LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL POCONO: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL POCONO (EIN 24-0795623)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-05-09
IRS object ID: 201431299349302543
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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Form 990
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-05-09T18:41:08-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN	232932984	EIN

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Business Name Line1	PARENTEBEARD LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1	1650 MARKET STREET SUITE 4500	AddressLine1
City	PHILADELPHIA	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	19103	ZIPCode

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Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN	240795623	EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER	BusinessNameLine1

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Name Control	POCO	NameControl
Phone	5704214000	Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18301	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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Name	MICHAEL A WILK	Name
Title	SVP FINANCE/CFO	Title
Phone	5704214000	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-09	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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Name	JULIUS GREEN CPA	Name
PTIN	P00350393	PTIN
Phone	2159720701	Phone

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Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer Person	JEFF SNYDER	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18301	ZIPCode

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Gross Receipts	339862767	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.POCONOHEALTHSYSTEM.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1915	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	PA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PROVIDE WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE CLOSE TO HOME.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	10	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	2042	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	581	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	8861361	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	2863182	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	266626803	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	270643829	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	4721552	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1712492	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	876292	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	922544	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	281086008	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	276142047	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	8173949	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	5322708	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	119376069	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	124682107	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	136673966	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	136994006	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	264223984	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	266998821	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	16862024	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	9143226	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	366489099	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	369323034	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	223034798	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	198065851	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	143454301	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	171257183	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	OUR MISSION IS WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO: TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS CARE CLOSE TO HOME. OUR VISION IS WHAT WE AIM FOR TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY: TO BUILD A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	1	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	1	SignificantChange
Expense	228240490	Expense
Grants	5303208	Grants
Revenue	250250294	Revenue
Description	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) IS A 231-BED, ACUTE CARE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED IN EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. WITH MORE THAN 230 PHYSICIANS, WELL OVER 1800 STAFF MEMBERS AND APPROXIMATELY 600 VOLUNTEERS, OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE WORLD CLASS HEALTHCARE TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THOSE SERVICES MOST CRITICAL TO THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS. PMC PROVIDES EXPERT CARDIAC AND CANCER CARE AT OUR ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE AND DALE & FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER, AND A SUITE OF SERVICES INCLUDING SURGICAL, LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY ALONG WITH WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S CARE.IN FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE MEDICAL CENTER HAD 11,777 ADMISSIONS (PLUS 883 NURSERY AND NICU ADMISSIONS), OF WHICH 5,518 WERE MEDICARE. THE MEDICAL CENTER HAD 55,843 PATIENT DAYS OF STAY, 27,363 OF WHICH WERE MEDICARE. OVER 6,190 SURGERIES WERE COMPLETED, AND THE PMC RECEIVED 242,942 OUTPATIENT VISITS, INCLUDING OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). PMC PROVIDED MORE THAN $28 MILLION ($28,611,185) IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY THIS FISCAL YEAR. THESE FUNDS TAKE THE FORM OF DIRECT PATIENT CARE, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. PMC PROVIDES QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE, HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. ALTHOUGH REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SERVICES RENDERED ARE CRITICAL TO THE OPERATION AND STABILITY OF PMC, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT NOT ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SAME ABILITY TO PAY FOR VITAL MEDICAL SERVICES. TO THAT END, AS PART OF OUR CHARITABLE MISSION TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, FREE CARE, SUBSIDIZED CARE AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS AND SCREENINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED)PMC PROVIDES A NUMBER OF DIRECT PATIENT CARE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE ED TYPICALLY SERVES AS THE PRINCIPAL MEANS OF HEALTHCARE FOR THESE PATIENTS. AS THE ONLY REGIONAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WITH A SIGNIFICANT POPULATION OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED, OUR ED SAW IN EXCESS OF 81,000 (81,261) CASES DURING FY 2013, A STATISTIC THAT IS LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE OPENING OF PMC'S IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS AROUND THE MONROE COUNTY AREA. OF THOSE 81,261 VISITS, 11% ARE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND MAKE-UP 76% OF OUR OVERALL ADMISSIONS.ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTEPMC'S ESSA HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE (HVI) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR ADDRESSING THE SECOND MOST CAUSE OF DEATH OF ADULTS IN OUR COUNTY, HEART DISEASE. OUR PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED IN 2007 HAS PERFORMED OVER 800 OPEN-HEART SURGERIES SINCE 2009. IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE ESSA HVI HAS RECEIVED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE SOCIETY OF CHEST PAIN CENTER AS A HEART FAILURE CENTER AND A CHEST PAIN CENTER. IN ADDITION, OUR EXPERT CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS AND STAFF WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS WITH A THREE-STAR RATING, THE HIGHEST, FOR OVERALL QUALITY OF OPEN-HEART SURGERY BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL DATA FROM JULY 2010 THROUGH JUNE 2012. THIS DISTINCTION IS HELD BY ONLY APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT OF HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE. FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR PATIENTS AND TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, WE CENTRALIZED OUR CARDIAC CARE SERVICES AND OPENED A NEW HEART RHYTHM CENTER. THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABS, CARDIAC REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT AND VARIOUS NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC SERVICES (SUCH AS PACEMAKER CHECKS, CARDIAC STRESS TESTING, NUCLEAR STRESS TESTING, PULMONARY REHAB AND STRESS ECHO) WERE RELOCATED TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HEART CARE IN ONE LOCATION. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES TO TREAT HEART ARRHYTHMIAS, OUR HEART RHYTHM CENTER PROVIDES A FULLY EQUIPPED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP) LAB. THE EP LAB PROVIDES ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR NODE DIAGNOSTICS AND ABLATION, INTRA CARDIAC 3D ECHO AND 3D CARDIO CAPABILITIES, AS WELL AS BI-VENTRICULAR PACEMAKERS-SERVICES PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY NEEDED TO TRAVEL TO OTHER FACILITIES TO RECEIVE. LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTEROUR LEVEL III TRAUMA DESIGNATION BRINGS AN ADVANCED, LIFESAVING LEVEL OF CARE FOR SEVERELY INJURED PATIENTS CLOSE TO HOME. THIS MILESTONE ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED TRAUMA CARE TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE, VISIT, AND WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE TEAM OF TRAUMA SURGEONS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, CARDIAC SURGEONS, RADIOLOGISTS, NURSES, LAB-IMAGING TECHNICIANS AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. SPINE SURGERY PROGRAMPMC LAUNCHED A NEW SPINE SURGERY PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2009. BY IMPLEMENTING A COORDINATED EFFORT ACROSS SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, PMC CAN TREAT PATIENTS WITH THE LATEST TECHNIQUES IN ALL ASPECTS OF SPINE SURGERY CARE. THE NEW SPINE PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS BACK AND SPINE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY, LUMBAR AND CERVICAL DISC ARTHROPLASTY, SCOLIOSIS, DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, SPINAL STENOSIS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS. NON-SURGICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS AVAILABLE INCLUDE MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES FOR COMPLEX SPINAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS THE INNOVATIVE X-STOP PROCEDURE. SPIRIT OF WOMEN AND COMMUNITY EDUCATIONWE BELIEVE THAT OUR GOAL OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY CANNOT BE ACHIEVED SOLELY THROUGH THE CARE WE PROVIDE WITHIN OUR FACILITIES; HOWEVER, IT'S THE PEOPLE HELPED AND THE LIVES TOUCHED BY OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT ALSO MATTER. IN KEEPING WITH THIS BELIEF, IN FISCAL YEAR 2009 WE JOINED SPIRIT OF WOMEN, A NETWORK OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT ASCRIBE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AS A SPIRIT OF WOMEN MEMBER HOSPITAL, WE CAPTURED NEW AUDIENCES AND FORGED NEW COLLABORATIONS AMONG OUR PHYSICIANS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY WITH INNOVATIVE WELLNESS EDUCATION MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS. OUR SPIRIT OF WOMEN INITIATIVE COMPLEMENTED OUR EXISTING OUTREACH PROGRAMS, SUCH AS OUR "PATHWAYS TO HEALTH"/"ASK THE DOCTOR" MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SHOW, OFFERING MORE EDUCATIONAL HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH THIS VENTURE, PMC HOSTED COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SCREENINGS ON PRESSING HEALTHCARE TOPICS, INCLUDING UROGYNECOLOGY, DIABETES, HEART HEALTH, PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, PROSTATE, BREAST AND COLON CANCER. IN ADDITION TO OUR SPIRIT OF WOMEN PROGRAM, PMC CREATED AN OFFSHOOT FOR LOCAL EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS. SPIRIT GIRLS TEACHES AGE-APPROPRIATE TOPICS PRESENTED BY PHYSICIANS AND CLINICAL PERSONNEL. STARTING IN THE SPRING OF FISCAL YEAR 2013, SPIRIT OF WOMEN LAUNCHED THE HEALTHY MENU INITIATIVE, A PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH AREA RESTAURANTS TO OFFER HEALTHY MEAL OPTIONS ENDORSED BY PMC'S NUTRITION DEPARTMENT. MEDICAL HOMEWITH ALL SERVICES TO BE IN ONE LOCATION, OUR COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED MEDICAL HOME CARES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH CHRONIC DISEASES AS WELL AS EXPERT SPECIALTY CARE. THIS PATIENT AND FAMILY CENTERED APPROACH PROVIDES HEALTH CARE THAT WILL ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF TREATMENT WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. THIS INCLUDES AN ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICE LINE THAT PROVIDES THE LATEST PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES FOR HORMONE IMBALANCES, DERMATOLOGY FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS, VASCULAR SURGERY, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. THE POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK WILL ASSIST THOSE PATIENTS THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT HOME. IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MEDICAL HOME TO PROVIDE URGENT TREATMENT WHEN NEEDED WITHOUT REQUIRING AN APPOINTMENT. IN DECEMBER OF FY 2013, PHS BROKE GROUND ON THE NEW BARTONSVILLE HEALTHCARE FACILITY AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED MEDICAL HOME. IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERDOTTED THROUGHOUT THE POCONOS, PMC'S IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS ARE ESTABLISHED IN EAST STROUDSBURG, BARTONSVILLE AND TOBYHANNA AND OFFER WALK-IN MEDICAL CARE 12 HOURS A DAY, WITHOUT THE COST OF ER CO-PAYS. THESE FACILITIES ARE FULLY BACKED BY THE SERVICES AT PMC.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	9668440	Expense
Revenue	17755019	Revenue
Description	DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER OFFICIALLY OPENING ITS DOORS ON JUNE 18, 2012, THE NEW DALE & FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER PROVIDES A FULL LINE OF STATE-OF-THE-ART CANCER TREATMENT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH A HUMAN-CENTERED APPROACH THAT EMBRACES GENUINE RESPECT AND COMPASSION FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE CANCER CENTER REGISTERED 5,075 PATIENTS AND ADMINISTERED 20,681 TREATMENTS.IN RECOGNITION OF THE TEAM'S ACHIEVEMENTS, PMC'S DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR APPROVAL WITH COMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON CANCER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. ONLY ONE IN FOUR HOSPITALS HAS ATTAINED THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND ONLY 10 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO APPLIED THIS YEAR RECEIVED THE COMMENDATION. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER ALSO RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND WAS AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OF THE COMMISSION ON CANCER FOR 2011. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2013, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER WAS GIVEN THE 64 SLICE CT SCANNERS ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND ACHIEVED DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFIED QUALITY BREAST CENTER FROM THE NATIONAL QUALITY MEASURES FOR BREAST CENTERS PROGRAM.IN ADDITION, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY, A WASHINGTON, D.C. BASED NATIONAL FIRM THAT ADVISES LEADING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS ON BEST PRACTICES IN RESEARCH AND PROTOCOLS, REGULARLY CONSULTS WITH THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER FOR INFORMATION ON ITS RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAM TO GUIDE OTHER CANCER FACILITIES. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED RADIATION EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND EXPERTLY TRAINED STAFF FOR CANCER TREATMENT, INCLUDING A CERTIFIED MEDICAL DOSIMETRIST, TWO RADIATION PHYSICISTS, A DEDICATED BREAST SURGEON AND A DEDICATED SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST. THE CENTER IS ONE OF THE FIRST OF 25 CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT) AND ONE OF THE FIRST OF 50 IN THE WORLD TO USE IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY (IGRT). IN FY 2010, RAPID ARCH TECHNOLOGY WAS INTRODUCED AS YET ANOTHER OPTION FOR OPTIMUM RADIATION CANCER TREATMENT. THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IS DESIGNED TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ALTER THREE ASPECTS OF RADIATION TREATMENT DURING THERAPY: THE ROTATION SPEED OF THE MACHINE, THE SHAPE OF THE RADIATION BEAM AND ITS ABILITY TO CONFORM TO THE SIZE OF A TUMOR, AND THE RATE AT WHICH THE DOSE IS DELIVERED. THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER CONTINUES TO EXPLORE NEW, INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS SUCH AS USING STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR TREATING NON-OPERABLE LUNG CANCER-THE LEADING CANCER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NATIONWIDE. IN ADDITION, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS HAVE ALSO IMPLEMENTED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION AS A TREATMENT PROTOCOL. IN ADDITION, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER WAS AWARDED OUTSTANDING ACCRUAL TO CLINICAL TRIALS FOR 2010 BY THE THOMAS JEFFERSON KIMMEL CANCER CENTER NETWORK. IN 2004, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) ENTERED INTO A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH THE THOMAS JEFFERSON KIMMEL CANCER CENTER NETWORK TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY OF ONCOLOGY SERVICES THROUGH THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER. THE AFFILIATION PROVIDES THE ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS AT THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER ACCESS TO THE JEFFERSON INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD FOR RESEARCH OVERSIGHT WITH AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION CAPABILITIES; ACCESS TO AN INCREASED NUMBER OF NATIONAL, CLINICAL RADIATION AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY PROTOCOLS AND TRIALS; COLLABORATION WITH OTHER JEFFERSON NETWORK CANCER CENTERS; EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; CONFERENCES; AND CONSULTATION OPPORTUNITIES. AS A MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON CANCER NETWORK, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER IS PRIVY TO THE LATEST PROVEN TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, IGRT, ON-SITE GENETIC COUNSELING AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CONFERENCES FOR THE ONCOLOGY SPECIALISTS AT THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER.AS OF 2010, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER HAS BEEN HOME TO THE MOST ADVANCED RADIATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT TO TREAT CANCER, INCLUDING RAPID ARCH, A BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY FOR DELIVERING FASTER, MORE PRECISE RADIATION TREATMENTS. AS A RESULT OF OUR COMMITMENT TO OFFERING THE MOST EXTENSIVE CANCER CARE AVAILABLE, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER CAN BOAST BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE RATES OF LESS THAN 1% IN CONTRAST TO THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AVERAGES OF 7% AND 20%, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.PERHAPS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS OUR LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY IS THE COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT OUR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES AT THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER BRING TO EACH AND EVERY PATIENT. TO THAT END, THE HUGHES CANCER CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. OUR SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE A COMPLIMENTARY ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PROGRAM, A FULL-TIME BREAST HEALTH NURSE NAVIGATOR AND THORACIC NURSE NAVIGATOR DEDICATED TO ASSISTING PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST AND LUNG CANCER. SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES, COUNSELING AND GROUP SUPPORT, PASTORAL CARE, AND MORE ARE ALSO A PART OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES. IN ADDITION, FREE SCREENINGS, INCLUDING PROSTATE, BREAST, SKIN, ORAL AND COLORECTAL ARE OFFERED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	7616251	Expense
Grants	19500	Grants
Revenue	2638516	Revenue
Description	ADDITIONAL SERVICES WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S SERVICESTHE LEVEL II NICU COMPLEMENTS A HOST OF OTHER SERVICES WITHIN OUR OB-GYN SERVICE LINE, INCLUDING PERINATOLOGY FOR HIGH-RISK MOTHERS, MATERNAL-FETAL SERVICES, A NEW MIDWIFERY PROGRAM AND AN UROGYNECOLOGY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ADVANCED TREATMENT, INCLUDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, FOR CONDITIONS SUCH AS INCONTINENCE, ABNORMAL BLEEDING AND OTHERS. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) ALSO OFFERS DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY AND THE MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE DALE & FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER ALSO HAS DEDICATED BREAST HEALTH NURSE NAVIGATORS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH A BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THE TREATMENT PROCESS. FOUR CONVENIENTLY LOCATED PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE OB-GYN PRACTICES ARE PLACED IN KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE. WITHIN THE OB-GYN SERVICES ARE BOARD CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS INCLUDING DA VINCI ROBOTIC SYSTEM TRAINED PHYSICIANS. OUR GROWING OB-GYN SERVICE LINE IS A CLEAR DEMONSTRATION OF OUR COMMITMENT TO IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. PMC OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORYPMC'S OUTPATIENT LABORATORY IS RECOGNIZED AS THE PRINCIPAL PROVIDER OF THE FINEST CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES TO OUTPATIENTS, AS WELL AS PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND NURSING HOMES IN THE AREA. IN FISCAL YEAR 2013, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER'S OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC LAB VISITS TOTALED 22,793 INCLUDING NURSING HOME COLLECTIONS AND OUTPATIENT VISITS AT OUTPATIENT COLLECTION SITES.COAGULATION CLINICTHE PMC ANTI-COAGULATION CLINIC CONTINUES TO OFFER A DEDICATED SITE FOR BLOOD THINNING MEDICATION TESTING. BLOOD THINNERS ARE OFTEN PRESCRIBED AFTER HEART ATTACKS TO KEEP BLOOD CLOTS FROM FORMING AND THEREBY HELP LOWER THE RISK OF AN ADDITIONAL CARDIAC EVENT. WHILE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE, BLOOD THINNERS REQUIRE REGULAR TESTING AND CAREFUL MONITORING IN PATIENTS. CERTIFIED AND TRAINED NURSE PRACTITIONERS STAFF THE CLINIC AND WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO OUR PATIENTS.LEARNING INSTITUTETHE LEARNING INSTITUTE, AN OFF-SITE EDUCATIONAL FACILITY OPERATED BY PHS AND STAFFED BY PMC/NFP NURSE EDUCATORS AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING STAFF, OFFERS COURSES AND SEMINARS TO PHS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING CPR CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION, IN-SERVICE TRAINING, PHTLS (PRE-HOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT) COURSES, PREPARED CHILDBIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES. THE LEARNING INSTITUTE ALSO HOUSES A LOCAL NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) PROGRAM, WHICH IS A NATIONAL, RESEARCH-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINETHE GOAL OF PMC PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE IS TO PLACE HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS IN A SAFE AND DRUG-FREE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. TO THAT END, WE PROVIDE WORKPLACE WELLNESS PHYSICALS AS WELL AS PRE-EMPLOYMENT, RETURN TO DUTY, EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) PHYSICALS FOR PMC EMPLOYEES AND VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO PERFORM DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING ACCORDING TO DOT GUIDELINES. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE: PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, RESPIRATORY FIT TESTING AND AUDIO TESTING ACCORDING TO OSHA STANDARDS, EKGS, PHLEBOTOMY, AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES ARE PERFORMED AT WORKSITES AS WELL AS IN OUR OFFICES IN STROUDSBURG AND TOBYHANNA, PA.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTSTAFF DEVELOPMENTPOCONO HEALTH SYSTEM IS DEDICATED TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND ENCOURAGES ALL EMPLOYEES TO ENGAGE IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM/MANAGEMENT TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM OFFERS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TUITION AND BOOKS FOR CERTIFICATE, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDIES. ALMOST HALF OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMS INCLUDED SPECIALIZE IN NURSING AND ADVANCED NURSING. APPROVED PROGRAMS ALLOW FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF $3,000 ANNUALLY.CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIESTHE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROCESS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO THE ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES TO REQUEST ATTENDANCE OF OFF-SITE MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS PERTAINING TO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND JOB SPECIFICATIONS. AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAMSAS A DESIGNATED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PROGRAM PROVIDER, POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM CERTIFIES ALL EMPLOYEES WHO ENROLL IN BLS (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT), ACLS (ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT) AND PALS (PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT). MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENTTWELVE TOPICS WERE OFFERED IN THE FOUNDATIONAL SERIES, INCLUDING:EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN HEALTHCARE; CREATING A MORE POSITIVE WORKPLACE; MANAGING PERFORMANCE - GOAL SETTING; COUNSELING/DISCIPLINE; INTERVIEWING AND SELECTION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN HEALTHCARE; FINANCE IN HEALTHCARE; CUSTOMER SERVICE; MANAGING CHANGE; DEVELOPING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS; A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; AND CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS.FIVE ADDITIONAL TOPICS WERE OFFERED IN THE ELECTIVE SERIES, INCLUDING:RESILIENCE; POSITIVE INFLUENCE; SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP; TIME MANAGEMENT AND PRIORITIZING; COACHING; DEALING WITH CHALLENGING PERFORMANCE SITUATIONS; MANAGING GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES; AND THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR.MANAGEMENT TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMTHE MANAGEMENT TUITION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM WAS STARTED JANUARY 1, 2008 AND AIMS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT RETENTION, SKILLS, AND PROMOTABILITY. THE MAJORITY OF MANAGERS ARE ENROLLED IN AN MBA PROGRAM WHICH IS HELD ON SITE AT PHS. NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIPNATIONALLY, THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) IS A RESEARCH-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND CELEBRATED 11 YEARS OF SERVICE IN 2013. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER'S NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES CRUCIAL SERVICES TO LOCAL AT-RISK NEW MOTHERS. REGISTERED NURSES WITH SPECIAL TRAINING IN PRENATAL AND INFANT CARE AS WELL AS PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT VISIT EXPECTANT MOTHERS IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THE VISITS BEGIN IN EARLY PREGNANCY AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE CHILD IS TWO-YEARS-OLD. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS ARE EMPHASIZED, PARENTING SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED, AND CAREER COUNSELING IS OFFERED. IN ADDITION, LIFESTYLE SKILLS SUCH AS MAKING THE HOME A SAFE PLACE FOR BABY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ARE INTRODUCED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION AND GROUP ACTIVITIES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN AUGUST 2002, THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP OF MONROE COUNTRY HAS ENROLLED 714 MOMS AND 545 BABIES HAVE BEEN BORN TO NFP MOTHERS. DIABETES EDUCATIONCERTIFIED DIABETIC EDUCATORS, INCLUDING OUR NEW ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICE LINE WITH DEDICATED ENDOCRINOLOGIST, REGISTERED NURSES AND DIETITIANS, CONDUCT PMC'S SUCCESS WITH THE DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO ENSURE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DIABETES TREATMENT. COMBINED WITH MEDICAL AND NUTRITIONAL THERAPY, EDUCATION GIVES THE LEARNER THE ABILITY TO BECOME AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN HIS/HER CARE. WELL-MANAGED DIABETES HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PREVENT AND/OR DELAY THE ACUTE AND CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER AND LENGTH OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS. EDUCATIONAL TOPICS PROVIDED BY PMC'S SUCCESS WITH DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDE:-OVERVIEW OF DIABETES -BEHAVIOR CHANGE STRATEGIES -BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS -PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND TREATMENTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS -FOOT, SKIN, AND DENTAL CARE -STRESS MANAGEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT-GOAL SETTING -RISK FACTOR REDUCTION -PROBLEM SOLVING -APPROPRIATE USE OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES WELLNESS INSTITUTETHE PMC WELLNESS INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND SERVICES NECESSARY FOR HELPING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENJOY LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS OFFER A HOST OF CRUCIAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES CONVENIENTLY DELIVERED TO BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, OR SOCIAL GROUPS AT NO COST. THE SCREENINGS AND SERVICES INCLUDED ARE: CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENTS, BREAST CANCER RISK, PROSTATE CANCER, SKIN CANCER, HEALTHY LUNCH AND LEARNS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS SEMINARS AND TALKS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS.	Description

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Total Program Service Expense	245525181	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	1	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
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Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
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Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
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Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
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Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	1	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
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More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
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Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
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Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
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Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	10	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHAEL A WILK SVP FINANCECFO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	5704204912	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18301	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (23 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
GARY S OLSON
CHAIRMAN	1.00	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
W ANDREW WORTHINGTON
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
R DOUGLAS OLMSTEAD
TREASURER	1.00	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
LYNN COURTRIGHT
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHARLES M HANNIG
SECRETARY	1.00	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
PHILIP H HOSBACH
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
GEORGE PRIMIANO MD
DIRECTOR/CHIEF OF STAFF	1.00	1.00	X		79000	0	0
ELIZABETH KOSTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
EDWARD WALSH
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
DOUGLAS YOUNG MD
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN KUCK
PRESIDENT/CEO	34.00	6.00	X	X	879621	0	337589
ANDREW FORTE
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL WILK
SVP FINANCE/CFO	34.00	6.00		X	360511	0	70152
STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM
SVP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OF	39.00	1.00			257038	0	41438	X
JOSEPH FISNE
VP & CIO	39.00	1.00			240819	0	31410	X
PAULETTE NISH
VP & CHIEF NURSING OFFICER	40.00				262507	0	38746	X
LYNN LANSDOWNE
VP & CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER	40.00				228477	0	50192	X
WILLIAM CORS
VP & CHIEF MEDICAL QUALITY	40.00				382168	0	65074	X
NCHE ZAMA
PHYSICIAN	40.00				665837	0	5143		X
CHARLES HERMAN
PHYSICIAN	40.00				641004	0	25884		X
LAZLO FUZESI
PHYSICIAN	40.00				542421	0	37814		X
ERIC WILSON
PHYSICIAN	40.00				510251	0	56198		X
DAVID MEIR-LEVI
PHYSICIAN	40.00				491069	0	56198		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	5540723	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	815838	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	95	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
CC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
1209 HAUSMAN RD STE B	ALLENTOWN	PA	18104	CONSTRUCTION	2675041
PENNSYLVANIA PHYSICIANS CONSULTANTS
PO BOX 634850C	CINCINNATI	OH	45263	PHYSICIANS	2484150
TURNER CONSTRUCTION
1835 MARKET STREET 21ST FLOOR	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	CONSTRUCTION	1679106
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
12436 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVE	CHICAGO	IL	60693	LAB TESTING	1496619
METZ & ASSOCIATES
TWO WOODLAND DRIVE	DALLAS	PA	18612	DIETARY SERVICE	1202402

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	156	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Related Organizations	1874236	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	988946	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	2863182	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE	622000	267706327	267706327
OTHER REVENUE	900099	2937502	2937502

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	270643829	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1080431	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,080,431	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	197013	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$197,013	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	493103	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	48817	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	444286	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	444286	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$444,286	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	64106951	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	63671903	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	435048	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	435048	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$435,048	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT	900099	473853	$473,853
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	900099	4405	$4,405

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	478258	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	276142047	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	270643829	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$2,635,036	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5303208	Total
Program Services	5303208	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19500	Total
Program Services	19500	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2852819	Total
Program Services	2529880	ProgramServices
Management And General	322939	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	92374549	Total
Program Services	81917750	ProgramServices
Management And General	10456799	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6432631	Total
Program Services	5704457	ProgramServices
Management And General	728174	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15969548	Total
Program Services	14161795	ProgramServices
Management And General	1807753	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7052560	Total
Program Services	6254210	ProgramServices
Management And General	798350	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	517178	Total
Program Services	458633	ProgramServices
Management And General	58545	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	184696	Total
Program Services	163788	ProgramServices
Management And General	20908	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	87305	Total
Program Services	87305	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	388412	Total
Program Services	344444	ProgramServices
Management And General	43968	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16891900	Total
Program Services	14979737	ProgramServices
Management And General	1912163	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	162554	Total
Program Services	144153	ProgramServices
Management And General	18401	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10096752	Total
Program Services	8953800	ProgramServices
Management And General	1142952	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	628226	Total
Program Services	557111	ProgramServices
Management And General	71115	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9962125	Total
Program Services	8834412	ProgramServices
Management And General	1127713	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	89171	Total
Program Services	79077	ProgramServices
Management And General	10094	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	219959	Total
Program Services	195060	ProgramServices
Management And General	24899	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5263689	Total
Program Services	4667839	ProgramServices
Management And General	595850	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14610912	Total
Program Services	12956957	ProgramServices
Management And General	1653955	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1515699	Total
Program Services	1344122	ProgramServices
Management And General	171577	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
MEDICAL SUPPLIES & DRUG	37978120	37978120
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	30117168	30117168
STATE MA ASSESSMENT	3214751	3214751
COLLECTION FEES	1650491	1463655	186836

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3414898	Total
Program Services	3094249	ProgramServices
Management And General	320649	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	266998821	Total
Program Services	245525181	ProgramServices
Management And General	21473640	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1840	BOY
EOY	1865	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5023569	BOY
EOY	1874247	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	25139687	BOY
EOY	28338902	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1081779	BOY
EOY	1270067	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5764655	BOY
EOY	3476519	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4522359	BOY
EOY	4281072	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	318810399	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	178786570	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	134734174	BOY
EOY	140023829	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	174709004	BOY
EOY	173365878	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8462516	BOY
EOY	7215070	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7049516	BOY
EOY	9475585	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	366489099	BOY
EOY	369323034	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	28276217	BOY
EOY	24133831	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	131150000	BOY
EOY	128495000	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	868156	BOY
EOY	538330	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62740425	BOY
EOY	44898690	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	223034798	BOY
EOY	198065851	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133596699	BOY
EOY	162658696	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7634378	BOY
EOY	6327393	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2223224	BOY
EOY	2271094	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	143454301	BOY
EOY	171257183	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	366489099	BOY
EOY	369323034	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	9143226	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	1543352	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	17116304	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital170b1 Aiii	X	Hospital170b1Aiii

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	1	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$33,119	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	1	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$54,186	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	87305	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	0	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PAYS DUES TO AHA AND HAP. A PORTION OF THESE DUES WERE USED TOWARDS LOBBYING. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO INCURRED LOBBYING EXPENSES PAID TO SOLE COMMUNITY CONSULTANTS REGARDING LEGISLATION FOR HOSPITAL'S SOLE COMMUNITY STATUS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR A LEGISLATIVE BODY.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2379326	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	47870	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	86093	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	56855	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	5157	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2451277	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2314079	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	50311	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	52349	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	36000	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	1413	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2379326	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2115337	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	152645	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	82303	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	33510	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	2696	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2314079	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2077628	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	32777	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	33382	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	20100	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	8350	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2115337	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2004279	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	74178	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	20494	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Grants Or Scholarships	21000	GrantsOrScholarships
Other Expenditures	323	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	2077628	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.07000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.93000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	1	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	1	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3127762	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	3127762	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	130357983	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	47162038	Depreciation
Book Value	83195945	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	172398888	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	131624532	Depreciation
Book Value	40774356	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	12925766	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	12925766	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	140023829	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (6 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ESTIMATED SELF-INSURANCE COSTS	$14,193,933
ESTIMATED AMOUNTS DUE TO THIRD-PARTY PAYERS	$8,229,783
ACCRUED PENSION OBLIGATION	$13,159,442
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT	$2,858,865
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$742,973
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$5,713,694

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	44898690	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	294850520	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	1543352	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	17116304	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	18659656	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	276190864	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	-48817	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-48817	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	276142047	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	267047638	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	48817	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	48817	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	266998821	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	266998821	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:	PART V, LINE 4:	EACH FUND HAS BEEN BOARD DESIGNATED WITH A DIFFERENT PURPOSE. FUNDS ARE HELD AND DISBURSED PER THE DONOR INTENT. ALL FUNDS WERE SET UP TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP 1,709,345. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION -1,247,446. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION COSTS 16,654,155. PLEDGE ALLOWANCE ADJUSTMENT 250.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		RENTAL EXPENSES -48,817.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		RENTAL EXPENSES 48,817.
		SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy	1	CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy	1	WrittenPolicy
Policy Applied To All Hospitals	X	PolicyAppliedToAllHospitals
FPG Reference Free Care	1	FPGReferenceFreeCare
Pcent200	X	Pcent200
FPG Reference Discounted Care	1	FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Pcent400	X	Pcent400
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent	1	FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care	1	AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget	1	ExpensesExceededBudget
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCare
Annual Community Benefit Report	1	AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available	1	ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	635975	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	473853	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	162122	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00070	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	31159404	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	12761687	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	18397717	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07770	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	31795379	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	13235540	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	18559839	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.07840	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	15651	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	15651	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00010	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	743946	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	743946	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00310	PercentOfTotalExpense

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	14247988	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	14247988	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.06010	PercentOfTotalExpense

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	879912	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	879912	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00370	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	15887497	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	15887497	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.06700	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	47682876	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	13235540	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	34447336	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.14540	PercentOfTotalExpense

Economic Development EconomicDevelopment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	3483	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	3483	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Support CommunitySupport

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	7654	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	7654	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Improvement Advocacy HealthImprovementAdvocacy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	14342	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	14342	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00010	PercentOfTotalExpense

Other Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	194924	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	194924	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00080	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	220403	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	220403	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00090	PercentOfTotalExpense

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	0	BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense	$8,200,905	BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To	959506	AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare	77500349	AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare	71968436	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	5531913	MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	1	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care	0	ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities	1	NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility Number	1	FacilityNumber

Name Name

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

Address Address

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	206 EAST BROWN STREET	AddressLine1
City	EAST STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed Hospital	X	LicensedHospital
General Medical And Surgical	X	GeneralMedicalAndSurgical
Er24 Hours	X	Er24Hours
Other	LV III TRAUMA CENTER	Other

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital Facility Number	1	HospitalFacilityNumber
CHNA Conducted	1	CHNAConducted
Community Definition	X	CommunityDefinition
Community Demographics	X	CommunityDemographics
Existing Resources	X	ExistingResources
How Data Obtained	X	HowDataObtained
Community Health Needs	X	CommunityHealthNeeds
Other Health Issues	X	OtherHealthIssues
Identifying Process	X	IdentifyingProcess
Consulting Process	X	ConsultingProcess
Information Gaps	X	InformationGaps
Needs Assessment Conducted	11	NeedsAssessmentConducted
Take Into Account	1	TakeIntoAccount
Other Facilities	0	OtherFacilities
CHNA Widely Available	1	CHNAWidelyAvailable
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Adopt Implement Strategy	X	AdoptImplementStrategy
Execute Implement Strategy	X	ExecuteImplementStrategy
Develop Community Plan	X	DevelopCommunityPlan
Participate Community Plan	X	ParticipateCommunityPlan
Include Operational Plans	X	IncludeOperationalPlans
Adopt Budget	X	AdoptBudget
Prioritize Health Needs	X	PrioritizeHealthNeeds
Prioritize Services	X	PrioritizeServices
All Needs Addressed	1	AllNeedsAddressed
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTax
Eligibility Criteria Explained	1	EligibilityCriteriaExplained
Uses FPG Free	1	UsesFPGFree
FPG Free Percent	200.000000000000	FPGFreePercent
Uses FPG Discounted	1	UsesFPGDiscounted
FPG Discount Percent	400.000000000000	FPGDiscountPercent
Explains Basis	1	ExplainsBasis
Income Level	X	IncomeLevel
Asset Level	X	AssetLevel
Medical Indigency	X	MedicalIndigency
Insurance Status	X	InsuranceStatus
Uninsured Discount	X	UninsuredDiscount
Medicaid Medicare	X	MedicaidMedicare
State Regulation	X	StateRegulation
Explains Application Method	1	ExplainsApplicationMethod
Includes Publicity Measures	1	IncludesPublicityMeasures
Posted On Website	X	PostedOnWebsite
Posted In Emergency Room	X	PostedInEmergencyRoom
Posted In Admission Office	X	PostedInAdmissionOffice
Provided On Admission	X	ProvidedOnAdmission
Available On Request	X	AvailableOnRequest
Actions On Nonpayment	1	ActionsOnNonpayment
Collection Activities	0	CollectionActivities
Notify Upon Admission	X	NotifyUponAdmission
Notify Before Discharge	X	NotifyBeforeDischarge
Notified All Patients	X	NotifiedAllPatients
Documented Determination	X	DocumentedDetermination
Nondiscrim Emergency Care Policy	1	NondiscrimEmergencyCarePolicy
Used Other Method	X	UsedOtherMethod
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilled
Gross Charges	0	GrossCharges

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section C Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Other Facilities	5	NumberOfOtherFacilities

Other Facilities OtherFacilities (5 entries)

Address Line1Address/AddressLine1	CityAddress/City	StateAddress/State	ZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCode	Facility TypeFacilityType	Address Line2Address/AddressLine2
DALE & FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	CANCER TREATMENT CENTER
OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
500 PLAZA COURT STE D RT 447	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	OUTPATIENT LABORATORY
IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER-EAST STROUDSBURG
200 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER
IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER-BARTONSVILLE
BARTONSVILLE PLAZA RT 611 FRANZ	BARTONSVILLE	PA	18360	IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER	LANE
IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER-MOUNTAIN
100 COMMUNITY DRIVE SUITE 102	TOBYHANNA	PA	18466	IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (15 entries)

ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference
PART I, LINE 7: THE MEDICAL CENTER USED A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO IN DETERMINING THE FIGURES REPORTED IN THIS TABLE. THIS COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2-RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES.
PART I, LINE 7G: THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSE OF $14,247,988, REPORTED ON PART I, LINE 7G, COLUMN (E) IS RELATED TO COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PHYSICIAN CLINIC.
PART I, L7 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 $30,117,168.
PART II: POCONO MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES A MYRIAD OF HEALTH SCREENINGS AND COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND DISEASE AWARENESS THROUGH THE WELLNESS INSTITUTE AND THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN INITIATIVE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS IN NEED, TELEVISION AND RADIO HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS OUTREACH.
PART III, LINE 4: THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THEY DO, HOWEVER, CONTAIN A FOOTNOTE THAT DESCRIBES PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. THE FOOTNOTE READS AS FOLLOWS: "ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTIBILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, THE MEDICAL CENTER ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS.FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE, THE MEDICAL CENTER ANALYZES CONTRACTUALLY DUE AMOUNTS AND PROVIDES AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND A PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS, IF NECESSARY (FOR EXAMPLE, FOR EXPECTED UNCOLLECTIBLE DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYMENTS ON ACCOUNTS FOR WHICH THE THIRD-PARTY PAYER HAS NOT YET PAID, OR FOR PAYERS WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THAT MAKE THE REALIZATION OF AMOUNTS DUE UNLIKELY.)FOR RECEIVABLES ASSOCIATED WITH SELF-PAY PATIENTS (WHICH INCLUDES BOTH PATIENTS WITHOUT INSURANCE AND PATIENTS WITH DEDUCTIBLE AND COPAYMENT BALANCES DUE FOR WHICH THIRD-PARTY COVERAGE EXISTS FOR PART OF THE BILL), THE MEDICAL CENTER RECORDS A PROVISION FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS IN THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ON THE BASIS OF ITS PAST EXPERIENCE, WHICH INDICATES THAT MANY PATIENTS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE PORTION OF THEIR BILL FOR WHICH THEY ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD RATES (OR THE DISCOUNTED RATES IF NEGOTIATED OR PROVIDED BY POLICY) AND THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED AFTER ALL REASONABLE COLLECTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED IS CHARGED OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS."FOR PURPOSES OF PART III, SECTION A, LINE 2, TOTAL BAD DEBT EXPENSE (AT COST) WAS DETERMINED BY APPLYING THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO, DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2-RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES TO TOTAL THE NET OF ACTUAL BAD DEBT WRITE-OFF'S AND RECOVERIES PROCESSED DURING THE 2013 FISCAL YEAR.THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY BY UTILIZING DATA FROM THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATED THE PERCENTAGE BY OBTAINING THE PERCENT OF THE POPULATION IN ITS SERVICE AREA FALLING BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST PUBLICIZED CENSUS DATA FOR MONROE COUNTY, PA, 11.7% OF INDIVIDUALS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN POVERTY.
PART III, LINE 8: THERE IS NO SHORTFALL TO BE TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR OUR CURRENT YEAR. THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 MEDICARE COST REPORT WAS UTILIZED TO CALCULATE THE COST REPORTED ON LINE 6. SERVING PATIENTS WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH BENEFITS, SUCH AS MEDICARE, IS A COMPONENT OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT STANDARD THAT TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS ARE HELD TO. THIS IMPLIES THAT SERVING MEDICARE PATIENTS IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE HOSPITAL OPERATES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3: POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATED WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY, THE DOCUMENT WAS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AS A COMMUNITY FORUM IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SEE FURTHER DETAIL OF COMMUNITY DETAIL AT SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2.	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20D: THE HOSPITAL FACILITY USED ITS ESTABLISHED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND COMPARES THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS ON A PERCENTAGE OF CHARGES BASIS TO THE AVERAGE OVERALL COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PAYMENT PERCENTAGE.	POCONO MEDICAL CENTER
PART VI, LINE 2: IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATED WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY AND PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE MONROE COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AS A COMMUNITY FORUM TO PROVIDE A COMMUNICATION FLOW AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON ADDRESSING THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS.INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED ON THE CURRENT STRENGTHS, CONCERNS, AND CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE ASSESSMENT IS BASED ON INFORMATION FROM MANY SOURCES, ELICITED BY MANY TECHNIQUES, AND INCLUDES OVER 50 SURVEYS OF KEY INFORMANTS, 2 FOCUS GROUPS, AND ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY DEMOGRAPHIC AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA. THIS COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT WAS DESIGNED AS A RAPID ASSESSMENT, AND IT IDENTIFIES KEY HEALTH TRENDS IN MONROE COUNTY ALONG FIVE AREAS:1) DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS: HIGHLIGHTING THE MOST CRITICAL DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AFFECTING MONROE COUNTY INCLUDING OVERALL POPULATION GROWTH, SOURCES OF POPULATION GROWTH, THE COUNTY'S CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, SOCIOECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE POPULATION, AND THE COUNTY'S ETHNIC AND RACIAL MAKEUP. IN THIS ANALYSIS THE ASSESSMENT COMPARES THE COUNTY WITH THE STATE AS WELL AS PEER COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. 2) EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE: PROVIDING AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF MONROE COUNTY, USING THE FOCUS AREAS IDENTIFIED IN HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010. IN THIS ANALYSIS THE ASSESSMENT COMPARES THE COUNTY WITH THE STATE AS WELL AS PEER COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA. 3) KEY INFORMANTS: IDENTIFIES AND ANALYZES THE PERCEIVED NEEDS OF KEY INFORMANTS IN THE COUNTY WITH REGARD TO ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS.4) FOCUS GROUPS: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PERCEIVED NEEDS OF KEY INFORMANTS IN THE COUNTY WITH REGARD TO ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS. 5) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: PROVIDES A LIST OF THE FINDINGS OF THE VARIOUS DATA SOURCES.EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WERE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED FOR THE COUNTY ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:-UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU-PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 OBJECTIVES-PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM-PA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: ANALYSIS OF CANCER INCIDENCE IN PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES-PA DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE-PA CENTER FOR RURAL PENNSYLVANIAKEY INFORMANT SURVEYSWEB-BASED SURVEYS WERE SENT TO KEY INFORMANTS IN 180 INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTY. THESE KEY INFORMANTS REPRESENTED THE: A) BUSINESS SECTOR, B) THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR, C) THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, D) THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR AND E) FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. FOCUS GROUPSTWO FOCUS GROUPS WITH 10 COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES WERE CONVENED IN THE FALL OF 2010. THE FOCUS GROUPS ASKED PARTICIPANTS TO DISCUSS THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN MONROE COUNTY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH FRAMEWORK MODEL. THE RESULTS OF THE FOCUS GROUPS ARE PRESENTED IN THE REPORT BUT THEY WERE ALSO USED TO PREPARE THE KEY INFORMANT SURVEY.DATA ANALYSISTHE ASSESSMENT ORGANIZED ITS DATA COLLECTION TO CONFORM WITH THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION'S COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS FRAMEWORK, AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC USED VARIOUS GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF MONROE COUNTY TO ORGANIZE AND COMPARE DATA. THE ANALYSIS ALSO COMPARED MONROE COUNTY WITH TWO COMPARATIVE VALUES OR GROUPS-PEER GROUP COUNTIES AND THE STATE. THIS ALLOWED THE ASSESSMENT TO COMPARE MONROE COUNTY TO THE STATE AVERAGE AS WELL AS THREE PEER COUNTIES WITHIN PENNSYLVANIA WITH REGARD TO KEY EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. PEER COUNTIES WERE SELECTED BY IDENTIFYING COUNTIES SHARING SIMILAR COMMUNITY HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS. THE FOLLOWING FOUR FACTORS WERE USED TO DEFINE THE COUNTIES: A) POPULATION SIZE; B) POVERTY, C) MEDIAN AGE AND D) POPULATION DENSITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY MONROE WAS COMPARED TO: A) BUTLER COUNTY, B) CUMBERLAND COUNTY, C) DAUPHIN COUNTY, D) PENNSYLVANIA AND E) THE U.S.THE DATA WAS ANALYZED USING BASIC DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND TO COMPARE MONROE WITH THE COMPARISON GROUP. SUMMARY OF FINDINGSTHE FINDINGS OF THE ASSESSMENT SHOWS THAT MONROE COUNTY'S POPULATION HAS EXPERIENCED AMONG THE GREATEST POPULATION GROWTH IN THE STATE, AND THIS GROWTH HAS QUICKLY INCREASED THE COUNTY'S RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY. THE COUNTY HAS HIGH LEVELS OF POVERTY THAT TEND TO BE CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COUNTY AND IT HAS NOT SEEN RAPID INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOMES.THE COUNTY HAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS. IT ALSO HAS LOWER RATES OF MOST CANCERS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LUNG CANCER AND HIGHER THAN EXPECTED RATES OF SMOKING AND HEAVY DRINKING. MONROE COUNTY HAS HIGH LEVELS OF WOMEN RECEIVING NO PRE-NATAL CARE. THE COUNTY ALSO HAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE OF SUICIDE. THE PRIMARY DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THE SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS CONFIRMS MANY OF THESE FINDINGS, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE GAP IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PREVENTION SERVICES.THE FINDINGS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS ARE HIGHLY INTERRELATED. MANY OF THE OUTCOMES AND SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL FACTORS HAVE THEIR FOUNDATIONS IN SYSTEMIC FACTORS. THE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA SHOWS THAT CERTAIN THEMES AND FACTORS WERE IDENTIFIED WITH GREATEST FREQUENCY, AND CAN BE ORGANIZED IN THREE GENERAL CATEGORIES.OUTCOMES - POOR OUTCOMES IN:-CANCER-ORAL HEALTH-MATERNAL HEALTH-VIOLENCESOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS - RISKY BEHAVIOR WITH REGARD TO:-SUBSTANCE ABUSE-ALCOHOLISM-SMOKING-POOR NUTRITIONSYSTEMIC FACTORS:-LACK OF PRIMARY CARE (INCLUDING DENTAL CARE)-LACK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-LACK OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES-POOR TRANSPORTATION-LIMITED BUILT ENVIRONMENTBY CROSS-TABULATING THESE THREE SETS OF INDICATORS AND USING THE ESTABLISHED CORRELATIONS FOUND IN THE LITERATURE BETWEEN THE SYSTEMIC FACTORS AND THE IDENTIFIED OUTCOMES AND OBSERVED BEHAVIORS, IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT THE FIVE SYSTEMIC FACTORS IDENTIFIED ARE HIGHLY INTERRELATED WITH THE OUTCOME INDICATORS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED. ACCORDING TO THIS LOGIC, INTERVENTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS THE KNOWN SYSTEMIC FACTORS MAY EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE MORE SPECIFIC CRITICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LACK OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IS A ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE SPECIFIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED-NO PRE-NATAL CARE, MENTAL ILLNESS, CANCER, POOR NUTRITION, ETC. MONROE COUNTY POSSESSES THE QUALITIES AND THE ASSETS REQUIRED TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ITS RESIDENTS, AND TO IMPROVE ITS ALREADY GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE. THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ASSETS OF THE COUNTY ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF AN OVERALL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THAT THE RESIDENTS OF MONROE COUNTY FACE ARE VARIED AND AFFECT EVERY SEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. THE COUNTY'S RESIDENTS REPORT GOOD QUALITY CARE AND DON'T HIGHLIGHT AN ACUTE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL CARE. HOWEVER THE DATA SHOWS A NEED OF PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON PRIMARY CARE, PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. ANY BROAD INITIATIVE LOOKING TO ENHANCE THE COUNTY'S QUALITY OF LIFE MUST BE PREDICATED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF PRIMARY CARE, ACCESS TO DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS, AND SYSTEMS CONDUCIVE TO SOCIAL WELLNESS.THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS IS BEING AFFECTED DETRIMENTALLY BY A SYSTEMIC LACK OF:-OVERALL PRIMARY CARE.-PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN MATERNAL HEALTH CARE.-INITIATIVES IMPROVING ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.-PROGRAMS PROMOTING HEALTHY ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES (SPECIALLY TARGETING SMOKING, DRINKING AND NUTRITION).-PROGRAMS ENSURING ACCESS TO THE BASIC DENTAL CARE.THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS WOULD IMPROVE SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT:-PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS.-ENCOURAGE THE CREATION AND SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SYSTEMS FOR CONSUMERS.-PROMOTE POLICY CHANGES AND STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS THAT WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AND TERTIARY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.-ASSIST SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS WHO OFFER SERVICES TO HIGH-RISK, UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND TO THE DISADVANTAGED IN THE COMMUNITY.-PROMOTE PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE PREVENTION AMONG HIGH-RISK, UNDERSERVED AND/OR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
PART VI, LINE 3: PATIENTS WHO EXPRESS A NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE INITIALLY OFFERED A DISCOUNT OF CHARGES AND/OR A PAYMENT PLAN. ONCE A DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE THAT A PATIENT IS UNINSURED, THEY ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE CHARITY POLICY AS WELL AS AN APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. PMC'S CHARITY POLICY IS POSTED IN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT AREAS AND ON THE PHS WEB SITE. A NOTICE IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE PATIENTS' BILLS AND TO LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. PMC REVIEWS COMPLETED APPLICATIONS AGAINST ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE POLICY. ALL PRE-REGISTRATION, REGISTRATION, BUSINESS OFFICE AND PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES STAFF RECEIVE TRAINING AS TO THE POLICY.
PART VI, LINE 4: POCONO MEDICAL CENTER PRIMARILY SERVES MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND ADJACENT AREAS. MONROE COUNTY IS 608.5 SQUARE MILES. THE COUNTY BORDERS THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. ACCORDING TO THE 2011 U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE ESTIMATED POPULATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 IN MONROE COUNTY WAS 168,798 WITH A RACIAL MIX OF 69.5 PERCENT WHITE, 14.5 PERCENT BLACK, 14.0 PERCENT HISPANIC OR LATINO AND THE REMAINING 2 PERCENT WAS ALL OTHER RACES. A LITTLE OVER 89 PERCENT OF MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS POSSESS A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, A LITTLE OVER 23 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION HAVING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHER. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MONROE COUNTY SURPASSES THE STATE AVERAGE OF 6.9 PERCENT WITH A RATE OF 8.7 PERCENT, BUT IS ONLY SLIGHTLY OVER THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 7.5 PERCENT.
PART VI, LINE 5: AS AN ORGANIZATION DEEPLY ROOTED IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY, WE TAKE SERIOUSLY OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THEIR DIVERSE AND CHALLENGING HEALTHCARE NEEDS. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR ALONE, WE PROVIDED MORE THAN $22 MILLION IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDED DIRECT PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SHORTFALL, CHARITY CARE AT COST, BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT COST, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL AND PATIENT EDUCATION, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE MONROE COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL COLLEGE, AND OUR AUXILIARY. BY TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND SCREENINGS, WE ARE ABLE TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS CARE, CLOSE TO HOME - A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WE CONSIDER PRICELESS. AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SPIRIT OF WOMEN NETWORK, WE PROVIDE HEALTH PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES EDUCATION BEGINS EARLY IN LIFE AND THIS YEAR LAUNCHED OUR SPIRIT GIRLS PROGRAM AS AN EXTENSION OF SPIRIT OF WOMEN TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM FOR EIGHTH-GRADE GIRLS LIVING IN MONROE COUNTY. WE ALSO CLOSELY PARTNER WITH THE GREATER POCONO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO OFFER A HEALTH PROGRAM TO NEW MEMBERS AND SHARES INFORMATION REGULARLY TO HELP FOSTER HEALTHY WORKPLACES. GIVEN THE COMMUNITY HIGH UTILIZATION OF CRITICAL SERVICES, WE CLOSELY PARTNER WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO OFFER BLOOD DRIVES MONTHLY TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY TO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF PATIENTS. IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE DONORS, WE ENGAGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD. WE ALSO WORK WITH CHANNEL 13 BLUE RIDGE CABLE TO OFFER PATHWAYS TO HEALTHY LIVING WHICH IS AN INTERACTIVE MONTHLY HEALTH EDUCATION SHOW. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH POCONO ALLIANCE TO OBTAIN A GRANT FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO OFFER FREE INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATIONS TO HIGH RISK AND SENIOR POPULATIONS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN OVER A THOUSAND OF INDIVIDUALS VACCINATED. THROUGH THE DALE AND FRANCES HUGHES CANCER CENTER, WELLNESS INSTITUTE, SPIRIT OF WOMEN, AND OTHERS, WE OFFER FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE INCLUDE BREAST, PROSTATE, COLON, SKIN, PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, CARDIAC, AMONG OTHERS. WE ALSO OFFER A SPEAKER'S BUREAU PROGRAM WHICH SENDS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND OTHERS ON A MYRIAD OF HEALTH MATTERS. WE ROUTINELY ATTEND EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE HEALTH INFORMATION AND PROVIDE SCREENINGS AND RISK ASSESSMENTS. WE PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL HEALTH COURSES AT OUR LEARNING INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO FEATURE VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATION CLASSES, AMONG OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY IN THEIR HEALTH. ONE OF OUR MAJOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES IS CALLED COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS. THIS EFFORT DEVELOPED AFTER THE MONROE COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS WERE REVEALED TO THE COMMUNITY IN OCTOBER 2011. A STEERING COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION, AMONG OTHERS WAS FORMED AND THEY DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO FOCUS ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUES. WE THEN ENGAGED THE COMMUNITY BY INVITING THOSE INTERESTED TO BECOME A PART OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORKING GROUPS. THESE GROUPS HAVE MET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SHARED IDEAS AND STRATEGIES TO HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF MONROE COUNTY. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP WORKED WITH THE GREATER POCONO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S LEADERSHIP POCONO PROGRAM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEM IN PLACE AND ALSO HAVE COLLABORATED ON THE NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY, NATIONAL SUICIDE SURVIVOR'S DAY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE WELLNESS GROUP FIRST IDENTIFIED EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ACCESSIBILITY/AWARENESS OF THE OBESITY ISSUE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENGAGE, ENROLL, EDUCATE, NOTIFY INDIVIDUALS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND TRACK PARTICIPATION/OUTCOMES. THERE IS ALSO A FOCUS ON TOBACCO INTERVENTION THROUGH OUR FREE SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM. OVER THE YEAR, 28 CLIENTS ENROLLED WITH CLOSE TO 30% SELF-REPORTED 30 DAY "QUIT RATE". WE ALSO WORKED WITH EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY TO HOST THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKE OUT WHICH FEATURED A SPEAKER FROM THE ORAL CANCER FOUNDATION. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTIONS HEALTH EFFORTS, IT WAS DETERMINED TO ENGAGE AND PARTNER TO LAUNCH A COMMUNITY HEALTH PORTAL. THIS WILL BE AN ELECTRONIC PLATFORM THAT SEEKS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREATE SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE IN NEED AND PEOPLE WHO CARE. IN ADDITION, IT WILL MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES. THE PORTAL WILL ALSO HAVE AN UPDATED CALENDAR OF EVENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS PARTICIPATING, AND A SOCIAL NETWORKING COMPONENT THAT WILL ALLOW FOR INTERACTION BETWEEN THE USERS AD COMMUNITY PARTNERS.WE HAVE ALSO SERVED AS THE MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER TO LARGE-SCALE EVENTS INCLUDING THE RED CROSS RUN FOR THE RED POCONO MARATHON. CARL WILGUS, RESIDENT/CEO, POCONO MOUNTAINS VISITORS BUREAU HAD COMMENTED THAT: "KNOWING THAT WE HAD THE BACK-UP OF POCONO MEDICAL CENTER AS WELL AS THE SAFETY NET OF THE ENTIRE POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM MEANT KNOWING THAT OUR ATHLETES WOULD RECEIVE TOP-NOTCH MEDICAL ATTENTION DELIVERED WITH HOMETOWN CARE."WE ALSO PARTNER WITH AREA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. MOST RECENTLY, WE WORKED WITH EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY (ESU) TO TRAIN HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BECOME HEALTH COACHES. STUDIES SHOW THAT HALF OF ALL PATIENTS LEAVE HOSPITALS AND DOCTORS' OFFICES WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE ADVICE THEY WERE GIVEN AND THE MAJORITY DON'T FOLLOW MOST OF THE INSTRUCTIONS. FOR CHRONIC ILLNESSES SUCH AS DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE, TOO OFTEN THOSE PATIENTS QUICKLY END UP BACK IN THE HOSPITAL. THE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH ESU AIMS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND CURB READMISSIONS BY TRAINING A SELECT GROUP OF VOLUNTEER STUDENTS TO ACT AS HEALTH COACHES.IN THE FALL, THE 18 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TOOK A COURSE TAUGHT BY OUR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS THAT A PATIENT MIGHT NEED MEDICAL HELP, WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN PATIENTS' ENVIRONMENTS THAT MIGHT HAMPER THEIR RECOVERY, AND HOW TO COACH THEM ON FOLLOWING DOCTORS' RECOMMENDATIONS. ESU AND OUR OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT PATIENTS WHO MIGHT BE HESITANT TO CALL THEIR DOCTORS WITH QUESTIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO TELL THE STUDENTS ABOUT PROBLEMS THEY MAY BE HAVING. SUCH A PROGRAM IS ALSO WITH PATIENTS, IN ADDITION TO LEARNING LESSONS ON PRIVACY AND MEDICAL ETHICS ISSUES. SO FAR, STUDENTS TAKING PART INCLUDE THOSE MAJORING IN COMMUNITY HEALTH, EXERCISE SCIENCE, ATHLETIC TRAINING AND PRE-PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROGRAMS.
PART VI, LINE 6: POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (THE "MEDICAL CENTER") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL AFFILIATED WITH POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM (THE "HEALTH SYSTEM"). THE HEALTH SYSTEM IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATICALLY AND FINANCIALLY THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MEDICAL CENTER AND OTHER ENTITIES IT CONTROLS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S OPERATIONS AND PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. ALL REVENUES GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM ARE RELATED TO THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT INCLUDE THE ACCOUNTS AND TRANSACTIONS OF POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM, THE CONTROLLING PARENT, AND ITS AFFILIATES, THE MEDICAL CENTER, FAMILY CARE CENTERS, INC., POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS, POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION AND POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES, INC. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANOTHER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.FAMILY CARE CENTERS, INC. (DBA POCONO HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT) OPERATES SEVERAL PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE, HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION PROVIDES SUPPORT AND FUNDRAISING FOR PMC AND ITS' AFFILIATES. POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES, INC. PROVIDES OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO PATIENTS THROUGH A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IN POCONO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER (PASC). POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS PROVIDES OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AND WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE SERVICES. POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF PMC, MAINTAIN A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, AND TO CARRY ON SUCH ACTIVITIES.
PA	REPORTS FILED WITH STATES	PART VI, LINE 7
HTTP://WWW.POCONOHEALTHSYSTEM.ORG/CONNECTIONS	URL FOR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	1	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
MONROE COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
175 EAST BROWN STREET SUITE 204	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	320235612	501(C)(3)	863912	GENERAL EXPENSES
THE COMMONWEALTH MEDICAL COLLEGE
525 PINE ST	SCRANTON	PA	18509	260812968	501(C)(3)	16000	CURRENT BALANCE OF PLEDGE
ROTARY CLUB OF THE STROUDSBURGS
PO BOX 365	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18360	236390701	501(C)(3)	5000	SUPPORT LOCAL DAFFODIL EXPRESS
COUNTY OF MONROE
ONE QUAKER PLAZA	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18360		501(C)(3)	5000	SAFETY GRANT
FAMILY CARE CENTERS INC
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	232349341	501(C)(3)	4413296	GENERAL EXPENSES - RELATED ORGANIZATION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	5	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	0	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	5	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	19500	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO DESERVING INDIVIDUALS THAT MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND SHOW PROOF OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. ONCE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP. POCONO MEDICAL CENTER IS A RELATED ORGANIZATION OF FAMILY CARE CENTERS, INC. AND HAS SHARED FINANCIAL REPORTING FUNCTIONS. AS A RESULT, THE MEDICAL CENTER IS ABLE TO MONITOR THE USE OF THESE GRANT FUNDS. FUNDS AND GRANTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE CHARITABLE IN NATURE AND ARE REQUIRED TO USE THEIR FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	1	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	1	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
KATHLEEN KUCK
PRESIDENT/CEO	434306	0	105934	0	339381	0	323994	0	13595	0	1217210	0	329617	0
MICHAEL WILK
SVP FINANCE/CFO	269459	0	29686	0	61366	0	52204	0	17948	0	430663	0	52516	0
STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM
SVP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OF	223322	0	22198	0	11518	0	39031	0	2407	0	298476	0	0	0
JOSEPH FISNE
VP & CIO	210140	0	21010	0	9669	0	28694	0	2716	0	272229	0	0	0
PAULETTE NISH
VP & CHIEF NURSING OFFICER	204634	0	18822	0	39051	0	35484	0	3262	0	301253	0	28469	0
LYNN LANSDOWNE
VP & CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER	205792	0	20158	0	2527	0	28259	0	21933	0	278669	0	0	0
WILLIAM CORS
VP & CHIEF MEDICAL QUALITY	325006	0	32025	0	25137	0	47126	0	17948	0	447242	0	0	0
NCHE ZAMA
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CHARLES HERMAN
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LAZLO FUZESI
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ERIC WILSON
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DAVID MEIR-LEVI
PHYSICIAN	481445	0	9624	0	0	0	38250	0	17948	0	547267	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference

ExplanationExplanation

PART I, LINE 4B

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 457(F) SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AND RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTIONS WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE 2012 FORM W-2: KATHLEEN KUCK, PRESIDENT/CEO - 329,617 MICHAEL WILK, SVP FINANCE/CFO - 52,516 PAULETTE NISH, VP & CHIEF NURSING OFFICER - 28,469 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 457(F) NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A DISTRIBUTION FROM THE PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2012: STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM JOSEPH FISNE LYNN LANSDOWNE WILLIAM CORS CHARLES HERMAN NICOLAS TELEO JOSE SALAZAR

PART I, LINE 7

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION IS PAID BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR PERFORMANCE CRITERIA: 1) INCREASE IN THE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY, 2) IMPROVEMENT IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF SERVICE PROVIDED, 3) STABLE FINANCIAL RATIOS, AND 4) IMPROVING EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION. PHYSICIANS RECEIVE NON-FIXED BONUS AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACT. INCENTIVES ARE EITHER BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF PAYMENTS RECEIVED ABOVE REQUIRED EXPENSE COVERAGE THRESHOLD OR RELATIVE VALUE UNIT (RVU) THRESHOLD.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
A	232928969	610773EV1	2007-06-27	64095688	REFUND '03 BONDS, CONSTRUCTION	0	0	0
MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
B	232928969	610773FL2	2012-04-17	69064469	REFUND '02 BONDS, FUND CAPITAL PROJECTS	0	0	0
MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
C	232928969	610773EL3	2003-09-24	34120100	FINANCE CONSTRUCTION	1	0	0

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Amount RetiredAmountRetired	Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Amount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFund	Capitalized InterestCapitalizedInterest	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrow	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpenditures	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceeds	Amount Bond DefeasedAmountBondDefeased
A	2215000	64095688	5574860	775335	35370384	297600	22590044	2008	0	1	1	1
B	2060000	69064469				764960	32484568	2012	1	0	0	1	35814941
C		34120100	3412010			540200	30167890	2008	0	0	1	1		35000000

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Prcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers	Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUse	Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay TestBondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest	Change In Use Bond Financed PropChangeInUseBondFinancedProp	Non Qualified Bond Remed ProcdrsNonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs
A	0	0	0	0	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	0	0	1
B	0	0	0	0	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	0	0	1
C	0	0	0	0	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	0	0	1

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Rebate Not Due YetRebateNotDueYet	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate	No Rebate DueNoRebateDue	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Written Proc To Monitor ReqsWrittenProcToMonitorReqs	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedge	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedge	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminated
(no name)
A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PNC BANK
B	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	8.700000000000	0	0
(no name)
C	1				0	0	0	0	1

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV (3 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Proc To Undertk Corrective ActionProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction
A	1
B	1
C	1

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	BOND C	Identifier
Explanation	THE INFORMATION FOR BOND C REPRESENTS THE 2003 BONDS. THE SERIES 2007 BONDS WERE USED TO ADVANCE REFUND THE 2003 BONDS. AT JUNE 30, 2012, THE UNPAID BALANCE OF THE 2003 BONDS OF $35,000,000 IS NOT CONSIDERED AN OBLIGATION OF THE MEDICAL CENTER, AND THEREFORE, IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS BOND IS STILL OUTSTANDING AS OF JUNE 30, 2012, IT HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE K. THE BALANCE IN THE ESCROW ACCOUNT BEING MAINTAINED FOR 2003 DEBT PURPOSES AT JUNE 30, 2012 WAS $35,607,636.	Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
DENISE CUNNINGHAM
WIFE OF STEPHEN CUNNINGHAM, SVP & CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	64353	THE AMOUNT REPORTED HERE REPRESENTS COMPENSATION EARNED FOR PROVIDING SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR 2012 AS REPORTED ON THE W-2.	0
LISA DENNIS
SISTER-IN-LAW OF BOARD MEMBER GARY S. OLSON	27669	THE AMOUNT REPORTED HERE REPRESENTS COMPENSATION EARNED FOR PROVIDING SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR 2012 AS REPORTED ON THE W-2.	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
NEW PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	PMC BROKE GROUND IN DECEMBER, 2012 FOR THE NEW HEALTHCARE FACILITY INTENDED TO BE A MEDICAL HOME IN BARTONSVILLE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2013, POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC) ADDED A DERMATOLOGY SERVICE LINE STAFFED WITH A BOARD CERTIFIED DEDICATED DERMATOLOGIST.
CHANGES IN PROGRAM SERVICES	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	IN JULY 2012, THE MONROE COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER WAS TRANSFERRED TO FAMILY CARE CENTERS, INC.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM (PHS), A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM, THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION, ELECTS/APPOINTS THE BOARD MEMBERS OF POCONO MEDICAL CENTER (PMC).
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED IN SECTION 4-07 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS: "IN ADDITION TO ALL MATTERS REQUIRED BY LAW OR BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS TO BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE SOLE MEMBER, THE SOLE MEMBER IS EMPOWERED TO INITIATE AND IMPLEMENT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATION AND IF ANY SUCH ACTION IS OTHERWISE INITIATED BY THE CORPORATION, SUCH ACTION WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS APPROVED BY THE SOLE MEMBER: (A) TO ADOPT OR CHANGE THE MISSION, PURPOSE, PHILOSOPHY OR OBJECTIVES OF THIS CORPORATION OR ANY SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION; (B) TO DISSOLVE, REORGANIZE, DIVIDE, CONVERT, LIQUIDATE OR WIND-UP ANY SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION OR CONSOLIDATE OR MERGE THIS CORPORATION WITH ANY OTHER CORPORATION OR ENTITY; (C) TO ANNUALLY APPROVE ALL CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THIS CORPORATION; (D) TO ANNUALLY APPROVE THE STRATEGIC AND OPERATING PLANS OR ANY CHANGES THERETO OF THIS CORPORATION; (E) TO APPROVE ANY UNBUDGETED EXPENSE ITEM OF THIS CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($500,000.00) DOLLARS; (F) TO RECEIVE, REVIEW, AND APPROVE FINANCIAL AND OPERATING REPORTS FROM THIS CORPORATION ON AT LEAST A QUARTERLY BASIS; (G) TO APPROVE ANY NEW LINE(S) OF BUSINESS AND/OR MATERIAL CHANGES IN EXISTING SERVICES AND/OR PARTICIPATION BY THIS CORPORATION WITH ANY OTHER ENTITY WHERE LICENSURE BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IS REQUIRED AS A PRECONDITION FOR ANY SUCH ACTION, BUSINESS, SERVICE, OR PARTICIPATION; (H) TO APPROVE THE INCURRENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THIS CORPORATION; (I) TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THIS CORPORATION; (J) TO SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF AND TO ELECT OR REMOVE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION; (K) TO APPROVE THE ELECTION OR REMOVAL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION; (L) TO REQUIRE EACH DIRECTOR OF THIS CORPORATION AND THE PRESIDENT, EACH VICE PRESIDENT, AND ALL KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL OF THIS CORPORATION TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THIS CORPORATION A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IN FORM FIRST APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOLE MEMBER; (M) TO ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN OVERSEEING THE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS CORPORATION; (N) TO REQUIRE THAT THIS CORPORATION'S GOVERNANCE, DELIBERATIONS, AND ACTIONS ARE ORIENTED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE."
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN EXTENSIVE 990 REVIEW PROCESS. THE 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT AND THE CFO. AFTER ANY NECESSARY CHANGES ARE MADE, A REVIEW IS PERFORMED BY THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE CEO. AFTER ALL CHANGES ARE MADE, THE FINAL COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. ALL FORMS ARE SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE CORPORATE COMPLIANCE OFFICER OF POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM. INTERESTED PERSONS HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE, THROUGH A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION, THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF ANY ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST HE/SHE MAY HAVE. THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE SHALL REVIEW THE MATTER AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ONCE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED, THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE A FINDING AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST INDEED EXISTS, AND SHALL FORWARD THAT FINDING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. ONLY DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS MAY VOTE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE SUBJECT INTERESTED PERSON MAY NOT BE PRESENT WHEN THIS VOTE IS TAKEN. FOR ALL IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS, THE INTERESTED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THE RELATED MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED AND VOTED ON.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, OR SOONER IF NECESSARY, COMPENSATION REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED FOR THE CEO AND TOP MANAGEMENT. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND COMPENSATION RANGES FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS. THE CEO SHALL THEN SET THE COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS WITHIN THE APPROVED RANGES. IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD ON COMPENSATION AND COMPENSATION RANGES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RELIES ON REPORTS FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT SELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. TO ASSURE INDEPENDENCE, THE CONSULTANT SHALL PERFORM NO OTHER SERVICES FOR PMC. THE CONSULTANT WAS MOST RECENTLY USED IN 2011. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS ITS DECISIONS TO THE BOARD AT ITS NEXT EXECUTIVE SESSION, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD SHALL EITHER RATIFY THE DECISION OR SEND IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DELIBERATION. ONCE A FINAL DECISION IS REACHED, THE BOARD CHAIRMAN INFORMS THE CEO OF THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE AND RATIFICATION BY THE BOARD REGARDING THE CEO'S SALARY AND THE SALARY RANGES FOR THE VICE PRESIDENTS. MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PORTION OF THE BOARD ARE PREPARED AND RETAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	FINANCIAL RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT, A COPY OF WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED IN A VARIETY OF PUBLIC FORUMS AND WOULD OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING IN THE BUSINESS OR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF PMC UPON REQUEST TO ENSURE THE MOST CURRENT COPY IS ALWAYS THE ONE BEING MADE AVAILABLE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT 1,709,345. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION -1,247,446. CHANGE IN PLEDGE ALLOWANCE 250. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION COSTS 16,654,155.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	232336285	SUPPORT PMC	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11B, II	N/A	0
FAMILY CARE CENTERS INC
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	232349341	HEALTHCARE	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 3		0	POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM
POCONO HEALTH FOUNDATION
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	232516451	SUPPORT	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11A, I		0	POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM
POCONO HEALTHCARE PARTNERS
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	233014006	HEALTHCARE	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 3		0	POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM
POCONO AMBULATORY SERVICES INC
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	232611474	HEALTHCARE	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 3		0	POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM
POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY SELF-INSURANCE TRUST
206 EAST BROWN STREET	EAST STROUDSBURG	PA	18301	206560453	SELF-INSURANCE	PA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11A, I		0	POCONO HEALTH SYSTEM

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	POCONO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LTD	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE STORM STREET	AddressLine1
City	STROUDSBURG	City
State	PA	State
ZIP Code	18360	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	232611442	EIN
Primary Activity	SURGERY	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	0	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	1	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	1	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	0	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	0	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	0	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	0	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	1	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	1	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	1	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	1	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	1	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	0	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	0	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg