Methodist Hospital Levelland

“Description of classes of members or stockholders covenant health system is the sole corporate member of covenant hospital levelland.”

“Description of classes of persons and the nature of their rights covenant hospital levelland has a tiered governance in which the corporate members reserve the right to appoint trustees to the covenant hospital levelland board. All trustee appointments that come from the covenant hospital levelland board as nominations must be approved by the covenant health system (chs), as the corporate member, and the st. Joseph health system, as the tax-exempt parent of chs, and the st. Joseph health ministry, as the organizational sponsor.”

“Descr classes of persons, decisions req appr & type of voting rights the reserved rights in our tiered governance structure contemplate approval by the st. Joseph health system member of financing, budgets, unbudgeted expenditures of defined amounts, strategic plan, appointment of auditors, creation or investment in a legally recognized entity, joint ventures, purposes, sale or disposition of real property, merger or sale of substantially all assets, appointment and removal of trustees, adoption or amendment of articles or bylaws.”

“Descr the process used by management &/or governing body to review 990 the form 990 is prepared by the finance department based on information received from various departments of the organization as applicable. The form 990 is then reviewed by an officer of the organization. A copy of the form 990 filing is distributed to all voting members of the board for the april 2015 finance committee meeting. During the meeting, management presents and discusses certain disclosures and information included in the form 990. The board finance committee chair then provides a summary at the full board meeting.”

“Description of process to monitor transactions for conflicts of interest officers, trustees and key employees are required to disclose the existence and nature of any actual, apparent, or potential conflicts of interest he/she may have that might result in or have the appearance of a conflict in connection with that individual satisfying their fiduciary obligations to the organization. Disclosures shall be made promptly any time an actual, apparent or potential conflict of interest arises and before the consummation of any contract, transaction or arrangement that is the subject of the potential conflict of interest. With guidance from the st. Joseph health system chief compliance officer (cco), the chief executive and/or the governing board chairperson, as appropriate, considers the matter initially. If the matter cannot be resolved at that level, the matter is escalated to the cco. The cco, in consultation with the st. Joseph health system general counsel, reviews the matter and presents recommendations to the governing board and/or board committee, as appropriate, for discussion and vote. The individual whose potential conflict is being reviewed may be requested to be present during any meeting in which the board or board committee conducts its evaluation but shall be excused for any discussion or vote.”

“The organization's chief executive officer is paid by the tax exempt parent, covenant health system, and is disclosed as a person paid by a related organization. Executive compensation is approved by the covenant hospital of levelland worklife compensation committee, which is comprised of independent persons. The committee reviews comparability data prepared for and compiled by the st. Joseph health system worklife committee, a committee of the st. Joseph health system board of trustees comprised of independent members. The st. Joseph health system worklife committee acts in accordance with a committee charter approved by the st. Joseph health system board of trustees and an executive compensation philosophy. The charter directs the st. Joseph health system worklife committee to administer the executive compensation program and to approve program changes, as necessary, to ensure alignment with the stated philosophy and ensure continued compliance with federal and state regulations on behalf of the st. Joseph health system board of trustees. Overall, the philosophy is intended to reward a broad spectrum of high organizational and individual performance expectations, as well as retention of key management talent. The executive compensation philosophy defines the market for administering compensation as a comparable set of for profit and not-for-profit health care delivery systems. St. Joseph health system provides compensation to its executives in the form of base salary, an annual incentive program, and benefits. To ensure compensation philosophy adherence and general fair market value compensation, the committee regularly reviews information from multiple sources of market data and engages legal counsel and consulting support, as needed. They use this information to support ongoing effectiveness and administration of the program. The st. Joseph health system worklife committee meets at least 3 times a year and takes action in executive session. These actions are documented in detailed minutes and approved in subsequent meetings. A full compensation review is conducted on a biennial basis and the last review was performed in june 2013. During the year, the covenant hospital of levelland worklife compensation committee reviewed and approved any changes in compensation for key executives predicated on the analysis and recommendation by an independent third party consulting firm with expertise in healthcare executive compensation. In addition, annual incentive awards are reviewed and approved prior to payment consistent with the most recent compensation biennial review and in accordance with the plan document. These actions are documented in detailed minutes which are subsequently approved at the committee meeting.”

“Avail of gov docs, conflict of interest policy, & fin stmts to gen public the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. The sjhs community benefit reports, financial reports, and philanthropy reports are also available on the sjhs internet site. The audited financial statements are also attached to the form 990.”

“Organization's mission we are committed to extending the healing ministry of jesus in the tradition of the sisters of st. Joseph of orange by continually improving the health and quality of life of people in the communities we serve.”

“Realizing our mission covenant hospital levelland is dedicated to providing the community of levelland, texas and hockley county and surrounding communities, world-class health care, close to home. Covenant health and covenant hospital levelland are faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare institutions, striving every day to provide hockley county residents with 24-hour emergency care, outpatient surgery, maternity services, physical therapy, rehab services, clinic and hospital lab services, digital mammography, mri services, cat scans, and 3-d ultrasound services. Three mission outcomes strategically guide our ministry work. Covenant hospital levelland is committed to three systemwide mission outcomes: 1) sacred encounters, 2) perfect care and 3) healthiest communities. 1) every interaction will be experienced as a sacred encounter. The goal of sacred encounter has a direct connection to the overall mission. Our value of dignity calls for us to respect each person as an inherently valuable member of the human community and as a unique expression of life. We strive to do this by keeping at the forefront of our minds the understanding of the impact we can have on one another with every action we take. 2) all patients will receive perfect care. It is our attention to detail and the smallest imperfections of each patient's experience that drives a deeper understanding and ultimately a sustainable approach to the achievement of perfect care. 3) the communities we serve will be among the healthiest in our nation. We seek to develop community health initiatives that impact long-term health across the entire community. Financial assistance program we believe that no one should delay seeking needed medical care because they lack health insurance. That is why covenant hospital levelland has a patient financial assistance program that provides free and/or discounted services to eligible patients. Access to care during the year we saw more than 49,567 patients in our four rural health clinics. This includes 1,459 which were seen in the remote community of sundown, tx and insert 2,603 which were seen during our weekend clinics. There were more than 6,275 patients evaluated in our emergency room and over 36,835 outpatient diagnostic and treatment test performed within our hospital. Covenant hospital levelland also provides evening 'quick shot' clinics during flu and pneumonia vaccine season. Community and patient support programs throughout the year we provided a variety of programs for the communities in which we serve. Storkes nest is a six week program for expectant mothers to learn about prenatal care and care of their child after birth. Hockley healthy families was started in an effort to promote family health and wellness within the community. The hockley healthy families provides educational information on health and wellness and has activities for families and children to learn about exercise and staying active. Throughout the year covenant hospital levelland provides various free evaluations and consultations for prostrate screening and high blood pressure. For more information about covenant hospital levelland please visit: http://www.covenanthospitallevelland.org for more information about covenant health, go to: http://www.covenanthealth.org for more information about st. Joseph health system, please visit www.stjhs.org”

“Form 990, part ix, line 11g physician fees $2,788,453 nursing & other professional fees $ 266,301 administrative services $2,370,816 ----------- total $5,425,570”