St Joseph Medical Center of Ft Wayne

“The provincial of the american province of the poor handmaids of jesus christ and the individuals holding membership positions on the provincial council of the american province of the poor handmaids of jesus christ are voting members of sjmc.”

“The members of sjmc appoint the board of directors.”

“The approval of the members of sjmc is required with respect to the following: (1) any modification of the philosophy of sjmc; (2) any amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws; (3) the merger or consolidation of sjmc with or into any other entity; (4) the voluntary dissolution of sjmc; (5) the lease, sale, transfer, assignment, mortgage or encumbrance of any kind of fixed capital, real estate or buildings; (6) the incurrence of debt in excess of $100,000 other than incurred in the ordinary course of business; (7) the selections of certified public accountants; (8) the acceptance of any donation, gift, device, or bequest which imposes an ongoing or continuing obligation upon sjmc.”

“The form 990 was prepared by zielinski and associates, p.c. And provided to all directors. The board of directors passed a resolution approving the filing of the form 990.”

“Each officer and director are required to annually complete a disclosure statement which identifies conflicts of interest.the filing officer reviews the disclosure statements and reports any potential conflicts of interest to the chairperson who subsequently discloses the potential conflict of interest to the board. No potential conflicts of interest arose in the current year.”

“Sjmc does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the general public except to the extent that they are in a publicly available document such as form 990 or 1023.”