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Ephrata Community Hospital

Ephrata Community Hospital

169 Martin Avenue
Ephrata, PA 17522

Bed count	130	Medicare provider number	390225	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

EIN: 231370484

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

7.77%

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	$ 1,617,723 0.57 %
Medicaid as % of operating expenses	$ 18,343,766 6.48 %
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	$ 288,661 0.10 %
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.	$ 1,519,445 0.54 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 244,165 0.09 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 390,580 0.14 %

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community building activities details:

Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?	YES
Number of activities or programs (optional)	2
Physical improvements and housing	0
Economic development	1
Community support	0
Environmental improvements	0
Leadership development and training for community members	0
Coalition building	0
Community health improvement advocacy	0
Workforce development	1
Other	0
Persons served (optional)	63
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	63
Other	0
Community building expense as % of operating expenses	$ 390,580 0.14 %
Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Economic development as % of community building expenses	$ 193,500 49.54 %
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	$ 0 0 %
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 197,080 50.46 %
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Direct offsetting revenue	$ 0
Physical improvements and housing	$ 0
Economic development	$ 0
Community support	$ 0
Environmental improvements	$ 0
Leadership development and training for community members	$ 0
Coalition building	$ 0
Community health improvement advocacy	$ 0
Workforce development	$ 0
Other	$ 0

Other Useful Tax-exempt Hospital Information: 2021

In addition to community benefit and community building expenditures, the Schedule H worksheet includes sections on what percentage of bad debt can be attributable to patients eligible for financial assistance, and questions on the tax-exempt hospital's debt collection policy. When searching a specific tax-exempt hospital in this web tool, Section II provides information about bad debt and the financial assistance policy, and whether the state in which the tax-exempt hospital resides has expanded Medicaid coverage under the federal ACA.

Of the tax-exempt hospital’s overall operating expenses, amount reported as bad debt as % of operating expenses	$ 3,816,717 1.35 %
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	$ 60,304 1.58 %

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 $ 222100954 including grants of $ 75415) (Revenue $ 295575182)
"EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL PROVIDING CARE FOR RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDED INPATIENT ACUTE, SUB-ACUTE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACUTE REHAB AND NEWBORN ADMISSIONS.ADDITIONALLY, OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE IMAGING STUDIES (X-RAY, ULTRASOUND, MRI, CT, MAMMOGRAPHY), LAB TESTING, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY, NON-INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY PROCEDURES, INCLUDING ECHOCARDIOGRAMS AND EKG'S, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING, RADIATION AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, AND PRENATAL CARE THROUGH OUR ""HEALTHY BEGINNINGS PLUS"" PROGRAM.SEE WELLSPAN HEALTH - 2022 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/ABOUT/WELLSPAN-IN-THE-COMMUNITY/2022-COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-REPORT/"

Facility Information

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

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT HAS BEEN VITAL TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) PROCESS SINCE IT BEGAN IN YORK COUNTY IN 1994. COUNTY HEALTH COALITIONS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING HEALTHY ADAMS COUNTY, HEALTHY FRANKLIN COUNTY, HEALTHY YORK, HEALTHY COMMUNITY NETWORK, NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY HUB, AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF LEBANON COUNTY HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMPLETION OF WELLSPAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE COALITION LEADERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND HAVE PROVIDED EXPERTISE AND GUIDANCE WHILE ALSO ENSURING THEIR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE HEARD AND ENGAGED IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING COMMUNITY NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE PROCESS.

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: WELLSPAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS PREPARED BY THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, WELLSPAN HEALTH, AND INCLUDES COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF ALL ENTITIES UNDER THE PARENT ORGANIZATION. HOSPITALS:1. YORK HOSPITAL2. GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL3. CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL4. WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL5. EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL6. THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA7. WELLSPAN SURGERY & REHABILITATION HOSPITAL8. PHILHAVENFOUNDATIONS:1. YORK HEALTH FOUNDATION2. SUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATION3. GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION4. EPHRATA COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION5. GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATIONMEDICAL SERVICES:1. APPLE HILL SURGICAL CENTER, INC.2. CHAMBERSBURG HEALTH SERVICES3. SUMMIT PHYSICIAN SERVICES4. VNA HOME HEALTH SERVICES5. WELLSPAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES6. WELLSPAN MEDICAL GROUP7. WELLSPAN SUMMIT HEALTH8. GOOD SAMARITAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES9. HEALTHY COMMUNITY PHARMACY10. VNA COMMUNITY SERVICES

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: COUNTY HEALTH COALITIONS ACROSS THE REGION, INCLUDING HEALTHY ADAMS COUNTY, HEALTHY FRANKLIN COUNTY, HEALTHY YORK, THE NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY HUB, AND THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF LEBANON COUNTY HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE COMPLETION OF WELLSPAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE COALITION LEADERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AND HAVE PROVIDED EXPERTISE AND GUIDANCE WHILE ALSO ENSURING THEIR LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE HEARD AND ENGAGED IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS. FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS WELLSPAN'S REGION WERE ALSO CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS, INCLUDING FAMILY FIRST HEALTH, KEYSTONE HEALTH, AND UNION COMMUNITY CARE.

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: WITH EACH ITERATION OF THE CHNA PROCESS, WELLSPAN AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONTINUE TO REFINE AND ENHANCE THE SYSTEM BY WHICH IT OBTAINS DATA, SHARED IT WITH KEY COMMUNITY, HOSPITAL ENTITIES, AND SYSTEM LEADERS, AND INTEGRATED IT INTO THE SYSTEM-WIDE AND ENTITY-LEVEL PLANNING PROCESSES. THE CHNA RESULTS AND RELATED PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED WERE SHARED WITH WELLSPAN HEALTH'S REGIONAL BOARDS OF DIRECTORS AND THE SYSTEM-WIDE LEADERSHIP TEAMS. THIS STAKEHOLDER GROUP IS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LEADERS THAT REPRESENT EACH OF WELLSPAN'S PRIMARY ENTITIES AND SERVICE AREAS, IN ADDITION TO EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP. COLLECTIVE INPUT WAS USED TO ESTABLISH SYSTEM-WIDE PRIORITIES. THE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY-DRIVEN COUNTY HEALTH COALITIONS AND WELLSPAN SPECIFIC PRIORITIES AND ASSOCIATED DATA WERE PRESENTED TO THE WELLSPAN HEALTH BOARD FOR THEIR ADOPTION. EACH COUNTY HEALTH COALITION HOSTED A PUBLIC FORUM IN SUMMER/ FALL 2022 TO COMMUNICATE THE CHNA RESULTS AND IDENTIFY PRIORITIES TO HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE FORUMS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCUSSED THE OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PRIORITY, AS WELL AS HOW THE ORGANIZATION WHICH THEY REPRESENT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON EACH PRIORITY. IN ADDITION TO THESE VENUES, CHNA RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE ON EACH COALITION'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS WELLSPAN HEALTH'S WEBSITE AND MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST. THE CORRESPONDING WELLSPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP) IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WELLSPAN HEALTH WEBSITE.

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: WELLSPAN'S THREE-YEAR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA REPORTS. THESE AREAS OF FOCUS MEET AT LEAST ONE, AND OFTEN SEVERAL, OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT GUIDELINES OF A NONPROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, AS OUTLINED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION: IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES; ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY; ADVANCING MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE KNOWLEDGE OR RELIEVING OR REDUCING THE BURDEN OF GOVERNMENT OR OTHER COMMUNITY EFFORTS. SPECIFIC PRIORITIES ARE THEN INCORPORATED INTO WELLSPAN'S ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN AND BUDGET.WHILE THIS PLAN INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR BROAD PRIORITY AREAS, IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ALL HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS. WELLSPAN USES THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO DETERMINE WHEN NOT TO ADDRESS AN IDENTIFIED NEED IN OUR FORMAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN:1. EFFORTS SPECIFIC TO AN ISSUE ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY AND WILL CONTINUE, THEREFORE A CALL-OUT IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS UNNECESSARY.2. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE EMERGING AND WARRANTS MONITORING, BUT NOT AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY IN A MANNER THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION.3. A COMMUNITY-WIDE OR PARTNER SPECIFIC APPROACH WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN ADDRESSING THE NEED.SEE THE WELLSPAN HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/ABOUT/WELLSPAN-IN-THE-COMMUNITY/.

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H: WELLSPAN HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR ALL THE MEMBERS OF ITS COMMUNITIES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IN RECENT YEARS, OVERALL CHARITY CARE HAS DECREASED SLIGHTLY AS MORE PEOPLE HAVE OBTAINED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE EXPANSION OF PENNSYLVANIA'S MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MEDICAID) PROGRAM. WELLSPAN IS PROUD TO BE A LEADING PARTNER IN THE HEALTHY COMMUNITY NETWORK, WHICH WORKS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE HEALTH SYSTEM RECENTLY ENHANCED ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND THE DISCOUNTS THAT IT PROVIDES ON SERVICES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WELLSPAN'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, VISIT HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/PATIENT-GUIDE/BILLING-INSURANCE/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/.

EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AWARE OF THE NEWLY EXPANDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), WELLSPAN BROADLY PUBLICIZED ITS POLICY VIA PROMOTIONAL SIGNAGE AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF EASY-TO-READ INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS AT REGISTRATION SITES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. WELLSPAN PROVIDED INFORMATION ON THE FAP ON ITS BILLING STATEMENTS AND INCLUDED INFORMATION IN PATIENT DISCHARGE MATERIALS. IN ADDITION, THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE VIA WELLSPAN'S WEBSITE AT WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG. THE SITE REFLECTS WELLSPAN'S NEWLY ENHANCED POLICY, AS WELL AS INFORMATIONAL AND APPLICATION MATERIALS. IT WAS ALSO PUBLICIZED VIA WELLSPAN'S ON-HOLD PHONE MESSAGING SYSTEM AND IN ITS DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER/MAGAZINE, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED BY MAIL, EMAIL AND ON-LINE. IN ADDITION, WELLSPAN PLACED POSTERS AND SIGNAGE AT ITS VARIOUS SITES OF CARE TO PUBLICIZE THE FAP. PRINTED COPIES OF WELLSPAN HEALTH'S POLICY AND THE PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE POLICY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY VISITING OR CALLING ONE OF THE WELLSPAN PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICES.THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, AND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY ARE ALL AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

PART I, LINE 3C:
PATIENTS/GUARANTORS WHO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WHOSE GROSS INCOME FALLS BETWEEN 351-400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL), AND MEET ALL OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFICATIONS, WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A 40% DISCOUNT ON SELF-PAY BALANCES. PATIENTS WHO HAVE GROSS INCOME IN EXCESS OF 400% OF FPL DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

PART I, LINE 6A:
COMMUNITY BENEFIT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT FOR WELLSPAN HEALTH.

PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F):
THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 14,670,133.

PART III, LINE 2:
THE NUMBER WAS CALCULATED USING THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FACTOR APPLIED AGAINST ACTUAL PATIENT BAD DEBT WRITE-OFFS. THESE NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED AFTER ALL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED TO DETERMINE IF THE PATIENT MEETS OUR CHARITY CARE WRITE-OFF POLICY BASED ON FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS.

PART III, LINE 3:
THE ESTIMATE OF BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARITY CARE POLICY WAS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE BAD DEBT AMOUNT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY CODED BAD DEBT BUT LATER FOUND TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE BY THE AMOUNT CODED TO THE CHARITY CARE WRITE-OFF CODES. THIS RATIO IS APPLIED TO THE BAD DEBT COST FACTOR EXPENSE.

PART III, LINE 4:
EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS FOR ESTIMATED LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE UNWILLINGNESS OR INABILITY OF PATIENTS TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES. THE ALLOWANCE IS DETERMINED BY ANALYZING SPECIFIC ACCOUNTS AND HISTORICAL DATA AND TRENDS. PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE CHARGED OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS, WHEN MANAGEMENT DETERMINES THAT RECOVERY IS UNLIKELY, AND ECH CEASES COLLECTION EFFORTS. LOSSES HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH MANAGEMENT'S EXPECTATIONS IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS.

PART III, LINE 8:
EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE POLICIES AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF THESE SERVICES. PAYMENTS FROM MEDICARE ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S COSTS OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE.

PART III, LINE 9B:
GUIDELINES FOR SUGGESTED MINIMUM NUMBER OF PHONE ATTEMPTS AND LETTERS TO BE SENT BEFORE THE ACCOUNT IS TURNED OVER TO AN OUTSIDE COLLECTION AGENCY ARE INCLUDED IN THE PATIENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES POLICY. UPON FINAL PARO (PAYMENT ASSISTANCE RANK ORDERING) SCORING, IF A PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY, THEIR ACCOUNT WOULD NOT BE FORWARDED TO ANY THIRD PARTY COLLECTIONS. IT SHALL BE THE POLICY OF PATIENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO RECOMMEND ACCOUNTS TO BAD DEBT ON A TIMELY BASIS. INPATIENT/OUTPATIENT ACCOUNTS WILL GO TO BAD DEBT AUTOMATICALLY AFTER THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN IN THE FINANCIAL CLASS PENDING BAD DEBT FOR 30 DAYS. ALL ACCOUNTS MUST FOLLOW THE APPROVED LIMITS FOR REFUNDS AND WRITE OFFS, AS ESTABLISHED IN POLICY PF-102, BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED. THE PRIMARY AGENCIES WILL WORK THE ACCOUNTS FOR 6 MONTHS OR UNTIL THEY FEEL IT IS UNCOLLECTABLE AND RETURN THE ACCOUNT. THE ACCOUNTS ARE FORWARDED TO SECONDARY AGENCIES FROM THE PRIMARY AGENCIES CLOSED AND RETURN REPORTS. THE FINANCIAL CLASS IS CHANGED TO BAD DEBT OTHER AFTER THE CLOSED AND RETURN REPORTS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE SECONDARY AGENCY. THE AGENCIES MUST GET WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE MANAGER IN THE RELATIVELY RARE INSTANCE OF LEGAL ACTION BEING TAKEN TO COLLECT THE DEBT.

PART VI, LINE 3:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WELLSPAN HEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), PATIENTS/RESPONSIBLE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PER IRS REGULATION 501(R). METHODS OF NOTIFICATION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1. POSTING OF LEGIBLE SIGNAGE2. DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY3. DISTRIBUTING INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES AT HOSPITAL AND OFFICE REGISTRATION AREAS4. DISTRIBUTING INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES THROUGHOUT ITS COMMUNITIES5. A COPY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OFFERED DURING THE REGISTRATION/DISCHARGE PROCESS6. CONSPICUOUS NOTICE REGARDING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PRINTED ON ALL ACCOUNT STATEMENTS7. COPY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY PROVIDED WITH LAST BILLING STATEMENT THE WELLSPAN FAP CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT:HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/MEDIA/2783971/118-WSH-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-POLICY-71322.PDF

PART VI, LINE 4:
EVERY THREE YEARS, WE PARTNER WITH LIKE-MINDED COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND LOCAL COALITIONS TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNA) FOR WHICH WE SURVEY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH, LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS, FINANCES, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER RELATED TOPICS. WE USE THESE CHNA REPORTS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM.THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROVIDES INSIGHT ON THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES, FROM BIRTH THROUGH ADVANCED AGE, ACROSS THE WELLSPAN HEALTH FIVE COUNTY REGION, INCLUDING ADAMS, FRANKLIN, LEBANON, YORK, AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY.DIFFERENCES AMONG OUR GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES OFTEN DO NOT DEMONSTRATE AS SIGNIFICANT A DIFFERENCE AS OBSERVED IN ATTRIBUTES SUCH AS RACE/ETHNICITY, GENDER, AGE, INCOME AND THE EXPERIENCE OF DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, OR DISCRIMINATION. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES HOWEVER, UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES IDENTIFIED FROM OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA SPECIFIC TO EACH COUNTY POINT TO OBVIOUS AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AS WELLSPAN ANTICIPATES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2023-2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.A COUNTY-BY-COUNTY DEMOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT, AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT:HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/ABOUT/WELLSPAN-IN-THE-COMMUNITY/

PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES
PA

PART VI, LINE 2:
THE 2022 WELLSPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE ANALYSIS OF PERTINENT COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES THE ENTIRETY OF FRANKLIN, ADAMS, YORK AND LEBANON COUNTIES AS WELL AS SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS ENCOMPASSES THE WELLSPAN SERVICE AREA AND THE PATIENTS, COVERED LIVES, AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE FIVE-COUNTY REACH OF OUR ORGANIZATION. A LOCAL EMPHASIS PERMITS WELLSPAN'S SEVEN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS AND ONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL TO ACT ON UNIQUE COUNTY ATTRIBUTES WHILE MAINTAINING A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES CHALLENGING OUR PATIENTS, NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITIES. WELLSPAN'S 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT LEVERAGED DATA FROM MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES, INCLUDING: 1. WELLSPAN HEALTH PATIENT DATA. 2. WELLSPAN HEALTH'S PROVIDER SURVEY. 3. LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL DATA SOURCES. 4. REPRESENTATIVE AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS COMMUNITY SURVEY. 5. SPECIAL POPULATIONS DATA COLLECTION. IN ADDITION TO OUR ROUTINE DATA COLLECTION METHODS, WHICH PROVIDE A COMMUNITY-WIDE PERSPECTIVE OF STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES, A PLAIN COMMUNITY SURVEY, FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, AND OFF-CYCLE EXPLORATORY DATA COLLECTION HAVE PERMITTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT GROUPS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS. MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AT RISK OF POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES BECAUSE OF HEALTH INEQUITIES. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT STRATEGY ALIGNS WITH WELLSPAN'S ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHES TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND HEALTH EQUITY. FOR EXAMPLE, EACH INDICATOR WAS CONSIDERED WITH A GEOGRAPHIC, AGE, RACE, LANGUAGE, GENDER AND INCOME/ POVERTY LENS TO IDENTIFY DISPARITIES AMONG SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ALSO GATHERED DATA ABOUT SUBGROUPS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED THROUGH HEALTHCARE INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) HISPANIC/LATINO, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, PLAIN COMMUNITY, INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY, SENIORS, AND CHILDREN. THE DATA COLLECTION METHODS OF THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) BUILT ON FOUNDATIONAL WORK FROM PREVIOUS WELLSPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESSES AND WERE EXPANDED TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE AND INNOVATIVE. DATA COLLECTION WAS FACILITATED BY THE CENTER FOR OPINION RESEARCH AT FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE, LED BY BERWOOD YOST, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER AND PROJECT CONSULTANT FOR THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING LOCAL HEALTH COALITIONS, COMMUNITY NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, ETC. BASED ON THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS, WELLSPAN'S THREE-YEAR STRATEGIES AND PRIORITIES WITHIN ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN WILL INCLUDE: - CARE FOR ALL: ENSURE ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS BY IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING DISPARITIES AND BARRIERS TO CARE. - MENTAL WELL-BEING: SUPPORT PERSONAL WELL-BEING AND WHOLE PERSON HEALTH BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE AND GET SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION ISSUES. - SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NEW APPROACHES FOR COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPACT THE MOST PRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) IMPACTING OUR PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: CREATE HEALTHY, SAFE COMMUNITIES AND ENSURE OUR YOUNGEST COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NEXT GENERATION CAN THRIVE AND GROW. WELLSPAN HAS EVOLVED ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS OVER TIME AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENSURING DATA INTEGRITY AND A SOUND SCIENTIFIC APPROACH. NEVERTHELESS, THERE ARE LIMITATIONS TO OUR PROCESS. WE HAVE MINIMIZED THE RISK OF INCOMPLETE OR INACCURATE DATA WHENEVER POSSIBLE BUT REMAIN COGNIZANT OF THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS: 1. LAGGING DATA: UTILIZING SECONDARY DATA SOURCES MEANS EMBRACING THE LIMITATIONS OF THOSE SOURCES. 2. INTERNAL PATIENT DATA: UTILIZING WELLSPAN PATIENT DATA MAY HAVE AN INHERENT BIAS OF NOT INCLUDING THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD CARE AND ARE THEREFORE NOT CAPTURED IN OUR RECORDS. 3. SURVEY SAMPLE SIZES: FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SURVEY EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. OUR HEALTH SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED GREAT HARDSHIPS OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE ENORMITY OF THE COVID-19 IMPACT WARRANTS A REALISTIC APPROACH TO ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN AN OUTCOMES-FOCUSED MANNER. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME, AND OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE NOT YET RECOVERED FROM THE INTENSITY OF THE PANDEMIC'S INFLUENCES. THE WELLSPAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/ABOUT/WELLSPAN-IN-THE-COMMUNITY/. IN ADDITION TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE CHNA ON THE WEBSITE, THERE WERE COMMUNITY LEVEL FORUMS IN THE COUNTY OF EACH WELLSPAN FACILITY WHICH PUBLICLY RELEASED THE DATA, SUMMARIZED THE FINDINGS, AND ARTICULATED WELLSPAN'S INTENTION TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS.

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"AS A CHARITABLE, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IS EVIDENT IN OUR MISSION STATEMENT: ""WORKING AS ONE TO IMPROVE HEALTH THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR ALL, LIFELONG WELLNESS, AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES."" EMPLOYEES LIVE OUT THIS MISSION STATEMENT EVERY DAY BY ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS, ESPECIALLY THE HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. MANY OF WELLSPAN'S EFFORTS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES ARE OUTLINED IN OUR COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, PUBLISHED ONLINE AT HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/ABOUT/WELLSPAN-IN-THE-COMMUNITY/. BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR EFFORTS ACROSS WELLSPAN'S FIVE-COUNTY SERVICE AREA IN THE LAST YEAR: - THE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY COACH, OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART BREAST IMAGING SERVICE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL BLUE CROSS, CRISSCROSSED OUR SERVICE AREA PROVIDING PRIVATE AND DISCREET ONSITE SCREENINGS AT 70 COMMUNITY EVENTS AT NO COST FOR ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS. OF THE 595 PATIENTS SCREENED, SIX INDIVIDUALS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE ESCAPED DETECTION. ADDITIONALLY, OUR MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY BUILT PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR ABILITY TO REACH OUR DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED PATIENTS.- WELLSPAN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) YORK CHAPTER, CREATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THESE BARRIERS DIRECTLY FROM THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY HOSTING A SERIES OF LISTENING SESSIONS ON COLORECTAL AND BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS. THESE INFORMATIVE AND ENGAGING SESSIONS ALLOWED WELLSPAN AND OUR PARTNERS TO HEAR ABOUT REAL CHALLENGES, BETTER IDENTIFY BARRIERS AND FIND MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO REACH OUT TO ALL.WELLSPAN IS AN HONORED COMMUNITY PARTNER WITH THE FOLLOWING HEALTH COALITIONS:- HEALTHY ADAMS COUNTY - WWW.HEALTHYADAMSCOUNTY.ORG- HEALTHY FRANKLIN COUNTY - WWW.HEALTHYFRANKLINCOUNTY.ORG- HEALTHY YORK COALITION - WWW.HEALTHYYORK.ORG- HEALTHY COMMUNITY NETWORK - WWW.HEALTHYCOMMUNITYNETWORK.ORG- NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY HUB - WWW.NORTHERNLANCASTERHUB.ORG- COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL OF LEBANON COUNTY - WWW.COMMUNITYHEALTHCOUNCIL.COMTHESE COALITIONS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN WELLSPAN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) PROCESS. THIS YEAR, WELLSPAN COLLABORATED WITH OUR COALITIONS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO COMPLETE THE 2022 CHNA. THIS DATA WAS USED TO DESIGN WELLSPAN'S 2023-2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP).THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE COALITIONS AND OTHERS, WE IDENTIFIED CORE THEMES AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING HEALTH EQUITY, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND LIFELONG WELLNESS. EACH COUNTY COALITION HOSTED ITS OWN PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM EVENT, TO REVIEW THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREAS FOR THE COMING YEARS AND ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ADVANCE THE HEALTHCARE AGENDA FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.- WELLSPAN CONDUCTED MORE THAN 350,000 SCREENINGS TO IDENTIFY MORE THAN 21,000 PATIENTS WITH FOOD INSECURITY. WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE INVESTED NEARLY $575,000 TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN ADDRESSING HUNGER FOR OUR PATIENTS AND OTHERS WHO NEED HELP. - OUR VITAL LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS CREATE A STRONG SAFETY NET OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO HELP MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF SO MANY OF OUR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. TOGETHER, WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 330,000 MEDICAL AND DENTAL VISITS ACROSS ADAMS, FRANKLIN, LANCASTER, LEBANON, AND YORK COUNTIES.- AS THE LEAD PARTNER IN HEALTHY COMMUNITY NETWORK, WELLSPAN HELPS TO PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO CARE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE NETWORK ASSISTED 2,517 MEMBERS IN NEED OF CARE ACROSS THE REGION.- THROUGH THE PRESCRIPTION FOR CARING PROGRAM, HEALTHY COMMUNITY NETWORK PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEARLY 16,562 PRESCRIPTIONS, SO THAT INDIVIDUALS LACKING SUFFICIENT HEALTH INSURANCE OR FINANCIAL MEANS COULD ACCESS THE MEDICATIONS THEY NEED.- PARTICIPATION BY 75,000 NEIGHBORS IN WELLSPAN HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WITH MORE THAN 16,000 ENGAGED IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. THIS INCLUDED THE EXPANSION OF THE GET OUTDOORS (GO) PROGRAM TO ALL OF LANCASTER COUNTY AND ADDITION OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, REACHING THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN SIX COUNTIES. PILOTED THE PROGRAM TO ADULTS IN CUMBERLAND AND YORK COUNTIES. - EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND INTRODUCTION OF OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. EFFORTS INCLUDED EXPANSION OF THE CCBH MODEL TO SUPPORT INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AS THEY RETURN TO OUR COMMUNITY; ESTABLISHING WARM LINE CALL CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ADDICTION RESOURCES AND TREATMENT; AND BUILDING FOUNDATIONS PREGNANCY SUPPORT PROGRAM, WITH 97% ABSTINENCE RATE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.- THROUGH THE WELLSPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH FUND AND SUMMIT ENDOWMENT, WELLSPAN PARTNERED WITH 57 NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDED $1.4 MILLION IN COMMUNITY GRANTS TO DRIVE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN BY INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE AND CREATING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPACT SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH."

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WELLSPAN HEALTH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN MARYLAND. AS A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WELLSPAN IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. WELLSPAN WILL ASSUME A LEADERSHIP ROLE AND DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO COORDINATED, HIGH-QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, EDUCATE THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF TOMORROW, PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND LIFELONG WELLNESS, AND MAKE ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES HEALTHIER, MORE DESIRABLE PLACES TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS WORK WITH OTHER PARTS OF THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MEETING COMMUNITY NEEDS.WELLSPAN HEALTH INCLUDES: HOSPITALS:1. YORK HOSPITAL2. GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL3. CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL4. WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL5. EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL6. THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA7. WELLSPAN SURGERY & REHABILITATION HOSPITAL8. PHILHAVENFOUNDATIONS:1. YORK HEALTH FOUNDATION2. SUMMIT HEALTH FOUNDATION3. GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION4. EPHRATA COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION5. GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATIONMEDICAL SERVICES:1. APPLE HILL SURGICAL CENTER, INC.2. CHAMBERSBURG HEALTH SERVICES3. SUMMIT PHYSICIAN SERVICES4. VNA HOME HEALTH SERVICES5. WELLSPAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES6. WELLSPAN MEDICAL GROUP7. WELLSPAN SUMMIT HEALTH8. GOOD SAMARITAN PHYSICIAN SERVICES9. HEALTHY COMMUNITY PHARMACY10. VNA COMMUNITY SERVICESWELLSPAN'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS PREPARED BY THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, WELLSPAN HEALTH, AND INCLUDES COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF ALL ENTITIES UNDER THE PARENT ORGANIZATION. SEE WELLSPAN HEALTH'S CURRENT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN AT HTTPS://WWW.WELLSPAN.ORG/ABOUT/WELLSPAN-IN-THE-COMMUNITY/.

Operating expenses	$ 283,273,083
Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses	$ 22,013,760 7.77 %