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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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| 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. | ||||||
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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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE: REGIONS HOSPITAL (REGIONS) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS). FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH PLAN FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS, AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(4) AND IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HPI IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF GROUP HEALTH, INC. (GHI), WHICH IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS. REGIONS, A LEADING FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL PROVIDING OUTSTANDING MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, HAS SERVED THE TWIN CITIES AND SURROUNDING REGION FOR OVER 140 YEARS. THE MISSION OF REGIONS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ITS PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE. REGIONS IS THE SECOND LARGEST PROVIDER OF CHARITY CARE IN MINNESOTA AND IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. CHARITY CARE: REGIONS IS THE PRIMARY "SAFETY NET" HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE IN THE EAST METRO. IN 2024 ALONE, REGIONS PROVIDED $70.6 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE CHARGES ($35.4 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE COSTS) TO CARE FOR 20,121 PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR COULD NOT AFFORD CARE. CHARITY CARE REPRESENTED 3.0 PERCENT OF REGIONS' TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENT ACCOUNTS WRITTEN OFF IN 2024, WERE PURE SELF-PAY PATIENTS WITH NO COVERAGE AND NO ABILITY TO PAY. REGIONS DEFINES CHARITY CARE AS THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE WILLING, BUT UNABLE, TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. THIS INCLUDES PATIENTS WHOSE CHARGES ARE FORGIVEN OR REDUCED BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO PAY, PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY THE BALANCE LEFT BY A THIRD-PARTY PAYER, AND PATIENTS FOR WHOM UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR SPECIAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WARRANT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. REGIONS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING NEEDED SERVICES EVEN AT A FINANCIAL LOSS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2024, REGIONS PROVIDED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY SERVICES TO SELF-PAY PATIENTS TOTALING $240.4 MILLION IN CHARGES. APPROXIMATELY $23.1 MILLION OF THESE CHARGES WERE WRITTEN OFF AT A LOSS. REGIONS PAID $18 MILLION IN 2024 TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA (THE STATE) FOR HEALTH CARE TAXES EQUAL TO 1.8 PERCENT OF ITS NET REVENUE FROM PATIENT CARE SERVICES. THE FUNDS RAISED BY THIS TAX ARE EARMARKED BY THE STATE TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR MINNESOTANS WHO ARE OTHERWISE UNABLE TO FULLY PAY FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED MEANS-TESTED HEALTH CARE: REGIONS PROVIDES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES, TO MANY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, SANE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAM PATIENTS. IN 2024, PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS CONSTITUTED 45.5 PERCENT OF REGIONS' CHARGES, PATIENTS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR CONSTITUTED 20.1 PERCENT OF REGIONS' CHARGES, AND CHARITY CASES WERE 3.2 PERCENT OF CHARGES. ONLY 31.2 PERCENT OF CHARGES WERE FOR COMMERCIAL PATIENTS. ALTHOUGH MOST OF REGIONS' REIMBURSEMENT COMES FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, THESE PROGRAMS OFTEN DO NOT COMPENSATE REGIONS FOR THE FULL COST OF PROVIDING CARE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICES: 1. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES REGIONS INVESTED IN A BROAD RANGE OF INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BEYOND THE WALLS OF CLINICAL CARE. IN 2024, THIS INCLUDED SUPPORT FOR MAKE IT OK, POWERUP, LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT, THE TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING SERVICES THAT HELP REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE. THESE PROGRAMS ADDRESS MENTAL WELL-BEING, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY HABITS, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, AND ACCESS TO INSURANCE-ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. IN 2024, THE MAKE IT OK COMMUNITY INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO RAISE AWARENESS, CHALLENGE STIGMA, CONNECT PEOPLE TO RESOURCES, AND ENCOURAGE OPEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. IN MARCH, REGIONS CELEBRATED THE LAUNCH OF A REDESIGNED WEBSITE FEATURING A NEW LOOK, NEW EXPERIENCE, UPDATED CONTENT, AND TAILORED RESOURCES DESIGNED TO HELP EVERYONE FEEL WELCOMED, SEEN, HEARD, AND INCLUDED. EXPLORE AT MAKEITOK.ORG. REGIONS OUTREACH REMAINED STRONG, WITH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS THROUGH EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND TRAINING NEW AMBASSADORS, LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY. IN MAY, DURING MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, REGIONS REACHED THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH THE RADIO STATION KS95 AND THE WELL WISCONSIN RADIO PODCAST. REGIONS ALSO DEBUTED A COMMUNITY E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH NOW GOES OUT BI-MONTHLY. HIGHLIGHTS OF MAKE IT OK IN 2024: 73,000+ WEBSITE VISITORS 18,000+ REACHED THROUGH RADIO AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS 6,000+ ENGAGED AT 30 IN-PERSON COMMUNITY EVENTS 995 AMBASSADOR E-NEWS LISTSERV SUBSCRIBERS (140 NEW IN 2024) 632 ATTENDEES THROUGH 15 MAKE IT OK PRESENTATIONS (497 ATTENDED THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PRESENTATION) 495 NEW COMMUNITY E-NEWS LISTSERV SUBSCRIBERS (SINCE MAY 2024) 162 NEW AMBASSADORS TRAINED THROUGH 7 VIRTUAL SESSIONS IN 2024, THE POWERUP COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE CONTINUED TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT KIDS AND FAMILIES TO EAT BETTER, MOVE MORE, AND FEEL GOOD. THIS YEAR, REGIONS DEEPENED FOCUS ON "FEEL GOOD" RESOURCES, OFFERING SIMPLE AND APPROACHABLE WAYS FOR KIDS TO BUILD HEALTHY COPING SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH PRACTICING MINDFULNESS, FINDING MOMENTS TO UNPLUG, OR SPREADING KINDNESS, POWERUP PROVIDED FUN AND PRACTICAL IDEAS TO SUPPORT KIDS IN FEELING THEIR BEST. IN-PERSON OUTREACH REMAINED STRONG, CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THROUGH EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. AS MENTAL WELL-BEING CONTINUES TO BE A TOP PRIORITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES, POWERUP IS PROUD TO BE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF SUPPORTHELPING KIDS AND FAMILIES BUILD SELF-CARE HABITS, STRENGTHEN EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, AND FIND EVERYDAY MOMENTS OF JOY AND CONNECTION. LEARN MORE AT POWERUP4KIDS.ORG. HIGHLIGHTS OF POWERUP IN 2024: 13,000+ REACHED WITH THE POWERUP PRESS FAMILY NEWSLETTERS, THROUGH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES 2,189: POWERUP LISTSERV SUBSCRIBERS (108 NEW IN 2024) ENGAGED THROUGH MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS ENGAGED 23,094 KIDS AND FAMILIES THROUGH 131 EVENTS THAT POWERUP ATTENDED THE HEALTHPARTNERS TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (TLC) CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESILIENT LEADERS BY AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICE AND GIVING THEM A PLATFORM TO MAKE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, DEMONSTRATED THROUGH INCREASED GROWTH IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE, A SENSE OF BELONGING AND GREATER RESILIENCY. IN 2024, TLC MEMBERS CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED AND EXCITED ABOUT THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS CONTINUED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY LEARNING ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH CONCEPTS AND TO CHOOSE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. TLC MEMBERS ALSO EXPLORED THEIR PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND GREW AS LEADERS BY PLANNING AND FACILITATING MEETINGS, COLLABORATING TO ACHIEVE SHARED GOALS, AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THEY ALSO ENGAGED WITH PROFESSIONALS WITHIN REGIONS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO LEARN ABOUT AND EXPLORE A VARIETY OF CAREERS. LEARN MORE AT HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/TEEN-LEADERSHIP-COUNCIL. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN 2024: 25 MEMBERS FROM 22 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN INCREASED DIVERSITY IN MEMBERSHIP REACHED 200,000 TEENS THROUGH THEIR CONSULTATION TO THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE USER EXPERIENCE TEAM ABOUT TEEN PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | REACHED 500,000+ TEENS THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH RAMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND BEREAL, FOCUSED ON SCHOOL NUTRITION AND BODY IMAGE CURRICULUM. REACHED 500,000+ TEENS THROUGH CONSULTATION WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOCUSED ON ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) EDUCATION. REACHED 11,400 STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR CONSULTATION WITH EVERY MEAL, TASTE-TESTING FOOD PRODUCTS TO INCLUDE IN WEEKEND MEAL KITS. PREPARED AND SERVED 400 MEALS FOR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AT THE ST. PAUL OPPORTUNITY CENTER. PACKED 1,417 OPIOID PREVENTION KITS FOR STEVE RUMMLER HOPE NETWORK, PREVENTING 5,668 OVERDOSES. ORGANIZED A FOOD DRIVE AT 10 DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLECTING 25 GROCERY BAGS OF FOOD FOR THE HALLIE Q BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER. ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATORS TO ADDRESS DIGITAL LITERACY AT YOUTH DAY AT THE CAPITOL. ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATORS TO PREVENT THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS AT TOBACCO DAY AT THE CAPITOL. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE TLC'S ANNUAL MEETING: CULTIVATING A HEALTHY APPROACH TO SUCCESS FOR YOUTH. GUEST SPEAKER FROM PARK NICOLLET PEDIATRICS, WAS THE EVENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND TEEN PANELISTS ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE IN THE TLC AND TOPICS IMPORTANT TO TEENS. IN 2024, LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT CONTINUED TO GROW AS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE POWER OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIRST 1,000 DAYS OF LIFE. THROUGH A BROAD AND INCLUSIVE MOVEMENT, LMC UNITED MORE THAN 115 ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS WORKING TOGETHER TO INSPIRE SIMPLE, EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS THAT HELP CHILDREN THRIVE. LEARN MORE AT LITTLEMOMENTSCOUNT.ORG. THIS YEAR, LMC EXPANDED ITS REACH THROUGH NEW AND EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS IN HEALTH CARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY SPACES. THE BIRTH CENTER PROGRAM PROVIDED NEW PARENT RESOURCES TO OVER 8,000 FAMILIES. REGIONS GROWING HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE NOW INCLUDES 12 HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, COLLECTIVELY SERVING MORE THAN 175,000 FAMILIES. MEDIA CAMPAIGNS ON MPR AND SOCIAL PLATFORMS HELPED TO REACH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH MESSAGES THAT PROMOTE TALKING, READING, SINGING, PLAYING, AND STORYTELLING FROM THE START. ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ALSO EXPANDED WITH MORE THAN 100 EPISODES OF THE LMC RADIO PODCAST AND MAJOR MILESTONES FOR EARLY RISERS, INCLUDING 100,000 DOWNLOADS AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION. A NEW REGIONAL EXPANSION IN THE ST. CROIX VALLEY BROUGHT TOGETHER LOCAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE, RURAL FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT. HIGHLIGHTS OF LITTLE MOMENTS COUNT IN 2024: 115+ CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS ENGAGED STATEWIDE 8,000+ FAMILIES REACHED THROUGH BIRTH CENTER AND NEW PARENT RESOURCES 175,000+ FAMILIES SUPPORTED THROUGH HEALTH CARE PARTNERS 14M+ IMPRESSIONS THROUGH MPR AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS 100+ LMC RADIO PODCAST EPISODES PRODUCED 100,000 DOWNLOADS OF THE EARLY RISERS PODCAST EXPANSION LAUNCHED IN THE ST. CROIX VALLEY REGIONS PROVIDES FINANCIAL COUNSELING SERVICES TO SUPPORT UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN ACCESSING ONGOING MEDICAL CARE. IN 2024, REGIONS EMPLOYED A DEDICATED TEAM OF PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, REGISTRATION FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS, AND TEAM LEADS, ALONG WITH AN EMBEDDED RAMSEY COUNTY WORKER, TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH ENROLLMENT IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND HOSPITAL-BASED ASSISTANCE. CERTIFIED AS MNSURE APPLICATION COUNSELORS, STAFF HELP PATIENTS APPLY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, MINNESOTACARE, AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS, INCLUDING THROUGH PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY. FINANCIAL COUNSELING IS OFFERED 24/7 IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND DURING BUSINESS HOURS IN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTINGS. IN 2024, REGIONS STAFF COMPLETED OVER 2,100 APPLICATIONS AND SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED MORE THAN 1,600 INDIVIDUALS IN COVERAGE, SECURING AN ESTIMATED $3.2 MILLION IN REIMBURSEMENT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN UNREIMBURSED OR CONSIDERED CHARITY CARE FOR REGIONS. 2. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION: REGIONS IS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA, TRAINING FELLOW AND RESIDENT PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, AND MEDICAL AND ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE, REGIONS TRAINS MORE THAN 600 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS (160 FTES) FROM 30 DIFFERENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. AREAS OF RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP TRAINING INCLUDE: ANESTHESIA, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, FAMILY MEDICINE, FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY, HAND SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES (SUCH AS GASTROENTEROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, ETC.), NEUROLOGY, OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE, PLASTIC SURGERY, SURGERY, AND UROLOGY. FACULTY FROM REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS TEACH AND SUPPORT OVER 300 MEDICAL STUDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS AND 200 NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDENT CLINICAL ROTATIONS. RESIDENT PHYSICIANS AND STUDENTS PROVIDE CARE IN HIGH-INTENSITY AREAS SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INTENSIVE CARE, SURGICAL SUITES, AND MEDICAL PATIENT UNITS, SERVING PATIENTS FROM UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE TO MEDICAL RESEARCH, QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES, AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT SUSTAINS REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS' CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO CARE. THE HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE OFFICE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (OHPE) AT REGIONS MANAGES ALL MEDICAL AND ADVANCED PRACTICE STUDENT AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE HEALTHPARTNERS SYSTEM. OHPE OVERSEES TRAINING CONTRACTS, INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS, CLINICAL ROTATIONS, AND TRACKS LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR MANY PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OHPE ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) AND COUNCIL OF PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION (CPME) AND MANAGES ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GME TRAINING ACTIVITIES AT VARIOUS CLINICS AND HOSPITALS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS. HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICAL SIMULATION, A PROGRAM WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE (INSTITUTE), IMPROVES PATIENT SAFETY BY PROVIDING SIMULATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, PHARMACISTS, DENTISTS, PARAMEDICS, AND STUDENTS. SIMULATION RESOURCES SERVED OVER 5,000 COLLEAGUES AT REGIONS, IMPACTING HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND PATIENTS FOR COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. TOPICS INCLUDE PROCEDURAL SKILLS, ORIENTATION/ONBOARDING, REDUCING FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE/RESCUE, CRITICAL CARE, PROGRESSIVE CARE, OBSTETRIC AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AIRWAY AND CARDIAC ARREST MANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT OF ESCALATING/WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK, PATIENT EXPERIENCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SYSTEM TESTING, PATIENT QUALITY AND SAFETY INITIATIVES. EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL COURSES, AND ACTIVITIES: -SIMULATION TRAINING THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS AND HANDS-ON LEARNING FOR RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, PARAMEDICS, NURSES, ADMINISTRATORS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS) FROM MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. -HEALTH CARE EXPERIENCES AND TOURS FOR STUDENTS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGH A PIPELINE 101 PROGRAM PROVIDING EXPOSURE TO HOSPITAL ROLES AND SIMULATION EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. -FREE TOURS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS. 3. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: REGIONS IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES, EVEN WHEN OPERATING AT A FINANCIAL LOSS, BECAUSE OF CRITICAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE IN SUFFICIENT AMOUNTS. IN 2024, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDED TRAUMA AND BURN CARE, ECMO, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EMS SUPPORT, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE, AND MORE. MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH SERVICE IS PROVIDED BELOW. REGIONS PROVIDES 24/7 MEDICAL DIRECTION AND CLINICAL CONSULTATION TO A DIVERSE NETWORK OF PRE-HOSPITAL PROVIDERS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDES RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, SUBURBAN PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL, AND URBAN PARAMEDICS. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 18 SERVICES AND OVER 1,500 EMS PROVIDERS. REGIONS OFFERS CUSTOMIZED RESOURCE DIRECTORIES FOR EACH ORGANIZATION, WHICH INCLUDE BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES, STATE REGULATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICAL DIRECTION PLANS TAILORED TO EACH AGENCY'S UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES. THIS SUPPORT HELPS ENSURE CONSISTENT, HIGH-QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE ACROSS A BROAD GEOGRAPHIC AREA, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. IN MANY CASES, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED AT A REDUCED COST OR REPRESENTS A SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICE THAT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINABLE WITHOUT HOSPITAL SUPPORT. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | REGIONS OPERATES A COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMES FOLLOWING A HOSPITAL VISIT, INCLUDING THOSE ENROLLED IN THE HOSPITAL@HOME PROGRAM. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PHYSICIAN, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS CONDUCT HOME VISITS TO PROVIDE ACUTE MEDICAL CARE, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION, LAB COLLECTION, EDUCATION, AND CARE COORDINATION. THESE VISITS HELP PREVENT AVOIDABLE READMISSIONS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM SERVED 455 PATIENTS AND COMPLETED 1,267 VISITS, MANY OF WHICH INCLUDED ASSESSMENTS, MEDICATION RECONCILIATION, AND CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SAFE, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IN THE HOME, ESPECIALLY FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS OR BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TRADITIONAL CARE SETTINGS. REGIONS IS THE ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN THE EAST METRO AND ONE OF TWO VERIFIED BURN CENTERS IN THE STATE OFFERING SPECIALIZED ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CARE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ACUTE BURN AND TRAUMA SERVICES, REGIONS MAINTAINS TELEMEDICINE CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT RURAL PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS SERVICE ASSISTS PHYSICIANS MANAGING CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS IN LOCATIONS WITHOUT LOCAL BURN CARE EXPERTISE, IMPROVING EARLY INTERVENTION AND COORDINATION PRIOR TO PATIENT TRANSFER. IN SOME CASES, FOLLOW-UP CARE CAN ALSO BE MANAGED VIA TELEMEDICINE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PATIENT'S LOCAL PROVIDER. THESE EFFORTS HELP REDUCE TRAVEL BURDEN, COST, AND ANXIETY FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN RURAL OR UNDERSERVED AREAS AND REFLECT REGIONS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING ACCESS TO COMPLEX CARE ACROSS THE REGION. REGIONS IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF INPATIENT AND EMERGENCY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE IN THE EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, SERVING PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS. REGIONS OPERATES A 120-BED ADULT INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY AND MAINTAINS A DEDICATED SPACE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS AND STABILIZE PATIENTS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS. REGIONS ALSO OFFERS A PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WHO REQUIRE INTENSIVE THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT BUT CAN SAFELY LIVE AT HOME. THESE SERVICES HELP MEET GROWING REGIONAL NEEDS FOR ACCESSIBLE MENTAL HEALTH CARE. REGIONS PROVIDES EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO), AN ADVANCED LIFE-SAVING THERAPY USED TO SUPPORT PATIENTS IN SEVERE CARDIAC OR RESPIRATORY FAILURE. ECMO SERVES AS A HEART-LUNG BYPASS TO ALLOW TIME FOR RECOVERY FROM COMPLEX, LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS SUCH AS CARDIAC ARREST, RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, AND RARE INFECTIONS. IN 2024, REGIONS TREATED 53 PATIENTS USING ECMO, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERSERVED RURAL AREAS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN. REGIONS IS ONE OF THE FEW PROVIDERS IN THE REGION OFFERING THIS ADVANCED THERAPY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MOBILE ECMO PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. 4. CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS: IN 2024, REGIONS CONTRIBUTED $363,683 TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES' HIGHER GROUND MEDICAL RESPITE PROGRAM IN ST. PAUL. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TEMPORARY SHELTER AND RECUPERATIVE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE RECOVERING AFTER A HOSPITAL STAY. THE CONTRIBUTION SUPPORTS ACCESS TO SAFE, STABLE RECOVERY OPTIONS FOR VULNERABLE PATIENTS WITH NO PLACE TO HEAL, ALIGNING WITH COMMUNITY BENEFIT PRIORITIES. 5. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: REGIONS CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, PLANNING, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THESE EFFORTS EXTEND BEYOND DIRECT PATIENT CARE AND REFLECT REGIONS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, HEALTH EQUITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY. IN 2024, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED EMERGENCY RESPONSE COLLABORATION, LANGUAGE ACCESS RESOURCES, TRAUMA SYSTEM LEADERSHIP, FORENSIC NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS. MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH EFFORT IS PROVIDED BELOW. THE MULTILINGUAL HEALTH RESOURCES EXCHANGE (EXCHANGE) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG MINNESOTA HOSPITALS, CLINIC SYSTEMS, HEALTH PLANS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. REGIONS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN LAUNCHING THE EXCHANGE IN 2001 AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION. PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTE TRANSLATED MATERIALS TO A SHARED ONLINE PLATFORM (WWW.HEALTH-EXCHANGE.NET), WHERE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS CAN DOWNLOAD THEM. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS REDUCE LANGUAGE-RELATED BARRIERS TO CARE AND SUPPORTS HEALTH EQUITY BY INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES FOR PATIENTS, CLIENTS, AND COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE. REGIONS IS A CORPORATE MEMBER, ALONG WITH NINE OTHER REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, OF LIFE LINK III, A NONPROFIT CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT SERVICE THAT PROVIDES HELICOPTER AND AIRPLANE TRANSPORT FOR THE MOST SEVERELY ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATIVE MODEL, PARTICIPATING HEALTH SYSTEMS HELP ENSURE RAPID ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING CARE, PARTICULARLY FOR PATIENTS IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS. THE PARTNERSHIP HELPS REDUCE DUPLICATION OF EXPENSIVE AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES AND PROMOTES MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY CARE WHILE CONTROLLING COSTS ACROSS THE REGION. REGIONS PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE MINNESOTA STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM BY CONTRIBUTING CLINICAL LEADERSHIP AND STAFF EXPERTISE. REGIONS FORMER DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES, SERVES ON THE MINNESOTA STATE TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL (STAC), AND ADDITIONAL REGIONS STAFF PARTICIPATE IN KEY SUBCOMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE LEVEL I AND II TRAUMA PROGRAM MANAGER GROUP. TRAUMA PROGRAM LEADERS FROM REGIONS PROVIDE CONSULTATIVE SUPPORT AT NO COST TO HOSPITALS ACROSS MINNESOTA TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR TRAUMA DESIGNATION SITE REVIEWS. STAFF ALSO CONDUCT SITE VISITS AS PART OF THE STATE TRAUMA SYSTEM'S VERIFICATION PROCESS. IN ADDITION, REGIONS PROVIDES REPRESENTATION ON THE MINNESOTA METRO REGION TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH REPORTS TO STAC. THESE ACTIVITIES SUPPORT STATEWIDE TRAUMA READINESS AND REFLECT THE REGIONS COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING EMERGENCY CARE BEYOND ITS OWN WALLS. REGIONS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO TRAUMA SYSTEM PLANNING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ACROSS MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH ITS INVOLVEMENT IN REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEES (RTACS). IN MINNESOTA, REGIONS PARTICIPATES IN THE METRO RTAC SYSTEM, WHICH COORDINATES TRAUMA CARE FOR PATIENTS ACROSS EIGHT COUNTIES. CLINICAL LEADERS FROM REGIONS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF TRAUMA SERVICES AND DIRECTOR OF BURN AND TRAUMA, SERVE ON THE RTAC AND ITS GERIATRIC SUBCOMMITTEE TO SUPPORT SYSTEM-WIDE COORDINATION AND QUALITY OF TRAUMA CARE. IN WESTERN WISCONSIN, REGIONS IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE REGION 1 RTAC, WHERE IT SERVES AS THE AREA'S ONLY LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. TRAUMA MEDICAL LEADERS PROVIDE CONSULTATIVE SUPPORT AT NO COST TO HOSPITALS PREPARING FOR TRAUMA DESIGNATION REVIEWS. REGIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO REGIONAL TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY EDUCATION BY PRESENTING AT CONFERENCES AND OFFERING COMMUNITY GRAND ROUNDS. IN 2024, REGIONS HOSTED FIVE RURAL TRAUMA TEAM DEVELOPMENT COURSES, OFFERING HANDS-ON TRAINING IN TRAUMA CARE FOR RURAL HOSPITAL STAFF. THESE EFFORTS BUILD TRAUMA CARE CAPACITY ACROSS THE REGION AND REFLECT REGIONS COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE. REGIONS OPERATES A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AGE 13 AND OLDER WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE PROGRAM OFFERS 24/7 RESPONSE AT FOUR HOSPITAL SITES AND INCLUDES FORENSIC EXAMS, CRISIS SUPPORT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AGENCIES, AND COORDINATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM RESPONDED TO 382 CASES AND CONTINUED ITS BEST-PRACTICE MODEL OF CONDUCTING SUSPECT EXAMS OFFSITE TO IMPROVE VICTIM SAFETY AND REDUCE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VOLUME. REGIONS ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORTED COMMUNITY COLLABORATION THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS FOCUSED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE. BEYOND DIRECT CARE, THE REGIONS SANE PROGRAM PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ADVANCING THE SANE WORKFORCE REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY. IN 2024, THE TEAM HOSTED FIVE CLINICAL SKILLS LABS AND TWO 40-HOUR SANE TRAININGS, SERVED AS MENTORS FOR SANES PRACTICING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND HOSTED 11 CLINICAL RESIDENTS AS PART OF A NATIONAL GRANT-FUNDED PROGRAM. PROGRAM LEADERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO PROFESSIONAL BOARDS AND ACADEMIC JOURNALS, AND SERVED AS INSTRUCTORS FOR SIMULATION LABS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF NURSING. THESE EFFORTS BUILD CAPACITY IN TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND SUPPORT ACCESS TO SKILLED FORENSIC NURSING ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | REGIONS PARTNERS WITH HOVANDER HOUSE AND AFTON PLACE TO IMPROVE CONTINUITY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS TRANSITIONING OUT OF ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC SETTINGS. HOVANDER HOUSE PROVIDES SHORT-TERM CRISIS STABILIZATION SERVICES, WHILE AFTON PLACE OFFERS INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. REGIONS REFERS ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH PENDING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, HELPING TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY HOSPITAL STAYS AND EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED OPTIONS FOR RECOVERY AND SUPPORT. BOTH FACILITIES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN REDUCING AVOIDABLE HOSPITAL DAYS, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE, AND SUPPORTING PATIENT RECOVERY IN LOWER-ACUITY ENVIRONMENTS. IN 2024, REGIONS CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THROUGH A VARIETY OF WASTE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THESE INITIATIVES NOT ONLY SUPPORT HOSPITAL OPERATIONS, BUT ALSO BENEFIT THE BROADER COMMUNITY BY REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH. NOTABLE EFFORTS INCLUDED DONATING NEARLY SIX TONS OF EQUIPMENT TO LOCAL NONPROFITS AND MISSION GROUPS, COLLECTING OVER 1,400 POUNDS OF COMMUNITY MEDICATION THROUGH THE MEDICINE TAKE BACK PROGRAM, AND RECYCLING MORE THAN 1,040 TONS OF MATERIALS. THE FOOD & NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO DONATED 6,300 POUNDS OF FOOD TO LOCAL SHELTERS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH ITS SUBSCRIPTION TO A COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN, REGIONS GENERATED OVER 8.2 MILLION KILOWATT-HOURS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESULTING IN UTILITY COST SAVINGS OF NEARLY $298,000. REGIONS SUSTAINABILITY TEAM CONTINUES TO LEAD INTERNAL EFFORTS AROUND ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CHEMICAL SAFETY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND STAFF ENGAGEMENT. THESE EFFORTS ARE INTEGRATED INTO NEW CONSTRUCTION, REMODELS, AND DAILY OPERATIONS. WHILE NOT INCLUDED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT FINANCIALS, THESE ACTIVITIES DEMONSTRATE REGIONS ROLE IN BUILDING A HEALTHIER, MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY. 6. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS: STAFF TIME IS ALLOCATED TO THE TRAINING, COORDINATION, AND REPORTING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES, ENSURING ACCURATE TRACKING OF THE REGIONS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. 7. ORGANIZATION AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS REGIONS IS PROUD THAT OUR HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING TRADITIONS OF EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND PERFORMANCE. HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2024: IBM WATSON HEALTH NAMED HEALTHPARTNERS TO ITS 15 TOP HEALTH SYSTEMS LIST; U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT NAMED REGIONS HOSPITAL A BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL, RECOGNIZING IT AS HIGH PERFORMING IN FOUR PROCEDURES/CONDITIONS; RECEIVED THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S 2024 STROKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER'S WORK IN REDUCING TIME BETWEEN EMERGENCY ROOM ARRIVAL AND START OF ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT; RANKED ON NEWSWEEK'S 2024 LIST OF BEST U.S. HOSPITALS. EARNED THE PRACTICE GREENHEALTH 2024 ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD; RECEIVED A 2024 TOP 25 AWARD AND TOP 10 CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR FOOD, GREENING THE OR, AND ENERGY FROM PRACTICE GREENHEALTH FOR OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 24A | HEALTHPARTNERS INC., ALONG WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, IS JOINTLY LIABLE FOR THE TAX EXEMPT BONDS HELD BY HEALTHPARTNERS INC. UNDER A MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT. THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINTLY LIABLE GROUP, WHICH IS COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS THE "OBLIGATED GROUP", INCLUDE PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES, PARK NICOLLET CLINIC, PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, PNMC HOLDINGS, REGIONS HOSPITAL, PARK NICOLLET HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS, GROUP HEALTH, INC, HEALTHPARTNERS ADMINISTRATORS INC., LAKEVIEW HEALTH, LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, STILLWATER MEDICAL GROUP, HUTCHINSON HEALTH, HUDSON HOSPITAL, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, AMERY REGIONAL MEDICARE CENTER, HEALTHPARTNERS RC AND HEALTHPARTNERS INSURANCE COMPANY. IN ADDITION TO THE TAX EXEMPT BONDS LISTED IN THIS SCHEDULE K, THE OTHER OUTSTANDING TAX EXEMPT BONDS OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS OBLIGATED GROUP ARE REPORTED SOLELY ON THE SCHEDULE K OF GROUP HEALTH, INC. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE CORPORATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS WERE AMENDED TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO HPI-RAMSEY AS THE CORPORATE MEMBER AND MAKE OTHER CHANGES TO IDENTIFY GROUP HEALTH, INC. AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | GROUP HEALTH, INC. IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS HOSPITAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | GROUP HEALTH, INC., AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS HOSPITAL, APPOINTS UP TO 12 MEMBERS OF THE UP TO 19 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | GROUP HEALTH, INC., AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF REGIONS HOSPITAL, APPROVES ACTIONS AS FOLLOWS: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS, ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS, UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION, DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS, DISSOLUTION, APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND PRESIDENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE HOSPITAL'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE HOSPITAL, THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND THE HOSPITAL'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL MAKES AVAILABLE, TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF REGIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE HOSPITAL BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ("COVERED PERSONS") BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND ASKED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF HEALTHPARTNERS REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES AND DEVELOPS A REPORT DETAILING ANY POTENTIALLY MATERIAL CONFLICTS FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD. A VERBAL SUMMARY IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OR APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ENDING WITH A REMINDER TO COVERED PERSONS OF THE POLICY'S MANDATE THAT EACH PERSON IS OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY MAY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. IF A DISCLOSED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IMPACTS AN AGENDA ITEM OR DECISION, THE COVERED PERSON WOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM VOTING AND MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING INFORMATION AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE HOSPITAL'S PRESIDENT AND ITS OFFICERS ARE EMPLOYED BY EITHER GROUP HEALTH, INC. (GHI), PARK NICOLLET HEALTH SERVICES (PNHS), BOTH OF WHOM ARE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, OR BY THE HOSPITAL. GHI, PNHS AND THE HOSPITAL HAVE AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS (THE "COMMITTEE"), RETAINS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION EXPERT TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE MARKET COMPARABILITY REVIEW FOR ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF TOTAL COMPENSATION: BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. BASED ON THIS DATA, EITHER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS HOSPITAL OR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF GHI (THE "COMMITTEES") DETERMINE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH EMPLOYED OFFICER. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE COMMITTEES' DIRECTION, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR THE COMMITTEE. FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED TO SET SALARY RANGES BASED ON THE COMPETITIVE MARKET DATA SPECIFIC TO THOSE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH YEAR'S COMPENSATION RESULTS. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE AND THIS IS UPDATED AT ANY MEETING AT WHICH DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE. STAFF (OTHER THAN THE SECRETARY TO THE BOARD) IS NOT IN THE ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS INPUT, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GHI CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND, WITH REGION HOSPITAL'S BOARD APPROVAL, DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE HOSPITAL PRESIDENT. THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF GHI ALSO DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER GHI-EMPLOYED REGIONS OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS TO COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES ARE APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE HOSPITAL BOARD HAS DELEGATED TO THE HOSPITAL PRESIDENT THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL REGIONS-EMPLOYED OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS IN EXCESS OF THE APPROVED RANGES NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM THE HOSPITAL OR HEALTHPARTNERS. REGIONS' ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. |
| 990, PART VII, SECT A, LN 1A, COL B AVERAGE HOURS - RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS: THE COMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE HOSPITAL ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY THE HOSPITAL, GHI OR PARK NICOLLET. THE COMPENSATED BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO MULTIPLE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. REPORTED AVERAGE HOURS WORKED ARE BASED ON THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | FASB 136 ADJUSTMENT 10,488,000. CAPITAL TRANSFER TO CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE, INC. -2,200,000. CAPITAL TRANSFER FROM REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 50,000. |
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