Westfields Hospital Foundation Inc.

“The foundation's 990 return has a comprehensive review process that is followed before it is presented to the governing body of the foundation. The review process includes a layered review by the tax department of group health plan, inc. (ghi), the management team of the foundation, ghi's internal legal department and the foundation'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 the foundation. Once that review process has been completed, it is the policy of the foundation to make available to the board of directors of the foundation a copy of the 990 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.”

“The foundation board monitors potential conflicts of interest on the part of its board members, principal officers, members of committees with board delegated powers, and key employees ("covered persons") by maintaining a conflict of interest policy. Under the policy, covered persons annually are provided with a copy of the policy and asked to complete a questionnaire identifying any potential conflicts of interests. The general counsel of healthpartners reviews the questionnaire responses and develops a report detailing any potentially material conflicts for the president and chair of the board. A verbal summary is also given to the full board or appropriate committee ending with a reminder to covered persons of the policy's mandate that each person is obligated to disclose any new potential conflicts as they may arise throughout the year. Board agendas and executive decisions are monitored in relation to this policy. If a disclosed conflict of interest impacts an agenda item or decision, the covered person would be excluded from voting and may be excluded from receiving information and/or participating in deliberations, depending on the circumstances.”

“The foundation has no employees and pays no compensation. All officers and key employees are paid by group health plan, inc. (ghi), regions hospital (regions), lakeview memorial hospital association (lakeview) or westfields hospital, related organizations. Any compensation disclosed is paid and determined solely by the related organizations. Therefore, part vi, section b, question 15 is not applicable to the foundation.”

“The foundation's financial statements and 990 returns are made available to any person who requests the information from the foundation or healthpartners.”

“All directors and officers of the foundation are employed and compensated by group health plan, inc., lakeview memorial hospital association or regions hospital. Reported average hours worked are based on their total compensation from all related organizations.”

“Westfields hospital foundation, inc. (foundation) is a wisconsin non-stock corporation recognized as exempt from federal income tax under internal revenue code ("irc") section 501(c)(3) and is part of the healthpartners organization. Healthpartners is a nonprofit organization with a mission of improving health and well-being in partnership with its patients, members and community founded in 1957, healthpartners is an integrated health care organization, providing health care services and health plan financing and administration. 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, inc. (hpi) is a minnesota nonprofit corporation and licensed health maintenance organization (hmo) recognized as exempt from federal income tax under internal revenue code (irc) section 501(c)(4) and is the parent entity of healthpartners organizations referred to collectively as "healthpartners". Healthpartners includes an array of tax-exempt and taxable organizations. 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 1.8 million medical and dental members nationwide. Healthpartners medical care system includes more than 2,000 employed physicians and dentists, eight owned hospitals with over 1,000 acute care beds, over 100 primary and specialty care medical facilities and dental facilities with practices in minnesota and western wisconsin serving more than 1.34 million patients. Healthpartners health plans contract with other primary and specialty medical facilities and dental facilities, physician groups, hospitals, and related healthcare providers to serve plan members. Healthpartners also provides medical education and training to medical professionals and conducts research and fundraising activities that support the health care delivery system. 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 are total cost of care measurements (a nationally recognized metric, 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), equity, inclusion, and anti-racism (addressing health equity, eliminating health care disparities, increasing diversity and inclusion in our workplaces, building an anti-racist culture, and deepening our collective understanding of cultural humility) and sustainability (energy efficiency, waste reduction, and resource management). A complete listing of all organizations within healthpartners, 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, 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-ramsey, and group health plan, inc. (ghi), both of which are min”

“Donations received: in addition to these fundraising events, the foundation received $35,336 in annual donations, major gifts, grateful patients, tributes and memorials. The foundation also received $56,000 in outside grants. The foundation received $50,000 from royal credit union foundation and $2,000 from midco foundation to help support the facility renovations for the medical laboratory technician program to address staffing challenges by creating a local pipeline of candidates receiving training across our care sites. It ensures that local students are trained in state-of-the-art technology for a successful career in the medical field. The foundation received $4,000 from the green bay packers foundation to help support our growing through grief program as we expand it to the somerset school district in addition to the new richmond school district. In 2023, the foundation received the final installment of $50,000 on the $150,000 pledge received in 2021 from the rcu foundation for capital improvements to the hospital kitchen. In addition to its own fundraising, the foundation secured $1,650,000 from fred c. And katherine b. Andersen in grant support going straight to the hospital to upgrade the central processing area sterilization equipment, improving hospital efficiencies and increasing the number of patients we can serve. Hospital supported programs: capital: the foundation supported the hospital with various capital needs. The foundation supported the hospital with the purchase of a new teladoc equipment for the ob clinic. Total support from the foundation was $30,000. Total cost of the new unit was $63,866. The foundation supported the hospital with the purchase of a new ct scanner for the imaging department. Total support from the foundation was $275,000. Total cost of the new unit was $713,182. The foundation supported the hospital with the purchase of a new van for patients who do not have access to transportation. Total support from the foundation was $70,000. Total cost of the new van was $81,360. The foundation supported the hospital with the purchase of new furniture and trees for the outdoor space for a total of $16,422. Construction will begin summer of 2024. The outdoor space will be fully funded by the foundation. Total cost of the new outdoor space is estimated to be $80,000. Employee education and training: the foundation supported employee education and training such as the "valley hospital nursing conference" that promoted collaboration and learning among the valley hospital nurses for a total of $1,700 and american association of cardiovascular and rehabilitation conference for a total of $1,188.48. A variety of other education and training opportunities continue to be available as well. Patient care: the foundation supported $7,231 to help patients with unmet needs such as gas cards, medications and home equipment as well as flowers and cards for special occasions. This includes support from three funds (giving tree, good samaritan, patient care). Part of this support is an internal grant to the primary clinic to purchase home bp monitors for patients who can not afford one. Patient transportation: the foundation continued support of the patient transportation van with operational and maintenance costs. Scholarships: the foundation pledged ten employees and/or their dependents who are pursuing degrees in health care a total of $10,000 in scholarships for 2023-2024. Students receive half of their scholarship each semester after the submission of their authenticated grades. Community supported programs: community grants: the foundation supported eight local non-profit organizations that have programs for access to care, mental health and well-being, nutrition and physical activity and substance abuse, awarding a total of $18,000 in community grants to: alano society of new richmond, five loaves food & clothing, grace place / salvation army, halos of st. Croix valley, new richmond senior center, operation”