Gulf Health Hospitals Inc

TO ADVANCE THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH & TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY ACTIVITY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTH OR HEALING IN THE GULF COAST REGION.

GULF HEALTH HOSPITALS, INC. (GHHI) OPERATES NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (NBI), A 70 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN BAY MINETTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA AND THOMAS HOSPITAL, A 150 BED NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN FAIRHOPE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. BOTH HOSPITALS PROVIDE SERVICES NECESSARY TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE TO THE GULF COAST COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP OR AGE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY IS A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT SERVES A RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BALDWIN COUNTY. NBI OFFERS A SENIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM AND LONG-TERM CARE AT OAKWOOD - NORTH BALDWIN'S CENTER FOR LIVING. DURING ITS TIME UNDER GHHI, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXPANSIONS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE OF RESIDENTS OF BALDWIN COUNTY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2022, NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDED ALMOST 12,500 INPATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED 227 BABIES, PERFORMED ALMOST 3,000 SURGERIES & TREATED OVER 15,000 EMERGENCY CASES IN ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. NBI PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA, ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING COUNTIES IN ALABAMA. THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL TO THE LONG-TERM WELFARE OF THE PATIENTS THOMAS HOSPITAL SERVES. GHHI LEASED THOMAS HOSPITAL IN AUGUST 2005 FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY AND IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EFFORTS TO ASSIST THOMAS HOSPITAL IN OBTAINING FUNDING FOR HOSPITAL EXPANSION AND RENOVATIONS. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE AN ENLARGED BIRTH CENTER, A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM BUILDING, A NEW CANCER CENTER FOR RADIATION TREATMENTS, AND A COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER FOR 2D AND 3D MAMMOGRAPHY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 THOMAS HOSPITAL PROVIDED OVER 56,000 PATIENT DAYS OF CARE, DELIVERED OVER 1,300 BABIES, TREATED OVER 47,500 EMERGENCY CASES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND PERFORMED OVER 8,000 SURGERIES. THOMAS HOSPITAL PARTICIPATES IN THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY PROVIDE AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SUPPORT GROUPS, HEALTH FAIRS, WALKS, AND VARIOUS SCREENINGS TO BENEFIT AREA CITIZENS. THE HOSPITALS HAVE SPONSORED A NUMBER OF HEALTH FAIRS DURING THE YEAR ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THESE HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, VACCINATIONS, AND WELLNESS INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY ALSO SPONSORED A WALK AT LUNCH EVENT TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HABITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD APPLICANT AND IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE NORTH BALDWIN RURAL HEALTH NETWORK WHICH FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A COLLABORATION OF PROVIDERS AND UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND HAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THE CARE TRANSITIONS PROGRAM COORDINATES PATIENTS CARE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH POST-ACUTE PROVIDERS. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES THE WATERSHED PLATFORM TO COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO ENSURE PATIENTS ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE SUPPORT AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL. GHHI PROVIDES WATERSHED ACCESS AT NO CHARGE TO PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THEY CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INITIATIVE. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY ALSO PROVIDES FREE SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. THEY USE THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CURRICULUM. THEY ALSO OFFER INDIVIDUALS WITH LUNG DISEASE WITH A MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THEIR DISEASE AND IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND ANNUALLY ORGANIZES SEVERAL HEALTH RELATED WALKS SPONSORED BY ONE OF THE HOSPITALS OR A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, OR THE MARCH OF DIMES. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL BOTH OFFER DIABETES SELF- MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH DIABETES MANAGE THEIR CONDITION AND LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID IS AN 8-HOUR COURSE THAT TEACHES PEOPLE THE SKILLS TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS OR EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE PROGRAM DEMONSTRATES THAT IT BUILDS MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, HELPING THE PUBLIC IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND RESPOND TO SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS. THE TRAINING IS OFFERED MONTHLY AND IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2012, INFIRMARY HEALTH (AN AFFILIATED COMPANY) FORMED A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE TO SERVE AS A GOVERNING BODY FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOMAS HOSPITAL AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY. THIS COMMITTEE, KNOWN AS IHELP, HELPS BETTER MANAGE STAFF AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES BY ESTABLISHING A PROCESS TO EVALUATE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY PROJECTS ARE IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION. ANNUALLY, NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HOSTS RIDEYELLOW, A BIKE RIDE BENEFITING LOCAL CANCER CHARITIES. TRADITIONALLY, THE RIDE IS HELD ON FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND, AND IN 2021, THE RIDE WAS VIRTUAL DUE TO WEATHER. HOWEVER, THE RIDE GENERATED 15,000 FOR CAMP RAPAHOPE, A LOCAL CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY. THE CHARITY BIKE RIDE BEGAN 16 YEARS AGO TO RAISE CANCER AWARENESS AND TO GATHER SUPPORT FOR THE MISSION OF INSPIRING OTHERS TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DISEASE. THE EVENT HAD MANY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE MAJORITY BEING FROM INFIRMARY HEALTH. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, RIDEYELLOW HAS DONATED OVER 565,000 TO VARIOUS CANCER CHARITIES. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE LAST 44 YEARS, THOMAS HOSPITAL AND WELLS FARGO HAVE HOSTED SPRING FEVER CHASE-A 10K AND 2-MILE FUN RUN THAT TAKES PLACE IN BALDWIN COUNTY. PROCEEDS FROM SPRING FEVER CHASE BENEFIT LOCAL BALDWIN COUNTY SCHOOLS WHO APPLY FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT GRANTS. THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 19, 2022 AND HAD MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS. IN TOTAL, THE EVENT GAVE BACK 10,800 TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. INFIRMARY HEALTH SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WITH NUMEROUS FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS THROUGH VOLUNTEER, IN-KIND, AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SUCH AS: RELAY FOR LIFE, MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER, CHILI COOK-OFF, AND NUMEROUS OTHER AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN OCTOBER 2021, INFIRMARY HEALTH RAISED MONEY FOR BOTH THE CHILI COOK OFF, RAISING MONEY FOR COLON CANCER AWARENESS, AND MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER. FOR THE CHILI COOK OFF, EACH HOSPITAL SOLD T-SHIRTS AND TICKETS TO THE EVENT. IN TOTAL, 296 SHIRTS WERE SOLD, AND 1,422 WAS RAISED. FOR MAKING STRIDES, EACH HOSPITAL SOLD T-SHIRTS AND BREAST CANCER AWARENESS FLAGS, RAISING NEARLY 3,500. NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY AND THOMAS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES HAVE A TEAM EACH YEAR FOR THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK, AND INFIRMARY HEALTH SERVES AS THE SURVIVOR TENT SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT, WHICH HAD MORE THAN 3,500 PARTICIPANTS. INFIRMARY HEALTH IS ALSO AN ACTIVE SPONSOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S HEART WALK IN MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED THROUGH PURCHASING T-SHIRTS, PARTICIPATING IN RAFFLES AND REGISTERING FOR THE WALK IN NOVEMBER. INFIRMARY HEALTH'S TEAM RAISED MORE THAN 10,000 FOR THEIR TEAM. EACH NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, INFIRMARY HEALTH HOSTS AN ANNUAL "TURKEY TOSS", GIVING AWAY A FREE TURKEY TO EACH EMPLOYEE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THE EXCESS TURKEYS ARE DONATED TO FEED THE HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS: PRODISEE PANTRY, FAIRHOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FAIRHOPE, AND FEEDING THE GULF COAST. INFIRMARY HEALTH AND INFIRMARY CANCER CARE ROLLED OUT ITS MOBILE CANCER SCREENING UNIT IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE MOBILE SCREENING UNIT HELPS ADDRESS THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO CARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, SO THE UNIT TRAVELED TO MANY OUTLYING AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS THEODORE, CITRONELLE, LILLIAN AND OTHERS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE UNIT WAS UTILIZED TO PROVIDE COVID-19 VACCINES TO COMMUNITIES. IN TOTAL, THE UNIT SAW MORE THAN 500 PATIENTS WHO WERE SCREENED FOR VARIOUS CANCERS AND/OR PROVIDED COVID-19 VACCINES. INFIRMARY HEALTH WAS A LEADER DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND SAW MORE COVID-19 PATIENTS THAN ANY OTHER PROVIDER IN THE REGION. FROM APRIL 2021 - MARCH 2022, INFIRMARY HEALTH TEAMS ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 30,000 VACCINES TO THE COMMUNITY. IN BALDWIN COUNTY, THE COVID VACCINE TEAM TRAVELED TO ANCILLARY AREAS IN THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE VACCINES TO THOSE WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO TRAVEL. THOMAS HOSPITAL HOSTED 15 COMMUNITY COVID VACCINE EVENTS, AND NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HOSTED THREE. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY HOSTED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION AND LACTATION SUPPORT CLASSES FOR THE COMMUNITY. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE TO MOMS TO COME AND LEARN LACTATION TIPS AND RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE ALSO BREASTFEEDING. THE HOS