PROVIDENCE PLAN PARTNERS

AT PROVIDENCE, WE USE OUR VOICE TO ADVOCATE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND NEEDED REFORMS IN HEALTH CARE. WE ARE ALSO PURSUING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY, AND MAKING OUR SERVICES MORE CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR ALL. IN AN INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN WORLD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR EVERYONE - REGARDLESS OF COVERAGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. WE HELP PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM THE BEST HEALTH CARE MODEL FOR THE FUTURE - TODAY.TOGETHER, OUR 117,000 CAREGIVERS (ALL EMPLOYEES) SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,000 CLINICS AND A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON. THE PROVIDENCE FAMILY INCLUDES:-PROVIDENCE ACROSS SEVEN WESTERN STATES-COVENANT HEALTH IN WEST TEXAS-PROVIDENCE FACEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA-KADLEC IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON-PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SEATTLE, WA-SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES IN SEATTLE, WAAS A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, WE ARE SERVING MORE PEOPLE, ADVANCING BEST PRACTICES AND CONTINUING OUR MORE THAN 100-YEAR TRADITION OF SERVING THE POOR AND VULNERABLE. DELIVERING SERVICES ACROSS SEVEN STATES, PROVIDENCE IS COMMITTED TO TOUCHING MILLIONS OF MORE LIVES AND ENHANCING THE HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN WEST TO TRANSFORM CARE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND BEYOND.THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND OTHER HIGH-IMPACT INVESTMENTS, WE WORK TO ENSURE BASIC HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET AND SERVE TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CARE, BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND INNOVATE FOR THE FUTURE. MINISTRIES AND AFFILIATES SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND AT SCALE ACROSS SEVEN STATES.WE ARE PROUD OF OUR HISTORY AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO HELPING BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. OUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEED IS ONE OF THE MANY WAYS MINISTRIES, AFFILIATES AND CAREGIVERS LIVE OUT OUR SHARED MISSION AND CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A VITAL SAFETY NET FOR THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORTENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDSPROVIDENCE CONTINUES TO EXECUTE ON OUR INTEGRATED STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL PLAN, WHICH CLEARLY EXPRESSES OUR COMMITMENT AND ACCELERATION OF THE IMPORTANT WORK TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PROVIDENCE ADVANCES PROGRESS ON OUR CARBON NEGATIVE GOAL AND IN 2023 WE ESTIMATED THAT WE DECREASED EMISSIONS BY OVER 12 PERCENT COMPARED TO OUR 2019 BASELINE. IN ADDITION, OUR EFFORTS LED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GREEN HOSPITALS ACT, LEGISLATION MODELED AFTER PROVIDENCE THAT WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING TO WEATHERIZE AND MODERNIZE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. PROVIDENCE COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PLAN IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CLIMATE PLEDGE. WE CONTINUE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WITH A FOCUS ON LED LIGHTING UPGRADES, WATER CONSERVATION, MORE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF NITROUS OXIDE GAS DURING ANESTHESIA, AND ADVANCING OUR WASTE OPTIMIZATION WORK ACROSS ALL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.REALIZING OUR MISSIONPROVIDENCE PLAN PARTNERS (PPP) FULFILLS ITS SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES BY FURTHERING THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDENCE HEALTH PLAN (PHP) AND PROVIDENCE HEALTH ASSURANCE (PHA). BOTH ARE REGULATED HEALTH PLANS WITH ACTIVITY IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON, AND ARE RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT UNDER IRC SEC. 501 (C)(4). PPP OPERATES AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PHP AND PHA, PROVIDING OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP, POLICYMAKING, MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. WITHOUT PPP, PHP AND PHA WOULD NEED TO PERFORM THESE SERVICES FOR THEMSELVES. THEREFORE, BY PROVIDING THESE OPERATIONAL SERVICES, PPP ALLOWS PHP AND PHA TO FREE UP AND RE-ALLOCATE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND BREADTH OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE OF PPP'S PRESENCE, PHP AND PHA CAN PERFORM INITIATIVES THAT LEAD TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTHCARE THROUGH THE STUDY, TREATMENT, AND REMEDY OF HUMAN DISEASES AND DISORDERS.BRINGING A WIDE NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO BEAR IN A MANAGED CARE PROGRAM THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF A NON-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM CREATES AN INTEGRATED NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE DELIVERY ORGANIZATION. IN PARTICULAR, THIS STRUCTURE AFFORDS THE PROGRAM AND ITS PARTICIPANTS SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FROM COST EFFICIENCIES, IMPROVED COORDINATION OF CARE AND MANAGEMENT, AND GREATER ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED SERVICES NOT USUALLY FOUND IN RURAL AREAS. THE PROGRAMS WILL ALSO FOSTER STRENGTHENED MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO SOPHISTICATED SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND ITS AFFILIATED CLINICIANS.PPP PROVIDES PHP AND PHA WITH OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING PROVIDING EMPLOYEES TO BOTH ENTITIES. PPP EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 1,699 THROUGH A LEASED EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT WITH ITS AFFILIATE PARENT PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - OREGON, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT PHP AND PHA. THESE EMPLOYEES PERFORM ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SERVICES IN ORDER TO ALLOW PHP AND PHA TO PROVIDE IMPROVED HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND ACCESS, BENEFITING THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. PPP CHARGES THESE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES TO PHP AND PHA BASED ON TIME NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE SUPPORT SERVICES. PPP PAYS ALL ADMINISTRATIVE AND PAYROLL COSTS ON BEHALF OF PHP AND PHA, WHICH ARE LATER REIMBURSED TO PPP.PROVIDENCE PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM (THE PROGRAM), AS PART OF PROVIDENCE PLAN PARTNERS (PPP), IS A NETWORK OF MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, HOSPITALS AND ANCILLARY MEDICAL PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON DESIGNED TO MANAGE THE COST, DELIVERY, AND QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM OFFERS EMPLOYERS, SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS, HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUSTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PURCHASERS A PROGRAM FOR REDUCING THE COST OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES, WHILE MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE TO ENROLLEES. THE PROGRAM ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND PAYORS BY INFORMING PAYORS AND ENROLLEES OF THE AGREEMENTS ENTERED ON THEIR BEHALF BY THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM NEITHER ASSUMES RISK OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT TO HOSPITALS OR PROVIDERS NOR GUARANTEES PAYMENT BY PAYORS OR PERFORMANCE BY HOSPITALS OR PROVIDERS OF ANY OF THE TERMS OF CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN ANY PAYOR AGREEMENTS.PROVIDENCE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION PROGRAM (MCO), AS PART OF PROVIDENCE PLAN PARTNERS (PPP), IS AN OREGON CERTIFIED WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT THE CLAIMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OF EMPLOYERS. AS SUCH, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE COORDINATED, HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE TO WORKERS WHO SUFFER WORK-RELATED INJURIES OR ILLNESSES AND FOCUSES ON EARLY RETURN-TO-WORK STRATEGIES THAT KEEP EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVE DURING RECOVERY. THE PROGRAM IS FUNCTIONALLY AND STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR TO PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM (PPO), ALTHOUGH FOCUSED ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION ONLY.