ANNA JAQUES COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY IN THIS FILING, THE ANNA JAQUES COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDATION (AJCHF OR FOUNDATION), ENGAGES IN DONOR CULTIVATION, SOLICITATION AND STEWARDSHIP IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO EXCLUSIVELY SUPPORT ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (AJH OR HOSPITAL). THE HOSPITAL, LOCATED IN NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE IT OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1884. THROUGH THE DIRECT FUNDRAISING EFFORTS OF THE FOUNDATION, AJH SUPPORTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RENEW THEIR ANNUAL SUPPORT TO CREATE A RELIABLE STREAM OF CONTRIBUTED INCOME TO FUND THE HOSPITAL'S GREATEST NEEDS INCLUDING SPECIAL PROGRAMS, GENERAL OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL PRIORITIES. PROGRAMS SUPPORTED HAVE INCLUDED A TOP-RATED WOUND HEALING CENTER, THE AJH CANCER CENTER IN AFFILIATION WITH BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, A SISTER ENTITY TO AJH AND A WORLD-RENOWNED TERTIARY CARE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER ALSO EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, THE GERRISH BREAST CARE CENTER, AND THE PERSIST PROGRAM SUPPORTING PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, THE FOUNDATION'S PRINCIPAL FOCUS WAS TO GENERATE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE STEPPING FORWARD CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND SURGICAL SERVICES AT AJH. THIS $3.5 MILLION CAMPAIGN WILL HELP AJH BUILD TWO NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART OPERATING ROOMS TO HELP TO EXPAND AJH'S ORTHOPEDIC PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL (NEBH), A HOSPITAL EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, A SISTER ENTITY TO AJH AND THE PREMIER REGIONAL PROVIDER FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND THE TREATMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR COVERED BY THIS FILING, THE FOUNDATION THROUGH ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS PROVIDED $729,677 OF SUPPORT TO ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL'S OPERATING AND CAPITAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION, $7,600,000 OF BOARD DESIGNATED CASH WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL TO FUND OPERATIONS AND TO FUND THE STEPPING FORWARD RENOVATION PROJECT. AS NOTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS FILING, THE OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION MERGED INTO AJH EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 30, 2021. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NOTED ABOVE, THE BILH NETWORK HAD SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ACROSS ENTITIES RELATED TO BOTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ITS RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. DETAILS ON BOTH ARE BELOW. BILH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THE BETH ISRAEL LAHEY HEALTH NETWORK (BILH) IS COMMITTED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVICED. BELOW ARE SOME OF ACTIVITIES THAT BILH BEHAVIORAL SERVICES (BILHBS) HAS PROVIDED TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BILH AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. BILHBS (WHICH INCLUDES THE ACTIVITIES OF BILH'S TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORP) IS THE LARGEST NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BILHBS' NETWORK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM INPATIENT TREATMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. SERVICES INCLUDE: INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND DETOXIFICATION TREATMENT; EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC AND MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS; OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT; INDIVIDUAL/COUPLE/FAMILY THERAPY; MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR PERSONS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS; AND SCHOOL-BASED AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE CREATION OF BILH IN MARCH 2019, BILH HAS INVESTED SIGNIFICANTLY IN IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH TO CARE DELIVERY. FIRST, IT HAS MADE A MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH KNOWN AS THE IMPACT MODEL. BY THE END OF FY 2021, BILH HAD IMPLEMENTED THE IMPACT MODEL IN 67% OF ITS EMPLOYED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES AS PART OF ITS COLLABORATIVE CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. IN 2021, BILHBS EXPANDED ITS PRIMARY CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION (PCBHI) SERVICES BY INCORPORATING A DSRIP PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT INTERPROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTS. THE PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE IN WHICH A PATIENT'S PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER (PCP) REQUESTS THE OPINION AND/OR TREATMENT ADVICE OF A PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANT TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND/OR MANAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITION WITHOUT THE NEED FOR THE PATIENT'S FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH THE CONSULTANT. INTERPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION ENABLES A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, ENHANCES PATIENT CARE, REDUCES MISDIAGNOSIS, AND SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF DISCIPLINES IN THE DELIVERY OF CARE. THE PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTANTS PROVIDE PCPS WITH ANOTHER AVENUE FOR INTEGRATED CARE. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PCBHI INTERPROFESSIONAL SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED IN PRACTICES WHERE COLLABORATIVE CARE IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2021, BILHBS CONTINUED TO OVERSEE THE BILH-WIDE CENTRALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) BED MANAGEMENT, WHICH SUPPORTS INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BED CAPACITY AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO THESE BEDS, WITH THE PARALLEL GOAL OF REDUCING BOARDING BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ("EDS"). AS PART OF THE CENTRALIZED BH BED MANAGEMENT, BILH STAFF ENGAGE IN A DAILY HUDDLE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BILH HOSPITALS' EDS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS TO DISCUSS PATIENTS APPROPRIATE FOR TRANSFER TO THE UNIT. THE DAILY HUDDLES HAVE BECOME A FORUM FOR WHICH PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENT VOLUME AND BED CAPACITY ACROSS THE SYSTEM, AS WELL AS DISCHARGE PLANNING AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFICULT-TO-PLACE PATIENTS. SEPARATELY, IN MARCH 2021, BILHBS LAUNCHED ITS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM. THIS TEAM IS PART OF OUR CENTRAL CALL CENTER, WHICH CENTRALIZES CALLS TO BILHBS' THREE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROGRAM (ESP) CATCHMENT AREAS REDUCING REDUNDANCIES ACROSS THE AGENCY AND STREAMLINING ALL CALLS TO ONE CENTRAL SERVICE. THIS CENTRALIZED BED FINDING TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING BED SEARCHES FOR PATIENTS SEEN THROUGH THE ESP AND WHO ARE AWAITING AN INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC PLACEMENT. THIS TEAM DIRECTLY INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF CLINICIANS TO CONTINUE TO SEE PATIENTS IN THE ED AND THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND/OR CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CRISIS WHILE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE INPATIENT PLACEMENTS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS DECREASED RESPONSE TIME TO RESPONDING TO NEW PATIENTS IN CRISIS AND REDUCES ED BOARDING TIME FOR PATIENTS WHO CAN BE SAFELY MANAGED IN THE COMMUNITY. BILHBS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY, OFFERING A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM INPATIENT TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. BILHBS OPERATES OVER 250 BEDS IN 9 FACILITIES FOR CLIENTS REQUIRING ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, DETOXIFICATION AND RESIDENTIAL STEP-DOWN SERVICES. DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES INCLUDED MOBILE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAMS IN THREE CATCHMENT AREAS AND HOME-BASED COUNSELING FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. BILHBS ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES IN 63 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS 9 POLICE DEPARTMENTS. BILHBS ALSO CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ACCESS THROUGH THE URGENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SERVICES IN BILH'S LOWELL EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES URGENT ACCESS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING A CHANGE TO THEIR MEDICATIONS. THIS SERVICE IS OFFERED 20 HOURS PER WEEK AND INCLUDES UNINSURED, MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE POPULATIONS, AS WELL AS ANY PERSON IN NEED OF THE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE PAYER SOURCE. BILH'S COMMUNITY CRISIS STABILIZATION ("CCS") UNITS IN LAWRENCE AND SALEM, WHICH TYPICALLY CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, INCREASED THEIR ABILITY TO TREAT PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE CCS UNITS CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO INDUCT PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) ON BUPRENORPHINE AND ARE ALSO ABLE TO MAINTAIN PATIENTS WHO ARE ALREADY ON ANY OF THE THREE FDA APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OUD. THESE UNITS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH METHAMPHETAMINE DISORDERS AND HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOCOL TO MANAGE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS IN THIS POPULATION.