Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.
- James Cash Penney
2017 Annual Report Fiscal year January 1 - December 31, 2017 Thank You from the Chairman of the Board
Dear Supporters of Alive,
The past year has been one of extraordinary growth, and it has happened faster than we ever dreamed possible due to your financial support and belief in our mission.
Because you share our commitment to bringing better end-of-life care to our entire Middle Tennessee community, we opened offices in Lebanon and Hendersonville and built an entirely new residence in Murfreesboro. The demand for this new facility is so great that we are already taking steps to add an additional six beds, a move we didn’t expect to have to make for years to come.
In 2017, we also laid the groundwork to open a new office in Williamson County this year. In addition, we continued to expand access to our grief support and educational services within the broader community. We also created a dedicated position to manage relationships with local universities, and the demand for our professional training has already exceeded our capacity to meet it. As you review our 2017 financial report, take a minute to congratulate yourself for all we have accomplished together and know there is much more to come! Thank you.
Warren McPherson board of directors
FOUNDERS Ward Cammack Frank Morgan The Ward Cammack Company LLC RBC Capital David Barton, MD Joe Dorko Angie Mulder John M. Flexner, MD (Quality and Comp. Chair) CHS RCCH Healthcare Partners 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vicki Estrin Dean Linda Norman (Ethics Chair) c3/consulting Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Warren McPherson, MD, Board Chair Retired Neurosurgeon, Businessman, Sara Finley (Strategic Planning Chair) Judy Orr Community Leader Threshold Corporate Consulting LLC Alive Hospice Will Wright, Past Chair Robyn Fulwider Philip Ransdell (HR Chair) Premise Health Community Leader Cracker Barrel Beth Workman, Treasurer/Finance Chair Ryan Gallagher Cathryn Rolfe United DermPartners InfoWorks HCA Physician Services Group Donna Eskind, Secretary David Hawkins Jane Siegel, MD Community Leader Feltus Hawkins Design Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance Anna-Gene O’Neal, President/CEO Stephen Heyman, MD Robert Taylor, MD Alive Hospice Saint Thomas Medical Partners Dialysis Clinic Inc. Clark Baker Veronica Marable Johnson Gina Zylstra YMCA of Middle Tennessee Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Dialysis Clinic Inc. Roger T. Briggs Lynn Lien (Comm. Devt. Chair) Stephanie Gross Bell, Board Intern Canaccord Genuity Community Leader EmCare Susan Brownie (Governance Chair) Brian Marger QualDerm Partners LLC TriStar Summit Medical Center Kim Cannon Matt Miller Bass, Berry & Sims Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
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2017 ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2017 ALIVE INSTITUTE ADVISORY Bill Hirschman (Ethics Committee) Mary Falls, Advisory Chair COMMITTEE JP Morgan Private Bank Community Leader Granbery Jackson III, Chair Doug Johnson, MD Susan Simons, Past Chair Jackson Financial Services (Ethics Committee) Community Leader David Barton, MD, Dialysis Clinic Inc. David Barton, MD, Alive Hospice Founder Allison Jones Alive Hospice Founder Lynn Barton, LCSW, (Finance Committee) Lynn Barton, LCSW, Alive Hospice Co-Founder Pinnacle Financial Partners Alive Hospice Co-Founder Warren McPherson, MD, Board Chair Carey McDonald Warren McPherson, MD, Board Chair Retired Neurosurgeon, Businessman, (Ethics Committee) Retired Neurosurgeon, Businessman, Community Leader Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Community Leader Anna-Gene O’Neal, President/CEO Angie Mulder Anna-Gene O’Neal, President/CEO Alive Hospice (Quality and Compliance Committee) Alive Hospice Frances Edwards RCCH Healthcare Partners Leslee B. (Honey) Alexander Community Leader Kate Payne, Consultant Community Leader Mary Falls (Ethics Committee) Donna Culver Community Leader Vanderbilt University Culver Productions Howard Jones, MD Rabbi Laurie Rice Frances Edwards Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Ethics Committee) Community Leader Congregation Micah Joseph C. Moss Roy Elam, MD Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital Carolyn Schneider Retired Physician (Human Resources Committee) Rev. Donna Scott RCCH Health Care Partners Annette S. Eskind Community and Faith Leader Community Leader Carol Titus Susan Simons (Finance Committee) Frank Gluck, MD Community Leader Pinnacle Financial Partners Retired Physician Jan van Eys, MD Dean Emilie Townes Mary Hunter Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Ethics Committee) Community Leader Charlie Wray Vanderbilt University Divinity School Granbery Jackson III Bass, Berry & Sims Jan van Eys, MD Jackson Financial Services (Quality & Compliance Committee; Ethics Howard Jones, MD NON-BOARD MEMBERS SERVING Committee) Vanderbilt University Medical Center ON BOARD COMMITTEES Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Harriet Karro Lisa Wooten Kasey Anderson Community Leader (Human Resources Committee) (Community Development Committee) Aegis Corporation Roberta Lochte-Jones American Council of Engineering Community Leader Michael Cassity Joseph C. Moss (Human Resources Committee) Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital HCA Tristar Sandra J. Roberts Anna Grizzle, Legal Counsel Community Leader (Quality and Compliance Committee) Bertie Shriver Bass, Berry & Sims Community Leader Lisa Handly Deborah Story (Finance Committee) Metro Nashville Public Schools Community Leader
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Alive Hospice provides compassionate care and support for people of Approval, and we are Tennessee’s only Jewish-accredited hospice. of all ages with life-limiting illnesses and their families in 12 Middle Additionally, we have Middle Tennessee’s only pediatric and perinatal Tennessee counties. We provide more mission-based care than any hospice team, and we are a Level 4 We Honor Veterans partner other hospice organization in the state of Tennessee. organization, the highest ranking a hospice organization can achieve We are accredited by the Joint Commission and hold its Gold Seal as part of the program.
PROGRAM STATISTICS
3,869 patients and their 157,142 patient days of care 577 patients served at Alive families received hospice care Hospice at TriStar Skyline 2,614 patients received home Madison Campus 12 pediatric patients and their hospice care families received care 218 patients served at The 1,142 patients served at The Residence at Alive Hospice - 430 average daily census Residence at Alive Hospice - Nashville Murfreesboro
Hospice Patients By Ethnicity Hospice Patients By Age
Black: 10.97% Hispanic: 1.13% 75+: 56.18% 0-14: 0.47% Asian: 0.86% 15-24: 0.22% Native American: 0.14% 25-34: 0.61% Caucasian: Other: 0.61% 65-74 35-64 86.29% 21.19% 21.33%
Hospice Patients By Diagnosis Hospice Patients By County