Memorial Hospital Association

“Delegation of control to a management company or other person: beartooth billings clinic hired billings clinic to conduct, supervise, operate and manage day-to-day operations of the hospital, its departments, employees and financial administration.”

“Describe circumstances for having members: the organization has two classes of members, class a and class b. Class a shall consist of those persons who are at least eighteen years of age, and who have indicated their interest in the maintenance of adequate medical facilities and high standards of medical care in the area. Class b members shall be limited solely to the billings clinic, a 501(c)(3) non profit hospital located at 2800 10th avenue north, billings, montana 59101.”

“Members who can elect members of the governing body: class a members shall be entitled to elect nine board members. Class b members shall be entitled to appoint three board members.”

“Decisions of governing body subject to approval by members: the voting power of both classes of membership are limited to the following actions: the election and removal of directors; any amendment to the articles of incorporation or these bylaws that would terminate all members or any class of members or redeem or cancel all memberships or any class of memberships; any amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws which relates to the number of directors, the composition of the board, the term of office of directors, or the method or way in which directors are elected or selected; the merger of the corporation with another business entity; the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the corporation's property; the dissolution of the corporation.”

“Process to review the form 990: the form 990 is prepared by the organization's independent accountant and provided to the board for review and approval prior to submitting to the irs.”

“Process for monitoring compliance with conflict of interest policy: board members annually disclose in writing any conflicts of interest. These are reviewed by the board chair and ceo. Throughout the year, if any conflicts arise, the board chair and ceo address those issues with the individuals involved.”

“Describe process for determining compensation: the board of directors is responsible for determining and approving compensation for the ceo and all other officers and key employees. Comparative market data is collected annually and analyzed. Executive management evaluates key employees annually and provides wage adjustments after reviewing comparative market data. Reviews are conducted annually by the executive committee of the board. Any and all documentation is kept in human resources and also in employees file, including signed personal action forms, along with justification, principally from employee performance evaluations.”

“Describe how governing documents are made available to the public: the organization makes its governing documents available on their website. The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are also made available upon request.”

“Description:physicians total fees:1033978”

“Description:consulting total fees:287298”

“Description:contract medical staff total fees:372552”

“Description:contract admin staff total fees:113845”

“Description:maintenance total fees:45589”

“Description:mid-level providers/nursing total fees:458297”

“Description:radiology/imaging total fees:35950”

“Description:therapists total fees:11264”

“Description:anesthesiologists total fees:38838”

“Description:transcription/coding total fees:82517”

“Description:hospice/home health service total fees:137803”

“Description:cleaning total fees:1337”

“Description:other misc services total fees:76393”