Alive Hospice Inc.

“The corporation shall have an executive committee consisting of the officers of the corporation and such members as recommended by the chair and voted upon by the board. As per corporate by-laws, the executive committee shall meet at any time when the directors are not in session and shall have the full authority of the board of directors to manage the affairs of the corporation provided that no action taken by the executive committee shall be in conflict with any action taken by the board of the directors, and the executive committee may not take any action prohibited by the tennessee code annotated section 48-58-206.”

“Liz schatzlein - liz schatzlein's husband mike schatzlein is ceo at st thomas. Lisa davis - lisa davis is corporate controller/vp of finance at st thomas. Larry kloess - larry kloess has an indirect investment in aspire health through his firm, clayton associates.”

“A copy of the full form 990 was provided to every board member for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“For the december 31, 2014 year-end, the board members signed the conflict of interest policy stating that they have read and understood the policy. Each form is reviewed by the executive office manager for completion and to determine if any potential conflicts of interest exist. If a potential conflict of interest is determined to exist, the ceo and board chair are notified, and it is then reported to the executive committee. If a conflict exists with a voting board member, then that board member must recuse themselves from voting on that particular business transaction. Also, there is an agenda item at every board meeting on declarations of conflict of interest. The board chair would ask board members present if there is a potential conflict of interest, and this is documented in the board minutes.”

“The 2014 annual report, which includes the organization's audited financial statements, is available on the alive hospice website. The organization's governing documents and the conflict of interest policy are not available to the public and not required to be made available pursuant to irc 6104.”

“Our mission alive hospice, inc provides loving care to people with life-threatening illnesses, support to their families, and service to the community in a spirit of enriching lives. Our vision - to be recognized as expert providers of hospice care, palliative care, management of advanced disease, and grief support, and to be the agency of choice for the provision of these services - to be recognized as innovators and leaders in all aspects of end-of-life resources - to influence the perceptions within the community and among medical professionals so that the end of life is accepted as a meaningful component of the human experience. Our values - we believe death to be a natural part of lifes journey - we believe in honesty and integrity in all we say and do - we believe in compassion to those we serve and to each other - we believe in respect and dignity for all - we value competent, knowledgeable staff motivated to achieve personal and professional growth - we believe in accountability to society, our community, and each other - we believe in responsible stewardship of the resources with which we have been entrusted - we believe in the continuous pursuit of organizational excellence - we believe in teamwork to achieve our vision, mission, and to support our values.”

“During fy2014, alive hospice made the decision to exit from its lease arrangement with st thomas hospital. This lease arrangement was for 15 beds which alive hospice used in the care of its patients. This decision was made based on long-term strategic goals for alive hospice and to allow for the re-alignment of bed capacity with market growth.”

“The process has not changed from the previous year.”