Thomas Hospital Foundation Inc.

“The foundation board of directors is elected or appointed by the board of directors of baldwin county eastern shore health care authority.”

“Infirmary health system has retained the birmingham accounting firm of warren averett, llc cpas to prepare the form 990 for thomas foundation. System accountants are substantially involved in gathering data and preliminary preparation. After the return has been completed and signed by warren averett, it is returned to ihs for final review and officer signature before filing.”

“Each director signs a conflict of interest statement annually. All officers and directors are required to report any conflicts of interest as they become aware.”

“Foundation documents required to be made available to the general public are provided upon request. Financial statements and the conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public at this time.”

“The foundation's board of directors is made up of all volunteers. The major fund-raising events each year are also supported and staffed by volunteers.”

“The thomas hospital foundation (the foundation) provided almost 779,000 to thomas hospital during the year ended march 31, 2019, to purchase specific hospital equipment and support hospital activities. The foundation continued to collect pledges to assist with the daily operations and construction of the new birth center on the eastern shore. The new birthing center has state-of-the-art equipment, in room amenities for expecting mothers, 2 new beds dedicated to neonatal intensive care, and increased the size of the overall facility by 30%. Thomas foundation funded an interventional radiology lab at thomas hospital. There was not a dedicated lab for interventional radiology procedures at the hospital. Any that were happening would have to be fit in when the cardiology cath lab was not using their facilities. If facilities were not available, patients would have to be transferred to a different county to have their procedure done and transported back to the hospital. The new lab will decrease costs associated with transportation, length of stay, and reduce risks due to quicker response time. The new machines in the lab are minimally invasive allowing for quicker recovery times than laparoscopic surgery. An intact breast biopsy system was purchased for the breast center this year. It has the ability to remove an entire lesion in 1 ten second pass. It uses radiofrequency energy to separate tumors from normal breast tissue, often with no bleeding. The biopsy machine can be guided with an ultra sound machine or the 3-d stereo mammography system purchased by the foundation last year. The foundation purchased a lucas device for the emergency department. A lucas device is a portable machine that delivers automatic chest compressions for victims of cardiac arrest. It also allows for defibrillations to occur during compressions which can improve the outcome of cardiac arrest patients. This year the employee assistance fund granted 5,268 to employees facing unexpected or extraordinary financial circumstances.”

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