THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
SERVING PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE CARLE FOUNDATION'S 453-LICENSED BED HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACILITIES AND, CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE HOSPITAL, A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES VARIOUS ANCILLARY SUPPORT SERVICES TO BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS SUCH AS AUTOPSY, BLOOD BANK, EMERGENCY SERVICES, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OPERATING ROOM, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PASTORAL COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO SERVE PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. CARLE MAKES SURE THOSE WHO NEED CARE, GET CARE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN PAY. THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA HEALTH AGENCIES, ACCESS TO DENTAL, VISION AND GENERAL HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN IMPROVED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. AS THE SECOND TENET IN ITS MISSION, RESEARCH GIVES US TOMORROW'S ANSWERS, TODAY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SCIENTISTS AND THE CARLE PHYSICIAN GROUP PHYSICIANS, IT IS TURNING THE LATEST MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE BEDSIDE. CARLE IS NOW CONDUCTING MORE THAN 250 ACTIVE STUDIES RELATING TO CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND MORE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 81 PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS FROM CARLE CLINICIANS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH ITS PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY ENSURE EVERYONE IS BETTER PREPARED. FOR THE COMMUNITY, CARLE OFFERS A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION AND NEW DAD COURSES, ALONG WITH FREE CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES. FOR ITS PROFESSIONALS, CARLE HAS CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, THREE LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING CLASSES AND COURSES FOR PHYSICIAN LEADERS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN ITS ABILITY TO ADAPT TO A CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT, PLAN DILIGENTLY FOR THE FUTURE AND MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO ITS PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HAVE A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT, DONATIONS AND SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS STEMS NOT FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, BUT RATHER FROM A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. AT THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, CARLE ALSO BELIEVES THAT IT HAS AN OBLIGATION TO GENEROUSLY GIVE BACK TO ITS COMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR ITS TAX EXEMPTION. ALL OF THESE FACTORS LEAD TO THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL BEING A CHAMPION OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND A PILLAR OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON ASSESSED NEEDS AND DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN ITS AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. AREAS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDE: HOSPITAL SERVICES THAT OPERATE AT A LOSS, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT KEEP AREA RESIDENTS FROM RECEIVING THE CARE THEY NEED. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. CARLE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY KNOW ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS. CARLE'S ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TARGETED TO REACH PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY SO THEY ARE AWARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IT IS CARLE'S OBLIGATION TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD HEALTHCARE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$843.6MProgram 2 [2020]
THE CARLE COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE): AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR THAT CARE OR SOURCE OF PAYMENT. CARLE ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PATIENTS NEED HELP TO PAY THEIR BILLS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) PROVIDES DISCOUNTS OR FREE CARE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. CARLE'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS CONTINUALLY EVALUATED AND MANAGED AS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY. EVALUATION INVOLVES INPUT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS, PATIENT ACCOUNTS STAFF, LOCAL CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND PATIENTS. DURING 2019, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS ALONE TOTALED $17,977,234 AT COST, SERVING 22,209 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$18MProgram 3 [2020]
RESEARCH: CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S RESEARCH PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ADVANCE THE TRANSLATION OF NEW DISCOVERIES INTO CLINICAL SOLUTIONS. CARLE WORKS WITH INDUSTRY SPONSORS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS AND START-UPS IN A VARIETY OF CLINICAL AREAS, INCLUDING CANCER, NEUROSCIENCES, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH, HEART AND VASCULAR, SPORTS MEDICINE, OPHTHALMOLOGY AND HEARING. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THERE WERE 399 ACTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES CONDUCTED AT THE STEPHENS FAMILY CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE; A 39% INCREASE SINCE 2017. OVER 2,000 PATIENTS PARTICIPATED IN CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES DURING 2020, JOINING OVER 600 ADDITIONAL PATIENTS WHOSE PARTICIPATION CONTINUED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN 2020 CARLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN (UIUC) FORMED THE CARLE ILLINOIS ADVANCED IMAGING CENTER AND ACCEPTED DELIVERY OF THE FIRST SIEMENS 7 TESLA MRI SYSTEM APPROVED FOR CLINICAL USE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THE CARLE CANCER CENTER IS A STRONG EXAMPLE OF THE BENEFITS OF RESEARCH. CARLE CANCER CENTER, A DESIGNATED NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM, IS THE PREMIER CANCER TREATMENT AND SUPPORT CENTER IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS, OFFERING THE MOST ADVANCED RESOURCES TO HELP PATIENTS FIGHT CANCER. THE CARLE CANCER CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY 32 COMMUNITY SITES IN THE NATION BRINGING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM ("NCORP"). IN 2020, CARLE ADDED TWO ADDITIONAL PARTNER SITES TO ITS NCORP NETWORK, BRINGING CUTTING-EDGE CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS TO UNDERSERVED AREAS IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WESTERN INDIANA. CARLE WAS THE TOP RECRUITING SITE IN THE COUNTRY AND THIRD HIGHEST ACCRUING SITE IN THE WORLD FOR THE TMIST 2D VS. 3D MAMMOGRAPHY CLINICAL TRIAL. CARLE IS WAS DESIGNATED AS A HIGH PERFORMING SITE BY THE NCI NCORP PROGRAM RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NCI SUPPORT TO EXPAND CLINICAL TRIALS ACROSS CARLE'S SERVICE AREA. CARLE REMAINS COMMITTED TO PURSUING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES PATIENT CARE AND SAVES LIVES. EDUCATION: THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND PHYSICIAN, NURSE AND ALLIED-HEALTH EDUCATION, MORE THAN $18 MILLION WAS INVESTED IN PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY-WIDE WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ISSUES, STRENGTHENING THE TRAINING AND AVAILABILITY OF PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR ITS COMMUNITIES' HEALTHCARE NEEDS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. -GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION MAINTAINED SIX MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL LOCATION - FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (OMS), PSYCHIATRY, AND VASCULAR SURGERY. THROUGHOUT 2020, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION WORKED TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT BY OPENING THE VASCULAR SURGERY PROGRAM WITH TWO RESIDENTS, EXPANDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE OMS AND GENERAL SURGERY PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS THE ADDING THREE RESIDENCIES BASED AT CARLE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER. IN 2020, GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION APPLIED FOR A CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWSHIP AND AN OB/GYN RESIDENCY WITH THE PLANS OF SEEING THE FIRST FELLOWS AND RESIDENTS BEGIN JULY 2022. DURING ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 101 RESIDENTS IN GME PROGRAMS. - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE QUALITY AND WORLD-CLASS, EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS BOTH LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY. AS AN INTERPROFESSIONAL CE PROVIDER, CARLE IS AN APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR 16 DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. IN 2020, MORE THAN 10 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINARS, OPEN TO LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WERE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL. INCLUDED IN OVERALL CARLE HEALTH SYSTEM FIGURES AND NOT SPECIFIC TO THE HOSPITAL, CARLE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, THE WORLD'S FIRST ENGINEERING-BASED COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. IN 2020, CARLE ILLINOIS ADDED ANOTHER 48 MEDICAL STUDENTS TO THE PREVIOUS 34, WHO WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN A RICH CLINICAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENT INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. LOOKING FORWARD, CARLE'S FOCUS FOR THE COLLEGE IS ON FACULTY AND PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT TO MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW RESEARCH IN ITS KEY PILLAR AREAS. OVERALL, CARLE PLEDGED TO DONATE $100 MILLION TO THE COLLEGE OVER 10 YEARS, REPORTED AS A $10 MILLION GIFT FROM THE CARLE FOUNDATION EVERY YEAR.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$24.5M
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