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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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NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC |
581694098 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(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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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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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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| PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PARENT, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., HOLDS THE POWER TO APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. THIS ENSURES CONTROL OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., (NGHS) AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS IS A GEORGIA, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT, ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATES, PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS OPERATES A 56-BED LICENSED HOSPITAL LOCATED IN WINDER (NGMC BARROW, LLC) AND IN JULY 2018, NGHS ACQUIRED NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC (FORMERLY CHESTATEE REGIONAL HOSPITAL), TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, 10 INPATIENT BEDS AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES IN DAHLONEGA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. NGHS AFFILIATE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC), OPERATES A 557-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE, AND A 134-LICENSED BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG), THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA I, AND THE HEART CENTER, LLC. WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES? NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2019. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WAS GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND INTERVIEWS. THE STUDY CULMINATED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE 5 FOLLOWING HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT FIT HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION: BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; ACCESS TO CARE; DIABETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; AND SEPTICEMIA. FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGHS AND AFFILIATES ARE ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, GO TO: WWW.NGHS.COM/2020-PLAN. VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/UPDTTYIGAO8 TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY TO CONDUCT THE 2019 CHNA. NGHS, INC. AND AFFILIATES: RESPONSE TO COVID-19 THE UNFORESEEN COVID-19 PANDEMIC QUICKLY BECAME A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR NGHS, NGMC, NGPG AND AFFILIATES. COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO, THE HEALTH SYSTEM PIVOTED IN 2020 TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE PANDEMIC, REMAINING FLEXIBLE TO ADDRESS THE RISING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: COVID-19 TESTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH: NGHS PARTNERED WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS TO HOST TWO FREE COVID-19 TESTING EVENTS FOR LOW INCOME AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF HALL COUNTY WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE TESTING. OVER 1,300 PEOPLE WERE TESTED, WITH NEARLY 50% TESTING POSITIVE AT THE FIRST EVENT AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD TESTING POSITIVE AT THE SECOND EVENT. NGMC PROVIDED COVID-19 TESTING KITS, SUPPLIES AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE EVENTS. COVID-19 OUTREACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS: BY APRIL 2020, 50% OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES WERE IN THE LATINO POPULATION, WHICH WAS DISPROPORTIONATE CONSIDERING 29% OF HALL COUNTY'S POPULATION IS LATINO. THIS PROMPTED NGHS TO GATHER AN OUTREACH COMMITTEE AND COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE TO SUPPORT AND EDUCATE THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. THE GROUP ACCOMPLISHED THE FOLLOWING: - PRODUCED BILINGUAL FLIERS AND POSTERS (FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY). - DISTRIBUTED FACE MASKS AND CLEANING SUPPLIES TO BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS. - PARTNERED WITH AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE MASKS, CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LUNCH DELIVERY ROUTES OVER THE SUMMER. - ORGANIZED TESTING EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY'S ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WHICH ALSO DOUBLED AS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR EMORY TO COMPARE A SALIVA TEST TO THE NASOPHARYNGEAL TESTING FOR THOSE WILLING TO UNDERGO BOTH TESTS. - HOSTED EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHURCHES. - PRODUCED SPECIALIZED VIDEOS FOR THE LOCAL AUDIENCE. - PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION AND MESSAGING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO USE WITH THEIR CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE. - POSTED DAILY UPDATES ON NGHS' PUBLIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED COVID POSITIVE PATIENTS BEING TREATED IN NGHS FACILITIES, PATIENTS AWAITING TEST RESULTS, AND HALL COUNTY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION. RESOURCES AND TRENDS FOR COVID-19 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT WWW.NGHS.COM/COVID-19. THE PREVALENCE OF COVID-19 IN THESE COMMUNITIES ALSO LED TO THE CREATION OF THE GAINESVILLE AGAINST COVID-19 TASK FORCE WHICH INCLUDED LOCAL HISPANIC LEADERS, NGHS PHYSICIANS, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHERS. NGHS REPRESENTATIVES CHRISTY MOORE AND ANTONIO RIOS, M.D., SERVED ON THIS TASK FORCE, WHICH WAS BORN OUT OF THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO HALL COUNTY IN MAY 2020 WITH GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONER, KATHLEEN TOOMEY, M.D. COMMUNITY COVID-19 LEADERSHIP COALITION: A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE WAS FORMED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 THAT INCLUDED NGHS, LONGSTREET CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CLINIC, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT A UNIFIED PLAN FOR THE HALL COUNTY-GAINESVILLE AREA TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19, WITH A GOAL TO MEET AND SUSTAIN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S TARGET OF NO MORE THAN 5% OF THOSE TESTED ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 - PROTECTING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF ALL AREA RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING A HEALTHY ECONOMY GOING FORWARD. FROM THIS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES JOINED TOGETHER TO CREATE THE "WE ARE HALL IN" CAMPAIGN TO SET THE STANDARD FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION. THOSE WHO ARE "HALL IN" PLEDGE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN APPROPRIATE, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ABIDE BY OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDELINES. LEARN MORE AT WWW.WEAREHALLIN.COM. EPIC AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS: IN JUNE 2020, GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC) JOINED NGHS ON THE SAME ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) SYSTEM, CALLED EPIC. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL DONORS, THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EPIC FOR GNC, WHICH PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN HALL COUNTY. SHARING THE SAME EHR SYSTEM HELPED TO STREAMLINE COMMUNICATION AND RECORD SHARING BETWEEN NGMC AND GNC, IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 AND OTHER ILLNESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, NGHS IMPLEMENTED A PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FLU VACCINATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGHS PROVIDED OVER 1,000 FREE FLU VACCINES TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2020 THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TO GOOD NEWS CLINICS, GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSON COUNTY, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN DAHLONEGA, AND OPEN ARMS CLINIC IN TOCCOA. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATION ACROSS THE STATE: NGHS PARTICIPATED IN A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH HOSPITAL PEERS EMORY, GRADY, PIEDMONT, WELLSTAR AND CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. THE #3WS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK; WATCH YOUR DISTANCE; AND WASH YOUR HANDS. MASK-MAKING AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION: NGHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MADE 13,222 MASKS IN 6 WEEKS AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY TO A SCREENING EVENT AT GOOD NEWS CLINIC, GAINESVILLE AND HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS, JACKSON COUNTY AND BANKS COUNTY. THE NGHS FOUNDATION WAS A DROP-OFF LOCATION FOR MASKS AND COMMUNITY DONATIONS THAT WERE THEN DISTRIBUTED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY TO THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES WITH REGIONAL SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: NGHS HOSTED THREE COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES (VIA ZOOM) WITH NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO SHARE CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND LESSONS LEARNED AS THE REGION'S SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES MANAGED CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COVID-19 EDUCATION WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, NGHS HOSTED A COMMUNITY WEBINAR WITH SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SHARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOL NURSES AND ADMINISTRATORS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS THEY MANAGED ISSUES AND GUIDELINES IN SCHOOLS. SECURED STATE AND FEDERAL RESOURCES: WORKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDED ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE - ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. STRETCHING OUR RESOURCES: VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE AGE OF 65 AND WITHOUT UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COLLEGE STUDENTS, WERE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER MAINLY AS FRONT ENTRANCE SCREENERS AND WITH PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) PROJECTS OUTSIDE OF THE CLINICAL AREAS. OVER 160 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 10,000 HOURS IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS. EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, NGHS PERSEVERED THROUGH THE SUPPLY SHORTAGE, THANKS TO THE CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY OF EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MADE MASKS, FACE SHIELDS AND ISOLATION GOWNS, AND THE GENEROSITY OF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY AND OTHER COMPANIES WHO DONATED THEIR PPE SUPPLIES. NGHS' EMPLOYEE SEWING TEAM AND COMMUNITY SEWERS PRODUCED MORE THAN 10,000 N95 MASK COVERS, USING DONATED LINEN. THIS TEAM ALSO PRODUCED ALMOST 1,000 FABRIC ISOLATION GOWNS AND MORE THAN 800 MASKS FOR GOOD NEWS CLINICS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS, NGHS WAS ABLE TO SECURE MANY RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN OUR PANDEMIC RESPONSE EFFORTS. THESE INCLUDE ONE OF FOUR MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS MADE AVAILABLE IN THE STATE, ADDING 20 MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS SEVERE CASES OF COVID-19, ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR CRITICAL CARE TESTING AND INCREASED ALLOCATIONS OF THE DRUG REMDESIVIR, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT PLANS. USING TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NGHS BEGAN OFFERING INTERACTIVE TELEMEDICINE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WITHOUT A NEED FOR A TRADITIONAL MEDICAL VISIT IN A CLINICAL SETTING. TELEMEDICINE HAS PROVIDED NEW WAYS FOR NGMC TO CONNECT PATIENTS WITH THEIR CARE, WHICH HAS SERVED TO BE BENEFICIAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. VISIT HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNICARE-MAGAZINE FOR THE FALL 2020 ISSUE OF COMMUNICARE TO READ MORE ABOUT NGHS' RESPONSE TO COVID-19 AND VISIT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/W5K8TUX3OEM TO SEE HOW NGHS PARTNERED IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) NGPG IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP WITH MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT 65 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WHICH FURTHER IMPROVES THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE REGION OF 19 COUNTIES. NGPG IS THE STATE'S SIXTH-LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP, OFFERING EXPERTISE IN MORE THAN 25 SPECIALTIES. NGPG PSYCHIATRY ADDRESSED THE GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES BY OPENING A NEW LOCATION INSIDE MEDICAL PLAZA 400 IN DAWSONVILLE AND A NEW OFFICE INSIDE THE NGPG BUFORD PRACTICE. IN ADDITION, SIX NEW PHYSICIANS AND FOUR ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS JOINED NGPG PSYCHIATRY IN 2020, GREATLY INCREASING MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NGHS FUNDS AND STAFFS THE NGPG PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY20, NGHS CONTRIBUTED OVER $1 MILLION TO PROVIDE THIS CLINIC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED A TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE POLICIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS AND IS FREE FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATE BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY NGHS ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT TO COLLECT APPROPRIATE DATA FROM A GROUP OF PEERS SIMILAR IN SIZE AND COMPLEXITY TO NGHS. THIS COMPARABILITY DATA IS REVIEWED WITH THE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH COMPARISONS OF NGHS EXECUTIVE SALARIES COMPARED TO THE MARKET DATA. THE CEO MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE FOR SALARIES WITHIN THE PEER GROUP SALARY RANGES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NGHS LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATE IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION PLAN WITH OPPORTUNITY LEVELS DETERMINED BASED ON THE PEER GROUP MARKET DATA AND TO ALIGN WITH THE NGHS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY PARAMETERS. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE DETERMINED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. FOLLOWING THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, CASH AWARDS ARE DETERMINED BASED ON ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT PLANS AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | INTERCOMPANY FORGIVENESS 37,342,496. |
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