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| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
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| 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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| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
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| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
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| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 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 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
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| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | OUR MISSION - PVHMC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER POMONA VALLEY. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FROM LOCAL PRIMARY ACUTE CARE TO HIGHLY SPECIALIZED REGIONAL SERVICE. SELECTION OF ALL SERVICES IS BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED, AVAILABILITY OF FINANCING AND THE ORGANIZATIONS TECHNICAL ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY RESULTS. BASIC TO OUR MISSION IS OUR COMMITMENT TO STRIVE CONTINUOUSLY TO IMPROVE THE STATUS OF HEALTH BY REACHING OUT AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY. OUR VISION - PVHMCS VISION IS TO BE THE REGIONS MOST RESPECTED AND RECOGNIZED MEDICAL CENTER AND MARKET LEADER IN THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER OF CHOICE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE PHYSICIANS PREFER TO PRACTICE BECAUSE THEY ARE VALUED CUSTOMERS AND TEAM MEMBERS SUPPORTED BY EXPERT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, THE MOST ADVANCED SYSTEMS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HEALTH CARE WORKERS CHOOSE TO WORK BECAUSE PVHMC IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE, INITIATIVE IS REWARDED, SELF-DEVELOPMENT IS ENCOURAGED, AND PRIDE AND ENTHUSIASM IN SERVING CUSTOMERS ABOUNDS; BE THE MEDICAL CENTER BUYERS DEMAND (EMPLOYERS, PAYORS, ETC.) FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE SERVICES BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE ARE THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR THEIR BENEFICIARIES AND THEY WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST VALUE FOR THE BENEFIT DOLLAR; AND, BE THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT COMMUNITY LEADERS, VOLUNTEERS AND BENEFACTORS CHOOSE TO SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY GAIN SATISFACTION FROM PROMOTING AN INSTITUTION THAT CONTINUOUSLY STRIVES TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. OUR COMMUNITY PVHMC IS LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SERVICE PLANNING AREA 3 (SPA3) AND IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE HEALTH CARE DEMANDS OF THE GROWING POPULATIONS OF BOTH LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS DEFINED AS THE CITIES OF POMONA, CLAREMONT, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, LA VERNE, MONTCLAIR, ONTARIO, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, ALTA LOMA, UPLAND AND SAN DIMAS AND MAKE UP A POPULATION OF 840,789. OUR SECONDARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ADDITIONAL SURROUNDING CITIES IN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. IN 2010 AS DERIVED FROM THE STATISTICS REPORTED BY THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY REPRESENTED BY THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE CITY OF POMONA WAS SUCH THAT 33.6% IS HISPANIC OR LATINO, 14.4% IS WHITE, 7.3% IS BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 8.5% IS ASIAN, 1.2% IS AMERICAN INDIAN, 0.2% HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER, 30.3% IS OTHER, AND 4.5% IS TWO OR MORE RACES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) IS A 412-BED, FULLY ACCREDITED, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL SERVING EASTERN LOS ANGELES AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. FOR OVER A CENTURY, PVHMC HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE AS A SAFETY-NET PROVIDER AND TERTIARY REFERRAL FACILITY FOR THE REGION. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY, THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES INCLUDE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARE, CARDIAC AND VASCULAR CARE, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES, AND TRAUMA CARE. SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDE CENTERS FOR BREAST HEALTH, SLEEP DISORDERS, A NEONATAL ICU, A PERINATAL CENTER, PHYSICAL THERAPY/SPORTS MEDICINE, A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES OUR LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY STEMI RECEIVING CENTER DESIGNATION, ROBOTIC SURGERY, AND THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH UCLA. SATELLITE CENTERS IN CHINO HILLS, CLAREMONT, COVINA, LA VERNE AND POMONA PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING PHYSICAL THERAPY, URGENT CARE, PRIMARY CARE, RADIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. ALONG WITH BEING NAMED ONE OF HEALTHGRADES 100 BEST HOSPITALS FOR CARDIAC CARE, 2014-2018 (ONLY ONE OF THREE IN CALIFORNIA TO RECEIVE ALL 3 TOP 100 RECOGNITIONS IN 2014-2015) AND RECEIVING HEALTHGRADES 2017 PATIENT SAFETY AWARD, THE JOINT COMMISSION HAS GIVEN PVHMC CERFICATION FOR ORTHOPEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT, PALLIATIVE CARE, DIABETES, AND 2018 CERTIFICATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY, DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG - PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AND SERVICES IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WE CONTINUOUSLY REFLECT UPON OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NEED, AND TO RENEW OUR COMMITMENT WHILE FINDING NEW WAYS TO FULFILL OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE. PART OF THAT COMMITMENT IS SUPPORTING ADVANCED LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE STAFFING, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES. PVHMC WORKS VIGOROUSLY TO MEET OUR ROLE IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY IDENTIFYING HEALTH-RELATED PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPING WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM. IN 2018, IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 501(R)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, CREATED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (2010), A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED. THIS ASSESSMENT IS INTENDED TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PVHMC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE AND ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA VALLEY. IN RESPONSE TO THE ASSESSMENT'S FINDINGS, FY 2018-2021 COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS DEVELOPED TO OPERATIONALIZE THE INTENT OF PVHMC'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN INITIATIVES THROUGH DOCUMENTED GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND STRATEGIES. PVHMC DEMONSTRATES ITS PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HAS WELCOMED THIS OCCASION TO FORMALIZE OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. OUR COMMUNITY IS CENTRAL TO US AND IT IS REPRESENTED IN ALL OF THE WORK WE DO. PVHMC HAS SERVED THE POMONA VALLEY FOR 116 YEARS, AND WE VALUE MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. PVHMC'S 2021 REPORT AND FOCUS STUDY (FOR FY 2020) UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF OUR MANY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND EVALUATES OUR CURRENT STRATEGIES AND THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT THOSE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMS HAVE IN ADDRESSING PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT. ACTIONS AND UPDATES FROM FISCAL YEAR 2019 THAT PVHMC HAS CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT ARE: -TRAUMA SERVICES -DIABETES CARE -STROKE CARE -PALLIATIVE CARE -CARE HARBOR MEDICAL OUTREACH DIABETES CARE - COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2D) IS A GROWING PROBLEM. IT HAS TRIPLED OVER THE LAST DECADE AND IT IS ANTICIPATED TO TRIPLE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES (CDC, 2015). APPROXIMATELY 9.3% OF AMERICANS HAVE DIABETES; 90-95% OF WHICH IS T2D. THIS EQUATES TO 21 MILLION INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES (CDC 2014 REPORT CARD ON DM). MORE SO, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 8.1 MILLION INDIVIDUALS ARE UNDIAGNOSED (CDC 2014 REPORT CARD ON DM). THIS IS A STAGGERING NUMBER, AND PREDIABETES DIAGNOSES ARE ALSO ON THE RAPID RISE. FURTHERMORE, IN PVHMC'S 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MORE THAN 40% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED HAVING DIABETES, A JUMP FROM THE APPROXIMATELY 25.9% SAID THAT THEY OR A FAMILY MEMBER WERE LIVING WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF EITHER TYPE 1 OR TYPE II DIABETES IN OUR 2015 CHNA. WE KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT 2015 CHNA FINDINGS WERE LIKELY AN UNDERESTIMATE GIVEN THAT UNTIL NOW THERE HAS BEEN NO ROUTINE SCREENING FOR DIABETES ACROSS HOSPITAL SERVICES. MOST OF KNOWN T2D CASES ALSO SUFFER FROM COMORBIDITIES, INCLUDING ESPECIALLY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. THE INCIDENCE OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (42%), OBESITY (21%, LIKELY A LOW ESTIMATE), AND ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (32%), WERE ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN OUR COMMUNITY RESPONSES. SUCH DATA PAINTS A POOR PROGNOSIS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF POMONA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT IS FOR THE REASONS ABOVE THAT PVHMC IDENTIFIED DIABETES AS A PRIORITY AREA TO ADDRESS IN THE COMMUNITY. SPECIFIC HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS BEING MET BY THIS PROJECT INCLUDE: A. IDENTIFICATION OF ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO ARE PRE-DIABETIC BY A1C (5.7-6.4%) CRITERIA AND INTRODUCTION OF PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS TO FORESTALL THE DEVELOPMENT OF T2D. B. IDENTIFICATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGES 5-21) WHO EXHIBIT HIGH LEVELS OF KNOWN RISK FACTORS FOR T2D, INCLUDING TWO OR MORE OF OBESITY, A1C=5.3-5.8, AND AT LEAST ONE PARENT WHO IS KNOWN TO BE DIABETIC OR PREDIABETIC. C. IDENTIFICATION OF PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CASES OF T2D (ADULT A1C>6.4, CHILD A1C>5.8). D. IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH POORLY CONTROLLED T2D (A1C > 9.0) E. REDUCTION OF CARDIAC AND NEUROLOGICAL RISKS THROUGH IMPROVED GLYCEMIC CONTROL, WEIGHT LOSS AND LIPID REDUCTION. F. RECRUITMENT OF IDENTIFIED PREDIABETICS AND DIABETICS INTO AN EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAM FOR DIABETES PREVENTION AND CONTROL. G. REDUCTION IN THE USE AND COST OF SERVICES INCLUDING FEWER INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS, FEWER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. H. REDUCTION AND/OR BETTER CONTROL OF COMORBIDITIES. I. IMPROVED ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES. BENEFITS INCLUDE: REDUCED RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND KIDNEY DISEASE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY DISORDERS. TYPE-2 DIABETES IS PREVENTABLE, PRIMARILY BY CONTROL OF BODY WEIGHT AS EVIDENCED BY TRIALS IN THE U.S., FINLAND, AND CHINA. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE RISK OF T2D CAN BE REDUCED AS WELL BY EFFECTIVE BLOOD PRESSURE AND LIPID CONTROL, AND BY REDUCTION OF EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, ESPECIALLY TOBACCO SMOKE. IN ADDITION TO OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS DIABESTES, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, WE WILL ADAPT THE BEST EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES FOR OBESITY CONTROL FOR ALL, AND FOR BP, LIPID, AND TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE WHERE APPROPRIATE. OUR SCREENINGS WILL ADD THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT THAT THE ABOVE HAVE ON ADULTS AS WELL AS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND ADDRESS THE OTHER CHRONIC DIESEASE RISK FACTORS AND CAUSES THAT GIVE DIABETES A FOOTHOLD. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | FY 2020 DIABETES UPDATE AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) IS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST DIABETES WITH RIGOROUS STANDARDS OF CARE FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENTS EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THIS VIGILANT APPROACH HAS PLACED PVHMC AMONG THE TOP HOSPITALS IN THE NATION TREATING THE DISEASE. POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) IS RECOGNIZED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN INPATIENT DIABETES CARE. OUR COMPREHENSIVE HOSPITAL WIDE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES BY REDUCING VARIATION IN PRACTICE AND IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE BASED CARE. THE DIABETES TEAM IS PREPARED TO HELP IN TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO MANAGE DIABETES AND ANY HEALTH-RELATED CONDITIONS. MANAGING DIABETES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE CAN HELP PREVENT DIABETES-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS KIDNEY DISEASE, VISION LOSS, HEART DISEASE, AND STROKE. PVHMC WAS THE LEAD PARTNER IN STOPPING DIABETES IN ITS TRACKS (SDIT), A COLLABORATIVE DEMONSTRATION OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO DIABETES PREVENTION AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (DSME). STARTING IN LATE 2017, PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDE THE POMONA VALLEY HEALTH CENTER, CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, THE COMMUNITY TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND HELUNA HEALTH FOR THE 3 YEAR UNIHEALTH GRANT FUNDED PROJECT. BOTH THE UNANTICIPATED ARRIVAL OF COVID-19 AND THE SOCIETAL PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED TO CONTROL IT, PROFOUNDLY COMPOUNDED THE RISK OF SERIOUS MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FROM TYPE-2 DIABETES AND ITS POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. COVID-19 HAS PRESENTED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES FOR PVHMC AND ITS COLLABORATING HEALTH AND PARTNER AGENCIES. PVHMC CONCLUDED ITS PARTNERSHIP IN SDIT IN 2020. HOWEVER, PVHMC APPLIED FOR AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION (ADA) DSME PROGRAM RECOGNITION IN EARLY JANUARY 2020, AND WAS AWARDED RECOGNITION IN FEBRUARY 2020. THE PVHMC DSME PROGRAM IS 1 OF 3 SUCH PROGRAMS WITHIN A 25-MILE RADIUS IN THE REGION, AND RECOGNITION IS EFFECTIVE THROUGH 2023. A METAANALYSIS REVIEW OF DSME PROGRAMS GENERALLY INDICATES THAT MOST PROGRAMS FACILITATE A 1% DECREASE IN A1C (3-MONTH AVERAGE OF THE BLOOD GLUCOSE). IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PVHMC CONVERTED THE EVIDENCE-BASED DSME PROGRAMS FROM IN-PERSON GROUP SESSIONS TO ONLINE TELEHEALTH MEETINGS, VIA HIPAA-COMPLIANT GOTO MEETINGS FOR MOST PARTICIPANTS. MUCH STAFF TIME WAS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE IN-PERSON DSME CURRICULUM TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM, TESTING AND REFINING WITH ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPANTS, AND WORKING WITH PARTICIPANTS WHO EXPERIENCED TECHNOLOGY HURDLES BUT WERE MOTIVATED TO GET BETTER CONTROL OF THEIR DIABETES. PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2020 PROGRAM RANGED IN AGE FROM 23 TO 76, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 53 YEARS OLD. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLING DIABETES AND AVOIDING RISK FOR COVID-19 AND WAS COMPREHENSIVELY DISCUSSED WITH VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS. THE PANDEMIC HAS PROFOUNDLY HEIGHTENED OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BOTH THOSE WHO ALREADY WERE PARTICIPATING IN OUR EVIDENCE-BASED DIABETES PROGRAMS, AND TO THE GENERAL AT-RISK COMMUNITY. PROGRAM RESULTS IN 2020 AVERAGED AN A1C DECREASE OF 3% FOR PVHMC'S DSME PARTICIPANTS, EXCEEDING THE AVERAGE 1% DECREASE AMONG OTHER DSME PROGRAMS NATIONALLY. TOGETHER WITH SOCAL GAS, GOD'S PANTRY, HILDA SOLIS AND AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PVHMC PARTICIPATED IN THE AZUSA COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR ON FEBRUARY 10, 2020. PVHMC'S NURSES PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE HEALTHCARE RESOURCES AND COMPLETED FREE BLOOD SCREENINGS FOR FAMILIES IN ATTENDANCE. ADDITIONALLY, PVHMC'S FREE DIABETES 101 CLASS CONTINUED TO BE OFFERED MONTHLY IN-PERSON AND BEGINNING APRIL 2020, IT WAS OFFERED ONLINE. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) STATES THAT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DIABETES, ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR SERIOUS ILLNESS AND DEATH FROM COVID-19. RECENT CDC DATA CONCLUDED THAT COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DIABETES, WERE SIX TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND TWELVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE. WHILE WE LEARNED MUCH AS THE PANDEMIC PROGRESSED, PVHMC AND ITS STAFF KEPT UP TO DATE ON THE MEDICAL LITERATURE, BEST PRACTICES, AND RESEARCH REGARDING CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES WHO CONTRACT THE CORONAVIRUS. CLINICIANS AT PVHMC ATTENDED VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND REVIEWED BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DIABETES CARE AND COVID-19 FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING WEBINARS: ADA WEBINAR: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19: A CLINICAL UPDATE; TOWN HALL: UPDATES ON COVID-19 AND DIABETES TREATMENT IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING; TOWN HALL: REAL-WORLD CASES-INPATIENT CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND COVID-19; CARING FOR YOUR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES WHO RECENTLY HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED DUE TO COVID-19; COVID-19 AND THE DIABETES CARE TEAM: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; COVID-19 AND CARDIOVASCULAR CONCERNS; INPATIENT CARE QUESTIONS APRIL 15 UPDATE; DEEPER DIVE INTO MEDS AND COVID-19; INPATIENT CARE AND COVID-19; COVID-19 AND DIABETES - CONSIDERATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY 1% OF HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE EARNED A CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION FOR INPATIENT DIABETES CARE FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION, THE ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION FOR HOSPITALS - AND PVHMC IS AT THE TOP OF THAT 1%. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL BENEFIT FROM PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST IN EVER-CHANGING DIABETES RESEARCH AND CARE GUIDELINES. EVERY HOSPITAL UNIT HAS AT LEAST ONE, AND SOMETIMES SEVERAL, DIABETES CHAMPIONS - NURSES ARMED WITH INFORMATION AND DATA ABOUT DIABETES BEST PRACTICES WHO ENSURE EVERY PATIENT GETS THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE. NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL ARE TESTED FOR DIABETES, AND THOSE WHO HAVE IT ARE ACHIEVING BETTER BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL WHILE THERE. WHEN PATIENTS LEAVE THE HOSPITAL, THEIR DIABETES CONDITIONS ARE PRINTED ON THE DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS SO THEY CAN BE SHARED WITH THEIR DOCTOR OR FOR USE TO HELP IMPROVE ON THEIR OWN. SWEET SUCCESS PROGRAM THE SWEET SUCCESS PROGRAM IS A CALIFORNIA STATE DIABETES AND PREGNANCY EDUCATION PROGRAM AFFILIATE AT PVHMC THAT THAT BEGAN IN 1993. OFFERED ALONG WITH OTHER WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES AT PVHMC, THE PROGRAM HELPS PREGNANT WOMEN WITH DIABETES OR GESTATIONAL DIABETES DELIVER HEALTHY BABIES. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF DIETARY COUNSELING, EDUCATION AND BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING FOR THE DURATION OF A WOMAN'S PREGNANCY AND SIX WEEKS AFTER DELIVERY. TRAUMA SERVICES (ACCESS TO CARE) COMMUNITY PROGRAM UPDATES - FY 2020 FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THE EASTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGION HAS LACKED A TRAUMA CENTER - AT ITS PEAK IN 1985, THE COUNTY'S TRAUMA CENTER NETWORK INCLUDED 22 HOSPITALS SPREAD STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. BUT MANY HOSPITALS SHUT DOWN THEIR CENTERS BECAUSE OF FUNDING PROBLEMS, LEAVING ONLY 14 TO TREAT MORE THAN 25,000 PATIENTS A YEAR. A STATE AUDIT FOUND THAT THE CLOSURE OF TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE 1980S LEFT PARTS OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING MALIBU, THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, AND LARGE PORTIONS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WITHOUT NEARBY TRAUMA CENTERS. THE AUDIT SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED THAT LOS ANGELES COUNTY (LAC) INCREASE EFFORTS TO OPEN A TRAUMA CENTER IN THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. WITH A CLEAR LACK OF COVERAGE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC REGION AND THE POLITICAL WILL IN RESPONSE TO THE STATE AUDIT, THE COUNTY ISSUED A REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSAL WITH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS. PVHMC, AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HOSPITAL, CONFIDENT IN OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE A STRONG SERVICE AND COMMITTED TO OUR MISSION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, SUBMITTED A BID. AFTER A THOROUGH EVALUATION, PVHMC'S APPLICATION WAS SELECTED AND THE HOSPITAL WAS INVITED TO JOIN LAC TRAUMA NETWORK. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES - EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA - ACCESS TO CARE IMPROVING SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TRAUMA CENTER'S ROLE TO INCREASE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION AT PVHMC. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PVHMC PROVIDES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDE: EVERY 15 MINUTES PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM EDUCATES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE DANGERS OF DRUNK DRIVING. IT INVOLVES LOCAL FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AMBULANCES, SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER. A DRUNK-DRIVING ACCIDENT IS SIMULATED OUTSIDE OF A HIGH SCHOOL'S PREMISES WITH A TEENAGE DRIVER AND STUDENTS ACTING INJURED AND KILLED. THE GRIM REAPER ENTERS THE CLASSROOM EVERY 15 MINUTES AND ESCORTS A STUDENT OUT. THIS SYMBOLIZES THE FACT THAT EVERY 15 MINUTES SOMEONE IS KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER. IN 2020, STUDENTS CLAREMONT HIGH SCHOOL PARTICIPATED. HOSPITAL AND MORGUE (H.A.M) PROGRAM: PVHMC ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THIS PROGRAM TO REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING IN THE TEENAGE POPULATION. STOP THE BLEED PROGRAM: IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND POLICE, THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON HOW TO USE TOURNIQUETS (BANDS THAT HELP CONTROL BLEEDING) TO PREVENT DEATHS FROM LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING WOUNDS. ADDITIONALLY, PVHMC'S TRAUMA PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS: FALL PREVENTION FOR THE ELDERLY (MATTER OF BALANCE), VIOLENCE OUTREACH AND PREVENTION, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND DISTRACTED DRIVING. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE BENEFITS: POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A GRANT FROM INLAND EMPIRE HEALTH PLAN (IEHP) TO HELP THE ED OVERCOME BARRIERS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). PVHMC IMPLEMENTED AN ED NURSE NAVIGATOR TEAM, WHO WILL, OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WORK TO IDENTIFY, APPROPRIATELY TREAT, REFER TO TREATMENT, AND PROVIDE FOLLOW UP FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT A PATIENT MIGHT NOT FOLLOW UP WITH TREATMENT DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT (NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, 2018), AND PATIENTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE HEALTHCARE DUE TO ILLNESS AND FEELING OVERWHELMED. PVHMC'S ED NAVIGATORS CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FOLLOW PLAN OF CARE. LABORATORY COVID-19 TESTING: POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) IS ONE OF THE ONLY HOSPITALS IN THE REGION TO DO ALL OF ITS COVID-19 TESTING IN-HOUSE, RESULTING IN FAST TURNAROUND TIMES THAT HELP CAREGIVERS QUICKLY PROVIDE THE MOST APPROPRIATE CARE TO PATIENTS. EVERY PERSON ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL OR WHO UNDERGOES OUTPATIENT SURGERY IS TESTED FOR THE VIRUS WHETHER THEY HAVE SYMPTOMS OR NOT. THE ABILITY TO GET THE RESULTS IN ONE TO THREE HOURS ALLOWS OUR PHYSICIANS TO MAKE FASTER AND BETTER DECISIONS ABOUT DELIVERING THE BEST CARE. WHEN THE PANDEMIC FIRST HIT, PVHMC HAD ONLY ONE INSTRUMENT TO DO COVID-19 TESTING AND SENT MANY OF ITS TESTS TO OUTSIDE LABS. THE HOSPITAL HAD TO WAIT ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO EIGHT DAYS TO GET THE RESULTS BACK. THE HOSPITAL PURCHASED THREE ADDITIONAL FDA-AUTHORIZED RAPID TESTING ANALYZERS, RECONFIGURED PART OF ITS INTERNAL LABORATORY AND HIRED ADDITIONAL STAFF SO THAT IT COULD DO ALL OF ITS OWN COVID-19 TESTING. THE LAB ALSO PERFORMS COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING AND RECEIVES CONVALESCENT PLASMA FROM THE RED CROSS, THROUGH A PROGRAM AT THE MAYO CLINIC, AS ONE TOOL FOR TREATING PATIENTS WITH COVID-19. CONVALESCENT PLASMA USES BLOOD FROM PEOPLE WHO'VE RECOVERED FROM COVID-19 TO HELP OTHERS FIGHTING THE VIRUS. THE PLASMA MAY HELP LESSEN THE SEVERITY OR SHORTEN THE DURATION OF COVID-19. COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING: IN 2020, PVHMC FOLLOWED STATE GUIDANCE FOR THE PHASED DISTRIBUTION OF THE VACCINE BEGINNING WITH ITS FRONTLINE ASSOCIATES AND, WHILE THE VACCINE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL EARLY 2021, THE HOSPITAL DILIGENTLY WORKED ON ACQUIRING AS MANY DOSES AS POSSIBLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND IN ANTICIPATION OF VACCINATING OUR COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 920 VACCINATIONS WERE ADMINISTERED TO THE HOSPITAL'S FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE FIRST 30 HOURS OF PVHMC'S COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC AND MORE THAN 2, 400 WERE ADMINISTERED THROUGH DECEMBER 2020. TO GET THE VACCINE FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY + USC MEDICAL CENTER TO PVHMC AT THE REQUIRED ULTRA-LOW TEMPERATURE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPPLIER, PVHMC PURCHASED PORTABLE FREEZERS AND PVHMC'S TEAM OF MASTERMINDS FROM IT, BIOMED, FACILITIES AND PHARMACY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN CALCULATIONS AND PROBLEM-- SOLVING TO ENSURE THE VACCINE WAS ABLE TO BE TRANSPORTED TO OUR HOSPITAL AND MAINTAIN A SIX-MONTH SHELF LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST FIVE DAYS IF UNFROZEN. THIS PROCESS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ALLOWING PVHMC TO BEGIN VACCINATING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FRONTLINE RESPONDERS IN THE EARLY MONTHS OF 2021. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER RESOURCE CENTER (DRC): AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE NATIONAL BIOTERRORISM HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (NBHPP), POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER IS A ONE OF 13 DESIGNATED DISASTER RESOURCE CENTERS (DRC) IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, PREPARED TO BE A RESOURCE TO OUR COMMUNITY IN THE EVENT OF A DECLARED DISASTER. AS THE DRC FOR THE REGION, PVHMC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWELVE (12) 'UMBRELLA HOSPITALSANNUALLY COORDINATES DRILLS, TRAINING, AND SHARING OF PLANS TO BRING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY AND OUR RESOURCES FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. IN 2020, PVHMC'S ENVIRONMENTAL PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER RESOURCE TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BUILDING, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES: BI-MONTHLY DISASTER RESOURCE CENTER MEETING: SIX TIMES A YEAR, PVHMC MEETS WITH MANAGERS OF HOSPITALS, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE CENTERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS DISASTER PREPARATIONS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. AREA D MEETINGS: IN JANUARY 2020, PVHMC PARTICIPATED IN TWO MEETINGS SENIOR FIRST RESPONDER LEADERSHIP, CITY OFFICIALS, AND PVHMC TO DISCUSS TRAINING, DISASTER PREPARATIONS, AND JOINT DRILLS. CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR, AND EXPLOSIVE TRAINING: IN JANUARY 2020, PHVMC HOSTED FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) CLASS FOR RESPONSE TO CBRNE EVENTS FOR FOR THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, CITY WORKERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM: IN MARCH AND OCTOBER 2020, PVHMC PROVIDED INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. LIONS CLUB: PVHMC'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ASSOCIATES PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE POMONA LIONS CLUB, A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS THE COMMUNITY (E.G. FEEDING THE HOMELESS). EVENTS AND CONFERENCES: PVHMC PRESENTED AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2020, INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE, THE POMONA RESILIENCY COALITION MEETING, THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RESPIRATORY INJURIES, THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE CONFERENCE, AND PVHMC'S ANNUAL SAFETY FAIR OPEN TO ASSOCIATES AND COMMUNITY EMS PROVIDERS. LA COUNTY COVID CONFERENCE CALL: IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PVHMC'S DISASTER RESOURCE TEAM PARTICIPATED IN 51 PLANNING AND COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH EMERGENCY MANAGERS OF HOSPITALS WITHIN L.A. COUNTY AND L.A. COUNTY EMS AGENCY BETWEEN MARCH AND DECEMBER 2020. STROKE CARE (CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH) - PRIORITY HEALTH NEED - CHRONIC DISEASE RECOGNIZING THAT STROKE IS THE 4TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, IT IS CLEAR WHY CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH APPEARED AS A PRIORITY HEALTH NEED IN 2015 AND AGAIN IN PVHMC'S 2018 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THESE FINDINGS, POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER'S STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER EMBARKED ON A PROJECT TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL NEED AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO PROACTIVELY FIGHT STROKE WITH EDUCATION, COORDINATED CARE, AND RAPID-RESPONSE TREATMENT. SEEKING TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF STROKE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR PATIENTS, PVHMC DEVELOPED NUMEROUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN REGARD TO STROKE CARE, AND IN 2018, RECEIVED THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER. COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION REFLECTS PVHMC'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND MEANS OUR PATIENTS CAN RELY ON US TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HIGH-QUALITY STROKE CARE, COORDINATED FROM THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT. ACHIEVING COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL STROKE CERTIFICATION INCLUDED EFFORTS BY PVHMC TO EXPEDITE STROKE TREATMENT, IMPROVE PROCESSES IN CARE, ENHANCE EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE OUTREACH SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. PVHMC'S STROKE PROGRAM DEVELOPED ALGORITHMS TO PROVIDE THE BEST COORDINATED CARE PATHWAY FOR OUR PATIENTS, FROM THE MOMENT OF ARRIVAL TO THE MOMENT OF DISCHARGE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | STROKE SERVICES - COMMUNITY PROGRAM UPDATES - FY 2020 - ACCESS TO CARE - CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT TO UPHOLD OUR CONTINUOUS DEDICATION TO CARDIAC AND STROKE CARE, AND TO MAINTAIN OUR STATUS AS A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER (CSC), PVHMC SHOWED ITS LEADERSHIP THROUGH COUNTLESS RESPONSIBLE ACTS IN PROMOTING CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH THROUGHOUT 2020, DESPITE FACING INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGES RELATED TO COVID-19. PVHMC'S STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSIVE ANNUAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ASSOCIATES AND PROVIDED OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING FOR OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING OUTPATIENT CLINICS, LOCAL HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEMS TEAMS (EMS). ADDITIONALLY, PVHMC'S STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITH DIRECT EDUCATION AND TOOLS TO PREVENT STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AS WELL AS MANAGE RECOVERY, WITHIN COVID-19 GUIDELINES, SUCH AS THROUGH VARIOUS OUTDOOR AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN FY 2020 TO SUPPORT STROKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE TREATMENT, PREVENTION, RECOVERY AND EDUCATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY: -1,800 DEDICATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING HOURS FOR 225 ASSOCIATES, WHICH INCLUDED SIMULATION LABS, CONTINUING EDUCATION DIRECT ONLINE, AND DIDACTIC LECTURES. TRAINING FOCUSED ON UTILIZING NEW RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE AND HOW TO USE NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO YIELD BETTER HEALTH RESULTS. -INTER-DISCIPLINARY NEUROSCIENCE CASE REVIEWS -TUESDAY NOON CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) STROKE LECTURES AND UPDATES OPEN TO ALL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. -2020 NEURO-SYMPOSIUM: ON OCTOBER 24, 2020, PVHMC SPONSORED OUR FIFTH ANNUAL NEURO SYMPOSIUM, TITLED "AN INTERESTING YEAR IN STROKE MANAGEMENT." THE INTERACTIVE, FOUR-HOUR EVENT WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY. ATTENDEES WERE PROVIDED WITH EVIDENCED-BASED PRACTICE KNOWLEDGE AND CASE PRESENTATIONS. -2020 CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM: THE THEME FOR THE PRESENTATION WAS "PERSPECTIVES IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AND TREATMENT." -EMS EDUCATION -WEST COVINA FIRE -LA VERNE FIRE -AMR FLIGHT TEAMS -LA COUNTY FIRE, POMONA -LA COUNTY FIRE, SAN DIMAS -SBC MONTCLAIR, CLAREMONT, CHINO VALLEY -SKILLED NURSING AND REHAB STROKE EDUCATION AT INLAND VALLEY REHAB, CLAREMONT CARE CENTER AND MT SAN ANTONIO GARDENS -COMMUNITY EDUCATION GROUP LECTURES: SIX (6) LECTURES FOR PHYSICIANS IN THE -COMMUNITY AT PVHMC'S TUESDAY NOON CONFERENCES FOR PROFESSIONAL -DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, AND STROKE WERE PROVIDED IN 2020. -COMMUNITY HOSPITALS STROKE UPDATE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AS A RESULT OF COVID-19, SEVERAL ACTIVITIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY OFFERED IN THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE RESOURCES AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND STROKE WERE TEMPORARILY PLACED ON HOLD TO ADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES; THESE INCLUDED VARIOUS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, HEALTH FAIRS, SUPPORT GROUP CELEBRATIONS, AND PVHMC'S ANNUAL STEAD HEART FOR WOMEN EVENT THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND RESOURCES FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH. HOWEVER, PVHMC WAS SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO PROVIDE PATIENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES THROUGH VARIOUS OUTDOOR AND VIRTUAL OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT 2020. THESE INCLUDE: -STEAD HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER'S NEW BEGINNINGS NEWSLETTER PROVIDED EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO HEART FAILURE, CARDIAC SURGERY AND STROKE PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. -PVHMC'S HEART FAILURE SUPPORT GROUP AND HEART TO HEART SUPPORT GROUP OFFER MONTHLY CARDIOVASCULAR EDUCATION FOR HEART FAILURE SURVIVORS, THEIR CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN ABOUT HEART HEALTH. TOPICS INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR EDUCATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS HYPERTENSION, EXERCISE, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, STRESS MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION, AND SMOKING. ADDITIONALLY, ATTENDEES RECEIVE PHARMACOLOGY AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. TWO SUPPORT GROUPS WERE HELD IN EARLY 2020. -PVHMC'S STROKE SUPPORT GROUP WAS OFFERED VIRTUALLY DUE TO COVID-19. GROUP MEETINGS WERE HELD THE SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. -LA VERNE ROTARY CLUB STROKE PRESENTATION -WOMEN'S HEART WALK: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, GO RED FOR WOMEN, POMONA VALLEY RUNNERS, AND DAY ONE, PVHMC'S CARDIOVASCULAR TEAM ATTENDED THE CITY OF POMONA'S 2ND ANNUAL WOMEN'S HEART WALK ON FEBRUARY 1, 2020. TOGETHER WITH WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS, THE PVHMC'S TEAM PROVIDED HEART HEALTH EDUCATION AND HANDS-ONLY CPR AND AED DEMONSTRATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO RESPOND TO A CARDIAC EMERGENCY. -HANDS-ONLY CPR: THE HANDS ONLY CPR PROGRAM IS A ONE-DAY EVENT THAT PROVIDES BASIC HANDS-ON CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. USING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S FAMILY & FRIENDS CPR ANYTIME KIT - WHICH INCLUDES A DEMONSTRATION MANIKIN AND TRAINING VIDEO -PVHMC'S EDUCATION AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND SPEND THE DAY AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TEACHING THE LAYPERSON LIFE-SAVING CPR. PALLIATIVE CARE UPDATES- FY 2020 -ACCESS TO CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES PALLIATIVE CARE IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SERVICE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE A CHRONIC, LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS LIKE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, KIDNEY OR LIVER DISEASE, STROKE, DEMENTIA, CANCER, TRAUMA AND MANY OTHER CONDITIONS. WHILE PVHMC ONLY PROVIDES PALLIATIVE CARE WHILE PATIENTS ARE HOSPITALIZED, WE WORK WITH MANY EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO CONTINUE PALLIATIVE CARE TREATMENTS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL. PALLIATIVE CARE CAN BEGIN AT ANY STAGE OF ILLNESS AND PVHMC'S PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM WORKS WITH THE PATIENT'S OTHER TREATING PHYSICIANS TO MANAGE DISCOMFORT AND SYMPTOMS SUCH AS PAIN, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, NAUSEA AND APPETITE. THE TEAM -MADE UP OF A PHYSICIAN, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER AND CHAPLAIN- WORK TOGETHER TO OPTIMIZE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL PATIENTS, WHILE ALLOWING THE PATIENT TO DEFINE THEIR COURSE OF TREATMENT. MANY TIMES THE TEAM BECOMES FAMILIAR WITH A PATIENT BECAUSE OF READMISSIONS TO THE HOSPITAL, SO THEIR PALLIATIVE CARE TREATMENTS BECOME AN ONGOING CONVERSATION, AND IF PATIENTS WISH TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS WITH THEIR TREATMENTS, THE TEAM WORKS TO SUPPORT THEIR DECISIONS. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE BY INSURANCE, AND PVHMC SPONSORS OUR HALF-A-MILLION DOLLAR A YEAR PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM SO THAT IT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. PVHMC'S MISSION SUPPORTS THE PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IT IS TO THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY UPDATES - FY 2020 CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES - ACCESS TO CARE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS AT THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER ARE OFFERED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO AID THEM THROUGH CANCER DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY. BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL 2020, 631 PERSONS WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR CANCER CARE SUPPORT GROUPS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED ON HOLD; HOWEVER, PVHMC'S CANCER CARE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE CONTINUED TO CHECK IN WITH EXISTING MEMBERS TO PROVIDE UPDATES AND INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE. WOMEN WITH CANCER: A SUPPORT GROUP FOR ALL WOMEN WITH ALL TYPES OF CANCER MEETS TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS. POMONA VALLEY OSTOMY ASSOCIATION: EDUCATION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR "OSTOMATES." LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA SUPPORT GROUP: SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEUKEMIA, HODGKIN'S DISEASE, LYMPHOMA, AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA. WHEN CANCER ENTERS YOUR LIFE: A SHARING SUPPORT GROUP FOR EVERYONE - A CANCER PATIENT, A RELATIVE, FRIEND, LOVED ONE, OR CO-WORKER- WHO HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY SOMEONE WITH CANCER. NUTRITION DURING CANCER: PVHMC'S REGISTERED DIETICIAN HOSTED A DISCUSSION ON WAYS NUTRITION CAN DECREASE CANCER RISK. THE LECTURE WAS HOSTED AT THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER ON FEBRUARY 11, 2020. PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT: A DEDICATED LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WHO IS ONCOLOGY CERTIFIED IS ON-STAFF TO HELP GUIDE ALL PATIENTS THROUGH THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. OUR ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKER CAN OFFER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ADVANCE CARE PLANNING, REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY THROUGH THE VARIOUS SERVICE AREAS. THIS EXTENDED SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE A DEDICATED LUNG CANCER NURSE NAVIGATOR AND BREAST HEALTH NAVIGATOR TO ASSIST PATIENTS THROUGH THEIR TREATMENT JOURNEY, WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PROMOTE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TO ELIMINATE TREATMENT DELAYS BY EXPEDITING PATIENTS THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE PROCESS ONCE A SUSPICIOUS RADIOLOGIC SCREENING ABNORMALITY IS IDENTIFIED. WE WORK TO REPLACE LATE STAGE CANCER DIAGNOSES WITH EARLIER DIAGNOSES, AND THEREBY IMPROVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES. PVHMC IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING FREE OR LOW-COST HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES, WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUPS, AND OTHER HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES BOTH AT PVHMC AND OUT IN A COMMUNITY SETTING; COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-WIDE INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY; INCREASING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE CLASSES OFFERED AT PVHMC THROUGH REACHING OUT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATIONS; DEVELOPING EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND/OR CLASSES THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING, DISEASE PREVENTION, AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATING AND HOSTING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HEALTH AND SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY; PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE HEALTH FORUMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY. BREAST CANCER: POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER EXCLUSIVELY OFFERS DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS MAMMOGRAPHY AT OUR POMONA, CLAREMONT, LA VERNE AND CHINO HILLS SITES. DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS (DBT) IS A 3- DIMENSIONAL MAMMOGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS THE RADIOLOGIST TO EXAMINE THE BREAST TISSUE IN FINE DETAIL, 1 MM AT A TIME. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN SHOWN IN MULTIPLE STUDIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE CANCER DETECTION RATE AND REDUCE RECALL RATES RELATIVE TO STANDARD DIGITAL MAMMOGRAM. WE ARE A MAJOR PARTNER WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS TO PROVIDE SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED PATIENTS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE FUNDED EVERY WOMAN COUNTS PROGRAM. FOR WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO DO NOT HAVE A PRIMARY DOCTOR, WE ALLOW THEM TO SELF-REFER FOR A SCREENING MAMMOGRAM AND OFFER LOW COST SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND OCTOBER. LUNG CANCER: TO PROMOTE DIAGNOSING LUNG CANCER AT THE EARLIEST OF STAGES, PVHMC OFFERS THE PUBLIC LOW COST AND LOW DOSE CT CHEST SCREENING, NOT REQUIRING A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL. WHILE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR EVERYONE, CURRENT PUBLICATIONS SUGGEST THAT CT SCREENING COULD REDUCE LUNG CANCER MORTALITY BY 20% IN HEAVY SMOKERS THROUGH EARLY DETECTION OF THIS LETHAL DISEASE. WE ALSO PROVIDE SMOKING CESSATION LITERATURE. ACCESS TO DIGNICAP FOR CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED HAIR LOSS: THE DIGNICAP SCALP COOLING SYSTEM CAN REDUCE HAIR LOSS DURING CHEMOTHERAPY FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CANCER PATIENTS WITH SOLID TUMORS, ACCORDING TO THE FDA. PATIENTS WEAR A SNUG-FITTING CAP CONNECTED TO A COOLING UNIT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY. COLD FLUID CIRCULATES THROUGH THE CAP, CONSTRICTING BLOOD VESSELS IN THE SCALP AND REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF CHEMOTHERAPY THAT REACHES HAIR FOLLICLES. POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION HAS CREATED A FUND TO ASSIST OUR PATIENTS WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS TECHNOLOGY. WIG PROGRAM: WIGS ARE AVAILABLE, FREE OF CHARGE, FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HAIR AS A RESULT OF CANCER TREATMENT. IN 2020, 11 PERSONS WERE SERVED. THE ROBERT AND BEVERLY LEWIS FAMILY CANCER CARE CENTER ADVANCES MEDICAL SCIENCE WHILE OFFERING THE COMMUNITY CUTTING-EDGE THERAPY. WE HAVE ENROLLED OVER 720 PATIENTS INTO NON-NCI AND NCI SPONSORED CO-OPERATIVE GROUP CLINICAL TRIALS SINCE 1995. THE CANCER CARE CENTER CONTINUES TO PARTICIPATE AND ACTIVELY ENROLL CANCER PATIENTS ONTO CLINICAL TRIALS THROUGH THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI), OTHER COOPERATIVE GROUPS SUCH AS NRG, AND OCCASIONALLY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIALS. EACH STUDY DESIGN IS CREATED TO FOCUS ON ANSWERING VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS THAT WILL ASSIST IN DISCOVERING ENHANCED WAYS TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND/OR TREAT VARIOUS CANCERS. ALL CLINICAL TRIALS ARE FULLY CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FDA GUIDELINES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, "GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE" GUIDELINES (GCP). PHASE III AND SOME PHASE II CLINICAL TRIALS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH REGIMES. THROUGH THESE CLINICAL TRIALS, PVHMC'S PHYSICIANS ARE ABLE TO OFFER PATIENTS THE MOST CURRENT TREATMENT AVAILABLE THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS TYPES OF CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES. CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS ARE CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS IN THE AREAS OF BREAST CANCER, HEAD AND NECK CANCERS, LUNG CANCER, GYNECOLOGY, AND PROSTATE CANCER. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) | ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITY UPDATES - FY 2020 - COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS DRIVE-THRU FOOD PANTRY: ON MAY 30, 2020, POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE USDA FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOX PROGRAM, SUNRISE PRODUCE COMPANY AND FAIRPLEX, HELD A DRIVE-THRU FOOD PANTRY FOR THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE USDA PROGRAM, PVHMC AND OUR PARTNERS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE NEARLY 2,000 BOXES OF FRESH PRODUCE TO LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED. MORE THAN 40 PVHMC ASSOCIATES VOLUNTEERED. CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION, VISION AND VALUES IS OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN NEED, SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOST THIS NEEDED FOOD PANTRY, ESPECIALLY DURING VERY UNCERTAIN TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PVHMC IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY NEEDS FOR PRIORITY AREA 3, ACCESS TO CARE, THROUGH THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES: PROVIDING ON-SITE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AND FOR APPROPRIATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS; PARTICIPATION IN THE HOSPITAL PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM; INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED, WELLNESS CLASSES, AND SUPPORT GROUPS; PROVIDING DISCHARGE TRANSPORTATION FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO GET HOME; PROVIDING FREE, LOW-COST OR REDUCED-COST HEALTH SERVICES, MEDICATIONS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES; PROVIDING FREE OR REDUCED COST SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS AT LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS; COLLABORATING WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND CLINICS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE AND SPECIALTY CARE; WORKING CLOSELY WITH PVHMC'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM THROUGH UCLA TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE REGION; EXPANDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE PVHMC'S CAPACITY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS NEEDING EMERGENCY TREATMENT, TRAUMA SERVICES, SURGERY, AND PRIMARY CARE. DRIVE-THRU FLU VACCINE CLINIC: HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ROLLED DOWN THEIR WINDOWS AND ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES TO GET A FLU SHOT DURING THREE FREE, DRIVE-THROUGH FLU SHOT CLINICS HOSTED BY POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (PVHMC) BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2020. THE THREE DRIVE-THROUGH CLINICS ALLOWED PVHMC TO GIVE FLU SHOTS TO A HIGH VOLUME OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHILE ADHERING TO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKING GUIDELINES RESULTING FROM COVID-19. WITH SUPPORT FROM LOCAL PHARMACY STUDENTS ATTENDING KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE AND WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, PVHMC WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 1,097 FLU VACCINES IN 2020: EXACTLY 516 COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVED FREE SHOTS FROM PVHMC "FLU FIGHTERS" AT THE FIRST CLINIC, HELD AT THE FAIRPLEX POMONA ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020. PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN A FREE CLOTH FACE MASK AND THE FIRST 200 FLU SHOT RECIPIENTS ALSO RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY REUSABLE CLOTH TOTE BAG. AT THE SECOND CLINIC, HELD ON THE PVHMC CAMPUS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2020, 444 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING INFANTS 6 MONTHS OR OLDER, RECEIVED FREE FLU SHOTS. PVHMC ALSO PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF FREE BOXES OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM SUNRISE PRODUCE COMPANY, ALONG WITH CLOTH MASKS. THE PRODUCE BOXES WERE SUPPLIED THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S (USDA) FARMERS TO FAMILIES PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THE USDA'S EFFORT TO DISTRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO THOSE IN NEED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE THIRD CLINIC, HELD ON SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 2020 IMMUNIZED 137 ADULTS AND INFANTS 6 MONTHS AND OLDER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN PREPARED BY EY, THE HOSPITAL'S EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM, IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING IN NOVEMBER 2020. THE INTERNAL PROCESS INCLUDES (A) PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL DATA BY HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, AND (B) SURVEYS OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REGARDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS IN PART VI. THIS INFORMATION IS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE L. THE COMPLETED 990 IS REVIEWED FOR OVERALL COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY BY THE EXECUTIVE VP AND CFO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | EACH YEAR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS PURSUANT TO HOSPITAL POLICY. THE STATEMENTS ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TWO VICE CHAIRMEN) BEFORE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. ANY CONFLICTS OF CONCERN ARE ADDRESSED BY THE OFFICERS AND DISCUSSED BY THE FULL BOARD AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. THEREAFTER, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH MEMBER TO RAISE AN ISSUE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD AND/OR ITS OFFICERS FOR DISPOSITION. IF A CONFLICT IS DEEMED TO EXIST, THE MEMBER IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING AND/OR TOPIC WHERE THE CONFLICT EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. IT'S DETERMINATION OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS BASED UPON A TRI-ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT OF THE CEO'S AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES COMPENSATION COMPARED TO INDUSTRY PRACTICE. IN 2020 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIED ON THIS REPORT FOR THEIR ANNUAL REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 | THE HOSPITAL IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE ITS FORM 1023 AVAILABLE AS IT FILED FOR TAX EXEMPT STATUS PRIOR TO JULY 15, 1987. THE HOSPITAL MAKES ITS 990 AND 990T AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE HOSPITAL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO ATTACHED TO THIS FORM 990, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: ROUNDING $457 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:48044969 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:25734512 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:TEMPORARY HELP TOTAL FEES:13234439 |
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