Metro Physicians Inc

“FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6-7b: Metro Physicians, Inc. has one member which holds several reserved powers over Metro Physicians, Inc. These reserved powers include, but are not limited to, the election of members of the governing body and election of officers, approval of certain financial expenditures in accordance with policy, and approval of budgets and strategic plans; these approvals are based on recommendations from the governing body. FORM 990, Part VI Section B Lines 10a and 10b: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Franciscan Ministries are part of a controlled group of health care and housing providers, controlled under a common parent organization Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. Some of these organizations are exempt through the Catholic Group Ruling and other organizations have a stand-alone exemption (IRS determination) letter. As such, these related affiliates have certain policies and procedures that were adopted at the parent level, but are applicable to the entire controlled group of organizations. All policy and procedure matters are handled in a manner to ensure that all activities are consistent with the organization's overall exempt purposes. Please see Schedule R for a full listing of all related affiliate organizations. Part VI Section B Lines 11a and 11b: Affiliates of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare use a multiple-level review process on all Federal and State information and tax returns to ensure accurate and timely filing for all organizations. Under the direction of the Tax Manager, the Accounting Department prepares Forms 990, 990-T, and associated state filings. When complete, the return is first reviewed by the Accounting Director, who focuses on income statement and balance sheet items, and schedules where transactions of this type might be reported. If discrepancies are found, the item will be corrected prior to the next step in the review process. Once cleared through Accounting, the return is provided to the Tax Department, where the Tax Manager and Vice President of Accounting focus their review on consistency of reporting between all returns, accuracy of tax related information, and narrative explanation of any outliers. Again, any problems or questions are investigated and corrected. Depending on the level of complexity of the year in question, as well as the individual issues specific to that filing, certain returns may be selected for outside review by a public accounting firm. This decision will vary from year to year based on many factors, and sometimes outside review is not utilized at all. Also, certain schedules, such as Schedule K, Schedule H, and/or Schedule J, may be selected for review by outside bond counsel, a community benefit associate, and/or the compensation committee respectfully. The board has also asked for formal presentations on various 990 topics over the years. This decision will vary from year to year, again based on many factors. Once all levels of review have been completed, the Tax Manager will schedule an appointment with the Senior Vice President and CFO, who will perform a review prior to signing the return. Once signed, the return is cleared to provide to members of the Board of Directors. The parent organization, Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. has designated that the Audit Committee review the parent return in certain years. The 990 is explained at a high level by management representatives, and any questions or concerns that the Committee has can be addressed. At a later date and prior to efiling, the full board is provided access to all 990's throughout their assigned region via an online portal. Additionally, as a courtesy, any individual who is listed on any 990 as a reportable individual, will also receive access to the portal, where they can view the 990 if they so choose, prior to it being filed with the IRS. A similar process exists at the regional holding company levels - a 990 is selected for review in certain years by the Finance and Oper”

“FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B POLICIES, LINE 15b: The filing organization has paid individuals who served as either Officers or Key Employees during the reporting period. These individuals have the following compensation structure: Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group The compensation for the organization's President and other officers and key management employees is reviewed and approved on an annual basis, as part of the WFSI Executive Compensation Plan, by the Executive Committee of the Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. Board of Directors (the "Executive Committee of the WFSI Board"), an independent board, acting in a manner consistent with its conflicts of interest policy. The WFSI Board's decision is informed by an opinion on market comparable compensation data provided to the WFSI Board by an independent compensation expert. The WFSI Board maintains contemporaneous documentation of the substantiation of the deliberation and decisions it makes. With respect to the organization's officers and/or key employees that are practicing physicians, the Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group (WFMG) Physician Compensation Plan is also reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Executive Committee of the WFSI Board, an independent board, acting in a manner consistent with its conflicts of interest policy. The Executive Committee of the WFSI Board's decision on the organization's physician compensation plan is informed by an opinion on market comparable physician compensation data provided to the board committee by an independent physician compensation expert. The Executive Committee of the WFSI Board maintains contemporaneous documentation of the substantiation of the deliberation and decisions it makes. For those officer and/or key employee physicians that are paid for their services other than pursuant to the WFSI Executive Compensation Plan or the WFMG Physician Compensation Plan, the compensation terms of the written contract with the physician are approved by either the WFSI Board of Directors, the WFSI CEO or by the WFMG President or another authorized individual, in accordance with the level of authority delegated to the same by the WFSI Board of Directors in accordance with its financial transactions policy. In each case, decisions are made in accordance with the organization's conflict of interest requirements. Also, in each case, the compensation paid pursuant to a contract is determined with reference to market comparable information. Organizational policy requires that contemporaneous documentation of the same be maintained. Metro Physicians The compensation for the President and other officers and key employees of the organization was reviewed and approved by the Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. Board of Directors, an independent board, acting in a manner consistent with its conflicts of interest policy. The board's decision was informed by an opinion on market comparable compensation data provided to the board by an independent compensation expert. The organization maintained contemporaneous documentation of the substantiation of the deliberation and decision by the board. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 Affiliates of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and Franciscan Ministries provide upon request certain documents including our financial statements, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents that support our tax exempt status, including, but not limited to, articles of incorporation and bylaws. Requests for information are considered on a case-by-case basis, and this process is outlined in our Public Disclosure Policy. As part of the requirements for tax exempt bond financing, the consolidated financial statements of Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc. (#36-3262111) are required to be provided each quarter to the Municipal Securities Rule Making Board (MSRB). The vehicle used to accomplish this is through an external website (http://emma.msrb.org/) referred to as "EMMA" (Electronic Municipal Market Access System).”