SCHEDULE H
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Hospitals
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2021
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL
 
Employer identification number

74-1180155
Part I
Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Yes
No
1a
Did the organization have a financial assistance policy during the tax year? If "No," skip to question 6a . . . .
1a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," was it a written policy? ......................
1b
Yes
 
2
If the organization had multiple hospital facilities, indicate which of the following best describes application of the financial assistance policy to its various hospital facilities during the tax year.
3
Answer the following based on the financial assistance eligibility criteria that applied to the largest number of the organization's patients during the tax year.
a
Did the organization use Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) as a factor in determining eligibility for providing free care?
If "Yes," indicate which of the following was the FPG family income limit for eligibility for free care:
3a
Yes
 
%
b
Did the organization use FPG as a factor in determining eligibility for providing discounted care? If "Yes," indicate
which of the following was the family income limit for eligibility for discounted care: . . . . . . . .
3b
Yes
 
c
If the organization used factors other than FPG in determining eligibility, describe in Part VI the criteria used for determining eligibility for free or discounted care. Include in the description whether the organization used an asset test or other threshold, regardless of income, as a factor in determining eligibility for free or discounted care.
4
Did the organization's financial assistance policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year provide for free or discounted care to the "medically indigent"? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Yes

 
5a
Did the organization budget amounts for free or discounted care provided under its financial assistance policy during
the tax year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5a

Yes

 
b
If "Yes," did the organization's financial assistance expenses exceed the budgeted amount? . . . . . .
5b
Yes
 
c
If "Yes" to line 5b, as a result of budget considerations, was the organization unable to provide free or discountedcare to a patient who was eligibile for free or discounted care? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5c
 
No
6a
Did the organization prepare a community benefit report during the tax year? . . . . . . . . .
6a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization make it available to the public? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6b
Yes
 
Complete the following table using the worksheets provided in the Schedule H instructions. Do not submit these worksheets with the Schedule H.
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Financial Assistance and Certain Other Community Benefits at Cost
Financial Assistance and
Means-Tested
Government Programs
 (a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community benefit expense (d) Direct offsetting revenue (e) Net community benefit expense (f) Percent of total expense
a Financial Assistance at cost
(from Worksheet 1) . . . 		    140,443,302 0 140,443,302 5.210 %
b Medicaid (from Worksheet 3, column a) . . . . .     81,037,740 63,033,099 18,004,641 0.670 %
c Costs of other means-tested government programs (from Worksheet 3, column b) . .     21,153 1,068 20,085 0 %
d Total Financial Assistance and Means-Tested Government Programs . . . . .     221,502,195 63,034,167 158,468,028 5.880 %
Other Benefits
e Community health improvement services and community benefit operations (from Worksheet 4).     710,361 0 710,361 0.030 %
f Health professions education (from Worksheet 5) . . .     61,504,663 14,677,740 46,826,923 1.740 %
g Subsidized health services (from Worksheet 6) . . . .            
h Research (from Worksheet 7) .     112,122,779 45,772,410 66,350,369 2.460 %
i Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit (from Worksheet 8) . . . .     4,404,912 0 4,404,912 0.160 %
j Total. Other Benefits . .     178,742,715 60,450,150 118,292,565 4.390 %
k Total. Add lines 7d and 7j .     400,244,910 123,484,317 276,760,593 10.270 %
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Cat. No. 50192T Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
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Part II
Community Building Activities Complete this table if the organization conducted any community building activities during the tax year, and describe in Part VI how its community building activities promoted the health of the communities it serves.
(a) Number of activities or programs (optional) (b) Persons served (optional) (c) Total community building expense (d) Direct offsetting
revenue 		(e) Net community building expense (f) Percent of total expense
1 Physical improvements and housing            
2 Economic development            
3 Community support            
4 Environmental improvements            
5 Leadership development and
training for community members		            
6 Coalition building            
7 Community health improvement advocacy            
8 Workforce development            
9 Other            
10 Total            
Part III
Bad Debt, Medicare, & Collection Practices
Section A. Bad Debt Expense
Yes
No
1
Did the organization report bad debt expense in accordance with Healthcare Financial Management Association Statement No. 15? ..........................
1
Yes
 
2
Enter the amount of the organization's bad debt expense. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount. ......
2
16,296,677
3
Enter the estimated amount of the organization's bad debt expense attributable to patients eligible under the organization's financial assistance policy. Explain in Part VI the methodology used by the organization to estimate this amount and the rationale, if any, for including this portion of bad debt as community benefit. ......
3
0
4
Provide in Part VI the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes bad debt expense or the page number on which this footnote is contained in the attached financial statements.
Section B. Medicare
5
Enter total revenue received from Medicare (including DSH and IME).....
5
388,319,025
6
Enter Medicare allowable costs of care relating to payments on line 5.....
6
483,213,669
7
Subtract line 6 from line 5. This is the surplus (or shortfall)........
7
-94,894,644
8
Describe in Part VI the extent to which any shortfall reported in line 7 should be treated as community benefit.Also describe in Part VI the costing methodology or source used to determine the amount reported on line 6.Check the box that describes the method used:
Section C. Collection Practices
9a
Did the organization have a written debt collection policy during the tax year? ..........
9a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization’s collection policy that applied to the largest number of its patients during the tax year
contain provisions on the collection practices to be followed for patients who are known to qualify for financial assistance? Describe in Part VI .........................

9b

Yes

 
Part IV
Management Companies and Joint Ventures(owned 10% or more by officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and physicians—see instructions)
(a) Name of entity (b) Description of primary
activity of entity 		(c) Organization's
profit % or stock
ownership % 		(d) Officers, directors,
trustees, or key
employees' profit %
or stock ownership % 		(e) Physicians'
profit % or stock
ownership %
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
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Part VFacility Information
Section A. Hospital Facilities
(list in order of size from largest to smallest—see instructions)How many hospital facilities did the organization operate during the tax year?1Name, address, primary website address, and state license number (and if a group return, the name and EIN of the subordinate hospital organization that operates the hospital facility) 		Licensed Hospital General Medical and Surgical Children's Hospital Teaching Hospital Critical Access Hospital Research Facility ER-24Hours ER-Other Other (describe) Facility reporting group
1 HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL
6565 FANNIN
HOUSTON,TX77030
WWW.HOUSTONMETHODIST.ORG
000124 		X X   X     X   SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, PSYCH, REHAB UNITS  
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section B. Facility Policies and Practices

(Complete a separate Section B for each of the hospital facilities or facility reporting groups listed in Part V, Section A)
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Line number of hospital facility, or line numbers of hospital facilities in a facility
reporting group (from Part V, Section A): 		1
Yes No
Community Health Needs Assessment
1 Was the hospital facility first licensed, registered, or similarly recognized by a state as a hospital facility in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year?........................ 1   No
2 Was the hospital facility acquired or placed into service as a tax-exempt hospital in the current tax year or the immediately preceding tax year? If “Yes,” provide details of the acquisition in Section C............... 2   No
3 During the tax year or either of the two immediately preceding tax years, did the hospital facility conduct a community health needs assessment (CHNA)? If "No," skip to line 12...................... 3 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate what the CHNA report describes (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
4 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last conducted a CHNA: 20 19
5 In conducting its most recent CHNA, did the hospital facility take into account input from persons who represent the broad interests of the community served by the hospital facility, including those with special knowledge of or expertise in public health? If "Yes," describe in Section C how the hospital facility took into account input from persons who represent the community, and identify the persons the hospital facility consulted ................. 5 Yes  
6 a Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more other hospital facilities? If "Yes," list the other hospital facilities in Section C.................................. 6a Yes  
b Was the hospital facility’s CHNA conducted with one or more organizations other than hospital facilities?” If “Yes,” list the other organizations in Section C. ............................ 6b Yes  
7 Did the hospital facility make its CHNA report widely available to the public?.............. 7 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the CHNA report was made widely available (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
8 Did the hospital facility adopt an implementation strategy to meet the significant community health needs
identified through its most recently conducted CHNA? If "No," skip to line 11. .............. 		8 Yes  
9 Indicate the tax year the hospital facility last adopted an implementation strategy: 20 19
10 Is the hospital facility's most recently adopted implementation strategy posted on a website?......... 10 Yes  
a If "Yes" (list url): HTTPS://WWW.HOUSTONMETHODIST.ORG/CHNA/
b If "No," is the hospital facility’s most recently adopted implementation strategy attached to this return? ...... 10b    
11 Describe in Section C how the hospital facility is addressing the significant needs identified in its most recently conducted CHNA and any such needs that are not being addressed together with the reasons why such needs are not being addressed.
12a Did the organization incur an excise tax under section 4959 for the hospital facility's failure to conduct a CHNA as required by section 501(r)(3)?............................... 12a   No
b If "Yes" on line 12a, did the organization file Form 4720 to report the section 4959 excise tax?........ 12b    
c If "Yes" on line 12b, what is the total amount of section 4959 excise tax the organization reported on Form 4720 for all of its hospital facilities? $  

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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP)
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written financial assistance policy that:
13 Explained eligibility criteria for financial assistance, and whether such assistance included free or discounted care? 13 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate the eligibility criteria explained in the FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
14 Explained the basis for calculating amounts charged to patients?................. 14 Yes  
15 Explained the method for applying for financial assistance?................... 15 Yes  
If “Yes,” indicate how the hospital facility’s FAP or FAP application form (including accompanying instructions) explained the method for applying for financial assistance (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
16 Was widely publicized within the community served by the hospital facility?........ 16 Yes  
If "Yes," indicate how the hospital facility publicized the policy (check all that apply):
a
HOUSTONMETHODIST.ORG/PAY-YOUR-BILL/NEW-POLICIES/
b
SAME AS 16.A.
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Billing and Collections
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
17 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a separate billing and collections policy, or a written financial assistance policy (FAP) that explained all of the actions the hospital facility or other authorized party may take upon nonpayment?.................................. 17 Yes  
18 Check all of the following actions against an individual that were permitted under the hospital facility's policies during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP:
a
b
c
d
e
f
19 Did the hospital facility or other authorized party perform any of the following actions during the tax year before making reasonable efforts to determine the individual’s eligibility under the facility’s FAP?............ 19   No
If "Yes," check all actions in which the hospital facility or a third party engaged:
a
b
c
d
e
20 Indicate which efforts the hospital facility or other authorized party made before initiating any of the actions listed (whether or not checked) in line 19. (check all that apply):
a
b
c
d
e
f
Policy Relating to Emergency Medical Care
21 Did the hospital facility have in place during the tax year a written policy relating to emergency medical care that required the hospital facility to provide, without discrimination, care for emergency medical conditions to individuals regardless of their eligibility under the hospital facility’s financial assistance policy?.................. 21 Yes  
If "No," indicate why:
a
b
c
d
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Charges to Individuals Eligible for Assistance Under the FAP (FAP-Eligible Individuals)
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL
Name of hospital facility or letter of facility reporting group  
Yes No
22 Indicate how the hospital facility determined, during the tax year, the maximum amounts that can be charged to FAP-eligible individuals for emergency or other medically necessary care.
a
b
c
d
23 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual to whom the hospital facility provided emergency or other medically necessary services more than the amounts generally billed to individuals who had insurance covering such care? ............................... 23   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
24 During the tax year, did the hospital facility charge any FAP-eligible individual an amount equal to the gross charge for any service provided to that individual? ........................... 24   No
If "Yes," explain in Section C.
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Part V
Facility Information (continued)
Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B. Provide descriptions required for Part V, Section B, lines 2, 3j, 5, 6a, 6b, 7d, 11, 13b, 13h, 15e, 16j, 18e, 19e, 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 21c, 21d, 23, and 24. If applicable, provide separate descriptions for each hospital facility in a facility reporting group, designated by facility reporting group letter and hospital facility line number from Part V, Section A (“A, 1,” “A, 4,” “B, 2,” “B, 3,” etc.) and name of hospital facility.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: GENERAL NOTE:THE METHODIST HOSPITAL IS DOING BUSINESS AS HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL ("HMH"), HOUSTON METHODIST AS A SYSTEM, IS REPRESENTED AS HOUSTON METHODIST.PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5 HMH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER HOUSTON METHODIST FACILITIES, IDENTIFIED ITS' COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR THE 2020 - 2022 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) IN 2019. KEY COMPONENTS OF THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDED SURVEYING PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIVING WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) THAT HOUSTON METHODIST FACILITIES ARE LOCATED WITHIN, ALONG WITH OTHER TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS ANY INFORMATION GAPS AND UNCOVER THE MOST PRESSING CONCERNS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.PHASE 1: COMMUNITY FEEDBACK COLLECTIONDEVELOPING SURVEY QUESTIONS: THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING THE CHNA FOR HOUSTON METHODIST REQUIRED THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM TO FIRST UNDERSTAND WHAT MATTERED MOST TO THE POPULATION SURROUNDING ITS EIGHT HOSPITALS IN GREATER HOUSTON. TO DO THIS, THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS WORKED WITH LEADERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONDUCTED SECONDARY RESEARCH TO DEVELOP NEW AND REFINE PAST SURVEY QUESTIONS THAT WOULD HELP HOUSTON METHODIST GAIN THE INSIGHT INTO THE TOP SOCIAL AND HEALTH PRIORITIES OF OUR CITY. THE SURVEY CONSISTED OF 29 QUESTIONS AND WERE DIVIDED UNDER THE CATEGORIES OF: -TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF -TELL US ABOUT YOUR HEALTH -TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY -TELL US HOW YOU FEELDISTRIBUTING THE SURVEY: AFTER THE QUESTIONS WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE SURVEY, THE SURVEYS WERE THEN DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY AND IN HARD COPY FORM ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY. HARD COPY SURVEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 10 DIFFERENT FACILITIES PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE UNINSURED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATION: -CHRIST CLINIC -EL CENTRO DE CORAZON -HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS -HOPE CLINIC -INTERFAITH CLINIC -LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH -NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES -SAN JOSE CLINIC -STEPHEN F. AUSTIN CLINIC -VECINO HEALTH CENTERSHARD COPY SURVEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT HOUSTON METHODIST'S FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER DUE TO THE VARIETY OF PATIENTS AND GUESTS WHO COME TO THE LOCATION FROM MORE THAN EIGHT COUNTIES AND AT HOUSTON METHODIST WEST. ELECTRONIC SURVEYS WERE POSTED ON VARIOUS SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO CAPTURE AN UNCONTROLLED GROUP OF RESPONDENTS. OVERALL, MORE THAN 980 PEOPLE WERE SURVEYED.SURVEY RESULTS ANALYZED: SURVEYED FACILITIES WERE GIVEN ONE MONTH TO COLLECT RESPONSES FROM THE CLIENT/PATIENT BASE BEING SERVICED. RESPONSE COLLECTION BEGAN JULY 9, 2019 AND ENDED AUG. 9, 2019. ONCE ALL RESPONSES WERE COLLECTED, HOUSTON METHODIST CONTRACTED AN EXTERNAL MARKET ANALYSIS AGENCY TO CONDUCT SIMPLE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT.PHASE 2: COMMUNITY LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACKSELECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS, AND LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH AGENCIES: HOUSTON METHODIST COLLABORATED WITH EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL AND CHI ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL TO COMPILE A LIST OF TOP HEALTH AND COMMUNITY EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY AND STATE TO SUPPORT THE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION. THE THIRD PARTY DEVELOPED A SET OF KEY QUESTIONS COVERING RELEVANT HEALTH AND SOCIAL TOPICS BASED ON THE COLLABORATIVE FEEDBACK. EXPERTS AND LEADERS WERE PULLED FROM A VARIETY OF SPECIALTY AREAS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DISEASE SPECIALISTS, INSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES, NONPROFIT LEADERS AND MORE. THOSE ENGAGED WERE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD AND REPRESENTED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE/CHARITY CLINICS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, HOSPITALS, MULTI-SERVICE AGENCIES, HIGHER EDUCATION AND MORE.SELECTION OF MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS: THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS RECEIVED THE PRIMARY INPUT ON THE NEEDS OF THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF A SURVEY IN WHICH MEMBERS WERE ASKED TO ANSWER A SERIES OF QUESTIONS SUCH AS: -WHAT ARE THE 5 MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR YOUR CITY/COMMUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED HEALTHY? -WHAT ARE THE 5 BIGGEST BARRIERS THAT PREVENT FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT?INPUT COLLECTION: INPUT FROM PERSON(S) WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE -VICE PRESIDENT, POPULATION HEALTH - HOUSTON METHODIST -DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES - HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL -PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - THE ROSE -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FORT BEND WOMEN'S CENTER -SERGEANT - FORT BEND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT - COMMUNITY RELATIONS, UNITED WAY OF HARRIS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - COASTAL AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC) -FORMER CEO - COMMUNITY HEALTH CHOICE -PRESIDENT & CEO - ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEXICAN AMERICANS -INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT - HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - AVENUE CDC -VICE PRESIDENT - PSYCHIATRY, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL -DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES - HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL -CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - CHILD ADVOCATES OF FORT BEND -MANAGER OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE TEAM - MONTGOMERY COUNTY WOMEN'S CENTER -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - TRI COUNTY SERVICES BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE -PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - CHILDREN AT RISK -CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - SANTA MARIA HOSTEL, INC. -ANONYMOUS REPRESENTATIVE - CHAMBERS COUNTY -FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - MIDTOWN ARTS AND THEATER CENTER HOUSTON -PROGRAM DIRECTOR - HOUSTON METHODIST ENDOCRINOLOGY FELLOWSHIP - HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL -REPRESENTATIVE -CITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION -CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IDD (MHMRA)INPUT COLLECTION: INPUT FROM FEDERAL, REGIONAL, STATE OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS /AGENCIES -SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE - GALVESTON COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT -DIRECTOR - FORT BEND COUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES -SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE - HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT -ANONYMOUS REPRESENTATIVE - HARRIS COUNTY -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - HARRIS COUNTY PHES -SENIOR POLICY PLANNER - HARRIS COUNTY PHESINPUT COLLECTION: INPUT FROM LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS -CEO - THE WOMEN'S HOME -PRESIDENT & CEO - NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM SERVICES/BAKER RIPLEY -VP OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS - NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM SERVICES/BAKER RIPLEY -CEO - FORT BEND SENIORS -FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO - UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON -ASSOCIATE CENTER DIRECTOR - MAMIE GEORGE COMMUNITY CENTER, CATHOLIC CHARITIES- FORT BEND -EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - GULF COAST MEDICAL FOUNDATION -CEO - LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH -CMO - LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH -CEO - HOPE CLINIC (FQHC) -PRESIDENT & CEO - CATHOLIC CHARITIES - ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON -CEO - PATIENT CARE INTERVENTION CENTER (PCIC) -CEO - FORT BEND FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. DBA ACCESSHEALTH -PRESIDENT & CEO - HOUSTON AREA FOOD BANK -CEO - LONESTAR FAMILY HEALTH CENTER -PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - INTERFAITH -CEO - CHRIST CLINIC -CEO - HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS-HOUSTON -CEO - THE ARC OF FORT BEND COUNTY-FORT BEND -COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIRECTOR - UNITED WAY OF BRAZORIA COUNTY -CEO - EL CENTRO DE CORAZON -CMO - EL CENTRO DE CORAZON -DIRECTOR, CLINIC OPERATIONS - INTERFAITH COMMUNITY CLINIC -CEO - FORT BEND REGIONAL COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE -SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY -CEO - AIDS FOUNDATION OF HOUSTONINPUT COLLECTION: INPUT FROM MEMBERS WITH BROAD INTERESTS IN THE COMMUNITY -MENTAL HEALTH UNIT COMMANDER - GALVESTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPUTIES -COUNTY JUDGE WALLER COUNTY -PRESIDENT & CEO - GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP -EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - HDEART CONSORTIUM, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M -PRESIDENT & CEO - EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION -SHERIFF - LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE -DIRECTOR - DIVISION OF NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND OBESITY, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL FACILITIES THAT HMH CONDUCTED A CHNA WITH INCLUDE:-HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST WEST HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST BAYTOWN HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST CLEAR LAKE HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL-HOUSTON METHODIST THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: HOUSTON METHODIST PARTNERED WITH EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION TO COLLECT FIRST PHASE OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS FOR THE CHNA.HOUSTON METHODIST COLLABORATED WITH EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL AND CHI ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL TO COMPILE A LIST OF TOP HEALTH AND COMMUNITY EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY AND STATE TO SUPPORT THE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED BY A THIRD PARTY, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION. THE THIRD PARTY DEVELOPED A SET OF KEY QUESTIONS COVERING RELEVANT HEALTH AND SOCIAL TOPICS BASED ON THE COLLABORATIVE FEEDBACK. EXPERTS AND LEADERS WERE PULLED FROM A VARIETY OF SPECIALTY AREAS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DISEASE SPECIALISTS, INSURANCE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES, NONPROFIT LEADERS AND MORE. THOSE ENGAGED WERE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD AND REPRESENTED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, FREE/CHARITY CLINICS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, HOSPITALS, MULTISERVICE AGENCIES, HIGHER EDUCATION AND MORE.
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: IN ADDITION TO THE CONDUCTED CHNA BEING MADE EASILY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE HOUSTON METHODIST WEBSITE AND THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS MAKING A HARD COPY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FREE OF CHARGE, THE CHNA WAS ALSO WIDELY DISTRIBUTED VIA AN EMAIL BLAST TO MORE THAN 1,000 RECIPIENTS AROUND THE CITY, FACILITATED BY HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, OF WHICH INCLUDED STAKEHOLDERS, OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, ETC. IN ADDITION, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS OFFICE PRESENTED THE CHNA FINDINGS TO AUDIENCES AT HMH AND OTHER EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS TO FURTHER PUBLICIZE EFFORTS.
HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: HMH WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE TOP FOUR HEALTH PRIORITIES OF ITS COMMUNITY VIA THE CHNA PROCESS. THE HEALTH PRIORITIES THAT HMH IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE CHNA ARE AS FOLLOWS: -INCREASING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY -REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES FOR THE SURROUNDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY -PROMOTING HEALTH LIVING BEHAVIORS TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHRONIC DISEASE DEVELOPMENT -INCREASING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITHIN THE SURROUNDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY2021 HEALTH NEED: INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY2021 GOALS: -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS UTILIZING THE VIRTUAL CARE PLATFORM FROM 9,500 TO 10,500 BY END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICALS FROM 2,200 IN 2020 TO 2,500 IN 2021. -TO ENGAGE 25 COACHES/COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ATTEND 100% OF AWARENESS PROGRAM BY END OF Q2 2021. -TO INCREASE THE SHOW RATE OF HMH UNDERSERVED PATIENTS REFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY NETWORK OF CARE PROGRAM FROM 57% TO 65% BY END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE VOLUME AT THE BELLAIRE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC FROM ESTIMATED 2,800 ANNUALIZED VISITS IN 2020 TO 2,900 ANNUALIZED VISITS BY END OF Q4 2021. -TO REDUCE APPOINTMENT NO SHOW RATES FROM AN ESTIMATED 5.55% IN 2020 TO 5% ACROSS THE PRIMARY CARE GROUP BY THE END OF Q4.2021 OUTCOMES: -AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, THE TOTAL VIRTUAL URGENT CARE VISITS FOR PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS EXCEEDED THE GOAL OF 10,500 PATIENT VISITS. DUE TO COVID-19, THERE WAS AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR VIRTUAL VISITS AND AN EXPANSION AND GROWTH IN TELEHEALTH CAPACITY AND VOLUME. THERE WERE 26,262 VIRTUAL URGENT CARE VISITS IN 2021, WITH 24,621 VIRTUAL URGENT CARE VISITS COMPLETED BY A HOUSTON METHODIST PROVIDER. -IN 2021, 2,255 STUDENTS RECEIVED PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMS. THE GOAL TO INCREASE PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICALS TO 2,500 WAS NOT MET DUE TO COVID-19 LIMITATIONS. -DUE TO COVID-19, RELATED EVENTS AND OUTREACH VISITS WERE CANCELLED IN 2021. EVENTS ARE TENTATIVELY PLANNED TO BEGIN AGAIN IN SPRING 2022. -IN 2021, 163 ELIGIBLE PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO THE COMMUNITY NETWORK OF CARE PROGRAM, WITH 141 PATIENTS ACCEPTING APPOINTMENTS, 208 ELIGIBLE REFERRED PATIENTS ACCEPTING COPAY, TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD ASSISTANCE. -AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, THERE WERE 5,898 VISITS IN SAME DAY CLINICS IN HMH SERVICE AREA, A 103% INCREASE OVER THE ORIGINAL GOAL OF 2,900. -AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, APPOINTMENT NO-SHOW RATES DECREASED BEYOND THE GOAL OF 5% TO 4.39%. 2021 HEALTH NEED: REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES FOR THE SURROUNDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY2021 GOALS: -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED ATHLETIC TRAINING/SPORTS MEDICINE IN 2020 FROM 10,973 TO 12,509 (14% INCREASE) BY Q4 OF 2021. -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TELEMEDICINE VISITS FROM AN ESTIMATED 18 IN 2020 TO 35 BY THE END OF Q4 FOR 2021. -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL NAVIGATION SUPPORT FROM 425 TO 446 (5% INCREASE FROM 2020) BY Q4 2021. -TO INCREASE LUNG CANCER SCREENING UTILIZATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 125 IN 2020 BY 20% BY END OF Q4 2021. -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLINICAL TRIALS INCLUSIVE OF MINORITY POPULATIONS BY AT LEAST 2% BY END OF Q4 OF 2021, FROM 9.2% IN 2020 TO 11.2% BY Q4 2021. -TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OFFERED VIA COMMUNITY SCHOLARS FROM 8 SPECIALTIES TO 10 SPECIALTIES WHILE TREATING MORE COMPLEX CASES WITHIN HMH BASED ON PROGRAM REFERRALS BY REMOVING PHYSICAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE TMC FACILITIES BY END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (ACHD) OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT VOLUMES BY 60% (FROM 1,355 IN 2020) BY THE END OF Q4 2021. -TO INCREASE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ENCOUNTERS BY 100% (FROM 1,294 IN 2020) BY THE END OF Q4 2021. -TO INCREASE PET/CT IMAGING BY 200% (FROM 1,694 IN 2020) AT THE END OF Q4 2021. -TO INCREASE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH COUNSELING SERVICES FROM 64 PATIENTS IN 2020 TO 150 CANCER PATIENTS BY THE END OF Q4 2021. -TO INCREASE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMPLEX CARE INITIATIVE BY 40% FROM 576 IN 2020 TO 650 BY END OF Q4 OF 2021. -TO INCREASE THE TRANSITIONAL CARE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT BY 10% FROM 751 IN 2020 TO 825 BY END OF Q4 OF 2021. -TO REDUCE THE APPOINTMENT NO SHOW RATE FROM APPROXIMATELY 5% IN 2020 TO 4.85% ACROSS SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP IN 2021.2021 OUTCOMES: -25 PROSPECTIVE SCHOOLS WERE VISITED IN 2021, WITH 14,732 STUDENTS SEEN BY ATHLETIC TRAINER/SPORTS MEDICINE SPECIALIST. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES INCREASED BY 34%. -21 TELEMEDICINE CONSULTS WERE OFFERED IN 2021 FOR AN 17% INCREASE FROM 2020 BY PROMOTING SERVICES TO 36 COMMUNITIES / SCHOOLS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. -IN 2021, 532 PATIENTS WERE PROVIDED FINANCIAL NAVIGATION BY THE ONCOLOGY LIAISON. -204 LUNG CANCER SCREENING REFERRALS WERE MADE BY A SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN WITH 180 PIVOTAL (NEW) LUNG CANCER SCREENINGS COMPLETED IN 2021 IN 2021. -THE CLINICAL TRIAL ACCRUAL RATE FOR MINORITIES AND WOMEN WAS 8.4% IN 2021. -249 UNIQUE PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR ADDITIONAL CARE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM. -WITH TWO PHYSICIANS INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IN 2021, 1,599 OUTPATIENT ACHD PATIENT VISITS FOR AN 18% INCREASE FROM 2020. -WITH ONE PHYSICIAN INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IN 2021, 1,949 PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PATIENT VISITS FOR A 51% INCREASE FROM 2020. -WITH TWO PHYSICIANS INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM IN 2021, 2,246 PET/CT IMAGING PATIENTS ENCOUNTER A 51% INCREASE FROM 2020. -IN 2021, 211 PATIENTS REFERRED FOR COUNSELING SERVICES WITH 176 PROVIDED SESSIONS FOR AN 83% SHOW RATE OUT OF 274 PHQ9 SCREENINGS FROM 1,361 DISTRESS SCREENINGS. -848 PATIENTS (16% INCREASE FROM 2020) WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. 696 PATIENTS GRADUATED FROM THE COMPLEX CARE PROGRAM IN 2021 FOR A 21% INCREASE. -1,246 PATIENTS (26% INCREASE FROM 2020) WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. 824 PATIENTS GRADUATED FROM THE TRANSITIONAL CARE PROGRAM IN 2021 FOR A 10% INCREASE. -IN 2021, 77.31% OF APPOINTMENTS WERE CONFIRMED WITH 1.84% RESCHEDULED FOR THE NO-SHOW RATE TO END AT 4.3%. 2021 HEALTH NEED: INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITHIN HOUSTON METHODIST'S SURROUNDING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY2021 GOALS: -TO INCREASE SUICIDE SCREENING COMPLIANCE FROM 86% (2020) TO 90% (2021) AT HMH FOR INPATIENT UNITS, ICUS AND OBSERVATION UNITS BY END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE SUICIDE SCREENING COMPLIANCE FROM 92% (2020) TO 95% (2021) FOR HMH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BY END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE TELEPSYCHIATRY UTILIZATION AT HMH FROM 800 TOTAL INPATIENT AND ED CALLS IN 2020 TO 840 TOTAL CALLS BY END OF Q4 2021, CONTRIBUTING TO SYSTEM WIDE GOAL. -TO INCREASE PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH COUNSELING SERVICES FROM 64 PATIENTS IN 2020 TO 150 CANCER PATIENTS BY THE END OF Q4 2021. -TO ONBOARD TWO COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES, INCLUDING NETWORK OF CARE PARTNERS, TO THE MENTAL HEALTH SUB-INITIATIVE AND BEGIN REFERRALS BY THE END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF HMH PATIENTS COMPLETING THEIR POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UP VISITS BETWEEN DAYS 1 AND 7 FROM 15% (2020) TO 34% BY END OF Q4 2021.2021 OUTCOMES: -IN 2021, THE INPATIENT SUICIDE SCREENING COMPLIANCE RATES FOR HMH WAS 88%. -AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, THE HMH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SUICIDE SCREENING COMPLIANCE RATE WAS 88%. -IN 2021, TELEPSYCHIATRY UTILIZATION INCREASED ACROSS HOUSTON METHODIST BY 40% FROM 5,921 CALLS IN 2020 TO 8,278 CALLS IN 2021 FOR PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY OR SECONDARY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS. HMH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS THROUGH AN INCREASE FROM 800 CALLS IN 2020 TO 1,014 CALLS IN 2021, REPRESENTING A 27% INCREASE. -1,361 DISTRESS SCREENING SUPPORT SERVICE RESULTED IN 211 PATIENT REFERRALS FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH COUNSELING SERVICES WITH 83% SHOW RATE. -AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, THE GOAL OF ONBOARDING TWO MENTAL HEALTH CARE-FOCUSED PARTNERS WAS NOT MET. DUE TO COVID-19, THERE WAS A SHIFT IN PRIORITIES AND EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF CARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC SUCH AS FOOD SUPPORT AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE. FOR 2022, EFFORTS WILL RESUME ON ESTABLISHING THIS INITIATIVE. -IN 2021, 1,331 REFERRALS WERE MADE TO POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UPS THAT RESULTED IN 516 SCHEDULED VISITS WITH A 100% SHOW RATE. 13 PATIENTS WERE ALSO REFERRED TO THE HOUSTON METHODIST RESIDENCY CLINIC.
2021 HEALTH NEED: PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING BEHAVIORS TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHRONIC DISEASE DEVELOPMENT2021 GOALS: -TO HOST TWO CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENTS WITH ONE EVENT FOCUSED ON THE TOPIC OF PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE ACCESS IN MARCH OF 2021; THE OTHER, BASED ON ATTENDEE FEEDBACK FROM THE FIRST EVENT BY THE END OF Q4 WITH AN OVERALL AUDIENCE SATISFACTION RATING OF 85%+ FOR BOTH. -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF AD-HOC EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDED IN THE METRO HOUSTON AREA FROM 4 PROGRAMS IN 2021 TO 18 PER YEAR BY END OF Q4 (A 20% INCREASE FROM AN AVERAGE OF 15 PER YEAR). -TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LONG-TERM COMMUNITY CENTER PARTNERSHIPS FROM 7 TO 10, PROVIDING A SERIES PROGRAMS ADDRESSING STROKE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TOPICS BY END OF Q4. -TO INCREASE THE GUIDED TRACK ENGAGEMENT WHICH OFFERS HOUSTON METHODIST EMPLOYEES WELLNESS INITIATIVES THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE ON HEALTHY LIVING FROM 82.2% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION IN 2020 TO 84% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION BY Q4 OF 2021. -TO INCREASE THE COMPLETION RATE OF GUIDED TRACK PARTICIPANTS FROM 86% IN 2020 TO 88% BY Q4 OF 2021. -TO ONBOARD FOUR NEW FAITH AGENCIES TO THE FAITH HEALTH INITIATIVE IN PROXIMITY OF THE PATIENT POPULATION IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING NETWORK OF CARE FACILITIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE 610 LOOP AND IN A 10-MILE RADIUS OF HMH BY END OF Q4. -TO ESTABLISH TWO HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS TO BE OFFERED AT COMMUNITY PHYSICAL EVENTS BY THE END OF Q4. TOPICS INCLUDE MEN'S/WOMEN'S HEALTH, SKIN CARE AWARENESS, AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH. -TO ACHIEVE AN AGGREGATE WEIGHT LOSS OF 5% FROM 3.08% IN 2021 UPON COMPLETION OF THE 6-MONTH CURRICULUM AMONG ALL COHORTS THROUGHOUT HOUSTON METHODIST BY THE END OF Q4.2021 OUTCOMES: -IN 2021, 6 EVENTS WERE HELD WITH 97% SATISFACTION RATE OF ATTENDEES. -AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, 19 EVENTS WERE SCHEDULED WITH 265 ATTENDEES FOR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. -IN 2021, 4 LONG-TERM COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WERE ESTABLISHED FOR HOUSTON METHODIST TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL STROKE AWARENESS PROGRAMMING AND 1 NEWLY IDENTIFIED LOCATION FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. -68% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION ENROLLED IN THE GUIDED TRACK IN 2021. -896 EMPLOYEES AND SPOUSES ELIGIBLE FOR THE GUIDED TRACK WITH 82% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED GUIDED TRACK. -IN 2021, ONE FAITH AGENCY WAS ONBOARDED WITHIN THE HMH SERVICE AREA TO OFFER COMPASSIONATE CARE SERVICE WHICH RESULTED IN 23 PATIENT REFERRALS. -DUE TO COVID-19, ALL EVENT PLANNING WAS PUT ON HOLD, WITH PLANS TO RESUME IN SPRING 2022. -DUE TO COVID-19, THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PAUSE IN 2021, WITH A TENTATIVE START DATE OF MARCH 2022.HEALTH NEEDS NOT BEING ADDRESSED:THERE ARE NO IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS BASED ON THE 2019 CHNA SURVEY THAT HOUSTON METHODIST IS NOT ACTIVELY WORKING TO ADDRESS. HOUSTON METHODIST EXPANDED UPON ITS PRIORITIES BASED ON THE SURVEY FINDINGS OF THE ORIGINAL 2019 CHNA TO FOCUS ON KEY AREAS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY UNABLE TO BE ADDRESSED. DUE TO AN EXPANSION OF THE SYSTEM'S FOCUS ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, HOUSTON METHODIST IS ABLE TO ADDRESS KEY AREAS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY IDENTIFIED AS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE ADDRESSED. IN 2021, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WERE ALLOCATED TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATIONAL EMPOWERMENT AND PROMOTING HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS WHICH ENCOMPASS THE ORIGINAL THREE AREAS THAT WERE FIRST THOUGHT TO BE UNABLE TO BE ADDRESSED, INCLUDING LOW CRIME/SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD, GOOD SCHOOLS/STRONG EDUCATION SYSTEM AND CLEAN AIR AND WATER QUALITY.THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION GRANT PROGRAM, HOUSTON METHODIST ESTABLISHED THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION GRANT AND THE SOCIAL EQUITY GRANT WHICH FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH INEQUITIES EXPERIENCED BY SOCIAL, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES. THIS GRANT PROGRAM TARGETS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, THE CONDITIONS WITHIN WHICH PEOPLE ARE BORN AND LIVE, THAT ARE OFTEN THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF TODAY'S MAJOR SOCIETAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS LACK OF INSURANCE, OBESITY, POOR MENTAL HEALTH, HEART DISEASE AND MORE. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH GRANT FUNDING INCLUDE ACCESS TO HOUSING AND UTILITY SERVICES, ACCESS TO SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN AIR, AND TOXIN-FREE ENVIRONMENTS, AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION, CRIME RATES AND EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, FOOD INSECURITY AND INACCESSIBILITY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD CHOICES, GENDER INEQUITY, INCOME LEVEL, NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, OCCUPATION, EMPLOYMENT STATUS, AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY INCLUSIVITY.IN 2021, HOUSTON METHODIST PROVIDED $1.4 MILLION IN FUNDING TO 37 UNIQUE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS GREATER HOUSTON THROUGH THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION GRANT PROGRAM. ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED INCLUDE EASTER SEALS OF GREATER HOUSTON, REBUILDING TOGETHER HOUSTON, YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON AND MORE.HMH: PART V SECTION B, LINE 13B: DISCOUNTED CARE IS PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS GREATER THAN 500% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES WHEN THE PATIENT'S ACCOUNT BALANCE IS GREATER THAN 10% OF THEIR FAMILY INCOME.HMH: PART V SECTION B, LINE 15E: THE PATIENT IS ALSO PROVIDED AN EXHIBIT TITLED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GUIDELINES LISTING THE COUNSELOR CONTACT INFORMATION AND THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES.HMH: PART V SECTION B, LINE 20A: ECAS ARE NOT USED; THEREFORE, PROVIDING NOTICE DOES NOT APPLY.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
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Part VFacility Information (continued)

Section D. Other Health Care Facilities That Are Not Licensed, Registered, or Similarly Recognized as a Hospital Facility
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Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
Schedule H (Form 990) 2021
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Part VI
Supplemental Information
Provide the following information.
1 Required descriptions. Provide the descriptions required for Part I, lines 3c, 6a, and 7; Part II and Part III, lines 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9b.
2 Needs assessment. Describe how the organization assesses the health care needs of the communities it serves, in addition to any CHNAs reported in Part V, Section B.
3 Patient education of eligibility for assistance. Describe how the organization informs and educates patients and persons who may be billed for patient care about their eligibility for assistance under federal, state, or local government programs or under the organization’s financial assistance policy.
4 Community information. Describe the community the organization serves, taking into account the geographic area and demographic constituents it serves.
5 Promotion of community health. Provide any other information important to describing how the organization’s hospital facilities or other health care facilities further its exempt purpose by promoting the health of the community (e.g., open medical staff, community board, use of surplus funds, etc.).
6 Affiliated health care system. If the organization is part of an affiliated health care system, describe the respective roles of the organization and its affiliates in promoting the health of the communities served.
7 State filing of community benefit report. If applicable, identify all states with which the organization, or a related organization, files a community benefit report.
Form and Line Reference Explanation
PART I, LINE 3C: 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. ASSET TESTS ARE NOT USED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY.
PART I, LINE 6A: HOUSTON METHODIST, OF WHICH HMH 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 HMH, 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.
PART I, LINE 7: THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THE TABLE IN PART I, LINES 7A THROUGH 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 2021 990 SCHEDULE H REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, THE COST 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.
PART I, LINE 7G: HMH HAS NOT REPORTED ANY SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN PART I, LINE 7(G).
PART III, LINE 2: 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) WAS DERIVED 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.
PART III, LINE 3: HOUSTON METHODIST WILL NOT CLASSIFY AMOUNTS AS BAD DEBT IF PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY.
PART III, LINE 4: 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 8 - 9).
PART III, LINE 8: MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS WERE DERIVED FROM HMH'S FILED MEDICARE COST REPORTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. THE ENTIRE MEDICARE SHORTFALL ($94.9 MILLION) AS REPORTED IN PART III, LINE 7, AS WELL AS THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF THE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PROGRAM ($112.1 MILLION) AND TRI-CARE PROGRAM ($3.6 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.
PART III, LINE 9B: 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.
PART VI, LINE 2: 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.
PART VI, LINE 3: 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 BAD DEBT COLLECTION AGENCIES, 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.
PART VI, LINE 4: HMH DEFINES THE HOUSTON-THE WOODLANDS-SUGAR LAND METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (MSA) AS ITS COMMUNITY. HMH PRIMARILY SERVES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES THAT ARE IN THIS MSA: HARRIS, FORT BEND, MONTGOMERY, BRAZORIA, GALVESTON, LIBERTY, CHAMBERS AND WALLER COUNTIES. THE HMH COMMUNITY CONTAINS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 6,979,613 RESIDENTS. AS THE LARGEST COUNTY IN TEXAS AND THE COUNTY MOST SERVED BY HMH, HARRIS COUNTY ACCOUNTS FOR AN ESTIMATED 4.6 MILLION OF HMH COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, EQUATING TO APPROXIMATELY 67% OF THE HMH COMMUNITY POPULATION. [1,2]THE HMH COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST ETHNICALLY DIVERSE METROPOLITAN REGIONS IN THE NATION, WITH A 38% HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION, 34% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC POPULATION, 17% PERCENT BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION AND 8% ASIAN POPULATION. WITHIN THE HMH COMMUNITY, HARRIS COUNTY MAINTAINS A MINORITY-MAJORITY CITY STATUS DUE TO A 43% HISPANIC/LATINO POPULATION IN COMPARISON TO 28% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC POPULATION. FORT BEND COUNTY CURRENTLY RANKS AS THE MOST DIVERSE COUNTY WITHIN THE HMH COMMUNITY AND COMES CLOSE TO HAVING AN EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE NATION'S FOUR MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS (32% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC, 25% HISPANIC/LATINO, 20% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN AND 21% ASIAN). CHAMBERS COUNTY RANKS BEHIND THE OTHER COUNTIES IN TERMS OF RACIAL DIVERSITY WITH A 66% WHITE/NON-HISPANIC POPULATION. [3] THREE MAJOR AGE GROUPS COMPRISE THE HMH COMMUNITY: YOUTH AND ADOLESCENT POPULATION (UNDER 18 YEARS), ADULT POPULATION (18-64 YEARS), AND SENIOR POPULATION (65 YEARS AND OVER). THE ADULT POPULATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF THE HMH COMMUNITY (62%). THE SENIOR POPULATION CURRENTLY ACCOUNTS FOR 11% OF THE HMH 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 HMH COMMUNITY, GALVESTON COUNTY HAS THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS AT 14%, WHILE HARRIS AND FORT BEND COUNTIES HAVE THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF SENIORS AT 11%. [4] CURRENTLY, THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN TEXAS IS $63,826. IN COMPARISON, THE HMH COMMUNITY HAS A MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF $69,328, WHICH RANKS ABOVE THE STATE. ONLY HARRIS ($63,022), LIBERTY ($50,917) AND WALLER ($61,752) COUNTIES RANK LOWER THAN THE TEXAS MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME VALUE, WHILE FORT BEND COUNTY ($100,189) IS 57% HIGHER. [5]EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT VARIES ACROSS COUNTIES WITHIN THE HMH COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (2020), AMONG HMH COMMUNITY MEMBERS 25 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER, 61% HAVE PURSUED EDUCATION BEYOND A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. WITHIN HARRIS COUNTY, 23% OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS 25 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER HAVE OBTAINED A MINIMUM OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, 7% HAVE OBTAINED AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, 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/05000US48201-HARRIS-COUNTY-TX/[2] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. CENSUS REPORTER - 2019. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://CENSUSREPORTER.ORG/PROFILES/31000US26420-HOUSTON-THE-WOODLANDS-SUGAR-LAND-TX-METRO-AREA [3] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY - 2020: HISPANIC OR LATINO BY ORIGIN; COUNTIES. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://CENSUSREPORTER.ORG/DATA/TABLE/?TABLE=B03002&PRIMARY_GEO_ID=31000US26420&GEO_IDS=31000US26420,04000US48,33000US288,01000US [4] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: AGE AND SEX - 2020. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.[5] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS). RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.[6] UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT 2020. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/.
PART VI, LINE 5: 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 ACADEMIC INSTITUTE, PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATIONS, A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITY AND NINE 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 10TH YEAR IN A ROW. HMH WAS ALSO NAMED TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S PRESTIGIOUS HONOR ROLL FOR THE FIFTH TIME, RANKING NO. 16 IN THE COUNTRY. HMH WAS RANKED IN 10 SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING SIX SPECIALTIES RANKED IN THE TOP 20 AND ONE RANKED IN THE TOP 10. AMONG OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOUSTON METHODIST SUGAR LAND HAD A NATIONALLY RANKED SPECIALTY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY AT NO. 49. IT RANKED NO. 6 IN HOUSTON AND NO. 8 IN TEXAS. HOUSTON METHODIST WILLOWBROOK WAS RANKED NO. 7 IN HOUSTON AND NO. 12 IN TEXAS. HMH IS AN ACUTE CARE COMPLEX WITH 946 OPERATING BEDS, 85 OPERATING ROOMS, 2,241 AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AND 8,428 EMPLOYEES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021. IT'S LOCATED IN HOUSTON'S WORLD-RENOWNED TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER. HMH RECORDED 40,861 ADMISSIONS, 486,118 OUTPATIENT VISITS, INCLUDING 84,662 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND 1,510 BIRTHS BY HOUSTON AREA RESIDENTS DURING 2021. IN ADDITION, HMH RECORDED MORE THAN 6,277 INTERNATIONAL PATIENT VISITS FROM 57 COUNTRIES IN 2021. 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. HOUSTON METHODIST 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, HOUSTON METHODIST'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. UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP, THE HOSPITAL NOW HAS 182 MEDICAL STUDENTS ON THE HOUSTON CAMPUS (49 M1; 34 M2; 43 M3 AND 45 M4 STUDENTS) AND 11 MD/PHD STUDENTS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PHD).IN JULY 2019, THE JOINT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND HOUSTON METHODIST ENGINEERING MEDICINE (ENMED) PROGRAM BEGAN IN HOUSTON WITH 25 STUDENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR (CLASS OF 2023) AND PLANS TO GROW TO 50 PER CLASS EACH YEAR TO FOLLOW. IN ADDITION TO THE INAUGURAL CLASS, THE PROGRAM NOW HAS STUDENTS IN ALL FOUR CLASSES, THAT INCLUDES 34 IN THE SECOND CLASS (CLASS OF 2024), 49 IN THE THIRD CLASS (CLASS OF 2025) AND 47 IN THE FOURTH CLASS (CLASS OF 2026), WHICH BEGAN IN JUNE 2022. HOUSTON METHODIST 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 2021 IT WAS HOME TO 742 FACULTY AND 2,110 CREDENTIALED RESEARCHERS, AND MORE THAN 1,387 ONGOING CLINICAL PROTOCOLS AND 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.
USE OF SURPLUS FUNDS - HMH IN 2021, HMH PROVIDED $140.4 MILLION IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INTERNAL CHARITY BASED ON THE IRS DEFINITION OF COST. HMH ALSO PROVIDED $18.0 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 $4.4 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. THE MAJORITY OF 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 WITH ACCESSING HIGH QUALITY, 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 2021 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 2021, HMH 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 -ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION -AVENUE 360 HEALTH AND WELLNESS -BOYS AND GIRLS COUNTRY OF HOUSTON, INC. -CHRIST CLINIC -DEPELCHIN CHILDREN'S CENTER -EL CENTRO DE CORAZON -HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS - HOUSTON -HOUSTON AREA WOMEN'S CENTER -INSPIRATION RANCH -INTERFAITH COMMUNITY CLINIC -LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH -LONE STAR FAMILY HEALTH -MEMORIAL ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES -NORTHWEST ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES -OPEN DOOR MISSION -SAN JOSE CLINIC -SANTA MARIA HOSTEL -SPRING BRANCH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER -STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. -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 550 HOUSTON METHODIST FACULTY HAVE WEILL CORNELL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, AND HMH SPONSORS NEARLY ALL ITS OWN MEDICAL RESIDENTS ACROSS 60 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS - 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:HMH 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 HMH COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP AND DONATIONS PROGRAM, HMH 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 ON HEALTH CONCERNS. HMH ALSO DONATES HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES AS NEEDED TO CHARITIES LOCALLY WHO MAY BE IN NEED OR TO CHARITIES THAT FACILITATE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR OTHER HEALTH CARE FOCUSED AGENCIES. SPONSORSHIP AND DONATION PARTNERS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, UNITED WAY OF GREATER HOUSTON, SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION, MARCH OF DIMES AND MANY MORE. HOUSTON METHODIST WORKS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED HEALTH NEEDS OF THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATING THE POPULATION ON VARIOUS TOPICS THAT AFFECT THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS IN 2021 INCLUDED COVID-19 EDUCATION AND VACCINE DRIVES, HEART DISEASE EDUCATION/AWARENESS, BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS, AND MORE. .
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. OVERALL, SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, THE CENTER HAS PROVIDED 335 EVENTS ON CONCUSSION EDUCATION AND BOOTHS REACHING 68,879 PEOPLE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, EDUHERO, THE TWO-HOUR CONCUSSION EDUCATIONAL VIDEO, HAS BEEN VIEWED 15,869 TIMES ACROSS 419 TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS OF DECEMBER 2021.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.FURTHERMORE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND DOCTORS FOR CHANGE, HOUSTON METHODIST HOSTED THE 3RD ANNUAL SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: EXPLORING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE CONFERENCE IN 2021. THE CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON EXPLORING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE, ADDRESSING KEY SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY. SPEAKERS' TOPICS INCLUDED HEALTH CARE ACCESS POLICY, THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH CARE AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, APPROACHES TO CREATING HEALTH CARE ACCESS, PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND MATERNAL HEALTH.HOUSTON METHODIST CONTINUED TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY REGARDING COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES. CONTENT WAS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AROUND MASK WEARING, HAND HYGIENE, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND LIMITING HOLIDAY GATHERINGS. HOUSTON METHODIST DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE ALSO HOSTED WEBINARS ON COVID-19 WHICH FOCUSED ON TOPICS INCLUDING CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS, VIRUS TRANSMISSION AND MAINTAINING SAFETY DURING THE PANDEMIC.STARTING ON DECEMBER 16, 2020, HOUSTON METHODIST BEGAN DISTRIBUTING COVID-19 VACCINES TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. VACCINES WERE EXTENDED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA STARTING ON JANUARY 4, 2021, HOUSTON METHODIST WAS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE AS A COVID VACCINE HUB. WITH THIS DESIGNATION, HOUSTON METHODIST EXTENDED ITS WORK TO ENSURE EMPHASIS ON EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS OF THE COVID-19 VACCINES, HOUSTON METHODIST PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND CIVIC GROUPS TO TARGET UNDERSERVED AREAS. THIS TARGETED OUTREACH FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION AND PROVIDING EDUCATION ON THE VACCINES, WHICH ALLOWED HOUSTON METHODIST TO MEET THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSTED A TOTAL OF 52 COMMUNITY VACCINE CLINICS WHICH DISTRIBUTED OVER 5,000 DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. MORE THAN 40 COMMUNITY PARTNERS WERE ENGAGED IN THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH HMH MSA INCLUDING HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE EASTSIDE CAMPUS, BAKER RIPLEY GULFTON SHARPSTOWN, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN AND MORE.AT THE CONCLUSION OF 2021, HOUSTON METHODIST DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 1,042,482 VACCINE DOSES, INCLUDING INITIAL SHOTS AND BOOSTER SHOTS, TO INDIVIDUALS FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER ACROSS THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. OF THE DISTRIBUTED VACCINATIONS, 228,777 DOSES WERE PROVIDED BY THE VACCINE CLINIC LOCATED AT HMH. HOUSTON METHODIST CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO THE COVID-19 VACCINE THROUGH WALK-IN CLINICS AND APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING. TO ALSO HELP THE COMMUNITY OVERCOME BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE VACCINE, HOUSTON METHODIST OFFERED MORE THAN 800 RIDES TO ENSURE TRANSPORTATION WAS NOT A BARRIER AND ALSO ENSURE ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE VACCINE WAS OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IN RECOGNITION OF SPANISH BEING THE SECOND MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN GREATER HOUSTON. 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 INCLUDED HOUSTON FOOD BANK, SPECIAL PALS AND MEDICAL BRIDGES.IN 2021, HMH EMPLOYEES PROVIDED 1,284 VOLUNTEER HOURS THROUGH I CARE IN ACTION. THESE DONATED HOURS EQUATE TO A VOLUNTEER TIME VALUE OF $64,274. TYPICALLY, OVERALL VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE MUCH HIGHER FOR HOUSTON METHODIST. HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19 LIMITATIONS, MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WERE LIMITED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DESPITE THE PANDEMIC CHALLENGES, HOUSTON METHODIST STILL PROVIDED SPECIAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES THROUGH A SYSTEMWIDE BIKE BUILD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHANGING YOUNG CHILDREN'S LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION (CYCLE) HOUSTON, WHERE 268 BIKES WERE BUILT, 495 WATER BOTTLES DECORATED AND OVER 700 ENCOURAGEMENT CARDS WERE WRITTEN TO REWARD STUDENTS IN TITLE ONE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE GHA WHO HAVE MET THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS. ACROSS THE SYSTEM, A TOTAL OF 2,360 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE PROVIDED VIA I CARE IN ACTION. 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 170 FAMILIES AND 502 CHILDREN BEING ADOPTED BY HOUSTON METHODIST IN 2021.HMH 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.HMH 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.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 VECINO HEALTH CENTERS WHO SERVE A TARGETED POPULATION OF 370,080 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. ESTABLISHED IN 2001, THE DENVER HARBOR FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, A CLINIC UNDER THE VECINO HEALTH CENTERS UMBRELLA - PROVIDES MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO FAMILIES OF ALL AGES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING STAFF VIA THE HOUSTON METHODIST FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, HMH ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING AND IN-KIND SERVICES, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY SPECIALTY STAFF, IMMUNIZATIONS, AND LABORATORY TESTING. VECINO HEALTH CENTERS - DENVER HARBOR FAMILY HEALTH CENTER IS JUST ONE OF MANY COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS THAT HMH HAS FOSTERED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. AN INITIATIVE THAT HAS HELPED PROVIDE ACCESS TO SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES 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 EL CENTRO DE CORAZON AND HOPE CLINIC. FOR 2021, 728 PATIENTS WERE SEEN VIA THE HOUSTON METHODIST COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE PATIENT BEING SEEN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PARTNER CLINIC BY HOUSTON METHODIST PHYSICIANS AND FELLOWS, IF A PATIENTS HEALTH CARE NEEDS EXCEEDED THE SCOPE OF CAPABILITY OF CARE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CLINIC SETTING, THEY WERE REFERRED INTO HMH FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT TO GET THEM ON THE PATHWAY TO HEALTH AND HEALING. IN 2021, OF THE 700 PATIENTS SEEN VIA SCHOLARS IN THE COMMUNITY, 252 WERE REFERRED INTO HMH FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES..
HOUSTON METHODIST PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 14 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND CHARITY CLINICS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA REPRESENTING MORE THAN 43 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 2021, 414 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.THROUGHOUT 2021, HOUSTON METHODIST, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK, CONNECTED UNDERSERVED COVID-19-POSITIVE PATIENTS AT SELECT HOUSTON METHODIST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WITH ESSENTIAL FOOD RESOURCES WHILE THEY WERE IN QUARANTINE TO HELP EASE THE DIFFICULTIES THEY 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. IN 2021, 160 CODES WERE DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM WIDE AT A VALUE OF $20,800.HOUSTON METHODIST IS PLEASED TO HAVE A LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH, THE LARGEST FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH 50 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE AND 41 IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. IN 2021, LEGACY SERVED NEARLY 200,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. HOUSTON METHODIST HAS SUPPORTED SUCH LANDMARK PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION SUCH AS ITS YOUTH RE-ENTRY PROGRAM, THE COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM, AND THE COMMUNITY NETWORK OF CARE AND LEGACY BAYTOWN'S FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT HOUSTON METHODIST BAYTOWN HOSPITAL. AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM INVESTMENT TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR THE UNDERSERVED, HOUSTON METHODIST DESIGNATED A $50 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE DONATION WILL ALLOW LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA. THIS COMMITMENT FROM HOUSTON METHODIST WILL SUPPORT TWO NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS AND PROVIDE OPERATING FUNDS FOR LEGACY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN NORTH HOUSTON AND PASADENA WHICH WILL FILL A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN SOME OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE BY OFFERING RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE, COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE, SPECIALTY CARE SUCH AS ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE CENTERS WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO OFFER A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE TO THOSE IN NEED OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES, WITHOUT JUDGMENT AND REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. SUMMARY AS 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 $506.0 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021. IN ADDITION, BASED ON IRS COST DEFINITIONS, HOUSTON METHODIST PROVIDED $464.0 MILLION IN CARE TO MEDICARE, MEDICARE MANAGED CARE AND TRICARE/USPHP PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021.PART VI, LINE 7: TX
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