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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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| 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 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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| 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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| 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 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
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| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER (FTMC) IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPOSED OF AREA RESIDENTS INCLUDING BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. FTMC IS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE OPERATING DIVISIONS: FISHER-TITUS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF HURON, ERIE AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OF SANDUSKY, CRAWFORD, LORAIN, ASHLAND AND RICHLAND. IN 2020, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 11,154 DAYS OF INPATIENT CARE TO 3,467 PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL HAD 122,591 OUTPATIENT AND 22,246 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS DURING THE YEAR. THE NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME THE NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME PROVIDES SKILLED AND LONG-TERM CARE IN ITS TRANSITIONAL AND EXTENDED CARE UNITS. DURING 2020, THE HOME SERVED 285 RESIDENTS AND PROVIDED 22,137 DAYS OF CARE. THE HOME HEALTH CENTER HOME HEALTH AGENCY THE HOME HEALTH CENTER PROVIDED 15,384 HOME VISITS TO 387 DIFFERENT PATIENTS IN 2020. THE CARRIAGE HOUSE OF FISHER-TITUS OPENED IN 1998, THE CARRIAGE HOUSE IS A 48-UNIT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, WHICH PROVIDED 14,009 DAYS OF ASSISTED LIVING CARE TO 47 RESIDENTS IN 2020. KAISER COMMUNITY PHARMACY AND HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OPENED IN 1941, KAISER-WELLS PHARMACY IS A COMMUNITY LOCAL PHARMACY AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT STORE. IN NOV-2016, KAISER-WELLS WAS ACQUIRED BY FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER. KAISER PHARMACY WAS CLOSED AT THE END OF JAN-2020. FACILITY AND PROGRAM EXPANSIONS FISHER-TITUS OFFICIALS AND GUESTS "CUT THE RIBBON" FOR A NEW MEDICAL OFFICE IN NEW LONDON DURING A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY ON FRIDAY, FEB. 21. THE NEW FACILITY REPLACES THE FISHER-TITUS FAMILY MEDICINE OFFICE AT 187 WEST MAIN AND PROVIDES SPACE FOR FUTURE MEDICAL SERVICES. IN MARCH, FISHER-TITUS BEGAN RESPONDING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL HEALTH OFFICIALS. VISITATION IN LONG-TERM CARE WAS LIMITED BEGINNING ON MARCH 12. ON MARCH 20, VISITATION FOR ALL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER FACILITIES WAS RESTRICTED AND NON-URGENT SERVICES AND PROCEDURES WERE POSTPONED. WITH THE PANDEMIC, FISHER-TITUS OFFERED A VARIETY OF OPTIONS TO EVALUATE RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19, INCLUDING A COUGH, FEVER, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND/OR A SORE THROAT, FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR VEHICLE OR HOME. THESE INCLUDED NEW OPTIONS LAUNCHED DURING THE PANDEMIC. MOBILE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT ALLOWED PATIENTS TO SEE EMERGENCY PROVIDERS WITH A THOROUGH MEDICAL EXAM WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR VEHICLE. VIRTUAL VISITS ALLOWS PATIENTS TO SEE PROVIDERS VIA TELEPHONE, SMARTPHONE, TABLET, OR COMPUTER. IF A PATIENT HAS A FISHER-TITUS PROVIDER, THEY CAN SCHEDULE A VIRTUAL VISIT WITH THEM OR REQUEST AN ON-DEMAND VIRTUAL VISIT WITH FISHER-TITUS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROVIDERS THROUGH THE FISHER-TITUS VIRTUAL VISIT APP. IN APRIL, THE FISHER-TITUS LAB ADDED THE LUMINEX ARIES PLATFORM ALLOWING FISHER-TITUS TO CONDUCT COVID-19 TESTING IN HOUSE RESULTING IN FASTER COVID-19 TEST TURNAROUND TIMES AS WELL AS INCREASED ACCESS TO TESTING FOR THE COMMUNITY. ON APRIL 27, FISHER-TITUS BEGAN SAFELY RE-OPENING SERVICES PREVIOUSLY CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS SUCH AS ROUTINE LAB WORK, DIABETES EDUCATION AND MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY, IMAGING, AND OUTPATIENT THERAPY. ELECTIVE SURGERIES, SLEEP LAB, CARDIOVASCULAR, PULMONARY, ENDOSCOPY, AND OTHER OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES RE-OPENED A FEW WEEKS LATER IN MAY. TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, FISHER-TITUS CONSOLIDATED THEIR GENERAL SURGERY OFFICES FROM THE EXISTING TWO OFFICES INTO ONE CONSOLIDATED SPACE IN MAY. PREVIOUSLY AT TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS ON EXECUTIVE DRIVE AND IN MEDICAL PARK 3, DRS. MINIER, SCHMIDT, NILL, AND SAID WILL NOW BE SEEING PATIENTS IN THE RENOVATED SPACE IN MEDICAL PARK 3, SUITE 800. THE 4,512 SQUARE FOOT SPACE HAS A TOTAL OF 10 EXAM ROOMS AND TWO PROCEDURE ROOMS AND ALLOWS THE PROVIDERS TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE SAME OFFICE ON THE FISHER-TITUS CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN JUNE, FISHER-TITUS PARTNERED WITH FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES AND HURON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH TO OFFER FREE COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING FOR HURON COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO WERE CURIOUS IF THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY INFECTED WITH COVID-19. ANTIBODY TESTING WAS OFFERED IN NEW LONDON, NORWALK, AND WILLARD FOR RESIDENTS AGE 10 AND UP. THESE TESTS WERE ABLE TO BE PERFORMED LOCALLY THANKS TO THE CAPABILITIES OF THE FISHER-TITUS LAB. IN SEPTEMBER, A NEW PROCEDURE TO REMOVE A VENOUS (VEIN) CLOT ALSO TOOK PLACE AT FISHER-TITUS. UTILIZING THE INARI MEDICAL RETRIEVAL AND ASPIRATION SYSTEM, THE FISHER-TITUS CARDIOVASCULAR TEAM REMOVED A BLOOD CLOT FROM THE LEG OF A PATIENT TO RESTORE BLOOD FLOW TO THE AREA. WITH THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, PATIENTS DO NOT REQUIRE AN OVERNIGHT STAY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, OR THROMBOLYTIC MEDICATION TO DISSOLVE THE CLOT, WHICH CAN BE EXPENSIVE DEPENDING UPON PATIENT INSURANCE COVERAGE. ON OCTOBER 29, DR. MOHAMMED OSMAN AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR TEAM AT FISHER-TITUS PERFORMED THE FIRST EVER WAVELINQ FISTULA CREATION IN NORTHWEST OHIO. TYPICALLY, A FISTULA IS CREATED THROUGH AN INVASIVE SURGERY WHERE THE PATIENT IS PUT UNDER ANESTHESIA AND THE ARM IS OPENED THROUGH AN INCISION THAT IS TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN LENGTH. USING THE WAVELINQ TECHNOLOGY, TWO THIN, FLEXIBLE, MAGNETIC CATHETERS ARE USED TO CREATE THE FISTULA WITHOUT AN OPEN INCISION, AND IN SHORT TIME; THE FIRST WAVELINQ PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED IN 33 MINUTES. THIS PROCEDURE IS MINIMALLY INVASIVE, ALLOWS FOR FASTER PATIENT RECOVERY, AND HAS MINIMAL SURGICAL SCARRING. IN NOVEMBER, FISHER-TITUS BEGAN PERFORMING COVID-19 ANTIGEN TESTING IN HOUSE. THIS TESTING WAS USED FOR PATIENTS WITHIN THEIR FIRST 5 DAYS OF SYMPTOM ONSET AND IS USED FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS, SYMPTOMATIC HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AND PATIENTS SEEN IN THE AMBULATORY SETTING WHO ARE REFERRED FOR OUTPATIENT TESTING AND MEET THE CRITERIA OF SYMPTOM ONSET. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISMENT #1: ON CHRISTMAS EVE, FISHER-TITUS BEGAN DISTRIBUTING THE FIRST COVID-19 VACCINES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. STARTING IN JANUARY, THEY BEGAN ADMINISTERING COVID-19 VACCINES TO THE PUBLIC BASED ON THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S VACCINE DISTRIBUTION GUIDANCE. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE QUALITY WORKFORCE WE NEED TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE EDUCATION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE CAREGIVERS, AND WE WORK WITH EHOVE CAREER CENTER, ASHLAND UNIVERSITY, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY FIRELANDS CAMPUS, LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NORTH CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE, TERRA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OHIO UNIVERSITY AND MORE TO PROVIDE INTERNSHIPS, INSTRUCTORS, CLASSROOM SPACE, AND CLINICAL TRAINING. WE ARE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE UTILIZING OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. EXCELLENT PHYSICIANS: THE MEDICAL STAFF IS COMPOSED OF BOTH INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY FISHER-TITUS UNDER THE NAME FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CARE. OVERALL, THE MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES 269 PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, REPRESENTING 35 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. THE MEDICAL CARE EMPLOYED GROUP INCLUDES PRACTITIONERS REPRESENTING PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRICS, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, UROLOGY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, UROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, AND VASCULAR CARE. IN 2020, 3 PULMONARY, 2 CONVENIENT CARE, 1 GENERAL SURGERY, 3 FAMILY MEDICINE, AND 1 CARDIOVASCULAR PROVIDER JOINED THE GROUP. AWARDS AND ACCREDITATIONS - THROUGHOUT THE YEARS FISHER-TITUS HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AN INCREASINGLY COMPLEX HEALTH-CARE INDUSTRY AND HAS PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE QUALITY TO MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (HFAP), WITH ITS LAST THREE-YEAR SURVEY OCCURRING IN 2018. FISHER-TITUS ALSO IS A LEVEL 3 TRAUMA CENTER, HFAP PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, A LEVEL 2 ADULT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY, AND HAS ALSO BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER SINCE 1989. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE IS EVIDENCED BY THE MANY HOSPITAL AND DEPARTMENTAL ACCREDITATIONS, AWARDS, AND RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED IN 2020: FISHER-TITUS CELEBRATED 10 YEARS WITHOUT ANY CASES OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN AUGUST. FISHER-TITUS WAS NAMED TO NEWSWEEK'S 2020 LIST OF BEST MATERNITY CARE HOSPITALS, ONLY ONE OF 250 FACILITIES NATIONWIDE TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS ACCOLADE. THE DISTINCTION RECOGNIZES FACILITIES THAT HAVE EXCELLED IN PROVIDING CARE TO MOTHERS, NEWBORNS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS VERIFIED BY THE 2019 LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY. BEST MATERNITY CARE HOSPITALS IS PART OF NEWSWEEK, POWERED BY DATA FROM THE LEAPFROG GROUP. THE LOWN INSTITUTE, A NONPARTISAN THINKTANK, RANKED FISHER-TITUS #8 OUT OF 123 HOSPITALS IN OHIO IN THEIR RECENT INDEX FOR FISHER-TITUS' INCLUSIVITY, HIGH VALUE CARE, AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT. FISHER-TITUS RECEIVED AN OVERALL GRADE OF A+. TO MEASURE OVERALL HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE, THE LOWN INSTITUTE HOSPITALS INDEX COMBINED SCORES FOR CIVIC LEADERSHIP, VALUE OF CARE, AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. FISHER-TITUS HAS RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES-STROKE GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, RESEARCH-BASED GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE. ADDITIONALLY, FISHER-TITUS RECEIVED THE ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: STROKE ELITE PLUS HONOR ROLL TO QUALIFY FOR THIS RECOGNITION, HOSPITALS MUST MEET QUALITY MEASURES DEVELOPED TO REDUCE THE TIME BETWEEN THE PATIENT'S ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL AND TREATMENT WITH THE CLOT-BUSTER TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR, OR TPA, THE ONLY DRUG APPROVED BY THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO TREAT ISCHEMIC STROKE. FISHER-TITUS ALSO RECEIVED THE TARGET: TYPE 2 HONOR ROLL AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION. TO EARN THIS RECOGNITION, HOSPITALS MUST MEET QUALITY MEASURES DEVELOPED WITH MORE THAN 90% COMPLIANCE FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS FOR THE "OVERALL DIABETES CARDIOVASCULAR INITIATIVE COMPOSITE SCORE." FISHER-TITUS RECEIVED THE "LEADERSHIP IN CARE COORDINATION" POPULATION HEALTH PIONEER AWARD FROM CARAVAN HEALTH FOR THEIR WORK TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT IN THE CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. THE POPULATION HEALTH PIONEER AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO CARAVAN HEALTH'S PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEST SERVED THEIR PATIENTS, COMMUNITY, AND THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION, AND INNOVATION OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE AWARDS HIGHLIGHT NOMINEES WHO INCORPORATED INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE FISHER-TITUS BIRTHING CENTER HAS ACHIEVED THE 3-STAR LEVEL IN THE OHIO FIRST STEPS FOR HEALTHY BABIES PROGRAM. OHIO FIRST STEPS FOR HEALTHY BABIES IS A VOLUNTARY BREASTFEEDING INITIATIVE BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HOSPITAL SAFETY, EARNING AN "A" FOR THE SPRING AND FALL 2020 LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE. LEAPFROG GRADES ARE A SNAPSHOT OF PAST PATIENT SAFETY OUTCOME MEASURES AND CURRENT SAFETY PROCESS PERFORMANCE. THE GRADE INCLUDES BOTH OBJECTIVE STANDARDS BASED ON 28-NATIONALLY REPORTED MEASURES RELATING TO PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE, AND A SECOND SECTION IN WHICH HOSPITALS CAN VOLUNTARILY REPORT ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE AND IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER MAINTAINS THE FOLLOWING ONGOING ACCREDITATIONS: COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITATION, ONCOLOGY, LABORATORY, PHARMACY DEPARTMENTS. FISHER-TITUS ENDOSCOPY CENTER, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY (ASGE) RECOGNITION FOR COMMITMENT TO PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IN ENDOSCOPY SERVICES. CARDIOVASCULAR CATH LAB, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FISHER-TITUS SLEEP CENTER, ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR HEALTH CARE (ACHC) OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, MAMMOGRAPHY OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, RADIOLOGY NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME AND CARRIAGE HOUSE ASSISTED LIVING, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HOME HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NUCLEAR MEDICINE, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INTERSOCIETY COMMISSION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF VASCULAR LAB, ULTRASOUND COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS (CAP) ACCREDITATION - DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY SERVICES & BLOOD GAS LAB COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS (CAP) PULMONARY MEDICINE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ACCREDITATION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION EDUCATION RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) ECHO MATERNITY, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SURVEY |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS EXTEND OUTSIDE OUR WALLS TO FAMILIES, BUSINESS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND OTHER COORDINATED CARE ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER PLACES TO LIVE, WORK AND WORSHIP. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP ALL RESIDENTS EQUALLY ACCESS THE CARE THEY NEED, AND HELP THEM LEARN TO MANAGE THEIR CONDITIONS AND LIVE HEALTHIER, SAFER LIVES. IN 2020 A NEW HURON COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED. FISHER-TITUS WAS A LEADER IN THE PROCESS AND PARTNERED WITH HEALTH-RELATED AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO BOTH FUND THE PROJECT AND ASSIST IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. FROM THAT REPORT, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY THROUGH AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THE PRIORITIES INCLUDE SUPPORTING INITIATIVES GEARED TO HEALTHY WEIGHT; IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; REDUCING SUBSTANCE ABUSED THROUGH PREVENTION, SCREENING, AND TREATMENT; IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE; AND IMPROVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. FISHER-TITUS SUPPORTS OTHER AREA NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT THROUGH FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS, IN-KIND SERVICE AND EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM. MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE ORGANIZED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND ADDRESS IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN 2020, WE OFFERED COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS, AND WALKING AND FITNESS PROGRAMS THAT IMPACTED OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH 61,139 ENCOUNTERS. AUXILIARY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE: - DURING 2020, OUR 134 CARING VOLUNTEERS DONATED 102 HOURS OF AUXILIARY AND VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO THE MEDICAL CENTER. THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS SUSPENDED IN MID-MARCH 2020 DUE TO COVID. SOME VOLUNTEERS RETURNED THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND WINTER. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION, ASSISTING AT COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, DELIVERING REFRESHMENTS, MAIL AND FLOWERS TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS OF THE NORWALK MEMORIAL HOME PLUS ESCORTING PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. THEY ALSO PERFORM CLERICAL DUTIES, STAFF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S GIFT SHOP, AND ORGANIZE SEVERAL FUND-RAISING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. VOLUNTEER "AMBASSADORS" HAVE INSTRUCTED PATIENTS SINCE APRIL 2010 ON THE USE OF THE TELEVISION/COMPUTER SCREENS LOCATED IN EACH PATIENT ROOM. VOLUNTEERS WORKING IN THIS CAPACITY ARE AT FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK EACH MORNING FOR 2 HOURS. AMONG THE ITEMS PATIENTS ARE INSTRUCTED ON ARE HOW TO ACCESS THE DAY'S MENU, MEDICAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE PERSON'S HEALTH PROBLEMS, ACCESSING THE INTERNET, PLAYING GAMES, OBTAINING THE NAMES OF CAREGIVERS AS THEY ENTER THE PATIENT'S ROOM, CHOOSING MOVIES, ETC. THE PATIENT THEN MAY USE A REMOTE CONTROL OR A WIRELESS KEYBOARD TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION. INFORMATION SERVICES PROVIDES ALL COMPUTER TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK IN THIS CAPACITY. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES: NUMEROUS HEALTH SCREENINGS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT THE MEDICAL CENTER AND AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SCREENING FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE, CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, SKIN CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, OSTEOPOROSIS AND SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER SPONSORS NUMEROUS SUPPORT GROUPS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, CARE AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DISABILITIES AND CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. FTMC'S HEALTH MINISTRY PROGRAM, FORMED IN 2000, HAS BEEN A VERY EFFECTIVE GRASSROOTS INITIATIVE TO GATHER INFORMATION AND PROVIDE HEALTH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT HURON COUNTY. CURRENTLY 50 AREA CONGREGATIONS ARE MEMBERS OF THE FTMC HEALTH MINISTRY PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION AND PROGRAMS IN AREA CHURCHES. THE MEDICAL CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS PHYSICIANS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDES PUBLIC FORUMS AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, WHICH ARE SOMETIMES HELD IN TANDEM WITH THE HEALTH SCREENINGS PROVIDED. WE ALSO PROVIDE NUMEROUS HEALTH FAIRS DURING THE YEAR IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES BENEFITED 61,135 PEOPLE IN 2020 AT A COST OF $130,200. PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION: THE MEDICAL CENTER SUPPORTS AND STAFFS SEVERAL CLASSES FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, BASIC LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR COURSE AND PEDIATRIC ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, FTMC SUPPORTS STUDENTS SHADOWING EMPLOYEES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CHOSEN CAREER PATH. THE TOTAL COST OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION PROVIDED TO 4 PARTICIPANTS WAS $3,491. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: THE MEDICAL CENTER SUBSIDIZES CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES AND PROCESSES TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDE CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED, OR ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEALTH SERVICES IN 2020 WAS $102,050. DONATIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE MEDICAL CENTER MAKES CASH AND NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ANNUALLY TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER SUPPORTS AREA SCHOOLS BY AWARDING SPECIAL HEALTH EDUCATION GRANTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY TO FUND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, MATH, HEALTH AND HEALTH RELATED EDUCATION. THE TOTAL COST OF THESE DONATIONS AND SUPPORT IN 2020 WAS $113,030. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE SOLE MEMBER OF FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER IS THE PARENT COMPANY FISHER-TITUS HEALTH, AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VOTING DIRECTORS OF THE MEMBER AT ANY TIME, AS DETERMINED UNDER THE CODE OF REGULATIONS OF THE MEMBER (FISHER-TITUS HEALTH). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE FOLLOWING POWERS ARE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE MEMBER (FISHER-TITUS HEALTH): A) TO AMEND OR REPEAL THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE CODE OF REGULATIONS; B) TO APPROVE ANY MERGER OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ITS ASSETS; TO DISSOLVE OR TERMINATE THE EXISTENCE OF THE CORPORATION AND TO DETERMINE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON SUCH TERMINATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FISHER-TITUS MEDICAL CENTER DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REVIEW OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S FORM 990, PLUS ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES AND ATTACHMENTS, TO THE FISHER-TITUS AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE HAVE A STRONG BACKGROUND IN ACCOUNTING, LEGAL, FINANCE, AND BUSINESS AND HAVE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO PERFORM A SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE MEDICAL CENTER'S FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND REPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THEIR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, EACH MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAD ACCESS TO A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR VIEWING PRIOR TO FILING VIA A SECURE INTERNET WEBSITE AND A PAPER COPY WAS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE BOARD MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL OF OUR AFFILIATED CORPORATE BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON JOINING THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THROUGHOUT THEIR TENURE. THESE ARE RETAINED BY ADMINISTRATION. AREAS OF CONFLICT ARE REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED AS NECESSARY TO THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE BOARD. IF AN AREA OF CONFLICT ARISES, BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXCUSED AND PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE BOARD'S DELIBERATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE AREA OF CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING AND RECOMMENDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION RESTS WITH THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE FISHER-TITUS HEALTH BOARD. THE COMMITTEE RETAINS AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO HELP ESTABLISH CASH COMPENSATION TARGET RANGES AND IDENTIFY REASONABLE AND CUSTOMARY BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR EXECUTIVES. THE INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT REPORTS TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ON RELEVANT PEER GROUPS, CASH COMPENSATION REPORTED IN AVAILABLE SALARY SURVEYS FOR THE PEER GROUP, AND TRENDS IN BENEFITS AND PERQUISITE PROGRAMS CUSTOMARILY AVAILABLE AMONG THE PEER GROUP FOR EXECUTIVES. RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CONSULTANT ARE PRESENTED TO THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WHICH PREPARES MINUTES OF ITS DELIBERATIONS REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE DIRECTORS OF FISHER-TITUS HEALTH. THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE ACTED ON MUST BE APPROVED FIRST BY THE JOINT PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THEN BY THE FISHER-TITUS HEALTH'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE MINUTES OF EACH BOARD MEETING WHERE ACTION IS TAKEN REFLECT SUCH ACTION. THE PROCESS IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY IN THE SPRING AND WAS LAST DONE IN MARCH 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | WE ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT IS PLACED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND ON OUR WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES OUR OPERATING FINANCIAL STATEMENT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT FIGURES BROKEN DOWN BY CHARITY CARE & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID, COMMUNITY HEALTH & OUTREACH PROGRAMS, DONATIONS & COMMUNITY SUPPORT, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES & PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION, & UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICARE & BAD DEBT. AS REQUIRED, WE OFFER A TIMELY RESPONSE TO WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF THE 990S AS WELL AS HAVING THE 990S AVAILABLE UPON THE PREMISES FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW AND ON THE GUIDESTAR INTERNET WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CODE OF REGULATIONS, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1B: | INFORMATION RELATING TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF SOME OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY COMPENSATED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR INVOLVED IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH THE ORGANIZATION IS INCLUDED IN PART IV OF SCHEDULE L, TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS. HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY ARE PROMINENT CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR PURPOSES OF SATISFYING THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD ESTABLISHED BY REVENUE RULING 69-545, 1969-2 C.B. 117. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,684,307. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,684,307. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 13,863,611. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,572,063. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 17,435,674. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | FASB #158 ADJUSTMENT (CHANGE IN PENSION LIABILTIY) 19,944,025. PROFIT SHARING RELATED TO PAIN MANAGEMENT 79,304. INTER-SYSTEM TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN AFFLIATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS -8,445,181. CHANGE IN BOND INTEREST SWAP VALUE -169,402. PAIN MANAGMENT JOINT VENTURE DIVIDEND PAYMENTS TO FISHER-TITUS 381,630. NET PERIODIC PENSION & POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT COST -18,947,354. |
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