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ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC (EIN 62-0646012)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-05-13
IRS object ID
201431339349303733
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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NameMICHAEL C CANARIOSName
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS A RESEARCH, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION CENTER. THE MISSION OF ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION OF OUR FOUNDER, DANNY THOMAS, NO CHILD IS DENIED TREATMENT BASED ON RACE, RELIGION OR A FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS A RESEARCH, TREATMENT AND EDUCATION CENTER. THE MISSION OF ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION OF OUR FOUNDER DANNY THOMAS, NO CHILD IS DENIED TREATMENT BASED ON RACE, RELIGION OR A FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY.MissionDescription
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DescriptionRESEARCH: THE CURRENT BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH AT THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES WORK IN GENE THERAPY, CHEMOTHERAPY, THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF NORMAL AND CANCEROUS CELLS, RADIATION TREATMENT, BLOOD DISEASES, RESISTANCE TO THERAPY, VIRUSES, HEREDITARY DISEASES, INFLUENZA, PEDIATRIC AIDS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CATASTROPHIC ILLNESSES. THE HOSPITAL AWARDS NO GRANTS TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES. ALL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED BY HOSPITAL PERSONNEL.Description

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DescriptionEDUCATION AND TRAINING: AS PART OF ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 350 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ALREADY HAVE EARNED AN MD, PHD, PHARMD, OR DVM. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AT MEMPHIS, SERVING AS A TRAINING SITE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, MEDICAL RESIDENTS, AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN RELEVANT APPLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS. THIS TRAINING IS PROVIDED IN A VARIETY OF SUBSPECIALTIES AND RESEARCH DISCIPLINES IN THE CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENCES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SENIOR CLINICAL AND RESEARCH FACULTY. A PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM, OFFERING SUMMER TRAINING IN RESEARCH AND CLINICAL DISCIPLINES TO COLLEGE STUDENTS, IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ST. JUDE'S COMMUNITY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. ST. JUDE ALSO HAS GRADUATE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED UNDER FORMAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE RHODES COLLEGE SUMMER PLUS PROGRAM (RHODES COLLEGE) AND CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY.Description

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DescriptionPATIENT CARE: THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED 16,387 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE DURING THE YEAR. OUR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION PROGRAM ACCOUNTED FOR 5,049 OR 31% OF THOSE INPATIENT DAYS. PATIENTS MADE 65,076 CLINIC VISITS DURING THE YEAR.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (61 entries)

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members0MailingsMembers
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Direct Contact Legislators1DirectContactLegislators
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Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

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ExplanationA) TWO SEPARATE ST. JUDE FAMILIES TRAVELED TO DC ON BEHALF OF ST. JUDE TO ADVOCATE WITH CONGRESS FOR INCREASED NIH FUNDING; B) ST. JUDE EMPLOYS A DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS; G) PRORATED SALARY OF DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS; H) ST. JUDE PATIENT FAMILY MEMBER PARTICIPATED IN "RALLY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH" SPONSORED BY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CANCER RESEARCHERS; I) ST. JUDE RETAINED ALSTON & BIRD FOR FEDERAL POLICY CONSULTING AND SMITH HARRIS & CARR FOR STATE POLICY CONSULTING. AMOUNT LISTED IS RETAINER FEES PRORATED FOR DIRECT FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE CONTACTS.Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

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Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X, LINE 2:AS OF JUNE 30, 2013, THE HOSPITAL HAD NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, REQUIRING ADJUSTMENTS TO ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN THE EVENT THE HOSPITAL WERE TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IT WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS INTEREST EXPENSE FOR INTEREST AND MISCELLANEOUS FOR PENALTIES. GENERALLY, TAX YEARS ENDING IN 2010 THROUGH 2013 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, RESPECTIVELY. THERE ARE NO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM ALSAC 488,001,943. LOSS FROM DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -423,675.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00PROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATION AND TRAINING397408
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA01PROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATION AND TRAINING1350069
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATION AND TRAINING221855
SOUTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESEDUCATION AND TRAINING647442
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Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
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Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

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Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

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Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA

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Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB

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Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (21 entries)

ExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceIdentifierIdentifier
PART I, LINE 3C: NO FAMILY EVER PAYS ST. JUDE FOR TREATMENT. A BILLING SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED FOR EACH PATIENT SO THAT THE HOSPITAL CAN RECOVER INSURANCE IF IT IS AVAILABLE, BUT ST. JUDE COVERS ALL COSTS NOT REIMBURSED BY INSURANCE, INCLUDING CO-PAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES. WE COVER TOTAL COSTS FOR THOSE WITHOUT INSURANCE. IN ADDITION, ST. JUDE PROVIDES AN UNPARALLELED LEVEL OF SUPPORT SERVICES AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDES LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILIES TRAVELING TO ST. JUDE FOR CARE. WE ALSO PROVIDE GENEROUS MEAL ALLOWANCES FOR FAMILIES. THANKS LARGELY TO DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME, SO WE DO NOT NEED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS ASSISTANCE. BY DEFAULT, ALL PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES AT NO COST.TO ENSURE FAMILIES ARE TAPPING ALL RESOURCES FOR WHICH THEY ARE ELIGIBLE, WE DO HAVE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN ENROLLING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY MAY QUALIFY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TENNCARE/MEDICAID, COVER TN, COVER KIDS, CHIPS AND SOCIAL SECURITY. DOING SO ENSURES AN APPROPRIATE SAFETY NET SHOULD THE FAMILY SEEK TREATMENT OUTSIDE OF ST. JUDE AND IT ALLOWS US TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF DONOR DOLLARS.
PART I, LINE 7: COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES. COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO USED FOR LINE 7A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT COST AND LINE 7B MEDICAID.PART I, LINE 7C: CHIPS IS INCLUDED IN MEDICAID IN PART I, LINE 7B BECAUSE IN MANY STATES THE CHIPS PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED BY THE SAME THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATORS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CHIPS AND MEDICAID COVERAGE.
PART I, LINE 7G: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCLUDED AS SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT FOR SIX AFFILIATE CLINICS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION.
PART II: THE ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL CEO IS A MEMBER OF MEMPHIS TOMORROW. MEMPHIS TOMORROW IS AN ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF MEMPHIS' LARGEST ENTERPRISES. THE PURPOSE IS TO BRING TOP BUSINESS LEADERS TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC LEADERS TO FOSTER ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR ALL WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ST. JUDE ALSO PARTICIPATES WITH MEMPHIS FAST FORWARD WHOSE STRATEGIES ARE BASED ON THE COMMON SENSE PREMISE THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE, WILL FOLLOW ONCE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS THE BASICS: GOOD JOBS, QUALITY EDUCATION, SAFE STREETS AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT. ST. JUDE IS A MEMBER OF THE THE MIDSOUTH EHEALTH ALLIANCE (MSEHA), A NON-PROFIT INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, SAFETY, AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE MID-SOUTH REGION. BY PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CAN SECURELY ACCESS PATIENTS' VITAL HEALTH INFORMATION WHEN AND WHERE IT IS NEEDED. THE MSEHA CURRENTLY EXCHANGES DATA AMONG 16 HOSPITALS AND 16 AMBULATORY CLINICS IN THE REGION. THE MSEHA IS CURRENTLY SHARING MEDICAL INFORMATION BETWEEN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULATORY CLINICS TO PROVIDE BETTER TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR PATIENTS. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CAN MAKE BETTER CHOICES ABOUT A PATIENT'S CARE AND TREATMENT WHEN THEY HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THAT PATIENT'S HEALTH FROM LAB TESTS, MEDICAL HISTORY, MEDICINES, AND OTHER REPORTS. THE ALLIANCE PERMITS PROVIDERS TO REVIEW MEDICAL INFORMATION IN A SYSTEM THAT IS FASTER THAN CONTACTING A PATIENT'S OTHER PROVIDERS ONE BY ONE. THE ALLIANCE SHARES INFORMATION ABOUT A PATIENT'S MEDICAL CONDITION WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN THAT PATIENT'S CARE FOR COORDINATION OF CARE.THE ST. JUDE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER IS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE MEMPHIS COALITION FOR ADVANCED NETWORKING (MCAN) AND SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE MEMPHIS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM. MCAN SERVES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES. MCAN ESTABLISHES VERY HIGH SPEED OPTICAL BROADBAND COMMUNICATION CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN TENNESSEE TO FORM A STATEWIDE HIGH SPEED RESEARCH BACKBONE. FURTHER, MCAN CONNECTS THE MEMPHIS REGION WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC NETWORKS, ENABLING MEMPHIS AND TENNESSEE A SIGNIFICANT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN RESEARCH-DRIVEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE MEMPHIS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM FUNDS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY ITS MEMBERS INCLUDING ST. JUDE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS. THE ST. JUDE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER DIRECTOR SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE MEMPHIS BIOWORKS FOUNDATION. THE MEMPHIS BIOWORKS FOUNDATION IS EXECUTING A STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN THAT LEVERAGES THE COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS WITHIN THE REGION WHILE EXPANDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT NEEDED TO EXPAND BIOSCIENCE INDUSTRIES. ST. JUDE IS A MEMBER OF THE ASPIRING FOR PURCHASING EXCELLENCE (APEX) ASSOCIATION OF MEMPHIS. APEX IS AN ASSOCIATION OF PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS FROM MEMPHIS ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN SUPPLIER DIVERSITY. ADDITIONALLY, ST. JUDE IS SILVER SPONSOR FOR THE MID-SOUTH MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCIL (MMBC) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FAIR. THE MMBC SERVES AS THE MID-SOUTH'S FOREMOST MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. THE MMBC HELPS TO DEVELOP A STRONG MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO IMPACT ECONOMICALLY THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH REGION. THE ST. JUDE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR CO-CHAIRED THE TENNESSEE CANCER COALITION (TCC) WHICH EXISTS TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF GREATEST CANCER BURDEN ON THE CITIZENS OF TENNESSEE. HE CURRENTLY CHAIRS THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. THE ST. JUDE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER DIRECTOR HAS MET WITH STATE LEADERS TO DISCUSS PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN TENNESSEE. THE ST. JUDE OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (RDC). IN ADDITION TO MANAGING ALL THE PARKS ON THE MEMPHIS RIVERFRONT WHICH FOSTER HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, THE RDC IS BUILDING A PLAYGROUND DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN AT BEALE ST. LANDING. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CHILD-DESIGNATED PLAYGROUND ON THE MEMPHIS RIVERFRONT AND WILL FOSTER EXERCISE FOR CHILDREN LIVING DOWNTOWN.THE ST. JUDE CHIEF NURSE OFFICER SERVES ON THE BOARD OF THE NURSING INSTITUTE OF THE MID-SOUTH, A NOT-FOR- PROFIT COLLABORATIVE COMPRISED OF LOCAL HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS OF NURSING CHALLENGED WITH PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES TO A WIDELY DIVERSE, POVERTY-RIDDEN COMMUNITY AND WITH ADDRESSING THE HEALTH DISPARITIES FOUND AMONG THESE RESIDENTS. TENNESSEE HAS A SIGNIFICANT PROJECTED NURSING WORKFORCE SHORTAGE; RANKING FIFTH WORST IN 2010.THE PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAM BRINGS FIFTY TO SIXTY STUDENTS EACH SUMMER FOR INTERNSHIPS IN BASIC SCIENCE OR CLINICAL RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INTERNSHIPS ARE STRUCTURED IN MANY AREAS FROM SCIENCE TO ACCOUNTING. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT INCREASING THE AWARENESS OF CAREERS IN RESEARCH SCIENCE OR HEALTHCARE AND CONTRIBUTE TO PREPARING STUDENTS TO ENTER THESE CAREERS.THE CLINICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OFFICE HOSTS THIRTY TO FORTY STUDENTS AS PATIENT CARE OBSERVERS. THESE STUDENTS ARE AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF TRAINING FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THE OBSERVERS ARE DECIDING ON OR CONFIRMING CAREER HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT DRIVE ENTRY INTO HEALTH CAREERS. ST. JUDE EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED WITH THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS (IEEE) PROMOTING CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS WITH THE ADDITIONAL GOALS OF INCREASING THE QUALITY OF STEM EDUCATION AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE SCIENCE AND HEALTH CAREERS. THE ST. JUDE INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION AND INFORMATICS SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF BOTH THE IEEE MEMPHIS SECTION AND THE IEEE MEMPHIS COMPUTER SOCIETY. ST. JUDE IS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE IEEE MEMPHIS STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM MID-SOUTH UNIVERSITIES AND LOCAL EMPLOYERS FOR TALKS ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES. THE IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY IS WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS TO PROMOTE COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK THAT WILL INTRODUCE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN MOST K-12 SCHOOLS, TO LOCAL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
BAD DEBT EXPENSE IS EQUAL TO CHARGES ON ACCOUNTS DETERMINED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE. SEE NARRATIVE FOR PART 1, LINE 3C REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. PART III, LINE 4BAD DEBT EXPENSE EXPLANATION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOOTNOTES IS AS FOLLOWS:"NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUES AND RECEIVABLES --- NO FAMILY EVER PAYS THE HOSPITAL FOR THE CARE THEIR CHILD RECEIVES. ACCORDINGLY, NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE CONSISTS ONLY OF ESTIMATED NET REALIZABLE AMOUNTS FROM THIRD-PARTY PAYORS FOR SERVICES RENDERED, INCLUDING ESTIMATED RETROACTIVE REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS (IF NECESSARY) DUE TO FUTURE AUDITS, REVIEWS, AND INVESTIGATIONS. RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS ARE CONSIDERED IN THE RECOGNITION OF REVENUE ON AN ESTIMATED BASIS IN THE PERIOD THE RELATED SERVICES ARE RENDERED, AND SUCH AMOUNTS ARE ADJUSTED IN FUTURE PERIODS AS ADJUSTMENTS BECOME KNOWN OR AS YEARS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH AUDITS, REVIEWS, AND INVESTIGATIONS. PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE HAS BEEN REDUCED BY ADJUSTMENTS FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $492,000 AND $558,000 IN 2013 AND 2012 RESPECTIVELY."ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL DOES NOT CONSIDER BAD DEBT EXPENSE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT.PART III, LINE 2:
PART III, LINE 8: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL DOES NOT CONSIDER THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. THE SAME COST METHODOLOGY WAS USED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, AND MEDICARE-THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2.
PART III, LINE 9B: COLLECTION POLICIES ARE THE SAME FOR ALL PATIENTS. ANY LEGAL OBLIGATION OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S COSTS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE IS COVERED BY THE GENEROUS ASSISTANCE OF ST. JUDE DONORS WITH THE RESULTS THAT ST. JUDE DOES NOT ASK ANY PATIENT TO PAY.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3: THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED BY TRIPP UMBACH UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LEADERSHIP FROM ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL. INTERVIEWS WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS: TRIPP UMBACH WORKED CLOSELY WITH HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP TO IDENTIFY LEADERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND/OR EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND IN SPECIALTY AREAS WHERE ST. JUDE PROVIDES SERVICES. SUCH PERSONS WERE INTERVIEWED AS PART OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLANNING PROCESS. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED DETAILED INPUT DURING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS: -THE ST. JUDE AFFILIATE CLINIC AT HUNTSVILLE, AL: HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN -DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER -RYAN WHITE PROGRAM -UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE -METHODIST AFFILIATED SERVICES' HOME CARE, HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE SERVICES-AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS -DEPARTMENTS OF BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY, UCSF -VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE -DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, SECTION OF HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, CANCER RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO -COMPREHENSIVE SICKLE CELL CENTER/BENIGN HEMATOLOGY, METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL -METHODIST UNIVERSITY YOUNG ADULT TRANSITION UNIT -UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: SPECIALTY: PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY -TENNESSEE CANCER COALITION -THE ST. JUDE AFFILIATE CLINIC IN JOHNSON CITY, TN -BRISTOL MEYERS MEDICAL MONITOR -THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION -THE WEST CLINIC, MEMPHIS, TN -CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ILLINOIS -LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER-SARROUF LAW, LLP -STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL FOCUS GROUPS WITH RELEVANT COMMITTEES: TRIPP UMBACH WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE HOSPITAL TO IDENTIFY GROUPS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIALIZED CHILDREN'S HEALTH ISSUES WHO COULD BE REPRESENTED IN A FOCUS GROUP. ST. JUDE IDENTIFIED THE FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE MEDICAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS GROUPS WITH EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN'S HEALTH NATIONALLY, REGIONALLY, AND WITHIN ST. JUDE. TWO FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 50 PARTICIPANTS.ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5C: THE DIRECT WEBSITE ADDRESS WHERE THE CHNA CAN BE ACCESSED--WWW.STJUDE.ORG/CHNAST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6I: THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE WEBSITE WWW.STJUDE.ORG/IMPLEMENTATIONPLANST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7: NATIONAL PEDIATRIC HEALTH NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES 2) IMPROVING COORDINATION OF CARE 3) IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH STATUS THROUGH BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION 4) IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED, ST. JUDE IS FOCUSING ON THE FIRST THREE NEEDS LISTED ABOVE. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHICH HAVE LESS IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE ST. JUDE COMMUNITY, OR ARE OUTSIDE OF THE MISSION AND PRIMARY EXPERTISE OF ST. JUDE. THESE ISSUES MAY BE ADDRESSED IN A FUTURE PLAN IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES, OR MAY BE ADDRESSED BY OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. ONE OF THE FOUR NATIONAL PEDIATRIC HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA, BUT NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, IS MENTAL HEALTH. ALTHOUGH IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH EMERGED AS A NEED, IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE MISSION FOR ST. JUDE. THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FACING THE ST. JUDE COMMUNITY ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE FACING HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHILE ST. JUDE DOES NOT PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, ITS PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENTS OFFER INTERVENTIONS AND REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE RESOURCES AS NECESSARY, AND ARE DEVELOPING OTHERS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE ST, JUDE PATIENT POPULATION.ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 10: SEE NARRATIVE FOR PART 1, LINE 3C REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: SEE NARRATIVE FOR PART 1, LINE 3C REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16E: SEE NARRATIVE FOR PART 1, LINE 3C REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20D: SEE NARRATIVE FOR PART 1, LINE 3C REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
PART VI, LINE 2: ST. JUDE'S PRIMARY CLINICAL EFFORT CENTERS ON PROVIDING GROUND-BREAKING, RESEARCH-DRIVEN TREATMENTS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCERS AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC DISEASES IN CHILDREN. CANCERCHILDHOOD CANCERS ARE RARE. ONLY 11,630 NEW CASES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AMONG CHILDREN 14 YEARS OF AGE AND YOUNGER IN 2013; HOWEVER, CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DISEASE RELATED DEATH IN U.S. CHILDREN (FOOTNOTE 1). THE PRINCIPLE FOCUS OF ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS CANCER. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL RESOURCES AT ST. JUDE ARE INVESTED IN ELUCIDATING BASIC BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF PEDIATRIC CANCERS, AND TRANSLATING THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND CURATIVE THERAPIES, WHILE MINIMIZING LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS. SEVENTY PERCENT OF OUR CANCER PATIENTS ARE FROM A 10-STATE REGION. THIS INCLUDES THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY STATES OF TN, MS, AR, MO, AL, KY, GA, FL AND STATES WITH ST. JUDE AFFILIATE CLINICS (LA, IL, MO, AL, EASTERN TN). THE DISTRIBUTION OF ST. JUDE CANCER CASES IN RELATION TO RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER IS CONSISTENTLY ALIGNED WITH THE GENERAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF THAT 10-STATE REGION (BASED ON 2010 DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU) AND WITH THE CANCER SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHICS (BASED ON SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS (SEER) 2009 DATA). FOR EXAMPLE, ESTIMATES FROM THE 2009 SEER DATA SUGGEST THAT WHITES COMPRISE 63%, BLACKS 18.8% AND HISPANICS 15.9% OF THE PEDIATRIC CANCER CASES IN THE 10-STATE REGION. REMARKABLY, 60%, 20%, AND 11.5%, RESPECTIVELY, OF WHITES, BLACKS AND HISPANICS CONSTITUTE OUR CANCER PATIENT POPULATION (FOOTNOTE 2). DEMOGRAPHICS FROM THE ST. JUDE PEDIATRIC CANCER COHORT ARE COMPARED WITH THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE 10-STATE REGION ANNUALLY TO MONITOR DEMOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF OUR CANCER PATIENTS IN RELATION TO THE 10-STATE REGION. ALSO MONITORED ANNUALLY IS THE DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIFIC CANCERS IN THE 10-STATE REGION AND COMPARED WITH THE ST. JUDE CANCER POPULATION.OUR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS ARE INFORMED BY THE CHILDREN TREATED AT ST. JUDE AND OUR AFFILIATE CLINICS. ST. JUDE OFFERS THERAPEUTIC TRIALS FOR A VARIETY OF CANCERS INCLUDING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) TUMORS, NON-CNS SOLID TUMORS, AND LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA. MANY OF THESE TRIALS ARE INSTITUTIONALLY SPONSORED; HOWEVER, ST. JUDE ALSO PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIA PROVIDING OUR CANCER PATIENTS ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF THERAPEUTIC STUDIES. PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS MAY EXPERIENCE TREATMENT-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS MANY YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS. THE CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVOR STUDY AND ST. JUDE LIFE ARE TWO STUDIES, ACTIVE AT ST. JUDE, ASSESSING LATE EFFECTS OF CANCER THERAPY ON PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORS. INFORMATION FROM THESE STUDIES WILL BE USED TO DEFINE RISK GROUPS FOR VARIOUS LATE EFFECTS AND ASSESS INTERVENTIONS.THE RARITY OF PEDIATRIC CANCERS AND OUR UNIQUE POSITION AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER MEANS THAT OUR REACH IS EXTENSIVE, INCLUDING LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. MANY OF OUR INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPACT PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT ON A GLOBAL SCALE. THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK (NCCN), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ALLIANCE OF 23 OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CANCER CENTERS, IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH CANCER (WWW.NCCN.ORG). ST. JUDE, A NCCN MEMBER IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER/THE WEST CLINIC, PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND GUIDELINES PANELS THAT WORK TOWARD THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITH CANCER. THE NCCN GUIDELINES HAVE BECOME THE MOST WIDELY USED GUIDELINES IN ONCOLOGY PRACTICE; 47% OF REGISTERED GUIDELINES USERS RESIDE OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.HEMATOLOGY THE GEOGRAPHIC TREATMENT AREA FOR ST. JUDE ENCOMPASSES 21 COUNTIES IN WESTERN TENNESSEE INCLUDING MEMPHIS, AND AREAS IN EAST ARKANSAS (14 COUNTIES), NORTH MISSISSIPPI (22 COUNTIES) AND A FEW COUNTIES IN MISSOURI. MORE THAN 70,000 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD), AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SUFFER FROM THE DISEASE. IT IS THE MOST FREQUENT GENETIC BLOOD DISORDER IN THE WORLD. ST. JUDE HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC SCD PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT AND EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 800 CHILDREN WITH SCD IN THE GEOGRAPHIC TREATMENT AREA. THE NUMBER OF NEW PATIENTS WITH SCD ACCEPTED TO THE SCD PROGRAM AT ST. JUDE HAS REMAINED STABLE OVER MANY YEARS. SCD IS DIAGNOSED BY STATE-WIDE NEWBORN SCREENING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE STATE NEWBORN SCREENING AGENCY. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH TN STATE NBS PROGRAM ENSURES A STABLE RELATIONSHIP AMONG PARENTS, PATIENTS, PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND THE STATE. ABOUT 50 NEWBORNS WITH SCD ARE IDENTIFIED EACH YEAR IN OUR GEOGRAPHIC TREATMENT AREA. OUR SCD INFANT TODDLER PROGRAM CONTACTS AND ACCEPTS ALL CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE OR TRAIT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE CARE SERVICE OR TRAIT COUNSELING SERVICE. ST. JUDE PROVIDES CONFIRMATORY TESTING, EDUCATION AND COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP THROUGHOUT CHILDHOOD. FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 YEARS, PATIENTS ARE CLINICALLY EVALUATED AT LEAST EVERY 6 MONTHS, RECEIVE EDUCATION AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SERVICES ACCORDING TO STANDARDIZED TREATMENT AND EDUCATION GUIDELINES. SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. ST. JUDE HAS ESTABLISHED A FORMAL TRANSITION PROGRAM TO ADULT CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH SCD AND PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE TRANSITION PROCESS. THE SCD PROGRAM AT ST. JUDE CLOSELY COLLABORATES WITH SEVERAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTERS, MEMPHIS HEALTH CENTER AND CHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE AS WELL AS WITH ALL COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, PARTNERS WITH LATINO MEMPHIS AND WITH THE SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION OF TENNESSEE (A COMMUNITY-BASED SCD ORGANIZATION) FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ASSURANCE OF A MEDICAL HOME FOR ALL SCD PATIENTS IN THE AREA.ST. JUDE ALSO PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 CHILDREN PER YEAR WITH OTHER NON-MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS THROUGH A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS. ALL CHILDREN FROM THE GEOGRAPHIC TREATMENT AREA OF ST. JUDE (AS OUTLINED ABOVE) WITH ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEMOPHILIA, APLASTIC ANEMIA, THROMBOSIS, THALASSEMIA, SPHEROCYTOSIS, AND IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA AND OTHERS ARE REFERRED TO AND RECEIVE STATE-OF THE-ART CARE FROM ST. JUDE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STAFF. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE LOCAL POPULATION OF ABOUT 300 CHILDREN SEEN FOR EVALUATION AND CARE FOR BLEEDING AND THROMBOSIS DISORDERS, ST. JUDE HOUSES A FEDERALLY ACKNOWLEDGED PEDIATRIC HEMOPHILIA TREATMENT CENTER WHICH PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPREHENSIVE CARE.IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING STANDARD CARE TO THESE PATIENT POPULATIONS, ST. JUDE HEMATOLOGY DEDICATES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND BASIC RESEARCH TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL AND DECREASE MORBIDITY OF CHILDREN WITH NON-MALIGNANT CHRONIC DISEASE. MOST PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL CARE. FOR EXAMPLE, RECENTLY, RESULTS FROM THE BABY HUG TRIAL SHOWED THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF DAILY ORAL HYDROXYUREA IN INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN WITH SCD, WHICH LED TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF ITS GENERAL USE IN THIS SUBPOPULATION. ALSO, IN A FIRST-IN-MAN TRIAL, ST. JUDE HEMATOLOGY SHOWED THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF A NOVEL GENE TRANSFER AGENT CARRYING THE FACTOR IX GENE; ALL TEN ADULT PARTICIPANTS WITH SEVERE HEMOPHILIA B HAD NO SERIOUS UNEXPECTED SIDE EFFECTS AND ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOWED AN INCREASE IN FACTOR IX LEVELS LEADING TO A SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THEIR BLEEDING TENDENCY, FUTURE EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON FINDING VIABLE CURES AND/OR TREATMENTS TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS IN CHILDREN WITH SCD AND OTHER NON-MALIGNANT, CHRONIC HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES.
PART VI, LINE 2: HIVTHE ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRIALS NETWORK (ATN)-SPONSORED NATIONAL PROJECT, CONNECT TO PROTECT (C2P), HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE STRONG COMMUNITY TIES THAT THE ST. JUDE ADOLESCENT TRIALS UNIT HAS ESTABLISHED AND STRENGTHENED OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. THE C2P COALITION, THROUGH ITS WORK TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF INFECTED INDIVIDUALS IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; INCLUDES 26 LOCAL AGENCIES REPRESENTING A RICH AND DIVERSE MIX OF INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS IN THE MEMPHIS COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, BUSINESS SECTOR, CIVIC/COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS AND HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS HAVE ALLOWED FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE OUR EFFORTS ARE DEVELOPED IN A MANNER THAT GUARANTEES SUSTAINABILITY.THE C2P TEAM USED FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY AT-RISK YOUTH AND CREATE A PROFILE OF AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. REPRESENTING SEVEN DIFFERENT SECTORS, THIS TEAM COMPARED DISEASE AND RISK RATES WITH SERVICE AVAILABILITY, NEIGHBORHOOD STRENGTHS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS TO ZERO IN ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES MOST NEEDED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OUR CITY'S YOUTH. THE C2P MEMPHIS COALITION HAS IDENTIFIED HIGH-RISK ZIP CODES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND AREAS OF HIGH PREVALENCE IN SURROUNDING RURAL AREAS THROUGH ITS DEVELOPMENT OF AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF HIV RISK FACTORS. THE IDENTIFIED ROOT CAUSES TO HIV ACQUISITION GATHERED THROUGH MIXED METHODS TOOLS-QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE-HELPED TO SHAPE A STRATEGIC PLAN AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGES. THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, THE COALITION HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THIRTEEN STRUCTURAL CHANGE OBJECTIVES AND MORE THAN 55 COMMUNITY ACTION STEPS TOWARD THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ADDITIONALLY, THE COALITION HAS CO-FACILITATED AND PARTICIPATED IN APPROXIMATELY 23 COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND TESTING EVENTS WITH AN IMPACT OF WELL OVER 4000 PEOPLE THIS CALENDAR YEAR.OTHER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE STRATEGIC MULTISITE INITIATIVE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, LINKAGE AND ENGAGEMENT IN CARE OF YOUTH WITH & UNDIAGNOSED HIV INFECTION (SMILE), HISPANIC OUTREACH, AND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PREP). OUR SMILE OUTREACH STAFF OFFERS INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENSURE LINKAGE AND FULL ENGAGEMENT IN MEDICAL CARE FOR HIV POSITIVE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 13-24. TO DATE, WE HAVE INITIATED CONTACT WITH APPROXIMATELY 450 NEWLY INFECTED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE SMILE PROJECT RECEIVE: ASSISTANCE WITH LINKAGE AND ENGAGEMENT IN CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES. OUR HISPANIC OUTREACH, FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING UNDIAGNOSED ASYMPTOMATIC HIV INFECTION IN HISPANIC/LATINO ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS BY USING SOCIAL AND SEXUAL NETWORK-BASED HIV TESTING STRATEGIES FOR REACHING THOSE MOST AT RISK. USE OF THIS APPROACH INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIV-INFECTED OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR HIV INFECTION WHO ARE THEN ASKED TO IDENTIFY AND REFER OTHERS IN THEIR SOCIAL AND SEXUAL NETWORKS WHO THEY THINK MAY BE AT RISK FOR HIV FOR COUNSELING, TESTING REFERRAL SERVICES. THROUGH COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND BUY-IN FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 PARTNER AGENCIES, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITED OVER 335 PARTICIPANTS FOR THIS PROTOCOL. OUR NEWEST INITIATIVE, PREP, EVALUATES PATTERNS OF USE OF PREP MEDICATIONS, RATES OF ADHERENCE AND PATTERNS OF RISKY BEHAVIORS AMONGST HIV NEGATIVE INDIVIDUALS IN CERTAIN POPULATIONS. THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIONS WITHIN COMMUNITY SETTINGS, WE HAVE 11 PARTICIPANTS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THE STUDY. 1. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. CANCER FACTS & FIGURES 2013. ATLANTA: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; 2013. 2. FOR THE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
PART VI, LINE 3: AS NOTED IN PART I, LINE 3C, NO FAMILY EVER PAYS ST. JUDE FOR TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, ST. JUDE PROVIDES AN UNPARALLED LEVEL OF SUPPORT SERVICES AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST FAMILIES IN ENROLLING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY MAY QUALIFY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TENNCARE/MEDICAID, COVER TN, COVER KIDS, CHIPS AND SOCIAL SECURITY. DOING SO ENSURES AN APPROPRIATE SAFETY NET SHOULD THE FAMILY SEEK TREATMENT OUTSIDE OF ST. JUDE AND IT ALLOWS US TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF DONOR DOLLARS. WE UTILIZE AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE. THE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS POSTED ON WWW.STJUDE.ORG. THE POLICY IS COMMUNICATED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. FOR FAMILIES SPEAKING OTHER LANGUAGES, WE UTILIZE ONSITE INTERPRETER SERVICES AND/OR PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTED TRANSLATION SERVICES.
PART VI, LINE 4: THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY ST. JUDE CAN BEST BE DEFINED BY UNDERSTANDING ST. JUDE'S PATIENT POPULATION AND SCOPE OF CLINICAL SERVICES. ST. JUDE IS A SPECIALTY HOSPITAL THAT TREATS PEDIATRIC CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS, AND CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH HIV INFECTION. IT SERVES AS A NATIONAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AS WELL AS A LOCAL REFERRAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER, BLOOD DISORDERS, AND HIV/AIDS. ST. JUDE ONLY ADMITS CHILDREN WITH THESE DIAGNOSES AND DOES NOT OFFER MEDICAL SERVICES BEYOND THOSE NECESSARY TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH THESE DISEASES. ST. JUDE DOES NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY ROOM. ABOUT 7,800 ACTIVE PATIENTS ARE SEEN AT ST. JUDE YEARLY, MOST OF WHO ARE ENROLLED ON CLINICAL TRIALS FOR NEW TREATMENTS DEVELOPED BY ST. JUDE AND WHO ARE TREATED ON A CONTINUOUS OUTPATIENT BASIS. THE HOSPITAL IS LICENSED FOR 78 INPATIENT BEDS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION DURING TREATMENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ST. JUDE HAS DEVELOPED UNIQUE RESOURCES THAT ALLOW A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF PATIENTS TO BE TREATED AS OUTPATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ADMITTED AS INPATIENTS AT MOST HOSPITALS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PATIENT HOUSING DEDICATED SOLELY TO ST. JUDE PATIENT FAMILIES (CAPACITY FOR 996 PATIENTS/FAMILY MEMBERS) DESIGNED WITH INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES SUCH AS HEPA AIR FILTRATION, INFECTION-RESISTANT SURFACES AND OTHER MEDICAL SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN HOTELS OR PATIENTS' HOMES. THE HOSPITAL'S OUTREACH INCLUDES THE LOCAL MARKET, AFFILIATE INSTITUTIONS, OTHER AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES/U.S. TERRITORIES, AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY. THE LOCAL MARKET ENCOMPASSES MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE AND THE SURROUNDING GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITH APPROXIMATELY 25% OF NEW ONCOLOGY PATIENTS RESIDING WITHIN THIS AREA. FY 13 NEW CANCER PATIENTSREFERRAL AREA NUMBER OF PATIENTS % OF TOTALMEMPHIS, TN AND SURROUNDING AREA 119 25 %AFFILIATE REFERRAL 180 38 %NATIONAL REFERRAL (OTHER AREAS OF US) 155 33 %INTERNATIONAL REFERRAL 21 4 %GRAND TOTAL 475 100 %THE ST. JUDE AFFILIATE PROGRAM (AP) IS A NETWORK OF SIX AFFILIATED PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CLINICS IN THE U.S., ALLOWING ST. JUDE TO EXTEND CARE AND BENEFITS TO MORE CHILDREN AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ABLE TO BE TREATED ON ST. JUDE CLINICAL TRIALS. THE PHYSICIANS AND STAFF AT THESE SITES WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STAFF AT ST. JUDE TO DELIVER PROTOCOL RELATED CARE TO PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY PATIENTS, SO THAT PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE CARE CLOSER TO HOME. AFFILIATES ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN BATON ROUGE, LA, HUNTSVILLE, AL, JOHNSON CITY, TN, PEORIA, IL, SHREVEPORT, LA, AND SPRINGFIELD, MO. THE AFFILIATES' ENROLLMENT OF PATIENTS ON ST. JUDE CLINICAL TRIALS HELPS ST. JUDE FIND CURES FASTER AND SAVE MORE CHILDREN. ST. JUDE PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CLINICAL OPERATIONS TO ENSURE EXCELLENT QUALITY OF CARE THAT MEETS ST. JUDE PROTOCOL GUIDELINES AND TO PROVIDE PATIENT ASSISTANCE. THE AP AND OTHER STAFF ASSIST THE AFFILIATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS; PROVIDE MONITORING AND CONSULTATION TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL PROCESSES FOR THE AFFILIATE CLINIC AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL; AND PROVIDE NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND MENTORING FOR AFFILIATE STAFF. IN ADDITION, ST. JUDE HAS MANY PROCESSES TO ENSURE GOOD CONTINUITY OF CARE BETWEEN THE AFFILIATES AND ST. JUDE. THE AFFILIATES' CLINICAL RECORDS FOR SHARED PATIENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN ST. JUDE MEDICAL RECORDS AND EVERY AFFILIATE HAS ACCESS TO ST. JUDE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS OF SHARED PATIENTS. THE AFFILIATES ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO ALL ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, E.G., PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES; EVERYTHING ON THE ST. JUDE INTRANET. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING THE AFFILIATES, ST. JUDE PROVIDES CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 2000 NATIONAL AND 500 INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIAN REQUESTS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 PATIENT CONSULTATIONS BY CONTINENT TOTALED 2,503 AS FOLLOWS:CONTINENT NUMBER OF PATIENT CONSULTATIONSNORTH AMERICA 2,133SOUTH AMERICA 63EUROPE 104AFRICA 9ASIA 163AUSTRALIA 23UNKNOWN LOCATION 8GRAND TOTAL 2,503 ST. JUDE ALSO OPERATES AN INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM AIMED AT SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL RATE OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER WORLDWIDE. THE MISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM (IOP) AT ST. JUDE IS TO IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL RATE OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC DISEASES WORLDWIDE, THROUGH THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 160,000 NEWLY DIAGNOSED CASES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER WORLDWIDE EACH YEAR, AND CANCER IS EMERGING AS A MAJOR CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD DEATH IN ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. CHILDHOOD CANCER IS BOTH BEING IDENTIFIED THROUGH ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACING OTHER CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD MORTALITY (E.G. HIV, MALNUTRITION, INFECTIONS) AS A MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WHILE OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS IMPROVED THERAPY HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED SURVIVAL RATES FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER, STILL MORE THAN 70% OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN WITH CANCER DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MODERN TREATMENT. ST. JUDE STRIVES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE CHILDREN IN COUNTRIES THAT LACK SUFFICIENT RESOURCES AND HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR OWN BURDEN OF CASES EFFECTIVELY. WHILE SICK CHILDREN FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE TRAVELED TO OUR HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS, RECEIVING TREATMENT IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES IS MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS DISRUPTIVE FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. BECAUSE OF OUR INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH FAR MORE CHILDREN THAN WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO COME TO MEMPHIS. A BASIC HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PROGRAMS, WHICH IN TURN FURTHER IMPROVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC HEALTHCARE. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE IOP DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS WITH MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND FUND-RAISING ORGANIZATIONS AND FACILITATES THE INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT KEY PROGRAMS AND THE EDUCATION OF LOCAL PERSONNEL. AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL, THE IOP DEVELOPS PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO DEVELOP LOCAL AND REGIONAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THIS MODEL RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, THE LEVEL OF PRACTICE, THE SELF-CONFIDENCE OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE EMPHASIZE THE BUILDING OF REGIONAL EXPERTISE AND DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES, WHICH PROVIDE A CRITICAL MASS OF PROFESSIONALS WHO CONTINUALLY LEARN FROM AND ASSIST EACH OTHER. COST EFFICIENCY IS ALSO REALIZED BECAUSE OF SHARED RESOURCES.ST. JUDE HAS PARTNER SITES ALL AROUND THE WORLD; THERE ARE CURRENTLY 19 OFFICIAL PARTNER SITES IN 14 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD---BRAZIL, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, JORDAN, LEBANON, MEXICO, MOROCCO, PHILIPPINES, VENEZUELA. ST. JUDE HELPS PARTNER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS DEVELOP TAILORED EVIDENCED-BASED PROTOCOLS FOR TREATING CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC DISEASES. ST. JUDE PHYSICIANS SERVE AS MENTORS TO PHYSICIANS AT OUR PARTNER SITES AND CONSULT ON DIFFICULT CASES. WE TRAIN NURSES IN BEST PRACTICES IN CLINICAL CARE AND WORK WITH PATHOLOGISTS ON TECHNIQUES FOR ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH LOCAL FUNDRAISING FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE MEDICAL PROGRAMS. THIS MODEL HAS PROVEN TO BE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING POOR CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ACCESS TO MODERN TREATMENT AND CARE.BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THESE COUNTRIES, ST. JUDE IS IMPROVING DIAGNOSES AND TREATMENTS TO INCREASE THE SURVIVAL RATES OF CHILDREN ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE. SPECIFICALLY BY:-DELIVERING BROAD BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING ONSITE AT ST. JUDE, IN EACH SPECIFIC COUNTRY SITE, AND THROUGH THE ST. JUDE CURE4KIDSTM WEB SITE. -BUILDING CAPACITY WITHIN PARTICULAR COUNTRIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD CANCER.ST. JUDE IS A RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BASIC RESEARCH DISCOVERIES PERTAIN TO DISEASES THAT ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF DISEASES TREATED AS PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS AT ST. JUDE.
PART VI, LINE 5: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL WAS OPENED IN 1962 BY ENTERTAINER DANNY THOMAS, WITH THE PURPOSE OF "IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH THROUGH RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS." OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. CONSISTENT WITH THE VISION OF OUR FOUNDER, NO CHILD IS DENIED TREATMENT BASED ON RACE, RELIGION OR A FAMILY'S ABILITY TO PAY. OUR VISION IS TO BE THE WORLD LEADER IN ADVANCING THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CATASTROPHIC DISEASES IN CHILDREN. THIS VISION IS PURSUED BY PROVIDING OUTSTANDING PATIENT CARE; BY CONDUCTING BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH DESIGNED TO ELUCIDATE BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS, UNDERSTAND DISEASE PATHOGENESIS, IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS, ENHANCE TREATMENT OUTCOME, PREVENT DISEASES AND MINIMIZE ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF TREATMENT; AND BY EDUCATING HEALTHCARE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS WE SEEK TO CURE AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR AN INCREASING PROPORTION OF CHILDREN WHO COME TO US FOR TREATMENT, AND BY EXPANDING AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE, TO ADVANCE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH CATASTROPHIC DISEASES WORLD-WIDE, WHILE DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO PREVENT CATASTROPHIC DISEASES IN CHILDREN.ST. JUDE COMBINES LABORATORY AND CLINICAL RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC DISEASES. FOCUSING ON PROVIDING OUTSTANDING PATIENT CARE RESULTS IN RESEARCH FINDINGS THAT TRANSLATE INTO IMPROVED PATIENT OUTCOME. ST. JUDE HAS AN ACADEMIC FACULTY ENGAGED IN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF RESEARCH INCLUDING THERAPEUTIC TRIALS, INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE PATHOGENESIS AND DISCOVERY-ORIENTED BASIC RESEARCH.HOSPITAL OPERATIONS ARE OVERSEEN BY A BOARD OF GOVERNORS; THE MAJORITY ARE NEITHER EMPLOYEES NOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION, NOR FAMILY MEMBERS THEREOF. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY A SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD COMPOSED OF INTERNATIONALLY PROMINENT PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS.ST. JUDE CONTRIBUTED TO THE BUILDING OF A STATE-OF-THE ART NEUROSURGICAL FACILITY FOR TREATING PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN THE SURROUNDING VICINITY AND ST. JUDE BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS. THE FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING EQUIPMENT (IMRI). WHEN PURCHASED, ONLY TWO NEUROSURGICAL FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES PROVIDED PATIENTS THIS LEVEL OF TREATMENT WHICH ALLOWS IMAGING TO TAKE PLACE DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES. IMRI EQUIPMENT ALLOWS SURGEONS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS DURING THE SURGERY. LIVE WEB CASTS ALLOW OTHERS TO VIEW PROCEDURES. OUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS FACILITY HELPS ASSURE THAT CHILDREN IN THE AREA HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEST NEUROSURGICAL TREATMENT AVAILABLE.ST. JUDE COMPLETED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PEDIATRIC CANCER GENOME PROJECT IN JANUARY 2013--A COLLABORATION WITH WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY TO FIND CLUES TO THE CAUSES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AND POTENTIAL NEW TREATMENTS AND CURES. THE PROJECT INVOLVED RESEARCHERS SEQUENCING THE COMPLETE CANCEROUS AND HEALTHY GENOMES OF 600 CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS WITHIN THREE YEARS. BEFORE THIS PROJECT, NOT EVEN ONE WHOLE PEDIATRIC CANCER GENOME HAD EVER BEEN SEQUENCED. THE $65 MILLION PROJECT EXCEEDED ITS GOAL OF SEQUENCING THE COMPLETE CANCEROUS AND HEALTHY GENOMES OF 600 CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS WITHIN THREE YEARS, COMPLETING 700 SEQUENCE SETS. THE PROJECT HAS RESULTED IN GROUND-BREAKING DISCOVERIES IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AGGRESSIVE CHILDHOOD CANCERS INCLUDING RETINOBLASTOMA, MEDULLOBLASTOMA, NEUROBLASTOMA, DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA, TWO AGGRESSIVE FORMS OF LEUKEMIA AND LOW-GRADE GLIOMAS. IN DECEMBER 2012, THE PEDIATRIC CANCER GENOME PROJECT WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 10 MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS AND, IN 2013, AS ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 100 NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. ST. JUDE IS NOW ENGAGED IN A SECOND PHASE FOR THE PROJECT, SEQUENCING AN ADDITIONAL 300 SETS OF NORMAL AND CANCER GENOMES. ST. JUDE HAS ALSO LAUNCHED A CLINICAL GENOMICS EFFORT TO SEQUENCING THE NORMAL AND CANCER DNA OF EVERY NEW PATIENT AT ST. JUDE (WITH PARENTAL APPROVAL). THE INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO DISCOVER WHETHER THE SEQUENCING CAN ULTIMATELY INFORM ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, ALLOWING FURTHER PERSONALIZATION OF TREATMENTS. HTTP://EXPLORE.PEDIATRICCANCERGENOMEPROJECT.ORG/ THE CYCLOTRON (PARTICLE ACCELERATOR) AT ST. JUDE ENABLES RESEARCHERS TO TRACK THE GROWTH OF CANCER CELLS, PINPOINT THE PRODUCTION OF NEW DNA BY TUMOR CELLS AND STUDY THE HEARTS OF ADULT PATIENTS RETURNING TO ST. JUDE FOR LIFETIME FOLLOW-UP. THE CYCLOTRON HELPS RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND CHILDHOOD CANCER BY ENABLING THEM TO PRODUCE NEW, VERY SHORT-ACTING TRACERS.ST. JUDE UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF CHILDREN'S GMP, LLC (OF WHICH ST. JUDE IS THE SOLE MEMBER). CHILDREN'S GMP, LLC MANAGES AND OPERATES A GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE (GMP) FACILITY WHICH ENGAGES IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIOLOGICS AND DRUGS FOR RESEARCH. THE GMP OFFERS RESOURCES TO STUDY RARE DISEASES OVERLOOKED BY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE PROFIT IN MANUFACTURING DRUGS FOR LESSER KNOWN DISEASES. THE FACILITY, OPERATING ACCORDING TO APPROVED FDA STANDARDS, ALLOWS DOCTORS TO TAILOR TREATMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD.THE CELL AND TISSUE IMAGING CENTER INCLUDES ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND LIGHT MICROSCOPY. THE FACILITY PROVIDES INVESTIGATORS ACCESS TO TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY, MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY, IMAGE ANALYSIS, CELL MICROINJECTION AND LIVE CELL IMAGING. THE FEI TECNAI 20 200KV FEG ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, WHICH CAN MAGNIFY AN OBJECT 700,000 TIMES, IS AT THE HEART OF THIS PROGRAM. THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE INSTRUMENT IS ONE OF ONLY 200 OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD. THIS TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT CANCER TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW IT GROWS AND SPREADS AND RESPONDS TO THERAPY. USING THE ELECTRON MICROSCOPE, RESEARCHERS LEARN HOW CANCER CELLS BREAK AWAY FROM THE TUMOR AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BODY.CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH BUILDING ON THE ST. JUDE CAMPUS IS UNDERWAY. THE FACILITY WILL HOUSE PROTON BEAM RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO DELIVER RADIATION THERAPY FOR TREATING CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMORS AND SEVERAL OTHER CHILDHOOD CANCERS. PROTON THERAPY IS FAR LESS DAMAGING TO SURROUNDING HEALTHY TISSUE THAN OTHER CURRENT RADIATION THERAPIES. THIS EQUIPMENT WILL ENABLE ST. JUDE TO PROVIDE THIS THERAPY IN A MORE INTEGRATED MANNER TO OUTPATIENTS AND ALLOW OUR RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS WITH PROTONS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO OTHER PROTON THERAPY CENTERS IN THE WORLD DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN.ST. JUDE ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS AND PHARMACEUTICAL DEPARTMENT FACULTY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF BRINGING NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE PEDIATRIC CANCER DRUG SHORTAGE TOPIC, ACTIVELY ENGAGING REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THESE DRUG SHORTAGES HAVE ON PEDIATRIC CARE AND RESEARCH. PRESENTATIONS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FDA CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH WORKSHOP, TWO SENATE HEARINGS, AND HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE. ST. JUDE FOCUSES ON EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS, NURSES, RESEARCHERS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS. FROM PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE POST-DOCTORAL LEVEL, THE HOSPITAL PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN PREPARING FUTURE LEADERS OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. IN ADDITION TO ONSITE EDUCATION, THE INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES AN EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION WEB SITE, CURE4KIDSTM (WWW.CURE4KIDS.ORG). THE WEB SITE HAS OVER 37,000 USERS IN 187 COUNTRIES. THE ONLINE CONTENT HAS BEEN ACCESSED MORE THAN 6 MILLION TIMES SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2002.IN CONJUNCTION WITH SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS, ST. JUDE HOLDS KYSS (KNOW YOUR SICKLE STATUS) TRAINING SESSIONS TO TEACH STUDENTS AND SPORTS MANAGERS TO RECOGNIZE THE ONSET OF SCD SYMPTOMS AND HOW TO RESPOND OR HELP STUDENTS WITH SCD MANAGE THEIR SYMPTOMS. THE SICKLE CELL CENTER'S COMMUNITY FOCUS IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SCD AND OTHER HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES, AS WELL AS, THE AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING AND TREATMENT SERVICES. ST. JUDE DOES THIS THROUGH ADVOCACY PROGRAMS THAT COORDINATE WITH LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE AGENCIES. VIA THE CONNECT2PROTECT PROGRAM, ST. JUDE COLLABORATES WITH CHURCHES, OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIC GROUPS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS. THE PRIMARY TARGET IS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ALTHOUGH OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS ARE ALSO SERVED INCLUDING ASIAN, CAUCASIAN, AND HISPANIC.THE CANCER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS TEACHES HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE HABITS AS WELL AS DISCOURAGES SMOKING.THE TOLL-FREE QUITLINE IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN TREATED FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE SURVIVORS TO KICK THE SMOKING HABIT. CALLERS TALK TO COUNSELORS FOR SUPPORT AND TOOLS TO SUSTAIN THEIR EFFORTS.
PART VI, LINE 5: THE FUNDRAISING SOURCE FOR ST. JUDE IS ALSAC WHICH RAISES FUNDS SOLELY FOR THE HOSPITAL. BECAUSE OF THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION, PEOPLE NATIONWIDE CONTRIBUTE VIA TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. ALSAC CONTRIBUTED $488 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2013 TO SUPPORT ST. JUDE.VOLUNTEERS ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE BY PARTNERING WITH CLINICAL STAFF TO PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL PERSONAL TOUCH. VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP ENSURE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THEY LEND ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE CONCERN BY OFFERING A LISTENING EAR TO FAMILIES AT A TIME WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. THEY ARE VITAL AMBASSADORS BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
530 NE GLEN OAK AVEPEORIAIL616370000370662569501(C)(3)490909OPERATION OF THE ST. JUDE CLINIC AT OSF
CHURCH HEALTH CENTER
1210 PEABODY AVENUEMEMPHISTN381040000581716113501(C)(3)40000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILD LIFE COUNCIL INC
11821 PARKLAWN DRIVE SUITE 310ROCKVILLEMD208522539521799846501(C)(3)5000SPONSOR ANNUAL CHILD LIFE DIRECTORS CONFERENCE
MIDSOUTH-MINORITY BUSINESS COUNCIL
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Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

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ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE DONEE. THROUGH THIS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT, THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE MONITORED TO ENSURE THE SUPPORT IS USED APPROPRIATELY.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
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Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (12 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
RICHARD SHADYAC JR
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR06228250002322025474016380066700100
WILLIAM E EVANS
DIRECTOR AND CEO819066000122077027500088010977444000
JAMES R DOWNING
EVP/SCIENTIFIC DIR/DEP DIR695262000876530275000245450834960000
LARRY KUN
EVP/CLINICAL DIRECTOR67051500084820275000214530727950000
RICHARD GILBERTSON
EVP/DIRECTOR CANCER CENTER4623330500000254980671000229800627911000
JOSEPH H LAVER
EVP/CLINICAL DIRECTOR62034400044410580330245450707363000
MICHAEL C CANARIOS
SVP/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER37032200011724004041502701305549900772510
ANDREW DAVIDOFF
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SUE KASTE
FACULTY422830000263669027500014420715441000
ELAINE TUOMANEN
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CHING-HON PUI
CHAIR/FACULTY499034015899048006027500081830598622000
DAVID ELLISON
CHAIR/FACULTY510175012500028890623600192530607177000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART I, LINE 1APART I, LINE 1A: TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS: FAMILY MEMBER OF ONE OFFICER AND AN EMPLOYEE OF THE HOSPITAL, TRAVELS ON HOSPITAL BUSINESS AS REQUIRED BY THE POSITION. TRAVEL EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED UNDER AN ACCOUNTABLE PLAN AND NOT RECORDED AS COMPENSATION. TAX INDEMNICATIONS AND GROSS UP PAYMENTS: FOUR OFFICERS WERE REIMBURSED GROSS UP DEPENDENT TUITION WHICH IS INCLUDED AS COMPENSATION TO THE OFFICERS.
PART I, LINE 4BWILLIAM E. EVANS, $117,693; JAMES R. DOWNING, $74,340; MICHAEL C. CANARIOS, $120,207; RICHARD GILBERTSON, $39,600; JOSEPH H. LAVER, $30,533; ANDREW DAVIDOFF, $144,020; ELAINE TUOMANEN, $166,627; CHING-HON PUI, $43,650; DAVID ELLISON, $34,860
PART IIIPART II: RICHARD C. SHADYAC, JR. SERVES AS A VOTING DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF ST. JUDE. MR.SHADYAC IS EMPLOYED AS AN OFFICER OF ALSAC A RELATED ORGANIZATION TO ST.JUDE. THE COMPENSATION SHOWN IN COLUMNS (B), (C), (D) AND (E) WAS PAID TO MR. SHADYAC BY ALSAC FOR HIS DUTIES AS CEO OF ALSAC.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE HEALTH EDUCATIONAL & HOUSING FACILITY BOARD OF THE COUNTY OF SHELBYTNBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN521283414IssuerEIN
CUSIP Number821697XJ3CUSIPNumber
Date Issued2006-12-21DateIssued
Issue Price250725271IssuePrice
Description Of Purpose$130.7 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCHDescriptionOfPurpose
Defeased0Defeased
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool Financing0PoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Amount Retired27058231AmountRetired
Total Proceeds252012996TotalProceeds
Capitalized Interest3026125CapitalizedInterest
Issuance Costs From Proceeds1658551IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Working Capital Expenditures2188865WorkingCapitalExpenditures
Capital Expenditures129840961CapitalExpenditures
Other Spent Proceeds115298494OtherSpentProceeds
Year Of Subst Completion2008YearOfSubstCompletion
Current Refunding0CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding1AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made1FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind1AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty0MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements1AnyResearchAgreements
Engage Bond Counsel Research1EngageBondCounselResearch
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0.01100PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Total Private Business Use0.01100TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedProp
Non Qualified Bond Remed Procdrs0NonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiled
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYet
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebate
No Rebate Due1NoRebateDue
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And Recds0HedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGIC
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvested
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs1WrittenProcToMonitorReqs

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Proc To Undertk Corrective Action1ProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI (3 entries)

ExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FACILITY; $120 MILLION TO ADVANCE REFUND 1999 SERIES ISSUE.
PART II, LINE 3, TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE INCLUDE INVESTMENT EARNINGS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,278,726.
DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 12/21/2011SCHEDULE K, PART IV, ARBITRAGE, LINE 2C:

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (5 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
RACHEL LAVER
FAMILY MEMBER OF JOSEPH H. LAVER, EVP/CLINICAL DIRECTOR20502EMPLOYMENT0
SUSANNA DOWNING
FAMILY MEMBER OF JAMES R. DOWNING, EVP/SCIENTIFIC DIR/DEP DIR29957EMPLOYMENT0
MARY RELLING
FAMILY MEMBER OF WILLIAM E. EVANS, DIRECTOR AND CEO409643EMPLOYMENT0
JULIE GATTAS
FAMILY MEMBER OF FRED P. GATTAS, JR., DIRECTOR48062EMPLOYMENT0
SHAKER RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATIONS
ENTITY MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY DIRECTORS JOSEPH G. SHAKER & ROBERT A. BREIT478469ADVERTISING0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2FAMILY RELATIONSHIP AMONG DIRECTORS: JOSEPH S. AYOUB, JR., ESQ. AND PAUL AYOUB, ESQ.; FRED P. GATTAS, III AND FRED P. GATTAS, JR.; CAMILLE F. SARROUF, SR., ESQ. AND CAMILLE F. SARROUF, JR., ESQ.; GEORGE A. SIMON, II AND PAUL J. SIMON; TERRE THOMAS AND TONY THOMAS; ROBERT A. BREIT, MD AND JOSEPH G. SHAKER; JOSEPH C. SHAKER AND JOSPEH G. SHAKER; PAUL J. SIMON AND MICHAEL SIMON BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AMOUNG DIRECTORS: ROBERT A. BREIT, MD AND JOSEPH G. SHAKER
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11IN FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND OFFICERS OF THE BOARD ARE PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH ITS TAX PREPARER TO REVIEW THE DRAFT FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. ADDITIONALLY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH A DRAFT COPY OF THE COMPENSATION SECTIONS OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH A FINAL COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL REQURIED SCHEDULES BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, COMPLETE THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND RECEIVE TRAINING ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THERE IS A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT REVIEWS THE ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS THAT ARE COMPLETED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER AND DISCUSSES AND RESOLVES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH APPEAL TO THE FULL BOARD. IN ADDITION TO THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COMMITTEE, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMPLIANCE OFFICER. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER CONDUCTS ANNUAL TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY COMPLETE A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF EMPLOYEES ARE HANDLED BY THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER WITH INVOLVEMENT FROM THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE. DEPENDING UPON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONFLICT, POTENTIAL RESTRICTIONS RANGE FROM PROHIBITING A TRANSACTION TO PROHIBITING SOMEONE FROM PARTICIPATING IN A DELIBERATION OR TRANSACTION TO DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD COMMISSIONS BIANNUAL THIRD PARTY SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR, CANCER CENTER DIRECTOR, AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR. ALL CHANGES TO SALARY FOR THE OFFICERS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE LAST REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN 2013.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE ONLY AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW.
FORM 990, PART VII:RICHARD C. SHADYAC, JR. SERVES AS A VOTING DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF ST. JUDE. MR. SHADYAC IS EMPLOYED AS AN OFFICER OF ALSAC A RELATED ORGANIZATION TO ST. JUDE. THE COMPENSATION SHOWN IN COLUMN (E) WAS PAID TO MR. SHADYAC BY ALSAC FOR HIS DUTIES AS CEO OF ALSAC.AVG HOURS DEVOTED TO RELATED ORG(S) WHEN RELATED COMP IS REPORTED:
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN INTEREST IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS ALSAC 246,014,279. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSEST OF ALSAC 68,473,290. NET ASSETS TRANSFERRED TO ALSAC -1,469,788.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateTotal IncomeTotalIncomeEOY AssetsEOYAssetsBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
CHILDREN'S GMP LLC
262 DANNY THOMAS PLACEMEMPHISTN381053678620646012VACCINE MANUFACTURERTN-1750522661983ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
THANKS & GIVING LLC
262 DANNY THOMAS PLACEMEMPHISTN381053678201310435ROYALTY INCOME FROM RECORD SALESTN010632ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
THE RIGHT WORDS LLC
262 DANNY THOMAS PLACEMEMPHISTN381053678954878579ROYALTY INCOME FROM BOOK SALESNY00ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 ST JUDE PLACEAddressLine1
CityMEMPHISCity
StateTNState
ZIP Code38105ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN351044585EIN
Primary ActivitiesSOLICIT SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATION OF ST. JUDEPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status170(B)(1)(A) (VI)PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
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Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org1ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org1OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC
C488001943CASH
AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC
M488001943CASH
AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC
P93995CASH
AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC
Q825967CASH
AMERICAN LEBANESE SYRIAN ASSOCIATED CHARITIES INC
R1469788NBV