Schuylkill Health System Medical Group, Inc.
Schuylkill Health System Medical Group, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
To support and promote the purposes of Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill, Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center, and affiliated entities.
About
SCHUYLKILL HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL GROUP DBA LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP-SCHUYLKILL (LVPG-S) PROMOTES THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IN AND AROUND THE POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA AREA AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. LVPG-S ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH CARE OF PERSONS IN OUR SERVICE AREA, INCLUDING AMBULATORY, MEDICAL AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, CREED, AGE OR GENDER; BY AND THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, OF QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.HISTORY AND BACKGROUNDLVPG-S WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1998 AS AN AFFILIATE OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - SCHUYLKILL (PREVIOUSLY SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER EAST NORWEGIAN STREET AND SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH JACKSON STREET). AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH SUPPORTS BOTH THE LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - SCHUYLKILL (LVH-S) AND LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK, LVPG-S HAS DEVELOPED PHYSICIAN PRACTICES IN FAMILY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PAIN MANAGEMENT, PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE, PEDIATRICS, AND PHYSIATRY. WITH A CURRENT SIZE OF 25 PHYSICIANS AND 11 ADVANCED PRACTICE CLINICIANS, LVPG-S OPERATES AS A SINGLE ENTITY WITH SERVICES PROVIDED AT NUMEROUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY REGION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019, LVPG-S PRACTICES HAD 62,786 PATIENT VISITS, UP 40.0% FROM THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2018 VISITS OF 43,513.PATIENT CARE PROGRAMSLVPG-S OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE PROMOTION, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND ARE A PART OF A HEALTHCARE NETWORK ESTABLISHED BY LVPG-S AND LVH-S TO MEET THE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY REGION. LVPG-S SERVES AS A MULTISPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- CANCER SERVICES (HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY)- INTERNAL MEDICINE AND FAMILY MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE- CARDIOLOGY- ORTHOPEDICS- PAIN MANAGEMENT- PEDIATRICS- SURGERY- PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE- OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY- NEUROLOGY- ENDOCRINOLOGYSOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED PROGRAMS FOR FY 2019 ARE:CANCER SERVICES:CANCER CARE PROGRAMS INCLUDE PREVENTION, DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, CLINICAL TRIALS, REHABILITATION AND THE EVALUATION OF CANCER-RELATED CARE. IN POTTSVILLE, YOU CAN SEE YOUR HEMATOLOGIST ONCOLOGIST, RECEIVE CHEMOTHERAPY INFUSIONS AND ACCESS ON-SITE LABORATORY DRAW SERVICES. A DEDICATED NURSE NAVIGATOR IS HERE FOR YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR CANCER JOURNEY. IN FY 2019 THE CANCER INSTITUTE HAD 685 PATIENT VISITS. PRIMARY CARE:LVPG-S PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED CARE TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE AT THE TIME OF NEED, FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE COORDINATION BETWEEN SPECIALIST AND SERVICEAT LVPG-S, A DEDICATED "PREVENTIVE SERVICES DAY" WAS SCHEDULED, MEDICARE ANNUAL WELLNESS VISITS WERE PERFORMED AS WERE AS MANY POINT-OF-CARE SERVICES AS POSSIBLE. THE LVHN MOBILE MAMMOGRAM VAN WAS ON SITE TO PROVIDE SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS. MARKETING ASSISTED IN COMMUNICATION TO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, PATIENT GIFT BAGS WERE PROVIDED WITH LVPG / LVHN SERVICES INFORMATION, LVHN LOGO ITEMS, PENS, PILL CASES, BLOOD PRESSURE CARDS AND MEDICATION CARDS. IN MAY OF 2019 AN EXPRESS CARE SITE OPENED IN POTTSVILLE TO PROVIDE EXPANDED PRIMARY CARE ACCESS.INFANTS/CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULTS:LVPG-S OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PEDIATRIC MEDICAL CARE BY COMBINING A PHILOSOPHY OF PATIENT/FAMILY-CENTERED CARE WITH DIAGNOSTIC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL BASED PHYSICIANS AND SUBSPECIALISTS. WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES:LVPG-S MAINTAINS A SPECIAL FOCUS ON PRENATAL CARE AS A COMPONENT OF ITS COMPREHENSIVE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING GENERAL OBSTETRIC / GYNECOLOGIC CARE.IN FY 2019 COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES MEDICAL GROUP BECAME PART OF LVPG-S. THIS GREATLY EXPANDED THE BREADTH OF SERVICES AVAILABLE IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. THE LVHN MOBILE MAMMOGRAM VAN WAS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS.TELEMEDICINE PROGRAMS THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE HAS REMAINED A LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE EXPANDED OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR GROWING NETWORK AND BEYOND. TELEMEDICINE ALLOWS OUR TEAM TO OFFER SPECIALTY CARE TO SITES AND PATIENTS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES.ECONSULT PROGRAM THE DOM HAS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE INNOVATION IN OUR CARE DELIVERY MODEL. ONE MAJOR INNOVATION LAUNCHED IN 2018 WAS THE CREATION OF THE ECONSULT PROGRAM. THIS NEW TOOL ALLOWED LVPG PROVIDERS TO POSE PATIENT-SPECIFIC, NON-URGENT QUESTIONS TO THEIR SPECIALIST COLLEAGUES IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES. REQUESTING PROVIDERS RECEIVE FEEDBACK WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS. THE REQUESTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FORMALLY EMBEDDED WITHIN THE EMR AND BECOME PART OF THE LEGAL MEDICAL RECORD.2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA) THE CHNA REPORT EXAMINES THE FACTORS THAT IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE CHNA IS AN IMPORTANT OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH IN OUR REGION AND IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONCERN. THESE REPORTS WERE REVIEWED BY LVHN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AT EACH CAMPUS, AND INITIAL HEALTH NEEDS WERE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE COMMUNITIES INPUT AND LVHN'S ABILITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THAT HEALTH NEED. NEXT STEPS INCLUDE DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS PRIORITIZED HEALTH NEEDS WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED IN LVHN'S CHNA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. ALTHOUGH LVPG-S IS NOT REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CHNA, OUR PHYSICIANS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HELPING TO CARRY OUT THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR OUR SCHUYLKILL COUNTY REGION.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “To support and promote the purposes of lehigh valley hospital - schuylkill, schuylkill rehabilitation center, and affiliated entities.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Providing healthcare services to the community.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is PA, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 700 EAST NORWEGIAN STREET, POTTSVILLE, PA, 17901.
- The form of the non-profit reports 90 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$6,722,572.
- The organization has 0 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1998.
- The organization pays $12,802,404 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.