Trinity Health Annual Report 2008

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY “We need to care for the earth. We must protect and cultivate it with responsible freedom, with the good for all as a constant guiding criterion.” -- Pope Benedict XVI Saint Alphonsus Receives Environmental Quality Award Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center is Idaho’s first hospital to be named a “Partner for Change” by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). The hospital completed a project with the state’s Department of Energy Compliance to use an underground canal on the edge of campus to cool the building. Other waste-reducing practices include recycling fluorescent light bulbs and installing recycled carpets in all of its waiting rooms. Outdated computers are routinely reconditioned and sent to developing countries. Mercy-Dubuque Earns Energy Star Rating Mercy Medical Center – Dubuque and its sister hospital in Dyersville are the only two hospitals in Iowa to hold the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s prestigious Energy Star rating, the national mark of excellence for superior energy performance. Mercy’s Plant Engineering department reduced the hospital’s energy use by installing 180 occupancy sensors throughout the facility. All incandescent exit signs and exterior Christmas lights were replaced with new energy efficient lights. Older machines were replaced with high-efficiency models and standard light bulbs were changed to compact fluorescent bulbs. Trinity Health’s Ministry Organizations have joined industry-wide efforts to become more environmentally responsible, launching myriad programs to create healthier conditions for patients, associates and communities. From purchasing vapor-pressure cleaning machines and increasing associate recycling efforts, to constructing major new facilities with recycled products, Trinity Health is strengthening its commitment to developing and implementing environmentally responsible principles. The goals are to reduce the carbon footprint, eliminate waste and improve efforts of hospitals and other facilities to conserve energy and use water more efficiently. STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITALS Hospital facilities are part of the healing process. New construction and the renovation of existing facilities provide the best conditions for healing and the practice of world-class medicine. Trinity Health’s capital improvement program combines the organization’s commitment to respectful and compassionate patient care with modern technology and medical innovation. Within these state-of-the-art settings, patients receive care in settings that help them heal faster and provide an increased sense of comfort and security. These new facilities are designed to meet their communities’ health care challenges and represent the high-tech, high-touch delivery platform of the 21 st century. New facilities also feature earth-friendly construction materials and energy-efficient lighting, heating and cooling systems. Lacks Cancer Center is LEED-Certified The Lacks Cancer Center, Grand Rapids, Mich., is only the second health care facility in the country to receive LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Developers of the state-of-theart cancer center used efficient lighting and recycled construction materials and ceiling tiles. A high-efficiency irrigation technology reduced potable water con sumption by 50 percent and eliminated the need for a sodded lawn. Lacks uses steam purchased from the county to heat the building. Rather than just waste the warm water after it has been used, Lacks recaptures it and recirculates the water as a snow-melt system that heats the driveway and sidewalks of the building’s entrances. The new Center for Advanced Healing at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, opened in October 2007. Summary of new construction Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho. The new Center for Advanced Healing at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Boise, Idaho, is one of the most advanced clinical care facilities in the northwest. Open since October 2007, the Center is designed to meet the health care needs of a growing and aging population by integrating leading edge medical technologies with architectural design principles proven to enhance healing. 14
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich. In September 2007, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System opened a new 11-story East Tower featuring 356 private patient rooms, each with patient media systems and the latest medical technology. Patients, family members, associates and physicians were involved in the design and building phases of the East Tower through focus groups, one-on-one interviews and hands-on testing. SJMHS is now moving forward with plans to erect a second patient care tower to replace an older section of the hospital. St. Mary Mercy Livonia, Mich. St. Mary Mercy Livonia’s new Our Lady of Hope Cancer Center offers coordinated treatment and services to cancer patients using multidisciplinary teams and the latest technology. The center features an Image Recovery Center and a healing center for chemotherapy and infusion services. An anonymous benefactor donated $1 million in honor of the Felician Sisters, the hospital’s founding congregation, to help fund the new cancer center. A new 254-bed world-class hospital in South Bend, Ind., is expected to open in the fall of 2009. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind. Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center is using recycled and environmentally conscious materials in the construction of a new 254-bed world-class hospital. The facility broke ground two years ago and is expected to open in the fall of 2009. SJRMC’s integrated design approach addresses the shared mission of providing the finest patient care and ensuring a healthy environment, while realizing economic benefits from reduced operating costs, improved productivity and more thoughtful patient accommodations. The new Mercy Health Partners name and logo is unveiled at a press conference by Mike Slubowski, President, Hospital and Health Networks, Trinity Health, and Roger Spoelman, President and CEO of Mercy Health Partners. GROWING CATHOLIC MINISTRY Two watershed events occurred in FY08 to strengthen Catholic health care in two regions. In West Michigan, the April 2008 merger between Trinity Health’s Mercy General Health Partners and Hackley Health System has created a new regional health care system in Muskegon, Mich. The merger transferred complete ownership of Hackley Health to form an expanded Ministry Organization now known as Mercy Health Partners. The merger in February 2008 between Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, and St. Mary Mercy Hospital, Livonia will strengthen core services and promote regional growth throughout Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties. The new four-hospital system will benefit patients by sharing physician and professional expertise, technology advancements and innovation, best practices, medical breakthroughs, quality and excellence in the patient care experience. As a result of both mergers, these organizations have become healthier, stronger and more respon sive to the improvement of care and services within their communities. 15
Page 1 and 2: We are Trinity Health Y o u r M o s
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSION We serve
Page 5 and 6: Highlights A Network of Ministry Or
Page 7 and 8: Together, these strategic prioritie
Page 9 and 10: with the government and others that
Page 11 and 12: ng Highlights Safer, Faster, Better
Page 13 and 14: Most health systems in the country
Page 15: “Would you recommend this facilit
Page 19 and 20: Highlights Enhancing Community Bene
Page 21 and 22: The “New Moms” program provides
Page 23 and 24: “Dr. Bolton and all of the physic
Page 25 and 26: Financial stewardship is an essenti
Page 27 and 28: ASSETS 2008 2007 CURRENT ASSETS: Ca
Page 29 and 30: TOTAL ASSETS (in millions of dollar
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