MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC (EIN 52-0591658)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-05-14
IRS object ID
201311349349303881
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Timestamp2013-05-14T12:51:33-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionGrounded in a vision of God's healing love for all people, we are committed to providing healthcare for persons of every creed, color, and economic and social condition in Balt City, Central MD and beyond.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionMERCY IS DEDICATED TO CARRYING FORWARD THE 136 - YEAR TRADITION OF THE SISTER'S HEALING MINISTRY IN BALTIMORE. GROUNDED IN A VISION OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE FOR PERSONS OF EVERY CREED, COLOR, AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITION IN BALTIMORE CITY, CENTRAL MARYLAND AND BEYOND. IN THE TRADITION OF CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE AND OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, WE CONTINUE OUR SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO POOR AND UNDERSERVED PERSONS. MERCY IS DRIVEN BY ITS MISSION TO SERVE AND WILL REMAIN STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD ITS HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR CARE, ITS COMMITMENT OT THE POOR AND ITS COMMITMENT OT BALTIMORE. WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE, WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT, TO ALL WHO COME TO US FOR HELP.MissionDescription
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DescriptionTo provide healthcare to patients without regard to ability to pay. Mercy strives to provide excellent clinical services across the life span within a community of compassionate care. Mercy Medical Center (MMC) has 226 licensed beds and had 16,584 inpatient admissions for the fiscal year ending June 30,2012. Mercy Medical Center's primary service area (PSA) which comprises 17 ZIP codes in Baltimore City, accounts for almost 60% of its total admissions. The key demographic characteristics of the PSA are as follows: 64% of the population is black 62% of patients served by MMC are members of a racial or ethnic minority 65% are women 53% are Medicaid and/or Medicare beneficiaries 12% of the population is 65 year in age and older The median household income of the population is $39,113 40% of Baltimore City households reported a income of less than $30,000 Three times as many families living in Baltimore City had income that was below the poverty level compared to all familes in Maryland. Within the hospital's 17 zip codes that comprise the PSA 35% of familIes live beLOW the federal poverty level definition. Due to its location in center city, MMC cares for many of the at-risk, low income population in the communities that immediately surround the hospital. This is best evidenced by the large percentage of emergency room visits by Medicaid, uninsured, and Medicare patients. Medicaid covered and unisured patients accounted for more than 66% of FY2012 emergency room visits. In FY 2012, the supportive housing program provided a comprehensive range couseling services and community resource linkages to 157 clients. These services incurred a direct costs of $468,986 during FY 2012, or abouT $3,000 per client. MMC delivered more babies, 2,877, than any other hospital in Baltimore City in FY 2012. Of these babies, 10.6% were of low birth weight and 13.7% were premature. 63% of the patients who delivered babies at MMC were either Medicaid beneficiaries or unisured/self pay. This population is especially linked with low birth weight and prematurity due to poverty that closely related to unhealthy lifestyles, particularly, poor nutritition and inadequate prenatal care.Description
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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ENDOWMENT FUNDSSCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4One million of the endowment is administered and held by Mercy Health Foundation a related entity of Mercy Medical Center. THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHCARE MINISTRY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AND STELLA MARIS.
FIN 48 DISCLOSURESCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2MHS, MMC, SMI, MFC, SPPS, MHF AND MSS ARE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND ARE THEREFORE NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER CURRENT INCOME TAX REGULATIONS. MHS SUBSIDIARIES OTHERWISE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION ARE NONETHELESS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AT CORPORATE TAX AT BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL ON THEIR UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. CURRENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS DEFINE THE THRESHOLD FOR RECOGNIZING UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX RETURN POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THAT THE POSITION IS SUSTAINABLE, BASED ON ITS TECHNICAL MERITS, AND ALSO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON THE MEASUREMENT, CLASSIFICATION, AND DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURN POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE IS NO IMPACT ON MHS'S ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATED TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS.

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ExplanationTHE AMOUNT INDICATED AS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN PART I WAS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN GREENLEAF INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD ("GREENLEAF"), A CAYMAN ISLAND CORPORATION. GREENLEAF IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER THAT PROVIDES DIRECT COVERAGE FOR PROFESSIONAL, MALPRACTICE, AND COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY FOR MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS ASSOCIATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. AS OF THE END OF THE 2011 TAX YEAR, THE VALUE OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S OWNERSHIP IN GREENLEAF WAS $14,894,739.Explanation

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Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (17 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION UNIFIED MARYLAND HOSPITAL RESPONSESPART I, LINES 7A, 7B AND 7F7A. CHARITY CARE AT COST AND 7F. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION ARE EXPLAINED IN THE FOLLOWING: MARYLAND'S REGULATORY SYSTEM CREATES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR HOSPITAL PAYMENT THAT DIFFERS FROM THE REST OF THE NATION. THE HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION, (HSCRC) DETERMINES PAYMENT THROUGH A RATE SETTING PROCESS ALL PAYORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL PAYORS, PAY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE SAME SERVICES DELIVERED AT THE SAME HOSPITAL. MARYLAND'S UNIQUE ALL PAYOR SYSTEM INCLUDES A METHOD FOR REFERENCING UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN EACH PAYORS' RATES, WHICH DOES NOT ENABLE MARYLAND HOSPITALS TO BREAKOUT ANY OFFSETTING REVENUE RELATED TO UNCOMPENSATED CARE. 7B. UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID IS EXPLAINED IN THE FOLLOWING: MARYLAND'S REGULATORY SYSTEM CREATES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR HOSPITAL PAYMENT THAT DIFFERS FROM THE REST OF THE NATION. THE HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION, (HSCRC) DETERMINES PAYMENT THROUGH A RATE SETTING PROCESS ALL PAYORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL PAYORS, PAY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE SAME SERVICES DELIVERED AT THE SAME HOSPITAL. MARYLAND'S UNIQUE ALL PAYOR SYSTEM INCLUDES A METHOD FOR REFERENCING UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN EACH PAYORS' RATES, WHICH DOES NOT ENABLE MARYLAND HOSPITALS TO BREAKOUT ANY DIRECTED OFFSETTING REVENUE RELATED TO UNCOMPENSATED CARE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSES ARE EQUAL TO MEDICAID REVENUES IN MARYLAND, AS SUCH, THE NET EFFECT IS ZERO. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE IMPACT ON THE HOSPITAL OF ITS SHARE OF THE MEDICAID ASSESSMENT. IN RECENT YEARS, THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS CLOSED FISCAL GAPS IN THE STATE MEDICAID BUDGET BY ASSESSING HOSPITALS THROUGH THE RATE SETTING SYSTEM.
PART I, LINE 3CMERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE TO PATIENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT NO CHARGE OR AT REDUCED-COSTBASED ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR INCOME (UP TO APPROXIMATELY 400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES) AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, A PATIENT MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT WHO QUALIFIES UNDER AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. A PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS QUALIFIES FOR FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. 2. A PATIENT NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR CHIP WHO IS A BENEFICIARY/RECIPIENT OF A MEANS-TESTED SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE, PROVIDED THAT THE PATIENT SUBMITS PROOF OF ENROLLMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS UNLESS THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTS AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS: A) HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IN THE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM B) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) C) LOW-INCOME-HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM D) PRIMARY ADULT CARE PROGRAM (PAC), UNTIL SUCH TIME AS INPATIENT BENEFITS ARE ADDED TO THE PAC BENEFIT PACKAGE E) WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 3. A PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS QUALIFIES FOR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF INCOME AND SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLE AND OTHER FACTORS. 4. A PATIENT WITH: (I) FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; (II) WITH MEDICAL DEBT INCURRED WITHIN THE 12 MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO APPLICATION THAT EXCEEDS 25% OF FAMILY INCOME FOR THE SAME PERIOD; AND(III) WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS WILL QUALIFY FOR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF INCOME, AMOUNT OF MEDICAL DEBT, AND OTHER FACTORS. A) AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT OR ANY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PATIENT LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD SHALL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE WHEN SEEKING SUBSEQUENT CARE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE WAS INITIALLY RECEIVED. B) TO AVOID AN UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A PATIENT ELIGIBLE FOR CARE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4.A SHALL INFORM THE HOSPTIAL OF HIS OR HER ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. 5. AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME BETWEEN 200% AND 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WHO REQUESTS ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES FOR A PAYMENT PLAN. 6. A HOMELESS PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 7. A DECEASED PATIENT, WITH NO PERSON DESIGNATED AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, OR NO ESTATE NUMBER ON FILE AT THE APPICABLE REGISTRARS OF WILLS DEPARTMENT, QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 8. A MEDICAID PATIENT WHO HAS A REMAINING BALANCE AFTER RECEIVING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 9. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MAY ELECT TO GRANT PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED DURING A DEBT COLLECTION PROCESS. FACTORS INCLUDE PROPENSITY TO PAY SCORING, ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER RELEVENT INFORMATION. 10. A PATIENT WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE PRECEDING CATEGORIES MAY STILL APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILL REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND MAKE A DETERMINATION ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AS TO ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FACTORS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED INCLUDE: A) FIXED INCOME SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT OR DISABILITY WITH NO ADDITIONAL INCOME SOURCES AVAILABLE B) MEDICAL EXPENSES AND/OR C) EXPENSES RELATED TO NECESSITIES OF LIFE COMPARED TO INCOME. FOR ALL PURPOSES OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, "HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS" MEANS ASSETS THAT ARE CONVERTIBLE TO CASH. IN DETERMINING A PATIENT'S MONETARY ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING AN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION UNDER THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, THE FOLLOWING ASSETS ARE EXCLUDED; (1) THE FIRST $10,000 OF MONETARY ASSETS; (2) EQUITY OF $150,000 IN A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; AND (3) RETIREMENT ASSETS TO WHICH THE IRS HAS GRANTED PREFERENTIAL TAX TREATMENT AS A RETIREMENT ACCOUNT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, QUALIFIED AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS.
PART I, LINE 6ACommunity Benefit report is made available on another's website, specifically the website for the Maryland HSCRC. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PREPARES ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT ANNUALLY AND ITS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
PART I, LINE 7GTHERE ARE NO COSTS REPORTED THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PHYSICIAN CLINIC.
PART I, LINE 7THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN LINE 7 WAS A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST-TO-CHARGES.
PART III, LINE 4THE AMOUNT REPORTED AS BAD DEBT EXPENSE ON PART III, LINE 2 WAS DETERMINED USING ACTUAL BAD DEBT WRITE-OFFS LESS RECOVERIES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR AND AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE BALANCE SHEET RESERVE. WRITE OFFS WERE AT CHARGE LEVEL. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT ESTIMATED ANY AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S BAD DEBT EXPENSE. THE ACTUAL TEXT OF THE FOOTNOTE HAS NOT BEEN USED BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBER OF A GROUP WITH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Net Patient Service Revenues and Allowances Net patient service revenues are reported at the estimated net realizable amounts from patients, third-party payers, and others for services rendered. The organization's charges are based on rates established by the State of Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission; accordingly, revenue reflects actual charges to patients based on rates in effect during the period in which the services are rendered. Contractual adjustments represent the difference between amounts billed as patient service revenue and amounts allowed by third-party payers, and are accrued in the period in which the related services are rendered. The provision for bad debts is based upon management's assessment of historical and expected net collections. This estimate considers business and general economic conditions, trends in healthcare coverage and other collection indicators. Throughout the year, management assesses the adequacy of the allowance for uncollectible accounts based upon its review of accounts receivable and collections to date. Other factors, such as payer mix, account aging, approved discounts, denial rates, and payment cycles are considered when estimating the allowances. The results of these assessments are used to determine the provision for bad debts and to estimate an appropriate allowance for uncollectible accounts. The organization follows established guidelines for placing its self-pay patient accounts with an outside collection agency. After collection efforts are exhausted, the uncollected balances are returned to be written off to bad debts. The organization does not maintain a material allowance for uncollectible accounts from third-party payers, nor did it have significant write offs from third-party payers.
PART III, LINE 8THE COSTING SOURCE IS THE MEDICARE COST REPORT AND THE METHODOLOGY IS Medicare ALLOWABLE COST TO Medicare REVENUES RECEIVED.
PART III, LINE 9BONCE THE COLLECTION PROCESS HAS BEGUN, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR WHETHER THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. IF THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES THAT A PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING ONCE THE COLLECTION PROCESS HAS BEGUN, THE ORGANIZATION WILL APPROVE THE PATIENT FOR CHARITY CARE. ONCE CHARITY CARE HAS BEEN APPROVED, THERE IS NO FURTHER ATTEMPT MADE BY THE ORGNANIZATION TO COLLECT. COLLECTION EFFORTS WILL BE STOPPED AT ANY TIME DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS IF THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. FURTHERMORE, IF A PATIENT'S FINANCIAL SITUATION CHANGES AT ANY POINT DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS, THE PATIENT MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT SUCH POINT. PATIENTS DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF SERVICE MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND OF PAYMENTS MADE IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND OF PAYMENTS MADE IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT THE TIME OF SERVICE.
PART VMERCY MEDICAL CENTER (MMC) IS A LICENCED HOSPITAL. MMC PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES PRIMARILY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA.
PART V, QUESTION 11MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES EMERGENCY AND OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE TO PATIENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT NO CHARGE OR AT REDUCED-COSTBASED ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR INCOME (UP TO APPROXIMATELY 400% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES) AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, AS DESCRIBED BELOW. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, , A PATIENT MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT WHO QUALIFIES UNDER AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. A PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS QUALIFIES FOR FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. 2. A PATIENT NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR CHIP WHO IS A BENEFICIARY/RECIPIENT OF A MEANS-TESTED SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE, PROVIDED THAT THE PATIENT SUBMITS PROOF OF ENROLLMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS UNLESS THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTS AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS: A) HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IN THE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM B) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) C) LOW-INCOME-HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM D) PRIMARY ADULT CARE PROGRAM (PAC), UNTIL SUCH TIME AS INPATIENT BENEFITS ARE ADDED TO THE PAC BENEFIT PACKAGE E) WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 3. A PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS QUALIFIES FOR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF INCOME AND SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLE AND OTHER FACTORS. 4. A PATIENT WITH: (I) FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; (II) WITH MEDICAL DEBT INCURRED WITHIN THE 12 MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO APPLICATION THAT EXCEEDS 25% OF FAMILY INCOME FOR THE SAME PERIOD; AND (III) WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS WILL QUALIFY FOR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF INCOME, AMOUNT OF MEDICAL DEBT, AND OTHER FACTORS. A) AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT OR ANY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PATIENT LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD SHALL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE WHEN SEEKING SUBSEQUENT CARE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE WAS INITIALLY RECEIVED. B) TO AVOID AN UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A PATIENT ELIGIBLE FOR CARE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4.A SHALL INFORM THE HOSPTIAL OF HIS OR HER ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. 5. AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME BETWEEN 200% AND 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WHO REQUESTS ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES FOR A PAYMENT PLAN. 6. A HOMELESS PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 7. A DECEASED PATIENT, WITH NO PERSON DESIGNATED AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, OR NO ESTATE NUMBER ON FILE AT THE APPICABLE REGISTRARS OF WILLS DEPARTMENT, QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 8. A MEDICAID PATIENT WHO HAS A REMAINING BALANCE AFTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 9. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MAY ELECT TO GRANT PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED DURING A DEBT COLLECTION PROCESS. FACTORS INCLUDE PROPENSITY TO PAY SCORING, ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER RELEVENT INFORMATION. 10. A PATIENT WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE PRECEDING CATEGORIES MAY STILL APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILL REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND MAKE A DETERMINATION ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AS TO ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FACTORS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED INCLUDE: A) FIXED INCOME SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT OR DISABILITY WITH NO ADDITIONAL INCOME SOURCES AVAILABLE B) MEDICAL EXPENSES AND/OR C) EXPENSES RELATED TO NECESSITIES OF LIFE COMPARED TO INCOME. FOR ALL PURPOSES OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, "HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS" MEANS ASSETS THAT ARE CONVERTIBLE TO CASH. IN DETERMINING A PATIENT'S MONETARY ASSETS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING AN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION UNDER THIS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, THE FOLLOWING ASSETS ARE EXCLUDED; (1) THE FIRST $10,000 OF MONETARY ASSETS; (2) EQUITY OF $150,000 IN A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; AND (3) RETIREMENT ASSETS TO WHICH THE IRS HAS GRANTED PREFERENTIAL TAX TREATMENT AS A RETIREMENT ACCOUNT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, QUALIFIED AND NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS.
PART V, QUESTION 19THE HOSPITAL FACILITY PROVIDES A DISCOUNT OF AT LEAST 10% OFF OF GROSS CHARGES FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. PURSUANT TO THE HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION (HSCRC) ALL-PAYOR SYSTEM FOR HOSPITALS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND, THE GREATEST DISCOUNT OFF OF GROSS CHARGES FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY AND OTHER MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE PERMITTED TO ANY COMMERCIAL INSURER OR MEDICARE IS ONLY 6%. AS A RESULT, THE HOSPITAL FACILITY WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT CHARGED TO INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE HOSPITAL FACILITY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY WAS NOT GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT GENERALLY BILLED TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE INSURANCE COVERING SUCH CARE.
PART V, QUESTION 21THE HOSPITAL DOES NOT CHARGE ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE GROSS CHARGE FOR ANY SERVICE. THE HOSPITAL USES THE CHARGEMASTER RATES FOR A SERVICE AS A STARTING POINT AGAINST WHICH REDUCTIONS ARE APPLIED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY BILLED TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.
NEEDS ASSESSMENTPART VI, QUESTION 2MERCY MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH IN IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY NEEDS. THESE APPROACHES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. ACCESSING EXISTING DATA SOURCES ON HEALTH CARE STATUS IN PRIMARY SERVICE AREA(PSA) AS PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED, "BALTIMORE CITY'S HEALTH STATUS REPORT: 2010" WAS THE MAIN STATISTICAL DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDED THE HOSPITAL WITH KEY DATA ON THE MOST CRITICAL HEALTH CARE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE POPULATION. ACCESSED AND REVIEWED OTHER STATE OF MARYLAND HEALTH CARE DATA BASES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THAT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SERVES IN ITS PSA. PUBLICATIONS AND DATA AVAILABLE FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND MEMBERS SUCH AS B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES, JOURNEY HOME, FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF BALTIMORE, AND BALTIMORE HOMELESS SERVICES, AMOUNG OTHERS. 2. PARTNERSHIPS, WORKGROUPS, AND MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE WORKGROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH KEY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, BALTIMORE HOMELESS SERVICES, THE WEINBERG HOUSING AND RESOURCE CENTER, MAYOR'S OFFICE ON EMEGENCY MANAGEMENT, SEX AND FAMILY CRIMES DIVISION OF THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, TURN AROUND HOUSE OF RUTH, FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF BALTIMORE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL, B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH REGULAR MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT FY11. THROUGH PARTICIPATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM IN BUSINESS FORUMS SUCH AS THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION ON HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND GAPS WAS ALSO GATHERED. 3. MERCY HEALTH SERVICES MISSION AND COPORATE ETHICS COMMITTEE THE MISSION AND COPORATE ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS REGULARLY TO REVIEW AND COORDINATE ISSUES RELATED TO MISSION INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION. THIS BOARD COMMITTEE IS INFORMED AND CLEARLY UNDERSTANDS THE SCOPE AND DEPTH OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND INITIATIVES. IN SUMMARY, THROUGH A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BASED ON REVIEW OF CURRENT DATA SOURCES AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE AND PRIORITIZE ITS COMMUNITY NEED FOCUS. PLANNING IS UNDERWAY TO PERFORM A FORMAL COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY JUNE 30, 2013.
PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCEPART VI, QUESTION 3MERCY ATTEMPTS TO BE VERY PROACTIVE IN COMMUNICATING ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION TO PATIENTS. THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION ISPOSTED IN ALL ADMISSIONS AREAS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY ROOM. SUCH NOTICE IS POSTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND/OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF PATIENTS UTILIZING HOSPITAL SERVICES. A COPY OF THE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE PRE-ADMISSION, PRE-SURGERY AND ADMISSIONS PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, A COPY OF THE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES UPON DISCHARGE. MERCY UTILIZES A THIRD PARTY, AS WELL AS IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL COUNSELING STAFF, TO CONTACT AND SUPPORT PATIENTS IN UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLETING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. THEY ALSO DISCUSS WITH PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES THE AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AND ASSIST PATIENTS WITH UNDERSTANDING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. EVEN AFTER THE PATIENT IS DISCHARGED, EACH BILLING STATEMENT CONTAINS AN OVERVIEW OF MERCY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, A PATIENT'S RIGHTS AND OBILGATIONS, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, AND MARYLAND MEDICAID. FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS BY HOSPITAL BILLING/COLLECTION STAFF MADE TO PATIENTS WITH UNPAID BALANCES ALSO STRESS THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHARITY CARE AVAILIBILITY. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND/OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF PATIENTS UTILIZING HOSPITAL SERVICES. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES AND PROMOTES HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE OF BALTIMORE OF EVERY CREED, RACE, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONDITION. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY WHO ARE ITS SPONSORS, MERCY CONTINUES TO HAVE A SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO THE UNDERSERVED AND THE UNINSURED.
COMMUNITY INFORMATIONPART VI, QUESTION 4LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DRAWS PATIENTS FROM THE GREATER BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA FOR ITS LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE, COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, AS WELL AS ITS PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WHICH COMPRISES 17 ZIP CODES IN BALTIMORE CITY, ACCOUNTS FOR 60% OF ITS TOTAL ADMISSIONS. KEY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PSA ARE AS FOLLOWS: POPULATION 1. THE PSA 2010 POPULATION IS 616,802 2. PSA POPULATION GROWTH IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN FLAT TO 2014. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO A 3.1% PROJECTED GROWTH FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND. 3. SINCE 1990, THE DISTRIBUTION OF BALTIMORE CITY RESIDENTS HAS SHIFTED TOWARDS OLDER AGE GROUPS WITH A 6% INCREASE IN THE 40 YEARS AND OLDER POPULATION. THIS TREND OF AN INCREASING OLDER POPULATION GROWTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH 2020. ETHNICITY AND AGE 1. 64% BLACK; 30% CAUCASIAN IN PSA. BALTIMORE CITY'S BLACK POPULATION HAS INCREASED BY 5% SINCE 1990. 2. APPROXIMATELY 62% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ARE MEMBERS OF A RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITIES; 65% ARE WOMEN AND 53% ARE MEDICAID AND/OR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. 3. 12% OF THE POPULATION IS 65 YEARS IN AGE AND OLDER. INCOME 1. PSA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $39,113 2. 40% OF BALTIMORE CITY HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED AN INCOME OF LESS THAN $30,000. THIS IS ONLY 50% OF THE STATEWIDE MEDIAN INCOME OF $70,017 3. THREE TIMES AS MANY FAMILIES LIVING IN BALTIMORE CITY HAD INCOME THAT WAS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL COMPARED TO ALL FAMILIES IN MARYLAND. OF NOTE, THE MAJOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN PART VI, QUESTION 5 "PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH" DIRECTLY ADDRESS KEY HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION IN MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S PSA. KEY FINDINGS FORM THE "BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH STATUS REPORT 2010" BALTIMORE CITY VS. STATE OF MARYLAND ON KEY HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES 1. OVERALL MORTALITY RATE: BALTIMORE IS 32% HIGHER 2. LIFE EXPECTANCY: BALTIMORE IS 7% LOWER 3. INFANT MORTALITY: BALTIMORE IS 64% HIGHER 4. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: BALTIMORE IS 68% HIGHER AS SHOWN BY THESE SELECT INDICATORS, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH STATUS DISPARITY BETWEEN BALTIMORE CITY'S RESIDENTS AND THE REST OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN CENTER CITY, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER CARES FOR MANY OF THE AT-RISK, LOW INCOME POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT IMMEDIATELY SURROUND THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS BEST EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS BY THE MEDICAID, UNINSURED, AND MEDICARE PATIENTS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICE AREA (CBSA) IS DEFINED BY 15 OF THE 17 PSA ZIP CODES. THESE ZIP CODES WERE IDENTIFIED AND DETERMINED BASED ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISITS DURING FY11. KEY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CBSA ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE CBSA POPULATION IS 487,000 2. 53% FEMALE AND 47% MALE 3. 71% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN; 24% WHITE; 5% ALL OTHER 4. MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $37,395 5. PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES 15.2% 6. ESTIMATE PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED PEOPLE 19% 7. PERCENTAGE OF MEDICAID RECIPIENTS 38% MEDICAID COVERED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 66% OF THE FY12 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. THERE ARE A COUPLE NOTABLE REASONS FOR SUCH A HIGH MEDICAID AND UNINSURED PATIENT POPULATION VISITING THE EMERGENCY ROOM: 1. BALTIMORE CITY'S LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTER AT GUILFORD AVENUE IS WITHIN THREE BLOCKS OF THE HOSPITAL 2. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ALL OF THE MEDICAL STAFF (PHYSICIANS AND NURSING PERSONNEL) FOR HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, WHICH DELIVERS OUTPATIENT CARE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF HOMELESS PERSONS IN BALTIMORE CITY. THE HCH CLINIC IS LOCATED THREE BLOCKS FROM THE HOSPITAL.
PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTHPART VI, QUESTION 5MERCY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS A STAFF OF EIGHT EXPERIENCED HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER HOMELESS AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS TO COORDINATE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND FAMILIES AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO HOUSE HOMELSS FAMILIES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A DEFINED PERIOD TO PREVENT A RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. IN FY 2011, THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AT MERCY PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF COUNSELING SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE LINKAGES TO 157 CLIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCURRED DIRECT COSTS OF $468,986 DURING FY2012, OR ABOUT $3,000 PER CLIENT. MERCY FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM THE MERCY FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF TASK FORCE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SAFETY PLANNING FOR VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, ELDER AND VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE) AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO COME TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS PHYSICIANS FOR TREATMENT. THIS PROGRAM IMPROVES BALTIMORE'S COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AND CREATES AN ALERT WORKFORCE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, SKILLED AT IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. DUE TO ITS LOCATION WITHIN THREE BLOCKS OF THE CITY'S LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTER AT GUILFORD AVENUE AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HCH, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S ER RECEIVES MANY VISITS FORM HOMELESS PERSONS. WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING EMERGENT AND URGENT CARE TO POOR AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS, THE HOSPITAL HAS ESTABLISHED KEY SERVICES FOR THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: A FULL TIME SOCIAL WORKER IS A PART OF THE ER TEAM TO COORDINATE CARE AND OTHER SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PATIENTS WHO ARRIVE AT THE ER. ER PHYSICIANS AND NURSES MAKE VISITS TO BALTIMORE CITY SHELTERS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 1. ADMINISTRATION OF FLU VACCINATIONS TO RESIDENTS 2. PRESENTATIONS ON PARASITES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE 3. INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION THE FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM (FNE) IS HOUSED AT THE HOSPITAL'S ER AND PROVIDES 24/7 CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL, DOMESTIC, CHILD, ELDER AND INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE. FORENSIC NURSES PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE FORENSIC MEDICAL INTERVIEWS, MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS, AND EVIDENCE COLLECTION, AND ASSURE CRISIS INTERVENTION TO AN EVER INCREASING VOLUME OF UNDERSERVED PATIENTS. DURING FY 2012, THE FNE PROGRAM CONDUCTED 535 EXAMINATIONS AND IS THE DESIGNATED SITE FOR PATIENTS IN BALTIMORE CITY. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PROGRAM - DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DELIVERED MORE BABIES, 2,877, THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE CITY IN FY 2012. OF THESE BABIES, 10.6% WERE OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND 13.7% WERE PREMATURE. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PREMATURITY ARE INTERTWINED AND CORRELATED. AS CITED IN QUESTION #2, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IS A KEY HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR THAT IS MEASURED AND TRACKED BY THE BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT MUST BE DECREASED IN INCIDENCE. THE HOSPITAL HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE THROUGH ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN "B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES", A LONG TERM INITIATIVE LED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MANAGED BY THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE THE INCIDENTS OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. DR. ROBERT ATLAS, CHAIRMAN OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, HAS A LEADERSHIP ROLE WITHIN THIS WORKGROUP. THE GOALS OF "B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES" ARE REDUCTION IN THE FOLLOWING: 1. RATE OF PRE-TERM BIRTHS BY AT LEAST 10% 2. RATE OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS BY AT LEAST 10% 3. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM UNSAFE SLEEP BY AT LEAST 10% OF NOTE, 63% OF THE PATIENTS WHO DELIVERED BABIES AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WERE EITHER MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES OR UNINSURED/SELF PAY. THIS POPULATION IS ESPECIALLY LINKED WITH LOW BIRTH RATE AND PREMATURITY DUE TO POVERTY THAT CLOSELY RELATES TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES, PARTICULARLY, POOR NUTRITION AND INADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE. IN ORDER TO ENSURE 24/7 COVERAGE FOR ITS OBSTERICAL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABLILITY TO PAY, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED $1,391,772 IN PHYSICIAN SUBSIDY FOR THIS SPECIALTY. DETERMINING THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ADDRESSED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING TO THE HSCRC, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP QUARTILE OF HOSPITALS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING EXPENSE DEVOTED TO COMMUNITY NEEDS PROGRAMS. ACCESS TO CARE FOR AT-RISK, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS HAS LONG BEEN A CORNERSTONE MISSION FOR MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. MAJOR PROGRAMS TO SERVE THIS NEED INCLUDE OUR FUNDING OF DIRECT PHYSICIAN CHARITY CARE ACROSS ALL SPECIALTIES AND THE PHARMACY CHARITY FUND TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY. IN ADDITION, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE(FCHB) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), WHICH RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL. FCHB, WITH A CLINIC LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MERCY CAMPUS, LARGELY SERVES THE MEDICAID AND UNINSURED POPULATIONS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BASED UPON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IDENTIFIED THREE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR "MISSION DRIVEN HEALTH SERVICES" IN FY 2012: THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: HOMELESSNESS: THE NEED TO RESPOND TO AND ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE HOMELESS POPULATION OF BALTIMORE. EMERGENCY SERVICES: AS PROVIDED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, GIVEN THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF POOR AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO ACCESS THIS SERVICE. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DELIVERS MORE BABIES TO WOMEN AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE (>10%) OF THESE BIRTHS ARE PREMATURE AND OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE INTERTWINED AS THEY SHARE A COMMON THREAD IN THAT THE UNDERSERVED AND POOR POPULATIONS OF BALTIMORE ARE THE PRIMARY RECIPIENTS OF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ON AND OFF ITS CAMPUS. HOMELESSNESS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS GROWN STEADILY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS IN BALTIMORE AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NATION. THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE GIVEN THE DETERIORATING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY THAT CAUSE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, LOSS OF HOMES, REDUCED FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO MEDICAID AND OTHER SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. BALTIMORE'S HOMELESS POPULATION EXTENDS GREATLY BEYOND THOSE WHO CAN FIND BEDS IN CITY AND OTHER NONPROFIT RUN SHELTERS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION THROUGH THREE AREAS. HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 AND PROVIDES ADULT, PEDIATRIC, AND GERIATRIC MEDICAL CARE, DENTAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, HIV SERVICES, SOCIAL WORK AND CASE MANAGEMENT, ADDICTION TREATMENT, OUTREACH, PRISON RE-ENTRY, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2011, HCH HAD 17,203 ADULT VISITS AND 1,956 PEDIATRIC VISITS, A 15% AND 36% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR, RESPECTIVELY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1985 (A 28-YEAR PARTNERSHIP), MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS DIRECTLY EMPLOYED AND PROVIDED ALL OF THE PHYSICIAN AND NURSING STAFF TO HCH FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. WHILE THE HOSPITAL IS REIMBURSED FOR THE DIRECT COSTS OF ITS EMPLOYED CLINICIANS BY HCH, INDIRECT AND OTHER NON COMPENSATED COSTS CONTRIBUTED TO HCH WERE $1,056,414 IN FY 2012. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS AND PROVIDES FOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, TWO NURSE PRACTITIONERS, ONE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, AND THREE REGISTERED NURSES TO WORK AT HCH. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, THROUGH ITS SOLE MEMBER, MHS, IS GOVERNED BY A COMMUNITY BOARD COMPRISED OF CIVIC LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO AND REPRESENT THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS FOR ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. ALL FINANCIAL SURPLUSES MERCY MEDICAL CENTER GENERATES ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. COMMUNITY BOARD COMPRISED OF CIVIC LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO AND REPRESENT THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS FOR ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. ALL FINANCIAL SURPLUSES MERCY MEDICAL CENTER GENERATES ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMPART VI, QUESTION 6MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS A PART OF AN AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE UNDER THE COMMON GOVERNANCE OF MERCY HEALTH SERVICES. THESE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. AMONG MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S AFFILIATES ARE SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS, INC. ("SPPS"), MARYLAND FAMILY CARE, INC. ("MFC"), AND STELLA MARIS, INC. ("SM"). SPPS PROVIDES SPECIALITY PHYSICIAN SERVICES TO PATIENTS OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S INPATIENT SERVICES AND OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MARYLAND AND BEYOND. DURING THE 2011 TAX YEAR, SPPS PROVIDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES. FIRST, SPPS PROVIDED $2,038,702 OF CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS SEEN BY SPPS PHYSICIANS. SECOND, SPPS INCURRED DIRECT UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF $2,018,779 AS A RESULT OF PROVIDING PHYSICIAN SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. SM OWNS AND OPERATES A NURSING HOME, A RESIDENTIAL AND HOME HOSPICE SERVICE AND A HOME HEALTH AGENCY. DURING THE 2011 TAX YEAR, SM PROVIDED $566,000 OF CHARITY CARE TO ITS PATIENTS. MFC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES ON THE CAMPUS OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, THROUGHOUT BALTIMORE CITY, AND IN ANNE ARUNDEL AND BALTIMORE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY, MFC EMPLOYS A NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS TO SERVE AS HOSPITALISTS, WHO CARE FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. ALSO, MFC EMPLOYS NURSE PRACTITIONERS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS IN MERCY'S NURSERY AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE COST OF THE HOSPITALIST PROGRAM AND THE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM IS $2,702,909 AND 12.20% OF THE PATIENTS SERVED IN THESE PROGRAMS ARE UNINSURED. MFC HAS AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE, INC., PURSUANT TO WHICH MFC ARRANGES FOR PHYSICIAN STAFFING FOR FHCB'S DOWNTOWN CLINIC. FHCB IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. DURING THE 2011 TAX YEAR, MFC PROVIDED $85,310 OF CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS SEEN BY MFC PHYSICIANS. IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING, THE AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF PARTNERSHIPS/WORK GROUPS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: GROUP NAME: HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: HCH PROVIDES HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND BURDENS OF HOMELESSNESS. ITS HEADQUARTERS/CLINIC IS LOCATED THREE BLOCKS FROM MERCY. CATHERINE KELLY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT MERCY, SERVES ON THE HCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GROUP NAME: BALTIMORE HOMELESS SERVICES PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: A PROGRAM WITHIN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE OF PROVIDED TO THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION. MERCY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES UNDER GRANTS FROM THIS AGENCY. GROUP NAME: THE WEINBERG HOUSING AND RESOURCE CENTER PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: BALTIMORE CITY'S FACILITY PROVIDING 274 EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS AND 25 BEDS FOR THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS. MERCY EMPLOYEES ASSIST WITH THE PROGRAM. GROUP NAME: MAYOR'S OFFICE ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: MERCY SERVES ON THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TASK FORCE FOR BALTIMORE CITY. GROUP NAME: SEX AND FAMILY CRIMES DIVISION OF THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: MERCY'S FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. MERCY PROVIDES THE FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. GROUP NAME: TURN AROUND, HOUSE OF RUTH PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: MERCY'S FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM WORKS WITH TURN AROUND, HOUSE OF RUTH, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. MERCY ALSO IS TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ESTABLISHING HOSPITAL-BASED FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAMS AT OTHER MARYLAND HOSPITALS. GROUP NAME: FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF BALTIMORE (FCCB) PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: FCCB IS A MAJOR REFERRAL PARTNER TO MERCY' FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. GROUP NAME: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: COLLEEN MOORE, COORDINATOR OF MERCY'S FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM, SERVES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S STEERING COMMITTEE. GROUP NAME: B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES (BHB) PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: BHB IS A COALITION OF PHYSICIANS AMOUNG BALTIMORE CITY'S MAJOR HOSPITALS THAT ADDRESSES WAYS TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY, PREMATURITY AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. ROBERT ATLAS, M.D., CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AT MERCY AND A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN AT-RISK PREGNANCY IS A LEADER WITHIN BHB. GROUP NAME: FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE (FCHB) PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: SAMUEL MOSKOWITZ, MERCY'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FCHB, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER THAT SERVES CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALTIMORE CITY.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgfalseCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentstrueAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (12 entries)

Base 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
THOMAS MULLEN
0767308027000005238300110250220070159417000
SAMUEL MOSKOWITZ
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SCOTT SPIER md
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JOHN TOPPER
0386538090000023375209187020402073987900
SUSAN FINLAYSON
3232920568800256359073500113160655197000
ROBERT EDWARDS
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WILMA A S ROWE MD
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GARY MICHAEL
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MICHAEL MULLANE
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JUSTIN DEIBEL
2338460445500113020070150154430413874000
KATHLEEN YOUNGBAR
22961504050001130720137510111230408061000
Judith Weiland
30692305400002112590101000135870595869000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
NON-FIXED PAYMENTSSCH J LINE 7The Compensation Committee approves non-fixed payments for management based on the degree of meeting corporate priorities established by the Board of Trustees. The corporate objectives are designed to advance the organization in the areas of quality care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, business development and financial strength.
CEO'S COMPENSATIONSCHEDULE J, LINES 1 - 3THE ORGANIZATION RELIED ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND THAT RELATED ORGANIZATION USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL COMPENSATION: 1) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE 2) INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT 3) COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY 4) APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
other reportable compensationSchedule J, Part II, Column B(iii)The Compensation Committee of the Board maintains a tenure-based plan that vests after 10 years of service and that pays eligible executives between 10% and 15% of base pay. This plan is intended to supplement the executive's retirement benefits given laws that restrict the ability of the hospital to provide to executives, and the executives to save, tax-qualified benefits on the same terms as non-executive employees. The Compensation Committee also made payments during the year to executives in respect of services in the prior three years during the pendency of certain significant organizational initiatives (e.g., building programs, capital campaigns, etc.). The Committee had intended to make these payments if the initiatives were successful; and upon successful completion of these initiatives, these payments were made. As with all executive compensation programs, the Compensation Committee received guidance from professional compensation consultants that these arrangements in themselves and total compensation were in accordance with market norms.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (4 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEINCUSIP NumberCUSIPNumberDate IssuedDateIssuedIssue PriceIssuePriceDescription Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurposeDefeasedDefeasedOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerPool FinancingPoolFinancing
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217XX82006-08-03350000002006 REPLACEMENT GARAGEfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217L292007-11-081549561682007 A REPLACEMENT TOWERfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217L452007-11-081500000002007 B C D REPLACEMENT TOWERfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
5209360915742174Z52009-12-16300000002009 PARTIAL CONVERSION 2008 BONDSfalsefalsefalse

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (4 entries)

Amount RetiredAmountRetiredAmount Bond DefeasedAmountBondDefeasedTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFundCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmount UnspentAmountUnspentYear Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletionCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeAdequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
16850000359528650149233303301070034130425002008falsefalsetruetrue
3880000017017612912604000186136778812500150805000128742923002010truefalsetruetrue
100000000015526778401048967408989924967830143880161002010falsefalsetruetrue
17500003000000000000003000000002008truefalsetruetrue

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (4 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsMngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprtyEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsPrcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthersPercentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBITotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePost Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
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falsetruetruetruefalse0.000000.000000.00000true
falsetruetruetruefalse0.000000.000000.00000true
falsetruetruetruefalse0.005000.001000.00600

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (4 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueHedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecdsGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICBusiness Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedException To RebateExceptionToRebateTerm Of HedgeTermOfHedgeTerm Of GICTermOfGICRegulatory Safe Harbor SatisfiedRegulatorySafeHarborSatisfied
0
falsefalsefalsefalse0falsefalse
MERRILL LYNCH
falsefalsetruetrueGE FUNDINGfalsefalse30.4.25true
MERRILL LYNCH
falsetruetruetrueGE FUNDINGfalsefalse35.2.true
0
falsefalsefalsefalse0falsetrue

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
BOND ISSUES A,B,C0THE AMOUNT IN PART II, LINE 3 "TOTAL PROCEED" IS NOT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT IN PART I, COLUMN E "ISSUE PRICE". THE TOTAL PROCEEDS" FOR THE BOND ISSUANCE INCLUDES INVESTMENT EARNINGS ON THE PROCEEDS.
BOND D AND PART II0THE ISSUANCE COSTS FOR THESE BOND ISSUANCES WERE NOT PAID OUT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE BOND ISSUANCES. RATHER, THE ISSUANCE COSTS WERE PAID OUT OF REGULAR OPERATING FUNDS OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (4 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEINCUSIP NumberCUSIPNumberDate IssuedDateIssuedIssue PriceIssuePriceDescription Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurposeDefeasedDefeasedOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerPool FinancingPoolFinancing
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
5209360915742176K62010-04-01300000002010 PARTIAL CONVERSION 2007 BONDSfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574218AM52011-02-11398891402011 BONDS REFUNDING 2007 B AND Cfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
5209360912011-06-09348900002011 B BONDS REFUNDING 2007 B ANDfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574218EZ22012-04-02517374482012 BONDS REFUNDING 2001 BONDS

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (4 entries)

Amount RetiredAmountRetiredAmount Bond DefeasedAmountBondDefeasedTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsAmount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFundCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsCredit EnhancementCreditEnhancementWorking Capital ExpendituresWorkingCapitalExpendituresCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmount UnspentAmountUnspentYear Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletionCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeAdequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
003000000000000003000000002010truefalsetruetrue
00398891404008000007898080003511041902010truefalsetruetrue
003489000000000003489000002010truefalsetruetrue
00517374485477826008518600005037682502003truefalsetruetrue

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (4 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsMngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprtyEngage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsPrcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthersPost Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrsPercentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBITotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUse
falsetruetruetruefalse0true
falsetruetruetruefalse0true
falsetruetruetruefalse0.00000true0.000000.00000
0

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (4 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueHedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecdsGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICBusiness Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedException To RebateExceptionToRebate
0
falsefalsefalsefalse0falsetrue
0
falsefalsefalsefalse0falsefalse
0
falsetruefalsefalse0falsetrue
0
falsefalsefalsefalse0falsefalse

Form990 Schedule K Part VI Form990ScheduleKPartVI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPART II, BOND DIdentifier
Return Reference0ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE TOTAL PROCEEDS OF THE ISSUE ARE LESS THAN THE GROSS PROCEEDS IN RESERVE FUNDS AND OTHER SPENT PROCEEDS FOR THE BOND ISSUANCE BECAUSE FUNDS PLEDGED TO THE SERIES 2001 BONDS, WHICH WERE REFUNDED BY THIS BOND ISSUANCE, WERE TRANSFERRED (AS PART OF THE BOND ISSUANCE) INTO THE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUND HELD FOR THIS BOND ISSUANCE.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArt
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterest
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoods
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehicles
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanes

Intellectual Property IntellectualProperty

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9902513833NoncashContribsRptdF990
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTraded
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOther
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidential
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercial
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOther
CollectiblesCollectibles
Food InventoryFoodInventory
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSupplies
TaxidermyTaxidermy
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifacts
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimens
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifacts
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (23 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF 990 REVIEW PROCESSPART VI, LINE 11Mercy Health Services, Inc. ("MHS"), the sole parent of the Corporation, has a policy which requires the Corporation's 990 to be made available for review by the MHS Board and/or the MHS Board Executive Committee prior to its filing. At its March 20, 2013 meeting, MHS Board Executive Committee members received a copy of the Corporation's draft form 990. The MHS CFO provided a power point presentation regarding the draft and there was an opportunity for questions and discussion. Following further revision of the draft 990 and prior to its filing, it was made available in final form to all members of the MHS Board and the Corporation's Board FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS/QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONDED TO PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENTPART VI, LINE 12CMHS HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT COVERS MHS AND ALL OF ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES. THE INDIVIDUALS COVERED UNDER THE POLICY INCLUDE ALL TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS (INCLUDING ALL SENIOR AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS) AND MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. UNDER THE POLICY, EACH SUCH PERSON IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM REGARDING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE OR SHE, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER, HAS WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT DOES BUSINESS WITH MHS OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AND AMONG OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS. THE COMPLETED DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE MHS BOARD CHAIR AND BY THE MHS CEO OR A DESIGNEE. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE, ANY PERSON WHO IS COVERED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOAURD OR THE BOARD COMMITTEE IN WHICH THE MATTER ARISES. FOLLOWING THE DISCLOSURE, THE PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION, BUT MUST THEN LEAVE THE MEETING AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. UNDER THE POLICY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S OWN PERSONAL INTERST WOULD, OR MAY, INTERFERE WITH HIS OR HER IMPARTIALITY REGARDING THE MATTER. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE PERSON MAY NOT BY PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS ON THE MATTER OR VOTE ON IT. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AFTER CONDUCTING SUCH ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE AS IT DETERMINES IS APPROPRIATE, SHALL MAKE A DECISION ON THE MATTER BASED UPON WHETHER THE PARTICULAR PROPOSAL IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATIONPART VI, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD HAS ADOPTED A COMPENSATION POLICY (THE "POLICY") FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS. PURSUANT TO THE POLICY, A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PARENT CORPORATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES SPECIFIED AS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION AND WHO RECEIVE REMUNERATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WHICH OPINES TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION PAID AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED MEET APPLICABLE IRS REASONABLENESS AND "SAFE HARBOR" STANDARDS. THE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PROVIDES DATA OF COMPENSATION PROVIDED AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE IN EXCESS OF MARKET NORMS. Mercy Health Services, Inc. (the Corporation's sole member) has a written policy regarding the review of physician compensation titled "Amended and Restated Physician Compensation Review." The policy applies to all MHS subsidiaries, including the Corporation, and it sets out the process and procedures for ensuring that physician compensation is appropriately reviewed and determined to be consistent with fair market value. Under the policy the review and determination must be documented in writing. The policy addresses internal reviews through benchmarking of physician compensation against nationally recognized compensation survey data, the use of independent compensation consultants and review by the MHS Board Compensation Committee. The policy further requires that all compensation reviews be performed in accordance with the MHS Conflict of Interest Policy.
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITYPART VI, LINE 19The governing documents of the organization, its conflicts of interest policy, and its financial statements are available from the organization upon request.
AUDITSPART XI, QUSTIONS 2 AND 3MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARES INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION FILING THIS FORM 990, UNDERGO A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT COMPLIES WITH SINGLE AUDIT ACT/OMB CIRCULAR A-133 REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THE EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL AWARDS. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM OF COHEN, RUTHERFORD + KNIGHT P.C. HAS ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION REGARDING THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDIT STANDARDS AND THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT/OMB CIRCULAR A-133 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE TAX REPORTING YEAR GOVERNED BY THIS FORM 990.
PART VI, LINE 1BMercy Health Services, Inc. ("MHS"), a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the sole member of Mercy Medical Center, Inc. ("MMC"). MHS is governed by a 28-person Board of Trustees, of whom 22 are independent board members. The Board of Directors of MMC is currently made of 6 directors. The President of MHS serves as an ex officio member of MMC's Board and the balance of the MMC Board members are elected by, and subject to removal by, the Board of Trustees of MHS. One of the members of the MFC Board is independent. Seven of the Board members are compensated as employees either of MFC or a related organization listed in Schedule R, Part II.
PART VI, LINE 6MHS is the sole member of MMC.
PART VI, LINE 7AThe President of MHS serves as an ex officio voting member of the Board of Directors of MMC. As the member of MMC, the Board of Trustees of MHS elects all of the other members of the Board of MMC. All of the members of the MMC Board serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees of MHS and are subject to removal by the MHS Board.
PART VI, LINE 7BThe Board of Trustees of MHS exercises authority over MMC through its right to appoint and remove MMC Board members. In addition, MHS, as the member, is responsible for the following actions: a) to appoint members to MMC's Board of Directors; b) to review and approve or disapprove the strategic plan, annual budget and the annual operating goals and objectives of MMC as recommended to MHS by MMC's Board of Directors; c) to evaluate the performance of MMC's Board of Directors, officers, and operating management; d) to remove Board members of MMC in its discretion at any time; e) to approve the mission and vision that govern MMC's operations; f) to have ultimate responsibility for MMC's quality assurance, performance improvement, utilization review and risk management; and g) to appoint, reappoint and take any corrective action related to the Medical Staff of MMC (the "Medical Staff") in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws of MMC. The following actions require the approval of and affirmative corporate action by MHS: a) any disposition of all or substantially all of MMC's assets, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or abandonment of MMC; b) any amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of MMC or of the Medical Staff Bylaws of MMC; c) any borrowing or lending by MMC or the issuance of any guarantee by MMC in an amount in excess of an amount specified by MHS from time to time; d) any merger, consolidation or institutional affiliation with any other corporation or other entity; and e) the purchase or sale of assets for an amount in excess of an amount specified from time to time by MHS. Ultimately, the Corporation is controlled by MHS's 28-person community board, which includes 22 independent directors as noted above.
OTHER CHANGES TO NET ASSETSPART XI, LINE 5UNREALIZED LOSS $(2,408,267) CONTRIBUTIONS (7,559,288) NET ASSETS RELEASED 375,130 CHANGES TO POST RETIREMENT PLAN OBLIGATION (1,680,214) UNREALIZED LOSS INTEREST RATE SWAP (19,551,264) ------------ TOTAL $(30,823,903)
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Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

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Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV (2 entries)

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GREENLEAF INSURANCE CO LTD
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Vascular Specialty Services Inc
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Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (36 entries)

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MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
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MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
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STELLA MARIS INC
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STELLA MARIS INC
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STELLA MARIS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
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VASCULAR SERVICES
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VASCULAR SERVICES
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VASCULAR SERVICES
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MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
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MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
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MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
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MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
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MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
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Mercy Health Services
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