CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
134 Marwood Rd, Cabot, PA 16023 www.concordiamedicalequipment.com

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Concordia Medical Equipment's mission is to serve our aging community with a continuum of high-quality caregiving options, provided in a Christian environment, and to serve those with limited funds to the best of our ability. We do this through delivery of quality home medical equipment and services, in good faith, on behalf of those who entrust themselves to our care and by ministering to the unique needs of each individual with respect, dignity, and compassion. The vision of the organization sets us apart from many for-profit durable medical equipment companies and that is to serve the Triune God by providing for the needs of His people. In accordance with the Organization's mission and vision, we provide benevolent care to those individuals who are unable to pay for the full cost of their care.

To serve our aging community with a continuum of high-quality caregiving options, provided in a Christian environment, and to serve those with limited funds to the best of our ability.

Concordia Medical Equipment (CME) is a durable medical equipment supplier with a focus to sell and/or rent medical equipment and supplies to benefit patients under the care of Concordia Lutheran Ministries and subsidiaries, as well as patients in the community. Concordia Medical Equipment operates for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the purpose of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, a related faith-based 501(c)(3) organization. There are currently 12 campuses in which patients and/or residents are supported with a goal of aging-in-place throughout the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) campuses of Concordia. Concordia Medical Equipment's purposes and activities focus on supporting individuals in the Concordia service area, in its effort to provide care to the approximately 40,000 patients that Concordia serves. This includes benevolent care to persons unable to pay. For fiscal year ending 06/30/2020, a total of $1,508 in services was rendered as benevolent care. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 represented on this return, just over $2 million in sales and rental revenue was from related organizations, which is just over 80% of sales and rental revenue. Of the $2 million revenue from related organizations, 46% of revenues are derived from hospice-related services provided to patients of two 501(c)(3) non-profit hospice agencies in Pennsylvania: Good Samaritan Hospice of Pittsburgh and Concordia Hospice of Washington. Concordia Medical Equipment also works with the home health agencies when patients are on palliative care due to a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. The goal is to facilitate a strong program that fosters compassionate transitions from nursing to hospice services by fulfilling equipment needs. It is important to allow patients with an end-of-life diagnosis to be able to remain in their homes as long as possible. Concordia Medical Equipment provides a wide selection of durable medical equipment and supplies to the patients both affiliated with Concordia Lutheran Ministries and residing in the surrounding communities. CME offers durable medical equipment for both rental and purchase including products related to beds and pressure relieving mattresses, mobility, bath safety, aids to daily living and respiratory care. The customer care team assists in facilitating the order process and works closely with physicians, insurers and other members of the healthcare team to assure each patient receives the equipment needed to keep them safe in their homes. On January 31, 2020, acting HHS Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency following the World Health Organization's recognition of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, as a pandemic. In response to this coronavirus outbreak, the state and federal governments have taken preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations and advising or requiring individuals to limit or forego their time outside of their homes. Daily high-level leadership meetings were established to assess and provide guidance to staff through every changing regulation surrounding the pandemic. Throughout the pandemic, education and guidance related to best practices and CDC protocol was provided by our corporate compliance team. This allowed our frontline workers to remain safe and able to provide quality care to many COVID affected patients and families. Employees were awarded a daily appreciation bonus for each shift worked. Even with decreased census when surrounding hospitals shut down, there were no layoffs as a result of the pandemic. Product inventory levels were assessed on daily basis and frequently increased to allow for the care of as many community-based patients as possible. Infection control efforts were amplified and included sourcing both new and better types of PPE as well as prioritizing disinfectants to directly address controlling the virus. Throughout the period, the management team of CME worked to quickly change policies and procedures that better allowed for the assessment of risk and the appropriate response to many complex patient care situations. The agency worked with a corporate purchasing team to ensure appropriate levels of personal protective equipment (PPE), laboratory equipment, tests and other related COVID response items were purchased to provide care is the safest way possible. The agency purchased $31,719 of PPE. Concordia Medical Equipment meets all current Medicare participation requirements and as such is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), a non-profit accreditation organization for Home Health, Hospice, and DME. CME has been awarded and accepted contracts for multiple medical equipment categories in Medicare's Competitive Bidding program. The agency provides education in the community by discussing appropriate home medical equipment topics related to hospital discharge procedures, short-term rehabilitation, patient safety in the home, and oxygen safety. During the fiscal year, presentations were given by the CEO to assist with some new disinfecting products that were purchased during the COVID-19 pandemic. He provided assistance to the facilities of Concordia Lutheran Ministries on the use of new Clorox 360 Electrostatic Sprayers and Karcher Disinfectant Misters. He also provided guidance on the installation of UV Disinfection devices in the ductwork of the patient-care facilities. Employees of CME were given the opportunity to participate in several mission events organized by the sister company Concordia Community Support Services. These are part of an ongoing Mission Committee that was formed to organize opportunities for employees to serve the community. A team member of CME sits on the Mission Committee. For the Christmas 2019 season, employees received the Christmas wish lists of 24 children through a partnership with Butler County Children and Youth. Employees purchased gifts and wrapping paper to give to the families in the program. CME utilized their box truck to deliver the toys that were donated in December 2019. This came at a cost of about $42 to CME for the use of the truck and the employee's time. In the summer of 2019, the CEO of CME volunteered his time to serve at the July 2019 Annual Summer Festival which is sponsored by Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care and is open to the public as a way of providing entertainment, food and refreshments and a feeling of community. These events are some of the ways we serve God by providing for the needs of His people.

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