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PART V, LINE 3E THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. PART V, LINE 5 (GROUP A) SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (A, 3): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER WAS COLLECTED THROUGH TWO MAIN MECHANISMS. FIRST, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS AND AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E., MEMBERS OF SOCIAL-SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS). THESE INTERVIEWS OCCURRED IN BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN GROUP INTERVIEW SETTINGS. SECOND, FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS, KEY INFORMANTS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, CONTRIBUTED INPUT TO THE CHNA: CHAPA-DE INDIAN HEALTH, HOMELESS RESOURCE COUNCIL OF THE SIERRAS; GATHERING INN PLACER; ROSEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, LATINO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, LIGHTHOUSE COUNSELING AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, MERCY HOSPITAL OF FOLSOM, MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, PEOPLE REACHING OUT, PLACER COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, PLACER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, PLACER FOOD BANK, PLACER PEOPLE OF FAITH TOGETHER, SENIORS FIRST PLACER, SLAVIC ASSISTANCE CENTER, SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER STAFF, WELLSPACE HEALTH, WORLD RELIEF SACRAMENTO, HEALTH EDUCATION COUNCIL, PROJECT GO, INC., LIGHTHOUSE COUNSELING & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, LATINO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO RECORD THE INTERVIEW, AND LISTED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERVIEW. ALL INTERVIEW DATA WERE COLLECTED THROUGH NOTE TAKING AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, RECORDING. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION WITH KEY INFORMANTS INCLUDED TWO PHASES. FIRST, PHASE ONE BEGAN BY INTERVIEWING AREA-WIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DATA FROM THESE AREA-WIDE INFORMANTS, COUPLED WITH SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, WAS USED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT THAT WERE INCLUDED IN PHASE TWO. AS A PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, ALL KEY INFORMANTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE INTERVIEWER ASKED EACH PARTICIPANT TO VERBALLY EXPLAIN WHAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS EXISTED IN THE COUNTY. AS NEEDED FOR A VISUAL AID, KEY INFORMANTS WERE PROVIDED A MAP OF THE HSA TO DIRECTLY POINT TO THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THESE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE FOCUSED ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND/OR SUBGROUPS IDENTIFIED IN THE EARLIER PHASE. FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE SERVICE AREA IDENTIFIED AS LOCATIONS OR POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING A DISPARATE AMOUNT OF POOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. RECRUITMENT CONSISTED OF REFERRALS FROM 40 DESIGNATED SERVICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS DIRECT OUTREACH TO SPECIAL POPULATION GROUPS. SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN AUGUST 20, 2021 AND MARCH 15, 2022. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER (A, 4): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER WAS COLLECTED THROUGH TWO MAIN MECHANISMS. FIRST, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS AND AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E., MEMBERS OF SOCIAL-SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS). THESE INTERVIEWS OCCURRED IN BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN GROUP INTERVIEW SETTINGS. SECOND, FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS, KEY INFORMANTS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, CONTRIBUTED INPUT TO THE CHNA: SOLANO COUNTY HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, TOURO UNIVERSITY, NAPA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY CLINIC CONSORTIUM, ON THE MOVE, NAPA COAD (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER), NAPA/SOLANO AREA AGENCY ON AGING, PARTNERSHIP HEALTHPLAN OF CA, SOLANO FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, NAPA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION, OLE HEALTH, SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER - ED NAVIGATORS, PUERTAS ABIERTAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, EMMANUEL TEMPLE APOSTOLIC CHURCH, FIGHTING BACK PARTNERSHIP, NAMI. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO RECORD THE INTERVIEW, AND LISTED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERVIEW. ALL INTERVIEW DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH NOTE TAKING AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, RECORDING. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION WITH KEY INFORMANTS INCLUDED TWO PHASES. FIRST, PHASE ONE BEGAN BY INTERVIEWING AREA-WIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DATA FROM THESE AREA-WIDE INFORMANTS, COUPLED WITH SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, WERE USED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT THAT WERE INCLUDED IN PHASE TWO. AS A PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, ALL KEY INFORMANTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE INTERVIEWER ASKED EACH PARTICIPANT TO VERBALLY EXPLAIN WHAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS EXISTED IN THE COUNTY. AS NEEDED FOR A VISUAL AID, KEY INFORMANTS WERE PROVIDED A MAP OF THE HSA TO DIRECTLY POINT TO THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THESE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE FOCUSED ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND/OR SUBGROUPS IDENTIFIED IN THE EARLIER PHASE. FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE SERVICE AREA IDENTIFIED AS LOCATIONS OR POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING A DISPARATE AMOUNT OF POOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. RECRUITMENT CONSISTED OF REFERRALS FROM DESIGNATED SERVICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS DIRECT OUTREACH TO SPECIAL POPULATION GROUPS. SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JULY 2, 2021 AND SEPTEMBER 10, 2021. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (A, 7): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (SAFH), A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS, KEY INFORMANTS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, CONTRIBUTED INPUT TO THE CHNA: PLACER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, PLACER PEOPLE OF FAITH TOGETHER, CHAPA-DE INDIAN HEALTH, SENIORS FIRST PLACER, HOMELESS RESOURCE COUNCIL OF THE SIERRAS, GATHERING INN PLACER, ROSEVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AUBURN RENEWAL CENTER, SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL STAFF, LIGHTHOUSE COUNSELING AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, PLACER FOOD BANK, WELLSPACE HEALTH, PLACER COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, LIGHTHOUSE COUNSELING & FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, LATINO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY SAFH WAS COLLECTED THROUGH TWO MAIN MECHANISMS. FIRST, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS AND AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E., MEMBERS OF SOCIAL SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS). THESE INTERVIEWS OCCURRED IN BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN GROUP INTERVIEW SETTINGS. SECOND, FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT AND LISTED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERVIEW. ALL INTERVIEW DATA WERE COLLECTED THROUGH NOTE TAKING AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, RECORDING. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION WITH KEY INFORMANTS INCLUDED TWO PHASES. FIRST, PHASE ONE BEGAN BY INTERVIEWING AREA-WIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DATA FROM THESE AREA-WIDE INFORMANTS, COUPLED WITH SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, WAS USED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT THAT WERE I
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 6A AND 6B
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(GROUP A) COMMUNITY HEALTH INSIGHTS WAS HIRED TO CONDUCT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS, ALL SERVING PORTIONS OF OR THE SAME COUNTIES: - SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER - SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER - SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL - SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL - SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND YOLO COUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY HEALTH BRANCH PART V, LINE 7A, 7B, 10A FILING ORG WEBSITES: - SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (A, 3): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERROSEVILLE.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER (A, 4): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERSOLANO.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (A, 7): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERAUBURNFAITH.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (A, 8): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERAMADOR.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (A, 9): HTTP://WWW.SUTTERDAVIS.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML - OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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(GROUP A) SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (A, 3): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIOR/SUBSTANCE-ABUSE SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES 4. ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS 5. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 6. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 7. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL PLANS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. 1. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. 2. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. 3. ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES - WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT DENTAL PROGRAMS HOWEVER WE WILL BE SUPPORTING OTHER PARTNERSHIPS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHERE THEY WILL OFFER REFERRALS TO DENTAL. SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER (A, 4): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE-USE SERVICES 3. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 4. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 5. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 6. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER SOLANO MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS ALREADY INCREASE ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS, SSMC IS NOT SPECIFICALLY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS AIMED TO DO THIS WORK. 2. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS ALREADY INCREASE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE, SSMC IS NOT SPECIFICALLY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS AIMED TO DO THIS WORK. 3. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: WHILE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO INCREASING COMMUNITY CONNECTION SSMC COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS IN THE SSMC HSA, WE DO FUND PROGRAMS/ORGANIZATIONS AND EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS THIS NEED THROUGH OUR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. 4. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: WHILE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GREATLY AFFECT THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT; THEREFORE, WE ARE FOCUSING OUR RESOURCES ELSEWHERE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT REGIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ARE WORKING ON THESE VITAL ISSUES. SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL (A, 7): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 4. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 5. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE 6. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 7. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER AUBURN FAITH HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE - OUR IMMEDIATE FOCUS IS ON PARTNERING TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE HOWEVER WE WILL BE MONITORING FOR WAYS TO INCLUDE SPECIALTY CARE IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FQHCS IN AUBURN. 2. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL (A, 8): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 4. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE 5. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS 6. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 7. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 8. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. SUTTER AMADOR HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL PLANS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL (A, 9): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER DAVIS HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES 3. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 4. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 5. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 6. SYSTEM NAVIGATION 7. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE 8. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 9. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT 10. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS 11. ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SDH IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PLAN INCLUDES SPECIFIC PLANS TO ADDRESS ALL OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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(GROUP A) METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 16A, 16B, 16C (GROUP A) THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J (GROUP A) MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 22D (GROUP A) AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING GROUP: B, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 3E THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA. Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5 (GROUP B) SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES LISTED IN PART V SECTION A: SUTTER MED CENTER AND SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY. IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO, A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS, KEY INFORMANTS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, CONTRIBUTED INPUT TO THE CHNA: MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL, LA FAMILIA, METHODIST HOSPITAL, MERCY HOSPITAL OF FOLSOM, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO, SAN JUAN SCHOOL UNIFIED DISTRICT, UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER, MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH CENTER, SACRAMENTO COVERED, EL DORADO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, PEOPLE REACHING OUT, SLAVIC ASSISTANCE CENTER, ELK GROVE FOOD BANK (PT. PLEASANT METHODIST CHURCH), ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER, INC., SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, PLANNED PARENTHOOD, WELLSPACE HEALTH, SACRAMENTO FOOD BANK & FAMILY SERVICES, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE CENTER, CA ENDOWMENT BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI), SACRAMENTO HOUSING ALLIANCE, VALLEY VISION, LATINO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, YOLO COUNTY CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, ANTI-RECIDIVISM COALITION, SACRAMENTO STEPS FORWARD, WORLD RELIEF SACRAMENTO, WEAVE, HOPE COOPERATIVE, MY SISTER'S HOUSE, SAC BREATHE, SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION, SACRAMENTO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER, SACRAMENTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LAO FAMILY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SACRAMENTO ACT, HEALTH EDUCATION COUNCIL, ETHNIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CAL VOICES, PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY, SACRAMENTO COVERED, LA FAMILIA COUNSELING CENTER, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK, FOLSOM CORDOVA PARTNERSHIP, WIND YOUTH SERVICES, CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (EL DORADO CO), ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER, INC., ELK GROVE HART, SACRAMENTO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER, OPENING DOORS, SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO, WELLSPACE ED NAVIGATORS. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY IN SACRAMENTO WAS COLLECTED THROUGH TWO MAIN MECHANISMS. FIRST, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS AND AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E., MEMBERS OF SOCIAL-SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS). THESE INTERVIEWS OCCURRED IN BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN GROUP INTERVIEW SETTINGS. SECOND, FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS LIVING IN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES OF CONCERN OR REPRESENTING COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING HEALTH DISPARITIES. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO RECORD THE INTERVIEW, AND LISTED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERVIEW. ALL INTERVIEW DATA WERE COLLECTED THROUGH NOTE-TAKING AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, RECORDING. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION WITH KEY INFORMANTS INCLUDED TWO PHASES. PHASE ONE BEGAN BY INTERVIEWING AREA-WIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SACRAMENTO REGION, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DATA FROM THESE AREA-WIDE INFORMANTS, COUPLED WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DATA, WERE USED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT THAT WERE INCLUDED IN PHASE TWO. AS A PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, ALL KEY INFORMANTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE INTERVIEWER ASKED EACH PARTICIPANT TO VERBALLY EXPLAIN WHAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS EXISTED IN THE COUNTY. AS NEEDED, FOR A VISUAL AID, KEY INFORMANTS WERE PROVIDED A MAP OF THE COUNTY TO DIRECTLY POINT TO THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THESE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. FOCUS-GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE SERVICE AREA IDENTIFIED AS LOCATIONS OR POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING A DISPARATE AMOUNT OF POOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES, OR COMMUNITIES OF CONCERN. RECRUITMENT CONSISTED OF REFERRALS FROM DESIGNATED SERVICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS DIRECT OUTREACH TO SPECIAL POPULATION GROUPS. SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO AND SUTTER CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN MAY 17, 2021, AND AUGUST 25, 2021. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH- NEEDS-ASSESSMENT Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Lines 6A (GROUP B) COMMUNITY HEALTH INSIGHTS CONDUCTED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON BEHALF OF A COLLECTION OF THREE NONPROFIT HOSPITALS, ALL SERVING PORTIONS OF OR THE SAME COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING SUTTER HEALTH AFFILIATES, DIGNITY HEALTH AFFILIATES, AND UC DAVIS HEALTH.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A, 7B, 10A
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(GROUP B): FILING ORG WEBSITES: - SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO HTTP://WWW.SUTTERMEDICALCENTER.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH- NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO (GROUP B): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIOR HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE-USE SERVICES 2. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 3. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 4. SYSTEM NAVIGATION 5. HEALTH EQUITY: EQUAL ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES TO BE HEALTHY 6. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 7. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE 8. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DOES NOT INCLUDE SPECIFIC PLANS TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, IN TURN, CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH DISEASE PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT RESOURCES, THIS IS NOT A PRIMARY FOCUS IN THE SMCS. 2. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT: SMCS PLANS TO IDENTIFY PARTNERSHIPS AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SOON TO COLLABORATE ON INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS SAFE AND VIOLENCE FREE ENVIRONMENTS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTIES. 3. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS ALREADY INCREASE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, SMCS IS NOT SPECIFICALLY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS AIMED TO DO THIS WORK. 4. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS (TRANSPORTATION AND PHYSICAL MOBILITY): WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS ALREADY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, SMCS IS NOT SPECIFICALLY INVESTING IN PROGRAMS AIMED TO DO THIS WORK. 5. ACCESS TO DENTAL AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES: WHILE MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS EXPAND ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, IN TURN, CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH PREVENTIVE SERVICES, IS NOT A PRIMARY FOCUS. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E (GROUP B) METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE.
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Lines 16A, 16B, 16C
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(GROUP B) THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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(GROUP B) MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D
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(GROUP B) AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: #2, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 2): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (MMC) A FACILITY OF SUTTER VALLEY HOSPITALS, DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY BOTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER AND STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL WAS COLLECTED THROUGH TWO MAIN MECHANISMS. FIRST, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS AND AREA SERVICE PROVIDERS (I.E., MEMBERS OF SOCIAL-SERVICE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS). THESE INTERVIEWS OCCURRED IN BOTH ONE-ON-ONE AND IN GROUP INTERVIEW SETTINGS. SECOND, FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING DISPARITIES. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS, KEY INFORMANTS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, CONTRIBUTED INPUT TO THE CHNA: STANISLAUS COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, SUTTER MEDICAL FOUNDATION SOUTH VALLEY, MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER STAFF, GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERS, VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE, FIRST 5 STANISLAUS COUNTY, STANISLAUS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, WEST MODESTO COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE, SIERRA VISTA CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES, CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES, SIERRA VISTA CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES, WEST MODESTO COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE, GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH CENTERS. ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN AN INFORMED CONSENT FORM PRIOR TO THEIR PARTICIPATION, WHICH PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO RECORD THE INTERVIEW, AND LISTED THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS AND RISKS FOR INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTERVIEW. ALL INTERVIEW DATA WERE COLLECTED THROUGH NOTE TAKING AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, RECORDING. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION WITH KEY INFORMANTS INCLUDED TWO PHASES. FIRST, PHASE ONE BEGAN BY INTERVIEWING AREA-WIDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING INPUT FROM THE DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. DATA FROM THESE AREA-WIDE INFORMANTS, COUPLED WITH SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, WAS USED TO IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT THAT WERE INCLUDED IN PHASE TWO. AS A PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, ALL KEY INFORMANTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE INTERVIEWER ASKED EACH PARTICIPANT TO VERBALLY EXPLAIN WHAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS EXISTED IN THE COUNTY. AS NEEDED FOR A VISUAL AID, KEY INFORMANTS WERE PROVIDED A MAP OF THE HSA TO DIRECTLY POINT TO THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF THESE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE FOCUSED ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS AND/OR SUBGROUPS IDENTIFIED IN THE EARLIER PHASE. FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE SERVICE AREA IDENTIFIED AS LOCATIONS OR POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING A DISPARATE AMOUNT OF POOR SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. RECRUITMENT CONSISTED OF REFERRALS FROM DESIGNATED SERVICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS DIRECT OUTREACH TO SPECIAL POPULATION GROUPS. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN JANUARY 14, 2022, AND FEBRUARY 14, 2022. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/ COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 2): COMMUNITY HEALTH INSIGHTS CONDUCTED THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON BEHALF OF MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER OF MODESTO AND STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A, 7B AND 10A MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 2): HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALMEDICALCENTER.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (FACILITY 2): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 4. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 5. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS 6. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 7. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 8. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL THE HEATH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. SYSTEM NAVIGATION: GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING SYSTEM NAVIGATION DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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Memorial Medical Center (Facility 2): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C Memorial Medical Center (Facility 2): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALMEDICALCENTER.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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Memorial Medical Center (Facility 2): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D
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Memorial Medical Center (Facility 2): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: #5, SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (HSA). COMMUNITY INPUT WAS PROVIDED BY A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS USING KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND SURVEYS. INDIVIDUALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE CONSULTED. THESE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AS WELL AS LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR MEMBERS OF UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHERE APPLICABLE, OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERTISE OF LOCAL HEALTH NEEDS WERE CONSULTED. AD LUCEM CONSULTING CONDUCTED KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH ELEVEN INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING DIVERSE SECTORS INCLUDING: PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT. THE KEY INFORMANTS WERE IDENTIFIED BY HEALTHIER SAN JOAQUIN COLLABORATIVE CORE TEAM MEMBERS. ALL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY TELEPHONE IN ENGLISH AND TOO APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. THE INTERVIEWS FOLLOWED A STANDARD SET OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND THE INTERVIEWER TOOK DETAILED NOTES DURING THE CALL. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INTERVIEW, CONFIDENTIALITY WAS ASSURED AND THE RESPONDENTS WERE INVITED TO SKIP QUESTIONS WHICH WERE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE RESPONDENT'S EXPERIENCE. THIRTY-ONE COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITHIN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, INCLUDING STOCKTON, LODI, TRACY AND MANTECA. NINETEEN GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH, TEN WERE CONDUCTED IN SPANISH, ONE WAS CONDUCTED IN TAGALOG AND ONE WAS CONDUCTED IN CAMBODIAN. PARTICIPANTS WERE TEENS, ADULTS, AND OLDER ADULTS, WHO REPRESENTED UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND VARIED ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 19, 2021, AND DECEMBER 14, 2021. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS IN THE SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): COMMUNITY HEALTH INSIGHTS, INC. CONDUCTED THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B AND 10A
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/STCH/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND ARE NEEDS THAT SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE-USE SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 4. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS 5. ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING 6. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES - WHILE WE DO NOT PLAN TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMING THAT DIRECTLY PROVIDES DENTAL SERVICES, WE ANTICIPATE SEVERAL PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT WILL OFFER REFERRALS TO DENTAL CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. 2. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. 3. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE - OUR IMMEDIATE FOCUS IS ON PARTNERING TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE HOWEVER WE WILL BE MONITORING FOR WAYS TO INCLUDE SPECIALTY CARE IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FQHCS IN TRACY. 4. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SUTTERTRACY.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D
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SUTTER TRACY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (FACILITY 5): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: #10, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 3E THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): IN CONDUCTING ITS MOST RECENT CHNA, MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. TO SOLICIT INPUT FROM KEY INFORMANTS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BROAD INTEREST IN THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, AN ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY ALSO WAS IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THIS PROCESS. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS WAS PROVIDED BY THE STUDY SPONSORS; THIS LIST INCLUDED NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR ABILITY TO IDENTIFY PRIMARY CONCERNS OF THE POPULATIONS WITH WHOM THEY WORK, AS WELL AS OF THE COMMUNITY OVERALL. KEY INFORMANTS WERE CONTACTED BY EMAIL, INTRODUCING THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND PROVIDING A LINK TO TAKE THE SURVEY ONLINE; REMINDER EMAILS WERE SENT AS NEEDED TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION. IN ALL, 49 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOOK PART IN THE ONLINE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY. THESE INCLUDED PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH REPRESENTATIVES, OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, INPUT WAS GATHERED FROM SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORK WITH LOW-INCOME, MINORITY, OR OTHER MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN THE ONLINE SURVEY, KEY INFORMANTS WERE ASKED TO RATE THE DEGREE TO WHICH VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES ARE A PROBLEM IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ASKED THEM TO DESCRIBE WHY THEY IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS AS SUCH AND HOW THESE MIGHT BETTER BE ADDRESSED. RESULTS OF THEIR RATINGS, AS WELL AS THEIR VERBATIM COMMENTS, ARE INCLUDED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT AS THEY RELATE TO THE VARIOUS OTHER DATA PRESENTED. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED IN JANUARY 2022. THE FINDINGS FROM KEY INFORMANT SURVEY IN THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS'S CHNA ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/ FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, INC. CONDUCTED THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED AND VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A, 7B AND 10A
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALLOSBANOS.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.HTML OTHER WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.SUTTERHEALTH.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS- ASSESSMENT
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ARE NEEDS THAT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS INTENDS TO ADDRESS THROUGH ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: 1. ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING, JOBS, AND FOOD 2. ACCESS TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE-USE SERVICES 3. ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES 4. ACCESS TO ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THESE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS CAN BE FOUND IN PART VI. NO HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION, USING ITS SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES, AND REMAINING A STRONG ORGANIZATION SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: 1. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY AND EXTENDED CARE - OUR IMMEDIATE FOCUS IS ON PARTNERING TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE HOWEVER WE WILL BE MONITORING FOR WAYS TO INCLUDE SPECIALTY CARE IN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH FQHCS IN LOS BANOS. 2. INJURY AND DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT- WE UNDERSTAND DIABETES IS ESPECIALLY PREVALENT IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WHILE WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY PROGRAMS PLANNED WE ARE OPEN TO EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THIS NEED. 3. ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING ACCESS TO FUNCTIONAL NEEDS DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. 4. INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING INCREASED COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. 5. SAFE AND VIOLENCE-FREE ENVIRONMENT - OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WILL NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS VIOLENCE, HOWEVER OUR GOAL IS TO DECREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF VIOLENCE THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN YOUTH PROGRAMS THAT WILL KEEP KIDS SAFE AND IN A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. 6. SYSTEM NAVIGATION - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING SYSTEM NAVIGATION DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. 7. ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES - WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE PLANS TO IMPLEMENT DENTAL PROGRAMS HOWEVER WE WILL BE SUPPORTING OTHER PARTNERSHIPS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHERE THEY WILL OFFER REFERRALS TO DENTAL. 8. HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - GIVEN LIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES AND OUR FOCUS ON OTHER PRIORITY NEEDS, WE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSING HEALTHY PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY REQUEST ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL, OVER THE PHONE, THROUGH THE MAIL, OR VIA THE SUTTER HEALTH WEBSITE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINES 16A, 16B, & 16C MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.MEMORIALLOSBANOS.ORG/ABOUT/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ALSO INFORMATION REGARDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST AN ESTIMATE OF THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICES. PATIENTS WHO MAY BE UNINSURED WILL BE ASSIGNED A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO WILL VISIT WITH THE PATIENT IN PERSON AT THE HOSPITAL AND CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ASSIST WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PRINCIPAL NEWSPAPER IN THE COMMUNITY OR WHEN DOING SO IS NOT PRACTICAL SUTTER WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE CONTAINING THE INFORMATION OR USE OTHER MEANS THAT WILL WIDELY PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF THE POLICY. SUTTER HEALTH WILL WORK WITH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO NOTIFY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22D
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MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LOS BANOS (FACILITY 10): AMOUNTS CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS: THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PROVIDES FOR FULL WRITE OFF OF ALL CHARGES FOR AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH A FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 1.501(R)-5, THIS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS THE PROSPECTIVE MEDICARE METHOD FOR AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED; HOWEVER, PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED BECAUSE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS DO NOT PAY ANY AMOUNT.
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REPORTING FACILITY: #11, STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL
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SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3 STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 11): STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL WAS SOLD TO AN UNRELATED THIRD PARTY EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2022. QUESTIONS 3 THROUGH 11 WERE LEFT BLANK BECAUSE UNDER TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.501(R)-3(D)(4), A HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 501(R)(3) WITH RESPECT TO A HOSPITAL FACILITY IN A TAXABLE YEAR IF BEFORE THE END OF THAT TAXABLE YEAR, THE HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TRANSFERS ALL OWNERSHIP OF THE HOSPITAL FACILITY TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR OTHERWISE CEASES ITS OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL FACILITY. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 11): METHOD FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OTHER: PATIENTS MAY SUBMIT CHARITY CARE APPLICATION TO THE COLLECTIONS SUPERVISOR. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINES 16A, 16B, AND 16C STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 11): THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION FORM, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY WERE PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ON THE STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://STANISLAUSSURGICAL.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE AS OF 6/1/2022 SUTTER HEALTH NO LONGER OWNS OR OPERATES STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL. THESE DOCUMENTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE WEBSITE AFTER THIS DATE. SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J STANISLAUS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (FACILITY 11): MEASURES USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS AVAILABLE IN THE PRIMARY LANGUAGES OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA (ENGLISH & SPANISH). DURING PREADMISSION OR REGISTRATION ALL PATIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS POSTED IN SEVERAL PROMINENT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE BILLING OFFICE, ADMISSIONS OFFICE, AND PATIENT WAITING AREA. HOSPITAL PROVIDES PATIENTS, IN A TIMELY MANNER, A COPY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY UPON REQUEST.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. 
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.