Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Go to
www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
| (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 | |||||
|
Total |
||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 15,064,465 | 15,669,332 | 46,947,279 | 99,087,320 | 88,572,506 | 265,340,902 |
| 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 | 15,064,465 | 15,669,332 | 46,947,279 | 99,087,320 | 88,572,506 | 265,340,902 |
| 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. | 265,340,902 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,064,465 | 15,669,332 | 46,947,279 | 99,087,320 | 88,572,506 | 265,340,902 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 8,097,824 | 10,139,234 | 10,070,432 | 7,246,160 | 9,745,593 | 45,299,243 |
| 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 | 312,638,991 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
||||
| 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) |
||||
| 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): |
|||||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
|
2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 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 | |
|
8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 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-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
|
2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
||||
| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
|
i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
||||
| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
|
5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
||||
|
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
||||
| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
|---|
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | FOR SIX DECADES, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS (CHKD) HAS BEEN THE ONLY FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN VIRGINIA, SERVING THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES GREATER HAMPTON ROADS, THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, A REGION THAT IS HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 460,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 20. CHKD WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN 88-BED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL IN 1961 BY THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, A WOMEN'S SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE COMMUNITY'S INDIGENT CHILDREN. THE HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS UPHELD THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF ITS FOUNDERS, AND IN FY2022, OVER 55 PERCENT OF ITS INPATIENT DAYS WERE COVERED BY MEDICAID. OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS, CHKD'S HOSPITAL HAS GROWN INTO AN EXTENSIVE PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES A 206-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL, AND A NEW MENTAL HEALTH TOWER, CHILDREN'S PAVILION, THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE 60 INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC BEDS. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE TO CHILDREN AT THE MAIN HOSPITAL, CHILDREN'S PAVILION, AND MULTI-SERVICE HEALTH CENTERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, NEWPORT NEWS, CHESAPEAKE, HAMPTON, SUFFOLK, NORFOLK AND WILLIAMSBURG. ITS SERVICES INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM WELLNESS AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE TO PRIMARY CARE, SURGERY AND REHABILITATION. MANY OF ITS UNIQUE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ADDRESS PRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO UNMET. CHKD COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF A $224 MILLION MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY IN 2022 IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING NEED FOR PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC CARE - IN APRIL OF 2022 CHILDREN'S PAVILION OPENED TO OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PRIMARY PEDIATRIC CARE, SPORTS MEDICINE, AND LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES. IN OCTOBER OF 2022 THE FIRST 12 OF 60 PRIVATE INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH BEDS OPENED. THE 14-STORY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER ALSO HAS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXERCISE AREAS, AND ROOMS FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. A FULL CONTINUUM OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE, FROM OUTPATIENT THERAPY TO MORE INTENSIVE INPATIENT TREATMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE AND ALL 60 BEDS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN BY MID 2023. AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE REGION'S CHILDREN, CHKD HAS SECURED A PLACE IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL IS AN EAGER COLLABORATOR WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT SHARE ITS CONCERN FOR THE WELL-BEING OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND HEALTH INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN IN THIS COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S PRIMARY SERVICES CENTER ON INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND MEDICAL EDUCATION/RESEARCH. SECTION ONE: INPATIENT CARE CHILDREN WITH A VAST RANGE OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND INJURIES TURN TO CHKD FOR INPATIENT CARE. IN FY22, CHKD HAD 4,834 ADMISSIONS RESULTING IN 49,261 PATIENT DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 55 PERCENT OF THESE DAYS WERE COVERED BY MEDICAID. CHKD HAS 206 INPATIENT BEDS AND ALMOST HALF OF THOSE ARE FOR PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE. THE HOSPITAL IS HOME TO THE REGION'S HIGHEST LEVEL NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, WHERE EACH YEAR CRITICALLY ILL NEWBORNS, SOME AS YOUNG AS 22 WEEKS GESTATION, BENEFIT FROM A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL CARE, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND PALLIATIVE CARE. IN SEPTEMBER 2020, A RENOVATION OF THE NICU WAS COMPLETED CREATING 50 PRIVATE ROOMS AND 10 SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS TO CREATE A MORE INDIVIDUALIZED AND FAMILY CENTERED APPROACH, GIVING FAMILIES MORE PRIVACY TO BOND WITH THEIR BABIES. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 526 ADMISSIONS TO THE NICU IN FY22. THE REGION'S LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS AT CHKD. IN THIS UNIT, A FULL-TIME STAFF OF BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE PHYSICIANS, CRITICAL CARE NURSES AND RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS PROVIDE EXTREMELY SOPHISTICATED, TECHNOLOGICALLY-ADVANCED CARE TO CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. MEDICAL CARE IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS AND CHAPLAINS WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE HELPING FAMILIES THROUGH THE TRAUMA AND STRESS OF A SEVERE ILLNESS OR INJURY IN A CHILD. THERE WERE 899 ADMISSIONS TO THE PICU IN FY22. MANY PATIENTS ARE BROUGHT FROM OTHER AREA HOSPITALS TO CHKD BY THE HOSPITAL'S NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT PROGRAM, WHICH OPERATES OUT OF FOUR FULLY-EQUIPPED MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. TWO EMT CERTIFIED CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT TEAMS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO ALL AREA MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT NEED TO SEND SICK OR INJURED CHILDREN TO CHKD. CHKD TRANSPORT TEAMS ARE EQUIPPED AND TRAINED TO TRANSPORT ALL TRAUMA PATIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 15 TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS FOR SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CARE. ONE ACUTE CARE TRANSPORT TEAM IS STAFFED DAILY WITH TWO PARAMEDICS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, SERVING URGENT CARE FACILITIES AS WELL AS EMERGENCY ROOMS WITHIN THE TIDEWATER REGION. EACH CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT CALL IS ANSWERED BY A NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE NURSE, A REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST AND A CERTIFIED EMT PARAMEDIC TRAINED IN NEONATAL/PEDIATRIC CARE. IN FY22, THE TEAM TRANSPORTED 1,531 PATIENTS. OF THOSE, 387 WERE NEWBORNS IN NEED OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE. CHKD'S TRANSPORT SERVICE IS ALSO UNDER CONTRACT TO THE NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, PORTSMOUTH, TO PROVIDE ALL NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC MILITARY TRANSPORTS IN THE REGION. BESIDES GROUND TRANSPORTS IN OUR MOBILE ICUS OR ACUTE CARE TRANSPORT, THE TEAM CAN RESPOND VIA FIXED WING AIRCRAFT OR HELICOPTER TRANSPORT WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY. CHKD TRANSFER CENTER IS STAFFED WITH PARAMEDICS WHO OPERATE TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE DISPATCH SERVICES TO THE TRANSPORT TEAM AS WELL AS TO DELIVER ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR REFERRAL FACILITIES AND STAFF THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CHKD OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM, OFFERING YOUNG PEOPLE STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT IN A SUPPORTIVE, NON-THREATENING ENVIRONMENT CREATED EXCLUSIVELY TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. IN FY22, SURGEONS PERFORMED 12,189 SURGERIES AT CHKD FACILITIES FOR A VAST RANGE OF PROBLEMS, FROM THE SIMPLEST OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES TO COMPLEX CRANIOFACIAL, ORTHOPEDIC AND CHEST WALL SURGERIES. CHKD'S CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRAM IS PART OF A REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN CHKD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. CHKD AND UVA COMBINE THE EFFORTS OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC SURGEONS, CARDIAC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, INTENSIVE CARE PHYSICIANS AND CARDIAC SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS FROM BOTH INSTITUTIONS WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX CONGENTIAL HEART DEFECTS. (SEE OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR MORE INFORMATION OF CHKD'S SURGERY PROGRAM.) CHKD EMPLOYS DOZENS OF PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL, RECREATIONAL, SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DURING HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE WORK OF THESE PROFESSIONALS COMPLEMENTS OUR EXPERT MEDICAL CARE TO CREATE A UNIQUE TREATMENT AND HEALING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR CHAPLAINCY SERVICES PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, SPIRITUAL CARE, ETHICAL REFLECTION, BEREAVEMENT CARE/RESOURCES/FOLLOW-UP (INCLUDING PARENT AND CHILD SUPPORT GROUP), SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT AND GUIDANCE TO PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF WITH IN-HOSPITAL PRESENCE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND 24 HOURS A DAY. ADDITIONALLY, A CHAPLAIN IS ASSIGNED TO CHILDREN'S PAVILION TO PROVIDE FOR PATIENTS ON OUR INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTHCARE FLOORS. CHAPLAINS ASSIST WITH ADVANCE DIRECTIVES, ADVANCE CARE PLANS AND SERVE ON THE TRAUMA TEAM AS PRIMARY PROVIDERS OF FAMILY SUPPORT. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS A CHAPLAINCY MANAGER, SIX FULL-TIME CHAPLAINS, ONE FULL-TIME FAMILY/STAFF SUPPORT COORDINATOR, AND THREE PER-DIEM CHAPLAINS WHO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITY. ALL CHAPLAINS ARE PROFESSIONALLLY TRAINED TO MEET THE VARIED SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND STAFF WITH RESPECT AND COMPASSION. CHAPLAINCY SERVICES HAS NUMEROUS CONNECTIONS WITH COMMUNITY CLERGY TO ENSURE MOST RELIGIOUS NEEDS CAN BE MET. THE CHAPLAINS PROVIDE AN ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE TO REMEMBER AND CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE PASSED ON DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE CHAPLAINS ALSO FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND PHYSICIANS, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND PARTICIPATING IN OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS 17 CHILD LIFE STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING AN ART THERAPIST AND A MUSIC THERAPIST, WHO HELP CHILDREN ADJUST AND COPE DURING HOSPITALIZATION. THEIR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE CHILD'S HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE BY DEVELOPING SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING AGE-APPROPRIATE PREPARATION FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND SURGERIES, COPING STRATEGIES AND PLAY OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO RELIEVE STRESS. WITH THE OPENING OF CHILDREN'S PAVILION IN 2022, EIGHT NEW CHILD LIFE POSITIONS WERE ADDED FOR THAT FACILITY, INCLUDING CERTIFIED THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SPECIALISTS, CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, AND AN ART AND MUSIC THERAPIST. THERE ARE FOUR POPULAR ACTIVITY AREAS, INCLUDING A TEEN ROOM, IN THE MAIN HOSPITAL, PROVIDING HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIALIZATION AND CREATIVE PLAY. CHILD LIFE ASSISTANTS WORK WITH CHKD'S VOLUNTEER SERVICES DIVISION TO MANAGE THE HOSPITAL'S POPULAR PET THERAPY PROGRAM -- THE BUDDY BRIGADE -- WHICH BRINGS VISITS OF DOG/HANDLER TEAMS TO THE HOSPITAL SEVERAL TIMES EACH WEEK AND ALSO PROVIDES VIRTUAL VISITS. CHKD ALSO HAS A FACILITY DOG THAT WORKS ALONGSIDE A CHILD LIFE STAFF MEMBER. CHILD LIFE STAFF MEMBERS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER HOSPITAL STAFF TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS, OFFERING AN ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR CLINIC, WEEKLY CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV BINGO, INPATIENT DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, AND A KIDS-AS-PARTNERS ADVISORY COUNCIL. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | CHKD'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE LINE IS COMPRISED OF ONE MANAGER, ONE OFFICE SUPERVISOR, 20 FULL-TIME MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND THREE PER DIEM SOCIAL WORKERS. ALL OF THE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK. THERE ARE THREE LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE DEPARTMENT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 19 SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING TOWARD CLINICAL LICENSURE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK TEAM IS BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL EVALUATION, SUPPORT TO FAMILIES, CRISIS INTERVENTION, CONNECTION TO RESOURCES AND SUPPORTING ADJUSTMENT TO ILLNESSES AND HELPING TO MITIGATE THE STRESS OF HOSPITALIZATION. THE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK TEAM PROVIDES MANY SERVICES, INCLUDING: * CONDUCT BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENTS. * PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING HOSPITALIZATION TO CHKD PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH TRAUMA, CHRONIC ILLNESS AND LOSS. * REFER TO CHKD'S ELIGIBILITY WORKERS TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MEDICAL CARE, PRESCRIPTIONS, AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. * COORDINATE REFERRALS AND ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR ASSISTANCE WITH NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND MUCH MORE. * AID IN COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES WITH THE MEDICAL TREATMENT TEAMS BY COORDINATING PATIENT CARE CONFERENCES AND TEAM MEETINGS. * EVALUATE AND REPORT SUSPICION FOR CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT. IN JULY 2021, A GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK TEAM UNDER THE HOSPITAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM INITIATIVE. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW IDENTIFIED AS "SAFER FUTURES AND IS MANAGED BY AN IDENTIFIED LICENSED ELIGIBLE COORDINATOR AND ONE FULL TIME MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER. ADDITIONALLY, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO FACILITATE A VARIETY OF SUPPORT GROUPS THAT HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SHARE THEIR CHALLENGES. SOME EXAMPLES ARE SIBSHOPS, HEALTHY MOMMY HEALTHY BABY, DINE AND DISCOVER FOR NICU FAMILIES. THE MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK TEAM MANAGES THE HALO FUND,BUTTERFLY BLESSINGS FUND, AND SAM'S WARRIORS FUNDS, MONETARY FUNDS DESIGNATED TO ASSIST PATIENTS/FAMILIES ENCOUNTERING BARRIERS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, MEALS, MEDICATION/PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE AND OTHER DISCHARGE-RELATED COSTS. THESE DONATED FUNDS MAY ALSO BE USED IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TO ASSIST WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES, LOST MONEY DUE TO PARENT'S INABILITY TO WORK DURING CHILDREN'S INPATIENT STAY, AND PARTIAL OR ONE-TIME PAYMENTS FOR UTILITIES OR RENT FEES POST DISCHARGE. THE MSW TEAM ALSO COORDINATES HOLIDAY FUNDS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE FUNDS ASSISTED MORE THAN 41 FAMILIES, TOTALING 174 PEOPLE, WITH $5,250 SPENT IN FY22. THE MENTAL HEALTH TEAM PROVIDES OUTPATIENT AND HOSPITAL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO PRESENT TO OUR ED OR WHO ARE ADMITTED TO CHKD FOR MEDICAL REASONS BUT ALSO HAVE A CONCURRENT MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE OUTPATIENT EVIDENCE BASED THERAPY AT FIVE LOCATIONS IN VIRGINIA BEACH, CHESAPEAKE, NORFOLK, AND NEWPORT NEWS. IN 2018, CHKD HAD ONE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST. TODAY, IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF FY23, WE HAVE 19 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRISTS WITH RECRUITMENT ONGOING AS WE CONTINUE TO RECRUIT TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. WE HAVE TWELVE PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONERS ON THE TEAM, UP FROM TWO IN 2022. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019, WE BROKE GROUND FOR A 14-STORY MEDICAL BUILDING WHICH WILL PROVIDE 60 INPATIENT BEDS FOR ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH CARE, EXPANDED OUTPATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE NEW MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL OPENED OUTPAITENT ON SCHEDULE IN APRIL OF 2022 AND OUR FIRST INPATIENT BEDS OPENED IN OCTOBER 2022. WE ARE OPERATING A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CONSULT SERVICE AT THE MAIN HOSPITAL FOR MEDICALLY COMPROMISED CHILDREN WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE OUR OUTPATIENT CRISIS "BRIDGE" CLINIC, WHICH EXTENDS OUR SERVICES TO KIDS WHO ARE NOT CONNECTED TO A PROVIDER AS THEY ARE WAITING TO CONNECT TO OUTPATIENT SERVICES. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR OUTPATIENT WORKFORCE BY ADDING ADDITIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS AND THE NEED CONTINUES TO BE OVERWHELMING WITH MORE THAN 5,000 CHILDREN WAITING FOR OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE HAVE A FULL COMPLEMENT OF LEADERS FOR OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, WE OPENED INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMMING IN JULY 2022 AND OPENED OUR SECOND TRACK IN OCTOBER FOR INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMMING. WE INTEND TO OPEN PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAMMING EARLY IN 2023 AT CHILDREN'S PAVILION. WE CONTINUE TO TRAIN AND EDUCATE OUR TEAM ON EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH AND SUPPORTED-CARE DELIVERY. WE'VE ADDED MATCH THERAPY IN ADDITION TO TRAINING SEVERAL MORE CLINICIANS IN OTHER EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS. WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH OUR COMMUNITY ON SEVERAL FOUNDATION GRANTS TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND PEDIATRIC INTEGRATION OF CARE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION. WE ARE THE EASTERN REGION'S PARTNER FOR THE VIRGINIA MENTAL HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR REACH INTO OUR COMMUNITY WITH SCHOOL-BASED PARTNERSHIPS, WITH A RECENT ADD OF STAFF TO VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES TO STUDENTS IDENTIFIED BY SCHOOL (MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL). WE ARE ALSO IN OUR SECOND YEAR ON-SITE TELLOHAB FOR OUR 3RD YEAR AT GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. WE HAVE OPENED A MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER AND HAVE A CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM STARTING IN THE SUMMER OF 2023 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. MARY MARGARET GLEASON. WE HAVE ALSO STARTED A HOSPITAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM HERE AT CHKD WITH THE HELP OF STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM'S MISSION. THERAPISTS IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE BEEN TRAINING IN AN INTERVENTION CALLED CFTSI (CHILD AND FAMILY TRAUMATIC STRESS INTERVENTION), WHICH WHEN DELIVERED WITHIN 45 DAYS OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE GREATLY REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF PTSD. WE HAVE THREE STAFF IN THIS PROGRAM. THE TEAM COLLABORATES WITH THE CHILD'S PEDIATRICIAN, PSYCHIATRIC PROVIDER, SPECIALIST AND FAMILY TO ENSURE THE CHILD RECEIVES COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SUPPORT. AMONG THE SERVICES OUR MENTAL HEALTH TEAM PROVIDES ARE THE FOLLOWING: * CONDUCT PSYCHOSOCIAL HISTORY AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS OF PATIENTS: OUTPATIENT, ED, AND IN-HOUSE. * UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO OFFER BRIEF THERAPY TO IN-HOUSE PATIENTS BY PHYSICIAN REFERRAL TO ADDRESS ACUTE OR CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. * OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED BEHAVIOR PLANS FOR CHILDREN WITH MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES ADMITTED TO CHKD FOR THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION. * PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT (COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, PARENT CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY, TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, FAMILY BASED THERAPY FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND OTHER NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS, EMDR, AND A GROUP THERAPY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SKILLS FOR PATIENTS. * HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEAL WITH SITUATIONAL CRISES RESULTING FROM ACCIDENT, ILLNESS OR TRAUMA. * 24-HOUR COVERAGE BY A LICENSED CLINICIAN OR SUPERVISEE FOR NIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. THE CHKD'S CULTURAL/LANGUAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT MEETS THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY BY COORDINATING ACCESS TO LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION VIA FACE-TO-FACE, OVER THE PHONE AND VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETATION THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE, CONSISTENCY OF CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO HAVE ACCESS TO INTERPRETERS AND CAREGIVERS WHO CAN PROVIDE CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CHILDREN'S TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE PROCESS AND HELP PREVENT POTENTIAL MEDICAL ERRORS. IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO OVERALL SATISFACTION, WHICH IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. WE MEET THIS GOAL THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED BELOW: CHKD PROVIDED INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN 34 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES FOR OUR LIMITED ENGLISH POPULATION THROUGH 13,542 OUTPATIENT VISITS IN FY22. TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THESE FAMILIES HOSPITAL STAFF USED OVER THE PHONE INTERPRETATION, VIDEO REMOTE INTERPRETATION AND THREE FULL TIME SPANISH MEDICAL INTERPRETERS IN THE LANGUAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT COVERING THE MAIN HOSPITAL AND THE GENERAL ACEDEMIC PEDIATRICS CLINIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAD 24 DUAL ROLE BILINGUAL STAFF MEMBERS WHO WERE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL INTERPRETATION IN THEIR ASSIGNED AREAS. FOR WRITTEN DOCUMENT TRANSLATION, THE HEALTH SYSTEM RELIED ON ONE REMOTE PRN DOCUMENT TRANSLATOR IN ADDITION TO TWO OF THE LANGUAGE SERVICES FULL-TIME SPANISH MEDICAL INTERPRETERS. |
| DURING FY22, THE LANGUAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT ASSISTED WITH IN-PERSON AND | OVER THE PHONE INTERPRETATION FOR 10,496 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS AT THE MAIN HOSPITAL AND AT THE GAP CLINIC, TRANSLATED 299 DOCUMENTS FROM ENGLISH TO SPANISH AND CONDUCTED 19 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS (10 FOR BASIC SPANISH AND 9 FOR MEDICAL SPANISH). LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS ARE CONDUCTED BY THE LANGUAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE BILINGUAL STAFF THROUGHOUT THE CHKD HEALTH SYSTEM HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN SPANISH, OR BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL INTERPRETATION IN SPANISH. AS THE REGIONAL PROVIDER OF PEDIATRIC CARE, CHKD IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER PLANNING EFFORTS. CHKDHS RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF A NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(NIMS) COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED, ALL-HAZARD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. THIS PLAN IS PREPARED, EXERCISED AND SHARED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY WITH COMMUNITY, STATE AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENTS. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SECTION TWO: OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS CHKD HEALTH SYSTEM ALSO OFFERS THE COMMUNITY MANY IMPORTANT PEDIATRIC SERVICES ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS. IN FY22, CHILDREN MADE APPROXIMATELY 631,587 (THIS IS CMG, CSSG VISITS, AND OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS) OUTPATIENT VISITS TO CHKD PEDIATRICIANS, SURGEONS AND SUBSPECIALTY SPECIALTY CLINICS. THEY MADE 389,329 VISITS TO THE PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS OF CHKD'S MEDICAL GROUP, WHICH OFFERS CARE IN 20 PRACTICES AND 32 OFFICES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. CHKD'S SURGICAL SPECIALTY GROUP MAKES THE SERVICES OF THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC GENERAL, UROLOGICAL, CARDIAC, NEUROSURGICAL, PLASTIC AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS AVAILABLE TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE AREA FOR SURGERY. CHILDREN MADE 46,512 VISITS TO THE SURGICAL GROUP PRACTICES IN FY22. THE SURGEONS PERFORMED 5,444 SURGICAL CASES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO CHILDREN FACING HEALTH CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER, GENETIC DISORDERS, OBESITY, HEART PROBLEMS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, ASTHMA/ALLERGIES AND DIABETES THROUGH MORE THAN 50 OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY CLINICS OFFERING SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE. IN FY22, CHILDREN MADE 242,258 VISITS TO OUR OUTPATIENT CLINICS. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WAS FOUNDED ON THE PREMISE THAT ALL CHILDREN DESERVE EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY PEDIATRIC CARE. AS OUR POPULATION GREW AND SETTLED INTO THE FAR CORNERS OF OUR BRIDGE-AND TUNNEL-LACED REGION, TRAVEL TO CHKD'S MAIN FACILITY IN NORFOLK BECAME MORE OF A HARDSHIP FOR FAMILIES. TO EASE THAT BURDEN AND IMPROVE CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO CARE IN EVERY CORNER OF OUR SERVICE AREA, CHKD HAS ESTABLISHED MULTI-SERVICE HEALTH CENTERS IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: * THE CHKD HEALTH AND SURGERY CENTER AT OYSTER POINT OFFERS FAMILIES WHO LIVE NORTH OF THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE TUNNEL A WEALTH OF IMPORTANT SERVICES IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. THE CENTER IS HOME TO THE REGION'S FIRST PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER. OTHER SERVICES OFFERED AT THE SITE INCLUDE PRIMARY, SURGICAL AND SUB-SPECIALTY PEDIATRICS; LAB AND RADIOLOGY (INCLUDING ULTRASOUND AND MRI), AUDIOLOGY TESTING AND OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. AQUATIC THERAPY AND CHILD ABUSE PROGRAM SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THERE. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AND URGENT CARE AT TECH CENTER IS HOME TO THE PENINSULA'S ONLY PEDIATRIC URGENT CARE AS WELL AS THE CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE, X-RAY, LAB, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, RHEUMATOLOGY, AND SPORTS MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND PERFORMANCE TRAINING. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AT OAKBROOKE SERVES FAMILIES IN CHESAPEAKE AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IT IS HOME TO A PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRIC PRACTICE; PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY; X-RAY AND LAB SERVICES, A SPORTS MEDICINE GYM, SLEEP STUDIES UNIT AND THERAPY POOL, AS WELL AS CLINIC SPACE FOR A VARIETY OF PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS AND SURGEONS PROVIDING EVALUATION, TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP. * THE CHKD HEALTH AND SURGERY CENTER AT PRINCESS ANNE SERVES THE GROWING MEDICAL NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA BEACH. THE CENTER IS HOME TO VIRGINIA BEACH'S FIRST AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHILDREN. BEACH FAMILIES CAN ALSO FIND PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS AND IN-HOUSE LAB AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES - INCLUDING MRI - AT THE CENTER. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE SPECIALTY CARE PEDIATRICS FOR HELP WITH CHRONIC PROBLEMS SUCH AS DIABETES. THIS YEAR, A THIRD OPERATING ROOM WAS ADDED TO THIS LOCATION TO SUPPORT THE PEDIATRIC DENTAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. IT WAS BUILT AND DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE INPUT FROM COMMUNITY DENTISTS. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AT LANDSTOWN IS LOCATED JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM CONCERT DRIVE AND OFFERS DEDICATED VIRGINIA BEACH SPACE FOR SERVICES SUCH AS SPORTS MEDICINE, DERMATOLOGY AND GYNECOLOGY. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AND URGENT CARE AT LOEHMANN'S SERVES THE NORTHERN AND MIDDLE VIRGINIA BEACH REGION AND IS HOME TO CHKD URGENT CARE, SPORTS MEDICINE (PRIMARY CARE) AND THERAPY, SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AT BUTLER FARM OFFERS PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, AND SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICAL THERAPY TO CHILDREN AND TEENS ON THE PENNISULA. DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS ALSO HOSTS A WHEELCHAIR CLINIC AT THIS LOCATION. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AT HARBOUR VIEW NORTH OFFERS SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC CARE TO FAMILIES IN SUFFOLK. THE SITE OFFERS APPOINTMENTS IN PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, ALLERGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS. * THE CHKD HEALTH CENTER AT LIGHTFOOT OFFERS FAMILIES IN THE NORTHERN CORNER OF OUR SERVICE AREA APPOINTMENTS IN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, GYNECOLOGY, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, REHABILITATIVE THERAPIES, SPORTS MEDICINE AND UROLOGY. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS OPERATES THE REGION'S ONLY PEDIATRIC URGENT CARE. PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH URGENT, BUT NOT EMERGENT MEDICAL NEEDS, NOW HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY MEDICAL CARE JUST FOR KIDS AFTER-HOURS, ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS. IN FY22, CHILDREN MADE 106,811 VISITS TO CHKD URGENT CARE CENTERS IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA BEACH AND NEWPORT NEWS. CHKD'S CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (CAC) COORDINATES THE REGION'S EFFORTS TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY, TREAT AND SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SUSPECTED OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN PROGRAM IN NORFOLK, SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT CHKD'S OUTPATIENT CENTERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH AND NEWPORT NEWS. THE CAC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION AND TREATMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY, AN ARRAY OF EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FORENSIC INTERVIEWING, FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE 24/7 COVERAGE OF ACUTE SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF CHILDREN. THE CAC ALSO HELPS COORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD MALTREATMENT AND FACILITATES THE COLLABORATION OF 11 MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS (MDTS). THESE TEAMS DISCUSS ALL CHILDREN REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM TO HELP ENSURE THE BEST OUTCOMES CAN BE REALIZED. WITH STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT, CHKD'S CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER HELPED 2,282 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN FY22 A 38% INCREASE OVER FY21. FOR ALMOST 25 YEARS, INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA HAVE TRUSTED THIS SPECIALIZED PROGRAM FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES AFTER A CHILD IS SUSPECTED OF HAVING EXPERIENCED ALL FORMS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT. A SPECIALTY PROGRAM WITHIN THE CAC HELPS ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND TREATMENT TO COMMERCIALLY SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN (CSEC). SINCE LAUNCHING OUR PROGRAM AND CSEC MDT WE HAVE SEEN A SHARP INCREASE IN THE NEED FOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED SUPPORT. OUR TEAM OFTEN COORDINATES WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL INVESTIGATORS AS WELL AS JUVENILE COURT SERVICES AND MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO BEST SERVE THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH CHILD. THE CAC IS ALSO THE BACKBONE AGENCY FOR THE HAMPTON ROADS TRAUMA INFORMED COMMUNITY NETWORK (HRTICN). THE NETWORK EXISTS TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TRAUMA AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO ADVOCATE PRACTICES THAT HELP ALL PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THE HRTICN WORKED WITH THE VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS THIS YEAR TO TRAIN PEDIATRICIANS ON APPROACHES TO SCREENING, REFERRAL, AND FOLLOW-UP FOR MATERNAL DEPRESSION, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING WELL VISITS. ALMOST 15% OF THE CHILDREN SERVED AT OUR CAC HAVE A MILITARY AFFILIATION; HAVING A RECENTLY ADDED CASE MANAGER DEDICATED TO THESE FAMILIES HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT. THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS THREE MILITARY MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS THAT COVER ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY, AND WE STRIVE TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE TO MILITARY FAMILIES, LINK THEM TO OTHER MILITARY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR MDT PARTNERS WE WORK WITH. |
| THE EPIDEMIC OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN AND FOCUS AREA | FOR CHKD. IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL ISSUE, IN 2001, CHKD ESTABLISHED A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM CALLED HEALTHY YOU FOR LIFE THAT IS OFFERED TO CHILDREN AGES 3 THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. HEALTHY YOU FOR LIFE OFFERS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH THAT PROVIDES CLINICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING FOR INDIVIDUALS EITHER IN PERSON OR BY TELEMEDICINE VISITS. THE PROGRAM'S STAFF INCLUDES PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, A MEDICAL ASSISTANT,AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST. THE HEALTHY YOU FOR LIFE PROGRAM ALSO OFFERS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS. IN FY22 THE TEAM CONDUCTED NEARLY 1,500 VISITS COVERING 81 ZIP CODES. MOVING INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, THE TEAM IS CONTINUING TO USE TELEMEDICINE AS A WAY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELOR TO ADDRESS PSYCHO-SOCIAL STRESSORS MANY PATIENTS EXPERIENCE. MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED VIA TELEHEALTH TO HELP PRE-TEEN AND TEENAGERS FEEL CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED DURING THE PANDEMIC. PERSONAL TRAINING IS ALSO OFFERED FOR INTERESTED PATIENTS. HEALTHY YOU CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANZIATIONS TO EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FOR CHRONICALLY OBESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN HAMPTON ROADS. CHKD'S DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM HELPS APPROXIMATELY 1,600 LOCAL CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITH THE CHRONIC DISEASE. THREE CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, A SOCIAL WORKER, A REGISTERED DIETITIAN AND OFFICE COORDINATOR HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT THE ONSET OF THE DISEASE AND UNTIL ADULTHOOD. THE DIABETES CENTER PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, DIABETES EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. A TRANSITION PROGRAM HELPS THE OLDER TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS BEGIN TRANSFERRING CARE TO ADULT PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. CHILDREN MADE 619 VISITS TO THE DIABETES CENTER IN FY22. THE CHILDREN'S CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER PROVIDES CARE TO YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CANCER, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, BLEEDING AND OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS THROUGH TREATMENT PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND INCORPORATES THE WHOLE FAMILY. PATIENTS MADE 8,579 VISITS TO THE CENTER IN FY22. CHKD IS THE ONLY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER EXCLUSIVELY SERVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF VIRGINIA. IN FY22, CHILDREN MADE 60,690 VISITS TO OUR EMERGENCY CENTER. CHKD PROVIDES CARE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BIRTH TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD WITH VARIED LEVELS OF ACUITY FROM TRAUMA AND RESUSCITATIONS TO URGENT CARE TYPE PATIENTS. OUR COLLABORATIVE TEAM INCLUDES PEDIATRIC BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, ED TECHS, NURSING CARE PARTNERS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHS, PHARMACISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS, CHAPLAINS, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS AND MORE. CHKD OFFERS THE ONLY PEDIATRIC RENAL DIALYSIS SERVICE IN THE AREA. DIALYSIS IS A TIME-CONSUMING PROCESS AND CHILDREN APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO HAVE THE SERVICE IN A SETTING WHERE THEY CAN MEET WITH FRIENDS THEIR OWN AGES AS WELL AS HOSPITAL SUPPORT STAFF AND SCHOOL TEACHERS. DURING FY22 CHILDREN MADE 2,359 CHRONIC AND ACUTE DIALYSIS VISITS, AND 5,672 VISITS TO THE RENAL CLINIC AND RECEIVED 485 RENAL INFUSIONS. CHKD IS A STAND-ALONE PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANT HOSPITAL. SINCE 2005, CHKD HAS PERFORMED 91 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS FROM LIVING DONORS AS WELL AS DECEASED DONORS. LIVING DONATION OPTIONS INCLUDE A PARTNERSHIP WITH SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL AND THE NATIONAL KIDNEY REGISTRY (NATIONWIDE LIVING DONOR PAIRED-EXCHANGE PROGRAM). ONE MARK OF CHKD'S DISTINCTIVE PEDIATRIC CARE HAS ALWAYS BEEN CHILD-CENTERED DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, SUCH AS RADIOLOGY AND LABORATORY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, CHKD HAS WORKED HARD TO MAKE THESE UNIQUE SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE LAB AT THE MAIN HOSPITAL, CHKD NOW HAS LAB SERVICES AT ITS OYSTER POINT, HARBOUR VIEW, CONCERT DRIVE, OAKBROOKE, LOEHMANN'S AND TECH CENTER LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE VOLVO URGENT CARE CENTER. THE LABORATORY ALSO OPERATES A COURIER SERVICE THAT FACILITATES QUICK TURNAROUND OF SPECIMENS. OF THE 1,042,282 LAB TESTS PERFORMED IN FY22, APPROXIMATELY 72 PERCENT WERE FOR OUTPATIENTS. CHKD RADIOLOGY SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AT OUR CHKD FACILITIES IN NEWPORT NEWS, CHESAPEAKE, SUFFOLK, HAMPTON, NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH. THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS A FULLY INTEGRATED DIGITAL IMAGING CENTER THAT ALLOWS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES AND REPORTS TO BE TRANSMITTED AND VIEWED ELECTRONICALLY. IN FY22, 110,621 DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS WERE PERFORMED, INCLUDING X-RAYS, FLUOROSCOPIC TESTS, URODYNAMICS AND BONE DENSITY TESTS, CT AND MRI SCANS, ULTRASOUND, PVL AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT WERE OUTPATIENT BASED. CHKD'S REHABILITATIVE THERAPY SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING NORFOLK, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA BEACH, SUFFOLK, WILLIAMSBURG AND NEWPORT NEWS. IN ADDITION TO ITS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, THE DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS: * AQUATIC THERAPY - PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS WORK WITH CHILDREN IN THE WATER TO HELP RELAX TIGHT MUSCULATURE, INCREASE RANGE OF MOTION AND IMPROVE STRENGTH, BALANCE AND ENDURANCE. * ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY/AUGMENTATIVE PROGRAM - SERVICES PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE VERBALLY OR THROUGH GESTURES DUE TO VARIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS, THEREBY ALLOWING THEM AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION IN DAILY ACTIVITIES. IN FY22, WE DID 192 AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION EVALUATIONS. * CAR SEAT PROGRAM - SPECIALLY TRAINED THERAPISTS OFFER CAR SEAT SAFETY RESTRAINT EVALUATIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. IN FY22, WE DID 225 CAR SEAT EVALUATIONS, DISTRIBUTED 54 CAR SEATS DURING THOSE EVALUATIONS, DISTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 156 STANDARD CAR SEATS, AND PARTICIPATED IN ONE COMMUNITY-BASED CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. * WHEELCHAIR CLINIC - CERTIFIED THERAPISTS COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION TO DETERMINE AND PRESCRIBE THE APPROPRIATE WHEELCHAIR AND SEATING SYSTEM. CHILDREN MADE ALMOST 665 VISITS TO THIS CLINIC IN FY22 FOR EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS. SECTION THREE: COMMUNITY OUTREACH CHKD REACHED FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES, DOCTORS' OFFICES, SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS THAT PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS, PREVENT INJURIES, AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. USING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS WITH OUR STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT (CORE) PROGRAM CONDUCTED 193 OUTREACH EVENTS REACHING 31,475 FAMILIES. DESPITE COVID-19 LIMITATIONS, CORE WAS ABLE TO ADJUST AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY PARENT EDUCATION AND RESOURCES. EFFORTS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH, TRAUMA, AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR BOTH PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS AND DEVELOPING PROGRAMS ON DEMAND. OUR STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERS ASSISTED WITH PROGRAM MARKETING AND COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF TIMELY PRESENTATIONS TO EQUIP PARENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. CHKD IS A SITE OF THE NATIONAL "REACH OUT AND READ" LITERACY PROGRAM, WHICH ENCOURAGES READING BY DISTRIBUTING FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN AT THEIR WELL CHILD VISITS BY THEIR PEDIATRICIANS. THROUGH THE DONOR-FUNDED PROGRAM, CHKD PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRICIANS GAVE APPROVIMATELY 65,571 BOOKS TO CHILDREN IN FY22. CHKD ALSO HAS A "REACH OUT AND READ" PROGRAM IN OUR NICU, WHERE 786 BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN FY22. CHKD'S WEBSITE, WWW.CHKD.ORG, CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR AND EFFECTIVE METHOD OF COMMUNICATION. IN FY22, CHKD.ORG HAD MORE THAN 3 MILLION VISITS. NEARLY 2 MILLION NEW AND RETURNING VISITORS VIEWED 5,477,596 PAGES ON OUR SITE. THE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT IS IN PLACE ALLOWS MULTIPLE USERS TO CREATE AND UPDATE CONTENT AS NEEDED. CHKD.ORG IS A RESPONSIVE DESIGN SITE AND AUTOMATICALLY FORMATS ITSELF TO ANY DEVICE (PC, TABLET OR SMARTPHONE)- NO APP NEEDED. CLICKABLE PHONE NUMBERS AND INTERACTIVE MAPS MAKE IT EASY FOR OUR PATIENTS TO CALL OR FIND ANY PRACTICE, AND FAMILIES HAVE EASY ACCESS TO TEST RESULTS, SHOT RECORDS, AND CAN EVEN REQUEST PRESCRIPTION REFILLS AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS ONLINE STRAIGHT FROM THE HOMEPAGE BY ACCESSING THE MYCHKD PATIENT PORTAL. ENHANCED PHYSICIAN PROFILES, INCLUDING CLICKABLE PHONE NUMBERS, INTERACTIVE MAPS, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND A LINK TO THE PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE MAKE IT EASIER THAN EVER TO CHOOSE THE DOCTOR THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU. CHKD CONTINUES TO UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS SUCH AS FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, PINTEREST AND INSTAGRAM TO INCREASE DIRECT INTERACTION WITH OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE WEBSITE CONTINUES TO BE A RESOURCE FOR OUR SERVICES AND HEALTH INFORMATION. |
| CHKD IS ONE OF SIX LOCATIONS IN THE STATE FOR THE CARE CONNECTION FOR | CHILDREN (CCC), THE STATE-FUNDED TITLE V PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE COORDINATION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 12,000 CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE REGION'S PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS. IN FY22, CCC ASSISTED WITH 580 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CALLS AND PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 525 FAMILIES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED FOR 26 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO WERE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED AND 70 FAMILIES WERE ASSISTED IN APPLYING FOR STATE HEALTH PROGRAMS, TO INCLUDE VIRGINIA'S WAIVER SERVICES. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED ONGOING BILINGUAL CARE COORDINATION SERVICES TO 85 CLIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND ASSISTED THEM WITH ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE MAINTAINED AN UPDATED LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY DATABASE WITH CATALOGED RESOURCES FOR ALL 21 CITIES AND COUNTIES IN OUR REGION. THIS RESOURCE DIRECTORY WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM AS WELL AS LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PARENT EDUCATORS FROM THE FAMILIES AS EDUCATORS PROGRAM (SHARING OF CHALLENGES AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCES IN RAISING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS), WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNIY BASED EXPERIENCES TO PARTICIPATING RESIDENTS WAS TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 BUT IS ACTIVE AGAIN. 2021-2022 HIGHLIGHTS *DEVELOPED, IMPLEMENTED AND CONTINUED TO MODERATE A LISTSERV FOR THE COMMUNITY ON DISABILITY TOPICS WITH MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE REGISTERED. MEMBERS ARE PATIENTS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND PROVIDERS. *ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH CHKD, FORTIFY CLINICALLY INTEGRATED NETWORK AND CMG TO INTEGRATE CARE COORDINATION ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC RECORD TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. *HAMPTON ROADS CYSN CONSORTIUM MEMBERS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED FIVE VIRTUAL TRAININGS ATTENDED BY 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS BOTH PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. TRAININGS ARE RECORDED AND EMBEDDED IN CHKD WEBSITE FOR ANYONE TO ACCESS. *ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN HOME VISITING COLLABORATION (9 TO 5 EVMS PROGRAM), AUTISM COLLABORATIVE, EDHI LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, CINCH, TRICC, PEATC, FAPT TEAMS, SEAC STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MEDICAID ADVISORY GROUP. *NEW PROJECT WHICH OFFERS A VIRTUAL SPANISH SPEAKING SUPPORT GROUP. OTHER TRANINGS PLANNED, COORDINATED, AND REPORTED ON QUARTERLY, BASED ON NEEDS IDENTIFIED THROUGH NETWORKDS WE ARE INVOLVED IN WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OUR FAMILIES AS EDUCATORS GROUP. *FOR ALL STAFF A TRACKING TOOL FOR ALL STAFF WAS DEVELOPED FOR MONITORING AND OPENING AND CLOSING OF CASES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION AS SOME DOES NOT HAVE A TASK LIST NOR CALENDAR. THIS EXCEL DOCUMENT IS UPDATED AND STORED IN A CENTRAL SHARE DIRECTORY TO ALLOW STAFF ACCESS TO VIEW WHAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR CASE. *IN PROCESS OF DEVELOPING JOB AIDS AS A STANDARD METHODOLOGY WITH DOCUMENT CONTROL INITIATIVES PER DNV/ISO STANDARDS. *ROBUST RESEARCH AND UPDATING RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY ASSET MAPPING TOOL. COLLABORATE ACROSS THE CCC NETWORK TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES. *IMPLEMENTED A MONTHLY VIRTUAL BILINGUAL SUPPORT GROUP WITH OUR PARENT COORDINATOR AND OUR BILINGUAL SOCIAL WORK CARE COORDINATOR. *DEVELOPED A NEW TRAINING MODULE ON SAFETY AND HOME/AGENCY VISITING INCORPORATING COVID CDC GUIDANCE FOR STAFF SAFETY. * ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH INTERCENTER WORK GROUP MEETINGS, TRAININGS, EMAIL COLLABORATIONS AND TELECONFERENCE SESSIONS. GROUP MEMBERS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES WHEN WE FACE CHALLENGES. WE ALSO ADVOCATE TO CLOSE GAPS IN SERVICES. * CONTINUE TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES PER VDOE REGULATIONS. PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR HEALTH SYSTEM RELATED TO EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS (IEP/IFSP). SECTION FOUR: MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CHKD INVESTS IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN THROUGH A VARIETY OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS HOME TO EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL'S PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WHERE NEW PHYSICIANS BECOME SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF PEDIATRICS. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ELECT TO STAY AND PRACTICE PEDIATRICS IN THIS COMMUNITY OR IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. CHKD ALSO SERVES AS THE EXCLUSIVE PEDIATRIC TEACHING SITE FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND RESIDENTS IN FAMILY MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY, ENT, PLASTIC SURGERY, AND GENERAL SURGERY. CHKD PARTICIPATES IN THE EDUCATION OF ALL EVMS MEDICAL STUDENTS AND IS THE EXCLUSIVE SITE FOR SOME 150 THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THEIR SIX-WEEK PEDIATRIC CLERKSHIP ROTATION. CHKD PROVIDES A SETTING FOR MANY CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH INCLUDE NEW GENE THERAPY FOR NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, BREAKTHROUGHS IN TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS, INNOVATIVE THERAPIES IN SPORTS MEDICINE, ADVANCE GROWTH HORMONE TREATMENTS, AND INTERVENTIONS FOR DISORDERED SLEEP. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH INCLUDES NEW MEDICATIONS AND OTHER THERAPIES, CLINICAL OUTCOMES ANALYSES AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES SANCTIONED BY THE EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD. THERE WERE 214 IRB-APPROVED ACTIVE FUNDED STUDIES IN FY22. TOPICS OF STUDY INCLUDED HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, ALLERGY/ASTHMA, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEUROLOGY, PEDIATRIC SURGERY, CARDIOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, CHILD ABUSE, ENDOCRINOLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, NEONATOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH. MANY OF THESE STUDIES ARE PHASE THREE CLINICAL TRIALS THAT BRING CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS TO CHKD PATIENTS YEARS BEFORE THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS FISCAL YEAR THERE WERE ALSO NEW PHASE ONE TRIALS OPENED, WHICH ALLOWED OUR PATIENTS THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE ACCESS TO NOVEL THERAPIES. THERE IS AN INCREASED FOCUS ON REGISTRY STUDIES ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES. DATA COLLECTED IN THESE REGISTRIES IS INTENDED TO STANDARDIZE OPTIMAL LEVELS OF CARE AND LEAD TO IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOMES. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS TELEHEALTH TELEMEDICINE INTERVENTIONS, NOT ONLY TO ADAPT TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BUT TO BE ABLE TO REACH SUBJECTS WHO CANNOT TRAVEL TO THE SITE, SUCH AS SUBJECTS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND OR IN HOSPICE CARE. THE NUSS PROCEDURE FOR THE CORRECTION OF PECTUS EXCAVATUM, DEVELOPED AT CHKD MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO, CONTINUES TO DRAW NATIONAL ATTENTION FROM BOTH PATIENTS AND SURGEONS. THE CHILDREN'S SURGICAL SPECIAL GROUP SURGEONS CONTINUE TO PUBLISH MANUSCRIPTS AND PRESENT THEIR WORK AT NATIONAL MEETINGS TO REINFORCE AND MAINTAIN OUR REPUTATION OF EXCELLENCE ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE. THE NUSS CENTER CONTINUES TO OFFER NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT THERAPIES AS WELL. THE ARGENTINA COMPRESSION BRACE INITIATED IN 2009 HAS HELPED MORE THAN 575 PATIENTS WITH OVER 92% OF THOSE PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A CORRECTION TO THEIR DEFORMITY. THAT TYPE OF TREATMENT WAS EXPANDED IN 2020 BY USING A BRACE KNOWN AS THE EMBRACE, WHICH CHKD HAS USED WITH 32 PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VACUUM BELL TREATMENT FIRST OFFERED IN 2012 HAS HELPED OVER 381 PATIENTS. IN JUNE 2016, CHKD OPENED THE NEW NUSS CENTER, OFFERING A SPACE DEDICATED TO THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF CHEST WALL CONDITIONS. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES ITS ENDEAVORS ON MULTIPLE RESEARCH STUDIES IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND CHEST WALL DEFORMITIES. TO DATE, MORE THAN 2,601 SURGICAL PATIENTS HAVE UNDERGONE THE NUSS PROCEDURE AT CHKD AND OVER 5,949 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN EVALUATED FOR CHEST WALL CONDITIONS. CHKD IS A MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP (COG), AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP THAT CONDUCTS CLINICAL TRIALS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER. AS A MEMBER, CHKD HAS ACCESS TO THE LATEST PROTOCOLS FOR TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD CANCER, PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY AND REGION WITH THE BEST PRACTICES AND TREATMENT RESULTS FROM MORE THAN 250 (285 TOTAL) COG-MEMBER HOSPITALS IN NORTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, EUROPE, AND SAUDI ARABIA. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS WHICH WE FEEL WILL ADVANCE THE FIELD OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY. IN FY22, CHKD HAD APPROXIMATELY 105 COG STUDIES INCLUDING LTF STUDIES OPEN TO ENROLLMENT OR UNDERGOING DATA ANALYSIS. SEVERAL OF THESE STUDIES WERE INCLUDED IN COG'S LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY, WHICH COLLECTS DATA ON PATIENTS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN STUDIES THAT ARE NO LONGER OPEN TO ENROLLMENT. IN ALL, OVER 200 CHKD PATIENTS PARTICIPATED IN EITHER OPEN OR FOLLOW-UP COG STUDIES IN FY22. THE HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY DIVISION HAD 21 RESEARCH STUDIES OPEN THAT WERE NOT COG STUDIES. IN FY22, CHKD HOSTED 6 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION EVENTS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. HELPING CHILD HEALTH EXPERTS IN OUR REGION KEEP UP WITH THEIR SKILLS AND THEIR ACCREDITATION. THERE WERE TEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES FOR A TOTAL OF 158 ACTIVITIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | LINE 6: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, IS A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK CORPORATION WITH A SOLE MEMBER. THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, IS CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.1-852.1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, IS MANAGED BY ITS SOLE MEMBER, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | LINE 7A: CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, IS A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. PURSUANT TO SECTION 13.1-852.1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., THE SOLE MEMBER OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, MANAGES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., IS THE GOVERNING BODY FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED. AS A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK CORPORATION, CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., HAS MEMBERS THAT ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., THAT ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. ARE THE CLASS A MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (I.E., THE THEN CURRENT MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THE NORFOLK CITY UNION OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INC., A VIRGINIA NON-STOCK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION) AND THE CLASS B MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM INC. (I.E., THE THEN CURRENT DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.). |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., WHICH IS THE GOVERNING BODY FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CLASS A AND CLASS B MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.: 1) ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND 2) ANY PROPOSED MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION, OR ANY SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL, OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL, OF THE PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FOLLOWING DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., WHICH IS THE GOVERNING BODY FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS, INCORPORATED, ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CLASS A AND CLASS B MEMBERS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.: 1) ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND 2) ANY PROPOSED MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION, OR ANY SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL, OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL, OF THE PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CONFLICT POLICY CONSIDERATIONS: CHKD CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INCLUDES OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND SUBSTANTIAL DONORS. ANNUALLY, A QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED AND COLLECTED FROM OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. FOR KNOWN CONFLICTS, THE PERSON INVOLVED RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY ARE REPORTED TO THE CHKD BOARD CHAIR OR THE CHKD COMPLIANCE OFFICER, AS APPLICABLE, AND MAY REQUIRE CORRECTIVE ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B | LINE 15A: COMPENSATION PROCESS CONSIDERATIONS: CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO JAMES DAHLING. LINE 15B: CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS USE THE FOLLOWING PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES: AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT APPROVED AND RETAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY, USUALLY IN APRIL, PROVIDES EDUCATION AND PRESENTS TO THE FULL BOARD COMPARATIVE SALARIES AND SALARY RANGES FROM A DATABASE COMPRISED OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND OTHER APPLICABLE HOSPITALS FOR OFFICERS & EXECUTIVES FOR THE BOARD TO REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH THE AID OF THE CONSULTANT REVIEWS AND MAKES DECISIONS AS TO EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF CHKD AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES. THOSE SALARY CHANGES AND APPROVALS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED BY MINUTES MAINTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.) ALONG WITH GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH DIRECT INQUIRY AND REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | GAIN/LOSS ON DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS 31,847,903. CHANGE IN DONOR RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS -3,562,683. CHANGE IN TR ENDOWMENT -372,640. |
| Software ID: | |
| Software Version: |