Intermountain Front Range Inc.

“Significant changes to its governing documents since the prior form 990: sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. ("sclhs"), the sole member of scl health - front range, inc., affiliated with intermountain health care, inc. ("intermountain") effective april 1, 2022. As a result, the governing documents of scl health - front range, inc. Were updated to reflect the new parent organization, intermountain as a member of sclhs, however sclhs continues to be the sole member of scl health - front range, inc. As a result of the affiliation between sclhs and intermountain, reserved powers are held by both sclhs and intermountain. Sclhs has the power to appoint trustees to the board of directors, subject to ratification by intermountain. Reserved powers held by intermountain include the following: - establish the mission, vision, and values for the corporation; - develop, adopt, and oversee strategy, goals, objectives, policies, standards, and guidelines for the corporation; - adopt, amend, or repeal the governing documents of the corporation; - fix the number of trustees of the board and appoint and remove trustees to and from the board; - appoint and remove the trustees, directors, managers, or board officers of the corporation; - provide for the overall management of the corporation, including appointing, overseeing, and removing the president and chief executive officer of the corporation; - oversee audit and compliance, clinical excellence, compensation, finance, investment, nominating and governance, and any other needed functions for the proper operation of the corporation; - oversee the medical groups of the system in a manner to encourage the delivery of cost-effective professional services to patients served and, in accordance with applicable state law, oversee clinical practice and evidenced-based medicine; - approve the acquisition of assets, incurrence of indebtedness, sale, lease, transfer, assignment, or encumbrance of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation; - approve any merger, change of control, dissolution, or corporate restructuring of the corporation; - oversee the acquisition or formation of any new subsidiary of the corporation; and - direct finances and investments of the corporation, including controls, operating and capital budgets, intercompany transfers or loans, and selection and removal of external auditors. The tax-exempt purpose of scl health - front range, inc. Was updated to include the furtherance of the tax-exempt purposes of intermountain. The maximum number of board members was increased from 17 to 22 to provide additional flexibility moving forward. The term the board chair may serve was extended from 2 years to 3 years. The dissolution clause was updated to the new organizational parent, intermountain, who replaced sclhs. Changes to the governing documents may be proposed by the member, but need to be approved by the intermountain board, prior to adoption.”

“Members or stockholders: sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. Is the sole member of scl health - front range, inc.”

“Power to elect or appoint members: sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc., the sole member of scl health - front range, inc., has the power to appoint members of the scl health - front range, inc. Board of directors, subject to the ratification by the board of intermountain health care, inc.”

“Decisions reserved to members or stockholders: while sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. ("sclhs") is the sole member of scl health - front range inc., reserved powers are primarily held by intermountain health care, inc. ("intermountain"), who as a result of merger, is a member of sclhs. Sclhs, has the power to appoint trustees to the board of directors, which are subject to ratification by intermountain. Reserved powers held by intermountain include: - establish the mission, vision, and values for the corporation; - develop, adopt, and oversee strategy, goals, objectives, policies, standards, and guidelines for the corporation; - adopt, amend, or repeal the governing documents of the corporation; - fix the number of trustees of the board and appoint and remove trustees to and from the board; - appoint and remove the trustees, directors, managers, or board officers of the corporation; - provide for the overall management of the corporation, including appointing, overseeing, and removing the president and chief executive officer of the corporation; - oversee audit and compliance, clinical excellence, compensation, finance, investment, nominating and governance, and any other needed functions for the proper operation of the corporation; - oversee the medical groups of the system in a manner to encourage the delivery of cost-effective professional services to patients served and, in accordance with applicable state law, oversee clinical practice and evidenced-based medicine; - approve the acquisition of assets, incurrence of indebtedness, sale, lease, transfer, assignment, or encumbrance of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation; - approve any merger, change of control, dissolution, or corporate restructuring of the corporation; - oversee the acquisition or formation of any new subsidiary of the corporation; and - direct finances and investments of the corporation, including controls, operating and capital budgets, intercompany transfers or loans, and selection and removal of external auditors.”

“Process used to review the form 990: the form 990 is prepared by the tax department of the health care system. The form 990 is reviewed by certain members of senior management. A copy of the form 990 is provided to the board of directors prior to the filing of the form 990 with the internal revenue service. Any questions are addressed to the tax department prior to filing the form 990 with the internal revenue service.”

“Monitoring and enforcement of compliance with conflict of interest policy: scl health - front range, inc. And sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. (collectively referred to as scl health), regularly and consistently monitors and enforces its conflict of interest policy by providing education and training for its employees, officers and directors. Persons considered to be in an influential position, such as board members, officers, physicians, executives and director level managers are all required to complete a conflict of interest statement upon hire/appointment and on an annual basis to disclose any potential conflict issues. These statements are carefully reviewed by the scl health integrity and compliance department and appropriate leadership. The business and affairs of scl health will at all times be conducted in a manner that is solely in the best interests of scl health and not be influenced by conflicting interests of persons responsible for administering those affairs. The existence of any conflicts of interest will be disclosed and the procedures set forth herein will be followed. Certain transactions determined to constitute a conflict of interest are prohibited. Any person in a position to exercise substantial influence over scl health is considered an interested person. This term includes, but is not limited to the following: - board members, board committee members, officers and directors; - senior leaders and executives (ceo, president, svp, vp, executive directors); - employed physicians and physicians in medical staff leadership roles (e.g., department chairs, members of medical staff committees); - medical directors of clinical programs that assess, review, recommend or request purchase of any specific pharmaceutical products, medical devices, supplies and/or equipment; - department directors; and - other select individuals identified by leadership which may include, but is not limited to, supply chain and finance. Upon becoming an interested person and on an annual basis, interested persons are required to disclose any relationships that constitute or might lead to a conflict of interest by completing the current conflict of interest and gift disclosure statement ("statement") as approved by the chief integrity and compliance officer. The chief integrity and compliance officer will oversee the review of the statements and the resolution of any identified conflicts of interest and alert the supervisor and/or board chair. When an interested person becomes aware of a conflict of interest which has not been disclosed on a statement, he or she shall contact the local compliance and privacy officer or the chief integrity and compliance officer, complete a disclosure, and return it to the scl health integrity and compliance department. Whenever an interested person becomes aware that an arrangement with respect to which he or she has a conflict of interest is being considered, the interested person must disclose all material facts concerning the existence and nature of the conflict of interest to his or her supervisor or to the applicable board or committee chair, even if the conflict of interest has been previously disclosed. The interested person's local compliance and privacy officer and/or supervisor/board or committee chair will determine whether a conflict of interest exists. Person(s) responsible for the determination should obtain further guidance from the scl health integrity and compliance or legal departments. Upon making his or her disclosure, the interested person will leave the meeting or otherwise remove him or herself from the deliberations or other decision-making process until such time as a determination is reached. If a determination has been made that no conflict of interest exists, the interested person may be present and participate in the deliberation regarding the transaction or arrangement. However, if an interested person has been determined to have a conflict of interes”

“Form 990, part vi, section b (policies) lines 15(a) & 15(b) the organization's officers and senior management are paid by a related organization, sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. (scl health). Compensation for the officers and senior management is managed by the intermountain health care, inc. Board compensation committee (committee) on behalf of scl health and all of its affiliates. The committee reviews and approves compensation arrangements of the officers and senior management and makes recommendations to intermountain health care, inc.'s board for approval of any changes to compensation for the officers and senior management. The committee's review is conducted in a manner that is intended to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under the intermediate sanctions rules of internal revenue code section 4958. The committee conducts the review with the assistance of an experienced and independent compensation consulting firm that has deep national expertise in health systems' executive compensation programs and levels. The committee obtains and relies upon current, comparable market data for peer organizations prior to making compensation related decisions. The information reviewed includes compensation levels paid by similarly situated organizations for functionally comparable positions, the availability of similar services in the geographic area served by intermountain health care, inc. And current compensation surveys compiled by an independent firm. Consistent with the pay philosophy set by intermountain health care, inc.'s board, the committee emphasizes the importance of ensuring total remuneration is reasonable and appropriate when reviewing and making recommendations with respect to compensation packages for the officers and senior management. As part of the review process, intermountain health care, inc. Uses the following in establishing the compensation of officers and senior management. 1) compensation committee 2) independent compensation consultant 3) form 990 of other organizations 4) written employment contracts 5) compensation surveys and studies 6) approval by the board or compensation committee the items listed above support the compensation committee's efforts to ensure that the level of compensation provided to its officers and senior management is reasonable, appropriate and consistent with the pay philosophy set by the board.”

“Availability of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public the organization makes its conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and governing documents available upon request.”

“Independent contractors: the organization's expenses are paid by a related 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The related organization files the required form 1096 and related 1099 tax forms for any expenditure that requires a form 1099 to be filed.”

“Description of program service achievements: scl health - front range, inc. (sclhfr) operates lutheran medical center (lmc) serving primarily western and southern suburban areas of metro denver and good samaritan medical center (gsmc), serving primarily boulder and northwest counties of metro denver, and other affiliated medical operations. Lutheran medical center began in 1905 as the evangelical lutheran sanitarium, a tent colony for tuberculosis patients. In 1961, lutheran hospital, a general medical facility located on a 100-acre campus opened. In 1973, a six-floor tower was addded and in 1985 a critcal care unit was added, bringing the number of licensed beds to 338, its current capacity. In january 1998, lutheran medical center joined saint joseph hospital and exempla medical group to form exempla healthcare, a non-profit community based organization, to manage operations of the hospital and medical group. In december 2004, good samaritan medical center, a community-based, acute-care hospital, was constructed by sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. In 2010, exempla healthcare was acquired by sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. In december 2013, the name was changed from exempla healthcare to scl health front range, inc. On april 1, 2022, sisters of charity of leavenworth health system, inc. Affliated with intermountain health care, inc., creating a model health system that provides high-quality, accessible, and affordable healthcare to communities in utah, idaho, nevada, colorado, montana, wyoming, and kansas. The organization employs nearly 60,000 caregivers, operates 33 hospitals (including one virtual hospital), and runs hundreds of clinics, while providing health insurance to over one million people in utah, idaho and nevada. As part of intermountain health (integrated health system), scl health - front range, inc. Has direct access to best practices, resources, technology, talent and strategic capital. Scl health - front range, inc. Has a variety of programs and services to serve the community including but not limited to: lutheran medical center: - cancer care (cancer centers of colorado, breast care center) - certified comprehensive stroke center - emergency and trauma services (level ii trauma center) - family medicine - heart and neurovascular center - hospice and palliative care - labor and delivery - orthopedics - radiology, imaging and ancillary services - senior behavioral health - sports medicine - surgery center (including robotic-assisted surgery) - rehababilitation services - women's health good samaritan medical center: - cancer care (cancer centers of colorado) - chest pain center and cardiovascular center of excellence - emergency and trauma services (level ii trauma center) - integrative health and healing center - labor and delivery, level ii neonatal care unit - orthopedics, bone and joint institute - palliative care - radiology, imaging and ancillary services - stroke center - surgery center (including robotic-assisted surgery) - rehabilitation services - women's health during 2022, scl health - front range, inc. Had the following results: admissions: 27,043 outpatient visits: 249,875 emergency room visits: 95,171 births: 3,515 surgeries: 13,074 lab tests: 1,740,280 mission, vision, and values: mission: we reveal and foster god's healing love by improving the health of the people and communities we serve, especially those who are poor and vulnerable. Vision: inspired by our faith, we will partner with our patients and communities to exceed their expectations for health. Values: caring spirit - we honor the sacred dignity of each person. Excellence - we set and surpass high standards. Good humor - we create joyful and welcoming environments. Integrity - we do the right thing with openness and pride. Safety - we deliver care that seeks to eliminate all harm for patients and associates. Stewardship - we are accountable for the resources entrusted to us. Awards and re”

“Explanation for number reported in box 3 of form 1096: the organization's expenses are paid by a related 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The related organization files the required form 1096 and related 1099 tax forms for any expenditure that requires a form 1099 to be filed.”

“Contract labor: program service expenses 79,100,525. Management and general expenses 3,735,352. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 82,835,877. Purchased services: program service expenses 21,023,463. Management and general expenses 992,788. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,016,251. Professional fees: program service expenses 57,086,961. Management and general expenses 2,695,808. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 59,782,769.”

“Fair value acquisition adjustment 105,176,308. Book vs. Tax depreciation -131,921.”