MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-SPRINGFIELD
625 NORTH JACKSON AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, MN 56087 www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INSPIRE HOPE AND CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BY PROVIDING THE BEST CARE TO EVERY PATIENT THROUGH INTEGRATED CLINICAL PRACTICE, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

MEDICAL CLINIC, HOSPITAL, EMERGENCY ROOM AND DENTAL CLINIC

PATIENT CARE (SCHEDULE O):PATIENT CARE:MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS A FAMILY OF CLINICS, HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES SERVING COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA, IOWA, WISCONSIN AND GEORGIA. AS PART OF MAYO CLINIC, THE HEALTH SYSTEM OFFERS CARE DESIGNED FOR THE WHOLE BODY CLOSE TO THE PATIENT'S HOME, WHEN THEY NEED IT. A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS HAS READY ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, AND EXPERTISE OF MAYO CLINIC AND COLLABORATES ON PROVIDING EXACTLY THE CARE THE PATIENT NEEDS. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SITES EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PHYSICIANS AND 15,000 ALLIED HEALTH STAFF. IN ADDITION, MAYO CLINIC PHYSICIANS FROM MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES REGULARLY SEE PATIENTS AT HEALTH SYSTEM FACILITIES. BESIDES HAVING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN NEARLY 70 COMMUNITIES, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDES 19 OWNED HOSPITALS, FIVE OWNED NURSING HOMES, PHYSICIAN SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH ONE ADDITIONAL HOSPITAL, AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH TWO ADDITIONAL HOSPITALS AND ONE NURSING HOME. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1992, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM HAS GROWN INTO ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES. MORE THAN 600,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN 2.6 MILLION VISITS ANNUALLY IN MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. IT IS ALSO A NATIONAL LEADER IN QUALITY AND SAFETY EFFORTS.MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-SPRINGFIELD (MCHS-SPRINGFIELD) PROVIDES HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE SPRINGFIELD, MINNESOTA, COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGH ITS HOSPITAL AND CLINICS IN SPRINGFIELD, MINNESOTA, AS WELL AS A BRANCH MEDICAL CLINIC AT LAMBERTON, MINNESOTA. THERE WERE 1,519 PATIENTS TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM IN 2014, WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY. THERE WERE 158 ACUTE PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM INPATIENT CARE DURING 2014, AND 11,420 PATIENT OFFICE VISITS TOOK PLACE AT THE MEDICAL CLINICS IN 2014. THE CLINIC IN LAMBERTON SAW 702 PATIENTS IN 2014. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES A NEEDED HEALTH CARE ACCESS POINT TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MANY WHO ARE ELDERLY WHO HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES IN A COUNTY WITH FEW OPTIONS FOR PATIENT TRANSPORATION.UNCOMPENSATED CARE:MCHS-SPRINGFIELD PROVIDES CARE TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO BOTH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS AT SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNTS FROM STANDARD FEES. MCHS-SPRINGFIELD IS DESIGNATED AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL AND IS REIMBURSED BASED ON ITS COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES FOR HOSPITAL MEDICARE PATIENTS. CHARITY CARE IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR SERVICES PROVIDED.THE COST OF CHARITY CARE PROVIDED IN 2014 WAS APPROXIMATELY $101,000.THE TOTAL COST OF UNCOMPENSATED CARE PROVIDED TO LOW INCOME PATIENTS THROUGH MEDICAID AND MINNESOTACARE (A STATE PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE TO THE LOW INCOME POPULATION) WAS APPROXIMATELY $307,000 WHICH INCLUDES THE MEDICAID SURCHARGE OF $70,848 AND MNCARE TAX OF $101,096.THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF SERVICES TO MEDICARE PATIENTS DETERMINED BY USING INFORMATION FROM THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICARE COST REPORT WAS APPROXIMATELY $42,000.MCHS-SPRINGFIELD ALSO PROVIDES DISCOUNTS TO UNINSURED PATIENTS. THE TOTAL DISCOUNTS GIVEN IN 2014 WERE APPROXIMATELY $8,500.

EDUCATION (SCHEDULE O):EDUCATION:AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE AREAS' INFRASTRUCTURE, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD IS INVOLVED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS IN PROVIDING AND/OR SUPPORTING HEALTH CARE RELATED EDUCATION IN SPRINGFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. MCHS-SPRINGFIELD HAS A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND AREA STUDENTS ALREADY IN POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN A HEALTH CARE CAREER. IN 2014, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD PROVIDED $2,500 IN HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIPS. ADDITIONALLY THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS A TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES WHO STRIVE TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION. LASTLY, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD IS A HOST ORGANIZATION OF A WORK-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES HEALTH CARE SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE.

COMMUNITY SERVICES (SCHEDULE O):COMMUNITY SERVICES:MCHS-SPRINGFIELD EMPLOYED 73 ALLIED HEALTH STAFF AND PHYSICIANS AT THE END OF 2014. OUR MEDICAL CENTER IS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND IN 2014 THE GROSS SALARY EXPENSE FOR THE ORGANIZATION WAS APPROXIMATELY $5,500,000.IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EMPLOYEES OF MCHS-SPRINGFIELD CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY BY MEANS OF PROVIDING THEIR TIME TO WORTHWHILE CIVIC PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE OVERALL COMMUNITY PROFILE. MANY TIMES THIS ACTIVITY OCCURS DURING TYPICAL WORK TIME WHILE BEING COMPENSATED BY MCHS-SPRINGFIELD. SOME OF THESE SETTINGS INCLUDE MCHS-SPRINGFIELD EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS SUCH AS WITH THE SPRINGFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR THE SPRINGFIELD AREA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU. EMPLOYEES ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY BY ADOPTING A HIGHWAY AND PICKING UP LITTER TWICE PER YEAR ALONG A TWO MILE SECTION OF HIGHWAY 14 WEST OF SPRINGFIELD. EACH YEAR AT RIVERSIDE DAYS, THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE AND SPONSOR THE KIDDY PARADE THAT KICKS OFF THE WEEKEND ACTIVITIES. EMPLOYEES ALSO PARTICIPATE IN AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE SPRINGFIELD AREA NATIVITY THEATER ASSOCIATION BY SERVING AS GAS STATION ATTENDANTS.MCHS-SPRINGFIELD PARTICIPATES IN MANY WAYS AS A REGULAR BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, THERE ARE OFTEN TIMES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MADE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO HELP SPONSOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY BOOKS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN OR PARTICIPATION IN A BUSINESS EVENT SUCH AS THE ANNUAL HOME & GARDEN SHOW.MCHS-SPRINGFIELD HAS INVESTED BOTH TIME AND RESOURCES ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FOR POSSIBLE BIO-TERRORISM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE REGION. PART OF THIS TRAINING IS DONE WITH EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, INCLUDING REGULAR MEETINGS TO ORGANIZE DRILLS, HOLD DRILLS AND REVISE PLANS.MCHS-SPRINGFIELD PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT HAVE THE GOAL OF IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH STATUS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FREE OR AT A NOMINAL CHARGE. SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE ANNUAL FUN-RUN/WALK, ARE DONE IN AN ATTEMPT TO ENCOURAGE AREA RESIDENTS TO BEGIN A HABIT OF REGULAR PHYSICAL FITNESS. APPROXIMATELY 175 ATTENDEES PER YEAR PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. MCHS-SPRINGFIELD IS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR THE SPRINGFIELD CHILDHOOD WELLNESS TASK FORCE WHICH ADDRESSES CHILDHOOD OBESITY. THIS GROUP MEETS MONTHLY AND HAS A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE NOT ONLY THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN BUT ALSO ADULTS. STARTING IN 2014, "COMMUNITY WALKS" WERE ORGANIZED ON A WEEKLY BASIS THAT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A GROUP WALKING EVENT THAT COVERS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES OF THE LOCAL TRAIL SYSTEM.MCHS-SPRINGFIELD IS ALSO LOOKING TO PROMOTE SAFETY AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. MCHS-SPRINGFIELD HAS WORKED WITH AREA SCHOOLS ON A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREVENT CONCUSSIONS IN ATHLETES ALONG WITH MEASURES TO PROVIDE CARE TO ATHLETES WHO MAY HAVE INCURRED A CONCUSSION DURING PRACTICE OR IN A GAME. ROUTINELY ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS THE HEALTH FAIR THAT IS HELD EVERY OTHER YEAR DURING NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK THAT ATTRACTS CLOSE TO 70 EXHIBITS PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED AND HIGHLIGHTED AT THE SPRINGFIELD AREA COMMUNITY CENTER.MCHS-SPRINGFIELD PROVIDES MANY DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS REGARDING SPECIFIC TOPICS, INCLUDING DIABETES CLASSES AND WEIGHT LOSS CLASSES. MCHS-SPRINGFIELD PIONEERED A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND PARTNERED WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE LOCAL GROCERY STORE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN OTHER AWARENESS ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY MCHS-SPRINGFIELD, SUCH AS BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS AND OTHER TOPICS THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED IN SOME MANNER WITH THE COMMUNITY AT NO CHARGE. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT COSTS FOR STAFF TIME AND MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL EPISODES AMOUNTED TO APPROXIMATELY $6,500 IN 2014.IN 2014, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED 878 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $20,255 BASED ON THE INDEPENDENT SECTORS AVERAGE ESTIMATED VALUE OF SUCH SERVICES.ALL TOTALED, CONSIDERING ACTUAL COSTS OF IN-KIND STAFF EXPENSES AND EXPENSES PAID BY MCHS-SPRINGFIELD, THE COMBINED TOTAL FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES WAS AT LEAST $6,500.

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