Saint Francis Foundation

“1. Elimination of the honorary or lifetime membership. 2. Elimination of the role of assistant treasurer. 3. The reporting relationship of the executive director to the vice president of marketing and the medical center ceo is changed in that the executive director now reports to the vice president of marketing.”

“Board member nominees are subject to the approval of the board of directors of saint francis medical center.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to all members of the board of directors for review prior to being filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The medical center requires all officers, directors, trustees and key employees to complete a conflict of interest statement each year. Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees are educated each year on the definition of a conflict of interest and how to avoid them.”

“Top officials are paid through saint francis medical center. An outside consultant is engaged to provide benchmark data for comparable positions in comparably sized medical centers. Based on the data, the consultant makes a recommendation to the compensation committee of the board. The board discusses the recommendations and makes a decision as to what will be provided for the year. The president of the board provides the information to the vp of finance to implement.”

“Officers are paid through saint francis medical center. Based on data provided by consultants, the board of directors establish pay targets for the executive team.”

“Copies of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and federal form 990 are available at the administrative office upon request.”

“The saint francis medical center foundation is a not-for-profit corporation operated exclusively for the benefit of saint francis entities in cape girardeau, missouri. Its purpose is to acquire the resources needed for the medical center to fulfill its goals and objectives. These goals include taking a leadership position in providing high quality, cost-effective acute care and outpatient services to the people of this area. The foundation's mission will refelect the medical center's priorities. It will strive to increase awareness, understanding and acceptance among the facility's many publics. All fundraising efforts will be aimed at strengthening the institution overall and reaffirming its mission to its fullest potential. The foundation will secure financial support for current operations, special projects, capital expansion, long-term financial stability and other needs as identified by the medical center.”