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Rush Medical Foundation
1314 19th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301
EIN: 640345119
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Individual Facility Details: Rush Foundation Hospital1314 19th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301
Meridian, MS 39301
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| Bed count | 215 | Medicare provider number | 250069 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | NO | Children's hospital | NO |
Rush Medical FoundationDisplay data for year:
Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
1.82%
Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2021
(as % of total functional expenses)
(as % of total functional expenses)
Community Benefit Spending Compared to Functional Expenses, 2010-2021
Additional data
Community Benefit Expenditures: 2021
All tax-exempt organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS for every tax year. If the tax-exempt organization operates one or more hospital facilities during the tax year, the organization must attach a Schedule H to Form 990. On Part I of Schedule H, the organization records the expenditures it made during the tax year for various types of community benefits; 9 types are shown on this web tool. By default, this web tool presents community benefit expenditures as a percentage of the organization’s functional expenses, which it reports on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column A. (The more commonly heard term, ‘total operating expenses’, which organizations report to CMS, is generally about 90% of the ‘functional expenses’). The user may change the default to see the dollar expenditures.
Operating expenses $ 192,656,079 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 3,509,609 1.82 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 71,571 0.04 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 1,516,095 0.79 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 1,854,921 0.96 %Research as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Community health improvement services and community benefit operations*
as % of operating expensesNote: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.$ 18,631 0.01 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 48,391 0.03 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 10,308 0.01 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? YES Number of activities or programs (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Persons served (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Community building expense
as % of operating expenses$ 10,308 0.01 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 10,081 97.80 %Community support as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Coalition building as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Other as % of community building expenses$ 227 2.20 %Direct offsetting revenue $ 0 Physical improvements and housing $ 0 Economic development $ 0 Community support $ 0 Environmental improvements $ 0 Leadership development and training for community members $ 0 Coalition building $ 0 Community health improvement advocacy $ 0 Workforce development $ 0 Other $ 0
Other Useful Tax-exempt Hospital Information: 2021
In addition to community benefit and community building expenditures, the Schedule H worksheet includes sections on what percentage of bad debt can be attributable to patients eligible for financial assistance, and questions on the tax-exempt hospital's debt collection policy. When searching a specific tax-exempt hospital in this web tool, Section II provides information about bad debt and the financial assistance policy, and whether the state in which the tax-exempt hospital resides has expanded Medicaid coverage under the federal ACA.
Of the tax-exempt hospital’s overall operating expenses, amount reported as bad debt
as % of operating expenses$ 7,605,447 3.95 %Is the tax-exempt hospital considered a "sole community hospital" under the Medicare program? NO - Information about the tax-exempt hospital's Financial Assistance Policy and Debt Collection Policy
The Financial Assistance Policy section of Schedule H has changed over the years. The questions listed below reflect the questions on the 2009-2011 Schedule H forms and the answers tax-exempt hospitals provided for those years. The Financial Assistance Policy requirements were changed under the ACA. In the future, as the Community Benefit Insight web site is populated with 2022 data and subsequent years, the web tool will also be updated to reflect the new wording and requirements. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this section, we encourage you to contact your tax-exempt hospital directly.
Does the organization have a written financial assistance (charity care) policy? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital rely upon Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) to determine when to provide free or discounted care for patients? YES Amount of the tax-exempt hospital’s bad debt (at cost) attributed to patients eligible under the organization’s financial assistance (charity care) policy
as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %- Did the tax-exempt hospital, or an authorized third party, take any of the following collection activities before determining whether the patient was eligible for financial assistance:
Reported to credit agency Not available Under the ACA, states have the choice to expand Medicaid eligibility for their residents up to 138% of the federal poverty guidelines. The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA did not go into effect until January 2014, so data in this web tool will not reflect each state's current Medicaid eligibility threshold. For up to date information, please visit the Terms and Glossary under the Resources tab.
After enactment of the ACA, has the state in which this tax-exempt hospital is located expanded Medicaid? NO The federal poverty guidelines (FPG) are set by the government and used to determine eligibility for many federal financial assistance programs. Tax-exempt hospitals often use FPG guidelines in their Financial Assistance policies to determine which patients will qualify for free or discounted care.
If not, is the state's Medicaid threshold for working parents at or below 76% of the federal poverty guidelines? YES In addition to the federal requirements, some states have laws stipulating community benefit requirements as a result of tax-exemption. The laws vary from state to state and may require the tax-exempt hospitals to submit community benefit reports. Data on this web tool captures whether or not a state had a mandatory community benefit reporting law as of 2011. For more information, please see Community Benefit State Law Profiles Comparison at The Hilltop Institute.
Does the state in which the tax-exempt hospital is located have a mandatory community benefit reporting statute? YES
Community Health Needs Assessment Activities: 2021
The ACA requires all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, starting with the hospital's tax year beginning after March 23, 2012. The 2011 Schedule H included an optional section of questions on the CHNA process. This web tool includes responses for those hospitals voluntary reporting this information. The web tool will be updated to reflect changes in these questions on the 2012 and subsequent Schedule H forms.
Did the tax-exempt hospital report that they had conducted a CHNA? YES Did the CHNA define the community served by the tax-exempt hospital? YES Did the CHNA consider input from individuals that represent the broad interests of the community served by the tax-exempt hospital? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital make the CHNA widely available (i.e. post online)? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital adopt an implementation strategy to address the community needs identified by the CHNA? YES
Supplemental Information: 2021
This section presents qualitative information submitted by the hospital, verbatim from the 990H record.
- Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Description of 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 (Expenses $ 160125516 including grants of $ 18075443) (Revenue $ 168715871) RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS A 215-BED TERTIARY CARE FACILITY LOCATED IN MERIDIAN, MS IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY AND IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL FOR RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS. WITH A 107-YEAR LEGACY OF MEDICAL INNOVATION, QUALITY CARE AND SERVICE TO OTHERS, RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS IS COMPRISED OF 7 HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 30 CLINICS. WITH 250 STAFF AND CONTRACTED PHYSICIANS AND 95 ADVANCED-PRACTICE PROVIDERS, RUSH IS THE LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYER IN THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS ALSO INCLUDES THE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF MERIDIAN, A 49-BED LONG-TERM, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL; MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC., A PHYSICIAN MANAGEMENT COMPANY; RUSH MEDICAL GROUP, A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICE; AND FIVE CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS: LAIRD HOSPITAL, UNION, MS; H.C. WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, QUITMAN, MS; SCOTT REGIONAL HOSPITAL, MORTON, MS; JOHN C. STENNIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, DEKALB, MS, AND CHOCTAW GENERAL HOSPITAL IN BUTLER, AL. WHILE THE CITY OF MERIDIAN'S POPULATION IS APPROXIMATELY 37,000 PEOPLE, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND ITS SISTER FACILITIES IN RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS SERVE A POPULATION OF 232,900 PEOPLE IN A 45-MILE RADIUS AND 526,500 RESIDENTS IN A 65-MILE RADIUS. NINE COUNTIES IN EAST MISSISSIPPI AND THREE COUNTIES IN WEST ALABAMA, MOST OF WHICH ARE PRIMARILY RURAL COUNTIES, MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE SERVICE REGION. IN 2021, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL SERVED 5,863 INPATIENTS, 400,027 OUTPATIENTS AND 23,292 EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS. RUSH-AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZE IN DIVERSE AREAS SUCH AS ANESTHESIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, DERMATOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY, FAMILY MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, HOSPITALISTS, HYPERBARIC, INTERNAL MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, ORTHOPAEDICS, ORTHOPAEDIC SPINE SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PATHOLOGY, RADIOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, SPORTS MEDICINE, UROLOGY, VASCULAR SURGERY, VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC MEDICINE AND WOUND CARE.RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES SPECIALTY CARE AND SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES: A LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER IN THE 24-HOUR A DAY PHYSICIAN-STAFFED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, A 12-BED UNIT THAT OFFERS A SPECIAL QUALITY OF CARE FOR PREMATURE AND HIGH-RISK INFANTS; THE FAMILY BIRTH CENTER; DIABETES MANAGEMENT CENTER AT RUSH; GI LAB; JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER; PAIN TREATMENT CENTER; SLEEP CENTERS; SURGICAL ROBOTICS; THE VASCULAR INSTITUTE AT RUSH; RUSH SPINE CENTER; THE VEIN CENTER AT RUSH; SENIOR CARE INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, RUSH REHABILITATION SERVICES, HOUSED IN A 17,632-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY, EARNED RECOGNITION FROM FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES (FOTO), A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. RUSH REHABILITATION SERVICES OFFERS SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE: PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY, AQUATIC THERAPY AND A READING CLINIC; AND THE RUSH HEART INSTITUTE, LOCATED IN THE HOSPITAL, PROVIDES CARDIAC CARE INCLUDING PREVENTION, DETECTION, TREATMENT AND AN ARRAY OF NON-INVASIVE TESTING INCLUDING TREADMILLS, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, ARRHYTHMIA DETECTION AND PACEMAKER EVALUATION. RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS DESIGNATED AS A BLUE DISTINCTION+ CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT BY BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF MISSISSIPPI.IN 2013 RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WAS CERTIFIED AS AN ISO 9001:2015 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS COMPLIANT ORGANIZATION. THIS CERTIFICATION IS ACCREDITED BY DNV CERTIFICATION INC. OF HOUSTON TX. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2014, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WAS DUALLY ACCREDITED FROM BOTH DNV GL AND THE JOINT COMMISSION. RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR DISABILITY.AS PRESENTED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE H, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS DURING 2021 AT A COST OF $3,509,609. ALTHOUGH EQUITABLE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL VIABILITY, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FOR ALL SERVICES PROVIDED. KEEPING ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE CARE AND SUBSIDIZED CARE WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES WHERE THE NEED FOR SUCH CARE EXISTS. IN 2021, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS PARTICIPATION IN A 340B DRUG PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE UNDER THEIR INSURANCE PROGRAMS OR WHO ARE UNINSURED RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS ON PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.ADDITIONALLY, IN 2021 RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL USED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO PROMOTE HEALTH AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, HOSTED CIVIC AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS AT THE HOSPITAL, PARTICIPATED IN COUNTY AND REGION-WIDE DISASTER TRAINING AND AWARENESS, AND DISSEMINATED PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES AND INFORMATION TO THE EMPLOYEE AND PROVIDER BASE AND TO THE PATIENTS OF THEIR FACILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SEVERAL OF THE LARGER-SCALE EXAMPLES OF THESE PROGRAMS WHICH OCCURRED DURING 2021 INCLUDE FREE VEIN SCREENINGS, BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS, BLOOD DRIVES, HEALTH FAIRS AND MEDIA PLACEMENTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RUSH-AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS (BOTH PAID MEDIA AND BY USING THE HEALTH SYSTEMS' SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS). ADDITIONALLY, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDED ONGOING PRENATAL AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES (RUSH BEGAN OFFERING COMPLIMENTARY ONLINE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION TO ITS PATIENTS IN 2016, FURTHER EXTENDING THE REACH OF IMPORTANT PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL EDUCATION).RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE WEB-BASED ACCESS FOR PATIENTS TO OBTAIN CERTAIN HEALTH INFORMATION IN KEEPING WITH FULFILLMENT OF THE MEANINGFUL USE GUIDELINES.ALONG WITH BEING THE REGION'S LARGEST EMPLOYER AND A MAJOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS BY VIRTUE OF ITS PAYROLL, RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND ITS SISTER FACILITIES PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN THE AREAS OF CIVIC INVOLVEMENT AND GIVING; MENTORING AND PROGRAM SUPPORT TO NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS AT MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY/MERIDIAN BRANCH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA; A STRONG AND GENEROUS PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, CHARITABLE DONATIONS, SCHOOL AND SPORTS PHYSICALS, INDUSTRIAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND WELLNESS EVENTS, VOLUNTEER HOURS AND PASTORAL CARE. RUSH IS ALSO A FOUNDING SPONSOR OF THE STATE GAMES OF MISSISSIPPI, WHICH BRINGS MORE THAN 6,000 AMATEUR ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE STATE TO MERIDIAN FOR COMPETITION IN FORTY SPORTING EVENTS. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS TO PROVIDE THE AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR COLLEGES WITH BASIC HEALTHCARE AND INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES AT NO COST ON A DAILY BASIS DURING PRACTICE AND TRAINING AS WELL AS AT IN-SEASON COMPETITIONS AND DURING SATURDAY MORNING CLINICS.
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Facility Information
Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.
RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: PLEASE SEE THE COMMUNITY INPUT SECTION OF THECHNA, FOUND AT:HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=E871BC88-D2CA-473C-8EE5FDA955924453
H.C. WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: PLEASE SEE THE COMMUNITY INPUT SECTION OF THECHNA, FOUND AT:HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=5567E591-6F5A-43F5-9D81D9DC1AE0B75A
RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: SEE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY:HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=60B29D4E-FDB8-4E8B-AD5E96AFC2BCF16B
H.C. WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: SEE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=5B74B5BA-AF8F-43E2-BB91051B14019EE8
RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: FAP (ENGLISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY/FAP (SPANISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY-ESPANOL/FAP APPLICATION FORM (ENGLISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/PATIENT-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM-APPLICATION/FAP APPLICATION FORM (SPANISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/PATIENT-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM-APPLICATION-ESPANOL/FAP PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY (ENGLISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/OCHSNER-RUSH-HEALTH-PLAIN-LANGUAGE-SUMMARY/FAP PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY (SPANISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/OCHSNER-RUSH-HEALTH-PLAIN-LANGUAGE-SUMMARY-ESPANOL/
H.C. WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: FAP (ENGLISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY/FAP (SPANISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY-ESPANOL/FAP APPLICATION FORM (ENGLISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/PATIENT-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM-APPLICATION/FAP APPLICATION FORM (SPANISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/PATIENT-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM-APPLICATION-ESPANOL/FAP PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY (ENGLISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/OCHSNER-RUSH-HEALTH-PLAIN-LANGUAGE-SUMMARY/FAP PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY (SPANISH): HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/OCHSNER-RUSH-HEALTH-PLAIN-LANGUAGE-SUMMARY-ESPANOL/
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A THE CHNA FOR RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/HOSPITALS/OCHSNER-RUSH-MEDICAL-CENTER/THE CHNA FOR H.C. WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/HOSPITALS/H-C-WATKINS-MEMORIAL-HOSPITAL/SCROLL DOWN TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS HEALTH ASSESSMENT LINK.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A THE MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/HOSPITALS/OCHSNER-RUSH-MEDICAL-CENTER/THE MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR H.C. WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/HOSPITALS/H-C-WATKINS-MEMORIAL-HOSPITAL/SCROLL DOWN TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN LINK.
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Supplemental Information
Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI
PART I, LINE 7: COSTING METHODOLOGY USED ON LINE 7 IS THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TOCHARGES DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2.
PART I, LINE 7G: SUBSIDIES FOR NEUROSURGICAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY ROOM, AND DIABETICEDUCATION ARE REPORTED AS PART OF THE SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES. THEGEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVICED BY RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL HAS ONLY 2NEUROSURGEONS TO HANDLE ALL TRAUMA AND OTHER NEURO ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS.THESE 2 NEUROSURGEONS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A PRACTICE AND SERVICESTO OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT SUBSIDIES. SO IN ORDER TO BETTER THE HEALTH OFOUR SURROUNDING AREA RUSH PROVIDES SUBSIDY TO THEIR PRACTICE.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: ALL ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL ARE GEARED TOWARDPROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE WELLBEING OF THE CITIZENS OF OUR PRIMARYSERVICE AREA. RUSH PROMOTES HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH SUPPORT OF ITSCOMMUNITY BASED NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS AS WELL AS COMMUNITYHEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING SESSIONS. NUMEROUS VOLUNTEER HOURS ARESPENT WITH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM,PHYSICALS FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND HEALTH FAIRS. RUSH ALSO SUPPORTSTHE COMMUNITY BY ENSURING THE PROVISION OF NEEDED SPECIALTY CARE SUCH ASNEURO SURGERY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE.
PART III, LINE 4: BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS AS AMOUNT OF CHARGES PER TRIAL BALANCE, THIS AMOUNT ISNETTED WITH REVENUE ON AUDITED FINANCIALS AS AN IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSION.FOR TAX PURPOSES, BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS MOVED DOWN TO THE EXPENSE SECTION.PER NOTE 1 OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AREREPORTED AT ESTIMATED NET REALIZABLE VALUE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ESTIMATEDIMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS. THE ESTIMATED IMPLICIT PRICECONCESSIONS ARE BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S JUDGMENTAL ASSESSMENT OFHISTORICAL AND EXPECTED NET COLLECTIONS CONSIDERING BUSINESS AND GENERALECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN ITS SERVICE AREA, TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE COVERAGE,AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICESPROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE (WHICH INCLUDESPATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLE AND PAYMENT BALANCES FOR WHICH THIRD-PARTYCOVERAGE EXISTS FOR PART OF THE BILL), THE HEALTH SYSTEM ANALYZESCONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR EXPLICIT PRICECONCESSIONS, IF NECESSARY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MANAGEMENT ASSESSES THEADEQUACY OF THE PRICE CONCESSIONS BASED UPON ITS REVIEW OF ACCOUNTSRECEIVABLE PAYOR COMPOSITION AND AGING, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION RECENTEXPERIENCE BY PAYOR CATEGORY, PAYOR AGREEMENT RATE CHANGES, AND OTHERFACTORS. THE RESULTS OF THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE USED TO MAKE MODIFICATIONSTO PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE ESTIMATE FORPRICE CONCESSIONS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM FOLLOWS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FORPLACING CERTAIN PAST-DUE PATIENT BALANCES WITH EXTERNAL COLLECTIONAGENCIES.
PART III, LINE 8: THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEDICARE PATIENTS HISTORICALLY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDED REVENUE. THIS COST PROVIDES A NECESSARY HEALTH BENEFIT TO THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
PART III, LINE 9B: THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITSCHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAT ITS ESTABLISHEDRATES. BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTSDETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE.ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL MAY UTILIZE OUTSIDE AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE TOASSIST IN DETERMINING ACCOUNTS THAT QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE. ANY ACCOUNTSDETERMINED TO BE CHARITY BASED ON AN AGENCY'S RECOMMENDATION ARE REPORTEDAS CHARITY CARE AND REVENUE REDUCED BY THIS AMOUNT AS OPPOSED TO BEINGREPORTED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE.
PART VI, LINE 2: OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS ARE HIRED TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTPERIODICALLY.THE CHNA FOR RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE HOSPITAL'SWEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=E871BC88-D2CA-473C-8EE5FDA955924453THE CHNA FOR HC WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THEHOSPITAL'S WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=5567E591-6F5A-43F5-9D81D9DC1AE0B75A
PART VI, LINE 3: PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED AN APPLICATION FOR CHARITY CARE AND A CRITERIA FORCHARITY CARE CHECKLIST AS CLOSE TO POINT OF SERVICE AS POSSIBLE.ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL UTILIZES AN OUTSIDE ELIGIBILITY COMPANY THATREVIEWS ALL NO INSURANCE PATIENTS FOR POTENTIAL QUALIFICATION FOR OTHERGOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID.
PART VI, LINE 4: RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS A MAJOR COMMUNITY -BASED ACUTE-CARE MEDICALCENTER THAT SERVES INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS, IN THE EAST MISSISSIPPI ANDWEST ALABAMA AREA. RFH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA EXTENDS TO COMMUNITES INOVER A 70-MILE RADIUS OF MERIDIAN, MS. MERIDIAN SERVES AS A HEALTHCAREHUB FOR THE MANY SURROUNDING COUNTIES WITH THREE ACUTE-CARE HOSPITALSBASED IN ITS CITY LIMITS. THESE FACILITES SERVE AS THE PRIMARY HEALTHCAREOF THE VERY NEEDY AREAS OF EAST MISSISSIPPI AND WEST ALABAMA WITH ONLY AFEW SMALL, PRIMARILY CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN THE OUTLYING VICINITIES.OF THE COUNTIES SERVED, THE FOLLOWING ARE COUNTIES IDENTIFIED BY HEALTHRESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE US DEPT OF HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES AS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS: CHOCTAW AND SUMTERCOUNTIES IN ALABAMA; CLARKE, KEMPER, LAUDERDALE, NESHOBA, NEWTON AND SCOTTCOUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY CAN BE FOUND IN THECHNA.THE CHNA FOR RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE HOSPITAL'SWEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=E871BC88-D2CA-473C-8EE5FDA955924453THE CHNA FOR HC WATKINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THEHOSPITAL'S WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.OCHSNERRUSH.ORG/INDEX.CFM/_API/RENDER/FILE/?METHOD=INLINE&FILEID=5567E591-6F5A-43F5-9D81D9DC1AE0B75A
PART VI, LINE 5: ALL MEMBERS OF RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S BOARD RESIDE IN RFH'S PRIMARYSERVICE AREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF EXTENDINGPRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS AND NON-PHYSICIAN PRACTITIONERSTHAT APPLY FOR PRIVILEGES AND MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CREDENTIALING ANDTHE MEDICAL STAFF RULES AND REGS AND BY-LAWS. THE FACILITY UTILIZESSURPLUS FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, RECRUITMENT OF MEDICALSTAFF THAT IS OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE (I.E. NEUROSURGERY, MIDWIFERY, ETC.),FUNDING OF LOCAL AREA HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT.
PART VI, LINE 6: RUSH FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS WHOLLY OWNED BY RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS, ANON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. WITHIN RUSH HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE THE SPECIALTYHOSPITAL OF MERIDIAN (A LONG TERM ACUTE CARE FACILITY), LAIRD HOSPITAL (ACRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL, HC WATKINS HOSPITAL (A CRITICAL ACCESSHOSPITAL), SCOTT HOSPITAL (A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL), MEDICAL FOUNDATIONINC. (A CLINIC ORGANIZATION), AND RUSH MEDICAL GROUP (A CLINICORGANIZATION). EACH OF THESE ENTITES COORDINATE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCAREOF EAST MISSISSIPPI AND WEST ALABAMA. CLINICAL INTEGRATION BETWEENOUTLYING CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS, SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS AND THE GENERALACUTE CARE HOSPITAL PROVIDE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND IMPROVED OUTCOMES FORTHE POPULATION WE SERVE.
