SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitals
MediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, question 20.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990.
MediumBullet Information about Schedule H (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
 
Employer identification number

23-1352685
Part I
Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Yes
No
1a
Did the organization have a financial assistance policy during the tax year? If "No," skip to question 6a . . . .
1a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," was it a written policy? ......................
1b
Yes
 
2
If the organization had multiple hospital facilities, indicate which of the following best describes application of the financial assistance policy to its various hospital facilities during the tax year.
3
Answer the following based on the financial assistance eligibility criteria that applied to the largest number of the organization's patients during the tax year.
a
Did the organization use Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) as a factor in determining eligibility for providing free care?
If "Yes," indicate which of the following was the FPG family income limit for eligibility for free care:
3a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization use FPG as a factor in determining eligibility for providing discounted care? If "Yes," indicate
which of the following was the family income limit for eligibility for discounted care: . . . . . . . .
3b
Yes
 
%
c
If the organization used factors other than FPG in determining eligibility, describe in Part VI the criteria used for determining eligibility for free or discounted care. Include in the description whether the organization used an asset test or other threshold, regardless of income, as a factor in determining eligibility for free or discounted care.
4
Did the organization's financial assistance policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year provide for free or discounted care to the "medically indigent"? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Yes

 
5a
Did the organization budget amounts for free or discounted care provided under its financial assistance policy during
the tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5a

 

No
b
If "Yes," did the organization's financial assistance expenses exceed the budgeted amount? . . . . . .
5b
 
 
c
If "Yes" to line 5b, as a result of budget considerations, was the organization unable to provide free or discountedcare to a patient who was eligibile for free or discounted care? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5c
 
 
6a
Did the organization prepare a community benefit report during the tax year? . . . . . . . . .
6a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization make it available to the public? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6b
Yes
 
Complete the following table using the worksheets provided in the Schedule H instructions. Do not submit these worksheets with the Schedule H.
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Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Financial Assistance and
Means-Tested
Government Programs
 (a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community benefit expense (d) Direct offsetting revenue (e) Net community benefit expense (f) Percent of total expense
a Financial Assistance at cost
(from Worksheet 1) . . . 		    3,446,950 0 3,446,950 0.060 %
b Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .     330,704,469 250,208,523 80,495,946 1.430 %
c Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .     0 0 0 0 %
d Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . .     334,151,419 250,208,523 83,942,896 1.490 %
Other Benefits
e Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).     0 0 0 0 %
f Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .     119,689,182 46,701,233 72,987,949 1.290 %
g Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .     0 0 0 0 %
h Research (from Worksheet 7) .     664,663,450 536,184,937 128,478,513 2.280 %
i Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .     0 0 0 0 %
j Total. Other Benefits . .     784,352,632 582,886,170 201,466,462 3.570 %
k Total. Add lines 7d and 7j .     1,118,504,051 833,094,693 285,409,358 5.060 %
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
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Part II
Community Building Activities Complete this table if the organization conducted any community building activities during the tax year, and describe in Part VI how its community building activities promoted the health of the communities it serves.
(a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community building expense (d) Direct offsetting
revenue 		(e) Net community building expense (f) Percent of total expense
1 Physical improvements and housing            
2 Economic development            
3 Community support            
4 Environmental improvements            
5 Leadership development and
training for community members		            
6 Coalition building            
7 Community health improvement advocacy            
8 Workforce development            
9 Other            
10 Total            
Part III
Bad Debt, Medicare, & Collection Practices
Section A. Bad Debt Expense
Yes
No
1
Did the organization report bad debt expense in accordance with Heathcare Financial Management Association Statement No. 15? ..........................
1
Yes
 
2
Enter the amount of the organization's bad debt expense. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount. ......
2
88,071,842
3
Enter the estimated amount of the organization's bad debt expense attributable to patients eligible under the organization's financial assistance policy. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount and the rationale, if any, for including this portion of bad debt as community benefit. ......
3
69,836,897
4
Provide in Part VI the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes bad debt expense or the page number on which this footnote is contained in the attached financial statements.
Section B. Medicare
5
Enter total revenue received from Medicare (including DSH and IME).....
5
496,247,420
6
Enter Medicare allowable costs of care relating to payments on line 5.....
6
545,530,248
7
Subtract line 6 from line 5. This is the surplus (or shortfall)........
7
-49,282,828
8
Describe in Part VI the extent to which any shortfall reported in line 7 should be treated as community benefit.Also describe in Part VI the costing methodology or source used to determine the amount reported on line 6.Check the box that describes the method used:
Section C. Collection Practices
9a
Did the organization have a written debt collection policy during the tax year? ..........
9a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization’s collection policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year
contain provisions on the collection practices to be followed for patients who are known to qualify for financial assistance? Describe in Part VI .........................

9b

Yes

 
Part IV
Management Companies and Joint Ventures(owned 10% or more by officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and physicians—see instructions)
(a) Name of entity (b) Description of primary
activity of entity 		(c) Organization's
profit % or stock
ownership % 		(d) Officers, directors,
trustees, or key
employees' profit %
or stock ownership % 		(e) Physicians'
profit % or stock
ownership %
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
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Part VFacility Information
Section A. Hospital Facilities
(list in order of size from largest to smallest—see instructions)
How many hospital facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1
Name, address, primary website address, and state license number (and if a group return, the name and EIN of the subordinate hospital organization that operates the hospital facility) 		Licensed Hospital General-Medical-Surgical Children's Hospital Teaching Hospital Critical Hospital ResearchGrp Facility ER-24Hours ER-Other Other (Describe) Facility reporting group
1 THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIV OF PENN
3400 SPRUCE STREET
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104
WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG
LICENSE# 341101 		X X   X X X X      
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section B. Facility Policies and Practices

(Complete a separate Section B for each of the hospital facilities or facility reporting groups listed in Part V, Section A)
THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIV OF PENN
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Line number of hospital facility, or line numbers of hospital facilities in a facility
reporting group (from Part V, Section A): 		1
Yes No
Community Health Needs Assessment
1 Was the hospital facility first licensed, registered, or similarly recognized by a state as a hospital facility in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year?........................ 1   No
2 Was the hospital facility acquired or placed into service as a tax-exempt hospital in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year? If “Yes,” provide details of the acquisition in Section C............... 2   No
3 During the tax year or either of the two immediately preceding tax years, did the hospital facility conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA)? If "No," skip to line 12...................... 3 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate what the CHNA report describes (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
4 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last conducted a CHNA: 20 15
5 In conducting its most recent CHNA, did the hospital facility take into account input from persons who represent the broad interests of the community served by the hospital facility, including those with special knowledge of or expertise in public health? If "Yes," describe in Section C how the hospital facility took into account input from persons who represent the community, and identify the persons the hospital facility consulted ................. 5 Yes  
6 a Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more other hospital facilities? If "Yes," list the other hospital facilities in Section C.................................. 6a Yes  
b Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more organizations other than hospital facilities?” If “Yes,” list the other organizations in Section C. ............................ 6b Yes  
7 Did the hospital facility make its CHNA report widely available to the public?.............. 7 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the CHNA report was made widely available (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
8 Did the hospital facility adopt an implementation strategy to meet the significant community health needs
identified through its most recently conducted CHNA? If "No," skip to line 11. .............. 		8 Yes  
9 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last adopted an implementation strategy: 20 15
10 Is the hospital facility's most recently adopted implementation strategy posted on a website?......... 10 Yes  
a If "Yes" (list url): SEE SCH H, PART V, SECTION C
b If "No," is the hospital facility’s most recently adopted implementation strategy attached to this return? ...... 10b    
11 Describe in Section C how the hospital facility is addressing the significant needs identified in its most recently conducted CHNA and any such needs that are not being addressed together with the reasons why such needs are not being addressed.
12a Did the organization incur an excise tax under section 4959 for the hospital facility's failure to conduct a CHNA as required by section 501(r)(3)?............................... 12a   No
b If "Yes" on line 12a, did the organization file Form 4720 to report the section 4959 excise tax?........ 12b    
c If "Yes" on line 12b, what is the total amount of section 4959 excise tax the organization reported on Form 4720 for all of its hospital facilities? $  

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP)
THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIV OF PENN
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written financial assistance policy that:
13 Explained eligibility criteria for financial assistance, and whether such assistance included free or discounted care? 13 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate the eligibility criteria explained in the FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
14 Explained the basis for calculating amounts charged to patients?................. 14 Yes  
15 Explained the method for applying for financial assistance?................... 15 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate how the hospital facility’s FAP or FAP application form (including accompanying instructions) explained the method for applying for financial assistance (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
16 Included measures to publicize the policy within the community served by the hospital facility?........ 16 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the hospital facility publicized the policy (check all that apply):
a
SCH H, PART V, SECT. C
b
SCH H, PART V, SECT. C
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
Billing and Collections
17 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a separate billing and collections policy, or a written financial assistance policy (FAP) that explained all of the actions the hospital facility or other authorized party may take upon non-payment?.................................. 17 Yes  
18 Check all of the following actions against an individual that were permitted under the hospital facility's policies during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIV OF PENN
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
19 Did the hospital facility or other authorized party perform any of the following actions during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP?............ 19   No
If "Yes," check all actions in which the hospital facility or a third party engaged:
a
b
c
d
20 Indicate which efforts the hospital facility or other authorized party made before initiating any of the actions listed (whether or not checked) in line 19. (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
Policy Relating to Emergency Medical Care
21 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written policy relating to emergency medical care that required the hospital facility to provide, without discrimination, care for emergency medical conditions to individuals regardless of their eligibility under the hospital facility’s financial assistance policy?.................. 21 Yes  
If "No," indicate why:
a
b
c
d
Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)
22 Indicate how the hospital facility determined, during the tax year, the maximum amounts that can be charged to FAP-eligible individuals for emergency or other medically necessary care.
a
b
c
d
23 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual to whom the hospital facility provided emergency or other medically necessary services more than the amounts generally billed to individuals who had insurance covering such care? ............................... 23   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
24 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual an amount equal to the gross charge for any service provided to that individual? ........................... 24   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
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Part V
Facility Information (continued)
Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B. Provide descriptions required for Part V, Section B, lines 2, 3j, 5, 6a, 6b, 7d, 11, 13b, 13h, 15e, 16i, 18d, 19d, 20e, 21c, 21d, 22d, 23, and 24. If applicable, provide separate descriptions for each hospital facility in a facility reporting group, designated by facility reporting group letter and hospital facility line number from Part V, Section A (“A, 1,” “A, 4,” “B, 2,” “B, 3,” etc.) and name of hospital facility.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
PART V, SECTION B, LINES 5, 6A & 6B (INPUT FROM COMMUNITY; JOINT CHNA) PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PHMC), A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE, ASSISTED THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ("UPHS") WITH THE COMPLETION OF ITS CHNA. THE CHNA WAS PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL OF UPHS AND PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OF UPHS. THE FOLLOWING FIVE STEPS WERE UTILIZED IN CONDUCTING THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS: - DEFINING THE COMMUNITY; - IDENTIFYING EXISTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA AND DATA NEEDS; - COLLECTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA; - ANALYZING DATA; AND - PREPARING A WRITTEN NARRATIVE REPORT. PHMC COLLABORATED WITH UPHS TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS LIVING AND/OR WORKING IN THE COMMUNITIES IN THE UPHS SERVICE AREAS NEAR THE WALNUT STREET WEST BRANCH LIBRARY AT 40TH AND WALNUT STREETS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA AND THE INDEPENDENCE BRANCH LIBRARY AT 7TH AND MARKET STREETS WHO COULD PROVIDE INPUT ON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, AND AS LEADERS OR PERSONS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF UNDERSERVED RACIAL MINORITIES, LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, AND/OR THE CHRONICALLY ILL. UPHS RECEIVED FURTHER INPUT ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS FROM PHMCS 2015 SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOUSEHOLD HEALTH SURVEY. THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE EXAMINED HEALTH STATUS AND UTILIZATION OF, AND ACCESS TO, HEALTH CARE AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE FIVE-COUNTY AREA OF BUCKS, CHESTER, DELAWARE, AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. --------------------
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7 & 10- CHNA & IMP. PLAN PUBLIC AVAILABILITY A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CAN BE ACCESSED AT: HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/ABOUT/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/REPORTS. OUR CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION/IMPROVEMENT PLAN ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. --------------------
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11 (ADDRESSING THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA) FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION ON HOW THE ORGANIZATION IS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED CHNA, SEE THE FOLLOWING: HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/WHY-PENN/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/REPORTS --------------------
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16 (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AVAILABILITY) A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY CAN BE ACCESSED AT: HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PATIENT-INFORMATION /INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE --------------------
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section D. Other Health Care Facilities That Are Not Licensed, Registered, or Similarly Recognized as a Hospital Facility
(list in order of size, from largest to smallest)
How many non-hospital health care facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?16
Name and address Type of Facility (describe)
1 PENN MEDICINE AT RADNOR
250 KING OF PRUSSIA ROAD
BALA CYNWYD,PA19004 		OUTPATIENT FACILITY
2 PENN MEDICINE AT BUCKS COUNTY
777 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD
YARDLEY,PA19067 		OUTPATIENT FACILITY
3 PENN MEDICINE AT VALLEY FORGE
1001 CHESTERBROOK BLVD
BERWYN,PA19312 		OUTPATIENT FACILITY
4 PENN MEDICINE AT WOODBURY HEIGHTS
1006 MANTUA PIKE
WOODBURY HEIGHTS,NJ08097 		OUTPATIENT FACILITY
5 PENN MEDICINE AT RITTENHOUSE
1800 LOMBARD STREET
PHILADELPHIA,PA19146 		INPATIENT REHABILITATION
6 ANATOMY CHEMISTRY
420 GUARDIAN DRIVE
PHILADEPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
7 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING 2
500 OSLER CIRCLE
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
8 BLOCKLEY HALL
423 GUARDIAN DRIVE
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
9 CAROLYN HOFF LYNCH BIOLOGY LAB
433 S UNIVERSITY AVENUE
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
10 CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES - 1958 WING
231 S 34TH STREET
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
11 CHESTNUT HALL
3900 CHESTNUT STREET
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
12 CLINICAL RESEARCH BUILDING
415 CURIE BLVD
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
13 GL LABORATORY BUILDING
500 S RIDGEWAY
GLENOLDEN,PA19036 		RESEARCH FACILITY
14 GODDARD LABORATORIES
3710 HAMILTON WALK
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
15 HAYDEN HALL
3320 SMITH WALK
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		RESEARCH FACILITY
16 PERELMAN CENTER FOR ADVANCED MEDICINE
3400 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD
PHILADELPHIA,PA19104 		OUTPATIENT FACILITY
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Part VI
Supplemental Information
Provide the following information.
1 Required descriptions. Provide the descriptions required for Part I, lines 3c, 6a, and 7; Part II and Part III, lines 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9b.
2 Needs assessment. Describe how the organization assesses the health care needs of the communities it serves, in addition to any CHNAs reported in Part V, Section B.
3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance. Describe how the organization informs and educates patients and persons who may be billed for patient care about their eligibility for assistance under federal, state, or local government programs or under the organization’s financial assistance policy.
4 Community information. Describe the community the organization serves, taking into account the geographic area and demographic constituents it serves.
5 Promotion of community health. Provide any other information important to describing how the organization’s hospital facilities or other health care facilities further its exempt purpose by promoting the health of the community (e.g., open medical staff, community board, use of surplus funds, etc.).
6 Affiliated health care system. If the organization is part of an affiliated health care system, describe the respective roles of the organization and its affiliates in promoting the health of the communities served.
7 State filing of community benefit report. If applicable, identify all states with which the organization, or a related organization, files a community benefit report.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
PART I, LINE 7 (BAD DEBT EXPENSE, COSTING METHODOLOGY USED) THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE AMOUNT INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, COLUMN 25(A) WAS $5,017,000 RELATED TO ACADEMIC BAD DEBTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2016. CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEAR, PATIENT SERVICE BAD DEBTS ARE TREATED AS A CONTRA-REVENUE LINE ITEM ON THE STATEMENT OF REVENUE. THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN CALCULATING THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON THE LINE 7 TABLE ARE BASED ON A COST TO CHARGE RATIO. THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2 OF THE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS. --------------------
PART II (DETAIL OF COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM ("UPHS"), WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ONLY A PRIORITY; IT IS ROOTED DEEP IN OUR CULTURE. ALONG WITH OUR ROLE AS A LEADER IN MEDICAL CARE AND RESEARCH, WE HAVE CULTIVATED A STRONG AFFINITY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE - BECOMING INCREASINGLY RESPONSIVE IN IDENTIFYING NEEDS AND BEING PROACTIVE IN FINDING SOLUTIONS. WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE DISPARITY IN THE QUALITY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MANY RESIDENTS- OFTEN THE VERY YOUNG OR THE VERY OLD- DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE CARE. THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES IS DIMINISHED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. AWARE OF THESE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FACED BY OUR COMMUNITIES, WE USE OUR RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG THE UNDERSERVED. OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE IS TO LOOK, LISTEN, AND ACT - IN WAYS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE TAKE ACTION TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE ALL SHARE. OUR OUTREACH EXTENDS IN MANY DIRECTIONS AND IS DISPLAYED IN MANY WAYS. A LISTING OF SOME OF THE VARIOUS HEALTHCARE-RELATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY UPHS IS INCLUDED IN OUR RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2, AS WELL AS IN OUR FORM 990, PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT HEALTH-CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (THE "UNIVERSITY") ALSO PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF ITS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT TO ITS SURROUNDING AREA. UNIVERSITY CITY, THE AREA OF WEST PHILADELPHIA THAT HOSTS THE UNIVERSITY'S CAMPUS, IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHOICE FOR FAMILIES, STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND VISITORS AND A THRIVING LOCATION FOR RETAILERS, RESTAURATEURS, HOTELS, OFFICE-BASED BUSINESSES AND OTHERS. THE UNIVERSITY'S STRATEGIC NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE A RECOGNIZED NATIONAL AND GLOBAL MODEL FOR URBAN CAMPUSES. THE IMPACT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S LOCAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDE: - IN FY 2016, PENN CONTINUED ITS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT. THE UNIVERSITY IS THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT, WHICH PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY, CLEANING AND STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. - IN FY 2016 THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUED TO SUBSIDIZE THE PENN ALEXANDER SCHOOL FINANCIALLY, AS WELL AS PROVED GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION STUDENT TEACHER HOURS. THE PENN ALEXANDER SCHOOL IS A TOP-RANKED PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UNIVERSITY CITY. - THE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED MILLIONS IN STUDENT AID IN FY 2016 TO PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTS ENROLLED AT THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING STUDENTS FROM WEST PHILADELPHIA. - THE UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL INVESTMENT IN THE NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ENABLES AN ARRAY OF LOCAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING TUTORING PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROVIDING HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS. - THE UNIVERSITY PURCHASED MILLIONS IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM BUSINESSES IN WEST AND SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. - HOUSING PRICES IN THE UNIVERSITY CITY AREA CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE BASED IN LARGE PART TO THE CONTINUED INVESTMENTS MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY TO THE SURROUNDING AREA. --------------------
PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2 (BAD DEBT EXPENSE) THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON LINES 2 AND 3 ARE BASED ON ACTUAL CHARGES WRITTEN OFF (AMOUNTS THAT ARE DEEMED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE). -------------------- PART III, SECTION A, LINE 3 (BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIBIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY) UPHS UTILIZES A THIRD-PARTY VENDOR TO POPULATE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN EACH HOUSEHOLD AND THE MEAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BASED ON THE ACCOUNT ADDRESS. UPHS ESTIMATES THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY BASED UPON 300% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. -------------------- PART III, SECTION A, LINE 4 (BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOOTNOTE) THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOOTNOTE DISCLOSURE CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 14 OF THE ATTACHED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. --------------------
PART III, SECTION B, LINE 8 (COSTING METHODOLOGY, MEDICARE SHORTFALL) THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 6 IS BASED ON A COST TO CHARGE RATIO. CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARTIABLE HEALTHCARE MISSION OF UPHS AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD SET FORTH IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545, UPHS PROVIDES CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS COVERED BY MEDICARE SEEKING MEDICAL CARE AT UPHS. SUCH CARE IS PROVIDED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE REIMBURSEMENT PROVIDED FOR SUCH SERVICES MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE COSTS INCURRED BY UPHS TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES. --------------------
PART III, LINE 9B (COLLECTION PRACTICES) THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES URGENT/EMERGENT MEDICAL SERVICES WITHOUT REGARD TO ABILITY TO PAY. WHEN IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A PATIENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE BY EXTERNAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED, THE INDIGENT, HARDSHIP AND MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND MAY BE APPROVED AS EITHER FULL OR PARTIAL FREE CARE. PATIENTS WHO DO NOT COOPERATE WITH THE FINANCIAL COUNSELING PROCESS OR WHOSE APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS DENIED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM MAY BE PURSUED BY COLLECTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING REFERRAL TO AN OUTSIDE COLLECTION AGENCY OR ATTORNEY AS DETERMINED BY OUR PATIENT ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. --------------------
PART VI, LINE 2 (NEEDS ASSESSMENT) THE MISSION OF UPHS IS TO PROVIDE THE MOST ADVANCED AND HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE POSSIBLE; TO PROVIDE A RICH AND DIVERSE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS AND TRAINEES; AND TO SUPPORT CLINICAL RESEARCH THAT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CURRENT HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. TO THESE ENDS, UPHS IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS OUR HOME. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, UPHS PHYSICIANS, NURSES, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY SHARING THEIR SKILLS, THEIR TALENTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEMSELVES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. - HOW UPHS IDENTIFIES AND TAKES ACTION TO ADDRESS RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN MEDICAL CARE EVERY DAY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS, IN OUR EMERGENCY ROOM AND PHYSICIANS' OFFICES WE SEE THE EFFECTS OF RACIAL, ETHNIC AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE. IN KEEPING WITH OUR CHARITABLE PURPOSE, UPHS ACCEPTS PATIENTS IN NEED OF URGENT MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS OR ANY OTHER SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS. AS THE MAIN PROVIDER IN A SERVICE AREA THAT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF ECONOMICALLY-CHALLENGED NEIGHBORHOODS, UPHS PROVIDES CARE TO MANY PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDING MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE EACH YEAR. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER AREA INSTITUTIONS, UPHS SEEKS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS RACIAL, ETHNIC AND GENDER DISPARITIES THROUGH SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: > PUENTES DE SALUD - A WEEKLY FREE CLINIC THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE GROWING LATINO POPULATION BY PROVIDING LOW-COST CARE TO PATIENTS ANNUALLY. > THE UNITY CLINIC - A FREE CLINIC THAT PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME ASIAN IMMIGRANTS IN PHILADELPHIA. > WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES - AN AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE PROVISION OF OBSTETRICAL, FAMILY PLANNING AND SOCIAL SERVICES THROUGH FREE AND LOW COST PROGRAMS THAT EXTEND WELL BEYOND TRADITIONAL MEDICAL CARE. - HOW THE HEALTH SYSTEM ASSESSES COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS UPHS PROVIDES VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES WHICH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROVIDING PATIENT CARE AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, HELP US ASSESS THE HEALTH STATUS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES RESULT FROM APPLYING THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCES OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING A COMMUNITY PROBLEM. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED IN MANY WAYS, SUCH AS: FORMAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS THAT INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS MAY PERFORM, OPEN DIALOGUE WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY MEETINGS, OR BY ASSESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS IN THE WORK WE PERFORM OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. - HOW THE HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING OTHER INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS, TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND TO DEVELOP AND MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMS TO HELP MEET THOSE NEEDS COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS IS A PARTICULARLY STRONG AREA FOR UPHS. WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CITY AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, UPHS SEEKS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SUCH AS: > SAYRE HEALTH CENTER - RECOGNIZING A NEED FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PENN JOINED FORCES WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA TO BRING A STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH CARE FACILITY TO SAYRE HIGH SCHOOL IN WEST PHILADELPHIA. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, PENN MEDICINE PHYSICIANS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAYRE STUDENTS TO TEACH BASIC MEDICAL SERVICES THAT ONE DAY COULD LEAD TO A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. > BRIDGING THE GAPS - A PARTNERSHIP OF THE AREA'S FIVE ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTERS, BRIDGING THE GAPS (BTG) LINKS THE TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITH THE PROVISION OF CARE TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. LED BY UPHS PHYSICIANS AND STAFF, BTG GIVES MEDICAL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN FIRST-HAND INSIGHT INTO THE COMPLEX ISSUES AFFECTING UNDERSERVED URBAN COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMS OUTLINES ABOVE, UPHS PHYSICIANS AND STAFF PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTEER THEIR EXPERTISE TO NUMEROUS PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES AT THE COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. - HOW THE HEALTH SYSTEM REGULARLY REPORTS TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE ORGANIZATION'S QUALITY PERFORMANCE FOR THE FULL RANGE OF SERVICES IT PROVIDES SINCE 2007, UPHS HAS PUBLISHED AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, "SIMPLY BECAUSE," WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE EXTENSIVE WORK UPHS PERFORMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED REPORT INCLUDES EXAMPLES OF OUR COMMUNITY EFFORTS AS WELL AS STATISTICS RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT WE PROVIDE. https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/publications-and-special-projects/simply -because ADDITIONALLY, UPHS HAS ALSO IMPLEMENTED OUR "PENN MEDICINE CARES" (COMMUNITY ACTIVITY REPORTING E-INITIATIVE) PROGRAM. WHILE THE "SIMPLY BECAUSE" REPORT PROVIDES US A BRIEF GLIMPSE INTO ALL THE GOOD WORK UPHS PERSONNEL ARE INVOLVED IN, IT REPRESENTS ONLY A FRACTION OF THE TOTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK THAT OCCURS. THIS REPORTING PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ENCOURAGE UPHS EMPLOYEES TO REPORT ALL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES THEY PROVIDE SO THAT WE CAN BETTER TRACK COMMUNITY OUTREACH, ENCOURAGE MORE VOLUNTEERISM AND BETTER TARGET OUR EFFORTS TO MEET THE GREATEST COMMUNITY NEEDS. http://www.pennmedicine.org/health-system/about/community/ - WHETHER AND HOW UPHS IS ADDRESSING THE PER CAPITA COST OF CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. UPHS SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE FREE AND LOW-COST CARE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOTH PENN-RELATED AND NON-RELATED PROGRAMS. UPHS PHYSICIANS AND STAFF WORK IN HEALTH CLINICS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA THAT PROVIDE THESE MUCH-NEEDED SERVICES THAT ALSO ADDRESSES THE PER CAPITA COST OF HEALTH CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, UPHS HAS A SPECIALTY CARE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA THAT ALLOWS PHYSICIANS FROM THE CITY'S DISTRICT HEALTH CENTERS TO REFER PATIENTS INTO THE SYSTEM FOR APPOINTMENTS IN SPECIALTIES SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY AND DERMATOLOGY. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE CITY AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COST - GIVING UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS ACCESS TO CARE THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE WHILE KEEPING DOWN THE PER CAPITA COST FOR THE CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. AT UPHS, WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ONLY A PRIORITY; IT IS ROOTED DEEP IN OUR CULTURE. ALONG WITH OUR ROLE AS A LEADER IN MEDICAL CARE AND RESEARCH, UPHS HAS CULTIVATED A STRONG AFFINITY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE SERVE- BECOMING INCREASINGLY RESPONSIVE IN IDENTIFYING NEEDS AND PROACTIVE IN FINDING SOLUTIONS. IN ADDITION TO OUR OWN INTERNAL EFFORTS, UPHS ALSO COLLABORATES WITH VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES TO HELP DETERMINE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THEM. THE SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH REQUIRES A STRONG FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS. AT UPHS, WE CONTINUALLY FIND WAYS TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY NET THAT HELPS ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN THAT REGARD, ONE OF OUR MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES IS TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE. WORKING TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS ENABLES US TO ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN ANY ONE PERSON COULD INDIVIDUALLY. PLEASE SEE OUR MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A COPY OF OUR CHNA AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CAN BE ACCESSED AT: HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/ABOUT/SERVING-OUR-COMMUNITY/REPORTS. --------------------
PART VI, LINE 3 (PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE) UPHS IS COMMITTED TO CARING FOR ALL PATIENTS EQUITABLY, WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND COMPASSION WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGIOUS CREED, SEX, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, MARITAL STATUS OR SEXUAL PREFERENCE. AS PART OF THIS COMMITMENT, UPHS OFFERS FINANCIAL COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO CANNOT PAY FOR ALL OR PART OF THEIR CARE. PATIENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND OTHER RESOURCES. UPHS WILL ALSO CONSIDER OTHER FACTORS IN THE PATIENT/FAMILY FINANCIAL SITUATION, SHOULD THERE BE OTHER CRITICAL EXPENSES, NOT RELATED TO THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL CARE, THAT MAKE PAYMENT OF THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATION IMPOSSIBLE, SUCH AS CARING FOR A DISABLED FAMILY MEMBER. UPHS INFORMS AND EDUCATES PATIENTS AND PERSONS WHO MAY BE BILLED FOR PATIENT CARE ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR UNDER UPHS'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. PATIENTS ARE INFORMED OF THE AVAILABILITY OF CHARITY CARE IN VARIOUS WAYS (E.G. AT POINT OF REGISTRATION, ON POSTERS THROUGHOUT HOSPITAL, IN PRACTICES, FINANCIAL COUNSELOR INTERVIEW AND WEBSITE). A COPY OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, APPLICATION AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY CAN BE ACCESSED AT: HTTPS://WWW.PENNMEDICINE.ORG/FOR-PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/PATIENT-INFORMATION /INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE --------------------
PART VI, LINE 4 (COMMUNITY INFORMATION) UPHS IS SENSITIVE TO THE DISPARITY IN THE QUALITY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MANY RESIDENTS, OFTEN THE VERY YOUNG OR THE VERY OLD DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ADEQUATE CARE. THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES IS DIMINISHED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. AWARE OF THE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FACED BY OUR COMMUNITIES, WE USE OUR RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AMONG THE UNDERSERVED. OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE IS TO LOOK, LISTEN, AND ACT IN WAYS THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE TAKE ACTION TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WE ALL SHARE. --------------------
PART VI, LINE 5 (INFORMATION REGARDING PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH) THE CORE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS OF UPHS WERE ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUE TO THRIVE WHETHER OPERATED BY OR ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERS. HERE IS A LIST OF SOME OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS UPHS PROVIDES: - UNIVERSITY CITY HOSPITAL COALITION (UCHC) - PROVIDES MEALS TO THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY. - UNITED COMMUNITY CLINIC (UCC) - A FREE HEALTH CLINIC IN THE BASEMENT OF A CHURCH IN THE EAST PARKSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. - PROJECT ME (MIND EMPOWERMENT) - A PROGRAM AT JANE ADDAMS PLACE, AN EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR YOUNG HOMELESS MOTHERS, WHERE NURSES FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (HUP) CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS INCLUDING CARING FOR BABY, FLU PREVENTION AND MORE. - ADDICTION UNIT AT PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) - IS AN 18 BED FACILITY THAT PROVIDES REHAB TREATMENT FOR DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS. - DR. BERNETT L. JOHNSON, JR. SAYER HEALTH CENTER - THE LATE DR. SAYER HAD A VISION: TO CREATE A PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTER, WHERE PENN MEDICINE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH SAYER HIGH SCHOOL TO BRING STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH CARE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SAYER IS ONE OF 30 SCHOOLS IN THE CITY PARTICIPATING IN PROJECT BIOEYES, AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND THE NETTER CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. - PREVENTION POINT CLINIC - A NON-PROFIT GROUP THAT PRIMARILY SERVES THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED OR LIVING IN SHELTERS. THE PRESENCE OF PENN DOCTORS AT THE CLINIC HAS BEEN GETTING AROUND BY WORD-OF-MOUTH. PREVENTION POINT OFFERS A VARIETY OF HEALTH SERVICES RANGING FROM TREATING INFECTIONS TO PROVIDING VACCINES FOR HEPATITIS AND TETANUS. PATIENTS WITH MORE CHRONIC ISSUES CAN RECEIVE REFERRALS TO PRIMARY CARE ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. - PUENTES DE SALUD - THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BRINGING LOW COST, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO SOUTH PHILADELPHIA'S GROWING LATINO POPULATION. VOLUNTEERS CONSISTING OF PENN PHYSICIANS, NURSES, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND UNDERGRADUATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PROVIDE CARE FOR NEARLY 1,400 PATIENTS PRIMARILY SPANISH SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS. ROUGHLY 10% OF THEM ARE DIABETIC. - LATINA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES (LCHS) IS THE WOMEN'S HEALTH EXTENSION OF PUENTES DE SALUD. THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO HISPANIC WOMEN INCLUDING ULTRASOUND SCREENING AND DIABETES EDUCATION. - A GROUP OF CLERGY MEMBERS FROM CHRISTIAN STRONGHOLD BAPTIST CHURCH FREQUENTLY ADVISE PARISHIONERS SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER COUNSEL, THE CLERGY MEMBERS CONTACTED ASSISTANT PROFESSORS FROM PENN. ALONG WITH OTHER PENN PHYSICIANS, THEY OVERSEE A SERIES OF SEMINARS AT THE CHURCH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MAINLINE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) TO EDUCATE THE PASTORS ON MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. - HALL-MERCER HOMELESS PROGRAM - A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CARE AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS OR HAVE A HISTORY OF HOMELESSNESS. AS THE BEHAVIORAL WING OF PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, HALL-MERCER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO THE CITY'S MENTALLY ILL OR DISPLACED POPULATION. - PENN SIGHT SAVERS PROGRAM - A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CONDUCT HUNDREDS OF FREE GLAUCOMA SCREENINGS AND EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ON THE TOPIC OF OCULAR HEALTH. OUR OUTREACH EXTENDS IN MANY DIRECTIONS AND IS DISPLAYED IN MANY WAYS. A LISTING OF SOME OF THE VARIOUS OTHER HEALTHCARE-RELATED COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY UPHS IS INCLUDED IN OUR RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2, AS WELL AS IN OUR FORM 990, PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. --------------------
PART VI, LINE 6 (AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INFORMATION) THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM IS EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL CARE. WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS BY HAVING THE BEST PEOPLE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION, HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH, AND PATIENT CARE; MAKING USE OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM NEARLY TWO AND A HALF CENTURIES OF LEARNING AND DISCOVERY AS PART OF A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY; DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY MEDICINE TO PATIENTS ACROSS A FULLY INTEGRATED ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM; AND FULFILLING A COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND AROUND THE WORLD. AS PART OF AN AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM CONSISTS OF CERTAIN OPERATING DIVISIONS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (THE "UNIVERSITY") AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES, INCLUDING: - THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL ("CCH"), INCLUDES A 245 BED COMPLEX IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA AND SATELLITE LOCATIONS IN EXTON, WEST GOSHEN, NEW GARDEN, JENNERSVILLE AND KENNETT SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA. CCH BECAME PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2013; - THE HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ("HUP"), A 727 LICENSED BED QUATERNARY CARE HOSPITAL AND ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE WEST PHILADELPHIA AREA OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; - PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM ("PRESBYTERIAN"), A 317 LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE WEST PHILADELPHIA AREA OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; - PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM ("PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL"), A 550 LICENSED BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN THE CENTER CITY AREA OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; - THE CLINICAL PRACTICES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ("CPUP"), THE APPROVED FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN FOR THE CLINICAL PRACTICES OF 1,355 [FY 16 AMOUNT OUTSTANDING] MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY'S PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; - CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM ("CCA"), A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN NETWORK CURRENTLY EMPLOYING APPROXIMATELY 170 [FY 16 AMOUNT OUTSTANDING] PHYSICIANS AT 51 OFFICE LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND THROUGH ITS NEW JERSEY AFFILIATE IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY; AND - WISSAHICKON HOSPICE, A HOSPICE CARE FACILITY SERVING THE TERMINALLY ILL, LOCATED IN BALA CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA. HUP AND CPUP ARE OPERATING DIVISIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY. PRESBYTERIAN, PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, WISSAHICKON HOSPICE AND CCA ARE SEPARATE NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AFFILIATED WITH AND CONTROLLED BY THE UNIVERSITY. EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2015, LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH ("LGH") AND ITS AFFILIATES BECAME PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM. LGH OPERATES THREE HOSPITALS IN SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, A 533-BED GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, WOMEN & BABIES HOSPITAL, A 98-BED FACILITY SPECIALIZING IN WOMENS HEALTH AND MATERNITY SERVICES, AND LANCASTER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, A 59-BED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, AS WELL AS 14 OUTPATIENT CENTERS, THREE URGENT CARE SITES, AND A PHYSICIAN PRACTICE NETWORK WITH NEARLY 200 PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PRACTICES AT 40 PRACTICE SITES. --------------------
PART VI, LINE 7 (STATE FILING OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT) N/A
Schedule H (Form 990) 2015
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