Trinity Health Corporation

TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION'S PURPOSE IS TO GOVERN, MANAGE, AND PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO ITS SUBSIDIARIES, WHICH INCLUDE HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) THAT PROVIDE NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE LOCATED. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION ALLOW FOR ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT IN TURN PERMIT THE SUBSIDIARIES TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS AT A REASONABLE COST. TRINITY HEALTH CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ARE COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS TRINITY HEALTH.TRINITY HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. TRINITY HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING (CHWB) STRATEGY PROMOTES OPTIMAL HEALTH FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY CONNECTING SOCIAL AND CLINICAL CARE, ADDRESSING SOCIAL NEEDS, DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES. WE DO THIS BY: 1. INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES 2. ADVANCING SOCIAL CARE3. IMPACTING SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF HEALTHINVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES:TRINITY HEALTH AND ITS MEMBER HOSPITALS ARE COMMITTED TO THE DELIVERY OF PEOPLE-CENTERED CARE AND SERVING AS A COMPASSIONATE AND TRANSFORMING HEALING PRESENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM, TRINITY HEALTH REINVESTS ITS PROFITS BACK INTO THE COMMUNITIES AND IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, TRINITY HEALTH INVESTED $1.2 BILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT, SUCH AS INITIATIVES SUPPORTING THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE, HELPING TO MANAGE CHRONIC CONDITIONS LIKE DIABETES, PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION, AND MOVING FORWARD POLICY, SYSTEM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, TRINITY HEALTH MEMBER HOSPITALS REDIRECTED SOME RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT SOCIAL AND MEDICAL NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING FOOD SUPPORT, EDUCATION SUPPORT, AND OUTREACH TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH TRINITY HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH INSTITUTE, $1.6 MILLION WAS INVESTED IN THE "IT STARTS HERE" COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGN, COUPLING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS. THIS EFFORT DISTRIBUTED $1.1 MILLION IN CHWB GRANTS TO MEMBER HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOCUSED IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. OVER 80% OF DOLLARS AWARDED SUPPORTED PRIORITIZED COMMUNITIES, DEFINED AS 40% OF THE COMMUNITY BEING BLACK/LATINX AND/OR NATIVE AMERICAN. IT STARTS HERE LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY, AND IN JUST UNDER FIVE MONTHS, MEMBER HOSPITALS AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS REACHED NEARLY 615,000 PEOPLE THROUGH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, ENGAGED OVER 1,150 COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS, AND HELD OVER 700 VACCINE CLINICS THAT PROVIDED OVER 152,000 VACCINATIONS. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY EFFORTS, IT STARTS HERE FUNDED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMATION BY ENGAGING LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS WHO REPRESENT THE CULTURE AND ETHNICITY OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.BEYOND COVID-19 EFFORTS, TRINITY HEALTH COMMITTED MORE THAN $46 MILLION IN LOANS TO 31 NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON IMPROVING COMMUNITY CONDITIONS AROUND HOUSING, FACILITIES, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY INVESTING PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM MAKES LOW-INTEREST RATE LOANS TO SELECT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND INTERMEDIARIES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT SOCIAL INFLUENCERS THAT DRIVE HEALTHY OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. ADVANCING SOCIAL CARE:TRINITY HEALTH'S SOCIAL CARE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS WHILE HELPING PATIENTS, COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS ACCESS ESSENTIAL NEEDS, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, OR AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ARE A KEY COMPONENT OF SOCIAL CARE AND SERVE AS LIAISONS BETWEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS PATIENTS' SOCIAL NEEDS AND MITIGATE BARRIERS. TRINITY HEALTH'S COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER HUB DRIVES INTEGRATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE HEALTH SYSTEM. IT INCLUDES A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT TOGETHER, HELP SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. BECAUSE OF THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ARE TRUSTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WORK CLOSELY WITH A PATIENT BY ASSESSING THEIR SOCIAL NEEDS, HOME ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER SOCIAL RISK FACTORS, AND ULTIMATELY CONNECT THE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, TRINITY HEALTH GREW ITS NETWORK OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS BY 15%, OVER 90 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, SPANNING NEARLY EVERY MEMBER HOSPITAL.ADDITIONALLY, WE CREATED THE TRINITY HEALTH COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY, WHICH IS AN ONLINE PORTAL CONNECTING THOSE IN NEED TO FREE OR REDUCED-COST HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND ACROSS ALL TRINITY HEALTH LOCATIONS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE DIRECTORY YIELDED NEARLY 50,000 SEARCHES, OVER 1,000 REFERRALS, OVER 70 KEY ORGANIZATIONS CLAIMED THEIR PROGRAMS, AND OVER 900 SOCIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED.TRINITY HEALTH CONTINUES TO EXPAND THE NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. EPIC, TRINITY HEALTH'S ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, IDENTIFIED THE DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM AS A BEST PRACTICE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AT-RISK PATIENTS, REFERRAL, AND BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PRESENTED TRINITY HEALTH'S DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM APPROACH TO THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A BEST PRACTICE FOR A POPULATION HEALTH, DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGY TO PREVENT DIABETES.IMPACTING SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF HEALTH:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INTERFAITH CENTER ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, THE INVESTOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NETWORK AND INVESTORS FOR OPIOID AND PHARMACEUTICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, TRINITY HEALTH USES ITS OWNERSHIP OF SHARES OF STOCK IN CORPORATIONS TO INFLUENCE CORPORATIONS' POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT AFFECT SOCIAL INFLUENCERS OF HEALTH, THE LIVING CONDITIONS THAT CAN AFFECT THE HEALTH OF A COMMUNITY, SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND ECONOMICS. TRINITY HEALTH TAKES ACTION BY WRITING LETTERS TO COMPANIES, MEETING WITH CORPORATE MANAGEMENT, AND SUBMITTING AND SUPPORTING SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS AS AGENDA ITEMS FOR COMPANIES' ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS.FISCAL YEAR 2021 YIELDED MANY POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN ITS 180 COMPANY ENGAGEMENTS, INCLUDING 50 COMPANY DIALOGUES AND 16 FILED RESOLUTIONS LEADING TO CHANGES IN POLICIES AND PRACTICES AT 18 CORPORATIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRINITY HEALTH, VISIT WWW.TRINITY-HEALTH.ORG.