NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC (EIN 58-1694098)
Tax period: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed: 2026-08-14
IRS object ID: 202622269349302772
Schema version: 2024v5.5
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule H
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-08-14T15:24:01-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	621517792	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PYA P C	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6016 BROOKVALE LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	KNOXVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	37919	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581694098	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7702195888	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	305013899	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN D STEINES	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7702195888	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-08-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER M BLACKWOOD CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00489783	PTIN
Phone	8656730844	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MATT HANLEY MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	305013899	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,231,814,905	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NGHS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	GA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13932	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	767	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,031,836	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$8,606,653	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,466,923	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,047,872,509	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,149,457,175	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$57,094,447	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$76,762,663	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,014,508	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,099,746	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,114,588,117	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,231,786,507	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,667,460	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,542,700	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$731,456,847	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$789,363,033	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,083,060,257	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,198,034,673	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,817,184,564	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,989,940,406	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$297,403,553	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$241,846,101	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,220,063,683	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,410,007,674	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,746,001,822	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,748,077,129	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,474,061,861	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,661,930,545	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) AND IS ON A MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS THE PARENT COMPANY FOR THE FOLLOWING AFFILIATES: A. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON CAMPUSES) B. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW C. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN D. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER HABERSHAM E. THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC. (NGHS FOUNDATION) F. NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP G. GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,827,592,442	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,542,700	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,080,228,785	RevenueAmt
Desc	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NGMC) INCLUDES CAMPUSES IN GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON, GEORGIA AND IS AFFILIATED WITH NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER HABERSHAM. AS A PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, NGMC SERVES MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUATION	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,827,592,442	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	Yes (1)	OperateHospitalInd
Audited Financial Stmt Att	Yes (1)	AuditedFinancialStmtAttInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (1)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	0	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	0	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	0	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	977	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13932	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (1)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANGIE SAVAGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7702195888	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ANDREW DAVENPORT
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAMILLE VIERA-HEWELL
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNY FLOYD
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEREMY WALKER
PHYSICIAN - NGPG, MEDICAL DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$386,736	$0	$47,166	40.00
MARTHA RANDOLPH
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETE WILLIAMS
PHYSICIAN - NGPG	1.00	Yes (X)	$356,778	$0	$38,447	40.00
SEMUEL MAYSONET
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
STEPHEN SAMUEL
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TREY MCPHAUL
MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROL BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO (ENDED 5/25)	1.00		$2,404,552	$0	$84,973	40.00	Yes (X)
MATT HANLEY
PRESIDENT & CEO (BEGIN 3/25)	1.00		$0	$0	$0	40.00	Yes (X)
BRIAN D STEINES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	1.00		$1,122,216	$0	$152,552	40.00	Yes (X)
STEPHEN KELLY
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	1.00		$401,533	$0	$78,405	40.00	Yes (X)
JOHN KUEVEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MEMBER	40.00	Yes (X)	$999,194	$0	$126,940	1.00	Yes (X)
DIANE POIROT
CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS	1.00		$628,067	$0	$93,134	40.00		Yes (X)
JOHN DELZELL JR
VP MEDICAL EDUCATION - NGMC	40.00		$673,642	$0	$87,395			Yes (X)
JOHN A WILLIAMSON
PRESIDENT NGMC BRASELTON	40.00		$714,503	$0	$106,474			Yes (X)
MELISSA TYMCHUK
CHIEF OF STAFF & STRATEGY OFFICER - NGHS	1.00		$716,365	$0	$125,155	40.00		Yes (X)
STUART DOWNS
CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE	40.00		$538,224	$0	$99,736	1.00		Yes (X)
VIKRAM REDDY
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER - NGHS, PHYSICIAN	1.00		$873,865	$0	$123,272	40.00		Yes (X)
AMY MARSH
VP - PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES	40.00		$533,198	$0	$78,145				Yes (X)
KONSTANTIN ZUBELEVITSKIY
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN	40.00		$654,181	$0	$53,685				Yes (X)
KRUPA DESAI
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN - NGMC	40.00		$421,187	$0	$47,963				Yes (X)
MARTIN AUSTIN
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN - NGMC	40.00		$477,132	$0	$44,744				Yes (X)
NELSON ROYALL
PHYSICIAN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR - GME	40.00		$635,850	$0	$26,812				Yes (X)
TRACY VARDEMAN
FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NGHS	0.00		$180,098	$0	$47,173					Yes (X)
MICHAEL COVERT
FORMER CHIEF OPER. OFFICER	0.00		$1,784,964	$0	$26,158					Yes (X)
DARLENE SWEET
FORMER VP - GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE	0.00		$329,893	$0	$8,713					Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$14,832,178	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,497,042	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1639	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
AMN HEALTHCARE INC
2735 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVE	CHICAGO	IL	60693	STAFFING SERVICES	$26,004,765
ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES OF GAINESVILLE
1488 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	ANESTHESIA SERVICES	$20,730,623
ARAMARK SERVICES
PO BOX 978839	DALLAS	TX	75397	ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES	$16,610,848
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
PO BOX 641936	PITTSBURGH	PA	15264	BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$14,672,567
UNIDINE CORPORATION
PO BOX 102289	ATLANTA	GA	30368	DIETARY SERVICES	$13,600,341

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	179	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$365,237	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$2,101,686	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,466,923	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
NET PATIENT SVC REV	621400	$2,079,193,237	$2,079,193,237
PHARMACY	456110	$30,659,791		$30,659,791
OTHER REVENUE	621990	$29,132,209		$29,132,209
CAFETERIA REVENUE	722514	$9,440,102		$9,440,102
LAB REVENUE	621500	$1,031,836			$1,031,836

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,149,457,175	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$57,546,613	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$57,546,613	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,092,596	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$28,398	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,064,198	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,064,198	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,064,198	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$19,114,082	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$101,968	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$19,114,082	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$101,968	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,216,050	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$19,216,050	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PARTNERSHIP INCOME	Desc
Business	621990	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,035,548	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,035,548	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,035,548	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,231,786,507	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,080,228,785	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,031,836	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$148,058,963	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,542,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,542,700	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,815,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,878,851	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,936,824	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$630,036,067	TotalAmt
Program Services	$572,639,781	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,396,286	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,889,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,986,453	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,903,032	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,067,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,408,496	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,658,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,554,806	TotalAmt
Program Services	$40,495,863	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,058,943	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$185,833,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$168,903,654	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,929,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,639,912	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,035,016	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$604,896	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,002,474	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,637,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$364,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,278,208	TotalAmt
Program Services	$148,403,563	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,874,645	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,784	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,422	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,708,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,094,841	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,613,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,877,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,615,373	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,926,369	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,924,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,001,692	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,175,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,421,935	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,753,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,421,765	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,292,242	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$129,523	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES	$276,955,513	$251,724,866	$25,230,647
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$171,949,896	$171,949,896
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$129,032,538	$117,277,674	$11,754,864
DRUG SUPPLIES	$99,692,079	$99,692,079

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,450,447	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,583,211	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,867,236	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,989,940,406	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,827,592,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$162,347,964	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,773,621	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,707,284	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,335	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$172,571,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,133,702	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,542	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,413,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,031,305	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,378,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,607,593	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,274,484,518	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$914,500,644	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,196,016,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,359,983,874	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,681,275,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,637,202,163	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,428,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,943,091	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$98,738,955	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,095,785	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,220,063,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,410,007,674	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,535,904	BOYAmt
EOY	$206,946,701	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,430,353,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,404,737,386	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$98,112,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,393,042	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,746,001,822	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,748,077,129	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,474,061,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,661,930,545	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,474,061,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,661,930,545	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,220,063,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,410,007,674	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$241,846,101	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$11,581,028	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$42,396,389	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Hospital	Yes (X)	HospitalInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	0	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	0	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	0	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (1)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$112,210	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$112,210	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. PAYS MEMBERSHIP DUES TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: -AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE -AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY PRACTITIONERS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES -AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS INC -AMERICAN MEDICAL GROUP ASSOCIATION -AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION -ASSOCIATION OF PERIOPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSES -GEORGIA ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS -GEORGIA COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS -GEORGIA HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION -GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -HEALTHCARE INFORMAITON AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SOCIETY -SOCIETY OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY -SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE -TRAUMA CENTER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA A PORTION OF THESE DUES IS DESIGNATED FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$29,708,732	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,295,723	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$129,390	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,770,961	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$143,443	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$28,506,327	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$30,631,024	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,469,566	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$654,220	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,212,016	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	-$165,938	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$29,708,732	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$29,507,736	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$5,929,585	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$376,127	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,138,334	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$44,090	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$30,631,024	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$25,223,007	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,849,840	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$211,627	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,111,709	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$241,775	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$29,507,736	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$23,676,482	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,433,267	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$507,097	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,276,227	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$117,612	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$25,223,007	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.27710	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.72290	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (1)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,087,554	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$8,087,554	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,339,661,422	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$356,730,485	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$982,930,937	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,362,488	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,414,909	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$947,579	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$771,027,484	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$547,355,250	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$223,672,234	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$144,345,570	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$144,345,570	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,359,983,874	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ESTIMATED THIRD PARTY PAYER SETTLEMENTS	$19,917,001
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$24,558,104
LONG TERM LEASE LIABILITIES	$91,703,756
DUE FROM AFFILIATES	$214,181

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$136,393,042	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,042,866,000	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$11,581,028	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$28,398	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$11,552,630	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,054,418,630	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$4,002,474	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$173,365,403	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$177,367,877	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,231,786,507	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,811,107,000	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$1,595,728	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,595,728	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,809,511,272	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$4,002,474	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$176,426,660	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$180,429,134	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,989,940,406	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NGMC) IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION 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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE NGMC HOLDS ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. IT IS NGMC'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAX MATTERS AS AN OPERATING EXPENSE WHERE APPLICABLE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 28,398.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS 171,949,896. NON OPERATING EXPENSES 365,252. PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS 1,049,305. OTHER ADJUSTMENT 950.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES 28,398. OTHER ADJUSTMENT 1,567,330.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS 171,949,896. OTHER ADJUSTMENT PARTNERSHIP INCOME 1,049,305. GRANTS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 3,427,459.

Schedule H IRS990ScheduleH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Assistance Policy	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePolicyInd
Written Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyInd
All Hospitals Policy	Yes (X)	AllHospitalsPolicyInd
FPG Reference Free Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceFreeCareInd

Free Care Oth Percentage FreeCareOthPercentageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd
Free Care Other	300.000000000000	FreeCareOtherPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FPG Reference Discounted Care	Yes (1)	FPGReferenceDiscountedCareInd
Percent400	Yes (X)	Percent400Ind
Free Care Medically Indigent	Yes (1)	FreeCareMedicallyIndigentInd
Financial Assistance Budget	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistanceBudgetInd
Expenses Exceed Budget	Yes (1)	ExpensesExceedBudgetInd
Unable To Provide Care	0	UnableToProvideCareInd
Annual Community Bnft Report	Yes (1)	AnnualCommunityBnftReportInd
Report Publically Available	Yes (1)	ReportPublicallyAvailableInd

Financial Assistance At Cost Typ FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$66,654,107	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$66,654,107	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.03670	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Medicaid UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$164,432,312	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$127,991,815	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$36,440,497	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.02000	TotalExpensePct

Unreimbursed Costs UnreimbursedCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$250,458	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$67,750	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$182,708	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Total Financial Assistance Typ TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$231,336,877	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$128,059,565	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$103,277,312	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.05680	TotalExpensePct

Community Health Services CommunityHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	37	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	188539	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$8,945,939	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$516,066	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$8,429,873	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00460	TotalExpensePct

Health Professions Education HealthProfessionsEducationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	14	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	17234	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$55,325,491	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$25,059,162	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$30,266,329	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01660	TotalExpensePct

Subsidized Health Services SubsidizedHealthServicesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Community Benefit Expns	$315,607,378	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$279,971,423	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$35,635,955	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.01960	TotalExpensePct

Research ResearchGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	878	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,349,150	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$1,093,743	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,255,407	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00070	TotalExpensePct

Cash And In Kind Contributions CashAndInKindContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	55	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	410	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$803,804	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$19,229	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$784,575	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00040	TotalExpensePct

Total Other Benefits TotalOtherBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	107	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	207061	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$383,031,762	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$306,659,623	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$76,372,139	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.04190	TotalExpensePct

Total Community Benefits TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	107	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	207061	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$614,368,639	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$434,719,188	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$179,649,451	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.09870	TotalExpensePct

Economic Development EconomicDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$60,000	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$30,000	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$30,000	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Community Support CommunitySupportGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$7,500	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$750	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$6,750	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Environmental Improvements EnvironmentalImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$2,000	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$200	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$1,800	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00000	TotalExpensePct

Coalition Building CoalitionBuildingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	1	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	7671	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$115,113	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$115,113	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00010	TotalExpensePct

Workforce Development WorkforceDevelopmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	5	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	1488	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$796,871	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$796,871	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00040	TotalExpensePct

Total Communtity Building Acty TotalCommuntityBuildingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Or Programs	9	ActivitiesOrProgramsCnt
Persons Served	9159	PersonsServedCnt
Total Community Benefit Expns	$981,484	TotalCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Direct Offsetting Revenue	$30,950	DirectOffsettingRevenueAmt
Net Community Benefit Expns	$950,534	NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt
Total Expense	0.00050	TotalExpensePct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bad Debt Expense Reported	Yes (1)	BadDebtExpenseReportedInd
Bad Debt Expense	$171,949,896	BadDebtExpenseAmt
Reimbursed By Medicare	$308,395,121	ReimbursedByMedicareAmt
Cost Of Care Reimbursed By Medcr	$320,862,549	CostOfCareReimbursedByMedcrAmt
Medicare Surplus Or Shortfall	-$12,467,428	MedicareSurplusOrShortfallAmt

Costing Methodology Used CostingMethodologyUsedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cost To Charge Ratio	Yes (X)	CostToChargeRatioInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Debt Collection Policy	Yes (1)	WrittenDebtCollectionPolicyInd
Financial Assistance Prvsn	Yes (1)	FinancialAssistancePrvsnInd
Hospital Facilities	1	HospitalFacilitiesCnt

Hospital Facilities HospitalFacilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Website Address	WWW.NGHS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
State License	069-074	StateLicenseNum
Licensed Hospital	Yes (X)	LicensedHospitalInd
General Medical And Surgical	Yes (X)	GeneralMedicalAndSurgicalInd
Teaching Hospital	Yes (X)	TeachingHospitalInd
Emergency Room24 Hrs	Yes (X)	EmergencyRoom24HrsInd

Hospital Fclty Policies Prctc HospitalFcltyPoliciesPrctcGrp

Hospital Facility Name HospitalFacilityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	1	FacilityNum
First Licensed CY Or PY	0	FirstLicensedCYOrPYInd
Tax Exempt Hospital CY Or PY	0	TaxExemptHospitalCYOrPYInd
CHNA Conducted	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedInd
Community Definition	Yes (X)	CommunityDefinitionInd
Community Demographics	Yes (X)	CommunityDemographicsInd
Existing Resources	Yes (X)	ExistingResourcesInd
How Data Obtained	Yes (X)	HowDataObtainedInd
Community Health Needs	Yes (X)	CommunityHealthNeedsInd
Other Health Issues	Yes (X)	OtherHealthIssuesInd
Community Hlth Needs Id Process	Yes (X)	CommunityHlthNeedsIdProcessInd
Consulting Process	Yes (X)	ConsultingProcessInd
Prior CHNA Impact	Yes (X)	PriorCHNAImpactInd
CHNA Conducted	25	CHNAConductedYr
Take Into Account Others Input	Yes (1)	TakeIntoAccountOthersInputInd
CHNA Conducted With Other Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithOtherFcltsInd
CHNA Conducted With Non Fclts	Yes (1)	CHNAConductedWithNonFcltsInd
CHNA Report Widely Available	Yes (1)	CHNAReportWidelyAvailableInd
Rpt Available On Own Website	Yes (X)	RptAvailableOnOwnWebsiteInd
Own Website URL	NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES	OwnWebsiteURLTxt
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Other Website URL	NORTHEASTGEORGIACHNA.COM	OtherWebsiteURLTxt
Paper Copy Public Inspection	Yes (X)	PaperCopyPublicInspectionInd
Implementation Strategy Adopt	Yes (1)	ImplementationStrategyAdoptInd
Implementation Strategy Adpt	25	ImplementationStrategyAdptYr
Strategy Posted Website	Yes (1)	StrategyPostedWebsiteInd
Strategy Website URL	NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES	StrategyWebsiteURLTxt
Organization Incur Excise Tax	0	OrganizationIncurExciseTaxInd
Elig Criteria Explained	Yes (1)	EligCriteriaExplainedInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Dscnt	Yes (X)	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeDscntInd
FPG Family Incm Lmt Free Care	300.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtFreeCarePct
FPG Family Incm Lmt Dscnt Care	400.000000000000	FPGFamilyIncmLmtDscntCarePct
Residency Criteria	Yes (X)	ResidencyCriteriaInd
Explained Basis	Yes (1)	ExplainedBasisInd
App Financial Asst Expln	Yes (1)	AppFinancialAsstExplnInd
Described Info	Yes (X)	DescribedInfoInd
Described Suprt Doc	Yes (X)	DescribedSuprtDocInd
Includes Publicity Measures	Yes (1)	IncludesPublicityMeasuresInd
FAP Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP Available On Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE	FAPAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP App Available On Website	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteInd
FAP App Available On Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE	FAPAppAvailableOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Summary On Website	Yes (X)	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteInd
FAP Summary On Website URL	WWW.NGHS.COM/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE	FAPSummaryOnWebsiteURLTxt
FAP Avlbl On Request No Charge	Yes (X)	FAPAvlblOnRequestNoChargeInd
FAP App Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPAppAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
FAP Sum Avlbl On Request No Chrg	Yes (X)	FAPSumAvlblOnRequestNoChrgInd
Notified FAP Copy Bill Display	Yes (X)	NotifiedFAPCopyBillDisplayInd
Communtity Notified FAP	Yes (X)	CommuntityNotifiedFAPInd
FAP Translated	Yes (X)	FAPTranslatedInd
Other Publicity	Yes (X)	OtherPublicityInd
FAP Actions On Nonpayment	Yes (1)	FAPActionsOnNonpaymentInd
Permit No Actions	Yes (X)	PermitNoActionsInd
Collection Activities	0	CollectionActivitiesInd
Provided Written Notice	Yes (X)	ProvidedWrittenNoticeInd
Made Effort Orally Notify	Yes (X)	MadeEffortOrallyNotifyInd
Processed FAP Application	Yes (X)	ProcessedFAPApplicationInd
Made Presumptive Elig Determ	Yes (X)	MadePresumptiveEligDetermInd
Nondis Emergency Care Policy	Yes (1)	NondisEmergencyCarePolicyInd
Look Back Medicare Private	Yes (X)	LookBackMedicarePrivateInd
Amounts Generally Billed	0	AmountsGenerallyBilledInd
Gross Charges	0	GrossChargesInd

Supplemental Information SupplementalInformationGrp (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE PARTNERED AND COLLABORATED TO CONDUCT THE 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) FOR COMMUNITIES THEY (CHNA PARTNERS) SERVE IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA: -DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH -GOOD NEWS CLINICS -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER HABERSHAM -STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITALTHROUGH THIS ASSESSMENT, THE CHNA PARTNERS WORKED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND LOCAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, IDENTIFY HEALTH TRENDS, DETERMINE GAPS IN THE CURRENT HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND CRAFT A PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE GAPS AND THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS. THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY EACH OF THE PARTNERS OVERLAPPED AND COMBINED TO INCLUDE ALL OR PART OF 17 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE COMMUNITIES REFLECT THE FOLLOWING SERVICE AREAS:- DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH: BANKS, BARROW, DAWSON, FORSYTH, FRANKLIN, HABERSHAM, HALL, HART, LUMPKIN, RABUN, STEPHENS, TOWNS, UNION, AND WHITE COUNTIES- GOOD NEWS CLINICS: HALL COUNTY- NGMC HABERSHAM: BANKS, HABERSHAM, STEPHENS, TOWNS, UNION AND WHITE COUNTIES- NGMC GAINESVILLE: HALL COUNTY, PARTS OF BANKS AND JACKSON COUNTIES- NGMC BRASELTON: BARROW AND JACKSON COUNTIES, PARTS OF GWINNETT AND HALL COUNTIES- NGMC LUMPKIN: DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES, PARTS OF FORSYTH AND HALL COUNTIES- NGMC BARROW: BARROW AND WALTON COUNTIES, PARTS OF GWINNETT COUNTY- STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL: STEPHENS AND FRANKLIN COUNTIESPUBLIC GOODS GROUP (PGG) WAS ENGAGED BY THE PARTNERS TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE QUANTITATIVE DATA FOR THE CHNA AND OVER 190 PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS FROM APPROXIMATELY 145 SOURCES WERE EXAMINED IN THE COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED WITHIN THE ABOVE-NAMED NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITIES.A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT WAS THEN CONDUCTED TO SOLICIT THE INPUT OF MORE THAN 3,600 PEOPLE THROUGH FIVE CHANNELS: FOCUS GROUPS, ONE-ON-ONE TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, A MULTI-LINGUAL ONLINE COMMUNITY SURVEY, AN ONLINE EMPLOYEE SURVEY. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE EMPLOYEE SURVEY WAS OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF EACH PARTNER ORGANIZATION. PARTICIPANTS IN FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS AND ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS WERE INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS SERVING AND/OR REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND/OR MINORITY POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY.BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2025, THE THOMOSS GROUP INTERVIEWED KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITH EXPERTISE OR KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS SERVICE AREAS TO GAIN EACH COMMUNITY'S PERSPECTIVE. FORTY-FIVE REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES, MINORITY POPULATIONS, FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITIES, MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS WERE INTERVIEWED.ADDITIONALLY, THE STAFF OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, THE COMPASS CENTER AT UNITED WAY, GROUPS SERVING PEOPLE LIVING IN HOMELESS CAMPS, THE NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY COORDINATED IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS WITH 330 COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTING THOSE SETTINGS. THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE DESIGNED TO CAPTURE RESPONDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF HOW WELL THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS WERE BEING MET AND WHAT OBSTACLES INTERFERED WITH THEIR NEEDS.FOUR FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS, AND THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH ARE NOTED IN PARENTHESES.- NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL, REPRESENTING ALL NGMC SERVICE AREAS (30)- HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK (37)- AFRICAN AMERICAN STAKEHOLDERS, HOSTED BY THE NEWTOWN FLORIST CLUB (10)- HISPANIC AND LATINO STAKEHOLDERS, HOSTED BY THE HISPANIC ALLIANCE (5)IN MARCH 2025, AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS RELEASED TO SOLICIT COMMUNITY INPUT AND WIDELY ADVERTISED TO THE PUBLIC VIA MYCHART, PRESS RELEASES, PARTNER WEBSITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. A TOTAL OF 2,975 COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMPLETED THE SURVEY, WHICH WAS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND VIETNAMESE. AN EMPLOYEE SURVEY WAS ALSO RELEASED THROUGH EACH PARTNER ORGANIZATION AND 170 EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT ALL CHNA PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS RESPONDED.THE OUTCOME OF THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS WAS THEN COMPARED WITH THE QUALITATIVE FINDINGS TO CREATE A LIST OF HEALTH NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. EACH HEALTH NEED WAS ASSIGNED TO ONE OF FOUR QUADRANTS IN A HEALTH NEEDS MATRIX WHICH PRIORITIZES HEALTH NEEDS AS:- LOW DATA + LOW QUALITATIVE: NEITHER THE DATA NOR THE COMMUNITY SEE THE ISSUE AS PRESSING- LOW DATA + HIGH QUALITATIVE: DATA DOESN'T IDENTIFY AN ISSUE BUT THE COMMUNITY DOES- HIGH DATA + LOW QUALITATIVE: DATA SHOWS AN ISSUE BUT NOT A COMMUNITY PRIORITY- HIGH DATA + HIGH QUALITATIVE: BOTH DATA AND THE COMMUNITY IDENTIFY THIS IS AN ISSUE THIS HELPED THE CHNA PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY THE TOP HEALTH NEEDS FOR EACH COMMUNITY. NEEDS CATEGORIZED AS HIGH DATA AND HIGH QUALITATIVE WERE FURTHER ANALYZED DURING THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.IN MAY 2025, THE CHNA PARTNERS AND ADVISORS CONSISTING OF BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HOSTED TWO PRIORITIZATION SESSIONS TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITIES EACH ENTITY WOULD ADDRESS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.2025 CHNA PARTNERS AND ADVISORS -ANJANA FREEMAN - NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL, VICE CHAIR, MENTAL HEALTH JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE -BEN MCDANIEL - ADVISORY COUNCIL, DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WALTON -BRIDGETTE BARKER - LUMPKIN COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR -CHRISTY MOORE - CHNA PARTNERS, NGHS -DAN PALMER - CARE MANAGEMENT, NGHS -DAVID WIMPY - ADVISORY COUNCIL, LUMPKIN, EMS -DR. ANTONIO RIOS - CHIEF, POPULATION HEALTH, NGHS -DR. MONICA NEWTON - CHNA CO-CHAIR -DR. ZACHARY TAYLOR - DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR, CHNA PARTNER -ELIZABETH DAVIDSON - CHNA PARTNERS, NGHS -JESSICA DUDLEY - PRESIDENT OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, FORMER CHAIR NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL -JOLEY STRICKLAND - STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL -JOLINDA MARTIN - RETIRED NURSE EXECUTIVE, WISDOM PROJECT, ADVISORY COUNCIL -KAY HALL - NURSE LEADER, NGMC LUMPKIN -KAY KELLER - PRESIDENT & CEO, UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA -KYNDRA COHEN - HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION/BUTLER CENTER DIRECTOR, ADVISORY COUNCIL -LIZ COATES - GOOD NEWS CLINICS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR -MARIE BROWN - DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, EPIDEMIOLOGIST -MARSHA STRINGER - NP CHAIR, NEWTOWN FLORIST CLUB HEALTH DISPARITIES COMMITTEE (SOUTH HALL), ADVISORY COUNCIL -MELISSA TYMCHUK - CHNA PARTNERS, NGHS -MIKE GILES - ADVISORY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE, POULTRY ASSOCIATION -NORMA HERNANDEZ - ADVISORY COUNCIL, LATINO CHAMBER -PHILLIPPA LEWIS MOSS - CHNA CO-CHAIR -SARAH MCLAIN, RN - NGMC BARROW, CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING COMMITTEE IN BARROW -SEMUEL MAYSONET - BOARD FACILITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, NGMC BOARD, NGMC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, QUALITY COMMITTEE -TD TEASLEY - US MARSHALL, ADVISORY COUNCIL -VAN LOSKOSKI - STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITALCRITERIA USED TO SELECT THE PRIORITIES INCLUDED:- ROOT CAUSE AND DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS- MAGNITUDE AND EXTENT OF THE ISSUE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY- ABILITY OF CHNA PARTNERS TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE ISSUEAS A RESULT OF THIS PROCESS, THE FOLLOWING HEALTH PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED FOR NGMC HOSPITALS:- ACCESS TO CARE- MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH- HEALTHY BEHAVIORSFOR EACH PRIORITY, NGMC WILL WORK TO ACHIEVE GREATER HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING THE IMPACT OF POVERTY AND OTHER SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS ON THAT PRIORITY BY IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMMING AND INVESTMENT IN AREAS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO INCOME AND POVERTY AND INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING CARE DUE TO DISABILITY, RACE, ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND OTHER AREAS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.THE FULL CHNA REPORT IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT: NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCESAN INTERACTIVE DATA PLATFORM CREATED THROUGH TABLEAU IS AVAILABLE TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT NORTHEASTGEORGIACHNA.COM. THIS PLATFORM PROVIDES ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS BY ZIP CODE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE CHNA, INCLUDING DEMOGRAPHICS, SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS, DISEASE PREVALENCE, INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, DOWNLOADABLE DATA SHEETS FOR EACH SERVICE AREA ARE AVAILABLE THAT PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF KEY HEALTH, ECONOMIC, AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS. DOWNLOADABLE DATA SHEETS RELEVANT TO THE SERVICE AREAS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY AT: NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCESBOTH THE CHNA AND THE SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WERE DESIGNED TO FULLY MEET INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS, AS FOUND IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(R).
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL FACILITIES WERE INCLUDED IN THE CHNA: -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER GAINESVILLE -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER LUMPKIN -NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER HABERSHAM -STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION PARTNERED AND COLLABORATED IN OUR REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: -DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH -GOOD NEWS CLINICS
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER DEFINED FIVE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THEIR FIVE HOSPITAL FACILITIES: NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON, NGMC HABERSHAM, NGMC LUMPKIN AND NGMC BARROW. BASED ON RESULTS OF THE 2025 CHNA, THE FOLLOWING THREE PRIORITIES WERE ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND REPRESENT THOSE ON WHICH WE CAN HAVE THE MOST IMPACT BASED ON PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA: -BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH (ALL NGMC SERVICE AREAS) -ACCESS TO CARE (ALL NGMC SERVICE AREAS) -HEALTHY BEHAVIORS (ALL NGMC SERVICE AREAS)FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGMC IS ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENTLY CONDUCTED CHNA, VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCESTHE HEALTH NEEDS THE SYSTEM CHOSE NOT TO ADDRESS THROUGH THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, BROKEN DOWN BY SERVICE AREA:- NGMC HABERSHAM: PREGNANCY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, CANCER, DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE.EVEN SO, NGMC DOES ACTIVELY WORK ON THESE ISSUES. FOR INSTANCE, THOUGH HEART CARE AND CANCER WAS NOT CHOSEN AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PRIORITY, NGMC ALREADY HAS AN INTERNAL EMPHASIS ON THIS HEALTH ISSUE AND WILL REPORT ITS ACTIVITY VIA THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT.
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: PATIENTS MAY SUBMIT A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION VIA OUR ONLINE PATIENT PORTAL OR APP VERSION OF MYCHART.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Facility	31	FacilityNum

Oth Hlth Care Fclts Not Hospital OthHlthCareFcltsNotHospitalGrp

Oth Hlth Care Fclts OthHlthCareFcltsGrp (31 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	FacilityFacilityTxt
1 - IMAGING CENTER - GAINESVILLE
1315 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
2 - NGMC NICD
1404 RIVER PLACE SUITE 100	BUFORD	GA	30517	TESTING AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
3 - IMAGING CENTER - BRASELTON
1515 RIVER PLACE	BRASELTON	GA	30517	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
4 - BRASELTON RADIATION THERAPYPHYSICS
1515 RIVER PLACE STE 120	BRASELTON	GA	30517	RADIATION THERAPY
5 - TOCCOA CANCER CENTER
1640 FALLS ROAD	TOCCOA	GA	30577	CANCER SERVICES
6 - LAURELWOOD
200 WISTERIA DRIVE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
7 - IMAGING CENTER - DAWSONVILLE
108 PROMINENCE COURT	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
8 - BUFORD OUTPATIENT IMAGING
4445 SOUTH LEE STREET STE 100	BUFORD	GA	30519	IMAGING / RADIOLOGY CENTER
9 - NEW HORIZONS LANIER PARK WEST
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LONG TERM CARE
10 - HEALTHLINK LAB AT RIVERPLACE
1515 RIVER PLACE STE 170	BRASELTON	GA	30517	CLINICAL LABORATORY
11 - REHABILITATION INSTITUTE
597 SOUTH ENOTA DRIVE NE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	REHABILITATION SERVICES
12 - SLEEP LAB
1466 JESSE JEWELL PKWY	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	SLEEP DISORDER CENTER
13 - NEW HORIZONS LIMESTONE NORTH
2020 BEVERLY ROAD NE	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LONG TERM CARE
14 - WOUND OSTOMY CONTINENCEHYPERBARIC THER
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	WOUND HEALING CENTER
15 - CUMMING OP DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY
900 SANDERS ROAD	CUMMING	GA	30041	DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY
16 - GYN ONCOLOGY INFUSION SERVICES
1315 JESSE JEWELL PKWY STE 110	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
17 - HEALTHLINK LAB AT BUFORD
4445 SOUTH LEE STREET STE 107	BUFORD	GA	30518	CLINICAL LABORATORY
18 - REHAB - BRASELTON
1515 RIVER PLACE STE 290	BRASELTON	GA	30517	REHABILITATION SERVICES
19 - REHAB - FRIENDSHIP (BUFORD)
4889 GOLDEN PKWY SUITE 150	BUFORD	GA	30518	REHABILITATION SERVICES
20 - REHAB - CLEVELAND
640-A HELEN HWY	CLEVELAND	GA	30528	REHABILITATION SERVICES
21 - REHAB - DAWSONVILLE
5959 HIGHWAY 53E SUITE 200	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	REHABILITATION SERVICES
22 - REHAB - DAHLONEGA
95 MORRISON MOORE PKWY SUITE 200	DAHLONEGA	GA	30533	REHABILITATION SERVICES
23 - ESSENTIALLY FOR WOMEN - LACTATION CENTER
743 SPRING STREET	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	LACTATION CENTER
24 - BRS INFUSION
1404 RIVER PLACE STE 120	BRASELTON	GA	30517	ONCOLOGY SERVICES
25 - HEALTHLINK LAB AT DAWSONVILLE
108 PROMINENCE COURT	DAWSONVILLE	GA	30534	CLINICAL LABORATORY
26 - DIABETES EDUCATION
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	DIABETES SERVICES
27 - BARIATRIC SERVICES
675 WHITE SULPHUR ROAD STE 320	GAINESVILLE	GA	30501	BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES
28 - BRASELTON SURGERY CENTER
1524 RIVER PLACE STE 100	BRASELTON	GA	30517	SURGERY CENTER
29 - NGMC NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
1404 RIVER PLACE SUITE 403	BUFORD	GA	30517	NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
30 - NGMC VASCULAR
1404 RIVER PLACE SUITE 200	BUFORD	GA	30517	VASCULAR SERVICES
31 - BARIATRICWEIGHT MGM & NUTRITIONAL COUNS
1515 RIVER PLACE SUITE 190	BRASELTON	GA	30517	BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS SERVICES

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3C:	PATIENTS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE INDIGENT, DETERMINED BY CRITERIA-BASED METHODS, SUCH AS PROPENSITY TO PAY OR HEALTH SCORES, PARTICIPATION IN LOW INCOME GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, ETC. MAY BE PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE, PROVIDING THEY COOPERATE WITH SCREENING FOR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES (E.G. MEDICAID OR DISABILITY), AS APPLICABLE.
PART I, LINE 6A:	THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT IS PUBLISHED BY NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM AND INCLUDES PROGRAMS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN, AND NGMC HABERSHAM. THE REPORT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.NGHS.COM) AND IS ALSO PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN ITS MAGAZINE, COMMUNICARE.
PART I, LINE 7:	CHARITY CARE COST WAS CALCULATED APPLYING SEPARATE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS (CCR) TO THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) AND TO THE REMAINING PATIENT CHARGES FROM ALL OTHER HOSPITAL-BASED ACTIVITIES. THE CCR FOR THE SNF WAS COMPUTED USING THE TOTAL SNF OPERATING EXPENSES DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL SNF GROSS CHARGES. THE CCR FOR THE REMAINING PATIENT CHARGES WAS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO WORKSHEET 2 IN THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS.THE CCR FOR THE UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID SERVICES WAS COMPUTED USING A CCR COMPUTED PURSUANT TO WORKSHEET 2 IN THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS. OTHER MEANS TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAM COST WAS DERIVED FROM INTERNAL TRENDSTAR SYSTEM DATA WHICH COMPUTED COST AT THE PATIENT DETAIL LEVEL.
PART I, LINE 7G:	SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES WERE FOR GAINESVILLE BRASELTON IP MED, GAINESVILLE BRASELTON IP REHAB, LAURELWOOD (MENTAL HEALTH), NEW HORIZONS LANIER PARK AND LIMESTONE, AND GAINESVILLE BRASELTON OP WOUND, OSTOMY, AND CONTINENCE/DIABETETS ED. NO COSTS WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICIANS.
PART I, LN 7 COL(F):	THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24, COLUMN A, BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE IN THIS COLUMN, IS $171,949,896. THE ESTIMATED PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IS REPORTED AS A DEDUCTION FROM PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE.
PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:	IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT MANY FACTORS COMBINE TO AFFECT THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. WHETHER PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY OR NOT IS DETERMINED BY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT, ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. TO A LARGE EXTENT, FACTORS SUCH AS WHERE WE LIVE, THE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT, GENETICS, OUR INCOME AND EDUCATION LEVEL, AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY ALL HAVE CONSIDERABLE IMPACTS ON HEALTH.THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INCLUDE THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, AND A PERSON'S INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIORS. ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT RELATE INCLUDE EDUCATION, CULTURE, INCOME AND SOCIAL STATUS, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS, SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS, GENETICS, HEALTH SERVICES, AND GENDER. IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ADEQUATE EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, AND SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS, THEY WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MAKE HEALTHIER BEHAVIOR CHOICES AND BE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES. THEREFORE, NGMC AS AN ORGANIZATION MUST CONSIDER THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH STATUS AS PART OF PREVENTATIVE CARE. A FEW OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED IN PART II INCLUDE:COALITION BUILDING: SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, LED BY NGMC, IS PART OF SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE, THE FIRST AND ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL CHILDHOOD INJURY, THE NATION'S NUMBER ONE KILLER OF CHILDREN AGES 19 AND UNDER. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CAR SEATS, BIKE HELMETS, AND LIFE JACKETS TO AREA CHILDREN IN NEED. WORKING WITH A COALITION 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. NGMC PROVIDED EVENTS THAT REACHED AN ESTIMATED 7,671 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS, AND CAREGIVERS IN THE HALL COUNTY AREA. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS SUCH AS HELMETS AND CAR SEATS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES NEEDING THEM AND THE OVERALL COST OF THIS SUPPORT WAS $113,748 IN FY25.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: NGMC INCLUDED ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INTEREST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS UNDER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS THE WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM, PROJECT SEARCH, AND SUPPORT FOR FOOTHILLS AHEC. IN FY25, OVER 2,000 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM THESE PROGRAMS.
PART III, LINE 2:	PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARE REDUCED BY AN ESTIMATED ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS. IN EVALUATING THE COLLECTABILITY OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER ANALYZES ITS PAST HISTORY AND IDENTIFIES TRENDS FOR EACH OF ITS MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE TO ESTIMATE THE APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS AND PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. MANAGEMENT REGULARLY REVIEWS DATA ABOUT THESE MAJOR PAYER SOURCES OF REVENUE IN EVALUATING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE ESTIMATED ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS.
PART III, LINE 4:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 2 REPRESENTS GROSS CHARGES WRITTEN OFF DURING THE FISCAL YEAR NET OF ANY RECOVERIES. BAD DEBTS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE FOOTNOTES AS A COMPONENT OF NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE, BUT DO NOT HAVE THEIR OWN FOOTNOTE.
PART III, LINE 8:	THE MEDICARE COSTS SHOWN ON LINE 6 WERE COMPUTED USING THE COST TO CHARGE RATIO REFLECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICARE COST REPORT.
PART III, LINE 9B:	EACH BILLING CYCLE FOR THE FIRST 120 DAYS STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONTACT INFORMATION. A PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY OF OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY IS PROVIDED AT DAY 90. FOR DAYS 121-180 TWO BAD DEBT COLLECTION LETTERS ARE SENT WITH CONTACT INFORMATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION. DURING THE 180 DAYS PRIOR TO PLACEMENT WITH AN EXTERNAL COLLECTION AGENCY, REGULAR CALLS ARE MADE THAT INCLUDE NOTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND HOW TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.DURING THE FIRST 60 DAYS OF PLACEMENT WITH EXTERNAL COLLECTION VENDORS NO REPORTING TO CREDIT BUREAUS MAY TAKE PLACE AND VENDOR PROVIDES ALL PATIENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST FINANICAL ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATION INCLUDING RETURNING THE ACCOUNT TO US.
PART VI, LINE 2:	ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, NGMC SEEKS A VARIETY OF DATA SOURCES AND RELIABLE INDICATORS TO HELP IDENTIFY AND WORK TO IMPROVE ON HEALTH INEQUITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. A LISTING OF THE RESOURCES IS LISTED BELOW:- NGMC IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHICH THROUGH VISION 2030, FOCUSES ON THE CREATION OF A CULTURE OF COMMUNITY WELLNESS, THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFELONG LEARNING, THE BUILDING OF AN ECONOMY AROUND EMERGING LIFE SCIENCES, THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF INNOVATIVE GROWTH/INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL INTEGRATION.- WE REGULARLY MONITOR THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS PUBLISHED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (HTTP://WWW.COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG/ABOUT-PROJECT), AS WELL AS CDC WONDER AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.- NGMC ANNUALLY REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF CHNA OUTCOMES AND ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDES QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ON IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS.
PART VI, LINE 3:	EDUCATION BEGINS WITH OUR PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY PROVIDED AT REGISTRATION. SIGNS ARE PROMINENTLY POSTED AT CHECK IN, REGISTRATION AND WAITING AREAS, AND BUSINESS CARDS AND FLIERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. REGISTRARS PROVIDE COPIES OF OUR APPLICATION UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE BEDSIDE SCREENING IN THE EMERGENCY AND TO UNINSURED BEDDED PATIENTS DURING STAFFED HOURS OR VIA FOLLOW UP PHONE CALLS IF A BEDDED PATIENT IS DISCHARGED PRIOR TO SCREENING. OUR NGHS WEBSITE INCLUDES OUR PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY, POLICY, AND APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. OUR PATIENT PORTAL, MYCHART, INCLUDES A SELF-SERVICE ONLINE APPLICATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASSISTANCE. OUR PATIENT BILLING CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM IS TRAINED TO PROVIDE DETAILED SUPPORT TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE A HIGH BALANCE OR EXPRESS DIFFICULTY IN AFFORDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. ALL PATIENTS SCREENED BY A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE OR WHO SUBMIT A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION MAY RECEIVE COUNSELING REGARDING GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY MAY QUALIFY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEDICAID AND DISABILITY.
PART VI, LINE 4:	POPULATION: FROM 2010 TO 2025, THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S TOTAL SERVICE AREA ("TSA") POPULATION GREW AN ESTIMATED 1.9% PER YEAR ON AVERAGE COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT 1.0% AND THE US AT 0.6%. POPULATION FOR THE TSA IN 2025 IS ESTIMATED TO BE 2,079,032, REPRESENTING A TOTAL GROWTH RATE OF 31.8% SINCE 2010, COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S GROWTH (16.3%) AND THE US (10.1%) OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE TSA'S POPULATION GROWTH RATE IS PROJECTED TO OUTPACE GEORGIA AND THE US THROUGH AT LEAST 2026, THUS CONTINUING TO DRIVE ABOVE AVERAGE DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.SOURCE: US CENSUS BUREAU; AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEYHOUSEHOLD INCOME AND HOME VALUES: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE TSA IS CURRENTLY 89,076 COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT 78,207. THE MEDIAN HOME VALUE FOR THE TSA IS CURRENTLY 405,101 COMPARED TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT 338,742.SOURCE: ESRI BUSINESS ANALYST ONLINEEMPLOYMENT: THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE NGHS TOTAL SERVICE AREA WAS 3.5% IN 2025 COMPARED WITH THE STATE OF GEORGIA AT 4.3% AND THE US AT 4.3%. FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS, THE TSA HAS CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCED AN ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BELOW THOSE OF GEORGIA AND THE US.SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
PART VI, LINE 5:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF 17 MEMBERS AND REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE LEADERSHIP THAT SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. PRACTITIONERS AT NGMC ENTITIES UNDERGO EXTENSIVE ONBOARDING PRIOR TO BEING AFFILIATED WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEM, SECURING STANDARD OF CARE AND SAFETY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTS PHYSICIAN MANPOWER STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS NEEDED BY SPECIALTY TO MEET COMMUNITY NEED. INFORMATION FROM THESE STUDIES IS USED TO HELP GUIDE DECISIONS FOR PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT. REVENUES MORE THAN EXPENSES ARE REINVESTED INTO HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND NO PROFITS ACCRUE TO INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S POLICY ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CHARITY CARE POLICY) HELPS ENSURE ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS, I.E., PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY INCOME OF UP TO AND INCLUDING/EQUAL TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES QUALIFY FOR A 100 PERCENT CHARITY ADJUSTMENT, WHICH MEANS THAT THEIR QUALIFYING SERVICES ARE FREE. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY INCOME OF 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFY FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT.
PART VI, LINE 6:	NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC) GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IS AN AFFILIATE OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. OTHER AFFILIATES ALONG WITH NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON INCLUDE NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN, NGMC HABERSHAM, NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS, THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, AND THE GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE.THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER AND ALL RELATED AFFILIATES IS TO "IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO." AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC TREATS PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY AND IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE FOR THE PROVISION OF CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDES ACUTE AND SPECIALTY INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR A REGIONAL COMMUNITY OF OVER 19 COUNTIES AND RECEIVES NO LOCAL TAX SUPPORT FROM ANY OF THOSE COUNTIES FOR OPERATIONS OR INDIGENT CARE.THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION HELPS SUPPORT THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE SERVICES OFFERED AT NGMC, AS WELL HEALTH-FOCUSED SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH PARTNERS WORKS TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE EMPLOYEES THEY REPRESENT THROUGH INSURANCE PRODUCTS THAT HELP SUPPORT PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION.NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP WITH MORE THAN 700 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AT 50 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA, WHICH FURTHER IMPROVES THE COMMUNITY'S ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE REGION OF 19 COUNTIES.NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS AND AUXILIANS ARE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO GIVE OF THEMSELVES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. THE MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY IS COMMITTED TO INVOLVING DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE TIME AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICE ASSISTING WITH NON-MEDICAL DUTIES AS THEY PROVIDE COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND VISITORS.THE AFFILIATION BETWEEN NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S HEART AND VASCULAR SERVICES AND GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE ENSURES PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY AND RECEIVE TOP QUALITY CARE FROM TOP PHYSICIANS. THIS GROUP HAS SEVERAL OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF GEORGIA AND PROVIDES ALL CARDIOVASCULAR SUBSPECIALTY CARE, INCLUDING GENERAL, INVASIVE, AND INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, AND WOMEN'S CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PROGRAMS.NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE IS A 40-BED INPATIENT ACUTE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF A SEVERE INJURY OR ILLNESS, IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH LIFEPOINT HEALTH.
PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES	GA

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NGHS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	743 SPRING STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	581694820	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$2,542,700	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	OPERATING SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE MAJORITY OF GRANTS ARE TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. APPROVAL IS OBTAINED PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT. FOR GRANTS APPROVED FOR ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE RECOGNIZED AS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGEMENT DETERMINES AN ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED OR FOCUS ON COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIOR TO APPROVAL.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JEREMY WALKER
PHYSICIAN - NGPG, MEDICAL DIRECTOR	$358,209	$0	$27,347	$0	$1,180	$0	$13,800	$0	$33,366	$0	$433,902	$0	$0	$0
PETE WILLIAMS
PHYSICIAN - NGPG	$326,214	$0	$0	$0	$30,564	$0	$13,800	$0	$24,647	$0	$395,225	$0	$0	$0
CAROL BURRELL
PRESIDENT & CEO (ENDED 5/25)	$1,458,774	$0	$630,000	$0	$315,778	$0	$55,218	$0	$29,755	$0	$2,489,525	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN D STEINES
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$680,607	$0	$339,482	$0	$102,127	$0	$116,118	$0	$36,434	$0	$1,274,768	$0	$88,803	$0
STEPHEN KELLY
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	$261,049	$0	$93,682	$0	$46,802	$0	$45,707	$0	$32,698	$0	$479,938	$0	$34,494	$0
JOHN KUEVEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MEMBER	$715,259	$0	$235,425	$0	$48,510	$0	$92,702	$0	$34,238	$0	$1,126,134	$0	$0	$0
DIANE POIROT
CHIEF HR OFFICER - NGHS	$431,466	$0	$130,896	$0	$65,705	$0	$64,798	$0	$28,336	$0	$721,201	$0	$0	$0
JOHN DELZELL JR
VP MEDICAL EDUCATION - NGMC	$421,179	$0	$150,957	$0	$101,506	$0	$66,151	$0	$21,244	$0	$761,037	$0	$56,595	$0
JOHN A WILLIAMSON
PRESIDENT NGMC BRASELTON	$425,259	$0	$153,345	$0	$135,899	$0	$80,395	$0	$26,079	$0	$820,977	$0	$57,490	$0
MELISSA TYMCHUK
CHIEF OF STAFF & STRATEGY OFFICER -	$471,765	$0	$218,938	$0	$25,662	$0	$87,459	$0	$37,696	$0	$841,520	$0	$40,035	$0
STUART DOWNS
CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE	$385,549	$0	$112,000	$0	$40,675	$0	$61,800	$0	$37,936	$0	$637,960	$0	$0	$0
VIKRAM REDDY
CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER - NGHS, PHYSI	$603,190	$0	$229,028	$0	$41,647	$0	$87,639	$0	$35,633	$0	$997,137	$0	$0	$0
AMY MARSH
VP - PERIOPERATIVE SERVICES	$313,249	$0	$126,128	$0	$93,821	$0	$53,843	$0	$24,302	$0	$611,343	$0	$0	$0
KONSTANTIN ZUBELEVITSKIY
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN	$612,010	$0	$37,229	$0	$4,942	$0	$13,800	$0	$39,885	$0	$707,866	$0	$0	$0
KRUPA DESAI
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN - NGMC	$403,967	$0	$15,470	$0	$1,750	$0	$13,800	$0	$34,163	$0	$469,150	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN AUSTIN
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PHYSICIAN - NGMC	$410,321	$0	$36,247	$0	$30,564	$0	$13,800	$0	$30,944	$0	$521,876	$0	$0	$0
NELSON ROYALL
PHYSICIAN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR - GME	$603,070	$0	$31,714	$0	$1,066	$0	$13,800	$0	$13,012	$0	$662,662	$0	$0	$0
TRACY VARDEMAN
FORMER CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE - NG	$0	$0	$180,098	$0	$0	$0	$47,173	$0	$0	$0	$227,271	$0	$55,792	$0
MICHAEL COVERT
FORMER CHIEF OPER. OFFICER	$204,431	$0	$131,279	$0	$1,449,254	$0	$9,173	$0	$16,985	$0	$1,811,122	$0	$0	$0
DARLENE SWEET
FORMER VP - GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE	$104,764	$0	$0	$0	$225,129	$0	$4,731	$0	$3,982	$0	$338,606	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINES 4A-B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION TO 457(F) EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN AMY MARSH $ 40,043 BRIAN D. STEINES $ 102,318 DIANE POIROT $ 50,998 JOHN DELZELL, JR. $ 52,351 JOHN KUEVEN $ 78,902 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $ 53,179 MELISSA TYMCHUK $ 63,894 STEPHEN KELLY $ 31,907 STUART DOWNS $ 48,000 VIKRAM REDDY $ 75,000 CAROL H. BURRELL, FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2017, NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) INVESTED IN A JOINTLY-OWNED SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN FOR MS. BURRELL. THE ASSET VALUE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 WAS $6,613,376. EMPLOYER PAYMENT FROM 457(F) PLAN (INCLUDING VESTED EARNINGS ON PREVIOUSLY REPORTED COMPENSATION): BRIAN D. STEINES $ 88,803 JOHN DELZELL, JR. $ 56,595 JOHN A. WILLIAMSON $ 57,490 MELISSA TYMCHUK $ 40,035 STEPHEN KELLY $ 34,494 TRACY VARDEMAN $ 55,792	ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Bond Issuer EINBondIssuerEIN	CUSIPCUSIPNum	Bond IssuedBondIssuedDt	Issue PriceIssuePriceAmt	PurposePurposeDesc	DefeasedDefeasedInd	On Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerInd	Pool FinancingPoolFinancingInd
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2017AB)
A	586002388	362762LT1	2017-02-09	$346,169,739	PAY THE COST OF ISSUING 2017AB, ADVANCE REFUND PORTION OF 2010AB	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2021A)
B	586002388	362762QP4	2021-09-09	$251,448,743	PAY THE COST OF ISSUING THE 2021A BONDS AND FINANCE THE ACQUISITION,	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2020A)
C	586002388	362762PT7	2020-03-17	$403,036,752	PAY COST OF ISSUING 2020A AND REFUND ISSUES DATED 2/09/17, 12/11/14,	0	0	0
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF HALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE (2024)
D	586002388	362762RA6	2024-07-31	$276,675,765	PAY THE COST OF ISSUING THE 2024 BONDS AND FINANCE THE ACQUISITION,	0	0	0

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	RetiredRetiredAmt	Total ProceedsTotalProceedsAmt	Issuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt	Other Spent ProceedsOtherSpentProceedsAmt	Substantial CompletionSubstantialCompletionYr	Refunding Tax Exempt BondsRefundingTaxExemptBondsInd	Refunding Taxable BondsRefundingTaxableBondsInd	Final Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeInd	Adequate Books And Rec MaintAdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd	Capital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresAmt	In Reserve FundInReserveFundAmt
A	$18,848,000	$346,169,739	$2,663,083	$343,506,656	2017	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
B	$5,660,000	$252,896,511	$1,487,764		2024	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$251,408,747
C	$51,960,000	$403,036,752	$3,155,338	$399,881,414	2020	Yes (1)	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)
D			$1,661,050		2025	0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)	$275,260,289	$276,921,339

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp (4 entries)

Bond ReferenceBondReferenceCd	Any Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsInd	Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd	Engage Bond Counsel ContractsEngageBondCounselContractsInd	Any Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsInd	Engage Bond Counsel ResearchEngageBondCounselResearchInd	Private Bus Use By OthersPrivateBusUseByOthersPct	Private Bus Concerning UBIPrivateBusConcerningUBIPct	Total Private Business UseTotalPrivateBusinessUsePct	Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd
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Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp (4 entries)

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Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp (4 entries)

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

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SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN (F), BOND A:	AND 02/18/2010.
SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN (F), BOND B:	CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND EQUIPPING OF ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO, AND EQUIPMENT FOR, THE HEATHCARE FACILITIES OF NGHS.
SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN (F), BOND C:	8/26/11, AND 2/18/10.
SCHEDULE K, PART I, COLUMN (F), BOND D:	CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND EQUIPPING OF ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO, AND EQUIPMENT FOR, THE HEATHCARE FACILITIES OF NGHS.
SCHEDULE K, PART II, BOND B, LINE 3:	TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE PRICE AS THE AMOUNT INCLUDES INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
SCHEDULE K, PART II, BOND D, LINE 3:	TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE DIFFERS FROM THE ISSUE PRICE AS THE AMOUNT INCLUDES INVESTMENT EARNINGS.
SCHEDULE K PART IV, LINE 2C, BOND A:	AN ARBITRAGE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED ON 03/27/2023.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (23 entries)

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:	* = RELATES TO NGMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRESS NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM (NGHS) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEM WITH THE MISSION OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY IN ALL WE DO. NGHS SERVES MORE THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN 19 COUNTIES ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDING ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, CARDIAC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE, SURGICAL TRAUMA, NEONATOLOGY AND WOMEN'S CARE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES IS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NGHS IS LED BY VOLUNTEER BOARDS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. NGHS OPERATES THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL CAMPUSES: NGMC BARROW, LLC: A 56-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL IN WINDER; NGMC LUMPKIN, LLC: A 52-LICENSED-BED HOSPITAL IN DAHLONEGA; NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON): A 629-LICENSED-BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN GAINESVILLE AND A 236-LICENSED-BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN BRASELTON; NGMC HABERSHAM, LLC: A 53-LICENSED-BED INPATIENT FACILITY IN DEMOREST. OTHER AFFILIATES INCLUDE THE NGHS FOUNDATION (THE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC D/B/A THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION), GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE, LLC (GHI), AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG). NGPG BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 700 PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, MIDWIVES AND OTHER CLINICAL STAFF AT MORE THAN 50 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND IS THE STATE'S SIXTH-LARGEST PHYSICIAN GROUP OFFERING EXPERTISE IN OVER 40 SPECIALTIES. GHI IS MADE UP OF OVER 120 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE CARDIAC SPECIALTIES THROUGH MORE THAN 14 LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NGHS ALSO OPERATES 11 URGENT CARE FACILITIES, THREE LONG-TERM CARE CENTERS, AN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER, ONE MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, A SATELLITE CANCER TREATMENT FACILITY AND SEVEN REHAB LOCATIONS PROVIDING OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH THERAPY. NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, A 40-BED INPATIENT ACUTE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO THE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS OF A SEVERE INJURY OR ILLNESS, IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH LIFEPOINT HEALTH. ECONOMIC IMPACT NGHS CONTINUES TO HAVE A POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND STATE, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANNUAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. FOR 2023 (LATEST STUDY AVAILABLE), NGHS (NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON, NGMC BARROW, AND NGMC LUMPKIN) CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $7.8 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT ON LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY SUSTAINING 35,000 FULL-TIME JOBS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND STATE. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN $76 MILLION PROVIDED IN CHARITY CARE AND OVER $26 MILLION PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH. NGHS SERVES AS A STRONG FINANCIAL ENGINE FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. * CHARITY CARE IN FY25, NGHS HOSPITALS PROVIDED CHARITY CARE AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $73.7 MILLION AND RECEIVED NO LOCAL TAX REVENUE FROM HALL COUNTY OR ANY OTHER COUNTIES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OR CARE PROVIDED TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS. THE CHARITY CARE POLICY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UP TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. MANY HOSPITALS PROVIDE CHARITY ADJUSTMENTS ONLY TO THE LEVEL THAT MATCHES THE STATE DEFINITION OF MEDICALLY INDIGENT, BUT NOT AT THE LEVEL THAT NGHS OFFERS. FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME IS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM NGHS' SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. NGHS' CHARITY CARE POLICY SUPPORTS PROVIDING CARE FOR PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, REVENUE GENERATED ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES WAS RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH IMPROVED SERVICES AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. NGHS INVESTED IN THE FUTURE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: -NGMC BRASELTON - CLINICAL EXPANSION - THIRD CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB -NGMC GAINESVILLE - CLINICAL EXPANSION -MEDICAL PARK 1 IN FLOWERY BRANCH -NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE -IT CLOUD TRANSFORMATION PROJECT TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY25: - NGMC GAINESVILLE/BRASELTON: $30.4 MILLION FOR HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS + $36.2 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HALL FOR A TOTAL OF $66.6 MILLION. - NGMC BARROW: $1.5 MILLION FOR BARROW COUNTY RESIDENTS + $773,000 FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF BARROW FOR A TOTAL OF $2.2 MILLION. - NGMC LUMPKIN: $715,000 FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY RESIDENTS + $1.6 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF LUMPKIN FOR A TOTAL OF $2.3 MILLION. - NGMC HABERSHAM: $1.3 MILLION FOR HABERSHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS + $1.3 MILLION FOR REGIONAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF HABERSHAM FOR A TOTAL OF $2.6 MILLION. TOTAL ESTIMATED CHARITY CARE COST FOR EACH HOSPITAL ENTITY IN FY25: $73.7 MILLION * LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENT PROGRAMS: NGMC HOSPITALS ARE KEY PARTICIPANTS AND FISCAL SPONSORS IN PROGRAMS AIMED AT TREATING LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS, INCLUDING CLINICS SUCH AS GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSONVILLE, COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE IN DAHLONEGA, AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE, THE LARGEST FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC IN GEORGIA. IN FY25, NGMC WAS THE PRIMARY HOSPITAL FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN COUNTIES SUCH AS BANKS, LUMPKIN, RABUN, UNION, AND WHITE WHERE MANY KEY MEDICAL SPECIALTIES ARE UNAVAILABLE. NGMC TAX FUNDING: SINCE 2000, NGMC GAINESVILLE HAS PROVIDED ROUGHLY THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE REQUIRED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH TO PASS A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR NEW SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY. UNLIKE MANY GEORGIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HELD TO THE SAME REQUIREMENTS, NGMC DOES NOT RECEIVE TAX FUNDING FROM ITS LOCAL COUNTY TO HELP FUND INDIGENT CARE FOR AREA RESIDENTS. IRS OBLIGATIONS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, NGMC CARRIES ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE IRS IN 1965. THESE OBLIGATIONS ARE: OPERATE A FULL-TIME EMERGENCY ROOM THAT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY: - NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON HAD 148,107 ER VISITS, OPERATING THE BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN GEORGIA; NGMC BARROW, HABERSHAM AND LUMPKIN ALSO OPERATE 24-HOUR EMERGENCY ROOMS. - IN FY25, 15% OF ALL NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS WERE MADE BY SELF-PAY PATIENTS; 19% FOR BARROW, 14% FOR HABERSHAM, AND 14% FOR LUMPKIN. PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ANYONE UNABLE TO PAY, AND MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ANYONE IN THE NGHS SERVICE AREA NOT ABLE TO PAY. - NGMC PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, ADVANCED SPECIALTY, AND PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY, SERVING OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 19 COUNTIES. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON WAS 59% MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 33% COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 8% SELF-PAY. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT BARROW WAS 49% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 38% FOR COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 13% FOR SELF-PAY. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT LUMPKIN WAS 44% FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID, 43% FOR COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 13% FOR SELF-PAY. - IN FY25, NGMC'S PAYOR MIX AT HABERSHAM WAS 55% FOR MEDICARE/ MEDICAID, 36% FOR COMMERCIAL/OTHER INSURANCE AND 9% FOR SELF-PAY. PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE: 59% OF PATIENTS SERVED BY NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IN FY25 WERE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PATIENTS; 49% FOR BARROW, 55% FOR HABERSHAM, AND 44% FOR LUMPKIN. CREATE A GOVERNING BOARD THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES: MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MORE THAN 30 MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOVERNANCE THROUGH NGHS, NGMC AND OTHER SUBSIDIARY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. INDIGENT CARE TRUST FUND (ICTF): IN 2025, NGMC BARROW, NGMC LUMPKIN AND NGMC HABERSHAM RECEIVED $5.8 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID DSH (ICTF) PROGRAM TO PARTIALLY OFFSET A FINANCIAL LOSS OF $11.7 MILLION IN COST THE HOSPITALS INCURRED TREATING UNINSURED AND MEDICAID PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITALS RECEIVED $1.8 MILLION IN NET FUNDS ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MEDICAID UPL AND DIRECTED PAYMENT PROGRAMS TO ADJUST MEDICAID PAYMENTS UPWARD TO MATCH MEDICARE PAYMENT LEVELS. ESTABLISHED IN 1990, THE ICTF EXPANDS MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES. IT SUPPORTS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT SERVE THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT AND FUNDS PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDICALLY INDIGENT GEORGIANS. GEORGIA'S DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL (DSH) PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE ICTF. IT ASSISTS HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT CARE FOR HIGH PROPORTIONS OF MEDICAID, UNINSURED, AND/OR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, ASSISTED IN-PERSON PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. * THE DASHBOARD BELOW REFLECTS PROGRESS MADE ON THE 2023-2025 CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH OUTLINES STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS HEALTH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT: HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ACCESS TO CARE: * CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DASHBOARD GOAL 1: REDUCE UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS INCLUDING TOBACCO USE, SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES, OBESITY RATES, AND CHRONIC CONDITION RATES, SUCH AS HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES. 2022 BASELINE OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 25% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 18% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 17% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 10% OF ADULTS AGE 20+ HAVE DIABETES - 32% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2019), CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (2019). 2023 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 27.9% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 15.51% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 13.9% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 8.4% OF ADULTS AGE 20+ HAVE DIABETES - 32.1% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2021), CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (2021). 2024 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 36.4% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 15.5% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 13% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 12.1% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE DIABETES - 32.1% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (2021) SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2021, 2022), CDC NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (2021, 2022). 2025 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: - 33.5% OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OBESE - 14.1% DRINK EXCESSIVELY - 12.4% ARE CURRENT SMOKERS - 12.4% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE DIABETES - 34.4% OF ADULTS AGE 18+ HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SOURCE: CDC BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEY (2023). GOAL 2: WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH GROWTH IN WORKFORCE, RESIDENCY SLOTS FILLED IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MASTER FACILITY PLAN, AND DIGITAL FRONT DOOR. 2022 BASELINE OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 210 RESIDENCY SLOTS (GOAL EXCEEDED) FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES BY 2025. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM. 2023 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 178 RESIDENCY SLOTS (GOAL EXCEEDED) FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AS OF 2023. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM. 2024 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 220 RESIDENCY SLOTS FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AS OF 2024. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM, 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS PIECE. 2025 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: 233 RESIDENCY SLOTS FILLED IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES AS OF 2025. SOURCE: NGMC GME PROGRAM, 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS PIECE. GOAL 3: REDUCE SUICIDE AND OPIOID OVERDOSE RATES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. 2022 BASELINE OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 37 DEATHS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2016 AND 2020, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2016-2020. 2023 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 35.9 DEATHS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2017 AND 2021, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2017-2021. 2024 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 44.3 DEATHS FOR EVERYONE 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2018 AND 2022, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2018-2022. 2025 PROGRESS OVERALL OUTCOME MEASURES: THE RATE OF DEATHS IN THE REGION RELATED TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASE, AND/OR DRUG OVERDOSE (ALSO KNOWN AS "DEATHS OF DESPAIR") WAS 43.7 DEATHS FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR IN THE REGION BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023, HIGHER THAN THE GEORGIA RATE. SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM, 2019-2023.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* GRANTS AND COMMITMENTS HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS: HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS IS THE MULTIYEAR STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INNOVATION GRANT AWARDED TO NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM IN 2022 WITH THE PURPOSE TO DECREASE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN IN GEORGIA. NGHS USES THE GRANT TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE THE MATERNAL CARDIAC PROGRAM THAT SCREENS, MONITORS, AND TREATS PREGNANT PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. THE MATERNAL CARDIAC PROGRAM IMPLEMENTS A CVD RISK ASSESSMENT TO REFER PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN TO FOLLOW-UP CARE. IN FY25, OF THE 4,485 PATIENTS SCREENED USING THE CVD RISK ASSESSMENT, 149 OF THOSE SCREENED POSITIVE (AT RISK) FOR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS. IN FY25, HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS HOSTED ITS ANNUAL STATEWIDE MATERNAL CARDIAC ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS WAYS TO IMPLEMENT CVD RISK ASSESSMENT IN NOT ONLY OBSTETRIC BUT ALSO FAMILY MEDICINE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, AND CARDIOLOGY STARTING WITH RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS ALSO SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES INCLUDING A TEACHING CURRICULUM FOR FATHERS TO RECOGNIZE MATERNAL WARNING SIGNS, A GAMIFICATION APP DESIGNED TO HELP PROVIDERS AND DOULAS WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT WOMEN GIVING BIRTH, AND WEARABLES FOR MATERNAL SELF-MONITORING OF POTENTIAL HEART SYMPTOMS AND VITAL SIGNS. ADDITIONALLY, MONICA NEWTON, D.O., PRESIDENT OF THE GEORGIA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY COLLABORATIVE, FOUNDING PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE GME FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND NGPG FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, USED HOPE FUNDING TO DEVELOP AN ONLINE MATERNAL HEALTH MODULE THAT HAS TRAINED OVER 270 RESIDENT PHYSICIANS ACROSS THE STATE. ACHIEVEMENTS NGMC GAINESVILLE REACHES HISTOTRIPSY MILESTONES: NGHS IS THE ONLY SYSTEM IN GEORGIA AND ONE OF 25 IN THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER HISTOTRIPSY, A NON-INVASIVE FORM OF LIVER CANCER TREATMENT, AND IN FY25, NGMC COMPLETED OVER 100 HISTOTRIPSY PROCEDURES. ADDITIONALLY, NGMC GAINESVILLE WAS THE FIRST IN THE WORLD TO ENROLL PATIENTS IN A CLINICAL TRIAL CALLED BOOMBOX, A STUDY THAT FOLLOWS PATIENTS WHO ARE TREATED WITH HISTOTRIPSY FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS TO HELP IMPROVE CANCER CARE AND BECAME THE #1 SITE IN THE NATION IN ENROLLMENT FOR THE CLINICAL TRIAL. NGMC PERFORMS FIRST ADOLESCENT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY: NGMC'S BARIATRIC WEIGHT LOSS CENTER COMPLETED ITS FIRST ADOLESCENT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IN FY25. SINCE ACHIEVING ADOLESCENT SURGERY ACCREDITATION FROM THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN JULY 2023, NGMC HAS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT-LOSS OPTIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ACCESS TO CARE NGMC GAINESVILLE GREEN TOWER OPENS: NGMC GAINESVILLE'S GREEN TOWER, A 927,000 SQUARE-FOOT, 11-STORY TOWER THAT OFFERS EMERGENCY CARE, HEART CARE AND ONE OF THE STATE'S FEW LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTERS, OPENED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2025. NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OPENS: NGHS AND LIFEPOINT REHABILITATION CELEBRATED THE OPENING OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE, A FREE-STANDING, 40-BED INPATIENT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, ON JUNE 2, 2025. THE 61,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY FEATURES A DESIGNATED WING FOR ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY AND STROKE PATIENTS, AS WELL AS A LARGE THERAPY SUITE INCLUDING A GYM, PRIVATE THERAPY ROOMS, A COOKING THERAPY ROOM, AN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING THERAPY APARTMENT, AND A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT. NGHS BREAKS GROUND ON CHUCK AND DIANE STEPHENS HOSPICE HOUSE: ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, NGHS BROKE GROUND ON THE CHUCK AND DIANE STEPHENS HOSPICE HOUSE, A PLACE OF CARE WHERE MEDICAL STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY TO MANAGE SYMPTOMS AND PAIN, CREATE A WARM ENVIRONMENT FOR VISITORS AND A COMPASSIONATE HOME FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING LIFE'S MOST SACRED MOMENTS. THE HOSPICE HOUSE IS NGHS' FIRST FULLY PHILANTHROPY-FUNDED FACILITY AND IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN LATE 2026. ACCREDITATIONS * PAIN AND ADDICTION CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: IN FY25, NGMC HABERSHAM RECEIVED ACCREDITATION IN PAIN AND ADDICTION CARE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (PACED) FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, MAKING NGHS THE FIRST HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE THIS LEVEL OF CARE ACROSS ALL FIVE HOSPITAL CAMPUSES. PACED ACCREDITATION RECOGNIZES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WITH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE OPTIMAL CARE FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM PAIN AND/OR ADDICTION USING PROGRESSIVE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES. * NGMC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ACHIEVE PEDIATRIC READINESS DESIGNATION: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON AND NGMC BARROW WERE FIRST IN STATE TO BE ACCREDITED AS PEDIATRIC READINESS CENTERS BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN 2025, ENSURING THAT NGMC HOSPITALS MEET RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR PEDIATRIC-SPECIFIC TRAINING, EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES, HELPING TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION * NGPG PHYSICIAN APPOINTED TO STATE COMMISSION: MONICA NEWTON, DO, PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND NGPG FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, WAS APPOINTED BY GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP TO THE GEORGIA MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH ADVISORY COMMISSION, A GROUP TASKED WITH EXAMINING MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CARE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING PREGNANCY, LABOR, DELIVERY AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH. NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS: NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO CAROL BURRELL RECEIVED AWARDS FROM VARIOUS HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN RECOGNITION OF HER LEADERSHIP, WORK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE FOR PATIENTS IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION AND TIRELESS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. AWARDS EARNED BY BURRELL IN FY2025 INCLUDE: - CEO OF THE YEAR (2024), PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS - W. DANIEL BARKER LEADERSHIP AWARD (2025), PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - GAINESVILLE WOMAN OF DISTINCTION (2025), PRESENTED BY THE GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA - LEADERSHIP LEGACY AWARD (2025), PRESENTED BY THE GEORGIA COMMISSION ON WOMEN - GREAT LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE (2025), PRESENTED BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW - LIFETIME EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD (2025), PRESENTED BY HELP FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS NGMC HABERSHAM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZED WITH LANTERN AWARD: NGMC HABERSHAM RECEIVED THE EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION'S LANTERN AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE IN LEADERSHIP, PRACTICE, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH. WITH THIS RECOGNITION, NGMC HABERSHAM JOINED NGMC BARROW, BRASELTON, GAINESVILLE AND LUMPKIN AS LANTERN AWARD RECIPIENTS MAKING NGHS THE FIRST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN GEORGIA TO HAVE FIVE HOSPITALS HONORED WITH THIS DISTINCTION. * BENEFICIARY OF THE 2022 NGHS FOUNDATION MEDICAL CENTER OPEN HONORED BY CHAMBER: IN 2025, THE GAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD BY THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FOUNDED IN 2020, THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS WORK ALONGSIDE GAINESVILLE CITY AND HALL COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES. ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH A LEAD GIFT FROM THE NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PROGRAM PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN 2022, THE NGHS FOUNDATION DONATED SEED MONEY RAISED THROUGH THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN TOWARDS THE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN PROGRAM. * BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES RECEIVED STATE AWARD AND RECOGNITION: IN FY25, BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS), OPERATED BY NGHS, WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE MARY BETH BOWNS EXCELLENCE IN TRAUMA CARE AWARD FROM THE GEORGIA EMS ASSOCIATION (GEMSA) FOR THEIR WORK TO SAVE LIVES DURING THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2024. ADDITIONALLY, THE BARROW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HELD A SPECIAL CEREMONY IN OCTOBER 2024 TO HONOR THE NGMC BARROW EMS TEAM FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE DURING THE TRAGEDY. * NGHS DIRECTOR RECOGNIZED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY: UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY PRESENTED COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE WITH THE ADVOCACY AWARD FOR HER WORK TO CREATE LASTING CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY, A COLLABORATIVE THAT WORKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY BY UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. MOORE SERVED ON THE UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS CHAIR OF ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY FOR FOUR YEARS, AND DURING THIS TIME, SHE HELPED TO DEFINE ONE HALL'S MISSION AND CREATED THE STRUCTURE FOR ITS EVOLVING COLLECTIVE IMPACT.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	GEORGIA PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR: ALIX SCHNIBBEN, PHARMD, WAS RECOGNIZED AS GEORGIA PHARMACIST OF THE YEAR BY THE GEORGIA SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS (GSHP), WHICH IS THE HIGHEST HONOR GSHP CAN BESTOW ON ANY MEMBER AND IS PRESENTED TO A GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACIST TO HONOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PHARMACY PRACTICE. 2025 HEALTHY HALL AWARDS: THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S HEALTHY HALL AWARDS HONOR THOSE IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WHO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS. NGHS AWARD RECIPIENTS IN 2025 INCLUDED: - HEALTHCARE EDUCATION: MARY MARTIN, DNP - COMMUNITY IMPACT: NGMC GAINESVILLE'S GREEN TOWER - PHYSICIANS OF THE YEAR: DR. ALISA DAVIS, DR. RON LEWIS AND DR. CHAD COPPER - VISIONARY LEADER: JACK MCGUIRE, CNM - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: CAROL BURRELL NGMC UNITS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING: IN FY25, SEVERAL INTENSIVE AND INTERMEDIATE CARE UNITS AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BARROW AND NGMC BRASELTON WERE HONORED WITH THE BEACON AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES (AACN), RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE, A HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN NURSING PRACTICE. NGHS RECEIVED STATEWIDE PATIENT SAFETY AWARDS: NGHS RECEIVED FOUR AWARDS FOR PATIENT CARE ADVANCEMENTS AT THE 2025 GEORGIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY SUMMIT, WHICH RECOGNIZES HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN REDUCING THE RISK OF MEDICAL ERRORS AND IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND MEDICAL OUTCOMES. AWARDS RECEIVED INCLUDE: - FIRST PLACE IN THE "JOSH NAHUM AWARD FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL" CATEGORY - THIRD PLACE IN THE "HEALTH SYSTEMS" CATEGORY FOR WORK TO IMPROVE MATERNAL CARDIAC CARE - THIRD PLACE FOR NGMC HABERSHAM IN THE "HOSPITALS WITH UNDER 100 BEDS" CATEGORY FOR IMPROVING THE CARE OF OUR STROKE PATIENTS - CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR NGMC HABERSHAM, AN HONOR GIVEN TO HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY HOSPITAL LIBRARIAN HONORED WITH AWARDS: IN FY25, MEDICAL LIBRARIAN SHANNON GLOVER WAS AWARDED THE LOIS ANN COLAIANNI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN HOSPITAL LIBRARIANSHIP, GIVEN TO A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION WHO HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION THROUGH OVERALL DISTINCTION OR LEADERSHIP IN HOSPITAL LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICE, PRODUCTION OF A DEFINITIVE PUBLICATION RELATED TO HOSPITAL LIBRARIANSHIP, TEACHING, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY OR THE DEVELOPMENT OR APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO HOSPITAL LIBRARIANSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, SHANNON GLOVER WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE SOUTHERN CHAPTER OF MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AS HOSPITAL LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR. NGMC GAINESVILLE ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER HONORED WITH NURSE EXCELLENCE AWARD: ON MAY 8, 2025, JENNIFER HERR, RN, ASSISTANT NURSING MANAGER WITH NGMC GAINESVILLE'S NICU, WAS NAMED A NURSE EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER BY THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION FOR HER OUTSTANDING CARE, COMPASSION AND DEDICATION TO HEALTH CARE. HOSPICE OF NGMC RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP 5% IN THE NATION: NGMC HOSPICE WAS NAMED A HOSPICE HONORS ELITE RECIPIENT BY HEALTHCAREFIRST, WHICH RECOGNIZES FEWER THAN 5% OF HOSPICE ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE. BASED ON RESULTS FROM THE CONSUMER ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS (CAHPS) HOSPICE SURVEY, THE AWARD HIGHLIGHTS CARE TEAMS THAT SCORE ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT DURING END-OF-LIFE JOURNEYS. MELISSA TYMCHUK RECOGNIZED BY BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW: MELISSA TYMCHUK, NGHS' CHIEF STRATEGY EXECUTIVE AND CHIEF OF STAFF, WAS NAMED IN BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW AS ONE OF THE "70 CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERS TO KNOW" FOR LEADING SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM GROWTH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING ADDING THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER IN BRASELTON AND EXPANDING EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE AT THE GAINESVILLE CAMPUS. DR. UGOCHUKWU EGOLUM AWARDED ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP: UGOCHUKWU EGOLUM, MD, WAS AWARDED THE INAUGURAL CHUCK AND DEBBIE JONES ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN CARDIOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION THE FIRST ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY, RECOGNIZING DR. EGOLUM'S OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN CARDIOLOGY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOW HONORED AT GEORGIA CHAPTER ACC CONFERENCE: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOW SHERRIFF DODOO, MD, WAS ONE OF FOUR RECIPIENTS TO RECEIVE THE GEORGIA CHAPTER AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (GA ACC) GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, HONORING HIS COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. NGMC HONORED WITH MULTIPLE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES AWARDS: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WITH THE GET WITH THE GUIDELINES RESUSCITATION SILVER - NEWLY BORN AND RESUSCITATION BRONZE - ADULT AWARD, RESUSCITATION TARGET: SURVIVAL - ADULT, RESUSCITATION BRONZE - NEONATE/INFANT AND HEART FAILURE GOLD PLUS WITH TARGET: HEART FAILURE OPTIMAL WITH TARGET: TYPE 2 DIABETES HONOR ROLL AWARDS. THEIR MISSION IS TO SAVE MORE LIVES BY PREVENTING IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST AND OPTIMIZING OUTCOMES THROUGH BENCHMARKING, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND RESEARCH. CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION PROGRAM RECOGNIZED: BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW NAMED NGHS AS ONE OF 64 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS WITH OUTSTANDING SIMULATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MAKING NGHS ONE OF TWO HEALTH SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION FOR FY25. FORMER NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER NAMED TO APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION FELLOW CLASS: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AND FORMER NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER JESSICA DUDLEY WAS NAMED AS ONE OF FORTY FELLOWS IN THE 2025-2026 COHORT OF THE APPALACHIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A LEADERSHIP TRAINING THAT EQUIPS COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM ACROSS APPALACHIA'S 13 STATES TO USE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A TOOL TO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BOY SCOUTS HONOR NGHS BOARD MEMBER AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER: NGHS BOARD MEMBER AND QUALITY COMMITTEE CHAIR LETRELL SIMPSON AND ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID LEE WERE HONORED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL WITH THE RALPH CLEVELAND DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARD FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. * NGHS EARNS NATIONAL AWARDS FOR CREATING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE: NEWSWEEK ADDED NGHS TO SEVERAL OF ITS "AMERICA'S GREATEST WORKPLACES" LISTS FOR 2025, INCLUDING AMERICA'S GREATEST WORKPLACES FOR WOMEN AND AMERICA'S GREATEST WORKPLACES FOR DIVERSITY. * NGMC AUXILIARY VOLUNTEER SUPPORT: IN FY25, MORE THAN 750 AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 62K HOURS OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHICH EQUATES TO 37 FTES AND A VALUE OF $2.1 MILLION TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY NGHS. THIS LEVEL OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IS AN INDICATOR OF THE STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE REGION. * DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATIONS: INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE IN 2025, NGMC SAW A 46% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS SCHEDULED ONLINE BRINGING IN OVER 2,400 NEW PATIENTS. ALMOST 82% OF NGMC PATIENTS USE MYCHART, PUTTING THE ORGANIZATION IN EPIC'S TOP 5TH PERCENTILE OF HEALTH SYSTEMS. ON-DEMAND URGENT CARE VIDEO VISITS EXPANDED: IN FY25, NGMC EXPANDED ACCESS TO ON-DEMAND URGENT CARE VIDEO VISITS, NOW AVAILABLE FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M., SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, ENHANCING PATIENT ACCESS TO CARE AND CONVENIENCE. NGHS RECOGNIZED IN 2025 DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED SURVEY: NGHS MET THE CRITERIA FOR A LEVEL 10 RECOGNITION IN THE 2025 DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED SURVEY, LED BY THE COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVES (CHIME). THE DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED PROGRAM ELEVATES HEALTHCARE AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND THE ANNUAL SURVEY IDENTIFIES AND RECOGNIZES THE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPLIFYING BEST PRACTICES THROUGH THEIR ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. LEVEL 10 ORGANIZATIONS ARE LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY WHO ACTIVELY PUSH THE INDUSTRY FORWARD. NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON VALUE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THIS IS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS RANGING FROM SERVING AS LEAD AGENCY OF SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GOOD NEWS CLINICS TO REACH AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE. HEALTH EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS. NGMC ALSO OFFERED EDUCATION SEMINARS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, REGION, AND STATE AND WORKED TO TRAIN STUDENTS PURSUING HEALTH CAREERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC HELPED SUPPORT THE WORK OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC BARROW, HABERSHAM AND LUMPKIN, GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME WAS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON WAS $66.6 MILLION FOR 43,886 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING FY25 OF OVER $171.9 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 9.0% OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BUT UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." * FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. * INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN NEEDED MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THIS HELPS ENSURE MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND MAXIMIZE CONDITIONS FOR RECOVERY AND RECUPERATION. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. PATIENT NAVIGATION NGMC PATIENT NAVIGATORS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, COMMUNICATE WITH HEALTHCARE STAFF AND PROVIDERS AND ADDRESS LOGISTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THEY ARE SEEN AS A "LIVING RESOURCE DIRECTORY" FOR PATIENTS. THESE EFFORTS CAME AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $541,446 FOR 10,054 PEOPLE FOR NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON IN FY25. * GOOD NEWS CLINICS SUPPORT GOOD NEWS CLINICS, THE STATE'S LARGEST FREE INDIGENT CLINIC, PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE AT NO COST TO THE INDIGENT AND UNINSURED POPULATION. NGMC PROVIDES SUPPORT TO GOOD NEWS CLINICS (GNC) ANNUALLY THROUGH OPERATING BUDGET SUPPORT, ACCESS TO THE SAME ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM USED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND A $1 MILLION COMMITMENT TO GNC'S GREATER THINGS EXPANSION CAMPAIGN TO FUND THE HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER. ANTONIO RIOS, MD, KATIE DUDAS, MD, TARA JERNIGAN, RN, AND CHRISTY MOORE SERVE ON THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FOR A DETAILED OVERVIEW OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. IN FY25, NGMC'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR AND NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATION MANAGER MET WITH THE CEO OF GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER OF GWINNETT TO LEARN ABOUT THE CURRICULUM THAT GOOD SAMARITAN WROTE FOR THEIR STATE-CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTING SCHOOL, WHICH FOCUSES ON TRAINING MEDICAL ASSISTANTS TO WORK IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGMC SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN GAINESVILLE, TO POTENTIALLY REPLICATE IN THEIR OWN CLINIC AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXTERNSHIPS WITH NGPG. IN DECEMBER 2024, PERKINS&WILL ATLANTA, AN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN FIRM THAT NGHS HAS WORKED WITH ON PROJECTS SUCH AS THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REHABILITATION INSTITUTE AND NGMC GAINESVILLE'S GREEN TOWER, PROVIDED A DONATION TOWARDS GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN HONOR OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH, STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. INPUT FROM OVER 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAS GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS, PLUS ONLINE SURVEYS OPEN TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES. THE STUDY IDENTIFIED THREE HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION: ACCESS TO CARE, HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. FOR DETAILS ON HOW NGMC AND ITS PARTNERS ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ITS CHNA, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. NGMC PROVIDED 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT DATA TO UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY TO INFORM THEIR UPDATED COMMUNITY GAME PLAN, A LONG-RANGE PLAN THAT ALIGNS THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF UNITED WAY WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER SERVED AS AN ADVISOR FOR NGMC'S CHNA. * WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS. FROM THE ACCELERATED BSN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNG AND SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC), NGMC WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC SPENT OVER $30 MILLION IN THESE AREAS: * ACCELERATED BSN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG): NGHS AND UNG HAVE PARTNERED TOGETHER SINCE JANUARY 2023 TO CREATE AN ACCELERATED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (ABSN) PROGRAM TO ADD 280 NURSES TO THE WORKFORCE OVER FIVE YEARS. THE 15-MONTH PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE A BACHELOR'S OR MASTER'S DEGREE IN ANOTHER FIELD AND WANT TO TRANSITION INTO A CAREER IN NURSING. IN FY25, THE ABSN PROGRAM WAS RANKED NO. 5 BY REGISTEREDNURSING.ORG ON THEIR LIST OF "BEST ACCELERATED BSN (ABSN) PROGRAM" NATIONWIDE. * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON PROVIDED 1,051 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME): NGMC'S CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE, IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES, INCREASE AWARENESS OF CURRENT HEALTH ISSUES AND LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND PROMOTE EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE IN PATIENT CARE. IN FY25, CME ORGANIZED 320 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERED 360 HOURS OF EDUCATION, REACHING 8,696 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. * FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (AHEC): SINCE 1999, NGMC HAS BEEN A PROUD PARTNER OF FOOTHILLS AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL AND LOCAL SOURCES WITH THE MISSION TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. FOOTHILLS AHEC SERVES 31 COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION AND THROUGH JOINT EFFORTS, COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE IMPROVED SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION AND RETENTION OF QUALITY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. SINCE 2015, A TOTAL OF 88 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED FROM FOOTHILL AHEC'S PATHWAY TO MED SCHOOL PROGRAM, A FIVE-WEEK, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE, PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO ATTEND COLLEGE IN GEORGIA AND INTEND TO PRACTICE PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE AFTER GRADUATION. THE PROGRAM BOASTS A 99% ACCEPTANCE RATE TO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR GRADUATES WHO APPLY, AND OF THE 28 STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED MEDICAL SCHOOL, 24 HAVE PURSUED PRIMARY CARE. * GEORGIA HEART GRAND ROUNDS: GEORGIA HEART GRAND ROUNDS EDUCATES PHYSICIANS AND OTHER CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND METHODS IN CARDIOLOGY TO GUIDE CLINICAL DECISIONS. THE GRAND ROUND LECTURE SERIES FEATURES NATIONALLY RENOWNED LEADERS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALTIES AND IS FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PROVIDERS IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. IN FY25, GRAND ROUNDS WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 400 PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER'S (NGMC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN RESIDENTS TO BE LEADERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD WHILE RECEIVING HANDS-ON TRAINING IN VARIOUS MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. IN 2025, NGMC HAD 60 INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS, 36 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, 34 GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTS, 36 EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, 18 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWS, 24 PSYCHIATRY RESIDENTS, 12 TRANSITIONAL YEAR RESIDENTS, 12 INTERNAL MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE TRACK RESIDENTS, AND ONE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOW, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN LEARNERS TO 233. PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP ACCREDITED: IN NOVEMBER 2024, THE PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS AWARDED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), VERIFYING THAT THE PROGRAMS MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AS IT PERTAINS TO TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIANS. GME SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIP: STARTING IN MAY 2025, SEVEN PRE-MED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SIX-WEEK INTERNSHIP WITH GME FOCUSED ON RESEARCH AND CLINICAL SHADOWING. INTERNS WERE PAIRED WITH RESIDENT PHYSICIANS, FACULTY CLINICIANS AND RESEARCH COORDINATORS TO OBSERVE PHYSICIANS, MEET WITH HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP, DEVELOP RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, AND WORK WITH THE GME TEAM ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUPPORT FOR RESIDENTS. * NICU EDUCATION AND SUPPORT: NGMC PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS STUDYING NEONATAL CARE. IN FY25, NGMC'S NICU PROVIDED EDUCATION ON NEONATAL SUPPORT TO THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AT LANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND NURSING STUDENTS AT NORTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON PROVIDED 5,166 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * PROJECT SEARCH: PROJECT SEARCH, A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE, PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES. EMPLOYERS LIKE NGMC WHO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PROJECT SEARCH ARE CHALLENGED TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN FY25, 19 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: NGMC'S WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FACILITATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON, PARTICIPATED IN CAREER FAIRS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS TOURS AND SPEAKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 1,390 STUDENTS IN FY25. * YOUTH-MED PHYSICIAN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNPARALLELED TRAINING IN HEALTHCARE, MEDICINE, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (YOUTH-MED) PHYSICIAN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NGHS AND HELP FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INC. (HHCP). THE PROGRAM SPANS SIX WEEKS AND IS DESIGNED TO INSPIRE YOUTH AGES 13-20 TO PURSUE HEALTHCARE CAREERS, FOCUSING ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS: EQUITY AND INSPIRATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS AND SPECIALTIES AND ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH EQUITY. IN FY25, 64 NGHS PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PROVIDED OVER 1,175 HOURS OF MENTORSHIP TO 49 STUDENTS. * SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE. IN FY25, NGMC HELPED SUPPORT 51 COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS AT A COST OF OVER $784,000 INCLUDING: -ALLIANCE FOR LITERACY, BRIDGING HOPE, CENTER POINT -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY -AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -AMPED KIDS FOUNDATION -BEYOND DEMENTIA COALITION -BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL -CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR HOPE AND HEALING -EAGLE RANCH -EDMONDSON-TELFORD CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER -GAINESVILLE JAYCEES, YOUNG MAN YOUNG WOMAN -GATEWAY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER -GEORGIA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (GEMSA) -GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE -GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK -GEORGIA TRAUMA FOUNDATION -GFWC GAINESVILLE PHOENIX WOMEN'S CLUB -GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA -GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER OF GWINNETT -HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF HALL COUNTY -HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK -HALL-DAWSON CASA -HELP FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS -HISPANIC ALLIANCE GA -HUGS FOR HARRISON -ISERVE MINISTRIES -JARRARD BURCH FOUNDATION SUPPORT -J'S PLACE -JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT -JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY, SUPPORT FOR DIAPER BANK OF NORTH GEORGIA AND FEEDING OUR FUTURE -PROGRAMS -MARR ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTERS -MY SISTER'S PLACE -NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) HALL COUNTY -NAVIGATE RECOVERY GWINNETT -NORTHEAST GEORGIA SPEECH CENTER -POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, GEORGIA CHAPTER -PROJECT YET -QUINLAN VISUAL ARTS CENTER -RACHEL'S GIFT -RAINBOW VILLAGE -ROTARY CLUB OF NORTH GWINNETT -SISU, INTEGRATED EARLY LEARNING -UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY -SYFAN SUPPORTS, BENEFITING LOVE YOUR STORY -THE ARTS COUNCIL -THE BLOCK COMMUNITY OUTREACH -THE PANTRY AT HAMILTON MILL -THE SALVATION ARMY -THUMBS UP MISSION -WHISPERING ANGELS YOUTH RANCH -WISDOM PROJECT 2030 -WOMENSOURCE HELPING "STOP THE BLEED:" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHCARE COALITION B, NGMC GAINESVILLE DONATED STOP THE BLEED KITS TO THE BLUE KNIGHTS, A MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BASED NEAR BLAIRSVILLE, AND THE HABERSHAM COUNTY SHERRIFF'S OFFICE. THE DONATIONS EMPOWERED FIRST RESPONDERS AND BYSTANDERS TO CONTROL LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING BEFORE EMS ARRIVAL. EMPLOYEE STAFF TIME FOR WATCH, NGHS FOUNDATION: IN FY25, 43 NGMC EMPLOYEES DEDICATED TIME TO THE WE ARE TARGETING COMMUNITY HEALTH (WATCH) EMPLOYEE GIVING COMMITTEE SO THAT FUNDS CAN BE RAISED BY EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH SUCH AS DONATIONS TO RELAY FOR LIFE AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. EMPLOYEES HAVE DONATED IN SUPPORT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, EQUIPMENT AND ENHANCED PATIENT CARE SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 1999. NGMC WAS RECOGNIZED BY UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 DONORS OF THE YEAR AT THE 2025 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF, THANKS TO THE EMPLOYEES WHO GIVE THROUGH WATCH, THE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF THE NGHS FOUNDATION. BLOOD DRIVES: NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON HOST BLOOD DRIVES FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE BLOOD CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND IN FY25, OVER 400 NGHS EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DONATED BLOOD. HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF: IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATION OF HURRICANE HELENE, THE NGHS SUPPLY CHAIN TEAM DONATED 18,000 N95 MASKS AT A VALUE OF $10,000 AS PART OF A RELIEF SUPPLY DRIVE LED BY SYFAN LOGISTICS, A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY. SYFAN LOGISTICS COORDINATED SHIPMENTS OF SUPPLIES TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. * MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR GEORGIA EMS PROFESSIONALS: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE GEORGIA EMS ASSOCIATION (GEMSA) CONFERENCE AT LEGACY LODGE AT LANIER ISLANDS IN BUFORD TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE. 2024 MEDICAL CENTER OPEN: ON OCTOBER 3, 2024, THE MEDICAL CENTER OPEN HOSTED BY THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION RAISED OVER $300,000 FOR BRIDGING HOPE, A LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AND ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY SUPPORT NGHS IS A KEY PARTNER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, AN ORGANIZATION THAT UNITES PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY SERVE HALL COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE COMPASS CENTER AND NON-PROFITS ALIGNED WITH OUR INVESTMENT PRIORITIES. NGHS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY IN FY25. ADDITIONALLY, NGMC SERVED AS A CORPORATE SPONSOR OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY. UP TO 40% OF HALL COUNTY FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC EVERYDAY NEEDS, AND UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S COMPASS CENTER CONNECTS PEOPLE TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN ONE'S OVERALL HEALTH. BECAUSE THESE RESOURCES ARE TIED CLOSELY TO HEALTH OUTCOMES, NGMC PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE COMPASS CENTER IN FY25. ONE HALL UNITED AGAINST POVERTY IS THE VEHICLE FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT THROUGH UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY AND INCLUDES SUBCOMMITTEES ON HEALTH (INCLUDING MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH), FINANCIAL STABILITY AND EDUCATION. THE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY BY SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND POVERTY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE. NGHS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVED AS BOARD CHAIR FOR ONE HALL IN FY25. FOR MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THIS COLLABORATIVE, VISIT WWW.UNITEDWAYHALLCOUNTY.ORG/ONEHALL. * UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY'S ONE HALL ADVOCATES PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGING COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON TOPICS SURROUNDING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY AND IN FY25, NGHS PARTNERED WITH ONE HALL ADVOCATES TO PROVIDE A SCREENING OF THE MOVIE SOUND OF HOPE, WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY IN TEXAS WHO UNITED TO CONFRONT THE FOSTER CARE CRISIS. AFTER THE SCREENING, PHILLIPPA LEWIS MOSS, FORMER NGMC BOARD CHAIR, HOSTED A BRIEF PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL DIVISION OF FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES (DFACS) LEADERS. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE SCREENING, AND AFTER THE FILM, TWO FAMILIES STEPPED FORWARD TO BECOME FOSTER PARENTS. * NGHS IS AN ACTIVE PARTNER OF THE ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MBH) SUBCOMMITTEE, REFERRED TO AS THE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE BECAUSE "MENTAL HEALTH IS HEALTH." WITH ACTIVITIES AROUND ACCESS, COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION, OVER 50 AGENCIES AND HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED AT THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS. NGHS EMPLOYEE ADAM RAULERSON OF LAURELWOOD CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE. 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COLLABORATIVE ARE FOUND HERE: HTTPS://REACHOUTHALLCO.ORG/RESOURCES/RESOURCE-LIBRARY/CUMULATIVE-REPORT/ THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN IS PART OF THE MBH SUBCOMMITTEE'S EFFORTS TO DESTIGMATIZE GETTING HELP AND IMPROVE PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTH EDUCATION, INTERACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. NGHS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, A LOCAL MARKETING AGENCY, TO GUIDE MESSAGING, SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH EVENTS FOR THE REACH OUT CAMPAIGN. NGHS' DEVIN VICKNAIR, PHD, WITH NGPG ACADEMIC FAMILY MEDICINE AND ADAM RAULERSON WITH LAURELWOOD HAVE BEEN FEATURED ON THE REACH OUT SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF BOTH MOVEMENT AND LAUGHTER FOR ONE'S MENTAL HEALTH. AFTER SEEING A POST SHARED ON REACH OUT'S SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES IN 2025, AN INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RECALLED THE CAMPAIGN AND CONTACTED JESSICA DUDLEY, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROFESSIONAL OFFICER OF UNITED WAY OF HALL COUNTY, TO SEEK HELP. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CONNECTED TO LAURELWOOD, NGHS' MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, WHERE SHE WAS ADMITTED INTO OUTPATIENT SERVICES, AND NOW SHE IS ON THE PATH TO STABILITY AND WHOLENESS. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT WWW.REACHOUTHALLCO.ORG. NGHS PARTICIPATED IN ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMITTEE'S "HALL GOES GREEN" CHALLENGE, AND ON MAY 14 AND 15, 2025, EXTERIOR LIGHTS OF NGMC CAMPUSES WENT GREEN, THE OFFICIAL COLOR OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, REPRESENTING HOPE, STRENGTH AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. ON MAY 15, NGHS STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORE GREEN AND GATHERED AT FIRST BAPTIST IN GAINESVILLE FOR A PHOTO AND TO WALK DOWN GREEN STREET WITH ONE HALL TO RAISE AWARENESS. NGHS EMPLOYEE AND ONE HALL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHAIR, ADAM RAULERSON, PROVIDED QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER (QPR) TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING TO OVER 489 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN FY25. THESE TRAININGS EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO RECOGNIZE SUICIDAL THINKING AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WARNING SIGNS, LEARN TO ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, ENCOURAGE THOSE IN CRISIS TO SEEK HELP, AND REFER INDIVIDUALS AT RISK TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. * MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT IN THE ER AND NICU: NGMC AND THE GEORGIA COUNCIL FOR RECOVERY PARTNER TO PROVIDE THE CARES PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE SURVIVING OVERDOSES TO CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY EMPOWERMENT SPECIALISTS (CARES) IN THE EDS AND NICUS AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, NGMC BRASELTON AND NGMC BARROW. IF A PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED TO NEED PEER SUPPORT, A CARES IS PAIRED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL, PROVIDES SUPPORT AND CONNECTS THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL. THE CARES VISITS THE INDIVIDUAL 10 DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE TO PROVIDE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND RECOVERY RESOURCES. SIMILARLY, THE MATERNAL PEER SUPPORT/NICU PEER RECOVERY PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO MOTHERS WHO ARE IN OR SEEKING RECOVERY FROM A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. IN FY25, OVER 2,009 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS WITH 3,265 SUCCESSFUL POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UPS. * ACCESS TO CARE MEDICAL PLAZA 1 IN FLOWERY BRANCH OPEN: ON JUNE 2, 2025, NGHS OPENED MEDICAL PLAZA 1, A 14,000-SQUARE-FOOT, ONE-STORY BUILDING THAT IS HOME TO NGPG FLOWERY BRANCH AND OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. NGMC BRASELTON EXPANSION OPENS: ON AUGUST 25, 2025, NGMC BRASELTON'S THREE-STORY EXPANSION OPENED, PROVIDING MORE THAN 31,000 SQUARE FEET OF CLINICAL RENOVATION AND EXPANSIONS TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND SURGERY SUITE. NGMC GAINESVILLE OPENS EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT: PATIENTS WHO SUFFER FROM SEIZURES OR EPILEPSY CAN GET ADVANCED HELP THROUGH THE EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT (EMU) AT NGMC GAINESVILLE, OPENED IN FY25. PATIENTS IN THE EMU ARE CARED FOR BY SPECIALTY-TRAINED NURSES, TECHNOLOGISTS AND PHYSICIANS WHO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE. LIFESAVING BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS: IN 2020, NGHS AND GEORGIA'S REGION 2 REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) LAUNCHED A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PROGRAM TO GIVE PATIENTS ACCESS TO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS BEFORE THEY REACH THE HOSPITAL. FIVE YEARS LATER, THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GROW AND SAVE LIVES, ADMINISTERING MORE THAN 300 UNITS OF BLOOD TO OVER 200 CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA SINCE ITS INCEPTION. NGMC OPENS VEIN CLINIC: PATIENTS SEEKING TREATMENT FOR VARICOSE AND SPIDER VEINS HAVE ACCESS TO CARE AS THE VEIN CLINIC, A SERVICE OF NGPG'S VASCULAR CENTER, OPENED A STANDALONE OFFICE AT NGMC GAINESVILLE IN FY25. ACCREDITATIONS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY REACHES 25 YEAR ACCREDITATION MILESTONE: NGMC GAINESVILLE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC) WITH A 25-YEAR SILVER ACCREDITATION MILESTONE FOR ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. FACILITIES THAT ACHIEVE THIS ACCREDITATION DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND SEEK TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES AND SAFETY. NGMC GAINESVILLE RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM IAC VASCULAR TESTING: NGMC GAINESVILLE RECEIVED A BRONZE MILESTONE RECOGNITION FROM THE ACCREDITING BODY IAC VASCULAR TESTING TO MARK 20 YEARS OF DEMONSTRATING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES AND SAFETY. VASCULAR TESTING HELPS LIFE-THREATENING HEART DISORDERS, STROKES AND OTHER DISEASES, AND IAC ACCREDITATION SIGNALS HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE. NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY RECEIVES IAC ACCREDITATION: THE NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT ATTAINED ACCREDITATION FROM THE INTERSOCIETAL ACCREDITATION COMMISSION (IAC), VERIFYING THAT NGMC'S CARDIAC IMAGING DEPARTMENTS UPHOLD STRINGENT STANDARDS AND ABIDE BY EXTENSIVE GUIDELINES. NGHS HAS BEEN ACCREDITED IN NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS. NGMC NAMED CARDIAC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE: IN 2025, NGMC'S VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE (VAD), EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) AND HEART FAILURE PROGRAMS RECEIVED ACCREDITATION, RESULTING IN BEING NAMED A DNV CARDIAC CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE. CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION EARNS ASPE ACCREDITATION: NGHS' CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION WAS GRANTED FULL ACCREDITATION BY THE ASSOCIATION OF STANDARDIZED PATIENT EDUCATORS (ASPE), DEMONSTRATING THE PROGRAM'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND ADHERENCE TO INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 903 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM AT LANIER TECH AND BANKS COUNTY EMS STAFF. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS AND STAFF LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN, AND STOP THE BLEED USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, CLINICAL SIMULATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS, OFFERED THE OBSTETRIC PATIENT SAFETY WORKSHOP TO 42 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY, ASSESS AND MANAGE PATIENTS WITH AN OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY THROUGH SIMULATION AND DEBRIEFING. THIS COURSE WAS OFFERED FREE-OF-CHARGE AND FOCUSED ON EDUCATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL GEORGIA. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA EDUCATION TO 1,402 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. NGMC TRAUMA STAFF PROVIDED STOP THE BLEED TRAINING DESIGNED TO ENABLE TEACHERS, NURSES, AND STAFF TO RENDER IMMEDIATE, POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AID TO INJURED STUDENTS OR CO-WORKERS WHILE AWAITING ARRIVAL OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONDERS. IN 2025, NGMC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEGACY LINK, PROVIDED A MATTER OF BALANCE TRAINING TO 14 ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO TEACH EXERCISES THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF FALLING, AS WELL AS COGNITIVE RETRAINING TO DECREASE THE FEAR OF FALLING AMONG ADULTS. BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS: IN FY25, NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON LACTATION STAFF PROVIDED BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO NEW MOTHERS, OFFERING THEM A PLACE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BREASTFEEDING AND CONNECT AND DISCUSS COMMON ISSUES WITH THE GUIDANCE OF A BOARD-CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANT. * NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC OUTREACH: SINCE NOVEMBER 2024, NGPG'S SOCIAL WORK TEAM AND THE NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN FOOD BANK MOBILE FOOD PANTRY, DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD TO FAMILIES IN NEED AT THE BUTLER PAVILION. THIS EFFORT HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEER NGHS STAFF MEMBERS, WHO HELPED UNLOAD FOOD PALLETS AND DISTRIBUTE GROCERIES TO HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN FY25. IN ADDITION TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES, THE NGPG COMMUNITY CLINIC ALSO OFFERS A "CARE CLOSET" THAT INCLUDES DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS AND CANES, PANTRY STAPLES AND BASIC HYGIENE ITEMS FOR PATIENTS IN NEED. DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED DIABETES OUTREACH FOR PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT GROUPS TO 89 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP: IN FY25, 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP OFFERED AT NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON. HELD AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE YEAR, EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGISTS, CARDIAC REHAB INSTRUCTORS AND NUTRITIONISTS, HELP MEMBERS LEARN TO MANAGE RISK FACTORS, ADAPT TO THEIR LIFESTYLES AND IMPROVE THEIR LONGEVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. SUPPORT GROUP MEMBERS OFFER HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EACH OTHER BY PROVIDING LIVING PROOF THAT PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE CAN LIVE FULL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES. HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, SUPPORT GROUPS AND OUTREACH: HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE GRIEVING A LOSS OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH AN ILLNESS (SUCH AS DEMENTIA). IN FY25, HOSPICE OF NGMC'S PROGRAMMING SERVED 1,181 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN JUNE 2025, HOSPICE OF NGMC HOSTED CAMP BRAVEHEART, A DAY CAMP PROVIDED AT NO COST, FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A CLOSE FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER. FACILITATED BY A TEAM OF LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, CAMP BRAVEHEART PROVIDED OVER 150 CAMPERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THEIR LOVED ONES, LEARN HEALTHY WAYS TO COPE WITH INTENSE EMOTIONS AND MEET OTHER CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH SIMILAR LOSSES. IN NOVEMBER 2024, GRIEF EXPERT DR. KENNETH DOKA LED A "HELP FOR THE HOLIDAYS" SEMINAR HOSTED BY HOSPICE OF NGMC AND NEARLY 300 ATTENDEES GATHERED IN PERSON AND ONLINE TO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE LOSS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY SIMULATION: ON JULY 16, VOICES COUNCIL MEMBERS, GME FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY ACTION POVERTY SIMULATION HOSTED BY HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK AND UGA EXTENSION HALL COUNTY AT THE BUTLER CENTER. DESIGNED TO DEEPEN PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY, THE SIMULATION FOLLOWS A MONTH IN THE LIFE OF A LOW-INCOME FAMILY AND THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND STRESS THAT ACCOMPANY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. OVER 65 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE SIMULATION. VOICES COUNCIL: NGHS' VALUING OUR IDENTITIES, CULTURES, EXPERIENCES AND STORIES (VOICES) COUNCIL IS COMPOSED OF STAFF COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT STRENGTHENS THE WORKFORCE AND ENHANCES PATIENT EXPERIENCE. IN FY25, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL VOLUNTEERED AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. KING WEEK EVENTS HOSTED BY NEWTOWN FLORIST CLUB AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS AND THE MARCH FOR A CAUSE IN GAINESVILLE. ERIN RAYBON-ROJAS, MD, PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL TITLED, "STANDING FIRM TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION." FREE FLU VACCINE PROVIDED TO UNINSURED: ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024, NGMC ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER NORMA HERNANDEZ, COMMUNITY OUTREACH RELIEF EFFORT (CORE) GEORGIA, NGHS AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS PARTNERED TO PROVIDE FREE FLU VACCINATIONS TO THE UNDERINSURED AND UNINSURED COMMUNITY OF HALL COUNTY, HOSTED AT THE GOOD NEWS CLINICS NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM EDUCATION CENTER. GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE: IN FY25, GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, HEALTH EDUCATORS, MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND PHYSICIANS PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION ABOUT HEART HEALTH AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS. ON FEBRUARY 7, GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE PROVIDED BMI AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS TO ATTENDEES AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S GO RED FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON. KEYNOTE SPEAKER KAREN GERSCH, MD, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON WITH NGPG, PRESENTED ON WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 65 NGHS EMPLOYEES AND OVER 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S HALL COUNTY HEART WALK. CHIEF CARDIOLOGY OFFICER MUDASSAR AHMED, MD, DELIVERED OPENING REMARKS, EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGISTS WITH NGMC CARDIAC REHABILITATION LED WARMUP EXERCISES AND DIET AND WELLNESS EXPERTS WITH GHI CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION, METABOLISM AND LIPIDS PRESENTED A "RETHINK YOUR DRINK" INFUSED WATER TESTING. GREATER HALL CHAMBER HEALTH AND WELLNESS SEMINAR SERIES: AS A PART OF THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S VISION 2030 HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVES, THE CHAMBER HOSTS MONTHLY SEMINARS TO DISCUSS HEALTH TOPICS AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE HALL COUNTY AREA. IN FY25, TERRENCE JACKSON, MD, DELIVERED A PRESENTATION ON INNOVATIONS IN CANCER TREATMENT OPTIONS, SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTING HISTOTRIPSY. PATIENT SIMULATION EDUCATOR TASHA MURCHISON, MATERNAL HEALTH OUTREACH MANAGER BRIDGETTE SCHULMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE CLINICAL SIMULATION TEAM SHARED INFORMATION ON MATERNAL HEALTHCARE, HOPE FOR GEORGIA MOMS AND THE STRIDES NGMC'S WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND CLINICAL SIMULATION TEAMS ARE MAKING IN ADDRESSING MATERNAL HEALTH RISKS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE. * HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK, THE BUTLER CENTER AND THE HUB: HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK (HCFCN) IS A COLLABORATIVE THAT CONNECTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO RESOURCES TO HELP THEM BECOME HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE. HCFCN PROGRAMMING IS HOSTED AT THE BUTLER CENTER, A FACILITY THAT OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS REACH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS, AND THE HUB, A SUCCESS CENTER ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF HALL COUNTY AND GAINESVILLE CITY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. IN FY25, NGHS PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS CHILD SAFETY, FOR THE HALL COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION NETWORK NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS SENT MONTHLY TO OVER 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON SERVES ON THEIR BOARD. HANDS ONLY CPR TRAINING AND AED EDUCATION: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED HANDS ONLY CPR TRAINING AND AED EDUCATION TO OVER 1,600 HALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, DEL WEBB RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS AT FREE CHAPEL CHURCH AND POPLAR SPRING BAPTIST CHURCH. HANDS ONLY CPR IS A SIMPLIFIED METHOD OF PERFORMING CPR AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE BY PEOPLE WHO SEE A TEEN OR ADULT COLLAPSE IN AN "OUT-OF-HOSPITAL" SETTING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTER: THE HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTER AT NGMC SERVES THE HEALTH INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES CREDIBLE RESOURCES RELATING TO MEDICAL SYMPTOMS, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS TO CONSUMERS, PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS. THE RESOURCE CENTER ENCOURAGES VISITORS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES AND BECOME ACTIVE, INFORMED PARTNERS IN THEIR HEALTHCARE. DURING FY25, THE LIBRARY WELCOMED 43,972 VISITORS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AT ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH: HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY & RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDED COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION ON COLON CANCER, DIABETES, BREAST CANCER AND MEDLINE PLUS AT THE ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE. ADDITIONALLY, GME INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND CARDIOLOGY FELLOWS PERFORMED BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS AND HAD HEALTH CONVERSATIONS WITH VISITORS. * JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION 2025: ON JUNE 21, 2025, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION RESIDENTS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM NGHS' VOICES COUNCIL AND TALENT ACQUISITION PARTICIPATED IN THE GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY BLACK HISTORY SOCIETY'S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION BY PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESOURCES, LEADING A 20-MINUTE WORKOUT SESSION WITH PRACTICAL EXERCISE TECHNIQUES ATTENDEES CAN EASILY REPLICATE AT HOME AND RAFFLING OFF PRIZES. NGHS PARTICIPATES IN LEADERSHIP JACKSON PANEL: ON MARCH 14, 2025, VICE PRESIDENT OF REGIONAL HOSPITALS KEVIN MATSON, NGHS FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER CHRIS BRAY, TRAUMA PROGRAM DIRECTOR JESSICA MANTOOTH, TRAUMA RESEARCH COORDINATOR NATASHA ALVARADO AND TRAUMA AND INJURY PREVENTION COORDINATOR JENNA HOWELL SHARED UPDATES ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S GROWTH, EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA SERVICES, UPCOMING HEALTH EDUCATION OFFERINGS AND THE INVESTMENTS NGHS HAS MADE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE LEADERSHIP JACKSON CLASS. * LATINO FEST 2025: ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2025, NGHS SUPPORTED LATINO FEST, HOSTED BY HISPANIC ALLIANCE, AND PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS. HISPANIC ALLIANCE, AN ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDING LATINO FAMILIES WITH LOCAL RESOURCES, IS LED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VANESA SARAZUA, A MEMBER OF THE NGHS ADVISORY COUNCIL. PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT SUPPORTED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LATINO STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. MOMMY & ME JOURNAL CLUB: IN FY25, NGMC WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OFFERED THE MOMMY & ME JOURNAL CLUB TO 54 MOTHERS AND CHILDREN, PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE FOR MOTHERS TO BRING THEIR BABY ALONG WITH QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO SHARE WITH OTHER NEW MOMS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THINGS, SUCH AS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, EMOTIONAL UPS AND DOWNS, OR MOMENTS OF JOY AND SELF-DISCOVERY. MOTHERS GAIN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WITH LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. JOURNALS ARE PROVIDED TO MOTHERS BY THE NGHS FOUNDATION. NGHS AND UNG PARTNER TO ADDRESS THYROID CANCER: TASKED BY THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STUDY COMMITTEE ON CANCER CARE ACCESS, NGHS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG) PARTNERED TOGETHER IN 2025 TO BEGIN A RESEARCH STUDY ON THE INCREASED THYROID CANCER DIAGNOSIS RATES IN SIX NEIGHBORING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA: UNION, LUMPKIN, HALL, WHITE, HABERSHAM AND RABUN. ON MAY 29, NGPG PHYSICIAN NIKITA MACHADO, MD, AND ONCOLOGY SERVICES ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER ANGIE CATON PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE STUDY COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON CANCER CARE AT NGMC AND THE THYROID CANCER INCIDENCE RATES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGION. ONCOLOGY SERVICES COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SCREENINGS: IN FY25, NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON PROVIDED CANCER EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CONDUCTED FREE THYROID CANCER SCREENINGS AT THE HEALTHY HALL EXPO AND FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS AT LATINO FEST. ADDITIONALLY, CHIEF OF POPULATION HEALTH AND NGPG PHYSICIAN DR. ANTONIO RIOS DELIVERED INFORMATION ON CANCER AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN A SEMINAR HOSTED BY THE HISPANIC ALLIANCE. PARAMEDICS IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH (PITCH): NGMC'S PARAMEDICS IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH (PITCH) PROGRAM HELPS THE COMMUNITY HAVE ACCESS TO CARE. COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS MEET PATIENTS AT THEIR HOMES TO PROVIDE AND CONNECT THEM TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, SEEK OUT AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES, COMPLETE POST-HOSPITAL FOLLOW-UP CARE, DISCOVER EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND DISCUSS OVERALL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN FY25, PITCH SERVED OVER 125 INDIVIDUALS, ESTABLISHING APPROXIMATELY 37 NEW PITCH PROGRAM PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY CARE WHO INITIALLY REPORTED NO PRIMARY CARE. RESPECTING CHOICES: RESPECTING CHOICES IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL OF ADVANCED CARE PLANNING THAT HONORS AN INDIVIDUAL'S GOALS AND VALUES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE HEALTH CARE AND IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A CULTURE OF OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA SO FAMILIES ARE RELIEVED OF UNNECESSARY STRESS AND TO AVOID THE USE OF EXPENSIVE RESOURCES THAT PATIENTS DON'T VALUE NOR BENEFIT FROM. IT IS ALSO PAIRED WITH THE "PLAN IN A CAN" PROGRAM THAT UTILIZES RECYCLED TENNIS BALL CANS AS EMERGENCY GRAB AND GO TOOLKITS TO PREPARE IN ADVANCE IN CASE THEY EVER HAVE TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL AND INITIATE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHO WOULD BE THEIR ADVOCATE. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE NGHS FOUNDATION AND SERVED 1,700 INDIVIDUALS IN FY25. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER SERVES AS LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND IS FUNDED BY THE NGHS FOUNDATION. THE MISSION OF SAFE KIDS IS TO REDUCE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATH IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WITH OUTREACH ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE AND BRASELTON TO AN ESTIMATED 7,671 CHILDREN, FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, ITEMS SUCH AS BIKE HELMETS AND CAR SEATS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN NEED. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA PARTNERED WITH HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS TO DISTRIBUTE 1,181 HELMETS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO STUDENTS IN HALL COUNTY. IN MEMORY OF A HALL COUNTY STUDENT WHO TRAGICALLY LOST HIS LIFE DUE TO A BIKING ACCIDENT, THIS CAMPAIGN WAS IMPLEMENTED AS AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING A HELMET AND WHY IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR SAFETY. SEPSIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN FY25, SEPSIS PREVENTION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 54 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS AND SEMINARS BY NGMC TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON BEST PRACTICES TO SERVE SEPSIS PATIENTS. SPORTS MEDICINE ATHLETIC CARE: IN FY25, THE SPORTS MEDICINE ATHLETIC TRAINING DEPARTMENT PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE, SUCH AS INJURY ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION AND CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT, AT ATHLETIC EVENTS FOR FOUR LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, SERVING AN ESTIMATED 30,000 ATHLETES. STROKE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN FY25, NGMC'S STROKE UNIT PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 312 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT STROKE PREVENTION, SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS. ADDITIONALLY, LIFE AFTER STROKE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS WERE PROVIDED MONTHLY TO STROKE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. * TRUE CHARITY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP: ON FEBRUARY 20, 2025, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE AND SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON PARTICIPATED IN THE TRUE CHARITY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP HOSTED BY TRUE CHARITY NETWORK AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN GAINESVILLE. THE WORKSHOP PROVIDED VALUABLE TOOLS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM STRATEGIES TO FIGHT POVERTY IN HALL COUNTY. *SYMPOSIA IN FY25, MORE THAN 1,600 PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY BENEFITED FROM THE FOLLOWING SYMPOSIA HOSTED BY NGMC: INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM: THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA INFECTION PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM IS OFFERED TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ON INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL. MANY OF THE SMALL RURAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT GEORGIA HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL. IN FY25, THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDED INFECTION PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 194 INDIVIDUALS. NEUROSCIENCE CLINICAL AND REHAB SYMPOSIUM: THE NEUROSCIENCE CLINICAL AND REHAB SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES CURRENT INFORMATION FOR EMS, NURSES, PHYSICIANS, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL, SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS WHO CARE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN ALL PHASES OF STROKE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION. IN FY25, 485 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. NGPG SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM: THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS GROUP (NGPG) SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM IS A ONE-DAY ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE SYMPOSIUM FEATURING INFORMATION ABOUT SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND RELEVANT LITERATURE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND SUCCESSES FOR CLINICIANS. IN FY25, THIS SYMPOSIUM PROVIDED EDUCATION FOR 285 PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, ATHLETIC TRAINERS AND STUDENTS IN ALLIED HEALTH RELATED FIELDS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) AND SYMPOSIUM: NGMC PARTNERS WITH THE REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOST AN ANNUAL NORTHEAST GEORGIA REGIONAL TRAUMA SYMPOSIUM, A SYMPOSIUM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO PHYSICIANS, ADVANCE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, EMS PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE WORKERS. AS PART OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S TRAUMA SYSTEM, THE REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COMMITTEE (RTAC) DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS THE REGION'S TRAUMA SYSTEM PLAN AND MONITORS SYSTEM COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES. NGMC PARTNERS WITH OTHER EMS AGENCIES, PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE PUBLIC AS A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE. IN FY25, 650 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THE SYMPOSIUM. * RESEARCH IN FY25, NGMC OFFERED PATIENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS INVOLVING SOME OF THE MOST PROMISING, BREAKTHROUGH NEW MEDICAL THERAPIES. OVER 878 PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN TRIALS THAT PROVIDED CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS FOR CANCER AND HEART DISEASE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/RESEARCH. ACHIEVEMENTS FIRST ION ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY AT NGMC BRASELTON: THE FIRST ION ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY, A PROCEDURE THAT ADVANCES EARLY LUNG CANCER DETECTION AND PATIENT CARE, WAS COMPLETED AT NGMC BRASELTON IN FY25, IMPROVING ACCESS TO CANCER-FIGHTING TREATMENTS IN SOUTH HALL, GWINNETT, JACKSON AND BARROW COUNTIES. ADVOCACY GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE (GHI) ADVOCATES AT LOBBY DAY 2025: GHI ADMINISTRATIVE CLINICAL DIRECTOR BEAU PROCTOR JOINED AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) VOLUNTEERS FOR THE AHA'S GO RED AT THE GOLD DOME LOBBY DAY ON FEBRUARY 24, 2025, TO ADVOCATE FOR HB 506, WHICH FOCUSES ON ENHANCING TOBACCO CESSATION SUPPORT FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS, AND PRODUCE RX, A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS PROVIDERS TO PRESCRIBE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO FOOD-INSECURE PATIENTS. NGHS TRAUMA SERVICES TEAM VISITS STATE CAPITOL: ON FEBRUARY 26, 2025, TRAUMA AWARENESS DAY, MEMBERS FROM THE TRAUMA SERVICES TEAM VISITED THE STATE CAPITOL TO MEET WITH LEGISLATORS AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPROVING TRAUMA SYSTEMS AND ENSURING THE BEST CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. NGMC ONCOLOGY DATA SPECIALIST JOINS LEADERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL: TERESA HORTON, NGMC ONCOLOGY DATA SPECIALIST, JOINED CANCER CARE LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AT THE CAPITOL IN 2025. THE GROUP WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH A PROCLAMATION HONORING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANCER CARE. NGHS PARTICIPATES IN LOCAL VISIT FROM GEORGIA DCA: CHIEF OF STAFF AND STRATEGY OFFICER MELISSA TYMCHUK, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER JOHN KUEVEN PARTICIPATED IN THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MEETING HELD IN GAINESVILLE ON NOVEMBER 6, 2024. THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IS A STATE AGENCY THAT WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. TYMCHUK SERVES ON THE GREATER HALL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND MOORE REPRESENTS NGHS ON GAINESVILLE-HALL COUNTY GEORGIA INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY HOUSING (GICH) COMMITTEE LED BY JESSICA TULLAR WITH THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN FY25, 119 LEADERS AND STAFF MEMBERS FROM NGMC GAINESVILLE AND NGMC BRASELTON REPORTED DEDICATING STAFF TIME TOWARDS A TOTAL OF 276 LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WITHIN VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. NGMC BARROW HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC BARROW COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC BARROW VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND STAFF SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES, FACILITATING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING TOBACCO CESSATION EDUCATION TO BARROW COUNTY STUDENTS. * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC BARROW'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH THE FREE, MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME IS 0 TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC BARROW WAS $2.2 MILLION BASED ON 3,286 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC BARROW INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING 2025 OF APPROXIMATELY $19.7 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 27.6 PERCENT OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BUT UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." * FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC BARROW EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. PATIENT NAVIGATION NGMC PATIENT NAVIGATORS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, COMMUNICATE WITH HEALTHCARE STAFF AND PROVIDERS AND ADDRESS LOGISTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. THEY ARE SEEN AS A "LIVING RESOURCE DIRECTORY" FOR PATIENTS. THESE EFFORTS CAME AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF $46,716 FOR 958 PATIENTS FOR NGMC BARROW IN FY25. * INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC BARROW, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. IN FY25, UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT NURSE AND CHNA ADVISOR SARAH MCLAIN SERVED ON A COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE FOR BARROW COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION AND REQUESTED DATA FROM THE 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC TO BARROW. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON PROVIDED SARAH WITH A LINK TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND INTERACTIVE DATA TOOL. * WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION NGMC BARROW CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS AND WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC BARROW SPENT OVER $421,000 IN FY25 IN THESE AREAS: * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC BARROW PROVIDED 21 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC BARROW STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC BARROW PROVIDED 74 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: NGMC'S WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT NGMC BARROW, PARTICIPATED IN CAREER FAIRS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS TOURS AND SPEAKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 121 STUDENTS IN FY25.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	* PROJECT SEARCH: PROJECT SEARCH PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITIES AND IS DEDICATED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE. IN FY25, SIX STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND WORKED IN ASSIGNED DEPARTMENTS AT NGMC BARROW. * NGHS HOSTS YOUTH LEADERSHIP BARROW CLASS: IN APRIL 2025, NGMC BARROW STAFF HOSTED THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP BARROW CLASS FOR A TOUR OF MEDICAL PLAZA ONE IN BETHLEHEM AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BARROW, PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PROGRAM ADVISORS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS. YOUTH LEADERSHIP BARROW IS A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR 10TH AND 11TH GRADE STUDENTS AND IS ORGANIZED BY THE BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC BARROW HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE. IN FY25, NGMC BARROW HELPED SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS AT A COST OF OVER $46,000: -ADVENTURE BAGS -AMAZING FRIENDS CLUB -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY -AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION -ATHENS COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON AGING -BARROW AREA ROTARY CLUB -BARROW COUNTY FARMER'S MARKET -BARROW COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT -BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF WINDER-BARROW COUNTY -FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA -GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA -MINISTRY VILLAGE -NEW PATH 1010 -NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA -NUCI'S SPACE -PATH UNITED -PIEDMONT CASA -THE CANCER FOUNDATION -THE GEORGIA CLUB FOUNDATION -THE TREE HOUSE -UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA -YMCA OF GEORGIA'S PIEDMONT NGMC BARROW DONATES FURNITURE TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS: IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, NGMC BARROW DONATED FURNITURE TO THE BARROW COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM'S SIMS ACADEMY OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY, THE BARROW COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE WIMBERLY CENTER'S LANIER TECH ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUPPLIES FOR NURSING CLINICS AT BARROW COUNTY SCHOOLS: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW DONATED MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO ALL 19 BARROW COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL NURSE CLINICS. MENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL: IN FY25, NGMC COUNSELORS AND SPECIALISTS OFFERED MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND STAFF AFFECTED BY THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2024. MINISTRY VILLAGE AND BRANCH RESILIENCY CENTER SUPPORT: MINISTRY VILLAGE PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN BARROW COUNTY, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LAURELWOOD KEVIN LLOYD SERVES AS A BOARD MEMBER AND TREASURER OF MINISTRY VILLAGE. IN FY25, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTOR CHRISTY MOORE AND SPECIALIST ELIZABETH DAVIDSON MET WITH MINISTRY VILLAGE CLINICAL DIRECTOR CYNDIL HEALAN AND BRANCH DIRECTOR JACK THOMAS REGARDING NGHS' 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY TO INFORM MINISTRY VILLAGE'S ASSESSMENT WORK FOR THE BARROW RESPONSE AND NEEDS CENTER FOR HEALING (BRANCH). BRANCH IS A LONG-TERM RESPONSE AND RECOVERY CENTER, BORN OUT OF BARROW COUNTY'S COLLECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE TRAGIC SHOOTING AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THAT OFFERS TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY TRAUMA. LAURELWOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ADAM RAULERSON SERVES ON THE BRANCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS LOCAL EFFORTS OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION, A NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND FUNDS RESEARCH AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. NGMC BARROW REPRESENTATIVES PARTICIPATED IN THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK IN WINDER. * ACCESS TO CARE NGMC BARROW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION: IN FEBRUARY 2025, NGMC BARROW OPENED THEIR RENOVATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WAITING AREA THAT HAS ADDITIONAL SEATING, IMPROVED TRIAGE AREAS AND ENHANCED SECURITY FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. NEW BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM AT NGMC BARROW: IN FY25, NGHS STARTED A NEW BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BARROW COUNTY EMS, ENSURING PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT BEFORE THEY ARRIVE AT THE HOSPITAL, GIVING PATIENTS A GREATER CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH * NGMC BARROW PARTICIPATES IN WOMEN IN BUSINESS PANEL: IN FY25, PHYSICIANS, ADVANCED PRACTITIONERS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS WITH NGMC BARROW PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL AT THE SEPTEMBER 16 WOMEN IN BUSINESS EVENT TITLED "HER STORY IN HEALTHCARE: STRENGTH, SERVICE AND SUCCESS." NGMC PANEL PARTICIPANTS SHARE INSPIRING STORIES ON WHY TO PURSUE HEALTHCARE AS A CAREER, HOW TO BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY LIFE, PRACTICAL HEALTH TIPS FOR WOMEN AND PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SUCCESS FROM WOMEN LEADERS. CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 15 STUDENTS AT BARROW ARTS AND SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN AND STOP THE BLEED USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA: IN FY25, NGMC PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION REGARDING INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA TO 60 INDIVIDUALS, CONSISTING OF SECURITY AND MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS OF BETHLEHEM CHURCH AND EMS PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA. HEALTHY KIDS DAY AT PIEDMONT YMCA: IN FY25, SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, NGPG OBGYN BETHLEHEM, NGPG BETHLEHEM URGENT CARE, NGPG BARROW ORTHOPEDICS, NGMC'S SEPSIS PROGRAM AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM NGMC BARROW PROVIDED EDUCATION ABOUT A VARIETY OF HEALTH TOPICS, INCLUDING SEPSIS PREVENTION AND CHILD SAFETY, TO LOCAL FAMILIES AT THE PIEDMONT YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAY. LUNG CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW ONCOLOGY NURSES PROVIDED MONTHLY, IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSIS AT NGMC BARROW. * NUTRITION EDUCATION: IN FY25, NGMC BARROW EXECUTIVE CHEF JUAN TURNER PROVIDED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO 180 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT WIMBERLY'S ROOTS, PARENTS AT EASTER SEALS AND STUDENTS AT WINDER-BARROW HIGH SCHOOL. EDUCATION INCLUDED HEALTHY AND QUICK RECIPE DEMONSTRATIONS, HOW TO SWAP INGREDIENTS FOR HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE DIABETIC OR CARDIAC DIET-FRIENDLY AND BASIC KITCHEN SKILLS. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NGMC SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, REDUCING UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITH OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 2,416 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS IN BARROW COUNTY. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. * TAR WARS: SINCE 2018, NGMC BARROW HAS PARTNERED WITH BARROW COUNTY SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT "TAR WARS" FOR ALL 4TH AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS. TARS WARS IS A TOBACCO-FREE EDUCATION PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO USE, THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH USING TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND THE ADVERTISING TECHNIQUES USED BY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS TO YOUTH. POST-EDUCATION, STUDENTS DESIGN ANTI-TOBACCO POSTERS, WITH TOP ENTRIES ADVANCING TO DISTRICT-LEVEL COMPETITION AND THE BARROW AREA ROTARY CLUB AND NGHS SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS HELP TO DETERMINE WINNERS. 2025 WINNERS WERE SAVANNAH OGLES, MARY FREMPONG AND ISABEL WILCHES AND THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE BARROW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING IN AUGUST. AWARDS & RECOGNITION NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO HONORED BY BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER: IN MAY 2025, NGHS PRESIDENT AND CEO CAROL BURRELL WAS HONORED BY THE BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY AND SERVICE TO HER HOMETOWN OF BARROW COUNTY. * COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FY25, 10 LEADERS AND STAFF FROM NGMC BARROW DEDICATED STAFF TIME TOWARDS 41 LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WITH VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. NGMC BARROW ADMINISTRATOR JOHN NEIDENBACH SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE BARROW COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NORTHEAST GEORGIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND AS NGHS REPRESENTATIVE FOR BARROW VISION 2050.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	NGMC PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER SUNITA SINGH SERVED ON THE BARROW AREA ROTARY CLUB'S DISTRICT 6910 OPIOID SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE AND AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE ATHENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WINDER, NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND BARROW CHAMBER WOMEN IN BUSINESS. UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT NURSE SARAH MCLAIN SERVED ON THE BARROW COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION HOUSING STRATEGY COMMITTEE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE, AS AN ADVISOR FOR NGMC'S 2025 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE FOR WIMBERLY'S ROOTS. NGMC LUMPKIN HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC LUMPKIN COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC LUMPKIN VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND STAFF SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES, PROVIDING HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENT CLINICS THAT SERVE THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION. * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW AND HABERSHAM, NGMC LUMPKIN'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME WAS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC LUMPKIN WAS APPROXIMATELY $2.3 MILLION BASED ON 2,436 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC LUMPKIN INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING 2025 OF OVER $13.1 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 19.6 PERCENT OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC LUMPKIN, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC LUMPKIN EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM HOSPITALS, THE NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. * HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NGMC LUMPKIN CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS. NGMC LUMPKIN WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC LUMPKIN SPENT OVER $116,000 IN FY25 IN THESE AREAS: * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED 30 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC LUMPKIN STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED 14 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: NGMC'S WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATED CAMPUS TOURS AT NGMC LUMPKIN TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 200 STUDENTS IN FY25. * SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC LUMPKIN HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAYS A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE. IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN HELPED SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING NON-PROFITS AT A COST OF OVER $29,000: -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY -AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION -COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE -CONNECTABILITY -DAHLONEGA SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB -ENOTAH CASA -LUMPKIN COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION -MEALS BY GRACE -NO ONE ALONE -REGION II DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION -TRUSTED SOURCES COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE, AN INDIGENT CLINIC IN LUMPKIN COUNTY THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE AREA'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. IN FY25, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY AND INPATIENT DEPARTMENTS AT NGMC LUMPKIN, KAY HALL, SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND RAYMOND POLK, PA, VOLUNTEERED AT THE CLINIC. GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY: NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED OFFICE SPACE AT NO CHARGE TO SUPPORT GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY, A CLINIC THAT PROVIDES FREE AND REDUCED COST HEALTHCARE, DENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DAWSON COUNTY. IN FY25, GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC OF DAWSON COUNTY SERVED 264 PATIENTS OVER A TOTAL OF 3,219 CLINIC VISITS. NGPG'S VP OF OPERATIONS SERVED ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. BLOOD DRIVE AT NGMC LUMPKIN: IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN HOSTED A BLOOD DRIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND 29 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NGMC LUMPKIN EMPLOYEES DONATED BLOOD. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH * CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 352 STUDENTS AND STAFF AT FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS, LUMPKIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND DAWSON COUNTY EMS. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS AND STAFF LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN AND STOP THE BLEED USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. IN FY25, THE CENTER FOR SIMULATION AND INNOVATION PARTNERED WITH GEORGIA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES (GEDS), NGMC TRAUMA SERVICES AND REGIONAL EMS PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE SIMULATION EDUCATION FOR THE 5TH ARMY RANGERS' MEDICS AT CAMP MERRILL IN DAHLONEGA. THE TRAINING DAY CONSISTED OF EDUCATION ON CRITICAL TRAUMA CONCEPTS FOR COMBAT ENVIRONMENTS, SIMULATION SCENARIOS DESIGNED TO TEST MEDICS' CLINICAL JUDGEMENT, TEAMWORK AND RAPID RESPONSE IN HIGH-PRESSURE SITUATIONS. MEDICS ROTATED THROUGH PROCEDURE STATIONS FOCUSED ON AIRWAY, BREATHING AND CIRCULATION INTERVENTIONS. DAWSON COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION HEALTH EDUCATION: IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN PROVIDED EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THROUGH THE MONTHLY DAWSON FAMILY CONNECTION NEWSLETTER ON EDUCATIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY INGREDIENT SWAPS FOR POPULAR HOLIDAY RECIPES AND TIPS TO PREVENT THE FLU. HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINAR AT NGMC LUMPKIN: IN FY25, NGPG DAWSONVILLE OBGYN AND NGPG DAHLONEGA OBGYN PROVIDED A WOMEN'S HEALTH SEMINAR TO 22 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT NGMC LUMPKIN.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN FY25, HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED SCHOOL-BASED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS TO LUMPKIN COUNTY ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND OUTREACH TO THE DAWSON, LUMPKIN AND FORSYTH COUNTY SENIOR CENTERS. HEALTH EDUCATION FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER: IN FY25, NGMC LUMPKIN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER AND STROKE COORDINATOR PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 40 LUMPKIN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EDUCATION ON SEASONAL ILLNESSES, SUCH AS COVID, FLU, RSV AND SEASONAL ALLERGIES, PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, STROKE SYMPTOMS AND BEFAST, AS WELL AS NGMC LUMPKIN'S CAPABILITY TO ADMINISTER CLOT BUSTER. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NGMC SERVES AS LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE MISSION OF SAFE KIDS IS TO REDUCE UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATH IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EVENTS WITH OUTREACH IN LUMPKIN COUNTY TO AN ESTIMATED 39 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. ONCOLOGY SERVICES EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN FY25, ONCOLOGY SERVICES PROVIDED EDUCATION ABOUT CANCER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY SCREENINGS TO ATTENDEES OF THE LUMPKIN COUNTY SENIOR EXPO AND A UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA SOFTBALL GAME. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION NGPG ATHLETIC TRAINERS RECOGNIZED BY DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: NGPG ATHLETIC TRAINERS JESSICA LORD AND KELLEY PODSEN WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THEIR LIFE-SAVING RESPONSE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT A CHEER COMPETITION AT DAWSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. NGMC LUMPKIN RECEIVES 5-STAR CMS RATING: EVERY YEAR, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID PUBLISHES A LIST OF ITS "OVERALL HOSPITAL QUALITY STAR RATINGS", WHICH INCLUDES FIVE QUALITY MEASURES: MORTALITY, SAFETY, READMISSION, PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE CARE. HOSPITALS ARE RANKED ON A ONE-TO-FIVE-STAR SCALE AND IN 2025, NGMC LUMPKIN RECEIVED A FIVE-STAR QUALITY RATING. * COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FY25, 13 STAFF MEMBERS FROM NGMC LUMPKIN REPORTED SPENDING DEDICATED STAFF TIME TOWARDS 20 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITH VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. NGMC LUMPKIN INPATIENT NURSE DIRECTOR KAY HALL SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COMMUNITY HELPING PLACE. DONOR RELATIONS OFFICER WITH THE NGHS FOUNDATION RHONDA HARDY SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LUMPKIN COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION. PHYSICIAN PRACTICE GROUP VP BOBBY NORRIS SERVED AS CHAIR FOR THE 2026 LEADERSHIP LUMPKIN CLASS AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GOOD SHEPHERD CLINIC IN DAWSON COUNTY. CARRIE SISK, MD, WITH NGPG DAHLONEGA FAMILY MEDICINE SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE LUMPKIN COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH. NGPG CLINICAL CARE DIRECTOR TAMMY SOLES SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONNECTABILITY AND AS PROGRAM CHAIR FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP LUMPKIN. NGMC LUMPKIN ASSISTANT NURSING MANAGER JAYLEEN HARRIER, RN AND NGHS IT TECHNICAL TRAINING PRINCIPAL TRAINER ANTHONY PRUITT PARTICIPATED IN THE DAHLONEGA-LUMPKIN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S 2025-2026 LEADERSHIP LUMPKIN CLASS. NGMC HABERSHAM HIGHLIGHTS OF NGMC HABERSHAM COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES: NGMC HABERSHAM VALUES COOPERATIVE EFFORTS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH STATUS OF AREA RESIDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION DEMONSTRATES THIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND STAFF SUPPORT TO LOCAL NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND FOSTERING A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL INDIGENT CLINIC THAT SERVES THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION. * CHARITY CARE LIKE NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW AND LUMPKIN, NGMC HABERSHAM'S CHARITY CARE POLICY REMOVED BARRIERS FOR LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, BEGINNING WITH FREE MEDICALLY NECESSARY CARE FOR PATIENTS WHOSE GROSS FAMILY INCOME WAS ZERO TO 300 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) ADJUSTED FOR FAMILY SIZE. PATIENTS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA WHOSE FPL IS FROM 301 TO 400 PERCENT QUALIFIED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT EQUIVALENT TO A 75 PERCENT DISCOUNT. IN FY25, THE ESTIMATED COST OF INDIGENT AND CHARITY CARE THROUGH NGMC HABERSHAM WAS APPROXIMATELY $2.6 MILLION BASED ON 4,330 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. IN ADDITION, NGMC HABERSHAM INCURRED BAD DEBT EXPENSE DURING 2025 OF OVER $15.9 MILLION AS MEASURED BY CHARGES. THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 17.6 PERCENT OF NET PATIENT REVENUE AS REFLECTED IN THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF THIS AMOUNT IS ESTIMATED TO BE THE RESULT OF PATIENTS THAT ARE EMPLOYED BY UNABLE TO PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES AND ARE THEREFORE CONSIDERED "MEDICALLY INDIGENT." * FINANCIAL NAVIGATION NGMC HABERSHAM EMPLOYS FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS WHO HELP PATIENTS BECOME INSURED, BE IT THROUGH MEDICAID, PEACHCARE, OR OTHER PROGRAMS. NGMC'S FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS FOCUS ON BEING ADVOCATES FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PATIENTS, AIDING THEM IN FINDING VIABLE MEANS TO ACCESS CARE. THE TEAM'S FOCUS IS FINDING THE BEST SOLUTIONS FOR HELPING PATIENTS APPLY FOR PROGRAMS THEY MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR, MEDICAID, DISABILITY, ACCESSING NEW HEALTHCARE EXCHANGES, OR PROCESSING CHARITY, WHEN APPROPRIATE. IN FY25, ACROSS NGMC GAINESVILLE, BRASELTON, BARROW, LUMPKIN AND HABERSHAM, NGMC FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS ASSISTED 86,216 PATIENTS. * INDIGENT PATIENT FUND AT NGMC HABERSHAM, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED FOR INDIGENT PATIENTS TO OBTAIN URGENTLY NEEDED DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THESE FUNDS ARE PATIENTS WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET THROUGH PRIMARY INSURANCE, THEIR FUNDS, GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER CHARITABLE SERVICES. THE NGHS FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $69,324 ACROSS ALL NGMC CAMPUSES IN FY25. * WHAT DRIVES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL, DISTRICT 2 PUBLIC HEALTH AND GOOD NEWS CLINICS, COMPLETED A REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2025. THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES WHO ARE UNINSURED. MORE THAN 3,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED INPUT THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, IN-PERSON ASSISTED PAPER SURVEYS, INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE SURVEYS. WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY ADVISORS, SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS, THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES WERE SELECTED IN 2025: MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: WWW.NGHS.COM/COMMUNITY-BENEFIT-RESOURCES. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION NGPG PHYSICIAN NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: JAMES MURPHEY, MD, WITH NORTHEAST GEORGIA PHYSICIANS' GROUP WAS NAMED VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR BY WHITE COUNTY FAMILY CONNECTION. IN ADDITION TO HIS ROLE WITH NGPG, DR. MURPHEY SERVES AS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY HELPING HANDS IN CLEVELAND, DEDICATING HIS TIME AND TALENT TO HELPING IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE WHITE COUNTY COMMUNITY. * HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NGMC HABERSHAM SERVES AS A PIPELINE TO ATTRACT AND PREPARE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTHCARE POSITIONS AND WORKS TO TRAIN, EDUCATE AND RECRUIT STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC HABERSHAM SPENT OVER $521,000 IN FY25 IN THESE AREAS: * ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED 44 ALLIED HEALTH STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF NGMC HABERSHAM STAFF, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL ALLIED HEALTH SKILLS. * NURSING STUDENT EDUCATION: NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED 104 NURSING STUDENTS WITH CLINICAL ROTATIONS IN FY25 TO GIVE THEM HANDS ON EXPERIENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ALLOWING THEM TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP ESSENTIAL NURSING SKILLS. * WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM: THE WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TOWARDS A PATH IN HEALTHCARE. NGMC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITATED WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT NGMC HABERSHAM, PARTICIPATED IN CAREER FAIRS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, CAMPUS TOURS AND SPEAKING EVENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTHCARE CAREERS TO OVER 216 STUDENTS IN FY25. * SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE CLINICS AND OTHER NON-PROFITS NGMC HABERSHAM HELPS SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFITS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE IN NEED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER IMPORTANT SUPPORT SERVICES. OFTEN REFERRED TO AS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, LACK OF ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES PLAY A DETRIMENTAL ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH. IN FACT, RESEARCH SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF A PERSON'S WELLBEING IS TIED TO PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS. MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE AREAS UPSTREAM CAN IMPACT BETTER HEALTH DOWNSTREAM, MINIMIZING POOR HEALTH, UNNECESSARY SUFFERING AND HIGHER COSTS OF CARE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED OVER $96,000 IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS IN FY25: -AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, HABERSHAM COUNTY AND WHITE COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE -GRACE GATE CLINIC -HABERSHAM COUNTY ROTARY -HABERSHAM COUNTY UNITED WAY -HABERSHAM EMS -NORTH GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE -NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA -OPEN ARMS CLINIC PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING -PREVENT CHILD ABUSE HABERSHAM -PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING -TRUETT MCCONNELL UNIVERSITY * HEALTH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH CLINICAL SIMULATION: IN FY25, CLINICAL SIMULATION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED TO 55 STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH THE WHITE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, PIEDMONT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING, HABERSHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND STEPHENS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH THIS TRAINING, STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND EMS PROFESSIONALS LEARNED BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, HOW TO DELIVER A BABY IN AN EMERGENT SITUATION WHEN EMS DOES NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, HOW TO ADMINISTER AN EPIPEN AND STOP THE BLEED TRAINING USING EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS AND PRACTICES. COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA: IN FY25, NGMC HABERSHAM PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION REGARDING FALLS, INJURY PREVENTION AND TRAUMA TO A RANGE OF AUDIENCES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, NGMC TRAUMA STAFF PROVIDED TRAINING IN THE COMMUNITY FOR THE STOP THE BLEED CAMPAIGN, A SCHOOL RESPONSE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ENABLE TEACHERS, NURSES, AND STAFF TO RENDER IMMEDIATE, POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL AID TO INJURED STUDENTS OR CO-WORKERS WHILE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONDERS. EMERGENCY SERVICES OUTREACH: IN FY25, NGMC'S EMERGENCY SERVICES PARTICIPATED IN OUTREACH EVENTS AND PROVIDED EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING A CAREER DAY AT LEVEL GROVE ELEMENTARY AND THE MT. AIRY CAR SHOW. ADDITIONALLY, THE EMERGENCY SERVICES TEAM PROVIDED CHILD ABUSE RECOGNITION AND REPORTING TRAINING TO EMS PROFESSIONALS IN CORNELIA. HABERSHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HEALTH & WELLNESS PANEL: IN MARCH 2025, NGPG OBGYN PHYSICIAN THOMAS HATCHETT, MD, NGPG ORTHOPEDICS PHYSICIAN KRISTOPHER WHEELER, MD, NGPG SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PHYSICIAN JOSEPH RONDINA, MD, AND GEORGIA HEART INSTITUTE PHYSICIAN ALAN OPSAHL, MD, PARTICIPATED IN A PANEL HOSTED BY THE HABERSHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SHARED THEIR INSIGHTS ON HEALTHCARE IN HABERSHAM COUNTY WITH THE COMMUNITY. HOSPICE OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS: IN FY25, HOSPICE OF NGMC PROVIDED BEREAVEMENT SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUPS AND EDUCATION FOR 99 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF SOMEONE CLOSE TO THEM. NGHS ATTENDS 2025 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT: ON APRIL 29, 2025, NGHS REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED THE 2025 NORTHEAST GEORGIA EMPOWHER WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SUMMIT PRESENTED BY THE HABERSHAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO LEARN ABOUT LUNG CANCER DETECTION AND TREATMENT FROM KAREN GERSCH, MD, AND APRIL MCDONALD, MD, IN ADDITION TO LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE STRATEGIES FROM A DIVERSE GROUP OF SUCCESSFUL NORTHEAST GEORGIA WOMEN. ONCOLOGY EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND SCREENINGS: IN FY25, ONCOLOGY SERVICES WITH NGMC PROVIDED FREE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS AT GRACE GATE CLINIC, AN INDIGENT CLINIC LOCATED IN HABERSHAM COUNTY, AND SKIN CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION TO THE TOCCOA SENIOR CENTER. * SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA: NGMC SERVED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS NORTHEAST GEORGIA, REDUCING UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS IN CHILDREN 19 AND UNDER. IN FY25, SAFE KIDS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITH OUTREACH TO AN ESTIMATED 51 CHILDREN AND FAMILY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND CAREGIVERS IN STEPHENS AND WHITE COUNTIES. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, SAFETY ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES WHO WERE IN NEED OF THEM. SEPSIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH: IN FY25, SEPSIS EDUCATION WAS OFFERED TO 33 INDIVIDUALS AT THE RABUN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER. COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FY25, 13 STAFF MEMBERS FROM NGMC HABERSHAM REPORTED DEDICATING STAFF TIME TOWARDS A TOTAL OF 14 LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS WITHIN VARIOUS CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHARMACY AND INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR OF NGMC HABERSHAM MELISSA FRANK SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HABERSHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EXECUTIVE BOARD OF PARTNERSHIP HABERSHAM. NGPG CLEVELAND PHYSICIAN JAMES MURPHEY, MD, DEDICATED TIME TOWARDS SERVING AS VOLUNTEER MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY HELPING HANDS CLINIC IN CLEVELAND, GEORGIA. NGMC HABERSHAM OUTPATIENT REHAB MANAGER BEN JORDAN SERVED ON THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LANIER ADVISORY BOARD. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER AT NGMC HABERSHAM KELLY SEGERS SERVED ON THE GEORGIA FOOTHILLS UNITED WAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING NGMC USED THE PRECEPTS OUTLINED IN "A GUIDE FOR PLANNING AND REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT," PROVIDED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS 990 SCHEDULE H. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFIT MISSION-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP, ENHANCE AND REPORT ON THEIR COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITION: THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST ADDRESS A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED AND SEEK TO ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: - IMPROVING ACCESS - ENHANCING POPULATION HEALTH - ADVANCING GENERALIZABLE KNOWLEDGE - RELIEVING THE GOVERNMENT BURDEN ON IMPROVING HEALTH THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY MUST: - PRIMARILY BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN THE ORGANIZATION - RESULT IN MEASURABLE EXPENSE TO THE ORGANIZATION - IF THE PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY IS PROVIDED PRIMARILY FOR MARKETING PURPOSES, STANDARD PRACTICE, EXPECTED OF ALL HOSPITALS (SUCH AS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ACCREDITATION, LICENSURE, OR TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICARE) OR IS PRIMARILY FOR EMPLOYEES (NOT INCLUDING INTERNS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS) AND/OR AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS, IT IS NOT COMMUNITY BENEFIT. CHARITY CARE COST IS AN ESTIMATED COST AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O TO GIVE THE BROADEST VIEW OF COMMUNITY IMPACT OF NGHS HOSPITALS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DEPARTMENT AT COMMUNITYHEALTHIMPROVEMENT@NGHS.COM OR 770-219-8085.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER IS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. - A RELATED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR PREPARATION OF THE RETURN. AFTER THE RETURN WAS PREPARED, IT WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 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 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD (NGHS BOARD) HAS ESTABLISHED A TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND ADOPTED 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 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF VOTING DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF NGHS AND IS FREE FROM CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DECISIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE REVIEWED AND RATIFIED BY THE NGHS BOARD. THE COMMITTEE USES A BLEND OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE FACTORS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION ACROSS THREE MAIN CATEGORIES: BASE SALARY -THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEER INSTITUTIONS COMPILED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT -THE CEO PROVIDES INPUT REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTERNAL MARKET DATA AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS BEFORE DETERMINING COMPENSATION -FINAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES -COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEETING MINUTES PERFORMANCE-BASED VARIABLE COMPENSATION -TIED TO ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SET THROUGH A FORMAL PLANNING PROCESS -AWARDS ARE BASED ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ALIGNED WITH MARKET DATA BENEFITS AND RETENTION PROGRAMS -INCLUDES RETIREMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER BENEFITS -BENCHMARKED AGAINST SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RETENTION
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.
PART VII, SECTION A	CAROL BURRELL SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO UNTIL MAY 2025, AT WHICH TIME SHE TRANSITIONED TO AN ADVISOR-EXECUTIVE ROLE UNTIL SHE RETIRED IN AUGUST 2025.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	INTERCOMPANY DEBT FORGIVENESS -45,001,980. PARTNERSHIP INCOME NOT ON BOOKS -1,049,305. OTHER ADJUSTMENT 227,437. NET ASSETS TRANSFERRED FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 3,427,459.

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	Yes (1)	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (1)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd