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Inspira Medical Centers Inc

EIN 21-0634484 ยท Bridgeton, NJ

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND COMPASSIONATE EXPERIENCE THAT IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PLACING THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS AND SUPPORT OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO. PLEASE REFER TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE O.

Income
$1.3 billion
Spending
$1.2 billion
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
3.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 92%
Employees
8,984
Volunteers
490
Highest pay
$2.8 million, trustee - president & ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 48% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 14% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (8)
  1. $1.1 billion spent. EXPENSES INCURRED IN PROVIDING INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND EMERGENCY MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT (STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICES) WHICH INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANIZATION.
  2. BACKGROUND ========== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. ("IMC") IS A PROVIDER OF GENERAL ACUTE AND AMBULATORY HEALTHCARE SERVICES BASED IN GLOUCESTER, CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. IMC IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, IMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, IMC OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. OPERATES ACTIVE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH ARE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC AND SENIOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE VINELAND FACILITY; 3. MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF IMC RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INSPIRA HEALTH NETWORK, INC. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF IMC AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF IMC IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. IMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, IMC PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN ESTABLISHED RATES. IMC MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FOREGONE FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY. AS THE SOLE PROVIDER OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES, IMC PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY NET FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, ASSURING THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE BOTH THE CARE AND FINANCIAL HELP THEY NEED. IMC IS THE AREA'S ONLY NON-PROFIT HEALTH SYSTEM AND MAJOR PROVIDER OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE. IMC IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISED OF MEDICAL CENTERS, COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS, URGENT CARE FACILITIES, HOME HEALTH SERVICES, AND SPECIALTY SERVICES THAT SERVE THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. MEDICAL AND SPECIALTY SERVICES ============================== IMC IS A NON-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INPATIENT CARE AND AMBULATORY CARE. IN ADDITION TO ITS GENERAL MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL, GYNECOLOGICAL, PEDIATRIC AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, IMC OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT MODALITIES AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY SERVICES. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. (IMC) IS COMPRISED OF FOUR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS AND THREE HOSPITAL-BASED AMBULATORY CARE CENTERS. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND, LOCATED IN VINELAND, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, IS A 441,000 SQUARE-FOOT, 276-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY LOCATED ON A 62.5-ACRE CAMPUS. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICE: NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE; INPATIENT PEDIATRICS; MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE; MATERNITY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY; PULMONARY REHAB and UROGYNECOLOGY. INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON, LOCATED IN BRIDGETON, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, IS A 78-BED FACILITY. INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: DIALYSIS CENTER; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC CENTER; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; IMAGING; LABORATORY SERVICES; REHAB CARE; SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT and SLEEP CENTER. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER IS A 56-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY LOCATED IN ELMER, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER ELMER OFFERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: PULMONARY REHAB and WOUND CARE. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON, LOCATED IN MANNINGTON, SALEM COUNTY, IS A 68-BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MANNINGTON OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; WOUND CARE and SURGICAL ASSOCIATES. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL, LOCATED IN MULLICA HILL, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, IS A 220 BED ACUTE CARE FACILITY. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: MATERNITY; NEONATAL INTERMEDIATE CARE; PULMONARY REHAB and WOUND CARE. INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY LOCATED IN WOODBURY, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, IS A 20-BED FACILITY. INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY OPERATES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH and SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. EACH MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS OFFERS 24-HOUR SERVICES IN RADIOLOGY, LABORATORY, CARDIO-PULMONARY AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE. STAFF IS ON CALL AFTER HOURS AND ON WEEKENDS FOR SURGICAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES SUCH AS NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ULTRASOUND. INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON AND INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER WOODBURY ARE BOTH HOME TO SATELLITE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVE PATIENTS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. INPATIENT CARE CENTERS ---------------------- IMC IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS A 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. IN ALIGNMENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE MISSION, IMC PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR ABILITY TO PAY. IMC OPERATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ====================== 1.) AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL-CARE NURSES (AACN) GOLD-LEVEL BEACON AWARD FOR E
  3. INSPIRING MEDICINE ================== INSPIRA HEALTH IS THE REGION'S LEADING NETWORK OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, DELIVERING THE FULL CONTINUUM OF PRIMARY, ACUTE AND ADVANCED CARE SERVICES. INSPIRA HEALTH IS A CHARITABLE NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. TRACING ITS ROOTS TO 1899, THE SYSTEM COMPRISES FOUR HOSPITALS, TWO COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS, NINE MULTI-SPECIALTY HEALTH CENTERS AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH JERSEY. INSPIRA'S SURGICAL TEAMS PROVIDE NATIONALLY ACCREDITED BARIATRIC PROCEDURES AND A WIDE ARRAY OF ROBOTIC AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE, INSPIRA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND CARDIOLOGY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. INSPIRA'S EXTENSIVE AMBULATORY SERVICES INCLUDE URGENT CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS; PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH; PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN GLOUCESTER, CUMBERLAND, SALEM, CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC COUNTIES; AND EXTENSIVE OUTPATIENT IMAGING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ATLANTIC MEDICAL IMAGING (AMI). ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRA EMS COVERS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTH JERSEY. INSPIRA'S POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY IMPACT DEPARTMENTS PROACTIVELY REACH OUT TO ALL COMMUNITIES AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH THAT IMPACT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR REGION. TOGETHER WITH ITS MEDICAL STAFF OF MORE THAN 1,400 PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 7,800 EMPLOYEES, INSPIRA HEALTH PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TO HELP EACH PATIENT ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME. AND AS A REGIONAL LEADER IN PHYSICIAN TRAINING, INSPIRA HEALTH MENTORS AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE THAN 280 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN 16 NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMS. ACCREDITED BY DNV HEALTHCARE, THE SYSTEM'S CLINICAL AND SUPPORT STAFF ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING QUALITY CARE AS A HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT INSPIRA HEALTH, VISIT INSPIRAHEALTHNETWORK.ORG OR CALL 1-800-INSPIRA. OUR MISSION, VISION AND VALUES GUIDE US --------------------------------------- OUR MISSION: TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND COMPASSIONATE EXPERIENCE THAT IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PLACING THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS AND SUPPORT OF OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO. OUR VISION: INSPIRA HEALTH INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES BY CREATING THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST DESIRABLE PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION. OUR VALUES: INNOVATION, COMPASSION, RELIABILITY, EMPATHY, ACCESS, TEAMWORK, EMPOWERMENT: - INNOVATION WE STRIVE TO EMPLOY INGENUITY AND NEW STANDARDS OF CARE TO IMPROVE OUR WORK EVERY DAY. - COMPASSION WE TREAT EVERYONE EQUALLY WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT. - RELIABILITY WE PUT THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS, COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL WE DO. - EMPATHY WE LISTEN AND GENUINELY RELATE TO OTHERS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM FEEL SEEN AND APPRECIATED. - ACCESS WE PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT EXPERIENCE TO ALL PEOPLE. - TEAMWORK WE COLLABORATE AND UTILIZE THE FULL BREADTH OF THE INSPIRA NETWORK TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR PATIENTS. - EMPOWERMENT WE EDUCATE AND INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE AND HEALTHIER LONG-TERM OUTCOMES. CANCER SERVICES =============== THE INSPIRA FRANK AND EDITH SCARPA REGIONAL CANCER PAVILION IS A ONE-STOP EXPERIENCE FOR CANCER PATIENTS, EXPANDS ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS, CONSOLIDATES SERVICES AND BRINGS TOGETHER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY TO PROVIDE THE LATEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE IN THE REGION. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM AND THE BREAST PROGRAM IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CENTER HOUSES A 6-CHAIR INFUSION CENTER WHICH PROVIDES CHEMOTHERAPY AND SUPPORTIVE DRUG THERAPIES, AS WELL AS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSIONS, AND MEDICATION INJECTIONS. THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT FEATURES (2) LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF RADIATION SERVICES INCLUDING EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION, IMRT & IGRT (IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION), STEREOTACTIC BODY THERAPY AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, AS WELL AS BRACHYTHERAPY SERVICES. THE CENTER ALSO INCLUDES OFFICES FOR BOARD CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED SURGICAL SUB-SPECIALISTS, AS WELL AS A PRIVATE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY GROUP, MAKING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS AVAILABLE WITH A SINGLE APPOINTMENT. THE LEADING EDGE CANCER CENTER AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL OPENED IN MARCH 2020. THIS COMPREHENSIVE CENTER MIMICS THE CORE ELEMENTS OF CONVENIENCE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE VINELAND CAMPUS, BRINGING ALL OF THE CORE ONCOLOGY PATIENT SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF. THE CENTER, DESIGNED WITH PATIENT INPUT, PUTS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CARE DELIVERY. THE CENTER HOUSES A RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT CONSISTING OF (2) LINEAR ACCELLERATORS, PROVIDING THE SERVICES NOTED ABOVE. HOUSED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CANCER CENTER, THE INFUSION SUITE INCLUDES 22 CHAIRS AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING OF BOTH ONCOLOGIC AND NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSION THERAPIES. THE THIRD FLOOR FEATURES MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC SPACE FOR A RANGE OF ONCOLOGY-RELATED SPECIALISTS. THE CANCER PROGRAM IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISION ON CANCER AS A COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FOUNDED ON A MULTIDISCIPLNARY APPROACH TO CARE AND MAKES FULL USE OF A CARE TEAM APPROACH. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS, THE TEAM INCLUDES ONCOLOGY-CERTIFIED NURSES, SOCIAL WORKER, DIETICIAN, CARE COORDINATORS, NAVIGATORS, AND RESEARCH NURSES AS WELL AS RADIOLOGISTS AND PATHOLOGISTS. THE TEAM MEETS REGULARLY TO COLLABORATE ON INDIVIDUALIZED PATIENT PLANS OF CARE. INSPIRA OFFERS INNOVATIVE SERVICES RELATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER. MOST R
  4. COMPREHENSIVE NEUROSCIENCE SERVICES =================================== COOPER AND INSPIRA NEUROSCIENCE IS AN AFFILIATION BETWEEN TWO LEADING HEALTH SYSTEMS TO FULLY INTEGRATE NEUROLOGICAL SERVICES. THIS AFFILIATION PROVIDES PATIENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND GREATER PHILADELPHIA WITH ACCESS TO COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE NEUROSCIENCE CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. COMBINING THE TWO SYSTEMS' COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTHS MAKES COOPER AND INSPIRA NEUROSCIENCE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM IN THE REGION. PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM WORLD-RENOWNED NEUROLOGISTS AND NEUROSURGEONS, INNOVATIVE MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ROBOTIC PROCEDURES, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS INCLUDE STROKE CARE, NEURO ONCOLOGY, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, EPILEPSY, AND MORE. BOTH HEALTH SYSTEMS HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR STROKE CARE, AND THIS PARTNERSHIP ADVANCES THEIR SHARED MISSION TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND ELEVATE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE THROUGH INTEGRATED, CUTTING-EDGE NEUROLOGICAL CARE. A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY ============================================ INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND HAS BEEN NAMED A BARIATRIC SURGERY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY (ASMBS). THE ASMBS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION RECOGNIZES SURGICAL PROGRAMS WITH A DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD OF FAVORABLE OUTCOMES IN BARIATRIC SURGERY. TO EARN A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION, THE INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND UNDERWENT A SERIES OF SITE INSPECTIONS DURING WHICH ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM'S SURGICAL PROCESSES WERE CLOSELY EXAMINED AND DATA ON HEALTH OUTCOMES WAS COLLECTED. BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE =================================== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). THE DESIGNATION IS AWARDED TO BREAST IMAGING CENTERS THAT HAVE ACHIEVED EXCELLENCE BY SEEKING AND EARNING ACCREDITATION IN ALL OF THE ACR'S VOLUNTARY, BREAST-IMAGING ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS AND MODULES, IN ADDITION TO THE MANDATORY MAMMOGRAPHY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ========================================== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR). THE ACR LUNG CANCER SCREENING CENTER DESIGNATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES FACILITIES THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO PRACTICE SAFE, EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSTIC CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AT THE HIGHEST RISK FOR LUNG CANCER. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THIS ELITE DISTINCTION, FACILITIES MUST BE ACCREDITED BY THE ACR IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IN THE CHEST MODULE, AS WELL AS UNDERGO A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT OF ITS LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROTOCOL AND INFRASTRUCTURE. ALSO REQUIRED ARE PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR FOLLOW-UP PATIENT CARE, SUCH AS COUNSELING AND SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS. MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ========================= HOSPITAL-BASED MATERNITY SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND AND INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL, WHICH BOTH OFFER MODERN, PRIVATE MATERNITY SUITES WHERE OUR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES PROVIDE A SAFE AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LABOR AND DELIVERY. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS ALSO OFFER THE SERVICES OF MIDWIVES. THE WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S INPATIENT CARE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND AND OFFERS A LDRP (LABOR, DELIVERY, RECOVERY AND POST-PARTUM) ROOM CONFIGURATION THAT PERMITS A MOTHER TO CHOOSE WHETHER SHE WISHES TO HAVE HER BABY STAY IN THE SAME ROOM WITH HER DURING HER STAY OR HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS STAY WITH HER. IMC VINELAND HAS 10 PRIVATE LABOR/DELIVERY/RECOVERY ROOMS AND 28 PRIVATE POST-PARTUM ROOMS TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY BONDING. NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NICU) =================================== INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND OFFERS ADVANCED CARE FOR PREMATURE, LOW BIRTH-WEIGHT/CRITICALLY ILL INFANTS AT THE LEVEL III DEBORAH F. SAGER NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE UNIT IS SUPPORTED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK BY NEONATOLOGISTS FROM NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. NEUROSURGERY ============ AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTERS MULLICA HILL AND VINELAND, PATIENTS ARE OFFERED THE LATEST MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL TREATMENTS FOR A RANGE OF CONDITIONS LIKE BRAIN TUMORS, SPINE TUMORS, HERNIATED DISCS, SPINAL STENOSIS, CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME, SPINAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES AND CHRONIC PAIN BY A HIGHLY-SKILLED, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED NEUROSURGEON. UROLOGY ======= OUR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY TEAM SPECIALIZES IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE BOTH THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND LEAST INVASIVE TO TREAT A LARGE RANGE OF CONDITIONS - UROLOGIC CANCERS, BENIGN PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT, BLADDER DISORDERS, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S UROLOGIC PROBLEMS, URINARY STONE DISEASE, RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, MALE AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, AND MALE INFERTILITY. IMC SPORTS REHABCARE VINELAND ============================= THE DEDICATED STAFF OF IMC SPORTS REHABCARE WORK CLOSELY. WITH ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE REHABILITATION AND TREATMENT OF ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURES, TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS FOR HIP AND KNEE, INTRICATE HAND AND FOOT SURGERY AND SPECIALIZED SPINE PROCEDURES. THE REHAB CENTERS NEW ALTERG ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL INTRODUCES TECHNOLOGY THAT "UNWEIGHTS" A USER, REDUCING THE IMPACT OF WALKING OR RUNNING ON BOTH MUSCLES AND JOINTS. THIS ENABLES PATIENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR NATURAL GAIT WHILE REHABILITATING AND MAY EVEN SPEED THE PROCESS OF THERAPY. ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRA REHABCARE HAS INTRODUCED THE NINTENDO WII AS AN ADJUNCT TO CURRENT AND TRADITIONAL THERAPIES. IT ENHANCES THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT THE SAME TIME CREATING A FUN ATMOSPHERE. ORTHOPEDICS =========== HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY HAS RECOGNIZED IMC AT ELMER AS A "BLUE DISTINCTION" CENTER. THAT MEANS THAT INSPIRA'S PERFOMANCE IN QUALITY AND COST ARE ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. THIS DESIGNATION IS SPECIFIC TO T
  5. INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS (AGES 11 TO 17) - INSPIRA HEALTH CENTER BRIDGETON OFFERS AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, WHICH ASSISTS ADOLESCENTS IN CUMBERLAND & SALEM COUNTIES FIND BETTER PATHWAYS TO HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. THERAPEUTIC NURSERY (AGES 3 TO 5) - INSPIRA OFFERS A THERAPEUTIC NURSERY PROGRAM TO HELP CHILDREN EARLY ON WHO STRUGGLE WITH BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. WE COLLABORATE WITH ALL KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CHILD'S LIFE TO ESTABLISH INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT GOALS. ADULT SERVICES -------------- INPATIENT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS - INSPIRA'S SHORT-TERM CARE FACILITY AND VOLUNTARY INPATIENT PROGRAMS OFFER COMPLETE INPATIENT EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND AROUND-THE-CLOCK NURSING CARE FOR ADULTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF A HIGHER LEVEL OF TREATMENT. THE FACILITY FEATURES A 33-BED UNIT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALING ADULT PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM - THE ADULT PARTIAL-HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES SIMILAR TO THE INTENSITY AND SCOPE OF INPATIENT TREATMENT, BUT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS DISRUPTION TO THE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH SYMPTOMS THAT SERIOUSLY IMPACT THEIR DAILY FUNCTIONING, BUT WHO ARE HOPING TO AVOID HOSPITALIZATION OR ARE IN NEED OF A TRANSITION FROM INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT CARE. THIS PROGRAM FOLLOWS AN ACUTE SHORT-TERM MODEL OF INTENSIVE TREATMENT WITH MULTIPLE SESSIONS TO SPAN OVER A FEW WEEKS. ADULT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - THE ADULT INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE, STRUCTURED, CLINICAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS THE FLEXIBILITY FOR CLIENTS TO ATTEND SPECIALIZED DAY OR AFTERNOON GROUP THERAPY. TYPICALLY, INDIVIDUALS ATTEND FOR THREE HOURS PER DAY, TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK. THE PROGRAM'S PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUPS PROVIDE A SAFE, CARING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN ADDRESS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ILLNESS, IMPROVE COPING SKILLS AND DRAW ON MUTUAL SUPPORT. THE IOP PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO A 24/7 CONTACT LINE THAT WILL CONNECT PEOPLE WITH IMC MENTAL HEALTH STAFF. WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OUTPATIENT PROGRAM - INSPIRA'S WELLNESS AND RECOVERY OUTPATIENT PROGRAM PROVIDES TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS IN MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TRADITIONAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDE WEEKLY, HOUR-LONG INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP SESSIONS ALONG WITH PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. INSPIRA HAS PARTNERED WITH FOUR LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO FORM THE SOUTH JERSEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE TO HELP IMPROVE SERVICES ACROSS THE REGION. ACCESS TO AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ================================================= IMC HAS A PROUD HISTORY OF HELPING UNINSURED RESIDENTS GET THE COVERAGE THEY NEED. IMC HAS WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH NJHA (NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION) TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS TO ASSIST COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ACCESSING THE NEW FEDERAL HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE AND TO APPLY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AS MANDATED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE LISTED BELOW IS ALSO PROVIDED: - HEALTH CONCIERGE SERVICE - IMC CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE HEALTHCARE CONCIERGE SERVICE. WITH ONE PHONE CALL, AREA RESIDENTS CAN NOW SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS, REGISTER FOR CLASSES, FIND A PHYSICIAN, OR EVEN TALK WITH A REGISTERED NURSE ABOUT AN UPCOMING MEDICAL TEST. - HEALTH INFORMATION - ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND IMC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ON ITS WEBSITE AND THROUGH PUBLICATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE COMMUNITY HAS MONTHLY ACCESS TO IMC MEDICAL EXPERTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FEATURING MONTHLY SECTIONS LIKE "ASK THE DOCTOR", WHICH ALLOW READERS TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE RESPONSES ABOUT IMPORTANT HEALTHCARE ISSUES. INSPIRA'S WEBSITE OFFERS A WEALTH OF HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING FREE ACCESS TO LOOK, LISTEN AND LEARN, AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS COVERING A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES. - LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE - PROVIDED TO THOSE WHOSE LANGUAGE IS OTHER THAN ENGLISH. TO BE CONSIDERED COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THE ETHNICITY OF THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN MUST BE LESS THAN 5% OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATION. IMC HAS BOTH PARTICIPATED IN AND CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES: - EFFICIENT AND QUALITY PATIENT CARE - AS THE LEADING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, IMC IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES IN THE REGION. CLINICAL QUALITY AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE REMAIN TOP STRATEGIC INITIATIVES. TO FURTHER INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF PATIENT CARE, IMC HAS TRANSITIONED TO ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS MAKING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN ITS CLINICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL EXPAND ITS CORE QUALITY MEASURES BY PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE BENCHMARKING DATA AND TOOLS FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CLINICAL QUALITY. - PATIENT SATISFACTION - IMC USES A PATIENT SATISFACTION TOOL CALLED PRESS GANEY. THIS STANDARDIZED SURVEY MEASURES OUR PATIENTS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THEIR HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW WE ARE DOING, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. THIS ASSISTS US TO CONTINUALLY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDE EVEN BETTER CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. - LIFE - INSPIRA LIFE IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF THE NATIONAL PACE (PROGRAMS OF ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY) PROGRAM. LIFE STANDS FOR (LIVING INDEPENDENTLY FOR ELDERS) AND CURRENTLY SERVES ALL OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND PARTS OF SALEM AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES. INSPIRA LIFE IS ONE OF ONLY FOUR PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALL-INCLUSIVE CARE TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS 55 YEARS AND OLDER THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOM
  6. SALEM CO. INTER AGENCY COUNCIL OF HUMAN SERVICES, SALEM COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SALEM COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, SALEM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SALEM COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL FOUNDATION, SALVATION ARMY, SOUND MIND SOUND BODY NJ, SOUTH JERSEY DREAM CENTER, SOUTHERN JERSEY HOUSING ASSISTANCE, SOUTHERN NJ DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW JERSEY, SPIRIT & TRUTH MINISTRIES / VINELAND SOUP KITCHEN, STAND UP FOR SALEM, SWEDESBORO BUS. ASSOC., SWEDESBORO WOOLWICH DAY COMMITTEE, TEAM MB HUNT FOR THE CURE, VINELAND ROTARY, VIRTUA HEALTH, WHEATON ARTS, CITY OF WOODBURY and YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE. COMMUNITY SERVICE AND COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMS ------------------------------------------------- IMC IS MUCH MORE THAN A HEALTHCARE NETWORK; IT IS A COMMUNITY PARTNER DEDICATED TO IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THE HEALTH PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. OUR PARTNERSHIPS LEVERAGE THE STRENGTH OF MULTIPLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHILE ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. FOOD PANTRIES: IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR INSPIRA SPONSORED MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AT WOODBURY SCHOOL THAT PROVIDED OVER 75,000 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE AND SHELF STABLE FOOD ITEMS TO ABOUT 937 FAMILIES (MORE THAN 4,000 INDIVIDUALS). FOOD FARMACY+ PROGRAMS: INSPIRA'S FOOD FARMACY+ PROGRAM IS A RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS WHO FACE FOOD INSECURITY, MEANING THEIR FOOD INTAKE IS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY A LACK OF MONEY OR OTHER RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM USES FOOD AS MEDICINE, CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH A REGISTERED DIETITIAN TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD TAILORED TO THEIR MEDICAL NEEDS, AT NO CHARGE. ADVOCACY - IMC EMPLOYEES AND LEADERSHIP, SERVE ON VARIOUS GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND BOARDS FOR NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHCARE REFORM, BRING ABOUT CHANGES IN REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH STATUS FOR BOTH THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH HOSPITAL REPRESENTATION TO ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IMC EMPLOYEES, FROM STAFF TO CEO, PARTICIPATE ON THE BOARDS OF A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE FOCUS IS NOT ONLY OF THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ON THE OVERALL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY, GLOUCESTER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THE SALEM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE - IMC SUPPORTS THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BY HOSTING FOUR BLOOD DRIVES EACH YEAR. THE RED CROSS IS THE LARGEST SINGLE SUPPLIER OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES, COLLECTING AND PROCESSING MORE THAN 40 PERCENT OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO SOME 3,000 HOSPITALS AND TRANSFUSION CENTERS NATIONWIDE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATION - IMC'S CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY CIACC AND TRI-COUNTY CIACC THROUGHOUT 2024. THE CIACC GROUP IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF AGENCIES IN GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES, PLUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM THOSE SAME COUNTIES, WHO MEET REGULARLY TO COORDINATE SERVICES, COMMUNICATE REGARDING CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE COUNTIES AND ADVOCATE FOR PATIENT RIGHTS/SERVICES. IMC HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. VHA, INC. PATIENT QUALITY AND SAFETY INITIATIVES: MEDICATION RECONCILIATION COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); RAPID RESPONSE TEAM COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE ICU AND TICU (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER). 2. INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT (IHI): MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - 100,000 LIVES CAMPAIGN (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); AND MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT - 5 MILLION LIVES FROM HARM CAMPAIGN (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER). 3. NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INITIATIVES: PARTICIPANTS IN THE NJHA PRESSURE ULCER COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER); AND PARTICIPANTS IN THE NJHA RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS COLLABORATIVE (IMC - VINELAND & ELMER). EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - IMC READIES ITSELF FOR CATASTROPHIC DISASTER ABOVE AND BEYOND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS. THIS INCLUDES AN INTERNAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM THAT RECIEVES SPECIALIZED TRAINING. IMC PARTNERS WITH OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, LOCAL POLICE, AND OTHER RELATED AGENCIES TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY-WIDE MASS CASUALTY DRILLS AND PARTICIPATES IN STATE SPONSORED DISASTER PLANNING DRILLS TO REHEARSE HEALTHCARE PREPAREDNESS FOR MASS CASUALTY DISASTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. EMERGENCY MEDICAL ACADEMY PROGRAMS ================================== - EMT EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CLASS - PEDIATRIC EDUCATION FOR PRE-HOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS ("PEPP") - PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT ("PALS") - PRE-HOSPITAL TRAUMA LIFE SUPPORT ("PHTLS") - HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CPR - CPR-BASIC LIFE SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR - COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING - AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ("AED") & EPINEPHRINE AUTO INJECTORS - MICU GROUND SUPPORT - TACTICAL EMS EDUCATION - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS/STRUCTURE LEVEL 300 - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS/STRUCTURE LEVEL 400 - EMS SYMPOSIUM - GERIATRIC EDUCATION FOR EMS - IMPACT (INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR PRESCHOOL AND COMMUNITY TEAMING) WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH COLLABORATION BETWEEN IMC AND THE VINELAND BOARD OF EDUCATION. IT PROVIDES HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILDCARE FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND LITERACY PROGRAMS THAT TARGET THE NEEDS OF THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. IT ALSO ADDRESSES ISSUES SUCH AS TEEN PREGNANCY, TEEN PARENTING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. EVERY YEAR, THE PROGRAM MAKES A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. - MAYOR'S CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHIER VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON - VARIOUS IMC STAFF ARE ACTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE VINELAND, MILLVILLE AND BRIDGETON MAYOR'S CAMPAIGNS FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. IN
  7. - HEALTHCARE LIFELINE PROGRAM - AN IN-HOME PERSONAL RESPONSE SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS ITS SUBSCRIBERS TO GET HELP IMMEDIATELY AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON, 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR. IMC STAFF CONDUCTS PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY EXPLAINING THE BENEFITS OF LIFELINE TO PROSPECTIVE SUBSCRIBERS AND/OR THEIR CAREGIVERS AND HEALTH PROVIDERS. ALTHOUGH THE LIFELINE PROGRAM IS A PAID SERVICE, DISCOUNTED AND FREE INSTALLATIONS OCCUR FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS. - SPIRIT OF WOMEN - RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUENESS OF WOMEN AND THE INFLUENCE THEY HOLD OVER THE HEALTH OF THEIR FAMILIES, INSPIRA IS PROUD TO BE A PARTICIPANT OF THE SPIRIT OF WOMEN PROGRAM, PART OF A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN'S WELLNESS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND MOTIVATE WOMEN TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES. SOME OF THE GROUP'S EVENTS INCLUDED DAY OF DANCE, WOMEN'S HEALTH SCREENING DAY AND GIRLS NIGHT OUT. SPIRIT OF WOMEN ALSO HOLDS A QUARTERLY SEMINAR SERIES, EACH FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC ISSUES CONCERNING WOMEN'S HEALTH. - THE INSPIRA FRANK AND EDITH SCARPA REGIONAL CANCER PAVILION IS A ONE-STOP EXPERIENCE FOR CANCER PATIENTS, EXPANDS ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIALS, CONSOLIDATES SERVICES AND BRINGS TOGETHER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE TEAM, INCLUDING MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION ONCOLOGY AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY TO PROVIDE THE LATEST AND HIGHEST QUALITY CANCER CARE IN THE REGION. INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM AND THE BREAST PROGRAM IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS. THE CENTER HOUSES A 6-CHAIR INFUSION CENTER WHICH PROVIDES CHEMOTHERAPY AND SUPPORTIVE DRUG THERAPIES, AS WELL AS BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSIONS, AND MEDICATION INJECTIONS. THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT FEATURES (2) LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF RADIATION SERVICES INCLUDING EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION, IMRT & IGRT (IMAGE GUIDED RADIATION), STEREOTACTIC BODY THERAPY AND STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, AS WELL AS BRACHYTHERAPY SERVICES. THE CENTER ALSO INCLUDES OFFICES FOR BOARD CERTIFIED, FELLOWSHIP TRAINED SURGICAL SUB-SPECIALISTS, AS WELL A PRIVATE MEDICAL ONCOLOGY GROUP, MAKING ACCESS TO MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS AVAILABLE WITH A SINGLE APPOINTMENT. THE LEADING EDGE CANCER CENTER AT INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER MULLICA HILL OPENED IN MARCH 2020. THIS COMPREHENSIVE CENTER MIMICS THE CORE ELEMENTS OF CONVENIENCE HIGHLIGHTED AT THE VINELAND CAMPUS, BRINGING ALL OF THE CORE ONCOLOGY PATIENT SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF. THE CENTER, DESIGNED WITH PATIENT INPUT, PUTS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CARE DELIVERY. THE CENTER HOUSES A RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT CONSISTING OF 2 LINEAR ACCELLERATORS, PROVIDING THE SERVICES NOTED ABOVE. HOUSED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CANCER CENTER, THE INFUSION SUITE INCLUDES 22 CHAIRS AND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OFFERING OF BOTH ONCOLOGIC AND NON-ONCOLOGIC INFUSION THERAPIES. THE THIRD FLOOR FEATURES MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC SPACE FOR A RANGE OF ONCOLOGY-RELATED SPECIALISTS. THE CANCER PROGRAM IS ALSO ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISION ON CANCER AS A COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE FOUNDED ON A MULTIDISCIPLNARY APPROACH TO CARE AND MAKES FULL USE OF A CARE TEAM APPROACH. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS, THE TEAM INCLUDES ONCOLOGY-CERTIFIED NURSES, SOCIAL WORKER, DIETICIAN, CARE COORDINATORS, NAVIGATORS, AND RESEARCH NURSES AS WELL AS RADIOLOGISTS AND PATHOLOGISTS. THE TEAM MEETS REGULARLY TO COLLABORATE ON INDIVIDUALIZED PATIENT PLANS OF CARE. INSPIRA OFFERS INNOVATIVE SERVICES RELATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER. MOST RECENTLY, INSPIRA INTRODUCED SOZO TECHNOLOGY, A BIOIMPEDENCE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS FOR THE DETECTION OF PRE-CLINICAL LYMPHEDEMA (OFTEN A SIDE EFFECT OF BREAST CANCER SURGERY) AND ENABLES CLINICIANS TO INTERVENE EARLY, LEADING TO BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY, INSPIRA IS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT THE CANCER PROGRAM. AI IS USED TO CONNECT NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WTH NAVIGATION SERVICES. IT IS ALSO USED TO IDENTIFY INCIDENTAL LUNG NODULES AND ENABLE INSPIRA TO CONNECT THESE PATIENTS TO FOLLOW UP CARE. INSPIRA WAS THE FIRST IN THE REGION TO OFFER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS SAVI SCOUT, A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT TARGETS BREAST LUMPS MORE EFFECTIVELY AND ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR NEEDLE OR WIRE TUMOR LOCALIZATION. INSPIRA ALSO OFFERS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN DIAGNOSTICS FOR LUNG CANCER AND FEATURES A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SUITE, INCLUIDNG ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY, ALLOWING OUR SURGICAL CANCER PATIENTS MANY OPTIONS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT. - GARDEN AHEC PROGRAMS - THROUGH ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, GARDEN AHEC PROVIDES HEALTH CAREER RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS AND INCREASES ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS. GARDEN AHEC ADDRESSES HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE NEEDS BY INTRODUCING STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO HEALTHCARE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING SITES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND PROVIDING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ITS FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS AND TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN ITS SERVICE AREA. BY WORKING TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND MAINTAIN LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE, GARDEN AHEC ADDRESSES DEFICIENCIES IN ACCESS TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES IN SOUTH JERSEY. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES ARE JUST SOME OF THE WAYS GARDEN AHEC IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE SOUTH JERSEY AREA. - FOOD FOR THOUGHT IS A GARDEN AHEC HEALTHY EATING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT RECENTLY REPLACED STEPS FOR KIDS. FOOD FOR THOUGHT INVOLVES LIVE IN-PERSON EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM A LICENSED DIETICIAN, AS WELL AS ONLINE EDUCATION (ENTITLED HEALTHY HABITS) THROUGH ONLINE TEACHING PLATFORMS. HEALTHY HABITS ONLINE F
  8. - SUPPORT GROUPS - TO HELP ADDRESS SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ISSUES RELATED TO DISEASES AND HEALTH ISSUES, IMC OFFERS A VARIETY OF FREE SUPPORT GROUPS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, WOMEN'S CANCER, DIABETES, CARDIOPULMONARY HEALTH, PROSTATE CANCER, SMOKING CESSATION, STROKE AND FIVE LEVELS OF BARIATRIC SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, IMC DONATES THE USE OF SPACE IN ITS FACILITIES FOR EXTERNAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO HOLD SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS. - COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES - IMC OFFERS FREE EDUCATION PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE A SAFE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. TRAINING CLASSES ARE REGULARLY AVAILABLE ON SUCH TOPICS AS CHILDBIRTH, BREAST-FEEDING, NEWBORN CARE, UNDERSTANDING DIABETES, CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION), ACLS (ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT), PALS (PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT), SAFESITTER (BABYSITTER TRAINING) AND OTHERS. WOODBURY'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN EDUCATING AND PROMOTING HEALTH AND SAFETY AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AT AREA SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, POLICE ACADEMIES AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. SOME TOPICS MAY INCLUDE INJURY PREVENTION, FORENSIC NURSING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS. - VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - WHETHER GREETING VISITORS AT THE FRONT DESK OR COMFORTING PATIENTS AT THEIR BEDSIDE, VOLUNTEERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IHN'S TRADITION OF COMPASSIONATE CARE. OUR SUCCESSFUL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ADULTS AND TEENS WITH AGE RANGES FROM 14 TO 96 WHO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN A VAST ARRAY OF AREAS SUCH AS ACCOUNTING, EDUCATION, PUBLIC RELATIONS, LAUNDRY, EMERGENCY ROOM, SURGICAL SERVICES, PEDIATRICS, NURSING AND MORE. IN 2024 A TOTAL OF 490 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 42,084 HOURS OF SERVICE FOR INSPIRA. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION =============================== IMC OFFERS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO BOTH ITS CURRENT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND TOMORROW'S PHYSICIANS. EDUCATION HELPS PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WHICH IS WHY WE STRONGLY SUPPORT MEDICAL EDUCATION AT ALL ACADEMIC LEVELS AND FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE CAREERS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF MEDICAL FIELDS. COMMUNITY MEDICINE ROTATIONS WITH THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (ROWAN SOM), PROVIDES THIRD YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS A TWO-WEEK ROTATION IN COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT UNDERSERVED AND CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. RESPONDING TO THE NURSING SHORTAGE, IMC OFFERS NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EXTERNSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS. IMC MEDICAL STAFF ROUTINELY HOSTS STUDENTS FOR JOB SHADOWING AND STUDENT OBSERVATIONS. SCHOOL PROGRAMS ON HEALTH CAREERS - IMC PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS, JOB SHADOWING AND PROGRAMS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE. GARDEN AHEC OFFERS A SEVEN-WEEK ONLINE PROGRAM TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTITLED FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. THIS PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT VARIOUS HEALTHCARE CAREER OPTIONS. TO REACH EVERY AGE GROUP IN THE COMMUNITY, IMC STAFF ALSO EXTENDS HOSPITALS TOURS TO PRESCHOOL AND FIRST GRADERS, AS THEIR PRIMARY INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. SYMPOSIA - IMC IS PREPARING FOR THE HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE BY SUPPORTING THE CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL IN THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS AND LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH ON TOPICS SUCH AS CANCER, CRITICAL CARE, NEPHROLOGY, PEDIATRICS AND OBSTETRICS. THESE CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES GIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PHYSICIANS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE REGION THE ABILITY TO MEET AND DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY. PROGRAM TOPICS PROVIDED ARE BASED ON PERIODIC CME IN-TAKE FORMS AND EVALUATIONS. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THE SYMPOSIA OFFERINGS HAVE BEEN LIMITED IN SINCE 2022 BUT OUR ONGOING CME ACTIVITIES (APPROX. 216 ANNUALLY) ARE OPEN TO INSPIRA MEDICAL STAFF AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROVIDERS. GARDEN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ("AHEC") - A PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE WHICH FACILITATES IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES LINKING NEEDS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. TARGETING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF NURSES AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE COMMUNITY, GARDEN AHEC OFFERS ACCREDITED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON TOPICS SUCH AS AUTISM, DERMATOLOGY, DIABETES, DIALYSIS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, LEGAL DOCUMENTATION, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, CARE FOR THE DETERIORATING PATIENT, SEIZURE DISORDERS, WOUND CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, AND MANY OTHERS. RESIDENCY PROGRAMS - THE ROWAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE HAS DESIGNATED IHN AS A MAJOR CLINICAL AFFILIATE OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL. THIS PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS INSPIRA MEDICAL CENTER VINELAND & MULLICA HILL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THE ANTICIPATED PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE IN OUR REGION BY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICIANS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH EXPERIENCED MEMBERS OF THE IMC MEDICAL STAFF IN PODIATRY, SPORTS MEDICINE, URO-GYNECOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP, EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND GENERAL SURGERY. AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ENHANCE PATIENT CARE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATEST TREATMENTS AND PHILOSOPHIES MEDICINE HAS TO OFFER. THEY ALSO BRING A LEVEL OF INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY THAT STRENGTHENS OUR CARE TEAMS AND BENEFITS OUR PATIENTS. IN 2024, INSPIRA TRAINED 283 MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN 16 NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAMS. 94 MEDICAL RESIDENTS GRADUATED IN JULY AND ALL 106 RESIDENT SLOTS WERE FILLED DURING THE MATCH AND POST-MATCH PROCESSES. RESEARCH ======== INSPIRA HEALTH ROUTINELY CONDUCTS A VA

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1996.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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