Blessing Hospital

“Blessing hospital contracts with blessing corporate services to execute the duties normally performed by management. The management company carries out the governing decisions of the board of directors, similar to the role and functions of an employee-officer. Blessing corporate services paid compensation to various employees collectively acting as managment. The compensation paid to those employees who serve on blessing hospital's board of directors is disclosed on part vii.”

“1) blessing corporate services provides general management services. 2) aramark provides management of food services and environmental services. 3) bridge home care partners provides management of blessing's home care services.”

“Blessing corporate services, inc. Is the sole voting member of blessing hospital.”

“Blessing corporate services, inc., the sole voting member of blessing hospital, shall possess the rights and responsibilities to appoint and/or remove all the trustees of the corporation and appoint the corporation's president.”

“Blessing corporate services shall possess the rights and responsibilites to approve expressly all amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws before they may become effective; approve long- term debt, long-range plans and capital and operating budgets; approve the purchase and sale of real and personal property and contracts entered into by the corporation, not expressly made part of an approved budget, the reasonable value of which exceeds an amount set forth in the bylaws of the member; approve material investment decisions, including without limitation establishment and modification of investment policies, engagement and removal of investment managers and advisors, and changes in investment allocations not permitted by an existing investment policy; approve the parameters for terms of employment of physicians, including physician compensation plans, and any material variances from such parameters for individual physicians; approve the selection of auditors and legal counsel; approve charity care and community benefits-related policies; approve the formation of subsidiary entities and/or joint ventures; approve the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or applying for protection under any insolvency laws; approve the participation in any merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or other corporate or business entity restructuring; and have the power to compel the corporation to enforce and/or perform any contractual obligation.”

“Following management and legal review, the form 990 was provided to the board of trustees for review and comment prior to filing.”

“A copy of the conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to officers, directors, trustees, and key employees to be read, signed, and returned to the organization. The signed policies are retained in the corporate administrative files. In addition, each officer, director, or trustee is required to declare no conflict of interest in regards to agenda items being presented at the start of each monthly board meeting.”

“No compensation is received for serving as an officer of blessing hospital. On a biannual basis, comparable compensation data through a third party (sullivan-cotter) is used to establish market range. Information is submitted to the blessing corporate services compensation committee for review and to blessing hospital board of trustees for approval.”

“These forms are located in the corporate administrative offices and are available upon request for public inspection.”

“Since it was founded in 1875, blessing hospital has provided quality health care services to all patients regardless of race, sex, national origin, age, or ability to pay. In serving all members of its communities, blessing hospital continues this tradition by providing free/subsidized care, care to persons covered by governmental programs at less than full charges, and community health/education/wellness programs. For fiscal year 2022, the cost of charity care provided was 6,244,283 and medicare shortfalls were 98,960,351. Blessing hospital treated patients through the following services during fiscal year 2022: 35,361 emergency center visits; 373,176 outpatient visits; 13,052 surgical operations, including 152 open heart surgeries, 14,202 inpatient admissions, and 973 babies. Outpatient services included 99,096 cardiopulmonary/cardiology procedures, 1,036,556 laboratory tests, 119,299 radiology procedures, and 134,679 physical therapy/rehabilitation visits. Blessing hospital provided additional benefits of 10,792,422 to the community during fiscal year 2022 as follows: health professionals education siu residency program 4,436,201 blessing-rieman college of nursing 2,908,235 nursing educational preceptors 21,205 sub total health professionals education 7,365,641 community health improvement services psychiatric services to siu center for family medicine - quincy, chaddock, and transitions of western illinois 207,303 adams county health department dental program 100,000 patient transportation and lodging 301,718 charity pharmacy prescriptions 98,665 health screenings/tests 137,967 medical supplies/services for patients 34,570 behavioral health educational programs 11,567 medical interpreting services 23,417 sub total community health improvement services 915,207 siu center for family medicine - quincy, chaddock, and transitions of western illinois subsidized health services care coordination 1,781,756 home healthcare 516,002 skilled nursing unit 123,116 sub total subsidized health services 2,420,874 in-kind contributions/donations donations/sponsorships 90,700 sub total in-kind contributions/donations 90,700 blessing hospital's strategic objectives for the upcoming years are as follows: -achieve top decile quality and safety -enhance access to care -strengthen engagement with providers and staff”

“Decrease in minimum pension liability 2,643,080 transfers to affiliates -59,366,286 increase in minimum pension liability 0 equity adjustment from acquisition 0 total -56,723,206”