Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 14 BASIS FOR CALCULATING AMOUNTS CHARGED TO PATIENTS
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UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA. SINCE PATIENTS QUALIFYING FOR CHARITY CARE RECEIVE A 100% DISCOUNT, BAPTIST HEALTH DOES NOT COMPUTE AMOUNTS GENERALLY BILLED TO INDIVIDUALS.
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 22 DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM AMOUNTS THAT CAN BE CHARGED.
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PATIENTS QUALIFYING UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 300% FPG RECEIVE FREE CARE. NONE OF THE MEASURES INDICATED IN PART V, SECTION B, LINE 22 ARE APPLICABLE.
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 6a ORGANIZATION PREPARED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT
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BAPTIST HEALTH, THE HOSPITAL'S PARENT ORGANIZATION, PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI AND THE OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATES OF BHSF.
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 LINE 7/COLUMN F REGARDING BAD DEBT
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BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $144,547,522 IS INCLUDED IN FORM 990 PART IX LINE 25 COLUMN (A) BUT EXCLUDED FROM THE DENOMINATOR FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGES ON LINE 7, COLUMN F.
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 CALCULATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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AMOUNTS CALCULATED AND REPORTED IN THIS TABLE WERE DERIVED FROM THE MOST ACCURATE, AVAILABLE SOURCES. CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS COSTS ARE DETERMINED USING THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES ALL INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS. THE SYSTEM ALSO CAPTURES ALL PATIENT PAY TYPES - PRIVATE INSURANCE, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND SELF PAY. THE COSTS HAVE BEEN OFFSET BY ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEDICAID OR ANY OTHER UNCOMPENSATED CARE PROGRAM. OTHER BENEFITS AT COST WERE COMPILED BY OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT USING THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OR THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS PAID WHERE APPROPRIATE.
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Schedule H, Part II COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES
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BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI AND ITS OTHER not-for-profit HOSPITAL AFFILIATES PARTNER WITH OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA TO PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INDIRECTLY IMPROVE POOR HEALTH BY ADDRESSING UNDERLYING BASIC NEED ISSUES OF FOOD, HOUSING, SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6 AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
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THE BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, EITHER THROUGH ITS OWN PROGRAMS OR IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER AFFILIATED HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. BAPTIST HEALTH'S CARE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE: MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE ("MCVI") IS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR FACILITY IN THE REGION. PATIENTS CAN EXPERIENCE CONSISTENT, EXCEPTIONAL, EVIDENCE-BASED CARE AT INSTITUTE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT BAPTIST HEALTH. MCVI'S TEAM OF MULTILINGUAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SPECIALISTS HAVE PIONEERED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY USED TO TREAT ANEURYSMS, BLOCKAGES IN VEINS AND ARTERIES AND HOLES IN THE HEART. MCVI PARTICIPATES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES AND OFFERS THE MOST MINIMALLY INVASIVE OPTIONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. MCVI ALSO OFFERS PERSONALIZED EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION SERVICES TO HELP MANAGE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND TO PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE. MCVI ADHERES TO QUALITY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY AND SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGERY. MCVI WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1987 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF BARRY T. KATZEN, M.D. DR. KATZEN IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE'S GOLD MEDAL AWARD FOR HIS GROUNDBREAKING WORK IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, INCLUDING THE USE OF STENTS FOR PROPPING OPEN MAJOR BLOOD VESSELS OUTSIDE THE HEART. DR. KATZEN HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST AMERICAN TO EARN THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF EUROPE'S TOP HONOR. MCVI HAS MORE THAN 100 PHYSICIANS WHO REPRESENT MORE THAN 15 SPECIALTIES AND HAVE MET STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR ONGOING MEDICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH. MCVI ALSO EMPLOYS MORE THAN 800 NURSES, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. EACH YEAR, MCVI HOSTS THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY, WITH MORE THAN 800 CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SPECIALISTS IN ATTENDANCE. MCVI IS MANAGED BY MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION. BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. HAS A 50% INTEREST IN MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, WHICH WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO MCVI IN ORDER TO IMPROVE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE'S CANCER SERVICES: MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS IN JANUARY 2017. THE $430 MILLION, 445,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IS PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE HAS BECOME THE THIRD FULL MEMBER, AND THE ONLY MEMBER IN FLORIDA, OF THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING (MSK) CANCER ALLIANCE, AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO COLLABORATIVELY GUIDE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS TOWARD STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER CARE. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE FEATURES A UNIQUE, HYBRID ACADEMIC-COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER MODEL BACKED BY 30 YEARS OF BAPTIST HEALTH'S EXPERTISE IN CANCER CARE. THE FACILITY, LOCATED ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL CAMPUS, CONSOLIDATES MANY OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS UNDER ONE ROOF. THE INSTITUTE IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND ADVANCED RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING SOUTH FLORIDA'S FIRST PROTON THERAPY CENTER, ONE OF UNDER TWO DOZEN PROTON THERAPY CENTERS IN THE NATION. THE PRECISION OF PROTON THERAPY ALLOWS DOCTORS TO TARGET CANCER CELLS WITHOUT DAMAGING HEALTHY TISSUE AND VITAL ORGANS. MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE DRAWS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL ASLEADING MEDICAL AND BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND OTHER EVENTS. THE HILTON MIAMI-DADELAND - A 184-ROOM, FULL-SERVICE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER - OPENED IN 2019 AND HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO SERVING OUT-OF-TOWN PATIENTS AND GUESTS VISITING THE CANCER INSTITUTE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO COME TO THE AREA FOR OTHER TYPES OF CARE. OUR CANCER SPECIALISTS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WORK WITH PATIENTS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND SPECIALIZED CANCER SETTINGS FOR INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT TREATMENTS. BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI, BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL ARE ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER. MIAMI ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE: MIAMI ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE ("MOSMI") IS COMPRISED OF BOARD-CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED ORTHOPEDIC PHYSICIANS WHO ARE RECOGNIZED LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY AS LEADERS IN ORTHOPEDICS AND THE CARE OF ATHLETES AND TREATMENT OF SPORTS INJURIES. MOSMI COMBINES ITS RESOURCES OF EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS AND LEADING-EDGE TREATMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE ADVANCED ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE CARE AT SIX BAPTIST HEALTH LOCATIONS - DOCTORS HOSPITAL, BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI, BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL, WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL, AND BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL PLAZA IN DAVIE. THE INSTITUTE'S EXPERIENCED PHYSICIANS TREAT PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA, AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. MOSMI PROVIDES SPORTS MEDICINE SERVICES FOR THE MIAMI DOLPHINS, MIAMI HEAT, FLORIDA PANTHERS, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS, ORANGE BOWL, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ATHLETICS, MIAMI OPEN TENNIS AND MIAMI MARATHON AND HALF MARATHON.
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Schedule H, Part VI ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami HAS ITS OWN GOVERNING BOARD, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH CONSIST OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROFESSIONAL, PASTORAL AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami PROVIDES MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH ITS STATUS AS A TERTIARY CARE PROVIDER. BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami OFFERS A RANGE OF SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDING: EMERGENCY CENTER: THE EMERGENCY CENTER AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami PROVIDED TREATMENT TO MORE THAN 92,120 PATIENTS DURING FY2021 . THE FACILITY OPERATES 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, and IS COMPRISED OF AN ADULT FAST TRACK DEDICATED TO TREATING MINOR INJURIES AND ILLNESSES AND AN ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER. The Chest Pain Center PROVIDES 24-HOUR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT, INCLUDING THE LATEST IN SERIAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS AND BLOOD TESTS TO DETECT THE EARLIEST SIGNS OF HEART ATTACK FAMILY BIRTH PLACE: MORE THAN 3,430 BABIES WERE DELIVERED AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami'S FAMILY BIRTH PLACE IN FY202 1. WITH 14 COMBINATION LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY BEDS, THREE OPERATING SUITES, AND A POST-ANESTHESIA-CARE UNIT, THE FAMILY BIRTH PLACE PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH A FULL SPECTRUM OF OBSTETRIC SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE FAMILY BIRTH PLACE HAS A TRIAGE UNIT USED TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE PATIENTS, ANTE-PARTUM BEDS DEDICATED TO THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-RISK PATIENTS, AND 43 PRIVATE INPATIENT POSTPARTUM BEDS DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS RECOVER AFTER DELIVERY. Additionally, NEONATOLOGISTS ARE ON DUTY AROUND THE CLOCK FOR INFANTS REQUIRING SPECIAL CARE. BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, "A HOSPITAL WITHIN A HOSPITAL", PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR NEWBORNS, INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. SERVICES INCLUDE A 22-BED LEVEL II NICU, A 14-BED LEVEL III NICU FOR HIGHLY-SPECIALIZED CARE FOR NEWBORNS, AND A 32-BED CHILDREN'S UNIT PROVIDING INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE. FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS NEEDING MORE ACUTE CARE, PATIENTS ARE TREATED IN AN EIGHT-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT STAFFED BY PEDIATRIC INTENSIVISTS. BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS OVER 200 PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS ON ITS MEDICAL STAFF, AND PHYSICIAN SATISFACTION LEVELS HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN IN THE TOP 10TH PERCENTILE NATIONALLY, BASED ON THE SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY HEALTHSTREAM, INC. BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS AN AFFILIATE MEMBER OF THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP, A NATIONAL PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH. Additionally, Baptist Children's Hospital PARTICIPATES IN A CLINICAL TRIAL COOPERATIVE GROUP SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, WHICH FOCUSES ON CONTROLLING CANCER IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. Due to COVID-19, the Children's Hospital beds were converted to overflow beds for COVID patients. In February of 2021, the relationship with local pediatric hospital, Nicklaus Children's Health System, was expanded to cover the pediatric emergency department at Baptist Hospital of Miami and Homestead Hospital. The physicians providing care at these facilities are employed by Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the medical group practice of Nicklaus Children's Health System, and continue to care for pediatric patients at Baptist Hospital of Miami and Homestead Hospital. SURGERY CENTER: THE SURGERY CENTER AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami HAS 24 MAJOR OPERATING SUITES AND TWO MINOR PROCEDURE ROOMS. APPROXIMATELY 12,052 INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED IN FY2021 . THE SURGERY CENTER WAS DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR SAME-DAY SURGERY AND TO ACCOMMODATE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS THE HERMES VOICE-ACTIVATED DEVICE USED TO CONTROL THE LAPAROSCOPE AND LIGHT CORD DURING LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURES. BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN SOUTH FLORIDA TO OFFER IMAGE-GUIDED SURGERY FOR NEUROSURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, AND ORTHOPEDICS. NEUROSCIENCES: BAPTIST HEALTH NEUROSCIENCE CENTER, A BAPTIST HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami CAMPUS, OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE BRAIN, SPINAL CORD AND PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. FROM NON-SURGICAL TREATMENTS AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES TO COMPLEX BRAIN AND SPINE SURGERY, THE CENTER EMBRACES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PATIENT CARE. BAPTIST HEALTH NEUROSCIENCE CENTER HAS A 48-BED INPATIENT UNIT AND EIGHT NEUROSCIENCE CRITICAL CARE BEDS. BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami OFFERS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS INCLUDING: A REHABILITATION PROGRAM, SPINE SURGERY, NEUROLOGICAL INTENSIVE CARE, TREATMENT FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, SLEEP DISORDERS AND PAIN CONTROL. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST HEALTH NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF SUCH PROGRAMS IN THE NATION TO FACILITATE SURGERY AND MINIMALLY-INVASIVE PROCEDURES ON COMPLEX BRAIN TUMORS AND VASCULAR CONDITIONS. THESE SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED BY AN INPATIENT UNIT DEDICATED TO THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. THE NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM'S STAFF OF NEUROLOGISTS, NEUROSURGEONS, NEURORADIOLOGISTS AND INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGISTS IS WIDELY ACCLAIMED FOR CLINICAL, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. BAPTIST HEALTH HAS TWO CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE HOSPITALS (SOUTH MIAMI AND WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL) AND A COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami. THE JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST DESIGNATION AVAILABLE FOR STROKE CARE. THE PROGRAM HAS ALSO RECEIVED THE GOLD PLUS SEAL OF APPROVAL FROM THE AMERICAN HEART AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION EVERY YEAR SINCE 2012. IN 2016, IT WAS HONORED WITH THE TARGET STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING QUALITY OF STROKE CARE. In March 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact BHSF's patients, communities, and business operations. The spread of COVID-19 and the ensuing response of federal, state and local authorities, beginning in March 2020, resulted in a significant reduction in the number of surgeries, physician office visits and emergency room volumes at BHSF facilities. This was due to measures meant to slow the spread of the virus, including quarantines and stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, as well as the community's general concerns related to the risk of contracting COVID-19. In fiscal year 2021, BHSF experienced surges in patients who tested positive for COVID-19 during the first and fourth quarters. Elective and non-emergent procedures that required overnight stays were evaluated daily based on the capacity of each BHSF facility and some circumstances resulted in postponements. Should the pandemic intensify in South Florida and the country, BHSF may experience supply chain disruptions, including delays and price increases in equipment, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies due to the pandemic. Staffing, equipment, and pharmaceutical and medical supplies shortages may impact our ability to admit and treat patients. BHSF has incurred, and may continue to incur, increased expenses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including additional supply chain and other expenditures. The federal government has taken several actions to provide financial assistance to healthcare providers during this pandemic. As of September 30, 2021, Baptist Hospital of Miami has received $135.0 million in relief distributions under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as amended by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (collectively, the "CARES Act"). During FY2021, the Baptist Health as a system received $136.4 million in relief distributions and recognized approximately $166.3 million of this funding as other operating revenue. In April 2020, BHSF, on behalf of its various affiliates, submitted Medicare Accelerated/Advance Payment Programs ("APP") applications and received approximately $297 million in advanced payments for future Medicare services recorded as contract liabilities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") will automatically begin recouping the Medicare Advances by offsetting against any Medicare claims submitted by BHSF twelve months from the date of initial receipt of the advance payments by BHSF. Recoupment of Medicare APP funds were approximately $78,589,000 for the year ended September 30, 2021 .
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 20a BILLING AND COLLECTIONS/WRITTEN NOTICE
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No extraordinary collection activities were permitted by Baptist Hospital of Miami; therefore, notice of such actions is not applicable and Baptist Hospital of Miami was not required to make presumptive eligibility determinations.
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 20d BILLING AND COLLECTION/PRESUMPTIVE
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No extraordinary collection activities were permitted by Baptist Hospital of Miami; therefore, notice of such actions is not applicable and Baptist Hospital of Miami was not required to make presumptive eligibility determinations.
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16a FAP website URL
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THE FAP has been made widely available on the Baptist Health website: https://baptisthealth.net/patient-resources/billing-and-financial-assistance/financial-assistance-program/financial-assistance-application
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP application form website URL
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THE FAP application has been made widely available on the Baptist Health website: HTTPS://BAPTISTHEALTH.NET/PATIENT-RESOURCES/BILLING-AND-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-PROGRAM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE-APPLICATION
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c FAP plain language summary website URL
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A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP has been made widely available on the Baptist Health website: https://baptisthealth.net/patient-resources/billing-and-financial-assistance/financial-assistance-program/financial-assistance-application
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Schedule H, Part I, Line 7 Bad Debt Expense excluded from financial assistance calculation
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 2 Bad debt expense - methodology used to estimate amount
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BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI, INC. ESTIMATES THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BY RESERVING A PERCENTAGE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BASED ON HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED COLLECTIONS, BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN REIMBURSEMENT, AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, INCLUDING RECEIVABLES FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. FOR ALL PAYOR TYPES, WHEN BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami CAN NO LONGER REASONABLY ESTIMATE COLLECTABILITY OF AN ACCOUNT BASED ON THE AGING OF THE BALANCE DUE AND THE VOLATILITY AND UNPREDICTABLE NATURE OF THE AMOUNT, BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami RESERVES SUBSTANTIALLY ALL AMOUNTS DUE.
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 4 Bad debt expense - financial statement footnote
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THE FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED IN THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, INC., WHICH INCLUDES BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI, INC., IS AS FOLLOWS: BHSF has elected the practical expedient allowed under FASB ASC 606-10-32-18 and does not adjust the promised amount of consideration from patients and third-party payors for the effects of a significant financing component due to BHSF's expectation that the period between the time the service is provided to a patient and the time that the patient or a third-party payor pays for that service will be one year or less. However, BHSF in certain instances enters into payment agreements with patients that allow payments in excess of one year. For those cases, the financing component is deemed not significant to the contract. Generally, patients who are covered by third-party payors are responsible for related deductibles and coinsurance, which vary in amount. BHSF also provides services to uninsured patients, and offers those uninsured patients a discount, either by policy or law, from standard charges. BHSF estimates the transaction price for patients with deductibles and coinsurance and from those who are uninsured based on historical experience and current market conditions. The initial estimate of the transaction price is determined by reducing the standard charge by any contractual adjustments, discounts, and implicit price concessions. Subsequent changes that are determined to be the result of an adverse change in the patient's ability to pay are recorded as bad debt expense. The combined effects from changes in estimates related to the valuation of prior period accounts receivables, primarily due to favorable payment experience from patients and third-party payors, was increase in income from operations of approximately $13,035,000 and $35,257,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. FOR SCHEDULE H PURPOSES, BAD DEBT AT COST WAS CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE COST TO CHARGE PERCENTAGE DERIVED BY THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AGAINST BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 8 Community benefit & methodology for determining medicare costs
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MEDICARE COSTS WERE DERIVED USING THE COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM WHICH CAPTURES ALL INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS. THE COSTS HAVE BEEN OFFSET BY ANY PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM MEDICARE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT REPORT ANY AMOUNTS FROM PART III, LINE 7 AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT.
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Schedule H, Part III, Line 9b Collection practices for patients eligible for financial assistance
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IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED, UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HEALTH CARE SERVICES BASED ON ESTABLISHED CRITERIA. BHSF HAS A WRITTEN DEBT COLLECTION POLICY. NO COLLECTION EFFORTS ARE PUT FORTH FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE.
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16a FAP website
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- BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI: Line 16a URL: SEE PART VI;
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16b FAP Application website
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- BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI: Line 16b URL: SEE PART VI;
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Schedule H, Part V, Section B, Line 16c FAP plain language summary website
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- BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI: Line 16c URL: PART VI;
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Schedule H, Part VI, Line 2 Needs assessment
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BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI IS BAPTIST HEALTH'S LARGEST FACILITY AND ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST PREFERRED AND RECOGNIZED MEDICAL CENTERS. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1960. AS A FAITH-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION, ITS MISSION FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE POOR AND UNINSURED. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF WELLNESS AND PREVENTION IN MAXIMIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI ALSO OFFERS A MULTITUDE OF FREE AND LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXERCISE CLASSES AND HEALTH SCREENINGS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. NEW WAYS ARE ALWAYS EXPLORED TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND EXPAND THE ABILITY TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. A "COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT" WAS CONDUCTED TO FOCUS ON THE PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND TO PRECISELY PINPOINT SPECIFIC NEEDS. THIS ASSESSMENT SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEING SERVED AND ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE TOP-LEVEL HEALTHCARE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER. See Health Priorities in Part V, Section B, Line 5 and Line 11. The Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation plan reports have been made widely available on the Baptist Health website. https://baptisthealth.net/about-baptist-health/fulfilling-our-mission/community-needs-assessment-and-implementation-plans IT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED, THE METHOD USED TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS, A LOOK AT THE INPUT THEY RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY EXPERTS AND RESIDENTS/CONSUMERS AND, FINALLY, THE RESULTING LIST OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT HELP ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITY HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE BEING USED AS A FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO EXPAND AND PINPOINT SERVICES BASED ON THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT. THIS IMPORTANT EXERCISE HAS HELPED BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI BETTER UNDERSTAND its STAKEHOLDERS - THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE ORGANIZATION WHEN THEY ARE ILL OR INJURED, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, whose HEALTH THE HOSPITAL STRIVES TO IMPROVE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES, INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND BY BEING A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO USING THIS ENLIGHTENING REPORT AS A ROADMAP TO PLAN THE BEST STRATEGIES TO SPECIFICALLY AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.
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Schedule H, Part VI, Line 3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance
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BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI IS BAPTIST HEALTH'S LARGEST FACILITY AND ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST PREFERRED AND RECOGNIZED MEDICAL CENTERS. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1960. AS A FAITH-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTION, ITS MISSION FOCUSES ON PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE POOR AND UNINSURED. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF WELLNESS AND PREVENTION IN MAXIMIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY, BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI ALSO OFFERS A MULTITUDE OF FREE AND LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXERCISE CLASSES AND HEALTH SCREENINGS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. NEW WAYS ARE ALWAYS EXPLORED TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND EXPAND THE ABILITY TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. A "COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT" WAS CONDUCTED TO FOCUS ON THE PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND TO PRECISELY PINPOINT SPECIFIC NEEDS. THIS ASSESSMENT SERVES AS A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PEOPLE BEING SERVED AND ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE TOP-LEVEL HEALTHCARE TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE MANNER. See Health Priorities in Part V, Section B, Line 5 and Line 11. The Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation plan reports have been made widely available on the Baptist Health website. https://baptisthealth.net/about-baptist-health/fulfilling-our-mission/community-needs-assessment-and-implementation-plans IT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED, THE METHOD USED TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS, A LOOK AT THE INPUT THEY RECEIVED FROM COMMUNITY EXPERTS AND RESIDENTS/CONSUMERS AND, FINALLY, THE RESULTING LIST OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT PRIORITY HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES A LIST OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT HELP ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITY HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE BEING USED AS A FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO EXPAND AND PINPOINT SERVICES BASED ON THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT. THIS IMPORTANT EXERCISE HAS HELPED BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI BETTER UNDERSTAND its STAKEHOLDERS - THE PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE ORGANIZATION WHEN THEY ARE ILL OR INJURED, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, whose HEALTH THE HOSPITAL STRIVES TO IMPROVE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES, INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND BY BEING A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO USING THIS ENLIGHTENING REPORT AS A ROADMAP TO PLAN THE BEST STRATEGIES TO SPECIFICALLY AND EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.
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Schedule H, Part VI, Line 4 Community information
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2018 population estimate for Miami-Dade County was 2,761,581. The estimated population for the Urban Four Hospitals' service area was 1,223,422. The Urban Four Hospitals' designated service area consists of 33 ZIP codes in Miami-Dade County. The geographical area includes neighborhoods of West Miami/Westchester, Palmetto Bay/Pinecrest, Kendall, Miami Springs, Goulds, Cutler Ridge, South Miami, and Coral Gables. The service area population by race is 89 percent White, 7 percent Black or African American, 2 percent Asian, and 2 percent other. This area in Miami-Dade County is 76.7 percent Hispanic or Latino. The median household income for the service area is $60,853, which surpasses Miami-Dade's median household income of $46,338. Approximately 37.8 percent of individuals in the service area are below 200 percent of the poverty level. The service area population age distribution is made up of 28 percent of the population under 24 years old, 36 percent between 24-49 years old, 20 percent between 50-64 years old, and 16 percent 65 and older.
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Schedule H, Part VI, Line 5 Promotion of community health
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IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS AND TO PROMOTE THE SANCTITY AND PRESERVATION OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES, BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami OPENED ITS ORIGINAL FACILITY IN 1960 ON A 65-ACRE SITE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI AND OPERATED BETWEEN 300 AND 325 BEDS. RESPONDING TO THE DEMANDS OF THE RAPID GROWTH IN MIAMI'S KENDALL AREA, BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS FACILITIES. IT CURRENTLY SITS ON 98 ACRES, OCCUPIES MORE THAN 1,525,000 SQUARE FEET AND presently HAS A LICENSED BED CAPACITY OF 728 BEDS, INCLUDING 692 ACUTE CARE BEDS, 22 LEVEL II NICU BEDS, and 14 LEVEL III NICU BEDS. BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 29,777 INPATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, AND 92,120 PATIENTS RECEIVED EMERGENCY TREATMENT . BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami PROVIDES MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH ITS STATUS AS A TERTIARY CARE PROVIDER. BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami ALSO OPERATED URGENT CARE CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY that treated 202,447 patients during FY2021 . URGENT CARE IS PROVIDED DURING WEEKDAY HOURS AND ON WEEKENDS TO SUPPLEMENT CARE PROVIDED IN BAPTIST HOSPITAL of Miami's EMERGENCY ROOM.
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Schedule H, Part VI, Line 6 Affiliated health care system
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WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES: A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF WOMEN ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT BAPTIST HEALTH. THESE RANGE FROM MATERNITY AND NEWBORN SERVICES TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND WELLNESS. BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDES FAMILY-CENTERED MATERNITY CARE FOR THE MORE THAN 13,923 BABIES BORN AT OUR FACILITIES EACH YEAR. ON AVERAGE, OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ALL BABIES BORN IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WERE DELIVERED BHSF SYSTEM HOSPITAL. OVER 100 OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY BOARD-CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS USE BAPTIST HEALTH FOR THEIR OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS. BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITIES OFFER A FULL SPECTRUM OF MATERNITY CARE OPTIONS, INCLUDING LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY AND LABOR-DELIVERY-RECOVERY-POSTPARTUM ROOMS, AND THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE HIGH-RISK MOTHERS AND BIRTHS, INCLUDING BABIES WHO ARE PREMATURE OR ILL. BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL EACH HAVE LEVEL II NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ("NICU") AND LEVEL III NICUS. NEONATOLOGISTS ARE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY AT BOTH BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI AND SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL. WOMEN'S DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT A NUMBER OF HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. BAPTIST HEALTH PERFORMED MAMMOGRAPHIES, CORE BIOPSIES, BONE DENSITY EXAMS, AND ULTRASOUND STUDIES IN FY2021 AT MULTIPLE SITES ACROSS MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, AND MONROE COUNTIES. WITH A FOCUS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS ISSUES, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER, LOCATED ON THE BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI CAMPUS, OFFERS INFORMATION, VIDEOS, INTERNET ACCESS, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS ARE OFFERED ON A VARIETY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH TOPICS FROM BREAST HEALTH TO MENOPAUSE AND FERTILITY. THE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH PHYSICIAN REFERRALS. SURGICAL SERVICES: SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS RANGE FROM THE HIGHLY COMPLEX, SUCH AS OPEN HEART AND BRAIN SURGERY, TO THE MINIMALLY INVASIVE SUCH AS ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERY. APPROXIMATELY 104,713 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED IN BAPTIST HEALTH IN FY2021. RECENT ADDITIONS TO BAPTIST HEALTH COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL SERVICES AND ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES HAVE RESULTED IN AN INCREASED ACCURACY AND PRECISION, IMPROVED PATIENT SAFETY, SMALLER INCISIONS AND QUICKER RECOVERIES. CLINICAL IMAGING SERVICES: BAPTIST HEALTH HAS THE LATEST DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS MRI, SPIRAL CT, CT, PET AND COMBINATION PET/CT. ALSO PROVIDED ARE GENERAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING, COMPLETE WOMEN'S IMAGING SERVICES (3-D MAMMOGRAPHY, ULTRASOUND, BONE DENSITY AND BREAST BIOPSY), COMPREHENSIVE CARDIOVASCULAR TESTING AND A URODYNAMICS LAB FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE. CLINICAL IMAGING SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE ARE PROVIDED AT ALL BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, AND MONROE COUNTIES. INTERNATIONAL SERVICES: APPROXIMATELY 13,000 PATIENTS FROM 140 COUNTRIES HAVE CHOSEN BAPTIST HEALTH AS THEIR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDER. THE MULTILINGUAL REPRESENTATIVES IN BAPTIST HEALTH'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY AND COORDINATE EVERY ASPECT OF PATIENT CARE. SEVERAL MEDICAL ARTS BUILDINGS ARE OPEN IN THE SERVICE AREA THAT PROVIDE IMPROVED ACCESS TO BAPTIST HEALTH'S MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE. THESE FACILITIES WILL PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF SERVICES RANGING FROM PHYSICIAN OFFICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, ENDOSCOPIES, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, AND URGENT CARE. SATELLITE SERVICES PROVIDED BY BAPTIST HEALTH'S CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. A 65,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY OPENED IN MIAMI BEACH IN 2018 AND A LARGER FACILITY OF APPROXIMATELY 100,000 SQUARE FEET IS CURRENTLY BEING PLANNED FOR CENTRAL BROWARD COUNTY. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING: INITIALLY DEVELOPED AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI IN 1988 BY NURSES WHO WANTED TO ENCOURAGE AND RECOGNIZE INNOVATIVE PATIENT CARE, THE PROGRAM TODAY HAS EXPANDED TO BECOME THE BAPTIST HEALTH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING, COVERING ALL BAPTIST HEALTH HOSPITALS AND FACILITIES. SLEEP DISORDERS: PEOPLE WITH SLEEP DISORDERS CAN UNDERGO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT THE SLEEP DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS AT BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI, SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL, HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL, AND MARINERS HOSPITAL. BAPTIST HEALTH'S FREE-STANDING OUTPATIENT SLEEP CENTERS INCLUDE BAPTIST SLEEP CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA, 7400 SW 87 AVENUE, MIAMI; BAPTIST SLEEP CENTER AT SUNSET, 6141 SUNSET DRIVE, SOUTH MIAMI; AND BAPTIST SLEEP CENTER AT PEMBROKE PINES, 7261 SHERIDAN STREET, HOLLYWOOD. SPECIALISTS IN NEUROLOGY, PULMONARY MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY, UROLOGY, AND POLYSOMNOGRAPHY (SLEEP STUDIES) WORK TOGETHER TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT SLEEP DISORDERS SUCH AS SLEEP APNEA, INSOMNIA, PERIODIC LEG MOVEMENT SYNDROME, AND NARCOLEPSY. BAPTIST OUTPATIENT SERVICES: BAPTIST OUTPATIENT SERVICES OPERATES TWENTY-ONE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTERS WHICH PROVIDE OUTPATIENT CLINICAL AND IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. DURING FY2021, MORE THAN 455,598 PATIENTS WERE TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND ILLNESS AT URGENT CARE CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. IN ADDITION TO URGENT CARE AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, SELECT BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL PLAZAS PROVIDE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, HEALTH INFORMATION, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION: BAPTIST HEALTH CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ("CME") PROGRAM SYMPOSIUMS TARGETED REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES. MORE THAN 109,606 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED MORE THAN 732 COURSES AND EARNED ALMOST 174,919 CME CREDITS . BAPTIST HEALTH IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS AND WAS AWARDED COMMENDATION BY THE ACME FOR THE THIRD TIME IN 2015 AS A PROVIDER OF CME FOR PHYSICIANS. THIS EXEMPLARY STATUS, ACHIEVED BY ONLY 40% OF ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS, REQUIRES THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROVIDER TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH 100% OF THE ACCREDITATION CRITERIA POSITIONING BAPTIST HEALTH'S CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AS A STRATEGIC PARTNER IN INSTITUTIONAL AND NATIONAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES. HEALTH AND WELLNESS: EVERY YEAR THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS FROM MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, PALM BEACH, AND MONROE COUNTIES, AS WELL AS BAPTIST HEALTH EMPLOYEES ATTEND HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY BAPTIST HEALTH, THROUGHOUT ITS MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. TOPICS FOCUS ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, DISEASE PREVENTION, COPING WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS, STRESS MANAGEMENT, DIABETES, CHILDBIRTH AND INFANT CARE, SMOKING CESSATION, DIET, EXERCISE, CANCER AND MORE. IN FY2021 , 22,241 ATTENDEES VISITED COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS, 2,758 ATTENDEES VISITED COMMUNITY SUPPORT GROUPS, AND 95,160 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EXERCISE ACTIVITIES. In accordance with the CDC's social distancing guidelines regarding close face-to-face contact with others due to the spread of COVID-19, all Community Health activities were offered to the extent possible on the virtual meeting platform, Zoom, during FY2021. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES DESCRIBED ABOVE, BAPTIST HEALTH PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO HELP UNDERWRITE THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF SEVEN COMMUNITY CLINICS: * Miami-Dade County: Camillus House, Chapman Partnership, Good News Care Center, Open Door Health Center and South Miami Children's Clinic * Monroe County: Good Health Clinic * Palm Beach County: Caridad Center CLINIC PATIENTS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE AT THE CLINICS ARE OFTEN TREATED AT BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITIES UNDER THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S CHARITY PROGRAM.
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