GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS INC DBA THOMAS HOSPITAL NORTH BALDWIN

GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS, INC. (GHHI) OPERATES NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (NBI), A 70 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN BAY MINETTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA AND THOMAS HOSPITAL, A 150 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN FAIRHOPE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. BOTH HOSPITALS PROVIDE SERVICES NECESSARY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE TO THE GULF COAST COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR AGE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT SERVES A RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BALDWIN COUNTY. DURING ITS TIME UNDER GHHI, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE OF RESIDENTS OF BALDWIN COUNTY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDED NEARLY 13,000 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED 180 BABIES, PERFORMED 3,476 SURGERIES & TREATED OVER 15,900 EMERGENCY CASES IN ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. NBI PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA, ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM WELFARE OF THE PATIENTS THOMAS HOSPITAL SERVES. GHHI LEASED THOMAS HOSPITAL IN AUGUST 2005 FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EFFORTS TO ASSIST THOMAS HOSPITAL IN OBTAINING FUNDING FOR HOSPITAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATIONS. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE AN ENLARGED BIRTH CENTER, A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM BUILDING, A NEW CANCER CENTER FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND A COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER FOR 2D AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 THOMAS HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER 63,000 PATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED 1448 BABIES, TREATED OVER 50,500 EMERGENCY CASES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND PERFORMED 9,090 SURGERIES. THOMAS HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDE AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS, WALKS, AND VARIOUS SCREENINGS TO BENEFIT AREA CITIZENS. THE HOSPITALS HAVE SPONSORED A NUMBER OF HEALTH FAIRS DURING THE YEAR ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THESE HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VACCINATIONS, AND WELLNESS INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO SPONSORED A WALK AT LUNCH EVENT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD APPLICANT AND IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NORTH BALDWIN RURAL HEALTH NETWORK WHICH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF PROVIDERS AND UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND HAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE CARE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM COORDINATES PATIENTS CARE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH POST-ACUTE PROVIDERS. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE WATERSHED PLATFORM TO COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. GHHI PROVIDES WATERSHED ACCESS AT NO CHARGE TO PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY ALSO PROVIDES FREE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. THEY USE THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CURRICULUM. THEY ALSO OFFER INDIVIDUALS WITH LUNG DISEASE WITH A MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THEIR DISEASE AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND ANNUALLY ORGANIZES SEVERAL HEALTH RELATED WALKS SPONSORED BY ONE OF THE HOSPITALS OR A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, OR THE MARCH OF DIMES. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL BOTH OFFER DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DIABETES MANAGE THEIR CONDITION AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID IS AN 8-HOUR COURSE THAT TEACHES PEOPLE THE SKILLS TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS OR EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THAT IT BUILDS MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, HELPING THE PUBLIC IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. THE TRAINING IS OFFERED MONTHLY AND IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2012, INFIRMARY HEALTH (AN AFFILIATED COMPANY) FORMED A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (NBI). THIS COMMITTEE, KNOWN AS IHELP, HELPS BETTER MANAGE STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES BY ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ARE IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION. IN FY25, THROUGH THE IHELP PROGRAM, INFIRMARY HEALTH GAVE 100,000 TO MORE THAN 50 LOCAL NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. IN SEPTEMBER 2024, NBI HOSTED THE INAUGURAL SUNSHINE SPRINT. THE 8K AND ACCOMPANYING FUN RUN BENEFITED RAPAHOPE, A LOCAL NON-PROFIT THAT OFFERS FREE, YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING ITS FLAGSHIP SUMMER CAMP, AS WELL AS WEEKEND AND DAY-LONG OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND SIBLINGS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER. THE RACE HAD 60 REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS AND 25 VOLUNTEERS, AND IT RAISED 5,000 FOR RAPAHOPE. THE STAFF AND PHYSICIANS AT NBI ARE ACTIVE IN THE NORTH BALDWIN COMMUNITY THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S LEAD-CHANGE-GROW TEAM. THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, THE TEAM HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING BAY MINETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL'S CAR LINE, THE FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE ASSOCIATION OF BALDWIN COUNTY, THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE THROUGH ROADSIDE CLEANUP, AMONG OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH HEALTH FAIRS, EDUCATIONAL SPEAKING EVENTS, AND FREE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THE LAST 48 YEARS, THOMAS HOSPITAL AND WELLS FARGO HAVE HOSTED SPRING FEVER CHASE-A 10K AND 2-MILE FUN RUN THAT TAKES PLACE IN BALDWIN COUNTY. PROCEEDS FROM SPRING FEVER CHASE BENEFIT LOCAL BALDWIN COUNTY SCHOOLS WHO APPLY FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT GRANTS. THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 15, 2025 AND HAD MORE THAN 1,000 RACERS AND FUN RUN PARTICIPANTS WHO RANGED AGES 8 TO 86. IN TOTAL, THE EVENT GAVE BACK 24,000 TO BALDWIN COUNTY SCHOOLS. INFIRMARY HEALTH IS ALSO AN ACTIVE SPONSOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S (AHA) HEART WALK IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. THROUGH INFIRMARY HEALTH'S 10,000 SPONSORSHIP TO AHA, THOMAS HOSPITAL DONATED CPR TRAINING KITS TO A BALDWIN COUNTY SCHOOL. THE KITS PROVIDE HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND EVERYTHING NEEDED TO TRAIN 10 STUDENTS AT ONCE IN CPR. 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 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 CANCER CARE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL HAVE 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. 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. ADDITIONALLY, THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HELD FREE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, INFANT CPR, NEWBORN CARE AND SAFETY, AND BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN TOTAL, 200 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE CLASSES OFFERED AT THOMAS HOSPITAL, AND AN ADDITIONAL 78 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CLASSES AT NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY. THOMAS HOSPITAL SERVES AS A CORPORATE "BIG" WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE MENTORS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. EACH WEEK, THOMAS HOSPITAL ALLOWS THEIR CORPORATE BIGS TO GO MEET THEIR LITTLES FOR ONE HOUR DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THESE INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT AND FRIENDSHIP WHICH HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. IN APRIL 2024, INFIRMARY HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN A FIELD TRIP WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS. DURING THE FIELD TRIP, 160 LITTLES RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, HEART DISEASE EDUCATION, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS EDUCATION.