Mcleod Health Foundation

“Mcleod health foundation has a sole member which is mcleod health.”

“The board of mcleod health (sole member) has the final authority as needed on the makeup and decision-making of mcleod health foundation's board.”

“The board of mcleod health (sole member) has the final authority as needed on the makeup and decision-making of mcleod health foundation's board.”

“The form 990 data is prepared internally and submitted to our auditing firm for return preparation. Once the returns have been completed, the forms are reviewed by the cfo and the finance leadership of mcleod health. Copies of draft returns are made available to the mcleod health board members, who serve as the overall governing board. Returns are available for all corporations of which mcleod health is the sole member as well as other related entities of those corporations for review rather than having the local boards review the returns. The board of mcleod health is the ultimate accountable organization for the system; as such it is the overall governing board of the system, whose responsibilities include but are not limited to: approving all subsidiary board members, financial budgets, and issuance of debt.”

“Mcleod health foundation regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee meeting will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose. Yes, each board member signs a conflict of interest statement each year.”

“In determining compensation of mcleod health foundation's executive director, the process included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. In the review of compensation, the executive director was compared to other similarly situated organizations and positions. Individual was not present when compensation was determined.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not available to the public upon request. However, the organization's form 990 provides financial information, and addresses issues of governance such as the organization's conflict of interest and governance policy.”

“Nurse family partnership (nfp) was awarded grant funding for a home visiting program for nurses which pairs first-time mothers with a nurse who can help them have a healthy pregnancy. The nurse provides expert advice and coaching on child development for women throughout pregnancy until the baby is two years old. These services are provided at no cost to the family and have shown positive outcomes in the following: prenatal health preterm first births opioid dependent mothers neonatal abstinence syndrome (babies exposed to drugs in the womb) childhood injuries child development maternal employment grants funding was provided for empath, (emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment and healing) unit to help pediatric patients suffering from behavioral health crises get streamlined care in calm environment. It's a dedicated space that's separate from the emergency department where professionals can assess, treat and stabilize kids in a mental health crisis. Mcleod behavioral health received grant funding which addresses the needs of our behavioral health patients such as indigent patient transportation, medication procurement and compliance, and patient and family education. Related to our coastal mcleod health hospitals, mcleod health loris, mcleod health seacoast, and mcleod health carolina forest received funding to support specialized services and the latest equipment and technology. It also provided assistance for essential equipment and programs running the spectrum from the birth of a new baby to cancer patients looking for hope, cardiac patients in need of assistance, and hospice patients in need of compassionate care. Funding was also provided to support specialized equipment for the new mcleod center for cancer treatment and research located on the mcleod seacoast campus. The mcleod center for cancer treatment and research offers innovative multi-disciplinary care, improved access to preventive medicine and superior technology such as the new stereotactic radiosurgery unit, a large bore ct scanner, and a digital pet/ct scanner -- all tools that will be used to improve the health and wellbeing for patients in this region. Funding was provided for the guest house at mcleod regional medical center as well as various initiatives at mcleod dillon, mcleod cheraw, and mcleod clarendon. Other areas of support included scholarships and educational training for staff, transportation and medication for patients in need, the healthy outcomes and access health programs, telehealth, services provided through mcleod family medicine, and improving access and the quality of prenatal care at mcleod health's rural hospitals.”