Commonwealth Health Corporation Inc

Programs: Chc has been determined to be a publicly supported organization described in section 509(a)(2) of the code and a charitable organization as described in section 501(c)(3) of the code and is exempt from federal income taxation by virtue of sections 501(a) and 501(c)(3) of the code. Chc is a holding company for a total of twelve nonprofit and for-profit corporations and partnerships (collectively, the "affiliates") engaged in various aspects of the healthcare industry. Chc has established various divisions for its operations, including (1) bowling green warren county community hospital corporation ("the medical center"), (2) commonwealth health free clinic, inc. , (3) the medical center at franklin, inc. , (4) commonwealth regional specialty hospital, inc. , and (5) various nonprofit and for-profit corporations and partnerships. Chc owns and operates several physician practices employing general practitioners, a bariatric surgeon, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, neurosurgeons, obstetric/gynecologists, oncologists, general surgeon, internal medicine physicians, hospitalists, infectious disease and travel medicine physicians, otolaryngologists, orthopaedists and psychiatrists. Chc has acquired the physician practices in order to attract and retain highly skilled physicians in specialties that support the mission of chc and its affiliates. In addition, chc operates and provides various corporate support services including patient billing, collections, accounting, materials management, engineering, security, human resources, information systems, and administrative support. Since 1990, chc's wholly-owned center care health benefits program ("center care"), a preferred provider organization (ppo), has assisted employers and payors in managing the rising cost of their healthcare. The ppo offers employer groups and payors in this region and across kentucky a comprehensive network of physicians and facilities with greater cost savings potential than other national organizations. Today, center care serves as the local, regional, or statewide network solution for various managed care organizations for their commercial, medicare, and/or medicaid membership. Center care presently has over 500,000 members by providing access to over 20,000 providers in kentucky, tennessee, indiana, ohio, and illinois. Since 2008, chc has been the sole owner of bluegrass outpatient center of bowling green, llc ("bluegrass"). Bluegrass provides comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation therapy services. Bowling green-warren county community hospital corporation:the bowling green-warren county community hospital corporation is a non-stock, nonprofit kentucky corporation that operates a hospital facility in bowling green, kentucky, under the name "the medical center or "the medical center at bowling green and since october 1996, a hospital and nursing home facility in scottsville, kentucky, under the name "the medical center at scottsville. " the medical center also began operating a hospital in horse cave, kentucky on january 1, 2016 under the name "the medical center at caverna. "the medical center at bowling green:bowling green warren county community hospital's bowling green facility is a general acute care hospital licensed for 337 beds, with 333 beds in use. In 1980, the bowling green facility moved into a new, six-story, state-of-the-art facility, occupying 298,000 square feet on a 17-acre campus. Since 1980, because of an expanding demand for outpatient services, several additions to the bowling green facility have been made and both clinical and patient areas have been renovated and modernized. Today, the campus includes 56 acres and the buildings on the campus contain a total of approximately 462,000 square feet of space. In addition, the hospital operates the wholly-owned medical center pharmacy of bowling green, llc and the medical center ems, llc which provides the only emergency medical service in warren county. The hospital is also a 50% partner with another non-profit in operating the non-profit barren river regional cancer center, inc. , an outpatient oncology center located in glasgow, kentucky. The medical center at scottsville: to more fully serve the health needs of south central kentucky, the medical center merged in october 1996 with an affiliated entity, health endowment properties a-c, inc. , a kentucky non-stock, nonprofit corporation, which owned and operated the medical center at scottsville. The scottsville facility is comprised of a 25-bed medicare designated critical access hospital and 110 nursing care beds. These beds are located in an approximately 85,000 square foot building on approximately 13 acres of land in allen county, near scottsville, kentucky. The medical center at caverna:on january 1, 2016, the bowling green - warren county community hospital corporation (the medical center) acquired all the assets of caverna memorial hospital, inc. (caverna) in exchange for assumption of all the liabilities of caverna, and payoff of the long-term debt of caverna in the amount of $4,786,512. This facility operates as a 25-bed medicare designated critical access hospital and is located in horse cave, kentucky. Commonwealth health free clinic, inc. :commonwealth health free clinic, inc. ("free clinic") is a section 501(c)(3) organization that provides basic medical and dental diagnostic and treatment services for charitable purposes for the uninsured and underinsured of south-central kentucky and also serves individuals who may be covered by some form of insurance, but who are unable to access a provider for acute or chronic healthcare issues. The clinic offers services including non-emergency clinical services, dentistry, community health education and counseling, disease/condition specific education and counseling, and access to pharmaceuticals. Commonwealth regional specialty hospital, inc. :commonwealth regional specialty hospital is a long-term acute care hospital that operates as a hospital within a hospital by leasing 28 beds from the medical center on the medical center's bowling green campus. It is an acute care hospital for those patients requiring an extended hospital stay (anticipated length of stay between 18-35 days) and generally having complex or chronic medical conditions. The medical center at franklin, inc. :("mcf") operates a hospital in the community of franklin, simpson county, kentucky. This location is just 20 miles from the medical center's bowling green campus. Mcf is a medicare designated critical access hospital offering acute care inpatient and outpatient programs in its 25 bed acute care facility. The medical center at albany:on april 1, 2016, the medical center acquired the assets of clinton county hospital, inc. , an acute-care facility, in order to maintain the facility as an acute-care hospital. The medical center at albany is a 42-bed acute care hospital that earns revenue by providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care services in clinton county and surrounding counties in kentucky. Commonwealth health foundation:in addition, chc endorsed the establishment of commonwealth health foundation ("the foundation") for the purpose of fostering, supporting and initiating activities for the advancement of the health care objectives of chc and the medical center and/or affiliated non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations. The chairman of chc's board of directors or his/her designee, chc's president and ceo, and the cfo of the medical center serve as ex officio directors of the foundation. All three are counted for quorum purposes and have the rights and privileges of other directors, including the right to vote on all matters properly before the board. Fulfilling the mission: commonwealth health corporation ("chc") works to fulfill its mission of caring for people and improving the quality of life in the communities it serves. In fulfilling its mission, chc directly or indirectly sponsors or participates in the following activities: overview of specific community benefit activities:the commonwealth health free clinic, inc. ("free clinic") is a section501(c)(3) organization that provides basic medical and dental diagnostic and treatment services for charitable purposes for the uninsured and underinsured of south-central kentucky and also serves individuals who may be covered by some form of insurance, but who are unable to access a provider for acute or chronic healthcare issues. The clinic offers services including non-emergency clinical services, dentistry, community health education and counseling, disease/condition specific education and counseling, and access to pharmaceuticals.

the corporation promotes healthcare in south central kentucky by owning and managing physician practices and immediate care clinics. The physician practices cover a wide range of medical specialties, including orthopaedic, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgery, otorhinolaryngology (ent), neurology, hospitalists, obstetrics, gynecology, radiology, psychiatry and general medicine.

the corporation promotes healthcare in south central kentucky by operating a comprehensive rehabilitation facility which offers physical, occupational and speech therapy. In addition, the corporation provides staffing for therapy services in a related home health agency, an acute care hospital, two critical access hospitals, a long-term acute care hospital, and one nursing care facility.