INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM INC

INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM (IHS) PROVIDES CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO FOUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS, A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, AND A NETWORK OF MORE THAN TWENTY MEDICAL CLINICS. IHS IS FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING ECONOMIES OF SCALE FOR ITS SUPPORTED FACILITIES BY PROVIDING CENTRALIZED, COORDINATED SERVICES, ALLOWING THE FACILITIES TO OFFER STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST. CENTRALIZED AND COORDINATED SERVICES INCLUDE ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PURCHASING, BUSINESS OFFICE, AND MAINTENANCE, AMONG MANY OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SYSTEM FACILITIES AT A LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT, IN MANY CASES, WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE OR AFFORDABLE. IHS HAS SPEARHEADED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. RECRUITMENT OF PHYSICIANS TO THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA HAS REMAINED A FOCUS, RESULTING IN SEVERAL PHYSICIANS RELOCATING TO THE AREA. CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN THE FACILITIES IN BAY MINETTE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, WITH NEARLY 16,000 EMERGENCY SERVICES, 198 NEWBORN DELIVERIES, AND 51,100 INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT VISITS. AS A RESULT OF AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, IHS SUPPORTED THE INITIATION OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AT ITS FACILITY IN BAY MINETTE, THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN BALDWIN COUNTY. STUDIES TO DETERMINE ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE ONGOING. BECAUSE IHS AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING NUMEROUS LOCAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH FAIRS, AND HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, IHS CREATED, IHELP - A PROGRAM TO CENTRALIZE, TRACK AND IDENTIFY COMMUNITY SERVICE INCLUDING VOLUNTEER, IN-KIND AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR REGION. IHS ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT WITH A BUDGET AND PURCHASED SOFTWARE TO TRACK EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY REQUESTS. CAMPAIGNS FOR UNITED WAY, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, AND MANY OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS EMPLOYEES. THE IHS LEADERSHIP TEAM SERVES ON MORE THAN 100 BOARDS AND PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE WITH IHELP BY LEADING, SUPPORTING, ENCOURAGING AND PARTICIPATING IN ALL VOLUNTEER PROJECTS. IHELP SUPPORTS MORE THAN 50 ORGANIZATIONS AND NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH TEAMS, FUNDRAISING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRS, AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. BLOOD DRIVES ARE CONDUCTED QUARTERLY ON INFIRMARY HEALTH'S CAMPUSES, WHERE EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO DONATE BLOOD TO LIFESOUTH. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, INFIRMARY HEALTH CONDUCTS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT EVERY THREE YEARS. THE FY25-FY27 CHNA SURVEY WAS COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2025 BY USA POLLING GROUP. THE CHNA SURVEYED 612 INDIVIDUALS IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN ADDITION TO 77 HEALTH LEADERS. THE KEY FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OF NEED IN ACCESS TO CARE, OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND CANCER. A COMMITTEE OF INFIRMARY HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON THESE NEEDS THROUGHOUT FY26 AND FY27. INFIRMARY HEALTH SUPPORTS ITS LOCAL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (ACS) CHAPTER WITH NUMEROUS FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS THROUGH VOLUNTEER, IN-KIND, AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER, CHILI COOK-OFF, AND NUMEROUS OTHER ACS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN OCTOBER 2024, INFIRMARY HEALTH SPONSORED ACS'S ANNUAL MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK, WHICH HAD NEARLY 4,000 WALKERS. IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN THE WALK, INFIRMARY HEALTH EMPLOYEES PURCHASED T-SHIRTS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ACS. INFIRMARY HEALTH HAS AN EMPLOYEE-LED TEAM EACH YEAR FOR THE ACS CHILI COOK OFF IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS THE EVENT'S FLAGSHIP SPONSOR. THE EVENT RAISES AWARENESS FOR COLON CANCER AND YIELDS MORE THAN 8,000 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. TO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE COMMUNITIES, INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTED TWO "THE TALK: FOR GIRLS ONLY" EVENTS IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. THE EVENTS WERE HELD IN JULY 2024 AND TARGETED TOWARDS GIRLS AGES 8 - 13. INFIRMARY HEALTH AFFILIATE PHYSICIANS SPOKE AT THE EVENT AND PROVIDED FREE EDUCATION REGARDING PUBERTY, MENSTRUAL CYCLES, SEX EDUCATION AND OTHER TOPICS. MORE THAN 160 GIRLS AND THEIR SUPPORT PERSONS ATTENDED THE EVENTS. WOMEN'S AND MATERNAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY FOR INFIRMARY HEALTH. DURING FY25, INFIRMARY HEALTH PROVIDED FREE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO WOMEN'S HEALTH AT 38 COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. MORE THAN 2,100 WOMEN WERE REACHED THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTS ITS ANNUAL "TURKEY TOSS" FOR EMPLOYEES IN NOVEMBER, GIVING EACH EMPLOYEE A TURKEY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. REMAINING TURKEYS WERE DONATED TO FEED THE HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS: FEEDING THE GULF COAST, HOME OF GRACE, WILMER HALL, L'ARCHE MOBILE, PENELOPE HOUSE, WINGS OF LIFE, PRODISEE PANTRY, FAIRHOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, AND FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FAIRHOPE. THOSE WHO DONATED THEIR TURKEY PROVIDED A MEAL FOR A FAMILY THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE OTHERWISE HAD ANYTHING TO EAT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. IHS ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE INFIRMARY FOUNDATION, A NON- PRIVATE FOUNDATION FORMED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE INFIRMARY FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT IN STATE- OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING THE MOBILE INFIRMARY ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE THE LATEST IN ADVANCED TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ITS PATIENTS. THE INFIRMARY FOUNDATION, RECOGNIZING THE SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY, ALSO INVESTS IN THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS BY OFFERING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE, AND BY PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT FOR SYSTEM EMPLOYEES WHO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF NURSING. THE IHS BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE HEALTHCARE STATUS AND RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREAS WE SERVE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. BY BRINGING EFFICIENCY THROUGH THE COORDINATION OF SERVICES, ELIMINATING REDUNDANCY AND REDUCING COST, FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS, ENCOURAGING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, SUPPORTING EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTHY INITIATIVES, AND ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOMORROW'S CAREGIVERS, THESE GOALS ARE BEING REALIZED.