Seacoast Affiliated Group Practices Inc

“The following sagp officers, director/trustees, and key employees have business or family relationships: george ellison david laflamme for the period covered by this filing, beth israel lahey health, inc. 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, lahey clinic foundation, winchester hospital (winchester), northeast hospital corporation (nhc), northeast behavioral corporation (nbc), and anna jaques hospital. The lahey clinic foundation in turn serves as sole member to lahey clinic inc, and lahey clinic hospital dba lahey hospital and medical center (lhmc). Additional entities listed here may also in turn serve as member to other network affiliates. 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 affiliated organizations. Additional detail is provided in the explanatory notes to this form 990 schedule j.”

“Seacoast affiliated group practices, inc made changes to its bylaws during the fiscal period ended september 30, 2019 as part of the creation of the beth israel lahey health (bilh), an integrated health care system providing patient care informed by world-class research and education. Beth israel lahey health, inc. Became the sole member of seacoast affiliated group practices, inc's member. Changes to the bylaws affect: - frequency of meetings - minimum & maximum number of trustees - ex-officio trustees - appointment, reappointment and removal of trustees - committees - officers - terms and term limits”

“Effective march 1, 2019, beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh) is the sole member of anna jaques hospital, the member of seacoast affiliated group practices, inc.”

“The member has the authority to elect up to seven members of the governing body; physician employees of seacoast affiliated group practice, inc have the authority to elect two members of the governing body”

“The member of seacoast affiliated group practice, inc has the following rights, as designated in seacoast affiliated group practice, inc's bylaws: the member may take any action permitted or required of it by law, the articles of organization or these by laws by vote of its board of trustees or by or through any person or persons designated by its board of trustees to act on its behalf. Any such action may also be taken without a meeting by written communication of a duly authorized representative of the member acting within the limits of said representative's authority. Any such action by the member or its duly authorized representative shall be filed with the clerk of the corporation. The annual election of the board of directors of the corporation shall be considered the annual membership meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the articles of organization or these by laws, all powers of the corporation shall be exercised by and under the authority of the board of directors. Notwithstanding any provision of these by laws to the contrary, the approval of the member shall be required for the following actions: (a) the adoption of annual operating and capital budgets; (b) the merger or consolidation of the corporation with any other corporation, and the formation or dissolution of subsidiaries of the corporation; and (c) a decision to conduct any fund raising activities.”

“As noted in various disclosures throughout this filing, effective march 1, 2019, beth israel lahey health, inc. (bilh) became the sole member of anna jaques hospital, inc., which is the sole member of seacoast affiliated group practices, inc. This form 990 is reviewed by the chief financial officer of anna jaques hospital, inc., the tax director of bilh and deloitte tax, llp. A copy of the complete return is then provided to each member of the seacoast affiliated group practices, inc board prior to submission to the internal revenue service.”

“Seacoast affiliated group practice (sagp) has a written, conflict of interest policy. Trustees and senior executives review the conflict of interest policy annually and each is asked to complete an annual conflict of interest form to disclose possible conflicts. Responses are reviewed by the board chair to determine if any conflict exists. Any individual with a conflict is asked to abstain from voting on a related matter. The board chair and/or secretary monitor surveys to ensure compliance.”

“As noted throughout this filing, anna jaques hospital and seacoast affiliated group practice (ajh and sagp respectively) along with their other related entities became members of the beth israel lahey health network of affiliates with bilh serving as ajh's sole member and ajh, in turn serving as sagp's sole member, effective march 1, 2019. Prior to that date, seacoast regional health systems, inc.(srhs) which was also an entity exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, served as the sole member of both ajh and sagp and maintained a compensation committee that was composed of members of the board of trustees. All members were independent. As required by this form 990 for the fiscal year ended september 30, 2019, compensation reported herein is calendar year 2018 compensation. As such, compensation reported in this form 990 for ajh and sagp officers, trustees and key employees was set by the srhs compensation committee and guided by the committee's process as outlined below. The compensation of the senior executive team was reviewed annually by an independent committee of the parent's (srhs) board. The committee used data received from an independent compensation consulting firm to determine the fairness and overall comparability of each executive's compensation package including potential incentive compensation. The committee relied on the salary survey data to inform whether any changes to an executive's compensation was appropriate. In addition, the committee agreed on and set benchmarks for executive incentive payments at the start of each year, and reviewed progress related to those benchmarks at the conclusion of the year to determine whether incentives would be paid and if so, at what level.”

“Seacoast affiliated group practices, 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 109 brookline avenue, suite 300 boston, ma 02215”

“Seacoast affiliated group practice (sagp) is a network of community-based physicians affiliated with anna jaques hospital (hospital). These practices are committed to improving the health of the communities served by providing high quality, personalized health care with compassion, dignity and respect for patient rights in a cost effective and safe environment. Sagp is dedicated to care to patients in the communities where they live and work, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, or disability. The physicians of sagp serve the communities of (primary and secondary service area towns) on march 1, 2019, lahey health system including the lahey clinic and lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital and medical center, winchester hospital, northeast hospital corporation d/b/a beverly hospital, addison gilbert hospital and bayridge hospital, the beth israel deaconess system including beth israel deaconess medical center, beth israel deaconess milton, beth israel deaconess needham and beth israel deaconess plymouth, mount auburn hospital, new england baptist hospital, anna jaques hospital as well as entities for which these listed organizations serve as sole member and additional affiliates came together to form beth israel lahey health (bilh). Bilh is an integrated health care system committed to expanding access to extraordinary patient care across eastern massachusetts and 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 and addiction treatment programs. Bilh's community of clinicians, caregivers and staff includes approximately 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees.”

“Sagp has two physician offices that specialize in the delivery of primary care in newburyport and the other communities served by sagp and anna jaques hospital. Primary care physicians (pcps) are community-based medical doctors who generally provide the first contact for a patient with a non-emergent undiagnosed health concern, as well as continuing care for a variety of medical conditions. The sagp physicians are able to provide care across the continuum including in the acute care setting at anna jaques hospital and in the post-acute care phase in our community skilled nursing facilities. When advanced care is needed, sagp provides leading edge treatment at its affiliate beth israel deaconess medical center, a world-renowned tertiary care academic medical center. Sagp primary care provided 48,000 billable units to patients in the communities they serve.”

“Specialty care sagp provides specialty care to the community in the areas of infectious disease, obstetrics/gynecology (including collaborative care between physicians and midwives), endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, pulmonary medicine and breast surgery. During the period covered by this filing, sagp specialists provided 73,000 billable units to patients in the communities they serve.”

“Sagp provides physician services to hospital inpatients in the areas of nursery, surgery, inpatient adult medicine and critical care. During the period covered by this filing, sagp providers discharged 2,095 inpatients.”

“Transfer from affiliates 2,750,000. Purchase accounting adjustment 104,651.”

“On march 1, 2019, lahey health system including the lahey clinic and lahey clinic hospital d/b/a lahey hospital and medical center, winchester hospital, northeast hospital corporation d/b/a beverly hospital, addison gilbert hospital and bayridge hospital, the beth israel deaconess system including beth israel deaconess medical center, beth israel deaconess milton, beth israel deaconess needham and beth israel deaconess plymouth, mount auburn hospital, new england baptist hospital, anna jaques hospital as well as entities for which these listed organizations serve as sole member and additional affiliates came together to form beth israel lahey health (bilh). As a newly created healthcare system, bilh engaged kpmg to perform a financial audit of the system. 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, 2019. These statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (gaap) and included the accounts of the beth israel lahey health, inc. And its affiliates.”

“Seacoast affiliated group practice, inc. Does not engage in any direct lobbying efforts. However, various affiliates of seacoast affiliated group practice, inc., may have engaged in some lobbying efforts on behalf of themselves and other affiliated network entities.”