CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL

THE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (CCH) IS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM (UPHS). IN KEEPING WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE, UPHS ACCEPTS PATIENTS IN SERIOUS NEED OF MEDICAL CARE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATUS. UPHS MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR LEVELS OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED, INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT FORGONE, BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES, FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY. UPHS ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR MEET THE CRITERIA TO QUALIFY FOR ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY, AND CERTAIN AMOUNTS CHARGED FOR SUCH SERVICES ARE DEEMED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. IN FY2024, UPHS PROVIDED $441.5 MILLION IN CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE FOR MEDICAID FAMILIES. CCH IS A DEDICATED, COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION WHICH ENJOYS INTEGRATED PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS THAT FOSTER EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE. CCH SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH ENHANCE THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STRIVES TO EXCEED THE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE IT SERVES, MAINTAIN STANDARDS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND PROMOTE A REWARDING WORK ENVIRONMENT. CCH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IS CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF CCH, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS POSSESS THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL SERVICES AND FURTHER, THAT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, CCH PROVIDES: - FREE CARE AND/OR SUBSIDIZED CARE, - CARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT OR BELOW COST, - HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY WILL BE CONSIDERED WHERE THE NEED AND/OR AN INDIVIDUAL'S INABILITY TO PAY COEXISTS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND A VARIETY OF BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES. EMERGENCY CARE IS PROVIDED 24 HOURS A DAY AND IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY. CCH SERVICES 17,465 INPATIENTS AND PROVIDED MORE THAN 523,000 UNITS OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. UNITS OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE: PRE-NATAL CLINIC VISITS, LAB REGISTRATIONS, RADIOLOGY TESTS, PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND OTHER ANCILLARY SERVICES. ALSO OBSERVATION PATIENTS OF 2,865 WERE SERVED. CCH PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST. RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW COST, CCH RECOGNIZES THESE AMOUNTS AS CHARITY CARE IN MEETING IT'S MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH MANY REDUCED PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH CCH BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. THESE INCLUDE: - COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS REACHING MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH A COST OF $2,027,295. - COST TO PROVIDE FREE CARE OF $8,661,969 (EXCLUDING BAD DEBTS). - VOLUNTEERS NUMBERED APPROX 443, WITH 47,852 HOURS OF SERVICE. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES REACHED INCLUDE: - PROVIDING SCREENINGS, LABS AND RADIOLOGY TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FREE CLINICS - PROVIDING CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES - PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE SERVICES TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL SUPPORT DURING HOSPITAL STAYS - MAINTAINING CALL CENTER WITH UP TO DATE LISTING OF ALL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SERVICING CHESTER COUNTY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS - PROVIDING DIABETES EDUCATION IN HIGH RISK AREAS - PARTNERING WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BASED ON AN IDENTIFIED CHRONIC DISEASE ISSUE - PROVIDE FREE OR REDUCED COST CARE FOR PRENATAL PATIENTS WHO MEET CHARITY GUIDELINES A FLAGSHIP AMONG THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT, PENN MEDICINE CARES GRANTS SUPPORT EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM AND PROJECTS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND ADDRESSING HEALTH DISPARITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SINCE 2012, THE CARES PROGRAM HAS FUNDED 1,200 SERVICE INITIATIVES ACROSS THE REGION PENN MEDICINE SERVES, FROM PHILADELPHIA, LANCASTER, AND CHESTER COUNTIES TO THE SUBURBS AND SHORE COMMUNITIES OF NEW JERSEY. FUNDING GIVEN TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TOTALS $1.25 MILLION. FURTHER, THIS PAST YEAR, PENN MEDICINE ANNOUNCED AN INCREASE IN ANNUAL FUNDING FOR CARES GRANT BOLSTERING THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. FOLLOWING PLEASE FIND CCH EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED THE CARES GRANT FOR THE 2024 FISCAL YEAR: WEST TO EAST, LAUREN STOLTZFUS: AFTER LOSING HER COUSIN TO SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST, LAUREN STOLTZFUS HAS WORKED WITH AIDAN'S HEART FOUNDATION, THE EAST GOSHEN PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL TO INSTALL AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) IN CHESTER COUNTY'S EAST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP PARK. LAUREN'S GRANT COVERS THE COST OF THE AED, ITS CABINET, AND A SIGN. THE DEVICE CAN HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST (SCA). LAUREN ALSO PLANS TO COORDINATE CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL'S FREE TRAINING FOR HANDS-ONLY CPR AND AED USE. YOUNG MEN & WOMEN IN CHARGE, RHONDA WEST-HAYNES: THE MISSION OF YOUNG MEN & WOMEN IN CHARGE (YMWIC) IS TO EMPOWER AND PREPARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH TO EXCEL AND BECOME LEADERS IN STEM CAREERS. RHONDA WEST-HAYNES, WHO HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOR YEARS, WILL USE HER GRANT TO HELP WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AND TO PURCHASE ATTIRE FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE PROGRAM'S EVENTS. SOME OF THE EVENTS EXPOSE THEM TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HANDS-ON LEARNING THAT WILL DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND SUGGEST ITS REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS. ADDRESSING HYGIENE INSECURITY IN THE UN- AND UNDER-EMPLOYED OF CHESTER COUNTY, CHERYL MONTURO: FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS, CHERYL HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER WITH ACT IN FAITH (AIF), A NONPROFIT IN WEST CHESTER. ITS INTENT IS TO HELP THOSE IN NEED CONNECT WITH EXISTING SUPPORT SERVICES AND TO FILL THE GAPS IN SUCH SERVICES. THE ECONOMY HAS CAUSED AIF'S COSTS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND CHERYL'S GRANT WILL HELP TO PURCHASE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND HOME CLEANING PRODUCTS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. WHILE HELPING PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES, SUCH ASSISTANCE CAN HELP BOOST THEIR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND STUDENTS' SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE. I CAN. YOU CAN. NARCAN., JOHN KATES: LAST YEAR, IN THE SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY REGION, LOCAL EMS DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO NEARLY 900 CALLS INVOLVING SUBSTANCE OVERDOSES IN THE REGION. ON THOSE CALLS, 293 ADMINISTRATIONS OF NALOXONE WERE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS FOR SUSPECTED OPIOID OVERDOSES. JOHN'S GRANT GOES TO SUPPORT AN OUTREACH PROJECT INVOLVING TRAINING AND DISBURSEMENT OF NARCAN, A NASAL SPRAY FOR TREATING OPIOID OVERDOSES. THIS PROJECT BRINGS AWARENESS, TRAINING, AND NARCAN TO THE OXFORD COMMUNITY. CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, SHARON LARSON: FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, SHARON HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH THE SAINT AGNES NURSES CENTER, HELPING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS OF WEST CHESTER. FOUNDED, STAFFED, AND LED BY NURSES, THE CENTER PROVIDES PRIMARY-CARE SERVICES. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, EVERY YEAR, AT LEAST 420 PEOPLE DIE IN THE U.S. FROM ACCIDENTAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, AND MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. VISIT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL CO POISONING. SHARON'S FUNDS WILL HELP THE CENTER PURCHASE ALARMS TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE FAMILIES. WEST CHESTER AREA SENIOR CENTER, CHRISTOPHER MOORE: CHRISTOPHER HAS BEEN A VOLUNTEER WITH THE SENIOR CENTER FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. MANY OF ITS SENIOR MEMBERS HAVE LOW INCOMES OR ARE NUTRITIONALLY INSECURE OR LIVE ALONE WITHOUT FAMILY SUPPORT. THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH FRIENDSHIP, ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION, AND NOURISHMENT. CHRISTOPHER'S FUNDS WILL GO TO PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM, WHICH SERVES ABOUT 400 SENIORS A MONTH. IT PROVIDES NON-PERISHABLES, FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED PREPARED FOODS. CHESTER COUNTY CONNECT CARE, REBEKAH SODITUS: FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, REBEKAH HAS VOLUNTEERED WITH CHESTER COUNTY CONNECT CARE, WHICH SERVES VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK FINANCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR INITIAL PREGNANCY CARE AND OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES. ITS SERVICES INCLUDE PREGNANCY TESTING, COMMUNITY AND MEDICAL REFERRALS, LIMITED ULTRASOUNDS, PRE-ABORTION SCREENING AND ABORTION INFORMATION, AND OTHER SERVICES. REBEKAH'S FUNDING WILL GO TO HELP PURCHASE PRE-NATAL VITAMINS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD AND, FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE CLINIC, NITRILE GLOVES FOR THE