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(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.? |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 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.. | ||||||
| 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).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 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). | ||||||






| 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.) | ||||||
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| 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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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 | AS A MEMBER OF THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM (SJHS), QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS IN THE TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE BY CONTINUALLY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OUR MISSION IS REALIZED THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY IN-PATIENT AND OUT-PATIENT SERVICES, AND FOCUSED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ALL WE SERVE. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | REALIZING OUR MISSION FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS, QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (QVMC) HAS BEEN A VITAL RESOURCE AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY. A FULL-SERVICE ACUTE CARE 191 BED MEDICAL CENTER, QUEEN OF THE VALLEY EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 1,520 EMPLOYEES AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE NAPA COUNTY REGION. THE MEDICAL CENTER IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NAPA, AND IS THE MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICAL CENTER FOR NAPA COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. KEY MEDICAL CENTER SERVICES INCLUDE A CHILDREN'S MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC, A COMMUNITY CANCER CENTER ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACOS) WITH COMMENDATIONS, ACCREDITED IN RADIATION AND ONCOLOGY BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY (ACR) AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY (ASTRO). THE QUEEN'S RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROGRAM IS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO HAVE RECEIVED THIS LEVEL OF ACCREDITATION. THE QUEEN ALSO SUPPORTS A REGIONAL HEART CENTER, ROBOTIC AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY CENTER, ACUTE REHABILITATION CENTER, NAPA COUNTY'S ONLY LEVEL III EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER, WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, AND THE AREA'S ONLY NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE QUEEN IS COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND IS ONE OF THE FIRST ACUTE CARE PROVIDERS TO SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MEDICAL FITNESS MODEL COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTER ON THE MEDICAL CENTER'S CAMPUS. QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, A MEMBER OF THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, IS COMMITTED TO EXTENDING THE HEALING MINISTRY OF JESUS IN THE TRADITION OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE. THIS MISSION HAS GUIDED OUR CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE MINISTRY SINCE THE OPENING OF OUR FIRST HOSPITAL IN EUREKA, CALIFORNIA NEARLY 100 YEARS AGO. THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE TRACE THEIR ROOTS BACK TO 17TH CENTURY FRANCE AND THE UNIQUE VISION OF A JESUIT PRIEST NAMED JEAN-PIERRE MEDAILLE. HE SOUGHT TO ORGANIZE AN ORDER OF RELIGIOUS WOMEN WHO, RATHER THAN REMAINING SAFELY CLOISTERED IN A CONVENT, VENTURED OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SEEK OUT "THE DEAR NEIGHBORS" AND MINISTER TO THEIR NEEDS. THE CONGREGATION MANAGED TO SURVIVE THE TURBULENCE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND EVENTUALLY EXPANDED, NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT FRANCE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 1912 A SMALL GROUP OF SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH WENT TO EUREKA, CALIFORNIA, AT THE INVITATION OF THE LOCAL BISHOP, TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL. A FEW YEARS LATER, THE GREAT INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC OF 1918 CAUSED THE SISTERS TO TEMPORARILY SET ASIDE THEIR EDUCATION EFFORTS TO CARE FOR THE ILL. THEY REALIZED IMMEDIATELY THAT THE SMALL COMMUNITY DESPERATELY NEEDED A HOSPITAL. THROUGH BOLD FAITH, FORESIGHT, AND FLEXIBILITY IN 1920, THE SISTERS OPENED THE 28-BED ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL OF EUREKA, THE FIRST ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM MINISTRY. TODAY THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM IS AN INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM SPONSORED BY THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MINISTRY AND ORGANIZED INTO THREE REGIONS: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND WEST TEXAS/EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES 14 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, HOSPICE CARE, OUTPATIENT SERVICES, COMMUNITY CLINICS, AND PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATIONS. OUR MISSION IS REALIZED THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY IN-PATIENT AND OUT-PATIENT SERVICES, AND FOCUSED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ALL WE SERVE. THREE MISSION OUTCOMES QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO THREE SYSTEMWIDE MISSION OUTCOMES: EVERY INTERACTION WILL BE EXPERIENCED AS A SACRED ENCOUNTER. THE GOAL OF SACRED ENCOUNTER HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE OVERALL MISSION. OUR VALUE OF DIGNITY CALLS FOR US TO RESPECT EACH PERSON AS AN INHERENTLY VALUABLE MEMBER OF THE HUMAN COMMUNITY AND AS A UNIQUE EXPRESSION OF LIFE. WE STRIVE TO DO THIS BY KEEPING AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR MINDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT WE CAN HAVE ON ONE ANOTHER WITH EVERY ACTION WE TAKE. THE CARE NETWORK SERVES LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED PATIENTS. THIS TEAM OF NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC CONDITION BETTER MANAGE THEIR HEALTH NEEDS, AT NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. "JOHN" IS A SINGLE LATINO MALE, AGE 53 WHO PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LARGE MALIGNANT TUMOR WHICH WAS INVADING HIS BLADDER. AN EMERGENCY COLOSTOMY WAS PERFORMED. JOHN WAS UNPREPARED FOR THIS DIAGNOSIS. HE HAD TO STOP WORKING, HAD NO HEALTH INSURANCE, AND DID NOT HAVE A STRONG SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEM. AN EMERGENCY COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICE PROGRAM (CMSP) APPLICATION WAS STARTED DURING HIS INPATIENT STAY. THE CARE NETWORK (CN) REGISTERED NURSE (RN) AND SOCIAL WORKER (SW) MET WITH JOHN DURING HIS HOSPITAL STAY AND ASSURED HIM HE WOULD HAVE SUPPORT AT HOME. HE MOVED IN WITH RELATIVES AFTER HE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (QVMC) FUNDED HOME HEALTH VISITS TO ASSIST WITH HIS COLOSTOMY MANAGEMENT WHILE THE CARE NETWORK RN FOCUSED ON PAIN MANAGEMENT. NOT ALL OF JOHN'S MEDICATIONS WERE COVERED THROUGH HIS EMERGENCY MEDI-CAL INSURANCE, SO CARE NETWORK FUNDED AND PURCHASED HIS UNCOVERED MEDICATIONS TO ENSURE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS. AT SUBSEQUENT HOME VISITS QVMC CARE NETWORK FUNDING WAS USED TO SUPPLY JOHN WITH ADULT DIAPERS AND COLOSTOMY SUPPLIES. THE CARE NETWORK NURSE SET UP A PLAN FOR ONGOING FREE COLOSTOMY SAMPLES FROM THE VENDOR. OUR SOCIAL WORKER HELPED HIM COMPLETE A STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE (SDI) APPLICATION, BROUGHT IT TO HIS DOCTOR'S OFFICE, AND MAILED IT TO SDI SO THAT JOHN WOULD HAVE INCOME. FOOD CARDS WERE PROVIDED TO COVER SOME FOOD EXPENSES DUE TO LACK OF INCOME. JOHN WAS ALSO LINKED TO OUR LOCAL FOOD RESOURCES, SUCH AS MEALS ON WHEELS. HE RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY CARE AIDE FOR LANGUAGE INTERPRETING AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. ONGOING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED FOR COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICE PROGRAM (CMSP) RE-APPLICATION, AS IT EXPIRED EVERY 2 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, JOHN ATTENDED OUR FREE ONCOLOGY CLINIC WHILE RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY AT QVMC. THE REGISTERED NURSE COORDINATED HIS CARE WITH RADIATION THERAPY AND ASSISTED WITH A REFERRAL TO CANCER WELLNESS REHABILITATION FOR STRENGTHENING AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TO HELP WITH A NERVE THAT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE TUMOR. WE ASSISTED JOHN IN COORDINATING TRANSPORTATION TO ALL OF HIS APPOINTMENTS. PRIOR TO HIS ILLNESS, HIS FORM OF TRANSPORTATION WAS HIS BICYCLE. IN ADDITION, DURING CASE MANAGEMENT, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT JOHN STRUGGLED WITH ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY. AS A RESULT HE WAS REFERRED TO OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THERAPIST TO WORK ON ALCOHOL RECOVERY AND OTHER ISSUES TO SUPPORT HIS INDEPENDENCE, INCLUDING RETURNING TO WORK. HE ALSO RECEIVED HOME VISITS FROM OUR SPIRITUAL CARE STAFF TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT HIM DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME IN HIS LIFE. LATER, THE RN AND SW TEAM ASSISTED JOHN BY COORDINATING HIS SURGERY FOR THE COLOSTOMY REVERSAL. THEY ASSISTED HIM WITH THE QVMC FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION FOR A PET CT SCAN WHICH REVEALED HE WAS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR THE SURGERY. THERE WERE FURTHER TALKS WITH THE HOSPITAL SURGICALIST AND OTHERS INVOLVED, AND JOHN'S COLOSTOMY REVERSAL WAS A SUCCESS. JOHN CONTINUES TO ATTEND THE WELLNESS CENTER TO RECEIVE MONITORED EXERCISE PROGRAMS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP THAT CARE NETWORK HELPED HIM APPLY FOR. HE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IN HIS MOBILITY AND FUNCTION. OUR SW WORKED WITH THE EAGLE CYCLING CLUB TO GET JOHN A DONATED REFURBISHED BICYCLE, HELMET AND LOCK AS HE HAD SOLD HIS WHEN HE HAD NO INCOME. THIS SERIES OF SUPPORTIVE INTERVENTIONS EXEMPLIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL "TOUCH" AND SACRED ENCOUNTER PROVIDED TO THE MOST VULNERABLE CHRONICALLY ILL IN NAPA COUNTY THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. |
| ALL PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE PERFECT CARE. | IT IS OUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE SMALLEST IMPERFECTIONS OF EACH PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE THAT DRIVES A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND ULTIMATELY A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFECT CARE. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF QVMC MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES INCLUDES ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AIMED AT EMPOWERING PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN ORAL HEALTH. WITH EACH VISIT, A CHILD'S HEALTH HISTORY IS UPDATED AND EDUCATION IS TAILORED TO MEET THE PATIENTS' NEEDS. DENTAL HEALTH DATA OF OVER 450 NEW PATIENTS DEMONSTRATE THAT 94% IMPROVED THEIR ORAL HEALTH AND 86% HAD A DECREASE IN CARIES AT THE 6-MONTH RECALL VISIT. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION, QVMC ALSO ENHANCED OUR SEDATION DENTISTRY PROGRAM. LOW-INCOME NAPA COUNTY CHILDREN REQUIRING EXTENSIVE ORAL TREATMENT HAD NO ACCESS TO SEDATION DENTISTRY. IN RESPONSE TO THIS IDENTIFIED GAP IN ACCESS, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PEDIATRICIANS AND QVMC, A COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM EXTENDING ACCESS TO SEDATION DENTISTRY WITHIN QVMC WAS DEVELOPED. THIS YEAR 26 LOW-INCOME CHILDREN RECEIVED ACCESS TO SEDATION DENTISTRY AT QVMC, DECREASING THE STRESS AND TRAUMA OF EXTENSIVE ORAL TREATMENT WITHOUT SEDATION, AND RECEIVING THIS SERVICE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WILL BE AMONG THE HEALTHIEST IN OUR NATION. WE SEEK TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES THAT IMPACT LONG-TERM HEALTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE UNITED STATES HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED IN THE PAST THIRTY YEARS, AND CARRIES BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM HEALTH IMPACTS. CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO ARE OBESE ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR BONE AND JOINT PROBLEMS, SLEEP APNEA, AND ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NORMAL WEIGHT PEERS TO BE TEASED AND STIGMATIZED WHICH CAN LEAD TO POOR SELF-ESTEEM. MOREOVER, OBESE YOUTH ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE RISK FACTORS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, SUCH AS HIGH CHOLESTEROL OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE YOUTH ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NORMAL WEIGHT PEERS TO BE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE ADULTS AND ARE THEREFORE AT RISK FOR THE ASSOCIATED ADULT HEALTH PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, TYPE 2 DIABETES, STROKE, SEVERAL TYPES OF CANCER, AND OSTEOARTHRITIS. IN NAPA COUNTY, IN 2009 THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN AGED 2-4 LIVING IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN INCOME LESS THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL WERE OBESE WITH BMI'S ABOVE 95TH PERCENTILE (NAPAHEALTHMATTERS.ORG). IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THIS CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUE, ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM ADOPTED A HEALTH SYSTEM WIDE, SCHOOL-BASED CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAM TITLED "HEALTHY FOR LIFE". QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER'S "HEALTHY FOR LIFE" SCHOOL-BASED INITIATIVE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED FROM 5 SCHOOLS IN FY 10 TO 11 ENGAGED NAPA COUNTY SCHOOLS IN FY 11. TO ACCOMMODATE THIS EXPANSION, 22 SCHOOL DISTRICT PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE) TEACHERS RECEIVED A FULL DAY OF HEALTHY FOR LIFE TRAINING TO INCORPORATE THIS CURRICULUM INTO PE CLASSES. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS RECEIVE A DONATION OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENT USE. IN ADDITION, QVMC'S MEDICAL FITNESS CENTER CONTRIBUTES A RICH VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO THE HEALTHY FOR LIFE PROGRAM INCLUDING A REGISTERED DIETICIAN AND EXERCISE INSTRUCTORS. CLASSES INCLUDE EDUCATION REGARDING NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AS WELL AS FUN, ENERGETIC CLASSES SUCH AS KICK BOXING, ZUMBA DANCING, AND CIRCUIT TRAINING. 260 STUDENTS COMPLETED DATA COLLECTION (BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR AND END OF SCHOOL YEAR ASSESSMENTS). OF 260 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN DATA COLLECTION, 17% WERE IDENTIFIED WITH UNDIAGNOSED ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS (SKIN RASH INDICATING HIGH RISK FOR DIABETES), 14% WERE IDENTIFIED WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND 27% FELL INTO THE CLINICALLY OBESE CATEGORY WITH A BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) OF GREATER THAN THE 95TH PERCENTILE. ALL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH THESE HEALTH FINDINGS WERE PROVIDED PHYSICIAN TO PHYSICIAN REFERRAL AND FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE MEDICAL ATTENTION. OF THE STUDENT PARTICIPANTS THAT HAD A BMI OF GREATER THAN THE 95TH PERCENTILE (OBESE), TWO PERCENT DEMONSTRATED A REDUCTION IN THEIR BMI BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. HEALTHY FOR LIFE STRIVES TO EMPOWER YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES RELATED TO DIET AND ACTIVITY. OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN HEALTHY FOR LIFE 15% REPORTED AN INCREASE IN EXERCISING 6 OR MORE DAYS A WEEK, 9% REPORTED AN INCREASE IN CONSUMING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 6 OR MORE DAYS A WEEK, AND 3.7% OF STUDENT PARTICIPANTS DECREASED THE NUMBER OF DAYS A WEEK THEY ATE "FAST FOOD." | |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | WITHOUT ADEQUATE HEALTH INSURANCE, INCOME, AND SUPPORT, MANAGING A CHRONIC ILLNESS SUCH AS DIABETES OR HEART FAILURE CAN BE EXTREMELY COSTLY AND DIFFICULT. THE CARE NETWORK PROVIDES DISEASE MANAGEMENT, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, AND PROMOTION OF DISEASE SELF- MANAGEMENT UTILIZING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY RN, SOCIAL WORK, BEHAVIORAL AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH APPROACH. IN FY 11, CARE NETWORK CLIENTS HAD A 77% DECREASE IN EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND A 40% DECREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATED AN OVERALL INCREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AS MEASURED THROUGH A VALIDATED SURVEY TOOL. TARGET POPULATION: LOW-INCOME, CHRONICALLY ILL NAPA COUNTY RESIDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. GOAL: IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS THROUGH PROVISION OF A HOLISTIC AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH: DISEASE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, ACCESS TO MEDICALLY SUPERVISED EXERCISE, AND ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICATION, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 375 CLIENTS. OF THESE 375, 57% (213) WERE NEWLY ENROLLED. ASIDE FROM ENROLLED CLIENTS, AN ADDITIONAL 236 NON-ENROLLED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SOCIAL SERVICES RECEIVED BRIEF CASE MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE COUNSELING, FOR A TOTAL OF 611 INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN FY 11. OF THE 375 ENROLLED CLIENTS RECEIVING FULL PROGRAM SERVICES, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS DECREASED BY 77%, AND AVERAGE MONTHLY HOSPITALIZATIONS DECREASED BY 40%. IN ADDITION TO RN DISEASE MANAGEMENT MONITORING AND EDUCATION, THESE CLIENTS RECEIVED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT (207 OCCASIONS), HOUSING (91 OCCASIONS), PHARMACEUTICAL (214 OCCASIONS), FOOD (314 OCCASIONS), AND TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS (257 OCCASIONS). THROUGH CARE NETWORK SUPPORT, CLIENTS RECEIVED PERMANENT HOUSING, MONTHLY INCOME, HEALTH INSURANCE, FOOD SECURITY, AND A SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEM. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION "...TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE", MEASURING QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) FOR OUR CLIENTS IS OF SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE, YET A DIFFICULT QUALITATIVE MEASURE. USING A RECENTLY ADOPTED HEALTH SYSTEM WIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT METHODOLOGY, ONE FY 11 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AIMS AT ESTABLISHING A VALIDATED QOL MEASURE PROCESS. OF THE 77 CLIENTS COMPLETING THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED QOL SURVEY PROCESS, 60% REPORT IMPROVED QOL. IN ADDITION, 93% OF SATISFACTION SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPORT AN INCREASED ABILITY TO MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC ILLNESS. SPECIALIZED CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS IS CRITICAL TO IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES. QVMC COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUPPORTS A TWICE MONTHLY HIV CLINIC AT NAPA'S FQHC COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC OLE ACCESSING A SAN FRANCISCO BASED HIV/AIDS PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST. THE HIV CLINIC IS MANAGED AND STAFFED BY CARE NETWORK HIV RN AND SOCIAL WORK CASE MANAGERS, PROVIDING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE HIV CLINIC VISIT. THIS YEAR 23 HIV CLINICS (83 CLINIC HOURS) PROVIDED 166 CLINIC VISITS. OF OUR 52 HIV CLINIC CLIENTS, 46 REQUIRED HIV MEDICATION TREATMENT AND MONITORING TO MANAGE THEIR HIV DISEASE AND PREVENT PROGRESSION TO AIDS. COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES PROGRAM (CMSP) GRANT: AS A RECIPIENT OF A THREE YEAR CMSP LOCAL HEALTH CONNECTIONS GRANT, FY 11 BEGAN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THIS PROJECT. THIS PROGRAM SERVES LOW-INCOME CMSP OR CMSP ELIGIBLE PERSONS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CONDITIONS. FOR THE THREE QUARTERS OF FY 11 THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTS, 69 CLIENTS WERE ENROLLED. OF THESE 69, 25 RECEIVED ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: CMSP, QVMC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MEDICAL, STATE DISABILITY, SSI, AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) SERVICES. ALL RECEIVED COMPREHENSIVE DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND CRITICAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE LINKAGES. MEDICAL FITNESS MONITORED EXERCISE PROGRAM: RECOGNIZING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF INCREASED STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE, WE ESTABLISHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH QVMC'S MEDICAL FITNESS CENTER TO SPONSOR LOW-INCOME CHRONICALLY ILL CLIENTS THROUGH A SPECIALIZED MONITORED EXERCISE PROGRAM. THIS YEAR 50 CLIENTS RECEIVED MEDICAL FITNESS MEMBERSHIP SERVICES WITH A TOTAL OF 1,765 MONITORED VISITS. COMMUNITY CARE CONFERENCING: IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS OF CARE THROUGH COORDINATION AND MONITORING AMONG KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS, CARE NETWORK DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A MONTHLY COORDINATION OF CARE CONFERENCE; ENSURING PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY ARE MAINTAINED. THIS SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM COMPONENT INVOLVES 23 AGENCIES FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, AS NEEDED. ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND INCLUDES EMS, POLICE, COUNTY HHS, COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS, HOSPICE, AND KEY MINISTRY DEPARTMENTS. | |
| NAME: CHILDREN'S MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC | THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF OVERALL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE CANNOT BE UNDERSCORED. FOR CHILDREN, ORAL PAIN OR DISCOMFORT IMPACTS THE ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE IN SCHOOL, THE ABILITY TO EAT A HEALTHY DIET, AND CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INFECTION AND OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEMS. IN LIGHT OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT INDICATING A NEED FOR ORAL HEALTH CARE FOR NAPA'S LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, QVMC IMPLEMENTED THE CHILDREN'S MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC IN 2005. TARGET POPULATION: LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED CHILDREN GOAL: EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, QUALITY ORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE AND EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN NAPA COUNTY. GOAL: SERVICES INCLUDING PREVENTIVE CARE AND EDUCATION TO PREVENTIVE AND RESTORATIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE CHILDREN'S MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 2,500 LOW-INCOME NAPA COUNTY CHILDREN, AN INCREASE OF 56% FROM FY 10 (FROM 1,600 TO 2,500 ACTIVE PATIENTS). THIS YEAR, IN RESPONSE TO A DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED, A NEW MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC WAS LAUNCHED, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DENTAL CHAIRS FROM TWO TO THREE. IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF CLINIC SITES INCREASED FROM SIX TO NINE. WITH THESE ENHANCEMENTS, WE WERE ABLE TO DECREASE THE DELAY IN OUR RECALL VISITS FROM NINE MONTHS TO THE STANDARD SIX MONTHS WHILE ACCOMMODATING 904 NEW PATIENTS, AN INCREASE OF 63% FROM FY 10 (FROM 554 TO 904). FOR THE ACTIVE 2,500 CLINIC PATIENTS, MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES PROVIDED 4,189 CLINIC VISITS IN FY 11, AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY 350 A MONTH. SERVICES INCLUDE ORAL EXAMS, CLEANINGS, DENTAL SEALANTS, FLUORIDE VARNISH, EXTRACTIONS, SPACE MAINTAINERS, COMPOSITE (WHITE) FILLINGS, PULPOTOMIES, STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS (FOR PRIMARY/BABY TEETH), ROOT CANALS, WHITE CROWNS (FOR PERMANENT TEETH), SCALING AND ROOT PLANNING, AND PALLIATIVE (URGENT) VISITS. AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF MOBILE DENTAL SERVICES INCLUDES ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AIMED AT EMPOWERING PARENTS AND CHILDREN TO IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN ORAL HEALTH. WITH EACH VISIT, THE CHILD'S HEALTH HISTORY IS UPDATED AND EDUCATION IS TAILORED TO MEET THE PATIENTS' NEEDS. RANDOM AUDIT OF OVER 450 DENTAL RECORDS OF NEW CLINIC PATIENTS DEMONSTRATES 94% IMPROVEMENT IN ORAL HEALTH AT THE RECALL VISIT. THIS MEASURE CORRELATES WITH AN 86% DECREASE IN FILLINGS OR EXTRACTIONS RELATED TO TOOTH DECAY AMONG THESE RETURNING CHILDREN. THE MOBILE DENTAL TEAM INCORPORATES A COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE FOR MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC FAMILIES WITH SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS THAT INCLUDES WELL ESTABLISHED REFERRAL PROCESSES TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY AGENCIES AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR MORE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS THROUGH OUR ONSITE CERTIFIED APPLICATION ASSISTER. SEDATION DENTISTRY: LOW-INCOME NAPA COUNTY CHILDREN REQUIRING EXTENSIVE ORAL TREATMENT HAD NO ACCESS TO SEDATION DENTISTRY. IN RESPONSE TO THIS IDENTIFIED GAP IN ACCESS, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PEDIATRICIANS AND QVMC, A COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXTENDING ACCESS TO SEDATION DENTISTRY WITHIN QVMC WAS DEVELOPED IN FY 10. THIS YEAR 26 LOW-INCOME CHILDREN RECEIVED ACCESS TO SEDATION DENTISTRY AT QVMC (FROM 6 CHILDREN IN 2010), DECREASING THE STRESS AND TRAUMA OF EXTENSIVE ORAL TREATMENT WITHOUT SEDATION, AND RECEIVING THIS SERVICE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. ENDODONTIC: CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE ROOT CANALS ARE OFTEN IN PAIN WITH POTENTIAL NUTRITIONAL AND MEDICAL COMPLICATION IF TREATMENT IS NOT OBTAINED. THESE ENDODONTIC SERVICES (ROOT CANALS AND CROWNS) FOR PERMANENT TEETH ARE EXTREMELY COSTLY, SEVERELY LIMITING ACCESS FOR OUR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. IN RESPONSE TO THIS GAP IN ACCESS TO ENDODONTIC CARE, OUR DENTIST RECEIVED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION TO PROVIDE THIS CRITICAL SERVICE. THIS YEAR 12 CHILDREN RECEIVED ENDODONTIC TREATMENT FOR THEIR ADULT TEETH THROUGH OUR MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC. STATE REQUIRED PRE-SCHOOL ORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS: IN 2006, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PASSED LEGISLATION (ASSEMBLY BILL 1433 (EMMERSON/LAIRD)) REQUIRING THAT CHILDREN HAVE A DENTAL CHECK-UP BY MAY 31 OF THEIR FIRST YEAR IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, AT KINDERGARTEN OR FIRST GRADE. QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT PARENTS TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NAPA COUNTY CHILD START PROGRAMS, OUR MOBILE DENTAL TEAM COMPLETED A TOTAL OF 103 ORAL HEALTH EXAMINATIONS TO PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 4 SEPARATE LOCATIONS. FOR THE MANY PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO DID NOT HAVE A DENTAL HOME AND/OR NEEDED TREATMENT FOR IDENTIFIED CAVITIES DURING THE SCREENING, ON SITE LINKAGE TO CARE AND SERVICES WAS PROVIDED. NAME: BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING QVMC OFFERS BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG UNDERSERVED LATINOS, PROVIDE MATERNAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDE POST PARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING AND SERVICES. KEY PARTNERS: COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC OLE (FQHC), SYNERGY MEDICAL FITNESS CENTER, EVEN START, NEW BEGINNINGS, NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY HOUSING, VON BRANDT COMMUNITY CENTER, PUERTAS ABIERTAS COMMUNITY CENTER, COPE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, PARENTS CAN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN AND OBSTETRICIAN PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY HOUSING CENTERS, COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS, HEAD STARTS, SCHOOLS OR OTHER ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: QVMC COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFERS BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AT 19 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS SPANNING ALL OF NAPA COUNTY. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY LENDS TO CONSISTENT PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT KEY COMMUNITY LOCATIONS. GENERAL COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDES 12 CLASS CURRICULUMS REGARDING PREVENTION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; H1N1 PREVENTION, NUTRITION, ASTHMA, DIABETES, OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, DEPRESSION, TURN OFF TV (ACTIVE LIFESTYLE), COMPUTER SAFETY FOR CHILDREN (PARENTAL CONTROL PROGRAM), DENTAL HEALTH AND HOME SAFETY FOR CHILDREN. EDUCATION INCLUDES NAVIGATION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO CARE AND SERVICES. THIS YEAR, 137 OFF SITE SPANISH LANGUAGE COMMUNITY HEALTH CLASSES WERE TAUGHT, AND PARTICIPANT CONTACTS TOTALED 1,940 WITH AN AVERAGE 40% INCREASE IN PARTICIPANT KNOWLEDGE MEASURED BY PRE/POST TESTING. PERINATAL SPECIFIC EDUCATION OFFERS 17 DIFFERENT PERINATAL EDUCATION CLASSES FOR NAPA COUNTY WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR INSURANCE STATUS. CLASSES INCLUDE A VARIETY OF CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, LABOR PAIN MANAGEMENT, BREASTFEEDING, SIBLING PREPARATION, NEWBORN CARE, BOOT CAMP FOR DADS, FITNESS FOR TWO, PRE AND POSTNATAL EXERCISE, PRENATAL WATER AEROBICS, HOME AND CAR SEAT SAFETY, AND INFANT MASSAGE. OUTREACH TO LOW-INCOME AND SPANISH SPEAKING RESIDENTS INVOLVES OFFERING OFF-SITE CLASSES AT LOCATIONS CONVENIENT FOR FAMILIES, IN ADDITION TO OUR ONSITE CLASSES. IN FY 11, A TOTAL OF 383 PERINATAL CLASSES WERE OFFERED, 77 OF THESE AT OFFSITE LOCATIONS, AND 66 TAUGHT IN SPANISH. A TOTAL OF OVER 5,128 PARTICIPANT CONTACTS WERE SERVED (COMPARED TO 4,000 FY 10) WITH 100% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTING INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF CLASS CONTENT. BILINGUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION IS OFFERED THROUGH CLASSES AS WELL AS REGIONAL SPANISH TV AND RADIO STATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATION, THE PERINATAL EMOTIONAL WELLNESS PROGRAM OFFERS COMMUNITY OBSTETRICIANS, PEDIATRICIANS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS A SINGLE REFERRAL POINT TO QVMC COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR MOTHERS EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF POST PARTUM DEPRESSION. PROVIDERS SCREENED 1,054 WOMEN FOR DEPRESSION. OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST PROVIDED 247 COUNSELING VISITS FOR 104 WOMEN EXPERIENCING POST PARTUM DEPRESSION. IN ADDITION TO THE CLIENT (MOTHER'S) VISITS, THERAPY MAY INCLUDE THE SPOUSE, SIGNIFICANT OTHER, CAREGIVER, OR FAMILY MEMBER. THIS PROGRAM ENSURES A SEAMLESS CONTINUUM OF CARE SHOULD MORE INTENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERVENTION BE REQUIRED. ALL (100%) OF QVMC OBSTETRIC AND PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS PARTICIPATE IN THE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESS THROUGH QVMC COMMUNITY OUTREACH. REFERRALS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. 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| DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 | ST JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. |
| DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF PERSONS AND THE NATURE OF THEIR RIGHTS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A | QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER HAS A TIERED GOVERNANCE IN WHICH THE CORPORATE MEMBERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT TRUSTEES TO THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BOARD. ALL TRUSTEE APPOINTMENTS THAT COME FROM THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BOARD AS NOMINATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, AS THE CORPORATE MEMBER, AND THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH MINISTRY, AS THE ORGANIZATIONAL SPONSOR. |
| DESCR CLASSES OF PERSON, DECISIONS REQUIRING APPR & TYPE OF VOTING RIGHTS | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B | THE RESERVED RIGHTS IN OUR TIERED GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE CONTEMPLATE APPROVAL BY THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM MEMBER OF FINANCING, BUDGETS, UNBUDGETED EXPENDITURES OF DEFINED AMOUNTS, STRATEGIC PLAN, APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS, CREATION OR INVESTMENT IN A LEGALLY RECOGNIZED ENTITY, JOINT VENTURES, PURPOSES, SALE OR DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY, MERGER OR SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS, APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES, ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS. |
| PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT AND/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION AS APPLICABLE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FILING IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THE APRIL 2012 MEETING. DURING THE FINANCE, AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, MANAGEMENT PRESENTS AND DISCUSSES CERTAIN DISCLOSURES AND INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE FORM 990. THE FINANCE, AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR THEN PROVIDES A SUMMARY AT THE FULL BOARD MEETING. |
| ADOPTION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12 | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS DEVELOPED BY ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTED BY QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. IT WAS ADOPTED ON 2/24/2012 BY THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BOARD AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
| DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C | OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF ANY ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HE/SHE MAY HAVE. ADDITIONALLY, DISCLOSURES SHALL BE MADE PROMPTLY ANY TIME AN ACTUAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES AND BEFORE THE CONSUMMATION OF ANY CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, SUCH CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED TO THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. IF THE CONFLICT INVOLVES A MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE, THE REMAINING COMMITTEE MEMBERS REVIEW THE MATTER AND DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. THE OFFICER, TRUSTEE, OR KEY EMPLOYEE MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING ANY MEETING IN WHICH THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS EVALUATION, EXCEPT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY. ONCE ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED, THE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS ITS EVALUATION AND FORWARDS ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE SJHS CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER. IF THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES AN UNRESOLVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE COMMITTEE WILL EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND CONFLICT MITIGATION STRATEGIES. THE SJHS CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, IN CONSULTATION WITH SJHS GENERAL COUNSEL, WILL REVIEW THE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, AND PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. |
| ADOPTION OF WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 13 | THE WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY WAS DEVELOPED BY ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTED BY QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. IT WAS ADOPTED ON 2/24/2012 BY THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BOARD AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
| ADOPTION OF DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 14 | THE DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY WAS DEVELOPED BY ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTED BY QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. IT WAS ADOPTED ON 2/24/2012 BY THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. |
| OFFICES & POSITION OR WHICH PROCESS WAS USED, & YEAR PROCESS WAS BEGUN | FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B | THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROCESS AT ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM IS ADMINISTERED BY A COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES. THEY FOLLOW A BOARD-APPROVED CHARTER AND OVERALL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. THE CHARTER EMPOWERS THE SJHS BOARD WORKLIFE COMMITTEE TO ADMINISTER THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND PROCESS ON BEHALF OF THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SJHS. OVERALL, THE PHILOSOPHY IS INTENDED TO REWARD A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HIGH ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS, AS WELL AS THE RETENTION OF KEY MANAGEMENT TALENT. THE SJHS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY DEFINES THE MARKET FOR ADMINISTERING COMPENSATION AS A COMPARABLE SET OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. SJHS PROVIDES COMPENSATION TO ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES IN THE FORM OF BASE SALARY, AN ANNUAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM, AND BENEFITS. TO FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, THE COMMITTEE REGULARLY REVIEWS INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF MARKET DATA. THEY USE THIS INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THEIR DECISIONS REGARDING ONGOING EFFECTIVENESS AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM. THE WORKLIFE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THEY MEET FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND ALL CRITICAL DECISIONS ARE MADE DURING THE WORKLIFE COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THESE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN DETAILED MINUTES AND APPROVED IN SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS. THE COMMITTEE IS EMPOWERED TO ENGAGE OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND CONSULTING SUPPORT AS NEEDED. THE WORKLIFE COMMITTEE PERFORMED ITS LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS, VICE PRESIDENTS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS, AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN SEPTEMBER 2011. |
| AVAIL OF GOV DOCS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, & FIN STMTS TO GEN PUBLIC | FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE SJHS COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTS, FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND PHILANTHROPY REPORTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE SJHS INTERNET SITE. |
| HOURS DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | FORM 990, PART VII | DARRIN MONTALVO SERVES ON THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (QVMC) AND HERITAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION (HHF) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE IS ALSO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT, ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM (SJHS). HE DEVOTES 2 HOURS PER WEEK TO QVMC, 10 HOURS PER WEEK TO HHF AND 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO SJHS. SISTER MARIAN SCHUBERT IS VP OF MISSION INTEGRATION FOR QVMC, AS WELL AS A TRUSTEE ON THE BOARD OF ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM OF EUREKA (SJE) AND REDWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (RMH). SHE DEVOTES 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO QVMC AND 2 HOURS PER WEEK TO SJE AND RMH. SISTER MARY BERNADETTE MCNULTY SERVES ON THE QVMC AND SJHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHE DEVOTES 2 HOURS PER WEEK TO QVMC AND 4 HOURS PER WEEK TO SJHS. DONALD MILLER IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF QVMC, AS WELL AS A TRUSTEE ON THE BOARD OF ST. JOSEPH HOME CARE NETWORK (SJHCN). HE DEVOTES 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO QVMC AND 2 HOURS PER WEEK TO SJHCN. WALTER MICKENS IS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF QVMC, AS WELL AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SJHCN. HE DEVOTES 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO QVMC AND 5 HOURS PER WEEK TO SJHCN. ROBERT DIEHL IS THE VP OF QUALITY AND STRATEGIC SERVICES FOR QVMC AND IS ALSO A TRUSTEE ON THE BOARD OF SJHCN. HE ALSO WORKED PART OF THE YEAR FOR ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC) AS VICE PRESIDENT OF PLANNING. HE DEVOTES 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO QVMC, 2 HOURS PER WEEK TO SJHCN AND DEVOTED 50 HOURS PER WEEK TO SMMC WHEN EMPLOYED AT SMMC. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS/FUND BALANCES | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 | UNREALIZED GAINS $8,295,634 EQUITY TRANSFER TO SJHS $3,526,461 EQUITY TRANSFER FROM HERITAGE HEALTH FDN ($2,439,405) RETIREMENT OBLIGATION-ASBESTOS $ 728,036 PPE EQUITY TRANSFER $ 450,000 PY CONTRIBUTIONS EXPENDED THRU B/S ACCTS ($ 685,003) PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT ($ 7,000) ROUNDING $ 1,446 ---------- TOTAL $9,870,169 |
| OVERSIGHT OF SELECTION PROCESS | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD APPROVES THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. |
| 409A DOCUMENT CORRECTION UNDER VI.B, VII.C & XI.A OF IRS NOTICE 2010-06 | DOCUMENT DEFECTS | 1) NAME AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF AFFECTED PARTICIPANTS: NOT APPLICABLE. 2) THE 409A FAILURE OCCURRED WITH RESPECT TO THE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM 457(F) PLAN ("PLAN"). 3) THE 409A PLAN FAILURES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CORRECTION UNDER THE TERMS OF VI.B, VII.C AND XI.A OF IRS NOTICE 2010-6. THE EMPLOYER HAS TAKEN ALL ACTIONS REQUIRED BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2010, AND OTHERWISE MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH CORRECTION. NO PARTICIPANT IS REQUIRED TO REPAY ANY AMOUNT TO THE PLAN IN A SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR, NOR IS ANY AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED IN INCOME UNDER 409A AS PART OF THE CORRECTION. THE CORRECTIVE AMENDMENT WAS SIGNED ON OCTOBER 6, 2010. THE DATE OF THE EVENT CAUSING THE AFFECTED PARTICIPANT TO INCLUDE HIS PLAN ACCOUNT IN GROSS INCOME WAS HIS VOLUNTARY TERMINATION DATE. 4) DESCRIPTION OF EACH FAILURE: THIS EMPLOYER DID NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES WHO VOLUNTARILY TERMINATED AND WERE DUE A DISTRIBUTION. THEREFORE, NO EMPLOYEE WAS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT IN THE PLAN'S WRITTEN TERMS. |
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