Great Plains of Kiowa Co Inc

“Dave dellasega and durrel kelley have a business relationship. They are both employed by, and also officers of, a related 501(c)(3) organization, great plains health alliance. Form 990, part vi, section a, line 6 great plains health alliance, inc., a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, is the sole member of great plains of kiowa county, inc.”

“Great plains health alliance, inc., being the sole member, has the right to elect and approve all the board members.”

“Great plains health alliance, inc. (gpha) is the sole member and has the authority to approve the articles of incorporation, bylaws, election to or removal from the board of directors, the annual operating and capital budgets, and the long range or strategic plans.”

“The 990 is prepared and reviewed by an independent accounting firm. The 990 is then provided to the chief executive officer for review and approval. An electronic draft of the 990 with all required schedules is then provided to the full board for review prior to filing the 990 with the irs.”

“The organization is required to adopt gpha's conflict of interest policy. All board members, officers and employees are subject to the conflict of interest policy and sign an annual acknowledgement that they have read, understand and complied with the gpha conflict of interest policy. Under the policy, any member who has a direct or indirect (via family) financial interest is characterized as an interested person. Interested persons are required to disclose financial interests with companies doing business with gpha. The interested person must recuse themselves from further discussions of the transaction and leave the room. The remaining non-interested members decide if a conflict of interest exists. The board chair may appoint another disinterested party to discuss the transaction or the remaining board members may vote to enter into or abstain from the suspect transaction. Failure to disclose financial interests by interested board members will result in disciplinary action, including sanctioning by board. All conflicts of interest and their ultimate resolution are documented in the board minutes. The board conducts periodic reviews to determine that conflicts are being identified and resolved according to policy documentation. Reviews by outside experts are permitted, but not required.”

“The ceo and coo are compensated by great plains health alliance, a related organization. Gpha's board uses comparability data in setting their salaries, and documentation is retained of the board's deliberations and decisions”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request. The company's kansas annual report is also available upon request from the kansas secretary of state. Form 990, part xi, line 9 effective 12/31/2020, all of the assets, liabilities and activites of great plains of kiowa co., inc. Were transferred to kiowa county memorial hospital. The net amount of assets & liabilities transferred are $9,874,784”

“OPERATE HOSPITAL FACILITIES FOR THE DELIVERY OF HOSPITAL AND RELATED HEALTH CARE SERVICES, EDUATION, AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO THE CITIZENS OF GREENSBURG AND KIOWA COUNTY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 EFFECTIVE 12/31/2020, ALL OF THE PROGRAM SERVICES FOR GREAT PLAINS OF KIOWA CO., INC. WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO KIOWA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (KCMH), UNDER A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH PRATT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. THEREFORE, ALL PROGRAM SERVICES FOR GREAT PLAINS OF KIOWA CO., INC. WILL CEASE UPON TRANSFER. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A Care is provided in the areas of neurology, cardiac, dental and eye services. This specialty clinic offered services 155 days in 2020. We manage two rural health clinics and offer a sliding scale to those who cannot afford health care. We accept all Kansas Medicaid insurance. We manage the local ambulance service and manage staff and supplies to make that service affordable in a small rural community. Our hospital offers 24 hour Emergency Room, emergency X-ray, CT services and lab services, and inpatient care. We offer Physical Therapy Monday - Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. We offer mammography, MRIs, dexa and ultrasound exams on a scheduled basis. As requested by community members, we also became a provider of VA care and offer on-site DOT physicals. We also provided drug testing for companies that require it for their employees. We offered financial assistance for hospital and rural health clinic services in 2020 - write offs totaled $34,943.92. We participate in the 340B program with our local retail pharmacy. We implemented and began participating in a cost saving 340B program in 2015. With some of the funds from this program we started two community assist program - sponsoring employees up to 4 hours per month volunteering at a nonprofit of their choice and offering prescription financial assistance. In 2020, we had 96 hours of volunteer community hours for an estimated cost of $1,652.00. In addition to that we were able to offer a program at our local pharmacy where we can provide financial assistance for prescriptions. The total amount of that assistance was $456.80. Other than the County Health Department, we offer the only health care services in Kiowa County. The one assisted living entity in the County, closed and KCMH has begun to offer more Swing Bed intermediate beds to local residents on a short term basis so they can remain in their homes as long as possible. We work closely with Hospice agencies so that Hospice patients can remain in our community as well, for end of life services. Mental health has its own residential home in the community. Our Hospital employed Medical Staff director is also the medical director of the Kiowa County Health Department. He works as a consultant with them. We also assist in the Health Department's family planning, by offering their clients pap smears in conjunction with the family planning. We also work with the Health Department by helping to staffing their annual Health Fair with volunteers from our staff for both phlebotomy and clerical services. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Kiowa County Health Fair was cancelled, we will offer volunteer staff when the Health Fair is held next. The Kiowa County Health Department and Kiowa County Memorial Hospital do our Community Health Assessment jointly. The last one done was in 2018, and a new one will be done in 2021. We work closely with the Health Department and local Emergency Preparedness to make sure that our community is protected and safe. We participate in the local LEPC meetings, as well as in regional Emergency Preparedness meetings. KCMH worked with the local school and college to offer sports physicals at reduced costs to help ensure quality sports safety. KCMH also supports the local SHICK program volunteer. The SCHICK program allows many of our patients, access to needed medications and also information on insurance programs. We support the program by providing computers, printers,”

“Description:contracted medical staff total fees:821128”

“Description:billing/collections total fees:224140”

“Description:lab services total fees:147341”

“Description:pharmacy services total fees:166166”

“Description:administration/human resources total fees:41199”

“Description:maintenance/housekeeping total fees:316”

“Description:plant operations total fees:112874”

“Description:dietary services total fees:1717”