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Summa Health Group Return
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
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Bed count | 258 | Medicare provider number | 360150 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | YES | Children's hospital | NO |
Summa Health Group ReturnDisplay data for year:
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
(as % of total functional expenses)
Community Benefit Expenditures: 2017
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 $ 1,026,495,454 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 126,769,797 12.35 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 13,206,955 1.29 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 40,076,488 3.90 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 28,284,740 2.76 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 28,555,612 2.78 %Research as % of operating expenses$ 7,101,085 0.69 %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.$ 8,164,479 0.80 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 1,380,438 0.13 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 27,396 0.00 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? YES Number of activities or programs (optional) 4 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 1 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 1 Workforce development 2 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$ 27,396 0.00 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 16,666 60.83 %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$ 2,525 9.22 %Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 8,205 29.95 %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: 2017
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$ 15,365,000 1.50 %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: 2017
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: 2017
- 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 $ 464895830 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 540660386) OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR 2017: SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, AND SUMMA PHYSICIANS, INC. DBA SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, PROVIDED MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION OCCASIONS OF SERVICE, INCLUDING 160,234 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 13,247 OBSERVATION PATIENTS, 13,805 SURGICAL OPERATIONS, AND MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION OTHER OUTPATIENT VISITS.
4B (Expenses $ 315625317 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 367063102) INPATIENT SERVICES FOR 2017: SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM HAD APPROXIMATELY 625 BEDS IN SERVICE, ADMITTED 31,433 ADULT PATIENTS, AND DELIVERED 3,834 NEWBORNS. THE ADULT PATIENTS RECEIVED 142,210 DAYS OF CARE, INPATIENT SURGERIES TOTALED 6,520, EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS TOTALED 21,316 AND THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS 4.52 DAYS.
4C (Expenses $ 43411911 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 11437652) RESEARCH/EDUCATION FOR 2017: SUMMA HEALTH HAS A HISTORY OF SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND DISEASES AND TREATMENT. CENTERS, PROGRAMS AND LABS FACILITATE RESEARCH IN A NUMBER OF MEDICAL FIELDS. SUMMA HEALTH FOSTERS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CAREGIVERS. AT SUMMA HEALTH'S HOSPITALS, APPROXIMATLY 256 MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES TRAIN IN 19 ACCREDITED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. SUMMA HEALTH PROVIDES CLINICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO MORE THAN 1,975 NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS.
4D (Expenses $ 47300101 including grants of $ 151500) (Revenue $ 55008648) SUMMARYALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATIONS AND STABILITY OF SUMMA HEALTH, NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. SUMMA HEALTH PROVIDED SERVICES TO ALL PATIENTS ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES OR THE INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION IN A GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED OR SUBSIDIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.PATIENTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE AND, DEPENDING ON THEIR LEVEL OF INCOME AND NUMBER OF DEPENDENTS, ALL (OR A PORTION) OF THEIR BILL WAS REDUCED. GROSS ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME WAS COMPARED USING A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON THE FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE CHARITY DISCOUNT FOR WHICH THE PATIENT MAY BE ELIGIBLE. IN 2017, SUMMA HEALTH PROVIDED CHARITY CARE TO THE INDIGENT (INCLUDING UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID) AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $33 MILLION. THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE SERVICES PROVIDED WRITTEN OFF AS BAD DEBT.IN ADDITION TO UNCOMPENSATED MEDICAL CARE, SUMMA HEALTH PROVIDED WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. SUMMA HEALTH ALSO OPERATED A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. THESE PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT A REDUCED PRICE OR PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE. SUMMA HEALTH OPERATES ITS FACILITIES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS OF REV. RULE 69-545 AND SUBSEQUENT CASE LAW AND IRS GUIDELINES. SUMMA HEALTH'S HOSPITALS PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES WHICH ARE OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO ALL PERSONS OF THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF PERSONS WHO ARE BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY AND MEDICAL STAFF.SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP- PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, A SUMMA HEALTH ENTITY, IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP OF PHYSICIANS AND PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. IN TOTAL, SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP EMPLOYS NEARLY 300 PHYSICIANS AND MORE THAN 700 SUPPORT STAFF IN MORE THAN 30 SPECIALTIES AND SUB-SPECIALTIES. SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP PROMOTES STRONG AFFILIATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL NEEDS FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES ARE MET. IN 2017, SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP CONTINUED ITS DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY CARE PODS AND THE MEDICAL HOME MODEL OF CARE, TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE FOCUSED PATIENT CARE MODEL, BETTER COMMUNICATE QUALITY INITIATIVES AND ENHANCE PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT.SUMMA FOUNDATION - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THROUGH PHILANTHROPY, SUMMA FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. SUMMA FOUNDATION OFFERS A SPECTRUM OF PHILANTHROPIC OPTIONS FOR DONORS DESIGNED TO CREATE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SUMMA HEALTH'S OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND PERCEPTIONS AND TO AFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITIES SUMMA HEALTH SERVES. PHILANTHROPIC COMMITMENTS TO THE SUMMA HEALTH FOUNDATION IN 2017 TOTALED $9.5 MILLION.COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND DIVERSITY:THIS DEPARTMENT LEADS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE ISSUES AFFECTING THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY SUMMA HEALTH. COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND DIVERSITY PROVIDE WELLNESS AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, FACILITATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, DEVELOP COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNICATE SUMMA HEALTH'S BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND ITS WORKFORCE WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION.GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: THIS DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO ELEVATING SUMMA HEALTH AS A CREDIBLE LEADER AND PARTNER IN THE HEALTH POLICY PLANNING PROCESS. THIS DEPARTMENT COLLABORATES WITH NUMEROUS DEPARTMENTSTO BEST POSITION SUMMA EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INNOVATION PRIORITIES WITH PUBLIC SECTOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
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Facility Information
PART V SECTION B LINE 3E FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ARE A PRIORITIZED DESCRIPTION OF THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B GROUP A: HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-AND-DIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENTS/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016GROUP B:HTTP://WWW.SUMMAREHABHOSPITAL.COM/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENTS/
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B GROUP A:HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-AND-DIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENTS/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016GROUP B:HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-AND-DIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENTS/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016
PART V SECTION B LINE 16A: FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B GROUP A: HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTVISITOR/INSURANCEANDBILLING/FINANCIALASSISTANCEGROUP B: HTTP://WWW.SUMMAREHABHOSPITAL.COM/PATIENT-RESOURCES/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY/
PART V SECTION B LINE 16B FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B GROUP A: HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTVISITOR/INSURANCEANDBILLING/FINANCIALASSISTANCEGROUP B: HTTP://WWW.SUMMAREHABHOSPITAL.COM/PATIENT-RESOURCES/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY/
PART V SECTION B LINE 16C FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B GROUP A:HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTVISITOR/INSURANCEANDBILLING/PLAINLANGUAGEFINANCIALASSISTANCEPOLICYGROUP B: HTTP://WWW.SUMMAREHABHOSPITAL.COM/INPATIENT_SERVICES/FINANCIAL_ASSISTANCE_POLICY.ASPX
PART V, SECTION B FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A CONSISTS OF: - FACILITY 1: SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, - FACILITY 3: SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL, LLC
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - A PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT BROAD INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY SERVED:SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL, LLC (GROUP A):INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN MARCH-JUNE 2016 TO GAIN THEIR INSIGHT ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THOSE HEALTH NEEDS, OTHER EXISTING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, POSSIBLE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND WHAT HOSPITALS CAN DO TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS PROVIDE A PERSEPECTIVE ON THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE GROUPS SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, INCLUDING THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME PERSONS, MINORITY GROUPS, THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS, AND LEADERS FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.LEADERS FROM THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WERE CONSULTED DURING THIS CHNA: AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLSBARBERTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCITY OF AKRON ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FAMILIESCITY OF HUDSON MAYORCITY OF NEW FRANKLIN MAYORCITY OF STOW MAYOREMERGE MINISTRIESGREATER AKRON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT AND CEOHAVEN OF REST MINISTRIESHUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AKRON DIRECTOR OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENTLOVE AKRONOPEN M MINISTIRESSENATOR SHERROD BROWNSENATOR ROB PORTMANSUMMIT COUNTY ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH BOARD DIRECTORSUMMIT COUNTY EXECUTIVESUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONERIN ADDITION TO THE INPUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, FIVE COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS FROM APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2016 TO GET THEIR INPUT ON WHAT THEY THROUGHT WERE THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THOSE NEEDS, THE SOLUTIONS THEY THOUGHT WOULD SOLVE THOSE NEEDS, AND WHAT THE HOSPITALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS COULD DO TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. DUE TO THE OBSERVED INFORMATION GAP IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SEVERAL QUESTIONS WERE ASKED TO PROBE MORE DEEPLY INTO THESE ISSUES. IN ADDITION, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS TO GATHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND BASIC PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE DISCUSSION GUIDE, QUESTIONNAIRE, AND PROTOCOL WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE KENT STATE UNIVERISYT INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD. A TOTAL OF FIFTY-FOUR SUMMIT COUNTY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS. ADDITIONAL DETAIL CAN BE FOUND ON THE SUMMA HEALTH WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-ANDDIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016.
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - A PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: CHNA CONDUCTED WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES:SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL, LLC (GROUP A): SUMMA HEALTH CONDUCTED THE CHNA ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS THREE HOSPITAL FACILITIES LISTED IN PART V, SECTION A. IN ADDITION SUMMAHEALTH COLLABORATED WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC AKRON GENERAL AND AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN CONDUCTING THE CHNA.
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - A PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: CHNA CONDUCTED WITH ONE OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN HOSPITAL FACILITIES:SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL, LLC (GROUP A):KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - A PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: "HOW THE HOSPITAL FACILITY IS ADDRESSING NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS CHNA:SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL (GROUP A):AFTER CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF BOTH THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND QUALITATIVE DATA, SUMMA HEALTH WILL ADDRESS THE ADULT HEALTH NEEDS IN FIVE PRIMARY CATEGORIES: CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, ACCESS AND BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE, HEALTH DISPARITIES, PREVENTIION AND WELLNESS. THE PRIORITIES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S 2017-2019 STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 SUMMA CHNA:PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUE, PLAN TO ADDRESSACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, YESCHRONIC DISEASE, YESENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, NOHEALTH DISPARITIES, YESINFECTIOUS DISEASE, NOINJURY AND ACCIDENTS, NOQUALITY OF HEALTH CARE, YESMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, YESMENTAL HEALTH, YESPREVENTION AND WELLNESS, YESSUBSTANCE ABUSE, YESSIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS ADDRESSED:PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOME: IMPROVING PREVENTION AND WELLNESSAT SUMMA HEALTH, OUR POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGY IS EVOLVING THE WAY WE DELIVER CARE. OUR VISION FOR CARE PUTS THE PATIENT AT THE CENTER OF THIS MODEL BY CREATING A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THAT IS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION AND WELLNESS (P&W). P&W FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE WHOLE PERSON, BODY AND MIND AND REDUCING LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS AND ""EVERYDAY"" BEHAVIORS THAT CAN NEGATIVELY IMPACT HEALTH. P&W STRATEGIES CROSS ALL THE PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOMES, ARE EMBEDDED IN EACH OBJECTIVE AND WILL BE IDENTIFIED AS P&W.PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOME: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARETHE HEALTH NEEDS PERTAINING TO ACCESS ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY INCORPORATING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN COMMUNITY BASED SETTINGS (P&W), AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOMES AND COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE PLUS PRACTICES THEREBY INCREASING THE OPPORTUNTIIES FOR PREVENTATIVE AND EARLY INTERVENTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS (P&W). PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOME: PROVIDING CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENTTHE HEALTH NEEDS PERTAINING TO CHRONIC DISEASE ARE BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH INCREASING CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE BASE OF RISK FACTORS, RISK BEHAVIORS, AND GENETIC CONSIDERATIONS WHICH LEAD TO CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES(P&W). THE HEALTH NEEDS PERTAINING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY DECREASING ALCOHOL AND OPIATE RELATED OVERDOSES AND DEATHS(P&W). THE HEALTH NEEDS PERTAINING TO LIFESTYLE FACTORS ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY DECREASING SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE IN ADULTS(P&W). PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOME: REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIESTHE HEALTH NEEDS PERTAINING TO HEALTH DISPARITIES ARE BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH REDUCING INFANT MORTALITY BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, COORDINATION AND FOCUS ON REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF THE SOCIAL DETERMININANTS OF HEALTH FOR LOW INCOME MOTHERS(P&W). PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOME: IMPROVING QUALITY OF HEALTH CARETHE HEALTH NEEDS PERTAINING TO QUALITY OF CARE FACTORS ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY DECREASING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS AND INCREASING CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE OF PREOPERATIVE CARE. SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSEDTHE LIST ABOVE INDICATES SEVERAL PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2016 CHNA THAT SUMMA WILL NOT ADDRESS IN THE PLAN. POOR HEALTH STATUS CAN RESULT THROUGH A COMPLEX INTERACTION OF CHALLENGING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS, COMBINED WITH LACK OF ACCESS TO CARE. ADDRESSING THE MORE COMMON ""ROOT"" CAUSES OF POOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CAN SERVE TO IMPROVE A COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO REDUCE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. HOWEVER, SUMMA RECOGNIZES THAT NO HOSPITAL FACILITY CAN ADDRESS ALL OF THE ROOT CAUSES AND HEALTH NEEDS PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEALTH SYSTEM WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS NOT SELECTED. INJURIES, ACCIDENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INCLUDING VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND POVERTY WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR PLAN. RESOURCES, AS WELL AS AVAILABLE EXPERTISE, LIMIT OUR SELECTION OF PRIORITIES. SUMMA HEALTH WILL, HOWEVER, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH SAFE COMMUNITIES OF SUMMIT COUNTY, SUMMIT COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, LOCAL SERVICES AGENCIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THESE IMPORTANT HEALTH ISSUES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE PLAN IS ALSO IN ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY THE SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH 2016 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S 2017-2019 STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED ABOVE CAN BE FOUND ON THE 2017-2019 SUMMA HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOUND ON THE SUMMA HEALTH WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-ANDDIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016."
PART V, SECTION B FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B CONSISTS OF: - FACILITY 4: SUMMA REHAB HOSPITAL, LLC
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - B PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: INPUT FROM PERSONS WHO REPRESENT BROAD INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY SERVED:SUMMA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (GROUP B):INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN MARCH-JUNE 2016 TO GAIN THEIR INSIGHT ON WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THOSE HEALTH NEEDS, OTHER EXISTING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, POSSIBLE COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND WHAT HOSPITALS CAN DO TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA). THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS PROVIDE A PERSEPECTIVE ON THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE GROUPS SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, INCLUDING THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME PERSONS, MINORITY GROUPS, THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS, AND LEADERS FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.LEADERS FROM THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WERE CONSULTED DURING THIS CHNA: AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLSBARBERTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCITY OF AKRON ASSISTANT TO THE MAYOR FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FAMILIESCITY OF HUDSON MAYORCITY OF NEW FRANKLIN MAYORCITY OF STOW MAYOREMERGE MINISTRIESGREATER AKRON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT AND CEOHAVEN OF REST MINISTRIESHUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTINTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AKRON DIRECTOR OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENTLOVE AKRONOPEN M MINISTIRESSENATOR SHERROD BROWNSENATOR ROB PORTMANSUMMIT COUNTY ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION, AND MENTAL HEALTH BOARD DIRECTORSUMMIT COUNTY EXECUTIVESUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSIONERIN ADDITION TO THE INPUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, FIVE COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS FROM APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2016 TO GET THEIR INPUT ON WHAT THEY THROUGHT WERE THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT THOSE NEEDS, THE SOLUTIONS THEY THOUGHT WOULD SOLVE THOSE NEEDS, AND WHAT THE HOSPITALS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS COULD DO TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. DUE TO THE OBSERVED INFORMATION GAP IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SEVERAL QUESTIONS WERE ASKED TO PROBE MORE DEEPLY INTO THESE ISSUES. IN ADDITION, A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS TO GATHER DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND BASIC PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. THE DISCUSSION GUIDE, QUESTIONNAIRE, AND PROTOCOL WERE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD. A TOTAL OF FIFTY-FOUR SUMMIT COUNTY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY RESIDENT FOCUS GROUPS. ADDITIONAL DETAIL CAN BE FOUND ON THE SUMMA HEALTH WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-ANDDIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016.
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - B PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: CHNA CONDUCTED WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES:SUMMA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (GROUP B):SUMMA HEALTH CONDUCTED THE CHNA ON BEHALF OF EACH OF ITS THREE HOSPITAL FACILITIES LISTED IN PART V, SECTION A. IN ADDITION SUMMA HEALTH COLLABORATED WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC AKRON GENERAL, AND AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN CONDUCTING THE CHNA.
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - B PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: CHNA CONDUCTED WITH ONE OR MORE ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN HOSPITAL FACILITIES:SUMMA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (GROUP B):KENT STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
FACILITY REPORTING GROUP - B PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: "HOW THE HOSPITAL FACILITY IS ADDRESSING NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS CHNA:SUMMA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (GROUP B):DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ADULT REHABILITATION SPECIALTY SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUMMA REHAB HOSPITAL, LLC,("" HOSPITAL"") THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEED IN WHICH THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE GREATEST IMPACT IS ACCESS. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES PROVIDED BY A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING SUMMA AKRON CITY, ST. THOMAS HOSPITALS LED TO THE DETERMINATION BY SUMMA REHAB HOSPITAL, LLC TO NOT ADDRESS ANY OTHER IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEED. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED ABOVE CAN BE FOUND ON THE 2017-2019 SUMMA HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOUND ON THE SUMMA HEALTH WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.SUMMAHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/ABOUT-SUMMA/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-ANDDIVERSITY/COMMUNITYNEEDSASSESSMENT2016. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES PROVIDED BY A VARIETY OF INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES INCLUDING AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM, LED TO THE DETERMINATION BY SUMMA REHAB HOSPITAL, LLC TO NOT ADDRESS ANY OTHER IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS."
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Supplemental Information
PART I, LINE 6A: NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION THAT PREPARED THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT:SUMMA HEALTH
PART I, LINE 7: EXPLANATION OF COST METHODOLOGY USED FOR CALCULATING LINE 7 TABLE:COST OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT COST WAS CALCULATED WITH A COST TO CHARGE RATIO USING WORKSHEET 2. THE COST RELATED TO MEDICAID PATIENTS WAS DETERMINED USING SUMMA HEALTH'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. FOR SUBSIDIZED SERVICES SUMMA HEALTH'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IS USED TO DETERMINE COST RELATED TO SPECIFIC SERVICES EXCLUDING TRADITIONAL MEDICAID AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PATIENTS. COSTS FOR CHARITY AND BAD DEBT ACCOUNTS ARE DEDUCTED USING A RATIO OF COST TO CHARGE SPECIFIC TO THAT SUBSIDIZED SERVICE. COSTS FOR OTHER PROGRAMS REFLECT THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS OF PROVIDING THOSE PROGRAMS.
PART I, LINE 7G: DESCRIBE SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICE COSTS FROM PHYSICIAN CLINIC ON LINE 7G:THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES REPORTED ON LINE 7(G) ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUMMA PHYSICIANS, INC. DBA SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP IS $21,760,425.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: DESCRIBE HOW COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY:SUMMA HEALTH ADDRESSES VARIOUS COMMUNITY CONCERNS INCLUDING HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, POVERTY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.SUMMA HEALTH HOSPITALS CONDUCT COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS AND SCREENINGS FOR THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. SUMMA HEALTH HOSPITALS WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS AND PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED.SUMMA HEALTH HOSPITALS PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. A ROBUST ECONOMY POSITIVELY IMPACTS RESIDENTS COVERED BY HEALTH INSURANCE AND IMPROVES THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT HEALTH SERVICES.
PART III, LINE 2: "A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO IS USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT REFLECTED ON LINE 2. FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOUNTING FOR BAD DEBT, SEE ""NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE"" ON PAGE 12 OF THE ATTACHED CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNDER NOTE 1, ""SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES."""
PART III, LINE 4: FOOTNOTE IN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DESCRIBING BAD DEBT EXPENSE:SUMMA HEALTH'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES THE PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. SUMMA HEALTH HAS ADOPTED ASU 2011-07 WHICH RESULTS IN BAD DEBT EXPENSE BEING REFLECTED AS A DEDUCTION FROM REVENUE RATHER THAN AN OPERATING EXPENSE. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (PAGE 12) STATES SUMMA HEALTH MAINTAINS AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BASED ON THE EXPECTED COLLECTABILITY OF PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. THE PROVISION FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS IS BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED NET COLLECTIONS CONSIDERING HISTORICAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGES, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS.
PART III, LINE 8: DESCRIBE EXTENT ANY SHORTFALL FROM LINE 7 TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND COSTING METHOD USED:MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COST ARE BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED ON WORKSHEET B, PART I, COLUMN 26, LINE 118 FROM THE VARIOUS HOSPITALS' MEDICARE COST REPORTS. COSTING METHOD USED WAS TOTAL ALLOWABLE COST LESS ALL COSTS DEEMED NON-ALLOWABLE BY MEDICARE REGULATIONS. ANY MEDICARE SHORTFALL INCURRED BY SUMMA HEALTH IS NOT REPORTED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
PART III, LINE 9B: DID COLLECTION POLICY CONTAIN PROVISIONS ON COLLECTION PRACTICES FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE:SUMMA WILL NOT PURSUE LEGAL ACTION FOR NON-PAYMENT OF BILLS AGAINST ANY PATIENT WHO IS WITHOUT ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE AND WITHOUT OTHER SIGNIFICANT INCOME OR NET WORTH. BEFORE INITIATING LEGAL ACTION FOR NON-PAYMENT, OUR HOSPITALS WILL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PATIENT, MAKE SURE THAT THE PATIENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE HOSPITALS' CHARITY CARE POLICY.
PART VI, LINE 2: NEEDS ASSESSMENT:IN ADDITION TO THE CHNA DESCRIBED IN PART V, SECTION B, THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE COLLABORATIVELY ASSESSED BY SURVEY PROCESSES CONDUCTED BY SUMMA HEALTH, SUMMIT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON, THE UNITED WAY, SOCIAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD OF SUMMIT COUNTY, AND CLEVELAND CLINIC -AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER.
PART VI, LINE 3: PATIENT EDUCATION:IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES SET FORTH BY OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 2101:3-2-07.17 NOTICES, SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM'S HOSPITALS HAVE NOTICES POSTED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOMS, ADMISSION AREAS, CASHIER'S OFFICE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE AREAS. THE NOTICES SPECIFY THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE WITHOUT CHARGE, BASIC MEDICALLY NECESSARY HOSPITAL-LEVEL SERVICES. A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WHO IS ASSIGNED TO PATIENTS AT THE POINT OF ADMISSION REVIEWS THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND ASSISTS WITH THE APPLICATION IF REQUESTED. THE SUMMA WEBSITE PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE FINANCIAL COUNSELING WITH EXPLANATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO PATIENTS WHO CALL. EVERY PATIENT BILLING STATEMENT CONTAINS CONTACT INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARN ABOUT AND APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
PART VI, LINE 5: PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH:AMONG THE WAYS THE HOSPITALS WITHIN SUMMA HEALTH PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY ARE BY MAINTAINING AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF AND A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE (COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE). SUMMA'S HOSPITALS ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGH PRACTICE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. CONTRIBUTIONS, BOTH FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND, ARE MADE TO INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMING (I.E. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, OPEN M, CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT) THAT ARE DEEMED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES SUMMA HEALTH SERVES.
SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 7 FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A & B STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT:THE STATE OF OHIO DOES NOT REQUIRE THE FILING OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT FOR 2017. HOWEVER, OHIO REQUIRES ALL TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS TO SUBMIT TO THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (ODH)EXISTING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, HOSPITALS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO ODH A COPY OF THE HOSPITAL'S SCHEDULE H (FORM 990), CORRESPONDING ATTACHMENTS AND REPORTING ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN PARTS I AND II OF SCHEDULE H.
PART VI, LINE 4: COMMUNITY INFORMATION:BASED ON 2015 PATIENT ADMISSION DATA, SUMMA HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IS PRIMARILY IN SUMMIT COUNTY. SUMMIT COUNTY REPRESENTS 75.32% OF THE 2015 ADMISSIONS FROM SUMMA HEALTH. WHILE SUMMA ALSO TREATS PATIENTS FROM MEDINA, NOTHERN STARK, AND WAYNE COUNTIES, MOST PATIENTS COME FROM SUMMIT COUNTY. THERE ARE 541,968 PEOPLE LIVING IN SUMMIT COUNTY. SINCE 2010, THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY, BY LESS THAN A PERCENT. THERE ARE 31 CITIES, VILLAGES, AND TOWNSHIPS IN SUMMIT COUNTY, WITH THE LARGEST BEING THE CITY OF AKRON. COMPARED TO THE STATE OF OHIO, SUMMIT COUNTY HAS A SLIGHTLY SMALLER PROPORTION OF CHILDREN (UNDER 18 YEARS OLD) AND A SLIGHTLY HIGHER PROPORTION OF OLDER ADULTS. IN SUMMIT COUNTY 20.5% PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IS NON WHITE, COMPARED TO 17.3% IN THE STATE. EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN SUMMIT COUNTY THANT THE STATE OF OHIO, WITH 90.7% HAVING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR HIGHER AND 29.9% HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. SIMILARLY, ANNUAL PER CAPITA INCOME IN SUMMIT COUNTY IS SLIGHLTY HIGHER THAN THE STATE OF OHIO, THE PERCENT OF SUMMIT COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY IS 2.2% LOWER THAN THAT OF THE STATE. MORE THAN 50% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN SUMMIT COUNTY MAKE LESS THAN $50,000 ANNUALLY AND 15.0% AND 14.5% OF HOUSEHOLDS MAKE LESS THAN $15,000 ANNUALLY RESPECTIVELY. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2015, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR SUMMIT COUNTY WAS 4.9% RESPECTIVELY. LOW INCOMES AND AN ESSENTIALLY STAGNANT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ADD TO SUMMA'S BURDEN FOR CHARITY CARE. DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES, DEMAND FOR SUMMA'S SERVICES IN THESE COMMUNITIES IS PROJECTED TO GROW. WHILE THE TOTAL POPULATION OF SUMMIT COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE (BY -1.2%), OVER THE 5-YEAR PERIOD 2013-2018. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE AGE GROUP THAT DEMAND HEALTHCARE SERVICES THE MOST (AGE 65 AND OLDER) IS EXPECTED TO GROW SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS AGE GROUP IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE 16.0% IN SUMMIT COUNTY OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
PART VI, LINE 6: "DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED GROUP:SUMMA HEALTH, EIN 34-1887844, IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM. SUMMA HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN OHIO, ENCOMPASSING A NETWORK OF HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS, A HEALTH PLAN, A PHYSICIAN-HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION AND A FOUNDATION. SUMMA HEALTH IS RENOWNED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE AND FOR EXCEPTIONAL APPROACHES TO HEALTHCARE DELIVERY. DURING 2017, SUMMA HEALTH PROVIDED INPATIENT CARE THROUGH FACILITIES LOCATED ON SIX CAMPUSES AND IN ADDITION, OUTPATIENT CARE IS EXTENDED THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN A NUMBER OF OUTPATIENT CENTERS, BOTH HOSPITAL-BASED AND FREESTANDING. SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM'S AKRON TERTIARY CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN AKRON, OHIO AND HAS SERVED, TOGETHER WITH SUMMA HEALTH, AS THE LARGEST SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS. THE BARBERTON CAMPUS IS A 249-BED HOSPITAL FACILITY THAT OFFERS INPATIENT SERVICES, OUTPATIENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE BARBERTON CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF BARBERTON IN SOUTHERN SUMMIT COUNTY. SUMMA WESTERN RESERVE HOSPITAL, LLC (""SWRH"") IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE WESTERN RESERVE HEALTH PARTNERS AND PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF ACUTE MEDICAL SERVICES. SWRH PROVIDES ITS HOSPITAL OPERATIONS IN THE CITY OF CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. SWRH PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM, AMBULATORY SURGERY, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, ETC. AND ADHERES TO THE CHARITY CARE POLICY OF SUMMA HEALTH. SUMMA REHAB HOSPITAL, LLC, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM AND VIBRA HEALTHCARE, OPENED ON THE CAMPUS OF SUMMA AKRON CITY HOSPITAL IN 2012. THIS 60-BED FACILITY PROVIDES INPATIENT REHABILITATION CARE AND SERVICES AND ADHERES TO SUMMA'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. ESTABLISHED IN 1993, SUMMACARE OFFERS HEALTH CARE COVERAGE TO MEMBERS INCLUDING MEMBERS INSURED THROUGH ITS STATUS AS A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ORGANIZATION. SUMMACARE IS RECOGNIZED BY THE HEALTH INDUSTRY RESEARCH COMPANY AS A HEALTH PLAN WITH EFFECTIVE DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR ASTHMA, HEALTH FAILURE AND DIABETES. SUMMACARE, ALONG WITH ITS THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PRODUCTS COVERS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MEMBERS. SUMMA FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADVANCING TRANSFORMATIONAL PHILANTHROPY, COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING AND GOODWILL FOR THE PROGRAMS AND PRIORITIES OF SUMMA HEALTH. SUMMA HEALTH NETWORK, LLC IS THE INTEGRATED PHYSICIAN-HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION AFFILIATED WITH SUMMA HEALTH. WITH MORE THAN 1,400 PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATING, SUMMA HEALTH NETWORK OVERSEES MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL CONTRACTS WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES, PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER PAYORS ON BEHALF OF ITS PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL MEMBERS. SUMMA ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (D/B/A NEWHEALTH COLLABORATIVE (""NHC"")) IS A CLINICIAN-LED COLLABORATIVE, ORGANIZED TO COMPASSIONATELY CARE FOR AND SERVE PATIENTS IN AN ACCOUNTABLE, VALUE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MANNER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, NHC CREATES INCENTIVES FOR PROVIDERS TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE. OHIO HEALTH CHOICE, INC. (OHC) IS OHIO'S OLDEST PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (PPO) NETWORK IN THE STATE. OHC IS CO-OWNED BY SUMMA HEALTH AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, AND IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 200 HOSPITALS, 8,000 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, 18,000 SPECIALISTS, COVERING MEMBERS ACROSS ALL 88 COUNTIES IN OHIO. SUMMA PHYSICIANS, INC. (D/B/A SUMMA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (""SHMG"")) IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICE EMPLOYING NEARLY TO 300 PHYSICIANS IN MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES. SHMG PROMOTES STRONGER AFFILIATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL NEEDS FOR PHYSICIANS SERVICES ARE MET."