Baylor Health Care System Annual Report of Community Benefits 621 North Hall Street Dallas, Texas 75226 Taxpayer ID # 75-2834135 For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012 Letter from the President Table of Contents I. Mission Statement of II. Effective Dates of the Report III. IV. Description of the Community Served Charity Care and Government-Sponsored Indigent Health Care Provided V. Government-Sponsored Health Care Provided VI. Types of Community Benefits Provided A. Community Health Education B. Health Fair and Screenings C. Financial Donation D. Medical Education E. Health Care Support Services F. Community Benefit Operations VII. Total Operating Expenses and Calculation of the Ratio of Cost to Charge VIII. Report of Community Benefits Provided During Fiscal Year 2012 Page 1
08-30-2012 Dear Fellow Texan: is honored to serve the Greater Dallas and surrounding communities. The hospital s mission is to operate an integrated heart and vascular health care delivery system, founded as a Christian ministry of healing that exists to serve people by offering a continuum of quality service committed to quality care and patient safety, medical education, research and community service. As this community benefit report demonstrates, Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital provides quality care that includes subsidized services, medical education, and research. We also provide health education and screenings to the community. Considering our specialty, the community service area of East Dallas and South Dallas, and using data from the Dallas County Needs Assessment, Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital focuses our efforts in the community primarily on cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. We deliver these benefits utilizing multiple tactics, including community education forums, health screenings, health fairs, and television broadcasts. Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital also partners with Baylor University Medical Center to provide cardiovascular support and education at community events. I encourage you to give me feedback for this report. Please address comments to me, in care of Jennifer Coleman, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Baylor Health Care System, and 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246. Sincerely, Nancy Vish, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FACHE Page 2
Baylor Health Care System Annual Report of Community Benefits 621 North Hall Street Dallas, Texas 75226 Taxpayer ID# 75-2834135 For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012 I. Mission Statement Baylor Heart and Vascular Center, LLP, an affiliated hospital of Baylor Health Care System ( BHCS ), is committed to fulfilling its mission: To operate an integrated heart and vascular health care delivery system, founded as a Christian Ministry of healing, that exist to serve people by offering a continuum of quality of service committed to quality care and patient safety, medical education, research and community service. II. III. IV. Effective Date of the Report The annual report of community benefits provided is for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 ( Fiscal Year 2012 ). Description of the Community Served Baylor Heart and Vascular Center, LLP provides community benefit activities throughout the city of Dallas, but focuses much of its efforts on underserved and uninsured residents particularly in East Dallas and South Dallas near the Baylor Dallas Campus. Residents here are often medically indigent (the working poor) and financially indigent (non-working) who are at highest risk for many diseases. Charity Care and Government-Sponsored Indigent Health Care Provided For Fiscal Year 2012, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital provided $4,585,278 in unreimbursed costs of charity care and government-sponsored indigent health care. V. Government-Sponsored Health Care Provided For Fiscal Year 2012, Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital provided $13,159,860 in unreimbursed costs of government-sponsored health care. VI. Other Types of Community Benefits Provided For Fiscal Year 2012 is committed to improving the quality of life for the many citizens living and working in its area. Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital was pleased to allocate funds to the Page 3
following community benefit activities. A. Community Health Education $38,327 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH contributed $31,208 for community health education and outreach. The funds were used to produce several community education groups: LINK Connecting Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Across Generations, Wired For Life and Leap For Life. LINK, is a venue for the community to attend educational seminars on attaining and maintaining heart health. Wired for Life, an education class for patients with newly-implanted devices to tell their stories and receive detailed information regarding their ICD, cardiac disease, medications and lifestyle changes. Leap For Life is an prevention education program. Topics include nutrition, exercise, cardiovascular procedures, medications and stress management. This event is free to the public and offered twice during the month. Research shows that stress, and the unhealthy behaviors people use to manage it, contribute to some of our country s biggest health problems such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes. So it s imperative that people take steps to address issues like holiday stress in healthier ways. Physicians on staff at the Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital appeared live on Good Morning Texas in multiple educational segments to share tips on how to recognize and manage symptoms and harmful signs relative to heart health. 1. LINK Connecting Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Across Generations 2. Wired For Life 3. Leap For Life 4. Good Morning Texas B. Health Fair and Screenings $100,110 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH contributed 100,110 for health screenings and health fairs. BHVH partnered with various organizations and businesses throughout its areas of influence and provided screening events. At these events, participants find out their relative risk for cardiovascular or peripheral vascular complications. Education, counseling, and when appropriate, referral to a physician are provided to the participants in the community. Some examples of the screening events include: 1. Credit Union of Texas 2. Dallas Baptist University Health Fair 3. Back to School Waxahachie 4. Viva Dallas 5. The Shelton School Health Fair 6. Park Cities Presbyterian Page 4
7. Eastfield College Health Fair 8. Dallas Baptist General Convention 9. Texas Instruments 10. CSM Bakeries 11. Tea Time for Women s Health 12. Leadership Dallas Health Fair 13. AT&T Performing Arts Center Community Health Fair 14. Dallas International Film Festival 15. Texas Instruments Health Fair 16. Park Cities YMCA 17. FDIC Screening 18. Dart Senior Event 19. Netherland Sewell and Associates 20. It s A Guy Thing C. Financial Donation $80,000 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH allocated $80,000 for financial donations. These donations were used for furthering our mission to the community at large. Financial donations were provided to the American Heart Association. Donations were also given to the Dallas International Film Festival and to the Dallas Salesmanship Club through support of the HP Bryon Nelson Championship Golf Tournament. D. In Kind Donations $ 682 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH provided in kind donations through the Faith In Actions Initiatives, donating equipment and supplies to local and international missions. E. Medical Education $886,056 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH contributed $886,056 on medical education. BHVH also trained 70 graduate and undergraduate nurses from 7 schools of nursing and Universities in North Texas. These nursing students are not required to work for BHVH on completion of their training. E. Health Care Support Services $9,132 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH contributed $9,132 in Health Care Support Services. F. Community Benefit Operations $16,564 For fiscal year 2012, BHVH contributed $12,000 in Community Benefit Operations Page 5
VII. Report of Community Benefit Provided During Fiscal Year 2012 In a commitment to fulfill its mission, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital benefit to the community, conservatively estimated, was $18,876,009 for Fiscal Year 2012. Through community benefit activities, BHCS-affiliated hospitals provided: quality patient care and subsidized services otherwise not available in the community; medical education, training for medical technicians, hospital chaplains, nurses, and future physicians; and medical research that will speed the time between scientific finding and its application to improving medical care. Any comments or suggestions in regard to the community benefit activities are greatly welcomed and may be addressed to Jennifer Coleman, Senior Vice President, Consumer Affairs, Baylor Health Care System, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75246. Page 6