St Vincent Mercy Medical Center

“Mercy health system - northern region is the sole member of st. Vincent mercy medical center.”

“Catholic health partners (chp) elects all board members who have full voting rights.”

“Certain matters require approval of the chp corporate member, chp governing body, or chp ceo. The regulations of the organization describe the level of approval required for various decisions.”

“The form 990 is prepared by chp's tax department and reviewed by an independent accounting firm. A copy of the form 990 is then reviewed by management. Once the form 990 is reviewed by all applicable parties a copy of the final version is provided to all members of the governing body prior to filing.”

“For board and/or subcommittee meetings - all board/subcommittee members must file a conflict of interest form. The committee chair or board chair is notified of any conflicts for any of the committee members or board of trustee members. At the beginning of all board meetings or committee meetings, members are reminded that they are to notify the chair of any conflicts and recuse themselves as necessary from the discussion and/or vote. For key employees - their manager is notified of any conflicts reported on the coi form. If a conflict exists, we require the employee to recuse themselves from the issue.”

“The organization's formal process for determining total compensation for the ceo and other officers and key employees is intended to provide reasonable compensation for accomplishing the organization's mission, to recognize performance, and to operate in keeping with the organization's obligations as a tax-exempt charitable organization. The compensation committee of the regional board of trustees conducts an annual review of the compensation and performance of the ceo and other officers and key employees. In doing so, the committee retains a qualified independent compensation consultant to conduct competitive market analysis annually of the market ranges of base, incentive and total cash compensation. The committee utilizes that analysis and other appropriate information in connection with its annual review and adjustment of compensation ranges. It also reviews and recommends to the full board the threshold and maximum incentive awards for which the listed individuals may be eligible, based upon the organization's performance results for community benefit, quality and financial performance. The committee's recommendations concerning salary range adjustments and incentive awards go to the full board for approval. The committee, with full board approval, determines the adjustment to the ceo's base compensation and incentive award, within such established parameters. For the coo, cao, evp, and svp positions, adjustments and incentive awards are approved by the organization's ceo within such parameters. Adjustments and awards for other listed individuals are recommended by the supervising executive. Base salary adjustments and salary awards are disclosed to the committee. A formal performance appraisal process is incorporated in the compensation adjustment and award process. It utilizes a multi-perspective approach and performance measures which are linked to the organization's long-term strategic plan, achievement of annual system objectives, and personal objectives. Compensation-related determinations are conducted in accordance with applicable requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations to qualify for the presumption that the compensation is reasonable, including, but not limited to, approval by an authorized body composed of individuals who do not have a conflict of interest, obtaining and relying on appropriate data as to comparability, and concurrent documentation of the basis for the compensation determinations.”

“Please refer to line 15a response which describes the process used for both the top management official and for the other officers and key employees.”

“The system-wide conflict of interest policy and financial statements are posted on the catholic health partners website.”

“The filing organization does not have separate, independent audited financial statements. The organization is included in catholic health partners' consolidated audited financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Catholic health partners' audit and corporate responsibility committee has responsibility for oversight of the audit and the selection of an independent accountant.”

“Medical professional fees - total expense: 21466407, program service expense: 21466407, management and general expenses: , fundraising expenses: ; consulting - total expense: 654170, program service expense: 523336, management and general expenses: 130834, fundraising expenses: ; other purchased services - total expense: 23835590, program service expense: 19068472, management and general expenses: 4767118, fundraising expenses: ; affiliate purchased services - total expense: 73801226, program service expense: 59040981, management and general expenses: 14760245, fundraising expenses: ;”

“Equity transfers to affiliates - -8398000; other transfers of net assets - 15000; pension plan liability adjustment - 5325000; post-retirement medical plan adjustment - 547000; equity transfer to llc - -xxx-xx-xxxx; mercy college net assets adjustment - -656280;”