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Lima Memorial Joint Operating Company

Lima Memorial Hospital

1001 Bellefontaine Avenue
Lima, OH 45804

Bed count	285	Medicare provider number	360009	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

EIN: 341883284

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Community Benefit Spending- 2021
(as % of functional expenses, which all tax-exempt organizations report on Form 990 Schedule H)

14.56%

Spending by Community Benefit Category- 2021
(as % of total functional expenses)

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community Benefit Spending Compared to Functional Expenses, 2010-2021

Additional data

Community Benefit Expenditures: 2021

All tax-exempt organizations file a Form 990 with the IRS for every tax year. If the tax-exempt organization operates one or more hospital facilities during the tax year, the organization must attach a Schedule H to Form 990. On Part I of Schedule H, the organization records the expenditures it made during the tax year for various types of community benefits; 9 types are shown on this web tool. By default, this web tool presents community benefit expenditures as a percentage of the organization’s functional expenses, which it reports on Form 990, Part IX, Line 25, Column A. (The more commonly heard term, ‘total operating expenses’, which organizations report to CMS, is generally about 90% of the ‘functional expenses’). The user may change the default to see the dollar expenditures.
Amount spent in the following IRS community benefit categories:

Financial Assistance at cost as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Medicaid as % of operating expenses	$ 4,369,782 1.96 %
Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Health professions education as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Subsidized health services as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Research as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community health improvement services and community benefit operations* as % of operating expenses Note: these two community benefit categories are reported together on the Schedule H, part I, line 7e.	$ 27,879,406 12.53 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 146,762 0.07 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community building activities details:

Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?	Not available
Number of activities or programs (optional)	0
Physical improvements and housing	0
Economic development	0
Community support	0
Environmental improvements	0
Leadership development and training for community members	0
Coalition building	0
Community health improvement advocacy	0
Workforce development	0
Other	0
Persons served (optional)	0
Physical improvements and housing	0
Economic development	0
Community support	0
Environmental improvements	0
Leadership development and training for community members	0
Coalition building	0
Community health improvement advocacy	0
Workforce development	0
Other	0
Community building expense as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Economic development as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Community support as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Coalition building as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 0
Direct offsetting revenue	$ 0
Physical improvements and housing	$ 0
Economic development	$ 0
Community support	$ 0
Environmental improvements	$ 0
Leadership development and training for community members	$ 0
Coalition building	$ 0
Community health improvement advocacy	$ 0
Workforce development	$ 0
Other	$ 0

Other Useful Tax-exempt Hospital Information: 2021

In addition to community benefit and community building expenditures, the Schedule H worksheet includes sections on what percentage of bad debt can be attributable to patients eligible for financial assistance, and questions on the tax-exempt hospital's debt collection policy. When searching a specific tax-exempt hospital in this web tool, Section II provides information about bad debt and the financial assistance policy, and whether the state in which the tax-exempt hospital resides has expanded Medicaid coverage under the federal ACA.

Of the tax-exempt hospital’s overall operating expenses, amount reported as bad debt as % of operating expenses	$ 17,637,239 7.93 %
Is the tax-exempt hospital considered a "sole community hospital" under the Medicare program?	NO

Information about the tax-exempt hospital's Financial Assistance Policy and Debt Collection Policy
The Financial Assistance Policy section of Schedule H has changed over the years. The questions listed below reflect the questions on the 2009-2011 Schedule H forms and the answers tax-exempt hospitals provided for those years. The Financial Assistance Policy requirements were changed under the ACA. In the future, as the Community Benefit Insight web site is populated with 2022 data and subsequent years, the web tool will also be updated to reflect the new wording and requirements. In the meantime, if you have any questions about this section, we encourage you to contact your tax-exempt hospital directly.

Does the organization have a written financial assistance (charity care) policy?	YES
Did the tax-exempt hospital rely upon Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) to determine when to provide free or discounted care for patients?	YES
Amount of the tax-exempt hospital’s bad debt (at cost) attributed to patients eligible under the organization’s financial assistance (charity care) policy as % of operating expenses	$ 1,587,352 9.00 %

Did the tax-exempt hospital, or an authorized third party, take any of the following collection activities before determining whether the patient was eligible for financial assistance:
Under the ACA, states have the choice to expand Medicaid eligibility for their residents up to 138% of the federal poverty guidelines. The Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA did not go into effect until January 2014, so data in this web tool will not reflect each state's current Medicaid eligibility threshold. For up to date information, please visit the Terms and Glossary under the Resources tab.
The federal poverty guidelines (FPG) are set by the government and used to determine eligibility for many federal financial assistance programs. Tax-exempt hospitals often use FPG guidelines in their Financial Assistance policies to determine which patients will qualify for free or discounted care.
In addition to the federal requirements, some states have laws stipulating community benefit requirements as a result of tax-exemption. The laws vary from state to state and may require the tax-exempt hospitals to submit community benefit reports. Data on this web tool captures whether or not a state had a mandatory community benefit reporting law as of 2011. For more information, please see Community Benefit State Law Profiles Comparison at The Hilltop Institute.

Community Health Needs Assessment Activities: 2021

The ACA requires all 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospitals to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) every three years, starting with the hospital's tax year beginning after March 23, 2012. The 2011 Schedule H included an optional section of questions on the CHNA process. This web tool includes responses for those hospitals voluntary reporting this information. The web tool will be updated to reflect changes in these questions on the 2012 and subsequent Schedule H forms.

Did the tax-exempt hospital report that they had conducted a CHNA?	YES
Did the CHNA define the community served by the tax-exempt hospital?	YES
Did the CHNA consider input from individuals that represent the broad interests of the community served by the tax-exempt hospital?	YES
Did the tax-exempt hospital make the CHNA widely available (i.e. post online)?	YES
Did the tax-exempt hospital adopt an implementation strategy to address the community needs identified by the CHNA?	YES

Supplemental Information: 2021

This section presents qualitative information submitted by the hospital, verbatim from the 990H record.

Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Description of the organization's program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.

4A (Expenses $ 186158565 including grants of $ 237315) (Revenue $ 255847671)
AS ONE OF THE LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO, LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES.LIMA MEMORIAL IS CONTINUALLY IMPROVING ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES BY KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION TO OUR HEALTHCARE TEAM AND UPDATING OUR FACILITIES. OUR PATIENT SATISFACTION NUMBERS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND WE CONTINUALLY ACHIEVE QUALITY SCORES THAT ARE BETTER THAN STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES.THE HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE THAT ALLOWS US TO CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM BIRTH THROUGH ELDER YEARS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:- 24-HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICES INCLUDING LEVEL II TRAUMA- ACCREDITED CHEST PAIN CENTER- THE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE- COMMISSION ON CANCER ACCREDITED CANCER INSTITUTE- ORTHOPEDICS- OBSTETRICS, LEVEL II NURSERY AND PEDIATRICS- WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER- ROBOTIC SURGERY PROGRAM- DIAGNOSTIC & IMAGING- LABORATORY- INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION SERVICES- NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM- UROLOGYIN 2021, LIMA MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTED AN ESTIMATED $39 MILLION IN COMMUNITY VALUE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES, CHARITY CARE AND GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE. THIS NUMBER NOT ONLY INDICATES OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO FULFILLS OUR PURPOSE AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BY POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND EXPERTISE OF OUR PHYSICIANS, NURSES, ASSOCIATES AND VOLUNTEERS.EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS BENEFITING THE BROADER COMMUNITY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:- EMS OUTREACH & EDUCATION- GO RED - HEART HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- COLORECTAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- JOURNEY TO REMEMBER RAISED FUNDS FOR THE HEART PROGRAM- BREAST CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN- KIDS CLINIC FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED- CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER SUPPORT- BABY FAIR- CHEST PAIN CENTER- BONE DENSITY SCREENINGS- CARDIAC RISK ASSESSMENT SCREENINGS- PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN & SCREENINGS- KIDNEY DISEASE SCREENINGS- SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS- CANCER RESOURCE CENTER- MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM- BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR SUPPORT GROUP- MENDED HEARTS SUPPORT GROUP- FAMILY BIRTH EDUCATION & CLINICS- DIABETIC EDUCATION- WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER- CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CLINIC- TV AND RADIO PSAS- BREASTFEEDING CLASS AND CLINIC- SMOKING CESSATION- COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVESAS HEALTHCARE CONTINUES TO CHANGE, LIMA MEMORIAL WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE IN A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE TO OUR PATIENTS BY CONTINUALLY ADVANCING OUR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. IN ADDITION, THE HEALTH SYSTEM SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITIES, NOT ONLY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE, BUT THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, FREE PUBLIC HEALTH SCREENINGS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MANY COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OUTREACH TO THE UNDERSERVED.COMMUNITY BENEFIT DEFINITIONSLIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM'S 2020 COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT WAS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPORTING GUIDELINES PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. COMMUNITY BENEFITS REPORTED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM RESPOND TO AN IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEED AND MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:- GENERATE A LOW OR NEGATIVE MARGIN;- RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS, SUCH AS MINORITIES, FRAIL, ELDERLY, POOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, THE CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL, AND PERSONS WITH AIDS; AND-SUPPLY SERVICES OR PROGRAMS THAT WOULD LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED IF THE DECISION WERE MADE ON A PURELY FINANCIAL BASIS.THESE SERVICES INCLUDE:- COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES- HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION- SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES- RESEARCH ACTIVITIES- FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS- COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES- COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS- COST OF CHARITY CARE- GOVERNMENT SPONSORED HEALTH CARE

Facility Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Section C. Supplemental Information for Part V, Section B.

LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THE GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SECTORS ESTABLISHED THE COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UNDER THE LIMA-ALLEN COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. THE COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE SOFTWARE, WHICH HAS BEEN USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE WEBSITE PROVIDED A LIST OF IDENTIFIED HEALTH CONDITIONS AND RELATED INDICATORS FOR ALLEN COUNTY. THE INFORMATION FOR AUGLAIZE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES WAS ANALYZED UNDER THE SAME QUARTILE SYSTEM.ORGANIZATION'S CONTACTED:ALLEN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUPALLEN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTLIMA/ALLEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCESHAWNEE TOWNSHIP POLICEST. RITA'S MEDICAL CENTERUNITED WAY OF GREATER LIMAYMCAIN ADDITION, LEADERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS AND POPULATIONS WITH CHRONIC DISEASE NEEDS WERE CONTACTED. THE HOSPITAL ALSO DERIVES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMMITTEE AND THE HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 COMMITTEE.

LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE HOSPITAL HAS ADOPTED AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR 2019-2021 THAT ADDRESSES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THIS REPORT IS POSTED ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE WWW.LIMAMEMORIAL.ORG WHICH IS PAIRED WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S STRATEGIC PLAN.

LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20E: - CONSPICUOUS NOTICE ON BILLING STATEMENTS- PHONE CALLS

LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 21D: ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY ARE CHARGED THE SAME AMOUNT. THE FACILITY ATTEMPTS TO SCREEN ALL SELFPAY PATIENTS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THEM CONCERNING CHARITY POLICIES. AT TIMES, PATIENTS ARE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF INCOME. OF THOSE PATIENTS THAT ARE NOT SCREENED AND DO NOT RETURN THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK, THEY ARE CHARGED FULL PRICE FOR THEIR SERVICE UNTIL PROOF OR A COMPLETED AND SIGNED APPLICATION IS RECEIVED. THE LEAST DISCOUNT RECEIVED IS 40% WHICH IS LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE COMMERCIAL CSA.

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

PART I, LINE 7:
COLUMN C, LINE 7A & 7B: THE HOSPITAL USED A COST-TO-CHARGE COSTING METHODOLOGY TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN LINE 7. THE HOSPITAL DERIVED THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO FROM THE USE OF WORKSHEET 2.PART I, LINE 7E:IN ADDITION TO LIMA MEMORIAL JOINT OPERATING COMPANY'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS, THIS LINE AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY LIMA MEMORIAL PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, WHICH IS A RELATED ENTITY, IN AS MUCH AS LIMA MEMORIAL PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION'S ACTIVITY, ARE CARRIED ON IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH AND DIRECTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE OF LIMA MEMORIAL JOINT OPERATING COMPANY.

PART I, LN 7 COL(F):
THE BAD DEBT EXPENSE INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24B, COLUMN (A), BUT SUBTRACTED FOR PURPOSES OF CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGE OF THIS COLUMN IS $17,637,239.

PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING SERVICE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, FUNDING THROUGH SPONSORSHIP, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION. WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, INCLUDING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THE RHODES STATE SCHOOL OF NURSING, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWEST OHIO, APOLLO CAREER CENTER, AS WELL AS CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR EMTS AND PARAMEDICS.

PART III, LINE 2:
BASED ON GROSS AS PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

PART III, LINE 3:
BAD DEBT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PATIENTS IDENTIFIED UNDER CHARITY CARE WAS ESTIMATED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH SCREENING OF BAD DEBT PATIENTS AT POVERTY LEVEL. THE HOSPITAL APPLIES ANY DISCOUNTS/PAYMENTS RECEIVED AGAINST PATIENTS ACCOUNTS BEFORE DETERMINING BAD DEBT EXPENSE.

PART III, LINE 4:
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FOR PATIENTS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ARE BASED ON GROSS CHARGES. AN ALLOWANCE FOR CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS AND INTERIM PAYMENT ADVANCES IS BASED ON EXPECTED PAYMENT RATES FROM PAYORS BASED ON CURRENT REIMBURSEMENT METHODOLOGIES. THIS AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES AMOUNTS RECEIVED AS INTERIM PAYMENTS AGAINST UNPAID CLAIMS BY CERTAIN PAYORS. THE ALLOWANCE FOR CONTRACTUAL ADJUSTMENTS IS REPORTED AS PART OF THE PATIENT ACOUNTS RECEIVABLE AMOUNT ON THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET. AN ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS IS ESTABLISHED ON AN AGGREGATE BASIS BY USING HISTORICAL WRITE-OFF RATE FACTORS APPLIED TO UNPAID ACCOUNTS BASED ON AGING. LOSS RATE FACTORS ARE BASED ON HISTORICAL LOSS EXPERIENCE AND ADJUSTED FOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND OTHER TRENDS AFFECTING THE HOSPITAL'S ABILITY TO COLLECT OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS. UNCOLLECTIBLE AMOUNTS ARE WRITTEN OFF AGAINST THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS IN THE PERIOD THEY ARE DETERMINED TO BE UNCOLLECTIBLE.

PART III, LINE 8:
SECTION B: BASED ON A COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEDICARE COST REPORT REQUIREMENTS, THE COSTS OF PROVIDING CARE TO THE MEDICARE POPULATION IN 2021 WAS $53,395,714. THE PAYMENTS RELATED TO THESE SERVICES WERE $48,275,695. LEAVING A MEDICARE SHORTFALL OF $5,120,019 FOR THE YEAR. THE MEDICARE SHORTFALL IS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT BECAUSE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY IS A TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE CONSISTENT WITH LIMA MEMORIAL JOINT OPERATING COMPANY'S OVERALL EXEMPT STATUS, AND THE HOSPITAL ACCEPTS THESE PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ITS IMPACT ON OVERALL PROFITABILITY.

PART III, LINE 9B:
PATIENTS DO NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE FROM LMH UNTIL BALANCES ARE DETERMINED TO BE THE PATIENT'S RESPONSIBILITY. ONCE A FAP APPLICATION IS RECEIVED THE COLLECTION PROCESS IS PUT ON HOLD UNTIL ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED. PRIMARY SELF-PAY ACCOUNTS ARE REFERRED TO AN OUTSIDE AGENCY AS AN EXTENSION OF THE BUSINESS OFFICE AT DAY 45. ACCOUNTS REMAIN WITH THE AGENCY UNTIL IT IS AT A ZERO BALANCE OR 150 DAYS. AT 150 DAYS THE ACCOUNT IS CLOSED BACK AND GIVEN TO THE SUBSEQUENT AGENCY FOR REGULAR COLLECTION FOLLOW UP. BALANCE AFTER INSURANCE ACCOUNTS ARE REFERRED TO AN OUTSIDE AGENCY ONCE ANY MONEY IS MOVED INTO SELF-PAY. THE ACCOUNT IS KEPT FO R A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS AND THEN REFERRED TO A COLLECTION AGENCY.

PART VI, LINE 2:
LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM (LMHS) REGULARLY PARTICIPATES IN COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY FAR-REACHING HEALTH NEEDS FACED BY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE HEALTH SYSTEM. ASSESSMENT RESULTS ARE EVALUATED OVER TIME AND SERVE AS THE BASIS TO DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED PLANS TO ADDRESS SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO NEEDS.LMHS JOINED OTHER AREA ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND UTILIZE THE 2016 ALLEN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT COLLECTED DATA FOR ALLEN COUNTY ADULTS (AGES 19 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER) AND YOUTH (AGES 12 THROUGH 18) WHO PARTICIPATED IN A COUNTY-WIDE ASSESSMENT SURVEY DURING 2019. THE FINDINGS ARE BASED ON SELF-ADMINISTERED SURVEYS USING A STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE. THE QUESTIONS WERE MODELED AFTER SURVEY INSTRUMENTS USED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOR THEIR NATIONAL AND STATE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.THE SURVEY ASSESSED THE FOLLOWING AREAS: COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND SERVICES, PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF ALLEN COUNTY, LIMA MEMORIAL UTILIZES DATA FROM ADDITIONAL COUNTY-BASED NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHEN AVAILABLE. SURVEY RESULTS ARE BEING USED TO SHAPE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS.IN 2019, LIMA MEMORIAL WAS INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE THROUGH PARTICIPATION AND FUNDING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF LIMA AND THE ALLEN COUNTY YMCA. A PORTION OF THIS PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO REVIEWING THE NEEDS AND RISKS OF ALLEN COUNTY. OBESITY, ESPECIALLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY, WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK.LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM IS PART OF THE ACTIVATE ALLEN COUNTY LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE, WHICH ADDRESSES A VARIETY OF HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THIS COMMITTEE IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING OBESITY AND SMOKING IN LIMA AND ALLEN COUNTY BY PROBOTING HEALTHY EATING, ACTIVE LIVING AND A TOBACCO-FREE LIFESTYLE.ASSESSMENT SUMMARY: DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR ALLEN COUNTY RESIDENTS: REDUCE RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE, REDUCE POOR BIRTH OUTCOMES (E.G. LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND PRETERM DELIVERIES), REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY, REDUCE SUICIDE RATE, REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.

PART VI, LINE 3:
ALL PATIENTS OF LIMA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ARE EDUCATED ON THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE PROGRAM DURING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS VIA WALL-POSTED STATEMENTS, HOSPTIAL PERSONNEL INQUIRIES, ETC. INFORMATION REGARDING THE HOSPITIAL'S CHARITY CARE IS ALSO FOUND ON LIMA MEMORIAL'S WEBSITE. STATEMENTS GOING TO PATIENTS ALSO IDENTIFY THIS PROGRAM.

PART VI, LINE 6:
LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE GOAL OF A HEALTHIER WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

PART VI, LINE 7, REPORTS FILED WITH STATES
OH

PART VI, LINE 4:
AS OF THE CENSUS OF 2010, THERE WERE 106,331 PEOPLE, 40,619 HOUSEHOLDS, AND 26,982 FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE COUNTY. THE POPULATION DENSITY WAS 264 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE. THERE WERE 44,999 HOUSING UNITS AT AN AVERAGE DENSITY OF 111 PER SQUARE MILE. THE RACIAL MAKEUP OF THE COUNTY WAS 83.8% CAUCASIAN, 11.9% AFRICAN AMERICAN, 0.7% ASIAN, 0.2% AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE ALONE, 0.8% FROM OTHER RACES AND 2.6% FROM TWO OR MORE RACES. 2.4% OF THE POPULATION WERE HISPANIC / LATINO, 34.7% WERE GERMAN, 12.6% WERE IRISH, 9.7% WERE AMERICAN AND 7.1% WERE ENGLISH. THERE ARE 40,619 HOUSEHOLDS OUT OF WHICH 31.7% HAD CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 LIVING WITH THEM. 48% WERE MARRIED COUPLES LIVING TOGETHER, 13.8% HAD A FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER WITH NO HUSBAND PRESENT AND 33.6% WERE NON-FAMILIES. 27.8% OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS WERE MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS AND 11.4% HAD SOMEONE LIVING ALONE WHO WAS 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. IN THE COUNTY THE POPULATION WAS SPREAD OUT WITH 23.9% UNDER THE AGE OF 18, 10.7% FROM 18 TO 24, 23.3% FROM 25 44, 27.1% FROM 45 TO 64 AND 17.7% WHO WERE 65 YEARS OF AGE. THE MEDIAN AGE WAS 38.3% YEARS. FOR EVERY 100 FEMALES THERE WERE 101 MALES. THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A HOUSEHOLD IN THE COUNTY WAS $43,632 AND THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FAMILY WAS $55,549. THE PER CAPITA INCOME FOR THE COUNTY WAS $21,713. ABOUT 14.4% OF THE POPULATION WERE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM SERVES A 10 COUNTY AREA THAT INCLUDES MORE THAN 475,000 PEOPLE. THE COUNTIES INCLUDE ALLEN, AUGLAIZE, HANCOCK, HARDIN, MERCER, PUTNAM, LOGAN, SHELBY, PAULDING AND VAN WERT. 23.3% OF RESIDENTS ARE UNDER 18 YEARS OLD, WHILE 17.7% ARE 65 YEARS OLD OR OLDER. 94.8% OF OUR ENTIRE SERVICE AREA IS CAUCASIAN, WHILE 2.4% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN. IN OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OF ALLEN COUNTY 67.1 % ARE CAUCASIAN, WHILE 26.4% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN. THE REGION IS PRIMARILY RURAL WITH SMALL COMMUNITIES. THE LARGEST CITY IN THE REGION IS LIMA WITH A POPULATION OF 38,771.

PART VI, LINE 5:
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020, LIMA MEMORIAL VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS AND CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. DENNIS MORRIS JOINED ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND MERCY HEALTH ST. RITA'S FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE TO ALERT THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF COVID-19 AND ITS POTENTIAL LOCAL IMPACT. THIS EFFORT LAUNCHED LIMA MEMORIAL'S COVID-19 EDUCATIONAL RESPONSES AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LIMA MEMORIAL SHARED ACCURATE AND CREDIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS STORIES AND OUR WEBSITE. LIMA MEMORIAL INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS BY MORE THAN 1,000 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC.AT THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LIMA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM COLLABORATED WITH HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY CALL CENTER AND COMMUNITY EVALUATION CENTERS. THESE CENTERS WERE KEY RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 AND ALLOWED FOR SCREENING, TESTING, PROPER QUARANTINE AND TREATMENT WHEN INDICATED. LIMA MEMORIAL ALSO PROVIDED RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE TO HELP LOCAL NURSING HOMES. THIS HELPED TO MANAGE THE SURGE OF PATIENTS AND PROVIDE MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES WHEN A LOCAL NURSING HOME WAS UNABLE TO DO SO FOR ITS RESIDENTS. LIMA MEMORIAL ALSO SERVED AS A KEY RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN OUR REGION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 THROUGH EVALUATION AND TESTING. THIS INCLUDED PARTNERING WITH OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (ONU) TO BRING PCR COVID-19 TESTING TO THE REGION, MAKING LIMA MEMORIAL THE REGION'S ONLY FACILITY TO OFFER PCR TESTING. FURTHERMORE, COVID-19 ANTIBODY TESTING WAS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE LIMA MEMORIAL LABORATORY. IN ADDITION TO SEVEN REGIONAL TESTING SITES, A DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITE WAS OPENED TO FURTHER EXPAND ACCESS TO QUALITY TESTING AND SWIFT RESULTS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN OUR REGION.DECEMBER 23, 2020 MARKED A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR LIMA MEMORIAL AND A MUCH-ANTICIPATED TURNING POINT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS THE FIRST DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE WERE RECEIVED. LIMA MEMORIAL WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER THE COVID-19 VACCINE TO THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING THOUSANDS OF VACCINES AT THE ONSET OF AVAILABILITY.

Operating expenses	$ 222,490,359
Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses	$ 32,395,950 14.56 %