Abington Memorial Hospital Foundation

“Abington health ("ah")is the sole member of this organization. Thomas jefferson university ("tju") is the sole member of ah. Tju has the ultimate authority and 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 of thomas jefferson university ("tju") and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The organization's federal form 990 was provided to and made available to each voting member of the organization's governing body prior to filing of the form 990 with the internal revenue service ("irs"). As part of the tax return preparation process the organization hired a professional 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 organization's finance personnel and various other individuals of the organization and the system 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 organization's finance personnel and other individuals for their review. The organization's finance personnel and other individuals 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 organization's finance personnel and various other individuals for final review. Thereafter, the cpa firm gave a form 990 summary presentation to the tju audit and compliance committee and thereafter a complete copy of the form 990 was made available to this organization's board of trustees prior to filing.”

“The organization is an affiliate of thomas jefferson university ("tju") and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care which includes abington memorial hospital ("amh"). The organization regularly monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Annually all members of the board of trustees, officers and management personnel are required to review the existing conflict of interest policy and complete a questionnaire. The completed questionnaires are returned to the system's director of compliance for review. Thereafter the director of compliance prepares a summary of the completed questionnaires which contains information disclosed on an individual by individual basis and reviews this summary with amh's svp of legal affairs/general counsel. This summary is then given to a sub-committee of amh for review. Thereafter, the amh president signs off on the summary and the sub committee reviews and makes decisions on how to handle conflicts of interest and associated mitigating behavior to be taken by the organization if applicable.”

“The organization is an affiliate of thomas jefferson university ("tju") and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care which includes abington memorial hospital ("amh"). Tju has a compensation and human resources committee ("committee"). The committee has adopted a written executive compensation philosophy which it follows when it reviews and approves of the compensation and benefits of the organization's senior management, including the chief executive officer, president of abington health ("ah") hospitals, senior vice president of finance/chief financial officer, senior vice president of legal affairs/general counsel and chief of staff. The committee reviews the "total compensation" of the individuals which is intended to include both current and deferred compensation and all employee benefits, both qualified and non-qualified. The committee's review is done on at least an annual basis and ensures that the "total compensation" of senior management of the organization is reasonable. The actions taken by the committee enable the organization to receive the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for purposes of internal revenue code section 4958 with respect to the total compensation of certain members of the senior management team, including the chief executive officer, president of ah hospitals, senior vice president of finance/chief financial officer, senior vice president of legal affairs/general counsel and chief of staff. The three factors which must be satisfied in order to receive the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness are the following: 1. The compensation arrangement is approved in advance by an "authorized body" of the applicable tax-exempt organization which is composed entirely of individuals who do not have a "conflict of interest" with respect to the compensation arrangement; 2. The authorized body obtained and relied upon "appropriate data as to comparability" prior to making its determination; and 3. The authorized body "adequately documented the basis for its determination" concurrently with making that determination. The committee is comprised of members of the board of trustees each of who are independent and are free from any conflicts of interest. The committee relied upon appropriate comparable data; specifically, the committee obtained a written compensation study from an independent firm which specializes in the reviewing of hospital and healthcare system executive compensation and benefits throughout the united states. The peer group chosen for comparison should reflect the fact that abington health is a multi hospital healthcare system. The peer group will contain not-for-profit healthcare organizations comparable in size and complexity to abington health. The peer group would consist of independent, single and multi-hospital healthcare systems that have an emphasis on teaching and range in size from half as large to up to twice as large as abington health. Although this peer group will contain organizations from all parts of the u.s., abington health will also examine regional (mid-atlantic) and local (philadelphia) pay levels. The committee adequately documented its basis for its determination through the timely preparation of written minutes of the compensation committee meetings during which the executive compensation and benefits was reviewed and subsequently approved. The actions outlined above with respect to the committee and the establishment of the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness only applies to certain senior management personnel, including but not limited to the chief executive officer, president of ah hospitals, senior vice president of finance/chief financial officer, senior vice president of legal affairs/general counsel and chief of staff. The compensation and benefits of certain other individuals contained in this form 990 are reviewed annually by the chief executive officer with assistance from the organization's human r”

“The organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed through the commonwealth of pennsylvania.”

“Part vii and schedule j reflect certain board members and officers receiving compensation and benefits from a related organization. Please note this remuneration was for services rendered as full-time employees of a related organization and for their position within thomas jefferson university and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care; not for services rendered as a voting member or officer of this organization's board of trustees.”

“The organization is an affiliate of thomas jefferson university ("tju") and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care ("system"). The system includes both for profit and not-for-profit organizations. Certain board of trustee members, officers and/or directors 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 system. The hours shown on this form 990, for board members who receive no compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, represent the estimated hours devoted per week for this organization. To the extent these individuals serve as a member of the board of trustees of other related organizations in the system, their respective hours per week per organization are approximately the same as reflected in core form, part vii of this form 990. The hours reflected on part vii of this form 990, for board members 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 system; not solely this organization.”

“Abington health foundation ("ahf") is an organization recognized by the internal revenue service as tax-exempt pursuant to internal revenue code ("IRC") 501(c)(3) and as a non-private foundation pursuant to internal revenue code 509(a)(1). Effective april 30, 2015 at 11:59 pm, thomas jefferson university ("tju"), a pennsylvania nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, became the sole corporate member of abington health ("ah"). As a result of this transaction, ah and its subsidiaries, abington memorial hospital ("amh"), lansdale hospital corporation ("lhc"), and abington health foundation ("ahf") (collectively, the "subsidiaries"), became subsidiaries of tju, creating a university health system, known as jefferson, that encompasses thomas jefferson university plus jefferson health, a new combined clinical brand for the five hospitals and physician networks within the system. Abington health and jefferson have merged organizations in a new partnership that will strengthen the enterprises ability to care for the communities we serve. This merger brings some changes, but one thing remains constant: all charitable gifts to abington health foundation are directed to abington memorial hospital and lansdale hospital corporation and affiliate locations throughout the community, just as donors wish. All existing donor-designated funds and endowments that were established to support specific programs at abington health will continue to fund those specific purposes intended by donors. Later in fy16, jefferson and aria health completed their transaction, giving greater reach to jeffersons transformative model. Aria and jefferson entered into a letter of intent to join together in october 2015 following a two-year strategic planning and partnership exploration process at aria. The aria and jefferson combination comes a little over one year after the abington health and jefferson merger in may 2016, which marked the beginning of a new era in urban/suburban access to some of the nations finest clinicians, scientists, academicians and health care professionals. In january 2016, jefferson signed a letter of intent to move forward with a potential integration with kennedy health to serve patients in southern new jersey. Jefferson is also seeking to redefine higher education, announcing in december 2015 a letter of intent with philadelphia university. Aria will add the jefferson health brand to complement its legacy name, moving forward as aria-jefferson health. Arias frankford, torresdale and bucks county hospital sites and its outpatient locations will reflect the jefferson health brand. Jefferson will continue to support arias long-standing mission to serve its community. With this integration, the combined organization thomas jefferson university and jefferson health consists of: 23,000 employees; 5,000 physicians/practitioners; 5,770 nurses and 2,217 inpatient beds. In addition, jeffersons unique governance structure continues as a combined board with equal representation from jefferson, abington and aria. Jefferson health comprises six colleges, eight hospitals, 32 outpatient and urgent care locations and a multitude of physician practices throughout the region, serving more than 96,000 inpatients, 363,000 emergency patients and 1.9 million outpatient visits annually. Thomas jefferson university hospital is the largest freestanding academic medical center in philadelphia. Abington memorial hospital is the largest community teaching hospital in montgomery and bucks counties. Other hospitals include jefferson hospital for neuroscience in center city philadelphia; methodist hospital in south philadelphia; and lansdale hospital corporation in hatfield township. Abington health foundation is a nonprofit foundation that financially supports the efforts of abington memorial hospital, lansdale hospital corporation and its affiliates to benefit the health and well-”

“- A comprehensive survivorship program to provide life-long continuing medical care, monitoring and service coordination in an era when cancer survivorship is now the rule. Building a full-service, patient-focused facility was paramount to leadership, physicians, donors and patients. Every aspect of the asplundh cancer pavilion is being designed with the patient in mind from easy access and way-finding, to simplified registration and scheduling, to a thoroughly patient-focused environment that fosters wellness and supports physical, emotional and spiritual health. Features of the new cancer pavilion, which is scheduled for completion in 2017, include: - 82,000 square feet of outstanding clinical, research and support space; - a convenient location less than a mile from the pennsylvania turnpike, with ample free parking; - a beautiful grand lobby to welcome and orient patients; - a light-filled infusion center in a tranquil and comfortable environment; - surgical suites equipped with the latest technology, including the varian edge radiosurgery system; - an image recovery center staffed by specialists trained in helping patients enhance their appearance, self-esteem and sense of control; - a genetic counseling center devoted to using advanced molecular diagnostics to assess cancer risk and develop personalized treatment plans; - healing gardens plus soothing landscapes to enhance comfort and contemplation for patients and families; - an integrative medicine center that embraces complementary therapies such as yoga, reiki, massage, mindfulness, nutrition counseling and other healing modalities; and - designated space for support groups, an education resource room and much more. More than 4,044 caring and loyal donors last year supported abington's services to its community. Donor support for ah continues with the community leadership of the ahf board of trustees, its officers and members. In addition, the hospitals' trustees and trustee emeriti voluntarily contribute time, expertise and resources to the health system. Their dedicated loyalty and contributions have enabled amh and lhc to thrive with a reinvigorated commitment as the healthcare delivery system transforms itself to care for our community. A strategic philanthropy committee plans and implements new and developing strategies for the improvement of the health status of the community we serve. Medical staff officers from both hospitals and an office of philanthropy of experienced professionals round out the complement of the ahf leadership. In addition, during fy16, endowments for neurosciences, patient safety and quality care and fostering medical innovation were key areas for ahf. in fy16, donors, supporters of abington, and leaders participated in educational events and programs including educational presentations on sleep disorders, stroke care, cancer care update, integrative medicine and cancer survivorship and womens health. Charitable gifts and donor support are essential to the continuing growth of many centers of excellence, and new program and site development for abington health. These include abington's neurosciences institute, heart and vascular center, the expansion of the orthopaedic and spine institute, rosenfeld cancer center expanding into the asplundh cancer pavilion, women and children's services, medical and surgical programs, dixon school of nursing (to be transformed into abington-dixon campus jefferson college of nursing), home care/hospice and community outreach programs. Back in the early 1900s the rural town of Abington faced a pressing need for an excellent hospital located in the community. Philanthropic visionary George w. elkins, sr. stepped forward with an extraordinary gift of land and funds for a new hospital. Mr. elkins was joined by leaders from throughout the community, including members of the newly formed womens association of noble, precursor to todays Abington health foundation womens board. Their ambitious vision was realized”

“In an effort to prevent weapons from entering the abington emergency trauma center, metal detectors were installed at the entrance. Ah continues to expand and see increased demand in home care, hospice, palliative care, and other community based services. In fy16, abington's home care ("amhhc") provided cost effective, high quality, multidisciplinary home health and hospice care to individuals of all ages, to improve health, prevent illness and enable terminally ill patients to remain at home. amhhc strives to provide superior care to patients in montgomery, bucks and philadelphia counties, in fy16, more than 263 nurses, aides, social workers, therapists and support staff cared for over 167,000 home health and hospice visits to almost 9,790 patients served. Abington-aria home health will be renamed. Abington's hospice and pediatric hospice programs served over 430 terminally ill adults and children and their loved ones in fy16. AMH's warminster campus is the home to hospice and the kind pediatric hospice, the area's first facility to provide a homelike residential care environment for terminally ill children. This important end-of-life care brings together the homecare hospice program and residential hospice for adults. Ah palliative care program continues to support our homecare patients for individuals with chronic and terminal illness by providing symptom management and discussing options in end of life care. The palliative care service recognized an increase in patient consultations fy16 as over 2,200 new consults were accomplished at AMH. Additionally, almost 350 consultations were completed at LHC in fy16. Hospice volunteer services actively provide service hours in support of this program. In fy16, home care/hospice department utilizes volunteers in the following areas: home care, hospice services, bereavement services, pet therapy and adult day services in lansdale. In fy16, total number of volunteers was 226 with 91 as patient care and administrative and 135 as crafter volunteers. Patient care and administrative volunteers provided 11,846 hours and home care/hospice volunteers provided 38,028 or a cost savings of $834,346. Hospice bereavement services are provided to the loved ones of deceased hospice patients for one year after death. A bereavement coordinator and volunteers assess individuals and families and refer to support groups provided. In fy16, nearly 3,000 unduplicated bereaved were followed. A minimum of 8,868 contacts were made to the bereaved. Programs such as first steps: beginning the journey, bereavement support groups, younger widow/widower program, service of remembrance, coping with holidays, "remembering mommany others were offered in fy16. Recipient families are quite often donors and the restricted fund offsets these needed services. Through charitable support, the safe harbor program helps provide a safe, supportive place for children, teens and young adults grieving from the loss of a parent or sibling. Located at ah center willow grove, the program provides a caring environment of grief support services including support groups for children, teens and young adults and caregivers to help them through the natural process of grieving, and camp charlie, a day camp for bereaved children. The program served 190 child/teen, 13 young adults and 125 parents/caregivers in fy16. Since the inception of the program, safe harbor served 1,541 children, teens, young adults and 898 families. All of these services with safe harbor are made possible by many donors, employee donors, trustee philanthropists and donor organizations. Abington health --------------- Ah is a not for profit holding company based in abington, pennsylvania. Ah is the sole corporate member of a number of not for-profit entities as outlined herein. As the parent organization of a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system, ah strives to continually develop and operate an integrated healthcare delivery system which provides a comprehe”

“Muller institute for senior health established in 2000 with major donor support brings together the entire network of inpatient and outpatient care providers, services and educational opportunities dedicated to meeting the varied needs of older adults. The programs and services available are as diverse as the seniors served. Whether a patient or community member is looking for education on a health-related topic, health with a family member or require hospitalization, abington offers comprehensive care and support for seniors and their families --- in the hospital, in the community, and in the home. Abington can: support and enhance recovery while in the hospital, help a senior remain informed, healthy, supported, and independent in the community and provides compassionate and quality care at home. Abington memorial hospital -------------------------- AMH is a 665-bed non-profit acute care medical center located in abington, montgomery county, pennsylvania. Amh is recognized by the internal revenue service as an internal revenue code 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, amh provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, status as an individual with a handicap/disability or ability to pay. Moreover, no individuals are denied necessary medical care, treatment or services. AMH operates consistently with the criteria outlined in irs revenue ruling 69-545. The AMH diamond stroke center has been certified by the joint commission since 2003. In fy16, over 1,900 stroke patients were cared for in the diamond stroke center. At lhc, almost 385 inpatients were cared for in the stroke center. The sleep disorders centers are located in five convenient facilities throughout the region. In 2011, the balance center opened for patients with balance-related issues, and in fy12, a comprehensive concussion program was implemented for student athletes with education programs in the community continuing in fy16. Physicians from these specialty areas donate their time to educating the community on these important services. The heart and vascular institute in fy12 implanted its first ventricular assist device or ("vad") for heart failure patients and became one of only a few hospitals in the delaware valley to offer vad therapy. The heart and vascular center is a first rate, comprehensive facility at the forefront of cardiac care and research. Cardiac surgeons are uniquely skilled in advanced procedures and technologies. A heart rhythm center offers a team of specialists skilled in electrophysiology, cardiology and cardiac surgery to provide innovative treatments for abnormal heart rhythm conditions. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement ("tavr") is an innovative valve replacement treatment for aortic stenosis. It delivers a new valve in a minimally invasive way, without removing the faulty valve. The porter institute of valvular heart disease is one of only a few centers in the philadelphia area with the expertise to perform tavr. Abington's comprehensive heart failure ("chf") program improves heart function through advanced approaches such as echo-optimized cardiac resynchronization therapy and, joint commission-accredited ventricular assist device ("vad") program for treatment of end-stage chf. The blank vascular center features an on-site vascular lab and board-certified vascular surgeons. Donor support has also enabled ajh to create the addonizio hybrid operating room, an endovascular angiography suite for both cardiovascular surgery and vascular imaging. One of the region's leading oncology centers, the rosenfeld cancer center provided care for over 1,500 inpatients in fy16. Its clinical excellence, team approach to care and close attention to the whole patient has made this one of the busiest centers in the area. Accredited at the highest levels of qua”

“Other changes in net assets or fund balance include: - net assets released from temporary restrictions; ($2,889,840); and - decrease in value of split interest agreements and perpetual trusts from temporary restriction; ($294,324).”

“The organization is an affiliate of thomas jefferson university ("tju") and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care ("system"). The system's parent entity is thomas jefferson university ("tju"). An independent cpa firm audited the consolidated financial statements of the system for the fiscal years ended june 30, 2016 and june 30, 2015; respectively and issued a consolidated financial statement with consolidating schedules. An unqualified opinion was issued each year by the independent cpa firm. Tju's audit and compliance committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent auditor.”

“The organization is an affiliate of thomas jefferson university ("tju") and its subsidiaries; a tax-exempt tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. Tju's audit and compliance committee engaged an independent accounting firm to prepare and issue a system wide consolidated a-133 audit. This organization was included in the system wide a-133 audit.”