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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.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (f) Total | |
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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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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) 2007 | (b) 2008 | (c) 2009 | (d) 2010 | (e) 2011 | (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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| ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | The Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas are not-for-profit, community-owned, health care facilities with Spiritual values, dedicated to providing high quality health services and Sacred Work in a Christian environment. For the year ending June 30, 2012, Baptist Hospitlas of S/E TX provided the following: 1. Admissions 19,163 2. Average Daily Census 234 3. Births 1,945 4. Total ER Visits 94,888 5. O/P Visits 73,068 6. Total Surgeries 8,605 |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | WE HAVE ONE PRIMARY SERVICE ACTIVITY AND THAT IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES TO THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS COMMUNITY. PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE FOR THE BEAUMONT AND ORANGE FACILITIES INCLUDES BOTH INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT ROUTINE AND ANCILLARY REVENUE. FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS, BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. OUR PARTNERS IN CARING - OUR PHYSICIANS, OUR NURSES AND STAFF - PRACTICE A PHILOSOPHY THAT INSPIRES AN ENVIRONMENT OF TEAMWORK, RESPECT, ENCOURAGEMENT, OPPORTUNITY AND TRUST. OUR EFFORTS CONTINUE EACH DAY AS WE STRIVE TO OFFER NEWER AND BETTER PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCEED CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS THROUGH DISTINGUISHED QUALITY, SAFETY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, SPIRITUAL VALUES, OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN MEETING THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THOSE BEING SERVICED, PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES BECAME A REALITY. CANCER SERVICES FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS BEGAN IN 1990 WHEN THE BEN AND JULIE ROGERS CANCER INSTITUTE WAS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING OUTPATIENT CHEMOTHERAPY AS WELL AS INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES. EACH YEAR ADVANCEMENTS CONTINUE IN GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, WHICH INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 160,000 SQUARE FEET TO THE EXISTING EAST CAMPUS. THE INNOVATIVE ADDITION WOULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INTENSIVE CARE AND TELEMETRY ROOMS AND A NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PATENTS WHO CAN BE SERVED TO 90,000 PER YEAR. THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ALSO INCLUDED NEW SURGERY SUITES, ENDOSCOPY, CATHETERIZATION LABS, IMAGING DEPARTMENT, OUTPATIENT HOLDING AREA, HOSPITAL CAFETERIA, CHAPEL, PHARMACY, AND GIFT SHOP. ANOTHER 52,000 SQUARE FEET OF RENOVATIONS WERE COMPLETED PROVIDING NEW GASTROINTESTINAL LABS, A NEW LABORATORY, REHABILITATION UNIT, PULMONARY FUNCTIONS LAB AND DAY SURGERY UNITS. WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE "NEW CITY OF HEALING" IN 2003, THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES WAS AT THE HEART OF THE ORGANIZATION. FOCUSING ON THE SMALLEST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CHILDREN'S UNIT AT BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL ORIGINATED-PROVING CARING FOR KIDS IS JUST THE RIGHT SIZE AT BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL. MEETING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, THE FIRST CERTIFIED CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST WAS ADDED TO HELP CHILDREN FROM INFANTS TO TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH A HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. THE CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST PROVIDES EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT WHILE GIVING HONEST INFORMATION GEARED TO A CHILD'S LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND, OF COURSE, PLENTY OF CHILD'S PLAY! WITH OVER 40 MILLION PEOPLE FEELING EXHAUSTED BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING A SLEEP DISORDER, BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL PROUDLY ANNOUNCED THE SLEEP CENTER LOCATED AT THE MAIN CAMPUS. CHRONIC SLEEP DISORDERS CAN DISTURB FAMILY LIFE, AFFECT PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK AND EVEN RESULT IN DEATH. THE SLEEP CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SLEEP PROBLEMS. SOME OF THE MOST COMMON DISORDERS INCLUDE: SLEEP APNEA, NARCOLEPSY, RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME AND INSOMNIA. BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL'S WOUND HEALING AND BARIATRIC CENTER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE, OUTPATIENT WOUND CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY. THE CENTER UTILIZES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO WOUND CARE BY COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES TRAINED TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OR NON-HEALING WOUNDS. THE CENTER IS STAFFED BY PHYSICIANS IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIALTIES: FAMILY MEDICINE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, PODIATRY, AND THORACIC/VASCULAR SURGERY. THE CERTIFIED PROGRAM IS COMPLIANT WITH THE MOST STRINGENT STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE. BY UTILIZING THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS AND CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES, SUPERIOR CARE IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. THE WOUND HEALING AND BARIATRIC CENTER HAS RECEIVED THE GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL IN DISEASE STATE MANAGEMENT FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HOSPITAL ORGANIZATIONS. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS THE STRYKER NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO COMPLEMENT THE SERVICES PROVIDED AT BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL. THE STRYKER NAVIGATION SYSTEM OFFERS A TECHNOLOGY OPTION THAT HELPS FACILITATE ACCURATE IMPLANT ALIGNMENT AND PROPER LIGAMENT BALANCING, WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PREREQUISITES FOR THE ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT STABILITY, DURABILITY AND SUFFICIENT RANGE OF MOTION. NAVIGATED TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IS AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL WAY TO TREAT QUALIFYING PATIENTS WITH SEVERE KNEE PAIN. THE NEW SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY THAT IS NOW IN PLACE GREATLY ENHANCES THE ABILITY TO RESTORE RANGE OF MOTION, OVERALL FUNCTION AND RETURNS PATIENTS TO NORMAL ACTIVITIES. AT BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, THE NEWEST ARRIVAL TO WOMEN'S SERVICES IS THE "HUGS AND KISSES" INFANT PROTECTION SYSTEM. LOCATED IN THE PEDIATRIC AND WOMEN'S SERVICES UNIT, AN ADVANCED SYSTEM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED FOR ENSURING THE SAFETY OF BABIES, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT A BABY IS MATCHED WITH ITS OWN MOTHER WHEN BROUGHT TO A ROOM FROM THE NURSERY AND THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS MOVE A BABY THROUGH THE UNITS. THE VERICHIP RADIO TRANSMITTER IS PLACED ON THE BABY'S ANKLE. WITH A WIRELESS SYSTEM IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE AREA, "HUGS" POLLS THE BABY'S MOTIONS EVERY SEVEN SECONDS TO DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE INFANT IN RELATION TO AN ELECTRONIC FLOOR PLAN THAT IS OBSERVED BY HOSPITAL STAFF. IN MAY 2006 THE NEW DAUPHIN CANCER SCREENING AND PREVENTION CENTER PARTNERED WITH THE JULIE AND BEN ROGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OPENED TO THE COMMUNITY. A FIRST IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS, THE CENTER OFFERS SCREENING TESTS FOR PROSTATE CANCER AND BREAST CANCER ALONG WITH PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THE DAUPHIN CENTER WAS THE FIRST IN THE AREA TO OFFER DIGITAL MAMMOGRAM IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. IN 2007 THE TEXAS NURSES ASSOCIATION (TNA), A STATEWIDE PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF REGISTERED NURSES, ANNOUNCED THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF HOSPITALS IN TEXAS TO EARN THE NURSE-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL DESIGNATION. AWARDED ONLY TWICE A YEAR, THE TNA'S NURSE-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL DESIGNATION NOW BELONGS TO THE BAPTIST BEAUMONT CAMPUS. THE NEWEST RECIPIENTS JOIN ONLY THIRTY-ONE OTHER HOSPITALS FROM THE STATE'S 581 IN ATTAINING THE THREE-YEAR DESIGNATION. THIS AWARD TELLS THE COMMUNITY THAT BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE AND IT TELLS NURSES THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS NURSES TO PRACTICE EXCELLENT PRACTICE CARE. LATER THE SAME YEAR, THE GREATER BEAUMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECOGNIZED BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL FOR ITS LONG-TIME COMMITMENT TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS WHEN IT ANNOUNCED THE BEAUMONT FACILITY HAD BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2007 SPINDLETOP AWARD. RECOGNITION WAS GIVEN FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH THE NEW EXPANSION AND THE LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY. BAPTIST HOSPITAL'S AWARD-WINNING CARE IS COMPLEMENTED BY BEING CERTIFIED AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CARE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR DISEASE-SPECIFIC CARE. THE STROKE PROGRAM AT BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS TO FOSTER BETTER OUTCOMES FOR STROKE PATIENTS. THE STROKE PROGRAM HAS PARTNERED WITH LOCAL VENDORS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND PHYSICIANS TO ESTABLISH THE NEW STROKEWISE SUPPORT GROUP DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STROKE SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES A WAY TO MEET OTHER STROKE SURVIVORS OR CAREGIVERS. |
| PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES (CONT.) | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL'S FOCUS ON INNOVATION IMPLEMENTED THE MEDIVANCE'S COOLING TECHNOLOGY. THE ARCTIC SUN THERAPEUTIC TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, THE ONLY ONE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS, IS A PRECISE NONINVASIVE PATIENT COOLING DEVICE THAT IS USED AT MORE THAN SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE NATION'S TOP HOSPITALS. THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS THE RP-6 MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEM, MADE BY INTOUCH HEALTH, THE ROBOT ALLOWS DOCTORS TO "VIRTUALLY" CONSULT WITH PATIENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND HEALTHCARE STAFF AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE, EVEN IF MILES AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE RP-6 WILL ALLOW PHYSICIANS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO PATIENTS IN SITUATIONS WHERE TIME IS CRITICAL. THE HOSPITAL WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED BY THE TEXAS HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AWARD PROGRAM WITH THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. OTHER AWARDS INCLUDE THE 2005 PRESS GANEY COMPASS AWARD PRESENTED TO BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL FOR OUTSTANDING IMPROVEMENT IN PATIENT SATISFACTION. MOST RECENTLY, THE VHA AWARDED BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL WITH THE 2006 LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR CLINICAL EXCELLENCE IN CARDIAC CARE. WITH THE ADDITION OF A FIFTY-TWO BED PATIENT TOWER, A CONVENIENT CARE CLINIC, A NEW 64 SLICE CT SCANNER AND MRI THAT ALLOWS PHYSICIANS NEW INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY, AND THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED INFANT TRANSPORT TEAM, BAPTIST BEAUMONT HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO CARRY ITS COMMITMENT TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. SINCE 1949, BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS CONTINUOUSLY INVESTED IN THE LATEST MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO ASSURE THE RIGHT HEALTHCARE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS RIGHT HERE. IN THE HANDS OF OUR HIGHLY SKILLED PARTNERS IN CARING-OUR DOCTORS, NURSES AND TECHNICIANS-THESE "INSTRUMENTS:" -BRING NEW HOPE TO COUNTLESS CANCER AND HEART PATIENTS; -ASSURE THAT HEALTHCARE FOR KIDS IS JUST THE RIGHT SIZE; AND -HELP US SAFELY DELIVER THE NEXT GENERATION OF SONS AND DAUGHTERS AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS. AS A PART OF THE COMMITMENT TO THE BEAUMONT COMMUNITY, BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS OFFERS A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES. THESE EVENTS RANGE FROM COURSES DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS COPE WITH VARIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS TO CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION, AND FROM INFANT CPR AND SAFETY TO A DRIVING SAFETY COURSE FOR MATURE ADULTS. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL ARE MADE AVAILABLE AS SPEAKERS FOR CIVIC GROUPS, INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, AND MEDIA APPEARANCE AND HEALTH FAIRS TO ADDRESS HEALTH TOPICS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO THE PUBLIC. DURING OUR RECENT FISCAL YEAR, OVER 21,422 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. THE STRONGEST AND MOST UNIQUE ASPECT OF BAPTIST HOSPITALS CONTINUES TO BE A DEDICATED STAFF OF EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS AND VOLUNTEERS HELPING THE COMMUNITY TO HEAL, PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE AND SERVICES. TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY IN MEETING OUR VISION OF PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALING HEALTHCARE IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. THE BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, COMMUNITY- OWNED, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES WITH SPIRITUAL VALUES, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES AND SACRED WORK IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012, BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING: 1. Admissions 19,163 2. Average Daily Census 234 3. Birth 1,945 4. Total ER Visits 94,888 5. O/P Visits 73,068 6. Total Surgeries 8,605 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.BHSET.NET DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 6 BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEST TEXAS HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS DESIGNATED AS CLASS A AND CLASS B. THE SOLE CLASS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. THE SOLE CLASS B MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM. |
| DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF PERSONS AND THE NATURE OF THEIR RIGHTS | FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 7A | THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS DESIGNATED AS CLASS A AND CLASS B. THE SOLE CLASS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC., A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION. THE SOLE CLASS B MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM ("MHHS"). MHHS HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BUT HAS NO VOTING, VETO, APPROVAL OR CONSENT RIGHTS AS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION OTHER THAN THE RIGHTS THAT ARE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS. THE CLASS A MEMBER DETERMINES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. AFTER HAVING RECEIVED NOMINATIONS FROM THE BOARD, AND AFTER CONSIDERING THE NOMINATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER CANDIDATES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CLASS A MEMBER, THE CLASS A MEMBER, AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN DECEMBER OF EACH YEAR, SHALL ELECT DIRECTORS FOR TERMS COMMENCING ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEXT MONTH FOLLOWING THE MONTH IN WHICH SUCH ELECTION OCCURS AND CONTINUING FOR THREE (3) YEARS AND UNTIL THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS SHALL HAVE BEEN ELECTED AND QUALIFIED EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS. AT LEAST (50%) OF THE DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE CLASS A MEMBER SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LAW, ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE BEAUMONT HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ELECTED AS DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION AND ARE ENTITLED TO THE SAME PRIVILEGES AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER INDIVIDUALS. |
| DESCR CLASSES OF PERSONS, DECS REQUIRING APPR & TYPE OF VOTING RIGHTS | FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 7B | THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WILL REQUIRE THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CLASS B MEMBER: (I) THE AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS TO THE EXTENT, AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT, AN AMENDMENT AFFECTS A RIGHT, POWER, OR PRIVILEGE OF THE CLASS B MEMBER. (II) MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION UNLESS: (A) THE BALANCE OF THE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE CLASS B MEMBER AND ALL DEBT DESCRIBED IN THE MASTER AGREEMENT AMONG THE CLASS A MEMBER, CLASS B MEMBER AND CORPORATION OWED BY THE CORPORATION TO MHHS WILL BE PAID IN FULL TO MHHS; (B) THE TRANSACTION OCCURS WITH AN AFFILIATE OF THE CLASS A MEMBER; OR (C) THE TRANSACTION IS THE MERGER OF BAPTIST HOSPITAL ORANGE INTO THE CORPORATION. (III) BANKRUPTCY, DISSOLUTION, OR LIQUIDATION OF THE CORPORATION. (IV) TRANSFER, CONVEYANCE, OR ANY OTHER DISPOSITION OF ASSETS IN EXCESS OF $250,000 OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. (V) ANY CONTRIBUTION REQUESTED OF THE CLASS B MEMBER. (VI) INCURRENCE OF DEBT BY THE CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF $500,000 OTHER THAN IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. (VII) ANY CHANGE IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORPORATION, EXCEPT REPLACEMENT OF THE CLASS A MEMBER WITH AN AFFILIATE OF SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC OR MHHS (OR ITS SUCCESSOR) AUTOMATICALLY CEASING TO BE THE CLASS B MEMBER. (VIII) ANY INTENTIONAL CHANGE IN THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE CORPORATION. (IX) THE CORPORATION'S CREATION OF, OR INVESTMENT IN, ANY ORGANIZATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE CLASS A MEMBER WHEREBY THE CORPORATION SPENDS OR INVESTS OVER $1,000,000. (X) ANY AMENDMENT TO THE FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FEE SET FORTH IN THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CLASS A MEMBER, THE CORPORATION, BAPTIST HOSPITAL, ORANGE, AND VHA SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPORATION. (XI) ANY RETURN OF A MEMBERSHIP CONTRIBUTION, DISTRIBUTION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY OTHER KIND NOT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CLASS A MEMBER AND THE CORPORATION, THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CLASS B MEMBER AND THE CORPORATION, THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION, OR THE MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CLASS A MEMBER, THE CLASS B MEMBER, AND THE CORPORATION. THE POWER TO ALTER, AMEND, OR RESTATE THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION OR TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL THE BYLAWS OR TO ADOPT NEW BYLAWS IS VESTED SOLELY IN THE CLASS A MEMBER, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS. ALL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CORPORATION ARE RESERVED SOLELY TO THE CLASS A MEMBER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE BYLAWS AND SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED TO THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE CLASS A MEMBER, AND AS SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED TO PERSONS OR GROUPS OTHER THAN THE CLASS A MEMBERS BY THE BYLAWS OR BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY. WHILE MAINTAINING AUTHORITY TO ACT UNILATERALLY, THE CLASS A MEMBER MAY CONSULT WITH THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE EXERCISING ITS RIGHTS. |
| DESC THE PROCESS USED BY MANAGEMENT &/OR GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW 990 | FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 11b | THE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 IS CONDUCTED BY THE CFO, CORPORATE CONTROLLER, AND HOSPITAL CONTROLLER, FOLLOWING THE PREPARATION AND REVIEW OF THE RETURN BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PAID PREPARER. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS TO MONITOR TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 12C | THE COMPLIANCE OFFICER FOR BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS MAINTAINS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND REGULARLY MONITORS THEM AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRACTICE IS TO SEND OUT ANNUAL DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRES TO BOARD MEMBERS, SENIOR OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE RESPONSES ARE TAKEN TO THE AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL GAIN BY A MEMBER FROM ANY DECISION THAT IS TO BE DELIBERATED ON, THEN THAT MEMBER IS REMOVED FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE MEMBER WILL NOT TAKE PART IN ANY DELIBERATIONS THAT HE OR SHE MIGHT PERSONALLY GAIN FROM. THE MEMBER OPERATING UNDER A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER TO WHICH THE CONFLICT RELATES. |
| OFFICES & POSITIONS FOR WHICH PROCESS WAS USED, & YEAR PROCESS WAS BEGUN | FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 15A & 15B | THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVES ARE EMPLOYED BY THE PARENT ORGANIZATION, VHA SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPORATION (CHC), AND THEREFORE FOLLOW THE COMPENSATION POLICY OF SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ITS CLASS A MEMBER, WHICH IN TURN FOLLOWS THE COMPENSATION POLICY OF CHC. CHC ENGAGED SULLIVAN COTTER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE COMPENSATION OF CHC'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. SULLIVAN COTTER GATHERED DATA RELATED TO ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS, SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, AND CURRENT INCUMBENTS' COMPENSATION. SULLIVAN COTTER RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATE COMPARISON DATA AND UTILIZED SURVEY DATA FROM FOUR MAJOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SURVEY PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE MARKET DATA AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS THAT MEET CHC'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. SULLIVAN COTTER'S RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PRESENTED TO THE CHC COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. CHC ALSO CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS OF COMPENSATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. THIS PROCESS IS PERFORMED EACH YEAR PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PROCESS, WHICH ENDS ON JULY 1ST OF EACH YEAR. |
| AVAIL OF GOV DOCS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY & FIN STMTS TO GEN PUBLIC | FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE AT ITS BUSINESS OFFICE UPON REQUEST. |
| AVERAGE RELATED HOURS DISCLOSURE | FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | ESTIMATED HOURS WORKED BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AT RELATED ENTITIES: DAVID BUTLER: ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1 HOUR YOAKUM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - 1 HOUR CHC COMMUNITY CARE - 1 HOUR CONTINUECARE HOSPITAL OF TYLER - 1 HOUR VHASW COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPORATION - 34 HOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING, INC. - 1 HOUR SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - .01 HOUR WILSON WEBER: ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL - 1 HOUR YOAKUM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - 1 HOUR ST. MARK'S MEDICAL CENTER - 1 HOUR VHASW COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPORATION - 33 HOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CONSULTING, INC. - 6 HOURS SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - .01 HOUR DAVID PARMER: BAPTIST PHYSICIAN NETWORK - 1 HOUR GARY TROUTMAN: BAPTIST PHYSICIAN NETWORK - 1 HOUR GERALD BRYANT: BAPTIST PHYSICIAN NETWORK - 1 HOUR BAPTIST PHYSICIAN NETWORK - 1 HOUR |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | FORM 990, PART XI, QUESTION 2C | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF VHA SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CORPORATION, WHICH IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION OF BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALS. |
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