Southeasthealth System Inc.

“Officer and director relationships: gabriel soto, md, board member; kenneth bateman, officer and board member; and steven haas, officer, are employed by southeast hospital, a related organization. No board members receive compensation for their roles as board members.”

“Form 990 review process: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the audited financial statements and information provided by the accounting department and management. The form 990 is reviewed by the accounting department, legal counsel, and management and is then provided to the board of directors at a meeting before filing.”

“Monitoring compliance with conflict of interest policy: all trustees and key employees (administrative staff) are required to read the organizational ethics statement annually and complete a certification statement to that effect. Directors, officers, managers and key employees must disclose any potential conflicts of interest to the board of directors. The remaining directors will discuss and vote upon whether a conflict of interest exists. If a conflict of interest is determined to exist, the chairman shall appoint a disinterested director to investigate alternative options for the transaction/arrangement in question. If a more advantageous option is not available, a majority vote of the disinterested directors will determine if it is in the best interest of the organization to continue with the transaction/arrangement. If a conflict of interest has failed to been disclosed, the interested party will be notified and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken as needed.”

“Executive compensation review: data from two organizations (mo hospital association and another independent agency) are used for comparison. Recommendations are made from that information to the board of trustees, who then determine the compensation for the system ceo. The board of southeasthealth completes this review annually.”

“Other officer and key employee compensation review: the system ceo determines compensation for the system cfo. Human resources compiles external data for comparable amounts to confirm rates are adequate.”

“Governing document availability: copies of the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and federal form 990 are available at the administrative office upon request.”