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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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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 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.) | ||||||
| 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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| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BUTLER HOSPITAL ("BUTLER") IS A NON-PROFIT PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HOSPITAL. BUTLER IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, BUTLER PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, BUTLER OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. BUTLER PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF- PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. BUTLER OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. BUTLER MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF BUTLER RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM. BOTH BOARDS ARE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF BUTLER, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF BUTLER IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. HISTORY ======= BUTLER IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CARE NEW ENGLAND"). CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. FOUNDED IN 1844, BUTLER IS RHODE ISLAND'S ONLY PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HOSPITAL FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS. BUTLER IS AFFILIATED WITH THE WARREN ALERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AND IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL FOR ITS DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ITS PEERS AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN IN THE UNITED STATES. A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, BUTLER IS INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF RESEARCH EFFORTS WHICH HAS EARNED IT A NATIONAL REPUTATION AS A MAJOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH FACILITY. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FORMED IN FEBRUARY 1996 BY FOUNDING MEMBERS BUTLER HOSPITAL, KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND. THESE THREE HOSPITALS ARE ALL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. IN JUNE 1999, KENT COUNTY VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND FAMILY, AND LATER THAT YEAR ANNOUNCED ITS NAME CHANGE TO VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND. IN 2000, HEALTHTOUCH, INC., A PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICE, JOINED THE DIVISION. TODAY, VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES. CARE NEW ENGLAND'S STRENGTHS ARE BASED ON COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS AND DISTINCTIVE COMPETENCIES OF OUR PARTNER HOSPITALS AND AGENCIES. BUTLER OFFERS EXPERTISE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. KENT PROVIDES A FULL CADRE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ACUTE CARE SERVICES. WOMEN & INFANTS SPECIALIZES IN THE HEALTH NEEDS OF WOMEN AND NEWBORN CHILDREN. VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES A SPECTRUM OF HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE AND PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES. CARE NEW ENGLAND WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS AN ARRAY OF REHABILITATION, WELLNESS, FITNESS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AS A RESULT, CARE NEW ENGLAND IS WELL POSITIONED TO TRANSITION INTO THE NEW ERA OF HEALTHCARE DELIVERY WITH A HIGH QUALITY CONTINUUM OF CARE. CARE NEW ENGLAND IS DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. BUTLER HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE PRINCIPAL TEACHING AFFILIATE FOR PSYCHIATRY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR FOR WARREN ALERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, WOMEN & INFANTS IS BROWN'S PRIMARY AFFILIATE IN OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND NEWBORN PEDIATRICS, AND KENT IS AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. CARE NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN THE ESTABLISHED RATES. BECAUSE CARE NEW ENGLAND DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE. CHARITY CARE INCLUDES SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO CARE NEW ENGLAND HAS DETERMINED QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER CARE NEW ENGLAND POLICIES. SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE OR WHO CARE NEW ENGLAND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY ARE NOT REPORTED AS CHARITY CARE BUT REPORTED IN THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. ADDITIONALLY, CARE NEW ENGLAND SPONSORS CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SERVICES TO NEEDY POPULATIONS INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. CARE NEW ENGLAND ALSO ACTIVELY SPONSORS PROGRAMS ON HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS. CARE NEW ENGLAND MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE POLICIES. MISSION ======= BUTLER IS COMMITTED TO: - PROVIDING TREATMENT FOR PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT. - CONTRIBUTING TO KNOWLEDGE THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. - CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING THE WAYS WE SERVE OUR PATIENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. VISION ===== AS A MEMBER OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND BROWN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, WE SHALL MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE BUTLER'S LEADERSHIP ROLE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, TEACHING AND RESEARCH. WE SHALL RESPOND TO THE DEMANDS OF THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. WE SHALL DISTINGUISH OURSELVES BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS WITH A FULL CONTINUUM OF QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE SERVICES, WHILE CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT AS AN ACADEMIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. VALUES ====== AT BUTLER, WE PUT THE PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO. IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS AND EACH OTHER, OUR ACTIONS AND DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES: - KINDNESS: WE TREAT EVERYONE WITH UNDERSTANDING AND CARING. - EXCELLENCE: WE DEMONSTRATE UNPARALLELED QUALITY IN ALL WE DO. - NEW IDEAS: WE ENCOURAGE LIFELONG LEARNING, CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION. - TRUST: WE CAN BE COUNTED ON TO ALWAYS PLACE OUR PATIENTS' INTERESTS FIRST. - COLLABORATION: WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH THOSE AROUND US, INCLUDING OUR PATIENTS. - ACCOUNTABILITY: WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE IMPACT OF OUR DECISIONS. - RESPECT: WE TREAT EACH PERSON WITH DIGNITY, RESPECTING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE. - ETHICS: WE HOLD OURSELVES TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | OVERVIEW ======== BUTLER IS THE ONLY CHILD, ADOLESCENT, AND ADULT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT HOSPITAL SERVING RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. IT PROVIDES ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR ALL MAJOR PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. BUTLER'S INPATIENT PROGRAM HAS EIGHT TREATMENT UNITS WITH SPECIALTY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS, AND PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM MOOD AND PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS. BUTLER'S PARTIAL HOSPITAL DAY PROGRAM HAS SEPARATE PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. BUTLER IS A MEMBER OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND IS AFFILIATED WITH THE WARREN ALERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY. IT IS THE FLAGSHIP HOSPITAL FOR BROWN'S DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS ALSO A TRAINING FACILITY FOR RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, INTERNS, AND STUDENTS IN ADULT PSYCHIATRY AT BROWN UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS STUDENTS AND INTERNS FROM OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE REGION. A NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH CENTER, BUTLER IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN A VARIETY OF RESEARCH INITIATIVES WHICH INCLUDE STUDIES IN MAJOR DEPRESSION, OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER MEMORY DISORDERS, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE, ROLE OF FORGIVENESS IN FAMILIES, SMOKING CESSATION, AND BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER IN CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS. BUTLER EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 850 FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL STAFF. MORE THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST THE STAFF IN NEARLY ALL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPRESENTS A CROSS-SECTION OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD IS CHARLES R. REPPUCCI, AND PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS PATRICIA RYAN RECUPERO, JD, MD. AS A REGIONAL CENTER IN PSYCHIATRY, BUTLER PROVIDES SERVICES TO PEOPLE DEALING WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - DEPRESSION - MANIC DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS - SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR - ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS - OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER - BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER - MEMORY DISORDERS - ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - EATING DISORDERS - ANXIETY DISORDERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ---------------------- BUTLER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS AND TREATMENT IN THREE PRIMARY SETTINGS: - INPATIENT PROGRAM - PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAM - ALCOHOL & DRUG TREATMENT SERVICES (ADTS) LIMITED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT MAY BE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - SENIOR TREATMENT PROGRAM - CULTURAL PSYCHIATRY PROGRAM (HISPANIC AND PORTUGUESE) - VARIOUS RESEARCH PROGRAMS |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2 | CHARLES R. REPPUCCI, ESQ. AND MARGARET D. FARRELL, ESQ. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3 | THE HOSPITAL ENGAGES SODEXHO MANAGEMENT, INC. TO BE AN AGENT OF THE HOSPITAL AND DELEGATES CONTROL TO SODEXHO IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DAILY OPERATIONS OF ITS FOOD AND NUTRITION DEPARTMENT. THE SODEXHO MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE FUNCTIONS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A DEPARTMENT MANAGER WHO PERFORMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOSPITAL'S DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE POSITION REPORTS TO AN OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE HOSPITAL. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. CNE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO PERFORMED A REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INDIVIDUAL OUTLINED ABOVE, FOR HER REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FINANCE COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IF A DIRECTOR DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE DIRECTOR'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REFERRED TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE DIRECTOR'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OR ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL, THE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") HAS A COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS KNOWN AS THE CNE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCHARGING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR CNE'S EXECUTIVES. IN ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCHARGING THE BUTLER HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRCTORS RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR BUTLER HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES. THE COMMITTEE AT ALL TIMES CONDUCTS ITSELF FREE FROM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IN ITS DECISION MAKING PROCESS. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THIS ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BUTLER HOSPITAL SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE BUTLER HOSPITAL PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF AT LEAST 7 DIRECTORS, ALL OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD FROM EACH OF THE OPERATING ENTITIES (KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND, BUTLER HOSPITAL AND THE KENT COUNTY VNA) AS WELL AS FROM THE CNE BOARD, SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE. THE CNE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PARTICIPATES IN COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS, EXCEPT AS THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS CONCERN THE CNE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS APPLIES TO CERTAIN BUTLER HOSPITAL SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE BUTLER HOSPITAL PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY EITHER THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEES OF KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OR WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND OR BY BUTLER HOSPITAL'S PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED A PORTION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDS (THROUGH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PARENT CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM) TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS REFLECTED THIS AMOUNT AS A DUE TO AFFILIATE LIABILITY ON ITS BALANCE SHEET. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE SYSTEM'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SECRETARY OF STATE. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE | CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: NET PAYMENTS ON INTEREST RATE SWAPS; ($138,416); CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS; ($354,523); NONOPERATING EXPENDITURES; ($321,469); PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT; ($3,118,755); NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS USED FOR PURCHASE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT; $351,935; TRANSFERS; ($8,618); TRANSFER TO DEFERRED REVENUE; ($807,390); NET UNREALIZED LOSSES FROM INVESTMENTS; (368,517); AND NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS; ($867,076). |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM. AN INDEPENDENT BIG FOUR CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND ALL ENTITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2010; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:CHARLES R REPPUCCI ESQ TITLE:CHAIR - DIRECTOR HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ALLEN H CICCHITELLI TITLE:VICE CHAIR - DIRECTOR HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:STANLEY M ARONSON MD TITLE:VICE CHAIR - DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:KEKIN A SHAH TITLE:SECRETARY - DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ROBERT G PADULA TITLE:TREASURER - DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:PHYLLIS C FIELD TITLE:ASST SECRETARY - DIRECTOR HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:DEAN T HOLT TITLE:ASST TREASURER - DIRECTOR HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:WILLIAM J ALLEN TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:EARL D CHAMBERS TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS:2 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ROBERT E DEBLOIS TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS:5 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MARGARET D FARRELL ESQ TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS:3 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MICHAEL A FIORI MD TITLE:DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT MED STAFF HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MICHAEL FOLLICK PHD TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:RABBI LESLIE Y GUTTERMAN TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:DENNIS B LANGLEY TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:DIANE LIPSCOMBE PHD TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:LEWIS P LIPSITT PHD TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MICHAEL M MATONE TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MARY B OLENN TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:PATRICIA R RECUPERO JD MD TITLE:DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT/CEO HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ARTHUR S ROBBINS TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:GARY R ST PETER ESQ TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:BONNIE BAKER CPA TITLE:VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE/CFO HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:WALTER DIAS TITLE:VICE PRESIDENT/COO HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:LINDA DAMON RN ARNP TITLE:VICE PRESIDENT/CNO HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:STEVEN A RASMUSSEN MD TITLE:MEDICAL DIRECTOR HOURS:1 |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:JULIE FORREST MD TITLE:PSYCHIATRIST HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:LAWRENCE PRICE MD TITLE:CLINICAL DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:MICHAEL STEIN TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:ALVARO OLIVARES MD TITLE:UNIT CHIEF HOURS: |
| HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION | FORM 990 PART VII | NAME:GHULAM SURTI MD TITLE:UNIT CHIEF HOURS: |
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