Reading Health System

“The sole member of the corporation shall consist of the members of the board of directors of the corporation.”

“The management of the corporation shall be vested in the board of directors who serves as the sole member.”

“The management of the corporation shall be vested in the board of directors who serve as the sole member.”

“The form 990 is prepared by hospital staff,reviewed by an external tax advisor and posted on a website for board members prior to filing. Members are alerted to information and notices. A copy of the 990 is mailed to any board member unable to view this site.”

“It shall be the policy of the hospital to require each board member to submit in writing to the chief executive officer a list of business or other organizations of which the member or member's spouse is an officer, director, member employee or owner (35% or greater share) with which the company might reasonably enter into a relationship or a transaction in which the board member would have conflicting interests. Each year a copy of the written statement will be sent to the board member for updating and resubmission and by which the board member shall confirm his awareness of this policy.”

“The reading health system's board of directors has duly appointed an executive compensation committee (the "committee"), which is responsible for the review and approval of all compensation and benefits provided to the hospital's executive management. The committee has adopted a written executive compensation philosophy statement and an executive compensation committee charter governing the work and review process of the committee. The committee follows the procedures described in the philosophy statement and the charter when it reviews and approves the compensation and employee benefits provided to the hospital's senior management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer. The committee's review analyzes every element of compensation, including current and deferred compensation, and benefits, including qualified and non-qualified benefits. The committee conducts its review and approval process at least annually, and approves compensation and benefits only to the extent that the committee has concluded that the compensation and benefits constitute no more than reasonable compensation for each executive. The committee consists entirely of disinterested members of the board, and the committee works with an independent compensation consultant to prepare and review in advance comprehensive data showing the compensation provided by similarly situated organizations for functionally similar positions. The committee also prepares a timely and thorough written record of its deliberations and conclusions. As a result, the committee's review process is designed to satisfy the procedural criteria necessary to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under the federal income tax law intermediate sanctions rules.”

“Same response as line 15a.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy and financial statements available to the public.”

“Our caregivers and support staff participate in health education, free screenings, and immunizations. They support activities for individuals with serious or chronic health conditions, advance self-care by increasing healthcare knowledge, and address specific community needs through an array of other educational, service and outreach activities. Here are a few examples of why these programs represent the best of all of us, working together for the health of our community. Making berks county even more heartsafe heartsafe berks county is an innovative program that places automatic external defibrillators (aeds) in key institutions throughout the county. An aed can help revive a person whose heart has stopped before emergency medical personnel arrive. Diversity and consumer engagement position was created to support reading health system's community engagement endeavors. This department will be responsible for delivery of strategic health services for underserved population. Screenings for better health screening tests can help find cancer at an early stage, before symptoms appear. As the national cancer institute explains, when abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat or cure. Each year, we offer potentially life-saving free cancer screenings. They include breast, cervical, prostate, skin, and oral cancers. Our injury prevention program reaches thousands of area residents, educating them in safety as a way of life. The goal is to prevent those accidents and injuries that result in the highest patient volume in our trauma center. Our trauma center's education coordinator participates in and recruits staff to help with programs such as: "dare to prepare," a program in partnership with aaa and the pennsylvania department of transportation, which assists parents in preparing teens for driving by reviewing risks and distractions for new drivers. "visits to elementary schools to review safety issues on the playground and school buses, as well as to promote the use of bike helmets. "carfit" educational events for older drivers, which review a senior's driving skills and distractions on the road. Aging bodies are more fragile and vulnerable in a car crash, so making sure a car is properly "fitted" for a senior driver greatly increases the driver's safety. First aid stations at major community events, such as the reading fair, maple grove raceway events, and mid-atlantic air museum's world war ii weekend. Creating greater access reading health system helps financially support berks community health center, which is a federally qualified health center. Berks community health center is located in an area that treats underserved members of our community, which results in greater access for those served. Asking the questions reading health system joined with st. Joseph medical center, united way of berks county, and berks community foundation to conduct a quantitative survey of community needs. Under the guidance of a community health needs assessment advisory board, these organizations engaged public health management company to conduct a health survey of berks county residents this summer. Reading hospital also conducted a separate research project targeting individuals who live in the city of reading. Results from both initiatives, along with anecdotal information on service utilization and gaps, will drive future community benefit activities. Community benefit total: 170,647,127 (fiscal year 2016) direct patient care unreimbursed medicare: 48.4 million (estimated: 49,000 individuals) the difference between medicare charges and medicare payments and the actual cost of providing patient care. Unreimbursed medicaid: 55.5 million (estimated: 37,400 individuals) the difference between medical assistance charges and medicaid payments and the actual cost of providing patient care. Bad debt: 9.2 million the cost of providing care to patients whom we believe would qualify for financial assistance under our charity care”