Western Health Resources

“Individuals representing the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its health care operations serve as members of Western Health Resources. Annually, the members meet for the purpose of conducting the business of the membership. Actions are taken as required to enable Western Health Resources to continue operating in concert with its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.”

“Annually, the members meet for the purpose of conducting the business of the membership. Actions are taken as required to enable Western Health Resources to continue operating in concert with its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Board appointments are approved by the membership.”

“The membership must approve all amendments to the Organization's 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 Organization'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 Organization's 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 Organization's Articles of Incorporation are available from the California Secretary of State. The Organization does not make policies or financial statements available to the public.”

“Adventist Health/Home Care Services offers advanced, quality health care in an at-home setting by operating 14 home health agencies and nine hospices. In 2018, care, compassion and quality services were provided with 215,477 home health visits and 93,576 hospice days. Many of the agencies provide specialized programs and treatment plans, such as pediatric, CHF, diabetes and palliative care. In addition to providing treatment or care management, we strive to improve overall quality of life, hasten recovery and positively influence the emotional, physical and spiritual well-being of our home care patients. Accomplishments for 2018: - Purchased hospice license for Bakersfield, CA - Reestablished home health and hospice in Yuba City, CA - Implemented new EMR (HomeCare HomeBase) in five agencies (nine implemented in February 2019) - Centralized OASIS reviews and HIS submissions - Feather River Home Health and Hospice continued to see patients the days immediately following the devastating fire. Agencies were moved to Chico within five days.”