Seattle Science Foundation

“Joe sabey and dave sabey have a family relationship.”

“Classes of members or stockholders western healthconnect is the sole corporate member of seattle science foundation.”

“Classes of persons and the nature of their rights seattle science foundation has a tiered governance in which the corporate members reserve the right to appoint the seattle science foundation's governing board. All nominations that come from the seattle science foundation board as nominations must be approved by western healthconnect, as the corporate member.”

“Classes of persons, decisions requiring approval & type of voting rights the following powers reside with the corporate member: 1) to adopt or change the mission, philosophy, and values, including the strategic plan and mission statement. 2) to amend or repeal the articles of incorporation or bylaws. 3) to approve the acquisition of assets, the incurrence of indebtedness or the lease, sale transfer, assignment or encumbering of assets exceeding a specified threshold, or the sale or transfer of any property which may have historical or religious significance. 4) to approve the dissolution or liquidation. 5) to approve the annual operating and capital budgets. 6) to appoint the certified public accountants. 7) to approve the closure of any institution or major entity or work of the corporation.”

“Process to review form 990 the form 990 was prepared based on information received from various departments of the organization including the finance team, human resources, payroll, compliance and the general counsel's office. The organization engaged an outside accounting firm to prepare the return. The return has been reviewed by an officer of the organization. A full copy of the form 990 was provided to all board members prior to filing with the irs. The audit committee of the parent organization is provided an annual update on the tax reporting process and key disclosures”

“Process to monitor transactions for conflicts of interest providence takes the issue of conflicts of interest, and independent unconflicted decision-making, very seriously. Providence has a comprehensive conflict of interest policy and interest disclosure policy, and carefully and thoroughly administers these policies. Board members, sponsors, senior leaders and key core leaders are required to disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest in accordance with the providence conflict of interest policy, and so that the individual satisfies his or her fiduciary obligations to the organization. Disclosures are made annually, as well as any time an actual or potential conflict of interest arises. Providence chief legal officer and/or the providence chief risk officer, review all disclosures. Where appropriate, the ceo and/or the board chair will review conflict of interest situations that involve senior leadership or a board member other than the chair. Providence chief legal officer and/or chief risk officer review matters where conflict is difficult or cannot be readily resolved and present recommendations to the appropriate board committee or the ceo, for discussion and resolution. When appropriate, the individual with the real/potential conflict that is being reviewed may participate in the discussion but is excused from the meeting, and from any final discussion and vote, when a decision is being made on whether a conflict exists, or when the action giving rise to the conflict of interest is decided. Where appropriate, the chief risk officer or chief legal officer will provide a plan to manage conflicts and avoid participation by the conflicted individual in the matter giving rise to the conflict of interest. Auditing and monitoring of this process is done periodically. All documentation of conflict of interest disclosures is retained in accordance with organization retention policy.”

“Process for determining compensation for the chief operating officer, the board conducted a survey of similar positions and the executive committee approved their compensation package. Compensation for other employees is evaluated by the ceo & executives with input from the chairman. Studies are completed by the chairman's hr department as needed for comparative purposes. For board members and officers employed by related organizations, the following process applies: it is providence's intention to make financial information accessible and transparent. Although the filing of form 990 provides insight into how providence achieves its mission, delivers its programs and stewards its finances, deciphering the information directly from form 990 can be challenging. The following paragraphs provide further information about the process we use to determine compensation for top management, officers and key employees. Providence has a single fiduciary board, with responsibility for financial oversight associated with fulfillment of the providence mission, developing system policies, protecting the assets entrusted to the organization and overseeing the strategic and operational affairs of providence's legal entities. Providence also maintains a network of community entity boards with responsibility for quality of care oversight, community relations, advocacy and community needs assessments. Providence has a consistent compensation philosophy for all of its senior executives, including all officers. Salaries for senior executives are reviewed at least annually by the executive compensation committee, which is a committee of the providence board consisting only of outside, independent directors. The committee makes sure, at each of its meetings, that no member of the committee has a conflict of interest as to any executive whose compensation is reviewed by the committee. The executive compensation committee retains an independent consultant each year to review salaries of those in the most significant leadership roles in the organization. Part of the consultant's role is to review an extensive array of compensation surveys of large, not-for-profit health care systems in the united states. Providence is one of the larger health systems in the country, and as such, the board benchmarks executive compensation against other large, not-for-profit health systems that are substantially similar to providence in size and complexity (such as having a similar amount of annual net revenue). Additionally, because providence often looks to general industry for leaders in certain functional areas, providence also takes into consideration general industry market data in these special situations. Base salaries for providence executives are generally targeted to the "median" level of the market data (where half the salaries in the data are lower and half the salaries in the data are higher), as identified by the independent consultant and reviewed with the executive compensation committee. The president/ceo utilizes the market information provided by the consultant along with formal performance evaluations, to determine salary recommendations for other senior executives. This process includes a rigorous analysis of those recommendations with the executive compensation committee as a part of the review and approval process. Total compensation is tied closely to performance of the organization and the individual. Performance incentives allow executives to earn additional compensation if they help lead providence in achieving specific organizational goals for furthering providence's operating commitments and strategic objectives. The board of directors conducts a thorough review process to ensure performance incentives are aligned with appropriate market practices. The board's process for setting, reviewing and approving executive compensation fully complies with irs standards (to assure that all compensation is considered reasonable) and reflects best govern”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy & financial statements the organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. The providence community benefit reports, financial reports, consolidated audited financial statements, and philanthropy reports are also available on the providence internet site.”

“11. Physician feedback neel anand , m.d. Professor of orthopaedic surgery department of orthopedic surgery minimally invasive spine surgery co-medical director, spine center director, fellowship in comprehensive minimally invasive spine surgery and outpatient surgery cedars-sinai medical center editor, gray's anatomy the seattle science foundation has been a leader in education especially on the visual and digital platforms. By harnessing technical ingenuity, they captured the hearts and souls of surgeons around the world by forging ahead and providing content through zoom on a constant basis even during the difficult pandemic times. Their educational conferences are well received and sought out by residents, fellows and spine surgical colleagues all over the world. As an educator it has always been a pleasure for me to have the ability to reach out to so many people through the ssf media platforms. I do believe they have one of the finest cadaver labs and their live demonstration of various surgical procedures are simply one of the best i have seen. I certainly look forward to speaking at their many meetings and enjoy the camaraderie and educational experience that is like non-other. Jens r. Chapman, m.d. Director, research co-director, spine fellowship swedish neuroscience institute the seattle science foundation is a platform that literally allows for high quality content to be exchanged amongst a trusted network of colleagues and transmitted out into the world. Ssf is unique for me as it is a physician driven organization. We have our own internal peer review and we can respond to questions of the environment, of the marketplace, of colleagues on an almost ad hoc basis with high quality programing and a global audience. The state-of-the-art bioskills lab is so impressive. Everything about it is great. We work with cadavers, everything is clean, well lit with the latest technology. James s. Harrop, m.d. Professor, neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery division chief, spine and peripheral nerve surgery thomas jefferson university hospital it is a great educational tool. It amazes me how many residence and fellows come up to me and start a conversation with... I saw your talk at the seattle science foundation on... The program has had a remarkable impact on education and development of spine surgeons and has benefited thousands of patients' lives. Jean dubousset, m.d. Professor emeritus of university ren descartes, paris, france member of acadmie nationale de mdecine and acadmie de chirurgie the seattle science foundation is really an exceptional organization for teaching and expanding knowledge about spinal science and pathology as for osteo-articular or axial central nervous system disorders. This teaching is done always with direct mutual exchanges and permanent friendship. This constant orientation to share either theoretical knowledge and practical application on cadaver specimens within a technically and remarkably equipped department is particularly impressive. It is always a great pleasure to go there to explain new concept as well as to demonstrate old or new practical applications. More over the use of modern technology in communication done by the seattle science foundation to spread all over the world with a precise schedule, has a real impact for improving the knowledge of surgeons and physicians dealing with such pathology. In conclusion we must consider the seattle science foundation organization as a jewel in the teaching, exchanging and learning about spinal and central nervous disorders. Jack zigler, m.d. Co-director of the center for disc replacement texas back institute the seattle science foundation has become an educational cornerstone in the field of spine surgery. It has provided an ongoing global forum for the exchange of ideas that bridges generational, geographic, and specialization borders among surgeons. It also allows patients to self-educate, and to become exposed to thought leaders in the”

“Individuals listed as officers and key employees of the organization that are paid by a related organization are common law employees of the related organization. It is the intention of providence and the filing organization to make information accessible and transparent, reporting those employees of a related organization who have officer and key employee responsibilities to the filing organization. The related organization common law employees are included in the related organization's section 4960 tax analysis and reporting.”