Seward Community Health Center Inc

“A pdf file of the form 990 and all schedules is reviewed by the finance committee and a copy is provided to each member of the board of directors. They are given 14 days to review and submit any questions or concerns to the schc finance department. If none are received by finance, the 990 and schedules are submitted to the internal revenue service.”

“Annual conflict of interest statements are completed by the board, officers, and key employees. If a conflict arises, each individual is required to report the conflict to the board chair or the executive director. The executive committee of the board will review the issue and determine a solution.”

“The chair and vice chair of the board reviewed salary data from the northwest primary care association and the state of alaska to determine the executive director's salary. External consultants are also utilized to do salary survey comparisons every two to three years.”

“Northwest regional primary care association and the state of alaska salary studies were used as the basis for determining all staff wages. External consultants were also utilized to do salary survey comparisons every two to three years.”

“All documents that are required to be made available to the public are made so upon request.”

“During 2024, seward community health center continued to strive to strengthen and expand services for our community. We saw a 4% decrease in patient visits compared to 2023 despite our proactive approach to managing chronic conditions by encouraging more frequent visits to support better long-term outcomes. A main barrier to growth was a higher-than-expected provider turnover, which directly impacts the number of patients served each day. Operationally, staff turnover in general has been higher than normal as well. Salary costs have continued to rise as we worked to remain competitive in healthcare staffing. Despite these higher costs along with ongoing increases in medical supplies reimbursements from government and commercial payors have not kept pace, leaving the organization operating at a financial break-even. Our sliding fee discount program, which provides reduced costs for patients with household incomes up to 200% of the federal poverty level for alaska, continued to play a critical role in improving access to care. In 2024, the program generated 77,572 in patient bill adjustments, a 40% increase over the prior year.”

“Health related providers 230,831 149,395 0 other professional 34,294 24,834 0 total 265,125 174,229 0”