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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. 0 0 920535158 2019323 1284534008 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. 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OUTPATIENT CENTER UNIVERSITY GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

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PHYSICIAN SERVICES UROLOGY OF GREATER ATLANTA

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LAB; CT; X-RAY 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. 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 11H: NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD; MONTHLY EXPENSES 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 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 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 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. 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. PART VI, LINE 4 (CONTINUED): 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 5 (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 7: 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. 1 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 9 5 SCHOLARSHIP / EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 17 97797 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: 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. X 1 1 X X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 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. 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 51910000 51584678 325322 2011 1 0 1 1 16260000 16158098 101902 2011 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 WELLS FARGO BANK 4.750000000000 0 0 0 0 0 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 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: 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. 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. 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