Form990


Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations)
Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public.
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2024
Open to Public Inspection
A For the 2024 calendar year, or tax year beginning 10-01-2024 , and ending 09-30-2025
BCheck if applicable:
CName of organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
 
Doing business as
 
 
Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address)
743 SPRING STREET
 
Room/suite
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code
GAINESVILLE, GA305013899
D Employer identification number

58-2078064
E Telephone number

G Gross receipts $ 396,429,579
F Name and address of principal officer:
MATT HANLEY MD
743 SPRING STREET
GAINESVILLE,GA305013899
I
Tax-exempt status: (   ) (insert no.) or
J
Website:
WWW.NGHS.COM
H(a)
Is this a group return for
subordinates?
H(b)
Are all subordinates
included?
If "No," attach a list. See instructions.
H(c)
Group exemption number  
K Form of organization:  
L Year of formation: 1993
M State of legal domicile: GA
Part I
Summary
Activities  & Governance 1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO.
2 Check this box
3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........ 3 15
4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) ..... 4 6
5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2024 (Part V, line 2a) ...... 5 0
6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) ............. 6 0
7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........ 7a 0
b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, Part I, line 11 ......... 7b 0
Revenues Prior Year Current Year
8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ......... 0 0
9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) ......... 376,861,362 396,355,773
10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) .... -31,487 -29,905
11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) 71,816 39,667
12 Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) 376,901,691 396,365,535
Expenses; 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )... 0 0
14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4)..... 0 0
15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10) 330,242,231 353,941,549
16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) ..... 0 0
b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0    
17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e).... 86,697,008 99,665,257
18 Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 416,939,239 453,606,806
19 Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12....... -40,037,548 -57,241,271
Net Assets or Fund Balances; Beginning of Current Year End of Year
20 Total assets (Part X, line 16)............. 114,775,278 191,441,152
21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26)............. 121,621,285 195,516,995
22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20..... -6,846,007 -4,075,843
Part II
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Cat. No. 11282Y Form 990 (2024)
Form 990 (2024)
Page 2
Part III
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part III..............
1
Briefly describe the organization’s mission: NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) AND IS ON A MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES:A. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON CAMPUSES)B. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROWC. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIND. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER HABERSHAME. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. (NGHS FOUNDATION)F. NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUPG. GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE
2
Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on
the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? .....................
If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule O.
3
Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program
services? ...........................
If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule O.
4
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4a (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 440,353,480 including grants of $   ) (Revenue $ 396,355,773 )
AS A PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGPG SERVES MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION.
4b (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4c (Code:   ) (Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
(Expenses $   including grants of $   ) (Revenue $   )
4e Total program service expenses440,353,480
Form 990 (2024)
Form 990 (2024)
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules
Yes
No
1
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," complete Schedule AClick to see attachment
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1
Yes
 
2
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors? See instructions. ...
2
 
No
3
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part IClick to see attachment
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3
 
No
4
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part IIClick to see attachment
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4
Yes
 
5
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Rev. Proc. 98-19? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part IIIClick to see attachment
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5
 
No
6
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IClick to see attachment
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6
 
No
7
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space,
the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IIClick to see attachment
List of Attached Documents:
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7
 
No
8
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If "Yes,"
complete Schedule D,
Part IIIClick to see attachment
List of Attached Documents:
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8
 
No
9
Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21 for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IVClick to see attachment
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9
 
No
10
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi endowments? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part V......
10
 
No
11
If the organization’s answer to any of the following questions is "Yes," then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X, as applicable.
a
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line 10? If "Yes," complete
Schedule D,
Part VI. Click to see attachment
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11a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization report an amount for investments—other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIIClick to see attachment
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11b
 
No
c
Did the organization report an amount for investments—program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIIIClick to see attachment
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11c
 
No
d
Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IXClick to see attachment
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11d
Yes
 
e
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part XClick to see attachment
List of Attached Documents:
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11e
Yes
 
f
Did the organization’s separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization’s liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part XClick to see attachment
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11f
Yes
 
12a
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," complete
Schedule D, Parts XI and XII
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12a
 
No
b
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," and if the organization answered "No" to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI and XII is optional Click to see attachment
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12b
Yes
 
13
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E
13
 
No
14a
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States? .....
14a
 
No
b
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts I and IV.........
14b
 
No
15
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Parts II and IV.....
15
 
No
16
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Parts III and IV...
16
 
No
17
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX, column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part I. See instructions. ....
17
 
No
18
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines 1c and 8a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part II............
18
 
No
19
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part III...................
19
 
No
20a
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities? If "Yes," complete Schedule H....
20a
 
No
b
If "Yes" to line 20a, did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements to this return?
20b
 
 
21
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and II.....
21
 
No
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Form 990 (2024)
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules (continued)
Yes
No
22
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals on Part IX, column (A), line 2? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and III........
22
 
No
23
Did the organization answer "Yes" to Part VII, Section A, line 3, 4, or 5, about compensation of the organization’s current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If "Yes," complete Schedule J....................... Click to see attachment
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23
Yes
 
24a
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If “Yes,” answer lines 24b through 24d and complete Schedule K. If “No,” go to line 25a...............
24a
 
No
b
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?...
24b
 
 
c
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year
to defease any tax-exempt bonds? ...............
24c
 
 
d
Did the organization act as an "on behalf of" issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?...
24d
 
 
25a
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I ....
25a
 
No
b
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I.......................
25b
 
No
26
Did the organization report any amount on Part X, line 5 or 22 for receivables from or payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II...........
26
 
No
27
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity (including an employee thereof) or family member of any of these persons?
If "Yes," complete
Schedule L, Part III.........................
27
 
No
28
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties (see the Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions):
a
A current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, or substantial contributor? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV......................
28a
 
No
b
A family member of any individual described in line 28a? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV.....
28b
 
No
c
A 35% controlled entity of one or more individuals and/or organizations described in line 28a or 28b? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV.....................
28c
 
No
29
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M..
29
 
No
30
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M .................
30
 
No
31
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part I
31
 
No
32
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part II........................
32
 
No
33
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part I............Click to see attachment
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33
Yes
 
34
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part II, III, or IV, and Part V, line 1.........................Click to see attachment
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34
Yes
 
35a
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
35a
 
No
b
If ‘Yes’ to line 35a, did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 ...
35b
 
 
36
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2............. Click to see attachment
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36
 
No
37
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part VIClick to see attachment
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37
 
No
38
Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations on Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11b and 19? Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O. ............
38
Yes
 
Part V
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part V...........
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number reported in box 3 of Form 1096. Enter -0- if not applicable ..
1a
0
b
Enter the number of Forms W-2G included on line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable .
1b
0
c
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners? ..................
1c
 
 
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Form 990 (2024)
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Part V
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance (continued)
2a
Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and
Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return ..................
2a
0
b
If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?
2b
 
 
3a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?...
3a
 
No
b
If “Yes,” has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If “No” to line 3b, provide an explanation in Schedule O...
3b
 
 
4a
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)? ..
4a
 
No
b
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country:
See instructions for filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).
5a
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year? ..
5a
 
No
b
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
5b
 
No
c
If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T? ............
5c
 
 
6a
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions? ...
6a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible? ......................
6b
 
 
7
Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c).
a
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor? ....................
7a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided? .....
7b
 
 
c
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282? .........................
7c
 
No
d
If "Yes," indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year ....
7d
 
e
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?
7e
 
No
f
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract? ..
7f
 
No
g
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required? ......................
7g
 
 
h
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C? ..........................
7h
 
 
8
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds. Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year? ........
8
 
 
9
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds.
a
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?........
9a
 
 
b
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?...
9b
 
 
10
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 ...
10a
 
b
Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities
10b
 
11
Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter:
a
Gross income from members or shareholders .........
11a
 
b
Gross income from other sources. (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them.) ..........
11b
 
12a
Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?
12a
 
 
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year.
12b
 
13
Section 501(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers.
a
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state? .........
Note. See the instructions for additional information the organization must report on Schedule O.
13a
 
 
b
Enter the amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans ....
13b
 
c
Enter the amount of reserves on hand ............
13c
 
14a
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?.....
14a
 
No
b
If "Yes," has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If "No," provide an explanation in Schedule O..
14b
 
 
15
Is the organization subject to the section 4960 tax on payment(s) of more than $1,000,000 in remuneration or excess parachute payment(s) during the year? ....................
If "Yes," see the instructions and file Form 4720, Schedule N.
15
 
No
16
Is the organization an educational institution subject to the section 4968 excise tax on net investment income? ..
If "Yes," complete Form 4720, Schedule O.
16
 
No
17
Section 501(c)(21) organizations. Did the trust, or any disqualified or other person engage in any activities that would result in the imposition of an excise tax under section 4951, 4952, or 4953? ..
If "Yes," complete Form 6069.
17
 
 
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Part VI
Governance, Management, and Disclosure. For each "Yes" response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a "No" response to lines 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions.
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VI..............
Section A. Governing Body and Management
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number of voting members of the governing body at the end of the tax year
1a
15
If there are material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, or if the governing body delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee, explain in Schedule O.
b
Enter the number of voting members included in line 1a, above, who are independent
1b
6
2
Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee? .................
2
 
No
3
Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision of officers, directors or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? .
3
 
No
4
Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed? .
4
 
No
5
Did the organization become aware during the year of a significant diversion of the organization’s assets? .
5
 
No
6
Did the organization have members or stockholders? ................
6
Yes
 
7a
Did the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who had the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body? ....................
7a
Yes
 
b
Are any governance decisions of the organization reserved to (or subject to approval by) members, stockholders, or persons other than the governing body? ...................
7b
Yes
 
8
Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the following:
a
The governing body? .......................
8a
Yes
 
b
Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body? ............
8b
Yes
 
9
Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached at the organization’s mailing address? If "Yes," provide the names and addresses in Schedule O.......
9
 
No
Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal Revenue Code.)
Yes
No
10a
Did the organization have local chapters, branches, or affiliates? ............
10a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates, and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with the organization's exempt purposes?
10b
 
 
11a
Has the organization provided a complete copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form? ............................
11a
Yes
 
b
Describe on Schedule O the process, if any, used by the organization to review this Form 990. .....
12a
Did the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If "No," go to line 13.......
12a
Yes
 
b
Were officers, directors, or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts? ..........................
12b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If "Yes," describe on Schedule O how this was done...................
12c
Yes
 
13
Did the organization have a written whistleblower policy? ...............
13
Yes
 
14
Did the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy? .........
14
Yes
 
15
Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision?
a
The organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or top management official ...........
15a
Yes
 
b
Other officers or key employees of the organization ................
15b
Yes
 
If "Yes" to line 15a or 15b, describe the process on Schedule O. See instructions.
16a
Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a taxable entity during the year? ......................
16a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization follow a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and take steps to safeguard the organization’s exempt status with respect to such arrangements? ............
16b
 
 
Section C. Disclosure
17
List the states with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filed
GA
18
Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Form 1023 (1024 or 1024-A, if applicable), 990, and 990-T (section 501(c)(3)s only) available for public inspection. Indicate how you made these available. Check all that apply.
19
Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how) the organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year.
20
State the name, address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the organization's books and records:
ANGIE SAVAGE743 SPRING STREET   GAINESVILLE,GA305013899 (770) 219-5888
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Part VII
Compensation of Officers, Directors,Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VII..............
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount
of compensation. Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current key employees, if any. See the instructions for definition of "key employee."
RoundBullet List the organization’s five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee or key employee)
who received reportable compensation (box 5 of Form W-2, box 6 of Form 1099-MISC, and/or box 1 of Form 1099-NEC) of more than $100,000 from the organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000
of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the
organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

See the instructions for the order in which to list the persons above.
Check this box if neither the organization nor any related organization compensated any current officer, director, or trustee.
(A)
Name and title
(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)
(C)
Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)
(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)
(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)
(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; OfficerInd; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; FormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd;
(1) BEDRI YUSUF......................................................................
CHAIR, EXEC. CHIEF PHYSICIAN (ENDED 8/25)
40.00
.................
 
X           0 693,413 91,012
(2) BRAD BAUCOM......................................................................
MEMBER
1.00
.................
 
X           0 0 0
(3) CECIL BEEHLER......................................................................
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG, MEDICAL DIRECTOR
40.00
.................
 
X           0 465,249 25,404
(4) CLAYTON COX......................................................................
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG
16.00
.................
 
X           0 144,650 25,357
(5) EDWARD MIENIE......................................................................
MEMBER
1.00
.................
 
X           0 0 0
(6) JACKIE WALLACE......................................................................
MEMBER
1.00
.................
1.00
X           0 0 0
(7) JANE TAYLOR......................................................................
MEMBER
1.00
.................
 
X           0 0 0
(8) JOHNATHAN KERRICK......................................................................
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG, SERVICE LINE LEADER
40.00
.................
 
X           0 494,939 51,163
(9) LAWRENCE DUDAS......................................................................
MEMBER, VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS, PHYSIAN
40.00
.................
 
X           0 434,109 27,863
(10) MARTIN AUSTIN......................................................................
MEMBER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN - NGMC
1.00
.................
40.00
X           0 477,132 44,744
(11) SAKIB MAYA......................................................................
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG
40.00
.................
 
X           0 481,893 52,482
(12) SETH ENTERLINE......................................................................
MEMBER, PRACTITIONER - ADV SPEC III
40.00
.................
 
X           0 201,095 10,281
(13) TIM EVANS......................................................................
MEMBER
1.00
.................
 
X           0 0 0
(14) THOMAS HAWN......................................................................
MEMBER, PRACTITIONER - ADV URGENT CARE
40.00
.................
 
X           0 289,715 47,892
(15) WANDA AZPEITIA......................................................................
MEMBER
1.00
.................
 
X           0 0 0
(16) MATT HANLEY......................................................................
PRESIDENT & CEO (BEGIN 3/25)
1.00
.................
40.00
    X       0 0 0
(17) CAROL BURRELL......................................................................
PRESIDENT & CEO (ENDED 5/25)
1.00
.................
40.00
    X       0 2,404,552 84,973
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Part VII
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued)
(A)
Name and title
(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)
(C)
Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)
(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)
(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC/1099-NEC)
(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; OfficerInd; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; FormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd;
(18) BRIAN D STEINES........................................................................
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
1.00
.......................40.00
    X       0 1,122,216 152,552
(19) STEPHEN KELLY........................................................................
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
1.00
.......................40.00
    X       0 401,533 78,405
(20) DANIEL TUFFY........................................................................
PRESIDENT AND CAO - NGPG
1.00
.......................40.00
    X       0 793,453 108,023
(21) JOHN KUEVEN........................................................................
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
1.00
.......................40.00
    X       0 999,194 126,940
(22) DIANE POIROT........................................................................
CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS
1.00
.......................40.00
      X     0 628,067 93,134
(23) MELISSA TYMCHUK........................................................................
CHIEF OF STAFF & STRATEGY OFFICER - NGHS
1.00
.......................40.00
      X     0 716,365 125,155
(24) THOMAS GUY........................................................................
NGPG PHYSICIAN
40.00
.......................  
        X   0 1,471,551 47,963
(25) ARUN THANKACHAN JACOB........................................................................
NGPG PHYSICIAN
40.00
.......................  
        X   0 1,157,753 44,488
(26) JAMES REEVES........................................................................
NGPG PHYSICIAN
40.00
.......................  
        X   0 1,138,192 48,463
(27) JUSTIN BARRETT........................................................................
NGPG PHYSICIAN
40.00
.......................  
        X   0 1,205,523 51,163
(28) NIRAJ PARIKH........................................................................
NGPG PHYSICIAN
40.00
.......................  
        X   0 1,101,069 52,788
(29) TRACY VARDEMAN........................................................................
FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NGHS
0.00
.......................  
          X 0 180,098 47,173
(30) MICHAEL COVERT........................................................................
FORMER CHIEF OPER. OFFICER
0.00
.......................  
          X 0 1,784,964 26,158
1b Sub-Total..............
c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A..
d Total (add lines 1b and 1c)......... 0 18,786,725 1,463,576
2
Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization 707
Yes
No
3
Did the organization list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line 1a? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual ..............
3
Yes
 
4
For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization and related organizations greater than $150,000? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such
individual
...........................
4
Yes
 
5
Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or individual for services rendered to the organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such person ........
5
 
No
Section B. Independent Contractors
1
Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
(A)
Name and business address
(B)
Description of services
(C)
Compensation
GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES

2324 LIMESTONE OVERLOOK
GAINESVILLE,GA30501
PROVIDER SERVICES 12,611,510
GWINNETT URGENT CARE PC

1300 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD SUI
SUWANEE,GA30024
PROVIDER SERVICES 3,923,547
PULMONARY & SLEEP SPECIALIST OF NORTHEAS

2075 HAMILTON CREEK PKWY 200
DACULA,GA30019
PROVIDER SERVICES 3,368,945
NORTHEAST GA PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER ASSO

1296 SIMS ST STE B
GAINESVILLE,GA30501
PROVIDER SERVICES 2,949,197
THE NEUROLOGICAL CENTER OF NORTH GEORGIA

1485 JESSE JEWELL PKWY NE STE 240
GAINESVILLE,GA30501
PROVIDER SERVICES 1,488,826
2
Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 20
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Part VIII
Statement of Revenue
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VIII.............
(A)
Total revenue
(B)
Related or
exempt
function
revenue
(C)
Unrelated
business
revenue
(D)
Revenue
excluded from
tax under sections
512 - 514
Contributions, Gifts, Grants, and OtherAmt Similar Amounts 1a Federated campaigns..1a  
b Membership dues..1b  
c Fundraising events..1c  
d Related organizations1d  
e Government grants (contributions)1e  
f All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above1f  
g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$ 1g  
h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......  
 Program Service RevenueAmt Business Code
2a NET PATIENT REVENUE 621400 341,331,552 341,331,552    
b OTHER OPERATING REVENUE 621990 55,024,221 55,024,221    
c
d
e
f All other program service revenue.        
g Total. Add lines 2a–2f ..... 396,355,773
 OtherAmtRevenueAmt 3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......        
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds        
5 Royalties...........        
(i) Real (ii) Personal
6a Gross rents 6a 40,872  
b Less: rental expenses 6b 1,205  
c Rental income or (loss) 6c 39,667  
d Net rental income or (loss)....... 39,667     39,667
(i) Securities (ii) Other
7a Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory 7a   32,934
b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses 7b   62,839
c Gain or (loss) 7c   -29,905
d Net gain or (loss)......... -29,905     -29,905
8a Gross income from fundraising events (not including $   of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
8a  
b Less: direct expenses ... 8b  
c Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..      
9a Gross income from gaming activities.
See Part IV, line 19 ...
9a  
b Less: direct expenses ... 9b  
c Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..        
10a Gross sales of inventory, less
returns and allowances ..
10a  
b Less: cost of goods sold .. 10b  
c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..        
 OtherRevenueMiscAmt
Business Code
11a            
b            
c            
d All other revenue ....        
e Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......  
12 Total revenue. See instructions..... 396,365,535 396,355,773 0 9,762
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Part IX
Statement of Functional Expenses
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns. All other organizations must complete column (A).Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX..............
Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b,
7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII.
(A)
Total expenses
(B)
Program service expenses
(C)
Management and general expenses
(D)
Fundraising
expenses
1 Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....    
2 Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........    
3 Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............    
4 Benefits paid to or for members .......    
5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........        
6 Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........        
7 Other salaries and wages........ 297,420,183 287,991,963 9,428,220  
8 Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) .... 56,521,366 54,729,639 1,791,727  
9 Other employee benefits .......        
10 Payroll taxes ...........        
11 Fees for services (non-employees):        
a Management ......        
b Legal ......... 52,967 51,288 1,679  
c Accounting ...........        
d Lobbying ...........        
e Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17    
f Investment management fees ......        
g Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O) 35,009,429 33,899,630 1,109,799  
12 Advertising and promotion ....        
13 Office expenses .......        
14 Information technology ......        
15 Royalties ..        
16 Occupancy ........... 716,930 694,203 22,727  
17 Travel ............        
18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .        
19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....        
20 Interest ...........        
21 Payments to affiliates .......        
22 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization .. 2,979,853 2,885,392 94,461  
23 Insurance ... 6,570,723 6,362,431 208,292  
24 Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a BAD DEBT EXPENSE 24,143,530 24,143,530    
b SUPPLIES 13,795,889 13,358,559 437,330  
c MEDICAL SUPPLIES 11,377,284 11,377,284    
d
e All other expenses 5,018,652 4,859,561 159,091  
25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e 453,606,806 440,353,480 13,253,326 0
26 Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).        
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Part X
Balance Sheet
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX..............
(A)
Beginning of year
(B)
End of year
Assets 1 Cash–non-interest-bearing ........ 633,507 1 808,286
2 Savings and temporary cash investments .........   2  
3 Pledges and grants receivable, net ......   3  
4 Accounts receivable, net ............. 13,778,092 4 16,288,473
5 Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
  5  
6 Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
  6  
7 Notes and loans receivable, net ...........   7  
8 Inventories for sale or use ............   8  
9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......   9  
10a Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D 10a 50,171,384
b Less: accumulated depreciation 10b 35,117,767 15,035,927 10c 15,053,617
11 Investments—publicly traded securities .   11  
12 Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....   12  
13 Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..   13  
14 Intangible assets ...............   14  
15 Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ........... 85,327,752 15 159,290,776
16 Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)... 114,775,278 16 191,441,152
Liabilities 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..... 49,339,323 17 37,493,654
18 Grants payable ...   18  
19 Deferred revenue .........   19  
20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........   20  
21 Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D   21  
22 Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
  22  
23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..   23  
24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..   24  
25 Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D 72,281,962 25 158,023,341
26 Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.. 121,621,285 26 195,516,995
Net Assets or Fund Balance Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27 Net assets without donor restrictions .......... -6,846,007 27 -4,075,843
28 Net assets with donor restrictions ...........   28  
Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here right arrow and complete lines 29 through 33.
29 Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....   29  
30 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...   30  
31 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds   31  
32 Total net assets or fund balances ........... -6,846,007 32 -4,075,843
33 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........ 114,775,278 33 191,441,152
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Part XI
Reconcilliation of Net Assets
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part XI..............
1
Total revenue (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) ............
1
396,365,535
2
Total expenses (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) ............
2
453,606,806
3
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 2 from line 1 ..............
3
-57,241,271
4
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (must equal Part X, line 32, column (A)) ..
4
-6,846,007
5
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ...............
5
 
6
Donated services and use of facilities .................
6
 
7
Investment expenses .....................
7
 
8
Prior period adjustments .....................
8
 
9
Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ........
9
60,011,435
10
Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 3 through 9 (must equal Part X, line 32, column (B))
10
-4,075,843
Part XII
Financial Statements and Reporting
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part XII.............
Yes
No
1
Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990:  
If the organization changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain on
Schedule O.
2a
Were the organization’s financial statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant?
2a
 
No
If ‘Yes,’ check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were compiled or reviewed on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
b
Were the organization’s financial statements audited by an independent accountant?
2b
Yes
 
If ‘Yes,’ check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were audited on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
c
If "Yes," to line 2a or 2b, does the organization have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant?
2c
Yes
 
If the organization changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain in Schedule O.
3a
As a result of a federal award, was the organization required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Uniform Guidance, 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart F?
3a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit or audits, explain why in Schedule O and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits.
3b
 
 
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Additional Data


Software ID:  
Software Version:  
Form 990, Special Condition Description:
Special Condition Description
SCHEDULE A
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2024
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
Employer identification number

58-2078064
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
a
b
c
d
e
f
Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................1
g
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(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)
Yes No
(A) NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC
 
581694098 3 Yes   0 0
Total
1
0 0
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990) 2024

Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
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Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization failed to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022 (d) 2023 (e) 2024 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") ..            
2 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf ....            
3 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..            
4 Total. Add lines 1 through 3            
5 The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) ..  
6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.  
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022 (d) 2023 (e) 2024 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4..            
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...            
9 Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..            
10 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..            
11 Total support. Add lines 7 through 10  
12
12
 
13
First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here ........................................right arrow
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
 
15
15
 
16a
33 1/3% support test—2024. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .......................right arrow
b
33 1/3% support test—2023. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow
17a
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2024. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ............ right arrow
b
10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2023. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line 15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ............ right arrow
18
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow
Schedule A (Form 990) 2024

Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022 (d) 2023 (e) 2024 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .            
2 Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose            
3 Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 .....            
4 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...            
5 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge            
6 Total. Add lines 1 through 5            
7a Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons            
b Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.            
c Add lines 7a and 7b..            
8 Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)  
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2020 (b) 2021 (c) 2022 (d) 2023 (e) 2024 (f) Total
9 Amounts from line 6...            
10a Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..            
b Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.            
c Add lines 10a and 10b.            
11 Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.            
12 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..            
13 Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..            
14
First 5 years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here................................................. right arrow
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
33 1/3% support tests-2024. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow
b
33 1/3 % support tests—2023. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..... right arrow
20
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow
Schedule A (Form 990) 2024

Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations
(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked box 12a, of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked box 12b, of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked box 12c, of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked box12d, of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)
Section A. All Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.
1
Yes
 
2
Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).
2
 
No
3a
Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer lines 3b and 3c below.
3a
 
No
b
Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.
3b
 
 
c
Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.
3c
 
 
4a
Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked box 12a or 12b in Part I, answer lines 4b and 4c below.
4a
 
No
b
Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.
4b
 
 
c
Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.
4c
 
 
5a
Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer lines 5b and 5c below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).
5a
 
No
b
Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?
5b
 
 
c
Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?
5c
 
 
6
Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
6
 
No
7
Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990) .
7
 
No
8
Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described on line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990).
8
 
No
9a
Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons, as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9a
 
No
b
Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined on line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9b
 
No
c
Did a disqualified person (as defined on line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9c
 
No
10a
Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.
10a
 
No
b
Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).
10b
 
 
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Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations (continued)
Yes
No
11
Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
a
A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described on lines 11b and 11c below, the governing body of a supported organization?
11a
 
No
b
A family member of a person described on 11a above?
11b
 
No
c
A 35% controlled entity of a person described on line 11a or 11b above? If “Yes” to 11a, 11b, or 11c, provide detail in Part VI.
11c
 
No
Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the officers, directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.
2
 
 
Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).
1
 
No
Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?
1
 
 
2
Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).
2
 
 
3
By reason of the relationship described in line 2 above, did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.
3
 
 
Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations
1
Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):
a
b
c
2
Activities Test. Answer lines 2a and 2b below.
Yes
No
a
Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.
2a
 
 
b
Did the activities described on line 2a, above constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.
2b
 
 
3
Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer lines 3a and 3b below.
a
Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations?If "Yes" or "No", provide details in Part VI.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.
3b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990) 2024

Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations
1
Section A - Adjusted Net Income (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
1 Net short-term capital gain 1    
2 Recoveries of prior-year distributions 2    
3 Other gross income (see instructions) 3    
4 Add lines 1 through 3 4    
5 Depreciation and depletion 5    
6 Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) 6    
7 Other expenses (see instructions) 7    
8 Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) 8    
Section B - Minimum Asset Amount (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
1 Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): 1
a Average monthly value of securities 1a    
b Average monthly cash balances 1b    
c Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets 1c    
d Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) 1d    
e Discount claimed for blockage or other factors
(explain in detail in Part VI):  
2 Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets 2    
3 Subtract line 2 from line 1d 3    
4 Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). 4    
5 Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) 5    
6 Multiply line 5 by 0.035 6    
7 Recoveries of prior-year distributions 7    
8 Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) 8    
Section C - Distributable Amount Current Year
1 Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) 1  
2 Enter 85% of line 1 2  
3 Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) 3  
4 Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 4  
5 Income tax imposed in prior year 5  
6 Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) 6  
7
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Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations(continued)
Section D - Distributions Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes 1  
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in
excess of income from activity
2  
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations 3  
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets 4  
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) 5  
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions 6  
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. 7  
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide
details in Part VI
). See instructions
8  
9 Distributable amount for 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
1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6  
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions.
 
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  
i Carryover from 2019 not applied (see
instructions)
 
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.  
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.
 
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.
 
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines
3j and 4c.
 
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.....  
Schedule A (Form 990) (2024)

Schedule A (Form 990) 2024
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Part VI
Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
 
Return Reference Explanation
PART IV, SECTION C, LINE 1 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PARENT, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., HOLDS THE POWER TO APPOINT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. THIS ENSURES CONTROL OF THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.
Schedule A (Form 990) 2024


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SCHEDULE C
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

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

right arrow Complete if the organization is described below. right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrowGo to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2024
Open to Public
Inspection
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
Round Bullet Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
Round Bullet Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.
Name of the organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
Employer identification number

58-2078064
Part I-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

1
Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV. See instructions for definition of “political campaign activities."

2
Political campaign activity expenditures. See instructions ....................................................................right arrow
$  
3
Volunteer hours for political campaign activities. See instructions ..................................................................
 

Part I-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ................................right arrow
$  
2
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 .......................right arrow
$  
3
If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .........................................
4a
Was a correction made? ......................................................................................................................
b
If "Yes," describe in Part IV.
Part I-C
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities ..... right arrow
$  
2
Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ............................................................................................................................right arrow

$  
3
Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b...........right arrow

$  
4
Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ...................................................................
5
Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.
(a) Name (b) Address (c) EIN (d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-. (e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
1
2
3
4
5
6
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50084S
Schedule C (Form 990) 2024

Schedule C (Form 990) 2024
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Part II-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
A Check right arrowexpenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check right arrow
Limits on Lobbying Expenditures
(The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)
(a) Filing
organization's
totals
(b) Affiliated group totals
1a Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................    
b Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................    
c Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................    
d Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................    
e Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................    
f Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both
columns.
   
If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.
g Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................    
h Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................    
i Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................    
j If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting
section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h)
(Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five
columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
Calendar year (or fiscal year
beginning in)
(a) 2021 (b) 2022 (c) 2023 (d) 2024 (e) Total
2a Lobbying nontaxable amount          
b Lobbying ceiling amount
(150% of line 2a, column(e))
 
c Total lobbying expenditures          
d Grassroots nontaxable amount          
e Grassroots ceiling amount
(150% of line 2d, column (e))
 
f Grassroots lobbying expenditures          
Schedule C (Form 990) 2024


Schedule C (Form 990) 2024
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Part II-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
For each "Yes" response on lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.
(a)
Yes
No
(b)
Amount
1
During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:
a
Volunteers? ...........................................................................................................
 
No
b
Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ........
 
No
c
Media advertisements? ...................................................................................................
 
No
 
d
Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .............................................................................
 
No
 
e
Publications, or published or broadcast statements? ...........................................................
 
No
 
f
Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? ..........................................................
 
No
 
g
Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? .......................
 
No
 
h
Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ..................
 
No
 
i
Other activities? ...................................................................................................................
Yes
 
14,911
j
Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ....................................................................................................
14,911
2a
Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....
 
No
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 ...........................................
 
c
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 ...................
 
d
If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ........................
 
 
Part III-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).
Yes
No
1
Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ...............................................
1
 
 
2
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ............................................
2
 
 
3
Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? .................................
3
 
 
Part III-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."
1
Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members ......................................................................
1
 
2
Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).
a
Current year .............................................................................................................................
2a
 
b
Carryover from last year ............................................................................................................
2b
 
c
Total ...........................................................................................................................................
2c
 
3
Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .
3
 
4
If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ......................................................................................................................
4
 
5
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures. See Instructions .........................................
5
 
Part IV
Supplemental Information
Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, lines 1 and 2 (see instructions), and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
PART II-B, LINE 1: NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS: -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS -AMERICAN BOARD OF FAMILY MEDICINE -AMERICAN BOARD OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA, & IMMUNOLOGY -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS INC -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS -AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY -AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN MIDWIFE CERTIFICATION BOARD -AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC BOARD OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC BOARD OF OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY -AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY -AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY -ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCING PHYSICIAN AND PROVIDER RECRUITMENT -GA COMPOSITE MEDICAL BOARD -GEORGIA MEDICAL BOARD -GEORGIA MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION -MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA, INC. -MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION -SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY -SOCIETY OF NEUROINTERVENTIONAL SURGERY A PORTION OF THESE DUES IS DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS.
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SCHEDULE D
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
right arrow Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
right arrow Attach to Form 990.
right arrow Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
Employer identification number

58-2078064
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds (b) Funds and other accounts
1 Total number at end of year .........    
2 Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)    
3 Aggregate value of grants from (during year)    
4 Aggregate value at end of year ........    
5
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control? ............
6
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ...................................
Part II
Conservation Easements.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
2
Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.
Held at the End of the Year
a Total number of conservation easements ...................... 2a  
b Total acreage restricted by conservation easements .................... 2b  
c Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) ..... 2c  
d Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after July 25, 2006, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ... 2d  
3
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year right arrow  
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located right arrow  
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
right arrow  
7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
right arrow $  
8
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................
9
In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under FASB ASC 958, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:
(i)
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .........................right arrow $  
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................right arrow $  
2
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under FASB ASC 958 relating to these items:
a
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ..........................right arrow $  
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................right arrow $  
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
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Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)
3
Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):
a
d
b
e
 
c
4
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.
5
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................
b If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table: Amount
c Beginning balance ............................. 1c  
d Additions during the year ............................ 1d  
e Distributions during the year .......................... 1e  
f Ending balance ................................ 1f  
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability? ...
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ....
Part V
Endowment Funds.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a) Current year (b) Prior year (c) Two years back (d) Three years back (e) Four years back
1a Beginning of year balance ....          
b Contributions ...          
c Net investment earnings, gains, and losses          
d Grants or scholarships ...          
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ...
         
f Administrative expenses ....          
g End of year balance ......          
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment right arrow  
b
Permanent endowment right arrow  
c
Term endowment right arrow  
The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes
No
(i) Unrelated organizations .................
3a(i)
 
 
(ii) Related organizations .................
3a(ii)
 
 
b
If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........
3b
 
 
4
Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.
Part VI
Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of property (a) Cost or other basis
(investment)
(b) Cost or other basis (other) (c) Accumulated depreciation (d) Book value
1a Land .....      
b Buildings ....   3,037,283 1,326,685 1,710,598
c Leasehold improvements   105,895 56,589 49,306
d Equipment ....   46,879,962 33,734,493 13,145,469
e Other .....   148,244   148,244
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..right arrow 15,053,617
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Part VII
Investments - Other Securities.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a) Description of security or category
(including name of security)
(b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1) Financial derivatives.........    
(2) Closely-held equity interests........    
(3)Other
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)right arrow  
Part VIII
Investments - Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a) Description of investment (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)right arrow  
Part IX
Other Assets.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description (b) Book value
(1)ROU ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 153,569,228
(2)OTHER ASSETS 5,721,548
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........right arrow 159,290,776
Part X
Other Liabilities.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.(a) Description of liability (b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes  
ST OPERATING LEASE 8,738,978
LT OPERATING LEASE 148,559,800
ESTIMATED REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THIRD PARTY PAYOR 724,563






Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)right arrow 158,023,341
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII
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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ....... 1  
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments .... 2a  
b Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2b  
c Recoveries of prior year grants ........... 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 2d  
e Add lines 2a through 2d ..................... 2e  
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1.................. 3  
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b . 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 4b  
c Add lines 4a and 4b.................... 4c  
5 Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ...... 5  
Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ........... 1  
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2a  
b Prior year adjustments ............ 2b  
c Other losses ................ 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 2d  
e Add lines 2a through 2d.................... 2e  
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1................... 3  
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .. 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 4b  
c Add lines 4a and 4b..................... 4c  
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ...... 5  
Part XIII
Supplemental Information
Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
PART X, LINE 2: NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (NGHS), NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NGMC), THE FOUNDATION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. (NGPG), AND LANIER COMMUNITY ASSURANCE, LTD. (LCA) ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OR PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES LAW OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. THE INCOME FOR NGMC-BARROW, NGMC-LUMPKIN, NGMC-HABERSHAM, NGHH, NGRH, PEO, AND GHI PASSES THROUGH TO NGHS, WHICH IS TAX EXEMPT. AS SUCH, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NGHP, NGHP NETWORK, AND NGHV ARE TAXABLE ENTITIES AND ACCOUNT FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES (ASC 740). AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SYSTEM HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER ASC 740. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE.
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Schedule J
(Form 990)
(Rev. January 2025)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Compensation Information
For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
medium right arrow graphic Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
medium right arrow graphic Attach to Form 990.
medium right arrow graphic Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
Employer identification number

58-2078064
Part I
Questions Regarding Compensation
Yes
No
1a
Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.
b
If any of the boxes on Line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .....
1b
 
 
2
Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked on Line 1a? ....
2
 
 
3
Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.
4
During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:
a
Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? .............
4a
Yes
 
b
Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........
4b
Yes
 
c
Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........
4c
 
No
If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.
Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.
5
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:
a
The organization? ....................
5a
 
No
b
Any related organization? .......................
5b
 
No
If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.
6
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:
a
The organization? ..................
6a
 
No
b
Any related organization? ......................
6b
 
No
If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.
7
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any nonfixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............
7
 
No
8
Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III ..........................
8
 
No
9
If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................
9
 
 
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
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Part II
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.
For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.
(A) Name and Title (B) Breakdown of W-2, 1099-MISC compensation, and/or 1099-NEC (C) Retirement and other deferred compensation (D) Nontaxable
benefits
(E) Total of columns
(B)(i)-(D)
(F) Compensation in column (B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(i) Base
compensation
(ii) Bonus & incentive
compensation
(iii) Other reportable compensation
1BEDRI YUSUF
CHAIR, EXEC. CHIEF PHYSICIAN (ENDED
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
484,487
0
-------------
164,718
0
-------------
44,208
0
-------------
73,800
0
-------------
17,212
0
-------------
784,425
0
-------------
56,568
2CECIL BEEHLER
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG, MEDICAL DI
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
314,664
0
-------------
143,021
0
-------------
7,564
0
-------------
12,430
0
-------------
12,974
0
-------------
490,653
0
-------------
0
3CLAYTON COX
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
124,610
0
-------------
20,000
0
-------------
40
0
-------------
0
0
-------------
25,357
0
-------------
170,007
0
-------------
0
4JOHNATHAN KERRICK
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG, SERVICE LI
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
297,229
0
-------------
172,048
0
-------------
25,662
0
-------------
13,800
0
-------------
37,363
0
-------------
546,102
0
-------------
0
5LAWRENCE DUDAS
MEMBER, VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS, PHYSIAN
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
361,829
0
-------------
46,467
0
-------------
25,813
0
-------------
13,236
0
-------------
14,627
0
-------------
461,972
0
-------------
0
6MARTIN AUSTIN
MEMBER, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
410,321
0
-------------
36,247
0
-------------
30,564
0
-------------
13,800
0
-------------
30,944
0
-------------
521,876
0
-------------
0
7SAKIB MAYA
MEMBER, PHYSICIAN - NGPG
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
278,214
0
-------------
202,613
0
-------------
1,066
0
-------------
13,800
0
-------------
38,682
0
-------------
534,375
0
-------------
0
8SETH ENTERLINE
MEMBER, PRACTITIONER - ADV SPEC III
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
150,361
0
-------------
10,000
0
-------------
40,734
0
-------------
7,810
0
-------------
2,471
0
-------------
211,376
0
-------------
0
9THOMAS HAWN
MEMBER, PRACTITIONER - ADV URGENT CA
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
132,877
0
-------------
126,704
0
-------------
30,134
0
-------------
17,576
0
-------------
30,316
0
-------------
337,607
0
-------------
0
10CAROL BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO (ENDED 5/25)
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
1,458,774
0
-------------
630,000
0
-------------
315,778
0
-------------
55,218
0
-------------
29,755
0
-------------
2,489,525
0
-------------
0
11BRIAN D STEINES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
680,607
0
-------------
339,482
0
-------------
102,127
0
-------------
116,118
0
-------------
36,434
0
-------------
1,274,768
0
-------------
88,803
12STEPHEN KELLY
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
261,049
0
-------------
93,682
0
-------------
46,802
0
-------------
45,707
0
-------------
32,698
0
-------------
479,938
0
-------------
34,494
13DANIEL TUFFY
PRESIDENT AND CAO - NGPG
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
467,195
0
-------------
202,640
0
-------------
123,618
0
-------------
70,907
0
-------------
37,116
0
-------------
901,476
0
-------------
61,396
14JOHN KUEVEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
715,259
0
-------------
235,425
0
-------------
48,510
0
-------------
92,702
0
-------------
34,238
0
-------------
1,126,134
0
-------------
0
15DIANE POIROT
CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
431,466
0
-------------
130,896
0
-------------
65,705
0
-------------
64,798
0
-------------
28,336
0
-------------
721,201
0
-------------
0
16MELISSA TYMCHUK
CHIEF OF STAFF & STRATEGY OFFICER -
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
471,765
0
-------------
218,938
0
-------------
25,662
0
-------------
87,459
0
-------------
37,696
0
-------------
841,520
0
-------------
40,035
17THOMAS GUY
NGPG PHYSICIAN
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
1,254,109
0
-------------
212,500
0
-------------
4,942
0
-------------
13,800
0
-------------
34,163
0
-------------
1,519,514
0
-------------
0
18ARUN THANKACHAN JACOB
NGPG PHYSICIAN
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
999,920
0
-------------
156,083
0
-------------
1,750
0
-------------
13,800
0
-------------
30,688
0
-------------
1,202,241
0
-------------
0
19JAMES REEVES
NGPG PHYSICIAN
(i)

(ii)
0
-------------
1,007,667
0
-------------
104,863
0
-------------
25,662
0
-------------
13,800
0
-------------
34,663
0
-------------
1,186,655
0
-------------
0
20JUSTIN BARRETT
NGPG PHYSICIAN
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0
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585,760
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598,118
0
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21,645
0
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13,800
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37,363
0
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1,256,686
0
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0
21NIRAJ PARIKH
NGPG PHYSICIAN
(i)

(ii)
0
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1,006,030
0
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70,289
0
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24,750
0
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13,800
0
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38,988
0
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1,153,857
0
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0
22TRACY VARDEMAN
FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NG
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0
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0
0
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180,098
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0
0
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47,173
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0
0
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227,271
0
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55,792
23MICHAEL COVERT
FORMER CHIEF OPER. OFFICER
(i)

(ii)
0
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204,431
0
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131,279
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1,449,254
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9,173
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16,985
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1,811,122
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Schedule J (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)

Schedule J (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Page 3
Part III
Supplemental Information
Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.
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PART I, LINES 4A-B EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN BEDRI YUSUF $ 60,000 BRIAN D. STEINES $ 102,318 DANIEL TUFFY $ 57,107 DIANE POIROT $ 50,998 JOHN KUEVEN $ 78,902 MELISSA TYMCHUK $ 63,894 STEPHEN KELLY $ 31,907 CAROL H. BURRELL, FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2017, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) INVESTED IN A JOINTLY-OWNED SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN FOR MS. BURRELL. THE ASSET VALUE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 WAS $6,613,376. EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION): BEDRI YUSUF $ 56,568 BRIAN D. STEINES $ 88,803 DANIEL TUFFY $ 61,396 MELISSA TYMCHUK $ 40,035 STEPHEN KELLY $ 34,494 TRACY VARDEMAN $ 55,792
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(Rev. January 2025)
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Name of the organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
Employer identification number

58-2078064
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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: * = RELATES TO NGMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRESS NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS SERVES MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDING ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE, SURGICAL TRAUMA, NEONATOLOGY AND WOMEN'S CARE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NGHS IS LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. NGHS OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL CAMPUSES: NGMC BARROW, LLC: A 56-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL IN WINDER; NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC: A 52-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL IN DAHLONEGA; NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON): A 629-LICENSED-BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE AND A 236-LICENSED-BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON; NGMC HABERSHAM, LLC: A 53-LICENSED-BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN DEMOREST. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE THE NGHS FOUNDATION (THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC D/B/A THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION), GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE, LLC (GHI), AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG). NGPG BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 700 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MIDWIVES AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF AT MORE THAN 50 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND IS THE STATE'S SIXTH-LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP OFFERING EXPERTISE IN OVER 40 SPECIALTIES. GHI IS MADE UP OF OVER 120 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE CARDIAC SPECIALTIES THROUGH MORE THAN 14 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS ALSO OPERATES 11 URGENT CARE FACILITIES, THREE LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS, AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, ONE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, A SATELLITE CANCER TREATMENT FACILITY AND SEVEN REHAB LOCATIONS PROVIDING OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, A 40-BED INPATIENT ACUTE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF A SEVERE INJURY OR ILLNESS, IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH LIFEPOINT HEALTH. ECONOMIC IMPACT NGHS CONTINUES TO HAVE A POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND STATE, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANNUAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. FOR 2023 (LATEST STUDY AVAILABLE), NGHS (NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON, NGMC BARROW, AND NGMC LUMPKIN) CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $7.8 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT ON LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY SUSTAINING 35,000 FULL-TIME JOBS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND STATE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN $76 MILLION PROVIDED IN CHARITY CARE AND OVER $26 MILLION PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH. NGHS SERVES AS A STRONG FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. * CHARITY CARE IN FY25, NGHS HOSPITALS PROVIDED CHARITY CARE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $73.7 MILLION AND RECEIVED NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY OR ANY OTHER COUNTIES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDE CHARITY ADJUSTMENTS ONLY TO THE LEVEL THAT MATCHES THE STATE DEFINITION OF MEDICALLY INDIGENT, BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT NGHS OFFERS. FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME IS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM NGHS' SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. NGHS' CHARITY CARE POLICY SUPPORTS PROVIDING CARE FOR PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES WAS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NGHS INVESTED IN THE FUTURE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: -NGMC BRASELTON - CLINICAL EXPANSION - THIRD CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB -NGMC GAINESVILLE - CLINICAL EXPANSION -MEDICAL PARK 1 IN FLOWERY BRANCH -NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE -IT CLOUD TRANSFORMATION PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY25: - NGMC GAINESVILLE/BRASELTON: $30.4 MILLION FOR HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS + $36.2 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HALL FOR A TOTAL OF $66.6 MILLION. - NGMC BARROW: $1.5 MILLION FOR BARROW COUNTY RESIDENTS + $773,000 FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF BARROW FOR A TOTAL OF $2.2 MILLION. - NGMC LUMPKIN: $715,000 FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY RESIDENTS + $1.6 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF LUMPKIN FOR A TOTAL OF $2.3 MILLION. - NGMC HABERSHAM: $1.3 MILLION FOR HABERSHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS + $1.3 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HABERSHAM FOR A TOTAL OF $2.6 MILLION. TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY25: $73.7 MILLION * LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENT PROGRAMS: NGMC HOSPITALS ARE KEY PARTICIPANTS AND FISCAL SPONSORS IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING CLINICS SUCH AS GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSONVILLE, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN DAHLONEGA, AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA. IN FY25, NGMC WAS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, RABUN, UNION, AND WHITE WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE UNAVAILABLE. NGMC TAX FUNDING: SINCE 2000, NGMC GAINESVILLE HAS PROVIDED ROUGHLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE REQUIRED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH TO PASS A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY. UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. IRS OBLIGATIONS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965. THESE OBLIGATIONS ARE: OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY: - NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON HAD 148,107 ER VISITS, OPERATING THE BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN GEORGIA; NGMC BARROW, HABERSHAM AND LUMPKIN ALSO OPERATE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOMS. - IN FY25, 15% OF ALL NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS; 19% FOR BARROW, 14% FOR HABERSHAM, AND 14% FOR LUMPKIN. PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE UNABLE TO PAY, AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ANYONE IN THE NGHS SERVICE AREA NOT ABLE TO PAY. - NGMC PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY, AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 19 COUNTIES. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON WAS 59% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 33% COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 8% SELF-PAY. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT BARROW WAS 49% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 38% FOR COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 13% FOR SELF-PAY. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT LUMPKIN WAS 44% FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 43% FOR COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 13% FOR SELF-PAY. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT HABERSHAM WAS 55% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 36% FOR COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 9% FOR SELF-PAY. PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE: 59% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IN FY25 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS; 49% FOR BARROW, 55% FOR HABERSHAM, AND 44% FOR LUMPKIN. CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES: MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MORE THAN 30 MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NGHS, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF): IN 2025, NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN AND NGMC HABERSHAM RECEIVED $5.8 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID DSH (ICTF) PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $11.7 MILLION IN COST THE HOSPITALS INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITALS RECEIVED $1.8 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID UPL AND DIRECTED PAYMENT PROGRAMS TO ADJUST MEDICAID PAYMENTS UPWARD TO MATCH MEDICARE PAYMENT LEVELS. ESTABLISHED IN 1990, THE ICTF EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES. IT SUPPORTS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF. IT ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED, AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, ASSISTED IN-PERSON PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. * THE DASHBOARD BELOW REFLECTS PROGRESS MADE ON THE 2023-2025 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH OUTLINES STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ACCESS TO CARE: * CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DASHBOARD GOAL 1: REDUCE UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS INCLUDING TOBACCO USE, SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES, OBESITY RATES, AND CHRONIC CONDITION RATES, SUCH AS HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES. 2022 BASELINE OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 25% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 18% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 17% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 10% OF ADULTS AGE 20+ HAVE DIABETES - 32% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2019), CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (2019). 2023 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 27.9% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 15.51% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 13.9% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 8.4% OF ADULTS AGE 20+ HAVE DIABETES - 32.1% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2021), CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (2021). 2024 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 36.4% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 15.5% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 13% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 12.1% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE DIABETES - 32.1% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (2021) SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2021, 2022), CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (2021, 2022). 2025 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 33.5% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 14.1% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 12.4% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 12.4% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE DIABETES - 34.4% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2023). GOAL 2: WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH GROWTH IN WORKFORCE, RESIDENCY SLOTS FILLED IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MASTER FACILITY PLAN, AND DIGITAL FRONT DOOR. 2022 BASELINE OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 210 RESIDENCY SLOTS FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES BY 2025. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM. 2023 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 178 RESIDENCY SLOTS FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AS OF 2023. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM. 2024 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 220 RESIDENCY SLOTS (GOAL EXCEEDED) FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AS OF 2024. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM, 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS PIECE. 2025 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 233 RESIDENCY SLOTS (GOAL EXCEEDED) FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AS OF 2025. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM, 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS PIECE. GOAL 3: REDUCE SUICIDE AND OPIOID OVERDOSE RATES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. 2022 BASELINE OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 37 DEATHS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2016 AND 2020, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2016-2020. 2023 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 35.9 DEATHS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2017 AND 2021, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2017-2021. 2024 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 44.3 DEATHS FOR EVERYONE 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2018 AND 2022, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2018-2022. 2025 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 43.7 DEATHS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2019-2023.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * GRANTS AND COMMITMENTS HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS: HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS IS THE MULTIYEAR STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION GRANT AWARDED TO NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM IN 2022 WITH THE PURPOSE TO DECREASE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN IN GEORGIA. NGHS USES THE GRANT TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE MATERNAL CARDIAC PROGRAM THAT SCREENS, MONITORS, AND TREATS PREGNANT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. THE MATERNAL CARDIAC PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS A CVD RISK ASSESSMENT TO REFER PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN TO FOLLOW-UP CARE. IN FY25, OF THE 4,485 PATIENTS SCREENED USING THE CVD RISK ASSESSMENT, 149 OF THOSE SCREENED POSITIVE (AT RISK) FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS. IN FY25, HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS HOSTED ITS ANNUAL STATEWIDE MATERNAL CARDIAC ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS WAYS TO IMPLEMENT CVD RISK ASSESSMENT IN NOT ONLY OBSTETRIC BUT ALSO FAMILY MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, AND CARDIOLOGY STARTING WITH RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS ALSO SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES INCLUDING A TEACHING CURRICULUM FOR FATHERS TO RECOGNIZE MATERNAL WARNING SIGNS, A GAMIFICATION APP DESIGNED TO HELP PROVIDERS AND DOULAS WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT WOMEN GIVING BIRTH, AND WEARABLES FOR MATERNAL SELF-MONITORING OF POTENTIAL HEART SYMPTOMS AND VITAL SIGNS. ADDITIONALLY, MONICA NEWTON, D.O., PRESIDENT OF THE GEORGIA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY COLLABORATIVE, FOUNDING PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE GME FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND NGPG FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, USED HOPE FUNDING TO DEVELOP AN ONLINE MATERNAL HEALTH MODULE THAT HAS TRAINED OVER 270 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS ACROSS THE STATE. *ACHIEVEMENTS NGMC GAINESVILLE REACHES HISTOTRIPSY MILESTONES: NGHS IS THE ONLY SYSTEM IN GEORGIA AND ONE OF 25 IN THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER HISTOTRIPSY, A NON-INVASIVE FORM OF LIVER CANCER TREATMENT, AND IN FY25, NGMC COMPLETED OVER 100 HISTOTRIPSY PROCEDURES. ADDITIONALLY, NGMC GAINESVILLE WAS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ENROLL PATIENTS IN A CLINICAL TRIAL CALLED BOOMBOX, A STUDY THAT FOLLOWS PATIENTS WHO ARE TREATED WITH HISTOTRIPSY FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS TO HELP IMPROVE CANCER CARE AND BECAME THE #1 SITE IN THE NATION IN ENROLLMENT FOR THE CLINICAL TRIAL. NGMC PERFORMS FIRST ADOLESCENT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY: NGMC'S BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS CENTER COMPLETED ITS FIRST ADOLESCENT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IN FY25. SINCE ACHIEVING ADOLESCENT SURGERY ACCREDITATION FROM THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN JULY 2023, NGMC HAS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT-LOSS OPTIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * ACCESS TO CARE NGMC GAINESVILLE GREEN TOWER OPENS: NGMC GAINESVILLE'S GREEN TOWER, A 927,000 SQUARE-FOOT, 11-STORY TOWER THAT OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE, HEART CARE AND ONE OF THE STATE'S FEW LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS, OPENED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2025. NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OPENS: NGHS AND LIFEPOINT REHABILITATION CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, A FREE-STANDING, 40-BED INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, ON JUNE 2, 2025. THE 61,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY FEATURES A DESIGNATED WING FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY AND STROKE PATIENTS, AS WELL AS A LARGE THERAPY SUITE INCLUDING A GYM, PRIVATE THERAPY ROOMS, A COOKING THERAPY ROOM, AN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING THERAPY APARTMENT AND A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT. NGHS BREAKS GROUND ON CHUCK AND DIANE STEPHENS HOSPICE HOUSE: ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, NGHS BROKE GROUND ON THE CHUCK AND DIANE STEPHENS HOSPICE HOUSE, A PLACE OF CARE WHERE MEDICAL STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO MANAGE SYMPTOMS AND PAIN, CREATE A WARM ENVIRONMENT FOR VISITORS AND A COMPASSIONATE HOME FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING LIFE'S MOST SACRED MOMENTS. THE HOSPICE HOUSE IS NGHS' FIRST FULLY PHILANTHROPY-FUNDED FACILITY AND IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN LATE 2026. ACCREDITATIONS * PAIN AND ADDICTION CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: IN FY25, NGMC HABERSHAM RECEIVED ACCREDITATION IN PAIN AND ADDICTION CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (PACED) FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, MAKING NGHS THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE THIS LEVEL OF CARE ACROSS ALL FIVE HOSPITAL CAMPUSES. PACED ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE OPTIMAL CARE FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM PAIN AND/OR ADDICTION USING PROGRESSIVE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES. * NGMC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ACHIEVE PEDIATRIC READINESS DESIGNATION: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON AND NGMC BARROW WERE FIRST IN STATE TO BE ACCREDITED AS PEDIATRIC READINESS CENTERS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN 2025, ENSURING THAT NGMC HOSPITALS MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC-SPECIFIC TRAINING, EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES, HELPING TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION * NGPG PHYSICIAN APPOINTED TO STATE COMMISSION: MONICA NEWTON, DO, PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND NGPG FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, WAS APPOINTED BY GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP TO THE GEORGIA MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH ADVISORY COMMISSION, A GROUP TASKED WITH EXAMINING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CARE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING PREGNANCY, LABOR, DELIVERY AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH. NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS: NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO CAROL BURRELL RECEIVED AWARDS FROM VARIOUS HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN RECOGNITION OF HER LEADERSHIP, WORK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION AND TIRELESS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. AWARDS EARNED BY BURRELL IN FY2025 INCLUDE: - CEO OF THE YEAR (2024), PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS - W. DANIEL BARKER LEADERSHIP AWARD (2025), PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - GAINESVILLE WOMAN OF DISTINCTION (2025), PRESENTED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA - LEADERSHIP LEGACY AWARD (2025), PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA COMMISSION ON WOMEN - GREAT LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE (2025), PRESENTED BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW - LIFETIME EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD (2025), PRESENTED BY HELP FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS NGMC HABERSHAM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZED WITH LANTERN AWARD: NGMC HABERSHAM RECEIVED THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION'S LANTERN AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE IN LEADERSHIP, PRACTICE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH. WITH THIS RECOGNITION, NGMC HABERSHAM JOINED NGMC BARROW, BRASELTON, GAINESVILLE AND LUMPKIN AS LANTERN AWARD RECIPIENTS MAKING NGHS THE FIRST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN GEORGIA TO HAVE FIVE HOSPITALS HONORED WITH THIS DISTINCTION. * BENEFICIARY OF THE 2022 NGHS FOUNDATION MEDICAL CENTER OPEN HONORED BY CHAMBER: IN 2025, THE GAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD BY THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FOUNDED IN 2020, THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS WORK ALONGSIDE GAINESVILLE CITY AND HALL COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES. ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH A LEAD GIFT FROM THE NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PROGRAM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN 2022, THE NGHS FOUNDATION DONATED SEED MONEY RAISED THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN TOWARDS THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN PROGRAM. * BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RECEIVED STATE AWARD AND RECOGNITION: IN FY25, BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS), OPERATED BY NGHS, WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MARY BETH BOWNS EXCELLENCE IN TRAUMA CARE AWARD FROM THE GEORGIA EMS ASSOCIATION (GEMSA) FOR THEIR WORK TO SAVE LIVES DURING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2024. ADDITIONALLY, THE BARROW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY IN OCTOBER 2024 TO HONOR THE NGMC BARROW EMS TEAM FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE DURING THE TRAGEDY. * NGHS DIRECTOR RECOGNIZED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY: UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY PRESENTED COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE WITH THE ADVOCACY AWARD FOR HER WORK TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY, A COLLABORATIVE THAT WORKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY BY UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. MOORE SERVED ON THE UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS CHAIR OF ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY FOR FOUR YEARS, AND DURING THIS TIME, SHE HELPED TO DEFINE ONE HALL'S MISSION AND CREATED THE STRUCTURE FOR ITS EVOLVING COLLECTIVE IMPACT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A GEORGIA PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR: ALIX SCHNIBBEN, PHARMD, WAS RECOGNIZED AS GEORGIA PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR BY THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS (GSHP), WHICH IS THE HIGHEST HONOR GSHP CAN BESTOW ON ANY MEMBER AND IS PRESENTED TO A GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACIST TO HONOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PHARMACY PRACTICE. 2025 HEALTHY HALL AWARDS: THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S HEALTHY HALL AWARDS HONOR THOSE IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WHO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS. NGHS AWARD RECIPIENTS IN 2025 INCLUDED: - HEALTHCARE EDUCATION: MARY MARTIN, DNP - COMMUNITY IMPACT: NGMC GAINESVILLE'S GREEN TOWER - PHYSICIANS OF THE YEAR: DR. ALISA DAVIS, DR. RON LEWIS AND DR. CHAD COPPER - VISIONARY LEADER: JACK MCGUIRE, CNM - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: CAROL BURRELL NGMC UNITS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING: IN FY25, SEVERAL INTENSIVE AND INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BARROW AND NGMC BRASELTON WERE HONORED WITH THE BEACON AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES (AACN), RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN NURSING PRACTICE. NGHS RECEIVED STATEWIDE PATIENT SAFETY AWARDS: NGHS RECEIVED FOUR AWARDS FOR PATIENT CARE ADVANCEMENTS AT THE 2025 GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY SUMMIT, WHICH RECOGNIZES HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN REDUCING THE RISK OF MEDICAL ERRORS AND IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES. AWARDS RECEIVED INCLUDE: - FIRST PLACE IN THE "JOSH NAHUM AWARD FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL" CATEGORY - THIRD PLACE IN THE "HEALTH SYSTEMS" CATEGORY FOR WORK TO IMPROVE MATERNAL CARDIAC CARE - THIRD PLACE FOR NGMC HABERSHAM IN THE "HOSPITALS WITH UNDER 100 BEDS" CATEGORY FOR IMPROVING THE CARE OF OUR STROKE PATIENTS - CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR NGMC HABERSHAM, AN HONOR GIVEN TO HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY HOSPITAL LIBRARIAN HONORED WITH AWARDS: IN FY25, MEDICAL LIBRARIAN SHANNON GLOVER WAS AWARDED THE LOIS ANN COLAIANNI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN HOSPITAL LIBRARIANSHIP, GIVEN TO A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION THROUGH OVERALL DISTINCTION OR LEADERSHIP IN HOSPITAL LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICE, PRODUCTION OF A DEFINITIVE PUBLICATION RELATED TO HOSPITAL LIBRARIANSHIP, TEACHING, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY OR THE DEVELOPMENT OR APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO HOSPITAL LIBRARIANSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, SHANNON GLOVER WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE SOUTHERN CHAPTER OF MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AS HOSPITAL LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR. NGMC GAINESVILLE ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER HONORED WITH NURSE EXCELLENCE AWARD: ON MAY 8, 2025, JENNIFER HERR, RN, ASSISTANT NURSING MANAGER WITH NGMC GAINESVILLE'S NICU, WAS NAMED A NURSE EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER BY THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION FOR HER OUTSTANDING CARE, COMPASSION AND DEDICATION TO HEALTH CARE. HOSPICE OF NGMC RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP 5% IN THE NATION: NGMC HOSPICE WAS NAMED A HOSPICE HONORS ELITE RECIPIENT BY HEALTHCAREFIRST, WHICH RECOGNIZES FEWER THAN 5% OF HOSPICE ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE. BASED ON RESULTS FROM THE CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS (CAHPS) HOSPICE SURVEY, THE AWARD HIGHLIGHTS CARE TEAMS THAT SCORE ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT DURING END-OF-LIFE JOURNEYS. MELISSA TYMCHUK RECOGNIZED BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW: MELISSA TYMCHUK, NGHS' CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE AND CHIEF OF STAFF, WAS NAMED IN BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW AS ONE OF THE "70 CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERS TO KNOW" FOR LEADING SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM GROWTH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING ADDING THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER IN BRASELTON AND EXPANDING EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE AT THE GAINESVILLE CAMPUS. DR. UGOCHUKWU EGOLUM AWARDED ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP: UGOCHUKWU EGOLUM, MD, WAS AWARDED THE INAUGURAL CHUCK AND DEBBIE JONES ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN CARDIOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION THE FIRST ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY, RECOGNIZING DR. EGOLUM'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN CARDIOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOW HONORED AT GEORGIA CHAPTER ACC CONFERENCE: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOW SHERRIFF DODOO, MD, WAS ONE OF FOUR RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE THE GEORGIA CHAPTER AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (GA ACC) GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, HONORING HIS COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. NGMC HONORED WITH MULTIPLE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES AWARDS: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WITH THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES RESUSCITATION SILVER - NEWLY BORN AND RESUSCITATION BRONZE - ADULT AWARD, RESUSCITATION TARGET: SURVIVAL - ADULT, RESUSCITATION BRONZE - NEONATE/INFANT AND HEART FAILURE GOLD PLUS WITH TARGET: HEART FAILURE OPTIMAL WITH TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARDS. THEIR MISSION IS TO SAVE MORE LIVES BY PREVENTING IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST AND OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES THROUGH BENCHMARKING, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND RESEARCH. CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION PROGRAM RECOGNIZED: BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW NAMED NGHS AS ONE OF 64 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH OUTSTANDING SIMULATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MAKING NGHS ONE OF TWO HEALTH SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR FY25. FORMER NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER NAMED TO APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FELLOW CLASS: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AND FORMER NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER JESSICA DUDLEY WAS NAMED AS ONE OF FORTY FELLOWS IN THE 2025-2026 COHORT OF THE APPALACHIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A LEADERSHIP TRAINING THAT EQUIPS COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS APPALACHIA'S 13 STATES TO USE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A TOOL TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BOY SCOUTS HONOR NGHS BOARD MEMBER AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER: NGHS BOARD MEMBER AND QUALITY COMMITTEE CHAIR LETRELL SIMPSON AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID LEE WERE HONORED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL WITH THE RALPH CLEVELAND DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. * NGHS EARNS NATIONAL AWARDS FOR CREATING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE: NEWSWEEK ADDED NGHS TO SEVERAL OF ITS "AMERICA'S GREATEST WORKPLACES" LISTS FOR 2025, INCLUDING AMERICA'S GREATEST WORKPLACES FOR WOMEN AND AMERICA'S GREATEST WORKPLACES FOR DIVERSITY. * NGMC AUXILIARY VOLUNTEER SUPPORT: IN FY25, MORE THAN 750 AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 62K HOURS OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH EQUATES TO 37 FTES AND A VALUE OF $2.1 MILLION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY NGHS. THIS LEVEL OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IS AN INDICATOR OF THE STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. * DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS: INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE IN 2025, NGMC SAW A 46% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED ONLINE BRINGING IN OVER 2,400 NEW PATIENTS. ALMOST 82% OF NGMC PATIENTS USE MYCHART, PUTTING THE ORGANIZATION IN EPIC'S TOP 5TH PERCENTILE OF HEALTH SYSTEMS. ON-DEMAND URGENT CARE VIDEO VISITS EXPANDED: IN FY25, NGMC EXPANDED ACCESS TO ON-DEMAND URGENT CARE VIDEO VISITS, NOW AVAILABLE FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M., SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, ENHANCING PATIENT ACCESS TO CARE AND CONVENIENCE. NGHS RECOGNIZED IN 2025 DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED SURVEY: NGHS MET THE CRITERIA FOR A LEVEL 10 RECOGNITION IN THE 2025 DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED SURVEY, LED BY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME). THE DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED PROGRAM ELEVATES HEALTHCARE AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ANNUAL SURVEY IDENTIFIES AND RECOGNIZES THE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPLIFYING BEST PRACTICES THROUGH THEIR ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. LEVEL 10 ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY WHO ACTIVELY PUSH THE INDUSTRY FORWARD. NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON VALUE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THIS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS TO REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE. HEALTH EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS. NGMC ALSO OFFERED EDUCATION SEMINARS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, REGION, AND STATE AND WORKED TO TRAIN STUDENTS PURSUING HEALTH CAREERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC HELPED SUPPORT THE WORK OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC BARROW, HABERSHAM AND LUMPKIN, GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME WAS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON WAS $66.6 MILLION FOR 43,886 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING FY25 OF OVER $171.9 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 9.0% OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BUT UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." * FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. * INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN NEEDED MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THIS HELPS ENSURE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND MAXIMIZE CONDITIONS FOR RECOVERY AND RECUPERATION. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. PATIENT NAVIGATION NGMC PATIENT NAVIGATORS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, COMMUNICATE WITH HEALTHCARE STAFF AND PROVIDERS AND ADDRESS LOGISTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THEY ARE SEEN AS A "LIVING RESOURCE DIRECTORY" FOR PATIENTS. THESE EFFORTS CAME AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $541,446 FOR 10,054 PEOPLE FOR NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IN FY25. * GOOD NEWS CLINICS SUPPORT GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE STATE'S LARGEST FREE INDIGENT CLINIC, PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE AT NO COST TO THE INDIGENT AND UNINSURED POPULATION. NGMC PROVIDES SUPPORT TO GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC) ANNUALLY THROUGH OPERATING BUDGET SUPPORT, ACCESS TO THE SAME ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM USED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND A $1 MILLION COMMITMENT TO GNC'S GREATER THINGS EXPANSION CAMPAIGN TO FUND THE HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER. ANTONIO RIOS, MD, KATIE DUDAS, MD, TARA JERNIGAN, RN, AND CHRISTY MOORE SERVE ON THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR A DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. IN FY25, NGMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR AND NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATION MANAGER MET WITH THE CEO OF GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER OF GWINNETT TO LEARN ABOUT THE CURRICULUM THAT GOOD SAMARITAN WROTE FOR THEIR STATE-CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTING SCHOOL, WHICH FOCUSES ON TRAINING MEDICAL ASSISTANTS TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGMC SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE, TO POTENTIALLY REPLICATE IN THEIR OWN CLINIC AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTERNSHIPS WITH NGPG. IN DECEMBER 2024, PERKINS&WILL ATLANTA, AN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN FIRM THAT NGHS HAS WORKED WITH ON PROJECTS SUCH AS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE AND NGMC GAINESVILLE'S GREEN TOWER, PROVIDED A DONATION TOWARDS GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN HONOR OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. INPUT FROM OVER 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAS GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS, PLUS ONLINE SURVEYS OPEN TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES. THE STUDY IDENTIFIED THREE HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION: ACCESS TO CARE, HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGMC AND ITS PARTNERS ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS CHNA, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. NGMC PROVIDED 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA TO UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY TO INFORM THEIR UPDATED COMMUNITY GAME PLAN, A LONG-RANGE PLAN THAT ALIGNS THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF UNITED WAY WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER SERVED AS AN ADVISOR FOR NGMC'S CHNA. * WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS. FROM THE ACCELERATED BSN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNG AND SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC), NGMC WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC SPENT OVER $30 MILLION IN THESE AREAS: * ACCELERATED BSN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG): NGHS AND UNG HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER SINCE JANUARY 2023 TO CREATE AN ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ABSN) PROGRAM TO ADD 280 NURSES TO THE WORKFORCE OVER FIVE YEARS. THE 15-MONTH PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE A BACHELOR'S OR MASTER'S DEGREE IN ANOTHER FIELD AND WANT TO TRANSITION INTO A CAREER IN NURSING. IN FY25, THE ABSN PROGRAM WAS RANKED NO. 5 BY REGISTEREDNURSING.ORG ON THEIR LIST OF "BEST ACCELERATED BSN (ABSN) PROGRAM" NATIONWIDE. * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON PROVIDED 1,051 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME): NGMC'S CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES, INCREASE AWARENESS OF CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES AND LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE IN PATIENT CARE. IN FY25, CME ORGANIZED 320 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERED 360 HOURS OF EDUCATION, REACHING 8,696 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. * FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (AHEC): SINCE 1999, NGMC HAS BEEN A PROUD PARTNER OF FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL AND LOCAL SOURCES WITH THE MISSION TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. FOOTHILLS AHEC SERVES 31 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION AND THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS, COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND RETENTION OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. SINCE 2015, A TOTAL OF 88 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM FOOTHILL AHEC'S PATHWAY TO MED SCHOOL PROGRAM, A FIVE-WEEK, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE, PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND COLLEGE IN GEORGIA AND INTEND TO PRACTICE PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE AFTER GRADUATION. THE PROGRAM BOASTS A 99% ACCEPTANCE RATE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR GRADUATES WHO APPLY, AND OF THE 28 STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED MEDICAL SCHOOL, 24 HAVE PURSUED PRIMARY CARE. * GEORGIA HEART GRAND ROUNDS: GEORGIA HEART GRAND ROUNDS EDUCATES PHYSICIANS AND OTHER CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND METHODS IN CARDIOLOGY TO GUIDE CLINICAL DECISIONS. THE GRAND ROUND LECTURE SERIES FEATURES NATIONALLY RENOWNED LEADERS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALTIES AND IS FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PROVIDERS IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. IN FY25, GRAND ROUNDS WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 400 PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S (NGMC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN RESIDENTS TO BE LEADERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD WHILE RECEIVING HANDS-ON TRAINING IN VARIOUS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. IN 2025, NGMC HAD 60 INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS, 36 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, 34 GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTS, 36 EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, 18 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWS, 24 PSYCHIATRY RESIDENTS, 12 TRANSITIONAL YEAR RESIDENTS, 12 INTERNAL MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE TRACK RESIDENTS, AND ONE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOW, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN LEARNERS TO 233. PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP ACCREDITED: IN NOVEMBER 2024, THE PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS AWARDED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), VERIFYING THAT THE PROGRAMS MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AS IT PERTAINS TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIANS. GME SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP: STARTING IN MAY 2025, SEVEN PRE-MED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-WEEK INTERNSHIP WITH GME FOCUSED ON RESEARCH AND CLINICAL SHADOWING. INTERNS WERE PAIRED WITH RESIDENT PHYSICIANS, FACULTY CLINICIANS AND RESEARCH COORDINATORS TO OBSERVE PHYSICIANS, MEET WITH HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP, DEVELOP RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, AND WORK WITH THE GME TEAM ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS. * NICU EDUCATION AND SUPPORT: NGMC PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS STUDYING NEONATAL CARE. IN FY25, NGMC'S NICU PROVIDED EDUCATION ON NEONATAL SUPPORT TO THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AT LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND NURSING STUDENTS AT NORTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON PROVIDED 5,166 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * PROJECT SEARCH: PROJECT SEARCH, A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE, PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES. EMPLOYERS LIKE NGMC WHO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PROJECT SEARCH ARE CHALLENGED TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN FY25, 19 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: NGMC'S WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FACILITATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON, PARTICIPATED IN CAREER FAIRS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS TOURS AND SPEAKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 1,390 STUDENTS IN FY25. * YOUTH-MED PHYSICIAN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNPARALLELED TRAINING IN HEALTHCARE, MEDICINE, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (YOUTH-MED) PHYSICIAN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NGHS AND HELP FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INC. (HHCP). THE PROGRAM SPANS SIX WEEKS AND IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE YOUTH AGES 13-20 TO PURSUE HEALTHCARE CAREERS, FOCUSING ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS: EQUITY AND INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS AND SPECIALTIES AND ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH EQUITY. IN FY25, 64 NGHS PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PROVIDED OVER 1,175 HOURS OF MENTORSHIP TO 49 STUDENTS. * SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE. IN FY25, NGMC HELPED SUPPORT 51 COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS AT A COST OF OVER $784,000 INCLUDING: -ALLIANCE FOR LITERACY, BRIDGING HOPE, CENTER POINT -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY -AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -AMPED KIDS FOUNDATION -BEYOND DEMENTIA COALITION -BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL -CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING -EAGLE RANCH -EDMONDSON-TELFORD CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER -GAINESVILLE JAYCEES, YOUNG MAN YOUNG WOMAN -GATEWAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER -GEORGIA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (GEMSA) -GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE -GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK -GEORGIA TRAUMA FOUNDATION -GFWC GAINESVILLE PHOENIX WOMEN'S CLUB -GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA -GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER OF GWINNETT -HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF HALL COUNTY -HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK -HALL-DAWSON CASA -HELP FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS -HISPANIC ALLIANCE GA -HUGS FOR HARRISON -ISERVE MINISTRIES -JARRARD BURCH FOUNDATION SUPPORT -J'S PLACE -JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT -JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY, SUPPORT FOR DIAPER BANK OF NORTH GEORGIA AND FEEDING OUR FUTURE -PROGRAMS -MARR ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS -MY SISTER'S PLACE -NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) HALL COUNTY -NAVIGATE RECOVERY GWINNETT -NORTHEAST GEORGIA SPEECH CENTER -POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, GEORGIA CHAPTER -PROJECT YET -QUINLAN VISUAL ARTS CENTER -RACHEL'S GIFT -RAINBOW VILLAGE -ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH GWINNETT -SISU, INTEGRATED EARLY LEARNING -UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY -SYFAN SUPPORTS, BENEFITING LOVE YOUR STORY -THE ARTS COUNCIL -THE BLOCK COMMUNITY OUTREACH -THE PANTRY AT HAMILTON MILL -THE SALVATION ARMY -THUMBS UP MISSION -WHISPERING ANGELS YOUTH RANCH -WISDOM PROJECT 2030 -WOMENSOURCE HELPING "STOP THE BLEED:" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHCARE COALITION B, NGMC GAINESVILLE DONATED STOP THE BLEED KITS TO THE BLUE KNIGHTS, A MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BASED NEAR BLAIRSVILLE, AND THE HABERSHAM COUNTY SHERRIFF'S OFFICE. THE DONATIONS EMPOWERED FIRST RESPONDERS AND BYSTANDERS TO CONTROL LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING BEFORE EMS ARRIVAL. EMPLOYEE STAFF TIME FOR WATCH, NGHS FOUNDATION: IN FY25, 43 NGMC EMPLOYEES DEDICATED TIME TO THE WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTH (WATCH) EMPLOYEE GIVING COMMITTEE SO THAT FUNDS CAN BE RAISED BY EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUCH AS DONATIONS TO RELAY FOR LIFE AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. EMPLOYEES HAVE DONATED IN SUPPORT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, EQUIPMENT AND ENHANCED PATIENT CARE SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 1999. NGMC WAS RECOGNIZED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 DONORS OF THE YEAR AT THE 2025 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF, THANKS TO THE EMPLOYEES WHO GIVE THROUGH WATCH, THE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF THE NGHS FOUNDATION. BLOOD DRIVES: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON HOST BLOOD DRIVES FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE BLOOD CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND IN FY25, OVER 400 NGHS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DONATED BLOOD. HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF: IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATION OF HURRICANE HELENE, THE NGHS SUPPLY CHAIN TEAM DONATED 18,000 N95 MASKS AT A VALUE OF $10,000 AS PART OF A RELIEF SUPPLY DRIVE LED BY SYFAN LOGISTICS, A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY. SYFAN LOGISTICS COORDINATED SHIPMENTS OF SUPPLIES TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR GEORGIA EMS PROFESSIONALS: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE GEORGIA EMS ASSOCIATION (GEMSA) CONFERENCE AT LEGACY LODGE AT LANIER ISLANDS IN BUFORD TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. 2024 MEDICAL CENTER OPEN: ON OCTOBER 3, 2024, THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN HOSTED BY THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION RAISED OVER $300,000 FOR BRIDGING HOPE, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AND ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY SUPPORT NGHS IS A KEY PARTNER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, AN ORGANIZATION THAT UNITES PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY SERVE HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMPASS CENTER AND NON-PROFITS ALIGNED WITH OUR INVESTMENT PRIORITIES. NGHS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY IN FY25. ADDITIONALLY, NGMC SERVED AS A CORPORATE SPONSOR OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY. UP TO 40% OF HALL COUNTY FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC EVERYDAY NEEDS, AND UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S COMPASS CENTER CONNECTS PEOPLE TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN ONE'S OVERALL HEALTH. BECAUSE THESE RESOURCES ARE TIED CLOSELY TO HEALTH OUTCOMES, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE COMPASS CENTER IN FY25. ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY IS THE VEHICLE FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT THROUGH UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AND INCLUDES SUBCOMMITTEES ON HEALTH (INCLUDING MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH), FINANCIAL STABILITY AND EDUCATION. THE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY BY SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND POVERTY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE. NGHS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVED AS BOARD CHAIR FOR ONE HALL IN FY25. FOR MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THIS COLLABORATIVE, VISIT WWW.UNITEDWAYHALLCOUNTY.ORG/ONEHALL. * UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S ONE HALL ADVOCATES PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGING COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON TOPICS SURROUNDING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY AND IN FY25, NGHS PARTNERED WITH ONE HALL ADVOCATES TO PROVIDE A SCREENING OF THE MOVIE SOUND OF HOPE, WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY IN TEXAS WHO UNITED TO CONFRONT THE FOSTER CARE CRISIS. AFTER THE SCREENING, PHILLIPPA LEWIS MOSS, FORMER NGMC BOARD CHAIR, HOSTED A BRIEF PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL DIVISION OF FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES (DFACS) LEADERS. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE SCREENING, AND AFTER THE FILM, TWO FAMILIES STEPPED FORWARD TO BECOME FOSTER PARENTS. * NGHS IS AN ACTIVE PARTNER OF THE ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MBH) SUBCOMMITTEE, REFERRED TO AS THE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE BECAUSE "MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTH." WITH ACTIVITIES AROUND ACCESS, COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION, OVER 50 AGENCIES AND HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS. NGHS EMPLOYEE ADAM RAULERSON OF LAURELWOOD CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE. 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COLLABORATIVE ARE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://REACHOUTHALLCO.ORG/RESOURCES/RESOURCE-LIBRARY/CUMULATIVE-REPORT/ THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN IS PART OF THE MBH SUBCOMMITTEE'S EFFORTS TO DESTIGMATIZE GETTING HELP AND IMPROVE PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, INTERACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. NGHS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, A LOCAL MARKETING AGENCY, TO GUIDE MESSAGING, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH EVENTS FOR THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN. NGHS' DEVIN VICKNAIR, PHD, WITH NGPG ACADEMIC FAMILY MEDICINE AND ADAM RAULERSON WITH LAURELWOOD HAVE BEEN FEATURED ON THE REACH OUT SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF BOTH MOVEMENT AND LAUGHTER FOR ONE'S MENTAL HEALTH. AFTER SEEING A POST SHARED ON REACH OUT'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES IN 2025, AN INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RECALLED THE CAMPAIGN AND CONTACTED JESSICA DUDLEY, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, TO SEEK HELP. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CONNECTED TO LAURELWOOD, NGHS' MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, WHERE SHE WAS ADMITTED INTO OUTPATIENT SERVICES, AND NOW SHE IS ON THE PATH TO STABILITY AND WHOLENESS. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT WWW.REACHOUTHALLCO.ORG. NGHS PARTICIPATED IN ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMITTEE'S "HALL GOES GREEN" CHALLENGE, AND ON MAY 14 AND 15, 2025, EXTERIOR LIGHTS OF NGMC CAMPUSES WENT GREEN, THE OFFICIAL COLOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, REPRESENTING HOPE, STRENGTH AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. ON MAY 15, NGHS STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORE GREEN AND GATHERED AT FIRST BAPTIST IN GAINESVILLE FOR A PHOTO AND TO WALK DOWN GREEN STREET WITH ONE HALL TO RAISE AWARENESS. NGHS EMPLOYEE AND ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHAIR, ADAM RAULERSON, PROVIDED "QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER" (QPR) TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO OVER 489 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FY25. THESE TRAININGS EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE SUICIDAL THINKING AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WARNING SIGNS, LEARN TO ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, ENCOURAGED THOSE IN CRISIS TO SEEK HELP, AND REFERRED INDIVIDUALS AT RISK TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. * MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT IN THE ER AND NICU: NGMC AND THE GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR RECOVERY PARTNER TO PROVIDE THE CARES PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE SURVIVING OVERDOSES TO CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY EMPOWERMENT SPECIALISTS (CARES) IN THE EDS AND NICUS AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON AND NGMC BARROW. IF A PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED TO NEED PEER SUPPORT, A CARES IS PAIRED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL, PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CONNECTS THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL. THE CARES VISITS THE INDIVIDUAL 10 DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND RECOVERY RESOURCES. SIMILARLY, THE MATERNAL PEER SUPPORT/NICU PEER RECOVERY PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO MOTHERS WHO ARE IN OR SEEKING RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. IN FY25, OVER 2,009 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS WITH 3,265 SUCCESSFUL POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UPS. * ACCESS TO CARE MEDICAL PLAZA 1 IN FLOWERY BRANCH OPEN: ON JUNE 2, 2025, NGHS OPENED MEDICAL PLAZA 1, A 14,000-SQUARE-FOOT, ONE-STORY BUILDING THAT IS HOME TO NGPG FLOWERY BRANCH AND OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. NGMC BRASELTON EXPANSION OPENS: ON AUGUST 25, 2025, NGMC BRASELTON'S THREE-STORY EXPANSION OPENED, PROVIDING MORE THAN 31,000 SQUARE FEET OF CLINICAL RENOVATION AND EXPANSIONS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND SURGERY SUITE. NGMC GAINESVILLE OPENS EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT: PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY CAN GET ADVANCED HELP THROUGH THE EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT (EMU) AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, OPENED IN FY25. PATIENTS IN THE EMU ARE CARED FOR BY SPECIALTY-TRAINED NURSES, TECHNOLOGISTS AND PHYSICIANS WHO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE. LIFESAVING BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS: IN 2020, NGHS AND GEORGIA'S REGION 2 REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) LAUNCHED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PROGRAM TO GIVE PATIENTS ACCESS TO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BEFORE THEY REACH THE HOSPITAL. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND SAVE LIVES, ADMINISTERING MORE THAN 300 UNITS OF BLOOD TO OVER 200 CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. NGMC OPENS VEIN CLINIC: PATIENTS SEEKING TREATMENT FOR VARICOSE AND SPIDER VEINS HAVE ACCESS TO CARE AS THE VEIN CLINIC, A SERVICE OF NGPG'S VASCULAR CENTER, OPENED A STANDALONE OFFICE AT NGMC GAINESVILLE IN FY25. ACCREDITATIONS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY REACHES 25 YEAR ACCREDITATION MILESTONE: NGMC GAINESVILLE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) WITH A 25-YEAR SILVER ACCREDITATION MILESTONE FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. FACILITIES THAT ACHIEVE THIS ACCREDITATION DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND SEEK TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND SAFETY. NGMC GAINESVILLE RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM IAC VASCULAR TESTING: NGMC GAINESVILLE RECEIVED A BRONZE MILESTONE RECOGNITION FROM THE ACCREDITING BODY IAC VASCULAR TESTING TO MARK 20 YEARS OF DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND SAFETY. VASCULAR TESTING HELPS LIFE-THREATENING HEART DISORDERS, STROKES AND OTHER DISEASES, AND IAC ACCREDITATION SIGNALS HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE. NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY RECEIVES IAC ACCREDITATION: THE NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT ATTAINED ACCREDITATION FROM THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC), VERIFYING THAT NGMC'S CARDIAC IMAGING DEPARTMENTS UPHOLD STRINGENT STANDARDS AND ABIDE BY EXTENSIVE GUIDELINES. NGHS HAS BEEN ACCREDITED IN NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS. NGMC NAMED CARDIAC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: IN 2025, NGMC'S VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD), EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) AND HEART FAILURE PROGRAMS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION, RESULTING IN BEING NAMED A DNV CARDIAC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE. CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION EARNS ASPE ACCREDITATION: NGHS' CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION WAS GRANTED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE ASSOCIATION OF STANDARDIZED PATIENT EDUCATORS (ASPE), DEMONSTRATING THE PROGRAM'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND ADHERENCE TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 903 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AT LANIER TECH AND BANKS COUNTY EMS STAFF. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS AND STAFF LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN, AND STOP THE BLEED USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, CLINICAL SIMULATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS, OFFERED THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT SAFETY WORKSHOP TO 42 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY, ASSESS AND MANAGE PATIENTS WITH AN OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY THROUGH SIMULATION AND DEBRIEFING. THIS COURSE WAS OFFERED FREE-OF-CHARGE AND FOCUSED ON EDUCATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL GEORGIA. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA EDUCATION TO 1,402 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGMC TRAUMA STAFF PROVIDED STOP THE BLEED TRAINING DESIGNED TO ENABLE TEACHERS, NURSES, AND STAFF TO RENDER IMMEDIATE, POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AID TO INJURED STUDENTS OR CO-WORKERS WHILE AWAITING ARRIVAL OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONDERS. IN 2025, NGMC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEGACY LINK, PROVIDED A MATTER OF BALANCE TRAINING TO 14 ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO TEACH EXERCISES THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF FALLING, AS WELL AS COGNITIVE RETRAINING TO DECREASE THE FEAR OF FALLING AMONG ADULTS. BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS: IN FY25, NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON LACTATION STAFF PROVIDED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO NEW MOTHERS, OFFERING THEM A PLACE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BREASTFEEDING AND CONNECT AND DISCUSS COMMON ISSUES WITH THE GUIDANCE OF A BOARD-CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT. * NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC OUTREACH: SINCE NOVEMBER 2024, NGPG'S SOCIAL WORK TEAM AND THE NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED AT THE BUTLER PAVILION. THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEER NGHS STAFF MEMBERS, WHO HELPED UNLOAD FOOD PALLETS AND DISTRIBUTE GROCERIES TO HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN FY25. IN ADDITION TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES, THE NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC ALSO OFFERS A "CARE CLOSET" THAT INCLUDES DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS AND CANES, PANTRY STAPLES AND BASIC HYGIENE ITEMS FOR PATIENTS IN NEED. DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED DIABETES OUTREACH FOR PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO 89 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP: IN FY25, 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP OFFERED AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON. HELD AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE YEAR, EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC REHAB INSTRUCTORS AND NUTRITIONISTS, HELP MEMBERS LEARN TO MANAGE RISK FACTORS, ADAPT TO THEIR LIFESTYLES AND IMPROVE THEIR LONGEVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SUPPORT GROUP MEMBERS OFFER HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EACH OTHER BY PROVIDING LIVING PROOF THAT PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE CAN LIVE FULL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND OUTREACH: HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE GRIEVING A LOSS OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH AN ILLNESS (SUCH AS DEMENTIA). IN FY25, HOSPICE OF NGMC'S PROGRAMMING SERVED 1,181 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN JUNE 2025, HOSPICE OF NGMC HOSTED CAMP BRAVEHEART, A DAY CAMP PROVIDED AT NO COST, FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A CLOSE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER. FACILITATED BY A TEAM OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, CAMP BRAVEHEART PROVIDED OVER 150 CAMPERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THEIR LOVED ONES, LEARN HEALTHY WAYS TO COPE WITH INTENSE EMOTIONS AND MEET OTHER CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH SIMILAR LOSSES. IN NOVEMBER 2024, GRIEF EXPERT DR. KENNETH DOKA LED A "HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS" SEMINAR HOSTED BY HOSPICE OF NGMC AND NEARLY 300 ATTENDEES GATHERED IN PERSON AND ONLINE TO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE LOSS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY SIMULATION: ON JULY 16, VOICES COUNCIL MEMBERS, GME FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY SIMULATION HOSTED BY HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK AND UGA EXTENSION HALL COUNTY AT THE BUTLER CENTER. DESIGNED TO DEEPEN PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY, THE SIMULATION FOLLOWS A MONTH IN THE LIFE OF A LOW-INCOME FAMILY AND THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND STRESS THAT ACCOMPANY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. OVER 65 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIMULATION. VOICES COUNCIL: NGHS' VALUING OUR IDENTITIES, CULTURES, EXPERIENCES AND STORIES (VOICES) COUNCIL IS COMPOSED OF STAFF COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT STRENGTHENS THE WORKFORCE AND ENHANCES PATIENT EXPERIENCE. IN FY25, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL VOLUNTEERED AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. KING WEEK EVENTS HOSTED BY NEWTOWN FLORIST CLUB AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS AND THE MARCH FOR A CAUSE IN GAINESVILLE. ERIN RAYBON-ROJAS, MD, PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL TITLED, "STANDING FIRM TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION." FREE FLU VACCINE PROVIDED TO UNINSURED: ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024, NGMC ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER NORMA HERNANDEZ, COMMUNITY OUTREACH RELIEF EFFORT (CORE) GEORGIA, NGHS AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS PARTNERED TO PROVIDE FREE FLU VACCINATIONS TO THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED COMMUNITY OF HALL COUNTY, HOSTED AT THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM EDUCATION CENTER. GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE: IN FY25, GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, HEALTH EDUCATORS, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND PHYSICIANS PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION ABOUT HEART HEALTH AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS. ON FEBRUARY 7, GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE PROVIDED BMI AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS TO ATTENDEES AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GO RED FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON. KEYNOTE SPEAKER KAREN GERSCH, MD, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON WITH NGPG, PRESENTED ON WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 65 NGHS EMPLOYEES AND OVER 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S HALL COUNTY HEART WALK. CHIEF CARDIOLOGY OFFICER MUDASSAR AHMED, MD, DELIVERED OPENING REMARKS, EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISTS WITH NGMC CARDIAC REHABILITATION LED WARMUP EXERCISES AND DIET AND WELLNESS EXPERTS WITH GHI CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION, METABOLISM AND LIPIDS PRESENTED A "RETHINK YOUR DRINK" INFUSED WATER TESTING. GREATER HALL CHAMBER HEALTH AND WELLNESS SEMINAR SERIES: AS A PART OF THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S VISION 2030 HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVES, THE CHAMBER HOSTS MONTHLY SEMINARS TO DISCUSS HEALTH TOPICS AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE HALL COUNTY AREA. IN FY25, TERRENCE JACKSON, MD, DELIVERED A PRESENTATION ON INNOVATIONS IN CANCER TREATMENT OPTIONS, SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTING HISTOTRIPSY. PATIENT SIMULATION EDUCATOR TASHA MURCHISON, MATERNAL HEALTH OUTREACH MANAGER BRIDGETTE SCHULMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE CLINICAL SIMULATION TEAM SHARED INFORMATION ON MATERNAL HEALTHCARE, HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS AND THE STRIDES NGMC'S WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND CLINICAL SIMULATION TEAMS ARE MAKING IN ADDRESSING MATERNAL HEALTH RISKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE. * HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK, THE BUTLER CENTER AND THE HUB: HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK (HCFCN) IS A COLLABORATIVE THAT CONNECTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO RESOURCES TO HELP THEM BECOME HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE. HCFCN PROGRAMMING IS HOSTED AT THE BUTLER CENTER, A FACILITY THAT OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS REACH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS, AND THE HUB, A SUCCESS CENTER ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HALL COUNTY AND GAINESVILLE CITY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. IN FY25, NGHS PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS CHILD SAFETY, FOR THE HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS SENT MONTHLY TO OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON SERVES ON THEIR BOARD. HANDS ONLY CPR TRAINING AND AED EDUCATION: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED HANDS ONLY CPR TRAINING AND AED EDUCATION TO OVER 1,600 HALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, DEL WEBB RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS AT FREE CHAPEL CHURCH AND POPLAR SPRING BAPTIST CHURCH. HANDS ONLY CPR IS A SIMPLIFIED METHOD OF PERFORMING CPR AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE BY PEOPLE WHO SEE A TEEN OR ADULT COLLAPSE IN AN "OUT-OF-HOSPITAL" SETTING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTER: THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTER AT NGMC SERVES THE HEALTH INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES CREDIBLE RESOURCES RELATING TO MEDICAL SYMPTOMS, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS TO CONSUMERS, PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THE RESOURCE CENTER ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES AND BECOME ACTIVE, INFORMED PARTNERS IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. DURING FY25, THE LIBRARY WELCOMED 43,972 VISITORS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH: HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDED COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION ON COLON CANCER, DIABETES, BREAST CANCER AND MEDLINE PLUS AT THE ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE. ADDITIONALLY, GME INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND CARDIOLOGY FELLOWS PERFORMED BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS AND HAD HEALTH CONVERSATIONS WITH VISITORS. * JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2025: ON JUNE 21, 2025, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENTS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM NGHS' VOICES COUNCIL AND TALENT ACQUISITION PARTICIPATED IN THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY BLACK HISTORY SOCIETY'S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION BY PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES, LEADING A 20-MINUTE WORKOUT SESSION WITH PRACTICAL EXERCISE TECHNIQUES ATTENDEES CAN EASILY REPLICATE AT HOME AND RAFFLING OFF PRIZES. NGHS PARTICIPATES IN LEADERSHIP JACKSON PANEL: ON MARCH 14, 2025, VICE PRESIDENT OF REGIONAL HOSPITALS KEVIN MATSON, NGHS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER CHRIS BRAY, TRAUMA PROGRAM DIRECTOR JESSICA MANTOOTH, TRAUMA RESEARCH COORDINATOR NATASHA ALVARADO AND TRAUMA AND INJURY PREVENTION COORDINATOR JENNA HOWELL SHARED UPDATES ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S GROWTH, EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES, UPCOMING HEALTH EDUCATION OFFERINGS AND THE INVESTMENTS NGHS HAS MADE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE LEADERSHIP JACKSON CLASS. * LATINO FEST 2025: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2025, NGHS SUPPORTED LATINO FEST, HOSTED BY HISPANIC ALLIANCE, AND PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS. HISPANIC ALLIANCE, AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDING LATINO FAMILIES WITH LOCAL RESOURCES, IS LED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VANESA SARAZUA, A MEMBER OF THE NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL. PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT SUPPORTED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LATINO STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. MOMMY & ME JOURNAL CLUB: IN FY25, NGMC WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OFFERED THE MOMMY & ME JOURNAL CLUB TO 54 MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE FOR MOTHERS TO BRING THEIR BABY ALONG WITH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO SHARE WITH OTHER NEW MOMS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THINGS, SUCH AS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWNS, OR MOMENTS OF JOY AND SELF-DISCOVERY. MOTHERS GAIN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. JOURNALS ARE PROVIDED TO MOTHERS BY THE NGHS FOUNDATION. *NGHS AND UNG PARTNER TO ADDRESS THYROID CANCER: TASKED BY THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STUDY COMMITTEE ON CANCER CARE ACCESS, NGHS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG) PARTNERED TOGETHER IN 2025 TO BEGIN A RESEARCH STUDY ON THE INCREASED THYROID CANCER DIAGNOSIS RATES IN SIX NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA: UNION, LUMPKIN, HALL, WHITE, HABERSHAM AND RABUN. ON MAY 29, NGPG PHYSICIAN NIKITA MACHADO, MD, AND ONCOLOGY SERVICES ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER ANGIE CATON PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE STUDY COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON CANCER CARE AT NGMC AND THE THYROID CANCER INCIDENCE RATES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION. ONCOLOGY SERVICES COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SCREENINGS: IN FY25, NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON PROVIDED CANCER EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CONDUCTED FREE THYROID CANCER SCREENINGS AT THE HEALTHY HALL EXPO AND FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS AT LATINO FEST. ADDITIONALLY, CHIEF OF POPULATION HEALTH AND NGPG PHYSICIAN DR. ANTONIO RIOS DELIVERED INFORMATION ON CANCER AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN A SEMINAR HOSTED BY THE HISPANIC ALLIANCE. * PARAMEDICS IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH (PITCH): NGMC'S PARAMEDICS IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH (PITCH) PROGRAM HELPS THE COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO CARE. COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS MEET PATIENTS AT THEIR HOMES TO PROVIDE AND CONNECT THEM TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, SEEK OUT AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, COMPLETE POST-HOSPITAL FOLLOW-UP CARE, DISCOVER EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND DISCUSS OVERALL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN FY25, PITCH SERVED OVER 125 INDIVIDUALS, ESTABLISHING APPROXIMATELY 37 NEW PITCH PROGRAM PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY CARE WHO INITIALLY REPORTED NO PRIMARY CARE. RESPECTING CHOICES: RESPECTING CHOICES IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OF ADVANCED CARE PLANNING THAT HONORS AN INDIVIDUAL'S GOALS AND VALUES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH CARE AND IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A CULTURE OF OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA SO FAMILIES ARE RELIEVED OF UNNECESSARY STRESS AND TO AVOID THE USE OF EXPENSIVE RESOURCES THAT PATIENTS DON'T VALUE NOR BENEFIT FROM. IT IS ALSO PAIRED WITH THE "PLAN IN A CAN" PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES RECYCLED TENNIS BALL CANS AS EMERGENCY GRAB AND GO TOOLKITS TO PREPARE IN ADVANCE IN CASE THEY EVER HAVE TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL AND INITIATE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHO WOULD BE THEIR ADVOCATE. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE NGHS FOUNDATION AND SERVED 1,700 INDIVIDUALS IN FY25. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER SERVES AS LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND IS FUNDED BY THE NGHS FOUNDATION. THE MISSION OF SAFE KIDS IS TO REDUCE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATH IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WITH OUTREACH ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON TO AN ESTIMATED 7,671 CHILDREN, FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, ITEMS SUCH AS BIKE HELMETS AND CAR SEATS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN NEED. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA PARTNERED WITH HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS TO DISTRIBUTE 1,181 HELMETS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO STUDENTS IN HALL COUNTY. IN MEMORY OF A HALL COUNTY STUDENT WHO TRAGICALLY LOST HIS LIFE DUE TO A BIKING ACCIDENT, THIS CAMPAIGN WAS IMPLEMENTED AS AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING A HELMET AND WHY IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR SAFETY. SEPSIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN FY25, SEPSIS PREVENTION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 54 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS AND SEMINARS BY NGMC TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON BEST PRACTICES TO SERVE SEPSIS PATIENTS. SPORTS MEDICINE ATHLETIC CARE: IN FY25, THE SPORTS MEDICINE ATHLETIC TRAINING DEPARTMENT PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE, SUCH AS INJURY ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION AND CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT, AT ATHLETIC EVENTS FOR FOUR LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, SERVING AN ESTIMATED 30,000 ATHLETES. STROKE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN FY25, NGMC'S STROKE UNIT PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 312 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT STROKE PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS. ADDITIONALLY, LIFE AFTER STROKE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS WERE PROVIDED MONTHLY TO STROKE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. * TRUE CHARITY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: ON FEBRUARY 20, 2025, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE AND SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON PARTICIPATED IN THE TRUE CHARITY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP HOSTED BY TRUE CHARITY NETWORK AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE. THE WORKSHOP PROVIDED VALUABLE TOOLS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM STRATEGIES TO FIGHT POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY. *SYMPOSIA IN FY25, MORE THAN 1,600 PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY BENEFITED FROM THE FOLLOWING SYMPOSIA HOSTED BY NGMC: INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM: THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM IS OFFERED TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ON INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL. MANY OF THE SMALL RURAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT GEORGIA HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL. IN FY25, THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDED INFECTION PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 194 INDIVIDUALS. NEUROSCIENCE CLINICAL AND REHAB SYMPOSIUM: THE NEUROSCIENCE CLINICAL AND REHAB SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES CURRENT INFORMATION FOR EMS, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS WHO CARE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN ALL PHASES OF STROKE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION. IN FY25, 485 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. NGPG SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM: THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM IS A ONE-DAY ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM FEATURING INFORMATION ABOUT SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND RELEVANT LITERATURE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND SUCCESSES FOR CLINICIANS. IN FY25, THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDED EDUCATION FOR 285 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, ATHLETIC TRAINERS AND STUDENTS IN ALLIED HEALTH RELATED FIELDS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) AND SYMPOSIUM: NGMC PARTNERS WITH THE REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOST AN ANNUAL NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL TRAUMA SYMPOSIUM, A SYMPOSIUM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO PHYSICIANS, ADVANCE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, EMS PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE WORKERS. AS PART OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S TRAUMA SYSTEM, THE REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS THE REGION'S TRAUMA SYSTEM PLAN AND MONITORS SYSTEM COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. NGMC PARTNERS WITH OTHER EMS AGENCIES, PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC AS A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE. IN FY25, 650 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. * RESEARCH IN FY25, NGMC OFFERED PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS INVOLVING SOME OF THE MOST PROMISING, BREAKTHROUGH NEW MEDICAL THERAPIES. OVER 878 PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN TRIALS THAT PROVIDED CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS FOR CANCER AND HEART DISEASE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/RESEARCH. ACHIEVEMENTS FIRST ION ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY AT NGMC BRASELTON: THE FIRST ION ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY, A PROCEDURE THAT ADVANCES EARLY LUNG CANCER DETECTION AND PATIENT CARE, WAS COMPLETED AT NGMC BRASELTON IN FY25, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CANCER-FIGHTING TREATMENTS IN SOUTH HALL, GWINNETT, JACKSON AND BARROW COUNTIES. ADVOCACY GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE (GHI) ADVOCATES AT LOBBY DAY 2025: GHI ADMINISTRATIVE CLINICAL DIRECTOR BEAU PROCTOR JOINED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) VOLUNTEERS FOR THE AHA'S GO RED AT THE GOLD DOME LOBBY DAY ON FEBRUARY 24, 2025, TO ADVOCATE FOR HB 506, WHICH FOCUSES ON ENHANCING TOBACCO CESSATION SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS, AND PRODUCE RX, A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO PRESCRIBE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO FOOD-INSECURE PATIENTS. NGHS TRAUMA SERVICES TEAM VISITS STATE CAPITOL: ON FEBRUARY 26, 2025, TRAUMA AWARENESS DAY, MEMBERS FROM THE TRAUMA SERVICES TEAM VISITED THE STATE CAPITOL TO MEET WITH LEGISLATORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING TRAUMA SYSTEMS AND ENSURING THE BEST CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. NGMC ONCOLOGY DATA SPECIALIST JOINS LEADERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL: TERESA HORTON, NGMC ONCOLOGY DATA SPECIALIST, JOINED CANCER CARE LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AT THE CAPITOL IN 2025. THE GROUP WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH A PROCLAMATION HONORING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANCER CARE. NGHS PARTICIPATES IN LOCAL VISIT FROM GEORGIA DCA: CHIEF OF STAFF AND STRATEGY OFFICER MELISSA TYMCHUK, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER JOHN KUEVEN PARTICIPATED IN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MEETING HELD IN GAINESVILLE ON NOVEMBER 6, 2024. THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IS A STATE AGENCY THAT WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. TYMCHUK SERVES ON THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MOORE REPRESENTS NGHS ON GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY GEORGIA INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING (GICH) COMMITTEE LED BY JESSICA TULLAR WITH THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN FY25, 119 LEADERS AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON REPORTED DEDICATING STAFF TIME TOWARDS A TOTAL OF 276 LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WITHIN VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. NGMC BARROW HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC BARROW COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC BARROW VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND STAFF SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES, FACILITATING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING TOBACCO CESSATION EDUCATION TO BARROW COUNTY STUDENTS. * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC BARROW'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH THE FREE, MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME IS 0 TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC BARROW WAS $2.2 MILLION BASED ON 3,286 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC BARROW INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING 2025 OF APPROXIMATELY $19.7 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 27.6 PERCENT OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BUT UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." * FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC BARROW EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. PATIENT NAVIGATION NGMC PATIENT NAVIGATORS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, COMMUNICATE WITH HEALTHCARE STAFF AND PROVIDERS AND ADDRESS LOGISTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THEY ARE SEEN AS A "LIVING RESOURCE DIRECTORY" FOR PATIENTS. THESE EFFORTS CAME AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $46,716 FOR 958 PATIENTS FOR NGMC BARROW IN FY25. * INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC BARROW, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. IN FY25, UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT NURSE AND CHNA ADVISOR SARAH MCLAIN SERVED ON A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE FOR BARROW COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION AND REQUESTED DATA FROM THE 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC TO BARROW. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON PROVIDED SARAH WITH A LINK TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND INTERACTIVE DATA TOOL. * WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION NGMC BARROW CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS AND WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC BARROW SPENT OVER $421,000 IN FY25 IN THESE AREAS: * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC BARROW PROVIDED 21 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC BARROW STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC BARROW PROVIDED 74 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: NGMC'S WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT NGMC BARROW, PARTICIPATED IN CAREER FAIRS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS TOURS AND SPEAKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 121 STUDENTS IN FY25.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A * PROJECT SEARCH: PROJECT SEARCH PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES AND IS DEDICATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE. IN FY25, SIX STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND WORKED IN ASSIGNED DEPARTMENTS AT NGMC BARROW. * NGHS HOSTS YOUTH LEADERSHIP BARROW CLASS: IN APRIL 2025, NGMC BARROW STAFF HOSTED THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP BARROW CLASS FOR A TOUR OF MEDICAL PLAZA ONE IN BETHLEHEM AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROGRAM ADVISORS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP BARROW IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR 10TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS AND IS ORGANIZED BY THE BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. *SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC BARROW HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE. IN FY25, NGMC BARROW HELPED SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AT A COST OF OVER $46,000: -ADVENTURE BAGS -AMAZING FRIENDS CLUB -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY -AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION -ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING -BARROW AREA ROTARY CLUB -BARROW COUNTY FARMER'S MARKET -BARROW COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT -BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WINDER-BARROW COUNTY -FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA -GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA -MINISTRY VILLAGE -NEW PATH 1010 -NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA -NUCI'S SPACE -PATH UNITED -PIEDMONT CASA -THE CANCER FOUNDATION -THE GEORGIA CLUB FOUNDATION -THE TREE HOUSE -UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA -YMCA OF GEORGIA'S PIEDMONT NGMC BARROW DONATES FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS: IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, NGMC BARROW DONATED FURNITURE TO THE BARROW COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM'S SIMS ACADEMY OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY, THE BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE WIMBERLY CENTER'S LANIER TECH ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUPPLIES FOR NURSING CLINICS AT BARROW COUNTY SCHOOLS: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW DONATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO ALL 19 BARROW COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL NURSE CLINICS. * MENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL: IN FY25, NGMC COUNSELORS AND SPECIALISTS OFFERED MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF AFFECTED BY THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2024. MINISTRY VILLAGE AND BRANCH RESILIENCY CENTER SUPPORT: MINISTRY VILLAGE PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN BARROW COUNTY, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LAURELWOOD KEVIN LLOYD SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER AND TREASURER OF MINISTRY VILLAGE. IN FY25, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE AND SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON MET WITH MINISTRY VILLAGE CLINICAL DIRECTOR CYNDIL HEALAN AND BRANCH DIRECTOR JACK THOMAS REGARDING NGHS' 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY TO INFORM MINISTRY VILLAGE'S ASSESSMENT WORK FOR THE BARROW RESPONSE AND NEEDS CENTER FOR HEALING (BRANCH). BRANCH IS A LONG-TERM RESPONSE AND RECOVERY CENTER, BORN OUT OF BARROW COUNTY'S COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THAT OFFERS TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY TRAUMA. LAURELWOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ADAM RAULERSON SERVES ON THE BRANCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS LOCAL EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION, A NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND FUNDS RESEARCH AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. NGMC BARROW REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATED IN THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK IN WINDER. * ACCESS TO CARE NGMC BARROW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION: IN FEBRUARY 2025, NGMC BARROW OPENED THEIR RENOVATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAITING AREA THAT HAS ADDITIONAL SEATING, IMPROVED TRIAGE AREAS AND ENHANCED SECURITY FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. NEW BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM AT NGMC BARROW: IN FY25, NGHS STARTED A NEW BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARROW COUNTY EMS, ENSURING PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT BEFORE THEY ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL, GIVING PATIENTS A GREATER CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH * NGMC BARROW PARTICIPATES IN WOMEN IN BUSINESS PANEL: IN FY25, PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS WITH NGMC BARROW PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL AT THE SEPTEMBER 16 WOMEN IN BUSINESS EVENT TITLED "HER STORY IN HEALTHCARE: STRENGTH, SERVICE AND SUCCESS." NGMC PANEL PARTICIPANTS SHARE INSPIRING STORIES ON WHY TO PURSUE HEALTHCARE AS A CAREER, HOW TO BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY LIFE, PRACTICAL HEALTH TIPS FOR WOMEN AND PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SUCCESS FROM WOMEN LEADERS. CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 15 STUDENTS AT BARROW ARTS AND SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN AND STOP THE BLEED USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION REGARDING INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA TO 60 INDIVIDUALS, CONSISTING OF SECURITY AND MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS OF BETHLEHEM CHURCH AND EMS PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. HEALTHY KIDS DAY AT PIEDMONT YMCA: IN FY25, SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, NGPG OBGYN BETHLEHEM, NGPG BETHLEHEM URGENT CARE, NGPG BARROW ORTHOPEDICS, NGMC'S SEPSIS PROGRAM AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM NGMC BARROW PROVIDED EDUCATION ABOUT A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING SEPSIS PREVENTION AND CHILD SAFETY, TO LOCAL FAMILIES AT THE PIEDMONT YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAY. LUNG CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW ONCOLOGY NURSES PROVIDED MONTHLY, IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS AT NGMC BARROW. * NUTRITION EDUCATION: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW EXECUTIVE CHEF JUAN TURNER PROVIDED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO 180 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT WIMBERLY'S ROOTS, PARENTS AT EASTER SEALS AND STUDENTS AT WINDER-BARROW HIGH SCHOOL. EDUCATION INCLUDED HEALTHY AND QUICK RECIPE DEMONSTRATIONS, HOW TO SWAP INGREDIENTS FOR HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE DIABETIC OR CARDIAC DIET-FRIENDLY AND BASIC KITCHEN SKILLS. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NGMC SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, REDUCING UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITH OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 2,416 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS IN BARROW COUNTY. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. * TAR WARS: SINCE 2018, NGMC BARROW HAS PARTNERED WITH BARROW COUNTY SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT "TAR WARS" FOR ALL 4TH AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. TARS WARS IS A TOBACCO-FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO USE, THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH USING TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND THE ADVERTISING TECHNIQUES USED BY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS TO YOUTH. POST-EDUCATION, STUDENTS DESIGN ANTI-TOBACCO POSTERS, WITH TOP ENTRIES ADVANCING TO DISTRICT-LEVEL COMPETITION AND THE BARROW AREA ROTARY CLUB AND NGHS SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS HELP TO DETERMINE WINNERS. 2025 WINNERS WERE SAVANNAH OGLES, MARY FREMPONG AND ISABEL WILCHES AND THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE BARROW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IN AUGUST. AWARDS & RECOGNITION NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO HONORED BY BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER: IN MAY 2025, NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO CAROL BURRELL WAS HONORED BY THE BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY AND SERVICE TO HER HOMETOWN OF BARROW COUNTY. * COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FY25, 10 LEADERS AND STAFF FROM NGMC BARROW DEDICATED STAFF TIME TOWARDS 41 LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WITH VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. NGMC BARROW ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NEIDENBACH SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND AS NGHS REPRESENTATIVE FOR BARROW VISION 2050.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A NGMC PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER SUNITA SINGH SERVED ON THE BARROW AREA ROTARY CLUB'S DISTRICT 6910 OPIOID SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ATHENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WINDER, NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND BARROW CHAMBER WOMEN IN BUSINESS. UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT NURSE SARAH MCLAIN SERVED ON THE BARROW COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE, AS AN ADVISOR FOR NGMC'S 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE FOR WIMBERLY'S ROOTS. NGMC LUMPKIN HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC LUMPKIN COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC LUMPKIN VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND STAFF SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES, PROVIDING HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENT CLINICS THAT SERVE THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION. * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW AND HABERSHAM, NGMC LUMPKIN'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME WAS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC LUMPKIN WAS APPROXIMATELY $2.3 MILLION BASED ON 2,436 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC LUMPKIN INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING 2025 OF OVER $13.1 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 19.6 PERCENT OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC LUMPKIN, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC LUMPKIN EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM HOSPITALS, THE NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. * HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NGMC LUMPKIN CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS. NGMC LUMPKIN WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC LUMPKIN SPENT OVER $116,000 IN FY25 IN THESE AREAS: * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED 30 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC LUMPKIN STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED 14 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: NGMC'S WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATED CAMPUS TOURS AT NGMC LUMPKIN TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 200 STUDENTS IN FY25. * SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC LUMPKIN HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE. IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN HELPED SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING NON-PROFITS AT A COST OF OVER $29,000: -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY -AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE -CONNECTABILITY -DAHLONEGA SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB -ENOTAH CASA -LUMPKIN COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION -MEALS BY GRACE -NO ONE ALONE -REGION II DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION -TRUSTED SOURCES *COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE, AN INDIGENT CLINIC IN LUMPKIN COUNTY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE AREA'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IN FY25, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT DEPARTMENTS AT NGMC LUMPKIN, KAY HALL, SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RAYMOND POLK, PA, VOLUNTEERED AT THE CLINIC. * GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED OFFICE SPACE AT NO CHARGE TO SUPPORT GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY, A CLINIC THAT PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED COST HEALTHCARE, DENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DAWSON COUNTY. IN FY25, GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY SERVED 264 PATIENTS OVER A TOTAL OF 3,219 CLINIC VISITS. NGPG'S VP OF OPERATIONS SERVED ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BLOOD DRIVE AT NGMC LUMPKIN: IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN HOSTED A BLOOD DRIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND 29 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NGMC LUMPKIN EMPLOYEES DONATED BLOOD. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH * CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 352 STUDENTS AND STAFF AT FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS, LUMPKIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND DAWSON COUNTY EMS. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS AND STAFF LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN AND STOP THE BLEED USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. IN FY25, THE CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION PARTNERED WITH GEORGIA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES (GEDS), NGMC TRAUMA SERVICES AND REGIONAL EMS PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE SIMULATION EDUCATION FOR THE 5TH ARMY RANGERS' MEDICS AT CAMP MERRILL IN DAHLONEGA. THE TRAINING DAY CONSISTED OF EDUCATION ON CRITICAL TRAUMA CONCEPTS FOR COMBAT ENVIRONMENTS, SIMULATION SCENARIOS DESIGNED TO TEST MEDICS' CLINICAL JUDGEMENT, TEAMWORK AND RAPID RESPONSE IN HIGH-PRESSURE SITUATIONS. MEDICS ROTATED THROUGH PROCEDURE STATIONS FOCUSED ON AIRWAY, BREATHING AND CIRCULATION INTERVENTIONS. DAWSON COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION HEALTH EDUCATION: IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THROUGH THE MONTHLY DAWSON FAMILY CONNECTION NEWSLETTER ON EDUCATIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY INGREDIENT SWAPS FOR POPULAR HOLIDAY RECIPES AND TIPS TO PREVENT THE FLU. HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINAR AT NGMC LUMPKIN: IN FY25, NGPG DAWSONVILLE OBGYN AND NGPG DAHLONEGA OBGYN PROVIDED A WOMEN'S HEALTH SEMINAR TO 22 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT NGMC LUMPKIN.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN FY25, HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED SCHOOL-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS TO LUMPKIN COUNTY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND OUTREACH TO THE DAWSON, LUMPKIN AND FORSYTH COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS. HEALTH EDUCATION FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER: IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER AND STROKE COORDINATOR PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 40 LUMPKIN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EDUCATION ON SEASONAL ILLNESSES, SUCH AS COVID, FLU, RSV AND SEASONAL ALLERGIES, PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, STROKE SYMPTOMS AND BEFAST, AS WELL AS NGMC LUMPKIN'S CAPABILITY TO ADMINISTER CLOT BUSTER. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NGMC SERVES AS LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE MISSION OF SAFE KIDS IS TO REDUCE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATH IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WITH OUTREACH IN LUMPKIN COUNTY TO AN ESTIMATED 39 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. ONCOLOGY SERVICES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN FY25, ONCOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDED EDUCATION ABOUT CANCER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SCREENINGS TO ATTENDEES OF THE LUMPKIN COUNTY SENIOR EXPO AND A UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA SOFTBALL GAME. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION NGPG ATHLETIC TRAINERS RECOGNIZED BY DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: NGPG ATHLETIC TRAINERS JESSICA LORD AND KELLEY PODSEN WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR LIFE-SAVING RESPONSE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT A CHEER COMPETITION AT DAWSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. NGMC LUMPKIN RECEIVES 5-STAR CMS RATING: EVERY YEAR, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID PUBLISHES A LIST OF ITS "OVERALL HOSPITAL QUALITY STAR RATINGS", WHICH INCLUDES FIVE QUALITY MEASURES: MORTALITY, SAFETY, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE CARE. HOSPITALS ARE RANKED ON A ONE-TO-FIVE-STAR SCALE AND IN 2025, NGMC LUMPKIN RECEIVED A FIVE-STAR QUALITY RATING. * COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FY25, 13 STAFF MEMBERS FROM NGMC LUMPKIN REPORTED SPENDING DEDICATED STAFF TIME TOWARDS 20 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITH VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. NGMC LUMPKIN INPATIENT NURSE DIRECTOR KAY HALL SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE. DONOR RELATIONS OFFICER WITH THE NGHS FOUNDATION RHONDA HARDY SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LUMPKIN COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION. PHYSICIAN PRACTICE GROUP VP BOBBY NORRIS SERVED AS CHAIR FOR THE 2026 LEADERSHIP LUMPKIN CLASS AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSON COUNTY. CARRIE SISK, MD, WITH NGPG DAHLONEGA FAMILY MEDICINE SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE LUMPKIN COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH. NGPG CLINICAL CARE DIRECTOR TAMMY SOLES SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONNECTABILITY AND AS PROGRAM CHAIR FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP LUMPKIN. NGMC LUMPKIN ASSISTANT NURSING MANAGER JAYLEEN HARRIER, RN AND NGHS IT TECHNICAL TRAINING PRINCIPAL TRAINER ANTHONY PRUITT PARTICIPATED IN THE DAHLONEGA-LUMPKIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S 2025-2026 LEADERSHIP LUMPKIN CLASS. NGMC HABERSHAM HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC HABERSHAM COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC HABERSHAM VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND STAFF SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND FOSTERING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL INDIGENT CLINIC THAT SERVES THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION. * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW AND LUMPKIN, NGMC HABERSHAM'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME WAS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC HABERSHAM WAS APPROXIMATELY $2.6 MILLION BASED ON 4,330 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC HABERSHAM INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING 2025 OF OVER $15.9 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 17.6 PERCENT OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." * FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC HABERSHAM EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. * INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC HABERSHAM, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION NGPG PHYSICIAN NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: JAMES MURPHEY, MD, WITH NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS' GROUP WAS NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR BY WHITE COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION. IN ADDITION TO HIS ROLE WITH NGPG, DR. MURPHEY SERVES AS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY HELPING HANDS IN CLEVELAND, DEDICATING HIS TIME AND TALENT TO HELPING IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE WHITE COUNTY COMMUNITY. * HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NGMC HABERSHAM SERVES AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS AND WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC HABERSHAM SPENT OVER $521,000 IN FY25 IN THESE AREAS: * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED 44 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC HABERSHAM STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED 104 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: THE WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT NGMC HABERSHAM, PARTICIPATED IN CAREER FAIRS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS TOURS AND SPEAKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 216 STUDENTS IN FY25. * SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC HABERSHAM HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAY A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED OVER $96,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS IN FY25: -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, HABERSHAM COUNTY AND WHITE COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE -GRACE GATE CLINIC -HABERSHAM COUNTY ROTARY -HABERSHAM COUNTY UNITED WAY -HABERSHAM EMS -NORTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE -NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA -OPEN ARMS CLINIC PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING -PREVENT CHILD ABUSE HABERSHAM -PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING -TRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY * HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 55 STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH THE WHITE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING, HABERSHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND STEPHENS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND EMS PROFESSIONALS LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN AND STOP THE BLEED TRAINING USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA: IN FY25, NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION REGARDING FALLS, INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA TO A RANGE OF AUDIENCES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, NGMC TRAUMA STAFF PROVIDED TRAINING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE STOP THE BLEED CAMPAIGN, A SCHOOL RESPONSE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENABLE TEACHERS, NURSES, AND STAFF TO RENDER IMMEDIATE, POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AID TO INJURED STUDENTS OR CO-WORKERS WHILE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONDERS. EMERGENCY SERVICES OUTREACH: IN FY25, NGMC'S EMERGENCY SERVICES PARTICIPATED IN OUTREACH EVENTS AND PROVIDED EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A CAREER DAY AT LEVEL GROVE ELEMENTARY AND THE MT. AIRY CAR SHOW. ADDITIONALLY, THE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAM PROVIDED CHILD ABUSE RECOGNITION AND REPORTING TRAINING TO EMS PROFESSIONALS IN CORNELIA. HABERSHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HEALTH & WELLNESS PANEL: IN MARCH 2025, NGPG OBGYN PHYSICIAN THOMAS HATCHETT, MD, NGPG ORTHOPEDICS PHYSICIAN KRISTOPHER WHEELER, MD, NGPG SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PHYSICIAN JOSEPH RONDINA, MD, AND GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE PHYSICIAN ALAN OPSAHL, MD, PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL HOSTED BY THE HABERSHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS ON HEALTHCARE IN HABERSHAM COUNTY WITH THE COMMUNITY. HOSPICE OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS: IN FY25, HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED BEREAVEMENT SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION FOR 99 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM. NGHS ATTENDS 2025 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: ON APRIL 29, 2025, NGHS REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE 2025 NORTHEAST GEORGIA EMPOWHER WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT PRESENTED BY THE HABERSHAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO LEARN ABOUT LUNG CANCER DETECTION AND TREATMENT FROM KAREN GERSCH, MD, AND APRIL MCDONALD, MD, IN ADDITION TO LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE STRATEGIES FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF SUCCESSFUL NORTHEAST GEORGIA WOMEN. ONCOLOGY EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND SCREENINGS: IN FY25, ONCOLOGY SERVICES WITH NGMC PROVIDED FREE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS AT GRACE GATE CLINIC, AN INDIGENT CLINIC LOCATED IN HABERSHAM COUNTY, AND SKIN CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE TOCCOA SENIOR CENTER. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NGMC SERVED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, REDUCING UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITH OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 51 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS IN STEPHENS AND WHITE COUNTIES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. SEPSIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN FY25, SEPSIS EDUCATION WAS OFFERED TO 33 INDIVIDUALS AT THE RABUN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FY25, 13 STAFF MEMBERS FROM NGMC HABERSHAM REPORTED DEDICATING STAFF TIME TOWARDS A TOTAL OF 14 LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WITHIN VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY AND INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR OF NGMC HABERSHAM MELISSA FRANK SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HABERSHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EXECUTIVE BOARD OF PARTNERSHIP HABERSHAM. NGPG CLEVELAND PHYSICIAN JAMES MURPHEY, MD, DEDICATED TIME TOWARDS SERVING AS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HELPING HANDS CLINIC IN CLEVELAND, GEORGIA. NGMC HABERSHAM OUTPATIENT REHAB MANAGER BEN JORDAN SERVED ON THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LANIER ADVISORY BOARD. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER AT NGMC HABERSHAM KELLY SEGERS SERVED ON THE GEORGIA FOOTHILLS UNITED WAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING NGMC USED THE PRECEPTS OUTLINED IN "A GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT," PROVIDED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS 990 SCHEDULE H. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP, ENHANCE AND REPORT ON THEIR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITION: THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED AND SEEK TO ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: - IMPROVING ACCESS - ENHANCING POPULATION HEALTH - ADVANCING GENERALIZABLE KNOWLEDGE - RELIEVING THE GOVERNMENT BURDEN ON IMPROVING HEALTH THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST: - PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION - RESULT IN MEASURABLE EXPENSE TO THE ORGANIZATION - IF THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, STANDARD PRACTICE, EXPECTED OF ALL HOSPITALS (SUCH AS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION, LICENSURE, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICARE) OR IS PRIMARILY FOR EMPLOYEES (NOT INCLUDING INTERNS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS) AND/OR AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, IT IS NOT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHARITY CARE COST IS AN ESTIMATED COST AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O TO GIVE THE BROADEST VIEW OF COMMUNITY IMPACT OF NGHS HOSPITALS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DEPARTMENT AT COMMUNITYHEALTHIMPROVEMENT@NGHS.COM OR 770-219-8085.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS ESTABLISHED A TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND ADOPTED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE POLICIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS AND IS FREE FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE USES A BLEND OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE FACTORS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION ACROSS THREE MAIN CATEGORIES: BASE SALARY -THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEER INSTITUTIONS COMPILED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT -THE CEO PROVIDES INPUT REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTERNAL MARKET DATA AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS BEFORE DETERMINING COMPENSATION -FINAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES -COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETING MINUTES PERFORMANCE-BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION -TIED TO ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SET THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS -AWARDS ARE BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ALIGNED WITH MARKET DATA BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS -INCLUDES RETIREMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER BENEFITS -BENCHMARKED AGAINST SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RETENTION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
PART VII, SECTION A CAROL BURRELL SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO UNTIL MAY 2025, AT WHICH TIME SHE TRANSITIONED TO AN ADVISOR-EXECUTIVE ROLE UNTIL SHE RETIRED IN AUGUST 2025.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: INTERCOMPANY FORGIVENESS 59,665,116. MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES 346,319.
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SCHEDULE R
(Form 990)

(Rev. January 2025)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35b, 36, or 37.
Attach to Form 990.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for instructions and the latest information.

OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 
Employer identification number

58-2078064
Part I
Identification of Disregarded Entities. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN (if applicable) of disregarded entity


(b)
Primary activity


(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

(d)
Total income


(e)
End-of-year assets


(f)
Direct controlling
entity

(1) NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP URGENT CARE LLC
743 SPRING STREET
GAINESVILLE,GA30501
20-5064238
MEDICAL GA 49,397,657 1,288,597 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
 










Part II
Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of related organization


(b)
Primary activity


(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

(d)
Exempt Code section


(e)
Public charity status
(if section 501(c)(3))

(f)
Direct controlling
entity

(g)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
Yes No
(1)NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
743 SPRING STREET

GAINESVILLE,GA30501
58-1694090
HEALTHCARE - PARENT ORG. GA 501(C)(3) LINE 12C, III-FI N/A
 
No
(2)THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION DBA NGHS FOUNDATION
743 SPRING STREET

GAINESVILLE,GA30501
58-1694820
FUNDRAISING GA 501(C)(3) LINE 7 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
 
 
No
(3)NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC
743 SPRING STREET

GAINESVILLE,GA30501
58-1694098
HEALTHCARE GA 501(C)(3) LINE 3 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
 
 
No
(4)THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY INC
743 SPRING STREET

GAINESVILLE,GA30501
58-1550576
FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT GA 501(C)(3) LINE 10 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
 
 
No






For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50135Y
Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
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Part III
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization



(b)
Primary activity




(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)


(d)
Direct controlling
entity



(e)
Predominant income(related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(f)
Share of total income




(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets



(h)
Disproprtionate allocations?




(i)
Code V-UBI
amount in box 20 of
Schedule K-1
(Form 1065)
(j)
General or
managing
partner?



(k)
Percentage
ownership


Yes No Yes No












Part IV
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization
(b)
Primary activity
(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)
(d)
Direct controlling
entity
(e)
Type of entity
(C corp, S corp,
or trust)
(f)
Share of total income
(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets
(h)
Percentage
ownership
(i)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
Yes No
(1) NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS LLC

743 SPRING STREET
GAINESVILLE,GA30501
58-2131807
PPO DEVELOPMENT GA N/A
C         No
(2) NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS NETWORK LLC

743 SPRING STREET
GAINESVILLE,GA30501
61-1972705
PPO DEVELOPMENT GA N/A
C         No










Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Page 3
Part V
Transactions With Related Organizations. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35b, or 36.
Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III, or IV of this schedule.
Yes
No
1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?
a Receipt of (i) interest, (ii) annuities, (iii) royalties, or (iv) rent from a controlled entity .....................
1a
 
No
b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s) ............................
1b
 
No
c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from related organization(s) ............................
1c
 
No
d Loans or loan guarantees to or for related organization(s) ............................
1d
Yes
 
e Loans or loan guarantees by related organization(s) ............................
1e
Yes
 
f Dividends from related organization(s) ............................
1f
 
No
g Sale of assets to related organization(s) ............................
1g
 
No
h Purchase of assets from related organization(s) ............................
1h
 
No
i Exchange of assets with related organization(s) ............................
1i
 
No
j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to related organization(s) .......................
1j
 
No
k Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from related organization(s) ......................
1k
 
No
l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for related organization(s) .....................
1l
 
No
m Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by related organization(s) .................
1m
 
No
n Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets with related organization(s) ...................
1n
Yes
 
o Sharing of paid employees with related organization(s) ............................
1o
Yes
 
p Reimbursement paid to related organization(s) for expenses ............................
1p
 
No
q Reimbursement paid by related organization(s) for expenses ............................
1q
 
No
r Other transfer of cash or property to related organization(s) ............................
1r
 
No
s Other transfer of cash or property from related organization(s) ............................
1s
Yes
 
2
If the answer to any of the above is "Yes," see the instructions for information on who must complete this line, including covered relationships and transaction thresholds.
(a)
Name of related organization
(b)
Transaction
type (a-s)
(c)
Amount involved
(d)
Method of determining amount involved





Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Page 4
Part VI
Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.
Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of entity
(b)
Primary activity
(c)
Legal domicile
(state or foreign
country)
(d)
Predominant income (related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(e)
Are all partners
section
501(c)(3)
organizations?
(f)
Share of total income




(g)
Share of
end-of-year
assets
(h)
Disproprtionate allocations?
(i)
Code V-UBI
amount in box 20
of Schedule K-1
(Form 1065)
(j)
General or
managing
partner?
(k)
Percentage
ownership


Yes No Yes No Yes No






























Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
Schedule R (Form 990) (Rev. 1-2025)
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Part VII
Supplemental Information
Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R. See instructions.
Return Reference Explanation
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