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 2016 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. Once all necessary information has been obtained, the committee conducts its evaluation and forwards its findings and recommendations to the sjhs chief compliance officer. If the committee determines an unresolved conflict of interest exists, the committee will evaluate and recommend conflict mitigation strategies. The sjhs chief compliance officer, in consultation with sjhs general counsel, will review the committee findings, recommendations, and mitigation strategies, and present recommendations to the board for discussion and vote.”

“The organization's chief executive officer is paid by its 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 heatlh 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 2015. 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 consultng 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 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.”

“Organizations 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 health levelland has been meeting the health and quality of life needs of the people in the local community for over 16 years. Covenant hospital levelland is dedicated to providing world class health care close to home for hockley and cochran counties. Covenant health levelland provides quality care in the areas of 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. Covenant health levelland is a hospital within covenant health which has over 4,000 employees committed to realizing the mission, covenant health is one of the largest employers in the west texas region. As a member of the st. Joseph health, covenant health is committed to extend the healing ministry of jesus in the tradition of the sisters of st. Joseph of orange. This mission has guided our catholic healthcare ministry since the opening of our first hospital in eureka, california nearly 100 years ago. The sisters of st. Joseph of orange trace their roots back to 17th century france and the unique vision of a jesuit priest named jean-pierre medaille. He sought to organize an order of religious women who, rather than remaining safely cloistered in a convent, ventured out into the community to seek out "the dear neighbors" and minister to their needs. The congregation managed to survive the turbulence of the french revolution and eventually expanded, not only throughout france, but throughout the world. In 1912 a small group of sisters of st. Joseph went to eureka, california, at the invitation of the local bishop, to establish a school. A few years later, the great influenza epidemic of 1918 caused the sisters to temporarily set aside their education efforts to care for the ill. They realized immediately that the small community desperately needed a hospital. Through bold faith, foresight, and flexiblity in 1920, the sisters opened the 28-bed st. Joseph hospital of eureka, the first st. Joseph health system ministry. Financial assistance program covenant health levelland believes that no one should delay seeking needed medical care because they lack health insurance. That is why covenant health levelland has a patient financial assistance program (fap) that provides free or discounted services to eligible patients. In fy15, covenant health levelland provided $1,146,405 in free and discounted care. Medicaid program covenant health levelland provided access to uninsured and underinsured persons by participating in the federal and state sponsored medicaid program. In fy15, covenant health levelland provided $728,632 in medicaid shortfall. Program service accomplishments during the year we saw more than 44,287 patients in our three rural health clinics. 2,568 of those patients were seen during our weekend clinic. There were more than 6,582 patients evaluated in our emergency room and over 34,209 out patient diagnostic and treatment test performed within our hospital. Throughout the year we provided a variety of programs for the communities in which we serve. Throughout the year covenant hospital levelland provides various free evaluations and consultations for prostrate screening and high blood pressure. For more information about covenant levelland please visit: www.covenanthealth.org for more information about st. Joseph health system, please visit www.stjhs.org”

“Description:purchased medical services total fees:2864963”