Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 5,200,849 | 11,264,603 | 46,044,341 | 15,650,191 | 4,799,841 | 82,959,825 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 314,330,634 | 279,053,617 | 300,744,744 | 340,893,130 | 323,708,898 | 1,558,731,023 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 319,531,483 | 290,318,220 | 346,789,085 | 356,543,321 | 328,508,739 | 1,641,690,848 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 225,000 | 225,000 | ||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 225,000 | 225,000 | ||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 1,641,465,848 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 319,531,483 | 290,318,220 | 346,789,085 | 356,543,321 | 328,508,739 | 1,641,690,848 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 255,866 | 876,626 | 4,045,799 | 4,734,656 | 107,053 | 10,020,000 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 255,866 | 876,626 | 4,045,799 | 4,734,656 | 107,053 | 10,020,000 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 22,810 | 22,810 | ||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 32,883 | 32,883 | ||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 319,787,349 | 291,194,846 | 350,834,884 | 361,277,977 | 328,671,485 | 1,651,766,541 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12: | CAFETERIA & GIFT SHOP $32,883 |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: | LAHEY CLINIC (LC) PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY INTERDISCIPLINARY AND COORDINATED PATIENT CARE LEADING TO THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCES FOR EVERY PATIENT, ADVANCING MEDICINE THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATING TOMORROW'S HEALTH CARE LEADERS. LAHEY CLINIC ALSO PROMOTES HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES SERVED. LAHEY CLINIC ACCOMPLISHES THESE MISSIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES AS DESCRIBED FURTHER IN THIS FORM 990. BILH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ADVANCING THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE BILH SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF ACADEMIC AND TEACHING HOSPITALS, A PREMIER ORTHOPEDICS HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDERS, AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS, URGENT CARE CENTERS, COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOMECARE SERVICES, OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERS AND ADDICTION TREATMENT PROGRAMS. BILH'S COMMUNITY OF CLINICIANS, CAREGIVERS AND STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 4,800 PHYSICIANS AND 38,000 EMPLOYEES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL -- PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY HEALTH SHARED SERVICES (LHSS), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NHC) WHICH INCLUDES BEVERLY, ADDISON GILBERT AND BAYRIDGE HOSPITALS, NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL CORPORATION (NBHC), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH) , THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PERFORMANCE NETWORK (BILHPN), JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY. THE LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION IN TURN SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC INC, AND LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC). IN ADDITION, AS OF JULY 1, 2023, BILH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC WHICH IN TURNS SERVES AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HOSPITAL. THE ENTITIES LISTED HERE MAY HAVE ALSO, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER TO OTHER NETWORK AFFILIATES. |
| PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | OVERALL FOCUS AND EMERGENCY CARE THE LAHEY CLINIC (LC) IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP PRACTICE THAT OPERATES WITHIN THE LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER AS WELL AS IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY SITES PROVIDING BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT, DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC AND EMERGENCY A HEALTH CARE SERVICES. LC EMPLOYS PHYSICIANS IN OVER 40 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE. THE PHYSICIANS OF LAHEY CLINIC, INC. PROVIDE TERTIARY CARE IN TWO LOCATIONS OF A LICENSED HOSPITAL THAT IS COMPRISED OF 345 LICENSED BEDS AS WELL AS OTHER MEDICAL OFFICES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STAFF OF LC TREAT MORE THAN ONE MILLION PATIENTS AT THE PHYSICIAN OFFICES, OVER 66,000 IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND PROVIDE OVER 21,000 SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND HOSPITAL DISCHARGES OF APPROXIMATELY 21,000 PATIENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. LC PHYSICIANS PROVIDE EMERGENCY CARE TO PATIENTS IN LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC)'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. AS A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER LC SURGEONS ARE AVAILABLE TO TREAT THE MOST CRITICALLY INJURED AND ILL PATIENTS. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS ALSO SERVE AS "MEDICAL CONTROL" FOR VARIOUS AREA AMBULANCE SERVICES, FOR WHICH THEY DIRECT PRE-HOSPITALIZATION CARE BY RADIO TO PARAMEDICS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS IN THE FIELD. LC PHYSICIANS ALSO PROVIDE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY CARE TO PATIENTS AT THE LHMC PEABODY CAMPUS. IN ADDITION, LC PHYSICIANS TRAIN RESIDENTS FROM THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY EMERGENCY MEDICINE PROGRAM. THESE RESIDENT COMPLETE ROTATIONS AT LHMC UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LC PHYSICIANS DURING THEIR SECOND AND FOURTH YEARS OF STUDY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RESIDENT TRAINING PROGRAM IS INCLUDED IN THE LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC) FORM 990 SCHEDULE H. |
| PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | ANCILLARY SERVICES: RADIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC CARE AND TREATMENT LAHEY CLINIC (LC) PHYSICIANS PROVIDE, REVIEW AND INTERPRET A WIDE RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL SERVICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN IMAGING. THE TEAM OF MORE THAN 40 BOARD CERTIFIED RADIOLOGISTS PROVIDES SUBSPECIALTY EXPERTISE IN BREAST IMAGING, CT SCAN, GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING, GENITOURINARY IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY, MRI, MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING, NEURORADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE (INCLUDING SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING CAPABILITIES AND A RADIONUCLIDE THERAPY PROGRAM), PET/CT IMAGING, THORACIC IMAGING, ULTRASOUND, VASCULAR IMAGING AND WOMEN'S IMAGING. LHMC DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY IS ENTIRELY DIGITAL AND LC PHYSICIANS ARE TRAINED TO INTERPRET SCANS AND IMAGES ON ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE PACS (PICTURE ARCHIVAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM) SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. LC PATIENTS RECEIVE THE MOST ACCURATE DIAGNOSES FROM LC TRAINED PHYSICIANS USING DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES SUCH AS DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY INCLUDING 3-D TOMOSYNTHESIS, CT SCANNERS WITH RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION SOFTWARE, A BARIATRIC CT SCANNER AND MRI UNITS INCLUDING AN OPEN MAGNET AND A 3-TESLA MAGNET. PHYSICIANS AT THE LHMC BURLINGTON CAMPUS ALSO OFFER A FULL RANGE OF CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES WORKING IN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY MANNER WITH THE CARDIOLOGISTS AND PROVIDING CARE INCLUDING A CARDIAC CARE IN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORIES. LC PHYSICIANS REVIEW AND INTERPRET MORE THAN 400,000 IMAGING EXAMINATIONS ANNUALLY IN THREE LOCATIONS: LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), BURLINGTON, LAHEY MEDICAL CENTER, PEABODY AND LAHEY OUTPATIENT CENTER, LEXINGTON. AS NOTED FURTHER IN THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE H OF LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), LHMC IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL. LAHEY CLINIC BOARD CERTIFIED RADIOLOGISTS, TRAIN THE RADIOLOGISTS OF TOMORROW AS PART OF LC'S COMMITMENT TO MEDICAL EDUCATION. RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN A FOUR-YEAR RADIOLOGY RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND POST-RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IS ALSO OFFERED IN FIELDS SUCH AS ABDOMINAL IMAGING, MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING AND INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY IN ADDITION TO THE DIAGNOSTIC CARE NOTED ABOVE, LAHEY CLINIC (LC) RADIOLOGISTS TREAT PATIENTS DIRECTLY IN AREAS SUCH AS INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY. AS PART OF LHMC'S INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, LC PHYSICIANS PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART 3-D AND BIPLANE INTERVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY, AS WELL AS INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES IN SUCH SUBSPECIALTIES AS INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR AND UROLOGY PROCEDURES AS WELL AS A DEDICATED INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGY SERVICE WHERE PHYSICIANS PROVIDE INNOVATIVE IMAGING-GUIDED PROCEDURES FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH VASCULAR (BLOOD VESSEL) DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE BRAIN AND SPINE. LC PHYSICIANS ARE EXPERT IN THE INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE STROKES, ANEURYSMS, AND ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS (AVMS), A CONGENITAL CONDITION INVOLVING A TANGLE OF ABNORMALLY CONNECTED ARTERIES AND VEINS IN THE HEAD. IN ADDITION, LC'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH MEANS THAT RADIOLOGISTS WORK CLOSELY WITH OTHER CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS AND LC PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS PRACTICING IN AREAS SUCH AS ENDOCRINOLOGY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPAEDICS AND CARDIOLOGY (INCLUDING A FULL RANGE OF CARDIAC DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES IN THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LABORATORIES). THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH ENSURES THE BEST OPTIONS AND BEST COURSE OF TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS. THESE PROCEDURES BENEFIT PATIENTS OFFERING A MINIMALLY INVASIVE OPTION WHEN POSSIBLE, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR OPEN SURGERY, TREATING CONDITIONS THAT ARE OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO TREAT OR ARE UNTREATABLE BY OPEN SURGERY AND ALLOWING FOR SHORTER PATIENT RECOVERY TIMES. THE LAHEY TEAM HAS PERFORMED MORE THAN 6,000 PROCEDURES IN THE AREAS DESCRIBED ABOVE. PHYSICIANS WITHIN THE LAHEY CLINIC (LC) DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER THROUGH THE USE OF THREE LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND SOPHISTICATED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT FOR TREATMENT PLANNING, WHICH INCLUDES CT SIMULATORS, AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR ONCOLOGY PATIENTS THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES INCLUDING A FULLY ACCREDITED MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICE, MAGNETIC RESONANCE MAMMOGRAPHY AND ULTRASOUND SERVICES. THE PATIENT CARE TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY IS ROOTED IN TEAMWORK, EASE OF ACCESS AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT. RECOGNIZING THAT EACH PATIENT'S ONCOLOGY NEEDS ARE UNIQUE, LAHEY OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF TREATMENT OPTIONS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH PATIENT. EMBRACING A TEAM APPROACH THAT INVOLVES THE PATIENT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY ALLOWS LC PHYSICIANS TO PAVE THE WAY FOR SUPERIOR OUTCOMES, INCREASED PATIENT SATISFACTION AND, MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, A HIGHER RATE OF SURVIVORSHIP. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONCOLOGY CARE, LC PHYSICIANS COORDINATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WORKING WITH TEAMS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS NECESSARY, SUCH AS HEMATOLOGY, CANCER SERVICES AND THE FAMILIAL CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT CENTER. THIS COLLABORATION ALLOWS PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO PATIENTS. THIS SAME MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH ALSO EXTENDS TO POST-CANCER CARE. |
| PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | GENERAL MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE AND ENDOSCOPY GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIANS OFFER A LARGE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TEAM FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN A MODERN PATIENT CENTER IN BURLINGTON AS WELL AS IN COMMUNITY BASED SETTINGS IN LEXINGTON, PEABODY AND OTHER COMMUNITY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS (PCPS) ARE MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO GENERALLY PROVIDE THE FIRST CONTACT FOR A PATIENT WITH A NON-EMERGENT UNDIAGNOSED HEALTH CONCERN, AS WELL AS CONTINUING CARE FOR A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE PATIENT CARE FACILITY IN BURLINGTON SUPPLEMENTS PRIMARY CARE WITH A RADIOLOGY SUITE FOR X-RAYS, A PHLEBOTOMY STATION FOR BLOOD DRAWS, AND A PHARMACY TO HELP PROVIDE SEAMLESS CARE FOR LC PATIENTS. AS EXPERTS IN ADULT MEDICINE, LAHEY CLINIC PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS WORK TOGETHER IN TEAMS TO DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE. IN A TYPICAL FISCAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 60 PRIMARY CARE AND ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS WILL SEE 90,500 ANNUALLY IN THE BURLINGTON LOCATION ALONE. ENDOSCOPY SPECIALISTS AT THE LAHEY CLINIC TREAT PATIENTS IN THE LHMC ENDOSCOPY CENTER, PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF ENDOSCOPY CARE, WHETHER PATIENTS NEED A DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT FOR A GASTROINTESTINAL, COLON OR RECTAL CONDITION. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART ENDOSCOPY CENTER RECENTLY EXPANDED TO MORE THAN 13,000 SQUARE FEET TO MEET INCREASING PATIENT DEMAND WHILE ENHANCING A PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE. THE NEW FACILITY INCLUDES BOTH REGULAR AND ADVANCED PROCEDURE ROOMS, PRE-PROCEDURE AND POST-PROCEDURE BAYS FOR BOTH OUTPATIENTS AND INPATIENTS, LIGHT-FILLED WAITING ROOMS AND ITS OWN ENTRANCE AND PARKING LOT. THE SPACE ALSO INCLUDES UPDATED IMAGING EQUIPMENT, ADVANCED REPROCESSING TECHNOLOGY AND SEPARATE PROCESSES SUPPORTING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OUTPATIENTS AND INPATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS NEW UNIT HAS THE LARGEST AUTOMATED CLEANING SYSTEM IN THE REGION, WHICH REDUCES THE RISK OF HUMAN ERROR AND CROSS-CONTAMINATION, ENSURING SAFE, PATIENT-READY ENDOSCOPES FOR EVERY PROCEDURE. LC ENDOSCOPY SPECIALISTS PERFORM SCREENINGS AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDITIONS OF THE LIVER, BILIARY TREE, PANCREAS AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, INCLUDING ESOPHAGUS, COLON AND RECTUM. PROCEDURES INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM COLON CANCER SCREENINGS TO TREATMENTS FOR SWALLOWING DISORDERS, BILE DUCT DISORDERS, MOTILITY PROCEDURES, INCLUDING TESTS THAT MEASURE ACID REFLUX, CHECK PH LEVELS AND/OR MEASURE THE MUSCLE STRENGTH IN A PATIENT'S ESOPHAGUS AS WELL AS TUMOR DIAGNOSIS USING ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND. PHYSICIANS ALSO OFFER MANY ADVANCED PROCEDURES SUCH AS ENTEROSCOPY, ERCP (ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY) AND EUC (ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND) WHICH ALLOW THESE SPECIALISTS TO VIEW AND TREAT CONDITIONS IN HARD-TO-REACH AREAS OF THE BILE DUCTS, PANCREAS AND SMALL INTESTINES. AS TEACHING PHYSICIANS, THESE SPECIALISTS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF FINDING NEW WAYS TO USE ENDOSCOPIC TOOLS AND PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE CARE AND TREATMENTS. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AIDS LC PHYSICIANS IN MAKING A MORE PRECISE DIAGNOSIS WHICH IN TURN, ALLOWS FOR MORE TARGETED TREATMENTS FOR CONDITIONS THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT. PATIENTS RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS AND CARE QUICKLY THROUGH LAHEY'S ENDOSCOPY ON DEMAND SERVICE. A PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR CAN REFER THEM AND SCHEDULE DIAGNOSTIC AND URGENT THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES FOR THE PATIENT RIGHT AWAY. A GASTROENTEROLOGIST WILL THEN DISCUSS THE RESULTS WITH THE PATIENT AND THEIR DOCTOR. |
| IN ADDITION TO LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S PROGRAM | SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND AS NOTED FURTHER BELOW, THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK ENGAGED IN SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE AND SERVICES, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT A LOWER COST, WHEN APPROPRIATE. BILH CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITIES AS WELL. BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACTIVITIES FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH ("BILH") AND ITS AFFILIATES FOCUSED ON EXPANDING ACCESS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING TO UNDERSERVED PATIENT POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STRONG FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE AT A LOWER COST, WHEN APPROPRIATE, AS DEMONSTRATED BY BILH'S EFFORTS TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY SETTINGS, KEEP CARE WITHIN THE BILH PERFORMANCE NETWORK ("BILHPN"), AND ALLOW PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE IN THEIR HOMES. THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS SPECIFIC EFFORTS DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING: ACCESS & EXPANSION TO PHARMACY SERVICES - BILH PHARMACY HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, ALLOWING MORE PATIENTS TO UTILIZE ITS PHARMACY FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS. IN FY 2023, BILH PHARMACY SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATED ACCESS TO THE POINT32HEALTH SPECIALTY PHARMACY NETWORK AS WELL AS THE WELLSENSE MEDICAID ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION ("ACO") PLAN. EXAMPLES OF BILH PHARMACY'S OTHER EFFORTS TO EXPAND PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS INCLUDE: - ENHANCED MEDICATION AUTHORIZATION AND ACCESS SERVICES TO HELP PATIENTS OBTAIN NECESSARY INSURANCE AUTHORIZATIONS AND FIND CO-PAY ASSISTANCE, - EXPANDED THE MEDICATION REFILL CENTER TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS IN EXPEDITING MEDICATION RENEWALS AND ENSURING PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND DOSAGE ARE STILL APPROPRIATE, - EXTENDED PATIENT CO-PAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO THE JOSLIN ADULT DIABETES CLINIC AND NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION PATIENTS, AND - EXPANDED CLINICAL PHARMACY SERVICES IN AMBULATORY CLINICS TO HELP MANAGE AND OPTIMIZE PATIENTS' COMPLEX MEDICATION THERAPIES. - BILH PHARMACY ALSO EXPANDED ITS CLINICAL PHARMACY PRESENCE IN CLINICS TO REDUCE THE HEALTH EQUITY GAP IN THE USE OF HIGHLY IMPACTFUL MEDICATIONS TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH DIABETES AND ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES BY IMPROVING THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEMOGLOBIN A1C. INTERVENTIONS CENTERED AROUND PRESCRIBING EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICATIONS, EDUCATING PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS, AND ENSURING ACCESS TO MEDICATION. INITIAL RESULTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN INCREASE IN THE USE OF GLP-1 AGONISTS AND SGLT-2 INHIBITORS BY 32% IN BLACK AND HISPANIC POPULATIONS, AN AVERAGE REDUCTION IN HEMOGLOBIN A1C OF 0.8, AND A DECREASE OF SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURES OF 7MMHG AND 2MMHG RESPECTIVELY. IMPROVEMENT IN LAB SERVICES - BILH OPTIMIZED THE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES OF COLLECTED LABORATORY SPECIMENS TO TESTING LABORATORIES, ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS FOR TURNAROUND TIMES AND MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. THIS IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO CONSOLIDATE TESTING, EXPAND ACCESS TO IN-NETWORK LABORATORY SERVICES WHICH IN TURN GENERALLY REDUCES COST, AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND THE CLINICIAN AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. - FOCUS REMAINED STRONG IN DEVELOPING PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DELIVERY MODELS AND RE-OPENING PATIENT SERVICE CENTERS. THESE EFFORTS ENHANCE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS' ABILITY TO USE BILH LABS AND INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO BILH LABS. LEVERAGING IN-NETWORK CARE - BILH OPERATES A TRANSFER CENTER THAT FACILITATES PATIENT ACCESS TO THE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF PATIENT TRANSFERS. WITH THE CREATION OF THE TRANSFER CENTER, BILH HAS BEEN ABLE TO RETAIN PATIENTS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE GONE OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. BY EXPANDING ITS FOCUS TO COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, BILH HAS ENHANCED ITS ABILITY TO PLACE PATIENTS, INCLUDING AT LOCATIONS POTENTIALLY CLOSER TO THE PATIENTS' HOMES. - BILHPN OPERATES A CENTRALIZED REFERRAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON PATIENTS SEEKING OUT-OF-NETWORK SPECIALTY CARE AND REDIRECTING THEM TO IN-NETWORK SPECIALTY CARE, WHEN CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE. THROUGHOUT FY 2023, BILHPN REDIRECTED WELL OVER ONE THOUSAND PATIENT VISITS. IN MOST CASES, CARE RETAINED WITHIN BILH RESULTED IN ENHANCED CARE COORDINATION AT A LOWER COST OF CARE. ENABLING PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE AT HOME - BILH LAUNCHED ITS HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM IN FY 2023, STARTING WITH LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER. THIS HAS ALLOWED ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO BE OFFERED CARE IN THE SETTING MOST COMFORTABLE FOR THEM - THEIR HOMES - WHILE ALSO CUSTOMIZING CARE PLANS AND IMPROVING PATIENTS' MOBILITY EVEN WHILE THEY ARE ACUTELY ILL. - IN FY 2023, BILHPN PUT PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO MANAGE LENGTH OF STAY AT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES ("SNFS"), REDUCE READMISSIONS, AND DISCHARGE MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE PATIENTS DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOMES WITH HOMECARE SERVICES INSTEAD OF TO A SNF, PROVIDED PATIENTS ARE MEDICALLY STABLE TO RETURN HOME AFTER AN ACUTE CARE STAY AND WILL LIKELY HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES AND LOWER COST OF CARE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - IN FY 2023, BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES LAUNCHED ITS COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER ("CBHC") IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONSOLIDATING OUTPATIENT, MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND ADULT COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CBHC IS A PART OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ROADMAP FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM. - IN ADDITION, AS PART OF THE ROADMAP FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM, BILH LAUNCHED AN EMERGENCY SERVICES REDESIGN THAT SHIFTS EMERGENCY EVALUATIONS OUT OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ("ED"). BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES ALSO EXPANDED ITS ED INTEGRATION EFFORTS TO A TOTAL OF SIX EDS, INCLUDING ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL, ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL, BEVERLY HOSPITAL, LAHEY MEDICAL CENTER-PEABODY, BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-MILTON, AND WINCHESTER HOSPITAL. HEALTH EQUITY - BILH AND LAWYERS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS LAUNCHED A MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS, BEGINNING AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER. THE COLLABORATION WILL EXPAND BILH'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS LIVING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. - BILHPN FOCUSED ON REDUCING HEALTH EQUITY DISPARITIES IN DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT BY STRATIFYING HEALTH OUTCOMES BY RACE, ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE; SHARING PERFORMANCE DATA WITH PRIMARY CARE GROUPS; AND IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS OFF-HOUR CLINICS, HOME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR DISTRIBUTION, CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING, AND OUTREACH TO PATIENTS WITH HIGHER NEEDS. |
| ONGOING INTIATIVES: | ENHANCED ACCESS FOR MASSHEALTH PATIENTS - TO MITIGATE BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO CARE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MASSHEALTH PATIENTS THAT BILH SERVES, THE SYSTEM COMMITTED TO UNIVERSAL NETWORK-WIDE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION IN MASSHEALTH. ALL BILH HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY BILH OR ON WHOSE BEHALF BILH JOINTLY CONTRACTS PARTICIPATE IN AND/OR HAVE APPLIED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME FORM OF MASSHEALTH. IN FY 2022, BILH SIGNED A NEW MASSHEALTH ACO CONTRACT WITH BMC HEALTHNET PLAN / WELLSENSE HEALTH PLAN THAT WENT INTO EFFECT IN APRIL 2023. AS PART OF THIS CONTRACT, BILHPN EXTENDED PARTICIPATION TO ALL ELIGIBLE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ("PCPS") WHO WERE NOT OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. PRIOR TO THAT TIME, WHILE ALL ELIGIBLE BILHPN PCPS WERE PARTICIPANTS IN A FORM OF MASSHEALTH, SOME PCPS WERE NOT PREVIOUSLY PARTICIPATING IN A MASSHEALTH ACO. - BILH HAS DEVELOPED, REFINED AND IMPLEMENTED A MULTICULTURAL MARKETING, ADVERTISING, AND OUTREACH PLAN WITH THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING MASSHEALTH PATIENTS, IN TARGETED BILH SERVICE AREAS. INVESTMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES - BILH HOSPITALS HAVE CREATED AND MAINTAIN STRONG CONNECTIONS TO A NETWORK OF AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CENTERS THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. IN THE REGIONS THAT THEY SERVE, THE SAFETY NET AFFILIATES ("SNAS") AND COMMUNITY CARE ALLIANCE ("CCA") COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ("CHCS") ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF BILH'S DELIVERY SYSTEM REGARDING COMMUNITY-BASED CARE FOR MASSHEALTH AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PATIENTS. - CCA CHCS INCLUDE BOWDOIN STREET HEALTH CENTER, CHARLES RIVER COMMUNITY HEALTH, THE DIMOCK CENTER, FENWAY HEALTH, AND SOUTH COVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. - SNAS INCLUDE CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE AND SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE BROCKTON HOSPITAL. - BILH CONTINUES TO INVEST IN THE CCA CHCS AND SNAS, ENABLING THEM TO EXPAND THEIR CAPABILITIES AND CARE FOR MORE HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED PATIENTS. IN FY 2022, BILH INVESTED OVER $8 MILLION IN ITS CHCS AND SNAS, IN ADDITION TO ENGAGING IN REGIONAL PLANNING AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. THESE INVESTMENTS REPRESENT ONLY A PORTION OF A MUCH LARGER COMMUNITY BENEFITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO THAT IS DESCRIBED IN GREATER DETAIL IN THIS AND OTHER BILH NETWORK TAX FILINGS. - BILH CONTINUES TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH CHCS IN ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES. FOR EXAMPLE, BILH HAS ESTABLISHED A TELEHEALTH PILOT PROGRAM BETWEEN PHYSICIANS AT ADDISON GILBERT AND BEVERLY HOSPITALS AND PATIENTS AT NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER. BILH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK (BILH) IS COMMITTED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVICED. BELOW ARE SOME OF ACTIVITIES THAT BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (BILHBS) HAS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BILH AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. BILHBS (WHICH INCLUDES THE ACTIVITIES OF BILH'S TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORP) IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BILHBS' NETWORK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM INPATIENT TREATMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE: - INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT; - EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS; - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT; - INDIVIDUAL/COUPLE/FAMILY THERAPY; - MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AND - SCHOOL-BASED AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM INPATIENT TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. BILHBS OPERATES OVER 250 BEDS IN 9 FACILITIES FOR CLIENTS REQUIRING ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, DETOXIFICATION AND RESIDENTIAL STEP-DOWN SERVICES. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES INCLUDED MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS IN THREE CATCHMENT AREAS AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BILHBS ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES IN 63 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS 9 POLICE DEPARTMENTS. SINCE ITS CREATION IN MARCH 2019, BILH HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST SIGNIFICANTLY IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH TO CARE DELIVERY. AS ONE OF SEVERAL ONGOING INITIATIVES, BILH HAS MADE A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH KNOWN AS THE IMPACT MODEL. MORE THAN 75% OF BILH EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES PARTICIPATED IN THIS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. BILHBS HAS A CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING BED SEARCHES FOR PATIENTS SEEN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM AND WHO ARE AWAITING AN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PLACEMENT. THIS TEAM DIRECTLY INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF CLINICIANS TO CONTINUE TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) AND THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS WHILE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE INPATIENT PLACEMENTS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS DECREASED RESPONSE TIME TO RESPONDING TO NEW PATIENTS IN CRISIS AND REDUCES ED BOARDING TIME FOR PATIENTS WHO CAN BE SAFELY MANAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, AND IN THE AREA OF ADDICTION SERVICES, BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 17,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, PROVIDING OVER 380,000 UNITS OF SERVICE, IN A VAST ARRAY OF SETTINGS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS. BILH BS' AMBULATORY DIVISION SERVES NEARLY 4,300 PATIENTS EVERY YEAR, DELIVERING MORE THAN 108,000 UNITS OF SERVICES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS. MORE THAN 43,000 WERE DELIVERED BY TELEHEALTH AMBULATORY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED UNDER THE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE (CBHI) INCLUDING A BROAD RANGE OF COUNSELING AND THERAPY AS WELL AS MORE INTENSIVE TREATMENT MODALITIES. ALL THERAPY PROGRAMS ARE SUPPORTED BY MEDICATION CLINICS IF THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE AN APPROPRIATE ADJUNCT TO TREATMENT. IN FY23, NBHC DELIVERED 99,419 UNITS OF AMBULATORY SERVICES, SUPPORTED BY 8,432 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY VISITS. BILH BS' EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE RESPONSE TEAMS IN LAWRENCE, SALEM AND LOWELL ARE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK, PROVIDING PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENTS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN VARIOUS SETTINGS. NBHC PROVIDES THESE SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF AREA HOSPITALS, INCLUDING FACILITIES OUTSIDE OF THE BILH UMBRELLA. MOBILE CRISIS CLINICIANS ALSO RESPOND TO SCHOOLS, HOMES AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS, AND NBHC ALSO PROVIDES WALK-IN SERVICES AT THE THREE TEAM LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY EVALUATION, TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDE ONGOING CRISIS COUNSELING UNTIL THE PATIENT IS STABLE AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE ESTABLISHED WITH LONGER-TERM CARE PROVIDERS. THE LAWRENCE AND SALEM LOCATIONS ALSO HOUSE 8-BED COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION UNITS, WHICH OFFER SHORT-TERM (3-5 DAY) CRISIS BEDS IN LIEU OF HOSPITALIZATION FOR MASSHEALTH, MEDICARE, AND UNINSURED CLIENTS. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAMS HAD 13,502 ENCOUNTERS, 1,895 OF WHICH WERE DONE REMOTELY, AND THE CCS PROGRAMS RECORDED 2,546 BED DAYS. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12: | THE BOSTON, MA OFFICE OF KPMG ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION ON THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. AND AFFILIATES FOR FISCAL PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. THESE STATEMENTS WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) AND INCLUDED THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH), AND THE ENTITIES FOR WHICH BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) , LAHEY CLINIC (LCI), LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NORTHEAST), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY, JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND THEIR AFFILIATES. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, BILH BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. (EHRI) AND THREE MONTHS OF EHRI'S ACTIVITY AS WELL AS THREE MONTHS OF EHRI'S AFFILIATES' ACTIVITY, INCLUDING EXETER HOSPITAL, ARE INCLUDED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BILH AND AFFILIATES. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS OF, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP), THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND HMFP'S AFFILIATES. HMFP AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BILH, BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990. PART IV, LINE 24A: | AS DESCRIBED IN THIS FORM 990 AND FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS AN ENTITY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED AND SERVED AS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF AND DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC, INC. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, LAHEY CLINIC, INC. WAS A MEMBER OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP AND ITS TAX-EXEMPT BOND FINANCING WAS ISSUED THROUGH EITHER THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP OR THROUGH A PREVIOUS OBLIGATED GROUP WHICH IS NOW A PART OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP. THE SCHEDULE K AS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990 INCLUDES ALL OF THE BILH OBLIGATED GROUP OUTSTANDING TAX-EXEMPT DEBT FOR BONDS ISSUED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002, ONLY A PORTION OF WHICH IS ALLOCABLE TO AND REPORTED ON LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S BALANCE SHEET. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24B: | AS REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 SCHEDULE K, THE LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM INC. (LHSI) SERIES F BONDS WHICH WERE ISSUED IN 2015 ARE NOW PART OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT. THE BONDS WERE ISSUED IN 2015 AND AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 THERE WAS A BALANCE REMAINING IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND. PROCEEDS IN THE CONSTRUCTION FUND WERE UNEXPECTEDLY HELD BEYOND THE THREE-YEAR TEMPORARY PERIOD, AND WERE YIELD RESTRICTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 7G: | LAHEY CLINIC, INC. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899. |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 7H: | LAHEY CLINIC, INC. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES OR OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH, WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 1098-C. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER TO: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) , LAHEY CLINIC (LCI), LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NORTHEAST), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY, JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND TO AFFILIATES OF THESE ENTITIES. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, BILH ALSO BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. (EHRI) AND ITS AFFILIATES', INCLUDING EXETER HOSPITAL. EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY HAVE, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. IN ADDITION, HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (HMFP) IS THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OF BIDMC AND AN ENTITY INTEGRALLY RELATED TO HELPING BIDMC AND OTHER AFFILIATES IN THE BILH NETWORK ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. FOR THIS SAME PERIOD HMFP SERVED AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS OF HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (APHMFP) AS WELL AS SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ENTITIES. TWO OR MORE OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990 PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF SITTING ON ONE OR MORE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES OR BY SERVING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE ENTITIES WITHIN THE NETWORK OF THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS NOTED ABOVE. ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS PROVIDED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THIS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | FOR THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) SERVED AS DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER OF: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BIDMC), MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL (MAH), NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL MILTON, INC. (MILTON), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM, INC. (NEEDHAM), BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL PLYMOUTH, INC. (PLYMOUTH), LAHEY CLINIC FOUNDATION (LCF) , LAHEY CLINIC (LCI), LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL D/B/A LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (LHMC), WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (WINCHESTER), NORTHEAST HOSPITAL CORPORATION (NORTHEAST), ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH), BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH PHARMACY, JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER AND TO AFFILIATES OF THESE ENTITIES. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023, BILH ALSO BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF EXETER HEALTH RESOURCES, INC. (EHRI) AND ITS AFFILIATES', INCLUDING EXETER HOSPITAL. EACH OF THESE AFFILIATES MAY HAVE, IN TURN, SERVED AS MEMBER OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE BILH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S GOVERNING BODY IS COMPRISED OF THE SAME INDIVIDUALS SERVING ON THE MEMBER'S GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC, INC. HAS THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS, AS DESIGNATED IN LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S BYLAWS: SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS ("M.G.L.") CHAPTER 180, AS AMENDED, ON MEMBERS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT AS ARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION ("BOARD") IN THESE BYLAWS, THE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXERCISE ALL POWERS, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, CONFERRED BY M.G.L. CHAPTER 180 ON BOARDS OF CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER M.G.L. CHAPTER 180. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE MEMBER MAY NOT TAKE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD: (A) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN, OR CONSOLIDATION OF PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS, ASSETS, AND PROGRAMS OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL REMAIN UNDER THE CORPORATION'S CONTROL AND BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CORPORATION AND NOT FOR OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE MEMBER'S SYSTEM, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH CHANGES INVOLVE BACK-OFFICE CONSOLIDATION WITH OTHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF THE MEMBER; (B) APPROVE OR REQUIRE ANY CHANGE IN THE NAME, BRAND, OR TRADEMARK OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, EXCEPT SUCH COMPLEMENTARY CHANGES AS THE MEMBER MAY DETERMINE ARE REASONABLY APPROPRIATE IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM-WIDE IDENTITY FOR THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES; OR (C) AMEND OR RESTATE THESE BYLAWS TO CHANGE OR ELIMINATE EITHER OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS ON ITS POWERS. FOR THE PERIOD ENDING ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE THE SYSTEM MEMBER BECOMES THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE MEMBER, THE SYSTEM MEMBER'S AUTHORITY TO CHANGE THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATION OF THE CORPORATION OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES IS SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT OBTAIN THE UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE CORPORATION'S DESIGNATED TRUSTEES (AS DEFINED IN THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) AND THE APPROVAL OF THE SYSTEM MEMBER'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, THE POWERS OF THE MEMBER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS BELOW: "THE POWER OF THE MEMBER TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: (X) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE MEMBER AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED BY THE MEMBER ONLY AT THE EXPRESS AND EXPLICIT DIRECTION OF, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF, THE SYSTEM MEMBER; (Y) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE MEMBER AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED DIRECTLY BY THE SYSTEM MEMBER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR PARTICIPATION OF THE MEMBER; AND (Z) OTHER THAN STATUTORY POWERS, THE [MEMBER] SHALL HAVE ONLY THOSE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OVER AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATIONS OF WHICH IT IS A MEMBER AS ARE EXPRESSLY AND EXPLICITLY DELEGATED OR DIRECTED TO THE MEMBER BY ACTION OF THE SYSTEM MEMBER'S BOARD." ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE MEMBER OR THE SYSTEM MEMBER SHALL BE DEEMED DULY AUTHORIZED WHEN TAKEN, WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER, BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MEMBER OR ITS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, AND WITH RESPECT TO THE SYSTEM MEMBER, BY THE SYSTEM MEMBER'S BOARD OR ITS DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. ANY SUCH ACTIONS MAY BE TAKEN WITHOUT A MEETING IF CONFIRMED THROUGH A DULY AUTHORIZED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION BY THE RESPECTIVE BOARD OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE CORPORATION. IN EXERCISING ITS POWERS WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATION, THE MEMBER MAY CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF LAHEY CLINIC, INC. THE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MEMBER REGARDING (I) APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES, (II) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S POLICIES, (III) THE MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT CARE QUALITY, AND (IV) THE PROVISION OF CLINICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANNING IN A MANNER RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS; (B) ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LICENSURE AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING CREDENTIALING AND OTHER MEDICAL STAFF MATTERS; (C) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT FOR INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW CLINICAL SERVICES, AND PARTICIPATING IN AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CORPORATION'S STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN AND GOALS; (D) REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AS WELL AS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; (E) MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS; (F) PROVIDING OVERSIGHT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS RELATING TO PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY; (G) REVIEWING DISASTER PLANS THAT DEAL WITH BOTH INTERNAL (E.G., FIRE) AND EXTERNAL DISASTERS; AND (H) EVALUATING RECRUITMENT NEEDS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE MEDICAL STAFF CAPACITY TO CONTINUE TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THESE BYLAWS, THE BOARD SHALL ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY AND CONSISTENT THEREWITH SHALL HAVE ONLY THE FOLLOWING POWERS: (A) POWERS EXPRESSLY GRANTED BY THE MEMBER FROM TIME TO TIME; (B) POWER TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF OTHER CORPORATIONS; (C) POWER TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER (AS DEFINED UNDER THE BYLAWS OF THE MEMBER) OR UNDER THESE BYLAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER; AND (D) POWERS TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHTS VESTED IN THE CORPORATION UNDER THAT AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 30, 2017 BY AND AMONG LAHEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC., MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL, CAREGROUP, INC., AND SEACOAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSES (A) AND (B) OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.2. THE POWERS OF THE BOARD IN CLAUSE (C) AND (D) OF THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE MEMBER AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE RESERVED POWERS OF THE MEMBER SET FORTH ABOVE. NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (B) ABOVE, THE POWER OF THE CORPORATION TO EXERCISE ITS AUTHORITY AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: (X) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED BY THE CORPORATION ONLY AT THE EXPRESS AND EXPLICIT DIRECTION OF, AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF, THE MEMBER; (Y) ALL STATUTORY POWERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CORPORATION AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER CORPORATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW MAY BE EXERCISED DIRECTLY BY THE MEMBER AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIR BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OR PARTICIPATION OF THE CORPORATION; AND (Z) OTHER THAN STATUTORY POWERS, THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONLY THOSE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES OVER AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATIONS OF WHICH IT IS A MEMBER AS ARE EXPRESSLY AND EXPLICITLY DELEGATED OR DIRECTED TO THE CORPORATION BY ACTION OF THE MEMBER'S BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | AS NOTED IN VARIOUS DISCLOSURES THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH, INC. (BILH) IS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT SOLE MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC, INC. THIS FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH DELOITTE TAX, LLP (DELOITTE). AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND FUNCTIONS WITHIN BILH AND LAHEY CLINIC, INC. TO ENSURE THAT ALL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES ARE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. EXAMPLES OF SUCH DEPARTMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCES AND PAYROLL, TREASURY, COMPLIANCE, LEGAL, COMMUNITY BENEFITS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REIMBURSEMENT, GOVERNANCE, DEVELOPMENT, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, RESEARCH AND/OR RESEARCH FINANCE. LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S FORM 990 IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE BILH ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, TAXATION AND EXTERNALLY BY DELOITTE. LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S FORM 990, ALONG WITH THE FORMS 990 OF ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK, ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BILH AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. DELOITTE SIGNS THE FINAL RETURNS. A COPY OF THE COMPLETE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, LAHEY CLINIC, INC. IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) SYSTEM OF AFFILIATES. ALL ENTITIES IN THE BILH NETWORK ADHERE TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MAINTAIN A WRITTEN, COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE ENTITY LEVEL. PURSUANT TO THESE POLICIES, BILH ENTITIES' OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TAX QUESTIONNAIRE (COI-TQ). THE COI-TQ IS DESIGNED TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE OF ANY BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS MAINTAINED BY OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, OR KEY EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHICH MAY RESULT IN A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BILH OFFICE OF INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, ADMINISTERS THE COI-TQ PROCESS ANNUALLY. BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ALL DISCLOSURES. DISCLOSURES FOR BILH EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BILH POLICY. A SUMMARY OF POSITIVE RESPONSES FOR EACH BILH AFFILIATE IS PROVIDED TO THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR THAT ENTITY FOR REVIEW FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT. ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES ACTION UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES IS SUBJECT TO ONGOING REVIEW BY LAHEY CLINIC, INC. AS WELL AS THE BILH INTEGRITY AND COMPLIANCE OFFICE. PURSUANT TO THE BILH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CERTAIN ACTIVITIES WHICH COULD CREATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE PROHIBITED WHILE OTHER TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS ARE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH A MANAGEMENT PLAN TO REQUIRE DISCLOSURE AND RECUSAL, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES. IN ADDITION AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ANNUAL COI-TQ PROCESS OUTLINED ABOVE IS JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE BILH TAX DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE THAT THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE LAHEY CLINIC, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS WELL AS FORMER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COI-TQ PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO GATHER THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR LAHEY CLINIC, INC. TO COMPLETELY AND ACCURATELY COMPLETE FORM 990 SCHEDULE L, TRANSACTIONS WITH INTERESTED PERSONS AND FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 2, FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OFFICERS, DIRECTORS/TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, LAHEY CLINIC, INC. IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S SOLE MEMBER, OR IF NOT AS DIRECT SOLE MEMBER, INDIRECTLY AS THE MEMBER IN ITS CAPACITY AS PARENT OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. IN THIS ROLE BILH MAINTAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SETTING COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ENTITIES WHICH COMPRISED THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS THEREFORE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES, THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED BELOW OR IN FORM 990 SCHEDULE J, THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN THIS FORM 990 FOR LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS SET BY THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESS FOR SETTING COMPENSATION IS BELOW. THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES AND THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE, INCLUDING BENEFITS, FOR THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK OF AFFILIATES INCLUDING THE BILH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AS WELL AS OTHER MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT AT BILH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO THESE INDIVIDUALS IS FAIR AND REASONABLE USING CURRENT AND CREDIBLE MARKET PRACTICE INFORMATION AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LEGAL AND REGULATORY GUIDELINES. THE BILH COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN SETTING COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES UPON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES PRODUCED BY INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRMS THAT REGULARLY ASSESS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE OF THE INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND AT THAT TIME REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION SURVEY DETAILS PREPARED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM. FOR SOME CATEGORIES OF POSITIONS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND TARGETS AS A GROUP, RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUAL. COMPENSATION FOR THE BILH CEO AND OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES IS REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE BILH CEO. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE BILH CEO AS VOTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. ALL DELIBERATIONS FOR BOTH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MINUTES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 53.4958-6(C), REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A TRANSACTION IS NOT AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AS NOTED THROUGHOUT THIS FILING, LAHEY CLINIC, INC. IS A MEMBER OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH (BILH) NETWORK OF AFFILIATES WITH BILH SERVING AS LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S SOLE MEMBER, OR IF NOT AS DIRECT SOLE MEMBER, INDIRECTLY AS THE MEMBER IN ITS CAPACITY AS PARENT OF THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK. LAHEY CLINIC, INC.'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH TAX DEPARTMENT SCHRAFFT'S CITY CENTER, 4TH FLOOR, 529 MAIN STREET CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS 85,835,039. BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS 868,022. PENSION EXPENSE 5,788,580. |
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