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| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
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| 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) .. | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 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.) .. | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| CORE FORM, PAGE 1, BOX C | PLEASE NOTE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO DOES BUSINESS (D/B/A) UNDER THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION NAMES: - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - BETHLEHEM CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - ALLENTOWN CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - SACRED HEART CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - LEHIGHTON CAMPUS - ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN FAMILY HEALTH CENTER - INNOVATIONS OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL - INNOVATIONS FOR SENIORS - St. Luke's Hospital - West End Campus |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | St. Luke's University Health Network's largest hospital organization is St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania which includes (1) St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem Campus; (2) St. Luke's Hospital Allentown Campus; (3) St. Luke's Hospital Lehighton Campus; and (4) St. Luke's Hospital Sacred Heart Campus. The organization is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as an Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Moreover, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the IRS Revenue Ruling 69-545: 1) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem operates an active emergency room for all persons, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year; 3) St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) Control of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem rests with its Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of St. Luke's Health Network, Inc., d.b.a. St. Luke's University Health Network. All boards comprise a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the hospital/network medical staff; and 5) Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care, programs and activities. The operations of the St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. Mission ======= The mission of the organization is to care for the sick and injured regardless of their ability to pay, improve our communities' overall health, and educate our health care professionals. The mission will be accomplished by the following: - Making the patient our highest priority. - Promoting healthy lifestyles and continuously improving care provided to heal the sick and injured. - Coordinating and integrating services into a seamless, easily accessible system of care. - Improving the level of service provided throughout the network. - Ensuring all health care services are relevant to the needs of the community. - Striving to maximize the satisfaction of our patients, employees, medical staff and volunteers and - Training allied health professionals, nursing and medical students, and residents and fellows and attracting them to practice within our network's service area. Combined, the campuses of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem had 38,905 patient admissions and observations, 128,009 emergency department visits and 982,334 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2022-23 (FY 23). Volunteers provided 49,093 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S BETHLEHEM CAMPUS =========================== St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus is the flagship of the network and contains 929,891 square feet of building space housed on 38.33 acres of land. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus has 400 acute-care beds. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus is a joint commission-accredited, not-for-profit, tertiary care, teaching hospital located in Bethlehem, PA, founded in 1872. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus offers more than 90 medical specialties and has 403 licensed acute care and rehabilitation beds. In FY 23, there were 20,281 admissions and observations, 45,791 emergency department visits 526,035 outpatient registrations. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus has been designated a Premiere Fortune/PINC AI (formerly Fortune/Merative) 100 Top Hospital in 2023, for the eleventh time and the ninth year in a row. St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus was also identified as the #4 Top Teaching Hospital in the country. St. Luke's University Health Network has been investing significantly in the growth of pediatric services over the past decade. In June 2023, the Network announced St. Luke's Children's Hospital at the Bethlehem Campus representing the culmination of the expansion in pediatric care. St. Luke's Children's Hospital is home to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Pediatric Emergency Department and various pediatric specialty services. Part of this expansion included the opening of The Isaacman Family St. Luke's Children's Emergency Room (ER), a six-bed, dedicated children's emergency room, at St. Luke's Children's Hospital in Bethlehem. This kid-friendly space, designed with children and families in mind, allows children to avoid the added stress of an adult emergency room environment and reduces anxiety while being treated. The Isaacman Family St. Luke's Children's ER provides dedicated pediatric care and, when needed, admission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and the Pediatric Inpatient Unit at St. Luke's Children's Hospital. Providers are also able to connect with St. Luke's team of pediatric specialists to manage their patient's care. St. Luke's Children's Hospital also added a child life program this year. St. Luke's Certified Child Life Specialists help children and families cope with the stress and uncertainty of acute and chronic illness, injury, trauma, disability, loss and bereavement. They provide evidence-based developmentally and psychologically appropriate interventions including therapeutic play, preparation for procedures, and education to reduce fear, anxiety, and pain. Child Life Specialists can support children on the inpatient units, during surgical procedures, and in the emergency department. In FY 23, St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus invested approximately $9 million dollars in equipment and facility improvements. The investments included the completion of one of the catheterization laboratories on the campus. Smaller facility improvements included a number of HVAC and heat pump repairs and upgrades, parking deck repairs and improvements, the installation of new secure doors on select floors, upgrade of pneumatic tube stations and a variety of other investments. Work was also initiated on six bays in the Emergency Department (ED) to isolate pediatric patients, as we move toward constructing a segregated pediatric ED. Beyond these facility updates to the campus, investments were made in, and upgrades tied to critical care beds, med surg beds and emergency room (ER) stretchers. The campus acquired operating room equipment including but not limited to spine tables, laparoscopic towers and camera heads, laryngoscope equipment, defibrillators and ENT (ears, nose and throat) equipment. The campus invested in anesthesia, er and medical intensive care patient monitors, as well as various adult and pediatric scopes, portable ventilators, ultrasounds and various other equipment to support the nursing units and other numerous departments that support the Bethlehem Campus. In FY 23, St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus volunteers provided more than 13,145 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN CAMPUS =========================== Located in the west end of the city of Allentown, St. Luke's Allentown Campus was founded in 1945 as the Allentown Osteopathic Medical Center. In 1997, the not-for-profit medical center entered into a merger with St. Luke's University Health Network. St. Luke's Allentown Campus has 163 licensed beds and is accredited by the Joint Commission. In FY 23, there were 12,537 admissions and observations, 52,494 emergency department visits and 301,722 outpatient registrations. St. Luke's Allentown Campus has invested more than $220 million in technologic and facility improvements since it joined the network. In FY 23, the Campus prepared for its new Women and Babies Pavilion, scheduled to open in February 2024. This new expansion will include a Level 3 NICU with 10 NICU beds, nine Labor & Delivery rooms and 13 post-partum rooms. Funding of the project through FY 23 was $34M. When completed the total project cost will be $56 million. Major upgrades to medical equipment in FY 23 included various upgrades to the operating room equipment ($900,000). In addition, the West End Medical Center received a new MRI ($1.8 million). FY 22, improvements included a $9.6 million investment that included a parking deck, new lobby and operating room. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | Over the years, St. Luke's University Health Network's investment in St. Luke's Allentown Campus' outpatient services have included the St. Luke's West End Medical Center, a 107,000-square-foot outpatient center, and an outpatient cancer center at the Integrated Health Campus in South Whitehall Township and many other outpatient facilities near St. Luke's Allentown Campus. In FY 23, St. Luke's Allentown Campus volunteers provided more than 13,145 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S SACRED HEART CAMPUS ============================== St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is a 175-bed community and teaching hospital in center city Allentown, Pennsylvania. In March 2018, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus continued to care for Lehigh Valley residents by joining St. Luke's University Health Network and became St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus. Since joining the network, St. Luke's has made a significant financial investment in the facility and equipment at Sacred Heart. In FY 23, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus patient care included 4,942 observations and admissions, 29,724 emergency department visits and 102,296 outpatient visits. St. Luke's Sacred Heart provides compassionate care to a diverse population. A robust 63-bed adult and 46-bed geriatric behavioral health program provides care to adults in one of five behavioral health inpatient units and includes the region's only 16-bed Level 4 Medical Detox Program, opened in 2021. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus also has 22 licensed beds for a skilled nursing facility and offers family practice and dental residency programs that educate providers in a clinical setting. Two adjacent medical office buildings house a retail pharmacy, breast imaging center, cardiovascular center and specialty physician offices. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus ranked among the safest hospitals in the United States having received an "A" grade from the Leapfrog Group in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022. It was and continues to be nationally recognized in case management and is a recipient of the American Stroke Association's Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The Joint Commission recognized the hospital as a top performer in key quality measures and awarded it Primary Stroke Center Certification. Accreditation ------------- St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is accredited by the Joint Commission. Unannounced accreditation surveys are performed on a triennial basis. The purpose of these surveys is to evaluate each organization's compliance with nationally established joint commission standards. The survey results are used to determine whether the Campus meets the conditions under which, accreditation should be awarded to the organization. Joint Commission standards deal with organizational quality of care issues and the safety of the environment in which care is provided. Awards and Certifications ------------------------- - CMS 5-star rating. Nationally, 14% of hospitals received 5 stars, 29% received 4 stars, and 29% received 3 stars - HAP (Hospital Association of Pennsylvania) Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition 2022 and 2023 - All imaging modalities at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus and Sacred Heart Imaging Northampton have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in imaging by the American College of Radiology (ACR). - The laboratory of St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The CAP accreditation process is designed to ensure the highest standard of care for all laboratory patients. The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP laboratory accreditation program as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own inspection program. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus has been granted Primary Stroke Center Certification by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission's certificate recognizes centers that make exceptional efforts to foster better outcomes for stroke care. Achievement of certification signals that the services St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus provides have the critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. Critical elements to achieve long-term success in improving outcomes. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. This award recognizes the hospital's commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is part of an elite group of hospitals recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. - Sacred Heart Hospital Transitional Care Facility (TCF) was rated the highest rating of five stars by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services. - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus's Vascular Laboratory has been accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Labs (ICAVI) since 1996. Parish Nursing -------------- Parish nursing is a specialty practice of registered nurses and professional model of health ministry. Parish nurses provide holistic nursing care to faith community members across the life span and facilitate wellness and the promotion of a healing community. In keeping with the organization's mission, the Parish Nursing Program seeks to strengthen and reinforce the relationship between health and spirituality by working together with faith communities to promote wellness of body, mind and spirit. The program enables St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus to return to its original mission of caring for the spiritual needs of the community and the physical needs of the sick. Parish nursing is a member of the Coalition Board of the Greater Lehigh Valley, an ecumenical group of community members committed to supporting the parish nurse coalition membership in their ministry. This support is manifested through educational networking meetings, spiritual retreats and conferences developed for parish nurses by the parish nurse coordinator and the coalition board council members. The parish nurse coordinator is also available as a resource for community services. The programs and services the Parish Nursing Program offers are developed based on the needs of the people they serve. Additionally, parish nurses are specially trained to work within faith communities. The department includes a community outreach staff member who focuses specifically on women's health issues. Parish Nursing Services include: - Helping people of all ages overcome obstacles to obtain the health services they need and answer questions or concerns about personal health. - Helping people identify their own health challenges and provide referrals to services needed to meet those challenges. - Offering health screenings including blood pressure and health assessments. - Providing health information that may be of special interest or importance to the community, such as information concerning insurances, access to care and bilingual or cultural information. - Scheduling free screening mammograms and pap smears for uninsured and underinsured women. Senior Services --------------- - St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus is committed to serving its senior population by providing a comprehensive continuum of care and is also dedicated to providing programs and resources for caregivers of the elderly. - Comprehensive senior services provide preventive treatment options, treatment for existing conditions, educational programs and senior living services. The focus for Senior Services is to improve the quality of life for each individual. - West Turner Residences offer both personal care and independent living. Short, long, respite, rehabilitation, post-hospital and vacation stays are available. - Personal care enhances the lives of seniors who wish to maintain their independent lifestyle but find they need a helping hand. Independent living maximizes retirement lifestyle with the assurance of 24-hour security, housekeeping services, an inclusive dining package and the close companionship of family and friends. If the level of care or daily requirements changes from independent living to personal care, there is no need to change the suite or apartment. The same services can be provided in the current residence. Also, couples can have diverse levels of care and remain living together. In FY 23, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus volunteers provided more than 12,411 volunteer hours. ST. LUKE'S LEHIGHTON CAMPUS =========================== St. Luke's Lehighton Campus, formerly known as, previously part of the Blue Mountain Health Network, became part of St. Luke's University Health Network on January 1, 2018. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | The Palmerton Hospital, also part of the Blue Mountain Health acquisition closed in June 2019, however, it re-opened as an urgent care facility, with extended hours, to the Carbon community on July 1, 2019. On June 1, 2021, St. Luke's Lehighton Campus fell under the Bethlehem Campus operating license. In FY 23, there were 1,145 admissions and observations and 52,281 outpatient registrations. St. Luke's Lehighton Campus provides acute inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical care. As of Nov. 20, 2021, emergency services were relocated to the new hospital at 500 St. Luke's drive off Harrity Road in Franklin Township, Lehighton. With the opening of the new hospital, the focus of St. Luke's Lehighton Campus operations shifted to in-patient behavioral health, outpatient services, the Summit Nursing Facility and the Patient Acute Rehabilitation Center (ARC), along with additional physician offices. The Campus is also home to the 22-bed Adult and 20-bed Older Adult Behavioral Health Units and St. Luke's Psychiatric Associates - Lehighton. In the summer of 2022, St. Luke's opened the region's first Behavioral Health Walk-In Outpatient Center. Open every day, patients 14 and older can seek help with conditions such as anxiety, panic attacks, depression, grief, thoughts of self-harm, mood swings, anger and school phobia in a comfortable, non-intimidating environment. Patients must come willingly. In FY 2022, the Carbon County Veteran's Affairs Office opened a satellite office at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus. Carbon County. With approximately 5,000 veterans, Carbon County has led the state in veteran suicides, according to center for rural Pennsylvania data. Locating the office in a hospital facilitates and encourages veterans coping with behavioral health issues to seek help available at the Campus. St. Luke's Lehighton Campus operates a 22-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation unit on the third floor of St. Luke's Lehighton hospital. The unit provides inpatient rehabilitation for patients who have experienced stroke, major-multi traumas, complex joint replacements, amputation, severe arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other physical and neurological conditions. The acute rehabilitation team offers specialized rehabilitation care in beautifully appointed rooms and is the most comprehensive unit of its type in the Carbon County area. In FY 23, the services available at St. Luke's Lehighton Campus included: - Adult Behavioral Health - Adult Partial Hospitalization - Cardiac Catheterization - Cardiology - Critical Care - ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) - Emergency Services - Endoscopies - Endocrinology - Gynecology - Infusion Services - Neurology - Older Adult Behavioral Health - Orthopedics, Joint and Muscle Disorders - Pain Management - Radiology (Advanced, Interventional) - Sleep Disorders Center - Physical And Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation - Surgery (General, Specialty And Laparoscopic) - Vascular Services - Pulmonology The St. Luke's Lehighton Campus works closely with St. Luke's Carbon Campus in serving patients in the area. St. Luke's Carbon hospital is a three-story, 52-patient-room, 160,000 square-feet facility. It is the largest Campus of its kind in the history of Carbon County and the first new hospital built in the County in 65 years. It is the centerpiece of the network's new 108-acre technologically advanced, multipurpose, rural medical and wellness complex. It redefines healthcare access, convenience and quality for the local population and surrounding areas. All rooms are private and outfitted with wall-mounted, 55-inch smart TVs to facilitate two-way audio/visual communication between patients and their providers anywhere, as well as patients and their family members worldwide. Real-time, computer system-linked digital whiteboards in patient rooms display the names of the patient's caregivers, day of the week, scheduled activities and other useful safety information. First of its kind Life-Aire Air Purification Systems installed in the air ducts throughout the hospital's treatment areas kill all air pathogens, including COVID-19 and anthrax, making it one of the few hospitals in the nation with this novel technology. Volunteers: in FY 23, St. Luke's Lehighton volunteers provided 3,472 volunteer hours. Community Outreach ================== St. Luke's University Campus Bethlehem -------------------------------------- St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues facing our communities that impede healthy lifestyles. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. SLUHN supports a Department of Community Health that utilizes CHNA results to inform its strategic plan and catalyze initiatives that address priority needs for underserved communities. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health aims to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) help to build trust in the hospital campus regions to improve access to care, services, and resources. Pathways have been established and strengthened to connect families to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring and workforce development. St. Luke's Community Health's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access, and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. We envision a community where everyone has access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. The overarching top priority that emerged from the results of the 2022 CHNA was access to care. This prioritizes access to primary care, mental health, dental care, and other services, with an emphasis on promoting connections to care for underserved communities. Strategies to target vulnerable populations include a comprehensive approach in our urban and rural communities and school-based efforts in high-need schools and school districts. Schools serve as a hub in the community and provide sustainable access points to connect with students, families, and the surrounding community. The St. Luke's Bethlehem State of the Community CHNA findings meeting was held on October 25, 2022, and engaged 56 local partners. Partner input and feedback was integrated into the strategy and response for implementing evidence-based community health initiatives in the communities we serve. Overall assessment results highlight three main priority focus areas for our community health initiatives that include improving access to care, preventing chronic disease, and improving mental and behavioral health. Improving Access to Care ------------------------ Connections to Care: Initiatives such as Parish Nursing, Mobile Youth Health Centers, Community Schools, and Maternal-Child health provide connections to care and resources for vulnerable populations in need. This includes homeless or near homeless, children, families, and others facing hardships. The Parish Nursing initiatives included 1,386 encounters (e.g., calls, appointments, Follow ups) with 482 unique individuals during FY 23. A total of 138 patients completed primary care visits based on Parish Nursing referrals. An additional 67 referrals were made to various specialties including women's health, urology, gastroenterology, and preventative screenings (e.g., mammograms). A total of 575 resources (e.g., clothing, hygiene, bus passes) were provided to 190 unique individuals. During FY 23, $8,085 Bridging the Gaps funds were distributed to 104 unique individuals to support their basic needs. St. Luke's partnership with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform, that continues to expand its reach to provide community members in need with connections to care, education, and resources in their local community at low or no-cost. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | findhelp (sluhn.findhelp.com) is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's University Health Network's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Department of Community Health work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health and more than 200 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve. The self-navigating online platform allows community members to search and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, among others. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that the campus liaison use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. The HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education) Program provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. HOPE at St. Luke's provided 227 individuals with comprehensive HIV care and provided medical case management to 237 individuals living with HIV. HOPE has seen an increase in patients with complex needs and/or barriers (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented) over the past several years. To address these barriers, HOPE continues to expand its HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS) and Medical Case Management services. In collaboration with AIDSNET and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, HOPE opened an office at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus in 2022, expanding HOPWA services to Lehigh County. HOPE hired five Housing Coordinators and two additional Case Managers to meet the growing needs of those served. As of FY 23, 87 patients currently receive housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, connection to public housing, or by actively working with a Housing Coordinator to identify housing opportunities. To achieve improved housing stability for clients, HOPE approved 192 authorizations during the year to expand housing services. St. Luke's has established collaborative processes with community partners, such as Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley (HCLV), to meet individuals where they are and promote connections and access to care. Star Community Health, a Federally-Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) affiliated with St. Luke's, provides care and wraparound services, including dental van services, to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of-pocket cost. St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft rideshare, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from care visits. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. During FY 23 approximately 25,000 rides were provided at a cost of nearly $600,000. Additionally, stable housing greatly impacts an individual's ability to access and maintain regular medical care. St. Luke's partners with local organizations to address the housing shortage through community partnerships at the campus-level to build capacity within the community. Workforce Development: St. Luke's 2022 CHNA results show that access to health resources differ based on income and medical insurance coverage. St. Luke's supports workforce development initiatives for both adults and school- aged populations including the School-to-Work initiative, Health Career Exploration Program, On-the-Job training, and the new Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Centers. These opportunities promote education, experiential learning, and skills-based training to prepare individuals for the workforce and help them gain employment that provides them with a livable wage. SLUHN's adolescent career mentoring programs target both in-school and out-of-school youth between the ages of 15-24 years old who reside in Lehigh and Northampton Counties through a combination of hospital rotations, professional development sessions, and work experience. On-the-Job Training is a work experience program in partnership with the Workforce Board Lehigh Valley to promote healthcare careers through hands on learning. The Health Career Exploration Program (HCEP) was established more than 15 years ago. Through HCEP, St. Luke's provides experiential learning opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to careers in the healthcare industry to help them gain insight into clinical and non-clinical roles, teach them job-keeping and job-seeking skills, help them understand future employment opportunities, and build confidence in their abilities. The students spend approximately 15 hours each week working in their assigned department and receiving group instruction in key life skills including financial literacy, leadership, resume development and interviewing skills. Since the program's inception, 98% of students who participated in the Health Career Exploration Program have graduated from high school. During FY 23, 25 HCEP students completed the program and shared a final presentation where they highlighted their experiences and the skills they learned. Career mentoring and workforce initiatives continued to expand during FY 23, including the Health Career Exploration Program, School-To-Work, and On-the-Job Training in Bethlehem. St. Luke's University Health Network school-based staff provided services to families and students at Marvine and Donegan Elementary Schools. Marvine Elementary School is supported by St. Luke's, the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, and other community partners. Through a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, Marvine Elementary School provides a food pantry for students and families facing food insecurity. Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at Marvine and Donegan Elementary Schools. The Department of Community Health school-based staff in Bethlehem work directly with the school district and related partners to address these needs and to serve as a hub in the community to build trust for improved access to care, education, services, and resources. During the 2022-23 school year, the Family Development Specialist at Donegan Elementary School directly connected more than 95 students and families to care and services. The Community School Coordinator at Marvine Elementary School serves more than 300 households in the community. In addition, the partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank and other local organizations help to bring food and related services to the school community. During FY 23, the Mobile Youth Health Centers (MYHC) provided care and services to 465 unique students through 1,219 encounters. These encounters included connections to medical insurance, a medical home, vision and dental services, and additional community resources as identified. MHYC services were available at Broughal Middle School, Freedom High School, Liberty High School, and Northeast Middle School. A total of 46 vision vouchers were provided to the district students totaling $4,940. Star Community Health also provided services to the Bethlehem connections to care and service areas during FY 23. The Star Bethlehem Dental Van visited 9 schools and provided 1,075 visits, 933 sealants, and 463 restorations during FY 23. Both Star Community Health and SLUHN utilize findhelp, a self-navigation online platform to help community members connect with local partners. Preventing Chronic Disease -------------------------- The Department of Community Health worked with Star Community Health-Southside Bethlehem to implement diabetes education programs and promote healthy eating and physical activity for prediabetic and diabetic patients. Community Health, in partnership with medical residents at Star Community Health (e.g., Sigal Center in Allentown, Southside Medical in Bethlehem) and St. Luke's Fitness and Sports Performance, implemented a quality improvement (QI) project focused on patients with poorly controlled diabetes (i.e., HgbA1C>9). This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a registered dietitian, physical activity opportunities, and access to healthy food. The project's goal was to decrease the clinic's overall Diabetes Poor Control to 31%; Star Community Health Southside Bethlehem achieved 30% and Sigal Center achieved 32%. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | St. Luke's University Health Network's Smoking Cessation Program provides smoking cessation visits with certified tobacco treatment specialists, physicians, and/or advanced practitioners. The smoking cessation program provided services for 387 patients Network-wide. The Get Your Tail on the Trail free community healthy living initiative held events in Bethlehem during FY 23 and more than 14,000 individuals participated Network-wide. St. Luke's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) donated 260 shares to local community organizations including the cancer support community and local churches. Through our Community Schools partnerships, Marvine Elementary School supported students and families facing food insecurity with a food pantry. Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley also provided access to food for families in need through their pantry in Southside Bethlehem. During FY 23, the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley food pantry assisted families for a total of 859 visits and 62,065 pounds of food. Improving Mental and Behavioral Health -------------------------------------- St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO) initiative was implemented during FY 23 in the emergency departments at Bethlehem Campus in collaboration with Northampton County, Treatment Trends Inc., and other recovery center partners. The Department of Community Health worked with the Northampton County Task Force to connect patients to SUD treatment and recovery services as well as the Northampton County Suicide Task Force to provide mental health trainings, including Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention. Through our Community School partnerships, Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) established school-based mental health counseling at Bethlehem Area School District. Mindfulness rooms were created at Marvine Elementary School for staff, Donegan Elementary School for students, and Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem for adults and children to support mental health and self-care. Partnership Collaboration: - Boys and Girls Club Bethlehem - Bethlehem Health Bureau - Federally Qualified Health Centers, including Star Community Health, primary care, and pediatric connection to care, dental hygiene, and integrated behavioral health services. - Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley - Just Born - Lehigh University - New Bethany Ministries - Northampton County SUD Response and Warm Hand Off to treatment and recovery -Northampton County Suicide Prevention Task Force and Question, Persuade, Refer trainings - Second Harvest Lehigh Valley - United Way Greater Lehigh Valley - Volunteer Center Lehigh Valley St. Luke's Allentown Campus, St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus ------------------------------------------------------------ St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues facing our communities that impede healthy lifestyles. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. SLUHN supports a Department of Community Health that utilizes CHNA results to inform its strategic plan and catalyze initiatives that address priority needs for underserved communities. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health aims to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) help to build trust in the hospital campus regions to improve access to care, services, and resources. Pathways have been established and strengthened to connect families to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring and workforce development. The overarching top priority that emerged from the results of the 2022 CHNA was access to care. This prioritizes access to primary care, mental health, dental care, and other services, with an emphasis on promoting connections to care for underserved communities. Strategies to target vulnerable populations include a comprehensive approach in our urban and rural communities and school-based efforts in high-need schools and school districts. Schools serve as a hub in the community and provide sustainable access points to connect with students, families, and the surrounding community. Overall assessment results highlight three main priority focus areas for our community health initiatives that include improving access to care, preventing chronic disease prevention, and improving mental and behavioral health. Access to Care: Connections to Care: Initiatives such as Parish Nursing, Mobile Youth Health Centers, Community Schools, and Maternal-Child health provide connections to care and resources for vulnerable populations in need. This includes homeless or near homeless, children, families, and others facing hardships. The Parish Nursing initiatives included 1,386 encounters (e.g., calls, appointments, Follow-ups) with 482 unique individuals during FY 23. A total of 138 patients completed primary care visits based on Parish Nursing referrals. An additional 67 referrals were made to various specialties including women's health, urology, gastroenterology, and preventative screenings (e.g., mammograms). A total of 575 resources (e.g., clothing, hygiene, bus passes) were provided to 190 unique individuals. During FY 23, $8,085 Bridging the Gaps funds were distributed to 104 unique individuals in order to support their basic needs. St. Luke's partnership with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform, that continues to expand its reach to provide community members in need with connections to care, education, and resources in their local community at low or no-cost. findhelp (sluhn.findhelp.com) is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's University Health Network's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Department of Community Health work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health and more than 200 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve. The self-navigating online platform allows community members to search and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, among others. This platform and United Way's 211 are tools the campus liaison uses to assist our community members, patients, and staff connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. The HOPE (Health, Outreach, Prevention, Education) Program provides clinical, case management, and prevention services to persons living with HIV. HOPE at St. Luke's provided 227 individuals with comprehensive HIV care and provided medical case management to 237 individuals living with HIV. HOPE has seen an increase in patients with complex needs and/or barriers (e.g., medically compromised, homeless, uninsured, undocumented) over the past several years. To address these barriers, HOPE continues to expand its HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS) and Medical Case Management services. In collaboration with AIDSNET and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, HOPE opened an office at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus in 2022, expanding HOPWA services to Lehigh County. HOPE hired five Housing Coordinators and two additional Case Managers to meet the growing needs of those served. As of FY 23, 87 patients currently receive housing assistance through ongoing rental assistance, connection to public housing, or by actively working with a Housing Coordinator to identify housing opportunities. To achieve improved housing stability for clients, HOPE approved 192 authorizations during the year to expand housing services. Star Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike (FQHC-LA) affiliated with St. Luke's, provides care and wraparound services, including dental van services, to uninsured and underinsured individuals and families at little or no out-of-pocket cost. St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft rideshare, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from care visits. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | By providing complimentary Lyft rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. During FY 23 approximately 25,000 rides were provided at a cost of nearly $600,000. Additionally, stable housing greatly impacts an individual's ability to access and maintain regular medical care. St. Luke's partners with local organizations to address the housing shortage through community partnerships at the campus-level to build capacity within the community. Workforce Development: St. Luke's 2022 CHNA results show that access to health resources differ based on income and medical insurance coverage. St. Luke's supports workforce development initiatives for both adults and school- aged populations including the School-to-Work initiative, Health Career Exploration Program, On-the-Job training, and the new Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Centers. These opportunities promote education, experiential learning, and skills-based training to prepare individuals for the workforce and help them gain employment that provides them with a livable wage. St. Luke's Community Health's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access, and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. We envision a community where everyone has access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. St. Luke's Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) identified Lehigh County at or worse than state standards for food insecurity, mental health provider ratios and poor mental health days, children in poverty, high school graduation, and social associations outcomes. SLUHN Community Health Workers. (CHWs) align with key partners to identify gaps and opportunities based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Healthy Schools, Coalition for Community School and Community Health Worker (CHW) models. Allentown School District and the St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus Action Committees work with partners to address these needs and to serve as a hub in the community to build trust for improved access to care, services, and resources. The St. Luke's Sacred Heart and Allentown Campuses State of the Community CHNA findings meeting was held on October 31, 2022, and engaged 79 local partners. Partner input and feedback was integrated into the strategy and response for implementing evidence-based community health initiatives in the communities we serve. Housing Action Committee: Habitat for Humanity Lehigh Valley, Community Action Lehigh Valley, City of Allentown, and other partners provided home repairs and lead abatement services in Allentown. To date, more than $850,000 was raised to support this initiative. Workforce Action Committee: A Cultural and Linguistic Workforce Development Center was established in collaboration with Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley in FY 23 (see Annual Report p. 24). Lehigh Carbon Community College, Northampton Community College, and The Literacy Center are additional partners to support educational and workforce development services. Workforce Board Lehigh Valley is co-located at St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus and participants can be referred to the centers as needed. The centers offer English as a Second Language classes, General Education Development (i.e., GED), and specialized training in a number of healthcare positions beginning in FY24. Participants will work with bilingual (Spanish and English) Workforce Development Coordinators to identify career goals and barriers to employment. The program is funded by a $450,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Department of Community and Economic Development. Education Action Committee: During FY 23, a partnership with local preschool education providers was established to screen Star Community Health Sigal Center pediatric patients and engage families to enroll in preschool. Additionally, the committee brought together local partners for a round table discussion on the Childcare Workforce Crisis. This Community Meeting took place at Sacred Heart Campus Auditorium on December 7th, engaging more than 70 partners and community members. St. Luke's Allentown School-Based Partnerships: The Raub Middle School collaboration provides consistent and sustainable efforts with the goal of measurably improving access to services for families and community members in need. Beginning in March 2022, school-based staff worked with Second Harvest Food Bank and related partners to bring a mobile food pantry to the Raub Middle School community. Prior to FY 23, the pantry served approximately 100 families per event. This number increased to an average of 350 households served each month during FY 23 due to strengthened partnerships and community engagement. In addition to food insecurity initiatives, the school-based Community School Coordinator and After School Coordinator organized 21 diverse programs and initiatives resulting in 375 encounters (duplicated), as well as school-wide events available to all students. Through the Mobile Youth Health Center services, 440 unique students received services through 1,104 encounters. Additional school partnerships include Harrison Morton Middle School, Hays Elementary School, and Union Terrace Elementary School. St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) school-based staff provide services to families and students at Raub Middle School. Raub is a Community School supported by SLUHN, in partnership with the United Way and other local organizations. Through a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank, St. Luke's school-based staff also implement a monthly mobile food pantry at Raub for students, families, and the school community. During FY 23, the Mobile Health Youth Clinic (MYHC) provided care and services to 440 unique students in the Allentown School District through 1,104 encounters and connected them to medical insurance, a medical home, vision and dental services, and community resources as identified through MHYC providing services at Raub Middle School, William Allen High School, and Newcomer School. A total of 96 vision vouchers were provided to district students totaling $10,070. Sigal Center, located in Allentown (Star Community Health), provided connection to care and services. Star Community Health's Dental Van visited 9 schools and provided 988 visits, 1,737 sealants, and 344 restorations during FY 23. Both Star Community Health and SLUHN utilize findhelp, a self-navigation online platform to help community members connect with local partners. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Family Medicine first-year medical residents participated in the evidence-based model "See the City You Serve" to provide residents with a better sense of the community and key partners that help promote overall health and wellbeing. Residents also rotate through the Department of Community Health during their first year, working with Allentown-based initiatives. Career mentoring and workforce initiatives continued to expand during FY 23, including the Health Career Exploration Program and On-the-Job Training initiatives in Allentown. Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at Union Terrace Elementary School with the help of students from Raub Middle School. Preventing Chronic Disease: St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus provided daily meals (Monday-Friday) for food insecure children from the ages of 0-18 years. There were 1,418 total meals served to children and 560 meals to adults at the Sacred Heart site. Through grant funds, families were provided fresh vegetables every week with shares from local farmers along with weekend bags of non-perishable items. These bags also included recipes, community resources, and education. Through St. Luke's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), 243 shares were donated to a local church food pantry, 6th Street Shelter, Valley Youth House, Hogar Crea, and Star Community Health Sigal Center. The Department of Community Health worked with Sigal Center to implement diabetes education programs and help promote healthy eating and increased physical activity for prediabetic and diabetic patients. Community Health, in partnership with medical residents at Star Community Health (e.g., Sigal Center, Southside Bethlehem) and St. Luke's Fitness and Sports Performance, implemented a quality improvement (QI) project focused on patients with poorly controlled diabetes (i.e., HgbA1C>9). This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a registered dietitian, physical activity opportunities, and access to healthy food. The project's goal was to decrease the clinic's overall Diabetes Poor Control to 31%; Star Community Health Southside Bethlehem achieved 30% and Sigal Center achieved 32%. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | St. Luke's University Health Network's Smoking Cessation Program provides smoking cessation visits with certified tobacco treatment specialists, physicians, and/or advanced practitioners. The smoking cessation program provided services for 387 patients Network-wide. Get Your Tail on the Trail held events in Allentown during FY 23 and more than 14,000 individuals participated Network-wide Improving Mental and Behavioral Health --------------------------------------- St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO) initiative was implemented during FY 23 in collaboration with Lehigh County Task Force and Treatment Trends Inc. to connect patients to SUD treatment and recovery. Narcan education and distribution was provided to the community and in the Emergency Department (including a Certified Recovery Specialist) for those that present with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and/or overdose. St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus' Medical Detox Unit and SUD services (e.g., Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), SHARE clinic, Behavioral Health Services) continued to expand during FY 23. Partnerships with Treatment Trends Inc.'s The Center allowed for the establishment of the Student-Led Interdisciplinary Care Center (SLICC). Additionally, through our Community School partnerships, positive mental health messaging and support was provided to all Raub Middle School students, teachers, and staff. Partnership Collaboration: - Allentown Health Bureau - Allentown School District - CareerLink (located on the Sacred Heart Campus) connects neighborhood residents to jobs in and outside of the network - City of Allentown - First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union at Raub Middle School - findhelp: St. Luke's self-navigation online platform with local established community-based organizations integrated into Electronic Medical Records - Lehigh County Suicide Prevention Task Force - Star Community Health connection to services, education, and resources including dental, pediatrics, family medicine - Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania - SUD Response and Warm Hand Off with Treatment Trends and Lehigh County - Social Determinants of Health Committees - United Way Greater Lehigh Valley partnership St. Luke's Carbon and Lehighton Campuses ---------------------------------------- St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues facing our communities that impede healthy lifestyles. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health aims to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) help to build trust to improve access to care, services, and resources. Pathways have been established and strengthened to connect families to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring and workforce development. St. Luke's Community Health's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access, and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. We envision a community where everyone has access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. St. Luke's partners with local schools, civic, and community organizations to improve the health of Carbon County residents and the surrounding area. St. Luke's Carbon and Lehighton Campuses supports the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) priority areas that are identified within the campus service area by collecting and analyzing data and community input. The St. Luke's Lehighton and Carbon Campuses State of the Community CHNA findings meeting was held on November 16, 2022, and engaged 40 local partners. Partner input and feedback was integrated into the strategy and response for implementing evidence-based community health initiatives in the communities we serve. The overarching top priority that emerged from the results of the 2022 CHNA was access to care. This prioritizes access to primary care, mental health, dental care, and other services, with an emphasis on promoting connections to care for underserved communities. Strategies to target vulnerable populations include a comprehensive approach in our urban and rural communities and school-based efforts in high-need schools and school districts. Schools serve as a hub in the community and provide sustainable access points to connect with students, families, and the surrounding community. Overall assessment results highlight three main priority focus areas for our community health initiatives that include improving access to care, preventing chronic disease, and improving mental and behavioral health. Improving Access to Care ------------------------- St. Luke's partnership with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform, that continues to expand its reach to provide community members in need with connections to care, education, and resources in their local community at low or no-cost. findhelp (sluhn.findhelp.com) is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's University Health Network's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Department of Community Health work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health and more than 200 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve. The self-navigating online platform allows community members to search and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, among others. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. St. Luke's promotes literacy in Carbon County through the evidence-based Reach Out and Read (ROR) program in partnership with Carbon County Community Foundation. ROR is integrated into our Carbon County pediatric and family medicine practices to engage families during each well patient visit. In addition, Brush, Book, Bed (BBB), an American Academy of Pediatrics initiative to engage families on the importance of a regular bedtime routine, is integrated to promote oral health, literacy, and healthy lifestyles and behaviors. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative, also funded by the Carbon County Community Foundation, further supports literacy and provides age-appropriate books for all Carbon County children enrolled. During FY 23, participating St. Luke's Physician Group pediatrics and family medicine practices completed 1,520 well- visits for children ages 0-5 years in which trained providers and staff engaged families with messaging and resources vital for growth and development. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative added 321 new children this past year. Since July 2021, when the program was launched, 1,274 Carbon County children have engaged and received age-appropriate books each month. Of those children, 355 have "graduated," meaning they aged-out of the program (i.e., reached age six). Additionally, literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools along with the Veterans literacy imitative at the St. Luke's Lehighton Campus as well as Little Free Libraries. St. Luke's Community Health partners with the Carbon County Interagency Collaborative to provide consistent communications and support. More than 100 Carbon County social service organizations and nonprofit partners are represented, with over 35 regularly contributing to collaborative meetings. The committee identifies gaps, barriers, and opportunities and prioritizes how to best align existing services and strengthen connections to care, education, and resources. Additionally, several subcommittees and initiatives are established to build capacity for key community needs (e.g., transportation, literacy, early childhood education, prevention efforts). |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) school-based staff provide services to students and families in the Panther Valley School District (PVSD) and our Community Health Workers (CHW) help support programs and initiatives at Carbon County School Districts. St. Luke's staff also help to implement a food pantry for PVSD families facing food insecurity. In collaboration with the St. Luke's Rural Health Centers and with support from CHWs, connections to care were established to improve access to school physicals, vaccinations, education, and resources. The Star Community Health Dental Van partnered with 10 local schools during FY 23 providing 1,936 visits, 3,170 sealants, and 478 restorations. The Carbon County schools the dental van visits are Panther Valley Elementary, Intermediate, and High School, SS Palmer Elementary School, Weatherly Elementary School, Behavioral Health Associates (BHA), and PathStone Lehighton Head Start. Priorities in Panther Valley School District (PVSD) aligned with the Community School Model to connect students and their families to a medical home, vision, dental, behavioral health services, and other social services. During FY 23, through the Mobile Youth Health Centers, 88 unique students were provided care and services through 95 encounters and consistent connection to care with school-based coordinators. St. Luke's Carbon Campus partners with PathStone Head Start to provide support connection to care services for young families in need. As the COVID-19 pandemic started to decline during FY 23, the Department of Community Health continued to provide updated information and guidelines as well as provide vaccine confidence for local communities. Preventing Chronic Disease -------------------------- St. Luke's Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) donated 86 shares of fresh fruits and vegetables from the St. Luke's Anderson Rodale Organic Farm to PathStone Head Start families. The Panther Valley Community Food Pantry was held monthly at Panther Valley Elementary and parent outreach services were provided at the pantry. The Rural Health Center food access partnership was implemented to improve patient intake of fresh produce to help support healthy eating habits. The VALOR Foundation Stand Down Lansford quarterly food access support service was another food access location. Get Your Tail on the Trail held events across the Network, with more than 14,000 individuals participating Network-wide. Improving Mental and Behavioral Health -------------------------------------- St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO) initiative was implemented during FY 23 at the Carbon and Lehighton Campuses in collaboration with Carbon/Monroe Substance Use Task Force and Emergency Departments. The Department of Community Health worked with partners to deliver a Community Stigma Presentation for Carbon and Schuylkill Counties and 106 participants attended. Narcan Education and Distribution was provided during FY 23 to 169 community members in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. Safe Medication Disposal boxes continued to provide a space to dispose of unwanted medicines at the St. Luke's Carbon Campus. During FY 23, 181.2 pounds of unused medication were safely disposed. St. Luke's Lehighton Campus provides access to mental health services through the walk-in behavioral health center as well as Veterans services through the County's Veterans Office. Weekly positive messaging and resource newsletters were distributed via school email blasts and social media. A Rural Health Center Social Worker provided support services and connections to mental and behavioral health services for students, families, and community members. Through our Community School partnerships, Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) school-based mental health counseled 50 students at PVSD and 21 students at Weatherly School District. Partnership Collaboration ------------------------- - Area Health Education Center (AHEC) - Blue Mountain Ski Resort Community partnership - Carbon County Area Agency on Aging - Carbon County KidZone for injury prevention and education - Carbon County Interagency Collaborative Council - Carbon County Technical Institute, Lehigh County Community - College and Carbon County CareerLink Career Mentoring Committee - Carbon County Veteran Affairs collaboration - Houser Newman Vision Vouchers at Panther Valley and Weatherly School Districts - Panther Valley, Lehighton, Palmerton, Jim Thorpe and Weatherly Community Partnerships for Health Education And Wellness Committee Support - PathStone Head Start partnership since 2014 for health education and wellness support including physical and mental and behavioral health resources - Pennsylvania State Police Collaborative SPONSORSHIP =========== In FY 23, the campuses of St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania provided community sponsorships to the following organizations serving our mutual community populations in need: St. Luke's Bethlehem Campus ---------------------------- . Bethlehem Area School District . Bethlehem Area Vocational and Technical School . Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce . Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation BEDCO . Friends of the Bethlehem Mounted Police . Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce . Healing Through the Arts . Hispanic Center of the Lehigh Valley . Historic Bethlehem Museum and Sites . Lehigh University . Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts . Moravian Academy . New Bethany Ministries . Northampton Community College . Salisbury Township School District . Saucon Valley School District . South Bethlehem Historical Society . Southside Arts District . Upper Saucon Chamber of Commerce . Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley . Yasso Rothrock Christmas City Classic St. Luke's Allentown Campus and St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus --------------------------------------------------------------- - Allentown Fair - Allentown Rescue Mission - Allentown School District - Allentown St. Patrick's Parade - Andre Reed Foundation - Baum School of Art - Boys and Girls Club of Allentown - Cedar Crest College - Chamber of Commerce - Community Music School - EC/BCLS Training Center - Good Shepherd - Jewish Federation - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehigh Career and Technical Institute HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) - Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Baseball Team) - Lower Macungie Township - Metro Decorators, Inc. - North Catasauqua Police Dept - North Parkland Athletic Association - PA Latino Convention - Parkland Area School District - Second Harvest Food Bank - St. Luke's Community Ambassador - St. Luke's Sports Performance - Suicide Prevention Coalition of the Lehigh Valley - Western Lehigh United Soccer Club - Whitehall Sports Turf - Whitehall-Coplay School District - YWCA Allentown St. Luke's Lehighton Campus --------------------------- - Blue Mountain Resort - Blue Mountain School District - Bo Thach Foundation - Carbon County Community Foundation - Bowmanstown Area Residents Connected (BARC) - Boyertown Area School District - Carbon County Community Foundation - City of Hazleton Parks & Rec - Dream Come True, Blue Ridge Chapter - Hippie 5K - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Lehighton Area School District - North Schuylkill School District - Northern Lehigh Area School District - Palmerton Area School District - Schuylkill Haven School District - Schuylkill League, Inc. - Tamaqua's Safer Streets for Little Feet |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTIONS 1A & 1B AND CORE FORM, PART VII | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THIS ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF MOST OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. IN ADDITION, THIS ORGANIZATION ISSUES FORMS W-2 TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AT VARIOUS AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, THIS ORGANIZATION FILES THE APPLICABLE FORMS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THIS ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES PERSONNEL COSTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED BENEFITS TO THE APPROPRIATE AFFILIATES WITHIN THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL & HEALTH NETWORK VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 15 | DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, RICHARD A. ANDERSON, ROBERT E. MARTIN AND JOEL D. FAGERSTORM SERVED AS OFFICERS AND WERE INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. ON A FULL TIME BASIS. ALTHOUGH THESE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA (EIN: 23-1352213), THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ACCORDINGLY, St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. FILED A 2022 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, QUESTION 3 | The organization is an affiliate within St. Luke's University Health Network ("Network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. serves as the parent organization of the Network. As the parent organization St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. provides various corporate related services for the benefit of various Network entities. These corporate services, include, but are not limited to, executive, legal and risk management, compliance and governance, human resources and finance (accounting, payroll, accounts payable). The costs associated with these services are paid for by St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania allocates a portion of the costs for these corporate services to various Network entities subject to approval by St. Luke's Health Network. In addition, St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. senior management personnel reported on this Form 990 are issued Forms W-2 from St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS ISSUED TAX-EXEMPT BONDS TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | RICHARD A. ANDERSON AND MICHAEL P. SABOL, D.O. SERVE AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AN UNCOMPENSATED POSITION. IN ADDITION, KARA B. MASCITTI, M.D. SERVED AS a VOTING MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES THROUGH NOVEMBER 1, 2022. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT COMPENSATED FOR SERVING AS VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. SCOTT R. WOLFE IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE NETWORK. MR. WOLFE IS INCLUDED ON THIS FORM 990 BECAUSE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 HE SERVED AS THE TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. CAROL A. KUPLEN, RN, MSN (PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM CAMPUS), WILLIAM E. MOYER IV (PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL ALLENTOWN CAMPUS), AND FRANK FORD (PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL SACRED HEART CAMPUS) ARE OFFICERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION BUT ALSO SERVE IN A NETWORK ROLE FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. ROBERT E. MARTIN, JOEL D. FAGERSTORM, ROBERT L. WAX, ESQ., JEFFREY A. JAHRE, M.D. AND DENNIS J. DOUGHERTY ARE REPORTED AS THE TOP FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES ON THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. THESE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY SERVE IN NETWORK ROLES FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. MR. ANDERSON, MR. WOLFE, MS. KUPLEN, MR. MOYER, MR. FORD, MR. MARTIN, MR. FAGERSTROM, MR. WAX, DR. JAHRE AND MR. DOUGHERTY ALL RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA. ADDITIONALLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY SERVE IN A NETWORK ROLE FOR ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS ARE WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. DRS. SABOL AND MASCITTI ARE EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS THAT RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. their, REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | During calendar year 2022 and post termination of employment Mr. Evans received taxable compensation in excess of $100K; therefore MR. EVANS' REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - RESTRUCTURING COSTS - ($295,154); - PRE-ACQUISITION/MERGER COSTS - ($6,504); - PENSION ANNUITY SETTLEMENT COST - ($13,710,400); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE - PPE - $1,910,738; - CHANGE IN PENSION ACCUMULATED BENEFIT OBLIGATION - $11,876,990; - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS - ($21); - NEW PLEDGES - $9,825,316; - PLEDGES RECEIVED - ($5,209,217); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - PPE - ($932,446); - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS OPERATIONS - ($2,087,199); - NET ASSETS RELEASED TO SPECIFIC PURPOSE FUND - $829,071; - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - ($272,499); - INCOME TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - $746,896; - ENDOWMENT SPENDING POLICY TRANSFER - ($615,460); - INCOME RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED TO GENERAL FUND FOR OPERATIONS - ($447,091); - INCOME TRANSFER TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED - ($747,407); - CHANGE IN FMV OF TOTAL RETURN SWAPS - $14,554,922; - GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT - ($5,055,584); AND - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - ($684,382). |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND JUNE 30, 2022; RESPECTIVELY, AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETOWRK"); A TAX- EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A NETWORK WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
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