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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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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. | ||||||
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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. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






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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.) | ||||||
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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, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 | WE ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE SERVICE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION THE PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH CARE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (PAMF) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION THAT IS A PIONEER IN BOTH MULTISPECIALTY GROUP PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND OUTPATIENT MEDICINE. IN 1993, PAMF AFFILIATED WITH SUTTER HEALTH, A FAMILY OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIAN ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO ADVANCE HEALTH CARE QUALITY. IN 2009, PAMF, MILLS-PENINSULA HEALTH SERVICES (MPHS), SUTTER MATERNITY AND SURGERY CENTER AND MENLO PARK SURGICAL HOSPITAL CAME TOGETHER TO FORM SUTTER HEALTH'S PENINSULA COASTAL REGION. SERVING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SUTTER HEALTH IS A REGIONAL LEADER IN CARDIAC CARE AS WELL AS CARE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND IS A PIONEER IN ADVANCED PATIENT SAFETY TECHNOLOGY. IN 2008, THE PHYSICIANS OF THE FORMER CAMINO MEDICAL GROUP, PALO ALTO MEDICAL CLINIC AND SANTA CRUZ MEDICAL CLINIC MERGED INTO A SINGLE PHYSICIAN GROUP CALLED THE PALO ALTO FOUNDATION MEDICAL GROUP (PAFMG) TO CONTRACT WITH PAMF TO PROVIDE PHYSICIAN SERVICES AND IN 2010, A NEW MULTISPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP, PENINSULA MEDICAL CLINIC (PMC), WAS FORMED. NOW, PAMF'S 1,200 AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS AND 5,350 EMPLOYEES SERVE NEARLY 800,000 PATIENTS AT 45 SITES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. PAMF'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH COMPASSION, EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. PAMF HAS THREE DIVISIONS: 1. HEALTH CARE 2. EDUCATION 3. RESEARCH HEALTH CARE DIVISION PAMF'S HEALTH CARE DIVISION CONSISTS OF FIVE DIVISIONS: 1. PALO ALTO, SERVING ALAMEDA, SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES 2. CAMINO, SERVING SANTA CLARA COUNTY 3. SANTA CRUZ, SERVING SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 4. MILLS-PENINSULA, SERVING SAN MATEO COUNTY 5. ALAMEDA, SERVING ALAMEDA COUNTY THESE DIVISIONS OFFER MORE THAN 45 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL SERVICES, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY. THIS TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES THE MOST ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND TREATMENT DEVICES, AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM, THREE LICENSED ACUTE CARE FACILITIES, AND ONE ACCREDITED HOME HEALTH AGENCY. PAMF'S ADVANCED CAPABILITIES AND EMPHASIS ON OUTPATIENT CARE ALLOW PHYSICIANS AND STAFF TO MINIMIZE HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS, REDUCING THE OVERALL COST OF MEDICAL CARE SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE FOR PATIENTS. AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVING ITS COMMUNITY, PAMF PROVIDES CARE TO MEDICALLY INDIGENT PATIENTS AND THOSE ENROLLED IN MEDICARE, MEDI-CAL, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS WHOSE REIMBURSEMENTS FALL SHORT OF COVERING THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE. RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS * FOR THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, THE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION (IHA) NAMED PAMF AS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING PHYSICIAN GROUPS IN CALIFORNIA BASED ON ITS PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE (P4P) PROGRAM. IN OVERALL PERFORMANCE, PAMF RANKED AS A "TOP PERFORMER" IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICAL QUALITY, SUCH AS CANCER SCREENINGS, IMMUNIZATIONS AND DIABETES CARE. * PAMF RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION - ELITE STATUS OF FOUR STARS - FROM THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIAN GROUPS (CAPG) IN ITS ANNUAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE SURVEY IN JUNE 2013. THE VOLUNTARY SURVEY ASSESSES HOW WELL CALIFORNIA MEDICAL GROUPS MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF HEALTH CARE PURCHASERS AND PATIENTS. IT FOCUSES ON TOOLS AND PROCESSES THAT IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE. * PAMF IS CURRENTLY RATED FOUR OUT OF FOUR STARS FOR PATIENT EXPERIENCE BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PATIENT ADVOCATE (OPA) IN A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF ALL MEDICAL GROUPS. MEDICAL GROUPS ARE RANKED IN TWO CATEGORIES: MEETING NATIONAL STANDARDS OF CARE AND PATIENT RATINGS. THE OPA, AN INDEPENDENT STATE OFFICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGED HEALTH CARE, WAS CREATED TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS TO GET THE CARE THEY DESERVE AND TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND QUALITY HEALTH CARE BY PUBLISHING AN ANNUAL QUALITY OF CARE REPORT CARD. * PAMF RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL QUALITY (IMQ) IN 2013. RECOGNIZED BY THE MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA, MANY LIABILITY CARRIERS, WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INSURERS, IMQ'S AMBULATORY PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE AND ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. * PETER P. YU, M.D., DIRECTOR OF CANCER RESEARCH AT PAMF, WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO), FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING IN JUNE 2014. * PAMF'S VASCULAR CARE DEPARTMENT REACHED A SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM MILESTONE WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VASCULAR QUALITY INITIATIVE (VQI) OF THE SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY (SVS), A NATIONAL REGISTRY AND OUTCOMES REPORTING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE VASCULAR HEALTH CARE. * AROUND 85 PERCENT OF PAMF'S ADULT PATIENTS ARE NOW USING MY HEALTH ONLINE. IN 2012 ACCESS WAS ENHANCED WITH THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MY HEALTH ONLINE MOBILE FORMATS VIA THE MY CHART APP ON BOTH ANDROID AND APPLE DEVICES. * PAMF'S DAVID DRUKER CENTER FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS INNOVATION LAUNCHED ITS LINKAGES TIMEBANK PILOT IN MOUNTAIN VIEW. PAMF'S LINKAGES INITIATIVE IS PIONEERING NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE AND TO AGE IN PLACE. * IN JUNE 2012, CIGNA AND PAMF LAUNCHED A COLLABORATIVE ACCOUNTABLE CARE INITIATIVE TO EXPAND PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION, AND ACHIEVE THE "TRIPLE AIM" OF IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES (QUALITY), LOWER TOTAL MEDICAL COSTS AND INCREASED PATIENT SATISFACTION. THIS PATIENT-CENTERED COLLABORATION WAS CIGNA'S FIRST ACCOUNTABLE CARE INITIATIVE IN CALIFORNIA. * IN 2012 - 2013, PAMF SERVED AS THE OFFICIAL MEDICAL PROVIDER FOR THREE DISTINGUISHED SPORTING EVENTS: THE 2012 U.S. OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS TRIALS, THE SAP OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT, AND THE 2012 PRUDENTIAL U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS. RICHARD GAYLE, M.D., A SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDICS EXPERT, WAS LEAD PHYSICIAN AND OVERSAW PHYSICIAN COVERAGE AND COORDINATION CARE OF THE ATHLETES. MORE THAN 20 OTHER PAMF PHYSICIANS ALSO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AT THESE EVENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | RESEARCH DIVISION PAMF'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE NATIONALLY KNOWN AND HAVE MADE NUMEROUS DISCOVERIES LEADING TO IMPROVEMENT OF CARE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. RECENT EXAMPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS: * IN A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, RESEARCHERS AT PAMF RESEARCH INSTITUTE (PAMFRI) AND STANFORD FOUND THREE WAYS IN WHICH FUNDAMENTAL CULTURAL AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CANCER CARE SYSTEM IN THE US MAY PREVENT BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS FROM ADDRESSING THEIR SEXUAL HEALTH CONCERNS. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PUBLISHED IN CULTURE, HEALTH, AND SEXUALITY. * PAMFRI RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT UNIVERSAL SCREENING AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGED 35 YEARS COULD GREATLY REDUCE THE NATIONAL PREVALENCE OF UNDIAGNOSED PRE-DIABETES OR DIABETES AT RELATIVELY LOW COST. FINDINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. * DR. MING TAI-SEALE AND COLLEAGUES AT STANFORD, USING THOUSANDS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, FOUND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO PREDICT A DIAGNOSIS AND LEVEL OF DEPRESSION UP TO 12 MONTHS IN ADVANCE. ASSEMBLING PATIENT GROUPS WITH SIMILAR SEVERITY FROM MANY SITES CAN HELP DEFINE WHAT HELPS TREATMENT RESPONSE. FINDINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION. * RESEARCHERS AT PAMFRI AND OTHERS FOUND THROUGH ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS THAT APPROPRIATE TREATMENT (MEDICATION, EDUCATION/COUNSELING) OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABETES OCCURRED ONLY HALF THE TIME. RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP TREATMENT INITIATION ARE MADE IN AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN PRIMARY CARE DIABETES. * DR. LENNY LESSER, A PHYSICIAN RESEARCHER AT PAMFRI PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE THAT RECOMMENDS ALTERNATIVES TO MONETARY INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEE WEIGHT LOSS. * IN EXAMINING SHARED MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS (SMAS), PAMFRI RESEARCHERS IN A QUALITATIVE STUDY FOUND FACTORS THAT FACILITATED OR CREATED BARRIERS TO ADOPTING SMAS. FINDINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. THREE MAJOR GRANTS AWARDED TO PAMFRI RECENTLY: PROJECT TITLE: RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING BOTH MOOD AND WEIGHT (RAINBOW) FUNDER: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE, $3.7 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: JUN MA, M.D., PH.D. PROJECT TITLE: CULTURALLY-ADAPTED DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM INTERVENTION FOR MEXICAN AMERICANS IN PRIMARY CARE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL FUNDER: AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY, $1.2 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: JUN MA, M.D., PH.D. PROJECT TITLE: MEASUREMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND PERCEIVED DISEASE IMPACT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN ASTHMA FUNDER: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE, $1.7 MILLION OVER 3 YEARS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: SANDRA WILSON, PH.D. IN 2013, 48 CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES RECEIVED FUNDING. THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDED FEDERAL (48%), INTERNAL (39%), PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (10%), AND INDUSTRY (3%). EDUCATION DIVISION PAMF'S EDUCATION DIVISION PROVIDES HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH HEALTH PROMOTION CLASSES, SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. IT PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS RELATED TO HEALTH CARE, IN-KIND ASSISTANCE THROUGH DONATIONS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND HEALTH FAIRS AND PROGRAMS. PAMF'S HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON WELLNESS, PRENATAL/POSTPARTUM CARE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. PAMF ALSO OFFERS NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION CLASSES. IN ADDITION, THE EDUCATION DIVISION OFFERS FREE COMMUNITY LECTURES, HEALTH RESOURCE CENTERS, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND PROVIDES RELIABLE HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH PAMF'S WEBSITE, PAMF.ORG. SEPARATE WEB SITES FOR PRETEENS, TEENS AND PARENTS OFFER MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND AGE-APPROPRIATE INFORMATION FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE TEEN AND PRE-TEEN SITES HAVE RECEIVED MILLIONS OF VISITS EACH FROM AROUND THE WORLD SINCE IT LAUNCHED IN 2001 AND 2004, RESPECTIVELY. PAMF IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, AND SUPPORTS VARIOUS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY CLINICS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. PAMF'S PHYSICIANS AND STAFF MEMBERS ALSO DONATE HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2013, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITIES PAMF SERVES WAS $25,561,000 IN SERVICES FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED AND $14,677,000 IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THIS INCLUDES $4,897,000 IN CHARITY CARE. PAMF'S COMMUNITY BENEFIT EFFORTS INCLUDE MYRIAD PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: * MONETARY DONATIONS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS * HEALTH EDUCATION CLASSES, LECTURES AND PRESENTATION TO THE COMMUNITY * ON-SITE CLINICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PRECEPTORSHIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, MEDICAL RESIDENTS, MEDICAL FELLOWS, NURSING STUDENTS, LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGISTS, PHARMACY STUDENTS * COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION BOARD MEMBERSHIPS * SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS * CHILDHOOD OBESITY PROGRAMS * HEALTH EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS IN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH AT-RISK POPULATIONS, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS, AGE-FOCUSED HEALTH AND WELLNESS * DISEASE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR REQUESTING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ON-SITE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS * SENIOR FAIRS * TEEN MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND COLLABORATIONS * FREE MAMMOGRAPHY PROJECT WITH RAVENSWOOD FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF FREE MAMMOGRAPHIES AND BREAST HEALTH COUNSELING TO LOW INCOME WOMEN) * FREE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PHYSICALS * PHYSICIANS STAFFING MOUNTAIN VIEW ROTACARE FREE CLINIC AND PROVIDING SPECIALTY CARE AT PAMF'S MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER * FUNDING OF TWO CLINICAL STAFF POSITIONS AT ROTACARE * SUPPORT OF THE HEALTHY KIDS PROGRAMS IN SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 | JOHN CUNNIFF, MD, RICHARD CARY HILL, MD, JOSEPH R LACY, MD, HEATHER LINEBARGER, MD, RAJAN PERKASH, MD, ELIZABETH NEWSOM, MD, AND JANE VARNER, MD HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6 & 7A | THIS CORPORATION IS AN AFFILIATE OF SUTTER HEALTH, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION. SUTTER HEALTH IS THE SOLE MEMBER WITH THE RIGHT TO ELECT AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B | SUTTER HEALTH AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISE FULLY ALL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS OF NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION LAW, AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS. THE MEMBER HAS THE RIGHTS AND POWERS TO APPOINT (AND REMOVE) MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE BYLAWS. IN ADDITION, THE MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS OF THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS: (A) MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, REORGANIZATION OR DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION. (B) AMENDMENT OR RESTATEMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. (C) ADOPTION OF OPERATING BUDGETS AND CAPITAL BUDGETS (ALTHOUGH THE BOARD IS EMPOWERED TO DEVELOP ITS OWN BUDGETS WITHIN THE GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES SET BY THE GENERAL MEMBER). (D) EXPENDITURES BEYOND APPROVED BUDGETS AND IN EXCESS OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT, NOT LESS THAN $200,000, TO BE SET BY THE GENERAL MEMBER. (E) BORROWING IN EXCESS OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT, NOT LESS THAN $200,000, TO BE SET BY THE GENERAL MEMBER (FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION 14.1, "BORROWING" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, LEASE AGREEMENTS AND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS). (F) PURCHASE, SALE, LEASE, DISPOSITION, HYPOTHECATION, EXCHANGE, GIFT, PLEDGE OR ENCUMBRANCE OF ANY ASSET, REAL OR PERSONAL, WITH A VALUE IN EXCESS OF A DOLLAR AMOUNT, NOT LESS THAN $200,000, TO BE SET BY THE GENERAL MEMBER AND NOT PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET. (G) APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND CORPORATE COUNSEL. (H) APPROVAL OF TRANSACTIONS OF THIS CORPORATION IN WHICH A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER OF THIS CORPORATION HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. (I) APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (J) ADOPTION OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURES OR STANDARDS THAT DO NOT MEET OR EXCEED GUIDELINES OR PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE GENERAL MEMBER. (NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THE GENERAL MEMBER WILL NOT IMPOSE GUIDELINES OR PROCEDURES THAT MAY HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE CORPORATION, WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THIS CORPORATION.) (K) THE CREATION OF ANY SUBSIDIARY ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B | SUTTER HEALTH, A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, HAS A CENTRALIZED TAX DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990. ANNUALLY THE TAX DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO AFFILIATE PERSONNEL WHO ASSIST THE TAX DEPARTMENT IN COLLECTING AND REVIEWING DATA TO BE REPORTED ON THE FORM 990. THE PREPARATION MATERIAL IS REVIEWED BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING TAX, FINANCE, LEGAL, AND HUMAN RESOURCES. A NATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM PREPARES AND/OR REVIEWS THE RETURN. A COMPLETED RETURN IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT, THE AFFILIATE, AND THE CFO BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12 | EMPLOYEES ARE EDUCATED ON THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE NEED TO MAKE DISCLOSURE AS PART OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, ANNUALLY A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS COMPLETED BY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS THAT INCLUDES AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE READ THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ON THIS STATEMENT THE INDIVIDUAL WILL LIST A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION WHICH INCLUDES BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS, PROPERTY INTERESTS, AND THOSE OF RELATED PARTIES. THE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR WILL REVIEW THE STATEMENTS AND MONITOR SITUATIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR MAY CONSULT WITH THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL AS NECESSARY. IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO A PARTICULAR TRANSACTION, THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP. THE BOARD CHAIR MAY APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE CONFLICT. UNTIL THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS RESOLVED, THE BOARD CHAIR MAY REQUEST THE INDIVIDUAL TO NOT PARTICIPATE DURING RELATED PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES INVOLVING AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL SHALL REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE SUTTER HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETAINS ULTIMATE DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY OVER ALL ELEMENTS OF COMPENSATION TO ENSURE THAT ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSES ARE APPROPRIATELY BEING SERVED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES CREDIBLE DATA SOURCES AND MAINTAINS AN OBJECTIVE "ARMS LENGTH" DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF SUTTER'S EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERALL MISSION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, NATIONAL, CALIFORNIA AND LOCAL MARKET AREA COMPENSATION DATA COMPARISONS ARE REVIEWED. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS INCLUDES: (A) BASE SALARY, (B) TOTAL CASH (BASE SALARY + ANNUAL INCENTIVE) AND (C) TOTAL REMUNERATION (BASE SALARY + ANNUAL INCENTIVE + BENEFITS AND LONG TERM INCENTIVE). THIS ANALYSIS INCLUDES COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS. FOR THE MOST SENIOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS, NATIONAL COMPARISONS FOR ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE, SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY AS SUTTER HEALTH ARE MOST APPROPRIATE SINCE IT IS A NATIONAL MARKETPLACE IN WHICH SUTTER COMPETES FOR EXECUTIVE TALENT. ON THE OTHER HAND, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA'S UNDERLYING COMPENSATION STRUCTURE IS HIGHER THAN NATIONAL DATA (ESPECIALLY IN THE BAY AREA), REGIONAL PAY COMPARISONS AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION WHO ARE SUTTER HEALTH EMPLOYEES UNDERGO A REVIEW AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE APPROVAL, AND SUCH APPROVAL IS RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE SUTTER HEALTH SYSTEM POSTS ITS CURRENT AND PAST AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT SUTTERHEALTH.ORG. OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO LOCATED AT THIS WEBSITE INCLUDING THE ANNUAL REPORT, MISSION STATEMENT, HISTORY, AND LINKS TO AFFILIATE WEBSITES. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | MEDICAL GROUP COMPENSATION $536,905,278 CONSTRUCTION SEVICES 7,935,342 PROFESSIONAL FEES PHYSICIAN 304,877 THERAPIST AND OTHER MEDICAL 360,855 NURSE REGISTRY 73,559 ------------ TOTAL $545,579,911 ============ |
| FORM 990, PAXT XI, LINE 9 | EQUITY TRANSFERS (NET) $(282,451,134) INTEREST INCOME FROM K-1 (847) RENTAL INCOME FROM K-1 (53,099) ORDINARY INCOME FROM K-1 (1,147,318) 1231 INCOME FROM K-1 (3,449) PARTNERSHIP INCOME ON BOOKS 1,061,836 ANNUITY TRUE-UP (134,904) CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST 22,977 OTHER CHANGE 198 -------------- TOTAL $ (282,705,740) ============== |
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