Candler Hospital Inc

“St. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. (system) is the sole member of the filing organization.”

“The sisters of mercy, baltimore regional community (smb) is the sole member of the system. Both ch and system share a common management team. Smb has certain limited rights such as appointment of three trustees to the system board. The system has the authority to appoint 13 of the 17 voting trustee positions and the system ceo is an ex-officio trustee. As the sole member, system also controls ch. Pursuant to section 3.2 of the amended and restated joint operating agreement entered into on april 1, 2003, 4 of its 5 trustees are recommended by the ceo of system from among the member's management personnel and they are approved by the member's board. The 5th member of the hospital board is the president of the hospital's medical and dental staff.”

“System has certain limited rights such as the recommendation of 4 of ch's 5 trustees by the ceo of system from among the member's management personnel which are then subject to approval by the system's board. Additionally, system has specific reserved powers which require that certain actions taken by the ch board are effective only if first approved by system. These actions include: 1. Development of the role, mission, goals and strategic and operational plan(s) of candler hospital. 2. Establishment of an organization-wide policy. 3. Responsibility for the organization-wide quality of care and quality of work life. 4. Development and approval of the budgets. 5. Approval of the sale, lease, transfer, encumbrance, alienation, or disposition of property or assets of ch, subject to the smb reserved powers. 6. Approval of any dissolution, merger, consolidation or sale of ch, subject to the smb reserved powers. 7. Ratification of the appointment by the system ceo of the members of the board of trustees and the board of directors of ch and to determine, when appropriate with respect to ch, the number of trustees or directors, quorum and voting requirements, terms, committees, officers, and any other customary and appropriate bylaw provisions for ch; and 8. Delegation of such responsibilities and other activities to ch as necessary, including the delegation to sjh of responsibilities related to credentialing of medical staff; licensure; jcaho certification; maintaining the roman catholic identity and presence of ch pursuant to the smb reserved powers.”

“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 organizational policies, including the conflicts 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.”

“Consolidated management and general services - the filing organization is a member of a comprehensive integrated healthcare network, i.e., st. Joseph's/candler health system, inc. (system). Essential management and general services are provided by the system to the related organizations. The costs of such services remain on the books of system.”

“Rooted in god's love, we treat illness and promote wellness for all people. Candler hospital, inc. Provides comprehensive healthcare services to the surrounding counties through the operation of a 331-bed acute care hospital in savannah, georgia.”

“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.”

“Candler hospital, inc. Is an acute care hospital located in savannah, georgia. In furtherance of its tax-exempt purpose, candler hospital, inc.: 1) maintains and operates permanent facilities that provide both inpatient and outpatient services for providing diagnoses and treatment of patients suffering from illness or injury; 2) promotes and provides health education programs, support groups, and various community services for all people of savannah and the surrounding counties; 3) encourages and participates in health sciences research for treatment of illness and promotion of health; 4) preserves and incorporates its faith-based philosophy of the hospital in all its activities and contracts. During the fiscal year ended june 30, 2024, the hospital served the following: 58, 741 acute care patient days and 13,444 discharges including newborn; 4,107 rehab days with 269 discharges; and 7,427 skilled nursing days with 526 discharges. Emergency room visits totaled 51,170. The hospital also provided services for 267,254 outpatient visits.”

“Purchased services 24,216,534 11,894,109 0 professional fees 42,132,306 6,699,792 0 outside lab fees 2,649,939 0 0 consulting fees 109,550 187,979 0 temporary labor 5,555,392 327,441 0 other fees 2,745,820 0 0 total 77,409,541 19,109,321 0”

“Capital contributions (prop. Acq) 429,631 change in interest in foundation 1,278,668 equity transfers -6,516,682 net periodic pension cost -8,778 gain in noncontrolling jv interest -349,455 minority interest -46,545 total -5,213,161”