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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THE HOSPITAL FACILITY USED COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS TO GATHER INPUT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE HOSPITAL HAS FOLLOWED THE IMPLIMENTATION PLAN BY HOLDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, PARTICIPATING WITH AREA EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED TO FIGHT A HEALTH RELATED ISSUE INCLUDING FUNDRAISING FOR MARCH OF DIMES, RELAY 4 LIFE AND UNITED WAY THROUGH ALLOWING PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS (WAS THE HIGHEST FUNDRAISING EMPLOYER IN THE AREA IN ON EVENT AND SUPPORTED AN EMPLOYEE AS THE LOCAL ANNUAL CHAIRMAN OF ANOTHER, PROVIDED FREE DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE FOR THE LOCAL FREE CLINIC AS WELL AS HAVING SEVERAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL THAT VOLUNTEER TIME WITH THE CLINIC, PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WHERE POSSIBLE IN RECRUITING INDUSTRY AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS NOT ONLY AT DISCHARGE BUT AT MANY DIFFERENT EVENTS HELD IN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING PHYSICIANS TO SPEAK TO AREA CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, AND CONTINUE TO EVALUATE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT MIGHT ASSIST IN MEETING NEEDS IDENTIFIED. THE HOSPITAL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE SINCE MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OUR STATE LICENSE, NOR HAS IT BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION AS IT IS OUT OF THE REALM OF OUR MISSION.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5A:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>HTTP://STEPHENSCOUNTYHOSPITAL.COM/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7G:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE HOSPITAL OPERATES A COUNTY AMBULANCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN (F):</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN IS $ 6,494,016.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:1. PARTICIPATION ON LEADERSHIP TOCCOA-STEPHENS COUNTY PROGRAM CHAIRED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.2. COPD COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, DIABETES COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, VARIOUS HEALTH FAIRS BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND AREA BUSINESS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT COST ON PART III, LINE 2 WAS COMPUTED BY USING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT EXPENSES DIVIDED BY TOAL GROSS PATIENT REVENUE. THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARITY CARE BASED ON PRIOR EXPERIENCE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THOSE PATIENTS COVERED BY MEDICARE DUE TO AGE OR DISABILITY ARE ALSO MEDICALLY INDIGENT AS EVIDENCED BY A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT POPULATION WITH MEDICAID AS THE SECONDARY COVERAGE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART III, LINE 9B:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THOSE PATIENTS KNOWN TO QUALIFY OR TO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE CONTACTED TO ASSERTAIN THEIR ABILITY OF PAY AND PLACEMENT ON THE INDIGENT/CHARITY CARE POLICY GUIDELINES OR TO CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE IN THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. IF THE PREVIOUS QUALIFICATION WAS WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS OR THERE IS A HISTORICAL LONG-TERM QUALIFICATION PATTERN, A PATIENT CAN BE 'ASSUMED' INDIGENT OR IN NEED OF CHARITY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>PART VI, LINE 2:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A FORMALIZED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR 2016, AND CURRENTLY HAS THE 2013 CHNA AS A GUIDELINE. PRIOR TO THAT, THE NEEDS WERE DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT BY OUTSIDE REQUESTS, INTERNAL IDEAS, STATISTICAL DATA GENERATED FROM THE HIS AND PUBLISHED BY GOVERNMENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>EVERYONE RECEIVES NOTIFICATION AT REGISTRATION THAT THERE ARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AND THAT THE HOSPITAL STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN THE EXPLORATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY. ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS ARE CHECKED AGAINST THE MEDICAID DATABASE FOR ELIGIBILITY AND ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS IF INDICATIONS ARE THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY APPLIES ALL FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE PROVISION OF PATIENT CARE, PATIENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, RETIREMENT OF DEBT RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF FIXED ASSETS UTILIZED IN THE PROVISION OF PATIENT CARE AND THE OUTRIGHT PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE EXPRESSED PURPOSE OF HEALTH CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SUUROUNDING SERVICE AREA. THE STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY'S GOVERNING BODY INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA AND WHO ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION NOR FAMILY MEMBERS THEREOF. THE STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SOME OR ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. THE HOSPITAL ER DEPARTMENT SERVES AS THE PRIMARY CARE CENTER FOR MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS THE PRIVATE MEDICAL STAFF IN THE COMMUNITY WILL NOT SEE PATIENTS WITH OUTSTANDING BILLS AND NO MEANS OF PAYMENT. THE STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY PROVIDES CARE AND EDUCATION TO ANY INDIVIDUAL IN THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING SERVICE AREA THAT SEEKS IT WITHOUT REGARD TO THAT PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUTHORITY SETS AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE CEO USING COMPARABLE DATA PROVIDED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ON CEO COMPENSATION AT SIMILAR SIZED HOSPITALS IN GEORGIA. CONSIDERATION IS ALSO GIVEN TO THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND OVER ALL PERFORMANCE OF THE HOSPITAL. THIS SAME PROCESS IS USED THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION IN SETTING AND REVIEWING PAY SCALES FOR ALL JOBS INCLUDING THAT OF ANY "KEY EMPLOYEES." COMPARISON DATA IS USED TO SET A PAY SCALE AND THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE JOB DUTIES DETERMINE THE POINT WITHIN THAT SCALE COMPENSATION IS SET.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>RECENT FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, RECENT FILINGS OF THE FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.</ExplanationTxt>
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