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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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| 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) and 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 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 The Miriam 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 The Miriam 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 awareness 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, 4c | In 1969, TMH and certain other Rhode Island hospitals entered into an affiliation agreement to participate jointly in various clinical training programs and research activities with Brown Medical School, renamed The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Brown). The goals of the partnership are to facilitate the expansion of joint educational and research programs to compete both clinically and academically.TMH participates in Brown programs in internal medicine and medicine subspecialties, general surgery and surgical subspecialties, psychiatry, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and dermatology and provides stipends to residents and physician fellows while in training. The Hospital is also a participating clinical training site for residents from other programs in infectious disease, OB/Gyn subspecialties, podiatry, psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, and colorectal surgery. In addition, TMH Behavioral Medicine, in collaboration with Brown, sponsors research and clinical psychology training programs for interns, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty trainees. OTHER EDUCATIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND PROGRAMS:Nursing. TMH has developed formal and informal educational affiliations with the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing; Rhode Island College School of Nursing; Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI); 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 TMH. TMH does not receive any compensation from the various schools for providing a clinical setting for the student nurse training.Sponsored Training Programs and Clinical Site Affiliations. TMH sponsors training programs for a variety of allied health care professionals including required clinical and fieldwork experiences in physical, speech, and occupational therapy to university students in each discipline through contracts with the various universities. TMH serves as a clinical training site for students from CCRI for the vascular and cardiology ultrasound programs and also provides training experiences for students in diagnostic radiology, medical technology, phlebotomy, and social work. The Hospital serves as a clinical training site for students from The Nuclear Medicine Institute of the University of Findlay (Ohio). TMH has clinical affiliations/student clinical training programs for pharmacy students provided through contracts with a number of colleges and universities. | |
| Form 990, Part III, 4b | TMH conducts extensive medical research and is in the forefront of biomedical health care delivery research and among the leaders nationally in National Institutes of Health programs.Major areas of research include:Cancer- TMH conducts clinical and behavioral research focusing on the many facets of cancer including prevention, education, and therapeutics, supported by the National Cancer Institute, CALGB, and NSABP. TMH is a participating hospital in the Brown Univiersity-sponsored Cancer Oncology Group (BrUCOG).HIV- At TMH, research focuses on the treatment and prevention of HIV infections, especially in hard-to-reach populations, both in the U.S. and abroad. There are international sites located in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Indonesia, The Phillipines, and South Africa. The Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for Aids Research conducts clinical, basic, and translational research programs. The TB Clinic performs research in the area of co-infections of HIV and tuberculosis.Depression- The Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine (CBPM) is comprised of major centers including: (1) Weight Control and Diabetes, (2) Nicotine & Tobacco Research, and (3) Physical Activity Research.The Weight Control and Diabetes Center conducts research programs that focus on diet, exercise, maintenance strategies, home environment, adolescent issues, and pediatric obesity. The Physical Activity Research Center conducts research in the workplace, community settings and health care facilities, involving all age groups and focusing on the effects of exercise in disease preventions and treatment. | |
| Form 990, Part III, 4a, continued | TMH is licensed to operate 247 acute care beds by the Rhode Island Department of Health. Notable medical accomplishments of TMH include performance of Rhode Island's first lung operation, first kidney transplant and first aortic valvuloplasty (a procedure to clear blocked heart valves). In 2012, TMH discharged 15,606 inpatients, logged nearly 58,000 visits in its emergency department and performed over 10,000 inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures. Services provided in 2012 represent nearly 163,000 inpatient days and more than 71,000 clinic visits. TMH is staffed by more than 775 affiliated physicians, approximately 50 full-time house staff (medical school graduates), a nursing staff of 500 and more than 1,100 health care employees. In total, TMH employs more than 2,500 people. TMH is a major teaching hospital for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, providing clinical rotations for residents.TMH 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 cost 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 $12,721,373 in fiscal 2012. Charges forgone, based on established rates, amounted to $41,579,316.TMH substantially subsidized various health services including oncology, HIV, tuberculosis and men's health clinics at a cost of $3,379,244 in fiscal year 2012. TMH 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, community health training programs, patient advocacy, foreign language translation, physicianreferral services, and charitable contributions. The cost of these services amounted to $304,788 in fiscal year 2012.TMH subsidizes the cost of treating patients who receive government assistance where reimbursement is below cost. Medicaid is a means-tested health insurance program, jointly funded by state and federal governments. States administer the program and set rules for eligibility, benefits, and provider payments within broad federal guidelines. The program provides health care coverage to low-income children and families, pregnant women, long-term unemployed adults, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Eligibility is determined by a variety of factors, which include income relative to the federal poverty line, age and immigration status, and assets. | |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 | Volunteers support and contribute to the mission of TMH every day. 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, visitors, and vendors 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, dietary, patient visitors, recovery room support, patient experience representatives, hand massage, and central transporters. | |
| TMH's surgeons are leaders in their field. TMH, as part of an academic medical center, prizes the mastery of new technologies in order to improve the quality of life for patients. TMH surgeons have successfully performed over 1,000 procedures using the da Vinci Surgical System and have made its use a cornerstone of cancer treatment at TMH. The Comprehensive Cancer Center brings together world-renowned physicians and a group of specialists from TMH, Rhode Island Hospital and Newport Hospital, forming a multidisciplinary team whose level of knowledge and experience are unparalleled in Rhode Island.The Hospital's Adult Outpatient Behavioral Medicine Services help individuals improve health through behavior change. Services are offered to help patients adjust to chronic medical conditions, including their associated physical and emotional distress; modify unhealthy ways of living (for example, smoking cessation) to help prevent the onset or progression of disease; and treat mood and anxiety disorders that interfere with management of medical conditions. Services are available to help individuals with behavioral and psychosocial management of medical conditions such as pain, cancer, heart disease (including those with implanted cardiac devices), pulmonary disease, and diabetes. The Weight Management Program provides comprehensive, medically supervised treatment for mildly, moderately, and severely overweight adults. Specialized programs are also available for adolescents and diabetics. Treatment combines medical monitoring, behavioral therapy, exercise instruction, three levels of calorie reduction, and nutrition education. The Hospital's clinicians include surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, physical therapists, radiologists, nurses, clinical social workers, patient advocates, pharmacists, and nutritionists. These dedicated specialists work with patients every step of the way, from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care.To help patients and their families cope with breast cancer, TMH offers the Breast Health Navigator Program. The program assists breast cancer patients through the entire course of their cancer care with breast health navigators, registered nurses trained in oncology who possess an in-depth understanding of breast cancer, and theprocess undergone by patients. They guide patients through diagnosis, treatment andrecovery, while helping them make informed decisions and cope with the variety of issues they face.TMH and Rhode Island Hospital were named Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. TMH and Rhode Island Hospital are the only two hospitals in the State to receive this distinction. Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers are facilities within participating Blue Cross and Blue Shield network service areas that offer comprehensive inpatient cancer care programs for adults, delivered by multidisciplinary teams with subspecialty training and distinguished clinical expertise in treating complex and rare subtypes of cancer. TMH and Rhode Island Hospital have both been recognized for excellence in treating esophageal, gastric, liver, pancreatic, rectal, and thyroid cancer.The division of gastrointestinal and liver pathology is committed to providing high quality diagnostic services for gastrointestinal and liver diseases.Collectively, gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common form of malignancies suffered today, affecting nearly a quarter of a million Americans each year. To address this, the Comprehensive Cancer Center has brought together nationally recognized leaders in the treatment and research of gastrointestinal cancers. | ||
| TMH has been named among the nation's 100 top hospitals for cardiovascular care by Thompson Healthcare. Thompson's annual study identifies hospitals that are setting benchmark levels of performance for cardiovascular services throughout the nation. It recognizes the hospitals and their management teams for superior clinical, operational and financial performance in the area of cardiovascular service.TMH's cardiac surgery department is led by four board certified cardiothoracic surgeons, each able to perform a wide variety of cardiac, thoracic and peripheral vascular procedures. They represent more than ninety years of cumulative experience.Anesthesiologists dedicated to the management of complex cardiothoracic and vascular procedures provide each patient with the latest measures of intraoperative therapy and assessment. Every patient is monitored with a transesophageal echocardiogram (sonogram). TMH's team of surgeons, anesthesiologists and cardiologists works closely together. This cooperative approach has led to outstanding results at all levels of complexity.Thanks to the latest evolution in surgical technology, physicians now have an effective alternative to traditional open surgery and laparoscopy that allows them to provide patients with the best of both approaches. This alternative is the da Vinci Surgical System and TMH uses this technology to treat different types of cancer. | ||
| The Center's team-based approach provides state-of-the-art care for patients who have or are at risk for cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as pancreatic cancer, cancer of the esophagus, and tumors involving the liver.The gastrointestinal cancer care services available through the Comprehensive Cancer Center provide care for patients who have or are at risk for the following types of cancer: bile duct, esophagus, gallbladder, endocrine, and cystic tumors of the pancreas, liver and stomach.TMH also offers medical nutrition therapy on an outpatient basis designed to help prevent and control gastrointestinal disorders. | ||
| 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. TMH's share of the voluntary payment is $216,000 a year, for a total of $648,000. 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 cityprograms.The Total Joint CenterThe Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital is dedicated to providing the most technologically advanced and specialized procedures focused on the replacement of joints and rehabilitation and care in treating diseases of, or injuries to, hips, knees, and shoulders. The Miriam Hospital is a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, which is a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate an expertise in quality care by meeting objective clinical measures, resulting in better outcomes for patients.Medical and surgical services at the Total Joint Center are provided in a personalized, caring environment within the context of an academic medical center. All services focus on the patient experience from initial consultation through recovery.Multidisciplinary medical teams include many dedicated specialists - surgeons, internal medicine specialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, rehabilitation therapists and social workers who work with patients from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care. The physical therapy and nursing teams work together after surgery to get patients moving for faster recovery, and physicians, nurses and therapists work collaboratively to follow up care.Each patient benefits from individualized treatment plans and rehabilitation to aid recovery and restore functionality as quickly as possible. Whenever possible, minimally invasive surgery techniques are used to perform surgery. These techniques have dramatically improved the quality of the post-operative and recovery experience for the patient. In some cases and when appropriate, computer navigation technology is used for knee and hip replacement surgeries. Computer navigation can assist the surgeon and improve the level of accuracy, bringing the precision of bone cuts and implant alignment in joint replacement surgery to a whole new level of accuracy, reliability and longevity.Award-Winning CareIn 2012, TMH's Stroke Center received a Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. This is the association's highest honor for stroke care.National Stroke Center CertificationAlso in 2012, TMH earned the elite Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers, a national honor awarded to the country's top stroke programs. TMH, which was the first hospital in Rhode Island to be certified a Primary Stroke Center, holds distinction as the only facility in the state to be certified four times.National Stroke Performance Award In both 2011 and 2010, TMH received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Associations Get With The Guidelines Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes TMH's commitment and success in providing the highest standard of stroke care for patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. This is the Associations highest honor for stroke care. Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer Also in 2011, The Leonard and Adele R. Decof Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at TMH earned the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons, among only 90 programs nationwide to receive thishonor. This award recognizes the significant commitment by medical staff,administration and support staff to providing high-quality cancer care to their patients, as well as meeting and exceeding the standards set by the CoC. Center of Excellence DesignationTMH was named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of excellence in providing superior and comprehensive bariatric surgery care.Blue Distinction Center RecognitionIn both 2011 and 2010, TMH was named a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island following a comprehensive review of its spine surgery and knee and hip replacement services. The Blue Distinction program recognizes facilities that meet objective, evidence-based thresholds for clinical quality, developed in collaboration with expert physicians and medical organizations.AACVPR Program Certification During 2011, The Miriam Hospital pulmonary rehabilitation program was awarded certification from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). Certified AACVPR programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation because they offer the most advanced practices available.Magnet Hospital DesignationIn 2010, for the fourth consecutive time, TMH received Magnet designation for overall nursing care and excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Only three other facilities in the United States have been designated a Magnet hospital four times, and TMH is the only hospital in New England to earn this honor. The program provides a framework to recognize excellence in the managementphilosophy and practice of nursing services, adherence to standards for improving the quality of patient care, and continued competence of nursing personnel. In addition, recipient hospitals must demonstrate attention to the cultural and ethnic diversity of patients and their significant others, as well as the care providers in the system. The Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence is the highest level of recognition the American Nurses Credentialing Center can bestow upon organized nursing services in health care organizations. | ||
| 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 The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island 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 issues of the tax-exempt bonds which electronically posts and transmits Lifespan's financial information to repositories and investors alike. In addition, copies of TMH'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 The Miriam 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 The Miriam Hospital (TMH) 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 TMH Board of Trustees, a list is compiled of the names of those persons selected to serve as Trustees of TMH 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 The Miriam 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, MD, President, and Mary A. Wakefield, CFO, are employed by and officers of Lifespan Corporation. Ms. Wakefield is also an officer of Lifespan Management Services Organization, Inc (MSO). Arthur J. Sampson, key employee, is employed by Lifespan Corporation. Kathleen Hittner, former President of The Miriam Hospital, is a director of MSO and is also employed by Lifespan Corporation. |
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| Software Version: | 2011v1.5 |