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General John J Pershing Memorial Hospital Association

Pershing Memorial Hospital
130 East Lockling
Brookfield, MO 64623
Bed count25Medicare provider number261307Member of the Council of Teaching HospitalsNOChildren's hospitalNO
EIN: 430715842
Display data for year:
Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
0.39%
Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2021
(as % of total functional expenses)
* = CBI denoted preventative categories
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$ 21,045,391
      Total amount spent on community benefits
      as % of operating expenses
      $ 82,508
      0.39 %
  • Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
      • Financial Assistance at cost
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 73,947
        0.35 %
        Medicaid
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Costs of other means-tested government programs
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Health professions education
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Subsidized health services
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Research
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
        Community health improvement services and community benefit operations*
        as % of operating expenses
        Note: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.
        $ 3,562
        0.02 %
        Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit*
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 4,999
        0.02 %
        Community building*
        as % of operating expenses
        $ 0
        0 %
    • * = CBI denoted preventative categories
    • Community building activities details:
        • Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?Not available
          Number of activities or programs (optional)0
          Physical improvements and housing0
          Economic development0
          Community support0
          Environmental improvements0
          Leadership development and training for community members0
          Coalition building0
          Community health improvement advocacy0
          Workforce development0
          Other0
          Persons served (optional)0
          Physical improvements and housing0
          Economic development0
          Community support0
          Environmental improvements0
          Leadership development and training for community members0
          Coalition building0
          Community health improvement advocacy0
          Workforce development0
          Other0
          Community building expense
          as % of operating expenses
          $ 0
          0 %
          Physical improvements and housing
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Economic development
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Community support
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Environmental improvements
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Leadership development and training for community members
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Coalition building
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Community health improvement advocacy
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Workforce development
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          Other
          as % of community building expenses
          $ 0
          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
        $ 1,533,567
        7.29 %
        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 2021 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
        $ 281,944
        18.38 %
    • 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 agencyNot 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 $ 1574388 including grants of $ 688) (Revenue $ 1959701)
      INPATIENT ACUTE CARE SERVICES WITH 215 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS.
      4B (Expenses $ 12738093 including grants of $ 5568) (Revenue $ 15855584)
      OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,595 REGISTRATIONS. THIS INCLUDES 4,656 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.
      4C (Expenses $ 1062405 including grants of $ 464) (Revenue $ 1322415)
      COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, ONE OF OUR 2 PROVIDER BASED RURAL HEALTH CLINICS, WITH BOTH SCHEDULED AND WALK-IN SERVICES IS OPEN 10 HOURS A DAY MONDAY THRU FRIDAY, AND 4 HOURS ON SATURDAY (8:00-noon). IT HAD 10,416 VISITS THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR. IT IS A LOWER COST ALTERNATIVE THAN USING THE EMERGENCY ROOM. MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS OPEN 3 DAYS A WEEK AND SAW 1,530 PATIENTS.
      Facility Information
      Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5
      MANY LOCAL STAFF MEMBERS, BOARD MEMBERS, HOSPITAL AUXILIARY WERE INVOLVED IN THE CHNA PROJECT, ALONG WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE LINN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE CHNA TOWN HALL MEETING HAD 38 STAKEHOLDERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS PRESENT.
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A
      THE COMPLETE CHNA CAN BE FOUND AT: https://www.phsmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022CHNA.pdf
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A
      THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY CAN BE FOUND AT: https://www.phsmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022CHNAIMPPLAN.pdf
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11
      MANY FACTORS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS SINCE THE PREVIOUS 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED HAVE GONE UNCHANGED AS INDICATED BY THE MOST CURRENT 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. FINDINGS INDICATED SEVERAL VULNERABILITIES IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AND UNFAVORABLE TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE FACTORS. UNEMPLOYMENT IS A LARGE FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO INDIVIDUALS LACKING THE FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE. INCREASING RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT WILL RAISE THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND ADDITIONAL SAFETY-NET CLINICS IN THE COUNTY. IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC STATUS, LINN COUNTY IS WORSE OFF IN RELATION TO THE REST OF MISSOURI AND THE UNITED STATES AND HAS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. ANALYZING THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF WORKERS GIVES AN IDEA AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO THE LABOR FORCE. THE 2022 CHNA INDICATED THAT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF LINN COUNTY WORKERS ARE EMPLOYED IN THE EDUCATION, MANUFACTURING, AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES. THE 2022 CHNA INDICATED LINN COUNTY BOASTS A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS THAN BOTH MISSOURI AND THE UNITED STATES. HAVING A HIGH NUMBER OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS COULD MEAN THAT PORTION OF THE POPULATION HAS TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN HEALTH INSURANCE AND THE INCREASINGLY HIGH PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES COULD BE A DETERRENT. IT WOULD BE EASY FOR ONE TO FOCUS ON THE OBVIOUS HEALTHCARE FACTORS AFFECTING THE CITIZENS OF LINN COUNTY SUCH AS OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, LACK OF EXERCISE, AND LACK OF ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL LOCATIONS AS THE NEEDS TO ADDRESS IN THE COUNTY; HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE A DISSERVICE TO THE CITIZENS AND THE COMMUNITY IF PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM DID NOT CONSIDER THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT THE LEVEL OF POVERTY PLAYS IN ALL OF THESE ISSUES. THIS WOULD LEAD ONE TO QUESTION IF THE TRUE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY IN LINN COUNTY AS THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR MANY, IF NOT ALL, OF THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED. RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY REGARD HEALTH NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MEET BASIC NEEDS TO SURVIVE. HOW CAN A PERSON LIVING IN POVERTY BE EXPECTED TO ADDRESS OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, AND DIABETES IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO ADDRESS THE BASIC NEEDS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD SUCH AS RUNNING WATER, FOOD, RENT, AND UTILITIES WITHOUT STRUGGLES? UNLESS OR UNTIL POVERTY IS ADDRESSED CHRONIC ILLNESS WILL ALWAYS BE SIGNIFICANT FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS. POVERTY ISSUES RELATED TO HEALTHCARE WILL IMPACT THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT CITIZEN'S ACCESS, WHICH IN RETURN IMPACT THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE CITIZENS. LINN COUNTY RANKS 33RD IN HEALTH OUTCOMES ACCORDING TO COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS AND 77TH IN HEALTH FACTORS FOR THE STATE OF MISSOURI. NEGATIVE TRENDS IN ADULT OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, AND PHYSICAL INACTIVITY ARE ALL HIGHER THAN MISSOURI AND NATIONAL AVERAGES AND CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASING PREMATURE DEATH RATE FOR THE COUNTY. HOWEVER, UNTIL POVERTY IS ADDRESSED, ANY INTERVENTION APPLIED TO THESE CHRONIC ISSUES WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE IMPACT. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED WAS LACK OF RECREATIONAL AREAS FOR EXERCISE. MANY CITIZENS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY WOULD BE QUICK TO SAY THAT WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL AREAS IS NOT A PRIORITY FOR THEM. AFTER SPEAKING WITH COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEVERAL WEAKNESSES IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WERE REVEALED. TO HELP ADDRESS THE CHILDHOOD POVERTY PERSHING HOPSITAL OFFERED FREE MEALS TO CHILDREN THROUGH THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FROM JUNE TO AUGUST. PERSHING SPONSORED A CANNED FOOD DRIVE AT CHRISTMAS FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANK, AS WELL AS A CLOTHING DRIVE FOR LOCAL FOSTER CHILDREN. PERSHING ALSO CONTINUES TO OFFER REDUCED COST MEDICAL SCREENINGS DURING OUR ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ACCESS BASIC LABS AT REDUCED COST. PERSHING CONTINUES TO OFFER FREE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHECKS FOR ALL SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN DURING THE MONTHS OF MAY TO AUGUST.
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16A
      THE FAP CAN BE FOUND AT: https://www.phsmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Pershing-Health-System-FA P-FY-2022.pdf
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B
      THE FAP APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT: https://www.phsmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/App-for-financial-assista nce2023.pdf
      SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16C
      THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY CAN BE FOUND AT: https://phsmo.org/financial-assistance
      Supplemental Information
      Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI
      SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 3C
      MEDICAL INDIGENCY, UNDERINSURANCE STATUS AND RESIDENCY ARE FACTORS USED IN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EXPLAINED IN THE FAP FOR PROVIDING FREE AND DISCOUNTED CARE.
      SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7
      THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT CONTAINED IN THE TABLE OF SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7 IS A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO.
      SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN F
      THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 1,533,567.
      SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2
      THE GROSS BAD DEBT EXPENSE BEING REPORTED IS ACTUAL BAD DEBTS WRITTEN OFF PER OUR POLICY PLUS ACCRUAL OF ESTIMATES ON ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ALLOWED FOR INDIGENT CARE DISCOUNTS. ANY PAYMENT ON A PREVIOUS BAD DEBT IS RECORDED AS A RECOVERY ON OUR BOOKS, IN A SEPARATE RECOVERY ACCOUNT.
      SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 3
      NET BAD DEBT $1,533,567 TIMES COST TO CHARGE RATIO FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (PAGE 28 AND 30) OR 55.71% TIME COMPUTED 33% COLLECTION SUPERVIOR'S ESTIMATE OF BAD DEBTS THAT COULD BE CHARITY IF THE PERSONS WOULD FILL OUT OUR FORMS COMPLETELY. THIS EQUALS $1,533,567 X 55.71% X 33%. ESTIMATE EQUALS $281,944.
      SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 4
      PLEASE SEE NOTE 1 OF THE ATTACHED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FOOTNOTE DESCRIBING THE ORGANIZATION'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE.
      SCHEDULE H, PART III, SECTION C, LINE 9B
      OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND COLLECTION POLICY IS APPLIED TO ALL TYPES OF PATIENTS.
      SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2
      PERSHING IS A SMALL RURAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AND as such RECEIVES CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK FROM THE PATIENTS WE SERVE, OUR PHYSICIANS, OTHER MEDICAL PROVIDERS, BOARD MEMBERS (WHO REPRESENT A WIDE REPRESENTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY), AND FROM VARIOUS ONGOING PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS. SUCH SURVEYS ARE REPORTED AT BOARD MEETINGS AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS.
      SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3
      INFORMATION ON OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) IS ON OUR WEBSITE. THE FAP, CHARITY CARE AND COLLECTION (PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS) INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR COLLECTION PERSONNEL AND OTHERS AT PERSHING HOSPITAL AND THROUGH OUR WALK-IN CLINIC, COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATE AT APPLEGATE MEDICAL GROUP, AND MEADVILLE MEDICAL CLINIC. FURTHER, WE PRINT A REFERENCE TO OUR FAP POLICY ON THE FRONT OF EACH PATIENT BILLING STATEMENT SENT OUT. SOCIAL SERVICES, THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT/CONSULTATION PROCESS, IDENTIFIES AND ASSISTS IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
      SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 4
      PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES LINN COUNTY (POPULATION OF AROUND 13,000) AND SURROUNDING AREA. IT IS MADE UP OF RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH A MIXTURE OF BUSINESSES AND AGRICULTURE.
      SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5
      PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM CONSISTS OF PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND 2 (Two) PROVIDER BASED RHCS: 1) COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, LOCATED WITHIN THE HOSPITAL AND OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK AND 2) MEADVILLE MEDICAL CLINIC, 12 MILES FROM THE HOSPITAL, SERVES ONE OF THE SMALL COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA WITH A NURSE PRACTITIONER. ALL OF THE PROVIDER BASED RHC PROVIDED CLINICAL ROTATION SITE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDED JOB SHADOWING AND CLINICAL ROTATIONS TO THE AREA CAREER CENTERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDED FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS/HEALTHY CHILD EXAMS FOR ALL LINN COUNTY CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 AND 18 AND/OR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR From May to August. NURSE PRACTITIONERS PROVIDE WELL CHILD EXAMS YEARLY AT THE LINN COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES ALSO ASSISTS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS IN CONDUCTING BMI, BODY MEASUREMENTS, AND HEIGHT/WEIGHT ASSESMENTS TO HELP PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, IN TURN, EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A REDUCTION IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS. HOSPITAL WEEK, HELD ANNUALLY AT THE LOCAL (BROOKFIELD) PARK BAPTIST CHURCH AND AT MARCELINE BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH PROCESSED BLOOD DRAWS. OTHER HEALTH FAIRS AND EVENTs were conducted AT OTHER BUSINESSES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THE HOSPITAL HELD commUNITY SERVICE PROJECTs DURING THE YEAR. PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABERATED WITH THE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI TO SPONSOR THE BUDDY PACK PROGRAM. THE BUDDY PACK PROGRAM PROVIDES MEALS ON WEEKENDS TO LINN COUNTY CHILDREN WHO RESIDE IN A FOOD INSECURE HOME. PERSHING STAFF ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED (AND DONATE THEIR TIME) IN a MONTHLY MEETING OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: LINN CO C-2000, MINISTRIES IN LINN COUNTY, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. THE FOCUS OF ALL GROUPS IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CITIZENS IN LINN CO BY ADDRESSING SUICIDE, COMMUNITY POVERTY, AND HEALTHCARE ISSUES. PERSHING HEALTH SYSTEM PARTICIPATED IN A MOM'S BREAKING THE SILENCE COMMUNITY EVENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE EVENT WAS TO PROVIDE SUICIDE AWARENESS AND HEALTHY MENTAL HEALTH COPING SKILLS TO THE COMMUNITY. PERSHING PARTICIPATED IN PARADE ACTIVITIES AND SPONOSORED THE LOCAL PINK OUT GAME WHERE CANCER PREVENTION MATERIAL WAS PROVIDED TO THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDING.