ADVENTIST MIDWEST HEALTH
120 NORTH OAK STREET, HINSDALE, IL 60521 www.amitahealth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION AND ALL ITS SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH TO BRING A MINISTRY OF HEALING AND HEALTH TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. OUR MISSION IS TO EXTEND THE HEALING MINISTRY OF CHRIST.THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHOSE PARENT IS ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION IS KNOWN AS ADVENTHEALTH. ADVENTHEALTH SEEKS TO BE WIDELY RESPECTED AS A CONSUMER-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR HEALTH BY DELIVERING WHOLISTIC, BEST PRACTICE CARE ACROSS A CONNECTED, COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. WITH CHRIST AS OUR EXAMPLE, ADVENTHEALTH CARES FOR AND NURTURES PEOPLE: OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND THOSE WHO TRUST US FOR CARE AND HEALING.

THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF TWO HOSPITALS.

AMITA HEALTH ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER HINSDALE (AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE, OR THE HOSPITAL) IS A 261-BED ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL IN HINSDALE, ILLINOIS, THAT HAS SERVED THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF HINSDALE AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. LOCATED AT 120 NORTH OAK STREET, AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE IS A FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL THAT INCLUDES A LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND THE AMITA HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE & OUTPATIENT CENTER IN HINSDALE. THE HOSPITAL HAS ADDITIONAL SPECIALTIES IN BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCES AND ORTHOPEDICS. IT HAS EXPANDED ITS NEUROSCIENCES AND BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE PROGRAMS AND HAS BECOME A LEADER IN ROBOTIC SURGERY PROGRAMS INCLUDING DA VINCI ROBOTIC SURGERIES. OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE OPEN HEART SURGERY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, A PAIN CENTER, PEDIATRIC SERVICES, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP DISORDERS, SURGICAL SERVICES, UROLOGY, VASCULAR LAB SERVICES AND WOMEN'S CARE. THE HOSPITAL OPERATES AN IMAGING CENTER IN WESTMONT AND WOODRIDGE, ILLINOIS; AN OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SITE IN WESTMONT; AND AN OUTPATIENT ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SITE IN WESTMONT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PT SOLUTIONS, THE HOSPITAL ALSO OPERATES AN OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL REHABILITATION SITE IN HINSDALE. A FIXTURE IN HINSDALE SINCE 1904, AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, SPONSORING A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND PROVIDING WELLNESS SERVICES FOR THE VILLAGE'S EMPLOYEES. THE HOSPITAL HAS A SPECIAL COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SISTER HOSPITAL AMITA HEALTH ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER LA GRANGE (AMITA HEALTH LA GRANGE) IN LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS. ABOUT TWO MILES SEPARATE THE HOSPITALS, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, THEY HAVE WORKED TO INTEGRATE THEIR SERVICES AND TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY INSTEAD OF COMPETING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE HOSPITALS SHARE THE SAME SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, DEPARTMENT LEADERS, AND MEDICAL STAFF, AND THEY PARTNERED TO DEVELOP THE AMITA HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE AND OUTPATIENT CENTER, WHICH OPENED IN 2016 IN HINSDALE. THE INTEGRATION PROCESS HAS REDUCED OPERATING COSTS FOR THE TWO HOSPITALS, AND THEY HAVE REINVESTED THE SAVINGS TO EXPAND AND ENHANCE SERVICES. THE TWO HOSPITALS OPERATE FAMILY-PRACTICE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN WHICH MEDICAL-SCHOOL GRADUATES SERVE THEIR RESIDENCIES, DOING CLINICAL ROTATIONS. THE PROGRAMS ARE A CONSISTENT SOURCE OF FAMILY-PRACTICE PHYSICIANS FOR THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING A FULL SCOPE OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. DURING 2019, 17,624 PATIENTS WERE CARED FOR AT THE AMITA HEALTH LAGRANGE FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER AND 16,858 PATIENTS AT THE AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER, INCLUDING MANY MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AT BOTH CENTERS. THE AMITA HEALTH LAGRANGE FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES OBSTETRICAL CARE AT A LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN LAGRANGE (PILLARS COMMUNITY HEALTH). AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE IS AWARDED MAGNET NURSING DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER, CERTIFIED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, AND HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL QUALITY APPROVAL FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION. THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION HAS AWARDED ITS BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER + DESIGNATION TO AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE FOR DELIVERING SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY AND COST-EFFICIENT CARDIAC CARE, MATERNITY CARE, SPINE SURGERY AND HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT. IN 2018, AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE EARNED A FIVE-STAR RATING -THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE- POSTED ON THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO EARNED AN "A," THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE, IN THE SPRING 2019 AND FALL 2019 EDITIONS OF THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S BIANNUAL HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE. IN 2019, AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE ALSO EARNED HEALTHGRADE'S PATIENT SAFETY EXCELLENCE AWARD AND HEALTHGRADE'S OUTSTANDING PATIENT EXPERIENCE AWARD. AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE IS RANKED 15TH IN THE CHICAGO AREA AND 18TH IN ILLINOIS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S LATEST BEST HOSPITALS REPORT, EARNING RECOGNITION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE IN ONE ADULT SPECIALTY (CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY) AND THREE ADULT PROCEDURES/CONDITIONS (HEART FAILURE, HIP REPLACEMENT, AND KNEE REPLACEMENT). THE AMITA HEALTH CANCER INSTITUTE AT HINSDALE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIVEMENT IN 2019 BY THE AMERICAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS WHICH IS ACHIEVED BY FEWER THAN 10% OF CANCER PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. IN 2019, AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE TREATED 11,768 INPATIENTS, PERFORMED 2,144 INPATIENT SURGERIES, AND DELIVERED 2,472 BABIES. AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE'S MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES 1,015 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 79 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES. AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE PROVIDES CARE FOR ALL, INCLUDING THE FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, HOMELESS AND THOSE WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC AID. IN 2019, AMITA HEALTH HINSDALE PROVIDED $1,828,575 OF CHARITY CARE AT COST. THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO $6,869,667 IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION COSTS, INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL'S RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND $372,000 IN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS SERVICES, $6,681,344 OF UNREIMBURSED MEDICARE COSTS TO PATIENTS, $1,674,672 OF BAD DEBT EXPENSE AT COST, AND $7,631,381 OF UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AT COST. THE TOP-TIER PARENT OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION, ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM SUNBELT HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, OWNS A REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A NETWORK OF FOUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS AND THEIR OUTPATIENT-BASED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES OPERATING IN CHICAGO'S WESTERN SUBURBS. THE FOUR CHICAGO NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLNESS, ADDRESSING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. THE FOUR HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES ARE INTEGRAL TO THE FABRIC OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE HOSPITALS PARTNER WITH LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO BRING STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENTS AND PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES CLOSE TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK. AS PART OF ADVENTHEALTH, THE LARGEST, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROTESTANT HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE NATION, THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS GROUNDED IN CHRISTIAN VALUES AND COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF CHRIST. THE FILING ORGANIZATION WELCOMES PATIENTS FROM ANY RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION AS WELL AS PATIENTS WHO DO NOT ASCRIBE TO ANY RELIGION. IN FEBRUARY 2015, AMH AND ALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTH SYSTEM (ABHS) FORMED A JOINT OPERATING COMPANY (JOC). A JOC ALLOWS SEPARATE OWNERS TO INTEGRATE OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL WHILE MAINTAINING SEPARATE OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS. IT ALSO ALLOWS AMH AND ABHS TO WORK IN UNISON WHILE PRESERVING THE ADVENTIST AND CATHOLIC IDENTITIES AND MISSION PRIORITIES THAT DEFINE AMH AND ABHS, RESPECTIVELY. IN APRIL 2015, ALEXIAN BROTHERS-AHS MIDWEST REGION HEALTH CO., D/B/A AMITA HEALTH, WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW NAME OF THE JOC. THE NAME AMITA IS INSPIRED BY THE MEANING IT HAS IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES -- FRIENDSHIP IN ITALIAN, HONESTY AND TRUTH IN HEBREW, AND SPIRITUAL LIGHT AND BOUNDLESSNESS IN HINDI. THE NAME REFLECTS AMITA HEALTH'S FAITH-BASED CALL TO HEALING, ITS CORE VALUES, AND THE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION THAT ITS CAREGIVERS SHOW EVERY DAY TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND EACH OTHER.

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