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BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION (EIN 22-2519813)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-08-12
IRS object ID
202312249349300206
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-08-12T06:45:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 ROCKEFELLER PLAZAAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP101120015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222519813EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBAYSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4137943290PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line140 WRIGHT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPALMERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01069ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRAYMOND MCCARTHYPersonNm
Person TitleSVP FINANCE, CFO & TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4137940000PhoneNum
Signature2023-07-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRAYMONDPersonFirstNm
Person LastMCCARTHYPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTODD P TERESCOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00247720PTIN
Phone2124367613PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRAYMOND MCCARTHYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1759 CHESTNUT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01199ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$147,074,104GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BAYSTATEWINGHOSPITAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY, WITH QUALITY AND COMPASSION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee892TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$92,094,252CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$947,208PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,160,023CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,109,294PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$778,598CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$97,206,592PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$98,334,655CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$221,645CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$53,864,464PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$61,820,311CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$98,148,783PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$106,902,155CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$942,191PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,567,500CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$104,408,982TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$82,641,087TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$60,657,488TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$56,931,698TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$43,751,494NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,709,389NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY, WITH QUALITY AND COMPASSION.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$43,656,033ExpenseAmt
Revenue$40,387,894RevenueAmt
DescINPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES - PROVIDING INPATIENT COMMUNITY-BASED MEDICINE AND TERTIARY CARE TO THE SURROUNDING REGION. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. DURING FY22, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION PROVIDED 22,079 PATIENT DAYS OF INPATIENT SERVICES, WITH 3,569 DISCHARGES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$31,092,026ExpenseAmt
Revenue$30,551,459RevenueAmt
DescOUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES - PROVIDING OUTPATIENT CLINICAL SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING REGION. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. DURING FY22, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAD 76,954 OUTPATIENT VISITS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$19,035,699ExpenseAmt
Revenue$20,686,182RevenueAmt
DescEMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES - PROVIDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING REGION. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. DURING FY22, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION HAD 32,638 EMERGENCY SERVICE VISITS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$4,864,858ExpenseAmt
Revenue$915,926RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDING PHARMACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE SURROUNDING REGION. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$915,926TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$98,648,616TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalYes (1)OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt AttYes (1)AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgYes (1)TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee892EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAURIE MARTIN BAYSTATE HEALTH INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4137940000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1759 CHESTNUT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySPRINGFIELDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01199ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
KRISTIN MORALES-LEMIEUX
DIRECTOR/SVP/CHRO1.0049.00Yes (X)$0$537,121$120,578
MARY LOUISE GRAY
PRESIDENT/DIR BWH40.0010.00Yes (X)$0$427,852$59,250Yes (X)
SCOTT SIEGE MD
DIRECTOR/MED DIR PED2.0048.00Yes (X)$299,843$0$47,805
EDISON BOND
DIRECTOR DIR PAT REL45.005.00Yes (X)$0$154,216$29,010
SHEILA CUDDY
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEVEN LOWELL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DEREK GARIEPY
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE J DUSTIN BOONE
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/31/21)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE QUINK
VICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA NOONAN PEAR
CHAIR/DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK A O'CONNELL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIRIAM SIEGEL
DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/1/22)1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT LOGAN
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND MCCARTHY
TREASURER5.0045.00$0$1,045,794$26,405Yes (X)
KRISTIN R DELANEY
SECRETARY1.0049.00$0$168,920$42,432Yes (X)
JANICE MAYFORTH
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - EREG30.0020.00$117,971$87,031$48,036Yes (X)
DONALD W BLAIR MD
NEUROLOGIST50.000.00$226,667$0$36,998Yes (X)
KARLI BARRETT
DIR PATIENT CARE SVS50.000.00$218,342$0$39,785Yes (X)
EDYTA I GUBEROW
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST REG50.000.00$207,576$0$18,335Yes (X)
PAUL FULLER
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST REG50.000.00$189,877$0$20,955Yes (X)
GEORGE D NOLAN
DIRECTOR, SUPPORT SERVICES50.000.00$165,854$0$31,589Yes (X)
NANCY SHENDELL-FALIK
FORMER DIRECTOR/PRES BMC0.000.00$0$2,436,284$26,936Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,426,130TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$4,857,218TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$548,114TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K36IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsYes (1)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SHIFTWISE
1800 SW 1ST AVENUE SUITE 510PORTLANDOR97201TEMPORARY HELP$11,530,885
BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES
759 CHESTNUT STREETSPRINGFIELDMA01199PHYSICIAN SERVICES$10,710,411
BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INC
759 CHESTNUT STREETSPRINGFIELDMA01199MANAGEMENT SERVICES$6,130,537
GQR GLOBAL MARKETS
10388 PRINCETON DRIVEMARINA DEL REYCA90292TEMPORARY HELP$1,560,805
AFLAC
PO BOX 5388COLUMBUSGA319060388INSURANCE SERVICES$484,260
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K17CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$68,127RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$3,233,655GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$3,301,782TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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OUTPATIENT REVENUE622110$51,117,335$51,117,335
INPATIENT REVENUE622110$40,635,137$40,635,137
INTERCOMPANY RENT622110$341,780$341,780
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$92,094,252TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$91,121TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$91,121ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$278,921RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$249,082RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$29,839RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,839TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,839ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$46,590,067SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,969,202OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$44,961,370SecuritiesAmt
Other$3,528,997OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,628,697SecuritiesAmt
Other$440,205OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,068,902TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,068,902ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CAFETERIA INCOME722514$301,550$301,550
INTERCOMPANY CHARGES622110$299,870$299,870

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$147,339TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$147,339RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$748,759OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$98,334,655TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$92,541,461RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,491,412ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,624TotalAmt
Management And General$153,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,560,826TotalAmt
Program Services$34,263,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,297,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$988,703TotalAmt
Program Services$945,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,601,075TotalAmt
Program Services$4,309,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$291,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,777,616TotalAmt
Program Services$2,594,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,003,788TotalAmt
Program Services$1,093,674ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,689,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$220,747FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,675TotalAmt
Program Services$1,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,333TotalAmt
Management And General$33,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,292TotalAmt
Management And General$17,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,461,247TotalAmt
Program Services$31,395,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,066,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,705,228TotalAmt
Program Services$3,122,010ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$582,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$371FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,441,170TotalAmt
Program Services$3,441,170ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,555,760TotalAmt
Program Services$1,555,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,360TotalAmt
Program Services$10,360ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,941TotalAmt
Program Services$40,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$763,141TotalAmt
Program Services$763,141ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,666,337TotalAmt
Program Services$4,666,337ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,910TotalAmt
Program Services$261,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,608ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEDICAL SUPPLIESDesc
Total$10,632,129TotalAmt
Program Services$10,184,887ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$446,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$527FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,902,155TotalAmt
Program Services$98,648,616ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,031,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$221,645FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,442,232BOYAmt
EOY$1,332,429EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,580,038BOYAmt
EOY$12,486,312EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,305BOYAmt
EOY$61,305EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,132,250BOYAmt
EOY$11,687,921EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,267,139BOYAmt
EOY$1,178,851EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$217,040BOYAmt
EOY$407,228EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$107,909,771LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$62,582,140LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,597,157BOYAmt
EOY$45,327,631EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,807,030BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,304,791BOYAmt
EOY$10,159,410EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,408,982BOYAmt
EOY$82,641,087EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,078,304BOYAmt
EOY$16,138,944EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,698,621BOYAmt
EOY$152,514EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,558,214BOYAmt
EOY$23,634,557EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,322,349BOYAmt
EOY$17,005,683EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,657,488BOYAmt
EOY$56,931,698EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,085,260BOYAmt
EOY$16,183,503EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,666,234BOYAmt
EOY$9,525,886EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,751,494BOYAmt
EOY$25,709,389EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,408,982BOYAmt
EOY$82,641,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$8,567,500ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$8,543,599NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$931,006OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
HospitalYes (X)HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$17,292OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$17,292TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION (BWH) PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (MHA) $11,989, THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) $5,303. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ADVISED US THAT PORTIONS OF THESE DUES ARE USED FOR LOBBYING PURPOSES FOR VARIOUS HEALTHCARE MATTERS AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE PORTION OF DUES LISTED AS LOBBYING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 IS $17,292.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,876,688BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,062,875InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,813,813EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,172,477BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,704,211InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$11,876,688EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,616,469BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$556,008InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$10,172,477EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,915,069BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$298,600InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$9,616,469EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,657,100BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$257,969InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$9,915,069EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$247,842OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$247,842BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$69,616,966OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,820,550DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,796,416BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$978,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$978,182DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$35,484,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,010,114DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,474,283BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,582,384OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$773,294DepreciationAmt
Book Value$809,090BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$45,327,631TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSERIES A - BOND INDENTURE AGREEMENTDesc
Book Value$10,159,410BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$10,159,410TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENT PAYABLE$2,425,496
DUE TO AFFILIATED COMPANIES$13,237,473
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$3,416
MALPRATICE RESERVE$190,049
EMPLOYER TAX DEFERRAL$606,531
PENSION LIABILITY$542,718
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$17,005,683TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT FURTHER BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION'S MISSION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance PolicyYes (1)FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written PolicyYes (1)WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals PolicyYes (X)AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free CareYes (1)FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent150Yes (X)Percent150Ind
FPG Reference Discounted CareYes (1)FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent300Yes (X)Percent300Ind
Free Care Medically IndigentYes (1)FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance BudgetYes (1)FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget0ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Annual Community Bnft ReportYes (1)AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically AvailableYes (1)ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$885,299TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$339,081DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$546,218NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00510TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$18,834,549TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$13,766,288DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$5,068,261NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.04740TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,289,360TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$1,183,481DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$105,879NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00100TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$21,009,208TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$15,288,850DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$5,720,358NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.05350TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$207,642TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$207,642NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00190TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$24,915,813TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$13,240,665DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$11,675,148NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.10920TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$0TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$171,776TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$171,776NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00160TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$25,295,231TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$13,240,665DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$12,054,566NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.11270TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$46,304,439TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$28,529,515DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$17,774,924NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.16620TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,600TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue$0DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,600NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns$1,600TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns$1,600NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense0.00000TotalExpensePct
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense ReportedYes (1)BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense$1,067,475BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable$23,637BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare$21,610,295ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr$17,775,476CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall$3,834,819MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge RatioYes (X)CostToChargeRatioInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection PolicyYes (1)WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance PrvsnYes (1)FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities1HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line140 WRIGHT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityPALMERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01069ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
State LicenseLICENSE #2181StateLicenseNum
Licensed HospitalYes (X)LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And SurgicalYes (X)GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Emergency Room24 HrsYes (X)EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Facility1FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY0FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY0TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA ConductedYes (1)CHNAConductedInd
Community DefinitionYes (X)CommunityDefinitionInd
Community DemographicsYes (X)CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing ResourcesYes (X)ExistingResourcesInd
How Data ObtainedYes (X)HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health NeedsYes (X)CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health IssuesYes (X)OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id ProcessYes (X)CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting ProcessYes (X)ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA ImpactYes (X)PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted21CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others InputYes (1)TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other FcltsYes (1)CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non FcltsYes (1)CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely AvailableYes (1)CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own WebsiteYes (X)RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URLBAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/CHNAOwnWebsiteURLTxt
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Other Website URLPUBLICHEALTHWM.ORGOtherWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public InspectionYes (X)PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Rpt Available Thru Other MethodYes (X)RptAvailableThruOtherMethodInd
Implementation Strategy AdoptYes (1)ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt21ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted WebsiteYes (1)StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URLBAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/CHNAStrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax0OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria ExplainedYes (1)EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free DscntYes (X)FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care150.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care300.000000000000FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Income Level CriteriaYes (X)IncomeLevelCriteriaInd
Medical Indigency CriteriaYes (X)MedicalIndigencyCriteriaInd
Insurance Status CriteriaYes (X)InsuranceStatusCriteriaInd
Explained BasisYes (1)ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst ExplnYes (1)AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described InfoYes (X)DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt DocYes (X)DescribedSuprtDocInd
Provided Hospital ContactYes (X)ProvidedHospitalContactInd
Provided Nonprofit ContactYes (X)ProvidedNonprofitContactInd
Other MethodYes (X)OtherMethodInd
Includes Publicity MeasuresYes (1)IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On WebsiteYes (X)FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URLHTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS/BILLING-AND-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCEFAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On WebsiteYes (X)FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URLHTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS/BILLING-AND-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCEFAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On WebsiteYes (X)FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URLHTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS/BILLING-AND-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCEFAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No ChargeYes (X)FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No ChrgYes (X)FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill DisplayYes (X)NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAPYes (X)CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP TranslatedYes (X)FAPTranslatedInd
Other PublicityYes (X)OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On NonpaymentYes (1)FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No ActionsYes (X)PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities0CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written NoticeYes (X)ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Processed FAP ApplicationYes (X)ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig DetermYes (X)MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Other Actions TakenYes (X)OtherActionsTakenInd
Nondis Emergency Care PolicyYes (1)NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicare PrivateYes (X)LookBackMedicarePrivateInd
Amounts Generally Billed0AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges0GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: BAYSTATE HEALTH HOSPITALS SERVE AS PART OF THE COALITION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITALS/INSURER (COALITION). THE COALITION IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EIGHT NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS/INSURER IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS: BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL, COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (A MEMBER OF TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND), SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN SPRINGFIELD, AND HEALTH NEW ENGLAND, A LOCAL HEALTH INSURER WHOSE SERVICE AREAS COVERS THE FOUR COUNTIES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE COALITION FORMED IN 2012 TO BRING HOSPITALS WITHIN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS TOGETHER TO SHARE RESOURCES AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO CONDUCT THEIR TRIENNIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNAS) AND ADDRESS REGIONAL NEEDS. THE INPUT OF THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER IMPORTANT REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CHNA PROCESS. A WIDE RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TOOK PART IN THE 2022 CHNA PROCESS, INCLUDING LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, OTHER LOCAL MUNICIPAL AGENCIES, DIVERSE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THESE STAKEHOLDERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH A CHNA REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (RAC), FOCUS GROUPS, KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, AND COMMUNITY CHATS. ADDITIONALLY, COMMUNITY FORUMS WERE CONDUCTED TOWARDS THE END OF THE CHNA PROCESS TO VET PRELIMINARY FINDINGS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS. PLEASE REFER TO THE HOSPITALS' CHNA APPENDIX I FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS.THE CHNA RAC INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH COALITION MEMBER HOSPITAL/INSURER AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FROM EACH HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA. STAKEHOLDERS ON THE RAC INCLUDED LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES; REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SERVING OR REPRESENTING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME OR POPULATIONS OF COLOR; AND INDIVIDUALS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER 2020 PREVIOUS RAC MEMBERS CONDUCTED A NEW STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS TO ENSURE GEOGRAPHIC, SECTOR (E.G. SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND HOUSING), AND RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF RAC.THE RAC MET IN WORKGROUPS (DATA AND REPORTS, ENGAGEMENT AND DISSEMINATION, AND HEALTH EQUITY) TO GUIDE THE CONSULTANTS IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING THE CHNA, AND PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, CHNA FINDINGS, AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION. ASSESSMENT METHODS AND FINDINGS WERE MODIFIED BASED ON THE RAC'S FEEDBACK. THE RAC CONSISTED OF ABOUT 50 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING COALITION MEMBERS AND CONSULTANTS. THE RAC MET MONTHLY FROM FEBRUARY 2021 THROUGH JULY 2022. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED TO GATHER INFORMATION USED TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATORS, LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS, AND LOCAL LEADERS THAT REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY OR THAT SERVE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, OR POPULATIONS OF COLOR IN THE SERVICE AREA. INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED PRIORITY HEALTH AREAS AND COMMUNITY FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH NEEDS. FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS (LOW-INCOME, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND OTHERS), AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. TOPICS INCLUDED BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO: ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS, HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE AND ACCESS, MENTAL HEALTH AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED FROM FEBRUARY 2022 THROUGH MAY 2022. FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS ENGAGED RESIDENTS PRIMARILY IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, BUT ALSO ACROSS THE REGION.THE CHNA ALSO USED QUALITATIVE DATA FROM OTHER HOSPITAL SERVICE AREAS AS APPROPRIATE. BAYSTATE HEALTH HELD 22 CHATS, A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACH DEVELOPED DURING THE 2019 CHNA ITERATION. DURING COMMUNITY CHATS, RAC MEMBERS BROUGHT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHNA AND GATHERED PRIORITIES IN REGULAR MEETINGS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOSPITAL CLINICAL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS. WHILE THESE OUTREACH EFFORTS WERE SPEARHEADED BY BAYSTATE HEALTH, THE ENGAGEMENT AND FINDINGS BENEFITTED ALL COALITION MEMBER HOSPITALS/INSURER. CHATS WERE HELD FROM JANUARY 2022 THROUGH APRIL 2022 AND ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 300 INDIVIDUALS.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: THE COALITION OF WESTERN MA HOSPITALS/INSURER (COALITION) IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN EIGHT NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS/INSURER IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS: BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL, COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (A MEMBER OF TRINITY HEALTH OF NEW ENGLAND), SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN SPRINGFIELD, AND HEALTH NEW ENGLAND, A LOCAL HEALTH INSURER WHOSE SERVICE AREA COVERS THE FOUR COUNTIES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE COALITION FORMED IN 2012 TO BRING HOSPITALS WITHIN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS TOGETHER TO SHARE RESOURCES AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO CONDUCT THEIR TRIENNIAL CHNAS AND ADDRESS REGIONAL NEEDS. AT THE END OF THE 2022 CHNA RESEARCH PROCESS, BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS JOINED THE COALITION.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: THE COALITION OF WESTERN MA HOSPITALS/ INSURER ENGAGED THE PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE OF WESTERN MA (PHIWM), BASED IN SPRINGFIELD, MA, AS THE LEAD CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT THE CHNAS. PHIWM WAS SUPPORTED BY THREE OTHER CONSULTANT TEAMS: COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS (CES), BASED IN NORTHAMPTON, MA; FRANKLIN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (FRCOG), BASED IN GREENFIELD, MA; AND PIONEER VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION (PVPC), BASED IN SPRINGFIELD, MA. THE COALITION INCLUDES HEALTH NEW ENGLAND, A LOCAL HEALTH INSURER WHOSE SERVICE AREA COVERS THE FOUR COUNTIES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE HOSPITAL FACILITY MADE ITS CHNA REPORT WIDELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA AN EMAIL DISTRIBUTION, WITH LINKS TO THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CHNA REPORTS HAVE INFORMED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTY WIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANS IN FRANKLIN AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES. HOSPITAL AND CHNA CONSULTANT STAFF HAVE BEEN INVITED TO VARIOUS VENUES AND AUDIENCES TO PRESENT ON THE CHNA PROCESS AND KEY FINDINGS. ALL COALITION CHNAS WERE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE AND SHARED VIA THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS NEWSLETTER TO OVER 500 RECIPIENTS.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE HOSPITAL FACILITY ANTICIPATES HEALTH NEEDS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES MAY CHANGE, THEREFORE, A FLEXIBLE APPROACH WAS ADOPTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. FOR EXAMPLE, CERTAIN COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS MAY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED AND REQUIRE CHANGES TO THE INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED BY THE HOSPITAL IN THE STRATEGY. OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS MAY ADDRESS CERTAIN NEEDS, INDICATING THAT THE HOSPITAL'S STRATEGIES SHOULD BE REFOCUSED ON ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS OR ASSUME A DIFFERENT FOCUS ON THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 CHNA.THE HOSPITAL FACILITY VIEWS A COMMUNITY BENEFITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AS A "LIVING" DOCUMENT. BAYSTATE HOSPITALS HAVE ADOPTED THE TERM STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP), IN LIEU OF IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE HOSPITAL ARE REFERRED TO AS PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS IN THE SIP. DUE TO THE EVOLVING CLIMATE IN HEALTH CARE, THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL HEALTH YEAR TO YEAR REMAINS UNKNOWN; THEREFORE HOSPITAL RESOURCES AND INPUTS MAY INCREASE, DECREASE, OR NEED TO BE MODIFIED. THE HOSPITAL'S SIP WORK PLAN PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE HOSPITAL TO BE STRATEGIC AND FOCUSED, YET FLEXIBLE IN ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL REVIEWS THE WORK PLANS QUARTERLY AND THE HOSPITAL UPDATES THE WORK PLANS ON THE HOSPITAL WEBSITE ANNUALLY.NO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OR HOSPITAL FACILITY CAN ADDRESS ALL THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEED PRESENT IN ITS COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL FACILITY IS COMMITTED TO ADHERING TO ITS MISSION AND REMAINING FINANCIALLY HEALTHY SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO ENHANCE ITS CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ADDRESS SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA. THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY DOES NOT EXPLICITLY ADDRESS ALL SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 CHNA DUE TO:1. LIMITED RESOURCES (TIME, TALENT, AND TREASURE),2. THE HOSPITAL IS A STAKEHOLDER AND/OR PARTNER IN ADDRESSING THE NEED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH OTHER HOSPITAL CLINICAL AND SERVICE LINES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS,3. OTHER HOSPITALS OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA ARE ADDRESSING THE NEED,4. THE NEED FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION OR LIMITED RESOURCE CAPACITY.SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS, REFERRED TO BY THE HOSPITAL AS PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS, BEING ADDRESSED BY THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE, MENTAL HEALTH WITH A SUB-FOCUS ON YOUTH, SUBSTANCE USE, FINANCIAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA, AND ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS. SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS NOT TO BE ADDRESSED INCLUDE, CLIMATE CRISIS, BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, INFANT AND PERINATAL HEALTH AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 13B: ALL PATIENTS WITH ACCOUNT BALANCES (OTHER THAN BALANCES RESULTING FROM CO-PAYMENTS OR DEDUCTIBLES ON INSURED SERVICES) ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A PROMPT PAY DISCOUNT OF 20% OF THE BALANCE FOR CLAIMS PAID IN FULL AT TIME OF SERVICE OR WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE INITIAL BILL. PATIENTS MUST REQUEST THE DISCOUNT. THE DISCOUNT CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH THE HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL OFFERS A CO-PAYMENT DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE HOSPITAL. THIS DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH CO-PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS UNDER PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSURANCE (UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LAW OR A BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE INSURER OR GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY). THESE PATIENTS MAY REDUCE THE OTHERWISE APPLICABLE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICE CO-PAYMENT BY 10% IF THE PATIENT ELECTS TO PAY THE CO-PAYMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PATIENT'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E: BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL PROVIDES PATIENTS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF STATE PROGRAMS, HEALTH SAFETY NET, OR THE HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHICH MAY COVER ALL OR SOME OF THEIR UNPAID BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL BILLS AS WELL AS ABOUT BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL DISCOUNT PROGRAMS. FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO REQUEST SUCH ASSISTANCE, THE HOSPITAL ASSISTS PATIENTS BY SCREENING THEM FOR ELIGIBILITY IN AVAILABLE STATE PROGRAMS AND ASSISTING THEM IN APPLYING FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. WHEN APPLICABLE, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL MAY ALSO ASSIST PATIENTS IN APPLYING FOR COVERAGE OF SERVICES AS A MEDICAL HARDSHIP BASED ON THE PATIENT'S DOCUMENTED INCOME AND ALLOWABLE MEDICAL EXPENSES. BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL HAVE CONTRACTED WITH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND THE COMMONWEALTH HEALTH INSURANCE CONNECTOR AUTHORITY TO SERVE AS A CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR ORGANIZATION. AS A CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR (CAC), APPROPRIATE STAFF WILL INFORM A PATIENT OF THE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF A CAC, SEEK THAT THE PATIENT SIGN A CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELOR DESIGNATION FORM, AND ASSIST THE PATIENT IN FINDING APPLICABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: PAPER COPIES OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP) AND THE FAP APPLICATION, AND A FAP PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY AS WELL AS THE BILLING AND COLLECTIONS POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND RUSSIAN, AND FREE OF CHARGE IN THE HOSPITAL AND BY MAIL, AS WELL AS THE HOSPITAL FACILITIES WEBSITE. HTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS/BILLING-AND-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE. A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF THE FAP IS OFFERED TO ALL PATIENTS AT ALL REGISTRATION SITES INCLUDING OUR FULL SERVICE HEALTH CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY - BAYSTATE BRIGHTWOOD HEALTH CENTER AND BAYSTATE MASON SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CENTER. IN ADDITION, COPIES OF THE FULL FAP, FAP APPLICATION AND BILLING AND COLLECTIONS POLICY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT ALL REGISTRATION SITES. COPIES OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AND DOWNLOAD ON OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-PROGRAMS/COMMUNITY-BENEFITS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT. HARD COPIES OF OUR CHNA ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FREE OF CHARGE. WE HAVE ALSO SHARED OUR CHNA WITH ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH CHNA AS WELL AS EACH HOSPITALS COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL (CBAC). THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ONGOING EFFORTS TO WIDELY PUBLICIZE OUR FAP AND CHNA TO THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY, TO LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE PROMOTION VIA OUR HOSPITALS VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND PROVIDING PRINTED MATERIALS TO KEY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND EDUCATING THEIR STAFF THAT WORK WITH LOW INCOME POPULATIONS IN THE HOSPITALS SERVICE AREA.
BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATIONPART V, SECTION B, LINE 20E: WE RELY ON MEDICAID FOR PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS. WE WOULD PERFORM THESE ACTIONS IF NEEDED BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY PATIENT DURING THE TAX YEAR WHERE AN ECA WAS INITIATED.
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PART I, LINE 6A:THE HOSPITAL FACILITY FILES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S VIA THEIR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MASS.GOV/NONPROFIT-HOSPITAL-AND-HMO-COMMUNITY-BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE BAYSTATE HEALTH WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-PROGRAMS/ COMMUNITY-BENEFITS/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT PROVIDES THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS HEALTH NEEDS.
PART I, LINE 7:LINE 7A (CHARITY CARE) - COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE WAS CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES, CALCULATED ON WORKSHEET 2, AGAINST TOTAL CHARITY CARE GROSS PATIENT CHARGES FROM THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. LINE 7B (UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID) - COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE WAS DERIVED USING THE ORGANIZATION'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL HOSPITAL INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS FOR WHOM SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AND COVERED UNDER MEDICAID AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PLANS.LINE 7C (OTHER MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS) - COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE WAS DERIVED USING THE ORGANIZATION'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALL HOSPITAL INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS FOR WHOM SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AND COVERED UNDER OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.LINE 7E (COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES & BENEFIT OPERATIONS) -COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES CALCULATIONS ARE DERIVED FROM DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE HOSPITAL'S 2021 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THESEACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND EXTEND BEYOND PATIENT CARE, BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE HOSPITAL.COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS CALCULATIONS ARE DERIVED FROM COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ASSIGNED STAFF AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR ASSETS ASSESSMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY BENEFIT STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS.LINE 7G (SUBSIDIZED PROGRAMS) - COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE WAS DERIVED USING THE ORGANIZATION'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. THE EXPENSE RELATES TO INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND TO SPECIFIC OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS. THERE ARE NO COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICIAN CLINICS REPORTED AS SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN PART I, LINE 7G.PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F):IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE 2014-09, REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (TOPIC 606) ("ASU 2014-09"). THE UPDATE RESULTED IN CHANGES IN THE PRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURE OF REVENUE PRIMARILY RELATED TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. UNDER ASU 2014-09 THE ESTIMATED UNCOLLECTIBLE AMOUNTS DUE FROM THESE PATIENTS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS THAT ARE A DIRECT REDUCTION TO NET OPERATING REVENUES. IN 2022, THESE IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS, TOTALLED $3,873,981 AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL EXPENSES REPORTED IN PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGES IN PART 1, LINE 7, COLUMN (F).
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:THE HOSPITAL FACILITY IS COMMITTED TO CREATING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT MANY STATE AND FEDERALLY MANDATED COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS ETHNIC, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES. THE HOSPITAL EMBRACES THE TRADITIONAL DEFINITION OF "HEALTH" TO INCLUDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, QUALITY EDUCATION, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, FOOD SECURITY, SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE, AND THE ARTS/CULTURE ALL ELEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES MANY VALUABLE SERVICES, RESOURCES, PROGRAMS, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT - BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE HOSPITAL AND INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND HOMES OF THE PEOPLE IT SERVES; INCLUDING GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIP OF LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF BAYSTATE HEALTH LEADERSHIP WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY BOARDS THAT ALIGN WITH ITS MISSION.THE HOSPITAL FACILITY PAID DUES TO THE QUABOAG HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOTALING $1,600. THE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE CHAMBER AS IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST LOCAL EMPLOYERS IN OUR SERVICE AREA. THE CHAMBER AND ITS MEMBERS COORDINATE ACTIVITIES TOWARD A COMMON PURPOSE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE REGION.
PART III, LINE 2:THE COST OF BAD DEBTS REPORTED WAS CALCULATED BY APPLYING A RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES (BASED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL HOSPITAL INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS) AGAINST TOTAL IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 3:THE PORTION OF BAD DEBT THAT REASONABLY COULD BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS WHO MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE PROGRAM WAS CALCULATED BY APPLYING THE PERCENTAGE OF BAD DEBTS BY ZIP CODE (FOR WHICH THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR EACH ZIP CODE IS LESS THAN 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL) TO THE TOTAL COST OF BAD DEBT REPORTED IN PART III LINE 2. SINCE THIS PORTION OF BAD DEBT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS RESIDING IN AN AREA WHERE THE AVERAGE INCOME IS LESS THAN 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THESE PATIENTS WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE PROGRAM HAD THEY APPLIED. FOR THIS REASON, WE BELIEVE THE AMOUNT, TOTALLING $23,637, SHOULD BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE IN PART I.
PART III, LINE 4:AS NOTED ABOVE, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE 2014-09 EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2018, WHICH CHANGED THE WAY ENTITIES REPORT AND DISCLOSE CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDING IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSION (FORMERLY THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS). SEE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FOOTNOTE #2 (SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES) ON PAGE 15 UNDER THE CAPTION "NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND PAGE 17 UNDER THE CAPTION "RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS" FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S REPORTING OF ITS IMPLICIT PRICE CONCESSIONS (FORMERLY PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS). IF A PATIENT IS DETERMINED ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENT IS MADE TO THE PATIENT ACCOUNT BASED ON THEIR INCOME LEVEL. ONCE THE NECESSARY APPROVALS ARE OBTAINED, IT THEN FLOWS TO THE GENERAL LEDGER. PATIENTS APPLYING FOR A PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT WILL HAVE THIS ALLOWANCE ENTERED AFTER AGREED UPON PAYMENT IS RECEIVED.
PART III, LINE 8:LINE 6 - INCLUDED ALL MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS AS CALCULATED IN WORKSHEETS D-1 PART II (INPATIENT) AND D PART V (OUTPATIENT) OF THE HOSPITAL'S 2022 MEDICARE COST REPORT, NET OF MEDICARE COSTS REPORTED IN PART I, LINE 7.G, BASED ON MEDICARE COSTING PRINCIPLES. THERE IS NO SHORTFALL REPORTED ON LINE 7.
PART III, LINE 9B:FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: THE PATIENT MAY HAVE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE UP FRONT AT TIME OF SERVICE WITH A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR OR THE PATIENT COULD HAVE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE AFTER RECEIVING THEIR BILL BY CONTACTING OUR PATIENT BILLING SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES. THE FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WILL ASSIST THE PATIENT IN APPLYING FOR THE APPROPRIATE TYPE OF ASSISTANCE BASED ON THEIR INCOME AND CIRCUMSTANCES. ONCE APPROVED FOR A STATE MEDICAID OR OTHER PROGRAM, ALL BILLING AND COLLECTION ACTIVITY WILL STOP (EXCEPT FOR REQUIRED CO-PAYMENTS OR DEDUCTIBLES). FOR ALL OTHER PATIENTS, OUR STATEMENTS CONTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING HOW TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. NOTICES CONCERNING AVAILABILITY FOR ASSISTANCE ARE ALSO POSTED AT PATIENT CARE SITES.
PART VI, LINE 2:THE BAYSTATE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CONVENES SEMI-ANNUALLY AND IS CHARGED WITH ADVOCATING FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT THE BOARD LEVEL AND THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND BROADER COMMUNITY; ALIGNING THE SYSTEM'S FOUR (4) HOSPITAL-SPECIFIC COMMUNITY BENEFITS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S STRATEGIC PLAN; REVIEW OF CHNA DATA; APPROVAL OF A COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSION STATEMENT AND HEALTH PRIORITIES; REVIEW IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS ACTIVITIES AND INVESTMENTS; AND ENSURE BAYSTATE HEALTH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE MA ATTORNEY GENERAL AND IRS. ANNUALLY, THE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROVIDES UPDATES TO THE BAYSTATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, BAYSTATE PRESIDENT'S CABINET, AND OTHER BAYSTATE LEADERSHIP TEAMS, AS REQUESTED. THE HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL (CBAC) CONTINUES TO BRING A COMMUNITY LENS AND FILTER FOR THE HOSPITAL'S HEALTH PRIORITIES. THE CBAC PROVIDES A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TO INCREASE WELLNESS AND RESILIENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR AN ENTIRE POPULATION; GUIDANCE IN MATCHING HOSPITAL RESOURCES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, THUS MAKING THE MOST OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH THE GOAL TO IMPROVE HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE; AND POLICY ADVOCACY TO ASSURE AND RESTORE HEALTH EQUITY BY TARGETING RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS. PARTICIPANTS ON THE HOSPITAL CBAC REPRESENT CONSTITUENCIES AND COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. CBAC MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA AND USE THIS ANALYSIS AS A FOUNDATION FOR PROVIDING THE HOSPITAL WITH INPUT ON ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLANNING PROCESS.BAYSTATE HEALTH PATIENT & FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL (PFAC) MEMBERS PROVIDED VALUABLE INPUT IN ENHANCING CARE AT BAYSTATE HEALTH BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. INFORMATION FROM PFAC PROVIDES HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP WITH AN ENHANCED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO IMPROVE QUALITY, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE EXCELLENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, PATIENT SAFETY, FACILITY DESIGN, PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION, PATIENT AND FAMILY SATISFACTION, AND LOYALTY. PFAC IS MADE UP OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL, THE D'AMOUR CENTER FOR CANCER CARE, AND THE BEHEALTHY ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO) IN BAYSTATE MANAGED HEALTH CENTERS.
PART VI, LINE 3:THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT PATIENTS IN ITS COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH FAIRNESS AND RESPECT WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. THE HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THE COST OF NECESSARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES CAN IMPOSE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BURDEN ON PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, AND ACTS AFFIRMATIVELY TO LESSEN THAT BURDEN BY OFFERING ELIGIBLE PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR FREE OR REDUCED COST SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL NOT ONLY OFFERS FREE AND REDUCED COST CARE AS REQUIRED BY LAW, BUT HAS ALSO VOLUNTARILY ESTABLISHED DISCOUNT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FREE AND REDUCED COST CARE TO MORE PATIENTS RESIDING WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL.THE HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES THE BILLING AND COLLECTION PROCESS CAN BE BEWILDERING AND BURDENSOME FOR PATIENTS AND HAS IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES TO MAKE THE PROCESS UNDERSTANDABLE FOR PATIENTS; TO INFORM PATIENTS ABOUT DISCOUNT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS; AND TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO AGGRESSIVE COLLECTION ACTIVITIES. CONSISTENT WITH ITS PATIENT COMMITMENT, THE HOSPITAL IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND A BILLING AND COLLECTION POLICY THAT REFLECTS ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS AND PATIENT BILLING AND COLLECTION PROCEDURES AND COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.THE HOSPITAL HAS FINANCIAL COUNSELORS AVAILABLE TO HELP PATIENTS APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT MAY COVER UNPAID HOSPITAL BILLS, INCLUDING A VARIETY OF FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL FINANCIAL COUNSELORS HAVE ALL BEEN TRAINED AND CERTIFIED BY THE STATE AS CERTIFIED ACCOUNT COUNSELORS TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN APPLYING FOR AVAILABLE FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT PATIENTS OR PROSPECTIVE PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE AWARE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. FOR UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, THE HOSPITAL WILL ASSIST IN APPLYING FOR AVAILABLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE HOSPITAL NOTIFIES PATIENTS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE IN BOTH THE INITIAL BILL SENT TO PATIENTS, AS WELL AS IN GENERAL NOTICES POSTED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL.WHEN APPLICABLE, THE HOSPITAL ALSO ASSISTS PATIENTS IN APPLYING FOR COVERAGE OF SERVICES AS A MEDICAL HARDSHIP BASED ON THE PATIENT'S DOCUMENTED INCOME AND ALLOWABLE MEDICAL EXPENSES. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES, UPON REQUEST, SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE ELIGIBILITY PROCESS TO BE A LOW INCOME PATIENT UNDER EITHER THE MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH SAFETY NET PROGRAM OR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE LOW INCOME THROUGH BAYSTATE'S OWN INTERNAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE HOSPITAL ALSO NOTIFIES PATIENTS ABOUT AVAILABLE PAYMENT PLANS BASED ON THEIR FAMILY SIZE AND INCOME. BAYSTATE HEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND BILLING AND COLLECTION POLICY ARE POSTED ON THE BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG/PATIENTS/BILLING-AND-FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE. THE GOAL OF POSTING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND THE BILLING AND COLLECTION POLICY IS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS OR PROSPECTIVE PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE AWARE OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. SIGNS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AT THE HOSPITAL ARE TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND RUSSIAN AS THESE LANGUAGES ARE PRIMARILY SPOKEN BY MORE THAN 1,000 OR 1% OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA. SIGNS ARE LARGE AND CLEARLY VISIBLE. HOSPITAL SIGNS ARE 8.5 X 11 INCHES AND THE HEADER PRINT FONT IS 24 POINTS. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ARE POSTED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: INPATIENT, CLINIC, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ADMISSIONS AND/OR REGISTRATION AREAS, CENTRAL ADMISSION/REGISTRATION AREA, PATIENT FINANCIAL COUNSELOR AREAS, AND BUSINESS OFFICE AREAS THAT ARE OPEN TO PATIENTS.
PART VI, LINE 4:BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL (BAYSTATE WING) LOCATED IN PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS, IS A 68-BED ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE, PRIMARY CARE, SURGERY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEART AND VASCULAR, REHABILITATION, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND AUDIOLOGY SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS LAB AND IMAGING SERVICES. BAYSTATE WING IS A MEMBER OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL, INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION SERVING MORE THAN 800,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. BAYSTATE HEALTH, WITH A WORKFORCE OF 13,000 EMPLOYEES, IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN THE REGION AND INCLUDES BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES, BAYSTATE HOME HEALTH, AND BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION. BAYSTATE WING HAS MORE THAN 805 TOTAL EMPLOYEES, 221 NURSES AND 62 PHYSICIANS ON ACTIVE AND COURTESY STAFF. BAYSTATE WING'S EXPANDED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AROUND THE CLOCK. THE ED INCLUDES A SIX-BED CRITICAL CARE UNIT AND IS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER DESIGNATED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MDPH). BAYSTATE WING OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, PERSONALIZED, AND HIGH-QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH THE GRISWOLD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER AND THE CENTER FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY.THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BAYSTATE WING INCLUDE 17 MOSTLY SMALL RURAL TOWNS IN THE CENTRAL PIONEER VALLEY AND QUABOAG HILLS REGION. THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF COMMUNITIES SERVED IS 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF SPRINGFIELD AND REPRESENTS A 440-SQUARE-MILE REGION IN WEST-CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS THAT SPANS PARTS OF HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE, AND WORCESTER COUNTIES. THE LARGEST TOWNS IN THIS SERVICE AREA ARE LUDLOW, BELCHERTOWN, WILBRAHAM, AND PALMER. THIRTEEN OF THE 17 TOWNS HAVE POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 10,000, AND 15 OF THE 17 TOWNS MEET THE STATE DEFINITION OF "RURAL," DEFINED AS "A MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THERE ARE FEWER THAN 500 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE." THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS HOME TO 118,760 PEOPLE.3 DEMOGRAPHICALLY, THE REGION IS PRIMARILY WHITE RESIDENTS (MORE THAN 90%), WITH 5% LATINO/A/E RESIDENTS, 1% BLACK RESIDENTS, AND 3% OF RESIDENTS DEFINED AS "OTHER." THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS $90,067, WHICH IS LOWER THAN MASSACHUSETTS' AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME AT $103,126.5 AT LEAST 7% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS LIVING IN POVERTY, AND 13% OF RESIDENTS ARE CONSIDERED "LOW INCOME." THE MEDIAN AGE IN THE SERVICE AREA IS 44, WHICH IS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 38. CHILDREN UNDER FIVE MAKE UP 5% OF THE POPULATION, CHILDREN UNDER 18 MAKE UP 20% OF THE POPULATION, AND ADULTS 65+ MAKE UP 18% OF THE POPULATION. LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE AREA IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE STATE. IN THE 2022 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION COUNTY HEALTH STATE RANKINGS REPORT, HAMPDEN COUNTY RANKS LAST (14TH OF 14 COUNTIES), WORCESTER COUNTY RANKS 11TH, AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTY RANKS 5TH. THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON HOW LONG AND HOW WELL PEOPLE LIVE BASED ON THEIR LOCATION IN EACH STATE AND LOOKS AT INDICATORS SUCH AS ECONOMIC SECURITY AND CHRONIC HEALTH OUTCOMES. THESE RANKINGS DO NOT SHOW DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH WITHIN A COUNTY OR THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH. THE QUABOAG CONNECTOR, A LOCAL TRANSIT SERVICE, SERVES TEN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE REGION AND CONNECTS SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS TO URBAN AREAS AND SERVICES. COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, RESOURCES, AND COLLABORATIONS; ARTS AND CULTURE CENTERS; EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND CORPORATE INSTITUTIONS; AND OTHER ASSETS CONTRIBUTE TO THE SERVICE AREA'S STATUS AS A DESTINATION TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. THERE IS NO OTHER MAJOR HOSPITAL IN THE SERVICE AREA OUTSIDE OF BAYSTATE WING AND BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD. 35% OF THE INSURED POPULATION IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, AND A SMALLER PROPORTION INHAMPSHIRE (16%) AND WORCESTER (24%) COUNTIES, ARE MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES COMPARED WITH THE STATEWIDE PERCENTAGE OF 23%. THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION THAT IS UNINSURED IN HAMPDEN COUNTY IS 3.14%, WHICH IS 15% HIGHER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 2.72%.
PART VI, LINE 5:THE HOSPITAL FACILITY HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO HEALTH CARE NEEDS UNSUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS RESPONSIBILITY, THE HOSPITAL QUALIFIES FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER 501(C)(3). HOWEVER, PROVIDING HOSPITAL CARE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO QUALIFY FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. HOSPITALS ALSO MUST OPERATE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, A MEMBER HOSPITAL OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY, WITH QUALITY AND COMPASSION. THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS MISSION IS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES, PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLNESS, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO MEETING THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF CONSTITUENCIES AND COMMUNITIES SERVED THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF BAYSTATE HEALTH'S MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, AFFILIATED PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.THE HOSPITAL FACILITY MEETS ALL OF THE FACTORS REQUIRED OF MEDICAL FACILITIES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN TAX EXEMPTION, AS FIRST DESCRIBED IN REVENUE RULING 69-545. IN SUPPORT OF PATIENT CARE AND THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL, MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERSHIP AND PRIVILEGES ARE EXTENDED TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS AND PRACTITIONERS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDENTIALING AND CLINICAL PRIVILEGES, WHETHER EMPLOYED BY A RELATED BAYSTATE HEALTH OR COMMUNITY-BASED ENTITY. THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS OPEN TO ALL IN NEED OF CARE AND SERVICES; NO ONE REQUIRING EMERGENCY CARE IS DENIED TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, SURPLUS FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS ARE GENERALLY APPLIED, AS PERMITTED, TO THE FOLLOWING: IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE, EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES, PURCHASE AND REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT, DEBT SERVICE, EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF, AND THE SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH.BAYSTATE HEALTH'S VOLUNTEER BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS AFFILIATES, IS COMPRISED OF THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BAYSTATE HEALTH AND UP TO TWENTY-TWO (22) OTHER ELECTED TRUSTEES WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BROAD RANGE OF INTERESTS WHICH EXIST IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BAYSTATE HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE NOMINATION OF TRUSTEES AND SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE VARIOUS BOARD COMMITTEES. IN CONSIDERING NOMINATIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, OR OFFICERS, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE SELECTS NOMINEES WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VARIOUS AND DIVERSE CONSTITUENCIES SERVED BY BAYSTATE HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES. IN PARTICULAR THE COMMITTEE NOMINATES PERSONS WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY CONSUMER INTERESTS OF THE VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS AND LOCALITIES WHICH ARE SERVED BY BAYSTATE HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES IN THE CARRYING OUT OF AND PURSUANT TO THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE BAYSTATE HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES.PLEASE REFER TO THE SECTION ABOVE IN LINE 2 FOR ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES OF THE HOSPITAL'S RESPONSIVENESS TO THE COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: INCLUDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, COMMUNITY BENEFITS ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
PART VI, LINE 6:BAYSTATE HEALTH IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM SERVING OVER 800,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND SAFETY, BAYSTATE HEALTH HAS MORE THAN 13,000 EMPLOYEES AND SERVES A DIVERSE POPULATION OF PATIENTS AT ITS TEACHING HOSPITAL, BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD, AS WELL AS AT BAYSTATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, ITS THREE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, SEVERAL URBAN HEALTH CENTERS, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE SERVICES, AND A NETWORK OF OVER 80 MEDICAL PRACTICES. THE FOUR HOSPITALS INCLUDE BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER, BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL, AND BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL; THE OTHER 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES, VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION. BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER (BAYSTATE MEDICAL) IS A 780-BED INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER AND HOME TO THE UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL BAYSTATE. BAYSTATE MEDICAL HAS ONE OF NEW ENGLAND'S BUSIEST EMERGENCY ROOMS AND IS THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER. BAYSTATE MEDICAL HAS LONG PROVIDED THE REGION WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER, ACUTE AND CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR ILLNESS, AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER MAJOR DISEASES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS PRE- AND POST-NATAL CARE FOR MOTHERS GIVING BIRTH AT ITS WESSON WOMEN & INFANTS' UNIT, WHICH IS HOME TO THE REGION'S ONLY LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU). IN ADDITION, THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS THE BAYSTATE HEART & VASCULAR PROGRAM AND THE BAYSTATE REGIONAL CANCER PROGRAM, AMONG OTHER ADVANCED SPECIALTY MEDICAL, DIAGNOSTIC, AND SURGICAL SERVICE.BAYSTATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, PART OF BAYSTATE MEDICAL, IS THE ONLY ACCREDITED FULL-SERVICE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND PEDIATRIC-SPECIFIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. IT PROVIDES PRIMARY AND ADVANCED MEDICAL CARE TO BABIES, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER (BAYSTATE FRANKLIN) IS AN 89-BED FACILITY LOCATED IN GREENFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF RURAL FRANKLIN COUNTY AND NORTH QUABBIN. INPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INTENSIVE CARE, MEDICAL-SURGICAL CARE, AND OBSTETRICS/ MIDWIFERY. OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE 3D MAMMOGRAPHY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER CARE AND INFUSION, CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS, EMERGENCY CARE, HEART AND VASCULAR PRACTICE AND CLINICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE CARE, LABORATORY SERVICES, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, PAIN MANAGEMENT, ENDOSCOPY AND MINOR PROCEDURES, PULMONARY REHABILITATION, RADIOLOGY, SLEEP MEDICINE, WOUND CARE, AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF FRANKLIN COUNTY (CHCFC), A DENTAL CLINIC IS LOCATED ONSITE, ADJACENT TO THE BAYSTATE FRANKLIN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL (BAYSTATE NOBLE) IS A 85-BED ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HELPING PEOPLE IN THE GREATER WESTFIELD COMMUNITY, OFFERING DIRECT ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS TECHNOLOGY, DIAGNOSTICS, AND SPECIALISTS. THE HOSPITAL WORKS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE, CLOSE TO HOME. SKILLED AND COMPASSIONATE NURSES AND MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF OFFER AN IDEAL COMBINATION OF "HIGH TECH AND "HIGH TOUCH", COMPLEMENTING AN OUTSTANDING TEAM OF DOCTORS. SERVICES INCLUDE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, EMERGENCY, LABORATORY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, SURGERY, CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES AND REHABILITATION, CANCER CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, UROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, INPATIENT REHABILITATION, AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, INCLUDING 3D MAMMOGRAPHY.BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL (BAYSTATE WING) IS A 68-BED FACILITY LOCATED IN PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS HELPING PEOPLE IN A SERVICE AREA THAT INCLUDES THREE COUNTIES HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE, AND WORCESTER. THE HOSPITAL SERVICES APPROXIMATELY 120,000 RESIDENTS IN SEVENTEEN TOWNS, WITH OVER HALF OF THIS POPULATION LIVING IN BELCHERTOWN, LUDLOW, PALMER, WILBRAHAM, AND WARE. WE OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. OUR EXPANDED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AROUND THE CLOCK. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INCLUDES A SIX BED CRITICAL CARE UNIT AND IS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER DESIGNATED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MDPH). OUR HOSPITAL OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, PERSONALIZED, AND HIGH-QUALITY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES THROUGH THE GRISWOLD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER AND THE CENTER FOR GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY.BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES (BMP) IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP OF OVER 1,147 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS IN PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY, AND SURGICAL DISCIPLINES WITH MORE THAN 100 PRACTICES ACROSS 85 LOCATIONS. BMP OFFERS PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, INCLUDING: FAMILY PRACTICE, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, URGENT CARE CLINICS, SUBURBAN AND RURAL PRACTICES. MANY SITES ARE DESIGNATED PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES, SIGNIFYING OUR EMPHASIS ON COMMUNICATION WITH PATIENTS, COLLABORATION AMONG PROVIDERS, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE. BMP'S POLICY IS TO PROVIDE CARE TO ANY PATIENT IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE, REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH CARE. DEPENDENT UPON THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO PAY AND CONSISTENT WITH BAYSTATE HEALTH AND BMP POLICIES, BMP MAY PROVIDE SUCH CARE FREE OF CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS BELOW ITS NORMAL CHARGES. IN TAX YEAR 2021 BMP PROVIDED $1,213,702 IN CHARITY CARE. IN ADDITION TO THE CHARITY CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS, BMP'S PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE IN MANY AND VARIED ONGOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH. BMP HAS ALSO TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH OF DISADVANTAGED CITIZENS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES INCLUDING SPECIFIC FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS AND BY PROVIDING PHYSICIAN STAFFING FOR THREE COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS THROUGH BAYSTATE MEDICAL. VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION AND HOSPICE OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, PRIMARILY IN THEIR HOMES. IT IS A COMPREHENSIVE HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, AND PALLIATIVE CARE AGENCY WITH A STAFF OF OVER 250 MANAGING MORE THAN130,000VISITS ANNUALLY. EACH PATIENT AND FAMILY IS CARED FOR BY CERTIFIED AND EXPERIENCED NURSES, THERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOSPICE AIDES, SPIRITUAL AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELORS, AND VOLUNTEERS IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND/OR OTHER PROVIDERS. THE HOME HEALTH TEAM WORKS TOGETHER TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SWIFT RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, OR SURGERY IN THE COMFORT OF PATIENTS' HOME. HOME HEALTH HAS BEEN WORKING ON A ROBUST TELEMONITORING PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH CHF AND COPD TO RECOGNIZE CHANGES AND AVOID HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM OFFERS MEDICAL, SPIRITUAL AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH ITS EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF CAREGIVERS TO SUPPORT PATIENTS FACING A SERIOUS OR LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS. THIS CARE TEAM WORKS TOGETHER, WITH BOTH THE PATIENT AND FAMILY, TO BRING UNDERSTANDING, COMFORT, DIGNITY, AND A SENSE OF PEACE, AS EACH PATIENT JOURNEY TOWARDS THE FINAL STAGE OF LIFE. HOSPICE HAS WORKED WITH BMC TO CREATE AN INPATIENT HOSPICE PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS AT END OF LIFE WITH SYMPTOMS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL ALLOWING HOSPICE LEVEL OF CARE IN AN ACUTE SETTING. BAYSTATE REFERENCE LABORATORIES (BRL) IS BAYSTATE HEALTH'S CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY SERVICE, PROVIDING STATE-OF-THE-ART, CONVENIENT PATHOLOGY TESTING SERVICES TO PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. BRL IS THE REGION'S LARGEST ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER-BASED REFERENCE LABORATORY AND IS STAFFED BY MORE THAN 20 BOARD-CERTIFIED PATHOLOGISTS AND OVER 650 TECHNOLOGISTS AND LAB SUPPORT PERSONNEL.BASED IN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH PLAN SERVING MEMBERS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT. A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND OFFERS A RANGE OF HEALTH CARE PLANS INCLUDING COMMERCIAL, MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND HAS BEEN MEETING THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS, AND CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED AND VALUED HEALTH PLAN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE AFFILIATED ENTITIES ABOVE, THEINFORMATION BELOW SPEAKS TO ACTIVITIES OF BAYSTATE HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES REGARDING PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH.IN ADDITION TO ITS 13,000 EMPLOYEES, BAYSTATE HEALTH HAS MEDICAL STAFF, NURSES, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSING STUDENTS, AND ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WHO GAIN COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL EDUCATION DURING THE YEAR. A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION, BAYSTATE HEALTH HAS BEEN TRAINING DOCTORS SINCE 1914. IN TAX YEAR 2021, OVER 360 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN 11 RESIDENCY AND 20+ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TRAINED AT BAYSTATE HEALTH. IN ADDITION, BAYSTATE HEALTH PROVIDED TRAINING TO OVER 150 MEDICAL STUDENTS COMPLETING CLERKSHIPS AND ELECTIVES IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES. 103 MEDICAL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE POPULATION-BASED URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH (PURCH) TRACK AT UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL BAYSTATE. THERE WERE OVER 740 NURSING STUDENTS AND OVER 300 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS FROM LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT COMPLETED CLINICAL TRAINING AS PART OF THEIR ASSOCIATE, BACCALAUREATE, MASTER'S AND POST-DOCTORAL WORK. BAYSTATE HEALTH IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. CONTINUING EDUCATION IS PROVIDED THROUGH REGIONAL CONFERENCES, GRAND ROUNDS, AND INTERNET COURSES. DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC BAYSTATE HEALTH HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL NURSING PROGRAM CLINICAL PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE OUTSTANDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES FOR NEW NURSES. THESE TRYING TIMES HAVE SERVED AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. IN TAX YEAR 2021, A 254 NURSES GRADUATED FROM THE BAYSTATE HEALTH NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS A 10-MONTH LONG PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED NURSES WITH LESS THAN 10 MONTHS EXPERIENCE, OFFERING PRACTICE-BASED EXPERIENCE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. BAYSTATE HEALTH'S NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED REACCREDITATION IN JULY 2021 AS A PRACTICE TRANSITION PROGRAM BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER'S (ANCC) COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION WITH A PLAN TO REACCREDIT IN 2025. BAYSTATE HEALTH CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A SUBSET OF NURSES WITH FORGIVABLE NURSING LOANS TOWARDS EARNING THEIR ADN, BSN, MASTERS, DNP, OR PHD IN NURSING. THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 AND TO DATE HAS SUPPORTED MORE THAN 600 RNS AND STUDENT NURSES PROVIDING MORE THAN $2,451,250 IN FORGIVABLE LOANS.THE BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER'S MIDWIFERY EDUCATION PROGRAM GRADUATED FOUR STUDENTS IN 2022. ALTHOUGH THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO REQUIRE SOME ADDED FLEXIBILITY, CLASSROOM AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. THREE STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THEIR CERTIFICATION BOARD EXAM AND ARE EMPLOYED AS CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIVES IN BEVERLY, MA; HARTFORD, CT, AND WORCESTER, MA. OUR FOURTH GRADUATE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING A LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND WILL BE TAKING THE BOARD EXAM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER MIDWIFERY EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AREA WORKFORCE, WITH PROGRAM ALUMNI COMPRISING 30% OF CNMS EMPLOYED IN PRACTICES IN SPRINGFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL, BAYSTATE HEALTH IS NOW THE REGIONAL CAMPUS FOR AN INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM TRACK CALLED PURCH (POPULATION-BASED URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITY HEALTH). THE PURCH TRACK FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR OUR PATIENTS. THE PURCH TRACK IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO CARE FOR BAYSTATE HEALTH'S DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING CLASSROOM AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SETTINGS, LED BY FACULTY WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN POPULATION HEALTH AND CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO STUDENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS SEEKING AN AFFORDABLE MEDICAL EDUCATION; TO RESPOND TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MASSACHUSETTS PHYSICIANS TRAINED IN URBAN AND RURAL PRIMARY CARE; AND TO APPLY PROVEN ACADEMIC RESEARCH METHODS TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH, REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND MAKE HEALTH CARE BETTER INTEGRATED, MORE EFFICIENT, AND MORE EFFECTIVE. OVER THE PAST TAX YEAR, THERE WERE NINE SITES THAT HOSTED POPULATION HEALTH CLERKSHIPS (PHCS), FOUR RURAL AND FIVE URBAN. THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED AS HOST SITES: MLK | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FAMILY SERVICES, SQUARE ONE, TAPESTRY HEALTH, ARMBROOK VILLAGE, REGREEN SPRINGFIELD, QUABOAG VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (QVCDC), QUABOAG HILLS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ALLIANCE, BEHEALTHY PARTNERSHIP (MEDICAID ACO) POPULATION, BAYSTATE HEALTH WELLNESS ON WHEELS (WOW) BUS, AND BAYSTATE HEALTH/ROCA.BAYSTATE SPRINGFIELD EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP (BSEP) REMAINED PRIMARILY ONLINE DUE TO RESTRICTIONS IN THE HOSPITAL. BSEP ENGAGED 171 (UNIQUE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IS SMALLER) HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ALL SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. NUMBERS CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE ONLINE FORMAT AND DECREASED ENGAGEMENT WHILE SCHOOLS HAD RETURNED IN PERSON. STAFF COORDINATED SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER FOR 17 STUDENTS. BSEP TRAINED SIX (6) STUDENTS AS CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, FOUR (4) IN PHLEBOTOMY TWO (2) OPERATING ROOM ASSISTANTS, AND FIVE (5) SUMMER SCHOLARS. IN ADDITION, 11 STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN WORK EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS PART OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) PROGRAM AND OTHER FUNDED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. BAYSTATE HAS ALREADY JUMPED TO THE TOP OF THE MINIMUM WAGE SCALE WHICH WILL IMPACT THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT CAN HAVE A WORK EXPERIENCE UNDER THE GRANT. LASTLY, 26 FORMER BSEP PARTICIPANTS WERE AWARDED $26,400 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO SUPPORT THEIR PURSUIT OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION. TOTAL BAYSTATE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO DATE NOW EXCEEDS $800,000.VOLUNTEERS ENHANCE THE WORK OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND INTERACTIONS WITH OUR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES EVERY DAY. IN 2022,VOLUNTEER SERVICES SLOWLY BROUGHT OUR VOLUNTEERS BACK TO HELP SUPPORT PATIENT, FAMILIES IN STAFF IN DESIGNATED AREAS. IN REPORTING FOR TAX YEAR 2021, 135 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED BMC, FOR A TOTAL OF 6,818 HOURS.IN 2022, NEARLY 240,000 SPOKEN AND SIGNED LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SESSIONS HELPED PATIENTS AND FAMILIES BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR CARE RESULTING IN BETTER ACCESS TO AND EQUITY IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. BAYSTATE PROVIDES IN-PERSON INTERPRETERS AS WELL AS TELEPHONIC AND VIDEO INTERPRETERS OFF-SITE. OUR NATIONALLY CERTIFIED TRANSLATORS TRANSLATED MORE THAN 6,300 PAGES OF PATIENT-RELATED INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS WERE WELL-INFORMED ABOUT THEIR HEALTH CONDITION(S) AND HOW TO CARE FOR THOSE CONDITIONS IN SIMPLE TERMS AND IN A LANGUAGE THEY PREFER.BAYSTATE HEALTH'S MEDICAID ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION (ACO), THE BEHEALTHY PARTNERSHIP (BHP) WHICH INCLUDES CARING HEALTH CENTER, HEALTH NEW ENGLAND, AND THE FOUR BAYSTATE HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS SERVES APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PEOPLE AND SAW AN INCREASE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN TAX YEAR 2019 WHICH CONTINUES AT A STABLE NUMBER. IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, BHP FOCUSED ON CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT ITS CLINICAL INNOVATION STRATEGIES, INTEROPERABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS MEET ITS QUALITY STANDARDS. IN ADDITION, HEALTH EQUITY WORK WAS PRIORITIZED IN THE CLINICAL AND DATA ARENAS. THE ACO CONTINUED ITS WORK ON A COVID-19 MITIGATION WORKGROUP, WHICH INVOLVED PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ENTITIES SUCH AS THE SPRINGFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE ACO ALSO DEEPENED COMMUNITY LINKAGE EFFORTS TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE SERVICES PROGRAM. COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE INTRICATELY LINKED TO FUTURE STRATEGIES OF TELEHEALTH, FLEXIBLE SERVICES PROGRAMMING, AND BALANCING MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS FOR BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCTION OF TOTAL COST OF CARE.
BAYSTATE HEALTH AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THECOMMUNITIES THEY SERVE THROUGHOUT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WITH THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO STAY INFORMED AND HEALTHY BY PROVIDING BOTH BASIC AND EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES, INCLUDING "BAYSTATE'S BABIES", A PERINATAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAM. ALSO OFFERED ARE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES, PRENATAL/POSTNATAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASSES, AND INFANT SAFETY CLASSES. SOME CLASSES ARE FREE WHILE OTHERS ARE OFFERED AT A REASONABLE FEE. NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. IN 2023, FACE-TO-FACE PROGRAMS WILL RESUME. ONLINE PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES THAT ARE SELF-LEARNING MODULES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ALONG WITH SYNCHRONOUS CLASSES ON A VIRTUAL ZOOM PLATFORM WITH A LIVE PARENT EDUCATOR. BAYSTATE HEALTH CONTINUES TO OFFER FREE GROUPS VIA ZOOM INCLUDING THE BREASTFEEDING QUESTION AND ANSWER HOUR AND THE CHILDBIRTH QUESTION AND ANSWER HOUR. THE MOTHER TO MOTHER SUPPORT GROUP HAS RESUMED AS FACE-TO-FACE. CONTINUATION OF SOME VIRTUAL CLASSES AND GROUPS ARE OFFERED FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO WOULD PREFER NOT TO BE IN A FACE-TO-FACE SETTING DUE TO ONGOING COVID-19.THE MOMS DO CARE EMPOWER PROGRAM AT BAYSTATE FRANKLIN, DESIGNED TO HELP PREGNANT WOMEN WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) HAVE HEALTHY BABIES AND PURSUE HEALTHIER FUTURES, RECEIVED FOUR MORE YEARS OF FUNDING OF STATE OPIOID RESPONSE FUNDING THROUGH 2026 FROM THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A MEDICAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOME TO PREGNANT, POSTPARTUM, AND PARENTING WOMEN. THE DPH HAS EXTENDED FUNDING AND EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO INCLUDE OPIOIDS, STIMULANTS AND ALCOHOL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES PEER SUPPORT THROUGH RECOVERY COACHES AND DOULAS WHO PARTNER WITH WOMEN IN PREGNANCY AND UP TO 1 YEAR POSTPARTUM. CARE COORDINATION AND SERVICE NAVIGATION ARE ALSO PROVIDED THROUGH OBSTETRIC AND MIDWIFERY PROVIDERS AS WELL AS A LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR. THE EMPOWER PROGRAM CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 30 WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY EACH YEAR.BAYSTATE MEDICAL IMPLEMENTED AN ENHANCED WAY TO CARE FOR NEWBORNS PHYSIOLOGICALLY DEPENDENT ON OPIOIDS AND THEIR MOTHERS CALLED THE ROOMING-IN PROGRAM. PREVIOUSLY, BABIES IMPACTED BY MATERNAL OUD WERE ADMITTED TO THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IF THEY REQUIRED PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME. PARENTS UNDERSTOOD LITTLE ABOUT THE PROCESS AND LENGTH OF STAY AVERAGED SEVERAL WEEKS. WITH THE ROOMING-IN PROGRAM, ELIGIBLE BABIES REMAIN WITH THEIR MOTHERS IN A PRIVATE ROOM THROUGHOUT TREATMENT, ENCOURAGING BREASTFEEDING AND BONDING. MOTHERS RECEIVE PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL EDUCATION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR BABIES, LEAVING THEM EMPOWERED WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASING LENGTH OF STAY FOR THESE BABIES.THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT RECOGNIZED BAYSTATE MEDICAL AND BAYSTATE HEALTH'S THREE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AS THE FIRST AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS IN THE NATION. THE NATIONAL AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM MOVEMENT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING CARE BY ATTENDING TO WHAT MATTERS MOST TO PATIENTS: MEDICATIONS, MENTAL ACTIVITY, AND MOBILITY. THE HONOR RECOGNIZED THE EFFORTS OF THE ACUTE CARE FOR ELDERS PROGRAM TEAM AND THE INTERPROFESSIONAL "GERI-PAL" TEAM WHO RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF OLDER ADULTS, FOCUS ON WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO PATIENTS, AND EMPHASIZE KEEPING THOSE IN THEIR CARE AS INDEPENDENT AND ACTIVE AS POSSIBLE. THEY ASSIST WITH CARE PLANS, CHOOSING TREATMENT OPTIONS, RECOGNIZING DRUG SIDE EFFECTS, AND MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS.BAYSTATE HEALTH HAS PROVIDED A SAFE WAY TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED MEDICATIONS AND SHARPS THROUGH THE INSTALLATION OF COLLECTION RECEPTACLES AT EACH OF ITS FOUR HOSPITALS AND SEVERAL OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. COMMUNITY MEMBERS NOW HAVE A RESOURCE FOR SAFELY AND CONFIDENTIALLY THROWING AWAY HOUSEHOLD SHARPS (NEEDLES AND OTHER SYRINGE RELATED DEVICES) AND UNUSED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, BAYSTATE HEALTH COLLECTED APPROXIMATELY 3286 POUNDS OF SHARPS AND 1409 POUNDS OF MEDICATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITIES. BAYSTATE HEALTH OFFERS FREE PROGRAMS TO WOMEN AND SENIORS 55+. BAYSTATE HEALTH SENIOR CLASS IS A FREE LOYALTY PROGRAM DEDICATED TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN AND WOMEN AGES 55 AND OVER. THE 21,000+ SENIOR CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVE A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER AND BI-MONTHLY ENEWS WITH VALUABLE HEALTH INFORMATION, BENEFITS, AND INVITATIONS TO SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING VIRTUAL EVENTS DESIGNED WITH THEIR INTERESTS IN MIND. THE FREE BAYSTATE HEALTH EVERY WOMAN LOYALTY PROGRAM OFFERS ITS 15,000+ MEMBERS THE LATEST WOMEN'S HEALTH INFORMATION THROUGH SEMINARS WITH PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN A COMFORTABLE AND LIVELY SETTING AS WELL AS VIRTUAL EVENTS. MEMBERS RECEIVE A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER AND MONTHLY ENEWS. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES, AND IN TURN, PROVIDE WOMEN WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR HEALTH.
IN TAX YEAR 2021, 18 EMPLOYEES WERE AWARDED FORGIVABLE LOANS TO PURCHASETHEIR FIRST HOME THROUGH THE MARK R. TOLOSKY BAYSTATE NEIGHBORS PROGRAM. THIS BAYSTATE HEALTH BENEFIT PROVIDES FORGIVABLE LOANS TO EMPLOYEES PURCHASING THEIR FIRST HOME IN THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING BAYSTATE HEALTH HOSPITALS. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN FORGIVABLE HOME LOANS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1994, RAYS OF HOPE HAS BEEN HELPING WOMEN AND MEN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER BY WALKING ALONGSIDE THEM ON THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. THROUGH THE BAYSTATE HEALTH BREAST NETWORK, RAYS OF HOPE CARES FOR THE WHOLE PERSON FROM DIAGNOSIS AND BEYOND BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH AT THE RAYS OF HOPE CENTER FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, PROVIDING FUNDING FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT, BREAST HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATION THROUGHOUT BAYSTATE HEALTH AS WELL AS PROVIDING GRANTS FOR COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AND CANCER PROGRAMS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. COVID-19 LEAD TO A DECREASE IN FUNDS RAISED AND THE SHUTTERING OF THE MANY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WE NORMALLY PROVIDE GRANTS TO. SINCE 1994, RAYS OF HOPE HAS RAISED OVER $16.6 MILLION TO DATE. ALL FUNDS RAISED REMAIN IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.THE UNITED WAY DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, A MISSION PROUDLY SHARED BY BAYSTATE HEALTH. BAYSTATE HEALTH IS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE UNITED WAY, AND A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ORGANIZATION WITH WORKFORCE CAMPAIGNS AND THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. BAYSTATE HEALTH'S CONTRIBUTIONS HELP THE UNITED WAY SERVE OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, AND OTHERS WHO SEEK HELP IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN THEIR LIVES. THREE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGNS ARE HELD ANNUALLY: SPRINGFIELD, WESTFIELD, AND PALMER WORKPLACE TO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF PIONEER VALLEY, GREENFIELD WORKPLACE TO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, AND WARE WORKPLACE TO SUPPORT THE UNITED WAY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. EMPLOYEES CAN DIRECT THEIR DONATIONS TO ONE OR ALL OF THE UNITED WAY'S ACTION AREAS: EDUCATION, INCOME, AND HEALTH, OR DESIGNATE TO A QUALIFIED AGENCY WITH A MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION. AS PART OF AN ANNUAL TRADITION, IN TAX YEAR 2021 BAYSTATE HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS GENEROUSLY DONATED HUNDREDS OF TOYS AND OTHER GREATLY NEEDED ITEMS DURING THIS YEAR'S HOLIDAY TOY DRIVES. BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER COLLECTED OVER 1,000 TOYS; EMPLOYEE DONATIONS WERE COMPLEMENTED WITH DONATIONS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT AMR AMBULANCE. THIS YEAR'S DONATIONS BENEFITED LOCAL CHILDREN SERVED MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FAMILY SERVICES IN MASON SQUARE, NEW NORTH CITIZENS' COUNCIL IN THE NORTH END, AND OUR NEIGHBOR, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF SPRINGFIELD (RMH). BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER'S ANNUAL TOY/GIFT DRIVE COLLECTED DONATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION PIONEER VALLEY'S FAMILY CENTER. BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL TEAM MEMBERS SHOWED THEIR HOLIDAY SPIRIT BY DONATING AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF TOYS AND GIFTS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK LOCATED IN WESTFIELD. BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL TOY AND GIFT DRIVE SUPPORTING MORE THAN 80 FAMILIES FROM WARE, PALMER, BELCHERTOWN, THE BROOKFIELDS, BRIMFIELD, WARREN AND OTHER SURROUNDING AREAS SERVED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK.THIS HOLIDAY SEASON BAYSTATE HEALTH EMPLOYEES GENEROUSLY DONATED NEW TOYS AND GIFT CARDS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR FOUR HOSPITAL SERVICE AREAS. BMC TEAM MEMBERS DONATED HUNDREDS OF TOYS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN IN THE SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, BH EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DONATED TO THE BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW TOYS FOR OUR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS SERVED INPATIENT AT BAYSTATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND AT OUR THREE COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH CENTERS. BAYSTATE HEALTH'S COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM PROVIDED HOLIDAY BASIC NEEDS GRANTS TO NEW NORTH CITIZENS' COUNCIL AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FAMILY SERVICES, BOTH BASED IN SPRINGFIELD. BAYSTATE HEALTH EASTERN REGION TEAM MEMBERS DONATED TOYS/GIFTS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN FROM WARE, PALMER, BELCHERTOWN, THE BROOKFIELDS, BRIMFIELD, AND WARREN SERVED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK (BHN). FRANKLIN COUNTY CHILDREN SERVED BY COMMUNITY ACTION OF PIONEER VALLEY'S FAMILY CENTER WERE THE RECIPIENTS OF SEVERAL DOZEN TOYS AND GIFTS DONATED BY BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER TEAM MEMBERS. BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL TEAM MEMBER DONATIONS BENEFITED GREATER WESTFIELD CHILDREN SERVED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK (BHN).
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NANCY SHENDELL-FALIK
FORMER DIRECTOR/PRES BMC$0$370,366$0$0$0$2,065,918$0$5,800$0$21,136$0$2,463,220$0$4,125
RAYMOND MCCARTHY
TREASURER$0$621,140$0$224,219$0$200,435$0$24,650$0$1,755$0$1,072,199$0$0
KRISTIN MORALES-LEMIEUX
DIRECTOR/SVP/CHRO$0$365,109$0$136,710$0$35,302$0$103,220$0$17,358$0$657,699$0$0
MARY LOUISE GRAY
PRESIDENT/DIR BWH$0$323,947$0$82,205$0$21,700$0$40,029$0$19,221$0$487,102$0$4,125
SCOTT SIEGE MD
DIRECTOR/MED DIR PED$241,006$0$45,858$0$12,979$0$19,368$0$28,437$0$347,648$0$0$0
DONALD W BLAIR MD
NEUROLOGIST$216,772$0$0$0$9,895$0$17,222$0$19,776$0$263,665$0$0$0
KARLI BARRETT
DIR PATIENT CARE SVS$180,005$0$37,800$0$537$0$14,094$0$25,691$0$258,127$0$0$0
JANICE MAYFORTH
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - EREG$78,775$76,048$28,155$0$11,041$10,983$23,230$0$12,423$12,383$153,624$99,414$0$0
EDYTA I GUBEROW
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST REG$206,962$0$500$0$114$0$17,595$0$740$0$225,911$0$0$0
KRISTIN R DELANEY
SECRETARY$0$151,546$0$15,990$0$1,384$0$16,223$0$26,209$0$211,352$0$0
PAUL FULLER
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GEORGE D NOLAN
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EDISON BOND
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PART I, LINE 3THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO WHICH THE FILING ORGANIZATION BELONGS) HAS BEEN APPOINTED THROUGH BOARD RESOLUTION AS THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THIS COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIBERATING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT FOR COMPENSATION DELIBERATION PURPOSES. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CONSULTANTS FOR REASONABLENESS AND APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION IS THEN ESTABLISHED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DULY AUTHORIZED HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. AND ALL SUCH DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY.
PART I, LINE 4A:A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WAS IN PLACE BETWEEN BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC. (BAS) AND KEY EXECUTIVES STATING THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE EXECUTIVE WOULD RECEIVE COMPENSATION. NANCY SHENDELL-FALIK RECEIVED $2,000,000 FROM BAS IN 2021.
PART I, LINE 4B:MARY LOUISE GRAY - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $7,333 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B. THIS AMOUNT CONSISTS OF $3,208 EARNED AND PAID IN 2021 AND $4,125 THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN PRIOR YEARS FORMS 990 AND THAT IS CURRENTLY REPORTED AS TAXABLE INCOME. THE AMOUNT IS LISTED IN COLUMN F IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $4,350 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED IN 2021. RAYMOND MCCARTHY - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $160,096 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED AND PAID IN 2021. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $4,350 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED IN 2021. KRISTIN MORALES-LEMIEUX - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $4,922 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED AND PAID IN 2021. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $88,720 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED IN 2021. SCOTT SIEGE, MD - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $4,927 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED AND PAID IN 2021. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $3,874 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED IN 2021. DONALD BLAIR, MD - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $3,577 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED AND PAID IN 2021. SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $3,444 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED IN 2021. KARLI BARRETT - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $2,819 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN C. THIS AMOUNT WAS EARNED AND PAID IN 2021. NANCY SHENDELL-FALIK - SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT OF $5,607 IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B. THIS AMOUNT CONSISTS OF $1,482 EARNED AND PAID IN 2021 AND $4,125 THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION IN PRIOR YEARS FORMS 990 AND THAT IS CURRENTLY REPORTED AS TAXABLE INCOME. THE AMOUNT IS LISTED IN COLUMN F IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

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Business Name Line1MA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCYBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Bond Issuer EIN043431814BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP000000000CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2017-04-13BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$14,700,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeMDFA SERIES A - SEE PART VIPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$1,659,269RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$14,832,594TotalProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$14,832,594CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2018SubstantialCompletionYr
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Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

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Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMEDISSUER NAME: MA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 06/04/2020
FORM 990 SCHEDULE K, PART I:A MDFA SERIES A PART I, DESCRIPTION OF PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THE BOND PROCEEDS IS FOR: (I) THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND EQUIPPING OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT THE BORROWER'S CAMPUS AT 40 WRIGHT STREET IN PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS (THE "CAMPUS"); AND (II) OTHER ROUTINE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF THE BORROWER AT THE CAMPUS AND AT 20 DANIEL SHAYS HIGHWAY, BELCHERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 01007, 42 WRIGHT STREET, PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS 01069, 34 HUBBARD STREET, LUDLOW, MASSACHUSETTS 01056, 2 MAIN STREET, MONSON, MASSACHUSETTS 01057, 2034-2040 BOSTON ROAD, SUITE 16, WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01095, 2344 BOSTON ROAD, WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 01095, 4 SPRINGFIELD STREET, PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS 01080 AND OTHER ROUTINE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND FISCAL YEAR 2018 CAPITAL BUDGETS. PART I AND PART II: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ISSUE PRICE (PART I) AND TOTAL PROCEEDS (PART II, LINE 3) ARE DUE TO INVESTMENT EARNINGS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KARA NOONAN PEARBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFAMILY MEMBER OF DIRECTORRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$229,008TransactionAmt
TransactionSEE PART V - KARA NOONAN PEAR HAS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAS A MORE THAN 35% OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN NOONAN ENERGY CORPORATION (NEC). THE FILING ORGANIZATION PAID NEC $229,008 FOR FUEL DURING FY2022.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TWO OR MORE OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN THIS FORM 990 PART VII HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF SITTING ON ONE OR MORE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OR BY SERVING IN AN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OR MORE ENTITIES IN THE BAYSTATE GROUP OF AFFILIATED ENTITIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC. (BAS) WHICH IS A 501(C) (3) ORGANIZATION. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, HUMAN RESOURCES, FINANCE, TREASURY, ACCOUNTING AND OTHER MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ARE DELEGATED TO BAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FILING ORGANIZATION HAS ONE MEMBER, BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (BH).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AFOUR OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION SERVE EX OFFICIO BASED ON POSITIONS THEY HOLD WITH BH OR THE FILING ORGANIZATION AND THE REMAINING DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (BH) AS THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER. THE TRUSTEE OF A CERTAIN TRUST OF WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS THE BENEFICIARY HAS THE RIGHT TO DESIGNATE ONE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST DOCUMENT AND THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE BYLAWS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION PROVIDE THAT THE FOLLOWING MATTERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (BH) AS A MEMBER: (1) THE APPOINTMENT OR REMOVAL OF THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF THE CORPORATION, (2) THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, (3) APPROVAL OF ANY UNBUDGETED EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF $250,000, (4) THE ISSUANCE OF INDEBTEDNESS, LOANS, GUARANTEES OR OTHER ENCUMBRANCES IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000, (5) ADOPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THERETO, (6) AN AMENDMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICAL STAFF BYLAWS, (7) THE MAKING OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION, (8) THE FILING OF A DETERMINATION OF NEED APPLICATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS LAW, (9) THE CREATION OF A CORPORATE AFFILIATION WITH A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER NOT AFFILIATED WITH BH, (10) ENGAGING THE SERVICES OF A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OR ATTORNEY, AND (11) ANY MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, CHANGE IN CONTROL, DISSOLUTION, LIQUIDATION, OR TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS OR OPERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO THE FILING FORM 990, APPROPRIATE SECTIONS WERE REVIEWED BY THE TAX, FINANCE, AND HUMAN RESOURCES AREAS OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO WHICH THE FILING ORGANIZATION BELONGS) AND BY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL. THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY TAX EXPERTS FROM AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND SIGNED-OFF AS A PAID PREPARER. THE PROCESS, KEY AREAS AND ANY NEW CHANGES WERE REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE BAYSTATE HEALTH AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE (ACC), WHICH INCLUDES SOME OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE ACC MEMBERS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TAX COMPLIANCE PROCESS AND THE TAX FILINGS IN GENERAL. THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (BH) HAS A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION. ALL DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OF BH AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. WE UTILIZE AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE TO RECEIVE AND MANAGE ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SUBMISSIONS. THIS INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BH CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, THE BH CHIEF GENERAL COUNSEL, THE BH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE CHAIR OF THE BH BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF BH. A SUMMARY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES IS PROVIDED TO THE BAYSTATE HEALTH BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE TAX DEPARTMENT. POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTIONS ARE REVIEWED AS APPROPRIATE UNDER THE POLICY, WHICH PROVIDES FOR RECUSAL FROM DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION BY ANY PARTY WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES ARE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE BAYSTATE WING HOSPITAL CORPORATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BTHE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO WHICH THE FILING ORGANIZATION BELONGS) THIS COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS SERVING ON THE BOARD OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION. THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIBERATING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PRESIDENT WOULD BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT FOR COMPENSATION DELIBERATION PURPOSES. THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CONSULTANTS FOR REASONABLENESS AND APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION IS THEN ESTABLISHED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DULY AUTHORIZED HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. THE COMPENSATION OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE, CFO AND TREASURER IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. (THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO WHICH THE FILING ORGANIZATION BELONGS). THIS COMMITTEE CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS SERVING ON THE BOARD OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIBERATING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE, CFO AND TREASURER AND OF OTHER OFFICERS WOULD BE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENT FOR COMPENSATION DELIBERATION PURPOSES. THE COMPENSATION OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE, CFO AND TREASURER IS ESTABLISHED BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CONSULTANTS FOR REASONABLENESS AND APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION IS THEN ESTABLISHED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE DULY AUTHORIZED HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF BAYSTATE HEALTH, INC. THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CONSULTANTS FOR REASONABLENESS INCLUDING APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA OR THE BAYSTATE HEALTH BOARD APPROVED BUDGET AND WAGE PROGRAM FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR. LINE 15A HAS BEEN ANSWERED NO BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS PAID BY BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, INC., AN AFFILIATE AND RELATED ORGANIZATION OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT WWW.BAYSTATEHEALTH.ORG. ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS ARE GENERALLY AVAILABLE AT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 5:CERTAIN OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION ARE PAID BY AN ENTITY, BAYSTATE MEDICAL PRACTICES, INC. (BMP) EIN 04-2888373, WHICH IS PART OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO WHICH THE FILING ORGANIZATION BELONGS BUT DOES NOT MEET THE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AS A "RELATED ORGANIZATION" PER SCHEDULE R. COMPENSATION FROM BMP TO THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION THEREFORE, IS REPORTED AS PAID FROM AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION IN LINE 5 AND ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS REPORTED AS THOUGH PAID BY THE FILING ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GSUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,425,970. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 86,310. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,512,280. TEMPORARY HELP- W MED/SURG 3RD (CC224): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,303,409. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,303,409. TEMPORARY HELP- W GERI INPATIENT (CC411): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,896,058. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,896,058. TEMPORARY HELP- W EMERGENCY ROOM PALMER (CC413): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,558,435. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,558,435. TEMPORARY HELP - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 494,887. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 54,362. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 549,249. PHYSICIAN FEES- W EMERGENCY ROOM PALMER (CC413): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,863,819. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,863,819. PHYSICIAN FEES- W HOSPITAL MEDICINE (CC828): PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,377,813. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,377,813. PHYSICIAN FEES - OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,902,585. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 310,025. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,212,610. PROGRAM SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,272,681. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,272,681. ALL OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,299,424. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 615,469. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,914,893.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PENSION ADJUSTMENT -931,006.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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BAYSTATE HEALTH INC
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BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER INC
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BAYSTATE FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER
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VISITING NURSE ASSN AND HOSPICE OF WESTERN NEW ENGLAND INC
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BAYSTATE TOTAL HOME CARE INC
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BAYSTATE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES INC
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BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
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BAYSTATE NOBLE HOSPITAL CORPORATION
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HEALTH NEW ENGLAND INC
MONARCH PLACE SUITE 1500SPRINGFIELDMA011441500042864973HMO/INSURANCEMA501(C)(4)BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC0
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759 CHESTNUT STREETSPRINGFIELDMA01199043016257HEALTH CARE AND OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIESMAN/AC0
HNE HOLDING CORPORATION
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HNE INSURANCE COMPANY INC
MONARCH PLACE SUITE 1500SPRINGFIELDMA011441500454462433HEALTH INS SVCS FOR MASS MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT MEMBERSMAN/AC0
BAYSTATE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD
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Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
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Involved$9,316,390InvolvedAmt
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