Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital

“Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, dba Bozeman Health, is the sole member of the organization.”

“Bozeman Deaconess Health Services, dba Bozeman Health, is the sole member of BHDH. Bozeman Health appoints the board members. The Bozeman Health Board Chair, Vice Chair and CEO serve as the board members of BHDH. The Yellowstone Conference of the Methodist Church confirms the Board Members for Bozeman Health and has authority to appoint the clergy member of the board.”

“Bozeman Health has the authority over the following items: 1) approval of mission, vision and values 2) approval of the strategic plans 3) adoption of annual capital and operating budgets 4) oversight of financial operations, including the consolidated audit 5) incurrance of any long-term debt 6) establishment of policies specifying the level of internal authority 7) approval of annual quality plan and aoption of policies and procedures regarding healthcare services and law and regulation 8) appointment and removal of board members and officers 9) approval of any affiliations, mergers, and dissolutions 10) approval of closures of medical staffs and services 11) approval of any amendment of the Articles or Bylaws Due to Bozeman Health governing documents any changes in the Articles of Incorporation in relationship to the process of selecting board membership must be approved by the Yellowstone Conference of the United Methodist Church.”

“The organization does not have any committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The Health Systems Planning and Finance Committee will review the Form 990 with the Finance Team and will make a recommendation to the full Board for acceptance. A copy of the 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to filing.”

“An Annual Disclosure Statement is obtained from the Board, Operating Committee, and Executive Team Members. Disclosures are reviewed with the Conflict of Interest (COI) Panel (Compliance Officer, Board Compliance Committee Chair, Chief Executive Officer, & Chief Legal Officer). The COI Panel assesses the disclosure, develops an acknowledgement and management plan. The management plan is reviewed with the affected member, if the COI Panel and the member are unable to resolve the disclosure, the disclosure is reported to the Board Compliance Committee for further review. Conflicts are addressed annually in writing and verbally during meetings. If a COI exists, the member shall not participate in any deliberations or vote regarding the transaction or arrangement at issues, and shall not be present in the meeting room for any part of the deliberations or vote relating to the transaction or arrangement.”

“The Board Executive Committee, which is comprised of independent board members, serves as the organization's compensation committee. The Executive Committee receives a formal presentation by an independent compensation consultant (as selected by the Committee) qualified to perform compensation reviews including usage of comparability data. This person presents recommendations to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee then makes decisions annually regarding compensation for Officers and Senior Administration. The Executive Committee's compensation review process is outlined in an Executive Compensation Philosophy Policy that was adopted by the full Board. Bozeman Health, related organization, determines compensation for all officers and key employees.”

“Tax documents required to be available for public inspection are available upon request. The audited financial statements are required to be attached to the Form 990 and provided to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, which is our tax-exempt bonds trustee, via an on-line, central filing location called Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA). The financial statements can be obtained by the general public at the EMMA website.”

“Transfer of Net Assets from Related Party 14,217,741. Change Investment of Foundation 16,727,107.”