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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
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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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| 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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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Client Note 1 | Client Note 1 - |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | The corporation is organized as a Virginia non-stock, nonprofit corporation with two members: Mountain States Health Alliance, which maintains a 50.1% interest and Johnston Memorial Healthcare Foundation, which maintains a 49.9% interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | There are two classes of members, and each class is entitled to elect a specified number of directors to the board. The Mountain States Health Alliance class is elected by the MSHA Board of Directors and the Johnston Memorial Hospital class is elected by the Johnson Memorial Healthcare Foundation's Board of Directors. Neither side can veto an appointment. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Certain decisions of the board are pursuant to charter and Virginia statute, subject to approval of the members. These decisions include: dissolution of the corporation; merger of the corporation; non-ordinary course of business sale of assets, etc. No ordinary day-to-day decisions are subject to member approval. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The CFO reviewed the Form 990 with the Board of Directors prior to filing the return with the IRS. The return was made available to each board member in an electronic format prior to the review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Ballad Health has a conflict of interest policy for all members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Chair/President, Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, and Vice Presidents, and applies to all Ballad Health organizations, including Johnston Memorial Hospital. All persons covered by this policy are required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form on an annual basis. Should a conflict arise, it is the responsibility of the conflicted individual to update his or her disclosure immediately. All meetings of the board or board committees have a standing agenda item first on the agenda titled "Conflicts of Interest". If a member of the board or board committee has a conflict of interestinvolving any issue on the board agenda, he or she must declare the conflict of interest during the period allotted for disclosure. If any issue arises during a meeting in which the board member has a conflict of interest, he or she must immediately declare the conflict. While each member of the board or board committees is responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest, it is also the responsibility of any board member aware of a conflict which has not been disclosed to ensure the board is made aware. The presiding officer of a board or board committee meeting mayask a conflicted member to excuse themselves from the meeting during the discussion related to the issue with which the conflict of interest applies. Under no circumstances shall a member vote on a matter that gives rise to a potential conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request to appropriate parties requesting them. Financial statements are made available to those parties who own indebtedness of the company on a quarterly basis. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Elimination of Intercompany Rec/Pay = $105059 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Partnership Expense Not on Books = $40305 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Partnership Income Not on Books = -$359913 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Partnership Interest Income Not on Books = -$12511 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Temporarily Restricted Net Asset Change = -$1000 |
| Accreditations and Awards | The Joint Commission AccreditationThe Joint Commission Certification for Advanced Primary Stroke CenterCancer Center accredited by American College of Surgeons Commission on CancerCardiac and Pulmonary Rehab accredited by American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary RehabilitationLaboratory accredited by The Joint CommissionHome Health accredited by The Joint CommissionAdult Echocardiography accreditationSleep Lab accreditation by American Academy of Sleep MedicineAmerican Diabetes Association Education Program RecognitionJMH earned LEED Gold certification in November 2011. The green initiatives maintained at JMH include high-efficiency plumbing, water-efficient landscaping with native plants, energy-efficient heating and cooling, occupancy-sensitive lighting, use of local and recycled materials, recycling of waste and green space on site.U.S. News & World Report recognized JMH as a high performer in management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure.JMH received the Chest Pain-MI Registry 2020 Gold Performance Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology-NCDR. This award recognizes hospitals participating in Chest Pain-MI Registry who have demonstrated sustained, top level performance in quality of care and adherence to guideline recommendations. Through full participation in the registry, hospitals engage in a robust quality improvement process, using data to drive improvements and positively impact patient outcomes for heart attack patients. The Chest Pain-MI Registry is formerly the ACTION Registry. JMH received Healthgrades 2020 Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award for superior clinical outcomes in gynecological surgery. Healthgrades is a company that provides information about hospitals, physicians, and healthcare providers and has amassed information on over 3 million U.S. health care providers. |
| Benefits of an Integrated Health System | Since 2010, more than 130 rural hospitals have closed in the United States, according to the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program. Studies have shown rural communities that lose their hospitals struggle with reductions in access to physicians, healthcare services and in overall health status. Through Ballad Health, the scale and ability for larger and more financially solvent hospitals to subsidize losses in smaller rural communities is a clear and convincing foundational public benefit. It is clear the steps Ballad Health has taken to reduce overhead cost, realign services, invest capital and prioritize high quality have led to the sustainability of services - expanding, rather than reducing access, as has been seen in rural regions throughout the nation. Ballad Health invested more than $200 million to adopt a common information technology platform for all of their merged hospitals and care sites. With Epic as the single technology platform for Ballad Health, patient data will be controlled by patients and their providers, and it will be more secure than ever before. New services will be available to patients, including real-time scheduling, digital access to health information, transparency in pricing and, most importantly, better coordination between healthcare providers, regardless of where the providers are or what data systems they use. Mountain States Health Alliance is one of only 29 organizations in the country participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new initiative, Accountable Health Communities Model (referred to as AHC Program), aimed at improving the health of eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The Southwest Virginia Accountable Health Communities Program (AHC) is a collaboration between community groups and Ballad Health that seeks to improve the overall health of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by helping address patients health-related social needs. As part of the program, Medicare and Medicaid patients in Southwest Virginia are screened for health-related social needs when they visit a Ballad Health facility. Once those needs are identified, Ballad Health tries to link those patients with resources and programs within their communities to resolve those needs.Ballad Health has provided new EKG equipment for regional emergency medical services to assist in accelerating diagnosis and management of people with cardiac events who might need to be transported for emergency medical care.On March 10, 2020, Ballad Health executed its disaster plan in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic. This included the activation of its Corporate Emergency Operations Center to coordinate efforts across the system, including JMH, to rapidly plan for, and execute, ongoing response to the issues resulting from the pandemic. In May 2020, Ballad Health partnered with Premier, Inc. on a new program to ensure our team members and patients are always protected through the availability of personal protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns and masks. This program focused on investing in domestic manufacturers to enhance supply chains for essential medical products and PPE. This program led to Ballad Health acquiring a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, the largest domestic manufacturer of face masks, including N95 respirators and surgical masks. PPE products critical for the daily operations of health systems are overwhelmingly sourced overseas. The risks associated with this overreliance on overseas providers came into focus twice in 2020, as the supply chain was disrupted when an overseas provider failed to meet FDA requirements for sterile gowns, and again as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe. Prestige Ameritech operates primarily in the United States, where it obtains its raw materials. Ballad Health provides numerous services to improve the health of our communities. The following services are provided by Ballad Health and funded by the various hospitals and other divisions within our health system. The funding levels provided by JMH for these services are reflected below:The Ballad Health parish nurse program is designed to provide holistic ministry and special promotion services within the faith community. The parish nurse program assists individuals in gaining optimal mental, physical and spiritual health by complementing the ministry provided by pastors and other lay ministers. Some of the services and programs provided include screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, glaucoma and overall fitness, classes for all age groups offered on health related issues (nutrition, exercise, parenting, care for elderly parents, stress management, CPR), hospital, nursing home and home visits for assessment of health care needs, referrals to appropriate community resources and the creation of health tips in congregational newsletters, bulletin boards and other forms of communication. Currently, there are dozens of churches in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia that are serviced by the Ballad Health parish nurse program. JMH funded $12,753 for this program in FY20. Ballad Healths Enterprise Call Center is a toll-free line that connects community members with experienced nurses around the clock. The nurses provide expert medical advice anytime, day or night, make referrals to a new primary care provider with a location and hours convenient to the community member and referrals to a physician specialist when they need advanced local medical care. They also provide health information and resources, including health screenings and immunizations, and make referrals to urgent care clinics to see a doctor near the community member the same day. JMH funded $33,513 toward this popular service during FY20.Ballad Health contracts with Med-Trans, locally known as Wings Air Rescue, to operate full-time bases in Elizabethton, TN, Greeneville, TN, Jenkins, KY and Marion, VA plus a base at Bristol Motor Speedway, which is active during race events. Med-Trans provides air ambulance transport of critically ill and injured patients to one of the closest tertiary hospitals in the region. Ballad Health also provide staffing, physicians, and medical supplies to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the Virginia State Polices Med Flight air ambulance service. VSP Med Flight maintains its base in Abingdon, VA. JMHs contribution this year for the air ambulance services that are especially critical in rural areas was $43,154.Ballad Health is focused on investing in various initiatives to improve population health-the overall health and well-being of the residents living in the Appalachian Highlands. In FY19 Ballad Health established a new department, Population Health, to focus on these initiatives. JMH invested $75,000 in FY20 toward this initiative that supplements the many other forms of community benefit provided by our health systems hospitals. |
| Charity and Unreimbursed Costs | Charity Care: While reimbursement for healthcare services rendered is critical to the operation and sustainability of the organization, JMH recognizes its obligation to provide care to individuals who cannot afford essential medical services, including emergency care. JMH accepts all patients regardless of their ability to pay. A patient is classified as a charity patient when they meet the established financial assistance policies of Ballad Health and guidelines outlined by the federal government. However, financial assistance decisions are not solely based on income. Unique financial circumstances are weighed with verified patient assets which can determine financial assistance eligibility. It is not until after verification of income and assets that a decision regarding the amount of financial assistance can be made. In FY20, JMH incurred a loss of $554,695 attributable to the provision of charity care. This amount does not include the costs associated with bad debt accounts.Uninsured Discount: Uninsured patients receive an 85% discount. Certain elective procedures are not eligible for the uninsured discount. This uninsured discount is calculated each year in accordance with Tennessee regulations and without regard to a patients income or assets. Although the uninsured discount is not required by the Commonwealth of Virginia, Ballad Health applies the same discount to our Virginia hospitals, including JMH. The approximate cost of this discount in FY20, using a cost to charge ratio, was $2,398,801 for JMH. JMH partnered with the company Bolder Outreach Solutions to work with self-paying patients who have limited financial resources. Representatives were available at JMH to determine possible governmental medical assistance (Medicaid or TennCare) eligibility, and to help with the application process and follow-up. 1,285 patients were approved during FY20 for coverage. Once a person is approved for Medicaid or TennCare through this program offered through JMH, they retain coverage for future medical care. JMH incurred expense of $173,517 during FY20 to provide this service. |
| Community Donations | JMH provides direct financial contributions that support community healthcare needs and those nonprofit agencies that advocate for the health and well-being of community members. During FY20, JMH made donations to numerous health and human service organizations, social and well-being nonprofits, and others within our service area. We continued our support of local fire and emergency medical rescue organizations with donations of $7,547 in pharmacy drugs and suppliesVirginia Highlands Community College Educational Foundation for adjunct nursing faculty - $80,000Greater Roanoke Valley Area-Affiliate of Susan G Komen - $10,000 Barter Theatre - $10,000William King Museum - $10,000University of Virginia womens health event - $1,200Ecumenical Faith in Action emergency medicine & medical care - $1,000Cornerstone Christian Academy Annual Scholarship Fund - $250In addition to the cost of drugs we donated to nine local medical emergency rescue organizations, our pharmacy staff time to prepare and stock drug boxes for these organizations cost the hospital $7,145. Our board of directors and senior management encourages team members to devote time to local community service projects, task forces, committees, boards, volunteer programs, and other charitable organizations that benefit our communities. Team members, within reason, are allowed to serve on these outside activities as representatives of the hospital. JMH team members also donate their personal time and money to fundraising activities within the community to benefit other not for profit organizations, such as United Way. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a - Program Service Accomplishments | Johnston Memorial Hospital (JMH) is located in Abingdon, Virginia (Washington County). The hospital owns and operates a 116-bed nonprofit acute care hospital. Our primary service area encompasses 7 counties in Southwest Virginia. JMH is the sole member of Abingdon Physician Partners, a tax-exempt organization that owns and operates physician practices. Our membership consists of Mountain States Health Alliance (majority owner) and Johnston Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. JMH is part of the Ballad Health network, created when Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System merged February 2018.Services provided during FY20:6,436 inpatients140,933 outpatient visits30,044 emergency visits545 deliveries |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 b - Compensation Process for Officers | Similar to JMH/APP's CEO, JMH/APP's CFO receives compensation that complieswith Ballad Health's salary policy. His pay is set at a market percentilespecific to his position as CFO of JMH and APP. Key employees Bryan Mullins,JMH COO, and Linda Shepherd, JMH CNO, are not Vice-Presidents or in a senior leadership position, therefore their compensation and benefits are consistent with other JMH non-executive positions. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a - Compensation Process for Top Official | On an annual basis, Ballad Health's Human Resources (H/R) Department evaluates compensation for all executives at a position level of Assistant Vice President and above. The review includes JMH/APP's CEO. H/R's evaluation is based on market data obtained from independent third-party consultants for positions with similar responsibilities at similarly situated organizations. Based on this comparable data, Ballad Health's President & CEO evaluates the data and submits his recommendations to Ballad Health's Board of Directors for their final review and approval. In addition, Ballad Health offers an incentive plan to executives based on targeted achievement metrics set in advance of the pay year. Established metrics include: quality and access measures, evidence-based care scores, and value based purchasing, etc. |
| Health Professions Education | The idea of an internal medicine program at JMH was sparked by the acknowledged physician shortage in Southwest Virginia. The JMH residency program welcomed its fifth class of residents this year. Residents are currently training in family medicine and internal medicine. The JMH family medicine residency program and the internal medicine program are committed to providing advanced, innovative, and specialized training in osteopathic family medicine and internal medicine. Upon completion of residency training, JMH physicians will be well prepared to serve the community by practicing comprehensive family medicine or internal medicine and caring for diverse populations. There is a national shortage of family medicine doctors. The Association of American Medical Colleges recently predicted the United States could see an estimated shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians, including shortfalls in both primary and specialty care, by 2033. Nowhere in Virginia is the doctor shortage more critical than in the southwestern part of the state and the mission of the residency program is to train physicians in the region for our region. The residents practice across all specialties at JMH. Hospitals that train medical residents incur significant costs beyond those customarily associated with providing patient care. JMH incurred unreimbursed costs of $3,887,420 related to the residency program during FY20.In addition to the residency program, the hospital also serves as a clinical training hospital for health professional education students. Our dedicated staff work with regional colleges and universities to coordinate the placement of healthcare professional students as part of their educational curriculum. In addition to clinical training, the healthcare students entering our system are required to have orientation and computer training. Participants receiving clinical experience at JMH during FY20 included 316 nursing students from various colleges, universities and programs. This nursing clinical experience required extensive JMH nursing staff involvement. JMH invested $461,858 in the clinical setting and hands-on instruction for nursing students. JMH provided a clinical setting for another 196 students training in health-related programs such as radiology, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, EMT/paramedic, occupational/physical/speech therapy, social work, and other allied-health disciplines. This year JMH invested $285,821 toward training these clinical students. In addition to the hands-on training of clinical students, JMH provides cash donations to local schools. During FY20, JMH donated $80,000 to a local college to be used for nursing faculty.According to U.S. Census data, more than 160,000 Southwest Virginia residents do not have adequate access to a dentist. The dire need for dental care in Southwest Virginia was one of the catalysts for Ballad Health to plan a dental residency program at JMH that offers advanced training to dentists who have obtained licensure and are interested in furthering their education or specializing in a certain field. The program is a partnership with two local dentists who have a practice located in Bristol, VA and one other dentist who is a professor at the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Dentistry and co-director of the Comprehensive Implant Residency Program, and Mission Dental Virginia, a nonprofit Virginia corporation organized for the purpose of providing charitable dental services for underserved and uninsured individuals and families of Southwest Virginia. Through this partnership, last year the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center was established, where dental residents provide a variety of services, including preventive care and restorative care. The dental care is offered to uninsured community members in need throughout Southwest Virginia. The services are charged on a sliding scale based on the income of the community members. The center will benefit countless people in our region, significantly impacting their health. It will also bring dental residents to the area to experience life in Southwest Virginia and, hopefully, some will choose to stay here and practice. JMH provides office space with an annual fair rental value of $72,760 to the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center and incurred costs of $681,627 in FY20 to subsidize the center. |
| Improving the Community's Health Status | In March 2019 JMH entered into a lease agreement with Highlands Community Services (HCS), a non-profit organization that provides mental health, substance abuse and developmental services to residents of Washington County, Virginia to open a crisis intervention team (CIT) assessment site that will provide a non-criminal justice setting where persons with mental illness can be taken by law enforcement officers for assessment. The goals of CIT programs are generally oriented toward reducing injuries to both law enforcement and citizens, reducing arrest of persons in behavioral health crisis, improving access and linkage to appropriate community treatment and support, and promoting dignity and respect for individuals with behavioral health disorders. These goals are consistent with JMHs mission which is why our hospital agreed to provide office space for $1 annually to HCS to ensure the availability of a crisis intervention site within our community. The fair market value of the lease is $34,376 annually. The JMH Center for Comprehensive Wound Care is the only facility in Southwest Virginia offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy - the delivery of oxygen at levels higher than atmospheric pressure in a chamber setting that stimulates the healing process. The nearest facility offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an hour away. Our trained staff follow a team approach to wound healing. Each patient receives a comprehensive individualized plan designed to help difficult-to-heal wounds. JMH staff strive to address the underlying cause of the problem, control infection, and improve the overall health of our patients. We offer a number of services at a significant financial loss to the hospital, such as our Center for Comprehensive Wound Care described above. Other subsidized services include hyperbaric oxygen, our outpatient diabetes program, inpatient neonatology, outpatient diabetes and others. The hospital continues to invest resources in these valuable services despite financial loss so that community members do not need to leave the area to obtain needed care. JMH spent $208,774 during FY20 to recruit and retain physicians and mid-level providers such as hospitalists, family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, and specialists. JMH recruitment efforts are based on documented community need. Our hospital is located in a MUA (medically underserved area/population), as designated by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). MUA designation indicates an area as: having too few primary care providers, having a high infant mortality, a high poverty rate or a high elderly population. Our diaper assistance program provides diapers to low-income families that deliver at JMH for the first 6 months of the babys life. Hundreds of women enroll with their babies each year. JMH incurred expenses of $8,377 for this program in FY20. We assisted some patients who could not pay for their prescriptions upon discharge from the hospital. In order to increase public awareness of early detection for lung cancer, JMH continued to offer some low-dose CT lung screenings free of charge. The free service started in FY18 and has continued into FY20. JMH is committed to providing comprehensive health education to aid in patient recovery and disease management. We offer classes and support groups, such as: diabetes education and support, cardiac care education and support, joint replacement education, cancer education and support through our cancer center, prenatal parenting/sibling classes, and others. We host programs within the community that provide health education to both health professionals and the general public. JMH invested over $34,000 for public service health education through media communications. |
| Software ID: | 19009920 |
| Software Version: | 2019v5.0 |