Lafayette General Health System Inc.

“Trustees, clay allen and robert giles are involved in separate business ventures together that are wholly unrelated to the organization. The following trustees all have ownership in lafayette general surgical hospital: dr. Schutte, dr. Chastant, dr. Shuffler and dr. Gachassin. Philip gachassin, m.d. And dennis eschete, m.d. Are partners in a general surgery office practice and share office space.”

“The organization is a non-stock, not-for-profit corporation with one class of membership.”

“The members ratify the selection of the individuals that serve on the board of trustees (governing body) after those individuals have been selected as a trustee by the board of trustees.”

“The individuals of the trustees (governing body) and the members must be approved by the membership body.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the organization's accounting staff and a cpa firm. The completed forms are reviewed by the officers and then presented to the board for review, comment and corrections if needed before filing with the irs.”

“An annual survey is sent to the board member and officers requiring them to disclose conflicts of interest. After receipt of these surveys, the governance committee and its chair-person review all conflicts and report to the governance committee. Thereafter the chair-person of the governance committee and the orgaization's general council (who attends all board meetings) ensures that all conflicts are timely disclosed and that appropriate recusals are made on business matters that may be related to the conflict.”

“An independent external consultant firm, sullivan cotter and associates, is engaged by the compensation committee of the board of trustees, which is comprised of disinterested directors, to prepare a compensation survey and fair market value report. The compensation committee annually reviews the market comparables and makes adjustments to the president/ceo's compensation thereafter. This same process is followed for the following senior executives of the organization: coo, cfo, cno and general counsel.”

“Basic financial information is made available and sent out to the community by means of the organization's annual report. Other documents and more detailed financial information are available to the public upon request within the parameters of regulatory/legal authorities.”

“Payments to the physicians that serve as trustees were reported on a 1099-misc in box 6 or an a w-2. All such payments were in consideration for providing call coverage in our emergency room or serving as medical directors for various hospital departments. No payments were made in their capacity as trustee.”

“To balance pending pbc info -250,000.”

“The process for selection of auditor has not changed from the prior year.”