Meadville Medical Center

“Members are elected by the members of the corporation, serve a term of five years, and may serve an unlimited number of terms. Members have such powers and duties as are set forth in the pennsylvania nonprofit corporation law of 1988 (npcl). Part of the responsibility of the members is to elect the directors at their annual meeting after nomination has been completed. The board of directors has the authority to adopt, amend, and repeal any article and/or bylaw subject to the power of the members to change such action. The members retain the exclusive right to adopt, amend, and repeal any bylaw or article on any subject enumerated in section 5504(b) of the npcl. Any person who has served as a member of this corporation may, in the discretion of the board of directors, be elected to the status of a member emeritus. All members emeritus shall have the right to participate in the affairs of the corporation in the same manner as members of the corporation as defined in article iii of the bylaws, but shall not be subject to the following provisions of article iii of the bylaws. (a) re-election on a five-year basis under section 3.1 of the bylaws. Members emeritus shall continue in perpetuity during their lifetime, or until their specific resignation. (b) section 3.4(a), which provides for removal in the event of failure to attend four consecutive meetings without a justifiable excuse. Members emeritus will not be required to attend meetings in order to maintain their status. Members emeritus are not entitled to vote and are not counted for the purpose of determining a quorum under article iv, section 4.3 of the bylaws.”

“The compensation committee of the board of directors of meadville medical center (mmc), which is comprised of independent board members determined to be free of any conflict of interest, is charged with determining executive compensation and establishing performance criteria according to an approved compensation philosophy. The committee works with an independent executive compensation consulting and advisory firm, mercer, that provides market survey data concerning compensation and benefit levels for functionally comparable healthcare executives in similar hospitals across the region and the nation based on several factors including size, geography, hospital type and complexity. The committee reviews and approves the compensation of the senior executives and ensures that all forms of executive compensation are reasonable, appropriate and consistent with its compensation philosophy. The committee contemporaneously documents its decisions in meeting minutes and reports its decisions to the full board of directors. The most recent compensation review was performed in 2024.”

“Victor pilewski is compensated by related organization meadville physicians services - business relationship.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of meadville medical center. The 990 is initially internally reviewed in-depth by the ceo, cfo, and controller. After changes are made from this review, the 990 is placed on a web portal where each board member has the opportunity to review and ask questions or suggest changes before filing. After all questions and suggestions are considered, the form 990 is electronically filed.”

“The organization has an annual conflict of interest disclosure statement. Any actual or potential conflicts are evaluated and deemed to either make the interested person disqualified or ineligible to serve. Throughout the year, each affected person is also obligated to file a supplementary disclosure statement if there is a change in circumstances which could create conflict. Determination of actual conflict will be conducted by the board of directors. Any director, officer or disqualified person who is deemed by the board to be disqualified because of an actual or apparent conflict of interest on any matter (i) shall not vote or use his or her personal influence on the matter, (ii) shall abstain from voting (although upon invitation of the chairman, he or she may participate in board discussions) and (iii) shall not be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting, even when permitted by law. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect that a disclosure was made, the abstention from voting, and the effect on the quorum. An individual who has a relationship with an entity that in the board's view makes it difficult or impossible for that individual or any of the remaining directors to discharge his or her responsibilities may be declared ineligible to serve and shall either resign or may be removed by a majority vote of all remaining directors in office.”

“Upon request, photocopies of governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available for pickup by the requesting person.”

“No board members receive compensation for their duties as directors. Victor pilewski is a physician at related organization meadville physician services. His compensation for that role has been reported in column (e) and (f) as being from a related organization. Craig godfrey was compensated for cardiac read services. His compensation for those services has been reported in column (d) and (f) as being from the organization. Neither were compensated for their roles as directors.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE - Total Revenue: 2464335, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 2464335, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;”

“Meadville medical center volunteers donated over 40,000 hours in the past year assisting in various areas throughout the facility. Duties include but are not limited to tasks such as transporting and escorting patients, delivering flowers and mail, performing clerical duties, assisting in the coffee & gift shops, handing out beepers in the surgical family waiting area and manning the information desks, to name a few. We recognize our volunteers with various activities throughout volunteer week including a reception and recognition gift, in addition to a yearly christmas reception. We recognize the dedication and importance of our volunteers, and readily welcome new additions to our volunteer workforce.”

“(Expenses $ 113,557,477 including grants of $ 92,255)(Revenue $ 96,653,026) MMC OPERATES AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS A 12-BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT THAT SUPPORTS THE CARDIAC, SURGICAL, AND MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS. IN ADDITION, A 16-BED TELEMETRY STEP-DOWN NURSING UNIT IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE ICU. PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC PROBLEMS ARE MONITORED FROM THEIR ROOMS; WITH THE MOST SOPHISTICATED MONITORING EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE. PHYSICIANS ADMIT THOSE PATIENTS TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) WHOM THEY FEEL REQUIRE SPECIALIZED NURSING CARE AFTER SURGERY, AN ILLNESS, OR SOME OTHER SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION. AN ICU IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE 24-HOUR CONCENTRATED MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE TO HELP BRING THE SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENT THROUGH THE CRITICAL PERIOD OF RECOVERY. PATIENTS IN THE ICU ARE TRANSFERRED TO A REGULAR NURSING UNIT WHEN THEIR PHYSICIANS FEEL THAT THE CRITICAL STAGE OF ILLNESS HAS PASSED. IN THE ICU, CONSTANT OBSERVATION AND INDIVIDUALIZED NURSING CARE ARE PROVIDED TO ASSURE THAT THE PATIENT IS COMFORTABLE AND RECEIVES THE BEST IN SKILLED NURSING CARE. THE HIGHLY SKILLED NURSING PERSONNEL WHO STAFF OUR UNIT ARE CERTIFIED CRITICAL CARE REGISTERED NURSES, AND THEY UTILIZE THE LATEST MONITORING AND LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT. THIS ATTENTIVE STAFF OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES ENSURES THAT ALL PATIENTS ARE CLOSELY OBSERVED, AND CARED FOR, 24 HOURS A DAY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: - MIND BODY WELLNESS CENTER - 20 BED INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT - 22 BED INPATIENT DRUG AND ALCOHOL UNIT - 32 BED SKILLED NURSING UNIT - 11 BED REHAB UNIT ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DONATES TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.”

“Meadville medical center (mmc) files all informational returns and employment tax returns on behalf of its related organizations. The total number of 1099s and w-2s reported on lines 1a and 2a, respectively, includes the forms filed on behalf of these related organizations. The highest paid employees are determined by the work performed for each organization. Therefore, the five highest paid employees listed on part vii and schedule j are those employees who work directly for mmc. Mmc records compensation for ceos of related organizations hospice of crawford county, meadville physicians services, french creek internal medicine, titusville area hospital, titusville health services, and titusville area health center foundaiton. Their compensation amounts are reflected in part ix, lines 5-10 of mmc's form 990.”

“Change in interest of titusville area health center - 3777844; change in beneficial interest in perpetual trust - 375182; change in defined benefit pension plan - -854291; transfers to related parties - -4444127;”