Jefferson Health - Northeast System

“Edward f. Mckenna, iii & austin a. Meehan, iii - family relationship.”

“Thomas jefferson university ("tju") is the sole member of this organization. Tju 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 thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The organization's federal form 990 was provided 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 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 system's finance personnel and various other system 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 system's internal working group for their review. The 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 internal working group for final review. Following this review, the form 990 was provided to this organization's governing body prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The system has a written conflict of interest policy with which all affiliates regularly monitor and enforce compliance. The conflict-of-interest policy governs conflict of interest disclosure and monitoring of all voting members of the system's board of trustees. The conflict-of-interest policy is designed to assist the organization in evaluating arrangements, contracts or transactions that may benefit the private interest of a trustee, their family member(s), a member of a committee or subcommittee that exercises board-delegated powers of the university, or senior management. The policy is intended to supplement but not replace applicable state and federal laws governing nonprofit charitable corporations. In accordance with the conflict-of-interest policy, each voting member of the board of trustees must complete, at least annually, the system's conflict of interest disclosure process. The conflict-of-interest process includes distribution of an electronic disclosure to all persons who served as voting members of the board of trustees, members of senior management and key employees during the previous fiscal year. The disclosure form elicits information related to the respondent's actual or potential interests and activities in which they engaged during the reporting period. The process also requires covered persons to disclose such information about their family members. In addition to attesting to the veracity of information contained within the disclosure, the voting member of the board of trustees must certify that they will abide by the system's conflicts of interest and other relevant policies and will disclose all interests and activities related to their ongoing service on the board of trustees. Members of senior management and individuals identified as key employees receive disclosure questions required of members of the board of trustees. All persons covered under the organization's board of trustees and employee-related conflict of interest policies maintain a continuing obligation to disclose all changes in interests, activities and relationships throughout the year. The system maintains all original disclosure forms and certifications in accordance with its record retention policy. The system also compiles and issues a comprehensive report of all actual or potential interests and activities reported during the board of trustees conflicts of interest disclosure process to the organization's executive committee of the board of trustees. Thereafter, the board of trustees itself or through delegation to the finance, assurance & compliance committee, evaluates all actual or potential conflicts of interest to determine whether activities or arrangements require management, reduction, or elimination of certain interests, activities or relationships. When management of the identified conflict is required, the affected person(s), members of the board's executive committee, and certain members of executive management, receive notification of the requirements set forth in the management plan. Affected persons are expected to abide by the terms of the management plan, which may include, but may not be limited to, recusal from deliberations and voting when appropriate. In addition to the above-outlined internal reporting and evaluation of activities, transactions and relationships, all required disclosures in accordance with the internal revenue service's regulations and instructions are reported on the organization's federal form 990.”

“The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The organization is committed to ensuring that its executive compensation program adheres to the highest standards of regulatory compliance and best practices in corporate governance. Thomas jefferson university's board of trustees has a compensation and human capital 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 system's executive compensation, including arrangements covering the president/chief executive officer, senior executives and other key employees (including clinical department chairs and select faculty). The committee meets multiple times during the year and is comprised of individuals who are independent and do not have conflicts of interest with regard to the compensation arrangements that fall within its purview. The committee's process is designed to satisfy the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness that is available under the intermediate sanctions law, and includes the review of comparability data and the contemporaneous substantiation of its deliberations and decisions. The committee's decisions are made in accordance with system's compensation philosophy, which supports the objective of attracting, retaining and motivating talented individuals who have the appropriate experience and skills to achieve the institution's objectives. On an annual basis the committee reviews appropriate comparability data for similar institutions that reflect the mission, scope and complexity of the organization and its constituent entities. The committee engages qualified, independent consultants as needed to provide advice on compensation matters and to prepare the comparability data, which are reviewed by the committee in advance of making its decisions. The committee reviews and approves compensation for the president/chief executive officer and other senior executives based on market practices, an assessment of performance and other business judgment factors. The executive compensation includes incentive pay, pursuant to which executives are rewarded based on the achievement of the system, entity and individual performance goals that are established in advance of the performance period. These goals are linked to system's mission, strategic and operating objectives, and have predetermined weights. At the end of the year, the committee approves the resulting awards based on a review of performance achievements relative to the goals; in appropriate circumstances, other discretionary factors may be considered when incentives are determined. The committee makes a determination of the reasonableness of compensation and maintains minutes that document its deliberations and decisions.”

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

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

“Edward a. Turzanski serves as a voting member/officer of the organization's governing body; an uncompensated position. In addition, michelle conley, r.n., thomas a. Corcoran, m.d., eli f. Dweck, m.d., salil shah, m.d. And gerald wydro, m.d. Are voting members of this organization's board of trustees; an uncompensated position. These individuals receive a federal form w-2 from and are employed by related tax-exempt organizations within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health. These individuals also serve as voting members of the jefferson health - northeast governing body. Their respective reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the jefferson health - northeast (ein: 23-0596940) federal form 990. Please refer to the jefferson health - northeast federal form 990 for this information. Robert e. Booth, m.d. Is a member of the organization's board of trustees; an uncompensated position. Dr. Booth is an employed physician and receives a federal form w-2 from jefferson health - northeast; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Accordingly, his reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the jefferson health - northeast (ein: 23-0596940) federal form 990. Please refer to the jefferson health - northeast federal form 990 for this information. Please note, dr. Booth provides licensed medical services, as well as non-clinical services. During 2020, jefferson health - northeast was not required to file a federal form 4720 for any remittance of excise tax related to dr. Booth because the portion of his compensation attributable to non-clinical services was not in excess of $1m and thus exempt from excise tax as provided for under internal revenue code section 4960. Clifton r. Hall, m.d. Is a voting member of this organization's board of trustees; an uncompensated position. Dr. Hall is an employed physician and receives a federal form w-2 from aria health physician services; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Accordingly, his reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the aria health physician services (ein: 23-2691968) federal form 990. Please refer to the aria health physician services federal form 990 for this information. Peter l. Deangelis, jr. And cristina g. Cavalieri, esq. Are officers of this organization's governing body; an uncompensated position. These individuals are employed by and receive a federal form w-2 from thomas jefferson university; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Their common law employer/employee relationship is with thomas jefferson university. Accordingly, thomas jefferson university filed a 2020 federal form 4720 which included a remittance of excise tax related to each individual's compensation in excess of $1m. Their respective reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the thomas jefferson university (ein: 23-1352651) federal form 990 for the year ending june 30, 2021. Please refer to the thomas jefferson university federal form 990 for this information. Richard galup, mba, ms, otr/l is the president and chief operating officer of jefferson health - northeast. As such, he serves as an officer of this organization's governing body; an uncompensated position. Mr. Galup receives a federal form w-2 from and is employed by jefferson health - northeast. His common law employer/employee relationship is with jefferson health - northeast. Accordingly, his reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and s”

“The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The system's parent entity is thomas jefferson university ("tju"). The system 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 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 core form, part vii of this form 990, for individuals who receive compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, paid officers or key employees, reflect total hours worked per week on behalf of the system; not solely this organization.”

“Jefferson health - northeast system is a not-for-profit organization based in philadelphia, pennsylvania. The internal revenue service ("irs") has recognized jefferson health - northeast system as a tax-exempt organization under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3). Jefferson health - northeast system is the tax-exempt parent organization of a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system which includes jefferson health - northeast ("jhne"). Additionally, this organization is also the sole corporate member of various affiliates within the integrated healthcare delivery system. Background ========== jefferson health - northeast ("jhne") is the largest healthcare provider in northeast philadelphia and lower bucks county. With three leading-edge community hospitals and a strong network of outpatient centers and primary care physicians, jhne upholds a longstanding tradition of bringing advanced medicine and personal care to the many communities it serves. The organization is recognized by the internal revenue service ("irs") as an internal revenue code 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, jhne provides healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Moreover, jhne operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in irs revenue ruling 69-545: 1) provides healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including financial assistance, self-pay, medicare and medicaid patients; 2) operates 3 active emergency departments for all persons; which are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year, including a level 2 trauma center at the torresdale campus; 3) maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) control of jhne rests with its local board of trustees and the parent board of trustees of jefferson health. Both boards are comprised of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community; 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 jhne as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of the organization 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. Mission statement ================= we improve lives. Vision ====== reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value. Principles & values =================== put people first service-minded, respectful & embraces diversity be bold & think differently innovative, courageous & solution-oriented do the right thing safety-focused, integrity & accountability history ======= the story of jefferson health - northeast began in 1902, when a resident of the frankford section of philadelphia contracted typhoid fever. The patient's physician, dr. Joseph ball, couldn't find a single hospital in the city to admit his seriously ill patient. Not one of the downtown hospitals had an available bed. When dr. Ball learned other northeast physicians were also having their patients turned away, he began an effort to establish a community hospital that would provide convenient, high-quality medical care to his neighbors. Named after the neighborhood it would first serve, frankford hospital - frankford (now jefferson frankford hospital) opened its doors on the fourth of july, 1903. During the decades that followed, frankford expanded upon dr. Ball's founding vision. For over a century, the hospital introduced many new services to better meet the health needs of its growing communities. For example, as the hospital's service area grew and flourished, frankford responded by opening a second s”

“Nutrition --------- (1) individual nutritional counseling - nutritional assessment and counseling provided by registered dietitians for general nutrition and a variety of medical concerns requiring nutritional intervention. (2) healthy lifestyle program - the healthy lifestyle program is a nutrition education program that focuses on helping you to build healthy habits to aid in weight management and to treat and prevent disease. (3) pcos (polycystic ovary syndrome) nutrition education series - feel comfortable in this group with others that share this common endocrine problem. The bi-monthly meetings will include educational topics on carbohydrate counting, healthy food choices to help manage cholesterol and blood pressures, weight management, benefits of exercise, and recipe tips. Support will be provided by staff members and group members. (4) medgem indirect calorimeter testing - this service requires a simple breath test to accurately measure your individual energy requirements. Knowing this number will help you with your weight management goals. (5) nutrition counseling for bariatric surgery - this service is provided for patients thinking about the lap banding weight loss procedure that is now offered at the oxford valley medical plaza in langhorne, pa. (6) heart healthy & diabetes supermarket tours - these tours will emphasize label reading for fats: saturated and unsaturated, fiber, soy protein, carbohydrate, and other key ingredients to help you manage your blood sugars, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Fitness ======= as qualified health and fitness professionals, our team will work directly with you to set realistic wellness goals and develop a customized exercise program. With proven scientific methods that focus on cardiovascular conditioning, strength, power, endurance, balance and flexibility, nutrition, and more, we'll support your efforts to achieve a healthier you! The services we offer include: - fitness assessments and reassessments; - tailored exercise programs; - personal training with a fitness specialist; - nutrition and weight-loss counseling; - educational seminars and workshops; - fun and motivational fitness campaigns; and - monthly newsletter with helpful health and fitness information. Programs & support groups ========================= (1) jhne's diabetes self-management program has been recognized by the american diabetes association for quality self-management education. This multi-session, 10-hour program teaches you the importance of proper nutrition, exercise, and controlling your blood sugar to minimize diabetic complications. (2) jhne's cardiac rehabilitation program is a medically monitored exercise program for persons with heart disease. Scheduled classes meet three times per week on monday, wednesday, and friday. (3) the pulmonary rehabilitation program is a medically supervised program for patients with chronic respiratory disease. The program consists of exercise and education and is designed to help patients to better cope with their breathing problems. Scheduled classes meet two times per week on tuesday and thursday. (4) dear friends: led by a social worker, is a general support group for patients coping with cancer, along with their friends and family members. (5) smoking cessation program: this free program is offered in conjunction with the university of pennsylvania. (6) smoking cessation and lung screening program: jhne is dedicated to continually improving the health of our community. Our innovative comprehensive smoking cessation program offers the necessary tools to help you quit, while our unique, low-dose ct scan regimen can keep close watch on the health of your lungs. These scans are safe and are more effective at detecting early onset of lung cancer than traditional x-rays. (7) look good...feel better: sponsored by the american cancer society, this is a free program for women actively undergoing cancer treatment to deal with the changes to their skin and hair. (8)”

“Jefferson health ================ jefferson health offers excellent clinical and compassionate care for our patients in the philadelphia region, educating the health professionals of tomorrow in a variety of disciplines and discovering new knowledge that will define the future of clinical care. The system includes fourteen hospitals, seven urgent care centers, and 25 testing and imaging centers located throughout philadelphia, bucks and montgomery counties in pennsylvania and camden and gloucester counties in new jersey. Outpatient and community-based services are delivered through a network of owned and affiliated physician practices, satellite medical and surgical centers, outpatient laboratories and radiology centers. Together, jefferson health has 32,000+ employees, 6,300 physicians and practitioners, 7,900 nurses, 2,600 faculty and 2,100 volunteers and is the second largest employer in philadelphia. A different year ---------------- coming together: our covid response included planning and preparation - even before the first positive cases of covid-19 surfaced in montgomery county, abington hospital was already executing a detailed plan for covid testing, patient services, and equipment management. The plan was developed by jefferson, with recommendations from the centers for disease control and prevention and the department of health. As our number of cases grew, a strategic advisory team of top leaders at the hospital launched numerous strategies to address the needs of our community, including: establishing the first covid testing site in the delaware valley; postponing all elective procedures, repurposing beds for additional icu capacity, setting protocols for isolating different patient populations, creating transition plans for non-covid patients and shifting non-covid appointments to telehealth technology when possible; setting up a triage phone line for patients and staff, and creating standard guidelines for staff who are triaging patients; sourcing personal protective equipment (ppe) donations, supplies and other equipment, including ventilators and alternatives; providing real-time education about changing cdc guidelines; redeploying staff to the most critical units; providing training to upskill registered nurses (rns) to work in the icu; organizing childcare for staff and developing plans to feed and house staff as needed. It was announced in fy20 that jefferson health had cared for more covid-19 patients than any other system in the philadelphia area. During these unprecedented times, our community donated generous funds and materials: our community stepped up with charitable support, and showed great generosity in donating medical equipment and ppe. These included masks, goggles, hand sanitizer, and other medical supplies. To ensure the safety and efficacy of these materials, our supply-chain management team set up a donation drop-off site to coordinate the receipt and evaluation of these generous donations.”

“The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The system has a number of outstanding long-term obligated group debt liabilities, including the following bond issuances: - pennsylvania higher educational facilities authority series 2012; - pennsylvania higher educational facilities authority series 2012a; - pennsylvania higher educational facilities authority series 2015a; - pennsylvania higher educational facilities authority series 2015b; - pennsylvania higher educational facilities authority series 2015c-g; - pennsylvania higher educational facilities authority series 2015h; - philadelphia authority for industrial development series 2017a; - philadelphia authority for industrial development series 2017b; - philadelphia authority for industrial development series 2017c; - montgomery county higher education and health authority series 2018a; - montgomery county higher education and health authority series 2018b; - montgomery county higher education and health authority series 2018c; - montgomery county higher education and health authority series 2018d; and - montgomery county higher education and health authority series 2019a. The bonds outlined above and various other long-term borrowings are allocated by thomas jefferson university; the tax-exempt parent of the system and sole member of various tax-exempt affiliates within the system, to the following system member hospitals and certain other affiliates. The balance sheet of these respective member hospitals and certain other affiliates reflects a tju obligated group liability. Accordingly, this tju obligated group liability is reflected on the balance sheet of the following subsidiary organizations: - thomas jefferson university hospitals, ein: 23-2829095 - tjuh system, ein: 26-3026795 - jefferson university physicians, ein: 23-2809585 - abington health, ein: 27-1243803 - abington health foundation, ein: 23-2188052 - abington memorial hospital, ein: 23-1352152 - lansdale hospital corporation, ein: 26-3359979 - jefferson health - northeast ein: 23-0596940 - jefferson health - northeast system, ein: 23-2239131 - philadelphia university, ein: 23-1252294 - kennedy university hospital, inc., ein: 22-1773439 - magee rehabilitation hospital, ein: 23-1476328 schedule k was prepared on a consolidated basis and is included within thomas jefferson university's (ein: 23-1352651) federal form 990 for the year ended june 30, 2021.”

“Other changes in net assets include: - other changes in unrestricted net assets - ($212,646).”

“The organization is an affiliate within thomas jefferson university/jefferson health; a comprehensive professional university and tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery system ("system"), with a tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. The system's parent entity is thomas jefferson university ("tju"). An independent certified public accounting ("cpa") firm audited the consolidated financial statements of the system for the fiscal years ended june 30, 2021, and june 30, 2020; respectively and issued a consolidated audited financial statement. An unmodified opinion was issued each year by the independent cpa firm. Tju's finance, assurance & compliance committee has assumed responsibility for the oversight of the audit of the consolidated financial statements, which includes the selection of an independent auditor.”