Jessie Trice Community Health Center Inc

“The organization's federal form 990 was provided to each voting member of its governing body, its board of directors, prior to filing with the internal revenue service ("irs"). As part of the tax return preparation process the organization hired a professional cpa firm with experience and expertise in both healthcare and not-for-profit tax return preparation to prepare the federal form 990. The cpa firm's tax professionals worked closely with the organization's chief financial officer and finance personnel ("internal working group") to obtain the information needed in order to prepare a complete and accurate tax return. The cpa firm prepared a draft federal form 990 and furnished it to the organization's internal working group for review. The organization's internal working group reviewed the draft federal form 990 and discussed questions and comments with the cpa firm. Revisions were made to the draft federal form 990 where necessary and a final draft was furnished by the cpa firm to the organization's internal working group for final review and approval prior to providing a copy to each member of the organization's board of directors prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization regularly monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Annually all members of the board, officers, employees, consultants and/or agents are required to review the existing conflict of interest & process flowchart and complete an acknowledgment. The completed acknowledgments are returned to and reviewed by the organization's vice president of corporate affairs and compliance officer. Thereafter, a conflict of interest assessment form is prepared by the vice president and compliance officer. Any potential conflicts of interest are received by the organization's risk management and compliance committee where necessary mitigating behavior is undertaken.”

“The organization's board of directors reviews and approves of the compensation and benefits of the organization's president/chief executive officer. The board of directors reviews the "total compensation" of the president/chief executive officer. The review by the board of directors is done on at least an annual basis and ensures that the "total compensation" is reasonable. The board of directors relied upon appropriate comparable data; specifically the board of directors utilizes a market analysis tool which includes comparable geographic and demographic market data including, but not limited to, similarly sized organizations and compensation of individuals with a similar position and responsibilities. The compensation and benefits of other individuals contained in this form 990 are reviewed annually by the president/chief executive officer and chief financial officer with assistance from the organization's vice president & chief human resources officer in conjunction with each individual's job performance during the year and is based upon other objective factors designed to ensure that reasonable and fair market value compensation is paid by the organization. The actions taken by the committee enable the organization to receive the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for purposes of internal revenue code section 4958 with respect to the total compensation of the president and chief executive officer. The three factors which must be satisfied in order to receive the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness are the following: 1. The compensation arrangement is approved in advance by an "authorized body" of the applicable tax-exempt organization which is composed entirely of individuals who do not have a "conflict of interest" with respect to the compensation arrangement; 2. The authorized body obtained and relied upon "appropriate data as to comparability" prior to making its determination; and 3. The authorized body "adequately documented the basis for its determination" concurrently with making that determination. The committee is comprised of members of the board of directors each of who are independent and are free from any conflicts of interest.”

“These documents are provided upon written request.”

“The mission of jessie trice community health system, inc. (the organization) is to improve health equality for our diverse south florida community by providing and increasing access to quality comprehensive primary care services. Company overview the organization is one of miami-dade county's preeminent federally qualified community healthcare centers, governed by a remarkably dedicated board of directors (51% of the members are users of the medical services) and a diverse, incredibly talented, committed family of providers and staff. The organization has been serving miami-dade county since 1967. The target population is the uninsured and underinsured, 95% of which live at or below the federal poverty level of 200%. The organization served its first patients from a trailer. Now, more than fifty (50) years after its founding, the organization owns and operates eleven (11) comprehensive primary care centers including a 40-bed women's residential center for substance use, are in one (1) university and are in forty (40) school-based health centers. Our school-based health centers bring parents peace of mind knowing that should an emergency arise during the work day that their child has immediate access to a qualified medical professional. The ethnic make-up of the service area varies significantly and to meet this challenge, the organization has taken a proactive role by adopting the culturally, linguistically appropriate standards (clas) model of cultural proficiency. Multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary staff of approximately 350 members provide services to a very diverse population of over 32,800 patients who make more than 130,000 visits annually. The organization's medical staff includes physicians, dentists, and nurse practitioners, with more than 90% that are board-certified. With many more services available via referral, the organization is able to provide virtually seamless comprehensive primary care through contracts and business associate agreements. Eligible accessible "medical homes" in central and northern parts of the county makes it easy for residents to visit one of eleven (11) comprehensive primary care centers. The center recognizes the importance of collaborations and has an extensive reach into the community via higher education institutions, foundations, coalitions, social service agencies, faith-based organizations and much more. All of these institutions, whether through grant dollars or service partnerships, have been instrumental in helping the organization accomplish its mission and achieve its strategic objectives. Clinical outcomes, and a focus on reducing healthcare disparities, rank us among the best community healthcare organizations in the nation, according to accreditation reviews from the joint commission. Our ambulatory and behavioral health programs have been accredited since 1999 and in 2011 we were first in florida to be certified as a patient centered medical home. Our healthcare plan ensures that we focus our attention on prevention and intervention initiatives like diabetes, hiv/aids, pediatric asthma, cardiovascular, hypertension, dental caries in children, prenatal/perinatal health, immunizations, cancer and depression to name a few. Jessie trice community health system, inc. Is recognized as a health system of excellence and is the choice for health and wellness of our diverse community. Values accountability: we accept our individual and team responsibilities and we meet our commitments. We take responsibility for our performance and all of our decisions and actions. High quality healthcare: we are devoted to excellence and integrity across the board. Commitment: we provide excellent healthcare for our patients and guests that exceed their expectations. Communication: we are committed to effective and transparent two-way communication. We listen attentively and respectfully. We respond appropriately for timely best results. Professionalism: we gracefully execute our req”

“Outpatient services, that include a day treatment program, are specifically designed to meet the needs of clients seeking treatment as result of court referrals, dui's etc. In addition to the onsite treatment programs, the department of addictions alpha program provides substance abuse prevention education services to middle school children at charles drew and liberty city elementary schools. The organization's outpatient mental health program provides evidence -based, state-of-the-art treatment for anxiety and depressive disorders.the staff, which includes a psychiatrist and licensed clinical social worker, are experts in the provision of grief counseling, geriatric psychotherapy, gambling addictions, post-traumatic stress disorders and co-occuring substance abuse/mental health disorders as well as psychotropic medication management. Transportation -------------- the employees in our transportation department are aware of the importance of good customer courtesy and are well versed in the art of welcoming. The drivers provide door-to-door non-emergency transportation services for all center appointments. The transportation system is integrated with the patient appointment scheduling system in order to automate the route scheduling based on location and appointment times. School-based clinics -------------------------------- the organization provides services and/or access to healthcare to students in forty miami dade county public schools (mdcps). The physical, mental, and behavioral health needs of the students are met by a team of professionals working as a part of the health connect in our schools (hcios) initiative. The hcios initiative launched in 2006 is a collaborative effort between the children's trust (tct), miami dade county health department (mdchd) and mdcps. The health teams are comprised of a registered nurse and a social worker for three or four schools and a licensed practical nurse in each school. The teams provide services to meet the students' immediate school health needs (mental and behavioral health, emergency first aid/cpr, chronic disease management, nutrition counseling, health counseling, health screenings and immunizations), refer if services needed are not provided (dental, pre-natal care) and help connect them to a primary care provider if one is needed. Some services and health teaching/counseling are provided to the faculty, staff and parents/guardians. The organization has a clinical coordinator and an administrative assistant who monitors the program and provides clerical, technical and administrative support. Community health promotions --------------------------- the organization services address the most urgent needs of the target population, including heart disease, cancer, pediatric asthma, hypertension, cardio-vascular disease, hiv/aids, diabetes, substance abuse, sexually transmitted disease, low birth weight babies, high infant mortality, copd, and obesity. These diseases have the greatest impact on patients and are responsible for the greatest years of life lost in the communities that we serve. The orgainzation has a program funded by the children's trust called "health connect in our community". This program connects children and families to low-cost medical insurance options as well as healthcare services, with the help of health navigators. Pediatrics ---------- the organization's distinguished panel of board-certified pediatricians provides a full spectrum of healthcare services, as well as in-patient hospitalization from birth and infancy, childhood and adolescence through age nineteen. These services include newborn assessment, immunizations, vision, auditory, screenings, and others. Ancillary services ------------------ laboratory: the orgainzation provides phlebotomist and specimen collections services on site. Clinical laboratory (clia) approved waived testing is also performed on site to provide immediate test results for certain lab tests. The organization has a laborator”

“Various other health resources, administrative and hiv services offered to the south florida community offered to those that may not be able to access these resources anywhere else. Please refer to the organization's community benefit statement included in schedule o.”

“The organization's financial audit is currently underway and has not yet been finalized. As a result, the financial information presented in this form 990 is based on unaudited figures, as the audit report was not issued at the time of filing. Once the audit is complete and the financial statements are finalized, the form 990 will be amended to reflect the audited numbers.”

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