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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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Temple Health Transport Team |
753084023 | 10 | No | 2,108,331 | 0 | |
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Temple Physicians Inc |
232790607 | 10 | No | 12,500,000 | 0 | |
| (C)
Temple University Hospital Inc |
232825878 | 3 | No | 9,414,097 | 0 | |
| (D)
Jeanes Hospital |
232826045 | 3 | No | 2,325,000 | 0 | |
| (E)
Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc |
831002191 | 3 | No | 4,000,000 | 0 | |
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30,347,428 | 0 | ||||
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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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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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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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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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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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 |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (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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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Schedule A - Part IV, Section A line 1 | Temple University Health System, Inc. is organized to support Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education and organizations that are affiliated with Temple University. Although certain supported organizations are not named in the organization's governing documents, they fall within the class of permitted beneficiaries. |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 | Pursuant to the organization's bylaws, the Executive Committee consists of at least five (5) Directors including the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the Chief Executive Officer of the organization. The Executive Committee is authorized to act for the Board between its regular meetings. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The sole member of the organization is Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education. The member has the power to appoint and remove the organization's Board of Directors. The approval of the member is required for any of the following actions by the organization, (a) any dissolution or liquidation, (b) any merger, (c) any amendments to the articles of incorporation, (d) any amendments to the bylaws regarding the member, the number of directors, quorum or voting requirements, (e) the sale, pledge, lease (but only a lease from the organization of substantially all of the organization's real property), or transfer of the assets of the organization other than transactions occurring in the ordinary course of business, (f) any decision resulting in the organization's ceasing to provide appropriate sites for Temple University School of Medicine for comprehensive tertiary acute care services through the organization or related organizations (g) any decision to merge with, acquire, or enter into an affiliation with medical schools or medical school hospitals other than the University's (h) the deletion of any clinical programs that are needed for the accreditation of Temple University School of Medicine (i) the adoption of the organization's annual capital and operating budgets (j)the issuance or assumption of any indebtedness in excess of two million five hundred thousand ($2,500,000) and (k) the execution of any contract providing for the management of the organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | Please refer to the response for question 6 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Please refer to the response for question 6 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | After review by management and outside tax counsel, the 990 and 990T (if any) are posted to the website of the Secretary's Office. Each Board member is contacted and provided with the web address. A Board member without internet access is provided a paper copy to review. The website and paper mailing have an overview of the 990 and 990T preparation process and internal reviews. Each Board member is asked to review the 990 and 990T within 2 weeks and contact the Chief Financial Officer with any questions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The Office of the Secretary provides each director and officer with copies of the Conflict of Interest Policy and a disclosure statement to be completed on an annual basis. The Office of the Secretary reviews the completed disclosure statements which are then reviewed in summary format by a committee of the Board of Directors and any recommended actions are presented to the full Board of Directors. In addition to completing the annual disclosure statement, directors and officers must disclose potential or actual conflicts on an ongoing basis as matters arise. All disclosures are evaluated and a determination of whether a conflict exists is made by the Board or a committee of the Board. All employees are subject to a conflict of interest policy that is monitored by the Office of the Secretary. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | There is a compensation committee that reviews and approves all total compensation of executive / key personnel at Temple University Health System through an evaluation performed by an external compensation expert before the compensation is approved. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The unaudited internal financial statements of Temple University Health System and certain of its related organizations are distributed and made available to the public at the end of each quarter per the Health System's Continuing Disclosure Agreement through Digital Assurance Corp (DAC), the Municipal Services Reporting Boards EMMA disclosure site and the Health System's financial web site. The annual audited financial statements are also released to the public in the same manner. To the extent required by applicable law, the organization makes its governing documents available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | Purchased services: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 13,335,961. Fundraising expenses 784,088. Total expenses 14,120,049. Professional Fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 14,277,577. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,277,577. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Increase in value of TUHS's investment in TUHIC 14,690,752. Welfare Benefit Trust reserve adjustment -69,701. |
| Form 990. Part XI line 9 | Effective July 1, 2019, Temple University transferred the assets and liabilities of its physician practice plan known as Temple University Physicians ("TUP"), to Temple Faculty Practice Plan, Inc. ("TFPP"), a newly-formed subsidiary of TUHS, and all clinical and related activities of the physician practice plan were assumed by TFPP as of that date. Accordingly, the University transferred the assets and liabilities of its wholly-owned professional liability insurance captive, Good Samaritan Insurance Co. Ltd., to the Health System's wholly-owned professional liability insurance captive, TUHS Insurance Company, Ltd. ("TUHIC"), effective July 1, 2019, and all reinsurance rights, interest, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and liabilities previously reinsured by GSIC were assumed by TUHIC. TUHS' assets increased as a result of the transfer from Good Samaritan Insurance Co. Ltd. by increasing the value of TUHS' investment in TUHIC. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFITS OVERVIEW | Temple University Health System (TUHS), as the sole member of its affiliated hospitals and physician practices, provides access to facilities, programs, and other resources to carry out a broad array of community services. Through the employees and physicians of Temple University Hospital, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and our faculty and community based Physician practices, we provide comprehensive services to improve the health and quality of living in North Philadelphia and our Southeast Pennsylvania region. TUHS is dedicated to ensuring access to comprehensive primary and specialty quality patient care through population health, linked to academic excellence in medical education and research. Our health outreach and education services are critically important in the diverse, economically challenged neighborhoods surrounding our hospitals. TUHS hospitals provide indispensable health care services to residents of Philadelphia, which is the largest city in America without a public hospital. Among Pennsylvania's full-service safety-net providers, Temple University Hospital (TUH) serves the greatest volume and highest percentage of patients covered by Medicaid. TUH is an 879-bed non-profit acute care hospital that provides a broad spectrum of primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary care to patients in throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and beyond. TUH is accredited as an Adult Level 1 Trauma Center by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation and is a Regional Burn Center. Among our recent distinctions is the achievement of Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a prestigious recognition of quality nursing care, community commitment and staff dedication bestowed upon only 8% of U.S. healthcare organizations. In addition to our main campus on North Broad Street, TUH includes the Episcopal, Northeastern and Jeanes campuses, all of which serve economically and socially disadvantaged communities. Our Episcopal Campus provides a recovery-oriented behavioral health treatment program, offering a welcoming approach and hope for those whose lives have been affected by mental illness and co-occurring disorders. It serves adults, age 18 or older, experiencing severe psychiatric symptoms that markedly impair their capacity to function adequately within the community. Many are diagnosed with psychiatric plus one or more substance or alcohol disorders. Almost half have diagnoses of hypertension, diabetes or both. Many have multiple co-existing medical illnesses. All Temple physicians, whether faculty or community based, care for patients covered by Medicaid in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. About 86% of TUH's inpatients are covered by government programs: 41% by Medicare and 45% by Medicaid. Patients dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid comprise about half of our Medicare inpatient base. Approximately 49% of our total inpatient cases include a behavioral health diagnosis. TUH serves as a critical access point for vital public health services. Last year we handled about 142,000 patients in our Emergency Department; about 11,000 patients in our Psychiatric Crisis Response Center; 2,100 discharges from our inpatient Behavioral Health unit; and more than 200 patients in our Burn Center. We delivered about 2,400 babies, of whom nearly 90% were covered by Medicaid. Temple physicians also staff important clinics that address major public health concerns, such as the Comprehensive Neuroaids Center at Temple University, which is dedicated to improving the public health impact of bench-to clinic research associated with HIV-induced neurological diseases and cognitive disorders. As indicated in the 2017 Community Health Needs Assessment of the Philadelphia Department of Health, poverty, and poor living conditions are prevalent in the City's Lower North and North planning districts served by TUH, in which 45% of the population live at incomes below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, and conditions of living and housing are suboptimal, illustrated by rat complaints of 20-42/10,000 population. The homicide mortality rate in these planning districts is also the highest in the City of Philadelphia. The disease burden in North Philadelphia is significant, including high prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease. Temple's nationally renowned physicians offer state of the art treatment options for patients with complex medical problems, some of whom were previously considered untreatable. Using sophisticated technologies and personalized treatments, Temple physicians are working to alter the course of serious disease. In over a dozen research centers, our faculty is speeding the transformation of fundamental scientific discoveries into practical therapies that may one day dramatically improve human health. The Fox Chase-Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program, a formal affiliation between Fox Chase Cancer Center and TUH, is an example of this type of transformative medicine. Last year it performed 119 transplants, and has participated in countless research studies to promote life-saving treatment modalities. Complementing our academic mission, The Temple Center for Population Health, LLC, (TCPH) promotes and supports the population health efforts of TUH and North Philadelphia. We align our efforts with the goals of the United States Department of Health and Human Services' three-part aim of achieving better care for patients, better health for our communities, and lower costs through health care system improvement. With respect to prevention, education and outreach related to cancer, we are proud of the services provided through Fox Chase Cancer Center. As a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fox Chase is one of only 51 centers in the country to qualify for this designation. Its Office of Health Communications and Disparities addresses the cancer needs of its geographically, racially and ethnically diverse population through individual contact, group teaching and other modes to educate about cancer and link to screenings. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Temple University Hospital has ensured that our vulnerable and medically complex patients received the best medical care with outcomes that met or exceeded care in less challenged communities. Our success is demonstrated through the Medicare Catchment Area Report 2021 for Temple University of the Association of American Medical Colleges and Teaching Hospitals (AAMC). This is a January-June 2020 performance snapshot of Temple University Hospital's Medicare inpatients with a COVID-19 diagnosis, relative to state and national benchmarks. During those six months, 13% of our nearly 3,000 Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) inpatient cases had a COVID-19 diagnosis, compared to 7% in our five-county catchment area, 4% in PA, and 3% in the U.S. The AAMC Report compared Temple University Hospital's performance relative to Medicare FFS inpatient cases with a COVID-19 diagnosis to the performance of other hospitals in Pennsylvania and the United States. The AAMC report showed that Temple takes care of a segment of the population recognized as highest risk of getting the sickest and dying from COVID: 64.7% identified as Black, Hispanic or other compared with the U.S. average of 39.1%. Furthermore, 69.5% were dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid compared with the U.S. average of 52.3% Despite the high vulnerability of our patient population, our inpatient COVID mortality rate was 15% lower than Pennsylvania and 28% lower than the United States. Within 30-days post-discharge, our COVID patient mortality rates were 32% and 33% lower than the Commonwealth and nation, respectively. We were just 2% above the state average for percent of COVID inpatients requiring ventilator care, and 21% lower than national. The percent of our COVID patients requiring the ICU was 28% lower than Pennsylvania and 9% lower than nation. Our average length of stay for COVID patients was just a half-day longer than the Commonwealth average, and the same as the national. Temple University Health System takes great pride in the broad array of services it provides to the community. Below we describe a few of the programs and activities conducted this past year to help advance the wellness and improve the quality of life in our communities. CHARITY AND UNDER-REIMBURSED CARE: Our hospitals provided about $40 million in charity and under-reimbursed care. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFITS OVERVIEW (continued) | SUBSIDIZING CRITICAL HEALTH SERVICES. Temple University Hospital invested about $20 million to subsidize critical health care services needed in our community. This includes support for our outpatient emergency, acute care and psychiatric services, as well as the inpatient psychiatric services on our Episcopal Campus. These physical and mental health services are critical to the health and welfare of our vulnerable communities. INVESTING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION. Temple invests significantly in the education and training necessary to develop a professional healthcare workforce to benefit the broader community. This includes part of the cost of training hundreds of residents and fellows in 44 teaching programs. Our residents and fellows are involved in various efforts that directly impact the community, including our Cradle to Grave program, our HIV clinic, and other community outreach initiatives. The exposure that our Residents receive caring for our diverse, low-income community helps Temple address health disparities while developing our nation's future physicians. PANDEMIC RESPONSE. Temple University Hospital offered 24/7 COVID-19 hotline to assist community members with questions on COVID-19 prevention, infection and recovery. We operate free COVID-19 testing on our hospital campuses. We also partner with community organizations to provide on-site testing in difficult-to-reach neighborhoods. Our Regional Health Collaborative, in partnership with University of Pennsylvania, covers over 300 assisted living, personal care homes and skilled nursing facilities in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester and Lancaster counties with consulting services on COVID-19 care, PPE use and sourcing, testing, infection control and palliative care. We are partnering with the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to provide its residents with COVID-19 education and assistance with food insecurity, prescription delivery, financial assistance and other social challenges. This program is staffed by a dedicated team of community health workers, all public housing beneficiaries, whom we trained and hired. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. We reached thousands of community members through free community-based healthcare outreach, educational and community building programs that strengthen the health and safety of the neighborhoods we serve. We provide free health screenings and support groups on a variety of topics including alcohol and substance abuse, burn prevention, childbirth, diabetes and stroke prevention. Our extensive community building programs include efforts to advance early childhood education, food access and other social determinants of health. |
| WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | Temple University Hospital invested about $850,000 in nationally-recognized partnership with our labor union to build our local workforce and improve skills needed in an evolving healthcare industry. We connect union members, Medicaid beneficiaries, unemployed workers, welfare recipients and many other community members to training in nursing, behavioral healthcare, childcare, health IT and other healthcare workforce career pathways. In addition, Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) oversees the following programs focused on high school and college students (1) TRIP Initiative Program: The Teen Research Internship Program (TRIP) is a rigorous lab-based course for high school students who are motivated to explore their interests in science, technology, engineering, art, and math. (2) FCCC Career Series: This annual series is aimed at educating high school and undergraduate students who are spending their summer at Fox Chase about many of the career paths at Fox Chase. (3) STEM Scholar Experience: FCCC STEM scholars visit the Cancer Center and the Franklin Institute. During the visit to FCCC, the Cancer Center's trainees engage students in hands-on activities in their labs and network over lunch. During the visit to Franklin Institute, FCCC staff and trainees teach students about careers in science and medicine and educate students about vaccines, immunity and global health. More than 95% of the students that participate are underrepresented minorities from inner city Philadelphia schools. (4) University of Delaware-FCCC summer fellowship: The program is a continuing partnership between FCCC and the University of Delaware with the goal of providing students exposure to the diverse array of careers in science, medicine, and health care-related fields. Participants in this program are undergraduates from low socioeconomic status, underrepresented minorities, or first in college backgrounds. (5) Roxborough High School Partnership: FCCC works with staff to strengthen the content of the school's biotechnology programs by providing direction on the curriculum, facilities, technology and equipment. FCCC staff also work to engage biotechnology students in hands-on activities, provide mentoring experiences to the Cancer Center's trainees. The population for this program is inner city high school students and more than 95% of participants are underrepresented minorities. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTREVENTION. Our 360-degree approach addresses gun violence through prevention and intervention at the bedside, in high schools and on the streets. Programs include Cradle to Grave, Turning Point, Fighting Chance and other youth programs. OPIOID RESPONSE. We are a key partner with the city and state to address the opioid epidemic. Working closely with the Mayor's Task for to combat the Opioid Epidemic and the Philadelphia Departments of Health and Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, we implemented the Recovery Overdose Survivor Engagement (warm handoff) project in our emergency department and expanded of our crisis response center. We are working with Philadelphia's Office of Homeless Services to establish a 60-bed respite center to address homelessness among opioid users, and developed a coordinated network of providers to integrate and facilitate medical care and social supports for those suffering from Opioid Use Disorder. PROVIDING CRITICAL SOCIAL RESOURCES. Temple connected thousands of people with community-based social services, including free transportation services, legal services, and clothing to destitute patients upon discharge, and free pharmaceuticals, co-pays and medical supplies that provide our most vulnerable patients with the resources they need to help them heal after discharge. PHILADELPHIA "MOM" PROGRAM. Temple's nursing staff and social workers assist the City with enrolling new mothers shortly after delivering their infant and prior to discharge. New mothers and their babies from birth through the child's 6th birthday are connected with social, educational, and healthcare supports. PREVAILING UPON CANCER. The Fox Chase Cancer Center operates several comprehensive screening and education programs, including its Community Cancer Screening Program which connects individuals with breast, skin, head, neck, and prostate cancer screenings. Fox Chase Speakers Bureau educates the community on breast, cervical, ovarian, colorectal, prostrate, lung, skin and other cancers. Through our Resource and Education Center, Fox Chase provides patients, families, and community members with access to free cancer information and resources that address the cancer continuum. Fox Chase also provides psychosocial supports through several support groups. Our community partnerships include diverse entities including community-based, faith-based, business, legislative, and academic partners. Through these partnerships, we educated audiences and developed relationships to support community wellness. |
| IMMERSION IN SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM | Through its Immersion in Science High School Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center provided free education programming to diverse high school students from our region. The Immersion Science program provides staged, comprehensive exposure to biomedical careers and direct instruction in laboratory techniques and scientific thinking. There is no cost to participate, and summer salaries are provided to students in the Phase 3 segment of the program. PROMOTING COMMUNITY WELLNESS: Temple University Hospital's Jeanes campus is working beyond its hospital walls to address social determinants of health and improve the quality of living in our communities. We work with local community organizations to address the dangers of obesity by bringing a farmer's market to our campus, offering nutritional cooking demonstrations and partnering with food kitchens. Jeanes offers a safe, park-like walking trail for community members to enjoy healthy outdoor exercise. We also host some of our community education sessions outdoors on this track, where cardiologists and other health professionals explain firsthand the need to stay fit and healthy. Similarly, we work with community organizations to improve the community's access to mental health resources. FOSTERING VOLUNTEERISM. Temple University Hospital's volunteer intern program connected undergraduate students with invaluable learning and professional experience in a healthcare setting, while simultaneously helping our patients. Interns, participate in rounding across inpatient and outpatient units to assist with non-clinical patient needs while enhancing the experience of patients and visitors. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESEARCH. This program helps ensure our staff and hospital facilities are prepared to continue to provide safe, quality patient care even under the most austere conditions. We work on many levels, both inside and outside the Temple Health System, educating our communities about the importance of personal preparedness. Temple's Emergency Preparedness and Research Program is a critical link in the federal, state, and local disaster response plans. TEMPLE CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH. This center serves as an interface with federal, state and local agencies and with community based organizations to collaborate on initiatives to improve the health of our low-income, diverse, medically complex population. COACH INITIATIVE. Southeast Pennsylvania Collaborative Opportunities to Advance Community Health (COACH) initiative. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Philadelphia Department of Health and the Healthcare Improvement Foundation, Temple helps address food insecurity. In selected clinical settings, a member of our hospital staff asks patients about their access to sufficient food. If a patient indicates food insecurity, we refer the patient to community resources for SNAP food assistance, food banks and other needs. FINANCIAL SERVICES. Working within and beyond our hospital walls, our team of Financial Counselors are dedicated to helping uninsured and underinsured patients obtain medical coverage. Our team of knowledgeable and caring professionals help patients understand their insurance coverage, limitations and out of pocket obligations. They assist patients and their families by answering questions regarding the cost of healthcare services, providing information and guidance in comparing health plans, and enrolling them in government funded insurance. All of our counselors are CMS Certified Application Counselors. In addition, they assist patients in applying for Temple hospitals' Charity Care and Sliding-Scale Financial Assistance program and setting up payment plans. The financial counselors also assist patients in qualifying for patient assistance programs to cover most of the out of pocket costs for expensive medications. MULTI-CULTURAL SERVICES. Our language proficient bilingual staff, who we train and credential, performed thousands of interpretations last year. This unique program, known for its excellence, is one of many resources we provide to non-English speaking patients and families. We also assist other area hospitals that call on us to adapt our linguistic services module to their patient populations. PATIENT FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCILS (PFACS). Under the leadership of Temple University Hospital's Office of Patient Experience, we continued the six (6) Temple Physician Incorporated (TPI), Temple Heart and Vascular Institute (THVI) and Temple Trauma Unit Injury PFACs for a total of 8 PFACs. The goal of these committees is to engage and encourage the participation of patients, their families, and members of the community in evaluating patient satisfaction. Our PFACs are currently setting priorities as well as developing recommendations for improving Temple University Hospital's services, programs, communications and policies to better meet the needs of patients and families with the full support of Temple Health leadership. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES. We help ensure that our nation has a safe and reliable blood supply through helping collect hundreds of pints of blood from employees, physicians and community members. |
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