Concordia Medical Equipment

TO SERVE OUR AGING COMMUNITY WITH A CONTINUUM OF HIGH-QUALITY CAREGIVING OPTIONS, PROVIDED IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT, AND TO SERVE THOSE WITH LIMITED FUNDS TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (CME) IS A DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER WITH A FOCUS TO SELL AND/OR RENT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO BENEFIT PATIENTS UNDER THE CARE OF CONCORDIA LUTHERAN MINISTRIES AND SUBSIDIARIES, AS WELL AS PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OPERATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE OF CONCORDIA LUTHERAN MINISTRIES, A RELATED FAITH-BASED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 12 CAMPUSES IN WHICH PATIENTS AND/OR RESIDENTS ARE SUPPORTED WITH A GOAL OF AGING-IN-PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC) CAMPUSES OF CONCORDIA. CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT'S PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS IN THE CONCORDIA SERVICE AREA, IN ITS EFFORT TO PROVIDE CARE TO THE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 PATIENTS THAT CONCORDIA SERVES ANNUALLY. THIS INCLUDES BENEVOLENT CARE TO PERSONS UNABLE TO PAY. FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 06/30/2021, A TOTAL OF $418 IN SERVICES WAS RENDERED AS BENEVOLENT CARE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021 REPRESENTED ON THIS RETURN, JUST OVER $2.5 MILLION IN SALES AND RENTAL REVENUE WAS FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH IS 83% OF SALES AND RENTAL REVENUE. OF THE $2.5 MILLION REVENUE FROM RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, 45% OF REVENUES ARE DERIVED FROM HOSPICE-RELATED SERVICES PROVIDED TO PATIENTS OF TWO 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT HOSPICE AGENCIES IN PENNSYLVANIA: GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPICE OF PITTSBURGH AND CONCORDIA HOSPICE OF WASHINGTON. CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ALSO WORKS WITH THE HOME HEALTH AGENCIES WHEN PATIENTS ARE ON PALLIATIVE CARE DUE TO A DIAGNOSIS OF A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. THE GOAL IS TO FACILITATE A STRONG PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS COMPASSIONATE TRANSITIONS FROM NURSING TO HOSPICE SERVICES BY FULFILLING EQUIPMENT NEEDS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW PATIENTS WITH AN END-OF-LIFE DIAGNOSIS TO BE ABLE TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDES A WIDE SELECTION OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO THE PATIENTS BOTH AFFILIATED WITH CONCORDIA LUTHERAN MINISTRIES AND RESIDING IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. CME OFFERS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR BOTH RENTAL AND PURCHASE INCLUDING PRODUCTS RELATED TO BEDS AND PRESSURE RELIEVING MATTRESSES, MOBILITY, BATH SAFETY, AIDS TO DAILY LIVING AND RESPIRATORY CARE. THE CUSTOMER CARE TEAM ASSISTS IN FACILITATING THE ORDER PROCESS AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH PHYSICIANS, INSURERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM TO ASSURE EACH PATIENT RECEIVES THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THEIR HOMES. THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (PHE) POSED MANY CHALLENGES, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE YEAR. WE SAW A SHIFT IN HEALTHCARE. THE PANDEMIC HAS CREATED NEW WAYS OF THINKING AND SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP TO CARRY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INTO THE FUTURE. IN MARCH 2020, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED ITS EMERGENCY DISASTER PLAN. THE LEADERSHIP TEAM ACROSS THE CONTINUUM MET ROUTINELY TO CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE THE SITUATION REGARDING THE PHE AND EVER-CHANGING STATE AND FEDERAL GUIDANCE FOR THE SAFE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED OR KNOWN COVID-19 INFECTIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP ALL STAFF SAFE AND HEALTHY. AT TIMES, STAFFING BECAME A CHALLENGE WHEN STAFF NEEDED TO QUARANTINE DUE TO EXPOSURE OR TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. A STAFFING CONTINGENCY PLAN WAS PUT INTO PLACE SO THAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION TO CARE FOR AS MANY PATIENTS AS POSSIBLE IN THE SAFEST OF WAYS. THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PHE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FOCUSED EDUCATION ON VARIOUS RELATED TOPICS. THESE TOPICS INCLUDED WHAT COVID-19 IS, HOW TO PREVENT THE SPREAD, HOW TO CARE FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, MITIGATION EFFORTS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT UTILIZATION AND OTHER INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES. THIS EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED THROUGH VARYING PLATFORMS SUCH AS SECURE MESSAGING, AT VIRTUAL STAFF MEETINGS AND THROUGH THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, ELSEVIER. STAFF HAVE ALSO BEEN EDUCATED ON COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATIONS AS A TOOL TO HELP END THE PHE. A CORPORATE NURSING TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO ASSIST WITH EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION RELATED TO THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. THE VACCINATION WAS ADMINISTERED TO FELLOW CO-WORKERS, PATIENTS, RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AT NO CHARGE. THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD, CME PURCHASED IN EXCESS OF $45,000 OF INVENTORY SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF COVID 19. PRODUCT INVENTORY LEVELS WERE ASSESSED ON DAILY BASIS AND FREQUENTLY INCREASED AS NEEDED TO ALLOW FOR THE CARE OF AS MANY COMMUNITY-BASED PATIENTS AS POSSIBLE. SUPPLY CHAIN DEFICIENCIES AND SHIPPING DELAYS WERE FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. AS A RESULT, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF CME WORKED QUICKLY TO ADJUST ON-HAND INVENTORY LEVELS AND TO CHANGE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ALLOWING FOR BETTER RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO MANY COMPLEX PATIENT CARE SITUATIONS. CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEETS ALL CURRENT MEDICARE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS AND AS SUCH IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR HEALTH CARE (ACHC), A NON-PROFIT ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATION FOR HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE, AND DME. CME HAS BEEN AWARDED AND ACCEPTED CONTRACTS FOR MULTIPLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CATEGORIES IN MEDICARE'S COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM. IN OCTOBER 2020, CMS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WAS REMOVING THE MAJORITY OF THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES FROM THE CURRENT ROUND 2021 BIDDING PROGRAM. WITH THIS CHANGE TAKING PLACE, CME CONTINUED TO SERVICE MEDICARE PART B BENEFICIARIES IN NEED OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. THE AGENCY CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY BY DISCUSSING APPROPRIATE HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TOPICS RELATED TO HOSPITAL DISCHARGE PROCEDURES, SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION, PATIENT SAFETY AND OXYGEN SAFETY WITHIN THE HOME. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PRESENTATIONS WERE GIVEN BY THE CEO TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THE NEW DISINFECTION PRODUCTS THAT WERE PURCHASED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HE PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO THE FACILITIES OF CONCORDIA LUTHERAN MINISTRIES ON THE USE OF CLOROX TOTAL 360 ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYERS AND KARCHER DISINFECTANT MISTERS. HE ALSO PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE INSTALLATION OF UV DISINFECTION DEVICES IN THE DUCTWORK OF THE PATIENT-CARE FACILITIES. EMPLOYEES OF CME WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL MISSION EVENTS ORGANIZED BY THE SISTER COMPANY CONCORDIA COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE ARE PART OF AN ONGOING MISSION COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED TO ORGANIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. A TEAM MEMBER OF CME SITS ON THE MISSION COMMITTEE. IN DECEMBER 2020, A DONATION OF $500 WAS GIVEN TO PETROLEUM VALLEY FOOD CUPBOARD, A LOCAL FOOD BANK IN NEED. THE CME MISSION EVENT FOR CHRISTMAS 2020 WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO DONATE TO A GREAT ORGANIZATION CALLED VARIETY-THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY. CME MATCHED EACH EMPLOYEE DONATION AND THE GIFTS WENT TO VARIETY'S MY BIKE PROGRAM TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF AN ADAPTIVE BIKE FOR A DESERVING SPECIAL-NEEDS KID. A TOTAL OF $194 WAS GIVEN TO THE CHARITY; THAT AMOUNT WAS OFFSET BY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS OF $94 FOR AN EXPENSE TO CME OF $100. A MISSION EVENT WAS HELD IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2021 CALLED MONDAY BLUE JEANS DAYS. EMPLOYEES WERE PERMITTED TO WEAR BLUE JEANS FOR A $5 DONATION AND THE DONATIONS WERE MATCHED BY CME AND THEN USED TO SUPPORT A LOCAL CHARITY. A NEW CHARITY WAS CHOSEN EACH WEEK AND THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS WERE SUPPORTED DURING THAT TIME: CITY MISSION FOOD BANK, KIDS KLOSET AT TRINITY CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, PA, PRINCE OF PEACE CENTER, AND GOOD SAMARITAN ENDOWMENT FUND. A TOTAL OF $40 WAS GIVEN TO THE CHARITIES; THAT AMOUNT WAS OFFSET BY EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS OF $20 FOR AN EXPENSE TO CME OF $20. IN JUNE 2021, A DONATION OF $25,000 WAS GIVEN TO GOOD SAMARITAN ENDOWMENT FUND TO BE USED TO PROVIDE CARE TO CONCORDIA PATIENTS WITH LIMITED OR DEPLETED FUNDS. CONCORDIA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DONATED $5,092 WORTH OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FROM THEIR INVENTORY PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $5,111 OF DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN OFF TO THE PEOPLE OF PANAMA THROUGH AN ORGANIZATION CALLED DTCARE. THE DTCARE PANAMA PROJECT SENT ITS 27TH CONTAINER FILLED WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PANAMA IN JUNE 2021. CONCORDIA WAS BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO IT. THESE MISSION EVENTS AND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE SOME OF THE WAYS WE SERVE GOD BY PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF HIS PEOPLE. CONCORDIA LUTHERAN MINISTRIES PARENT WAS SUPPORTED WITH A TOTAL DONATION OF $225,000. THE DONATIONS ARE USED TO SUPPORT OTHER NON-PROFITS AND FURTHER THE MISSION OF CARING FOR GOD'S PEOPLE EITHER THROUGH CHARITABLE CARE THAT SUPPORTS PATIENT'S NEEDS OR TO BETTER SERVE BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN COMMUNITIES THROUGH CHRIST-CENTERED PROGRAMS.