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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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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., (NGHS) AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS IS A GEORGIA, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATES, PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS OPERATES A 56-BED LICENSED HOSPITAL LOCATED IN WINDER (NGMC BARROW, LLC) AND IN JULY 2018, NGHS ACQUIRED NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC (FORMERLY CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL), TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, 10 INPATIENT BEDS AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN DAHLONEGA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NGHS AFFILIATE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC), OPERATES A 557-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE, AND A 134-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG), THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA I, AND THE HEART CENTER, LLC. WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES? NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2019. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. THE STUDY CULMINATED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE 5 FOLLOWING HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT FIT HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION: BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; ACCESS TO CARE; DIABETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; AND SEPTICEMIA. FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGHS AND AFFILIATES ARE ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, GO TO: WWW.NGHS.COM/2020-PLAN. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/UPDTTYIGAO8 TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONDUCT THE 2019 CHNA. NGHS, INC. AND AFFILIATES: RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THE UNFORESEEN COVID-19 PANDEMIC QUICKLY BECAME A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR NGHS, NGMC, NGPG AND AFFILIATES. COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO, THE HEALTH SYSTEM PIVOTED IN 2020 TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE PANDEMIC, REMAINING FLEXIBLE TO ADDRESS THE RISING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: COVID-19 TESTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH: NGHS PARTNERED WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS TO HOST TWO FREE COVID-19 TESTING EVENTS FOR LOW INCOME AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF HALL COUNTY WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE TESTING. OVER 1,300 PEOPLE WERE TESTED, WITH NEARLY 50% TESTING POSITIVE AT THE FIRST EVENT AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD TESTING POSITIVE AT THE SECOND EVENT. NGMC PROVIDED COVID-19 TESTING KITS, SUPPLIES AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE EVENTS. COVID-19 OUTREACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS: BY APRIL 2020, 50% OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES WERE IN THE LATINO POPULATION, WHICH WAS DISPROPORTIONATE CONSIDERING 29% OF HALL COUNTY'S POPULATION IS LATINO. THIS PROMPTED NGHS TO GATHER AN OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. THE GROUP ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: - PRODUCED BI-LINGUAL FLIERS AND POSTERS (FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY). - DISTRIBUTED FACE MASKS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES TO BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS. - PARTNERED WITH AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE MASKS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LUNCH DELIVERY ROUTES OVER THE SUMMER. - ORGANIZED TESTING EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY'S ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WHICH ALSO DOUBLED AS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR EMORY TO COMPARE A SALIVA TEST TO THE NASOPHARYNGEAL TESTING FOR THOSE WILLING TO UNDERGO BOTH TESTS. - HOSTED EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHURCHES. - PRODUCED SPECIALIZED VIDEOS FOR THE LOCAL AUDIENCE. - PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION AND MESSAGING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE WITH THEIR CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE. - POSTED DAILY UPDATES ON NGHS' PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS BEING TREATED IN NGHS FACILITIES, PATIENTS AWAITING TEST RESULTS, AND HALL COUNTY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. RESOURCES AND TRENDS FOR COVID-19 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT WWW.NGHS.COM/COVID-19. THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THE GAINESVILLE AGAINST COVID-19 TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDED LOCAL HISPANIC LEADERS, NGHS PHYSICIANS, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHERS. NGHS REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTY MOORE AND ANTONIO RIOS, M.D., SERVED ON THIS TASK FORCE WHICH WAS BORN OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO HALL COUNTY IN MAY 2020 WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, KATHLEEN TOOMEY, M.D. COMMUNITY COVID-19 LEADERSHIP COALITION: A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 THAT INCLUDED NGHS, LONGSTREET CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CLINIC, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE HALL COUNTY-GAINESVILLE AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WITH A GOAL TO MEET AND SUSTAIN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S TARGET OF NO MORE THAN 5% OF THOSE TESTED ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 PROTECTING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ALL AREA RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING A HEALTHY ECONOMY GOING FORWARD. FROM THIS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE "WE ARE HALL IN" CAMPAIGN TO SET THE STANDARD FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION. THOSE WHO ARE "HALL IN" PLEDGE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN APPROPRIATE, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ABIDE BY OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE AT WWW.WEAREHALLIN.COM. EPIC AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS: IN JUNE 2020, GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC) JOINED NGHS ON THE SAME ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) SYSTEM, CALLED EPIC. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL DONORS, THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EPIC FOR GNC, WHICH PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN HALL COUNTY. SHARING THE SAME EHR SYSTEM HELPED TO STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND RECORD SHARING BETWEEN NGMC AND GNC, IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND OTHER ILLNESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, NGHS IMPLEMENTED A PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FLU VACCINATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGHS PROVIDED OVER 1,000 FREE FLU VACCINES TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2020 THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO GOOD NEWS CLINICS, GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSON COUNTY, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN DAHLONEGA, AND OPEN ARMS CLINIC IN TOCCOA. HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATION ACROSS THE STATE: NGHS PARTICIPATED IN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH HOSPITAL PEERS EMORY, GRADY, PIEDMONT, WELLSTAR AND CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. THE #3WS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK; WATCH YOUR DISTANCE; AND WASH YOUR HANDS. MASK-MAKING AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION: NGHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MADE 13,222 MASKS IN 6 WEEKS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO A SCREENING EVENT AT GOOD NEWS CLINIC, GAINESVILLE AND HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS, JACKSON COUNTY AND BANKS COUNTY. THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS A DROP-OFF LOCATION FOR MASKS AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS THAT WERE THEN DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY TO THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES WITH REGIONAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: NGHS HOSTED THREE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES (VIA ZOOM) WITH NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO SHARE CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED AS THE REGION'S SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES MANAGED CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COVID-19 EDUCATION WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, NGHS HOSTED A COMMUNITY WEBINAR WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL NURSES AND ADMINISTRATORS RELATED TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AS THEY MANAGED ISSUES AND GUIDELINES IN SCHOOLS. SECURED STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES: WORKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDED ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | STRETCHING OUR RESOURCES: VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 AND WITHOUT UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, WERE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER MAINLY AS FRONT ENTRANCE SCREENERS AND WITH PPE PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL AREAS. OVER 160 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 HOURS IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS. EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, NGHS PERSEVERED THROUGH THE SUPPLY SHORTAGE, THANKS TO THE CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY OF EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MADE MASKS, FACE SHIELDS AND ISOLATION GOWNS, AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY AND OTHER COMPANIES WHO DONATED THEIR PPE SUPPLIES. NGHS' EMPLOYEE SEWING TEAM AND COMMUNITY SEWERS PRODUCED MORE THAN 10,000 N95 MASK COVERS, USING DONATED LINEN. THIS TEAM ALSO PRODUCED ALMOST 1,000 FABRIC ISOLATION GOWNS AND MORE THAN 800 MASKS FOR GOOD NEWS CLINICS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE MANY RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDE ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE, ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. USING TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NGHS BEGAN OFFERING INTERACTIVE TELEMEDICINE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WITHOUT A NEED FOR A TRADITIONAL MEDICAL VISIT IN A CLINICAL SETTING. TELEMEDICINE HAS PROVIDED NEW WAYS FOR NGMC TO CONNECT PATIENTS WITH THEIR CARE, WHICH HAS SERVED TO BE BENEFICIAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VISIT HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNICARE-MAGAZINE FOR THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF COMMUNICARE TO READ MORE ABOUT NGHS' RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/W5K8TUX3OEM TO SEE HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER NGMC SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2019 (LATEST NUMBERS AVAILABLE), THE ORGANIZATION SURPASSED THE $3 BILLION MARK IN LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIC IMPACT, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (GHA), WHICH APPLIED AN ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER TO THE HOSPITAL'S DIRECT EXPENDITURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE "RIPPLE" EFFECT THE HOSPITAL'S SPENDING HAS ON OTHER SECTORS OF THE LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES. THE REPORT FOUND THAT THROUGH ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SUSTAINED 20,920 FULL-TIME JOBS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE STATE IN ADDITION TO NEARLY 9,000 EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY EMPLOYED. NGMC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES AND SERVE THE AREA'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. NGMC GAINESVILLE SERVES AS THE REGIONAL SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, WITH MANY PATIENTS COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW AND LUMPKIN EXPEND SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY. NGHS RECEIVES NO TAX REVENUE FROM HALL OR OTHER COUNTIES SERVED, AND SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY REVENUE GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS. NGMC'S CHARITY CARE POLICY SUPPORTS THE PROVISION OF CARE FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. NGMC'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVES BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA BEGINNING WITH FREE, MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME IS 0 TO 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. FURTHER, PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA, WHOSE FPL IS FROM 151 TO 300%, MAY QUALIFY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATE PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 40% DISCOUNT TO THE MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATE. IN 2020, NGMC PROVIDED CHARITY CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AT A COST OF AN ESTIMATED $70 MILLION AND RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY, OR ANY OTHER COUNTIES, TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDE CHARITY ADJUSTMENTS ONLY TO THE LEVEL THAT MATCHES THE STATE DEFINITION OF MEDICALLY INDIGENT BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT NGMC OFFERS. TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY20: - NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON: $33.4 MILLION FOR HALL COUNTY WITH ANOTHER $32.1 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. - NGMC BARROW: $2.6 MILLION FOR BARROW COUNTY WITH ANOTHER $865,000 PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE BARROW COUNTY. - NGMC LUMPKIN: $637,000 FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY WITH ANOTHER $479,000 PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE LUMPKIN COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL IS A KEY PARTICIPANT AND FISCAL SPONSOR IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, AND HEALTH ACCESS, A LOCAL SERVICE THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO CARE, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY: - SINCE 2000, NGMC GAINESVILLE HAS PROVIDED NEARLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE SET FORTH IN REQUIREMENTS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES, AND, UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS. - NGMC IS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, RABUN, UNION AND WHITE, WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. - NGMC GAINESVILLE IS NUMBER 6 IN TOP HOSPITALS FOR NET UNCOMPENSATED CARE ($73.4 M) PROVIDED IN GA BASED ON STATE FISCAL YEAR (SFY) 2020 INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF) TOTAL HOSPITAL SPECIFIC DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) LIMITS; MANY OF THE HOSPITALS ON THE LIST RECEIVED LOCAL TAX DOLLARS, WHILE NGMC DID NOT, (SFY RUNS FROM JULY 1- JUNE 30). UNDER IRS LAW, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) CHARITY, IS REQUIRED TO: HAVE A MISSION THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS COMMUNITY; REINVEST ALL SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY; COMPENSATE EXECUTIVES, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE TO FAIR MARKET VALUE; REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY; REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS FOR OR AGAINST CANDIDATES AND/OR LOBBY AS A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES; AND, REMAIN FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY BY NOT ALLOWING ANY PORTION OF ITS NET EARNINGS TO BENEFIT ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965: OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; - NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON HAD 128,829 ER VISITS, OPERATING THE #1 BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN GEORGIA, ACCORDING TO GHA; NGMC BARROW AND LUMPKIN ALSO OPERATE A 24-HOUR ER; - IN FY20, 22% OF ALL NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS; 27% FOR BARROW, AND 22% FOR LUMPKIN; PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE UNABLE TO PAY, AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ANYONE IN THE NGHS SERVICE AREA NOT ABLE TO PAY; - NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 18 COUNTIES. IN FY20, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON WAS 61% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 30% COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 9% SELF-PAY; - IN FY20, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT BARROW WAS 58% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 26% FOR COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 16% FOR SELF-PAY; - IN FY20, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT LUMPKIN WAS 52% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 29% FOR COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 19% FOR SELF-PAY. PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE; - 61% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IN FY20 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS; 58% FOR BARROW AND 52% FOR LUMPKIN; CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES; - MORE THAN 90 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. ALLOW MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ANY PROFESSIONAL WHO IS QUALIFIED AND APPLIES; AND, - NGMC HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF OVER 800 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS ADVANCED SPECIALTIES SUCH AS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, SURGICAL TRAUMA, NEONATOLOGY, PERINATOLOGY AND TELEMEDICINE. REINVEST SURPLUS FUNDS IN OPERATIONS. - AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE REVENUE GENERATED BY NGMC AND ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS REINVESTED INTO THE COMMUNITY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE INVESTMENTS IN ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND STATE OF THE ART RADIATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LEVEL 2 TRAUMA CENTER, AND IN BARROW, THE ONLY FACILITY TO OFFER 3D MAMMOGRAPHY IN THAT COUNTY. NGMC PARTICIPATES IN THE INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF), A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1990, WHICH EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES, SUPPORTS RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF AND ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. IN 2020, NGMC RECEIVED $7.6 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID DSH (ICTF) PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $65.5 MILLION IN COST THE MEDICAL CENTER INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, NGMC RECEIVED $3.7 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID UPL PROGRAM TO ADJUST MEDICAID PAYMENTS UPWARD TO MATCH MEDICARE PAYMENT LEVELS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | IN 2020, NGMC BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN GEORGIA TO RECEIVE ACCREDITATION AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN BOTH ROBOTIC SURGERY AND HERNIA SURGERY BY THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION (SRC). NGMC ALSO RECEIVED THREE ADDITIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATIONS AS THE FIRST IN GEORGIA FOR COLORECTAL SURGERY, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY. NGMC VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THIS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH MANY PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, TO PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE. VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/CBR AND CLICK ON VIEW VIDEOS TO SEE HOW NGHS IS PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY. IN FY20, NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON PROVIDED OVER $12 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS/OUTREACH. HEALTH EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS. NGMC ALSO OFFERED EDUCATION SEMINARS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, REGION AND STATE, AS WELL AS FOR STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTH. IN ADDITION, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES, OFTEN PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS A PARTNER IN UNITED WAY'S ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE. UNDER UNITED WAY'S ONE HALL FRAMEWORK, THE COMMITTEE IS WORKING BETTER TO COORDINATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH NEW FORMS OF CONNECTIVITY AND GREATER COLLABORATION. NGMC, UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, AND OTHER NON-PROFITS IN HALL COUNTY ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COORDINATED COMMUNITY NETWORK TO CREATE A SHARED DATA PLATFORM TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT WHEN SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE SOCIAL NEEDS THAT IMPACT OVERALL WELLBEING. THIS PLATFORM WILL BE USED TO MAKE REFERRALS TO RESOURCES AND PROVIDE A UNIVERSAL METHOD TO TRACK OUTCOMES, RESULTING IN BETTER, MORE COORDINATED CARE. THE GROUP IS WORKING THROUGH NGMC'S RELATIONSHIP WITH AVIA, A DIGITAL SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, TO LEARN FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ARENA. ACCORDING TO AVIA, 68% OF PATIENTS HAVE AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL CHALLENGE, BE IT HOUSING, FOOD OR TRANSPORTATION. AND, AVOIDABLE ER UTILIZATION IS USUALLY A SYMPTOM OF AN UNMET SOCIAL NEED, WHICH UNDERSCORES THE REASON HEALTH SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING SIMILAR PROJECTS TO IMPACT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO THIS, MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO TARGETED AUDIENCES. NGMC IS A LEADING PARTNER IN THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN TO DESTIGMATIZE THE NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. AS PART OF THIS GROUP'S WORK, TESTIMONIALS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE FEATURED ON UNITED WAY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. FEATURED COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDE NGMC BOARD CHAIR PHILLIPPA LEWIS MOSS, NGPG/GME'S OWN DR. MONICA NEWTON AND NGHS CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE TRACY VARDEMAN. DR. NEWTON'S POST REACHED 11,290 PEOPLE AND HAD 555 ENGAGEMENTS. TESTIMONIALS AND MORE CAN BE SEEN AT HTTPS://WWW.UNITEDWAYHALLCOUNTY.ORG/MENTAL-AND-BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/4JP58VTTQAW TO SEE HOW NGMC IS PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH. NGMC'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE GEORGIA COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO IMPLEMENT THE ED-CARES (CERTIFIED ADDICTION RECOVERY SPECIALISTS) PROGRAM WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE WITH TRAINED PEER RECOVERY COACHES WHO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING PEOPLE AVOID ANOTHER OVERDOSE AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEEK TREATMENT. NGMC REMAINS THE ONLY HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE NATION TO OFFER THE CARES PROGRAM IN ITS NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS (NICUS) TO HELP FAMILIES OF BABIES BORN WITH NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS) FIND A PATH TO RECOVERY. NGMC ALSO HAS DEDICATED NICU STAFF EDUCATING THE FAMILIES ON HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR INFANT WITH NAS. NICU MANAGERS AND PEER RECOVERY COACHES WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN POLICY CHANGE IN GEORGIA AND THE ENTIRE U.S. THAT WILL KEEP MOTHER AND BABY TOGETHER WHILE MOTHER IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR RECOVERY. PEER RECOVERY COACHES HAVE TOUCHED 1,550 INDIVIDUALS IN 2020, WITH NEARLY 6,000 SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2017. PARTNERING TO REACH THE UNINSURED NGMC WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER AREA HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY THE INDIGENT POPULATION. PARTNERS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE LONGSTREET CLINIC, MEDLINK (FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER), AREA PHYSICIANS AND INDIGENT CLINICS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE AND GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY. GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC): NGMC PROVIDES FUNDING TO GNC (THE LARGEST FREE CLINIC IN GEORGIA) THAT HELPS PROVIDE MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUPPORT. FOUNDED IN 1992, GNC IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO THE INDIGENT AND UNINSURED POPULATION AT NO CHARGE. FORTY-SIX PHYSICIANS, 9 MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS, 43 DENTISTS AND ONE DENTAL HYGIENIST VOLUNTEER TO TREAT PATIENTS AT GNC. IN ADDITION, 340 SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEER TO TREAT PATIENTS IN THEIR OFFICES THROUGH HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE. IN FY20, OVER $550,000 WAS DONATED TO HELP GNC PROVIDE CARE TO INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO WERE AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. TO PROVIDE INTEGRATION BETWEEN GNC, NGHS, AND OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, NGMC WORKED TO IMPLEMENT A HIGH-LEVEL ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM, EPIC, TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR THIS VULNERABLE PATIENT POPULATION. EVA JOHNSON, NGMC NURSE PRACTITIONER AND HEART FAILURE DISEASE MANAGER, HELPED ESTABLISH AND NOW RUNS THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC AT GNC. EVA HAS WORKED WITH GOOD NEWS CLINIC TO SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR GRANTS THAT AWARDED FUNDING FOR MEDICATIONS, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS AND SCALES FOR PATIENTS IN THE HEART FAILURE CLINIC; AND PARTNERED WITH GNC'S REGISTERED DIETITIAN TO ENSURE ALL LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED CHF PATIENTS RECEIVED NUTRITION EDUCATION IN ADDITION TO TREATMENT, FREE MEDICATION, AND SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR HOME MONITORING. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, HOLDING THE 30-DAY HOSPITAL READMISSIONS TO LESS THAN 5% IN 2020. PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT: NGMC, THE LONGSTREET CLINIC, AND HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNER TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING EARLY PRENATAL CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PREGNANT WOMEN VIA THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY CARE CLINIC. IN FY20, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT OF OVER $200,000. INDIGENT PATIENT FUND: AT NGMC, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR OWN PERSONAL FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND MAXIMIZE CONDITIONS FOR RECOVERY AND RECUPERATION. THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT SERVED OVER 350 PEOPLE IN FY20. GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY: NGMC PROVIDED OFFICE SPACE IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE INDIGENT CARE CLINIC, VALUED AT OVER $130,000. FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS: NGMC HAS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COUNSELORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE OR OTHER PROGRAMS. THIS TEAM FOCUSES ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THEY FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR MEDICAID OR DISABILITY, ACCESSING HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES OR PROCESSING CHARITY APPLICATIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY20, THE FINANCIAL NAVIGATOR TEAM SERVED OVER 53,400 PEOPLE SEEKING ASSISTANCE. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/KBYEDPAPSLK TO SEE HOW NGMC IS PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE UNINSURED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | COMMUNITY EDUCATION SAFE KIDS COALITION WORKS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE: SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, LED BY NGMC, IS PART OF SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE, THE FIRST AND ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY, THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN AGES 19 AND UNDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAR SEATS, BIKE HELMETS, AND LIFE JACKETS TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. WORKING WITH A COALITION MADE UP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS, SAFE KIDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS THAT TEACH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SAFE KIDS CONTINUED THE WORK OF INJURY PREVENTION FOR FAMILIES IN THE HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY IN 2020 THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE NGHS FOUNDATION AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY PROCEEDS FROM MARKETPLACE (AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, WHICH BENEFITS HEALTHCARE SERVICES OF NGMC). IN FY20, MEMBERS OF THE SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA COALITION PROVIDED OVER 50 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT REACHED AN ESTIMATED 33,694 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OVER 2,000 SAFETY ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN NEED OF THEM. PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE HALL (DFH): HALL COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IS THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR A DRUG FREE HALL (DFH). MODELED AFTER A PARTNERSHIP FORMED IN GWINNETT COUNTY LED BY SENATOR RENEE UNTERMAN, WHO, ALONG WITH DEB BAILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AT NGHS, DALLAS GAY, FORMER NGHS BOARD MEMBER, AND JUDY BROWNELL, DIRECTOR OF PREVENTION AT CENTER POINT, PULLED TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF AGENCIES IN HALL COUNTY TO FORM DFH, A COLLABORATIVE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE PEOPLE OF HALL COUNTY WITH INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DRUG ABUSE. IN 2020, MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH LIVE FORUMS AND 2,111 PEOPLE VIEWED INFORMATIVE VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK DURING THE PANDEMIC. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS, FORUM RECORDINGS, PARENT SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION AND MORE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://DRUGFREEHALL.ORG. READ LEARN SUCCEED: IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS AND LITERACY FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN, NGMC PARTNERED WITH THE UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S READ LEARN SUCCEED INITIATIVE TO PRODUCE A CHILDREN'S BOOK. PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, "WELCOME TO THE WORLD," PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING TO CHILDREN EVERY DAY, FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES, STARTING AT BIRTH. THE BOOK ALSO INCLUDES KEEPSAKE PAGES FOR BABY'S FIRST FOOTPRINTS AND HANDPRINTS. FUNDED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, AN ESTIMATED 4,350 COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALL BABIES BORN AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON. TO ACCOMPANY THE DISTRIBUTION OF THIS BOOK, 81 STAFF FROM THE POST-PARTUM MOTHER/BABY UNIT ATTENDED THE TALK WITH ME BABY TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH IS A PUBLIC ACTION CAMPAIGN TO COACH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ON VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT WITH THEIR BABIES; VOCABULARY BY AGE 3 IS THE STRONGEST PREDICTOR OF A CHILD'S FUTURE SUCCESS WITH LITERACY AND EDUCATION. HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND OUTREACH: HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED MULTIPLE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE GRIEVING A LOSS OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH AN ILLNESS (SUCH AS DEMENTIA), AND TWO CAMPS FOR CHILDREN DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM. IN FY20, OVER 1,250 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPICE OF NGMC WAS DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL 5 PARTNER OF WE HONOR VETERANS (WHV) - THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ITS KIND FOR ITS ABOVE-AND-BEYOND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING VETERAN-SPECIFIC CARE. HOSPICE OF NGMC WAS ONE OF TWO HOSPICES IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA TO BE DESIGNATED FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENTIATED NEEDS OF VETERANS AND HOW TO PROVIDE VETERAN-SPECIFIC CARE. REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) SYMPOSIUM: AS PART OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S TRAUMA SYSTEM, THE REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS THE REGION'S TRAUMA SYSTEM PLAN AND MONITORS SYSTEM COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. NGMC PARTNERS WITH OTHER EMS AGENCIES, PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC AS A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE AND THE ANNUAL RTAC SYMPOSIUM, WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATION TO OVER 400 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION IN FY20. IN ADDITION TO THIS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA, SUCH AS WITH FALLS AND THE STOP THE BLEED CAMPAIGN, WAS PROVIDED TO NEARLY 1,000 PROFESSIONALS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM: THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM IS A FREE CONFERENCE OFFERED TO ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER THROUGHOUT THE STATE BY NGMC'S INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL DEPARTMENT, WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATION TO NEARLY 200 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN FY20. THIS CONFERENCE IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ON INFECTION PREVENTION. MANY OF THE SMALL RURAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT GEORGIA HAVE LIMITED TO NO ACCESS TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL EDUCATION. SEPSIS EDUCATION: COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO NEARLY 470 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE SEPSIS AWARENESS; WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, AND WHEN TO SEEK TREATMENT. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDING FROM THE NGHS FOUNDATION HAS BEEN GRANTED TO CREATE A SEPSIS REGIONAL POPULATION HEALTH TEAM THAT WILL USE EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOLS THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS DUE TO SEPSIS. STROKE EDUCATION: NURSES ON THE STROKE UNIT AT NGMC PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT STROKE PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS, RISK FACTORS AND ACTIONS TO TAKE. EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO OVER 1,700 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. DIABETES SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS: NGMC PROVIDED DIABETES OUTREACH FOR PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND SUPPORT GROUPS. EVEN THOUGH COVID-19 HALTED MANY SESSIONS, THE DIABETES EDUCATION TEAM SERVED 245 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NGMC CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A "PIPELINE" TO HELP GET MORE QUALIFIED PEOPLE INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS AND HELP PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. THIS TRAINING AND EDUCATION IS DONE THROUGH A VARIETY OF AVENUES FROM JOB SHADOWING TO THE NURSE EXTERN PROGRAM AND PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC) (HTTPS://WWW.FOOTHILLSAHEC.ORG). FOOTHILLS AHEC IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL AND LOCAL SOURCES. THE MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS, COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND RETENTION OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. FOOTHILLS AHEC SERVES 31 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AREA. NGMC PROVIDED $186,724 IN SUPPORT FOR AHEC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGES, PHONE, UTILITIES AND CLEANING SERVICE EXPENSES. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME): NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S GME PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN RESIDENTS TO BE LEADERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AS WELL AS IN THE COMMUNITY. MEDICAL STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE HANDS-ON TRAINING IN ONE OF SIX MEDICAL SPECIALTIES: INTERNAL MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, OB/GYN, PSYCHIATRY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. NGMC EXPECTS THIS PROGRAM TO GROW TO 200 RESIDENTS BY 2025, WHICH WOULD MAKE THIS PROGRAM ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE STATE. THE GME PROGRAM IS ON TARGET WITH 64 POSITIONS FILLED BY 2020. YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: IN THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ONE CLASS PERIOD IN THEIR DAY AND ROTATE THROUGH MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. IN FY20, 354 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED REPRESENTING 11 AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS HONORS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, JUNIORS AND SENIORS ARE MATCHED WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN THEIR AREA OF INTEREST AS PART OF A REAL-LIFE CAREER EXPERIENCE IN AN HONORS LEVEL ELECTIVE. IN FY20, 16 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. PROJECT SEARCH: NGMC PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE. EMPLOYERS ARE CHALLENGED TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION PROGRAM IS A ONE-YEAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS TARGETED FOR STUDENTS WHOSE MAIN GOAL IS COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. IN FY20, 6 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. THE STUDENTS WORK 20 HOURS PER WEEK IN EACH ASSIGNED DEPARTMENT. MENTORS ARE ASSIGNED IN EACH DEPARTMENT AND ATTEND A MONTHLY MEETING TO DISCUSS PROGRESS/NEEDS OF STUDENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH EVERY DAY, EMPLOYEES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GO ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF CARING FOR THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE NURSES AT THE BEDSIDE, THERAPISTS HELPING PEOPLE LEARN TO WALK AGAIN, COOKS PREPARING MEALS, ADMINISTRATORS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE, OR OFFICE PERSONNEL PUSHING THROUGH THE DETAILS. CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS PART OF THEIR EVERYDAY ROUTINE. AND WHEN ASKED TO GIVE BACK TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE FOUNDATION CAMPAIGNS, THEY DO GENEROUSLY AND PASSIONATELY. BLOOD DRIVES: IN FY20, NGMC HOSTED 9 DRIVES, RESULTING IN 347 DONORS AND OVER 321 PINTS OF BLOOD. UNITED WAY PACESETTER & MORE: NGMC HAS PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY TO ENGAGE EMPLOYEES AND LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGHS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED $97,857 TO UNITED WAY AS A PACESETTER COMPANY. ENCOURAGING MEDICAL VOLUNTEERING: NGHS PROVIDES INFORMATION AT PHYSICIAN ORIENTATION TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICIANS TO STEP UP TO VOLUNTEER AT LOCAL FREE CLINICS, AS WELL AS HEALTH ACCESS. NGPG ALSO ENCOURAGES PHYSICIANS TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME VOLUNTEERING AT THESE LOCATIONS. THROUGH VARIOUS PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP COUNCILS, PHYSICIANS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, SCREENINGS, CANCER PREVENTION, AND VOLUNTEER IN REGIONAL INDIGENT CLINICS. VOLUNTEERS: IN FY20, 615 NGMC VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 46,429 VOLUNTEER HOURS, EQUIVALENT TO 28 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND A VALUE OF OVER $1.26 MILLION TO THE ORGANIZATION (INCLUSIVE OF GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON AND BARROW). WHILE THESE FIGURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUANTITATIVE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GIVES NGMC. TWENTY-SEVEN TEENS PARTICIPATED IN THE TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IN 2020. THE TEENS REPRESENTED 17 HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRESS ON THESE AND OTHER HEALTH PRIORITIES OF 2020-2022, GO TO WWW.NGHS.COM/PROGRESS-REPORT-2020. LEADING THE WAY NGHS AND AFFILIATES HAVE MANY LEADERS WHO SUPPORT COMMUNITY, CIVIC, OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AS A PARTICIPATING MEMBER. IN ADDITION TO THIS, NGPG ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS SUPPORT EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION TO MEDICAL, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, AND NURSE PRACTITIONER STUDENTS. HERE ARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF NGHS LEADERSHIP RECOGNIZED IN THE COMMUNITY: CAROL BURRELL, NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAS BEEN NAMED TO GEORGIA TREND MAGAZINE'S LIST OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL GEORGIANS FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW FOR HER CONTRIBUTION TO MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR GEORGIANS. NGHS' EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER MATTHEW CRUMPTON RECEIVED THE GEORGIA COMMENDATION MEDAL FROM THE GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD FOR HIS TIRELESS SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S HEALTHY HALL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE IN HEALTHCARE MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE, RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING STAFF AND PROGRAMS AT THE 2020 HEALTHY HALL AWARDS: - OUTSTANDING HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATOR- DR. JOHN DELZELL, NGHS VP OF MEDICAL EDUCATION - SENIOR IMPACT - LIFELINE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER - CORPORATE INNOVATION- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - NURSE OF THE YEAR (LPN)- ABBY ODLE, LPN, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD- DR. BUDDY LANGSTON, RETIRED, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM & LONGSTREET CLINIC TWO NGHS CLINICIANS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE GWINNETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT THEIR ANNUAL HEALTHCARE AWARDS CEREMONY: - HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR- ANGIE CATON, RN, ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER, CANCER SERVICES - ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR- HEATHER WILSEY, SUPERVISOR, CLINICAL REHABILITATION IN BRASELTON |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | SPECIAL NOTES: NGMC USES THE PRECEPTS OUTLINED IN "A GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT," PROVIDED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND VHA, INC. FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP, ENHANCE AND REPORT ON THEIR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITION: PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED, AND SEEK TO ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT OBJECTIVES: -IMPROVE ACCESS -ENHANCE POPULATION HEALTH -ADVANCE GENERALIZABLE KNOWLEDGE -RELIEVE GOVERNMENT BURDEN TO IMPROVE HEALTH THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST: -PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION -RESULT IN MEASURABLE EXPENSE TO THE ORGANIZATION IF THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, STANDARD PRACTICE, EXPECTED OF ALL HOSPITALS (SUCH AS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION, LICENSURE, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICARE) OR IS PRIMARILY FOR EMPLOYEES (NOT INCLUDING INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS) AND/OR AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, IT IS NOT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHARITY CARE COST IS AN ESTIMATED COST AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT CHRISTY MOORE, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AT (770) 219-8097, EMAIL AT CHRISTY.MOORE@NGHS.COM OR GO TO WWW.NGHS.COM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED A TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE POLICIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS AND IS FREE FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY NGHS ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT TO COLLECT APPROPRIATE DATA FROM A GROUP OF PEERS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TO NGHS. THIS COMPARABILITY DATA IS REVIEWED WITH THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH COMPARISONS OF NGHS EXECUTIVE SALARIES COMPARED TO THE MARKET DATA. THE CEO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE FOR SALARIES WITHIN THE PEER GROUP SALARY RANGES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NGHS LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATE IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN WITH OPPORTUNITY LEVELS DETERMINED BASED ON THE PEER GROUP MARKET DATA AND TO ALIGN WITH THE NGHS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY PARAMETERS. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, CASH AWARDS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT PLANS AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | INTERCOMPANY DEBT FORGIVENESS -30,388,768. PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS 130,926. OTHER ADJUSTMENT 702,503. |
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