United Hospital Center Inc

“The Form 990 is completed by the West Virginia United Health System tax team and then sent to the Vice President of Finance at United Hospital Center, Inc. for approval. Baker Tilly, an external accounting firm, is then provided a copy for review. Then, the annual Form 990 is presented to the hospitals finance committee of the board of directors for review, prior to filing.”

“On an annual basis, education is provided to all officers of the board of directors with respect to their fiduciary responsibility and what may or may not be considered a conflict of interest. This education is provided by the hospitals in house general counsel. All officers and board members are required to complete an annual conflict of interest and disclosure statement. The statements are maintained by the hospitals in house general counsel and specifically reviewed as necessary based on business presented to the board. If a conflict arises, recommendations are provided to the President and/or Board for consideration and determination of final action. Nothing of concern was found during the review in 2024.”

“The compensation of the CEO is determined by the WV United Health System Compensation Committee based upon a salary and benefit survey prepared by an independent company using data of comparable facilities. This information is provided to the compensation committee which is made up of independent board members who are then responsible for setting the compensation packages offered to each executive, ensuring that the compensation package does not exceed fair market value based on the data from the consultant group. The minutes of the compensation committee are contemporaneously documented and retained. A full compensation survey was completed in 2023 for 2024 compensation amounts. The compensation of all officers at the Vice President level and below is determined based upon a salary and benefit survey prepared by an independent company using data of comparable facilities. This data is then interpreted and provided to an independent compensation committee. The independent compensation committee then uses this data to determine a fair and reasonable compensation package. All relevant data as well as minutes from each meeting are retained.”

“All governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Compensation reported for Linda Carte as a Former officer is related to a new role within the System. On 2020 and prior years 990s she served as the Vice President, Cancer Center Post-Acute Care for UHC. Starting on January 1, 2021 through 2024 she transitioned roles to VP of WVUHS Home Care which is a related party to UHC. IRS 990 reporting requires that individuals reported as officer, director, trustee, or key employee on any one or more of the 5 prior years in one or more of the following capacities and the individual received reportable compensation, from the organization and/or related organizations, in the calendar year in excess of the threshold amount be reported as former.”

“Program Service Expenses 19,600,475, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 33,026,084 UHCs Emergency Center is one of the busiest emergency departments in West Virginia, treating nearly 50,000 patients annually. The centers experienced staff of emergency medicine trained physicians and nurses works to ensure that patients receive lifesaving medical care quickly and effectively. UHC had 45,591 emergency department visits in 2024.”

“Program Service Expenses 276,189,352, Grants and allocations 5,500, Revenue 352,722,049 UHC provides health care services for the community and surrounding areas. The majority of the program services are to provide health care and health care maintenance for the community as both inpatient and outpatient services. United Hospital Center provided 40,003,510 in uncompensated care, which represented 6 of the total net patient service revenue in 2024. Included in the above amount was 13,165,163 of charity care for individuals that qualified for financial assistance and 26,838,347 in bad debt account balance write-offs. UHC wrote off 1,596 accounts to charity and 7,307 bad debt related to patients that had Medicare coverage. United Hospital Center provided 4,111,931 in support to Health Access, a free health care clinic that it helped to organize. The clinic serves indigent members of the community. United Hospital Center provided free health care services and served 1,926 patients supported by Health Access.”

“Program Service Expenses 448,351, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 90,000 To address other health manpower shortages, UHCs School of Radiological Technology and the UHC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program graduated 12 radiology technologists and 1 sonography student this year. The cost of this program was 448,351 with a tuition revenue of 90,000. We continue to have relationships with the VAMC and St. Josephs Hospital for rad tech education. In addition, UHC serves as a clinical training site for nursing students from West Virginia Wesleyan College, Fairmont State University, Alderson Broaddus College, United Technical Center, Monongalia Technical Center, West Virginia University, Wheeling Jesuit University, Edinboro University and Fred Eberle School of Practical Nursing. UHC Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program incorporates clinical and didactic experiences to prepare individuals for professional practice in general abdominal, obstetric/gynecologic and vascular sonography. The National Education Curriculum and Specialty Curricula endorsed by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography JRC-DMS is adopted.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 United Hospital Center is one of the largest providers of obstetric services in terms of deliveries and serves as a regional resource for obstetric services. In fulfilling that role, family medicine faculty and residents conduct weekly planning clinics and pediatric clinics for the Harrison County Health Department. The obstetric department conducts childbirth classes for expecting parents. These classes are for expectant mothers and teaches techniques for the best possible experience in childbirth. Enrollment for these classes totaled 41 people and provided a benefit of 230. The obstetric department also conducts sibling tours for older siblings to alleviate anxiety for when the new baby arrives.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 United Hospital Centers associates volunteered 100 hours to participate in health fairs/events for the community citizens at various locations throughout North Central West Virginia that had approximately 120 attendees and yielded a total community benefit of 9,777. United Hospital Center also conducted cancer screenings through their mens and womens campaigns. Screenings at these events included but was not limited to visual assessments, PAP smears, FIT tests, mammograms, PSA lab draws, prostate exams, recommendations for abnormal findings and general health education. UHC resident physicians and support staff volunteered 6 hours during these screenings, which served 23 individuals and provided a total community benefit of 9,361. UHC physicians also served 29 individuals while attending clinics, providing a total community benefit of 5,540. UHC provided sports physicals at Salem University four times and served 400 individuals to provide a total community benefit of 2,016.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 UHC provides administrative facilities to the American Cancer Society. In addition, UHC allows some organizations the use of classrooms with no charge. The organizations include, but are not limited to, WV Autism Support Group, Addiction Support Group, Breast Cancer Support Group, Kids Talk Support Group, and Narcotics Anonymous. United Hospital Center also provides a space for Vitalant to conduct blood drives. UHC hosted 6 blood drives. In total, these blood drives had 134 presenting donors, 131 successful donations.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 United Hospital Center conducted, through the Education Department, a diabetes support group for participants from various counties. In addition, staff assisted the indigent patients in the Lilly Cares program for starter insulin and also received viscometers from Bayer Co. to distribute and properly educate patients in the daily monitoring of their blood glucose. United Hospital Center has representatives serving on several community boards including, but not limited to, Family Services of Harrison and Marion Counties, Harrison County Drop-In Advisory Board, WV Network Ethic Advisory Committee, Coalition for the Homeless and Goodwill Advisory Board. In addition, UHC representatives were guest speakers at area organizations/events about various health care concerns or issues.”

“Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 UHC offers rotations for students in the following programs Emergency Medical Personnel, Medical Record Technology, Pharmacy, Safety Engineering, and Clinical Education for Rehab students. Rotations for one of the three practicums and internships for counseling students in a masters degree program are provided as needed in cooperation with West Virginia University.”

“Other changes in net assets include 4,914,204 of related organization capitalization, 41,995 donated capital, 854,724 JOA Contribution to SOM, and 2 rounding.”