St Luke'S Warren Hospital Inc

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The organization's form 990 reflects no top five independent contractors for services and reports that no forms 1099 were filed with the internal revenue service ("irs"). St. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania, a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization pays all outstanding accounts payable invoices on behalf of this organization. In conjunction with this service, st. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania also prepares and issues forms 1099 to these vendors receiving payments where applicable and files these forms 1099 with the irs. St. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania allocates these payments to the organization via an intercompany account.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the tax-exempt parent entity of the network. This organization outsourced all of its finance functions including but not limited to, accounting, finance, payroll, accounts payable and tax, to st. Luke's health network, inc.; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Thomas p. Lichtenwalner receives a federal form w-2 from st. Luke's hospital of bethlehem pennsylvania, a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Mr. Lichtenwalner's reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the st. Luke's health network, inc. (ein: 23-2384282) federal form 990. Please refer to the st. Luke's health network, inc. Form 990 for this information.”

“St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the sole member of this organization. St. Luke's health network, inc. Has the right to elect the members of this organization's board of trustees and has certain reserved powers as defined in this organization's bylaws.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the tax-exempt parent entity of the network. The organization's federal form 990 was provided to each voting member of the organization's governing body (its board of trustees) prior to the filing with the internal revenue service ("irs"). In addition, the st. Luke's university health network finance committee was updated as to this organization's current year form 990 prior to filing. St. Luke's health network, inc. Board of trustees has delegated to the finance committee the responsibility to oversee and coordinate the federal form 990 preparation and filing process for the tax-exempt affiliates of the network. As part of the organization's federal form 990 tax return preparation process the organization hired a professional certified public accounting ("cpa") firm with experience and expertise in both healthcare and not-for-profit tax return preparation to prepare the federal form 990. The cpa firm's tax professionals worked closely with the network's finance personnel, including its senior vice president of finance, vice president of finance, director of accounting and various other network individuals ("internal working group") to obtain the information needed in order to prepare a complete and accurate tax return. The cpa firm prepared a draft federal form 990 and furnished it to the network's internal working group for their review. The network's internal working group reviewed the draft federal form 990 and discussed questions and comments with the cpa firm. Revisions were made to the draft federal form 990 where necessary and a final draft was furnished by the cpa firm to the network's internal working group for final review and approval prior to presentation of the federal form 990 to the members of the st. Luke's health network, inc. Finance committee. Thereafter, the final federal form 990 was provided to each voting member of the organization's governing body prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the tax-exempt parent entity of the network. The network has a written conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors and enforces compliance with that policy. The policy requires that a conflict of interest disclosure form consistent with best governance practices and internal revenue service guidelines be circulated to officers, trustees, board committee members and senior management annually. The network's compliance department, including its corporate compliance officer and senior vice president/general counsel, assume responsibility for the completion of the conflict of interest questionnaires and enforcement with the policy. If a trustee discloses an interest that could give rise to a conflict, the trustee's potential conflict may be disclosed to the organization's governing body, which evaluates the conflict and its potential impact on the trustee's participation on the board. After consultation and discussion the board of trustees may take action, if appropriate and necessary, to address any such conflict in a manner consistent with the network's conflict of interest policy.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the tax-exempt parent entity of the network. Compensation review executive compensation for the network consists of fixed salary, at-risk compensation and other deferred compensation arrangements. Total compensation for network executives is approved annually by the network's board of trustees. The recommended compensation is established through a multi-faceted approach including use of an independent consultant engaged on an ongoing basis by the board of trustees and who works directly with the executive compensation committee of the board. Also included is the review of forms 990 and compensation surveys of other comparable healthcare organizations. Please refer to the schedule j, part iii response to schedule j, part i, question 3 for additional information.”

“The network has issued tax-exempt bonds to finance various capital improvement projects, renovations and equipment. In conjunction with the issuance of these tax-exempt bonds, the organization's financial statements were included with the tax-exempt bond prospectus which was made available to the general public for review. The organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed through the new jersey department of treasury.”

“Core form, part vii and schedule j reflect certain board members and officers receiving compensation and benefits from related organizations. Please note this remuneration was for services rendered as full-time employees of this organization or a related organization and not for services rendered as a voting member or officer of this organization's board of trustees.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the tax-exempt parent entity of the network. Robert e. Martin is a voting member of this organization's board of trustees and is not compensated for serving as a voting member of the board of trustees. Mr. Martin is the senior vice president, network development of the network and receives a federal form w-2 from st. Luke's hospital of bethlehem pennsylvania; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Mr. Martin's reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the st. Luke's health network, inc. (ein: 23-2384282) federal form 990. Please refer to the st. Luke's health network, inc. Form 990 for this information.”

“Carl m. Alberto, a former officer of the organization, is still employed within the st. Luke's university health network as the vice president of finance.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The network includes both for-profit and not for-profit organizations. Certain board of trustee members and officers listed on core form, part vii and schedule j of this form 990 may hold similar positions with both this organization and other affiliates within the network. The hours shown on this form 990 for board members who receive no compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, represents the estimated hours devoted per week for this organization. To the extent these individuals serve as a member of the governing body of other related organizations within the network, their respective hours per week per organization are approximately the same as reflected on core form, part vii of this form 990. The hours reflected on core form, part vii of this form 990, for individuals who receive compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, paid officers and key employees, reflect total hours worked per week on behalf of the network; not solely this organization.”

“St. Luke's warren hospital, inc. ("sl-warren") is a joint commission-accredited, not-for-profit, 198-licensed bed acute care hospital located in phillipsburg, warren county, new jersey, providing care primarily to residents of warren and hunterdon counties in new jersey, and the city of easton in northampton county, pennsylvania. Sl-warren annually provides patient care for 5,371 observations and admissions, 101,531 outpatient visits and 27,583 ed visits and is recognized by the irs as an internal revenue code section 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, sl-warren provides medically necessary health care service to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Moreover, sl-warren operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in irs revenue ruling 69-545: 1) sl-warren provides medically necessary health care services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, medicare and medicaid patients; 2) sl-warren operates an active emergency room for all persons; which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year; 3) sl-warren maintains an open medical staff with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) control of sl-warren rests with its board of directors and the board of directors of st. Luke's health network, inc., d.b.a. St. Luke's university health network. Both boards are comprised of a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the hospital/network medical staff; and 5) surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care, programs and activities. The operations of sl-warren, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of sl-warren is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. Founded in 1923, sl-warren was acquired by nationally recognized st. Luke's university health network ("network") in 2012. Since that time, st. Luke's has continuously improved the quality of, and access to, care. Sl-warren currently provides patients with access to more than 435 physicians across nearly 60 medical specialties. Sl-warren is certified as a primary stroke center by the new jersey department of health and senior services. The st. Luke's warren campus is part of st. Luke's integrated network cancer program (incp), which is accredited with commendation by the american college of surgeons. Sl-warren offers wound management services, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy (hbot), which is accredited by the undersea and hyperbaric medical society. The hospital received additional payment in the centers for medicare & medicaid services (cms) value-based purchasing program, performing better than peer hospitals in new jersey. Sl-warren continues to participate in the new jersey department of health & seniors services public reporting initiative. Performance improvement teams work to continuously improve the process of care provided to patients suffering a heart attack, patients with pneumonia or health failure and those undergoing surgical procedures. The hospital's specialty services include but are not limited to the following: - behavioral health, outpatient care - cardiology - dermatology - emergency services - endocrinology - gastroenterology - infectious disease - infusion center - nephrology - neurology/concussion center - ob/gyn - oncology/hematology - ophthalmology - orthopedics - otolaryngology/ent - pain management - palliative care - podiatry - pulmonology - radiology (advanced) - sleep disorders - speech therapy - surgery (general and laparoscopic) - surgical oncology - urol”

“Community outreach =================== in keeping with its commitment to the communities it services, sl-warren annually reaches more than 10,000 people through its community outreach endeavors. The hospital offers a variety of free screenings and services for community-run events throughout the year. Community outreach includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) education: utilized numerous media outlets including our hospital lobby to educate the community about diverse health issues that may impact them including: specific healthcare needs of military veterans and guidance for preparing advance directives. Attendance estimated at 100; 2) health fairs: participated in local area events performing various screenings including, but not limited to, heel bone density, nutrition, posture and balance and diabetes education; 3) student athletes: provided free training on identifying and treating concussion to all area high school coaches. Performed baseline impact studies for concussion on school athletes in all area high schools - total athletes tested were more than 600; 4) physician talks: provided two physician talks to the community on orthopedics and joint replacement - total individuals reached is estimated at 90; 5) support groups: sponsored support groups are hosted at sl-warren for diabetes, chronic pain, grief, depression/bipolar, heroin, lgbt support, healthy aging and a caregiver support group - total estimated individuals involved were estimated at 150; 6) health screenings at the hospital: provided monthly blood pressure screenings in the hospital lobby; 7) exercise & fitness: offered free, twice-weekly osteoporosis exercise classes at the fitness & sports performance center; 8) employee health: initiated a community supported agriculture program, making weekly deliveries of locally grown organic vegetables available to employees at discounted prices; 9) community senior nutrition program: served 7,443 discounted senior meals served to local residents. Meal offered at $3.99 per meal for a total subsidy of $29,697.57. The meals are offered monday through friday and often include an educational speaker; 10) emergency services support (ems): continued to partner with our local ems agencies by providing free education sessions, free medical directorships and free medication replacement to all volunteer ems agencies within warren county. In response to the opioid epidemic, warren hospital provided free narcan to local ems along with a free replacement program upon usage or expiration. Additionally, warren hospital supports the warren county prosecutors office by providing free educational and medical oversight by way of our emergency department physician, jack chambers, md. Warren county prosecutors office and local police require annual training on tourniquet and hemostatic agent use, which warren hospital provides at no cost (109 participants over three days); 11) bi-monthly epi-pen training and narcan training: provided to local ems, at their respective sites at no cost; 12) large event for pa and nj paramedics in january: provides educational event at no cost to providers with typical attendance of more than 100. Physicians from warren hospital provide a large amount of content for this event by providing free lectures for ems continuing education; 13) drug take back day: participated in the network drug takeback day where over 41 pounds of prescription drugs were collected in only four hours; and 14) walk with a doc: offered 25 walks. Resident doctors of coventry practice walked with the firth youth center students. Community involvement ====================== the hospital pursues expanded relationships and health improvement advocacy with the communities it serves through various coalition-building activities, including, but not limited to, the following: 1) hospital managers serve on various community boards and panels, and, in this way, collectively volunteer a minimum of 40 hours a month to various initiat”

“Quality awards ============== at st. Luke's university health network, our vision is to lead the region in clinical quality and safety performance. St. Luke's has been honored with more than 200 healthcare quality awards including but not limited to the following: centers for medicare and medicaid services hospital compare ratings ------------------------------------------------------------------- st. Luke's university health network's hospitals received the highest possible scores, five and four stars, in the 2019 centers for medicare and medicaid services (cms) hospital compare analysis. Nationally, less than one-third of hospitals received at least a four-star rating and no other health system in the lehigh valley scored above three stars. Cms's hospital compare results were based on more than 100 quality measures collected from 4,500 medicare-certified hospitals. Intended to help consumers choose the best hospital and highest quality care, the quality measures spanned multiple categories including mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness and timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. Eight st. Luke's university health network hospitals (bethlehem, allentown, anderson, miners, monroe, quakertown, sacred heart and warren) received four or five stars. Watson health 100 top hospital (major teaching hospitals) award --------------------------------------------------------------- st. Luke's university hospital is a seven-time recipient of this prestigious award and has received it five years in a row. This award identifies the nations best providers for inpatient hospital care. Selected from more than 5,500 us hospitals, st. Luke's is the only hospital in the region to win this award. The 100 top hospitals achieve significantly higher survival, fewer complications, lower hospital readmissions, lower hospital length of stay, greater patient satisfaction and lower cost of care. St. Lukes was also named one of 15 major teaching hospitals in the nation. Additionally, for the first time, st. Luke's anderson campus was named a 100 top hospital (one of 20 in the medium community hospital category), and for the second time st. Luke's quakertown campus was named a 100 top hospital (one of 20 in the small community hospital category). Watson health, an ibm company, is a multinational health care company that delivers unbiased information, analytic tools, benchmarks, research and services to the health care industry. Truven 50 top cardiovascular award ---------------------------------- st. Luke's is a six-time recipient of this outstanding recognition, which identifies the nation's best providers of cardiovascular care. Selected from more than 1,000 hospitals in the u.s., the 50 top cardiovascular hospitals achieve significantly higher survival, fewer complications, lower hospital readmissions, lower hospital length of stay and lower cost of care. U.s. News & world report - awards st. Luke's high marks in lehigh valley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ according to the us news & world report 2019 hospital rankings, st. Luke's university hospital-bethlehem is "high performing" in 12 adult specialties, procedures and conditions. No other hospital in the lehigh valley received more recognitions. Only 57 out of 4,500 hospitals nationally were rated "high performing" in all nine of the study's ranked procedures and conditions. Also, us news & world report rated st. Luke's "high performing" in the adult specialties of geriatrics, orthopedics and pulmonology. It also rated st. Luke's "high performing" in all nine of the study's ranked procedures and conditions (abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, aortic valve surgery, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), colon cancer surgery, heart bypass surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery). Leapfrog hospitals safety ratings --------------------------------- several st. Luke'”

“Most hap achievement awards in the state ---------------------------------------- each year hospital and health association of pennsylvania (hap) honors hospitals and health systems for their innovation, creativity, and commitment to patient care through its achievement awards program. In fy'19, 14 awards submitted by st. Luke's were selected from 127 submissions for their exceptional work and innovation in patient care, community outreach and staff leadership. St luke's continues to hold the distinction of winning the most hap achievement awards of any health system in the state. Superior rating for lung cancer surgery results ------------------------------------------------ st. Luke's university health network's lung cancer surgery programs ranks in the top-tier of the society of thoracic surgeons' general thoracic surgery database. The thoracic society recently created a composite measure of lung cancer surgical quality, focusing on lobectomy, the most common type of removal of a portion of a cancerous lung. St. Luke's thoracic surgery program achieved the superior ranking of three stars for better-than-expected outcomes. This rigorous, risk-adjusted evaluation by the society measures multiple surgical outcomes of lobectomy surgery, including death and many postoperative complications. American college of surgery commission on cancer accreditation -------------------------------------------------------------- the acos coc accreditation recognizes a cancer program that meets the following standards: (1) comprehensive care including a complete range of state-of-the-art services and equipment; (2) a multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best treatment options; (3) information about ongoing cancer clinical trials and new treatment options; (4) access to prevention and early detection programs, cancer education, and support services; (5) a cancer registry that offers lifelong patient follow-up; and (6) ongoing monitoring and improvements in cancer care. American college of cardiology accreditation -------------------------------------------- the american college of cardiology (acc) has recognized st. Luke's for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. St. Luke's was awarded chest pain center accreditation with primary pci based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff's ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. Blue distinction centers designations ------------------------------------- the blue distinction centers (bdc) designation signifies that your facilitys cardiac program met nationally established criteria by demonstrating expertise in delivering quality specialty care, safely and effectively. Those facilities designated as blue distinction centers (bdc+) also demonstrated both expertise and cost efficiency in delivering specialty care. - blue distinction centers for cardiac care designation - blue distinction centers for maternity care designation - blue distinction centers for bariatric surgery women's choice award as one of america's best hospitals for obstetrics st. Luke's university health networks allentown and bethlehem campuses have received women's choice awards for being among america's best hospitals for obstetrics. This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the country's best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that consider female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence and what women say they want from a hospital. The list of over 400 award winners, including st. Luke's, represents hospitals that offer exceptional obstetric services which ranked above the national average for patient safety, thereby supporting a womans decision when choosing the best for her maternity needs. American heart/stroke get with the guidelines target, stroke gold plus honor roll elite ----------------------------------------------------------------------- the award recognizes hospitals that demons”

“Expenses incurred in providing various other medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Please refer to the organization's community benefit statement included in schedule o.”

“In august 2016, the financial accounting standards board ("fasb") issued accounting standards update ("asu") 2016-14, "presentation of financial statements for not-for-profit entities". The new guidance requires improved presentation and disclosures to help not-for-profits provide more relevant information about their resources to donors, grantors, creditors and other users. The network adopted this new accounting standard in fiscal year 2019. The primary changes affecting the network include: presentation of two classes of net assets versus the previously required three; enhanced disclosures for board designated amounts, composition of net assets without donor restrictions, and liquidity and availability; and disclosure of expenses by both their natural and functional classification in a matrix format.”

“Other changes in net assets or fund balances include: - restructuring costs - ($94,222); - net assets released from restriction used for purchases of property and equipment - $52,537; - pledges received - specific purpose fund - ($154,368); - net assets released from restriction used for operations - specific purpose fund - ($86,228); and - allowance for pledges written off and actual write-offs - specific purpose fund - ($511).”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the tax-exempt parent entity of the network. An independent certified public accounting ("cpa") firm audited the consolidated financial statements of the network and its controlled affiliates for the years ended june 30, 2019 and june 30, 2018; respectively, and issued a consolidated financial statement with consolidating schedules by entity. An unmodified opinion was issued each year by the independent cpa firm. The network's finance committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the network's consolidated financial statements and the selection of an independent auditor.”