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Deaconess Hospital Inc
600 Mary Street
Evansville, IN 47747
EIN: 350593390
The hospital that you have selected is part of a multi-facility organization that reports community benefit expenditures in the aggregate and not by individual hospital. The data shown below are for the multi-facility organization. We encourage you to contact the individual hospital directly if you would like community benefit information on the hospital.Learn more
Individual Facility Details: The Heart Hospital At Deaconess Gateway Llc4007 Gateway Blvd
Newburgh, IN 47630
Newburgh, IN 47630
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| Bed count | 24 | Medicare provider number | 150175 | Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals | NO | Children's hospital | NO |
Deaconess Hospital IncDisplay data for year:
Community Benefit Spending- 2019
(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)
7.56%
Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2019
(as % of total functional expenses)
(as % of total functional expenses)
Community Benefit Spending Compared to Functional Expenses, 2017-2019
Additional data
Community Benefit Expenditures: 2019
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 $ 949,071,478 Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses$ 71,722,601 7.56 %- Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:
Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses$ 18,403,743 1.94 %Medicaid as % of operating expenses$ 44,790,061 4.72 %Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses$ 0 0 %Health professions education as % of operating expenses$ 5,344,114 0.56 %Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses$ 237,904 0.03 %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.$ 911,125 0.10 %Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses$ 2,035,654 0.21 %Community building*
as % of operating expenses$ 47,274 0.00 %- * = CBI denoted preventative categories
- Community building activities details:
Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities? YES Number of activities or programs (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Persons served (optional) 0 Physical improvements and housing 0 Economic development 0 Community support 0 Environmental improvements 0 Leadership development and training for community members 0 Coalition building 0 Community health improvement advocacy 0 Workforce development 0 Other 0 Community building expense
as % of operating expenses$ 47,274 0.00 %Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses$ 1,500 3.17 %Economic development as % of community building expenses$ 1,500 3.17 %Community support as % of community building expenses$ 20,059 42.43 %Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses$ 5,000 10.58 %Coalition building as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses$ 0 0 %Workforce development as % of community building expenses$ 19,215 40.65 %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: 2019
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$ 21,982,543 2.32 %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: 2019
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: 2019
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 $ 172711143 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 521323246) PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. SEE SCHEDULE O.
4B (Expenses $ 644632582 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 439698325) CHARITY CARE/SUBSIDIZED CARE. SEE SCHEDULE O.
4C (Expenses $ 19502364 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 6227548) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT. SEE SCHEDULE O.
4D (Expenses $ 1157407 including grants of $ 1157407) (Revenue $ 46361896) ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE CONSISTS OF DEACONESS HOSPITAL'S INCOME FROM THE INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES CONSISTED OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT GRANTS/ASSISTANCE.
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Facility Information
Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.
DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: PARTNERS CONDUCTING THE CHNA COLLABORATED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC AND COMMUNITY-BASED INSIGHTS WERE INCLUDED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE WAS THE INCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY REPRESENTED THE NEEDS OF THREE IMPORTANT GROUPS: 1) THOSE WITH PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND RESEARCH, 2) THOSE WHO ARE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, OR CONSIDERED AMONG THE MINORITY POPULATIONS SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL, AND 3) THE BROADER COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND THOSE WHO REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED.KEY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED:-THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE. FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AREAS COLLABORATED WITH THE HOSPITAL ON THE DATA-ORIENTED ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT.-INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. FACULTY AND STUDENTS COLLABORATED WITH THE HOSPITAL THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY PROCESS.-INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SURVEY RESEARCH. FACULTY AND STAFF PROVIDED IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY PROCESS, AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE HOSPITALS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE TO FIELD THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY.SURVEY PROCESS AND METHODS - 8 KEY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: -MEASURES MATTER, LLC. MEASURES MATTER IS A COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH CONSULTING FIRM BASED IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA AND PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. MEASURES MATTER CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY DATA AND ALSO FACILITATED THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS WITH THE HOSPITAL AND ITS PARTNERS.-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VANDERBURGH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WERE PARTNERS IN THE LARGER NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND HOSPITALS THAT WORKED TO ENHANCE CONSISTENCY IN STATEWIDE CHNA ACTIVITIES, PARTICULARLY THE CHNA COMMUNITY SURVEY AND FOCUS GROUPS. ADDITIONALLY, GIVEN THAT THE SURVEY PROCESS WAS COORDINATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MULTIPLE OTHER HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, OTHER HEALTH DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS INCLUDED THOSE FROM TIPPECANOE, CLAY, FOUNTAIN, WARREN, HOWARD, JENNINGS, LAWRENCE, MADISON, RANDOLPH, WASHINGTON, WARRICK, HAMILTON, AND MARION COUNTIES.-COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATED THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS TO CONSIDER DATA FROM THE CHNA, MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING HEALTH PRIORITIES, AND INITIATE CONSIDERATIONS OF SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS BASED ON THE CHNA.CHNA PRIORITIZATION PROCESS ATTENDEES:LISA MAISH, DEACONESSLISA MEYER, ST. VINCENT EVVASHLEY TENBARGE, ST. VINCENT EVVLORI GRIMM, DEACONESS THE WOMEN'S HOSPITALDR. KEN SPEAR, VANDERBURGH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTJILL BUTTRY, DEACONESSANDREA HAYS, WELBORN BAPTIST FOUNDATIONAMY CANTERBURY, UNITED WAY OF SWIDR. CHAD PERKINS, ST. VINCENT EVVSANDEE STRADER-MCMILLEN, ECHO HEALTHPAM HIGHT, DEACONESSJANET RAISOR, ST. VINCENT EVVDR. MARIA DEL RIO HOOVER, ST. VINCENT EVVSABRINA JONES, ST. VINCENT EVVSCOTT BRANAM, DEACONESS CROSS POINTEASHLEY JOHNSON, DEACONESSJENNA ALVIA ST. VINCENT WARRICKDR. CARRIE ANN LAWRENCE, IU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - FACILITATOR
DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY INPUT IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY INPUT IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
THE HEART HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY INPUT IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH:EIGHT HEALTH SYSTEMS WORKED TOGETHER TO ADMINISTER THE SAME CHNA SURVEY TO RESIDENTS IN 31 INDIANA COUNTIES. PARTICIPATING HEALTH SYSTEMS (IN ADDITION TO DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM) INCLUDED ASCENSION/ST. VINCENT, GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, FRANCISCAN HEALTH, NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH SERVICES D.B.A. RIVER BEND HOSPITAL, IU HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, AND RIVERVIEW HEALTH.
DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
THE HEART HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: KEY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR SURVEY RESEARCH, MEASURES MATTER, LLC. OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN OUR FOCUS GROUPS AND PRIORITIZATION SESSIONS.
DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
THE HEART HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CHNA WAS CONDUCTED WITH IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. "PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: WE CONTINUE TO USE OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO GUIDE WORK IN THE IDENTIFIED AREAS OF NEED. CHNA PROJECTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DERAILED DUE TO COVID-19.VANDERBURGH COUNTY - FROM THE FIVE ENDORSED ISSUES IDENTIFIED FOR PRIORITIZATION, THE GROUP SELECTED MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND FOOD INSECURITY AS OUR PRIMARY POINTS OF FOCUS. IMPROVEMENT IN CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS SHOULD BE A BY-PRODUCT OF SUCCESSFUL WORK IN THE OTHER THREE AREAS AND ""POVERTY"" CONSISTS OF MORE VARIABLES THAN THIS GROUP CAN ADDRESS. DURING 2019-2020, SPECIAL ATTENTION FOCUSED ON FOOD INSECURITY. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PROMISE ZONE, URBAN SEEDS, AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF EVANSVILLE HELPED FEED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES AND LED TO THE CREATION OF THE MAYOR'S COMMISSION ON FOOD INSECURITY. RELATED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL CONTINUED TO SCREEN PREGNANT WOMEN AT PRESENTATION FOR DELIVERY USING THE 5PS SCREENING TOOL. THEY SUBMIT DATA TO THE INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO MONITOR THE PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE EXPOSURE IN NEWBORNS AND MEET QUARTERLY TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED. AFTER EXAMINATION, A GROUP OF PHYSICIANS AND CLINICAL OFFICE STAFF DECIDED NOT TO EMPLOY THE SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT) TOOL IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES. DEACONESS CREATED A NEW, PUBLIC-FACING WEBPAGE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND COPING WITH VARIOUS COVID ISSUES. ADDITIONAL MESSAGING ABOUT ""CARING FOR THE CAREGIVERS"" WAS SENT ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS EACH WEEK TO ALL HEALTH SYSTEM STAFF. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS MOVED THERAPY APPOINTMENTS ONLINE AND THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SAW AN INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION.WARRICK COUNTY - FROM THE FOUR ENDORSED ISSUES IDENTIFIED FOR PRIORITIZATION, THE GROUP SELECTED MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND ACCESS TO CARE AS OUR PRIMARY POINTS OF FOCUS FOR THE NEXT CHNA PERIOD. IMPROVEMENT IN CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS SHOULD BE A BY-PRODUCT OF SUCCESSFUL WORK IN THE OTHER THREE AREAS. EFFORTS AND SUCCESSES MENTIONED FOR VANDERBURGH ALSO COUNT FOR WARRICK COUNTY AS THEY ARE BOTH PART OF THE DEACONESS HEALTHY SYSTEM EFFORTS. ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION ISSUES WAS POSTPONED DUE TO COVID."
DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: HOW THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: HOW THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
THE HEART HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: HOW THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E: MED ASSIST IS AVAILABLE TO DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM PATIENTS TO ASSIST WITH APPLYING FOR MEDICAID OR EXCHANGE PRODUCTS.
DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E: OTHER METHOD USED FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E: OTHER METHOD USED FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
THE HEART HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E: OTHER METHOD USED FOR APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: OTHER METHOD USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY: DEACONESS HOSPITAL SEEKS OUT THE PATIENTS THAT ARE SELF-PAY AND INTERVIEWS THESE PATIENTS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE FACILITY. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS PROMOTED TO PATIENTS. DEACONESS HOSPITAL SEEKS OUT THOSE PATIENTS THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. COLLECTABILITY SCORING IS ALSO COMPLETED AND ALLOWANCES ARE MADE BASED UPON THESE SCORES. DEACONESS HOSPITAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 IMPACTED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 18,411 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY HELPING THEM OBTAIN INSURANCE OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE UNDERINSURED.
DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: OTHER METHOD USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
DEACONESS CROSS POINTE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: OTHER METHOD USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
THE HEART HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: OTHER METHOD USED TO PUBLICIZE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS REPORTED THE SAME AS DEACONESS HOSPITAL, INC. (HOSPITAL FACILITY #1).
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16A, FAP WEBSITE: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) FOR ALL FOUR HOSPITAL FACILITIES IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:HTTPS://WWW.DEACONESS.COM/PAY-MY-BILL/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B, FAP APPLICATION WEBSITE: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) APPLICATION FOR ALL FOUR HOSPITAL FACILITIES IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:HTTPS://WWW.DEACONESS.COM/PAY-MY-BILL/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16B, FAP PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY WEBSITE: THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY FOR ALL FOUR HOSPITAL FACILITIES IS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:HTTPS://WWW.DEACONESS.COM/PAY-MY-BILL/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE
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Supplemental Information
Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI
PART I, LINE 6A: DEACONESS HOSPITAL PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. THE REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEACONESS WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.DEACONESS.COM/CHNA
PART I, LINE 7: A COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS USED FOR MOST OF THE CALCULATIONS FOR THE TABLE. IRS INSTRUCTION'S WORKSHEET 2 WAS USED FOR THIS CALCULATION. WE DID NOT USE THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FOR LINE 7G AS IT WAS NOT RELEVANT TO THESE SERVICES. THE ACTUAL COST FROM OUR COSTING SYSTEM WAS USED WHEN AVAILABLE. THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FOR EACH SERVICE TYPE WAS USED TO ESTIMATE COST WHEN NOT AVAILABLE FROM OUR INTERNAL COSTING SYSTEM.
PART I, LINE 7G: SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES ATTRIBUTED TO PHYSICIAN CLINICS HAVE A COST OF $11,047.
PART I, LN 7 COL(F): BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS NOT INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A) DUE TO ADOPTION OF (ASU) 2014-09 TOPIC 606.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: DEACONESS PROVIDES SUPPORT TO NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON EDUCATION, COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. DEACONESS BELIEVES THAT IN SUPPORTING THESE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS WE ARE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN BETTERING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PATIENTS.NORMAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUR HEALTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE IN WHICH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS AND LEARN ABOUT HEALTHCARE CAREERS HAD TO BE CANCELLED THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19. DEACONESS STILL INCURRED COSTS OF $8,715 FOR THE PROGRAM AND PLANS TO HOST THE INSTITUTE IN 2021.DEACONESS DID PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST NUMEROUS LUNCHEONS AND AWARD CEREMONIES THAT PROMOTES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT. DEACONESS ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LOCAL SCHOOLS AND OUR ZOO TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT OF THEIR MISSIONS.
PART III, LINE 2: THE SYSTEM ESTIMATES THE TRANSACTION PRICE FOR PATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLES AND COINSURANCE AND FROM THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED BASED ON HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. THE INITIAL ESTIMATE OF THE TRANSACTION PRICE IS DETERMINED BY REDUCING THE STANDARD CHARGE BY ANY CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS, DISCOUNTS, AND IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE ESTIMATE OF THE TRANSACTION PRICE ARE GENERALLY RECORDED AS ADJUSTMENTS TO NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE IN THE PERIOD OF THE CHANGE. SUBSEQUENT CHANGES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT AND DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF AN ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY, DETERMINED ON A PORTFOLIO BASIS, ARE RECORDED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE. CONSISTENT WITH THE SYSTEM'S MISSION, CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THEREFORE, THE SYSTEM HAS DETERMINED IT HAS PROVIDED IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS AND PATIENTS WITH OTHER UNINSURED BALANCES. THE IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS INCLUDED IN ESTIMATING THE TRANSACTION PRICE REPRESENT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNTS BILLED TO PATIENTS AND THE AMOUNTS THE SYSTEM EXPECTS TO COLLECT BASED ON ITS COLLECTION HISTORY WITH THOSE PATIENTS.
PART III, LINE 3: DEACONESS HOSPITAL DOES NOT ATTRIBUTE ANY BAD DEBT EXPENSE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), THEREFORE NO PORTION OF BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IS CONSIDERED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
PART III, LINE 4: "THE FOOTNOTE DESCRIBING BAD DEBT EXPENSES IS INCLUDED IN THE ATTACHED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UNDER FOOTNOTE ""CHARITY CARE, COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE UNINSURED"" STARTING ON PAGE 12 AND ""PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE"" STARTING ON PAGE 11."
PART III, LINE 8: THE SOURCE USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF MEDICARE REVENUE AND ALLOWABLE COSTS REPORTED FOR PART III, SECTION B, LINE 8: THE MEDICARE TOTAL REVENUE AND ALLOWABLE COSTS WERE ACTUAL BASED UPON THE 2020 MEDICARE COST REPORT.
PART III, LINE 9B: DEACONESS HOSPITAL MAKES A DISTINCTION BETWEEN CHARITY AND BAD DEBT. IN DETERMINING AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY, DEACONESS HOSPITAL EVALUATES WHETHER OR NOT THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY HAS SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR PAYMENT. IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS DETERMINED TO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO PAY, THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED THROUGH EITHER INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL COLLECTIONS. ACCOUNTS OF CHARITY CARE PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY DO NOT RESULT IN BAD DEBT AND ARE NOT COLLECTED UPON.
PART VI, LINE 2: "NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS: DEACONESS UTILIZES A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO GATHER DATA ON LOCAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS. WE USE DATA FROM THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA'S COMPREHENSIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WELBORN BAPTIST FOUNDATION'S GREATER EVANSVILLE HEALTH SURVEY, COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS WEBSITE, INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, AND THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMES FROM OUR OWN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM AND THROUGH OUR INTERACTION WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THAT INCLUDES ""PROMISE ZONE"" INITIATIVES THAT KEEP US AWARE OF CHANGING NEEDS IN OUR MOST DISENFRANCHISED POPULATION."
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES IN
PART VI, LINE 3: PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE: DEACONESS HOSPITAL UTILIZES FINANCIAL COUNSELORS TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND ASSIST PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATION, ABILITY TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH DEACONESS HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND PAYMENT OPTIONS. SPECIFICALLY, FINANCIAL COUNSELORS STAFF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, REGISTRATION AREAS, CASHIER AREA, AS WELL AS, FLOAT AMONG INPATIENT AREAS TO ENSURE EACH AND EVERY PATIENT REQUIRING ASSISTANCE IS REACHED. IN ADDITION TO THE PERSONAL AND INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING PROVIDED BY THE FINANCIAL COUNSELORS, VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT DEACONESS HOSPITAL EXPLAINING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, POLICIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE POSTED WIDELY THROUGHOUT DEACONESS HOSPITAL AND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.DEACONESS.COM. HTTPS://WWW.DEACONESS.COM/FOR-YOU/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PATIENTS/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS PLACES THAT THE PROGRAM IS PUBLISHED, IT IS ALSO REFERENCED ON OUR PATIENT STATEMENT AND PHONE MESSAGE WHEN THE PATIENT CALL THE BILLING PHONE NUMBER.
PART VI, LINE 4: DEACONESS DEFINES ITS COMMUNITY AS ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN VANDERBURGH AND WARRICK COUNTIES AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.VANDERBURGH COUNTY VANDERBURGH COUNTY IS MORE DIVERSE THAN MUCH OF INDIANA IN TERMS OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC CHARACTERISTICS, EVENLY SPLIT WITH REGARD TO GENDER, WITH THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN AREAS CONSIDERED URBAN. VANDERBURGH COUNTY'S POPULATION OF 180,974 PERSONS IS SIMILAR TO THE STATEWIDE POPULATION, WITH ABOUT 84% OF THE POPULATION BEING WHITE, 9.6% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, 1.3% ASIAN, AND THE REMAINDER BEING OF OTHER OR 2 OR MORE RACES. HOWEVER, VANDERBURGH COUNTY REPORTS A 2.7% HISPANIC POPULATION COMPARED TO 7% FOR THE STATE. VANDERBURGH COUNTY IS ALSO ONE OF THE MORE URBAN AREAS WITH A 9.2% RURAL RATING COMPARED TO THE INDIANA AVERAGE OF 27.6%. ACCORDING TO THE 2020 COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS, VANDERBURGH COUNTY RANKS 82 OUT OF 92 INDIANA COUNTIES FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND 65 OUT OF 92 INDIANA COUNTIES FOR HEALTH FACTORS. INSTANCES OF VIOLENT CRIME, INJURY DEATHS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, AND CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ARE HIGHER IN VANDERBURGH COUNTY THAN THE INDIANA AVERAGE. THIS INFORMATION MATCHES OUR CHNA DATA.WARRICK COUNTY - CONVERSELY, WARRICK COUNTY RANKS 13 OUT OF 92 INDIANA COUNTIES FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND 6 OUT OF 92 INDIANA COUNTIES FOR HEALTH FACTORS ON THE 2020 COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS. INCIDENTS OF VIOLENT CRIME, INJURY DEATHS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, AND CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. WARRICK COUNTY HAS LESS DIVERSITY THAN VANDERBURGH COUNTY AND THE STATE OF INDIANA. MORE THAN 92% OF PEOPLE THERE IDENTIFY AS WHITE COMPARED TO 79% FOR INDIANA. ONLY 1.6 % OF THE POPULATION IS LISTED AS BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 1.9% AS HISPANIC. THAT'S COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGES OF 9.5% AND 7% RESPECTIVELY. WARRICK COUNTY IS ALSO MORE RURAL THAN THE AVERAGE INDIANA COUNTY (29.3% RURAL IN WARRICK COUNTY COMPARED TO 27.6% STATE AVERAGE).
PART VI, LINE 6: AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM:DEACONESS HOSPITAL WORKS IN CONCERT WITH DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM, DEACONESS CLINIC AND DEACONESS SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITH A COMPASSIONATE AND CARING SPIRIT TO PERSONS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF THE TRI-STATE. DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM WORKS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH DEACONESS HOSPITAL AND DEACONESS CLINIC. DEACONESS HOSPITAL IS A MEDICAL INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY PATIENT CARE WITH UNRELENTING ATTENTION TO CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, PATIENT SAFETY AND AN UNPARALLELED PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO ASSURE THE VERY BEST HEALTHCARE FOR THE PATIENTS SERVED. DEACONESS CLINIC PROVIDES EXCELLENT PRIMARY AND MULTI-SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE IN A PERSONALIZED FASHION WITH A DEDICATED FOCUS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH EXCELLENT, TIMELY AND COMPASSIONATE PATIENT CARE.DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM HAS PARTNERED WITH MANY RURAL HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES NEEDED SO THAT RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO CARE CLOSE TO HOME. THESE HOSPITALS INCLUDE FERRELL HOSPITAL AND LAWRENCE COUNTY HOSPITAL IN ILLINOIS, GIBSON COUNTY HOPSITAL IN INDIANA, AND METHODIST HOSPITAL IN KENTUCKY.
PART VI, LINE 5: DEACONESS LED THE COVID-19 RESPONSE FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF INDIANA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY AND ILLINOIS. WE BECAME A TRUSTED RESOURCE BY CREATING SPECIFIC COVID-19 WEBPAGES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND BUSINESSES SO THEY HAD THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT TESTING, REGULATIONS, AND EVENTUALLY VACCINES. WE ALSO CREATED A SEPARATE COPING PAGE THAT LINKED PEOPLE TO A VARIETY OF RESOURCES ABOUT MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. WE RELEASED A YOUTUBE VIDEO EXPLAINING HOW TO MAKE CLOTH MASKS, COLLABORATED WITH A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO OPERATE A CONVALESCENT PLASMA PROGRAM AND CONDUCT A COMMUNITY PREVALENCE STUDY, AS WELL AS ADMINISTERED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT.ADDITIONALLY, WE CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED WRITTEN AND VISUAL CONTENT THAT ADDRESSED SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CONCERNS OUR COMMUNITY HAD REGARDING COVID-19. 7/16/2020 - COVID TESTING - DR. GINA HUHNKE7/16/2020 - MASK MYTHS - DR. BRAD SCHEU7/16/2020 - FB LIVE WITH DR. PORTER - MAYOR WINNECKE, DR. PORTER7/20/2020 - HPV PANEL DISCUSSION - DRS. SCHUMAN, CAPRI WEYER7/21/2020 - FB LIVE WITH DR. HUHNKE - DR. GINA HUHNKE7/30/2020 - FB LIVE WITH DR. PORTER - DR. PORTER, BRIAN SPENCER PHARMDE-NEWSLETTER ARTICLES 7/15/2020:-LYME DISEASE T. GEHLHAUSEN, DO, OAKLAND CITY-KEEPING PAIN IN CHECK NP, PAIN CENTER-ABCS OF HEPATITIS MD, DC GASTRO-PREPARING TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL MD, DC PEDIATRICS-SUPER SUMMER NUTRITION RD DIETICIAN8/27/2020:-FB LIVE WITH DR. PORTER DRS. PORTER AND DAVID RYONE-NEWSLETTER ARTICLES 8/15/2020:-EXPERIENCING HEEL PAIN MD, DC PODIATRY-ADULT VACCINES MD, DC MARY STREET-KEEP MOVING FOR BETTER HEALTH DO, DC OAKLAND CITY-HELPING CHILDREN NAVIGATE DIFFICULT TIMES S. BRANAM, CAO CROSS POINTE9/2/2020: COVID TESTING PROCESS APRIL ABBOTT, PHIL GAMBLE9/10/2020: FLU SHOTS DURING PANDEMIC DR. BRAD SCHEU9/24/2020: FB LIVE DR. PORTER AND SHAWN MCCOYE-NEWSLETTER ARTICLES 9/15/2020:-GET A FLU SHOT DURING COVID PANDEMIC DR. SHEU, DC ADMIN-MAMMOGRAMS, WHO NEEDS THEM AND WHEN MD, BREAST RADIOLOGIST-TIPS ON WEARING A FACE MASK MARKETING STAFF-PREVENTING SUICIDE JANIE CHAPPELL, CROSS POINTESCREENING MAMMOGRAMS VIA MOBILE BREAST CENTER:2019 NUMBER SCREENEDOCTOBER - 347NOVEMBER - 242DECEMBER - 1702020 NUMBER SCREENEDJANUARY - 138FEBRUARY - 197MARCH - 130APRIL - 0MAY - 153JUNE - 244JULY - 286AUGUST - 214SEPTEMBER - 272PATIENT CARE:-MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY CLINIC; DEACONESS PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED CARE WITHIN OUR HOSPITAL BUILDINGS. THROUGH OUR MEDICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP) AND OUR FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY CLINIC, PATIENTS CAN ACCESS THE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE THEY NEED IN CONVENIENT LOCATIONS AND AT A PRICE THEY CAN AFFORD. IN FY19-20, OUR RESIDENTS TREATED NEARLY 16,000 PATIENTS AT A COST TO THE HOSPITAL OF $3 MILLION. SIMILARLY, ALMOST 2,000 MAP PATIENTS RECEIVED NEEDED MEDICATION AT A COST TO THE HOSPITAL OF $339,000. -BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION; STAFF FROM DEACONESS CROSS POINTE EDUCATED 14,000 PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, RELATED RESOURCES, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.LOCAL SPONSORSHIPS: IN FY19-20, DEACONESS SPONSORED PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR MORE THAN 170,000 PEOPLE, CONTRIBUTING $1.1 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF CLUBS, GROUPS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS STRIVING TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.
