District 3 Hospital Preparedness Planning Committee Inc

“Hospitals eligible for membership are those hospitals in district 3 that are currently participating in funding through the aspr grants program or any substitute program administered by the state or federal government. The following are participating hospitals that are granted membership: parkview randallia parkview regional medical center orthopaedic hospital at parkview north parkview huntington hospital parkview whitley hospital parkview lagrange hospital lutheran hospital dupont hospital st. Joseph hospital rehabiliation hospital of fort wayne dukes memorial hospital bluffton regional medical center adams county memorial hospital cameron memorial hospital dekalb memorial hospital (dba dekalb health) parkview wabash orthopedic hospital of lhn vibra hospital of fort wayne parkview noble”

“Each participating hospital (member) shall appoint an authorized representative to serve on the board.”

“Board members are representative of the member hospitals. As such, all actions are subject to approval by the members of district 3.”

“Form 990 reviewed by certain directors and/or business manager before filing.”

“The organization has adopted a conflict of interest policy that requires directors, officers, and key employees to submit conflict of interest disclosure. The disclosure requires directors, officers, and key employees to disclose, in writing, any known financial interest that the individual (together with family members) directly or indirectly relates to any entity in the health care system of which the corporation is a part. In addition, directors, officers, and key employees are required to immediately disclose any possible conflicts of interest that arise mid-year in relation to a proposed transaction. The conflict of interest policy requires that any individual with a conflict be recused from the decision-making process, that independent directors or committee members determine that the proposed transaction is in the best interest of the organization, and the transaction must be approved by a vote of the independent directors or committee members without the particpation of any interested individual.”

“The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request. The organization's financial statements are not available to the public except those provided in the form 990.”

“The mission of the district 3 hospital preparedness planning committee inc is to promote cooperation and regional planning for bioterrorism and major health hazard events among the hospitals and other health care providers of indiana district 3 as designated by the indiana state department of health.”