Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
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About this organization
Mission
TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY POPULATION HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE ORGANIZATION BASED ON A BALANCED PROGRAM.... SEE SCHEDULE O
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MISSION: TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION SERVED BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO QUALITY POPULATION HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SERVICES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE ORGANIZATION BASED ON A BALANCED PROGRAM OF PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. I. GENERAL INFORMATION GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL (GLH), A 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION AND MEMBER OF GEISINGER, OWNS AND OPERATES A 123-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN LEWISTOWN, PA. GLH IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ONLY A FEW MILES FROM SEVERAL CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA MAJOR HIGHWAYS. THE FACILITY OPENED IN 1905 IN RESPONSE TO A PRESSING NEED FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS CARE IN THE COMMUNITY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, GLH PROVIDED 17,426 PATIENT DAYS; 5,135 SAME DAY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; AND 29,017 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. GLH PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOST INSURANCES, INCLUDING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, ARE ACCEPTED, AND ALL PATIENTS ARE OFFERED TREATMENT REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF INSURANCE THEY HAVE. NO PATIENT IS EVER REFUSED TREATMENT BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO PAY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. SERVICES OFFERED BY GLH INCLUDE: GENERAL MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED BY IN-HOUSE HOSPITALISTS AND SUPPORTED BY CONSULTATIVE SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF CARDIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEUROLOGY, PULMONOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, AND GASTROENTEROLOGY. A FULLY-STAFFED SURGICAL SERVICES SUITE OFFERING FIVE OPERATING ROOMS EQUIPPED FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT GENERAL AND SPECIALTY SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY, PROMPT EMERGENCY SERVICES. GLH'S ED IS STAFFED 24/7 WITH FULL-TIME PHYSICIANS AND NURSES WHO ARE TRAINED IN ALL SPECIALTIES FROM PEDIATRICS TO CRITICAL CARE. IMMEDIATE ACCESS IS AVAILABLE TO LABORATORY SERVICES; IMAGING SERVICES SUCH AS CT SCANS, ULTRASOUND AND MRI; AND SURGICAL SERVICES. OB/GYN FOCUSES ON ALL ASPECTS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH AND EDUCATION, PROVIDING OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL CARE FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES. SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROUTINE VISITS AND TREATMENTS, PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE, BIRTH CONTROL EDUCATION, FAMILY PLANNING, OBSTETRICS, SURGERY & SURGERY CONSULTATIONS, MENOPAUSE COUNSELING, AND MIDWIFERY. MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES PROVIDES ADULT INPATIENT SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVE AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE. PATIENTS CAN ACCESS QUICK, EFFICIENT ADMISSION 24/7 AND RECEIVE TREATMENT THROUGH A PSYCHIATRIST AVAILABLE ON A DAILY BASIS. ADMISSIONS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY BE MADE BY PROFESSIONALS AS WELL BY INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED ABOUT THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. DURING HOSPITALIZATION, PATIENT CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH MULTIPLE PROFESSIONALS WHO COMPRISE THE TREATMENT TEAM. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE: CARDIAC SERVICES OTHER SURGERY SPECIALTIES CLINICAL NUTRITION OTOLARYNGOLOGY GASTROENTEROLOGY PAIN MANAGEMENT GENERAL SURGERY PATHOLOGY GYNECOLOGY PEDIATRICS ICCU PHYSICAL THERAPY LABORATORY SERVICES PODIATRY NEPHROLOGY PULMONARY/VASCULAR NEUROSURGERY RADIOLOGY NEWBORN NURSERY RESPIRATORY SERVICES ONCOLOGY/COMMUNITY CANCER TREATMENT SLEEP CENTER OPHTHALMOLOGY UROLOGY ORTHOPEDIC WOUND MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES A DIPLOMA NURSING PROGRAM AS A DEPARTMENT WITHIN ITS ORGANIZATION. OPENED IN 2005 AND ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF NURSING IN 2009, THE PROGRAM IS A 2-YEAR, SIX SEMESTER PROGRAM THAT ALSO OFFERS AN LPN ADVANCED PLACEMENT OPTION. THE GEISINGER LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (GLHSON) EXISTS TO PROVIDE QUALITY NURSING EDUCATION AND SEEKS TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS IN A MANNER THAT ENABLES ITS GRADUATES TO BECOME LEADERS IN PROVIDING COMPETENT AND SAFE BEDSIDE NURSING CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM AND THROUGHOUT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. THE GLHSON HAS HAD A PASS RATE OF 100% FOR THE NCLEX/RN EXAM, WHICH IS A COMPETENCY AND LICENSURE EXAM USED BY ALL STATE NURSING BOARDS IN THE US, FOR THE PAST SEVEN OUT OF EIGHT YEARS. THIS HIGH EXAM PASS RATE ALONG WITH THE PROGRAM'S HIGH ADMISSION STANDARDS ARE TWO REASONS THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE TOP RANKED RN PROGRAMS IN PA BY REGISTERED NURSING.ORG, A NATIONAL RANKING ORGANIZATION, FOR SEVERAL OF THE LAST FEW YEARS. IN FY18, GLH COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR A FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED CONTRACTING WITH A CONSULTING FIRM, HIRING APPROPRIATE STAFF AND COMPLETING A SITE SURVEY. IN ITS SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, GLH HAS HIRED THE FIRST 8 FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS INTO THE PROGRAM WHICH WILL OPERATE ON A 3-YEAR ROTATION, SO THAT BY NEXT YEAR, THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, THERE COULD BE 12 FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENTS ON SITE. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION WAS 1,325,383 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. IN THE FALL OF 2018, GLH ENTERED INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR SPACE FOR A LABORATORY DRAW STATION IN A NEARBY, NEWLY CONSTRUCTED MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING OWNED BY A PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. IN ADDITION TO LEASING LAB SPACE IN THIS BUILDING, GLH COLLABORATES WITH THE LIFE GEISINGER PROGRAM AND THE FRESH FOOD PHARMACY PROGRAM WHICH ARE ALSO CO-LOCATED IN THAT BUILDING. IN FY19, GLH BECAME ELIGIBLE UNDER THE 340(B) DRUG PURCHASING PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS THE HOSPITAL TO PURCHASE OUTPATIENT DRUGS AT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED PRICES REACHING MORE ELIGIBLE PATIENTS AND PROVIDING MORE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO THOSE PATIENTS. II. UNCOMPENSATED CARE GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL RECOGNIZES ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND EDUCATION. IN THIS REGARD, GLH PROVIDES FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE BELOW COST AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS HEALTH-RELATED ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. A.CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF GLH IS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO ALL CITIZENS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST GLH INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE TOTAL COST OF THE CHARITY CARE WAS 1,527,129 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. B.MEDICARE/MEDICAID IN RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, GLH PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE) AND THE INDIGENT (MEDICAID). GLH PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY THESE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS TO THE EXTENT THE GOVERNMENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS EXCEEDED REIMBURSEMENT BY APPROXIMATELY 20,409,985 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. C.OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES IN ADDITION, GLH PROVIDES SERVICES FOR WHICH FULL PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED. THE UNCOMPENSATED COST OF PROVIDING SUCH PATIENT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR WAS 641,087. D.OTHER UNINSURED FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS THAT DO NOT QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE OR GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE PROGRAMS GLH OFFERS PAYMENT DISCOUNTS AND TIME PAYMENTS WITHOUT INTEREST OR FEES. III. VOLUNTEER SERVICES THE VOLUNTEERS OF GEISINGER-LEWISTOWN HOSPITAL ARE AN ACTIVE AND VITAL PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HOSPITAL. THE HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION OF GLH. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTED 8,593 HOURS TOWARD THE COMMON PURPOSE OF SERVICING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE VALUE OF THIS CONTRIBUTION, 225,394, IS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LOWER COSTS IN BOTH PATIENT SERVICES AND "WELLNESS" PROGRAMS. IV. COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH GLH STRIVES TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. GLH PROVIDES MANY REDUCED-PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT SERVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. AT A COST OF 153,169, THESE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDED: SUPPORT GROUPS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND OTHER UNIQUE SERVICES. GLH PROVIDES PROGRAMS FOR ALL DEMOGRAPHICS. A. SUPPORT GROUPS PREGNANCY SUPPORT: G-LH OFFERS LOW-COST PREPARED CHILDBIRTH AND BREASTFEEDING CLASSES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND INFANTS THROUGH REALISTIC INSTRUCTION AND ACHIEVABLE GOALS. CLASSES FOCUS ON PREPARING FOR LABOR, DELIVERY AND POSTPARTUM. GLJ ALSO OFFERS THE CARING CONNECTION SUPPORT GROUP FOR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AFFECTED BY CHRONIC OR ONGOING ILLNESSES. B. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT DIABETES EDUCATION SENIOR CITIZEN EDUCATION & OUTREACH NUTRITION EDUCATION C. OTHER SERVICES TRANSPORTATION FOR PATIENTS AFTER DISCHARGE FOR PATIENTS IN NEED HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIRS LOCAL ROTARY CLUB COALITION BUILDING DRUG REPLACEMENT PROGRAM V. PLANNED
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “To enhance the quality of life of the population served by providing access to quality population health and hospital services through an integrated service organization based on a balanced program.... see schedule o”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “To enhance the quality of life of the population served by providing access to quality population health and hospital services through an integrated service organization based on a balanced program.... see schedule o”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as PA.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 100 N ACADEMY AVE MC 22-01, DANVILLE, PA, 178229800.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 1007 employees on their form.
- The non-profit has loans outstanding as of 2020.
- Operates a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $13,946,319.
- The compensation of the CEO of the organization is subject to review and approval by an independent body.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 4 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1905.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $53,185,443 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has a business related family member transaction.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.