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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY CONSISTS OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, INCOME LEVELS OTHER THAN FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, MEDICAL INDIGENCY, INSURANCE AND UNDERINSURANCE STATUS AND RESIDENCY.
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HOUSTON METHODIST, OF WHICH HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL, PREPARES AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WHICH IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS REPORT INCLUDES CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HOUSTON METHODIST BAYTOWN HOSPITAL, HOUSTON METHODIST CLEAR LAKE HOSPITAL, HOUSTON METHODIST CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL, HOUSTON METHODIST SUGAR LAND, HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL, HOUSTON METHODIST WEST HOSPITAL AND HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL WHICH ARE IN HARRIS COUNTY AND IN NEIGHBORING FORT BEND COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS.
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THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE IN PART I, LINES 7A THRU 7C, WAS A COST TO CHARGE RATIO DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2 (RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES), AS PROVIDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM 990 SCHEDULE H. THE COSTING METHODOLOGY FOR LINES 7F THROUGH 7I WAS BASED ON ACTUAL EXPENDITURES.PART I, LINE 7A: IN CONNECTION WITH THE 2020 990 SCHEDULE H REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THECOST OF CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE MEDICARE AS THEIR PRIMARY INSURER AND MEDICAID AS SECONDARY HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (PART I, LINE 7A) SINCE THESE PATIENTS WERE PRESUMPTIVELY ELIGIBLE FOR FULL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
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THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE (AT COST) REPORTED ON LINE 2 (NO AMOUNT WAS REPORTED ON LINE 3) WASDERIVED FROM APPLYING THE RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES (FROM WORKSHEET 2, LINE 11) TO THE SUM OF BAD DEBT PLUS SELF-PAY DISCOUNTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENT ACCOUNTS.
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HOUSTON METHODIST WILL NOT CLASSIFY AMOUNTS AS BAD DEBT IF PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.
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PLEASE REFER TO NOTE B OF THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HOUSTON METHODIST, SECTION TITLED NET PATIENT REVENUE AND PATIENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET (PAGES 7 - 8).
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MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS WERE DERIVED FROM HMH'S FILED MEDICARE COST REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020. THE ENTIRE MEDICARE SHORTFALL ($109.3 MILLION) AS REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 7, AS WELL AS THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF THE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROGRAM ($107.8 MILLION) AND TRI-CARE PROGRAM ($4.8 MILLION), SHOULD BE TREATED AS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT, SINCE THESE SHORTFALLS, OR SUBSIDIES, REDUCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BURDEN IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.
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HOUSTON METHODIST HAS A WRITTEN BAD DEBT COLLECTION POLICY; HOWEVER, NO COLLECTION EFFORTS ARE PUT FORTH FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.
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IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROCESS OF THE CHNA, HOUSTON METHODIST UTILIZES SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH PRIORITIES (HEALTH CARE NEEDS) OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES WHICH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE REVIEW OF RELEVANT SECONDARY RESOURCES AND DATA FROM SOURCES SUCH AS UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, TEXAS STATE DATA CENTER, PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT INTERVIEWS AND MORE. HOUSTON METHODIST IS ALSO ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION THROUGH ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, THE HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHARITY FACILITIES. THROUGH QUARTERLY REPORTING AND CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION, HOUSTON METHODIST CAN STAY ABREAST OF THE NEEDS.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WITHIN HOUSTON METHODIST; AT THE POINT OF REGISTRATION, DURING CASE MANAGEMENT AND AT THE TIME OF COLLECTIONS POST DISCHARGE, EVERY CHECK-IN LOCATION HAS INFORMATION POSTED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH STATING HOW THE PATIENT CAN ACCESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION.ADDITIONALLY, THIS INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE PATIENT GUIDE PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. HOUSTON METHODIST FINANCIAL COUNSELORS ACTIVELY SEEK ALL UNINSURED INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS WITH SCHEDULED SERVICES FOR A PERSONAL VISIT. DURING THESE VISITS, THE FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WILL SCREEN THE PATIENT FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WILL PROVIDE THE PATIENT WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ("FAA"). THE PATIENT WILL THEN BE PROVIDED A LIST OF RESOURCES WITH CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD THE PATIENT REQUIRE FURTHER ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING THE APPLICATION.PRESUMPTIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING WITHOUT THE PATIENT COMPLETING THE FAA:- HOMELESS OR DECEASED;- ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICAID, FOOD STAMPS, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, AND WOMAN, INFANT, AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS (WIC) AND OTHER COMMUNITY/THIRD-PARTY APPROVED PROGRAMS;- ELIGIBLE BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC SCORING MODEL THAT DERIVES SCORES BASED ON FAMILY INCOME AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE HOUSEHOLD.HOUSTON METHODIST UTILIZES AN ELIGIBILITY PARTNER TO WORK CLOSELY WITH PATIENTS TO QUALIFY FOR STATE AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (E.G., MEDICAID, SCHIP, CRIME VICTIMS, ETC.), THIS ELIGIBILITY PARTNER WILL MEET WITH ALL UNINSURED INPATIENTS TO DISCUSS STATE AND FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS; WHERE THE PATIENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE PROGRAMS, HOUSTON METHODIST'S INTERNAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS INTRODUCED.HOUSTON METHODIST'S CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE PATIENT DURING PATIENT DISCHARGE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THE PATIENT IS INTRODUCED TO ALL RESOURCES THAT MAY BE NEEDED POST DISCHARGE (E.G., HOME HEALTH, SKILLED NURSING, ETC.). THE CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT WORKS WITH THE PATIENT TO QUALIFY THE PATIENT AND TO GAIN ACCESS TO THESE RESOURCES. ADDITIONALLY, THE CASE MANAGEMENT UNIT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE FINANCIAL COUNSELORS WHEN THE PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.HOUSTON METHODIST'S PATIENT ACCOUNTING UNIT WORKS CLOSELY WITH ALL UNINSURED PATIENTS POST DISCHARGE DURING THE BILLING AND COLLECTIONS PROCESS. HOUSTON METHODIST'S COLLECTIONS PERSONNEL WILL VERBALLY SCREEN PATIENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DURING COLLECTION CALLS; WHERE APPLICABLE, THE PATIENT WILL BE SENT A FAA AVAILABLE IN 19 LANGUAGES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL BILLING STATEMENTS PROVIDE THE PATIENT WITH A PHONE NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OBTAIN PAYMENT OPTIONS, HOUSTON METHODIST UTILIZES OUTSIDE COLLECTION ASSISTANCE, FOR BOTH EARLY OUT AND BAD DEBT COLLECTIONS, EACH COLLECTION AGENCY MUST ADHERE TO HOUSTON METHODIST'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND PHILOSOPHY DURING ALL COMMUNICATION AND COLLECTION EVENTS WITH HOUSTON METHODIST PATIENTS.METHODIST PERSONNEL ARE PROVIDED WITH EDUCATIONAL IN-SERVICES IN THE ADMINISTERING OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AS NEEDED. FAA IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY AND UPDATED AS NEEDED.
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HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL DEFINES THE HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS-SUGAR LAND METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) AS ITS COMMUNITY. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PRIMARILY SERVES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THAT ARE IN THIS MSA: HARRIS, FORT BEND, MONTGOMERY, BRAZORIA, GALVESTON, LIBERTY, CHAMBERS AND WALLER COUNTIES. THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY CONTAINS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 7,066,140 RESIDENTS. AS THE LARGEST COUNTY IN TEXAS AND THE COUNTY MOST SERVED BY HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL, HARRIS COUNTY ACCOUNTS FOR AN ESTIMATED 4.7 MILLION OF HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, EQUATING TO APPROXIMATELY 67% OF THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY POPULATION. [1,2]THE HOUSTON METHODIST COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE METROPOLITAN REGIONS IN THE NATION, WITH A 38% HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION, 35% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC POPULATION, 17% PERCENT BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION AND 8% ASIAN POPULATION. WITHIN THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY, HARRIS COUNTY MAINTAINS A MINORITY-MAJORITY CITY STATUS DUE TO A 43% HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION IN COMPARISON TO 29% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC POPULATION. FORT BEND COUNTY CURRENTLY RANKS AS THE MOST DIVERSE COUNTY WITHIN THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY AND COMES CLOSE TO HAVING AN EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE NATION'S FOUR MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS (33% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC, 25% HISPANIC/LATINO, 20% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 20% ASIAN). CHAMBERS COUNTY RANKS BEHIND THE OTHER COUNTIES IN TERMS OF RACIAL DIVERSITY WITH A 67% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC POPULATION. [3]THREE MAJOR AGE GROUPS COMPRISE THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY: YOUTH AND ADOLESCENT POPULATION (UNDER 18 YEARS), ADULT POPULATION (18-64 YEARS), AND SENIOR POPULATION (65 YEARS AND OVER). FIGURE 1 SHOWS THE POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE GROUP ACROSS TEXAS, THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY, AND HARRIS COUNTY. THE ADULT POPULATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY (62%). THE SENIOR POPULATION CURRENTLY ACCOUNTS FOR 12% OF THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. WHILE IT ACCOUNTS FOR THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY, THE SENIOR POPULATION PROJECTS THE HIGHEST PERCENT GROWTH OF ANY COHORT BY 2030. OF THE COUNTIES WITHIN THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY, GALVESTON COUNTY HAS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS AT 15%, WHILE HARRIS COUNTY HAS THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS AT 10%. [4]CURRENTLY, THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN TEXAS IS $64,034. IN COMPARISON, THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY HAS A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $69,193, WHICH RANKS ABOVE THE STATE. ONLY LIBERTY ($50,049) AND WALLER ($59,642) COUNTIES RANK LOWER THAN THE TEXAS MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME VALUE, WHILE FORT BEND COUNTY ($101,293) IS 45% HIGHER. [5]EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT VARIES ACROSS COUNTIES WITHIN THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (2019), AMONG HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS 25 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, 61% HAVE PURSUED EDUCATION BEYOND A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY, 24% OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS 25 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER HAVE OBTAINED A MINIMUM OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, 20% HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND 12% HAVE OBTAINED A POST-GRAD DEGREE. [6][1] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. CENSUS REPORTER - 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://CENSUSREPORTER.ORG/PROFILES/31000US26420-HOUSTON-THE-WOODLANDS-SUGAR-LAND-TX-METRO-AREA/.[2] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. CENSUS REPORTER - 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://CENSUSREPORTER.ORG/PROFILES/05000US48201-HARRIS-COUNTY-TX/.[3] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES - 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.[4] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: AGE AND SEX - 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.[5] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.[6] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.
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HMH IS A NONPROFIT HOSPITAL BASED IN HOUSTON, TEXAS AND IS THE FLAGSHIP OF HOUSTON METHODIST. AFFILIATED WITH THE TEXAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HOUSTON METHODIST WORKS CLOSELY WITH LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS TO BRING COMPASSION AND SPIRITUALITY TO ALL ITS ENDEAVORS AND TO HELP MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES.IN ADDITION TO THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL (HMH), HOUSTON METHODIST IS COMPRISED OF SEVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, A TOP-RANKED RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATIONS, A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITY AND EIGHT EMERGENCY CARE CENTERS. HOUSTON METHODIST IS ALSO AFFILIATED WITH WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS RECOGNIZED HMH AS THE NO.1 HOSPITAL IN TEXAS FOR THE NINTH YEAR IN A ROW. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL WAS ALSO NAMED TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S PRESTIGIOUS HONOR ROLL FOR THE FOURTH TIME, AND FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE THIRD TIME IN FIVE YEARS. IN 2020 WE ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF RANKED SPECIALTIES FROM NINE (IN 2019) TO 11 WITH THE RETURN OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT AND GYNECOLOGY TO THE RANKINGS. U.S. NEWS ALSO RANKS COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. IN 2020, HOUSTON METHODIST SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL WAS RANKED NO. 4 IN HOUSTON AND NO. 6 (THREE-WAY TIE) IN TEXAS. HMH IS AN ACUTE CARE COMPLEX WITH 984 OPERATING BEDS, 85 OPERATING ROOMS, 2,155 AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AND 8,297 EMPLOYEES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020.IT'S LOCATED IN HOUSTON'S WORLD-RENOWNED TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER. HMH RECORDED 37,956 ADMISSIONS, 316,797 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 1,302 BIRTHS, AND 73,289 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS BY HOUSTON AREA RESIDENTS DURING 2020. IN ADDITION, HMH RECORDED MORE THAN 3,894 INTERNATIONAL PATIENT VISITS FROM 61 COUNTRIES IN 2020. ALTHOUGH THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT A DIVERSE GROUP OF BACKGROUNDS, CULTURES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, AS PATIENTS AT HMH THEY ALL SHARE ONE THING IN COMMON -- EACH HAS BEEN TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND COMPASSION. THIS RESPECT FOR EACH PERSON IS REFLECTED IN THE MISSION STATEMENT AND STATEMENT OF VALUES OF HMH.GOVERNING BODYHMH IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT IS LOCATED. HMH'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDES MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS HOUSTON METHODIST'S PRESIDENT/CEO, HMH'S MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT AND THE BISHOP OF THE TEXAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.COMMUNITY COUNCILSHMH ALSO HAS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH ADVISORY COUNCILS COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSTON METHODIST BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO VOLUNTEER TO CREATE HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS FOR HOUSTONIANS. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE PRESIDENT'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (PLC), AN ADVISORY BOARD SERVING THE HOSPITAL AND THE ENTIRE HOUSTON METHODIST. PLC MEMBERS WORK WITH HOUSTON METHODIST'S PRESIDENT AND CEO TO ACHIEVE THE MISSION OF IMPROVING HEALTH FOR HOUSTON METHODIST PATIENTS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CARE. PLC MEMBERS ARE HIGH-LEVEL VOLUNTEERS WHO BRING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, COMMUNITY AND PATIENT PERSPECTIVES TO HOUSTON METHODIST LEADERSHIP ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SERVE ON ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES FOCUSING ON INSTITUTIONAL ADVOCACY, PHILANTHROPY, CONSTITUENT EVENTS, CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS OR DEPARTMENTAL PRIORITIES. THE PLC IS A NON-GOVERNING, NON-FIDUCIARY ORGANIZATION AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HEALTH CARE OR SYSTEM OVERSIGHT. PLC MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO SERVE A THREE-YEAR TERM, WHICH IS RENEWABLE.OTHER COUNCILS INCLUDE THE HOUSTON METHODIST DEBAKEY HEART & VASCULAR CENTER COUNCIL, THE NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND THE CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS MEDICINE ADVISORY COUNCIL.MEDICAL STAFF MODELHMH HAS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF MODEL. THE OPEN MODEL GIVES PATIENTS ACCESS TO PHYSICIANS OF ALL AFFILIATIONS.HEALTH EDUCATIONTHE HOUSTON METHODIST INSTITUTE FOR ACADEMIC MEDICINE PERFORMS CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL EDUCATION WITH A PATIENT-CENTERED AND INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAM-BASED APPROACH. HMH CONTINUALLY MAXIMIZES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROGRAMS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED METHODOLOGY GROUNDED IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. THIS APPROACH, COMBINED WITH A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT OF LEARNERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, CREATES THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS. HOUSTON METHODIST'S MISSION OF LEADING MEDICINE IS GROUNDED IN A COMMITMENT TO TRANSLATIONAL, INTERDISCIPLINARY AND TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. HOUSTON METHODIST'S MISSION IS TO INNOVATE IN HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY AND TRAIN CURRENT AND FUTURE CLINICIANS AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHERS IN CUTTING EDGE HEALTH CARE ADVANCES. THE INSTITUTE FOR ACADEMIC MEDICINE SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT HOUSTON METHODIST BY PROVIDING THE PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, STAFF, AND FACILITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO RAPIDLY TRANSLATE DISCOVERIES MADE IN THE LABORATORY AND THE CLINIC INTO NEW DIAGNOSTICS, THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS.THE OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROVIDES LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONCENTRATED IN AREAS WHERE HOUSTON METHODIST CLINICIANS AND SCIENTISTS HAVE RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCE AND WHERE THE COMMUNITY HAS THE GREATEST NEED. THE CME ACTIVITIES PROMOTE THE CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICIANS IN ORDER TO DELIVER THE SAFEST, HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST EFFECTIVE PATIENT CARE. HOUSTON METHODIST IS ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACCME) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY AND TO FOSTERING AN EDUCATIONAL CONTINUUM TO ENCOURAGE AND STIMULATE PHYSICIANS AS LIFELONG LEARNERS, WHICH WILL ENABLE QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE PATIENT CARE.SINCE 2005, HMH'S GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE TRAINED PHYSICIANS IN VARIOUS MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. HOUSTON METHODIST SPONSORS 47 ACGME-ACCREDITED (PLUS 14 NON-ACGME) RESIDENCY PROGRAMS WITH 334 ACGME RESIDENTS AND 18 NON-ACGME RESIDENTS. IN 2021 THE PROGRAM, GRADUATED ITS 16TH CLASS OF 120 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. IT IS GENUINELY EXCITING TO SEE HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS GROWN OVER THE PAST 16 YEARS AND HOUSTON METHODIST NOW HAS ALMOST 360 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN HOUSTON METHODIST-SPONSORED GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.2021 ALSO MARKED THE SEVENTH YEAR OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS A&M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, AND UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP THE HOSPITAL NOW HAS 137 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND 33 MD/PHD STUDENTS ON THE HOUSTON CAMPUS, (34 M1; 43 M2; 42 M3 AND 36 M4 STUDENTS + 15 MD/PHD STUDENTS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PHD).IN JULY 2019, THE TEXAS A&M AND HOUSTON METHODIST ENGINEERING MEDICINE (ALSO CALLED ENMED) MEDICAL SCHOOL TRACK BEGAN IN HOUSTON WITH AN ESTIMATED 25 STUDENTS IN THE FIRST COHORT OF STUDENTS (CLASS OF 2023), 34 IN THE SECOND COHORT (CLASS OF 2024), AND 49 STUDENTS IN THE THIRD COHORT (CLASS OF 2025) WITH PLANS TO REMAIN AROUND 50 STUDENTS PER COHORT EACH YEAR TO FOLLOW. HMH HOPES THESE TYPES OF COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WILL FACILITATE MEDICAL INNOVATION, AS THESE YOUNG STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH WORLD-CLASS RESEARCHERS AND PHYSICIANS. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED TO HELP WITH THE ROLLOUT OF HOUSTON METHODIST'S COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICS. THE HOUSTON METHODIST INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND EDUCATION (ALSO CALLED MITIE) IS A COMPREHENSIVE, STATE-OF-THE-ART EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR PHYSICIANS WHO WISH TO ACQUIRE NEW PROCEDURAL SKILLS AND INTEGRATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR PRACTICES. ITS RESEARCH MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE USE OF IMAGE GUIDED TECHNOLOGY TO GUIDE PROCEDURES, INCORPORATE ROBOTIC SURGERY INTO THE IMAGE GUIDED PLATFORM AND DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGY AND PROCEDURAL TECHNIQUES.MEDICAL RESEARCHHOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, (NOW KNOWN AS THE HOUSTON METHODIST ACADEMIC INSTITUTE, A SUBSIDIARY OF HMH) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 TO CONDUCT ESSENTIAL TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. IN 2020 IT WAS HOME TO 775 FACULTY AND 2,047 CREDENTIALED RESEARCHERS, AND MORE THAN 1,354 ONGOING CLINICAL PROTOCOLS AND 570 ACTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS. HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS TO HELP MOVE THE BEST IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY TO THE PATIENT FASTER - FOR BETTER PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE. HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS JUST ONE-WAY HMH INTEGRATES ITS SERVICES, BY BRINGING THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY TO THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE. THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCHERS QUICKLY FILTER DOWN TO HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITALS IN THE FORM OF NEW TREATMENTS AND IMPROVED PROCEDURES.
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IN 2020, HMH PROVIDED $151.3 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNAL CHARITY BASED ON THE IRS DEFINITION OF COST. HMH ALSO PROVIDED $24.8 MILLION IN UNREIMBURSED COSTS OF MEDICAID AND OTHER MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. HMH, THROUGH HOUSTON METHODIST'S EXTERNAL CHARITY CARE PROGRAM, ALSO PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $4.5 MILLION FOR SERVICES TO THE MEDICALLY NEEDY, THROUGH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MEETING THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS THAT HOUSTON METHODIST HAS IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES.AN INTERNAL CHARITY CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE INDIGENT AT HMH AND THROUGH AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. MOST PATIENTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR CHARITY CARE WERE EDUCATED ABOUT THE PROGRAM THROUGH SIGNS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. OTHER PATIENTS WERE REFERRED BY THEIR PHYSICIANS, HOSPITAL STAFF AND THROUGH FUNDED COMMUNITY AGENCIES. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE ALSO USED EACH YEAR TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SERVICE OUTREACH TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED PATIENTS TO HELP THEM ATTAIN ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, EMERGENCY AND ROUTINE CARE, IMMUNIZATIONS, DENTAL CARE, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WELL CHILD EXAMINATIONS, SICK VISITS, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH SCREENINGS, WELL WOMAN EXAMS AND IN-KIND LAB SERVICES AND X-RAYS.HMH'S SUPPORT ALLOWED THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO ENHANCE THEIR SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WITH DIVERSE HEALTH NEEDS. HMH PROVIDED DIRECT FUNDING AND/OR IN-KIND SERVICES INCLUDING LAB TESTS, X-RAYS, IMMUNIZATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTATION AND OTHER SERVICES. WITH THE HOSPITAL'S SUPPORT, AGENCIES LIKE VECINO HEALTH CENTERS AND LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH WERE POSITIONED TO MEET FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER DESIGNEE QUALIFICATIONS, THEREBY ALLOWING THEM TO QUALIFY FOR ENHANCED MEDICARE AND MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT.PART VI, LINE 6: LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER, HMH IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL OF HOUSTON METHODIST AND SERVES PATIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. HOUSTON METHODIST INCLUDES HOUSTON METHODIST SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL IN FORT BEND COUNTY (SOUTHWEST OF HOUSTON), HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL IN HARRIS COUNTY (NORTHWEST OF HOUSTON), HOUSTON METHODIST WEST HOSPITAL IN HARRIS COUNTY (WEST OF HOUSTON), HOUSTON METHODIST BAYTOWN HOSPITAL IN HARRIS COUNTY (EAST OF HOUSTON), HOUSTON METHODIST CLEAR LAKE HOSPITAL IN HARRIS COUNTY (SOUTH OF HOUSTON), HOUSTON METHODIST CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL IN HARRIS COUNTY (WEST OF HOUSTON) AND HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY (NORTH OF HOUSTON).HMH PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE MISSION OF HOUSTON METHODIST BY DELIVERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND SAFEST HEALTH CARE TO PATIENTS. QUALITY INITIATIVES RANGE FROM HAND HYGIENE PROGRAMS (WITH EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD RESULTS), TO PATIENT FALL AND INFECTION REDUCTION PROGRAMS. HMH WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER TO REQUIRE ITS EMPLOYEES, VENDORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO RECEIVE THE SEASONAL FLU SHOT TO PROTECT PATIENTS, THOSE TYPICALLY MOST VULNERABLE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM THE FLU. HOUSTON METHODIST WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY TO MANDATE THE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.HMH IS THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER FOR HOUSTON METHODIST, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY AN INSTITUTION DEDICATED TO PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. BY SERVING AS A LEADING ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, IT PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH QUALITY PATIENT CARE, LEADING RESEARCH THAT CAN BE QUICKLY TRANSLATED INTO TREATMENTS AND THE TRAINING OF OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE DOCTORS. WHILE ALL HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITALS PROVIDE QUALITY PATIENT CARE, HMH EXPANDS THE VISION TO INCLUDE RESEARCH AND A COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. ASIDE FROM PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY BY DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL LEADING CARE TO OUR PATIENTS, HOUSTON METHODIST MAKES SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS AS DESCRIBED BELOW.COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH SERVICES:HMH RESPONDED TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS IN 2020 THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE, BUT ALSO THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, DONATIONS TO HEALTH CARE-RELATED EVENTS AND OTHER SERVICES.SINCE 1993, HMH HAS PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFITS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE CARE, DENTAL SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, PRENATAL CARE AND DIABETES/NUTRITION CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL CLINICS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSTON METHODIST CONTRIBUTES TO THEIR ABILITY TO GROW AND THRIVE, ENSURING A HEALTHIER LIFE FOR THE FUTURE OF ALL WHO WALK THROUGH THEIR DOORS.HOUSTON METHODIST CHAMPIONS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE TO PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. IN 2020, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL SUPPORTED NUMEROUS AGENCIES ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA THROUGH THE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY BENEFITS GRANT PROGRAM AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THESE AGENCIES INCLUDED BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO: - ACCESS HEALTH - BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON, INC. - CHRIST CLINIC - DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER - EL CENTRO DE CORAZON - HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS - HOUSTON - HOPE CLINIC - HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER - INTERFAITH COMMUNITY CLINIC - LEGACY COMMUNITY CLINIC - LONE STAR FAMILY HEALTH CENTER - MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES - NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES - OPEN DOOR MISSION - SAN JOSE CLINIC - SANTA MARIA HOSTEL, INC. - SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER - STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER - THE ROSE - THE WOMEN'S HOME - TOMAGWA HEALTH CARE MINISTRIES, INC. - VECINO HEALTH CENTERSEDUCATIONHMH'S PRIMARY ACADEMIC PARTNER IS WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE IN NEW YORK. THE TWO INSTITUTIONS SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND COLLABORATE ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CARE, MORE THAN 500 HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY HAVE WEILL CORNELL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, AND HMH SPONSORS NEARLY ALL OF ITS OWN MEDICAL RESIDENTS IN VARIOUS SPECIALTIES - RANGING FROM NEUROSURGERY TO PATHOLOGY TO OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY - AND HOSTS SEVERAL MORE FROM OTHER MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.IN ADDITION, HMH COLLABORATES WITH MANY OTHER ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, RICE UNIVERSITY, BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY AND PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, AMONG OTHERS.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL ACTIVELY DEVELOPS AWARENESS INITIATIVES, SPONSORSHIPS AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CAN BE SEEN AT HEALTH SCREENINGS, EXERCISE AND NUTRITION PROMOTIONS, STRESS MANAGEMENT CLINICS AND OTHER HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.THROUGH THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP AND DONATIONS PROGRAM, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL DONATES TO HEALTH CARE RELATED CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AGENCIES THAT HAVE A MISSION IN ADVANCING HEALTH INITIATIVES. HEALTH INITIATIVES INCLUDE RAISING AWARENESS OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS, ADVANCING RESEARCH TO UNCOVER CURES FOR AILMENTS, INCREASING PATIENT'S ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES & SUPPORT, INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO SERVE AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL DONATES HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AS NEEDED TO NONPROFITS LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY THAT FACILITATE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE AGENCIES AND PATIENTS. SPONSORSHIP AND DONATION PARTNERS INCLUDE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, MARCH OF DIMES, INTERFAITH MINISTRIES, AND OTHERS. TYPICALLY, OVERALL DONATION AND SPONSORSHIP AMOUNTS ARE HIGHER FOR HOUSTON METHODIST. HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19, MANY ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WERE CANCELED. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES, HOUSTON METHODIST WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS COMMITMENTS AND PROVIDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO COMMUNITY AGENCIES.HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL WORKS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS OF THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATING THE POPULATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS THAT AFFECT THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS IN 2020 INCLUDED COVID-19 AWARENESS AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES, ALONG WITH HEART DISEASE EDUCATION/AWARENESS, BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS, DISSEMINATION OF COVID-19 HEALTH INFORMATION AND RADIO HEALTH TIPS. THOUGH IN-PERSON COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WERE LIMITED, THERE WAS A SHIFT TO VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND DIGITAL INFORMATION. THROUGHOUT 2020, HOUSTON METHODIST PROVIDED ONGOING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDING COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES AS PART OF THE HOUSTON METHODIST "STAY SAFE" CAMPAIGN. THIS CAMPAIGN INCLUDED MEDIA OUTREACH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH VIA MEDIUMS
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LIKE DIGITAL BILLBOARDS, RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT FOCUSED ON EDUCATION
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AROUND MASK WEARING, HAND HYGIENE, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND LIMITING HOLIDAY GATHERINGS. THE HOUSTON METHODIST DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE ALSO HOSTED WEBINARS ON COVID-19 FOCUSED ON TOPICS INCLUDING CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS, VIRUS TRANSMISSION AND MAINTAINING SAFETY DURING THE PANDEMIC.HOUSTON METHODIST CONCUSSION CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF CONCUSSION SPECIALISTS TO EDUCATE ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY STUDENT-ATHLETES, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCUSSION AWARENESS. THE CENTER HAS PROVIDED 320 COMMUNITY & SCHOOL EVENTS ON CONCUSSION EDUCATION AND BOOTHS REACHING OVER 47,000 PEOPLE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, EDUHERO, THE TWO-HOUR CONCUSSION EDUCATIONAL VIDEO, HAS BEEN VIEWED 12,875 TIMES ACROSS 380 TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS OF DECEMBER 2020.THE NANTZ NATIONAL ALZHEIMER CENTER ("NNAC") AT HMH ADVANCES RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, ONE OF THE LARGEST THREATS TO THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN OUR COUNTRY, THE NNAC HAS CONTRIBUTED IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION RELEVANT TO TREATMENT. MULTIPLE PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES ARE PROCEEDING TO EVALUATE VARIOUS APPROACHES AND NEW MEDICATIONS AIMED AT DELAYING THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE OR STOPPING ITS COURSE. THE CENTER, DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR ALZHEIMER'S, ADDRESSES ONE OF THE LARGEST HEALTH CRISES AFFECTING AMERICANS TODAY.HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY BY FULFILLING HOUSTON METHODIST'S MISSION THROUGH EXCEPTIONAL, HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AFFILIATIONS WITH ACADEMIC AND MEDICAL PARTNERS FOR IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL ALSO COOPERATES WITH LOCAL ENTITIES TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS. MEMBERS OF HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE TEAM ARE ON THE BOARDS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH CARE ISSUES THAT AFFECT PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES THAT DO BUSINESS IN HOUSTON.HOUSTON METHODIST'S EMPLOYEES HAVE A LONGSTANDING TRADITION OF SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. HOUSTON METHODIST EMPLOYEES DONATE TIME, TALENT AND MONEY TOWARDS MANY GREAT COMMUNITY CAUSES.IN 2020, ADMINISTRATIVE HOURS WERE ALLOCATED TO COORDINATE VOLUNTARY EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS TO MEET SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN OR PROVIDED A SERVICE TO THE FOLLOWING: HOUSTON FOOD BANK, ADOPT-A-FAMILY HOLIDAY PROGRAM, MEDICAL BRIDGES, VIRTUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION SESSIONS, MEDICAL MISSIONS, EMPLOYEE BLOOD DRIVES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES.A PROMINENT COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM PROVIDED IS HOUSTON METHODIST'S I CARE IN ACTION PROGRAM. I CARE IN ACTION ALLOWS HOUSTON METHODIST EMPLOYEES TIME OFF TO VOLUNTEER AT COMMUNITY CHARITIES. BY ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TIME OFF TO VOLUNTEER, HOUSTON METHODIST HELPS COMMUNITY AGENCIES SAVE FINANCIAL RESOURCES SO THAT MORE OF THEIR FUNDS CAN GO TOWARDS PROVIDING DIRECT CARE TO THEIR UNDERSERVED PATIENT AND CLIENT BASE. THE PROGRAM HAS MORE THAN 40 AGENCIES AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYEES TO SUPPORT. AGENCIES WITH VOLUNTEERS VIA THE I CARE IN ACTION PROGRAM PRIMARILY OCCURRED WITH HOUSTON FOOD BANK DUE TO THE SPIKE IN FOOD INSECURITY IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.IN 2020, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 800 VOLUNTEER HOURS THROUGH I CARE IN ACTION. THESE DONATED HOURS EQUATE TO A VOLUNTEER TIME VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $23,000. TYPICALLY, OVERALL VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE MUCH HIGHER FOR HOUSTON METHODIST. HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19 LIMITATIONS, MOST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WERE CANCELLED IN MARCH AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES, HOUSTON METHODIST STILL PROVIDED SPECIAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES THROUGH A SYSTEM WIDE FOOD DRIVE, WHERE 11,425 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DONATED TO THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOOD BANK. IN ADDITION TO THE I CARE IN ACTION PROGRAM, TIME WAS ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ACTIVITIES TO HELP MEET SPECIFIC COMMUNITY NEEDS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN OR PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR THE FOLLOWING: UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN, EMPLOYEE BLOOD DRIVES, THE ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM AND MORE. THE ADOPT-A-FAMILY HOLIDAY DONATION PROGRAM RESULTED IN 194 FAMILIES AND 378 CHILDREN BEING ADOPTED ACROSS THE SYSTEM.PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS:THANKS TO THE PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY HOUSTON METHODIST, MORE THAN 90,000 HOUSTONIANS BENEFIT FROM ANNUAL PEDIATRIC CHECK-UPS, PREVENTATIVE SCREENING, DENTAL CARE, DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES, COMPLEX SURGERIES AND A HOST OF OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENTS - CARE TO WHICH THEY MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS.HOUSTON METHODIST IS PLEASED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP WITH EL CENTRO DE CORAZON, WHICH SERVES A NEIGHBORHOOD OF NEARLY 106,000 PEOPLE IN HOUSTON'S EAST END. THIS CLINIC, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994, HAS GROWN WITH HOUSTON METHODIST'S HELP INTO A VIBRANT HEALTH CARE CENTER FOR THIS EXPANDING COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING STAFF, HOUSTON METHODIST ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING AND IN-KIND SERVICES, INCLUDING X-RAYS, IMMUNIZATIONS AND LABORATORY TESTING, FOR MORE THAN 10,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY.EL CENTRO DE CORAZON IS JUST ONE OF MANY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HOUSTON METHODIST HAS FOSTERED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. AN INITIATIVE THAT HAS HELPED PROVIDE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE SERVICE FOR THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY IS HOUSTON METHODIST'S COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM. ESTABLISHED IN 2013, THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED THE SERVICES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, NEPHROLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY, UROLOGY/GYNECOLOGY AND UROLOGY TO LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNER CLINICS SUCH AS LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HOPE CLINIC. FOR 2020, 950 PATIENTS WERE SEEN VIA THE HOUSTON METHODIST COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE PATIENTS SEEN IN THEIR MEDICAL HOMES BY HOUSTON METHODIST PHYSICIANS AND FELLOWS, THOSE PATIENTS ENCOUNTERED WHO HAD HEALTH CARE NEEDS THAT EXCEEDED THE SCOPE OF CAPABILITY FOR CARE WERE REFERRED INTO THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT TO GET THEM ON THE PATHWAY TO HEALTH AND HEALING. IN 2020, OF THE 950 PATIENTS SEEN VIA SCHOLARS IN THE COMMUNITY, 106 WERE REFERRED INTO THE HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.HOUSTON METHODIST ALSO PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 12 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND CHARITY CLINICS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA REPRESENTING MORE THAN 40 UNIQUE LOCATIONS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY NETWORK OF CARE PROGRAM. THE COMMUNITY NETWORK OF CARE PROVIDES FACILITATED REFERRALS TO UNDERSERVED/NON-RESOURCE HOUSTON METHODIST PATIENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING A PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME. IN 2020, MORE THAN 500 PATIENTS WERE CONNECTED TO A CLINIC IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION AND COPAY ASSISTANCE FOR THE FIRST APPOINTMENT TO ENSURE A WARM HANDOFF AND ASSIST THE PATIENT IN ESTABLISHING CARE AT THEIR NEW MEDICAL HOME.STARTING IN 2020, HOUSTON METHODIST PARTNERED WITH THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED COVID-19-POSITIVE PATIENTS AT SELECT HOUSTON METHODIST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WITH ESSENTIAL FOOD RESOURCES WHILE THEY WERE IN QUARANTINE. THIS INITIATIVE WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP EASE THE DIFFICULTIES THESE INDIVIDUALS FACED WITH ACCESSING FOOD WHILE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WERE CONTACTED AND OFFERED UNIQUE CODES THAT THEY COULD USE TO RECEIVE TWO WEEKS OF FOOD SUPPORT FROM THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK, DELIVERED RIGHT TO THEIR HOMES. A HOME DELIVERY COMPRISED OF 2-3 BOXES OF SHELF-STABLE FOOD CONTAINING PROTEIN, GRAIN, FRUIT, VEGETABLE, AND DAIRY. EACH DELIVERY WAS DIABETIC/PEANUT ALLERGEN FRIENDLY AND DESIGNED TO SERVE A FAMILY OF 4 FOR 7 DAYS. PATIENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE FOOD SUPPORT MUST BE COVID-19-POSITIVE OR FOOD INSECURE AND HIGH RISK FOR COVID-19 AND PATIENTS' INSURANCE TYPE MUST BE MEDICAID OR SELF-PAY. IN 2020, 86 CODES WERE DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM WIDE. THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE IN 2021.SUMMARYAS A SYSTEM, HOUSTON METHODIST MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND CHARITY CARE PROGRAM WHICH HAVE BEEN A RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. BASED ON IRS COST DEFINITIONS HOUSTON METHODIST PROVIDED $571.6 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020. IN ADDITION, BASED ON IRS COST DEFINITIONS, HOUSTON METHODIST PROVIDED $488.6 MILLION IN CARE TO MEDICARE, MEDICARE MANAGED CARE AND TRICARE/USPHP PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020.PART VI, LINE 7: TX
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