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| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
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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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| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
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| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
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| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
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| CORE FORM, PAGE 1, BOX C | PLEASE NOTE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO DOES BUSINESS (D/B/A) UNDER THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION NAMES: - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ALLENTOWN CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN FAMILY HEALTH CENTER - INNOVATIONS OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - INNOVATIONS FOR SENIORS |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S LARGEST HOSPITAL CAMPUS IS ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, WHICH COMPRISES BETHLEHEM ("SL-BETHLEHEM") AND ALLENTOWN ("SL-ALLENTOWN") LOCATIONS, BOTH IN LEHIGH COUNTY. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ("ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL") IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1) ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2) ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS, WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3) ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4) CONTROL OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC., D.B.A. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. BOTH BOARDS COMPRISE A MAJORITY OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS ON THE HOSPITAL/NETWORK MEDICAL STAFF; AND 5) SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. MISSION ======= THE MISSION OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL IS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY, IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES' OVERALL HEALTH, AND EDUCATE OUR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE MISSION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FOLLOWING: - MAKING THE PATIENT OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY. - PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING CARE PROVIDED TO HEAL THE SICK AND INJURED. - COORDINATING AND INTEGRATING SERVICES INTO A SEAMLESS, EASILY ACCESSIBLE SYSTEM OF CARE. - IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK. - ENSURING ALL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. - STRIVING TO MAXIMIZE THE SATISFACTION OF OUR PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, MEDICAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND, - TRAINING ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, NURSING AND MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS AND ATTRACTING THEM TO PRACTICE WITHIN OUR NETWORK'S SERVICE AREA. BETHLEHEM CAMPUS ================ SL-BETHLEHEM IS A JOINT COMMISSION-ACCREDITED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT, TERTIARY CARE, TEACHING HOSPITAL LOCATED IN BETHLEHEM, PA, FOUNDED IN 1872. SL-BETHLEHEM OFFERS MORE THAN 90 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND HAS 386 LICENSED ACUTE CARE AND REHABILITATION BEDS. IN FY'20, THERE WERE 23,738 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 422,950 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AND 44,989 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 (FY'20), SL-BETHLEHEM INVESTED MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. INVESTMENTS INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EIGHT-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ENABLING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO REMAIN WITHIN THE REGION FOR THEIR CHILD'S CARE. ST. LUKE'S PERFORMED UPGRADES TO EQUIPMENT INCLUDING: - INVESTING CRITICAL CARE BEDS. - UPGRADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES NEURODIAGNOSTIC TESTING. - ACQUIRING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE THAT TRENDS SEIZURES WITHIN THIS PATIENT POPULATION. SL-BETHLEHEM ALSO COMPLETED WORK ON A SATELLITE PHARMACY ON THE CAMPUS USED FOR THE COMPOUNDING OF STERILE PREPARATIONS WHICH ALIGNS WITH NEW UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA (USP) 800 STANDARDS FOR THE HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESULTED IN INCREMENTAL INVESTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT SL-BETHLEHEM STAFF HAD ADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) SUPPLIES. THE CAMPUS PURCHASED 3D PRINTERS TO INTERNALLY PRODUCE MASKS AND FACE SHIELDS. THIS WAS PART OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY NETWORK'S EFFORT TO MINIMIZE PPE COSTS IN A CONSTRAINED SUPPLY CHAIN WHILE CONTINUING TO KEEP ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS SAFE. IN YET ANOTHER EFFORT TO MANAGE PPE SUPPLIES, SL-BETHLEHEM COLLABORATED WITH LEHIGH UNIVERSITY AND PURCHASED MATERIALS TO BUILD "ZAPPERS" THAT ENABLED THE STERILIZATION OF UP TO 200 N95 MASKS AT A TIME. LIKEWISE, SL-BETHLEHEM INVESTED IN VENTILATORS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SURGE SPACE WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. OTHER EQUIPMENT INVESTMENTS INCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF DIALYSIS MACHINES, ULTRASOUNDS, BRONCHOSCOPES, ANESTHESIA MACHINES, AS WELL AS OTHER VARIOUS EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING THE OPERATING ROOM, THE NURSING UNITS AND NUMEROUS OTHER DEPARTMENTS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH ------------------ NEW, UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES HAVE ARISEN DURING FY'20 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED TO MEET THESE NEW CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE MORE VIRTUAL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND SERVE THE BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. IN SUMMARY, SL-BETHLEHEM: - CONTINUES TO EXPAND RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR THE BETHLEHEM HIV-POSITIVE POPULATION WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE HOPE CLINIC. - CONTINUES TO SERVE THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (BASD) WITH SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE ADOPT-A-SCHOOL MODEL, INCORPORATING MORE MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTICES. - PILOTED THE COMMUNITY CENTERED HEALTH HOME (CCHH) IN BETHLEHEM WITH A MOBILE MARKET DIABETES PROJECT. - SERVES BETHLEHEM RESIDENTS THROUGH SUICIDE TASK FORCES. - CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE HISPANIC CENTER OF LEHIGH VALLEY (HCLV) IN PROVIDING INVALUABLE RESOURCES TO THE SOUTHSIDE BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, SL-BETHLEHEM ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE CAMPUS OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENING AND OTHER SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | IMPROVING HEALTH ---------------- - THE MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH VANS TRAVELED TO THE BASD SCHOOLS, SERVING 368 UNIQUE STUDENTS AND HAVING A TOTAL OF 909 VAN VISITS DURING THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION, 84% OF STUDENTS SEEN ON THE VAN WITH A MENTAL HEALTH NEED WERE CONNECTED TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR. - ST. LUKE'S PARTNERED WITH THE NORTHAMPTON SUICIDE TASK FORCE IN 2018. SINCE 2018, THERE HAS BEEN A NEARLY 25% REDUCTION IN SUICIDES AMONG NORTHAMPTON COUNTY RESIDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THE BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY. - HISPANIC CENTER LEHIGH VALLEY BASILIO HUERTAS SENIOR CENTER PROVIDES SENIORS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER WITH RESOURCES TO STAY ACTIVE AND INDEPENDENT, INCLUDING: NUTRITIOUS BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. FY20 OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 70 UNDUPLICATED SENIORS SERVED; 4,970 CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MEALS SERVED AT THE SENIOR CENTER PROGRAM; 41 SENIORS RECEIVED MONTHLY SECOND HARVEST SUNSHINE NUTRITIONAL BOXES; AND SENIORS ALSO PARTICIPATED ON SOCIALIZATION, EDUCATIONAL, ENRICHMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES WITH A TOTAL OF 15,059 ACTIVITIES. ADOPT A SCHOOL - BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ----------------------------------------------- SL-BETHLEHEM SCREENING RATES (NINE SCHOOLS): - VISION, 93% - DENTAL, 12% - MEDICAL AT SCHOOL, 9% IMPROVING LITERACY ------------------ ST. LUKE'S HAS DEVELOPED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO HELP MEET THE LITERACY NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH THIRD GRADE. PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES ---------------------------- - THE HEALTHY KIDS BRIGHT FUTURES GARDEN PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KELLYN FOUNDATION, PROVIDED GARDENING EDUCATION AND PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION TO THE BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. - A PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT STUDY WAS COMPLETED THIS YEAR IN THE SOUTH BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY WITH COMMUNITY CENTERED HEALTH HOME (CCHH) PROGRAMS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, DIABETES EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUP, SOCIAL EVENTS AND FREE PRODUCE VOUCHERS TO THE MOBILE MARKET. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: NUTRITION - FARM TO FORK, COOKING, GROCERY STORE TOURS AND EDIBLE EXPERIMENTS; EXERCISE - TOTAL BODY FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH TRAINING, BACK TO HEALTH, WELLNESS WALKS AND WALK WITH A DOC (WWAD); AND MINDFULNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH - SPIRITUALITY GROUP, SUPPORT GROUPS AND SOCIAL EVENTS. - THE PROGRAM REACHED 29 PARTICIPANTS, 69% OF WHICH WERE FEMALE, 48% AGES 55-64, AND 69% WERE HISPANIC. SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS IN THE PROGRAM INCLUDED MOBILE MARKET, COOKING CLASS AND WALK WITH A DOC. RESULTS SHOWED AN AVERAGE 0.34 REDUCTION IN A1C LEVELS. BASIC NEEDS ----------- - HISPANIC CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY (HCLV), LOCATED IN THE SOUTHSIDE OF BETHLEHEM, CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BEYOND. ON THANKSGIVING OF 2019, HCLV DISTRIBUTED 100 TURKEYS TO LOW-INCOME SOUTHSIDE RESIDENTS. - HCLV'S BETHLEHEM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CENTER HAS SERVED 369 NEW CLIENTS AND 759 RETURNING CLIENTS IN THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, SECURING A TOTAL OF 132 FULL-TIME JOBS FOR BETHLEHEM RESIDENTS. COVID-19 IMPACT AND RESPONSE ---------------------------- - HCLV'S BETHLEHEM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CENTER HAS PROVIDED VIRTUAL SERVICES ONLY SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. NEVERTHELESS, THE CENTER CONTINUED TO OPERATE AND SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, ADAPTING TO THE CURRENT CRISIS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES WHILE PRIORITIZING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE POPULATION SERVED. - THE ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (CHPM) TEAM RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL HOTELS TO HOUSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT TESTED POSITIVE WITH COVID-19 AND HAD NOWHERE TO STAY DURING QUARANTINE AND RECOVERY. THE CHPM TEAM SECURED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR FOUR BETHLEHEM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT COMFORT SUITES DURING THE PANDEMIC. VOLUNTEERS ---------- IN FY'20, THE SL-BETHLEHEM VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS PAUSED ON MARCH 20 AND DID NOT RESUME UNTIL JULY 20. DURING THE YEAR, 843 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 60,302 VOLUNTEER HOURS. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS =========================== SL-ALLENTOWN WAS FOUNDED IN 1945 AS THE ALLENTOWN OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER AND IS LOCATED IN THE WEST END OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN. IN 1997, THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER ENTERED INTO A MERGER WITH ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. SL-ALLENTOWN HAS 163 LICENSED BEDS AND IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. IN FY'20, THERE WERE 12,479 ADMISSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, 249,420 OUTPATIENT REGISTRATIONS AND 52,842 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED THE RENOVATION AND OPENING OF A NEW MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. THE ALLENTOWN CAMPUS ALSO INVESTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARE NOW WALK-IN CENTER WITH A RADIOLOGY SUITE IN HAMBURG, PA AND MADE UPGRADES TO VARIOUS PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING ULTRASOUND MACHINES, ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT FOR THE OPERATING ROOM, A UROLOGY CAMERA SYSTEM, PUMPS AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE BETTER PATIENT CARE. ALSO, IN FY'20, SL-ALLENTOWN: - FINISHED WORK ON ITS NINTH OPERATING ROOM (HYBRID ROOM). - FINISHED WORKING ON RENOVATING THE SURGICAL PROCESSING DEPARTMENT. - STARTED WORK ON ED/ OBGYN/ NICU EXPANSION. - STARTED WORK ON EXPANDING THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, THE CAMPUS ADDED TWO NEW MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS IN MACUNGIE AND FOGELSVILLE AND BEGAN WORK ON A NEW HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITY ON UNION BOULEVARD, AS WELL AS RENOVATIONS AT OUR CANCER CENTER IN ALLENTOWN. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $185 MILLION IN TECHNOLOGIC AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS SINCE SLA JOINED THE NETWORK. SLUHN'S INVESTMENT IN SL-ALLENTOWN'S OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE: - ST. LUKE'S WEST END MEDICAL CENTER, A 107,000-SQUARE-FOOT OUTPATIENT CENTER OFFERING WALK-IN CARE, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, LAB, IMAGING, SPORTS & HUMAN PERFORMANCE FITNESS CENTER, MAMMOGRAPHY, TWO GI ENDOSCOPY LABS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. PHYSICIAN PRACTICES INCLUDE ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRIC, PAIN MANAGEMENT, GASTROENTEROLOGY, OB/GYN, UROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. - AN OUTPATIENT CANCER CENTER AT THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CAMPUS IN SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP. THE CENTER PROVIDES AN INVITING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED OUTPATIENT CANCER CARE. ADDITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE: CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE, SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER, CENTER FOR UROLOGY, WEIGHT LOSS (BARIATRIC) PROGRAM. SL-ALLENTOWN'S BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN ACCREDITED CENTER OF THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. OTHER OUTPATIENT FACILITIES NEAR SL-ALLENTOWN CAMPUS INCLUDE ST. LUKE'S FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, ST. LUKE'S PERINATAL CENTER, ST. LUKE'S WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER, WHITEHALL HEALTH CENTER AND HAMBURG HEALTH CENTER AS WELL AS SPECIALTY ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN PRACTICES FOR ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY AND GENERAL SURGERY. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | COMMUNITY OUTREACH ------------------ APART FROM NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND PROJECTS, THE ALLENTOWN SERVICE AREA CONTINUED TO OFFER ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE READING ROCKS TUTORING PROGRAM, THE ANNUAL BOOK DRIVE AND DR. SEUSS DAY. MEANWHILE, THE MEDICAL VANS CONTINUE TO VISIT TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND WILLIAM ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL ON A WEEKLY BASIS. IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, SL-ALLENTOWN ANNUALLY REACHES MORE THAN 83,000 PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENDEAVORS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY-RUN EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. COMMUNITY OUTREACH HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS. - THE CHPM MEDICAL VAN TEAM WAS DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN THE ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE YEAR WAS CUT SHORT, THE TEAM STILL COMPLETED 689 MEDICAL VISITS IN ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL, TREXLER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NEWCOMER ACADEMY. THE TEAM ALSO PROVIDED 102 VISION SERVICES TO STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL YEAR WAS CURTAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH DUE TO COVID-19, BUT THIS DID NOT STOP THE MOBILE HEALTH TEAM FROM SERVING STUDENTS. IT CONTINUED TO CONNECT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO IMPORTANT SERVICES, SUCH AS HELPING THEM OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE. - CHPM RAN THE ANNUAL READING ROCKS PROGRAM AT UNION TERRACE AND MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THE FALL OF 2019 WITH 26 CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING OVER THE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM. FIRST AND SECOND GRADERS WERE MATCHED WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO TUTORED THE CHILDREN IN READING TO IMPROVE THEIR READING SCORES. - CHPM AND THE FAMILY MEDICAL RESIDENTS HOSTED THREE WALK WITH THE DOC EVENTS AT RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE FALL OF 2019. AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 30 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS PARTICIPATED AND MET WITH A FAMILY MEDICINE DOCTOR TO DISCUSS HEALTH ISSUES THAT RELATED TO ADOLESCENTS. VOLUNTEERS ---------- IN FY'20, THE SL-BETHLEHEM VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS PAUSED ON MARCH 20 AND DID NOT RESUME UNTIL JULY 20. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, 217 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 19,790 VOLUNTEER HOURS. ADDRESSING COVID IN OUR COMMUNITY --------------------------------- - CHPM AND OUR PARISH NURSE TEAM WORKED CLOSELY WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES, ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CITIES, AS WELL AS LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK'S STREET MEDICINE TEAM, TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO HOUSE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS WHO WERE HOMELESS. SHARING THE PROCESS WITH OUR INPATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT TEAMS, THE PARTNERS WERE ABLE TO PLACE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS INTO A HOTEL WHERE THEY COULD QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, THEY WERE MONITORED BY THE SLUHN PARISH NURSE TEAM AND PROVIDED FOOD BY MEALS ON WHEELS. NINETEEN PATIENTS WERE PLACED AND THE MAJORITY EITHER TRANSITIONED INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING OR MOVED TO INPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS, WHERE THEIR ADDICTION PROBLEMS COULD BE ADDRESSED. THE TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS THROUGH THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS. - CHPM STAFF WORKED WITH THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 5000 FLYERS AND POSTERS IN FOUR DIFFERENT LANGUAGES TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC. - CHPM ALLENTOWN STAFF HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY COVID RESPONSE COMMITTEES INCLUDING THE UNITED WAYS' WEEKLY COMMUNITY RESPONSE & CORE STRATEGIC RESPONSE TEAM, HOUSING PREVENTION COMMITTEE, AND THE ALLENTOWN HUNGER TASK FORCE AND LEHIGH FOOD POLICY COMMITTEES. ALL THE COMMITTEES FOCUSED EFFORTS ON SERVING THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. - CHPM'S SCHOOL COORDINATOR AND AFTER SCHOOL COORDINATOR AT RAUB MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTINUED TO SERVE THEIR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EVEN WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. THEY SERVED AS VITAL MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL TEAM, MAKING SURE THEIR FAMILIES WERE GETTING THE FOOD AND SUPPLIES THAT THEY NEEDED. THEY HAVE HELPED APPROXIMATELY 200 FAMILIES RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FOOD, GAVE OUT 400 BOXES OF FOOD, 200 BAGS OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND OTHER NECESSITIES, AND HAVE CONNECTED MORE THAN 30 FAMILIES TO ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (EBT) BENEFITS THROUGH AN ACCESS CARD. - MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM CONTINUED TO SERVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DURING COVID, INCLUDING CONNECTING FAMILIES TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND VISION CARE. THE MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM AND CHPM STAFF HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE ALLENTOWN HEALTH BUREAU AND ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HOST A VACCINE CLINIC AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. THE GOAL IS TO VACCINATE STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF NOT BEING ALLOWED IN SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED REQUIRED VACCINES IN TIME. LAST YEAR, OVER 1,000 ASD STUDENTS WERE NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL DUE TO LACK OF VACCINES. THIS YEAR IT IS EVEN MORE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF COVID. NATIONAL RATES OF VACCINES FOR CHILDREN ARE DOWN BY 30%. ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK'S COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE ================================================================= THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON SLUHN, ITS HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY PATIENTS AND STAFF. THE ST. LUKE'S TEAM HAS PULLED TOGETHER TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES AND TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE AND HOW TO TREAT IT. THIS HAS YIELDED CLINICAL PROTOCOLS THAT HAVE EFFECTIVELY REDUCED THE LENGTH OF STAY AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR COVID PATIENTS. MEANWHILE, SLUHN IS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. SLUHN HAS ADOPTED AN EMERGENCY PLAN IN CASE OF A COVID-19 OUTBREAK. SLUHN HAS EXCELLENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AND HAS AN EXTENSIVE EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST OF KEY PARTNERS THAT IS ACCESSIBLE IN MISSION CRITICAL LOCATIONS. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, SLUHN AND ITS HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN LEADERS IN TREATING COVID PATIENTS BY: - ESTABLISHING ONE OF PENNSYLVANIA'S FIRST OUTPATIENT COVID-19 TREATMENT PROGRAMS - A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSION CENTER AT ST. LUKE'S EASTON CAMPUS. THE SERVICE OFFERS PATIENTS BAMLANIVIMAB, AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG DEVELOPED BY ELI LILLY, ENABLING CERTAIN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS TO RECOVER IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES, THEREBY PREVENTING SLUHN HOSPITALS FROM BEING OVERWHELMED DURING A SURGE. A SECOND INFUSION CENTER OPENED AT ST. LUKE'S WARREN CAMPUS. - BECOMING ONE OF THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE TO USE MASIMO SAFETYNET, A CLOUD-BASED PATIENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM, TO HELP CLINICIANS CARE FOR PATIENTS REMOTELY. THE PLATFORM UTILIZES A WIRELESS SENSOR TO MONITOR PATIENTS' VITAL SIGNS AND PROVIDE DOCTORS WITH CLINICAL DATA TO INFORM TREATMENT DECISIONS SUCH AS WHEN TO USE A VENTILATOR. - PARTNERING WITH MICROSOFT TO STREAMLINE WORKFLOW ENHANCING EFFICIENCY AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO PATIENTS. THE TELEHEALTH FUNCTION OF MICROSOFT TEAMS HAS ALSO FACILITATED PERSONAL AND SAFE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN DOCTORS AND PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING USING DIGITAL TABLETS. THIS "VIRTUAL ROUNDING" REDUCES PROVIDER AND STAFF EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS, LIMITS UNNEEDED USE OF PPE AND ALLOWS FAMILY MEMBERS TO 'VISIT' HOSPITALIZED LOVED ONES WITHOUT RISKING CONTAMINATION. REDUCED POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 BY: - IMPROVING ITS CAPACITY TO PROVIDE VIRTUAL VISITS THROUGH PROVIDER AND PATIENT EDUCATION. - LEVERAGING WORK FROM HOME CAPABILITIES. INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) BY: - PARTNERING AS AN INVESTOR-OWNER WITH PREMIER, INC. TO BETTER ACCESS TO PPE. - PARTNERING WITH LEHIGH UNIVERSITY TO EXTEND THE USE OF EXISTING PPE BY USING A HIGH-THROUGHPUT UV STERILIZATION SYSTEM TO DECONTAMINATE 200 N95 MASKS. - THE SYSTEM USES ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT TO CAUSE CHANGES IN THE DNA AND RNA OF VIRUSES AND OTHER PATHOGENS, INCLUDING THE CORONAVIRUS, EFFECTIVELY DEACTIVATING THEM. - DEVELOPING 3D MODELING CAPABILITY SENT TO A 3D PRINTER TO CREATE CUSTOM N95 RESPIRATOR MASKS, REGULAR MASKS, STETHOSCOPES, AND FACE SHIELDS FOR FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES. EDUCATED STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT COVID BY: - DEVELOPING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WEBSITES TO KEEP EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE UP TO DATE ON INFORMATION RELATED TO COVID AND VACCINES. - DEPLOYING HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SAFETY MESSAGING THROUGH ALL PAID MEDIA OUTLETS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ADDRESSED COMMUNITY NEEDS BY: - ENGAGING ST. LUKE'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE DEPARTMENT (CHPM), THE PARISH NURSE TEAM AND OTHER SLUHN REPRESENTATIVES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES, ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM CITIES, MEALS ON WHEELS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO HOUSE COVID-POSITIVE PATIENTS WHO WERE HOMELESS, MONITOR THEM AND PROVIDE THEM FOOD. - CONTINUING TO USE SLUHN'S MOBILE YOUTH HEALTH TEAM TO SERVE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES DURING COVID, INCLUDING CONNECTING FAMILIES TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND VISION CARE. - CONNECTING CHPM AND HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH MEALS AND ADDITIONAL FOOD EVEN WHEN THE SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; QUESTION 4D | EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTIONS 1A & 1B AND CORE FORM, PART VII | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF MOST OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. IN ADDITION, THIS ORGANIZATION ISSUES FORMS W-2 TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AT VARIOUS AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION FILES THE APPLICABLE FORMS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES PERSONNEL COSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED BENEFITS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, QUESTION 3; PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION OUTSOURCED ALL OF ITS FINANCE FUNCTIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, PAYROLL, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND TAX, TO ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE NETWORK. MR. LICHTENWALNER RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA. HOWEVER, HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. MR. LICHTENWALNER'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE J, PART III RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | SAMUEL R. GIAMBER, M.D. AND RICHARD A. ANDERSON ARE VOTING MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. NEITHER OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE COMPENSATED FOR SERVING AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. DR. GIAMBER IS AN EMPLOYED PHYSICIAN AND RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. MR. ANDERSON IS THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NETWORK AND RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA. HOWEVER, HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. DR. GIAMBER AND MR. ANDERSON'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION AND IS A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. MESSRS. KUPLEN AND MOYER RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE LISTED AS OFFICERS ON THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. ADDITIONALLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY SERVE IN A NETWORK ROLE FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS ARE WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. MESSRS. FAGERSTROM, DOUGHERTY, JAHRE, WAX AND CARMONA RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE REPORTED AS THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES ON THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. THESE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY SERVE IN NETWORK ROLES FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS ARE WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | FRANK FORD, A FORMER OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION, IS STILL EMPLOYED WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. MR. FORD IS THE PRESIDENT OF SACRED HEART HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION. MR. FORD'S REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | RICHARD A. ANDERSON, THOMAS P. LICHTENWALNER AND JOEL D. FAGERSTROM ARE OFFICERS OF AND INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. ALTHOUGH MESSRS. ANDERSON, LICHTENWALNER AND FAGERSTROM RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA, THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ACCORDINGLY, ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FILED A 2019 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO MESSRS. ANDERSON, LICHTENWALNER AND FAGERSTROM COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | DEAN EVANS IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR VALUE BASED INSURANCE AND PAYER RELATIONS FOR ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. MR. EVANS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIOR YEAR FORM 990, CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J. UPON REVIEW OF HIS ROLE, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE DOES NOT SATISFY THE CRITERIA TO BE A KEY EMPLOYEE OF THIS ORGANIZATION UNDER (1) FORM 990 RULES, REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS; (2) APPLICABLE STATE LAW; OR (3) THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, HE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS 2019 FORM 990 AS EITHER A KEY EMPLOYEE OR FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE NOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON PREVIOUS YEARS FORMS 990. PRIOR YEARS FORMS 990 WERE NOT AMENDED. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART X | CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PRIOR YEAR BALANCES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO CONFORM TO THE CURRENT YEAR PRESENTATION. THE RESTATEMENT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - RESTRUCTURING COSTS - ($245,588); - PRE-ACQUISITION/MERGER COSTS - ($1,080,052); - PENSION ANNUITY SETTLEMENT COST - ($132,703); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE - PPE - $1,059,595; - CHANGE IN PENSION ACCUMULATED BENEFIT OBLIGATION - $22,263,625; - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS - ($398,310); - PLEDGES RECEIVED - ($1,715,730); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - PPE - ($877,300); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS OPERATIONS - ($1,901,284); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS (PLEDGES) - PPE (BUILDING FUND) - ($40,000); - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - ($36,719); - ENDOWMENT SPENDING POLICY TRANSFER TO DONOR RESTRICTED - $71,140; - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - ($326,397); - GAIN (LOSS) ON REFINANCING - ($1,136,788); AND - CHANGE IN FMV OF TOTAL RETURN SWAPS - ($30,609,992). |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND JUNE 30, 2019; RESPECTIVELY, AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETOWRK"); A TAX- EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A NETWORK WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
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