This report serves to identify and assess the health needs of the community served by WellStar Health System and its five not-for-profit hospitals. Submitted in fiscal year ended June 30, <strong>2016</strong> to comply with federal tax law requirements set forth in Internal Revenue Code section 501(r) and to satisfy the requirements set forth in IRS Notice 2011-52 and the Affordable Care Act for hospital facilities owned and operated by an organization described in Code section 501(c)(3). Website <strong>CHNA</strong> report is publicly available: www.wellstar.org/chna<strong>2016</strong> Date <strong>CHNA</strong> adopted by WellStar Board of Trustees: June 2, <strong>2016</strong> Date <strong>CHNA</strong> report made publicly available: June 30, <strong>2016</strong> Date <strong>CHNA</strong> report required to be made publicly available (per Notice 2011-52): June 30, <strong>2016</strong> Community input is encouraged. Please address <strong>CHNA</strong> feedback to chna@wellstar.org.
<strong>CHNA</strong> Executive Leadership: Kim Menefee Senior Vice President, Strategic Community Development Chair, WellStar Community Health Collaborative Task Force and Oversight Committee WellStar Community Health Collaborative Task Force: Vickie Beckler BSN, RN Program Coordinator, Lung Cancer Screening Brenda Brown BSN, RN Director, WellStar Diabetes Services Ryan E. Breshears, Ph.D., LP Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Clinical Psychologist Kristin Caudell Director, WellStar Community Education & Outreach Darold Etheridge Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, WellStar Cobb Hospital, Hospital Community Benefit Liaison Steven Fraime, BSN, M.B.A., M.H.A. Director, WellStar Center for Health Transformation Christopher “Shane” Greene Chief Financial Officer, WellStar Douglas Hospital Hospital Community Benefit Liaison Kristyn Greifer, M.D. Vice President, Population Health Management Cindy Holcomb, BSN, RN Heart Failure Program Manager Meridith Kelly Consultant, HighLand Productions, Inc. Janet Memark M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P. Medical Director, WellStar Kennestone Clinic Associate Program Director, WellStar Kennestone Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program Kim Menefee Senior Vice President, Strategic Community Development Elaine Morgan Director, Brand Development and Marketing Carol O’Connell Assistant Vice President, Long Term Care and Support Services, WellStar Paulding Hospital Renee Owen, M.Div. Director of Pastoral Care, WellStar Kennestone Hospital Hospital Community Benefit Liaison Chirag Patel, M.D. Medical Director, Population Health Cecelia Patellis Assistant Vice President, Community Education & Outreach Tyler Pearson Director of Public Relations Lindsay Rehn, M.B.A. Executive Director of Finance and Operations, WellStar Paulding Hospital and Nursing Facility Hospital Community Benefit Liaison Kathy Sitten, RN Manager, Care Coordination, WellStar Kennestone Hospital Kamela Sooknanan Assistant Vice President, Population Health Management Julie Stebbins, M.S. Director, WellStar Cardiac Wellness & Rehabilitation Jeffrey L. Tharp, M.D., M.P.H. Chairman, Board Safety & Quality Committee Chief, Medicine Service Line, WellStar East Paulding Primary Care Center Mary Weatherby, LMSW Supervisor, Care Coordination, WellStar Kennestone Hospital D. Leigh Webb, M.P.H., CTR Manager, WellStar Cancer Data Center Community Partner Representatives: Belisa Urbina Executive Director, Ser Familia Kacie McDonnell, M.P.A. Director of Stewardship, Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb Chris Fields Senior Vice President, Programs and Administration, MUST Ministries Frank Smith Director, The CarePlace Sandy Ingram, RN Practice Manager, Bethesda Community Clinic