4A (Expenses $ 195110892 including grants of $ 192914) (Revenue $ 228466805)
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA OPERATES MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL, AN ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL WHOSE HISTORY STARTED MORE THAN 90 YEARS AGO. MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL IS A 183-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL LOCATED IN DARBY, PA, WHICH OFFERS ADVANCED ACUTE CARE SERVICES IN DELAWARE COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA AND IS CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE CARE, SUBSIDIZES THE CARE OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW COST, AND SPONSORS HEALTH PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IN AN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SETTING AS WELL AS 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CARE, SURGICAL SERVICES, CANCER CARE, HEART AND STROKE CARE, BARIATRICS, AMONG MANY OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES. IN FY22, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 34,634 PATIENT DAYS OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.PLEASE VISIT SCHEDULE H AND OUR WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS: WWW.TRINITYHEALTHMA.ORG/LOCATION/MCMC-MERCY-FITZGERALD

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3J: N/APART V, SECTION B, LINE 3E: MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER D/B/A MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL INCLUDED IN THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) WRITTEN REPORT A PRIORITIZED LIST AND DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY'S SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS, WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED REGIONAL CHNA. THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIED UNMET COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE DEEMED SIGNIFICANT AND WERE PRIORITIZED THROUGH A COMMUNITY-INVOLVED SELECTION PROCESS: 1. MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS2. ACCESS TO CARE (PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY)3. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT4. SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED DISORDERS5. HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH RESOURCES NAVIGATION6. RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE7. FOOD ACCESS8. CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES9. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE10. HOUSING11. SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE12. NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER
"PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: RECOGNIZING THAT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS OFTEN MUTUALLY SERVE THE SAME COMMUNITIES, A GROUP OF LOCAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS COLLABORATED ON A SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL CHNA (RCHNA), WITH SPECIFIC FOCUS ON BUCKS, CHESTER, DELAWARE, MONTGOMERY, AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTIES. THE HOSPITALS JOINTLY SOLICITED AND CONSIDERED INPUT FROM PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE. THIS INPUT WAS SOLICITED FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS IN THE SERVICE AREA AND FROM PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND CLINICIANS. DATA WAS COLLECTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2021 TO JANUARY 2022.QUANTITATIVE DATA WERE ACQUIRED FROM LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL SOURCES AND FOCUSED ON INDICATORS THAT WERE UNIFORMLY AVAILABLE AT THE ZIP CODE LEVEL ACROSS THE REGION. THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TEAM, WHICH INCLUDED EXPERTS IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND GEOSPATIAL ANALYSES, COMPILED, ANALYZED, AND AGGREGATED OVER 60 HEALTH INDICATORS ENCOMPASSING DATA ON COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, COVID-19, CHRONIC DISEASE AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS, INFANT AND CHILD HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INJURIES, ACCESS TO CARE, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. THE QUALITATIVE COMPONENTS OF THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDED: 26 VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUP-STYLE ""COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS"" HELD TO GATHER INPUT FROM RESIDENTS OF GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES ACROSS ALL FIVE COUNTIES. 21 VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS CENTERED ON ""SPOTLIGHT"" TOPICS WERE CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE, FOOD INSECURITY, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, OLDER ADULTS AND CARE, RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE, SUBSTANCE USE, AND VIOLENCE.USING A MODIFIED HANLON RANKING METHOD, EACH PARTICIPATING HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM RATED THE NEEDS. AN AVERAGE RATING WAS CALCULATED, AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE ORGANIZED IN PRIORITY ORDER BASED ON: SIZE OF HEALTH PROBLEM, IMPORTANCE TO COMMUNITY, CAPACITY OF HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS, ALIGNMENT WITH MISSION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION, AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS."

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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS TO CONDUCT A JOINT REGIONAL CHNA: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA, MIDDLEMAN FAMILY PAVILION AT CHOP, KING OF PRUSSIA DOYLESTOWN HEALTH, DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL GRAND VIEW HEALTH: GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL JEFFERSON HEALTH, EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER ELKINS PARK, EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERY, EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER PHILADELPHIA, JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON HOSPITAL FOR NEUROSCIENCE, JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL, JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL, MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, MOSSREHAB, ROTHMAN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAIN LINE HEALTH, BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL, BRYN MAWR REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER, PAOLI HOSPITAL, RIDDLE HOSPITAL PENN MEDICINE, CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - CEDAR AVENUE, PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL REDEEMER HEALTH: HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - EPISCOPAL CAMPUS, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - JEANES CAMPUS, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - NORTHEASTERN CAMPUS, NAZARETH HOSPITAL, ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER AND ST. MARY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL.

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION, PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER
"PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED THEIR SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IN THE 2022 CHNA. THE TRINITY HEALTH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION PRIORITIZATION WORK GROUP THEN RANKED THE NEEDS BY PREVALENCE, SEVERITY, AVAILABLE DATA, MAGNITUDE OF PERSONS AFFECTED, AND THE ABILITY OF THE HOSPITAL TO IMPACT THE NEED. THE NEEDS WERE CATEGORIZED AND RANKED UNDER THE THREE CATEGORIES: (1) MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; (2) FOOD ACCESS; (3) ACCESS TO CARE.MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL ADDRESSED THE FOLLOWING THREE UNMET HEALTH NEEDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022:1. MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS - IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL ""PREVENT"" OPIOID PREVENTION PROGRAM REMAINED ON PAUSE RELATED TO COVID-19. THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DRUG RELAPSE PREVENTION PROGRAM - POSITIVE RECOVERY SOLUTIONS, WAS EXPANDED TO PHILADELPHIA AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND ADMINISTERED VIVITROL TO A TOTAL OF SEVEN ADULTS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THE REMAINING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN PAUSED INCLUDING, CAMPUS-BASED NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS LED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS, ADDICTION COUNSELOR AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING. 2. FOOD ACCESS - IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, FOOD INSECURITY WAS ADDRESSED IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE COORDINATION OF NONPROFIT LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD DISTRIBUTORS' FOOD DONATIONS TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED AS IDENTIFIED BY LOCAL FAITH LEADERS, AND THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF 326 GROCERY STORE GIFT CARDS, 100 HOLIDAY TURKEYS, 9,000 BACKPACK MEALS, 2,332 PRODUCE BOXES TO THOSE IN NEED. SURPLUS FOOD FROM OUR CAFETERIA WAS DISTRIBUTED TO LOCALLY CHURCH AND FOOD PANTRY FOR DISTRIBUTION.3. ACCESS TO CARE - IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, WITH THE SUPPORT OF MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL, BROAD STREET MINISTRIES LAUNCHED A MOBILE COMMUNITY HYGIENE INITIATIVE WITH A CRUCIAL TELEHEALTH COMPONENT. TELEHEALTH SERVICES EXTENDED HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS SCREENINGS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM CHRONIC DISEASE BUT LESS LIKELY TO BE CONNECTED TO A PRIMARY PHYSICIAN OR SPECIFIC FAMILY PRACTICE. IN ADDITION TO DISTRIBUTING PERSONAL CARE AND HYGIENE ITEMS, PROMOTING DIGNITY AND SANITATION, THE MOBILE TRUCK ALLOWED VISITORS TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH A PROVIDER. MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL RECEIVED A $75,000 IT STARTS HERE COVID-19 GRANT TO SUPPORT THE DELAWARE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR VACCINATION EFFORTS. THROUGH IT STARTS HERE, 4,342 INDIVIDUALS WERE VACCINATED AND 295 WERE EDUCATED THROUGH OUTREACH EVENTS. MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL ACKNOWLEDGES THE WIDE RANGE OF PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES THAT EMERGED FROM THE RCHNA PROCESS AND DETERMINED IT COULD EFFECTIVELY FOCUS ON ONLY THOSE HEALTH NEEDS WHICH ARE THE MOST PRESSING, UNDER-ADDRESSED AND WITHIN ITS ABILITY TO INFLUENCE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RCHNA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY, TRINITY HEALTH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC DOES NOT PLAN TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING NEEDS, HOWEVER, TRINITY HEALTH OF MID-ATLANTIC COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CONTINUES TO BE SUPPORTIVE AS NEEDED IN AMBULATORY, CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF RESOURCES"". IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL DID NOT TAKE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING HEALTH NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED IN OUR 2022 CHNA:- CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT- SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED DISORDERS- HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH RESOURCES NAVIGATION- RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE- CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES- COMMUNITY VIOLENCE - HOUSING - SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE- NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS"

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL 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.FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING FINANCIALLY NEEDY PATIENTS, A THIRD PARTY IS UTILIZED TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF PATIENT INFORMATION TO ASSESS FINANCIAL NEED. THIS REVIEW UTILIZES A HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED, PREDICTIVE MODEL THAT IS BASED ON PUBLIC RECORD DATABASES. THESE PUBLIC RECORDS ENABLE THE HOSPITAL TO ASSESS WHETHER THE PATIENT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF OTHER PATIENTS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE TRADITIONAL APPLICATION PROCESS. IN CASES WHERE THERE IS AN ABSENCE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE PATIENT, AND AFTER EFFORTS TO CONFIRM COVERAGE AVAILABILITY, THE PREDICTIVE MODEL PROVIDES A SYSTEMATIC METHOD TO GRANT PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY TO FINANCIALLY NEEDY PATIENTS.

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A:
WWW.TRINITYHEALTHMA.ORG/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT/CHNA/MCMC

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7B:
WWW.PHILA.GOV/DOCUMENTS/REGIONAL-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL 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.

MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER - PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10A:
WWW.TRINITYHEALTHMA.ORG/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT/CHNA/MCMC/

PART V, LINE 16A:
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERWWW.TRINITYHEALTHMA.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/PAY-YOUR-BILL/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/

PART V, LINE 16B:
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERWWW.TRINITYHEALTHMA.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/PAY-YOUR-BILL/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/

PART V, LINE 16C:
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTERWWW.TRINITYHEALTHMA.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/PAY-YOUR-BILL/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/

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:
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER) PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, WHICH IT SUBMITS TO THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. IN ADDITION, MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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.MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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, $12,408,191, 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 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 3:
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER USES A PREDICTIVE MODEL THAT INCORPORATES THREE DISTINCT VARIABLES IN COMBINATION TO PREDICT WHETHER A PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: (1) SOCIO-ECONOMIC SCORE, (2) ESTIMATED FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), AND (3) HOMEOWNERSHIP. BASED ON THE MODEL, CHARITY CARE CAN STILL BE EXTENDED TO PATIENTS EVEN IF THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO FINANCIAL COUNSELING EFFORTS AND ALL OTHER FUNDING SOURCES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT PURPOSES, MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER IS RECORDING AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE (INSTEAD OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE) BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE PREDICTIVE MODEL. THEREFORE, MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER IS REPORTING ZERO ON LINE 3, SINCE THEORETICALLY ANY POTENTIAL CHARITY CARE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE PREDICTIVE MODEL.

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"MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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:
MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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 - MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER ASSESSES THE HEALTH STATUS OF ITS COMMUNITIES, 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
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PART VI, LINE 3:
PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE - MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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.MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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.MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER HAS ESTABLISHED A WRITTEN POLICY FOR THE BILLING, COLLECTION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS WITH PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS. MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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 - MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER IS LOCATED IN DARBY (ZIP CODE 19023), DELAWARE COUNTY. AS DESCRIBED IN ITS CURRENT CHNA, THE COMMUNITY SERVED, WHICH IS DEFINED AS MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER'S PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS, IS COMPRISED OF 11 ZIP CODES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY AND WEST/SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA. THE HOSPITAL RACIAL COMPOSITION IS 6.2% ASIAN, 61.2% BLACK, 4.0% HISPANIC/LATINO, 26.6% WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), AND 2.3% OTHER. 5.8% SPEAK ENGLISH LESS THAN VERY WELL. THE AGE DISTRIBUTION IS 26.5% 0-19 YEARS, 36.2% 20-44 YEARS, 24.6% 45-64 YEARS AND 12.7% 65+. THE GENDER OF THE POPULATION IS 53.7% FEMALE AND 46.3% MALE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $48,250. ADDITIONALLY, SOME AREAS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS.

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PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH - PART OF MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PORTFOLIO INCLUDED PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. IN ADDITION, WE MAINTAINED A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOM, AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, AND A BOARD (COMPRISED LARGELY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY) FOR MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER WORKED WITH THE DELAWARE COUNTY TASK FORCE TO WORK TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A NEW HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN DELAWARE COUNTY. COLLEAGUES FROM BOTH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTICIPATED ON THIS TASK FORCE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT THE SMOKE FREE CAMPUS POLICY, A SYSTEM-WIDE POLICY THAT WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL TOBACCO AND SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS INCLUDING E-CIGARETTES, VAPORS, AND CHEWING TOBACCO. IN ADDITION, THE NEW HIRE POLICY ENCOURAGES ALL NEW COLLEAGUES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES AND SMOKING CESSATION AIDS. TRINITY HEALTH OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES. THIS COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIVE IS SPONSORED BY THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA AND BRINGS TOGETHER HOSPITALS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE COLLABORATIVE, LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2015, INCLUDES 9 HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS (INCLUDING U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, REGION III; THE PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH; AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH).

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AFFLILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - MERCY CATHOLIC MEDICAL CENTER 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.