Lourdes Ancillary Services Inc

“The sole member of lourdes ancillary services is our lady of lourdes health care services, inc. See line 7 for additional information.”

“Our lady of lourdes health care services, inc. Is the sole member of lourdes ancillary services. Our lady of lourdes health care services, inc. Has the right to appoint all persons to the board of trustees of lourdes ancillary services.”

“As sole member, our lady of lourdes health care services, inc. Must approve certain decisions of the governing body, including the strategic plan, and annual operating budget. Our lady of lourdes health care services, inc. Must also approve significant changes such as a merger, dissolution, sale of assets in excess of certain limits, a material change in mission, and modifications to governing documents.”

“Prior to filing, the form 990 for lourdes ancillary services is reviewed by senior management. In addition, certain key sections of the form are reviewed by the our lady of lourdes health care services audit and ethics committee. The board receives a copy of the return in its final form before it is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The organization has adopted our lady of lourdes health care services, inc.'s ("ollhcs") policy as0045adm which sets forth the organization's conflict-of-interest policy and processes. Annually, all those serving the organization in a fiduciary capacity, including trustees, officers, members of committees with board delegated powers, key employees, physician chiefs, department heads or medical directors receive a copy of the policy and annual disclosure statement to be completed. Disclosures of financial interest or other reportable circumstances as defined in the policy are submitted and reviewed by the organization's ceo and board chair of ollhcs. Summary information is reported to the entire ollhcs board and available to the ollhcs board throughout the year as business comes before the ollhcs board or management for action. The policy contains a continuing affirmative obligation on all affected individuals to disclose compensation or other circumstances throughout the year which may rise to the level of an actual or apparent conflict. The determination of whether a disclosed financial or other interest constitutes a conflict-of-interest is made by the ollhcs board or an appropriate committee thereof comprised of disinterested persons and without the participation of the affected individual except to respond to questions about the disclosure. The policy further addresses the procedure for the ollhcs board's further consideration of the proposed transaction/matter without the participation of the affected person and the documentation of the proceedings. Lastly, the policy addresses potential disciplinary action for violations of the policy. The policy is executed by the organization itself or by a related organization. The policy is available to the public upon request.”

“Compensation for the organization's ceo is established by catholic health east's compensation committee using one or more of the methods described in schedule j, part iii. For other employees, the organization has adopted ollhcs's process for determining compensation which includes the following: the compensation committee of ollhcs (the "committee") oversees the total rewards practices for the executives of ollhcs and affiliates. The committee utilizes the services of an independent executive compensation and total rewards consultant which provides the committee with market data for comparison. In addition, ollhcs has an "executive compensation and performance appraisal policy," which guides the compensation committee and is reviewed and approved by the compensation committee on a regular basis. The policy is executed by the organization itself or by a related organization.”

“Lourdes ancillary services is a subsidiary organization in the trinity health system. Trinity health makes certain of its key documents available to the public on its website, www.trinity-health.org, in the "about us" section. In this section, the consolidated audited financial statements are publicly available. Lourdes ancillary services' governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Lourdes ancillary services' financial statements were included in the fy14 consolidated financial statements of trinity health, which were audited by an independent public accounting firm.”