GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS INC
PO BOX 2226, MOBILE, AL 36652 thomashospital.org & northbaldwininfir

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ADVANCE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH & TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTH OR HEALING IN THE GULF COAST REGION.

GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS, INC. (GHHI) OPERATES NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (NBI), A 70 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN BAY MINETTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA AND THOMAS HOSPITAL, A 150 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN FAIRHOPE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. BOTH HOSPITALS PROVIDE SERVICES NECESSARY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE TO THE GULF COAST COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR AGE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT SERVES A RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BALDWIN COUNTY. NBI OFFERS A SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND LONG-TERM CARE AT OAKWOOD - NORTH BALDWIN'S CENTER FOR LIVING. DURING ITS TIME UNDER GHHI, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE OF RESIDENTS OF BALDWIN COUNTY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2020, NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDED OVER 10,000 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED 252 BABIES, PERFORMED 3,280 SURGERIES & TREATED ALMOST 16,300 EMERGENCY CASES IN ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. NBI PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA, ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM WELFARE OF THE PATIENTS THOMAS HOSPITAL SERVES. GHHI LEASED THOMAS HOSPITAL IN AUGUST 2005 FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EFFORTS TO ASSIST THOMAS HOSPITAL IN OBTAINING FUNDING FOR HOSPITAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATIONS. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE AN ENLARGED BIRTH CENTER, A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM BUILDING, A NEW CANCER CENTER FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND A COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER FOR 2D AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2020 THOMAS HOSPITAL PROVIDED ALMOST 48,600 PATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED OVER 1,250 BABIES, TREATED ALMOST 49,300 EMERGENCY CASES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND PERFORMED ALMOST 8,200 SURGERIES. THOMAS HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDE AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS, WALKS, AND VARIOUS SCREENINGS TO BENEFIT AREA CITIZENS. THE HOSPITALS HAVE SPONSORED A NUMBER OF HEALTH FAIRS DURING THE YEAR ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THESE HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VACCINATIONS, AND WELLNESS INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO SPONSORED A WALK AT LUNCH EVENT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD APPLICANT AND IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NORTH BALDWIN RURAL HEALTH NETWORK WHICH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF PROVIDERS AND UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND HAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE CARE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM COORDINATES PATIENTS CARE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH POST-ACUTE PROVIDERS. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE WATERSHED PLATFORM TO COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. GHHI PROVIDES WATERSHED ACCESS AT NO CHARGE TO PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY ALSO PROVIDES FREE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. THEY USE THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CURRICULUM. THEY ALSO OFFER INDIVIDUALS WITH LUNG DISEASE WITH A MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THEIR DISEASE AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND ANNUALLY ORGANIZES SEVERAL HEALTH RELATED WALKS SPONSORED BY ONE OF THE HOSPITALS OR A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, OR THE MARCH OF DIMES. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL BOTH OFFER DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DIABETES MANAGE THEIR CONDITION AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID IS AN 8-HOUR COURSE THAT TEACHES PEOPLE THE SKILLS TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS OR EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THAT IT BUILDS MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, HELPING THE PUBLIC IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. THE TRAINING IS OFFERED MONTHLY AND IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2012, INFIRMARY HEALTH (AN AFFILIATED COMPANY) FORMED A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY. THIS COMMITTEE, KNOWN AS IHELP, HELPS BETTER MANAGE STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES BY ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ARE IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOCUS AREA OF HEALTHY WEIGHT, WE INCREASED PROMOTION AND AWARENESS OF SCALE BACK ALABAMA, A FREE STATEWIDE WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AGES 18 AND OLDER. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE HOST SITE FOR THE NORTH BALDWIN HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDES THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH USE OF SPACE THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE CLASSES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE ACADEMY OFFERS COURSES WHICH PROVIDE A DIRECT LINK TO THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WITH A GOAL OF HELPING STUDENTS BECOME CAREER READY. STUDENTS SPEND TIME IN THE CLASSROOM, AND ON-SITE, TAKING PART IN A ROTATION THROUGH THE HOSPITAL, GAINING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIOUS CAREERS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND WHAT THOSE JOBS ENTAIL. THE HOSPITAL ALSO PROVIDED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN VARIOUS HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS TO STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE AND HAVE APPROPRIATE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN A CLINICAL SETTING. THOMAS HOSPITAL PARTNERED WITH THE BALDWIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SERVE AS THE FIRST HOST SITE (ALONG WITH MOBILE INFIRMARY) IN OUR REGION FOR PROJECT SEARCH, AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, PROVIDING THEM WITH ON-THE-JOB TRAINING DURING THEIR LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY. DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, AND THEIR DEPARTMENTS VOLUNTEER TO HOST INTERNS IN THEIR AREAS BY TAKING THE TIME TO COACH AND MENTOR STUDENTS FOR OVER 800 HOURS PER STUDENT. THOMAS HOSPITAL PROVIDES AN ON-SITE CLASSROOM FOR DAILY USE, AN ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE EVENT,GRADUATION CEREMONY, AND VARIOUS EVENTS PROVIDING GIFTS, CERTIFICATES, INVITATIONS, REFRESHMENTS, FIELD TRIPS, AND MARKETING. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HOSTED ITS ANNUAL RIDEYELLOW CHARITY BIKE RIDE IN BAY MINETTE, ALABAMA. THE CHARITY BIKE RIDE BEGAN 15 YEARS AGO TO RAISE CANCER AWARENESS AND TO GATHER SUPPORT FOR THE MISSION OF INSPIRING OTHERS TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DISEASE. THE EVENT HAD MANY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE MAJORITY BEING FROM INFIRMARY HEALTH. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, RIDEYELLOW HAS DONATED OVER 570,000 TO VARIOUS CANCER CHARITIES. INFIRMARY HEALTH SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WITH NUMEROUS FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS THROUGH VOLUNTEER, IN-KIND, AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS: RELAY FOR LIFE, MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER, CHILI COOK-OFF, AND NUMEROUS OTHER AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EMPLOYEES WORE PINK ON "THINK PINK THURSDAYS" IN OCTOBER TO RAISE AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER. THE CAMPUS WAS PAINTED PINK WITH BANNERS AND SIGNS CREATING AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES HAVE A TEAM EACH YEAR FOR THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK, AND INFIRMARY HEALTH SERVES AS A FLAGSHIP SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT WHICH HAD MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPANTS. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL HAD 70 EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE AND RAISED OVER 6,000. WITH THE GOAL OF BRINGING AWARENESS TO AMERICAN HEART MONTH AND HEART DISEASE, INFIRMARY HEALTH PROVIDED FREE SCREENINGS TO ALMOST 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS FROM NBI AND TH DONATED 96 HOURS TO PROVIDE CHOLESTEROL, WEIGHT, AND BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS. INFIRMARY HEALTH IS ALSO AN ACTIVE SPONSOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S HEART WALK IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED THROUGH PURCHASING T-SHIRTS, PARTICIPATING IN RAFFLES AND REGISTERING FOR THE WALK IN NOVEMBER. INFIRMARY HEALTH'S TEAM RAISED MORE THAN 10,000 FOR THEIR TEAM. INFIRMARY HEALTH PARTNERED WITH LOCAL MEDIA PARTNER FOX10 TO OFFER FREE PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS FOR THE FIRST 100 MEN AT THE FOX10 NEWS STATION, THOMAS FITNESS CENTER, AND NORTH BALDWIN FITNESS CENTER. A TOTAL OF 143 PEOPLE WERE SCREENED. EACH NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTS AN ANNUAL "

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