Sutter Health

“The affairs and management of sutter health are governed by the board of directors. The executive committee has the power to act on behalf of the board and to transact all regular business during the period between meetings of the board. The executive committee consists of the board chair, who serves as chair of the committee, the chair of the finance and planning committee, the secretary, the president and chief executive officer, the chair-elect, if there is an individual with that title who is not serving on the committee in another capacity, the past chair, if such individual is still serving as a director, and at least one director-at-large of the corporation.”

“Process used by management &/or governing body to review form 990: sutter health has a centralized tax department responsible for the preparation of the form 990. Annually the tax department receives and provides training and education to appropriate personnel who assist the tax department in collecting and reviewing data to be reported on the form 990. The preparation material is reviewed by various departments including tax, finance, legal, and human resources. A national accounting firm prepares and reviews the return. A completed return is then reviewed by the tax department, legal department, finance, and the cfo before the return is filed.”

“Process to monitor transactions for conflicts of interest: employees are educated on the conflict of interest policy and the need to make disclosure as part of annual compliance education. In addition, annually a disclosure statement is completed by all directors, officers and key employees. On this statement the individual will list a wide range of information which includes business relationships, employment relationships, property interests, and those of related parties. If there is a potential conflict of interest related to a particular transaction, the interested individual must disclose the existence and nature of the relationship. The board chair may appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate the conflict. The board may consult with the office of the general counsel as necessary. Until the potential conflict is resolved, the board chair (or committee chair as applicable) may request the individual to not participate during related presentations and discussions. In all circumstances involving an actual conflict, the interested individual shall leave the room prior to the board's final discussion and vote.”

“Process for determining compensation: the compensation committee of the sutter health board of directors retains ultimate discretionary authority over all elements of compensation to assure that organizational purposes are appropriately being served. The compensation committee uses credible independent data sources and maintains an objective "arms length" decision-making process, ensuring the integrity of sutter's executive programs and consistency with the organization's overall mission. To ensure external competitiveness, national compensation data comparisons are reviewed. Competitive analysis includes: (a) base salary, (b) total cash (base salary + annual incentive), (c) total direct cash (base salary + annual incentive + long term incentive) and (d) total remuneration (base salary + annual incentive + benefits and long term incentive). This analysis includes national comparisons for organizations similar in size, scope and complexity as sutter health, adjusted to the california market. This method is most appropriate since it is a national marketplace in which sutter competes for executive talent. Officers and key employees of this organization undergo an annual review by the compensation committee or a delegated sub-committee. Approval is recorded in the minutes. The 2021 executive compensation approval was completed in februrary 2021.”

“Availability of governing documents, coi policy & financial statements: the sutter health system posts its current and past audited financial statements at sutterhealth.org. Other documents are also located at this website including the annual report, mission statement, history, and links to affiliate websites. The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not available to the public at this time.”

“Mission statement: we enhance the well-being of people in the communities we serve through a not-for-profit commitment to compassion and excellence in health care services.”

“STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Sutter Health, headquartered in Sacramento, California, is one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United States. Entities affiliated with Sutter deliver integrated care to more than 3 million patients annually through a network of hospitals, medical foundations, urgent and walk-in care centers, home health and hospice services. The Sutter Health system relies on the dedication of more than 85,000 clinicians, nurses, employees and volunteers to deliver high quality and affordable care to more than 100 communities. The mission of Sutter Health is to enhance the well-being of people in the communities it serves through a not-for-profit commitment to compassion and excellence in health care services. The Sutter vision is to lead the transformation of health care to achieve the highest levels of quality, access and affordability. Sutter Health provides certain centralized support functions to the system, including administrative services and system intitiatives, to accomplish this mission. Grounded in its not-for-profit mission, Sutter Health heavily reinvests in its communities, committing hundreds of millions of dollars annually to support clinics and community-based hospitals-providing care for the most vulnerable populations. Sutter Health has been one of the largest provider of compassionate care to low-income patients in Northern California. The financial assistance programs for covered services provide free or discounted care based on income criteria and ineligibility for governmental and insurance programs. From deploying technology that improves the patient experience to supporting strong community partnerships, the strength of Sutter's integrated system provides a model that can shape the future of healthcare. Sutter Health's goal is to be the preferred provider to its patients and customers, the best place to work and a role model of community citizenship. The Sutter Health system consists of: . 53,000+ employees and 12,000+ doctors . 2,000 advanced practice clinicians . 23 hospitals . 4,174 licensed acute care beds . 33 ambulatory surgery centers . 8 cardiac centers . 11 cancer centers . 4 acute rehabilitation centers . 5 mental health and addiction care centers . 5 trauma centers . 7 neonatal intensive care units . Medical research centers . Medical Foundations . Walk-in Care clinics . Education centers and physician training programs . Philanthropic programs . Health plan (Sutter Health Plus) 2021 by the numbers: . 26,503 births . 182,268 discharges . 752,371 hospital emergency room visits . 1,748,531 hospital outpatient visits . 10,172,562 medical foundation visits . 921,115 patient days . 719,218 home health visits . 243,035 hospice visits To view a list of Sutter Health affiliates, see Form 990, Schedule R.”

“Sutter health is a conduit borrower of tax-exempt bond issues and allocates portions of each issue to certain subsidiary organizations of which it is the sole corporate member. The outstanding bond liability allocated to these subsidiary organizations is reported on each subsidiary organization's form 990, part x, balance sheet and schedule k.”

“Other changes in fund balance: pension related changes 823,299,486 equity transfer (net) 589,401,427 partnership income on books 11,513,633 k-1 activity (17,859,783) other changes in fund balance (35,013,465) ---------------- total $ 1,371,341,298 ================”