Sherman Health Systems

Programs: Sherman health systems (shs) supports the efforts of its three supported organizations: sherman home health care corporation (shhcc), sherman west court (swc), and sherman hospital (sh). Shhcc was organized in 1984 and continues to be operated exclusively to provide quality home health care to the members of the surrounding community. Shhcc's services are provided as a benefit to all patients by relieving disease and suffering in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of home. Availability of services is non-discriminate to all people and includes indigent and destitute patients. In fiscal year 2013, shhcc provided 12,394 skilled nursing and therapy visits to medicare patients in addition to 4,865 similar type visits to non-medicare patients. Home medical equipment was provided to some of those patients in 1,786 encounters. Shhcc's patient service fees are used solely to provide or support the provision of health care. Swc is a not-for-profit organization which specializes in rehabilitation and long-term care in the fox valley area. Swc focuses on bringing people back to the community with their previous level of function. Swc treats people in the workforce as well as the elderly population, and its services are open to all members of the community. During fiscal year 2013, swc provided 26,315 total patient days of care. This includes 12,221 patient days to medicare patients, 10,959 days to skilled care patients, and 3,135 days to medicaid patients. Swc also provided in excess of $23,468 in charity care to individuals who have no means of paying for healthcare services. Swc provides community services to educate the elderly population on well-being. Shf was established in 2004 as the official fundraising and gift receiving arm of shs. The foundation encourages and receives contributions that are used to enhance the delivery of high quality, comprehensive healthcare services for those who live and work in the communities served by shs. The foundation accomplishes this through fundraising events, such as music by the water, and programs, such as the seeds of healing and hope, which was established by the foundation as a way for patients and family to show their thanks and appreciation by making a donation for the care provided by shs. Sh was founded in 1887 as a community hospital. Today, the hospital is a recognized regional heart center for the far northwest suburbs of chicago. In 1972, when the first open-heart surgery was performed at its facility, the hospital became one of the first community hospitals in the nation performing open-heart surgery. Sh has received numerous awards and recognition for excellence in quality, including magnet designation for nursing excellence as well as a silver illinois performance excellence award, which is the state of illinois' equivalent of the national baldrige performance excellence award. Sh also received certification and accreditation of its chest pain clinic, breast center, and for stroke care. Sh completed the implementation of the computerized physician order entry (cpoe) system and met the criteria for meaningful use requirements ahead of the prescribed timelines set forth by the federal government.