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        <ExplanationTxt>Facility , 1 - UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.. A COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSION WAS HELD IN MCDUFFIE COUNTY. INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES FROM MCDUFFIE, LINCOLN AND WARREN COUNTIES WERE INVITED TO ATTEND. THOSE AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE SESSIONS ARE: GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, EAST CENTRAL HEALTH DISTRICT IV, CRAWFORD &amp; BREAZEALE DRUG CO., FAMILY CONNECTION OF WARREN COUNTY, FORWARD MCDUFFIE, THOMSON MCDUFFIE FIRE/EMS. THESE AGENCIES REPRESENT THE HOMELESS, THE ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY, AS WELL AS THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, OR ADDICTION. THOSE WHO WERE INVITED BUT DID NOT ATTEND WERE FROM THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: THOMSON FAMILY YMCA, MCDUFFIE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE, FAMILY CARE GROUP, THOMSON DENTAL WELLNESS, ARCHWAY PARTNERSHIP, PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS, SHAW, LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, LINCOLNTON FAMILY DENTISTRY, LINCOLN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, LINCOLNTON FAMILY MEDICINE, LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS, WARREN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, FAMILY CONNECTION OF WARREN COUNTY, WARREN COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, HOMETOWN WARRENTON, COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, CARE SOURCE, LINCOLN COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS WERE SENT AN EMAIL WITH THE LIST OF QUESTIONS FROM THE LISTENING SESSION AND INVITED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Facility , 1 - UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.. IN ADDITION TO MAKING ITS CHNA REPORTS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND BY REQUEST, PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE SENT COPIES TO EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE CHNA PROCESS, DISTRIBUTED THE ASSESSMENTS TO COMMUNITY CENTERS AND OTHER LOCATIONS THAT PRIMARILY SERVE AN UNINSURED POPULATION, SENT COPIES TO LEGISLATIVE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THE ASSESSMENTS TO OTHER PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Facility , 1 - UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.. DURING FY22, PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE CONDUCTED ITS FIRST TRIENNIAL CHNA, BY ASSESSING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA, INTERVIEWING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, CONDUCTING FOCUS GROUPS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INTERVIEWING PIEDMONT BOARD MEMBERS, AND SURVEYING PIEDMONT EMPLOYEES. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE DETERMINED AND PRIORITIZED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IT WOULD ADDRESS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS AFFECTED, THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE, WHETHER THE HEALTH NEED AFFECTED VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL RESOURCES NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ALL PRIORITIES ARE VIEWED THROUGH THE LENS OF HEALTH DISPARITIES, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR THOSE MOST VULNERABLE DUE TO INCOME AND RACE. BASED ON THE CHNA, PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE IS CURRENTLY FOCUSING ON: (1) ENSURING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH, MENTAL, AND DENTAL CARE (2) REDUCING PREVENTABLE INSTANCES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, CANCER (3) REDUCING PREVENTABLE INSTANCES OF, AND DEATHS FROM, HEART DISEASE (4) REDUCING PREVENTABLE INSTANCES OF DIABETES AND INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE (5) REDUCING RATES OF OBESITY AND INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Piedmont regularly reports its community benefit activities to the community in several ways. Each year, Piedmont prepares a systemwide community benefit report that is available to the public through publication on its website. Piedmont also makes its IRS Form 990 Schedule H available on its website and provides copies to anyone upon request. Piedmont also provides information on community benefit programming to local, state, and federal lawmakers through its government affairs office and online at piedmont.org.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE DENOMINATOR USED FOR THE CALCULATION OF COLUMN (F), PERCENT OF TOTAL EXPENSE, WAS THE AMOUNT OF TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25, COLUMN (A) OF $34,245,809, LESS BAD DEBT EXPENSE OF $82,447,083 FROM FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24(A).</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>A RATIO OF PATIENT CARE COST TO CHARGES, CONSISTENT WITH WORKSHEET 2, WAS USED TO REPORT THE AMOUNTS IN PART I, LINES 7A-7D. FOR AMOUNTS ON LINES 7E-7K, ACTUAL EXPENSES FOR EACH COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITY ARE TRACED AND REPORTED USING THE ORGANIZATION'S COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The provision for bad debts is based upon leadership's assessment of historical and expected net collections considering business and economic conditions, trends in health care coverage, and other collection indicators. Hospital and system leadership periodically assesses the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience by payor category. The review results are then used to modify the provision for bad debts to establish an appropriate allowance for uncollectible receivables. THE AMOUNT REPORTED ON PART III, LINE 3, WAS DETERMINED BY TAKING THE AVERAGE ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR ALL CHARITY CARE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF DENIALS THAT WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION. THAT TOTAL WAS THEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARD FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S USE OF PRESUMPTIVE ELIGIBILITY WHEN DETERMINING ITS COMMUNITY BENEFITS. BAD DEBT EXPENSE FOOTNOTE FROM CONSOLIDATED, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The provision for bad debts is based upon leadership's assessment of historical and expected net collections considering business and economic conditions, trends in health care coverage, and other collection indicators. Hospital and system leadership periodically assesses the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience by payor category. The review results are then used to modify the provision for bad debts to establish an appropriate allowance for uncollectible receivables. PAM PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ITS ESTABLISHED RATES. AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The amount reported in Part III, Line 6, was calculated following Schedule H instructions by utilizing allowable Medicare costs as reported in the Medicare cost report, which Piedmont bases on a cost-to-charge ratio. However, the allowable costs in the Medicare cost report do not reflect the actual cost of providing care to patients since the Medicare cost report excludes many direct patient care costs that are essential to providing quality healthcare for Medicare patients. For example, specific coverage fees to physicians, Medicare C and D costs, and other similar direct patient care expenses are expressly excluded from allowable costs in the Medicare Cost Report. Piedmont believes its Medicare shortfall reported in Part III, Line 7 of Schedule H, should be considered a community benefit as the IRS community benefit standard includes providing care to elderly and Medicare patients. IRS Revenue Ruling 69-545 provides, in part, that hospitals serving patients with governmental health insurance, such as Medicare, are an indication the hospital operates to promote health in the community. Piedmont's policy is to treat Medicare patients regardless of how much Medicare pays for the treatment. For many services, Medicare's reimbursement is less than the cost of the care provided, resulting in shortfalls the hospital will absorb in honor of its commitment to treating elderly patients. Many of these patients live on a low, fixed income and would qualify for financial assistance or other means-tested programs, absent from their enrollment in Medicare.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>INITIAL SCREENINGS OF ALL INPATIENT, EMERGENCY, AND SURGERY ENCOUNTERS, AS WELL AS MOST OUTPATIENT VISITS, ARE CONDUCTED BY FINANCIAL COUNSELORS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY AVAILABLE INSURANCE OR OTHER COVERAGE FOR EACH PATIENT. COUNSELORS CONTACT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DIRECTLY, EITHER IN PERSON OR BY LETTER, TO ASSIST THE FAMILY IN IDENTIFYING ANY PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE PATIENT/SERVICE MAY QUALIFY (INCLUDING MEDICAID, STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM ("SCHIP"), PRIVATE OR GOVERNMENT INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND CHARITY ASSISTANCE). IF THE FAMILY CANNOT BE TIMELY LOCATED OR IS UNCOOPERATIVE, RELATED ACCOUNTS ARE TRANSFERRED TO AN INTERNAL COLLECTION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN PAYMENT OR, IF THE PATIENT MAY QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE, TO SECURE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S DEBT COLLECTION POLICY AND PROCEDURES PROHIBIT ANY COLLECTION EFFORTS FOR THE PORTION OF A PATIENT ACCOUNT BALANCE THAT QUALIFIES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITY CARE POLICY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>As a designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospital, the Internal Revenue Service requires us to conduct a triennial community health needs assessment (CHNA) following regulations put forth by the IRS following the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through this assessment, Piedmont hopes to understand local health challenges better, identify health trends in the community, determine gaps in the current health delivery system, and craft a plan to address those gaps and the identified health needs. In FY22, Piedmont conducted its fourth triennial CHNA, and FY24 was the second year of activities outlined in its subsequent Implementation Strategy. The CHNA was led by the Piedmont Healthcare community benefits team and consulting organization Public Goods Group (PGG), with input and direction from Piedmont leadership and Piedmont Healthcare's Department of External Affairs. Process The CHNA defined its community as its home county due to the impact of its tax-exempt status. Property taxes comprise a hospital's largest tax exemption segment, impacting county revenues. Because of this, Piedmont aims to ensure it provides ample benefit to its county and community. Additionally, Piedmont considers patient origin, especially that of lower-income patients who qualify for financial assistance or receive insurance coverage through Medicaid. Piedmont's secondary communities are considered the areas with the highest concentration of patients fitting that criterion, including those from nearby communities. Once Piedmont established its primary and secondary communities, it analyzed available public health data, including resources from the US Census, US Health and Human Services Community Health Status Indicators, US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, National Center for Education Statistics, Kaiser Family Foundation's State Health Facts, American Heart Association, County Health Rankings and Georgia Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS). All figures within the CHNA were for 2020 unless otherwise noted. Health indicators are estimates provided by County Health Rankings and the team internally sourced hospital data. PGG then interviewed key stakeholders with particular expertise or knowledge of the community. Specifically, PGG interviewed representatives of local and regional public health entities, minority populations, faith-based communities, local business owners, philanthropic communities, mental health agencies, elected officials, and individuals representing the community's most vulnerable patients. Piedmont conducted an internal survey system for both clinical and non-clinical employees. Piedmont gathered information on knowledge and understanding of community benefits, current programs, and suggestions for better serving patients and the overall community, regardless of where they receive care. Approximately 1,050 employees spanning the system responded. Additionally, Piedmont conducted a community-based survey that was widely advertised to the community. Once Piedmont gathered qualitative and quantitative data, Piedmont authored the preliminary report, which was vetted and reviewed by hospital and health system leadership. This report identified several key community health needs during the assessment process. The community benefits department recommended priorities with sign-off from hospital and board leadership. Piedmont used the following criteria to establish the priorities: - The number of people affected; - The seriousness of the issue; - Whether the health need particularly affected people living in poverty or reflected health disparities; and, - Availability of community and/or hospital resources to address the need. Piedmont views all priorities through the lens of health disparities, with particular attention paid to improving outcomes for those most vulnerable due to income and race. The chosen priorities reflected a collective agreement on what hospital leadership, staff, and the community felt was most important and within its ability to impact the issue positively. Once leadership approved the priorities, Piedmont authored the CHNA. Piedmont presented its findings and recommendations to the hospital's board of directors for their input and approval. FY22 priorities A key CHNA component is identifying the top health priorities the hospital will address over fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025. These priorities will guide the hospital's community benefit work. They are, in no order: - Ensure affordable access to health, mental, and dental care - Reduce preventable instances of and deaths from cancer - Promote healthy behaviors to reduce avoidable conditions, diseases, and addiction - Reduce preventable cases of and deaths from heart disease With each priority, Piedmont will work to achieve more significant health equity by reducing the impact of poverty and other socioeconomic indicators, building health equity into its work, which the hospital demonstrates through its implementation strategies. Hospital leadership and staff then developed the subsequent implementation strategy to address the identified priorities in the FY22 community health needs assessment. The implementation strategy was designed to be executed over three years. It included specific metrics by which hospital staff and the community could evaluate its work and impact. Piedmont developed the implementation strategy by utilizing community feedback from the assessment in partnership with the system community benefits department, system leadership, and the hospital's board of directors. Piedmont included proven and successful interventions and programming, investing further in work with the best chance of creating positive, sustainable change.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Piedmont understands that not everyone can pay their hospital bill due to their insurance status or limited income, and because of this, each hospital offers financial assistance to qualifying patients. Notification about financial assistance includes, but is not limited to, a dedicated contact number, notices within inpatient bills, and posted notices in key hospital areas. These locations are the emergency room, admitting and registration departments, business office, and patient financial services offices on site. Piedmont also publishes and widely publicizes a plain language summary of this financial assistance care policy and its full policy on its website. Any staff member can refer a patient to the financial assistance department, including physicians, nurses, financial counselors, social workers, case managers, chaplains, and religious sponsors. The patient may request financial assistance from a family member, close friend, or associate of the patient, subject to applicable privacy laws. Additionally, Piedmont provides copies of its financial assistance policy to partner clinics and others who work closely with low-income populations. Piedmont helps its partners understand the policy and how it relates to their populations, and it receives feedback on improving its financial assistance programming.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>While Piedmont McDuffie serves patients throughout Georgia, the hospital considers its community McDuffie County in recognition of the direct impact of its tax-exempt status on county residents. In McDuffie County, an average of 21,700 people lived in the 257-square-mile area each year from 2018 to 2022. The population density for this area, estimated at 84 people per square mile, is less than the national average population density of 94 people per square mile. McDuffie County is primarily rural, as nearly 60 percent of the population lived in rural settings in 2020. The median age of people living within the county from 2018 to 2022 was 39, a little older than the state average. About 25 percent of the population were 17 or younger, 18 percent were over 65, and the rest were between 18 and 64. Two percent of the population identified as being born outside of the US, and one percent did not possess US citizenship status. The Hispanic population within the community is growing and now represents approximately four percent. An average of about nine percent of county residents were veterans each year from 2018 to 2022. The majority were below the age of 65. About 12 percent of the county population lived with a disability, and most were over the age of 65. The community in McDuffie is changing, with more than 240 people having moved out of the county between 2010 and 2020, representing a one percent decrease in population. With this decrease comes increased diversity, as white populations decreased and those of other races and ethnicities increased. Specifically, there was a seven percent decrease in white populations, a three percent increase in Asian populations, and a 66 percent increase in Hispanic or Latino populations. Between 2018 and 2022, the median household income was $54,752, lower than the state and national median incomes of $71,355 and $75,149, respectively. Income disparities are evident when broken down by the four dominant races in the community. Of employers in the community, the largest sector by number of employees was manufacturing, which employed about 1,900 people at an average wage of $61,791 in 2022. Government and government enterprises were the next largest sector, employing 1,200 people at an average salary of $61,768. Retail trade was the third largest sector, employing nearly 1,200 people at an average wage of $34,440. According to the US Census, of the nearly 17,000 working-age adults in McDuffie, almost 10,000 were part of the labor force, yielding a labor force participation rate of approximately 59 percent. Total unemployment in the county in November 2024 equaled about 500 people, or five percent of the civilian non-institutionalized population aged 16 and older. Low food access means living more than one mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store. This indicator is relevant because it highlights populations and geographies facing food insecurity. According to the 2019 Food Access Research Atlas database, nearly one percent of the total population in the county has low food access, meaning about 170 county residents may struggle to access healthy foods. In 2022, the county had a food insecurity rate of about 14 percent, meaning nearly 3,000 people had been unsure how they would access adequate food at some point during the year. Unfortunately, many of these community members are ineligible for public assistance via SNAP, WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children), free or reduced-cost school meals, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), or The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Of the nearly 1,500 food-insecure children in the county, twenty percent were ineligible for public assistance programs. In 2022, nearly 80 percent of adults aged 18 or older saw a doctor for a routine check-up the previous year, a measure higher than state and national averages. This number jumps to 81 percent of adult beneficiaries for Medicare recipients, above both state and national averages. Routine check-ups are critical to maintaining good health and identifying conditions that can be treated affordably in a community-based setting. Absent that, even simple-to-treat conditions can escalate to deeper issues, eventually requiring more intensive care, later-stage diagnoses, or reduced life expectancy. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in McDuffie County. Between 2018 and 2022, the age-adjusted death rate was 307 deaths for every 100,000 people, which is worse than both state and national averages. There are similar trends with stroke deaths. Between 2018 and 2022, there were nearly 70 deaths due to stroke, resulting in an age-adjusted death rate of 64 deaths per every 100,000 people, worse than the state and national rates of about 45 and 48 deaths, respectively. The hospitalization rates for heart disease and stroke among Medicare recipients have been decreasing steadily over the past five years. Each year from 2019 to 2021, there were approximately 11 hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease for every 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries. This rate is on par with the state and national averages, which were each about 10 hospitalizations per 1,000 beneficiaries, respectively. Furthermore, the hospitalization rate for stroke is also on par with the state average, with nine hospitalizations per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries. While heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the county, cancer remains a critical issue within the community. The cancer incidence rate for McDuffie County averaged nearly 570 cases per 100,000 people annually between 2016 and 2020, resulting in a total of 156 new cases each year. When broken down by cancer site, the breast cancer incidence rate stood at about 140 diagnoses per 100,000 females, which was notably higher than both the state and national averages of 129 and 127, respectively. Additionally, other diagnosed cancer sites rose above state and national averages. In 2021, a total of about 1,600 adults aged 20 and older had diabetes, equaling approximately nine percent of the county's population. This rate is lower than the state average of 10 percent. Diabetes is a prevalent issue in the US, often linked to an unhealthy lifestyle, and it poses risks for various health problems. This figure has fluctuated over the last five years. In 2021, about four percent of the county's population had a diagnosis of kidney disease, a rate slightly higher than the state and national percentages. That same year, 33 percent of the county's adult population of adults 18 and older reported high cholesterol. Too much cholesterol puts one at risk for heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of death within the county. High blood pressure can damage the arteries by making them less elastic, which decreases blood and oxygen flow to the heart and leads to heart disease. In 2021, 39 percent of adults 18 and older in McDuffie County had a diagnosis of high blood pressure.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Piedmont is not required to file a community benefit report; however, Piedmont must file information on its indigent and charity care, as well as its Medicaid and Medicare shortfalls, with the Georgia Department of Community Health.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED PAYMENTS FROM THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLANS: THOMAS ARNOLD $107,975 ELIZABETH LEDDY $93,683 DR. LILY HENSON PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A CURRENT YEAR PAYMENT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CERTAIN EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN AN "ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN" UNDER WHICH THEY RECEIVED NON-FIXED PAYMENTS BASED ON JOB LEVEL AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE METRICS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part V, Line 1a NUMBER OF FORMS 1099 FILED</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>ALL CALENDAR YEAR 2023 FORMS 1099 WERE FILED ON BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. BY ITS SOLE MEMBER, PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC. (EIN 58-1503902), PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE IRS TO FILE ALL FORMS 1099 FOR THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ON A COMBINED BASIS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC., (EIN 58 1503902) IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC ("PAM").</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE BOARD OF PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S SOLE MEMBER, APPOINTS THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S BOARD POLICIES AND DECISIONS MUST BE FILED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADOPTION, WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SUCH POLICIES AND DECISIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF OR RATIFICATION BY THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE BOARD, BUT SHOULD THE NEED ARISE, THEY MAY BE RESCINDED BY THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE BOARD THROUGH A MAJORITY VOTE OF ITS DIRECTORS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>INFORMATION NEEDED TO PREPARE UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S FORM 990 IS COMPILED BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY PAM'S CONTROLLER AND VP/CFO. THE 990 IS THEN PREPARED INTERNALLY BY PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC.'S TAX DEPARTMENT AND SUBMITTED TO AN EXTERNAL TAX PREPARER FOR REVIEW. PRIOR TO FILING, COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC., THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER, FOR BOARD REVIEW.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT IN COORDINATION WITH PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE'S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER. ALL SENIOR LEADERS, BOARD MEMBERS, PHYSICIAN EMPLOYEES, NURSE PRACTITIONERS/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND EMPLOYEES AND NON-EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN RESEARCH ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ALL MATTERS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. MATTERS DISCLOSED UNDER THE POLICY MUST BE REVIEWED IN WRITING BY THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND, IF SO, WHETHER TO ELIMINATE OR MANAGE THE CONFLICT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ARE PROVIDED TRAINING ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES, INCLUDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AT NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION AND AT LEAST ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MUST BE REPORTED TO PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE'S CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR INVESTIGATION, AND REMEDIAL STEPS MUST BE TAKEN AS APPROPRIATE UNDER THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE DISCIPLINARY POLICIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES OF UNIVERSITY MCDUFFIE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC. THE PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC., BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE") IS COMPOSED OF AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS OF THE PHC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SERVING TERMS OF THREE YEARS, AND THE MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE COMMUNITY DIRECTORS WHO GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST RELATED TO FULFILLMENT OF THE DUTIES AS OUTLINED BELOW. THE COMMITTEE OVERSEES EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION ON BEHALF OF THE PHC BOARD, SUBJECT TO THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY AND OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARD. THE COMMITTEE ALSO FORMULATES POLICIES AND MAKES DECISIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE A HIGH LEVEL OF EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE IS AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE PHC BOARD AS SET OUT IN ITS CHARTER, AND THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE PHC BOARD REGARDING EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. ALL DECISIONS AND COMPARABILITY DATE ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE -ASSESS AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES REGARDING PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND OTHER EXECUTIVES AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE -SELECT AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE -ANNUALLY REVIEW THE PRESIDENT/CEO SUCCESSION PLAN -FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, AND REVIEW AND APPROVE ANNUALLY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT/CEO RELATING TO COMPENSATION, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AND SUCCESSION PLANS FOR EVP EXECUTIVES -ANNUALLY ASSESS PRESIDENT/CEO PERFORMANCE; IF NECESSARY, IMPLEMENT ACTION PLAN WITH PRESIDENT/CEO INPUT TO IMPROVE HIS/HER PERFORMANCE; ADJUST COMPENSATION AS APPROPRIATE; THE COMMITTEE CHAIR SHALL CONSULT WITH THE PHC GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND THE PHC BOARD CHAIR AND SHALL COORDINATE THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE PHC PRESIDENT/CEO, UNLESS THE PHC BOARD CHAIR HAS A REAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IN WHICH CASE THE COMMITTEE CHAIR SHALL DETERMINE THE PROPER REVIEW PROCESS -REVIEW AND APPROVE LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM GOALS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH EVP COMPENSATION PROGRAMS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND VALIDATED BY THE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT -PERIODICALLY REVIEW COMPENSATION, IF ANY, FOR THE PHC BOARD CHAIR AND ALL BOARD CHAIRS OF THE PHC SUBSIDIARIES -ESTABLISH OTHER POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND PERFORM OTHER TASKS RELATED TO EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND BENEFITS -PERIODICALLY REPORT SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS AND ANY ADDITIONAL REQUESTED INFORMATION TO THE PHC BOARD.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>PLEASE SEE DISCLOSURE FOR FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A, ABOVE.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THESE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE REQUESTED FROM PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC.'S LEGAL COUNSEL.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>GENERAL CONTRACT SERVICES - Total Expense: 2434331, Program Service Expense: 2248592, Management and General Expenses: 185739, Fundraising Expenses: 0; PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES - Total Expense: 1663851, Program Service Expense: 1536899, Management and General Expenses: 126952, Fundraising Expenses: 0; OTHER FEES - Total Expense: 1250, Program Service Expense: 1155, Management and General Expenses: 95, Fundraising Expenses: 0;</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>CHANGES IN TEMP. - 263290; INTERCOMPANY TRANS. - -15549031; CHANGES IN UNRESTR. FUND - -4374873;</ExplanationTxt>
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