Squirrel Hill Health Center

“The jewish healthcare foundation of pittsburgh (jhf) shall be entitled to appoint either: (i) two members to the board of directors if the total number of directors is less than fifteen; or (ii) three members to the board of directors if the total number of directors is 15 or greater, provided that such appointments are consistent with the paragraphs below. If a board seat is vacated before the term has expired due to removal/resignation of a jhf designee, the jhf shall have the right to appoint a new board member to fill the vacancy. The jhf may remove any jhf designee with or without cause.”

“Squirrel hill health center has a cpa firm prepare its form 990. The return is completed in draft form and reviewed by management of the organization and the audit/finance committee. The board is provided a copy of the form 990 to review before it is filed.”

“Squirrel hill health center annually requires its board members, officers and key employees to fill out a conflicts of interest form. During board meetings, if an interested party has a conflict, he or she recuses themselves from voting.”

“The executive committee makes a recommendation for the ceo compensation package to the board on an annual basis. The board will approve this recommendation along with the salaries for all key employees as part of the annual budget. The committee uses historical information as well as the national association of community health centers annual salary survey. This is the primary source for comparing like federally qualified health centers. This survey provides breakdowns for the size of the location and can be reviewed based on annual number of visits, annual revenues and the number of sites per organization. The survey also provides information based on the locality of the site, either urban or rural, and the region of the country.”

“Squirrel hill health center makes its form 990 and form 1023 available to the public upon request.”

“At this time, squirrel hill health center does not make its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements available to the general public.”

“Squirrel hill health center provides patient-driven, high-quality, comprehensive, primary and preventive healthcare and support services, without regard for patients' insurance status or ability to pay. Significant activities include providing comprehensive, integrated, primary and preventive medical, behavioral health, and dental care to a growing population of underserved area residents. Shhc services patients from across allegheny county at three fixed sites, one in the pittsburgh neighborhood of squirrel hill, brentwood, and one in bellevue, pa, and at multiple sites served by its mobile medical unit, which brings the primary care clinician to isolated patients and communities. Current mobile unit sites include milestone inc., prospect park family center, mooncrest neighborhood program, alpha house, turtle creek, and passages. Shhc accepts medicaid, medicare, all major commercial insurance plans, and has a sliding fee scale available for income eligible uninsured and underinsured patients. No patient is turned away due to inability to pay for services.”