2012-08-15T06:42:02-05:00 2011-09-30 PERSHING YOAKLEY & ASSOCIATES P C ONE CHEROKEE MILLS 2220 SUTHERLAND KNOXVILLE TN 379192363 990 2010-10-01 582078064 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP INC NORT 7702196646 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 ANTHONY HERDENER 7702196646 2012-08-15 1 SUSAN CLARK 8656730844 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z CAROL BURRELL 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 48257588 0 X WWW.NGHS.COM X 1993 GA NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH (SEE SCHEDULE O) OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE SERVICES. 17 4 0 0 15211 -5427 1445 0 38355979 47284437 -207 -18000 784999 865612 39142216 48132049 0 11647 0 0 40090055 48832580 0 0 0 19089169 19548250 59179224 68392477 -20037008 -20260428 20153789 25538094 3953297 4345606 16200492 21192488 WE ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE SERVICES. 0 0 63855809 47284437 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. (NGPG) IS A TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. NGPG IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP OF PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF MEMBERS SERVING THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREA AT MORE THAN 20 LOCATIONS. SERVICES INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE AND A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTY SERVICES. **SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION** 63855809 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X LINDA D NICHOLSONCONTROLLER 7702196646 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 305013899 JAMES JACKSON MD 40.00 X 0 305847 27998 JEFFERY BLACK MD 40.00 X 0 291075 35665 PAUL VERVALIN 1.00 X X 0 333921 62524 JAMES BAILEY MD 1.00 X X 0 716040 28911 ANTONIO RIOS MD 40.00 X X 0 297081 39890 ROBERT TAYLOR MD 40.00 X 0 180316 36707 ERIC BOHN MD 40.00 X 0 304269 41018 JOHN ALSOBROOK MD 40.00 X 0 232845 31372 STEVEN ACCARINO MD 40.00 X 0 406670 32133 LORRY SCHRAGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT HOFFMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE DEAL 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA ERBELE SKEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERNST NIEUWOUDT MD 40.00 X 0 308107 31130 JACK KEENER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY GRAYBEAL MD 1.00 X 0 490962 32801 JOHN CLIFTON HASTINGS MD 1.00 X 0 553839 32932 JAY HORTENSTINE MD 1.00 X 0 437094 28640 JAMES GARDNER 1.00 X 0 940277 491707 CAROL BURRELL 1.00 X 0 488837 220957 ANTHONY HERDENER 1.00 X 0 451479 138464 MARK KLEIN 40.00 X 0 118594 20266 DANE HENRY 1.00 X 0 250411 32577 TRACY VARDEMAN 1.00 X 0 253008 65108 TINA WALDEN 40.00 X 0 160211 29791 SANDRA JOHNSON 1.00 X 0 263603 25983 ALLANA CUMMINGS 1.00 X 0 316956 27909 JAMES WALKER 1.00 X 0 202203 12802 DAVID BUFFALOE 40.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GORECKI MD 40.00 X 0 1011826 29491 DARLENE LOBEL MD 40.00 X 0 736041 22226 PIERPONT F BROWN III MD 40.00 X 0 572726 30940 JULIUS FULENWIDER MD 40.00 X 0 628724 30689 MICHAEL LEBOW MD 40.00 X 0 681381 28701 0 11934343 1669332 0 0 1 0 GAINESVILLE EMERGENCY DEPT SVC PO BOX 2938 GAINESVILLE GA 30503 MEDICAL SERVICES 1244952 MD SOLUTIONS INC ONE WESTINGHOUSE PLAZA BOSTON MA 02136 CONSULTING 1097232 LONGSTREET CLINIC PC PO DRAWER 658 GAINESVILLE GA 30503 MEDICAL SERVICES 305422 ALLSCRIPTS LLC 2297 PAYSHERE CIRCLE CHICAGO IL 60674 SOFTWARE SUPPORT 296358 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEART CENTER 200 SOUTH ENOTA DRIVE GAINESVILLE GA 30501 MEDICAL SERVICES 281443 13 NET PATIENT REVENUE 621400 47211058 47211058 OTHER OPERATING REVENU 900099 58168 58168 BILLING SERVICES 541900 15211 15211 47284437 973151 107539 865612 865612 865612 18000 -18000 -18000 -18000 48132049 47269226 15211 847612 11647 11647 575887 536151 39736 41359792 38505966 2853826 919071 855655 63416 3699289 3444038 255251 2278541 2121322 157219 12426 11569 857 6228290 5798538 429752 63665 59272 4393 4661480 4339838 321642 159919 148885 11034 248409 231269 17140 1708203 1590337 117866 45642 42493 3149 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 1557185 1557185 SUPPLIES 1546545 1439833 106712 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 1074836 1074836 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 797674 742634 55040 RENTAL & MAINTENANCE 272924 254092 18832 1171052 1090249 80803 68392477 63855809 4536668 0 133985 78833 3679047 6134419 64054 49567 35375726 16105213 16276703 19270513 0 4762 20153789 25538094 3953297 4345606 3953297 4345606 X 16200492 21192488 16200492 21192488 20153789 25538094 X -20260428 25252424 X 0 1 1 X 0 X X X 0 0 0 NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER 581694098 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12611 12611 0 EXPLANATION OF OTHER LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1I: NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEURO SURGEONS, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIANS ASSISTANTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CPA'S, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, GA OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HALL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, HEALTHCARE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY, MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA, MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS AND SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY. A PORTION OF THESE DUES ARE DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS. 2950153 2950153 16451200 6937253 9513947 1107413 704112 403301 12809215 7478881 5330334 2057745 984967 1072778 19270513 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC., NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER,INC., THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS SUCH, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS, LLC AND STRATEGIC PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC. ARE TAXABLE ENTITIES AND ACCOUNT FOR INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE SYSTEM HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER ASC 740. IT IS THE SYSTEM'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE. 1 NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER 743 SPRING STREET GAINESVILLE GA 30501 581694098 501(C)(3) 11647 TO SUPPORT NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAMS 1 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE GRANT WAS TO A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. BOARD APPROVAL IS OBTAINED THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES JACKSON MD 0 287060 0 0 0 18787 0 21574 0 6424 0 333845 0 0 JEFFERY BLACK MD 0 289990 0 0 0 1085 0 16806 0 18859 0 326740 0 0 PAUL VERVALIN 0 243234 0 79672 0 11015 0 41253 0 21271 0 396445 0 0 JAMES BAILEY MD 0 695112 0 0 0 20928 0 9366 0 19545 0 744951 0 0 ANTONIO RIOS MD 0 296634 0 0 0 447 0 18429 0 21461 0 336971 0 0 ROBERT TAYLOR MD 0 179590 0 0 0 726 0 19714 0 16993 0 217023 0 0 ERIC BOHN MD 0 303228 0 0 0 1041 0 22537 0 18481 0 345287 0 0 JOHN ALSOBROOK MD 0 215560 0 0 0 17285 0 7463 0 23909 0 264217 0 0 STEVEN ACCARINO MD 0 391933 0 0 0 14737 0 7830 0 24303 0 438803 0 0 ERNST NIEUWOUDT MD 0 307651 0 0 0 456 0 16010 0 15120 0 339237 0 0 CASEY GRAYBEAL MD 0 472117 0 0 0 18845 0 8575 0 24226 0 523763 0 0 JOHN CLIFTON HASTINGS MD 0 534994 0 0 0 18845 0 8575 0 24357 0 586771 0 0 JAY HORTENSTINE MD 0 417462 0 0 0 19632 0 8575 0 20065 0 465734 0 0 JAMES GARDNER 0 440268 0 350452 0 149557 0 458428 0 33279 0 1431984 0 0 CAROL BURRELL 0 323391 0 135933 0 29513 0 197133 0 23824 0 709794 0 0 ANTHONY HERDENER 0 296905 0 122055 0 32519 0 109530 0 28934 0 589943 0 0 DANE HENRY 0 170087 0 79742 0 582 0 24642 0 7935 0 282988 0 17414 TRACY VARDEMAN 0 166664 0 69011 0 17333 0 42959 0 22149 0 318116 0 18957 TINA WALDEN 0 138232 0 21844 0 135 0 8454 0 21337 0 190002 0 0 SANDRA JOHNSON 0 150745 0 105000 0 7858 0 18272 0 7711 0 289586 0 0 ALLANA CUMMINGS 0 192692 0 105000 0 19264 0 22318 0 5591 0 344865 0 0 JAMES WALKER 0 108301 0 48500 0 45402 0 3150 0 9652 0 215005 0 0 JOHN GORECKI MD 0 879149 0 130125 0 2552 0 9188 0 20303 0 1041317 0 0 DARLENE LOBEL MD 0 718527 0 0 0 17514 0 9447 0 12779 0 758267 0 0 PIERPONT F BROWN III MD 0 553881 0 0 0 18845 0 8575 0 22365 0 603666 0 0 JULIUS FULENWIDER MD 0 605543 0 0 0 23181 0 8575 0 22114 0 659413 0 0 MICHAEL LEBOW MD 0 563847 0 100000 0 17534 0 8575 0 20126 0 710082 0 0 PART I, LINES 4A-B PART I, LINE 4A: SEVERANCE PAYMENTS INCLUDED JAMES GARDNER $115,684 MARK KLEIN $24,361 JAMES GARDNER, JR. WAS EMPLOYED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FROM MARCH 2004 UNTIL MARCH 2011. MR. GARDNER WAS HIRED TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SYSTEM. HE WAS PAID SEVERANCE OF $115,684 BASED ON THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. PART I, LINE 4B: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN JAMES GARDNER $435,808 ANTHONY HERDENER $75,649 CAROL BURRELL $167,565 DANE HENRY $ 21,168 TRACY VARDEMAN $ 23,705 PAUL VERVALIN $ 32,502 ALLANA CUMMINGS $17,544 SANDRA JOHNSON $15,241 EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION) TRACY VARDEMAN $21,361 DANE HENRY $19,622 CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY MEDICINE LLC ERIC BOHN M.D., BOARD MEMBER 260246 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS FAIR MARKET RENT TO CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY MEDICINE, LLC. ERIC BOHN, BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION OWNS 33% OF CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN FAMILY, LLC. 0 B&V INVESTMENTS LLC ROBERT TAYLOR, M.D., BOARD MEMBER 55333 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. PAYS FAIR MARKET RENT TO B&V INVESTMENTS, LLC. ROBERT TAYLOR M.D., BOARD MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION OWNS B&V INVESTMENTS, LLC. 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, INC. ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. FOUR OTHER MEMBERS SERVE ON THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE AT NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES ATTEST TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND REPORTING/DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AT HIRE AND ANNUALLY. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS DEVELOPED AND INSTALLED COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT SEEK TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF NGHS AND AFFILIATES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE POLICIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS. ALL DECISIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE'S METHODOLOGY AND APPROACH INCORPORATES BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE CONSIDERATIONS, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE'S DETERMINATIONS CONCERNING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS THEREOF. THE COMPENSATION DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE DESCRIBED BELOW AS TO EACH OF THE THREE CATEGORIES. BASE SALARY ANNUAL BASE SALARIES ARE SET AT COMPETITIVE LEVELS WITH HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS PEER GROUP COMPARISONS FROM SURVEY DATA FOR OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS, RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH POSITION. IN EACH INSTANCE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS REACH A CONSENSUS BASED ON THE COMBINATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION, AND THE COMMITTEE SETS A BASE SALARY LEVEL FOR EACH KEY EMPLOYEE. PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION NUMEROUS PERFORMANCE GOALS ARE QUANTITATIVE IN NATURE, RESULTING IN A PERFORMANCE BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION COMPONENT THAT IS WEIGHTED TOWARD ATTAINING NGHS BOARD-APPROVED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE ESTABLISHED THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS INVOLVING BOARD AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE BOARD APPROVES THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CASH AWARDS AS A FORMULA DRIVEN PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY LEVELS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENT AND PREDETERMINED INDIVIDUAL OBJECTIVES. BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS BENEFIT CATEGORIES AND AMOUNTS ARE DETERMINED BY A COMPARISON PROCESS SIMILAR TO DETERMINING BASE SALARIES WITH POSITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO NGHS. INCLUDED IN BENEFITS ARE RETIREMENT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RETENTION AND PROGRESS TOWARD LONG-TERM GOALS WITHIN NGHS' MISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND STATISTICS ARE FILED QUARTERLY WITH DIGITAL ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION, LLC (DAC BOND). DAC BOND SERVES AS A DISCLOSURE DISSEMINATION AGENT FOR ISSUERS OF MUNICIPAL BONDS ELECTRONICALLY POSTING AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION TO REPOSITORIES AND INVESTORS. ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: INTERCOMPANY FORGIVENESS 25,252,424. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 25,252,424. FORM 990, PART III. LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE STATE IN HALL COUNTY, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) IS A 557-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT REGIONAL REFERRAL FACILITY THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF ACUTE CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. THROUGH ITS ROLE AS A REGIONAL SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, NGMC SERVES THE AREA'S LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF NGMC'S PATIENTS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF HALL COUNTY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC REINVESTS ALL FUNDS IN EXCESS OF OPERATING EXPENSES INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVES NO OPERATING FUNDS FROM HALL OR OTHER COUNTIES SERVED, AND SERVICES ARE FUNDED BY REVENUE GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS. NGMC PROVIDED INDIGENT CARE TO HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A COST OF $15,647,060 MILLION IN 2011, WITH ANOTHER $10,937,273 MILLION PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE HALL COUNTY. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 300 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL - DOUBLE THE AMOUNT GENERALLY PROVIDED BY OTHER HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE. THE HOSPITAL IS A KEY PARTICIPANT AND FISCAL SPONSOR IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTH CARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI), A LOCAL SERVICE THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO CARE, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY: - LOCATED IN GEORGIA'S FASTEST GROWING REGION, THE 61-YEAR-OLD HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT YEARS TO MEET DEMAND AND UPDATE ITS AGING PLANT, INVESTING A QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS IN ITS FACILITIES; - NGMC'S QUALITY OF CARE IS OFTEN AWARDED, AND THE HOSPITAL RANKS AMONG THE TOP IN THE STATE FOR CARDIAC SERVICES; - SINCE 2000, NGMC HAS PROVIDED NEARLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE SET FORTH IN REQUIREMENTS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FOR SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES, AND, UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR-FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE TO AREA RESIDENTS; - NGMC IS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, AND WHITE, WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IN CALENDAR YEAR 2010, THE LATEST DATA AVAILABLE, NGMC WAS FIFTH IN THE STATE FOR NET UNCOMPENSATED CARE. NGMC PROVIDED INDIGENT CARE TO HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS AT A COST OF $15,647,060 MILLION IN 2011, WITH ANOTHER $10,937,273 MILLION PROVIDED TO REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE HALL COUNTY. NGMC RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY (OR ANY COUNTIES SERVED IN REGION 2) TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS, UNLIKE A NUMBER OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS. NGMC SERVES AS A FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR ITS LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2009 (LATEST NUMBERS AVAILABLE), THE HOSPITAL GENERATED NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, WHICH APPLIED AN ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER TO THE HOSPITAL'S DIRECT EXPENDITURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE "RIPPLE" EFFECT THE HOSPITAL'S SPENDING HAS ON OTHER SECTORS OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY. APPLYING AN EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIER, THE REPORT FOUND THAT THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINED MORE THAN 8,000 JOBS IN 2009 IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN 4,000 EMPLOYED DIRECTLY BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. UNDER THE IRS LAW, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) CHARITY, IS REQUIRED TO: HAVE A MISSION THAT WILL BENEFIT ITS COMMUNITY; REINVEST ALL SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE ORGANIZATION IN A WAY THAT BENEFITS THE COMMUNITY; COMPENSATE EXECUTIVES, CONTRACTORS AND OTHER EMPLOYEES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAIR MARKET VALUE; REMAIN ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY; REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATING IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS FOR OR AGAINST CANDIDATES; REFRAIN FROM LOBBYING AS A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES; AND, REMAIN FINANCIALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY BY NOT ALLOWING ANY PORTION OF ITS NET EARNINGS TO BENEFIT ANY PRIVATE SHAREHOLDER OR INDIVIDUAL. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1969: . OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY; - NGMC OPERATES THE 2ND BUSIEST ER IN GEORGIA. IN 2011, APPROXIMATELY 25% OF ALL NGMC'S EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS. . PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE ABLE TO PAY; - NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING ALMOST 700,000 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 13 COUNTIES. IN FY2011, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX WAS 50% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 36% COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND 12% SELF-PAY. . PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE; - 50% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC IN FY10 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS. . CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES; - MORE THAN 75 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. . ALLOW MEDICAL STAFF PRIVILEGES TO ANY PROFESSIONAL WHO IS QUALIFIED AND APPLIES; AND, - NGMC HAS A MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 500 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS ADVANCED SPECIALTIES SUCH AS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY AND PERINATOLOGY. . REINVEST SURPLUS FUNDS IN OPERATIONS. - AS NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NGMC AND ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, REINVEST ALL REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH NEW FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE NORTH PATIENT TOWER AND WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S PAVILION, AND IN NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS THE REGION'S FIRST 3T MRI, THE STATE'S FIRST STEREOTAXIS ODYSSEY MAGNETIC CATHETERIZATION SYSTEM AND REGION 2'S ONLY HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY CHAMBER. NGMC PARTICIPATES IN THE INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF), A 20-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM THAT EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES, SUPPORTS RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF, AND ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS. IN 2011, NGMC RECEIVED $10,412,862 IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE ICTF, UPL, AND DSH PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $41.5 MILLION IN COST THE MEDICAL CENTER INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. COMMUNITY BENEFITS SITUATED IN A REGION WITH AN UNINSURED RATE THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE, AREA HEALTH CONSUMERS CAN FACE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS IN AFFORDING CARE. NGMC HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT AIM TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES, PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI). GOOD NEWS CLINICS WITHIN HALL COUNTY, THERE ARE SEVERAL LOW-COST ALTERNATIVES TO HELP PEOPLE AVOID CHOOSING THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. SERVING AS THE LARGEST FREE CLINIC IN GEORGIA, THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS OFFERS PRIMARY MEDICAL, OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE, AS WELL AS MEDICATIONS TO INDIGENT, HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AT OR BELOW 150 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN HALL COUNTY WHO HAVE NO HEALTHCARE INSURANCE AND CANNOT AFFORD HIS OR HER MEDICAL CARE. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE, EVEN THOUGH THE CLINIC RECEIVES NO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING. PATIENTS WHO NEED SPECIALTY CARE ARE REFERRED TO HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE. SINCE 1999, NGMC HAS PROVIDED $3,247,030 IN SUPPORT OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND AN AVERAGE ANNUAL SUPPORT OF $299,095 FROM FY2007-2011. IN 2011, NGMC CONTRIBUTED OVER $265,000 IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT. HALL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY'S HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN 2003, HALL COUNTY'S HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE (HAI) IS A REFERRAL SERVICE FOUNDED BY THE HALL COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY THAT MATCHES FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE PATIENTS TO PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE FREE TREATMENT TO PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR SERVICES, PROVIDES HELP WITH OBTAINING MEDICATIONS AND OFFERS ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS X-RAYS AND TRANSLATION SERVICES. HAI ALSO PROVIDES ANCILLARY SERVICES AND OUTREACH EDUCATION FOR ITS COMMUNITY, AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER MEDICAL CENTERS, SUCH AS NGMC. IN 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1,800 PEOPLE WERE ASSISTED WITH NEEDED MEDICAL CARE THROUGH HAI. TO QUALIFY FOR ITS SERVICES, A PATIENT'S INCOME MUST BE AT OR BELOW 150 PERCENT FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND HAVE NO MEDICAL INSURANCE. THE PATIENT MUST LIVE IN HALL COUNTY AND MUST BE REFERRED BY A PHYSICIAN THAT IS IN THE HAI NETWORK. FIRST CONCEIVED IN 1998, THE NEED FOR THE PROGRAM WAS LARGELY DETERMINED BY A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY HEALTHY HALL, A COALITION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING NGMC. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, THE HOSPITAL HAS FISCALLY CONTRIBUTED TO HAI. SPECIFICALLY, IN 2011, OVER $14 MILLION IN DONATED HOSPITAL SERVICES WAS PROVIDED TO LOW INCOME, UNINSURED PATIENTS THROUGH HEALTH ACCESS. IN ADDITION, SINCE 2005, HAI HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN $1,213,000 FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION. OTHER HAI PARTNERS INCLUDE THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MEDLINK OF GAINESVILLE, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. IN 2006, HEALTHCARE GEORGIA FOUNDATION NAMED THE HAI PROGRAM "COMMUNITY SERVICE COLLABORATIVE OF THE YEAR." NGMC ALSO PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN FUNDING A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC AT THE HALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN FY11, NGMC CONTRIBUTED OVER $1.2 MILLION. IN FY11, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER RECEIVED A NATIONAL CHARITABLE HEALTHCARE AWARD FROM JACKSON HEALTHCARE FOR COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS AND HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS NGMC VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA CITIZENS. NGMC DEMONSTRATES ITS VALUE FOR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MANY PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF THE SAFE KIDS COALITION OF GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY, TO PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, TO HELPING REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTHCARE. IN FY11, OVER $4.4 MILLION WAS PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS/OUTREACH. COMMUNITY EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS, AND THE SEMI-ANNUAL HEALTH MAGAZINE, COMMUNICARE. PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE THROUGH THE SPEAKER'S BUREAU, AND NGMC ALSO OFFERED SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES, AS WELL AS LIVING LIGHTER, A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM. IN FY11, MORE THAN 600 NGMC VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 61,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, EQUIVALENT TO 36 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND A VALUE OF OVER $1.3 MILLION. WHILE THESE FIGURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE QUANTITATIVE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, THEY SHOW THE DEPTH OF SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GIVES NGMC. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION IS THE FUNDRAISING ARM OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND HEALTH SYSTEM AND RAISES FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATING EXPENSES ARE SUPPORTED BY NGMC SO THAT DONATED FUNDS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT NGMC PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. FOLLOWING ARE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO NOTE: - SINCE 1997, OVER $2.2 MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT. - THE 2010 MEDICAL CENTER OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT, HELD IN FY11, RAISED OVER $186,000 TO BENEFIT THE HALL COUNTY FIRE SERVICES AED PROGRAM AND THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL STEMI PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING CARDIAC EQUIPMENT FOR GAINESVILLE CITY AND HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS AND GEORGIA'S REGION II EMS. - THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION AND THE W.A.T.C.H. (WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE) EMPLOYEE-GIVING CLUB RECEIVED THE 2011 SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY AWARD FOR BEST EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM FROM THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S GEORGIA ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS. W.A.T.C.H. MEMBERS HAVE DONATED MORE THAN $4 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2000. SAFE KIDS COALITION WORKS TO KEEP KIDS SAFE THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION, LED BY NGMC, IS PART OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN, THE FIRST AND ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO THE PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY, WHICH IS THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN AGES 14 AND UNDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAR SEATS AND BIKE HELMETS TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. WORKING WITH A COALITION MADE UP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS, SAFE KIDS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS THAT TEACH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS HOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SAFE KIDS CONTINUED THE WORK OF INJURY PREVENTION FOR FAMILIES IN THE HALL COUNTY COMMUNITY IN 2011 THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION AND THE HEALTHY JOURNEY CAMPAIGN. IN FY11, MEMBERS OF THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION PROVIDED OVER 300 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT REACHED AN ESTIMATED 51,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OVER 3,000 SAFETY DEVICES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. GETTING OLDER AND BETTER WORKSHOP OVER 200 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE GETTING OLDER AND BETTER WORKSHOP IN MAY AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE AND THE SPOUT SPRINGS LIBRARY IN FLOWERY BRANCH. THIS EVENT WAS SPONSORED BY THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY, PROVIDED BY NGMC, AND FEATURED SPEAKERS ON SURGICAL AND NON-SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR JOINT PAIN. SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATIONS IN FY11, NGMC SPONSORED OR MADE A DONATION TO OVER 15 COMMUNITY AGENCIES SERVING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS, RANGING FROM SUPPORTING THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION. SPONSORSHIPS/DONATIONS TOTALED OVER $30,000 IN FY11. EMPLOYEES LEAD THE WAY: UNITED WAY PACESETTER & MORE NGMC COMPLETED ITS 2011 UNITED WAY CORNERSTONE CAMPAIGN 9/11. NGHS EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTED OVER $136,000 TO UNITED WAY AS A CORNERSTONE COMPANY. THIS IS 13% MORE THAN LAST YEAR AND $18,000 MORE THAN NGHS HAS EVER CONTRIBUTED AS AN ORGANIZATION. NGMC EMPLOYEES ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERING AT THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS, IN THEIR CHURCHES ON MISSION TRIPS AND FOR COMMUNITY AGENCIES SUCH AS THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION'S EMPLOYEE GIVING CLUB, W.A.T.C.H. (WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE), OVER 2,300 EMPLOYEES DONATED OVER $413,000 IN FY11. FLOYD HIGDON OF NGMC PLANT OPERATIONS RECEIVED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS' HELPING HANDS AWARD AT THEIR ANNUAL GALA. FLOYD HAS SERVED ON THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. IN 2009, HE RECEIVED THEIR PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR 1,400 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND FOR ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS WITH HIS CHURCH AND OVERSEAS MISSIONS. GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL APPOINTED DEB BAILEY, BSN, MSN, NGMC DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, TO THE GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING. SHE SERVES ON THE HEALTH COMMITTEE OF THE GEORGIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS WELL AS GEORGIA PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION AND NURSING EDUCATION STUDY GROUP. DOUG CARTER, NGMC'S BOARD CHAIRMAN, SERVED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GEORGIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN 2011 CAROL BURRELL, NGMC'S CEO, WAS NAMED TO THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE'S TOP 100 NAMES AND FACES TO KNOW IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY. BLOOD DRIVES NGMC EMPLOYEES DONATED OVER 311 UNITS OF BLOOD IN FY11, BENEFITTING OVER 900 INDIVIDUALS. SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS NGMC EMPLOYEES ALSO TURNED OUT IN FULL FORCE FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN HEART WALK, MARCH OF DIMES' WALKAMERICA AND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE, AVERAGING PARTICIPATION OF 200-300 PER EVENT. TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER STUDENTS NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER SUPPORTS THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF NURSES AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. - NGMC IS A TRAINING SITE FOR HANDICAPPED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WORK IN THE AREAS OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, NUTRITIONAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND LINENS. 21 STUDENTS AND 3 INSTRUCTORS PARTICIPATED IN FY11. - 64 STUDENTS FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM IN FY11. - NGMC PARTNERS WITH LANIER TECH TO HOUSE A RADIOLOGY TECH PROGRAM AND HELPS FUND FACULTY; ALSO PROVIDES 2 PC LABS AND CLASSROOM SPACE FOR LANIER TECH'S LPN PROGRAM. - 94 JOB SHADOWS WERE PLACED AT NGMC DURING FY11, ALLOWING HIGH SCHOOL AND POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS FROM AREA SCHOOLS TO SHADOW PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE STAFF. 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