Alliance Ambulatory Services

“The sole member of Alliance Ambulatory services is CMC Healthcare System.”

“The directors of Alliance Ambulatory Services are appointed by the sole member.”

“The sole member has reserved powers over Alliance Ambulatory Services but does not approve each separate action taken by the Alliance Ambulatory Services board.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent tax accounting firm (Baker, Newman, Noyes). Upon completion, a draft of the Form 990 is sent to the Organization, where the CFO, Controller, and Director of Accounting perform a final in-house review prior to submission to the Board of Directors for final approval. Upon approval from Board, Form 990 is filed with the Internal Revenue Service.”

“Officers are required to complete a conflict of interest policy annually.”

“A related organization, Catholic Medical Center utilizes a compensation committee of the board of directors to set compensation levels and determine bonus potential for its senior leadership team. The committee is assisted by an independent consultant who surveys like-sized and performing institutions to benchmark relevant salary scales for each position. The consultant's findings are presented to the compensation committee who considers that external data with actual performance against a list of pre-established goals per senior leaders to set prospective compensation levels and bonus values. Bonus amounts are determined by how well an executive achieves a pre-defined set of goals. These goals, in general, are tied to the achievement of a specific task or project. Some goals are attached to achieve overall financial performance and mission performance, not solely revenue generation.”

“The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“The Organization currently does not have a written joint venture policy to evaluate its participation in joint ventures. However, the Organization does actively and consistently monitor its involvement with its joint ventures to safeguard and ensure the Organization's exempt status is not jeopardized with respect to such arrangements. The Catholic Medical Center System is currently examining all of its policies and is in the process of developing a written joint venture policy in the near future.”

“Net Transfer to Affiliates -2,485,000.”

“The audit process has not changed from the prior year.”