Franciscan Health System

“While franciscan health system has a written document retention and destruction plan, the governing board has not formally adopted it.”

“FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM HAS NOT FORMALLY ADOPTED A WRITTEN POLICY OR WRITTEN PROCEDURE REGARDING JOINT VENTURES. However CommonSpirit Health's system-wide joint venture model operating agreement incorporates controls over the venture sufficient to ensure that (1) the exempt organization at all times retains control over the venture sufficient to ensure that the partnership furthers the exempt purpose of the organization; (2) in any partnership in which the exempt organization is a partner, achievement of exempt purposes is prioritized over maximization of profits for the partners; (3) the partnership does not engage in any activities that would jeopardize the exempt organization's exemption; and (4) returns of capital, allocations, and distributions must be made in proportion to the partners' respective ownership interests. Any joint venture agreements that do not conform to the model agreement are generally reviewed by counsel.”

“b) Board evaluation of transactions involving an officer / board member conflict of interest - I. The board carefully scrutinizes and must in good faith approve or disapprove any transaction in which CHI or a CHI entity is a party and in which the trustee or a corporate officer either: 1. Has a material financial interest; or 2. Is a trustee or corporate officer of the other party (other than a CHI affiliated organization). II. The board must approve the transaction by a majority of the trustees on the board (not counting any interested trustee). In reviewing such transactions between CHI or CHI entities and vendors or other contractors who are, or are affiliated with, trustees or corporate officers, the board acts no more or less favorably than it would in reviewing transactions with unrelated third parties. The transaction is not approved unless the board determines that the transaction is fair to CHI or the CHI entity. III. A conflicted trustee or corporate officer is not permitted to use his or her personal influence with respect to the approval or disapproval of the conflicted transaction. However, if requested, such trustee or corporate officer is not prevented from briefly stating his or her position in the matter, nor from answering pertinent questions from trustees, as his or her knowledge may be relevant. The trustee or corporate officer is excused from the meeting during discussion and vote on the conflict of interest. c) Board evaluation of non-transactional conflicts - I. The board carefully reviews and scrutinizes any non-transactional conflict of interest (e.g., disclosure of nonpublic information, competition with CHI or a CHI entity, failure to disclose a corporate opportunity, excessive gifts or entertainment, etc.). II. In such circumstances, by a majority vote of the disinterested trustees, the board takes whatever action is deemed appropriate with respect to the trustee or corporate officer under the circumstances (including possible disciplinary or corrective action) to best protect the interests of CHI or the CHI entity. The board is encouraged to consult with the general counsel of CHI or his or her designee when considering disciplinary or corrective action. III. The conflicted trustee or corporate officer is not permitted to use his or her personal influence with respect to the conflict matter. However, if requested, such trustee or corporate officer is not prevented from briefly stating his or her position in the matter, nor from answering pertinent questions from trustees, as his or her knowledge may be relevant. The trustee or corporate officer is excused from the meeting during discussion and vote on the conflict of interest. d) Record of proceedings - with respect to board member and officer conflicts of interest, minutes of the board are expected to reflect the identity of the individual making the disclosure, the nature of the disclosure, discussion regarding any proposed transaction, the decision made by the board, and that the interested trustee or corporate officer was excused during the discussion, and that the interested trustee abstained from voting. D. Conflicts reporting: All conflicts of interest are reported by CHI as required by law, regulations, and policy.”

“The organization's top management official's compensation was paid by Catholic Health Initiatives ("CHI"), a related organization. CHI had a defined compensation philosophy. Both the executive and non-executive compensation structures and ranges were reviewed annually in comparison to market data. Catholic Health Initiatives used Korn Ferry as the independent third party to assess executive compensation programs and to ensure the reasonableness of actual salaries and total compensation packages. Compensation of the senior most executives was reviewed annually. Korn Ferry reviewed both cash and total compensation for overall reasonableness, for adherence to Catholic Health Initiatives' compensation philosophy, and for comparability to the not-for-profit healthcare market. This independent review was delivered by Korn Ferry to the CHI HR committee of the Board of Stewardship Trustees annually at their September meeting and minutes shared with the full board at the December meeting. The last review was September 25, 2018. In addition, Korn Ferry completed a comprehensive review of all positions at the level of vice president and above in the fall of 2014 to determine and validate appropriate compensation levels. These levels were reviewed annually and revised based on market data, where applicable.”

“The executive committee consists only of directors of the corporation and is composed of the chairperson of the board, the vice chairperson of the board, both of whom serve as ex officio voting members of the executive committee, and at least one member of a religious institute of the catholic church with a preference for the sisters of st. Francis of philadelphia. The executive committee has the power to transact the routine business of the corporation in the interim periods between regularly scheduled meetings of the board of directors, provided that their actions are consistent with any actions or policies of the board or the corporate member. All actions taken are contemporaneously documented and reported to the board at the earliest meeting.”

“The sole member of the organization is commonspirit health, a colorado non profit corporation.”

“THE SOLE MEMBER HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT, REPLACE OR REMOVE THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (CHCF Reserved Rights) Except as otherwise provided in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation or the laws of the State of organization, Catholic Health Care Federation ("CHCF") shall have such rights as are reserved to the Corporate Member, acting in its capacity as the membership body of CHCF, under the Governance Matrix.”

“THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE MEMBER IS COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH. PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 5.4 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, THE CORPORATE MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE SPECIFIC RIGHTS SET FORTH IN THE GOVERNANCE MATRIX. PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNANCE MATRIX, THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS ARE RESERVED TO THE COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH BOARD DIRECTLY OR THROUGH POWERS DELEGATED TO THE COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: - SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN THE MISSION OR PHILOSOPHY OF THE FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM (FHS) - AMENDMENT OF THE CORPORATE DOCUMENTS OF FHS - APPROVE MEMBERS OF the FHS BOARD - REMOVAL OF A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF FHS - APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF DEBT BY FHS - APPROVAL OF PARTICIPATION OF FHS IN A JOINT VENTURE - APPROVAL OF FORMATION OF A NEW CORPORATION BY FHS - APPROVAL OF A MERGER INVOLVING FHS - APPROVAL OF THE SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF FHS - TO REQUIRE THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS BY FHS TO COMMONSPIRIT TO ACCOMPLISH COMMONSPIRIT'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND TO SATISFY COMMONSPIRIT DEBTS. - ADOPTION OF LONG RANGE AND STRATEGIC PLANS FOR FHS. PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 5.5.2 OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, COMMONSPIRIT MAY, IN EXERCISE OF ITS APPROVAL POWERS, GRANT OR WITHHOLD APPROVAL IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR MAY, IN ITS COMPLETE DISCRETION, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION, RECOMMEND SUCH OTHER OR DIFFERENT ACTIONS AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. (CHCF Reserved Rights) Except as otherwise provided in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation or the laws of the State of organization, Catholic Health Care Federation ("CHCF") shall have such rights as are reserved to the Corporate Member, acting in its capacity as the membership body of CHCF, under the Governance Matrix.”

“The cfo reviews the form and any necessary changes are included in the final version that is approved for filing with the irs. The cfo also provides the return to the board, and all board members have the opportunity to review the 990 prior to filing with the irs. Subsequent to review, the tax department files the return with the appropriate federal agencies, making any non-substantive changes necessary to effect e-filing. Any such changes are not resubmitted to the board.”

“The organization has a conflicts of interest ("COI") policy (the "policy") in place to maintain the integrity of its activities. Through February 7, 2019, conflicts were administered solely through Catholic Health Initiatives' ("CHI") Governance Policy No. 1 (described below). On February 8, 2019, in connection with the alignment of the Catholic Health Ministries of CHI and Dignity Health, the CommonSpirit Health Board of Stewardship Trustees approved CommonSpirit Health Corporate Responsibility Policy No. G-001, a CommonSpirit Health conflicts of interest policy. This policy stipulates that, at minimum, the pre-closing CHI COI policies and pre-closing Dignity Health COI policies identify the individuals that are covered under the new policy. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, pre-closing CHI COI policies shall continue to apply to the CHI entities and the individuals who were subject to the Pre-Closing CHI COI policies; and the Pre-Closing Dignity Health COI policies shall continue to apply to the Dignity Health entities and the individuals who were subject to the Pre-Closing Dignity Health COI policies. Until CommonSpirit Health adopts a single process for identifying and managing conflicts of interest for all system entities, the following individuals shall be subject to the Pre-Closing CHI COI policies from and after the effective date of Corporate Responsibility Policy No. G-001: 1. Members of the CommonSpirit Health Board of Stewardship Trustees and members of the committees of the Board of Stewardship Trustees; 2. Corporate officers of CommonSpirit Health; 3. Members of the Board of Directors of Dignity Health and members of the committees of the Board of Directors of Dignity Health. CHI Governance Policy No. 1: The policy applies to the following persons: members of the CHI board of stewardship trustees and its committees; members of any CHI direct affiliate or subsidiary (each a CHI entity) board and their committees; employees of CHI entities, and all CHI researchers (as defined in the policy). Disclosure, review and management of perceived, potential or actual conflicts of interest are accomplished through a defined COI disclosure review process. A. Disclosure obligations: 1. Ongoing: Each person is required to promptly and fully disclose to his/her direct manager, supervisor, medical staff office, board or board committee chair any situation or circumstance that may create a conflict of interest. The person must disclose the actual or potential conflict as soon as she/he becomes aware of it. In any situation in which the person is in doubt it is expected that full disclosure be made to permit an impartial and objective determination as to the existence of a conflict. 2. Periodic written: In addition to the ongoing disclosure obligation, periodic written conflict of interest disclosure forms must be completed as follows: a) Initially: 1) Upon hiring (employees), 2) Appointment (board / committee members), 3) Upon consideration of affiliation with research sponsor (researchers). b) Annually: 1) Board / committee members, 2) Employees at the level vice president or above, 3) Researchers, 4) Supply chain employees at the level of vice president and above and those employees involved in contracting regardless of employment level, 5) Other employees as determined by CommonSpirit Health leadership. 3. Failure to disclose - an individual who fails to disclose a perceived, potential, or actual conflict of interest, or all material facts surrounding an actual or potential conflict or fails to abide by the final decision regarding the conflict may be subject to disciplinary or corrective actions such as termination of employment, removal from a board or committee, loss or restriction of clinical privileges, or restrictions on research activities in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, rules, contracts, and bylaws. B. Conflicts review: 1. No disclosed conflicts: In the absence of perceived, potential or actua”

“All executive compensation arrangements with any person of substantial influence are subject to review and approval by the board of directors, or an authorized committee of the board, in accordance with the executive compensation review policy. Executive compensation arrangements with any physician who is a person of substantial influence are not subject to this policy, but shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the system's physician transaction review policy.”

“The organization's financial statements, conflict of interest policy and governing documents are available to the public upon request. The organization's financial statements are included in CommonSpirit Health's consolidated audited financial statements that are available at www.commonspirit.org or www.catholichealthinitiatives.org.”

“Other Miscellaneous Revenue - Total Revenue: 7009024, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: , Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: 7009024;”

“Capital Account Contribution - -12580574; Noncontrolling Interest in subsidiary - 293428; Other Changes in Net Assets - 21455900;”