Houston Hospice

“Form 990 information is compiled through the joint efforts of the accounting department and our external tax accountants. The CEO and CFO review the document in detail before submission to the Audit & Finance committee which has been delegated authority by the Board to review and approve the return. The approved Form 990 is provided to the full board prior to filing.”

“Annually, the Governing Board members, officers, key employees and other persons with substantial influence over financial decisions of Houston Hospice provide written disclosure of all professional or personal relationships or interests, direct or indirect, which might reasonably result in a conflict of interest. Completed questionnaires are maintained on file.”

“The compensation level of the CEO is determined by the Board of Directors of Houston Hospice based on comparable salary statistics and evaluation of performance following rebuttable presumption procedures including a compensation survey/study performed by an independent compensation consultant reporting directly to the Houston Hospice Board Compensation committee. In 2020, a national search was undertaken for a new CEO to replace the retiring CEO which included compensation recommendations by the search firm. The compensation level of all Vice Presidents, including the VP of Finance, is determined by the Board of Directors of Houston Hospice based on comparable salary statistics and evaluation of performance following rebuttable presumption procedures including a compensation survey/study performed by an independent compensation consultant reporting directly to the Houston Hospice Board Compensation committee. Annual evaluations are performed by the CEO and consider the employee's skill level, experience and performance. The CEO recommends any changes in employee salary based on the annual performance evaluation to the Board's Audit & Finance Committee which is functioning as the Compensation Committee of the Board for final approval.”

“Upon request.”

“Patients of all ages, races, ethnic groups, and religious beliefs and their families are guided and assisted through the process of terminal illness by a specially trained and highly skilled interdisciplinary team of health care professionals and volunteers. The assurance of clinical care, psychosocial support, spiritual guidance, and volunteer assistance provides comfort and dignity to the patient at the end of life and support to the family in bereavement.”

“Houston Hospice is the oldest and largest not-for-profit, independent hospice provider in Houston and the adjacent ten county service area. A coordinated, comprehensive program of hospice and palliative care is provided for terminally ill adults and children and their families by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and home health aides supplemented by 123 volunteers. These services are provided to patients in the community from all races, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and payor classes, including those with no funding source. Houston Hospice was the first in Houston and one of the first in the country to provide specialized pediatric hospice care through its Butterfly program, which addresses the unique needs of children from birth to age eighteen. Families also receive bereavement support and a specialized Wings program that addresses the bereavement needs of children. Houston Hospice is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc. (CHAP) and provides services through its main office and its 37 bed inpatient facility located in the Texas Medical Center and two alternate delivery sites in Northwest Houston and in El Campo, TX. In 2021, 2,727 terminally ill patients were served by the organization with charity care and other non-reimbursed revenue totaling 2.9%. Of this, the inpatient unit served 941 patients with 6,192 days of care. The total cost of providing hospice care described above includes administrative costs of $2,875,288.”

“Contract services: Program service expenses 2,719. Management and general expenses 5,135. Fundraising expenses 106. Total expenses 7,960. Consulting: Management and general expenses 8,140. Total expenses 8,140. Patient related contract services: Program service expenses 842,330. Total expenses 842,330. Payroll processing: Management and general expenses 49,060. Total expenses 49,060. Physician fees: Program service expenses 798,492. Total expenses 798,492. Professional services: Program service expenses 32,525. Management and general expenses 49,299. Fundraising expenses 18,940. Total expenses 100,764. Recruiting: Program service expenses 1,061. Management and general expenses 126,182. Fundraising expenses 2,165. Total expenses 129,408.”

“Capital expenditures to the Hospice at the TMC -3,754.”