Daughters of Charity Services of New Orleans

“Daughters of charity services of new orleans has a single corporate member, ascension health.”

“Daughters of charity services of new orleans has a single corporate member, ascension health, who has the ability to elect members to the governing board of daughters of charity services of new orleans.”

“Ascension health has designed a system authority matrix which assigns authority for key decisions that are necessary to the operation of the system. Specific areas that are identified in the authority matrix are new organizations & major transactions, governing documents, appointments/removals, evaluation, debt limits, strategic & financial plans, assets, system policies and procedures. These areas are subject to certain levels of approval by ascension per the system authority matrix.”

“Once a draft copy of the form 990 is received by the cfo, the document is reviewed with the ceo and finance committee of the board. After committee approval, the draft report is submitted to the entire board for final approval.”

“The organization maintains a formal corporate compliance program which includes a corporate compliance officer and corporate compliance committee. All board members and officers are subject to the policy which is updated and signed by members and officers each year. Any conflicts of interest are self-reported by members and officers. Members that are found to have a conflict either abstain from voting on issues that create the conflict or are excused from the board depending on the severity of the conflict.”

“In determining compensation for the ceo, the process included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The compensation committee reviewed and approved the compensation with the facilitation by the scp of hr and the director of compensation. In the review of the compensation, the ceo was compared to individuals at other similar organizations in the area who hold the same title. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the minutes. The individual was not present when his compensation was decided. In determining compensation of other officers of the organization, the process included a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision. The compensation committee reviewed and approved the compensation. In the review of the compensation, the other officers of the organization were compared to individuals at other similar organizations in the area who hold the same title. During the review and approval of the compensation, documentation of the decision was recorded in the board minutes.”

“All information is made available for public inspection upon request.”

“Physicians: program service expenses 35,172. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 35,172. Lab: program service expenses 107,440. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 107,440. Consulting: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 214,553. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 214,553. Security: program service expenses 76,982. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 76,982. Billing: program service expenses 202,248. Management and general expenses 65,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 267,248. Other: program service expenses 38,778. Management and general expenses 12,731. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 51,509. Medical waste: program service expenses 5,559. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,559. Payroll: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 69,318. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 69,318. Contract labor: program service expenses 1,050. Management and general expenses 192,687. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 193,737. Recruitment: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 15,519. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 15,519. Radiology: program service expenses 29,765. Management and general expenses 99. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 29,864.”

“Reclass of affiliate rental expenses 421,096.”

“No change from the prior year.”