St Elizabeth Medical Center Inc

“St. Elizabeth healthcare does not have a specific whistleblower policy; however, there is a section of st. Elizabeth healthcare's corporate responsibility program that addresses compliance with the federal false claims act and within that section protection for whistleblowers is specifically addressed.”

“The members of the following committees act in an advisory capacity to the Board of Trustees and make recommendations to the Board: Investment, Strategic Planning, Audit, Finance, Governance, and Quality/Patient Care. In addition, the Compensation Committee members have actual voting and decision power such that they are an "authorized body" of the Board of Trustees.”

“Most reverend catholic bishop iffert of covington kentucky has certain reserved powers in regard to major transactions. The board of trustees of st. Elizabeth healthcare will be appointed according to the following summarized procedure: (i) the board shall submit to the bishop up to three names of candidates for each vacancy; (ii) ordinarily the bishop will choose trustees to fill the vacancies or openings from the recommended candidates after personal consultation with the president. If the bishop does not choose anyone from the list, the board will submit new names as soon as practical; (iii) the bishop reserves the right to submit other names to the board for review and comment; (iv) in consultation with the president of the medical center or the board chair, the bishop may remove any member of the board if certain actions are committed; (v) if the bishop declines a candidate or the candidate declines, the list of candidates will be revisited according to procedures (i) through (iii) above.”

“Most reverend catholic bishop iffert of covington kentucky has certain reserved powers in regard to major transactions. The following actions require prior approval of the bishop: (i) the amendment or repeal of sections 2(b) or 2(c) of the bylaws or any provisions of the governing documents relating to the authority of the bishop or board of trustees of st. Elizabeth healthcare; (ii) any action that results in a substantial change, as determined by the bishop or the board, in the philosophy or mission of st. Elizabeth healthcare, or in the use of a st. Elizabeth healthcare hospital facility; (iii) the dissolution, consolidation, merger, or termination of existence of st. Elizabeth healthcare; and (iv) a borrowing, lease, transfer, or encumbrance of any real estate of st. Elizabeth healthcare exceeding $5,000,000.”

“St. Elizabeth healthcare's process to review the form 990 consists of review and approval by certain members of management and st. Elizabeth healthcare's board of trustees. The form 990 is reviewed with and approved by the finance committee. Subsequent to the finance committee's approval, but prior to filing with the irs, the form 990 is provided to the board of trustees for review. Management is available for any questions or comments.”

“St. Elizabeth healthcare regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or a member of a committee with governing board delegated powers who has a direct or indirect financial interest must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committee with the governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee meeting will decide if conflicts of interest exists. Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms that such person: (i) has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy; (ii) has read and understands the policy; (iii) has agreed to comply with the policy; and (iv) understands that st. Elizabeth healthcare is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax exempt purpose. When business matters come before the board in which a member is involved and a potential conflict of interest may exist: (i) the member should again make a verbal disclosure to the membership present; (ii) the board shall ask the interested member to leave the meeting during discussion of the matter that gives rise to the potential conflict; (iii) the interested member shall not vote on nor use his or her personal influence on the matter that gives rise to the potential conflict; (iv) the interested member shall not be counted in determining the existence of a quorum at such meeting; and (v) the minutes of the meeting shall reflect the disclosure made, the vote taken, and which members were present and voting.”

“In determining the compensation of st. Elizabeth healthcare's chief executive officer, an evaluation is done by the compensation committee and executive committee using appropriate comparable data. A compensation recommendation is then presented to the board for approval.”

“Other key executives are reviewed and the chief executive officer makes recommendations for their compensation to the compensation committee. The compensation committee then evaluates and approves the compensation for the other key executives. For both the chief executive officer and other key executives, the process includes a review and approval by independent persons, review of comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The external review of executive compensation is performed annually and approved by the board. This was last performed in 2024.”

“Upon request, st. Elizabeth healthcare will make available the form 990 and the related applicable schedules of which are subject to and open to public inspection.”

“All key employees have been evaluated and only those meeting the definition of key employees were included on Part VII for calendar year 2024.”

“CONTRACT LABOR - Total Expense: 41439699, Program Service Expense: 37984935, Management and General Expenses: 3454764, Fundraising Expenses: 0; AMBULANCE SERVICE - Total Expense: 1540005, Program Service Expense: 1539775, Management and General Expenses: 230, Fundraising Expenses: 0; ANESTHESIOLOGY SERVICE - Total Expense: 16762549, Program Service Expense: 16762549, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; LABORATORY SERVICES - Total Expense: 1324717, Program Service Expense: 1324717, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; LAUNDRY EXPENSE - Total Expense: 3759248, Program Service Expense: 241165, Management and General Expenses: 3518083, Fundraising Expenses: 0; PERFUSION SERVICES - Total Expense: 1984879, Program Service Expense: 1984879, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; RADIATION SERVICES - Total Expense: 1722862, Program Service Expense: 1722862, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; PHYSICIAN FEES - Total Expense: 17921972, Program Service Expense: 12275861, Management and General Expenses: 5646111, Fundraising Expenses: 0; CONSULTING SERVICE - Total Expense: 8721142, Program Service Expense: 1402732, Management and General Expenses: 7318410, Fundraising Expenses: ; COLLECTION SERVICE - Total Expense: 1016851, Program Service Expense: 0, Management and General Expenses: 1016851, Fundraising Expenses: 0; OTHER FEES - Total Expense: 300218, Program Service Expense: 1932, Management and General Expenses: 298256, Fundraising Expenses: 30; PURCHASED SERVICES - Total Expense: 42242283, Program Service Expense: 17009607, Management and General Expenses: 25232676, Fundraising Expenses: 0; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOP SERVICES - Total Expense: 72859, Program Service Expense: 0, Management and General Expenses: 72859, Fundraising Expenses: 0; HRIP-UPL KHREF FEES - Total Expense: 2034635, Program Service Expense: 0, Management and General Expenses: 2034635, Fundraising Expenses: 0; JANITORIAL SERVICES - Total Expense: 1187690, Program Service Expense: 321059, Management and General Expenses: 866631, Fundraising Expenses: 0; RESEARCH - Total Expense: 162322, Program Service Expense: 162322, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; PEST CONTROL - Total Expense: 45006, Program Service Expense: 16806, Management and General Expenses: 28200, Fundraising Expenses: 0; OUTSOURCING SERVICES - Total Expense: 17390, Program Service Expense: 17390, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; FIRE LIFE SAFETY SECURITY - Total Expense: 60285, Program Service Expense: 16825, Management and General Expenses: 43460, Fundraising Expenses: 0; INTERCOMPANY - Total Expense: XXX-XX-XXXX, Program Service Expense: 24604719, Management and General Expenses: 197003402, Fundraising Expenses: 0; NON-PHYSICIAN SERVICES - Total Expense: 646, Program Service Expense: 646, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; RADIOLOGY SERVICES - Total Expense: 179, Program Service Expense: 179, Management and General Expenses: 0, Fundraising Expenses: 0; DATA PROCESSING SERVICES - Total Expense: 3916, Program Service Expense: 3216, Management and General Expenses: 700, Fundraising Expenses: 0; RECRUITMENT EXPENSE - Total Expense: 821722, Program Service Expense: 38859, Management and General Expenses: 782665, Fundraising Expenses: 198; PLP LABORATORY SERVICES - Total Expense: 15196520, Program Service Expense: 15196520, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;”

“CHANGE IN FMV OF INTEREST RATE SWAP - 3524820; CONTRIBUTION - WRITE OFF/ADJUST - -63056; NET ASSET RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - PPE - 106817; MINIMUM PENSION LIABILITY ADJ - 41348816; TRANSFERS DUE TO/FROM AFFILIATES - -20105286; CHANGE TO INVESTMENT IN AMSURG - -204906; NET ASSET RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - BDF - 6781850; PENSION SETTLEMENT DUE TO PLAN ANNUITIZATION - -99114338; APPLICATION OF FAS 158 - 29900895; Total - -37824388;”