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Sunnyview Hospital And Rehabilitation Center
Schenectady, NY 12308
Bed count | 115 | Medicare provider number | 330406 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | YES | Children's hospital | NO |
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
(as % of total functional expenses)
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 $ 63,474,402 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 4,787,824 7.54 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 20,435 0.03 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 4,597,221 7.24 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 7,942 0.01 %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 expensesNote: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.$ 161,578 0.25 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 648 0.00 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 58,229 0.09 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? YES Number of activities or programs (optional) 2 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 1 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 1 Other 0 Persons served (optional) 4 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 4 Other 0 Community building expense
as % of operating expenses$ 58,229 0.09 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %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$ 2,109 3.62 %Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 56,120 96.38 %Other as % of community building expenses$ 0 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$ 1,071,049 1.69 %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$ 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? YES 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? Not available 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
- 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 $ 56146807 including grants of $ 14742) (Revenue $ 55266508) FOUNDED IN 1928, SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, LOCATED IN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, IS A 115-BED HOSPITAL SPECIALIZING IN PHYSICAL REHABILITATION. EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 15,000 INDIVIDUALS COME TO SUNNYVIEW FROM ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION OF NEW YORK STATE AND BEYOND. EACH PATIENT HAS A DEDICATED TEAM OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, THERAPISTS AND SPECIALISTS, WHO ARE ALL FOCUSED ON ONE GOAL OF TAKING BACK WHAT WAS STOLEN BY A STROKE, TRAUMATIC INJURY OR DISABLING ILLNESS.NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN NEUROLOGICAL PATIENT CARE, SUNNYVIEW'S NEURO-REHAB INSTITUTE TREATS PATIENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING STROKE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SPINAL CORD INJURY. SUNNYVIEW'S EXPERT STAFF IS DEVOTED TO ENHANCING THE DELIVERY OF PERSONALIZED, COMPREHENSIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART REHABILITATION TREATMENT THROUGH COORDINATED PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE INTEGRATED AND INTENSELY TAILORED APPROACH IS SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF MODERN SCIENCE.PLEASE VISIT SCHEDULE H AND OUR WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS: WWW.SPHP.COM/LOCATION/SUNNYVIEW-REHABILITATION-HOSPITAL
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Facility Information
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3J: N/ALINE 3E: SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INCLUDED IN ITS CHNA WRITTEN REPORT A PRIORITIZED LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS, WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE DEEMED SIGNIFICANT AND WERE PRIORITIZED THROUGH A COMMUNITY-INVOLVED SELECTION PROCESS: 1. COVID-192. OBESITY3. DIABETES4. DRUG MISUSE5. MENTAL ILLNESS INCLUDING SUICIDE6. HEART DISEASE7. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH8. TOBACCO USE9. STROKE10. ASTHMA11. ALCOHOL MISUSE12. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS13. VIOLENCE14. CHILDHOOD LEAD EXPOSURE15. TICK-BORNE DISEASE16. INJURIES AND FALLS
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THE SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) CONDUCTED BY THE HEALTHY CAPITAL DISTRICT (HCD). HCD IS A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS JOINED TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE AND ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF HCD SINCE 1997. THE CHNA BENEFITED FROM THE REVIEW AND INPUT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PREVENTION AGENDA WORKGROUP WHICH INCLUDED MEMBERS FROM THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OF ALBANY, RENSSELAER, AND SCHENECTADY; AND OF EACH OF THE CAPITAL REGION HOSPITALS: ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL, ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER, SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTER, SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, AND ELLIS HOSPITAL. DURING NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2021, THIS GROUP WAS JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, SCHOOLS, ACADEMICS, AND THOSE WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH AND CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN CHRONIC DISEASES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DIABETES, ASTHMA, DEPRESSION, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND CANCER. A TOTAL OF 52 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR CAPITAL REGION PARTICIPATED, SUCH AS CATHOLIC CHARITIES, WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), HOMETOWN HEALTH (FQHC), CAPITAL DISTRICT PHYSICIANS HEALTH PLAN, UPPER HUDSON PLANNED PARENTHOOD, UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, CAPITAL ROOTS, FOOD PANTRIES FOR THE CAPITAL DISTRICT, PROMESA/CAMINO NUEVO, AND SENIOR HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS. ALMOST ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS SERVE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME OR MINORITY POPULATIONS, AND MANY OFFER SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TARGETED TOWARDS THESE GROUPS. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HCD DETERMINED THE PROCESS FOR COMPLETING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND REVIEWED THE COLLECTED DATA. THE CHNA IS THE RESULT OF OVER A YEAR OF MEETINGS WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY INPUT. IN ADDITION, THESE DATA SOURCES WERE SUPPLEMENTED BY A CAPITAL REGION COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY. THE 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2021 BY HCD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ALBANY, COLUMBIA, GREENE, RENSSELAER AND SCHENECTADY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, AND ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER, COLUMBIA MEMORIAL, ELLIS, AND ST. PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS (SPHP) HOSPITALS. THE SURVEY WAS A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE OF ADULT (18+ YEARS) RESIDENTS OF THE CAPITAL REGION AND YIELDED 2,104 TOTAL RESPONSES. THIS CONSUMER SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO LEARN ABOUT THE HEALTH NEEDS, BARRIERS, AND CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS IN THE CAPITAL REGION. FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2022, DRAFTS OF THE SECTIONS WERE SENT TO LOCAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR REVIEW IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS OF ALBANY, RENSSELAER, AND SCHENECTADY COUNTIES AND IN ST. PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS (ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL, SAMARITAN HOSPITAL AND SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL), ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER, ELLIS HOSPITAL, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. COMMENTS WERE ADDRESSED AND CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL DOCUMENT. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED AND APPROVED IN MAY 2022.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CONDUCTED ITS CHNA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL FACILITIES: ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER, ELLIS HOSPITAL, SAMARITAN HOSPITAL, AND ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: IN THE CHNA PROCESS, SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL WAS JOINED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, SCHOOLS, ACADEMICS, AND THOSE WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH AND CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN CHRONIC DISEASES AND MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. A TOTAL OF 52 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR CAPITAL REGION PARTICIPATED, SUCH AS: CAPITAL REGION TOBACCO FREE COALITION, HOMETOWN HEALTH, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), CAPITAL DISTRICT PHYSICIANS HEALTH PLAN, FIDELIS CARE HEALTH PLAN, NEW CHOICES RECOVERY CENTER, SCHENECTADY INNER CITY MINISTRY, CAPITAL ROOTS, SENIOR HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE SCHENECTADY PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL HAS A SPECIALIZED FOCUS ON REHABILITATION AND HAS LIMITED RESOURCES TO DEVOTE OUTSIDE OF ITS PRIMARY FUNCTION FOR THE CAPITAL REGION. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CHOSE TO OFFER ITS EXPERTISE TO THE COMMUNITY WITHIN ITS CAPABILITIES. FOR THE CURRENT CHNA, THE STAFF AT SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CONCENTRATED THEIR EFFORTS ON THE FOLLOWING PREVENTION AGENDA PRIORITY AREAS: PREVENT CHRONIC DISEASE, TOBACCO PREVENTION, PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. DURING FY22, THE FOLLOWING NEEDS FROM THE CHNA WERE ADDRESSED. MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS:TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, STAFF MEMBERS OF SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ATTENDED WORKGROUPS FORMED BY THE SCHENECTADY COALITION FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY IN THE AREA OF MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. MEETINGS WERE HELD SIX TIMES PER YEAR. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL STAFF ALSO PROMOTED MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO COLLEAGUES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CONTINUED TO REFER PATIENTS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO MEDICATION ASSISTANCE TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR OPIOID WITHDRAWAL.COVID-19:DURING FY22, SPHP, INCLUDING SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, PARTICIPATED IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS IN A VARIETY OF ASPECTS. OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM SERVED IN COMMAND CENTERS AND TASK FORCES (DAILY) TO MANAGE THIS HEALTH CRISIS, PARTNERING WITH EXTERNAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, LOCAL AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THIS PANDEMIC. FURTHERMORE, SPHP, INCLUDING SUNNYVIEW, CONDUCTED WELLNESS AND SOCIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR COVID-19 PRESUMPTIVE OR POSITIVE PATIENTS WHO WERE UNDER SELF-QUARANTINE ORDERS. OUR SOCIAL CARE HUB CONTINUED TO SCREEN AND ADDRESS THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. PATIENTS NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ACCESS TO CARE, CHILDCARE, ETC. WERE PROVIDED REFERRALS TO INTERNAL AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COLLABORATED WITH AND SUPPORTED LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH GRANT FUNDS AWARDED BY TRINITY HEALTH; THESE FUNDS ASSISTED IN BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO VACCINATE, PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND AVAILABILITY TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE.SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ACKNOWLEDGES THE WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUES THAT EMERGED FROM THE CHNA PROCESS AND DETERMINED IT COULD EFFECTIVELY FOCUS ON ONLY THOSE HEALTH NEEDS WHICH IT DEEMED MOST PRESSING, UNDER-ADDRESSED, AND WITHIN ITS ABILITY TO INFLUENCE. THUS, SECONDARY PRIORITY AREAS, SUCH AS OBESITY, DIABETES HEART DISEASE, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, TOBACCO USE, STROKE, ASTHMA, ALCOHOL MISUSE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, VIOLENCE, CHILDHOOD LEAD EXPOSURE, TICK-BORNE DISEASE AND INJURIES AND FALLS, WERE NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED BY SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H: THE HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE FINANCIAL AND/OR SOCIAL INFORMATION. THEREFORE, APPROVAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT MAY BE DETERMINED BASED ON AVAILABLE INFORMATION. EXAMPLES OF PRESUMPTIVE CASES INCLUDE: DECEASED PATIENTS WITH NO KNOWN ESTATE, THE HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED PATIENTS, NON-COVERED MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS QUALIFYING FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, PATIENT BANKRUPTCIES, AND MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHO HAVE TAKEN A VOW OF POVERTY AND HAVE NO RESOURCES INDIVIDUALLY OR THROUGH THE RELIGIOUS ORDER.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E: ALTHOUGH NOT IN THE POLICY, OUR PROCESS DOES PROVIDE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT MAY BE SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE WITH FAP APPLICATIONS.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A: WWW.SPHP.COM/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-REPORTS
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 9: AS PERMITTED IN THE FINAL SECTION 501(R) REGULATIONS, THE HOSPITAL'S IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS ADOPTED WITHIN 4 1/2 MONTHS AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR END THAT THE CHNA WAS COMPLETED AND MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A: WWW.SPHP.COM/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-REPORTS
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16A: WWW.SPHP.COM/FOR-PATIENTS/BILLING-INFORMATION/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B: WWW.SPHP.COM/FOR-PATIENTS/BILLING-INFORMATION/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
SUNNYVIEW HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16C: WWW.SPHP.COM/FOR-PATIENTS/BILLING-INFORMATION/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
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PART I, LINE 3C: IN ADDITION TO LOOKING AT A MULTIPLE OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, OTHER FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED SUCH AS THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL STATUS AND/OR ABILITY TO PAY AS DETERMINED THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
PART I, LINE 6A: SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WHICH IT SUBMITS TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK. IN ADDITION, SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL REPORTS ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION AS PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION REPORTED BY TRINITY HEALTH (EIN 35-1443425) IN ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AVAILABLE AT WWW.TRINITY-HEALTH.ORG.SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ALSO INCLUDES A COPY OF ITS MOST RECENTLY FILED SCHEDULE H ON BOTH ITS OWN WEBSITE AND TRINITY HEALTH'S WEBSITE.
PART I, LINE 7: THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA WAS USED TO CALCULATE THE COST AMOUNTS REPORTED IN ITEM 7. FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES, PRIMARILY TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, SPECIFIC COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS WERE CALCULATED AND APPLIED TO THOSE CATEGORIES. THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST-TO-CHARGES. IN OTHER CATEGORIES, THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA WAS DERIVED FROM THE HOSPITAL'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
PART I, LN 7 COL(F): THE FOLLOWING NUMBER, $1,071,049, REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED IN TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES IN FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25. PER IRS INSTRUCTIONS, THIS AMOUNT WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE DENOMINATOR WHEN CALCULATING THE PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE FOR SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F).
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: IN FY22, SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CONTINUED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH THE TIME STAFF DEDICATED TO LOCAL NONPROFITS AND THE VARIOUS DONATIONS THE HOSPITAL MADE. THE COALITION BUILDING EFFORTS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT SCHENECTADY COUNTY AS OUR STAFF, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE STAFF, WERE ACTIVE ON VARIOUS NONPROFIT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. IN THE AREA OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL STAFF PROVIDED MENTORSHIP AND JOB SHADOWING FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN HEALTH SCIENCES, PARTICULARLY NURSING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
PART III, LINE 2: METHODOLOGY USED FOR LINE 2 - ANY DISCOUNTS PROVIDED OR PAYMENTS MADE TO A PARTICULAR PATIENT ACCOUNT ARE APPLIED TO THAT PATIENT ACCOUNT PRIOR TO ANY BAD DEBT WRITE-OFF AND ARE THUS NOT INCLUDED IN BAD DEBT EXPENSE. AS A RESULT OF THE PAYMENT AND ADJUSTMENT ACTIVITY BEING POSTED TO BAD DEBT ACCOUNTS, WE ARE ABLE TO REPORT BAD DEBT EXPENSE NET OF THESE TRANSACTIONS.
PART III, LINE 4: "SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF TRINITY HEALTH. THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, ESTIMATED RECEIVABLES FROM AND PAYABLES TO THIRD-PARTY PAYERS FOOTNOTE FROM PAGE 13 OF THOSE STATEMENTS: ""AN UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT TO PAYMENT, SUBJECT ONLY TO THE PASSAGE OF TIME IS TREATED AS A RECEIVABLE. PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, INCLUDING BILLED ACCOUNTS AND UNBILLED ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH THERE IS AN UNCONDITIONAL RIGHT TO PAYMENT, AND ESTIMATED AMOUNTS DUE FROM THIRD-PARTY PAYERS FOR RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS, ARE RECEIVABLES IF THE RIGHT TO CONSIDERATION IS UNCONDITIONAL AND ONLY THE PASSAGE OF TIME IS REQUIRED BEFORE PAYMENT OF THAT CONSIDERATION IS DUE. FOR PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE ESTIMATED UNCOLLECTABLE AMOUNTS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS THAT ARE A DIRECT REDUCTION TO PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.THE CORPORATION HAS AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD-PARTY PAYERS THAT PROVIDE FOR PAYMENTS TO THE CORPORATION'S HEALTH MINISTRIES AT AMOUNTS DIFFERENT FROM ESTABLISHED RATES. ESTIMATED RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS UNDER REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THIRD-PARTY PAYERS AND OTHER CHANGES IN ESTIMATES ARE INCLUDED IN NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND ESTIMATED RECEIVABLES FROM AND PAYABLES TO THIRD-PARTY PAYERS. RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS ARE ACCRUED ON AN ESTIMATED BASIS IN THE PERIOD THE RELATED SERVICES ARE RENDERED AND ADJUSTED IN FUTURE PERIODS, AS FINAL SETTLEMENTS ARE DETERMINED.""PART III, LINE 5: TOTAL MEDICARE REVENUE REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 5 HAS BEEN REDUCED BY THE ONE PERCENT SEQUESTRATION REDUCTION FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022."
PART III, LINE 8: SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL DOES NOT BELIEVE ANY MEDICARE SHORTFALL SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH STATE THAT SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS NOT A DIFFERENTIATING FEATURE OF TAX-EXEMPT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND THAT THE EXISTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT FRAMEWORK ALLOWS COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE THE MEDICARE POPULATION TO BE COUNTED IN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT CATEGORIES.PART III, LINE 8: COSTING METHODOLOGY FOR LINE 6 - MEDICARE COSTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE FILED MEDICARE COST REPORT. THE COSTS ARE BASED ON MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS AS REPORTED ON WORKSHEET B, COLUMN 27, WHICH EXCLUDE DIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION COSTS. INPATIENT MEDICARE COSTS ARE CALCULATED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ALLOWABLE COST PER DAY TIMES MEDICARE DAYS FOR ROUTINE SERVICES AND COST TO CHARGE RATIO TIMES MEDICARE CHARGES FOR ANCILLARY SERVICES. OUTPATIENT MEDICARE COSTS ARE CALCULATED BASED ON COST TO CHARGE RATIO TIMES MEDICARE CHARGES BY ANCILLARY DEPARTMENT.
PART III, LINE 9B: THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY CONTAINS PROVISIONS ON THE COLLECTION PRACTICES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CHARITY DISCOUNTS ARE APPLIED TO THE AMOUNTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR THE REMAINING BALANCES ARE CLEARLY OUTLINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE HOSPITAL HAS IMPLEMENTED BILLING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR PATIENT PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE FAIR, CONSISTENT AND COMPLIANT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
PART VI, LINE 2: NEEDS ASSESSMENT - SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ASSESSES THE HEALTH STATUS OF ITS COMMUNITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS, AS PART OF THE NORMAL COURSE OF OPERATIONS AND IN THE CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE HEALTH OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. TO ASSESS THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL MAY USE PATIENT DATA, PUBLIC HEALTH DATA, ANNUAL COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS, MARKET STUDIES, AND GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS SHOWING AREAS OF HIGH UTILIZATION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND INPATIENT CARE, WHICH MAY INDICATE POPULATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PREVENTATIVE SERVICES OR ARE UNINSURED.
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES NY
PART VI, LINE 3: PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE - SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COMMUNICATES EFFECTIVELY WITH PATIENTS REGARDING PATIENT PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS. FINANCIAL COUNSELING IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS AND HOSPITAL BILLS. INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL-BASED FINANCIAL SUPPORT POLICIES, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR SERVICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO PATIENTS DURING THE PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION PROCESSES AND/OR THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS WITH PATIENTS SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FINANCIAL COUNSELORS MAKE AFFIRMATIVE EFFORTS TO HELP PATIENTS APPLY FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY MAY QUALIFY AND THAT MAY ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING AND PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO DETERMINE A PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY PRIOR TO OR AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION OR SERVICE. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OFFERS FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS WITH LIMITED MEANS. THIS SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS OR OTHER ASSISTANCE. NOTIFICATION ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING CONTACT INFORMATION, IS AVAILABLE THROUGH PATIENT BROCHURES, MESSAGES ON PATIENT BILLS, POSTED NOTICES IN PUBLIC REGISTRATION AREAS INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOMS, ADMITTING AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENTS, AND OTHER PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICES. SUMMARIES OF HOSPITAL PROGRAMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST PEOPLE IN NEED. INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON HOSPITAL WEBSITES. IN ADDITION TO ENGLISH, THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN OTHER LANGUAGES AS REQUIRED BY INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R), REFLECTING OTHER PRIMARY LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY THE POPULATION SERVICED BY OUR HOSPITAL. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL HAS ESTABLISHED A WRITTEN POLICY FOR THE BILLING, COLLECTION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS WITH PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO ADHERE TO THE POLICY AND IS COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENTING AND APPLYING THE POLICY FOR ASSISTING PATIENTS WITH LIMITED MEANS IN A PROFESSIONAL, CONSISTENT MANNER.
PART VI, LINE 4: COMMUNITY INFORMATION - SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY WHICH IS CENTRALLY LOCATED IN SCHENECTADY COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF 154,845. SCHENECTADY IS THE SMALLEST COUNTY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND CONSISTS OF FIVE TOWNS, TWO PRIMARILY RURAL AND THREE PRIMARILY SUBURBAN, SURROUNDING THE CENTRALLY LOCATED CITY OF SCHENECTADY (POPULATION: 66,135). THE COUNTY IS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE STATE CAPITAL OF ALBANY, AND MANY OF ITS RESIDENTS COMMUTE TO JOBS IN ALBANY AND OTHER COUNTIES THAT TOGETHER MAKE UP NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION. RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY ARE GENERALLY LESS AFFLUENT AND LESS HEALTHY THAN RESIDENTS OF THE SURROUNDING TOWNS, WHILE RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE ARE LESS AFFLUENT THAN THE STATE AS A WHOLE, BUT THE COUNTY'S POVERTY RATE IS BELOW THAT OF THE STATE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE CITY IS $61,754. THE POVERTY RATE IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY IS 22.6% AND IS NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE (12%). OVERALL, SCHENECTADY COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN THE AVERAGE NEW YORK STATE RESIDENT TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AND A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. ALMOST ALL PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL CARE FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IS PROVIDED BY HOMETOWN HEALTH AND THE COMMUNITY PRACTICES OF THE ELLIS MEDICAL GROUP. BOTH FACILITIES HAVE ACHIEVED RECOGNITION BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE AS PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES.
PART VI, LINE 5: "OTHER INFORMATION - SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS A 115-BED HOSPITAL SPECIALIZING IN PHYSICAL REHABILITATION. EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 15,000 INDIVIDUALS COME TO SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL FROM ACROSS THE CAPITAL REGION OF NEW YORK STATE AND BEYOND. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL CONDUCTS ITS ACTIVITIES AND ITS HEALTH CARE PURPOSE WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS PART OF ST. PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS (SPHP), SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS GUIDED BY A REGIONAL GOVERNING BOARD COMPRISED LARGELY OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MAKEUP OF THE AREA WE SERVE. OUR HOSPITAL OPERATES WITH AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF COMPRISED OF QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS WHO WORK TO PROVIDE CARE TO OUR COMMUNITIES. ALL MEDICAL STAFF MUST UNDERGO A THOROUGH AND COMPREHENSIVE CREDENTIALING AND ORIENTATION PROCESS. NO PART OF THE INCOME OF SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BENEFITS ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED. ALL SURPLUS FUNDS ARE REINVESTED INTO THE FACILITY, EQUIPMENT, OR PROGRAMS OF THE HOSPITAL TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND OUR FACILITIES, AND ADVANCE OUR MEDICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HAS PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH EDUCATION REQUESTS FROM COALITION MEMBER AGENCIES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND FREE HEARING SCREENINGS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES, TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. BEYOND THIS IS OUR TRAINING AND CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL STUDENTS, FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE SCHOOL, IN THE SPECIALTY OF REHABILITATION, INCLUDING ALL ASPECTS OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS OF NEURO-ELECTRONIC DEVELOPMENTS, LIMB FABRICATION AND FITTING, INCLUDING HOSPITAL CARE AND SURGERY.DURING FY22, SPHP CONTINUED THE WORK OF THE CREATING HEALTHY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES GRANT, WHICH PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICIES WITHIN THE SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COLLABORATED WITH OTHER LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES TO FORM WORKGROUPS TO FOCUS ON THE PRIORITIES OF THE CURRENT CHNA. IN FY22, THE SCHENECTADY COALITION FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY MET FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO STRATEGIZE, IMPLEMENT AND REPORT ON ACTIVITY RELATIVE TO THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THE CURRENT CHNA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS BEING DISCHARGED FROM SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL WERE SCREENED FOR FOOD INSECURITY, A SOCIAL INFLUENCER OF HEALTH, AT TIME OF DISCHARGE. REFERRALS WERE SENT TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES FOR PATIENTS WHO SCREENED POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY AND WHO REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH OBTAINING FOOD.DURING FY22, SPHP, INCLUDING SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, PARTICIPATED IN COVID-19 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS IN A VARIETY OF ASPECTS. OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM SERVED IN COMMAND CENTERS AND TASK FORCES (DAILY) TO MANAGE THIS HEALTH CRISIS, PARTNERING WITH EXTERNAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, LOCAL AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A COORDINATED EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THIS PANDEMIC. STAFF WERE ALSO RE-DEPLOYED TO CENTRALIZED COMMUNITY DRIVE-UP TESTING SITES TO ADMINISTER COVID-19 TESTING AND ASSIST WITH PATIENT REGISTRATION. FURTHERMORE, SPHP, INCLUDING SUNNYVIEW, CONDUCTED WELLNESS AND SOCIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR COVID-19 PRESUMPTIVE OR POSITIVE PATIENTS WHO WERE UNDER SELF-QUARANTINE ORDERS. OUR SOCIAL CARE HUB CONTINUED TO SCREEN AND ADDRESS THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. PATIENTS NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ACCESS TO CARE, CHILDCARE, ETC. WERE PROVIDED REFERRALS TO INTERNAL AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. DURING FY22, SPHP, INCLUDING SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, WORKED ON COVID-19 VACCINATION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. SPHP COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELL-BEING (CHWB), IN CONJUNCTION WITH CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRINITY HEALTH LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN, TITLED ""IT STARTS HERE"". IT FOCUSED ON POPULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19 INFECTIONS AND DEATH, MAINLY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR AND UNDERSERVED. ""IT STARTS HERE"" SUPPORTED LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN ACCELERATING EFFORTS BY RAISING AWARENESS, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND OFFERING THE VACCINE IN COMMUNITY ACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE. CHWB COLLABORATED WITH AND SUPPORTED LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH GRANT FUNDS AWARDED BY TRINITY HEALTH; THESE FUNDS ASSISTED IN BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO VACCINATE, PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND AVAILABILITY TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE."
PART VI, LINE 6: SUNNYVIEW REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS A MEMBER OF TRINITY HEALTH, ONE OF THE LARGEST CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. TRINITY HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (CHWB) STRATEGY PROMOTES OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND OTHER VULNERABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY CONNECTING SOCIAL AND CLINICAL CARE, ADDRESSING SOCIAL NEEDS, DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC RACISM, AND REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES. WE DO THIS BY: 1. INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, 2. ADVANCING SOCIAL CARE, AND 3. IMPACTING SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF HEALTH.TO FURTHER OUR STRATEGY IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 (FY22), CHWB LAUNCHED TWO TRAINING SERIES TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.1. CHWB LEADER SERIES TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY: A YEAR-LONG PEER LEARNING SERIES TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF OUR CHWB LEADERS TO DELIVER ON OUR CHWB STRATEGY WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT, AND THE USE OF A RACIAL EQUITY LENS IN ALL OF OUR DECISION MAKING. 2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE - PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY: A FOUR-PART SERIES ON ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS USING A HEALTH EQUITY AND RACIAL EQUITY LENS TO BUILD LASTING PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPACTFUL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES - TRINITY HEALTH AND ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS ARE COMMITTED TO THE DELIVERY OF PEOPLE-CENTERED CARE AND SERVING AS A COMPASSIONATE AND TRANSFORMING HEALING PRESENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, TRINITY HEALTH REINVESTS ITS PROFITS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY. IN FY22, TRINITY HEALTH CONTRIBUTED $1.37 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT SPENDING TO AID THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND LIVING IN POVERTY, AND TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE SERVE. SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE INVESTMENTS INCLUDE: TRINITY HEALTH AWARDED OVER $1.6 MILLION IN COMMUNITY GRANTS THAT DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH INTERVENTIONS AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, FOOD ACCESS, AND HOUSING SUPPORTS. WITH A $1.2 MILLION INITIAL INVESTMENT, TRINITY HEALTH LAUNCHED ROUND 2 OF THE TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE (TCI), A FIVE-YEAR, INNOVATIVE FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY IN NINE OF OUR COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING HIGH POVERTY AND OTHER VULNERABILITIES. HEALTH MINISTRIES RECEIVING TCI FUNDING ARE COLLABORATING WITH A LOCAL MULTI-SECTOR COLLABORATIVE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES THAT ADVANCE HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH ADDRESSING AT LEAST ONE ROOT CAUSE OF POOR HEALTH IDENTIFIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MOST RECENT CHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. TRINITY HEALTH AWARDED OVER $1 MILLION IN COVID-19 FUNDING TO SUPPORT NEW AND ONGOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION EFFORTS AROUND MAKING THE COVID-19 VACCINATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS. THIS FUNDING WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ALL COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE EASY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE BY REMOVING BARRIERS FOR ALL PEOPLE TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE, ESPECIALLY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LESS THAN A 75% VACCINATION RATE. WITH THIS FUNDING, HEALTH MINISTRIES FACILITATED 3,200 COVID-19 VACCINE EVENTS, ADMINISTERED 80,000 COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES, AND REACHED 874,000 PEOPLE WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON COVID-19 AND THE BENEFITS OF VACCINATION.IN ADDITION TO THE $1.37 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT SPENDING, OUR COMMUNITY INVESTING PROGRAM HAD THE MOST ROBUST YEAR OF LENDING SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION OVER 20 YEARS AGO: $17.8 MILLION IN NEW LOANS AND $8.3 MILLION IN LOAN RENEWALS WERE APPROVED, FOCUSING ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INCREASING ACCESS TO EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR HEALTH MINISTRIES. ADVANCING SOCIAL CARE - TRINITY HEALTH'S SOCIAL CARE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS SOCIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, OR AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS BY FACILITATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUR PATIENTS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY22 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUCCESSES:- LAUNCHED TRINITY HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, TRAINING 86 CHWS WITH 40+ HOURS OF TRAINING, AND INCREASED CHW STAFF ACROSS MOST HEALTH MINISTRIES- LAUNCHED A SYSTEM-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES TO RECOMMEND SYSTEM STANDARDS THAT ENSURE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR PATIENTS, THEIR COMPANIONS, AND CAREGIVERS- ENGAGED OVER 1,100 PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM, EXCEEDING OUR PROGRAM YEAR 5 GOAL- INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY BY 120% FROM FISCAL YEAR 2021- ENGAGED 5,300+ PATIENTS WHO ARE DUALLY ENROLLED IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID IN A SOCIAL CARE OR MEDICAL CARE ACTIVITY, IN SUPPORT OF REDUCING PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS (SUCH AS DIABETES AND ASTHMA)IMPACTING SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF HEALTH - LEVERAGING INVESTOR POWER TO CATALYZE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, TRINITY HEALTH'S SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY WORK FOCUSES ON DISMANTLING RACISM ACROSS FIVE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS BY HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS THOSE COMPANIES PERPETUATE IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND. IN FY22, TRINITY HEALTH FACILITATED OVER 135 SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY ENGAGEMENTS, WITH GREAT SUCCESS:- FIVE BELOW COMMITTED TO ASSESS AND MANAGE THE RISKS/HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN CONTAINED IN THEIR PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS- UNILEVER AGREED TO STOP FOOD AND BEVERAGE MARKETING TO CHILDREN UNDER AGE 16, AND WILL ADOPT NEW TARGETS TO REDUCE SALT, ADDED SUGARS AND CALORIES, AND INCREASE SALES OF THEIR HEALTHIER PRODUCTS- PEPSICO SET GOALS TO INCREASE POSITIVE NUTRIENTS IN THEIR PRODUCTS- PDC ENERGY ACCELERATED ITS GOAL TO END ROUTINE FLARING OF METHANE, FROM 2030 TO 2025, THUS REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSADDITIONALLY, TRINITY HEALTH AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE INTERFAITH CENTER ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GUN SAFETY GROUP SUBMITTED A SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION ASKING STURM RUGER, ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING MANUFACTURERS OF FIREARMS, TO CONDUCT AND PUBLISH AN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF ITS POLICIES, PRACTICES AND PRODUCTS, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE RESOLUTION RECEIVED A 68.5% VOTE IN FAVOR, WELL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD REQUIRED FOR THE RESOLUTION TO BE RESUBMITTED IN 2023, INDICATING A LARGE MAJORITY OF STURM RUGER INVESTORS BELIEVE THE COMPANY HAS TO ADDRESS ITS HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACTS. TRINITY HEALTH AND TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND ARE CITED AS PART OF THE GROUP WHO MOVED FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION.FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH, VISIT WWW.TRINITY-HEALTH.ORG.