Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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.") .... | 4,526,913 | 4,648,679 | 5,814,868 | 7,818,433 | 5,844,851 | 28,653,744 |
| 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 | 4,526,913 | 4,648,679 | 5,814,868 | 7,818,433 | 5,844,851 | 28,653,744 |
| 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).. | 981,807 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 27,671,937 | |||||
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.. | 4,526,913 | 4,648,679 | 5,814,868 | 7,818,433 | 5,844,851 | 28,653,744 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 64,045 | 404,021 | 574,772 | 653,832 | 294,105 | 1,990,775 |
| 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). | 30,644,519 | |||||






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 | 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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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 - MISSION STATEMENT | THE MISSION OF REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (RHF) IS TO ADVOCATE AND DEVELOP AWARENESS, BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND RAISE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION. ESTABLISHED IN 1997, RHF RAISES FUNDS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND CAPITAL NEEDS OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND ITS RELATED SITES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE AND BEST EXPERIENCE FOR OUR PATIENTS. RHF ALSO RAISES FUNDS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. IN 2012, RHF RECEIVED FUNDING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING: INDIVIDUALS AND ESTATES, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | I. ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE RHF IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS (HEALTHPARTNERS), AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH FINANCING, CARE DELIVERY, AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDING HEALTH PLAN SERVICES TO OVER 1,165,000 MEMBERS AND DELIVERING CARE TO OVER 4,500,000 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS, PRIMARILY IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. HEALTHPARTNERS SEEKS TO TRANSFORM HEALTHCARE THROUGH A RELENTLESS FOCUS ON THE TRIPLE AIM - PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE POPULATION, AND IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY - ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ENTITIES - INCLUDING FIVE HOSPITALS AND THEIR RELATED FOUNDATIONS, TWO HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS, FOUR NON-PROFIT PHYSICIAN GROUPS, HOME CARE, TRANSITIONAL CARE, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT SERVES SELF INSURED EMPLOYERS, AND MANY MORE. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS, FOR WHICH HPI IS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION AND THE REPORTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EACH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. (HPI) IS THE PARENT ENTITY OF HEALTHPARTNERS AND IS A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AND LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION (HMO) RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(4). HPI IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). IN TURN, HPI-RAMSEY IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RHF AND ITS SISTER ORGANIZATIONS, REGIONS HOSPITAL, CAPITOL VIEW TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, STILLWATER HEALTH SYSTEM (LAKEVIEW HEALTH), RAMSEY INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES AND RH-WISCONSIN, INC., ALL OF WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). II. ACTIVITIES PROGRAM SUPPORT RHF RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 59 DIFFERENT PROGRAM FUNDS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL AND THE HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP AND CLINICS (HPMG) IN 2013. RHF ALSO PROVIDED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT TO 41 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GRANTS FUNDED PROJECTS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL, HPMG, AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH RHF'S MISSION. BECAUSE MOST OF RHF'S ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE PAID FOR USING REGIONS HOSPITAL SUPPORT AND INCOME ON INVESTMENTS, UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED TO FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY EXPENSES. IN 2013, RHF GAVE SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO MENTAL HEALTH, THE BURN CENTER, THE NEUROSCIENCES, THE EMERGENCY CENTER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, CANCER CARE CENTERS AND HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE, AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. SOME SPECIFIC PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HPMG'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN 2013, RHF CONTINUED RAISING MONEY FOR THE CAMPAIGN TO TRANSFORM MENTAL HEALTH CARE. THIS INCLUDED MONEY TO SUPPORT REGIONS HOSPITAL'S NEW MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, WHICH OPENED IN DECEMBER 2012, AS WELL AS FOR GROUNDBREAKING NEW PROGRAMS AND "MAKE IT OK," A CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. THE NEW FACILITY AND PROGRAMS ALLOW REGIONS HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE CARE IN A NURTURING, HEALING ENVIRONMENT THAT HELPS PATIENTS RETAIN THEIR PRIVACY AND DIGNITY. IN 2013, RHF RAISED $8,955,988 TO SUPPORT THESE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES. THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES $842,504 RAISED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN. REGIONS HOSPITAL IS WORKING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES PUBLIC TELEVISION (TPT) AND THE ADVERTISING FIRM PRESTON KELLY TO CREATE MAKE IT OK. THE CAMPAIGN HARD LAUNCHED IN MAY 2013 WITH AN ADVERTISING "FLIGHT" THAT INCLUDED TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE VIDEO, INTERNET PURCHASES AND TRANSIT SHELTERS. A SECOND FLIGHT BEGAN IN THE FALL. RHF COLLABORATED WITH TPT TO PRODUCE A FOUR-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES THAT PROFILED PEOPLE'S STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WITH STIGMA. RHF ALSO TARGETED BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITIES OF FAITH AND OTHER SECTORS OF OUR SOCIETY FOR A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE TOPICS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND STIGMA. FINALLY, OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS RHF WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUR MESSAGE TO INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE. THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN IS COMMUNITY BASED AND NOT BRANDED BY HEALTHPARTNERS, SO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME MATERIALS. AS PART OF THE LARGER MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, RHF ALSO RAISED $350,000 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HERO CARE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS IN COMBAT THAT CIVILIANS COULD NOT IMAGINE, AND MANY SUFFER MENTAL WOUNDS YEARS AFTER THEIR MILITARY SERVICE HAS ENDED. YET OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS NOT SET UP TO BEST CARE FOR THEM. RHF'S HERO CARE PROGRAM WILL HELP VETERANS RECOVER FROM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF COMBAT, ADJUST TO THEIR CIVILIAN LIVES AND THRIVE. IN ORDER TO OFFER THE VERY BEST, MILITARY-INFORMED CARE, DONATIONS WILL ALLOW REGIONS HOSPITAL TO ADD EXPERTISE AND CAPACITY IN REGIONS HOSPITAL MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THIS WILL ALSO HELP VETERANS BETTER NAVIGATE THE MANY COMMUNITY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR FACILITY. OUTSIDE THE MENTAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN, RHF RAISES FUNDS FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MHDAP). MHDAP ALLEVIATES OR AVERTS MANY MENTAL HEALTH CRISES IN THE EAST METRO AREA BY COVERING THE FULL COST OR CO-PAYS OF MEDICATIONS FOR UN-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS OF THE EAST METRO'S THREE LARGEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND SELECT MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO LACK IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. IN 2013, RHF RECEIVED $120,100 IN DONATIONS FOR MHDAP. RHF RAISED $20,100 TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF RHSC, INC.'S SAFE HOUSE AND SAFE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH UNITS AT REGIONS HOSPITAL. SAFE HOUSE PROVIDES SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 60 ADULTS PER YEAR, WHILE SAFE ALTERNATIVES PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO OVER 200 ADULTS WITH MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS EACH YEAR. EMERGENCY CENTER IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, REGIONS HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY CENTER IS THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN CRITICAL AND EMERGENCY CARE. IN 2013, RHF RECEIVED A $1 MILLION GRANT FROM THE FRED C. AND KATHERINE B. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION TO HELP EXPAND THE ER. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD AND FINAL PHASE OF THE ER'S DECADE-LONG EXPANSION EFFORT. THE EXPANSION WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BEDS AVAILABLE TO TREAT PEOPLE WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR ABILITY TO CARE FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE ER PROVIDES OBSERVATION SERVICES FOR PATIENTS WITH CHEST PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT MAY SIGNAL MORE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE EXPANSION WILL IMPROVE REGIONS ABILITY TO PROVIDE OBSERVATION SERVICES WHILE FREEING UP SPACE TO CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH MORE ACUTE CONDITIONS. THE EXPANSION WILL BEGIN IN 2014, AND IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY EARLY 2016. IN 2013, DONORS CONTRIBUTED $20,800 TO RHF TO SUPPORT REGIONS HOSPITALS' EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS BY FUNDING A PROCEDURAL SKILLS LAB, INTERNATIONAL ROTATIONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN SEPTEMBER 2013 MORE THAN 1,000 COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATED IN RHF'S 24TH ANNUAL WINE AUCTION, WHICH RAISED $768,843 FOR REGIONS HOSPITAL EMS AS IT EXPANDS SERVICES AVAILABLE TO MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS SUCH AS AMBULANCE SERVICES AND POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. REGIONS HOSPITAL EMS DEPARTMENT IS A RESOURCE TO MANY COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICES WHO PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN MANAGING PATIENTS PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL AT A HOSPITAL. REGIONS HOSPITAL EMS PROVIDES FIRST RESPONDER SERVICES WITH MEDICAL DIRECTION, EDUCATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES THEY NEED TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE AT THE POINT OF INJURY OR ILLNESS. REGIONS HOSPITAL EMS IS ALSO A NATIONAL LEADER IN RESEARCH, RESULTING IN ADVANCES IN PRE-HOSPITAL CARE. IN ADDITION, REGIONS HOSPITAL EMS WORKS WITH RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, FROM NEWBORNS TO THE ELDERLY, TO HELP THEM AVOID INJURIES. ITS PROVIDERS STAFF THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED. WITH HELP FROM WINE AUCTION PROCEEDS, COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS WILL VISIT PATIENTS RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY READMISSIONS IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN DISCHARGE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME CARE SERVICES. THIS NEW COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN REGIONS HOSPTIAL EMS AND THE ST. PAUL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO. NEUROSCIENCES REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HPMG ARE ABLE TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE AND SEAMLESS NEUROLOGICAL CARE, FROM THE FIRST VISIT WITH A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN THROUGH SURGERY AND BEYOND. AS A RESULT, REGIONS HOSPTIAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NATIONAL AWARDS FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS NEUROSCIENCES PROGRAMS. OVER THE YEARS, CHARITABLE DONATIONS HAVE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THESE EFFORTS. THIS INCLUDES ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA CARE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. IT IS RARE OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA TO SEE THE INTEGRATION OF GROUNDBREAKING ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND OPTIMAL CARE IN ONE ORGANIZATION AS YOU SEE WITHIN THE HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING. THE CENTER ALLOWS US TO BRING EXCITING NEW THERAPIES TO HUMAN TRIALS IN A TIMELY FASHION, WHICH ACCELERATES THE PROCESS OF BRINGING SUCH TREATMENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO STUDY NEW WAYS TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND EVENTUALLY PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S. IN 2013, RHF RAISED $692,364 TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING. THE CENTER CONDUCTS INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED RESEARCH THAT HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S, STROKE AND OTHER BRAIN DISORDERS. THIS INCLUDES THE INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF INSULIN, A METHOD OF DELIVERY THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCHERS AND NAMED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS ONE OF THE MOST PROMISING POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. WITH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, WE HAVE TESTED A POTENTIALLY SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE FORMULATION OF INTRANASAL INSULIN WITH A SMALL GROUP OF PATIENTS IN PREPARATION FOR A LARGER TRIAL IN 2014. IN 2013, RHF ALSO RAISED $100,000 FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL USING INTRANASAL DEFEROXAMINE. OUR RESEARCH WITH MODELS OF ALZHEIMER'S HAS SHOWN THAT THE DRUG CAN BE EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED INTRANASALLY WITH SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENT TO MEMORY. WE HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT INTRANASAL DEFEROXAMINE CAN IMPROVE MOTOR DYSFUNCTION IN MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND THIS SAME TREATMENT SHOWS PROMISE IN TREATING STROKE, HEAD INJURY AND OTHER DISORDERS. TO IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF DEMENTIA, THE CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING IS USING DONATIONS TO TEST THE USE OF A THREE-MINUTE COGNITIVE SCREENING TOOL AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PRIMARY CARE OFFICE VISITS. BESIDES ALLOWING CARE PROVIDERS TO TREAT DEMENTIA EARLIER, WE ARE STUDYING HOW EARLIER IDENTIFICATION OF COGNITIVE DISORDERS MAY HELP PATIENTS BETTER MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HEART DISEASE, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. CONTRIBUTIONS ALSO HELP FUND THE MINNESOTA MEMORY PROJECT, AN ONGOING REGISTRY THAT FOLLOWS ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT DIAGNOSED MEMORY LOSS IN ORDER TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON AGE-RELATED MEMORY CHANGES. THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP PHYSICIANS DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN MEMORY LOSS THAT IS COMMON WITH AGING AND SYMPTOMS THAT MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF DEMENTIA. IT COULD ALSO HELP US IDENTIFY INTERVENTIONS TO SLOW AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS. IN MAY 2013, RHF HOSTED THE 3RD ANNUAL ALZHEIMER'S FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST, WHICH RAISES MONEY TO BENEFIT ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND CARE. NEARLY 500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT, WHICH RAISED $92,810. THE HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (INSTITUTE) THE INSTITUTE IS A 501(C) (3) ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF HEALTHPARTNERS MEMBERS, PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. ITS VISION IS TO DELIVER OUTSTANDING HEALTH, EXPERIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY OUTCOMES FOR THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING. IN 2013, RHF RAISED $470,834 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. EMPLOYEES GAVE $135,625 TO THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS ($271,251 WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH) AND $99,792 TO ITS MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ($199,584 WITH THE HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH). RHF ALSO RECEIVED A $25,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM 3M TO HELP THE HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICAL SIMULATION AND LEARNING CENTER PURCHASE THE TRAUMACHILD SYSTEM. THE TRAUMACHILD SYSTEM IS A LIFELIKE SIMULATOR THE SIZE OF AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD THAT WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS TO PRACTICE INVASIVE PROCEDURES LIKE CENTRAL LINE INSERTIONS, CHEST TUBES AND EMERGENT SURGICAL AIRWAYS. A PART OF THE INSTITUTE, THE SIMULATION CENTER DESIGNS AND DELIVERS HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS, BOTH WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS AND THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. BURN CENTER THE BURN CENTER AT REGIONS HOSPITAL SERVES PATIENTS FROM ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PROVIDING CARE AND SPECIALIZED TREATMENT FOR THERMAL, ELECTRICAL, CHEMICAL AND OTHER BURNS. THE BURN CENTER IS THE MOST COMPLETE AND EXTENSIVE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND IS VERIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND THE AMERICAN BURN ASSOCIATION. THE BURN CENTER IS EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PRIVATE ROOMS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED BATHTUBS, AND A LARGE REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT. IN 2013, RHF RAISED $238,481 TO SUPPORT BURN CENTER PROGRAMS. THIS INCLUDED $60,109 FROM THE BURNAID GOLF CLASSIC, WHICH IS CO-HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION - MINNESOTA CHAPTER AND RHF IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL DIVISION. THE BURN CENTER IS USING A PORTION OF THESE FUNDS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS AND VISITORS WITH A MORE WELCOMING, HEALING AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, WAITING ROOMS AND A FAMILY CONSULTATION ROOM AND THE ADDITION OF ARTWORK AND HALLWAY MURALS. RHF FUNDS ALSO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND HELP THE BURN CENTER MEET THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS. THIS INCLUDES SENDING CHILD PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BURN CAMPS, HELPING CHILDREN RE-ENTER SCHOOL, BRINGING SURVIVORS IN TO TALK TO PATIENTS AND MORE. IN 2013, RHF RECEIVED A $150,000 GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA FAIR PLAN TO FUND THE HEALING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (HEAT) PROGRAM, WHICH IS OVERSEEN BY THE BURN CENTER. HEAT WORKS ON MANY FRONTS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INJURY, DEATH AND PROPERTY LOSS THAT IS A RESULT OF JUVENILES SETTING FIRES AS WELL AS UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND PRACTICES. AMONG THE PROGRAM'S EFFORTS, A TEAM OF TRAINED PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE PERSONAL FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, CHILD PROTECTION REFERRALS AND REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE TO YOUTH FIRE SETTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE HEAT TEAM HAS ALSO CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE WITH FIRE SAFETY RESOURCES, PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT CAMPFIRE INJURIES, AND WORKED WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO FAMILIES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT GETS STATE FUNDING TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE. RHF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING THOSE GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE STEWARDSHIP. THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY REGIONS HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED GOVERNMENT GRANTS WORTH $103,111 IN 2013. THESE GRANTS FUNDED SERVICES LIKE INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY; CONSULTATION TO OTHER PROVIDERS; AND A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE SUPPORTS PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO ARE DEALING WITH A SERIOUS OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESS. IT ALSO HELPS FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS AFTER THEIR LOVED ONE HAS DIED. IN 2013, RHF SECURED $87,348 TO FUND SERVICES NOT COVERED BY REIMBURSEMENT, INCLUDING COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES, A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS. CANCER CARE WITH THE HELP OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS HOSPITAL CANCER CARE CENTERS PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS. THE CENTERS ALSO HELP PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATE CANCER, FROM BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS IS MADE TO AFTER TREATMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. AND THEY DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO COMFORT PATIENTS AND VISITORS AND MAKE THEIR CARE CONVENIENT. THE FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUCH HOLISTIC CARE ONLY GOES SO FAR. OUR CANCER CARE CENTERS ALSO SEE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED PATIENTS AND PATIENTS INSURED VIA GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAN OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS, AND THIS LEADS TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CHARITY CARE. THIS MAKES THE CANCER CARE CENTERS MORE DEPENDENT ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMMING. IN 2013, RHF RAISED $54,088 TO SUPPORT THE CANCER CARE CENTERS. THIS INCLUDED $15,000 FROM THE HOPE CHEST FOR BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION AND SUSAN G. KOMEN MINNESOTA TO HELP LOW-INCOME BREAST CANCER PATIENTS MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. THE ANNA M. HEILMAIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONATED $12,000 TO FUND PROGRAMS NOT COVERED BY EVERYDAY REVENUE. REACH OUT AND READ REACH OUT AND READ IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM IN LOCAL HMPG CLINICS THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN AND HELPS CARE PROVIDERS SPOT CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX MONTHS AND FIVE YEARS ARE GIVEN NEW BOOKS WHEN THEY COME IN FOR REGULAR CHECKUPS. TRAINED CARE PROVIDERS WATCH HOW CHILDREN INTERACT WITH THE BOOKS TO SEE IF THEY ENGAGE IN AGE-APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS. IF CHILDREN HAVE DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES THE CARE PROVIDERS CAN SET THEM UP WITH EARLY INTERVENTION AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. STUDIES SHOW THAT REACH OUT AND READ FAMILIES READ TOGETHER MORE OFTEN, AND PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN SERVED BY THE PROGRAM SCORE THREE TO SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF THEIR PEERS ON VOCABULARY TESTS. IN 2013, WITH THE HELP OF $25,000 IN DONATIONS FROM THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHPARTNERS, APPROXIMATELY 7,000 REACH OUT AND READ BOOKS WERE HANDED OUT TO CHILDREN AT THE FIVE HPMG CLINICS SERVED. RHF ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR PROJECT READ, A SIMILAR, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN LITERACY INITIATIVE. AS PART OF PROJECT READ, VOLUNTEERS READ STORIES TO CHILDREN WHO VISIT THE PEDIATRICS DEPARTMENTS IN FIVE HPMG CLINICS. THESE SERVICES ACT AS AN INCENTIVE FOR CHILDREN TO READ. TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME, CHILDREN ARE GIVEN AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS TO KEEP. RHF RECEIVED A $2,000 GRANT FROM TARGET FOR THE PROGRAM IN 2013. WISHING WELL FUNDED BY THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN, WISHING WELL ASSISTS PATIENTS WHO HAVE IMMEDIATE HARDSHIP NEEDS. ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF PROGRAM ASSISTANCE IS GIVEN IN THE FORM OF BUS TOKENS AND CAB VOUCHERS TO HELP PATIENTS GET TO AND FROM THE HOSPITAL. WISHING WELL ALSO OFFERS PATIENTS GIFT CARDS FOR FOOD AND MORE. THE PROGRAM SERVES PATIENTS OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND HPMG CLINICS. HIV/AIDS CLINIC IN 1985, HPMG'S INFECTIOUS DISEASE (ID) CLINIC BECAME THE FIRST DESIGNATED HIV/AIDS CLINIC PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA. THE ID CLINIC USES A HOLISTIC, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CARE THAT INCLUDES PHYSICIANS SPECIALIZING IN HIV, NURSES, CASE MANAGERS, AND PSYCHIATRISTS. IN 2013, RHF RECEIVED $8,000 FROM THE HUGH J. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION TO HELP FUND AN HIV/AIDS MEDICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. CHARITY CARE REGIONS HOSPITAL IS THE PRIMARY "SAFETY-NET" HOSPITAL IN THE EAST METRO, PROVIDING CHARITY CARE FOR LOW-INCOME UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PEOPLE. IN 2013, RHF RECEIVED A $7,500 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE J. ELMER AND ESTHER HANSMAN CHARITABLE TRUST TO SUPPORT THE CHARITY CARE REGIONS HOSPITAL OFFERS TO CHILDREN. LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER IN MAY 2009, REGIONS HOSPITAL, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE REGIONS HOSPITAL CAMPUS, BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA AND THE UPPER MIDWEST TO RECEIVE A LEVEL I PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER DESIGNATION BY THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, WHICH CONFIRMS REGIONS HOSPITAL'S ABILITY TO OFFER THE VERY BEST CARE TO CRITICALLY-INJURED CHILDREN. RHF RECEIVED $6,450 IN CHARITABLE COMMITMENTS TO THE PROGRAM IN 2013. SCHOLARSHIPS RHF RAISES MONEY AND DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO EMPLOYEES. SOME SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - THE GLORIA FOX NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND THE FUND ANNUALLY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES PURSUING NURSING CAREERS. IN 2013, $15,000 IN SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN DONATIONS EARMARKED FOR EDUCATION WERE USED TO SUPPORT THIS SCHOLARSHIP, AND RHF RAISED AN ADDITIONAL $680 FOR THE FUND. - THE ANCKER NURSES SCHOLARSHIP FUND GRADUATES FROM THE ANCKER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ESTABLISHED A FUND TO ASSIST REGIONS HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PURSUING A NURSING EDUCATION. RHF RAISED $7,355 FOR THIS FUND IN 2013. EMPLOYEE GIVING IN 2013, REGIONS HOSPITAL AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES DONATED $471,268 TO RHF'S ANNUAL SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION. WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH, THE CAMPAIGN RAISED $942,537. PATIENT CARE FUNDS FROM THE CAMPAIGN WERE SPLIT BETWEEN THE WISHING WELL (WHICH PROVIDES BASIC NECESSITIES AND MEDICATIONS TO NEEDY PATIENTS), REACH OUT AND READ, DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, FREE NEWSPAPERS FOR PATIENTS, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES SUCH AS MASSAGE AND MUSIC THERAPY AND CARE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. LAST YEAR, 41 PROGRAMS RECEIVED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | HPI-RAMSEY, A MINNESOTA NON-PROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), IS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF RHF. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, APPOINTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | HPI-RAMSEY, AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER MUST APPROVE THE DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS FOLLOWS: - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS - ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLANS - UNBUDGETED SPECIAL PROJECTS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - GUARANTEEING THE DEBT OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY - A LOAN OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS IN EXCESS OF $10,000 - MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION WITH ANOTHER CORPORATION - DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS - DISSOLUTION - ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | RHF'S 990 RETURN HAS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS THAT IS FOLLOWED BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF RHF. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES A LAYERED REVIEW BY THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI, THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF RHF, GHI'S INTERNAL LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND RHF'S OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE AREAS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW, ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS BACK TO THE TAX DEPARTMENT OF GHI BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF RHF. RHF MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNING BODY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) A COPY OF THE 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE 990 RETURN. THIS COPY IS PROVIDED IN A PRE-MEETING PACKET, AND IS AN AGENDA ITEM AT A MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS IS NOTED AND DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | RHF IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS OF RHF, THE BOARD MONITORS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES BY MAINTAINING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AND REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE IDENTIFYING ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE GENERAL COUNSEL WILL SUMMARIZE THE FINDINGS FOLLOWING REVIEW OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE CHAIR, PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BOARD AGENDAS AND EXECUTIVE DECISIONS ARE MONITORED IN RELATION TO THIS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | RHF HAS NO EMPLOYEES. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY GHI AND REGIONS HOSPITAL, RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARABILITY OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF RHF'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ITS OTHER OFFICERS. EVERY THREE YEARS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GHI BOARD OF DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE), A TOTAL COMPENSATION MARKET REVIEW IS COMPLETED. THE REVIEW INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION; BASE SALARY, ANNUAL INCENTIVES, BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. THE MARKET SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED TO, REVIEWED BY AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. IN INTERIM YEARS, GHI'S HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, UPDATES CHANGES IN THE SALARY STRUCTURE BASED ON THE SAME INDEPENDENT STUDIES PERFORMED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS FULL INDEPENDENT REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED. IN ALL CASES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY TO ASSURE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS' INDEPENDENCE, STAFF IS NOT IN ROOM DURING DELIBERATIONS OR VOTE INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2 STATEMENTS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA, APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD HAD DELEGATED TO THE CEO (WITH AUTHORITY TO FURTHER DELEGATE) THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO CONDUCT ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OTHER OFFICERS WITHIN THE COMPENSATION RANGES DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ANY EXCEPTIONS NEED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | RHF'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990 RETURNS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION FROM RHF OR HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. RHF'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. RHF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH IT'S RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHPARTNERS, INC. AND GROUP HEALTH PLAN, INC. CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH THE HEALTHPARTNERS.COM WEBSITE. |
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