Mercy Hospital Inc

“All members of the board of directors have the same voting privileges. The executive committee does have authority to act on any matters which may arise between regular meetings, subject to approval by the full board at their next regular meeting. The board executive committee includes the chairperson, the assistant chair, and the secretary/treasurer. These three are elected to these positions annually by the full board and have authority to act on all matters arising between meetings of the board, subject to approval by the full board at their next meeting.”

“DONAVON LEE KOEHN, KENDEL KOEHN, AND VINCE KOEHN - Family relationship”

“The organization's bylaws were amended during the fiscal year to reflect the following: a. Increase in the number of members of the board, b. Broadening the actions under the board's responsibility, and c. Revisions to language addressing the end of the hospital's inpatient care program.”

“Membership in mercy hospital, inc. Is limited to the congregations of the various churches of the church of god in christ mennonite within the area served by the hospital.”

“The various congregations, being the members of mercy hospital, inc., have the right to elect, add, or remove board members.”

“The various congregations, being the members of mercy hospital, inc., have the right to approve the bylaws, articles of incorporation, and approve or remove board members.”

“An independent accounting firm prepares the form 990. The form 990 with all required schedules is then reviewed by the organization's administrator and cfo. Any questions or concerns are addressed and any necessary changes are made. The final form 990, with all required schedules, is provided to all voting members of the board for their review prior to filing the 990.”

“Board members and the administrator review the conflict of interest policy annually. Each individual is responsible for disclosing any potential conflicts. These are documented with signed conflict of interest statements. The hospital's corporate compliance committee determines whether a conflict is present. If a conflict of interest is present the interested board member is excused from the boardroom during the subsequent vote. The compliance committee is composed of individuals from multiple departments, and includes aaron herbel, administrator and cfo; fernetta phillips, hr manager, and hollie barr, corporate compliance officer.”

“At the time of hire and annually thereafter, the kha's published wage scale and an informal survey of area compensation comparables are used to establish reasonable compensation levels. In addition, an annual performance evaluation is performed by the executive committee of the hospital board of directors. The evaluations completed by the executive committee are then presented to the board of directors for approval. Documentation of the approved evaluations for compensation is included in the board minutes. Such a process is completed for the administrator (ceo) by the board of directors and was last conducted in 2024.”

“At the time of hire and annually thereafter, the kha's published wage scale and an informal survey of area compensation comparables are used to establish reasonable compensation levels. In addition, an annual performance evaluation is performed by the executive committee of the hospital board of directors. The evaluations completed by the executive committee are then presented to the board of directors for approval. Documentation of the approved evaluations for compensation is included in the board minutes.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon written request to the hospital administrator.”

“Mercy hospital converted to the new medicare rural emergency hospital (reh) model on january 1, 2024. As a result of the reh conversion, mercy hospital ceased providing acute inpatient hospital care on 12-31-2023.”

“PURCHASED MEDICAL SERVICES - Total Expense: 855960, Program Service Expense: 855960, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURCHASED SERVICES - Total Expense: 39961, Program Service Expense: 27585, Management and General Expenses: 12376, Fundraising Expenses: ;”

“The organization's existing internal accountant has assumed additional responsibilities during the fiscal year. The board as a whole reviews the financial documents prepared by the cfo, but a board member is no longer personally required to do detailed review due to adequate segregation of duties.”