Siouxland Community Health Center

“Review of the form 990: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. The ceo and cfo review the return before it is presented to the finance committee. The finance committee approves the return, and the finance committee chair makes a recommendation to the board for approval of the form 990 for filing with the irs. Board members receive the form 990 as hard copies (mailed or hand-delivered) or electronic files (sent via e-mail).”

“Conflict of interest policy: a conflict of interest policy is stated in the employee handbook. Per the bylaws, if a question concerning a conflict of interest for any director is raised, a written secret ballot may be used by the remaining directors to determine if such conflict of interest exists. Should a conflict of interest, pecuniary or otherwise, be determined for any director, such director shall be excluded from voting on that subject matter. A simple, affirmative majority of those present shall rule. In all events, a director shall disclose any possible conflict of interest.”

“Ceo compensation review: the ceo's compensation was evaluated in 2022 by the executive board of directors using a comprehensive ceo performance evaluation tool. The executive board assessed the ceo's individual performance, the organization's performance, and whether the ceo accomplished the mutually-agreed upon objectives for the fiscal year being reviewed. The hr director conducts an in-depth salary analysis on a bi-annual basis with a cursory analysis during the alternate years. The data used is obtained locally, regionally, and nationally. This analysis is compiled and a recommendation is taken to the executive board. The ceo's annual performance evaluation is calculated by the executive board to determine the current year salary, and the salary analysis is compared to ensure that the salary is appropriate for the position and performance.”

“Other officer compensation review: the cfo's and the cmo's compensation was evaluated in 2022 by the ceo using a comprehensive performance evaluation tool. The ceo assessed the cfo's and the cmo's individual performance, the organization's performance, and whether the cfo and the cmo accomplished the mutually agreed upon objectives for the fiscal year being reviewed.”

“Document disclosure: the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements will be provided to inquiring parties upon request.”

“Program services: siouxland community health center (schc) is dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of the siouxland area and is a level three patient centered medical home. Schc offers the following services: primary and specialty medical services, family planning services prenatal services, laboratory, radiology, hiv/aids and hepatitis care, behavioral health, pharmacy, and dental services. Schc provides financial assistance to the uninsured and underinsured to eliminate access barriers.”

“Program service activity #1: laboratory siouxland community health center laboratory currently conducts approximately 96% of its laboratory tests onsite and is a moderate complex laboratory. For those tests not performed onsite, they are sent to a reference laboratory where the majority of test results are returned within 24-72 hours. Conducting the majority of tests onsite ensures rapid turnaround for diagnosis and monitoring of chronic medical conditions. The laboratory was accredited by clia for the year ending 1/31/23, the laboratory performed 761,784 tests. Radiology schc also conducts radiology services. It performed 4,583 exams for the year ending 1/31/23. Schc also started providing ultrasound services on 3/1/20 and performed 2,172 exams for the year ending 1/31/23. Hiv/aids and hepatitis the hiv team serves the tri-state siouxland area, as well as 20 northwest iowa counties, 6 counties in nebraska, and 3 counties in south dakota. Approximately 48% of patients receiving hiv/aids care live in rural areas. In addition to medical care, the hiv team coordinates dental care, case management, transportation, and housing assistance. For the fiscal year ending 1/31/23, the hiv team served 221 patients. Financial services to ensure patients have access to care at an affordable rate, schc offers a sliding fee discount to patients based on income eligibility and accepts medicaid (title 19), medicare (title 18), hawk-i (state chip) and most private insurances. For fiscal year ending 1/31/23, 13% of patients receiving care were uninsured, 50% had coverage by medicaid/hawk-i, 11% had medicare coverage, and 26% had coverage by other sources. Schc employed five certified application counselors to assist individuals with enrollment in the health insurance exchange.”

“Program service activity #2: the schc pharmacy also participates in other pharmaceutical assistance programs to ensure patients have access to needed prescription drugs.”