NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC (EIN 58-1954432)
Tax period: 2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed: 2013-08-14
IRS object ID: 201322269349301727
Schema version: 2011v1.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-14T12:13:35-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	621517792	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE CHEROKEE MILLS 2220 SUTHERLAND	AddressLine1
City	KNOXVILLE	City
State	TN	State
ZIP Code	379192363	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581954432	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NORT	NameControl
Phone	4048518000	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD NE	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	303421611	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEBORAH S MITCHAM	Name
Title	CFO	Title
Phone	4048518000	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEBORAH O ERNSBERGER	Name
PTIN	P00364912	PTIN
Phone	8656730844	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROBERT T QUATTROCCHI	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD NE	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	303421611	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1410018035	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.NORTHSIDE.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1991	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	GA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO BE A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	6	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	8842	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	908	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	5093454	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	4591896	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3803395	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	1092378014	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	1278574311	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	7940006	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	5525170	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	5773635	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	6165837	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1110683551	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1294068713	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	1443482	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1657373	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	494630078	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	537443835	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	362989	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	565175306	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	692035497	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1061248866	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1231136705	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	49434685	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	62932008	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	973107585	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1124548491	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	540598773	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	631489065	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	432508812	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	493059426	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO BEING A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE. WE PLEDGE COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, PERSONAL GUIDANCE AND UNCOMPROMISING STANDARDS TO OUR PATIENTS IN THEIR JOURNEYS TOWARD HEALTH OF BODY AND MIND. TO ENSURE INNOVATIVE AND UNSURPASSED CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING OUR POSITION AS REGIONAL LEADERS IN SELECT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. TO ENHANCE THE WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO PROVIDING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	920535158	Expense
Grants	2019323	Grants
Revenue	1284534008	Revenue
Description	THE NORTHSIDE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - ATLANTA IN SANDY SPRINGS, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE IN CANTON AND NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH IN CUMMING - AND MORE THAN 80 OUTPATIENT SERVICE LOCATIONS WITH MORE THAN 900,000 SYSTEM-WIDE PATIENT ENCOUNTERS ANNUALLY. NORTHSIDE'S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION. NORTHSIDE IS HOME TO THE LARGEST MEDICAL STAFF OF ANY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEAST. STAFF PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING WOMEN'S HEALTH, CANCER CARE, EMERGENCY CARE, SURGERY, SPECIALTY MEDICINE AND A WIDE ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT MANY LOCATIONS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS PRIMARILY KNOWN AS A LEADER IN WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, BUT ALSO HAS MANY OTHER AREAS OF EXPERTISE:-DELIVERS MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE U.S. (OVER 17,000 DELIVERIES SYSTEM WIDE IN FISCAL YEAR 2012)-DIAGNOSES AND TREATS MORE CASES OF BREAST AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCER THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE SOUTHEAST-TREATS MORE PROSTATE CANCER CASES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE U.S.-PERFORMS MORE SURGERY THAN AT ANY OTHER GEORGIA HOSPITAL-NORTHSIDE'S BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM CURRENTLY ACHIEVES THE NATION'S BEST POST-TRANSPLANT SURVIVAL RATESTHE PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUES AND EXPENSES CONSIST OF ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICE LINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012.SEE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT INCLUDED LATER IN SCHEDULE O.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	920535158	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	1	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	1	Hospital
Financial Stmt Attached	1	FinancialStmtAttached
Grants To Organizations	1	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	1	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	1	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	1	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	1	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	1	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	1	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	770	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	8842	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	6	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	1	InvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or Procedure	0	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEBORAH S MITCHAM	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	4048518000	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30342	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (20 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
ROBERT T QUATTROCCHI
PRESIDENT & CEO NSH, INC.	40.00	X	X	5387279	0	6571
ROBERT E WHITLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
J BANCROFT LESESNE MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
DALE M BEARMAN MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
THOMAS W GABLE MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
ANTHONY J SALVATORE
CHAIRMAN & TREASURER	1.00	X		0	0	0
K DOUGLAS SMITH MD
VICE-CHAIRMAN	1.00	X		0	0	0
LAWRENCE B STONE MD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARK J SWEENEY
SECRETARY	1.00	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM HASTY JR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
BARBARA PARE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X		0	0	0
DEBORAH S MITCHAM
VP/CFO NSH, INC.	40.00		X	478071	0	11398
JORGE J HERNANDEZ
VICE PRESIDENT/ASST. SECRE	40.00		X	352678	0	1140
TINA WAKIM
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			572762	0	1220	X
ROBERT PUTNAM
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			512946	0	5310	X
GUILHERME CANTUARIA MD
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST	40.00			723936	0	6319		X
AASHISH DESAI MD
CARDIOLOGIST	40.00			643221	0	1079		X
AMOL BAPAT MD
CARDIOLOGIST	40.00			640337	0	5660		X
GORDON AZAR MD
CARDIOLOGIST	40.00			639293	0	6755		X
THOMAS JORDAN MD
CARDIOLOGIST	40.00			621005	0	5813		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	10571528	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	51265	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	416	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP
PO BOX 116573	ATLANTA	GA	30368	LEGAL SERVICES	7727855
MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS
PO BOX 102289	ATLANTA	GA	30368	FOOD SERVICES	5502493
PERSHING YOAKLEY AND ASSOCIATES
PO BOX 404708	ATLANTA	GA	30384	ACCT/ CONSULTING SRVCS	3313687
ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICES INC
PO BOX 535122	ATLANTA	GA	30353	LINEN SERVICES	3295132
PIEDMONT GRAPHICS
PO BOX 6907	MARIETTA	GA	30065	PRINTING SERVICES	3082910

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	145	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Related Organizations	125000	RelatedOrganizations
Government Grants	2895279	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	783116	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	3803395	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
NET PATIENT REVENUE	621990	1244959217	1244959217
RENTAL INCOME	531120	12091419	12091419
PHARMACY REVENUE	446110	10761330		4321688	$6,439,642
BILLING REVENUE	561439	4273344		468662	$3,804,682
PARKING REVENUE	812930	1886121			$1,886,121

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4602880	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1926213	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	96964	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$2,579,703	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	1278574311	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4534591	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$4,534,591	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	115791909	Securities
Other	1147992	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	113735393	Securities
Other	2213929	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	2056516	Securities
Other	-1065937	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	990579	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$990,579	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	5959697	5959697
INCOME FR ENDOSCOPY CT	621300	206140		206140

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	6165837	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1294068713	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1264936546	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	5093454	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$20,235,318	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1559576	Total
Program Services	1559576	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97797	Total
Program Services	97797	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6196398	Total
Program Services	4839956	ProgramServices
Management And General	1356442	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	433015156	Total
Program Services	338224603	ProgramServices
Management And General	94790553	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25389278	Total
Program Services	19831358	ProgramServices
Management And General	5557920	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43058566	Total
Program Services	33632694	ProgramServices
Management And General	9425872	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29784437	Total
Program Services	23264381	ProgramServices
Management And General	6520056	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16955261	Total
Program Services	1932	ProgramServices
Management And General	16953329	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	965403	Total
Management And General	965403	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1383972	Total
Management And General	1383972	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	143311370	Total
Program Services	84760520	ProgramServices
Management And General	58550850	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7269134	Total
Program Services	100221	ProgramServices
Management And General	7168913	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22030562	Total
Program Services	14098993	ProgramServices
Management And General	7931569	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5885439	Total
Program Services	794394	ProgramServices
Management And General	5091045	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38858404	Total
Program Services	16321545	ProgramServices
Management And General	22536859	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	539314	Total
Program Services	217796	ProgramServices
Management And General	321518	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	444144	Total
Program Services	282564	ProgramServices
Management And General	161580	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5251003	Total
Program Services	278537	ProgramServices
Management And General	4972466	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85287467	Total
Program Services	61656051	ProgramServices
Management And General	23631416	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10368070	Total
Program Services	1404494	ProgramServices
Management And General	8963576	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
SUPPLIES	232283055	231334538	948517
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	84361739	84361739
COLLECTION FEES	14053908	740512	13313396
MINOR EQUIPMENT PURCHAS	7019797	1089530	5930267

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15767455	Total
Program Services	1641427	ProgramServices
Management And General	13763039	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	362989	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1231136705	Total
Program Services	920535158	ProgramServices
Management And General	310238558	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	362989	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	22834	BOY
EOY	25984	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	195770678	BOY
EOY	194147088	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	977638	BOY
EOY	665752	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58246804	BOY
EOY	66753343	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2018483	BOY
EOY	2734810	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11583791	BOY
EOY	14132345	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6990882	BOY
EOY	9968711	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1221100642	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	705074462	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	477556306	BOY
EOY	516026180	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	93039420	BOY
EOY	124068021	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	105502227	BOY
EOY	157288665	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21398522	BOY
EOY	38737592	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	973107585	BOY
EOY	1124548491	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	257359001	BOY
EOY	258889334	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	112698	BOY
EOY	8154	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34270000	BOY
EOY	66928931	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12333333	BOY
EOY	32268402	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	236523741	BOY
EOY	273394244	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	540598773	BOY
EOY	631489065	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	432508812	BOY
EOY	493059426	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	432508812	BOY
EOY	493059426	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	973107585	BOY
EOY	1124548491	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	62932008	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-2381394	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5850449	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1117389	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	112483	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	887952	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	6192369	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5806929	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	1170547	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	112618	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1339645	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	5750449	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5483812	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	888554	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	107765	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	673202	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	5806929	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5767630	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	888552	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	115515	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1287885	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	5483812	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.46850	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.53150	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	114858265	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	114858265	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	648251666	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	366824067	Depreciation
Book Value	281427599	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	407118658	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	338250395	Depreciation
Book Value	68868263	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	50872053	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	50872053	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	516026180	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (8 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
INTERCHANGE FINANCE LIABILITY	$55,723,026
RENT OBLIGATION	$2,778,491
RESERVE FOR MALPRACTICE	$121,187,000
RETIREMENT PLAN OBLIGATION	$89,875,934
OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE	$276,008
FMV OF SWAP AGREEMENT	$1,567,589
OTHER LIABILITY	$74,000
POST RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$1,912,196

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	273394244	TotalOfAmounts

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART X:	ReturnReference
Explanation	NORTHSIDE QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED.	Explanation

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Charity Care Policy	1	CharityCarePolicy
Written Policy	1	WrittenPolicy
Policy Applied To All Hospitals	X	PolicyAppliedToAllHospitals
FPG Reference Free Care	1	FPGReferenceFreeCare

Other Percentage OtherPercentage

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other
Free Other Percentage	125.000000000000	FreeOtherPercentage

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	1	FPGReferenceDiscountedCare
Pcent200 D	X	Pcent200D
Free Disc Care Medically Indigent	1	FreeDiscCareMedicallyIndigent
Amounts Budgeted For Charity Care	1	AmountsBudgetedForCharityCare
Expenses Exceeded Budget	1	ExpensesExceededBudget
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCare
Annual Community Benefit Report	1	AnnualCommunityBenefitReport
Report Publically Available	1	ReportPublicallyAvailable

Charity Care At Cost CharityCareAtCost

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	45177516	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	45177516	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.03940	PercentOfTotalExpense

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaid

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	107742147	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	59635419	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	48106728	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.04190	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Charity Care TotalCharityCare

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	152919663	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	59635419	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	93284244	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.08130	PercentOfTotalExpense

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServices

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	6254946	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	420421	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	5834525	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00510	PercentOfTotalExpense

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	861383	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	974442	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	-113059	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00000	PercentOfTotalExpense

Research Research

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	992185	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	570472	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	421713	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00040	PercentOfTotalExpense

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	4406111	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Net Community Benefit Expense	4406111	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00380	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	12514625	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	1965335	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	10549290	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00930	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expense	165434288	TotalCommunityBenefitExpense
Direct Offsetting Revenue	61600754	DirectOffsettingRevenue
Net Community Benefit Expense	103833534	NetCommunityBenefitExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.09060	PercentOfTotalExpense

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	759204	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	759204	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00070	PercentOfTotalExpense

Total Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Building Expense	759204	TotalCommunityBuildingExpense
Net Community Building Expense	759204	NetCommunityBuildingExpense
Percent Of Total Expense	0.00070	PercentOfTotalExpense

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	1	BadDebtExpenseReported
Bad Debt Expense	$16,156,223	BadDebtExpenseAmount
Amount Attributable To	0	AmountAttributableTo
Amount Reimbursed By Medicare	133337262	AmountReimbursedByMedicare
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medicare	155366449	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedicare
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-22029187	MedicareSurplusOrShortfall

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	X	Other

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	1	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicy
Provision For Charity Care	1	ProvisionForCharityCare
Number Of Hospital Facilities	3	NumberOfHospitalFacilities

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section A Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionA (3 entries)

Facility NumberFacilityNumber	Address Line1Address/AddressLine1	CityAddress/City	StateAddress/State	ZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCode	Licensed HospitalLicensedHospital	General Medical And SurgicalGeneralMedicalAndSurgical	Er24 HoursEr24Hours
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
1	1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	X	X	X
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH
2	1200 NORTHSIDE FORSYTH DRIVE	CUMMING	GA	30041	X	X	X
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE
3	201 HOSPITAL ROAD	CANTON	GA	30114	X	X	X

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section B Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionB (3 entries)

Hospital Facility NumberHospitalFacilityNumber	Eligibility Criteria ExplainedEligibilityCriteriaExplained	Uses FPG FreeUsesFPGFree	FPG Free PercentFPGFreePercent	Uses FPG DiscountedUsesFPGDiscounted	FPG Discount PercentFPGDiscountPercent	Explains BasisExplainsBasis	Income LevelIncomeLevel	Asset LevelAssetLevel	Medical IndigencyMedicalIndigency	Insurance StatusInsuranceStatus	Uninsured DiscountUninsuredDiscount	Medicaid MedicareMedicaidMedicare	Other FactorsOtherFactors	Explains Application MethodExplainsApplicationMethod	Includes Publicity MeasuresIncludesPublicityMeasures	Posted On WebsitePostedOnWebsite	Posted In Emergency RoomPostedInEmergencyRoom	Posted In Admission OfficePostedInAdmissionOffice	Available On RequestAvailableOnRequest	Other PublicityOtherPublicity	Actions On NonpaymentActionsOnNonpayment	Collection ActivitiesCollectionActivities	Nondiscrim Emergency Care PolicyNondiscrimEmergencyCarePolicy	Used Other MethodUsedOtherMethod	Amounts Generally BilledAmountsGenerallyBilled	Gross ChargesGrossCharges
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
1	1	1	125.000000000000	1	200.000000000000	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1	1	X	X	X	X	X	1	0	1	X	0	0
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH
2	1	1	125.000000000000	1	200.000000000000	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1	1	X	X	X	X	X	1	0	1	X	0	0
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE
4	1	1	125.000000000000	1	200.000000000000	1	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	1	1	X	X	X	X	X	1	0	1	X	0	0

Form990 Schedule H Part V Section C Form990ScheduleHPartVSectionC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Other Facilities	20	NumberOfOtherFacilities

Other Facilities OtherFacilities (20 entries)

Address Line1Address/AddressLine1	CityAddress/City	StateAddress/State	ZIP CodeAddress/ZIPCode	Facility TypeFacilityType	Address Line2Address/AddressLine2
ATLANTA ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER LLC
5505 PEACHTREE-DUNWOODY RD STE 150	ATLANTA	GA	30342	AMBULATORY SURGERY
ATL GYN ONCOLOGY NORTHSIDE (2 LOCATIONS)
980 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD STE 1080	ATLANTA	GA	30342	PHYSICIAN SERVICES
ATLANTA ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS
3400 C OLD MILTON PARKWAY STE 415	ALPHARETTA	GA	30005	OUTPATIENT CENTER
CARDIO PHYSICIANS OF N ATL (4 LOCS)
1285 UPPER HEMBREE ROAD	ROSWELL	GA	30076	OUTPATIENT CENTER
DUNWOODY OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER
4553 NORTH SHALLOWFORD ROAD STE 60C	ATLANTA	GA	30342	OUTPATIENT CENTER
GA COLON & RECTAL SURGEONS (7 LOCS)
5445 MERIDIAN MARK STE 180	ATLANTA	GA	30342	OUTPATIENT CENTER
GWINNETT ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER LLC
2131 FOUNTAIN DRIVE	SNELLVILLE	GA	30078	AMBULATORY SURGERY
INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCOF JOHN'S CREEK
3340 AND 3350 PADDOCK PARKWAY	SUWANEE	GA	30024	OUTPATIENT CENTER
LAUREATE MEDICAL GROUP (4 LOCATIONS)
550 PEACHTREE STREET NE STE 1550	ATLANTA	GA	30308	OUTPATIENT CENTER
MARIETTA PATHOLOGY LAB
488 KENNESAW AVENUE STE 150 AND 200	MARIETTA	GA	30060	OUTPATIENT CENTER
MOUNT VERNON INTERNAL MEDICINE
755 MT VERNON HIGHWAY NE STE 400	SANDY SPRINGS	GA	30328	OUTPATIENT CENTER
NORTH ATLANTA ENT
1400 NORTHSIDE FORSYTH DRIVE STE	CUMMING	GA	30041	OUTPATIENT CENTER	240
NORTHSIDE RHEUMATOLOGY
1265 UPPER HEMBREE ROAD	ROSWELL	GA	30076	OUTPATIENT CENTER
NORTHSIDE VASCULAR PRACTICE
1400 NORTHSIDE FORSYTH DRIVE STE	CUMMING	GA	30041	OUTPATIENT CENTER	270
PHYSICIANS IMMEDIATE MED - DAWSONVILLE
91 NORDSON OVERLOOK	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	OUTPATIENT CENTER
PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE OF ATLANTA
5505 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD STE 370	ATLANTA	GA	30342	OUTPATIENT CENTER
SPECIALTY CENTER OF JOHNS CREEK
3350 PADDOCKS PARKWAY	SUWANEE	GA	30024	PHYSICIAN SERVICES
SURGERY CENTERS OF GEORGIA LLC
220 HOSPITAL ROAD	CANTON	GA	30114	OUTPATIENT CENTER
UNIVERSITY GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
960 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD STE 130	ATLANTA	GA	30342	PHYSICIAN SERVICES
UROLOGY OF GREATER ATLANTA
290 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE STE 100	STOCKBRIDGE	GA	30281	LAB; CT; X-RAY

Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (24 entries)

ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference
PART I, LINE 6A: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT. THE REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
PART I, LINE 7: THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 7 IS THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO CALCULATED PURSUANT TO THE IRS SCHEDULE H WORKSHEET 2 INSTRUCTIONS.
PART I, L7 COL(F): BAD DEBT EXPENSE IN THE AMOUNT OF $84,361,739 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TOTAL EXPENSE.
PART II: PERIODICALLY NORTHSIDE COMPLETES COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PHYSICIANS IN THESE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. TO FOLLOW UP ON THESE COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, THE HOSPITAL ALSO ENGAGES IN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE BASED ON POPULATION GROWTH, COMMUNITY NEED FOR SERVICES, PENDING RETIREMENT OF EXISTING PHYSICIANS. THE NEED FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES IN SERVICE LINES SUCH AS PRIMARY CARE, GENERAL SURGERY, OBSTETRICAL SERVICES, NEUROLOGY, AND OTHERS HAS INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 80% OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS. THE HOSPITAL IS CONCENTRATING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS ON THESE NEEDED SPECIALTIES AND HAVE FACILITATED THE RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS INTO FORSYTH, DAWSON, PICKENS AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES TO SERVICE THESE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. SEE PART VI, LINE 2, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4: "THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS THAT RELATES TO PATIENT SERVICE REVENUES IS BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF POTENTIALLY UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. THE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATE OF THE UNCOLLECTIBLE PORTION OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE." THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINES 2 AND 3 WAS A COST TO CHARGE RATIO APPLIED TO BAD DEBT CHARGES WRITTEN OFF, NET OF RECOVERIES. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. THE FORGONE CHARGES ARE AT THE EXPENSE OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL.
PART III, LINE 8: THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON LINE 6 WAS A COST TO CHARGE RATIO FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2012 MEDICARE COST REPORT APPLIED TO MEDICARE CHARGES. THE MEDICARE PROGRAM PAYS AT AMOUNTS WHICH ARE LESS THAN THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES. ANY COST NOT REIMBURSED BY MEDICARE IS BORNE BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL WHICH EASES THE BURDEN TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.
PART III, LINE 9B: FINANCIAL COUNSELORS IDENTIFY PATIENTS DURING THE PRE-SCREENING PROCESS THAT APPEAR TO BE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND NOTIFY THEM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT AN ACCOUNT IS UNCOLLECTIBLE DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL STATUS, THE PATIENT IS CONTACTED TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ONCE THEY ARE DETERMINED TO BE CHARITY, COLLECTION EFFORTS CEASE AND THE ACCOUNT IS WRITTEN OFF TO CHARITY RELIEVING THE PATIENT OF LIABILITY FOR THE DEBT. THE RESULT OF BEING APPROVED FOR CHARITY ALSO PREVENTS THE PATIENT FROM ANY POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THEIR CREDIT.
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11H: NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD; MONTHLY EXPENSES	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11H: NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD; MONTHLY EXPENSES	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11H: NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD; MONTHLY EXPENSES	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13G: A NOTICE ON BILLING INVOICES DIRECTS PATIENTS TO THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATION; PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN A FINANCIAL DISCUSSION REGARDING OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT LIABILITY EITHER PRIOR TO SERVICES RENDERED OR AT THE POINT OF SERVICE RENDERED, AND IF THE PATIENT INDICATES A POSSIBLE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED; INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATION IS EXPLAINED IN THE ABOUT YOUR BILLING BROCHURE WHICH EACH PATIENT RECEIVES UPON ADMISSION.	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13G: A NOTICE ON BILLING INVOICES DIRECTS PATIENTS TO THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATION; PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN A FINANCIAL DISCUSSION REGARDING OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT LIABILITY EITHER PRIOR TO SERVICES RENDERED OR AT THE POINT OF SERVICE RENDERED, AND IF THE PATIENT INDICATES A POSSIBLE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED; INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATION IS EXPLAINED IN THE ABOUT YOUR BILLING BROCHURE WHICH EACH PATIENT RECEIVES UPON ADMISSION.	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13G: A NOTICE ON BILLING INVOICES DIRECTS PATIENTS TO THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATION; PATIENTS PARTICIPATE IN A FINANCIAL DISCUSSION REGARDING OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT LIABILITY EITHER PRIOR TO SERVICES RENDERED OR AT THE POINT OF SERVICE RENDERED, AND IF THE PATIENT INDICATES A POSSIBLE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS PROVIDED; INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POLICY AND APPLICATION IS EXPLAINED IN THE ABOUT YOUR BILLING BROCHURE WHICH EACH PATIENT RECEIVES UPON ADMISSION.	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 19D: THE AMOUNT CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SLIDING FEE SCALE, WHICH ADJUSTED THE AMOUNT CHARGED TO A FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON THE ASSET AND EXPENSE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION.	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 19D: THE AMOUNT CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SLIDING FEE SCALE, WHICH ADJUSTED THE AMOUNT CHARGED TO A FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON THE ASSET AND EXPENSE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION.	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 19D: THE AMOUNT CHARGED TO FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SLIDING FEE SCALE, WHICH ADJUSTED THE AMOUNT CHARGED TO A FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL BASED ON THE ASSET AND EXPENSE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FAP-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM APPLICATION.	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE
PART VI, LINE 2: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. IS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. NORTHSIDE REGULARLY ASSESSES THE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS. NORTHSIDE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORS STATEWIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, QUARTERLY NEEDS CALCULATIONS PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH, DIVISION OF HEALTH PLANNING ("DCH") FOR VARIOUS SERVICE LINES SUCH AS OBSTETRICAL SERVICES, NEONATAL SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES, AMBULATORY SURGERY SERVICES, PET/CT IMAGING, MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION THERAPY, AND OPEN HEART SURGERY. NORTHSIDE ALSO REGULARLY REQUESTS THAT DCH RE-EVALUATE THE PROJECTED NEED FOR ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL BEDS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, NORTHSIDE SUBSCRIBES TO AND REVIEWS INFORMATION CONTAINED IN VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DATABASES AND OTHER HEALTH INFORMATION AND POPULATION SOURCES REGARDING THE DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL INDICATORS FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VARIOUS DCH SURVEY DATABASES, CLARITAS, THE GEORGIA OFFICE OF PLANNING AND BUDGET, OASIS, AND THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY. NORTHSIDE CONTINUOUSLY REVIEWS INTERNAL SERVICE UTILIZATION DATA AND SURVEY RESPONSES TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN NEED OF ENHANCEMENT, EXPANSION OR OTHER INVESTMENTS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. NORTHSIDE, ITS REPRESENTATIVES AND EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY COALITIONS, ADVISORY GROUPS, COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND OTHER FORMAL AND INFORMAL GROUPS OR MEETINGS THAT EITHER SERVE THE COMMUNITIES GENERALLY OR SPECIFICALLY ENDEAVOR TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY, QUALITY, AND SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY. NORTHSIDE WORKS CLOSELY WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICE DELIVERY, INCLUDING GAPS DUE TO GEOGRAPHY, FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY, OVER-UTILIZATION OF EXISTING SERVICES/PROVIDERS, OR QUALITY OF CARE. NORTHSIDE FURTHER COMMUNICATES WITH SAFETY NET CLINICS AND OTHER COMMUNITY RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHOSE HEALTH CARE NEEDS ARE NOT MET BY THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE RESULTS OF OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS ASSIST US IN DEVELOPING PRIORITIES AS WELL AS, WHERE NECESSARY, DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR OBTAINING NECESSARY REGULATORY APPROVALS FOR NEW OR EXPANDED SERVICE LINES OR FACILITIES. TO ILLUSTRATE, IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE DCH'S PUBLISHED NEED CALCULATIONS FOR LARGE REGIONS DO NOT COMPORT WITH IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF SMALLER SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY (AS DETERMINED THROUGH NORTHSIDE'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT), NORTHSIDE PETITIONS DCH TO REVIEW DOCUMENTATION EVIDENCING GAPS IN CARE. MANY OF THESE EFFORTS HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL, RESULTING IN IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE. EVERY TWO YEARS, NORTHSIDE ALSO ENGAGES HEALTH PLANNING EXPERTS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO IDENTIFY HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGES. THIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS RE-EVALUATED ANNUALLY TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEED TO ENSURE EASIER ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE AS WELL AS SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN SERVICES. NORTHSIDE'S PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS.
PART VI, LINE 3: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INFORMS AND EDUCATES PATIENTS AND PERSONS WHO MAY BE BILLED FOR PATIENT CARE ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. BI-LINGUAL SIGNAGE IS POSTED IN THE WAITING AREAS OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS ALL OUT-PATIENT LOCATIONS OF THE HOSPITAL WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO ALL PATIENTS REGARDING NORTHSIDE'S CHARITY POLICIES. ALL PATIENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH AND MUST SIGN TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF HOSPITAL CHARGES. PATIENTS ARE NOTIFIED THAT IF THEY ARE AN UNINSURED OR SELF-PAY PATIENT, THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO A FINANCIAL COUNSELOR FOR DETERMINATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR CHARITY CARE, INDIGENT CARE, OR GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT. IF THE PATIENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE, THE FINANCIAL COUNSELOR WILL DISCUSS PAYMENT OPTIONS DEVELOPED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH MANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CHARITY CARE TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES THROUGH THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. NORTHSIDE PROVIDES A PRE-APPROVAL CHARITY PROCESS FOR ALL PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY, THIS PROCESS ALLOWS A PATIENT TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY SERVICES PRIOR TO THE SERVICES BEING PERFORMED, RELIEVING THEM OF THE STRESS AND BURDEN OF THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THEIR CARE, AND ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR RECOVERY.
PART VI, LINE 4: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTANORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA IS A 537-BED ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA IN FULTON COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S PREDEFINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE METRO ATLANTA AREA AND INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF CHEROKEE, COBB, DEKALB, FORSYTH, FULTON, AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA REPRESENTS NEARLY 85% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS.ACCORDING TO CLARITAS, INC. POPULATION ESTIMATES, IN 2013 NEARLY 3 MILLION PEOPLE RESIDED IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA. FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE REPRESENTED AN ESTIMATED 21% OF THE 2013 SERVICE AREA POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ AGE COHORT REPRESENTED AN ESTIMATED 9%. THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE PREDOMINATELY CAUCASIAN (58%), FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN (25%) AND ASIAN (8%). IN 2013, AN ESTIMATED FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION WAS HISPANIC OR LATINO. ALSO IN 2013, TWENTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA HAD A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000.LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BY 2018 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TEN PERCENT, REACHING NEARLY 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE. THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO AGE SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE PROJECTED RAPID GROWTH OF THE 65+ AGE COHORT. TO ILLUSTRATE, FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO 20% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ COHORT IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TO 12% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION. THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 29% BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018 WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE GROWTH RATE OF FEMALES 15-44 (-0.3%) AND THE TOTAL POPULATION (7%). THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S 2018 SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY WITH CAUCASIANS COMPRISING 54% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (26%) AND ASIANS (9%). A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SERVICE AREA POPULATION ALSO IS PROJECTED (15% TO 16%) WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES LESS THAN $25,000 IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TO 22%. GIVEN THE DENSITY OF THE POPULATION RESIDING IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S SERVICE AREA AND ITS PROJECTED GROWTH, PARTICULARLY IN THE 65+ AGE COHORT, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA ANTICIPATES CONTINUED DEMAND FOR HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. DEMAND FOR INPATIENT SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 10% BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018. EXAMPLES OF INPATIENT SERVICES WITH THE LARGEST PROJECTED DEMAND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND NEONATOLOGY, CARDIAC SERVICES, GENERAL SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDICS. ALTERNATIVELY, THE TOP FIVE FASTEST GROWING INPATIENT SERVICES, IN TERMS OF PERCENT GROWTH, INCLUDE: ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY, REHABILITATION, NEUROSURGERY, UROLOGY AND OBSTETRICS. IN KEEPING WITH THE BROADER INDUSTRY TREND OF THE CONTINUED MIGRATION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S SERVICE IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 18% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. EXAMPLES OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH THE LARGEST PROJECTED DEMAND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: RADIOLOGY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, CARDIOLOGY, PHYSICAL THERAPY/REHABILITATION AND GASTROENTEROLOGY. ALTERNATIVELY, THE TOP FIVE FASTEST GROWING OUTPATIENT SERVICES, IN TERMS OF PERCENT GROWTH, INCLUDE: THORACIC SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, VASCULAR, AND SPINE SERVICES.THIS DESCRIPTION IS CONTINUED LATER IN SCHEDULE H.
PART VI, LINE 5: NORTHSIDE IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES AND TO MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF ITS GROWING COMMUNITY. TO THAT END, NORTHSIDE CONTINUALLY INVESTS IN NEW OR EXPANDED FACILITIES AND SERVICES, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY. IN ADDITION, NORTHSIDE INVESTS ITS RESOURCES, BOTH CAPITAL AND PERSONNEL, INTO NUMEROUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FREE HEALTH SEMINARS, SCREENINGS, AWARENESS EVENTS AND MORE.NORTHSIDE CONTINUES TO INVEST IN NEW AND/OR EXPANDED SERVICES OR FACILITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES AND GEOGRAPHIC AND FINANCIAL ACCESS TO CARE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012, NORTHSIDE ACQUIRED VARIOUS PHYSICIAN PRACTICES AND OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTERS TO CONCENTRATE PHYSICIAN FOCUS ON PATIENT NEEDS AND TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS TO SURGICAL CARE. IN ADDITION, NORTHSIDE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY THAT BENEFITS PATIENTS IN NUMEROUS WAYS, AS DETAILED BELOW. NORTHSIDE'S COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES IS EVIDENCED BY NORTHSIDE'S SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2012 TO OBTAIN REGULATORY APPROVAL FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION. AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF SURGICAL SERVICES, NORTHSIDE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ITS PATIENTS ACCESS TO THE LATEST IN SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY AND TREATMENT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA, FORSYTH AND CHEROKEE INVESTED MORE THAN $5.8 MILLION IN UPGRADING AND EXPANDING THE CAPACITY OF ITS ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROGRAM. ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY PROVIDES NUMEROUS BENEFITS TO PATIENTS, INCLUDING IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES, SHORTER HOSPITAL STAYS, REDUCED BLOOD LOSS, REDUCED PAIN AND TRAUMA, LOWER RISK OF INFECTION, FASTER RECOVERY, AND LESS SCARRING. ADDITIONALLY, THE FIRST SINGLE INCISION ROBOTIC SURGERY IN GEORGIA WAS PERFORMED AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012, WHICH IS A FURTHER TESTAMENT TO NORTHSIDE'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING QUALITY CARE UTILIZING CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE HAS BROKEN GROUND ON ITS REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL, THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. THIS RELOCATED HOSPITAL WILL OFFER THE SAME HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN A NEW, MODERN AND MORE ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE FACILITY. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING; OVER 2,000 OFFICIALS, BUSINESS LEADERS, PHYSICIANS, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL AND CITIZENS VOICED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT THROUGH LETTERS, EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS. ALSO DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011, NORTHSIDE RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL TO INVEST $51 MILLION TO EXPAND INPATIENT BED CAPACITY AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH, WHICH BROUGHT TOTAL BEDS FROM 155 TO 201 BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2012. THIS INVESTMENT IS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH'S IDENTIFIED INSTITUTION-SPECIFIC BED NEED PROJECTION. ALL OF THESE INVESTMENTS IMPROVE ACCESS TO NEEDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHSIDE SYSTEM SERVICE AREA.THIS DESCRIPTION IS CONTINUED LATER IN SCHEDULE H.
PART VI, LINE 6: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. INCLUDES THREE HOSPITALS - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - ATLANTA IN SANDY SPRINGS, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE IN CANTON AND NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - FORSYTH IN CUMMING. THESE HOSPITALS AND OVER 80 OUTPATIENT SERVICE LOCATIONS MAKE UP THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL SYSTEM WHICH SERVES AN AREA THAT INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HOSPITAL-BASED MEDICAL SERVICES, THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL SYSTEM PROVIDES A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AREA RESIDENTS. WORKING WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES AND MEDICAL STAFF, THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL SYSTEM PARTICIPATES IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS AS WELL AS PROVIDES SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY LIVING WITH A SERIOUS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION.IN ADDITION TO THE EXCELLENT MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO A NUMBER OF OTHER NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY AND CIVIC CAUSES WHOSE MISSIONS AND OBJECTIVES COMPLEMENT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND VALUES. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL GIVES BACK A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO THE COMMUNITY. WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS BY THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WE REACH WITH OUR MESSAGES RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS. OUR MISSION IS TO WORK TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CLEARLY, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ALLOW US TO BROADEN OUR IMPACT BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR FACILITIES.
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTHNORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH IS A 201-BED ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CENTRALLY LOCATED IN CUMMING, FORSYTH COUNTY. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PREDEFINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS PRIMARILY ENCOMPASS FORSYTH AND DAWSON COUNTIES AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OF CHEROKEE, FULTON, GWINNETT, AND HALL. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA REPRESENTS 89% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS. ACCORDING TO CLARITAS, INC., IN 2013, AN ESTIMATED 770,000 PEOPLE RESIDE IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA. FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE REPRESENT AN ESTIMATED 20% OF THE 2013 SERVICE AREA POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ AGE COHORT REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATED 10%. THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE PREDOMINATELY CAUCASIAN (74%) FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN (8%) AND ASIAN (10%). IN 2013, AN ESTIMATED THIRTEEN PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND SEVENTEEN PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA HAVE A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000.LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BY 2018 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE NINE PERCENT, TO MORE THAN 838,000 PEOPLE. THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA IS PROJECTED TO AGE SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE PROJECTED RAPID GROWTH OF THE 65+ AGE COHORT. TO ILLUSTRATE, FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO 19% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ AGE COHORT IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TO 12% OF THE SERVICE AREAS TOTAL POPULATION. THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 30% BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018 WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE GROWTH RATE OF FEMALES 15-44 (3%) AND THE TOTAL POPULATION (9%). THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S 2018 SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY WITH CAUCASIANS COMPRISING 69% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (9%) AND ASIANS (13%). A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION ALSO IS PROJECTED (13% TO 14%) WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES LESS THAN $25,000 IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY TO EIGHTEEN PERCENT.GIVEN THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH PROJECTED FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA, PARTICULARLY IN THE 65+ AGE COHORT, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH IS THE SOLE-COUNTY PROVIDER, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH ANTICIPATES CONTINUED STRONG DEMAND FOR HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. DEMAND FOR INPATIENT SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 16% BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018. EXAMPLES OF INPATIENT SERVICES WITH THE LARGEST PROJECTED DEMAND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICAL AND NEONATOLOGY, CARDIAC SERVICES, GENERAL SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDICS. ALTERNATIVELY, THE TOP FIVE FASTEST GROWING INPATIENT SERVICES, IN TERMS OF PERCENT GROWTH, INCLUDE: REHABILITATION, NEUROSURGERY, THORACIC SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS AND GENERAL MEDICINE. IN KEEPING WITH THE BROADER INDUSTRY TREND OF THE CONTINUED MIGRATION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S SERVICE IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 23% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. EXAMPLES OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH THE LARGEST PROJECTED DEMAND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: RADIOLOGY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, CARDIOLOGY, PHYSICAL THERAPY/REHABILITATION, AND GASTROENTEROLOGY. ALTERNATIVELY, THE TOP FIVE FASTEST GROWING OUTPATIENT SERVICES, IN TERMS OF PERCENT CHANGE, INCLUDE: THORACIC SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, VASCULAR, AND SPINE SERVICES.NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEENORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE IS AN 84-BED ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CENTRALLY LOCATED IN CANTON, CHEROKEE COUNTY. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREA PRIMARILY ENCOMPASS CHEROKEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES, AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF BARTOW, COBB, DAWSON, FORSYTH, FULTON, GILMER, LUMPKIN AND PAULDING. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA REPRESENTS NEARLY 93% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS, AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS.ACCORDING TO CLARITAS, INC., IN 2013 AN ESTIMATED 720,000 PEOPLE RESIDE IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA. FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE REPRESENT AN ESTIMATED 20% OF THE 2011 SERVICE AREA POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ AGE COHORT REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATED 11%. THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE PREDOMINATELY CAUCASIAN (81%) FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN (9%) AND ASIAN (4%). AN ESTIMATED TEN PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS HISPANIC OR LATINO AND SEVENTEEN PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA HAVE A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000.LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BY 2018 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE THIRTEEN PERCENT TO MORE THAN 775,000 PEOPLE. THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO AGE SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE PROJECTED RAPID GROWTH OF THE 65+ AGE COHORT. TO ILLUSTRATE, FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE ARE PROJECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO 19% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TO 13% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION. THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 28% BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018 WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE GROWTH RATE OF FEMALES 15-44 (1%) AND THE TOTAL POPULATION (6%). THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S 2018 SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY WITH CAUCASIANS COMPRISING 83% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (11%) AND ASIANS (5%). A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION ALSO IS PROJECTED (10% TO 11%) WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES LESS THAN $25,000 IS PROJECTED TO SLIGHTLY INCREASE TO EIGHTEEN PERCENT.GIVEN THE STRONG POPULATION GROWTH PROJECTED FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA, PARTICULARLY IN THE 65+ AGE COHORT, COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE IS THE SOLE-COUNTY PROVIDER, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE ANTICIPATES CONTINUED STRONG DEMAND FOR HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. DEMAND FOR INPATIENT SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 14% BETWEEN 2013 AND 2018. EXAMPLES OF THE LARGEST PROJECTED DEMAND FOR INPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND NEONATOLOGY, CARDIAC SERVICES, GENERAL SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDICS. ALTERNATIVELY, THE TOP FIVE FASTEST GROWING INPATIENT SERVICES, IN TERMS OF PERCENT GROWTH, INCLUDE: REHABILITATION, NEUROSURGERY, THORACIC SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS AND GENERAL MEDICINE. IN KEEPING WITH THE BROADER INDUSTRY TREND OF THE CONTINUED MIGRATION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TO AN OUTPATIENT SETTING, DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S SERVICE AREA IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 21% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. EXAMPLES OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH THE LARGEST PROJECTED DEMAND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: RADIOLOGY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, CARDIOLOGY, PHYSICAL THERAPY/REHABILITATION, AND GASTROENTEROLOGY. ALTERNATIVELY, THE TOP FIVE FASTEST GROWING OUTPATIENT SERVICES, IN TERMS OF PERCENT CHANGE, INCLUDE: THORACIC SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, VASCULAR AND SPINE SERVICES.		PART VI, LINE 4 (CONTINUED):
IN ADDITION TO BRICKS AND MORTAR INVESTMENTS, THE NORTHSIDE SYSTEM INVESTS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND RESOURCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND SCREENING ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. WHETHER HOSTING ITS OWN OUTREACH EVENT OR PARTNERING WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION LIKE THE MARCH OF DIMES, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OR THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, NORTHSIDE IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS COMMITMENT, IN FY 2012 MORE THAN 41,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTHSIDE CANCER INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A 106% INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FREE PROSTATE AND SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS, NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND SUPPORT GROUP ACTIVITIES. NORTHSIDE IS ALSO A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS WITHIN THE AREAS IT SERVES. IN FY 2012, NORTHSIDE SPONSORED THE MARCH OF DIMES MARCH FOR BABIES EVENT AND HAD A TEAM OF 326 WALKERS. NORTHSIDE RAISED MORE THAN $368,000 FOR THE MARCH OF DIMES THROUGH EMPLOYEE DONATIONS, NORTHSIDE'S PREEMIE SUPPORT GROUP'S FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND NORTHSIDE'S MATCHING FUNDS. ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE IN FURTHERANCE OF NORTHSIDE'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.THE SYSTEM'S MEDICAL STAFF IS ORGANIZED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST WITH MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERSHIP AND CLINICAL PRIVILEGES OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY. MANY OF THE PHYSICIANS ON STAFF ACROSS THE SYSTEM NOT ONLY PROVIDE NEEDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY BUT ALSO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO PARTICIPATE IN NORTHSIDE'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS SUCH AS FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS ON A VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS. AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE THERE ARE MORE THAN 400 PHYSICIANS IN MORE THAN 30 SPECIALTIES ON STAFF, MANY OF WHOM RESIDE IN THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA AND NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH HAVE A COMBINED MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 2,000 PHYSICIANS IN MORE THAN 30 SPECIALTIES, OF WHICH NEARLY 300 DESIGNATE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH AS THEIR PRIMARY CAMPUS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. HAD AN ELEVEN (11) MEMBER BOARD WITH DIVERSIFIED REPRESENTATION INCLUDING PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RESIDED IN THE SYSTEM'S COUNTY-LEVEL PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY TO ENSURE THAT BOARD MEMBERS REMAIN THE COMMUNITY'S FIDUCIARIES BY RECUSING THEMSELVES FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISIONS IN WHICH THEY MAY HAVE A DIRECT OR INDIRECT VESTED INTEREST.		PART VI, LINE 5 (CONTINUED):
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT UNDER GEORGIA LAW. HOWEVER, WE PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.NORTHSIDE.COM.		PART VI, LINE 7:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY-ATLANTA INC
5775 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	582142151	501(C)(3)	533796	GENERAL SUPPORT
MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION
1275 MAMORONECK AVENUE	WHITE PLAINS	NY	10605	131846366	501(C)(3)	302116	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
1101 NORTHCHASE PKWY SUITE 1	MARIETTA	GA	30067	135613797	501(C)(3)	105000	GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHEASTERN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS
12100 SUNSET HILLS ROAD SUITE 130	RESTON	VA	20190	581431500	501(C)(6)	80000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CUMMING-FORSYTH COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
212 KELLY MILL ROAD	CUMMING	GA	30040	581048245	501(C)(6)	118000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OVARIAN CANCER INSTITUTE
960 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD SUITE 130	ATLANTA	GA	30342	582445245	501(C)(3)	75000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PARTNERSHIP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PO BOX 170225	ATLANTA	GA	30317	581314556	501(C)(3)	70000	GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER NORTH FULTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
11605 HAYNES BRIDGE ROAD	ALPHARETTA	GA	30004	581157316	501(C)(6)	67000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CUMMING FAIRGROUNDS
235 CASTLEBERRY ROAD	CUMMING	GA	30040	588000553		50000	GENERAL SUPPORT
VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM INC
5775 GLENRIDGE DRIVE NE	ATLANTA	GA	30328	580566250	501(C)(3)	40000	GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 56566	ATLANTA	GA	30343	131788491	501(C)(3)	35700	GENERAL SUPPORT
COBB COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO BOX 671868	MARIETTA	GA	30006	580198114	501(C)(6)	32964	GENERAL SUPPORT
GEORGIA CENTER OF ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
50 HURT PLAZA	ATLANTA	GA	30303	571159979	501(C)(3)	25000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MUST MINISTRIES
1407 COBB PARKWAY NORTH	MARIETTA	GA	30061	582034725	501(C)(3)	25000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	9	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	5	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Type Of Grant	SCHOLARSHIP / EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE	TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients	17	NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant	97797	AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	ReturnReference
Explanation	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS GUIDELINES IN PLACE THAT ARE TO BE USED IN REVIEWING THE ELIGIBILITY OF GRANTEES. ALL GRANTS REQUIRE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION AND APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF APPROVAL.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	1	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (10 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
ROBERT T QUATTROCCHI
1319726	0	1200000	0	2867553	0	0	0	6571	0	5393850	0	0	0
DEBORAH S MITCHAM
393088	0	78983	0	6000	0	0	0	11398	0	489469	0	0	0
JORGE J HERNANDEZ
271769	0	76611	0	4298	0	0	0	1140	0	353818	0	0	0
TINA WAKIM
436856	0	123858	0	12048	0	0	0	1220	0	573982	0	0	0
ROBERT PUTNAM
404471	0	93035	0	15440	0	0	0	5310	0	518256	0	0	0
GUILHERME CANTUARIA MD
606708	0	116667	0	561	0	0	0	6319	0	730255	0	0	0
AASHISH DESAI MD
531637	0	111154	0	430	0	0	0	1079	0	644300	0	0	0
AMOL BAPAT MD
528705	0	111154	0	478	0	0	0	5660	0	645997	0	0	0
GORDON AZAR MD
526944	0	111154	0	1195	0	0	0	6755	0	646048	0	0	0
THOMAS JORDAN MD
508752	0	111154	0	1099	0	0	0	5813	0	626818	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference

ExplanationExplanation

PART I, LINE 1A

ON OCCASION, CERTAIN BENEFITS, SUCH AS LONG TERM DISABILITY PREMIUMS, ARE GROSSED UP FOR SELECTED EMPLOYEES.

PART I, LINE 4B

MR. QUATTROCCHI HAS LED THE ORGANIZATION FOR MORE THAN NINE YEARS AS CEO AND FOR FOURTEEN YEARS AS A SENIOR EXECUTIVE PRIOR TO BECOMING CEO. AS A RESULT OF HIS LEADERSHIP AND LONGEVITY, AND TO ASSIST IN HIS RETENTION, NORTHSIDE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS PROVIDED THE CEO A SERP AGREEMENT ("SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN") WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIM RETIREMENT INCOME OVER HIS LIFE IN RETIREMENT. THE SERP PAYMENTS ARE BASED ON A MATHEMATICAL FORMULA, PURSUANT TO A SIGNED CONTRACT, AND ARE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED FOR REASONABLENESS BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ULTIMATELY BY THE FULL BOARD BEFORE ANY PAYMENT IS MADE. THE SERP VESTS AND DISBURSES INCREMENTAL FUNDING PAYOUTS EACH TWO OR THREE YEARS. 2011 WAS SUCH A YEAR. NORTHSIDE DOES NOT CONSIDER THE SERP PAYMENT TO BE DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR TAX REPORTING PURPOSES. THE CEO IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS MEASUREMENTS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF QUALITY, OPERATIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND STRATEGIC TARGETS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE INCENTIVE PLAN AND APPROVES THE PAYMENT CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN ANNUALLY.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (2 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEIN	CUSIP NumberCUSIPNumber	Date IssuedDateIssued	Issue PriceIssuePrice	Description Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurpose	DefeasedDefeased	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuer	Pool FinancingPoolFinancing
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF FULTON COUNTY
581033907	360053GW6	2011-12-12	51910000	PROVIDE FUNDS TO REFUND A PRIOR ISSUE - 2/16/2003; 2/2/1994	0	0	0
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF FULTON COUNTY
581033907	360053GX4	2011-12-12	16260000	PROVIDE FUNDS TO REFUND A PRIOR ISSUE - 2/16/2003	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (2 entries)

Total ProceedsTotalProceeds	Refunding EscrowRefundingEscrow	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceeds	Year Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletion	Current RefundingCurrentRefunding	Advance RefundingAdvanceRefunding	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMade	Adequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
51910000	51584678	325322	2011	1	0	1	1
16260000	16158098	101902	2011	1	0	1	1

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (2 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedProperty	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangements	Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreements	Prcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers	Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUse	Post Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
0	0	0	0	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	1
0	0	0	0	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000	1

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (2 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiled	Variable Rate IssueVariableRateIssue	Hedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds	Gross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGIC	Gross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvested	Exception To RebateExceptionToRebate	Term Of HedgeTermOfHedge	Superintegrated HedgeSuperintegratedHedge	Hedge TerminatedHedgeTerminated
(no name)
0	0	0	0	0	0
WELLS FARGO BANK
0	1	1	0	0	0	4.750000000000	0	0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (6 entries)

RelationshipRelationship	Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction	Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
ATLANTA PERINATAL CONSULTANTS LLP
LAWRENCE STONE, M.D., NSH BOARD MEMBER & ATLANTA PERINATAL CONS. PARTNER	1911228	LAWRENCE STONE, M.D., MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A PARTNER IN ATLANTA PERINATAL CONSULTANTS, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT ARMS-LENGTH.	0
NORTHSIDE ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS LLC
DOUGLAS SMITH, M.D., NSH BOARD MEMBER & NS ANESTHESIOLOGY CONS. OFF./OWNER	3104283	DOUGLAS SMITH, M.D., MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS AN OFFICER/OWNER OF NORTHSIDE ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS, LLC, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. TRANSACTIONS WITH THIS ENTITY ARE CONDUCTED AT ARMS-LENGTH AND ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF PAYMENTS FOR PROVISION OF ON-CALL PHYSICIAN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH NSH SERVES.	0
J BRYAN WHITLEY
ROBERT E. WHITLEY, NSH BOARD MEMBER & J. BRYAN WHITLEY FAMILY	68701	ROBERT E. WHITLEY, MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH J. BRYAN WHITLEY, AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	0
MEDLOCK MEDICAL LLC
DALE M.BEARMAN, M.D., NSH BOARD MEMBER & MEDLOCK MEDICAL, LLC OWNER	405847	DALE M. BEARMAN, M.D., MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAS A GREATER THAN 5% OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN MEDLOCK MEDICAL, LLC, WHICH PROVIDES RENTAL SPACE TO NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. TRANSACTIONS WITH THIS ENTITY ARE CONDUCTED AT ARMS-LENGTH.	0
RACHEL BEARMAN
DALE BEARMAN, NSH BOARD MEMBER & RACHEL BEARMAN FAMILY	11008	DALE BEARMAN, MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH RACHEL BEARMAN, AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	0
JENNIFER WHITLEY
ROBERT E. WHITLEY, NSH BOARD MEMBER & JENNIFER WHITLEY FAMILY	34001	ROBERT E. WHITLEY, MEMBER OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH JENNIFER WHITLEY, AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (15 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES, THE PARENT ENTITY, ELECTS ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES, THE PARENT ENTITY, ELECTS ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES, THE PARENT ENTITY, MUST APPROVE BYLAW REVISIONS AND REVISIONS OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN UNRELATED AND INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT USING DETAILED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SUPPORTED BY A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT (ALSO PREPARED BY OUTSIDE, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS). NORTHSIDE FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING THE SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND CFO, PERFORM A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE 990 AND SIGN-OFF ON THE RETURNS BEFORE THEY ARE FILED. OUTSIDE COUNSEL REVIEWS SECTIONS AT NORTHSIDE'S REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. NORTHSIDE'S LEGAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT REVIEWS CONTRACTS WITH OTHER CARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, MANUFACTURERS AND PAYORS TO DETERMINE WHETHER CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST AND WHETHER THEY ARE WITHIN LAW AND REGULATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO AND KEY EMPLOYEES, A COMPENSATION STUDY, INCLUDING PEER ORGANIZATIONS, IS COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THIS INFORMATION IS SHARED WITH THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DELIBERATE AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. RECORDS ARE RETAINED OF THESE DECISIONS. THE CEO'S FINAL WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS (SPECIFICALLY ALL ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS) ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE FORM 990 AND ARE THEREFORE OPEN FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE VIA GUIDESTAR.ORG. OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR INTRANET, TO NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES, BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WHEN AND IF APPROPRIATE REQUESTS ARE MADE BY THE PUBLIC, WE EVALUATE DISCLOSURE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 16B:	IN LIEU OF ADOPTING A WRITTEN POLICY CONCERNING JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES AND UNDERTAKES A RIGOROUS CASE-BY-CASE EVALUATION OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN ANY PROPOSED JOINT VENTURE ARRANGEMENT UNDER APPLICABLE TAX AND OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS. EACH PROPOSED JOINT VENTURE WITH A TAXABLE ENTITY IS REVIEWED UNDER APPLICABLE TAX LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDELINES BY OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL AND ORGANIZATION PERSONNEL TO CONFIRM THAT THE JOINT VENTURE WOULD BE FORMED, OPERATED AND MANAGED IN A MANNER THAT FURTHERS THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION. JOINT VENTURES WITH TAXABLE ENTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO BE STRUCTURED, INCLUDING THROUGH FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE PROVISIONS AND RESERVED POWERS, IN A MANNER TO SAFEGUARD THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT STATUS AND ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTROLS ALL ASPECTS OF THE JOINT VENTURE RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 23,675,219. CHANGE IN PENSION: -27,301,761. ENT REVENUE/ EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED ON BOOKS 147,364. INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS 1,384,349. NSH AND NSF RENTAL -117,617. INCOME ASSOCIATED WITH NONCONTROLLING INTEREST -44,209. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS -475. DEFERRED GRANT REVENUE 81,876. INCOME FROM JOINT VENTURE -206,140. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -2,381,394.	CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2012	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO BEING A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. WE PLEDGE COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, PERSONAL GUIDANCE AND UNCOMPROMISING STANDARDS TO OUR PATIENTS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS TOWARD HEALTH OF BODY AND MIND. TO ENSURE INNOVATIVE AND UNSURPASSED CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING OUR POSITION AS REGIONAL LEADERS IN SELECT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. AND TO ENHANCE THE WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO PROVIDING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING HOSPITAL-BASED MEDICAL SERVICES, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AREA RESIDENTS. WORKING WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES AND MEDICAL STAFF, NORTHSIDE PARTICIPATES IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND SCREENINGS AS WELL AS PROVIDES SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE LIVING WITH A SERIOUS OR CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION. A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY-FOCUSED RESOURCE: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY REINVESTS REVENUES, IN EXCESS OF EXPENSES, TO ENHANCE THE SYSTEM'S CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THESE RESOURCES PROVIDE FOR A LONG-TERM FOCUS ON THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF OUTSTANDING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, ENHANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND NEW FACILITIES AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION, SUCH RESOURCES ENABLE US TO PROVIDE NUMEROUS OTHER SERVICES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT DEMONSTRATES THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012 - OCTOBER 1, 2011 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITIES: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL DEFINES COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS PRIMARILY THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION, IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES AND WORKING WITH OTHERS TO IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS REPORT INCLUDE: - CHARITY CARE - SERVICES AND MEDICAL SPECIALTIES - EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH - BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY OUTREACH/SPECIAL EVENTS - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION - COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES CHARITY CARE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL TREATS ALL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, CREED, RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOURCE OF PAYMENT. ALL PATIENTS ARE TREATED EQUALLY WITH REGARD TO CHARGES, BED ASSIGNMENTS AND MEDICAL CARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE WITHOUT CHARGE, OR AT DISCOUNTED RATES, TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA. SUCH CASES ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE OR LISTED AS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. WE MAINTAIN RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE WE PROVIDE. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES PROVIDED UNDER THE CHARITY CARE POLICY. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $45.2 MILLION IN INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE. UNCOMPENSATED CARE INCLUDING INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE AND UNCOLLECTED ACCOUNTS REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY $129.5 MILLION. SERVICES AND MEDICAL SPECIALTIES WOMEN'S SERVICES AND MATERNITY EDUCATION: THE LIFETIME MAGAZINE IS A 16-PAGE HEALTH PUBLICATION FOR WOMEN AGES 30-65. THE FREE PUBLICATION FOCUSES ON FAMILY HEALTH AND IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR. EACH ISSUE IS MAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 382,000 HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 23,000 WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AT THE HOSPITAL, PHYSICIAN OFFICES AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO IS AVAILABLE VIA THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, WWW.NORTHSIDE.COM. THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL MOTHERSFIRST PROGRAM IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO WOMEN, WHO ARE ALREADY PREGNANT OR CONSIDERING BECOMING PREGNANT. MOTHERSFIRST OFFERS PERTINENT EDUCATION, CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS, HOSPITAL TOURS AND OTHER SERVICES FOR WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE MANY STAGES OF THEIR CHILDBEARING YEARS, FROM EARLY PREGNANCY THROUGH THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OF THEIR BABY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, MOTHERSFIRST REACHED 25,925 PEOPLE, THROUGH 1,378 CLASSES AND 1,201 HOSPITAL TOURS THAT THE GROUP OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SUPPORT GROUPS OFFER PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY A WAY TO COPE WITH THE ISSUES THEY FACE WITH THE COMFORT OF KNOWING THAT THERE ARE OTHERS THERE TO HELP. NORTHSIDE OFFERS VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS FOR WOMEN, CONDUCTED AT THE HOSPITALS AND SUPPORTED BY VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS WHO ORGANIZE, LECTURE AND FACILITATE. - MOM-ME CONNECTION OFFERS BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT FOR NEW MOMS. TWO GROUPS MEET EACH WEEK AT NORTHSIDE'S CAMPUSES IN SANDY SPRINGS AND ALPHARETTA, EACH FACILITATED BY ONE STAFF MEMBER, WITH APPROXIMATELY 52 MOMS IN ATTENDANCE. - THE SPECIAL CARE NURSERY (SCN) SUPPORT GROUP IS GROUP FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE BABIES CURRENTLY IN THE SCN. APPROXIMATELY 4-6 FAMILIES ATTENDED THE GROUP EACH WEEK IN 2012. - CARING AND COPING IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WHO HAVE LOST A BABY DUE TO MISCARRIAGE, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, STILLBIRTH OR NEWBORN DEATH. MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH AND ARE FACILITATED BY TWO STAFF MEMBERS. APPROXIMATELY 20-30 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2012. - PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS IS A GROUP FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A SUBSEQUENT PREGNANCY FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF A BABY. MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH AND HAVE ONE FACILITATOR. APPROXIMATELY 4-6 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2012. - LOSS IN MULTIPLE BIRTH GROUP IS A GROUP FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST ONE OR MORE MULTIPLES. MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH AND HAVE ONE FACILITATOR. APPROXIMATELY 3-5 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2012. CANCER INSTITUTE: IN 2012, THE CANCER INSTITUTE AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH NUMEROUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS, REACHING 41,770 PEOPLE, A 106 PERCENT INCREASE OVER FISCAL YEAR 2011. NORTHSIDE PROVIDED SKIN, PROSTATE, COLON AND BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS TO 1,309 PEOPLE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012. - FOUR FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS TOOK PLACE, REACHING 234 PARTICIPANTS. THIRTY MEN WERE RECOMMENDED FOR MEDICAL FOLLOW UP AS A RESULT OF SUSPICIOUS FINDINGS. - THREE FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS WERE HELD IN MAY, RESULTING IN 295 PARTICIPANTS. NINETY PEOPLE WERE RECOMMENDED FOR FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT BECAUSE OF ABNORMAL FINDINGS. CHECK IT OUT! IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE GREATER ATLANTA HADASSAH, WHICH PROVIDES BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION TO HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AND SENIOR GIRLS, TEACHING THEM PROPER BREAST SELF-EXAM TECHNIQUE, THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AND ABOUT RISK FACTORS. SCHOOLS IN COBB, FULTON, GWINNETT AND DEKALB COUNTIES HAVE ACCEPTED THE PROGRAM AS PART OF THEIR HEALTH CURRICULUM. IN 2012, THE PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED TO MORE THAN 700 WOMEN. COLORECTAL CANCER EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED ON ALL THREE NORTHSIDE CAMPUSES DURING COLON CANCER AWARENESS MONTH (MARCH). NEARLY 500 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COLORECTAL SCREENING AND SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE. NORTHSIDE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND PROVIDED EDUCATION AT THE SUPER COLON EVENT IN CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK. ANOTHER 13,901 PEOPLE RECEIVED CANCER EDUCATION, ACROSS ALL SPECIALTIES, THROUGH A VARIETY OF OTHER COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH THE CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY - ATLANTA (CSC ATLANTA) TO PROVIDE PSYCHOSOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT GROUPS FACILITATED BY LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, STRESS REDUCTION CLASSES AND SOCIAL EVENTS TO HELP PARTICIPANTS LEARN THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR FIGHT FOR RECOVERY. PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN ATLANTA, FORSYTH AND CHEROKEE. IN 2012, THE ORGANIZATION SAW 7,579 PATIENTS, 5,397 OR 71 PERCENT OF WHO WERE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PATIENTS. APPROXIMATELY 159 NORTHSIDE PATIENTS WERE NEW TO CSC ATLANTA. WITH TWO GRANTS AWARDED TO THE HOSPITAL, NORTHSIDE WAS ABLE TO BETTER ASSIST UNINSURED WOMEN WITH SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES. ONE GRANT FROM SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE HELPED 722 WOMEN, WHO LIVE WITHIN 10 METRO ATLANTA COUNTIES. FIVE BREAST CANCERS WERE DETECTED. ANOTHER GRANT FROM IT'S THE JOURNEY SERVED 78 WOMEN, WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF METRO ATLANTA. ONE BREAST CANCER WAS DETECTED. IN ADDITION TO SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, IT'S THE JOURNEY ALSO PROVIDED GRANT MONEY FOR NORTHSIDE'S HEREDITARY CANCER PROGRAM. SIXTEEN PATIENTS WERE SERVED. THE NETWORK OF HOPE IS A NETWORK OF CANCER SURVIVORS, WHO VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS THROUGH SHARING, STRENGTH AND SUPPORT. THEY ALSO ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY EDUCATION. WITH 34 VOLUNTEERS IN 2012, NETWORK OF HOPE VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 2,927 HOURS OF THEIR TIME AND ASSISTED WITH 1,135 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. HEART HEALTH IN MAY, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL HOSTED THREE FREE COMMUNITY STROKE SCREENINGS IN ATLANTA, CHEROKEE AND FORSYTH. APPROXIMATELY 260 PEOPLE WERE SCREENED FOR STROKE RISK FACTORS. TWO STROKE SUPPORT GROUPS FOR STROKE SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES MEET MONTHLY AT NORTHSIDE'S ALPHARETTA CAMPUS. THE GROUPS HOST SPEAKERS AND PROVIDE NETWORKING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR STROKE SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. APPROXIMATELY 17 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE GROUPS EACH MONTH IN 2012. IN FEBRUARY, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH HOSTED A FREE COMMUNITY HEART HEALTH SCREENING. STAFF SCREENED 86 PEOPLE FOR CARDIAC RISK FACTORS AND PROVIDED 62 ECHOCARDIOGRAMS DURING THE THREE-HOUR EVENT. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE OFFERS A FREE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANYONE CURRENTLY AFFECTED BY DIABETES. THOSE NEEDING MORAL SUPPORT, CLINICAL INFORMATION, GUIDANCE OR ADVICE ABOUT LIVING WITH DIABETES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY. IN 2012, THERE WERE 12 ACTIVE MEMBERS. REHABILITATION SERVICES: NURSES AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS OFFER FREE PRE-OPERATIVE CLASSES TO ANYONE CONSIDERING OR PLANNING TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENTS OR BACK AND NECK SURGERY. PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES LEARN WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THEIR HOSPITALIZATION AND THROUGHOUT RECOVERY. IN 2012, APPROXIMATELY 450 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THESE CLASSES IN ATLANTA AND FORSYTH. IN RECOGNITION OF BETTER HEARING AND SPEECH MONTH IN MAY, THE AUDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OFFERED FREE HEARING SCREENINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. SEVENTY-TWO PEOPLE PARTICIPATED, WITH 35 PEOPLE BEING REFERRED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. TWELVE PEOPLE RETURNED FOR FOLLOW-UP. BARIATRIC SURGERY: NORTHSIDE HOSTS MONTHLY WEIGHT LOSS INFORMATIONAL SEMINARS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS THE TYPES OF SURGERY AVAILABLE, THE PROS AND CONS OF SURGERY, THE SCREENING PROCESS, PRE AND POST-OPERATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE HOSPITAL. IN 2012, 158 PEOPLE ATTENDED 30 SEMINARS. SUPPORT GROUPS ALSO ARE HELD EACH MONTH FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE (OR ARE CONSIDERING) BARIATRIC SURGERY. TWO GROUPS ARE HELD (IN ATLANTA AND FORSYTH) FOR ANY BARIATRIC PATIENT, PRE OR POST SURGERY. A THIRD GROUP IS HELD IN ATLANTA FOR PATIENTS MORE THAN ONE YEAR POST SURGERY. IN ALL, 676 PEOPLE ATTENDED BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2012. SUPPORT SERVICES: THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL AUXILIARIES ADD A SPECIAL CARING TOUCH AS THEY INTERACT WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHSIDE'S THREE HOSPITALS. APPROXIMATELY 680 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM 18 TO 99, ANNUALLY GIVE MORE THAN 126,235 HOURS OF SERVICE. IN 2012, THE AUXILIARIES RAISED MORE THAN $362,308 FOR HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO THE ADULT VOLUNTEERS, TEENAGERS (AGES 14-18), FROM ALL OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS, VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME DURING THE SUMMER TO HELP OUT PATIENTS AND STAFF, GAINING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE PROCESS. IN 2012, THERE WERE 228 TEENS, WORKING THROUGHOUT THE ATLANTA AND FORSYTH CAMPUSES, GIVING 9,060 HOURS. TWO LUNCH 'N LEARNS AND ONE VOLUNTEEN CONFERENCE ALSO WERE HELD AT THE ATLANTA CAMPUS, WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY 28 TEENS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL OPERATES A CALL CENTER TO TAKE PHONE REGISTRATIONS FOR CLASSES AND FOR FREE PHYSICIAN REFERRAL. IN 2012, THE CALL CENTER'S FOUR EMPLOYEES TOOK 10,107 CALLS FOR CLASS REGISTRATION AND 9,458 CALLS FOR PHYSICIAN REFERRAL. THEY ALSO MADE 24,182 QUALITY ASSESSMENT CALLS TO FORMER PATIENTS. NORTHSIDE'S HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER, OR THE MEDICAL LIBRARY, IS OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOME TO A VAST COLLECTION OF HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES INCLUDING BOOKS, JOURNALS AND VIDEOTAPES AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT. INTERNET ACCESS AND CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION DATABASES ALSO ARE AVAILABLE. THE LAUGHING LIBRARY CONSISTS OF A VARIETY OF VIDEOTAPES (DRAMA, HUMOR, EDUCATIONAL AND SUSPENSE) AND VCRS THAT CAN BE CHECKED OUT OVERNIGHT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SPECIAL AUDIOCASSETTES FEATURING RELAXATION TECHNIQUES AND PORTABLE CASSETTE PLAYERS ALSO ARE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. IN 2012, THE CENTER FACILITATED 3,990 REQUESTS FROM PATIENTS FOR SEARCHES/INFORMATION REQUESTS, INTERNET USAGE AND CHECK-OUTS. THE PATIENT RELATIONS (CUSTOMER SERVICE) DEPARTMENT ASSISTED APPROXIMATELY 22,181 PATIENTS IN 2012. IN ADDITION TO NORMAL DUTIES, THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES RESOURCES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING: - COORDINATING "HAPPY TAILS" PET VISITATION TO HIGH RISK PERINATAL (HRP) PATIENTS - COORDINATING CHIP (COMPASSIONATE HELP ISSUE PREVENTION) VOLUNTEERS TO VISIT PATIENTS ON THEIR FIRST DAY OF STAY AND LONG TERM PATIENTS - COORDINATING INFORMATION DESK VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE AS WELCOMING TEAM TO HOSPITAL GUESTS - CONDUCTING PATIENT INTERVIEWS AND PROACTIVELY VISITING PATIENTS ON THEIR SECOND DAY OF STAY - DOCUMENTING AND TRACKING PATIENT CONCERNS AND COMMUNICATE TRENDS TO MANAGEMENT - ASSISTING WITH FINDING TRANSPORTATION TO HOME OR OTHER DESTINATIONS VIA TAXI, GAS CARDS AND MARTA BREEZE CARDS - ASSISTING WITH HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS WITH REDUCED RATES FOR OUT OF TOWN FAMILIES - WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CHAPLAINCY DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH AIRPORT MORTUARY SERVICES - ASSISTING WITH THE VARIOUS EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES TO ASSIST PATIENTS IN BRINGING THEIR FAMILIES TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE CASES OF EMERGENCIES - PROVIDING MEAL VOUCHERS TO THE HOSPITAL CAFETERIA TO PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND VISITORS WHO EXPERIENCE LONG WAIT TIMES OR HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED - PROVIDING CLOTHING FOR PATIENTS, WHOSE CLOTHING HAS BEEN SOILED OR DAMAGED, SO THAT THEY HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR UPON DISCHARGE - MAINTAINING CLOTHING CLOSET FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS - ASSISTING WITH SPANISH-SPEAKING PERINATAL LOSS SERVICES - ACTING AS AN ADVOCATE WITH ELECTRIC, GAS AND PHONE COMPANY CONCERNING BILLING ISSUES WHILE HOSPITALIZED - ASSISTING WITH BABY SHOWERS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS ON HRP - CELEBRATING PATIENT BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES AND OTHER SPECIAL OCCASIONS WHILE BEING HOSPITALIZED - ASSISTING FAMILY MEMBERS AND PATIENTS WITH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTORS, NURSES, AND CONSULTING DOCTORS - ROUNDING IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND ASSISTING PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WAITING TO BE SEEN - ASSISTING PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WITH CHANGING PLANE FLIGHTS WHEN NEEDED - PROVIDING BOOKS, MAGAZINES, CROSS WORD PUZZLES TO PATIENTS WHEN REQUESTED
	EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH SPEAKERS' BUREAU: THE SPEAKERS' BUREAU PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES ON A REGULAR BASIS, PROVIDING USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT A VARIETY OF HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS INCLUDING EXERCISE, NUTRITION AND WEIGHT CONTROL, WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE, BREAST HEALTH, SLEEP DISORDERS, AND MORE. IN 2012, NORTHSIDE PROVIDED SPEAKERS TO 58 GROUPS, REACHING MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE. AN ADDITIONAL 23 REQUESTS FOR SPEAKERS WERE RECEIVED, BUT CANCELLED BY EITHER THE ORGANIZATION OR NORTHSIDE BECAUSE A SPEAKER COULD NOT BE FOUND. CORPORATE & COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROVIDES ON-SITE HEALTH SCREENINGS AT LARGE COMPANIES, TO DETECT EARLY RISK FACTORS OF DISEASE BY OFFERING THE BROADEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF CLINICAL SCREENING SERVICES AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH ATLANTA. HEALTH SCREENINGS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND INCLUDE CHOLESTEROL/GLUCOSE TESTING, CORONARY RISK PROFILE, OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS, SLEEP QUALITY SCREENING, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT. IN 2012, NORTHSIDE OFFERED HEALTH SCREENINGS TO 45 GROUPS, REACHING 4,279 PEOPLE. WEBSITE: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE, WWW.NORTHSIDE.COM, HAS BEEN RANKED #1 BY ATLANTA CONSUMERS EVERY YEAR SINCE 2005 IN THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION'S ANNUAL HEALTHCARE MARKET GUIDE. THE SITE FEATURES INFORMATION ABOUT HOSPITAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, A CLINICAL TRIAL DATABASE, HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA AND VIDEO LIBRARY OF GENERAL HEALTH CONTENT ABOUT SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES, PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY, PREGNANCY CENTER AND A COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT SECTION. THERE WERE 40,936 VISITS (36,136 UNIQUE VISITORS) TO THE SITE, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 87 PERCENT WERE NEW VISITORS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA AUXILIARY PUPPET PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM TRAVELS TO SCHOOLS IN DEKALB, COBB AND NORTH FULTON COUNTIES, EDUCATING CHILDREN IN GRADES PRE K-4 ABOUT MEDICAL CHECK-UPS, PEER PRESSURE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. THE PROGRAM HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1977, INCLUDING THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S COUNCIL ON AUXILIARIES/VOLUNTEERS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AWARD AND THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF DIRECTORS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES EXCELLENCE IN UTILIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS AWARD. IN 2012, THE PROGRAM PERFORMED 38 PUPPET SHOWS (152 HOURS), REACHING NEARLY 5,195 METRO ATLANTA STUDENTS. PARTNERS IN EDUCATION: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S PARTNERS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORS MORE THAN 100 SCHOOLS IN SEVEN NORTH METRO ATLANTA COUNTIES: CHEROKEE, COBB, DAWSON, DEKALB, FORSYTH, FULTON AND GWINNETT. OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR PARTNERS IN EDUCATION SCHOOLS REPRESENTS THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND VALUES AND ITS CONTINUED EFFORTS TO SUPPORT WOMEN, FAMILIES, EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND SAFETY. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE FULFILL CLINIC SUPPLIES; PARTICIPATE IN FUNDRAISERS; SUPPORT CAREER DAYS AND OTHER STUDENT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SCIENCE, SAFETY AND ANTI-BULLYING; SPONSOR TEACHER APPRECIATION/ RECOGNITION EVENTS; AND MUCH MORE. OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS SUPPORT NORTHSIDE WITH ART PROJECTS FOR PATIENTS, PARTICIPATING IN OUR FUNDRAISING WALKS FOR HEALTH CARE CAUSES, PERFORMING AT HOSPITAL EVENTS AND VOLUNTEERING WITH OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTION VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH LABORATORY PARTICIPATES IN LAMBERT HIGH SCHOOL'S HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ADVANCED HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY PLACEMENT. THE HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDES THE CONTENT, SKILLS AND SAFETY PROCEDURES AS IT RELATES TO CLINICAL LABORATORY AND HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS. STUDENTS JOB SHADOW AT NORTHSIDE FOR A TOTAL OF 30 WEEKS, ROTATING THROUGH SIX DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE LAB, INCLUDING CHEMISTRY, HEMATOLOGY, BLOOD AND TISSUE BANK, PHLEBOTOMY, MICROBIOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY/PATHOLOGY. STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, REVIEWING AND ANALYZING DATA AND WORKING WITH REAL EQUIPMENT. IN 2012, 59 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED, AND THE PROGRAM WAS FACILITATED BY TEN NORTHSIDE STAFF. LAMBERT HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENTS ALSO GIVE BACK TO NORTHSIDE BY VOLUNTEERING FOR HOSPITAL EVENTS, FUNDRAISING FOR THE FOUNDATION AND ORGANIZING RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES, WHERE ALL UNITS COLLECTED GO TOWARD NORTHSIDE CREDIT. IN 2012, STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN 412 HOURS TO NORTHSIDE EVENTS AND CAUSES. FOR OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING HEALTH CARE CAREERS, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE AGAIN PARTICIPATED IN THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOLS' WORK BASED LEARNING PROGRAM - YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP. THE PAID INTERNSHIP OFFERS AN OBSERVATION-ONLY EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS WISHING TO PURSUE HEALTH CARE CAREERS. STUDENTS ROTATE THROUGH VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE HOSPITAL INCLUDING SURGERY, RADIOLOGY AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR AN HOUR EACH WEEKDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVE CPR/AED TRAINING. IN 2012, 16 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AT THE HOSPITAL. TWO EMPLOYEES MANAGED THE PROGRAM, IN ADDITION TO THE TIME INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS DEDICATED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDENTS. HEALTHCARE EXPLORING: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH THE LEARNING FOR LIFE HEALTHCARE EXPLORING PROGRAM TO OFFER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (GRADES 9-12), WHO ARE CONSIDERING A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE, A UNIQUE, INSIDER'S VIEW OF THE HOSPITAL AND ITS MANY CAREERS. THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN-MONTH PROGRAM, WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, THE STUDENTS VISIT MANY AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL, PERFORMING EXERCISES AND PARTICIPATING DURING LECTURES BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. EACH CLASS FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT AREA OF HEALTH CARE - CARDIOLOGY, ROBOTIC SURGERY, RADIOLOGY, PHARMACY, WOMENS SERVICES AND OTHER SPECIALTIES. DURING THE 2011-2012 SESSION, 24 STUDENTS ATTENDED 7 CLASSES (3 HOURS EACH), WHICH WERE FACILITATED BY APPROXIMATELY 30 NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS. BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY OUTREACH/SPECIAL EVENTS TENNIS AGAINST BREAST CANCER: IN OCTOBER 2011, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ORGANIZED THE 9TH ANNUAL "TENNIS AGAINST BREAST CANCER" EVENT, LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN NORTH FULTON AND FORSYTH TO RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. MORE THAN 700 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN TENNIS FUNDAMENTAL DRILLS AND ENJOYED LUNCH AND A TENNIS FASHION SHOW. PHYSICIANS AT EACH LUNCHEON GAVE PRESENTATIONS ON NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AVAILABLE. MORE THAN $125,000 WAS RAISED FOR THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL BREAST CARE PROGRAM FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OF BREAST CARE PATIENTS. CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS: THE 23RD ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND FESTIVAL IN DECEMBER 2011 WAS A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. TREES WERE LIT ATOP THE 980 DOCTORS' CENTRE IN SANDY SPRINGS, THE NORTHSIDE/ALPHARETTA MEDICAL CAMPUS AND NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH IN CUMMING. MORE THAN 2,500 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, CANCER SURVIVORS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH. GUESTS ENJOYED FACE PAINTERS, CLOWNS AND PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS. LIGHTS ON THE TREES COULD BE PURCHASED IN HONOR OR MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE, AND MORE THAN $40,000 WAS RAISED FOR THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER INSTITUTE. EGGSTRAVAGANZA: IN APRIL 2012, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE HOSTED ITS ANNUAL EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA. CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS ENJOYED AN EASTER EGG HUNT, CARNIVAL GAMES, PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY, A PETTING ZOO AND MUCH MORE. MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH RAISED NEARLY $1,500 FOR THE HOSPITAL'S SPECIAL CARE NURSERY. STROKE 5K: IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS MONTH IN MAY, NORTHSIDE HOSTED ITS 3RD ANNUAL STROKE AWARENESS 5K RUN/WALK. APPROXIMATELY 125 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT, WHICH RAISED MORE THAN $3,200 FOR THE STROKE SUPPORT GROUPS AT NORTHSIDE. CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC: THE 2012 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC WAS A CORPORATE FUNDRAISER FOR THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL BLOOD & MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM (BMT) AND GENERAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. HELD AT THE ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB IN JOHNS CREEK, 256 GOLFERS PLAYED 18 HOLES, RAISING NEARLY $200,000. BABY ALUMNI BIRTHDAY PARTY: THE 2012 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL BABY ALUMNI BIRTHDAY PARTY AT ZOO ATLANTA WAS ATLANTA'S LARGEST BIRTHDAY PARTY. MORE THAN 5,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CELEBRATED AND ENJOYED FACE PAINTERS, CRAFTS, BIRTHDAY COOKIES AS WELL AS AN EVENING VISIT OF THE ANIMAL EXHIBITS. MANY ATTENDEES BROUGHT NON-PERISHABLE FOODS TO DONATE TO THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK. APPROXIMATELY 1,550 POUNDS OF FOOD, OR 1,291 MEALS, WERE COLLECTED.
	CANCER SURVIVORS' EVENT: NORTHSIDE'S ANNUAL CANCER SURVIVORS' EVENT CELEBRATES OUR PATIENTS' LIVES THROUGH LAUGHTER AND SONG. THE MORE THAN 350 GUESTS WHO ATTENDED OUR 2012 EVENT CAME AWAY TOUCHED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT EVEN THOUGH CANCER IS A DREADFUL DISEASE, THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE AND THAT LIFE IS WORTH LIVING AND CELEBRATING. CAMP HOPE: IN APRIL 2012, THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA AUXILIARY HOSTED ITS SEVENTH ANNUAL CAMP HOPE, A THREE-DAY WEEKEND RETREAT THAT PROVIDES HELPFUL RELAXATION ACTIVITIES AND TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS ENTERTAINMENT AND FUN, FOR THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CANCER PATIENTS. TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE CAMP WAS PROVIDED AND THE ENTIRE WEEKEND WAS FREE OF CHARGE, THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA AUXILIARY. IN 2012, 26 PATIENTS ATTENDED. BLOOD DRIVES: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS A PARTNER WITH THE METRO ATLANTA RED CROSS TO OFFER BLOOD DRIVES FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2012, 22 BLOOD DRIVES WERE HELD IN ATLANTA, FORSYTH, CHEROKEE AND ALPHARETTA, COLLECTING 1,016 PINTS OF BLOOD. IN ADDITION, NORTHSIDE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN RED CROSS / ATLANTA BRAVES ALL-AMERICAN BLOOD DRIVE, THE LARGEST BLOOD DRIVE IN METRO ATLANTA, IN JULY AT TURNER FIELD. A TOTAL OF 425 UNITS OF BLOOD WAS COLLECTED AT THIS EVENT. OTHER COMMUNITY-SPONSORED EVENTS: IN 2012, MANY GRATEFUL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS DONATED FUNDS TO HELP OUR BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT (BMT) PROGRAM, CANCER INSTITUTE, BREAST CARE PROGRAM, HIGH RISK PERINATAL, SPECIAL CARE NURSERY, PERINATAL LOSS FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM AND PARENTS PARTNERED FOR PREEMIES. FUNDS HELPED FAMILIES WITH MEDICAL CARE, MEDICINE, TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, RESEARCH AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. IN 2012, OUR BREAST CARE PROGRAM, HEREDITARY CANCER PROGRAM AND SCREENATLANTA MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT RECEIVED GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM THE SPORT OF GIVING, IT'S THE JOURNEY, SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE AND THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA AUXILIARY. THE SPECIAL CARE NURSERY RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION FOR PATIENT AND STAFF EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAMS, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES RAISED FUNDS THROUGH BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENTS FOR OUR BREAST CARE PROGRAM. THESE GENEROUS GRANTS SUPPORT PATIENT EDUCATION, TREATMENT, RESEARCH AND SCREENING. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PHYSICIANS: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS ACCREDITED BY THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA TO SPONSOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) ACTIVITIES, WHICH AWARD AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDIT TM TO PHYSICIANS FOR PARTICIPATION IN CME ACTIVITIES. TWO THOUSAND TWELVE REFLECTS YEAR TWO OF OUR FOUR YEAR REACCREDITATION PERIOD, AS A CME PROVIDER WITH RENEWAL IN AUGUST 2015. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, 258 LIVE CME ACTIVITIES WERE OFFERED TO 3,338 PHYSICIAN ATTENDEES AND 3,743 NON-PHYSICIAN ATTENDEES. ACTIVITIES OFFERED: REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES: IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, THIRTEEN REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SERIES WERE CONDUCTED AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH AND NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE. MULTIDISCIPLINARY GROUPS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS MEET ON A WEEKLY, BIWEEKLY, MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY BASIS TO ADDRESS APPROPRIATE CLINICAL ISSUES THROUGH A CASE REVIEW FORMAT IN ETHICS, OB-GYN, ONCOLOGY RADIATION ONCOLOGY, AND CARDIOLOGY. VARIOUS TUMOR CONFERENCES PROVIDE FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUBSPECIALISTS TO DISCUSS COMPLEX CASES. FOUR NEW REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES WERE ADDED DURING THIS PERIOD: TRI-CAMPUS CARDIOLOGY CASE CONFERENCE, CATH LAB MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY CASE CONFERENCE, ABDOMINAL/LIVER TUMOR CASE CONFERENCE AND COLORECTAL TUMOR BOARD CONFERENCE. GRAND ROUNDS ACTIVITIES: THE WEEKLY INTERNAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE FEATURES LOCAL AS WELL AS GUEST FACULTY FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO SPEAK ON TIMELY IDENTIFIED MEDICAL ISSUES THAT SERVE TO BENEFIT PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALISTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACCME CRITERIA. THIS YEAR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL HOSTED 7 GUEST SPEAKERS AND 35 ON-STAFF PHYSICIANS AND/OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. NORTHSIDE ADDITIONALLY HOSTS THE QUARTERLY MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE FOR A TARGET AUDIENCE OF SURGEONS AND ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, OB/GYNS AND A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. IN 2012, FOUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRAND ROUNDS WERE OFFERED WITH THREE GUEST SPEAKERS AS FACULTY AND ONE ON-STAFF PHYSICIAN AS FACULTY. MEDICAL EDUCATION CONTINUES TO SPONSOR CME PRESENTATIONS AT EACH OF THE NORTHSIDE OB/GYN SECTION MEETINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE SPECIALTY AND ARE HELD ON A QUARTERLY BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ANESTHESIA CONFERENCE CONTINUES TO PRESENT DIDACTIC LECTURES ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATIVE TO THEIR CLINICAL PRACTICE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S JOINT SPONSORSHIP EDUCATIONAL VENTURES INCLUDED FIVE COURSES IN ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT FOR NORTHSIDE PHYSICIANS THAT PERFORM CONSCIOUS SEDATION AS PART OF THEIR PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFFING: THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYS TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE, AND WORKS WITH VARIOUS HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES TO IDENTIFY EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND IMPLEMENT PLANNING FOR CME ACTIVITIES. AN ESTIMATED 5500 HOURS WERE DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2012 BY THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 310 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION WERE OFFERED THROUGH THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES AND LIVE ACTIVITIES. MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE: THE ACCREDITED PROGRAM OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IS COORDINATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CME COMMITTEE. THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE CME COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION (1) TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CME ACTIVITIES WHICH ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE MEDICAL STAFF, AND (2) TO ESTABLISH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CME ACTIVITIES OF HIGH EDUCATIONAL QUALITY THAT COMPLY WITH THE ACCME ESSENTIALS AND STANDARDS. THE MEDICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETS QUARTERLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HAS A MEMBERSHIP OF 15 PHYSICIANS IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEDICAL EDUCATION, THE MEDICAL STAFF OFFICE, PHARMACY, THE HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2012. CME ACTIVITY FACULTY: THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION HAS HOSTED 65 PHYSICIANS, AND 15 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE SERVED AS FACULTY FOR LIVE CME ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 2012. IN ADDITION, TWELVE PHYSICIANS SERVE AS ACTIVITY DIRECTORS FOR THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES FEATURING APPROXIMATELY 190 MEETINGS. NURSES/NURSING STUDENTS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CAREER PLACEMENT): NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN EXTENSIVE CLINICAL AND INTERNSHIP AFFILIATIONS WITH SEVERAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY, EMORY UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE, CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AND MERCER UNIVERSITY. BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM THE METRO ATLANTA AREA AND BEYOND, WE ASSIST STUDENTS IN IDENTIFYING HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS, SELECTING CAREER PATHS AND CHOOSING AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT EDUCATIONAL ROUTE. THIS WORKING RELATIONSHIP HELPS TO LOWER EDUCATIONAL COSTS, REDUCE HOSPITAL RECRUITMENT COSTS AND SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2012, APPROXIMATELY SIX STAFF MEMBERS EACH PARTICIPATED IN EIGHT CAREER DAYS AND RECRUITMENT FAIRS. DIRECT MAIL AND E-MAILS DISTRIBUTED REGARDING THESE EVENTS REACHED NEARLY 902,000 POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL HAS A JOB SHADOWING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT HEALTHCARE CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SHADOW A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. APPROXIMATELY 300 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE SHADOW PROGRAM IN 2012. IN MAY, NORTHSIDE'S CANCER INSTITUTE HOSTED ITS 5TH ANNUAL ONCOLOGY NURSING SYMPOSIUM, "FOUNDATIONS FOR ADVANCING NURSING PRACTICE." MORE THAN 113 NURSES FROM GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST ATTENDED THIS EDUCATIONAL EVENT, WITH TOPICS INCLUDING MULTIPLE MYELOMA, NURSE NAVIGATION, PALLIATIVE CARE, HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER AND MORE. IN JULY, THE HOSPITAL'S STROKE CENTER HOSTED ITS 5TH ANNUAL STROKE SYMPOSIUM. APPROXIMATELY 115 NURSES FROM NORTHSIDE ATTENDED THE EVENT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PLAYED HOST TO THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROSCIENCE NURSES PEACHTREE CHAPTER'S CNRN REVIEW IN NEUROSCIENCE CARE IN SEPTEMBER. APPROXIMATELY 65 PARTICIPANTS FROM GEORGIA, FLORIDA, MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
	SCHOLARSHIPS: THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP IS AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO ASSIST RECIPIENTS PURSUING A HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AS A STUDENT IN AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR HEALTH-RELATED TECHNICAL SCHOOL. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED BASED ON DOCUMENTED NEED AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS. CURRENT AUXILIANS, NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY ARE ELIGIBLE. IN 2012, MORE THAN $65,000 WAS AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE ATLANTA AND FORSYTH AUXILIARIES. THE FORSYTH AUXILIARY AWARDED $19,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS. THE ATLANTA AUXILIARY AWARDED $40,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS; THE GROUP ALSO GAVE $6,200 IN VOLUNTEEN GRANTS. THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP IS AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO ASSIST RECIPIENTS PURSUING A HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AS A STUDENT IN AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR HEALTH-RELATED TECHNICAL SCHOOL. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED BASED ON DOCUMENTED NEED AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS. CURRENT AUXILIANS, NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY ARE ELIGIBLE. IN 2012, THREE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S NORTHSIDE SCHOLARS PROGRAM IS AN EXCITING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH-PERFORMING NURSING STUDENTS ENTERING THEIR JUNIOR OR SENIOR YEARS. THE RECEIPT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP INVOLVES INTERNSHIP ROTATION, PERSONALIZED MENTORING, AND A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS EMPLOYMENT COMMITMENT TO NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROGRAM AND GRADUATION FROM A SCHOOL OF NURSING. IN 2012, $58,533 WAS AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS. COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERISM (THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION): NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PROMOTES AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM AMONG ITS PHYSICIANS, EMPLOYEES, AUXILIANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. EACH YEAR, OUR STAFF AND PHYSICIANS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, TALENTS AND RESOURCES TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT AND BUILD STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. IN 2012, MORE THAN 1,750 EMPLOYEES DONATED MORE THAN 17,500 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREAS. - THE CELL PHONE DRIVE FOR THE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHAPTER IS NOW AN ONGOING EFFORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND IT PROVIDES CELL PHONES THAT, IN TURN, ARE REPROGRAMMED FOR 911 EMERGENCY ACCESS AND ARE GIVEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. - IN CELEBRATION OF THE 13TH ANNUAL ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE KID DAY WHICH IS ON MARCH 15, NORTHSIDE PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA TO PROVIDE HAND-WRITTEN LETTERS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO STUDENTS IN TITLE I SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONNECTS VOLUNTEERS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THEIR DREAMS AND GOALS FOR SUCCESS. OUR GOAL WAS 500 LETTERS TO 500 STUDENTS WE SURPASSED OUR GOAL BY WRITING 700 LETTERS TO 700 STUDENTS! ONE OF THE SIX COMMUNITY GOALS FOR UNITED WAY IS YOUNG PEOPLE AVOIDING RISKY BEHAVIORS. ENCOURAGING OUR STUDENTS TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL IS AN IMPORTANT AND EASY WAY FOR US TO WORK TOWARD THAT GOAL. - WE PARTNERED WITH CHAMBLEE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PEARLE VISION - PERIMETER AND THE NORTHSIDE STAFF DONATED MORE THAN 400 EYEGLASSES TO BENEFIT THE ONESIGHT FOUNDATION. - SUMMER AND FALL LIVE UNITED FOOD DRIVES HELPED RESTOCK LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. - ALPHARETTA SURGERY CENTER STAFF MEMBERS HAVE ADOPTED NO ONE ALONE (NOA) AND THEY PITCHED IN AND PURCHASED A RED WAGON AND FILLED IT WITH SNACK PACKS AND DONATED IT TO NOA. THEY ALSO STARTED A CAMPUS-WIDE COLLECTION OF SNACK PACK AND BASIC NEEDS DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL ALPHARETTA SURGERY CENTER STAFF MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN THE OCTOBER 6TH 5K/DUATHLON AT LAKE ZWERNER. PROCEEDS BENEFITTED NOA. - STAFF SUPPORTED CHILDREN THROUGH THE 18TH ANNUAL CHILDREN'S RESTORATION "12 DAYS OF CARING" PROJECT, ADOPTING APPROXIMATELY 800 HOMELESS CHILDREN AND PROVIDING TOYS AND FULFILLED THEIR WISH LISTS, THEREBY HELPING CHILDREN'S RESTORATION NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT OVER 3,000 HOMELESS CHILDREN IN METRO ATLANTA HAD A MEMORABLE AND MEANINGFUL CHRISTMAS. - DEPARTMENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES FULFILLED THE WISH LISTS FOR SEVEN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FAMILIES (24 CHILDREN) WHO WERE IN NEED THROUGH THE NORTHSIDE UNITED WAY SHARES HELP PROGRAM. - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE PROVIDED TOYS TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. - THE STAFF AT THE NORTHSIDE / ATLANTA / ALPHARETTA / CHEROKEE LOCATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE SECOND WIND DREAMS PROJECT TO PROVIDE GIFTS FOR SENIORS AT NURSING HOMES, AND STAFF MEMBERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP FOR THE SENIORS, AND SOME INCLUDED FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO DELIVER GIFTS TO SENIORS ON CHRISTMAS EVE OR CHRISTMAS DAY. - STAFF AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH PARTICIPATED IN THE TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE, PROVIDING TOYS TO OVER 100 CHILDREN. - THE JULY BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE BENEFITTED CHILDREN'S RESTORATION NETWORK'S ANNUAL BACK 2 SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN IN PROVIDING CHILDREN IN SHELTERS AND GROUP HOMES WITH OVER 4,000 NEW BOOK BAGS FILLED WITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES - THERE WERE STAFF PARTICIPANTS FROM ATLANTA, CHEROKEE, FORSYTH, LAUREATE AND GALEN ADVISORS. - THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PARTNERED WITH PARTNERSHIP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO FORM AN ONGOING BASIC NEEDS DRIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO DONATE BASIC NEEDS ITEMS FROM A WISH LIST THAT WILL BENEFIT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO RESIDE IN SAFE HOUSES AND THEIR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. - THE ATLANTA UNION MISSION'S MEN'S UNDERWEAR DRIVE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND PROVIDED UNDERWEAR TO THE MEN IN THE SHELTER. - BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF CONTINUED THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH A UNI-HEALTH POST-ACUTE CARE, WHICH IS A LOCAL SENIOR RETIREMENT CENTER. ONE SATURDAY A MONTH, 15-20 EMPLOYEES PLAY BINGO WITH PRIZES, CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS AND VISIT WITH THE SENIORS. THE BOND BETWEEN OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE SENIORS HAS STEADILY GROWN. THE SENIORS LOVE CHILDREN, SO SEVERAL EMPLOYEES BRING THEIR CHILDREN (AGES 5 AND UP) AND FAMILY WITH THEM TO VISIT WITH THE SENIORS. STAFF ALSO ANNUALLY ADOPT EACH RESIDENT (150+) AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A PERSONAL CARE PACKAGE DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. - DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOOD SERVICES DONATED THE FOOD, AND A GROUP FROM THE NURSING PRACTICE COUNCIL VOLUNTEERED AND PROVIDED A MEAL AND SERVED IT TO A GROUP OF 160 WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT THE ATLANTA DAY SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. - THROUGH OPEN HAND, STAFF MEMBERS PACK MEALS FOR DELIVERY TO PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS, THE SICK AND SHUT-INS AND THE ELDERLY. OPEN HAND PREPARES AND DELIVERS TWO FRESHLY COOKED MEALS, EVERY DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO PEOPLE WITH AIDS OR HIV-RELATED ILLNESSES WHO NEED THEM. THIS PROJECT DEPENDS ON THE PARTICIPATION OF MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS EACH DAY TO COOK, PACK AND DELIVER THE MEALS. - OTHER FORSYTH PROJECTS INCLUDE HANDS ON FORSYTH, TASTE OF FORSYTH, THE CUMMING COUNTRY FAIR AND FESTIVAL, UNITED WAY OF FORSYTH, THE PLACE AND THE DRAKE HOUSE. - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE STAFF PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO HELP THE TASTE OF CANTON, CHEROKEE FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTER, MUST MINISTRIES AND A WINTER COAT DRIVE FOR CANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. EMPLOYEE PLEDGE DRIVE: EACH YEAR, STAFF AND PHYSICIANS CONTRIBUTE MONEY THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, CHECKS AND CASH TO THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN. TWENTY PERCENT OF THE FUNDS RAISED GOES TO THE EMERGENCY AID OF HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS IN DIRE FINANCIAL NEED DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE OTHER 80 PERCENT OF FUNDS RAISED ARE DONATED FOR LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY NEEDS THROUGH THE UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AND FORSYTH. FUNDS ARE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY IMPACT AREAS (I.E. EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH TO BUILD STRONG AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES) VIA 400 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WITHIN MORE THAN 250 DIFFERENT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. IN 2012, MORE THAN $627,000 WAS RAISED AND 42 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS RANKED THE TOP GEORGIA HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL, GIFTS-IN-KIND AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.
	SPONSORSHIPS: IN ADDITION TO THE EXCELLENT MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE, NORTHSIDE PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 250 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS EACH YEAR. THE HOSPITAL'S FOUR-MEMBER SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL REQUESTS RECEIVED AND DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT EACH ORGANIZATION COMPLIMENTS THE HOSPITAL'S MISSION AND VALUES AND MEETS GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS THAT THE HOSPITAL HAS ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT ITS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY MORE THAN ANY OTHER ATLANTA-AREA HOSPITAL. OUR REPUTATION FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT IS EVIDENT IN OUR BEING RECOGNIZED (IN INDEPENDENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CORPORATION) AS THE LEADER IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS IN ATLANTA. A FEW OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2012 SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDE: - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S MARCH OF DIMES MARCH FOR BABIES CAMPAIGN WAS BIG SUCCESS, WITH 326 REGISTERED WALKERS AND 61 FAMILY TEAMS ACROSS FOUR EVENTS. NORTHSIDE MATCHED ALL FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE HOSPITAL (FROM EMPLOYEE FUNDRAISING AND TEAMS) FOR A TOTAL OF MORE THAN $368,000. NORTHSIDE WAS THE #2 CORPORATE TEAM IN GEORGIA. - NORTHSIDE WAS ONCE AGAIN THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S 2012 RELAY FOR LIFE ATLANTA EVENT, HELD AT HAMMOND PARK. APPROXIMATELY 40 TEAM MEMBERS FROM NORTHSIDE RAISED MONEY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE WALK. - NEARLY 200 NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IN MAY. THE NORTHSIDE TEAM RAISED $8,720 FOR KOMEN. AN ADDITIONAL $1,108 WAS RAISED VIA T-SHIRT SALES, WHICH WENT DIRECTLY TO THE NORTHSIDE'S BREAST CARE PROGRAM. AT THE EVENT, NORTHSIDE DISTRIBUTED REUSABLE GROCERY TOTE BAGS AS WELL AS BREAST CARE PROGRAM INFORMATION. - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ATTENDED BOTH THE NORTH METRO (CUMMING) AND DOWNTOWN ATLANTA LIGHT THE NIGHT FUNDRAISING WALKS, AS A PARTICIPANT AND SPONSOR. CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS ACCOUNTED FOR $20,000, WITH APPROXIMATELY $9,000 IN EMPLOYEE TEAM CONTRIBUTIONS. - IN NOVEMBER 2011, NORTHSIDE PARTICIPATED IN AND SPONSORED THE UNDY 5000, PRESENTED BY THE COLON CANCER ALLIANCE, A FUN RUN TO BRING AWARENESS TO COLON CANCER AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. NORTHSIDE WAS A MEDICAL CIRCLE SPONSOR AND DISTRIBUTED LITERATURE AND REUSABLE GROCERY BAGS. SEVERAL HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE RUN, WEARING NORTHSIDE T-SHIRTS SUPPORTING THE EVENT, AND NORTHSIDE FOSTERED THE DONATION OF ON-SITE AMBULANCE SERVICE FROM RURAL METRO AMBULANCE AT NO COST TO THE CCA. - THE GEORGIA OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE WALK WAS HELD IN SEPTEMBER IN ROSWELL. APPROXIMATELY 40 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL AND AFFILIATED PHYSICIAN PRACTICE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE WALK. - THE 2012 YOUNG SURVIVORS COALITION TOUR DE PINK WAS HELD SEPTEMBER AT VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER, A BIKE RIDE/FUN RUN IN SUPPORT OF YOUNG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. NORTHSIDE WAS THE MEDICAL CIRCLE SPONSOR AND ALSO PROVIDED MEDICAL PERSONNEL FOR THE FIRST AID TENT AND COURSE STOPS AND THE DONATED THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES NEEDED TO STOCK THE FIRST AID SITES. - NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES AND NETWORK OF HOPE VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2ND ANNUAL LOCOMOTION 3-DAY BREAST CANCER WALK IN HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA IN SEPTEMBER. NORTHSIDE HAD 15 PARTICIPANTS. NORTHSIDE RECEIVED $5,000 IN FUNDS BACK FROM THE CAROLINA CUPS, THE SPONSORS OF THE EVENT, AND WERE THE ONLY HOSPITAL OUTSIDE SOUTH CAROLINA TO RECEIVE PROCEEDS. - NORTHSIDE ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL CORPORATE WALK/RUN HELD IN SEPTEMBER AT TURNER FIELD. APPROXIMATELY 50 NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED. A SNEAKER COLLECTION DRIVE FOR "BACK ON MY FEET" MEN'S CHARITY, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RACE, SUCCESSFULLY GARNERED MORE THAN 300 POUNDS OF SNEAKERS FROM NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES. - ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDED THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, CHEROKEE COUNTY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, DAWSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, DUNWOODY ROTARY CLUB, FORSYTH COUNTY FAMILY HAVEN, JOHNS CREEK ART CENTER, PARTNERSHIP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF GEORGIA, VISITING NURSE/HOSPICE ATLANTA, WSB-TV'S FAMILY 2 FAMILY PROJECT, THE YWCA OF GREATER ATLANTA AND MANY MORE. IN-KIND DONATIONS: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH AND NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE PROVIDE MEETING AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSROOM SPACE FOR VARIOUS MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND CLASSES FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2012, ROOMS WERE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO 44 ORGANIZATIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,455 HOURS. OUR COMMITMENT WE MEASURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR EFFORTS BY THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WE REACH WITH OUR MESSAGES RELATED TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS. OUR MISSION IS TO WORK TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CLEARLY, EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ALLOW US TO BROADEN OUR IMPACT BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR FACILITIES.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI (20 entries)

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NORTH ATLANTA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	205106086	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	GA	6982194	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE PRIMARY CARE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	451259435	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	GA	3041166	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE SURGICAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	451259671	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	GA	8043568	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE CARDIOVASCULAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	331105310	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	GA	10655637	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE SURGERY CENTERS LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	010642336	HEALTHCARE SERVICES	GA	0	1753012	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
SURGERY CENTER OF GEORGIA LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	582169517	SURGERY CENTER	GA	278506	970531	NORTHSIDE SURGERY CENTERS LLC
SURGICOE REAL ESTATE LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	582558486	SURGERY CENTER	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE SURGERY CENTERS LLC
NORTHSIDE ATLANTA SURGERY CENTERS LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	454364531	HEALTHCARE SERVICES	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
ATLANTA ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	371663139	SURGERY CENTER	GA	46684	10258727	NORTHSIDE ATLANTA SURGERY CENTERS LLC
NORTHSIDE FORSYTH SURGERY CENTERS LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	454364708	SURGERY CENTER	GA	1202851	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
GWINNETT ADVANCED SURGERY CENTER LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	455067682	SURGERY CENTER	GA	873214	3377479	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
AGA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	453694469	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	GA	24324946	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
GALEN ADVISORS LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	262016143	MEDICAL BILLING SERVICES	GA	4277481	5585370	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
LAUREATE MEDICAL GROUP AT NORTHSIDE LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	581436087	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES	GA	15792797	6578154	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE 993 LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	466251430	REAL ESTATE SERVICES	GA	-548872	35242513	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NSH CANCER INSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES A LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	460667707	ONCOLOGY SERVICES	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NSH CANCER INSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES G LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	460676654	ONCOLOGY SERVICES	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE MEDICAL GROUP LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	581954432	INACTIVE	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL HOLDINGS LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	453364630	INACTIVE	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC
NORTHSIDE ATLANTA EAR NOSE & THROAT ASSOCIATES LLC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	581954432	INACTIVE	GA	0	0	NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL INC

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA
NORTHSIDE FOUNDATION INC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	581653541	FUNDRAISING FOR NORTHSIDE	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 7	NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES INC	0
NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES INC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	581917328	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 11C, III-FI		0	N/A
NORTHSIDE SHARES HELP INC
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	ATLANTA	GA	30342	581458873	FUNDRAISING & COMMUNITY BUILDING	GA	501(C)(3)	LINE 7	NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES INC	0

Form990 Schedule R Part III Form990ScheduleRPartIII

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ENT SURGERY CENTER OF ATLANTA LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30342	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200075229	EIN
Primary Activity	SURGERY CENTER	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileState

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHSIDE HEALTH SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	RELATED	PredominantIncomeType
Disproportionate Allocations	0	DisproportionateAllocations
General Or Managing Partner	0	GeneralOrManagingPartner
Percentage Ownership	0.70000	PercentageOwnership

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHSIDE VENTURES INC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30342	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581954456	EIN
Primary Activity	LEASING COMPANY	PrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA
Type Of Entity	C	TypeOfEntity

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