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.”

“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 directors 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 managers 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 directors. 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 directors 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 directors.”

“Carl m. Alberto and mark a. Sblendorio, former officers of the organization, are still employed within the st. Luke's university health network as the vice president of finance and the vice president of legal affairs; respectively.”

“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 board members who receive compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, paid officers, 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 care for more than 4,100 observations and admissions, more than 97,800 outpatient visits and 21,500 emergency department visits and is recognized by the internal revenue service ("irs") as an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, sl-warren provides medically necessary healthcare 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 healthcare 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, 7 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 trustees 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. Background ========== founded in 1923, sl-warren was acquired by nationally recognized st. Luke's university health network ("network") in 2012. Sl-warren provides patients with access to more than 277 physicians across 45 medical specialties. Sl-warren is certified as a primary stroke center by the new jersey department of health and senior services. The st. Lukes warren campus is part of st. Lukes integrated network cancer program (incp) which is accredited with commendation by the american college of surgeons. Sl-warren offers hyperbaric oxygen services, accredited by the undersea and hyperbaric medical society. The hospital received additional payment in the 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 the following: - behavioral health, outpatient care - cardiology - dermatology - emergency services - gastroenterology - infectious disease - nephrology - neurology/concussion center - oncology/hematology - ophthalmology - orthopedics - otolaryngology/ent - pain management - podiatry - pulmonology - radiology (advanced) - sleep disorders - speech therapy - sports medicine, physical and occupational therapy, rehab - surgery (general and laparoscopic) - surgical oncology - urology - vascular - women's health - wound management the network has invested approximately $62.9 million in technical and facility improvements at sl-warren s”

“11) emergency services support: sl-warren continues to partner with our local ems agencies by providing free education sessions, free medical directorships (11) and free medication replacement to all volunteer ems agencies within warren couty. In response to the opiod epidemic sl-warren provided free narcan to local ems which included a free replacement program upon useage or expiration. Additionally, sl-warren supports the warren county prosecutors office by providing free education and medical oversight by way of our emergency department physician, jack chambers, m.d. The warren county prosecutors office and local police require annual training on touniquet and hemiststic agent use which sl-warren provides at no cost (109 participants over 3 days). 12) additional emergency service support: - in celebration of ems week, (may 24th) sl-warren hosted a free dinner and education session to all first responders regardless of affiliation; - on two separate occasions sl-warren hosted the warren county ems officers for their bi-monthly meetings. Dinner and education was provided free to all ems; - bi-monthly epi-pen training and narcan training was provided to local ems, at their respectve sites at no cost; - during the holidays, sl-warren staff delivered cookie trays to all warren ems agencies including the warren county 911 center. This was an effort to aknowledge their hard work and dedication; and - sl-warren supports a large education event for pa and nj paramedics in january. This event is no cost to the participants and typically yields over 100 providers. Physicains from sl-warren provide a large amount of content for this event by providing free lectures for ems continuing education. 13) transportation: provided 7,500 trips by the express run van, which transports seniors and disabled warren county and easton residents to and from the hospital for outpatient services. 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 initiatives including: - arc of warren county - affiliation oversight committee with family guidance center - community health forum - dasacc (domestic assault & sexual abuse crisis center) board of directors - early childhood advisory council - local advisory council on alcohol and drug abuse - mental health board - minsi trails boy scout council - phillipsburg area chamber of commerce - phillipsburg rotary club - professional advisory council on mental health - system review committee for mental health - warren county substance prevention coalition - warren county board of health community coalition (chic) 2) other partnerships that involve employee time during the workday and beyond include: - united way of northern new jersey - explorer post through the minsi trails council of the boy scouts - phillipsburg school districts education foundation - big brothers/big sisters of northern new jersey - american cancer society - united way caregiver coalition - phillipsburg walters park community pool 3) hospital employees supported community non-profit initiatives including: - american heart association (cpr community instructors) - united way - relay for life - salvation army - angel tree program - big brothers/big sisters of hunterdon, somerset & warren - norwescap food bank - project homeless connect 4) more than 60 employees and physicians supported the miller-keystone blood center drives at the hospital, which are held three times each year. Awards & accreditations ======================= at st. Lukes our vision is to lead the region in clinical quality and safety performance. St. Lukes has been honored with more than 120 healthcare quality awards including but not limited t”

“Himss analytics, a subsidiary of the health information management systems society, is a healthcare research and advisory firm for healthcare organizations and governments worldwide. Following a rigorous review process, himss analytics grades hospitals on their application of electronic medical records. The stage 7 designation recognizes st. Lukes extensive and creative use of electronic medical records to establish better service and higher quality care at lower costs. American college of cardiology chest pain center with primary pci accreditation ----------------------------------------------------------------- the american college of cardiology (acc) has recognized st lukes for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. St lukes was awarded chest pain center accreditation with primary pci based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staffs ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. U.s. News & world report best hospitals study --------------------------------------------- st. Lukes has been named as high performer in diabetes & endocrinology, gastroenterology & gi surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonary and urology. U.s. News evaluates hospitals in the following: - inpatient volume; - use of key technologies; - survival; - physician reputation score; - patient safety; and - nurse staffing. The goal of the u.s. News & world report best hospitals study is to determine which hospitals provide the best care for the sickest patients with the most complicated medical conditions and surgical procedures. The joint commission top performer on key quality measures recognition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- this recognition is given to hospitals for achieving excellence in providing evidence-based care for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgery. Leapfrog hospital safety score ------------------------------ the leapfrog group is a national coalition of large employers, which publishes a biannual hospital safety score. St. Lukes has been the recipient of "a" ratings from leapfrog. The safety score rates hospitals in the use of electronic medical record, icu physician staffing, medication safety, infections and error prevention. Blue distinction centers for cardiac care designation ----------------------------------------------------- the blue distinction centers 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 also demonstrated both expertise and cost efficiency in delivering specialty care. Blue distinction centers for maternity care designation ------------------------------------------------------- the blue distinction centers designation signifies that your facilitys maternity program met nationally established criteria by demonstrating expertise in delivering quality specialty care, safely and effectively. Those facilities designated as blue distinction centers also demonstrated both expertise and cost efficiency in delivering specialty care. Womens choice award as one of americas best hospitals for obstetrics ---------------------------------------------------------------------- st. Lukes university health networks allentown and bethlehem campuses have received womens choice awards for being among americas best hospitals for obstetrics. This evidence-based designation is the only award that identifies the countrys 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. Lukes, represents hospitals that offer exceptional obstetric services which ranked above the national average for patient safety, thereby supporting a w”

“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.”

“Other changes in net assets or fund balances include: - net assets released from restrictions used for purchase of property and equipment - $5,039; - other changes in unrestricted net assets - ($147,976); - net assets transfer from st. Luke's warren hospital foundation, inc.; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization - $1,065,064; - pledges received - temporarily restricted - ($161,952); - net assets released from restriction used for operations - temporarily restricted - ($79,675); - allowance for pledges written off and actual write-offs - temporarily restricted - ($9,089); and - other changes in net assets - $51,328.”

“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, 2017 and june 30, 2016; respectively, and issued a consolidated financial statement with consolidating schedules by entity. An unqualified 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.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The network's finance committee engaged an independent accounting firm to prepare and issue a network wide consolidated audit under the single audit act and omb circular a-133.”