Wetzel County Hospital Inc

“The board reviews and approves the Form 990 before it is filed with the IRS. If this cannot be accomplished at a regularly scheduled meeting, a special meeting will be held to uphold this board action.”

“All governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Conflict of interest statements require a board member with a conflict to excuse themselves from the discussion and boardroom if a matter of discussion and voting would be a conflict of interest with them. Indvidual statements completed by other board members are reviewed by the chairman. The vice-chairman reviews the chairmans conflict of interest statement.”

“The compensation of the CEO is determined by the WV United Health System Compensation Committee based upon a salary and benefit survey prepared by an independent company using data of comparable facilities. This information is provided to the compensation committee which is made up of independent board members who are then responsible for setting the compensation packages offered to each executive, ensuring that the compensation package does not exceed fair market value based on the data from the consultant group. The minutes of the compensation committee are contemporaneously documented and retained. A full compensation survey was completed in 2023 for 2024 compensation amounts. The compensation of all officers at the Vice President level and below is determined based upon a salary and benefit survey prepared by an independent company using data of comparable facilities. This data is then interpreted and provided to an independent compensation committee. The independent compensation committee then uses this data to determine a fair and reasonable compensation package. All relevant data as well as minutes from each meeting are retained.”

“West Virginia United Health System, Inc., a 501c3 charitable organization WVUHS, is the sole member of the organization.”

“The contributions received on Schedule B of the Form 990 were recorded under the investments balance sheet account.”

“Program Service Expenses 7,063,407, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 8,390,420 Wetzel County Hospital offers inpatient and outpatient care, specialty care, and surgical services. We are committed to providing every patient with high-quality, compassionate care closer to home, including a range of laboratory, imaging, and rehabilitation services. Through our affiliation with WVU Medicine, we are able to bring you the most advanced care and a network of experienced specialists.”

“Other changes in net assets include 583,080 related organization capitalization, 54,475 JOA Contribution to SOM, and 3 rounding.”

“Other Service Expenses includes Contracted Labor Fees of 751,261 which 666,920 is considered program service expense and 84,341 is considered management and general Consulting Professional Fees of 285,303 which 242,051 is considered program service expense and 43,252 is considered management and general expense Lab Fees of 10,933 of which all is considered program service expense Contract Labor Patient Care of 1,034,780 of which all is considered program service expense Contracted Physician Expense of 824,404 of which 823,836 is considered program service expense and 568 is considered management and general Contract and Professional Medical Staff of 2,746,635 of which all is considered program service expense and Collection Agency Fees of 5,906 of which all is considered program service expense.”

“In 2023, West Virginia United Health System WVUHS, EIN 55-0754713, transitioned to a centralized accounts payable process in which WVUHS made the majority of vendor payments and then issued the required 1099s. WVUHS is reimbursed by the entities for their portion of payments made, vendor payments that meet the Top 5 Independent Contractor reporting requirements are reported in Part VII, Section B of the reporting entity.”