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Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Of Yates County Inc

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital

418 North Main Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527

Bed count	35	Medicare provider number	331314	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

EIN: 160743192

Display data for year:

Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)

14.4%

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.
Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:

Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses	$ 388,453 1.01 %
Medicaid as % of operating expenses	$ 1,156,356 3.02 %
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	$ 3,941,532 10.28 %
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.	$ 32,770 0.09 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 78,877 0.21 %

* = 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	$ 78,877 0.21 %
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	$ 24,611 31.20 %
Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses	$ 1,321 1.67 %
Coalition building as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses	$ 2,939 3.73 %
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 50,006 63.40 %
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	$ 859,797 2.24 %
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	$ 413,317 48.07 %

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:
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.
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.
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.

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 $ 4485135 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 4780724)
PATIENT SERVICE PROGRAM: INPATIENT, SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATES A 25-BED GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL INCLUDING 3-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, MEDICAL-SURGICAL AND TELEMETRY UNITS AND A 10-BED IN-PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT.

4B (Expenses $ 17144010 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 20238234)
PATIENT SERVICE PROGRAM: OUTPATIENT, A FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION.

4C (Expenses $ 9525814 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 10153606)
PATIENT SERVICE PROGRAM: LONG TERM CARE, SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATES A 130-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND A 20-BED LONG-TERM BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION SERVICE.

Facility Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.

PART V, SECTION A:
SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF YATES COUNTY:PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THE ONTARIO, SENECA AND YATES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH FINGER LAKES HEALTH, OTHER HOSPITALS, THE S2AY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK (NOW PIVITAL HEALTH), COMMON GROUND HEALTH AND THE COMMUNITY BASED AGENCIES CONDUCTED SURVEYS OF RESIDENTS IN ONTARIO, YATES AND SENECA COUNTIES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDED ASSESSMENT PROCESS. SURVEYS WERE DISSEMINATED THROUGH MANY DIFFERENT METHODS INCLUDING E-MAIL, WEB PAGES, MAILING OF PAPER COPIES, DISSEMINATION OF PAPER COPIES IN LOCAL STORES, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE WITHIN COUNTY BUILDINGS/AGENCIES. FINGER LAKES HEALTH INVITED PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE NEEDED ASSESSMENT THROUGH THRIVE, OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH MAGAZINE. THRIVE IS MAILED TO MORE THAN 90,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S SERVICE AREA. FURTHER INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC WAS COLLECTED THROUGH A NUMBER OF FOCUS GROUP SESSIONS THAT WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTIES.

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
"COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S (""SSMH"") COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH:1. PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS AND HOUSING:N/A2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:SSMH SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH:PAYMENT OF DUES TO THE YATES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES.3. COMMUNITY SUPPORT:TO BE EQUIPPED FOR DISASTER SITUATIONS, SSMH PARTICIPATES IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS/DISASTER READINESS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DISASTER DRILLS; STOCKPILING ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES FOR USE DURING A DISASTER; TRAINING STAFF FOR DISASTERS; AND CONDUCTING POD EVENTS AS TRAINING IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER REQUIRING MASS IMMUNIZATIONS.4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS:SSMH ACCEPTS SHARPS FROM COMMUNITY HOUSEHOLDS AND PROVIDES PROPER DISPOSAL OF SAME AT NO COST TO THE HOUSEHOLDS.5. COALITION BUILDING:FINGER LAKES HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES SSMH, ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS/PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.6. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:-SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.7. NEGATIVE MARGINS:SSMH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, AMBULATORY SURGERY, EMERGENCY AND CLINICAL SERVICES AS WELL AS BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS AT AN OPERATING LOSS TO IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF THE COMMUNITY.ALSO, SSMH COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF TIME IS DEVOTED TO PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND IMPLEMENT RESPONSES."

PART III, LINE 2:
PART III, SECTION A, 3COSTING METHODOLOGY:HFMA P&P BOARD STATEMENT 15, IX. VALUATION AND DISCLOSURE OF BAD DEBTS, 9.1 HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 2. THE BAD DEBT AMOUNT IS RECORDED AT THE AMOUNT THAT THE PAYER IS EXPECTED TO PAY. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 3 IS VALUED AT PATIENT CARE COSTS, I.E. THE EXPECTED PAYMENT AMOUNT INCLUDED IN LINE 2 HAS BEEN MULTIPLIED BY THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES (48.1%). BASED UPON AN ANALYSIS OF INCOME LEVELS FOR ACCOUNTS INCLUDED IN BAD DEBTS WERE ESTIMATED THAT 51% WERE ELIGIBLE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

PART III, LINE 3:
IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR RECLASSIFY BAD DEBTS AS CHARITY CARE. WHEN INCOME LEVELS ARE LEARNED WE IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO PAY FOR SERVICES. HAVING PROVIDED SERVICES TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WE BELIEVE REPRESENTS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT.

PART III, LINE 4:
ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS:SSMH ESTIMATES THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS BY ANALYZING RESIDENT ACCOUNTS FOR COLLECTABILITY AND APPLYING HISTORICALLYESTABLISHED PERCENTAGES FOR SELF-PAY AND VARIOUS THIRD-PARTY PAYORS TO THE AGING CATEGORIES INTHE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AGING. ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH PAYMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR ASIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME ARE CONSIDERED DELINQUENT AND THE ACCOUNT IS WRITTEN OFF WHENCUSTOMARY COLLECTION EFFORTS ARE EXHAUSTED.THE HOSPITAL HAS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AS A RESULT OFAN INCREASE IN AGED RECEIVABLES.

PART VI, LINE 3:
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE WILLING BUT UNABLE TO PAY IN FULL FOR THEIR CARE. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS A PERSON TO RECEIVE MEDICALLY NECESSARY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AT NO CHARGE OR REDUCED CHARGES WHEN THEY MEET CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES IS AVAILABLE THROUGH SIGNAGE AND APPLICATIONS PLACED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, REGISTRATION AREAS, AND THE PATIENT ACCOUNTS OFFICE. WE HAVE ALSO PUBLISHED THIS INFORMATION IN DIRECT MAIL SENT TO AREA HOMES AND ALSO PROMOTED THE PROGRAM ON OUR LOCAL RADIO SHOW. THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE CONTAINS INFORMATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

PART VI, LINE 4:
SSMH PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. THE HOSPITAL REVIEWS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM SOURCES SUCH AS THE US CENSUS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS. THE HOSPITAL USES HEALTH INDICATORS AND UTILIZATION DATA FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES AND RECEIVES COMMUNITY INPUT FROM PUBLIC SURVEYS. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH SERVES AS A REGULAR FORUM FOR COMMUNITY INPUT AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION. WE GATHER OPINION RELATED DATA FROM FOCUS GROUPS, SATISFACTION SURVEYS, AND EMPLOYEE OPINION SURVEYS. WE PARTICIPATE IN A NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND PARTICIPATE AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH BOARD PARTICIPATION ON NUMEROUS LOCAL AND STATE-WIDE HEALTH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

PART VI, LINE 5:
SSMH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH PARTNERING WITH AREA PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.SSMH STAFF DONATING TIME TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES ON BEHALF OF SSMH AND FINGER LAKES HEALTH SUCH AS:- UNITED WAY- YATES SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION- YATES HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL- CHOOSE HEALTH YATES- REGIONAL WORKSITE WELLNESS COALITION- FINGER LAKES REGIONAL ES COUNCIL- WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE- COUNCIL OF CHURCHES CHAPLAINCY COMMITTEE- PENN YAN LIONS CLUB- YATES COUNTY LTC COMMITTEE- ARC OF YATES.

PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES
NY

PART VI, LINE 2:
"FINGER LAKES HEALTH (""FLH"") BELIEVES THAT HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS TAKING ACTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH IS THE SINGLE MOST VITAL ASPECT TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE AND TO HAVING HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. FLH HAS LONG RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND THE VALUE OF POPULATION HEALTH. FLH'S GOAL AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, IS TO BE A VITAL PARTNER WITH HEALTHCARE CONSUMERS (OUR PATIENTS) TO ENCOURAGE AWARENESS AND DIALOGUE ABOUT MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS, OUTLINE THE PATH AND PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE GOOD HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.WE ARE DEVELOPING INITIATIVES, AND DESIGNING OUR FACILITIES WITH PATIENT-CENTERED, EVIDENCE-BASED OUTCOME DRIVEN GOALS IN MIND. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING TO ACHIEVE THE BEST QUALITY CARE OUTCOMES TO KEEP PATIENTS HEALTHY AND TO DEVELOP PREVENTION-ORIENTED PROGRAMS AIMED AT CREATING AND SUSTAINING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. WE BASE PROGRAMMING ON AREAS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS THAT MATTER MOST IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THAT IS DETERMINED BY CONDUCTING HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. FLH COLLABORATES WITH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AS WELL AS THE S2AY RURAL HEALTH NETWORK (NOW PIVITAL HEALTH), COMMON GROUND HEALTH, AND OTHER HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, TO USE THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NYS HEALTH COMMISSIONER'S ""PREVENTION AGENDA"" AS A BASIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING. WE WORKED TOGETHER TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2018-2019 AND ESTABLISH HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR 2019-2021. BY DRAWING UPON THE STATE'S PREVENTION AGENDA, STUDYING DATA COLLECTED THROUGH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESEARCH, AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN ONTARIO, SENECA AND YATES COUNTIES, WE IDENTIFIED HEALTH PRIORITIES AND SUBSEQUENT COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES TO ALIGN WITH THOSE PRIORITIES.TOOLS USED TO CONDUCT THE CHNA, INCLUDED:-DISEASE PREVALENCE DATA-SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE REGION-BRFSS - BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CENSUS-A SURVEY IN OUR THRIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH MAGAZINE, CIRCULATED TO 90,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, SEEKING COMMENTS ON THE MOST CRITICAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.-FOCUS GROUPS DONE IN COOPERATION WITH OUR COUNTY PARTNERS TARGETING SPECIFIC POPULATIONS.AS A RESULT OF THIS DATA AND COMMENT ANALYSIS, THE MOST HIGHLY RANKED HEALTH PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED FOR EACH COUNTY, AS NOTED BELOW:FOR ONTARIO COUNTY:-HYPERTENSION-SUBSTANCE ABUSE-OBESITYFOR SENECA COUNTY:-HYPERTENSION-OBESITY-SUBSTANCE ABUSEFOR YATES COUNTY:-CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (HYPERTENSION)-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH)-OBESITYWE THEN DEVELOPED COMMUNITY SERVICE PLANS (CSP) COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS (CHIPS) FOR EACH COUNTY OUTLINING ACTION STEPS TO ADDRESS AND TARGET THE PRIORITIES.AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE PLAN TO TARGET THE PRIORITIES, FLH:HAS ALL OF ITS PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL BLOOD PRESSURE REGISTRY BEING OVERSEEN BY COMMON GROUND HEALTH IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION WHO HAVE CONTROLLED THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE.PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS STROKE SYMPTOMS, DIABETES PREVENTION, HYPERTENSION, AND OTHERS, IN ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH MAGAZINE THRIVE, WHICH IS MAILED TO MORE THAN 90,000 HOMES IN OUR SERVICE AREA TWICE EACH YEAR. OFFERS ""FINGER LAKES HEALTH MATTERS"", AN EDUCATIONAL RADIO SHOW THAT AIRS MULTIPLE TIMES EACH YEAR ON THE REGIONAL FINGER LAKES RADIO NETWORK FEATURING FINGER LAKES HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SPEAKING TO A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING STROKE, DIABETES, WEIGHT LOSS, AND OTHERS.GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL IS A JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED AND NEW YORK STATE-DESIGNATED STROKE CENTER. PROVIDERS CONDUCT STROKE EDUCATION, IN ADDITION TO THE SUPPORT GROUP, ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, AS WELL AS FOR GENERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE EDUCATION COVERS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, AS WELL AS RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION INFORMATION.BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS ARE OFFERED BY THE ACUTE REHAB UNIT AT GENERAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM STAFF AT THE COMMUNITY LUNCH PROGRAM IN GENEVA, AS WELL AS AT WORK PLACES OR SPECIAL EVENTS, AS REQUESTED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS."

Operating expenses	$ 38,333,738
Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses	$ 5,519,111 14.40 %