Sch Professional Corporation

THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION OPERATES 18 OUTPATIENT FACILITIES AND EMPLOYS 33 PHYSICIANS AND 15 PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS IN SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S DEFINED SERVICE AREA, WITH OUTREACH OFFICES LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITIES OF COLUMBIANA, DAMASCUS, SALEM, AND LISBON. THESE OUTREACH FACILITIES CONSIST OF SIX FAMILY PRACTICE AND INTERNAL MEDICINE OFFICES, ONE URGENT CARE, TWO GENERAL PEDIATRIC PRACTICES, A GASTROENTEROLOGY PRACTICE, A GENERAL SURGERY PRACTICE, A PLASTIC SURGERY PRACTICE, A NEUROLOGY PRACTICE, AN ONCOLOGY PRACTICE, A PAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICE, AN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT PRACTICE, AND TWO ORTHOPEDIC PRACTICES.

THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION'S 18 OUTPATIENT PRACTICES PROVIDE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS WITHIN SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S SERVICE AREA. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, 28,535 PRIMARY CARE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY 12 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND 3 PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS. ALSO DURING 2021, 18,061 SPECIALTY CARE PATIENT SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY 14 SPECIALISTS AND 8 PHYSICIAN EXTENDERS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, PLASTIC SURGERY, NEUROLOGY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND ORTHOPEDICS. IN SUPPORT OF ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITMENT, THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION'S OUTPATIENT PRACTICES PROVIDE CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES DELIVERED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PATIENT'S FINANCIAL NEED AND THE GUIDELINES SPECIFIED IN THE CHARITY CARE POLICY. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS SEEKING SERVICES THROUGH THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION PRACTICES TOTALED $5,119. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES SERVE AS ONE OF THE FEW SOURCES OF PRIMARY CARE FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS WITHIN THE MEDICAL CENTER'S SERVICE AREA. BEYOND PROVIDING CHARITY CARE, THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT INITIATIVES BY PROVIDING A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SERVICES, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH STATUS AND ACCESS TO HEALTH RESOURCES. EXAMPLES OF THESE EVENTS OFFERED THROUGH THE SCH PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: STAFF AND PHYSICIAN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO THE COMMUNITY; AND REDUCED COST PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS, E.G. CHOLESTEROL/LIPID DENSITY. TO INCREASE REGIONAL ACCESS TO OUTREACH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, MANY OF THE MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS AND HEALTH FAIRS ARE PROVIDED IN OUTLYING REGIONS OF THE SERVICE AREA IN COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND AREA BUSINESSES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SALEM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, OUR PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION WITH NEEDS ASSOCIATED TO RESPONDING TO THE SURGE IN COVID 19 INFECTIONS. OUR PROVIDERS WORKED IN A COVID 19 SPECIFIC CLINIC THAT WAS SET UP TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY SURGE IN INFECTIONS. EACH PROVIDER IN THE CORPORATION ROTATED THROUGH THIS CLINIC TO ENSURE A SAFE CONSISTENT SITE FOR PATIENTS TO BE SEEN. THIS SITE INCURRED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PPE, IMAGING, STAFF TIME, AND ALL OTHER OPERATIONAL NEEDS. NO COST RELATED TO THE CLINIC SERVICES WERE PASSED ON TO PATIENTS. WE PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON WHAT IS THE CORONOVIRUS, EXPECTED SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS AVAILABLE ONCE THEY WERE KNOWN. OUR PROVIDER GROUP OBTAINED TELEHEALTH LICENSES THROUGH THEIR EMR SYSTEM (ALLSCRIPTS) PER PROVIDER IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE CARE FOR COVID AND NON COVD RELATED ISSUES. THESE LICENSE LOCKED EACH PROVIDER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO CONTINUE TELEHEALTH LICENSES FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS WITH AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION COST. AS VACCINES WERE DEVELOPED AND MADE AVAILABLE, WE PRESENTED THE SCIENTIFIC FACTS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EFFICACY OF SUCH AS MUCH COMMUNITY UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDED VACCINATION. OUR PROVIDERS AND STAFF HELD OUTPATIENT COMMUNITY VACCINE CLINICS IN OUR OFFICE SITE ALONG WITH ATTENDING AND HELPING HOSPITAL VACCINE CLINICS TO HELP ENSURE COMMUNITY VACCINATION RATES WERE MET. OUR PROVIDER'S VOLUNTEERED TO WORK ON THE FLOORS IN THE INPATIENT SETTING TO ROUND AND EVEN PASS FOOD TRAYS DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES RELATED TO STAFF ACQUIRED COVID AND THE NEED TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. OUR PROVIDERS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE INPATIENT POPULATION, WORKED TIRELESSLY DURING COVID SURGES THAT OCCURRED DURING FALL AND WINTER MONTHS PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR OTHER CLINICAL MEMBERS OF THE CARE TEAM.