Jasper Health Services Inc

“Prior to october 9, 2019, three members of the board nominated by the hospital authority of jasper county, georgia (authority) required the approval of both jhs and orhs, the previous sole member. Orhs appointed four board members, two of which were the oconee regional medical center, inc.'s (ormc) ceo and the chief-elect of the medical staff. Any nominations to fill vacancies on the board were subject to prior written approval of the orhs board of directors. With the sale and dissolution of orhs (including ormc) effective september 30, 2017, the orhs board members tendered their resignation. See discussion above for changes made effective october 9, 2019, including nomination of members and elimination of the requirement for approval from orhs.”

“The return was prepared by an independent accounting firm with assistance and oversight by management upon completion. The return was reviewed by management and sent to the board of directors for review. A period of time was allowed for discussion, questions, and comments before filing the return with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy questionnaire is distributed to and signed annually by all voting board members before major discussions and votes, the policy is reviewed, and any member with a potential conflict of interest does not participate in either the discussion or vote.”

“Compensation of the administrator and three of the highest compensated employed physicians is subject to the review and approval of the board of directors. The board compares salary options with currently available data from hospital associations and outside literature on compensation.”

“Photocopies of the form 990 are available upon request at the organization's administrative office. In addition, recent filings of the form 990 are available online at www.guidestar.org.”

“Copies of the organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request at the organization's administrative office.”

“Jasper health services, inc. (jhs), incorporated november 8, 1999, is a not-for-profit corporation whose primary purpose is to operate jasper memorial hospital (jmh) (a 17-bed critical access hospital), retreat intermediate care home (a 55-bed skilled nursing facility) and the primary care center for monticello (pcc), a provider-based physician practice, located in monticello, georgia. Pursuant to a lease and transfer agreement dated july 2, 1999, the hospital authority of jasper county leased its facilities and transferred its operating assets, as defined in the agreement, to oconee regional medical center, inc. (ormc). In an assignment agreement dated january 1, 2000, the ormc assigned the lease to jasper health services, inc. On may 10, 2017, ormc filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in the united states bankruptcy court for the middle district of georgia. The bankruptcy proceedings were resolved on october 2, 2019.”

“Jasper health services, inc. (jhs) exists to provide a continuum of healthcare for the residents of jasper county. The facility is located in a rural area with limited economic opportunities but provides necessary medical care without regard to the ability to pay. The emergency department served 3,799 patients during the year with a significant portion uninsured and unable to pay for their care. There were 3,947 outpatient encounters for diagnostic services and therapy. Approximately 94% of the 1,315 inpatient days were provided to persons covered under the medicare or medicaid related programs or had no insurance coverage at all. Jhs operates a physician practice providing primary medical care with 10,958 encounters during the year. Jhs provides services with charges either reduced or eliminated based on the patient's income, giving discounted care for patients with up to 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. Jhs provided approximately 6,064,000 in uncompensated care.”

“Contract labor 693,652 0 0 professional fees 621,729 0 0 purchased services 179,510 774,768 0 total 1,494,891 774,768 0”

“Rebates reclassified -108 rebates reclassified 108”