LAKE HOSPITAL SYSTEM INC

LAKE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, INC., IS A 120-YEAR-OLD HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION THAT HAS PRIMARILY SERVED THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN LAKE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1902. LAKE HEALTH HAS HAD A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF PROVIDING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BASED ON THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. WE HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE LOCAL ACCESS, HEALING WITH COMPASSION AND SUPERIOR QUALITY AND OUR CORE VALUES - RESPECT, INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, STEWARDSHIP, AND INTEGRITY. WE HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY A COLLABORATIVE HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE LAKE COUNTY GENERAL HEALTH DISTRICT, LAKE HEALTH HAS DEVELOPED PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH ISSUES. THE HIGH PRIORITY AREAS INCLUDE COVID 19, DIABETES, CHRONIC DISEASE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ACCESS TO CARE. IN APRIL 2021, LAKE HEALTH JOINED UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. AS SUCH, LAKE HEALTH'S TAX ID REMAINS THE SAME, AND IT FILES ITS TAX RETURN INDEPENDENTLY FROM UH.LAKE HEALTH IS COMPRISED OF 11 FACILITIES IN LAKE, GEAUGA, AND CUYAHOGA COUNTIES, AND WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:1. TRIPOINT MEDICAL CENTER (FULL-SERVICE, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL)2. LAKE WEST MEDICAL CENTER (FULL-SERVICE, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL)3. BEACHWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (FULL-SERVICE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL)4. MENTOR HEALTH CENTER (OUTPATIENT LAB AND DIAGNOSTICS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, OUTPATIENT SURGERY, CANCER SERVICES)5. BRUNNER, SANDEN DEITRICK WELLNESS CENTER (URGENT CARE, OUTPATIENT LAB AND DIAGNOSTICS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES AND A MEDICALLY BASED FITNESS CENTER)6. MADISON HEALTH CENTER (OUTPATIENT LAB AND DIAGNOSTICS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY)7. WILLOWICK HEALTH CENTER (URGENT CARE, OUTPATIENT LAB AND DIAGNOSTICS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES)8. CHARDON HEALTH CENTER (, OUTPATIENT LAB AND DIAGNOSTICS, PHYSICIAN OFFICES)9. PERRICO HEALTH CENTER (PHYSICIAN OFFICES, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OUTPATIENT LAB AND DIAGNOSTICS)10. LAKE SOM HEALTH CENTER (PHYSICIAN OFFICES, LAB, AND DIAGNOSTICS)11. LAKE CONTINUING CARE CENTER (COMPREHENSIVE, INPATIENT REHABILITATION; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY)ACCESSIBILITY IS KEY TO OUR MISSION. WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH MOST INSURANCE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE A VAST ARRAY OF PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS. LAKE HEALTH ALSO OPERATES THREE FULL-SERVICE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING: TRIPOINT MEDICAL CENTER IN CONCORD TOWNSHIP, LAKE WEST MEDICAL CENTER IN WILLOUGHBY AND BEACHWOOD MEDICAL CENTER IN BEACHWOOD. THESE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE OPEN TO ALL PERSONS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.OUR GROWTH AS A HOSPITAL SYSTEM REFLECTS THE MANY WAYS WE ARE BUILDING ON OUR MISSION AND HOW WE ASPIRE TO BE MORE THAN YOUR TYPICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. WE WANT OUR PATIENTS TO RECEIVE SUPERIOR PATIENT CARE WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE BEST RESOURCES TOGETHER TO PROVIDE AN EXPANDED LEVEL OF COMMUNITY CARE.LAKE HEALTH PROVIDES SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BASED ON THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. IN FACT, TAKING HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SCREENINGS TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR MISSION. IN 2021, WE CONTINUED OUR MISSION OF HELPING TO CARE AND EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITIES REGARDING COVID-19. WE ALSO PUT A FOCUS ON HELPING PATIENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE TO RETURN FOR HEALTH CARE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCESS FOR PATIENTS.IN 2021, LAKE HEALTH PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $450,000 IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, WHICH CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON LAKE HEALTH CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY $8.5 MILLION IN 2021 IN CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS TO CIVIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH A HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOCUS. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW.COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS:LAKE HEALTH CONTINUED TO BE AN ANCHOR INSTITUTE IN COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING OVER 50 LOCAL ORGANIZATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGNED WITH PROVIDING SUPPORT AS IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. INCLUDING, LAKE COUNTY FREE MEDICAL CLINIC, LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING, AND FORBES HOUSE. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDING: INFANT AND CHILDBIRTH PROGRAMS INCLUDING CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, INFANT CARE, BREASTFEEDINGPROGRAM, SIBLING PROGRAM, INFANT AND CHILD CPR, AND CAR SEAT CHECKS.SUPPORT GROUPS, INCLUDING BREASTFEEDING, BREAST CANCER, DIABETES, STROKE, AND AMPUTEE UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING AND HARVEST FOR HUNGERSCHOOL PARTNERSHIPSBREAST HEALTH FOR HISPANIC WOMENINTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS