ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER GROUP ORGANIZATION
Albany, NY, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
47-3869194
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DAF Sponsor
School
Hospital
Regional Funder
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Subordinate Organization
Albany, NY, US
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501(c)3
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EIN
47-3869194
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DAF Sponsor
School
Hospital
Regional Funder
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Subordinate Organization
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
INPATIENT & OUTPATIENT SERVICES - PROVISION OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING SPECIALIZED NURSING SERVICES AND EMERGENCY ROOM. 2020 ADMISSIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,900 AND PATIENT DAYS WERE APPROXIMATELY 289,054.COVID-19 IMPACT: IN MARCH 2020, THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE APPEARED IN NEW YORK STATE, AND THE THREAT OF A LIFE-CHANGING PANDEMIC BECAME REAL. A RANGE OF EXTRAORDINARY AND SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WERE PRESENTED TO ALL HOSPITALS, INCLUDING THOSE WITHIN THE ALBANY MED HEALTH SYSTEM AND ALBANY MED CENTER GROUP ENTITIES. A SERIES OF MANDATES COMPLICATED THE ALREADY OVERWHELMING CHALLENGES OF CARING FOR A HIGHLY COMPLEX AND SERIOUSLY ILL POPULATION, INFECTED WITH A STRAIN OF A VIRUS THAT WAS NEW TO HUMANS, COVID-19. AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WERE THE SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS:- MAJOR EXPENSES INCURRED - THESE WERE EXACERBATED BY NUMEROUS FACTORS INCLUDING THE RISE IN COVID-19 CASES AND THE RELATED COST OF CARE; A NYS REQUIREMENT TO PLAN FOR SURGE CAPACITY FOR AN UNEXPECTED NUMBER OF COVID INPATIENTS, WHICH DROVE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF AND SUPPLIES; THE GROWTH IN SHORTAGES OF CERTAIN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (THE NEED TO ACQUIRE THEM THROUGH NEW AND OFTEN VERY COSTLY SOURCES, AS WELL AS MAINTAIN A RELIABLE AND STOCKED INVENTORY AT EACH HOSPITAL). ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO CARE FOR THIS NEW POPULATION INCLUDED ITEMS SUCH AS:-- PORTABLE WIRELESS PATIENT PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING (TO DIRECTLY MONITOR PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS IN NON-TRADITIONAL SURGE CAPACITY SETTINGS OR DURING TRANSPORT)-- WIRELESS TELEMETRY ECG AND PULSE OXIMETRY (TO REMOTELY MONITOR PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS IN NON-TRADITIONAL SURGE CAPACITY SETTINGS FROM AN EXTERNAL CENTRALIZED MONITORING STATION)-- LARGE VOLUME INFUSION PUMPS (TO PROVIDE INFUSION DRUG THERAPY TO COVID PATIENTS WHILE ALLOWING CLINICIANS TO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE PATIENT CARE VICINITY THROUGH THE USE OF EXTENDED IV THERAPY SETS)- STAGGERING REVENUE LOSSES CONTRIBUTING TO DEVASTATING, UNPRECEDENTED REVENUE LOSSES WERE NYS EXECUTIVE ORDERS TO CEASE ELECTIVE PROCEDURES AND REDUCE ROUTINE HEALTHCARE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS DURING THE ONSET OF COVID-19. LOSSES CONTRIBUTED TO ITEMS SUCH THE NEED FOR FUNDING ADVANCES, A POSTPONEMENT IN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS AND A DELAY IN MERIT INCREASES FOR OVERWORKED STAFF. - MAJOR OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES - PREPARATION FOR SURGE CAPACITY DROVE THE NEED TO INCREASE BED CAPACITY BY 50%, CONVERT NUMEROUS ROOMS TO NEGATIVE-PRESSURE SETTINGS, AND SECURE ADDITIONAL STAFF, PPE, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT; WE BEGAN COVID TESTING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS CONTACT TRACING; AND RESPONDED TO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKING MANDATES IN OUR CLINICAL AND WORK AREAS. OUR HOSPITALS WERE FORCED TO POSTPONE NEEDED CAPITAL PROJECTS. ALL OF THESE CHANGES OCCURRED WHILE OUR SYSTEM WAS REQUIRED TO RETAIN ESSENTIAL AROUND-THE-CLOCK SERVICES. OTHER BUSINESSES WERE FORCED TO CLOSE EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, BUT HOSPITALS REMAINED OPEN.COVID 19 RESPONSE:DESPITE FINANCIAL INSECURITY AS THE PANDEMIC RAGED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING THE SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF REVENUE FROM CANCELED ELECTIVE PROCEDURES AND ROUTINE CARE, THE SYSTEM TOOK A STEP TOWARD RECOVERY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR WITH THE RETURN OF PATIENTS COMFORTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY PROCEDURES. AS THE SYSTEM SAW MORE AND MORE CASES, OUR STAFF CONTINUED TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP OUR REGION'S RESIDENTS.AS A REGIONAL PROVIDER OF CARE, THE ALBANY MED HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE ALBANY MED CENTER GROUP ENTITIES, RAPIDLY PIVOTED TO RESPOND TO A PANDEMIC THAT IMPACTED EVERY RESIDENT IN OUR SERVICE AREA, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. IT REQUIRED A PROMPT, AROUND-THE-CLOCK RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH CHALLENGE OF THIS GENERATION. THE HOSPITAL ENTITIES CONTINUOUSLY SOUGHT WAYS TO ASSIST OUR REGION IN 2020: - THE IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW PATIENT POPULATION, WITH TARGETED CARE TO ADDRESS THE RANGE OF HEALTH NEEDS AND CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THOSE INFECTED WITH THE COVID-19 VIRUS.- COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENT CARE FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS, INCLUDING THOSE IN NEED OF VENTILATOR SUPPORT.- A SWIFT ROLL-OUT OF COVID-19 THERAPIES SUCH AS MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CONVALESCENT PLASMA.- THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES ACROSS THE SYSTEM TO ALLOW PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY CONTINUED ACCESS TO PROVIDERS DURING AND AFTER SHUT-DOWN.- OFFERING COVID-19 TESTING - AT THE ONSET OF TESTING, STAFF FROM THE SYSTEM NOT ONLY WORKED AT TESTING SITES WITHIN THE SYSTEM, SOME ALSO WORKED AT SITES COORDINATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. - CRITICAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION EFFORTS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE STUDIES HAVE GLEANED VALUABLE INFORMATION AND WILL HAVE MEANING FOR FUTURE DISEASE OUTBREAKS AND SIMILAR MEDICAL CRISES.- DISSEMINATION OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY UPDATED ON COVID-19. THE NUMBER OF VISITS TO THE COVID-19 PAGES OF EACH OF OUR HOSPITALS' WEBSITES WERE SUBSTANTIAL, HELPING MEET THE COMMUNITY'S NEED FOR ACCURATE, CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE PANDEMIC.- THE SYSTEM ALSO PLAYED A LEAD ROLE, WORKING WITH ALL LOCAL HOSPITALS IN OUR REGION, TO TRACK AND DISCUSS COVID-19 RATES AND CASE COUNTS ON A DAILY BASIS. - IN FALL 2020, ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL WAS SELECTED TO LEAD THE CAPITAL REGION IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-19 VACCINES, THE ROLL-OUT OF WHICH BEGAN IN DECEMBER 2020. - A MAJOR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE SYSTEM TO EDUCATE PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT VACCINE DISTRIBUTION, INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THE VACCINES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING VACCINATED.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$765.7MProgram 2 [2020]
FACULTY PRACTICE - FACULTY PRACTICE ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER OPERATES A CLINICAL PRACTICE ACTIVITY (PATIENT CARE) FOR THE FACULTY OF THE ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE. 2020 EXPERIENCED OVER 620,000 PATIENT VISITS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$499MProgram 3 [2020]
DIAGNOSTIC & TESTING SERVICES - DIAGNOSTIC & TESTING SERVICES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, RADIATION THERAPY, AND CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION. IN 2020, ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER INPATIENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TOTALED 87,557; OUTPATIENT SERVICES TOTALED 45,711 AND ER SERVICES WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,147.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$240.5M
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