Saint Catherine'S Hospital Inc

“St. Catherine's hospital, inc's sole corporate member is osf services, inc. Wheaton franciscan healthcare, inc. Is the sole corporate member of osf services, inc..”

“Members of osf services, inc. Elect members of the governing body and officers.”

“YES”

“Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's president. A copy of the 990 is provided to the governing board prior to filing.”

“As part of the annual process, conflict of interest questionnaires are sent out to all officers and directors to capture information on potential conflicts as well as information on business and family relationships for purposes of answering certain questions on irs form 990. Responses to these questionnaires are reviewed weekly by the vice president of compliance, the manager of tax compliance, and the manager of legal services. Responses to questions are documented in a spreadsheet for follow up at a later time. After an approximate 6 week time frame, names of all non responders are compiled, and these individuals receive either an email or letter with a duplicate questionnaire, asking them once again to complete the information. Responses to questionnaires continue to be reviewed and documented throughout this time period. Approximately 1 month prior to the filing deadline of irs form 990, responses to date are compiled. Any response requiring disclosure is entered into the information return. Also at this date, the remaining non responder names are determined, and a letter, along with the actual conflict of interest policy, is sent to the chairperson of each board. The letter outlines the current non responders, as well as any officer or board member that has disclosed a financial interest that might pose a potential conflict of interest. Depending upon the nature of the financial interest and work done by the board, several actions may be considered: the board member with a financial interest would need to voluntarily excuse him or herself from the deliberations or voting on such a matter; or, if necessary, the board would determine that the subject's financial interest was an actual conflict of interest, in which case the board member would be informed by the board chairperson that he or she would not be allowed to vote in any such matters due to this real or perceived conflict of interest. Minutes of the board meeting would document this decision process, and reflect whatever action(s) are ultimately taken. The board chairperson is also required to discuss with non responders the repercussions of not responding after two attempts, and require the board member to complete the annual conflict of interest disclosure questionnaire before being allowed to continue in any board matters. If the board member refuses, the chairperson has the authority to determine the appropriate action, including, but not limited to prohibiting them from participating in deliberations, preventing them from voting, and/or removing them as a board member.”

“Affiliates of wheaton franciscan healthcare and franciscan ministries provide upon request certain documents including our financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents that support our tax exempt status, including, but not limited to, articles of incorporation and bylaws. Requests for information are considered on a case-by-case basis, and this process is outlined in our public disclosure policy.”

“Wheaton franciscan healthcare and franciscan ministries are a controlled group of related healthcare and housing organizations. As such, many employees who are at the vice president level or above, or who are officers and/or directors of organizations where wheaton has common boards and other overlaps, spend significant time devoted to tasks not only for the filing organization, but also for related organizations. While there is no official time study tracking that is done, it is estimated that for each employee, tasks devoted to related organizations could approximate up to 80% of total hours.”

“Revenue sharing with affiliate 13,211,087. Macrs depreciation adjustment 2,097,866.”

“The process the committee uses for oversight of the audit and selection of an independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”