Gsl Hospital

“THE ORGANIZATION IS A JOINT VENTURE HOSPITAL BETWEEN GEISINGER HEALTH ("GEISINGER") AND ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK ("ST. LUKE'S"); BOTH OF WHICH ARE THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT ENTITIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH THIS FEDERAL FORM 990 SHOWS less than a majority of INDEPENDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") DEFINITION, THIS ORGANIZATION ACTS IN A CHARITABLE TAX-EXEMPT MANNER AND HAS RECEIVED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FROM THE IRS PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). THE ORGANIZATION IS GOVERNED BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS COMPRISED SOLELY OF REPRESENTATIVES OF GEISINGER AND ST. LUKE'S. THUS, THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY GEISINGER AND ST. LUKE'S; BOTH OF WHICH ARE GOVERNED BY A BOARD WHOSE MAJORITY IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS.”

“This organization's form 990 reflects no compensated individuals from this entity. St. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania (ein: 23-1352213) issues forms w-2 to individuals who provide services at gsl hospital, and files the applicable forms with the internal revenue service. St. Luke's hospital of bethlehem, pennsylvania allocates these payments to this organization.”

“In march 2018 geisinger health ("geisinger") and st. Luke's university health network ("st. Luke's") announced that the organizations had entered into a joint venture to build a new acute care hospital in the borough of orwigsburg pennsylvania. This organization operates under geisinger and st. Luke's as a joint venture, with funding and governance shared equally between the tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery systems. Under the terms of the organization's management agreement, st. Luke's provides certain management, staffing and other services to gsl hospital. St. Luke's and geisinger both contribute physicians and specialty support staff and expertise.”

“Geisinger health and st. Luke's health network, inc. Are the sole members of this organization. The organization is managed, conducted and directed by its board of trustees. In accordance with the organization's bylaws, each member appoints an equal number of trustees to its governing body (board of trustees).”

“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"). 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 organization's finance personnel 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 for their review. The organization's finance personnel 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 for final review and approval. Thereafter, the form 990 was provided to each voting member of the organization's governing body prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors and enforces compliance with that policy. Every covered individual is required to submit, at least annually, a conflict-of-interest disclosure statement which lists all financial and conflicting interests. These disclosures are then shared with the chairman of the board. If a covered individual discloses an interest that could give rise to a conflict, the potential conflict may be disclosed to the organization's governing body, which evaluates the conflict and its potential impact on the covered individuals' participation. 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 organization's conflict of interest policy.”

“The organization currently has no compensated individuals. However, the compensation payable to senior executives and medical chiefs will be determined by the organization's executive compensation committee and its board of trustees based on guidance from an independent executive compensation consultant with expertise in this field. The consultant is engaged by and reports directly to the executive compensation committee and the board of trustees. The consultant will provide a full report to the executive compensation committee and board of trustees every two years. The consultant will review the roles of the organization's executives, determine applicable peer organizations, collect and analyzes published compensation survey data, confirm the data based on publicly available information and compare the compensation of the organization's executives and medical chiefs to the market data. The consultant will provide a report of its market findings and present the report to the executive compensation committee of the board of trustees. Finally, the consultant will prepare a letter commenting on the reasonableness of the organization's compensation. A portion of the compensation payable to senior executives and medical chiefs will be contingent upon the achievement of performance measures set in advance by the board of trustees based on recommendations from the executive compensation committee. The contingent portion, referred to as "incentive compensation", is forfeited upon failure to achieve a minimum level of operating surplus or the loss of certain key hospital and service line accreditations. The performance measures change from year to year as determined by the executive compensation committee and the board of trustees and typically include measures based on quality, patient satisfaction and fiscal responsibility. The executive compensation committee has adopted a written executive compensation philosophy which it follows when it reviews and approves of the compensation and benefits. The will committee review the "total compensation" which is intended to include both current and deferred compensation and all employee benefits, both qualified and non-qualified. The committee's review will be done on at least an annual basis and ensures that the "total compensation" of senior management 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 senior management.”

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

“The organization is a joint venture hospital between geisinger health ("geisinger") and st. Luke's university health network ("st. Luke's"); both tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery systems. In accordance with the organization's bylaws, the property and affairs of the organization shall be managed, conducted and directed by its governing body (board of trustees). Joel d. Fagerstrom and scott r. Wolfe are members of this organization's governing body; an uncompensated position. Additionally, robert e. Martin served as a voting member through march 2024. Mr. Fagerstrom is the executive vice president and chief operating officer, mr. Wolfe is the chief financial officer and mr. Martin is the senior vice president, chief strategy officer of st. Luke's. Each of these individuals receive a federal form w-2 from st. Luke's hospital of bethlehem pennsylvania; an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. However, their common law employer/employee relationship is with st. Luke's health network, inc. Therefore, their 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. Jeffrey adams is a member of this organization's governing body; an uncompensated position. Mr. Adams is an employee of geisinger health and receives a federal form w-2 from geisinger clinic; an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Mr. Adams' reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the geisinger medical center muncy (ein: 85-1226106) federal form 990. Please refer to the geisinger medical center muncy form 990 for this information. Gerald v. Maloney, d.o., facp is a member of this organization's governing body; an uncompensated position. Dr. Maloney is the chief medical officer of geisinger hospitals. Dr. Maloney receives a federal form w-2 from geisinger clinic; an internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Dr. Maloney's reportable compensation, retirement/other deferred compensation and non-taxable benefits are reported within core form, part vii and schedule j of the geisinger clinic (ein: 23-6291113) federal form 990. Please refer to the geisinger clinic form 990 for this information.”

“Geisinger St. Luke's Campus is the first new acute-care, non-replacement hospital Schuylkill County has seen in 90 years. Comprised of three stories and 130,091 square feet, the $100-million hospital building has 60 private patient rooms, including 10 critical care beds, and the ability to add 20 more medical-surgical rooms in the future. To promote healing, the rooms are spacious and beautifully decorated. The hospital also features state-of-the-art operating and procedure rooms, a helipad, a large and efficient emergency room and modern medical technologies from GE Healthcare. Opening in November 2019, Geisinger St. Luke's Campus was the first joint venture in Pennsylvania history of two health systems coming together to co-own a facility. The hospital is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as an Internal Revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, Geisinger St. Luke's Campus provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. Moreover, Geisinger St. Luke's Campus operates consistently with the following criteria outlined in the IRS revenue ruling 69-545: 1) Geisinger St. Luke's Campus provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2) Geisinger St. Luke's Campus operates an active emergency room for all persons; which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days per year; 3) Geisinger St. Luke's Campus maintains an open medical staff, by invitation only, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4) Control of Geisinger St. Luke's Campus rests with its Board of Trustees. This board is comprised of a majority of executive leadership from both Geisinger and St. Luke's University Health Network as well as physician leaders from both networks and community representatives; 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 Geisinger St. Luke's Campus, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of Geisinger St. Luke's Campus 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 ======= The mission of Geisinger St. Luke's Campus is to care for the sick and injured and improve our community's health regardless of a patient's ability to pay. Vision ====== The vision of Geisinger St. Luke's Campus is to be the preferred hospital in Schuylkill County for high-quality, cost-effective care and outstanding service. The mission will be accomplished by the following: - Making the patient our highest priority. - Promoting healthy lifestyles and continuously improving care provided to heal the sick and injured. - Coordinating and integrating services into a seamless, easily accessible system of care. - Improving the level of service provided throughout the network. - Ensuring all health care services are relevant to the needs of the community. - Striving to maximize the satisfaction of our patients, employees, medical staff and volunteers and, - Training allied health professionals, nursing and medical students and residents and fellows and attracting them to practice within our network's service area. Overview ======== On November 20, 2019, Geisinger St. Luke's Campus opened its doors to the community. Becoming the 10th hospital in the St. Luke's University Health Network, the new hospital provides acute inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical care. The campus has an annual capacity for 3,450 inpatient and observation admissions and has a 15-bed”

“Community Outreach ================== During Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24), St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) continued efforts related to top priorities established through the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These priorities, outlined in the 2022-2025 Implementation Strategy, progress with initiative updates from FY 24 are detailed in the report. Our efforts to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes are a result of data-driven strategies to promote overall health and wellbeing. While there are many issues facing our communities, the results from the 2022 CHNA found the top priorities for the St. Luke's Network to include: Access to Care (Connection to Care, Workforce Development, Transportation and Housing), Chronic Disease Prevention (Food Security, Nutrition Education and Promotion, Physical Activity Promotion), Mental and Behavioral Health (Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Services, Access to Opioid and other Substance Use Disorder Services, Access to Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery). The needs outlined in our implementation strategy serve as a guide to support strategic initiatives through the pillars of Prevention and Wellness, Care Transformation, and Research and Partnerships. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, we aim to promote a more equitable society with better health outcomes for all, with an emphasis on supporting the diverse needs of our most vulnerable populations. The needs related to the priority areas outlined in this document served as our guide in creating this Network Implementation Plan to best address the needs of populations within the SLUHN service areas. Results from the 2022 CHNA found access to care as the main barrier facing our community, particularly within the four main priority areas. The updates to the Fiscal Year 2022-2025 implementation strategy include removing the priority area of COVID-19. Given the end of the public health emergency and continued decline of the pandemic, COVID-19 was removed from the implementation strategy as a top priority for the Fiscal Year 2023 update as well as for Fiscal Year 2024. Continued monitoring of COVID-19 ensures that the Network is prepared to pivot and re-prioritize as necessary. St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) and the Geisinger St. Luke's (GSL) Campus conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Through our analysis of primary and secondary data, including the CHNA key informant interviews, forums, and surveys with community members, we see significant issues related to social determinants of health (SDOH) facing our communities. Our efforts in prevention, care transformation, research, and partnerships help support our work to implement sustainable initiatives that focus on a wide range of health and quality of life outcomes. Through collaborations with community and Network partners, the Department of Community Health (Community Health) aims to promote a more equitable society with improved health outcomes, especially within the Network's most vulnerable populations. Community Health's mission is to create pathways for equity toward measurable health outcomes through advocacy, access, and navigation of resources for partners and underserved communities. The Department envisions a community where everyone has access to exceptional healthcare built on a foundation of trust and compassion. SLUHN partners with local schools, civic organizations, and provides community resources to improve the health of the residents of Schuylkill County and the surrounding area. Community Health Liaisons and Community Health Workers (CHW) build trust in the community to improve access to care, services, and resources. Established pathways strengthen connections to primary care, social services, food access, financial literacy, career mentoring, and workforce”

“Transportation: St. Luke's transportation services, in collaboration with Lyft and Uber rideshare, ensures access to care by supporting rides to and from appointments. Transportation initiatives supported by SLUHN align with the primary goal of improving access to primary care for homeless and near homeless populations. By providing complimentary Lyft and Uber rides to and from appointments with primary care doctors and other specialists, this initiative allows patients to receive routine care in a timely manner, with the added goal of reducing the frequency and overuse of Emergency Department resources. More than $900,000 in Lyft and Uber rides were provided for services Network-wide. Preventing Chronic Disease -------------------------- Local Food Pantry Support: Geisinger St. Luke's employees provided monthly volunteer support to the Orwigsburg Food Pantry. Physical Activity: Get Your Tail on the Trail is a free program created in 2013 by SLUHN and Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. The program aims to help people of all ages and abilities to meet their personal fitness goals. Since program inception, there have been a total of 5,757,196 miles recorded. Network-wide, there were 2,382 active users that logged 712,995 miles during FY 24. Fireside Chats: Fireside chats were available to the community to help share information and resources for topics such as Heart Health, The Aging Brain, Your Lung Health, Wound Care, and Urology. Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support: St. Luke's Diabetes Education Accreditation Programs (DEAP) is governed by the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists. These programs include Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) and Medical Nutrition Therapy. The Community Health DEAP program provides diabetes education to vulnerable populations at the Miners campus and the Ringtown Rural Health Center with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, DSMES, classes through one-on-one and group sessions, which are both offered in-person or virtually. Older Adult Meals: Older adults in the area of the Geisinger St. Luke's Campus are welcome to enjoy a low-cost healthy meal in the cafeteria. During FY 24, 6,885 meals were served during the program. This initiative addresses food security and loneliness among older adults. Employee Wellness: St. Luke's University Health Network recognizes that the health of its workforce is important and vital to the success of our organization. In order to support our employees and their spouses, the St. Luke's Employee Wellness Team provides evidence-based programming and health education to empower individuals to positively impact their health and reduce their risk of chronic health conditions through making healthy lifestyle choices. In alignment with the Network CHNA top priorities (i.e., Access to Care, Chronic Disease Prevention, Mental and Behavioral Health), Employee Wellness provides opportunities for employees and their spouses to focus on their physical, mental and social well-being, to help foster a high quality of life while managing the demands of their roles at work and home. During FY 24, the following programs and resources were provided to support employee wellness: Caring Starts with You Core (annual biometric and health risk assessment program), Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA), health coaching, Plant Based Eating Class, Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), tobacco cessation, Employee Fitness Incentive Program, massage therapy, Silver Cloud, Employee Assistance Program, and Therapy Anywhere. The CSA program provided the opportunity to improve access to fresh, local produce. Through this initiative, three shares were donated in the Geisinger St. Luke's service area to a local food pantries and non-profit organizations. Smoking Cessation: SLUHN's smoking cessation program provides services with certified tobacco treatment specialists, physicians, and/or advanced practitioners for individuals cur”

“St. Luke's Penn Foundation Education: St. Luke's Penn Foundation Mental Health provides educational lectures series, videos, and podcasts during the year on topics such as Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Anxiety and Depression and Interventions that Parents Can Use. St. Luke's "Just Start the Conversation: a dialogue on mental health" podcast is available throughout the community to discuss timely topics in mental health. Over 30 episodes discuss topics ranging from Dealing with A Loved One's Addiction as a Family to Youth Sports and Mental Health. St. Luke's Wellness 101 show is fun and educational, and the short video series is designed to help students 12 + and adults thrive (with over 100 episodes). Wellness 101 Junior is for children ages 6-12 with 30 episodes to choose from that range in topics from sleep to how to ask for help. Partnerships and Collaboration ------------------------------ - Schuylkill County Mental Health/Developmental Services and Drug & Alcohol Programs - Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc. (COGI) - Schuylkill REACH (SUD Prevention Task Force) - Schuylkill County Drug and Alcohol - East Central Area Health Education Council (AHEC) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Lehigh Carbon Community College - Helping Harvest Food Bank - Child Development, Inc. - The Nurse Family Partnership of Schuylkill County - Suicide Prevention Task Force of Schuylkill County - The Salvation Army Pottsville Corps - The Salvation Army Schuylkill Service Center of Tamaqua - Schuylkill United Way - Diakon Community Services - Lifelong Learning Center - Schuylkill Community Action - Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center (SARCC) - Schuylkill Intermediate Unit #29 - Rural Community Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Sponsorship =========== In FY 24, Geisinger St. Luke's provided community sponsorships to the following organizations serving our mutual community populations in need: - Alvernia University - Avenues Foundation - Blue Mountain School District - CK Running, LLC. (Benefits the Wounded Warriors) - Diakon Child Family & Community - Eagle Foundation - Fighters Haven - Geisinger - Hawk Mountain Council - Boy Scouts - Kutztown University - Nativity School - North Schuylkill School District - Our Town Foundation - Penn State Schuylkill Campus - Pottsville Area School District - Pottsville Library - Pottstown Broadcast Co. - Reading Area School District - Reading Royals - Schuylkill Chorale Society - Schuylkill County Chamber of Commerce - Schuylkill County's Vision - Tigers Athletic Association - United Way Day of Caring In addition, Geisinger St. Luke's Campus provides healthy, low-cost meals for older adults and held the "fireside chat" educational series for people of all ages. For high school students, the campus held its inaugural mentorship program for high school students interested in health care careers. Also, the Campus participates in PennDOT's Adopt a Highway Program. Volunteers ========== In FY 24, Geisinger St. Luke's Campus volunteers provided 3,220 volunteer hours.”

“SCOTT R. WOLFE is the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, Joel D. Fagerstrom is the EVP & Chief Operating Officer and Robert E. Martin is the SVP Chief Strategy Officer of St. Luke's University Health Network ("Network"). ALTHOUGH THESE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A FEDERAL FORM W-2 FROM ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA (EIN: 23-1352213), THEIR COMMON LAW EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. ACCORDINGLY, ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. FILED A 2023 FEDERAL FORM 4720 WHICH INCLUDED A REMITTANCE OF EXCISE TAX RELATED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL'S COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF $1M.”

“The organization is a joint venture hospital between geisinger health ("geisinger") and st. Luke's university health network ("st. Luke's"); both tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery systems. An independent cpa firm audited the consolidated financial statements of gsl network for the years ended june 30, 2024 and june 30, 2023; respectively and issued a consolidated financial statement. An unmodified opinion was issued each year by the independent cpa firm. Together, geisinger and st. Luke's have oversight of the organization's finances and assume the responsibility for oversight of the audit of the consolidated financial statements and the selection of an independent auditor.”