Highlights of Good Shepherd’s 2005-6 Statement of Accomplishments

(Full Statement follows.)

Essential Health Services provided to the community, including Level III trauma care.

Volunteers for Vange John Memorial Hospice contributed 2,853 hours. Medical Center Auxiliary hours totaled 15,071.

Health Education & Wellness Classes totaled 615, reaching 9,923 participants. These included:

• Exercise & Fitness – 316 classes; 2,188 participants.
• Diabetes Education – 645 participants.
• 1^st Aid/CPR – 94 classes; 518 participants.
• Childbirth – 76 couples participated.
• General Health Lectures – 30; 282 participants.
• Professional Education – 100 classes; 959 participants.

Support Groups supported: Alcoholics Anonymous; Alzheimer’s; Prostate Cancer; 3 B’s Breast Cancer; Hope for Healing; Parkinson’s & Huntington’s; Multiple Sclerosis.

Health Fairs & Screenings – 16 events, estimated 2,810 participants.

Community Health Foundation made 17 grants for $44,431, and awarded 8 scholarships for $13,500.

Speakers/Refreshments/Facilities for community events - $44,440 value.

Athletic Trainer for local school districts – ½ salary paid.

Parish Nurses and substantial other employee volunteer activities.

STARS – Students Are Not Ready for Sex – coordinator provided.

Sponsored March of Dimes WalkAmerica and American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

Red Cross Blood Drives hosted and promoted monthly, bringing in 839 units.

Recycling of mercury thermometers in the community by offering to exchange those for new digital versions. Over 600 thermometers exchanged. Also, 3,000 lbs of paper recycled each month.

Education Assistance – Pay 1/3 salary of Nursing instructor at BMCC. Provide clinical training site for students in Nursing, M.L.T., Radiology, Pharmacy and P.T.

Financial Aid for health care careers: $23,000.

Assist Medical Community with CME classes by satellite and in person, including providing ACLS classes.

Charity Care that cost $1,093,724.

GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Tax #93-0425580

June 30, 2006

Supplemental to Form 990 Part III

Good Shepherd Health Care System’s mission is to provide compassionate, high quality and accessible health care, and to promote a healthy community.

Good Shepherd Health Care System (GSHCS) is the corporate name for an organization made up of several entities, including Good Shepherd Medical Center, Vange John Memorial Hospice, TLC Home Health, Good Shepherd Medical Group, Good Shepherd Clinic Pharmacy, Good Shepherd Medical Foundation, and Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation.

At the center of the corporation is Good Shepherd Medical Center (GSMC). In the fall of 2005, Good Shepherd Medical Center received a full three year accreditation from the JCAHO. Good Shepherd Medical Center is a Critical Access Hospital serving West Umatilla and Morrow counties in the state of Oregon. GSMC provides access to a wide spectrum of health care, with special emphasis on acute care to nearly 50,000 people in our service area.

Services provided at GSMC include: medical/surgical nursing, critical care nursing, pediatric nursing, laboratory services, respiratory therapy, pulmonary function testing, physical, occupational & speech therapy, IV therapy, individual nutritional counseling, diabetes self-management education, inpatient and outpatient surgery, electroencephalography, electrocardiography, stress testing, radiology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, bone densitometry, echocardiography and occupational therapy, CT scanning, magnetic resonance imaging, post-discharge planning services, pastoral care services, speech pathology, financial counseling and a wide variety of health education/information and wellness programs.

Services for women. GSMC has twelve Labor/Delivery/Recovery/Post-partum (LDRP) birthing room suites, a surgery room for C-sections, and a nursery that accommodates over 560 annual newborn deliveries. We also offer state-of-the-art Mammography/breast care services and bone densitometry for osteoporosis screening, as well as sentinel node biopsies.

GSMC is a state designated, Level III Trauma Center. A physician is on duty 24 hours a day in our Emergency Center. We served 13,564 patients in the Good Shepherd Emergency Center this year.

TLC Home Health, a division of the health care system, provides skilled nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, home health aides, supplies, and oxygen services to patients in their homes. TLC made 1,932 home health visits this reporting year.

Vange John Memorial Hospice, a division of the system, is continuing its mission of providing services to the terminally ill patients in our community. Because of its affiliation with the Medical Center, Vange John Memorial Hospice is both JCAHO and Medicare-certified. Certification allows terminally ill patients in our community to realize a greater hospice benefit. VJMH provided 3,051 patient visits of nursing, physical therapy, physician, pastoral and other services during 2005-6.

A key element of Hospice is the volunteer service component. During this reporting period 2,853 hours were donated by 35 Hospice volunteers in the areas of patient care, fundraising, administrative and clerical – a value of $51,477. Hospice volunteers sponsored a food booth at the Umatilla County Fair, with proceeds going to support Hospice services. Another fundraiser that helps grieving family members during the Christmas Holiday season is the “Light up a Life” project.

Hospice sponsored “Hope for Healing,” a bereavement support group which met twice a month. Also during this reporting period, VJM Hospice conducted three sessions of “Grief Reconciliation” classes. These were available to the community free of charge.

The Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary provided service to both Good Shepherd Health Care System and the community. These 81 volunteers and their 3 Junior Volunteer counterparts donated a total of 15,071.5 hours of service in fiscal year 2005-6. Total volunteer hours are valued at $271,890. Volunteers can be found in almost every area of Good Shepherd Health Care System as well as in the community, helping with health fairs, blood pressure checks and operating a community thrift store and the hospital gift shop.

The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation has as its mission “to enhance the quality of life and general health of residents living in the west Umatilla and Morrow County communities.” In 2005-6, it made grants to 17 community organizations totaling $44,431, as well as awarded scholarships totaling $13,500 to persons pursuing health careers.

In keeping with our mission to promote a healthy community, the Medical Center continues to expand health care education offerings to the community. The Health Information Center provides literature, videos and other information to patients and the public about specific diseases. Staffing our Center are health care professionals, nurses and volunteers, who assist the public with information searches from the resources at hand, as well as over the Internet. Physicians refer patients to the Center for additional information about their diseases.

During fiscal year 2005-6, Good Shepherd Health Care System proudly offered as a community service numerous on and off-site community health education programs.

A total of 615 classes and events were offered, with 9,923 community participants, including:

Exercise & Fitness: Yoga, Tai Chi, Karate, Abdominal Toning, Arthritis Exercise and Resistance Band Training classes and workshops, and special “Fitness Days”. 316 classes provided. Participants: 2,188

Babysitting Basics Class: For new babysitters ages 10-15, covering child development, first aid and infant/child CPR. 5 classes were conducted for community members, church youth groups and Girl Scouts. Participants: 61

Diabetes Education:

An American Diabetes Association-recognized program that teaches diabetes self -management to an increasing population of diabetics in our community. GSHCS conducted ongoing individual or group Diabetes Self-Management Education classes throughout the year. Group classes were taught in a series of 4 classes over a 2-4 months period. We also offered free classes on topics including Insulin Dependent Diabetes, Restaurant Eating, Meal Planning and Exercise. Local diabetics and their family members attended classes. Participants were taught about diabetes, medications were reviewed, and information provided to help diabetics live with and control this common disease in our community. Participants: 645

First Aid &/or CPR Classes:

Good Shepherd offered CPR classes to the community numerous times per month. First Aid, plus Healthcare Provider renewal and initial CPR classes were offered. GSHCS also provided classes for local businesses, churches and schools. Classes were generally filled to maximum enrollment (10-15 per class). During this reporting period, GSHCS provided 94 classes Participants: 518.

Prepared Childbirth Class:

GSHCS conducted a seven-week Prepared Childbirth Class six times during the fiscal year, serving 76 couples. The Medical Center initially invested funds, materials, equipment and resource material for the prenatal classes. GSHCS also offered Parenting, Caregiver and Babysitting Basics courses. Included in these classes were parenting workshops, training for caregivers and babysitting basics (child development, first aid and CPR).

General Health Lectures: Good Shepherd held 30 different classes on health and wellness topics of interest to local residents this past year. 282 participants were in attendance. Samples of classes offered include:

· Preparing for Tax Time

· Osteoporosis

· Identity Theft

· Weight Management

· Tobacco Cessation

· Early Pregnancy

· Family Massage Therapy

· Taste for Nutrition Cooking Demonstrations

Support Groups:  Good Shepherd hosted seven different support groups either at the Good Shepherd Medical Center or at the Vange John Memorial Hospice office. Over 126 separate meetings were held, with 924 attendees. They included:

¨ Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support

¨ Alcoholics Anonymous

¨ Parkinson’s & Huntington’s disease Support

¨ Hope for Healing Support

¨ Alzheimer’s Disease Support

¨ The 3 B’s Breast Cancer Support

¨ Multiple Sclerosis Support

Health Fairs, Screenings & Community Events: Good Shepherd held 16 different events with an estimated 2,810 participants. Events were held at Good Shepherd, and for employee groups at local businesses, plus at service groups, church groups, schools and college groups. Participant totals only include those utilizing services, screenings etc. Many attendees “walk through” events such as health fairs and screening clinics and, therefore, cannot be counted in exact numbers.

In addition to classes and special events, Good Shepherd provided services to other businesses in the community. We often taped, and occasionally hosted, special healthcare training satellite programs for the Health Department free of charge.

GSMC frequently donates speakers, refreshments and facilities for on-site classes. Normally, conference room space rental fees average about $60.00 per event. Approximately 400 events were held on this basis; estimated donated room rent fees = $24,000. Estimated donated value of refreshments = $6,000. Estimated donated value of honorariums: 100 Hours @ $25.00/hour = $2500.

In addition, 126 support groups were hosted; estimated room rent fees contributed: $7,560. A further 73 meetings of community groups were hosted without charge: estimated $4,380. Total estimated donations were valued at $44,440.

Victorian Tea- On Saturday April 15, 2006 GSHCS hosted the seventh Women’s Health Issues symposium, Victorian Tea. Three hundred women attended this seminar and heard speakers on Breast Cancer & Hereditary Risks, and Women & Heart Disease. Participants received educational materials on heart disease, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, aging & exercise, Alzheimer’s Disease, healthy nutrition, depression and high blood pressure,. Good Shepherd donated an elegant tea with refreshments and rented the Hermiston Conference Center.

Community Partnerships:

Umatilla County Fair. Good Shepherd is a Silver Sponsor of the Fair, with an annual commitment of $5,000. Moreover, we provide a health screening and patient information booth at the 5-day event, doing screening for diabetes (blood glucose testing) and hypertension (blood pressure testing). Over 100 3-hour shifts were staffed by Good Shepherd personnel, their time donated by Good Shepherd. 600 blood glucose tests were performed, and an estimated 3,000 fair-goers visited the Good Shepherd booth for health information.

Funding of an Athletic Trainer. To facilitate health and safety at Hermiston High School, Good Shepherd Health Care System has partnered with the Hermiston School District to ensure that there is an athletic trainer available to help student athletes. Good Shepherd paid for half of the annual salary and half of the benefits for an athletic trainer, Dan Emery, at a cost to Good Shepherd of $21,045. Emery works directly with the high school athletic teams during practice and game situations, and provides both preventative and post injury medical care to local athletes.

The Medical Center also makes available to the community our facilities and equipment for receiving satellite programs over Ed-Net & JCSN networks.

Our Vice President of Patient Care Services, Kathie Mallory, R.N., served on the Head Start Board of Directors, to which the Medical Center donated 32 hours of her time this past year. Mrs. Mallory also donated time to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life fund-raiser. She donated time to the Man-to-Man prostate cancer support group, plus served on the Blue Mountain Community College Nursing Advisory Committee. When requested, Mrs. Mallory also did community presentations on organ donation and breast cancer. She sponsored a table at the Victorian Tea – Women’s Health Symposium, and she assisted in conducting free sports physicals at Hermiston High School.

Good Shepherd employees Kathie Mallory, R.N., Pat Duff, R.N., Sally Peatow, R.N., and Rosalyn John R.N. are also active parish nurses. They taught healthy lifestyle habits as well as checked blood pressures monthly, taught breast self-examination for cancer and instructing on advance directives. They produced a monthly health column written and published in one church newsletter. This past year the parish nurse program at Trinity Lutheran Church sponsored a special program during Lent on end-of-life issues, including information about wills and trusts, funeral arrangements, organ donor programs, hospice care, and advance directives. (Approximately 100 parishioners benefited from this program.)

R.N.s Vicki Horneck, Jo Faux and Kathie Mallory provided first aid services at the Head Start “Community Picnic”. Horneck and F.N.P. Eileen McElligott taught the OB classes at the Blue Mt. Community College RN program. Horneck, Kyle Furukawa, RN, Dawn Headings, RN and Kathie Mallory, RN assisted in providing sports physicals to students at area schools.

Medical Center employees were active in the community in youth programs, including youth sports, as soccer and baseball coaches, leaders for Boy Scouts of America, leaders of girls clubs, and bowling associations.

Plastic bags were donated to the graduating classes at Umatilla and Stanfield High Schools in 2006. First aid kits were donated to Irrigon Little League.

Medical Center-trained Auxiliary Volunteers provided Blood Pressure readings (to monitor for abnormal blood pressure) at the Hermiston Senior Center on Thursdays. Their effort required collection of supplies, brochures, and travel to the locations, as well as well as recording the Blood Pressure readings on personal records. This community health service has been valued at $4800 and served more than 480 people.

The Physical Therapy Department contributed 10 hours to a community self-help program, Body Mechanics Instruction & Training.

Medical Center Chaplain Ward Jones assisted with the spiritual needs of Medical Center and Hospice patients who have no pastor. Chaplain Jones offered support and moral and spiritual guidance to family members as well. He also performed funeral services approximately twice per year when called upon for former patients of the Hospice and Medical Center, donating time when families do not offer an honorarium. Jones helped man the Skills Booth at the 2005 BMCC Jobs Fair, and volunteered at the Hospice booth at the 2005 Umatilla County Fair. He also was a blood donor in the spring of 2005.

Four pastors of local churches volunteered to substitute for the Chaplain when he was away – on vacation, continuing education, etc. This totaled at least 2½ weeks annually of being on call to respond to emergency requests for pastoral counseling by patients, families or staff.

Hospital employees contributed over $4,137 in donations (Silver award) to the United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties, which assists local non-profit organizations to carry out their mission. Medical Center employees also donated over 300 hours of service to the community through participation in service organizations, including the Lions, Rotary, Altrusa, Soroptomists, Eagles, Elks and Kiwanis.

The GSHCS Children’s Center offered quality day care and pre-school to children of hospital employees. In addition Good Shepherd subsidized day care for 18 students from the community who attended the Children’s Center.

Vice President of Human Resources Kelly Sanders served on the STARS Foundation Board of Directors, to which the Medical Center donated 24 hours of his time this past year.  He also donated 8 hours of time to Eastern Oregon Healthcare Simulation Education Committee, and time on the Advisory Board for the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Campus Suicide Prevention Grant.

Sanders also is a member of the Blue Mountain Community College Budget Committee, and the BMCC Office Occupations Advisory Committee.  As a representative of Good Shepherd, he is actively involved in the Hermiston Chamber Ambassadors and also donated over 80 hours of time and service with the Hermiston Lions Club with an emphasis on providing assistance to individuals with sight and hearing needs.

Sanders participated in the Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) jobs fair. He also spent several hours at BMCC and in local schools teaching interviewing skills, resume writing and explaining specific skills needed for health careers.

Sanders participated at the Umatilla/Morrow ESD job fair in Pendleton. He imparted information on health careers and gave students ideas on where they could receive funding and support to attend college. He also participated over the course of three months on the Governor’s task force to develop strategies on resolving the workforce shortage in health care. He donated 20 hours of service as committee chairman for Leadership Hermiston with the Greater Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, which promoted development of local leaders for volunteer organizations in the community. Sanders gave 3 hours in training for CSEPP (Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program). .

Several Good Shepherd staff members participated twice last year in cleaning a 3-mile stretch of highway through Hermiston as part of Good Shepherd’s sponsorship in the Adopt-a-Highway program.

Ken Franz, R.N., Emergency Room Manager, donated numerous volunteer hours this past year, providing in-service and case review for Umatilla, Irrigon, Boardman, Heppner, Arlington, and Benton County, WA ambulance services in hopes of improving communication between medical centers and pre-medical center care providers. Franz also worked closely with the Umatilla Army Depot/CSEPP program as a representative of Good Shepherd Medical Center in relationship to plans for disposal of nerve gas at the depot and emergency plans for possible spill/exposure disasters. He also goes to Blue Mountain Com. College 2 evenings per week to help their Skills Lab check off student nurses while they demonstrate several required skills, such as maintaining a sterile field while starting an IV.

Franz is one of a number of employees who donate time to proctor student nurses, student EMTs and other would-be health professionals, sometimes for a few days and sometimes for several weeks.

The GSMC Lab provided ongoing Blood Screening Tests to the general public for a nominal fee; checking HDL Cholesterol, Serum Cholesterol, Random Glucose, Hemoglobin/Hematocrit, PSA, and providing Pregnancy Tests. The tests were available without a physician order, within established office hours. According to Lab Manager Chris Trukositz, the screenings gave the general public access to basic laboratory screening tests on demand at a low cost.

Fiscal Year 2005-6 was the ninth year that GSHCS has been a major funding source for a sexual abstinence program within the school system called Students Today Aren’t Ready for Sex (STARS). Good Shepherd Health Care System employed a part-time STARS coordinator, Becky Hawes. Hawes helped support local school districts and encouraged the implementation and facilitation of the STARS program in our communities. The Medical Center not only donated staff, but also supported this program monetarily. The ultimate goal was to lower the teen pregnancy rate in the Medical Center service area; since the beginning of this program in 1995, the teenage pregnancy rate for 10-to-17-year-olds in Umatilla County has dropped from 24.5 per 1000 to 11.3. This year’s program was taught at Hermiston Academy, and school districts in Hermiston, Umatilla, Echo, and Stanfield, Oregon. Hawes worked this past year preparing materials, meeting with superintendents, school counselors, teen parent advocates, public health and state agencies involved in the STARS Program. She also served as a contact person for students and parents in our community. 530 students were served by this program in 2005-6, which targets sixth grade. Eighty high school seniors, juniors and sophomores served as teen leaders for the program. Hawes continued to establish a relationship and network of support for the STARS abstinence program. Good Shepherd Health Care System's commitment to this program amounted to $9,534 this reporting period.

As a service to the community, GSHCS offered an ongoing Physician Referral Service. This service helped patients locate physicians who can address their needs. An Administrative Secretary, Katrina Ward, performed our Physician Referral Service. Good Shepherd supplemented the service by publishing a directory of active members of the Good Shepherd Medical Staff, including their medical specialties and office phone numbers. Mrs. Ward’s duties included periodically contacting physician offices of members of the Medical Staff to update their information about their phone numbers. The Physician Referral Service was used regularly for making referrals to appropriate physicians throughout the Good Shepherd service area. An estimated 25 people were served this past year.

Good Shepherd Health Care System also supported other health and human service organizations by:

Sponsoring the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and the March of Dimes’ WalkAmerica, at $1,000 each. In addition, several employees formed fund-raising teams for these events. Two Good Shepherd-affiliated teams raised over $9,200 for the Relay for Life, and one team raised $500+ for WalkAmerica.

Regularly soliciting, collecting and delivering employee contributions of food for the local food bank, Agape House.

Providing the American Red Cross with a site for their community blood draws. During the year, the American Red Cross held monthly blood draws. In addition to donating the use of the conference centers at a cost of $225 per session, the Medical Center provided beverages and juice to the participants. The donated cost for beverages per draw as well as housekeeping staff was approximately $800. There were approximately 75 people participating in each blood draw. 839 units of blood were collected.

Employees Matt Moore and Doug Paine, Maintenance Department, served on the Technical Apprenticeship Training Committee, Blue Mountain Community College/State of Oregon; Mr. Paine served as Secretary of the Committee. This committee coordinates the LME, RET, Refrigeration, LEE, RLC, and Plant Electrician Apprenticeship Committees, covering Umatilla, Morrow, Union, and Wasco counties. The purpose of the volunteered time was to provide leadership for apprenticeships. The primary goal was to provide skilled, licensed electricians to the surrounding communities, and allow continuing education and training opportunities outside the colleges. They worked with BMCC’s Apprenticeship Coordinator to set up regular meetings. Hours served 48. Persons served: approximately 50 apprentices.

Todd Ash, Manager of Diagnostic Imaging, was Past President of a not-for-profit music organization, the Columbia River Chordsman, which teaches music to youth and provides funds for music education. Hours served: 30. Ash also served on the Advisory Board for Columbia Basin Com. College Imaging courses. Hours: 36.

Rick Rice, Director of Public Relations, served as Treasurer of the United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties. This is a volunteer position on the Board of Directors. Hours served: 50. Number of persons served: 10,000.

Sr.V.P./C.O.O. David Hughes contributed 12 hours to the Allocations Committee of the United Way this past spring.

Recycling: The Good Shepherd public mercury thermometer exchange program continued this past year. In an effort to rid the community of harmful mercury, we offered to exchange a mercury thermometer with a new digital version. In addition to that we participated again in a pilot program to recycle mercury-containing light tubes. A grant was given by the Oregon Center for Environmental Health to help offset the cost of recycling the bulbs. We have so far recycled over 3,500 bulbs that would have been thrown into the landfill and mercury would have been released. Good Shepherd also recycled paper. We averaged around 3000 lbs a month.

Plastic recycling started in December, 2005. Through collaboration with Two Rivers Correctional Institution, who does our laundry (as well as for 4 other hospitals in the region), we collect plastic laundry bags plus internally-generated plastic, and ship to a recycler. Average is about 500 lbs/week.

All old computer parts are recycled – over a ton’s worth to date.

The Good Shepherd Environmental Services Dept. provided a hazardous material container to the Hermiston Aquatics Center and processed that waste, as a community service. We also provided “sharps” disposal for anyone in the community seeking it.

To assist educators and students, Good Shepherd Medical Center:

1) Assisted Blue Mountain Community College School of Nursing once again by paying $20,000 towards the salary for a nursing instructor and providing BMCC students “hands-on” Medical Center orientation and clinical rotations. 50 students rotated through Good Shepherd.

2) Provided on-site clinical training for B.S.N. students from Eastern Oregon University, a Radiology student from Oregon Institute of Technology, Pharmacy interns from Oregon State University, a MLT student from Blue Mountain Community College and Physical Therapy students from Loma Linda University.

3) Five experienced nurses in the Medical-Surgical service or Emergency Center gave one-on-one preceptorship experiences to five nursing students in their senior years at Walla Walla C.C. (1) and BMCC (4). These were 120 hours for each pair of preceptor/students in the BMCC, and 90 hours for the WWCC student. In addition, there was a briefer preceptorship for an Eastern Oregon U. nursing student.

4) Offered financial aid for individuals pursuing an education in the health care fields. Total financial aid grants in 2005-6 exceeded $5,000. In addition, the Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation awarded 8 scholarships for $13,500. The Good Shepherd Auxiliary granted three $1,500 scholarships to persons pursuing health careers.

5) Gave information about health careers to over 325 curious Hermiston fourth-graders at the day-long “Celebrating Health Careers” event in April. Stations were set up for Pharmacy, Dentistry, Orthodontics, Nutrition, Ambulance, Surgery, Heart & Lung, Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory.

6) Provided five-hour-per-week job shadowing experience for 5 high school students interested in health careers during the 2005-6 school year.

7) Provided about 14 one-time four-hour job-shadowing opportunities to high school students to assist them with meeting graduation requirements.

To assist the local medical community, Good Shepherd Health Care System:

Conducted a total of 100 different classes, satellite or audio programs or tapes offered with 959 participants utilizing these educational offerings. Healthcare professional classes were offered to physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, diagnostic imaging staff, occupational, speech and physical therapists, paramedics, medical records and business office staff, nursing assistants, medical assistants, other hospital staff and nursing students.

Breakdown of the different classes offered were as follows:

Lectures, classes: 67 different classes, lectures offered with 558 attending

Physician Education: 33 offered with 401 attending

Classes offered for healthcare professional education included (but not limited to):

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Dysrhythmia Interpretation Course

IV Therapy Training

Oregon Board of Nursing presentations

MedStar presentations—various topics: (nursing, paramedic specific topics)

Trauma Talks with OHSU and Legacy Emanuel

Skills Fair (for clinical staff at Good Shepherd)

Medicare Billing Training

Cardiorespiratory Update for nurses, respiratory therapists, etc.

Diabetes Update, also for nurses, respiratory therapists, etc.

Wound Care

Advanced Fetal Monitoring

Documentation & Legal Issues: Avoiding Litigation.

Kidney Disease

Ostomy Care

GSHCS also worked with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program through Oregon Health Sciences University. GSHCS helped sponsor and promote health care education in the local schools and among current health care professionals in conjunction with NEOAHEC.

GSHCS continued a land lease arrangement with the Hermiston School District. Medical Center property adjacent to Hermiston High School was used for a student Child Care Center. The value of land was leased for a nominal ($1.00) amount was $3,600.

Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operations and stability of Good Shepherd Medical Center, not all individuals have the ability to purchase essential medical services. In recognition of this, during 2005-6 Good Shepherd wrote off to collection $4,091,225 as bad debts. Direct charity care amounted to an additional $1,093,724, valued at cost.

Insurance programs such as Blue Cross, Champus, Workers Compensation, Aetna and LifeWise have entered contractual agreements for providing services on a fixed amount basis. The Medical Center wrote down approximately $5,339,303 in uncollected charges associated with those programs during 2005-6.

GSHCS provides care to persons covered by governmental programs at deeply discounted rates. Recognizing its mission to the community, services were provided to both Medicare and Medicaid patients. The unreimbursed value of providing care to these patients in during fiscal year 2005-6 was $16,865,142 dollars.

Good Shepherd Medical Center served 1,824 inpatients and 34,668 outpatients in fiscal year 2005-6.