St Vincent Healthcare

Form 990 Part VI, Lines 6, 7A & 7B

“Class of member, nature of rights, election of board members, decisions subject to approval the sole member and controlling member of the st. Vincent healthcare (svh) corporation is the sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. (sclhs), a kansas non-for-profit corporation. Some of the exclusive powers of sclhs include: (1) to appoint, after consultation with the svh corporate board, the board of directors of svh and appoint members of sclhs to the svh board of directors; (2) to remove, with or without cause, after consultation with the svh corporate board, any member of the svh board of directors; (3) to appoint or remove, with or without cause, the chief executive officer and the chief administrative officer of svh; (4) to implement corporate goals, policies, and procedures of svh; (5) to approve for svh the acquisition of assets, the incurrence of indebtedness, or the lease, sale, transfer, assumption, or encumbering of svh assets; (6) to approve the merger, dissolution, or corporate restructuring of svh; and (7) to approve svh annual strategic plans and operating and capital budgets. The svh board of directors has the power to exercise general management and control of the business affairs of svh with due regard for the powers reserved by sclhs. The powers of the svh board of directors include nomination of board members for appointment by sclhs. Form 990 part vi, line 11b process for reviewing form 990 during the preparation of the return, it is reviewed by the system office and by an independent accounting firm. Then the form 990 is reviewed by the st. Vincent board before the return is submitted to the irs. Due to the timing of board meetings there may be changes to the form 990 that are communicated to the board after their review. Form 990 part vi, line 12c written conflict of interest policies all st. Vincent healthcare executives, directors, and managers, board members and board committee members, medical executive committee (mec) members and other physicians in decision making roles or serving on svh executive committees, complete a new conflict of interest (coi) disclosure form annually. A copy of the policy is distributed along with the coi forms. In the event of a change of circumstance, each individual who has already signed a coi is expected to notify the organization of the change and update the conflict of interest information. The statements are reviewed and coi issues are addressed by the organization responsibility officer (oro) and leadership at the appropriate level: -board by board chair -physicians by the mec president -svh directors and managers by the svh administration -svh executives by the sisters of charity of leavenworth health system. The signed coi forms are maintained in svh administration. The conflict of interest disclosure statements for svh executives are maintained at sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. At the beginning of board and board committee meetings, the question of coi is asked of those in attendance. When an actual conflict is identified, the individual asks to be excused from participating in the discussion and decision-making. Form 990, part vi, lines 15a & b sclhs employs the executive team at each of its hospital affiliates. As part of its annual review process, sclhs uses the following in establishing the compensation of those in these positions: -compensation committee -independent compensation consultant -written employment contracts -compensation surveys and studies -approval by the board or compensation committee. The above support the compensation committee's efforts to ensure that the level of compensation provided to its executives (officers, key employees, etc.) is consistent with market value and the pay philosophy set by the board. The pay philosophy set by the board is to pay at the middle of the market for executives of similar sized organizations overall. Sclhs' executive compensation is comparable to that provided in similar, not”