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Lithonia, GA 30058
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Bed count | 84 | Medicare provider number | 110226 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | NO | Children's hospital | NO |
Emory Group ReturnDisplay data for year:
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
(as % of total functional expenses)
Community Benefit Expenditures: 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 $ 3,943,233,524 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 197,720,444 5.01 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 29,652,279 0.75 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 51,721,714 1.31 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 4,151,770 0.11 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 107,442,484 2.72 %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.$ 4,696,006 0.12 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 56,191 0.00 %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: 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$ 154,447,435 3.92 %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$ 3,067,000 1.99 %- 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 $ 1485278054 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 1513496229) THE EMORY CLINIC, INC. SEE SCHEDULE O.
4B (Expenses $ 889136828 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 919155277) EMORY/SAINT JOSEPH'S, INC. SEE SCHEDULE O.
4C (Expenses $ 705726093 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 632422214) DEKALB HOSPITALS. SEE SCHEDULE O.
4D (Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 0) DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC.
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Facility Information
State License Number Due to software limitations, the State License Number for each Hospital Facility is being listed below versus in Part V, Section A. SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA: 060-159 EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL: 060-631 EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL: 044-039 EMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITAL: 044-621 EMORY LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE: 044-335
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Supplemental Information
PART I, LINES 3A & 3B FPG ELIGIBILITY: PLEASE SEE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AT: HTTP://EMORYHEALTHCARE.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE.HTML
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-2022/INDEX.HTML
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 $154,447,435 THE TOTAL PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS INCLUDED IN THAT NUMBER. Starting in 2015 Schedule H instructions provided new guidance for column F for group return filers. The total expense denominator for purposes of determining the percent of total expense for column F is the amount reported on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, column A of the group return. Therefore, schedule H column F of this group return is presenting the consolidated total from the group statement of functional expenses, instead of including the Functional expenses of hospital facilities only. However, we would also like to disclose the percent of total expense for Part I, Line 7k, column F using the functional expenses of hospital facilities only in the denominator, as this presents a most accurate reflection of community benefit expenses for the hospital facilities within the group. That percentage would be 14.15%."
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 AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING HOSPITALS: (1) SEVEN GENERAL AND ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS: EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, EMORY UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDICS & SPINE HOSPITAL, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN, EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA, EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL, EMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITAL, EMORY LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE 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 ORTHOPAEDICS & SPINE 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 ORTHOPAEDICS & SPINE 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 $25 MILLION IN UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT CARE TO GRADY IN FY 2022. 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 $62 MILLION FOR THIS PURPOSE IN FY 2022. 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-2022/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-2022/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 PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, IN PARTICULAR, IS NOTED AS A DESTINATION FOR PATIENTS IN THIS HIGH-ACUITY CATEGORY. THIS HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO HAVE A CASE-MIX INDEX HIGHER THAN OTHER ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. 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 Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital (EUOSH), an extension of EUH's acute care services, is a 120-bed facility that provides medical and surgical care for orthopaedic and spine patients as well as general acute care for patients with nonsurgical needs. As a not-for-profit academic medical center, EUH and EUOSH are committed to providing the best care for our patients, educating health professionals and leaders for the future, pursuing discovery research, and serving our community. 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. EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA (EUHS) HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE HEALTHCARE 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. FOUNDED BY THE SISTERS OF MERCY IN 1880, EMORY SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL (SJHA) IS ATLANTA'S LONGEST SERVING HOSPITAL. WHAT STARTED IN A SMALL HOUSE ON BAKER STREET IS NOW A 32-ACRE CAMPUS IN NORTH ATLANTA. SJHA'S MISSION IS THE SAME TODAY AS IT WAS OVER 130 YEARS AGO - TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CARE, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE IN NEED. TODAY, THE 410-BED, ACUTE-CARE FACILITY IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP SPECIALTY-REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN THE SOUTHEAST. SJHA IS ONE OF THE REGION'S PREMIER PROVIDERS OF CARDIAC, CANCER, NEUROLOGIC, VASCULAR, GASTROINTESTINAL, RESPIRATORY, AND ORTHOPEDICS CARE. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, SJHA HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO FURTHERING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY BY PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE, CLINICALLY EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE LOVING SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE POOR AND VULNERABLE. EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL (EJCH) HAS SERVED THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2007. EJCH IS A 144-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY SERVINGS JOHNS CREEK AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. EJCH SUPPORTS AWARD-WINNING CENTERS AND PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE WHILE PROVIDING OUTSTANDING PATIENT CARE. SOME OF THESE CENTERS INCLUDE THE EMORY BARIATRICS CENTER AT JOHNS CREEK, BREAST IMAGING CENTER, HYPERBARICS AND WOUND CARE SERVICES AND THE BIRTH CENTER. FOUNDED IN 1961, EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL (EDH) IS AN INTEGRAL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. AS A 451-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, EDH OFFERS A VARIETY OF PREMIER SERVICES, INCLUDING JOINT REPLACEMENT, SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS, MAMMOGRAPHY, CANCER TREATMENT, HEARTBURN SOLUTIONS, AND A MEDICAL FITNESS ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED WELLNESS CENTER. THE EDH MATERNITY CENTER IS THE FIRST IN GEORGIA TO RECEIVE THE INTERNATIONAL ""BAB"
PART III, SECTION A, LINE 4 AND SECTION B, LINES 2 AND 3 FOOTNOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: EMORY UNIVERSITY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE #4(h) NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES INCLUDES DISCUSSION ON PROVISIONS FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS FOR EMORY HEALTHCARE. EMORY UNIVERSITY'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE #1 ORGANIZATION DESCRIBES WHAT 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: SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA - SEE SCHEDULE 0. EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL - SEE SCHEDULE O. EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL - SEE SCHEDULE O. EMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITAL - SEE SCHEDULE O. EMORY LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE - SEE SCHEDULE O.
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: FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF ATLANTA'S (SJHA) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SJHA'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE CONTIGUOUS AREA FROM WHICH 75% OF SJHA'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. SJHA'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES DEKALB, FULTON, GWINNETT, AND COBB COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL'S (EJCH) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, EJCH'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE CONTIGUOUS AREA FROM WHICH 75% OF EJCH'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. EJCH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES EIGHTEEN ZIP CODES IN NORTH FULTON, FORSYTH, AND GWINNETT COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL'S (EDH) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, EDH'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE CONTIGUOUS AREA FROM WHICH 75% OF EDH'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. EDH'S COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF DEKALB COUNTY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITAL'S (EHH) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, EHH'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE CONTIGUOUS AREA FROM WHICH OVER 86% OF EHH'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. EHH'S COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES EIGHT ZIP CODES IN DEKALB COUNTY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMORY LONG-TERM ACUTE CARE'S (ELTAC) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT, ELTAC'S COMMUNITY IS DEFINED AS THE CONTIGUOUS AREA FROM WHICH OVER 66% OF ELTAC'S INPATIENT ADMISSIONS ORIGINATE. ELTAC'S COMMUNITY OR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES DEKALB, GWINNETT, AND FULTON COUNTIES.
PART VI, LINE 5 "PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH: FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE ""COMMUNITY"" AS FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.EMORYHEALTHCARE.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-IMPACT/INDEX.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 GROUP RETURN WERE CONDUCTED BY THE WOODRUFF HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER STRATEGIC PLANNING OFFICE AND INCLUDED ALL OF EMORY HEALTHCARE WHICH CONSISTS OF PHYSICIAN GROUPS AS WELL AS THE HOSPITAL FACILITIES. THE HOSPITALS' COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL OPERATING UNITS AND AFFILIATES OF EMORY HEALTHCARE INCLUDED: EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EMORY UNIVERSITY ORTHOPAEDICS & SPINE HOSPITAL EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SMYRNA EMORY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINES 3E, 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.). FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE APPENDIX B OF EACH COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT: HTTP://WWW.EMORYHEALTHCARE.ORG/COMMUNITY-IMPACT/INDEX.HTML 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-IMPACT/INDEX.HTML
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 V, LINE 11 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022, 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 2022, Emory Healthcare has sought to address all the needs identified in the FISCAL YEAR 2022 CHNAs through a variety of actions. The FISCAL YEAR 2022 CHNAs include an assessment of progress made on the FISCAL YEAR 2019 implementation strategy plans developed by each hospital. SEE FURTHER DETAILS AT: HTTP://WWW.EMORYHEALTHCARE.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY-IMPACT/INDEX.HTML PART V, SECTION B, LINES 7A AND 10A HTTP://WWW.EMORYHEALTHCARE.ORG/COMMUNITY/INDEX.HTML
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J FACILITY NAME: HOSPITAL FACILITIES: LINES 1-5 DESCRIPTION: EMORY HEALTHCARE MAKES THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY APPLICATION FORM AND A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WIDELY AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.EMORYHEALTHCARE.ORG/PATIENTS-VISITORS/FINANCIALASSISTANCE.HTML IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. IN ADDITION, EMORY HEALTHCARE MAKES PAPER COPIES OF THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, THE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED (AGB) DOCUMENT AND A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE, IN ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATION AREAS, IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, AT ALL ITS HOSPITAL LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE EMORY CLINIC PATIENT ACCESS DEPARTMENT AND EMORY SPECIALTY ASSOCIATES PATIENT ACCESS DEPARTMENT.