St. Vincent Ras Inc.

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's ceo, executive director, or top management official is performed by a related organization. The process includes review and approval by independent persons of the related organization's compensation committee, use of comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision regarding the compensation arrangement. The compensation committee is charged with overseeing the process in a manner designed to assure independence, avoid conflicts of interest, ensure reasonableness and market comparability of total compensation, and to otherwise abide by pertinent laws and regulations.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's other officers or key employees is performed by a related organization. The process includes review and approval by independent persons of the related organization's compensation committee, use of comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision regarding the compensation arrangement. The compensation committee is charged with overseeing the process in a manner designed to assure independence, avoid conflicts of interest, ensure reasonableness and market comparability of total compensation, and to otherwise abide by pertinent laws and regulations.”

“St. Vincent RAS, Inc. has a single corporate member, St. Vincent Health, Inc.”

“St. Vincent RAS, Inc. has a single corporate member, St. Vincent Health, Inc. who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of St. Vincent RAS, Inc.”

“All decisions that have a material impact to St. Vincent RAS, Inc.'s financial information or corporation as a whole are subject to approval by its sole corporate member, St. Vincent Health, Inc.”

“During the return preparation process, the tax department works with other functional areas which may include, as needed, finance, accounting, treasury, legal, human resources, and corporate compliance for advice, information and assistance in order to prepare a complete and accurate return. A complete final copy of the return is provided to designated management team members with experience in tax, in lieu of the full board.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose.”

“The organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request.”

“The organization utilizes an affiliate as the common pay agent. Employees reported in Part VII may have duties that impact multiple related entities. Total average hours worked and compensation and benefits paid are reported. In doing so, if available, a common law employer analysis is used to determine whether the hours and compensation/benefits are reportable as attributable directly to the filing organization or another entity; otherwise, the best available information has been used as the basis for allocations utilized in the reporting.”

“Miscellaneous Revenue - Total Revenue: 263, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 263;”

“Physician Fees - Total Expense: 4455833, Program Service Expense: 4455833, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Consulting Fees - Total Expense: 22986, Program Service Expense: , Management and General Expenses: 22986, Fundraising Expenses: ; Professional Fees - Total Expense: 29880, Program Service Expense: 29880, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;”

“TRANSFERS WITH ALPHA FUND - 27129207; Change in investment in THP-St. Vincent Venture. LLC - -1345566; Transfers with Affiliates - 2084545;”

“The activity of St. Vincent RAS, Inc. is reported in the consolidated financial statements of Ascension Health Alliance. No individual audit of St. Vincent RAS, Inc. is completed. Therefore, the audited financial statements are of Ascension Health Alliance and Affiliates, which include the activity of St. Vincent RAS, Inc.”

“St. Vincent RAS, Inc. is included in the consolidated financial statements of Ascension Health Alliance. The Finance and Audit committee of Ascension Health Alliance's Board assumes responsibility for the consolidated organization as a whole.”