Community Memorial Health System

“Process to review 990 form 990 was prepared by moss adams and community memorial health system (cmhs) finance department with input from the system's planning and managed care office. Form 990 was reviewed by the ceo, cfo, corporate compliance officer and audit committee. In addition, a full copy of the 990 was provided to the board of trustees via email in advance of filing the form 990 with the irs.”

“Description of process to monitor transactions for conflict of interest conflict of interest statements are completed by and collected from directors, officers and key employees on an annual basis. Such statements ensure full disclosure of financial interests and transactions where conflict of interest is a possibility, and shall ensure the avoidance of potential conflict of interest in choosing new directors, and other matters involving officers, directors, and key employees. It is the policy of cmhs that requires directors to disqualify himself/herself from making a decision where he/she has a conflict of interest.”

“Executive compensation review the organization used an independent consultant to survey executive compensation. Nationwide surveys were used to compare the compensation of the health system's executive staff to the 50th percentile of those surveyed and by organizational size and scope. The board compensation committee is responsible for engaging the independent compensation consultant and for determining the compensation of the ceo. The compensation for all other executives is determined by the ceo and subject to the approval by the board compensation committee. The recommendation of the board compensation committee is then approved by the board of directors. This process is documented in the board minutes. The process was last completed in august 2022.”

“Public disclosure of certain documents the audited financial statements, form 990 tax returns, governing and organizational documents, and conflict of interest policy are available through the administrative offices and are provided upon request.”

“Joint ventures cmhs has maintained a long-standing practice of reviewing all potential joint venture or similar arrangements to ensure that contract terms are consistent with the protection of its tax-exempt status.”

“Deborah carlson received compensation for services rendered as chief of staff and internal medicine graduate medical education program director.”

“To establish, equip and maintain one or more nonprofit hospitals, medical centers, institutions, clinics or other places for the reception and care of the sick, injured and disabled, with permanent facilities that include inpatient bed and medical services; to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients; and to provide associated services, outpatient care and home care in furtherance of this corporation's charitable purposes; to promote and carry on education activities related to the care of sick, injured and disabled, to the promotion of health; to promote and carry out scientific and medical research related to the care of the sick, injured and disabled; and to promote or carry out other such activities as may be deemed advisable for the betterment of the general health of the communities served.”

“Community benefit plan cmhs is dedicated to enhancing the health of the communities it serves. It demonstrates this commitment through a continued focus on the following four areas: community education outreach 1. Continuing to provide financial support/sponsorships and participate in health fairs, public expos, events and other community outreach opportunities to promote health services, health education, and prevention resources throughout the community. Health related education and prevention resources will be focused around diabetes, obesity, prenatal care, heart health, and healthy living and nutrition. 2. Provide community members and employees of local businesses with the heartaware heart disease detection and screening program. 3. Continue to participate in the state cpsp program to provide educational resources to low income children and pregnant women. 4. Provide community forums in ventura and ojai highlighting the status of our health system (the hospitals and the centers for family health), the availability of new services to benefit residents of the community, and other community benefits and outreach programs provided by the health system. 5. Distribute a health information card to individuals in the community to facilitate the tracking of personal health information, and emphasize the importance of this vital information when accessing the hospital, and in particular, the emergency department. 6. Add new disease detection and screening services with an emphasis on different conditions of importance, including but not limited to, major chronic diseases. Access to care cmhs is committed to increasing access of the underserved and vulnerable populations to primary and secondary medical care in various geographic locations throughout its service area. 1. Continue to offer a free physician referral service for members of the community, providing at least 1,000 referrals per year to local physicians and other health services. 2. Continue expansion of existing centers for family health and midtown medical group clinics as indicated by an increase in patient visits. 3. Continue to provide access through the centers for family health and midtown medical group clinics to significant numbers of medi-cal patients and uninsured individuals throughout western ventura county. 4. Continue to provide general medical, surgical, and specialty professional coverage of er patients through the "er fund". Provide stipends to physicians, as necessary, to insure coverage, especially for medi-cal and uninsured patients, for all medi-cal specialties. 5. Through the centers for family health clinics, continue to provide an extensive childhood immunization program. 6. Engage the senior and aging population in dialogue surrounding health care objectives and assist with care coordination. 7. Enhance out-of-area transportation services to improve access to care. 8. Continue to train resident physicians through the system's graduate medical education program with an emphasis on family and internal medicine. Residents physicians in the gme program provide free healthcare services and health education outreach in medically underserved areas of ventura county. Uncompensated and underfunded care 1. Continue to provide access to a significant number of medi-cal beneficiaries across a broad range of medical services (measured as a percentage of gross revenue and totaling at least 18%). 2. Continue to provide a significant level of subsidized care through the centers for family health. Sponsorship of community resources 1. Continue to assist the ventura county district attorney's office in supporting victims of domestic abuse through the "project safe harbor" program. 2. Provide a rotation for training ob/gyn, orthopedic surgery, internal medicine, family, and psychiatry medicine physician residents. 3. Continue to provide tours of the hospitals to the youth in the community. 4. Continue to provide data to a national tumor registry that supports a kn”

“Other: program service expenses 12,452,569. Management and general expenses 717,127. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 13,169,696. Purchased services - independent contractors: program service expenses 22,386,387. Management and general expenses 8,594,501. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 30,980,888. Registry nursing: program service expenses 14,921,726. Management and general expenses 5,102. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 14,926,828. Physician fees: program service expenses 11,961,723. Management and general expenses 45,000. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,006,723.”

“Change in pledge reserve -329,570.”