Farmers Union Hospital Association

“The Executive Committee is composed of the officers of the Board; President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The Hospital's Board President serves as the Chair of the Executive Committee. Other members may be added if advisable. The Executive Committee directly represents the Board and possesses the power to act for the Board within limits set for it by the Board, on matters needing immediate attention, prior to regular board meetings, and such other powers as delegated to it by the Board. The Executive Committee reports to the Board of Directors at the next regular or at the next special meeting called for that purpose.”

“Members are individuals who have voting shares in Great Plains Regional Medical Center. Membership is obtained through transfers of existing memberships. Transfers normally result either through voluntary surrender of a membership from a current member who is no longer interested in retaining their membership or through the death of a member who has no immediate family interested in retaining the membership. Each individual is allowed only one membership and there is only one vote allowed per membership.”

“Governing Board members are appointed through nomination and a majority vote election by the membership at annual meetings.”

“Any amendments to the Governing Board Bylaws and Rules & Regulations have to be approved by a majority vote of the membership. Per the Organization's Bylaws, the members are the supreme authority of the Association in all its affairs.”

“The Form 990 is presented and reviewed at the governing Board's monthly meeting. The 990 is also posted on the governing Board's website prior to the meeting.”

“All members of the governing board, officers and key employees receive a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy on an annual basis. The individuals are required to review the policy and complete and sign the questionnaire attesting to their understanding of the policy and that their answers are true and accurate. The board as a whole reviews the conflict of interest statements. Any potential conflicts are discussed and depending on the conflict the board decides the appropriate action to take.”

“When determining the CEO's compensation, Human Resources conducts a comparative analysis of compensation by position using state, multi-state, regional and national compensation data. Data is selected from hospitals with similar bed size, revenue and other similar area comparatives. Human Resources then submits a report to the Executive Committee. This is completed on an annual basis. The Executive Committee reviews the data, confirms the data with an independent auditor and recommends appropriate CEO compensation to the Board of Directors. The CFO and Key employees' compensation is reviewed annually by Human Resources and approved by the CEO.”

“The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Consulting: Program service expenses 6,463,463. Management and general expenses 1,836,465. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,299,928. Service contracts: Program service expenses 564,047. Management and general expenses 672,066. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,236,113. Contract labor: Program service expenses 3,463,433. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,463,433. Purchased services: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 776,590. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 776,590.”