EXCELA HEALTH
532 WEST PITTSBURGH STREET, GREENSBURG, PA 15601 www.excelahealth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH. EXCELA HEALTH'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THIS MISSION IS CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION, BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION TO ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR THREE ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE AGENCY, COUNTY PROGRAM FACILITATOR, A SMALL SURGICAL CENTER AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ENTERPRISES. EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES SENIOR LEADERSHIP TO ITS MEMBERS.

EXCELA HEALTH, THE LEADING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, BROUGHT TOGETHER THREE HOSPITALS IN 2004 - WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL IN GREENSBURG, FRICK HOSPITAL IN MOUNT PLEASANT AND LATROBE HOSPITAL IN LATROBE AND IN 2008 ACQUIRED JEANNETTE DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - WITH THE GOAL OF SERVING AS A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT EMBODIES HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LOCALLY. MORE TO THE POINT, EXCELA HEALTH SEEKS TO LIVE ITS MISSION OF "IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH" COUCHED IN VALUES KNOWN AS THE EXCELA WAY. EVIDENCE OF THOSE IDEALS CAN BE FOUND IN THE EVENTS OF FISCAL YEAR 2020, WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW CONCEPTS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, GARNERING RECOGNITION FOR ITS EFFORTS FROM NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN ALL CASES, THE RESULTING PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND AWARDS BENEFITTED THE AREA'S CITIZENRY AND DEMONSTRATED A FOCUS ON QUALITY MEASURES, FURTHER ENHANCING THE WAY EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES CARE. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT IS THE CONTINUING ADDITION OF HIGHLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. TOGETHER, MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MEDICAL STAFF COLLABORATE DILIGENTLY, AND THOUGHTFULLY, TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CARE TO THIS REGION. AT EXCELA HEALTH THE EXTRAORDINARY IS EMBRACED AS ROUTINE BY THE 4,347 EMPLOYEES, 493 PHYSICIANS, 242 ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, 24 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND 653 VOLUNTEERS AND AUXILIANS WHO ARE THE BEDROCK OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM.AS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED AS SUCH EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1984, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM, THEN WESTMORELAND HEALTH SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY WESTMORELAND LATROBE HEALTH PARTNERS AND, FINALLY, EXCELA HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO ITS HOSPITALS, EXCELA HEALTH ENCOMPASSES OTHER HEALTH-RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AND CONTINUES TO EXPAND AS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY DEMAND.THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT REPRESENTS THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1, 2019 TO JUNE 30, 2020, AND IT REFLECTS EXCELA HEALTH'S EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE THE SPECTRUM OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING OFFERED TO RESIDENTS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE NATION BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SAFETY, QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM.QUALITY EFFORTSTHE MAGNET JOURNEY AND NURSE-LED INITIATIVESEXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO BELIEVE ITS SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN SAFE AND EFFICIENT PATIENT-CENTERED CARE DRIVEN BY VALUE-BASED BEHAVIORS. THE EMBODIMENT OF THIS BELIEF IS ALL THE MORE AMPLIFIED THROUGH NATIONAL MAGNET RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING, COLLABORATION ACROSS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS AND EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE.EXCELA HEALTH HAS TRAVELED THE LONG ROAD TO MAGNET STATUS FOR YEARS, AND IN 2019 THE HEALTH SYSTEM WAS INFORMED THAT THE COUNTLESS HOURS, EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT FROM ITS HEALTH CARE STAFF RESULTED IN THE ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT: EXCELA HEALTH IS OFFICIALLY ACCREDITED AND RECOGNIZED AS A MAGNET-DESIGNATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC). THIS DESIGNATION RECOGNIZED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS AMONG THE VERY BEST IN THE COUNTRY, OUTPERFORMING NATIONAL BENCHMARKS IN QUALITY AND SAFETY. THE DESIGNATION ALSO CONFIRMED THAT AS AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM, EXCELA HEALTH IS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT PERCENT OF THE NATION'S 6,300 HOSPITALS TO CARRY THE PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION. FURTHERMORE, EXCELA HEALTH IS ALSO THE FINAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO BE GRANDFATHERED INTO SYSTEM RECOGNITION UPON INITIAL APPLICATION FOR MAGNET RECOGNITION. EXCELA HEALTH WESTMORELAND, LATROBE AND FRICK HOSPITALS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR CREDENTIALING EVERY FOUR YEARS TO MAINTAIN MAGNET ACCREDITATION.THE COMMISSION ON MAGNET ALSO IDENTIFIED SEVERAL EXEMPLARS FROM WRITTEN NARRATIVES. AN EXEMPLAR IS "A CONCEPT, PRACTICE OR PROGRAM WORTHY OF IMITATION".A STATISTICAL LOOK AT EXCELA HEALTH- LICENSED BEDS: 578- STAFFED BEDS: 469- EMPLOYEES: 4,347- INSERVICE AND HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS: 435- AUXILIARY MEMBERS: 218- INPATIENT ADMISSIONS & OBSERVATIONS: 28,592- NEWBORNS: 1,181- ACUTE CARE PATIENTS DAYS: 92,215- EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS: 87,448- OP REGISTRATIONS: 618,791IN ADDITION TO ITS HOSPITALS, EXCELA HEALTH IS A SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN WESTMORELAND AND PARTS OF FAYETTE COUNTIES AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NOT-FOR PROFIT SUBSIDIARIES:EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICECAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PAWESTMORELAND/FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLATROBE AREA HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONAND ITS HEALTH CARE-RELATED SUBSIDIARIES UNDER THE EXCELA HEALTH HOLDING COMPANY UMBRELLA:EXCELA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (FORMERLY CALLED THE EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES)ENCOMPASSING BARIATRIC SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, ENT, FAMILY MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, HOSPITALIST PROGRAM, INTERNAL MEDICINE, INTENSIVIST PROGRAM, NEUROLOGY, OB-GYN, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, PAIN MEDICINE, PALLIATIVE CARE, PHYSIATRY, THORACIC SURGERY AND VASCULAR SURGERY.EXCELA HEALTH DIVERSIFIED SERVICESEXCELA HEALTH VENTURES, LLCEXCELA HEALTH RECIPROCAL RISK RETENTION GROUP

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