| Form 990 Part III, Line 4a |
AS THE REGIONAL HEALTH CARE LEADER, CENTRAS COMMITMENT TO THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGION EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE WALLS OF ITS HEALTH SYSTEM FACILITIES. CENTRA HAS BEEN BRINGING BABIES INTO THE WORLD, TREATING THE ILL AND INJURED, SAVING LIVES AND ENHANCING HEALTH FOR DECADES, AND HAS EARNED MANY NATIONAL AWARDS AND ACCOLADES FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE. HOWEVER, JUST AS IMPORTANT IS CENTRAS COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO SERVING AS A PARTNER IN THE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES. DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF WHAT CENTRA PROVIDES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. FROM OUTSTANDING MEDICAL SERVICES TO FREE SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CENTRA IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE BEST HEALTH CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ALL THE RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. CENTRAS COMMUNITY EVENTS, OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION AND THE CENTRA MEDICAL STAFF, IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF CENTRAS MANY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, CENTRA EMPLOYEES DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY BY TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE REGION, FROM VOLUNTEERING FOR LOCAL BOARDS AND CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND STAFFING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRS. CENTRA IS A MAJOR PARTNER IN THE HEALTH OF THE REGION AND TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN PROVIDING FACILITIES, RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VIRGINIA. IN 2017, CENTRA HELD MANY NATIONAL AWARDS AND ACCOLADES, SUCH AS: -CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) AWARDED CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL AND CENTRA VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL A FIVE-STAR RATING. ONLY 337 HOSPITALS OF THE 4,000 HOSPITALS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES CAN CLAIM THIS HIGHEST RANKING. IN VIRGINIA, CENTRA IS ONE OF 8 IN THE STATE TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH 5-STARS. DATA IS ANALYZED IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS MORTALITY, SAFETY OF CARE, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE, TIMELINESS OF CARE, EFFICIENT USE OF MEDICAL IMAGING, AND UNPLANNED HOSPITAL VISITS. -CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL WAS AGAIN NAMED ONE OF THE NATIONS 50 TOP CARDIOVASCULAR HOSPITALS BY IBM WATSON HEALTH. THIS ANNUAL STUDY IDENTIFIES THE TOP US HOSPITALS FOR INPATIENT CARDIOCASULAR SERVICES IN THE NATION, AND THIS IS THE SEVENTH TIME CENTRA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED. -THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER RE-DESIGNATED CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL AND VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITALS AS MAGNET FACILITIES FOR THE SECOND TIME AND CENTRA MEDICAL GROUP HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. MAGNET RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN NURSING. CENTRA WAS THE FIRST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA TO ACHIEVE MAGNET STATUS IN 2005. -CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL, SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY AND VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITALS ARE THREE OF THE TOP 100 MOST WIRED HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO HOSPITALS & HEALTH NETWORKS MAGAZINE. CENTRA HAS ALSO RECEIVED A NATIONAL VIP AWARD FROM MCKESSON TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR ITS USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING RESULTS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. -CENTRAS ALAN B. PEARSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER RECEIVED THE ADVANCED CERTIFICATION FOR PALLIATIVE CARE FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. PALLIATIVE CARE IS SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING PATIENTS WITH RELIEF FROM SYMPTOMS, PAIN, AND STRESS OF A SERIOUS ILLNESS WHATEVER THE DIAGNOSIS. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BOTH THE PATIENT AND THE FAMILY. -CENTRA'S BREAST IMAGING CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ARC) FOR ITS DEDICATION TO IMPROVING WOMEN'S HEALTH AND FOR BEING FULLY ACCREDITED BY THE ARC IN MAMMOGRAPHY, BIOPSY, MRI, AND ULTRASOUND. -CENTRA HAS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FOR ITS TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (HEART ATTACK) AND CHEST PAIN PATIENTS FROM THE SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENT CARE (SCPC). THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION ONCE AGAIN SHOWS THAT CENTRA EXCEEDS NATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES THAT BRING HEART ATTACK CARE EXCELLENCE. -CENTRA HAS RECEIVED DISEASE SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION SHOWS THAT CENTRA EXCEEDS NATIONAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES TO IMPLEMENT PROCESSES TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND EXCELLENT TRANSITIONAL CARE. -CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS AGAIN EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S NATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION FOR PRIMARY STROKE CENTERS AND WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN CENTRAL, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN VIRGINIA TO EARN THIS HONOR IN 2010. -CENTRAS LYNCHBURG HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY CENTER, LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRA ALAN B. PEARSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER, HAS RECEIVED QUALITY ONCOLOGY PRACTICE INITIATIVE (QOPI) CERTIFICATION FROM THE QOPI CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WHICH RECOGNIZES THIS PRACTICE IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CANCER CARE. THIS CERTIFICATION VALIDATES PROCESSES THAT DEMONSTRATE A PRACTICES COMMITMENT TO QUALITY FOR PATIENTS, PAYERS, AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY. IN 2011, THIS PRACTICE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE CENTERS TO EARN QOPI CERTIFICATION. -CENTRA CANCER CARE SERVICES HAS AGAIN EARNED A THREE-YEAR FULL ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. -THE CENTRA JOINT REPLACEMENT CENTER HAS EARNED CERTIFICATION OF THE TOTAL KNEE AND TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. ITS TOTAL HIP AND TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS ARE NATIONALLY CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION. -THE CENTRA COLLEGE OF NURSING MAINTAINS THEIR APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSING BY THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF NURSING AND IS CERTIFIED TO OPERATE BY THE STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING. -CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, OFFERING 24-HOUR, COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY CARE AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INCLUDING AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT BY THE STATE-OF-THE-ART HELICOPTER, CENTRA ONE. -CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL RECEIVED HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS MAP AWARD FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE IN REVENUE CYCLE. AS A NATIONAL AWARD WINNER, CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS MET STRINGENT EVALUATION CRITERIA ADDRESSING CRITICAL PERFORMANCE FACTORS SUCH AS REVENUE CYCLE PROCESSES, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, INNOVATION, ADOPTION OF PATIENT FRIENDLY BILLING PRINCIPLES, AND PATIENT SATISFACTION. -CENTRA HEALTHS RIVERMONT SCHOOLS HAVE RECEIVED ADVANCED ACCREDITATION. ADVANCED IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY OF EDUCATON PROFESSIONALS IN THE WORLD WHO CONDUCT RIGOROUS, ON-SITE EXTERNAL REVIEWS OF PREK-12 SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THAT ALL LEARNERS REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THEY COMBINE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE OF A RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE SKILLS OF A MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM AND THE PASSION OF A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, SERVING 32,000 SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND 70 OTHER NATIONS. THEY CELEBRATED 30 YEARS OF PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITIES THIS YEAR. -CENTRA HOME HEALTH WAS THE HHCAHPS HONORS ELITE RECIPIENT IN 2017. HHCAHPS HONORS IS A LANDMARK COMPILATION OF HOME HEALTH AGENCIES PROVIDING THE BEST PATIENT EXPERIENCE. ESTABLISHED BY DEYTA ANALYTICS, THIS PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL REVIEW RECOGNIZES AGENCIES THAT CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDE QUALITY CARE AS MEASURED FROM THE PATIENTS POINT OF VIEW. -CENTRA STROOBANTS HEART CENTER HAS BEEN AWARDED THE HIGHEST RATING BY THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEON FOR QUALITY IN CARDIAC SURGERY. CENTRA IS THE ONLY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN VIRGINIA TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD EVERY YEAR SINCE ITS INCEPTION. -CENTRA LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES STROKE GOLD PLUS PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WHICH RECOGNIZES THE COMMITMENT AND SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING EXCELLENT CARE BY ENSURING THAT STROKE PATIENTS RECEIVE TREATMENT ACCORDING TO NATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. -FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, CENTRA HOME HEALTH HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE HOMECARE ELITE, A COMPILATION OF THE TOP-PERFORMING HOME HEALTH AGENCIES IN THE NATION FOR QUALITY CARE. |
| 2017 COMMUNITY BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS |
-CENTRA CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TOWARD UNPAID COST OF PATIENT CARE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: -TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE INCLUDES HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY. DURING 2017, $85,314,829 OF CHARGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $33,529,392 WAS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OF CENTRA. THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY ASSISTANCE FOCUSES ON INCOME LEVELS SET BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. THESE POLICIES CALL FOR PROVIDING CARE FREE OF CHARGE TO PATIENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE A FAMILY INCOME BELOW OR EQUAL TO 200 PERCENT OF THE STATE APPROVED POVERTY GUIDELINE. PATIENTS WHO HAVE A FAMILY INCOME OF GREATER THAN 200 PERCENT TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTIAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON A DISCOUNT SCHEDULE THAT CONSIDERS BOTH FAMILY GROSS INCOME AND ACCOUNT BALANCE. ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED BY CENTRA AND FROM INDIGENT FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION. -CHARGES OF $45,806,486 AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $24,387,792 WERE CONTRIBUTED AS BAD DEBT TO PATIENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY DURING 2017. -THE CALCULATION OF MEDICARE SHORTFALL DOES NOT REFLECT ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS REVENUES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM, PER IRS INSTRUCTIONS. MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS ARE DETERMINED FROM THE MEDICARE COST REPORT USING THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO. THEREFORE, THE UNREIMBURSED CALCULATED COSTS OF CARE RENDERED TO MEDICARE PATIENTS TOTALED $16,231,601 IN 2017. -UNPAID COSTS OF MEDICAID, WHICH REFLECTS THE COST NOT REIMBURSED BY MEDICAID FOR CARE RENDERED TO MEDICAID PATIENTS TOTALED $17,211,436 IN 2017. COMMUNITY EDUCATION & HEALTH SCREENINGS -CENTRAL VIRGINIANS BENEFIT FROM QUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SCREENINGS, THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CENTRA AND THE CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATION. INCLUDED BELOW IS A LIST OF SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRA PROVIDED IN 2017 AS A COMMUNITY PARTNER. CENTRA EMPLOYEES CONTINUALLY OFFER PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CLASSES, LECTURES, SEMINARS, HEALTH FAIRS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN ADDITION, DIETITIANS, DIABETIC INSTRUCTORS AND MANY OTHER PROFESSIONALS AT CENTRA PROVIDE "ONE-ON-ONE PERSONALIZED EDUCATION. IN 2017, OVER 497 HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND HEALTH FAIRS REACHED MORE THAN 23,400 INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. KNITTING CLASSES THIS PROGRAM OFFERS CANCER PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND OTHERS AFFECTED BY CANCER THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE ART OF KNITTING AND CROCHETING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CLASS IS TO PROVIDE WAYS TO PASS TIME DURING TREATMENTS, TO CREATE DONATIONS FOR PATIENTS, AND A PLACE TO BUILD A SUPPORT GROUP THAT MEETS REGULARLY SO THAT PARTICIPANTS HAVE AN EASY WAY TO CONNECT AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. NUTRITION CLASSES, COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, FREE FARMERS MARKET THESE PROGRAMS OFFER A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN DIET AND CANCER, EXPERIENCE THE BENEFITS OF PLANT-BASED NUTRITION, AND LEARN THE PRACTICAL COOKING SKILLS NEEDED TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY TO BETTER HEALTH. IN THE CLASSES, ATTENDEES DO ALL OF THIS WHILE ENJOYING A COOKING DEMONSTRATION AND TASTING DELICIOUS, HEALTHFUL DISHES. ART CLASSES ART CLASSES ARE BEING OFFERED TO CANCER PATIENTS AS A FORM OF THERAPY. ART IS USED TO ASSIST CANCER PATIENTS TO USE THE CREATIVE SIDE OF THE BRAIN. IT IS BELIEVED IN THE MEDICAL WORLD THAT A CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROMOTES HEALING. YOGA AND TAI CHI EXERCISE CLASSES YOGA AND TAI CHI CAN HELP PATIENTS CENTER THEIR THOUGHTS AND MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY, BUT ALSO HAS BENEFITS SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER. SYMPTOMS OF FATIGUE, INSOMNIA, AND PAIN CAN ALL LOWER YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE WITH CANCER. IN RECENT YEARS, THE USE OF YOGA AND TAI CHI HAVE BEEN EVALUATED IN MANY STUDIES LOOKING AT CANCER SYMPTOMS. MINDFUL MEDITATION CLASSES MINDFUL MEDITATION CLASSES CONSIST SIMPLY OF BEING AWARE OF THE PRESENT MOMENT. NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO PAIN, SUCH AS FEAR OR ANGER, ACTUALLY CAN MAKE PAIN WORSE. MINDFULNESS TEACHES ONE TO OBSERVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS INSTEAD OF REACTING TO THEM, SO YOU'LL LEARN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN/STRESS AS A MOMENT-TO-MOMENT SENSATION, WHICH THEN LESSENS THE INTENSITY. RESEARCH SHOWS MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES CAN REDUCE CHRONIC PAIN AND ANXIETY AND INCREASE VITALITY. MUSIC THERAPY MANY PEOPLE FIND LISTENING TO MUSIC RELAXING, SOOTHING, AND ENJOYABLE. FOR CANCER PATIENTS, IT ALSO CAN BE A WAY TO COPE WITH SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THEIR DISEASE AND SIDE EFFECTS OF THEIR TREATMENT. NEW RESEARCH SUPPORTS LISTENING TO RECORDED MUSIC, AS WELL AS MUSIC THERAPY, TO IMPROVE ANXIETY, PAIN, MOOD, QUALITY OF LIFE, HEART RATE, RESPIRATORY RATE, AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN CANCER PATIENTS. CARDIAC EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS VARIOUS PROGRAMS WITHIN THE STROOBANTS HEART CENTER OFFER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FREE EDUCATION, SCREENINGS AND LECTURES. HEARTAWARE AN ONLINE RISK ASSESSMENT WAS LAUNCHED ON THE CENTRA WEBSITE IN 2010. THROUGH HEARTAWARE, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ABLE TO TAKE THE FREE ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THEIR INDIVIDUAL RISK OF DEVELOPING HEART DISEASE. THEIR RISKS ARE EVALUATED BY CARDIAC NURSES THAT DETERMINE A PLAN OF ACTION TO LOWER OR ELIMINATE THESE RISKS. ALONG WITH HEARTAWARE, COMMUNITY EVENTS, HEALTH FAIRS, LECTURES, BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENINGS ARE AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO RAISING AWARENESS AND COMBATING HEART DISEASE. OTHER ONLINE WELLNESS ASSESSMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE HEARTAWARE ONLINE RISK ASSESSMENT, CENTRA ALSO HAS FOUR OTHER FREE ONLINE RISK ASSESSMENTS WHICH IS LOCATED ON CENTRA HEALTHS WEBSITE. THE COMMUNITY CAN LOCATE THESE ASSESSMENTS BY GOING TO WWW.CENTRAHEALTH.COM AND SELECTING "WELLNESS" ON THE TOP TAB. THESE ASSESSEMENTS ARE: -LUNGAWARE TO ASSESS THE RISK OF LUNG DISEASE -PAD AWARE TO ASSESS THE RISK OF PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE -DIABETESAWARE TO ASSESS THE RISK OF DIABETES -SLEEPAWARE TO ASSESS THE RISK OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP DISORDER BE TOBACCO FREE CLINIC CENTRA HEALTHS PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM OFFERS FREE ONE HOUR BE TOBACCO FREE PROGRAMS MONTHLY FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERING A TOBACCO-FREE LIFE, WHETHER ITS SMOKING OR CHEWING TOBACCO. DURING 2017, 60 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED. WE COORDINATED THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT AT THE PEARSON CANCER CENTER AND STROOBANTS CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER IN ORDER TO HELP THE PUBLIC, PATIENTS, AND EMPLOYEES QUIT USING TOBACCO. WE WERE ABLE TO REACH 190 INDIVIDUALS DURING THIS PROGRAM. WE GAVE 2 PRESENTATIONS, DURING 2017, FOCUSING ON PREVENTION OF TOBACCO USE AND VAPING IN YOUTH, TO THE HEALTHY PEOPLE THROUGH PREVENTION & EDUCATION COALITION (HiPE) COALITION CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 15 INDIVIDUALS FROM CAMPBELL COUNTY PREVENTION, LYNCHBURG HEALTH DEPT., HUMANKIND, WSET, AND THE JUBILEE FAMILY CENTER. HEALTH SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRA PROVIDES SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAMS. HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS SPAN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONTINUUM, ADDRESSING BOTH WELLNESS AND DISEASE-RELATED ISSUES. HEALTH SCREENINGS PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REGION INCLUDE BLOOD SUGAR, CHOLESTEROL, BODY FAT PERCENTAGE, PULMONARY FUNCTION, PSA FOR PROSTATE CANCER, SKIN AND COLORECTAL CANCER, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AND OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENINGS. SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER OUTREACH THE SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER AT VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND THE FOREST SLEEP CENTER PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS HEALTH FAIRS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CHURCHES IN THE COMMUNITY. STAFF MEMBERS GAVE LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS ON SLEEP DISORDERS. PRESENTATIONS INCLUDED INFORMATION RELATED TO HEALTHY SLEEP HABITS, THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP, HEALTH RISKS DUE TO SLEEP DISORDERS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. KOMEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM THE KOMEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE ONCOLOGY BREAST NAVIGATION PROGRAM AT CENTRA. THE PROGRAM TARGETS THE UNDERSERVED IN LYNCHBURG AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, KOMEN TRAINED VOLUNTEER EDUCATORS, CENTRAS COMMUNITY LIAISON, HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNS/STUDENTS, AND ONCOLOGY REGISTERED NURSES (BREAST NAVIGATORS) PROVIDE BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION TO PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS. IN 2017, A TOTAL OF 2,087 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. ALSO, 200 VOUCHERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC BREAST SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO AREA PHYSICIANS TO GIVE TO THEIR UNINSURED AND/OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEEDS DURING 2017. MAAM (MAMMOGRAMS ANNUALLY A MUST) DURING 2017, CENTRA HEALTH PROVIDED 361 SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CENTRA FOUNDATION MAAM PROGRAM. FREE SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY DAYS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT ALL CENTRA HEALTH MAMMOGRAPHY FACILITIES. |
| COMMUNITY CLASSES |
IN ADDITION TO FREE SCREENINGS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CENTRA ALSO PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY ON A BROAD RANGE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS. CLASSES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FAMILY EMERGENCY CARE (CPR), CHILDBIRTH, BABY CARE, INFANT MASSAGE, BREAST-FEEDING, PUBERTY, SAFE SITTER, NEW SIBLING CLASSES, DIABETES, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, SMOKING CESSATION, DEPRESSION, HEART DISEASE, SURVIVORSHIP. SUPPORT GROUPS SUPPORT GROUPS, OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT CHARGE, PROVIDE A FORUM FOR EDUCATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. THESE GROUPS ADDRESS AN ARRAY OF ISSUES INCLUDING BEREAVEMENT, BREAST CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER, SLEEP DISORDERS AND CARDIAC REHABILITATION. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2017, THE CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS IN ALL THREE HOSPITAL REGIONS. THE GROUPS CONTINUE TO BE ENTITLED, "A JOURNEY TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING." THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 4 GROUP SERIES HELD IN LYNCHBURG, 2 GROUP SERIES HELD IN FARMVILLE, AND 2 GROUP SERIES HELD IN BEDFORD. THE SIX-WEEK SERIES PROVIDED AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE GROUP FORMAT, WITH THE HOSPICE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, HOSPICE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT STAFF, AND HOSPICE CHAPLAINS SERVING AS FEATURED SPEAKERS. THE MULTI-SESSION GROUPS WERE HELD FOR AN HOUR-AND-A-HALF. THE SERIES WERE OFFERED EITHER IN THE EVENING OR IN THE DAYTIME TO ACCOMMODATE PARTICIPANTS LIFE SCHEDULES. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-EIGHT (28) PERSONS ATTENDED A GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP SERIES IN 2017 (LYNCHBURG 15 ATTENDEES; FARMVILLE 7 ATTENDEES; BEDFORD 6 ATTENDEES). THE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP SERIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE, AS WELL AS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF PERSONS SERVED BY HOSPICE. THE CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM ALSO OFFERED A GRIEF AND THE HOLIDAYS PROGRAM AT FIVE DIFFERENT VENUES/LOCATIONS ON THE DATES LISTED BELOW: -OCTOBER 17, 2017 (FARMVILLE HOSPICE OFFICE IN FARMVILLE) -OCTOBER 19, 2017 (SUMMIT INDEPENDENT LIVING IN LYNCHBURG) -OCTOBER 24, 2017 (J. ROBERT JAMERSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY IN APPOMATTOX) -OCTOBER 26, 2017 (FAIRMONT CROSSING IN AMHERST) -NOVEMBER 2, 2017 (BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPICE IN BEDFORD) THIRTY-FIVE (35) PERSONS ATTENDED THE PROGRAMS WHICH WERE FACILITATED BY MARTHA GUNTER, CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT MANAGER (WHO IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR) AND THE FOLLOWING CENTRA HOSPICE CHAPLAINS: JUSTIN BROWN, SETH COTTON, ELAINE TOLA, AND SHERI WINESETT. THE GRIEF AND THE HOLIDAYS PROGRAMS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE, AS WELL AS FAMILY MEMBERS OF PERSONS SERVED BY HOSPICE. THEY WERE ADVERTISED THROUGH PRINT, MASS MAILING, LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. MARTHA GUNTER, CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT MANAGER, WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AT TWO EVENTS HOSTED BY DIUGUID FUNERAL HOME ON WIGGINGTON ROAD. MS. GUNTER ALSO SPOKE WITH STAFF AT THE PEARSON CANCER CENTER ON AVAILABLE SUPPORTS THROUGH CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES AS WELL. A MASS MAILING HAS OCCURRED TO AREA FUNERAL HOMES TO INFORM THEM OF THE AVAILABLE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGH CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES. THE CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FACILITIES WHERE PATIENTS WERE SERVED IN COLLABORATION WITH CENTRA HOSPICE. LITERATURE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO AREA FACILITIES RELATED TO SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO FACILITY STAFF THROUGH CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SERVICES. AN IN-SERVICE ON "SELF-CARE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS" WAS FACILITATED BY MARTHA GUNTER, CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT MANAGER, TO STAFF AT THE LYNCHBURG HOSPICE HOUSE. MS. GUNTER WILL ALSO COORDINATE THE CREATION OF A REMEMBRANCE ITEM FOR LYNCHBURG HOSPICE HOUSE STAFF TO HAVE ON SITE AS A WAY TO REFLECT ON THE PATIENTS WHOM STAFF CARED FOR AT THE HOSPICE HOUSE UP TO THE PATIENTS PASSING. DURING 2017, MARTHA GUNTER, CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT MANAGER, COLLABORATED WITH SETH COTTON, TO PLAN A REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT GUGGENHEIMER HEALTH & REHAB AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING FACILITY SUPPORT. ANOTHER FUTURE REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY IS BEING PLANNED FOR EARLY 2018 AT GUGGENHEIMER HEALTH & REHAB. THE CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED HOSPICE-SPONSORED MEMORIAL SERVICES IN ALL THREE HOSPITAL REGIONS THIS YEAR. SIX SERVICES WERE HELD IN LYNCHBURG AT TIMBERLAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH; THREE SERVICES WERE HELD IN FARMVILLE AT ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH; AND TWO SERVICES WERE HELD IN BEDFORD AT BEDFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH. OVERALL, THE CENTRA HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM OFFERED BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT TO 1,078 +/- FAMILY MEMBERS OF PERSONS SERVED BY CENTRA HOSPICE (769 IN THE LYNCHBURG REGION; 165 +/- IN THE FARMVILLE REGION; AND 144 +/- IN THE BEDFORD REGION). IN ADDITION TO OUR GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS, 271 SUPPORTIVE BEREAVEMENT VISITS AND/OR SUPPORTIVE BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED BY BEREAVEMENT STAFF EITHER IN THE PERSONS HOME OR AT THE HOSPICE OFFICE (168 IN THE LYNCHBURG REGION; 52 IN THE FARMVILLE REGION; AND 51 IN THE BEDFORD REGION). 3,268 PHONE CALLS WERE PROVIDED BY BEREAVEMENT STAFF TO OFFER AND/OR PROVIDE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT (2,319 IN THE LYNCHBURG REGION; 542 IN THE FARMVILLE REGION; AND 407 IN THE BEDFORD REGION). PEARSON CANCER CENTER BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP IS OFFERED TO WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AT ANY STAGE OF THE DISEASE. THE SUPPORT GROUP ADDRESSES BREAST HEALTH AND RELATED ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. THIS GROUP MEETS ONCE A MONTH AND REACHED 55 WOMEN IN 2017. PROSTATE SUPPORT GROUP THIS GROUP IS AN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP SUPPORTED BY CENTRAS NURSE NAVIGATORS, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MEN DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER AND SPOUSES OR CAREGIVERS. THIS SUPPORT GROUP MEETS AT THE ALAN B. PEARSON REGIONAL CANCER CENTER AND IS SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR PROSTATE CANCER NAVIGATION PROGRAM. MENDED HEARTS/CARDIAC REHAB SUPPORT GROUPS THESE CARDIAC-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS OFFER EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CARDIAC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN-KIND & CASH DONATIONS * DURING 2017, CENTRA HEALTH DONATED OVER $113,858 IN MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE GLEANING FOR THE WORLD ORGANIZATION. * CENTRA DONATED OVER $63 IN MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE TO E.C. GLASS HIGH SCHOOLS ECG CARES INITIATIVE DURING 2017. CENTRA ALSO ALLOWED COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THE USE OF MANY OF THE MEETING ROOMS THROUGHOUT ITS FACILITIES. * DURING 2017, CENTRA LAB PROCESSED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 5,950 LABORATORY TESTS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA FREE CLINIC CLIENTS AT NO CHARGE. THIS DONATED SERVICE RESULTED IN A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF APPROXIMATELY $728,238. * DURING 2017, APPROXIMATELY 14,916 MEALS WERE PROVIDED TO THE LYNCHBURG MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $42,330. * DURING 2017, CASH DONATIONS MADE BY CENTRA HEALTH TO THE COMMUNITY TOTALED $1,280,626. SPECIAL NEEDS PROJECTS & MENTORING CENTRA PROVIDES AND PROMOTES MANY SPECIAL NEED PROJECTS AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS IN A BROAD RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS. AT CENTRA, STUDENTS GAIN EXPERIENCE IN NURSING, TECHNICAL AND CLINICAL PROFESSIONS. SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN VIRGINIA ROTATE STUDENTS THROUGH CENTRAS FACILITIES WITH CENTRA STAFF MEMBERS, GIVING THESE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREER FIELDS. HERE IS A LIST OF SPECIAL PROJECTS CENTRA SUPPORTS: BEFORE BABY MOMS CLUB (BBMC) BEFORE BABY MOMS CLUB (BBMC) IS A FREE EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES BIRTH OUTCOMES BY PROVIDING PRENATAL EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR MOMS-TO-BE IN A FUN GROUP SETTING. IT OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN IN VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR PREGNANCIES TO EXPLORE ISSUES, RECEIVE INFORMATION, LEARN PRACTICAL SKILLS AND HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AS A GROUP. BEFORE BABY MOMS CLUBS ARE FACILITATED BY A TRAINED EDUCATOR IN AN INFORMAL AND NON-INTIMIDATING SETTING, USING A COLORFUL, COMPREHENSIVE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND PRENATAL GUIDE. PARTICIPANTS MEET IN LYNCHBURG THE FIRST FOUR THURSDAYS OF EVERY MONTH FROM 5:30PM-7PM AT THE CENTER FOR CHILDBIRTH AND FAMILY EDUCATION AT CENTRA VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND THE FIRST FOUR WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH FROM 12:00PM-1:30PM AT CENTRA SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE INFORMATION AT EVERY MEETING ON AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CORE TOPICS; PRETERM LABOR, NUTRITION, SAFE SLEEP, BREASTFEEDING, SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE/DEPRESSION. |
| 2017 ACTIVITIES AND OUTREACH |
* HOSTED 92 BBMC MEETINGS, 46 IN LYNCHBURG AND 46 IN FARMVILLE. * SERVED 734 PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSONS, 584 IN LYNCHBURG AND 150 IN FARMVILLE. * CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH KROGER, AND CENTRA CATERING TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND/OR FOOD. * ESTABLISHED NEW PARTNERSHIP OF SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR SPA DAY. * RECRUITMENT BY PHONE AND THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF FLYERS TO PRACTITIONERS. * PLANNED FOR APRIL MARCH OF DIMES WALK FOR BABIES. * HOSTED 2 SPA DAYS, 2 GROCERY STORE TOURS AND BBMC REUNION. * REACHED OUT TO POTENTIAL SPEAKERS, LACTATION CONSULTANTS, MIDWIVES, YWCA, FIRE DEPARTMENT. * REACHED OUT TO CURRENT AND POTENTIALLY NEW MOMS CLUB PARTNERS FOR MOMS GROUP ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY VOICE COMMUNITY VOICE IS AN EVIDENCED BASED, CONSUMER EDUCATION PROGRAM WHOSE GOALS ARE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH DISPARITY THAT EXISTS IN INFANT MORTALITY, TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT PERINATAL HEALTH INFORMATION AND TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIORS BY TAKING INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE WHOM BLACK WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE ARE MOST LIKELY TO TRUST AND TRAIN THEM TO BE LAY HEALTH ADVISORS. ONCE TRAINED, LAY HEALTH ADVISORS HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND POWER TO TEACH, MOTIVATE, AND INFLUENCE THEIR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. IN 2017 OVER 13,414 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS RECEIVED INFORMATION ON SAFE SLEEP, BREASTFEEDING, PRETERM BIRTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE, NUTRITION, FOLIC ACID, PRENATAL CARE AND OTHER PERINATAL HEALTH TOPICS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. * TAUGHT 44 CLASSES IN LYNCHBURG * TAUGHT 4 CLASSES IN BEDFORD OVER FEB AND MARCH * 244 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ATTEND AT LEAST 1 CLASS * TRAINED 63 LAY HEALTH ADVISORS * ATTENDED 35 COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS OR EVENTS * 5 COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS * SPOKE AT VIRGINIA PREMIER EVENT * ASSISTED WITH I AM WOMAN RACE * TAUGHT ONE "TRAIN THE TRAINER" IN RICHMOND, VA * DEVELOPED ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS WITH AGENCIES AND CHURCHES IN LYNCHBURG, FARMVILLE AND BEDFORD * ONGOING CV RECRUITMENT IN BEDFORD AND LYNCHBURG 2017 COMMUNITY VOICE OUTREACH LOCATIONS: * DANIELS HILL * TINBRIDGE HIL * DIAMOND HILL * COLLEGE HILL * JUBILEE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER * HUNTON RANDOLPH CENTER * GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, MADISON HTS, VIRGINIA * JAMERSON YMCA * DOWNTOWN YMCA * JOHNSON HEALTH CENTER * MIRIAMS HOUSE * DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER * LIBERTY GODPARENT HOME * BLUE RIDGE PREGNANCY CENTER * JAMES CROSSING APARTMENTS * PARKVIEW MISSIONS * PRAYER FAITH OUTREACH MINISTRIES * BEDFORD COMMUNITY COALITION * SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES AND POSTINGS * LIBERTY UNIVERSITY * VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG * LYNCHBURG COLLEGE 2017 COMMUNITY VOICE CLASS LOCATIONS: * PARKVIEW MISSIONS * LYNCHBURG PARKS AND RECREATION MILLER CENTER (EVERY WEEK) * JAMES CROSSING APARTMENTS * BLUE RIDGE PREGNANCY CENTER * DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER * BEDFORD COMMUNITY LIBRARY * LIBERTY UNIVERSITY * JUBILEE FAMILY CENTER * PROVIDENCE CHURCH FORENSIC NURSE PROGRAM THE FORENSIC NURSE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1997. IT CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES TRAINED IN THE COLLECTION OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE. THE FORENSIC NURSES WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE COURT SYSTEM. NURSES RESPOND TO VICTIMS OF PHYSICAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN BOTH THE ADULT AND PEDIATRIC POPULATION. THEY ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING LECTURES TO RESCUE AGENCIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, POLICE ACADEMY, ATTORNEYS AND VARIOUS COLLEGES INCLUDING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND NURSING PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM SERVES CLIENTS FROM CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IN 2017, THE PROGRAM SAW 789 PATIENTS AND HAD AN ADDITIONAL 510 CONSULTS. THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES CENTER OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES CENTER OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDEPENDENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND CENTRA TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, PHARMACEUTICAL ACCESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS. THE CENTERS IN LYNCHBURG AND DANVILLE SERVED 441 CLIENTS IN 2017. RIVERMONT SCHOOLS CENTRAS RIVERMONT SCHOOLS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL OR EMOTIONAL CONCERNS AS WELL AS STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. TWELVE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MORE THAN 750 STUDENTS AND OPERATE ON A 180-DAY SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR. RIVERMONT SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED IN LYNCHBURG, ROANOKE, CHASE CITY, DAN RIVER, HAMPTON ROADS, TIDEWATER, ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS, FREDERICKSBURG, GREATER PETERSBURG, FAIRFAX, AND ROCKBRIDGE. RIVERMONT SCHOOLS PROVIDE A UNIQUE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT SERVING SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES AND AUTISM. EACH RIVERMONT STUDENT RECEIVES LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROMOTE SELF-ACTUALIZATION, THE VALUE OF LEARNING, SELF-DISCIPLINE, COOPERATION, RESILIENCY AND SELF-ADVOCACY THROUGH TEACHING EXCELLENCE, THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, FAMILY PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT VOLUNTEER SERVICES CENTRA HAS MANY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FROM THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VIRGINIA WHO CHOOSE TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY BY DONATING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS. GUGGENHEIMER VOLUNTEER SERVICES VOLUNTEERS DONATE TIME AT GUGGENHEIMER HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH ENRICHMENT AND INTERACTION THROUGH THE "ENHANCING LIVES EVERY DAY" PROGRAM. THEY SUPPORT MANY AREAS OF THE PROGRAM BY PROVIDING MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, EXERCISE CLASSES AND CRAFT CLASSES AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE IN TRANSPORTING RESIDENTS AND ANSWERING THE PHONE. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS IN 2017, 88 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 6,804 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR TIME AND TALENT WAS COMMITTED TO THE HOSPICE HOUSE. VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE HOSPICE HOUSE BY GROCERY SHOPPING, MEAL AND MEDICATION DELIVERY, CLEANING, INTERACTING WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THEY ALSO OFFER SUPPORT TO FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN THE HOSPICE MEMORIAL SERVICES 6 TIMES DURING THE YEAR. OUR VOLUNTEERS USE THEIR OWN CARS AND HAVE REPORTED DRIVING 53,894 MILES IN 2017. |
| ASSISTANCE THROUGH DONATIONS |
CENTRA HEALTH, INC. DONATED $500,000 TO CENTRA HEALTH FOUNDATIONS COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FUND DURING 2017. NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS BENEFIT FROM THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE PROVIDED WITH THE HELP OF THESE DONATIONS. BELOW IS THE LIST OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH CENTRA FUNDS SUPPORTED IN 2017: 1. All Second Graders Learn to Swim $8,170 Southside Virginia Family YMCA 2. Bedford Ride Non-Emergency Medical Transportation $20,000 Bedford Ride/Central Virginia Alliance for Community Living, Inc. 3. Burkeville Lodge for the Blind Improvement Project $5,000 The Virginia Association of Workers for the Blind 4. Centra Health Reach out and Read Program $5,000 Reach out and Read Virginia 5. Central Virginia HIV Testing & Counseling Project $14,500 Coalition for HIV & Prevention of Central VA (CHAP) 6. Childrens Assistive Technology Services (CATS) $7,000 Kids Equipment Palooza Childrens Assistive Technology Service (CATS) 7. Connect Central Virginia An initiative of Central $30,000 Virginia, No Wrong Door Central Virginia Alliance for Community Living, Inc. 8. EMS Training Grant for Year 2017- 2018 $25,000 Central Virginia Community College Educational Foundation, Inc.(CVCC) 9. Forging a Healthier, Stronger Community; One Girl $5,000 at a time Girls on the Run of Central Virginia,Inc. 10.Fresh RX $14,500 Lynchburg Grows provides low-income families with health food choices 11.Healthy Behaviors $7,500 Diamond Hill Health & Wellness (DHHW) Community Services 12.Hospital Readmission Prevention $22,000 Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging, Inc. 13.Medical/Dental Services Integration Project $80,000 Free Clinic of Central Virginia, Inc. 14.Medication Access Program (MAP) $13,450 Heart of Virginia Free Clinic (Farmville) 15.(ORRP) Oak Lane Residential Recovery Program for $45,000 Pregnant and Postpartum Women & Their Infants Roads to Recovery 16.RX Partnership $10,000 RX Drug Access Partnership 17."Safe at Home" $20,000 Interfaith Outreach Association 18.Summer Camp Scholarships and 3-Point Play Program $12,600 Jubilee Family Development Center 19.TAKE CHARGE: Priority Care Transitions Program $69,500 Central Virginia Alliance for Community Living, Inc. 20.United Neigh Scholarship $7,500 Brook Hill Retirement Center for Horses, Inc. 21.Women and Childrens Community Outreach Programs $30,960 Centra Women and Childrens Services 22.Womens Health Center $33,651 The Free Clinic of Danville FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 OFFICER DAVID GOUGH AND KEY EMPLOYEE MICHAEL ELLIOTT ARE BOARD MEMBERS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA IMAGING, LLC, A 50% JOINT VENTURE OF CENTRA HEALTH,INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A & B MINUTES ARE TAKEN AT EACH MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B CENTRA PROVIDED ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. ADDITIONALLY, CENTRA REVIEWED THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE AND THEN PRESENTED IT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL CENTRA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST COMPLETE A "POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST" QUESTIONNAIRE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CERTIFYING THAT NEITHER THEY NOR ANY OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST AGREE TO PROMPTLY REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARISE DURING THE YEAR TO THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B |
CENTRA HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PLUS FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL FIVE MEMBERS MEET THE IRS FORM 990 INDEPENDENCE DEFINITION. MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE REVIEW RELEVANT SALARY AND BENEFIT DATA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF CENTRA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALARY RANGE AND BENEFITS FOR THE CEO. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND HAS FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SALARY RANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF CENTRA, BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE CEO. METHODS USED TO DETERMINE SALARY RANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT(S) AS WELL AS THIRD PARTY COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND/OR STUDIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 16B |
JOINT VENTURE POLICY - CENTRA HEALTH, INC. ADOPTED A JOINT VENTURE POLICY, IN 2014, WHICH REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS PARTICIPATION IN JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER APPLICABLE FEDERAL TAX LAW AND TAKE STEPS TO SAFEGUARD THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT STATUS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ARRANGEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 |
PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FORM 1023 AND RECENT FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 AND 990-T ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE FOUND ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PHOTOCOPIES OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 |
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS CHANGE IN PENSION REPORTING 4,882,171 CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT 2,321,464 NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTICTIONS TO AFFILIATED ENTITIES (231,496) MINORITY INTEREST (130,897) NET PERIODIC PENSION COST (3,679,726) ROUNDING (41) ------------ TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 $3,161,475 =========== |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G |
DESCRIPTION:OTHER TOTAL FEES:3210131 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G |
DESCRIPTION:PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:59854540 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G |
DESCRIPTION:PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:47934421 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.