Community Medical Center
Community Medical Center
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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 ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE...SEE SCHEDULE O
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HEALTHCARE SEE SCHEDULE O I. GENERAL INFORMATION COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (CMC), DOING BUSINESS AS GEISINGER COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (GCMC), IS A TAX-EXEMPT, PENNSYLVANIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. GCMC IS A 293-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN SCRANTON, PA. ORIGINALLY CALLED HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL, IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1897 BY A GROUP OF 15 PHILANTHROPIC WOMEN. THE HOSPITAL WAS SCRANTON'S FIRST AND CURRENTLY ONLY ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL DEDICATED TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH A CHARITABLE PURPOSE. GCMC CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH A VARIETY OF SERVICES AS PART OF AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE INCLUDES PREVENTIVE, AMBULATORY, INPATIENT, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. GCMC IS A NOTED REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER WITH COMPREHENSIVE ACUTE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES AND HAS DEVELOPED MANY SPECIFIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE. PATIENT ORIGIN AND SERVICE AREA: THE HOSPITAL'S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE, AND WAYNE COUNTIES. SECONDARY SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE MONROE, PIKE, SUSQUEHANNA, AND WYOMING COUNTIES. MEDICAL STAFF: THE MEDICAL STAFF OF GCMC IS MADE UP OF 165 ACTIVE PHYSICIANS. II. MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES SPECIALIZED / REGIONAL SERVICES, CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE: GCMC IS THE ONLY LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. THE NORTHEAST PA TRAUMA CENTER, DESIGNATED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA TRAUMA SYSTEMS FOUNDATION IN 1988, PROVIDES 24-HOUR COMPREHENSIVE SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS. THE TRAUMA CENTER IS STAFFED CONTINUOUSLY BY AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN, TRAUMA SURGEON, AND NURSES CERTIFIED IN CRITICAL CARE, TRAUMA, ORTHOPEDICS, AND THE NEUROSCIENCES. CARDIOLOGY SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE THE REGION'S FIRST ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB AND AN OPEN HEART SURGERY CENTER AS WELL AS A CARDIAC REHAB PROGRAM. GCMC IS ALSO A CERTIFIED CAROTID STENT FACILITY AND CERTIFIED HEART ATTACK RECEIVING CENTER. GCMC CARDIOLOGY HAS EARNED THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S MISSION: LIFELINE HEART ATTACK RECEIVING CENTER AWARD AND HIGHMARK'S BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER+ FOR CARDIAC CARE. NEUROSCIENCES AT GCMC SPECIALIZES IN THE CARE OF PEOPLE WITH BRAIN AND SENSE ORGAN DISORDERS. GCMC WAS AWARDED WITH THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION'S GET WITH THE GUIDELINES GOLD PLUS QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WITH TARGET: STROKE HONOR ROLL ELITE PLUS, THE AHA'S HIGHEST LEVEL OF RECOGNITION. GCMC ALSO EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR CERTIFICATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER (ONLY ONE OF 54 MEDICAL CENTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO OBTAIN THIS). IN ADDITION, GCMC IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE REGION TO OFFER A 10-BED ADULT INPATIENT EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT. OTHER SPECIALIZED SERVICES INCLUDE: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY THE HOSPITAL'S INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITE OFFERS A STATE-OF-THE-ART SPACE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT TREAT VASCULAR ISSUES, TRAUMA, CANCERS, UTERINE FIBROIDS, KIDNEY STONES AND OTHER CONDITIONS. THE 2.9 MILLION, 2,110-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE BOASTS ADVANCED, HIGH-TECH IMAGING EQUIPMENT FOR MORE PRECISE IMAGING, BETTER DIAGNOSES AND MORE FOCUSED TREATMENT. COMPREHENSIVE BARIATRICS PROGRAM SCRANTON-AREA RESIDENTS COPING WITH SEVERE OBESITY AND OBESITY-RELATED HEALTH DISORDERS DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR TO FIND HIGH-QUALITY CARE THAT GOES WELL BEYOND TRADITIONAL WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY WITH GCMC'S PROVENCARE BARIATRIC PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS MORE THAN JUST SURGERY - IT'S AN ENTIRE PATHWAY OF CARE THAT STARTS WITH A FULL MEDICAL SCREENING AND EVALUATION BY A NUTRITIONIST. PATIENTS IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE SEVERAL MONTHS OF CARE, INCLUDING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION STRATEGIES, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY AND GROUP EDUCATION SERVICES BEFORE THEIR SURGERY. GCMC'S PROGRAM IS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE ONLY ONE IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY. GENERAL SURGERY GCMC'S GENERAL SURGEONS PERFORM LAPAROSCOPIC AND OPEN BARIATRICS, LAPAROSCOPIC BOWEL RESECTIONS, MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL SURGERY, ROBOTIC -ASSISTED SURGERY, AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES ON HEART VALVES. SURGEONS IN GCMC'S HYBRID OR ARE PERFORMING RADIOLOGICALLY ASSISTED VASCULAR PROCEDURES, AND GCMC OFFERS THE MOST UP-TO-DATE APPROACH TO HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN THE COUNTRY. CANCER CENTER OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2016, GCMC'S NEW 6,500-SQUARE-FOOT CANCER CENTER OFFERS MEDICAL ONCOLOGY SERVICES SUCH AS CHEMOTHERAPY, BLOOD THERAPIES AND INFUSION MEDICATIONS. THE 2.1 MILLION SPACE FEATURES A SOFTLY LIT WAITING AREA, ITS OWN PHARMACY STOCKED FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CANCER PATIENTS, 7 EXAM ROOMS AND 11 INFUSION BAYS WITH HEATED CHAIRS TO INCREASE PATIENT COMFORT. GEISINGER VIEWMONT OUTPATIENT ANCILLARY SERVICES UNDER THE NAME OF GEISINGER VIEWMONT, GCMC OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF OUTPATIENT LAB, RADIOLOGY, AND PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES AT CONVENIENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT LACKAWANNA COUNTY. WITH EXPANDED HOURS AND WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS, GCMC PROVIDES THESE CRITICAL TESTING AND THERAPY SERVICES TO PATIENTS FOR TIMELY RESULTS. OTHER SERVICES GCMC ALSO OFFERS A SAME-DAY SURGERY CENTER, A 24-BED SHORT-TERM PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT UNIT (THE ONLY ONE IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY), AN ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA AND SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC, A FULL SUITE OF RADIOLOGY AND LABORATORY SERVICES, PULMONOLOGY, WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC OXYGEN CHAMBER TREATMENTS, AND PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY. III. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNCOMPENSATED CARE: GCMC RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND EDUCATION. GCMC PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD GCMC PROVIDES FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE BELOW COST AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. A. CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF GCMC IS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST GCMC INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COST TO GCMC OF PROVIDING THIS CHARITY CARE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 WAS 1,969,633. B. MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE) AND THE POOR (MEDICAID). GCMC PROVIDES CARE BELOW COST TO PERSONS COVERED BY THESE GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, GCMC IS FURTHERING ITS CHARITABLE MISSION. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL PAYERS IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS 50,298,621. C. OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES IN ADDITION, GCMC PROVIDES OTHER PATIENT SERVICES FOR WHICH FULL PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED. THE UNCOMPENSATED COST OF PROVIDING SUCH PATIENT SERVICES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018, WAS 1,696,098. RESIDENCY, FELLOWSHIP, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS: GCMC HOSTS THE REGION'S ONLY PODIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND IS AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY EDUCATION BY THE COUNCIL OF PODIATRIC MEDICAL EDUCATION. GCMC ALSO HAS AN AFFILIATION WITH THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. THE WRIGHT CENTER IS AN ACCREDITED PROVIDER OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PSYCHOLOGY RESIDENCIES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWSHIPS. IT IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION. IN FY 2018, THE UNCOMPENSATED COSTS FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TOTALED 4,119,668. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: GCMC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE INTENT OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS. ONE SUCH PROGRAM IS SILVER CIRCLE. THIS PROGRAM HAS THOUSANDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS ENROLLED. IT IS A FREE, HOSPITAL-BASED MEMBERSHIP PLAN FOR PERSONS 55 AND OLDER THAT PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF BENEFITS INCLUDING SPECIAL SOCIAL EVENTS AND BUS TRIPS, HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, EXERCISE CLASSES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, AND HEALTH SEMINARS. COMMUNITY EDUCATION IS A KEY ASPECT TO ANY INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. GCMC PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HEALTHCARE EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, STROKE AND EARLY HEART ATTACK EDUCATION, AND PUBLISHING HEALTH INFORMATION THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA. GCMC ALSO HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. GCMC ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE "STOP THE BLEED CAMPAIGN." THIS CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES BYSTANDERS TO BECOME TRAINED, EQUIPPED, AND EMPOWERED TO HELP IN A BLEEDING EMERGENCY BEFORE PROFESSIONAL HELP ARRIVES.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
According to the filing, the non-profit's mission is “To enhance the quality of life of the population served by providing access to quality population health and hospital services across northeastern pennsylvania through an integrated service organization based on a balanced program of patient care, education, research, and community service.”.
When referring to its actions, they were described as: “To enhance the quality of life of the population served by providing access to quality population health and hospital services across northeastern pennsylvania through an integrated service...see schedule o”.
- According to the law, the state of operation reported by the non-profit is PA.
- As per the filing, the address of the non-profit for 2019 is 100 N ACADEMY AVE MC 22-01, DANVILLE, PA, 17822.
- According to their form, the non-profit as of 2019 has a total of 2142 employees.
- 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 $7,606,819.
- The CEO compensation plan of the organization is determined by an independent party's review and approval.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 3 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1962.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- 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 $115,209,120 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's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.