St Anthony'S Medical Center

“Business relationships: john h berra jr has a business relationship with stacie hastie.”

“During june of 2013, the organization contracted with integrity hospital company to provide a ceo to oversee the day to day operations of the organization.”

“Review process: returns are prepared and initially reviewed by st anthony's finance staff and preparer bkd. After these reviews are completed, the returns are then reviewed with the chief financial officer (cfo) by finance staff. Once this review occurs, returns are mailed to board / finance committee members for review, questions, and comments directed to the cfo or their designee. Once all reviews have taken place, the returns are filed with the internal revenue service.”

“Compliance with conflict of interest policy: to ensure that st. Anthony's operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and that it engages only in transactions that are reasonable and are the result of arm's length bargaining, the board has adopted and enforces compliance with a conflict of interest policy, which requires disclosure of any actual or potential conflict of interest. If the board or committee or administrator has reasonable cause to believe that an individual has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the individual of the basis for such belief and afford the individual an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the response of the individual and making such further investigation as may be warranted in the circumstances, the board or committee or administrator determines that the individual has in fact failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.”

“Process for determining compensation: compensation for the ceo is based upon comparable market rates for similar positions within the nation. Periodically, an outside compensation consultant is hired to review compensation and compare it to appropriate peer groups. These external reports are presented to the board of directors' compensation committee for review and approval along with the annual evaluations of the senior staff members. The most recent compensation review was conducted in april of 2014.”

“Process for determining compensation: compensation for all senior management staff members is based upon comparable market rates for similar positions within the nation. Periodically, an outside compensation consultant is hired to review compensation and compare it to appropriate peer groups. These external reports are presented to the board of directors' compensation committee for review and approval along with the annual evaluations of the senior staff members. The most recent compensation reviews were conducted in july of 2014 and february of 2015.”

“Process for making documents available to public: the organization considers its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements to be proprietary. Accordingly they are not made available to the general public.”

“Other changes in net assets or fund balances: defined benefit pension plans (1,795,488) reclass noncontrolling interest (255,497) curtailment loss (491,744) interest rate swap (7,090,700) other changes in fund balance (349,186) fund balance transfer (503,990) self insurance trust income 2,151,691 distribution to noncontrolling interest (417,013) self insurance trust net assets (25,779,880) ----------- total other changes in net assets (34,531,807)”

“Statement of program service accomplishment: the community benefit contribution of st. Anthony's medical center includes programs and activities that improve access to health care and improve health in our communities. In order to portray the full breadth of our contribution, our community benefit information is described below: section 1 - qualitative description of community benefit 1. Organizational commitment to providing community benefit a. Mission statement: st. Anthony's, a catholic medical center, has the duty and privilege to provide the best care to every patient, every day. Primary exempt purpose: st. Anthony's provides care in a nondiscriminatory manner, operates an emergency department open to all, offers medical staff privileges to all qualified physicians, and maintains a governing board of directors comprised primarily of community members. We promote and address the specific health needs of the community and provide support through educational, religious, and charitable activities. Excess revenue is used for the further development of such activities. B. St. Anthony's medical center's approach to providing community benefit is illustrated as follows: - our geographic area and target population are south st. Louis county, jefferson county, outstate missouri and southern illinois. - st. Anthony's medical center completed its first community health needs assessment and implementation plan in 2013 to guide the efforts in our community. Links can be found below: 1. Community health needs assessment: http://www.stanthonysmedcenter.com/community/chna.pdf 2.implementation plan: http://www.stanthonysmedcenter.com/community/chna_implementation_plan .pdf - major trends, needs, and problems in the community are addressed by st. Anthony's medical center in a variety of ways. Along with treating illness and disease, st. Anthony's supports programs that focus on disease prevention. Care is taken to plan programs and events that are targeted to the needs of our community. Programs are planned based on the evidence that the program or event is addressing a community health need. Community health needs are established by examining data and statistics that are targeted to reflect the service area of st. Anthony's and by primary data from community evaluations through the st. Anthony's medical center community health needs assessment. - st. Anthony's medical center supports needs and problems unique to its community. While not directly related to health care, our support for activities such as neighborhood revitalization; local economic development, education, community health advocacy, and similar efforts all contribute to improvement for the people we serve throughout the region. St. Anthony's offers numerous educational events, community clinics, support groups, self-help programs (e.g., weight management, smoking cessation); and pastoral outreach and social service programs. These programs are widely available to all, conveniently located on our campus and offered continuously throughout the year. - various community organizations collaborate with st. Anthony's medical center to improve community health, expand access to health care or in other ways benefit the community. St. Anthony's works in collaboration with the following groups: st. Louis county department of health, local school districts, barnes-jewish west county hospital, missouri baptist medical center, st. Lukes hospital (through the chna), hospice agencies, st. Louis association of diabetes educators, local colleges & universities, american heart association, american cancer society, cardinal glennon hospital, south county ymca, behavioral health support groups, st. Louis university, american lung association and the american red cross. - several hospital departments dedicate staff to assist in community benefits efforts. These efforts are led by laura bub, mph, community outreach coordinator for st. Anthony's. St. Anthony's has a community benefit council that”

“2. Organizational description for tax exemption st. Anthony's medical center qualifies for tax exemption through various activities and participation as described below: - st. Anthony's operates an emergency room that accepts all persons who are in need of medical attention regardless of their ability to pay. - st. Anthony's has an open medical staff with privileges available to all qualified physicians in the area. - st. Anthony's has a governing board of directors in which independent persons representative of the community comprise a majority; - st. Anthony's works in cooperation with local universities and health care organizations to advance the science of medicine by providing a clinical setting where innovative treatments and new therapeutic protocols can be developed and studied. - st. Anthony's engages in the training and education of health care professionals by teaming up with local community colleges and universities to provide a clinical setting for health care students. - st. Anthony's participates in medicaid, medicare, champus, tricare, and other government-sponsored health care programs. - st. Anthony's is listed in the official catholic directory submitted annually to the irs by the u.s. Conference of catholic bishops. 3. Description of community benefit programs a. The programs below describe and highlight several programs that clearly meet identified community health needs. Health screenings, lectures and events - each year, st. Anthony's offers health screenings that are free and open to the community. These screenings are designed to raise awareness of the importance of preventive health care and early detection of disease. Often, the screenings are in conjunction with larger health fairs offering free information and consultation with numerous medical professionals from physicians, nurse practitioners and other clinicians to nutritionists, exercise physiologists and therapists. Additionally, the medical center sponsors ongoing free lectures, hosted by physicians and clinicians, to address key concerns, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and safety and injury prevention. Community outreach health education and speakers bureau - st. Anthony's medical center offers extensive preventative health education by skilled staff to community groups such as schools, church groups, businesses and other organizations free of charge. Based on the needs of the groups, st. Anthony's medical center presents topics and health information that will help the community to make healthy, educated and wise choices when it comes to their health. Therapy internships and rotations - st. Anthony's medical center is noted as a leader in helping college students complete their clinical rotations or internships in fields such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. St. Anthony's has active therapy internship programs with well over a dozen universities, colleges and community colleges in the region. Bereavement and grief support - addresses the need of bereavement and grief support through a broad range of programs and services. These tools and support help the participants to move through the stages of grief to a place of understanding and acceptance of their losses. Programs extend beyond st. Anthony's medical center and into the community with a presence at nursing homes, helping their staff develop skills for providing compassionate, end of life care. Free helmet fittings - trained staff members from the st. Anthony's emergency department offer free helmet fittings for both children and adults. Bicycle safety education is also provided to the children. Participants are made aware of the seriousness of head injuries and how they can be prevented, resulting in fewer head injuries in children. 4. Links to additional community benefit information a. Community health needs assessment: http://www.stanthonysmedcenter.com/community/chna.pdf b. Implementation plan: http://www.stanthonysmedcenter.com/community/ch”