The Carle Foundation Hospital

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SERVING PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE CARLE FOUNDATION'S 433-LICENSED BED HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACILITIES AND, CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE HOSPITAL, A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES VARIOUS ANCILLARY SUPPORT SERVICES TO BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS SUCH AS AUTOPSY, BLOOD BANK, EMERGENCY SERVICES, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OPERATING ROOM, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PASTORAL COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO SERVE PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE MAKE SURE THOSE WHO NEED CARE, GET CARE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN PAY. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA HEALTH AGENCIES, ACCESS TO DENTAL, VISION AND GENERAL HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN IMPROVED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. AS THE SECOND TENET IN OUR MISSION, RESEARCH GIVES US TOMORROW'S ANSWERS, TODAY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SCIENTISTS AND THE CARLE PHYSICIAN GROUP PHYSICIANS, WE ARE TURNING THE LATEST MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE BEDSIDE. WE ARE NOW CONDUCTING MORE THAN 250 ACTIVE STUDIES RELATING TO CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND MORE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 81 PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS FROM CARLE CLINICIANS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH OUR PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY ENSURE EVERYONE IS BETTER PREPARED. FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE OFFER A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION AND NEW DAD COURSES, ALONG WITH FREE CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES. FOR OUR PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, THREE LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING CLASSES AND COURSES FOR PHYSICIAN LEADERS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT TO A CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT, PLAN DILIGENTLY FOR OUR FUTURE AND MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HAVE A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT, DONATIONS AND SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS STEMS NOT FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, BUT RATHER FROM A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. AT THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GENEROUSLY GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR TAX EXEMPTION. ALL OF THESE FACTORS LEAD TO THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL BEING A CHAMPION OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND A PILLAR OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON ASSESSED NEEDS AND DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. AREAS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDE: HOSPITAL SERVICES THAT OPERATE AT A LOSS, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT KEEP AREA RESIDENTS FROM RECEIVING THE CARE THEY NEED. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY KNOW ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS. OUR ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TARGETED TO REACH PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY SO THEY ARE AWARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD HEALTHCARE.

THE CARLE COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE): AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR THAT CARE OR SOURCE OF PAYMENT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SOME PATIENTS NEED HELP TO PAY THEIR BILLS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) PROVIDES DISCOUNTS OR FREE CARE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. OUR COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS CONTINUALLY EVALUATED AND MANAGED AS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. EVALUATION INVOLVES INPUT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS, PATIENT ACCOUNTS STAFF, LOCAL CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND PATIENTS. DURING 2019, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS ALONE TOTALED $19,336,740 AT COST, SERVING 25,849 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES: RESEARCH:CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITALS RESEARCH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ADVANCE THE TRANSLATION OF NEW DISCOVERIES INTO CLINICAL SOLUTIONS. CARLE WORKS WITH INDUSTRY SPONSORS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS AND START-UPS IN A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AREAS, INCLUDING CANCER, NEUROSCIENCES, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH, HEART AND VASCULAR, SPORTS MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY AND HEARING. IN JUNE 2019, THE CARLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED MOVING FORWARD WITH PURSUING THE ACQUISITION OF A SIEMENS 7 T MRI SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BECKMAN INSTITUTE IMAGING CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN. THIS CARLE-ILLINOIS PARTNERSHIP WILL BRING THE FIRST 7 TESLA MRI APPROVED FOR CLINICAL USE TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. SEVEN TESLA MRI HAS SHOWN TREMENDOUS PROMISE FOR DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE LIKE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, EPILEPSY, AND PARKINSONS DISEASE. THIS WILL COMPLEMENT THE CARLE NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE CLINICAL AND RESEARCH STRATEGIES AND WILL HELP CARLE MORE EFFECTIVELY SERVE PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX NEUROLOGICAL ISSUES. THE PARTNERSHIP, WHICH WILL BEGIN IN THE FUTURE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IS UNIQUE AND WILL ALLOW RAPID TRANSLATION OF NEW MRI SCIENCE INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE. CARLE LAUNCHED TWO NEW SERVICES IN 2019, WHICH INCLUDE THE SPECIMEN PROCUREMENT SERVICE CENTER (SPSC) AND THE QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICE. THESE SERVICES WILL HELP OUR INVESTIGATORS PURSUE PROMISING NEW RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES. CARLES CANCER CENTER RECENTLY EARNED RECOGNITION AS ONE OF 16 INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH IN 2019, AND- IN NOVEMBER, CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND THE MILLS BREAST CANCER INSTITUTE AT CARLE CANCER CENTER WELCOMED THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN BASIC SCIENCE CANCER CENTER TO THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER LOCATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MILLS BREAST CANCER INSTITUTE. THIS COLLABORATION REALIZES A LONG-STANDING DREAM PRESENTED AT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF THE MILLS BREAST CANCER WHEN PATRICIA JOHNSON, MD, PHD, CARLE CLINIC ONCOLOGIST STATED "WITH MEDICAL DOCTORS AND RESEARCHERS WORKING UNDER ONE ROOF THE PATIENTS WILL GET WHAT THEY NEED. WE CAN ALL BENEFIT BY BEING IN ONE BUILDING AND PROVIDING THE TEAM APPROACH FOR EACH PATIENT." CARLE REMAINS COMMITTED TO PURSUING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES PATIENT CARE AND SAVES LIVES EDUCATION: THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND PHYSICIAN, NURSE AND ALLIED-HEALTH EDUCATION, MORE THAN $18 MILLION WAS INVESTED IN PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY-WIDE WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ISSUES, STRENGTHENING THE TRAINING AND AVAILABILITY OF PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES HEALTHCARE NEEDS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. - GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION MAINTAINED FIVE MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, AND PSYCHIATRY. THROUGHOUT 2019, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION WORKED TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT AND HAS ADDED A VASCULAR SURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAM WHICH WILL BEGIN JULY 1, 2020. THIS PROGRAM IS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM WITH ONE RESIDENT EXPECTED IN EACH PROGRAM YEAR. DURING ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 90 RESIDENTS IN GME PROGRAMS. -CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY AND WORLD-CLASS, EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BOTH LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY. AS AN INTERPROFESSIONAL CE PROVIDER, CARLE IS AN APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR 16 DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. IN 2019, MORE THAN 20 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINARS, OPEN TO LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WERE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL. INCLUDED IN OVERALL CARLE HEALTH SYSTEM FIGURES AND NOT SPECIFIC TO THE HOSPITAL, CARLE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, THE WORLDS FIRST ENGINEERING-BASED COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. IN 2019, CARLE ILLINOIS ADDED ANOTHER 32 MEDICAL STUDENTS TO THE PREVIOUS 32, WHO WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN A RICH CLINICAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENT INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. LOOKING FORWARD, CARLES FOCUS FOR THE COLLEGE IS ON FACULTY AND PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW RESEARCH IN OUR KEY PILLAR AREAS. OVERALL, CARLE PLEDGED TO DONATE $100 MILLION TO THE COLLEGE OVER 10 YEARS, REPORTED AS A $10 MILLION GIFT FROM THE CARLE FOUNDATION EVERY YEAR.