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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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| 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.. | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
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| 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. | ||||||
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| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
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| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND ("WOMEN & INFANTS") IS A NOT FOR-PROFIT LICENSED COMPREHENSIVE NEWBORN CHILDREN AND WOMEN HOSPITAL. WOMEN & INFANTS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WOMEN & INFANTS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, WOMEN & INFANTS OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. WOMEN & INFANTS PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. WOMEN & INFANTS OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL PERSONS; WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. WOMEN & INFANTS MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF WOMEN & INFANTS RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM. THE BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE; PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF WOMEN & INFANTS, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF WOMEN & INFANTS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. HISTORY ======= WOMEN & INFANTS IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CARE NEW ENGLAND"). CARE NEW ENGLAND IS THE TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF AFFILIATED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. WOMEN & INFANTS IS A NOT FOR-PROFIT LICENSED COMPREHENSIVE NEWBORN CHILDREN AND WOMEN HOSPITAL WITH 167 ADULT BEDS (45 MEDICAL/SURGICAL AND 122 OBSTETRICS), 80 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BEDS, 60 NEWBORN BASSINETS AND 10 OPERATING ROOMS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2012, WOMEN & INFANTS RECORDED 20,260 DISCHARGES OF PATIENTS FOR INPATIENT SERVICES, 165,411 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 28,335 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 206,195 TOTAL VISITS AND DISCHARGES. WOMEN & INFANTS RECORDED 8,362 DELIVERIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, INCLUDING 155 BABIES WHO WERE DELIVERED IN THE HOSPITAL'S ALTERNATIVE BIRTHING CENTER. WOMEN & INFANTS OFFERS THE SERVICES OF A GENERAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SURGICAL PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 7,739 PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN FISCAL YEAR 2012. WOMEN & INFANTS ANNUALLY EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 3,000 FULL-TIME, PART-TIME AND PER DIEM EMPLOYEES. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FORMED IN FEBRUARY 1996 BY FOUNDING MEMBERS BUTLER HOSPITAL, KENT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND. THESE THREE HOSPITALS ARE ALL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. IN JUNE 1999, KENT COUNTY VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND FAMILY, AND LATER THAT YEAR ANNOUNCED ITS NAME CHANGE TO VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND. IN 2000, HEALTHTOUCH, INC., A PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICE, JOINED THE DIVISION. TODAY, VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE SERVICES. THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 BY MEMBERS COMMITTED TO THE VISION THAT WE CAN BUILD A BETTER SYSTEM OF HEALTHCARE FOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. THE SYSTEM OFFERS THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MEDICINE, SPECIALTY-TRAINED DOCTORS, AND RENOWNED SERVICES AND CARE. AN INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT OFFERS A CONTINUUM OF QUALITY CARE, CARE NEW ENGLAND IS MOVING HEALTHCARE FORWARD AND REINVENTING THE WAY HEALTHCARE IS DELIVERED. THIS APPROACH PUTS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CARE - ADDRESSING CANCER, CARDIAC REHABILITATION, HYPERBARIC MEDICINE, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE AND FETAL SURGERY, ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPIC AND ROBOTIC SURGERY, STROKE AND ADDICTION TREATMENT - ALL UNDER ONE UMBRELLA SO THEY ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. CARE NEW ENGLAND IS COMPRISED OF FIVE MEMBERS: BUTLER HOSPITAL, RHODE ISLAND'S ONLY PRIVATE, NONPROFIT PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE HOSPITAL FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN AND SENIORS; KENT HOSPITAL, THE LARGEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE STATE, PROVIDING A FULL SPECTRUM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ACUTE CARE SERVICES; WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND, ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST OBSTETRICAL FACILITIES WITH ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST SINGLE-FAMILY ROOM NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, THE AREA'S ONLY TERTIARY LEVEL NEONATAL FACILITY, AND VARIOUS SPECIALTY SERVICES; THE VNA OF CARE NEW ENGLAND, WHICH PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE AND PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES FOR NEW MOTHERS, THE ELDERLY AND THE TERMINALLY ILL; AND THE CARE NEW ENGLAND WELLNESS CENTER, WHICH OFFERS AN ARRAY OF REHABILITATION, WELLNESS, FITNESS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A SOLID, DIVERSE COMBINATION OF PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS AND GENERALISTS AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. BUTLER AND WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITALS ARE MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATES OF THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, WHILE KENT IS A TEACHING SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE. IN ADDITION, CARE NEW ENGLAND IS COMMITTED, THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALLY-FUNDED AND RECOGNIZED RESEARCH PROJECTS, TO FINDING ANSWERS TO MANY OF TODAY'S MEDICAL QUESTIONS. CARE NEW ENGLAND PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE TO PATIENTS WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA UNDER ITS CHARITY CARE POLICY WITHOUT CHARGE OR AT AMOUNTS LESS THAN THE ESTABLISHED RATES. BECAUSE CARE NEW ENGLAND DOES NOT PURSUE COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS DETERMINED TO QUALIFY AS CHARITY CARE, THEY ARE NOT REPORTED AS REVENUE. CHARITY CARE INCLUDES SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO CARE NEW ENGLAND HAS DETERMINED QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE UNDER CARE NEW ENGLAND POLICIES. SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CHARITY CARE OR WHO CARE NEW ENGLAND WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY ARE NOT REPORTED AS CHARITY CARE BUT REPORTED IN THE PROVISION FOR BAD DEBTS. ADDITIONALLY, CARE NEW ENGLAND SPONSORS CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS WHICH PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. SUCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SERVICES TO NEEDY POPULATIONS INCLUDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. CARE NEW ENGLAND ALSO ACTIVELY SPONSORS PROGRAMS ON HEALTH EDUCATION AND WELLNESS. CARE NEW ENGLAND MAINTAINS RECORDS TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR THE LEVEL OF CHARITY CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IT PROVIDES. THESE RECORDS INCLUDE THE AMOUNT OF CHARGES FORGONE BASED ON ESTABLISHED RATES FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER ITS CHARITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE POLICIES. MISSION ======= WOMEN & INFANTS, A MAJOR TEACHING AFFILIATE OF THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY, IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF WOMEN AND INFANTS AND TO PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. VISION ====== WOMEN & INFANTS WILL BE THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN AND INFANTS. VALUES ====== AS A MEMBER OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM, WE PUT OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE CENTER OF ALL WE DO. IN OUR DAY-TO-DAY INTERACTIONS WITH PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND EACH OTHER, OUR ACTIONS AND DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES: - COMPASSION: WE TREAT EVERYONE WITH UNDERSTANDING AND CARING. - NEW IDEAS: WE ENCOURAGE LIFELONG LEARNING, CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT, AND INNOVATION. - EXCELLENCE: WE DEMONSTRATE UNPARALLELED QUALITY IN ALL WE DO. - COLLABORATION: WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE AROUND US, INCLUDING OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. - ACCOUNTABILITY: WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE IMPACT OF OUR DECISIONS. - RESPECT: WE TREAT EACH PERSON WITH DIGNITY, RESPECTING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE. - ETHICS: WE HOLD OURSELVES TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ====================== WOMEN & INFANTS HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS: - 2011 - RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE PROVIDENCE METRO AREA IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS - 2011 - RANKED A BEST HOSPITAL IN GYNECOLOGY IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS - 2011 - RANKED A BEST HOSPITAL IN CANCER IN U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITALS METRO AREA RANKINGS - 2011 - NAMED A U.S. NEWS BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NEONATOLOGY - 2010 - NAMED A U.S. NEWS BEST HOSPITAL IN GYNECOLOGY - 2002 - NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN PLACES IN THE U.S. TO DELIVER A BABY BY FIT PREGNANCY MAGAZINE - 2001 - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN GYNECOLOGY IN THE AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT - 2000 - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN GYNECOLOGY IN THE AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ===================== WOMEN & INFANTS HAS THE FOLLOWING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE: - A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCES, OPTUM HEALTH - A BREAST CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOGRAPHY - A CENTER FOR INVITRO MATURATION EXCELLENCE, SAGE IN VITRO FERTILIZATION - A CENTER OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - A NEONATAL RESOURCE SERVICES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE - A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE'S GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY GROUP - A BROWN UNIVERSITY/WOMEN & INFANTS NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WOMEN & INFANTS IS AN ACCOMPLISHED TEACHING HOSPITAL ===================================================== WE ARE: - THE MAJOR AFFILIATED TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR ACTIVITIES UNIQUE TO WOMEN AND NEWBORNS AT THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY. AN EDUCATIONAL LEADER, WOMEN & INFANTS OFFERS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED FELLOWSHIPS IN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE, UROGYNECOLOGY AND RECONSTRUCTIVE PELVIC SURGERY, NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS AND PERINATAL PATHOLOGY, GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY AND CYTOPATHOLOGY, BREAST DISEASE, AND REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY AND INFERTILITY. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2012: - BECKER'S HOSPITAL REVIEW THIS YEAR NAMED WOMEN & INFANTS TO ITS LIST OF 100 HOSPITALS WITH GREAT WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS. WOMEN & INFANTS IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN THE STATE NAMED TO THE LIST, WHICH RECOGNIZES HOSPITALS THAT OFFER OUTSTANDING WOMEN'S HEALTH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING GYNECOLOGY, OBSTETRICS, REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND OTHER GENDER-SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND HEALTH NEEDS. - WOMEN & INFANTS WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN BEST FED BEGINNINGS, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NATIONAL EFFORT TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE BREASTFEEDING RATES IN STATES WHERE RATES ARE CURRENTLY THE LOWEST. RHODE ISLAND RANKS 35TH IN THE NATION FOR BREASTFEEDING INITIATION. WOMEN & INFANTS IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN NEW ENGLAND TO BE SELECTED FOR THIS COLLABORATIVE. - WOMEN & INFANTS ENHANCED THE INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DIVISIONS OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE AND OBSTETRIC AND CONSULTATIVE MEDICINE, WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF AN OBESITY IN PREGNANCY CLINIC FOR PRENATAL, PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN. - THE PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS CENTER, OPERATED THROUGH THE DIVISION OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE, MOVED INTO A NEW, STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY. THE STAFF CARES FOR MORE WOMEN WITH HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY THAN ANY OTHER FACILITY IN THE NORTHEAST. THE FACILITY OFFERS CERTIFIED GENETIC COUNSELORS, FETAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY, AND MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS ALL IN ONE LOCATION. - THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTION AND INFERTILITY LAUNCHED A FREE WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP STAFFED BY THEIR PSYCHIATRIST WHO HELPS COUPLES STRUGGLING WITH INFERTILITY. - THE BREAST HEALTH CENTER OPENED THE STATE'S FIRST BREAST TUMOR BANK TO HELP SUPPLY TISSUE AND BLOOD SAMPLES TO RESEARCHERS PROBING THE CAUSES AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS OF BREAST CANCER. FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE KETTERING FOUNDATION, THE BANK HAS A DATABASE THAT COLLECTS SUCH INFORMATION AS A WOMAN'S AGE, TUMOR SIZE, HISTOLOGY, AND RECEPTORS. - THE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, PART OF THE PROGRAM IN WOMEN'S ONCOLOGY'S INTEGRATIVE CARE PROGRAM, WAS NAMED "BEST WELLNESS CENTER" IN NEWPORT COUNTY BY THE READERS OF NEWPORT LIFE MAGAZINE. - THE PROGRAM IN WOMEN'S ONCOLOGY HOSTED A TEAM OF PHYSICIANS FROM HAITI FOR A WEEK-LONG VISIT AS PART OF ONGOING EFFORTS TO SHARE MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR THE CARE OF WOMEN WITH CANCER. THE HAITIAN OUTREACH IS A BRANCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION, A PROGRAM FOUNDED TO OVERSEE PHYSICIAN TRIPS TO WORK AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS WITH PHYSICIANS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. - THE BREAST HEALTH CENTER WAS THE BACKDROP FOR THE DEBUT OF A NEW EXAMINATION GOWN DESIGNED FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS. "JANES" WERE DEVELOPED BY A CENTER PATIENT AND WERE MADE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT WOMEN & INFANTS AND FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET. - WOMEN & INFANTS WELCOMED THE SERVICES OF THE OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH CLINICAL PSYCHIATRISTS FROM BUTLER PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS FOR WOMEN SEEKING ADVANCED TREATMENT FOR GYNECOLOGIC AND BREAST CANCER, UROGYNECOLOGIC DISORDERS AND OBSTETRICAL CONCERNS. TYPICALLY, A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS SEEN IN MEDICAL AND SURGICAL OFFICES TODAY SUFFER FROM PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL ATTENTION BUT GETTING AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN EVALUATION IN A PSYCHIATRIST'S OFFICE CAN TAKE MONTHS. - THE THIRD SWIM ACROSS AMERICA RHODE ISLAND EVENT WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS WITH MORE THAN 325 SWIMMERS RAISING FUNDS FOR ONCOLOGY RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED BY THE PROGRAM IN WOMEN'S ONCOLOGY. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2012: - WOMEN & INFANTS COMMANDS A REPUTATION AS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH FACILITIES IN HIGH-RISK AND NORMAL OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND NEWBORN PEDIATRICS IN THE NATION AND SECURED APPROXIMATELY $16 MILLION IN RESEARCH DOLLARS IN FISCAL YEAR 2012, SUPPORTING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH INTO SUCH AREAS AS PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS, OVARIAN CANCER BIOMARKERS, ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION, COLIC, AND PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. - THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE UNITS NETWORK, WOMEN & INFANTS WAS NAMED THE LEAD CENTER OF A 14-SITE, $25 MILLION STUDY OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV), THE MOST COMMON INFECTION DURING PREGNANCY. THIS STUDY IS FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IS BRENNA ANDERSON, M.D. - WOMEN & INFANTS IS ONE OF JUST EIGHT MEDICAL CENTERS FROM ACROSS THE U.S., AND THE ONLY ONE IN THE NORTHEAST, TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO DEVELOP AND PERFORM RESEARCH STUDIES RELATED TO WOMEN WITH PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS, THROUGH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH'S PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS NETWORK. CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ARE DEBORAH MYERS, M.D., AND VIVIAN SUNG, M.D. - RESEARCH BY DRS. JACOB CANICK AND GLENN PALOMAKI WAS PUBLISHED IN GENETICS IN MEDICINE ABOUT A NEW DNA-BASED PRENATAL BLOOD TEST THAT CAN STRIKINGLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RISKY DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES NEEDED TO IDENTIFY A PREGNANCY WITH DOWN SYNDROME. - THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS AT WOMEN & INFANTS AND THE WARREN ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY LAST YEAR WAS GRANTED 25 AWARDS TOTALING NEARLY $8.3 MILLION FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, RANKING IT 12TH IN THE NATION FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AMONG CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS. - RESEARCH WAS PUBLISHED IN THE INFANT MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL THAT SUPPORTS AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CARE THAT IS FOUND AT THE INFANT BEHAVIOR, CRY AND SLEEP CLINIC AT THE BROWN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHILDREN AT RISK. LEAD AUTHOR ON THE RESEARCH IS AMY SALISBURY, PH.D. - UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM, RESEARCHERS AT THE BROWN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHILDREN AT RISK, IN COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, HAVE BEEN STUDYING THE CRY ACOUSTICS OF SIX-MONTH-OLD INFANTS. THE RESEARCH, LED BY STEPHEN SHEINKOPF, PH.D, WAS PUBLISHED IN AUTISM RESEARCH. |
| COMMUNITY BENEFIT STATEMENT CONTINUED | CORE FORM, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | - RESEARCHERS FROM WOMEN & INFANTS' CENTER FOR BIOMARKERS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (CBET) DEVELOPED ALGORITHMS MARKETED WORLDWIDE THAT CAN ANALYZE BLOOD PROTEIN LEVELS IN WOMEN AS PREDICTORS THAT A PELVIC MASS IS OR IS NOT OVARIAN CANCER. THEIR WORK ADVANCED ONE STEP FURTHER THIS YEAR TO DETERMINE IF THE LEVEL OF ONE OF THOSE PROTEINS FLUCTUATES DURING A WOMAN'S NORMAL MENSTRUAL CYCLE, FURTHER ENABLING DOCTORS TO DIAGNOSE A MASS AS OVARIAN OR ENDOMETRIAL CANCER. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR FOR THIS STUDY IS LYNAE BRAYBOY, M.D. - VINITA GOYAL, M.D., MPH, PUBLISHED RESEARCH INDICATING THAT ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICEWOMEN HAVE HIGHER RATES OF UNINTENDED PREGNANCY THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION AND LOWER REPORTED CONTRACEPTION USE. AS A RESULT, SHE SUGGESTED THE ANSWER MIGHT BE A REVIEW OF THE HEALTHCARE OFFERED TO FEMALES IN THE MILITARY AND VETERANS. THE STUDY, "UNINTENDED PREGNANCY AND CONTRACEPTION AMONG ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICEWOMEN AND VETERANS," WAS PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. AS PART OF HER RESEARCH, CONDUCTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION (VA) HOSPITAL IN PROVIDENCE, DR. GOYAL STUDIED THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AVAILABLE TO AMERICAN MILITARY WOMEN DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD, RULES IN THE MILITARY THAT MAY PRECLUDE WOMEN FROM SEEKING CONTRACEPTION, AND THE RESULTS OF UNINTENDED PREGNANCY ON THE MILITARY AND THE LIVES OF MILITARY WOMEN. WOMEN & INFANTS BELIEVES IN THE COMMUNITY ========================================= - THE HOSPITAL ORGANIZES AN ENTIRE CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDES CLASSES IN CHILDBIRTH, PARENTING, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HUMAN SEXUALITY, BREAST HEALTH AND WOMEN'S HEALTH ACROSS ALL AGES. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL IS ENGAGED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING SUPPORTING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS, PROVIDING SPACE FOR MEETINGS OR CONFERENCES, AND PARTICIPATING ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY: ALPERT MEDICAL SCHOOL OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CHILDREN'S FRIEND AND SERVICE CHIPSA DAY ONE E.W. FLYNN MODEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEALTHY MOTHERS, HEALTHY BABIES KIDSCOUNT MARCH OF DIMES MEETING STREET SCHOOL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS PARTNERSHIP TO REDUCE CANCER PROGRESSO LATINO PROVIDENCE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIAC CHILDREN RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (DCYF) RHODE ISLAND BLOOD CENTER RHODE ISLAND OSTEOPOROSIS COALITION RHODE ISLAND PARENTING INFORMATION NETWORK RHODE ISLAND NETWORK OF CARE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER DRUG ADDICTION RHODE ISLAND STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION WOMEN'S HEALTH COUNCIL UNITED WAY URBAN LEAGUE - OUTREACH EDUCATION BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY LAST YEAR THROUGH 24,120 PROGRAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SIMILAR SITES. - THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED ALMOST $27 MILLION LAST YEAR IN UNCOMPENSATED CARE TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN NEED. - STAFF FROM WOMEN & INFANTS' FAMILY VAN, A MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC, PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED AND UNDERINSURED ACROSS THE STATE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A TRANSLATION COMMUNICATOR THAT ENABLES STAFF TO COMMUNICATE AND CONVERSE IN 22 LANGUAGES. - WOMEN & INFANTS RESEARCHERS AND LATINO PUBLIC RADIO JOINED WITH STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS NOVEL APPROACHES TO IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY IN 2010. RESULTS OF THE HOSPITAL'S ESCUCHE (EVALUATING THE SPANISH RADIO COMMUNITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF CLINICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH TOPICS) STUDY, FUNDED BY A NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PARTNERS IN RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANT, REVEALED THAT A HEALTH AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM HELPED IMPROVE LITERACY FOR PARTICIPANTS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 2 | CHARLES R. REPPUCCI, ESQ. AND ROBERT G. FLANDERS, JR., ESQ. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES SODEXO HEALTH CARE ("SODEXO") TO BE AN AGENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND DELEGATES CONTROL TO SODEXO IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DAILY OPERATIONS OF ITS FOOD & NUTRITION DEPARTMENT. THE SODEXO MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE FUNCTIONS AND IS RECOGNIZED AS A DEPARTMENT MANAGER WHO PERFORMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE POSITION REPORTS TO AN OFFICER/KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTION 4 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH HAS AS ITS PARENT CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM; AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. EFFECTIVE ON OCTOBER 1, 2011 TO COINCIDE WITH THE BEGINNING OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS WERE AMENDED, INCLUDING ITS CORPORATE BY-LAWS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | WOMEN & INFANTS CORPORATION ("WIC") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF WIC. CNE HAS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF THE SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FINANCE COMMITTEE ALSO PERFORMED A REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION AND FILING PROCESS FOR THE TAX-EXEMPT AFFILIATES OF THE SYSTEM. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE INDIVIDUAL OUTLINED ABOVE, FOR HIS REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FINANCE COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW THE FINAL FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO THE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY. THE POLICY REQUIRES THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM CONSISTENT WITH BEST GOVERNANCE PRACTICES AND INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GUIDELINES BE CIRCULATED TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY. IF A DIRECTOR DISCLOSES AN INTEREST THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT, THE DIRECTOR'S POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REFERRED TO THE BOARD OR THE COMMITTEE, WHICH EVALUATES THE CONFLICT AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE DIRECTOR'S PARTICIPATION ON THE BOARD OR ON CERTAIN ISSUES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL, THE COMMITTEE WILL TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY, TO ADDRESS ANY SUCH CONFLICT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM ("CNE") HAS A COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS KNOWN AS THE CNE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("THE COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCHARGING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR EXECUTIVES AND KEY PHYSICIANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE WIH PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE AT ALL TIMES CONDUCTS ITSELF FREE FROM EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IN ITS DECISION MAKING PROCESS EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO DECISIONS RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WHICH ARE MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; EACH OF WHOM ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILARLY SIZED HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE ALSO REVIEWED BY THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. |
| DISCLOSURE INFORMATION | CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ALLOCATED A PORTION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDS (THROUGH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PARENT CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM) TO FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS REFLECTED THIS AMOUNT AS A DUE TO AFFILIATE LIABILITY ON ITS BALANCE SHEET. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THESE TAX-EXEMPT BONDS, THE SYSTEM'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED WITH THE TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROSPECTUS WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR REVIEW. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S FILED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AND REVIEWED THROUGH THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND SECRETARY OF STATE. |
| COMPENSATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION AND NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 990 RECEIVED A FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORGANIZATION AND ARE REPORTED ON THE FORM 990 OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM; THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT PARENT OF THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY SERVE ON A FULL-TIME BASIS WORKING ON CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM MATTERS AND ARE NOT OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, KEY EMPLOYEES OR THE NEXT FIVE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ARE REPORTED ON THIS FORM 990 AND RECEIVE A FORM W-2 FROM THIS ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO WORK ON A FULL TIME BASIS FOR CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND ARE ALSO INCLUDED ON THAT RESPECTIVE FORM 990 ANNUALLY. ACCORDINGLY, JOHN M. SUTHERLAND, III; GAIL COSTA; THOMAS R. COURAGE, ESQ. AND MAYBELLE KERNAN ARE EACH SHOWN WORKING ONE AND 55 HOURS PER WEEK ON THIS FORM 990 AND THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM FORM 990; RESPECTIVELY. |
| RELATED HOURS DISCLOSURE | CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES BOTH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CERTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND/OR DIRECTORS LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990 FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS PER WEEK PER ORGANIZATION ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE | CORE FORM, PART XI; LINE 5 | OTHER CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE INCLUDE: NONOPERATING EXPENDITURES; ($883,580); CHANGE IN NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON TRADING SECURITIES; $497,363; PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT; ($170,517); NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS AND USED FOR PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASES; $942,049; TRANSFERS TO RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS; $2,526,000; TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET UNREALIZED GAINS FROM INVESTMENTS; $925,615; AND NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION; ($2,540,426). |
| AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | THIS ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES; A TAX-EXEMPT, INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM'S PARENT ENTITY IS CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM. AN INDEPENDENT BIG FOUR CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND ALL ENTITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2011; RESPECTIVELY AND ISSUED A CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT WITH CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES BY ENTITY. AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WAS ISSUED EACH YEAR BY THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM'S AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE SYSTEM'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING | CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE IN THE CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM AND AFFILIATES ("SYSTEM"). THE SYSTEM ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A SYSTEM WIDE CONSOLIDATED A-133 AUDIT. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE SYSTEM WIDE A-133 AUDIT. |
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