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Sparrow Clinton Hospital

Sparrow Clinton Hospital

805 S Oakland
St Johns, MI 48879

Bed count	25	Medicare provider number	231326	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

EIN: 381358172

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

4.03%

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	$ 1,839,984 3.87 %
Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses	$ 0 0 %
Health professions education as % of operating expenses	$ 21,031 0.04 %
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.	$ 22,864 0.05 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 28,115 0.06 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 24,459 0.05 %

* = CBI denoted preventative categories

Community building activities details:

Did tax-exempt hospital report community building activities?	YES
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	$ 24,459 0.05 %
Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Economic development as % of community building expenses	$ 8,000 32.71 %
Community support as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Environmental improvements as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Leadership development and training for community members as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Coalition building as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 16,459 67.29 %
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	$ 226,904 0.48 %
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	$ 33,986 14.98 %

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 $ 5095398 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 6124643)
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS A 24 HOUR/7 DAYS A WEEK FULLY OPERATIONAL EMERGENCY ROOM. IN 2021, THERE WERE 12,739 VISITS TO THE SCH EMERGENCY ROOM.

4B (Expenses $ 3431718 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 5094319)
A HOSPITAL BASED LABORATORY PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT LAB NEEDS. IN ADDITION, AN OUTREACH LAB IS PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS WHO ONLY NEED LABORATORY SERVICES. IN 2021, 232,689 LAB TESTS WERE PERFORMED.

4C (Expenses $ 2720384 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 2279140)
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ROUTINE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SURGICAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS. THERE WERE 112 INPATIENT SURGERIES, AS WELL AS 1,180 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES/SCOPES PERFORMED IN 2021.

4D (Expenses $ 24475810 including grants of $ 0) (Revenue $ 33531303)
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE INPATIENT ROUTINE CARE, RADIOLOGY, CARDIOPULMONARY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, HOSPITAL AND RETAIL PHARMACY, INFUSION THERAPY, PHYSICIANS' PRACTICE, PHYSICAL/OCCUPATIONAL/SPEECH THERAPY, AND SLEEP STUDIES.

Facility Information

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

FACILITY 1, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 3E
THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED AND DOCUMENTED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

FACILITY 1, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 5
AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE HEALTHY CAPITAL COUNTIES (HCC) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA), INTERVIEWEES AND FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS WERE SOLICITED FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WITHIN THE PRINCIPAL AREAS SERVED BY SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITALS. AMONG THOSE SOLICITED WERE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND HEALTH CARE LEADERS; STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS; PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OR WORKERS; LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES; EDUCATORS; STUDENTS; RETIREES; SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND OTHERS. MINORITY GROUPS WITH WHOM THESE ISSUES WERE DISCUSSED INCLUDED AFRICAN AMERICANS, MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.

FACILITY 1, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 6A
SPARROW HOSPITAL, CONSISTING OF SIX COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, THREE OF WHICH ARE LOCATED IN THE THREE-COUNTY GREATER LANSING REGION: - EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL, LANSING, MI - SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, LANSING, MI - SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL, ST. JOHNS, MI - SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL, IONIA, MI - SPARROW CARSON HOSPITAL, CARSON CITY, MI - SPARROW EATON HOSPITAL, CHARLOTTE, MI - MCLAREN GREATER LANSING - EATON RAPIDS MEDICAL CENTER

FACILITY 1, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 6B
- MICHIGAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE - BARRY-EATON DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT - INGHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT - MID MICHIGAN DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT

FACILITY 1, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 11
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL HAS DEVELOPED AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE TOP PRIORITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN ITS MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE TOP NEEDS IDENTIFIED WERE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND QUALITY, AND CHRONIC DISEASE - DIABETES. FOR EACH OF THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED MULTIPLE KEY OBJECTIVES WERE IDENTIFIED TO CREATE A STRATEGY ON HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS. FOR EACH KEY OBJECTIVE AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY WAS CREATED, INCLUDING TIMING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND GOALS TO MONITOR THE SUCCESS. OTHER NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA BUT NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS STRATEGY INCLUDED FINANCIAL STABILITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THIS HEALTH NEED IS IMPORTANT BUT IT IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE HOSPITAL'S CORE COMPETENCIES.

FACILITY 1, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL - PART V, LINE 24
ALL PATIENTS AND INSURANCES ARE CHARGED THE SAME GROSS CHARGE FROM OUR FEE SCHEDULE. DISCOUNTS ARE THEN PROVIDED TO UNINSURED PATIENTS BASED ON OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY AND/OR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

SCHEDULE H, PART I, LINE 7
A COST TO CHARGE RATIO WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CHARITY CARE (LINE 7A) AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS (LINE 7B). THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED FROM WORKSHEET 2 THAT ACCOMPANIES THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THIS SCHEDULE. THE HOSPITAL'S COST ACCOUNTING RECORDS WERE USED TO COMPLETE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPERATIONS (LINE 7E), HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION (LINE 7F), AND CASH AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS (LINE 7I).

SCHEDULE H, PART II
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES: ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR; VACCINATION CLINICS; CLINTON COUNTY FOOD DISTRIBUTION; SAFE KIDS BICYCLE HELMET AND CAR SEAT FITTINGS; AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER PROGRAM; DIABETES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; HEALTHCARE CAREER SCHOLARSHIPS; EXPIRED MEDICATION COLLECTIONS; AREA AGENCY AND ORGANIZATION EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. PROGRAMS AND EVENTS OFFERED BY SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC FREE OR AT COST, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP, ASSOCIATES, HOSPITAL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND HOSPITAL AUXILIANS.

SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 2
THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS IS BASED UPON MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED NET COLLECTIONS CONSIDERING BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRENDS IN HEALTHCARE COVERAGE AND OTHER COLLECTION INDICATORS. PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE YEAR, MANAGEMENT ASSESSES THE ADEQUACY OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS BASED UPON HISTORICAL WRITE-OFF EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. THE RESULTS OF THIS REVIEW ARE THEN USED TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE ALLOWANCE FOR UNCOLLECTIBLE RECEIVABLES. AFTER SATISFACTION OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM INSURANCE, THE HEALTH SYSTEM FOLLOWS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR PLACING CERTAIN PAST DUE PATIENT BALANCES WITH COLLECTION AGENCIES.

SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 3
IN REVIEWING ACCOUNTS CLASSIFIED AS BAD DEBT, THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 3, REFLECTS PATIENTS WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY QUALIFIED FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER MEANS-TESTED SUPPORT, BUT WHO AT THE TIME OF SERVICES, WERE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID OR OTHER MEANS-TESTED SUPPORT OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED WERE NOT COVERED BENEFITS. THE HOSPITAL FURTHER REVIEWED THESE PATIENTS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION OF THE PATIENTS' ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE HOSPITAL'S CHARITY CARE POLICY.

SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 4
BAD DEBT FOOTNOTE - SEE THE ATTACHED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 8
THE COSTING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE THE MEDICARE ALLOWABLE COSTS, REPORTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MEDICARE COST REPORT, IS A RATIO OF COSTS TO CHARGES. CARING FOR MEDICARE PATIENTS FULFILLS A COMMUNITY NEED AND RELIEVES A GOVERNMENT BURDEN AS THESE PATIENTS TYPICALLY HAVE LOW AND/OR FIXED INCOMES.

SCHEDULE H, PART III, LINE 9B
THE CHARGES FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE KNOWN TO QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE ARE WRITTEN OFF THE SYSTEM TO CHARITY CARE AT THE TIME THE PATIENT'S CHARITY STATUS IS DETERMINED. AS SUCH, NO FURTHER COLLECTION EFFORTS TAKE PLACE.

SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 2
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL DETERMINES THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY USING THE FOLLOWING: ACCUMULATING AND REVIEWING THE RESULTS AND FEEDBACK FROM EXTERNALLY PREPARED PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND BY CONDUCTING SMALL FOCUS GROUPS.

SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 3
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL EMPLOYS SEVERAL METHODS TO COMMUNICATE ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS. ALL UNINSURED INPATIENTS ARE DIRECTLY SCREENED FOR POTENTIAL MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY AND ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS (COBRA BENEFITS, ETC). SIGNAGE IS POSTED IN OUR PATIENT REGISTRATION AREAS REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF SPARROW COMMUNITY FINANCIAL AID (CFA) PROGRAM (CHARITY CARE). ALL PATIENT BILLING STATEMENTS HAVE A NOTE REGARDING THE CFA PROGRAM AND OUR WEBSITE CONTAINS LINKS TO OUR CFA POLICY AND APPLICATION.

SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 4
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL SERVES THE PEOPLE OF CLINTON COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. CLINTON COUNTY IS 566 SQUARE MILES, WITH A POPULATION OF 75,382 AS OF THE 2010 CENSUS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 33% OF COUNTY RESIDENTS HAD EITHER PUBLIC COVERAGE OR NO HEALTH COVERAGE IN 2010.

SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 5
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS OFFERED BY SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC FREE OR AT COST WITH ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP, ASSOCIATES, HOSPITAL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND HOSPITAL AUXILIARIES.

SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 6
SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM. SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM IS A NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY-GOVERNED, INTEGRATED HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM SERVING MID-MICHIGAN. SPARROW HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES THROUGH ITS WHOLLY OWNED AND CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARIES: PHYSICIANS HEALTH PLAN OF MID-MICHIGAN, SPARROW PHYSICIANS HEALTH NETWORK, EDWARD W. SPARROW HOSPITAL, SPARROW CLINTON HOSPITAL, SPARROW IONIA HOSPITAL. SPARROW EATON HOSPITAL, SPARROW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, SPARROW DEVELOPMENT, INC, SPARROW COMMUNITY CARE, SPARROW FOUNDATION, SPARROW CARSON HOSPITAL, AND SPARROW CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

SCHEDULE H, PART VI, LINE 7
MICHIGAN

Operating expenses	$ 47,492,090
Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses	$ 1,911,994 4.03 %