Northwestern Memorial Healthcare

THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE NORTHWESTERN AFFILIATES INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP RETURN IS TO BE THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)

THE NMHC GROUP RETURN REFLECTS THE COMBINED INFORMATION AND OPERATIONS OF TWENTY-FIVE TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDES EIGHT HOSPITAL FACILITIES, TWO MEDICAL GROUPS, TWO FOUNDATIONS, AND VARIOUS OTHER RELATED ENTITIES SUPPORTING THE HEALTHCARE MISSION OF THE SYSTEM. NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (EIN: 37-0960170) ("NMH") FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, NMH AND ITS PREDECESSOR INSTITUTIONS, PASSAVANT MEMORIAL AND WESLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITALS, HAVE SERVED THE RESIDENTS OF CHICAGO. THE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE, REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY, REACHES BACK TO THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF PASSAVANT AND WESLEY AND CONTINUES TO BE INTEGRAL TO OUR MISSION TO PUT PATIENTS FIRST. NMH IS AN ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER (AMC) HOSPITAL AND SERVES AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ("FEINBERG"), WITH MORE THAN 2,140 PHYSICIANS ON THE MEDICAL STAFF, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM HAVE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT FEINBERG. NMH IS AMONG THE LIMITED NUMBER OF HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE DESIGNATED AS A MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES (AAMC). ACCORDING TO THE AAMC, WHILE MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS REPRESENT ONLY 5 PERCENT OF ALL HOSPITALS, THEY ACCOUNT FOR 25 PERCENT AND 20 PERCENT OF ALL MEDICAID AND MEDICARE DISCHARGES, RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE 35 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S CHARITY CARE. IN AGGREGATE, MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITALS SERVE A HIGHER PROPORTION OF LOW-INCOME, DUAL-ELIGIBLE, DISABLED AND MINORITY PATIENTS THAN OTHER HOSPITALS. AS AMCS SERVE AS MAJOR REFERRAL CENTERS AND HAVE VERY SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE, THEY PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE PATIENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO SEEK NECESSARY CARE ELSEWHERE AND THEREFORE HAVE A PATIENT POPULATION THAT IS OFTEN MORE COMPLEX, SICKER AND MORE VULNERABLE THAN THE GENERAL PATIENT POPULATION. NMH IS AN 894-BED, ADULT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL LOCATED IN CHICAGO'S GROWING DOWNTOWN AREA AND SAW MORE THAN 46,000 ADULTS ADMITTED AS INPATIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. AS AN ADULT LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WITH 24/7 SERVICE, NMH HAD MORE THAN 89,000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED) VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. NMH IS ALSO THE ONLY AMC HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO PARTICIPATING IN BOTH CITY AND STATE LEVEL I TRAUMA NETWORKS AND AS A LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE AND TREATMENT TO THE MOST SERIOUSLY INJURED ADULTS AND PREMATURE AND SICK INFANTS. NMH HAS THE LARGEST BIRTHING CENTER IN ILLINOIS, WITH MORE THAN 11,800 DELIVERIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL (EIN: 36-2513909) ("CDH") CDH HAS A RICH HISTORY OF CARING FOR ITS COMMUNITY. THE 392-BED, TERTIARY-CARE FACILITY LOCATED IN WINFIELD, ILLINOIS OFFERS EMERGENCY, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CARE IN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SERVICES, OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY AND ONCOLOGY TO RESIDENTS OF DUPAGE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. CDH IS DESIGNATED AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND PROVIDES LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE; CDH EMS SERVES AS A STATE-DESIGNATED RESOURCE HOSPITAL. IT IS ALSO A REGIONAL DESTINATION FOR ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC, PEDIATRIC AND CARDIOLOGY CARE. CANCER PATIENTS ARE OFFERED HIGHLY ADVANCED TREATMENT AT THE STATE'S FIRST AND ONLY PROTON THERAPY CENTER. NEARLY 1,300 PHYSICIANS ARE ON THE MEDICAL STAFF AND ARE TRAINED IN MORE THAN 90 SPECIALTY AREAS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, CDH HAD MORE THAN 20,700 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS. CDH'S ED HAD NEARLY 72,000 VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. NORTHWESTERN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL (EIN: 36-2179779) ("LFH") WITH ROOTS IN THE NORTHERN CHICAGO REGION, LFH WAS FOUNDED IN 1899 AS ALICE HOME ON THE CAMPUS OF LAKE FOREST COLLEGE. SINCE ITS FOUNDING, LFH HAS UPHELD THE PROMISE TO PROVIDE LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH CONVENIENT ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE SUPPORTED BY ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS AND TECHNOLOGY. THE CURRENT LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL INCLUDES 114 PRIVATE INPATIENT ROOMS, 72 OUTPATIENT CARE SPACES, EIGHT OPERATING ROOMS AND 483,500 SQUARE FEET OF NEW CONSTRUCTION ON ITS 160-ACRE CAMPUS, OPENED IN FISCAL YEAR 2018. LFH SERVES THE LAKE COUNTY, ILLLINOIS AND KENOSHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN AREA. MORE THAN 700 PHYSICIANS OFFER LAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS CONVENIENT ACCESS TO ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. CARE IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE MAIN HOSPITAL CAMPUS IN SUBURBAN LAKE FOREST, ABOUT 30 MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, AT LARGE OUTPATIENT FACILITIES IN GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS AND GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS AND AT FOUR IMMEDIATE CARE CENTERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, LFH PROVIDED CARE FOR OVER 9,500 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS. LFH'S BOARD-CERTIFIED EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND TRAUMA-TRAINED NURSES PROVIDE TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY CARE TO PATIENTS THROUGH THE LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AT LFH AND A FREE-STANDING EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE GRAYSLAKE OUTPATIENT CENTER, WHICH TOGETHER HAD MORE THAN 55,700 EMERGENCY VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. LAUNCHED IN 2015, LFH HAS WELCOMED ITS FIFTH CLASS OF RESIDENTS FROM THE NORTHWESTERN MCGAW FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND SERVES AS THE PROGRAM'S HOME SITE. LAKE FOREST HEALTH & FITNESS INSTITUTE (EIN: 36-3835030) ("LFHFI") LOCATED ON THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL CAMPUS, LFHFI OFFERS MORE THAN 130 INTERACTIVE GROUP FITNESS CLASSES WEEKLY, HOLISTIC TOTAL-BODY FITNESS PROGRAMS, INDIVIDUALIZED PERSONAL TRAINING AND A WIDE VARIETY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING. ADDITIONALLY, LFHFI ALSO IMPLEMENTS MEDICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS WHO ARE LIVING WITH CANCER, ARTHRITIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, FIBROMYALGIA AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE TO BETTER COPE WITH THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THEIR ILLNESS. NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION (EIN: 36-3155315) ("NMF") NMF RAISES FUNDS TO SUSTAIN THE MISSION AND STRATEGIC GOALS OF NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE. NMF SUPPORTS THE SYSTEM'S DEDICATION TO CLINICAL INNOVATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION D/B/A NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL GROUP (EIN: 36-3097297) ("NMG") NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL GROUP IS A MULTISPECIALTY AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE WITH MORE THAN 1,360 PHYSICIANS AND 360 ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS WITH EXPERTISE IN 40 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. SERVING ON THE FACULTY OF FEINBERG, PHYSICIANS CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS PROVIDE CLINICAL CARE. CENTRAL DUPAGE PHYSICIAN GROUP D/B/A NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUP (EIN: 36-3149833) ("RMG" OR "CDPG") CENTRAL DUPAGE PHYSICIAN GROUP IS A MULTI-SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY CARE NETWORK WITH MORE THAN 425 PHYSICIANS, INCLUDING 335 SPECIALISTS, WITH EXPERTISE IN 30 SPECIALTIES. RMG OFFERS MORE THAN 90 PRACTICES IN 36 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO'S WESTERN SUBURBS. DELNOR-COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (EIN: 36-3484281) ("DCH") DCH OPENED 75 YEARS AGO AS THE RESULT OF A COMMUNITY-LED EFFORT TO BUILD A FACILITY TO MEET THE GROWING HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF KANE COUNTY. NOW A 159-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY, DCH IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN CLINICAL QUALITY AND PATIENT-CENTERED CARE LOCATED 37 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO IN GENEVA, ILLINOIS. THE DCH MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES NEARLY 700 PHYSICIANS IN 80 SPECIALTIES, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE FOR ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 DCH HAD MORE THAN 8,300 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND ITS ED HAD NEARLY 42,000 VISITS. KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (EIN: 23-7087041) ("KCH") KCH IS LOCATED IN DEKALB, ILLINOIS AND SERVES AS AN ACUTE-CARE, 98-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WITH AN ENDURING COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF DEKALB COUNTY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE THROUGH A BROAD RANGE OF SPECIALTIES AND UNIQUE SERVICES, INCLUDING THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE BREASTFEEDING CENTER AND ITS NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER THAT OPENED IN 2018. THE KISHWAUKEE MEDICAL STAFF IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIANS WHO TREATED MORE THAN 5,200 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND MORE THAN 34,500 ED VISITS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019. VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (EIN: 36-4244337) ("VWCH") VWCH IS A CRITICAL-ACCESS, 25-BED HOSPITAL IN SANDWICH, ILLINOIS, SERVING THE FOX VALLEY COMMUNITY FOR MORE THAN 70 YEARS. NEARLY 170 PHYSICIANS ARE ON STAFF WITH VALLEY WEST, REPRESENTING A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, VALLEY WEST HAD 729 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AND MORE THAN 8,000 ED VISITS. AS A CRITICAL-ACCESS HOSPITAL WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE SYSTEM, VALLEY WEST CREATES A SEAMLESS PATHWAY TO SPECIALTY CARE ACROSS THE SYSTEM AND GREATLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE RURAL COMMUNITY.