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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,501,655
Total expenses
$12,612,086
Contributions and grants received
$6,415
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,928,377
Investment income
$2,636
Other revenue
$564,227
Total assets, end of year
$2,332,898
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,079,896
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,253,002
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,854,669
Management and general expenses
$757,417
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,854,669

Program services were 94.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,415

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARAMEDIC SERVICE

    total $6,750,706 · related or exempt $6,750,706

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REVENUE FROM AFFILIATES

    total $177,671 · related or exempt $177,671

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,636 · excluded $2,636

  • 11a · Other revenue: PSH EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT

    total $559,890 · excluded $559,890

  • 11b · Other revenue: REBATE REVENUE

    total $4,337 · related or exempt $4,337

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $564,227

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,552,580 · program services $5,239,261 · management and general $313,319

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $245,051 · program services $231,223 · management and general $13,828

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,307,209 · program services $1,233,446 · management and general $73,763

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $411,319 · program services $388,109 · management and general $23,210

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $530 · management and general $530

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,434 · management and general $8,434

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $419,386 · program services $377,505 · management and general $41,881

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,390 · program services $2,390

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $142,362 · program services $141,902 · management and general $460

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $57,604 · program services $55,662 · management and general $1,942

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $508,713 · program services $464,978 · management and general $43,735

  • 17 · Travel

    total $175,900 · program services $165,570 · management and general $10,330

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,526 · program services $17,923 · management and general $603

  • 20 · Interest

    total $20 · program services $18 · management and general $2

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $305,026 · program services $278,802 · management and general $26,224

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $215,369 · program services $184,019 · management and general $31,350

  • 24a · Other expenses: INTER-ENTITY EXPENSE

    total $1,910,594 · program services $1,746,335 · management and general $164,259

  • 24b · Other expenses: UNCOLLECTIBLE EXP, DUE

    total $1,208,879 · program services $1,208,879

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $120,219 · program services $116,750 · management and general $3,469

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOK, LICENSES, FEES, DUE

    total $1,897 · program services $1,897

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $78 · management and general $78

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,791,048

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $819,352 · end of year $781,183

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $47,314 · end of year $2,294

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $77,689 · end of year $66,082

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,984,745

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,501,406

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $941,856 · end of year $1,483,339

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $512,100 · end of year $136,900

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $515,661 · end of year $110,885

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $106,699 · end of year $153,255

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $179,366 · end of year $678,856

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,363,433 · end of year $1,253,002

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

STRIVE TO MAKE BETTER HEALTH EASIER BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH EQUITABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND INCLUSIVE CARE MODELS THAT SUPPORT PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, & COMMUNITY SERVICE.

  • WEST SHORE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES, INC. (WSALS, D/B/A GEISINGER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (GEMS)) STRIVES: - TO BE THE LEADER IN EXCELLENCE IN THE PROVISION OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. - TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF COMPASSIONATE, COURTEOUS, AND PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT OF THOSE PLACED IN OUR CARE. - TO ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN THE IMAGE OF PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES AS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE CHAIN OF HEALTH CARE UTILIZING THE MOST UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE. - TO ASSIST OTHERS IN THEIR EDUCATION IN PRE-HOSPITAL CARE THROUGH OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR DUTIES. - TO MAINTAIN A WORKPLACE WHERE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ARE NURTURED, WHERE PERFORMANCE AND REWARDS ARE EQUITABLE, AND WHERE SOCIAL AND SELF- ACTUALIZATION NEEDS ARE FULFILLED. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, WSALS COMMITS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES, CREATIVELY RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE SERVED. WSALS PROVIDES PRIMARY EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) AMBULANCE SERVICE, PRIMARY EMERGENCY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICE, AND ROUTINE BLS SERVICE, WHETHER ROUTINE (NON-EMERGENCY) OR LIFE SAVING (EMERGENCY) CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH IT SERVES. WSALS PROVIDES 24-HOUR AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING: EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT: -WSALS RESPONDS TO 911 EMERGENCY CALLS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS. -CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORTATION: PEOPLE WHO ARE INJURED OR ILL GET SAFE MEDICAL TRANSPORT IN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES OUTFITTED WITH LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS. -BASIC LIFE SUPPORT: OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS) ARE RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU NEED MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FROM HOME TO DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS OR BETWEEN FACILITIES. ALL OUR BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCES CARRY OXYGEN AND MEDICAL DEVICES ESSENTIAL TO CARE. -ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: SKILLED PARAMEDICS FOCUS ON THOSE NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION DURING TRANSPORT TO GEISINGER OR OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE AREA. NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES AND MEDICAL TRANSPORT -AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICES: WSALS PROVIDES NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO OR FROM DOCTORS' APPOINTMENTS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCIES AND OTHER CARE FACILITIES. -WHEELCHAIR VAN SERVICE, PARATRANSIT SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. WSALS IS COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVICES OFFERING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES, INCLUDING: -CPR/AED INFORMATION AND FIRST AID COURSES -EMERGENCY PLANNING ASSISTANCE -MEDICAL EDUCATION ON ALCOHOL/DRUGS, STROKE, HEART ATTACK, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND OTHER TOPICS -BOY SCOUT AND GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES -PRESENTATIONS TO GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS EVENT COVERAGE AND EMS STANDBY -WSALS PROVIDES ON-SITE AMBULANCE, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINED STAFF AT PICNICS, CONCERTS, SPORTING EVENTS AND SIMILAR COMMUNITY EVENTS. UNCOMPENSATED CARE WSALS RECOGNIZES THAT ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PARAMEDIC SERVICES. WSALS PROVIDES QUALITY SERVICES REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. IN THIS REGARD, WSALS PROVIDES FREE OR SUBSIDIZED CARE BELOW COST AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. A.CHARITY CARE THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF WSALS IS THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ALL THE CITIZENS IN THEIR PENNSYLVANIA SERVICE AREA REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. THE UNREIMBURSED COST OF CHARITY CARE REPRESENTS THE COST WSALS INCURS BY PROVIDING FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COST TO WSALS OF PROVIDING THIS CHARITY CARE DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 WAS 58,682. B. MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL IN RECOGNIZING ITS MISSION TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ELDERLY (MEDICARE), THE POOR (MEDICAID), AS WELL AS OTHERS. WSALS PROVIDES CARE, BELOW COST, TO PERSONS COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS. TO THE EXTENT REIMBURSEMENT IS BELOW THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTHCARE, WSALS IS FURTHERING ITS MISSION TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF MEDICARE AND/OR MEDICAID IS EQUAL TO THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES LESS THE AMOUNT RECEIVED AS REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE PROGRAM. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE UNREIMBURSED VALUE OF PROVIDING CARE TO THESE PATIENTS WAS 4,819,079. C. OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES IN ADDITION, WSALS PROVIDES OTHER PATIENT SERVICES FOR WHICH FULL PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED. THE UNCOMPENSATED COST OF PROVIDING SUCH PATIENT SERVICES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 WAS 722,904. COMMUNITY HEALTH. EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH A.HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES WSALS ALSO PROVIDED OTHER HEALTH CARE SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 7,805 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022. COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUMMARY CHARITY CARE 58,682 MEDICARE/MEDICAID/OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 4,819,079 OTHER UNCOMPENSATED PATIENT SERVICES 722,904 COMMUNITY HEALTH, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND OTHER 7,805 TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT 5,608,470 STATISTICS WSALS RESPONDED TO 13,961 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICE CALLS DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022.

    Expenses $11,854,669 · Revenue $6,932,714

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JAEWON RYU MD JD

    PRESIDENT, D

    Total calculated
    $7,105,981
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $5,545,041
    Other
    $1,560,940

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $4,189,940 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $1,355,101 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $1,526,570 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $34,370 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $7,105,981 related

  • KEVIN V ROBERTS MBA CPA

    EVP, CFO, TR

    Total calculated
    $2,110,506
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,735,635
    Other
    $374,871

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $1,652,425 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $83,210 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $348,862 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $26,009 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $2,110,506 related

  • MATTHEW WALSH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,679,584
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,371,594
    Other
    $307,990

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $1,219,503 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $152,091 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $271,570 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $36,420 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $1,679,584 related

  • STEVEN B BENDER ESQUIRE

    EVP, CLO, SE

    Total calculated
    $1,101,512
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $885,926
    Other
    $215,586

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $846,303 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $39,623 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $181,570 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $34,016 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $1,101,512 related

  • GERALD V MALONEY DO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $942,787
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $809,293
    Other
    $133,494

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $679,749 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $129,544 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $91,570 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $41,924 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $942,787 related

  • LORI R GRAMLEY ESQUIRE

    ACLO, ASST S

    Total calculated
    $392,858
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $347,436
    Other
    $45,422

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $321,611 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $25,825 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $21,570 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $23,852 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $392,858 related

  • RONALD REDMOND

    PARAMEDIC

    Total calculated
    $204,537
    From this org
    $182,664
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,873
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,910
    Bonus
    $24,644
    Other
    $2,110
    Deferred
    $10,559
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,314
    Filer's total
    $204,537

  • PAUL N CHRISTOPHEL

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $199,333
    From this org
    $155,927
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,406
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,860
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $9,067
    Deferred
    $8,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,281
    Filer's total
    $199,333

  • STEVEN THOMPSON

    SUPERVISOR E

    Total calculated
    $158,091
    From this org
    $117,574
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,517
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $99,002
    Bonus
    $12,785
    Other
    $5,787
    Deferred
    $6,041
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,476
    Filer's total
    $158,091

  • CHRISTOPHER GARDNER

    PARAMEDIC

    Total calculated
    $135,672
    From this org
    $113,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,726
    Hours/week
    40

  • GEORGE M KOST

    PARAMEDIC

    Total calculated
    $131,020
    From this org
    $124,808
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,212
    Hours/week
    40

  • JEFFREY A JACOBSON

    CHAIR, DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 3.25 related

  • BENJAMIN K CHU MD MPH MACP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 3.75 related

  • VIRGINIA MCGREGOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 3.5 related

  • V CHRIS HOLCOMBE PE

    VICE CHAIR,

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 3.25 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1A
TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS - FROM TIME TO TIME, THE GEISINGER BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR GEISINGER SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPROVE THE GROSS-UP OF EXPENSES, WHICH FURTHER GEISINGER BUSINESS, FOR TAX OBLIGATIONS.
SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4
JAEWON RYU, MD, JD 0 1,322,351 0 MATTHEW WALSH 0 123,179 0 GERALD V. MALONEY, DO 0 70,375 0
SCHEDULE J, PART III
PART I, LINE 4B - SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN COMPENSATION FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES MAY BE DEFERRED TO A 457(F) NONQUALIFIED PLAN THAT VESTS WITH COMPLETION OF SERVICE, DEATH AND/OR PERMANENT DISABILITY. __________________________________________________________________________ FOOTNOTE: THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT, THE TERMS "GEISINGER- OR "GEISINGER HEALTH" SHALL REFER TO THE ENTIRE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMPRISED OF GEISINGER HEALTH FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") AS PARENT AND ALL SUBSIDIARY CORPORATE ENTITIES COMPRISING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT, THE TERM "SYSTEM" SHALL REFER TO THE ENTIRE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AS PREVIOUSLY DEFINED PLUS ITS AFFILIATES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
7 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303189349305410

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