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(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(1) SUZANNE WENDEROTH MD...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	2.00 ................. 50.50	X					935,298	0	204,225
(2) CHARLES BARBERA MD...................................................................... PRES & CEO	52.00 ................. 2.50	X	X				888,650	0	209,374
(3) MICHELLE TRUPP...................................................................... COO	52.00 .................			X			732,546	0	88,265
(4) THERESE SUCHER...................................................................... INT CEO TERM	0.00 ................. 0.00					X	766,755	0	16,057
(5) ROBERT EHINGER...................................................................... CFO/TREAS	25.00 ................. 25.00		X				599,547	0	91,244
(6) WEI DU MD...................................................................... SVP CHIEF AC	50.00 .................				X		501,291	0	87,591
(7) PAMELA HERNANDEZ...................................................................... SVP/CHIEF PE	50.00 .................				X		470,473	0	92,471
(8) SUSAN GARCIA...................................................................... SVP REV CYCL	50.00 .................				X		472,142	0	82,463
(9) THOMAS BARTIROMO...................................................................... SVP CIO	50.00 .................				X		393,062	0	96,307
(10) OLUBUMNI OJIKUTU MD...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	2.00 ................. 48.50	X					0	418,884	34,083
(11) BARBARA ROMIG...................................................................... CNO TERM	52.00 .................			X			431,914	0	11,021
(12) LISA HESS...................................................................... VP MARKETING	50.00 .................					X	412,938	0	14,387
(13) RON NUTTING MD...................................................................... CMO TERM	0.00 ................. 0.00					X	406,295	0	16,822
(14) CHARLES VALENTINO...................................................................... VP REV INTEG	50.00 .................				X		380,642	0	25,958
(15) MARK L MCNASH...................................................................... SVP SUP SERV	0.00 ................. 52.00					X	373,654	0	12,465
(16) MARK REYNGOUDT...................................................................... CFO/TREAS TE	0.00 ................. 0.00					X	329,733	0	23,726
(17) JOHN CASEY MD...................................................................... BOARD MEMBER	2.00 ................. 50.50	X					0	262,820	48,391

(A) Name and title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(18) ANN BLANKENHORN........................................................................ INTERIM CNO	52.00 .......................			X		291,931	9,782
(19) CLINT MATTHEWS........................................................................ TH PRES/CEO	0.00 .......................0.00				X	269,231	7,912
(20) MARY AGNEW........................................................................ SVP CNO TERM	0.00 .......................0.00				X	264,206	9,176
(21) DONNA WALB........................................................................ SECRETARY	40.00 .......................		X			86,561	13,064
(22) YAMIL SANCHEZ ED D........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0
(23) LATRICE MUMIN EDD........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0
(24) MICHAEL HAAS........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0
(25) DAN LANGDON........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0
(26) JOSHUA TICE MD........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0
(27) JACQUELYN FETROW PHD........................................................................ VICE CHAIR	2.00 .......................0.50	X	X			0	0
(28) SUSAN LOONEY PHD........................................................................ CHAIR	2.00 .......................0.50	X	X			0	0
(29) GUIDO PICHINI........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0
(30) JOHN WEIDENHAMMER........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................2.50	X				0	0
(31) BENJAMIN ZINTAK........................................................................ BOARD MEMBER	2.00 .......................0.50	X				0	0

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
AMN HEALTHCARE INC PO BOX 281939 ATLANTA,GA303841939	CONTRACTING	12,717,702
PHARMACY HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS 24042 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO,IL606731240	CONTRACTING	7,691,624
STEVENS & LEE PO BOX 679 READING,PA196030679	LEGAL	5,628,642
BERKS SCHUYLKILL RESPIRATORY SPEC 2608 KEISER BLVD WYOMISSING,PA19610	PHYSICIAN FEES	4,620,800
BERKS RADIATION ONCOLOGY ASSOC PC PO BOX 16052 READING,PA196126052	PHYSICIAN FEES	3,344,648
2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 45

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990).)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An agricultural research organization described in 170(b)(1)(A)(ix) operated in conjunction with a land-grant college or university or a non-land grant college of agriculture. See instructions. Enter the name, city, and state of the college or university:

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box on lines 12a through 12d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 12e, 12f, and 12g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i) Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
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.

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
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

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here ........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2023 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage for 2022 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

16a

33 1/3% support test—2023. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2022. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2023. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ............ right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2022. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line 15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ............ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
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.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) 2023	(f) Total
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.)..

First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here................................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2023 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2022 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2023 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2022 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

33 1/3% support tests-2023. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3 % support tests—2022. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer lines 3b and 3c below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer lines 5b and 5c below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described on line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons, as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined on line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined on line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described on lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described on 11a above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described on line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the officers, directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in line 2 above, did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer lines 2a and 2b below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described on line 2a, above constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer lines 3a and 3b below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations?If "Yes" or "No", provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970 (explain in Part VI). See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
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)
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):
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

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes	1
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity	2
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
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions	8
9 Distributable amount for 2023 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-2023	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023
1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions.
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023:
a From 2018.......
b From 2019.......
c From 2020.......
d From 2021.......
e From 2022.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2023 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f.
4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2023 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a Excess from 2019.....
b Excess from 2020.....
c Excess from 2021.....
d Excess from 2022.....
e Excess from 2023.....

Schedule A (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2023

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

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Schedule B
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.

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Name of the organization

READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note: Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Don't complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution: An organization that isn't covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules doesn't file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ
or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it doesn't meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023) Page 2

Name of organization READING HOSPITAL

Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

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Name of organization READING HOSPITAL		Employer identification number 23-1352204

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

Schedule B (Form 990) (2023)

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Name of organization READING HOSPITAL			Employer identification number 23-1352204
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No. from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

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SCHEDULE C
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527

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Complete if the organization is described below. right arrow

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Inspection

If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
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Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
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Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions), then
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Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.

Name of the organization

READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

Part I-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV. See instructions for definition of “political campaign activities."

Political campaign activity expenditures. See instructions .................................................................... right arrow

Volunteer hours for political campaign activities. See instructions ..................................................................

Part I-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ................................ right arrow

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ....................... right arrow

If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .........................................

Yes No

Was a correction made? ......................................................................................................................

Yes No

If "Yes," describe in Part IV.

Part I-C

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities ..... right arrow

Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ............................................................................................................................ right arrow

Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b........... right arrow

Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ...................................................................

Yes No

Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.

(a) Name	(b) Address	(c) EIN	(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.	(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
1
2
3
4
5
6

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990.

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Part II-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

A Check right arrow

if the filing organization belongs to an affiliated group (and list in Part IV each affiliated group member's name, address, EIN, expenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check right arrow

if the filing organization checked box A and "limited control" provisions apply.

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................	Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2019	(b) 2020	(c) 2021	(d) 2022	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))

c	Total lobbying expenditures

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures

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Part II-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

For each "Yes" response on lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.

(a)

Yes|No

(b)

Amount

During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:

Volunteers? ...........................................................................................................

Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ........

Media advertisements? ...................................................................................................

Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .............................................................................

Publications, or published or broadcast statements? ...........................................................

Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? ..........................................................

Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? .......................

Yes

31,997

Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ..................

Other activities? ...................................................................................................................

Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ....................................................................................................

31,997

Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 ...........................................

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 ...................

If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ........................

Part III-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).

Yes

Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ...............................................

Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ............................................

Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? .................................

Part III-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."

Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members ......................................................................

Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).

Current year .............................................................................................................................

Carryover from last year ............................................................................................................

Total ...........................................................................................................................................

Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .

If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ......................................................................................................................

Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures. See Instructions .........................................

Part IV

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, lines 1 and 2 (see instructions), and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	PART II-B, LINE 1G DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THERE ARE VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE HEALTHCARE ISSUES THAT ARE RAISED THAT AFFECT TOWER HEALTH AND ITS ENTITIES. WE VOICE OUR CONCERNS OR ISSUES REGARDING THESE MATTERS THROUGH EITHER DIRECT CONTACT OR WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH LEGISLATORS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTACTS IS TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF TOWER HEALTH DURING THESE CHANGING TIMES IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD. THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTED IS THE LOBBYING PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) DUES PAID. THERE IS NO DIRECT LOBBYING BY TOWER HEALTH AND NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED.

Return Reference

Explanation

SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1

PART II-B, LINE 1G DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THERE ARE VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE HEALTHCARE ISSUES THAT ARE RAISED THAT AFFECT TOWER HEALTH AND ITS ENTITIES. WE VOICE OUR CONCERNS OR ISSUES REGARDING THESE MATTERS THROUGH EITHER DIRECT CONTACT OR WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE WITH LEGISLATORS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTACTS IS TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF TOWER HEALTH DURING THESE CHANGING TIMES IN THE HEALTH CARE FIELD. THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY REPORTED IS THE LOBBYING PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) DUES PAID. THERE IS NO DIRECT LOBBYING BY TOWER HEALTH AND NO ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCURRED.

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(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Name of the organization

READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

		(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts
1	Total number at end of year .........
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ........

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after July 25, 2006, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
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Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located right arrow

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... right arrow

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... right arrow

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... right arrow

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... right arrow

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....

Part V

Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a) Current year	(b) Prior year	(c) Two years back	(d) Three years back	(e) Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....
b	Contributions ...
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment right arrow

Permanent endowment right arrow

Term endowment right arrow

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) Unrelated organizations .................

3a(i)

(ii) Related organizations .................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b) Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land .....	29,113,279		29,113,279
b	Buildings ....	719,394,931	477,260,601	242,134,330
c	Leasehold improvements	18,411,210	7,764,091	10,647,119
d	Equipment ....	1,034,478,468	853,173,522	181,304,946
e	Other .....	90,065,570	11,225,312	78,840,258
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..				542,039,932

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Part VII

Investments - Other Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........
(2) Closely-held equity interests........
(3)Other
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)

Part VIII

Investments - Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value
(1)OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE				181,154,317
(2)THIRD PARTY RECEIVABLE				19,596,490
(3)SELF-INSURANCE FUNDING NON-CURRENT				13,539,565
(4)SELF-INSURANCE FUNDING CURRENT				7,482,000
(5)MALPRACTICE TRUST				1,495,499
(6)SOHS COLLATERAL DEPOSIT				992,673
(7)SPRING RIDGE JV				668,950
(8)SECURITY DEPOSITS				96,440
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........				225,025,934

Part X

Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes
PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE	779,254,295
LT LOAN - AFFILIATE PAYABLE	316,019,472
OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION	173,084,407
PENSION PAYABLE	50,125,823
ESTIMATED SELF INSURANCE COSTS	10,278,503
DEFERRED REVENUE	4,658,002
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	1,105,802
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	593,212
DEFERRED RENT	208,777
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)	1,335,328,293
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

Schedule D (Form 990) 2022

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................		4c
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......		5

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........		1
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................		2e
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................		3
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................		4c
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......		5

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Return Reference

Explanation

SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X

THE ORGANIZATION IS INCLUDED IN TOWER HEALTH AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS FROM THE ASC 740 (FIN 48) FOOTNOTE. THE SYSTEM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. ON SUCH A BASIS, THE EXEMPT ENTITIES DO NOT INCUR LIABILITY FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE SYSTEM EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING A TWO-STEP APPROACH FOR RECOGNIZING AND MEASURING TAX BENEFITS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN AN UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITY TAX RETURN AND DISCLOSURES REGARDING UNCERTAINTIES IN TAX POSITIONS. NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVALUATION.

Schedule D (Form 990) 2022

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

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SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Hospitals

Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, question 20a.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Go to www.irs.gov/Form990EZ for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2023

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

Part I

Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost

Yes

Did the organization have a financial assistance policy during the tax year? If "No," skip to question 6a . . . .

Yes

If "Yes," was it a written policy? ......................

Yes

If the organization had multiple hospital facilities, indicate which of the following best describes application of the financial assistance policy to its various hospital facilities during the tax year.

Applied uniformly to all hospital facilities Applied uniformly to most hospital facilities Generally tailored to individual hospital facilities

Answer the following based on the financial assistance eligibility criteria that applied to the largest number of the organization's patients during the tax year.

Did the organization use Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) as a factor in determining eligibility for providing free care?

If "Yes," indicate which of the following was the FPG family income limit for eligibility for free care:

Yes

100% 150% 200% Other %

Did the organization use FPG as a factor in determining eligibility for providing discounted care? If "Yes," indicate

which of the following was the family income limit for eligibility for discounted care: . . . . . . . .

Yes

200% 250% 300% 350% 400% Other %

If the organization used factors other than FPG in determining eligibility, describe in Part VI the criteria used for determining eligibility for free or discounted care. Include in the description whether the organization used an asset test or other threshold, regardless of income, as a factor in determining eligibility for free or discounted care.

Did the organization's financial assistance policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year provide for free or discounted care to the "medically indigent"? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

Did the organization budget amounts for free or discounted care provided under its financial assistance policy during
the tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

If "Yes," did the organization's financial assistance expenses exceed the budgeted amount? . . . . . .

Yes

If "Yes" to line 5b, as a result of budget considerations, was the organization unable to provide free or discountedcare to a patient who was eligibile for free or discounted care? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Did the organization prepare a community benefit report during the tax year? . . . . . . . . .

Yes

If "Yes," did the organization make it available to the public? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

Complete the following table using the worksheets provided in the Schedule H instructions. Do not submit these worksheets with the Schedule H.

Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost

Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs		(c) Total community benefit expense	(d) Direct offsetting revenue	(e) Net community benefit expense	(f) Percent of total expense
a	Financial Assistance at cost (from Worksheet 1) . . .	33,680,328		33,680,328	2.680 %
b	Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .	211,088,988	137,843,100	73,245,888	5.820 %
c	Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .
d	Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . .	244,769,316	137,843,100	106,926,216	8.500 %
Other Benefits
e	Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).	3,994,139	88,186	3,905,953	0.310 %
f	Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .	69,231,105	13,464,681	55,766,424	4.430 %
g	Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .
h	Research (from Worksheet 7) .	1,625,816	270,608	1,355,208	0.110 %
i	Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .	119,833		119,833	0.010 %
j	Total. Other Benefits . .	74,970,893	13,823,475	61,147,418	4.860 %
k	Total. Add lines 7d and 7j .	319,740,209	151,666,575	168,073,634	13.360 %

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2023

Schedule H (Form 990) 2023

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Part II

Community Building Activities Complete this table if the organization conducted any community building activities during the tax year, and describe in Part VI how its community building activities promoted the health of the communities it serves.

		(a) Number of activities or programs (optional)	(b) Persons served (optional)	(c) Total community building expense	(d) Direct offsetting revenue	(e) Net community building expense	(f) Percent of total expense
1	Physical improvements and housing
2	Economic development	1		3,836		3,836
3	Community support
4	Environmental improvements	1	30	6,825		6,825
5	Leadership development and training for community members
6	Coalition building	1		28,878		28,878
7	Community health improvement advocacy	1		1,047		1,047
8	Workforce development	1	1,304	153,781		153,781	0.010 %
9	Other
10	Total	5	1,334	194,367		194,367	0.020 %

Part III

Bad Debt, Medicare, & Collection Practices

Section A. Bad Debt Expense

Yes

Did the organization report bad debt expense in accordance with Healthcare Financial Management Association Statement No. 15? ..........................

Yes

Enter the amount of the organization's bad debt expense. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount. ......

Enter the estimated amount of the organization's bad debt expense attributable to patients eligible under the organization's financial assistance policy. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount and the rationale, if any, for including this portion of bad debt as community benefit. ......

Provide in Part VI the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes bad debt expense or the page number on which this footnote is contained in the attached financial statements.

Section B. Medicare

Enter total revenue received from Medicare (including DSH and IME).....

445,456,546

Enter Medicare allowable costs of care relating to payments on line 5.....

601,869,723

Subtract line 6 from line 5. This is the surplus (or shortfall)........

-156,413,177

Describe in Part VI the extent to which any shortfall reported in line 7 should be treated as community benefit.Also describe in Part VI the costing methodology or source used to determine the amount reported on line 6.Check the box that describes the method used:

Cost accounting system Cost to charge ratio Other

Section C. Collection Practices

Did the organization have a written debt collection policy during the tax year? ..........

Yes

If "Yes," did the organization’s collection policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year
contain provisions on the collection practices to be followed for patients who are known to qualify for financial assistance? Describe in Part VI .........................

Yes

Part IV

Management Companies and Joint Ventures(owned 10% or more by officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and physicians—see instructions)

(a) Name of entity	(b) Description of primary activity of entity	(c) Organization's profit % or stock ownership %	(e) Physicians' profit % or stock ownership %
1TRH SURGICENTER LLC	OUTPATIENT SURGERY	50.000 %	50.000 %
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

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Part VFacility Information

Section A. Hospital Facilities (list in order of size from largest to smallest—see instructions)How many hospital facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1Name, address, primary website address, and state license number (and if a group return, the name and EIN of the subordinate hospital organization that operates the hospital facility)
1	READING HOSPITAL 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 "SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE" 440401	X	X	X	X

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section B. Facility Policies and Practices

(Complete a separate Section B for each of the hospital facilities or facility reporting groups listed in Part V, Section A)

	READING HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group

Line number of hospital facility, or line numbers of hospital facilities in a facility
reporting group (from Part V, Section A):

Yes

Community Health Needs Assessment

Was the hospital facility first licensed, registered, or similarly recognized by a state as a hospital facility in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year?........................

Was the hospital facility acquired or placed into service as a tax-exempt hospital in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year? If “Yes,” provide details of the acquisition in Section C...............

During the tax year or either of the two immediately preceding tax years, did the hospital facility conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA)? If "No," skip to line 12......................

Yes

If "Yes," indicate what the CHNA report describes (check all that apply):

A definition of the community served by the hospital facility

Demographics of the community

Existing health care facilities and resources within the community that are available to respond to the health needs of the community

How data was obtained

The significant health needs of the community

Primary and chronic disease needs and other health issues of uninsured persons, low-income persons, and minority groups

The process for identifying and prioritizing community health needs and services to meet the community health needs

The process for consulting with persons representing the community’s interests

The impact of any actions taken to address the significant health needs identified in the hospital facility's prior CHNA(s)

Other (describe in Section C)

Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last conducted a CHNA: 20 22

In conducting its most recent CHNA, did the hospital facility take into account input from persons who represent the broad interests of the community served by the hospital facility, including those with special knowledge of or expertise in public health? If "Yes," describe in Section C how the hospital facility took into account input from persons who represent the community, and identify the persons the hospital facility consulted .................

Yes

6 a

Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more other hospital facilities? If "Yes," list the other hospital facilities in Section C..................................

Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more organizations other than hospital facilities?” If “Yes,” list the other organizations in Section C. ............................

Did the hospital facility make its CHNA report widely available to the public?..............

Yes

If "Yes," indicate how the CHNA report was made widely available (check all that apply):

Hospital facility’s website (list url): "SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"

Other website (list url):

Made a paper copy available for public inspection without charge at the hospital facility

Other (describe in Section C)

Did the hospital facility adopt an implementation strategy to meet the significant community health needs
identified through its most recently conducted CHNA? If "No," skip to line 11. ..............

Yes

Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last adopted an implementation strategy: 20 22

Is the hospital facility's most recently adopted implementation strategy posted on a website?.........

Yes

If "Yes" (list url): "SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"

If "No," is the hospital facility’s most recently adopted implementation strategy attached to this return? ......

10b

Describe in Section C how the hospital facility is addressing the significant needs identified in its most recently conducted CHNA and any such needs that are not being addressed together with the reasons why such needs are not being addressed.

12a

Did the organization incur an excise tax under section 4959 for the hospital facility's failure to conduct a CHNA as required by section 501(r)(3)?...............................

12a

If "Yes" on line 12a, did the organization file Form 4720 to report the section 4959 excise tax?........

12b

If "Yes" on line 12b, what is the total amount of section 4959 excise tax the organization reported on Form 4720 for all of its hospital facilities? $

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP)

	READING HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group

Yes

Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written financial assistance policy that:

Explained eligibility criteria for financial assistance, and whether such assistance included free or discounted care?

Yes

If “Yes,” indicate the eligibility criteria explained in the FAP:

Federal poverty guidelines (FPG), with FPG family income limit for eligibility for free care of 200.000000000000%
and FPG family income limit for eligibility for discounted care of 400.000000000000%

Income level other than FPG (describe in Section C)

Asset level

Medical indigency

Insurance status

Underinsurance discount

Residency

Other (describe in Section C)

Explained the basis for calculating amounts charged to patients?.................

Yes

Explained the method for applying for financial assistance?...................

Yes

If “Yes,” indicate how the hospital facility’s FAP or FAP application form (including accompanying instructions) explained the method for applying for financial assistance (check all that apply):

Described the information the hospital facility may require an individual to provide as part of his or her application

Described the supporting documentation the hospital facility may require an individual to submit as part of his or
her application

Provided the contact information of hospital facility staff who can provide an individual with information about the
FAP and FAP application process

Provided the contact information of nonprofit organizations or government agencies that may be sources of
assistance with FAP applications

Other (describe in Section C)

Was widely publicized within the community served by the hospital facility?........

Yes

If "Yes," indicate how the hospital facility publicized the policy (check all that apply):

The FAP was widely available on a website (list url):

"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"

The FAP application form was widely available on a website (list url):

"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"

A plain language summary of the FAP was widely available on a website (list url):
"SEE SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE"

The FAP was available upon request and without charge (in public locations in the hospital facility and by mail)

The FAP application form was available upon request and without charge (in public locations in the hospital facility
and by mail)

A plain language summary of the FAP was available upon request and without charge (in public locations in the
hospital facility and by mail)

Individuals were notified about the FAP by being offered a paper copy of the plain language summary of the FAP, by
receiving a conspicuous written notice about the FAP on their billing statements, and via conspicuous public displays or
other measures reasonably calculated to attract patients' attention

Notified members of the community who are most likely to require financial assistance about availability of the FAP

The FAP, FAP application form, and plain language summary of the FAP were translated into the primary language(s)
spoken by LEP populations

Other (describe in Section C)

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Billing and Collections

	READING HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group

Yes

Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a separate billing and collections policy, or a written financial assistance policy (FAP) that explained all of the actions the hospital facility or other authorized party may take upon nonpayment?..................................

Yes

Check all of the following actions against an individual that were permitted under the hospital facility's policies during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP:

Reporting to credit agency(ies)

Selling an individual’s debt to another party

Deferring, denying, or requiring a payment before providing medically necessary care due to nonpayment of a previous
bill for care covered under the hospital facility's FAP

Actions that require a legal or judicial process

Other similar actions (describe in Section C)

None of these actions or other similar actions were permitted

Did the hospital facility or other authorized party perform any of the following actions during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP?............

If "Yes," check all actions in which the hospital facility or a third party engaged:

Reporting to credit agency(ies)

Selling an individual’s debt to another party

Deferring , denying, or requiring a payment before providing medically necessary care due to nonpayment of a previous
bill for care covered under the hospital facility's FAP

Actions that require a legal or judicial process

Other similar actions (describe in Section C)

Indicate which efforts the hospital facility or other authorized party made before initiating any of the actions listed (whether or not checked) in line 19. (check all that apply):

Provided a written notice about upcoming ECAs (Extraordinary Collection Action) and a plain language summary of the
FAP at least 30 days before initiating those ECAs (if not, describe in Section C)

Made a reasonable effort to orally notify individuals about the FAP and FAP application process (if not, describe in
Section C)

Processed incomplete and complete FAP applications (if not, describe in Section C)

Made presumptive eligibility determinations (if not, describe in Section C)

Other (describe in Section C)

None of these efforts were made

Policy Relating to Emergency Medical Care

Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written policy relating to emergency medical care that required the hospital facility to provide, without discrimination, care for emergency medical conditions to individuals regardless of their eligibility under the hospital facility’s financial assistance policy?..................

Yes

If "No," indicate why:

The hospital facility did not provide care for any emergency medical conditions

The hospital facility’s policy was not in writing

The hospital facility limited who was eligible to receive care for emergency medical conditions (describe in Section C)

Other (describe in Section C)

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)

	READING HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group

Yes

Indicate how the hospital facility determined, during the tax year, the maximum amounts that can be charged to FAP-eligible individuals for emergency or other medically necessary care.

The hospital facility used a look-back method based on claims allowed by Medicare fee-for-service during a prior 12-month period

The hospital facility used a look-back method based on claims allowed by Medicare fee-for-service and all private health insurers that pay claims to the hospital facility during a prior 12-month period

The hospital facility used a look-back method based on claims allowed by Medicaid, either alone or in combination with
Medicare fee-for-service and all private health insurers that pay claims to the hospital facility during a prior 12-month
period

The hospital facility used a prospective Medicare or Medicaid method

During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual to whom the hospital facility provided emergency or other medically necessary services more than the amounts generally billed to individuals who had insurance covering such care? ...............................

If "Yes," explain in Section C.

During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual an amount equal to the gross charge for any service provided to that individual? ...........................

If "Yes," explain in Section C.

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Part V

Facility Information (continued)

Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B. Provide descriptions required for Part V, Section B, lines 2, 3j, 5, 6a, 6b, 7d, 11, 13b, 13h, 15e, 16j, 18e, 19e, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 21c, 21d, 23, and 24. If applicable, provide separate descriptions for each hospital facility in a facility reporting group, designated by facility reporting group letter and hospital facility line number from Part V, Section A (“A, 1,” “A, 4,” “B, 2,” “B, 3,” etc.) and name of hospital facility.
Form and Line Reference	Explanation
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 3E	PARTICIPANTS OF THE CHNA ACROSS THE VARIOUS DATA COLLECTION METHODS EMPHASIZED THE NEED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND TO EXPAND HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. INEQUITIES SUCH AS DEMOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCE HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF WEAVING AN EQUITY FOCUS WITHIN ALL AREAS OF HEALTH. SIGNIFICANT NEEDS: (A) ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE (B) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (C) HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION (D) HEALTH EQUITY
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 3J	THE BELOW NARRATIVE RELATES TO PART V, LINE 3I - IMPACT OF ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IN THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S PRIOR CHNA(S). THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2019 IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY: ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, DISEASE PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT, AND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE STRATEGIES OUTLINED BELOW REFLECT THE 2019 CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN EFFORTS. ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE: ONE STRATEGY IDENTIFIED TO HELP INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES WAS TO INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS. A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED AT READING HOSPITAL WITH THE MISSION TO "FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EXPRESSLY VALUES DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT, PERSPECTIVE, BACKGROUND, AND EXPERIENCE AMONG ITS EMPLOYEES, TO MAKE EACH INDIVIDUAL FEEL WELCOME AND APPRECIATED FOR THEIR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS." THE COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE, PROVIDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES, CREATING EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THROUGH EVENTS AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES. THE COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF 16 STAFF MEMBERS FROM A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL AREAS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. DURING FY2022, THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL CONDUCTED 9 WEBINARS THAT ENGAGED OVER 1,000 STAFF. TOPICS INCLUDED RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL INCLUSIVITY IN HEALTHCARE, IMPOSTER SYNDROME, WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP PANEL DISCUSSION, CARE FOR REFUGEE POPULATIONS, LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING SPACES IN HEALTHCARE, STIGMA, BIAS, & PREJUDICE, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY IN THE CARE OF MUSLIM PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS FOR MIDDLE EASTERN PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THE GROUP ALSO PLANS EVENTS THAT FOCUS ON PROVIDING EDUCATION AND CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, INCLUDING LGBTQ+, BLACK HISTORY MONTH, JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, CHINESE NEW YEAR, ETC. THE TOWER ACCESS PROJECT, A SYSTEM INITIATIVE, CREATED A CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED ADVANCED ACCESS CENTER WHICH IS NOW THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FIND PROVIDERS, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, AND ACCESS INFORMATION. READING HOSPITAL'S STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE BERKS COUNTY COMMUNITY - THE HOMELESS. PHYSICIAN AND NURSING STAFF VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO VISIT HOMELESS CAMPS, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS TO DELIVER FREE, PRIMARY CARE TO THIS OFTEN UNDERSERVED AND NEGLECTED POPULATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAMILIAR, SAFE, AND NON-JUDGMENTAL. THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM STRIVES TO DELIVER EQUITABLE AND PATIENT-CENTERED PRIMARY AND ACUTE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE BY CONNECTING PATIENTS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH, PROVIDE PATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND INPATIENT CONSULTATIONS, AND EDUCATE PATIENTS ON AVAILABLE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. A TELEHEALTH KIOSK WAS INSTALLED AT HOPE RESCUE MISSION, A HOMELESS SHELTER AND COMMUNITY PARTNER. THE KIOSK ALLOWS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO MEET VIRTUALLY WITH PATIENTS WHO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE NEED OR REQUIRE FOLLOW-UP FROM A PRIOR VISIT. THE KIOSK ALSO OFFERS EXTERNAL MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING A BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR, THERMOMETER, STETHOSCOPE, AND OTOSCOPE. THE PROGRAM'S MONTHLY EYE SCREENING CLINICS PROVIDE A SCREENING EYE EXAM FOR PATIENTS AND FACILITATES ACCESS TO FOLLOW UP CARE. THE SCREENING EXAM INCLUDES COLOR BLINDNESS, FIELD OF VISION, AND GLAUCOMA SCREENINGS, AS WELL AS VISUALIZATION OF THE RETINAS AND VISUAL ACUITY CHANGES. THE PROGRAM'S MONTHLY PULMONARY SCREENING CLINIC PROVIDES FOR THE EVALUATION AND EDUCATION OF PATIENTS WITH BREATHING DISORDERS INCLUDING SCREENING FOR SLEEP APNEA, EVALUATION FOR LOW-DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCREENING, TOBACCO CESSATION EDUCATION, RESPIRATORY DISEASE MANAGEMENT (COPD, ASTHMA, OSA) EDUCATION, AND REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS SUCH AS INHALERS AND NEBULIZERS. THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM IS FULLY FUNDED BY GRANTS AND DONATIONS. STAFF VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE DURING THEIR NON-SCHEDULED HOURS. DURING FY2022, THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM PROVIDED CARE DURING OVER 1,600 ENCOUNTERS WITH HOMELESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS. OVER 5,500 STAFF HOURS AND NEARLY 1,400 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE LOGGED BY HOSPITAL TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDING CARE AND SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAM AND ITS PATIENTS. THE BE WELL BERKS WEBSITE PROVIDES UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE ON A NUMBER OF DEVICES INCLUDING DESKTOPS/LAPTOPS, MOBILE DEVICES, TABLETS, ETC. IN FY2022, THE WEBSITE RECORDED OVER 6,900 UNIQUE VISITORS (AN INCREASE OF 27% YEAR OVER YEAR) AND OVER 8,700 SITE VISITS (AN INCREASE OF 21% YEAR OVER YEAR). THE TOP PAGES VISITED INCLUDE PATHWAYS TO HEALTHCARE CAREERS, STREET MEDICINE, BERKS TRAIL CHALLENGE, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. DURING FY2022, READING HOSPITAL'S REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING (RPM) PROGRAM, MANAGED BY THE POPULATION HEALTH TEAM, ENROLLED 175 PATIENTS IN RPM SERVICES, INCLUDING 166 PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND 9 PATIENTS WITH COVID-19. COVID-19 ENROLLMENT ENDED IN NOVEMBER 2021. OUR CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, SCREENING EVENTS, AND IMMUNIZATION CLINICS, THAT EXTEND BEYOND PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES AND ARE SUBSIDIZED BY THE HOSPITAL. PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR FREE OR AT A VERY NOMINAL COST. STAFF PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION EVENTS, SPEAKERS BUREAUS, AND HEALTH FAIRS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND EDUCATION FOR PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS INCLUDING DIABETES, HEART HEALTH, CANCER, RESPIRATORY DISEASE, HEALTHY NUTRITION, AND A RANGE OF OTHER TOPICS. THE HOSPITAL'S INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT THOSE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES THAT RESULT IN THE HIGHEST PATIENT VOLUME IN OUR TRAUMA CENTER. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: 1.STOP THE BLEED - NATIONAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT PREPARES THE PUBLIC TO SAVE LIVES IN THE EVENT OF A LIFE-THREATENING BLEED (12 SESSIONS HOSTED REACHING NEARLY 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS); 2.MATTER OF BALANCE - EDUCATION AND AWARENESS AMONG OLDER ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF FALLS AND WAY TO REDUCE THEM; 3.FALL PREVENTION DAY - FIRST ANNUAL FALL PREVENTION DAY, INCLUDING A PANEL DISCUSSION, HEALTH FAIR WITH EDUCATION AND SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES, AND LOCALLY-OFFERED FALL PREVENTION CLASSES, WAS HOSTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AT ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE FALL RISK (OVER 20 PARTICIPANTS); 4.TRAUMA/INJURY PREVENTION - CAR SEAT SAFETY, BICYCLE SAFETY, AND OTHER TOPICS (4 EVENTS REACHING NEARLY 400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS); 5.TRAUMA SURVIVORS NETWORK - WEBSITE PROVIDING RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. READING HOSPITAL STAFF ASSIST WITH NUMEROUS FREE SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SCREENING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY LIMITED DUE TO COVID-19 BEGAN TO MAKE A COMEBACK, AND OVER 1,000 FREE SCREENINGS WERE CONDUCTED INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE (50 SCREENINGS), BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCERS (101 SCREENINGS), HIV (51 SCREENINGS) AND STD (748 SCREENINGS), AND MENTAL HEALTH (224 SCREENINGS). SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CONNECTION PROGRAM (CCP) WAS DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT TO CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID'S ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH COMMUNITIES (AHC) MODEL. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS ARE SCREENED FOR HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF FOOD, HOUSING, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND SAFETY. PATIENTS ARE THEN RISK-STRATIFIED BASED ON NEEDS AND NUMBER OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. ALL PATIENTS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR SOCIAL NEEDS ARE PROVIDED A COMMUNITY REFERRAL SUMMARY THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP ADDRESS THEIR UNMET NEEDS. HIGH-RISK PATIENTS (1 OR MORE SOCIAL NEEDS AND 2 OR MORE ED VISITS) ARE ALSO OFFERED ONE-YEAR OF NAVIGATION SERVICES, IN WHICH A NAVIGATOR CREATES CLOSED-LOOP REFERRALS TO PARTNER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TEST WHETHER SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION IMPACTS HEALTH QUALITY. IN FY2022, OVER 11,500 SCREENINGS WERE COMPLETED AND OVER 751 BENEFICIARIES WERE IDENTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR NAVIGATION SERVICES. THE CCP PARTNERS WITH OVER 20 CLINICAL DELIVERY SITES AND NEARLY 20 COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS TO EXECUTE THE WORK. THIS PROGRAM WAS FULLY FUNDED BY A CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES GRANT THROUGH APRIL 30, 2022. BEGINNING MAY 1, 2
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 5	THE CHNA PROCESS BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2021 AND COLLECTION OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA CONCLUDED IN SEPTEMBER 2021. AS PART OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, A VAST NUMBER OF RESIDENTS, EDUCATORS, GOVERNMENT, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LEADERS IN READING HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY. INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM LEADERS PROVIDED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY MATTERS, HEALTH EQUITY FACTORS, AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE CONDUCTED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY: (1) STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS (2) FOCUS GROUPS (3) SENIOR LEADERSHIP FORUM (4) KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS (5) COMMUNITY SURVEY VARIOUS TYPES OF DATA, SUCH AS COUNTY DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVALENCE, WERE GATHERED FROM LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL DATABASES TO COMPILE SECONDARY DATA. COMMUNITY SURVEYS, KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS WERE DISPERSED COMMUNITY-WIDE TO GARNER PARTICIPATION FROM ALL MEMBERS RESIDING OR WORKING IN THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. THE DATA COLLECTED IDENTIFIED THE NEEDS, HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS, BARRIERS, SOCIETAL ISSUES, AND CONCERNS OF THE UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. INFORMATION FROM FOCUS GROUPS WITH HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AND CARE TO THE REGION WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION PHASE. STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS: SAFEBERKS GATEWAY BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER READING-BERKS CONFERENCE OF CHURCHES TOWER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MAYOR'S OFFICE GREATER READING CHAMBER ALLIANCE EL PALO MAGAZINE, INC. EAST PENN MANUFACTURING, INC. PA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPMC HEALTH PLAN BARTA UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY HELPING HARVEST FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS: HELPING HARVEST BERKS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM TOWER HEALTH READING SCHOOL DISTRICT, LAUERS PARK ELEMENTARY UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY CO-COUNTY WELLNESS SERVICES BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER BERKS ENCORE CENTRO HISPANO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF GREATER BERKS,INC.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 7D	LINK TO THE READING HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/ READING-HOSPITAL-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT LINK TO THE READING HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT/ IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2022 AND CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/ READING-HOSPITAL-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 11	READING HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022 AND IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS: ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND HEALTH EQUITY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2022 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CONTINUED THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF FY2023 AND THE FINAL DOCUMENT WAS ADOPTED AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 15, 2022. THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH COVERED A THREE YEAR SPAN, OUTLINED SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR EACH PRIORITY AREA THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS INCLUDING INPUT FROM EXPERT PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. AN OVERVIEW OF EACH PRIORITY FOLLOWS: ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE: BASED ON WHAT WAS HEARD FROM COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND KEY INFORMANT AND COMMUNITY SURVEY RESPONDENTS, SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS MUST INCORPORATE BETTER CARE COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION AND ALIGNMENT OF HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH MUST BE CONTINUED AS THOSE EFFORTS GO WELL BEYOND MEDICAL SCIENCE ALONE. THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONSIDERED DISPARATE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT PROGRAMS THAT DELIVER CARE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS (I.E. STREET MEDICINE, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE, AND REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAMS), AS WELL ALSO DEVELOP PLANS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE THROUGH VIRTUAL OFFICE VISITS, TELECART, MOBILE APPS, AND TELEMEDICINE. BY STREAMLINING AN ADVANCED ACCESS CENTER READING HOSPITAL WILL PROVIDE EASE OF ACCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS WITH AMBULATORY AND SPECIALTY CARE SERVICE LINES. READING HOSPITAL WILL WORK TO IMPROVE CULTURAL SENSITIVITY OF STAFF BY CONDUCTING CULTURAL AWARENESS TRAININGS AND CREATING A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COUNCIL FOR PROVIDERS AND OTHER CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF TO PARTICIPATE. READING HOSPITAL WILL ALSO WORK TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE - MEDICAL EXPLORERS, JOB SHADOWING, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, AND ADVENTURES IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND MEDICINE - THROUGH PROGRAM PROMOTION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: POPULATIONS OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH OVERLAPPING PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT STEM FROM PSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDING HOUSING INSTABILITY OR HOMELESSNESS, UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT, "FOOD DESERT" NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOOD INSECURITY, LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND HEALTH LITERACY, AS WELL AS SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND POLLUTION. THESE FACTORS CAN BE BARRIERS TO HOW RESIDENTS CAN ACCESS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND IMPACT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SUPPORT FOR BEHAVIORAL SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE) WILL SCREEN PATIENTS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE VIA STANDARDIZED PROCESSES (SBIRT) AND TOOLS (ASAM PLACEMENT CRITERIA). READING HOSPITAL'S SOFT-LANDING PROGRAM WILL SCREEN PATIENTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE VIA THE ASAM PLACEMENT MODEL. READING HOSPITAL WILL IDENTIFY 2 STAFF MEMBERS TO CONDUCT MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING (MHFA). TRAININGS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT READING HOSPITAL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. TOWER EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INITIATIVES WILL CONDUCT SCHWARZ ROUNDS, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FORUM FOR EMPLOYEES TO DISCUSS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES THAT ARISE IN CARING FOR PATIENTS. THE REHINKCARE APP WILL BE PROMOTED TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND PARENTAL NEEDS. HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION: HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH LITERACY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ACCESSING CARE AS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE INFORMED HEALTH DECISIONS AND HELPS THEM EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATE TODAY'S COMPLEX HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH ISSUES ENABLES PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT TREATMENT PLANS AND IS ESSENTIAL TO MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS OR FREQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS. BY IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY AND EDUCATION ON HOW TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASES AND ILLNESS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY, THE HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S PARADIGM SHIFTS FROM TREATING DISEASE TO A FOCUS ON WELLNESS, HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, AND POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE GOAL IS TO PROVIDE DISEASE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY TARGETING DISPARATE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE BERKS TRAIL CHALLENGE WILL BE EXECUTED TO ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION OF LOCAL PARKS AND TRAILS THROUGH A FREE, MINDFUL LEISURE ACTIVITY. DISEASE AND PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS (I.E. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS AND PROSTRATE CANCER SCREENINGS) WILL BE CONDUCTED. A PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED TO LAUNCH A FRESH FOOD PHARMACY TARGETING VULNERABLE PATIENT POPULATION(S). TOWER EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INITIATIVE KNOW YOUR NUMBERS CAMPAIGN (BMI, BP, LIPIDS, A1C) THROUGH THE VIRGIN HEALTH APP WILL BE CONDUCTED. READING HOSPITAL WILL HELP ENGAGE THE EMPLOYEES WITH A PCP AND ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE VIRGIN HEALTH PLATFORM FOR WELLNESS-BASED EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. A COMMUNITY CALENDAR WILL BE DEVELOPED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT (CORE) PROGRAMS. VIOLENCE PREVENTION INITIATIVE STOP THE BLEED TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE HOSPITAL WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A HOSPITAL-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (HVIP) AND ESTABLISH VIOLENCE SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESSES AND PILOT IN CLINICAL SITES. HEALTH EQUITY: UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE AND DISPARATE POPULATIONS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. AS A CRITICAL ASPECT OF CREATING HEALTH EQUITY EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE CARE TO VERY DIVERSE RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES WITH VARIOUS CULTURAL BELIEFS, PERCEPTIONS, AND HEALTH PRACTICES MUST BE CONTINUOUS. ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY REQUIRES US TO SYSTEMICALLY DEFINE, MEASURE, AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENHANCE HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVES, OPERATIONS, AND PRACTICES. THE FOLLOWING GOAL TO ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY IS DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE HEALTH INEQUITIES, CLOSE DISPARITY GAPS, AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL WILL CREATE A HEALTH EQUITY ACTION PLAN AND EVALUATION PLAN TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS DISPARITIES THROUGH ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES. READING HOSPITAL WILL EXPAND THE USE OF LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH VIRTUAL VISITS. BILINGUAL STAFF WILL BE TRAINED TO BECOME CERTIFIED MEDICAL INTERPRETERS. READING HOSPITAL WILL PARTICIPATE IN COUNTY-WIDE BROADBAND ACCESS COALITIONS AND ASSIST WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING GROUP ACTIVITIES. LIST OF HEALTH NEEDS THE FACILITY DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: LAST MINUTE BARRIERS WERE IDENTIFIED THAT PROHIBITED THE HOSPITAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VENDOR FOR THE MARVIN TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DIGITAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HOSPITAL STAFF. ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE: THE EXPANSION OF THE REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAM TO PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES AND COPD HAS BEEN PLACED ON AN INDEFINITE HOLD.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 13H	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CRITERIA: PATIENTS VISITING FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND REQUIRING EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, PATIENTS VISITING THE UNITED STATES WITH THE INTENT OF RECEIVING NON-EMERGENT CARE ARE NOT GENERALLY ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 15E	FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS: 1. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: A. PATIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES IN OUR HOSPITAL AND THMG PRACTICES. B. BOTH UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS. C. PATIENTS WHO ARE DENIED MEDICAID COVERAGE, OR WHO ARE SCREENED AND DETERMINED TO NOT MEET THE MEDICAID COVERAGE CRITERIA. 2. A HOSPITAL FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OR PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE WILL ASSIST THE PATIENT WITH COMPLETING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND OBTAIN ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. 3. DECISIONS PERTAINING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE MADE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A COMPLETE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PATIENT/GUARANTOR FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON WILL BE MADE. A CONFIRMATION LETTER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL BE SENT TO THE PATIENT DESCRIBING THE OUTCOME OF THE DECISION. 4. WHEN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS APPROVED, A CONFIRMATION LETTER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL BE SENT TO THE PATIENT. THE LETTER WILL SERVE AS A MEANS OF SPECIFYING TIME FRAME COVERED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DETERMINATION. THE CONFIRMATION LETTER WILL CONTAIN A CONTACT NAME FOR THE PATIENT TO RETAIN AS A REFERENCE AND RESOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. 5. IF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT APPROVED, LETTERS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WILL BE SENT DESCRIBING THE REASONS FOR THE DECISION, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON OTHER PAYMENT OPTIONS. SHOULD PATIENTS WISH TO APPEAL THE DECISION MADE, DIRECTIONS ON THE APPEALS PROCESS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. 6. PATIENTS OR GUARANTORS WHO DISAGREE WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY DECISION WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL THE DECISION. 7. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCALE PROVIDES 100% CHARITY CARE TO BOTH INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UP TO 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL). THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCALE PROVIDES DISCOUNTED CARE ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR BOTH INSURED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS UP TO 400% OF THE FEDERAL PROVERTY LEVEL (FPL). 8. THE MCR FFS (MEDICARE FEE FOR SERVICE) IS USED TO DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADJUSTMENT. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE PROCESS OF ACCESSING MEDICAL CARE. THE SOONER READING HOSPITAL BECOMES AWARE OF THE FINANCIAL NEED, THE GREATER OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO SUCCESSFULLY CONNECT THE PATIENT WITH POTENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS MEDICAID OR OTHER ASSISTANCE OF INSURANCE PROGRAMS. WHILE IT IS IDEAL TO INITIATE THE PROCESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT ANY POINT IN THE BILLING AND COLLECTION CYCLE. IF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS INITIATED WHILE THE ACCOUNT IS IN THE COLLECTION'S PROCESS, COLLECTION ACTIVITY WILL CEASE UNTIL DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN MADE.
FACILITY 1, READING HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 16J	THIS NARRATIVE COVERS LINE 16A-C AND J: THE CURRENT PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, PLAIN LANGUAGE POLICY AND APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, ARE ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING- HOSPITAL/BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-READING-HOSPITAL ADDITIONALLY, TOWER HEALTH MAINTAINS, AND CONTINUOUSLY UPDATES THE LIST OF ALL PROVIDERS (IDENTIFIED BY NAME, PRACTICE GROUP/ENTITY, HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT OR TYPE OF SERVICE) DELIVERING EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE AT READING HOSPITAL SPECIFYING WHICH PROVIDERS ARE AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THIS PROVIDER LIST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING READING HOSPITAL WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/PROVIDERS/. ADDITIONALLY, A PAPER COPY CAN BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY CALLING 484-628-5683. FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY READING HOSPITAL ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. INFORMATION REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS COMMUNICATED VIA SIGNAGE AND BROCHURES PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND WITHIN REGISTRATION AREAS. PAMPHLETS TITLED UNDERSTANDING BILLING & PAYMENTS INCLUDE THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE PAMPHLETS ARE PRINTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, GERMAN, DUTCH, HAITIAN CREOLE, AND VIETNAMESE AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBIES AND WAITING AREAS THROUGHOUT READING HOSPITAL. THESE PAMPHLETS PROVIDE AN EASY-TO-READ SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WITH CONTACT INFORMATION OF READING HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WHO WILL ASSIST THE PATIENTS WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THESE PAMPHLETS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO PATIENTS AT THE POINTS OF REGISTRATION THROUGHOUT READING HOSPITAL. PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR WHO EXPRESS THE INABILITY TO PAY AT POINT OF SERVICE ARE PROVIDED WITH THE PAMPHLET. EMERGENCY PATIENTS IN THESE SITUATIONS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE PAMPHLET AT THE TIME OF DISCHARGE. PATIENT BILLING STATEMENTS FOR READING HOSPITAL SERVICES CONTAIN GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THE BACK OF THE BILLING STATEMENT IS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. READING HOSPITAL WORKS CLOSELY WITH ADVOCACY PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE AVAILABILITY OF READING HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS SHARED WITH THOSE AGENCIES. EXAMPLES ARE BERKS WESTERN CLINIC, OPPORTUNITY HOUSE, BERKS ENCORE, BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AND DANIEL TORRES HISPANIC CENTER, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ASSISTANCE OFFICE.

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Section D. Other Health Care Facilities That Are Not Licensed, Registered, or Similarly Recognized as a Hospital Facility (list in order of size, from largest to smallest) How many non-hospital health care facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1
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1	TRHMC SURGICENTER AT SPRING RIDGE 2603 KEISER BLVD READING,PA19610	AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER
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Part VI

Supplemental Information

Provide the following information.

1	Required descriptions. Provide the descriptions required for Part I, lines 3c, 6a, and 7; Part II and Part III, lines 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9b.
2	Needs assessment. Describe how the organization assesses the health care needs of the communities it serves, in addition to any CHNAs reported in Part V, Section B.
3	Patient education of eligibility for assistance. Describe how the organization informs and educates patients and persons who may be billed for patient care about their eligibility for assistance under federal, state, or local government programs or under the organization’s financial assistance policy.
4	Community information. Describe the community the organization serves, taking into account the geographic area and demographic constituents it serves.
5	Promotion of community health. Provide any other information important to describing how the organization’s hospital facilities or other health care facilities further its exempt purpose by promoting the health of the community (e.g., open medical staff, community board, use of surplus funds, etc.).
6	Affiliated health care system. If the organization is part of an affiliated health care system, describe the respective roles of the organization and its affiliates in promoting the health of the communities served.
7	State filing of community benefit report. If applicable, identify all states with which the organization, or a related organization, files a community benefit report.

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SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 3C	PATIENTS WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE VERIFICATION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME ALONG WITH THE NAMES OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE INFORMATION IS UTILIZED IN DETERMINING WHERE THE HOUSEHOLD FALLS IN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINE (FPL). THE FPL CATEGORY WILL DETERMINE THE PATIENT OR GUARANTOR CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT TOWARD THEIR MEDICAL BILL.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7G	READING HOSPITAL UTILIZES THE IRS GUIDELINES IN DETERMINING THE RATIO OF PATIENT COST TO CHARGES TO ESTIMATE THE COST OF EACH SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICE. THIS CALCULATION DOES NOT REFLECT READING HOSPITAL'S OPERATIONAL LOSS. CURRENTLY THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A SUBSIDIZED BASIS AS THESE SERVICES REFLECT AN OPERATIONAL LOSS. READING HOSPITAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE CENTER PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE, POST-ACUTE CARE REHABILITATION, BEHAVIORAL, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF BERKS AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. READING HOSPITAL LIES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF READING, WHICH HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 94,903 AS OF JULY 1, 2023. 27.0% OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY LIVE BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS. THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS TRACK CLOSELY TO THE HIGH POVERTY RATE IN THE CITY. THE MISSION OF THE READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. READING HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, EVEN WHEN THE NEEDED SERVICES CAUSE A DRAIN ON CAPITAL RESOURCES. READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (DME) AT NO COST TO PATIENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE A NEED, MEANING EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE AND THEY ARE NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO PRIVATELY PAY FOR THE EQUIPMENT. DURING FY2024, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDED 40,363 IN DME TO 2,598 PATIENTS.
SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7	IN THE CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS SECTION OF LINE 7 A COST TO CHARGE RATIO DEVELOPED FROM OUR MEDICARE COST REPORT IS UTILIZED.
SCHEDULE H, PART II	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: READING HOSPITAL'S PRESIDENT & CEO SERVES ON THE GREATER BERKS DEVELOPMENT FUND (GBDF) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GBDF IS A CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BERKS COUNTY COMPANIES THROUGH ITS ACCESS TO FUNDING FROM PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RESOURCES. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PER MONTH IS DEDICATED TO GBDF BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS: READING HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDSAFE PROGRAM, A MEDICAL COLLECTION KIOSK AND DISPOSAL SYSTEM, PROVIDING A RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF CONTROLLED, NON-CONTROLLED, AND OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS. DURING FY2024, 6,630 OF STAFF TIME AND SUPPLIES SUPPORTED THIS PROGRAM. READING HOSPITAL HELD ITS ANNUAL BIKE TO WORK WEEK RIDE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUTER SERVICES OF PA AND PENSKE RACING SHOCKS. HELD ANNUALLY THE THIRD FRIDAY IN MAY, THE EVENT PROMOTES GREEN COMMUTE OPTIONS FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. THE RIDE IS APPROXIMATELY 6-MILES AND TAKES PARTICIPANTS ON A LEISURELY RIDE THROUGH WEST READING, THE CITY OF READING, AND WYOMISSING. THE RIDE IS FACILITATED BY WEST READING AND CITY OF READING POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE SAFETY. AS A THANK YOU FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE EVENT AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES, THE CITY OF READING POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS GIFTED A NEW TREK POLICE E-BIKE, PURCHASED THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM READING HOSPITAL, AECOM, AND PENSKE RACING SHOCKS. COALITION BUILDING: READING HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH EQUITY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE (HECC) WHICH CONVENES CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES AND HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS, FOSTERING CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION AND ENSURING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO ADDRESS AND RESOLVE NEEDS. THE HECC SUPPORTS AND ADVISES READING HOSPITAL'S HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL IN GOALS AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES. FY2024 EXPENSES RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HECC INCLUDE 28,878 IN STIPENDS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY: THREE READING HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS - DR. CHARLES BARBERA, PRESIDENT & CEO; DR. ANKIT SHAH, AND DR. DEBRA POWELL, CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - PARTICIPATED IN AN EVENT CALLED COMMUNITY HEALTH CHECKUP, HOSTED BY BERKS COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. THE PROGRAM WAS HELD TO REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN A BERKS COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S STUDY THAT OUTLINED RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP BERKS COUNTY PROTECT ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. WORFORCE DEVELOPMENT: READING HOSPITAL BELIEVES IN INVESTING IN THE FUTURE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE AND DOES SO BY PROVIDING A NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE TO ENGAGE WITH BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF. IN FY2024, 153,781 WERE DEDICATED TO ITS NUMEROUS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER EXPLORATION INITIATIVES SERVING 1,304 STUDENTS. ONE OF ITS PREMIER PROGRAMS IS THE HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. 29 STUDENTS FROM 12 BERKS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED THE CLASS OF 2024. INTERNS PARTICIPATE IN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPLEMENT THEIR CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM LEARNING, ENHANCING THEIR ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS COMPLETED OVER 8,000 INTERNSHIP HOURS. HOSPITAL STAFF CONTRIBUTED OVER 1,600 HOURS SERVING AS PRECEPTORS (20% OF TOTAL INTERN HOURS), AS WELL AS 40 HOURS SERVING AS FACILITATORS DURING MONTHLY WORKSHOPS. READING HOSPITAL'S HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WAS SELECTED AS ONE OF 13 WINNERS (OF 92 APPLICANTS) FOR A HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA (HAP) ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. TEAM MEMBERS CREATED AND PRESENTED A POSTER ON THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL DISCUSSION, AND WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE HAP LEADERSHIP SUMMIT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS JOB SHADOWING WHICH HOSTED 271 UNIQUE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN 704 COORDINATED EXPERIENCES TOTALING 3,346.5 SHADOWING HOURS. A JOB SHADOWING ROTATION FOR BERKS CATHOLIC ENGAGED 3 STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED OBSERVATION EXPERIENCES IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OVER THE COURSE OF 6 MONTHS. STAFF CONTRIBUTED NEARLY 110 HOURS OF THEIR TIME PROVIDING EXPERIENCES FOR THE STUDENTS. READING HOSPITAL HOSTED 39 STUDENTS FROM BERKS CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER'S MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAM. THE STUDENTS COMPLETED 2,808 SHADOWING HOURS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. READING HOSPITAL'S HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS TEAMS PARTICIPATED IN 10 CAREER FAIRS AT BERKS COUNTY SCHOOLS, SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PATHWAYS OFFERED BY READING HOSPITAL AND ITS SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES. DURING THE FALL 2023 SEMESTER, READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CONNECTION PROGRAM TEAM HOSTED 56 STUDENTS FROM ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY'S NURSING 410 AND 412 CLASSES. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN AN INTRODUCTION TRAINING THAT OUTLINED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND THEIR IMPACT ON PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AS WELL AS SHADOWING PROGRAM STAFF SCREENING PATIENTS AND CREATING REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. STUDENTS INTERACTING WITH BUSINESS, OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BERKS BUSINESS EDUCATION COALITION, ENGAGED 9TH GRADERS FROM 3 BERKS COUNTY SCHOOLS: TWIN VALLEY (55 STUDENTS), CONRAD WISER (48 STUDENTS), OLEY VALLEY (22 STUDENTS). THE PROGRAM PRESENTED THE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION ON TRENDS IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE, PATHWAYS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT READING HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, AND A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH PHYSICIANS, APPS, NURSING STAFF, AND NON- CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS. STAFF CONTRIBUTED OVER 44 HOURS TO THE EVENT.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 2	DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF ASU NO. 2014-09 REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (TOPIC 606) BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS NO LONGER REPORTED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. RATHER IT IS TREATED AS AN IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSION. BAD DEBT IS DETERMINED IF THERE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY OR ADVERSE EVENT THAT PREVENTED A PATIENT FROM BEING ABLE TO PAY THE EXPECTED AMOUNT. FOR PATIENTS WHO WERE DETERMINED BY THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY UNCOLLECTED AMOUNTS BUT DID NOT, THESE UNCOLLECTED AMOUNTS ARE TREATED AS IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE OR EXTRAORDINARY EVENT THAT CAUSED THE ORGANIZATION TO REPORT BAD DEBT EXPENSE IN FY2023
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A METHODOLOGY TO ACCURATELY QUANTIFY OR ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE THAT WOULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 4	READING HOSPITAL IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FOOTNOTE FOR TOWER HEALTH AND SUBSIDIARIES. THE FOLLOWING IS A FOOTNOTE REGARDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE. THE SYSTEM PROVIDES SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF ITS CHARITY SERVICE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN THE ESTABLISHED RATES. CRITERIA FOR CHARITY CARE CONSIDER THE PATIENT'S FAMILY INCOME, FAMILY SIZE, AND ABILITY TO PAY. INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR OTHER COVERAGE. THE SYSTEM MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES FOR SERVICES, AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE POLICIES, AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF THOSE SERVICES. CHARGES FOREGONE FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE AS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SYSTEM'S POLICIES WERE APPROXIMATELY 46,599 AND 38,908 IN THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, RESPECTIVELY. DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,119 AND 8,735 FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023, RESPECTIVELY. THE ESTIMATED COSTS WERE BASED ON A CALCULATION, WHICH MULTIPLIED THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO BY THE GROSS CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO PATIENTS. THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS OBTAINED FROM THE SYSTEM'S MOST RECENTLY FILED MEDICARE COST REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, THE SYSTEM SPONSORS CERTAIN OTHER SERVICE PROGRAMS AND CHARITY SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SERVICES TO NEEDY POPULATIONS REQUIRING SPECIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND CHARITY SERVICES, AS WELL AS HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION. THE SYSTEM'S COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDES THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH MAKES PAYMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN, THE AGED, THE BLIND, AND THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, WHOSE INCOME AND RESOURCES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE COSTS OF NECESSARY MEDICAL SERVICES. PAYMENTS FROM THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN THE SYSTEM'S COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE. IN ADDITION, COMMUNITY SERVICE REPRESENTS THE COST TO DELIVER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, NET OF ANY PAYMENT RECEIVED FOR THOSE SERVICES. INCLUDED IN THESE SERVICES ARE THE SYSTEM'S SUBSIDIES OF OUTPATIENT CLINICS, EDUCATION OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH VARIOUS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY UPON GRADUATION AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. THE SYSTEM ALSO SPONSORS HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER WELLNESS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8	THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS RECORDS THROUGH THEIR GENERAL LEDGER SYSTEM TO CALCULATE GROSS PATIENT CHARGES AND GROSS REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS. A RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES IS APPLIED TO THE GROSS PATIENT CHARGES TO CALCULATE THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE.
SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 9B	PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF OPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE REVENUE CYCLE, FROM REGISTRATION THROUGH COLLECTION; THEREFORE, READING HOSPITAL'S DEBT COLLECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURE INCLUDES SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR REFERRING PATIENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THREE STATEMENTS, SPECIFYING THE AMOUNT DUE AND APPROPRIATE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS EVERY 30 DAYS A BALANCE REMAINS. EACH STATEMENT CONTAINS A PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND APPROPRIATE CONTACT INFORMATION. NO ACCOUNT SHALL BE SENT TO A COLLECTION AGENCY AS LONG AS THE PATIENT/GUARANTOR IS ACTIVELY WORKING WITH A FACILITIES PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE TO RESOLVE AN OPEN ACCOUNT.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2	READING HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN JUNE 2022. READING HOSPITAL, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STRATEGIC CONSULTING FIRM TRIPP UMBACH, CONDUCTED RESEARCH IN 2021 AND DEPLOYED A NUMBER OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES TO DEFINE AND SELECT COMMUNITY NEEDS. PRIMARY RESEARCH METHODS INCLUDED CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS (10 COMPLETED), KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS (62 COMPLETED), COMMUNITY SURVEYS (367 COMPLETED), AND FOCUS GROUPS (2 COMPLETED). THE PRIMARY RESEARCH ALLOWED THE HOSPITAL TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND ACCESS BARRIERS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SERVE LOW-INCOME, VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. SECONDARY RESEARCH COLLECTION INCLUDED DATA FROM THE UNITED STATES'S CENSUS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, AND CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; PENNSYLVANIA'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND STATE CANCER PROFILES; READING HOSPITAL'S EPIC PATIENT DATA; AND OTHER LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATION DATA SOURCES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE'S COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS AND ROADMAPS, THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ), FEEDING AMERICA, THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND BERKS VITAL SIGNS. SUMMARIES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA WERE COMPILED AND SHARED WITH THE HOSPITAL'S CHNA ADVISORY BOARD MADE UP OF READING HOSPITAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS PARTICIPANTS OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS, KEY INFORMANT SURVEYS, AND FOCUS GROUPS, WHO PARTICIPATED IN EXERCISES TO SELECT PRIORITY AREAS AND BEGIN LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WHICH WAS COMPLETED AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER 2022. IDENTIFIED AND ACCEPTED PRIORITY AREAS TO ADDRESS INCLUDE: ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND HEALTH EQUITY. IN DECEMBER 2023, READING HOSPITAL ENGAGED WITH ITS 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PARTNER - METOPIO. PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION BEGAN IN EARLY 2024, INCLUDING STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS (4,921 COMPLETED), KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS (13 COMPLETED), HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP SURVEY (24 HOSPITAL, 9 TOWER HEALTH CORPORATE COMPLETED), AND FOCUS GROUPS (3 COMPLETED - HEALTH CARE LITERACY, HEALTH CARE ACCESS BARRIERS, AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE). DATA ANALYSIS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED PRIORITIZATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN FALL OF 2025.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3	AS PART OF THE MISSION TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY, READING HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PATIENTS AND FAMILIES MAY NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP DEFRAY THE COST OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THEREFORE, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE FOR ALL. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS EARLY IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS AS POSSIBLE. THE CURRENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND ON THE READING HOSPITAL WEBSITE. THE PLAIN LANGUAGE AND FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES ARE OFFERED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, GERMAN, DUTCH, HAITIAN CREOLE, AND VIETNAMESE, WHILE THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES A DATABASE OF ALL PROVIDERS WHO DELIVER EMERGENCY AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE AT READING HOSPITAL AND IDENTIFIES WHICH ARE AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE PROVIDER LIST IS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED. A PAPER COPY OF THE LIST IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE UPON REQUEST FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. PAMPHLETS TITLED UNDERSTANDING BILLING & PAYMENT INCLUDE A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF READING HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN LOBBIES AND WAITING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, OR EXPRESS AN INABILITY TO PAY AT REGISTRATION, POINT OF SERVICE, AND/OR DISCHARGE. PATIENT BILLING STATEMENTS FOR READING HOSPITAL SERVICES CONTAIN GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS ALSO SHARED WITH A NUMBER OF ADVOCACY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WILL EDUCATE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN REFERENCE TO AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS TO ENSURE ALL PATIENTS CONTINUE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE CARE THEY NEED.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 4	READING HOSPITALS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ALL AREAS OF BERKS COUNTY WHICH CONTAINS THE CITY OF READING. BERKS COUNTY PROFILE: ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AS OF JULY 1, 2023, THE POPULATION ESTIMATE FOR BERKS COUNTY IS 432,821, A 0.9% INCREASE FROM APRIL 1, 2020. BERKS COUNTY HAS A DIVERSE POPULATION, WITH THE RACIAL MIX OF 85.3% WHITE ALONE, 8.5% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE, 1.7% ASIAN ALONE, 1.1% AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE ALONE, 0.3% NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER ALONE, AND 3.2% TWO OR MORE RACES. ETHNICALLY, 67.1% ARE WHITE ALONE, NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO, WITH 25.3% HISPANIC OR LATINO. 8.8% OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN BORN. 19,224 RESIDENTS ARE VETERANS. 20.1% OF RESIDENTS OVER 5 YEARS OLD SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. 88.4% OF BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS 25 YEARS AND OLDER ARE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OR HIGHER, WHEREAS 27.2% OF THE SAME AGE GROUP HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. OF RESIDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 65, 10.2% HAVE A DISABILITY, AND 7.5% DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN BERKS COUNTY IS 77,684. 11.9% OF RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY. CITY OF READING PROFILE: THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF READING IN MORE DIVERSE THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTY AND IS HOME TO MORE DISPARATE, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WHO FACE INCREASE BARRIERS TO RECEIVING CARE. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, AS OF JULY 1, 2023, THE CITY OF READING HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 94,903, A 0.2% DECREASE IN POPULATION FROM APRIL 1, 2020. THERE IS A RACIAL MIX OF 30.2% WHITE ALONE, 10% BLACK OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ALONE, 1.7% AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE ALONE, 1.0% ASIAN ALONE, AND 29.9% TWO OR MORE RACES. ETHNICALLY, 68.6% OF READING RESIDENTS ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO, WITH 21.0% WHITE ALONE, NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO. 21.5% OF READING RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN BORN. 2,286 RESIDENTS ARE VETERANS. 54.9% OF RESIDENTS OVER 5 YEARS OLD SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. 72.7% OF READING RESIDENTS 25 YEARS AND OLDER ARE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OR HIGHER, WHEREAS ONLY 11.7% OF THE SAME AGE GROUP HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. OF RESIDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 65, 15.4% HAVE A DISABILITY, AND 13.4% DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN READING IS 45,59 9 AND 27% OF RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5	THE READING HOSPITAL BOARD IS COMPRISED OF 14 MEMBERS, 10 OF WHOM ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE HOSPITAL. ALL PHYSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE IS THE LARGEST CLINICAL DEPARTMENT OF READING HOSPITAL. THE DEPARTMENT SPANS 16 DIVISIONS OF MEDICINE. THIS COMPRISES OF 300+ PHYSICIANS (MD/DO) AND 80+ ADVANCED LICENSED PRACTITIONERS. CARE PROVIDED TO OUR PATIENTS SPANS AMBULATORY CARE THROUGH TO TRANSPLANT MEDICINE. THE DEPARTMENT FULFILLS THE MISSIONS OF OUR ORGANIZATION BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. THE DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO MEDICAL EDUCATION, PROVIDING MEDICAL STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EDUCATED IN THEIR SPECIALTY AND ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. READING HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL SOCIETY TO SPONSOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS. THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION TEAM WITHIN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OVERSEES DEPARTMENT-BASED PROGRAMS FOR CME CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 CREDITS. ONGOING EDUCATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR STAFF IN ALL CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING EDUCATION FOR STAFF IN ALL DEPARTMENTS ON SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, AND RELATED REGULATORY AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. CLINICAL RESEARCH IS A CORE COMPONENT OF READING HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS WITHOUT NEEDING TO TRAVEL FAR FROM HOME. THE CLINICAL TRIALS OFFICE PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE CTO WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPITALS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD WHICH MONITORS ALL CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS CONDUCTED AT THE HOSPITAL. PROVIDING HEALTH CARE: A. INPATIENT DISCHARGES 37,400 B. INPATIENT DAYS 206,176 C. BIRTHS 3,034 D. EMEGENCY VISITS 109,162 PROMOTING HEALTH: HEALTH OUTREACH FOR CHILDREN (NEWBORNS THROUGH TEENS): CHILDREN'S HEALTH CENTER - PROVIDES AMBULATORY CARE TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WHO ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. IN FY2024, THERE WERE 16,512 VISITS. THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH CENTER PARTNERS WITH UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY TO OFFER THE REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM TO PROMOTE LITERACY. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, PARENTS RECEIVE EDUCATION FROM THEIR CHILD'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF READING ALOUD TO THEIR CHILDREN, INCLUDING LEARNING AGE- APPROPRIATE TIPS AND ENCOURAGEMENT. ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE A NEW BOOK TO TAKE HOME AND KEEP. IN ADDITION, THE WAITING ROOM OFTEN UTILIZES VOLUNTEERS TO CONDUCT READ-ALOUDS THAT BOTH ENTERTAIN CHILDREN AND MODEL GOOD PRACTICES FOR PARENTS. HEALTH OUTREACH FOR ADULTS: WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER - PROVIDES OBSTETRICAL, GYNECOLOGICAL, AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED WOMEN. IN FY2024, THERE WERE 22,212 VISITS. CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH - OFFERS A VARIETY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING HIV AND STI TESTING, CARE, AND TREATMENT, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND ROUTINE SCREENINGS. IN FY2024, THERE WERE 2,913 VISITS. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ADULT CLINICS - PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SUBSPECIALTY CARE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, TO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED ADULTS. HEALTH OUTREACH FOR ALL AGES: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - READING HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPERATES 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN 115 TREATMENT AREAS THAT OFFER ACUTE CARE TO SERIOUSLY ILL AND INJURED PATIENTS, AS WELL AS INTERMEDIATE/FAST TRACK CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH LESS ACUTE PROBLEMS AND OBSERVATION ROOMS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING MORE PROLONGED EMERGENCY CARE. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES AND CAPABILITIES INCLUDING DEDICATED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCANNER, CERTIFIED CHEST PAIN CENTER, AND ADVANCED PRIMARY STOKE CENTER TO ASSESS AND ADDRESS CASES OF TRAUMATIC ILLNESS, INJURY, AND OTHER EMERGENCY CONDITIONS. PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE IN A COMFORTING, FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN CAN FEEL SAFE. LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER - READING HOSPITAL OPERATES THE REGIONS ONLY LEVEL I RESOURCE TRAUMA CENTER THAT PROVIDES LIFE-SAVING CARE TO TRAUMATICALLY INJURED PATIENTS INCLUDING RESUSCITATION, EMERGENCY SURGERY, INTENSIVE CARE, AND/OR GENERAL MEDICAL CARE; GENERAL SURGERY IN EITHER THE EMERGENCY OR ELECTIVE SETTING; AND NEUROLOGICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING INTRACRANIAL TUMOR, STROKE, INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE, STATUS EPILEPTICUS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS. IN FY2024 THERE WERE 1,118 TRAUMA ACTIVATIONS, 1,790 ACUTE CARE SURGERY CONTACTS, AND 2,591 TRAUMA CONTACTS. ACCESS TO EMS SERVICES - THROUGH TOWERDIRECT, BERKS COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO GET THE MEDICAL CARE THEY NEED, QUICKLY AND SAFELY. TOWERDIRECT PROVIDES PLANNED AND UNPLANNED MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION INCLUDING AMBULANCE SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION FOR ROUTING MEDICAL VISITS, PATIENT TRANSFERS, CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT, AND TRAUMA TRANSPORT. TOWERDIRECT ALSO PROVIDES PROACTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING HOME VISITS, PUBLIC EVENT SUPPORT (E.G., ON-SITE MEDICAL CARE AT CONCERTS, FAIRS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS), AND SAFETY PRESENTATIONS. OBSTETRICS AND MIDWIFERY CARE - READING HOSPITAL OBSTETRICIANS AND CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES (CNNS) LICENSED BY THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR MIDWIFERY EDUCATION (ACME) WHO SPECIALIZE IN WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, PROVIDING SERVICES THAT RANGE FROM WELL-WOMAN VISITS AND ROUTINE GYNECOLOGICAL SERVICES TO PRENATAL, PREGNANCY, LABOR, AND DELIVERY CARE. CNNS ALSO STAFF THE OBSTETRICS URGENT CARE TRIAGE TEAM PROVIDING EXAMS AND DISCUSSING SYMPTOMS WITH PATIENTS WHO DO NOT FEEL WELL OR DEVELOP SYMPTOMS THAT ARE CONCERNING. READING HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SERVICES INCLUDING PRECONCEPTION COUNSELING, ULTRASOUND TESTS, FETAL HEART TESTS, NONINVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING (NIPT), NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY SCREENING, AMNIOCENTESIS, DIABETES PROGRAMMING PROVIDED BY MATERNAL-FETAL SPECIALISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES. READING HOSPITAL'S ON-SITE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE (NICU) TEAM IS OFFERS ADVANCED THERAPIES TO ASSIST WHEN THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS DURING DELIVERY OR AFTER A BABY IS BORN. TRAINED NURSES AND INTERNATIONAL BOARD-CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS (IBCLCS) PROVIDE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT TO NEW MOMS. INTERPRETING SERVICES - READING HOSPITAL'S INTERPRETING SERVICES DEPARTMENT INCLUDES ON-SITE SPANISH-ENGLISH INTERPRETERS WHO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS. THESE STAFF ALSO ASSIST WITH TRANSLATIONS FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS A NETWORK OF 24/7 VIDEO-REMOTE INTERPRETING STATIONS AND TELEPHONES FOR ANY LANGUAGE. SIGN LANGUAGE SERVICES - READING HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH BERKS DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AS NEEDED. THE HOSPITAL HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED A 24/7 VIDEO-REMOTE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING SERVICE. PATIENT ADVOCATE OFFICE - READING HOSPITAL BELIEVES ITS PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND SUPPORT PERSONS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, AND COMPASSION. THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENT ADVOCATES HELP PATIENTS COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR PROVIDERS, OBTAIN INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS, OBTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONNECT WITH SOCIAL SUPPORTS, UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND HELP THE PATIENT BE HEARD. IF A PATIENT HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE CARE OR SERVICES THEY ARE RECEIVING, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTACT THE PATIENT ADVOCATE OFFICE WHO WILL DOCUMENT THE CONCERN AND TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO RESOLVE IT. SPIRITUAL CARE SERVICES - READING HOSPITAL'S DEPARTMENT OF SPIRITUAL CARE ENSURES THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY SPIRITUAL CARE AND COUNSELING TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS OF CHAPLAINCY STAFF, VISITING CLERGY, AND VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS. THE DEPARTMENT'S PASTORAL CARE PHILOSOPHY RESTS ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE CARE OF THE WHOLE PERSON - BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT - IS INTEGRAL TO HEALTH AND HEALING. THE TEAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES DEPARTMENT, PROVIDES THE NO ONE DIES ALONE COMPANION (NODAC) PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES SPECIAL TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE AS A COMPANION TO PATIENTS WHO ARE AT END-OF-LIFE AND DO NOT HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THIS PROCESS. PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES - READING HOSPITAL'S PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM, COMPRISED OF DOCTORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, CHAPLAINS, AND DIETICIANS, WORK AS A TEAM TO HELP RELIEVE AND PREVENT SYMPTOMS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS WITH A LIFE-LIMITING DISEASE. THE TEAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND CAREGIVERS PROVIDING PATIENT AND FAMILY COUNSELING, EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE PLANNING FOR CARE AFTER A HOSPITAL STAFF, HELP WITH TREATMENT CHOICES AND DECISIONS, AND REFERRALS TO SPECIALISTS AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING. FREE VALET PARKING AND SHUTTLE SERVICES - READING HOSPITAL OFFERS PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND VISITORS FREE VALET PARKING AND SHUTTLE SERVICES. VALET PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT 3 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING 24/7 ACCES
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 6	TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (THMG) IS A GROUP WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED PRACTICE ASSISTANCE TO READING HOSPITAL WHICH IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL. PHYSICIANS CAN REFER PATIENTS TO THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. COLLABORATION BETWEEN ALL TOWER HEALTH HOSPITALS ENABLES OUR HOSPITALS, PROVIDERS, LEADERSHIP AND STAFF TO LEVERAGE BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES - ALL RIGHT HERE IN OUR REGION.
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Schedule I
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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Inspection

Name of the organization
READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number
23-1352204

Part I

General Information on Grants and Assistance

Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................

Yes No

Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.

Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient

that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Name and address of organization or government	(b) EIN	(c) IRC section (if applicable)	(d) Amount of cash grant	(e) Amount of non-cash assistance	(f) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)	(g) Description of noncash assistance	(h) Purpose of grant or assistance
(1) TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611	23-2266054	501C3	58,880				HEALTHCARE SVCS
(2) SALVATION ARMY 301 SOUTH 5TH STREET READING,PA19602	13-5562351	501C3	2,500	21,136	ACTUAL	FROZEN TURKEYS	HOLIDAY DONATION
(3) CENTRO HISPANO DANIEL TORRES INC 25 NORTH 2ND STREET READING,PA19601	23-2041081	501C3	7,500				SPONSORSHIP
(4) READING SCIENCE CENTER 608 MUSEUM ROAD READING,PA19611	82-5063856	501C3	5,080				SPONSORSHIP

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance	(b) Number of recipients	(c) Amount of cash grant	(d) Amount of noncash assistance	(e) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)	(f) Description of noncash assistance

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(5)
(6)
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Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2; Part III, column (b); and any other additional information.

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Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
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Name of the organization

READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

Part I

Questions Regarding Compensation

Yes

Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes on Line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .....

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked on Line 1a? ....

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? .............

Yes

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Yes

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.

Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:

The organization? ....................

Any related organization? .......................

If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:

The organization? ..................

Any related organization? ......................

If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any nonfixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............

Yes

Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III ..........................

If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

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Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.

For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(B) Breakdown of W-2, 1099-MISC compensation, and/or 1099-NEC			(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation in column (B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)
1SUZANNE WENDEROTH MD BOARD MEMBER	(i) (ii)	657,349 -------------	200,160 -------------	77,789 -------------	177,301 -------------	26,924 -------------	1,139,523 -------------	76,047 -------------
2CHARLES BARBERA MD PRES & CEO	(i) (ii)	691,590 -------------	140,001 -------------	57,059 -------------	182,450 -------------	26,924 -------------	1,098,024 -------------	55,106 -------------
3MICHELLE TRUPP COO	(i) (ii)	511,493 -------------	153,448 -------------	67,605 -------------	87,224 -------------	1,041 -------------	820,811 -------------	65,625 -------------
4THERESE SUCHER INT CEO TERM	(i) (ii)	-------------	-------------	766,755 -------------	-------------	16,057 -------------	782,812 -------------	-------------
5ROBERT EHINGER CFO/TREAS	(i) (ii)	407,472 -------------	124,057 -------------	68,018 -------------	73,579 -------------	17,665 -------------	690,791 -------------	64,208 -------------
6WEI DU MD SVP CHIEF ACADEMIC	(i) (ii)	499,338 -------------	-------------	1,953 -------------	86,550 -------------	1,041 -------------	588,882 -------------	-------------
7PAMELA HERNANDEZ SVP/CHIEF PEOPLE OFF	(i) (ii)	469,783 -------------	-------------	690 -------------	82,800 -------------	9,671 -------------	562,944 -------------	-------------
8SUSAN GARCIA SVP REV CYCLE	(i) (ii)	353,958 -------------	-------------	118,184 -------------	63,277 -------------	19,186 -------------	554,605 -------------	55,897 -------------
9THOMAS BARTIROMO SVP CIO	(i) (ii)	391,795 -------------	-------------	1,267 -------------	78,914 -------------	17,393 -------------	489,369 -------------	-------------
10OLUBUMNI OJIKUTU MD BOARD MEMBER	(i) (ii)	------------- 410,847	-------------	------------- 8,037	------------- 7,159	------------- 26,924	------------- 452,967	-------------
11BARBARA ROMIG CNO TERM	(i) (ii)	357,868 -------------	72,001 -------------	2,045 -------------	10,500 -------------	521 -------------	442,935 -------------	-------------
12LISA HESS VP MARKETING/COMM	(i) (ii)	111,752 -------------	70,675 -------------	230,511 -------------	6,458 -------------	7,929 -------------	427,325 -------------	32,747 -------------
13RON NUTTING MD CMO TERM	(i) (ii)	-------------	-------------	406,295 -------------	-------------	16,822 -------------	423,117 -------------	-------------
14CHARLES VALENTINO VP REV INTEGRITY	(i) (ii)	316,136 -------------	64,056 -------------	450 -------------	6,985 -------------	18,973 -------------	406,600 -------------	-------------
15MARK L MCNASH SVP SUP SERV	(i) (ii)	65,282 -------------	171,313 -------------	137,059 -------------	4,580 -------------	7,885 -------------	386,119 -------------	136,602 -------------
16MARK REYNGOUDT CFO/TREAS TERM	(i) (ii)	-------------	-------------	329,733 -------------	-------------	23,726 -------------	353,459 -------------	-------------
17JOHN CASEY MD BOARD MEMBER	(i) (ii)	------------- 223,096	-------------	------------- 39,724	------------- 30,818	------------- 17,573	------------- 311,211	------------- 36,989
18ANN BLANKENHORN INTERIM CNO	(i) (ii)	242,819 -------------	48,564 -------------	548 -------------	8,742 -------------	1,040 -------------	301,713 -------------	-------------
19CLINT MATTHEWS TH PRES/CEO TERM	(i) (ii)	-------------	-------------	269,231 -------------	7,912 -------------	-------------	277,143 -------------	-------------
20MARY AGNEW SVP CNO TERM	(i) (ii)	-------------	-------------	264,206 -------------	-------------	9,176 -------------	273,382 -------------	-------------

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SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4	SUZANNE WENDEROTH, MD 0 76,047 0 CHARLES BARBERA, MD 0 55,106 0 MICHELLE TRUPP 0 65,625 0 THERESE SUCHER 771,494 0 0 ROBERT EHINGER 0 64,208 0 SUSAN GARCIA 0 55,897 0 LISA HESS 196,516 32,747 0 RON NUTTING, MD 410,496 0 0 MARK L. MCNASH 0 136,602 0 MARK REYNGOUDT 337,402 0 0 JOHN CASEY, MD 0 36,989 0 CLINT MATTHEWS 269,231 0 0 MARY AGNEW 266,913 0 0
SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7	TOWER HEALTH USES RETENTION BONUSES FOR KEY EXECUTIVES AS ONE WAY TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF LEADERSHIP AS THE HEALTH SYSTEM NAVIGATES ITS ORGANIZATION TURNAROUND AND FULFILLS ITS MISSION IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. THE DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE RETENTION BONUSES ARE DEVELOPED WITH OVERSIGHT BY THE TOWER HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND ARE APPROVED BY THE FULL TOWER HEALTH BOARD. AS IN ALL MATTERS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, THE BOARD RELIES ON MARKET DATA AND OUTSIDE EXPERTISE TO ENSURE ITS RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM IS CONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS. CHARLES BARBERA, MD 140,000.64 ROBERT EHINGER 124,057.00 SUZANNE WENDEROTH 200,160.00 MICHELLE TRUPP 153,448.00 BARBARA ROMIG 72,001.28 ANN BLANKENHORN 48,564.00 CHARLES VALENTINO 64,056.00 MARK MCNASH 171,313.00 LISA HESS 70,675.00
SCHEDULE J, PART III	PART 1, LINE 4B TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: THE 457(F) PLAN IS A TAX-DEFERRED RETIREMENT PLAN CONSISTING OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE RETIREMENT SAVINGS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEE IS IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE TOWER HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE EMPLOYED ON DECEMBER 31ST TO RECEIVE THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT PLAN YEAR. THE EMPLOYEE SHALL BECOME 100% VESTED IN THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT PLAN YEAR THREE YEARS AFTER THE CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE ACCOUNT. THE EMPLOYEE WILL ALSO BECOME 100% VESTED IN ALL OF THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS: 1) UPON ATTAINING THE AGE 65 WHILE STILL EMPLOYED BY TOWER HEALTH 2) DUE TO DEATH OR DISABILITY 3) UPON TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT CAUSE PARTICIPATION IN PLAN: THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE 457(F) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024 BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A DISTRIBUTION. WEI DU PAMELA HERNANDEZ THOMAS BARTIROMO

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2023

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READING HOSPITAL

Employer identification number

23-1352204

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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	WEBSITE: WWW.TOWERHEALTH.ORG/LOCATIONS/READING-HOSPITAL THE MISSION OF READING HOSPITAL IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY; TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATION HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY ROLE AS A PROVIDER OF DIRECT CARE, READING HOSPITAL ADDRESSES ISSUES OUTSIDE THAT REAL THAT IMPACT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN FACT, A KEY PART OF OUR MISSION MEANS THE REINVESTMENT OF RESOURCES INTO THESE EFFORTS, WHICH ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT IN OUR LAST FISCAL YEAR (FY2023), WE COMMITTED NEARLY 159.5M TO THIS CAUSE. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ENDEAVORS. THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS THREE PRONGED AND SEEKS TO LEAD, PARTNER, AND INVEST IN STRATEGIC HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT TARGET THE UNDERSERVED, ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY. THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROCESSES. READING HOSPITAL'S MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022 AND IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED FOUR AREAS OF FOCUS: ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND HEALTH EQUITY. THE 2022 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN WAS FINALIZED, ADOPTED, AND MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BY THE NOVEMBER 15, 2022, DEADLINE. THE CATEGORIES AND STRATEGIES OUTLINED BELOW REFLECT THE 2022 CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN EFFORTS: ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE - INCREASE ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE CONSIDERED DISPARATE AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE FIRST PRIORITIZED NEED, ACCESS TO EQUITABLE CARE, INCLUDES STRATEGIES THAT SEEK TO INCORPORATE BETTER CARE COORDINATION, INTEGRATION, AND ALIGNMENT OF HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS ONGOING EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE FIRST STRATEGY IN THIS PRIORITY AREA IS THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE BERKS COUNTY COMMUNITY - THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS, SHELTER RESIDENTS, AND HOUSING INSECURE INDIVIDUALS. PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO VISIT HOMELESS CAMPS, SOUP KITCHENS, AND SHELTERS TO DELIVER FREE PRIMARY AND ACUTE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THIS OFTEN UNDERSERVED AND NEGLECTED POPULATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAMILIAR, SAFE, AND NON-JUDGMENTAL. THE PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH 6 COMMUNITY-BASED SITES INCLUDING HOPE RESCUE MISSION, LIGHTHOUSE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN CENTER, CITY LIGHT MINISTRY, MARY'S SHELTER, READING YMCA, AND NEW JOURNEY COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM STRIVES TO DELIVER EQUITABLE AND PATIENT-CENTERED PRIMARY AND ACUTE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND CONTINUITY OF CARE BY CONNECTING PATIENTS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH, PROVIDE PATIENT CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND INPATIENT CONSULTATIONS, AND EDUCATION PATIENTS ON AVAILABLE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. A TELEHEALTH KIOSK INSTALLED AT HOPE RESCUE MISSION, A LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTER AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER, ALLOWS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO MEET VIRTUALLY WITH PATIENTS WHO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE NEED OR REQUIRE FOLLOW-UP FROM A PRIOR VISIT. THE KIOSK ALSO OFFERS EXTERNAL MEDICAL DEVICES INCLUDING A BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR, THERMOMETER, STETHOSCOPE, AND OTOSCOPE. THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM INCLUDE PRIMARY (INTERNAL AND FAMILY MEDICINE) AND PREVENTATIVE CARE, ADDICTION MEDICINE (MAT), PSYCHIATRIC CARE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (INCLUDING PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE, CONTRACEPTION AND FAMILY PLANNING, GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMS, MENSTRUAL HEALTH AND MENOPAUSE MANAGEMENT, AND CANCER SCREENINGS), PEDIATRICS (INCLUDING GENERAL EXAMINATIONS, PHYSICAL EXAMS FOR SCHOOL ENTRY, DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINATIONS, DAYCARE FORMS, AND SICK AND WELL VISITS), PHYSICAL THERAPY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, PODIATRY (FOOD AND ANKLE CARE) AND DIABETES EDUCATION, AS WELL AS RECURRING SPECIALTY SUB-CLINICS - VISION CLINIC (COLOR BLINDNESS, FIELD OF VISION, AND GLAUCOMA SCREENINGS, VISUALIZATION OF RETINAS, AND VISUAL ACUITY CHANGES), NEUROLOGY CLINIC (EVALUATION OF PALSY, DROP, NEUROPATHY, REVIEW OF SEIZURE TREATMENT AND MEDICATIONS, SCREENINGS FOR COGNITIVE OR MOOD CHANGES, STROKE FOLLOW UP INCLUDING REVIEW OF TREATMENT GUIDELINES, COMPREHENSIVE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS), AND PULMONARY CLINIC (SLEEP APNEA SCREENING, EVALUATION FOR LOW-DOSE CT LUNG CANCER SCREENING, TOBACCO CESSATION EDUCATION, RESPIRATORY DISEASE - COPD, ASTHMA, OSA - EDUCATION, AND REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICATIONS SUCH AS INHALERS AND NEBULIZERS). THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT RAPID HIV TESTING WAS ADDED DURING FY2024. IN FY2024, THE STREET MEDICINE TEAM CONDUCTED 3,725 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS, AND INCREASE OF NEARLY 1,600 ENCOUNTERS OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR WITH 2,283 PATIENTS (UP FROM 1,320 THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR). STREET MEDICINE VOLUNTEERS LOGGED OVER 1,700 HOURS PROVIDING CARE AND SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAM AND ITS PATIENTS. ACCORDING TO PENNSYLVANIA STATE CANCER PROFILES, BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN BERKS COUNTY. DISPARITIES BY RACE AND ETHNICITY WERE NOTED WITH MORE WHITE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER DEATH RATES AMONG BLACK COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN SEPTEMBER 2022, READING HOSPITAL OPERATIONALIZED A MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM, SEEKING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS BY HELPING TO REMOVE BARRIERS SUCH AS LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, THE INABILITY TO LEAVE WORK FOR APPOINTMENTS, AND LACK OF CHILDCARE, AMONG OTHERS. IN FY2024, THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM CONDUCTED 121 EVENTS AND COMPLETED 1,090 SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS. OVER 42% OF PATIENTS SCREENED LIVE IN THE CITY OF READING, A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA. NEARLY 13% OF PATIENTS SCREENED WERE UNINSURED. NEARLY 8% OF PATIENTS SCREENED WERE BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN, OVER 28% WERE HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND OVER 19% WERE SPANISH SPEAKING. READING HOSPITAL HOSTS MONTHLY SCREENING EVENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS - BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DENTAL - TO INCREASE SCREENING RATES AMONG UNDERSERVED, VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. READING HOSPITAL'S REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAM, CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CARDIAC VASCULAR CENTER, POPULATION HEALTH, AND EMS OUTREACH, SUPPLIES BLUETOOTH ENABLED SCALES AND OTHER DEVICES TO PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. THE TEAM PROVIDES MONITORING, FOLLOW-UP, AND EDUCATION. IN FY2024, 206 PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE HEART FAILURE RPM PROGRAM, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED SINCE 2019 TO 984. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOWERDIRECT, PATIENTS ENROLLED IN RPM ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION. THE OUTREACH CONDUCTED HAS LED TO MEDICATION ADJUSTMENTS, IMPROVED CARE COORDINATION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE CARE PLANS, REFERRALS TO A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, HOME HEALTH), AND EDUCATION ON MEDICATION ADHERENCE, NUTRITION, AND SELF-MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. READING HOSPITAL OFFERS RIDE HEALTH WHICH PROVIDES FREE RIDES TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS WHO FACE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. DURING FY2024, 5,345 RIDES WERE COORDINATED FOR PATIENTS RESULTING IN A NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF 127,981. A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATIENTS TO ACCESS EQUITABLE CARE. READING HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CONNECTION PROGRAM (CCP) CONDUCTS SDOH SCREENINGS THAT COVER 5 DOMAINS INCLUDING FOOD, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES, AND SAFETY. PATIENTS WHO SCREEN POSITIVE FOR SOCIAL NEEDS ARE PROVIDED A COMMUNITY REFERRAL SUMMARY WITH INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP ADDRESS THEIR UNMET NEEDS IN ADDITION TO BEING CONNECTED WITH A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW). CHWS SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH SDOH NEEDS BY PROVIDING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, DIRECT CLOSED-LOOP REFERRALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS), AND CARE COORDINATION. IN ADDITION, CHWS OFFER EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH LOW OR MODERATE HEALTH LITERACY LEVELS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH LITERACY. FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS HEART FAILURE, COPD, OR DIABETES, CHWS PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION, AWARENESS, AND PROMOTION ON WAYS TO MANAGE THEIR DISEASE AND IMPLEMENT HEALTHY BEHAVIORS WITH THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND SPECIALISTS. IN FY2024, 23,308 SCREENINGS WERE COMPLETED, AND 15,275 BENEFICIARIES SCREENED POSITIVE FOR UNMET SOCIAL NEEDS AND WERE OFFERED CHW INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT. A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES WERE IMPLEMENTED IN TOWER HEALTH'S ACCESS CENTER AND THE ONLINE PORTAL MYTOWERHEALTH TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES. THESE INCLUDE THE MIGRATION OF DECENTRALIZED PRACTICES TO A CENTRALIZE
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE BOARD MEMBERS WITHOUT COMPENSATION AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING VOLUNTEER SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, READING HOSPITAL HAD 127 VOLUNTEERS GIVE 10,961 HOURS OF SERVICE AT THE HOSPITAL. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE THE READING HOSPITAL. THE FIRST TYPE ARE IN-SERVICE VOLUNTEERS WHO COME INTO THE HOSPITAL. THEY GO TO PATIENT CARE UNITS TO RESTOCK, REFILL PATIENT WATER, PROVIDE VISITOR COMFORT TO THE PATIENTS AND HELP THE STAFF WITH VARIOUS ACTIVITIES. THIS ALLOWS OUR STAFF TO PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL CARE TO OUR PATIENTS. THEY ALSO ACT AS A PATIENT GREETER AND A PATIENT/VISITOR GUIDE THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. THE SECOND TYPE OF VOLUNTEER IS THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER. WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAND MAKE PATIENT COMFORT ITEMS. THE THIRD TYPE OF VOLUNTEER ARE THE FRIENDS OF READING HOSPITAL WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO FUND RAISE FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS TO ENHANCE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. FOR PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND FRIENDS WALKING THROUGH OUR DOORS, IS NOT AN AVERAGE DAY. VOLUNTEERS HELP MAKE THESE DAYS BETTER AT READING HOSPITAL.
FORM 990, PART III	OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES READING HOSPITAL'S PUBLIC-FACING BE WELL BERKS WEBSITE PROVIDES UP TO DATE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY WELLNESS DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CONTENT IS ACCESSIBLE ON A NUMBER OF DEVICES INCLUDING DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, MOBILE DEVICES, TABLETS, ETC. READING HOSPITAL EMPLOYS A TRAUMA OUTREACH EDUCATION COORDINATOR WHO PROVIDES TRAUMA AND INJURY PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY AT NO COST. EDUCATION TOPICS INCLUDE FALL PREVENTION, BIKE AND MOTORCYCLE SAFETY, CAR SEAT SAFETY, DISTRACTED DRIVING/TEXTING WHILE DRIVING, DOG BITES, AND HUNTING SAFETY. THE COORDINATOR CONDUCTS STOP THE BLEED TRAININGS AND ASSISTS WITH PLANNING OF MATTER OF BALANCE CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS LEADING COORDINATION OF AN ANNUAL FALL PREVENTION DAY EVENT EACH SEPTEMBER. READING HOSPITAL ALSO PROMOTES THE TRAUMA SURVIVORS NETWORK, A WEBSITE PROVIDING RESOURCES, TOOLS, AND A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP NAVIGATE THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. READING HOSPITAL'S LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONDUCT RESEARCH. READING HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH ELEVATE TO PROVIDE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAID AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE FOR THE HOSPITAL'S CANCER INFUSION CENTER PATIENTS. MEDSAFE, AN UNUSED OR EXPIRED MEDICATION DISPOSAL SYSTEM, IMPROVES OUR COMMUNITY'S ENVIRONMENT AND INCREASES SAFETY BY REMOVING CONTROLLED AND NON-CONTROLLED PHARMACEUTICALS. THE PROGRAM REDUCES THE RISK OF ABUSE, ACCIDENTAL INGESTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION. IN FY2024, APPROXIMATELY 1,000 POUNDS OF MEDICATIONS WERE COLLECTED. READING HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNCIL ON CHEMICAL ABUSE (COCA) AND BERKS TREATMENT ACCESS AND SERVICES CENTER, INC. (TASC), CONDUCTS A WARM HANDOFF PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE COLLABORATION PROVIDES CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS WHO STAFF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. THE SPECIALISTS CAN ARRANGE FOR IMMEDIATE ADMISSION FOR ALL LEVELS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT (WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT/DETOX, RESIDENTIAL/REHAB, MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT/MAT, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT, AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT), PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, OFFER NARCAN KITS TO INDIVIDUALS USING OPIOIDS, AND OPERATE A 24-HOUR DRUG AND ALCOHOL HOTLINE. READING HOSPITAL OFFERS A NUMBER OF FITNESS CLASSES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR MINIMAL COST. THE SESSIONS INCLUDE AQUATIC FITNESS, PWR PARKINSON'S WELLNESS RECOVERY, RISE UP & SHINE, TAI CHI. IN FY2024, THESE CLASSES PRODUCED A NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF NEARLY 11,000. THESE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HABITS AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE OFFERS GENETIC SCREENING AND COUNSELING TO PHYSICIAN-REFERRED AND SELF-REFERRED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE SERVICE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PREVENTION EFFORTS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF CANCER. READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, CONSULTATION, AND INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP INTERVENTION SERVICES TO WYOMISSING SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SERVED. DURING FY2024, A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER WHO FACILITATES THE SERVICES CARRIED A CASELOAD OF 60 STUDENTS, CONDUCTED 13 SAP ASSESSMENTS, COMPLETED 24 SAP MEETINGS, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL'S AEVIDUM, A STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH CLUB, WHICH HELD 15 MEETINGS AND CONDUCTED 12 SCHOOL-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS/ACTIVITIES. READING HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER TO HOST BLOOD DRIVES FOR EMPLOYEES. DURING FY2024, 5 EVENTS WERE HELD. 154 UNITS OF BLOOD WERE COLLECTED WHICH HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP UPWARDS OF 462 PEOPLE. READING HOSPITAL STAFF REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL PIECE PER PERSON CHALLENGE BENEFITTING HELPING HARVEST FRESH FOOD BANK, WHICH PROVIDES NOURISHMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, SHELTERS, MOBILE MARKETS, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING. IN FY2024, NEARLY 35,000 INDIVIDUAL FOOD ITEMS WERE COLLECTED. 99 DEPARTMENTS AND MORE THAN 4,000 STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE COLLECTION. THE INITIATIVE HELPS TO FILL OVER 5,000 WEEKENDER BAGS (ENOUGH FOR ONE MONTH OF DISTRIBUTIONS) WITH EACH BAG CONTAINING TWO BREAKFASTS, TWO LUNCHES, AND TWO SNACKS TO SUSTAIN READING SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND. EACH YEAR, THE NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT PURCHASES AND DONATES TURKEYS TO THE SALVATION ARMY OF READING TO SUPPORT THEIR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MEAL DISTRIBUTION. IN FY2024, THE DEPARTMENT PURCHASED AND DONATED 500 TURKEYS WHICH HELPED TO FEED FAMILIES OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL STUFF THE BUS CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO LOCAL CLASSROOMS AND NURSES OFFICES. READING HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES FOR 104 CLASSROOMS AND 21 NURSES' OFFICES AT GLENSIDE, MILLMONT, AND TYSON-SCHOENER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE READING SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONDUCTS A FREE HIV TESTING CLINIC AND STD SCREENINGS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DURING FY2024, 126 UNIQUE PERSONS WERE TESTED FOR HIV, AND 950 UNIQUE PERSONS WERE SCREENED FOR STDS WITH 1,182 SCREENINGS CONDUCTED. READING HOSPITAL STAFF LEAD A NUMBER OF SUPPORT GROUPS TO HELP PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING SUPPORT AS THEY NAVIGATE VARIOUS DISEASE DIAGNOSES. IN FY2024, THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT GROUPS HELD MEETINGS: APHASIA SUPPORT GROUP, PARKINSON'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP, SPINAL CORD INJURY SUPPORT GROUP, STROKE SUPPORT GROUP, AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP. READING HOSPITAL REHABILITATION AT WYOMISSING HOSTS ITS 11TH ANNUAL GOLF CLINIC CALLED FIRST SWING/LEARN TO GOLF, WHICH IS FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH A DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES. MORE THAN 40 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE EVENT WHERE ADAPTIVE GOLF EQUIPMENT WAS DEMONSTRATED. READING HOSPITAL'S DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE MISSION TO "FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EXPRESSLY VALUES DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT, PERSPECTIVE, BACKGROUND, AND EXPERIENCE AMONG ITS EMPLOYEES, TO MAKE EACH INDIVIDUAL FEEL WELCOME AND APPRECIATED FOR THEIR UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS. THE COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE, PROVIDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES, FACILITATING EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS, AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THROUGH EVENTS AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES. THE COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF BOTH CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF MEMBERS. THE COUNCIL LEADS A VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES CALLED "LET'S TALK" WHICH FEATURES A RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. FY2024 TOPICS INCLUDED LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE - BUILDING A CULTURE OF INCLUSION AT TOWER HEALTH, EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CONNECTION: EXPLORING THE VALUE OF COLLEAGUE NETWORKING GROUPS, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, MILITARY CULTURE AND S.A.V.E. INTERVENTION FOR SUICIDE RISK, SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD), ADVANCING HEALTH LITERACY, EXPLORING LOCAL BLACK HISTORY IN BERKS COUNTY, SOCIAL INEQUITIES IN HEART FAILURE, THE INSECURITIES AND VULNERABILITIES OF THE HARD-OF-HEARING, THE STIGMA OF HOMELESSNESS, NEURODIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE: AUTISM AND ADHD, AND OUR ROLE IN ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC AND HIV STIGMA. THE GROUP LAUNCHED A DEI360 ASSESSMENT IN MARCH 2023 TO FUNCTION AS A BAROMETER OF INCLUSION WITHIN READING HOSPITAL AND TOWER HEALTH TO PROVIDE THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE TOOLS AND BENCHMARKS FOR EXAMINING ITS DEI EFFORTS. THE RESULTS OF THE ASSESSMENT WERE REVIEWED, AND STAFF WERE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS DURING EMPLOYEE LISTENING SESSIONS HELD IN OCTOBER 2023. THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND BELONGING WORKING GROUP SUPPORTS DEI EFFORTS BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO RECOGNIZE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE OBSERVANCES, OFFERING NETWORKING EVENTS THAT ALLOW COLLEAGUES TO CONNECT AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND SERVING AS A DIVERSIFIED VOICE OF THE WORKFORCE. THE WORKFORCE AND TRAINING WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES TOPICS AFFECTING THE WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE OF ALL TOWER HEALTH EMPLOYEES, CONTRIBUTE TO POLICY AUDITS AND FACILITATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW POLICIES TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES, ORGANIZES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER GROWTH, AND SERVES AS A CONNECTED AND DIVERSIFIED VOICE OF THE WORKFORCE. FOUR SYSTEM- WIDE COLLEAGUE NETWORKING GROUPS - EMOTIONAL WELLNESS, LGBTQ+ AND ALLIES, MULTICULTURALISM, AND WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP - WERE LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE AN INTERNAL COMMUNITY FOR ONGOING DIALOGUE AND COLORATION TO ADVOCATE, PRIORITIZE, AND ESCALATE IDEAS AND ISSUES AFFECTING EMPLOYEES, PATIENTS, AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN JANUARY 2024, THE COUNCIL HOSTED ITS INAUGURAL MLK DAY OF SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND EMBRACE THE IDEA THA
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	INPATIENT CARE - 206,176 PATIENT DAYS READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES 725 BEDS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENT CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN 2 CRITICAL CARE UNITS, 2 INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS, 3 ACUTE REHABILITATION UNITS, AND 13 MEDICAL SURGICAL UNITS WITH SUB-SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE, ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA, BARIATRIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES. INPATIENT SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY HOSPITAL-BASED HEMODIALYSIS, APHERESIS, AND VASCULAR ACCESS SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOTH ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS: 1. REGIONAL CANCER AND CARDIAC CENTERS 2. COMPLETED SURVEY TO ADVANCE TO A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE PROGRAM 3. VIRTUAL NURSING (PATIENT OBSERVATION AND VIRTUAL ADMISSIONS) 4. ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR OUR HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 5. CERTIFICATION IN BARIATRIC CARE 6. CERTIFIED ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ASTHMA PROGRAM 7. PATIENT DISCHARGE LOUNGE 8. LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER (ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER WITHIN THE COUNTY) 9. REGIONAL LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 10. CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE IS ALIGNED WITH SYSTEM PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE POST DISCHARGE CARE OUTCOMES, CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM INPATIENT TO AMBULATORY SETTING, AND DECREASED READMISSION, INCLUDING: 1. COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES 2. TOWER HEALTH STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE CARE TO HOMELESS POPULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 3. TELE-HEALTH SUPPORT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENT POPULATION TO HELP PREVENT READMISSIONS THROUGH THE REMOTE MONITORING OF BP AND WEIGHT READING HOSPITAL WAS MAGNET DESIGNATED FOR NURSING AND PATIENT CARE EXCELLENCE IN 2016 AND OUR FIRST RE-DESIGNATION IN 2021. CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS FOR COMPLETING THE DOCUMENTS FOR OUR SECOND RE-DESIGNATION IN 2025; THIS NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER IS RENEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS. THIS DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES, AND AMBULATORY CARE DEPARTMENTS EXCEED NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS, PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH NURSING CARE, AND NURSE SATISFACTION. IN 2024, T1 IMU ACHIEVED THE SILVER -LEVEL AACN BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. THE BEACON AWARD SIGNIFIES EXCEPTIONAL CARE IN A UNIT THAT PUTS PATIENTS FIRST. THE BEACON AWARD PROGRAM COMPRISES THREE DISTINCT MODULES: PATIENT OUTCOMES, WORK ENVIRONMENT AND NURSING WORKFORCE. FOR WORKFORCE THE NURSING DEPARTMENT CLOSELY MONITORS TURNOVER, RN TURNOVER HAS STABILIZED OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS AT 12% ON A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 22.8%. SINCE 2021 WE HAVE SEEN A 50% REDUCTION IN RN TURNOVER. WE ALSO SAW A 6% INCREASE IN OUR RN ENGAGEMENT SURVEY PARTICIPATION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, FROM OUR PREVIOUS SURVEY IN 2022. EMERGENCY CARE - 109,162 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS READING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY "24/7/365," REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VOLUME TO RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RANKS IT AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YEAR AFTER YEAR. AS THE AREA'S ONLY ACCREDITED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, RH ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM TRAUMA SURGEONS TO PLASTIC SURGEONS, AND ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO ITS TRAUMA CERTIFICATION, RH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ACCREDITED CARE IN STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITH 24/7 CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS ON SITE TO PROVIDE WARM HAND-OFFS TO PATIENTS WITH OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM WITH THE BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND NURSING PROGRAM.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B	OPERATING ROOM - 18,865 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL-SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. READING HOSPITAL ENSURES THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. READING HOSPITAL SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C	MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE 30,246 PROCEDURES THE MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE, LOCATED WITHIN THE READING HOSPITAL, IS PRIMARILY AN OUT-PATIENT FACILITY WHICH HOUSES THE SECTIONS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE ANNUAL TOTAL OF PATIENTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED AND/OR TREATED IN FY24 WERE 2,004. UPON DIAGNOSIS, A NURSE NAVIGATOR CONTACTS EACH PATIENT TO OFFER INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. MOST PATIENTS ARE SEEN IN ONE OF OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CLINICS BASED ON THE TYPE OF MALIGNANCY DIAGNOSED. THIS INCLUDES THORACIC, MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGY, BREAST, GENITO-URINARY, GYNECOLOGICAL, NEUROLOGY, AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL CLINICS - MOST HELD ON A WEEKLY BASIS. EVERY CLINIC HAS ITS SPECIFIC TEAM OF PROVIDERS - SURGEONS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, NURSE NAVIGATORS, GENETIC COUNSELORS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - WHO CONFER AND COLLABORATE TO DESIGN A UNIQUE TREATMENT PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. EVERY CASE IS REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN ONE OF THE MANY CLINICAL TRIALS OFFERED ON SITE. ONCE A PLAN OF ACTION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE TEAM, THE PATIENT IS SEEN IN CONSULT BY THE PROVIDERS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER COURSE OF TREATMENT. MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. THE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PRACTICE IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY THROUGH ITS QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) AND THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE BREAST PROGRAM AT READING HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS A THREE-YEAR HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS (EX: JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, GWYNEDD MERCY UNIVERSITY, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY) ARE ASSIGNED CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT MCGLINN FOR GENETIC COUNSELING, RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: REVENUE EXPENSE RADIOLOGY 229,811,010 42,697,165 REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY 50,543,506 31,489,363 TRAUMA CENTER 3,861,303 3,111,270 PHARMACY 48,176,043 40,867,070 ANCILLIARY 130,150,815 83,872,656 READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON- DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	TOWER HEALTH ELECTS THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE MEMBER WHO IS TOWER HEALTH.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	ALL DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION ELECTED BY THE MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY HOSPITAL STAFF, REVIEWED BY AN EXTERNAL TAX ADVISOR AND POSTED ON A BOARD PORTAL FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO VIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. MEMBERS ARE ALERTED TO INFORMATION AND NOTICES. A PAPER COPY OF FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR ANY BOARD MEMBER UNABLE TO VIEW THE PORTAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF THE HOSPITAL TO REQUIRE EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE TO SUBMIT IN WRITING TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER A LIST OF BUSINESS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF WHICH THE MEMBER, MEMBER'S SPOUSE, A DESCENDANT, OR A SPOUSE OF A DESCENDANT IS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR, MEMBER EMPLOYEE OR OWNER (35% OR GREATER SHARE) WITH WHICH THE COMPANY MIGHT REASONABLY ENTER INTO A RELATIONSHIP OR A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE CONFLICTING INTERESTS. EACH YEAR A COPY OF THE WRITTEN STATEMENT WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE FOR UPDATING AND RESUBMISSION AND BY WHICH THE BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE SHALL CONFIRM HIS OR HER AWARENESS OF THIS POLICY. ALL MEMBERS OF TOWER HEALTH MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS AND VICE PRESIDENTS) MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. SUCH STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING A CONFLIT OF INTEREST: A. AFTER THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS DETERMINED THAT A MEMBER IS INDEED CONFLICTED, THE CONFLICTED PERSON MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS A QUORUM TO ACT, BUT MAY NOT VOTE UPON THE MATTER. THE CONFLICTED MEMBER, OR A CONFLICTED OFFICER WHO IS NOT A MEMBER, MAY NEVERTHELESS MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE ON THE MATTER BUT, AFTER THE PRESENTATION, THE CONFLICTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF AND VOTE ON THE MATTER. B. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE CHAIR MAY APPOINT ONE OR MORE DISINTERESTED PERSONS TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE RESOLUTIONS OF THE MATTER THAT ARE DEVOID OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. C. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER READING HOSPITAL CAN ADDRESS THE MATTER MORE ADVANTAGEOUSLY BY MEANS THAT AVOID THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. D. IF THE MATTER CANNOT BE ADDRESSED MORE ADVANTAGEOUSLY BY MEANS THAT AVOID THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR IF OTHER APPROACHES TO RESOLUTION ARE IMPRACTICAL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR CONTRACT IS IN READING HOSPITAL'S BEST INTERESTS, WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE, AND WHETHER TO ENTER INTO IT. E. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT THERE HAS BEEN A VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY, THE BOARD SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE REMOVAL (IF THE INTERESTED PERSON IS A BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER) OR TERMINATION (IF THE INTERESTED PERSON IS AN EMPLOYEE). INTENTIONALLY OR REPEATEDLY FAILING TO ADHERE TO THIS POLICY IS GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE TOWER HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DULY APPOINTED AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE"), WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER GOVERNING THE WORK AND REVIEW PROCESS OF THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT AND THE CHARTER WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROVIDED TO THE HOSPITAL'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW ANALYZES EVERY ELEMENT OF COMPENSATION, INCLUDING CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED BENEFITS. THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS AT LEAST ANNUALLY, AND APPROVES COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS CONSTITUTE NO MORE THAN REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR EACH EXECUTIVE. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND THE COMMITTEE WORKS WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO PREPARE AND REVIEW IN ADVANCE COMPREHENSIVE DATA SHOWING THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE ALSO PREPARES A TIMELY AND THOROUGH WRITTEN RECORD OF ITS DELIBERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS. AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO SATISFY THE PROCEDURAL CRITERIA NECESSARY TO QUALIFY FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS RULES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	SAME RESPONSE AS LINE 15A WHICH INCLUDES KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER PROGRAM FEES 48,549,226 0 0 OTHER FEES 0 26,606,110 0 OTHER FEES 5,518,249 0 0 OTHER FEES 3,001,612 0 0 OTHER FEES 4,351,624 0 0 PHYSICIAN FEES 42,584,370 6,634,712 0 TOTAL 104,005,081 33,240,822 0
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	INTERCOMPANY ASSET TRANSFER -225,454,554 ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION -5,013,909 PENSION LIABILITY 25,204,761 IMPAIRMENT -6,981,846 OTHER CHANGES -860 TOTAL -212,246,408

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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY, COST EFFECTIVE CARE TO THE COMMUNITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH; TO EDUCATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND TO PARTICIPATE IN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL RESEARCH.
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3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	14
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	10
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2023 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	7,374
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	137
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	576,094
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, Part I, line 11 .........	7b

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	15,558,379	8,588,284
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	1,273,344,542	1,365,995,474
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	2,278,752	791,871
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	91,841,756	146,465,827
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	1,383,023,429	1,521,841,456
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	90,265	95,096
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....		0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	595,905,806	613,148,055
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....		0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	613,555,625	645,194,382
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	1,209,551,696	1,258,437,533
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	173,471,733	263,403,923
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	1,004,570,287	1,022,464,769
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	1,626,785,095	1,593,015,406
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	-622,214,808	-570,550,637

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 209,577,768 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 324,775,413 )
	INPATIENT CARE - 206,176 PATIENT DAYS READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES 725 BEDS FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND EMERGENT CARE. INPATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED IN 2 CRITICAL CARE UNITS, 2 INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS, 3 ACUTE REHABILITATION UNITS, AND 13 MEDICAL SURGICAL UNITS WITH SUB-SPECIALTIES THAT INCLUDE ONCOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE, ORTHOPEDICS, TRAUMA, BARIATRIC SURGERY, AND MEDICAL COMPLEXITY. IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH SERVICES THAT INCLUDE OBSTETRICS, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE, INPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGICAL CARE, AND PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES. INPATIENT SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY HOSPITAL-BASED HEMODIALYSIS, APHERESIS, AND VASCULAR ACCESS SERVICES. READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE OFFERS THE FOLLOWING HIGH-LEVEL SERVICES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES WITHIN BOTH ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKETS: 1. REGIONAL CANCER AND CARDIAC CENTERS 2. COMPLETED SURVEY TO ADVANCE TO A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE PROGRAM 3. VIRTUAL NURSING (PATIENT OBSERVATION AND VIRTUAL ADMISSIONS) 4. ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR OUR HIP/KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 5. CERTIFICATION IN BARIATRIC CARE 6. CERTIFIED ADVANCED PEDIATRIC ASTHMA PROGRAM 7. PATIENT DISCHARGE LOUNGE 8. LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER (ONLY LEVEL 1 CENTER WITHIN THE COUNTY) 9. REGIONAL LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT 10. CHARITY CARE PROGRAM IN ADDITION, READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE IS ALIGNED WITH SYSTEM PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE POST DISCHARGE CARE OUTCOMES, CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM FROM INPATIENT TO AMBULATORY SETTING, AND DECREASED READMISSION, INCLUDING: 1. COMPREHENSIVE POPULATION HEALTH SERVICES 2. TOWER HEALTH STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM - A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE CARE TO HOMELESS POPULATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY 3. TELE-HEALTH SUPPORT OF HEART FAILURE PATIENT POPULATION TO HELP PREVENT READMISSIONS THROUGH THE REMOTE MONITORING OF BP AND WEIGHT READING HOSPITAL WAS MAGNET DESIGNATED FOR NURSING AND PATIENT CARE EXCELLENCE IN 2016 AND OUR FIRST RE-DESIGNATION IN 2021. CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS FOR COMPLETING THE DOCUMENTS FOR OUR SECOND RE-DESIGNATION IN 2025; THIS NATIONAL LEVEL DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER IS RENEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS. THIS DESIGNATION INDICATES THAT READING HOSPITAL INPATIENT UNITS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES, AND AMBULATORY CARE DEPARTMENTS EXCEED NATIONAL BENCHMARKS FOR NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS, PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH NURSING CARE, AND NURSE SATISFACTION. IN 2024, T1 IMU ACHIEVED THE SILVER -LEVEL AACN BEACON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE. THE BEACON AWARD SIGNIFIES EXCEPTIONAL CARE IN A UNIT THAT PUTS PATIENTS FIRST. THE BEACON AWARD PROGRAM COMPRISES THREE DISTINCT MODULES: PATIENT OUTCOMES, WORK ENVIRONMENT AND NURSING WORKFORCE. FOR WORKFORCE THE NURSING DEPARTMENT CLOSELY MONITORS TURNOVER, RN TURNOVER HAS STABILIZED OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS AT 12% ON A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 22.8%. SINCE 2021 WE HAVE SEEN A 50% REDUCTION IN RN TURNOVER. WE ALSO SAW A 6% INCREASE IN OUR RN ENGAGEMENT SURVEY PARTICIPATION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, FROM OUR PREVIOUS SURVEY IN 2022. EMERGENCY CARE - 109,162 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS READING HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY, URGENT AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY "24/7/365," REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VOLUME TO RH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RANKS IT AMONG THE TOP THREE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA YEAR AFTER YEAR. AS THE AREA'S ONLY ACCREDITED LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER, RH ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ACCESS THROUGH ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ALL SPECIALTY SERVICES, FROM TRAUMA SURGEONS TO PLASTIC SURGEONS, AND ALL AREAS OF SPECIALTY CARE. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS A PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION TO ITS TRAUMA CERTIFICATION, RH IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO ACCREDITED CARE IN STROKE AND CHEST PAIN. THE HOSPITAL ALSO IS A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WITH 24/7 CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS ON SITE TO PROVIDE WARM HAND-OFFS TO PATIENTS WITH OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM WITH THE BERKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM, PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND NURSING PROGRAM.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 71,082,794 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 155,699,412 )
	OPERATING ROOM - 18,865 TOTAL SURGERIES READING HOSPITAL OPERATES IN A MARKET SERVED BY NEARLY 20 SPECIALTY, INVESTOR-OWNED FACILITIES, WHICH CARVE OUT THE BEST PAYING INSURANCE PLANS, THE HIGHEST MARGIN PROCEDURES, AND THE LEAST COMPLICATED PATIENTS TO SERVE. BY CONTINUING TO PROVIDE A FULL-SERVICE SURGICAL SERVICE, READING HOSPITAL OFFERS THE MOST ADVANCED SURGICAL OPTIONS, FROM ROBOTIC ASSISTED, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TO A FULL SPECTRUM OF OUTPATIENT SURGICAL OPTIONS. READING HOSPITAL ENSURES THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO SURGICAL SPECIALTIES THAT MAY BE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. READING HOSPITAL SUPPORTS ITS SURGEONS IN THEIR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING AND RECRUITS AND RETAINS SURGEONS IN AREAS LIKE PLASTIC SURGERY - AVAILABLE ONLY DURING LIMITED HOURS OR NOT AT ALL, IN OTHER HOSPITALS IN ITS MARKET.

4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 86,440,122 including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ 153,670,026 )
	MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE 30,246 PROCEDURES THE MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE, LOCATED WITHIN THE READING HOSPITAL, IS PRIMARILY AN OUT-PATIENT FACILITY WHICH HOUSES THE SECTIONS OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, AND GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY. THE ANNUAL TOTAL OF PATIENTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED AND/OR TREATED IN FY24 WERE 2,004. UPON DIAGNOSIS, A NURSE NAVIGATOR CONTACTS EACH PATIENT TO OFFER INFORMATION AND SUPPORT. MOST PATIENTS ARE SEEN IN ONE OF OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CLINICS BASED ON THE TYPE OF MALIGNANCY DIAGNOSED. THIS INCLUDES THORACIC, MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGY, BREAST, GENITO-URINARY, GYNECOLOGICAL, NEUROLOGY, AND GASTRO-INTESTINAL CLINICS - MOST HELD ON A WEEKLY BASIS. EVERY CLINIC HAS ITS SPECIFIC TEAM OF PROVIDERS - SURGEONS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, NURSE NAVIGATORS, GENETIC COUNSELORS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - WHO CONFER AND COLLABORATE TO DESIGN A UNIQUE TREATMENT PLAN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. EVERY CASE IS REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN ONE OF THE MANY CLINICAL TRIALS OFFERED ON SITE. ONCE A PLAN OF ACTION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE TEAM, THE PATIENT IS SEEN IN CONSULT BY THE PROVIDERS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER COURSE OF TREATMENT. MCGLINN CANCER INSTITUTE IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. THE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PRACTICE IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY THROUGH ITS QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) AND THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT IS CERTIFIED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE BREAST PROGRAM AT READING HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS A THREE-YEAR HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS PROGRAMS (EX: JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, GWYNEDD MERCY UNIVERSITY, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY) ARE ASSIGNED CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT MCGLINN FOR GENETIC COUNSELING, RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING.

	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 773,011,238 including grants of $ 95,096 ) (Revenue $ 760,328,513 )
	EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING VARIOUS OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: REVENUE EXPENSE RADIOLOGY 229,811,010 42,697,165 REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY 50,543,506 31,489,363 TRAUMA CENTER 3,861,303 3,111,270 PHARMACY 48,176,043 40,867,070 ANCILLIARY 130,150,815 83,872,656 READING HOSPITAL PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON- DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY.

4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ 773,011,238 including grants of $ 95,096 ) (Revenue $ 760,328,513 )
4e	Total program service expenses1,140,111,922

1b	Sub-Total..............
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A..
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c).........	9,006,869	681,704	1,194,784

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a
b	Membership dues..		1b
c	Fundraising events..		1c
d	Related organizations		1d	4,469,251
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e	2,185,108

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	1,933,925

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$		1g

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......		8,588,284

		Business Code
2a	PATIENT CHARGES	622110	1,268,763,783	1,268,763,783
b	MANAGEMENT FEES	561000	97,231,691	97,231,691
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		1,365,995,474

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			756,971			756,971
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........
			(i) Real	(ii) Personal
6a	Gross rents	6a	4,509,441
b	Less: rental expenses	6b
c	Rental income or (loss)	6c	4,509,441
d	Net rental income or (loss).......			4,509,441			4,509,441
			(i) Securities	(ii) Other
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	7a		34,900
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	7b
c	Gain or (loss)	7c		34,900
d	Net gain or (loss).........			34,900			34,900
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..

Business Code
11a	RETAIL PHARMACY		446110	108,487,250		549,658	107,937,592
b	TEMPLE-CHH TSA/IT SERVICES		999999	6,670,472	6,670,472
c	MEALS		722310	4,964,810			4,964,810
d	All other revenue ....			21,833,854	21,807,418	26,436
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			141,956,386
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			1,521,841,456	1,394,473,364	576,094	118,203,714

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....	95,096	95,096
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........	3,940,467		3,940,467
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........	672,041		672,041
7	Other salaries and wages........	471,664,871	442,515,757	29,149,114
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	14,833,384	13,771,614	1,061,770
9	Other employee benefits .......	90,853,979	84,907,237	5,946,742
10	Payroll taxes ...........	31,183,313	22,931,729	8,251,584
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......
b	Legal .........	9,734,516		9,734,516
c	Accounting ...........	1,716,161		1,716,161
d	Lobbying ...........	31,997		31,997
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......	420,000		420,000
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	137,245,903	104,005,081	33,240,822
12	Advertising and promotion ....	3,372,760		3,372,760
13	Office expenses .......
14	Information technology ......	46,209,309	46,209,309
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........	21,992,994	18,702,731	3,290,263
17	Travel ............	543,487	440,073	103,414
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....
20	Interest ...........	27,145,042	27,145,042
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	51,553,992	51,553,992
23	Insurance ...	26,340,303	19,796,919	6,543,384
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	SUPPLIES	260,783,981	260,617,853	166,128
b	REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	17,932,966	16,137,667	1,795,299
c	HOSPITAL PROGRAMS	4,817,814	4,817,814
d	TAXES	4,778,627	4,778,627
e	All other expenses	30,574,530	21,685,381	8,889,149
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	1,258,437,533	1,140,111,922	118,325,611	0
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			305,625	1	490,956
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........				2
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......				3
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			151,073,352	4	187,449,310
5	Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
					5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
					6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........				7
8	Inventories for sale or use ............			35,907,095	8	40,653,605
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			24,626,240	9	26,805,032
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	1,891,463,458
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	1,349,423,526	572,716,206	10c	542,039,932
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .				11
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....				12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..				13
14	Intangible assets ...............				14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			219,941,769	15	225,025,934
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...			1,004,570,287	16	1,022,464,769

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	196,391,726	17	257,687,113
18	Grants payable ...		18
19	Deferred revenue .........		19
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D		21
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
			22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..		24
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D	1,430,393,369	25	1,335,328,293
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	1,626,785,095	26	1,593,015,406

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	-622,285,230	27	-566,202,301
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........	70,422	28	-4,348,336
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	-622,214,808	32	-570,550,637
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	1,004,570,287	33	1,022,464,769

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Exempt Code section	(e) Public charity status (if section 501(c)(3))	(f) Direct controlling entity	(g) Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Exempt Code section	(e) Public charity status (if section 501(c)(3))	(f) Direct controlling entity	Yes	No
(1)TOWER HEALTH 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 23-2201344	SUPPORTING	PA	501C3	12C	NA		No
(2)THE RDG HOSPITAL & MED CENTER SELF- 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 23-2087514	TRUST FUND	PA	501C3	12B	RDG HOSP	Yes
(3)TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 23-2266054	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	TOWER HLTH	Yes
(4)READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 47-3054125	SUPPORT	PA	501C3	12A	RDG HOSP	Yes
(5)TOWER HEALTH AT HOME 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 23-1466250	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	TOWER HLTH	Yes
(6)THAH - ADVANTAGE HOME CARE 420 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE WEST READING,PA19611 23-2469319	HEALTHCARE	PA	501C3	3	THAH	Yes

(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(h) Disproprtionate allocations?		(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	(j) General or managing partner?		(k) Percentage ownership
(a) Name, address, and EIN of related organization	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(d) Direct controlling entity	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No	(k) Percentage ownership
(1) READING - UPMC JOINT VENTURE LLC 600 GRANT STREET PITTSBURGH,PA15219 81-4566751	HEALTHCARE	PA	N/A				No			No

(a) Name of related organization	(b) Transaction type (a-s)	(c) Amount involved	(d) Method of determining amount involved
(1) READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	P	997,994	G/L TRANSACTIONS
(2) READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION	C	4,469,251	CASH
(3) TOWER HEALTH	E	31,681,157	G/L TRANSACTIONS
(4) TOWER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP	B	58,880	CASH

(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	(e) Are all partners section 501(c)(3) organizations?		(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	(h) Disproprtionate allocations?		(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	(j) General or managing partner?		(k) Percentage ownership
(a) Name, address, and EIN of entity	(b) Primary activity	(c) Legal domicile (state or foreign country)	Yes	No	(f) Share of total income	(g) Share of end-of-year assets	Yes	No	(i) Code V-UBI amount in box 20 of Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)	Yes	No	(k) Percentage ownership