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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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| (A)
THE ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL |
160743134 | 3 | Yes | 13,865,348 | 0 | |
| (B)
ROCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER |
166069131 | 10 | Yes | 559,083 | 0 | |
| (C)
NEWARK WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL |
150584188 | 3 | Yes | 2,363,940 | 0 | |
| (D)
ROCHESTER GENERAL HUDSON HOUSING |
223210351 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (E)
VIA HEALTH HOME CARE I |
161504370 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (F)
VIA HEALTH HOMECARE II |
161538727 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (G)
INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIORS |
161491059 | 10 | Yes | 1,220,152 | 0 | |
| (H)
ROCHESTER GENERAL LONG TERM CARE |
223187140 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (I)
WESTERN NEW YORK MEDICAL PRACTICE PC |
611654232 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (J)
THE UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTER |
237221763 | 3 | Yes | 9,485,780 | 0 | |
| (K)
NORTH PARK NURSING HOME INC |
223159644 | 10 | Yes | 570,659 | 0 | |
| (L)
PARK RIDGE NURSING HOME INC |
160978184 | 10 | Yes | 611,632 | 0 | |
| (M)
PRCD INC |
161311581 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (N)
PARK RIDGE CHILD CARE CENTER INC |
222918126 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (O)
PARK RIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND INC |
222608311 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (P)
PARKWAY COMMONS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO |
223130818 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (Q)
UNITY AGING SERVICES INC |
841684195 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (R)
UNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION |
300068596 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (S)
UNITY ABULATORY SURGERY CENTER INC |
383871383 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (T)
CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC |
160743966 | 3 | Yes | 1,231,630 | 0 | |
| (U)
UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER |
160743029 | 3 | Yes | 3,294,871 | 0 | |
| (V)
UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM |
222572873 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (W)
ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION |
222229425 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (X)
GRHS FOUNDATION INC |
223378111 | 10 | Yes | 595,855 | 0 | |
| (Y)
CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC FOUNDATION |
161560033 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (Z)
CONTINUING CARE NETWORK |
911893968 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AA)
NEWARK WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION |
222963344 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AB)
RGHS WORKERS COMPENSATION TRUST |
166429300 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AC)
ROCHESTER GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM |
222551509 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AD)
PARMA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP |
810671685 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AE)
PARK RIDGE HOUSING INC |
222570457 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AF)
WOODLAND VILLAGE INC |
161588242 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AG)
GENESEE REGION HOME CARE ASSOCIATION INC |
160844109 | 10 | Yes | 1,298,417 | 0 | |
| (AH)
GENESEE REGION HOME CARE OF ONTARIO COUNTY INC |
223257719 | 10 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AI)
ST LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM |
464259168 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AJ)
CANTON POTSDAM HOSPITAL |
161012691 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AK)
GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL |
464249555 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (AL)
MASSENA HOSPITAL |
843134268 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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35,097,367 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included 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.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 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 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 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 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1 | ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, ALSO HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE OR RATIFY SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY INCLUDING AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS AND CHAPTERS, REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND THE DECISION TO DISSOLVE THE ORGANIZATION. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH (ROCHESTER REGIONAL) (I.E. THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND ITS RELATED AFFILIATES) HAS PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE GREATER ROCHESTER NY AREA AND SURROUNDING REGIONS FOR MORE THAN 170 YEARS. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN ROCHESTER AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEART PROGRAM AND A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CANCER CENTER, AND OFFERS PATIENTS MANY OF THE SAME LEADING EDGE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOUND AT THE COUNTRY'S FINEST MEDICAL CENTERS. FROM SURGERY TO ORTHOPEDICS, WOMEN'S HEALTH TO EMERGENCY CARE, PEOPLE ALL ACROSS WESTERN NY TURN TO ROCHESTER REGIONAL FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE, COMPASSION AND EXPERTISE IN HELPING THEM GET BACK TO LIVING THEIR LIVES. POVERTY TRENDS, COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ARE REVIEWED ON A REGULAR BASIS WHILE PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES, AND ACTIVELY WORKS TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT FILL A GAP OR SUPPLEMENT AN EXISTING PROGRAM. MOST ROCHESTER REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, ASSISTANCE WITH HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL CARE RECEIVED AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IS DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC IN ELECTRONIC (WEBSITE) FORM. A CORNERSTONE OF ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO INVEST IN A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL THAT IS, TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN GROWTH AND SERVICES THAT CREATE LONG-TERM VALUE. DESPITE THE ONGOING IMPACT OF COVID-19, ROCHESTER REGIONAL CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE PROGRESS ON THE FOLLOWING INITIATIVES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE INSTITUTION AND THE HEALTH OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES: DESTINATION CAMPUSES: BETTER SERVICE TO RURAL PATIENTS ROCHESTER REGIONAL'S DESTINATION-CAMPUS STRATEGY BRINGS RURAL PATIENTS EASY, LOCAL ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY, COORDINATED PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES. THE NEW GENESEO MEDICAL CAMPUS WHICH OPENED IN OCTOBER 2021 EXPANDED SERVICES IN 2022 WITH THE ADDITION OF AN URGENT CARE CENTER. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK: CREATING THE FUTURE OF QUALITY CARE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS SHOW HOW ROCHESTER REGIONAL IS FORGING AHEAD ON ALL FRONTS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN: VALUE-FOCUSED GROWTH AND INVESTMENT. WORKING AS ONE ORGANIZATION, INTEGRATING CARE DELIVERY TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS AND THE RIGHT CARE, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME. DELIVERING FRICTIONLESS CARE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY, PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND PROVIDERS. DRIVING INNOVATION, USING DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE QUALITY AND OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING GEOGRAPHIC REACH, FACILITY CAPABILITIES, AND SERVICE LINES, ROCHESTER REGIONAL PURSUES SYSTEM-WIDE INITIATIVES THAT DEFINE WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY VALUE. THESE INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION; AND AN ONGOING PROMISE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE OVERALL HEALTH SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGH THE ADDITION OF MEDICAL PRACTICES STRENGTHENING THE SERVICE OFFERINGS TO THOSE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. NEW AND EXPANDED SERVICE OFFERINGS INCLUDE: NEW AT RRH: TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) - RRH IS NOW OFFERING, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A NEW TREATMENT OPTION TO PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION. TMS IS A NONINVASIVE FORM OF BRAIN STIMULATION PERFORMED ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF TMS PATIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED THEIR SYMPTOMS GO AWAY COMPLETELY. MAJOR DEPRESSION AFFECTS AS MUCH AS 15% OF THE U.S. POPULATION EVERY YEAR, AND ONLY 60% TO 70% OF SUFFERERS RESPOND TO TRADITIONAL ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPIES. RRH PROVIDING TMS CAN NOW GIVE EVEN MORE PATIENTS HOPE. 1ST IN THE REGION: RRH OFFERS NEW IMPLANT FOR HERNIATED DISCS - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO PROVIDE A NEW SPINE IMPLANT BARRICAID ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE TO PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM HERNIATED DISCS. THE DEVICE IS A SPINAL IMPLANT THAT PREVENTS RE-HERNIATION BY SEALING THE HOLE IN A PATIENT'S LUMBAR DISC FOLLOWING DISCECTOMY. STUDIES SHOW IT REDUCES THE RISK OF REOPERATION FOR RE-HERNIATION BY 81 PERCENT. HERNIATED DISCS ARE THE TOP CAUSE OF NECK, BACK, AND LEG PAIN IN THE UNITED STATES AND UNTIL NOW UP TO 20% OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT DISCECTOMY SURGERY TO REMOVE A DISC BULGE EXPERIENCED RE-HERNIATION. MEADOW RESERVE SENIOR HOUSING - THE 80-APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE LOCAL SENIORS WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO AGE IN PLACE AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, LONGER. THE FACILITY IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROCHESTER MANAGEMENT AND, THROUGH A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH RRH, RESIDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ONSITE EVALUATION OF THEIR NEEDS AND PERSONALIZED SERVICE COORDINATION TO CONNECT WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. ADVANCED TELEMEDICINE: TYTOCARE MEDICAL EXAM KIT - TO HELP ADVANCE TELEMEDICINE SERVICES TO MEET PATIENTS WHERE THEY ARE, RRH IS NOW WIDELY OFFERING TYTOCARE MEDICAL EXAM KITS. RRH IS THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEM IN OUR REGION TO OFFER THE FDA-CLEARED MEDICAL KIT, WHICH ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH MEDICAL EXAMS IN REAL-TIME VIDEO VISITS FROM ANYWHERE, INCLUDING IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES. AFTER LINKING TO WI-FI IN THE TYTOCARE APP, THE MEDICAL EXAM KIT CAN HELP PROVIDERS GUIDE USERS TO A DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR MANY COMMON CONDITIONS, INCLUDING: ALLERGIES, BUG BITES, COLDS, CONGESTION, EAR INFECTIONS, FEVERS, PINK EYE, RASHES, SINUS PAIN, STOMACH ACHES, ETC. NEW PARTNERSHIPS: SANDS-CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE CLINIC AT MEDINA HOSPITAL - THANKS TO A NEW COLLABORATION BETWEEN ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, ORLEANS COMMUNITY HEALTH AND MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, RESIDENTS IN THE MEDINA AND ALBION AREAS NOW HAVE ACCESS TO A BOARD-CERTIFIED, SANDS-CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE (SCHI) CARDIOLOGIST CLOSER TO HOME. RRH OPENED A NEW SCHI CLINIC ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF MEDINA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. NEW ADDITION: URGENT CARE NOW OPEN ON GENESEO MEDICAL CAMPUS - RRH'S NEWEST URGENT CARE OPENED IN 2022 ON THE GENESEO MEDICAL CAMPUS, INCREASING ACCESS TO PROMPT MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE REGION. THE NEW LOCATION IS A CONVENIENT OPTION FOR RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN TIER WHEN MINOR ILLNESS OR INJURY OCCURS AFTER HOURS OR WHEN THEIR PRIMARY CARE OFFICE IS NOT AN OPTION. PROVIDERS AND STAFF ARE TRAINED TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT MOST NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES FROM RAPID STREP TO MINOR BURNS. THE GENESEO MEDICAL CAMPUS IS A ONE-STOP FACILITY OFFERING NEARLY A DOZEN NEW AND EXISTING SPECIALTY SERVICESAND NOW FEATURING URGENT CARE. WELCOME: RRH ACQUIRES LAKE PLAINS MEDICAL - RRH IS EXPANDING OUR INTERNAL MEDICINE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOOTPRINT BY ACQUIRING LAKE PLAINS MEDICAL IN ALBION AND MEDINA. NEW SURGICAL METHOD: RRH INTRODUCES VNOTES MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC LAPAROSCOPY ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HAS BECOME THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEM IN OUR REGION TO OFFER A NEW METHOD OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY CALLED VAGINAL NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY (VNOTES). WITH VNOTES, PATIENTS RECOVER FASTER, GO HOME SOONER, HAVE LESS POST-OPERATIVE PAIN, AND HEAL WITH NO VISIBLE SCARRING. VNOTES IS A TYPE OF LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY. THROUGH A VAGINAL INCISION AND USING SPECIALIZED INSTRUMENTS, SURGEONS CAN OPERATE ON THE UTERUS, FALLOPIAN TUBES, AND OVARIES. PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED THIS WAY INCLUDE TUBAL STERILIZATION (AKA TUBAL LIGATION), REMOVAL OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBES OR OVARIES, DRAINAGE AND EXCISION OF OVARIAN CYSTS, AND HYSTERECTOMY. CONTINUING EDUCATION: NEW LEARNING SERIES FOCUSES ON GERIATRIC SURGERY - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HAS PARTNERED WITH THE HARTFORD INSTITUTE FOR GERIATRIC NURSING (HIGN) IN CREATING A NEW EDUCATIONAL MODULE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING AGE-SENSITIVE CARE TO OLDER ADULTS THROUGH THE PERIOPERATIVE EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM, INTEGRATING THE GERIATRIC SURGERY VERIFICATION (GSV) PROGRAM WITH THE 4MS SERIES, WAS RECENTLY ROLLED OUT TO EMPLOYEES AT UNITY HOSPITAL, NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, AND CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC. THROUGHOUT EACH INTERACTIVE CASE STUDY, RRH EMPLOYEES WILL ASSESS AND DETERMINE BEST PRACTICES FOR CARING FOR OLDER ADULT PATIENTS BASED ON THE "4MS": WHAT MATTERS, MEDICATION, MENTATION, AND MOBILITY FRAMEWORK AND THE GSV PROGRAM STANDARDS. NOW OPEN: IMAGING SCANS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY. TO HELP SUPPORT THE GROWING NEED FOR IMAGING SERVICES, RRH HAS RECENTLY OPENED A NEW IMAGING CENTER AT THE LINDEN OAKS MEDICAL |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | CAMPUS. SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDE: X-RAYS, 3D MAMMOGRAM (INCLUDING DIAGNOSTICS), ULTRASOUNDS (INCLUDING BREAST ULTRASOUNDS & BIOPSIES), AND DEXA SCANS. NOW AVAILABLE: RRH EXPRESSCARE - IN SUPPORT OF OUR ONGOING EFFORT TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE WITH TECHNOLOGY, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH OFFERS ON-DEMAND VIDEO VISITS THROUGH RRH EXPRESSCARE. RRH EXPRESSCARE ACTS AS A VIRTUAL URGENT CARE AND IS AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK. RRH EXPRESSCARE IS RECOMMENDED FOR PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS EAR INFECTIONS, SORE THROAT, FEVER, COLD, ALLERGIES, STOMACH ISSUES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, ASTHMA, AND RASHES. RRH JOINS NATIONAL HOSPITAL COALITION TO PREVENT GUN DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN - WHILE THERE IS NO EASY SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE RISE IN RANDOM ACTS OF MASS GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR NATION, WE DO HAVE THE POWER TO PREVENT AN EVEN GREATER SOURCE OF GUN DEATHS IN AMERICA SUICIDE AND GUN ACCIDENTS. TODAY, THESE ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR KIDS IN AMERICA. AND THE SIMPLE ACT OF LOCKING UP GUNS AND AMMO REDUCES THE RISK OF SELF-INFLICTED OR UNINTENTIONAL INJURY TO KIDS BY 85%. OUR RRH BOARD AND OUR EXECUTIVE AND PHYSICIAN LEADERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO HAVE RRH JOIN A COALITION OF U.S. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON PREVENTING CHILD ACCESS TO GUNS. THE CAMPAIGN THEME IS, "IT DOESN'T KILL TO ASK, AND IS AIMED AT MAKING IT EASIER AND MORE COMFORTABLE FOR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS TO ASK ABOUT UNLOCKED GUNS IN PLACES WHERE CHILDREN MAY PLAY, BE CARED FOR, OR VISIT. 2022 CONTINUED TO BE A CHALLENGING YEAR WITH THE CONTINUATION OF COVID-19. WHEN COVID-19 CAME TO NYS AND SPECIFICALLY INTO THE SERVICE AREA OF ROCHESTER REGIONAL, THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDED BY TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS, TEAM MEMBERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE ACTIONS CONTINUED INTO 2022 AND INCLUDED: ROCHESTER REGIONAL CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION REGARDING COVID-19 AND VACCINE ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS INCLUDING: SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, MYCARE PATIENT PORTAL, PHONE MESSAGING, AND E-NEWSLETTER. MORE SPECIFICALLY: RRH'S "HEALTH HIVE," AN ONLINE PORTAL OF ARTICLES AND HELPFUL HINTS IN DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES AS WELL AS OTHER HEALTH RELATED TOPICS. DURING 2022, MORE THAN 75 ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED, 25 RELATING TO COVID COVERING AREAS THAT INCLUDED: HOW TO SLOW THE SPREAD; HOW TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE; IMPACT OF COVID ON VARIOUS TYPES OF UNDERLYING CONDITIONS; VACCINATION INFORMATION AND MANY OTHERS. RRH PARTICIPATED IN OVER 350 NEWS ARTICLES, SPECIAL REPORTS, AND INTERVIEWS OVER A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS INCLUDING TV, RADIO AND PRINTED NEWS ARTICLES. ADDITIONALLY, RRH MADE OVER 2,500 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS INCLUDING FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER AND LINKEDIN. THE ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE OFFICE HOSTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND CHURCH GROUPS. ATTENDEES HAVE JOINED FROM ROCHESTER AND ALSO THROUGHOUT OTHER PARTS OF THE US. RRH ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE THOSE MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WELL SERVED INCLUDING: COMMUNITY 1A ELIGIBLE DRIVE-THRU CLINIC; IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FINGER LAKES VACCINE HUB FQHC AND SAFETY NET POPULATIONS POP-UP CLINIC FOR LATINX COMMUNITY AT THE JACKSON R-CENTER (COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER) ONGOING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT RUN CLINICS, SUCH AS GENESEE COUNTY AND WAYNE COUNTY TONAWANDA RESERVATION PARTNERSHIP GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLINIC REGIONAL HEALTH REACH PROGRAM RRH AND ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE AN INCREDIBLY STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. IN 2022 EVENTS SPONSORED AND HELD BY RRH INCLUDE: CELEBRATING WOMEN AND CULTIVATING LEADERS - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ON MARCH 8, CELEBRATED WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND HIGHLIGHTED THE PUSH FOR GENDER EQUITY. RRH HEEDS THE CALL TO ACTION AS WE WORK TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS. WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PRESENTED THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO INSPIRE ROCHESTER'S YOUNG WOMEN THROUGH RRH'S WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE, GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH PIPELINE INITIATIVE. RRH HOSTED STUDENTS FROM YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL OF ROCHESTER TO EXPLORE, ENCOURAGE AND ENGAGE WITH VARIOUS CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE. THE EVENT INCLUDED INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND INTENTIONAL CONNECTIONS FOR NETWORKING AND MENTORING. RRH EXHIBITS AT IMAGINE RIT - RRH IS EXCITED TO ONCE AGAIN BE A PREMIER SPONSOR OF IMAGINE RIT: CREATIVITY + INNOVATION FESTIVAL. THE 2022 FREE EVENT IS IN PERSON WITH 250+ EXHIBITS, INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS, HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS, AND MORE. THE FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE ON THE RIT CAMPUS AND IS OPEN TO ALL AGES! RRH EXHIBITS INCLUDED: THERAPY DOGS; YOGA AND BREATHING EXERCISES; TYTOCARE TELEMEDICINE DEMONSTRATION; AND HEALTHY EATING COLORING ACTIVITY. BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK - A WEEK OF "AWARENESS, ACTIVISM, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING" TO DEEPEN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AND TO AMPLIFY COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DISCUSSIONS AND SOLUTIONS. BLACK WOMEN ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO DIE IN CHILDBIRTH AS WHITE WOMEN, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME SERIOUSLY ILL, AND THEIR CHILDREN ALSO FACE GREATER HEALTH RISKS. THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS NATIONAL MOVEMENT IS TO HIGHLIGHT THESE DISPARITIES. DURING THIS WEEK, RRH SPONSORED BUILDING FOR LIBERATION: CENTERING BLACK MAMAS, BLACK FAMILIES AND BLACK SYSTEMS OF CARE FOCUSING ON THE SCHOLARSHIP, CARE WORK, AND ADVOCACY CARRIED OUT BY BLACK MAMAS AND COMMUNITIES. RAISING AWARENESS: STROKE MONTH - RRH PARTNERED WITH THE ROCHESTER RED WINGS TO PROVIDE FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, STROKE EDUCATION, AND TO MEET THE THERAPY DOGS DURING A GAME TO RAISE STROKE AWARENESS. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS OF THE ROCHESTER GENERAL AND UNITY STROKE TEAMS WERE AT THE EMS OPEN HOUSE AND COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR IN WEBSTER. THEY EDUCATED FAIR ATTENDEES ABOUT STROKE PREVENTION TIPS. HAIR AND HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 2022 - RRH IS PARTNERING WITH COMMON GROUND HEALTH TO HOST THE 2022 HAIR AND HEALTH SYMPOSIUM. HAIR AND SKIN CONDITIONS CAN LOOK VERY DIFFERENT IN POPULATIONS OF COLOR. AS A RESULT, BARBERS AND STYLISTS ARE OFTEN TRUSTED FIGURES WHO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROMOTING HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. COMMUNITY SUPPORT: RRH EMPLOYEES STAND WITH BUFFALO - NUMEROUS RRH EMPLOYEES HAVE REACHED OUT WANTING TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN HELP THE BUFFALO COMMUNITY AFTER IT EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC EVENT MOTIVATED BY HATE. MANY OF OUR COWORKERS HAVE CALLED BUFFALO HOME, SOME HAVE CONNECTIONS TO THE AREA, AND WE ALL SHARE A BOARDER WITH THE "CITY OF GOOD NEIGHBORS". AS BUFFALO RESIDENTS STRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD, RRH IS DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, ANTI-RACISM, AND HUMANITY BY EXTENDING SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES AND PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS TRAGEDY. RRH IS PROUD TO BE A SPONSOR OF THE ONLY LOCAL EVENT THAT SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTS GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS. THIS EVENT HELPS RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY IMPACTED BY THESE CANCERS. RRH IS ONCE AGAIN THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THIS YEAR'S MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK. THE RRH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM IS JOINING THOUSANDS OF TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HELP SAVE LIVES AND BRING HOPE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY SUICIDE BY JOINING THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION (AFSP) COMMUNITY WALK. RAISING AWARENESS WILL HELP BRING AFSP ONE STEP CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF REDUCING THE SUICIDE RATE BY 20% BY 2025. RRH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE 8TH ANNUAL ROCOVERY 5K RUN/WALK AND X-CHALLENGE. THE ROCOVERY FITNESS 5K CELEBRATES THE HOPE WE FIND IN RECOVERY AND REMEMBERS LOVED ONES WHO HAVE BEEN LOST TO THE DISEASE OF ADDICTION. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL RECOVERY AWARENESS MONTH, AND THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TEAM WAS THERE TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS WE HAVE TO AID THOSE IN NEED OF SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. RRH IS PROUD TO BE A SELECT SPONSOR OF THE WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S. AT THE EVENT THE RRH TEAM WILL BE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO PARTICIPANTS. RRH'S YOUTH APPRENTICE PROGRAM (YAP) RECENTLY RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION FROM ADVANTAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. THE DONATION, MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CREDIT UNION'S DEBIT CARD GIVE BACK PROMOTION, WILL ASSIST STUDENTS ENROLLED WITH YAP AND ITS MANY INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER STUDENT GROWTH. BASED OUT OF ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, YAP COMBINES ACADEMIC WORK, MENTORING, AND VOLUNTEERISM TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ALLOWS ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE. MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN YAP, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM AND NURSING STUDENTS FROM ISABELLA GRAHAM HART SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING PARTICIPATED AND REPRESENTED RRH AT |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | A CALL TO WOMEN OF COLOR EVENT AT GENESEE VALLEY PARK. DURING 2022 ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE FOLLOWING: CONGRATULATIONS: PCASI EARNS FIRST MAGNET DESIGNATION - RRH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT PRIMARY CARE AND AMBULATORY SPECIALTY INSTITUTE (PCASI) ACHIEVED ITS FIRST MAGNET DESIGNATION IN 2022. PCASI IS THE FIRST PRIMARY CARE ORGANIZATION (AND ONLY THE SECOND AMBULATORY CARE GROUP) IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE A MAGNET DESIGNATION. MAGNET IS THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GOLD STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) AND LESS THAN 8% OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE U.S. ARE MAGNET RECOGNIZED. PCASI NOW JOINS ROCHESTER GENERAL, UNITY, AND NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS IN REACHING THIS MILESTONE. CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC, UMMC AND THE ST. LAWRENCE HOSPITALS ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON THEIR OWN MAGNET JOURNEYS. CONGRATULATIONS: RRH IS&T TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVE HDI AWARDS - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S IT SERVICE AND DELIVERY LEADERSHIP IS SENDING CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING HONORED AT THE 2022 WESTERN NEW YORK HDI AWARDS. CONGRATULATIONS: ROCHESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL RECOGNIZES LOCAL HEALTH CARE HEROES - EVERY YEAR, THE ROCHESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL RECOGNIZES HEALTH CARE WORKERS ACROSS ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY, HIGHLIGHTING THEIR IMPACT ON GREATER ROCHESTER. POTENTIAL HONOREES CAN BE NOMINATED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THEIR COLLEAGUES OR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN 2022, SIX ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS WERE SELECTED AS HONOREES BY THE RBJ AND RECOGNIZED IN A VIRTUAL AWARD CEREMONY. HEALTH CARE PIONEERS: RRH LEADS THE COUNTRY IN GERIATRIC SURGICAL CARE - RRH WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO HAVE A HOSPITAL WITH THE FULLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM AND WILL LIKELY BECOME THE FIRST THIS YEAR TO HAVE ACCREDITED RURAL HOSPITALS, NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC- EXPECTED LATER THIS YEAR. ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL AND UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER ARE ON TRACK TO START THE ACS GSV PROGRAM SOON, WITH ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH NOT FAR BEHIND. NATIONAL AWARD: RRH WINS PRESTIGIOUS "SYSTEM FOR CHANGE" AWARD - IN RECOGNITION OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE SUSTAINABILITY, RRH HAS PROUDLY EARNED THE SYSTEM FOR CHANGE AWARD FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, THE NATION'S LEADING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTH CARE. THE DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES RRH'S SYSTEM-WIDE, ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATING TOXINS, REDUCING WASTE, AND BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE OPERATIONS AND CULTURE OF OUR INSTITUTE. WELL DONE: RRH RECEIVES POSITIVE CMS PERFORMANCE SCORE - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS AGAIN A TOP PERFORMER BASED ON THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES' (CMS) NEWLY RELEASED 2021 MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (MIPS) SCORES. RRH'S MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (MSSP ACO) PARTICIPATED AS A GROUP AND SCORED 100 OUT OF 100 FOR THE 2021 MIPS REPORTING YEAR, WHICH IS PART OF THE CMS QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM. MIPS RATES PROVIDERS BASED ON PERFORMANCE IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES, INCLUDING QUALITY, IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND PROMOTING INTEROPERABILITY. FOR PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS IN THE ACO, DATA IS GATHERED FROM ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS (EHRS) AND SUBMITTED TO CMS. QUALITY INFORMATICS AND GRIPA ENSURE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AS THE PROGRAM EVOLVES YEARLY. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING APPROPRIATE WORKFLOWS ARE AVAILABLE TO CAPTURE AND TRACK THE NEEDED HEALTH INFORMATION THAT DEMONSTRATES THE EXCELLENT CARE PROVIDED TO RRH PATIENTS. CLINICAL EXCELLENCE: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY TEAMS AT LIPSON CANCER INSTITUTE-LINDEN OAKS, UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, UNITY HOSPITAL, CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL, AND ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR ACHIEVING THE GOLD STANDARD FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). THE ACR ACCREDITATION INCLUDED THE EVALUATION OF APPROPRIATE DELIVERY AND DOCUMENTATION OF RADIATION THERAPY AND ONGOING QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. EACH ACR ACCREDITATION IS GRANTED FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS. THIS DESIGNATION HIGHLIGHTS THE COMMITMENT TO QUALITY PATIENT CARE AT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROFESSION. TWO RRH INITIATIVES RECOGNIZED WITH GRQC AWARDS - RECOGNIZED BY THE GREATER ROCHESTER QUALITY COUNCIL (GRQC) AS WINNERS OF ITS 2022 PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE AWARDS ARE, IN THE TEAM EXCELLENCE CATEGORY, OUR RRH QUALITY & SAFETY, CLINICAL INFORMATICS, IT, AND NURSING TEAMS WERE RECOGNIZED WITH A GOLD AWARD FOR THEIR COLLABORATIVE WORK TO REDUCE DUPLICATE AND AMBIGUOUS PAIN MEDICATION ORDERS. AND OUR DIVERSITY DATA COUNCIL WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A BRONZE AWARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEALTH EQUITY DASHBOARD, DESIGNED TO HELP RRH BETTER UNDERSTAND AND SERVE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE AND UNDER-RESOURCED PATIENT POPULATIONS. RRH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS RECOGNIZED AS "UNSUNG HEROES" - FIVE RRH EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS WHO WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE NEW YORK AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS (NY ACEP) AS RECIPIENTS OF THEIR 2022 "UNSUNG HEROES" AWARD. THESE PHYSICIANS WERE AMONG JUST 39 RECOGNIZED ACROSS ALL OF NYS FOR THEIR ABOVE AND BEYOND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COLLEAGUES, PATIENTS, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM ANNOUNCED ITS 2022 CLIMATE CHAMPIONS, AND ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS AMONG THEM BASED ON OUR PERFORMANCE AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HEALTH CARE CLIMATE CHALLENGE! HEALTH CARE CAN HELP FORGE A FUTURE WITH HEALTHY HOSPITALS AND HEALTHY PEOPLE BY IMPLEMENTING TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE HARMFUL POLLUTION AND STRENGTHEN RESILIENCY. THE HEALTH CARE CLIMATE CHALLENGE IS BUILDING A GLOBAL COALITION OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS TRANSFORMATION THAT NOW INCLUDES 300 INSTITUTIONAL PARTICIPANTS, REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN 28,000 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS IN 43 COUNTRIES. AS A PARTICIPANT, WE ARE COMMITTED TO: REDUCING OUR OWN HEALTH CARE CARBON FOOTPRINT; PREPARING FOR THE IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER AND THE SHIFTING BURDEN OF DISEASE; AND EDUCATING STAFF AND THE PUBLIC WHILE PROMOTING POLICIES TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM CLIMATE CHANGE. IN 2022 WE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND SUCCESS OF OUR SYSTEM AND OUR TEAM: GOLD RENEWABLE ENERGY, SILVER CLIMATE RESILIENCY, SILVER CLIMATE LEADERSHIP. WE ARE HONORED TO BE A PART OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS ON EVERY CONTINENT LEADING THE TRANSFORMATION TO CLIMATE-SMART HEALTH CARE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE HERE AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO CARE IN MINDFUL WAYS THAT STRIVE TO PROTECT THE FUTURE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR PLANET. ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (RGH), THE FLAGSHIP OF ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN HEALTH CARE. THIS 528-BED ACUTE CARE, TEACHING HOSPITAL SERVES THE GREATER ROCHESTER, NY REGION AND BEYOND. ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED QUALITY OUTCOMES THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. ROCHESTER GENERAL PROVIDES CARE TO MORE MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE REGION AND, AS A TERTIARY CARE FACILITY, HAS STRONG REFERRAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL REGIONAL HOSPITALS. ROCHESTER GENERAL OFFERS A FULL ARRAY OF SERVICES TO MEET THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, INCLUDING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS IN CARDIAC, CANCER, ORTHOPEDIC, VASCULAR, SURGICAL, STROKE AND DIABETES CARE. RGH IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDING THE LIPSON CANCER INSTITUTE AND THE SANDS-CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE. HIGH QUALITY CLINICAL CARE PROVIDED AT ROCHESTER GENERAL IS AMPLIFIED BY RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS WITH NATIONALLY RENOWNED INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE CLEVELAND CLINIC (FOR CARDIAC CARE) AND ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE. AS WITH THE OVERALL HEALTH SYSTEM, ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL WORKS TIRELESSLY TO EXPAND CARE AND IMPROVE ITS FACILITIES AND BRING STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES TO OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. DURING 2022 SOME OF THE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: NOW OPEN: NEW ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL TWIG BIRTHING CENTER - THE NEW LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT OPENED IN AUGUST 2022. THE MODERNIZED UNIT INCLUDES 20 NEW, ALL-PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, CONSISTING OF NINE TRIAGE ROOMS, EIGHT LABOR AND DELIVERY ROOMS, AND THREE PRE-OP, POST-OP RECOVERY ROOMS. IT ALSO INCLUDES TWO STATE-OF-THE-ART IN-UNIT OPERATING ROOMS FOR C-SECTIONS AND MULTIPLE NURSING AND PROVIDER STATIONS FOR EASE OF PATIENT ACCESS. THE OPENING OF THIS NEW UNIT MARKS A SPECIAL MILESTONE IN CARE FOR OUR OBSTETRICS PATIENTS AND REPRESENTS ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S COMMITMENT TO AN EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A CONTEMPORARY AND SPACIOUS ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS TO WELCOME THEIR BABIES IN, THE NEW TWIG BIRTHING CENTER IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | TELEMETRY EQUIPMENT, ALLOWING US TO BETTER MONITOR LABORING PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO HELP ENSURE PATIENT SAFETY. 2022 MARKED A FIRST FOR THE REGION - ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL PERFORMED THE REGION'S FIRST-EVER LUNG NODULE MARKING IN THE OPERATING ROOM USING THE GROUNDBREAKING MONARCH ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY TECHNOLOGY. THIS INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATES THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN ROBOTICS, SOFTWARE, DATA SCIENCE, AND ENDOSCOPY TO PROVIDE EARLIER AND MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG CANCER. ANOTHER FIRST AT RGH FOR THE ORTHOPEDICS TEAM AS THEY PERFORMED ITS FIRST-EVER COMPUTER-NAVIGATED REVERSE SHOULDER REPLACEMENT. THE PATIENT TRAVELED SEVERAL HOURS TO RGH FOR THE STATE-OF-THE-ART PROCEDURE, AS HIS LOCAL CARDIOLOGIST FELT HE WAS TOO HIGH RISK FOR TRADITIONAL ELECTIVE SURGERY. RGH WAS THE PREFERRED REGIONAL DESTINATION FOR THIS PATIENT BECAUSE OF ITS HIGHLY-INTEGRATED, WORLD-CLASS CARDIAC AND ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES OFFERED ON-SITE, ENSURING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO MEET THIS PATIENT'S TOTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE SURGERY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS, AND THE PATIENT RETURNED HOME THE FOLLOWING DAY. IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, RGH RECENTLY OPENED A NEW X-RAY ROOM WITH A RIBBON CUTTING. THE SPACE WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR ED PATIENTS TO HELP IMPROVE PATIENT FLOW, TURNAROUND TIMES, AND THROUGHPUT OF THE ED. THE PROJECT TOOK 44 DAYS TO COMPLETE AND FEATURES A NEW GE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM. DURING 2022 ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE FOLLOWING: LEADERS IN CARE: ROCHESTER GENERAL RECEIVED HEALTHGRADES AWARDS HEALTHGRADES- THE LEADING RESOURCE CONNECTING CONSUMERS, PHYSICIANS, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, HAS RECOGNIZED RGH AS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR PATIENTS IN SPECIALIZED AREAS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ATTAINED FURTHER ACCLAIM WITH MULTIPLE FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT AWARDS. ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL EARNED THE DESIGNATION AS THE NO. 5 HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK FOR CRITICAL CARE IN 2022, MAKING IT THE HIGHEST-RANKED HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER FOR CRITICAL CARE AND A RECIPIENT OF HEALTHGRADES' AMERICA'S 50 BEST HOSPITALS' AWARD FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR (2019-2022). IN ADDITION, RGH IS A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK AND HEART FAILURE IN CARDIAC CARE; CRANIAL NEUROSURGERY, AND TREATMENT OF STROKE IN NEUROSCIENCES; TREATMENT OF PNEUMONIA IN NEUROSCIENCES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERIES, COLORECTAL SURGERIES, GI BLEED, AND BOWEL OBSTRUCTION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL; AND TREATMENT OF SEPSIS AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE FOR CRITICAL CARE. RGH RECOGNIZED BY HEALTHGRADES FOR SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE - TO DETERMINE TOP PERFORMERS, HEALTHGRADES EVALUATES NEARLY 4,500 U.S. HOSPITALS ACROSS 17 SPECIALTY CARE AREAS USING PUBLICLY REPORTED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) DATA FROM A ROLLING THREE-YEAR PERIOD. AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE THAT RANK AMONG THE TOP 1% - 10% OF U.S. HOSPITALS DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND CONSISTENTLY EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT OUTCOMES OVERALL AND FOR EACH SPECIALTY. RGH WAS RECOGNIZED FOR: AMERICA'S 100 BEST FOR CARDIAC CARE (2 YEARS IN A ROW) TOP 2% IN NATION; AMERICA'S 100 BEST FOR CORONARY INTERVENTION TOP 2% IN NATION; CARDIAC CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD (2 YEARS IN A ROW) TOP 5% IN NATION FOR OVERALL CARDIAC SERVICES; CORONARY INTERVENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD TOP 5% IN NATION FOR CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; GASTROINTESTINAL CARE EXCELLENCE AWARD ONLY HOSPITAL IN NY TO RECEIVE AWARD 5 YEARS IN A ROW. ONLY HOSPITAL IN NY AMONG TOP 10% IN NATION FOR OVERALL GI SERVICES 5 YEARS IN A ROW. TOP 10% IN NATION FOR GI MEDICAL TREATMENT 9 YEARS IN A ROW.; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY EXCELLENCE AWARD (5 YEARS IN A ROW) TOP 10% IN NATION FOR GI SURGERY 5 YEARS IN A ROW; FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR HEART FAILURE (10 YEARS IN A ROW), STROKE (11 YEARS IN A ROW), CORONARY INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES, HEART ATTACK (14 YEARS IN A ROW), BOWEL OBSTRUCTION, GASTROINTESTINAL BLEED, UPPER GI SURGERY, PNEUMONIA (11 YEARS IN A ROW), PULMONARY EMBOLISM, SEPSIS (12 YEARS IN A ROW) ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION AS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY (COEMIG). RGH WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO RECEIVE THE DISTINCTION, AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOUR TIMES SINCE 2012. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL RRH BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS COEMIG MASTER SURGEONS. CONTINUED EXCELLENCE: RGH NEUROVASCULAR LAB EARNS VASCULAR TESTING REACCREDITATION - CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL NEUROVASCULAR LABORATORY FOR ACHIEVING REACCREDITATION IN EXTRACRANIAL CEREBROVASCULAR TESTING AND INTRACRANIAL CEREBROVASCULAR TESTING BY THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC). THE IAC RECOGNIZES THE RGH NEUROVASCULAR LABORATORY TEAM'S DEDICATION TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE THROUGH VASCULAR TESTING. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT EFFECTIVE VASCULAR TESTING CAN LEAD TO EARLY DETECTION AND LIFE-SAVING INTERVENTION. SUPERIOR STROKE CARE: ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL NAMED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER BY DNV - CONGRATULATIONS TO ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL'S STROKE TEAM FOR ITS TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN HELPING RGH RECEIVE RE-ACCREDITATION AS A DNV-CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER (CSC). A CSC CERTIFICATION IS THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION A STROKE HOSPITAL CAN EARN AND IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE CENTER DELIVERS CONSISTENT QUALITY CARE IN COMPLEX CASES, INCLUDING PATIENTS REQUIRING SPECIALIZED TESTING, THERAPIES, OR ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. RRH IS PROUD TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR STROKE CARE TO OUR PATIENTS AND THANKS RGH'S STROKE CENTER TEAM MEMBERS FOR THEIR VALIANT EFFORTS IN DELIVERING THE BEST POSSIBLE STROKE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY! QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: RGH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HEART ATTACK TREATMENT - RRH PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THAT ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION: LIFELINE STEMI REFERRING CENTER BRONZE PLUS (RGH) RECOGNITION. THE DESIGNATIONS RECOGNIZE THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SCIENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A SPECIFIC TYPE OF HEART ATTACK, AN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI), KNOWN TO BE MORE SEVERE AND DANGEROUS THAN OTHER TYPES OF HEART ATTACKS. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 280,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF HEART ATTACK CAUSED BY A COMPLETE BLOCKAGE IN A CORONARY ARTERY. NEARLY 40% OF PEOPLE WHO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME RECEIVE A STEMI DIAGNOSIS, AND LIKE ALL HEART ATTACKS, THIS REQUIRES TIMELY TREATMENT TO RESTORE BLOOD FLOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HOSPITALS EARN A LIFELINE REFERRING CENTER AWARD BY DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO GETTING PATIENTS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE RESEARCH-BASED CARE FOR STEMI, AS OUTLINED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR STROKE CARE - ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GOLD PLUS GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING CARE BY ADHERING TO THE LATEST TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND STREAMLINING PROCESSES TO ENSURE TIMELY AND PROPER CARE FOR STROKES. EACH YEAR, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY FOR THE AWARD BY DEMONSTRATING HOW THEIR ORGANIZATION HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE FOR STROKE PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING TREATMENT GUIDELINES, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES PARTICIPANTS EDUCATE PATIENTS TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND RECOVERY AT HOME. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED TARGETED RECOGNITION, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: STROKESM HONOR ROLL ELITE AWARD. TO QUALIFY FOR THIS RECOGNITION, HOSPITALS MUST MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT REDUCES THE TIME BETWEEN AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT'S ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL AND TREATMENT WITH THE CLOT-BUSTER ALTEPLASE. RGH ALSO RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARD. THE AWARD AIMS TO ENSURE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES, WHO MIGHT BE AT HIGHER RISK FOR COMPLICATIONS, RECEIVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE WHEN HOSPITALIZED DUE TO STROKE. RGH'S PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM EXCELLED DURING THEIR DNV SURVEY. THE END RESULT OF THE HARD WORK OF OUR RGH PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM MEMBERS WAS DNV SURVEYOR'S RECOMMENDATION FOR CERTIFICATION! ROCHESTER GENERAL MEDICAL GROUP (RGMG) OPERATES AS A DIVISION OF RGH. RGMG HAS MORE THAN 40 PRACTICES IN MONROE AND WAYNE COUNTIES WITH SPECIALTIES IN ALLERGY/RHEUMATOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, DIABETES/ENDOCRINOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE, GERIATRICS, INTERNAL MEDICINE, NUTRITION & WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, ORTHOPEDICS, PEDIATRICS, PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, VASCULAR SURGERY & VEIN CARE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH (OB/GYN). IN ADDITION TO HOSPITAL LOCATIONS, RGMG ALSO OPERATES TWO FULL-SERVICE OUTREACH CAMPUSES AT ALEXANDER PARK |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | AND LINDEN OAKS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR TEAMS CONTINUE TO SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING EVENTS: MEMBERS FROM SANDS-CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE AND THE STROKE TEAMS AT RGH REPRESENTED RRH AT THE MONROE AMBULANCE OPEN HOUSE HELPING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HEART ATTACK AND STROKE WARNING SIGNS. ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL TWIG NICU TO PARTICIPATE IN ANNUAL READ-A-THON - IN HONOR OF NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH AND NICU AWARENESS MONTH, TGH TWIG NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL BABIES WITH BOOKS (BWB) NICU READ-A-THON. THE BWB NICU READ-A-THON IS AN INTERNATIONAL READING COMPETITION BETWEEN OVER 170 HOSPITALS ACROSS THE US AND 4 OTHER COUNTRIES, PROMOTING READING TO BABIES IN THE NICU. ROCHESTER GENERAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS (RGCOHC) - PART OF ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH FAMILY, SHARING A MISSION OF ENHANCING LIVES AND PRESERVING HEALTH BY ENABLING ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE, FULLY INTEGRATED NETWORK OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST AFFORDABLE CARE, DELIVERED WITH KINDNESS, INTEGRITY, AND RESPECT. RGCOHC IS A PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS APPROVED THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS AS A DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION. 2021 WELCOMED THE INAUGURAL CLASS ENROLLED IN THE NURSING ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS) PROGRAM TO PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER IN NURSING BY BUILDING UPON THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THAT A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE POSSESSES, WHILE FOCUSING ON THE ROLE TRANSITION TO REGISTERED NURSE. RGCOHC IS DEDICATED TO PREPARING ADULT LEARNERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES NECESSARY TO PURSUE HEALTH CAREERS, ADVANCED EDUCATION, AND LIFELONG LEARNING. WE ARE EAGER TO PROVIDE THIS EDUCATION THROUGH CREATIVE PATHWAYS AND PARTNERSHIPS. IN 2022, THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROCHESTER GENERAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CAREERS FOR RECEIVING THE OUTSTANDING IMPLEMENTATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM CLASSLINK. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES A SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR ITS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTATION. CLASSLINK IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF CLOUD-BASED EDUCATION PRODUCTS AND WORKS WITH OVER 2,000 SCHOOL SYSTEMS. ITS PRODUCTS CONNECT EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WITH THEIR CLASSROOM, CURRICULUM, AND EACH OTHER. UNITY HOSPITAL (UH) IS A 471-BED RECENTLY RENOVATED HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF GREECE. KEY PROGRAMS AND CENTERS INCLUDE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, BRAIN INJURY & REHABILITATION, JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER, FAMILY BIRTH PLACE, SPINE CENTER, DIABETES CENTER, STROKE CENTER, AND EMERGENCY CENTER. UNITY HOSPITAL HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND CARE AND IMPROVE ITS PATIENT FOCUSED SERVICES. DURING 2022 SOME OF THE MAJOR PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: UNITY IMAGING DEPARTMENT RECEIVES STATE-OF-THE-ART MRI EQUIPMENT - THE NEW MRI EQUIPMENT THAT ARRIVED AT UNITY HOSPITAL AND MADE ITS WAY TO THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT. THE NEW MRI MACHINE IS JUST ONE OF THE IMAGING UPGRADES UNITY WILL BE IMPLEMENTING IN 2022. OTHERS INCLUDE A MODERNIZED RECEPTION AREA AND ENHANCED ADMINISTRATION SPACES. UNITY CONTINUES TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE MANY PATIENTS AND TEAM MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY UNDERSTANDING DURING THE INCONVENIENCE OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE HOSPITAL LOOKS FORWARD TO ENHANCING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE WITH COMPLETION OF THE IMAGING DEPARTMENT EXPANSION. EXPANDING SERVICES: UNITY'S DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEPARTMENT - PERFORMS FIRST CARDIAC MRI EXAM. IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE PATIENT AND EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCES, UNITY HOSPITAL'S DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEPARTMENT NOW OFFERS IN-HOUSE CARDIAC MRI (CMR) EXAMS IN THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MRI SUITE. A CMR IS A SPECIALIZED FORM OF MRI THAT PROVIDES HIGHLY DETAILED IMAGES OF BEATING HEARTS AND CHARACTERIZES HEART TISSUE BY PROVIDING A VIRTUAL BIOPSY. CMR EXAMS SUPPORT VARIOUS SUB-SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AT THE SANDS CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE. THE EXAMS HAVE BEEN VALUABLE IN PROVIDING QUALITY CARE TO PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, ADVANCED HEART FAILURE, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY, CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS, CARDIO-ONCOLOGY, ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, PERICARDIAL DISEASE, MYOCARDIAL DISEASE AND CARDIAC TUMORS. RRH'S CMR PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A TOP PROGRAM IN WESTERN NY, WITH REFERRALS FROM CARDIOLOGISTS THROUGHOUT THE FINGER LAKES REGION, AND BEYOND. UNITY'S NEW CMR CAPABILITY WILL ELIMINATE THE CURRENT NEED TO TRANSFER MRI PATIENTS TO ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND INCREASE OUTPATIENT CMR CAPACITY, ALLOWING PATIENTS TO BE SCHEDULED AND DIAGNOSED MORE EFFICIENTLY. RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS BESTOWED UPON UNITY HOSPITAL IN 2022 INCLUDE: LEADERS IN CARE: UNITY HOSPITAL RECEIVED HEALTHGRADES AWARDS - HEALTHGRADES THE LEADING RESOURCE CONNECTING CONSUMERS, PHYSICIANS, AND HEALTH SYSTEMS, HAS RECOGNIZED UNITY HOSPITAL AS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR PATIENTS IN SPECIALIZED AREAS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO ATTAINED FURTHER ACCLAIM WITH MULTIPLE FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT AWARDS. UNITY HOSPITAL LEADS THE STATE AS THE NO. 1 HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT IN 2022, PLACING IT AMONG THE TOP 5 PERCENT IN THE NATION FOR JOINT REPLACEMENT. UNITY ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR CARDIAC, ORTHOPEDICS, PULMONARY, GASTROINTESTINAL, CRITICAL CARE, AND LABOR AND DELIVERY CARE, AND A SURGICAL CARE EXCELLENT AWARD - MAKING IT AMONG THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS IN THE NATION FOR SURGICAL CARE IN 2022. UNITY HOSPITAL 4400 UNIT EARNS PRESTIGIOUS BEACON AWARD - COMPLIMENTS TO UNITY HOSPITAL'S 4400 UNIT ONCOLOGY/PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM FOR ITS INDUSTRY-LEADING ACHIEVEMENT BY EARNING THE SILVER-LEVEL BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES (AACN). RECEIVING THIS NATIONAL HONOR IS A TESTAMENT TO THE TEAM'S HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO SAFE, PATIENT-CENTERED, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE. THE BEACON AWARD RECOGNIZES HOSPITAL UNITS THAT EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, PATIENT CARE, AND OUTCOMES. RRH HOLDS 29 BEACON AWARDSTHE MOST OF ANY HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. CONGRATULATIONS: UNITY HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE - COMPLIMENTS TO THE AUGUST FAMILY BIRTHPLACE AND INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) AT UNITY HOSPITAL FOR EARNING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES (AACN) BEACON AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE. THE AUGUST FAMILY BIRTHPLACE EARNED ITS FIRST AACN BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE WITH A SILVER DESIGNATION. UNITY'S ICU RECEIVED THE AACN BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE WITH A GOLD DESIGNATION. THIS IS THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATION AND FIRST GOLD DESIGNATION AFTER EARNING TWO SILVERS. THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES (AACN) RECOGNIZES HOSPITAL UNITS THAT INTEGRATE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO IMPROVE PATIENT AND FAMILY OUTCOMES AND RRH CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE NURSING EXCELLENCE WITH THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BEACON AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE PER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN NYS! SAFE SLEEP CHAMPION: UNITY HOSPITAL TAKES HOME THE GOLD - UNITY HOSPITAL AND THE AUGUST FAMILY BIRTH PLACE HAVE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF GOLD SAFE SLEEP CHAMPION. THIS DESIGNATION HIGHLIGHTS THEIR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO REDUCING INFANT SLEEP-RELATED DEATHS, ESTABLISHING A SAFE SLEEP POLICY, AND MORE. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE IN THE AUGUST FAMILY BIRTH PLACE FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR TINIEST PATIENTS IN YOUR CARE, AND IN THEIR HOMES. UNITY HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED BY HEALTHGRADES FOR SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE - TO DETERMINE TOP PERFORMERS, HEALTHGRADES EVALUATES NEARLY 4,500 U.S. HOSPITALS ACROSS 17 SPECIALTY CARE AREAS USING PUBLICLY REPORTED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) DATA FROM A ROLLING THREE-YEAR PERIOD. AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE THAT RANK AMONG THE TOP 1% - 10% OF U.S. HOSPITALS DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND CONSISTENTLY EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT OUTCOMES OVERALL AND FOR EACH SPECIALTY. UH WAS RECOGNIZED AS A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT (7 YEARS IN A ROW), HIP REPLACEMENT (4 YEARS IN A ROW), RESPIRATORY FAILURE (5 YEARS IN A ROW), SEPSIS (6 YEARS IN A ROW), AND CAROTID PROCEDURES. ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: UNITY HOSPITAL NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR STROKE CARE - UNITY HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GOLD PLUS GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING CARE BY ADHERING TO THE LATEST TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND STREAMLINING PROCESSES TO ENSURE TIMELY AND PROPER CARE FOR STROKES. EACH YEAR, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY FOR THE AWARD BY DEMONSTRATING HOW THEIR ORGANIZATION HAS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE FOR STROKE PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING TREATMENT GUIDELINES, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES PARTICIPANTS EDUCATE PATIENTS TO HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND RECOVERY AT HOME. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED TARGETED RECOGNITION, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: STROKESM HONOR ROLL ELITE |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | AWARD. TO QUALIFY FOR THIS RECOGNITION, HOSPITALS MUST MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT REDUCES THE TIME BETWEEN AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT'S ARRIVAL AT THE HOSPITAL AND TREATMENT WITH THE CLOT-BUSTER ALTEPLASE. UNITY ALSO RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARD. THE AWARD AIMS TO ENSURE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES, WHO MIGHT BE AT HIGHER RISK FOR COMPLICATIONS, RECEIVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE WHEN HOSPITALIZED DUE TO STROKE. IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, UNITY HOSPITAL IS CONTINUING ITS PROUD TRADITION OF AN EMPLOYEE DIAPER DRIVE IN HOPES OF COLLECTING AT LEAST 10,000 DIAPERS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES. CLEAN DIAPERS ARE A NECESSITY FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS, YET, EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, AN ESTIMATED ONE IN THREE AMERICAN FAMILIES COULD NOT AFFORD DIAPERS. ALL DIAPERS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ROCHESTER'S DIAPER BANK, WHICH WORKS WITH AGENCIES THROUGHOUT MONROE COUNTY TO DISTRIBUTE DIAPERS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO DIAPERS (LOOSE OR PACKAGED), THEY ACCEPT DIAPER-RASH CREAMS AND BABY WIPES. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS FROM SANDS-CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE AND THE STROKE TEAMS AT UNITY REPRESENTED RRH AT THE MONROE AMBULANCE OPEN HOUSE HELPING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HEART ATTACK AND STROKE WARNING SIGNS. THE ST. MARY'S/UNITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL 4100 INPATIENT PSYCHIATRY TEAM SUPPORTED THE WILLOW DOMESTIC CENTER BY COLLECTING OVER EIGHT FULL BAGS OF GROCERIES AND HOUSEHOLD CARE ITEMS FOR THEIR THANKSGIVING PANTRY! THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED AND TO THE TEAM MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS DESPITE A BUSY WEEK OF WORK AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES. UNITY MEDICAL GROUP OPERATES AS A DIVISION OF UNITY HOSPITAL. UNITY MEDICAL GROUP HAS 28 OFFICE- AND HOSPITAL-BASED LOCATIONS IN MONROE AND GENESEE COUNTY. THE SERVICES OFFERED BY UNITY MEDICAL GROUP INCLUDE GERIATRICS, PALLIATIVE CARE, SKILLED NURSING HOME SUPPORT, ENDOCRINOLOGY, DENTAL CARE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, FAMILY MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, PULMONARY SERVICES, SLEEP SERVICES, INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT, ORTHOPEDIC SPINE TREATMENT, PROGRESSIVE NEUROVASCULAR SERVICE WITH NEUROLOGY SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT CARE AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGICAL ACUTE CARE. THERE ARE ALSO A SPECIALIZED VASCULAR SURGERY GROUP AND NEPHROLOGY WITH COMPREHENSIVE DIALYSIS SERVICES. NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (NWCH) HAS SERVED GENERATIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS SINCE 1957, AND MANY HAVE BECOME MEMBERS OF OUR GROWING HEALTHCARE FAMILY. WITH NEW, LEADING-EDGE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, A DIRECT PARTNERSHIP WITH ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, AND HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF, NWCH CONTINUES TO GROW IN EVERY ASPECT OF ITS HEALTHCARE DELIVERY. THE HOSPITAL IS LICENSED TO OPERATE 300 BEDS OFFERING SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS AND PULMONARY CARE, AS WELL AS AN INNOVATIVE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM. NWCH ALSO OFFERS A FULL ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, CARDIAC REHABILITATION, LAB SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND LAB DRAW STATIONS AND PATIENT IMAGING UNITS IN OTHER PARTS OF WAYNE COUNTY. IN 1997, NWCH ESTABLISHED THE WAYNE COUNTY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK (WCRHN) TO ENCOURAGE GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES WITHIN WAYNE COUNTY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES AND TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO BETTER MEET IDENTIFIED NEEDS. WCRHN IS ONE OF 35 SUCH NETWORKS IN NYS. NWCH WAS CHOSEN AS A BENCHMARK IN THE SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS CATEGORY OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) PUBLICATION, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: IDEAS & INNOVATIONS FOR HOSPITAL LEADERS: CASE EXAMPLES. ADDITIONALLY, NEWARK-WAYNE IS A NEW YORK STATE-DESIGNATED STROKE CENTER, A NICHE (NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTHSYSTEM ELDERS) EXEMPLAR HOSPITAL. REHABILITATIVE AND LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH DEMAY LIVING CENTER, AN ATTACHED FACILITY. IN 2022, NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HELD A RIBBON CUTTING TO HIGHLIGHT THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR NUCLEAR MEDICINE CAMERA WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART GE DISCOVERY 830NM. THE NEW SPECT SCANNER WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES, IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY AND UP TO 60% FASTER IMAGING TIMES. THE SCANNER IS ALSO USEFUL FOR GENERAL NUCLEAR MEDICAL SCANS, PRE-OP CARDIAC CLEARANCE, AND MORE. NWCH OPENED THE CENTER FOR RISK PREVENTION & WELLNESS IN 2022. THIS PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. HIGH-RISK SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED. CRPW OFFERS PATIENTS COMPASSIONATE, CONFIDENTIAL CARE AND IS EXPERIENCED IN A VARIETY OF TREATMENTS, INCLUDING: HIV, HEPATITIS C, HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS. EDUCATION AND COUNSELING REGARDING PREP AND PEP (HIV-RELATED MEDICATIONS) ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. RECOGNITIONS, DESIGNATIONS AND AWARDS GRANTED TO NWCH IN 2022 INCLUDE: NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (NWCH) RECOGNIZED AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. NWCH WAS AMONG THE FIRST 28 HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD TO BECOME VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS QUALITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (ACS QVP). THE ACS QVP STANDARDS PROVIDE A PROVEN, STANDARDIZED METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING, MEASURING, AND IMPROVING A HOSPITAL'S QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS ALL SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS. THE INAUGURAL GROUP OF QVP HOSPITALS INCLUDES THREE INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALS TWO IN JAPAN AND ONE IN AUSTRALIA AND 25 U.S. HOSPITALS. THE ACS QVP FOCUSED THREE-YEAR DESIGNATION AFFIRMS THAT NEWARK-WAYNE HAS DEMONSTRATED AN ACTIVE COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING A SURGERY-WIDE QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN AT LEAST TWO SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE GOAL IMPLEMENTING ACROSS ALL SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. QVP BRINGS TOGETHER EVERYONE INVOLVED IN SURGERY IN THE HOSPITAL AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP THEIR OWN SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENT JOURNEYS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF A HOSPITAL. THANK YOU TO THE TEAM MEMBERS INVOLVED FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE QVP JOURNEY ON BEHALF OF OUR PATIENTS! NWCH'S MARSHALL BIRTHING CENTER NAMED SAFE SLEEP CHAMPION - RECENTLY RECEIVED THE GOLD SAFE SLEEP CHAMPION DESIGNATION THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION AWARDED BY THE CRIBS FOR KIDS' NATIONAL SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THE DESIGNATION REFLECTS THE CARE TEAM'S COMMITMENT TO BEST PRACTICES AND EDUCATION SUPPORTING SAFE INFANT SLEEP. CONGRATULATIONS: NEWARK-WAYNE RECEIVES QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD RRH IS SENDING A BIG CONGRATS TO NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S MARSHALL BIRTHING CENTER TEAM MEMBERS AND PROVIDERS FOR RECENTLY RECEIVING THE NEW YORK STATE OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE PROJECT 2021 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD! THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES NWCH'S DEDICATION TO ASSESSING PATIENTS ON ADMISSION AND DURING THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD FOR RISK OF OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE. IN ADDITION, NWCH'S MARSHALL BIRTHING CENTER HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE QUALITY OBSTETRICAL CARE BY DEVELOPING RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS, PERFORMING ON-SITE HEMORRHAGE DRILLS, IMPLEMENTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE READINESS TO RESPOND TO AN OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE, AND MUCH MORE. NWCH RECOGNIZED BY HEALTHGRADES FOR SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE - TO DETERMINE TOP PERFORMERS, HEALTHGRADES EVALUATES NEARLY 4,500 U.S. HOSPITALS ACROSS 17 SPECIALTY CARE AREAS USING PUBLICLY REPORTED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) DATA FROM A ROLLING THREE-YEAR PERIOD. AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE THAT RANK AMONG THE TOP 1% - 10% OF U.S. HOSPITALS DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND CONSISTENTLY EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT OUTCOMES OVERALL AND FOR EACH SPECIALTY. NWCH WAS RECOGNIZED AS A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR SEPSIS (7 YEARS IN A ROW). SHOWING THEIR CONTINUED COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT TEAM MEMBERS HOSTED A SCREENING EVENT. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THE FINGER LAKES REGION! CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL AND CLINIC (CSHC) IS A 262-BED HOSPITAL WITH A LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF LARGE URBAN HOSPITALS. THE MAIN HOSPITAL IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN CLIFTON SPRINGS, MIDWAY BETWEEN (BUT NORTH OF) GENEVA AND CANANDAIGUA. CSHC'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA CONSISTS OF FOUR COUNTIES IN THE CENTRAL FINGER LAKES REGION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK: ONTARIO, WAYNE, SENECA AND YATES. CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PROVIDING GENERAL ACUTE CARE, PRIMARY CARE, NURSING HOME CARE, CANCER CARE, PROGRAMS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY, AND SPECIALTY CARE TO RESIDENTS OF AND VISITORS TO THE CENTRAL FINGER LAKES REGION. THE FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER (FLCCC) IS LOCATED ON THE MAIN CAMPUS AND WAS THE FIRST FULL TREATMENT CANCER CENTER IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION. FLCCC PARTICIPATES IN CLINICAL TRIALS, OFFERS MONTHLY CANCER CONFERENCES, YEARLY SYMPOSIUMS AND SUPPORT GROUPS. THE FINGER LAKES RADIATION ONCOLOGY HAS ONE OF FIVE INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY UNITS IN NEW YORK STATE FOR TREATING PROSTATE CANCER. THE |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT HAS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE AREA'S LARGEST AND HAS OFFERED MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES LONGER THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION IN THE REGION. CSHC OFFERS NUMEROUS SUBSPECIALTIES INCLUDING BLOOD DISORDERS, RENAL DISEASE, DIABETES, AND REHABILITATION. IN ADDITION, THE SPRINGS OF CLIFTON IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE PROGRAM, COMBINING BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND THE PROCESS OF HEALING AND INCLUDE ACUPUNCTURE, CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES, HYDROTHERAPY, MASSAGE THERAPY, NATUROPATHY, CHINESE MEDICINE, QI GONG, HERBOLOGY, AND REIKI THERAPEUTIC TOUCH. DURING 2022, PROGRESS CONTINUED ON THE CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC CAMPUS WITH THE ADDITION OF: NEW CLIFTON SPRINGS SURGICAL SPECIALTY OFFICES - AS CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC HAS CONTINUED WITH ITS STUNNING TRANSFORMATION, ARE NEWLY RENOVATED SURGICAL SPECIALTY OFFICES, LOCATED IN SUITE 1980 OF CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL. THE CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC BUILDING WILL SOON OPEN THE DOORS TO THE CLIFTON SPRINGS PHARMACY. THIS IN-HOUSE PHARMACY CAN FILL ALL PRESCRIPTION NEEDS BEFORE PATIENTS LEAVE THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING PATIENTS IN OUTPATIENT CLINICS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES AVAILABLE INCLUDE: OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS, PET MEDICATIONS, AND COMPOUNDS. CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED FOR THE NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT CLIFTON SPRINGS. THIS MODERNIZATION PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT ED WITH A LARGER FACILITY EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR THE HOSPITAL'S COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY PROGRAM (CPEP), THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE RURAL FINGER LAKES COMMUNITIES. AS WITH ALL OF THE HOSPITAL AND PATIENT CARE FACILITIES UNDER THE RRH UMBRELLA, CSHC WORKS DILIGENTLY TO CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDE TOP-QUALITY CARE. DURING 2022, CSHC WAS THE RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS SHINING A LIGHT ON THESE EFFORTS INCLUDING: RRH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE WOUND CARE CENTER AT CLIFTON SPRINGS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A 2021 HEALOGICS CENTER OF DISTINCTION. A CENTER OF DISTINCTION MUST ACHIEVE OR EXCEED SEVERAL CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL RESULTS, INCLUDING: PATIENT SATISFACTION, HEALING RATE, AND OUTLIER RATE. NOT ONLY DID THE WOUND CARE CENTER TEAM AT CLIFTON SPRINGS EXCEL IN THESE THREE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, BUT THE TEAM'S PATIENT SATISFACTION RATE WAS NEARLY FIVE PERCENT (5%) BETTER THAN THE STANDARD FOR CONSIDERATION. CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC (CSHC) ACHIEVED ITS FIRST MAGNET DESIGNATION! MAGNET IS ADMINISTERED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) AND IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE GOLD STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN THE NURSING PROFESSION, WITH FEWER THAN 8% OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN THE U.S. ACHIEVING MAGNET. CSHC NOW JOINS THE RANKS OF ROCHESTER GENERAL, UNITY, NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND MOST RECENTLY, PCASI IN REACHING THIS EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE, WITH UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MAKING GREAT STRIDES ON ITS OWN MAGNET JOURNEY! FURTHER REINFORCING THE CALIBER OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT, IN ADDITION TO THE MAGNET DESIGNATION, CSHC WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE ANCC WITH THE FOLLOWING SIX EXEMPLARS: 1. PRESSURE ULCERS STAGE 2 OR ABOVE; 2. CENTRAL LINE BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS; 3. CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; 4. DOOR TO DOC IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM; 5. COURTESY AND RESPECT; 6. CAREFUL LISTENING. THIS DESIGNATION IS AN IMPRESSIVE TESTAMENT TO THE COMMITMENT AND CAPABILITIES OF ALL OF OUR NURSES AND OUR ENTIRE TEAM AT CSHC, WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER EACH DAY TO BRING THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE CLOSE TO HOME FOR OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY IN THE EASTERN REGION. CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL & CLINIC (CSHC) AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. CSHC WAS AMONG THE FIRST 28 HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD TO BECOME VERIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS QUALITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (ACS QVP). THE ACS QVP STANDARDS PROVIDE A PROVEN, STANDARDIZED METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING, MEASURING, AND IMPROVING A HOSPITAL'S QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS ALL SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS. THE INAUGURAL GROUP OF QVP HOSPITALS INCLUDES THREE INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALS TWO IN JAPAN AND ONE IN AUSTRALIA AND 25 U.S. HOSPITALS. THE ACS QVP FOCUSED THREE-YEAR DESIGNATION AFFIRMS THAT CLIFTON SPRINGS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN ACTIVE COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING A SURGERY-WIDE QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN AT LEAST TWO SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE GOAL IMPLEMENTING ACROSS ALL SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. QVP BRINGS TOGETHER EVERYONE INVOLVED IN SURGERY IN THE HOSPITAL AND HELPS THEM DEVELOP THEIR OWN SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENT JOURNEYS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF A HOSPITAL. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE TEAM MEMBERS INVOLVED FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE QVP JOURNEY ON BEHALF OF OUR PATIENTS! EASTERN REGION HOSPITALS (NWCH AND CSHC) CONTINUED TO SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY BY VOLUNTEERING IN THE FIRST AID TENT AT THE NEWARK ROTARY FAMILY FESTIVAL. UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (UMMC) SERVES RESIDENTS OF GENESEE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE 131-BED HOSPITAL IN BATAVIA FEATURES A NEW, STATE-OF-ART SURGICAL DEPARTMENT, A WOUND CARE CENTER, A TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM FOR INTENSIVE CARE, A JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, TWO URGENT CARE CENTERS AND A NUMBER OF PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN OFFICES. UNITED MEMORIAL IS A NICHE (NURSES IMPROVING CARE FOR HEALTHSYSTEM ELDERS) HOSPITAL AND A NEW YORK STATE-DESIGNATED STROKE CENTER. UNITED MEMORIAL IS THE SOLE MATERNITY SERVICES PROVIDER FOR GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. IT MANAGES THE NEW YORK STATE CANCER SERVICES PARTNERSHIP GRANT FOR ORLEANS AND GENESEE COUNTIES AND PROVIDES ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES IN GENESEE, ORLEANS AND WYOMING COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2022 WE HAVE SEEN CONTINUED PROGRESS ON THE UMMC HEALTHY LIVING CAMPUS SITE PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN BATAVIA. THIS $30M PROJECT HAS BEEN APPROVED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION THE PROJECT, A PARTNERSHIP OF THE YMCA AND ROCHESTER-REGIONAL HEALTH-UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, WILL INCLUDE A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART WELLNESS CENTER, INDOOR POOL, GROUP EXERCISE STUDIOS AND GYMNASIUM WITH INDOOR WALKING/RUNNING TRACK, TEACHING KITCHEN, INDOOR PLAYGROUND, YOUTH SPACES, LIVING ROOM AND MEETING ROOMS. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH UMMC WILL PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/CRISIS INTERVENTIONS SERVICES, TELEMEDICINE INTEGRATION, CANCER PREVENTION OUTREACH SERVICES, CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATION SERVICES, ALL IN THE SAME FACILITY. THE FACILITY WOULD INCLUDE A TWO-STORY, 69,420-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING TO HOUSE THE YMCA WITH MEDICAL OFFICES. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES WITH AN EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE OF MID-2024. DURING 2022 UMMC IMPROVED AND EXPANDED SERVICES AND RECEIVED RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS FOR ITS EXEMPLARY SERVICES AND PATIENT CARE. THESE INCLUDE: BRAVO TO UMMC FOR BEING NAMED SILVER SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL. UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER RECENTLY ACHIEVED THE NATIONAL SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION AS A SILVER SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL! THE SAFE SLEEP LEADER DESIGNATION REFLECTS UMMC'S COMMITMENT TO THREE MAIN AREAS: DEVELOPING A SAFE SLEEP POLICY STATEMENT, TRAINING STAFF, AND EDUCATING PARENTS. IN ADDITION, UMMC'S MATERNITY UNIT CONTINUOUSLY ENCOURAGES THE USE OF SLEEP SACKS, PROVIDES DAILY PATIENT EDUCATION, AND COMPLETES MONTHLY CRIB AUDITS TO SUPPORT SAFE INFANT SLEEP. RENOVATION UPDATE: EXPANDING RADIOLOGY SERVICES AT UMMC - AFTER 16 MONTHS OF RENOVATIONS, UMMC HAS INSTALLED ITS FIRST INDOOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) MACHINE. BEFORE THE INSTALLATION, UMMC HAD BEEN STRICTLY USING A MOBILE MRI. PHASE ONE OF THE $8.45 MILLION PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES: AN ADDITIONAL 5,000 SQUARE FEET WILL BE ADDED TO THE EXISTING RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; IMPROVED PATIENT FLOW, ALLOWING PATIENTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE RADIOLOGY WAITING ROOM VERSUS TRAVERSING THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL; NEW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) ROOM; UPGRADES TO THE MORGUE AS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND AN ESSENTIAL PIECE TO GETTING PATIENTS SAFELY AND RESPECTFULLY TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION. UMMC RECOGNIZED BY HEALTHGRADES FOR SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE - TO DETERMINE TOP PERFORMERS, HEALTHGRADES EVALUATES NEARLY 4,500 U.S. HOSPITALS ACROSS 17 SPECIALTY CARE AREAS USING PUBLICLY REPORTED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) DATA FROM A ROLLING THREE-YEAR PERIOD. AWARDS ARE PRESENTED TO THOSE THAT RANK AMONG THE TOP 1% - 10% OF U.S. HOSPITALS DEMONSTRATING SUPERIOR CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND CONSISTENTLY EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT OUTCOMES OVERALL AND FOR EACH SPECIALTY. UMMC WAS RECOGNIZED AS A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR STROKE AND SEPSIS (2 YEARS IN A ROW). QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: UMMC IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HEART ATTACK TREATMENT |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | RRH PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THAT UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS RECEIVED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION: LIFELINE STEMI REFERRING CENTER BRONZE. THE DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES THE HOSPITAL'S COMMITMENT TO ENSURING SCIENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR ALL PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A SPECIFIC TYPE OF HEART ATTACK, AN ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (STEMI), KNOWN TO BE MORE SEVERE AND DANGEROUS THAN OTHER TYPES OF HEART ATTACKS. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 280,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF HEART ATTACK CAUSED BY A COMPLETE BLOCKAGE IN A CORONARY ARTERY. NEARLY 40% OF PEOPLE WHO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME RECEIVE A STEMI DIAGNOSIS, AND LIKE ALL HEART ATTACKS, THIS REQUIRES TIMELY TREATMENT TO RESTORE BLOOD FLOW AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. HOSPITALS EARN A LIFELINE REFERRING CENTER AWARD BY DEMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO GETTING PATIENTS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE RESEARCH-BASED CARE FOR STEMI, AS OUTLINED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM (SLH), A NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THREE HOSPITALS (CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL, GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL AND MASSENA HOSPITAL) AND A NETWORK OF PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PRACTICES JOINED RRH IN 2021 ALLOWING RRH TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL REACH WHILE ENABLING ST. LAWRENCE TO ELEVATE AND GROW ITS MEDICAL SERVICES. BOTH RRH AND SLH HAVE TRADITIONS OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CAREAND TOGETHER, IN 2022 THEY CONTINUE TO BRING ABOUT IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION MILESTONES. COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM, TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS AND INTEGRATION CAN BE SEEN IN PATIENT CARE AND INTEGRATED CLINICAL SYSTEMS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CARE CONNECT AND SAFE CONNECT; WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT USING WORKDAY HR AND PAYROLL AND KRONOS DIMENSIONS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWSON ERP. ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS WENT LIVE IN 2022 AND SERVE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES AND ENABLE ENHANCED HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY REGION. 2022 CELEBRATIONS OF OUR TEAM AT ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH INCLUDE ACCOLADES FOR THE FOLLOWING: NAMED AMONG THE 44 NEW YORK HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS DESIGNATED "AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS" BY THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT. AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS ADHERE TO A RIGOROUS SET OF EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS TO ORGANIZE THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS. WE CONGRATULATE CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL, GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL, AND MASSENA HOSPITAL FOR ACHIEVING THIS DESIGNATION, AND THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO OLDER ADULT PATIENTS. CONGRATULATIONS TO ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH'S (SLH) CLINICAL AND RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ON RECEIVING THE 2022 OUTSTANDING RURAL HEALTH PROGRAM AWARD THROUGH THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL HEALTH (NYSARH). SLHS ADDS BACK TO ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: GARDEN SHARE'S FIGHT HUNGER FAIR AND 5K. DURING THIS EVENT SLH SET UP A TABLE TO SHOW PARTICIPANTS PROPER STRETCHING TECHNIQUES AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE RUN. THANKS TO OUR CLINICAL RESEARCH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TEAMS FOR VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AT THIS EVENT. WALK WITH A DOC. DURING THIS EVENT, PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVEMENT AND ENJOY A WALK ON A FLAT, PAVED TRAIL AT YOUR OWN PACE WHILE GETTING TO KNOW SOME OF OUR LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. WATER, HEALTHY SNACKS, AND GIVEAWAYS WERE PROVIDED. GOUVERNEUR BREAST CANCER WALK RIVER RUN AND RECOVER FEST EVENT. SLH WAS REPRESENTED BY STAFF MEMBERS ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TEAM. ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDED THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY HEALTH FAIR. A CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL LPN WAS PRESENT TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE, SLH CLINICAL AND RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS DISCUSSED CURRENT CLINICAL TRIALS AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND SLH PHYSICAL REHABILITATION TEAM MEMBERS PERFORMED BALANCE TESTING. WHEN ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH'S PATIENT EXPERIENCE TEAM LEARNED THAT SOME PATIENTS ARE DISCHARGED FROM THEIR HOSPITALS IN SCRUBS DUE TO THE UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION OF THE CLOTHES THEY ARRIVED IN, THEY DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. A "CLOTHES CLOSET" WAS SET UP AT CANTON-POTSDAM, GOUVERNEUR, AND MASSENA HOSPITALS, WHERE CLOTHING WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. MOST RECENTLY, FUNDING FROM AN "EMPLOYEES GIVING GENEROUSLY" GRANT WAS SPLIT BETWEEN THE THREE HOSPITALS, AND CLOTHING PACKETS WERE ASSEMBLED THAT INCLUDED A SWEATSHIRT, T-SHIRT, SWEATPANTS, SOCKS, AND UNDERGARMENTS. SHOES, HATS, AND GLOVES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED. SLH HOSPITAL'S HEALTH COACH PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP OF SLH/CPH, SUNY POTSDAM, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY, AND ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY. DURING 2022, SLH, FOCUSED ON CONTINUED GROWTH, STARTED THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING SEAWAY VALLEY AMBULANCE SERVICE. THE MASSENA-BASED SEAWAY VALLEY AMBULANCE SERVICE, A DEDICATED EMS, INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORT, AND AMBULATE SERVICE PRESENTLY SERVICING THE MASSENA-AREA MARKET IS EXPECTED TO FURTHER IMPROVE TRANSPORT ACCESS IN MASSENA AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE OFFICIAL ACQUISITION WAS FINALIZED IN 2023. 2022 ALSO BROUGHT ABOUT AN EXPANSION TO AN SLH PARTNERSHIP WITH A LOCAL FARM. THIS EXPANDED SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT REPURPOSES FOOD WASTE AT BOTH CPH AND MH INTO COMPOST THAT WILL BE USED AS FERTILIZER FOR THEIR FARMS, HELPING TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS AND KEEP FOOD WASTE OUT OF LANDFILLS. NEW EXPANSION: ISABELLA GRAHAM HART SCHOOL IS NOW IN POTSDAM IN 2021 ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH ANNOUNCED THE EXTENSION OF ITS ISABELLA GRAHAM HART SCHOOL (IGH) OF PRACTICAL NURSING TO THREE REGIONS IN NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING ONE SITE IN POTSDAM. WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE THE POTSDAM SITE FORMALLY LAUNCHED ITS INAUGURAL CLASS IN 2022, WITH TEN STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE 10-MONTH PROGRAM. IGH WAS ESTABLISHED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO GAINING CAREERS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE, WHERE THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN OPPORTUNITY OTHERWISE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES LOOKING TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS NOW HAVE A PATHWAY THROUGH WHICH THEY WILL BE THOROUGHLY PREPARED AND TRAINED TO MEET THE HIGH-LEVEL OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE OUR COMMUNITIES NEED AND DESERVE. ACCREDITED BY ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR EDUCATION IN NURSING (ACEN), THE IGH PROGRAM GRANTS PRACTICE NURSE CERTIFICATES ENTITLING GRADUATES TO TAKE THEIR NCLEX PRACTICAL NURSE LICENSURE EXAM. FOR LPNS WHO WISH TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS AS RNS, THE RRH COLLEGE OF HEALTH OFFERS AN ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE (AAS) PROGRAM FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (CPH) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE FACILITY CERTIFIED FOR 94 BEDS. ITS CORE PROGRAMS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ACUTE CARE, HOSPITALIST MEDICINE, AND CRITICAL CARE ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY OUTPATIENT HEALTH SERVICES IN BRASHER FALLS, CANTON, COLTON, MASSENA, NORFOLK, NORWOOD, AND POTSDAM, NY, AND BY SPECIALIST CARE IN OVER 25 DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING A ROBUST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM AND THE CENTER FOR CANCER CARE. LEVEL III TRAUMA CARE AND A CRITICAL CARE UNIT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT CPH. CANTON-POTSDAM ALSO HOUSES THE BIRTHPLACE CENTER, WHERE A TEAM OF WARM, PROFESSIONAL BIRTHING EXPERTS SURROUND YOU AND YOUR NEW ADDITION WITH THE BEST ENVIRONMENT TO PROMOTE LASTING HEALTH AND LOVING BONDING. THE BIRTHPLACE OFFERS MANY OPTIONS FOR PRENATAL CARE, DELIVERY--INCLUDING MIDWIFERY--POST-PARTUM CARE, AND EDUCATION. OUR COMBINATION LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM ROOMS (LDRPS) OFFER FAMILIES A SPACIOUS AND COMFORTABLE AREA DURING THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE. OPTIONS ARE OFFERED FOR PAIN RELIEF FROM SUPPORT FOR NATURAL CHILDBIRTH WITH JACUZZI TUBS, SHOWERS, AND BIRTHING BALLS TO PAIN MEDICATIONS AND EPIDURALS AS NEEDED. "ROOMING IN" IS AVAILABLE FOR CARE PARTNERS AND BABIES. THE EXPERIENCED AND COMPASSIONATE STAFF ARE EAGER TO ASSIST YOU IN CREATING THE MEMORABLE BIRTH YOU DESIRE. THE BIRTHPLACE PARTICIPATES IN THE NEW YORK STATE BREASTFEEDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HOSPITALS PROGRAM. A CERTIFIED LACTATION SPECIALIST PROVIDES BEDSIDE EDUCATION AND ADVICE TO HELP YOU GIVE YOUR BABY THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE START. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE UNDERWAY AT CPH IN 2022. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL EFFECTIVELY TRANSFERRED THE AMBULANCE, EMERGENCY, AND MAIN ENTRANCES. THIS CHANGE WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS WHILE THE HOSPITAL UNDERGOES ITS MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR REGIONAL CARE PAVILION PROJECT WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BED TOWER AS WELL AS IMPROVED EMERGENCY AND MAIN ENTRANCES. ADDITIONALLY IN 2022, CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (CPH) RECEIVED WORD THAT IT HAS BEEN RE-VERIFIED AS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. THIS ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNIZES THE TRAUMA CENTER'S DEDICATION TO PROVIDING OPTIMAL CARE CLOSE TO HOME FOR INJURED PATIENTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS FIRST DESIGNATED CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (CPH) AS A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER IN AUGUST 2018. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO BE THE ONLY LEVEL |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | III TRAUMA CENTER NORTH OF THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION. CONGRATULATIONS TO TRAUMA PROGRAM TEAM WHOSE HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT TO CLINICAL CARE EXCELLENCE RESULTED IN THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT. GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL (GH) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL FOUNDED IN 2013. "CRITICAL ACCESS" IS A FEDERAL DESIGNATION THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO HOSPITALS LOCATED IN REMOTE, RURAL REGIONS, ENABLING THESE HOSPITALS TO BE REIMBURSED AT A HIGHER RATE BECAUSE OF THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE IN PROVIDING CARE IN HIGH-NEED AREAS. GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL IS CERTIFIED FOR 25 BEDS AND OPERATES IN AFFILIATION WITH CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL IN POTSDAM, NY, AND MASSENA HOSPITAL IN MASSENA, NY, UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM. SERVICES INCLUDE INPATIENT DETOX, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER REHABILITATION, EMERGENCY CARE, IMAGING AND EKG'S, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY. 2022 WAS AN EXCITING YEAR AT GH WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE FOLLOWING: CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL FOR BEING NAMED A TOP RURAL HOSPITAL BY LEAPFROG GROUP. THIS NATIONAL RECOGNITION IS AN HONOR FOR THE WHOLE TEAM AS GH WAS THE ONLY NEW YORK HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE THE RECOGNITION, AND ONE OF 23 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE ACROSS MANY AREAS OF HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE IS CONSIDERED IN ESTABLISHING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE LEAPFROG GROUP AWARD, INCLUDING INFECTION RATES, SURGERY, AND THE HOSPITAL'S CAPACITY TO PREVENT MEDICATION AND OTHER ERRORS. BEST HOSPITALS AWARD: GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL - GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL (GH) WAS RECENTLY NAMED ONE OF 148 BEST HOSPITALS BY THE LEAP FROG GROUP AND MONEY. ONLY 148 HOSPITALS, OF A LIST OF MORE THAN 6,000 HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES, MADE THE CUT TO BE AWARDED AS A TOP GENERAL, CHILDREN'S, RURAL, LARGE TEACHING, OR SMALL TEACHING HOSPITAL. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LIST, HOSPITALS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE RECEIVED AN "A" LETTER GRADE ON LEAPFROG'S FALL 2021 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES (WHERE APPLICABLE). HOSPITALS WERE ALSO DISQUALIFIED IF THEY EARNED A GRADE OF "C OR LOWER ON THE SPRING 2022 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES ASSESSMENT. CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN AT GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL AS AN OVERHEAD CANOPY IS ADDED ALONG THE MAIN ENTRANCE. AS IS A CONSIDERATION WITH ALL FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THIS CHANGE WILL IMPROVE THE PATIENT AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY PROTECTING FOLKS FROM THE UNPREDICTABLE NORTH COUNTRY WEATHER. GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL SPONSORED A REINDEER VISIT DURING THE GOUVERNEUR CHRISTMAS PARADE. CHILDREN AND PARADE ATTENDEES WERE INVITED TO PET THE REINDEER AND HAVE THEIR PHOTOS TAKEN WITH THEM. SANTA WAS ON-SITE, ALONG WITH GAMES, VENDORS, A BOUNCE HOUSE, AND HORSE-DRAWN WAGON RIDES. GH WAS AWARDED A $10M GRANT FROM THE USDA FOR THE FUNDING AND FORMATION OF A ST. LAWRENCE RURAL TRANSPORT CONSORTIUM LED BY GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL. THE FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH-WIDE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) TO ESTABLISH AN INTER-FACILITY TRANSPORT COORDINATION CENTER AND TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) STAFF. THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE LACK OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AND PARAMEDICS IN OUR RURAL REGION, AS WELL AS ENABLE USE OF A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD ACROSS OUR THREE SLH HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND SERVICES. CONGRATULATIONS: GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL RANKED NEW YORK'S MOST SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE HOSPITAL - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, INCLUDING ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH, IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUT OF 3,600+ HOSPITALS MEASURED, GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL (GH) RANKED 43 IN THE NATION AND #1 IN NEW YORK STATE ON THE LOWN HOSPITALS INDEX. THE LOWN INSTITUTE IS A NON-PARTISAN HEALTHCARE THINK-TANK THAT CREATED THE INDEX TO DEFINE CLEAR, MEASURABLE STANDARDS FOR HOSPITAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE INDEX EXAMINES A HOSPITAL'S PERFORMANCE ACROSS THREE PRIMARY METRICS: EQUITY, VALUE, AND OUTCOMES. THE GOAL OF THE INDEX IS TO HIGHLIGHT HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE TO ALL WHILE ENCOURAGING OTHER HOSPITALS TO FOLLOW THEIR EXAMPLE. GH WAS ONE OF ONLY 66 HOSPITALS TO RECEIVE STRAIGHT "A"S FOR EQUITY, VALUE, AND OUTCOMES. CONGRATULATIONS TO GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL FOR RECEIVING THIS RARE DISTINCTION AND FOR PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO ALL OF YOUR PATIENTS. MASSENA HOSPITAL (MH) IS AN ACUTE CARE, 25-BED HOSPITAL PROVIDING INPATIENT MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PEDIATRIC SERVICES IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY CARE. ANCILLARY SERVICES INCLUDE A 24/7 LABORATORY, ULTRASOUND, MAMMOGRAPHY, AND FLUOROSCOPY. NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, RESPIRATORY CARE, PHYSICAL, AND SPEECH THERAPIES ARE ALSO OFFERED AT THE MAIN CAMPUS. NUMEROUS OUTREACH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CENTERS OFFER THE COMMUNITY CARDIOLOGY, INFUSION, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, OB/GYN AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, PEDIATRICS, AND SURGERY. DURING 2022, MH HAS EXPANDED ITS SERVICES INCLUDING: EXPANSION OF ITS INFUSION TREATMENT SUITE IMPROVING AND EXPANDING THE SPACE ALLOWING FOR AN IMPROVED PATIENT EXPERIENCE. FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS: IN 2022, PROVIDERS OFFERED FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS AT THE MASSENA HOSPITAL MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING. ROCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (RMHC) HAS NINE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING TWO OF THE AREA'S BEST MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, GENESEE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AND ROCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, AND OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND TRADITION. RMHC HAS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND DEDICATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS, WORKING TO HELP PATIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL TO LIVE AND WORK AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; READILY-ACCESSIBLE, CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE SERVICES UNIQUELY MATCHED TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY; CONVENIENT ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA; AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVE THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EMOTIONAL NEEDS. PRCD, INC. WAS HOME TO BARBARA WOLK SCHWARZ WOMEN'S COMMUNITY RESIDENCE THAT PROVIDED A SAFE, HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. SPECIALIZED PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT (SPECIALIZING IN OPIOID TREATMENT); SOBER LIVING AFTER COMPLETION PROGRAM; SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBT, MILITARY, SENIORS, TRAUMA AND REFERRALS FROM THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE THE NEEDED SERVICES. IN 2022, THE DIFFICULT DECISION WAS MADE BY PRCD TO SURRENDER ITS OPERATING CERTIFICATE TO NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THEREBY ENDING ALL OF ITS PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES. INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR SENIORS, (ILS) OFFERS A PROGRAM THAT GIVES THE FRAIL ELDERLY AN ALTERNATIVE TO NURSING HOME PLACEMENT. IT IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE SENIORS TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOME SERVED BY A NETWORK OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE ILS PROGRAM OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE) HAS PROVEN THAT INTEGRATING HEALTH CARE SERVICES CAN HAVE A POWERFUL AND BENEFICIAL IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. SENIORS NOW HAVE A CHOICE TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN THEIR COMMUNITY - ENJOYING FAMILY, MANAGING THEIR HEALTH, MAKING NEW FRIENDS SIMPLIFYING HOW THEY CHOOSE AND PAY FOR NEEDED LONG-TERM CARE. ILS OFFERS ALL OF THE HEALTH, MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES NEEDED TO HELP AN AGING LOVED ONE MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. A RANGE OF SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO AN ILS PARTICIPANT, INCLUDING ADULT DAY CARE; PRIMARY CARE; LABORATORY, X-RAY AND AMBULANCE SERVICES; REHABILITATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES; MEDICAL SPECIALTY SERVICES; SKILLED NURSING CARE; ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE; IN-HOME SERVICES; INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTATION; AND NURSING HOME CARE SHOULD THE NEED ARISE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOSPICE CARE AND ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOME CARE (RRH HOSPICE CARE AND RRH HOME CARE) SERVING APPROXIMATELY 20,000 HOME CARE AND HOSPICE PATIENTS PER YEAR AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE ROCHESTER AND FINGER LAKES REGION INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF: MONROE, WAYNE, SENECA, CAYUGA, YATES, SCHUYLER, ONTARIO AND LIVINGSTON. THE RRH HOSPICE CARE FOCUS IS ON THE DELIVERY OF COMPASSIONATE, PERSONALIZED CARE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE ILL, INJURED, DYING OR GRIEVING. RRH HOME CARE PROVIDES PRIMARY IN-HOME SERVICES INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING, REHAB THERAPIES, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK, INFUSION THERAPIES AND HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES; SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIOPULMONARY, DIABETES, CANCER, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, WOUND, JOINT REPLACEMENT AND WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH; HOSPICE CARE IS PROVIDED IN MONROE, WAYNE AND SENECA COUNTIES FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL; PALLIATIVE CARE SUPPORT FOR SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND ADULTS; AS WELL AS EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES HEALING AND WELLNESS. CLIFTON SPRINGS LIVING CENTER IS A 108-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY LOCATED IN CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY. THE 108-BED |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | FACILITY PROVIDES SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDING TRADITIONAL SNF CARE, AS WELL AS SPECIALTY UNITS FOR RESIDENTS WHO REQUIRE POST-ACUTE CARE, VENTILATOR CARE, AND DEMENTIA CARE. THE SERVICES OF REIKI AND HEALING TOUCH THERAPIES ARE OFFERED BY THE NURSING HOME, AND ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING ACUPUNCTURE, HYDROTHERAPY, MASSAGE THERAPY, AND NATUROPATHY ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SPRINGS INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE CENTER AND SPA. DE MAY LIVING CENTER LOCATED IN NEWARK IS A 180-BED SKILLED NURSING RESIDENCE THAT PROVIDES BOTH CALM AND STIMULATING ATMOSPHERES FOR RESIDENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE: POST-ACUTE CARE, SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION, VENTILATOR CARE, DEMENTIA CARE, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, WOUND CARE, TELEMEDICINE, NEUROBEHAVIORAL CARE, LONG TERM SKILLED NURSING CARE AND ADULT DAY CARE. IN 2022, DEMAY LIVING CENTER EARNED THE COVETED PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). DEMAY NOW JOINS AN ELITE GROUP OF ONLY SEVEN LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES IN NEW YORK STATE TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR, INCLUDING RRH'S EDNA TINA WILSON LIVING CENTER AND CLIFTON SPRINGS NURSING HOME. THE ANCC RECOGNIZES LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES WITH PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE, COMPARABLE TO A HOSPITAL RECEIVING MAGNET STATUS, FOR THEIR DIVERSE AND POSITIVE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENABLE NURSES TO GROW. DEMAY RECEIVED THIS RECOGNITION FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER OUR NURSING STAFF. EDNA TINA WILSON LIVING CENTER IN ROCHESTER IS A 120-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY THAT USES INNOVATIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN, WITH RESIDENT ROOMS CLUSTERED AROUND THE ACTIVITY CENTER AND THE LIVING AND DINING AREAS TO PROMOTE MORE SOCIAL AND INTERACTIVE LIVING. THE CENTER SPECIALIZES IN LONG-TERM CARE, REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, PAIN MANAGEMENT, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, IV THERAPY, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SERVICES, RESPITE AND HOSPICE CARE. IN 2021 THE LONG TERM CARE NURSING TEAM AT EDNA TINA WILSON LIVING CENTER EARNED THE PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). EDNA TINA WILSON LIVING CENTER NOW JOINS AN ELITE GROUP OF EIGHT LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES IN NEW YORK STATE TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR, INCLUDING CLIFTON SPRINGS NURSING HOME AND PARK RIDGE LIVING CENTER. THE ANCC RECOGNIZES LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES WITH PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE, COMPARABLE TO A HOSPITAL RECEIVING MAGNET STATUS, FOR THEIR DIVERSE AND POSITIVE PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENABLE NURSES TO GROW. EDNA TINA WILSON RECEIVED THIS RECOGNITION FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER OUR NURSING STAFF. DEMAY LIVING CENTER EARNED THIS DESIGNATION IN 2022. HILL HAVEN LIVING AND NURSING CENTER IN WEBSTER WAS A 288-BED FACILITY WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MEDICAL AND ASSISTED LIVING SENIOR SERVICES, INCLUDING SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION, SKILLED NURSING, RESPIRATORY, IV THERAPY, CENTRAL LINE MEDICATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, POST-SURGICAL WOUND CARE, ON-SITE HEMODIALYSIS, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, TELEMEDICINE, DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER'S, AND HOSPICE CARE. IN 2021, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO CLOSE HILL HAVEN. SHIFTING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS GROWTH OF IN-HOME AND TRANSITIONAL SENIOR LIVING AND HEALTH CARE OPTIONS PLAYED ROLES IN THE RETIRING OF HILL HAVEN. ALL HILL HAVEN EMPLOYEES WERE REDEPLOYED TO NEW POSITIONS WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM TO LEVERAGE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE. EVERY HILL HAVEN RESIDENT WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE TRANSITION AS THEY MOVED TO A FACILITY WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, BACK HOME OR TO A COMMUNITY-BASED SETTING THAT PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND CARE. IN 2022, THIS ORGANIZATION CONTINUED THE PROCESS OF CLOSING DOWN ITS OPERATIONS. PARK RIDGE LIVING CENTER IS LOCATED IN ROCHESTER. IT RECEIVED A FIVE-STAR RATING FROM THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS), A DESIGNATION GIVEN TO ONLY 10 PERCENT OF NURSING HOMES NATIONWIDE. THIS 120 BED FACILITY IS HOME TO THE 40-BED TIMOTHY R. MCCORMICK TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, SPECIALIZING IN JOINT REPLACEMENT AND COMPLEX FRACTURE RECOVERY, STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, IV THERAPY, AND CENTRAL LINE MEDICATIONS. THE FACILITY'S WEGMAN FAMILY COTTAGES SERVES 80 ELDERS. THE COTTAGES ALLOW ELDERS TO LIVE IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT WHILE RECEIVING SKILLED NURSING CARE. PARK RIDGE LIVING CENTER EARNED "HIGH PERFORMING" STATUS IN THE U.S. NEWS 2021-22 BEST NURSING HOMES RATING. FIFTEEN THOUSAND NURSING HOMES WERE EVALUATED FOR THE ANNUAL REPORT AND ONLY 13% ACHIEVED THE ELITE RANKING. PARK RIDGE EARNED "HIGH PERFORMING" STATUS FOR BOTH SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION AND LONG-TERM CARE. BARELY 2,000 NURSING HOMES EARNED EVEN A SINGLE "HIGH-PERFORMING" RATING, AND PARK RIDGE'S TWO HONORS DEMONSTRATE HOW THE TEAM RECOGNIZES THAT PATIENTS UNDERGOING SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION HAVE VERY DIFFERENT NEEDS FROM THOSE REQUIRING LONGER-TERM CARE. UNITY LIVING CENTER IN ROCHESTER IS A 120-BED STATE-OF-THE-ART SKILLED NURSING FACILITY FOCUSED ON TREATMENT AND REHABILITATIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MEDICALLY COMPLEX NEEDS, DEMENTIA, AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. SPECIAL SERVICES INCLUDE SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION, PULMONOLOGY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, TRACHEOTOMY CARE, WOUND CARE, PAIN CONTROL, AND IV THERAPY, AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, ACCESS TO HEMODIALYSIS, VENTILATOR BEDS, BARIATRIC CARE AND RELAXATION THERAPY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASES. UNITY'S HOUSING GROUP OFFERS 261 AFFORDABLE AND SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS IN FIVE LOCATIONS. OUR AFFORDABLE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES OFFER COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT HOUSING OPTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT ADULTS AGES 55 AND OLDER AT PRICES THAT FIT EVERY BUDGET. STARTING IN 2020, RRH BEGAN COLLABORATING WITH PATHSTONE, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION, TO OFFER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS OF THE NEW SKYVIEW PARK APARTMENTS LOCATED AT THE FORMER MEDLEY CENTRE IN IRONDEQUOIT. THE SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX IS FOR INDIVIDUALS 55 YEARS OR OLDER WHO MAY BE AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS OR WISH TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THIS FACILITY OPENED IN 2022. PARK RIDGE CHILD CARE CENTER CARES FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN EIGHT WEEKS TO TWELVE YEARS OF AGE. LOCATED ON THE UNITY HOSPITAL CAMPUS, THE CENTER OFFERS A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT A HAPPY HOME AWAY FROM HOME WHERE EVERYONE TRULY CARES ABOUT YOUR CHILD'S GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND WELL-BEING. EACH OF OUR HIGHLY TRAINED TEACHERS AND STAFF FOCUSES ON MEETING YOUR CHILD'S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE NEEDS. ROCHESTER AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (RASC) IS A 29,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY THAT INCLUDES SIX OPERATING ROOMS AND TWO MINOR PROCEDURE ROOMS EQUIPPED WITH STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION. ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION ASSOCIATION FOR AMBULATORY HEALTHCARE, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND IS A MEDICARE-CERTIFIED FACILITY. THE MISSION OF RASC IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, CONVENIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SURGICAL CARE. LINDEN OAKS SURGERY CENTER IS A FREESTANDING, MULTISPECIALTY AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER WHERE A BROAD RANGE OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED. THE CENTER OFFERS FOUR OPERATING ROOMS AND TWO PROCEDURE ROOMS WHICH ARE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH PREOPERATIVE AND POST-ANESTHESIA CARE AREAS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AND SAFETY IN A CONVENIENT OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER. WESTFALL SURGERY CENTER, OFFERS WIDE RANGE OF SURGICAL SERVICES - FROM GENERAL SURGERY TO PLASTIC SURGERY. WESTFALL SURGERY CENTER PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND SAFETY IN A CONVENIENT OUTPATIENT SURGERY SETTING. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IMMEDIATE CARE OPERATING NINE LOCATIONS IN MONROE COUNTY, IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF MONROE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THE DEDICATION TO PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT EXPERIENCE IS SEEN FROM THE HONOR OF BEING VOTED "BEST URGENT CARE CENTER" IN ROCHESTER BY THE ROCHESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL AND DAILY RECORD FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THESE IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS OFFER FULL-SERVICE URGENT CARE AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE SERVICES WITH PHYSICIANS, DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, AND LABS ON-SITE. ACM MEDICAL LABORATORY IS A FULL SERVICE CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY CONDUCTING MORE THAN 20 MILLION TESTS EVERY YEAR FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS; PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOTECH AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTERS; AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH GROUPS. ACM HAS OPERATIONS IN THE U.S., U.K., INDIA, CHINA AND SINGAPORE. OPERATIONS EXTEND TO MORE THAN 65 COUNTRIES AND OFFER A BROAD MENU OF CLINICAL, PATHOLOGY AND MOLECULAR TESTING. ACM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST REGIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORIES IN NEW YORK STATE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT) | ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, NEWARK WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL AND CLINIC FOUNDATION AND UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: THE VITAL SERVICES THAT ROCHESTER REGIONAL PROVIDES TO THE COMMUNITY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATIONS. IN THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THE FOUNDATIONS ARE CRITICAL TO THE ABILITY TO MAKE ONGOING INVESTMENTS IN STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, CLINICAL PROGRAMS, FACILITIES, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THE IMPACTS OF THE FOUNDATIONS' EFFORTS ARE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITALS, AND IN THEIR DISTINGUISHED CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. THE FOUNDATIONS' FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE ONGOING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED AND EXPANDED PATIENT CARE PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES AND HELP PURCHASE EQUIPMENT. THIS ENHANCES THE HIGH-TOUCH AND COMPASSIONATE CARE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO ARE SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | EACH BOARD HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD PLUS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION AND SUCH OTHER DIRECTORS AS THE CHAIR MAY NOMINATE FROM TIME TO TIME FOR APPOINTMENT BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL POSSESS THE POWERS OF THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO MANAGING AND CONDUCTING THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW OR WITHIN CERTAIN BY-LAWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS (I.E. BY-LAWS), THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES, AND THE CLASSES SERVE FOR STAGGERED THREE-YEAR TERMS. AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING, DIRECTORS IN A CLASS ARE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE. DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED FROM AMONG NOMINEES CHOSEN BY THE BOARD'S GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO, AND REVIEWED WITH, ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. THIS REVIEW IS PERFORMED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX ADVISORS, AND IS BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | UPON EMPLOYMENT, ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE THE ETHICAL STANDARD OF CONDUCT BOOKLET FOR WHICH THEY SIGN A RECEIPT OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. CONFLICT OF INTEREST EDUCATION IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DEFINED, AS IS MANAGEMENT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AND SEEK RESOLUTION TO ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE TAKING A POTENTIALLY IMPROPER ACTION. ANNUALLY, EACH KEY EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR AND OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM, PROVIDING MANAGEMENT WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS/HER PERSONAL INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS SO THAT MANAGEMENT CAN: (1) DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, AND (2) MONITOR WORK ASSIGNMENTS TO AVOID PLACING THE KEY EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER IN A POSITION WHERE THERE MAY BE A QUESTION AS TO HIS/HER OBJECTIVITY AS WELL AS TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRIETY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY MANAGEMENT PROMPTLY IF ANY CHANGE TO THEIR DISCLOSURES OCCURS. IN ADDITION, EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST ALSO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE FORM, WHICH MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. BOARD MEMBERS LEAVE THE ROOM DURING DISCUSSIONS AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING WHEN THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. INFORMATION REVIEWED FOR THE OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE INCLUDES COMPARABLE DATA FROM SIMILAR SIZE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WESTERN/CENTRAL NY COMMUNITY AS WELL AS COMPENSATION FOR THESE POSITIONS (AS DISCLOSED ON FORM 990) WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY THAT ARE OF SIMILAR SIZE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHY. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE AFFILIATED HEALTH SYSTEM AT 100 KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH, ROCHESTER, NY 14617. A NOMINAL FEE IS CHARGED IF COPIES ARE REQUESTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN (F): | ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OTHER COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS - THIS COLUMN IS REFLECTIVE OF (1) THE ACTUARIAL CHANGE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE TAX YEAR AND (2) NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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