Programs

Closed

This organization is considered closed as of 2019. Impala made this determination because the organization is listed as revoked by the IRS, has not filed Form 990s in 5+ years, and no longer appears in the EO Business Master File or Pub78 List.

Note: The closure year reflects the IRS revocation effective date. Revocation typically follows three years of non-filing, so the organization may have ceased operations earlier.

  • Community Health Improvement Initiatives

    LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH INNOVATION AND PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE. WE PROMOTE CONTINUITY OF CARE THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL, HOME HEALTH AGENCY, NURSING HOME AND OTHER COMMUNITY SETTINGS. EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE OFFERED 24 HOURS PER DAY WITHOUT REGARD TO PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PAY. OUR STAFF PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND STRATEGIES FOR DISEASE PREVENTION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2017
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $63.4M

  • Program 1 [2018]

    LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (LMH) IS LOCATED IN GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE. IN ADDITION TO OUR 140-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL, WE OPERATE LAUGHLIN HEALTHCARE CENTER, A 90-BED SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, AND A HOME HEALTH AGENCY. LMH IS ALSO THE SOLE OWNER OF NOLICHUCKEY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, A PHYSICIAN MEDICAL PRACTICE. LAUGHLIN HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED FOR THE BENEFIT OF LMH. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ON JUNE 30, 2017, MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE (MSHA) BECAME THE SOLE MEMBER OF LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE IS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY WITH OPERATIONS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, SULLIVAN, UNICOI, GREENE, AND CARTER COUNTIES OF TENNESSEE AND SMYTH, WISE, DICKENSON, RUSSELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA. OUR HOSPITAL AND MSHA HAVE ENJOYED A DECADES-LONG RELATIONSHIP AND THE MERGER ALLOWS LMH TO EXPAND SERVICES INTO AREAS WHERE THEY ARE MOST NEEDED. LMH REMAINS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY; THUS FILING A SEPARATE FORM 990 RETURN. SHORTLY FOLLOWING LMH'S MERGER WITH MOUNTAIN STATES, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS OFFICIALLY OPENED A NEW URGENT CARE CENTER IN GREENEVILLE. THE FACILITY'S OPENING REPRESENTS MOUNTAIN STATES' FIRST MAJOR INVESTMENT IN GREENE COUNTY FOLLOWING LMH JOINING MSHA. URGENT CARE PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN HEALTH CARE. FREQUENTLY, AN ILLNESS OR INJURY MAY OCCUR AFTER PHYSICIAN OFFICES' NORMAL OFFICE HOURS, OR DURING A TIME WHEN A PERSON'S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN DOESN'T HAVE AN AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT. URGENT CARE PROVIDES A COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. PATIENTS CAN WALK INTO AN URGENT CARE CENTER WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT, QUICKLY SEE A PROVIDER, AND RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE IN A CONVENIENT SETTING. THE URGENT CARE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THEIR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER BY INFORMING THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN THAT THEIR PATIENT IS BEING TREATED AND HOW THE PATIENT WAS TREATED SO THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN CAN FOLLOW UP IF NEEDED. THE NEW FACILITY HAS EXTENDED HOURS AND OFFERS URGENT CARE FOR ALL AGES. CARE IS PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, RADIOLOGY TECHS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE CENTER ALSO HAS SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY TO LAUGHLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AS WELL AS JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER, MOUNTAIN STATES' FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL, FOR CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE. LMH ENGAGES WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY GROUPS TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. A FEW OF THE SERVICE LINES UNIQUE TO LMH THAT ARE NOT OFFERED BY ANY OTHER PROVIDER IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE A CANCER CARE PROGRAM THAT IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEON'S COMMISSION ON CANCER, A DEDICATED CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB, RADIATION ONCOLOGY SERVICES, A BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM AND THE AREA'S ONLY DEDICATED WHEELCHAIR CLINIC. LMH ROUTINELY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LOCAL SENIOR CENTER, THE LOCAL YMCA, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY AND CIVIC GROUPS. THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED BY OUR FOUNDATION, WE SPONSOR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WORTHY CAUSES SUCH AS SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK, RAM EYE CLINIC, VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS, AND A MEDICATION PROGRAM TO ASSIST WITH FILLING PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DISCHARGED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO FILL THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS. UTILIZING STAFF MEMBERS, LMH PROMOTED PROPER HAND HYGIENE AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND A LOCAL PARENTING FAIR, TYPICALLY ATTENDED BY 3,000 - 5,000. DURING THESE EVENTS, HAND SANITIZERS WERE DISTRIBUTED AND GLOGERM WAS UTILIZED TO GRAPHICALLY DEMONSTRATE TO PARTICIPANTS HOW GERMS ARE SPREAD. GLOGERM IS A LOTION OR POWDER THAT LETS STUDENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS SEE HOW MANY "GERMS" ARE LEFT ON THEIR HANDS. USING AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, THE PARTICIPANT IS ABLE TO SEE THE FLUORESCENT "GERMS" REMAINING ON THEIR HANDS AFTER WASHING AS THEY NORMALLY DO. THE HOSPITAL'S PHARMACY PROVIDED THE LOCAL EMS AGENCY WITH IV SETS AT NO CHARGE, A VALUE EXCEEDING 7,000. OUR DIABETES EDUCATOR PRESENTED THREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND INFORMATIVE MATERIALS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDING THE PREVALENCE OF DIABETES, THE RISK FACTORS FOR DIABETES, AND DIABETES PREVENTION AND BASIC CARE. APPROXIMATELY SIXTY COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED. A LMH NURSE EDUCATOR TAUGHT A "HEART SAVER CPR" CLASS AT A LOCAL CHURCH. LMH PROVIDED MANIKINS AND DISPOSABLE SUPPLIES FOR THE CLASS, WHICH WAS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO PARTICIPANTS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WANTING AN OFFICIAL AHA CARD ISSUED TO THEM. FOR THOSE NEEDING THE CARD, THE STANDARD FEE FOR THE CARD AND BOOKS WAS ASSESSED. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A MEETING SPACE AND FOOD EACH MONTH FOR A LOCAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. ON AVERAGE, NINE PEOPLE ATTEND THIS MONTHLY MEETING. THE HOSPITAL OFTEN PROVIDES MEETING SPACE FOR OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS/CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AT NO CHARGE. A HOSPITAL DIETITIAN PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING/HEALTHY CHOICES. A SAMPLING OF EVENTS: -BARIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS. THE DIETITIAN TEACHES PATIENTS HOW TO PREPARE FOR THEIR SURGERY AND HOW TO MAINTAIN THEIR WEIGHT LOSS POST- SURGERY. SHE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON PROTEIN BARS/POWDERS, VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS, DISCUSSES CALORIE-DENSE AND NUTRIENT-DENSE FOODS AND HOW TO AVOID WEIGHT GAIN DURING THE HOLIDAYS. SHE ALSO CONDUCTS A GROCERY STORE TOUR TO EDUCATE PARTICIPANTS ON MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES. DURING FY18, APPROXIMATELY SIXTY-EIGHT PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MEETINGS. -SHE PARTICIPATED IN A LOCAL COMPANY'S EMPLOYEE/SPOUSE HEALTH FAIR AND PROVIDED "LUNCH AND LEARN" EVENTS FOR THE SAME COMPANY. A TOTAL OF 365 PEOPLE ATTENDED. -SHE CONDUCTED "LUNCH AND LEARN" EVENTS FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF GREENEVILLE; 30 EMPLOYEES ATTENDED. -THE DIETICIAN PROVIDED EDUCATION TO A LOCAL STROKE SUPPORT GROUP CONCERNING HEALTHY EATING, HOW TO REDUCE SODIUM AND SUGAR INTAKE, HEALTHY DESSERTS AND HEALTHY PICNIC TIPS - 24 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE SESSION. -SHE SPOKE TO A LOCAL CIVIC CLUB ABOUT PRE-DIABETES/DIABETES AND HEALTHY EATING. LMH TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS EDUCATION/SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL LIST OF ACTIVITIES DURING FY18: -WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY OUR FOUNDATION, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED FOR LOW INCOME RADIATION ONCOLOGY PATIENTS. -WITH FUNDING PROVIDED BY OUR FOUNDATION, THE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR SOME LOW-INCOME PATIENTS' UTILITIES. -THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED NUTRITION DRINKS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO RADIATION ONCOLOGY PATIENTS. -AN ORAL CANCER SCREENING EVENT OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY WAS HELD. -A COLORECTAL CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATIONAL SESSION FOR MEMBERS OF A LOCAL CHURCH WAS HELD, PARTNERING WITH A LMH ONCOLOGIST. -A PROGRAM WAS OFFERED AT A LOCAL CIVIC CLUB ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PSA SCREENING; A LMH ONCOLOGIST CONDUCTED THE PRESENTATION. END OF LIFE ADVANCE CARE PLANNING WORKSHOPS WERE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE WORKSHOPS COVERED THE IMPORTANCE OF APPOINTING A HEALTHCARE AGENT, UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS FORMS THE STATE OF TENNESSEE PROVIDES (ADVANCED DIRECTIVE FORMS, ETC.), AND PROVIDED OTHER RESOURCES. A LMH CERTIFIED WOUND CARE NURSE ROUTINELY PROVIDES SERVICES AT NO COST TO PATIENTS FOR WOUND CARE, BOTH FOR LMH'S PATIENTS AND FOR PATIENTS THAT CANNOT AFFORD THESE SERVICES WHO HAVE BEEN REFERRED BY THEIR PRIVATE PHYSICIANS. WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTES FREE SAMPLES AND SUPPLIES TO THESE PATIENTS. IN OCTOBER, LMH'S OB DEPARTMENT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AS ONE OF SEVEN HOSPITALS STATEWIDE TO RECEIVE THE FIRST EVER "BEST FOR BABIES" AWARD. THIS AWARD CELEBRATES HOSPITALS' EFFORTS TO REDUCE INFANT DEATHS AND GIVE BABIES AND THEIR FAMILIES THE BEST POSSIBLE START. THE "BEST" AWARD STANDS FOR BREASTFEEDING, EARLY ELECTIVE DELIVERY REDUCTION AND SAFE SLEEP FOR TENNESSEE BABIES. OUR OB DEPARTMENT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN RECOGNIZED BY CRIBS FOR KIDS AS A GOLD SAFE SLEEP CHAMPION. THIS RECOGNITION WAS A RESULT OF LMH'S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FOR BEST PRACTICES AND EDUCATION FOR INFANT SLEEP ACHIEVED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL POLICY, STAFF TRAINING, PARENT EDUCATION, MODELING THROUGH A WEARABLE BLANKET PROGRAM AND AN AFFILIATION WITH THE CRIBS FOR KIDS PROGRAM. FOLLOWING MSHA AND WHS'S MERGER THIS YEAR TO FORM THE BALLAD HEALTH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, TEAM MEMBERS FROM ALL OF BALLAD HEALTH'S HOSPITALS TRANSITIONED TO STANDARD SCRUB COLORS, WHICH MEANT TEAM MEMBERS' SCRUBS THROUGHOUT OUR MANY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS HAD TO BE REPLACED. A TEAM MEMBER FROM FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS BY ORGANIZING A "SAVE OUR SCRUBS" PROGRAM TO COLLECT USED SCRUBS FOR DONATION TO A GLOBAL CHARITY. THE CHARITY IS A MEDICAL RELIEF ORGANIZATION THAT COLLECTS USED SCRUBS AND DONATES THEM TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN RESOURCE-POOR AREAS, INCLUDING COUNTRIES SUCH AS NICARAGUA, GUATEMALA, HAITI AND GUYANA
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $63.2M