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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL |
464249555 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (B)
CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL |
161012691 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
| (C)
MASSENA HOSPITAL INC |
843134268 | 3 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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Total 3
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0 | 0 | ||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1: | WHILE THERE ARE SOME COMMON BOARD MEMBERS AMONGST ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM AND ITS AFFILIATES, THE MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS ARE INDEPENDENT OF EACH ORGANIZATION. MANAGEMENT OF THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS IS VESTED THROUGH ITS SHARED OVERSIGHT OF THE CORPORATE BY-LAWS WITH EACH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH (ROCHESTER REGIONAL/RRH) (I.E. THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND ITS RELATED AFFILIATES) IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM ROOTED IN COMMUNITY, SERVING TOGETHER TO UPLIFT HUMANITY THROUGH COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF ROCHESTER, THE FINGER LAKES REGION, AND NEW YORK STATE'S NORTH COUNTRY. THROUGH ROBUST INVESTMENTS IN PEOPLE, FACILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY IN EACH COMMUNITY WE SERVE, ROCHESTER REGIONAL STANDS OUT FOR ITS ABILITY TO BRING THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE CLOSE TO HOME. ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK, THE FINGER LAKES, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY AND BEYOND, RRH PROUDLY SERVES THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS NINE HOSPITALS PROVIDING INPATIENT, ADVANCED AND CRITICAL CARE; HUNDREDS OF OUTPATIENT SPECIALTY, URGENT CARE AND PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT CENTERS; INNOVATIVE AND COMFORTING SENIOR SERVICES; COMPASSIONATE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE CARE PROGRAMS; AND LABORATORIES, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED CLINICAL TRIAL AND TOXICOLOGY TESTING FACILITIES. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEART PROGRAM AND A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED CANCER CENTER, AND OFFERS PATIENTS MANY OF THE SAME LEADING EDGE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOUND AT THE COUNTRY'S FINEST MEDICAL CENTERS. FROM SURGERY TO ORTHOPEDICS, WOMEN'S HEALTH TO EMERGENCY CARE, PEOPLE ALL ACROSS WESTERN NY AND NYS'S NORTH COUNTRY TURN TO ROCHESTER REGIONAL FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE, COMPASSION AND EXPERTISE IN HELPING THEM GET BACK TO LIVING THEIR LIVES. POVERTY TRENDS, COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH AND NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ARE REVIEWED ON A REGULAR BASIS WHILE PLANNING COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES, AND ACTIVELY WORK TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT FILL A GAP OR SUPPLEMENT AN EXISTING PROGRAM. MOST ROCHESTER REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, ASSISTANCE WITH HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL CARE RECEIVED AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HOSPITALS, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IS DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ARE WOVEN INTO THE TAPESTRY OF OUR CULTURE AND HEALTH EQUITY IS OUR TRUE NORTH. RRH IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS ARE INCLUDED, VALUED, AND RESPECTED. BY ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, RRH IS LEADING EFFORTS TO CULTIVATE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT OUTCOMES AND EXPERIENCES. WE BELIEVE OUR WORKFORCE AND PATIENT CARE ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED AND ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT OUR TEAMS AND EACH PATIENT WE CARE FOR ENJOYS BETTER, HEALTHIER LIVES. TWO OF THE KEYS TO REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND BUILDING HEALTH LITERACY ARE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. TO THIS END, RRH HAS DEVELOPED TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. RRH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A RELAXED AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT TO ASK QUESTIONS, AND HAD MEDICAL EXPERTS THAT PROVIDED SOLID, RELEVANT AND TIMELY INFORMATION SO THAT PEOPLE COULD MAKE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. THE RRH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ARE HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A WIDE RANGE OF LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. RRH HAS PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITIES SUCH AS THE LATINX COMMUNITY, RURAL MIGRANT FARMERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, LGBTQ+, VETERANS, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES, ELDERS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, ADOLESCENTS AND PARENTS. WITH THESE PARTNERSHIPS RRH HAS BEEN ABLE TO FORM STRONG COMMUNITY BONDS. WITH COVID INFORMATION NOW WIDELY AVAILABLE, RRH IS PIVOTING ITS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TO FOCUS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS. RRH PLANS TO CONTINUALLY EVALUATE AND ADJUST THE FOCUS OF ITS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TO ENSURE OTHER PRESSING TOPICS, SUCH AS HEALTH SCREENINGS AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, ARE ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT AND CONTINUED EDUCATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT OF THESE EFFORTS, RRH WAS RECOGNIZED AMONG THE NATION'S TOP DEI ADVOCATES. CITING RRH'S "FANTASTIC" DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION (DEI) OFFICE, THE HEALTHCARE DIVERSITY COUNCIL HAS GRANTED RRH A TOP 3 HEALTHCARE DIVERSITY ORGANIZATIONS AWARD. THE COUNCIL COMMENDED RRH DEI INITIATIVES TO REDUCE HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; RECRUIT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE WORKFORCE; AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING COVID-19. RRH'S ACTIVE PURSUIT OF DIVERSITY IN OUR WORK ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS MAKES IT A "PERFECT" AWARD RECIPIENT, THE COUNCIL STATED. THE HEALTHCARE DIVERSITY COUNCIL IS AN ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO PROMOTING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE AT MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS ALSO LEADING THE INDUSTRY WITH ITS SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. RRH BELIEVES IN THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH. GUIDED BY THIS BELIEF, RRH MANAGES ITS RESOURCES CONSCIENTIOUSLY, AIMING TO LIMIT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT AND SPEARHEAD SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES IN THE REGION. THOUGH IT IS KNOWN THAT HOSPITALS CONSUME MORE THAN DOUBLE THE ENERGY THAN TYPICAL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND GENERATE SIGNIFICANT WASTE PER PATIENT, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS STEADFAST IN BREAKING THIS NORM. THE RRH SUSTAINABILITY DEPARTMENT IS DEVOTED TO REFINING THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE, PRESERVING A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT, AND CURBING HEALTHCARE COSTS. THEY ACTIVELY MANAGE WASTE, ELIMINATING HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, AND FOSTERING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FOR NOW AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. QUALITY AND SAFETY ARE AT THE CORE OF ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S PURPOSE TO HEAL, COMFORT, PROMOTE HEALTH AND DELIVER CARE THAT ENHANCES LIVES. BY TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH, RRH DESIGNS PATIENT-CENTERED SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CARE, SAFELY. THROUGH SYSTEM-WIDE PROGRAMS WE ARE CONSISTENTLY IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THE CARE WE PROVIDE; ENSURING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND COORDINATING ACCREDITATIONS OF LOCATIONS AND PROGRAMS; PREVENTING ERRORS AND WORKING TO ENHANCE THE CARE DELIVERED IN OUR REGION AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY; AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES, PATIENTS AND VISITORS. A CORNERSTONE OF ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO INVEST IN A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELTHAT IS, TO PRIORITIZE INVESTMENTS IN GROWTH AND SERVICES THAT CREATE LONG-TERM VALUE. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, ROCHESTER REGIONAL CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE PROGRESS ON INITIATIVES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE INSTITUTION AND THE HEALTH OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: BREAKING GROUND ON A NEW MEDICAL CAMPUS IN GENEVA. THIS FACILITY WILL BE A 58,000-SQUARE-FOOT DESTINATION MEDICAL CAMPUS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF GENEVA. THIS NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WILL BRING BOTH NEW AND PRE-EXISTING PRACTICES TOGETHER IN ONE CENTRAL LOCATION. THE GENEVA MEDICAL CAMPUS WILL FEATURE CLOSE TO 90 EXAM ROOMS AND MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, PEDIATRICS, CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, NEUROSCIENCE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND CANCER CARE WITH AN 8-BAY INFUSION DEPARTMENT. THIS EXTENSIVE MEDICAL CAMPUS WILL PROVIDE A VAST RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES ALL IN ONE ULTRAMODERN FACILITY- FURTHER ANCHORING RRH'S COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF GENEVA AND BEYOND. THE GENEVA MEDICAL CENTER IS TESTAMENT TO RRH'S CORE VALUE THAT WE ARE "ROOTED IN COMMUNITY". THIS CENTER WILL PROMOTE HEALTH AND HEALING IN THE COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING COMPREHENSIVE, QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO GENEVA FOR YEARS TO COME. PLANS PROJECT THE CAMPUS TO OPEN BY THE END OF 2025. IN 2024, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GLOW YMCA, CUT THE RIBBON ON BATAVIA'S NEW HEALTHY LIVING CAMPUS. THE NEW 78,000 SQ. FT. STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY OFFERS EVERYTHING FROM PRIMARY CARE AND EXERCISE STUDIOS TO CANCER SCREENING, NUTRITION EDUCATION SERVICES, RECREATION, AND MULTI-USE SPACES FOR ALL AGES UNDER ONE ROOF. THIS BUILDING IS THE NEW JOINT HOME TO ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH BATAVIA PRIMARY CARE, THE GENESEE COUNTY YMCA, AND UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER'S HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMMING. THE HEALTHY LIVING CAMPUS FEATURES 22 EXAM ROOMS AND TWO MEDICAL PROCEDURE ROOMS WHERE ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH PROVIDERS OFFER PRIMARY CARE AND TELEMEDICINE APPOINTMENTS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SUPPORT AS WELL AS CANCER PREVENTION OUTREACH, CHRONIC ILLNESS, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 (CONTINUED) | THE YMCA PORTION BOASTS A BRAND-NEW AQUATIC CENTER, GROUP EXERCISE STUDIOS, A WELLNESS CENTER WITH TOP-OF-THE-LINE FITNESS EQUIPMENT, AN INDOOR TRACK, A TEACHING KITCHEN, AND AN ADVENTURE ROOM PLAY AREA FOR CHILDREN. THERE ARE ALSO A VARIETY OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY, INNOVATIVE, INTERGENERATIONAL SPACES WHERE SENIORS, TEENS, AND FAMILIES CAN CONNECT AND THRIVE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES. 2024 SAW THE REOPENING OF URGENT CARE- PENFIELD. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH URGENT CARE PROVIDERS AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT MOST NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND ILLNESSES, IN ADDITION TO OFFERING A FULL LINE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES. CONDITIONS INCLUDE: ABDOMINAL PAIN, ALLERGIES, COLD AND FLU SYMPTOMS, EAR INFECTIONS, HEADACHES, SORE THROATS, AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI). ADDITIONALLY, ORTHOPAEDIC URGENT CARE AT THE HENRIETTA MEDICAL CAMPUS OPENED IN 2024. ORTHO URGENT CARE PROVIDES SAME-DAY CARE FOR UNPLANNED INJURIES OR AILMENTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BODY'S BONE, JOINT, AND SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURES WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO WALK IN OR CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. RRH PROVIDERS SPECIALIZE IN CARE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC INJURIES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL ISSUES, INCLUDING: SPRAINS/ STRAINS, FRACTURES, SPORTS INJURIES, ACUTE JOINT PAIN, INJURIES TO THE BACK, SHOULDER, KNEE, FOOT/ANKLE, AND/OR HAND/WRIST. SERVICES INCLUDE: X-RAY, BRACING, AND CASTING. VIRTUAL URGENT CARE CONTINUES TO BE AVAILABLE 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR MINOR INJURIES AND COMMON ILLNESSES FROM THE COMFORT OF THE PATIENT'S HOME, OR WHEREVER THEY MAY BE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL IS FORGING AHEAD ON ALL FRONTS OF A STRATEGIC PLAN WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO UPLIFT HUMANITY THROUGH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH A VISION TO BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL OF HEALTH AND HEALING. THE FOUR PILLARS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN ARE AS FOLLOWS: STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WILL GROW TRUST WITH THOSE WE SERVE SOLIDIFY RRH'S POSITION AS A CORNERSTONE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. RELENTLESS FOCUS ON QUALITY AND SAFETY IMPROVED QUALITY AND SAFETY WILL POSITION US AS THE PROVIDER OF CHOICE FOR PATIENTS BUILD AND CONTINUALLY FOCUS ON A CULTURE OF QUALITY AND SAFETY. UNLEASH THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE EMPOWERED PEOPLE WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE OUR ORGANIZATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL ENGAGE PEOPLE TO COMMIT, BELONG AND GROW AT RRH. GROWTH AN EVOLVED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MODEL WILL BETTER SERVE PATIENTS BECOME THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT SYSTEM IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND INNOVATE TO TRANSFORM CARE DELIVERY OPERATIONS. 2024 CONTINUED TO BE A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. IN RESPONSE TO THESE CHALLENGES RRH RESPONDED BY TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS, TEAM MEMBERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE ACTIONS CONTINUED INTO 2024 AND INCLUDED: ROCHESTER REGIONAL CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS INCLUDING: SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, MYCARE PATIENT PORTAL, PHONE MESSAGING, AND E-NEWSLETTER. MORE SPECIFICALLY: O RRH'S "HEALTH HIVE," AN ONLINE PORTAL OF ARTICLES AND HELPFUL HINTS IN DEALING WITH A HOST OF HEALTH RELATED TOPICS. DURING 2024, MORE THAN 115 ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED. O RRH PARTICIPATED IN OVER 300 NEWS ARTICLES, SPECIAL REPORTS, AND INTERVIEWS OVER A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS INCLUDING TV, RADIO AND PRINTED NEWS ARTICLES. ADDITIONALLY, RRH MADE OVER 2,500 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS INCLUDING FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER AND LINKEDIN. O THE ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND JUSTICE OFFICE HOSTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND CHURCH GROUPS. ATTENDEES HAVE JOINED FROM ROCHESTER AND ALSO THROUGHOUT OTHER PARTS OF THE US. RRH ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE THOSE MOST VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WELL SERVED, INCLUDING: O PHARMACY PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH AND MCKESSON RXO TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL DEVICES, AND/OR CO-PAY ASSISTANCE TO HELP OUR UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, AND LOW-INCOME PATIENTS AFFORD THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS. OUR DEDICATED ACCOUNT MANAGERS AT MCKESSON IDENTIFIED QUALIFIED PATIENTS AND MANAGE PROCUREMENT, FREEING UP HOSPITAL RESOURCES FOR PATIENT CARE. O RRH PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL AHL TEAM, THE ROCHESTER AMERICANS, TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT HEART HEALTH. AT HOME GAMES IN FEBRUARY 2024 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN THE "HEART MONTH MINUTE" CHALLENGE, WHERE A FEW LUCKY FANS WENT HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR A SPECIAL HEART-HEALTHY PRIZE. O ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH AND THE ROCHESTER RED WINGS CAME TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, AND RAPID TREATMENT OF STROKE. THE EVENT INCLUDED PROVIDING SUPPORT TO STROKE SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE STROKE CARE WE PROVIDE AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH. O ANNUAL HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT THE ROCHESTER AMERICANS DONATED A PORTION OF TICKET SALES TO LIPSON CANCER INSTITUTE TO SUPPORT ITS GOALS OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE TO PATIENTS LIVING WITH CANCER. O BIPOC PARENT MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT HOSTED A SPECTACULAR EVENT IN HONOR OF NATIONAL MINORITY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH GREATLY VALUES THE PARTNERSHIP IN SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INAUGURAL ROC FAMILY FEUD COMPETITION. O RRH CONTINUES ITS ALLIANCE WITH ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT). THE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY, STUDENTS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IT IS DEDICATED TO INNOVATION IN MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE BETTERMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR INSTITUTIONS AND THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY. RRH AND ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE AN INCREDIBLY STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. IN 2024 EVENTS SPONSORED AND HELD BY RRH INCLUDE: DURING CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, RRH BROUGHT AWARENESS TO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF CERVICAL CANCER AND THE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE SYSTEM WHO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. RRH SPONSORED A SPECIAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EVENT. THIS EVENT WAS OPEN TO STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AND CONSISTED OF A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, MUSICAL GUESTS, AND SEVERAL OTHER SPEAKERS. RRH HELD A VIRTUAL STROKE SYMPOSIUM A DAY OF INSIGHT AND ENGAGING DISCUSSIONS THAT FOCUSED ON THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CLINICAL CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF STROKE AND CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE. REGIONAL STROKE EXPERTS DISCUSSED THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE, ISCHEMIC, AND HEMORRHAGIC STROKE, AS WELL AS OTHER CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES, FROM INITIAL PRESENTATION TO REHABILITATION. HEART FAILURE SYMPOSIUM: SANDS-CONSTELLATION HEART INSTITUTE HOSTED AN EVENING OF PRESENTATIONS AND COMPELLING DISCUSSIONS DESIGNED FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGISTS, PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN CARE FOR HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. THE EVENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL THOSE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED. NATIONAL CANCER PREVENTION MONTH - ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES THAT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL RECEIVE A NON-MELANOMA CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN 2023 ALONE. RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT MANY OF THESE CANCERS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO PREVENTABLE CAUSES, SUCH AS SMOKING, EXCESS BODY WEIGHT, SUN EXPOSURE, AND MORE. NATIONAL CANCER PREVENTION MONTH IS A REMINDER TO GET PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS, EAT HEALTHILY, EXERCISE, AND MORE. AMERICAN HEART MONTH - DURING AMERICAN HEART MONTH, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH AIMS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON RISK FACTORS, PREVENTATIVE CARE, TREATMENT, AND MORE REGARDING HEART HEALTH. BLACK HISTORY MONTH - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROUGHOUT FEBRUARY. BLACK HISTORY MONTH STARTED AS A WEEKLONG CELEBRATION IN 1926. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GROWN INTO A MONTH-LONG EVENT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY. CARDIAC REHABILITATION WEEK, INITIATED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION (AACVPR), COINCIDES WITH VALENTINE'S DAY AND AMERICAN HEART MONTH TO DRAW GREATER NATIONAL ATTENTION TO HEART HEALTH. THIS YEAR'S THEME, "HEARTWORK AND DEDICATION," HONORS THE PATIENTS' FAMILIES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO GIVING CARDIAC REHABILITATION PATIENTS A NEW START. IN HONOR OF BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH, THE TEAM AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S GOLISANO RESTORATIVE NEUROLOGY & REHAB IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLECT NEW BIKE AND SKATE HELMETS FOR THOSE IN NEED. ALL HELMETS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF ROCHESTER R-CENTERS AND THE INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS OF ROCHESTER. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 (CONTINUED) | IN HONOR OF SOCIAL WORK MONTH, THE RRH TEAM IS COLLECTING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OR SIMILAR TO HELP OUR SOCIAL WORKERS SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED: DIAPERS, FORMULA, BED SHEET SETS, GIFT CARDS FOR PHARMACIES (RITE AID, CVS, WALGREENS, ETC.), GIFT CARDS FOR GROCERY STORES (WEGMANS, WALMART, TOPS, ETC.), GIFT CARDS FOR TRANSPORTATION (UBER, LYFT), OTHER NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS, FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND BABY MONITORS. RRH CELEBRATED WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND THE "WOMEN WHO ADVOCATE FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION." EVENTS WERE HELD TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE BOTH ANTONIA NOVELLO, MD, WHO WAS BOTH THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE FIRST HISPANIC TO SERVE AS U.S. SURGEON GENERAL IN 1990; AND SUSIE WALKING BEAR YELLOWTAIL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORY AND HEALTHCARE. SUSIE WALKING BEAR YELLOWTAIL, RN, WAS THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN REGISTERED NURSE. SHE WAS ALSO THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN NURSE POSTHUMOUSLY INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN NURSING ASSOCIATION'S HALL OF FAME. THE INDIA HERITAGE MUSEUM AT THE VINOD AND VINAY LUTHRA INDIA HERITAGE CENTER PROUDLY PRESENTS HOLISTIC HARMONY NURTURING HEALTH AND LONGEVITY. TWO COMPLEMENTARY EXHIBITS WILL BE SHOWCASED: PLANT-BASED LIVING AND THE YOGA OF B.K.S. IYENGAR. THE EVENT ALSO INCLUDES A PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING TWO ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS. ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT HEALTHY PLANT-BASED EATING AND IYENGAR YOGA THROUGH VIBRANT AND INFORMATIVE DISPLAYS, TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND CLASSES. IN ADVANCE OF THE 2024 FLOWER CITY CHALLENGE RACE, RRH'S CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER PARTICIPATED IN A PRE-RACE TALK IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLEET FEET ROCHESTER. THIS FREE EVENT PROVIDED INSIGHTS ABOUT HOW TO TRAIN FOR A HALF MARATHON, UNDERSTANDING THE INS AND OUTS OF NUTRITION AS WELL AS KEY POINTS ON MOBILITY, STRETCHING, HYDRATION, AND MORE. VARIOUS RRH PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN MEDICINE MINIS FROM "THE TINY TRAILBLAZER," A SERIES OF ENGAGING BRIEF INTERVIEWS BY A VIBRANT YOUNG INTERVIEWER PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE. THESE INTERVIEWS SHARED INSIGHTS INTO THEIR PROVIDER ROLES, EXPERTISE, AND EXCITING EXPERIENCES. SESSIONS FEATURES INCLUDED: A FOCUS ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MAINTAINING A HEALTHY HEART; UNDERSTANDING URGENT CARE AND EXPLORING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN URGENT CARE, THE HOSPITAL AND MORE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CELEBRATED NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH UNDER THE THEME OF "BE THE SOURCE FOR BETTER HEALTH: IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH OUR CULTURES, COMMUNITIES, AND CONNECTIONS," HELPS US UNDERSTAND HOW THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTS, CULTURES, HISTORIES, AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH), RACIAL, AND ETHNIC MINORITIES IMPACT OVERALL HEALTH. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH RRH LEANED INTO OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & JUSTICE BY BUILDING AWARENESS AROUND HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT PERSIST AMONG RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE ACTION TO END THESE INEQUITIES. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOSTED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR YOUNG MEN (UPREP) FOR THIS YEAR'S MEN IN HEALTHCARE EVENT. THE TWO-DAY EVENT ALLOWED STUDENTS FROM UPREP TO GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING LEARNING CPR. THE EVENT, ORGANIZED BY OUR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION TEAM, ALLOWED STUDENTS TO HEAR FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN NURSING, RESEARCH, AND MORE AND HIGHLIGHTED POTENTIAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTHCARE. RRH WAS ONCE AGAIN A KEY CONTRIBUTOR AND SPONSOR OF THE IMAGINE RIT: CREATIVITY & INNOVATION FESTIVAL. THIS EVENT FEATURED 350+ EXHIBITS AND 2,200+ EXHIBITORS. VISITORS OF ALL AGES EXPERIENCED INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS, HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMING ARTS, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE RRH EXHIBIT INCLUDED THERAPY DOGS, LED BY ROCDOG; CPR INSTRUCTION, AND MORE IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY 2024, RRH SPONSORED SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ITS LOCATIONS, INCLUDING TREE SAPLING GIVEAWAYS AT EACH OF THE HOSPITALS AND AN E-WASTE DROP-OFF. BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK EVENT HOSTED BY MEMBERS FROM OUR WOMEN'S HEALTH TEAM RAISED AWARENESS OF BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AND IMPROVE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE EVENT BROUGHT WOMEN'S HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE CRUCIAL TOPIC AND LEARN FROM REAL-LIFE BIRTHING SCENARIOS. RRH TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2024 ROCHESTER HEART WALK & RUN. HEART DISEASE AND STROKE AFFECT PEOPLE IN PERSONAL AND LIFE-CHANGING WAYS, BUT COLLABORATION FROM DEDICATED RESEARCHERS AND VOLUNTEERS HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS OVER 100 YEARS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH DERMATOLOGY AND MOHS SURGERY HOSTED A FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENING EVENT IN MAY. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND NO INSURANCE IS NECESSARY. RRH EXTENDED CARE AND GERIATRICS TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR AT GREECE RIDGE MALL. THE FREE EVENT FEATURED INFORMATION ON SENIOR HEALTH SERVICES, FREE SCREENINGS, AND MORE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOSTED A HEALTHCARE CAREER EVENT FOR LOCAL 7TH AND 8TH-GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL IN ROCHESTER IN MAY AT THE WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE EVENT. THIS EVENT EXPLORED THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR, IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. STUDENTS HEARD FROM PROFESSIONALS CURRENTLY WORKING IN NURSING, ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND RECRUITING, WHO SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS, EXPERIENCES, AND CAREER TRAJECTORIES. THE YOUNG WOMEN ALSO EXPERIENCED HANDS-ON LEARNING IN HEALTH-RELATED WORKSHOPS AND LEARNED ABOUT THE DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. THE EVENT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE YOUNG WOMEN TO THE VARIOUS HEALTHCARE CAREERS AVAILABLE AND IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR TEAM MEMBERS ARE ROOTED IN COMMUNITY. RRH TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE EVENT HOSTED BY ACTION FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY IN MAY 2024. THIS COMMUNITY EVENT INCLUDED LIVE PERFORMANCES, FREE FOOD, RAFFLES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND FUN FOR FAMILIES. RRH TEAM MEMBERS PROVIDED BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, CAREER INFORMATION, AND MORE. RRH PROVIDES CARE WITH PRIDE. RRH SPONSORED PRIDE PARADES AND FESTIVALS IN EACH OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY SERVE. RRH TEAMED UP WITH THE CITY OF ROCHESTER TO DISTRIBUTE OVER 100 HELMETS FOR KIDS LEARNING TO BIKE AND SKATE AT CITY R-CENTERS! THANKS TO THE INCREDIBLE TEAM MEMBERS AT THE GOLISANO RESTORATIVE NEUROLOGY & REHABILITATION CENTER AND THE MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES WE MADE SOME GREAT STRIDES IN PREVENTING BRAIN INJURY AND HELPING OUR AREA'S CHILDREN TO LEARN HOW TO BIKE AND SKATE IN A SAFE WAY. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOSTED A TABLE AT THE 30TH ANNUAL SENIORAMA HEALTH & INFORMATION FAIR IN JULY AT THE AKWESASNE MOHAWK CASINO RESORT BINGO PALACE. OVER 100 SENIORS FROM SURROUNDING COUNTIES ATTENDED THE EVENT. RRH HOSTED THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK KICK-OFF BREAKFAST IN AUGUST. EDUCATIONAL BREASTFEEDING EVENT - ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HELD AN INFORMATIONAL EVENT DURING NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING MONTH IN COLLABORATION WITH HEALTHY MOMS AND HEALTHY STEPS, THIS EVENT TAILORED TO BREASTFEEDING MOMS OF INFANTS TO SIX-MONTH-OLDS WILL FEATURE A WELCOME BREAKFAST, THREE SHORT BREAK-OUT SESSIONS, AND CONCLUDE WITH RAFFLES AND GIVEAWAYS. THE RRH CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR ADULTS DEALING WITH CANCER, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, DIABETES, ARTHRITIS, OR ANY CHRONIC CONDITION. THIS PROGRAM WELCOMES INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, OFFERING SUPPORT, EMPOWERMENT, AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. THE HOSTED EVENT HELPS THOSE DEALING WITH THESE CONDITIONS TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO: ENGAGE IN BREATHING AND DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES; IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH HEALTHCARE TEAMS; SET GOALS THROUGH ACTIONABLE PLANS; UNDERSTAND THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FOOD; ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS WITH YOUR PEERS; INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; AND CHOOSE HEALTHIER FOOD ALTERNATIVES. RRH SUPPORTED THE 10TH ANNUAL ROCOVERY FITNESS RUN/WALK AND X-CHALLENGE. ROCOVERY FITNESS IS A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF PHYSICALLY ACTIVE INDIVIDUALS BROUGHT TOGETHER BY SOBER LIVING, COMMITTED TO CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF HEALING AND RECOVERY. THEIR SERVICES COMPLEMENT THE SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THE RRH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 (CONTINUED) | ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE POTSDAM SNACK PACK PROGRAM BACK-TO-SCHOOL FAIR HELD IN AUGUST AT THE POTSDAM HIGH SCHOOL. TEAM MEMBERS WERE ON HAND TO PASS OUT BRANDED ITEMS AND SHARE HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION WITH CHILDREN AND PARENTS. SEPTEMBER IS DEAF AWARENESS MONTH. DURING THIS MONTH RRH HOSTED EVENTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CULTURE RICH IN HISTORY, CUSTOMS, AND LANGUAGE. THIS MONTH ALLOWED RRH TO HIGHLIGHT HOW D/DEAF COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, AND BRING AWARENESS OF DEAF-RELATED ISSUES, THEIR CULTURE, AND LANGUAGE UNIQUE TO D/DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PEOPLE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CELEBRATED NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH BY RECOGNIZING THE HERITAGE, HISTORY, TRADITIONS, AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF HISPANIC AND LATINX AMERICANS WHOSE HERITAGE IS ROOTED IN SO MANY COUNTRIES. EVENTS INCLUDED A DISPLAY CASE IN THE RIEDMAN TRAINING CENTER; THE SHARING OF HISPANIC/LATINX (CULTURAL) RECIPES; AND BY HOSTING A HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EVENT IN OCTOBER. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS A PROUD PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE 2024 MAKING STRIDES OF ROCHESTER WALK IN OCTOBER. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM SPONSORED THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK IN OCTOBER. THIS EVENT SUPPORTS EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SUICIDE. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS A PROUD ELITE SPONSOR OF THE 23RD ANNUAL GOUVERNEUR BREAST & OVARIAN CANCER WALK. ST. LAWRENCE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL SPONSOR OF THIS HIGHLY ATTENDED AND IMPORTANT REGIONAL EVENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE SEAWAY VALLEY PREVENTION COUNCIL'S RIVER RUN IN OGDENSBURG. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM WAS THERE TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT RECOVERY IN ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A FAMILY HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR IN SEPTEMBER. THIS FREE COMMUNITY EVENT PROVIDED HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION AND SERVICES INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, CAREER INFORMATION, AND MORE. RRH WAS PROUD TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF GARY SMITH, THE HEART BEHIND THE PIRATE TOY FUND. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIS FAMILY, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S HOSPICE TEAM COLLECTED TOYS TO CONTINUE GARY'S MISSION OF SPREADING JOY TO CHILDREN IN THE GREATER ROCHESTER COMMUNITY. AS PART OF LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN NOVEMBER, ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH SHED LIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION. OUR LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM OFFERS QUICK, NON-INVASIVE SCANS AT NO OUT-OF-POCKET COST TO THOSE ELIGIBLE. IN HONOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, THE CENTER FOR DIVERSITY, HEALTH EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND JUSTICE HOSTED AN IN-PERSON WITNESS TO INJUSTICE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH NEIGHBORS OF THE ONONDAGA NATION IN NOVEMBER. HEALTHY MOMS HELD THEIR ANNUAL FAMILY RESOURCE FAIR. THE FAIR IS A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT THAT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES, GET SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND ENTER RAFFLES FOR FREE GIVEAWAYS. NEARLY 500 BACKPACKS WERE FILLED WITH DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. RRH HOSTED "WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS" IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER. TOPICS DURING THE 2024 SESSIONS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: O INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, WELLNESS & PAIN MANAGEMENT O LIVE TO 100 : SECRETS OF THE BLUE ZONES O PELVIC HEALTH O INDIAN CUISINE WITH LIFESTYLE MEDICINE PROVIDER O EXPERT OPTOMETRIST & DIABETIC RETINOPATHY O EXPERT OPTOMETRIST & CATARACTS & PBWF POT-LUCK O KNEE PAIN & WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW O HARMONY WITHIN: EXPLORING THE WONDERS OF OUR GUT MICROBIOME & MONTHLY PBWF POT-LUCK O TMJ & HEADACHES O FINDING JOY AS WE AGE O YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT: A TWIN EXPERIMENT O HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE O EXPERIENCE WITH MEDICAL MISSIONS O USING WELLNESS GUIDELINES TO BUILD STRENGTH AND REMAIN INDEPENDENT O PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ITS ROLE IN PREVENTING/MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASE O AN UPDATED LOOK AT MENOPAUSAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS & PLANT-BASED POTLUCK O STROKE AWARENESS O TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR BREAST HEALTH O GENETICS AND ONCOLOGY O ANTIOXIDANT SMOOTHIE DEMONSTRATION & MONTHLY PBWF POT-LUCK O CORE STRENGTH, ACTIVATION, AND BACK PAIN O PROSTATE CANCER: PREVENTION, SCREENING, TREATMENT & MORE O ANTI-INFLAMMATORY IMMUNE SHOTS + HEALING SOUP + PBWF POT-LUCK O GERD - CAUSES, TREATMENTS AND OBESITY DURING 2024 ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS RECOGNIZED AS FOLLOWS: THE ROCHESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL'S HEALTH CARE HEROES RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE, PROMOTES INNOVATION, AND HONORS THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A NOTEWORTHY IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE. HEALTH CARE HEROES ARE PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER, CHIROPRACTOR, DENTAL SPECIALIST, HEALTH CARE INNOVATION, HEALTH CARE STAFF, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL, MENTAL HEALTH, NURSE, PHYSICIAN, SENIOR CARE, SPECIAL NEEDS, AND VOLUNTEER. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MANY ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS ON BEING RECOGNIZED AS HEALTH CARE HEROES. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH WAS RECOGNIZED AMONG THE TOP 150 PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE. BECKER'S HEALTHCARE PRESTIGIOUS 2024 LIST OF THE NATION'S 150 TOP PLACES TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE. THIS RECOGNITION HONORS THE ENTIRE ROCHESTER-BASED HEALTH SYSTEM COVERING 13 COUNTIES FROM GENESEE COUNTY TO THE NORTHERN TIP OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. IT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND REWARDING WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR ITS 20,000 TEAM MEMBERS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS A BEACON OF EXCELLENCE IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEAM MEMBERS FEEL VALUED, MOTIVATED, AND FULFILLED IN THEIR ROLES. THIS RECOGNITION BY BECKER'S HEALTHCARE REVIEW REAFFIRMS OUR DEDICATION TO FOSTERING A WORKPLACE CULTURE THAT PROMOTES TEAM MEMBERS' WELL-BEING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, WE CARE LIKE FAMILY, AND THAT MEANS EXTENDING CARE BEYOND THE SYMPTOMS WE TREAT. IN 2024, KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION HEALTH NEWS HIGHLIGHTED RRH IN AN EXTENSIVE SERIES OF STORIES ON MEDICAL DEBT AS ONE OF ONLY A FEW NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE NATION THAT BAR ALL AGGRESSIVE COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. INSTEAD OF TAKING PATIENTS TO COURT, RRH USES THOSE RESOURCES TO HELP PATIENTS FIND A SOLUTION TO PAY THEIR MEDICAL BILLS, SUCH AS INTEREST-FREE PAYMENT PLANS. THIS APPROACH HELPS RELIEVE FINANCIAL BURDENS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ULTIMATELY STRENGTHENING HEALTH EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RELEASED THEIR RANKINGS, INCLUDING TREMENDOUS RESULTS FOR ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH. WE'RE PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE OUR TEAMS AT ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL ONCE AGAIN EARNING THE RANK AS ONE OF THE BEST REGIONAL HOSPITALS IN OUR AREA BY US NEWS & WORLD REPORT. RGH WAS AMONG THE TOP 29 HOSPITALS IN THE STATE AND ONE OF TWO HOSPITALS TO RECEIVE REGIONAL RECOGNITION. ADDING TO THIS HONOR, RGH, CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL, NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, AND UNITY HOSPITAL WERE ALL RECOGNIZED AS BEING HIGH-PERFORMING IN SEVERAL CLINICAL SPECIALTIES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING: O ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL RANKED HIGH PERFORMING IN NINE AREAS: COPD, DIABETES, HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE, KIDNEY FAILURE, LEUKEMIA / LYMPHOMA, PNEUMONIA, PROSTATE CANCER SURGERY, AND STROKE. O UNITY HOSPITAL RANKED HIGH-PERFORMING IN THE TREATMENT OF COPD, DIABETES, HEART FAILURE, HIP REPLACEMENT, AND KNEE REPLACEMENT. O CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL RANKED HIGH-PERFORMING IN THE TREATMENT OF COPD. O NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RANKED HIGH-PERFORMING FOR THE TREATMENT OF COPD. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOSPITALS RECEIVE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES ACHIEVEMENTS. ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND UNITY HOSPITAL ON RECEIVING THE FOLLOWING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR 2024: O NEWARK-WAYNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (NWCH) RECEIVED: GET WITH THE GUIDELINES: GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT; GET WITH THE GUIDELINES RURAL STROKE SILVER; TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE; TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL O ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (RGH) RECEIVED: GET WITH THE GUIDELINES: GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT- HEART FAILURE, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES: GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT- STROKE, TARGET: HEART FAILURE HONOR ROLL, TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE PLUS, TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL O UNITED MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (UMMC) RECEIVED: GET WITH THE GUIDELINES RURAL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE STEMI SILVER, STEMI: SILVER PLUS REFERRING, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES: GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT, GET WITH THE GUIDELINES RURAL STROKE SILVER, TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE, TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 (CONTINUED) | O UNITY HOSPITAL RECEIVED: GET WITH THE GUIDELINES: GOLD PLUS ACHIEVEMENT-STROKE +10-YEAR RECOGNITION, TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE, TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL THESE DESIGNATIONS HIGHLIGHT NWCH, RGH, UMMC, AND UNITY'S COMMITMENTS TO APPLYING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT GUIDELINES AND THEIR DEDICATION TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO STROKE, DIABETES, AND HEART DISEASE AND FAILURE PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR GERIATRIC SURGERY TEAM WAS HONORED TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS QUALITY AND SAFETY CONFERENCE IN JULY 2024. THIS PUT ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH'S GERIATRIC SURGERY SERVICES FRONT AND CENTER ON THIS NATIONAL STAGE. SEVERAL ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH TEAMS WERE WINNERS OF 2024 GREATER ROCHESTER QUALITY COUNCIL (GRQC) SHOWCASE & PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE AWARDS. THE GRQC'S PERFORMANCE AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS ARE UPSTATE NEW YORK'S PREMIER EVENT RECOGNIZING QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH TEAMS ON THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT: O PLATINUM (TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD)- CARE MGMT/SOCIAL WORK TEAM - TREAT TO TARGET INPATIENT DISCHARGE PLANNING O GOLD (TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD)-PATIENT SAFETY/PHARMACY TEAM- HUDDLING TOGETHER: A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON MEDICATION SAFETY O GOLD (TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD)- UMMC - A RURAL HOSPITAL'S APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HEART FAILURE PATIENT CARE GAPS O SILVER (TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD) - UNITY HOSPITAL PERIOPERATIVE OR COST CONTAINMENT O BRONZE (TEAM EXCELLENCE AWARD)- LONG TERM CARE - USING NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS TO DECREASE RESIDENTS ON ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS ICON HONORS AWARD HONOREES - CONGRATULATIONS TO THOMAS R. CRILLY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND DAVID J. RIEDMAN, RRH BOARD CHAIR, ON BEING THIS YEAR'S ICON HONORS AWARDS HONOREES. THE ICON HONORS AWARDS RECOGNIZE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA BUSINESS LEADERS OVER THE AGE OF 60 FOR THEIR NOTABLE SUCCESS AND DEMONSTRATION OF STRONG LEADERSHIP BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR CHOSEN FIELD. BECKER'S HEALTHCARE NAMES ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH IN TOP 100 FOR CANCER CARE RRH IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR INCLUSION IN BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW'S ESTEEMED LIST OF THE NATION'S TOP 100 HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH OUTSTANDING ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS. THIS RECOGNITION HIGHLIGHTS THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF THE LIPSON CANCER INSTITUTE AND ITS DEDICATION TO PROVIDING TOP-TIER, PATIENT-CENTERED CANCER CARE. THE LIST RECOGNIZES INSTITUTIONS, WHICH HAVE "GARNERED NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR ADVANCING CANCER CARE VIA THEIR CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL TRIALS AND LIFE-CHANGING RESEARCH." THIS RECOGNITION BY BECKER'S COMES ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER RECENT ACCREDITATION AS THE LIPSON CANCER INSTITUTE RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR FULL ACCREDITATION AS A NETWORK CANCER PROGRAM FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. THIS ACCOLADE DISTINGUISHES ROCHESTER GENERAL AND UNITY HOSPITALS AS THE ONLY NETWORK OF CANCER CENTERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK GRANTED THIS HONOR. CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM MEMBERS AT LIPSON CANCER INSTITUTE ON RECEIVING THIS EXCEPTIONAL RECOGNITION! ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH ALSO SCORED ON BECKER'S 100 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH HIGH-ACHIEVING ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAMS. RRH'S INCLUSION ONCE AGAIN IN THE BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW LIST OF THE 100 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH TOP-PERFORMING ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAMS, CELEBRATING OUR LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING ORTHOPEDIC CARE NATIONWIDE. RRH IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENTS, PIONEERING DISCOVERIES, AND INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. OUR COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS SETS A NATIONAL STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 (CONTINUED) | ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM (SLH), A NORTH COUNTRY HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDING THREE HOSPITALS (CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL, GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL AND MASSENA HOSPITAL) AND A NETWORK OF PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PRACTICES JOINED RRH IN 2021 ALLOWING RRH TO EXPAND ITS REGIONAL REACH WHILE ENABLING ST. LAWRENCE TO ELEVATE AND GROW ITS MEDICAL SERVICES. BOTH RRH AND SLH HAVE TRADITIONS OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CAREAND TOGETHER, IN 2024 THEY CONTINUED TO BRING ABOUT IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL INTEGRATION MILESTONES. ACCOLADES AND ACTIVITY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH REGION IN 2024 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: THE SLH CLINICAL AND RURAL HEALTH RESEARCH DEPARTMENT HELD A FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT SHONE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN RURAL HEALTHCARE. CLINICAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES ARE BRIDGING THE GAP IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS, ENHANCING TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. HYDRATION, NUTRITIOUS SNACKS, AND PRIZES WERE PROVIDED. SLH PARTICIPATED IN THE MONTH LONG CANCER SURVIVORS' EVENT IN JUNE 2024. SLH DONATED GIFT BASKETS AND GIFT CARDS TO THE EVENT. SLH INVITES REGIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO JOIN THEM FOR VARIOUS "WALK WITH A DOC" EVENTS. 2024 EVENTS INCLUDED: O CELEBRATION OF PRIDE MONTH. THE EVENT WAS HELD AT CLARKSON UNIVERSITY'S MUNTER TRAIL WITH SLH TEAM MEMBERS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE, POTSDAM PRIMARY CARE AND MEMBERS OF THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. O AN INDOOR WALK WITH SLH'S CLINICAL NUTRITION MANAGER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH NUTRITION DEPARTMENT TO LEARN ABOUT SETTING S.M.A.R.T. GOALS TO LIVE A HEALTHIER LIFE. WATER, HEALTHY SNACKS, AND GIVEAWAYS WERE PROVIDED. THE EVENT WAS FREE AND OPEN TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. O WALK WITH A SLH DERMATOLOGIST AND LEARN ABOUT SKIN HEALTH AND CANCER AWARENESS. PROVIDERS WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS ON SKIN CANCER DURING A BRIEF TALK WHILE WE ENJOY A LEISURELY WALK TOGETHER. OPEN TO ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PROMOTING SKIN WELLNESS AND PREVENTING SKIN CANCER. WATER, HEALTHY SNACKS, AND GIVEAWAYS WERE PROVIDED. O HEMATOLOGY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR AN INVIGORATING WALK TO DISCUSS STEPS TO LIVE A LONG LIFE. THIS ENGAGING SESSION WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTATIVE HEALTH, OFFERING PRACTICAL ADVICE TO ENHANCE LONGEVITY AND WELL-BEING. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENJOY A REFRESHING WALK WHILE LEARNING THE ESSENTIAL STEPS TO MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. DO NOT MISS THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ACTIVE, INFORMED, AND INSPIRED TOWARDS A HEALTHIER FUTURE. ST. LAWRENCE REGION ACHIEVED THEIR FIRST PATHWAY TO EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION. THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) IS A TESTAMENT TO THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION, COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, AND THE SUPPORTIVE, EMPOWERING ENVIRONMENT THE ST. LAWRENCE REGION HAS CULTIVATED FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND COLLEAGUES. AS A PATHWAY-DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION, OUR NURSES AND NURSING SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS EMBODY THE PATHWAY STANDARDS THROUGH THE WORK THEY DO EVERY DAY USING THE FOUNDATION OF SHARED DECISION-MAKING, LEADERSHIP SUPPORTING INTER-PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION, SAFETY, QUALITY, WELL-BEING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL INVITED RUNNERS AND JOGGERS OF ALL ABILITIES TO A PERFORMANCE SCREENING EVENT. THE PHYSICAL REHABILITATION TEAM WILL PERFORM ASSESSMENTS OF EACH PARTICIPANT'S CURRENT RUNNING ATTIRE AND EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND MINIMIZE INJURIES. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL AND THE CANCER SERVICES PROGRAM TEAMED UP TO OFFER FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS AT MAMMOS IN MAY, WHERE FREE CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO ATTEND. IN ADDITION TO THE FREE BREAST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAMS, WE ALSO PROVIDED SNACKS, PRIZE DRAWINGS, AND FREE MASSAGES. ST. LAWRENCE REGION TEAM MEMBERS ATTENDED THE READY 4 SCHOOL FAIR HELD AT MASSENA HIGH SCHOOL AND DISCUSSED HEALTHIER DRINK OPTIONS FOR STAYING HYDRATED. BOTH STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS ATTENDED THE EVENT. CPH HOSTED AN UNDERSTANDING STROKE: RECOGNIZE, RESPOND, RECOVERY EDUCATIONAL EVENT IN JULY 2024. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE ST. LAWRENCE REGION PARTICIPATED IN A MEDICAL ACADEMY SCIENCE & HEALTH (MASH) CAMP AT CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL. CPR TRAINING WAS AMONG THE NUMEROUS SESSIONS THEY ATTENDED. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS SECTION, THEY EARNED THEIR CPR CERTIFICATION. CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (CPH) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE FACILITY CERTIFIED FOR 94 BEDS. ITS CORE PROGRAMS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ACUTE CARE, HOSPITALIST MEDICINE, AND CRITICAL CARE ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY OUTPATIENT HEALTH SERVICES IN BRASHER FALLS, CANTON, COLTON, GOUVERNEUR, MASSENA, NORFOLK, AND POTSDAM, NY. FURTHERMORE, CARE IS PROVIDED IN OVER 25 DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING A ROBUST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM, AND THE CENTER FOR CANCER CARE. CPH OFFERS LEVEL III TRAUMA CARE AND A CRITICAL CARE UNIT, AND IS A CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. CPH HOUSES THE BIRTHPLACE CENTER WHICH OFFERS OPTIONS FOR PRENATAL CARE, DELIVERY--INCLUDING MIDWIFERY--POST-PARTUM CARE, AND EDUCATION. THE COMBINATION LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POSTPARTUM ROOMS (LDRPS) OFFER FAMILIES A SPACIOUS AND COMFORTABLE AREA DURING THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE. THE BIRTHPLACE PARTICIPATES IN THE NEW YORK STATE BREASTFEEDING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN HOSPITALS PROGRAM. A CERTIFIED LACTATION SPECIALIST PROVIDES BEDSIDE EDUCATION AND ADVICE. EXPANDING CARE AT CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL AS THE FACILITY OPENS ITS NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE BRAND-NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL OFFICIALLY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED REGIONAL CARE PAVILION AND IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED, FOLLOWED BY A GRAND OPENING ON OCTOBER 7. THIS EXPANSION HAS BEEN A COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF DEDICATED TEAM MEMBERS AND VARIOUS CONTRACTED COMPANIES TO HELP BRING COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE EMERGENCY CARE THEY NEED. GOUVERNEUR HOSPITAL (GH) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL FOUNDED IN 2013, AND IS CERTIFIED FOR 25 BEDS. SERVICES INCLUDE INPATIENT DETOX, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER REHABILITATION, EMERGENCY CARE, IMAGING AND EKG'S, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND RESPIRATORY THERAPY AS WELL AS OUTPATIENT HEALTH SERVICES TO NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. MASSENA HOSPITAL (MH) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CRITICAL ACCESS 25-BED HOSPITAL. IT PROVIDES INPATIENT MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PEDIATRIC SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO EMERGENCY CARE. NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, RESPIRATORY CARE, PHYSICAL, AND SPEECH THERAPIES ARE ALSO OFFERED AT THE MAIN CAMPUS. NUMEROUS OUTREACH PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE CENTERS OFFER THE COMMUNITY CARDIOLOGY, INFUSION, NEPHROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, OBSTETRICS/ GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, PEDIATRICS, AND SURGICAL CARE. IN APRIL 2025, MH OPENED ITS WOUND CARE CENTER ADDING THIS SERVICE TO ITS PATIENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP (NOT A STOCK) CORPORATION UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW. THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF ST. LAWRENCE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH, A RELATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO FILING, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO, AND REVIEWED WITH, ALL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. THIS REVIEW IS PERFORMED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX ADVISORS, AND IS BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBER CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE COMPLETED AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL - THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UTILIZES THE INPUT OF A NATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM WITH EXPERTISE IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES OFFERED TO TOP MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS OUR COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS. UPON THE FINDINGS OF THE CONSULTANT AND DELIBERATIONS OF THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE, AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE WILL THEN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD. THE FULL BOARD WILL THEN VOTE ON THE TOP OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS - THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED PRIMARILY BY INFORMATION GATHERED FROM INDEPENDENT SURVEY DATA FROM NATIONAL AND SURROUNDING MARKETS COORDINATED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT. THE CEO AND VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES REVIEW THE SURVEY DATA TO DETERMINE SALARY RANGES AND COMPENSATION PACKAGES. THE CEO BRINGS THE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS TO THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE, AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR DELIBERATION AND CONSIDERATION. THE AUDIT, COMPLIANCE, AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL THEN BRING THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE AFFILIATED HEALTH SYSTEM AT 100 KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH, ROCHESTER, NY 14617. A NOMINAL FEE IS CHARGED IF COPIES ARE REQUESTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN (F): | ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OTHER COMPENSATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS - THIS COLUMN IS REFLECTIVE OF (1) THE ACTUARIAL CHANGE IN DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN AND POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR THE TAX YEAR AND (2) NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | ACO ADJUSTMENT 124,033. OTHER 10,778. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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