Saint Joseph'S Hospital Inc

“The south central leadership team of the sisters of mercy of the americas, inc. (sma) is the original sponsor of saint joseph's hospital and is the sole member of st. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. (system). Saint joseph's hospital and candler hospital have a brother/sister relationship with the system being the parent organization. The sma has certain limited rights such as appointment of three trustees to the system board.”

“Sisters of mercy of the americas, inc. (sma) is the original sponsor of saint joseph's hospital and is the sole member of st. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. (system). Saint joseph's hospital and candler hospital have a brother/sister relationship with the system being the parent organization. The sma has certain limited rights such as appointment of three trustees to the system board. The sma also has specific reserved powers which require that certain actions taken by the system board of trustees, or board of directors of any other system entity, are effective only if first approved by sma. These actions include: 1. Adoption, amendment or change of the philosophy, purpose, mission, values statement or name of system or saint joseph's hospital (sjh). 2. Amendment or restatement of the articles of incorporation or any of the governance documents of any system entities that diminishes or alters any sma reserved power. 3. Amendment or restatement of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of sjh. 4. Appointment of the system ceo, beginning with the first successor to the initial system ceo. 5. Dissolution, merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of system or sjh. 6. Sale or other disposition of real property of sjh if the fmv of the property at that time exceeds the threshold established by roman catholic church law for property transactions. 7. Incurrence of any debt (including leases of real property) by sjh in an amount in excess of the then existing threshold requiring approval by the applicable agency of the roman catholic church. 8. Addition of any new service at any system entity or deletion of any existing service at any system entity if such addition or deletion would be inconsistent with the ethical and religious directives for catholic healthcare services as approved by the national conference of catholic bishops. 9. Taking any action that results in sjh failing to continue to operate as an acute care hospital.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the finance committee of the board of trustees and made available to the full board for review prior to filing. The organization's management team performs a complete detailed review of all financial and disclosure data prior to filing the return with the irs.”

“At least annually, and as deemed necessary, the conflicts of interest policy is reviewed to determine if any changes or enhancements are needed. The annual disclosures are provided to the president's assistant and are reviewed by the organization's corporate compliance officer. If any conflicting interest is identified, the board chairman will discuss with the board to determine further actions needed. The board chairman may ask the interested person to leave the meeting during discussion of the matter that gives rise to the potential conflict. If asked, the interested person shall leave the meeting, but may make a statement or answer any questions on the matter before leaving. The interested person will not vote on the matter that gives rise to the potential conflict and the board or board committee must approve the transaction or arrangement by majority vote of the board members present at a meeting that has a quorum, not including the vote of the interested person.”

“An independent consulting firm annually evaluates the compensation of the ceo using comparability data obtained through compensation surveys/studies. Their recommendations are considered by a compensation committee comprised of independent voting members of the board and the final compensation package requires full approval by the board. The actions, motions, considerations, members present and dissenting opinions are recorded in the board minutes.”

“An independent consulting firm annually evaluates the compensation of the cfo and other officers using comparability data obtained through compensation surveys/studies. Their recommendations are considered by a compensation committee comprised of independent voting members of the board and the final compensation package requires full approval by the board. The actions, motions, considerations, members present and dissenting opinions are recorded in the board minutes.”

“Certain organization policies, including the conflict of interest policy, are located on the st. Joseph's/candler website. Combined financial statements are available through the annual bond disclosure report posted to a public website. Governing documents are currently not publicly available.”

“Rooted in god's love, we treat illness and promote wellness for all people. Saint joseph's hospital, inc. Provides comprensive healthcare services to the surrounding counties through the operation of a 256-bed acute care hospital in savannah, georgia.”

“Hours (for 12 months): approximately 25,000 volunteers sign in each time they volunteer and these hours are totaled. Services provided by volunteers: -information desks: greet & provide information to visitors and give patient room information. -courtesy car: provide rides to and from hospital buildings to visitors' cars. -patient family rooms: contact persons in waiting rooms. -deliver patient mail and flowers. -operate gift shops. -patient visitation: patients are visited and given a welcome packet with paper, pencil, and information sheet covering hospital services. -security: monitor hospital cameras and take calls for security (relays to hospital staff). -patient floors: assist staff with non-clinical chores. -office volunteer: assist volunteer office staff as needed.”

“4) preserves and incorporates the catholic christian philosophy of the hospital in all its activities and contracts. During the fiscal year ended june 30, 2014, the hospital served the following: 54,993 acute care patient days and 10,270 discharges; 5,513 rehab days with 489 discharges; and 3,137 skilled nursing days with 293 discharges. Emergency room visits totaled 37,374. The hospital also provided services for 147,490 outpatient visits.”

“Unrealized change in derivatives -96,297 unrealized gain (loss) on rate swap valuation -23,203 capital contributions -425,710”

“Capital contributions 425,710 decrease in beneficial interest in foundation 258,391 equity transfers out -5,060,770 net decrease in net assets -4,921,879”