Columbus Specialty Hospital

What it reported doing in 2011

Columbus specialty hospital provides acute care to long-term patients that require special needs. Services are provided by a diverse team of health care professionals, as discussed in detail below. For 2010, it provided $90,537 of free charity care and bad debt, $140,000 of contributions to Georgia medicaid and $3,600 of support for cancer society. It also provided a total of 10,213 days of care. Columbus specialty hospital clinical programs are served by an interdisciplinary team of highly trained staff and physicians. The team continuously monitors goals, tracks clinical outcomes and remains current on the best clinical practices to incorporate into each program. The interdisciplinary team meets weekly to re-evaluate care and set new goals intended to challenge each patient for a higher level of recovery. Families and patients are an integral part of the team and are encouraged to remain actively involved in the patient's treatment plan. Our goal is to return each patient to his or her optimal level of functioning and health. Columbus specialty hospital offers the following services: physical therapy occupational therapy case management speech therapy ventilator weaning central line management - picc lines antibiotic therapy telemetry acls trained rn's/respiratory therapy staff nutritional assessment and support medically complex and wound care programs: the medically complex and wound care programs are designed to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach of care for patients who have sustained a recent onset of illness or injury that requires an extended period of long-term acute care services. We want to help each patient reach his or her optimal level of health and independence by the most efficient care possible. Medically complex conditions include multi-system organ failure, neurovascular disease, cardiac related disorders, cardiac monitoring, neuromuscular care, chest trauma, mrsa/vre, post op complications, pre and post op transplant care, cva, certain cancer-related care, brain and spinal cord injury, iv therapies/tpn, central line management, pharmacological management, and low tolerance rehabilitation. Wound care services include complex wound care, wound care management, pain management, patient and family training and education, and oxygenation monitoring.respiratory program: the goal of the respiratory program is to help each patient progress to his or her optimal level of health and independence by the most efficient care possible. This program includes the latest care in tracheotomy, decannulation, ventilator weaning and management as well as general respiratory care. We treat the following: respiratory failure copd pneumonia/ards chest trauma tracheostomy and respiratory needs multiple system organ failure neuromuscular disease interstitial pulmonary fibrosis kyphoscoliosis cancer sarcoidosis cystic fibrosis occupational/environmental lung pre & post-op lung reduction/transplant patients in this program are followed by a team of consulting physicians and the medical director is a board certified pulmonologist. Rn's are acls certified and a clinical specialist is also available for consultation. In addition the treatment team includes physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists, case managers, pharmacists and a dietician.our goal is to help each patient progress to his or her optimal level of independence by the most efficient means possible.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: Limited
• Program expense ratio: Limited
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -15%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.51; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -22.2% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings