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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
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| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS ("HEALTHPARTNERS"). FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION, AND IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS SERVE MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,800 PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS, SEVEN OWNED HOSPITALS WITH OVER 1,000 ACUTE CARE BEDS, OVER 125 PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES WITH PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN SERVING MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION PATIENTS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLANS CONTRACT WITH OTHER PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND DENTAL FACILITIES, PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO SERVE PLAN MEMBERS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES CONTINUING IN 2019 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY. HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ALL OF WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3): REGIONS (A FULL SERVICE HOSPITAL AND LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER), REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM (WHICH IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC. AND STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP), RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (A HOME CARE PROVIDER), AND, RH-WISCONSIN, INC., A WISCONSIN NON-STOCK CORPORATION. RH-WISCONSIN, TOGETHER WITH GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (A STAFF MODEL HMO), ARE THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBERS OF THREE TAX-EXEMPT WISCONSIN HOSPITALS - HUDSON HOSPITAL, INC., WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, INC., AND AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. REGIONS, A LEADING FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL PROVIDING OUTSTANDING MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, HAS SERVED THE TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING REGION FOR OVER 140 YEARS. THE MISSION OF REGIONS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ITS PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE. REGIONS IS THE SECOND LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE IN MINNESOTA AND IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. BENEFITS TO PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY IN 2019 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: REGIONS IS THE PRIMARY "SAFETY NET" HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN THE EAST METRO. IN 2019 ALONE, REGIONS PROVIDED $57.9 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE CHARGES ($20.0 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS) TO CARE FOR 56,354 PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD CARE. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTED 2.5 PERCENT OF REGIONS' TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. OF THE 114,014 TOTAL PATIENT ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF IN 2019, 38,510 WERE PURE SELF-PAY PATIENTS WITH NO COVERAGE AND NO ABILITY TO PAY. APPROXIMATELY 17 PERCENT OF THESE SELF-PAY PATIENTS WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24. THE REMAINING 75,504 PATIENTS HAD SOME COVERAGE BUT WERE UNABLE TO PAY THE "PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY" PORTION OF THEIR BILL. REGIONS DEFINES CHARITY CARE AS THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE WILLING, BUT UNABLE, TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. THIS INCLUDES PATIENTS WHOSE CHARGES ARE FORGIVEN OR REDUCED BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO PAY, PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY THE BALANCE LEFT BY A THIRD-PARTY PAYER, AND PATIENTS FOR WHOM UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR SPECIAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WARRANT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. REGIONS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING NEEDED SERVICES EVEN AT A FINANCIAL LOSS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2019, REGIONS PROVIDED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY SERVICES TO SELF-PAY PATIENTS TOTALING $49.8 MILLION IN CHARGES. APPROXIMATELY $16.0 MILLION OF THESE CHARGES WERE WRITTEN OFF BY REGIONS AT A NET LOSS. REGIONS PAID $14.3 MILLION IN 2019 IN MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE TAXES EQUAL TO 1.9 PERCENT OF ITS NET REVENUE FROM PATIENT CARE SERVICES. THE FUNDS RAISED BY THIS TAX ARE EARMARKED BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR MINNESOTANS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO FULLY PAY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MEANS TESTED HEALTH CARE: REGIONS PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES, TO A LARGE NUMBER OF MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM PATIENTS. IN 2019, PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS CONSTITUTED 41.6 PERCENT OF REGIONS' CHARGES, PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR CONSTITUTED 21.6 PERCENT OF REGIONS' CHARGES, AND CHARITY CASES WERE 2.7 PERCENT OF CHARGES. ONLY 34.0 PERCENT OF CHARGES WERE FOR COMMERCIAL PATIENTS. ALTHOUGH MOST OF REGIONS' REIMBURSEMENT COMES FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, THESE PROGRAMS OFTEN DO NOT COMPENSATE HOSPITALS FOR THE FULL COST OF PROVIDING CARE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES EQUITABLE CARE: HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT DATA ON RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE PREFERENCES DIRECTLY FROM PATIENTS AND MEMBERS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, ALL OF THEM VOLUNTARY. IN 2019 REGIONS' CAPTURE RATE FOR RACE WAS 98.52 PERCENT AND FOR LANGUAGE 99.78 PERCENT. DATA IS USED TO CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE QUALITY OF CARE DELIVERED AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY RACE AND LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED HEALTH DISPARITIES IN TREATMENT, OUTCOMES AND SERVICE. RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONITORING DISPARITY DATA LIES WITH THE INTERDISCIPLINARY REGIONS HEALTH EQUITY COMMITTEE AS WELL AS WITH LEADERS IN OUR QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENTS. IN 2019, THE COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON: 1. ADDRESSING DISPARITIES BY RACE IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE. 2. MAKING HEALTH EQUITY A STRATEGIC PRIORITY IN THE PLANNING FOR OUR NEW FAMILY BIRTH CENTER. 3. ACTIVELY ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 4. REDUCING THE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DUAL ELIGIBLE READMISSIONS BY ONE THIRD. 5. INTEGRATING MEDICAL RESIDENTS INTO REGIONS' STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | FINANCIAL COUNSELING: TO SECURE ACCESS TO ONGOING MEDICAL CARE, AND TO MITIGATE CHARITY CARE WRITE-OFFS, REGIONS ESTABLISHED A FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROGRAM IN 1995. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT REGIONS, TO INCLUDE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND REGIONS-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS. THIRTEEN PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS (PFC), 17 REGISTRATION FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS (RFS), ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING TEAM LEAD AND A RAMSEY COUNTRY WORKER ARE DEDICATED TO HELP PATIENTS ENROLL IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR FIND OTHER SOURCES OF COVERAGE. SPECIFICALLY, THE PFCS AND RFSS ARE ABLE TO SCREEN PATIENTS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR AVAILABLE PROGRAMS AND OFFER ASSISTANCE COMPLETING APPLICATIONS WITH MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS, REGIONS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE/CHARITY CARE APPLICATIONS, AND SETTING UP PAYMENT PLANS. THE REGIONS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES FINANCIAL COUNSELING 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, WHILE THE INPATIENT UNITS DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE COUNSELING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. CLINIC-BASED FINANCIAL COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. IN 2017, PFSS AND RFSS WERE ALSO ENROLLED AS CERTIFIED APPLICATION SPECIALISTS WITH THE MNSURE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, ALLOWING THEM THE ABILITY TO FURTHER ASSIST IN ENROLLING IN MINNESOTA MA, MINNESOTACARE AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS VIA THE STATE INSURANCE EXCHANGE. IN 2019 WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE CERTIFIED APPLICATION SPECIALIST STATUS WITH ALL STAFF AND CONTINUE TO ONBOARD NEW PFC'S AND RFS'S WITH THIS CERTIFICATION. IN LATE 2016 REGIONS ALSO STARTED PARTICIPATING AS A MEDICAID PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PROVIDER. THIS MEANT THE REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING STAFF COMPLETED ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON SCREENING INDIVIDUALS FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY. IN 2019 REGIONS COMPLETED 430 PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY APPLICATIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH NO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. IN 2019, PFCS AND RFSS COMPLETED 3,052 APPLICATIONS, SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLING 2,495 INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. THIS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $17.0 MILLION TO REGIONS FOR CARE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED CHARITY CARE. FOR 2019, THE MINNESOTA HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS APPLICATION BREAKDOWN WAS AS FOLLOWS: IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS, 1,683 APPLICATIONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY OPENED; FOR INPATIENTS, 812 APPLICATIONS WERE SUCCESSFULLY OPENED. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: REGIONS IS A LEADER IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE EAST METRO. REGIONS STAFF ARE PREPARED FOR ANY SITUATION THAT MAY ARISE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS TO ENSURE THAT PLANNING AND RESPONSE PLANS ARE INTEGRATED. REGIONS' PARTICIPATION IN AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES RECEIVED HIGH MARKS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OVERALL PLAN OF SUSTAINABILITY. REGIONS ALSO HAS THE ONLY MASS (NON-MILITARY) DECONTAMINATION SITE IN RAMSEY COUNTY THAT STANDS READY TO HANDLE ANY MAJOR EVENT. REGIONS CAN TREAT UP TO 10 PEOPLE PER HOUR IN THE EVENT OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL OR NUCLEAR INCIDENTS AND IS COMPLETELY COMPLIANT WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. THIS SYSTEM IS TESTED ANNUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MASS CASUALTY DRILL THAT INVOLVES OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES. REGIONS IS A MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL COMPACT, ALONG WITH 31 OTHER TWIN CITIES HOSPITALS. REGIONS HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY WIDE PLANNING TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT HEALTH CARE AND ESTABLISH INTERFACING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING CITY AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS. ADDITIONALLY, REGIONS COLLABORATES WITH CITY, COUNTY AND STATE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO PLAN APPROPRIATELY FOR PANDEMIC EVENTS. REGIONS IS A DESIGNATED CLOSED POD DISPENSING (CPD) SITE. A CPD IS AN ANTIBIOTIC DISPENSING SITE FOR ANTHRAX PROPHYLAXIS WHEN THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE THREAT OR KNOWN EXPOSURE TO THE PUBLIC. MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE: THE MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE (EXCHANGE) IS A COLLABORATION AMONG MANY MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS (INCLUDING HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS) TO SHARE TRANSLATED HEALTH MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO MEET THE HEALTH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. REGIONS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE EXCHANGE IN 2001. MEMBERS OF THE EXCHANGE CONTRIBUTE MATERIALS TRANSLATED BY THEIR ORGANIZATION TO THE EXCHANGE WEBSITE (WWW.HEALTH-EXCHANGE.NET), WHERE ALL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN DOWNLOAD THEM FOR USE WITH THEIR CLIENTS AND PATIENTS. THIS GREATLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF HEALTH EDUCATION AVAILABLE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS. PATRICIA D. LUNDBORG CANCER LIBRARY: THE LUNDBORG CANCER LIBRARY PROVIDES CANCER-RELATED CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 1,000 CANCER-RELATED BOOKS AND VIDEOS AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT. THE LIBRARY ALSO OFFERS BROCHURES FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY, CANCERCARE, LIVESTRONG AND MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THE LIBRARY PROVIDES INFORMATION IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SPANISH, CHINESE, RUSSIAN, VIETNAMESE, HMONG AND THAI. THE ENTIRE COLLECTION, INCLUDING BROCHURES AND ONLINE RESOURCES, IS ORGANIZED BY A SIMPLIFIED SET OF CATEGORIES THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO QUICKLY LOCATE MATERIAL, REGARDLESS OF THE FORMAT. HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATION: REGIONS IS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA, TRAINING FELLOW AND RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, AS WELL AS MEDICAL AND ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL AND HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE, REGIONS HOSPITAL TRAINS MORE THAN 600 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS (160 FTES) FROM 30 DIFFERENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. AREAS OF RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING INCLUDED: ANESTHESIA, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY, HAND SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES (SUCH AS GASTROENTEROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, ETC.), NEUROLOGY, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, PLASTIC SURGERY, SURGERY AND UROLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE FACULTY FROM REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS TEACH AND SUPPORT 300+ MEDICAL STUDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND 200+ NURSE PRACTITIONER AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS. RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND STUDENTS PROVIDED CARE IN MANY HIGH-INTENSITY AREAS OF REGIONS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INTENSIVE CARE, SURGICAL SUITES AND MEDICAL PATIENT UNITS. THEY PROVIDE CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED TO MEDICAL RESEARCH, QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES, AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT SUSTAINS REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS' CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO CARE. THE OFFICE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (OHPE) AT REGIONS, A BRANCH OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, MANAGES ALL MEDICAL AND ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENT AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM, INCLUDING MANAGING TRAINING CONTRACTS AND INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS, AND FACILITATING CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND OBSERVATIONS FOR MANY PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OHPE ALSO OVERSEES AND ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) AND COUNCIL OF PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION (CPME). OHPE FURTHER ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND MANAGES ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GME TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT THE VARIOUS CLINICS AND HOSPITALS IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS): REGIONS EMS DELIVERS 24-HOUR MEDICAL DIRECTION AND CONSULTATION TO A DIVERSE GROUP OF PRE-HOSPITAL PROVIDERS IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ONE UNIQUE WAY IS BY PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED RESOURCE DIRECTORY. THIS DIRECTORY INCLUDES BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND STATE REGULATIONS, ALONG WITH A CUSTOMIZED MEDICAL DIRECTION PLAN FOR EACH ORGANIZATION BASED ON ITS LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT. THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY REPRESENTS 28 SERVICES WITH 1,500 PROVIDERS, INCLUDING RURAL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, URBAN PARAMEDICS AND SUBURBAN PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC: REGIONS HAS A GROWING COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN THEIR HOME AFTER A VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OR A HOSPITAL ADMISSION. THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION FOCUSED ON PATIENTS WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; BASED ON THAT EXPERIENCE THE PROGRAM WAS BROADENED TO INCLUDE OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS COPD, STROKE AND PNEUMONIA. THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC, UNDER THE ORDERS OF A PHYSICIAN, WILL MAKE ONE OR MORE HOME VISITS TO SUPPORT CLINICAL STABILIZATION, PROVIDE PATIENT EDUCATION, AND PREVENT UNNECESSARY HOSPITAL READMISSIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RETURN VISITS. THESE HOME VISITS INCLUDE PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS, MEDICATION RECONCILIATION, EDUCATION, HOME SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCES. IN 2019, THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM SERVED 375 PATIENTS AND COMPLETED 1,200 VISITS TO PATIENTS' HOMES. PARTICIPANTS HAD AN ESTIMATED 600 FEWER HOSPITAL DAYS WHEN COMPARED TO A MATCHED GROUP WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALL PARTICIPANTS SURVEYED SAID THEY WERE "EXTREMELY SATISFIED" WITH THEIR CARE. LIFE LINK III: REGIONS IS A CORPORATE MEMBER (ALONG WITH NINE OTHER LOCAL AND/OR REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS) OF LIFE LINK III, A CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT SERVICE THAT PROVIDES HELICOPTER AND AIRPLANE OPTIONS TO THE MOST SEVERELY ILL AND INJURED TRAUMA PATIENTS. BY COLLABORATING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND GREATER REGION, THESE AREA HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AVOID DUPLICATION OF EXPENSIVE AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES, THEREBY REDUCING THE COST OF HEALTH CARE. MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER (MRCC): MRCC SERVES AS THE ONLINE TRIAGE LIAISON BETWEEN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) AMBULANCE CREWS AND DESTINATION HOSPITALS. MRCC PROVIDES MEDICAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS TO AMBULANCE SERVICES AND PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS IN THE EAST METRO COUNTIES OF DAKOTA, RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON IN MINNESOTA AND AREAS OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. MRCC IS IN CONTACT WITH METRO AREA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ITSELF IS LOCATED IN REGIONS EMERGENCY CENTER. MRCC STAFF PROVIDES AMBULANCE PERSONNEL WITH A SINGLE CONTACT POINT FOR RELAYING PATIENT INFORMATION, AN EMS GUIDELINE RESOURCE, HOSPITAL DIVERSION INFORMATION, MEDICAL RESOURCE ACCESS, COORDINATION OF MASS CASUALTIES, EMS COMMUNICATION EDUCATION AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) AND EMS CALL DATA COLLECTION. THE MRCC OPERATES ITS SECONDARY, OFF-SITE BACKUP CENTER AND OCCASIONALLY OCCUPIES ITS HOSPITAL LOCATION TO TEST AND ASSURE CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. BURN AND TRAUMA SERVICES: REGIONS IS THE ONLY EAST METRO LEVEL I ADULT AND LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER, AND ONE OF TWO VERIFIED BURN PROGRAMS IN THE STATE. THE TRAUMA PROGRAM TRACKS BURN AND TRAUMA-RELATED INJURIES FOR EACH SPECIFIC REGISTRY USED FOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTING. THE BURN CENTER AND THE TRAUMA CENTER ARE EACH VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, AS A LEVEL I ADULT TRAUMA CENTER AND A LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION AS A VERIFIED BURN CENTER. REGIONS BURN CENTER PROVIDES REGIONAL BURN CARE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. IT HAS PROVEN SUCCESS WITH ITS TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR INITIAL AND ON-GOING CARE. THIS SERVICE IMMEDIATELY ASSISTS RURAL PHYSICIANS MANAGING AN UNCOMMON EMERGENCY - THE CRITICALLY INJURED BURN PATIENT - PRIOR TO TRANSFERRING THE PATIENT TO THE BURN CENTER. WHEN THE PATIENT RETURNS TO THEIR COMMUNITY, SOMETIMES FOLLOW-UP CARE CAN BE MANAGED VIA TELEMEDICINE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THIS LEADS TO A REDUCTION IN TIME, EXPENSE AND ANXIETY FOR THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY. MINNESOTA STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM: REGIONS IS REPRESENTED ON THE MINNESOTA STATE TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL (STAC). DR. MICHAEL MCGONIGAL, REGIONS MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES, IS AN APPOINTED MEMBER ALONG WITH DR. AARON BURNETT, REGIONS EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND THE STATE EMS MEDICAL DIRECTOR. REGIONS STAFF PARTICIPATED IN SUBCOMMITTEES ASSOCIATED WITH STAC, INCLUDING THE INJURY PREVENTION AND DATA ELEMENTS. TRAUMA LEADERSHIP PROVIDES A CONSULTATIVE ROLE TO HOSPITALS IN MINNESOTA BY HELPING THEM PREPARE FOR THEIR STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM HOSPITAL VERIFICATION SITE REVIEWS. THIS IS A SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE FACILITIES AT NO COST. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA AND BURN PROGRAMS, AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER CONDUCT STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM HOSPITAL SITE VISITS FOR TRAUMA DESIGNATION. ADDITIONALLY, REGIONS PROVIDES REPRESENTATION ON THE MINNESOTA - METRO REGION TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT REPORTS TO STAC. MINNESOTA - METRO REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC): THE MN-METRO RTAC SYSTEM COORDINATES WITH THE METRO AREAS ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS TO TREAT SEVERE TRAUMA PATIENTS FROM WASHINGTON, SCOTT, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, WRIGHT, CARVER AND ANOKA COUNTIES IN MINNESOTA. DR. PATEI IYEGHA, ASSISTANT TRAUMA MEDICAL DIRECTOR, REGIONS HOSPITAL, IS A MEMBER OF THE RTAC. WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE - REGION 1 SUBCOMMITTEE: REGIONS IS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE WISCONSIN REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC), WHICH WAS CREATED TO SERVE AS THE REGIONAL TRAUMA SYSTEM FOR A PORTION OF THE WESTERN WISCONSIN REGION. THE SYSTEM COORDINATES WITH REGIONS AS THE AREA'S ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS TO TREAT SEVERE TRAUMA PATIENTS FROM PIERCE, POLK AND ST. CROIX COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN. REGIONS CRITICAL CARE OUTREACH COORDINATOR ACTS AS THE CHAIR PERSON FOR THE REGION 1 SUBCOMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, TRAUMA MEDICAL LEADERSHIP PROVIDES A CONSULTATIVE ROLE TO HOSPITALS IN WISCONSIN BY HELPING THEM PREPARE FOR THEIR STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM HOSPITAL VERIFICATION SITE REVIEWS. THIS IS A SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE FACILITIES AT NO COST. ADDITIONALLY, REGIONS STAFF PARTICIPATED IN TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY CONFERENCES SUCH AS LOCAL AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY NURSING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES, EMS AND TRAUMA EDUCATION. SEVERAL COMMUNITY GRAND ROUND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ARE PROVIDED BY PROFESSIONAL STAFF. SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER: THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM HAS COLLABORATED WITH SEXUAL OFFENSE SERVICES OF RAMSEY COUNTY TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS, AGE 13 AND OLDER, SINCE 2002. THE REGISTERED NURSES WITHIN THE SANE PROGRAM ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED TO PROVIDE FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS FROM BOTH A MEDICAL AND A FORENSIC PERSPECTIVE. ON DECEMBER 1, 2011, REGIONS SANE PROGRAM BEGAN PROVIDING SANE SERVICES TO LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL PATIENTS. ON JULY 1, 2013, REGIONS BEGAN OFFERING SANE SERVICES TO THE THREE HEALTHEAST FACILITIES: WOODWINDS, ST. JOSEPH'S AND ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL (NOW M HEALTH FAIRVIEW). CANVAS HEALTH PROVIDES THE ADVOCACY SERVICES TO OUR TWO WASHINGTON COUNTY SITES (LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AND WOODWINDS HOSPITAL). REGIONS' SANE PROGRAM RESPONDED TO 449 PATIENTS IN 2019. REGIONS SANE PROGRAM STAFF ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PRESENTING TO STAFF AND FACULTY AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, METRO STATE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. SANE PROGRAM STAFF TAUGHT TWO 40-HOUR SANE COURSES IN MINNESOTA IN 2019. REGIONS SANE PROGRAM PRESENTED FIVE TWO-DAY SKILLS LABS, WHICH PROVIDED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PROVIDING EXAMS WITH LIVE MODELS FOR NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TWO SANE PROGRAM STAFF MEMBERS HELD BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITIONS FOR THE MINNESOTA INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC NURSES (MN IAFN) IN 2019, THE STATE CHAPTER OF OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. THREE REGIONS HOSPITAL SANES WERE ACCEPTED BY THE IAFN TO SPEAK AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA IN 2019. ELLEN JOHNSON, SANE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR, IS AN IAFN CERTIFICATION BOARD MEMBER. IN 2019 THE SANE PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH THE ST. PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT (SPPD) IN PROVIDING EDUCATION REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE SANE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING TRAUMA-INFORMED WHEN INTERACTING WITH VICTIMS AND OTHER TRAUMATIZED INDIVIDUALS DURING THE SPPD ANNUAL TRAINING FOR ALL OFFICERS. REGIONS SANE PROGRAM NURSES ARE MEMBERS OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTOCOL TEAM WHICH IS A COUNTY WIDE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS FROM AGENCIES WHICH RESPOND TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: REGIONS' BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. REGIONS OPERATES A 100-BED, ALL PRIVATE ROOM, ACUTE ADULT INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY, ALONG WITH RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. REGIONS ALSO OPERATES A PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR UP TO 18 CLIENTS ON A DAILY BASIS, AS WELL AS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM FOR UP TO 12 CLIENTS THREE DAYS PER WEEK, TO HELP SHORTEN OR EVEN AVOID THE NEED FOR INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | IN ADDITION, REGIONS WORKS WITH: HOVANDER HOUSE: OPENED IN 2003 AS A SHORT-TERM CRISIS STABILIZATION RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, HOVANDER HOUSE IS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. HOVANDER HOUSE IS STAFFED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS AND CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO NINE ADULTS AT ONE TIME. IN 2019, HOVANDER HOUSE SERVED 208 ADULTS WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 8.7 DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 22 PERCENT OF PATIENTS REFERRED TO HOVANDER HOUSE DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE. IN ADDITION TO HELPING PATIENTS TRANSITION INTO THE COMMUNITY, HOVANDER HOUSE SAVED AN ESTIMATED 1,593 INPATIENT HOSPITAL DAYS IN 2019. AFTON PLACE: IN 2017 THE REGIONS BOARD APPROVED THE EXPANSION OF OUR CURRENT INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH THE PURCHASE AND RENOVATION OF A BUILDING IN MAPLEWOOD, MN. AFTON PLACE OPENED AND BEGAN SERVING PATIENTS IN APRIL 2018. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART 16-BED FACILITY HAS SINGLE ROOMS, EACH WITH ITS OWN BATHROOM. AN ELEVATOR WAS ADDED TO MAKE THE FACILITY ADA COMPLIANT, AS WAS THE ADDITION OF AN ADA HANDICAP-ASSESSABLE ROOM. THE FACILITY FEATURES TWO SPACIOUS GROUP ROOMS, A SENSORY INTEGRATION ROOM, AND A LARGE OPEN DINING AREA WITH ITS OWN COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. AFTON PLACE ADMITTED AND SERVED 79 INDIVIDUALS FOR AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 62 DAYS IN 2019. OF THOSE ADMITTED TO AFTON PLACE, 54 CAME FROM THE REGIONS INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNIT, THUS ALLOWING ADDITIONAL PATIENTS TO BE ADMITTED FOR ACUTE CARE SERVICES. SAFE HOUSE: SAFE HOUSE IS A LICENSED INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR UP TO 90 DAYS TO APPROXIMATELY 60 ADULTS PER YEAR WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS. CATHOLIC CHARITIES DOROTHY DAY CENTER: CATHOLIC CHARITIES' MISSION IS TO SERVE THOSE MOST IN NEED AND TO ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS BY WORKING IN AND WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY. CATHOLIC CHARITIES' HIGHER GROUND IN ST. PAUL PROVIDES A MEDICAL RESPITE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS NEEDING SHELTER WHILE RECOVERING FROM A HOSPITAL STAY. REGIONS CONTRIBUTED $256,600 IN 2019 TO SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE. DURING 2019, THERE WERE 93 PATIENTS WHO WERE ABLE TO BE DISCHARGED FROM REGIONS SOONER BECAUSE THEY COULD GO TO THE RESPITE CENTER, WHERE THEY STAYED A TOTAL OF 1,274 DAYS. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS: REGIONS CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN RECYCLING, RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND WASTE REDUCTION IN ORDER TO BETTER THE LIVES OF OUR PATIENTS, MEMBERS AND STAFF THROUGH SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. REGIONS HAS IMPLEMENTED MANY PROGRAMS AROUND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION BY RECYCLING LABORATORY SOLVENTS AND PREFERENTIALLY PURCHASING ITEMS THAT ARE SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2019, REGIONS DONATED OVER 10 TONS OF EQUIPMENT TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MISSION GROUPS. IN TOTAL, REGIONS RECYCLED OVER 598 TONS OF MATERIALS IN 2019. REGIONS ALSO COLLECTED 1,153 POUNDS OF MEDICATIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MEDICINE TAKE BACK PROGRAM AND RESPONSIBLY DISPOSED OF IT. ADDITIONALLY, OUR COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT PRODUCED OVER 7.8 MILLION KILOWATT HOURS OF CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SAVED US $111,500 ON OUR UTILITY BILLS. REGIONS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE WITH RESPECT TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, REMODELS, CHEMICALS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT. THE REGIONS SUSTAINABILITY TEAM CONTINUES TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC GOALS AROUND REDUCTIONS IN WASTE, PAPER USAGE, AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION, AS WELL AS EDUCATING AND ENCOURAGING STAFF TO RECYCLE MORE ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2019, ALL GOALS WERE MET AND REGIONS HAS RECEIVED A TOP 25 AWARD AND TOP 10 CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR LEADERSHIP, FOOD, GREENING THE OPERATING ROOM, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CLIMATE ACTION, SAFE CHEMICALS, WATER CONSERVATION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION FROM PRACTICE GREEN HEALTH FOR OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. NATIONAL RECOGNITION REGIONS HAS BEEN REGULARLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS CARE. IN 2019, REGIONS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: TOP 50 HOSPITAL AS MEASURED BY HEALTHGRADES FOR 2019 (4TH YEAR IN A ROW). FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY FOR 8 YEARS IN A ROW. FIVE STAR RECIPIENT FOR TREATMENT OF STROKE FOR 9 YEARS IN A ROW. STROKE PROGRAM AGAIN RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN STROKE RECOGNITION, THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS TARGET STROKE ELITE PLUS 2019 HONOR. RECEIVED A 2019 WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD FOR AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS IN OBSTETRICS. ACHIEVED BRONZE CERTIFICATION OF GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS. THE HEALTHPARTNERS CANCER CARE CENTERS RECEIVED REACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. TOP 25 EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH. INNOVATION OF THE YEAR IN PATIENT CARE AWARD FROM MHA FOR HEROES FOR ZEROS PROGRAM. NAMED A BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, FOR BEING RATED "HIGH PERFORMING" IN 10 PROCEDURES/CONDITIONS/SPECIALTIES. SOUTH 7 WON THE GOLD-LEVEL BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CRITICAL CARE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES. NAMED TOP-PERFORMING HOSPITAL FOR HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, PNEUMONIA AND SURGICAL CARE BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. HEIDI CONRAD NAMED CFO OF THE YEAR BY MPLS. ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A | HEALTHPARTNERS INC., ALONG WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, IS JOINTLY LIABLE FOR THE TAX EXEMPT BONDS HELD BY HEALTHPARTNERS INC. UNDER A MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT. THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINTLY LIABLE GROUP, WHICH IS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE "OBLIGATED GROUP", INCLUDE PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, PARK NICOLLET CLINIC, PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, PNMC HOLDINGS, REGIONS HOSPITAL, PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS, GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC, HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC., AND HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. IN ADDITION TO THE TAX EXEMPT BONDS LISTED IN THIS SCHEDULE K, THE OTHER OUTSTANDING TAX EXEMPT BONDS OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS OBLIGATED GROUP ARE REPORTED SOLELY ON THE SCHEDULE K OF GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS, APPOINTS UP TO 12 MEMBERS OF THE UP TO 19 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | HPI RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS, APPROVES ACTIONS AS FOLLOWS: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS, ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS, UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION, DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS, DISSOLUTION, APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | REGIONS' 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF REGIONS. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF REGIONS, THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND REGIONS' OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF REGIONS. REGIONS MAKES AVAILABLE, TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF REGIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN A PRE-MEETING PACKET, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. THESE MINUTES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE REGION'S BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | REGIONS' PRESIDENT AND ITS OFFICERS ARE EMPLOYED BY EITHER GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI), PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES (PNHS), BOTH OF WHOM ARE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, OR BY REGIONS. GHI, PNHS AND REGIONS HAVE AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE REGIONS' PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE "COMMITTEE"), RETAINS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION EXPERT TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE MARKET COMPARABILITY REVIEW FOR ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF TOTAL COMPENSATION: BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THIS DATA, EITHER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS OR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF GHI (THE "COMMITTEES") DETERMINE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH EMPLOYED OFFICER. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE COMMITTEES' DIRECTION, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR THE COMMITTEE. FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED TO SET SALARY RANGES BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA SPECIFIC TO THOSE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH YEAR'S COMPENSATION RESULTS. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE AND THIS IS UPDATED AT ANY MEETING AT WHICH DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. STAFF (OTHER THAN THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD) IS NOT IN THE ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. WITH REGIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS INPUT, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GHI CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND, WITH REGION'S BOARD APPROVAL, DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE REGIONS PRESIDENT. THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GHI ALSO DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER GHI-EMPLOYED REGIONS OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS TO COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE REGIONS BOARD HAS DELEGATED TO THE REGIONS PRESIDENT THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL REGIONS-EMPLOYED OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | REGIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM REGIONS OR HEALTHPARTNERS. REGIONS' ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. |
| 990, PART VII, SECT A, LN 1A, COL B AVERAGE HOURS - RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS: THE COMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE HOSPITAL ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY THE HOSPITAL, GHI OR PARK NICOLLET. THE COMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO MULTIPLE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. REPORTED AVERAGE HOURS WORKED ARE BASED ON THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION -393,496. TRANSFER TO RIHS A RELATED ORGANIZATION -502,000. |
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