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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) 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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| Form 990, Schedule K, Part V | The Hospital has in place written post-issuance tax compliance procedures for tax-exempt obligations. To ensure that its bonds continue to qualify for tax-exempt status, the Hospital consults with bond counsel and other legal counsel and advisors, as needed, to ensure that all applicable post-issuance requirements are met. The Hospital has not identified any non-compliance with the requirements of its tax-exempt bonds. | |
| Form 990, Schedule K, Part I, Line B, Column (f) | The proceeds of the Series 2009A Bonds are being used for the purposes of financing projects consisting of: (i) the acquisition, construction, renovation, expansion and equipping of certain hospital and related health care facilities owned and operated or to be owned and operated by one or more of Rhode Island, The Miriam or Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospitals, located at and in the vicinity of the Hospital Campuses; (ii) equipping, furnishing and improving facilities and other depreciable assets used in health care operations on the Hospital Campuses; (iii) the funding of a debt service reserve fund for the Bonds; and (iv) the payment of certain expenses of issuance with respect to the Bonds. | |
| Form 990, Schedule K, Part I, Line A, Column (f) | The proceeds of the Series 2006A Bonds were used: (i) to advance refund a portion of the $214,585,000 Hospital Financing Revenue Bonds, Lifespan Obligated Group Issue, Series 1996; (ii) to advance refund a portion of the $78,000,000 Hospital Financing Revenue Bonds, Lifespan Obligated Group Issue, Series 2002 and (iii) to pay certain expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Series 2006A Bonds. | |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2 | While the Hospital did not produce a separate audited financial statement as of and for the year ended September 30, 2012, it was included in Rhode Island Hospital and Affiliates' consolidated audited financial statements, which include Rhode Island Hospital, RIH Ventures, and Radiosurgery Center of Rhode Island, LLC. There are no regulatory or creditor stipulations which require the preparation of a separate audited financial statement for the organization.The Lifespan Audit and Compliance Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of RIH's consolidated financial statements and the selection of Lifespan's independent accountant. | |
| Form 990, Part VI Section B, Lines 15 a&b cont | Base Salary Actions: The CEO recommends any salary adjustments for participants in the executive compensation program, using the results of the valuation study and his/her assessment of individual performance or other pertinent information, for the Committee's consideration.New Participants in Executive Compensation Program: With respect to compensation offers for individuals expected to participate in the executive compensation program, the office of the Senior Vice President of Human Resources works with the Committee's independent compensation consultant or relies on information previously provided by the consultant to establish a range of reasonable cash compensation within which recruitment is expected to conclude with acceptance of a reasonable compensation offer. | |
| Form 990, Part VI Section B, Lines 15 a&b | The following applies to Lifespan and all of its affiliates, including Rhode Island Hospital:EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONLifespan's executive compensation philosophy balances appropriate stewardship of resources and the need to be competitive in recruiting and retaining talented individuals. It incorporates market-competitive and performance-related principles, and covers the President and CEO of Lifespan as well as other officers, senior management and key employees. Lifespan's executive compensation program complies with both law and contemporary ethical norms, and is administered consistent with the organization's tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the avoidance of transactions subject to intermediate sanctions under Section 4958 of the IRC. Executive compensation is also administered consistent with Lifespan's Corporate Compliance Policy on Excess Benefit Transactions.The Compensation Committee of the Lifespan Corporation Board of Directors (the Committee), comprised of disinterested Lifespan and affiliate Board members, is responsible for diligent oversight of executive compensation to ensure compliance with IRC requirements. Its duties include:* Approving eligibility for participation in the executive compensation program * Approving changes in compensation for existing executive participants * Approving guidelines, such as salary ranges and contract terms, on appropriate levels of compensation for other key employees* Approving new, and modifying or terminating existing, executive compensation plans including, but not limited to, annual and long-term incentive and executive benefit plans* Approving performance objectives associated with Lifespan's annual and long-term incentive plans, including measuring points, and using audited actual performance relative to these objectives as a precondition to approving the payment of any awards under the plan(s)* Authorizing periodic performance benchmark studies to be conducted for purposes of assessing Lifespan's performance within the healthcare industry and the degree to which total remuneration levels at Lifespan are generally commensurate with Lifespan performance relative to healthcare industry performance* Conducting an annual performance review of Lifespan's Chief Executive Officer. The Chair of the Committee conducts and documents this review, based on his/her observations and interpretation of feedback from members of the Board of Directors.* Selecting and engaging qualified, independent, third party compensation valuation consultants that the Committee charges with rendering opinions with respect to the reasonableness and comparability of compensation as well as the comparative organizations against which compensation is assessed, in accordance with relevant sections of the IRC and Lifespan's executive compensation philosophy. The independent consultants are not engaged by management to perform any services for Lifespan without prior approval by the Committee.Lifespan's Chief Executive Officer works closely with the Committee to make recommendations on the above topics and keep the Committee informed about contemplated compensation changes for executives and other key employees, as well as candidates for these roles. The CEO also provides periodic updates to the Committee regarding Lifespan's performance relative to compensation-related performance objectives. The Committee's deliberations and actions are documented in minutes prepared for each meeting.PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION Valuation of Total Cash and Total Remuneration: No less frequently than annually, the Committee receives and reviews a total cash compensation valuation of all existing executive compensation program participants prepared by its independent compensation consultant. Annually, the Committee also receives and reviews a total remuneration valuation of all existing executive compensation participants. | |
| Form 990, Part VI Section B, Line 12c | Lifespan Corporation has a Conflict of Interest Policy that is applicable to all affiliates, including Rhode Island Hospital, and administered by Lifespan's Corporate Compliance Department as follows: Each designated person subject to Lifespan's conflict of interest policy is required to provide Lifespan with an initial disclosure statement and thereafter an annual statement attesting that (i) the designated person has read and is familiar with this policy, and (ii) the designated person and, to the best of his/her knowledge, family members, have not in the past engaged in, are not presently engaging in, or plan to engage in, any activity which contravenes this policy.If, at any time during the course of employment or association, a designated person has reason to believe that an existing or contemplated activity may contravene this policy, the person shall submit a full written description of the activity to the Lifespan Compliance Officer or the Office of the General Counsel to seek a determination as to whether the contemplated activity does or does not contravene this policy. (For the bulk of Lifespan management staff knowledge of this requirement shall be acknowledged as part of the annual performance evaluation process.) If the activity in question involves either the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, or a Trustee, a full written disclosure must be made to, and a determination sought from, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lifespan Corporation.Annually, the Lifespan Compliance Officer shall review and report to the Lifespan Executive Corporate Compliance Committee and to the Lifespan Audit and Compliance Committee on the administration of this policy.Failure on the part of any designated person to comply with this policy, including failure to submit in a timely fashion the conflict of interest disclosure statement, will be grounds for removal from his/her position and/or termination of his/her employment with Lifespan. | |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c, continued | Major areas of research include:Cancer: RIH participates in clinical trials of new therapeutic agents in both adult and pediatric medicine. These trials are supported by the National Cancer Institute and include the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), Pediatric Oncology Group (POG), and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). RIH is a participating hospital in the Brown University-sponsored Cancer Oncology group (BrUCOG).The Liver Research Center: The Liver Research Center emphasizes studies relating to the molecular biology of liver diseases such as Hepatitis B and C and cellular carcinoma.Heart Disease: Clinical research continues in antithrombolytic therapy and anticoagulant therapy. General research continues in areas of invasive therapy, such as angioplasty, artherectomy, coronary stenting, and laser treatment of coronary artery disease.Neurological Illness: The Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorder combines high quality neurological, neuropsychologic, and psychiatric services, thus creating a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment center for patients with memory disorders.Stroke: The Stroke Center at Rhode Island Hospital provides services to more than 900 adult and geriatric patients with suspected transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke annually in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. As the region's only primary stroke center located within a Level 1 trauma center, Rhode Island Hospital is uniquely qualified to provide the most advanced clinical care to acute stroke patients. Other major research areas included multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and other movement disorders. | |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b, continued | Under an affiliation agreement with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Brown), RIH participates jointly in various clinical training programs and research activities. In 2010, Brown named RIH its Principal Teaching Hospital. The goals of the partnership are to facilitate the expansion of joint educational and research programs in order to compete both clinically and academically. The Hospital currently sponsors 46 graduate medical education programs accredited by or under the auspices of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), while also sponsoring another 26 hospital-approved residency and fellowship programs. The Hospital serves as the principal setting for these clinical training programs, which encompass the following disciplines: internal medicine and medicine subspecialties, including hematology and oncology; orthopedics and orthopedic subspecialties; clinical neurosciences; general surgery and surgical specialties; pediatrics and pediatric specialties, including hematology and oncology; dermatology; radiology; pathology; child psychiatry; emergency medicine and emergency medicine specialties; dentistry; and medical physics. In 2012, Brown University enrolled 455 students in undergraduate medical education programs. All medical students at Brown receive training at RIH. The Hospital teaching faculty help to ensure that the experience for both undergraduate and graduate medical education trainees remains transformative - transforming novice practitioners into physicians able to think, act, and keep their focus on the ultimate goal of providing the best and most appropriate care for patients no matter what the setting or circumstances. The Hospital is also a participating clinical training site for another 200 residents and fellows based at other institutions in anesthesiology, general surgery, family medicine, infectious disease, pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/Gyn) and OB/Gyn subspecialties, otolaryngology, podiatry, psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, orthopedics, pediatric dentistry, colorectal surgery, and radiation oncology programs.With respect to nursing education, the Hospital has developed educational affiliations with the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing; Rhode Island College School of Nursing; Community College of Rhode Island; Salve Regina University; Boston College; Yale University; Regis College; Simmons College; St. Joseph's Health Services' School of Nursing; the University of Massachusetts campuses at Dartmouth, Boston, Amherst and Worcester; the University of Connecticut; New England Technical Institute; Walden University; and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as other Schools of Nursing, pursuant to which their nursing students obtain clinical training and experience at the Hospital. The Hospital does not receive any compensation from the various schools for providing a clinical setting for the student nurse training.RIH sponsors training programs in the following medical fields: medical technology; diagnostic medical sonography; nuclear medicine technology; radiologic technology; mammography; computed tomography; and magnetic resonance imaging. At RIH, clinical affiliations/student clinical training programs are provided through contracts with a number of colleges and universities in the professional areas of speech-language pathology and audiology, physical therapy, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapy, and certified occupational therapy assistants. In addition, RIH serves as the clinical setting for training programs in histology, cytology, phlebotomy, child development and social work. RIH also has clinical affiliations/student clinical training programs for pharmacy students provided through contracts with a number of colleges and universities. | |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a, continued | In 2012, RIH discharged 34,089 inpatients with total inpatient days of 179,378, treated 149,867 patients in its emergency departments, performed 22,354 inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures, and cared for 174,892 patients in outpatient clinics.Special services, facilities and programs provided by RIH include the Comprehensive Cancer Center for adults; Cardiovascular Institute, comprised of cardiac catheterization, balloon angioplasty and open heart surgery; critical care services; microvascular surgery; nuclear cardiology; radiology; laboratory; renal dialysis; computerized tomography; orthopedics, including minimally invasive carpal tunnel surgery and cartilage transplants for knee defects; and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). RIH is the designated Level I Trauma Center for the State of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, with a state-of-the-art emergency department (ED) and a dedicated pediatric ED. RIH's adult ED includes a dedicated radiology unit, including 4-slice and 16-slice CT scanners, ultrasound and x-ray machines; an all-inclusive chest pain center; a critical care unit for the most seriously injured and ill; and private treatment rooms. In 2007, RIH was the first hospital in New England to place a cardiac catheterization lab in its ED, providing faster care and preserving heart muscle function for acute cardiac patients. RIH provides a full range of services to patients, with particular expertise in diagnostic imaging, cardiology, oncology (both medical and radiation), neurosciences and orthopedics. RIH offers imaging with the PET/CT technology for cancer staging, while cardiac MRI and 64-slice cardiac CT scanners are powerful tools for evaluating heart disease and function. The Anne C. Pappas Center for Breast Imaging is the only facility in the state to be designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiologists. In the area of cancer services, RIH pioneered image-guided tumor ablation, which shrinks or eliminates tumors by destroying them with heat (microwave ablation and radiofrequency ablation) or by freezing them (cryoablation). In addition, radiation oncology services include a linear accelerator for image-guided radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery, as well as electronic brachytherapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, which reduces average treatment times from eight weeks to five days. In the area of surgical oncology, RIH is the only hospital in the state and one of only a few hospitals in New England to offer hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC) for patients with advanced cancer of the abdomen. In the sphere of neurosurgery, RIH features one of the first gamma knife surgical centers in the United States, which offers intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery for the non-invasive treatment of brain lesions previously inaccessible or unsuccessfully treated by conventional therapies.Rhode Island Hospital provides a wide-range of adult, adolescent, and child behavioral health services. Related behavioral health services programs and research provided include: psychiatry emergency services for adults, adolescents, and children; psychiatry consultation liaison services; correctional psychiatry program; inpatient and geriatric psychiatry programs; mood disorders program; gambling treatment program; anxiety disorders program; body dysmorphic disorder program; behavioral sleep medicine program; substance abuse treatment program; neuropsychiatric services; adult and pediatric neuropsychology services; adult and pediatric partial hospitalization programs; family research program; and Bradley/ Hasbro Children's Research Center. | |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 | Volunteers support and contribute to the mission of RIH and HCH every day, giving their time, energy and enthusiasm. Throughout the hospital, they are able to learn, meet other dedicated volunteers, better understand the healthcare environment, and gain personal satisfaction knowing they are making a difference to patients, families and visitors alike.Volunteer positions are available for both teens and adults in a wide variety of positions, including greeters, family liaisons, emergency room support, gift shop support, nurse aides, office support, pet therapy, physical therapy, patient visitors, recovery room support, art therapy, and central transporters. Volunteers also transport students and serve as guides, escorts, and interpreter aides. | |
| RIH also offers pediatric services through its pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital (HCH). HCH's specialties include cardiology, orthopedics, and hematology/oncology. HCH also has the area's only center for pediatric imaging, as well as the area's only pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric oncology and outpatient cardiac programs, pediatric emergency department, and pediatric surgical unit. It operates specialty clinics treating children ranging in age from newborn to 18 years. Services and programs include adolescent medicine, the Asthma and Allergy Center, the Children's Neurodevelopment Center, the Child Life Program, the Child Protection Program, dermatology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, the Injury Prevention Center, the Kidney Transplant Center, nephrology, neurosurgery, nutrition, the Partial Hospitalization Program, surgery, plastic surgery, primary care clinic, rehabilitation services, Sickle Cell Clinic, and urology.Additional special services, facilities and programs furnished by RIH include: the endovascular hybrid operating room suite (the only one of its kind in Rhode Island, the suite's design provides vascular surgeons with the flexibility to perform minimally invasive procedures and traditional open surgeries simultaneously with limited anesthesia); adult and pediatric kidney and pancreas transplant center; Alzheimer's disease and memory disorders center; an adult and pediatric hemostasis and thrombosis center; an adult and pediatric diabetes and endocrinology center; colorectal care center; and the transfusion-free medicine and surgery program, one of only two such formalized programs in New England. RIH also holds designation or certification as a bariatric surgery center of excellence; adult and pediatric burn center; breast imaging center of excellence, primary stroke center; and the distinction center for spine surgery, knee and hip replacement, and complex and rare cancers.RIH provides full charity care for individuals at or below twice the federal poverty level, with a sliding scale for individuals up to four times the poverty level. In addition, a substantial discount is offered to all other uninsured patients. The Hospital determines the costs associated with providing charity care by aggregating the applicable direct and indirect costs, including compensation and benefits, supplies, and other operating expenses, based on data from its costing system. The total cost, excluding medical education and research, incurred by the Hospital to provide charity care amounted to $48,012,732 in fiscal 2012. Charges forgone, based on established rates, amounted to $175,109,000.RIH substantially subsidized various health services including the following programs: adult psychiatry, dental, adolescent, and Alzheimer's, as well as the Center for Special Children, early intervention, and certain other specialty services at a cost of $8,997,646 in fiscal year 2012. RIH also provides numerous other services to the community for which charges are not generated. These services include certain emergency services, community health screenings for cardiac health, prostate cancer and other diseases, smoking cessation, immunization and nutrition programs, diabetes education, stroke and burn survivor support groups, community health training programs, patient advocacy, foreign language translation, physician referral services, and charitable contributions. The cost of these services amounted to $304,788 in fiscal 2012.In 2012, Lifespan, on behalf of Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, reached an agreement with the City of Providence to make voluntary payments of $800,000 a year for three years, for a total of $2.4 million to help stabilize the city's financial health. RIH's share of the voluntary payment is $584,000 a year, for a total of $1,752,000. Lifespan has always maintained a strong commitment to Providence through its many community-based programs, as well as through the charity care it provides. Community programs provide support to the city through various clinics, community health programs, employment training initiatives, youth employment and mentoring programs, and substantial financial support to various city programs. As an organization, Lifespan understands that the fiscal health of the City of Providence is vital to the economic health of the entire State of Rhode Island. The agreement is a groundbreaking partnership that demonstrates Lifespan's commitment to help ensure a strong and vital Providence.RIH is accredited by The Joint Commission, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for residency and fellowship training, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education of the Rhode Island Medical Society, the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer, the Joint Review Committees on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology and Radiologic Technology, the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, and the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.In 2012, Rhode Island Hospital's adult cardiothoracic intensive care unit received its second Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. Rhode Island Hospital's diagnostic imaging department was awarded Healthcare Technology Management's first Best Practices in Healthcare Technology Management Award. The award recognizes the Hospital's effort to establish and sustain a culture of safety. The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Rhode Island Hospital was recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Certification Program for delivering high-quality patient care. The QOPI Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, provides a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet the highest standards for quality cancer care. In addition, RIH was named one of the 25 best hospitals to work for in the U.S. by Healthcare Business & Technology. | ||
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Lifespan and the Lifespan Obligated Group, which consists of RIH, The Miriam Hospital, Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, and The Miriam Hospital Foundation, currently make their annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements available to the public via DAC (Digital Assurance Certification LLC), a disclosure dissemination agent for issuers of the tax-exempt bonds which electronically posts and transmits Lifespan's financial information to repositories and investors alike. In addition, copies of the Hospital's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conflict of Interest Policy are available upon request from the office of the Lifespan Chief Financial Officer, either in person or by mail. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process | The preparation and filing of the Form 990 and supporting schedules is the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer and Lifespan's Finance Department, with review by Lifespan's tax advisors, KPMG LLP. The Form 990 is prepared by the accounting staff upon completion of Lifespan's annual independent audit and reviewed by the Corporate Services Tax Compliance Manager. Further review is performed by the Director of Finance and the Vice President of Finance - Corporate Services. Once the draft Form 990 is complete, the Director of Finance forwards it with all supporting worksheets to KPMG, which then reviews the completed form in detail. The Director of Finance answers questions as they arise and provides additional information as needed. KPMG provides the Director of Finance with any recommended changes which are reviewed, and if agreed upon, are incorporated into the return. The draft Form 990 is then provided to the Chief Financial Officer for final management review. Prior to filing the return with the Internal Revenue Service, a copy of the entire form is sent to Rhode Island Hospital's Board of Trustees in advance of its next Board meeting, at which the Chief Financial Officer discusses the highlights of the Form. All questions and concerns of the members of the Board are addressed by the Chief Financial Officer and incorporated into the Form 990 when appropriate. Once the Form 990 is complete and ready to be filed, the members of the Board are notified via email that a copy of the final version of the Form 990 is accessible through a password protected website portal. The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to file the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | Lifespan has the responsibility for planning, directing and establishing policies intended to assure the development and delivery of quality health services on an integrated, cost-effective basis. Powers reserved to Lifespan, in addition to those noted above, include: to approve amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and other Charter documents; to approve strategic plans; to approve investment policies and any capital or operating budgets or material non-budgeted expenditures; and to authorize incurrence or guaranty of material indebtedness. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | The bylaws of Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) confer certain reserved powers on Lifespan to provide it with the means of effective oversight, coordination and support of the system. Powers reserved to Lifespan include: to elect and remove trustees and to approve the election of and to remove certain officers. At each annual meeting of the RIH Board of Trustees, a list is compiled of the names of those persons selected to serve as Trustees of RIH so that it can be approved and submitted to Lifespan for ratification and election. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Lifespan Corporation is the sole corporate member of Rhode Island Hospital. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | Timothy J. Babineau, M.D., President, and Mary A. Wakefield, CFO, are employed by and officers of Lifespan Corporation. Ms. Wakefield is also an officer VNA Technicare, Inc.(VNA). Frederick J. Macri, Officer, is employed by Lifespan Corporation and an officer of VNA. Penelope H. Dennehy is employed by Rhode Island Hospital. |
| Software ID: | 11000144 |
| Software Version: | 2011v1.5 |