Regional West Garden County

“Regional west health services is the sole member of the organization.”

“Regional west health services (rwhs), the sole member, has the ability to appoint 7 persons to the board of directors. The remaining 3 directors must be approved by rwhs.”

“Regional west health services (rwhs), the sole member, must approve all matters pertaining to the merger, consolidation, liquidation or amendment to the articles of incorporate or bylaws of the corporation. The annual budget of the corporation is also subject to the approval of rwhs.”

“The board will have an opportunity to review drafts electronically prior to filing.”

“Annual disclosure by board members of any conflict of interest, as set forth in the policies, is requried. For any possible conflict of interest identified, the remaining board determines if it actually constitutes a conflict of interest without the conflicted board member present. If a conflict of interest is determined to exist, the board, less the conflicted member, will then decide the level of involvement of the member in decision making for the entity, if there is an alternative arrangement that will eliminate the conflict of interest, and the appropriateness of the conflicted member continuing as a board member. Failure to disclose a conflict of interest can result in disciplinary and corrective action for the conflicted member.”

“Compensation process for top official: compensation for the coo is determined by the compensation committee of the rwhs board. The determination is based on market data and recommendations from an independent consulting firm who collects that information for comparison purposes. Minutes are kept of these meetings. Compensation process for officers: compensation for the ceo and key employees is reviewed by an independent consultant on an annual basis to ensure the compensation plan meets reasonableness testing compared to mgma compensation survey. The compensation model is also reviewed by legal counsel for reasonableness and compliance with irs requirements.”

“The organization's governing documents, financial statements, and the conflict of interest policy are made available to the public upon request.”

“During 2018, regional west garden county added two new ancillary services to the critical access hospital: chiropractic care and behavioral health counseling services, both on-site.”

“Other purchased services: program service expenses 1,143,696. Management and general expenses 36,991. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,180,687. Other professional fees: program service expenses 281,267. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 281,267. Service contracts: program service expenses 115,936. Management and general expenses 2,550. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 118,486.”

“The cfo of regional west health services, the sole member of the organization, is responsible for oversight of the audit and selection of the independent public accountant. This process has not changed from the prior year.”