St. Vincent Hospital

“Form 990, page 1, item c st. Vincent hospital is doing business as: christus st. Vincent regional medical center description of other program service accomplishments form 990, part iii, line 4d community services for the broader community helping to prepare future healthcare professionals is a distinguishing characteristic of nonprofit hospitals and constitutes a significant community benefit. St. Vincent hospital assists in the education of healthcare professionals by providing clinical settings, scholarships, internships and residencies for physicians, nurses and other health professionals. The following activities were conducted in this area: st. Vincent hospital foundation nurse scholarships (in partnership with santa fe community college and northern new mexico community college) and the st. Vincent hospital medical residency program (a three-year primary care residency program for physicians in partnership with the university of new mexico, albuquerque). Additionally, st. Vincent's funds the "health care explorers" program geared to high school students with an interest in the health care profession. St. Vincent hospital used cash donations as a vehicle to help our communities. We made cash donations, in addition to grants, to support nonprofit healthcare organizations and programs, including, big brothers big sisters and united way. St. Vincent hospital also made cash and in-kind donations to fund community initiatives such as an annual holiday coat drive for children; physical fitness programs for children and adults (national dance institute, elementary school fun runs, santa fe century bike ride); school health fairs and wellness programs; elder/senior services and veterans' programs; local and national service organization fundraisers (rotary, elks and kiwanis clubs); and native american pueblo health days and physical fitness events. St. Vincent hospital associates served on local nonprofit boards and initiatives. The hospital also provides no-cost meeting space to community nonprofit organizations and groups. During fy 2014, st. Vincent hospital advocated for improving public policies, working to establish, and in some instances augment, grassroots advocacy for greater access to health care services for the constituents we serve. Program service expense = $2,913,930 grants = $1,170,139 program service revenue = $0 description of other program service accomplishments form 990, part iii, line 4d community services for the poor and underserved st. Vincent hospital has recognized the need for significant community-wide health and human services beyond the direct services of the hospital. As such, st. Vincent provides funding to those with limited or no means to pay, underserved populations and the broader community. These programs are funded from the hospital's general funds and are provided either directly by st. Vincent or through other nonprofit community healthcare organizations. Collaborative efforts with la familia medical center, presbyterian medical services, women's health services and villa therese catholic clinic provide primary care to meet the needs of the poor, underserved and homeless. One example of christus health, member organization, community benefits accounted for under community services for the poor and underserved include the christus community direct investment program (cdi). The purpose of the cdi program is to support community-driven initiatives primarily for affordable housing and economic development by providing financing at below-market interest rates to not-for-profit organizations at terms not exceeding more than five years. The income lost from the difference in the market rate less our loan rate (foregone income) is considered a community benefit for reporting purposes. The cost of these investments is not included in the program service expenses of st. Vincent hospital though outstanding loan balances vary throughout the year, the outstanding loan balance at the end of fiscal year”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 6 the members of st. Vincent hospital are svh support co, a new mexico nonprofit corporation, and christus health, a texas nonprofit corporation.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a the members are granted the right to appoint the president of the corporation. The board of directors is divided equally into two classes: the svh support co class and the christus health class. The svh support co class shall appoint its successors. The christus health class shall be appointed by christus health.”

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 7b the members, svh support co and christus health, have the following powers: appoint the president of the corporation; approve amendments to, or amend the articles of incorporation of the corporation; approve amendments to, or amend the bylaws of the corporation; approve the merger, consolidation or dissolution of the corporation; approve the sale, contribution, donation or other transfer of substantially all of the assets of the corporation; approve the transfer in any 12-month period of more than $5,000,000 to any other person; approve the creation of or create a new affiliate; approve the affiliation of the corporation with any other person; establish, terminate or transfer any significant program or service line of the corporation; approve the incurrence in any 12-month period of any debt of the corporation in excess of $5,000,000; approve any loan of funds by a member to the corporation; accept on behalf of the corporation any gift or bequest conditioned on a long-term or other significant obligation; adopt, approve amendments to, or amend the mission, strategic plan or charity care policy of the corporation; and approve any request by the corporation for one or both members to make a contribution to the corporation other than contributions approved by the members on or before april 8, 2008.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b the form 990 is prepared and reviewed by the organization's external independent accountants. The christus health accounting department works with an external accounting firm in preparation and review of the form 990. The filing organization's cfo, or other designee, reviews the form 990. The final form 990 that will be filed with the irs is posted to a secure internet portal for all members of the board of directors to view. Review of the final form 990 occurs prior to filing with the irs in the spring 2015 via a web portal polling tool by the respective organization's board, based on a set of suggested review processes developed by christus health.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 12c at the end of each calendar year, the christus health corporate secretary distributes a conflict of interest questionnaire to all of the organization's board and committee members for completion prior to the 1st of january in the next year. The corporate secretary thoroughly reviews all completed and executed conflict of interest questionnaire forms to ensure accuracy and that no potential or identified conflict is disclosed or exists. The organization's board of directors is responsible for enforcement of the conflict of interest policy of the organization. At the beginning of each board meeting an announcement is made that if any board member determines that he or she has a conflict of interest based on any agenda item, he or she must declare so and excuse him or herself from any discussions related to such item.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, lines 15a & 15b the executive compensation committee of christus health determines the compensation of the ceo (or executive director, as applicable), officers and key employees of christus health, its related organizations and organizations for which it is a member, including st. Vincent hospital. The executive compensation committee is composed of individuals who have no conflict of interest with the compensation arrangements at hand. The executive compensation committee of the christus health board selects an independent external firm to perform an independent compensation review, to ensure that all compensation is reasonable and comparable to other similarly situated organizations, for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions, and to provide supporting information of compensation decisions. On an annual basis the external consultant: 1. Develops the merit increase recommendations for all designated system executives based on market comparability. 2. Recommends the changes in the compensation structure (grades) based on the market changes. 3. Completes a review and evaluation of newly created positions to recommend a grade placement to the committee for its discussion and approval. On a bi-annual basis, the external consultant completes a detailed review of all other designated system executives' compensation and benefits. This group includes all top management officials, other officers and key leaders of the organization. The review includes recommendations to the committee on any changes necessary in either specific compensation or compensation structure to ensure market competitiveness, reasonableness and internal equity. Upon recommendations from the independent external firm, the executive compensation committee makes final compensation decisions. Additionally, the executive compensation committee reviews all compensation payments for excess benefit transactions. The discussion and decisions of the committee are documented and formalized in the committee minutes and maintained on record. Effective 9/30/13, the filing organization determined the compensation of the interim cfo, gary emers, by use of an independent and external consultant. The consultant helps determine pay rates for the associates of the filing organization, taking into account market data and shift differential. The compensation rates are approved by the filing organization. Based on the aforementioned procedure, the interim cfo's compensation is not reviewed by a compensation committee.”

“Form 990, part vi, section c, line 19 the consolidated audited financial statements of christus health are made available to the public via the christus health website. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public.”

“Form 990, part vii and form 990, schedule j former director ernie sadau is the president/ceo of christus health, a member organization of st. Vincent hospital. Christus health has 50% ownership of st. Vincent hospital, and therefore does not meet the definition of a related organization set forth by the form 990 instructions. Therefore, ernie's compensation is not reported as related compensation on form 990, part vii, or form 990, schedule j, part ii. For informational purposes, ernie sadau received the following compensation paid by christus health during calendar year 2013: base compensation = $1,266,475 bonus and incentive compensation = $649,200 other reportable compensation = $265,480 retirement and other deferred compensation = $608,986 non-taxable benefits = $20,134 compensation reported in prior form 990 = $146,419 former director paul generale is the vice president/senior financial officer of christus health, a member organization of st. Vincent hospital. Christus health has 50% ownership of st. Vincent hospital, and therefore does not meet the definition of a related organization set forth by the form 990 instructions. Therefore, paul's compensation is not reported as related compensation on form 990, part vii, or form 990, schedule j, part ii. For informational purposes, paul generale received the following compensation paid by christus health during calendar year 2013: base compensation = $482,295 bonus and incentive compensation = $263,750 other reportable compensation = $65,855 retirement and other deferred compensation = $72,512 non-taxable benefits = $29,596 compensation reported in prior form 990 = $0”

“Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 OTHER - $1,729,683 NET CHANGE IN BENIFICIAL INTEREST - $ 521,825 DISTRIBUTIONS - ($1,096,620) ------------ TOTAL - $1,154,888”

“Description:outside purchased services total fees:18764949”

“Description:repairs & maintenance services total fees:19795558”

“Description:physician services total fees:15177621”

“Description:billing services total fees:3253677”

“Description:collection services total fees:1122288”

“Description:other services total fees:2145283”