Baptist Easley Hospital

“The organization contracts with prisma health-upstate to provide the campus president, todd walker. During fiscal year 2018, the organization paid $213,675 for his services.”

“The organization consists of one class of membership consisting of two members: prisma health-upstate and prisma health-midlands”

“The organization's board of directors shall consist of four individuals appointed as directors by prisma health-midlands and four individuals appointed as directors by prisma health-upstate.”

“Reserved powers of the members. The following actions shall require the approval of both of the members: (a) changes or amendments to the articles of incorporation or bylaws that would affect any authority or privilege of a member (as provided in article xii, section 2); (b) the admission of a new member of corporation; (c) the sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of corporation; (d) approval of any change in the name of corporation; (e) the merger, consolidation, division, dissolution, or liquidation of corporation; and (f) the issuance of debt or creation of, or entry into any agreement that creates, an obligation in an amount greater than $5,000,000. Individual member reserved powers. The following powers shall be reserved to each of the members individually: (a) election of a member's directors pursuant to article iv, section 2(a); (b) appointment of a director to fill a vacancy in a member's directors pursuant to article iv, section 2(d); and (c) removal of a member's directors pursuant to article iv, section 5(b).”

“The organization's form 990 was provided to 5 legacy board members for review and approval with the opportunity for comments and changes before filing with the irs. The form 990 was not provided to all legacy board members due to the resignation of two legacy board members prior to completion of the form.”

“Board members are required to complete conflict of interest disclosures annually. In addition, board members are required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire pertaining specifically to conflicts of interest required to be disclosed on the organization's 990. Whenever a potential conflict exists, board members and officers recuse themselves from discussion and voting on the transaction with the potential conflict.”

“The campus president is hired from a member of the organization,prisma health-upstate. The member organization determines compensation via the approval of independent persons.”

“The organization makes its form 990 available to the public upon request and on www.guidestar.org.”

“The organization's governing documents, financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are made available to the public in the administration office.”

“The originally filed return erroneously indicated that the organization changed its name. The organization did not change its name and the amended return is being filed to reflect the correct name of the organization which is baptist easley hospital. The only change on the amended return is to correct the organization's name.”

“Consultants: program service expenses 152,029. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 152,029. Purchased services: program service expenses 13,055,302. Management and general expenses 155. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,055,457. Medical services: program service expenses 22,643,496. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,643,496.”

“Membership interest in foundation -266,984.”

“This process has not changed from the prior year.”