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Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
Arlington, TX 76012
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Bed count | 48 | Medicare provider number | 670071 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | NO | Children's hospital | NO |
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalDisplay 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: 2021
All tax-exempt organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS for every tax year. If the tax-exempt organization operates one or more hospital facilities during the tax year, the organization must attach a Schedule H to Form 990. On Part I of Schedule H, the organization records the expenditures it made during the tax year for various types of community benefits; 9 types are shown on this web tool. By default, this web tool presents community benefit expenditures as a percentage of the organization’s functional expenses, which it reports on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column A. (The more commonly heard term, ‘total operating expenses’, which organizations report to CMS, is generally about 90% of the ‘functional expenses’). The user may change the default to see the dollar expenditures.
Operating expenses $ 322,294,618 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 31,350,128 9.73 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 24,455,821 7.59 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 3,794,755 1.18 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 11,557 0.00 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 2,772,184 0.86 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Research as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Community health improvement services and community benefit operations*
as % of operating expensesNote: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.$ 73,269 0.02 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 242,542 0.08 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 69,291 0.02 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? YES Number of activities or programs (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Persons served (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Community building expense
as % of operating expenses$ 69,291 0.02 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Community support as % of community building expenses$ 9,305 13.43 %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$ 20,163 29.10 %Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 39,823 57.47 %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$ 43,805,021 13.59 %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? NO 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? YES In addition to the federal requirements, some states have laws stipulating community benefit requirements as a result of tax-exemption. The laws vary from state to state and may require the tax-exempt hospitals to submit community benefit reports. Data on this web tool captures whether or not a state had a mandatory community benefit reporting law as of 2011. For more information, please see Community Benefit State Law Profiles Comparison at The Hilltop Institute.
Does the state in which the tax-exempt hospital is located have a mandatory community benefit reporting statute? YES
Community Health Needs Assessment Activities: 2021
The ACA requires all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, starting with the hospital's tax year beginning after March 23, 2012. The 2011 Schedule H included an optional section of questions on the CHNA process. This web tool includes responses for those hospitals voluntary reporting this information. The web tool will be updated to reflect changes in these questions on the 2012 and subsequent Schedule H forms.
Did the tax-exempt hospital report that they had conducted a CHNA? YES Did the CHNA define the community served by the tax-exempt hospital? YES Did the CHNA consider input from individuals that represent the broad interests of the community served by the tax-exempt hospital? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital make the CHNA widely available (i.e. post online)? YES Did the tax-exempt hospital adopt an implementation strategy to address the community needs identified by the CHNA? YES
Supplemental Information: 2021
- Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Description of the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4A (Expenses $ 265255834 including grants of $ 397555) (Revenue $ 322424537) Located in Arlington, Texas since 1958, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (THAM) is a 369 licensed-bed acute care hospital. The hospital's services include cardiac care, women's services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit and Level III OB program), neurosurgery, orthopedics (including hand surgeries), adult and adolescent inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, ENT, oncology, urology, an advanced imaging center, and emergency services with a Level IV Trauma Center. THAM is currently seeking Level III Trauma designation. THAM is certified as Advanced Primary Stroke, Advanced Heart Attack Ready, and Heart Failure Centers by The Joint Commission, an accredited Comprehensive Community Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer, and accredited Breast Center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and has a Gold Plus designation from the American Heart Association for its heart and stroke programs. More than 1,700 employees work at this hospital, and more than 770 physicians are practicing on its medical staff, assisted by over 75 advanced practice providers. During 2021, THAM had 73,482 patient days, 13,550 discharges, 1,561 births, 92,765 outpatient encounters, and 62,025 emergency room visits during the year. THAM provides quality medical healthcare services regardless of the patient's race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age or ability to pay. THAM provides care to persons covered by governmental programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, for reimbursement that does not always cover the cost of providing the care.
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Facility Information
Part V, Section B Part V. Section B, Line 3e - Facility #1 & Facility #2 The significant health needs of the community are in line with the significant health needs that have been prioritized and identified in the current CHNA. Part V. Section B, Line 5 - Facility #1 & Facility #2 The hospital's 2019 CHNA was a collaborative process utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the health needs of persons within the service areas in the Tarrant/Parker Counties region. The 2019 CHNA was conducted at the Tarrant/Parker Counties regional level to generate community-driven solutions for better integration in addressing the clinical and social needs of individuals living in North Texas. Between April 2018 and August 2018, the communities' health needs were assessed through key informant interviews, secondary data analysis, a windshield survey serving to assist asset-mapping through community observation, and focus groups. Key informants and focus group participants included, but were not limited to faith community representatives, public health officials, lay community members, school officials and city administration. The organization engaged 159 community members with interests specific to the health of individuals in the Tarrant/Parker Counties region in the CHNA development process. One hundred forty-nine of these community members were engaged across eleven separate focus groups held in zip-codes that were identified as underserved areas. Ten served as key informants, and the windshield survey was conducted by two Texas Health graduate fellows and five community health managers. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the health needs and priorities of individuals in this region, Texas Health used focus group sessions and key informant interviews to engage the medically underserved, low-income or minority populations along with representatives from the following community organizations: Azle ISD; Broadie's Aircraft; City of Bedford; Emergency Medicine Consultant Ltd.; Ft Worth South, Inc.; Higginbotham Insurance Agency; Higher Praise Family Church; KPMG; Private Wealth Solutions Inc.; Parker County Hospital District; Tarrant County College; Tarrant Transit Alliance; The Abbey Church; Thos.S. Byrne, Inc.; United Way of Tarrant County; Urban Theory; and Z's Cafe & Catering. Findings from all data sources (secondary data, interviews and focus groups, and the windshield survey/observational asset mapping) were compared. Recurring themes were pulled and analyzed to stratify the top social determinant of health needs. The outlined needs/barriers informed the development of the 2020 CHNA implementation strategy, which leveraged integrated strategies across THR's internal and external stakeholders to enhance its service and program delivery in the target communities. Part V. Section B, Line 6a - Facility #1 & Facility #2 The 2019 CHNA for the Tarrant/Parker Counties Region was a collaboration with Texas Health Alliance (THAL), Texas Health Arlington Memorial (THAM), Texas Health Fort Worth (THFW), Texas Health Specialty Hospital (THSH), Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth (THSW), Texas Health HEB (THHEB), Texas Health Azle (THAZ), AMH Cath Labs (AMHH), Texas Health Southlake (THSL), USMD at Arlington (USMD-Arl), USMD at Fort Worth (USMD-FW), and Texas Health Huguley. Part V. Section B, Lines 7a and 10a - Facility #1 Part V. Section B, Line 7b and Line 10a - Facility #2 The most recently adopted implementation strategy and CHNA are widely available on the following website at: https://www.texashealth.org/Community-Health/Community-Health-Needs-Assess ment Part V. Section B, Line 7a - Facility #2 The CHNA is available on the hospital's website at: https://www.texashealth.org/Locations/texas-health-heart-and-vascular-arli ngton Part V. Section B, Ln 11 - Facility #1 & Facility #2 The 2020 - 2022 implementation strategy focused on reforming the delivery of our services in the target communities. The hospital is part of the Texas Health Resources (THR) healthcare system, which developed a system-wide community benefit strategy to increase its hospitals' ability to impact the community health needs of the target areas with a higher focus on three health priorities. Through the prioritization process these three health priorities from the 2019 CHNA were determined to be ongoing issues that THR hospitals needed to address: 1. Behavioral Health 2. Chronic Disease Prevention & Management 3. Access to Health Services and Healthcare Navigation & Literacy In 2021, Texas Health Arlington Memorial (THAM) & AMH Cath Labs (AMHH) addressed significant health needs with the following approaches: 1. Behavioral Health 1a. Texas Health Community Impact (THCI) Initiative 1a1. Through an RFP process by Texas Health Resources through its Texas Health Community Impact (THCI) Initiative, three agencies in Tarrant and Parker Counties were awarded grants to address depression, anxiety, and social determinants of health among underserved individuals in specific zip-codes in the hospital's region. The collaborating organizations in this effort included The Railroad, Parker County Center of Hope, and United Way of Tarrant County. 2. Chronic Disease Prevention & Management 2a. Clinic Connect 2a1. Historically, Texas Health Resources has funded the work of local community health clinics in its mission to improve the health of the people in the communities served. The goal of Clinic Connect is to create a collaborative relationship with local non-profit community-based clinics by providing financial support, educational opportunities, information sharing, and expanded services to improve healthcare access and quality for underserved and vulnerable populations. The Clinics receiving funds are required to report on specific process and outcome measures, including average wait time for appointments, percentage of diabetic patients whose A1c levels were improved, and percentage of patients whose blood pressure were controlled based on the management/treatment guidelines. In 2021, Texas Health Arlington Memorial awarded grants to Dental Health Arlington and Mission Arlington-Metroplex for the implementation of Clinic Connect. This award contributed to their ability to serve patients and report clinical outcomes of improved A1c, blood pressure, and oral health. 3. Access, Literacy, and Navigation (ALN) 3a. Health Workshops 3a1. Child Automobile Safety Initiative (CASI) is a program focused on protecting children from injury in motor vehicle collisions by providing free car seat safety checks and community-based education. 3a2. The Faith Community Nursing program served patients and the community and provided flu shots to several local parishes and residents. All the priority health needs identified are being addressed by the hospitals in the categories listed above. Part V. Section B, Line 13 h - Facility #1 & Facility #2 Although a patient may have been notified of the Financial Assistance Policy, there are times when the patient chooses not to complete the Financial Assistance Application. Texas Health routinely screens uninsured patients using an independent third party for financial assistance eligibility. Part V. Section B, Lines 16 a, b & c - Facility #1 & Facility #2 The FAP, FAP Application and the Plain Language Summary of the FAP were widely available at this website: https://www.texashealth.org/Costs-and-Billing/Financial-Assistance
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Supplemental Information
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Part I, Line 3c - Patient Eligibility Patients with family income at or below 200% of applicable Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) may be eligible for free care if the patient lacks sufficient funds and assets to pay the out-of-pocket portion of their hospital bill. Patients with a family income above 200% of applicable FPG who have unpaid medical bills exceeding a specified percentage of the patient's annual gross income, as determined on a sliding scale based on FPG, may be deemed medically indigent and eligible for charity care. The patient may be eligible for a charity adjustment up to 100% of the unpaid balance of their hospital bill in excess of a specified patient responsible amount if the patient has insufficient funds/assets to pay his hospital bill without incurring an undue financial hardship. The patient responsible amount is based on a percentage of the patient's annual income in relation to FPG. A determination as to whether or not a patient has insufficient funds and/or assets to pay for purposes of determining both financial and medical indigence is made at the time a patient's financial assistance application is reviewed. Assets considered when determining eligibility include cash, stocks, bonds and other financial assets that can be readily converted to cash. An additional process to screen for charity patients using publicly available financial information is also in place for patients not submitting a financial assistance application. Part I, Line 7 - Cost-to-Charge Ratio A cost-to-charge ratio is used to compute the amounts reported on Lines 7a-7c. The cost-to-charge ratio is derived from Worksheet 2 - Ratio of Patient Care Cost-to-Charges, as found in the Schedule H Instructions. The amounts reported on Lines 7e-7i were computed using direct costs, as determined by a cash outlay. Part II - Community Building The organization participates in community building activities that aim to address the socio-economic factors that influence the overall health of individuals in the communities served. As identified in the community health needs assessment, there are areas of need that are not in alignment with the operations of a hospital system. Our volunteerism, collaborations and partnerships with various help organizations and various area coalitions help in addressing the socio-economic factors that are the backbone for many underlying health concerns. Part III, Lines 2, 3 & 4 - Bad Debts Bad debt expense is not included for purposes of reporting community benefits. Each patient qualifying for charity care is treated as a charity patient and no charges related to that patient are included in bad debt expense. The hospital is part of a consolidated system of hospitals which operate under the name Texas Health Resources (THR). THR's annual audit is conducted on a system-wide basis with a single consolidated audit report issued for THR and its affiliates. The audited financial statements of THR, which includes the activity of the organization, contain a footnote regarding Accounts Receivable and Net Patient Service Revenue (Dollars in Thousands) that reads as follows: Patient service revenue is reported at the amount that reflects the consideration to which the System expects to be entitled in exchange for providing patient care. Healthcare services promised in the contract with a patient represent a bundle of goods and (or) services that is distinct and accounted for as a single performance obligation. The transaction price for the bundled goods and (or) services provided is estimated by reducing the total standard charges by variable price concessions, including contractual adjustments based on the terms provided by (in the case of Medicare and Medicaid) or negotiated with (in the case of managed care and commercial insurance companies) third-party payors, the System's discount policies, and other implicit price concessions based on historical collections experience for uninsured and under-insured patients who do not qualify for financial assistance. A portfolio approach by major payor categories and types of service is used to estimate the historical collections experience. Subsequent changes to the estimate of the transaction price are generally recorded as adjustments to patient service revenue in the period of the change. Portfolio collection estimates are updated at least quarterly based on actual collections experience. The System believes that revenue recognized by utilizing the portfolio approach approximates the revenue that would have been recognized if an individual contract approach was used. Under Texas Health's financial assistance policy, the Tax-Exempt Hospitals, Texas Health Rockwall, and Texas Health Physicians Group provide care to patients without charge or at amounts less than their established rates if the patient meets certain established criteria. The consolidated joint venture hospitals and healthcare entities have similar financial assistance policies, or have adopted the Texas Health financial assistance policy. As the System does not pursue collection of amounts determined to qualify as financial assistance, those amounts are not reported as patient service revenue or patient accounts receivable. Revenue related to providing care to patients is recognized as the performance obligation is satisfied over the period of time the patient is receiving treatment, as the patient is simultaneously receiving and consuming the benefits provided by the System. The performance obligation is generally satisfied over an average period of less than five days for inpatient services and one day for outpatient services. Generally, patients and third-party payors are billed within days after the services are performed and (or) the patient is discharged. The transaction price related to unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations at the end of the reporting period primarily relate to inpatient acute care services for patients who remain admitted at that time (in-house patients). As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, contract assets of $50,827 and $49,827, respectively, were recorded in patient accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheets. Patient accounts receivable is reported at the amount that reflects the consideration to which the System expects to be entitled in exchange for providing patient care. The primary collection risks relate to uninsured patient accounts, including patient accounts for which the primary insurance company has paid the amounts covered by the applicable agreement, but patient responsibility amounts remain outstanding. Implicit price concessions relate primarily to amounts due directly from patients based upon management's assessment of historical write-offs and expected net collections considering business and economic conditions, trends in health care coverage, and other collection indicators. Patient accounts are monitored and, if necessary, past due accounts are placed with collection agencies in accordance with guidelines established by management. Accounts are written off when all reasonable internal and external collection efforts have been performed. Estimated implicit price concessions of $463,241 and $366,511 were recorded as reductions to patient accounts receivable at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets. Part III, Line 8 - Medicare Shortfall The state of Texas treats any Medicare shortfall as a community benefit for meeting the state statutory requirements for charity care & community benefit. For state purposes, the shortfall is computed by comparing actual Medicare reimbursements with the estimated cost the hospital incurs in providing these services to Medicare patients. Cost is determined by applying a cost-to-charge ratio (with costs determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) to billed charges. The shortfall amount reported to the state of Texas for 2021 is $57,306,056. Sch H requires a different method to calculate the Medicare shortfall shown on Part III, Lines 5-7. Part III, Line 9b - Debt Collection During the year, standard collection procedures were in place and uniformly applicable to all patient accounts. Except to the extent a patient receives a recovery from any third party or other source, no attempts are made to collect unpaid charges from patient accounts approved for adjustment under the Financial Assistance Policy. Part VI, Line 2 - Needs Assessment In 2019, Texas Health Resources (Texas Health) completed a community health needs assessment (CHNA) for 25 facilities across 5 regions through the following steps: - Demographic analysis by region - Secondary data analysis of health indicators to identify zip codes of highest-needs within each region - Community input data collection and assessment via key informant interviews, focus groups, and a windshield survey - Synthesis of secondary data and community input data to identify most pressing health needs by re