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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 13,933,546 | 15,772,416 | 14,760,991 | 20,165,379 | 20,877,201 | 85,509,533 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 13,933,546 | 15,772,416 | 14,760,991 | 20,165,379 | 20,877,201 | 85,509,533 |
| 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) .. | 20,977,781 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 64,531,752 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 13,933,546 | 15,772,416 | 14,760,991 | 20,165,379 | 20,877,201 | 85,509,533 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 280,484 | 1,858,334 | 4,460,959 | 3,715,056 | 3,635,914 | 13,950,747 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 99,460,280 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (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 | ||||
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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 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 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 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 | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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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. |
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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. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 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..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: | TO PROVIDE COMMON MANAGEMENT OF THE EXISTING AND FUTURE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | SECTION 1: UABME MISSION STATEMENT AND INTRODUCTION UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE (UABME) IS AN ALABAMA NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT OVERSEES THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER ACTIVITIES FOR ITS TWO MEMBERS: THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, WHICH COLLABORATIVELY PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO ALABAMA RESIDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND THE WORLD. UABME'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SOCIETY, PARTICULARLY THE RESIDENTS OF ALABAMA, BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE HEALTH SERVICES OF EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, QUALITY, AND SAFETY; A SUPERIOR ENVIRONMENT FOR THE EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; AND SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH TO ADVANCE MEDICAL SCIENCE. UABME SUPPORTS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UAB HEERSINK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE BY OVERSEEING HOSPITAL AND CLINIC OPERATIONS, FOSTERING RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF FACULTY, AND CREATING HIGHLY INNOVATIVE, WELL-COORDINATED INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL PROGRAMS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT SERVE AS MODELS FOR HEALTH CARE EDUCATION AND DELIVERY. UABME IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS TRIPARTITE MISSION OF PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PATIENT CARE, OUTSTANDING EDUCATION OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IN MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN AREAS SUCH AS ONCOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCES, TRANSPLANTATION, CARDIOLOGY, TRAUMA AND BURN TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, IMMUNOBIOLOGY, VIROLOGY, GENE THERAPY, AND GENOMICS. UABME ENCOMPASSES THE LARGEST MULTISPECIALTY GROUP OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ALABAMA, WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,550 PHYSICIANS SERVING PATIENTS FROM EVERY STATE IN THE NATION AND MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS A MAJOR REGIONAL TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER THAT TREATS SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL PATIENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST. IN FY2022, UABME ENTITIES DISCHARGED 92,150 PATIENTS AND LOGGED 143,790 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. DESPITE THE FINANCIAL STRAIN IT PLACES ON THE ORGANIZATION, UABME CARES FOR THE SICKEST AND MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS, SERVING AS A SAFETY NET FOR THOSE WHO ARE TURNED AWAY BY OTHER CARE PROVIDERS. UABME PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT CHARITY CARE TO INDIGENT PATIENTS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. UABME' ESTIMATED COST INCURRED FOR CHARITY CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS IN FY2022 WAS OVER $82.53 MILLION. UABME ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT MAY REIMBURSE BELOW COST. IN FY2022, UABME'S UNREIMBURSED COST FOR TREATING MEDICAID PATIENTS WAS $30.52 MILLION. IN ADDITION, UABME ENTITIES PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MANY INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT PAY FOR ALL OR ANY OF THEIR MEDICAL CARE. IN FY2022, THE COST FOR THIS BAD DEBT WAS OVER $122.86 MILLION. UNCOMPENSATED CARE COSTS DO NOT INCLUDE OTHER UNFUNDED COSTS OF CARE, SUCH AS UNDERPAYMENTS FROM MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. IN 2022, UABME CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A KEY PARTNER IN FIGHTING THE COVID-19 VIRUS IN ALABAMA. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF ALABAMA'S COVID-19 PATIENTS, UABME CONTINUED TO OFFER COVID-19 TESTING TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE TESTED MORE THAN 135,548 PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH COVID-19 SYMPTOMS. UABME LEADERS SERVED ON DECISION-MAKING COMMITTEES FOR THE STATE AND WORKED WITH OTHER HOSPITALS IN OUR AREA TO COORDINATE COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICIES, TO HELP FACILITATE UNIFIED MESSAGING REGARDING VISITATION, MASKING, AND SCREENING POLICIES. SECTION 2: UABME ENTITIES UABME'S FLAGSHIP FACILITY IS THE 1,207-BED UAB HOSPITAL, ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC HOSPITALS. IT INCLUDES THE WOMEN & INFANTS CENTER, SPAIN REHABILITATION CENTER, THE CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE, AND THE FREESTANDING UAB HOSPITAL-HIGHLANDS. AS ALABAMA'S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER (AS DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS), UAB HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE FOR MANY OF THE MOST SERIOUS INJURIES THAT OCCUR ANYWHERE IN THE STATE THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, OPERATING ROOMS, TRAUMA/BURN UNIT, AND SPAIN REHABILITATION CENTER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE SOUTHEAST'S FOREMOST PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION CARE. THE WOMEN & INFANTS CENTER OFFERS ADVANCED SERVICES AND THE LATEST MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY TO CARE FOR HEALTHY AND HIGH-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN, HEALTHY AND HIGH-RISK NEWBORNS, AND WOMEN RECEIVING CARE FOR A VARIETY OF GYNECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS. IT INCLUDES UAB'S REGIONAL NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (RNICU), THE STATE'S LARGEST. TOGETHER WITH CHILDREN'S OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL, UAB OFFERS THE ONLY LEVEL IV NICU IN ALABAMA - DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS AS THE HIGHEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE LEVEL OF CARE AVAILABLE. UAB HOSPITAL-HIGHLANDS IS A GENERAL ACUTE CARE COMPONENT ADJACENT TO CAMPUS THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES FOR NON-TRAUMATIC AND NON-CATASTROPHIC CASES, COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL AND NONSURGICAL TREATMENT FOR BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS, SURGICAL UROLOGY SERVICES, A SPECIALIZED UNIT FOR FRAGILITY FRACTURES, THE UAB SLEEP-WAKE DISORDERS CENTER, AND THE UAB PAIN TREATMENT CLINIC, WHICH SERVES PATIENTS WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING INTRACTABLE CANCER PAIN. IN 2021, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS RECOGNIZED THE UAB HOSPITAL-HIGHLANDS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS A LEVEL 1 GERIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, MAKING IT THE ONLY ACCREDITED GERIATRIC ED IN ALABAMA, THE FIRST IN THE SOUTHEAST, AND ONLY THE 17TH LEVEL 1 ED IN THE WORLD. IT ALSO HOUSES THE ACUTE CARE FOR ELDERS (ACE) UNIT, THE REGION'S FIRST MODEL INPATIENT UNIT FOR COORDINATED GERIATRIC CARE. THE ACE UNIT FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING PATIENT FUNCTION BY UTILIZING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM TRAINED IN GERIATRICS TO AGGRESSIVELY MANAGE GERIATRIC SYNDROMES, WHILE A HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN MANAGES EACH PATIENT'S ACUTE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS. UABME ALSO INCLUDES CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL, THE KIRKLIN CLINIC OF UAB HOSPITAL, WHITAKER CLINIC OF UAB HOSPITAL, VIVA HEALTH, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION (UAHSF). UAHSF SUPPORTS AMBULATORY SERVICES THROUGH 39 SPECIALTIES AND 179 SUB-SPECIALTIES IN MORE THAN 200 CLINICS ACROSS THE BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY. IN 2022, OVER 1,550 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS DELIVERED EXCEPTIONAL SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES TO 1.78 MILLION PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD. UABME SUPPORTS MORE THAN 100 SPECIALIZED CENTERS FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, CLINICAL CARE, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THE LARGEST BEING THE O'NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AT UAB, WHICH HAS HELD THE HIGHEST NCI DESIGNATION FOR MORE THAN 40 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL (CEH) IS THE ONLY SPECIALTY EYE HOSPITAL IN ALABAMA AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW FACILITIES IN THE WORLD ENTIRELY DEDICATED TO ADVANCEMENTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY. AS SUCH, CEH IS A KEY SERVICE OF UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE AND OPERATES THE TEACHING PROGRAM FOR THE UAB DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES. THE AMBULATORY AND TEACHING CLINICS TREAT MORE THAN 115,000 OPHTHALMIC PATIENTS EACH YEAR AND OFFER THE ONLY 24/7 EYE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND LEVEL I OCULAR TRAUMA CENTER IN THE STATE. PERFORMING MORE THAN 14,500 SURGERIES EACH YEAR, CEH DELIVERS EXCELLENCE IN SURGERY FOR EYE TRAUMA; RETINAL, VITREOUS, AND CORNEAL ISSUES; CORNEA TRANSPLANT; GLAUCOMA; CATARACTS (INCLUDING LASER CATARACT PROCEDURES); OCULOPLASTICS; ORBITAL RECONSTRUCTION; AND PEDIATRIC EYE ISSUES. CEH HAS MORE THAN 20 SATELLITE CLINIC LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. IT SPONSORS OR PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE EYESIGHT FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA, SIGHT SAVERS OF AMERICA, AND THE ALABAMA LIONS SIGHT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE OCULAR SCREENING SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN ALABAMA. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED): | OTHER UABME OPERATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW: . UAB MEDICINE PRIMARY & SPECIALTY CARE OF GARDENDALE IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL COMPLEX THAT OFFERS PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES, AN ADJACENT FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND A UAB CALLAHAN EYE HOSPITAL CLINIC WITH FULL-SERVICE OPTICAL STORE. . UAB MEDICINE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE OF HOOVER . THE KIRKLIN CLINIC AT ACTON ROAD, WHICH OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER, CARDIOLOGY, AND OTHER EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF BIRMINGHAM. . UAB MEDICINE LEEDS IS A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC THAT FEATURES A FULL AMBULATORY IMAGING FACILITY. . UAB MEDICINE URGENT CARE, THE FIRST URGENT CARE SITE FOR UAB MEDICINE, IS DESIGNED TO SERVE PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ISSUES, MINOR ILLNESSES, ORTHOPAEDIC INJURIES, ETC. . UAB OPERATES SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTERS DEDICATED TO SERVING PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA, AS WELL AS HEALTH CENTERS IN OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING HUNTSVILLE, MONTGOMERY, AND SELMA. . VIVA HEALTH IS AN ALABAMA-BASED HEALTH PLAN SERVING MORE THAN 78,500 ALABAMA MEMBERS WHO HAVE COVERAGE THROUGH EITHER MEDICARE OR THEIR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLAN. IT OFFERS QUALITY HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. VIVA HEALTH'S PARENT AND SISTER COMPANIES SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 470,000 ALABAMIANS, EITHER THROUGH MEDICAID CARE COORDINATION OR AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OF SELF-FUNDED, EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLANS. . THE VALLEY FOUNDATION IN HUNTSVILLE IS A GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE FOR PHYSICIANS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. . THE OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES FOUNDATION IS THE CLINICAL PRACTICE COMPONENT OF THE UAB DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND VISUAL SCIENCES. ADDITIONALLY, UABME AFFILIATES INCLUDE: MEDICAL WEST, A 310-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC, SURGICAL, MEDICAL, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT IS CURRENTLY BUILDING A NEW FACILITY SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2024, AND BAPTIST HEALTH IN MONTGOMERY, A PRIMARY PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. BAPTIST HEALTH OF CENTRAL ALABAMA COMPRISES THREE HOSPITALS: MONTGOMERY'S BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH, BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST, AND PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION TO THE COLLECTIVE 715-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL, THE AFFILIATION INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF A REGIONAL CANCER CENTER AND A 60-BED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY. SINCE 2017, WE HAVE ENTERED INTO MANAGED AGREEMENTS WITH FIVE RURAL HOSPITALS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA. THESE HOSPITALS ARE LICENSED FOR A TOTAL OF 353 BEDS AND PROVIDE THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH SERVICES SUCH AS EMERGENCY CARE, DIAGNOSTICS, ACUTE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEDS, GENERAL SURGERY, INFUSION TREATMENTS, AND ESSENTIAL PRIMARY CARE. UAB HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORTS THESE HOSPITALS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF TELEHEALTH PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEIR PATIENTS STAY CLOSER TO HOME. BAPTIST HEALTH AND UAB MEDICINE OPERATE THE UAB MEDICINE MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH. THE CLINIC OFFERS MUCH-NEEDED SPECIALTIES INCLUDING UROLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, AND BREAST HEALTH. THE UAB MEDICINE MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC CREATED A CONVENIENT, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE OPTION FOR RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA, AS MANY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TRAVEL BEYOND THE MONTGOMERY AREA FOR MEDICAL SERVICES DUE TO OVERWHELMING NEED, LIMITED ACCESS, AND A LACK OF SPECIALISTS IN THE REGION. THE CLINIC'S SPECIALISTS HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE IN A CONVENIENT, CENTRALIZED LOCATION THAT ENABLES FASTER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CLINIC GIVES PATIENTS ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS AND OTHER RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED AT UAB. SECTION 3: RELIEF OF THE POOR, DISTRESSED, OR UNDERPRIVILEGED/PROVISION OF CHARITY CARE THE MAIN UABME MEDICAL CENTER IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, AN AREA THAT INCLUDES A HIGH NUMBER OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS. THE STATE OF ALABAMA HAS MANY AREAS CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY AND A POPULATION OF NUMEROUS UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE DEPEND ON UABME MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS. UABME IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE AND SCREENING AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO POOR AND UNDERPRIVILEGED INDIVIDUALS. UABME'S MANY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE O'NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT, WHICH WORKS TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN CANCER DEATH RATES BY RACE/ETHNICITY AND GEOGRAPHIC RESIDENCE (URBAN/RURAL). IT TARGETS LOWER INCOME AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COUNTIES IN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI WITH COMMUNITY AWARENESS PROGRAMS, MINORITY ENROLLMENT IN CLINICAL TRIALS, CANCER SCREENING SERVICES, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR MINORITY JUNIOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS. ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON MINORITIES AND THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED IS THE UAB MINORITY HEALTH & HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH CENTER, A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CENTER. THE CENTER GENERATES AND DISSEMINATES RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE FROM BIOMEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE HEALTH DISPARITIES EXPERIENCED BY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND NATIONALLY. OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO POOR AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE THE TOT SHOTS PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FREE, WALK-IN IMMUNIZATION SERVICES AT COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, EQUAL ACCESS BIRMINGHAM - A FREE CLINIC RUN BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS - PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO MEDICALLY UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. IN FY2022, 350 MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED CARE FOR 827 CLINIC ENCOUNTERS (ACUTE, CHRONIC, AND SPECIALTY CARE) AND ONE COMMUNITY HEALTH SCREENING. THESE EFFORTS REPRESENT OVER 1,650 HOURS OF SERVICE. UABME AFFILIATE BAPTIST HEALTH DEVELOPED THE CAREADVISOR PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES PATIENTS AT HOME WITH PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, MEDICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION TO OFFICE VISITS AT NO COST TO THOSE PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES ABOUT 200 PATIENTS PER MONTH, WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE READMISSION RATES AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR THE RECENTLY DISCHARGED AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF PATIENTS IN THE BAPTIST HEALTH SERVICE AREA. THE UAB CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE (CPM) IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICES AND INPATIENT TREATMENTS FOR ADOLESCENT, ADULT, AND GERIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CPM OFFERS SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOTHERAPY, AND ADDICTION RECOVERY, CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE SUFFER FROM ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. UAB MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM, SERVES MORE THAN 2,000 ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS WHO RESIDE IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OF CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY. IT PROVIDES PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION, STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT, AN ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAM WITH OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND A DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM. THE ADULT PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM OFFERS EVALUATION AND TREATMENT, INCLUDING PSYCHOTHERAPY. IT ALSO SERVES SPECIAL POPULATIONS, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, YOUNG ADULTS EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST EPISODE OF PSYCHOSIS, AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS UNDER EMERGENCY OR INPATIENT CARE. THE UAB SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, SUPERVISION OF COURT-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, AND RESEARCH. PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE UAB MEDICINE ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAM, COMMUNITY JUSTICE, AND BEACON RECOVERY. UAB MEDICINE ADDICTION RECOVERY OFFERS AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH TO THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS CONFIDENTIAL EVALUATIONS, DETOXIFICATION, AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS. IT ALSO OFFERS UNIQUE REHAB SERVICES TAILORED TO YOUNG ADULTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDES PROGRAMMING IN A MULTITUDE OF AREAS, INCLUDING SPIRITUALITY, GRIEF, SOBER SUPPORT, COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, DEALING WITH STRESS, AND PREVENTING RELAPSE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED): | FURTHER, THE UAB SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM INCLUDES A CONSULT TEAM THAT GOES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL TO HELP ANY PATIENT WITH A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THIS TEAM MAINLY SERVES UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AND IT ALSO WORKS WITH UAB'S LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EVALUATIONS TO PATIENTS BEING ASSESSED FOR TRANSPLANTATION. COMMUNITY JUSTICE PRIMARILY SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNDERINSURED OR UNINSURED AND WORKS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH ADULT ENDEAVORS (PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, COURT REFERRAL, AND PRETRIAL RELEASE) AND EFFORTS DESIGNED FOR YOUTH. BEACON RECOVERY OFFERS OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS AND PRIMARILY SERVES THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED. THE BEACON INTEGRATED HEALTH CLINIC IS AN EXTENSION OF BEACON RECOVERY AND PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS ENROLLED IN BEACON RECOVERY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS. SECTION 4: REDUCTION OF GOVERNMENT BURDEN AND PROVISION OF UNPROFITABLE SERVICES UABME PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS IN A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM. THE BIRMINGHAM REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM (BREMSS) IS ADMINISTRATIVELY A COMPONENT OF UABME, WITH POLICY DIRECTION PROVIDED BY A BOARD WITH REPRESENTATION FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDER GROUPS WITHIN A SEVEN-COUNTY REGION OF ALABAMA. BREMSS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM WITHIN THESE COUNTIES. BREMSS ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL DIRECTION ASPECTS, EQUIPMENT GRANT FUNDING, EMS AGENCY IMPROVEMENTS FROM BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS, AN EMS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. BREMSS HAS PROVIDED A REGIONAL TRAUMA SYSTEM SINCE 1996, A STROKE SYSTEM SINCE 2000, AND A STEMI SYSTEM SINCE 2010. THESE ACUTE CARE SYSTEMS PROVIDE FOR CENTRALIZED ROUTING OF ALL ACUTE-EVENT PATIENTS, INCLUSIVE OF PATIENT OUTCOMES AND EMT EDUCATION. THE TRAUMA SYSTEM HAS LOWERED TRAUMA MORTALITY BY MORE THAN 12%, AND THE STROKE SYSTEM HAS LOWERED STROKE MORTALITY BY OVER 7.6%. BREMSS FUNCTIONS AS AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TRAINING CENTER, AND, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE UAB TRAUMA PROGRAM, IT ALSO PROVIDES ADVANCED TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 200 DOCTORS AND ADVANCED BURN SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 100 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS EACH YEAR. UNDER A GRANT FROM THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BREMSS OPERATES THE ALABAMA TRAUMA COMMUNICATIONS CENTER (ATCC), WHICH ANNUALLY ROUTES MORE THAN 10,000 SERIOUSLY INJURED TRAUMA PATIENTS TO RECOGNIZED TRAUMA AND STROKE HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE ATCC ALSO ACTS AS THE HUB FOR PATIENT ROUTING OF SERIOUSLY INJURED PATIENTS IN MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS STATEWIDE. UAB IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP TRANSPLANT CENTERS, BASED ON OUR HISTORY OF INNOVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. PATIENTS TRAVEL TO UAB FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE LIFESAVING SKILL, EXPERIENCE, AND DEDICATION EXHIBITED BY OUR INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED TRANSPLANT SURGEONS AND PHYSICIANS. OUR PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AMONG UAB SPECIALISTS, WHO ARE RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THE TREATMENT OF END-STAGE ORGAN FAILURE AND OTHER CONDITIONS REQUIRING TRANSPLANTATION. MOREOVER, UAB'S TRANSPLANT PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN THE NATION, PERFORMING MORE THAN 400 TRANSPLANTS EACH YEAR. OUR EXPERIENCE AND LONGSTANDING RECORD OF EXCELLENCE PROVIDE OUR PATIENTS WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND SUPERB CHANCES OF SURVIVAL AFTER SURGERY. UAB IS KNOWN AS AN INNOVATOR IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO TRANSPLANTATION FOR PATIENTS IN NEED. IT SEEKS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTATION BY OFFERING TRANSPLANTATION FROM HEPATITIS C-POSITIVE DONORS, TREATMENT FOR HIGHLY SENSITIZED PATIENTS, ABO-INCOMPATIBLE TRANSPLANTATION, SPLIT-LIVER TRANSPLANTS, AND THOROUGH EFFORTS TO OPTIMIZE THE RECOVERY AND PRESERVATION OF ORGANS. UAB IS ONE OF A SELECT NUMBER OF TRANSPLANT CENTERS PERFORMING TRANSPLANTS UNDER THE HIV ORGAN POLICY EQUITY ACT (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HOPE ACT), WHICH PROVIDES TRANSPLANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANDIDATES WITH HIV WHO ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT ORGAN OFFERS FROM HIV-POSITIVE DONORS. WITH THE HISTORIC MILESTONE OF OUR PROGRAM'S FIRST ORGAN TRANSPLANT PERFORMED IN 1968, UAB LAUNCHED AN INSPIRING JOURNEY OF INNOVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT THAT TODAY HAS SURPASSED FIVE DECADES. TO DATE, MORE THAN 16,000 ORGAN TRANSPLANTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT UAB, INCLUDING HEART, LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY, PANCREAS, UTERUS, AND MULTI-ORGAN PROCEDURES. OUR COMPASSIONATE, ACCOMPLISHED TEAM OF TRANSPLANT SURGEONS AND PHYSICIANS PROVIDES LIFE-GIVING HOPE TO ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ALIKE. THE UAB SPINAL CORD INJURY MODEL SYSTEM (SCIMS) IS ONE OF 14 SUCH SYSTEMS AND THE LONGEST CONTINUALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL SYSTEM SINCE FUNDING BEGAN IN THE EARLY 1970S. FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH (NIDILRR), A PART OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS), IT HELPS RECOGNIZE NATIONAL LEADERS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE AND PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM THE POINT OF INJURY THROUGH REHABILITATION AND RE-ENTRY INTO FULL COMMUNITY LIFE. IT ALSO INCLUDES LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP, RESEARCH, AND THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. SIMILARLY, THE UAB TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY MODEL SYSTEM HAS ALSO RECEIVED HHS FUNDING SINCE 1998, AND IT IS CURRENTLY ONE OF 16 NATIONAL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY MODEL SYSTEMS. THESE GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO NATIONAL LEADERS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMPREHENSIVE SPECIALTY SERVICES FROM THE POINT OF INJURY THROUGH EVENTUAL RE-ENTRY INTO FULL COMMUNITY LIFE. UAB IS ONE OF ONLY SIX CENTERS IN THE NATION TO BECOME A MEMBER OF TWO FEDERAL NETWORKS FOR RESEARCH AND CARE OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES, THOSE BEING THE MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE UNITS NETWORK AND THE NEONATAL RESEARCH NETWORK OF THE NIH. THESE PARTNERSHIPS HAVE PRODUCED GROUNDBREAKING ACHIEVEMENTS IN OBSTETRICS AND NEONATOLOGY RESEARCH AND IDENTIFIED INTERVENTIONS TO HELP REDUCE MATERNAL AND NEONATAL MORTALITY AND SERIOUS MORBIDITIES, WHILE ELIMINATING INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE NOT USEFUL. THE OBSTETRIC UNIT CARES FOR THE MOST COMPLEX HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES IN ALABAMA. MORE THAN 600 LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT BABIES AND NEARLY 1,000 PRETERM BABIES (FEWER THAN 37 WEEKS OF GESTATION) ARE BORN AT UAB HOSPITAL EACH YEAR, REPRESENTING THE MAJORITY OF THE HIGHEST RISK BABIES IN THE STATE. IN ADDITION, MANY CRITICALLY ILL NEONATES ARE TRANSPORTED TO UAB HOSPITAL FROM OTHER HOSPITALS FOR CARE IN THE STATE'S ONLY LEVEL IV REGIONAL NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (RNICU). THESE COMBINED SERVICES ACT AS AN OBSTETRIC AND NEONATAL SAFETY NET. UAB IS THE ONLY FACILITY IN ALABAMA AND THE NEIGHBORING REGION WITH NEONATOLOGISTS AND MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS IN HOUSE 24/7. UAB HEERSINK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY DIRECT THE CIVITAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER (CIRC) WHICH HAS AS ITS MISSION IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH RARE DISORDERS THAT OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY FINDING A MEDICAL HOME THAT OFFERS STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENT FROM QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS. CIRC FACULTY SEEK TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH CONDUCTING BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND USING THIS KNOWLEDGE TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, EXEMPLARY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND A TIMELY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH CONSUMERS, PRACTITIONERS, SCIENTISTS, AND SOCIETY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED): | THE UAB DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS, A COMPONENT OF THE UAB HEERSINK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DELIVERS OUTSTANDING CARE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH OR AT RISK FOR GENETIC CONDITIONS. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION; COMPREHENSIVE PRENATAL, PEDIATRIC, AND ADULT INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT GENETIC SERVICES, INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, GENETIC COUNSELING, AND CLINICAL TRIALS OF NEW TREATMENTS; STATE-OF-THE-ART LABORATORY SERVICES, INCLUDING CYTOGENETICS, MOLECULAR GENETICS, AND BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS; AND EXCEPTIONAL CLINICS THAT OFFER UNCOMMON SERVICES, SUCH AS THE MARFAN SYNDROME CLINIC. FOR SOME CONDITIONS, SUCH AS NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX, AND LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDERS, THE DEPARTMENT IS A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL REFERRAL SOURCE. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO IS HOME TO THE UAB UNDIAGNOSED DISEASES PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH COMPLEX, MULTI-SYSTEM DISORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS WHOLE-GENOME SEQUENCING TO HELP IDENTIFY RARE GENETIC CAUSES FOR COMPLEX DISORDERS. IN 2017, THE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED A NEW STATEWIDE PROGRAM, THE ALABAMA GENOMIC HEALTH INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE GENOMIC ANALYSIS OF 10,000 INDIVIDUALS IN ALABAMA, RESULTING IN A RESEARCH DATABASE AND BIOBANK. IN 2018, THE DEPARTMENT LAUNCHED THE ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM, A NATIONWIDE RESEARCH EFFORT FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO ADVANCE INDIVIDUALIZED PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CARE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. IT AIMS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN 106,000 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI OVER 10 YEARS. SECTION 5: PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES UAB HOSPITAL HAS BEEN RANKED ON U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S "BEST HOSPITALS" LIST FOR 28 CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND IT IS RANKED NO. 1 IN ALABAMA. THE CLINICAL ENTERPRISE OFFERS CUTTING-EDGE PATIENT CARE, TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED FACILITIES, DOCTORS AT THE TOP OF THEIR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE, AND NURSES AND MEDICAL STAFF WHO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THEIR PATIENTS EVERY DAY. TO MAINTAIN AND EXTEND ITS EXCELLENCE, UABME HAS UNDERTAKEN MAJOR PROCESSES TO MAINTAIN HIGH LEVELS OF PATIENT SATISFACTION, QUALITY, SAFETY, AND OTHER MEASURES. UABME IS A MAJOR REFERRAL CENTER OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AS WELL AS SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALTY CARE, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR CARE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC, UROLOGICAL, AND GYNECOLOGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROBOTIC SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; COMPREHENSIVE CANCER SERVICES; COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS; GERIATRICS; EMERGENCY HYPERBARIC WOUND CARE; RHEUMATOLOGY; DERMATOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN; TRANSPLANTATION; AND MANY OTHERS. MORE THAN 54,550 SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED IN FY2022. ALABAMA'S DIABETES AND OBESITY RATES ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION, AND UABME FACILITIES INCLUDE A COMPREHENSIVE DIABETES CENTER, STAFFED BY FACULTY ENGAGED IN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY AND INNOVATIVE CARE TO PATIENTS WITH DIABETES; CONDUCTING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND MECHANISMS OF DIABETES; AND TRAINING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF DIABETES CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS. UAB HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT DIABETES AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL PROGRAM NOW IDENTIFIES AND TREATS ALL PATIENTS ENTERING THE HOSPITAL AND REFERS NEW OR PROBLEMATIC PATIENTS TO NEWLY FORMED FOLLOW-UP CLINICS. THE MISSION OF THE UAB CENTER FOR AIDS RESEARCH (CFAR) IS TO SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN BASIC SCIENCE, THERAPEUTICS, PREVENTION, COMMUNITY ENGAGED RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND PATHOGENESIS OF HIV AND RELATED DISORDERS. FIVE CORE FACILITIES PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER'S PRINCIPAL THEMATIC AREAS OF ITS SCIENTIFIC AGENDA. THE CENTER INCLUDES 185 MEMBERS FROM OVER 30 DIVISIONS AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN UAB. THE GOALS OF THE CENTER ARE TO (1) ENHANCE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS BY ENABLING INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CRITICAL SHARED RESOURCE FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO CENTER INVESTIGATORS (2) USE ROBUST STRATEGIC PLANNING METHODS TO IDENTIFY NEW RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND PRIORITIES THAT ALIGN WITH EXISTING CFAR PROGRAMS AND FOSTER NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS WHERE NONE ARE IN EXISTENCE, BUT WHERE FACULTY INTEREST IS EVIDENT; (3) STIMULATE THE ENTRY OF EARLY-STAGE AND ESTABLISHED FACULTY INTO HIV/AIDS RESEARCH PROGRAMS THROUGH MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AND THROUGH A ROBUST, PEER-REVIEWED DEVELOPMENTAL GRANTS PROGRAM; (4) PROVIDE A CENTRAL FOCUS FOR HIV/AIDS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AT UAB THAT EMPHASIZE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG CFAR MEMBERS WITH THE WIDER HIV/AIDS RESEARCH COMMUNITY; AND (5) PROMOTE FACULTY RECRUITMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS THAT REFLECT THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF HIV/AIDS RESEARCH IN ALABAMA, THE UNITED STATES, AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE UAB CFAR WILL FOSTER HIV/AIDS RESEARCH THAT HAS HIGH LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL IMPACT AND IN SO DOING WILL PROMOTE THE NIH PRIORITIES OF INNOVATION AND EFFECTIVENESS IN HIV/AIDS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION. THE ALABAMA COALITION FOR TESTING, INTERVENTIONS, AND ENGAGEMENT IN HCV CARE (ACTIVE-C) IS LEADING A DYNAMIC AND INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION AMONG ACADEMIC, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO FIGHT HEPATITIS C IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. THE UAB CFAR AND THE UAB LIVER CENTER ARE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HUBS FOR THIS NETWORK, LEVERAGING EXPERTISE IN FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH INFORMATICS, DATA SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT OF LARGE NETWORKS, AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. SECTION 6: ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE UABME SUPPORTS WIDE-RANGING, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE (SPORES) INCLUDE CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND - MOST IMPORTANTLY IN THE LAST THREE YEARS - LUNG AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES, PARTICULARLY COVID-19. THESE ARE COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY A BROAD RANGE OF NIH INSTITUTES THAT PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, WITH A GOAL OF MOVING BASIC RESEARCH FINDINGS RAPIDLY FROM THE LABORATORY TO CLINICAL SETTINGS. UABME CLINICIAN-SCIENTISTS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PIONEERING RESEARCH IN A NUMBER OF DISCIPLINES. UAB SCIENTISTS WERE AMONG THE FIRST TO ENGAGE IN CLINICAL TRIALS FOR COVID-19 TREATMENTS AND ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING TREATMENTS FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE. OUR RESEARCHERS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAMS TO UNDERSTAND HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING RECENT FUNDING TO UNDERSTAND HOW ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS HAVE IMPACTED THE PREVIOUSLY HIGHLY INDUSTRIALIZED REGIONS OF THE STATE. PROGRAMS ARE NOW IN PLACE AT THE O'NEAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AT UAB TO TEST NEW THERAPIES FOR A BROAD RANGE OF CANCERS. SECTION 7: PUBLIC EDUCATION UABME HOSTS A NUMBER OF WELLNESS AND SCREENING PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC IN AREAS SUCH AS UROLOGY, DERMATOLOGY, VASCULAR HEALTH, HEART HEALTH, GENERAL HEALTH, AND OTHER FIELDS. UABME FACULTY ROUTINELY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL TALKS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC ON TOPICS SUCH AS PSORIASIS, HEART HEALTH, SELF-CARE FOR DIABETES, AND OTHER SUBJECTS. UAB MEDICAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, PERFORMING BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD GLUCOSE, AND WEIGHT EVALUATIONS AT HOMELESS SHELTERS AND BUSINESSES IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA. INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THESE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENTS ALSO RECEIVE COUNSELING ON DIET AND SMOKING CESSATION. SECTION 8: PROVISION OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS UABME SUPPORTS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE BENEVOLENT FUND, UAB'S OWN SYSTEM OF HELPING NONPROFIT HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES BY PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR UAB EMPLOYEES TO HELP THOSE IN NEED IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA. IN 2022, THE FUND CONTRIBUTED $1.5 MILLION TO LOCAL HEALTH CHARITIES, UNITED WAY AGENCIES, THE UAB EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND THE UAB BLAZER KITCHEN FOOD PANTRY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 3: | UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE MANAGES AND COORDINATES THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING REVENUE CYCLE FUNCTIONS, DELEGATED TO IT BY ITS MEMBERS, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, P.C. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2016, NAVIGANT CYMETRIX CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION ("NAVIGANT CYMETRIX") BEGAN MANAGING AND PERFORMING CERTAIN REVENUE CYCLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE PURSUANT TO A SERVICES AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") WITH AN INITIAL SEVEN (7) YEAR TERM. UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE HAS NOT DELEGATED FULL CONTROL OVER THESE MANAGEMENT DUTIES TO NAVIGANT CYMETRIX, AS THE AGREEMENT SETS FORTH A SHARED GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE WHEREBY MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES WITH EQUAL REPRESENTATION FROM UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE AND NAVIGANT CYMETRIX PARTICIPATE IN AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING OPERATIONS, SETTING AND REVIEWING STRATEGY, REVIEWING ANY FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES IN GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, AND ADDRESSING ONGOING OPERATIONAL ISSUES AND ANY MATTERS THE PARTIES AGREE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE COMMITTEES. IN ADDITION TO SHARED GOVERNANCE AND A RELATIVELY SHORT TERM, UAB HEALTH SYSTEM HAS THE ABILITY TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT WITHOUT CAUSE AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2018 WITH TWELVE MONTHS NOTICE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE MANY FOR CAUSE TERMINATION PROVISIONS IN THE AGREEMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6 & 7A: | UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE ("UABME"THE ORGANIZATION") HAS TWO MEMBERS, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, P.C. EACH MEMBER APPOINTS 9 OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE UABME BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B: | MEMBER APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR: 1) SALE, LEASE OR OTHER DISPOSITION, OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS, OF ANY UABME MATERIAL OPERATING ASSETS; 2) UABME ASSIGNEMENT OF ITS RIGHTS TO A THIRD PARTY; 3) ADDITION OF NEW MEMBERS TO UABME; 4) ISSUANCE OR INCURRENCE OF DEBT BY UABME; AND 5) ANY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY UABME WITH ITS OWN FUNDS OVER $5,000,000. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B: | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY PWC US TAX LLP. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE STAFF, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW TO THE UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C: | ANNUAL DISCLOSURES ARE REQUIRED AND ARE REVIEWED BY THE UAB MEDICINE ENTERPRISE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B: | A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS ENGAGED TO ADVISE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER KEY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUAL REVIEWS THE CEO'S TOTAL COMPENSATION AND SUBMITS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION FOR THE COMING YEAR TO THE BOARD FOR ITS APPROVAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19: | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING FEES TOTAL FEES:865591 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:3833150 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONTRACTED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:1421392 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OUTSIDE PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE TOTAL FEES:49086 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OUTSIDE RECRUITMENT TOTAL FEES:116600 |
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