St Luke'S Hospital Anderson Campus

“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. In addition, this organization's form 990 reflects no compensated individuals from this entity. St. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania issues forms w-2 to individuals who provide services at st. Lukes hospital anderson campus, and files the applicable forms with the internal revenue service. St. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania allocates these payments to this 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 is the senior vice president of finance/chief financial officer of the network. Mr. Lichtenwalner 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 deffered compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within corm 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 organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed through the commonwealth of pennsylvania.”

“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 is the sole member of the organization and is a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Samuel r. Giamber, m.d. And richard a. Anderson are voting members of this organizations board of trustees. Neither of these individuals are compensated for serving as voting members of the organizations governing body. Dr. Giamber is an employed physician and receives a federal form w-2 from st. Lukes physician group, inc.; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Mr. Anderson is the president/chief executive officer 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. Dr. Giamber and mr. Anderson'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.”

“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 is the sole member of the organization and is a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Edward r. Nawrocki 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. Nawrocki is the president of st. Luke's hospital anderson campus and is listed as an officer on this organization's form 990. In addition, mr. Nawrocki currently serves in a network role for st. Luke's university health network. Accordingly, his respective 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.”

“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 board of trustees 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 hospital anderson campus ("sl-anderson") is a joint commission-accredited, not-for-profit, 108-licensed bed acute care hospital located and providing care primarily to residents of northampton and monroe counties in pennsylvania and warren county in new jersey. In fy'19, sl-anderson provided care for 226,350 people annually with 25,640 patient encounters being medicaid and 3,900 patient encounters being self-pay (no insurance). The net charges for medicaid are $11.2 million (12%) and for self-pay are $285,000 (13%). Sl-anderson is recognized by the irs as an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, sl-anderson provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin or ability to pay. Moreover, sl-anderson operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the irs revenue ruling 69-545: 1) sl-anderson provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay; 2) sl-anderson 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-anderson maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) control of sl-anderson 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 comprise 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-anderson, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of sl-anderson 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. Sl-anderson opened on november 7, 2011 and was the first new, non-replacement hospital in pennsylvania in more than four decades. Sl-anderson is located on a 500-acre site owned by st. Luke's university health network. In addition to sl-anderson, the first phase of site development included a cancer center and a medical office building. Sl-anderson is service oriented with a goal to reduce patient and family stress and anxiety and to provide a calm and reassuring environment by meeting and often exceeding, their personal needs. Softer lighting is used in the hallways and the dcor is done in relaxing earth tones, available amenities include: flat screen televisions, free wi-fi service, daily newspaper delivery, high-quality robes, a recliner and comfortable sofa bed in every room and an afternoon tea service. Sl-anderson also focuses on making its services easy to access. For example, many services including imaging offer extended hours on the weekends and in the evenings. The medical office building provides imaging, physical therapy, laboratory and other outpatient testing, health and fitness center and offices for a wide range of physician specialists, including cardiac services and a pulmonary rehabilitation center. Over the past eight years, sl-anderson has been improving freemansburg avenue, the primary access to the hospital campus. By the time it is completed, the total cost will be $43 million. As of the end of fiscal year 2019, the first two phases of a three-phase project are complete. Previously, in august of 2017, sl-anderson opened a new $26 million specialty pavilion that expanded the breadth of offerings at the st. Lukes anderson campus to include ambulatory surgery, urology, ob/gyn services, gastroenterology and laboratory services. This facility s”

“Sports medicine =============== for st. Lukes anderson campus, sports medicine programs reach 27,620 students in six different high schools and middle schools in the anderson region. A total of 11 athletic trainers serve these schools by providing preventative, evaluation and rehabilitation services to all district student athletes. Through the st. Lukes sports medicine program, educational programming is provided in all of the schools throughout the districts and the athletic trainers work collaboratively with the st. Lukes occupational medicine and community health divisions to provide services or offer education to those employees. Athletic trainers regularly engage in marketing efforts to promote the st. Lukes university health network and build the st. Lukes brand. The program deficit is $300,471 for local anderson-based schools and is absorbed by the anderson campus. This model does not include other revenues received from club, youth sports and related activities (tournaments) for which a fee is charged. Additionally, this does not include downstream revenue generated by athletic trainer relationships in the schools within the anderson campus region. Community outreach ================== in keeping with its commitment to the communities it serves, sl-anderson annually reaches more than 7,000 people through its community outreach endeavors. The hospital offers a variety of free screenings/services for community-run events throughout the year. Community outreach includes but is not limited to these programs outlined below. In fy'19, sl-anderson served seniors in the community with a healthy, low-cost option for dinner. The older adult meals at st. Lukes anderson campus offers seniors 65+ a freshly prepared dinner five days/week for under $4. Older adults enjoy affordable, healthy eating and the opportunity to meet and engage with other older adults in the surrounding community. In fy'19 the anderson campus served 5,601 older adult meals. In october of 2019, st. Lukes anderson campus hosted national drug takeback day and 32 pounds of various medications were collected. Biannually we sponsor a lecture series for women ages 30+ who are participating in a running wellness program. St. Lukes providers educate participants three times a week for five weeks per season on health topics ranging from physical therapy, fitness, nutrition, hearth health and overall wellness. Over 100 women participate in the program per season. Anderson campus provided first aid services and a wide range of health screenings at numerous community events including forks community days at forks community center and bethlehem township community days, among others. As part of the st. Lukes university health network, anderson campus participates in the annual community supported agriculture (csa) program. Components of that program include: - increased employee access to locally-grown produce through the expansion of the csa program was a continued area of focus for sluhn. - the program was offered network-wide for the fourth year. - this year, locally grown produce was provided to 510 people at 15 network locations in pennsylvania and new jersey. - over $198,000 was generated of which $26,564 went to local farmers. We used interns at a distribution site to aid with staffing. In addition, produce was donated to local soup kitchens and food pantries. St. Lukes anderson campus opened two st. Lukes physician group clinics in spring of 2019: - st. Lukes internal medicine easton opened in may of 2019 and will open its second location in wilson in april of 2020. - st. Lukes family practice easton opened in june of 2019. These clinics will be residency practices, operated under st. Lukes physician group. Both clinics will provide primary care services, some womens health services and lifestyle medicine services. The internal medicine clinic will see patients ages 19 and older and family medicine will see both adult and pediatric patients and offer some ob/gyn se”

“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.”

“The organization is an affiliate within st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The network has a number of outstanding long-term obligated group debt liabilities, including the following bond issuances: - northampton county general purpose authority series 2010a; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2010b; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2010c; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2013a; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2013b; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2016a; - lehigh county general purpose authority series 2017b; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2018a; - northampton county general purpose authority series 2018b; and - northampton county general purpose authority series 2018c. The bonds outlined above are allocated by st. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospital organization to this tax-exempt organization. Per the network's audited financial statements the above outlined bonds were issued for the following purposes: the series 2010 bonds were issued to provide funds for the refunding of previous bond offerings, the construction and equipping of a medical office building on the anderson campus and to pay for certain costs and expenses related to the issuance of the bonds. The series 2013 bonds were issued to provide a portion of the funds for a project "the 2013 project" consisting of a 200 bed expansion of the hospital located at the anderson campus, the construction of an administration building at the anderson campus and the funding of various capital projects for general st. Luke's hospital purposes including renovations, repairs and the acquisition of various related outpatient facilities in northampton and lehigh county. The series 2016 bonds were issued to provide a portion of the funds for the "2016 project" consisting of the advance refunding of all portion of the authority's outstanding hospital revenue bonds series a of 2008 and the funding of various capital projects. The series 2017b bonds were issued to provide a portion of the funds for the "st. Luke's hospital project" consisting of the redemption and retirement of a portion of the lehigh county general purpose authority revenue bonds, series 2007. The series 2018 bonds were issued to provide a portion of the funds for the following: network equipment, building renovations, additions to the quakertown campus and additions to the anderson campus. The series 2018c bonds were issued to provide a portion of the funds for working capital to finance the purchase of equipment and other capital improvements. The balance sheet of this organization reflects a network obligated group liability. However, schedule k was prepared on a consolidated basis for the bonds issuances described above and therefore these bonds are included on the federal form 990 of st. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania (ein: 23-1352213).”

“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 - ($84,072); - pre-acquisition costs - ($318,490); - net assets released from restrictions used for purchases of property and equipment - $768; - pledges received - ($159,004); - net assets released from restrictions for operations - specific purpose fund - ($9,702); - net asset transfer to/from affiliates - ($398,128); and - allowance for pledges written off and actual write-offs - specific purpose fund - ($11,961).”

“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 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.”