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Make a Gift Now
and Receive
Payments
for Life!
It sounds too good to be true!
Make a gift and gain an income
stream for life.
You can do just that — support
yourself, and then support North
Shore-LIJ. A charitable gift annuity
enables you (or you and a spouse)
to make a gift of $10,000+ and gain
a fixed income stream for your life.
Any remaining amount will be used
by North Shore-LIJ to fulfill our mission
of caring for our community.
Here are some representative
one-life rates:
ONE LIFE
Age Rate
60 4.9%
65 5.2%
70 5.6%
75 6.3%
80 7.3%
85 8.3%
Example: Anna, age 78, donates
$10,000. She would receive $690/
year ($566 tax-free for 10.5 years)
and may be eligible to claim a $4,052
income tax deduction.
For more information and
a no-obligation personalized
illustration of benefits, contact
Alexandra Brovey, senior director of
gift planning, at (516) 465-2610 or
abrovey@nshs.edu.
Rates are subject to change. Please
contact us to discuss your rate, tax-free
income and charitable deduction.
90 Summer 2012
North Shore-LIJ Integration Garners Praise
GREAT NECK — The North Shore-LIJ Health System continues to rank among the top 100 integrated healthcare networks
(IHNs) in the US, according to IMS Health. North Shore-LIJ ranked 31st out of 100 IHNs. A provider of information services
to the healthcare field, IMS Health rates each network’s performance and degree of integration.
Rankings are determined by coming up with a system’s total score based on measurements of 33 attributes in
weighted performance categories. Specifically, networks are rated on:
w Hospital utilization: use of medical services, procedures and facilities (includes data on measures such as
length of stay, tests and procedures, discharges, etc.).
w Financial stability: network operating and profit margins, long-term debt-to-capitalization ratio and
financial results.
w Physician participation: the size and scope of physicians in the network.
w Services and access: the availability of specific services, network size and hospital accreditation.
w Contractual capabilities: the ability to manage costs in the purchasing and managed care markets.
w Outpatient utilization: patient care, continuum of care and effects of diversification.
w Integration: coordination of administrative and clinical functions and procedures throughout the network.
w Integrated technology: integration of the network’s technical systems, including the level of seamless
communication and information systems.
Last year, North Shore-LIJ ranked 34th among the top 100 IHNs. The improved score reflects collaborative efforts
throughout the health system to work effectively and efficiently.
“Every Woman Matters” 5k Walk Attracts 5,000+
The North Shore-LIJ Health
System’s third annual Every Woman
Matters Walk: A Walk for Women and
Their Families at Jones Beach State
Park brought together families, friends
and the whole community to celebrate
women’s health and wellness, and
support an initiative that promises
to transform women’s healthcare
throughout the region: North Shore-
LIJ’s Katz Institute for Women’s Health
and Katz Women’s Hospitals.
Highlights of the day included
demonstrations of the da Vinci robot,
the state-of-the-art instrument that
allows surgeons to remotely perform
minimally invasive surgeries, an
early-morning yoga class, the Katz
Institute of Women’s Health showcase
tent and many giveaways from
event sponsors. Many participants
registered online, enticed by the
incentive of receiving two tickets to
an upcoming New York Mets game,
donated by Saul Katz, president of the
Mets and long-time North Shore-LIJ
trustee and former chairman.
Since the inception of the 5k
walk in 2010, more than $1.5 million
has been raised to support the Katz
Women’s Hospitals.
Above: The Third Every Woman
Matters Walk