Wheaton Fran Home Health & Hospice Inc

TO PROVIDE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARES SERVICE TO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN DATES BACK TO 1879 WHEN THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS BEGAN OPERATING A HEALTH CARE MINISTRY OUT OF A SMALL HOUSE. FIVE YEARS LATER THEY OPENED THEIR FIRST HOSPITAL IN MILWAUKEE ST. JOSEPH. OVER THE NEXT 100 YEARS, THE SISTERS KNOWN AS THE WHEATON FRANCISCANS AFTER 1947 EXPANDED THEIR MILWAUKEE HEALTH CARE MINISTRY AND, IN 1993, PARTNERED WITH THE FELICIAN SISTERS. THROUGH THE UNION OF NUMEROUS SEPARATE BUT COMMON FUNCTIONS INCLUDING BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, MEDICAL GROUPS, AND CORPORATE SERVICES, WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE HAS CREATED A FULLY INTEGRATED REGION THAT ALLOWS IT TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND CREATE COST EFFICIENCIES. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN LIST OF ENTITIES HOSPITALS WHEATON FRANCISCAN, INC. (ELMBROOK MEMORIAL, MIDWEST SPINE AND ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL AND WISCONSIN HEART HOSPITAL, AND ST. JOSEPH CAMPUSES) WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - ALL SAINTS (SPRING STREET AND WISCONSIN AVE CAMPUSES) WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - ST. FRANCIS WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE FRANKLIN MIDWEST ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (JOINT VENTURE) WHEATON FRANCISCAN MEDICAL GROUP MORE THAN 300 PHYSICIANS IN 50 SPECIALTY AND PRIMARY CARE LOCATIONS ACROSS SE WISCONSIN. TRANSITIONAL & EXTENDED CARE WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - FRANCISCAN WOODS WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - LAKESHORE MANOR WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - THE TERRACE AT ST. FRANCIS OUTPATIENT CENTERS WHEATON FRANCISCAN BROWN DEER CAMPUS WHEATON FRANCISCAN WAUWATOSA CAMPUS WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE ST. FRANCIS OUTPATIENT CENTER SERVICE LINES WHEATON FRANCISCAN CANCER CARE WHEATON FRANCISCAN WOMEN AND INFANTS WHEATON FRANCISCAN DIABETES CARE WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEART CARE WHEATON FRANCISCAN MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION CARE WHEATON FRANCISCAN ORTHOPEDIC CARE WHEATON FRANCISCAN REHABILITATION SERVICES WHEATON FRANCISCAN SENIOR CARE MIDWEST ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY SERVICES RESTORE INTEGRATED WORK INJURY SOLUTIONS HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOME HEALTH WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOSPICE WHEATON FRANCISCAN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TEAM PHARMACY WHEATON FRANCISCAN PHARMACY (MULTIPLE LOCATIONS) LABORATORY WHEATON FRANCISCAN LABORATORY PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - ALL SAINTS FOUNDATION WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - CIRCLE OF LIFE FOUNDATION WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE - FOUNDATION FOR ST. FRANCIS AND FRANKLIN WHEATON FRANCISCAN - ELMBROOK MEMORIAL FOUNDATION WHEATON FRANCISCAN - ST. JOSEPH FOUNDATION WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY IMPACT IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN / 2016 CHARITY CARE: $17,397,237. CHARITY CARE IS DEFINED AS FREE OR DISCOUNTED HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY AND WHO MEET ALL CRITERIA FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CHARITY CARE IS BASED ON ACTUAL COSTS, NOT CHARGES, AND DOES NOT INCLUDE BAD DEBT. UNREIMBURSED COST OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS: $46,504,102. UNREIMBURSED COST OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS IS DEFINED AS THE SHORTFALL EXPERIENCED WHEN PAYMENTS RECEIVED ARE BELOW THE COST OF TREATING PUBLIC BENEFICIARIES THROUGH MEDICAID AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES: $1,049,972. COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES ARE DEFINED AS CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SERVICES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH, WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY FOR FREE OR FOR FEES THAT DID NOT COVER COSTS. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: $1,467,639. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEFINED AS CONTRIBUTIONS, INCLUDING CASH, NON-CASH ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND LOANED STAFF FOR VOLUNTEER AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES, MADE TO INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION: $10,392,557. HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IS DEFINED AS DIRECT COSTS INCURRED FOR ACCREDITED TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANS (DOES NOT INCLUDE ONGOING EDUCATION FOR STAFF). COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES: $98,698. COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES ARE DEFINED AS PROGRAMS THAT, WHILE NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO HEALTH CARE, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. COSTS FOR THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS: $31,963. COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS ARE DEFINED AS COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEDICATED STAFF AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR ASSETS ASSESSMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY BENEFIT STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS. RESEARCH: $74,940. RESEARCH IS DEFINED AS COSTS INCURRED FOR HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH, SUCH AS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TESTING, CONTROLLED STUDIES OF THERAPEUTIC PROTOCOLS, AND STUDIES OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY METHODS. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: $2,716,513. SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES ARE DEFINED AS THE NEGATIVE MARGIN FOR CLINICAL SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED DESPITE A FINANCIAL LOSS BECAUSE OF AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED THAT WOULD NEED TO BE MET BY THE GOVERNMENT OR ANOTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT IF IT WAS NOT OFFERED. THE FINANCIAL LOSSES ARE SO SIGNIFICANT THAT NEGATIVE MARGINS REMAIN AFTER REMOVING THE EFFECTS OF CHARITY CARE, BAD DEBT, AND MEDICAID SHORTFALLS. TOTAL BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FOR 2016: $79,733,621. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOME HEATH & HOSPICE WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE IS A FULL-SERVICE HOME CARE AND HOSPICE AGENCY WITH OFFICES IN MILWAUKEE AND RACINE. MORE THAN 7,000 PATIENTS FROM THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN RECEIVED HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE LAST YEAR THROUGH THE AGENCY. MORE THAN 104,000 HOME HEALTH VISITS ARE PROVIDED EACH YEAR TO PATIENTS RANGING IN AGE FROM NEWBORN TO 107. REGISTERED NURSES PROVIDE 60% OF HOME VISITS; 30% ARE PROVIDED BY THERAPISTS (PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH); 10% ARE PROVIDED BY HOME HEALTH AIDES/HOMEMAKER COMPANIONS/MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOME HEALTH ALSO OFFERS FLU VACCINATIONS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOME HEALTH DELIVERS HIGH QUALITY, IN-HOME SERVICES ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO REMAIN IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOMES DURING ILLNESS AND RECOVERY. INDIVIDUALS WHO BENEFIT FROM WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOME HEALTH INCLUDE CHILDREN WHO SUFFER FROM CONGENITAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, ASTHMA OR JUVENILE DIABETES; ADULTS DEALING WITH INJURIES OR DEGENERATIVE DISEASES; EXPECTANT MOTHERS MANAGING COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY; CANCER PATIENTS REQUIRING IV THERAPY; AND SENIORS WHO NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND CARE TO REMAIN IN THEIR OWN HOMES. OTHER SPECIALTY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE IN-HOME FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE DISEASE MANAGEMENT; NEWBORN PHOTOTHERAPY; PEDIATRIC THERAPY; MATERNAL/CHILD PROGRAM; MENTAL HEALTH; CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE MANAGEMENT/COORDINATION; AND BATH SERVICE. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOSPICE COMBINES OUTSTANDING MEDICAL CARE WITH COMPASSION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. HOSPICE IS NOT A PLACE; IT IS A COMPASSIONATE MANNER OF CARING FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT BE CURED, PROVIDING COMFORT AND ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE WITH A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT INCLUDES THE PATIENT, FAMILY, AND CLOSE FRIENDS. WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOSPICE OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF HOSPICE SERVICES TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. CARE IS DELIVERED BY A TEAM THAT INCLUDES THE FAMILY CAREGIVER, PHYSICIAN, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SPIRITUAL CARE STAFF, HOME HEALTH AIDES, AND VOLUNTEERS. OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS DIETITIANS OR PHYSICAL THERAPISTS MAY ALSO BE INVOLVED. FOLLOW-UP BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING IS PROVIDED TO THE FAMILY FOR UP TO ONE YEAR. NURSING SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE OVER THE PHONE OR IN-HOME VISITS AS NEEDED, 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. HOSPICE SETTINGS CAN INCLUDE THE PATIENTS HOME, ONE OF THREE WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE TRANSITIONAL CARE FACILITIES, AND/OR WHEATON FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS. IN EACH VENUE, CARE IS COORDINATED BY THE SAME HOSPICE TEAM, PROVIDING CONTINUITY OF CARE WHEN A CHANGE OF SETTING IS REQUIRED. IN FY16 WHEATON FRANCISCAN HOSPICE PROVIDED MORE THAN 32,000 HOSPICE DAYS OF CARE TO 890 PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MOST HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE CARE PROVIDED IS REIMBURSED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE, HMOS, AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, IF QUALIFYING AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE MET. THESE SOURCES DO NOT COMPLETELY COVER THE COSTS OF CARE, PARTICULARLY FOR HOSPICE SERVICES, AND REIMBURSEMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OTHER QUALITY-OF-LIFE NEEDS. SUPPORT FROM THE CIRCLE OF LIFE FOUNDATION HELPS OFFSET SOME FUNDING SHORTFALLS.