Lakeview Health (Fka Stillwater Health

“The sole member is hpi-ramsey, inc.”

“Hpi-ramsey has the power to appoint three directors to the shs board of directors. Hpi-ramsey also appoints the other members of the shs board from nominees submitted by the shs board of directors. Hpi-ramsey can remove such other members of the shs board only upon his or her conviction of a felony or to assure ongoing compliance with applicable law.”

“Hpi-ramsey has the power to approve the following actions of the shs board of directors: - change in mission, including consolidation, merger or sale of substantially all assets - amendment to articles of incorporation or bylaws - issuance of debt that obligates the member or member affiliate, or, that is not in the approved budget - annual capital and operating budgets - long range strategic plans - significant affiliations and joint ventures”

“Shs's 990 return has a comprehensive review process that is followed before it is presented to the governing body of shs. The review process includes a layered review by the tax department of group health plan, inc. (ghi), the management team of shs, ghi's internal legal department and shs's outside independent accountants. Each one of those areas has an opportunity to review, ask questions and make comments back to the tax department of ghi before the form 990 is completed and presented to the governing body of shs. Shs makes available to the governing body (board of directors) a copy of the 990 for review and comment prior to the filing of the 990 return. This copy is provided t the full board of directors in a pre-meeting packet, and is an agenda item at the meeting. This process is documented in the written meeting minutes.”

“As required by the bylaws of shs, the board monitors potential conflicts of interest on the part of board members, officers and key employees pursuant to its conflict of interest policy. Under the policy, all board members, principal officers, members of a committee with board delegated powers and key employees annually are provided with a copy of the policy and required to complete a questionnaire identifying any potential conflicts of interest. A report of these potential conflicts is shared with the governance committee, the chair and the ceo. Board agendas and executive decisions are documented in relation to this policy”

“Shs has no employees and does not pay compensation. Shs's ceo and its officers are paid by group health plan, inc. (ghi), lakeview memorial hospital, and stillwater medical group (smg), related organizations. Any compensation disclosed is paid and determined solely by the related organizations. Therefore, part vi, section b, question 15 is not applicable to shs.”

“Shs's financial statements and 990 returns are made available to any person who requests the information from shs or healthpartners. Shs' articles of incorporation are available to any person who requests the information through the minnesota secretary of state's office.”

“Average weekly hours: the compensated board members and officers frequently devote their time to multiple related organizations in a particular week. Each individual works an average of approximately 55 hours per week for shs and its related organizations.”

“I. Corporate structure, purpose, governance stillwater health system (shs) is a minnesota non-profit corporation recognized as exempt from federal income tax under internal revenue code ("irc") section 501(c)(3) and is part of the family of healthpartners organizations "healthpartners". Founded in 1957, healthpartners is an integrated system of health care delivery and health care financing organizations, and is one of the largest consumer-governed organizations in the country. Healthpartners' mission is to improve health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients and community. Healthpartners seeks to transform healthcare through a relentless focus on the triple aim - providing exceptional experience for the individual, improving the health of the population, and maintaining affordability. Healthpartners includes an array of tax-exempt and taxable organizations with health care activities primarily operating in minnesota and western wisconsin. Healthpartners provides a full-range of health care delivery and health plan services including insurance, patient care, administration and health and well-being programs. Healthpartners health plan's serve more than 1.6 million medical and dental members nationwide. Healthpartners medical care system includes more than 1,700 physicians and dentists, six owned hospitals with over 1,000 acute care beds, over 100 owned and leased primary and specialty care medical facilities and 24 dental facilities with practices in minnesota and western wisconsin. Healthpartners also contracts with other primary and specialty medical facilities and dental facilities, physician groups, hospitals and related healthcare providers located primarily in minnesota and western wisconsin. Healthpartners also provides medical education and training to medical professionals and conducts research and fund raising activities that support the health care delivery system. A complete listing of all organizations within the healthpartners family, and the relationship between them, can be found on schedule r within this 990 return. Detailed information about the community benefit activities and accomplishments of each tax-exempt organization can be found in the individual form 990 return for that organization. Healthpartners is driving change that helps our members and patients live healthier lives. Healthpartners collaborate with other plans, care providers and other community and business organizations in the region and throughout the nation to increase access, create and share quality measures and initiatives, participate in development of public policy, and collaborate in improvements that support the triple aim. Among healthpartners' signature initiatives continuing in 2016 are total cost of care measurements (development of a nationally recognized metric, endorsed by the national quality forum, enabling measurement and incentives based on coordination and evidence-based practices), mental health (reducing stigma, and assuring access to high quality care in the most appropriate settings), children's health (improving child health by promoting early brain development, providing family centered care, and strengthening communities), and sustainability (energy efficiency, waste reduction, and resource management). Healthpartners, inc. (hpi) is the parent entity of healthpartners and is a minnesota non-profit corporation and licensed health maintenance organization (hmo) recognized as exempt from federal income tax under irc section 501(c)(4). Hpi is the sole corporate member of hpi-ramsey, a minnesota non-profit corporation recognized as exempt from federal income tax under irc section 501(c)(3). In turn, hpi-ramsey is the sole corporate member of regions hospital, regions hospital foundation, capitol view transitional care center, shs, ramsey integrated health services and rh-wisconsin, inc., all of which are non-profit corporations exempt from federal income tax under irc section 501(c)(3). Shs is the so”

“Net asset transfers to related parties -233,202.”