Saint Lukes Care

“Many of the directors have business relationships because they are directors, officers, and/or employees of affiliated tax-exempt organizations.”

“The sole corporate member is saint luke's health system, a 501(c)(3) organization.”

“The governing body is elected by the sole corporate member, saint luke's health system, inc., which is the parent of an integrated health care system. The public charity hospitals within the health system nominate all but two of the members of saint luke's care's governing body.”

“The sole member has specified reserve powers over major decisions such as amendments to articles and bylaws, debt, budgets, capital expenditures and strategic operating decisions. As part of an integrated health system, the sole member also provides various management and support functions to the organization.”

“The 990 is prepared jointly by accounting staff of the entity and saint luke's health system (system) tax staff. The return is reviewed by the entity's ceo before filing. A summary of key 990 information is presented to the audit committee of the system board of directors and the 990 draft is made available to the committee for review.”

“The filing organization has a comprehensive written conflict of interest policy applicable to all directors, officers, and employees. Any actual, possible or perceived conflict of interest is expected to be handled through full and timely disclosure of any such interest, together with absence of persuasion in any discussion and in any vote wherein the interest is involved. Disclosure is to be made when the interest arises, at any time the interest becomes a matter of governing board action, and then annually through completion of a conflict of interest questionnaire. A report is provided to the audit committee of the system board of directors.”

“Annually, the saint luke's health system board of directors' compensation committee reviews, discusses, sets and approves compensation for the organization's top management executive. Independent, external directors serve on the compensation committee. An independent compensation consulting firm annually provides a written report and reasonableness opinion. The consultant reviews the system's executive compensation philosophy and analyzes market competitiveness (in total and by each compensation and benefit element) for the executive using appropriate comparability data. Compensation committee actions are contemporaneously documented. The process satisfies the rebuttable presumption procedure.”

“The organization's articles of incorporation and amendments thereto are available to the public by the secretary of state. The organization is included in the consolidated financial statements of saint luke's health system inc that are made available to the public through emma. The organization's other governing documents and conflicts of interest policy are not made available to the public.”

“The organization is deemed to have a community board by virtue of its relationship with its sole member, saint luke's health system, inc. (slhs). Slhs is a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a board of directors, a majority of whom are external, independent persons. Slhs is the parent organization of an integrated health care system.”

“Saint luke's care is part of saint luke's health system, an integrated health system. Saint luke's care's vendors are paid through a centralized payment system with 1099s issued by the centralized service entity.”

“Physician remuneration: program service expenses 218,993. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 218,993. Other fees for services: program service expenses 105. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 105.”