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Hutchinson Health

Hutchinson Health Care

1095 Highway 15 South
Hutchinson, MN 55350

Bed count	66	Medicare provider number	240187	Member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals	NO	Children's hospital	NO

EIN: 841715908

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

7.62%

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	$ 647,739 0.77 %
Medicaid as % of operating expenses	$ 4,591,487 5.47 %
Costs of other means-tested government programs as % of operating expenses	$ 1,001,379 1.19 %
Health professions education as % of operating expenses	$ 78,527 0.09 %
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.	$ 26,692 0.03 %
Cash and in-kind contributions for community benefit* as % of operating expenses	$ 47,805 0.06 %
Community building* as % of operating expenses	$ 112,996 0.13 %

* = 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	$ 112,996 0.13 %
Physical improvements and housing as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Economic development as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Community support as % of community building expenses	$ 108,874 96.35 %
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	$ 2,006 1.78 %
Community health improvement advocacy as % of community building expenses	$ 0 0 %
Workforce development as % of community building expenses	$ 2,116 1.87 %
Other as % of community building expenses	$ 0 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	$ 415,768 0.50 %
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	$ 204,990 49.30 %

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 $ 71126657 including grants of $ 4565) (Revenue $ 91085386)
SEE SCHEDULE O - EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR A DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Facility Information

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

HUTCHINSON HEALTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: TO COMPREHENSIVELY UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES HEALTHPARTNERS SERVES, WE SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFIED A LIST OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES AND A LIST OF INTERNALLY AVAILABLE HEALTHPARTNERS DATA SOURCES. WITH THE CHNA WORKGROUP THAT HAD EXPERTISE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH CARE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, WE CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE LIST TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES WITH A SPECIFIC LENS TOWARDS INCLUDING MEMBERS WITH UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO NEEDS OF OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE HEALTH AND OTHER DISPARITIES EXIST. TO FURTHER ROUND OUT UNDERSTANDING, WE SOUGHT ADDITIONAL DATA SOURCES TOGETHER WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WHERE OPPORTUNITIES STILL REMAIN FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING DUE TO LACK OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DATA, WE HAVE NOTED IN THE REPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, WE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC GAPS IN DATA AVAILABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTEXT AND THE INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURAL RACISM ON THE NEEDS AREAS. THUS, WE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED OUR QUALITATIVE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND OUR QUANTITATIVE HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDER SURVEYS TO FILL THESE GAPS. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDER SURVEYS: SELECT HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF WHO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS WERE INVITED BY HOSPITAL LEADERS AND THE CHNA EXPERT PANEL MEMBERS TO COMPLETE A BRIEF WEB SURVEY ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE. THE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED BY AN EXPERT SURVEY METHODOLOGIST WITH INPUT FROM THE CHNA WORKGROUP. OVERALL, 444 PROVIDERS INCLUDING DOCTORS, CARE COORDINATORS, PHARMACISTS, PHYSICAL OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, DIETITIANS, NURSES, AND SOCIAL WORKERS COMPLETED SURVEYS ACROSS ALL HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND A THEMATIC ANALYSIS WERE COMPLETED AND INCLUDED IN THE NEEDS AREA SUMMARIES BELOW.COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: A TOTAL OF 41 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WERE HELD OR ATTENDED BY HEALTHPARTNERS WORKGROUP MEMBERS. RESULTS WERE SUMMARIZED AND KEY THEMES AND QUOTES WERE ADDED TO THE NEEDS AREA SUMMARIES THROUGHOUT. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS CAN BE FOUND IN THE APPENDIX OF THE THE HOSPITAL 2021 CHNA AT HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/CONTENT/DAM/BRAND-IDENTITY/PDFS/CARE/2021-HUTCHINSON-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.PDF

HUTCHINSON HEALTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: OTHER HOSPITAL FACILITIES INCLUDED IN THE 2021 HUTCHINSON HEALTH CHNA WERE:- REGIONS HOSPITAL, ST. PAUL, MN- HUDSON HOSPITAL, HUDSON, WI- WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, NEW RICHMOND, WI- AMERY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, AMERY WI- LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, STILLWATER, MN- PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL, ST. LOUIS PARK, MN- HEALTHPARTNERS RC, DBA OLIVIA HOSPITAL & CLINIC, OLIVIA, MN

HUTCHINSON HEALTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: OTHER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED IN THE 2021 CHNA WERE:HUTCHINSON CONNECTHUTCHINSON HEALTH PATIENT AND FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCILMCLEOD COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHHUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL AND SOCIAL SERVICES STAFFRIDGEWATER COLLEGE DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEEHUTCHINSON HEALTH PHYSICIANS, PA

HUTCHINSON HEALTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE HOSPITAL'S CHNA IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING KEY PRIORITY AREAS:MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGACCESS TO HEALTHACCESS TO CARENUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITYSUBSTANCE ABUSEPRIORITIZED WORK NOT ONLY REACHES EMPLOYEES, PATIENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, BUT INCLUDES EFFORTS IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO EDUCATE AND CREATE AWARENESS AROUND THESE AREAS. SOME STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS THESE KEY PRIORITY AREAS INCLUDE:EXPAND AND DEEPEN MAKE IT OK ANTI-STIGMA CAMPAIGNEXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITIES.IMPROVE THE CARE EXPERIENCE FOR PATIENTS WITH STAFF TRAINING.ENHANCE PROVIDER KNOWLEDGE OF POWERUP PROGRAM TO INCREASE PATIENT/FAMILY AWARENESS.PROMOTION OF LOCAL DRUG TAKE-BACK LOCATIONS.CONTINUED EFFORTS TO MEET STRATEGIES AND ANTICIPATED IMPACT FOR THE KEY PRIORITY AREAS WILL BE ADDRESSED THROUGH OUTREACH IN EDUCATION, COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, HEALTH FAIRS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS.

HUTCHINSON HEALTH
"PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13B: FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG) ARE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR PROVIDING FREE CARE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. HUTCHINSON HEALTH IS ALSO OBLIGATED TO COMPLY WITH ITS AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHICH STATES THAT THE HOSPITAL WILL NOT CHARGE A PATIENT WHOSE ANNUAL INCOME IS LESS THAN $125,000 FOR ANY UNINSURED TREATMENT COSTING MORE THAN THE HOSPITAL WOULD BE REIMBURSED FROM ITS ""MOST FAVORED INSURER""."

HUTCHINSON HEALTH
PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: THE AVAILABILITY OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS LISTED ON THE PATIENT STATEMENT PER THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL AGREEMENT AND APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE BY TELEPHONE, MAIL AND WEBSITE.

PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7A:
HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/CONTENT/DAM/BRAND-IDENTITY/PDFS/CARE/2019-HUTCHINSON-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.PDF

Supplemental Information

Schedule H (Form 990) Part VI

PART I, LINE 3C:
IN ADDITION TO THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES, HUTCHINSON HEALTH USES AN ASSET TEST WHEN EVALUATING APPLICATIONS FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED CARE, REQUIRES THAT SERVICES BE MEDICALLY NECESSARY AND THAT PATIENTS HAVE FIRST APPLIED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

PART I, LINE 7:
HUTCHINSON HEALTH USES THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO METHOD WHEN CALCULATING THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON PART I. LINE 7. THE COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO WAS DERIVED USING WORKSHEET 2, RATIO OF PATIENT CARE-COST-TO-CHARGE, FROM THE SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS.

PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT HUTCHINSON HEALTH PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF ITS COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THIS SCHEDULE H, HUTCHINSON HEALTH OPERATES AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WITH RESPECT TO HOSPITAL-BASED PRACTITIONERS SUCH AS RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS SUCH AS PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS.

PART III, LINE 3:
"THE ""ACTUAL COST"" OF BAD DEBT INCLUDED IN COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON ACTUAL HISTORICAL BAD DEBT PERCENTAGE. BAD DEBT EXPENSE REPRESENTS THOSE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE WRITTEN OFF FROM PATIENTS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY, BUT CHOOSE NOT TO PAY THEIR BILL(S). THE BAD DEBT AMOUNT IS THE RECEIVABLE AFTER INSURANCE PAYMENT AND ADJUSTMENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, INCLUDING ADJUSTMENTS FOR SELF-PAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT WITH THE MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. SINCE REDUCTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE FOR DISCOUNTS AND OTHER ALLOWANCES, THE ENTIRE BALANCE IS CONSIDERED BAD DEBT AND NO FURTHER REDUCTIONS ARE CONSIDERED."

PART III, LINE 4:
HUTCHINSON HEALTH'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE A FOOTNOTE DISCUSSING BAD DEBT EXPENSE, AND ALLOWANCE OF DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. THE FOOTNOTE IS LOCATED ON PAGE 28 OF THE ATTACHED AUDIT REPORT.

PART III, LINE 8:
HUTCHINSON HEALTH'S MEDICARE COST IS DERIVED BASED ON THE RATIO OF MEDICARE FFS CHARGES TO TOTAL CHARGES MULTIPLIED BY TOTAL EXPENSES (LESS CHARITY CARE & BAD DEBT). HUTCHINSON HEALTH'S MEDICARE SHORTFALL IS CALCULATED BY COMPARING THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE, AS CALCULATED USING AN INTERNAL COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, LESS THE REIMBURSEMENT RECEIVED. THIS IS THEN TREATED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:1) IT PROVIDES SERVICES TO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OUR SERVICE POPULATION AT A NEGATIVE MARGIN; 2) HUTCHINSON HEALTH WOULD DISCONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEDICARE PATIENTS IF THE DECISION WERE BASED STRICTLY ON A FINANCIAL BASIS; 3) THERE IS A COMMUNITY NEED TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES LOCALLY; 4) IF HUTCHINSON HEALTH DID NOT PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, THEY WOULD BECOME THE OBLIGATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

PART III, LINE 9B:
IN THE EVENT OF NONPAYMENT, HUTCHINSON HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO MAKING REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PATIENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BEFORE INITIATING COLLECTION ACTIONS. THE HOSPITAL'S BUSINESS OFFICE HAS THE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE HOSPITAL HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DETERMINE IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHETHER THE HOSPITAL IS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN SPECIFIC COLLECTION ACTIONS WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THE HOSPITAL'S BILLING & COLLECTIONS POLICY ON THE PUBLIC WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.HUTCHHEALTH.COM/PATIENTS-VISITORS/BILLING-AND-INSURANCE.

PART VI, LINE 2:
TO COMPREHENSIVELY UNDERSTAND AND DESCRIBE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES HEALTHPARTNERS SERVES, WE SYSTEMATICALLY IDENTIFIED A LIST OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES AND A LIST OF INTERNALLY AVAILABLE HEALTHPARTNERS DATA SOURCES. WITH THE CHNA WORKGROUP THAT HAD EXPERTISE FROM PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH CARE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, WE CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE LIST TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES WITH A SPECIFIC LENS TOWARDS INCLUDING MEMBERS WITH UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO NEEDS OF OUR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE HEALTH AND OTHER DISPARITIES EXIST. TO FURTHER ROUND OUT UNDERSTANDING, WE SOUGHT ADDITIONAL DATA SOURCES TOGETHER WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WHERE OPPORTUNITIES STILL REMAIN FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING DUE TO LACK OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DATA, WE HAVE NOTED IN THE REPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, WE IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC GAPS IN DATA AVAILABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTEXT AND THE INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURAL RACISM ON THE NEEDS AREAS. THUS, WE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED OUR QUALITATIVE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND OUR QUANTITATIVE HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDER SURVEYS TO FILL THESE GAPS. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDER SURVEYS: SELECT HEALTHPARTNERS STAFF WHO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS WERE INVITED BY HOSPITAL LEADERS AND THE CHNA EXPERT PANEL MEMBERS TO COMPLETE A BRIEF WEB SURVEY ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE PATIENTS THEY SERVE. THE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED BY AN EXPERT SURVEY METHODOLOGIST WITH INPUT FROM THE CHNA WORKGROUP. OVERALL, 444 PROVIDERS INCLUDING DOCTORS, CARE COORDINATORS, PHARMACISTS, PHYSICAL OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, DIETITIANS, NURSES, AND SOCIAL WORKERS COMPLETED SURVEYS ACROSS ALL HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPITALS. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS AND A THEMATIC ANALYSIS WERE COMPLETED AND INCLUDED IN THE NEEDS AREA SUMMARIES BELOW.COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: A TOTAL OF 41 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WERE HELD OR ATTENDED BY HEALTHPARTNERS WORKGROUP MEMBERS. RESULTS WERE SUMMARIZED AND KEY THEMES AND QUOTES WERE ADDED TO THE NEEDS AREA SUMMARIES THROUGHOUT. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS CAN BE FOUND IN THE APPENDIX OF THE THE HOSPITAL 2021 CHNA AT HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHPARTNERS.COM/CONTENT/DAM/BRAND-IDENTITY/PDFS/CARE/2021-HUTCHINSON-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT.PDF

PART VI, LINE 4:
HUTCHINSON HEALTH SERVES HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THROUGH A HOSPITAL, MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC, SPECIALTY CLINICS, AND A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC. THE POPULATION OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREA IS 73,829.

PART VI, LINE 5:
IN ADDITION TO THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT HUTCHINSON HEALTH PROMOTES THE HEALTH OF ITS COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED EARLIER IN THIS SCHEDULE H, HUTCHINSON HEALTH ALSO OPERATES AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF WITH RESPECT TO HOSPITAL-BASED PRACTITIONERS SUCH AS RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS SUCH AS PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS.

PART VI, LINE 6:
IN 2018, HUTCHINSON HEALTH AFFILIATED WITH HEALTHPARTNERS. THE MISSION OF HEALTHPARTNERS IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. REFER TO THE NARRATIVE IN SCHEDULE O FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF HUTCHINSON HEALTH AND HEALTHPARTNERS IN PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED.

PART VI, LINE 3:
"HUTCHINSON HEALTH DEFINES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS THE COST OF CARE DELIVERED TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE A NEED FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY TREATMENT BUT ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE. HUTCHINSON HEALTH IS COMPLIANT WITH THE 501(R) FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO PATIENTS, INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), APPLICATION, AND PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY. TO INFORM AND EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN ADMISSION PACKETS, BROCHURES LOCATED IN ALL ADMISSION AREAS, AND ON THE HOSPITAL'S WEBSITE, WWW.HUTCHHEALTH.COM. PATIENT FINANCIAL ADVOCATES AND OTHER PATIENT ACCOUNT STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS AND DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS. TO INFORM AND EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE, EACH PATIENT BILLING STATEMENT AND COLLECTIONS LETTER PRODUCED BY THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: ""HUTCHINSON HEALTH OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY PAYING THEIR MEDICAL BILLS. YOU CAN ACCESS A FREE COPY OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION AND POLICY USING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: IN PERSON - PRESENT TO ANY REGISTRATION DESK OR PATIENT FINANCIAL ADVOCATE OFFICE AT HUTCHINSON HEALTH, 1095 HIGHWAY 15 SOUTH, HUTCHINSON MN 55350 BY MAIL - MAIL REQUEST TO HUTCHINSON HEALTH, ATTN: PATIENT FINANCIAL ADVOCATE, 1095 HIGHWAY 15 SOUTH, HUTCHINSON MN 55350 BY PHONE - CALL 320-484-4493 OR 800-454-3903 TO REACH A PATIENT FINANCIAL ADVOCATE ON HUTCHINSON HEALTH'S WEBSITE - WWW.HUTCHHEALTH.COM."""

Operating expenses	$ 83,878,971
Total amount spent on community benefits as % of operating expenses	$ 6,393,629 7.62 %