Children'S Hospital Inc

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Nov 19, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$627,008,790

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Ambulatory & Primary Health Care: In March of 1998, the Board of Trustees recognized that Children's Hospital, with its richness of talent and programs and its financial resources, was well positioned to identify and address obstacles to the welfare of children in the community. Therefore, a standing committee of the Board of Trustees has been charged with developing and monitoring all services and benefits provided to the community. The hospital also provides a large array of community-education programs, wellness programs, research activities and special programs for the handicapped and medically underserved. These include, but are not limited to, the following: Kids First provides children in medically underserved areas with convenient access to quality, cost-effective pediatric primary care. Initiated in 1996, Kids First participates in the State of Louisiana KIDMED program for indigent children, which includes medical, vision, hearing and learning screening services. In 2011 there were seven pediatric clinics that provided on-call, 24-hour care, seven days a week for children ranging from birth to 21. Of these seven, two were open only part-time but still had 24-hour on call. Children's Hospital Outpatient Center of Baton Rouge was immediately established following Hurricane Katrina in order to reach out to patients who relocated to the Baton Rouge area. Clinic space was purchased in order for Children's Hospital's pediatric specialists and pediatricians to see patients on a weekly basis. The clinic is fully staffed to meet the needs of the growing pediatric population in Baton Rouge. Children's Hospital Burdin Riehl Clinic was established in Lafayette in order to meet the needs of those patients who relocated to the area following Hurricane Katrina. Both the Baton Rouge and Lafayette clinics provide care with the same guidelines as the hospital - no child is ever turned away. Doctors at these locations continue to see a large number of patients whose families lost their incomes as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The hospital loses approximately $37,000 per month on these clinics. The Metairie Center is a satellite clinic for pediatric specialists who see patients in the Metairie area. The Children's Healthcare Assistance Plan (CHAP) provides physician and hospital services at no cost to children whose family income is too high to qualify for Medicaid but whose lack of resources limit their access to quality healthcare. Free care provided by the hospital, at established charges, was approximately $15,803,806 for the year-end December 31, 2011. Benefits to the indigent also include charges in excess of government payments for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries of approximately $423,740,631 for the year-end December 31, 2011. In addition, Children's Hospital had to write-off approximately $4,032,862 of patient care charges that could not be collected from patients. The Parenting Center is a community resource program providing support and education to parents. The goals of the Center are to promote confidence and competence in parents, to encourage optimal child development, and to enhance the well being of the family as a whole. The Parenting Center offers: 1) parent training classes, 2) a free telephone advice line, 895-KIDS, 3) drop-in visits to the Center to offer time with other parents and staff while the children play, 4) community outreach programs, such as lunch bag seminars for working parents, and 5) weekly television segments featuring childrearing tips. Services have been extended to suburban New Orleans with the opening of The Metairie Parenting Center, which also offers classes, support groups, individual counseling and a parent library. SAFE KIDS Louisiana, Inc. is a separate corporation that is partially supported by Children's Hospital as part of its benefits program. As part of SAFE KIDS Worldwide, it is dedicated to reducing the number of unintentional childhood injuries - the number one killer o

Activity 3

Patient Care, General/Other: In 2011 Children's Hospital provided care to children from all 64 parishes in Louisiana, from 44 other states and 2 foreign countries. Patient visits totaled 152,501. Included in these visits were 83,207 physician clinic visits, 53,092 emergency room visits, 7,138 outpatient surgical visits, 1,875 medical visits and 7,189 inpatient admissions or 44,249 patient care days. The Rehabilitation Center treated 50 Rehab patients, and the Acute Care Units treated a total of 6,113 patients. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit treated 738 patients, the CCU 53 patients, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit treated 235 infants. The Psychiatric Unit treated 1,466 patients in 2011. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit continues to be a major referral center for the neonate with complex problems, the majority of which were transferred from other neonatology units whose resources are more limited than those available at Children's. Recognizing the needs of the community, Children's Hospital provides care to patients covered by governmental programs. Seventy percent of the hospital's patients are funded through Medicaid or the state's Children's Special Health Services (CSHS) and other charity programs. Following are some highlights of the hospital's services and growth in 2011: The proceeds from the annual fund drive, in 2011, were dedicated to the construction of two new surgery suites in our OR. The drive raised $843,187. The 25th annual CMN Telethon netted a total of $1,156,607 in revenue. The broadcast took place on the second weekend in June. Boo at the Zoo, an annual joint fundraiser with the zoo that provides a safe trick-or-treat environment for children up to age 12, was held at the Audubon Zoo on the evenings of October 21, 22, 28, and 29. The event was a sellout three of the four nights and netted $109,291 for each organization. There were more than 15,000 attendees over the three-night event. The 29th Annual Sugarplum Ball was held at the New Orleans Fairgrounds Race Track on April 1. The event netted $170,097 to support the hospital's Cancer Program. GRANTS Background: In 1988, the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health awarded a grant to Children's Hospital in New Orleans to establish the program as one of the first Pediatric AIDS Demonstration Projects. In twenty-three years, this program has grown from a single-site case management and HIV education demonstration project, to a multi-site, multi-service, comprehensive provider network with ten Network partners in four regions of the state serving a majority of adult female patients and youth. The New Orleans and Baton Rouge networks are the largest in terms of its Part D services and include both HIV primary care (3 clinics in each city) and supportive services, primarily nurse case management. HIV primary care services only are supported in the communities of Monroe and Lafayette. The catchment area for the Network encompasses 35 parishes (counties) or 55% of the state. During 2011 the total budget for FACES was approximately $2.2 million. Target Population: The target population is HIV-infected women, pregnant women, children, and youth in four distinct geographic areas in Louisiana. As reflected by the epidemic in Louisiana, the majority of Part D funds and number of network partner sites are located in New Orleans and Baton Rouge (mostly urban and suburban and where 66% of persons living with HIV/AIDS reside), with the remaining support to providers in southwestern and northeastern Louisiana (largely rural areas). During 2011, a total of 1,880 HIV-infected clients were served by FACES with an additional 148 HIV-affected family members being served. These patients were predominately African-American (88%) and live at 200% or below the federal poverty levels. Challenges: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's most recent Surveillance Report, among U.S. cities with >500,000 persons, Baton Rouge ranked 2nd and New Orleans ranked 9

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EIN

72-0467503