALITY MEASURES SPANNED MULTIPLE CATEGORIES INCLUDING MORTALITY, SAFETY OF CARE, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, EFFECTIVENESS AND TIMELINESS OF CARE AND EFFICIENT USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING. EIGHT ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK HOSPITALS (BETHLEHEM, ALLENTOWN, ANDERSON, MINERS, MONROE, QUAKERTOWN, SACRED HEART AND WARREN) RECEIVED FOUR OR FIVE STARS. WATSON HEALTH 100 TOP HOSPITAL (MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS) AWARD --------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IS A SEVEN-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD AND HAS RECEIVED IT FIVE YEARS IN A ROW. THIS AWARD IDENTIFIES THE NATIONS BEST PROVIDERS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL CARE. SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 5,500 US HOSPITALS, ST. LUKE'S IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO WIN THIS AWARD. THE 100 TOP HOSPITALS ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY, GREATER PATIENT SATISFACTION AND LOWER COST OF CARE. ST. LUKES WAS ALSO NAMED ONE OF 15 MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS IN THE NATION. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, ST. LUKE'S ANDERSON CAMPUS WAS NAMED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL (ONE OF 20 IN THE MEDIUM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CATEGORY), AND FOR THE SECOND TIME ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN CAMPUS WAS NAMED A 100 TOP HOSPITAL (ONE OF 20 IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CATEGORY). WATSON HEALTH, AN IBM COMPANY, IS A MULTINATIONAL HEALTH CARE COMPANY THAT DELIVERS UNBIASED INFORMATION, ANALYTIC TOOLS, BENCHMARKS, RESEARCH AND SERVICES TO THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. TRUVEN 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR AWARD ---------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S IS A SIX-TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE NATION'S BEST PROVIDERS OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE. SELECTED FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOSPITALS IN THE U.S., THE 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER SURVIVAL, FEWER COMPLICATIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL READMISSIONS, LOWER HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AND LOWER COST OF CARE. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - AWARDS ST. LUKE'S HIGH MARKS IN LEHIGH VALLEY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACCORDING TO THE US NEWS & WORLD REPORT 2019 HOSPITAL RANKINGS, ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-BETHLEHEM IS "HIGH PERFORMING" IN 12 ADULT SPECIALTIES, PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. NO OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY RECEIVED MORE RECOGNITIONS. ONLY 57 OUT OF 4,500 HOSPITALS NATIONALLY WERE RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" IN ALL NINE OF THE STUDY'S RANKED PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS. ALSO, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT RATED ST. LUKE'S "HIGH PERFORMING" IN THE ADULT SPECIALTIES OF GERIATRICS, ORTHOPEDICS AND PULMONOLOGY. IT ALSO RATED ST. LUKE'S "HIGH PERFORMING" IN ALL NINE OF THE STUDY'S RANKED PROCEDURES AND CONDITIONS (ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR, AORTIC VALVE SURGERY, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), COLON CANCER SURGERY, HEART BYPASS SURGERY, HEART FAILURE, HIP REPLACEMENT, KNEE REPLACEMENT AND LUNG CANCER SURGERY). LEAPFROG HOSPITALS SAFETY RATINGS --------------------------------- SEVERAL ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS RECEIVED "A" GRADES FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP, A NATIONAL COALITION OF LARGE EMPLOYERS, WHICH PUBLISHES A BIANNUAL HOSPITAL SAFETY SCORE. THE SAFETY SCORE RATES HOSPITALS IN THE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD, ICU PHYSICIAN STAFFING, MEDICATION SAFETY, INFECTIONS AND ERROR PREVENTION. IN 2019, SEVEN SLUHN HOSPITALS RECEIVED AN "A" GRADE (THE HIGHEST). THE JOINT COMMISSION TOP PERFORMER ON KEY QUALITY MEASURES RECOGNITION. THIS RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO HOSPITALS FOR ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGERY. PREMIER QUEST AWARD FOR HIGH-VALUE HEALTHCARE --------------------------------------------- PREMIER INC., A HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT COMPANY UNITING AN ALLIANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 4,000 U.S. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MORE THAN 175,000 OTHER PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, RECOGNIZED ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FOR ITS OUTSTANDING WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND COSTS. ST LUKES RECEIVED 4 OF THE 30 AWARDS IN 2019. THIS NATIONAL AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT ACHIEVED TOP PERFORMANCE IN SEVEN CATEGORIES: COST AND EFFICIENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EVIDENCE BASED CARE, MORTALITY, SAFETY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND APPROPRIATE HOSPITAL USE. HEALTHGRADES TOP HOSPITALS -------------------------- ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL-BETHLEHEM CAMPUS HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP 250 HOSPITALS FOR 2019 BY HEALTHGRADES, A LEADING ONLINE RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS. RECIPIENTS OF HEALTHGRADES' 2019 AMERICA'S 250 BEST HOSPITALS AWARDS REPRESENT THE TOP 5% OF HOSPITALS IN THE NATION AND "DEMONSTRATE SUPERIOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF COMMON INPATIENT CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES", HEALTHGRADES SAID. THIS MARKS THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW THAT THE BETHLEHEM CAMPUS HAS BEEN A RECIPIENT OF THIS HONOR. IN ADDITION, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ANDERSON CAMPUS WAS NAMED ONE OF HEALTHGRADES AMERICA'S 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PULMONARY CARE AND FOR CRITICAL CARE. THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE ANDERSON CAMPUS RECEIVED THESE DISTINCTIONS. THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON STANDARD SURVEYS GIVEN TO RANDOMLY SELECTED PATIENTS AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. THE MULTIPLE-QUESTION SURVEYS ARE DEVELOPED BY THE HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS (HCAHPS). HEALTHGRADES OBTAINS THIS SURVEY DATA FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES. MOST WIRED RECOGNITION FOR SEVENTH TIME --------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK WAS RECOGNIZED FOR THE SEVENTH TIME BY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME) AS ONE OF THE "MOST WIRED" HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS NATIONALLY. THE SURVEY ASSESSED THE ADOPTION, INTEGRATION AND IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AT ALL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, FROM EARLY DEVELOPMENT TO INDUSTRY LEADING. THIS ASSESSMENT CONFIRMS NOT MERELY THAT ST. LUKE'S IMPLEMENTS TECHNOLOGY, BUT ALSO THAT THE NETWORK FULLY ADOPTS TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY, REDUCE COST, IMPROVE DECISION MAKING AND PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. MORE THAN 16,000 ORGANIZATIONS WERE PARTICIPATED IN THE 2019 MOST WIRED SURVEY. ST. LUKE'S IS AMONG THE TOP 5% OF HOSPITALS AND SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE THE TOP DESIGNATION LEVEL 9. STAGE 7 DESIGNATION ON THE HIMSS ANALYTICS EMR ADOPTION MODEL ------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S IS THE FIRST NETWORK IN LEHIGH VALLEY TO EARN THE PRESTIGIOUS DESIGNATION AT ALL OF ITS HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE ST. LUKES WARREN CAMPUS, WHICH IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY TO ACHIEVE STAGE 7. LESS THAN 5% OF U.S. HOSPITALS HAVE REACHED STAGE 7, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST STAGE ON HIMSS ANALYTICS SCALE. THE STAGE 7 DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES ST. LUKES EXTENSIVE AND CREATIVE USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO ESTABLISH BETTER SERVICE AND HIGHER QUALITY CARE AT LOWER COSTS. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND BREAST CARE CENTER DESIGNATED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S REGIONAL BREAST CENTER OFFERS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EXCLUSIVELY AND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. FACILITIES THAT RECEIVE ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY HAVE VOLUNTARILY GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE NATIONALLY-ACCEPTED HIGH PRACTICE STANDARDS HAVE BEEN MET. THIS REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | MOST HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN THE STATE ---------------------------------------- EACH YEAR HOSPITAL AND HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) HONORS HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR THEIR INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE THROUGH ITS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM. IN FY'19, 14 AWARDS SUBMITTED BY ST. LUKE'S WERE SELECTED FROM 127 SUBMISSIONS FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND INNOVATION IN PATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND STAFF LEADERSHIP. ST LUKE'S CONTINUES TO HOLD THE DISTINCTION OF WINNING THE MOST HAP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS OF ANY HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE STATE. SUPERIOR RATING FOR LUNG CANCER SURGERY RESULTS ------------------------------------------------ ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S LUNG CANCER SURGERY PROGRAMS RANKS IN THE TOP-TIER OF THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS' GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY DATABASE. THE THORACIC SOCIETY RECENTLY CREATED A COMPOSITE MEASURE OF LUNG CANCER SURGICAL QUALITY, FOCUSING ON LOBECTOMY, THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF REMOVAL OF A PORTION OF A CANCEROUS LUNG. ST. LUKE'S THORACIC SURGERY PROGRAM ACHIEVED THE SUPERIOR RANKING OF THREE STARS FOR BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED OUTCOMES. THIS RIGOROUS, RISK-ADJUSTED EVALUATION BY THE SOCIETY MEASURES MULTIPLE SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF LOBECTOMY SURGERY, INCLUDING DEATH AND MANY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERY COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITATION -------------------------------------------------------------- THE ACOS COC ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES A CANCER PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: (1) COMPREHENSIVE CARE INCLUDING A COMPLETE RANGE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT; (2) A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH TO COORDINATE THE BEST TREATMENT OPTIONS; (3) INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW TREATMENT OPTIONS; (4) ACCESS TO PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAMS, CANCER EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES; (5) A CANCER REGISTRY THAT OFFERS LIFELONG PATIENT FOLLOW-UP; AND (6) ONGOING MONITORING AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CANCER CARE. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY ACCREDITATION -------------------------------------------- THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (ACC) HAS RECOGNIZED ST. LUKE'S FOR ITS DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE AND COMMITMENT IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN. ST. LUKE'S WAS AWARDED CHEST PAIN CENTER ACCREDITATION WITH PRIMARY PCI BASED ON RIGOROUS ONSITE EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S ABILITY TO EVALUATE, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT PATIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK. BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS DESIGNATIONS ------------------------------------- THE BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC) DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES THAT YOUR FACILITYS CARDIAC PROGRAM MET NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED CRITERIA BY DEMONSTRATING EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE, SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS (BDC+) ALSO DEMONSTRATED BOTH EXPERTISE AND COST EFFICIENCY IN DELIVERING SPECIALTY CARE. - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR CARDIAC CARE DESIGNATION - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE DESIGNATION - BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORKS ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CAMPUSES HAVE RECEIVED WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEING AMONG AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS FOR OBSTETRICS. THIS EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGNATION IS THE ONLY AWARD THAT IDENTIFIES THE COUNTRY'S BEST HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS BASED ON ROBUST CRITERIA THAT CONSIDER FEMALE PATIENT SATISFACTION, CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND WHAT WOMEN SAY THEY WANT FROM A HOSPITAL. THE LIST OF OVER 400 AWARD WINNERS, INCLUDING ST. LUKE'S, REPRESENTS HOSPITALS THAT OFFER EXCEPTIONAL OBSTETRIC SERVICES WHICH RANKED ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR PATIENT SAFETY, THEREBY SUPPORTING A WOMANS DECISION WHEN CHOOSING THE BEST FOR HER MATERNITY NEEDS. AMERICAN HEART/STROKE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES TARGET, STROKE GOLD PLUS HONOR ROLL ELITE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT DEMONSTRATE 85% OR GREATER COMPLIANCE IN EACH OF THE 7 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES FOR 24 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE ---------------------------------------- NCQA PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION IS AWARDED TO PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, WHICH MEET STANDARDS PROVEN THROUGH RESEARCH TO PROVIDE SAFER AND HIGHER QUALITY PRIMARY PATIENT CARE. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK IS A LEADER IN HAVING NCQA-RECOGNIZED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. ACCREDITED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ----------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S IS AN ACCREDITED BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM, HAVING MET RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL CARE, HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND STRICT PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS. THE ACCREDITATION IS VOLUNTARY AND IS CONDUCTED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MBSAQIP). ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS BEEN MBSAQIP ACCREDITED SINCE 2010. BEST HOME HEALTH PATIENT SATISFACTION TOP 20% SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION HAS EARNED BOTH THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AND THE SHPBEST SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD FOR HOME HEALTH PATIENT SATISFACTION. THE ANNUAL SHPBEST PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE PROVIDERS THAT CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS RECEIVING HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE. WITH THE LARGEST HHCAHPS BENCHMARK IN THE NATION, SHP IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE MADE PATIENT SATISFACTION A PRIORITY AND HAVE BEEN REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS WITH HIGH MARKS ON THE HHCAHPS SURVEY. SHPBEST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE DETERMINED BY RANKING THE OVERALL SCORE FOR ALL SHP HHCAHPS CLIENTS. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 5% RECEIVE THE PREMIER PERFORMER AWARD. PROVIDERS THAT RANK IN THE TOP 20% RECEIVE THE SUPERIOR PERFORMER AWARD. GOVERNOR'S EMPLOYER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING HIRING PRACTICES ---------------------------------------------------------- ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, A LEADING EMPLOYER IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGION, HAS EARNED A GOVERNOR'S EMPLOYER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING HIRING PRACTICES THAT MOVE PEOPLE OFF GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND INTO FINANCIALLY STABLE JOBS. ST. LUKE'S SPECIFICALLY RECEIVED AN EMPLOYER HONOR ROLL AWARD FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR ITS RECORD OF SUCCESS IN HIRING PARTICIPANTS IN THE STATES EMPLOYMENT, ADVANCEMENT AND RETENTION NETWORK (EARN) PROGRAM. TELLY AWARDS ------------ IN FY'19, ST. LUKE'S RECEIVED A NUMBER OF HONORS IN THE 40TH ANNUAL TELLY AWARDS. ITS "WELLNESS 101" SOCIAL VIDEO SERIES WON THREE AWARDS: A SILVER AWARD IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL CATEGORY AND TWO BRONZE AWARDS IN THE COMEDY AND HEALTH & WELLNESS CATEGORIES. ADDITIONALLY, ST. LUKE'S WON A SILVER AWARD IN THE PROMOTIONAL VIDEO CRAFT FULLY ANIMATED PIECE CATEGORY FOR "ROUND THE CLOCK CARE". THE TELLY AWARDS HONORS EXCELLENCE IN VIDEO AND TELEVISION ACROSS ALL SCREENS AND IS JUDGED BY LEADERS FROM VIDEO PLATFORMS, TELEVISION, STREAMING NETWORKS, PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND INCLUDING VICE, VIMEO, HEARST DIGITAL MEDIA, BUZZFEED AND A&E NETWORKS. "WELLNESS 101" IS A PRACTICAL BUT HUMOROUS VIDEO SERIES TO HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES DEAL WITH VARIOUS HEALTH AND WELLNESS MOMENTS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; QUESTION 4D | EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 1A & CORE FORM, PART VII; SECTION B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS NO TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FOR SERVICES AND REPORTS THAT NO FORMS 1099 WERE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF THIS ORGANIZATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE IRS. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 3; PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION OUTSOURCED ALL OF ITS FINANCE FUNCTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, PAYROLL, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND TAX, TO ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE NETWORK. MR. LICHTENWALNER RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA, A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. MR. LICHTENWALNER'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS THE 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 ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE J, PART III RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| 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 INDIVIDUALS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. WILLIAM E. MOYER, A FORMER OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK AS THE NETWORK'S WEST REGION PRESIDENT AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS. MR. MOYER RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION. MR. MOYER'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, KIMBERLY B. SARGENT, A FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN THE NETWORK AS THE APPLICATION IT PROJECT MANAGER. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART X, LINES 27 - 29 | IN AUGUST 2016, THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE ("ASU") 2016-14,"PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES." THE NEW GUIDANCE REQUIRES IMPROVED PRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURES TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFITS PROVIDE MORE RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RESOURCES TO DONORS, GRANTORS, CREDITORS AND OTHER USERS. THE NETWORK ADOPTED THIS NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARD IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. THE PRIMARY CHANGES AFFECTING THE NETWORK INCLUDE: PRESENTATION OF TWO CLASSES OF NET ASSETS VERSUS THE PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED THREE; ENHANCED DISCLOSURES FOR BOARD DESIGNATED AMOUNTS, COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS, AND LIQUIDITY AND AVAILABILITY; AND DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES BY BOTH THEIR NATURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION IN A MATRIX FORMAT. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - RESTRUCTURING COSTS - ($71,070); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - PPE - $20,923; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - OPERATIONS - ($17,260); - PLEDGES RECEIVED - SPECIFIC PURPOSE FUND - ($137,154); AND - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - SPECIFIC PURPOSE FUND - ($10,009). |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NETWORK AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND JUNE 30, 2018; RESPECTIVELY, AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A NETWORK WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
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