Erlanger Health

“All members of the governing body are elected by the board.”

“The board of directors must approve bylaw revisions and revisions of the articles of incorporation for erlanger health.”

“The accounting department provides information to an unrelated, independent accounting firm for preparation of the form 990. The return is reviewed by the organization's evp/cfo and is provided in electronic form to all members of the erlanger health audit and finance committee of the board of directors prior to being filed with the irs. The evp/cfo attends the meeting with the committee to answer any questions and address any significant disclosures within the form 990.”

“Erlanger health has a conflict-of-interest policy for all members of the board of directors, the chair, president, executives part vi, vice presidents, senior vice presidents, and vice presidents, and applies to all erlanger health facilities. All persons covered by this policy are required to complete a conflict-of-interest disclosure form on an annual basis. Should a conflict arise, it is the responsibility of the conflicted individual to update his or her disclosure immediately. If a member of the board or board committee has a conflict of interest involving any issue on the board agenda, he or she must declare the conflict of interest during the period allotted for disclosure. If any issue arises during a meeting in which the board member has a conflict of interest, he or she must immediately declare the conflict. While each member of the board or board committee is responsible for disclosing conflicts of interest, it is also the responsibility of any board member aware of a conflict which has not been disclosed to ensure the board is made aware. The presiding officer of a board or board committee meeting may ask a conflicted member to excuse themselves from the meeting during the discussion related to the issue with which the conflict of interest applies. Under no circumstances shall a member vote on a matter that gives rise to a potential conflict.”

“Compensation process for top official: the executive compensation committee serves as the compensation oversight committee of erlanger health's board of directors. The executive compensation committee is comprised of members who are determined to be independent and whom are not reliant upon any business relationship with erlanger health for income or compensation. The compensation plan for jim coleman, erlanger health's president and ceo, was reviewed and approved by the executive compensation committee and then by the erlanger health board of directors in accordance with the board's compensation policy and practice. The board of directors relies upon the advice of an independent and experienced compensation consultant with knowledge about pay practices for comparable positions within the industry, and who has access to broad data, studies and surveys in order to ensure the compensation falls within competitive and appropriate ranges for the position. Compensation process for officers & key employees: on an annual basis, erlanger health's human resources (h/r) department evaluates compensation for all executives at a position level of vice president and above. Hr's evaluation is based on market data obtained from independent third-party consultants for positions with similar responsibilities at similarly situated organizations. Based on this comparable data, erlanger health's president & ceo evaluates the data and submits his recommendations to erlanger health's board of directors for their final review and approval. In addition, erlanger health offers an incentive plan to executives based on targeted achievement metrics approved by the erlanger health board of directors which include quality of care, access to care, cost management, etc.”

“Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are made available upon request to the appropriate parties requesting them. Financial statements are made available upon request to appropriate parties requesting them, and they are made available to those parties who own indebtedness of the company on a quarterly basis. Quarterly financial statements and the annual audited financial statements are posted on dacbond.com and emma.msrb.org, the official public disclosure website.”

“Erlanger honors and awards children's hospital at erlanger was recognized with the cystic fibrosis foundation 2024 outstanding care center partner award. Children's hospital at erlanger received the mothers' milk bank of tennessee first place award for 2024 donations. Erlanger baroness hospital and erlanger east hospital received the american heart association's get with the guidelines stroke gold plus quality achievement award for their commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Erlanger east hospital named best of the best's best place to have a baby by the chattanooga times free press for the seventeenth year in a row. The tennessee department of disability and aging chose erlanger as a 2024 tennessee employment first inclusive employer award recipient for its involved with the program, project search. This award is given to businesses who are "dedicated to the recruitment, hiring, advancement and retention of people with disabilities." erlanger life force awarded flight program of the year by the association of air medical services. Jessica holladay, vice president and assistant chief nursing officer, surgical and trauma services are erlanger received the 2024 tha nurse leader of distinction award. Eileen shrum, director of patient safety and quality at erlanger health, was the winner of the tha patient safety leadership award. Erlanger supply chain was recognized by healthcare supply chain leader, global healthcare exchange (ghx), as a recipient of the 2024 supply chains of distinction award honoring top performing hospitals and health systems in north america that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to supply chain excellence, innovation, and resilience. The erlanger marketing and public relations team won eleven healthcare advertising awards judged by a national panel based on creativity, quality, message effectiveness, consumer appeal, graphic design, and overall impact.”

“Professional services: program service expenses 1,930,387. Management and general expenses 651,035. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 2,581,422. Purchased services: program service expenses 165,496,874. Management and general expenses 55,814,805. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 221,311,679.”

“K-1 income not recorded on audit -920,264. Adjustment for capital conversion to tax exempt entity 408,313,472.”

“The audit and finance committee assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit and selection of independent accountants.”