AtlantiCare 2021 Report to the Boards

Best Quality

• Exceeded target for Medicare readmissions. • Achieved target for Medicare mortality outcomes. • Led the Atlantic County COVID-19 Vaccination Mega Site and delivered more than 250,000 vaccine doses. • Achieved Leapfrog B Safety Rating for AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus. • Earned $6.6M of a potential $7.2M at-risk payment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital Value Based Purchasing Programs. • Achieved zero penalties for hospital-acquired conditions, Value Based Purchasing. • Implemented Summer Fitness in the Park, increasing access to physical activity opportunities in Atlantic City. • Successfully completed a Revitalization Plan for the Midtown Neighborhood in Atlantic City, allowing for further funding consideration by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and under consideration for the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) program. • Won New Jersey Hospital Association 2021 Connect Award for Outstanding Communications for COVID-19 communications efforts. • Launched COVID-19 Long-Haul Clinic and provided care for more than 300 patients. • Selected as an Ambassador Provider with Horizon BCBSNJ’s Integrated System of Care Program, designed to improve the overall health of adult Horizon Commercial Members with a Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorder. • Led Education Initiative for COVID-19 Vaccinations for hospital and Atlantic County business communities and schools. • Collaborated with nursing, intensivists and hospitalists to give Precedex infusions to PCU COVID-19 populations. • Residency Program: – Received approval for fourth psychiatry resident slot. – Launched second year of four-year residency programs with eight Family Medicine residents and six Psychiatry residents, with approved resident complement of 12 for each program.

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