Parkview Adventist Medical Center

“Management Duties - The position of president of the Organization is outsourced to Central Maine Healthcare Corporation (CMHC). The President is employed by CMHC, under a contract approved by the Organization's Board of Directors. The Board of Directors maintains oversight of this position, but day to day operations are managed and supervised by the President.”

“There shall be two classes of members, ex-officio and regular members. Members shall consist of (A) the president of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who shall serve as the chair of the membership, (B) the treasurer of the Northern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, who shall serve as vice chair of the membership, (C) the president of the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventist or his or her designee (D) the pastor of the Bruswick, Maine Seventh-Day Church, and (E) the President and Chief Executive officer of the Corporation. Each ex-officio member shall hold office until his or her resignation.”

“The ex-officio members shall be entitled to elect a total of four regular members. Each regular member shall (A)be a resident of the state of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont, (B)be more than eighteen years of age, (C)have an interest in health care matters, (D)understand and support the operational philosophy of Seventh-day Adventist health care facilities, (E)support the philosophy and objectives of the Church and its medical ministry, and (F)be a member in good standing of the Church except as otherwise provided in this article. No director, employee, or member of the Corporation's medical staff shall serve as a member.”

“Form 990 Review Process - The Form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the Organization. The Medical Center's finance department works with a public accoutning firm to populate and complete the form 990 and all applicable schedules. After the accounting firm reviews the first draft for accuracy and completeness, the Medical Center's finance department reviews for accuracy and completeness. The return is then sent back to the accounting firm for final completion and review. The Medical Center's board of directors then reviews the completed return. Approval is required by the board prior to filing the return with the IRS.”

“Part VI, Section B, Line 12C - Monitoring compliance with conflict of interest policy - Each year the board chair asks the president to send out an annual disclosure and acknowledgement form to each board member. This form requires information from the board member related to any possible conflicts of interest in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation. The forms are reviewed by the executive committee to ensure compliance, and if there are questions or conflicts of interest that arise, a member of the executive committee will interact with the board member in question, and report any findings to the board for resolution. Any disclosure of possible or actual conflicts of interest, before or after a transaction has occurred, is conveyed in a report to the full board, by the executive committee. After review of the possible conflict, the board would take actions it deemed appropriate in addressing the possible or actual conflicts, which could include restrictions, or dismissal from their position.”

“Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15B - Compensation Review - The board of directors has a ceo compensation committee that reviews the compensation of all Parkview executives at the VP level and above. Recent market salary and compensation information for the respective VP position, which comes from the state of Maine and New England states, is presented by the president. The committee reviews the recommendations of the president for each VP position and determines whether the recommendation is appropriate or not appropriate. If deemed not appropriate, the president will amend the recommendation to meet with the committee's approval. The process is documented in the board minutes.”

“Document Disclosure - The approved and filed IRS Form 990 is available to the public as requested. The Medical Center's articles of incorporation are filed with the state government. Its conflict of interest policy is made available in the administrative offices on request, and its audited financial statements are submitted to the Maine Health Data Organization, which will make public the information if requested by interested parties.”