WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES INC
100 N ACADEMY AVE MC 22-01, DANVILLE, PA 178229800 www.geisinger.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, INCORPORATED, (DOING BUSINESS AS GEISINGER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OR GEISINGER EMS) STRIVES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY PATIENT CARE SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA THROUGH DELIVERY OF COMPASSIONATE COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT, FOR THOSE PLACED IN ITS CARE.

PRIMARY EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AMBULANCE SERVICE, PRIMARY EMERGENCY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICE, AND ROUTINE BLS SERVICE. WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. (WSALS) STRIVES: - TO BE THE LEADER IN EXCELLENCE IN THE PROVISION OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. - TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF COMPASSIONATE, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT OF THOSE PLACED IN OUR CARE. - TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE IMAGE OF PRE-HOSPICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE CHAIN OF HEALTH CARE UTILIZING THE MOST UP-TO- DATE TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR EDUCATION IN PRE-HOSPITAL CARE THROUGH OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR DUTIES. - TO MAINTAIN A WORKPLACE WHERE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ARE NURTURED, WHERE PERFORMANCE AND REWARDS ARE EQUITABLE, AND WHERE SOCIAL AND SELF- ACTUALIZATION NEEDS ARE FULFILLED. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS MISSION, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR CARE AND SERVICES, CREATIVELY RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WSALS PROVIDES PRIMARY EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AMBULANCE SERVICE IN NUMEROUS MUNICIPALITIES AND PRIMARY EMERGENCY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICE IN NUMEROUS MUNICIPALITIES IN CUMBERLAND, FRANKLIN, MONTOUR, COLUMBIA, NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTHERN YORK, AND PERRY COUNTIES. ROUTINE BLS SERVICE IS ALSO PROVIDED IN A SIX (6) COUNTY AREA. ADDITIONALLY, WSALS PROVIDES LEADERSHIP FOR THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PA TASK FORCE IN CUMBERLAND, PERRY, FRANKLIN, AND ADAMS COUNTIES AS WELL AS MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM. ADVANCED AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS PROVIDE ON-SITE TRAUMA, LIFESAVING, PARAMEDICAL, AND PATIENT TRANSPORTATION FOR VICTIMS OF ACCIDENT, ILLNESS, AND INJURY. UNCOMPENSATED CARE WSALS RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICES. WSALS PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, WSALS 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 WSALS IS THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ALL THE CITIZENS IN THEIR PENNSYLVANIA SERVICE AREA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST WSALS INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COST TO WSALS OF PROVIDING THIS CHARITY CARE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 WAS 49,699. B.IN RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE), THE POOR (MEDICAID), AS WELL AS OTHERS. WSALS PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, WSALS IS FURTHERING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS 5,441,633. C.OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES IN ADDITION, WSALS 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, 2020 WAS 2,103,084. COMMUNITY HEALTH. EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH AS AN ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER, WSALS STRIVES TO SERVE AS A PARTNER TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND LOCAL RESIDENTS. WSALS PROVIDES CARE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MANY REDUCED PRICE SERVICES AND FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED UPON ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH WSALS BELIEVES WILL SERVE A BONA FIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEED. THESE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED AT A COST OF 33,917 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, AND INCLUDE COMMUNITY STANDBYS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, FREE FLU SHOT CLINICS, TACTICAL EMS AND EMS TASK FORCE, AND EMS COUNCIL, AMONG OTHER SUBSIDIZED AND UNIQUE SERVICES. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUMMARY CHARITY CARE 49,699 MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 5,441,633 OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES 2,103,084 COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND OTHER 33,917 TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT 7,628,333 STATISTICS TOTAL EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020: 29,982

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