Fall 2011

Were counting down to a new beginning!

As you know, Effingham Hospital & Care Center has always had a mission to provide access and delivery of quality, cost-effective, community-based healthcare to all the citizens of Effingham County. To accomplish our overall and constant mission, and to protect one of the countys most important assets, Hospital Authority members embarked on a journey that will ultimately secure the healthcare future of Effingham County for at least the next 40 years and beyond. In 2008, mission Building a New Beginning was launched. From this starting point and through December of 2010, hundreds of community members, healthcare experts, staff members and champions for improving healthcare locally, joined together to reach a most important goal. On January 2, 2011, ground was broken to make room for what will be known as Effingham Health System, the new beginning for healthcare in Effingham County. While the celebration of turning the dirt to symbolize this important milestone lasted just one afternoon, its effect still lingers. When construction of the new 58,000-square-foot facility commenced on January 3rd, the community began to watch the transformation of their hospital. Once completed, the $30-million project will create a complete medical campus designed to improve patient privacy, provide needed space to accommodate additional physicians and advancing technology and create room for additional and future community-based health programs, all while expanding essential healthcare services, including a designated Alzheimers unit. The construction of the new facility will also provide the space needed to bring many of the business operations out of the external offices they now occupy on the campus. The new hospital space is expected to open early 2012. The project has been and continues to be on schedule and on budget. Thank you for your continued support and interest in our growth and in the essential services we provide to the families living and working in this outstanding community. Sincerely,

Richard Rafter Chairman Effingham Hospital Authority

Norma Jean Morgan Chief Executive Officer Effingham Hospital & Care Center

Summing up the Effingham Hospital & Care Center Modernization Project

The Effingham Hospital & Care Center Modernization Project received its funding through an FHA Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Facts and Figures...

Total financing of the project amounts to $30,940,000. Funding for the loan took the form of $28.6 million in Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds (RZEDBs), which provide a 45% federal subsidy to reimburse Effinghams annual interest cost. Taxable bonds funded the remaining loan amount of $2.3 million. With FHA 242 Mortgage Insurance guaranteeing Effinghams loan and Ginnie Mae securities collateralizing the debt, Effinghams Series 2010 bonds received Standard and Poors highest credit rating of AAA. The combination of AAA rating and a 45% interest rate subsidy produced record low net interest and loan rates for Effingham Hospital & Care Center. Important to note is that Effinghams project was one in only five to be approved by HUD in the federal fiscal year of 2011. Once the project was approved and funded, it also began to serve as an economic driver for the local community, creating over $20 million in local spending, increased jobs and an attraction for talented, highly-sought after providers who would make Effingham County their new home.

Site Work $1,724,405 Financing and Capitalized Interest $5,511,891

Other $618,800

Construction $13,313,829

Equipment Construc)on Professional Fees Construc)on $6,653,848

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Professional Fees Construction $3,117,227

Making strides to serve at our best

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healthcare in Effingham County

To help the community better identify with the enhanced mission of Effingham Hospital & Care Center, Effingham Hospital Board of Trustees voted in April of 2011 to change the name of the organization to Effingham Health System once the modernization project is completed. was announced.

Changing the way our community perceives their options for

motion, including key appointments and several

promotions. In September of 2011, a new staff structure aligned with the growth and expansion of services

With new and rapid growth, and in preparation for the

shift in focus from building the new structure to the new infrastructure, a staff reorganization plan was put into

Award-Winning Care
at the Heart of What We Do
Effingham Hospital & Care Center has and patient care, and most recently, a great place to work. Ours is not a goal to simply pursue awards. We believe that by putting our received numerous awards for quality has been identified by employees as

commitment to excellence in action, that we will be recognized as one of in the movement toward affordable, accessible and skilled care. the regions best hospitals and leaders

Touching the Lives of Our Community

Life-saving care and access to the most basic health services such as emergency medicine, primary care, diagnostic imaging and laboratory services are essential to a community with a population of 52,000 and growing. Equally important to families in the community is providing programs that help prevent diseases, providing education on key health topics affecting us locally, and makeing certain that our community is prepared in the

in Many Ways

event of a natural disaster or incident where health and safety can become compromised. Through our many new and on-going community health programs, we are making healthcare and wellness a priority in our county, and were on a mission to help the citizens living in Effingham County make healthcare their priority as well.

Because Mens Health Matters

GUYS NIGHT OUT

Girls Night Out

Healthcare for today

and for generations to come

Our Valued Principles We believe the success of Effingham Hospital is directly related to the values we hold, share and practice. These values must form the basis for every action we take toward patients, families, physicians, volunteers and each other with commitment to:

Since opening our doors in 1969, we have helped generation after generation achieve better health. As medicine has evolved over the years, we have adapted to the changing healthcare needs of our community, added new services, implemented the latest advances in technology and most importantly, we have never strayed from our commitment to deliver quality, cost-effective community-based healthcare to all citizens of Effingham County. Our intent has always been - and will forever be... To Grow with You!

Effingham Hospital Mission

Our mission is to provide access and delivery of quality, cost effective, community-based healthcare to all the citizens of Effingham County. Our Vision Every patient will experience compassionate, quality care and service at a level of excellence that will make Effingham Hospital the healthcare provider of choice.

Quality Service Compassion Leadership Education Accountability Teamwork Creativity Fiscal Responsibility