Samaritan Health & Wellness Center

“Susan hook steven hook exe. Directo secretary husband/wife”

“The form 990 is either emailed to the board members or presented at a board meeting for review prior to filing. An independent certified public accountant reviews the form 990 with the executive director prior to filing.”

“The samaritan health and wellness center by-laws include a conflict of interest policy and all board members are required to sign an annual conflict of interest document.”

“The samaritan health and wellness center by-laws delegates the responsibility of compensation for employees to the board of directors. This includes setting the executive director's salary and approving the recommendation for all employees.”

“The organization does not provide compensation to any other officer or key employee.”

“Governing documents of the organization are provided to the public upon request.”

“The mission of the samaritan health and wellness center, inc. Is to reclaim the healing ministry of jesus christ by providing affordable, professional primary health care and counseling for the working uninsured and under insured in lee county florida.”

“Samaritan health and wellness center, inc. Is a christ-centered family medical integrated behavioral health clinic providing affordable healthcare and counseling for uninsured and under insured men, women, and children living in southwest florida and beyond. Everyone is welcome to come for care, and small fees for service are charged. No insurance is required or billed. These fees make up approximately 50% of the operating budget with the remainder coming from grants and donations from individuals, churches, small businesses, community organizations, and foundations. The center opened in november 2014 with one nurse practitioner and one front office staff member. The first week of operation, 40 uninsured patients became part of the patient base and received care. Samaritan now has a staff of three full-time and one part-time nurse practitioners, one full-time mental health/clinical pastoral counselor, one social worker, two medical assistants, two front office staff, and a bookkeeper. In 2021, samaritan had a total of 1,151 new patient visits, 6,098 established patient visits and provided 332 annual physicals for primary care. In addition, samaritan had 1,248 of behavior health visits during 2021.”