NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC (EIN 58-1694098)
Tax period: 2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed: 2015-08-17
IRS object ID: 201512299349300906
Schema version: 2013v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-08-17T07:33:31-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621517792	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PERSHING YOAKLEY & ASSOCIATES P C	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE CHEROKEE MILLS 2220 SUTHERLAND	AddressLine1
Address Line2	AVE	AddressLine2
City	KNOXVILLE	City
State	TN	State
ZIP Code	37919	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581694098	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7702196646	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1
City	GAINESVILLE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	305013899	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANTHONY HERDENER	PersonNm
Person Title	VICE PRESIDENT/CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7702196646	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-08-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DEBORAH O ERNSBERGER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00364912	PTIN
Phone	8656730844	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CAROL BURRELL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1
City	GAINESVILLE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	305013899	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$823,762,098	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NGHS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	618	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$3,039,563	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$69,395	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,504,670	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,638,517	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$680,350,741	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$751,051,109	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$43,159,018	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$66,747,622	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$959,770	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,025,661	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$726,974,199	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$823,462,909	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,814,498	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,118,989	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$262,129,014	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$283,134,703	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$353,730,602	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$393,215,116	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$617,674,114	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$678,468,808	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$109,300,085	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$144,994,101	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,128,236,649	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,268,569,827	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$724,824,863	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$802,868,208	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$403,411,786	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$465,701,619	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, ACCESSIBLE QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$591,759,462	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,118,989	GrantAmt
Revenue	$736,349,252	RevenueAmt
Desc	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. IS A 557 BED REGIONAL REFERRAL FACILITY PROVIDNG A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL CARE. NGMC SERVES THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA; HALL COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$591,759,462	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (1)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (1)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	511	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LINDA D NICHOLSONCONTROLLER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7702196646	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1
City	GAINESVILLE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30501	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JACKIE WALLACE
VICE CHAIR 2014	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEX WAYNE
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN HEMMER MD
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$21,280	$0	$0
JAY HORTENSTINE MD
MEMBER, NGPG PHYSICIAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$478,494	$30,500	40.00
LUA BLANKENSHIP
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RODNEY SMITH MD
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAYE ANN HERTH
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN NIX
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE SMOOT
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN PRIEN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LARRY E DENT
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK KEENER
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SPENCE PRICE
VICE CHAIR 2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH MACK
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE BLAIR
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PRESTON BOWEN
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF TERRY MD
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$24,000	$0	$0
TIM SCULLY MD
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN A WILLIAMSON
VP - BRASELTON PRESIDENT - NGMC	40.00		$0	$345,462	$71,233	1.00	Yes (X)
CAROL H BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO	1.00		$0	$907,390	$921,004	40.00	Yes (X)
ANTHONY M HERDENER
VP & CFO - NGHS	1.00		$0	$521,613	$118,580	40.00	Yes (X)
SONJA F MCLENDON
VP PROF SRVCS-NGMC	40.00		$0	$256,839	$20,991	1.00	Yes (X)
TRACY M VARDEMAN
VP STRATEGIC PLAN/MKTING	1.00		$0	$279,768	$73,777	40.00	Yes (X)
JAMES BAILEY MD
VP & CMIO/CQO - NGHS	1.00		$0	$554,240	$30,442	32.00	Yes (X)
KAREN S WATTS
VP - PATIENT SERVICES - NGMC	40.00		$0	$279,908	$13,487	1.00	Yes (X)
MARY M STRAND
VP REV. CYCLE-NGHS	1.00		$0	$242,842	$44,944	40.00	Yes (X)
SAMUEL O JOHNSON MD
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS & CMO	1.00		$0	$450,489	$71,764	40.00	Yes (X)
ALLANA L CUMMINGS
VP & CIO - NGHS	1.00		$0	$457,773	$59,095	40.00	Yes (X)
BRADLEY K NURKIN
VP - GAINESVILLE PRESIDENT - NGMC	40.00		$0	$410,027	$63,661	1.00	Yes (X)
LINDA NICHOLSON
VP OF FINANCE/CONTROLLER	1.00		$0	$246,579	$74,113	40.00	Yes (X)
SHERRY DORSEY
VP & CAO; NGPG PRESIDENT	1.00		$0	$92,230	$6,766	40.00	Yes (X)
STEPHEN A CARLSON
DIRECTOR - PHARMACY	40.00		$0	$175,374	$33,762			Yes (X)
DEBRA DUKE
DIRECTOR - DIAGNOSTIC IMAG	40.00		$0	$160,772	$41,167			Yes (X)
RANDALL P MILLER
MANAGER - RADIATION PHYSICS	40.00		$0	$250,447	$37,105				Yes (X)
DAVID E PATTERSON
RADIATION III PHYSICIST	40.00		$0	$200,155	$24,558				Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER PARAVATE
CHIEF APPLICATION OFFICER	40.00		$0	$196,083	$35,944				Yes (X)
AMANDA CAIN
CHIEF UTILIZATION OFFICER	40.00		$0	$203,261	$16,820				Yes (X)
RICHARD D MATTHEUS
CIO - NGPG	40.00		$0	$203,727	$26,115				Yes (X)
JAMES WALKER
FORMER VP HR-NGHS	0.00		$0	$341,082	$49,340					Yes (X)
PAUL G VERVALIN
FORMER VP & CAO; NGPG PRESIDENT	0.00		$0	$234,827	$21,205					Yes (X)
JAMES E GARDNER JR
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO	0.00		$0	$148,733	$0					Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$45,280	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$7,638,115	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,886,373	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
HAMMEL GREEN & ABRAHAMSON LLC
PO BOX 86	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55486	ARCHITECT/ DESIGN SERVICES	$5,925,772
MCKESSON TECHNOLOGIES
PO BOX 98347	CHICAGO	IL	60693	SOFTWARE/ EQUIP MAINTENANCE	$3,499,470
GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS
PO BOX 402076	ATLANTA	GA	30384	EQUIP MAINTENANCE/ REPAIR	$3,319,171
ANESTHESIA ASSOC OF GAINESVILLE
PO BOX 1076	GAINESVILLE	GA	30503	MEDICAL SERVICES	$1,904,926
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS NA
PO BOX 100355	ATLANTA	GA	30384	EQUIP MAINTENANCE/ REPAIR	$1,863,901

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	279	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$4,638,517	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,638,517	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
NET PATIENT SVC REVENUE	621400	$736,062,262	$733,070,099	$2,992,163
PHARMACY	446110	$12,386,780			$12,386,780
CAFETERIA REVENUE	722210	$2,476,116			$2,476,116
DAY CARE CENTER	624410	$78,551			$78,551
MANAGEMENT REVENUE	900099	$47,400		$47,400

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$751,051,109	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$23,236,789	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$23,236,789	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$800,271	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$14,200	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$786,071	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$786,071	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$786,071	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$42,990,319	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$805,503	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$284,989	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$42,990,319	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$520,514	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,510,833	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$43,510,833	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PARTNERSHIP INCOME	Desc
Business	621990	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$239,590	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$239,590	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$239,590	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$823,462,909	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$733,309,689	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$3,039,563	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$82,475,140	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,104,339	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,104,339	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,650	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,292,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,109,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$183,058	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$226,476,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,393,510	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,082,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,804,173	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,840,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$963,879	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,964,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,436,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,528,105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,597,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,246,369	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,351,214	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,704,310	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,638,057	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,066,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,922,397	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,650,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$272,327	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,649,243	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,415,611	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,625,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,153,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,471,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$762,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$654,817	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108,071	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,033,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,753,481	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,279,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$440,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$378,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$378,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$325,018	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,641	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,862,348	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,490,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,371,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,378,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,092,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,286,721	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,770,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,236,156	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$534,093	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES	$131,385,144	$112,773,125	$18,612,019
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$64,255,045	$64,255,045
RENTAL & MAINTENANCE	$24,273,019	$20,834,503	$3,438,516
LICENSES & TAXES	$7,729,954	$6,634,929	$1,095,025

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,043,761	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,329,262	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$714,499	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$678,468,808	TotalAmt
Program Services	$591,759,462	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$86,709,346	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,565,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,318,765	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,499	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,102	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,894,418	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,155,581	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$532,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$524,468	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,924,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,747,777	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,422,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,915,795	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$981,352,348	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$478,475,143	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$425,498,135	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,877,205	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$598,367,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$634,152,917	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$61,462	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$894,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,735,755	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,128,236,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,268,569,827	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,961,130	BOYAmt
EOY	$79,572,997	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$626,004,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$692,081,931	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,226	BOYAmt
EOY	$839,099	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,755,006	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,374,181	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$724,824,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$802,868,208	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$403,411,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$465,701,619	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$403,411,786	BOYAmt
EOY	$465,701,619	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,128,236,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,268,569,827	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$144,994,101	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$17,965,765	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$64,738,503	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$28,994	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$28,994	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR RESPIRATORY CARE, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE, AMERICAN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR HEALTHCARE HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES, CLINICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, GEORGIA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLATIVE CARE ORGANIZATION, GEORGIA SOCIETY FOR HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT, SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY, SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS, REGION 2 EMS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONALS IN INFECTION CONTROL AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS, GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, AMERICAN ACADAMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS, FOOTHILLS OF GEORGIA SHRM CHAPTER AND AMERICAN MEDICAL REHABILITATION PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION. A PORTION OF THESE DUES ARE DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$16,849,889	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,570,704	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$138,946	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,410,931	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$47,587	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,101,021	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$15,041,133	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,067,156	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$139,010	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,329,610	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$67,800	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$16,849,889	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$11,866,689	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,888,063	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$279,190	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$41,382	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$48,573	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$15,041,133	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$10,371,919	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,757,537	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$50,661	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,305,082	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$8,346	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$11,866,689	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$9,240,287	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,974,645	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$106,903	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$938,110	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$11,806	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$10,371,919	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.19000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.81000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,855,006	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$8,855,006	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$383,163,062	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$131,404,478	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$251,758,584	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$10,274,462	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,836,769	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,437,693	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$446,572,837	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$330,750,855	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$115,821,982	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$132,486,981	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,483,041	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$124,003,940	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$502,877,205	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ESTIMATED THIRD PARTY PAYER SETTLEMENTS	$12,614,890
CAPITALIZED LEASES	$545,506
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$13,710,797
ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS	$3,502,988

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$30,374,181	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$754,936,335	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	-$63,638,922	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$63,638,922	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$818,575,257	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,649,243	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$3,238,409	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$4,887,652	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$823,462,909	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$609,697,006	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$14,199	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$14,199	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$609,682,807	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,649,243	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$67,136,758	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$68,786,001	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$678,468,808	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER,INC., THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE INCOME FOR THE HEART CENTER PASSES THROUGH TO NGHS, WHICH IS TAX EXEMPT. AS SUCH, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS, LLC IS TAXABLE ENTITY AND ACCOUNTS FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2014, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SYSTEM HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FMANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER ASC 740. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVE 2,081,733. NON-OPERATING EXPENSES -1,465,610. ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS -64,255,045.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS 215,400. RENTAL EXPENSES -14,200. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS 3,037,209.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 14,199.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	NON-OPERATING EXPENSES 1,465,610. ESTIMATE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS 64,255,045. PARTNERSHIP EXPENSES NOT ON BOOKS 390. TRANSFERS TO/FROM AFFILIATES 1,415,713.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd
Percent150	Yes (X)	Percent150Ind
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent300	Yes (X)	Percent300Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (1)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (1)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (1)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (1)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$28,862,274	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$0	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$28,862,274	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.04700	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$84,604,027	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$79,057,126	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$5,546,901	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00900	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,274,311	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$1,714,152	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$560,159	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00090	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$115,740,612	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$80,771,278	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$34,969,334	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.05690	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	32	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	216521	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,982,470	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$6,993	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,975,477	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00320	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	10	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	6134	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$1,627,768	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$500	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,627,268	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00260	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	0	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$112,662,144	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$104,853,762	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$7,808,382	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01270	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	100	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$564,639	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$199,153	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$365,486	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00060	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	22	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	0	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$617,045	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$2,920	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$614,125	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00100	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	65	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	222755	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$117,454,066	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$105,063,328	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$12,390,738	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02010	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	65	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	222755	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$233,194,678	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$185,834,606	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$47,360,072	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.07700	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	10	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	300000	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$156,375	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$1,550	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$154,825	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00030	TotalExpensePct

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,000	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$200	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,800	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$500	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$100	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$400	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	5	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	246	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$379,539	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$379,539	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00060	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	17	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	300246	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$538,414	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$1,850	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$536,564	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00090	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (1)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$64,255,045	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Bad Debt Expense Attributable	$0	BadDebtExpenseAttributableAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$177,225,978	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$189,920,951	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$12,694,973	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge Ratio	Yes (X)	CostToChargeRatioInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1
City	GAINESVILLE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30501	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
CHNA Conducted	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Information Gaps	Yes (X)	InformationGapsInd
CHNA Conducted	13	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (1)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	0	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (1)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Rpt Available Upon Request	Yes (X)	RptAvailableUponRequestInd
Adopt Implementation Strategy	Yes (X)	AdoptImplementationStrategyInd
Exec Implementation Strategy	Yes (X)	ExecImplementationStrategyInd
Develop Community Wide Plan	Yes (X)	DevelopCommunityWidePlanInd
Exec Community Wide Plan	Yes (X)	ExecCommunityWidePlanInd
Include Operational Plan	Yes (X)	IncludeOperationalPlanInd
Adopt Budget	Yes (X)	AdoptBudgetInd
Prioritize Health Needs	Yes (X)	PrioritizeHealthNeedsInd
Prioritize Services	Yes (X)	PrioritizeServicesInd
All Needs Addressed	0	AllNeedsAddressedInd
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (1)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Used Deter Elig Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGUsedDeterEligFreeCareInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	150.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Used Determ Elig Dscnt Care	Yes (1)	FPGUsedDetermEligDscntCareInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	300.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Explained Basis	Yes (1)	ExplainedBasisInd
Medicaid Medicare	Yes (X)	MedicaidMedicareInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (1)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (1)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
Posted On Website	Yes (X)	PostedOnWebsiteInd
Available On Request	Yes (X)	AvailableOnRequestInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (1)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Collection Activities	0	CollectionActivitiesInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (1)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Medicare Rates	Yes (X)	MedicareRatesInd
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	0	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3: THE HOSPITAL TOOK INTO ACCOUNT INPUT FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL FACILITY, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OF OR EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH VIA 6 FOCUS GROUPS AND 20 KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. BELOW IS A LIST OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN FOCUS GROUPS AND ONE-ON-ONE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS.STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERSLINDA NICHOLSON CONTROLLER, NGMCCHERYL CHRISTIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOOD NEWS CLINICSCHRISTY MOORE MANAGER, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, NGMCVAN HAYGOOD DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, NGMCVERAN SMITH DIRECTOR, CASE MANAGEMENT, NGMCMARLENE MCINTYRE DIRECTOR, QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIAN'S GROUPADVISORS TO THE CHSC:TRACY VARDEMAN VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING & MARKETING, NGMCNANCY COLSTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONCOMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWSCHEEK, ANDRE FORMER HEALTHY HALL MEMBER, HALL COUNTY NATIVECHRISTIAN, CHERYL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GOOD NEWS CLINICSCOKER, MAMIE SCHOOL NURSE COORDINATOR, HALL COUNTYCRONIA, PAULA SCHOOL NURSE COORDINATOR, GAINESVILLE CITYCUNNINGHAM, MATT SALVATION ARMYESPINOZA, YOLANDA PHARMACY TECH, GOOD NEWS CLINICSFIGUERAS, MYRTLE COUNCIL MEMBER, RETIRED EDUCATORFREEMAN, PAT DIRECTOR, LEGACY LINKGLASBRENNER, WENDY GA LEGAL SERVICES AND CHAIR, FAMILY CONNECTIONHAYGOOD, VAN DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, NGMCHICKS, BARBARA TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTIONLITTLE, MATTHEW BLACK MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATIONLUCKZA, JANELLE AVITA COMMUNITY PARTNERSMICKENS, STEVE CEO, BOYS & GIRLS CLUBSMONTIEL, ENRIQUE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE CHAIR, VISION 2030RICE, JILL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES (DFACS)SMITH, DAVID CENTERPOINTSMITH, VERAN DIRECTOR, CASE MANAGEMENT, NGMC2013 NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER COMMUCOMMUNITY TUNKLE, STACY CENTERPOINTVENTRY, CAROLINE SENIOR LIVING ADVISOR, A PLACE FOR MOMPARTICIPANTS - COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP MEETINGSABERNATHY, KEITH PERSONAL CAREGIVERALLEN, CONNIE SOCIAL WORKER, HALL COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM (HCSS)ALLEN, LYNNE VOLUNTEER SERVICES, NGMCAMOS, KATHY BRENAU UNIVERSITYANDERSON, DONNA EMPLOYEE WELLNESS & EAP, NGHSANDERSON, JAROD OUTREACH PROGRAMS, GAINESVILLE CITY SCHOOLSARMOUR, TERRI R. ACTION MINISTRIES-GAINESVILLEARNOLD, MARK HALL COUNTY FIRE SERVICESARNOLD, MARK HALL COUNTY FIRE SERVICESBANKS, JP COORDINATOR, DRUG FREE COALITION OF HALL COUNTYBATTLE, DEB TRAUMA CARE SERVICES, NGMCBENTON, STACY PRINCIPAL, HALL COUNTY SCHOOLSBLACK, CHAD HALL COUNTY FIRE SERVICESBLACKSTOCK, KAY GEORGIA MOUNTAINS FOOD BANKBUFFINGTON, JEANNE RAPE RESPONSEBUTLER, JULIE GAINESVILLE PARKS & RECREATIONCANTRELL, BETSY FORMER HEALTHY HALL MEMBER, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIACARLSON, STEVE DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY, NGHSCHAPMAN, DANA THE GUEST HOUSE, INC.CHAPMAN, RICK RETIREDCOLLINS, MIMI CEO, THE LONGSTREET CLINICCOTTON, SHANNA NINTH DISTRICT OPPORTUNITYCRUMLEY, KATIE HALL COUNTY GOVERNMENTDELESLIE, SARAH "SALLY" WISDOM PROJECTDYER, MERIANNE SUPERINTENDENT, GAINESVILLE CITY SCHOOLSDYER, SARA DIRECTOR, WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S SERVICESEDWARDS, TOM CARDIOLOGY SERVICES, NGHSFESSLER, TIFFANY MORTON VARDEMAN CARLSONFIELDEN, ELIZABETH COORDINATOR, HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTIONFLACK, CALLIE NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (NGCF)FREEMAN, MIKE RETIRED, SOUTH HALL ROTARYGADDY, LISBETH PEDIATRICS RN, NGHSGOHMAN, KEVIN INPATIENT REHAB DIRECTOR, NGHSGORDY, KELLI GATEWAY (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)GRAHAM, LAURA DIABETES EDUCATION, NGMCGREEN, JOY THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION (TMCF)GUILFOILE, BETTY CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR HOPE & HEALING (CCHH)PARTICIPANMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTHUGGINS, KAAL DIRECTOR, VICTIM WITNESS SOLUTION OFFICEIRICK, SUSAN RN, FLU/PREVENTION, NGHSJOHNSON, EVA CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE RN, NGHSJONES, LANG HIGHLAND MOUNTAIN BEVERAGEKNIGHTON, RANDY GAINESVILLE ADMINISTRATION, HALL COUNTYLABBE, JANICE TRAUMA SERVICES, NGMCLAWRENCE, GARY WISDOM PROJECTLITTLE, JENNIFER DIRECTOR, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, NGPGLLOYD, KEVIN LAURELWOOD (MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE FACILITY)LOPEZ, ELIDA CANCER NAVIGATOR, NGMC / AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYMACK, DEBORAH K. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER & BOARD MEMBERMANRIQUE, CAROLINE GA LEGAL SERVICES (GLSP)MARTINEZ, ALEJANDRA RIGHT FROM THE START MEDICAID-DFACSMASTERS, SCOTT DIRECTOR, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, NGMCMATHIS, JIM PRESIDENT, NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMILLER, AMY LULA PHARMACY, JR. LEAGUE, WOMEN SOURCENELSON, DEBORAH UNITED COMMUNITY BANKNIVENS, MEG CHAMBER, VISION 2030OWENS, MARTY RANDY & FRIENDSPARKER, PHILLIP RETIRED, NGMC ADVISORY BOARDPATTERSON, PAM LONGSTREET CLINICPEEPLES, NANCY DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERPIUCCI, MICHELE CHATTAHOOCHEE BANK OF GEORGIA, PRESIDENT OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, WOMENSOURCEPRESSLEY, JUSTIN ACCESS TO A BETTER TOMORROW (NON-PROFIT)RASMURSON, MARYANE REDBUD PROJECT (ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES)RIOS, ANTONIO, MD CHIEF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVENGPG, NGHSROGERS, MARY VOLUNTEER, NGMCRYLEE, BETH SAFE KIDS/ED, NGMCSALYERS, SANDY WELLS FARGO BOARD MEMBER CHALLENGED CHILD & FRIENDSSATTERFIELD, RENEIGH EDWARD JONES, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERSHELTON, MARTA GA LEGAL SERVICESSHINAFELT, DOROTHY ALLIANCE FOR LITERACYSHINGLETON, LORITA BARIATRIC SERVICES, NGHSSHOPE, PAULA NUTRITION SERVICES, NGHSSKEY, OLIVIA VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTING PROGRAM, LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGESMITH, KAY EMERGENCY ROOM RN, NGMCSMITH, MELINDA RN, NGMCSMOOT, JANE B. BOARD MEMBER, NGHSSTEPHENS, CONNIE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE (CASA)STEWART, TODD RIGHT FROM THE START (RSM) MEDICAID OUTREACH PROJECTSTOECKING, JENNIFER NEW HORIZONS-LANIER PARK NURSING HOMESTRINGER, SANDRA UGAHALL COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICESUCHKE, DOROTHY LEGACY LINKTANKSLEY, DIANE NINTH DISTRICT OPPORTUNITYTIMPONE, ANDREA ELACHEE NATURE SCIENCE CENTERTYMCHUK, MELISSA PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING, NGHSWALKER, BEVERLEY HALL COUNTY FIRE SERVICESWALKER, ERIKA SAGE WAVE CONSULTINGWALLACE, JACKIE PRESIDENT, UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTYWALSH, DON OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION DIRECTOR, NGHSWANGEMANN, GEORGE CITY COUNCILWARREN, TERESA DIRECTOR, HOSPICEPARTICIPANTS - NGHS ADVISORY BOARD FOCUS GROUPLARRY BALDWIN JUDGE, STATE COURT OF HALL COMPANYCATHY BOWERS RETIRED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, NGHSBRIAN CANTEL PRESIDENT/OWNER, CANTEL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCKATIE CRUMLEY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, HALL COUNTY GOVERNMENTJUDY ESCAMILLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF GAINESVILLESAM EVANS FACILITIES MANAGER, HALL COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEMERICA GLENN GRANT PROGRAM CONSULTANT, HOMELESS EDUCATION, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONJANE HEMMER PRESIDENT, WHITE SULPHUR PROPERTIES, INC.LT COL. KEVIN JARRARD COMMANDANT OF CADETS, RIVERSIDE MILITARY ACADEMYMARY JONES OWNER, JONES CUTTING HORSESTOM KITCHIN CO-OWNER, TDK INVESTMENTS, INC.WILLIAM S. "BILL" LIGHTFOOT DEAN OF BUSINESS & MASS COMMUNICATIONS, BRENAU UNIVERSITYJANICE LUDWIG INSTRUCTOR/PERSONAL TRAINER, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH/FAMILY LIFE CENTERDEBORAH MACK COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERMARTHA MARTIN PRESIDENT, PHIL-MART TRANSPORTATIONPHILLIPPA LEWIS MOSS DIRECTOR, GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERAMY MILLER PHARMACIST, LULA PHARMACY AND FOOTHILLS GIFT SHOPGEORGE ORDWAY PA, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEART CENTERPHILIP PARKER RETIRED, AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATIONCAROL PERKINS, CHAIR RETIRED CEO, AVITA COMMUNITY PARTNERSBILL SANDERS DISTRICT MANAGER, JACKSON EMCJANE BERRONG SMOOT RETIRED GENERAL PARTNER, EDWARD JONESRUTH WADE BANK OF AMERICADR. JAMES WHITLOCK RETIRED PROFESSOR, BRENAU UNIVERSITYSTEPHANIE B. WILLIAMS COMMUNITY RESIDENT, FUNARI REALTYCARRIE WOODCOCK DIRECTOR, ESOL SERVICES, ROLLINS CENTER FOR LANGUAGE & LEARNING, ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOLSUSAN WRIGHT HALL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, LANIER CHARTER CAREER ACADEMYHEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTPARTICIPANTS - NGHS SENIOR ADMNISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP FOCUS GROUPCAROL BURRELL CEOBRAD NURKIN PRESIDENTTONY HERDENER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERJOLINDA MARTIN CHIEF NURSING OFFICERALLANA CUMMINGS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERSAM JOHNSON, MD CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICERJAMES WALKER VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCESPAUL VERVALIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUPTRACY VARDEMAN VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING & MARKETINGANTHONY WILLIAMSON VICE PRESIDENT, SERVICE LINES & NGMC BRASELTONLINDA NICHOLSON CONTROLLERNANCY COLSTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONKRISTIN BECK DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF EXCELLENCESTEPHEN ROSS, DEPARTMENT OF EXCELLENCE

NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7: IN SOME FORM OR FASHION NGMC IS INVOLVED AT SOME LEVEL WITH MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS IDENTIFIED, HOWEVER THROUGH THE CHNA PROCESS AND THE LENS OF THE ACA, THE PROCESS ALSO HELPED US IDENTIFY OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO CAN HELP US, AND IN SOME CASES WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED, OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE BETTER SUITED TO LEAD IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS. SO WHILE NGMC HAS DEEPER INVOLVEMENT IN SOME NEED AREAS THAN OTHERS, WE PARTNER IN SOME WAY WITH MOST OF THE NEEDS. HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE NEEDS THE HOSPITAL HAS NOT LED IN ADDRESSING WITH REASONS WHY:1. PROGRAMS DIRECTED TOWARD THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED:WHILE NGMC IS MORE INVOLVED WITH REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, THIS IS COMPLEMENTED BY A NUMBER OF HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT ADVOCATE FOR AND HELP SUPPORT THE CAUSES OF THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED. SOME OF THEM INCLUDE THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER, OUR NEIGHBOR, AND RANDY'S HOUSE DESCRIBED BELOW:DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OFFERED TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE NORTH GEORGIA AREA WITH DISABILITIES. THE RESOURCE CENTER OFFERS SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ASSISTS IN THESE INDIVIDUALS LIVING A MORE INDEPENDENT LIFE. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE ADVOCACY, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, PEER SUPPORT, ASSISTIVE DEVICE ASSISTANCE, COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS. OUR NEIGHBOR, INC.: OUR NEIGHBOR, INC. SUPPORTS 10 RESIDENTS IN THREE HOMES AND ONE APARTMENT. THROUGH BOTH PRIVATE & PUBLIC FUNDING, VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, A DEDICATED STAFF, A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE EFFORTS OF RESIDENTS, ONI OFFERS A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT FOR DISABLED YOUNG ADULTS. AT PRESENT, SERVICES INCLUDE: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT & RESUME BUILDING, NETWORKING & REFERRALS TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, SOCIAL & LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES, SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH VARYING LEVELS OF ABILITY.RANDY'S HOUSE: AS PART OF OUR NEIGHBOR, RANDY'S HOUSE IS A HOME FOR YOUNG HANDICAPPED ADULTS. NOT ONLY DOES THE HOME GIVE RESIDENTS INDEPENDENCE, IT GIVES THEIR FAMILIES PEACE KNOWING THAT THEIR ADULT CHILDREN CAN HAVE MORE MEANINGFUL LIVES. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT NOTICE A PERSON'S DISABILITY, BUT EMBRACE A PERSON FOR WHO THEY ARE. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO DUPLICATE WHAT RANDY'S HOUSE IS DOING IN GAINESVILLE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE, SO THAT DISABLED PERSONS CAN LIVE WHEREVER THEY WOULD LIKE NEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS OR IN AN ENTIRELY NEW COMMUNITY.2. PROMOTION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN:WHILE NGMC DOES PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, THERE ARE OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE MEETING THIS NEED. A FEW ARE OUTLINED BELOW.GAINESVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION HAS SEVERAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS POISED TO HELP IN THE BATTLE AGAINST OBESITY, SUCH AS 20 PARKS, 14 PLAYGROUNDS, AND 8 MILES OF WALKING TRAILS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS, THE FRANCES MEADOWS AQUATIC AND COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH OFFERS YEAR ROUND PUBLIC SWIMMING, YOUTH ATHLETICS, SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, A PRIORITY OF THIS AGENCY IS THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO PROGRAMS; THEREFORE, THEY HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CALLED CHILDREN AT PLAY FUND TO HELP CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.HALL COUNTY PARKS & LEISURE'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE 1,459 ACRES OF PARK SPACE, 24 PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, WALKING TRAILS, SOCCER COMPLEX, AND MORE.3. NEED FOR FREE OR LOW COST OPTIONS FOR THE WORKING POOR, UNINSURED, OR THE UNDERINSURED RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEED FOR MORE FUNDING RESOURCES TO COVER THE HIGH COST OF MENTAL HEALTH RELATED MEDICATIONS:WHILE LAURELWOOD IS A RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, THE NEEDS FOR THESE TYPES OF SERVICES ARE GREATER THAN THE RESOURCES WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE AVITA COMMUNITY PARTNERS (AVITA COMMUNITY PARTNERS WAS FORMED BY THE 1993 GEORGIA STATE LEGISLATURE TO SERVE PERSONS EXPERIENCING THE DISABLING EFFECTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND ADDICTIVE DISEASES) AND THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION, HOWEVER THE NEED IS GREATER THAN RESOURCES AT HAND. THE LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES IS A STATE-WIDE AND A NATIONAL ISSUE. 4. NEED FOR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS IN RELATION TO SENIORS' HEALTH ISSUES ACROSS THE HEALTHCARE CONTINUUM; NEED FOR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.WHILE NGMC DOES PROVIDE CERTAIN SERVICES TO ASSIST THE SENIOR POPULATION IN GETTING THE HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THEY NEED, THE OVERALL NEEDS ARE GREATER THAN JUST ONE ORGANIZATION CAN MEET. GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES THAT HELP THE AREA'S SENIOR POPULATION. LEGACY LINK AREA AGENCY ON AGING (AAA): DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN THE NORTH EAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS, AAA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVOCACY FOR SENIORS, PLANNING, AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS, COORDINATION AND MONITORING SERVICES IN THE AREA. FEDERAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND PROGRAMS ARE UTILIZED BY THIS NON-PROFIT AGENCY. THE 13 COUNTY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES: BANKS, DAWSON, FORSYTH, FRANKLIN, HABERSHAM, HALL, HART, LUMPKIN, RABUN, STEPHENS, TOWNS, UNION, AND WHITE. AAA HAS THE LEGACY SHOPPE LOCATED IN LAKESHORE MALL WHERE SENIORS CAN COME BY FOR INFORMATION ON SEMINARS, CLASSES OR JUST TO ASK QUESTIONS.A PLACE FOR MOM: THIS COMPANY HAS A LOCAL OFFICE AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT SENIOR HOUSING AND ELDER CARE PROVIDERS TO SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.5. TRANSPORTATIONWHILE NGMC WILL NOT SPEARHEAD DIRECT PROJECTS RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE, NGMC DOES HAVE SEVERAL SERVICES THAT MAKE HEALTHCARE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED BELOW. THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE GAINESVILLE CONNECTION, WHICH PROVIDES SCHEDULED BUS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE AND PARTS OF THE CITY OF OAKWOOD. BUSES OPERATE FIVE DAYS A WEEK FROM 7:00 AM TO 5:30 PM. THE GAINESVILLE CONNECTION SERVES THE LOW INCOME POPULATION AND ALL COMERS; IT MAKES STOPS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GNCS, NGMC AND INCOME BASED HOUSING IN GAINESVILLE CITY. THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER IN GAINESVILLE, THE AGENCY THAT OVERSEES THE RED RABBIT, SERVES ON NGMC'S ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL AS ON THE HEALTH PARTNERS BOARD. 6. NEED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE COMMUNITYSEVERAL REVIEWS AND STUDIES HAVE BEEN MADE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. NGMC ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF OUR AVAILABLE SERVICES. DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS AND PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES IN OUR AREA. SERVICES INCLUDE CLINICAL PROGRAMS LIKE IMMUNIZATIONS, CHILD HEALTH CHECKS AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS, TOURIST ACCOMMODATIONS INSPECTIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE SYSTEM PERMITS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	20	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	FacilityFacilityTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2
IMAGING CENTER - GAINESVILLE
1315 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
LAURELWOOD
200 WISTERIA DRIVE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
TOCCOA CANCER CENTER
1656 FALLS ROAD	TOCCOA	GA	30577	CANCER SERVICES
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE
597 SOUTH ENOTA DRIVE NE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	REHABILITATION SERVICES
SLEEP LAB-BRASELTON SATELLITE
5737 THOMPSON MILL ROAD	HOSCHTON	GA	30548	SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
SLEEP LAB
535 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
SLEEP LAB-BUFORD SATELLITE
4445 SOUTH LEE STREET	BUFORD	GA	30518	SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
NEW HORIZONS NORTH
600 BEVERLY ROAD NE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LONG TERM CARE
IMAGING CENTER - BRASELTON
5875 THOMPSON MILL ROAD	HOSCHTON	GA	30548	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
NEW HORIZONS LANIER PARK
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LONG TERM CARE
WOUND OSTOMY CONTINENCE
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	WOUND HEALING CENTER
REHAB - BRASELTON
5875 THOMPSON MILL ROAD	HOSCHTON	GA	30548	REHABILITATION SERVICES
REHAB - CLEVELAND
640-A HELEN HWY	CLEVELAND	GA	30528	REHABILITATION SERVICES
REHAB - OAKWOOD
3931 MUNDY MILL ROAD SUITE B	OAKWOOD	GA	30566	REHABILITATION SERVICES
REHAB - BUFORD
4889 GOLDEN PKWY SUITE 150	BUFORD	GA	30518	REHABILITATION SERVICES
REHAB - DAHLONEGA
95 MORRISON MOORE PKWY	DAHLONEGA	GA	30533	REHABILITATION SERVICES
REHAB - DAWSONVILLE
5959 HIGHWAY 53EHIGHTOWER PLACE ST	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	REHABILITATION SERVICES	200
DIABETES ED
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	DIABETES SERVICES
BARIATRIC SERVICES
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES
ESSENTIALLY FOR WOMEN - LACTATION
825 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LACTATION

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 6A:	THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM AND INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.NGHS.COM) AS WELL AS IN ITS ANNUAL COMMUNICARE MAGAZINE.
PART I, LINE 7:	CHARITY CARE COST WAS CALCULATED APPLYING SEPARATE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS (CCR) TO THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) AND TO THE REMAINING PATIENT CHARGES FROM ALL OTHER HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES. THE CCR FOR THE SNF WAS COMPUTED USING THE TOTAL SNF OPERATING EXPENSES DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL SNF GROSS CHARGES. THE CCR FOR THE REMAINING PATIENT CHARGES WAS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO WORKSHEET 2 IN THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS.THE CCR FOR THE UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID SERVICES WAS COMPUTED USING A CCR COMPUTED PURSUANT TO WORKSHEET 2 IN THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS. OTHER MEANS TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAM COST WAS DERIVED FROM INTERNAL TRENDSTAR SYSTEM DATA WHICH COMPUTED COST AT THE PATIENT DETAIL LEVEL.
PART I, LINE 7G:	SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES WERE FOR INPATIENT REHAB, INPATIENT MEDICINE, AND LAURELWOOD (MENTAL HEALTH). NO COSTS WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICIAN CLINICS.
PART I, LN 7 COL(F):	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 $64,255,045.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:	IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT MANY FACTORS COMBINE TO AFFECT THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WHETHER PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY OR NOT IS DETERMINED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. TO A LARGE EXTENT, FACTORS SUCH AS WHERE WE LIVE, THE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, GENETICS, OUR INCOME AND EDUCATION LEVEL, OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMPACTS ON HEALTH. THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND A PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIORS. ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT RELATE INCLUDE EDUCATION, CULTURE, INCOME AND SOCIAL STATUS, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, GENETICS, HEALTH SERVICES, AND GENDER. IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ADEQUATE EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS, THEY WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTHIER BEHAVIOR CHOICES AND BE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES. THEREFORE, NGMC AS AN ORGANIZATION MUST CONSIDER THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH STATUS AS PART OF PREVENTATIVE CARE.A FEW OF SOME COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN PART II INCLUDE:SPONSORSHIP OF CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALINGNGMC SUPPORTS THE CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING WITH A DONATION TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE.SPONSORSHIP OF WOMENSOURCENGMC SUPPORTS WOMENSOURCE, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO HELP WOMEN SUCCEED BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY. WOMENSOURCE PROVIDES, AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS, A FINANCIAL LEARNING SEMINAR FOR WOMEN WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING IN THIS AREA. NGMC ALSO PROVIDED SPEAKERS FOR A HEALTH SERIES.SPONSORSHIP OF THE WISDOM PROJECTTHE WISDOM PROJECT IS A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS SPONSORED BY BRENAU UNIVERSITY'S CENTER FOR LIFETIME STUDY. IT SEEKS TO RECRUIT THOSE 50 AND OLDER "TO SHARE THEIR WISDOM, EXPERIENCES AND TALENTS IN CREATIVE WAYS THROUGH ACTION AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF HALL COUNTY." NGMC SPONSORED PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM.
PART III, LINE 2:	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 $64,255,045.
PART III, LINE 3:	PROVIDER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE RELATED TO PATIENTS WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE ASSISTANCE THAT DID NOT GET QUALIFIED.
PART III, LINE 4:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 2 REPRESENTS GROSS CHARGES WRITTEN OFF DURING THE FISCAL YEAR NET OF ANY RECOVERIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE REGARDING BAD DEBTS.
PART III, LINE 8:	THE MEDICARE COSTS SHOWN ON LINE 6 WERE COMPUTED USING THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICARE COST REPORT.
PART III, LINE 9B:	THE CHARITY CARE AND PAYMENT FOR SERVICES POLICIES DESCRIBES HOW UNINSURED PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE POLICY DESCRIBES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND INDICATED THAT AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PART OF THE PROCESS. IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE FUNDS FOR UNCOMPENSATED CARE ARE NOT ABUSED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN NEED WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER WILL MAKE REASONABLE ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO BECOME COVERED UNDER ANY AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. FINANCIAL ASSITANCE INFORMATION IS ON EACH PATIENT STATEMENT AND PROVIDED AT EACH REGISTRATION AREA. ONCE A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS RECEIVED, DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS MADE. CHARITY AND/OR INDIGENT CARE APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME IN THE COLLECTIONS CYCLE UNTIL THE ACCOUNT IS IN A LEGAL DEFAULT STATUS.
PART VI, LINE 2:	ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, NGMC SEEKS A VARIETY DATA SOURCES AND RELIABLE INDICATORS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND WORK TO IMPROVE ON HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. A LISTING OF THE RESOURCES IS LISTED BELOW:-NGMC HAS PARTNERED WITH THE HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION TO PRODUCE THE HALL LIFE REPORT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS "PUBLIC STATUS REPORT ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN HALL COUNTY," IS TO PROVIDE POLICY STAKEHOLDERS, PUBLIC AGENCY PROGRAM PERSONNEL, PRIVATE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH UPDATED INDICATOR DATA TO INFORM CURRENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND DECISION-MAKING.THE HALL LIFE REPORT IDENTIFIES THE STATUS OF LEADING INDICATORS FOR EXCELLENCE. THE FIVE TOPIC AREAS USED IN THIS REPORT ARE CURRENTLY THE SAME AS THOSE USED BY THE FAMILY CONNECTION PARTNERSHIP AT THE STATE LEVEL AS THEY PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THE ANNUAL KIDS COUNT DATA FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA. THEY ARE: HEALTHY CHILDREN, CHILDREN READY FOR SCHOOL, CHILDREN SUCCEEDING IN SCHOOL, STABLE AND SELF SUFFICIENT FAMILIES, AND STRONG COMMUNITIES. THIS REPORT CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.HCFCN.ORG.-AS PART OF THE HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION, WE REVIEW INFORMATION FROM KIDS COUNT, WHICH PROVIDES KEY INDICATORS OF CHILD WELL-BEING.-ADDITIONALLY, NGMC HAS PARTNERED WITH OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO FORM THE HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE CONSORTIUM. THIS GROUP IS WORKING WITH A LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP AN ONGOING DATABASE OF FIVE DATA ELEMENTS THAT WILL GIVE THE COMMUNITY UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING ITS RESIDENTS. THE FIVE DATA ELEMENTS COLLECTED ARE: BMI (HEIGHT/WEIGHT), A1C, BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, LDL, AND MICRO ALBUMEN. THIS GIVES US INFORMATION RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING HEALTH ISSUES: OBESITY, DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION. THE FIRST SET OF DATA WAS COLLECTED THIS YEAR, AND THE GROUP IS NOW WORKING ON PEDIATRIC HEALTH DATA.-THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ALSO SHARES ITS HEALTH RISK SNAPSHOTS FOR COUNTIES IN THE SERVICE AREA, WHICH FOCUSES ON POPULATION TRENDS, YOUTH RISK, INFANT RISK, GENERAL RISK, STUDENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TOP CAUSES OF DEATH AND WIC NUTRITION PROGRAM INFORMATION.-WE ALSO MONITOR THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS PUBLISHED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (HTTP://WWW.COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG/ABOUT-PROJECT).
PART VI, LINE 3:	EACH STATEMENT PROVIDED TO PATIENTS THROUGH POSTAL MAIL OR EMAIL INCLUDES A PHONE NUMBER TO CONTACT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE CONTAINS A PRINT OPTION OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY INCLUDING DIRECTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION. ALSO DIRECTS APPLICANTS TO THE APPROPRIATE AREAS TO OBTAIN A PAPER COPY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION.
PART VI, LINE 4:	POPULATION[1]. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S TOTAL SERVICE AREA ("TSA" OR "THE AREA") POPULATION GREW ON AVERAGE 3.8% PER YEAR FROM 2000 TO 2010, COMPARED TO AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATES OF 1.7% AND 0.9% FOR GEORGIA AND THE U.S., RESPECTIVELY. POPULATION FOR THE TSA IN 2015 IS ESTIMATED AT JUST OVER 866,000 REPRESENTING TOTAL GROWTH OF 7.5% SINCE 2010, MORE THAN DOUBLING BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL RATES OF 3.7% AND 3.2%, RESPECTIVELY. THE TSA'S POPULATION GROWTH RATE IS PROJECTED TO OUTPACE GEORGIA AND THE U.S. THROUGH AT LEAST 2020, THUS CONTINUING TO DRIVE ABOVE AVERAGE DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOME OWNERSHIP, AND HOME VALUES1. CURRENT MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS $57,801 ACROSS THE SYSTEM'S SERVICE AREA, COMPARED TO $49,210 FOR GEORGIA AND $53,217 FOR ALL U.S. HOUSEHOLDS. AREA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS PROJECTED TO BE $67,764 IN FIVE YEARS, COMPARED TO $60,683 FOR ALL U.S. HOUSEHOLDS. CURRENTLY, 63.4% OF HOUSING UNITS IN THE AREA ARE OWNER-OCCUPIED COMPARED TO 55.7% ACROSS THE U.S. AND 54.6% ACROSS GEORGIA. MEDIAN HOME VALUE IN THE AREA IS $188,757, COMPARED TO $168,265 ACROSS GEORGIA AS A WHOLE.EMPLOYMENT[2]. IN 2007, PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF A NATIONAL RECESSION, THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S HOME COUNTY OF HALL ENDED THE YEAR WITH AN EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 3.6% COMPARED TO STATE AND NATIONAL RATES OF 4.5% AND 4.6%, RESPECTIVELY. THROUGHOUT THE RECESSION PERIOD, HALL HAS CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCED ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AT OR BELOW THOSE OF GEORGIA AND THE U.S. FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/2014, HALL COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT WAS AT A 6-YEAR LOW OF 5.9% COMPARED TO GEORGIA'S RATE OF 7.2% AND THE U.S. RATE OF 6.2%. AS OF THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE DATA, HALL ENDED APRIL 2015 WITH UNEMPLOYMENT AT 4.7%--THE LOWEST MONTHLY FIGURE IN SEVEN (7) YEARS[3].NOTE: UNEMPLOYMENT DATA PRESENTED HERE ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE THE LOCAL ECONOMY'S STRENGTH AND RESILIENCY IN COMPARISON TO BOTH THE STATE AND THE NATION ESPECIALLY DURING ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS.[1] SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, CENSUS 2010 SUMMARY FILE 1. ESRI FORECASTS FOR 2015 AND 2020.[2] SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ("BLS"), NON-SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CIVILIAN UNEMPLOYMENT.[3] DERIVED BY COMPARING THE BLS' 85 MONTHLY DATA POINTS SPANNING APRIL 2008 TO APRIL 2015.
PART VI, LINE 5:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF 15 MEMBERS AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEDICAL STAFF AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER. BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THAT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER EXTENDS OPEN MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS FOR MOST SERVICES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT SERVICES SUCH AS PATHOLOGY, RADIOLOGY AND ANESTHESIOLOGY. ALL PHYSICIANS UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE CREDENTIALING PROCESS PRIOR TO BEING GRANTED MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES. THE MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTS PHYSICIAN MANPOWER STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS NEEDED BY SPECIALTY TO MEET COMMUNITY NEED. INFORMATION FROM THESE STUDIES IS USED TO HELP GUIDE DECISIONS FOR PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT. ALL REVENUES IN EXCESS OF EXPENSES ARE REINVESTED INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND NO PROFITS ACCRUE TO INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHARITY CARE POLICY HELPS ENSURE ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PATIENTS. I.E. PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY INCOME OF LESS THAN OR 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES QUALIFY FOR A 100% CHARITY ADJUSTMENT, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY SERVICES ARE FREE.
PART VI, LINE 6:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS.THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS "TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC TREATS PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY AND IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE FOR THE PROVISION OF CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ACUTE AND SPECIALTY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR A 13-COUNTY REGIONAL COMMUNITY AND RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX SUPPORT FROM ANY OF THOSE COUNTIES FOR OPERATIONS OR INDIGENT CARE. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION HELPS SUPPORT THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE SERVICES OFFERED AT NGMC, AS WELL HEALTH-FOCUSED SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS WORKS TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYERS AND THE EMPLOYEES THEY REPRESENT THROUGH INSURANCE PRODUCTS THAT HELP SUPPORT PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.RIVER PLACE MEDICAL OFFICE PLAZA 1 IS A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING THAT IS HOME TO AN URGENT CARE CENTER, IMAGING CENTER, OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTER, FULL SERVICE LAB AND MANY PRIVATE PHYSICIAN PRACTICES REPRESENTING MORE THAN 20 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE TO IN THE SOUTHERN REGION SERVED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEMNORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP WITH MORE THAN 250 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT 40 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WHICH FURTHER IMPROVES THE 13-COUNTY REGIONAL COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO CARE.
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES	GA

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
PO BOX 102454	ATLANTA	GA	30368	131788491	501(C)(3)	$10,009	RELAY FOR LIFE SPONSORSHIP
UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY
PO BOX 2656	GAINESVILLE	GA	30503	586011393	501(C)(3)	$6,200	SPONSORSHIP
GOOD NEWS CLINIC
810 PINE STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	582058853	501(C)(3)	$630,917	DONATION FOR OPERATING COSTS
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 4002900	DES MOINES	IA	50340	135613797	501(C)(3)	$17,500	HEART WALK SPONSORSHIP
NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
615 OAK STREET SUITE 1300	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	581610318	501(C)(3)	$6,000	SPONSORSHIP
UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH COUNTY
240 ELM STREET	CUMMING	GA	30040	581925396	501(C)(3)	$8,000	SPONSORSHIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	6	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	4	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$14,650	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MAJORITY OF GRANTS ARE TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD APPROVAL IS OBTAINED PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JAY HORTENSTINE MD
MEMBER, NGPG PHYSICIAN	$0	$456,092	$0	$0	$0	$22,402	$0	$8,925	$0	$21,575	$0	$508,994	$0	$0
JOHN A WILLIAMSON
VP - BRASELTON PRESIDENT - NGMC	$0	$246,417	$0	$79,634	$0	$19,411	$0	$51,134	$0	$20,099	$0	$416,695	$0	$23,512
CAROL H BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO	$0	$581,262	$0	$289,566	$0	$36,562	$0	$887,292	$0	$33,712	$0	$1,828,394	$0	$0
ANTHONY M HERDENER
VP & CFO - NGHS	$0	$360,877	$0	$115,914	$0	$44,822	$0	$86,969	$0	$31,611	$0	$640,193	$0	$0
SONJA F MCLENDON
VP PROF SRVCS-NGMC	$0	$182,372	$0	$73,945	$0	$522	$0	$3,954	$0	$17,037	$0	$277,830	$0	$0
TRACY M VARDEMAN
VP STRATEGIC PLAN/MKTING	$0	$195,170	$0	$65,569	$0	$19,029	$0	$52,321	$0	$21,456	$0	$353,545	$0	$23,705
JAMES BAILEY MD
VP & CMIO/CQO - NGHS	$0	$525,553	$0	$2,660	$0	$26,027	$0	$8,925	$0	$21,517	$0	$584,682	$0	$0
KAREN S WATTS
VP - PATIENT SERVICES - NGMC	$0	$204,090	$0	$73,448	$0	$2,370	$0	$6,476	$0	$7,011	$0	$293,395	$0	$0
MARY M STRAND
VP REV. CYCLE-NGHS	$0	$181,571	$0	$59,875	$0	$1,396	$0	$27,020	$0	$17,924	$0	$287,786	$0	$0
SAMUEL O JOHNSON MD
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS & CMO	$0	$339,524	$0	$88,563	$0	$22,402	$0	$50,226	$0	$21,538	$0	$522,253	$0	$13,390
ALLANA L CUMMINGS
VP & CIO - NGHS	$0	$328,130	$0	$112,108	$0	$17,535	$0	$48,479	$0	$10,616	$0	$516,868	$0	$17,544
BRADLEY K NURKIN
VP - GAINESVILLE PRESIDENT - NGMC	$0	$322,237	$0	$69,180	$0	$18,610	$0	$47,404	$0	$16,257	$0	$473,688	$0	$0
LINDA NICHOLSON
VP OF FINANCE/CONTROLLER	$0	$159,962	$0	$68,400	$0	$18,217	$0	$55,397	$0	$18,716	$0	$320,692	$0	$19,596
STEPHEN A CARLSON
DIRECTOR - PHARMACY	$0	$156,489	$0	$16,650	$0	$2,235	$0	$22,847	$0	$10,915	$0	$209,136	$0	$0
DEBRA DUKE
DIRECTOR - DIAGNOSTIC IMAG	$0	$139,958	$0	$16,840	$0	$3,974	$0	$22,015	$0	$19,152	$0	$201,939	$0	$0
RANDALL P MILLER
MANAGER - RADIATION PHYSICS	$0	$244,745	$0	$0	$0	$5,702	$0	$30,280	$0	$6,825	$0	$287,552	$0	$0
DAVID E PATTERSON
RADIATION III PHYSICIST	$0	$197,672	$0	$0	$0	$2,483	$0	$7,140	$0	$17,418	$0	$224,713	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER PARAVATE
CHIEF APPLICATION OFFICER	$0	$176,503	$0	$18,095	$0	$1,485	$0	$2,714	$0	$33,230	$0	$232,027	$0	$0
AMANDA CAIN
CHIEF UTILIZATION OFFICER	$0	$202,208	$0	$0	$0	$1,053	$0	$7,145	$0	$9,675	$0	$220,081	$0	$0
RICHARD D MATTHEUS
CIO - NGPG	$0	$178,769	$0	$24,508	$0	$450	$0	$6,129	$0	$19,986	$0	$229,842	$0	$0
JAMES WALKER
FORMER VP HR-NGHS	$0	$161,299	$0	$96,503	$0	$83,280	$0	$31,027	$0	$18,313	$0	$390,422	$0	$0
PAUL G VERVALIN
FORMER VP & CAO; NGPG PRESIDENT	$0	$168,260	$0	$55,095	$0	$11,472	$0	$6,042	$0	$15,163	$0	$256,032	$0	$0
JAMES E GARDNER JR
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO	$0	$0	$0	$42,495	$0	$106,238	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$148,733	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINES 4A-B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PART I, LINE 4A JAMES GARDNER, JR. WAS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. FROM MARCH 2004 UNTIL MARCH 2011. MR. GARDNER WAS HIRED TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SYSTEM. DURING 2013, MR. GARDNER WAS PAID SEVERENCE OF $106,238 BASED ON THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. JAMES WALKER WAS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. FROM MAY 2010 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2013. MR. WALKER WAS HIRED TO SERVE AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. DURING 2013, MR. WALKER WAS PAID SEVERANCE OF $55,692 BASED ON THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. PART I, LINE 4B - EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN ANTHONY M. HERDENER $ 44,471 TRACY M. VARDEMAN $ 24,161 LINDA NICHOLSON $ 19,861 JAMES WALKER $ 25,210 CAROL H. BURRELL $851,310 ALLANA L. CUMMINGS $ 39,554 SAMUEL O. JOHNSON $ 41,301 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $ 30,107 MARY M. STRAND $ 22,202 BRADLEY NURKIN $ 39,000 SONJA MCLENDON $ 17,600 KAREN WATTS $ 18,200 CAROL H. BURRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, BEGAN HER CAREER AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM IN 1999. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT AND CEO IN JULY 2011. HER FIRST FULL YEAR AS CEO WAS COMPLETED IN 2012 WHICH IS REFLECTED IN HER PAY AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION. THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ON HER BEHALF FOR 2013 ($851,310) WAS COMPUTED BASED ON HER AGE, LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT, AND CURRENT POSITION WITH NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION): TRACY M. VARDEMAN $25,082 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $24,878 LINDA NICHOLSON $20,734 ALLANA CUMMINGS $18,563 SAMUEL O. JOHNSON $14,168 JAMES R. WALKER $75,095	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2010A)
A	586002388	362762KB1	2010-02-18	$311,522,031	REFUND PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF SERIES 2007G AND SERIES 2008B-H BONDS	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2010B)
B	586002388	362762KS4	2010-02-18	$246,724,247	REFUND PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF SERIES 2007G AND SERIES 2008B-H BONDS	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2008A)
C	586002388	NONEAVAIL	2011-08-26	$46,625,000	REFUND PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST OF SERIES 2008A	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2008A)
D	586002388	NONEAVAIL	2012-12-17	$200,000,000	FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITY	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Current RefundingCurrentRefundingInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmt	UnspentUnspentAmt
A	$312,294,866	$26,214,539	$7,297,582	$57,074,032	2013	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$247,554,908	$20,359,320	$703		2013	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
C	$46,625,000		$200,000		2011	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$46,625,000
D	$200,000,000		$631,164	$94,700,000		0	0	Yes (1)		$105,300,000

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Engage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearchInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
A	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0.00260	0.00020	0.00280	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0.00260	0.00020	0.00280	Yes (1)
C	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	0.00260	0.00020	0.00280	Yes (1)

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledInd	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYetInd	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebateInd	No Rebate DueNoRebateDueInd	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueInd	Hedge Identified In Bks And RecHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedgePct	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedgeInd	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminatedInd	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedInd	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd
JP MORGAN
A	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	Yes (1)	19.000000000000	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
JP MORGAN
B	0	Yes (1)	0	0	0	Yes (1)	19.000000000000	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
CITIBANK NA
C	0	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	14.000000000000	0	0	0	0	Yes (1)
(no name)
D	0	Yes (1)	0	0	Yes (1)	0				0	0	Yes (1)

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Procedures Corrective ActionProceduresCorrectiveActionInd
A	Yes (1)
B	Yes (1)
C	Yes (1)
D	Yes (1)

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
AUNDREA STEVENS
AUNDREA STEVENS IS SISTER TO JACK KEENER, BOARD MEMBER.	$81,855	AUNDREA STEVENS IS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	0
RACHEL BAILEY
RACHEL BAILEY IS WIFE TO JAMES BAILEY M.D., BOARD MEMBER.	$56,658	RACHEL BAILEY IS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	0
BRADEE BURRELL
CAROL BURRELL, PRESIDENT & CEO, IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF BRADEE BURRELL.	$48,578	BRADEE BURRELL IS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS. ALL DECISIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATES BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY ANNUAL BASE SALARIES ARE SET AT MARKET COMPETITIVE LEVELS WITH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS PEER GROUP COMPARISONS FROM SURVEY DATA FOR OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, RECOMMENDATIONS ON RANGES AND PLACEMENT FROM THE CEO, AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NUMEROUS PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE QUANTITATIVE IN NATURE, RESULTING IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION COMPONENT THAT IS WEIGHTED TOWARD ATTAINING NGHS BOARD-APPROVED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE BOARD APPROVES THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CASH AWARDS AS A FORMULA DRIVEN PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY LEVELS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT AND PREDETERMINED INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT CATEGORIES AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	INTERCOMPANY DEBT FORGIVENESS -64,523,493. PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS -215,010.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:	LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE STATE IN HALL COUNTY, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) IS A 557-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL REFERRAL FACILITY THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. THROUGH ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, NGMC SERVES THE AREA'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF NGMC'S PATIENTS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC REINVESTS ALL FUNDS IN EXCESS OF OPERATING EXPENSES INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES NO OPERATING FUNDS FROM HALL OR OTHER COUNTIES SERVED, AND SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY REVENUE GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS. NGMC PROVIDED CHARITY CARE TO HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A COST OF $17.8 MILLION IN 2014 WITH ANOTHER $11.1 MILLION PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE HALL COUNTY. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL DOUBLE THE AMOUNT GENERALLY PROVIDED BY OTHER HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE. THE HOSPITAL IS A KEY PARTICIPANT AND FISCAL SPONSOR IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTH CARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI), A LOCAL SERVICE THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO CARE, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY: - LOCATED IN GEORGIA'S FASTEST GROWING REGION, THE 63-YEAR-OLD HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS TO MEET DEMAND AND UPDATE ITS AGING PLANT, INVESTING A QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN ITS FACILITIES AND $200 MILLLION-PLUS AT THE NGMC BRASELTON CAMPUS, EXPANDING SERVICES SUCH AS OBSTETRICS AND RADIATION THERAPY. - NGMC'S QUALITY OF CARE IS OFTEN AWARDED, AND THE HOSPITAL RANKS AMONG THE TOP IN THE STATE FOR CARDIAC SERVICES; - SINCE 2000, NGMC HAS PROVIDED NEARLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE SET FORTH IN REQUIREMENTS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES, AND, UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR-FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS; - NGMC IS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, DAWSON, AND WHITE, WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER - NGMC IS NUMBER 10 IN TOP HOSPITALS FOR NET UNCOMPENSATED CARE ($37.2 M) PROVIDED IN GA BASED ON SFY 2014 ICTF TOTAL HOSPITAL SPECIFIC DSH LIMITS; MANY OF THE HOSPITALS ON THE LIST RECEIVED LOCAL TAX DOLLARS. NGMC PROVIDED CHARITY CARE TO HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A COST OF $17.8 MILLION IN 2014, WITH ANOTHER $11.6 MILLION PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE HALL COUNTY. NGMC RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY (OR ANY COUNTIES SERVED IN REGION 2) TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS, UNLIKE A NUMBER OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS. NGMC SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR ITS LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2012 (LATEST NUMBERS AVAILABLE), THE HOSPITAL GENERATED MORE THAN $1 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, WHICH APPLIED AN ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER TO THE HOSPITAL'S DIRECT EXPENDITURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE "RIPPLE" EFFECT THE HOSPITAL'S SPENDING HAS ON OTHER SECTORS OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. APPLYING AN EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIER, THE REPORT FOUND THAT THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINED MORE THAN 8,000 FULL-TIME JOBS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE STATE IN 2012 IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN 5,000 EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. UNDER IRS LAW, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) CHARITY, IS REQUIRED TO: HAVE A MISSION THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS COMMUNITY; REINVEST ALL SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY; COMPENSATE EXECUTIVES, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE TO FAIR MARKET VALUE; REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY; REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS FOR OR AGAINST CANDIDATES AND/OR LOBBY AS A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES; AND, REMAIN FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY BY NOT ALLOWING ANY PORTION OF ITS NET EARNINGS TO BENEFIT ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965: - OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; - NGMC OPERATES THE 4TH BUSIEST ER IN GEORGIA. IN 2014, MORE THAN 20% OF ALL NGMC'S EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS. - PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE ABLE TO PAY; - NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING ALMOST 700,000 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 13 COUNTIES. IN FY14, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX WAS 61% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 31% COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 8% SELF PAY - PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE; - 61% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC IN FY14 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS. - CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES; - MORE THAN 80 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. - ALLOW MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ANY PROFESSIONAL WHO IS QUALIFIED AND APPLIES; AND, - NGMC HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF ROUGHLY 500 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS ADVANCED SPECIALTIES SUCH AS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, SURGICAL TRAUMA, NEONATOLOGY AND PERINATOLOGY. - REINVEST SURPLUS FUNDS IN OPERATIONS. - AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NGMC AND ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS REINVESTED INTO THE COMMUNITY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MEDICAL FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE NEW HOSPITAL IN BRASELTON OFFERING 24/7 EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES NOT PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS; INVESTMENTS IN ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND STATE OF THE ART RADIATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT; AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONLY LEVEL 2 TRAUMA CENTER IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. - NGMC PARTICIPATES IN THE INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF), A 20-YEAR- OLD PROGRAM THAT EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES,SUPPORTS RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF, AND ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. IN 2014, NGMC RECEIVED $8.3 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE ICTF AND UPL PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $38.6 MILLION IN COST THE MEDICAL CENTER INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA CITIZENS. NGMC DEMONSTRATES THIS THROUGH MANY PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF THE SAFE KIDS COALITION OF GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY, TO PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE. IN FY14, OVER $5 MILLION WAS PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS/OUTREACH. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS AND THE SEMI-ANNUAL HEALTH MAGAZINE, COMMUNICARE. PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE THROUGH THE SPEAKER'S BUREAU, AND NGMC ALSO OFFERED SEVERAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION SEMINARS IN 2014 ON TOPICS INCLUDING BREAST CANCER, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, HEALTH AND NUTRITION, WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND MORE. THESE SEMINARS GENERATED MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS, AND MANY DIFFERENT PHYSICIANS FROM PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED IN THE SEMINARS. WHAT DRIVES NGMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES? NGMC, WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, COMPLETED A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2013. THE STUDY CULMINATED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF 10 PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS AND INCLUDED A SECONDARY DATA SCAN AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFILE FOR HALL COUNTY. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW-INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. SIX FOCUS GROUPS WERE HELD AND NEARLY 25 ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH STAKEHOLDERS. GO TO WWW.NGHS.COM TO SEE A SPREADSHEET OF INTIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS INVOLVED WITH WHICH ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. MANY ACTIVITIES OVERLAP DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, AND NGMC'S INVOLVEMENT RANGES FROM PROVIDING THE ACTIVITY ITSELF TO CONTRIBUTING IN SOME WAY. THE SPREADSHEET IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT HIGHLIGHTS MANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. THE FULL CHNA IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. PARTNERING TO REACH THE UNINSURED: NGMC WORKS COOPERATIVELY WITH OTHER AREA HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO CARE FOR ALL AREA CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY THE INDIGENT POPULATION. PROVIDERS ARE UNITED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT AND QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH ENHANCED COORDINATION. PARTNERS INCLUDE, BUT AREN'T LIMITED TO, NGMC, THE NGPG - PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, THE LONGSTREET CLINIC, GOOD NEWS CLINICS (INDIGENT CLINIC), MEDLINK (FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER), AS WELL AS PHYSICIANS. GOOD NEWS CLINICS: NGMC PROVIDES FUNDING TO GNC THAT HELPS PROVIDE MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR GOOD NEWS CLINICS THE LARGEST FREE CLINIC IN GEORGIA. FOUNDED IN 1992, GOOD NEWS CLINICS IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENT AND UNINSURED POPULATION AT NO CHARGE. FORTY-THREE PHYSICIANS, MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS AND 39 DENTISTS VOLUNTEER TO TREAT PATIENTS AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS. IN ADDITION, OVER 300 SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEER TO TREAT PATIENTS IN THEIR OFFICES THROUGH REFERRALS FROM GOOD NEWS CLINICS, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PHYSICIANS IN HALL COUNTY. IN FY14, OVER $400,000 WAS DONATED TO HELP GOOD NEWS CLINICS PROVIDE CARE TO INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO WERE AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM NGMC STAFF A CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CLINIC AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC), AS WELL AS A CARDIOLOGY CLINIC. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL WITH ONLY 10 READMISSIONS OF GNC CHF PATIENTS IN EIGHT YEARS. ADDITIONAL HEALTH SCREENINGS ARE PROVIDED TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AT GNC SUCH AS PROSTATE SCREENINGS. NGPG PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: NGMC PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN FUNDING A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY14, NGMC CONTRIBUTED OVER $500,000. PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT: NGMC PARTNERS WITH THE LONGSTREET CLINIC TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING EARLY PRENATAL CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PREGNANT WOMEN VIA THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY CARE CENTER. YEARLY COST TO NGMC IS APPROXIMATELY $200,000. INDIGENT PATIENT FUND: AT NGMC, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR OWN PERSONAL FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THIS HELPS TO ENSURE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND MAXIMIZE CONDITIONS FOR RECOVERY AND RECUPERATION. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THIS. CHARITY CARE: NGMC'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVES BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS BEGINNING WITH FREE CARE FOR PATIENTS UP TO 150% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. FURTHER, SELF-PAY PATIENTS UP TO 300% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL QUALIFY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATE PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 40% DISCOUNT. TOTAL CHARITY CARE COST FOR FY14: $28.9 MILLION $17.8 MILLION FOR HALL COUNTY; $11.1 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS NGMC VOLUNTEERS: IN FY14, 616 NGMC VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 58,344 VOLUNTEER HOURS, EQUIVALENT TO 34 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND A VALUE OF OVER $1.3 MILLION. WHILE THESE FIGURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUANTITATIVE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GIVES NGMC. THE TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HAD 98 TEENS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2014. THE TEENS CAME FROM EIGHT COUNTIES AND REPRESENTED 20 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITHIN THE AREA. ENCOURAGING MEDICAL VOLUNTEERING: NGMC PROVIDES INFORMATION AT PHYSICIAN ORIENTATION TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICIANS TO STEP UP TO VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LOCAL FREE CLINICS (GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE AND HELPING HAND CLINIC IN CLEVELAND) AS WELL AS HEALTH ACCESS. NGPG ALSO ENCOURAGES PHYSICIANS TO GIVE OF THEIR TIME VOLUNTEERING AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE CANCER CENTER AT NGMC HAS DEVELOPED A MEMBERSHIP MODEL FOR PHYSICIANS THAT CONTAINS CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION WHICH INCLUDES ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN A SPEAKER PROGRAM, SCREENING ACTIVITY, CANCER PREVENTION ACTIVITY OR OUTREACH. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEMBERSHIP MODEL IS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE QUALITY, ACCESS AND PROGRAMMATIC EXCELLENCE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION:	FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS: NGMC HAS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COUNSELORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC HAS TURNED FINANCIAL COUNSELORS INTO "FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS." THIS TEAM FOCUSES ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THEY FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR MEDICAID OR DISABILITY, ACCESSING THE NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES OR PROCESSING CHARITY APPLICATIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE. THE TEAM IS UNDERGOING TRAINING TO BECOME CERTIFIED IN THIS AREA AS "CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE REFORM SPECIALISTS." PATIENT NAVIGATORS: NGMC ALSO HAS A CANCER PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CANCER PATIENTS WITH GUIDANCE THROUGHOUT THEIR CANCER JOURNEY, AND THEY ARE SEEN AS A "LIVING RESOURCE DIRECTORY" FOR PATIENTS. THE CANCER CENTER OFFERS THE COMMUNITY TWO PATIENT NAVIGATORS AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAM: ONE IS AN RN WHO IS A CERTIFIED BREAST HEALTH NAVIGATOR WHO WORKS EXCLUSIVELY WITH BREAST CANCER PATIENTS; AND THE SECOND IS AN AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PATIENT RESOURCE NAVIGATOR WHO ASSISTS ALL CANCER PATIENTS AND IS BILINGUAL. PARTNERING IN THE COMMUNITY: VISION 2030: NGMC IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN VISION 2030 (WWW.VISION2030.ORG). THIS COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. AN NGMC EMPLOYEE CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE BOARD OF VISION 2030. VISION 2030 FOCUSES ON THE CREATION OF A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY WELLNESS, THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFELONG LEARNING, THE BUILDING OF AN ECONOMY AROUND EMERGING LIFE SCIENCES, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE GROWTH/INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION. NGMC IS ALSO AN ACTIVE PARTNER ON OTHER CHAMBER COMMITTEES SUCH AS THE HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE AND THE HEALTH INITIATIVE CONSORTIUM. NGMC IS ALSO A PARTNER IN HALLMARK, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN THAT ADDRESSES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP. MEMBERS OF NGMC'S BARIATRIC SERVICE LINE ALSO SERVE ON HALL COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM'S WELLNESS COUNCIL. AN NGMC REPRESENTATIVE SERVES ON HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION (HCFC). HCFC ADOPTED TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND OBESITY PREVENTION AS ITS TWO FOCUS AREAS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION IS A COLLABORATIVE WHICH SERVES AS THE LOCAL DECISION-MAKING BODY, BRINGING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGETHER TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE PLANS THAT ADDRESS THE SERIOUS CHALLENGES FACING THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COUNTY. ITS VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH HIS OR HER FULL POTENTIAL FOR GOOD HEALTH, BE SECURE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND BECOME A LITERATE, PRODUCTIVE, ECONOMICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF HCFC IS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR AREAS OF COMMUNITY CONCERN AND TO MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESOURCES IN A COMMON EFFORT TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION (MCF) RAISES FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY: THE MCF IS THE FUNDRAISING ARM OF NGMC AND RAISES FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATING EXPENSES ARE SUPPORTED BY NGMC SO THAT DONATED FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT NGMC PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. FOLLOWING ARE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO NOTE: - SINCE 1997, OVER $2.7 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN - THE 2014 MEDICAL CENTER OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISED OVER $250,000 FOR CENTER POINT, WHICH FUNDED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FACILITY, CENTER POINT SOUTH, TO INCREASE ACCESS TO COUNSELING, MENTORING AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN NEED OF THEM. - W.A.T.C.H. MEMBERS HAVE DONATED MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2000. INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH: SAFE KIDS COALITION WORKS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE: THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION, LED BY NGMC, IS PART OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN, THE FIRST AND ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY, WHICH IS THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN AGES 14 AND UNDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAR SEATS, BIKE HELMETS, AND LIFE JACKETS TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. WORKING WITH A COALITION MADE UP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS, SAFE KIDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS THAT TEACH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SAFE KIDS CONTINUED THE WORK OF INJURY PREVENTION FOR FAMILIES IN THE HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY IN 2014 THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF MCF AND THE HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN. IN FY14, MEMBERS OF THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION PROVIDED OVER 352 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT REACHED AN ESTIMATED 59,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OVER 4,695 SAFETY DEVICES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM: AS PART OF A COMMUNITY FOCUSED EFFORT TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE, NGMC HAS INSTITUTED SPECIALIZED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION GUIDELINES WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE IS A NATIONAL EPIDEMIC OF PRESCRIPTION NARCOTIC ABUSE. WITH THIS IN MIND, NGMC PUT INTO PLACE NEW POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS TO ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING OF ED NARCOTIC USE AND PRESCRIPTIONS. THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND NATIONWIDE EFFORTS TO SAVE LIVES. GOOD NEWS CLINICS IS A PARTNER IN THIS EFFORT AS WELL, AND IT WILL SOON BE EXPANDED INTO NGPG'S URGENT CARE CENTERS. NGMC ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE DRUG FREE COALITION OF HALL COUNTY LOCALLY AS WELL AS THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA'S "THINK ABOUT IT CAMPAIGN." THE "THINK ABOUT IT" CAMPAIGN FOR THE EDUCATION ABOUT AND PREVENTION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE IS A PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA FOUNDATION. "THINK ABOUT IT" IS COMPOSED OF THREE COMPREHENSIVE INITIATIVES: DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG POLICY; SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; AND EDUCATION FOR BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF AND PREVENTION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE. THE "THINK ABOUT IT" CAMPAIGN IS WORKING WITH A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES, THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, THE GEORGIA BOARD OF PHARMACY, THE GEORGIA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION, THE GBI, OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, AND RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FURTHER EDUCATE AND CREATE PROGRAMS TO HELP ERADICATE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE ACROSS OUR STATE. NGMC'S ER MEDICAL DIRECTOR, A BOARD MEMBER, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER ER STAFF ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THESE EFFORTS. NGMC HAS HOSTED SPEAKERS ON THE TOPIC AND CURRENTLY HAS POSTERS AND BROCHURES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL AND NGPG OFFICES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION:	SAFE KIDS OF GAINESVILLE HALL COUNTY, LED BY NGMC, PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES ON "DRUG TAKE BACK DAYS" (OPERATION PILL DROP), WITH VARIOUS COLLECTION POINTS IN THE COUNTY. THIS GIVES COMMUNITY MEMBERS A SAFE WAY TO DISPOSE OF UNWANTED, UNUSED DRUGS. EDUCATION AT INTERACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR KIDS (INK): NGMC PROVIDES AN EXHIBIT AT INK THAT ENCOURAGES MULTI-SENSORY LEARNING THROUGH TOOLS THAT ALLOW KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE WORKING (AND PLAYING) IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. THROUGH HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE PLAY, KIDS HAVE FUN DOING EVERYTHING FROM DRESSING UP IN DOCTOR'S SCRUBS AND PUSHING A "PATIENT" AROUND IN A WHEELCHAIR TO TAKING THEIR PARENT OR FRIEND'S MAKE-BELIEVE BLOOD PRESSURE OR LISTENING TO THEIR HEART WITH A REAL STETHOSCOPE. IT IS HOPED THAT BEING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WILL HELP KIDS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE OR IN THE HOSPITAL. A SECOND EXHIBIT CALLED THE BUILDING A HEALTHY BODY EXHIBIT, FUNDED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, SERVES AS INK'S CORE GALLERY ON HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING. THE EXHIBIT EXPLORES TWO PRIMARY THEMES: MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY AS IT RELATES TO NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES; AND THE ANATOMY OF A HEALTHY BODY AS IT RELATES TO BODY SYSTEMS, ORGANS AND FUNCTIONS. THE MAIN CENTERPIECE IS A LARGER-THAN-LIFE BOY NAMED "BUDDY" WHICH STANDS FOR BODY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. BUDDY IS A FUN, INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT THAT KIDS AND PARENTS CAN EXPLORE AND GAIN A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: OBESITY/EXERCISE/NUTRITION, SMOKING, HYGIENE/GERMS AND DIABETES. DIABETES EDUCATION: THE DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOR QUALITY SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IS OFFERED TO PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND THEIR FAMILIES BY CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATORS, REGISTERED NURSES AND REGISTERED DIETITIANS. EDUCATION FOR SENIORS: GETTING OLDER AND BETTER WORKSHOP: OVER 300 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE GETTING OLDER AND BETTER WORKSHOP IN MAY IN GAINESVILLE AND THE SPOUT SPRINGS LIBRARY IN FLOWERY BRANCH. THIS EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, PROVIDED BY NGMC AND FEATURED DR. AMBER FRENCH WHO PRESENTED ON WELLNESS 100, AN AWARD-WINNING BOOK THAT TEACHES WEIGHT LOSS AND LIFE-LONG WELLNESS BASED ON EATING REAL FOOD. BIOIDENTIAL HORMONE THERAPY WAS ALSO A TOPIC AT THIS YEAR'S EVENT. FLU AND PNEUMONIA PROGRAM AT THE GUEST HOUSE: NGMC PROVIDES FLU AND PNEUMONIA VACCINATIONS AT NO CHARGE TO CLIENTS AT THE GUEST HOUSE, AN ADULT DAY HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE OFTEN THE FRAIL AND ELDERLY WHO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING TO THEIR PHYSICIAN. WISDOM PROJECT: NGMC SUPPORTS THIS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR SENIORS TO SHARE THEIR WISDOM, EXPERIENCE AND TALENTS IN CREATIVE WAYS THROUGH ACTION AND ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF HALL COUNTY. THE INITIATIVE IS SPONSORED BY BRENAU UNIVERSITY'S CENTER FOR LIFETIME STUDY. AN NGMC STAFF MEMBER PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE CONCEPT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAM. NGMC HAS SPONSORED ONE TO TWO PARTICIPANTS DURING EACH CLASS, GENERALLY RETIRED EMPLOYEES, AND THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY HAS ALSO SPONSORED ONE TO TWO ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE IN EACH SESSION. NGMC ALSO HOSTS A PROGRAM FOR EACH CLASS, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT HOW NATIONAL HEALTH CARE ISSUES AFFECT NGMC; DURING THESE PROGRAMS, NGMC SPONSORS LUNCH FOR THE CLASS. NGMC HAS ALSO PROVIDED A DONATION FOR A NON-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER RUN TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SERVING HALL COUNTY SENIOR ADULTS, CALLED ITNLANIER, WHICH IS BEING SPEARHEADED BY THE WISDOM PROJECT. THE SERVICE PROVIDES PERSONAL, COST EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY. ITNLANIER IS A PRE-AFFILIATE OF ITNAMERICA, A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH 27 CHAPTERS PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF RIDES DAILY TO SENIOR CITIZENS. ITNLANIER HAS 24 LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AS BOARD AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DOES NOT RECEIVE STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING. LACK OF TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES WAS ONE OF THE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS IDENTIFIED IN OUR MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH: NGMC EMPLOYEES ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS, IN THEIR CHURCHES ON MISSION TRIPS AND FOR COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING MCF'S EMPLOYEE GIVING CLUB, W.A.T.C.H. (WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE), OVER 2,700 EMPLOYEES DONATED MORE THAN $418,000 IN FY14. RELAY FOR LIFE, AMERICAN HEART WALK, MARCH FOR BABIES: NGMC EMPLOYEES ALSO TURNED OUT IN FULL FORCE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN HEART WALK, MARCH OF DIMES' WALKAMERICA AND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE, AVERAGING PARTICIPATION OF 200 EMPLOYEES PER EVENT. BLOOD DRIVES: NGMC EMPLOYEES DONATED OVER 550 UNITS OF BLOOD IN FY14. EMPLOYEES LEAD THE WAY: UNITED WAY PACESETTER & MORE NGHS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED OVER $135,000 TO UNITED WAY AS A PACESETTER COMPANY. TWO NGMC EMPLOYEES SERVE ON THE UNITED WAY BOARD. SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS: IN FY14, NGMC SPONSORED OR MADE A DONATION TO 29 COMMUNITY AGENCIES SERVING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS, RANGING FROM SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION. SPONSORSHIPS/DONATIONS TOTALED OVER $55,000 IN FY14.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION:	TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: NGMC CONTINUES THE ACTIVITIES BELOW TO SERVE AS A "PIPELINE" TO HELP GET MORE QUALIFIED PEOPLE INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS OR GET THEM THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION THEY NEED: -ALLIED STUDENT HEALTH EDUCATION CLINICAL ROTATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS FROM AREA SCHOOLS AT NGMC - COMMUNITY BASED VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION - NGMC IS A TRAINING SITE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. STUDENTS WORK APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES PER WEEK FOR A FEW HOURS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR FROM THE SCHOOL AND WORK IN MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND LINEN DISTRIBUTION. THEY GAIN KNOWLEDGE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM BY LEARNING DIFFERENT SKILLS AND ARE ABLE TO GET JOBS WHEN THEY GRADUATE. IN FY14, 21 STUDENTS AND FOUR INSTRUCTORS PARTICIPATED. - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL WITHIN NGMC AND ALSO OFFERED OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. IN FY14, THERE WERE 142 LIVE CMES PROVIDED TO 2,110 PHYSICIANS AND 5,300 ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. - JOB SHADOWING - THIS PROGRAM IS COORDINATED VIA THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL AND POST SECONDARY STUDENTS FROM AREA SCHOOLS TO SHADOW PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE STAFF FOR THE PURPOSE OF BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS HEALTHCARE ROLES. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER STUDENT INTEREST IN HEALTHCARE FIELDS AND ENCOURAGE ENROLLMENT IN PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT WOULD TRAIN AND EDUCATE FUTURE HEALTHCARE WORKERS. THIS IS AN OBSERVATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIRING A STAFF MENTOR. IN FY14, 103 JOB SHADOWS WERE PLACED. - SUPPORT OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA: NGMC PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA TO PROVIDE IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR THE ASN (ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN NURSING) PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR ONE FULL TIME FACULTY POSITION. - NURSE EXTERN PROGRAM: NGMC PROVIDES A 10-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR RISING SENIOR NURSING STUDENTS TO WORK ON NURSING UNITS AS EMPLOYEES TO GAIN ADDITIONAL CLINICAL SKILLS AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. THE EXTERNS ARE ORIENTED AS A GROUP TO THE ORGANIZATION, THEN PLACED ON NURSING UNITS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PROGRAM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. ALL APPLICANTS ARE INTERVIEWED BY RECRUITERS AND NURSING MANAGERS PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE INTO THE PROGRAM. IN FY14, THERE WERE OVER 40 EXTERNS. - NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS - NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION- CLINICAL ROTATIONS AT NGMC IN FY14 TOTALED OVER 1,600. - PARTNERS IN EDUCATION: THE GAINESVILLE/HALL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESSES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PARTNER. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THEY WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY. NGMC IS THE PARTNER IN EDUCATION FOR WEST HALL HIGH SCHOOL AND NORTH HALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. - PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM: THE PHARMACY RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT NGMC IS A ONE-YEAR POSTGRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LICENSED PHARMACISTS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT CLINICAL PHARMACY EXPERIENCE IN THE AREAS OF CRITICAL CARE, CARDIOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH WITH A GOAL OF GRADUATING A PRACTITIONER WHO IS PREPARED TO ACCEPT A CLINICAL PHARMACY POSITION IN ANY NUMBER OF SETTINGS. RADIOLOGY TECH PROGRAM: NGMC PARTNERS WITH LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO HOUSE THE RADIOLOGY TECH PROGRAM AT THE LANIER PARK CAMPUS. FOUR FULL-TIME CLASSROOMS ARE PROVIDED. - SUPPORT TO FOOTHILLS AHEC: FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL AND LOCAL SOURCES. THE MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS, COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND RETENTION OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. FOOTHILLS AHEC SERVES 31 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA AREA. NGMC PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THIS PROGRAM THROUGH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGES, PHONE, UTILITIES AND CLEANING SERVICE EXPENSES. - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP HALL COUNTY STUDENTS FROM SEVEN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS APPLY FOR UNPAID YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. IN FY14, 30 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. NGMC PROVIDES HEALTH INFORMATION & SUPPORT: CANCER INFORMATION LINE: NGMC OPERATES A CANCER INFORMATION LINE 1(800) 466-5416. THIS IS A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITIES THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO CANCER PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NURSELINE: NGMC PROVIDES THE NURSELINE, A FREE SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC THAT PROVIDES TELEPHONE TRIAGE BY A REGISTERED NURSE AND HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICES. THIS SERVICE INCREASES THE HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROVIDES STANDARDIZED MEDICAL INFORMATION INSTEAD OF JUST "NURSING JUDGMENTS"; AND HELPS OFF-LOAD PHYSICIAN OFFICE MEDICAL INFORMATION CALLS, ALLOWING THEM MORE TIME TO CARE FOR PATIENTS. THE FRASER RESOURCE CENTER AND HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY AT NGMC: SERVES THE HEALTH INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE LIBRARY IS LOCATED ON THE MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS IN GAINESVILLE. CONSUMERS, PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO CREDIBLE RESOURCES RELATING TO MEDICAL SYMPTOMS, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS BOTH AT THE LIBRARY AND ALSO VIA LINKS ON NGMC'S WEBSITE (WWW.NGHS.COM/LIBRARY). THE RESOURCE CENTER ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES AND BECOME ACTIVE, INFORMED PARTNERS IN THEIR HEALTH CARE. CLERGY SEMINARS & ACCREDITATION BY ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION: NGMC HELD TWO CLERGY SEMINARS IN FY14, TWO UNITS OF CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION AND SIX LUNCH AND LEARN MEETINGS FOR VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS. THE SEMINARS WERE ON THE TOPICS OF END-OF-LIFE ISSUES AND CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT. NEARLY 90 CLERGY MEMBERS FROM ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA PARTICIPATED IN THESE EVENTS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS HOME TO A CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION CENTER, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON OFFERING OUR AREA CLERGY PRACTICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN A CLINICAL SETTING THROUGH THE CPE MODEL. OUR CENTER IS ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION, INC. (ACPE). HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT CAMP AND SUPPORT GROUPS: CAMP BRAVEHEART: NGMC PROVIDES A DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A CLOSE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER. THIS CAMP IS FREE AND AVAILABLE TO ANY YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAS EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DEATH. FACILITATED BY A TEAM OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, CAMP BRAVEHEART IS A STRUCTURED, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHICH PROVIDES CAMPERS WITH VOCABULARY TO TALK ABOUT DEATH, LOSS AND INTENSE EMOTIONS; HEALTHY WAYS TO COPE WITH THOSE INTENSE EMOTIONS; OPPORTUNITIES TO TALK ABOUT AND REMEMBER THEIR LOVED ONES; A SAFE PLACE TO TALK ABOUT CHANGES, FEARS AND FRUSTRATIONS; AND THE CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH OTHER CHILDREN/TEENS WITH SIMILAR LOSSES. SCHOOL BASED BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS: BRAVEHEART COUNSELORS GUIDE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS AT AREA SCHOOLS. COUNSELORS UNDERSTAND CHILDREN'S NATURAL RESILIENCY AND CAN HELP THEM NAVIGATE THEIR FEELINGS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS. STEMI CONFERENCE: HOSTED EACH YEAR BY NGMC, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL STEMI CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER PARAMEDICS, EMS STAFF AND DOCTORS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. THEY MEET TO DISCUSS THE STATE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL STEMI SYSTEM A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND EMS IN 15 COUNTIES ACROSS THE REGION TO PROVIDE FAST AND EFFICIENT TREATMENT TO PATIENTS SUFFERING SEVERE HEART ATTACKS KNOWN AS STEMI (S-T SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION). KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT THE CONFERENCE INCLUDE THE NATION'S LEADING CARDIOLOGISTS AND EXPERTS IN THE STUDY OF REGIONAL APPROACHES TO HEART ATTACK CARE. THE STEMI PROGRAM BENEFITS ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. MENDED HEARTS: MENDED HEARTS, INC., IS A NATIONWIDE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEART DISEASE, INCLUDING PERSONS RECOVERING FROM HEART ATTACKS, ANGIOPLASTY OR OPEN HEART SURGERY. MENDED HEARTS VOLUNTEERS VISIT CARDIAC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BEFORE AND AFTER SURGERIES AND HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, OFFER HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND SHARE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. IN FY14, MENDED HEARTS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 5,455 PATIENT VISITS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION:	IN KEEPING WITH GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING, NGMC DID NOT INCLUDE QUANTITATIVE DATA ON THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS/PROJECTS, BUT THEY DO MEET HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED VIA THE 2013 (THE MOST RECENT) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND WARRANT INCLUSION IN THIS SUMMARY: PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL NEIGHBORHOOD: NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF 15 COMMUNITIES IN THE NATION TO ESTABLISH A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL NEIGHBORHOOD (PCMN) AS PART OF A CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID (CMS) INNOVATION CHALLENGE GRANT. THE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL NEIGHBORHOOD (PCMN) BUILDS ON THE CONCEPT OF A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) BY CONNECTING ACUTE-CARE HOSPITALS, SPECIALTY AND SUB-SPECIALTY PRACTICES AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO DRIVE HIGHER-QUALITY, PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE CARE AND ENSURE A POSITIVE PATIENT EXPERIENCE. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS THREE-YEAR PROJECT IS TO BUILD STRONG MEDICAL HOME PRACTICES. PARTNERING WITH NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) AND OTHER COMMUNITY PRACTICES, THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE TO PATIENTS. A MEDICAL HOME IS A CONCEPT OF CARE NOT A BUILDING, A HOUSE OR A HOSPITAL. THE GOAL OF THE MEDICAL HOME MODEL IS TO BETTER COORDINATE CARE THROUGH PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES WITH HOSPITALS, MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES TO SUPPORT A MORE FULLY-INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CARE. BEING CARED FOR IN A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME MEANS NGMC'S HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WILL WORK WITH PATIENTS TO HELP UNDERSTAND THEIR TOTAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS AND CONNECT THEM WITH COMMUNITY AND OTHER RESOURCES TO HELP MEET THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS. A PARTNERSHIP IS DEVELOPED BETWEEN THE PATIENT, THE PERSONAL PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM, AND THERE IS A KEY FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING PATIENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CARE. DISEASE CARE MANAGERS: NGMC EMPLOYS FOUR DISEASE CARE MANAGERS TO FOCUS ON THE CORE MEASURES IDENTIFIED BY CMS, WHICH ARE PNEUMONIA AND SEPSIS, HEART FAILURE, STROKE AND ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. CMS BEGAN FOCUSING ON THESE DISORDERS TO IMPROVE CARE AND REDUCE COSTS, THEREFORE THESE PROFESSIONALS MANAGE CARE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. DISEASE MANAGERS PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SOME DISEASE MANAGERS PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION AT GOOD NEWS CLINICS (THE INDIGENT CLINIC). OTHER COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROVIDED BY DISEASE MANAGERS INCLUDES CHURCH/CIVIC/SENIOR GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. SANE PROGRAM: NGMC PROVIDES A SANE PROGRAM (SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER) PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES NURSES SPECIAL TRAINING IN RAPE CRISIS, TRIAL TIME WITH A DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND TRAINING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND A PEDIATRICIAN'S OFFICE. NGMC EMPLOYS NURSES WHO HAVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO COMPLETE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAM AND PROVIDE SPECIALIZED CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF HOSPITALS AND IS ALSO NOT PROVIDED AT ALL HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. LIFELINE: NGMC HAS A LIFELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CONTINUE LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES WITH THE SECURITY OF KNOWING THEY CAN QUICKLY ACCESS HELP IF THEY NEED IT. BY PRESSING A LIGHTWEIGHT, WATERPROOF ALERT BUTTON WORN AROUND THE NECK OR WRIST, SUBSCRIBERS CAN SIGNAL LIFELINE MONITORS WHO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF HELP IS NEEDED AND CALL FOR IT IMMEDIATELY. IN FY14, NGMC HAD 264 SUBSCRIBERS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A STAGE 7 AMBULATORY AWARD, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EMR (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD) ADOPTION AND WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ADVANCED ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD ENVIRONMENT. NGMC IS THE SIXTH SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO RECEIVE THE HONOR, WHICH PUTS US IN THE TOP 1.2 PERCENT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION:	ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW: NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THROUGH THE SERVICES OF A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS, THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES. THE HEALTH SYSTEM OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL IN GAINESVILLE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC), WHICH, FOR 2014, IS RATED AS GEORGIA'S #1 HOSPITAL (ACCORDING TO CARECHEX) AND AMONG ONLY TWENTY LARGE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS NAMED TO TRUVEN HEALTHCARE'S LIST OF THE NATION'S 100 TOP HOSPITALS. CARECHEX ALSO RECOGNIZES NGMC AS: - GEORGIA'S #1 SURGERY HOSPITAL - GEORGIA'S #1 HEART HOSPITAL - GEORGIA'S #1 WOMEN'S HOSPITAL - GEORGIA'S #1 PULMONARY HOSPITAL - GEORGIA'S #1 NEUROLOGY HOSPITAL FOR PATIENT SAFETY - #6 IN THE NATION FOR MEDICAL CARE - OTHER FACILITIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA SERVE TO EXTEND NGHS' REACH INTO THE REGION INCLUDING: - MEDICAL PLAZA 400, A MULTISPECIALTY MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING IN DAWSONVILLE - A MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER - A SATELLITE CANCER TREATMENT CENTER - IN-HOME SERVICES SUCH AS HOSPICE AND LIFELINE, A PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM - LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS - OUTPATIENT IMAGING CENTERS - OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CENTERS OFFERING PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY - URGENT CARE CENTERS LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE 557-INPATIENT, 261-SKILLED NURSING BED HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES ALMOST 800,000 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 13 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, ALL REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S CHARITY CARE POLICY SUPPORTS THE PROVISION OF CARE FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. NGHS IS BUILDING A NEW CAMPUS IN THE GREATER BRASELTON AREA. THIS 119-ACRE HEALTHCARE VILLAGE ALREADY INCLUDES A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING (MEDICAL PLAZA 1) THAT HOUSES NUMEROUS PHYSICIAN SPECIALTIES, AN URGENT CARE CENTER AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING IMAGING, LAB AND PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. A 100-BED HOSPITAL, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON, IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN EARLY 2015. ECONOMIC IMPACT SURPASSES $1 BILLION IN 2012, THE LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE, NGMC GENERATED $1,104,610,897 IN REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMY ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE STATE'S LARGEST HOSPITAL TRADE ASSOCIATION. SPECIAL NOTES: NGMC USES THE PRECEPTS OUTLINED IN "A GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT," PROVIDED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND VHA, INC. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP, ENHANCE AND REPORT ON THEIR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITION: PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED, AND SEEK TO ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT OBJECTIVES: - IMPROVE ACCESS - ENHANCE POPULATION HEALTH - ADVANCE GENERALIZABLE KNOWLEDGE - RELIEVE GOVERNMENT BURDEN TO IMPROVE HEALTH THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST: - PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION - RESULT IN MEASURABLE EXPENSE TO THE ORGANIZATION IF THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, STANDARD PRACTICE, EXPECTED OF ALL HOSPITALS (SUCH AS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION, LICENSURE, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICARE) OR IS PRIMARILY FOR EMPLOYEES (NOT INCLUDING INTERNS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS) AND/OR AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, IT IS NOT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT CHRISTY MOORE, MANAGER, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, AT (770) 219-8097 OR GO TO WWW.NGHS.COM.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HEALTHECONNECTIONS	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1
City	GAINESVILLE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30501	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581694098	EIN
Primary Activities	HEALTHCARE CLINICS	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$199,996	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$0	EndOfYearAssetsAmt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	581694090	HEALTHCARE - PARENT ORG.	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11C, III-FI	N/A	Yes (1)
THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	581694820	FUNDRAISING	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 7		Yes (1)	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC
NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	582078064	HEALTHCARE	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11B, II		Yes (1)	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1
City	GAINESVILLE	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30501	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	582131807	EIN
Primary Activities	PPO DEVELOPMENT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd