Northside Hospital Inc.

“Northside health services, the parent entity, elects all the members of the governing body for northside hospital, inc.”

“Northside health services, the parent entity, elects all the members of the governing body for northside hospital, inc.”

“Northside health services, the parent entity, must approve bylaw revisions and revisions of the articles of incorporation for northside hospital, inc.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an unrelated and independent accountant using detailed financial statements supported by a consolidated audit (also prepared by outside, independent auditors). Northside financial leadership, including the system controller and cfo, perform a detailed review of the 990 and approval of the returns before they are filed. Additionally, outside counsel reviews several sections of the form at northside's request.”

“Officers, directors and key employees are required to complete and sign a disclosure questionnaire annually, in accordance with the conflict of interest policy. Northside's legal services department reviews contracts with other care providers, educational institutions, manufacturers and payors to determine whether conflicts of interest exist and whether they are in compliance with specific laws and regulations.”

“To establish the compensation of the organization's ceo and key employees, a compensation study, including peer organizations, is completed by an independent compensation consultant. This information is shared with the compensation committee. Independent members of the compensation committee deliberate and determine the compensation of the ceo and approve the compensation of other officers and key employees. Records are retained of these decisions. The ceo's final written employment contract must be approved by the compensation committee of the board.”

“The corporate governance documents (specifically all articles of incorporation documents) are made available on the georgia secretary of state website. Our conflict of interest policy is made available on our intranet to northside employees. Our audited financial statements and our conflict of interest policy are available in accordance with state requirements. When and if appropriate requests are made by the public, we evaluate disclosure on a case by case basis.”

“In lieu of adopting a written policy concerning joint venture arrangements, the organization requires and undertakes a rigorous case-by-case evaluation of its participation in any proposed joint venture arrangement under applicable tax and other laws and regulations. Each proposed joint venture with a taxable entity is reviewed under applicable tax laws, regulations, and guidelines by outside legal counsel and organization personnel to confirm that the joint venture would be formed, operated and managed in a manner that furthers the community benefit and charitable purposes of the organization. Joint ventures with taxable entities are required to be structured, including through financial and governance provisions and reserved powers, in a manner to safeguard the organization's exempt status and ensure that the organization controls all aspects of the joint venture related to its exempt purpose.”

“To serve the patients within northside's geographic region, northside entered into a professional services agreement ("psa") based upon personally performed and modifier adjusted productivity with georgia cancer specialists i, p.c. ("gcs") to ensure oncology and hematology services are provided to all patients within the community regardless of the patients' ability to pay. Northside has provided a broad range of cancer care services through its cancer care program at the northside hospital cancer institute ("nhci"). The nhci, which is recognized nationally as a leader in oncology diagnosis, treatment and research, offers clinical excellence on par with academic-based programs along with the personalized and attentive care typically associated with a community hospital. Northside has committed to becoming a regional and national leader that redefines cancer care, which in part requires the expansion of its geographic footprint through development of an affiliation with additional locations, as well as having an integrated cancer care program that facilitates collaboration between northside and clinicians specializing in oncology services. Gcs has a large complement of clinicians to assist northside in developing an outpatient oncology services program, specializing in medical oncology and hematology and the provision of infusion therapy services and medical and clinical research services. In accordance with the psa, gcs remains a privately held organization without ownership or management by northside. Gcs maintains responsibility for providing all administrative operations of the practice (e.g., staff benefits, malpractice insurance, etc.). Northside makes payments to gcs at fair market value rates for 1) personally performed and modifier adjusted professional services 2) management oversight responsibilities and 3) billing arrangements. Gcs employs approximately 111 clinicians and 114 staff to maintain oncology, hematology, management and billing services at northside's facilities and throughout the communities served by northside. To serve the patients within northside's geographic region, northside entered into a professional services agreement ("psa") based upon personally performed and modifier adjusted productivity with aga, llc to ensure gastroenterology ("gi") services are provided to all patients within the community, regardless of the patients' ability to pay. As such, this arrangement allows northside to establish centers of excellence in gi services, especially related to endoscopic ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Gi services also have a significant tie-in to oncology services for which northside is a leader in the atlanta service area in terms of diagnosis and treatment. Aga, llc has a large complement of clinicians that provide gi services including gi oncology. In accordance with the psa, aga, llc remains a privately held organization without ownership or management by northside. Aga, llc maintains responsibility for all expenses typically found in a gi clinicians' practice (e.g., staff, billing, medical supplies, medical records, occupancy, malpractice insurance, etc.). Under the psa, northside pays aga a fair market value rate based on personally performed and modifier adjusted wrvus. Aga, llc provides approximately 157 clinicians to ensure gi services at northside's facilities and throughout the communities served by northside. The compensation reflected on form 990, part vii, section b, column (c), represents professional services under the psa to include related compensation and benefits. To serve the patients within northside's geographic region, northside entered into a professional services agreement ("psa") based upon personally performed and modifier adjusted productivity with atlanta cancer care ("acc") to ensure oncology and hematology services are provided to all patients within the community regardless of the patients' ability to pay. Northside has provided a broad r”

“To our patients in their journeys toward health of body and mind. To ensure innovative and unsurpassed care for our patients, we are dedicated to maintaining our position as regional leaders in select medical specialties. To enhance the wellness of our community, we commit ourselves to providing a diverse array of educational and outreach programs.”

“Reinvesting to enhance capacity and to deliver high-quality healthcare to the communities we serve. Because northside hospital inc. Is not-for-profit and is not required to return profits to shareholders like taxable organizations, we routinely reinvest our cash reserves in order to enhance our capacity and ability to deliver high-quality health care to the communities we serve. In fy2020, the northside hospital system grew from three (3) general acute care hospitals to five (5). Accordingly, northside hospital's capital investments increased exponentially from nearly $166 million in fy2019 to over $380 million in fy2020. Numerous of these allocations were designated to key service lines such as cardiology, oncology and women's services, many of which overlap with northside's top identified health needs in its most recent community health needs assessment. Select earmarked investments include: $7.5 million for cardiology services primarily to expand and upgrade diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and services; $9.2 million for oncology services to replace and upgrade radiation therapy equipment and to expand and enhance infusion services; $6.2 million for women's services to upgrade technology and equipment in the neonatal intensive care unit, family centered care unit, and the lactation center and to refurbish patient rooms throughout northside hospital atlanta's women's center; and $40 million for surgical services primarily for the acquisition of state-of-the-art surgical technology and equipment for all five hospitals as well as procuring equipment for a new outpatient surgical center undergoing construction. Providing a broad array of community benefit program activities. In furtherance of its charitable mission and to meet the community's top identified health needs, northside hospital engages in numerous outreach and community benefit activities throughout the year. The culmination of these efforts resulted in northside hospital reaching over 209,000 persons, spending over 63,000 staff hours and providing $7.3 million in community benefit program activities. The highest dollar impact categories (i.e., benefit in excess of $1 million) include cash and in-kind donations, community health improvement services and health professions education. Through cash and in-kind donations, northside hospital supported 187 community organizations whose missions complement the hospital's mission and whose initiatives align with the hospital's identified health needs. While some of the recipient organizations are well-known community groups, such as the american cancer society and the american heart association, northside also supported smaller, grassroots organizations such as nami georgia. Nami georgia is a grassroots organization that focuses on support, education, and advocacy for individuals across the state of georgia affected by mental health conditions. Nami georgia provides all services to the local communities free-of-charge. The funds donated to namiwalks your way (georgia) will assist in helping continue the fight for parity, which includes affordability and access to care, providing mental health resources via the helpline, and providing educational programs and support groups in order to help the communities live healthier lifestyles. The second highest dollar impact category, community health improvement services, includes 44 programs with over 340 occurrences. Much of the activity includes community and corporate health screenings, community health education events and community-based cancer screenings. However, there also are a couple of unique programs that may appear smaller in terms of occurrences but have a meaningful impact on the community's disparate population. One such program is the financial access surgery program or fasp. Northside's fasp was designed specifically to address an unmet community-based need for high quality, financially accessible, outpatient surgical services for the uninsured or underinsured”

“Other fees: program service expenses 482,775,989. Management and general expenses 96,607,119. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 579,383,108.”

“Income from joint ventures not on books -2,577,268. Other changes in net assets 9,893. Discontinued operations -9,677,479. Non-controlling interest -5,093,764. Change in pension 3,372,900. Equity transfer 4,828,021. Intercompany revenue 5,589,275.”