Wayne Memorial Health System Inc.

“Business and family relationships: hugh rechner has a family relationship with christine rechner, a trustee of the wayne memorial long term care.”

“990 review policy: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. A copy of the form 990 will be reviewed with the resource management committee which is responsible for the financial oversight of all entities of the wayne memorial health system. A copy of the 990 will be distributed via e-mail to each board member before the return is submitted to the irs. Management will discuss any questions that any board member may have at the next full board meeting.”

“Conflict of interest policy: conflict of interest statements are completed by every board member and manager annually. Each individual is required to sign and return the statements to the administration office. The audit committee is responsible for monitoring compliance with any conflict of interest throughout the year. If a conflict arises, the person with the conflict will recuse themselves from voting and/or discussing the matter.”

“Compensation review: wayne memorial health system, inc., (and all related entities) utilizes a compensation committee of the board to set compensation of its ceo and other senior managers, including cfo, director of patient care services, director of human resources, director of facility services, director of ancillary services and the executive director of the wayne memorial health foundation. The compensation committee is made up of independent directors, who, with the assistance of a national compensation consulting firm, utilize comparable data from the marketplace, looking at such things as comparable organizations in terms of revenue, size, complexity and geographic region. The organization has adopted a philosophy of paying at the 50th percentile of the marketplace. All meetings of the compensation committee are documented and minutes are maintained of the deliberation and decision-making process. The process normally occurs in october of the year the compensation changes are granted.”

“Document disclosure: the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and/or financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Highest compensated employees: marion swencki, elizabeth mcdonald, james hockenbury, and james pettinato, four of the five highest compensated employees for wayne memorial health system, primarily perform services for the system's affiliates rather than for the system. These affiliates pay for the employee's services through the management fees they pay to the system which is included as revenue on the form 990, part viii, line 2a for wmhs.”

“Program service: the health system's largest program services by expense stem from wayne memorial hospital and wayne memorial long-term care. Wayne memorial hospital is a non-profit 98-bed acute care hospital with an emergency department that is open 24 hours a day. The hospital also operates 14 beds dedicated to inpatient rehabilitation. The hospital is the only hospital in wayne county, a rural area with an aging population. We offer charity care at reduced rates or without charge for those who cannot afford services and who meet certain criteria.”