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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 768853739 367140 1098151649 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 30 OUTPATIENT SERVICE LOCATIONS WITH MORE THAN 689,000 SYSTEM-WIDE PATIENT ENCOUNTERS ANNUALLY. NORTHSIDE'S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION. NORTHSIDE IS HOME TO THE LARGEST MEDICAL STAFF OF ANY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHEAST. STAFF PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING WOMEN'S HEALTH, CANCER CARE, EMERGENCY CARE, SURGERY, SPECIALTY MEDICINE AND A WIDE ARRAY OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT MANY LOCATIONS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS PRIMARILY KNOWN AS A LEADER IN WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES, BUT ALSO HAS MANY OTHER AREAS OF EXPERTISE:- DELIVERS MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE US (OVER 17,000 DELIVERIES SYSTEM WIDE IN FISCAL YEAR 2011)- DIAGNOSES AND TREATS MORE CASES OF BREAST AND GYN CANCER THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE SOUTHEAST- TREATS MORE PROSTATE CANCER CASES THAN ANY OTHER HOSPITAL IN THE US- PERFORMS MORE SURGERY THAN AT ANY OTHER GA HOSPITALTHE PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUES AND EXPENSES CONSIST OF ALL INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICE LINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.SEE THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT INCLUDED LATER IN SCHEDULE O. 768853739 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 656 0 1 8208 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X DEBORAH S MITCHAM 4048518000 1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 ROBERT T QUATTROCCHI 40.00 X X 2110807 0 6077 ROBERT E WHITLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 J BANCROFT LESESNE MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HASTY JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE M BEARMAN MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS W GABLE MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY J SALVATORE 1.00 X 0 0 0 K DOUGLAS SMITH MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE B STONE MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK J SWEENEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA PARE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH S MITCHAM 40.00 X 432683 0 10904 JORGE J HERNANDEZ 40.00 X 327112 0 1094 TINA WAKIM 40.00 X 525952 0 1128 ROBERT PUTNAM 40.00 X 449441 0 4900 SUSAN SOMMERS 40.00 X 352260 0 4844 WAYNE CHIU MD 40.00 X 362605 0 10904 BENEDICT BENIGNO MD 40.00 X 584036 0 5376 WILLIAM HAYES 40.00 X 357053 0 6077 JANIS DUBOW 40.00 X 304494 0 4128 5806443 0 55432 314 0 1 0 MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP PO BOX 116573 ATLANTA GA 30368 LEGAL SERVICES 6560855 MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS PO BOX 102289 ATLANTA GA 30368 FOOD SERVICES 6104766 HOLLIS COBB ASSOCIATES INC PO BOX 2248 NORCROSS GA 30091 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MGMT 3694716 ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICES INC PO BOX 535122 ATLANTA GA 30353 LINEN SERVICES 3458236 PIEDMONT GRAPHICS PO BOX 6907 MARIETTA GA 30065 PRINTING SERVICES 3195356 117 860636 2981701 749559 4591896 NET PATIENT REVENUE 621990 1063185928 1063185928 RENTAL INCOME 531120 11877827 11877827 PHARMACY REVENUE 446110 11090299 4464655 6625644 PARKING REVENUE 812930 1768741 1768741 CAFETERIA & VENDING 722210 1729288 1729288 2725931 1862618 89697 773616 1092378014 4210974 4210974 152057481 188796 148371009 146236 3686472 42560 3729032 3729032 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5773635 5773635 5773635 1110683551 1082700008 4554352 18837295 1380417 1380417 63065 63065 6266163 4699622 1566541 369242839 276932129 92310710 28050539 21037904 7012635 65108057 48831043 16277014 25962480 19471860 6490620 11827782 591389 11236393 11631552 11631552 848789 848789 1801896 1801896 81891373 48315910 33575463 4810442 4810442 20545138 11916180 8628958 4492724 224636 4268088 32835761 12149232 20686529 413446 95093 318353 229850 105731 124119 4518168 4518168 77158917 47066939 30091978 10547818 632869 9914949 SUPPLIES 213451147 211316636 2134511 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 63415043 63415043 MISCELLANEOUS 14320494 503691 13626996 189807 COLLECTION FEES 10434966 104350 10330616 1061248866 768853739 292205320 189807 22259 22834 181253459 195770678 492112 977638 58049148 58246804 1572184 2018483 9672413 11583791 6800394 6990882 1113593881 636037575 456395529 477556306 91538800 93039420 69457595 105502227 19480407 21398522 894734300 973107585 232377219 257359001 14514 112698 36665000 34270000 15000000 12333333 277060745 236523741 561117478 540598773 X 333616822 432508812 333616822 432508812 894734300 973107585 X 49434685 49457305 X 0 1 1 X 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 102554172 102554172 569500169 324333532 245166637 379282347 311704043 67578304 62257193 62257193 477556306 INTERCHANGE FINANCE LIABILITY 14010934 RENT OBLIGATION 2047730 RESERVE FOR MALPRACTICE 119806948 RETIREMENT PLAN OBLIGATION 60601996 OBLIGATION UNDER CAPITAL LEASE 36519593 FMV OF SWAP AGREEMENT 1809530 OTHER LIABILITY 124000 POST RETIREMENT OBLIGATION 1603010 236523741 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE HOSPITALS QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 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OUTPATIENT CENTER 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 $63,415,043 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM TOTAL EXPENSE. 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 2011 MEDICARE COST REPORT APPLIED TO MEDICARE CHARGES. THE MEDICARE PROGRAM PAYS AT AMOUNTS WHICH ARE LESS THAN THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES. ANY COST NOT REIMBURSED BY MEDICARE IS BORNE BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL WHICH EASES THE BURDEN TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. PART III, LINE 9B: FINANCIAL COUNSELORS IDENTIFY PATIENTS DURING THE PRE-SCREENING PROCESS THAT APPEAR TO BE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND NOTIFY THEM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT AN ACCOUNT IS UNCOLLECTIBLE DURING THE COLLECTION PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL STATUS, THE PATIENT IS CONTACTED TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ONCE THEY ARE DETERMINED TO BE CHARITY, COLLECTION EFFORTS CEASE AND THE ACCOUNT IS WRITTEN OFF TO CHARITY RELIEVING THE PATIENT OF LIABILITY FOR THE DEBT. THE RESULT OF BEING APPROVED FOR CHARITY ALSO PREVENTS THE PATIENT FROM ANY POTENTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THEIR CREDIT. PART 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 2011 NEARLY 3 MILLION PEOPLE RESIDED IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA. FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE REPRESENTED AN ESTIMATED 21% OF THE 2011 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 (62%), FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN (23%) AND ASIAN (6%). IN 2011, AN ESTIMATED THIRTEEN PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION WAS HISPANIC OR LATINO. ALSO IN 2011, FOURTEEN PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA HAD A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000.LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BY 2016 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE TEN PERCENT, REACHING NEARLY 3.3 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 11% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION. THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 34% BETWEEN 2011 AND 2016 WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE GROWTH RATE OF FEMALES 15-44 (2%) AND THE TOTAL POPULATION (10%). THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA'S 2016 SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY WITH CAUCASIANS COMPRISING 58% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (25%) AND ASIANS (7%). A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SERVICE AREA POPULATION ALSO IS PROJECTED (13% TO 15%) WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES LESS THAN $25,000 IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN AT FOURTEEN PERCENT.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 2011 AND 2016 WITH DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROJECTED TO INCREASE 17% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTED HIGH-DEMAND SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL MEDICINE SERVICES, OBSTETRICAL AND NEONATAL SERVICES, CARDIAC SERVICES, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, RADIOLOGY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.THIS DESCRIPTION IS CONTINUED LATER IN SCHEDULE H. PART VI, LINE 6: 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 2011, NORTHSIDE ALLOCATED ITS RESOURCES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO TIME-SENSITIVE CARE FOR CARDIAC PATIENTS AND TO EXPAND INPATIENT BED CAPACITY. 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 2011 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 2011, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-ATLANTA INVESTED MORE THAN $7 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. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE BEGAN OFFERING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA. WITHIN THE FIRST NINE (9) MONTHS OF OPERATIONS, THE HOSPITAL PERFORMED MORE THAN 70 POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING INTERVENTIONS. WITHOUT ACCESS TO THIS CRITICAL SERVICE, RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA WOULD NEED TO TRAVEL MORE THAN 20 MILES ALONG HEAVILY-CONGESTED INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS TO REACH THE NEAREST PCI PROVIDER. BY REINVESTING CASH SURPLUSES INTO EXPANDING SERVICES, NORTHSIDE IMPROVED ACCESS TO CRITICAL LIFESAVING TREATMENT. ALSO IN FY 2011, NORTHSIDE RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL TO INVEST $51 MILLION TO EXPAND INPATIENT BED CAPACITY AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH FROM 155 TO 188 INPATIENT BEDS. 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 7: 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 OTHER OFFSITE 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 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. PART VI, LINE 4 (CONTINUED): NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTHNORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH IS A 188-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. POPULATION ESTIMATES, IN 2011 MORE THAN 730,000 PEOPLE RESIDED IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA. FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE REPRESENTED AN ESTIMATED 20% OF THE 2011 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 (79%) FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN (7%) AND ASIAN (6%). IN 2011, AN ESTIMATED TWELVE PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION WAS HISPANIC OR LATINO. ALSO IN 2011, THIRTEEN PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA HAD A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000.LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BY 2016 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE FIFTEEN PERCENT, TO MORE THAN 840,000 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 11% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION. THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 41% BETWEEN 2011 AND 2016 WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE GROWTH RATE OF FEMALES 15-44 (7%) AND THE TOTAL POPULATION (15%). THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S 2016 SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY WITH CAUCASIANS COMPRISING 76% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (8%) AND ASIANS (8%). 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 DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO TWELVE 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 15% BETWEEN 2011 AND 2016 WITH DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROJECTED TO INCREASE 22% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTED HIGH-DEMAND SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL MEDICINE SERVICES, OBSTETRICAL AND NEONATOLOGY SERVICES, CARDIAC SERVICES, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, RADIOLOGY AND EMERGENCY 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 94% OF THE HOSPITAL'S TOTAL INPATIENTS, OUTPATIENTS, AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS.ACCORDING TO CLARITAS, INC. POPULATION ESTIMATES, IN 2011 MORE THAN 700,000 PEOPLE RESIDED IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA. FEMALES OF CHILDBEARING AGE REPRESENTED AN ESTIMATED 20% OF THE 2011 SERVICE AREA POPULATION WHILE THE 65+ AGE BOHORT REPRESENTED AN ESTIMATED 9%. THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA IS ESTIMATED TO BE PREDOMINATELY CAUCASIAN (84%) FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN (7%) AND ASIAN (3%). IN 2011, AN ESTIMATED EIGHT PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA POPULATION WAS HISPANIC OR LATINO. ALSO IN 2011, THIRTEEN PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA HAD A HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $25,000.LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, BY 2016 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S PREDEFINED SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE THIRTEEN PERCENT TO MORE THAN 800,000 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 12% OF THE SERVICE AREA'S TOTAL POPULATION. THE 65+ POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE 39% BETWEEN 2011 AND 2016 WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE GROWTH RATE OF FEMALES 15-44 (5%) AND THE TOTAL POPULATION (13%). THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S 2016 SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO SHIFT SLIGHTLY WITH CAUCASIANS COMPRISING 81% OF THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION, FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (9%) AND ASIANS (4%). A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HISPANIC OR LATINO POPULATION ALSO IS PROJECTED (8% TO 10%) WHILE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES LESS THAN $25,000 IS PROJECTED TO REMAIN AT THIRTEEN 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 13% BETWEEN 2011 AND 2016 WITH DEMAND FOR HOSPITAL-BASED OUTPATIENT SERVICES PROJECTED TO INCREASE 20% OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTED HIGH-DEMAND SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL MEDICINE SERVICES, OBSTETRICAL AND NEONATAL SERVICES, CARDIAC SERVICES, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDICS, RADIOLOGY AND EMERGENCY 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 FISCAL YEAR 2011 MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF THE NORTHSIDE CANCER INSTITUTE. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDED FREE PROSTATE AND SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS, NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND SUPPORT GROUP ACTIVITIES. NORTHSIDE ALSO SUPPORTS LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, NORTHSIDE SPONSORED THE MARCH OF DIMES MARCH FOR BABIES EVENT AND HAD A TEAM OF 600 WALKERS. NORTHSIDE RAISED MORE THAN $475,000 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.TO FOLLOW UP ON ITS COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THE HOSPITAL ALSO ENGAGES IN RECRUITMENT EFFORTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE 2010 PHYSICIAN NEED ANALYSIS INDICATED A NEED FOR HALF A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OR MORE IN NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH'S SERVICE AREA FOR TWENTY-NINE (29) SPECIALTIES INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS: FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, GYNECOLOGY, OB/GYN, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND NEUROSURGERY. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE'S 2010 PHYSICIAN NEED ANALYSIS PRODUCED SIMILAR RESULTS INDICATING A NEED FOR HALF AN FTE OR MORE IN THIRTY (30) SPECIALTIES INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS: FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, GYNECOLOGY, OB/GYN, GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY AND UROLOGY. BOTH HOSPITALS ARE CONCENTRATING RECRUITMENT EFFORTS ON THESE NEEDED SPECIALTIES. NORTHSIDE WILL UPDATE THE PHYSICIAN COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT IN 2012.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 MAINTAINS 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. 1 MARCH OF DIMES FOUNDATION 1275 MAMORONECK AVENUE WHITE PLAINS NY 10605 131846366 501(C)(3) 304075 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PO BOX 56566 ATLANTA GA 30343 131788491 501(C)(3) 75200 GENERAL SUPPORT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 1101 NORTHCHASE PKWY SUITE 1 MARIETTA GA 30067 135613797 501(C)(3) 45000 GENERAL SUPPORT ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION 2970 PEACHTREE ROAD NW ATLANTA GA 30305 586011830 501(C)(3) 50000 GENERAL SUPPORT FREEMANVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC 2765 BETHANY BEND ALPHARETTA GA 30004 582600863 501(C)(3) 150000 BASEBALL COMPLEX GEORGIA STATE 125 DECATUR STREET ATLANTA GA 30303 586033185 501(C)(3) 75000 GENERAL SUPPORT GREATER NORTH FULTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 11605 HAYNES BRIDGE ROAD ALPHARETTA GA 30004 581157316 501(C)(3) 60000 GENERAL SUPPORT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE 2001 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE ATLANTA GA 30310 580812615 501(C)(3) 50000 GENERAL SUPPORT OVARIAN CANCER INSTITUTE 960 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD SUITE 130 ATLANTA GA 30332 582445245 501(C)(3) 72000 GENERAL SUPPORT WELLNESS COMMUNITY 5775 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD ATLANTA GA 30342 582142151 501(C)(3) 499142 GENERAL SUPPORT 10 0 SCHOLARSHIP / EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 7 63065 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 1093546 0 1000000 0 17261 0 0 0 6077 0 2116884 0 0 0 DEBORAH S MITCHAM 355285 0 71801 0 5597 0 0 0 10904 0 443587 0 0 0 JORGE J HERNANDEZ 261849 0 60801 0 4462 0 0 0 1094 0 328206 0 0 0 TINA WAKIM 401708 0 112598 0 11646 0 0 0 1128 0 527080 0 0 0 ROBERT PUTNAM 348176 0 84576 0 16689 0 0 0 4900 0 454341 0 0 0 SUSAN SOMMERS 299528 0 45478 0 7254 0 0 0 4844 0 357104 0 0 0 WAYNE CHIU MD 274290 0 83036 0 5279 0 0 0 10904 0 373509 0 0 0 BENEDICT BENIGNO MD 446745 0 123000 0 14291 0 0 0 5376 0 589412 0 0 0 WILLIAM HAYES 295556 0 56039 0 5458 0 0 0 6077 0 363130 0 0 0 JANIS DUBOW 253917 0 37471 0 13106 0 0 0 4128 0 308622 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 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.'S CEO HAS A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN WHICH INCLUDES VARIOUS COMPONENTS, NONE OF WHICH NORTHSIDE CONSIDERS TO BE DEFERRED COMPENSATION FOR TAX REPORTING PURPOSES. SERP PAYMENTS ARE PERIODIC IN NATURE AND THE CEO RECEIVED A PAYMENT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. 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 PAYMENTS/CALCULATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAN, ANNUALLY. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF FULTON COUNTY 581033907 360053GU0 2003-12-16 30000000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 0 0 0 HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF FULTON COUNTY 581033907 360053GV8 2003-12-16 20000000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 0 0 0 30000000 375000 29625000 2006 0 0 1 1 20000000 250000 19750000 2006 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 1 1 1 WACHOVIA BANK 14.830000000000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 RACHEL BEARMAN DALE BEARMAN, NSH BOARD MEMBER, IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF RACHEL BEARMAN. 10000 NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ATLANTA PERINATAL CONSULTANTS LLP LAWRENCE STONE, M.D., NSH BOARD MEMBER/PARTNER ATLANTA PERINATAL CONS. 1848395 LAWRENCE STONE, M.D., MEMBER OF THE NSH, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A PARTNER IN ATLANTA PERINATAL CONSULTANTS, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO NSH, INC. TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT ARMS-LENGTH. 0 NORTHSIDE ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS LLC DOUGLAS SMITH, M.D., NSH BOARD MEMBER/KEY EMPLOYEE NS ANESTHESIOLOGY CONS. 695814 DOUGLAS SMITH, M.D., MEMBER OF THE NSH, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A KEY EMPLOYEE OF NORTHSIDE ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS, LLC, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO NSH, 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/FAMILY MEMBER TO J. BRYAN WHITLEY 66366 ROBERT E. WHITLEY, MEMBER OF THE NSH, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS A FAMILY MEMBER TO J. BRYAN WHITLEY, WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF NSH, INC. 0 MEDLOCK MEDICAL LLC DALE M.BEARMAN, M.D., NSH BOARD MEMBER/MEDLOCK MEDICAL, LLC OWNER 401235 DALE M. BEARMAN, M.D., MEMBER OF THE NSH, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HAS A GREATER THAN 5% OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN MEDLOCK MEDICAL, LLC, WHICH PROVIDES RENTAL SPACE TO NSH, INC. TRANSACTIONS WITH THIS ENTITY ARE CONDUCTED AT ARMS-LENGTH. 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 SEVERAL SECTIONS AT NORTHSIDE'S REQUEST. FINAL RETURNS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SCHEDULES ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -4,322,683. CHANGE IN PENSION: 53,864,331. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: -2,465. DEFERRED GRANT REVENUE: -81,878. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 49,457,305. COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2011 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 EXCESS REVENUES (OVER EXPENSES) TO ENHANCE THE SYSTEM'S CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. 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 THE SYSTEM 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 2011 - OCTOBER 1, 2010 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. 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 2011, THE COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE PROVIDED BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL WAS APPROXIMATELY $39.5 MILLION. THE COST OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE INCLUDING INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE AND UNCOLLECTED ACCOUNTS REPRESENTED APPROXIMATELY $60.5 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 367,000 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 2011, MOTHERSFIRST REACHED 26,800 PEOPLE THROUGH THE MORE THAN 2,000 CLASSES AND 1,400 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, WITH APPROXIMATELY 32 MOMS IN ATTENDANCE. - THE SPECIAL CARE NURSERY (SCN) SUPPORT GROUP IS A GROUP FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE BABIES CURRENTLY IN THE SCN. APPROXIMATELY 4-6 FAMILIES ATTENDED THE GROUP EACH WEEK IN 2011. - CARING AND COPING IS A SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WHO HAVE LOST A BABY DUE TO MISCARRIAGE, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, STILLBIRTH, AND NEWBORN DEATH. MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH. APPROXIMATELY 20-30 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2011. - 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 EIGHT PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2011. - 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 5-10 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2011. - H.E.A.R.T. STRINGS LUNCH BUNCH IS A GROUP FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE EITHER EXPECTING A BABY WITH A LIFE-LIMITING DIAGNOSIS OR WHO HAVE DELIVERED A BABY WHO HAS PASSED AWAY FROM A LIFE-LIMITING DIAGNOSIS. MEETINGS ARE HELD ONCE A MONTH AND HAVE ONE FACILITATOR. APPROXIMATELY 3-6 PEOPLE ATTENDED EACH MEETING IN 2011. CANCER CARE PROGRAM IN 2011, THE CANCER CARE PROGRAM AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH NUMEROUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS, REACHING 20,257 PEOPLE. NORTHSIDE PROVIDED SKIN, PROSTATE AND BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS TO 932 PEOPLE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011. - FOUR FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS TOOK PLACE, REACHING 257 PARTICIPANTS, A 6 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2010. TWENTY-SIX MEN WERE RECOMMENDED FOR MEDICAL FOLLOW UP AS A RESULT OF SUSPICIOUS FINDINGS. - THREE FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS WERE HELD IN MAY, RESULTING IN 300 PARTICIPANTS, AN 18 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2010. ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY PEOPLE WERE RECOMMENDED FOR FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT BECAUSE OF ABNORMAL FINDINGS. IN APRIL, NORTHSIDE HOSTED A THREE-HOUR CLASS CALLED, "INTERACTIVE EXERCISE IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY," PRESENTED BY THE REV. DR. TERESA SNORTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION. APPROXIMATELY 40 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ATTENDED THE LECTURE. 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 2011, THE PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED TO APPROXIMATELY 728 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 13,173 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 2011, THERE WERE 4,289 VISITS BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PATIENTS TO CSC ATLANTA, A 5.8 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2010. APPROXIMATELY 4 PERCENT OF THE 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 355 WOMEN, WHO LIVE WITHIN 10 METRO ATLANTA COUNTIES. ANOTHER GRANT FROM IT'S THE JOURNEY SERVED 34 WOMEN, WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF METRO ATLANTA. IN ADDITION TO SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, IT'S THE JOURNEY ALSO PROVIDED $15,000 IN GRANT MONEY FOR NORTHSIDE'S HEREDITARY CANCER PROGRAM. FOURTEEN 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 2011, 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 TWO FREE COMMUNITY STROKE SCREENINGS - IN ATLANTA AND FORSYTH. APPROXIMATELY 147 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 25 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE GROUPS IN 2011. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-CHEROKEE OFFERS A FREE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANYONE CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM DIABETES AND NEEDING MORAL SUPPORT, CLINICAL INFORMATION, GUIDANCE OR ADVICE ABOUT LIVING WITH DIABETES IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY. APPROXIMATELY 10 PEOPLE ATTENDED IN 2011. 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 2011, APPROXIMATELY 415 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THESE CLASSES IN ATLANTA AND FORSYTH. 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 2011, 114 PEOPLE ATTENDED 51 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, 789 PEOPLE ATTENDED BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUPS IN 2011. SUPPORT SERVICES THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL AUXILIARIES ADD A SPECIAL CARING TOUCH AS THEY INTERACT WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHSIDE'S THREE HOSPITALS. APPROXIMATELY 660 VOLUNTEERS, RANGING IN AGE FROM 14 TO 99, ANNUALLY GIVE MORE THAN 125,370 HOURS OF SERVICE. IN 2011, THE AUXILIARIES RAISED MORE THAN $356,925 FOR HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS. IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR 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 2011, THERE WERE 236 TEENS, WORKING IN 20+ AREAS AND GIVING 9,727 HOURS. TWO LUNCH 'N LEARNS AND ONE VOLUNTEEN CONFERENCE ALSO WERE HELD AT THE ATLANTA CAMPUS, WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY 30 TEENS. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL OPERATES A CALL CENTER TO TAKE PHONE REGISTRATIONS FOR CLASSES AND FOR FREE PHYSICIAN REFERRAL. IN 2011, THE CALL CENTER TOOK 12,000 CALLS FOR CLASS REGISTRATION AND 8,670 CALLS FOR PHYSICIAN REFERRAL. IT ALSO MADE 22,000 QUALITY ASSESSMENT CALLS TO FORMER PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SUPPORT THAT OUR CHAPLAINCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TO STAFF AND PATIENTS, THEY ALSO ASSIST COMMUNITY SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND CLERGY WHO VISIT THE HOSPITAL AND ARE CALLED ON FREQUENTLY TO PROVIDE BOTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND AREA CHURCHES. RECENT EXAMPLES OF THIS INCLUDE: - PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ABOUT SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH, GRIEF, END-OF-LIFE CONCERNS, FAMILY DYNAMICS IN HOSPITAL PASTORAL CARE, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AND MORE TO COMMUNITY AND VARIOUS RELIGIOUS GROUPS, STEPHENS MINISTERS' GROUPS, THE KIWANIS CLUB OF CUMMING, AND EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES ABOUT SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH AND CHAPLAINCY IN COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS. - ONE OF OUR CHAPLAINS PARTICIPATED IN THE LEADERSHIP FORSYTH (LF) CLASS OF 2011 BETWEEN JANUARY AND MAY 2011. HE ALSO ACTS AS A LOGISTICS COORDINATOR, SUPPORTING THE LF CLASS OF 2012. - PARTICIPATING IN THE FORSYTH COUNTY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION - MEETING WITH CLERGY EVERY MONTH FOR A LUNCH SPONSORED BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH. - PLANNING COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICES. - PARTICIPATING IN THE UNITED WAY WORK DAY. - OFFERING FOUR BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS EACH YEAR THAT ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THOSE SERVED BY NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL OR NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES. THE GROUP MEETS ONCE A MONTH. FOURTEEN PEOPLE ATTENDED THE GROUPS IN 2011. - PARTICIPATING THE GEORGIA CRISIS CONSORTIUM, RED CROSS AND NUMEROUS OTHER CHARITABLE OR HELPING ORGANIZATIONS. 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 2011, THE CENTER FACILITATED 3,400 REQUESTS FROM PATIENTS FOR SEARCHES/INFORMATION REQUESTS, INTERNET USAGE AND CHECK-OUTS. THE PATIENT RELATIONS (CUSTOMER SERVICE) DEPARTMENT ASSISTED APPROXIMATELY 21,098 PATIENTS IN 2011. 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 THE HOSPITAL'S INTERPRETATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, THE DEPARTMENT - INCLUDING SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, VIETNAMESE, KOREAN, MANDARIN AND CANTONESE INTERPRETERS; A DISPATCHER AND A COORDINATOR - SERVED 56,551 INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION ENCOUNTERS IN 80 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES AT NORTHSIDE'S THREE CAMPUSES, TOTALING MORE THAN 15,568 HOURS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PRODUCED 215 TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS FOR STAFF AND PATIENT USE. IN 2011, MORE THAN $454,786 IN PARKING FEES WAS WAIVED FOR PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND SPECIAL GUESTS WHO VISITED THE ATLANTA CAMPUS. 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 2011, NORTHSIDE PROVIDED SPEAKERS TO 26 GROUPS, REACHING MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE. AN ADDITIONAL 28 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, BLADDER HEALTH, CORONARY RISK PROFILE, HEARING SCREENING, OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING, PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING, BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS, SLEEP QUALITY SCREENING, BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING AND CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT. IN 2011, NORTHSIDE OFFERED HEALTH SCREENINGS TO 38 GROUPS, REACHING 5,051 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 STUDY. 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 869,626 VISITS (545,958 UNIQUE VISITORS) TO THE SITE, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY 60 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 2011, THE PROGRAM PERFORMED 43 PUPPET SHOWS, REACHING NEARLY 5,555 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 HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT NEEDS; 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. 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, WOMEN'S SERVICES AND OTHER SPECIALTIES. DURING THE 2010-2011 SESSION, 60 STUDENTS ATTENDED 20 CLASSES, WHICH WERE FACILITATED BY APPROXIMATELY 40 NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS. BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY OUTREACH/SPECIAL EVENTS TENNIS AGAINST BREAST CANCER IN OCTOBER 2010, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ORGANIZED THE SEVENTH 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 500 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 $65,800 WAS RAISED FOR THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL BREAST CARE PROGRAM FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OF BREAST CARE PATIENTS. CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS THE 22ND ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LIGHTS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND FESTIVAL IN DECEMBER 2010 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 5,000 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 CARE PROGRAM. EGGSTRAVAGANZA IN APRIL 2011, 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. CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC THE 2011 NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC WAS A CORPORATE FUNDRAISER FOR THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT PROGRAM (BMT) AND GENERAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. HELD AT THE ATLANTA ATHLETIC CLUB IN JOHNS CREEK, 264 GOLFERS PLAYED 18 HOLES, RAISING NEARLY $300,000. BABY ALUMNI BIRTHDAY PARTY THE 2011 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. CANCER SURVIVORS' EVENT NORTHSIDE'S ANNUAL CANCER SURVIVORS' EVENT CELEBRATES OUR PATIENTS' LIVES THROUGH LAUGHTER AND SONG. THE MORE THAN 400 GUESTS WHO ATTENDED OUR 2011 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 2011, 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 2011, 26 PATIENTS ATTENDED. SENIORFEST IN SEPTEMBER 2011, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ORGANIZED AND SPONSORED THE ANNUAL SENIORFEST AT THE ED ISAKSON/ALPHARETTA FAMILY YMCA. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATING ATLANTA'S SENIOR CITIZENS AND THIS YEAR IT INCLUDED 300 SENIORS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT CENTERS IN THE NORTH FULTON AREA. THE SENIORS WERE TREATED TO LUNCH, FASHION SHOW, ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND BINGO. BLOOD DRIVES NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IS A PARTNER WITH THE METRO ATLANTA RED CROSS TO OFFER BLOOD DRIVES FOR HOSPITAL STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY. IN 2011, 20 BLOOD DRIVES WERE HELD IN ATLANTA, FORSYTH, CHEROKEE AND ALPHARETTA, COLLECTING 769 PINTS OF BLOOD. OTHER COMMUNITY-SPONSORED EVENTS IN 2011, MANY GRATEFUL PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS DONATED FUNDS TO HELP OUR BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANT (BMT) PROGRAM, CANCER CARE PROGRAM, 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 2011, 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 TO PHYSICIANS FOR PARTICIPATION IN CME ACTIVITIES. IN FY 2011, THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION RECEIVED A 4-YEAR REACCREDITATION AS A CME PROVIDER FROM THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA UNTIL AUGUST, 2015. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, 227 LIVE CME ACTIVITIES WERE OFFERED TO 2,972 PHYSICIAN ATTENDEES. ACTIVITIES OFFERED: REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES: NINE REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SERIES ARE 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 AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY, VARIOUS TUMOR CONFERENCES PROVIDE FREQUENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SUBSPECIALISTS TO DISCUSS COMPLEX CASES. ONE NEW REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES WAS ADDED DURING THIS PERIOD: FETAL THERAPY CASE 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 THE RADIOLOGY CONFERENCE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE INTERNAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE WITH A SPECIFIC THURSDAY DESIGNATED FOR A RELATIVE RADIOLOGY TOPIC ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS. 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. THE ANESTHESIA CONFERENCE CONTINUES TO PRESENT DIDACTIC LECTURES ON A MONTHLY BASIS FOR MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATIVE TO THEIR CLINICAL PRACTICE. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S JOINT SPONSORSHIP EDUCATIONAL VENTURES INCLUDED FOUR COURSES IN ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT. IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2010, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL HOSTED A MULTI-DAY CONFERENCE FOR A NATIONAL AUDIENCE ON LAPAROSCOPIC SUTURING AND KNOT TYING AND LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC HYSTERECTOMY. IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2011, THIS SAME CONFERENCE WAS OFFERED TO AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE OF OB/GYN AND GYN PHYSICIANS. IN ADDITION, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL HOSTED A MULTI-DAY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM WITH THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPERTS ON ENDOMETRIOSIS AND PRESENTED OPEN FORUM DISCUSSIONS TO FURTHER EXPLORE TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OPTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ENDOMETRIOSIS. THIRTY-NINE STATES AND 41 COUNTRIES WERE REPRESENTED. ONLINE CME: NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SUBSCRIBED TO ONLINE CME/CEU ACCREDITED BY GRADUATE EDUCATION FOUNDATION, AND OFFERED FREE ACCESS FOR NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. TWENTY PHYSICIANS AND 94 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 95 COURSES ONLINE FOR CME CREDIT. THE GRADUATE EDUCATION FOUNDATION HAS TERMINATED THIS SERVICE AS OF 12/31/2011 DUE TO A LACK OF FUNDING AND CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFFING: BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYED TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT HAS PERIODICALLY HIRED OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF SOME CME ACTIVITIES. AN ESTIMATED 8,000 HOURS WERE DEDICATED TO THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2011 BY THE MEDICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. TWO HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION WERE OFFERED THROUGH THE REGULARLY SCHEDULE 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 12 PHYSICIANS IN ADDITION TO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MEDICAL STAFF OFFICE, PHARMACY, THE HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011. CME ACTIVITY FACULTY: THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION HAS HOSTED 141 PHYSICIANS, AND 15 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE SERVED AS FACULTY FOR LIVE CME ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR 2011. IN ADDITION, NINE PHYSICIANS SERVE AS ACTIVITY DIRECTORS FOR THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED SERIES FEATURING APPROXIMATELY 196 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 2011, 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 400 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE SHADOW PROGRAM IN 2011. IN MAY, NORTHSIDE'S CANCER CARE PROGRAM HOSTED ITS 4TH ANNUAL ONCOLOGY NURSING SYMPOSIUM, "NAVIGATING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE." MORE THAN 115 NURSES FROM GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA ATTENDED THIS EDUCATIONAL EVENT, WITH TOPICS INCLUDING MULTIPLE MYELOMA, NURSE NAVIGATION, PALLIATIVE CARE, HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER AND MORE. 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 2011, MORE THAN $40,800 WAS AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE ATLANTA AND FORSYTH AUXILIARIES. THE ATLANTA AUXILILARY'S SCHOLARSHIP WAS $37,800; THE GROUP ALSO GAVE $7,200 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 2011, $1,000 WAS AWARDED IN SCHOLARSHIPS. 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 2011, $63,065 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 2011, MORE THAN 1,900 EMPLOYEES DONATED MORE THAN 18,500 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS IN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREAS. - A SPRING CELL PHONE DRIVE FOR THE LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHAPTER PROVIDED CELL PHONES THAT, IN TURN, WERE REPROGRAMMED FOR 911 EMERGENCY ACCESS AND GIVEN TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS. - WE PARTNERED WITH PEACHTREE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PEARLE VISION - PERIMETER AND THE NORTHSIDE STAFF DONATED MORE THAN 400 EYEGLASSES TO BENEFIT THE ONESIGHT FOUNDATION. - SUMMER, FALL, LIVE UNITED AND HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVES ALL HELPED RESTOCK LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES. - STAFF SUPPORTED CHILDREN THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S RESTORATION "12 DAYS OF CARING" PROJECT, ADOPTING APPROXIMATELY 600 HOMELESS CHILDREN AND PROVIDING TOYS AND FULFILLED THEIR WISH LISTS, THEREBY HELPING CHILDREN'S RESTORATION NETWORK TO ENSURE THAT OVER 2,000 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 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/ALPHARETTA MEDICAL CAMPUS 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 400 NEW BOOK BAGS FILLED WITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND VARIOUS CHILDREN'S BOOKS. - THE ATLANTA DAY SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S UNDERGARMENT DRIVE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND PROVIDED UNDERWEAR, DIAPERS, SOCKS AND FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS TO THE FAMILIES 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. - THROUGH PROJECT OPEN HAND, STAFF MEMBERS PACK MEALS FOR DELIVERY TO PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS, THE SICK AND SHUT-INS AND THE ELDERLY. PROJECT 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. - A NEW HOLIDAY PROJECT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE STAFF MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT A CHILD, FULFILL THEIR WISH LIST, AND BE ABLE TO MEET AND SEE THE KIDS AND SPEND TIME WITH THEM DURING THE HOLIDAYS. THE FIRST HOLIDAYS WITH THE KIDS PROJECT WAS HELD SATURDAY, DEC. 3 AT NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH. THE KIDS WERE TREATED TO A LIGHT LUNCH, ARTS AND CRAFTS AND, OF COURSE, GIFTS. YOUTH COORDINATORS FROM THE ALPHARETTA YMCA CONDUCTED FUN GAMES AND ICE-BREAKERS. IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THESE KIDS THAT NO MATTER WHAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CARES ABOUT THEM. - IN ADDITION, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL-FORSYTH STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE JESSE'S HOUSE PROJECT PROVIDING GIFTS FOR THE GIRLS AT JESSE'S HOUSE, AND THEY FOLLOWED UP WITH A HOLIDAY POTLUCK LUNCHEON. 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 AND THE CHEROKEE FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTER AND MUST MINISTRIES. THE CHEROKEE STAFF ALSO PROVIDED COATS TO FOREVER FED, WHICH IS A MOBILE FOOD MINISTRY THAT SERVES NORTH GEORGIA. EMPLOYEE PLEDGE DRIVE EACH YEAR, STAFF AND PHYSICIANS CONTRIBUTE MONEY THROUGH PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, CHECKS AND CASH TO THE NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL SHARES HELP/UNITED WAY 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 2011, MORE THAN $542,000 WAS RAISED AND 48 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 2011 SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDE: - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL'S MARCH OF DIMES MARCH FOR BABIES CAMPAIGN WAS BIG SUCCESS, WITH 611 REGISTERED WALKERS ACROSS FOUR EVENTS. NORTHSIDE MATCHED ALL FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THE HOSPITAL (FROM EMPLOYEE FUNDRAISING AND TEAMS) FOR A TOTAL OF $335,542. FAMILY TEAMS, THROUGH NORTHSIDE'S SUPPORT GROUP PARENTS PARTNERED FOR PREEMIES (PPP) AND OTHER FAMILIES OF PREMATURE BABIES BORN AT NORTHSIDE, RAISED $143,427. - NORTHSIDE WAS ONCE AGAIN THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S 2011 RELAY FOR LIFE ATLANTA EVENT, HELD AT HAMMOND PARK. THERE WERE 68 MEMBERS ON THE NORTHSIDE TEAM, WHO RAISED MONEY AND PARTICIPATED IN THE WALK. - NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ALSO WAS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE 2011 SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE, AN EVENT TO RAISE MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. THE NORTHSIDE TEAM WAS COMPRISED OF 288 EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, CANCER SURVIVORS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALL WALKING IN HONOR OF THOSE BATTLING THIS DISEASE. COLLECTIVELY, THE TEAM RAISED NEARLY $16,000 FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. AN ADDITIONAL $600 WAS RAISED FOR THE HOSPITAL'S BREAST CARE PROGRAM FROM THE SALE OF THE LEFTOVER TEAM T-SHIRTS. - IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, NORTHSIDE CONTINUED ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY'S LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK. FIFTEEN NORTHSIDE EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THIS DOWNTOWN ATLANTA EVENT, RAISING $7,086. - FOR THE FIRST TIME, NORTHSIDE PARTICIPATED IN THE COLON CANCER ALLIANCE UNDY 5000, "A BRIEF RUN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF COLON CANCER." NORTHSIDE WAS THE EVENT'S MEDICAL CIRCLE SPONSOR. THE HOSPITAL WAS REPRESENTED BY APPROXIMATELY 10-15 PEOPLE AT THE RACE, WHO STAFFED THE MEDICAL TENT, NORTHSIDE'S BOOTH AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RUN. - IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE SIGNATURE EVENTS, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL CANCER AWARENESS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE GEORGIA BREAST CANCER COALITION AND THE GEORGIA OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, NUMEROUS EVENTS WERE HELD THAT RAISED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND ALSO SPREAD THE IMPORTANCE OF CANCER PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION. - ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIPS INCLUDED THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION GO RED LUNCHEON AND HEART BALL, CHEROKEE COUNTY SERVICE LEAGUE, DAWSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER, 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 2011, ROOMS WERE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO 67 ORGANIZATIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,700 HOURS. THE REHABILITATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT DONATED APPROXIMATELY 50 SETS OF SCRUBS TO GENESIS SHELTER, AN ATLANTA-BASED SHELTER FOR BABIES TWO MONTHS OF AGE AND YOUNGER AND THEIR FAMILIES, EMPOWERING THEM TO GROW AND DEVELOP IN NURTURING AND HEALTHY SURROUNDINGS. IN 2011, MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES WERE DONATED TO MEDSHARE INTERNATIONAL, AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECYCLES SURPLUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS SERVING THE POOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 43 DIFFERENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND COUNTLESS PATIENTS HAVE BEEN SERVED BY MEDSHARE. 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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