2013-08-15T13:57:29-05:00 2012-09-30 621517792 PERSHING YOAKLEY & ASSOCIATES P C ONE CHEROKEE MILLS 2220 SUTHERLAND KNOXVILLE TN 379192363 990 2011-10-01 582078064 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC NORT 7702196646 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 ANTHONY HERDENER 7702196646 2013-08-15 1 SUSAN P CLARK CPAFHFMA P00017549 8656730844 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CAROL BURRELL 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 61093079 0 X WWW.NGHS.COM X 1993 GA NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH (SEE SCHEDULE O) OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE SERVICES. 16 3 0 0 16856 -3782 0 0 47284437 59925186 -18000 -388 865612 1108306 48132049 61033104 11647 9508 0 0 48832580 56497207 0 0 0 19548250 28359458 68392477 84866173 -20260428 -23833069 25538094 23908333 4345606 5354053 21192488 18554280 WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE SERVICES. 0 0 81906976 9508 59925186 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. (NGPG) IS A TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. NGPG IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP OF PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF MEMBERS SERVING THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA AT MORE THAN 20 LOCATIONS. SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE AND A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTY SERVICES. **SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION** 81906976 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X LINDA D NICHOLSONCONTROLLER 7702196646 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 JAMES JACKSON 40.00 X 0 304176 29226 JEFFERY BLACK 40.00 X 0 328909 40601 JAMES BAILEY 1.00 X X 0 609015 29958 ANTONIO RIOS 40.00 X X 0 310949 37325 ROBERT TAYLOR 40.00 X 0 208275 42258 ERIC BOHN 40.00 X 0 339066 44465 JOHN ALSOBROOK 40.00 X 0 276343 31507 LORRY SCHRAGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HOFFMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE DEAL 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA ERBELE SKEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERNST NIEUWOUDT 40.00 X 0 249100 36556 JACK KEENER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY GRAYBEAL 40.00 X 0 564100 33067 JOHN CLIFTON HASTINGS 40.00 X 0 628407 33750 JAY HORTENSTINE 40.00 X 0 438103 30511 CAROL H BURRELL 1.00 X 0 787854 274322 ANTHONY M HERDENER 1.00 X 0 475380 157116 DANE W HENRY 1.00 X 0 275513 40124 TRACY M VARDEMAN 1.00 X 0 260775 68125 PAUL G VERVALIN 1.00 X 0 340026 61072 TINA WALDEN 40.00 X 0 190202 34867 SANDRA K JOHNSON 1.00 X 0 247036 40343 ALLANA L CUMMINGS 1.00 X 0 403862 53849 JAMES WALKER 1.00 X 0 272382 50237 DAVID S BUFFALOE 40.00 X 0 121575 11260 SAMUEL O JOHNSON MD 1.00 X 0 406258 72853 NANCY J MARTIN 1.00 X 0 288854 77761 JOHN A WILLIAMSON 1.00 X 0 320427 66945 LINDA NICHOLSON 1.00 X 0 240546 75746 BRADLEY K NURKIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GORECKI 40.00 X 0 1250323 30511 JULIUS FULENWIDER 40.00 X 0 634646 28590 MICHAEL LEBOW 40.00 X 0 656386 35141 ALLAN DAN WINSTON 40.00 X 0 743797 32400 JAMES WOLFE 40.00 X 0 741167 32700 0 12913452 1633186 0 0 1 0 GAINESVILLE EMERGENCY DEPT SVC PO BOX 2938 GAINESVILLE GA 30503 MEDICAL SERVICES 1192528 CULBERT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS 800 WEST CUMMINGS PARK SUITE 6000 WOBURN MA 01801 CONSULTING 924291 ALLSCRIPTS LLC 222 MERCHANDISE MART SUITE 224 CHICAGO IL 60654 SOFTWARE SUPPORT 490083 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEART CENTER 200 SOUTH ENOTA DRIVE GAINESVILLE GA 30501 MEDICAL SERVICES 294181 GE HEALTHCARE IITS USA CORP PO BOX 277475 ATLANTA GA 30384 LICENSING AND SUPPORT 259479 10 NET PATIENT REVENUE 621400 59797928 59797928 OTHER OPERATING REVENU 900099 110402 110402 BILLING SERVICES 541900 16856 16856 59925186 1167893 59587 1108306 1108306 1108306 388 -388 -388 -388 61033104 59908330 16856 1107918 9508 9508 669042 641946 27096 48160582 46210078 1950504 1052554 1009926 42628 4041089 3877425 163664 2573940 2469695 104245 15110 14498 612 4849119 4652730 196389 105214 100953 4261 5238135 5025991 212144 212153 203561 8592 261339 250755 10584 1917605 1839942 77663 13722 13166 556 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 10533515 10533515 SUPPLIES 1595257 1530649 64608 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 1256553 1256553 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 706615 677997 28618 1655121 1588088 67033 84866173 81906976 2959197 0 78833 67261 6134419 4977281 49567 52045 36891960 18085281 19270513 18806679 4762 5067 25538094 23908333 4345606 5354053 4345606 5354053 X 21192488 18554280 21192488 18554280 25538094 23908333 X -23833069 21194861 X 0 1 1 X 0 X X X 0 0 0 NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER 581694098 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11893 11893 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1: NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEURO SURGEONS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN, GA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, GEORGIA SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGY, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HALL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA, MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, REGION 2 EMS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION, SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS AND SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY. A PORTION OF THESE DUES ARE DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS. 2937653 2937653 18360398 7894569 10465829 1173955 755442 418513 12368577 8714142 3654435 2051377 721128 1330249 18806679 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER,INC., THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS SUCH, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS, LLC AND STRATEGIC PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC. ARE TAXABLE ENTITIES AND ACCOUNT FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SYSTEM HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER ASC 740. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE. 1 NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 30501 581694098 501(C)(3) 9508 TO SUPPORT NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAMS 1 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANT WAS TO A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. BOARD APPROVAL IS OBTAINED PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES JACKSON 0 285330 0 0 0 18846 0 20764 0 8462 0 333402 0 0 JEFFERY BLACK 0 327720 0 0 0 1189 0 19820 0 20781 0 369510 0 0 JAMES BAILEY 0 587000 0 0 0 22015 0 8575 0 21383 0 638973 0 0 ANTONIO RIOS 0 310366 0 0 0 583 0 19346 0 17979 0 348274 0 0 ROBERT TAYLOR 0 206824 0 0 0 1451 0 23632 0 18626 0 250533 0 0 ERIC BOHN 0 338013 0 0 0 1053 0 24351 0 20114 0 383531 0 0 JOHN ALSOBROOK 0 259056 0 0 0 17287 0 8575 0 22932 0 307850 0 0 ERNST NIEUWOUDT 0 248432 0 0 0 668 0 17912 0 18644 0 285656 0 0 CASEY GRAYBEAL 0 544978 0 0 0 19122 0 8575 0 24492 0 597167 0 0 JOHN CLIFTON HASTINGS 0 609285 0 0 0 19122 0 7460 0 26290 0 662157 0 0 JAY HORTENSTINE 0 416701 0 0 0 21402 0 8575 0 21936 0 468614 0 0 CAROL H BURRELL 0 536948 0 216779 0 34127 0 244912 0 29410 0 1062176 0 0 ANTHONY M HERDENER 0 323784 0 119538 0 32058 0 127599 0 29517 0 632496 0 0 DANE W HENRY 0 193103 0 81773 0 637 0 28166 0 11958 0 315637 0 19922 TRACY M VARDEMAN 0 178070 0 65296 0 17409 0 46653 0 21472 0 328900 0 20058 PAUL G VERVALIN 0 249931 0 83854 0 6241 0 37032 0 24040 0 401098 0 13069 TINA WALDEN 0 150626 0 21701 0 17875 0 10461 0 24406 0 225069 0 0 SANDRA K JOHNSON 0 187019 0 58623 0 1394 0 29078 0 11265 0 287379 0 0 ALLANA L CUMMINGS 0 288294 0 91771 0 23797 0 44795 0 9054 0 457711 0 0 JAMES WALKER 0 208878 0 44225 0 19279 0 30678 0 19559 0 322619 0 0 SAMUEL O JOHNSON MD 0 303045 0 82508 0 20705 0 49725 0 23128 0 479111 0 0 NANCY J MARTIN 0 197645 0 86818 0 4391 0 63282 0 14479 0 366615 0 24159 JOHN A WILLIAMSON 0 220647 0 82182 0 17598 0 47049 0 19896 0 387372 0 23944 LINDA NICHOLSON 0 153049 0 71188 0 16309 0 59118 0 16628 0 316292 0 18806 JOHN GORECKI 0 1231201 0 0 0 19122 0 8575 0 21936 0 1280834 0 0 JULIUS FULENWIDER 0 610622 0 0 0 24024 0 8575 0 20015 0 663236 0 0 MICHAEL LEBOW 0 638746 0 0 0 17640 0 8575 0 26566 0 691527 0 0 ALLAN DAN WINSTON 0 713087 0 12500 0 18210 0 8575 0 23825 0 776197 0 0 JAMES WOLFE 0 709545 0 12500 0 19122 0 8575 0 24125 0 773867 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B PART I, LINE 4B - EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN ANTHONY M. HERDENER $ 91,809 PAUL G. VERVALIN $ 28,457 TRACY M. VARDEMAN $ 25,371 SANDRA K. JOHNSON $ 24,117 LINDA NICHOLSON $ 21,347 JAMES WALKER $ 24,257 CAROL H. BURRELL $212,828 DANE W. HENRY $ 24,330 NANCY J. MARTIN $ 25,047 ALLANA L.CUMMINGS $ 39,012 SAMUEL O. JOHNSON $ 41,150 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $ 30,656 EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION): NANCY J. MARTIN $24,503 TRACY M. VARDENMAN $21,487 DANE W. HENRY $21,341 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $25,649 LINDA NICHOLSON $20,145 PAUL G. VERVALIN $14,000 CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY MEDICINE LLC ERIC BOHN M.D., BOARD MEMBER 235224 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS FAIR MARKET RENT TO CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY MEDICINE, LLC. ERIC BOHN, BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION OWNS 33% OF CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY, LLC. 0 B&V INVESTMENTS LLC ROBERT TAYLOR, D.O., BOARD MEMBER 56790 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS FAIR MARKET RENT TO B&V INVESTMENTS, LLC. ROBERT TAYLOR M.D., BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION OWNS B&V INVESTMENTS, LLC. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS. ALL DECISIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATES BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY ANNUAL BASE SALARIES ARE SET AT COMPETITIVE LEVELS WITH HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS PEER GROUP COMPARISONS FROM SURVEY DATA FOR OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, RECOMMENDATIONS ON RANGES AND PLACEMENT FROM THE CEO, AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NUMEROUS PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE QUANTITATIVE IN NATURE, RESULTING IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION COMPONENT THAT IS WEIGHTED TOWARD ATTAINING NGHS BOARD-APPROVED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE BOARD APPROVES THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CASH AWARDS AS A FORMULA DRIVEN PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY LEVELS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT AND PREDETERMINED INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT CATEGORIES AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: INTERCOMPANY FORGIVENESS 21,194,861. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 21,194,861. FORM 990, PART III. LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE STATE IN HALL COUNTY, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) IS A 557-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL REFERRAL FACILITY THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. THROUGH ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, NGMC SERVES THE AREA'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF NGMC'S PATIENTS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC REINVESTS ALL FUNDS IN EXCESS OF OPERATING EXPENSES INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES NO OPERATING FUNDS FROM HALL OR OTHER COUNTIES SERVED, AND SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY REVENUE GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS. NGMC PROVIDED INDIGENT CARE TO HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A COST OF $15.6 MILLION IN 2012, WITH ANOTHER $9.2 MILLION PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE HALL COUNTY. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL - DOUBLE THE AMOUNT GENERALLY PROVIDED BY OTHER HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE. THE HOSPITAL IS A KEY PARTICIPANT AND FISCAL SPONSOR IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTH CARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI), A LOCAL SERVICE THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO CARE, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY: - LOCATED IN GEORGIA'S FASTEST GROWING REGION, THE 62-YEAR-OLD HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS TO MEET DEMAND AND UPDATE ITS AGING PLANT, INVESTING A QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN ITS FACILITIES; - NGMC'S QUALITY OF CARE IS OFTEN AWARDED, AND THE HOSPITAL RANKS AMONG THE TOP IN THE STATE FOR CARDIAC SERVICES; - SINCE 2000, NGMC HAS PROVIDED NEARLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE SET FORTH IN REQUIREMENTS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES, AND, UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS; - NGMC IS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, AND WHITE, WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER: IN 2011, THE LATEST DATA AVAILABLE, NGMC WAS FOURTH IN THE STATE FOR NET UNCOMPENSATED CARE. NGMC PROVIDED INDIGENT CARE TO HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A COST OF $15.6 MILLION IN 2012, WITH ANOTHER $9.2 MILLION PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE HALL COUNTY. NGMC RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY OR ANY COUNTIES SERVED IN THE REGION TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS, UNLIKE A NUMBER OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS. NGMC SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR ITS LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2009 (LATEST NUMBERS AVAILABLE), THE HOSPITAL GENERATED NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, WHICH APPLIED AN ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER TO THE HOSPITAL'S DIRECT EXPENDITURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE "RIPPLE" EFFECT THE HOSPITAL'S SPENDING HAS ON OTHER SECTORS OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. APPLYING AN EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIER, THE REPORT FOUND THAT THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINED MORE THAN 8,000 JOBS IN 2009 IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN 4,000 EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. UNDER IRS LAW, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) CHARITY, IS REQUIRED TO: HAVE A MISSION THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS COMMUNITY; REINVEST ALL SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY; COMPENSATE EXECUTIVES, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE TO FAIR MARKET VALUE; REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY; REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS FOR OR AGAINST CANDIDATES AND/OR LOBBY AS A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES; AND, REMAIN FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY BY NOT ALLOWING ANY PORTION OF ITS NET EARNINGS TO BENEFIT ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965: . OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM ("ER") THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; - NGMC OPERATES THE 4TH BUSIEST ER IN GEORGIA. IN 2012, APPROXIMATELY 24% OF ALL NGMC'S EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS. . PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE ABLE TO PAY; - NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING ALMOST 700,000 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 13 COUNTIES. IN FY12, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX WAS 58% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 29% COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 13% SELF PAY . PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE; - 58% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC IN FY12 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS. . CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES; - MORE THAN 75 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. . ALLOW MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ANY PROFESSIONAL WHO IS QUALIFIED AND APPLIES; AND, - NGMC HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS ADVANCED SPECIALTIES SUCH AS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY AND PERINATOLOGY. . REINVEST SURPLUS FUNDS IN OPERATIONS. - AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NGMC AND ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, REINVEST ALL NET OPERATING REVENUE INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH NEW FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE NORTH PATIENT TOWER AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S PAVILION, AND IN NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS THE REGION'S FIRST 3T MRI, THE STATE'S FIRST STEREOTAXIS ODYSSEY MAGNETIC CATHETERIZATION SYSTEM AND REGION 2'S ONLY HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CHAMBER. NGMC PARTICIPATES IN THE INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF), A 20-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM THAT EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES, SUPPORTS RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF, AND ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. IN 2012, NGMC RECEIVED $10,159,861 IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE ICTF AND UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT (UPL) PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $38.2 MILLION IN COST THE MEDICAL CENTER INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. COMMUNITY BENEFITS: SITUATED IN A REGION WITH AN UNINSURED RATE THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, AREA HEALTH CONSUMERS CAN FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS IN AFFORDING CARE. NGMC HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT AIM TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI). GOOD NEWS CLINICS: WITHIN HALL COUNTY, THERE ARE SEVERAL LOW-COST ALTERNATIVES TO HELP PEOPLE AVOID CHOOSING THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. SERVING AS THE LARGEST FREE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS OFFER PRIMARY MEDICAL, OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE, AS WELL AS MEDICATIONS TO INDIGENT, HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AT OR BELOW 150 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN HALL COUNTY WHO HAVE NO HEALTHCARE INSURANCE AND CANNOT AFFORD HIS OR HER MEDICAL CARE. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, EVEN THOUGH THE CLINIC RECEIVES NO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING. PATIENTS WHO NEED SPECIALTY CARE ARE REFERRED TO HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE. SINCE 1999, NGMC HAS PROVIDED $3,598,172 IN SUPPORT OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND AN AVERAGE ANNUAL SUPPORT OF $306,935 FROM FY2007-2012. IN 2012, NGMC CONTRIBUTED OVER $351,142 IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT. HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE: LAUNCHED IN 2003, HALL COUNTY'S HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI) IS A REFERRAL SERVICE FOUNDED BY THE HALL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE FREE TREATMENT TO PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR SERVICES, PROVIDES HELP WITH OBTAINING MEDICATIONS AND OFFERS ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS X-RAYS AND TRANSLATION SERVICES. HAI ALSO PROVIDES ANCILLARY SERVICES AND OUTREACH EDUCATION FOR ITS COMMUNITY, AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER MEDICAL CENTERS, SUCH AS NGMC. IN FY12, HEALTH ACCESS PROVIDED 6,180 SPECIALTY REFERRAL PATIENT VISITS AND SERVED 1,617 PATIENTS. A NETWORK OF 200+ SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED PATIENT VISITS AND INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROVIDING SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES VALUED AT $20.4 MILLION. TO QUALIFY FOR ITS SERVICES, A PATIENT'S INCOME MUST BE AT OR BELOW 150 PERCENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND HAVE NO MEDICAL INSURANCE. THE PATIENT MUST LIVE IN HALL COUNTY AND MUST BE REFERRED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT IS IN THE HAI NETWORK. FIRST CONCEIVED IN 1998, THE NEED FOR THE PROGRAM WAS LARGELY DETERMINED BY A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY HEALTHY HALL, A COALITION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING NGMC. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, THE HOSPITAL HAS FISCALLY CONTRIBUTED TO HAI. IN ADDITION, SINCE 2005, HAI HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN $1,288,695 FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION. OTHER HAI PARTNERS INCLUDE THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MEDLINK OF GAINESVILLE, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. IN 2006, HEALTHCARE GEORGIA FOUNDATION NAMED THE HAI PROGRAM "COMMUNITY SERVICE COLLABORATIVE OF THE YEAR." NGMC ALSO PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN FUNDING A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY12, NGMC CONTRIBUTED OVER $1.2 MILLION. IN FY11, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVED A NATIONAL CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE AWARD FROM JACKSON HEALTHCARE FOR COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS: NGMC VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA CITIZENS. NGMC DEMONSTRATES ITS VALUE FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MANY PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF THE SAFE KIDS COALITION OF GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY, TO PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, TO HELPING REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTHCARE. IN FY12, OVER $4.8 MILLION WAS PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS/OUTREACH. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS, AND THE SEMI-ANNUAL HEALTH MAGAZINE, COMMUNICARE. PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE THROUGH THE SPEAKER'S BUREAU, AND NGMC ALSO OFFERED SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES, AS WELL AS LIVING LIGHTER, A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM. NGMC OFFERED SEVEN FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION SEMINARS IN 2012 ON TOPICS INCLUDING COLORECTAL CANCER, HEALTH TIPS FOR SENIORS, WOMEN'S HEALTH EDUCATION AND MORE. THESE SEMINARS GENERATED MORE THAN 400 PARTICIPANTS AND MANY DIFFERENT PHYSICIANS FROM PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED IN THE SEMINARS. HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES: PARTNERING TO REACH THE UNINSURED: HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE, GOOD NEWS CLINICS, AND HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. NGMC CONTINUES PARTNERING WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY ON THE ISSUE OF REACHING THE UNINSURED OR UNDERSERVED WITH THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED. NGMC IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER AND PARTNER WITH INITIATIVES AIMED AT THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE SUCH AS HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI). IN 2012, HAI INITIATIVE BENEFITTED FROM MAJOR FUNDING THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION'S (MCF) HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN. THE MEDICAL CENTER ALSO PROVIDED OFFICE SPACE AS AN IN-KIND DONATION. BY AGREEMENT, HAI CLIENTS UTILIZE BOTH INPATIENT AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. HAI ENROLLS ADULT (18 - 64-YEAR-OLDS) RESIDENTS OF HALL COUNTY WHO ARE UNINSURED AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ARE AT OR BELOW 150% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL ($30,000 FOR A FAMILY OF 4). CLOSE TO ONE-FOURTH OF THE HALL COUNTY POPULATION (22%) HAS INCOME BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINES (US CENSUS, 2000). APPROXIMATELY 21% OF THE POPULATION IN HALL COUNTY IS UNINSURED. FUNDING FROM NGMC ALSO HELPS PROVIDE MEDICATIONS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR GOOD NEWS CLINICS - THE LARGEST FREE CLINIC IN GEORGIA. FOUNDED IN 1992, GOOD NEWS CLINICS IS A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE TO THE INDIGENT AND UNINSURED POPULATION AT NO CHARGE. IN FY12, OVER $350,000 WAS DONATED TO HELP GOOD NEWS CLINICS PROVIDE CARE TO INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO WERE AT OR BELOW 150% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES AND DID NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN FUNDING A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY12, NGMC CONTRIBUTED OVER $1.2 MILLION. NGMC VOLUNTEERS: IN FY12, NEARLY 600 NGMC VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 56,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, EQUIVALENT TO 27 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND A VALUE OF OVER $1.2 MILLION. WHILE THESE FIGURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUANTITATIVE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GIVES NGMC. THE TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM HAD 106 TEENS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2012. THE TEENS CAME FROM 8 COUNTIES AND REPRESENTED 27 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS WITHIN THE AREA. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY: THE MCF IS THE FUNDRAISING ARM OF NGMC AND NGHS AND RAISES FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATING EXPENSES ARE SUPPORTED BY NGMC SO THAT DONATED FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT NGMC PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. FOLLOWING ARE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO NOTE: - THE 2011 MEDICAL CENTER OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT, HELD IN FY12, RAISED OVER $233,000 TO BENEFIT MY SISTER'S PLACE TO CARE FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. - SINCE 1997, OVER $3.4 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN. - W.A.T.C.H. (WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE)MEMBERS HAVE DONATED MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2000. SAFE KIDS COALITION WORKS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE: THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION, LED BY NGMC, IS PART OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN, THE FIRST AND ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY, WHICH IS THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN AGES 14 AND UNDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAR SEATS AND BIKE HELMETS TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. WORKING WITH A COALITION MADE UP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS, SAFE KIDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS THAT TEACH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SAFE KIDS CONTINUED THE WORK OF INJURY PREVENTION FOR FAMILIES IN THE HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY IN 2012 THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF MCF AND THE HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN. IN FY12, MEMBERS OF THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION PROVIDED OVER 350 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT REACHED AN ESTIMATED 56,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OVER 2,500 SAFETY DEVICES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. GETTING OLDER AND BETTER WORKSHOP: OVER 150 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE GETTING OLDER AND BETTER WORKSHOP IN MAY AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE AND THE SPOUT SPRINGS LIBRARY IN FLOWERY BRANCH. THIS EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, PROVIDED BY NGMC, AND FEATURED AMANDA CAIN, MD, WHO SPOKE ON SENIOR HEALTH TIPS. SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS: IN FY12, NGMC SPONSORED OR MADE A DONATION TO APPROXIMATELY 15 COMMUNITY AGENCIES SERVING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS, RANGING FROM SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION. SPONSORSHIPS/DONATIONS TOTALED OVER $30,000 IN FY12. EMPLOYEES LEAD THE WAY, UNITED WAY PACESETTER & MORE: NGHS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED OVER $127,000 TO UNITED WAY AS A CORNERSTONE COMPANY. NGMC EMPLOYEES ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING AT THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, IN THEIR CHURCHES ON MISSION TRIPS AND FOR COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING MCF'S EMPLOYEE GIVING CLUB, W.A.T.C.H. (WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE), OVER 2,300 EMPLOYEES DONATED OVER $413,000 IN FY12. BLOOD DRIVES: NGMC EMPLOYEES DONATED OVER 330 UNITS OF BLOOD IN FY12. SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS: NGMC EMPLOYEES ALSO TURNED OUT IN FULL FORCE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN HEART WALK, MARCH OF DIMES' WALKAMERICA AND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE, AVERAGING PARTICIPATION OF 200 EMPLOYEES PER EVENT. TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER STUDENTS: - NGMC SUPPORTS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. - NGMC IS A TRAINING SITE FOR HANDICAPPED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WORK IN THE AREAS OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND LINENS. 22 STUDENTS AND 2 INSTRUCTORS PARTICIPATED IN FY12; - 52 STUDENTS FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN FY12; - NGMC PARTNERS WITH LANIER TECH TO HOUSE A RADIOLOGY TECH PROGRAM AND HELPS FUND FACULTY; ALSO PROVIDES CLASSROOM SPACE FOR LANIER TECH'S LPN PROGRAM; - 74 JOB SHADOWS WERE PLACED AT NGMC DURING FY12, ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL AND POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS FROM AREA SCHOOLS TO SHADOW PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE STAFF. 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