Hudson Hospital Foundation

“The sole corporate member of hhf is hudson hospital.”

“Pursuant to bylaws, hhf's board of directors is comprised of not less than seven (7) and not more than fifteen (15) persons appointed by hudson hospital as the sole corporate member of hhf.”

“Hhf's corporate member, hudson hospital, must approve the following actions of hhf's board of directors or initiate these actions directly: - amendments of the articles, bylaws or other governing documents - sale, lease, mortgage or pledge of any real estate or interest therein, or of all or substantially all of the assets - adoption of amendment of a strategic plan, and capital and operating budgets - approval of unbudgeted capital expenditures - approval of borrowing or lending of funds of the foundation - merger, consolidation, affiliation or joint venture with any other entity and transfer or contribution of assets and funds to separate entities - establishment or divestiture of entities of which hhf has an equity or management interest, or establishment of any significant and continuing relationship with any entity - dissolution and distribution of assets”

“Hhf's 990 return has a comprehensive review process that is followed before it is presented to the governing body of hhf. The review process includes a layered review by the tax department of ghi, the management team of hhf, ghi's internal legal department and hhf's outside independent accountants. Each one of those areas has an opportunity to review, ask questions and make comments back to the tax department of ghi before the form 990 is completed and presented to the governing body of hhf. Hhf makes available to the governing body (board of directors) a copy of the 990 for review and comment prior to the filing of the 990 return. This copy is provided in a pre-meeting packet, and is an agenda item at a meeting of the full board of directors. This process is noted and documented in the written minutes of the meeting.”

“As required by the bylaws of hhf, the board monitors potential conflicts of interest on the part of its board members, officers and key employees by maintaining a conflict of interest policy. Under the policy, all board members, principal officers, members of a committee with board delegated powers and key employees annually are provided with a copy of the policy and requested to complete a questionnaire identifying any potential conflicts of interest. The general counsel will summarize the findings following review of the questionnaire and submit a report to the chair, hudson hospital's president and hhf's president. Board agendas and executive decisions are monitored in relation to this policy.”

“Hudson hospital foundation has no employees and does not pay compensation. All officers and key employees are paid by hudson hospital a related organization. Any compensation disclosed is paid and determined solely by the related organizations. Therefore, part vi, section b, question 15 is not applicable to hudson hospital foundation”

“Hhf's financial statements and 990 returns are made available to any person who requests the information from hhf. Hhf's articles of incorporation are available to any person who requests the information through the wisconsin secretary of state's office. Hhf's conflict of interest policy through it's related organization, hudson hospital, can be viewed through the hudsonhospital.org website.”

“Directors and officers of hhf are employed and compensated by regions hospital or hudson hospital. Reported average hours worked are based on their total compensation from all related organizations.”

“The purpose of the hudson hospital foundation (hhf) is to raise philanthropic funds from its constituency in order to advance the mission, vision, and values of hudson hospital, inc. (hospital),a wisconsin licensed 25-bed, level iv critical access hospital located in hudson, wisconsin. Established in 1977, hhf raises funds to provide significant financial support for programs and capital needs that assist the hospital with providing exceptional care close to home. I. Organization and governance hhf is a wisconsin non-profit corporation recognized as exempt from federal income tax under internal revenue code ("irc") section 501(c)(3) and is part of the family of healthpartners organizations "healthpartners". Founded in 1957, healthpartners is an integrated system of health care delivery and health care financing organizations, and is one of the largest consumer-governed organizations in the country. Healthpartners' mission is to improve health and well-being in partnership with our members, patients and community. Healthpartners seeks to transform health care through a relentless focus on the triple aim - providing exceptional experience for the individual, improving the health of the population, and maintaining affordability. Healthpartners includes an array of tax-exempt and taxable organizations with health care activities primarily operating in minnesota and western wisconsin. Healthpartners provides a full range of health care delivery and health plan services, including insurance, patient care, administration and health and well-being programs. Healthpartners health plans serve more than 1.6 million medical and dental members nationwide. Healthpartners medical care system includes more than 1,700 physicians and dentists, six owned hospitals with over 1,000 acute care beds, over 100 owned and leased primary and specialty care medical facilities and 24 dental facilities with practices in minnesota and western wisconsin. Healthpartners also contracts with other primary and specialty medical facilities and dental facilities, physician groups, hospitals and related health care providers located primarily in minnesota and western wisconsin. Healthpartners also provides medical education and training to medical professionals and conducts research and fund raising activities that support the health care delivery system. A complete listing of all organizations within the healthpartners family, and the relationship between them, can be found on schedule r within this 990 return. Detailed information about the community benefit activities and accomplishments of each tax-exempt organization can be found in the individual form 990 return for that organization. Healthpartners is driving change that helps our members and patients live healthier lives. Healthpartners collaborates with other plans, care providers and other community and business organizations in the region and throughout the nation to increase access, create and share quality measures and initiatives, participate in development of public policy, and collaborate in improvements that support the triple aim. Among healthpartners' signature initiatives continuing in 2016 are total cost of care measurements (development of a nationally recognized metric, endorsed by the national quality forum, enabling measurement and incentives based on coordination and evidence-based practices), mental health (reducing stigma, and assuring access to high quality care in the most appropriate settings), children's health (improving child health by promoting early brain development, providing family centered care, and strengthening communities), and sustainability (energy efficiency, waste reduction, and resource management). Healthpartners, inc. (hpi) is the parent entity of healthpartners and is a minnesota non-profit corporation and licensed health maintenance organization (hmo) recognized as exempt from federal income tax under irc section 501(c)(4). Hpi is the sole corporate member of hpi-”

“Hudson hospital net asset transfers 114,078.”