Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (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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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (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. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 67,480 | 55,310 | 71,927 | 75,334 | 228,984 | 499,035 |
| 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...... | 125,140,882 | 153,128,745 | 171,804,844 | 187,695,497 | 205,388,751 | 843,158,719 |
| 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. | 125,208,362 | 153,184,055 | 171,876,771 | 187,770,831 | 205,617,735 | 843,657,754 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 843,657,754 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 125,208,362 | 153,184,055 | 171,876,771 | 187,770,831 | 205,617,735 | 843,657,754 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 2,023,327 | 1,907,516 | 2,399,578 | 2,381,515 | 1,916,947 | 10,628,883 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 2,023,327 | 1,907,516 | 2,399,578 | 2,381,515 | 1,916,947 | 10,628,883 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 82,766 | 604,162 | 358,798 | 91,307 | 285,866 | 1,422,899 |
| 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.).. | 127,314,455 | 155,695,733 | 174,635,147 | 190,243,653 | 207,820,548 | 855,709,536 |




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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, DOING BUSINESS AS: | SSM HEALTH BUSINESSES CURRENTLY CONDUCTS BUSINESS UNDER THE FOLLOWING REGISTERED NAMES: 1) SSM HOME CARE A)SSM AT HOME B)SSM HOME CARE AT ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL C)SSM HOME CARE AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL D)SSM HOME CARE AT ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTER (PAGET) E)SSM HOME CARE AT ST. MARY'S HEALTH CENTER (JEFF CITY) F)SSM HOME CARE OF ILLINOIS G)SSM HOME CARE OF ST. LOUIS H)SSM HOME CARE-PRIVATE DUTY (ST. LOUIS) I)SSM HOME CARE-PRIVATE DUTY (MARYVILLE) J)SSM HOSPICE AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL K)SSM HOSPICE OF ILLINOIS 2) SSM HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY 3) SSM INTEGRATED HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES EIN: 23-7001243 4) SSM CLINICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | SINCE IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1872 BY CATHOLIC SISTERS, SSM HEALTH CARE (SSMHC) HAS EXISTED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2013, WITH VATICAN APPROVAL, THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF MARY TRANSITIONED SPONSORSHIP OF SSMHC TO SSM HEALTH MINISTRIES. SSM HEALTH MINISTRIES IS AN INDEPENDENT 6-MEMBER BODY COMPRISED OF THREE FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF MARY AND THREE LAY PEOPLE WHO COLLECTIVELY HOLD CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS OVER SSMHC. HEADQUARTERED IN ST LOUIS, MISSOURI, SSMHC OWNS AND OPERATES 18 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, ONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, TWO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF PHYSICIAN PRACTICE OPERATIONS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES LOCATED PRIMARILY IN MISSOURI, OKLAHOMA, WISCONSIN, AND ILLINOIS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 PEOPLE AND IS AFFILIATED WITH MORE THAN 8,000 PHYSICIANS. IN THE TRADITION OF ITS FOUNDING SISTERS, SSMHC STRIVES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE TO EVERYONE WHO COMES TO ITS HOSPITALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. DESCRIBE THE TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS: SSM INTEGRATED HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION (SSMIHT) WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE SSM HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THEIR HEALTH CARE MINISTRY, INCLUDING PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE TO THEIR HEALTH COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AS APPROPRIATE. SSMIHT HAS TWO PRIMARY, CLOSELY RELATED SERVICE SEGMENTS: CLINICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES (CES) AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT). SSMIHTCES PROVIDES THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. THIS SERVICE ENABLES SSM CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE TO OUR PATIENTS. SSMIHT SERVICES ALSO REDUCE COST FOR HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE. IT SUPPORTS ALL THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TELECOMMUNICATION AND NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL OF SSM HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES SUPPORT OF A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS. CLINICAL APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS USED BY THE ACUTE CARE FACILITIES TO SERVE SSM'S CUSTOMERS AND INCLUDE A FULLY INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD, PATIENT REGISTRATION, PATIENT ACCOUNTING, PHYSICIAN CONNECTIVITY, AND MULTIPLE OTHER APPLICATIONS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CLINICAL SYSTEMS GROUP ARE APPLICATIONS UTILIZED BY OUR NON-ACUTE CARE CUSTOMERS, AND INCLUDE A HOME HEALTH AND A PHYSICIAN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS PROVIDE THE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS REQUIRED BY SSM TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE OPERATIONS. INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP OF PRODUCTS IS AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES FINANCIAL, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND HR/PAYROLL COMPONENTS. SOME APPLICATIONS, SUCH AS DECISION SUPPORT MODELS AND BENCHMARKING SOFTWARE, ARE UTILIZED BY BOTH THE CLINICAL AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS. SUPPORT OF THESE SYSTEMS TAKES MANY FORMS. SSMIHT COORDINATES AND MANAGES ALL UPGRADES TO STANDARD APPLICATIONS, AS WELL AS NEW PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATIONS. OUR PRODUCT SPECIALISTS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATIONS THEY SUPPORT AND PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES AS WELL AS PROBLEM RESOLUTION SERVICES TO THE SSM USER COMMUNITY. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE CENTER (TSC), SSMIHT'S CERTIFIED HELP DESK, HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR MULTIPLE BEST PRACTICES AND PROVIDES THE FIRST LINE OF SUPPORT. APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT STAFF MODIFIES AND ENHANCES APPLICATIONS TO MEET SPECIFIED USER NEEDS. SSMIHT ALSO ACTS AS A RESOURCE FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION FOR PROJECTS THAT HAVE WIDESPREAD IMPACT TO THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS HIPAA. SSMIHT PROVIDES THE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY AND HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT THESE APPLICATIONS. IN ADDITION TO MAINTAINING AND MONITORING COMPUTER OPERATIONS, THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION, AND ASSURING THE SECURITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THESE SERVICES PROVIDE THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS THAT ALLOW THE INFORMATION APPLICATIONS TO PROCESS AND FUNCTION OPTIMALLY. TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING IS ALSO A FUNCTION PROVIDED BY THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS STAFF. IN 2013, SSMIHT COMPLETED A DECADE-LONG $330 MILLION TRANSFORMATION FROM PAPER MEDICAL RECORDS TO AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR). THE NEW EHR ALLOWS CAREGIVERS INSTANT AND SECURE ACCESS TO PATIENT INFORMATION AT ANY TIME, FROM ANYWHERE SO THEY CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THEIR PATIENTS. PATIENTS CAN ALSO EXPECT SAFER, FASTER CARE AND MORE CONVENIENCE WITH THEIR CARE PROVIDERS. SSM HEALTH CARE IS AMONG THE TOP U.S. HOSPITAL SYSTEMS FOR EHR ADOPTION. SSM HOME CARE STRIVES TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC AND FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. SSM HOME CARE BRINGS HEALING HEALTH CARE SERVICES INTO THE HOMES OF OUR PATIENTS, WHERE FAMILY SUPPORT AND FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS CAN TRULY ENHANCE RECOVERY AND HEALING. SSM HOME CARE PROVIDES A VARIETY OF HOME CARE SERVICES TO MEET A VARIETY OF NEEDS - WHEN EXTENDED CARE IS REQUIRED AFTER A HOSPITAL STAY, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A HOSPITAL ADMISSION, OR INSTEAD OF A NURSING HOME OR ALTERNATIVE CARE SETTING. OUR SERVICES CAN BE ARRANGED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY BY A SINGLE PHONE CALL AND REFERRALS CAN BE MADE BY PHYSICIANS, CASE MANAGERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS, OR BY REQUEST FROM THE PATIENT. THE HEALING SERVICES WE OFFER AT SSM HOME CARE INCLUDE SKILLED NURSING CARE, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, PALLIATIVE CARE, HOME HEALTH AIDES/NURSES ASSISTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY, MATERNAL/CHILD/PEDIATRIC, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK. SSM INFUSION, LLC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES FOR ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN HOME AND ALTERNATE SITE SETTINGS. OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF SUPPORTS THE PHYSICIAN'S TREATMENT PLAN WITH CLINICAL EXCELLENCE, OUTCOMES REPORTING AND COST-EFFECTIVE PROVISION OF SERVICES. SSM INFUSION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE INTERPRETING INSURANCE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO HOME INFUSION THERAPY, CAREFUL MONITORING OF SUPPLY NEEDS BY HOME PATIENT REPRESENTATIVES AND ACCESS TO OUR NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF BRANCHES, PROVIDING PATIENTS OR THEIR LOVED ONES WITH CONSISTENT, QUALITY CARE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WHEN THEY TRAVEL. SSM HOSPICE PROVIDES HOSPICE CARE AT A TIME WHEN CARING, COMFORT, ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL KIND OF HEALING ARE NEEDED. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL WAY OF CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH A LIMITED LIFE EXPECTANCY. HOSPICE ALSO PROVIDES COMFORT AND GUIDANCE TO CARE GIVERS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE PATIENT. HOSPICE CARE GIVES INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR CARE GIVERS A COMFORTING ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL HOSPITAL SETTING, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL PERSON TO REMAIN AT HOME OR IN OTHER FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS. THE EMPHASIS OF SSM HOSPICE IS ON PRESERVING THE DIGNITY AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES RELIEF FROM EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL PAIN. THE SSM HOSPICE TEAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR OUR COMPASSIONATE APPROACH AND QUALITY NURSING CARE. THE TEAM CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES, COUNSELORS, PASTORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, HOME HEALTH AIDES, AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE. DESCRIBE THE CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES OR PROGRAMS (E.G., CHARITY CARE, DISCOUNTING) FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS AND HOW THEY ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC: SSM HOME CARE WILL STRIVE TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL PERSONS IN NEED REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. ALL BILLING AND COLLECTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES WILL REFLECT THE MISSION AND VALUES OF SSMHC, INCLUDING OUR SPECIAL CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. SSM HOME CARE WILL APPLY ITS CHARITY CARE POLICIES FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY. EACH PERSON WILL BE TREATED AS AN INDIVIDUAL WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE WITHOUT REGARD TO PAYMENT. SSM HOME CARE EMBRACES ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE PARTICIPATE BY ESTABLISHING SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED TO PATIENTS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE FOR HOUSEHOLD INCOMES UP TO FOUR TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. PATIENTS WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES ARE NOT MORE THAN TWO TIMES THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVELS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE HOSPITAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION, AN EXCEPTION TO THE SLIDING SCALE IS PROVIDED FOR A PATIENT'S BALANCE DUE IF THE AMOUNT EXCEEDS 20% OF THEIR GROSS FAMILY INCOME. |
| PART III, LINE 4A - DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) | SSM HOME CARE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT: - THE PATIENT'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT; - THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND ENTITY CHARITY CARE AND PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS; - THE ENTITY'S CHARITY POLICY AND APPLICATION PROCESS: AND - WHO TO CONTACT TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR FINANCIAL COUNSELING. SSM HOME CARE SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC: - AT THE BEGINNING OF CARE, WHEN THE CAREGIVER FIRST GOES INTO THE HOME, THE PATIENT'S GUIDE TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED TO EACH PATIENT. - NOTICES RELATED TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE SENT TO PATIENTS: WHEN BILLED FOR THEIR PORTION OF THE BALANCE DUE; - IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST FROM THE PATIENT, PATIENT'S FAMILY, PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN OR SSM HOME CARE STAFF. - ALL NOTICES WILL BE EASY TO UNDERSTAND BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE. TRANSLATORS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THOSE LANGUAGES THAT ARE PREVALENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THE APPLICATION FOR CHARITY CARE, TOGETHER WITH ANY INSTRUCTIONS, MUST CLEARLY STATE THE POLICIES REGARDING CHARITY CARE, INCLUDING EXCLUDED SERVICES, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENTITY'S CHARITY POLICIES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO PUBLIC AGENCIES. ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION FOR TAX EXEMPTION: THE DIVISIONS OF SSM HEALTH BUSINESS: - PROVIDE HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SSMHC HOSPITALS. IN ADDITION, SSM HOME CARE: - PARTICIPATES IN MEDICAID, MEDICARE, CHAMPUS, TRICARE, AND/OR OTHER GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. - WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH SSMHC HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF CARE TO THE PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. - HAS REGIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS IN WHICH INDEPENDENT PERSONS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY COMPRISE A MAJORITY. - ALL SURPLUS FUNDS GENERATED BY SSM HEALTH BUSINESSES ARE REINVESTED IN IMPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF SSMHC. SSMHC CONTINUES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES FOR THE SYSTEM. DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS: SSM HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM - BEREAVEMENT COUNSELORS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SURVIVORS FOR THIRTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE PATIENT HAS DIED. BEREAVEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE TELEPHONE CALLS, VISITS, LETTERS, SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS AND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. BY RESPECTING INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES THAT SURROUND GRIEVING, OUR TEAM PROMOTES A POSITIVE, HEALING EXPRESSION OF GRIEF CONSISTENT WITH SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS EXPECTATIONS. REDUCING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS INITIATIVE - THE INITIATIVE INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HOSPITAL READMISSIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DISCHARGE. HOME HEALTH DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND HOME CONNECTION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIFIC DIAGNOSES WITHIN SSM HOSPITALS WHOSE POST-HOSPITAL CARE IS PROVIDED BY SSM HOME CARE. BOTH PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE TRANSITION OF CARE FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME. SSM HOME CARE AND HOME CONNECTION PROGRAMS TEACH PATIENTS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. THE PROGRAMS USE THE TECHNIQUES OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED CHRONIC CARE MODEL, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND CONTROL COSTS. SSM HOME CARE STAFF CLARIFY HOSPITAL DISCHARGE MEDICATIONS IN THE HOME, MAKE SURE PATIENTS ARE TAKING MEDICATIONS AS PRESCRIBED AND ARE RESPONDING TO MEDICATIONS CORRECTLY; ASSESS HOME SAFETY; LOOK FOR OBSTACLES THAT MIGHT INTERFERE WITH HEALING AND TEACH SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXACERBATIONS TO PREVENT HOSPITAL READMISSION. OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES - HOME CARE - STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN, THE BACK TO SCHOOL COLLECTION DRIVE, DOORWAYS "RED" GALA, HOSPICE EDUCATION TO STEPHEN MINISTRIES, HEALTH FAIR AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES - IHT - APPROXIMATELY 250 HOURS OF STAFF TIME WAS DEDICATED TO MEETINGS, TRAINING NEW TEAM MEMBERS, RUNNING REPORTS, DEVELOPING ONLINE COURSE, DEVELOPING PRESENTATION MATERIAL, AND FACILITATING BREAKOUT TRAINING SESSIONS ON COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING. STAFF MEMBERS HELD THE REUSE, RECYCLE, REDECORATE SILENT AUCTION/SALE AND VOLUNTEERED AT THE ARBOR DAY TREE GIVEAWAY. STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDED OVER 450 HOURS OF IT SUPPORT TO THE CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK - ST LOUIS OFFICE. STAFF MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING WITH THE USO OF MISSOURI FOOD DRIVE, BLOOD DRIVES, SWEET BABIES CLOTHING DRIVE AND ST. LOUIS FOOD BANK VOLUNTEER DAY. THROUGH ITS CES DIVISION, SSM SSMIHT SAVES SSMHC APPROXIMATELY $11 MILLION ANNUALLY IN CLINICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE EXPENSES COMPARED TO OUTSOURCING. QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT COULD BE INCLUDED AS COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES. TRADITIONAL CHARITY CARE $ 182,245 UNPAID COST OF MEDICAID $1,103,128 COST OF BAD DEBTS $ 360,323 COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS $ 5,558 TOTAL QUANTIFIABLE COMMUNITY BENEFIT $1,651,254 |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION IS SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION. SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. BOTH SSM HEALTH BUSINESSES AND SSM HEALTH CARE CORPORATION ARE PART OF THE INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM KNOWN AS SSM HEALTH CARE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE MEMBER HAS THE POWER TO APPOINT ADDITIONAL, SUCCESSOR OR REPLACEMENT MEMBERS AND APPOINT AND REMOVE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE MEMBER HAS THE FOLLOWING POWERS: A. TO ESTABLISH AND CHANGE THE MISSION, PHILOSOPHY AND VALUES OF THE CORPORATION B. TO APPOINT ADDITIONAL, SUCCESSOR OR REPLACEMENT MEMBERS C. TO APPOINT AND REMOVE THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. D. TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION AS PROVIDED THEREIN. E. TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. F. TO APPROVE THE MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION. G. TO APPROVE THE FORMATION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY OR A REMOTELY CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY. H. TO APPROVE THE SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION. I. TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION BY THE CORPORATION OF ANOTHER LEGAL ENTITY OR AN INTEREST IN ANOTHER LEGAL ENTITY. J. TO AUTHORIZE OR APPROVE THE ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION BY THE CORPORATION OF REAL PROPERTY OR ANY INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY. K. TO ESTABLISH CENTRALIZED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, INSURANCE, INVESTMENT, FINANCING, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER OPERATIONAL AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS, TO REQUIRE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE CORPORATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF BANK ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS IN THE NAME OF THE CORPORATION IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROGRAMS. L. TO APPROVE THE STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES PLAN OF THE CORPORATION. M. TO APPOINT THE AUDITOR AND CORPORATE COUNSEL FOR THE CORPORATION. N. TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE BORROWING MONEY AND ENTERING INTO FINANCIAL GUARANTIES BY THE CORPORATION, INCLUDING ACTIONS RELATING TO THE FORMATION, JOINING, OPERATION, WITHDRAWAL FROM AND TERMINATION OF A CREDIT GROUP OR AN OBLIGATED GROUP AND THE GRANTING OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE PROPERTY OF THE CORPORATION. O. TO REQUIRE THE CORPORATION TO TRANSFER ASSETS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CASH, TO THE MEMBER OF THE MEMBER OR TO ANY ENTITY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, OR THE CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF ANY FUTURE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE LAW, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE MEMBER OF THE MEMBER, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MEMBER OF THE MEMBER AS DETERMINED BY THE MEMBER OF THE MEMBER. P. TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS BY THE CORPORATION TO ANY ENTITY OTHER THAN THE MEMBER OF THE MEMBER, OTHER THAN TRANSFERS MADE IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF OPERATIONS OF THE CORPORATION WHICH WILL NOT REQUIRE MEMBER APPROVAL, AND Q. TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE POWERS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION WHICH ARE RESERVED TO THE MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO THE CORPORATION ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF ANY CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY, REMOTELY CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY OR NON-CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY AND EXERCISED WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY, ANY REMOTELY CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY OR ANY NON-CONTROLLED SUBSIDIARY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | ACCOUNTING/FINANCE PERSONNEL AT EACH SSMHC (SSM HEALTH CARE SYSTEM) ENTITY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SYSTEM FINANCE PERSONNEL, PREPARE A CHECKLIST CONTAINING INFORMATION AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES THAT ARE USED TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THIS CHECKLIST IS THEN REVIEWED BY A SUPERVISOR/MANAGER AND SENT TO THE SYSTEM OFFICE FOR FINAL REVIEW AND COORDINATION OF THE SYSTEM LEVEL FORM 990 INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED TO AN OUTSIDE TAX CONSULTING FIRM WHO PREPARES AND SIGNS THE FORM 990 FROM THE SSMHC INFORMATION. PRIOR TO FINALIZING THE RETURN, A DRAFT IS SENT TO PERSONNEL AT SSMHC FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. UPON SSMHC APPROVAL, THE OUTSIDE PREPARER FORWARDS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 FOR THE APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES AND FILING ACTION. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY TO THE BOARD OVERSEE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH AN IDENTIFIED CONFLICT OF INTEREST ABSTAIN FROM BOARD DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES WHEN APPLICABLE. EMPLOYEES WITH PURCHASING AUTHORITY AND/OR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE PURCHASING DECISIONS ARE ASSIGNED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE COURSE (COI) WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED ON LINE. PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE YEAR, THE ENTITY'S CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY CONTACT PERSON (WITH THE HELP OF THE ENTITY'S LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COORDINATOR) SENDS DEPARTMENT MANAGERS A LIST OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED THEIR COI SO THEY CAN REMIND THE EMPLOYEES AND ENSURE THE EMPLOYEES HAVE TIME IN THEIR SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED COURSE. RESOLUTION OF ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARE DISCLOSED MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND KEPT ON FILE AT THE ENTITY. SUPERVISORS VERIFY REQUIRED COURSE COMPLETION PRIOR TO YEAR END. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE YEAR-END AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND UNAUDITED QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE SSM HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON SSM HEALTH CARE'S WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MISSOURI SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE. COPIES OF THE FORM 990 AND THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | TRANSFERS TO AFFILIATES -305,634. BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FOUNDATION 9,308. |
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