Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
(ii) EIN |
(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 3,983,083 | 11,085,913 | 6,891,127 | 4,526,913 | 4,648,679 | 31,135,715 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | 3,983,083 | 11,085,913 | 6,891,127 | 4,526,913 | 4,648,679 | 31,135,715 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,328,746 | |||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 29,806,969 | |||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,983,083 | 11,085,913 | 6,891,127 | 4,526,913 | 4,648,679 | 31,135,715 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 199,595 | 243,349 | 321,696 | 64,045 | 104,012 | 932,697 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 32,068,412 | |||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| MISSION STATEMENT | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE MISSION OF REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (RHF) IS TO ADVOCATE AND DEVELOP AWARENESS, BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND RAISE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. ESTABLISHED IN 1997, RHF RAISES FUNDS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL NEEDS OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND ITS RELATED CLINICS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE AND BEST EXPERIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS. RHF ALSO RAISES FUNDS FOR THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ACTIVITIES OF HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION. IN 2010, RHF RECEIVED FUNDING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING: INDIVIDUALS AND ESTATES, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. |
| PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | I. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE RHF IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). RHF IS PART OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC., A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(4), IS THE PARENT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM AND IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). IN TURN, HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RHF, AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL, CAPITAL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER (FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORTH ST. PAUL TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER), RH-WISCONSIN, INC. AND RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES (A HOME CARE AGENCY), ALL OF WHICH ARE ALSO NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. ALSO IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3): GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (A STAFF MODEL HMO) WHICH IS ITSELF THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, HEALTHPARTNERS CENTRAL MINNESOTA CLINICS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CENTRAL MINNESOTA GROUP HEALTH, INC.), AND PHYSICIANS NECK & BACK CLINICS WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3); HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION; AND RHSC, INC. RH-WISCONSIN, INC. AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. ARE CORPORATE MEMBERS OF HUDSON HOSPITAL, INC. AND WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL, INC., BOTH OF WHICH ARE WISCONSIN NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). RH-WISCONSIN, INC. IS ALSO THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF WESTERN WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMPANY, AN AMBULANCE SERVICE WHICH IS A WISCONSIN NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). TOGETHER, ALL OF THESE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS COMPRISE THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS), WHICH IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT COMBINES THE DELIVERY AND FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ITS VARIOUS ENTITIES' MEMBERS, PATIENTS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO BE THE BEST AND MOST TRUSTED PROVIDER OF HEALTH CARE, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH CARE FINANCING AND HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ACTING IN CONCERT, HEALTHPARTNERS IS WORKING TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE BY DELIVERING OUTSTANDING CARE AND SERVICE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S "TRIPLE AIM" INITIATIVE. THE "TRIPLE AIM" SEEKS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, THE EXPERIENCE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND REDUCE PER CAPITA HEALTH CARE COSTS. RHF IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISED OF 16 MEMBERS: 13 OF WHOM ARE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND 3 OF WHOM ARE PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED WITHIN THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS. II. ACTIVITIES PROGRAM SUPPORT RHF PROVIDED FUNDING FOR 74 PROGRAMS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL IN 2010. RHF ALSO PROVIDED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT FOR 23 PROGRAMS WHICH WAS FUNDED THROUGH THE SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN. THESE GRANTS FUNDED PROJECTS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL, GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC., HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP AND CLINICS, AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS CONSISTENT WITH RHF'S MISSION. RHF, THROUGH ITS DONORS, HAS GIVEN SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO INTERPRETER SERVICES, THE BURN CENTER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES - HIV CLINIC, THE ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH CENTER, EMERGENCY PROGRAMS, CANCER CARE CENTER, BREAST HEALTH CENTER, HOSPICE, TRAUMA DEPARTMENT, ORTHOPAEDICS, NEUROSURGERY AND THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT. SOME SPECIFIC PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW: - BURN CENTER PATIENTS. THE BURN CENTER AT REGIONS HOSPITAL SERVES PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PROVIDING CARE AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL AND OTHER BURNS. THE BURN CENTER, THE MOST COMPLETE AND EXTENSIVE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE UPPER MIDWEST IS VERIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION. THE BURN CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PRIVATE ROOMS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED BATHTUBS, AND A LARGE REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT. ANNUALLY, RHF RAISES $50,000-$200,000 TO SUPPORT OPERATING COSTS OF THE BURN CENTER. IN 2010, THIS INCLUDED A $125,000 GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA FAIR PLAN AND $45,819 FROM THE BURNAID GOLF CLASSIC, WHICH IS CO-HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION - MINNESOTA CHAPTER AND RHF IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL DIVISION. PROCEEDS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER CHARITABLE DONATIONS, PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO RECEIVE CARE AT REGIONS HOSPITAL'S BURN CENTER. ONE PROGRAM IS THE BURN CAMP, WHERE SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOW YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A BURN TO SPEND EXTENDED TIME WITH OTHER BURN VICTIMS IN AN OUTDOOR AND INFORMAL SETTING WITH COUNSELORS SPECIFICALLY TRAINED FOR DEALING WITH BURN PATIENTS. ANOTHER PROGRAM IS A BURN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP LED BY BURN CENTER STAFF, SOCIAL WORKERS AND A CHAPLAIN. APPROXIMATELY 70 PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED EACH YEAR. - THE CENTER FOR SPINE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE OUTCOMES OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO SUSTAIN SPINAL CORD INJURIES AS WELL AS SPINE FRACTURES, SPINE DISLOCATIONS OR SPINE TUMORS, RHF'S 2010 WINE AUCTION PROCEEDS ARE HELPING REGIONS HOSPITAL ESTABLISH A NEW CENTER FOR SPINE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY. THE NEW CENTER WILL IMPROVE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND REHABILITATION TEAMS THAT PROVIDE CARE TO SUCH PATIENTS; ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MODELS OF CARE THROUGH ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DATA TRACKING; AND CREATE EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE 2010 WINE AUCTION RAISED $620,000 FOR THE CENTER FOR SPINE AND SPINAL CORD INJURY. - LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER. IN MAY 2009, REGIONS HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA AND THE UPPER MIDWEST TO RECEIVE A LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER DESIGNATION BY THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, WHICH CONFIRMS REGIONS HOSPITAL'S ABILITY TO OFFER THE VERY BEST CARE TO CRITICALLY-INJURED CHILDREN. RHF RECEIVED $28,391 IN CHARITABLE COMMITMENTS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2010. - HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO ARE DEALING WITH A SERIOUS OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS. IT ALSO HELPS FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS AFTER THEIR LOVED ONE HAS DIED. IN 2010, RHF SECURED $39,263 TO FUND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY EVERYDAY REVENUE, INCLUDING COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES, A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING. - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. REGIONS HOSPITAL AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC.'S HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. ADDITIONALLY, RHF RAISED $5,400 TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF RHSC, INC.'S SAFE HOUSE AND SAFE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/PSYCHIATRIC UNITS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL. SAFE HOUSE PROVIDES SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 60 ADULTS PER YEAR, WHILE SAFE ALTERNATIVES PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO OVER 200 ADULTS WITH MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS EACH YEAR. |
| RHF RAISES FUNDS FOR AND ACTS AS FISCAL AGENT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP). MHDAP ALLEVIATES OR AVERTS MANY PSYCHIATRIC CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR UN-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR OWN MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS OF THE EAST METRO'S THREE LARGEST EMERGENCY ROOMS AND SELECT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO LACK IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. IN 2010, RHF RECEIVED $192,000 IN DONATIONS FOR MHDAP. - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS UNIT IN THE EMERGENCY CENTER. AS PART OF ITS EXPANSION, THE EMERGENCY CENTER OPENED A CRISIS UNIT IN JANUARY 2010 TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EMERGENCY. THE SECURE UNIT CONTAINS 11 PRIVATE ROOMS, PATIENT SHOWERS, A COMMON ROOM, AN INTERVIEW ROOM FOR SOCIAL WORKERS TO MEET WITH PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, AND A SECURE WORK AREA TO CENTRALIZE THE CARE AND MONITORING OF PATIENTS. THE NUMBER OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS CARED FOR IN THE ER ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2010, SO THE NEW CRISIS UNIT WAS ESSENTIAL TO ITS ABILITY TO CARE FOR THESE PATIENTS. THE NEW UNIT WAS PAID FOR USING FUNDS RHF RAISED FOR THE ER EXPANSION. THE CAMPAIGN RAISED MORE THAN $7.6 MILLION, INCLUDING $177,510 RAISED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CRISIS UNIT. - CHARITY CARE. REGIONS HOSPITAL IS THE PRIMARY "SAFETY NET" HOSPITAL THE EAST METRO, PROVIDING CHARITY CARE FOR LOW-INCOME UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE. IN 2010, RHF RECEIVED A $10,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE J. ELMER AND ESTHER HANSMAN CHARITABLE TRUST TO SUPPORT THE CHARITY CARE REGIONS HOSPITAL OFFERS TO CHILDREN. - EMERGENCY CENTER. REGIONS HOSPITAL HAS THE LARGEST EMERGENCY CENTER SERVING THE EAST METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, AND IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN CRITICAL AND EMERGENCY CARE. RHF REGULARLY RAISES FUNDS FOR THE EMERGENCY CENTER. IN 2010 THIS INCLUDED $55,466 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION, WHICH FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT MONITORS AND AN ESOPHAGEAL SCOPE. RHF ALSO RECEIVED $31,300 FOR THE EDWARDS INDIGENT FUND, WHICH PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS AND INDIGENT PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD CRITICAL MEDICINES; TRANSPORTATION FROM REGIONS HOSPITAL; A WARM, SAFE PLACE TO STAY WHILE THEY RECOVER FROM AN ILLNESS OR INJURY; AND BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD AND CLOTHING. - ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA RESEARCH AND CARE. REGIONS HOSPITAL HOUSES THE ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH CENTER (ARC), ONE OF THE LARGEST ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2010, RHF SECURED $984,095 FOR ARC. THE FUNDS SUPPORTED STUDIES OF INTRANASALLY-ADMINISTERED DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS. DONATIONS ALSO HELPED FUND THE MINNESOTA MEMORY PROJECT, A LONG-TERM STUDY THAT FOLLOWS ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIAGNOSED MEMORY LOSS IN ORDER TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON MEMORY CHANGES. ARC IS A PART OF REGIONS HOSPITAL'S DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCES ALONG WITH THE CENTER FOR DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S CARE (CDAC), WHICH OFFERS A FULL CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH THESE ILLNESSES. COMBINING CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND CARE ALLOWS US TO QUICKLY BRING BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH TO CLINICAL TRIALS, TRANSLATE THAT RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE AND, THROUGH A COORDINATED CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, IMPROVE THE CARE AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL PATIENTS. RHF ALSO RAISES FUNDS FOR CDAC. - HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT GETS STATE FUNDING FOR PROVIDING OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE. RHF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING THOSE GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE STEWARDSHIP. THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY REGIONS HOSPITAL, AND RECEIVED GOVERNMENT GRANTS WORTH $104,248 IN 2010. THESE GRANTS FUNDED SERVICES LIKE INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY, CONSULTATION TO OTHER PROVIDERS, AND FUNDING FOR A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP. - EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. DONORS CONTRIBUTED $22,450 TO RHF TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN 2010. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS BY FUNDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE PROCEDURAL SKILLS LAB AND INTERNATIONAL ROTATIONS. - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. THE REGIONS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) PROGRAM PROVIDES MEDICAL DIRECTION, CONSULTATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE MAJORITY OF FIRST-RESPONDER AGENCIES IN THE EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN THIS WAY, REGIONS HOSPITAL ENSURES THAT PATIENTS EXPERIENCE THE VERY BEST CARE EVEN BEFORE THEY REACH AN EMERGENCY ROOM. LAST YEAR, $100,000 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION HELPED THE EMS PROGRAM HIRE AN ADDITIONAL PHYSICIAN. BESIDES PROVIDING OVERSIGHT ON ALL PATIENT CARE MATTERS FOR 33 DIFFERENT FIRST-RESPONDER AGENCIES, EMS PROGRAM PHYSICIANS PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO THE EAST METRO MEDICAL RESOURCE CONTROL CENTER (WHICH ACTS AS THE EMERGENCY "FLIGHT CONTROL CENTER" FOR THE EAST METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN) AND 911 DISPATCH CENTERS IN RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. SCHOLARSHIPS RHF RAISES MONEY AND DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO EMPLOYEES. SOME SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - THE ANCKER NURSES SCHOLARSHIP FUND. GRADUATES FROM THE ANCKER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ESTABLISHED THIS FUND FOR REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PURSUING A NURSING EDUCATION. RHF RAISED $12,667 FOR THE FUND IN 2010. - THE GLORIA FOX NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND. THE FUND ANNUALLY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES PURSUING NURSING CAREERS. IN 2010, RHF RAISED OVER $4,739 FOR THE FUND. GRANTWRITING IN 2010, GRANTS WERE AWARDED BY THE SAINT PAUL FOUNDATION, FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION, HARDENBERGH FOUNDATION, EDWARDS MEMORIAL TRUST, ANNA M. HEILMAIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, J. ELMER AND ESTHER HANSMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION AND MANY OTHERS. EXAMPLES OF PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION GRANTS ARE LISTED BELOW. - TRAUMAROO PROGRAM AND THINK FIRST PROGRAM. TRAUMAROO IS A CHILDREN'S SAFETY PROGRAM THAT EMPLOYS THE SERVICES OF THE ANIMATED CHARACTER, TROO, TO TEACH IMPORTANT SAFETY HABITS. TRAUMAROO SEGMENTS INCLUDE BICYCLE SAFETY, PLAYGROUND SAFETY, STAYING FRIENDS, HOME SAFETY AND PLAYING IT SAFE. THE PROGRAM HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP SAFE BEHAVIOR PATTERNS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP REDUCE PREVENTABLE INJURIES AMONG CHILDREN. RHF RAISED $2,000 FOR THE TRAUMAROO PROGRAM IN 2010. EMPLOYEE DONATIONS OF $3,500 FUNDED THE THINK FIRST PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION TO TEENAGERS. THE PROGRAM INCREASES AWARENESS OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND HELPS TEENS AVOID LIFE-ALTERING HEAD AND SPINAL CORD INJURIES. - HEALING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (HEAT) PROGRAM. IN 2010, RHF RECEIVED A $125,000 GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA FAIR PLAN TO FUND REGIONS HOSPITAL'S BURN CENTER HEAT PROGRAM. HEAT PROVIDES POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE THE INJURY, DEATH AND PROPERTY LOSS DUE TO JUVENILE SET FIRES AS WELL AS UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND PRACTICES. - PROJECT READ. PROJECT READ IS A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVE BASED IN COMMUNITY CLINICS. AS PART OF PROJECT READ, PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS READ STORIES TO CHILDREN WHO VISIT THE PEDIATRICS DEPARTMENTS IN SEVEN HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS. THESE SERVICES ACT AS AN INCENTIVE FOR CHILDREN TO READ. TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME, CHILDREN ARE GIVEN AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS TO KEEP. RHF RAISED $4,500 FOR THE PROGRAM IN 2010. - HIV/AIDS CLINIC. IN 1985, GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC.'S HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE (ID) CLINIC LOCATED AT REGIONS HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST DESIGNATED HIV/AIDS CLINIC PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA. USING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN HIV, NURSES, CASE MANAGERS, AND PSYCHIATRISTS, THE ID CLINIC PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO CARE. THE CLINIC RECEIVES GRANTS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR INSURANCE STATUS, TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, HIV-RELATED LABORATORY SERVICES AND MEDICAL ADHERENCE SERVICES. IN 2010, RHF SECURED $519,415 IN GOVERNMENT GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE CLINIC ALSO RECEIVED $7,500 IN FUNDING FROM THE HUGH J. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION AND $40,000 FROM THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS FOR HIV/AIDS MEDICATIONS. | ||
| IN JULY 2009, REGIONS HOSPITAL BECAME ONE OF ONLY EIGHT HOSPITALS IN THE NATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (RWJF) TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN HEART CARE AMONG MINORITIES. RHF RECEIVED $10,000 IN PLEDGE PAYMENTS IN 2010 TO FUND REGIONS HOSPITAL'S EFFORTS. - CANCER CARE. RHF RECEIVED $43,000 FROM THE HOPE CHEST FOR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION AND LYNNDA LAUBACH BREAST CANCER AWARENESS RIDE TO HELP LOW-INCOME BREAST CANCER PATIENTS MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THE ANNA M. HEILMAIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONATED $10,000 TO FUND A MASSAGE THERAPIST IN THE CANCER CARE CENTER, AND THE CARL AND VERNA SCHMIDT FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTED $10,000 TO HELP FUND THE CANCER CARE CENTER'S EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS. COMMUNITY GIVING. IN 2010, REGIONS HOSPITAL AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. EMPLOYEES DONATED $491,914 TO RHF'S ANNUAL SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH, THE CAMPAIGN RAISED OVER $1 MILLION. PATIENT CARE FUNDS FROM THE CAMPAIGN WERE SPLIT BETWEEN THE WISHING WELL (WHICH PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES AND MEDICATIONS TO NEEDY PATIENTS), COMPLEMENTARY CARE THERAPIES, DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES COFFEE CART, AND CARE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. LAST YEAR, 23 PROGRAMS RECEIVED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT. | ||
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | RHF APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO ITS BYLAWS ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. AMENDMENTS WERE MADE TO SIMPLIFY, REORGANIZE AND MODERNIZE THE LANGUAGE OF THE BYLAWS, AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET STATE LAW AND IRS REQUIREMENTS, AND TO CONFORM TO ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS. KEY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE: - ELIMINATING THE ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS AS A RESERVED POWER OF THE MEMBER. - PROVIDING TERM LIMITS FOR DIRECTORS. UNDER THE RESTATED BYLAWS, UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CORPORATE MEMBER, BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN THREE CONSECUTIVE THREE YEAR TERMS. - DIVIDING THE OFFICER PROVISIONS BETWEEN BOARD OFFICERS AND STAFF OFFICERS. AS TO STAFF OFFICERS: - THE BYLAWS DESIGNATE THE CEO OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AS THE PRESIDENT OF RHF. THE PRESIDENT IS OBLIGATED TO NOMINATE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO WILL ACT AS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF RHF. IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE PRESIDENT WILL ACT AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. - THE BYLAWS DESIGNATE THE CFO OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AS THE CFO OF RHF. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RHF. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, APPOINTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER MUST APPROVE THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS FOLLOWS: - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS - ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS - UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY - A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION - DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS - DISSOLUTION - ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | RHF'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF RHF. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI), THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF RHF, GHI'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND RHF'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF RHF. ONCE THAT REVIEW PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, IT IS THE POLICY OF RHF TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RHF A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE BOARD PACKET OF A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 AND WILL BE AN AGENDA ITEM AT A BOARD MEETING. THIS PROCESS WILL BE NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN BOARD MINUTES OF THE MEETING. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | RHF IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS OF RHF, THE BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE GENERAL COUNSEL WILL SUMMARIZE THE FINDINGS FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | RHF HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. (GHI) AND REGIONS HOSPITAL, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF RHF'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ITS OTHER OFFICERS. EACH YEAR, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), AN ANNUAL TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION; BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S MARKET REVIEW PROCESS AND SUBSEQUENT DECISIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: - INDEPENDENT BODY - COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE - STAFF IS NOT IN ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS - AUTHORIZED BODY - GHI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPARABILITY DATA OF ALL OFFICERS - THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER OFFICERS BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA. - COMPARABILITY DATA - EVERY THREE YEARS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION EXPERT TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE MARKET COMPARABILITY SURVEY FOR ALL OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. WITH THE INPUT OF THE CONSULTANT, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINED APPROPRIATE PEER GROUPS INCLUDING BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL PEER GROUPS. THE SURVEY CONSIDERS EACH ELEMENT OF TOTAL COMPENSATION AND AGGREGATE TOTAL COMPENSATION. BASED ON THIS DATA, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH OFFICER. IN INTERIM YEARS, THE GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, UNDER THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S DIRECTION USES THE SAME RECOGNIZED THIRD PARTY SALARY SURVEYS TO DETERMINE MEDIAN SALARY STRUCTURE CHANGES AND AVERAGE SALARY INCREASES. BASED ON THIS UPDATED DATA, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE TOTAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR EACH OFFICER. - THE ELEMENTS OF TOTAL COMPENSATION ARE SALARY, INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. - PROPER CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION - MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE PREPARED AFTER EACH MEETING AND APPROVED AT THE NEXT MEETING. - TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 AND ON THE EMPLOYEE'S W-2. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | RHF'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM RHF OR HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. RHF'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. RHF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH IT'S RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. | |
| AVERAGE HOURS - RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A, COLUMN (B) | DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF RHF ARE EMPLOYED AND COMPENSATED BY GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. OR REGIONS HOSPITAL. REPORTED AVERAGE HOURS WORKED ARE BASED ON THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION FROM ALL RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | NON-CASH GIFTS IN KIND -159,270. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -159,270. |
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