MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER INC (EIN 52-0591658)
Tax period
2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed
2012-05-15
IRS object ID
201201369349303605
Schema version
2010v3.7
Source
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Timestamp2012-05-15T11:32:57-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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CityBETHESDACity
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NameJohn TopperName
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionGrounded in a vision of God's healing love for all people, we are committed to providing healthcare for persons of every creed, color, and economic and social condition in Balt City, Central MD and beyond.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionMERCY IS DEDICATED TO CARRYING FORWARD THE 136 - YEAR TRADITION OF THE SISTER'S HEALING MINISTRY IN BALTIMORE. GROUNDED IN A VISION OF GOD'S HEALING LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE FOR PERSONS OF EVERY CREED, COLOR, AND ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITION IN BALTIMORE CITY, CENTRAL MARYLAND AND BEYOND. IN THE TRADITION OF CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE AND OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, WE CONTINUE OUR SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO POOR AND UNDERSERVED PERSONS. MERCY IS DRIVEN BY ITS MISSION TO SERVE AND WILL REMAIN STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD ITS HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR CARE, ITS COMMITMENT OT THE POOR AND ITS COMMITMENT OT BALTIMORE. WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE, WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT, TO ALL WHO COME TO US FOR HELP.MissionDescription
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DescriptionTo provide healthcare to patients without regard to ability to pay. Mercy strives to provide excellent clinical services across the life span within a community of compassionate care. Mercy Medical Center (MMC) has 226 licensed beds and had 17,455 inpatient admissions for the fiscal year ending JunE 30,2011. Mercy Medical Center's primary service area (PSA) which comprises 17 ZIP codes in Baltimore City, accounts for almost 60% of its total admissions. The key demographic characteristics of the PSA are as follows: 64% of the population is black 59% of patients served by MMC are members of a racial or ethnic minority 66% are women 51% are Medicaid and/or Medicare beneficiaries 12% of the population is 65 year in age and older The median household income of the population is $35,656 40% of Baltimore City households reported a income of less than $30,000 Three times as many families living in Baltimore City had income that was below the poverty level compared to all familes in Maryland. Within the hospital's 17 zip codes that comprise the PSA 35% of familIes live beLOW the federal poverty level definition. Due to its location in center city, MMC cares for many of the at-risk, low income population in the communities that immediately surround the hospital. This is best evidenced by the large percentage of emergency room visits by Medicaid, uninsured, and Medicare patients. Medicaid covered and unisured patients accounted for more than 50% of FY2011 emergency room visits. In FY 2011, the supportive housing program provided a comprehensive range couseling services and community resource linkages to 207 clients. These services incurred a direct costs of $568,441 during FY 2011, or abouT $3,000 per client. MMC delivered more babies, 2,886, than any other hospital in Baltimore City in FY 2011. Of these babies, 10.6% were of low birth weight and 13.7% were premature. 60% of the patients who delivered babies at MMC were either Medicaid beneficiaries or unisured/self pay. This population is especially linked with low birth weight and prematurity due to poverty that closely related to unhealthy lifestyles, particularly, poor nutritition and inadequate prenatal care.Description
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ExplanationAMONG THE AMOUNTS INDICATED AS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN PART I WAS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN GREENLEAF INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD ("GREENLEAF"), A CAYMAN ISLAND CORPORATION. GREENLEAF IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER THAT PROVIDES DIRECT COVERAGE FOR PROFESSIONAL, MALPRACTICE, AND COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL LIABILITY FOR MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS ASSOCIATED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. AS OF THE END OF THE 2010 TAX YEAR, THE VALUE OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S OWNERSHIP IN GREENLEAF WAS $12,547,000.Explanation

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Form990 Schedule H Part VI Form990ScheduleHPartVI (17 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION UNIFIED MARYLAND HOSPITAL RESPONSESPART I, LINES 7A, 7B AND 7F7A. CHARITY CARE AT COST AND 7F. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION ARE EXPLAINED IN THE FOLLOWING: MARYLAND'S REGULATORY SYSTEM CREATES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR HOSPITAL PAYMENT THAT DIFFERS FROM THE REST OF THE NATION. THE HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION, (HSCRC) DETERMINES PAYMENT THROUGH A RATE SETTING PROCESS ALL PAYORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL PAYORS, PAY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE SAME SERVICES DELIVERED AT THE SAME HOSPITAL. MARYLAND'S UNIQUE ALL PAYOR SYSTEM INCLUDES A METHOD FOR REFERENCING UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN EACH PAYORS' RATES, WHICH DOES NOT ENABLE MARYLAND HOSPITALS TO BREAKOUT ANY OFFSETTING REVENUE RELATED TO UNCOMPENSATED CARE. 7B. UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID IS EXPLAINED IN THE FOLLOWING: MARYLAND'S REGULATORY SYSTEM CREATES A UNIQUE PROCESS FOR HOSPITAL PAYMENT THAT DIFFERS FROM THE REST OF THE NATION. THE HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION, (HSCRC) DETERMINES PAYMENT THROUGH A RATE SETTING PROCESS ALL PAYORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL PAYORS, PAY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THE SAME SERVICES DELIVERED AT THE SAME HOSPITAL. MARYLAND'S UNIQUE ALL PAYOR SYSTEM INCLUDES A METHOD FOR REFERENCING UNCOMPENSATED CARE IN EACH PAYORS' RATES, WHICH DOES NOT ENABLE MARYLAND HOSPITALS TO BREAKOUT ANY DIRECTED OFFSETTING REVENUE RELATED TO UNCOMPENSATED CARE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENSES ARE EQUAL TO MEDICAID REVENUES IN MARYLAND, AS SUCH, THE NET EFFECT IS ZERO. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE IMPACT ON THE HOSPITAL OF ITS SHARE OF THE MEDICAID ASSESSMENT. IN RECENT YEARS, THE STATE OF MARYLAND HAS CLOSED FISCAL GAPS IN THE STATE MEDICAID BUDGET BY ASSESSING HOSPITALS THROUGH THE RATE SETTING SYSTEM. The Maryland Medicaid assessment for Mercy Medical Center for the 2010 tax year was $989,402.
PART I, LINE 3CFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE OR AT A REDUCED CHARGE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE THAT WILL BE APPLIED FOR INCOMES UP TO APPROXIMATELY 400% ABOVE THE HHS POVERTY GUIDELINES. THE POVERTY GUIDELINES ARE ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HSS). IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A PATIENT MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENT WHO QUALIFIES UNDER AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 1. A PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS QUALIFIES FOR FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. 2. A PATIENT NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR CHIP WHO IS A BENEFICIARY/RECIPIENT OF A MEANS-TESTED SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS, IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE, PROVIDED THAT THE PATIENT SUBMITS PROOF OF ENROLLMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS UNLESS THE PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTS AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS: A) HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IN THE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM B) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) C) LOW-INCOME-HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM D) PRIMARY ADULT CARE PROGRAM (PAC), UNTIL SUCH TIME AS INPATIENT BENEFITS ARE ADDED TO THE PAC BENEFIT PACKAGE E) WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 3. A PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 400% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS QUALIFIES FOR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF INCOME AND SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED TABLE AND OTHER FACTORS. 4. A PATIENT WITH: (I) FAMILY INCOME AT OR BELOW 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; (II) WITH MEDICAL DEBT INCURRED WITHIN THE 12 MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO APPLICATION THAT EXCEEDS 25% OF FAMILY INCOME FOR THE SAME PERIOD; AND (III) WITH LESS THAN $10,000 IN HOUSEHOLD MONETARY ASSETS WILL QUALIFY FOR PARTIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS CASE IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE OF INCOME, AMOUNT OF MEDICAL DEBT, AND OTHER FACTORS. A) AN ELIGIBLE PATIENT OR ANY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF THE PATIENT LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD SHALL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE WHEN SEEKING SUBSEQUENT CARE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE WAS INITIALLY RECEIVED. B) TO AVOID AN UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, A PATIENT ELIGIBLE FOR CARE UNDER PARAGRAPH 4.A SHALL INFORM THE HOSPTIAL OF HIS OR HER ELIGIBILITY FOR THE REDUCED-COST MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE. 5. AN UNINSURED PATIENT WITH FAMILY INCOME BETWEEN 200% AND 500% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WHO REQUESTS ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES FOR A PAYMENT PLAN. 6. A HOMELESS PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 7. A DECEASED PATIENT, WITH NO PERSON DESIGNATED AS DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, OR NO ESTATE NUMBER ON FILE AT THE APPICABLE REGISTRARS OF WILLS DEPARTMENT, QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 8. A PATIENT WHO HAS A REMAINING BALANCE AFTER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 9. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MAY ELECT TO GRANT PRESUMPTIVE CHARITY CARE TO PATIENTS BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED DURING A DEBT COLLECTION PROCESS. FACTORS INCLUDE PROPENSITY TO PAY SCORING, ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND OTHER RELEVENT INFORMATION. 10. A PATIENT WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE PRECEDING CATEGORIES MAY STILL APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILL REVIEW THE APPLICATION AND MAKE A DETERMINATION ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AS TO ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FACTORS THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED INCLUDE: A) FIXED INCOME SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT OR DISABILITY WITH NO ADDITIONAL INCOME SOURCES AVAILABLE B) MEDICAL EXPENSES AND/OR C) EXPENSES RELATED TO NECESSITIES OF LIFE COMPARED TO INCOME. IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY, THE SIZE OF THE PATIENT'S BILL RELATIVE TO THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY WILL BE CONSIDERED. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE GRANTED FOR NECESSARY HOSPITAL SERVICES AND IT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO PROPERLY DOCUMENT ELIGIBILITY AND COOPERATE WITH MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION PROCESS. WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS FOLLOWING A PATIENT'S INITIAL REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, APPLICATION FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BOTH, THE FACILITY MUST MAKE A DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE ELIGIBILITY. NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS TO BE POSTED IN THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE, BUSINESS OFFICE, AND EMERGENCY AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL. SUCH NOTICE IS POSTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND/OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF PATIENTS UTILIZING HOSPITAL SERVICES. INDIVIDUAL NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, THE POTENTIAL FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON WHO SEEKS SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL AT THE TIME OF COMMUITY OUTREACH EFFORTS, PRENATAL SERVICES, PREADMISSION, OR ADMISSION. SUCH NOTICE WILL BE PRINTED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND/OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF PATIENTS UTILIZING HOSPITAL SERVICES. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WILL MAKE AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPICATION, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND/OR ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAT WILL BE UNDERSTANDABLE TO TARGET POPULATIONS OF PATIENTS UTILIZING HOSPITAL SERVICES.
PART I, LINE 6ACommunity Benefit report is made available on another's website, specifically the website for the Maryland HSCRC. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PREPARES ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT ANNUALLY AND ITS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
PART I, LINE 7GTHERE ARE NO COSTS REPORTED THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PHYSICIAN CLINIC.
PART I, LINE 7, COLUMN FTHE BAD DEBT EXPENSE AS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, IS $23,061,732.
PART I, LINE 7IN TABLE 7, A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS USED IN ALL CALCULATIONS.
PART III, LINE 4THE COST OF BAD DEBTS ON LINE 2 AND 3 OF SCHEDULE H WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO FORM MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S ANNUAL FILING WITH THE HSCRC.
PART III, LINE 8THE COSTING SOURCE IS THE MEDICARE COST REPORT AND THE METHODOLOGY IS Medicare ALLOWABLE COST TO Medicare REVENUES RECEIVED.
PART III, LINE 9BONCE THE COLLECTION PROCESS HAS BEGUN, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR WHETHER THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. IF THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES THAT A PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING ONCE THE COLLECTION PROCESS HAS BEGUN, THE ORGANIZATION WILL APPROVE THE PATIENT FOR CHARITY CARE. ONCE CHARITY CARE HAS BEEN APPROVED, THERE IS NO FURTHER ATTEMPT MADE BY THE ORGNANIZATION TO COLLECT. COLLECTION EFFORTS WILL BE STOPPED AT ANY TIME DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS IF THE PATIENT QUALIFIES FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. FURTHERMORE, IF A PATIENT'S FINANCIAL SITUATION CHANGES AT ANY POINT DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS, THE PATIENT MAY QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT SUCH POINT.
PART VMERCY MEDICAL CENTER (MMC) IS A LICENCED HOSPITAL. MMC PROVIDES INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES PRIMARILY FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA.
NEEDS ASSESSMENTPART VI, QUESTION 2MERCY MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH IN IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY NEEDS. THESE APPROACHES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. ACCESSING EXISTING DATA SOURCES ON HEALTH CARE STATUS IN PRIMARY SERVICE AREA(PSA) AS PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED, "BALTIMORE CITY'S HEALTH STATUS REPORT: 2008" WAS THE MAIN STATISTICAL DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDED THE HOSPITAL WITH KEY DATA ON THE MOST CRITICAL HEALTH CARE CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE POPULATION. ACCESSED AND REVIEWED OTHER STATE OF MARYLAND HEALTH CARE DATA BASES RELATED TO HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES THAT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SERVES IN ITS PSA. PUBLICATIONS AND DATA AVAILABLE FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN WHICH MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND MEMBERS SUCH AS B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES, JOURNEY HOME, FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF BALTIMORE, AND BALTIMORE HOMELESS SERVICES, AMOUNG OTHERS. 2. PARTNERSHIPS, WORKGROUPS, AND MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE WORKGROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH KEY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, BALTIMORE HOMELESS SERVICES, THE WEINBERG HOUSING AND RESOURCE CENTER, MAYOR'S OFFICE ON EMEGENCY MANAGEMENT, SEX AND FAMILY CRIMES DIVISION OF THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, TURN AROUND HOUSE OF RUTH, FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF BALTIMORE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL, B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES AND FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE, THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT INPUT AND FEEDBACK ON THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH REGULAR MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS THROUGHOUT FY11. THROUGH PARTICIPATION OF THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM IN BUSINESS FORUMS SUCH AS THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SIGNIFICANT FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION ON HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND GAPS WAS ALSO GATHERED. 3. MERCY HEALTH SERVICES MISSION AND COPORATE ETHICS COMMITTEE THE MISSION AND COPORATE ETHICS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS REGULARLY TO REVIEW AND COORDINATE ISSUES RELATED TO MISSION INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION. THIS BOARD COMMITTEE IS INFORMED AND CLEARLY UNDERSTANDS THE SCOPE AND DEPTH OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND INITIATIVES. IN SUMMARY, THROUGH A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS BASED ON REVIEW OF CURRENT DATA SOURCES AND ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE AND PRIORITIZE ITS COMMUNITY NEED FOCUS. PLANNING IS UNDERWAY TO PERFORM A FORMAL COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY JUNE 30, 2013.
PATIENT EDUCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCEPART VI, QUESTION 3MERCY ATTEMPTS TO BE VERY PROACTIVE IN COMMUNICATING ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION TO PATIENTS. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION IS POSTED IN ALL ADMISSIONS AREAS, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A COPY OF THE POLICY AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONTACT INFORMATION IS ALSO PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE PRE-ADMISSION, PRE-SURGERY AND ADMISSIONS PROCESS. MERCY UTILIZES A THIRD PARTY, AS WELL AS IN-HOUSE FINANCIAL COUNSELING STAFF, TO CONTACT AND SUPPORT PATIENTS IN UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLETING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS. THEY ALSO DISCUSS WITH PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES THE AVAILABILITY OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AND ASSIST PATIENTS WITH UNDERSTANDING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS. EVEN AFTER THE PATIENT IS DISCHARGED, EACH BILLING STATEMENT CONTAINS AN OVERVIEW OF MERCY'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, A PATIENT'S RIGHTS AND OBILGATIONS, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, AND MARYLAND MEDICAID. FOLLOW-UP PHONE CALLS BY HOSPITAL BILLING/COLLECTION STAFF MADE TO PATIENTS WITH UNPAID BALANCES ALSO STRESS THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANICAL ASSISTANCE AND CHARITY CARE AVAILIBILITY. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES AND PROMOTES HEATLH SERVICS FOR THE PEOPLE OF BALTIMORE OF EVERY CREED, RACE, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONDITION. IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY WHO ARE ITS SPONSORS, MERCY CONTINUES A SPECIAL COMMITTMENT TO THE UNDERSERVED AND THE UNINSURED. CONSISTENT WITH THIS MISSION, IT HAS BEEN THE POLICY OF MERCY MEDICAL CNETER TO ACCEPT, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ITS FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ALL PATIENTS WHO REQUIRE ITS SERVICES, WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES. EMERGENCY CARE WILL BE RENDERED TO ALL PATIENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIMITATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. THIS POLICY, HOWEVER, DOES NOT PRECLUDE AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW: 1. THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY 2. THE AVAILIABILITY OF INSURANCE BENEFITS 3. THE ELIGIBILITY OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PATIENT
COMMUNITY INFORMATIONPART VI, QUESTION 4LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DRAWS PATIENTS FROM THE GREATER BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA FOR ITS LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE, COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY, AS WELL AS ITS PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WHICH COMPRISES 17 ZIP CODES IN BALTIMORE CITY, ACCOUNTS FOR 60% OF ITS TOTAL ADMISSIONS. KEY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PSA ARE AS FOLLOWS: POPULATION 1. THE PSA 2009 POPULATION IS 535,038 2. PSA POPULATION GROWTH IS PROJECTED TO DECLINE BY 1.2% FROM 2009 TO 2014. THIS IS IN CONTRAST TO A 3.1% PROJECTED GROWTH FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND. 3. SINCE 1990, THE DISTRIBUTION OF BALTIMORE CITY RESIDENTS HAS SHIFTED TOWARDS OLDER AGE GROUPS WITH A 6% INCREASE IN THE 40 YEARS AND OLDER POPULATION. THIS TREND OF AN INCREASING OLDER POPULATION GROWTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH 2020. ETHNICITY AND AGE 1. 64% BLACK; 32% CAUCASIAN IN PSA. BALTIMORE CITY'S BLACK POPULATION HAS INCREASED BY 5% SINCE 1990. 2. APPROXIMATELY 59% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ARE MEMBERS OF A RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITIES; 66% ARE WOMEN AND 51% ARE MEDICAID AND/OR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES. 3. 12% OF THE POPULATION IS 65 YEARS IN AGE AND OLDER. INCOME 1. PSA MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $35,656 2. 40% OF BALTIMORE CITY HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED AN INCOME OF LESS THAN $30,000. THIS IS ONLY 44% OF THE STATEWIDE MEDIAN INCOME OF $68,080 3. THREE TIMES AS MANY FAMILIES LIVING IN BALTIMORE CITY HAD INCOME THAT WAS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL COMPARED TO ALL FAMILIES IN MARYLAND. OF NOTE, THE MAJOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN QUESTION #4 DIRECTLY ADDRESS KEY HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION IN MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S PSA. KEY FINDINGS FORM THE "BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH STATUS REPORT 2008" BALTIMORE CITY VS. STATE OF MARYLAND ON KEY HEALTH OUTCOME MEASURES 1. OVERALL MORTALITY RATE: BALTIMORE IS 37% HIGHER 2. LIFE EXPECTANCY: BALTIMORE IS 8% LOWER 3. INFANT MORTALITY: BALTIMORE IS 41% HIGHER 4. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: BALTIMORE IS 36% HIGHER 5. TEEN BIRTH RATE: BALTIMORE IS TWICE AS HIGH 6. HIV/AIDS MORTALITY: BALTIMORE IS FIVE TIMES HIGHER AS SHOWN BY THESE SELECT INDICATORS, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH STATUS DISPARITY BETWEEN BALTIMORE CITY'S RESIDENTS AND THE REST OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN CENTER CITY, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER CARES FOR MANY OF THE AT-RISK, LOW INCOME POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT IMMEDIATELY SURROUND THE HOSPITAL. THIS IS BEST EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS BY THE MEDICAID, UNINSURED, AND MEDICARE PATIENTS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT SERVICE AREA (CBSA) IS DEFINED BY 15 OF THE 17 PSA ZIP CODES. THESE ZIP CODES WERE IDENTIFIED AND DETERMINED BASED ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISITS DURING FY11. KEY DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CBSA ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE CBSA POPULATION IS 487,000 2. 53% FEMALE AND 32% MALE 3. 90% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN; 5% WHITE; 5% ALL OTHER 4. MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $21,000 5. PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOME BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES 43% 6. ESTIMATE PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED PEOPLE 39% 7. PERCENTAGE OF MEDICAID RECIPIENTS 30% MEDICAID COVERED AND UNINSURED PATIENTS ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 50% OF THE FY11 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. 1. BALTIMORE CITY'S LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTER AT GUILFORD AVENUE IS WITHIN THREE BLOCKS OF THE HOSPITAL 2. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ALL OF THE MEDICAL STAFF (PHYSICIANS AND NURSING PERSONNEL) FOR HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, WHICH DELIVERS OUTPATIENT CARE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF HOMELESS PERSONS IN BALTIMORE CITY. THE HCH CLINIC IS LOCATED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE HOSPITAL.
COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIESPART VI, QUESTION 4MERCY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS A STAFF OF EIGHT EXPERIENCED HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER HOMELESS AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS TO COORDINATE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND FAMILIES AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO HOUSE HOMELSS FAMILIES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A DEFINED PERIOD TO PREVENT A RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. IN FY 2011, THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AT MERCY PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF COUNSELING SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE LINKAGES TO 207 CLIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCURRED DIRECT COSTS OF $568,441 DURING FY2011, OR ABOUT $3,000 PER CLIENT. MERCY FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM THE MERCY FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF TASK FORCE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SAFETY PLANNING FOR VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, ELDER AND VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE) AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO COME TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS PHYSICIANS FOR TREATMENT. THIS PROGRAM IMPROVES BALTIMORE'S COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AND CREATES AN ALERT WORKFORCE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, SKILLED AT IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. DUE TO ITS LOCATION WITHIN THREE BLOCKS OF THE CITY'S LARGEST HOMELESS SHELTER AT GUILFORD AVENUE AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HCH, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S ER RECEIVES MANY VISITS FORM HOMELESS PERSONS. WITH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING EMERGENT AND URGENT CARE TO POOR AND HOMELESS POPULATIONS, THE HOSPITAL HAS ESTABLISHED KEY SERVICES FOR THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: A FULL TIME SOCIAL WORKER IS A PART OF THE ER TEAM TO COORDINATE CARE AND OTHER SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PATIENTS WHO ARRIVE AT THE ER. ER PHYSICIANS AND NURSES MAKE VISITS TO BALTIMORE CITY SHELTERS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 1. ADMINISTRATION OF FLU VACCINATIONS TO RESIDENTS 2. PRESENTATIONS ON PARASITES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE 3. INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION THE FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM (FNE) IS HOUSED AT THE HOSPITAL'S ER AND PROVIDES 24/7 CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL, DOMESTIC, CHILD, ELDER AND INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE. FORENSIC NURSES PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE FORENSIC MEDICAL INTERVIEWS, MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS, AND EVIDENCE COLLECTION, AND ASSURE CRISIS INTERVENTION TO AN EVER INCREASING VOLUME OF UNDERSERVED PATIENTS. DURING FY 2011, THE FNE PROGRAM CONDUCTED 554 EXAMINATIONS AND IS THE DESIGNATED SITE FOR PATIENTS IN BALTIMORE CITY. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PROGRAM - DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DELIVERED MORE BABIES, 2,886 THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE CITY IN FY 2011. OF THESE BABIES, 10.6% WERE OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND 13.7% WERE PREMATURE. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AND PREMATURITY ARE INTERTWINED AND CORRELATED. AS CITED IN QUESTION #2, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IS A KEY HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR THAT IS MEASURED AND TRACKED BY THE BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT MUST BE DECREASED IN INCIDENCE. THE HOSPITAL HAS TAKEN A LEADERSHIP ROLE THROUGH ITS ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN "B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES", A LONG TERM INITIATIVE LED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MANAGED BY THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE THE INCIDENTS OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. DR. ROBERT ATLAS, CHAIRMAN OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER'S DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, HAS A LEADERSHIP ROLE WITHIN THIS WORKGROUP. THE GOALS OF "B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES" ARE REDUCTION IN THE FOLLOWING: 1. RATE OF PRE-TERM BIRTHS BY AT LEAST 10% 2. RATE OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS BY AT LEAST 10% 3. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM UNSAFE SLEEP BY AT LEAST 10% OF NOTE, 60% OF THE PATIENTS WHO DELIVERED BABIES AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WERE EITHER MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES OR UNINSURED/SELF PAY. THIS POPULATION IS ESPECIALLY LINKED WITH LOW BIRTH RATE AND PREMATURITY DUE TO POVERTY THAT CLOSELY RELATES TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES, PARTICULARLY, POOR NUTRITION AND INADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE. IN ORDER TO ENSURE 24/7 COVERAGE FOR ITS OBSTERICAL PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABLILITY TO PAY, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDED $1,397,137 IN PHYSICIAN SUBSIDY FOR THIS SPECIALTY. DETERMINING THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ADDRESSED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING TO THE HSCRC, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP FIVE HOSPITALS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IN TERMS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING REVENUE DEVOTED TO COMMUNITY NEEDS PROGRAMS.
PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTHPART VI, QUESTION 5ACCESS TO CARE FOR AT-RISK, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS HAS LONG BEEN A CORNERSTONE MISSION FOR MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. MAJOR PROGRAMS TO SERVE THIS NEED INCLUDE OUR FUNDING OF DIRECT PHYSICIAN CHARITY CARE ACROSS ALL SPRECIALTIES AND THE PHARMACY CHARITY FUND TO PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY. IN ADDITION, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE (FCHB) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), WHICH RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL. FCHB, WITH A CLINIC LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MERCY CAMPUS, LARGELY SERVES THE MEDICAID AND UNINSURED POPULATIONS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. BASED UPON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IDENTIFIED THREE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS FOR "MISSION DRIVEN HEALTH SERVICES" IN FY 2011: THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: HOMELESSNESS: THE NEED TO RESPOND TO AND ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE HOMELESS POPULATION OF BALTIMORE. EMERGENCY SERVICES: AS PROVIDED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, GIVEN THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF POOR AND UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO ACCESS THIS SERVICE. LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DELIVERS MORE BABIES TO WOMEN AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN BALTIMORE. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE (>10%) OF THESE BIRTHS ARE PREMATURE AND OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE INTERTWINED AS THEY SHARE A COMMON THREAD IN THAT THE UNDERSERVED AND POOR POPULATIONS OF BALTIMORE ARE THE PRIMARY RECIPIENTS OF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY MERCY MEDICAL CENTER ON AND OFF ITS CAMPUS. HOMELESSNESS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAS GROWN STEADILY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS IN BALTIMORE AND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NATION. THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO RISE GIVEN THE DETERIORATING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY THAT CAUSE HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, LOSS OF HOMES, REDUCED FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO MEDICAID AND OTHER SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. BALTIMORE'S HOMELESS POPULATION EXTENDS GREATLY BEYOND THOSE WHO CAN FIND BEDS IN CITY AND OTHER NONPROFIT RUN SHELTERS. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION THROUGH THREE AREAS. HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985 AND PROVIDES ADULT, PEDIATRIC, AND GERIATRIC MEDICAL CARE, DENTAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, HIV SERVICES, SOCIAL WORK AND CASE MANAGEMENT, ADDICTION TREATMENT, OUTREACH, PRISON RE-ENTRY, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. IN 2011, HCH SAW 17,421 PATIENTS A THREEFOLD INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR PRIMARILY DUE TO ITS NEW LOCATION AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1985 (A 25-YEAR PARTNERSHIP), MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS DIRECTLY EMPLOYED AND PROVIDED ALL OF THE PHYSICIAN AND NURSING STAFF TO HCH FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. WHILE THE HOSPITAL IS REIMBURSED FOR THE DIRECT COSTS OF ITS EMPLOYED CLINICIANS FORM HCH, INDIRECT AND OTHER NON COMPENSATED COSTS CONTRIBUTED TO HCH WERE $1,297,938 IN FY 2011. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS AND PROVIDES FOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, TWO NURSE PRACTITIONERS, ONE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, AND THREE REGISTERED NURSES TO WORK AT HCH. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, THROUGH ITS SOLE MEMBER, MHS, IS GOVERNED BY A COMMUNITY BOARD COMPRISED OF CIVIC LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO AND REPRESENT THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. MERCY MEDICAL CENTER EXTENDS MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS FOR ALL OF ITS DEPARTMENTS. ALL FINANCIAL SURPLUSES MERCY MEDICAL CENTER GENERATES ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. MERCY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER HAS A STAFF OF EIGHT EXPERIENCED HUMAN SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER HOMELESS AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS TO COORDINATE SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND FAMILIES AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS. THE PROGRAM'S GOAL IS TO HOUSE HOMELESS FAMILIES AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A DEFINED PERIOD TO PREVENT A RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. IN FY 2011, THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM AT MERCY PROVIDED A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE COUNSELING SERVICES AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE LINKAGES TO 207 CLIENTS. THESE SERVICES INCURRED DIRECT COSTS OF $477,629 DURING FY 2011, OR ABOUT $3,000 PER CLIENT. MERCY FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM THE MERCY FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY A MULTIDISIPLINARY STAFF TASK FORCE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SAFETY PLANNING FOR VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, ELDER AND VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE) AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO COME TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS PHYSICIANS FOR TREATMENT. THIS PROGRAM IMPROVES BALTIMORE'S COORDINATED COMMUNTIY RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, AND CREATES AN ALERT WORKFORCE AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, SKILLED AT IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.
AFFILIATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEMPART VI, QUESTION 6KEY MERCY HEALTH SERVICES (MHS) PARTNERSHIPS/WORK GROUPS Mercy Medical Center is a part of an affiliated health care system, which includes a number of organizations that are under the common governance of Mercy Health Services. These affiliated organizations work together to provide a range of healthcare services to their communities. Among Mercy Medical Center's affiliates are Saint Paul Place Specialists, Inc. ("SPPS), Maryland Family Care, Inc. ("MFC"), and Stella Maris, Inc. ("SM"). SPPS provides specialty physician services to patients of Mercy Medical Center's inpatient services and outpatient clinics and to other members of the community throughout Central Maryland and beyond. During the 2010 tax year, SPPS provided several community benefit activities. First, SPPS provided $1,926,771 of charity care to patients seen by SPPS physicians. Second, SPPS incurred direct and indirect unreimbursed costs of $3,458,657 as a result of providing physician services to patients in the Emergency Department of Mercy Medical Center. Third, SPPS provides an antepardum diagnostic physician subsidy with a net cost of $6,658 to SPPS. Finally, SPPS physicians undertake disease and prevention research at an unreimbursed cost to SPPS of $583,985. SM owns and operates a nursing home, a residential and home hospice service and a home health agency. During the 2010 tax year, SM provided $471,000 of charity care to its patients. MFC provides primary care services on the campus of Mercy Medical Center, throughout Baltimore City, and in Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties. Additionally, MFC employs a number of physicians to serve as hospitals, who care for patients admitted to Mercy Medical Center. During the 2010 tax year, MFC provided $81,116 of charity care to patients seen by MMC physicians. GROUP NAME: HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: HCH PROVIDES HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND BURDENS OF HOMELESSNESS. ITS HEADQUARTERS/CLINIC IS LOCATED THREE BLOCKS FROM MERCY. CATHERINE KELLY, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT MERCY, SERVES ON THE HCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS. GROUP NAME: BALTIMORE HOMELESS SERVICES PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: A PROGRAM WITHIN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HUMAN SERVICES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE OF PROVIDED TO THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION. MERCY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES HOUSING COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES UNDER GRANTS FROM THIS AGENCY. GROUP NAME: THE WEINBERG HOUSING AND RESOURCE CENTER PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: BALTIMORE CITY'S FACILITY PROVIDING 274 EMERGENCY SHELTER BEDS AND 25 BEDS FOR THE MEDICALLY FRAGILE AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS. MERCY EMPLOYEES ASSIST WITH THE PROGRAM. GROUP NAME: MAYOR'S OFFICE ON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: MERCY SERVES ON THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TASK FORCE FOR BALTIMORE CITY. GROUP NAME: SEX AND FAMILY CRIMES DIVISION OF THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: MERCY'S FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. MERCY PROVIDES THE FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. GROUP NAME: TURN AROUND, HOUSE OF RUTH PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: MERCY'S FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM WORKS WITH TURN AROUND, HOUSE OF RUTH, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. MERCY ALSO IS TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ESTABLISHING HOSPITAL-BASED FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAMS AT OTHER MARYLAND HOSPITALS. GROUP NAME: FAMILY CRISIS CENTER OF BALTIMORE (FCCB) PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: FCCB IS A MAJOR REFERRAL PARTNER TO MERCY' FORENSIC NURSE EXAMINER AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS. GROUP NAME: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COUNCIL PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: COLLEEN MOORE, COORDINATOR OF MERCY'S FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM, SERVES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S STEERING COMMITTEE. GROUP NAME: B'MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES (BHB) PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: BHB IS A COALITION OF PHYSICIANS AMOUNG BALTIMORE CITY'S MAJOR HOSPITALS THAT ADDRESSES WAYS TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY, PREMATURITY AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT. ROBERT ATLAS, M.D., CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AT MERCY AND A RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN AT-RISK PREGNANCY IS A LEADER WITHIN BHB. GROUP NAME: FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF BALTIMORE (FCHB) PURPOSE AND MMC PARTICIPATION: SAMUEL MOSKOWITZ, MERCY'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FCHB, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER THAT SERVES CENTRAL AND SOUTH BALTIMORE CITY.
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Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANSCH J LINE 4BThe Corporation maintained a nonqualified plan of deferred compensation for certain employees. The Plan only permitted deferrals (that is, no contributions were made by the Corporation). Due to the changes in tax laws, the plan was terminated and participating employees are being paid and taxed on the withdrawals from their accounts. Schedule J reports the amounts distributed, which amounts were reflected as contributions in prior periods. The following individuals received distributions from the nonqualified deferred compensation plan in the following amounts: THOMAS MULLEN $262,774 SAMUEL MOSKOWITZ $703,350 AMY FREEMAN $521,363 JUDITH WEILAND $ 16,233 ROBERT EDWARDS $250,675
NON-FIXED PAYMENTSSCH J LINE 7The Compensation Committee approves non-fixed payments for management based on the degree of meeting corporate priorities established by the Board of Trustees. The corporate objectives are designed to advance the organization in the areas of quality care, patient safety, patient satisfaction, business development and financial strength.
CEO'S COMPENSATIONSCHEDULE J, LINES 1 - 3THE ORGANIZATION RELIED ON A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND THAT RELATED ORGANIZATION USED THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL COMPENSATION: 1) COMPENSATION COMMITTEE 2) INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT 3) COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY 4) APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (4 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEINCUSIP NumberCUSIPNumberDate IssuedDateIssuedIssue PriceIssuePriceDescription Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurposeDefeasedDefeasedOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerPool FinancingPoolFinancing
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217XX82006-08-03350000002006 REPLACEMENT GARAGE AND ROfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217L292007-11-081550000002007 A REPLACEMENT TOWER AND Rfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217L452007-11-081500000002007 B C D REPLACEMENT PATIENTfalsefalsefalse
MARYLAND HEALTH & HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FAC AUTHORITY
520936091574217Y412008-07-16353250002008 REFUNDING OF 2003 BONDSfalsefalsefalse

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (4 entries)

Amount RetiredAmountRetiredTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsCapitalized InterestCapitalizedInterestIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresYear Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletionCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeAdequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaindAmount In Reserve FundAmountInReserveFundRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowAmount UnspentAmountUnspentOther Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceeds
1090000359528651492333330107341304252008falsefalsetruetrue
25000001701761291861367715080501287429232010truefalsetruetrue1255703788125000
100000000155267784104896748967391438801612010falsefalsetruetrue0
33340000354575183875182008truefalsetruetrue35070000

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (4 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsMngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprtyAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsBond Counsel Routinely EngagedBondCounselRoutinelyEngagedPrcntge Prvt Business Use By OthersPrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthersPercentage Of Prvt Business Re UBIPercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBITotal Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePost Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
falsetruetruefalsetrue0.000000.000000.00000true
falsetruetruefalsetrue0.000000.000000.00000true
falsetruetruefalsetrue0.000000.000000.00000true
falsetruetruefalsetrue0.005000.001000.00600true

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (4 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueHedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecdsTerm Of HedgeTermOfHedgeGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedException To RebateExceptionToRebateBusiness Name Line1NameOfGICProvider/BusinessNameLine1Term Of GICTermOfGICRegulatory Safe Harbor SatisfiedRegulatorySafeHarborSatisfied
MERRILL LYNCH
falsefalsetrue30.falsefalsetrue
MERRILL LYNCH
falsefalsetrue30.truefalsefalseGE FUNDING4.25true
MERRILL LYNCH
falsetruetrue35.truefalsefalseGE FUNDING2.true
(no name)
falsetruefalsefalsefalsetrue

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSCHEDULE kIdentifier
ExplanationBOND ISSUE A - 2006 REPLACEMENT GARAGE - BOND ISSUE OF $35,000,000 RESULTED IN TOTAL PROCEEDS OF $35,952,865 AS A RESULT OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF $952,865. BOND ISSUE B - 2007 REPLACEMENT TOWER - BOND ISSUE OF $155,000,000 RESULTED IN TOTAL PROCEEDS OF $170,176,129 AS A RESULT OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF $15,176,129. BOND ISSUE C - 2007 B,C&D REPLACEMENT TOWER - BOND ISSUE OF $150,000,000 RESULTED IN TOTAL PROCEEDS OF $155,268,784 AS A RESULT OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF $5,267,784. BOND ISSUE D - 2008 REFUNDING OF 2003 BONDS - BOND ISSUE OF $35,457,518 AS A RESULT OF $132,518 CARRIED FORWARD FROM THE 2003 SINKING FUND.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

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

Intellectual Property IntellectualProperty

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9901794963NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesCost savingsMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTraded
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOther
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidential
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercial
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOther
CollectiblesCollectibles
Food InventoryFoodInventory
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSupplies
TaxidermyTaxidermy
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifacts
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimens
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifacts
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (22 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF 990 REVIEW PROCESSPART VI, LINE 11Mercy Health Services, Inc. ("MHS), the sole parent of the Corporation, has a policy which requires the Corporation's 990 to be made available for review by the MHS Board and/or the MHS Board Executive Committee prior to its filing. At its March 21, 2012 meeting, MHS Board Executive Committee members received a copy of the Corporation's draft form 990. The MHS CFO provided a power point presentation regarding the draft and there was an opportunity for questions and discussion. Following further revision of the draft 990 and prior to its filing, it was made available in final form to all members of the MHS Board and the Corporation's Board.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENTPART VI, LINE 12CMHS HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT COVERS MHS AND ALL OF ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES. THE INDIVIDUALS COVERED UNDER THE POLICY INCLUDE ALL TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS (INCLUDING ALL SENIOR AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS) AND MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEE WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. UNDER THE POLICY, EACH SUCH PERSON IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM REGARDING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE OR SHE, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER, HAS WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT DOES BUSINESS WITH MHS OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AND AMONG OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS. THE COMPLETED DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE MHS BOARD CHAIR AND BY THE MHS CEO OR A DESIGNEE. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE, ANY PERSON WHO IS COVERED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOAURD OR THE BOARD COMMITTEE IN WHICH THE MATTER ARISES. FOLLOWING THE DISCLOSURE, THE PERSON MAY MAKE A PRESENTATION, BUT MUST THEN LEAVE THE MEETING AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS. UNDER THE POLICY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S OWN PERSONAL INTERST WOULD, OR MAY, INTERFERE WITH HIS OR HER IMPARTIALITY REGARDING THE MATTER. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE PERSON MAY NOT BY PRESENT DURING DELIBERATIONS ON THE MATTER OR VOTE ON IT. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AFTER CONDUCTING SUCH ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE AS IT DETERMINES IS APPROPRIATE, SHALL MAKE A DECISION ON THE MATTER BASED UPON WHETHER THE PARTICULAR PROPOSAL IS FAIR, REASONABLE AND IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATIONPART VI, LINE 15THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD HAS ADOPTED A COMPENSATION POLICY (THE "POLICY") FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS. PURSUANT TO THE POLICY, A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PARENT CORPORATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ALL EMPLOYEES SPECIFIED AS HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE OVER THE ORGANIZATION AND WHO RECEIVE REMUNERATION FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WHICH OPINES TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION PAID AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED MEET APPLICABLE IRS REASONABLENESS AND "SAFE HARBOR" STANDARDS. THE OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PROVIDES DATA OF COMPENSATION PROVIDED AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE IN EXCESS OF MARKET NORMS. Mercy Health Services, Inc. (the Corporation's sole member) has a written policy regarding the review of physician compensation titled "Amended and Restated Physician Compensation Review." The policy applies to all MHS subsidiaries, including the Corporation, and it sets out the process and procedures for ensuring that physician compensation is appropriately reviewed and determined to be consistent with fair market value. Under the policy the review and determination must be documented in writing. The policy addresses internal reviews through benchmarking of physician compensation against nationally recognized compensation survey data, the use of independent compensation consultants and review by the MHS Board Compensation Committee. The policy further requires that all compensation reviews be performed in accordance with the MHS Conflict of Interest Policy.
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITYPART VI, LINE 19The governing documents of the organization, its conflicts of interest policy, and its financial statements are available from the organization upon request.
AUDITSPART XI, QUSTIONS 2 AND 3MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARES INCLUDING THE ORGANIZATION FILING THIS FORM 990, UNDERGO A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT OF THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENT THAT COMPLIES WITH SINGLE AUDIT ACT/OMB CIRCULAR A-133 REQUIREMENTS DUE TO THE EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL AWARDS. THE ACCOUNTING FIRM OF COHEN, RUTHERFORD + KNIGHT P.C. HAS ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION REGARDING THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDIT STANDARDS AND THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT/OMB CIRCULAR A-133 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE TAX REPORTING YEAR GOVERNED BY THIS FORM 990.
PART VI, LINE 1BMercy Health Services, Inc. ("MHS"), a 501(c)(3) corporation, is the sole member of Mercy Medical Center, Inc. ("MMC"). MHS is governed by a 28-person Board of Trustees, of whom 21 are independent board members. The Board of Directors of MMC is currently made of 7 directors. The President of MHS serves as an ex officio member of MMC's Board and the balance of the MMC Board members are elected by, and subject to removal by, the Board of Trustees of MHS. One of the members of the MFC Board is independent. Seven of the Board members are compensated as employees either of MFC or a related organization listed in Schedule R, Part II.
PART VI, LINE 6MHS is the sole member of MMC.
PART VI, LINE 7AThe President of MHS serves as an ex officio voting member of the Board of Directors of MMC. As the member of MMC, the Board of Trustees of MHS elects all of the other members of the Board of MMC. All of the members of the MMC Board serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees of MHS and are subject to removal by the MHS Board.
PART VI, LINE 7BThe Board of Trustees of MHS exercises authority over MMC through its right to appoint and remove MMC Board members. In addition, MHS, as the member, is responsible for the following actions: a) to appoint members to MMC's Board of Directors; b) to review and approve or disapprove the strategic plan, annual budget and the annual operating goals and objectives of MMC as recommended to MHS by MMC's Board of Directors; c) to evaluate the performance of MMC's Board of Directors, officers, and operating management; d) to remove Board members of MMC in its discretion at any time; e) to approve the mission and vision that govern MMC's operations; f) to have ultimate responsibility for MMC's quality assurance, performance improvement, utilization review and risk management; and g) to appoint, reappoint and take any corrective action related to the Medical Staff of MMC (the "Medical Staff") in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws of MMC. The following actions require the approval of and affirmative corporate action by MHS: a) any disposition of all or substantially all of MMC's assets, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or abandonment of MMC; b) any amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of MMC or of the Medical Staff Bylaws of MMC; c) any borrowing or lending by MMC or the issuance of any guarantee by MMC in an amount in excess of an amount specified by MHS from time to time; d) any merger, consolidation or institutional affiliation with any other corporation or other entity; and e) the purchase or sale of assets for an amount in excess of an amount specified from time to time by MHS. Ultimately, the Corporation is controlled by MHS's 26-person community board, which includes 21 independent directors as noted above.
OTHER CHANGES TO NET ASSETSPART XI, LINE 5UNREALIZED GAIN $ 6,015,986 INTEREST RATE SWAP 9,811,012 NET ASSETS RELEASED FOR CAPITAL EXP 950,110 CONTRIBUTIONS (8,879,019) MHF NET BENEFIT (944,974) CHANGES TO POST RETIREMENT PLAN OBLIGATIONS 200,158 ------------ TOTAL $ 7,153,273
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:THOMAS MULLEN TITLE:CHAIR, EX OFFICIO HOURS:25
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:SAMUEL MOSKOWITZ TITLE:EXEC VP/VICE CHAIR HOURS:6
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:SCOTT SPIER md TITLE:SECRETARY HOURS:7
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:JOHN TOPPER TITLE:SR VP & CFO/TREASURER HOURS:25
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:SUSAN FINLAYSON TITLE:SR VP/DIRECTOR HOURS:2
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:MICHAEL MULLANE TITLE:SR VICE PRESIDENT CLINICAL PRG HOURS:15
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:JUDITH WEILAND TITLE:SENIOR VP HOURS:
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:ROBERT EDWARDS TITLE:SENIOR VP HOURS:30
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:JAMES LEVY MD TITLE:PHYSICIAN HOURS:
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:WILMA A S ROWE MD TITLE:PRESIDENT MEDICAL STAFF HOURS:1
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:GARY MICHAEL TITLE:senior vp marketing/planning HOURS:3
HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATIONFORM 990 PART VIINAME:AMY FREEMAN TITLE:EXE VP/SECRETARY HOURS:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusDirect Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNABusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1
MERCY HEALTH SERVICES INC
301 ST PAUL PLACEBALTIMOREMD21202522173382SUPPORTMD501(C)(3)509(A)(3)N/A
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
301 ST PAUL PLACEBALTIMOREMD21202522173656FOUNDATIONMD501(C)(3)170(B)(1)viMERCY HEALTH
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
301 ST PAUL PLACEBALTIMOREMD21202521495113SPEC CAREMD501(C)(3)170(B)1 iiiMERCY HEALTH
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE INC
301 ST PAUL PLACEBALTIMOREMD21202522046586PRIMARY CAREMD501(C)(3)170(B)1 iiiMERCY HEALTH
STELLA MARIS INC
2300 DULANEY VALLEYTIMONIUMMD21093521419602NURSING FACLTMD501(C)(3)509(A)(2)MERCY HEALTH
MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES INC
301 ST PAUL PLACEBALTIMOREMD21202521968440SKILLED NURSEMD501(C)(3)509(A)(2)MERCY MEDICA

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREENLEAF INSURANCE CO LTDBusinessNameLine1

Address Foreign AddressForeign

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1363AddressLine1
CityGRAND CAYMANCity
Province Or StateCAYMAN ISLANDSProvinceOrState
CountryCJCountry
Postal CodeKY1-1108PostalCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520591658EIN
Primary ActivityINSURANCEPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile Foreign CountryCJLegalDomicileForeignCountry

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCY MEDICALBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of EntityLTDTypeOfEntity
Share Of Total Income11924419ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets45364088ShareOfEOYAssets
Percentage Ownership1.00000PercentageOwnership
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents RoyaltiesfalseReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other OrgfalseGiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other OrgfalseGiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other OrgfalseSaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other OrgtruePurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of AssetstrueExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other OrgstrueRentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other OrgsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other OrgsfalsePerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other OrgstruePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of FacilitiestrueSharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid EmployeestrueSharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgtrueReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgtrueReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other OrgtrueOtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other OrgtrueOtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (32 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolved
MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
Q3373085
MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
R1182317
MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
M24523
MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
N2112682
MERCY TRANSITIONAL CARE SERVICES
H275922
STELLA MARIS INC
R30504
STELLA MARIS INC
N895394
STELLA MARIS INC
H51012
STELLA MARIS INC
M387692
STELLA MARIS INC
O806766
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
R7899550
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
M67375745
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
N65137359
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
G77186
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
P2236866
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
I7869
SAINT PAUL PLACE SPECIALISTS INC
Q1297496
VASCULAR SERVICES
R499597
VASCULAR SERVICES
M674515
VASCULAR SERVICES
N609741
VASCULAR SERVICES
P185748
VASCULAR SERVICES
Q129736
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
Q92141
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
R491195
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
M31605780
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
N27619633
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
G1951297
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
P352761
MARYLAND FAMILY CARE
I82988
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
R1169307
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
N1001629
MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION
M1110220

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