Mount Nittany Health

What it reported doing in 2024

Mount nittany medical center is an acute care hospital and is an mount nittany medical center, mount nittany medical center health services, centre county children's advocacy center, and the foundation for mount nittany medical center.continued on schedule o.mount nittany medical center is committed to providing quality medical care in an atmosphere that reflects high standards of social, ethical, and financial responsibility and will assure that those same standards arthe board of trustees has established this statement of organizational values to assure that members of the board, the medical center staff, and the medical staff honor the following principles through our behaviors:1) alliances with patients:- we will treat all patients with dignity and respect, and will accommodate individual responses to the stress of illness.- we fully support the principles outlined in the statement of patient's rights and responsibilities document.- we commit to a service excellence philosophy that strives to meet or exceed patient expectations.- all patients receive a uniform standard of care throughout the facility, regardless of social, cultural, financial, religious, racial, gender, or sexual orientation factors.- the medical center and medical staff work jointly to assure that only appropriate and effective tests, procedures, and treatments are provided to patients.2) community relations:- we will fairly and accurately represent ourselves and our capabilities to the public.- we are committed to constant preparation for the long-term financial viability of the medical center through responsible utilization of resources and in support of our commitment to meet the healthcare needs of the community.- medical center leadership (executives, board of trustees, medical staff) will disclose and avoid potential conflicts of interest. All other hospital staff will avoid similar conflicts of interest.- we will maintain an open admissions policy: no patient will be refused evaluation and service based upon sex, age, race, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, infection status, or the ability to pay. Transfers to other facilities will occur only when we are unable to provide needed services and only to facilities that provide an appropriate level of care, based on our assessment of the patients' needs. Patients may also request elective transfer and an informedconsent process will be followed.general program service information:-1) operations & patients: mount nittany medical center, located in state college, Pennsylvania, is a 260-bed acute-care, not-for-profit facility offering general medical and surgical services that are focused on helping patients reach their health potential. For the fiscal year ended june 30, 2024, mount nittany medical center provided care to the following number of patients: total number of: inpatients 12,920, outpatients 316,708 and er visits 57,592total medicare and medicare advantage: inpatients 6,214, outpatients 98,940 and er visits 16,584total medicaid and medicaid hmo: inpatients 1,324, outpatients 18,118 and er visits 10,272total self pay: inpatients 224, outpatients 13,260 and er visits 1,584.mount nittany medical center did not deny medical services to any individuals including those that had private insurance, medicare, medicaid, public health insurance, or no insurance.2) emergency department: mount nittany medical center operates an emergency room 24 hours a day, 365 days a year providing services to all members of the community regardless of their ability to pay and denied zero patients requesting such services. The emergency room does not have a trauma center certification.3) medical staff privileges: all qualified physicians in the community are eligible for medical staff privileges at mount nittany medical center and all qualified physician applications have been accepted for medical staff privileges. More than 300 physicians in 42 specialties and subspecialties are credentialed at mount nittany me

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 71%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 82.7%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 15.3%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.25; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings