Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital

OPERATION OF A 138-BED ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL SERVING RESIDENTS IN & AROUND BOLINGBROOK, IL.

THE FILING ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AMITA HEALTH ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER BOLINGBROOK (AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK, OR THE HOSPITAL). AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK, WHICH IS PART OF ADVENTHEALTH, OPERATES A 138-BED ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL IN BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS, THAT HAS SERVED THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE BOLINGBROOK COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS SINCE THE HOSPITAL OPENED IN 2008. LOCATED AT 500 REMINGTON BLVD., AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK IS A FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL THAT INCLUDES TWO MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS ON ITS CAMPUS IN BOLINGBROOK, AN AMBULATORY-CARE SITE IN PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS, AND SEVEN OUTPATIENT PHYSICAL REHABILITATION SITES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PT SOLUTIONS. SPECIALTY CARE AND OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL INCLUDE BARIATRICS, A BREAST CENTER, CANCER CARE, CARDIAC CARE, A CHRONIC DISEASE CENTER, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EXECUTIVE HEALTH, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GERIATRICS, HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, NEUROLOGY, A PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER, PEDIATRICS, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, RADIOLOGY, SLEEP DISORDERS, SURGICAL SERVICES, AND WOMEN'S CARE. IN 2015, THE HOSPITAL OPENED A 24-BED GEROPSYCHIATRY UNIT TO ADDRESS A GROWING COMMUNITY NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS. IN 2017, AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK OPENED A HEPATITIS-C CLINIC DEDICATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE, WHICH KILLS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A YEAR. THE HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED ITS OUTPATIENT SERVICES STEADILY IN RECENT YEARS, OFFERING OUTPATIENT SERVICES SUCH AS BARIATRIC SURGERY, INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT, AND A MOBILE PET/CT SERVICE. THE HOSPITAL'S AMBULATORY-CARE SITE IN PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS, OFFERS IMAGING, LABORATORY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES. AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY, SPONSORING A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES HEALTH SERVICES TO LOCAL EMPLOYERS.AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK HAS BUILT A REPUTATION FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, EARNING RECOGNITION FROM SEVERAL INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES. THE JOINT COMMISSION HAS ACCREDITED THE HOSPITAL WITH THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR QUALITY. THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION HAVE CERTIFIED THE HOSPITAL AS A PRIMARY STROKE CENTER. THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION HAS RECOGNIZED THE MEDICAL CENTER AS A BLUE DISTINCTION CENTER+ FOR DELIVERING SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY AND COST-EFFICIENT MATERNITY CARE. THE HOSPITAL'S WOMEN'S IMAGING CENTER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AS A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, AND ITS SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER HAS BEEN ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE. IN 2021, AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK TREATED 5,724 INPATIENTS, PERFORMED 961 INPATIENT SURGERIES AND DELIVERED 630 BABIES. THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 480 PHYSICIANS REPRESENTING 47 MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIALTIES.AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK PROVIDES CARE FOR ALL, INCLUDING THE FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, HOMELESS AND THOSE WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC AID. IN 2021, THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED $4,534,256 OF CHARITY CARE AT COST. THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO $147,003 IN OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS SERVICES, AND $8,094,812 OF UNREIMBURSED MEDICAID AT COST.ABOUT ADVENTIST MIDWEST HEALTHAMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK IS A SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATION OF ADVENTIST MIDWEST HEALTH (AMH), A NETWORK OF FOUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS AND THEIR OUTPATIENT-BASED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN CHICAGO'S WESTERN SUBURBS. AMH TAKES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLNESS, ADDRESSING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IT SERVES. AMH'S HOSPITALS AND OTHER FACILITIES ARE INTEGRAL TO THE FABRIC OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. AMH PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO BRING STATE-OF-THE-ART TREATMENTS AND PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES CLOSE TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK. AS PART OF ADVENTHEALTH, THE LARGEST, NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROTESTANT HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN THE NATION, AMH IS GROUNDED IN CHRISTIAN VALUES AND COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF CHRIST. AMH WELCOMES PATIENTS FROM ANY RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION AS WELL AS PATIENTS WHO DO NOT ASCRIBE TO ANY RELIGION.IN FEBRUARY 2015, AMH AND ALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTH SYSTEM (ABHS) FORMED A JOINT OPERATING COMPANY (JOC). A JOC ALLOWS SEPARATE OWNERS TO INTEGRATE OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE A COMMON GOAL WHILE MAINTAINING SEPARATE OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS. IT ALSO ALLOWS AMH AND ABHS TO WORK IN UNISON WHILE PRESERVING THE ADVENTIST AND CATHOLIC IDENTITIES AND MISSION PRIORITIES THAT DEFINE AMH AND ABHS, RESPECTIVELY. IN APRIL 2015, ALEXIAN BROTHERS-AHS MIDWEST REGION HEALTH CO., D/B/A AMITA HEALTH, WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW NAME OF THE JOC. THE NAME AMITA IS INSPIRED BY THE MEANING IT HAS IN SEVERAL LANGUAGES -- FRIENDSHIP IN ITALIAN, HONESTY AND TRUTH IN HEBREW, AND SPIRITUAL LIGHT AND BOUNDLESSNESS IN HINDI. THE NAME REFLECTS AMITA HEALTH'S FAITH-BASED CALL TO HEALING, ITS CORE VALUES, AND THE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION THAT ITS CAREGIVERS SHOW EVERY DAY TO PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND EACH OTHER.AMITA HEALTH BOLINGBROOK SERVICES DIAGNOSTIC SERVICESTHE HOSPITAL'S DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCLUDE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICES, WHICH ARE ACCREDITED BY NATIONALLY AND STATE RECOGNIZED AGENCIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, SUCH AS THE ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY, THE COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS, THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS AND THE JOINT COMMISSION.DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE: -- DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING (GENERAL X-RAY, CT, MRI [INCLUDING OPEN MRI], PET, ULTRASOUND, NUCLEAR MEDICINE)-- BREAST-CARE SERVICES (SCREENING AND 3-D DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST BIOPSY ULTRASOUND, STEREOTACTIC BREAST BIOPSY, BONE DENSITOMETRY, GENETIC COUNSELING) -- CARDIOLOGY (CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS [EKGS], STRESS TESTING, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, HOLTER MONITORING OF ARRHYTHMIAS)-- PULMONARY DIAGNOSTICS (ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS)-- GASTROENTEROLOGY (COLONOSCOPY, BRONCHOSCOPY)-- LABORATORY/PATHOLOGY (CHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, CYTOLOGY, PHLEBOTOMY, TRANSFUSION SERVICES)EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTEMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IS PROVIDED 24/7 FOR ALL AGES AND TYPES OF PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES.OUTPATIENT SERVICES PERFORMED IN 2021: -- 2,618 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES-- 32,516 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.