St Luke'S Quakertown Hospital

“Susan dale and guy coby, d.m.d. - family relationship”

“St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the sole member of this organization. St. Luke's health network, inc. Has the right to elect the members of this organization's board of trustees and has certain reserved powers as defined in this organization's bylaws.”

“The organization is an affiliate in the st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. St. Luke's health network, inc. Is the parent entity of the network. The organization's federal form 990 was provided to each voting member of the organization's governing body (its board of directors) prior to the filing with the irs. In addition, the st. Luke's university health network finance committee was updated as to this organization's current year form 990 prior to filing. St. Luke's health network, inc. Board of directors has delegated to the finance committee the responsibility to oversee and coordinate the federal form 990 preparation and filing process for the tax-exempt affiliates of the network. As part of the organization's federal form 990 tax return preparation process the organization hired a professional cpa firm with experience and expertise in both healthcare and not-for-profit tax return preparation to prepare the federal form 990. The cpa firm's tax professionals worked closely with the organization's vice president finance and senior vice president finance and various other individuals of the network to obtain the information needed in order to prepare a complete and accurate tax return. The cpa firm prepared a draft federal form 990 and furnished it to the organization's internal working group, including, but not limited to, those individuals outlined above, for their review. The organization's internal working group and other individuals reviewed the draft federal form 990 and discussed questions and comments with the cpa firm. Revisions were made to the draft federal form 990 where necessary and a final draft was furnished by the cpa firm to the organization's internal working group and various other individuals for final review and approval prior to presentation of the federal form 990 to the members of the st. Luke's health network, inc. Finance committee. Following the finance committee's review the final federal form 990 was provided to each voting member of the organization's governing body prior to the filing with the irs.”

“The organization has a written conflict of interest policy and regularly monitors and enforces compliance with that policy. The policy requires that a conflict of interest disclosure form consistent with best governance practices and internal revenue service guidelines be circulated to officers, directors, and key employees annually. The network's corporate compliance officer and senior vice president/general counsel assume responsibility for the completion of the conflict of interest questionnaires and enforcement with the policy. If a director discloses an interest that could give rise to a conflict, the director's potential conflict may be disclosed to the board of directors, which evaluates the conflict and its potential impact on the director's participation on the board. After consultation and discussion, the board of directors may take action, if appropriate and necessary, to address any such conflict in a manner consistent with the organization's conflict of interest policy.”

“Compensation Review Executive compensation for the health network consists of fixed salary, at-risk compensation and other deferred compensation arrangements. Total compensation for network executives is approved annually by the network's Board of directors. The recommended compensation is established through a multi-faceted approach including use of an independent consultant engaged on an ongoing basis by the Board of DIRECTORS and who works directly with the Executive Compensation Committee of the board. Also included is the review of forms 990 and compensation surveys of other comparable healthcare organizations. Please refer to the schedule J, part III response to Schedule J, Part I, Question 3 for a more detailed description.”

“The organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed through the commonwealth of pennsylvania secretary of state.”

“Part vii and schedule j reflect certain board members and officers receiving compensation and benefits from a related organization. Please note this remuneration was for services rendered as full-time employees of this organization and related organizations and not for services rendered as a voting member or officer of this organization's board of directors.”

“The organization is an affiliate in the st. Luke's university health network ("network"); a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The network includes both for-profit and not for-profit organizations. Certain board of director members, officers and/or directors listed on core form, part vii and schedule j of this form 990 may hold similar positions with both this organization and other affiliates within the network. The hours shown on this form 990 for board members who receive no compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, represents the estimated hours devoted per week for this organization. To the extent these individuals serve as a member of the board of directors of other related organizations in the network, their respective hours per week per organization are approximately one hour. The hours reflected on part vii of this form 990, for board members who receive compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, paid officers and key employees, reflect total hours worked per week on behalf of the network; not solely this organization.”

“Edward r. Nawrocki, former president of this organization, is still employed within the st. Luke's university health network as president of st. Luke's hospital anderson campus; a related internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospital organization.”

“This organization is an affiliate within the St. Luke's UNIVERSITY Health Network; a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery NETWORK. This organization's Form 990 reflects no top five independent contractors for services and that no Forms 1099 were filed with the Internal Revenue Service. A tax-exempt affiliate within the St. Luke's UNIVERSITY Health Network, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, pays all outstanding accounts payable invoices on behalf of this organization. In conjunction with this service, St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania also prepares and issues Forms 1099 to these vendors receiving payments where applicable and also files these Forms 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service. St. Luke's Hospital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania allocates these payments to this organization via an intercompany account.”

“St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital ("SL-Quakertown") is a Joint Commission-accredited, not-for-profit, 62-licensed bed acute care hospital located in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. SL-Quakertown provides care primarily to residents of Upper Bucks County, Upper Montgomery County and the southern sections of Lehigh Valley, Lehigh County. SL-Quakertown annually provides care for more than 3,220 observations and admissions, 74,530 outpatient visits and 14,720 ED visits and is recognized by the IRS as an Internal Revenue code section 501(C)(3) tax-exempt organization. Pursuant to its charitable purposes, SL-Quakertown provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion or ability to pay. Moreover, SL-Quakertown operates consistently with the following criteria outlines in the IRS Revenue Ruling 69-545: 1. St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital provides medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, including charity care, self-pay, Medicare and Medicaid patients; 2. St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital operates an active emergency room for all persons; which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year; 3. St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital maintains an open medical staff, with privileges available to all qualified physicians; 4. Control of St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital rests with its Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of St. Luke's Health Network, Inc., d.b.a. St. Luke's University Health Network. Both boards are comprised of a majority of independent civic leaders and other prominent members of the community, as well as physicians on the Hospital/Network medical staff; and 5. Surplus funds are used to improve the quality of patient care, expand and renovate facilities and advance medical care; programs and activities. The operations of St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital, as shown through the factors outlined above and other information contained herein, clearly demonstrate that the use and control of St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital is for the benefit of the public and that no part of the income or net earnings of the organization inures to the benefit of any private individual nor is any private interest being served other than incidentally. Founded in 1926, SL-Quakertown was acquired by nationally recognized St. Luke's University Health Network ("Network") in 1995. Since joining the Network, SL-Quakertown admissions have increased by 39 percent. The Hospital provides patients with access to more than 370 physicians across 47 medical specialties. The Hospital achieved an "A" rating for four consecutive years (2011 - 2014) as determined by its Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score and is the only Bucks County hospital to receive an "A" rating. Additionally, the SL-Quakertown was named a 2014 Premier QUEST Quality Award finalist for achieving top decile performance in 5 of 6 measurements (mortality, cost of care, evidence-based care, patient experience and readmission); and the Joint Commission ranked the Hospital's performance in 22 measures (including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care) top decile performance. SL-Quakertown was ranked in the top decile for mortality in a national comparison of Premier Quality Advisor Data among more than 850 U.S. hospitals, FY '14. The Hospital's specialty services include the following: - Behavioral Health - Cardiology - Dialysis and Hemodialysis - Emergency Services - Endocrinology - Infusion Services - Nephrology - Neurology/Neurosurgery - Oncology/Hematology - Orthopedics, joint and muscle disorders - Otolaryngology/ENT - Pain Management - Pulmonology - Radiology (advanced) - Sleep Disorders - Sports Medicine, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation - Surgery (general and laparoscopic) - Urology - Vascular Services - Women's Health - Wound Management The Network has invested approximately $75 million in technic”

“Community Outreach ------------------ In keeping with its commitment to the communities it serves. SL-Quakertown annually reaches more than 10,000 people through its community outreach endeavors. The Hospital offers a variety of free screenings/services for community-run events throughout the year. Community outreach, includes, but is not limited to, the following: - utilized numerous media outlets to educate the community about health issues that may impact them; - hosted numerous community events such as Tail on the Trail, Harvest Fest, Play it Safe and community leaders meetings; - developed numerous nutrition/weight management events and materials, such as nutrition brochures for hospital waiting rooms and cafeteria; distributed healthy recipes; offered nutrition website list to patients and created community Create Your Weight program; - participated or sponsored more than 25 community events such as YMCA 5K, YMCA Healthy Kids Day; Walk for a Healthy Community, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Walk; - hosted Network's dental van traveled to area high/middle schools and adolescent shelters in Bucks County providing dental visits to at-risk, uninsured students; - provided free screenings and diagnostic services to free clinic patients; - participated in the Open Line: a multi-service agency offering programs, resources and services designed to meet the basic needs of individuals and families in the Upper Perkiomen Valley; - provided cancer education programs for Upper Perkiomen Relay for Life and Upper Bucks Relay for Life; - conducted CPR and first aid courses; - provided educational programs on various topics and participated in various community health fairs; and - provided flu and/or pneumonia immunizations to community residents. The Hospital has actively pursued expanded relationships and health improvement advocacy with the communities it serves through various coalition building activities including: - conducting Community Leaders Breakfast; - membership on the YMCA Board of Directors and committee participation; - membership on the Upper Perkiomen Legislative Affairs Committee; participation in 19 community events such as community days celebrated by Pennsburg, Springfield Township, Coopersburg, Richlandtown Borough, Richland Township and Quakertown Borough; - hospital employees sponsorship of several types of collections to support community non-profits such as the eyeglasses for the Lions Eye Bank; book drives for at-risk children and food to support area food banks; - participation in National Night Out Fight Against Crime, Upper Bucks YMCA, Upper Bucks Work Force Development, Quakertown Alive, Bucks County Health Improvement Partners, Upper Perkiomen and Upper Bucks Chambers of Commerce, Upper Perkiomen Community Service Coalition; Volunteer Doctor's Care Free Clinic Board; - conducted a health fair/in-service day at Southern Lehigh Intermediate School providing information that included diabetes education and health screenings; and - hosted Medical Career Pathways Program for Palisades High School seniors. The Hospital provides a free Family Health Resource Center for the community. The Center features a library devoted to health information for adults and children of all ages and includes: internet access, brochures and magazines.”

“Expenses incurred in providing various other medically necessary healthcare services to all individuals in a non-discriminatory manner regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or ability to pay. Please refer to the organization's community benefit statement included in schedule o.”

“Other changes in net assets or fund balances include: - net assets released from restrictions used for purchases of property and equipment; $32,987; - change in additional pension liability; ($773,904); - pledges received - temporarily restricted; ($40,303); - new pledges - temporarily restricted; $9,659; - net assets released from restrictions used for property & equipment - temporarily restricted; ($3,775); - net assets released from restrictions used for operations - temporarily restricted; ($5,400); - allowance for pledges written off and actual write-offs - temporarily restricted; ($3,194); - appreciated transfer from endowment - temporarily restricted; $563,589; and - appreciation transfer to temporarily restricted - permanently restricted; ($563,589).”

“The organization is an affiliate within the st. Luke's university health network ("network"), a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The network's parent entity is st. Luke's health network, inc. An independent cpa firm audited the consolidated financial statements of the taxpayer and all affiliates for the years ended june 30, 2014 and june 30, 2013; respectively and issued a consolidated financial statement with consolidating schedules by entity. An unqualified opinion was issued each year by the independent cpa firm. The network's finance committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of the network's consolidated financial statements and the selection of an independent auditor.”

“This organization is an affiliate in the st. Luke's university health network ("network"). The network's finance committee engaged an independent accounting firm to prepare and issue a network wide consolidated a-133 audit. This organization was included in the network wide a-133 audit.”