St John Providence

“In determining compensation of the organization's president & ceo, the process, performed by ascension health, a related organization of st. John providence, included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The audit committee reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensation, the president & ceo was compared to individuals at other hospitals in the area who hold the same title. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the board minutes. Individual was not present when his compensation was decided.”

“In determining compensation of other officers of the organization, the process performed by Ascension Michigan, a related organization of St. John Providence, and its subsidiary organizations, included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The audit committee reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensation, the other officers of the organization were compared to individuals who work at similarly sized organizations as well as organizations similar in complexity of operations, revenues and job responsibilities across the nation. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the board minutes.”

“St. John Providence is organized on a membership basis. The sole member of the Corporation is Ascension Michigan.”

“St. John Providence has a single corporate member, Ascension Michigan, who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of St. John Providence.”

“All decisions that have a material impact to St. John Providence financial information or corporation as a whole are subject to approval by its sole corporate member, Ascension Michigan.”

“During the return preparation process, the tax department works with other functional areas including finance, accounting, treasury, legal, human resources, and corporate compliance for advice, information and assistance in order to prepare a complete and accurate return. Upon completion, the form 990 is reviewed by the organization's internal tax department which consists of attorneys and cpas. A complete final copy of the return is provided to the organization's president, financial officer, and/or other key officers in lieu of the full board.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose.”

“The organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request.”

“St. John Providence 38-2244034 Community Benefit Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2017 This report illustrates the significant degree to which St. John Providence ("the System") contributes to the positive health status of the communities it serves. As a member of Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic Healthcare System, St. John Providence continues to build and strengthen sustainable collaborative efforts that benefit the health of individuals, families, and society as a whole. The goal of St. John Health is to perpetuate the healing mission of the church. The System furthers this goal through delivery of patient services, care to the elderly and indigent, patient education and health awareness programs for the community, and medical research. Our concern for all human life and dignity of each person leads the organization to provide medical services to all people in the community without regard to the patient's race, creed, national origin, economic status, or ability to pay. In order to portray the full breadth of our contribution, our community benefit information is described below. Organizational Commitment to Providing Community Benefit St. John Providence is comprised of five hospitals, plus more than 125 medical facilities in southeast Michigan. St. John Providence seeks to improve the physical, mental, social and spiritual health status of its surrounding community. St. John Providence: 1. Operates emergency rooms that are open to all persons regardless of ability to pay. 2. Has on open medical staff with privileges available to all qualified physicians in the area. 3. Has a governing body in which independent persons representative of the community compromise a majority. 4. Engages in medical or scientific research programs. 5. Engages in the training and education of health care professionals. 6. Participates in Medicaid, Medicare, Champus, Triage and/or other government-sponsored health care programs. Expanding awareness, education, and health promotion St. John Providence believes that it is essential to educate people regarding the types of behavior that improve their chances of living a healthy life. The System has invested significantly in unique, top quality health education and materials to accomplish its goals. Various classes are provided to the community. Education material also is provided via our website at healthcare.ascension.org Access to Care Programs St. John Providence operates many public health clinics. Public clinics range from specialty clinics such as pediatrics to general internal medicine clinics. Our community health centers provide care for all community residents, regardless of their ability to pay. Services include the full range of preventive and primary health and some dental care for adults and children, prenatal care, and management of chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, St. John Providence hospitals treated adults and children from the community for a total of 454,551 patient days of service. The system provided services to 2,699,306 outpatients, including 161,631 mental health visits, 35,334 urgent care visits and 38,420 outpatient surgery visits. Community Outreach and Service The System provides charitable contributions to various communities by volunteering and giving support to community food banks, health expos and screenings, blood drives, churches, schools, basketball camps, baseball clubs, women's health shows, Belle Isle run/walk, town hall series lectures, career fairs at schools, police officer benefits, community foundation outings, chamber golf outings, Infant Mortality fundraisers, college health care scholarships, adopt a family programs, fall fairs, YMCA kids programs, Covenant House Michigan, Habitat for Humanity and various other organizations. Medical Research St. John Providence furthers its mission by contributing funds and personnel to support research that has helped advance med”

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“The activity of St. John Providence is reported in the consolidated financial statements of Ascension Health Alliance. No individual audit of St. John Providence is completed. Therefore, the audited financial statements are of Ascension Health Alliance and Affiliates, which include the activity of St. John Providence.”

“St. John Providence is included in the consolidated financial statements of Ascension. The Finance and Audit committee of Ascension's Board assumes responsibility for the consolidated organization as a whole.”