SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitals
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2017
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
 
Employer identification number

74-2044647
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
 
No
%
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

Yes

 
b
If "Yes," did the organization's financial assistance expenses exceed the budgeted amount? . . . . . .
5b
Yes
 
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
 
No
6a
Did the organization prepare a community benefit report during the tax year? . . . . . . . . .
6a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization make it available to the public? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6b
 
 
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) . . . 		    63,418 0 63,418 0 %
b Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .     26,149,370 20,091,718 6,057,652 2.3 %
c Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .     2,942,020 28,935 2,913,084 1.1 %
d Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . . 0 0 29,154,808 20,120,653 9,034,154 3.4 %
Other Benefits
e Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).     2,715,480 730,961 1,987,919 0.76 %
f Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .     3,586,274 0 3,586,274 1.38 %
g Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .     3,831,613 2,341,876 1,489,736 0.57 %
h Research (from Worksheet 7) .     69,340,850 47,123,242 22,217,608 7.86 %
i Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .     38,126 0 38,126 0 %
j Total. Other Benefits . . 0 0 79,512,343 50,196,079 29,319,663 10.57 %
k Total. Add lines 7d and 7j . 0 0 108,667,151 70,316,732 38,353,817 13.97 %
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2017
Schedule H (Form 990) 2017
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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
1,017,336
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
0
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
33,707,716
6
Enter Medicare allowable costs of care relating to payments on line 5.....
6
62,759,203
7
Subtract line 6 from line 5. This is the surplus (or shortfall)........
7
-29,051,487
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) 2017
Schedule H (Form 990) 2017
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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?1Name, 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 National Jewish Health
1400 Jackson Street
Denver,CO80206
www.njhealth.org
0104MU 		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)
National Jewish Health
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 16
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   No
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   No
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 16
10 Is the hospital facility's most recently adopted implementation strategy posted on a website?......... 10 Yes  
a If "Yes" (list url): https://www.njhealth.org/NJH/media/pdf/2016-Community-Health-Needs-Assessment.pdf
b If "No," is the hospital facility’s most recently adopted implementation strategy attached to this return? ...... 10b   No
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)
National Jewish Health
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   No
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 Was widely publicized 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
www.njhealth.org
b
www.njhealth.org
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Billing and Collections
National Jewish Health
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
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 nonpayment?.................................. 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
f
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
e
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   No
If "No," indicate why:
a
b
c
d
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)
National Jewish Health
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
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, 16j, 18e, 19e, 20e, 21c, 21d, 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
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 5-National Jewish Health National Jewish Health used key information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; the Colorado Governor's Office; Colorado Health Institute; Colorado Health Foundation; American Lung Association; Colorado COPD Coalition and American Lung Association; Colorado Cancer Registry; County Health Rankings and Roadmaps; and 300 individuals from 35 community organizations that work to improve the health and social needs of Denver residents, including low-income, minority, and medical under-served populations.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 11-National Jewish Health National Jewish Health is focusing its community health efforts on 4 of the 8 health needs identified in the CHNA. Those needs include Respiratory disease, tobacco use and cessation, obesity and eliminating barriers to care. National Jewish Health will meet the community need to research and provide specialized services to patients with allergic, respiratory or immunologic disease, through a combination of research, community outreach and education. National Jewish Health publishes their research findings in more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific journals per year. From 2014-2017, National Jewish Health Specialists conducted 331 free community outreach events which included fre lung testing. During this time fram, National Jewish Health also offered free lung testing and general physical exams for 1,394 miners and ex-miners across Colorado. National Jewish Health operates a Lung Line staffed by nurses that provide free and informed answers via e-mail to approximately 600 people per year with questions about lung disease and health. National Jewish Health developed a comprehensive program to screen at-risk individuals for lung cancer. National Jewish Health provides free classes and support groups for patients, a wide range of health content on our website and a free elementary education to children with chronic diseases. In addition, National Jewish Health offers academic training for fellows and residents, accredited continuing medical education to physicians and allied health professionals, and training to caregivers in 150 primary care practices that serve medical underserved populations in asthma and COPD care and treatment. National Jewish Health operates 16 state tobacco cessation quitlines and developed and tested a program to combat both adult and childhood obesity. National Jewish Health in partnership with Kaiser developed clinics dedicated to improving respiratory care of indigent patients. National Jewish Health operates a telehealth service which provides critical care services electronically to hospitals throughout the country. Both of these programs are working to overcome barriers to health care. National Jewish Health has not addressed dental health, diabetes, mental health or substance abuse needs as we do not have the capacity or resources.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 14-National Jewish Health National Jewish Health's full and plain language FAP include the items used for eligibility criteria - Federal Poverty Guidelines and liquid assets. The result of the formula "Liquid Assets (less a $2,500 allowance per family member) at a minimum of -0- + annualized income - annualized medical expenses (including health insurance premiums)" is compared to the FPG levels to determine the discount % allowed. The chart is included with the FAP plain summary on the National Jewish Health Website (njhealth.org). This discount % is applied to the self-pay portion of the charges and that amount deducted from the patient balance.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16g-National Jewish Health When patients inquire about financial assistance at the various admission locations, the personnel refer them to the Financial Counselor's Office in the main admissions area. The counselors discuss the various assistance programs (including Medicaid, CICP, and the National Jewish Financial Assistance Program), pre-screen patients, and help them prepare applications. National Jewish Health FAP plain language paper copies are located in the Financial Counselor's office. Phone numbers and the url to the website are on the patient private pay bills and signs are displayed in the admission area.
Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16j-National Jewish Health National Jewish Health physicians provide care at safety net clinics throughout the area and ensure these clinics are aware of the assistance National Jewish Health provides. Through a grant with the Kaiser Foundation, National Jewish Health partnered with safety net providers to improve respiratory care for medically indigent patients and, through coordinators, worked with our safety-net partners to coordinate financial assistance and medical care for this population. National Jewish Health is also one of a handful of metro-area hospitals who participate in the Colorado Indigent Care Program.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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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?2
Name and address Type of Facility (describe)
1 National Jewish Health South Denver
499 East Hampden Ave
Suite 300
Englewood,CO80113 		Adult Speciality Outpatient Clinic
2 National Jewish Health Highlands Ranch
8671 South Quebec Street
Suite 120
Highlands Ranch,CO80130 		Adult and Pediatric Speciality Outpatient Clincic
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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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
Schedule H, Part I, Line 3c National Jewish Health is a voluntary participant in the Colorado Indigent Care Program (CICP) and has modeled their Financial assistance Policy after the program. Pursuant to CICP guidelines, patients pay a minimal co-pay for care. National Jewish Health believes charging a minimal co-pay causes patients to be a full participant in their healthcare plan. For the National Jewish Health Financial Assistance program (FAP) National Jewish Health reviews income and liquid asset levels to determining patient financial need and discounts. Liquid assets (less an allowance based on family size) are added to annualized income (less annual medical expenses) to compare to the FPG. Through this formula National Jewish Health takes into account medical indigence.
Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 National Jewish Health conducts an annual study to determine the costs of all major programs. Through this study, which allocates specific costs across major programs, we determine the cost of clinical care. This ratio is multiplied by the total bad debt charges to determine cost. It is the same methodology used to determine cost of free and reduced care. National Jewish Health classifies accounts as bad debt at the end of the collection cycle once contractual adjustments, financial assistance, and payments have been applied. An account is considered bad debt after all reasonable collection efforts have been made.
Schedule H, Part III, Section A, Line 4 National Jewish Health does not have a footnote in the financial statements which describes bad debt expense. National Jewish Health is subject to not-for-profit guidelines rather than healthcare guidelines for financial statement reporting as National Jewish Health has historically had non-patient revenues, gains and other support in excess of patient revenue. Patient payments received are netted out of bad debt in the calculation. On the audited financial statements, bad debt is recorded as actual patient charges not collected.
Schedule H, Part III, Section B, Line 8 National Jewish Health is committed to providing specialty care to seniors. Patients benefit from extensive time with their healthcare providers, multi-specialty care focused on the whole patient, comprehensive patient education, rehabilitation and thorough diagnostic work-ups and treatments. This care is expensive and many aspects of it are not reimbursed adequately from Medicare. Many patients come to us as a last resort. The ability to access our care without regard to the limitations of insurance is an important benefit to these patients and to their community.
Schedule H, Part III, Section C, Line 9b National Jewish Health screens for financial assistance policy (FAP) eligibility for 240 days after the first self-pay balance statement. During the first 120 days National Jewish Health collects on all accounts (excluding extraordinary collection practices) - until a patient applies for financial assistance. If they are found eligible, the discount is calculated and applied, the balance due is determined and normal collection practices resume for the remaining balance. During the last 120 days, if a patient applies for National Jewish Health financial assistance, all collection efforts (including any extraordinary collection practices) are suspended. If the patient is determined to be FAP eligible, any extraordinary collection efforts are reversed, the discount is calculated and applied,the balance due calculated, and normal collection efforts are resumed for this balance.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2 National Jewish Health assembled a team from within the institution to conduct the community health needs assessment.. The team reviewed the Proposed Rules for the Community Health Needs Assessments for Charitable Hospitals and organized the review to create this summary. The group sought key information about the community demographics and health needs from various outreach governmental and non-governmental sources. The group then used its own knowledge of the institution and communicated with other people throughout National Jewish Health, including grant administrators, individual researchers, professional education, community and finance staff to identify and assess programs National Jewish Health has in place specific to identified community health needs.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3 National Jewish Health maintains a financial counseling department designed to help patients obtain needed assistance. The counselors inquire about financial need and educate patients on the various assistance programs available to them, including National Jewish's own financial assistance program and the Colorado Indigent Care Program. The counselors are available to assist patients in applying for need based programs and in establishing payment plans and options.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4 As a specialty hospital, National Jewish Health serves a community defined both by geography and by disease. The community was determined primarily by the locations our patients came from and what types of illnesses have been treated. The main National Jewish Health campus is located in central Denver at 1400 Jackson St. As a nationally recognized specialty care center for respiratory immune and related diseases, National Jewish Health serves both a local and national community. As a specialty hospital focused on respiratory, immune, and related diseases, National Jewish Health serves a community defined by those diseases. Asthma represents the most common diagnosis among our patients, accounting for about 14,000 patient encounters. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, represents the second most common diagnosis, accounting for about 6,500 patient encounters. Cough, shortness of breath, pulmonary fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, food allergy and rheumatoid arthritis are other common diagnosis. We also treat patients with food allergies, mycobacterial infections, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer and other respiratory and immune diseases. Tobacco use contributes to many respiratory diseases, especially lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thus, tobacco addiction is an important contributor to the disease burden of our patients. National Jewish Health operates tobacco cessation programs for the Denver community and for 16 other sates.
Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 National Jewish Health invests significant resources in meeting the healthcare needs of our community. Since our founding over 120 years ago, when National Jewish Health was a free hospital for the care of indigent TB patients, National Jewish Health has been committed to meeting the medical needs of the under served in the community. National Jewish Health is one of only a handful of outpatient clinics in the area that schedules patients for services on a first come, first served basis regardless of ability to pay. All patients are provided a full scope of diagnostic and therapeutic services without regard to the patient's financial need. Our clinicians serve at multiple locations throughout the state in order to ease access to our services. As a teaching institution, our faculty educates and trains tomorrow's doctors. nurses, and other healthcare staff. Every year, National Jewish Health spends millions of dollars to conduct the full continuum of research from basic science to clinical application. National Jewish Health operates a K-8 school on our campus exclusively for chronically ill children with special medical needs. To our knowledge, it is the only school of its kind on a healthcare campus in the country. Overwhelmingly the students at the school live in poverty and qualify for free or reduced lunches. National Jewish Health offers free lung testing around the country. We subsidize programs throughout the community including an inner city asthma program in the Denver Public Schools, an Asthma Tool Kit program for the western slope and a free asthma care and teaching program in lower income communities in Colorado. As a not-for-profit institution our Board of Directors, all of whom are community leaders, are heavily involved in the direction and strategies of furthering our mission "to heal, to discover and to educate". On April 8th, 2010, National Jewish Health was unanimously recognized by the Colorado House and Senate for our vital role in serving the health needs of Colorado citizens.
Schedule H (Form 990) 2017
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