BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF HOSPITALS, MINOR MEDICAL CENTERS, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, AND PHYSICIAN SERVICES IN WEST TENNESSEE, NORTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, AND EAST ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SUPPLIES MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE ENTITIES THROUGH ITS CORPORATE STAFF. MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THESE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WHICH PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTH CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, OR AGE. THE SUPPORT INCLUDES LEGAL, FINANCIAL, QUALITY, AND PERSONNEL SERVICES. BY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ON A CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED BASIS, THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ARE RUN EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THE QUALITY OF SERVICE IS HIGHER AND MORE COST EFFECTIVE, AND THE DATA GENERATED IS MORE MEANINGFUL. THESE EFFICIENCIES GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, ALLOWING THEM TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND BETTER UTILIZE THEIR RESOURCES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST, PROVIDING BETTER CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN JULY 2012, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH EPIC, A SOFTWARE VENDOR BASED OUT OF VERONA, WISCONSIN, PAVING THE WAY FOR BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION'S TRANSITION TO A NEW ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR). THE PROJECT INVOLVED ALL BAPTIST-AFFILIATED HOSPITALS ALONG WITH ITS CLINICS AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. ALL 13,000-PLUS BAPTIST EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 3,000 AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS WERE AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION CHOSE EPIC AFTER CONDUCTING A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH AND INVOLVING COLLEAGUES IN NUMEROUS DEMONSTRATIONS, WHICH MORE THAN 2,500 ATTENDED. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION TOOK COLLEAGUES' FEEDBACK INTO DEEP CONSIDERATION BEFORE MAKING A DECISION. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION COLLEAGUES PLAYED A ROLE IN BRANDING THE EPIC-POWERED SOFTWARE AS "BAPTIST ONECARE". "BAPTIST ONECARE CREATES A SINGLE PATIENT RECORD THAT BOTH CAREGIVERS AND PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS. THE EHR AIMS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY BY REDUCING THE NEED FOR DUPLICATE TESTS AND PATIENTS HAVING TO GIVE THE SAME INFORMATION TO MULTIPLE CAREGIVERS. PATIENT PRIVACY IS PROTECTED THE SAME WAY IT IS WITH A WRITTEN RECORD. THE BIGGEST CONVENIENCE FOR PATIENTS WITHIN THE SYSTEM IS CALLED MYCHART, A FREE APPLICATION ACCESSIBLE VIA SMARTPHONE OR COMPUTER THAT ALLOWS PATIENTS TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, REFILL PRESCRIPTIONS, DIRECT MESSAGE THEIR CARE PROVIDERS WITH THE OPTION OF INCLUDING PHOTOS, ACCESS LAB RESULTS, AND MUCH MORE. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION AND VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER BEGAN AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATION IN OCTOBER 2012. THIS ACADEMIC AFFILIATION PROVIDES FOR NEW CLINICAL RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CANCER PROGRAMS. THE AFFILIATION ESTABLISHES A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATIVE ONCOLOGY INITIATIVES BETWEEN BAPTIST CANCER CENTER AND VANDERBILT-INGRAM CANCER CENTER. BAPTIST CANCER CENTER PATIENTS HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO VANDERBILT-INGRAM CANCER CENTER CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS AND GENETIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS. MANY OF THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT BAPTIST'S 21 HOSPITALS IN WEST TENNESSEE, NORTH AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, AND EAST ARKANSAS. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION EMPHASIZES CUSTOMER SERVICE. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A KEY PART OF BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION'S CULTURE. CALLED "SERVICE FIRST", BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES THROUGHOUT THE MID-SOUTH ARE FINDING BETTER WAYS TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS AND EXCEED THEIR EXPECTATIONS. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION'S COMMITMENT TO CARE BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE HOSPITALS IS SINCERE AND LONG STANDING. OUR GIVING IS FOCUSED ON TWO PRIMARY AREAS, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND EDUCATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO BUILDING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY BY ANTICIPATING AND RESPONDING TO OUR COMMUNITIES' HEALTH NEEDS, IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, AND BEING A NEIGHBOR OF CHOICE. NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH OUR SUSTAINABLE AND ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS, BUT WE ALSO OFFER IN-KIND DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS. IN APRIL 2015, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION INTRODUCED A "BAPTIST HEALTHY COMMUNITIES" PROGRAM TO FAITH LEADERS. "BAPTIST HEALTHY COMMUNITIES" IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THEIR MOST PRESSING HEALTH NEEDS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES BETTER HEALTH CARE RESOURCES TO CONGREGATIONS AND FAITH PROGRAMS THAT HAVE A SHARED INTEREST IN ACHIEVING A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM OR TO REGISTER ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://WWW.BAPTISTONLINE.ORG/ABOUT/COMMUNITY/COMMUNITY-PROGRAMS/HEALTHY-COMMUNITIES. BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION ALSO PROVIDES A NUMBER OF OTHER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. IT RECOGNIZES THAT ITS PEOPLE ARE ITS MOST VALUABLE ASSET. TO SHARE THIS ASSET WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ALL COLLEAGUES ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET INVOLVED BY VOLUNTEERING. BELOW IS A PARTIAL LISTING OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION SUPPORTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024: - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.- BELLEVUE FOUNDATION, INC.- BELMONT UNIVERSITY- BLUFF CITY MEDICAL SOCIETY- BRIDGES USA, INC.- CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC.- CITYCURRENT, LLC- C & W EMBROIDERY- DOCTORDALE AGENCY LLC- FORWARD 901- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF MEMPHIS & THE MID-SOUTH, INC.- LIBERTY BOWL FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION- LATINO MEMPHIS- LEADERSHIP MEMPHIS- LORRAINE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM FOUNDATION- MEMPHIS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN FOUNDATION, INC.- METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE, INC.- METROPOLITAN INTER-FAITH ASSOCIATION (MIFA)- MID-SOUTH MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCIL CONTINUUM, INC.- MISSION FIRST, INC.- MISSISSIPPI FOOD NETWORK, INC.- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE- NEW MEMPHIS INSTITUTE- NEW ALBANY SCHOOL OF CAREER & TECH EDUCATION- ORPHEUM THEATRE GROUP- PHLEBOTOMY SOLUTIONS LLC- SOUTHWEST TN COMMUNITY COLLEGE- THE OVERTON PARK SHELL, INC.- THE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AT MEMPHIS FOUNDATION- SCHOOLSEED FOUNDATION- SHELBY FARMS PARK CONSERVANCY- SUMMITT MANAGEMENT CORP.- SU CASA FAMILY MINISTRIES- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOUNDATION- UNITED WAY OF THE MIDSOUTH ONE OF THE LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION OFFERS A FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE TO COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE MID-SOUTH. THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTENTLY RANKS AMONG THE TOP INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE NETWORKS IN THE NATION, COMPRISES 21 AFFILIATE HOSPITALS IN THE MID-SOUTH WITH MORE THAN 3,000 AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, BAPTIST MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC., A MULTI-SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP WITH MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, HOME, HOSPICE AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE, A NETWORK OF SURGERY, REHABILITATION, AND OTHER OUTPATIENT CENTERS, AND AN EDUCATION SYSTEM HIGHLIGHTED BY BAPTIST MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, INC. BAPTIST EMPLOYS MORE THAN 14,000 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, HAS MORE THAN 2,300 LICENSED BEDS SYSTEM-WIDE, AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 ADMISSIONS, ANNUALLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BAPTIST MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CORPORATION'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMITMENT, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.BAPTISTONLINE.ORG.