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        <Explanation>PART II: THE HOSPITAL STAFF PARTICIPATES IN MANY LOCAL EVENTS THAT PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE HOSPITAL AND ABOUT IMPORTANT HEALTH SCREENINGS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL HOSTS EVENTS AND OFFERS TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO OTHER HEALTH-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS. ECH PARTICIPATES IN THE FOLLOWING:(1)PROVIDES ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRAINING FOR REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. (2)PROVIDES MEDICAL DIRECTORSHIP TO SEVERAL LOCAL EMS AGENCIES, PROVIDES MONTHLY COURSES AND EDUCATION FOR CME CREDITS. (3)PROVIDES MEDICAL DIRECTORSHIP TO ST. JOSEPH'S ADDICTION TREATMENT &amp; RECOVERY CENTER (4)SPONSORS AN ANNUAL DIABETES HEALTH FAIR AT THE HOSPITAL. (5)LENDS SPACE TO THE NORTH COUNTRY REGIONAL BLOOD DONOR CENTER FOR BLOOD DRIVES. (6)THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY PROVIDES VOLUNTEERS FOR THE LAKE PLACID IRON MAN EVENT EACH JULY. (7)MEETING SPACE IS DONATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO EMS SQUADS. TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES ALLOW FOR DISTANCE TRAINING / EDUCATION. (8)WORKS WITH THE CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT MAMMOGRAMS AND BONE DENSITY SCREENING AT THE ANNUAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENT. (9)FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS AND HEALTH INFORMATION ARE OFFERED AT THE ESSEX COUNTY FAIR. (10)HOSTS THE ESSEX COUNTY DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS IN THE HOSPITAL BOARDROOM. (11)HOSTS THE ANNUAL DIABETES HEALTH FAIR AT THE HOSPITAL. (12)EMPLOYEES FROM THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL USE HOSPITAL PAID TIME TO LEND THEIR EXPERTISE AND INCREASE THEIR INTERESTS IN SUCH AREAS AS THE ESSEX CO. HEALTHY LIVING PARTNERSHIP, WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, SAFE KIDS ADIRONDACK, AND TASK FORCE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (12)ECH'S CLINICAL STAFF COMPLETES ADDITIONAL TRAINING EACH YEAR (ACLS, PALS, BLS, VARIOUS RN / NURSING TRAINING PROGRAMS, CHEMOTHERAPY EDUCATION, PHYSICIAN EDUCATION, INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING, RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION, LAB STAFF EDUCATION, ETC.) EACH YEAR, THE HOSPITAL ALSO HOSTS THREE EVENTS THAT OFFER FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. (1)HUNTERS' HEALTH SCREENING (SEPTEMBER) IS A FREE, ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORED BY THE HOSPITAL. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A BASIC PHYSICAL / HEALTH SCREENING (EKG, BLOOD WORK, BLOOD PRESSURE, LAB TESTING, PHYSICIAN REVIEW AND REPORTING) AT NO COST. EVENT IS ARRANGED, COORDINATED AND PROMOTED BY ECH PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF. IN 2011, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 25 PARTICIPANTS. (2)HEALTHY HEART DAY (FEBRUARY) IS ANOTHER FREE HEALTH SCREENING EVENT; AND IS CO-SPONSORED BY THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY EACH YEAR. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE HEART HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH SCREENINGS, LAB TESTING, PHYSICIAN REVIEW AND REPORTING. PARTICIPANTS CAN SPEAK TO EXPERTS DURING THE EVENT. IN 2011, THERE WERE 43 PARTICIPANTS. (3) IN THE FALL OF 2011, THE HOSPITAL HELD IT'S FIRST "WOMEN'S HEALTH NIGHT" CO-SPONSORED BY THE CANCER SERVICES SCREENING PROGRAM OF ESSEX AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES AND THE HOSPITAL'S AUXILIARY. THE EVENING FEATURED A SPEAKER, ALONG WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN A FREE HEALTH SCREENING. WOMEN WHO QUALIFIED (UN- OR UNDER-INSURED) WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A CLINICAL BREAST EXAM AND MAMMOGRAM AT NO COST TO THEM, THROUGH THE CANCER SERVICES SCREENING PROGRAM OF ESSEX AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. IN 2011, 12 FREE MAMMOGRAMS WERE OFFERED TO WOMEN AS PART OF THIS HEALTH FAIR. THE NEXT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 30, 2012.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 4: THE BAD DEBT INCLUDED ON LINE 2 IS DETERMINED AT COST. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE FOR BAD DEBT EXPENSE:THE HOSPITAL IS DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL BY MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. THESE THIRD-PARTY PAYORS REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL ON A COST BASIS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO HAS AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYORS. PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDE PROSPECTIVELY DETERMINED RATES PER DISCHARGE, COST-BASED REIMBURSEMENT, DISCOUNTED CHARGES AND PER DIEM PAYMENTS. NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE AND THE RELATED PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REPORTED AT THE ESTIMATED NET REALIZABLE AMOUNTS FROM PATIENTS, THIRD-PARTY PAYORS AND OTHERS FOR SERVICES RENDERED, INCLUDING ESTIMATED RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO FUTURE AUDITS, REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS. RETROACTIVE ADJUSTMENTS ARE CONSIDERED IN THE RECOGNITION OF REVENUE ON AN ESTIMATED BASIS IN THE PERIOD THE RELATED SERVICES ARE RENDERED AND ADJUSTED IN FUTURE PERIODS AS ADJUSTMENTS BECOME KNOWN OR AS YEARS ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO SUCH AUDITS, REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS.AN ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE IS ESTIMATED BY MANAGEMENT BASED ON PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE COLLECTIBILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CONSIDERING HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE AND PREVAILING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 8: USED MEDICARE ONLY TOTAL CHARGES FROM REVENUE REPORT FOR 2011 AND APPLIED THE RATIO OF COST TO CHARGES FROM THE 2011 COST REPORT DATA.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART III, LINE 9B: THE ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S HELPING HANDS PROGRAM OFFERS FREE OR REDUCED CARE TO OUR PATIENTS WHO ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED AND MEET THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SET BY THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. THE FREE OR REDUCED CARE APPLIES ONLY TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, WESTPORT HEALTH CENTER, ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AND HIGH PEAKS HEALTH CENTER.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 2: A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE INVOLVED IN ASSESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICE AREA.IN ADDITION TO ITS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (EMS, PUBLIC HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, ETC.), ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HAS PARTNERED WITH TWO REGIONAL GROUPS TO ASSESS THE REGION'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS - THE MOBILIZING FOR ACTION THROUGH PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE, AND THE ADIRONDACK RURAL HEALTH NETWORK.MOBILIZING FOR ACTION THROUGH PLANNING &amp; PARTNERSHIP (MAPP): AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES FROM CLINTON, ESSEX, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES MEET TO APPLY COMMUNITY BASED APPROACHES TO LOCAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE MAPP GROUP HAS WORKED TO CULL INFORMATION THROUGH ASSESSMENTS OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, A CDC LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATOR SURVEY, A QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY OF SENIORS AND PARENTS WITH CHILDREN, AND FOCUS GROUPS. THE MAPP GROUP SHARES UPDATED INFORMATION ON A CONTINUAL BASIS TO REASSESS PRIORITIES AND GAUGE PROGRAM SUCCESS.ADIRONDACK RURAL HEALTH NETWORK (ARHN): THE ADIRONDACK RURAL HEALTH NETWORK IS A PARTNERSHIP OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. ARHN MEMBERS COLLABORATE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES ALONG WITH IMPLEMENTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATING VARIOUS INITIATIVES. THIS GROUP CONTINUES TO MEET ON A (ROUGHLY) MONTHLY BASIS IN ORDER TO SHARE INFORMATION, STATISTICS, SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES AND OUTCOMES. ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (ECH): IN ADDITION TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE ARHN AND THE MAPP PROCESSES, ECH INDEPENDENTLY SEEKS THE VIEWS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GAIN THEIR THOUGHTS REGARDING HEALTH CARE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND GAIN FEEDBACK REGARDING ECH SERVICES. THROUGHOUT 2010-2011 MANY DIFFERENT METHODS WERE USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH AREA RESIDENTS. EACH YEAR HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR ROD BOULA ATTENDS TOWN BOARD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT ESSEX COUNTY IN AN EFFORT TO UPDATE TOWN LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE HOSPITAL, ITS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE; AND TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. ANNUALLY, THE ADMINISTRATOR MEETS WITH EMS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE HOSPITAL SERVICE AREA TO ENCOURAGE OPEN COMMUNICATION AND FOSTER A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP. THE ECH BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPOSED OF 14 REPRESENTATIVES OF EITHER A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY AND/OR ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE ESSEX COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING, TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN SUPERVISORS OFFICE, AND ESSEX COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH. A PLANNING COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS, IDENTIFIES GAPS IN SERVICE AND DEVELOPS GOALS TO FILL THESE NEEDS. PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED FOR EACH DEPARTMENT ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>PART VI, LINE 4: ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FOR 2011 PLANNING PURPOSES. IT IS COMPOSED OF TWENTY-TWO ZIP CODES IN NORTHEASTERN ESSEX COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED 45-60 MINUTES AWAY FROM ANY OTHER HOSPITAL; THROUGH A MOUNTAINOUS REGION AND MOSTLY ALONG A SERIES OF SECONDARY ROADS.BASED ON U.S. CENSUS FOR 2010, 39,370 PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN ESSEX COUNTY OF WHICH 51.8% ARE MALE AND 48.2% ARE FEMALE. PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65 CONSTITUTE 18.1% OF THE POPULATION AND CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MAKE UP 19.3% OF THE POPULATION.ETHNICALLY, 94.4% OF THE POPULATION IS WHITE, NON-HISPANIC. BY 2013 THE POPULATION OF THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE BY AN ESTIMATED 1.5%.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, INC. (CPI) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, THE 990 WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTING INTERESTS OR STATE "NONE" ON THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THE GOVERNING BOARD IS PROVIDED AN INDEPENDENT REPORT OF COMPATIBLE HOSPITALS SALARY FOR THE CEO. THE GOVERNING BOARD ALSO REVIEWS VARIOUS PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND OTHER INFORMATION AND ARRIVES AT A SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE FOR THE CEO. THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OBTAINS SALARY INFORMATION FROM AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE FOR LOCAL COMPATIBLE HOSPITALS FOR EACH HIGHER LEVEL POSITION AT THE HOSPITAL. THE INDEPENDENT INFORMATION CONTAINS SALARY LEVELS FOR EACH POSITION AT THE 25TH, 50TH AND 75TH PERCENTILE. THE CEO THEN CONSIDERS THIS INFORMATION AND THE PERFORMANCE FOR EACH OF THESE EMPLOYEES AND ARRIVES AT THE APPROPRIATE SALARY LEVEL. THE APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD.</Explanation>
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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.</Explanation>
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