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Memorial Health System Group
701 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62781
EIN: 900756744
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Individual Facility Details: Passavant Area Hospital1600 West Walnut
Jacksonville, IL 62650
Jacksonville, IL 62650
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| Bed count | 116 | Medicare provider number | 140058 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | NO | Children's hospital | NO |
Memorial Health System GroupDisplay data for year:
Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)
12.41%
Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2021
(as % of total functional expenses)
(as % of total functional expenses)
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.
Operating expenses $ 1,576,823,533 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 195,637,947 12.41 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 7,991,414 0.51 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 75,870,248 4.81 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 133,707 0.01 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 15,019,660 0.95 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 28,929,874 1.83 %Research as % of operating expenses$ 229,638 0.01 %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.$ 3,801,856 0.24 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 63,661,550 4.04 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 420,153 0.03 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? YES Number of activities or programs (optional) 14 Physical improvements and housing 1 Economic development 1 Community support 1 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 1 Community health improvement advocacy 7 Workforce development 3 Other 0 Persons served (optional) 353 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 15 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 242 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 96 Other 0 Community building expense
as % of operating expenses$ 420,153 0.03 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 290,000 69.02 %Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 1,784 0.42 %Community support as % of community building expenses$ 25,148 5.99 %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$ 1,616 0.38 %Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses$ 40,990 9.76 %Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 60,615 14.43 %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$ 38,661,803 2.45 %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? YES 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? Not available 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
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 $ 1193166101 including grants of $ 9072462) (Revenue $ 1332837387) HOSPITALSMEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDES FIVE HOSPITALS, SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SMH), DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (DMH), JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (JMH), LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LMH), AND TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (TMH). THE HOSPITALS PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES. 183,901 PATIENT DAYS, 30,707 DISCHARGES, AND 840,207 OUTPATIENT VISITS WERE PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITALS IN FY2022. IN FY2022, $5 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE WAS PROVIDED BY MHS HOSPITALS. JACKSONVILLE CRNA PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN THE JMH SERVICE AREA. FOR FY2022, SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR 4,017 CASES. DURING FY20222, SMH WAS RECOGNIZED IN THE 2022 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN THE NATION. SMH WAS NAMED A BEST REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND RANKED 24TH AMONG THE 215 HOSPITALS STATEWIDE, IN ADDITION TO SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR COLON CANCER SURGERY, COPD CARE, DIABETES CARE, HEART ATTACK CARE, KIDNEY FAILURE, KNEE REPLACEMENT, HIP REPLACEMENT AND LUNG CANCER SURGERY. THE STROKE TEAM AT SMH RECEIVED 2022 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES HONORS FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. THESE AWARDS HIGHLIGHT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREVENT SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS AND SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, TIMELY STROKE CARE.DURING FY2022, DMH WAS RECOGNIZED IN THE 2022 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKINGS OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN THE NATION. DMH WAS RECOGNIZED FOR FOUR TYPES OF CARE: COPD CARE, KIDNEY CARE, KNEE REPLACEMENT AND STROKE. IN FEBRUARY 2022, LEADERS FROM DMH AND RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED STUDENTS APPLYING FOR ENROLLMENT INTO THE COLLEGE'S NURSING AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE DMF. THE STROKE TEAM AT DMH RECEIVED 2022 GET WITH THE GUIDELINES HONORS FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. THESE AWARDS HIGHLIGHT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PREVENT SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS AND SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, TIMELY STROKE CARE.DURING FY 2022 JMH CONTINUED WORK TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARDIZED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD AND REVENUE CYCLE SYSTEMS. THE STANDARDIZED SYSTEM WILL BRING JMH ON TO THE CERNER PLATFORM ALLOWING FOR ENHANCED PATIENT MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2023. AS OF APRIL 26, 2022, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) ACCEPTED JMH'S REQUEST TO CHANGE THE STATUS OF THE HOSPITAL FROM AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL TO A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (CAH). JMH'S NEW CAH STATUS WILL PROVIDE CONTINUED FINANCIAL STABILITY TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF CORE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.IN FY2022, THE ILLINOIS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL NETWORK RECOGNIZED LMH FOR BEING IN THE TOP 10% OF ALL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY FOR EXCEPTIONAL OUTPATIENT QUALITY OF CARE. IN FY2022, LMH BEGAN WORKING TOWARD DESIGNATION AS A BICYCLE FRIENDLY BUSINESS. THE DESIGNATION, WHICH IS BESTOWED BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN CYCLISTS, RECOGNIZES BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES TO BICYCLE TO WORK, PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY BIKE TRAIL EFFORTS AS WELL AS ORGANIZE COMMUNITY BIKING ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION.IN FY2022, THE ILLINOIS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL NETWORK RECOGNIZED TMH FOR BEING IN THE TOP 10% OF ALL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY FOR EXCEPTIONAL OUTPATIENT QUALITY OF CARE, SPECIFICALLY ED THROUGHPUT AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION MEASURES.
4B (Expenses $ 86075194 including grants of $ 73833) (Revenue $ 57994991) PHYSICIANSMEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP (MMG) IS A PROVIDER NETWORK OF 9 BRANCH CLINICS THAT SUPPORT A VARIETY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ILLINOIS. PATIENTS MAY BE CARED FOR IN A CLINIC, NURSING HOME, HOSPITAL OR VIRTUAL SETTING. MMG ALSO OFFERS 7 WALK-IN URGENT CARE LOCATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS. COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 196 PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. MMG EMPLOYS MORE THAN 548 SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND PROVIDED 252,966 PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS VISITS AND 177,046 URGENT CARE VISITS FOR FY2022. PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND CLINICS ARE LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD, JACKSONVILLE, LINCOLN, PETERSBURG, BEARDSTOWN, AND CHATHAM. MMG ALSO HAS AN ON-SITE CLINIC AT A LOCAL NURSING HOME TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS. ALL OF THE MMG PRIMARY CARE CLINICS ARE NCQA DESIGNATED LEVEL 3 PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES. MMG PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFITS BY MENTORING AND PROVIDING HEALTH PROFESSION EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS.THESE PRACTICES PROVIDE QUALITY AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. MMG RECOGNIZES THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. MMG HAS A CHARITY CARE POLICY WHICH FORMALIZES THE PROCESS IN WHICH NEEDY PATIENTS ARE APPROVED FOR DISCOUNTS AND WRITE-OFFS. THIS POLICY ALLOWS THE CLINICS TO MAINTAIN RECORDS, TRACK, AND IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE. MMG ALSO ROUTINELY REVIEWS PRIVATE PAY PATIENT ACCOUNTS WHICH DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR CHARITY CARE, TO ASSESS WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED.EACH YEAR, MMG PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGH HEALTH FAIRS AND NEWSLETTERS. IN ADDITION, MMG PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDING COMMUNITY BASED CLINICAL SERVICES WITH HEALTH SCREENINGS AND ASSESSMENTS, AND FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CLINICS.DMH IS THE EMPLOYER OF 59 PHYSICIANS PLUS A COMPLEMENT OF OTHER PROVIDERS. THIS ALLOWS DMH TO OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL PATIENT CARE AT APPROXIMATELY 28 OFFICES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA. THESE SITES INCLUDE TWO EXPRESSCARE LOCATIONS OFFERING CARE FOR CASES THAT ARE TIME-SENSITIVE BUT NOT LIFE-THREATENING OR EMERGENT.
4C (Expenses $ 9624267 including grants of $ 9386) (Revenue $ 11862013) AMBULATORY & OTHERMEMORIAL HEALTH OPERATES THREE AMBULATORY AFFILIATES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE GROUP 990 RETURN: MEMORIAL HOME CARE (MHC), MEMORIAL HEALTH VENTURES (MHV), AND SPRINGFIELD RESIDENTIAL SERVICES (SRS).MHC PROVIDES HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SERVICES ACROSS A 14-COUNTY REGION IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOME HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE SKILLED, HIGH-TECH NURSING, HOME HEALTH AIDES, PALLIATIVE CARE, SPECIALIZED WOUND CARE, TELEHEALTH, NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND REHABILITATION. HOSPICE SERVICES INCLUDE PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT, BEREAVEMENT CARE, VOLUNTEER SERVICES, AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE HOSPICE PROGRAM ALSO HAS ON-STAFF MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES, A CHAPLAIN AND DIETARY COUNSELING. HOME HEALTH RECORDED A TOTAL OF 33,528 VISITS IN FY2022 AND 1,797 ADMISSIONS. THE HOSPICE AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS IN FY2022 WAS 62.8 DAYS WITH 557 ADMISSIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 22,925 DAYS.MHV OWNS AND PROVIDES OVERSIGHT FOR JOINT VENTURES WITH ENTITIES ENTERED INTO BY MEMORIAL HEALTH. ALL OF THESE VENTURES MUST BE IN KEEPING WITH THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM MISSION OF PROVIDING CONTINUUM OF CARE TO PATIENTS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THEY INCLUDE A LONG TERM CARE FACILITY, AND AN AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTER. THE AMBULATORY SURGICAL TREATMENT CENTER COMPLETED 4,110 SURGICAL AND PAIN PROCEDURES IN FY2022.SRS PROVIDES HOUSING FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO NON-ELDERLY ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES BY MEANS OF CONSTRUCTING A HUD HOUSING PROJECT. DURING FY2022, A TOTAL OF 13-16 CLIENTS RESIDED IN THE FACILITY.
4D (Expenses $ 3272160 including grants of $ 3272160) (Revenue $ 0) FOUNDATIONSMEMORIAL HEALTH UTILIZES FOUNDATIONS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH IN ADDITION TO FACILITATING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS INCLUDED IN THE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM GROUP 990 RETURN ARE SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (SMF), DECATUR MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (DMF), TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (TMF), AND JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (JMF).IN FY2022, SMF PROVIDED $954,232 IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDED $321,328 IN GRANTS TO MEMORIAL HEALTH AFFILIATES, $492,698 IN GRANTS TO SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AND $140,206 IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN FY2022, SMF PROVIDED $274,283 IN GRANTS TO 523 INDIVIDUALS. THESE GRANTS INCLUDE PATIENT ASSISTANCE OF $140,750, EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AND CERTIFICATIONS OF $116,021, AND ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES WITH CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AND COVID RELIEF OF $17,512.IN FY2022, DMF PROVIDED $1,141,003 IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDED $164,523 IN GRANTS TO DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND $976,480 IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN FY2022, DMF PROVIDED $131,836 IN GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. THESE GRANTS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS OF $39,710, PATIENT ASSISTANCE OF $31,362 AND ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES WITH CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AND COVID RELIEF OF $60,764.IN FY2022, TMF PROVIDED $236,123 GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDED $6,600 IN GRANTS TO TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND $229,523 IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.IN FY2022, TMF PROVIDED $46,836 IN GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. THESE GRANTS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL GRANTS AND CERTIFICATIONS OF $42,674, PATIENCE ASSISTANCE OF $2,916, EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE OF $600 AND PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY OF $646.IN FY2022, JMF PROVIDED $456,560 IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDED $324,027 IN GRANTS TO MEMORIAL HEALTH AFFILIATES AND $132,533 IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.IN FY2022, JMF PROVIDED $31,287 IN GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS. THESE GRANTS INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE OF $25,272 AND ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYEES OF $6,015.
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Facility Information
Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL "PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: FROM SPRING 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 2021, SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (FORMERLY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER) COLLABORATED WITH HSHS ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL AND THE SANGAMON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN TY2020/FY2021. THE HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED ONE DIRECT WRITTEN COMMENT ON THE 2021 CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FROM PATRICK MCCONNELL (CATHOLIC CHARITIES), ""THE REPORT WAS INSIGHTFUL. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SOME CLEAR AND PRESENT HEALTH CHALLENGES AND INEQUITIES THAT ARE PRESENT NOT JUST IN SPRINGFIELD, BUT IN MANY OF OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL. OVERCOMING THESE CHALLENGES WILL TAKE TIME AND WON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, BUT THEY CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED"". FOR THE 2021 CHNA, COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON REVIEWS OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF SECONDARY DATA, AS WELL AS PRIMARY DATA GATHERED THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS. THREE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE DATA REVIEW: ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES. TWENTY-ONE ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INCLUDING CATHOLIC CHARITIES*; CENTRAL COUNTIES HEALTH CENTERS, FQHC-FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER*; GREATER SPRINGFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; HEARTLAND CONTINUUM OF CARE*; HSHS ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL; LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE EQUITY*; MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH*; SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; NAACP - SPRINGFIELD BRANCH*; SANGAMON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES*; SANGAMON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH*; SANGAMON COUNTY FARM BUREAU; SENIOR SERVICES OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS*; SIU CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE, FQHC*; SIU OFFICE OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION; SPRINGFIELD IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY NETWORK*; SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT; SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 186*; SPRINGFIELD URBAN LEAGUE*; THE PHOENIX CENTER*; AND UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS*. ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ASTERISK INDICATE THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITIZED POPULATIONS. FOURTEEN HEALTH INDICATORS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH RANKED THEIR TOP THREE PRIORITIES AND, ULTIMATELY, NARROWED THE INDICATORS DOWN TO A LIST OF 7 TO PRESENT TO COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS. TWENTY FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING THE ASIAN INDIAN WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION*; CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION *; CITIZENS CLUB OF SPRINGFIELD (OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC); CITY COUNCIL: ALDERMAN SHAWN GREGORY & MAYOR JAMES LANGFELDER*; COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE LAND OF LINCOLN; DIVINE NINE SORORITIES & FRATERNITIES*; EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS*; HISPANIC WOMEN OF SPRINGFIELD*; ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD*; MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE*; NAACP - SPRINGFIELD CHAPTER*; RACE HEALTH EQUITY PARTNERSHIP - ANNUAL ALONZO HOMER KENNIEBREW, MD, FORUM*; SPRINGFIELD BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE*; SPRINGFIELD CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING*; SPRINGFIELD COALITION ON DISMANTLING RACISM*; SPRINGFIELD IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY NETWORK*; SPRINGFIELD URBAN LEAGUE*; THE PHOENIX CENTER*; UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS: VISION COUNCILS*; AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD & COMMUNITY HEALTH ROUNDTABLE. USING FEEDBACK AND PRIORITY RANKING FROM THE FOCUS GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE PREDEFINED CRITERIA OF MAGNITUDE, SERIOUSNESS, FEASIBILITY AND TRIPLE AIM, AN INTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THREE FINAL PRIORITIES FOR SMH TO ADDRESS IN SANGAMON COUNTY: ACCESS TO CARE, MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. ADDITIONALLY, MEMORIAL HEALTH NAMED A SYSTEM PRIORITY OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE MEMORIAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT AND FINAL PRIORITIES ON JULY 23, 2021. APPROVAL WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHNA PROCESS IS PROVIDED AT MEMORIAL.HEALTH/CHNA."
LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: FROM SPRING 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 2021, LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (FORMERLY ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) COLLABORATED WITH THE LOGAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO COMPLETE A CHNA IN TY2020/FY2021. THE HOSPITAL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE 2021 CHNA OR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. FOR THE 2021 CHNA, COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON REVIEWS OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF SECONDARY DATA, AS WELL AS PRIMARY DATA GATHERED THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY SURVEY, AND COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS. THREE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE DATA REVIEW: ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES. TWENTY-EIGHT ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INCLUDING CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS*; CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS; CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS*; COMMUNITY CHILD CARE CONNECTION*; DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES*; EP!C*; GATEWAY FOUNDATION; HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE; LAND OF LINCOLN WORKFORCE ALLIANCE*; LINCOLN ARTS INSTITUTE; LINCOLN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL; LINCOLN FIRE DEPARTMENT; LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; LINCOLN PARK DISTRICT; LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT/DARE; LINCOLN/LOGAN CRIMESTOPPERS; LINCOLN/LOGAN FOOD PANTRY; LOGAN COUNTY BOARD; LOGAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH*; LOGAN COUNTY PROBATION* ; MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH*; MOKSHA CENTER; MOMS WHO CARE; SALVATION ARMY*; SIU CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE*; SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FQHC*; AND UNITED WAY OF LOGAN COUNTY*. ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ASTERISK INDICATE THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITIZED POPULATIONS. SEVENTEEN HEALTH INDICATORS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH RANKED THEIR TOP THREE PRIORITIES AND, ULTIMATELY, NARROWED THE INDICATORS DOWN TO A LIST OF 10 TO BE USED IN A COMMUNITY SURVEY. MORE THAN 850 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED. MORE THAN 25 LOCAL GROUPS PARTICIPATED IN FOCUS GROUPS WITH DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING THE LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT; LINCOLN COLLEGE RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES*; TRI-COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION*; ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STAFF; CHURCHES; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS*; LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLINICAL STAFF; CITY OF LINCOLN ALDERMEN; CITY OF LINCOLN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COALITION*; LINCOLN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; AND THE CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS*. USING FEEDBACK FROM THE FOCUS GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE PREDEFINED CRITERIA OF MAGNITUDE, SERIOUSNESS, FEASIBILITY AND TRIPLE AIM, AND ALSO CONSIDERING CAPACITY AND LOCAL DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AN INTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THREE FINAL PRIORITIES FOR LMH TO ADDRESS IN LOGAN COUNTY: YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, AND SUBSTANCE USE. ADDITIONALLY, MEMORIAL HEALTH NAMED A SYSTEM PRIORITY OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE MEMORIAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT AND FINAL PRIORITIES ON JULY 23, 2021. APPROVAL WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHNA PROCESS IS PROVIDED AT MEMORIAL.HEALTH/CHNA.
TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: FROM SPRING 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 2021, TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLLABORATED WITH THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A CHNA IN TY2020/FY2021. THE HOSPITAL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE 2021 CHNA OR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. FOR THE 2021 CHNA, COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON REVIEWS OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF SECONDARY DATA, AS WELL AS PRIMARY DATA GATHERED THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND A COMMUNITY SURVEY. THREE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE DATA REVIEW: ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES. SIXTEEN ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INCLUDING CEFS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION*; CENTRAL COUNTIES HEALTH CENTERS, FQHC*; CHRISTIAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH; CHRISTIAN COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION*; CHRISTIAN COUNTY PROBATION OFFICE; CHRISTIAN COUNTY YMCA GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; HSHS MEDICAL GROUP - TAYLORVILLE, DR. DELVALLE'S OFFICE; LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE - TAYLORVILLE BRANCH; SENIOR CITIZENS OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY*; SPRINGFIELD CLINIC - TAYLORVILLE; TAYLORVILLE FOOD PANTRY*; TAYLORVILLE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE*; TAYLORVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT; TAYLORVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT 3; UNITED WAY OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY*. ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ASTERISK INDICATE THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITIZED POPULATIONS. DOZENS OF HEALTH INDICATORS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH DISCUSSED THEIR TOP PRIORITIES AND, ULTIMATELY, NARROWED THE INDICATORS DOWN TO A LIST OF 11 TO USE ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. MORE THAN 165 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED. USING FEEDBACK AND PRIORITY RANKING FROM THE SURVEY, AS WELL AS THE PREDEFINED CRITERIA OF MAGNITUDE, SERIOUSNESS, FEASIBILITY AND TRIPLE AIM, AN INTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THREE FINAL PRIORITIES FOR TMH TO ADDRESS IN SANGAMON COUNTY: MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, AND LUNG HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, MEMORIAL HEALTH NAMED A SYSTEM PRIORITY OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE MEMORIAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT AND FINAL PRIORITIES ON JULY 23, 2021. APPROVAL WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHNA PROCESS IS PROVIDED AT MEMORIAL.HEALTH/CHNA.
JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: FROM SPRING 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 2021, JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (FORMERLY PASSAVANT MEMORIAL AREA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION) COLLABORATED WITH THE MORGAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A CHNA IN TY2020/FY2021. THE HOSPITAL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE 2021 CHNA OR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. FOR THE 2021 CHNA, COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON REVIEWS OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF SECONDARY DATA, AS WELL AS PRIMARY DATA GATHERED THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, COMMUNITY SURVEY, AND COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS. THREE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE DATA REVIEW: ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES. FIFTEEN ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISED THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, ALDERMAN; CRISIS CENTER FOUNDATION*; HEALTH ALLIANCE; IL GUARDIANSHIP AND ADVOCACY COMMISSION*; JACKSONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 117/EARLY YEARS; MCS COMMUNITY SERVICES*; MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH*; MIDWEST YOUTH SERVICES*; MORGAN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY*; NEW DIRECTIONS HOMELESS SHELTER*; PRAIRIE CENTER AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT; PRAIRIE COUNCIL ON AGING; PRAIRIELAND UNITED WAY*; UNIVERSITY OF IL EXTENSION; AND WEST CENTRAL MASS TRANSIT. ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ASTERISK INDICATE THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITIZED POPULATIONS. FIFTY HEALTH INDICATORS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH RANKED THEIR TOP PRIORITIES AND, ULTIMATELY, NARROWED THE INDICATORS DOWN TO A LIST OF 11 TO USE ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. ADDITIONALLY, SIX FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A FOCUS ON COLLEGE STUDENTS; CONSUMERS OF SOCIAL SERVICES*; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; SENIORS*; UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS*; AND WORKFORCE (HR MANAGERS FROM AREA BUSINESSES). USING FEEDBACK FROM THE FOCUS GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE PREDEFINED CRITERIA OF MAGNITUDE, SERIOUSNESS, FEASIBILITY AND TRIPLE AIM, AN INTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THREE FINAL PRIORITIES FOR JMH TO ADDRESS IN MORGAN COUNTY: MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY AND CANCERS. ADDITIONALLY, MEMORIAL HEALTH NAMED A SYSTEM PRIORITY OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE MEMORIAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT AND FINAL PRIORITIES ON JULY 23, 2021. APPROVAL WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHNA PROCESS IS PROVIDED AT MEMORIAL.HEALTH/CHNA.
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: FROM SPRING 2020 THROUGH OCTOBER 2021, DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLLABORATED WITH HSHS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL AND THE MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A CHNA IN TY2020/FY2021. THE HOSPITAL HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE 2021 CHNA OR IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. FOR THE 2021 CHNA, COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON REVIEWS OF MULTIPLE SOURCES OF SECONDARY DATA, AS WELL AS PRIMARY DATA GATHERED THROUGH A COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS. THREE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE DATA REVIEW: ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES. THIRTY-FOUR ORGANIZATIONS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, INCLUDING BABY TALK*; BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF DECATUR*; CHELP: LOCAL HOME CARE PROVIDER FOR SENIORS; CITY OF DECATUR; CROSSING HEALTHCARE*; DECATUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP*; DECATUR FAMILY YMCA*; DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT; DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL*; DECATUR PARK DISTRICT; DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT; DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS*; DECATUR REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF MACON COUNTY*; GOOD SAMARITAN INN*; HERITAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH*; HSHS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL*; MACON COUNTY CASA*; MACON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT*; MACON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD; MACON COUNTY SHERIFF; MACON-PIATT REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MACON COUNTY*; MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY; NAACP*; NORTHEAST COMMUNITY FUND*; OLD KING'S ORCHARD*; RICHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE; SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE*; SPRINGFIELD CLINIC; TYLER YOUNT FOUNDATION; UNITED WAY OF DECATUR & MID-ILLINOIS*; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION; AND WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS. ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN ASTERISK INDICATE THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITIZED POPULATIONS. TWENTY HEALTH INDICATORS WERE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH RANKED THEIR TOP THREE PRIORITIES AND, ULTIMATELY, NARROWED THE INDICATORS DOWN TO A LIST OF 8 TO PRESENT TO COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS. TEN FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING ALANA BANKS: LGBTQ FOCUS*; DIVINE 9 SORORITIES & FRATERNITIES*; GOOD SAMARITAN INN*; MACON COUNTY BOARD: KARL COLEMAN; MACON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; MACON COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE*; MACON COUNTY UNITED WAY*; METRO DECATUR BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE*; NAACP-DECATUR CHAPTER*; AND TERRANCE TAYLOR (TAT): EDI FOCUS*. USING FEEDBACK AND PRIORITY RANKING FROM THE FOCUS GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE PREDEFINED CRITERIA OF MAGNITUDE, SERIOUSNESS, FEASIBILITY AND TRIPLE AIM, AN INTERNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THREE FINAL PRIORITIES FOR DMH TO ADDRESS IN MACON COUNTY: ACCESS TO CARE, MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES. ADDITIONALLY, MEMORIAL HEALTH NAMED A SYSTEM PRIORITY OF MENTAL HEALTH. THE MEMORIAL HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE APPROVED THE 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT AND FINAL PRIORITIES ON JULY 23, 2021. APPROVAL WAS ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE CHNA PROCESS IS PROVIDED AT MEMORIAL.HEALTH/CHNA.
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SMH) CONDUCTED THE 2021 SANGAMON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH HSHS ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL. HTTP://MEMORIAL.HEALTH/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.COM
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CONDUCTED THE 2021 MACON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH HSHS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL. HTTP://MEMORIAL.HEALTH/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.COM
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: SMH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE SANGAMON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON THE CHNA, ASSISTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN COMPLETING ITS IPLAN FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRODUCED SEPARATE REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: LMH COLLABORATED WITH THE LOGAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON THE CHNA, ASSISTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN COMPLETING ITS IPLAN FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRODUCED SEPARATE REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: TMH COLLABORATED WITH THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THE CHNA, ASSISTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN COMPLETING ITS IPLAN FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRODUCED SEPARATE REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: JMH COLLABORATED WITH THE MORGAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, ASSISTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN COMPLETING ITS IPLAN FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRODUCED SEPARATE REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: DMH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, ASSISTING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN COMPLETING ITS IPLAN FOR THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PRODUCED SEPARATE REPORTS AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE MEMORIAL HEALTH (MH) COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA IN THE COUNTIES WHERE OUR HOSPITALS RESIDE. THIS INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES, TELEVISION AND RADIO INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND A DIRECT MAILING OF THE REPORT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION PLAN, EACH PRIORITY AREA WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH REGULAR AND FREQUENT UPDATES ON WHAT MH IS DOING TO ADDRESS CHNA PRIORITIES. THE WORK FROM THIS CHNA CYCLE IS FEATURED AS THE COMMUNITY PILLAR FOR THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 HEALTH EQUITY ACTION DAY. ALSO, THE MH ANNUAL REPORT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT CONTAIN THE WEB ADDRESS TO DIRECT READERS TO THE CHNA REPORT. A PAPER COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY UPON REQUEST.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE MEMORIAL HEALTH (MH) COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA IN THE COUNTIES WHERE OUR HOSPITALS RESIDE. THIS INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES, TELEVISION AND RADIO INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND A DIRECT MAILING OF THE REPORT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION PLAN, EACH PRIORITY AREA WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH REGULAR AND FREQUENT UPDATES ON WHAT MH IS DOING TO ADDRESS CHNA PRIORITIES. THE WORK FROM THIS CHNA CYCLE IS FEATURED AS THE COMMUNITY PILLAR FOR THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 HEALTH EQUITY ACTION DAY. ALSO, THE MH ANNUAL REPORT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT CONTAIN THE WEB ADDRESS TO DIRECT READERS TO THE CHNA REPORT. A PAPER COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY UPON REQUEST.
TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE MEMORIAL HEALTH (MH) COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA IN THE COUNTIES WHERE OUR HOSPITALS RESIDE. THIS INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES, TELEVISION AND RADIO INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND A DIRECT MAILING OF THE REPORT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION PLAN, EACH PRIORITY AREA WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH REGULAR AND FREQUENT UPDATES ON WHAT MH IS DOING TO ADDRESS CHNA PRIORITIES. THE WORK FROM THIS CHNA CYCLE IS FEATURED AS THE COMMUNITY PILLAR FOR THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 HEALTH EQUITY ACTION DAY. ALSO, THE MH ANNUAL REPORT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT CONTAIN THE WEB ADDRESS TO DIRECT READERS TO THE CHNA REPORT. A PAPER COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY UPON REQUEST.
JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE MEMORIAL HEALTH (MH) COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA IN THE COUNTIES WHERE OUR HOSPITALS RESIDE. THIS INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES, TELEVISION AND RADIO INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND A DIRECT MAILING OF THE REPORT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION PLAN, EACH PRIORITY AREA WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH REGULAR AND FREQUENT UPDATES ON WHAT MH IS DOING TO ADDRESS CHNA PRIORITIES. THE WORK FROM THIS CHNA CYCLE IS FEATURED AS THE COMMUNITY PILLAR FOR THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 HEALTH EQUITY ACTION DAY. ALSO, THE MH ANNUAL REPORT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT CONTAIN THE WEB ADDRESS TO DIRECT READERS TO THE CHNA REPORT. A PAPER COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY UPON REQUEST.
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE MEMORIAL HEALTH (MH) COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO SHARE THE RESULTS OF THE CHNA IN THE COUNTIES WHERE OUR HOSPITALS RESIDE. THIS INCLUDED PRESS RELEASES, TELEVISION AND RADIO INTERVIEWS, COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS, AND A DIRECT MAILING OF THE REPORT TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF THIS COMMUNICATION PLAN, EACH PRIORITY AREA WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH REGULAR AND FREQUENT UPDATES ON WHAT MH IS DOING TO ADDRESS CHNA PRIORITIES. THE WORK FROM THIS CHNA CYCLE IS FEATURED AS THE COMMUNITY PILLAR FOR THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 HEALTH EQUITY ACTION DAY. ALSO, THE MH ANNUAL REPORT AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT CONTAIN THE WEB ADDRESS TO DIRECT READERS TO THE CHNA REPORT. A PAPER COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY UPON REQUEST.
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL "PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: IN ORDER TO NARROW DOWN POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE FINAL PRIORITIES OF MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS USED COMMUNITY INPUT, INTERNAL INPUT AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP). ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES WERE CONSIDERED IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. RECOGNIZING THAT INITIATIVES OFTEN ADDRESS MULTIPLE PRIORITIES, THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED INTO BROADER STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHNA, AS LISTED HERE: 1. BROADLY SUPPORT EQUITY-FOCUSED, COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT OUR CHNA PRIORITIES. 2. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION ACCESS FOR MEDICAL NEEDS AND DISCHARGES. 3. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) STRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES DISPARITIES AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY. 4. INVEST IN PATHWAY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DIVERSIFYING WORKPLACES. 5. PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS A KEY PART OF THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO SERVE AS A KEY EDI COLLABORATOR. 6. SUPPORT AND INVEST IN ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF SPRINGFIELD, AS LED BY LEADERS FROM WITHIN THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY. 7. SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) PROGRAMS TO INCREASE RESIDENTS' OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. 8. SUPPORT PLANNING AND ""HOUSING-FIRST"" EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN ORDER TO STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS NEEDING CARE FOR MENTAL WELLNESS. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PROHIBITS SMH FROM IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THIS INCLUDES SUBSTANCE USE. WHILE THIS WAS SEEN AS A COMMUNITY NEED, IT WAS WIDELY VIEWED AS A RESULT OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND DISPARITIES IN ECONOMY AND WAS NOT HIGHLY PRIORITIZED IN OUR FINAL LIST. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A HEALTH INDICATOR FOR WHICH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE NOT THE EXPERTS OR THOUGHT LEADERS. RECOGNIZING THAT, AND CONSIDERING THE DEFINED CRITERIA FOR CHNA PRIORITIES, WE CANNOT MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME. WE WILL, HOWEVER, CONSIDER ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION AROUND THIS ISSUE AS PART OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY. DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION WERE A HIGHLY RANKED PRIORITY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS WAS SO CLOSELY RELATED TO DISPARITIES IN ECONOMY THAT WE DEEPLY CONSIDERED HOW BOTH RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ADDRESS BOTH. BEING THAT WE, AS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ARE NOT IN THE EDUCATION SPACE, BUT ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS, WE CHOSE TO PRIORITIZE DISPARITIES IN ECONOMY INSTEAD OF EDUCATION. FOOD INSECURITY AND ACCESS TO SAFE AND HEALTHY FOODS BECAME A TOP PRIORITY EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC. MANY ORGANIZATIONS ARE COMMITTED TO THIS MISSION AND ARE EFFECTIVELY COMBATTING HUNGER IN SANGAMON COUNTY. WHILE THE NEED IS GREAT AND WE ANTICIPATE PARTNERING WITH THE LEADERS IN THIS WORK AS WE CONSIDER ACCESS TO HEALTH, WE DECIDED TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON PRIORITIES NOT BEING AS WIDELY ADDRESSED. HOMELESSNESS IN SANGAMON COUNTY HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, A SERIOUS PROBLEM. HOMELESS ISSUES WERE RANKED LOW IN COMPARISON TO OTHER HEALTH INDICATORS, DUE TO BEING CONSIDERED A PART OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. WE WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES AND WILL PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS ARE IN NEED OF BEING ADDRESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT RANKED HIGHLY BY THE CAC AND, THEREFORE, HAVE NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR OUR CHIP. THESE INDICATORS INCLUDE MATERNAL/INFANT HEALTH, OBESITY, SENIOR HEALTH, TOBACCO USE, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNMANAGED CHRONIC CONDITIONS, UTILITY AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND VIOLENCE. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER UNSELECTED PRIORITIES MAY BE PRESENT IN OUR FINAL CHIP, AS THEY RELATE TO THE FINAL HEALTH PRIORITIES."
LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: IN ORDER TO NARROW DOWN POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE FINAL PRIORITIES OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, AND SUBSTANCE USE, COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS USED COMMUNITY INPUT, INTERNAL INPUT AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP). ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES WERE CONSIDERED IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. RECOGNIZING THAT INITIATIVES OFTEN ADDRESS MULTIPLE PRIORITIES, THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED INTO BROADER STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHNA, AS LISTED HERE: 1. PROVIDE OWNERSHIP/OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. 2. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COUNTY-LEVEL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO FINAL CHNA PRIORITIES. 3. BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT AND KEY PARTNER WITHIN ESTABLISHED/FORMAL COUNTY-LEVEL COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITIONS TO IMPLEMENT AGREED UPON ACTION PLANS AND TRACK METRICS AND OUTCOMES. 4. POSITION THE HOSPITAL AS A HUB FOR HOSPITAL-BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. 5. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES DISPARITIES AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PROHIBITS MH FROM IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. DIABETES WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A PRIORITY. LMH HAS EXISTING SERVICES IN PLACE TO ADDRESS DIABETES, SPECIFICALLY DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. OBESITY, A CHOSEN PRIORITY, IS RECOGNIZED AS A RISK FACTOR FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES AND WILL BE ADDRESSED AS A FINAL PRIORITY. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION WAS NOT SELECTED SPECIFICALLY AS A PRIORITY DUE TO ITS CONTRIBUTION TO HEALTHY WEIGHT (OBESITY). THEREFORE, INTERVENTIONS TO ENCOURAGE INCREASED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. HEART DISEASE/STROKE WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A PRIORITY IN RECOGNITION THAT OBESITY IS A ROOT CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND STROKE. LOW MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER RATE WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A SPECIFIC PRIORITY DUE TO A LACK OF CONTROL OVER SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THIS RATE. WHEN ADDRESSING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY, IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO INTERVENTIONS. SMOKING TOBACCO IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF LUNG CANCER. IN ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE, A CHOSEN PRIORITY, WE WILL RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF AVOIDING TOBACCO/VAPING. LIKEWISE, OBESITY, IS RECOGNIZED AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CANCERS. SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A SPECIFIC PRIORITY AND INSTEAD LMH WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PREVENTION IN YOUNG CHILDREN IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFE COURSE. FURTHER, LMH HAS EXISTING SERVICES IN PLACE TO ADDRESS SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH, SPECIFICALLY SENIOR LIFE SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS ARE IN NEED OF BEING ADDRESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT RANKED HIGHLY BY THE CAC/COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND, THEREFORE, HAVE NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR OUR CHIP. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER UNSELECTED PRIORITIES MAY BE PRESENT IN OUR FINAL CHIP, AS THEY RELATE TO THE FINAL HEALTH PRIORITIES.
TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: IN ORDER TO NARROW DOWN POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE FINAL PRIORITIES OF MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, AND LUNG HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS USED COMMUNITY INPUT, INTERNAL INPUT AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP). ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES WERE CONSIDERED IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. RECOGNIZING THAT INITIATIVES OFTEN ADDRESS MULTIPLE PRIORITIES, THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED INTO BROADER STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHNA, AS LISTED HERE: 1. BROADLY SUPPORT EQUITY-FOCUSED, COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT OUR CHNA PRIORITIES. 2. BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND WORK GROUPS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS AROUND FINAL PRIORITY AREAS, DETERMINING THE BEST APPROACH FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. 3. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COUNTY-LEVEL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO FINAL CHNA PRIORITIES. 4. PROVIDE OWNERSHIP/OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. 5. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) STRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES DISPARITIES AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PROHIBITS TMH FROM IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. ACCIDENTAL DEATHS WERE RANKED LOW IN COMPARISON TO OTHER HEALTH INDICATORS, WITH ONLY 2.41% OF SURVEY RESPONDENTS INDICATING THIS WAS A MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN TO BE ADDRESSED. DUE TO OTHER HIGHER-RANKED PRIORITIES, THIS WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A PRIORITY AREA OF FOCUS. COLORECTAL CANCER WAS RANKED THE LOWEST OF THE HEALTH INDICATORS, WITH 1.2% LISTING THIS AS A MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN. OTHER INDICATORS WERE PRIORITIZED OVER THIS DUE TO THE LACK OF COMMUNITY PRIORITIZATION. DIABETES WAS ALSO CLOSELY LINKED TO OBESITY AND WAS, THEREFORE, NOT SELECTED AS ITS OWN PRIORITY. THE IAC CHOSE TO FOCUS EFFORTS ON THE TOP RISK FACTOR FOR THIS CONDITION (OBESITY) IN HOPES TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION. DRUGS/ALCOHOL WILL BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH. SMOKING WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED IN OUR LUNG HEALTH PRIORITY. HEART DISEASE/STROKE IS CLOSELY LINKED TO OBESITY AND WAS, THEREFORE, NOT SELECTED AS ITS OWN PRIORITY. THE IAC CHOSE TO FOCUS EFFORTS ON THE TOP RISK FACTOR FOR THIS CONDITION (OBESITY) IN HOPES TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION. SUICIDE WILL BE ADDRESSED UNDER OUR MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITY. VAPING/TOBACCO IS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIES AROUND LUNG HEALTH AND, THEREFORE, WAS NOT SELECTED AS A FINAL PRIORITY ON ITS OWN. ADDITIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS ARE IN NEED OF BEING ADDRESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT RANKED HIGHLY BY THE CAC AND, THEREFORE, WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY AND HAVE NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR OUR CHIP. THESE INDICATORS INCLUDE ASTHMA, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, DIABETES, ETC. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER UNSELECTED PRIORITIES MAY BE PRESENT IN OUR FINAL CHIP, AS THEY RELATE TO THE FINAL HEALTH PRIORITIES.
JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: IN ORDER TO NARROW DOWN POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE FINAL PRIORITIES OF MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, AND CANCERS, COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS USED COMMUNITY INPUT, INTERNAL INPUT AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP). ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES WERE CONSIDERED IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. RECOGNIZING THAT INITIATIVES OFTEN ADDRESS MULTIPLE PRIORITIES, THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED INTO BROADER STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHNA, AS LISTED HERE: 1. BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT AND KEY PARTNER WITHIN ESTABLISHED/FORMAL COUNTY-LEVEL COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITIONS TO IMPLEMENT AGREED-UPON ACTION PLANS AND TRACK METRICS AND OUTCOMES. 2. BROADLY SUPPORT EQUITY-FOCUSED, COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT OUR CHNA PRIORITIES. 3. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COUNTY-LEVEL AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS RELATED TO FINAL CHNA PRIORITIES. 4. PROVIDE OWNERSHIP/OVERSIGHT AND PRIMARY SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS. 5. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION STRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES DISPARITIES AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, COLLEAGUES, AND THE COMMUNITY. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PROHIBITS JMH FROM IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. SUBSTANCE USE WILL BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH. WHILE THESE INDICATORS WERE SEEN AS A COMMUNITY NEED, THEY WERE NOT HIGHLY PRIORITIZED AND HAVE SOME OVERLAP IN RELATION TO OUR FINAL PRIORITIES AND MAY BE PARTIALLY ADDRESSED THROUGH STRATEGIES AROUND CANCER AND MENTAL HEALTH. DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE/STROKE WILL BE ADDRESSED PARTIALLY THROUGH OUR MEASURES AROUND OBESITY. OBESITY IS CONSIDERED A ROOT CAUSE OF THESE INDICATORS; THEREFORE, OUR APPROACH WILL BE TARGETED ON OBESITY RATHER THAN DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND STROKE. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA WAS NOT SCORED HIGHLY IN THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, THOUGH IT WAS SCORED HIGHER BY THE CAC. JMH CHOSE TO FOCUS RESOURCES ON MORE URGENT NEEDS THAT MAY SEE A LARGER COMMUNITY IMPACT. ORAL HEALTH WAS NOT RANKED WITH HIGH CONCERN BY THE COMMUNITY SURVEY OR THE CAC. COMPONENTS OF ORAL HEALTH MAY EFFECT ORAL CANCERS AND MAY BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE FINAL PRIORITY OF CANCER. SUICIDE WAS RANKED FIFTH IN THE CATEGORY OF HEALTH OUTCOMES/QUALITY OF LIFE. DUE TO BEING CONSIDERED A PART OF MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, WE WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SUICIDE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES. ADDITIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS ARE IN NEED OF BEING ADDRESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT RANKED HIGHLY BY THE CAC AND, THEREFORE, HAVE NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR OUR CHIP. THESE INDICATORS INCLUDE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, TEEN BIRTH, STDS AND MORE. SOME ELEMENTS TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER UNSELECTED PRIORITIES MAY BE PRESENT IN OUR FINAL CHIP, AS THEY RELATE TO THE FINAL HEALTH PRIORITIES.
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: IN ORDER TO NARROW DOWN POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE FINAL PRIORITIES OF MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERS USED COMMUNITY INPUT, INTERNAL INPUT AND STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (CHIP). ACCESS TO HEALTH, THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INEQUALITIES WERE CONSIDERED IN ALL PARTS OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. RECOGNIZING THAT INITIATIVES OFTEN ADDRESS MULTIPLE PRIORITIES, THESE PLANS HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED INTO BROADER STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED TO ADDRESS THE PRIORITIES OF THE CHNA, AS LISTED HERE: 1. BROADLY SUPPORT EQUITY-FOCUSED, COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT OUR CHNA PRIORITIES. 2. BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND WORK GROUPS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO DEVELOP ACTION PLANS AROUND FINAL PRIORITY AREAS, DETERMINING THE BEST APPROACH FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. 3. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED APPROACH TO IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION ACCESS FOR MEDICAL NEEDS AND DISCHARGES. 4. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (EDI) STRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES DISPARITIES AND PROVIDES MEANINGFUL SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS, COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY. 5. INVEST IN PIPELINE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DIVERSIFYING WORKPLACES. 6. PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS AS A KEY PART OF THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO SERVE AS A KEY EDI COLLABORATOR. 7. SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT DETERMINE AND ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF VIOLENCE IN THE COUNTY. ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY PROHIBITS DMH FROM IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS. ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE ADDRESSED AS PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THIS INCLUDES SUBSTANCE USE. WHILE THIS WAS SEEN AS A COMMUNITY NEED, IT WAS WIDELY VIEWED AS A RESULT OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND DISPARITIES IN ECONOMY AND WAS NOT HIGHLY PRIORITIZED IN OUR FINAL LIST. PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS AN ISSUE WE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT; HOWEVER, OUR EXPERTISE AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO SO IS LIMITED. DMH IS BETTER SUITED IN SUPPORTING THE WORK AND ADVOCACY OF EXPERTS ALREADY WORKING IN THIS FIELD, SUCH AS ST. MARY'S, RATHER THAN SELECTING THIS AS A PRIORITY AREA OF THE HOSPITAL. ADDITIONALLY, DMH IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE REGIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND, THEREFORE, WOULD NOT HAVE AS MUCH OF AN IMPACT DUE TO LIMITED PATIENT CARE INTERACTION WITH CHILDREN. AS A HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION, WE WILL BE SUPPORTING COVID-19 EFFORTS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS A FINAL PRIORITY BY FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS. WE CHOSE INSTEAD TO FOCUS OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH EFFORTS ON LONG-TERM ISSUES IMPACTING THE COMMUNITY. THIS WAS ALSO THE LOWEST-RANKED PRIORITY. GUN VIOLENCE WAS A HIGHLY RANKED PRIORITY BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CAUSES SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE BURDENS FOR THE DECATUR COMMUNITY. BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, THIS WAS CLOSELY LINKED TO OTHER HEALTH INDICATORS, SUCH AS DISPARITIES IN ECONOMY AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THOSE PRIORITIES. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A HEALTH INDICATOR FOR WHICH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE NOT THE EXPERTS OR THOUGHT LEADERS. RECOGNIZING THAT, AND CONSIDERING THE DEFINED CRITERIA FOR CHNA PRIORITIES, WE CANNOT MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT IN THIS AREA AT THIS TIME. WE WILL, HOWEVER, CONSIDER ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION AROUND THIS ISSUE AS PART OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY. UNMANAGED CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND FOOD INSECURITY ARE BEING ADDRESSED BY MANY EXISTING PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS. FOOD INSECURITY BECAME A TOP PRIORITY EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, AND HAS BEEN HEAVILY SUPPORTED. WHILE THE NEED IS GREAT, WE ANTICIPATE PARTNERING WITH THE LEADERS IN THIS WORK AND ADDRESSING OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS AS WE PRIORITIZE ACCESS TO HEALTH. ADDITIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS ARE IN NEED OF BEING ADDRESSED IN OUR COMMUNITY; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT RANKED HIGHLY BY THE CAC AND, THEREFORE, HAVE NOT BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR OUR CHIP. THESE INDICATORS INCLUDE CANCER, OBESITY, SENIOR HEALTH, DIABETES AND SUICIDE. STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THESE AND OTHER UNSELECTED PRIORITIES MAY BE PRESENT IN OUR FINAL CHIP, AS THEY RELATE TO THE FINAL HEALTH PRIORITIES.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A/10A SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH, AND JMH'S CHNA'S AND IMPLEMNTATION PLANS CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:HTTPS://MEMORIAL.HEALTH/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.COM
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Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI
PART I, LINE 3C: "OTHER THAN USING THE FPG, MH HOSPITALS (LMH, DMH, SMH, JMH AND TMH) QUALIFY UNINSURED PATIENTS FOR 100% FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE USING THE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AS DEFINED IN THE ILLINOIS FAIR BILLING ACT AND LISTED IN THE FAP. OTHER THAN USING THE FPG, AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME OVER 300% OF THE FPG WILL QUALIFY ONCE THE SUM OF THE ACCOUNT BALANCES ON ACCOUNTS WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD EXCEED 25% OF THEIR ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME. OTHER THAN THE FPG FOR INSURED PATIENTS, CRITERIA INCLUDES PROOF OF ONE OR MORE OF THE PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES LISTED IN THE FAP. IN THE EVENT OF AN ILLNESS WHICH IS CATASTROPHIC AND WHERE PROPER DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT THE PATIENT STILL OWES MONIES THAT CAUSES AN UNDUE HARDSHIP UPON THE HOUSEHOLD, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF REVENUE CYCLE ALONG WITH SENIOR LEADERSHIP MAY REVIEW AND DETERMINE IF AN ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT IS MERITED. THE DEFINITION OF ""CATASTROPHIC AND THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, CONSIDERING ALL FINANCIAL, FAMILY, AND HEALTH CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PATIENT."
PART I, LINE 6A: MEMORIAL HEALTH (EIN: 37-1110690) PREPARED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE ENTIRE HEALTH SYSTEM. A LINK TO THE REPORT WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE MH ANNUAL REPORT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM ALL FIVE MH HOSPITAL WEBSITES AS WELL AS THE WEBSITES OF OTHER MH AFFILIATES: HTTPS://MEMORIAL.HEALTH/ABOUT-US/ANNUAL-REPORTS. A STAND-ALONE PDF VERSION IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE UPON REQUEST. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ANNUAL REPORT IS ALSO INCLUDED WITHIN MEMORIAL HEALTH'S COMPLETE ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED IN PRINT TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
PART I, LINE 7: FOR SMH, THE COSTING METHODOLOGY FOR CHARITY CARE, MEDICAID, AND OTHER MEANS TESTED PROGRAMS WAS DERIVED FROM MMC'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE ABILITY TO COMPUTE THE ACTUAL COST OF ALL MEDICAL PROCEDURES AT THE PATIENT-ACCOUNT LEVEL REGARDLESS OF PAYER TYPE OR WHETHER THE PATIENT WAS INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT. DMH, ALMH, PAH AND TMH UTILIZED MEDICARE COSTING DATA FROM THE FY2021 MEDICARE COST REPORT AS FILED. THE ONLY CATEGORY BY WHICH MMC USED A COST TO CHARGE RATIO FOR SCHEDULE H IS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT COST IN PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2. THE REMAINING LINES ARE BASED ON DIRECT COSTS.
PART I, LINE 7G: MH HOSPITALS (SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH, AND JMH) INCLUDED SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES FOR MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP WHICH HAS PHYSICIAN CLINICS FOR $22,255,760.
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 $ 38,661,803.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: MH PARTICIPATES IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR ELSEWHERE ON SCHEDULE H. OUR ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SERVICE WITH OUR LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE PROMOTED HEALTH BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY UNITED WAY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL DAYS-OF-SERVICE, AND YMCAS. TWO OF OUR AFFILIATES, JMH AND LMH, HAVE CROSS-SECTOR COMMUNITY HEALTH COLLABORATIVES TO ADDRESS THE HIGHEST NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ADVOCACY IS PROMOTED THROUGH LEADERSHIP INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ILLINOIS HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AND SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AS WELL AS FUNDING TO THE FAITH COALITION FOR THE COMMON GOOD. AS ONE OF THE LARGEST LOCAL EMPLOYERS OUTSIDE OF STATE GOVERNMENT, OUR ORGANIZATION IS AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC LINK THAT PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS FOR THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES.
PART III, LINE 2: MEMORIAL HEALTH'S ACCOUNTING POLICY FOR BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 17 OF THE NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE MEMORIAL HEALTH'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 3: MEMORIAL HEALTH DOES NOT BELIEVE ANY AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSES WOULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. ANY EXPENSES RELATED TO A PATIENT WHO IS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE FAP WOULD BE RECORDED AS CHARITY CARE RATHER THAN BAD DEBT.
PART III, LINE 4: MEMORIAL HEALTH'S ACCOUNTING POLICY FOR BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 17 OF THE NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE MEMORIAL HEALTH'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 8: THE REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGY UTILIZED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITALS' ALLOWABLE REIMBURSEMENT (SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 5 WAS CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH AND JMH UTILIZED REIMBURSABLE DATA DERIVED FROM THE REIMBURSEMENT SUMMARY WORKSHEETS (W/S E SERIES) OF AS FILED FY 2021 MEDICARE COST REPORT. EXCLUDED FROM THE REIMBURSEMENT WAS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE IME REIMBURSEMENT PER 990 INSTRUCTIONS. DIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT PERTAINING MEDICAL RESIDENT STIPEND AND BENEFITS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION OF TOTAL REVENUE RECEIVED FROM MEDICARE AND INCLUDED WITH THE REVENUE RECEIVED FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION LISTED IN SCHEDULE H; PART I, LINE 7F, COLUMN D (DIRECT OFFSETTING REVENUE).INCLUDED WITH SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 5 REIMBURSEMENT PERTAINED TO PROFESSIONAL FEE REVENUE FROM SMH. THESE PROFESSIONAL FEE ITEMS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE FILING THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. AS A RESULT, THESE ITEMS NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED BACK INTO THE CALCULATION. SUCH PROFESSIONAL FEE SERVICES INCLUDED SPINE WORKS, BARIATRIC AND WEIGHT LOSS, CRNA, ASSOCIATED ANESTHESIOLOGIST, AND OP REHAB CLINIC. THE COSTING METHODOLOGY UTILIZED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MH'S HOSPITALS' MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COST (SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 6) WAS CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH, AND JMH UTILIZED MEDICARE COSTING DATA FROM THE AS FILED FY 2021 MEDICARE COST REPORT.INCLUDED WITH SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 6 ALLOWABLE COST PERTAINED TO PROFESSIONAL FEE REVENUE FROM SMH. THESE PROFESSIONAL FEE ITEMS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE FILING THE MEDICARE COST REPORT. AS A RESULT, THESE ITEMS NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED BACK INTO THE CALCULATION. SUCH PROFESSIONAL FEE SERVICES INCLUDED SPINE WORKS, BARIATRIC AND WEIGHT LOSS, CRNA, ASSOCIATED ANESTHESIOLOGIST, AND OP REHAB CLINIC.
PART VI, LINE 4: "MEMORIAL HEALTH, ONE OF THE LEADING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN ILLINOIS, IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH BETTER HEALTH. OUR HIGHLY SKILLED TEAM HAS A PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE AND IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A GREAT PATIENT EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY PATIENT EVERY TIME. MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDES FIVE HOSPITALS: SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SMH) IN SANGAMON COUNTY; DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (DMH) IN MACON COUNTY; LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LMH) IN LOGAN COUNTY; TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (TMH) IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY; AND JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (JMH) IN MORGAN COUNTY. MEMORIAL HEALTH ALSO INCLUDES PRIMARY CARE, HOME CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR MORE THAN 9,000 COLLEAGUES, PARTNERING PHYSICIANS AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE HAVE SERVED SINCE THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY. DMH IS LOCATED IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STATE. DECATUR IS THE COUNTY SEAT. MACON COUNTY IS HOME TO A DIVERSE SET OF MAJOR INDUSTRIES AND A BROAD-BASED NETWORK OF ANCILLARY AND SUPPORTING BUSINESSES. AGRICULTURE COMPANIES SUCH AS ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO., CATERPILLAR AND TATE & LYLE, AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ARE THE MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS SERVED BY DMH COME FROM DECATUR AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND THIS IS WHERE THE HOSPITAL FOCUSES MOST OF ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, DUE TO ITS POPULATION DENSITY AND RESOURCES FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. THE POPULATION OF MACON COUNTY IS 104,009 AND THE LARGEST URBAN SETTING IN MACON COUNTY IS DECATUR, WITH A POPULATION OF 71,290. 18.4% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER AGE 65. 75.8% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC. THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS COME TO DECATUR ANNUALLY FOR QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE AND SURGERY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO DMH, OTHER MACON COUNTY HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INCLUDE: CROSSING HEALTHCARE, FQHC-FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER; DECATUR MANOR HEALTHCARE; DECATUR VA CLINIC; HERITAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER; HSHS ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL; MACON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; MACON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD; AND SIU DECATUR FAMILY MEDICINE. ALICE (ASSET LIMITED, INCOME CONSTRAINED, EMPLOYED) IS A WAY OF DEFINING AND UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FACED BY HOUSEHOLDS THAT EARN ABOVE THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE (FPL), BUT NOT ENOUGH TO AFFORD A ""BARE BONES"" HOUSEHOLD BUDGET. IN ILLINOIS, 12% OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVE BELOW THE FPL, AND AN ADDITIONAL 23% QUALIFY AS ALICE. MACON COUNTY HAS 34% OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING BELOW THE FPL OR QUALIFYING AS ALICE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $50,480; HOWEVER, FOR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, IT IS $25,846. 25.5% OF CHILDREN ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. MACON COUNTY HAS A RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION-BLACK/WHITE SCORE OF 52, AS COMPARED TO AN OVERALL SCORE OF 71 IN ILLINOIS, WITH COUNTY SCORES RANGING FROM 19 TO 85. IN MACON COUNTY, THE ZIP CODES ESTIMATED WITH THE HIGHEST SOCIOECONOMIC NEED ARE 62523, 62522 AND 62526. JMH IS LOCATED IN JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STATE. JACKSONVILLE IS THE COUNTY SEAT. MORGAN COUNTY IS LARGELY RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL, WITH HEALTHCARE BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS SERVED BY JMH COME FROM JACKSONVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. JACKSONVILLE IS WHERE THE HOSPITAL FOCUSES MOST OF ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, DUE TO ITS POPULATION DENSITY AND RESOURCES FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. THE POPULATION OF MORGAN COUNTY IS 33,658 AND THE LARGEST URBAN SETTING IN MORGAN COUNTY IS JACKSONVILLE, WITH A POPULATION OF 18,729.20.2% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER AGE 65. 87.8% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC. MANY PATIENTS COME TO JACKSONVILLE ANNUALLY FOR QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO JMH, OTHER MORGAN COUNTY HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INCLUDE: CENTRAL COUNTIES HEALTH CENTERS, FQHC-FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER; HOSPICE CARE; HSHS MEDICAL GROUP; MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; MEMORIAL HOME CARE MEDICAL SUPPLY; MORGAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; ORTHOPEDIC CENTER OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS; SIU CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE, FQHC; AND SPRINGFIELD CLINIC. MORGAN COUNTY HAS 36% OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING BELOW THE FPL OR QUALIFYING AS ALICE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $51,437; HOWEVER, FOR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, IT IS $23,750. 21.9% OF CHILDREN ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. MORGAN COUNTY HAS A RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION-BLACK/WHITE SCORE OF 60, AS COMPARED TO AN OVERALL SCORE OF 71 IN ILLINOIS, WITH COUNTY SCORES RANGING FROM 19 TO 85. IN MORGAN COUNTY, THE ZIP CODES ESTIMATED WITH THE HIGHEST SOCIOECONOMIC NEED ARE 62665, 62650 AND 62628. LMH IS LOCATED IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STATE. LINCOLN IS THE COUNTY SEAT. LOGAN COUNTY IS LARGELY RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL, WITH HEALTHCARE, SMALL BUSINESSES AND MINING BEING THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS SERVED BY LMH COME FROM LINCOLN AND SURROUNDING AREAS. LINCOLN IS WHERE THE HOSPITAL FOCUSES MOST OF ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, DUE TO ITS POPULATION DENSITY AND RESOURCES FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. THE POPULATION OF LOGAN COUNTY IS 28,925 AND THE LARGEST URBAN SETTING IN LOGAN COUNTY IS LINCOLN, WITH A POPULATION OF 13,202. 18.6% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER AGE 65. 85.9% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC. MANY PATIENTS COME TO LMH ANNUALLY FOR QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE AND SURGERY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO LMH, OTHER LOGAN COUNTY HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INCLUDE: HOSPICE CARE; LOGAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH; MEMORIAL HOME CARE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE; SIU CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE, FQHC - FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER; AND SPRINGFIELD CLINIC. LOGAN COUNTY HAS 34% OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING BELOW THE FPL OR QUALIFYING AS ALICE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $57,308; HOWEVER, FOR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, IT IS $31,932. 12.6% OF CHILDREN ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. IN LOGAN COUNTY, THE ZIP CODES ESTIMATED WITH THE HIGHEST SOCIOECONOMIC NEED ARE 62656, 61723 AND 62635. SMH IS LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STATE. SPRINGFIELD IS THE CAPITAL CITY AND THE COUNTY SEAT. SANGAMON COUNTY IS LARGELY RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL, WITH HEALTHCARE AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BEING THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS SERVED BY SMH COME FROM SPRINGFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS, THOUGH PATIENTS COME FROM MORE THAN 40 OTHER COUNTIES AND ALSO FROM OUT OF STATE. SPRINGFIELD IS WHERE THE HOSPITAL FOCUSES MOST OF ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES, DUE TO ITS POPULATION DENSITY AND RESOURCES FOR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. THE POPULATION OF SANGAMON COUNTY IS 194,672 AND THE LARGEST URBAN SETTING IN SANGAMON COUNTY IS SPRINGFIELD, WITH A POPULATION OF 114,694. 18.4% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER AGE 65. 80% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC. THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS COME TO SPRINGFIELD ANNUALLY FOR QUALITY SPECIALTY CARE AND SURGERY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO SMH, OTHER SANGAMON COUNTY HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INCLUDE: CENTRAL COUNTIES HEALTH CENTERS, FQHC-FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER; FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER; GATEWAY FOUNDATION; HSHS ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDIC CENTER OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS; SANGAMON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH; SIU CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE, FQHC; SIU HEALTHCARE CLINICS; AND SPRINGFIELD CLINIC. SANGAMON COUNTY HAS 33% OF HOUSEHOLDS LIVING BELOW THE FPL OR QUALIFYING AS ALICE. THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $61,912; HOWEVER, FOR BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS, IT IS $27,003. 23% OF CHILDREN ARE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. SANGAMON COUNTY HAS A RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION-BLACK/WHITE SCORE OF 55, AS COMPARED TO AN OVERALL SCORE OF 71 IN ILLINOIS, WITH COUNTY SCORES RANGING FROM 19 TO 85. IN SANGAMON COUNTY, THE ZIP CODES ESTIMATED WITH THE HIGHEST SOCIOECONOMIC NEED ARE 62701, 62703 AND 62702. TMH IS LOCATED IN TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS, NEAR THE CENTER OF THE STATE. TAYLORVILLE IS THE COUNTY SEAT. CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS LARGELY RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL, WITH HEALTHCARE BEING ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS. THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS SERVED BY TMH COME FROM CHRISTIAN COUNTY, WHERE THE HOSPITAL FOCUSES MOST OF ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES. THE POPULATION OF CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS 32,304 AND THE LARGEST URBAN SETTING IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS TAYLORVILLE, WITH A POPULATION OF 10,491. 20.2% OF THE POPULATION IS OVER AGE 65. 94.8% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC. RESIDENTS ACCESS CARE THROUGH A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCES IN THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO TMH, OTHER CHRISTIAN COUNTY HEALTHCARE RESOURCES INCLUDE: CENTRAL COUNTIES HEALTH CENTERS, FQHC-FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER; CHRISTIAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTM"
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES IL
PART III, LINE 9B: PER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, MH HOSPITALS (SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH, AND JMH) WILL NOT PURSUE COLLECTION ACTION IN COURT AGAINST A PATIENT WHO QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IF THE PATIENT HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INCOME OR ASSETS TO MEET ANY PART OF THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION TO THE APPLICABLE HOSPITAL. PER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, IF AN UNINSURED PATIENT HAS REQUESTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND/OR APPLIED FOR OTHER COVERAGE AND IS COOPERATING WITH THE APPLICABLE MH HOSPITAL, MH WILL NOT PURSUE COLLECTION ACTION UNTIL A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A REASONABLE BASIS TO BELIEVE THE PATIENT MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER COVERAGE.PER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, IF AN UNINSURED PATIENT COMPLIES WITH A PAYMENT PLAN THAT HAS BEEN AGREED UPON BY THE APPLICABLE MH HOSPITAL, MH WILL NOT PURSUE COLLECTION ACTION.PER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, IF MH HAS GIVEN THE PATIENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS THE ACCURACY OF THE BILL AND HAS SUFFICIENT REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE PATIENT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER ALL TERMS OF THIS POLICY REGARDING HIS OR HER PARTIAL OBLIGATION, AND THE PATIENT CONTINUES WITH NON-PAYMENT, COLLECTION ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY MH TO ENFORCE THE TERMS OF ANY PAYMENT PLAN. ONCE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STATUS IS DETERMINED, IT WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL OPEN ACCOUNTS AND WILL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS FROM DATE OF DETERMINATION AND 6 MONTHS RETROACTIVELY.
PART VI, LINE 2: MH HOSPITALS (SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH, AND JMH)REVIEW A VARIETY OF INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS. THESE INCLUDE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES, LEADING CAUSES OF MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN EACH COUNTY, AS REPORTED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTHY PEOPLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS GLEANED FROM CONSUMER SURVEYS, PATIENT SURVEYS, MEDICAL STAFF SURVEYS, EVALUATIONS FROM COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS, SUPPORT GROUP FEEDBACK, WEBMASTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK, VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMITTEE FEEDBACK, REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, MH HOSPITALS ENGAGED IN A COMPREHENSIVE EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION GAP-ANALYSIS DURING JUNE 2021-JUNE 2022, EXAMINING GAPS FOR PATIENT CARE, COLLEAGUES AND ORGANIZATION CULTURE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. INFORMATION FROM THESE SOURCES HELPS PRIORITIZE MH'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT INVESTMENTS AND HELPS ENSURE THOSE INITIATIVES ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION, VALUES, STRATEGIC PLAN AND BUDGET. PRIORITIES ARE ESTABLISHED BASED ON OVERALL NEED, LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, IMPACT ON HEALTH STATUS, ORGANIZATIONAL CORE COMPETENCIES, AND RESOURCES TO MEANINGFULLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS. MH UNDERSTANDS COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS AND RESPONDS TO DIRECT COMMUNITY REQUESTS AS APPROPRIATE.
PART VI, LINE 3: "MH HOSPITALS (SMH, DMH, LMH, TMH, AND JMH) PROACTIVELY INFORM PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LINK ON EACH MH HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE GOES TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND APPLICATION. THE POLICY AND APPLICATION FORM ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS POSTED AT PRIMARY REGISTRATION SITES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE ""PEACE OF MIND REGARDING PAYMENT"" BROCHURE IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PATIENT AT EVERY VISIT AND IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.MH COLLEAGUES IN PATIENT REGISTRATION, PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES ARE TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND KNOW HOW TO DIRECT QUESTIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE MH HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE WHO CAN ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THEY ALSO REFER PATIENTS TO MEDICAID COORDINATORS WHO CAN EXPLAIN THE AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS MEDICAID OR OTHER STATE PROGRAMS AND ASSIST THE PATIENT WITH QUALIFICATION FOR SUCH PROGRAMS.SMH, DMH AND JMH CONTRACT WITH FULL-TIME MEDICAID COORDINATORS. THEIR GOAL IS TO VISIT ALL INPATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS SELF-PAY WITHIN ONE DAY OF ADMISSION. IF AN INPATIENT IS IDENTIFIED AS BEING POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE MEDICAID COORDINATORS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A PATIENT POST-DISCHARGE TO WALK THEM THROUGH THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PROCESS. THEY ALSO CONTACT A SELF-PAY OUTPATIENT WITH OVER $1,000 IN CHARGES AND OFFER TO HELP THEM WITH THE MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS. IF THE MEDICAID COORDINATORS DETERMINE THAT THE PATIENT IS OVER INCOME FOR MEDICAID THEY CONTACT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE SO THAT A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION CAN BE SENT TO THE PATIENT.MH HOSPITAL BILLING STATEMENT INCLUDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION WITH A PHONE NUMBER TO CALL FOR INFORMATION. PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INQUIRE ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT ANY STAGE OF THE BILLING PROCESS."
PART VI, LINE 5: EACH MH HOSPITAL HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE UP OF MEDICAL, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO RESIDE IN THAT HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES NOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS NOR FAMILY MEMBERS THEREOF. THEY DONATE NUMEROUS HOURS OF SERVICE IN THEIR OVERSIGHT ROLE, INCLUDING DURING THE CHNA PROCESS. ALL HOSPITALS HAVE OPEN MEDICAL STAFF THAT ALLOW MEMBERSHIP TO ANYONE WHO MEETS THE CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS. ALL MH HOSPITALS PROVIDE 24/7 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVE AS SAFETY NET PROVIDERS FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED WHO DO NOT HAVE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS. WE PROVIDE CARE TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. IN ADDITION TO OUR STANDARD COMMUNITY BENEFIT PLANS, MEMORIAL HEALTH UTILIZES SURPLUS FUNDS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AS WELL AS UPGRADING HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. SMH SERVES AS THE REGIONAL BURN CENTER FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND IS THE REGIONAL REHABILITATION PROVIDER FOR COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHAB. SMH'S REGIONAL CANCER CENTER APPLIES ITS RESOURCES AND RESEARCH TO OFFER THE LATEST IN CANCER EDUCATION AND TREATMENT. SMH'S TRANSPLANT SERVICES HAVE COMPLETED HUNDREDS OF KIDNEY OR PANCREAS TRANSPLANTS AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. SMH SUPPORTS PATIENTS FROM TWO FQHCS IN SANGAMON COUNTY. MH COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN SANGAMON AND MORGAN COUNTIES TO PLACE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. SMH AND DMH PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE SIU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (SIU SOM), WHO DOES NOT RECEIVE SUFFICIENT OPERATING SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. SMH SERVES AS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR SIU SOM AND COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL COLLEGES TO OFFER NURSING PROGRAMS TO HELP FILL THE GAP OF NURSING SHORTAGES. LMH, DMH AND JMH PROVIDE REGULAR HEALTH SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, IN ADDITION TO THEIR GENERAL SERVICE LINES (INCLUDING GENERAL ACUTE INPATIENT CARE, ORTHOPEDICS, SURGERY, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION, AND MORE). MEMORIAL HEALTH PROVIDED OUR COMMUNITIES A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. FROM COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, EXPANDING TELEHEALTH AND PROVIDING RESPIRATORY CLINICS - WE HAVE BEEN A KEY PILLAR OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS' PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
PART VI, LINE 6: MEMORIAL HEALTH (MH), A 501C3 CORPORATION, IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LMH), TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (TMH), JACKSONVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (JMH), DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (DMH), AND SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (SMH). OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE: MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP, A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN NETWORK THAT INCLUDES SEVERAL CLINICS LOCATED IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED OR HEALTH MANPOWER SHORTAGE AREAS; MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, A MULTI-COUNTY OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK THAT PROVIDES SERVICE BASED ON A SLIDING-SCALE FEE SCHEDULE AND FREE CARE TO A WIDE RANGE OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; MEMORIAL HOME CARE, A MULTI-COUNTY HOME CARE AND HOSPICE PROGRAM; A CHILD CARE CENTER; AND FIVE HOSPITAL FOUNDATIONS, ALL OF WHICH ARE 501(C)3 ENTITIES. MH AFFILIATES ENGAGE IN A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH, INCLUDING INTEGRATING SERVICES TO PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS AND STREAMLINING TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN DOCTOR'S OFFICES, HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, AND MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS. IN ADDITION TO HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES, OTHER MH AFFILIATES' COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED MORE THAN $11 MILLION IN 2022. MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP (MMG) OFFERS WALK-IN URGENT CARE LOCATIONS AND TELEHEALTH, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS. COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 165 PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, MMG PROVIDES 350,000+ PATIENTS VISITS EACH YEAR. PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND CLINICS ARE LOCATED IN SPRINGFIELD, JACKSONVILLE, BEARDSTOWN, LINCOLN, DECATUR, PETERSBURG AND CHATHAM. MMG PROVIDES COMMUNITY BENEFITS BY MENTORING AND PROVIDING HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANTS. MEMORIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MBH) CARES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN SPRINGFIELD, LINCOLN, TAYLORVILLE, AND JACKSONVILLE. SERVICES INCLUDE CRISIS INTERVENTION, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT, OUTPATIENT THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, AND RESIDENTIAL CARE, AS WELL AS LEVEL 1 SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES TO ADULTS IN SPRINGFIELD. THE PSYCHIATRIC RESPONSE TEAM WORKS WITH FOUR AREA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. MBH ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY-BASED CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES AT LOCAL SCHOOLS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. MBH IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE. IT STAFFS A HOTLINE ANSWERING CALLS FROM INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS 24/7, 365 DAYS A YEAR. MBH ALSO SPONSORS PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE ATTENDED BY PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MH FOUNDATIONS PROVIDE GRANTS FOR PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. THESE ADDITIONAL FOUNDATION COMMUNITY BENEFITS TOTALED NEARLY $2.5 MILLION IN 2022.
