Eligibility criteria for free or discounted care
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 3c
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WHEN CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES (THE ULTIMATE PARENT ORGANIZATION TO JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE) ESTABLISHED ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ESTABLISHING A HOUSEHOLD INCOME SCALE BASED ON THE HUD VERY LOW INCOME GUIDELINES MORE ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE SOCIOECONOMIC DISPERSIONS AMONG URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN 17 STATES SERVED BY CHI HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. IN COMPARING HUD GUIDELINES TO THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES ("FPG"), WE FIND THAT ON AVERAGE HUD GUIDELINES COMPUTE TO APPROXIMATELY 200% TO 250% (AND SOMETIMES 300%) OF FPG. JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE BASES ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY ON HUD'S 130% OF VERY LOW INCOME GUIDELINES BASED ON GEOGRAPHY, AND AFFORDS THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WRITE-OFFS, BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE, RANGING FROM 25%-100% OF CHARGES. AN INDIVIDUAL'S INCOME UNDER THE HUD GUIDELINES IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER, IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO EXTEND DISCOUNTED OR FREE CARE TO A PATIENT, THE PATIENT'S ASSETS MAY ALSO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. FOR EXAMPLE, A PATIENT SUFFERING A CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS MAY HAVE A REASONABLE LEVEL OF INCOME, BUT A LOW LEVEL OF LIQUID ASSETS SUCH THAT THE PAYMENT OF MEDICAL BILLS WOULD BE SERIOUSLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE PATIENT'S BASIC FINANCIAL (AND ULTIMATELY PHYSICAL) WELL-BEING AND SURVIVAL. SUCH A PATIENT MAY BE EXTENDED DISCOUNTED OR FREE CARE BASED UPON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
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COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT
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SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 6A
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JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, INC. DOES NOT PREPARE ITS OWN ANNUAL WRITTEN COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. HOWEVER, ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION; KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, INC., EIN: 61-1029769.
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Costing Methodology used to calculate financial assistance
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 7
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JHSMH IS A SINGLE PROVIDER WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES. FACILITIES THAT UTILIZE A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM CALCULATE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7 BY UTILIZING THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. FOR THOSE FACILITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING REVENUE BY THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO CALULATED FROM WORKSHEET 2. BAD DEBTS INCLUDED IN PART IX, LINE 25 TOTALED $72,792,048. THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TOTAL EXPENSES CALCULATED IN COLUMN F ON SCHEDULE H, PART II.
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Bad Debt Expense excluded from financial assistance calculation
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 7, column(f)
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72,792,048
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Subsidized Health Services
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 7g
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THERE ARE NO PHYSICIAN CLINICS INCLUDED IN SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES.
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Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amount
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 2
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COSTING METHODOLOGY FOR AMOUNTS REPORTED ON LINE 2 IS DETERMINED USING A COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM FOR SOME FACILITIES AND THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FOR OTHER FACILITIES. WHEN DISCOUNTS ARE EXTENDED TO SELF-PAY PATIENTS, THESE PATIENT ACCOUNT DISCOUNTS ARE RECORDED AS A REDUCTION IN REVENUE, NOT AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE.
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Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amount as community benefit
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 3
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JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY PORTION OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE COULD REASONABLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE AMOUNTS DUE FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS' ACCOUNTS WILL BE RECLASSIFIED FROM BAD DEBT EXPENSE TO CHARITY CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE THAT THE PATIENT IS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE.
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Bad debt expense - financial statement footnote
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 4
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JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE INC. DOES NOT ISSUE SEPARATE COMPANY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF KENTUCKYONE HEALTH. THE CONSOLIDATED FOOTNOTE READS AS FOLLOWS: "PATIENT RECEIVABLES AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE ARE DERIVED PRIMARILY FROM PATIENTS WHO RESIDE IN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. PATIENT RECEIVABLES CONSIST OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AND THIRD-PARTY PAYORS, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS AND COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES RENDERED. MANAGEMENT MAINTAINS AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS TO RESERVE FOR ESTIMATED LOSSES BASED ON THE LENGTH OF TIME THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN PAST DUE AND HISTORICAL COLLECTION EXPERIENCE."
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Community benefit & methodology for determining medicare costs
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 8
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USING ESSENTIALLY THE SAME MEDICARE COST REPORT PRINCIPLES AS TO THE ALLOCATION OF GENERAL SERVICES COSTS AND "APPORTIONMENT" METHODS, THE "CHI WORKBOOK" CALCULATES A PAYERS' GROSS ALLOWABLE COSTS BY SERVICE (SO AS TO FACILITATE A CORRESPONDING COMPARISON BETWEEN GROSS ALLOWABLE COSTS AND ULTIMATE PAYMENTS RECEIVED). THE TERM "GROSS ALLOWABLE COSTS" MEANS COSTS BEFORE ANY DEDUCTIBLES OR CO-INSURANCE ARE SUBTRACTED. JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC.'S ULTIMATE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE REDUCED BY ANY APPLICABLE COPAYMENT/ DEDUCTIBLE. WHERE MEDICARE IS THE SECONDARY INSURER, AMOUNTS DUE FROM THE INSURED'S PRIMARY PAYER WERE NOT SUBTRACTED FROM MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS BECAUSE THE AMOUNTS ARE TYPICALLY IMMATERIAL. ALTHOUGH NOT PRESENTED ON THE MEDICARE COST REPORT, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A MORE ACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE "TRUE" COST OF SERVICES (FOR "SHORTFALL" PURPOSES) THE CHI WORKBOOK ALLOWS A HEALTH CARE FACILITY NOT TO OFFSET COSTS THAT MEDICARE CONSIDERS TO BE NON-ALLOWABLE, BUT FOR WHICH THE FACILITY CAN LEGITIMATELY ARGUE ARE RELATED TO THE CARE OF THE FACILITY'S PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, ALTHOUGH NOT REPORTABLE ON THE MEDICARE COST REPORT, THE CHI WORKBOOK INCLUDES THE COST OF SERVICES THAT ARE PAID VIA A SET FEE-SCHEDULE RATHER THAN BEING REIMBURSED BASED ON COSTS (E.G. OUTPATIENT CLINICAL LABORATORY). FINALLY, THE CHI WORKBOOK ALLOWS A FACILITY TO INCLUDE OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES PERFORMED BY A SEPARATE FACILITY (SUCH AS A PHYSICIAN PRACTICE) THAT ARE MAINTAINED ON SEPARATE BOOKS AND RECORDS (AS OPPOSED TO THE MAIN FACILITY'S BOOKS AND RECORDS WHICH HAS ITS COSTS OF SERVICE INCLUDED WITHIN A COST REPORT). TRUE COSTS OF MEDICARE COMPUTED USING THIS METHODOLOGY: TOTAL MEDICARE REVENUE: $248,354,845 TOTAL MEDICARE COSTS: $220,821,301 SURPLUS OR (SHORTFALL) $ 27,533,544 JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC. BELIEVES THAT EXCLUDING MEDICARE LOSSES FROM COMMUNITY BENEFIT MAKES THE OVERALL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT MORE CREDIBLE FOR THESE REASONS: UNLIKE SUBSIDIZED AREAS SUCH AS BURN UNITS OR BEHAVIORAL-HEALTH SERVICES, MEDICARE IS NOT A DIFFERENTIATING FEATURE OF TAX-EXEMPT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. IN FACT, FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS FOCUS ON ATTRACTING PATIENTS WITH MEDICARE COVERAGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE OF WELL-PAID SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CARDIAC AND ORTHOPEDICS. SIGNIFICANT EFFORT AND RESOURCES ARE DEVOTED TO ENSURING THAT HOSPITALS ARE REIMBURSED APPROPRIATELY BY THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. THE MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION (MEDPAC), AN INDEPENDENT CONGRESSIONAL AGENCY, CAREFULLY STUDIES MEDICARE PAYMENT AND THE ACCESS TO CARE THAT MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS TO CONGRESS ACCORDINGLY. THOUGH MEDICARE LOSSES ARE NOT INCLUDED BY CATHOLIC HOSPITALS AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES ALLOW HOSPITALS TO COUNT AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOME PROGRAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY SERVE THE MEDICARE POPULATION. FOR INSTANCE, IF HOSPITALS OPERATE PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS WITH MEDICARE BENEFITS THAT RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS, GENERATE LOSSES FOR THE HOSPITAL, AND MEET OTHER CRITERIA, THESE PROGRAMS CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE CHA FRAMEWORK IN CATEGORY C AS "SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES." MEDICARE LOSSES ARE DIFFERENT FROM MEDICAID LOSSES, WHICH ARE COUNTED IN THE CHA COMMUNITY BENEFIT FRAMEWORK, BECAUSE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS GENERALLY DO NOT RECEIVE THE LEVEL OF ATTENTION PAID TO MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT. MEDICAID PAYMENT IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY WHAT STATES CAN AFFORD TO PAY, AND IS TYPICALLY SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN WHAT MEDICARE PAYS.
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Collection practices for patients eligible for financial assistance
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 9b
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JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC.'S DEBT COLLECTION POLICY PROVIDES THAT JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC. WILL PERFORM A REASONABLE REVIEW OF EACH INPATIENT ACCOUNT PRIOR TO TURNING AN ACCOUNT OVER TO A THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENT AND PRIOR TO INSTITUTING ANY LEGAL ACTION FOR NON-PAYMENT, TO ASSURE THAT THE PATIENT AND PATIENT GUARANTOR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (E.G. MEDICAID) AND DO NOT QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE THROUGH JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE POLICY. AFTER HAVING BEEN TURNED OVER TO A THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENT, ANY PATIENT ACCOUNT THAT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO MEET THE JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE POLICY IS REQUIRED TO BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY BY THE THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENT TO JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC. FOR APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP. JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S INC. REQUIRES ITS THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AGENTS TO INCLUDE A MESSAGE ON ALL STATEMENTS INDICATING THAT IF A PATIENT OR PATIENT GUARANTOR MEETS CERTAIN STIPULATED INCOME REQUIREMENTS, THE PATIENT OR PATIENT GUARANTOR MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ALL OF CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES' HOSPITALS' CONTRACTS WITH THIRD PARTY COLLECTION AGENCIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: * NEITHER CHI HOSPITALS NOR THEIR COLLECTION AGENCIES WILL REQUEST BENCH OR ARREST WARRANTS AS A RESULT OF NON-PAYMENT; * NEITHER CHI HOSPITALS NOR THEIR COLLECTION AGENCIES WILL SEEK LIENS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE SALE OR FORECLOSURE OF A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; AND * NO CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES' COLLECTION AGENCY MAY SEEK COURT ACTION WITHOUT HOSPITAL APPROVAL. FINALLY, COLLECTION AGENCIES ARE TRAINED ON THE CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES MISSION, CORE VALUES AND STANDARD OF CONDUCT TO MAKE SURE ALL PATIENTS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
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Community Served by Needs Assessment
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Schedule H, Part V Section B, Line 3
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(1) JEWISH HOSPITAL - JEWISH HOSPITAL, FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE, STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL & OUR LADY OF PEACE: FOUR COMMUNITY FORUMS WERE HELD IN MARCH 2012 AT SITES IN EACH QUADRANT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SURVEY ON THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE CITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND COVERED A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS FROM ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE TO PERCEPTION ABOUT THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH CARE NEEDS. AFTER THE FORUMS, THE SAME SURVEY WAS MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT THE LMDPHW WEBSITE FROM MARCH 18 TO JUNE 1, AGAIN BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. A TOTAL OF 1,871 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED THE SURVEY WITH DEMOGRAPHICS THAT CLOSELY CORRESPOND TO THAT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY: 80 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS WERE WHITE, 16 PERCENT WERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND THE REMAINDER WERE ASIAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER AND AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKAN NATIVE OR OTHER. THREE PERCENT WERE AGES 18-24, 18 PERCENT WERE 25-34, 22 PERCENT WERE 35-44, 28 PERCENT WERE 45-54, 24 PERCENT WERE 55-64 AND 5 PERCENT WERE AGE 65 OR OLDER. RESPONDENTS CAME FROM EACH OF THE CITY'S ZIP CODES, WITH MOST RESPONSES FROM SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE. A FIFTH FORUM WAS CONDUCTED BY LMDPHW DIRECTOR DR. LAQUANDRA NESBITT ON MARCH 29, 2012 AT THE GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY TAILORED TO GATHER INPUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IT WAS ATTENDED BY 40 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A WIDE ARRAY OF EXPERTISE INCLUDING BILL WAGNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, INC., JAY DAVIDSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALING PLACE, AND LEADERS FROM AN ARRAY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES THAT SERVE LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. SHELBYVILLE HOSPITAL: JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE COLLABORATED WITH THE NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BAPTIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CONDUCT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SURVEY ON THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND COVERED A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS FROM ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE TO PERCEPTION ABOUT THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH CARE NEEDS. OVER 2,000 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED. THE SURVEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED ONLINE AND THROUGH PAPER SURVEYS, MADE AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. A FORUM WAS CONDUCTED BY NCDHD ON AUGUST 23, 2012, TAILORED TO GATHER INPUT FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. IT WAS ATTENDED BY 30 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING A WIDE ARRAY OF EXPERTISE. ;
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Other Hospital Facilities included in Needs Assessment
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Schedule H, Part V Section B, Line 4
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(1) JEWISH HOSPITAL - JEWISH HOSPITAL, FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE, STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL & OUR LADY OF PEACE: BAPTIST HOSPITAL EAST NORTON HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE HOSPITAL: BAPTIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST;
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Needs not addressed in Needs Assessment
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Schedule H, Part V Section B, Line 7
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(1) JEWISH HOSPITAL - JEWISH HOSPITAL ---------------- MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH, ADDICTION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND EXCESSIVE DRINKING: JEWISH HOSPITAL HAS ADOPTED NUMEROUS STRATEGIES IN THIS PLAN TO INTEGRATE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH. WITHIN KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR THIS AREA OF FOCUS IS OUR LADY OF PEACE WHICH HAS DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS COMPREHENSIVELY. IN ADDITION, SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES, THE AREA'S COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE, HAS THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO FOCUS IN THESE AREAS. FRAZIER REHAB INSITUTE: ----------------------- CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE INCREASED HEART DISEASE/STROKE AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS: WHILE THIS PLAN DOES INCLUDE SOME INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS COPD AND HEART DISEASE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER AREA ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND TREATMENT IN THIS AREA OF THESE ILLNESSES. THE MAYOR'S HEALTHY HOMETOWN MOVEMENT HAS MADE SMOKING CESSATION A PILLAR PRIORITY AND IS OFFERING FREE CLASSES AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY YEAR-ROUND. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE AND COPD AT MANY HOSPITALS AND OTHER FREE RESOURCES OFFERED THROUGH THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. CANCER: AS A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, CANCER CARE IS NOT A PRIMARY AREA OF EMPHASIS OR EXPERTISE OF FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE. THERE ARE MANY PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY ALREADY EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CARE INCLUDING THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN CANCER CENTER, JEWISH HOSPITAL, AND NORTON HEALTHCARE. STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL -------------------------------- MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH ADDICTION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE: STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL HAS ADOPTED NUMEROUS STRATEGIES IN THIS PLAN TO INTEGRATE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH. WITHIN KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR THIS AREA OF FOCUS IS OUR LADY OF PEACE WHICH HAS DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS COMPREHENSIVELY. IN ADDITION, SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES, THE AREA'S COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE, HAS THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO FOCUS IN THESE AREAS. OUR LADY OF PEACE ----------------------- COST OF MEDICATION: THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE PRESCRIPTIONS WHICH ARE COMMUNICATED TO PATIENTS THROUGH CARE MANAGEMENT STAFF. THESE INCLUDE: - MEIJER PHARMACY COVERS LEADING, ORAL GENERIC ANTIBIOTICS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE PRESCRIPTIONS MOST OFTEN FILLED FOR CHILDREN. - $4 PRESCRIPTIONS AT WALMART, TARGET AND KROGER - KENTUCKY PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (KPAP) 1-800-633-8100 WHICH PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS OFFERED BY DRUG MANUFACTURERS, DISCOUNT DRUG PROGRAMS AND DISCOUNT PHARMACY PROGRAMS FOR QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS AND/OR FAMILIES (INDIVIDUALS AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL OR SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE MEDICARE DOUGHNUT HOLE MAY BE ELIGIBLE.) THOSE INELIGIBLE RECEIVE CONSULTATION ABOUT OTHER SOURCES OF LOW-COST PRESCRIPTIONS. - FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS - KENTUCKY PHYSICIANS CARE (KPC) 1-800-633-8100 - MEDICARE D DRUG PLAN - 1-800-633-4227 - SENIOR MEDICAL PATROL - 502-574-6960 (ASSIST WITH MEDICARE D) STROKE: EXTENSIVE STROKE SCREENING, TREATMENT, AND SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED BY MANY AREA HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INCLUDING JEWISH HOSPITAL AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL RESPIRATORY ILLNESS: THERE ARE MANY OTHER AREA ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND TREATMENT IN THE AREA OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESS. THE MAYOR'S HEALTHY HOMETOWN MOVEMENT HAS MADE SMOKING CESSATION A PILLAR PRIORITY AND IS OFFERING FREE CLASSES AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY YEAR-ROUND. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS ALSO SPEARHEADING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON ASTHMA, TO INCLUDE A PROJECT CALLED "ASTHMAOLOGY" WHICH IS DOCUMENTING WHERE CHILDREN ARE EXPERIENCING ASTHMA ATTACKS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE WITH COPD AT MANY HOSPITALS AND OTHER FREE RESOURCES OFFERED THROUGH THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. SHELBYVILLE HOSPITAL ------------------- MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL HEALTH ADDICTION/SUBSTANCE ABUSE: JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE HAS ADOPTED NUMEROUS STRATEGIES IN THIS PLAN TO INTEGRATE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH. WITHIN KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR THIS AREA OF FOCUS IS OUR LADY OF PEACE WHICH HAS DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS COMPREHENSIVELY. IN ADDITION, SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES, THE AREA'S COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE, HAS THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO FOCUS IN THESE AREAS. ;
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Used federal poverty guidelines (FPG) to determine eligibility
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Schedule H, Part V Section B, Line 10
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(1) JEWISH HOSPITAL - "HUD LOW INCOME GUIDELINES USED";
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Used FPG to determine eligibility for providing discounted care criteria
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Schedule H, Part V Section B, Line 11
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(1) JEWISH HOSPITAL - "HUD LOW INCOME GUIDELINES USED";
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Means used to determine amounts billed
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Schedule H, Part V Section B, Line 20d
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(1) JEWISH HOSPITAL - THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT CAN BE CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS FOR EMERGENCY OR OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE IS BASED UPON HUD VERY LOW INCOME GUIDELINES STATED IN THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. ;
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LINES 2, 4 AND 5 -NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION
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SCHEDULE H, PART VI
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IN 2012, KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, INC. WAS FORMED WHEN TWO MAJOR KENTUCKY HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, SAINT JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (SJHS) AND JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE, CAME TOGETHER TO WORK FOR A HEALTHIER KENTUCKY. THE NONPROFIT SYSTEM IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF KENTUCKIANS BY INTEGRATING MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES WHEREVER PATIENTS RECEIVE CARE. KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, INC. IS THE LARGEST HEALTH SYSTEM IN KENTUCKY WITH MORE THAN 200 LOCATIONS INCLUDING HOSPITALS, OUTPATIENT FACILITIES AND PHYSICIAN OFFICES, AND MORE THAN 3,100 LICENSED BEDS. A 14-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS GOVERNS KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, INC., ITS FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS, WITH THIS MISSION: WE BRING HOPE, IMPROVE HEALTH AND CHANGE LIVES. INSPIRED BY OUR CATHOLIC AND JEWISH FAITH HERITAGE, WE: SERVE WITH A SPIRIT OF INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION - TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE DELIVERY - PARTNER TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - ADVOCATE FOR A JUST HEALTH SYSTEM KENTUCKYONE HEALTH, INC.'S VISION IS TO BE THE PREMIER, INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE COMMONWEALTH PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CARE AND REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE AND ELIMINATING INEQUITIES IN ACCESS. THE FOCUS OF THIS NARRATIVE IS ON JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE. 1. ACUTE CARE AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES -------------------------------------- JEWISH HOSPITAL --------------- JEWISH HOSPITAL OPENED IN 1905 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE ALL PATIENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND A STRONG EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. TODAY, JEWISH HOSPITAL IS A 462-BED, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED, HIGH-TECH TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER DEVELOPING LEADING-EDGE ADVANCEMENTS IN SERVICE LINES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HAND AND MICROSURGERY, HEART AND LUNG CARE, ORTHOPAEDICS, NEUROSCIENCE, ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION AND OUTPATIENT CARE. MANY OF THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL PROGRAMS HAVE ACHIEVED NATIONAL RANKINGS FOR EXCELLENCE. IN 2011, JEWISH HOSPITAL RECEIVED THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - STROKE (GWTG-STROKE) GOLD PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES BOTH HOSPITALS' COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING A HIGHER STANDARD OF STROKE CARE BY ENSURING THAT STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FACILITY RECEIVED THE ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD BLUE DISTINCTION AWARD FOR HIP, KNEE AND SPINE SURGERY, RECOGNIZING THE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING OF THE PROGRAM'S SURGEONS, THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INTEGRATED CARE AND PATIENT EDUCATION. THE FACILITY ALSO RECEIVED THE KODA TISSUE DONATION PERFORMANCE AWARD AND WAS RANKED NO. 1 IN LOUISVILLE IN THE US NEWS WORLD REPORTS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS. NOTED FOR NUMEROUS MEDICAL "FIRSTS" IN KENTUCKY, THE NATION AND THE WORLD, JEWISH HOSPITAL IS THE SITE OF THE NATION'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL HAND TRANSPLANT, KENTUCKY'S FIRST DOUBLE HAND TRANSPLANT AND THE WORLD'S FIRST AND SECOND SUCCESSFUL ABIOCOR IMPLANTABLE REPLACEMENT HEART TRANSPLANTS. JEWISH HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST IN THE LOUISVILLE AREA TO OFFER ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED HEART PROCEDURES. THE HOSPITAL IS FEDERALLY DESIGNATED TO PERFORM ALL FIVE SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTS - HEART, LUNG, LIVER, KIDNEY AND PANCREAS. IN 2010, THE HOSPITAL OPENED THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND CARDIOTHORACIC TRANSPLANTATION, A ONE-STOP LOCATION FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING HEART FAILURE. PATIENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS, VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES, TRANSPLANTATION OPTIONS ALONG WITH OTHER POTENTIAL TREATMENT PLANS AND VISIT WITH A PHYSICIAN AND A CLINICAL COORDINATOR. THE FACILITY ALSO OPENED A DESIGNATED CHEST PAIN OBSERVATION UNIT. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH THE LOUISVILLE SCIENCE CENTER AND GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY TO RUN PULSE OF SURGERY, A PROGRAM THAT BROADCASTS LIVE HEART SURGERIES TO THE SCIENCE CENTER FOR SCHOOL GROUPS TO LEARN ABOUT WELLNESS AND POTENTIAL HEALTHCARE CAREERS. OTHER SERVICES AT JEWISH HOSPITAL INCLUDE: * INPATIENT CARE * 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE * FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES * SURGICAL CARE INCLUDING: OUTPATIENT SURGERY AND THE DA VINCIS SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES * HEART CARE INCLUDING: A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FROM PREVENTION TO REHABILITATION * NEUROSCIENCE * ORTHOPAEDICS * SPORTS MEDICINE * VASCULAR CARE STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ------------------------------ BUILT ON A TRADITION OF CARE AND ENERGIZED BY ADVANCEMENTS IN 21ST CENTURY MEDICINE, STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IS ONE OF LOUISVILLE'S BEST COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. THIS 331-BED PRIMARY CARE HOSPITAL OFFERS ADVANCED TREATMENT IN VASCULAR CARE, CANCER CARE, CARDIAC CARE, WOUND CARE, LUNG DISEASE, ORTHOPAEDICS, GENERAL SURGERY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. SERVING THE SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL HAS CARED FOR GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. IN 2011, ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD IN KENTUCKY HAS DESIGNATED STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (SMEH) AS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTERS FOR KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT. THE BLUE DISTINCTION DESIGNATION IS AWARDED BY THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD COMPANIES TO MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN THE AREAS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY, CARDIAC CARE, COMPLEX AND RARE CANCERS, KNEE AND HIP REPLACEMENT, SPINE SURGERY AND TRANSPLANTS. LOCATED ON THE STS. MARY'S & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CAMPUS, THE WOMEN'S CENTER, OFFERS THE LATEST MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR BREAST AND BONE HEALTH IN A WOMEN-ONLY ENVIRONMENT THE CENTER OFFERS THE LATEST IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING, SOFT-PAD MAMMOGRAPHY, COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION, STEREOTACTIC BREAST BIOPSIES, ULTRASOUND AND BONE-DENSITY TESTING. STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL IS ALSO HOME TO JEWISH BARIATRIC CARE, A SURGICAL WEIGHT-LOSS SOLUTION - KNOWN AS THE LAP-BAND SYSTEM - WITH A LONG-TERM, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT PROGRAM. IN 2011, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY AND THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION ANNOUNCED THAT JEWISH BARIATRIC CARE AT STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (SMEH), ALONG WITH LOUISVILLE BARIATRIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES WERE APPROVED FOR RENEWAL AS A BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. AETNA ALSO RECOGNIZED STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL AS AN AETNA INSTITUTES OF QUALITY BARIATRIC SURGERY FACILITY. IN ADDITION, STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL HAS A SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER AND WOUND HEALING CENTER. THE SLEEP CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE. IT PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH ALL TYPES OF SLEEP DISORDERS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA AND NARCOLEPSY, AND IS EQUIPPED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE HANDICAP AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM OBESITY. A MULTITUDE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS AT THE WOUND HEALING CENTER, INCLUDING STATE OF THE ART HYPERBARIC OXYGEN CHAMBERS. STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL HAS THE LARGEST CHAMBERS AVAILABLE IN THE STATE. HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS PROVIDE AN OXYGEN-RICH ENVIRONMENT ALLOWING THE BODY'S NATURAL WOUND-HEALING MECHANISMS, WHICH ARE OXYGEN DEPENDENT, ARE ABLE TO FUNCTION MORE EFFICIENTLY. OTHER SERVICES AT STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL INCLUDE: -INPATIENT CARE -24/7 EMERGENCY CARE -FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDING: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY - OUTPATIENT CARE INCLUDING ST. MARY'S - SURGERY CENTER AND LAB SERVICES - ORTHOPAEDICS - SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER - THE WOMEN'S CENTER (DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY) - BARIATRIC CARE - WOUND HEALING CENTER - VASCULAR CARE JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE --------------------------- JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE WAS FOUNDED IN 1906 BY THE KING'S DAUGHTERS AND SONS ORGANIZATION, AND PURCHASED BY JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE IN 1992. THIS 76-BED HOSPITAL PROVIDES EXCELLENCE IN CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF SHELBY, HENRY AND SPENCER COUNTIES. LOCATED JUST 30 MINUTES EAST OF DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE, JEWISH HOSPITAL SHELBYVILLE PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. THE FOCUS ON GROWTH COMBINED WITH REINVESTMENT IN NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE THIS SMALL, COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TRULY UNIQUE IN ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE HIGH TECH CARE, USUALLY FOUND ONLY IN LARGER METROPOLITAN AREAS. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS: - INPATIENT CARE - 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE - CRITICAL CARE - GENERAL AND SPECIALTY SURGERIES - CARDIAC & PULMONARY REHAB - SPINE SURGERY - DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INCLUDING: MRI, CT, NUCLEAR STUDIES, DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY - SKILLED NURSING FACILITY - SLEEP LAB - LABORATORY - FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE - WOUND HEALING CENTER
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2. REHABILITATION SERVICES ------------------------------------- FRAZIER REHAB AND NEUROSCIENCE CENTER ------------------------------------- FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE IS A COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION SYSTEM PROVIDING THERAPY IN AN ACUTE CARE SETTING FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHAB NEEDS. COMPREHENSIVE REHAB PROGRAMS, HIGHLY SKILLED THERAPISTS, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES AND INNOVATIVE THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES HAVE EARNED FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE NATIONAL RECOGNITION. PATIENTS SPAN THE AGE RANGE FROM INFANCY TO GERIATRICS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF DIAGNOSES WHICH INCLUDE NEUROLOGICAL (SPINAL CORD INJURY, BRAIN INJURY, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, AND STROKE), AMPUTATIONS, MULTIPLE TRAUMA, ORTHOPAEDIC, ARTHRITIS, CARDIOPULMONARY, CONGENITAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, DEGENERATIVE, GENERAL MEDICAL CASES AND WORK INJURIES. ADDITIONALLY, FRAZIER REHAB HAS A COMMUNITY FITNESS AND WELLNESS GYM FOR INDIVIDUALS (AND THEIR FAMILIES) WITH PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. THE FULLY ACCESSIBLE GYM IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR/AEROBIC FITNESS, MUSCULAR STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY THROUGH THE USE OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT. IN 2011, FRAZIER REHAB, ALONG WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, WAS AWARDED A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO ESTABLISH ONE OF FOURTEEN NATIONAL MODEL SYSTEMS FOR SPINAL CORD INJURY IN LOUISVILLE. THIS LATEST GRANT BUILDS UPON AND ADVANCES THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM IN IDENTIFYING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURY. 3. PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH SERVICES ------------------------------------- OUR LADY OF PEACE -------------------- OUR LADY OF PEACE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT INCLUDING INPATIENT, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS. OUR LADY OF PEACE HAS AN ACCESS CENTER OPEN 24/7 FOR PERSONS IN CRISIS SITUATIONS. THEY EVEN HAVE MOBILE ASSESSMENT SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA AND PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION SERVICES AT JEWISH HOSPITAL AND STS. MARY & ELIZABETH HOSPITAL. OUR LADY OF PEACE HAS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS WHICH INCLUDES ATTENDING PSYCHIATRISTS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, ACTIVITY THERAPISTS, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSTS, CHAPLAINS AND MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS. THE STAFF IS TRAINED TO ADDRESS AN ARRAY OF MOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL/PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, SUCH AS DEPRESSION; ANXIETY; POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS; CHRONIC PAIN; GRIEF AND LOSS; AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES. IN APRIL 2009, OUR LADY OF PEACE OPENED KENTUCKY'S FIRST INTENSIVE SPECIAL NEEDS PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES (PRTF) SERVING CHILDREN AGES 12-17. THE NEW FACILITIES WERE DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR CHILDREN WITH PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS INCLUDING MENTAL RETARDATION, AUTISM OR BRAIN INJURY. THE $2.1 MILLION BUILDING PROJECT INCLUDES TWO, UNIQUE FACILITIES IN KENTUCKY DESIGNED TO SERVE AS "STEP DOWN" RESIDENTIAL CENTERS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS COMING FROM INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL CARE. EACH FACILITY INCLUDES NINE BEDS, A FOOD PREPARATION AREA, DINING AREA, BATH AND CLASSROOM. IN ADDITION, KOSAIR CHARITIES CHILDREN'S PEACE CENTER AT OUR LADY OF PEACE SERVES AS THE BANNER FOR THE HOSPITAL'S CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE NO CHARGE ASSESSMENTS BY PROFESSIONAL CLINICIANS, INPATIENT CARE, DAY AND EVENING OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS AND SPECIALIZED SERVICES SUCH AS PEACE ACADEMY, A PARTNERSHIP WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ALLOWS CHILDREN TO CONTINUE THEIR CLASS-WORK WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT. IN MAY 2012 OUR LADY OF PEACE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED THE KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION QUALITY AWARD FOR PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL CARE FOR 2011. 4. FOUNDATION, HOME HEALTH, RESEARCH AND SUPPORT SERVICES VNA NAZARETH HOME HEALTH ------------------------ VNA NAZARETH HOME CARE HAS PROVIDED HOME CARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. THEIR INNOVATIVE SERVICES AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2011, VNA NAZARETH HOME CARE WAS ONCE AGAIN NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 500 HOME HEALTH AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO HOMECARE ELITE. NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE HOMECARE ELITE IDENTIFIES THE TOP 25 PERCENT OF HOME HEALTH AGENCIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THE TOP 100 AND TOP 500 AGENCIES OVERALL. WINNERS ARE RANKED BY AN ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN QUALITY OUTCOMES, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. VNA NAZARETH HOME CARE HAS A TEAM OF REGISTERED NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SITTERS/COMPANIONS, DIETICIANS, PHARMACISTS, AIDES AND PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPISTS. WORKING CLOSELY WITH PHYSICIANS, VNA PROVIDES A RANGE OF SERVICES TO MEET PATIENTS' GOALS AND PROVIDES CAREGIVERS WITH THE INFORMATION AND SKILLS THEY NEED TO CARE FOR LOVED ONES AT HOME. PROGRAMS & SERVICES INCLUDE: - SAFE SIGHT - BETTER BREATHING - FALLS PREVENTION - HEALTHY HEART - PHARMACY - PRIVATE DUTY (MEDICAL CARE) - HEARTS TO HOMES (NON-MEDICAL CARE) - WOUND AND DIABETES MANAGEMENT - MENTAL HEALTH/ALZHEIMER'S/DEMENTIA - REHABILITATION - STROKE MANAGEMENT - TELEMEDICINE JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER EAST ---------------------------------- OFFERING PATIENTS "HEALTH CARE OF THE FUTURE NOW," JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER EAST IS A THREE-STORY, 210,000 SQUARE-FOOT OUTPATIENT FACILITY CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF BRECKENRIDGE AND DUTCHMANS LANES. JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER EAST OFFERS THIS REGION'S ONLY GENDER-SPECIFIC APPROACH TO OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. SERVICES INCLUDE: - 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE - FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY - OUTPATIENT SURGERY - SLEEP LAB - FRAZIER REHAB JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHEAST ---------------------------------------- JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHEAST, A FOUR-STORY, 120,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY LOCATED AT 2401 TERRA CROSSING BOULEVARD, OPENED IN AUGUST 2009. MEDICAL CENTER NORTHEAST IS AN OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC/TREATMENT AND EMERGENCY CARE FACILITY DESIGNED WITH OUR PATIENTS' NEEDS IN MIND. JHMCNE PROVIDES A PRIVATE, RELAXING PATIENT CARE ENVIRONMENT WITH CARE DELIVERED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND HIGHLY-TRAINED STAFF. IT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A GROWING NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS. SERVICES OFFERED AT THE MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDE: - 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH CARE PROVIDED BY BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS - ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL IMAGING - MRI, PET/CT, CT, FLUOROSCOPY, FULL-FIELD DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, X-RAY, ULTRASOUND AND DEXA/BONE DENSITY - COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CANCER TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDING RADIATION THERAPY AND INFUSION - HOLISTIC MEDICINE - INCLUDING MASSAGE THERAPY, REFLEXOLOGY AND CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY - CARDIAC SERVICES INCLUDING STRESS TESTING, EKG, HOLTER MONITORING AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - LABORATORY SERVICES - FRAZIER REHAB INSTITUTE OUTPATIENT SERVICES - EMPLOYCARE - 24 HOUR TREATMENT OF WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES - PHYSICIAN OFFICES - PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALISTS JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWEST --------------------------------------- JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWEST OFFERS 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICES ALONG WITH MEDICAL IMAGING AND OTHER OUTPATIENT AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES WITH NEIGHBORHOOD CONVENIENCE IN SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE. IN 2008, JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWEST WAS THE FIRST TO BRING DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY TO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDE: - 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE - FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY - LABORATORY SERVICES - INFUSION SERVICES - FRAZIER REHAB JEWISH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH ------------------------------------ TO MEET THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF BULLITT COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARY'S HEALTHCARE BUILT A COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT HEALTH CARE FACILITY IN HILLVIEW, KENTUCKY AT THE BROOKS EXIT OF INTERSTATE 65. SERVICES INCLUDE: - 24/7 EMERGENCY CARE - FULL RANGE OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY - OUTPATIENT SURGERY - SLEEP LAB - WOUND HEALING CENTER - FRAZIER REHAB
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JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC INCLUDES INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ON ITS WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC PROMINENTLY DISPLAYS ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH IN OBVIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY ROOMS AND OTHER PATIENT INTAKE AREAS, AS WELL AS IN JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC OUTPATIENT FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC REGISTRATION CLERKS ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OR POTENTIALLY INADEQUATE INSURANCE CONCERNING THEIR FINANCIAL OPTIONS INCLUDING APPLICATION FOR MEDICAID AND FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. UPON REGISTRATION (AND ONCE ALL EMTALA REQUIREMENTS ARE MET), PATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS UNINSURED (AND NOT COVERED BY MEDICARE OR MEDICAID) ARE PROVIDED WITH A PACKET OF INFORMATION THAT ADDRESSES THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING AN APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC REGISTRATION CLERKS READ THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO THOSE WHO APPEAR TO BE INCAPABLE OF READING, AND PROVIDE TRANSLATORS FOR NON ENGLISH-SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC'S STAFF WILL ALSO ASSIST THE PATIENT/GUARANTOR WITH APPLYING FOR OTHER AVAILABLE COVERAGE (SUCH AS MEDICAID), IF NECESSARY. COUNSELORS ASSIST MEDICARE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS IN ENROLLMENT BY PROVIDING REFERRALS TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
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JEWISH HOSPITAL & ST. MARYS HEALTHCARE, INC, ALONG WITH ITS AFFILIATED OUTPATIENT FACILITIES ARE PART OF CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES. CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES (CHI) IS A NATIONAL FAITH-BASED NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION WITH HEADQUARTERS IN ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO. CHI'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO SERVE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS NATIONAL SYSTEM OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER CHARITABLE ENTITIES, WHICH ARE DESCRIBED AS MARKET-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, OR MBOS. AN MBO IS A DIRECT PROVIDER OF CARE OR SERVICES WITHIN A DEFINED MARKET AREA THAT MAY BE AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM AND/OR A STAND-ALONE HOSPITAL OR OTHER FACILITY OR SERVICE PROVIDER. CHI SERVES AS THE PARENT CORPORATION OF ITS MBOS WHICH ARE COMPRISED OF 73 HOSPITALS; 40 LONG-TERM CARE, ASSISTED- AND RESIDENTIAL-LIVING FACILITIES; TWO COMMUNITY HEALTH-SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS; TWO ACCREDITED NURSING COLLEGES; AND HOME HEALTH AGENCIES. TOGETHER, THESE FACILITIES PROVIDED $762 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN THE 2013 FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING SERVICES FOR THE POOR, FREE CLINICS, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. CHI PROVIDES STRATEGIC PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS CENTRALIZED "SHARED SERVICES" FOR THE MBOS. THE PROVISION OF CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND SHARED SERVICES - INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCES, PAYROLL AND SUPPLY CHAIN -- PROVIDES ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND PURCHASING POWER TO THE MBOS. THE COST SAVINGS ACHIEVED THROUGH CHI'S CENTRALIZATION ENABLE MBOS TO DEDICATE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY.
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