Community Medical Center

“There was a delegation of authority to the geisinger health emergency action committee, which is comprised of the chair of the board, vice-chair of the board, the president and ceo (ex-officio director), chair of the finance committee and chair of the patient experience, academic affairs and quality committee. Under the nonprofit corporation law and under geisinger health's corporate bylaws, the emergency action committee shall exercise the power and authority of the board of directors to act on emergency matters between meetings of the board of directors.”

“Benjamin k. Chu, md, mph, macp, gerald v. Maloney, do , jaewon ryu, md, jd, jeffrey a. Jacobson, kevin v. Roberts, mba, cpa, lori r. Gramley, esquire, navneet s. Dang, md, ronald beer, mha, fache, steven b. Bender, esquire, terry gilliland, md, v. Chris holcombe, pe, and virginia mcgregor all have a business relationship with one another because they serve as officers and/or directors on one or more for-profit affiliates of the entity. All of the affiliates are part of geisinger.”

“The members of the corporation have the power and authority to elect and remove the directors; elect and remove the president and fill any vacancy in the office of the president of the corporation; and, may approve amendments to the corporate bylaws in lieu of such approval by the board of directors. The members also have the reserve powers as set forth in the pennsylvania nonprofit corporation law.”

“The board of directors of the corporation shall serve as the governing body of the corporation. The president of the corporation shall be a director by reason of holding such office. The remaining directors shall be elected by the members at the annual meeting of the members. The members of the corporation may serve as directors and directors may succeed themselves from term to term. Vacancies on the board of directors shall be filled by the members at their discretion at the annual meeting of the members or at a special meeting called for such purpose.”

“The members of the corporation have the power and authority to elect and remove the directors; elect and remove the president and fill any vacancy in the office of the president of the corporation; and, may approve amendments to the corporate bylaws in lieu of such approval by the board of directors. The members also have the reserve powers as set forth in pennsylvania nonprofit corporation law.”

“The form 990 is prepared by kaiser foundation health plan, inc.'s tax preparation and oversight department with information provided from geisinger finance, human resources, legal services and other relevant departments within geisinger. Prior to finalization, the return is reviewed by pwc us tax, llp. The chief financial officer of geisinger and the individual organizations senior financial managers review their respective form 990 prior to making the final return available to the board. All officers and directors were electronically provided a final copy of the form 990 prior to filing the return with the irs. An executive summary of the information reported on the return is provided to assist in the review. In accordance with the geisinger health board of director's finance committee charter, geisinger organizations' form 990 filings are reviewed annually.”

“The officers and directors of the organization are subject to the geisinger conflict of interest policy for directors, officers and senior leaders. At least once each year directors, officers, key employees, senior leaders and others designated by the board of directors are required to disclose in writing the existence of any potential financial interests that may give rise to a conflict of interest with any affiliate within geisinger. The disclosures are reviewed by the office of the chief compliance officer and reported to the audit and compliance committee and/or board of directors. After review of the financial interest and all material facts, input from department of legal services and any discussion with the person desired by the board or committee, the committee/board decides if a conflict exists and takes appropriate action. The individual disclosing the financial interest is absent during the committee/board deliberations and decisions on the matter.”

“The process to review and approve the compensation of geisinger employed board directors, officers, and executive management is designed to satisfy the rebuttable presumption procedure available for intermediate sanction purposes. The process requires a review of compensation determinations by disinterested parties, use of appropriate comparability data and contemporaneous documentation of the process. On an annual basis an independent, nationally recognized compensation consultant completes a comparative assessment of compensation for the ceo and senior management within geisinger. The consultant's report is presented to the geisinger family committee prior to any compensation adjustment. The report supports the rigorous review completed by the geisinger family committee to ensure that the program is responsible to the geisinger charitable mission, reflects reasonable compensation within the nonprofit market and is compliant with the irs's intermediate sanction requirements. The survey data in the comparative analysis is captured for functionally comparable positions in multiple similar nonprofit organizations and reflects total remuneration provided in the market. All surveys are conducted by third party organizations and not conducted at the specific direction of geisinger. Any compensation adjustments are approved by the geisinger family committee prior to the effective date of the payment. The geisinger family committee at its sole discretion may positively or negatively adjust any recommended compensation.”

“Financial statements, form 990, form 990-t, the conflicts of interest policy, and other governing documents are available to the public upon request.”

“I. General information community medical center (cmc), doing business as geisinger community medical center (gcmc), is a tax-exempt, pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. Gcmc is a 294-bed acute care hospital in scranton, pa. Originally called hahnemann hospital, it was founded in 1897 by a group of 15 philanthropic women. The hospital was scranton's first and currently only acute care hospital dedicated to serving the community and their health needs through a charitable purpose. Gcmc continues to provide the community with a variety of services as part of an integrated health care delivery system. This continuum of care includes preventive, ambulatory, inpatient and emergency services. Gcmc is a noted regional referral center with comprehensive acute care medical services and has developed many specific areas of expertise. The hospital's primary service area is comprised of lackawanna, luzerne, wayne, and wyoming counties. Secondary service areas include monroe, pike, and susquehanna counties. Ii. Major program service activities specialized / regional services, centers of excellence: gcmc is the only level ii trauma center in lackawanna county. The northeast pa trauma center, designated by the pennsylvania trauma systems foundation in 1988, provides 24-hour comprehensive surgical intervention for critically injured patients. The trauma center is staffed continuously by an emergency physician, trauma surgeon, and nurses certified in critical care, trauma, orthopedics, and the neurosciences. Cardiology services at the hospital include the region's first electrophysiology lab and an open-heart surgery center as well as a cardiac rehab program. The non-invasive cardiovascular department is accredited in adult transthoracic echocardiography by the intersocietal accreditation commission (iac). Gcmc is also a certified carotid stent facility and certified heart attack receiving center. Gcmc cardiology has earned the american heart association's mission: lifeline heart attack receiving center award and highmark's blue distinction center+ for cardiac care. In 2019, gcmc opened a $4 million heart and vascular center. This brand new 10,000 square foot clinic features 22 exam rooms and streamlines cardiology, cardiac, and thoracic surgery at gcmc. In 2022 gcmc earned the comprehensive heart attack center certification from the joint commission and the american heart association, joining geisinger wyoming valley medical center and geisinger medical center as the first three hospitals in the country to become certified. Neurosciences at gcmc specializes in the care of people with brain and sense organ disorders. Gcmc was awarded with the american stroke association's get with the guidelines gold plus quality achievement award with target: stroke honor roll elite and type 2 diabetes honor roll. Gcmc also earned the joint commission's gold seal of approval for certification as a primary stroke center (only one of 54 medical centers in pennsylvania to obtain this). In addition, gcmc is the only hospital in the region to offer a 10-bed adult inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit. Other specialized services include: interventional radiology the hospital's interventional radiology suite offers a state-of-the-art space for minimally invasive surgical procedures that treat vascular issues, trauma, cancers, uterine fibroids, kidney stones and other conditions. The $2.9 million, 2,110-square-foot space boasts advanced, high-tech imaging equipment for more precise imaging, better diagnoses and more focused treatment. Comprehensive bariatrics program scranton-area residents coping with severe obesity and obesity-related health disorders don't have to travel far to find high-quality care that goes well beyond traditional weight-loss surgery with gcmc's provencare bariatric program. The program offers more than just surgery - it's an entire pathway of care that starts with a full medical s”

“Geisinger system services (gss), an affiliate of the organization, provides a centralized accounts payable function for all geisinger organizations. As the accounts payable processor, gss prepares and files form 1099 under its ein for certain reportable payments of the filing organization. The number of form 1099's filed by gss for the 2024 reporting period on behalf of itself and its affiliates was 1,166. The response entered on line 1a for the organization includes only those form 1099s filed under the organizations ein, it does not include those filed by gss on its behalf.”

“Federal awards are audited as a part of the geisinger's consolidated report on federal awards in accordance with uniform guidance, 2 c.f.r. Part 200, subpart f. Footnote: throughout this document, the terms "geisinger"geisinger health" shall refer to the entire health care system comprised of geisinger health foundation (the "foundation") as parent and all subsidiary corporate entities comprising the health care system. In addition, throughout this document, the term "system" shall refer to the entire health care system as previously defined plus its affiliates.”

“Transfer to parent, geisinger health $ -35,000,000 gain on extinguishment of debt $ 15,572,054 loss from subsidiary $ -182,079 transfer from parent for ppe $ 47,279 total $ -19,562,746”