Excela Health

PARENT ORGANIZATION FOR THREE ACUTE CARE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, HOME CARE AND HOSPICE AGENCY, COUNTY PROGRAM FACILITATOR, A SMALL SURGICAL CENTER AND OTHER HEALTH CARE ENTERPRISES. EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES SENIOR LEADERSHIP TO ITS MEMBERS.

EXCELA HEALTH, THE LEADING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY, BROUGHT TOGETHER THREE HOSPITALS IN 2004 WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL IN GREENSBURG, FRICK HOSPITAL IN MOUNT PLEASANT AND LATROBE HOSPITAL IN LATROBE AND IN 2008 ACQUIRED JEANNETTE DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WITH THE GOAL OF SERVING AS A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT EMBODIES HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY LOCALLY. MORE TO THE POINT, EXCELA HEALTH SEEKS TO LIVE ITS MISSION OF "IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY LIFE WE TOUCH" COUCHED IN VALUES KNOWN AS THE EXCELA WAY. EVIDENCE OF THOSE IDEALS CAN BE FOUND IN THE EVENTS OF FISCAL YEAR 2021, WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW CONCEPTS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, GARNERING RECOGNITION FOR ITS EFFORTS FROM NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN ALL CASES, THE RESULTING PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND AWARDS BENEFITTED THE AREA'S CITIZENRY AND DEMONSTRATED A FOCUS ON QUALITY MEASURES, FURTHER ENHANCING THE WAY EXCELA HEALTH PROVIDES CARE. PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT IS THE CONTINUING ADDITION OF HIGHLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. TOGETHER, MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MEDICAL STAFF COLLABORATE DILIGENTLY, AND THOUGHTFULLY, TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING CARE TO THIS REGION. AT EXCELA HEALTH THE EXTRAORDINARY IS EMBRACED AS ROUTINE BY THE 4,383 EMPLOYEES, 496 PHYSICIANS, 255 ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, 23 FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND 401 VOLUNTEERS AND AUXILIANS WHO ARE THE BEDROCK OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM.AS A PENNSYLVANIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED AS SUCH EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1984, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SOUTHWEST HEALTH SYSTEM, THEN WESTMORELAND HEALTH SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY WESTMORELAND LATROBE HEALTH PARTNERS AND, FINALLY, EXCELA HEALTH. IN ADDITION TO ITS HOSPITALS, EXCELA HEALTH ENCOMPASSES OTHER HEALTH-RELATED SUBSIDIARIES AND CONTINUES TO EXPAND AS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY DEMAND.THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT REPRESENTS THE 2021 FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021, AND IT REFLECTS EXCELA HEALTH'S EFFORTS TO SHOWCASE THE SPECTRUM OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMING OFFERED TO RESIDENTS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE NATION BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, EXCELA HEALTH WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SAFETY, QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM. QUALITY EFFORTSEXCELA HEALTH'S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN MARCH 2020, WESTMORELAND COUNTY DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE INFILTRATION OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. INITIAL COMMUNICATION WAS DISTRIBUTED INTERNALLY TO EXCELA HEALTH EMPLOYEES REGARDING SAFETY PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING HAND HYGIENE AND VISITOR LIMITATIONS IN THE FACILITIES. AS THE MONTH PROGRESSED, MORE STATE AND COUNTY-WIDE MANDATES WERE IMPLEMENTED, AND THE NEED FOR PATIENT SAFETY AND TESTING BECAME IMMINENT. MASKS WERE ISSUED TO ALL EMPLOYEES AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AND THE STRINGENT USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WERE INTEGRATED INTO DAILY WORK ROUTINES. THESE MEASURES CONTINUE TO BE TOOLS USED TODAY. TO AID IN MONITORING AND CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO HAD COVID-19 SYMPTOMS OR WERE SUSPECTED OF HAVING COVID-19, EXCELA HEALTH LAUNCHED A TESTING AND EVALUATION CENTER IN GREENSBURG IN MARCH 2020. INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE ABLE TO UTILIZE A DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW FOR COVID-19 TESTING AND ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A PROVIDER FOR EVALUATION IF NEEDED. APPROXIMATELY, 26,000 DRIVE-THROUGH AND 7,000 FACE-TO-FACE COVID-19 TESTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR TESTING RESULTS HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE INITIATION OF TESTING. EXCELA HEALTH LABORATORIES HAVE VALIDATED IN-HOUSE TESTING WHICH MEANS ALL LAB TESTS ARE 100% COMPLETED AT EXCELA HEALTH FACILITIES, ALLOWING FOR LESS THAN 24 HOUR-TURNAROUND TIMES FOR RESULTS. ADDITIONAL TESTING AND PROCEDURES WERE ADDED TO THE CENTER, INCLUDING TESTS FOR INFLUENZA AND STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS (STREP THROAT), X-RAYS AND VENIPUNCTURE. ANOTHER SERVICE EXCELA HEALTH HAS BEEN ABLE TO OFFER IS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY INFUSION TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19. THIS TREATMENT IS DELIVERED VIA INTRAVENOUS INFUSION AND BOLSTERS THE PATIENT'S IMMUNE SYSTEM, REDUCING RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION AND DEATH. AS OF JUNE 2021, 395 INFUSIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO PATIENTS WITH COVID-19.EXCELA HEALTH ALSO COLLABORATED WITH UPMC AND ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK TO ESTABLISH THE REGIONAL RESPONSE HEALTH CARE COLLABORATION PROGRAM (RRHCC-P), A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 58 SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES IN THE REGION. WHEN THE COVID-19 VACCINE BECAME AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE, EXCELA HEALTH UTILIZED TWO OF THEIR OUTPATIENT CENTERS, EXCELA SQUARE AT LATROBE AND EXCELA SQUARE AT NORWIN, TO ADMINISTER VACCINES TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS REQUESTING APPOINTMENTS. IN MAY 2021, EXCELA HEALTH OPENED A COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER GROUPS OF PATIENTS TO RECEIVE BOTH SCHEDULED AND WALK-IN VACCINATIONS. TO DATE, APPROXIMATELY 54,000 VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO WESTMORELAND COUNTY RESIDENTS VIA THE CLINIC, EXCELA OUTPATIENT CENTERS AND VISITS TO HOMEBOUND PATIENTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL EMS PERSONNEL. EXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES VACCINATION EFFORTS BY HOSTING POP-UP VACCINATION CLINICS COSPONSORED WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHURCHES AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO EBB AND FLOW FROM A COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, EXCELA HEALTH IS MORE THAN PREPARED TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS AND MITIGATE IMPOSED THREATS AND RISKS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.THE MAGNET JOURNEY AND NURSE-LED INITIATIVESEXCELA HEALTH CONTINUES TO BELIEVE ITS SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN SAFE AND EFFICIENT PATIENT-CENTERED CARE DRIVEN BY VALUE-BASED BEHAVIORS. THE EMBODIMENT OF THIS BELIEF IS ALL THE MORE AMPLIFIED THROUGH NATIONAL MAGNET RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING, COLLABORATION ACROSS MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS AND EXCEPTIONAL PATIENT CARE.EXCELA HEALTH WAS OFFICIALLY ACCREDITED AND RECOGNIZED AS A MAGNET-DESIGNATED HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION WITH DESIGNATION AWARDED TO FRICK HOSPITAL, LATROBE HOSPITAL AND WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) IN DECEMBER 2019. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DESIGNATION, EXCELA HEALTH NURSES CONTINUED ON THE PATH TOWARD CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND EXCELLENCE THROUGH FOCUSED EFFORTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES AND MEASURES TO ENHANCE PATIENT SATISFACTION. WITH THE ONGOING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC STILL IN FULL SWING DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, EXCELA NURSING TEAMS SHOWCASED WHAT IT MEANT TO "GO THE EXTRA MILE AND DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED PROTOCOLS AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH A COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS. MANY OF THESE EXAMPLES AND MORE ARE FEATURED IN THE 2020 EXCELA HEALTH NURSING ANNUAL REPORT.THE COMMISSION ON MAGNET ALSO IDENTIFIED SEVERAL EXEMPLARS FROM WRITTEN NARRATIVES. AN EXEMPLAR IS "A CONCEPT, PRACTICE OR PROGRAM WORTHY OF IMITATION".A STATISTICAL LOOK AT EXCELA HEALTH- LICENSED BEDS: 578- STAFFED BEDS: 469- EMPLOYEES: 4,383- INSERVICE AND HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS: 300- AUXILIARY MEMBERS: 218- INPATIENT ADMISSIONS & OBSERVATIONS: 26,928- NEWBORNS: 1,138- ACUTE CARE PATIENTS DAYS: 95,962- EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS: 79,551- OP REGISTRATIONS: 690,788IN ADDITION TO ITS HOSPITALS, EXCELA HEALTH IS A SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN WESTMORELAND AND PARTS OF FAYETTE COUNTIES AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NOT-FOR PROFIT SUBSIDIARIES:EXCELA HEALTH HOME CARE AND HOSPICECAREGIVERS OF SOUTHWESTERN PAWESTMORELAND/FRICK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, A CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLATROBE AREA HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONAND ITS HEALTH CARE-RELATED SUBSIDIARIES UNDER THE EXCELA HEALTH HOLDING COMPANY UMBRELLA:EXCELA HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP (FORMERLY CALLED THE EXCELA HEALTH PHYSICIAN PRACTICES)ENCOMPASSING BARIATRIC SURGERY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, ENT, FAMILY MEDICINE, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, HOSPITALIST PROGRAM, INTERNAL MEDICINE, INTENSIVIST PROGRAM, NEUROLOGY, OB-GYN, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, PAIN MEDICINE, PALLIATIVE CARE, PHYSIATRY, THORACIC SURGERY AND VASCULAR SURGERY.EXCELA HEALTH DIVERSIFIED SERVICESEXCELA HEALTH VENTURES, LLCEXCELA HEALTH RECIPROCAL RISK RETENTION GROUP