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- EIN 52-1465301
- (443) 997-5724
- 3910 Keswick Rd S Bldg 4300a Baltimore MD 21211-2226 USA
- www.hopkinsmedicine.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Health Systems, Health
Mission: The johns hopkins health system corporation is a support organization for the johns hopkins hospital, johns hopkins bayview medical center, inc. , johns hopkins medical services corporation and johns hopkins community physicians. The organization provides centralized purchasing, distribution, legal, claims management and other services to the supported medical service providers. It is organized and operated exclusively as a charitable tax-exempt organization within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The support services provided by the johns hopkins health system corporation enables each of the supported organizations to more effectively fulfill thier charitable purpose of promoting and advancing health care.
Programs: Jhhs is incorporated to, among other things, formulate policy among and provide centralized management for jhhs affiliates. The affiliation enables each institution to fulfill more effectively their tax-exempt purposes to promote the health of their respective constituents, while at the same time enhancing the quality of health care available in maryland. First and foremost, the affiliation of tertiary and specialty hospitals provides patients of the system with a broader range of general and specialty healthcare services. The jhhs enhances the quality of care by allowing a patient seeking the services of any one member of the system access to the resources, knowledge and expertise of the other system affiliates, where such additional resources or referrals are required. Second, the jhhs structure allows for regional and strategic planning, increased access to capital, reduction of duplicative services and better use of resources. Coordination of these functions provides efficiencies of operation and allows each affiliated member organization to offer a wider range of higher quality, more cost effective services than any single organization can offer alone.