Willamette Falls Hospital

What it reported doing in 2011

Acute Care - Outpatient: Acute Outpatients Visits - 158,266ER Visits - 26,114OP Surgeries - 3,565In February-American Heart Month- Providence Heart and Vascular Institute offered free community forums. The popular Northwest Guide to Heart-Healthy Living was distributed. Free online heart attack risk assessments were offered. The Hospital also provided vascular health screenings. Community forums included presentations by Providence experts on caring for our hearts, as well as cooking demonstrations by Providence chefs. Providence Heart & Vascular Institute presented a community forum titled "Heart Attack: What Do I Do Before and After", discussing the treatment and prevention of heart attack and cardiovascular disease. A new program at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center (PWFMC), Connections, includes a team of experts who assist patients and families develop a care plan to support them in the context of their life-changing illness. The consultation may include pain assessment, social and spiritual assessment, understanding of the illness, prognosis and treatment options and identification of patient-centered goals of care. When patients are diagnosed with life-changing conditions or illnesses, such as heart failure, dialysis, stroke or cancer, Providence Connections can help with their medical and emotional needs. Connections is a palliative care consultation service for inpatients and outpatients. It's designed to provide specialty level care for difficult-to-manage symptoms, complex family dynamics and challenging decisions about transitioning care settings.Providence Integrative Medicine physicians discussed food and exercise choices that affect breast cancer risk; whole foods and the Mediterranean-style diet; why good food choices (and not supplements) are your best bet for good health; and how acupuncture, massage and naturopathic medicine can reduce the side effects of cancer treatment. A free class "Next Steps Against Cancer: Nutrition, Exercise and Natural Medicine to Reduce Risk, Enhance Survival and Improve Quality of Life," was offered at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center.At the recent CleanMed 2011, a national meeting for health care organizations sharing sustainability best practices, Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center was recognized with Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards (Partner for Change Award and Making Medicine Mercury-Free Award). Practice Greenhealth is a national membership association devoted to environmentally responsible health care by helping organizations reduce their environmental footprint.Providence Willamette Falls Hospice was the beneficiary of an $11,000 donation from the 23rd annual Oregon Cancer Ski-Out, March 2011. The event began as a way for the founder and a group of his friends to channel the sadness they felt after losing family members and friends to cancer. Oregon Cancer Ski-Out is a team-based ski race with a format that rewards consistency, not speed, making it possible for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities to participate. Since 1992, PWF Hospice has received more than $180,000 from the event.PWFMC supports the Power of Produce Club for children ages 5 to 12 at Oregon City Saturday Market. When children register for a "Passport To Health," they receive a POP Club reusable shopping bag, a PWFMC pedometer to record their "steps to health" while shopping at the market, and $5 in wooden tokens to spend on fresh veggies, fruit and food plants for each visit to the market (while funding lasts). More than 400 new POP Club members registered at the first three days of the market. The pedometers help kids focus on exercise as well as nutrition.New software was installed at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center to adopt two secure electronic systems in mid-August for viewing Providence Health & Services diagnostic images and patient medical records. The iSite system allows providers from other parts of the region to view images generated

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 38.4%; rating input score 38; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 84th 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: -6.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 10.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings