Exeter Med Real Inc

“For the period covered by this filing, beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh) served as direct or indirect sole member of: beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (bidmc), mount auburn hospital (mah), new england baptist hospital (nebh), beth israel deaconess hospital milton, inc. (milton), beth israel deaconess hospital needham, inc. (needham), beth israel deaconess hospital plymouth, inc. (plymouth), lahey clinic foundation (lcf) , lahey clinic (lci), lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital and medical center (lhmc), winchester hospital (winchester), northeast hospital corporation (northeast), anna jaques hospital (ajh), beth israel lahey health pharmacy, joslin diabetes center, exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) and exeter hospital. Each of these affiliates may have, in turn, served as member of additional entities within the bilh network of affiliates. In addition, harvard medical faculty physicians at beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (hmfp) is the dedicated physician practice of bidmc and an entity integrally related to helping bidmc and other affiliates in the bilh network accomplish their charitable purposes. For this same period hmfp served as the sole member of affiliated physicians of harvard medical faculty physicians at beth israel deaconess medical center (aphmfp) as well as the direct or indirect member of several additional entities. Two or more of the persons listed in this form 990 part vii have a business relationship with each other by virtue of sitting on one or more boards of directors/trustees or by serving in an employment relationship with one or more entities within the network of the affiliated organizations noted above. Additional detail is provided in the explanatory notes to this form 990 schedule j.”

“Exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) is the sole stockholder of exeter med real, inc. (emr or corporation). In addition, beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh) is the sole member of ehri.”

“The board of trustees of the corporation shall be elected by the stockholder(s). The president and all other officers shall be elected by said board. The officers of the corporation shall be a president, treasurer, secretary and a board of not less than three (3) nor more than seven (7) trustees as the stockholder(s), from time to time, may fix and determine; provided, however that when all of the stock of the corporation is owned by fewer than three (3) record stockholders, the number of trustees may be fewer than three (3) but not less than the number of stockholders. While the sole stockholder of the corporation is exeter health resources, inc., such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary, including any vice presidents, may be appointed by the board of trustees. The officers of the corporation may also include one or more vice presidents, assistant treasurers, and/or assistant secretaries.”

“Exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) is the sole stockholder of exeter med real, inc. (emr or corporation)). In addition, as noted throughout this filing, beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh or system member) is the sole member of ehri. The board of trustees shall have the entire management of the business and affairs of the corporation and shall have and exercise all powers possessed by the corporation, so far as delegation of authority is not inconsistent with the laws of the state of new hampshire, with the articles of incorporation or with the corporation's by-laws. Subject to the provisions of the emr articles of incorporation and the bylaws and the authorities of beth israel lahey health (bilh or system member) as described in the ehri articles of agreement and the bylaws of the ehri and chapter 292 of the new hampshire revised statues (act), the sole stockholder shall have the right to amend the articles of incorporation and the by-laws (governance action), as follows: to the extent that new hampshire law requires the board of trustees to make a recommendation or adopt a resolution on a governance action, then the recommendation or resolution shall be taken by the board of trustees in accordance with the by-laws. In the normal course, either the governance action will be recommended by the board of trustees of its own accord, or the sole stockholder of the corporation will request that the board of trustees consider and make a recommendation to the sole stockholder of the corporation regarding such governance action. If the board of trustees recommends a governance action, then the sole stockholder of the corporation may approve, disapprove, defer or suggest reconsideration or amendment of the governance action as recommended by the board of trustees. If the sole stockholder of the corporation requests that the board of trustees reconsider or amend a governance action, then the board of trustees shall take the requested action within such reasonable time as may be specified by the sole member of the corporation for such action. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of agreement, these by-laws may be amended by action of the sole stockholder of the corporation.”

“As noted in various disclosures throughout this filing, beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh) is the direct or indirect sole member of exeter med real, inc. . This form 990 is prepared by the bilh tax department in conjunction with deloitte tax, llp (deloitte). As part of this process, the bilh tax department works with other disciplines and functions within bilh and exeter med real, inc. To ensure that all financial and non-financial disclosures are complete and accurate. Examples of such departments include but are not limited to: finance and accounting, human resources and payroll, treasury, compliance, legal, community benefits, financial assistance and reimbursement, governance, development, graduate medical education, government relations, research and/or research finance. Exeter med real, inc. 's form 990 is reviewed internally by the bilh assistant vice president, taxation and externally by deloitte. Exeter med real, inc. 's form 990, along with the forms 990 of all entities in the bilh network, are discussed with the bilh audit and compliance committee. Deloitte signs the final returns. A copy of the complete return is then provided to each member of exeter med real, inc. 's board of trustees prior to submission to the internal revenue service.”

“As noted throughout this filing, exeter med real, inc. Is a member of the beth israel lahey health (bilh) system of affiliates. All entities in the bilh network adhere to the bilh conflict of interest policy and maintain a written, comprehensive conflict of interest policy at the entity level. Pursuant to these policies, bilh entities' officers, trustees and key employees as well as certain other individuals are required to complete the annual conflict of interest and tax questionnaire (coi-tq). The coi-tq is designed to require disclosure of any business and family relationships and affiliations maintained by officers, trustees, or key employees and their family members and which may result in a real or perceived conflict of interest. The bilh office of integrity and compliance, in conjunction with the bilh tax department, administers the coi-tq process annually. Bilh integrity and compliance collects and reviews all disclosures. Disclosures for bilh executives and key employees are assigned appropriate follow-up action in accordance with the bilh policy. A summary of positive responses for each bilh affiliate is provided to the compliance officer for that entity for review final determination of any potential or actual conflict. Any activity that requires action under the conflict of interest policies is subject to ongoing review by exeter med real, inc. As well as the bilh integrity and compliance office. Pursuant to the bilh conflict of interest policy, certain activities which could create conflicts of interest are prohibited while other types of relationships are permitted, subject to compliance with a management plan to require disclosure and recusal, including appropriate documentation in the minutes. In addition, as noted above, the annual coi-tq process outlined above is jointly issued by the bilh tax department, to ensure that the questionnaire is distributed to all current and former members of the exeter med real, inc. Board of trustees as well as former officers and key employees. The coi-tq process is designed to gather the information necessary for exeter med real, inc. To completely and accurately complete form 990 schedule l, transactions with interested persons and form 990, part vi, question 2, family and business relationships between officers, directors/trustees and key employees.”

“As required by this form 990 and as reported in the form 990 schedule j, although this filing covers the fiscal period october 1, 2023 to september 30, 2024, compensation reported in this filing is calendar year 2023 compensation. In addition, as reported in the prior year form 990, effective july 1, 2023, beth israel lahey health (bilh) became the sole member of exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) and ehri is the member of exeter med real (emr). The president of ehri also serves as the president of emr. The ehri president effective july 1, 2023 as well as other emr officers, trustees and key employees whose positions commenced on or after july 1, 2023 and who are employed by bilh, was set by the bilh compensation committee and/or board. Compensation for the ehri and emr president who commenced in that role effective july 1, 2023 was also set by the bilh compensation committee. Compensation of other emr officers, trustees and key employees was set prior to bilh becoming the sole member of ehri and was set by the ehri compensation committee and board. Both compensation committees engaged in processes intended to ensure that all officers, directors/trustees and key employees received reasonable compensation packages. Additional detail is below. Bilh compensation committee process: as noted in this form 990, beth israel lahey health (bilh) became the sole member of ehri effective july 1, 2023 and the president of ehri / emr became an employee of bilh at that time. In this capacity, the bilh compensation committee sets compensation for the president of ehri / emr who started in the role effective july 1, 2023. The compensation setting process for the ehri / emr president who served through june 30, 2023 as well as officers and system managers whose positions commenced before july 1, 2023 is described below. The bilh compensation committee establishes the policies and the compensation structure, including benefits, for the beth israel lahey health network of affiliates including the bilh chief executive officer as well as other members of senior management at bilh and its affiliates. The compensation committee is responsible for assuring that the total compensation provided to these individuals is fair and reasonable using current and credible market practice information and is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable legal and regulatory guidelines. The bilh compensation committee is composed of independent members of its board of trustees in setting compensation, the compensation committee relies upon published compensation surveys and studies produced by independent compensation consulting firms that regularly assess executive compensation and benefits of substantially similar organizations. The compensation committee meets to review the compensation structure of the individuals described above and at that time reviews the compensation survey details prepared by the independent compensation consulting firm. For some categories of positions, the compensation committee will review the compensation structure and targets as a group, rather than by individual. Compensation for the bilh ceo and other senior executives is reviewed on an individual basis. The compensation committee then votes to approve the compensation arrangements of all individuals described above except for the bilh ceo. The compensation package for the bilh ceo as voted by the compensation committee is submitted to the full bilh board of trustees for approval. All deliberations for both the compensation committee and the board of trustees are contemporaneously documented in minutes. The compensation committee processes and procedures as described above are designed to meet the requirements of treasury regulation section 53.4958-6(c), rebuttable presumption that a transaction is not an excess benefit transaction. Ehri executive committee compensation setting process for exeter med real president, officers, trustees and key employees: prior to july 1, 202”

“As noted throughout this filing, exeter med real, inc. Is a member of the beth israel lahey health (bilh) network of affiliates with bilh serving as exeter med real, inc. 's sole member, or if not as direct sole member, indirectly as the member in its capacity as parent of the beth israel lahey health network. Exeter med real, inc. 's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the general public upon request at the following location: beth israel lahey health tax department schrafft's city center, 4th floor, 529 main street charlestown, ma 02129”

“The mission of exeter med real, inc. (emr) is to hold and manage real estate assets for the benefit of exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) and its subsidiaries exeter hospital, core physicians, llc, exeter med real and rockingham visiting nurse association and hospice. Emr is a member of the beth israel lahey health network of affiliates. Bilh is an integrated health care system committed to expanding access to extraordinary patient care across eastern massachusetts and southern new hampshire advancing the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education. The bilh system is comprised of academic and teaching hospitals, a premier orthopedics hospital, primary care and specialty care providers, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, community hospitals, homecare services, outpatient behavioral health centers, addiction treatment programs. Bilh's community of clinicians, caregivers and staff includes approximately 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees. During the fiscal period covered by this filing, beth israel lahey health (bilh) served as the sole member of beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (bidmc), mount auburn hospital (mah), new england baptist hospital (nebh), beth israel deaconess hospital - milton, inc. (milton), beth israel deaconess hospital - needham, inc. (needham), beth israel deaconess hospital - plymouth, inc. (plymouth), lahey health shared services (lhss), lahey clinic foundation (lcf), winchester hospital (winchester), northeast hospital corporation (nhc) which includes beverly, addison gilbert and bayridge hospitals, northeast behavioral corporation (nbhc), anna jaques hospital (ajh), the beth israel lahey health performance network (bilhpn), the joslin diabetes center, exeter health resources, inc (ehri) and the beth israel lahey health pharmacy. The lahey clinic foundation in turn served as the sole member of lahey clinic inc, and lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital and medical center (lhmc), ehri in turn served as the sole member of exeter hospital and lhss in turn served as the sole member of beth israel lahey health primary care. See form 990 schedule r for additional information.”

“As noted above, as an entity exempt from income tax under irc section 501(c)(25), emr's purpose is to hold title to property and manage the real estate assets of and for the benefit of its affiliates which are exempt from income tax under irc section 501(c)(3): exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) and its subsidiaries exeter hospital, core physicians, llc, exeter med real and rockingham visiting nurse association and hospice. These activities are in furtherance of emr's exempt mission as well as in support of the healthcare missions of its affiliates noted here. In addition, emr is an affiliate of the beth israel lahey health network. In addition to the accomplishments noted above for exeter med real (emr), and as noted throughout this form 990, exeter med real (emr) is a member of the beth israel lahey health (bilh) network of affiliates. The bilh core values and principals are listed here as well as network-wide accomplishments during the fiscal period covered by this filing. The bilh network is delivering on the promise to bilh patients and communities to expand access and provide extraordinary care, while also advancing medicine through discovery and education. The bilh purpose statement articulates the impact that each bilh affiliate strives to make in the communities served. These shared values guide each entity's daily efforts and keep each affiliate aligned in the pursuit of the bilh purpose, showing how "we care" for patients, each other and the communities served. Purpose statement: bilh creates healthier communities one person at a time through seamless care and ground-breaking science, driven by excellence, innovation and equity. Bilh we care values: wellbeing. We provide a health-focused workplace and support a healthy work-life balance. Empathy. We do our best to understand others' feelings, needs and perspectives. Collaboration. We work together to achieve extraordinary results. Accountability. We hold ourselves and each other to behaviors necessary to achieve our collective goals. Respect. We value diversity and treat all members of our community with dignity and inclusiveness. Equity. Everyone has the opportunity to attain their full potential in our workplace and through the care we provide. Bilh is accomplishing this mission by providing support to its affiliates which include: 1. A physician enterprise that encompasses the system's network of employed primary care and specialty physicians located throughout our region; 2. A hospital and ambulatory services group that includes world-class academic medical centers and teaching hospitals with affiliations with harvard medical school, um and tufts university school of medicine; leading community hospitals; a renowned orthopedics hospital; and comprehensive ambulatory centers; 3. A population health enterprise that embraces a model of care to improve the health of all those served by bilh; the population health domain includes the system's clinically integrated network of affiliated providers and vital services, including behavioral health and home care services; 4. A robust network of administrative and operational services to advance strategic goals, both locally and at the system level, that offers expertise and standardized resources based on best practices. During the fiscal period covered by this filing, beth israel lahey health (bilh) served as the sole member of beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (bidmc), mount auburn hospital (mah), new england baptist hospital (nebh), beth israel deaconess hospital - milton, inc. (milton), beth israel deaconess hospital - needham, inc. (needham), beth israel deaconess hospital - plymouth, inc. (plymouth), lahey health shared services (lhss), lahey clinic foundation (lcf), winchester hospital (winchester), northeast hospital corporation (nhc) which includes beverly, addison gilbert and bayridge hospitals, northeast behavioral corporation (nbhc), anna jaques hospital (ajh), the beth israel lahey health performanc”

“During the fiscal year covered by this filing bilh hospitals provided more than $52 million in net cost of charity care, including care for emergent services provided to non-paying patients and including payments to the health safety net trust. In addition to the charity care reported above, each of the bilh hospitals also provides care to patients who participate in other programs designed to support low-income families, including particularly the medicaid program, which is jointly funded by federal and state governments. The massachusetts health reform law provided an initiative for expansion of medicaid coverage to greater populations and for enrollment of uninsured patients in other insurance programs. Payments from medicaid and other programs that ensure low-income populations do not cover the cost of services provided. During the fiscal period covered by this filing, the cost of providing care to medicaid patients across bilh exceeded payments received for providing that care resulting in a combined shortfall exceeding $35.5 million related to treating medicaid patients. Medicare is the federally sponsored health insurance program for elderly or disabled patients. Payments from medicare do not cover the cost of services provided. All bilh hospitals provide care to patients who participate in the medicare program. During the fiscal period covered by this filing, the cost of providing care to medicare patients across bilh exceeded payments received for providing that care, resulting in a combined shortfall exceeding $161 million related to treating medicare patients. In addition to the costs noted above, during the fiscal year covered by this filing bilh hospitals provided combined community benefits, community health improvement services, cash and in-kind contributions to community health centers and other groups as well as costs incurred related to subsidies for primary and specialty care access, behavioral health care and other care provided at a loss totaling over $150 million. For additional information on these activities as well as each hospital's most recent community health needs assessment and implementation strategy, please see form 990 schedule h for each of the bilh hospitals. Education and research fiscal year ended september 30, 2024 research activities across bilh serve patient care both at bilh and beyond as part of the advancement of science. Beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (bidmc or medical center) is a tertiary care academic medical center providing leading edge patient care, is a world class research institution and is devoted to teaching and training the medical professionals of tomorrow, embracing technological and clinical practice innovation and to that end, part of the medical center's mission is to be a world-class research institution where outstanding scientists work to develop new knowledge for the betterment of the health of our local and extended communities. Bidmc has the largest research operations across bilh and during the fiscal year covered by this filing, the medical center incurred over $370 million in research expenses, more than $91 million of which were internally funded. Across bilh hospitals, costs for training medical professionals exceeded $210 million. Reimbursement from medicare for these activities was approximately $67 million which left a combined shortfall related to these activities across bilh of over $143 million which is an investment in the health system of tomorrow. Additional bilh network activities - expanding access and services; continuing to provide high quality care at a lower cost; behavioral health; community investments fiscal year ended september 30, 2024 throughout the period covered by this filing, beth israel lahey health ("bilh") remained committed to delivering high-quality care at a lower cost by leveraging community settings and maintaining care within the bilh performance network ("bilhpn"), when appropriate. The following highlights so”

“The boston, ma office of kpmg issued an unqualified opinion on the consolidated audited financial statements of the beth israel lahey health, inc. And affiliates for fiscal period ended september 30, 2024. These statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (gaap) and included the accounts of the beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh), and the entities for which beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh) served as sole member during the fiscal period covered by this filing, (anna jaques hospital (ajh), beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (bidmc), mount auburn hospital (mah), new england baptist hospital (nebh), beth israel deaconess hospital - milton, inc. (milton), beth israel deaconess hospital - needham, inc. (needham), beth israel deaconess hospital - plymouth, inc. (plymouth), lahey health shared services (lhss), lahey clinic foundation (lcf), winchester hospital (winchester), northeast hospital corporation (nhc) which includes beverly, addison gilbert and bayridge hospitals, northeast behavioral corporation (nbhc), the beth israel lahey health performance network (bilhpn), the joslin diabetes center, exeter health resources, inc. (ehri) and the beth israel lahey health pharmacy. The lahey clinic foundation in turn served as the sole member of lahey clinic inc, and lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital and medical center (lhmc). Ehri in turn served as the sole member of exeter hospital and other affiliates of ehri. Each of these bilh affiliates may in turn serve as member of additional entities within the network of affiliates, and whose accounts are included in the bilh audited financial statements. In addition, the bilh financial statements also include the accounts of harvard medical faculty physicians at beth israel deaconess medical center, inc. (hmfp), the dedicated physician practice of beth israel deaconess medical center and an entity integrally related to helping bidmc and other affiliates in the bilh network accomplish their charitable purposes. The accounts of the entities for which hmfp serves as member are also included in the hmfp and bilh audited financial statements. The audit and compliance committee of bilh's board of trustees assumes responsibility for oversight of the consolidated audit for the network as a whole.”

“Exeter med real, inc. Did not receive any contributions of intellectual property and as such, was not required to file form 8899.”

“Exeter med real, inc. Did not receive any contributions of cars, boats, airplanes or other vehicles and as such, was not required to file form 1098-c.”

“As noted throughout this form 990, exeter med real, inc. Is a member of the beth israel lahey health network of affiliates. Beth israel lahey health (bilh) serves as the direct or indirect member of exeter med real, inc. And exeter med real, inc. Is included in the consolidated audited financial statements of beth israel lahey health. The audit and compliance committee of bilh's board of trustees assumes responsibility for oversight of the consolidated audit for the network as a whole.”