Feather River Hospital

“The Hospital is organized as a public benefit corporation and operates as a not-for-profit hospital. The sole corporate member is Adventist Health System/West, a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates as a public charity. The Hospital operates as an affiliate of Adventist Health System/West.”

“The Hospital's Bylaws define its Board of Directors to be the same individuals who are members of the Adventist Health System/West Board of Directors.”

“The sole corporate member, Adventist Health System/West, must approve all changes to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.”

“This Form 990 including all supporting schedules was prepared by a public accounting firm, reviewed by the System Controller and Market Finance Officer, and shared by electronic communication with the Hospital's Board of Directors prior to filing.”

“During the first quarter of each year, the annual conflict of interest questionnaire is sent to board members, hospital officers, key employees and department directors for completion and signature. The questionnaire is accompanied by a letter of explanation, to illustrate examples of a conflict and to remind the recipient that if any perceived conflict should arise before the next annual questionnaire, he/she is to notify the CEO immediately. The Corporate General Counsel distributes, collects, and reviews for signatures the COIs for all applicable Corporate employees and the board. In addition, the Hospital's administration is responsible for keeping record to ensure all hospital-based individuals with director and above positions have submitted their COIs. The Corporate General Counsel reviews all the disclosures on the board and Corporate employees' COIs. Corporate General Counsel retains the COIs for the board members. The officers and key employees' COIs are kept in their personnel files. Further inquiries on any potential significant conflicts are made as needed. Conflicts are documented and reviewed with the Board.”

“The Hospital Board of Directors has established a Compensation Committee to oversee the executive compensation program. This committee is composed of independent directors with no conflicts of interest. The committee performs the following functions: recommends a total compensation philosophy to the board; assures compliance with the board-approved philosophy; meets annually to review comparability data from outside consultants; recommends any adjustments to current executive compensation, including salary ranges for hospital CEOs and CFOs, that would be indicated by the data; evaluates executive performance against annual goals; recommends appropriate incentive awards to the board for approval; follows a diligent process that meets regulatory requirements for a rebuttable presumption of reasonableness; records committee deliberations and decisions in timely minutes; selects, engages and supervises any consultant hired to advise and provide comparability data. The board-approved executive compensation philosophy specifies that salary ranges will be established for hospital CEOs and executives, with midpoints aligned with the 50th percentile of comparable system hospital data, and having a 50 percent spread from minimum to maximum. A hospital CEO has a maximum potential incentive of 30 or 35 percent of base salary based upon size and scope of hospital. (Incentive potential is industry norm) Other hospital executives have a maximum potential incentive of 25 to 30 percent of base salary.”

“The Hospital does not make its governing documents publicly available, beyond required filings of Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State. The Hospital does not make its Conflict of Interest Policy available upon request, but does file monthly/quarterly summary financial reports with the state health-planning agency.”

“In recognition of the time commitment directors make to serve on the Adventist Health System/West boards and committees, directors receive compensation when their employment agreements with their employers allow such payments. For those whose employers do not allow accepting compensation for board service, the funds are directly distributed to charitable organizations as mandated by their employment agreements. In addition, amounts paid for taxable benefits are also reported.”

“The Hospital's operations were severely affected by the Camp Fire in November 2018. As a result of the Camp Fire, the main Feather River Hospital campus and its operations have remained closed.”

“Feather River Hospital dba Adventist Health Feather River (AHFR) provides quality medical health care regardless of race, creed, sex, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay. Although reimbursement for services rendered is critical to the operation and stability Adventist Health Feather River, the organization recognizes that not all individuals possess the ability to pay for essential medical services. Adventist Health's vision is to enhance the health of the communities where we live and serve, by engaging our communities and our patients in a new definition of and partnership for personal community health. In keeping with this commitment to serve all members of the community, the following will be considered when individuals who need health care cannot pay: - providing free care and/or subsidized care - providing care to persons covered by governmental programs at below cost - providing health/wellness activities and community education programs Not only does Adventist Health Feather River provide low cost care to individuals covered by government-programs and those unable to afford healthcare, it also helps patients find and access private and governmental resources for healthcare benefits. AHFR recognizes below-cost reimbursement as charity and uncompensated care in meeting its mission to the entire community. The unreimbursed cost of providing care to these patients in 2018 was $1,123,854. The following Inpatient services that were provided to all our patients. These services included: - 704 Babies delivered - 1,043 Surgeries performed - 14,176 Patient days The following Outpatient services that were provided to all our patients. These services included: - 23,943 Emergency department visits - 1,753 Outpatient surgeries performed - 142,652 Outpatient visits - 111,084 Clinic visits AHFR recognizes it has an obligation to provide human services above and beyond its role as a healing facility. The following community benefits demonstrate the tangible ways in which the organization is fulfilling its mission. The total unreimbursed cost of these community benefits in 2018 was $7,222,317. Adventist Health's mission statement of Living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope is coupled with a vision to transform the health experience of our communities through collaborative programs, community investments and community outreach. We are inspired by the healing ministry as represented by the life of Jesus Christ and believe we are called to live out our mission intentionally in the communities we serve. In the small towns, suburbs and inner cities we serve, we continue our journey to provide quality healthcare until every person made in God's image has experienced the best health today, hope for tomorrow, and God's love that endures forever. Websites for our community benefit information: https://www.adventisthealth.org/about-us/community-benefit/”

“Physician professional fees: Program service expenses 18,603,876. Management and general expenses 5,855,700. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 24,459,576. Other medical professional fees: Program service expenses 12,000. Management and general expenses -4,938. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,062. Consulting and other management fees: Program service expenses 176,037. Management and general expenses 508,669. Fundraising expenses 7,566. Total expenses 692,272. Other professional fees non-medical: Program service expenses 87,582. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 41,286. Total expenses 128,868. Contract labor: Program service expenses 1,103,525. Management and general expenses 80,359. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,183,884. Purchased medical services: Program service expenses 1,240,052. Management and general expenses 22,661. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,262,713. Repairs and maintenance: Program service expenses 1,235,088. Management and general expenses 32,110. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,267,198. All other purchased services: Program service expenses 2,566,381. Management and general expenses 529,713. Fundraising expenses -14,862. Total expenses 3,081,232. Revenue cycle fees: Program service expenses -8,069. Management and general expenses 8,777,938. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,769,869.”