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| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
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| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
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| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| 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.).. | ||||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | |
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| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | The Carbon-Schuylkill Community Hospital, Inc. (DBA St. Luke's Miners Campus) is a joint commission-accredited, not-for-profit, 49-licensed bed acute care hospital and a 48-bed skilled nursing facility located in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County near the Carbon County border providing care primarily to residents of Schuylkill, Carbon and lower Luzerne counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. It also includes nine physical therapy locations and three Rural Health Primary Care Centers. The hospital is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as an Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, St. Luke's Miners Campus provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or the ability to pay. Founded in 1910, St. Luke's Miners Campus joined the nationally recognized St. Luke's University Health Network in 2000 and celebrated its 110th year of community service in July 2020. Moreover, St. Luke's Miners Campus operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the IRS revenue ruling 69-545: 1) St. Luke's Miners Campus provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2) St. Luke's Miners Campus operates an active emergency department, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year, for all persons; 3) St. Luke's Miners Campus maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) Control of St. Luke's Miners Campus rests with its Board of Trustees and the Board of Trustees of St. Luke's University Health Network, Inc. D.B.A. St. Luke's University Health Network. Both boards are comprised of a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the hospital/network medical staff; 5) Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care, programs and activities. The operations of St. Luke's Miners Campus as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of St. Luke's Miners Campus is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. Mission ======= The mission of St. Luke's University Hospital is to care for the sick and injured regardless of their ability to pay, improve our communities' overall health and educate our health care professionals. The mission will be accomplished by the following: - Making the patient our highest priority. - Promoting healthy lifestyles and continuously improving care provided to heal the sick and injured. - Coordinating and integrating services into a seamless, easily accessible system of care. - Improving the level of service provided throughout the network. - Ensuring all health care services are relevant to the needs of the community. - Striving to maximize the satisfaction of our patients, employees, medical staff and volunteers and, - Training allied health professionals, nursing and medical students and residents and fellows and attracting them to practice within our network's service area. Overview ========= The campus provides patients with access to over 600 physicians across 30 medical specialties. The hospital is accredited as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, a Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology and as a Level IV Trauma Center by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation. In FY 25, St. Luke's Miners Campus provided care for 3,114 admissions and observations, 21,258 emergency department visits and 185,654 outpatient visits. In FY 25, the St. Luke's Miners Campus invested just over $1.7M in capital investments. Investments include: - $1.4M New CatScan and renovation of our Imaging Suite - $300K Mammography equipment St. Luke's Miners Campus is located in Coaldale, a federally designated medically underserved area. St. Luke's Miners Campus now operates three provider-based, Rural Health Primary Care Centers in Tamaqua, Ringtown and Lansford. No patient is denied care, regardless of their ability to pay or insurance status. Delivering more than 13,000 patient visits, the centers provide primary care access to the uninsured, patients with Medicare or Medicaid and those who cannot find a primary care provider. They treat patients of all ages, offering exceptional quality care close to home, including sports physicals, school physicals and in-school programs. The Rural Health Clinics were named the "2018 outstanding rural health organization" by the National Rural Health Association for Innovative Primary Care and Access in Rural Medically Underserved Areas. The centers also provide integrated diagnostic and therapeutic mental health services in the primary care office and are the training clinics for the St. Luke's Miners Rural Family Medicine Residency Program. Additionally, in Hometown, St. Luke's Miners Campus operates the region's only rural health dental clinic providing care for patients with Medicaid or having no dental insurance. St. Luke's Miners Campus and Hometown Health Center were named the 2023 PA Oral Health Champions by the Pennsylvania Coalition for Oral Health. In FY 25, St. Luke's Penn Foundation opened an office in Tamaqua to serve the mental health needs of our communities in Schuylkill County. The new Tamaqua clinic offers counseling, medication management and other outpatient mental health services. It is staffed by seven clinicians, including a doctor, a therapist, an advanced practitioner, and rural psychiatric residents. The 3,000 square-foot facility is open 8am-4pm weekdays. This is the sixth St. Luke's Penn Foundation Psychiatric Associates office, with others located in Allentown, Bethlehem Lehighton and Phillipsburg, NJ. In FY 24, St. Luke's Miners Campus renovated its Imaging Suite to accommodate the purchase of new nuclear camera, which was completed in June 2024 at a cost of $1.4 million. Throughout FY 23, St. Luke's Miners Campus had much to celebrate. It opened a new, state-of-the-art MRI suite, expanded its presence in the Hazleton market with the opening of its Care Now, Primary Care practice, X-ray and lab services and improved access to high quality musculoskeletal services. In FY 18, St. Luke's Miners Campus started the first Family Medicine Residency Rural Training Track in This three-year residency trains family medicine physicians who want to practice in a rural setting. Each residency class has four residents. The Rural Health Clinics serve as the clinical training sites for medicine residency program. Out of the 93 rurally located family medicine residency programs in the United States at that time, the St. Luke's Family Medicine Residency Program - Miners was one of just 34 nationwide - and the only one in Pennsylvania - that are accredited as integrated rural training tracks (RTT). In FY 23, the network invested $3.9 million to purchase and construct a new MRI suite and an additional $1.3 million in technical and facility improvements. Last year, the network invested approximately $1.8 million in technical and facility improvements at St. Luke's Miners Campus. The hospital has significantly expanded medical expertise through the addition of the following services, providing direct access to: - 24/7 access to orthopedic surgeons providing the most advanced diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with musculoskeletal disorders and injuries - A highly trained cardiac team, which includes experienced and skilled cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists and electrophysiologists - Oncologists and a wide range of oncology specialists - 24/7 neurologist and neurosurgical access - 24/7 general surgeon access - Hospitalists St. Luke's Miners Campus provides 24/7 tele-psychiatry and tele-neurology services which delivers immediate benefits to both patients and clinical staff by providing quick access for psychiatric and neurological consultations for patients. The hospital also established a clinical rotation with four schools to allow physician assistant students to complete their clinical study in a rural community setting. The network's specialty services include: - Bariatric Surgery - Cardiology - Cardiac Surgery - Certified Diabetes Education - Colon/Rectal Surgery - Critical Care - Dental - Emergency Services - Endocrinology - Endovascular - Gastroenterology - Geriatric Medicine - Infectious Disease - Interventional Radiology - Labor and Delivery |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | - Level I Trauma Center Team - Long-Term Care Services - Nephrology - Neurology - Neurosurgery - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Oncology/Hematology - Orthopedics, Joint and Muscle Disorders - Otolaryngology/Ent - Palliative Care - Pain Management - Primary Care - Psychiatry - Pulmonology - Radiology (Advanced) - Short-Term Rehabilitation - Skilled Nursing - Sleep Medicine - Sports Medicine, Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapy - Surgery (General and Laparoscopic) - Thoracic Surgery - Urology - Vascular - Weight Loss Management - Women's Health - Wound Management St. Luke's Miners Rehabilitation and Nursing Center =================================================== St. Luke's Miners Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a fully accredited, 48-bed, hospital-based, skilled nursing facility located on the fifth floor of the hospital. Individualized short-time rehabilitation and long-term care services are provided. Campus-Specific Quality Awards ============================== Lown Institute Recognizes St. Luke's Miners Campus for Outstanding Social Responsibility: In June 2025, the Lown Institute gave St. Luke's University Miners Campus an "A" grade across all the top four categories, Social Responsibility, Equity, Value of Care and Patient Outcomes. Meanwhile, St. Luke's University Health Network was 5th in the nation out of 322 health systems for social responsibility, according to Lown, an independent health care think tank based in Massachusetts. Out of more than 2,700 hospitals measured by Lown, only 5% achieved honor roll status. In the sixth annual rankings, the 2025-26 Lown Index evaluated hospitals on over 50 measures including community benefit, racial inclusivity and avoidance of overuse. Data sources include Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage claims, CMS patient safety data and hospital cost reports, and IRS 990 forms, among others. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Top Quality Scores: In August 2025, St. Luke's Miners Campus received the highest score - five stars - from the annual quality and safety hospital review conducted by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for superior quality and outcomes on multiple national lists based on objective data sources. Nationwide, an elite 8 percent of 4,658 eligible hospitals earned five stars. St. Luke's was the only health network in the Lehigh Valley to receive the best ratings with 10 of 11 its eligible acute care hospitals receiving five stars. Of Pennsylvania's 189 eligible hospitals, nearly half of the 21 that earned five stars were St. Luke's hospitals. The CMS ratings are based on an examination of the quality of care at more than 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals across the country. The quality measures include safety and value of care, readmission, infection, complication rates, mortality, patient experience, effectiveness and timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. Leapfrog Awards St. Luke's Miners Campus 'A' Grade for Patient Safety: In May 2025 and again in November 2025, the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization awarded an 'A' grade to St. Luke's Miners Campus. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F twice annually - in the spring and fall - to hospitals nationwide based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only rating solely focused on a hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Developed under the guidance of a panel of national experts, it uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals. COMMUNITY OUTREACH =================== During Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25), St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) continued efforts supporting the top priorities established through the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These priorities, outlined in the 2022-2025 Implementation Strategy, are listed below and advancements and initiative updates from FY 25 are detailed in this report. Our efforts to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes are a result of data-driven strategies to promote overall health and wellbeing. While there are many issues facing our communities, the results from the 2022 CHNA found the top priorities for the St. Luke's Network to include: TOP PRIORITIES (Fiscal Year 2025): - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion - Access to Mental Health Services - Access to Opioid and other Substance Use Disorder Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment and Recovery - COVID-19 Removed as a priority (Fiscal Year 2023) The needs outlined in our implementation strategy serve as a guide to support strategic initiatives through the pillars of Prevention and Wellness, Care Transformation and Research and Partnerships. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, we aim to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes for all, with an emphasis on supporting the diverse needs of our most vulnerable populations. The priority areas outlined in this document served as our guide in creating this Network Implementation Plan to best address the needs of populations within the SLUHN service areas. Results from the 2022 CHNA found access to care as the main barrier facing our community, particularly within the four main priority areas. The updates to the 2022-2025 implementation strategy include removing the priority area of COVID-19. Given the end of the public health emergency and continued decline of the pandemic, COVID-19 was removed from the implementation strategy as a top priority for the Fiscal Year 2023 update as well as for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. Continued monitoring of COVID-19 ensures that the Network is prepared to pivot and re-prioritize as necessary. The 2025 CHNA for St. Luke's University Health Network was prepared and approved by the campus and Network Board of Directors and published online in June 2025. Access to Care --------------- - Connection to Care - Workforce Development - Transportation and Housing Chronic Disease Prevention --------------------------- - Food Security - Nutrition Education and Promotion - Physical Activity Promotion Mental and Behavioral Health ----------------------------- - Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Services - Access to Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, as well as the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues facing our communities that impede healthy lifestyles. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | SLUHN supports a Department of Community Health that utilizes CHNA results to inform its strategic plan and catalyze initiatives that address priority needs for underserved communities. The Department's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. The Department's vision is for everyone in our community to have access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health aims to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) help to promote access to care, services, and resources through trust and relationship-building. Pathways have been established and strengthened to connect families to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring, workforce development, and more. SLUHN is nationally recognized for its unwavering commitment to excellence in healthcare quality, safety, and performance. In 2024, SLUHN was recognized by the Lown Institute, an independent think tank advocating bold ideas for a just and caring system for health, as the third most socially responsible health network in the United States and the first in Pennsylvania. The Lown Institute seeks to shine a light on those hospitals that provide exceptional, high-value patient care to all who need it in their community -- and encourage all hospitals to follow their example. In FY 24 St. Luke's reported $462 million of IRS defined community benefit spending, approximately 16% of the Network's operating expenditures. The Network consistently ranks in the top decile for national quality measures and has earned over 200 prestigious awards for healthcare excellence. Notable achievements include: - Leapfrog Safety Grade: All acute care hospitals received straight A's for patient safety. - CMS Star Ratings: Awarded five stars for quality by Medicare & Medicaid. - Premier 100 Top Hospitals: Recognized for 11 consecutive years. - 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals: Honored eight times for outstanding cardiac care. In 2025, St. Luke's was once again named a Top Workplace in the large employer category by The Morning Call, marking its third consecutive year receiving this distinction. St. Luke's Miners Campus ======================== Panther Valley School District (PVSD): The partnership between Community Health and PVSD began in 2013 to connect students and their families to a medical home (i.e., primary care physician), vision, dental, behavioral health, and other social services. These efforts have improved access and services to families in need. St. Luke's partners with the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, as well as other local partners, to implement the Community School Model. This includes support of a full-time school-based Community School Coordinator and a Family Development Specialist (FDS), both cross trained as Community Health Workers (CHW), to support and connect students and families to services. The Panther Valley Elementary School Community School Coordinator worked with families referred by staff and supported 620 elementary students to address barriers to student attendance and improve parent and caregiver engagement. At Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School, the FDS supported more than 50 families referred by staff and coordinated a prosocial student activity group (i.e., Step Up Panthers). Literacy: Literacy promotion through Read Across America was implemented at local schools in communities across the Network. A total of 126 volunteers, including seven of the SLUHN campus presidents, read to more than 6,300 students during Read Across America week in 2025 and more than 7,500 literacy resources Network-wide were shared with students in the community. Raub Middle School students and SLUHN campus presidents were some of the volunteers that read to elementary school students in the Allentown School District. A Little Free Library was placed at Geisinger St. Luke's front hospital entrance through the work of a volunteer and the Community Health team. The library is supported by the campus to ensure an assortment and abundance of books. Mobile Youth Health Centers: Priorities in Panther Valley School District (PVSD) aligned with the Community School Model to connect students and their families to a medical home, vision, dental, behavioral health services, and other social services. During FY 25, through the Mobile Youth Health Centers, 81 unique students were provided care and services resulting in 40 referrals and 18 connections to care. Vision vouchers were provided to 29 students with a value of $2,645. Visiting Nurse Association: As a member of the St. Luke's University Health Network, the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke's Health/Hospice, Inc. ("the VNA") offers Home Health, Hospice and community-based mother/baby services that include the Visiting Nurse Advocate in the Home (VNAC) and Nurse Family Partnership (NFP). Established in 1919, the agency maintains Medicare-certification, Pennsylvania Provider seeing patients as part of the Mobile Health Clinic at Panther Valley Department of Health licensure, Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) accreditation and provides care in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, Carbon, Schuylkill, Monroe, Upper Bucks, and Montgomery Counties. During FY 25, 2,148 patients were provided Hospice care and 5,658 in Home Health across the Network. Head Start: Community Health staff, cross trained as CHWs, provide services to students and families at Child Development Head Start (Schuylkill) and PathStone Head Start (Carbon). The partnership between Community Health and Head Start began in 2013 through the St. Luke's Miners Campus. Rural Health Centers (RHC): Community Health collaborates with the RHC team to provide connections for local students and families to improve access to school physicals, vaccinations, education, and resources. Additionally, the RHCs employ a full-time Public Health Dental Hygienist who is also trained as a CHW. Star Community Health Dental Van: The Star Community Health Dental Van partnered with local schools during FY 25 providing services to 1,698 patients, including 952 cleanings, 1,718 sealants and 283 restorations. The Carbon County schools the dental van visits are Panther Valley Elementary, Intermediate, and High School, SS Palmer Elementary School, Parkside Elementary, Towamensing Elementary, Palmerton Middle and High School, Weatherly Elementary School, Behavioral Health Associates (BHA), as well as visits to PathStone Lehighton Head Start. The summer dental van program during July and August also provided dental services to children and adults. Breast Cancer Prevention: Adagio Health, through state and federal funding, administers the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCEDP) across much of Pennsylvania. This initiative provides free screenings and diagnostic services to uninsured and underinsured women, helping catch cancer early when it's most treatable. St. Luke's University Health Network is a key partner and early detection site in this effort. With women's imaging locations and advanced technologies like 3D mammography and breast MRI, St. Luke's enhances early detection rates and reduces unnecessary follow-ups. During FY 25, there were 1,188 patient outreach encounters resulting in 21.4% of those outreach encounters ordering a mammogram, 39.9% establishing with a primary care physician post-outreach, 63.6% of ordered images completed, and 91.2% of pathology orders completed. This partnership is a powerful example of how public funding and local health systems can work together to create lasting health equity. Workforce Development: A new partnership developed during FY 25 with the Lifelong Learning Center to address workforce and education connections in Schuylkill County and the Panther Valley area. Miners Campus Human Resources provided connections and information for adult education students to share employment and educational opportunities in healthcare to create an employment pipeline. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | Hands-on Immersive Health Program: In partnership with the Pocono Counties Workforce Board, the Department of Community Health assisted St. Luke's Volunteer Services with the implementation of the Hands-on Immersive Healthcare program at St. Luke's Miners Campus. This initiative provided 45 high school students from Panther Valley High School, Tamaqua High School and Marian Catholic High School the opportunity to engage in practical learning experiences through simulated clinical tasks that represented various roles in the healthcare industry. Over the course of the program, students rotated through different stations for about 13 to 15 minutes, where they observed and participated in simulations using patient actors or mannequins. The program consisted of three separate sessions, featuring 11 stations that highlight in-demand occupations within healthcare, while also teaching students vital employability skills and essential patient care techniques. Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant: St. Luke's Department of Community Health was awarded the Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership Grant from Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The overall purpose of the grant was to establish a Lehigh Valley Healthcare Pipeline Industry Partnership through the development of a Workforce Pipeline Strategic Action plan and to increase the pipeline of healthcare workers trained and employed in the Lehigh Valley's Healthcare Industry Sector. For this grant, SLUHN developed a three-pronged approach to education and training for program participants including: - SkillUp PA and Employability Skills Training - In partnership with CareerLink Lehigh Valley, the program enrolled 19 high school students from the Allentown School District, with 73% (n=14) an online learning platform to completing the program successfully. The program utilized SkillUp assist participants to attain industry-recognized credentials for high-demand careers, including those in healthcare. Additionally, program participants were educated on employability skills and career ladders in the healthcare field. - Medical Assistant On-the-Job Training - This program component provided funds to support 23 Medical Assistance Trainees. Out of 23 enrolled in the grant, 87% (n=20) of the trainees obtained full-time employment across the St. Luke's Network. During this six-week training period, the trainees worked with patients while learning anatomy skills, medical terminology, collecting vital signs and EKGs, and administering immunizations and injections. They also learned how to participate in data collection, planning, and implementation of patient care plans, all while exhibiting professional behavior and highlevel customer service skills. - School of Phlebotomy - This program component supported 15 participants enrolled in the St. Luke's School of Phlebotomy, with 100% (n=15) of participants completing the program successfully. The phlebotomy students participated in a twelve-week program that provided phlebotomy education through a combined delivery of didactic/theory in a classroom setting, as well as clinical experience in one of the St. Luke's outpatient lab service centers. findhelp: St. Luke's partners with findhelp, a free self-navigating online platform (sluhn.findhelp.com). findhelp is a social care network established to provide a comprehensive platform for people to find social services in their communities at any time in a language they understand, and for nonprofit and other community-based organizations to coordinate their service delivery and support services. St. Luke's Information Technology, Quality, Case Management, and Community Health teams work collaboratively, especially with Star Community Health, with more than 1,750 established (i.e., claimed) community-based partners in the communities we serve, which is also integrated with SLUHN electronic health record (i.e., Epic). findhelp allows community members to search for and connect to Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) support such as financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, transportation, and more. This platform, as well as United Way's 211, are tools that Community Health Liaisons use to assist our community members, patients, and staff to connect to vital resources. Community Health continues to onboard priority partners to ensure accurate and up-to-date resources are available to our communities. Network-wide there were 51,280 searches during FY 25 with the top searches including food, housing, and utilities. In the Miners service area (Schuylkill County), there were a total of 2,736 searches, with the top services including food, housing, and utilities. Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshare, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft and Uber rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services Network-wide. Older Adult Meals: The Miners Campus Older Adult Meals Program is designed to provide subsidized meals to adults 65 and older at the Miners Campus cafeteria, which served 5,839 meals during FY 25. This initiative addresses food insecurity and loneliness among older adults. Panther Valley School District (PVSD) Food Pantry: In partnership with Community Health and Second Harvest Food Bank, PVSD operates a monthly school-based community food pantry that served nearly four thousand (duplicated) families during the 2024-2025 school year. The pantry is held monthly at Panther Valley Elementary and parent outreach services are provided at the pantry. Additional Community-based support for Food Access: Community Health partners with a food pantry in Tamaqua as part of the Tamaqua Hunger Coalition to provide assistance and resources as needed. In partnership with Schuylkill United Way, the Rural Health Center food access partnership was implemented in Tamaqua to improve patient intake of fresh produce. Patients that were identified as being at risk for chronic disease and/or having financial need were selected to participate. During FY 25, 57 households were able to benefit from this 12-week program. Additionally, the VALOR Foundation Stand Down Lansford and the Tamaqua Hunger Coalition partnership were food access points for veterans in need. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 6,295,048 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,162 active users that logged 637,618 miles during FY 25. Sports Medicine and Athletic Trainers: With a wide range of skill sets and abilities, athletic trainers manage an athlete from initial injury to return to life and play. Athletic trainers play a critical role in healthcare as they are often the most available and onsite medical provider in the athletics venue, therefore providing immediate care and facilitation of medical action that results in effective and efficient care to support patient recovery goals. SLUHN athletic trainers support more than 100,000 youth and collegiate athletes in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | Diabetes Education and Prevention: Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Support (DSMES) is provided for patients In Allentown, Bethlehem, and Coaldale through the Department of Community Health. This program is delivered through our partnership with the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists for our Diabetes Education Accreditation Program (DEAP). Additionally, St. Luke's Center for Diabetes & Endocrinology serves additional sites throughout the network. This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a bilingual Community Health Worker, physical activity opportunities, diabetes self-management, support, and access to healthy food. The Community Health DEAP program provides diabetes education to vulnerable populations at the Miners campus and the Ringtown Rural Health Center with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, DSMES, classes through one-on-one and group sessions, which are both offered in-person or virtually. The Department of Community Health established a quality improvement initiative, Diabetes CARES (Clinical Assessment, Resources, Education, and Support), for patients at Star Community Health (Allentown and Bethlehem). This program, in collaboration with our residencies and Medical Fitness and Sports Performance, provides DSMES and a focused team approach to reduce the percentage of patients with poorly controlled diabetes (HgbA1c > 9.0). This initiative included clinical diabetes visits, diabetes education with a bilingual Community Health Worker, physical activity opportunities, diabetes self-management, support, and access to healthy food. During FY 25, the CARES project had 30% of patients with poorly controlled diabetes at the Rural Health Centers. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. To support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their health and reduce their risk of chronic health conditions through making healthy lifestyle choices. In alignment with the Network CHNA top priorities (i.e., Access to Care, Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental and Behavioral Health), Employee Wellness provides opportunities for employees and their spouses to focus on their physical, mental and social well-being, to help foster a high quality of life while managing the demands of their roles at work and home. skills and essential patient care techniques. During FY 25, the following programs and resources were provided to support employee wellness: Caring Starts with You Core (annual biometric and health risk assessment program), Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program, health coaching, Plant Based Eating Class, Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), tobacco cessation, Employee Fitness Incentive Program, massage therapy, Silver Cloud, Employee Assistance Program, and Therapy Anywhere. The CSA program provided the opportunity to improve access to fresh, local produce. Across the Network, a total of $225,044 was invested in our local farms during the 2024 CSA season, including Willow Haven Farm at the Miners Campus. Additionally, through this initiative, ten shares were donated to cancer infusion center patients. Tamaqua Area School District (TASD) and PVSD: Through a Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant, TASD school-based coordinators and PVSD staff assist Community Health and local substance use disorder (SUD) partners to identify and connect students in need of physical, behavioral, and social services. Regular information on how to access resources and services were distributed via school email blasts and social media, including a Panther Valley Food Pantry Facebook page and Panthers Step Up Instagram. Additionally, PVSD works to consistently connect students, staff, and families to substance use prevention education and messaging. PVSD Behavioral Health Counseling: Your Emotional Strength Supported (YESS!) school-based mental health counseling is designed to support students with mental health needs at school. A total of 267 student encounters for the YESS! Program occurred during FY 25 at all PVSD schools. St. Luke's Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Response Warm Hand Off (WHO): WHO is an initiative to support the continuum of care for patients in need of multiple services and providers. It is a transfer of care between providers with the patient (and potentially family) present to ensure clear communication and transparency, while helping to build relationships between patients and providers. St. Luke's collaborates with local community-based organizations and local county to support WHO efforts. Additionally, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) operate in the Allentown, Bethlehem, Sacred Heart, Upper Bucks, Anderson, and Easton emergency departments to support WHO. At the Miners Hospital, a total of 36 WHO were conducted for alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and other stimulants during FY 25. |
| CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | Prevention: The Schuylkill County Drug and Alcohol Program partners with Community Health for assistance with SUD prevention activities in Schuylkill County. During FY 25, the SLUHN CHW in Schuylkill County provided 720 hours of information dissemination, prevention education in the schools with curriculum (e.g., Too Good for Drugs), positive activities (e.g., Summer BLAST program), and community-based activities that promote awareness about the health harms of vaping, drinking alcohol during pregnancy and other vital topics. Stigma Presentations: The Department of Community Health worked with partners to deliver a Community Stigma Presentation for Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. Narcan Education and Distribution: Narcan education and distribution was provided during FY 25 to community members in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties through eleven events and providing 141 boxes of Narcan to the community. Safe Medication Disposal Boxes: St. Luke's Miners provides 24/7 access to safe medication disposal as a harm reduction service to dispose of unwanted medicines. Additionally, the Miners Campus hosts two events (spring and fall) in conjunction with National Drug Take Back Day where they collect unused medication. During FY 25, 161.8 pounds of unused medication at St. Luke's Miners were safely disposed. Mental Health Support: The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) grant also supported a social worker who provided community support services and connections to mental and behavioral health services for students, families, and community members. Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit (ABHU): St. Luke's Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit at the Easton Campus also provides connection to care and services for youth in need with a 16-bed unit. During FY 25, there were 79 adolescents from Schuylkill County that received care and services at the ABHU. St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: Providing the community with mental health and addiction prevention education, information, and resources is a vital part of St. Luke's Penn Foundation's (SLPF) programming. SLPF delivers regular in-school presentations to middle and high students and educational presentations in the community on topics such as mental health, substance use, overdose prevention, recovery, and harm reduction. Through its monthly podcast "Just STARt the Conversation," SLPF discusses timely mental health topics such as social media use, perinatal mood disorders, changing careers, getting along in polarizing times, athlete mental health, and more. With over 40 available episodes, this podcast offers relevant information for everyone. Additionally, St. Luke's Wellness 101 has more than 100 episodes that take viewers (ages 13+) on a practical yet humorous stepby-step journey to explore the basics of health and wellness. From the importance of hand washing to mindfulness practices and everything in between, the Wellness 101 show presents fun and educational information while helping viewers learn and retain health and wellness information. Wellness 101 Jr. is a child-friendly version of Wellness 101 that explores the basics of health and wellness for kids ages 6-12. With almost 40 episodes, children learn about a variety of health topics such as sleep, handling peer pressure, how to ask for help, and more through interactive videos and simple Q&As. SLUHN is currently in year three of a three-year federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) to address rural substance use disorder in Schuylkill County and the Panther Valley area of Carbon County. The grant focus is on education, prevention, treatment, and recovery of psychostimulants. Some examples of this year's grant activities include: building linkages within the community, addressing stigma and other community education related to SUD, incorporating screening tools for providers to identify and refer patients with SUD, expanding access to mental and behavioral health services, and developing resources to improve the workforce. County drug and alcohol agencies provided prevention activities at local school districts. Monthly meetings were held with community organizations such as drug and alcohol providers, local school districts and head start, as well as housing agencies to coordinate resources and ensure continuity of care. The recovery community was also a large part of this committee, using their lived experience to guide activities. During this year, SLUHN held a "Pathways to Recovery" event targeting community members in need of SUD assistance for themselves or a family member to connect to local organizations and providers. Over 30 community organizations set up exhibit tables and then a panel discussion was held that included representation from community partners from education/prevention, treatment, and recovery. PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS -------------------------------- - CARBON COUNTY INTERAGENCY COLLABORATIVE - CARBON COUNTY KIDZONE - AMETEK - CHILDREN AND YOUTH - CARBON COUNTY VETERANS AFFAIRS - CARBON, MONROE, PIKE DRUG AND ALCOHOL, SCHUYLKILL DRUG AND ALCOHOL - CARBON, MONROE, PIKE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES - SCHUYLKILL MENTAL HEALTH - CLINICAL OUTCOMES GROUP (COGI) - CARBON AND SCHUYLKILL SUBSTANCE USE TASK FORCES - CARBON COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING - EAST CENTRAL AREA HEALTH EDUCATION COUNCIL (AHEC) - GREATER LEHIGH VALLEY UNITED WAY - HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) - LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE - NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (SCHUYLKILL) - PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT - TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT - PATHSTONE HEAD START - SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK - HELPING HARVEST FOOD BANK, - SCHUYLKILL CHILD DEVELOPMENT - SCHUYLKILL SUICIDE PREVENTION TASK FORCE - SCHUYLKILL UNITED WAY - LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER - SCHUYLKILL INTERMEDIATE UNIT #29 - STAR COMMUNITY HEALTH DENTAL VANS - TAMAQUA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND HUNGER COALITION - CARBON COUNTY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (CCTI) - CAREERLINK - MOSES TAYLOR - HOUSER NEUMAN - LEHIGH VALLEY CHILDCARE CENTERS - FAMILY PROMISE OF CARBON COUNTY - RURAL COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM (RCORP) - POCONO WORKFORCE BOARD Sponsorship =========== The hospital pursues expanded relationships and health improvement advocacy with the communities it serves through various coalition-building activities. In FY 25, St. Luke's Miners Campus sponsored community organizations, including, but not limited to, the following: - BSA Hawk Mountain Council - Coaldale Volunteer Fire Company - Friends of Lansford Recreation - Harleysville Baseball Association - Lansford Alive - National Night Out events in Micah's region - Our Town Foundation - SARCC (Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center) - Tamaqua Community Art Center Volunteers ========== In FY 25, St. Luke's Miners Campus volunteers provided 2,234 volunteer hours. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTIONS 1A & 1B AND CORE FORM, PART VII | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS NO TOP FIVE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS FOR SERVICES AND REPORTS THAT NO FORMS 1099 WERE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION PAYS ALL OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES ON BEHALF OF THIS ORGANIZATION. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SERVICE, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALSO PREPARES AND ISSUES FORMS 1099 TO THESE VENDORS RECEIVING PAYMENTS WHERE APPLICABLE AND FILES THESE FORMS 1099 WITH THE IRS. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. IN ADDITION, THIS ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 REFLECTS NO COMPENSATED INDIVIDUALS FROM THIS ENTITY. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ISSUES FORMS W-2 TO INDIVIDUALS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES AT CARBON-SCHUYLKILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., AND FILES THE APPLICABLE FORMS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALLOCATES THESE PAYMENTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION VIA AN INTERCOMPANY ACCOUNT. |
| CORE FORM, PART V; QUESTION 15 | SCOTT R. WOLFE is the SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER of St. Luke's University Health Network ("Network"). Mr. WOLFE receives a Federal Form W-2 from St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem Pennsylvania; a related Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. However, his common law employer/employee relationship is with St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. Accordingly, St. Luke's Health Network, Inc. (EIN: 23-2384282) filed a 2024 federal form 4720 which included remittance of excise tax related to his compensation in excess of $1m. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. SERVES AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. AND ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA; BOTH RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NETWORK, PROVIDE VARIOUS CORPORATE RELATED SERVICES AND/OR PROVIDE CLINICAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL TO VARIOUS NETWORK ENTITIES; INCLUDING THIS ORGANIZATION. THE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT, COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE (ACCOUNTING, PAYROLL, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE) AS WELL AS CLINICAL AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SERVICES ARE PAID FOR BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA ALLOCATES A PORTION OF THE COSTS FOR THESE CORPORATE SERVICES TO VARIOUS NETWORK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK. IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT FORM 990 ARE ISSUED FORMS W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). IN ADDITION, THE ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS UPDATED AS TO THIS ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT YEAR FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE NETWORK. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING ("CPA") FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NETWORK'S FINANCE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ITS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER NETWORK INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE NETWORK'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FINANCE COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY. THE NETWORK'S COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL, ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THE POLICY. IF A TRUSTEE DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE TRUSTEE'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE TRUSTEE'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE NETWORK'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. COMPENSATION REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE NETWORK CONSISTS OF FIXED SALARY, AT-RISK COMPENSATION AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS. TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR NETWORK EXECUTIVES IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE NETWORK'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH INCLUDING USE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT ENGAGED ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE REVIEW OF FORMS 990 AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS OF OTHER COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SCHEDULE J, PART III RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, QUESTION 3 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | SCOTT R. WOLFE IS the SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF Finance and CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE NETWORK. MR. WOLFE IS INCLUDED ON THIS FORM 990 BECAUSE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 HE SERVED AS THE TOP FINANCIAL OFFICIAL OF ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK. MR. WOLFE RECEIVED A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. MR. WOLFE's REPORTABLE COMPENSATION, RETIREMENT/OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND NON-TAXABLE BENEFITS ARE REPORTED WITHIN CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (EIN: 23-2384282) FEDERAL FORM 990. PLEASE REFER TO THE ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR THIS INFORMATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. CERTAIN BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE NETWORK. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE NETWORK, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE NETWORK; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART X; LINE 25 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK HAS A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING LONG-TERM OBLIGATED GROUP DEBT LIABILITIES. BONDS ARE ALLOCATED BY ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TO THIS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE K WAS PREPARED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS FOR THE BOND ISSUANCES AND ARE INCLUDED ON THE FEDERAL FORM 990 OF ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA (EIN: 23-1352213). |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - RESTRUCTURING COSTS - ($34,186); - NEW PLEDGES - $32,279; - NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - OPERATIONS - ($99,625); - PLEDGES RECEIVED - SPECIFIC PURPOSE FUND - ($438,112); - ALLOWANCE FOR PLEDGES WRITTEN OFF AND ACTUAL WRITE-OFFS - SPECIFIC PURPOSE FUND - ($340,275); - GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT - ($82,400); AND - INCOME TRANSFER FROM ENDOWMENT - $452. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITY OF THE NETWORK. AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE TAXPAYER AND ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND JUNE 30, 2024; RESPECTIVELY, AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE NETWORK'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("NETWORK"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY NETWORK. THE NETWORK'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A NETWORK WIDE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. |
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