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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 on 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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| 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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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
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| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. ("IMC") IS A PROVIDER OF GENERAL ACUTE AND AMBULATORY HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED IN CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER AND SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. IMC IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, IMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, IMC OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. OPERATES ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH ARE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC AND SENIOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE VINELAND FACILITY; 3. MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF IMC RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF IMC AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF IMC IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. IMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, IMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. IMC MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. AS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES, IMC PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY NET FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, ASSURING THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE BOTH THE CARE AND FINANCIAL HELP THEY NEED. IMC IS THE AREA'S ONLY NON-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM AND MAJOR PROVIDER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. IMC IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISED OF MEDICAL CENTERS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, URGENT CARE FACILITIES, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, AND SPECIALTY SERVICES THAT SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY SERVICES ============================== IMC IS A NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INPATIENT CARE AND AMBULATORY CARE. IN ADDITION TO ITS GENERAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL, GYNECOLOGICAL, PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, IMC OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT MODALITIES AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY SERVICES. OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM HAS EXPANDED TO OVER 150 ACCESS POINTS FOR RESIDENTS OF CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER, AND SALEM COUNTIES. COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND, INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER, AND INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL. EACH MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS OFFERS 24-HOUR SERVICES IN RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY, CARDIO-PULMONARY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. STAFF IS ON CALL AFTER HOURS AND ON WEEKENDS FOR SURGICAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES SUCH AS NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ULTRASOUND. INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON AND INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY ARE BOTH HOME TO SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVE PATIENTS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. INPATIENT CARE CENTERS ---------------------- INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND OPERATES FOUR INPATIENT CARE CENTERS: - WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S CENTER OF CARE - HOME-LIKE LABOR AND DELIVERY SUITES; - SURGICAL CENTER OF CARE - 10 OPERATING SUITES, A MODERN ICU/CCU AND REHABILITATION SERVICES; - MEDICAL CENTER OF CARE - ACUTE, ICU AND POST-ICU, DIALYSIS, CHEMOTHERAPY AND MEDICAL INFUSION SERVICES; AND - CARDIOLOGY CENTER OF CARE - 37 BED CARDIAC ACUTE CARE UNIT, ICU AND POST-ICU, AND CARDIOPULMONARY UNIT. THE INPATIENT CARE CENTERS ALLOW FOR THE CO-LOCATION OF LIKE ACUTE AND CRITICAL CARE UNITS. THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS ADJACENT TO THE SURGICAL STEP-DOWN/POST-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THIS STEP-DOWN UNIT IS LIKEWISE ADJACENT TO THE SURGICAL ACUTE CARE BEDS. AS THE PATIENT'S ILLNESS OR INJURY BECOMES LESS ACUTE, THE PATIENT CAN MOVE DOWN THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE WITHOUT EVER PHYSICALLY LEAVING THE INPATIENT CARE CENTERS. THIS CONFIGURATION ALSO SIMPLIFIES PHYSICIANS' ROUNDS. ALL PATIENT ROOMS AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND ARE SINGLE PATIENT ROOMS WHICH INCREASES PATIENT PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND COMFORT. THE USE OF PRIVATE ROOMS ALLOWS FOR MORE EFFICIENT CARE AND REDUCES THE RISK OF PATIENTS CONTRACTING A NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION DURING THEIR STAY. ALSO, GIVEN THE INCREASE IN PATIENT ACUITY AND THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR MORE EQUIPMENT, PRIVATE ROOMS PROVIDE MORE SPACE FOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND CAREGIVERS AT THE BEDSIDE. ROOMS AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND ARE DESIGNED WITH VIEWING WINDOWS ALONG THE HALLWAY ALLOWING PATIENTS TO BE OBSERVED BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL WITHOUT BEING DISTURBED. A LEADER IN PATIENT SAFETY, CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE, INSPIRA OPENED A SENIOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IN 2017. ONLY THE SECOND OF ITS KIND IN NEW JERSEY AND THE FIRST IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY, THE SENIOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WILL TAILOR CARE SPECIFICALLY FOR PATIENTS IN THEIR SENIOR YEARS. THE $6 MILLION EXPANSION PROJECT BEGAN IN 2016 AND SPANS 7,000 SQUARE FEET. ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SEPARATE ENTRANCE AND LOBBY, THE SENIOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HOUSES 11 PATIENT BAYS. IMC PROVIDES CARE TO A PATIENT BASE SPREAD OUT OVER FIVE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNTIES. WITH FACILITIES IN CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTIES, IMC SERVES AS THE ONLY NON PROFIT ACUTE CARE FACILITY IN BOTH OF THOSE COUNTIES, ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 376,000 PERSONS, IMC IS COMPRISED OF TWO ACUTE CARE FACILITIES AND TWO HOSPITAL-BASED AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IS LOCATED IN VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, CUMBERLAND COUNTY. LOCATED ON A 62.5-ACRE CAMPUS IN VINELAND, INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IS A 491,989 SQUARE-FOOT, 323-BED FACILITY, WITH 59 PSYCHIATRIC BEDS LOCATED AT THE INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST 2004. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, THE INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND'S DESIGN ALSO EMPHASIZES PATIENT COMFORT. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER IS A 96-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY LOCATED IN ELMER, NEW JERSEY, SALEM COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, THE INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER OFFERS EMERGENCY SERVICES, MATERNITY, MODERN SURGICAL SERVICES, AND OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL IS A 210 BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY LOCATED IN MULLICA HILL, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES, THE INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL OFFERS EMERGENCY SERVICES INCLUDING EMERGENCY ANGIOPLASTY FOR HEART ATTACK PATIENTS, 18 HOME-LIKE MATERNITY SUITES, SPECIALTY CARE NURSERY FOR INFANTS WHO REQUIRE A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE, A PEDIATRIC EMERGENY ROOM WITH ADJACENT INPATIENT PEDIATRIC UNIT, SENIOR EMERGENCY ROOMS, LEADING EDGE CANCER CENTER, AND SMART ROOM TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, IMC PROVIDES AMBULATORY SERVICES AT THREE LOCATIONS; INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON AND INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY. THESE AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, INCLUDING A 24/7 SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND CHRONIC DIALYSIS SERVICES AT INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, LABORATORY, AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. IN 2021, IMC PERFORMED 27,500 SURGERIES, 270,581 PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS, 4,558 DIALYSIS TREATMENTS, 399,580 DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROCEDURES, 19,305 RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENTS AND 160,086 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. ALSO, IN 2021, INPATIENT ADMISSIONS WERE 27,851 FOR ADULTS AND PEDIATRICS, 151 FOR SPECIAL CARE NURSERY, 202 FOR NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, 1,939 FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND 3,176 BIRTHS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ====================== DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GET WITH THE GUIDELINES: - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL - RESUSCITATION GOLD AWARD AND THE ADULT POPULATION GOLD AWARD -INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND - STROKE GOLD PLUS WITH TARGET: DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARD -INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ELMER, MULLICA HILL AND VINELAND RECEIVED THE GOLD AWARD FOR ACUTE CARE FACILITIES FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP RECOGNITION AWARDS BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE: - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND'S CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (CICU), SURGICAL ICU AND CARDIAC STEP DOWN UNIT (CSDU) - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER'S CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (CICU) DAILY JOURNAL BEST OF THE BEST AWARD: - INSPIRA FITNESS CONNECTION VINELAND - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND - INSPIRA IMAGING CENTER VINELAND MEDICAL CENTER INSPIRA EMS EDUCATION AWARDED THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR PRE-HOSPITAL CONTINUING EDUCATION (CAPCE) ACCREDITATION INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ELMER, MULLICA HILL AND VINELAND DESIGNATED BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR MATERNITY CARE BY HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. INSPIRA IMPACT CHILD CARE CENTER RECEIVED A FOUR-STAR RATING FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE RIGOROUS RESEARCH-BASED GROW NJ KIDS QUALITY RATING PROGRAM LEAPFROG: - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND RECEIVED AN "A" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE FOR SPRING 2021 - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER RECEIVED AN "A" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE FOR SPRING AND FALL 2021 - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL RECEIVED AN "A" HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE FOR FALL 2021 AND A 2021 TOP TEACHING HOSPITAL U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HIGH PERFORMING HOSPITALS (2021-2022): - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER (BACK SURGERY & PNEUMONIA) - INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND (COPD, DIABETES, KIDNEY FAILURE & HEART FAILURE) INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THE LANTERN AWARD INSPIRA HEALTH EARNS 2021 DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED RECOGNITION - LEVEL 7 AMBULATORY INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL RECEIVED THE EXEMPLAR STATUS FROM NICHE -NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTHSYSTEM ELDERS INSPIRA HEALTH PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IS ONE OF THE 2020 RECIPIENTS OF THE PINNACLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE FROM PRESS GANEY INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ELMER, MULLICA HILL AND VINELAND PRIMARY STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION FROM DNV HEALTHCARE USA INC. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER RECEIVED TWO WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARDS: - PATIENT SAFETY - ORTHOPEDICS INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND RECEIVED A WOMEN'S CHOICE AWARD FOR MAMMOGRAM IMAGING CENTER INNOVATION AT INSPIRA ===================== INSPIRA HEALTH HAS LONG BEEN A VANGUARD OF INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO PATIENT CARE. WITH MORE THAN 150 ACCESS POINTS, ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND A PATIENT-FOCUSED MOBILE APP, WE OFFER INNOVATION WHERE IT MATTERS MOST-IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR INNOVATION CENTER AND $1 MILLION INNOVATION FUND ACCELERATES AND FUNDS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCE. OUR HEALTH+ TECHNOLOGY BARS PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERTISE TO HELP PATIENTS MANAGE THEIR OWN HEALTH. OUR TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED SURGEONS AND ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY ARE BACKED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES, ADVANCED 3D IMAGING AND AWARD-WINNING NURSES THAT CARE FOR YOU ALL THE WAY THROUGH YOUR RECOVERY JOURNEY. THE MYINSPIRA APP PUTS HEALTH CARE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. IT ALLOWS PATIENTS TO LOCATE THE MOST CONVENIENT CARE, CHECK IN BEFORE ARRIVING AT AN URGENT CARE CENTER, INTERACT WITH PROVIDERS, START A VIRTUAL VISIT WITH INSPIRA CARE ON DEMAND AND MORE. THE LATEST HEALTH CARE INNOVATIONS ARE RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD. WITH LEADING-EDGE ROBOTICS, HEALTHCARE IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND AND OVER 150 POINTS OF ACCESS TO TOP DOCTORS AND NURSES, INSPIRA HEALTH IS INNOVATION WHERE IT MATTERS MOST. CANCER SERVICES =============== THE INSPIRA FRANK AND EDITH SCARPA REGIONAL CANCER PAVILION IS A ONE-STOP EXPERIENCE FOR CANCER PATIENTS, EXPANDS ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS, CONSOLIDATES SERVICES AND BRINGS TOGETHER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY TO PROVIDE THE LATEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE IN THE REGION. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM AND THE BREAST PROGRAM IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CENTER HOUSES A 6-CHAIR INFUSION CENTER WHICH PROVIDES CHEMOTHERAPY AND SUPPORTIVE DRUG THERAPIES, AS WELL AS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSIONS, AND MEDICATION INJECTIONS. THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT FEATURES (2) LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF RADIATION SERVICES INCLUDING EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION, IMRT & IGRT (IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION), STEREOTACTIC BODY THERAPY AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, AS WELL AS BRACHYTHERAPY SERVICES. THE CENTER ALSO INCLUDES OFFICES FOR BOARD CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED SURGICAL SUB-SPECIALISTS, AS WELL A PRIVATE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY GROUP, MAKING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS AVAILABLE WITH A SINGLE APPOINTMENT. THE LEADING EDGE CANCER CENTER AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL OPENED IN MARCH 2020. THIS COMPREHENSIVE CENTER MIMICS THE CORE ELEMENTS OF CONVENIENCE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE VINELAND CAMPUS, BRINGING ALL OF THE CORE ONCOLOGY PATIENT SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF. THE CENTER, DESIGNED WITH PATIENT INPUT, PUTS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CARE DELIVERY. THE CENTER HOUSES A RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT CONSISTING OF 2 LINEAR ACCELLERATORS, PROVIDING THE SERVICES NOTED ABOVE. HOUSED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CANCER CENTER, THE INFUSION SUITE INCLUDES 22 CHAIRS AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING OF BOTH ONCOLOGIC AND NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSION THERAPIES. THE THIRD FLOOR FEATURES MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC SPACE FOR A RANGE OF ONCOLOGY-RELATED SPECIALISTS. THE CANCER PROGRAM -IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISION ON CANCER AS A COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FOUNDED ON A MULTIDISCIPLNARY APPROACH TO CARE AND MAKES FULL USE OF A CARE TEAM APPROACH. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS, THE TEAM INCLUDES ONCOLOGY-CERTIFIED NURSES, SOCIAL WORKER, DIETICIAN, CARE COORDINATORS, NAVIGATORS, AND RESEARCH NURSES AS WELL AS RADIOLOGISTS AND PATHOLOGISTS. THE TEAM MEETS REGULARLY TO COLLABORATE ON INDIVIDUALIZED PATIENT PLANS OF CARE. INSPIRA OFFERS INNOVATIVE SERVICES RELATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER. MOST RECENTLY, INSPIRA INTRODUCED SOZO TECHNOLOGY, A BIOIMPEDENCE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DETECTION OF PRE-CLINICAL LYMPHEDEMA (OFTEN A SIDE EFFECT OF BREAST CANCER SURGERY) AND ENABLES CLINICIANS TO INTERVENE EARLY, LEADING TO BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRA IS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT THE CANCER PROGRAM. AI IS USED TO CONNECT NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WTH NAVIGATION SERVICES. IT IS ALSO USED TO IDENTIFY INCIDENTAL LUNG NODULES AND ENABLE INSPIRA TO CONNECT THESE PATIENTS TO FOLLOW UP CARE. INSPIRA WAS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS SAVI SCOUT, A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT TARGETS BREAST LUMPS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR NEEDLE OR WIRE TUMOR LOCALIZATION. INSPIRA ALSO OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN DIAGNOSTICS FOR LUNG CANCER AND FEATURES A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SUITE, INCLUIDNG ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING OUR SURGICAL CANCER PATIENTS MANY OPTIONS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT. COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES ===================================== INSPIRA OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES, INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND EMERGENCY CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING, ALSO KNOWN AS EMERGENCY PCI, AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND. IMC ELMER PROVIDES ENHANCED EXTERNAL COUNTER-PULSATION (EECP), A NON-INVASIVE THERAPY TO TREAT PERSISTENT ANGINA. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ELMER AND VINELAND ALSO PROVIDE QUALITY CARDIAC REHABILITATION SERVICES AND ARE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE AS PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS. A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ============================================ INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND HAS BEEN NAMED A BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY (ASMBS). THE ASMBS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES SURGICAL PROGRAMS WITH A DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD OF FAVORABLE OUTCOMES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY. TO EARN A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION, THE INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND UNDERWENT A SERIES OF SITE INSPECTIONS DURING WHICH ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM'S SURGICAL PROCESSES WERE CLOSELY EXAMINED AND DATA ON HEALTH OUTCOMES WAS COLLECTED. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE =================================== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). THE DESIGNATION IS AWARDED TO BREAST IMAGING CENTERS THAT HAVE ACHIEVED EXCELLENCE BY SEEKING AND EARNING ACCREDITATION IN ALL OF THE ACR'S VOLUNTARY, BREAST-IMAGING ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS AND MODULES, IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY MAMMOGRAPHY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ========================================== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND WAS RECENTLY DESIGNATED A LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). THE ACR LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER DESIGNATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES FACILITIES THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO PRACTICE SAFE, EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AT THE HIGHEST RISK FOR LUNG CANCER. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS ELITE DISTINCTION, FACILITIES MUST BE ACCREDITED BY THE ACR IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IN THE CHEST MODULE, AS WELL AS UNDERGO A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT OF ITS LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROTOCOL AND INFRASTRUCTURE. ALSO REQUIRED ARE PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR FOLLOW-UP PATIENT CARE, SUCH AS COUNSELING AND SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ========================= HOSPITAL-BASED MATERNITY SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND AND INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER, WHICH BOTH OFFER MODERN, PRIVATE MATERNITY SUITES WHERE OUR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES PROVIDE A SAFE AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ALSO OFFER THE SERVICES OF MIDWIVES. THE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INPATIENT CARE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND AND OFFERS A LDRP (LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POST-PARTUM) ROOM CONFIGURATION THAT PERMITS A MOTHER TO CHOOSE WHETHER SHE WISHES TO HAVE HER BABY STAY IN THE SAME ROOM WITH HER DURING HER STAY OR HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS STAY WITH HER. IMC VINELAND HAS 10 PRIVATE LABOR/DELIVERY/RECOVERY ROOMS AND 28 PRIVATE POST-PARTUM ROOMS TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY BONDING. THE MATERNITY CARE UNIT AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER, WHICH OPENED IN 2003, HAS 5 PRIVATE LABOR/DELIVERY/RECOVERY/POSTPARTUM ROOMS, EACH WITH A PRIVATE BATHROOM. FOUR OF THE ROOMS OFFER WHIRLPOOLS AND THE FIFTH ROOM OFFERS EXPECTANT MOTHERS ONE OF THE REGION'S ONLY WATER BIRTHING TUBS. IMC ELMER ALSO OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE FETAL TESTING AND IMMUNIZATION SERVICES; C-SECTION FACILITIES AND RECOVERY ROOMS; BREASTFEEDING AND INFANT CARE EDUCATION; AND EASY ACCESS TO MEDICAL CENTER DEPARTMENTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING. NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) =================================== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND OFFERS ADVANCED CARE FOR PREMATURE, LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT/CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS AT THE LEVEL III DEBORAH F. SAGER NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE UNIT IS SUPPORTED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK BY NEONATOLOGISTS FROM NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. NEUROSURGERY ============ AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ELMER AND VINELAND, PATIENTS ARE OFFERED THE LATEST MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR A RANGE OF CONDITIONS LIKE BRAIN TUMORS, SPINE TUMORS, HERNIATED DISCS, SPINAL STENOSIS, CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME, SPINAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES AND CHRONIC PAIN BY A HIGHLY-SKILLED, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED NEUROSURGEON. UROLOGY ======= OUR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TEAM SPECIALIZES IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE BOTH THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LEAST INVASIVE TO TREAT A LARGE RANGE OF CONDITIONS - UROLOGIC CANCERS, BENIGN PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT, BLADDER DISORDERS, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S UROLOGIC PROBLEMS, URINARY STONE DISEASE, RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, AND MALE INFERTILITY. IMC SPORTS REHABCARE VINELAND ============================= IMC SPORTS REHABCARE IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED WITHIN INSPIRA FITNESS CONNECTION VINELAND. THE DEDICATED STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT OF ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURES, TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS FOR HIP AND KNEE, INTRICATE HAND AND FOOT SURGERY AND SPECIALIZED SPINE PROCEDURES. THE REHAB CENTERS NEW ALTERG ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL INTRODUCES TECHNOLOGY THAT "UNWEIGHTS" A USER, REDUCING THE IMPACT OF WALKING OR RUNNING ON BOTH MUSCLES AND JOINTS. THIS ENABLES PATIENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR NATURAL GAIT WHILE REHABILITATING AND MAY EVEN SPEED THE PROCESS OF THERAPY. ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRA REHABCARE HAS INTRODUCED THE NINTENDO WII AS AN ADJUNCT TO CURRENT AND TRADITIONAL THERAPIES. IT ENHANCES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT THE SAME TIME CREATING A FUN ATMOSPHERE. ORTHOPEDICS ============ HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY HAS RECOGNIZED IMC AT ELMER AS A "BLUE DISTINCTION" CENTER. THAT MEANS THAT INSPIRA'S PERFOMANCE IN QUALITY AND COST ARE ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. THIS DESIGNATION IS SPECIFIC TO TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT IN HIPS AND KNEES. ROBOTIC SURGERY =============== IMC VINELAND UTILIZES THE STATE OF THE ART DAVINCI FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: GENERAL SURGERY, UROLOGY, THORACIC SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY, GYNECOLOGY ONCOLOGY AND UROGYNECOLOGY. ROBOTIC SURGERY IS MINIMALLY INVASIVE, RESULTING IN SHORTER LENGTH OF STAY, REDUCED COMPLICATIONS, LESS POST-OPERATIVE PAIN AND DECREASED NEED FOR POST-OPERATIVE REHABILITIATION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ========================== IMC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES HAS 59 ACUTE CARE PSYCHIATRIC BEDS AT THE INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON, PROVIDING INPATIENT SERVICES, A BEHAVIOR WELLNESS CENTER, AND OUTPATIENT COUNSELING FOR BOTH THE ADULT AND CHILD/ADOLESCENT POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY REGION. INSPIRA'S BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS CENTERS OFFER COMPREHENSIVE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, REFERRALS, AND ON-SITE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES (EXCLUDING LEGAL FORENSIC ASSESSMENTS). CHILD & ADOLESCENT SERVICES --------------------------- - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT INTERMEDIATE INPATIENT PROGRAM (AGES 5 TO 17) - THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A COMPLETE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OPTION FOR CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE LONGER-TERM HOSPITALIZATION. INSPIRA'S 12 BED INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT IN BRIDGETON IS THE AREA'S ONLY EXPERIENCED LONG TERM PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT CENTER FOR INPATIENT CARE OF THIS AGE GROUP. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS BETWEEN 4 TO 12 WEEKS. - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PROGRAM (AGES 5 TO 17) - THE PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL TREATMENT INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT. - INPATIENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (AGES 5 TO 17) - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES THE REGION WITH AN ADVANCED CHILDREN'S CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR COMPLETE INPATIENT EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT FOR YOUTH WHO ARE IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. THE NEW RENOVATED 14 BED UNIT OFFERS GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AS WELL AS AROUND-THE-CLOCK NURSING CARE. - INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS (AGES 11 TO 17) - INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON OFFERS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS ADOLESCENTS IN CUMBERLAND & SALEM COUNTIES FIND BETTER PATHWAYS TO HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. - THERAPEUTIC NURSERY (AGES 3 TO 5) - INSPIRA OFFERS A THERAPEUTIC NURSERY PROGRAM (AGES 3 TO 5) TO HELP CHILDREN EARLY ON WHO STRUGGLE WITH BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH ALL KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CHILD'S LIFE TO ESTABLISH INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT GOALS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ADULT SERVICES -------------- - INPATIENT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS - INSPIRA'S SHORT-TERM CARE FACILITY AND VOLUNTARY INPATIENT PROGRAMS OFFER COMPLETE INPATIENT EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND AROUND-THE-CLOCK NURSING CARE FOR ADULTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT. THE FACILITY FEATURES A 33-BED UNIT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALING. - ADULT PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM - THE ADULT PARTIAL-HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES SIMILAR TO THE INTENSITY AND SCOPE OF INPATIENT TREATMENT, BUT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS DISRUPTION TO THE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMS THAT SERIOUSLY IMPACT THEIR DAILY FUNCTIONING, BUT WHO ARE HOPING TO AVOID HOSPITALIZATION OR ARE IN NEED OF A TRANSITION FROM INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT CARE. THIS PROGRAM FOLLOWS AN ACUTE SHORT-TERM MODEL OF INTENSIVE TREATMENT WITH MULTIPLE SESSIONS TO SPAN OVER A FEW WEEKS. - ADULT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - THE ADULT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE, STRUCTURED, CLINICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS THE FLEXIBILITY FOR CLIENTS TO ATTEND SPECIALIZED DAY OR AFTERNOON GROUP THERAPY. TYPICALLY, INDIVIDUALS ATTEND FOR THREE HOURS PER DAY, TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK. THE PROGRAM'S PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUPS PROVIDE A SAFE, CARING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN ADDRESS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ILLNESS, IMPROVE COPING SKILLS AND DRAW ON MUTUAL SUPPORT. THE IOP PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO A 24/7 CONTACT LINE THAT WILL CONNECT PEOPLE WITH IMC MENTAL HEALTH STAFF. - WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - INSPIRA'S WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE WEEKLY, HOUR-LONG INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP SESSIONS ALONG WITH PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. - INSPIRA HAS PARTNERED WITH FOUR LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO FORM THE SOUTH JERSEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE TO HELP IMPROVE SERVICES ACROSS THE REGION. ACCESS TO AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ================================================= IMC HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF HELPING UNINSURED RESIDENTS GET THE COVERAGE THEY NEED. IMC HAS WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH NJHA (NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION) TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ACCESSING THE NEW FEDERAL HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE TO APPLY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AS MANDATED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE LISTED BELOW IS ALSO PROVIDED: - HEALTH CONCIERGE SERVICE - IMC CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE HEALTHCARE CONCIERGE SERVICE. WITH ONE PHONE CALL, AREA RESIDENTS CAN NOW SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, REGISTER FOR CLASSES, FIND A PHYSICIAN, OR EVEN TALK WITH A REGISTERED NURSE ABOUT AN UPCOMING MEDICAL TEST. - HEALTH INFORMATION - ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND IMC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ON ITS WEBSITE AND THROUGH PUBLICATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE COMMUNITY HAS MONTHLY ACCESS TO IMC MEDICAL EXPERTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FEATURING MONTHLY SECTIONS LIKE "ASK THE DOCTOR", WHICH ALLOW READERS TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE RESPONSES ABOUT IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE ISSUES. INSPIRA'S WEBSITE OFFERS A WEALTH OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING FREE ACCESS TO LOOK, LISTEN AND LEARN, AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS COVERING A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES. - LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE - PROVIDED TO THOSE WHOSE LANGUAGE IS OTHER THAN ENGLISH. TO BE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THE ETHNICITY OF THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN MUST BE LESS THAN 5% OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATION. IMC HAS BOTH PARTICIPATED IN AND CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES: - EFFICIENT AND QUALITY PATIENT CARE - AS THE LEADING COMMUNITY PROVIDER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, IMC IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES IN THE REGION. CLINICAL QUALITY AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE REMAIN TOP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. TO FURTHER INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF PATIENT CARE, IMC HAS TRANSITIONED TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS MAKING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN ITS CLINICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL EXPAND ITS CORE QUALITY MEASURES BY PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE BENCHMARKING DATA AND TOOLS FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CLINICAL QUALITY. - PATIENT SATISFACTION - IHN USES A PATIENT SATISFACTION TOOL CALLED PRESS GANEY. THIS STANDARDIZED SURVEY MEASURES OUR PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW WE ARE DOING, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. THIS ASSISTS US TO CONTINUALLY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDE EVEN BETTER CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. - FOUR MAJOR HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY (INSPIRA, COOPER, KENNEDY, VIRTUA), THE NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (NJHA) AND THE CAMDEN COALITION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAVE LAUNCHED THE SOUTH JERSEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE (SJBHIC) TO EVALUATE THE CURRENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LANDSCAPE AND PROVIDE INNOVATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM. TO UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM, THE COLLABORATIVE HAS DATA FROM THE PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS ON HOW PATIENTS FLOW THROUGH THEIR NETWORK OF PROVIDERS, ANALYZE THE DATA AND THEN APPLY EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST PRACTICES ALONG WITH INNOVATIVE SYSTEM CHANGES THAT WILL BETTER SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. - LIFE - INSPIRA LIFE IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE NATIONAL PACE (PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY) PROGRAM. LIFE STANDS FOR (LIVING INDEPENDENTLY FOR ELDERS) AND CURRENTLY SERVES ALL OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND PARTS OF SALEM AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES. INSPIRA LIFE IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS 55 YEARS AND OLDER THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOME LEVEL CARE. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | DONATIONS/CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ============================ EACH YEAR IMC SUPPORTS MANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THAT OF ITS OWN BY PROVIDING DONATIONS OF BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED WITH A CASH DONATION INCLUDED: - ACENDA - ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION - AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION - AMERICAN RED CROSS - ACR GLOUCESTER, THE - BEN DANIELS COMMUNITY CENTER - BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CUMBERLAND SALEM - BOTTINO'S SHOPRITE - BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY - BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY - BRIDGETON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - BURLINGTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - CAMDEN COALITION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY - COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NJ - COMPLETECARE FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION - COOPER FOUNDATION - CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION - ELMER LIBRARY - EMMANUEL CANCER FOUNDATION - FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY - GARDEN STATE COUNCIL BSA - GATEWAY COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP - GLOUCESTER COUNTY CHAMBER - GLOUCESTER COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - GLOUCESTER COUNTY MAYORS' PRAYER BREAKFAST - GREATER WOODBURY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - GUIDANCE CENTER, THE - HARRISON TWP. - HEADSTRONG FOUNDATION - HENDRICKS HOUSE GROUP, THE - INVINCIBLE CITY INC. - JAWS YOUTH PLAYBOOK - M25 INITIATIVE - MAGEE REHABILITATION - MARCH OF DIMES - MARYVILLE INC. - MEALS ON WHEELS OF SALEM COUNTY - MILLVILLE ARMY AIRFIELD MUSEUM - MILLVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - MILLVILLE CHILD FAMILY CENTER - NEMOURS/ALFRED I. DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - NEW JERSEY HALL OF FAME - NEW JERSEY HEALTHCARE QUALITY INSTITUTE - NJ YMCA STATE ALLIANCE, INC. - PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF NJ - REVIVE SOUTH JERSEY - ROWAN COLLEGE AT GLOUCESTER COUNTY - ROWAN COLLEGE OF SOUTH JERSEY - ROWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - RUTGERS WALTER RAND INSTITUTE - SALEM COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION - SALEM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - SALEM COUNTY VOTECHNICAL FOUNDATION - SCHULTZ-HILL FOUNDATION, THE - SOUTH JERSEY YOUNG PROFESSIONASL ASSOC. - SPECIAL OLYMPICS - STAR SPECIALTIES - STOCKTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - TEAM MB HUNT FOR THE CURE - TEARS FOUNDATION, THE - TRUENORTH CHURCH - VINELAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - WOODBURY (CITY OF) COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMS ================================================= IMC IS MUCH MORE THAN A HEALTHCARE NETWORK; IT IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER DEDICATED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTH PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. OUR PARTNERSHIPS LEVERAGE THE STRENGTH OF MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHILE ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN ONE OF NEW JERSEY'S MOST POVERTY STRICKEN COUNTIES-THAT'S THE GOAL OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOUSING FIRST COLLABORATIVE. INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE COLLABORATIVE, HAS CONTRIBUTED $56,000 TO HELP FUND THE EFFORT. THE COLLABORATIVE CONTINUES ITS SUCCESS IN HOUSING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. INSPIRA HAS ALSO PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE THE COLLABORATIVE'S SUCCESS. FOOD PANTRIES: IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR INSPIRA SPONSORED MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AT THREE SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDED FRESH PRODUCE AND SHELF STABLE FOOD ITEMS TO ABOUT 4,500 FAMILIES. ADVOCACY - IHN EMPLOYEES AND LEADERSHIP, SERVE ON VARIOUS GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS FOR NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM, BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH STATUS FOR BOTH THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH HOSPITAL REPRESENTATION TO ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IHN EMPLOYEES, FROM STAFF TO CEO, PARTICIPATE ON THE BOARDS OF A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE FOCUS IS NOT ONLY OF THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ON THE OVERALL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY, GLOUCESTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE SALEM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - IHN SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BY HOSTING FOUR BLOOD DRIVES EACH YEAR. THE RED CROSS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE SUPPLIER OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES, COLLECTING AND PROCESSING MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO SOME 3,000 HOSPITALS AND TRANSFUSION CENTERS NATIONWIDE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATION - IHN'S CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY CIACC AND TRI-COUNTY CIACC THROUGHOUT 2021. THE CIACC GROUP IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF AGENCIES IN GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES, PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THOSE SAME COUNTIES, WHO MEET REGULARLY TO COORDINATE SERVICES, COMMUNICATE REGARDING CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COUNTIES AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENT RIGHTS/SERVICES. IHN HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. VHA, INC. PATIENT QUALITY AND SAFETY INITIATIVES: MEDICATION RECONCILIATION COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); RAPID RESPONSE TEAM COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ICU AND TICU (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER). 2. INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI): MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - 100,000 LIVES CAMPAIGN (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); AND MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - 5 MILLION LIVES FROM HARM CAMPAIGN (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER). 3. NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES: PARTICIPANTS IN THE NJHA PRESSURE ULCER COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE NJHA RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER). 4. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - IHN READIES ITSELF FOR CATASTROPHIC DISASTER ABOVE AND BEYOND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. THIS INCLUDES AN INTERNAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM THAT RECIEVES SPECIALIZED TRAINING. IHN PARTNERS WITH OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LOCAL POLICE, AND OTHER RELATED AGENCIES TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY-WIDE MASS CASUALTY DRILLS AND PARTICIPATES IN STATE SPONSORED DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS TO REHEARSE HEALTHCARE PREPAREDNESS FOR MASS CASUALTY DISASTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | EMERGENCY MEDICAL ACADEMY PROGRAMS ================================== - EMT EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CLASS - PEDIATRIC EDUCATION FOR PRE-HOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS ("PEPP") - PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT ("PALS") - PRE-HOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT ("PHTLS") - HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR - CPR-BASIC LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR - ELECTIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES - COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING - AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ("AED") & EPINEPHRINE AUTO INJECTORS - MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ("MICU") - MICU SPECIAL OPERATIONS TEAM - TACTICAL EMS EDUCATION - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS/STRUCTURE LEVEL 300 - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS/STRUCTURE LEVEL 400 - EMS SYMPOSIUM - STABLE - GERIATRIC EDUCATION FOR EMS - IMPACT (INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR PRESCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TEAMING) WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN IHN AND THE VINELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION. IT PROVIDES HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILDCARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT TARGET THE NEEDS OF THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. IT ALSO ADDRESSES ISSUES SUCH AS TEEN PREGNANCY, TEEN PARENTING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. EVERY YEAR, THE PROGRAM MAKES A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. - MAYOR'S CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHIER VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON - VARIOUS IHN STAFF ARE ACTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON MAYOR'S CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. IN COLLABORATION WITH IHN, THE LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE CENTER (FQHC), COMPLETECARE HEALTH NETWORK (CCHN) AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS, CO-HOST COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, FACILITATE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS AND CONNECT THE MEDICALLY DISENFRANCHISED TO THE APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENCOURAGE UNINSURED RESIDENTS TO ENROLL IN AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS. THE COMMITTEES ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTHCARE FOR VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON RESIDENTS BY MAKING RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH INCREASED AWARENESS AND ACCESS. - HEALTHCARE LIFELINE PROGRAM - AN IN-HOME PERSONAL RESPONSE SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS ITS SUBSCRIBERS TO GET HELP IMMEDIATELY AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON, 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. IHN STAFF CONDUCTS PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY EXPLAINING THE BENEFITS OF LIFELINE TO PROSPECTIVE SUBSCRIBERS AND/OR THEIR CAREGIVERS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS. ALTHOUGH THE LIFELINE PROGRAM IS A PAID SERVICE, DISCOUNTED AND FREE INSTALLATIONS OCCUR FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS. - SPIRIT OF WOMEN - RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUENESS OF WOMEN AND THE INFLUENCE THEY HOLD OVER THE HEALTH OF THEIR FAMILIES, INSPIRA IS PROUD TO BE A PARTICIPANT OF THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN PROGRAM, PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN'S WELLNESS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND MOTIVATE WOMEN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES. SOME OF THE GROUP'S EVENTS INCLUDED DAY OF DANCE, WOMEN'S HEALTH SCREENING DAY AND GIRLS NIGHT OUT. SPIRIT OF WOMEN ALSO HOLDS A QUARTERLY SEMINAR SERIES, EACH FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC ISSUES CONCERNING WOMEN'S HEALTH. -THE INSPIRA FRANK AND EDITH SCARPA REGIONAL CANCER PAVILION IS A ONE-STOP EXPERIENCE FOR CANCER PATIENTS, EXPANDS ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS, CONSOLIDATES SERVICES AND BRINGS TOGETHER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY TO PROVIDE THE LATEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE IN THE REGION. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM AND THE BREAST PROGRAM IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CENTER HOUSES A 6-CHAIR INFUSION CENTER WHICH PROVIDES CHEMOTHERAPY AND SUPPORTIVE DRUG THERAPIES, AS WELL AS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSIONS, AND MEDICATION INJECTIONS. THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT FEATURES (2) LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF RADIATION SERVICES INCLUDING EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION, IMRT & IGRT (IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION), STEREOTACTIC BODY THERAPY AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, AS WELL AS BRACHYTHERAPY SERVICES. THE CENTER ALSO INCLUDES OFFICES FOR BOARD CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED SURGICAL SUB-SPECIALISTS, AS WELL A PRIVATE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY GROUP, MAKING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS AVAILABLE WITH A SINGLE APPOINTMENT. THE LEADING EDGE CANCER CENTER AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL OPENED IN MARCH 2020. THIS COMPREHENSIVE CENTER MIMICS THE CORE ELEMENTS OF CONVENIENCE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE VINELAND CAMPUS, BRINGING ALL OF THE CORE ONCOLOGY PATIENT SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF. THE CENTER, DESIGNED WITH PATIENT INPUT, PUTS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CARE DELIVERY. THE CENTER HOUSES A RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT CONSISTING OF 2 LINEAR ACCELLERATORS, PROVIDING THE SERVICES NOTED ABOVE. HOUSED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CANCER CENTER, THE INFUSION SUITE INCLUDES 22 CHAIRS AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING OF BOTH ONCOLOGIC AND NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSION THERAPIES. THE THIRD FLOOR FEATURES MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC SPACE FOR A RANGE OF ONCOLOGY-RELATED SPECIALISTS. THE CANCER PROGRAM -IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISION ON CANCER AS A COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FOUNDED ON A MULTIDISCIPLNARY APPROACH TO CARE AND MAKES FULL USE OF A CARE TEAM APPROACH. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS, THE TEAM INCLUDES ONCOLOGY-CERTIFIED NURSES, SOCIAL WORKER, DIETICIAN, CARE COORDINATORS, NAVIGATORS, AND RESEARCH NURSES AS WELL AS RADIOLOGISTS AND PATHOLOGISTS. THE TEAM MEETS REGULARLY TO COLLABORATE ON INDIVIDUALIZED PATIENT PLANS OF CARE. INSPIRA OFFERS INNOVATIVE SERVICES RELATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER. MOST RECENTLY, INSPIRA INTRODUCED SOZO TECHNOLOGY, A BIOIMPEDENCE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DETECTION OF PRE-CLINICAL LYMPHEDEMA (OFTEN A SIDE EFFECT OF BREAST CANCER SURGERY) AND ENABLES CLINICIANS TO INTERVENE EARLY, LEADING TO BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRA IS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT THE CANCER PROGRAM. AI IS USED TO CONNECT NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WTH NAVIGATION SERVICES. IT IS ALSO USED TO IDENTIFY INCIDENTAL LUNG NODULES AND ENABLE INSPIRA TO CONNECT THESE PATIENTS TO FOLLOW UP CARE. INSPIRA WAS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS SAVI SCOUT, A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT TARGETS BREAST LUMPS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR NEEDLE OR WIRE TUMOR LOCALIZATION. INSPIRA ALSO OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN DIAGNOSTICS FOR LUNG CANCER AND FEATURES A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SUITE, INCLUIDNG ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING OUR SURGICAL CANCER PATIENTS MANY OPTIONS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT. - GARDEN AHEC PROGRAMS - THROUGH ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, GARDEN AHEC PROVIDES HEALTH CAREER RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS AND INCREASES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. GARDEN AHEC ADDRESSES HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE NEEDS BY INTRODUCING STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING SITES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ITS FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS AND TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. BY WORKING TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND MAINTAIN LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE, GARDEN AHEC ADDRESSES DEFICIENCIES IN ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES IN SOUTH JERSEY. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES ARE JUST SOME OF THE WAYS GARDEN AHEC IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE SOUTH JERSEY AREA. - FOOD FOR THOUGHT IS A GARDEN AHEC HEALTHY EATING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT RECENTLY REPLACED STEPS FOR KIDS. FOOD FOR THOUGHT INVOLVES LIVE IN-PERSON EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM A LICENSED DIETICIAN, AS WELL AS ONLINE EDUCATION (ENTITLED HEALTHY HABITS) THROUGH ONLINE TEACHING PLATFORMS. HEALTHY HABITS ONLINE FOCUSES ON HOW TO EAT HEALTHY FOODS ON A BUDGET, HOW TO CREATE LOW-CALORIE MEALS, HYDRATION, HOW TO MAKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND MORE. THIS EDUCATION WAS DEVELOPED BY A LICENSED DIETICIAN. FOOD FOR THOUGHT IS COMPLETLEY FUNDED AND RUN BY IMC THROUGH ITS GARDEN AHEC DEPARTMENT. - HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS - A NUMBER OF HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED HEALTH SCREENING EVENTS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT 2021. IHN STRIVES TO TEACH HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES, PROMOTE SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS DISEASES, AND ATTEMPT TO REACH AS MANY UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED AS POSSIBLE. IHN ALSO REACHES OUT TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DO NOT REGULARLY COME THROUGH THE DOORS OF OUR MEDICAL CENTERS. IHN REACHES OUT TO A VARIETY OF LOCAL EMPLOYERS BY PARTICIPATING IN ON-SITE HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTS TO OFFER VALUABLE HEALTH INFORMATION TO OUR NEIGHBORS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | NJCEED - FOR THE NEW JERSEY CANCER EDUCATION AND EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM (NJCEED), WHICH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CANCER OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS TO UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING SERVICES. IN 2021, 299 BREAST, 518 CERVICAL, 30 COLORECTAL, AND 3 PROSTATE SCREENINGS WERE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS GRANT ACROSS THE REGION. IHN ALSO HAS A DEDICATED STAFF THAT GOES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FREE SCREENINGS AND THE CEED PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE CEED PROGRAM IS TO EDUCATE AND SCREEN UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY, PARTICULARLY MINORITIES, WHO EARN LESS THAN 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED IN PART BY GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF NJ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES, CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND THE SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION. - SUPPORT GROUPS - TO HELP ADDRESS SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO DISEASES AND HEALTH ISSUES, IHN OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SUPPORT GROUPS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, WOMEN'S CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOPULMONARY HEALTH, PROSTATE CANCER, SMOKING CESSATION, STROKE AND FIVE LEVELS OF BARIATRIC SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, IHN DONATES THE USE OF SPACE IN ITS FACILITIES FOR EXTERNAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS. - COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES - IHN OFFERS FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE A SAFE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. TRAINING CLASSES ARE REGULARLY AVAILABLE ON SUCH TOPICS AS CHILDBIRTH, BREAST-FEEDING, NEWBORN CARE, UNDERSTANDING DIABETES, CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION), ACLS (ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT), PALS (PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT), SAFESITTER (BABYSITTER TRAINING) AND OTHERS. WOODBURY'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN EDUCATING AND PROMOTING HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT AREA SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, POLICE ACADEMIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. SOME TOPICS MAY INCLUDE INJURY PREVENTION, FORENSIC NURSING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS. - VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - WHETHER GREETING VISITORS AT THE FRONT DESK OR COMFORTING PATIENTS AT THEIR BEDSIDE, VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IHN'S TRADITION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE. OUR SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ADULTS AND TEENS WITH AGE RANGES FROM 14 TO 96 WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN A VAST ARRAY OF AREAS SUCH AS ACCOUNTING, EDUCATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, LAUNDRY, EMERGENCY ROOM, SURGICAL SERVICES, PEDIATRICS, NURSING AND MORE. IN 2021, OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, OUR VOLUNTEERS WERE PUT ON HOLD. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION ============================== IHN OFFERS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO BOTH ITS CURRENT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND TOMORROW'S PHYSICIANS. EDUCATION HELPS PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WHICH IS WHY WE STRONGLY SUPPORT MEDICAL EDUCATION AT ALL ACADEMIC LEVELS AND FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE CAREERS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL FIELDS. COMMUNITY MEDICINE ROTATIONS WITH THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (ROWAN SOM), PROVIDES THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS A TWO-WEEK ROTATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT UNDERSERVED AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. RESPONDING TO THE NURSING SHORTAGE, IHN OFFERS NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EXTERNSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS. IHN MEDICAL STAFF ROUTINELY HOSTS STUDENTS FOR JOB SHADOWING AND STUDENT OBSERVATIONS. SCHOOL PROGRAMS ON HEALTH CAREERS - IHN PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS, JOB SHADOWING AND PROGRAMS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE. GARDEN AHEC OFFERS A SEVEN-WEEK ONLINE PROGRAM TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTITLED FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THIS PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT VARIOUS HEALTHCARE CAREER OPTIONS. TO REACH EVERY AGE GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY, IHN STAFF ALSO EXTENDS HOSPITALS TOURS TO PRESCHOOL AND FIRST GRADERS, AS THEIR PRIMARY INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SYMPOSIA - IHN IS PREPARING FOR THE HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE BY SUPPORTING THE CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL IN THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH ON TOPICS SUCH AS CANCER, CRITICAL CARE, NEPHROLOGY, PEDIATRICS AND OBSTETRICS. THESE CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES GIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PHYSICIANS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE REGION THE ABILITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY. PROGRAM TOPICS PROVIDED ARE BASED ON ANNUAL STAFF SURVEYS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THE SYMPOSIA OFFERINGS WERE LIMITED IN 2021 BUT OUR ONGOING CME ACTIVITIES (APPROX. 140 ANNUALLY) ARE OPEN TO INSPIRA MEDICAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROVIDERS. GARDEN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ("AHEC") - A PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE WHICH FACILITATES IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES LINKING NEEDS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. TARGETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF NURSES AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, GARDEN AHEC OFFERS ACCREDITED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON TOPICS SUCH AS AUTISM, DERMATOLOGY, DIABETES, DIALYSIS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, LEGAL DOCUMENTATION, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, CARE FOR THE DETERIORATING PATIENT, SEIZURE DISORDERS, WOUND CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, AND MANY OTHERS. RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE HAS DESIGNATED IHN AS A MAJOR CLINICAL AFFILIATE OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. THIS PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND & MULLICA HILL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THE ANTICIPATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN OUR REGION BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH EXPERIENCED MEMBERS OF THE IMC MEDICAL STAFF IN PODIATRY, SPORTS MEDICINE, URO-GYNECOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP, EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND GENERAL SURGERY. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ENHANCE PATIENT CARE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATEST TREATMENTS AND PHILOSOPHIES MEDICINE HAS TO OFFER. THEY ALSO BRING A LEVEL OF INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY THAT STRENGTHENS OUR CARE TEAMS AND BENEFITS OUR PATIENTS. 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR IHN HAS A TOTAL 235 RESIDENTS. RESEARCH ======== INSPIRA HEALTH ROUTINELY CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF COOPERATIVE GROUP (NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE), INDUSTRY SPONSORED, AND ORIGINAL (ACADEMIC) RESEARCH STUDIES. INSPIRA CHOOSES INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVE GROUP TRIALS THAT WILL BE OF THE MOST BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INSPIRA PARTICIPATED IN A TOTAL OF FIVE COVID-19 TREATMENT STUDIES. WHEN EXAMINING POTENTIAL ONCOLOGY STUDIES, INSPIRA IS ALWAYS SURE TO PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON CANCER CARE DELIVERY AND QUALITY OF LIFE STUDIES, IN ADDITION TO TREATMENT STUDIES, THAT WILL AID IN ADDRESSING THE CONCOMITANT HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE, INSPIRA RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN STUDIES THAT SOUGHT TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN MAINTAINING ADHERENCE WITH THEIR PRESCRIBED MEDICATION REGIMEN AND THAT HELPED FACILITATE SMOKING CESSATION. INSPIRA'S ACADEMIC AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH STUDIES ARE UNFUNDED STUDIES THAT ARE DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE TO MEET UNIQUE PRACTICE PROBLEMS FOR WHICH EVIDENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS ARE NOT IN EXISTENCE OR TO INCREASE THE BODY OF EXISTING KNOWLEDGE IN HOT-TOPIC AREAS. THESE STUDIES ARE DRAFTED AND CONDUCTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF VOLUNTEER RESEARCH MENTORS FROM AMONG THE NURSING AND MEDICAL STAFF. EXAMPLES OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH STUDIES RECENTLY CONDUCTED INCLUDE EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CAREGIVER STRESS AND BURN-OUT AND THE IMPACT OF SAFE MEDICATION DISPOSAL DEVICES ON PROPER NARCOTIC HANDLING BY NEWLY DELIVERED MOTHERS. INSPIRA ALSO ASSISTS MEDICAL RESIDENTS, PHARMACY RESIDENTS, AND NURSING DNP CANDIDATES IN COMPLETING ACADEMIC STUDIES AS PART OF FULFILLING THEIR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. EXAMPLES OF THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS INCLUDING ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COVD-19 ON PREGNANCY OUTCOMES AND THE IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS THINKING ON REDUCING MEDICATION ERRORS. EACH OF THESE ORIGINAL STUDIES IS REVIEWED BY THE INSPIRA INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO REVIEW ALL RESEARCH TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS, WELLBEING, AND WELFARE OF HUMAN RESEARCH SUBJECTS IS PROTECTED. NO RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CAN OCCUR WITHOUT REVIEW BY AN ACCREDITED IRB AND PROJECTS (WHICH MEET CRITERIA) ARE RE-REVIEWED ON AN ONGOING BASIS. MEMBERS OF THE IRB VOLUNTEER FOR THE ROLE AND RECEIVE SPECIAL TRAINING ON HUMAN SUBJECTS PROTECTION. THE IRB INCLUDES BOTH EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("NETWORK") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. NETWORK HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("NETWORK") IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THIS ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE NETWORK'S AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND THEREAFTER APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS AT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE NETWORK'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS FOR ALL TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE SYSTEM HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE PERSONNEL AND SYSTEM INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING GENERAL COUNSEL, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PRESENTED TO THE NETWORK'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("NETWORK") IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH WHICH ALL AFFILIATES REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES, BE CIRCULATED ANNUALLY TO ALL TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS (COLLECTIVELY, "INSPIRA MANAGEMENT") WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALL MEMBERS OF INSPIRA MANAGEMENT ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT THEY: (A) HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; (B) HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY; (C) HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND (D) UNDERSTAND THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A CHARITABLE, TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND THAT, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. PER THE SYSTEM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANY MEMBER OF INSPIRA MANAGEMENT HAVING A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL MAKE A PROMPT, FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNING BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF WHICH IS CONSIDERING THE AUTHORIZATION, APPROVAL, RATIFICATION, OR SIMILAR ACTION OF SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT PRIOR TO THE ORGANIZATION ACTING ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE RETURNED TO THE SYSTEM'S GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER, GENERAL COUNSEL presents any conflicts of interest to THE NETWORK'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. MANAGEMENT HAVING A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, SHALL MAKE A PROMPT, FULL AND FRANK DISCLOSURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNING BOARD OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF WHICH IS CONSIDERING THE AUTHORIZATION, APPROVAL, RATIFICATION, OR SIMILAR ACTION OF SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT PRIOR TO THE ORGANIZATION ACTING ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE RETURNED TO THE SYSTEM'S GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. THEREAFTER, GENERAL COUNSEL presents any conflicts of interest to THE NETWORK'S GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("NETWORK") IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND all executive vice presidents and senior vice presidents that report directly to the president/chief executive officer ("senior management"). THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" of senior management WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILAR SIZED HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE SYSTEM'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 18 | Pursuant to state of New Jersey P.L. 2019, chapter 513, (which was effective on July 21, 2020), and amended P.L. 2008, chapter 58 (C.26: 2H-5.1b), this organization has posted on its internet website a copy of this Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 990 and all schedules and supporting documentation required to be submitted to the IRS in conjunction with the Form 990 with the exception of those schedules not open for public inspection. Said Form 990 was posted by the organization after filing its Form 990 with the IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | AMY MANSUE IS INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS ORGANIZATION ON A FULL-TIME BASIS. SHE IS EMPLOYED AND RECEIVES A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. ACCORDINGLY, HER COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. (EIN: 21-0634484). INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. FILED A 2021 FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO MS. MANSUE'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. JOHN A. DIANGELO WAS AN OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY 2021. MR. DIANGELO WAS EMPLOYED BY THIS ORGANIZATION AND RECEIVED A FEDERAL FORM W-2. ACCORDINGLY, HIS COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP WAS WITH INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. (EIN: 21-0634484). INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. FILED A 2021 FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO MR. DIANGELO'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PLEASE NOTE, THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS ORGANIZATION ISSUES W-2'S TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FILES THE APPLICABLE FORMS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO OTHER AFFILIATES VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED IN CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: - GAIN OR LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP - $2,769,000; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION FOR PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - ($191,000); - NET TRANSFERS TO AFFILIATES - ($13,418,376); - CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN TEMPORARY TRUST; DONOR RESTRICTED - ($480,000); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM DONOR RESTRICTIONS - $100,000; - CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS; DONOR RESTRICTED - $602,000; - NET PERIODIC PENSION ADJUSTMENT - ($2,101,516); - PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT - $21,000; - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS; DONOR RESTRICTED - $89,340; AND - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - $234,509. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM'S TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY IS INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ("NETWORK"). AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE NETWORK AND ALL ENTITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND DECEMBER 31, 2020; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EACH YEAR. THE NETWORK'S AUDIT COMMITTEE HAS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES THIS ORGANIZATION, AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133 AUDIT. |
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