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Emory University

1599 CLIFTON ROAD 3RD FLOOR Suite

Atlanta, GA 30322

EIN: 580566256

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Individual Facility Details: Emory-Adventist Hospital

3949 South Cobb Drive
Smyrna, GA 30080

3 hospitals in organization:
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Emory University Hospital

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Emory-Adventist Hospital

Bed count	88	Medicare provider number	110183	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

Emory UniversityDisplay data for year:

Community Benefit Spending- 2016
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)

15.79%

Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2016
(as % of total functional expenses)

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community Benefit Spending Compared to Functional Expenses, 2010-2016

Additional data

Community Benefit Expenditures: 2016

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	$ 36,727,767 0.99 %
Medicaid as % of operating expenses	$ 14,117,212 0.38 %
Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Health professions education as % of operating expenses	$ 346,682,930 9.30 %
Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses	$ 68,486,183 1.84 %
Research as % of operating expenses	$ 118,761,949 3.19 %
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.	$ 3,701,446 0.10 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 252,583 0.01 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community building activities details:

Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?	Not available
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	$ 0 0 %
Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Economic development as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Community support as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Coalition building as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 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: 2016

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	$ 101,570,027 2.72 %
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	$ 2,031,000 2.00 %

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: 2016

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: 2016

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 $ 1857070540 including grants of $ 385082731) (Revenue $ 975911873)
EMORY UNIVERSITY SEE SCHEDULE O

4B (Expenses $ 733609424 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 1002718210)
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SEE SCHEDULE O

4C (Expenses $ 691893301 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 921548887)
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN SEE SCHEDULE O

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

PART I, LINE 3C
FPG ELIGIBILITY: NOT APPLICABLE

PART I, LINE 6A
COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT: EMORY UNIVERSITY/WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT: HTTP://WHSC.EMORY.EDU/PUBLICATIONS/COMMUNITY-BENEFITS-2017/INDEX.HTML

PART I, LINE 7G
SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: EMORY UNIVERSITY HAS INCLUDED $90,397,468 ATTRIBUTABLE TO PURCHASED SERVICES FROM THE EMORY CLINIC, INC. AS PART OF THE REPORTED SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES TOTAL ON PART I, LINE 7G.

PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN F
"PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE: IN THE ""PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE"" CALCULATION CONTAINED IN COLUMN F OF PART I, LINE 7, THE DENOMINATOR (TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 25A) WAS REDUCED BY $101,570,027 THE TOTAL PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER."

PART III, SECTION A, LINE 4 AND SECTION B, LINES 2 AND 3
FOOTNOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: EMORY UNIVERSITY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE #5 NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE INCLUDES DISCUSSION ON PROVISIONS FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS FOR EMORY HEALTHCARE. EMORY UNIVERSITY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE #1 ORGANIZATION DESCRIBES WHAT ALL IS INCLUDED IN EMORY HEALTHCARE FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING PURPOSES.

PART III, SECTION B, LINE 8
TREATMENT OF SHORTFALL: SHORTFALL IS NOT REPORTED IN LINE 7 COMMUNITY BENEFIT. TO DETERMINE MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS REPORTED IN THE MEDICARE COST REPORT, THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO IS APPLIED TO GROSS PATIENT REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PERFORMED FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE.

PART III, SECTION C, LINE 9B
DEBT COLLECTION POLICY: CREDIT/COLLECTION POLICY REQUIRES ALL ACCOUNTS TO BE REVIEWED FOR POSSIBLE CHARITY WRITE-OFF. COLLECTION PRACTICES ARE NOT UNDERTAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CHARGES RELATED TO SERVICES COVERED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.

PART V
FACILITY INFORMATION: EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (WHICH INCLUDES EMORY ORTHOPAEDICS & SPINE HOSPITAL), EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN AND EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA ARE DIRECTLY CONTROLLED OPERATING DIVISIONS OF EMORY UNIVERSITY.

PART VI, LINE 2
NEEDS ASSESSMENT: EMORY HEALTHCARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTS AN EXTENSIVE ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES EACH ENTITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS ASSESSMENT IS UTILIZED TO PLAN THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDES A DETAILED REVIEW OF PATIENT ORIGIN AND PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING AGE, ETHNICITY, AND PAYER. THE POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS FOR THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS ARE ANALYZED. THE ASSESSMENT ALSO INCLUDES A REVIEW OF SERVICES CURRENTLY UTILIZED BY PATIENTS ALONG WITH A FORECAST OF FUTURE SERVICE LINE NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO THIS ASSESSMENT, A DETAILED MEDICAL STAFF DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE SPECIALTY NEEDS.

PART VI, LINE 3
PART V, SECTION B, LINES 13A,13B,15E,16A,16B,16C AND 16J PART I, LINE 3A AND LINE 3B. PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED WITH PATIENTS DURING THE FINANCIAL SCREENING PROCESS. ALL PATIENTS ARE SCREENED. AS PART OF THE SCREENING PROCESS, A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS COMPLETED ON BEHALF OF THE PATIENT AND ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ARE NOTIFIED OF THEIR STATUS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS EACH APPLICATION IS PROCESSED. EMORY ALSO UTILIZES A MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY VENDOR TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN APPLYING FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ARE LOCATED AT: http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/patients-visitors/financial-assistance.html

PART VI, LINE 4
COMMUNITY INFORMATION: AS A TERTIARY CARE FACILITY, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (EUH) DRAWS PATIENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EUH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, EUH'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE AREA FROM WHICH OVER 55% OF EUH'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. EUH'S COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES DEKALB, FULTON, GWINNETT, COBB, HENRY AND CLAYTON COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. AS A TERTIARY CARE FACILITY, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN (EUHM) DRAWS PATIENTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EUHM'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, EUHM'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE AREA FROM WHICH OVER 75% OF EUHM'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. EUHM'S COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES DEKALB, FULTON, GWINNETT, COBB, HENRY AND CLAYTON COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. THE EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA (EUHS) COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE CONTIGUOUS AREA FROM WHICH OVER 75% OF EUHS'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. EUHS'S COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS COBB COUNTY IN GEORGIA.

PART VI, LINE 5
"PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH: FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE ""COMMUNITY"" AS FOUND AT http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/about/community.html"

PART VI, LINE 6
AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: EMORY HEALTHCARE IS THE CLINICAL ENTERPRISE OF THE ROBERT W. WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER OF EMORY UNIVERSITY, WHICH FOCUSES ON PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCH ADDRESSING HEALTH AND ILLNESS, AND HEALTH POLICIES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE. A KEY COMPONENT OF THE WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER IS THE EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WHICH HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH, PIONEERING MANY ADVANCES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE CHANGED THE FACE OF MEDICAL HISTORY.

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A AND LINE 6B
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT - HOSPITALS INCLUDED: THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR HOSPITALS INCLUDED IN THE EMORY RETURN WERE CONDUCTED BY THE WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE. THE HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATING UNITS AND AFFILIATES OF EMORY HEALTHCARE INCLUDED: EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA EMORY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT - AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC: The Community Health Needs Assessment was made widely available to the community and shared with organizations including Georgia Department of Community Health, Georgia Department of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, American Cancer Society, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Visiting Nurse Health Systems, VistaCare Hospice, Gwinnett Sexual Assault Center & Children's Advocacy Center, Good Shepherd Clinic, The Drake House, DeKalb Community Service Board, City of John's Creek Police Department, Clayton County Board of Health, Area Agency on Aging with Atlanta Regional Commission, and additional groups.

PART I, LINE 7
"FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT COST: EMORY UNIVERSITY INCLUDES ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING ACADEMIC COMPLEXES FOR TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PATIENT CARE - THE ROBERT W. WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (WHSC). THE WHSC INCLUDES EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NELL HODGSON WOODRUFF SCHOOL OF NURSING, ROLLINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE, YERKES NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER, AND EMORY HEALTHCARE, WHICH IS THE WHSC'S SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS. EMORY HEALTHCARE INCLUDES PHYSICIAN GROUPS FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADULT PATIENTS AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS: (1) THREE GENERAL AND ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS: EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (WHICH INCLUDES EMORY UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDICS & SPINE HOSPITAL), EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN AND EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA; AND (2) TWO JOINT VENTURES: EMORY-SAINT JOSEPH'S, INC. (WHICH INCLUDES EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL, AND SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA, INC.) AND EMORY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL. ALTHOUGH PART OF THE EMORY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE VARIOUS HOSPITALS ARE OPERATING DIVISIONS OF DIFFERENT EMORY ENTITIES. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN AND EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA ARE OPERATING DIVISIONS OF EMORY UNIVERSITY. EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL AND SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA, INC. ARE PART OF A JOINT VENTURE WITH SAINT JOSEPH'S HEALTH SYSTEM INC. EMORY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IS PART OF A JOINT VENTURE WITH SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, EMORY HAS CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER HOSPITALS, INCLUDING GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (""GRADY""), CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. AND THE ATLANTA VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER (""ATLANTA VA""). EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF THE PHYSICIANS (BOTH MEDICAL FACULTY AND PHYSICIAN RESIDENTS IN TRAINING) AT GRADY, PROVIDING 80% OF PHYSICIAN CARE AT THIS FACILITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHEAST. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN, AS WELL AS GRADY, THE ATLANTA VA, AND CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. SERVE AS TEACHING FACILITIES FOR THE EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (PROVIDING VENUES FOR RESIDENCY TRAINING) AND EMORY'S NELL HODGSON WOODRUFF SCHOOL OF NURSING (PROVIDING DEDICATED EDUCATION UNITS FOR NURSING STUDENTS). EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN ALSO ARE ACTIVE SITES WITHIN THE CLINICAL INTERACTION NETWORK OF THE NIH-SPONSORED ATLANTA CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE (ACTSI), WHICH SEEKS TO MAKE CLINICAL TRIALS FOR NEW TREATMENTS MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. EMORY IS THE LEAD PARTNER IN ACTSI, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. THROUGH THE EMORY MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION, INC. (EMCF), WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY, EMORY PHYSICIANS PROVIDED $24.6 MILLION IN UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT CARE TO GRADY IN FY 2017. IN ADDITION, EMCF INVESTS ANY REIMBURSEMENTS THAT EMORY FACULTY DO RECEIVE FOR SERVICES RENDERED AT GRADY TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT VITAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY EMORY PHYSICIANS WORKING AT GRADY. EMCF INVESTED $49.6 MILLION FOR THIS PURPOSE IN FY 2017. EMORY ALSO PROVIDES 80% OF PHYSICIAN CARE AT CHILDREN'S AT HUGHES SPALDING, A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL ON GRADY'S CAMPUS OPERATED BY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. THE TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ATTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATION IS LOCATED ON PART I, LINE 7 OF SCHEDULE H. FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE TOTAL CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY EMORY HEALTHCARE, PLEASE VIEW THE EMORY UNIVERSITY/WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT AT: HTTP://WHSC.EMORY.EDU/PUBLICATIONS/COMMUNITY-BENEFITS-2017/INDEX.HTML FOR MORE SPECIFICS AND A BREAKDOWN OF CHARITY CARE BY INDIVIDUAL FACILITY AND FOR A CHART AGGREGATING A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN DOLLAR FIGURES SEE: http://whsc.emory.edu/publications/community-benefits-2017/cc-overview.htm l IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER HOSPITALS IN METRO ATLANTA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, EMORY HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS ARE REFERRED A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND CHALLENGING CONDITIONS. OTHER AREA HOSPITALS ROUTINELY REFER PATIENTS TO EMORY FOR WHOM THEY HAVE NO OTHER TREATMENT RECOURSE. THESE SICKEST-OF-THE-SICK PATIENTS ARE NOT ONLY THE MOST CLINICALLY CHALLENGING BUT ALSO THE MOST COSTLY PATIENTS TO TREAT. AT EMORY, SUCH PATIENTS FIND CLINICIANS DETERMINED TO PROVIDE THE BEST, MOST COMPASSIONATE CARE POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF THESE PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IN PARTICULAR, IS NOTED AS A DESTINATION FOR PATIENTS IN THIS HIGH-ACUITY CATEGORY. THIS HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO BE IN THE TOP TWENTY OF THE HIGHEST CASE-MIX INDEX OF HOSPITALS IN THE VIZIENT DATABASE F/K/A UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM CONSORTIUM DATABASE, WHICH MEANS THAT ITS PATIENTS ARE AMONG THE SICKEST TREATED ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY AND INCLUDE PATIENTS ROUTINELY REFERRED FROM HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT ATLANTA AND THE REGION. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE NOWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE, INCLUDING HIGH COMPLEX TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES, AMONG OTHERS. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HELPS PIONEER, TEST, AND DEVELOP NEW PROCEDURES THAT EVENTUALLY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HAS A SPECIAL ISOLATION UNIT FOR THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - SUCH AS CDC EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE CONFIRMED, PROBABLE, OR SUSPECTED INFECTION WITH OR EXPOSURE TO PATHOGENS SUCH AS EBOLA, SMALLPOX, PNEUMONIC PLAGUE, OR SARS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH INFECTIVITY RATES. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN (EUHM), WHICH INCLUDES A LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AMONG ITS OTHER ICUS, ALSO HAS A CASE-MIX INDEX THAT IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THAT OF MOST COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN HAS A MINI ATLANTA POLICE STATION PRECINCT ON ITS SITE, WHICH HOUSES NUMEROUS SWORN POLICE EMPLOYEES WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATROLLING MIDTOWN AND DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. EUHM SPONSORS PERIODIC WORKDAYS DURING WHICH EMPLOYEES DO CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND EUHM. EUHM ALSO COLLABORATES WITH STATE AGENCIES IN GEORGIA AND THE ROSWELL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY BRIGGS & ASSOCIATES ON PROJECT SEARCH TO TARGET HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOR ONE-ON-ONE JOB TRAINING AND COACHING. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME REGULAR EMPLOYEES, EARNING REGULAR WAGES. EUHM RECEIVED THE ""FREEDOM TO COMPETE"" AWARD IN 2007 FROM THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FOR ITS ROLE AS THE STARTING LOCATION FOR THIS PROGRAM. Emory University Hospital Smyrna (EUHS) has proudly served the health care needs of our neighbors since 1974. EUHS is an 88-bed community hospital that is located in Smyrna (Cobb County) Georgia. Originally founded as Smyrna Hospital by a group of physicians in 1974, Adventist Health System acquired the hospital in 1976, making it the first healthcare institution in the Atlanta area affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1995, Adventist Health System entered into a joint venture with Emory Healthcare, thus creating the first hospital co-owned by two leading healthcare providers. The facility was renamed Emory-Adventist Hospital. In 2015, Emory University acquired Emory-Adventist Hospital and renamed it Emory University Hospital Smyrna. The facility is anticipated to undergo significant renovation in the upcoming years to better meet the needs of its community."

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3J AND LINE 5
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT - INPUT FROM COMMUNITY: To understand the needs of the community we serve, a Community Health Needs Assessment was conducted using quantitative data (e.g., demographics data, mortality rates, morbidity data, disease prevalence rates, health care resource data, etc.) and input from stakeholders representing the broad interest of our community (e.g., individuals with special knowledge of public health, the needs of the underserved, low-income, and minority populations, the needs of populations with chronic diseases, etc.). COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS: A KEY COMPONENT IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS GATHERING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THESE STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED A MIX OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPRESENTATIVES OF PASTORS, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, AND BOARD MEMBERS. DUE TO THEIR PROFESSION, TENURE, AND/OR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS OFFER DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THEY ARE INDIVIDUALS AT THE FRONT LINE AND BEYOND THAT CAN BEST IDENTIFY UNMET SOCIAL AND HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. INTERVIEWS WITH SEVENTEEN REPRESENTATIVES FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE FOCUS GROUP WERE CONDUCTED BY THE WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE APPENDIX B OF EACH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT: http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/about/community.html

PART V, LINE 11
During Fiscal Year 2016, Emory Healthcare conducted community health needs assessments (CHNAs) to assess the needs of the communities served by our hospitals. Using the reports, each hospital identified priority health needs for its community and developed strategies to address actionable ways in which we plan to aid those within our community. Through these strategies, it was and continues to be our goal to improve the health and well-being of our community members, while continually delivering optimal care to our patients. Since Fiscal Year 2016, Emory Healthcare has sought to address all the needs identified in the Fiscal Year 2016 CHNAs through a variety of actions. The Fiscal Year 2016 CHNAs include an assessment of progress made on the 2013 implementation strategy plans developed by each hospital. SEE FURTHER DETAILS AT: http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/about/community.html