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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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(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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| 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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| PART III | CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1921 WITH THE SAME MISSION THAT CONTINUES TODAY: BETTER CARE FOR THE SICK, INVESTIGATION OF THEIR PROBLEMS AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF THOSE WHO SERVE. CONSISTENT WITH ITS TRIPARTITE MISSION, CLEVELAND CLINIC'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION OF BOTH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDERS RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PATIENTS TO POOL THE TALENTS OF MEDICAL SPECIALISTS TO DEVELOP, TEACH AND APPLY THE BEST MEDICAL TECHNIQUES. THIS STATEMENT IS NOT INTENDED TO IDENTIFY ALL THE ACTIVITIES BY WHICH CLEVELAND CLINIC FULFILLS ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES, BUT RATHER IS A SUMMARY OF ITS PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. CLEVELAND CLINIC IS THE PARENT OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM AND REPORTS COMMUNITY BENEFIT ON A SYSTEM-WIDE BASIS, SO THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT NUMBERS REPORTED HERE ARE FOR THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDES INCLUDES PATIENT CARE PROVIDED ON A CHARITABLE BASIS, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, MEDICAID SHORTFALL, SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN 2013 CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ITS AFFILIATES PROVIDED $652.7 MILLION IN BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE CURRENT EDITION OF ITS COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG. (COMMUNITY BENEFIT AMOUNTS REPORTED IN THIS PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT REFER TO OUR 2013 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, BASED ON THE CHA REPORTING METHODOLOGY. SEE FORM 990, SCHEDULE H FOR A RECONCILIATION OF SCHEDULE H TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORTING.) I. PATIENT CARE CLEVELAND CLINIC IS DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, STRIVES TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, HIGH QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO ALL WHO NEED IT AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS AND AS A LEADING MEDICAID PROVIDER IN OHIO, WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO THOSE WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD IT. DURING 2013, CLEVELAND CLINIC RECORDED 1,274 TOTAL STAFFED BEDS, 100,679 EMERGENCY VISITS, 97,970 SURGICAL CASES, 55,036 ADMISSIONS, AND MORE THAN 5.1 MILLION TOTAL CLINIC VISITS. IT IS THE POLICY OF CLEVELAND CLINIC TO TREAT ALL PATIENTS WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY AND RESPECT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RACE, CREED, OR ABILITY TO PAY. CLEVELAND CLINIC'S PATIENT CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA PATIENT-ORIENTED INSTITUTES, WHICH ARE STRUCTURED ON THE BASIS OF ORGAN SYSTEM OR DISEASE. THE INSTITUTES FACILITATE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, AND ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE CONVENIENCE FOR PATIENTS AND THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES. SOME OF THE INSTITUTES ARE: ANESTHESIOLOGY, COLE EYE, DIGESTIVE DISEASE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, GLICKMAN UROLOGICAL & KIDNEY, HEAD & NECK, MILLER FAMILY HEART & VASCULAR, IMAGING, MEDICINE, NEUROLOGICAL, NURSING, OB/GYN & WOMEN'S HEALTH, ORTHOPAEDIC & RHEUMATOLOGY, PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC & CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, RESPIRATORY, TAUSSIG CANCER, AND WELLNESS. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS AGAIN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS QUALITY OF CARE IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS" SURVEY IN 2013. OVERALL, CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS RANKED 4TH AMONG THE NATION'S NEARLY 5,000 HOSPITALS. CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS RANKED AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE CENTER FOR CARDIAC CARE FOR THE 19TH YEAR IN A ROW. UROLOGY, NEPHROLOGY DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY AND RHEUMATOLOGY PROGRAMS WERE ALL RANKED SECOND IN THE NATION. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY NOT ONLY ASSISTS THE POOREST OF THE POOR BY PROVIDING FREE CARE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS WITH INCOMES UP TO 250 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL BUT ALSO OFFERS DISCOUNTS ON MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES FOR UNINSURED PATIENTS WHOSE INCOME IS UP TO 400 PERCENT OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. PATIENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THIS POLICY IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT MEDICAL BILLS FROM CAUSING A PATIENT OR FAMILY UNDUE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT A COST OF $169.8 MILLION IN 2013. II. RESEARCH CLEVELAND CLINIC'S MISSION INCLUDES CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE, PREVENT DISEASE, AND FIND CURES FOR MEDICAL ISSUES. CLEVELAND CLINIC'S LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("LRI") IS ITS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND HOME TO A COMPLETE SPECTRUM OF LABORATORY-, TRANSLATIONAL-, AND CLINICAL-BASED RESEARCH. LRI HAS 172 FACULTY-LEVEL SCIENTISTS ORGANIZED IN THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CANCER BIOLOGY, CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE, GENOMIC MEDICINE, IMMUNOLOGY, MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY, MOLECULAR GENETICS, NEUROSCIENCES, OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH, PATHOBIOLOGY, QUANTITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES, STEM CELL BIOLOGY AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, AND TRANSLATIONAL HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH. LRI IS ONE OF THE LEADING NIH-FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTES IN THE UNITED STATES AND HAS SPEARHEADED NUMEROUS ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF COMPLEX MEDICAL PROBLEMS. SCIENTISTS AND THEIR TEAMS ARE PURSUING A WIDE RANGE OF BIOMEDICAL QUESTIONS AT LRI, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO CARDIOVASCULAR, CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND METABOLIC DISEASES. ALTOGETHER, NEARLY 2,000 SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WORK AT LRI. THIS INCLUDES MORE THAN 200 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, NEARLY 170 GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 200 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. IN ADDITION TO BASIC PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ITS EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE OR ARE PRIMARY INVESTIGATORS IN MANY CLINICAL TRIALS. IN 2013, CLEVELAND CLINIC WAS INVOLVED IN APPROXIMATELY 1000 CLINICAL TRIALS. THE ONGOING COLLABORATION BETWEEN PHYSICIAN INVESTIGATORS AND STUDY VOLUNTEERS IS CENTRAL TO TESTING THE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUGS AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND HELPS TO SET THE STANDARDS FOR PATIENT CARE. RESEARCH AT CLEVELAND CLINIC IS FUNDED BY EXTERNAL SOURCES, SUCH AS FEDERAL GRANTS, BUT IS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CLINIC'S OWN INTERNAL RESOURCES. IN 2013, CLEVELAND CLINIC PROVIDED COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN RESEARCH OF $203.7 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES EXTERNALLY SPONSORED FUNDING OF $133.6 MILLION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, BY PROVIDING THE LATEST ADVANCES IN MEDICINE DIRECTLY TO PATIENTS AND BY REFINING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMULGATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES, DEVICES AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS. III. EDUCATION ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS, CLEVELAND CLINIC OPERATES A MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RELATED RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (THE "LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE") IS THE TEACHING AND TRAINING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE A PARTICULAR INTEREST IN RESEARCH. MANY CLEVELAND CLINIC PHYSICIANS SERVE AS FACULTY FOR THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, FURTHERING THE INTEGRATION OF CLINICAL CARE WITH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE CURRENTLY PROVIDES ALL STUDENTS WITH FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING THIS NATION'S FUTURE DOCTORS, CLEVELAND CLINIC SPONSORS A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING THROUGH ITS EDUCATION INSTITUTE INCLUDING ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NURSES AND HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS. CLEVELAND CLINIC DEVOTES SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES TO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND, IN 2013, PROVIDED A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $230.5 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES $8.4 MILLION IN EXTERNAL GRANTS, THROUGH SUBSIDY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ENSURE RESIDENTS AND PATIENTS IN ALL OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC'S COMMUNITIES ARE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF MEDICAL CARE AND HAVE TRAINED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR THEM IN THE FUTURE. SOME OF THESE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE: GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION CLEVELAND CLINIC MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. IN 2013, 1,172 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS TRAINED IN 70 ACCREDITED RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS, APPROVED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME), INCLUDING 155 ADVANCED FELLOWS IN 100 FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. |
| PART III - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (CON'T) | LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN MAY 2002, THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY HAS LINKED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP HOSPITALS WITH ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,923 APPLICANTS FOR 32 POSITIONS IN 2013. THE PROGRAM'S STUDENTS HAVE MATCHED AT SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED 85 PUBLICATIONS TO THE WORLD'S STORE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, AND 39 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN PRESENTATIONS AND/OR POSTERS AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS. VISITING MEDICAL STUDENTS VISITING MEDICAL STUDENT EDUCATION REPRESENTS A MAJOR ACADEMIC COMMITMENT BY CLEVELAND CLINIC. IN 2013, OF THE 680 ROTATING MEDICAL STUDENTS, 271 STUDENTS WERE FROM 114 MEDICAL SCHOOLS AROUND THE WORLD. CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CLEVELAND CLINIC MAINTAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY AND ENJOYS THE HIGHEST ACCME RANKING: "ACCREDITATION WITH COMMENDATION." IN 2013, THE CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERED 1,702 CME PROGRAMS TO 386,252 PARTICIPANTS. OF THAT NUMBER, 913 WERE LIVE COURSES, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS FOCUSED ON KEY AREAS OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE SOCIETY FOR ACADEMIC CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, CLEVELAND CLINIC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF ONLINE CME AMONG THE NATION'S ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS. THE CENTER'S WEBSITE HAD MORE THAN 434 ACTIVITIES THAT ATTRACTED 146,483 ACTIVITY VIEWERS. IN 2013, THE CENTER ISSUED MORE THAN 295,424 CERTIFICATES FOR LIVE AND ONLINE PROGRAMS COMBINED. JOURNAL CME CONTINUES TO REACH A LARGE NUMBER OF LEARNERS, WITH THE CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (CCJM) PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING MORE THAN 146,800 CERTIFICATES. THE CCJM ENJOYED A CIRCULATION OF MORE THAN 100,000 AND RANKED SECOND IN READERSHIP AMONG JOURNALS DIRECTED TO OFFICE-BASED INTERNISTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS. EACH YEAR, THE ONLINE VERSION IS READ BY MORE THAN 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2013 THE CCJM WEB SITE HAD 2.5 MILLION VISITS FROM 2.1 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS. CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION CLEVELAND CLINIC IS A MAJOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING SITE FOR A NUMBER OF HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CURRENTLY OFFERS 15 IN-HOUSE ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS AND HAS 49 AFFILIATED PROGRAMS WITH REGIONAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. IN 2013, CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSTED MORE THAN 2,100 CLINICAL ROTATIONS FOR HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS. CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION THIS CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING CLEVELAND CLINIC'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND FOR ENSURING THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE GLOBAL MEDICAL COMMUNITY. IN 2013, 750 INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS TRAVELED TO CLEVELAND CLINIC TO PARTICIPATE IN OBSERVERSHIPS; 200 PHYSICIANS ATTENDED SYMPOSIA HELD AT CLEVELAND CLINIC ON PATIENT EXPERIENCE, CARDIOLOGY, COLORECTAL SURGERY, SPINE SURGERY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, UROLOGY, PEDIATRICS, BREAST CANCER AND OBESITY; AND OUR OWN STAFF TRAVELED TO MORE THAN 15 COUNTRIES TO SHARE CLINICAL AND SURGICAL INNOVATIONS. IV. ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT COMMUNITY EDUCATION EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY HAS ALSO BEEN A PRIORITY AT CLEVELAND CLINIC. OUR CENTER FOR CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION EXPANDS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIA TO PATIENTS AND THE NORTHEAST OHIO COMMUNITY. FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN 2013: HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER: THE ON-CAMPUS PATIENT AND FAMILY HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTER IS A PLACE WHERE PATIENTS, VISITORS AND EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION RESOURCES. THE CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION STAFF ALSO FULFILLS REQUESTS FOR HEALTH INFORMATION MADE IN WRITING, BY EMAIL OR BY PHONE. IN 2013, THE CENTER FULFILLED 9,514 REQUESTS AND SERVED 13,564 PEOPLE WHO CAME INTO THE CENTER FOR INFORMATION. HEALTH TALKS/HEALTH EXCHANGE AND CCTV: THE CENTER FOR CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION HOSTED 29 COMMUNITY HEALTH TALKS/HEALTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AND MANAGED 3,585 SCHEDULED CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION WEEKLY PROGRAMS AND APPROXIMATELY 359 WEEKLY ON-DEMAND TELEVISED PROGRAMS. INTERNET SITE: THE CENTER FOR CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION WEBSITE (WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG/HEALTH) CONTINUES TO BE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR USERS AROUND THE WORLD. THE WEBSITE ALSO FEATURES LIVE WEBCHATS WITH A HEALTH EDUCATOR, ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO POST QUESTIONS AND HAVE THEM ANSWERED IN REAL TIME. WEBCHATS TAKE PLACE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM 9 AM TO 3:00 PM. BY THE END OF 2013, WE HELD 6,629 WEBCHATS. MEDICAID SHORTFALL THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF MEDICAID SERVICES IN OHIO. IN MANY STATES, INCLUDING OHIO, MEDICAID PAYMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COST OF TREATING MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES. IN 2013, THE HEALTH SYSTEM'S UNPAID MEDICAID COSTS WERE $124.0 MILLION (THIS FIGURE IS NET OF AN HCAP BENEFIT OF $17.7 MILLION ). SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN ADDITION TO CHARITY CARE AND COSTS NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID PAYMENTS, ANOTHER CLINICAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT CATEGORY IS "SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES." THESE SERVICES YIELD LOW OR NEGATIVE MARGINS BUT ARE NEEDED IN THE COMMUNITY. CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PROVIDED SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES IN 2013 AT A COST OF $16.7 MILLION. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THE CLEVELAND CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A BROAD ARRAY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PROVIDING OR CONTRIBUTING TO MORE THAN 300 SUCH PROGRAMS IN 2013 FOR A TOTAL NET COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF $50.0 MILLION. OUR WELL-ESTABLISHED OUTREACH PROGRAMS RANGE FROM FREE WELLNESS INITIATIVES, HEALTH SCREENINGS, CLINICAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE FOR GOVERNMENT-FUNDED HEALTH PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS FALL INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES: COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN 2013, SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: - CLEVELAND CLINIC STAFF ACROSS THE SYSTEM PROVIDED NO-COST CLINICAL CARE TO UNDER- AND UNINSURED FAMILIES AT VARIOUS SITES IN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. THE LANGSTON HUGHES HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTER, IN THE FAIRFAX NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, PROVIDED MULTI-GENERATIONAL PREVENTION AND WELLNESS SERVICES. - HEALTH FAIRS PROVIDED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH FREE SCREENINGS FOR DIABETES, CHOLESTEROL, HEART DISEASE, AND PROSTATE AND VARIOUS CANCERS. THE MINORITY MEN'S HEALTH FAIR, CELEBRATING SISTERHOOD, TU FAMILIA AND DOZENS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS EDUCATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE BENEFITS OF PREVENTATIVE CARE. - COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES WERE OFFERED ACROSS THE ENTERPRISE PROVIDING EDUCATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN THE AREAS OF HEART DISEASE, STROKE, DIABETES AND BRAIN HEALTH. FOR A FULL LIST OF MONTHLY EVENTS, GO TO WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG AND SEARCH FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. - WELLNESS INITIATIVES AND HEALTH LECTURES WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS IN THE AREAS OF PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, INCLUDING SMOKING CESSATION, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, TEEN PARENTING, FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD SAFETY. - COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKETS, URBAN GARDENS AND NUTRITION SEMINARS WERE PROVIDED TO PROMOTE DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. - REGIONAL LEADERSHIP SUMMITS BROUGHT COMMUNITY LEADERS TOGETHER FOR SOLVING PUBLIC EPIDEMIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS HEROIN USE AND OBESITY. - PHYSICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CONCUSSION AWARENESS WERE PROVIDED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY THE ORTHOPAEDIC AND RHEUMATOLOGIC INSTITUTE. - CLEVELAND CLINIC'S TOMSICH PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE INSTITUTE DONATED SERVICES TO CLEVELAND AREA SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS THE FREE CLINIC AND CARE ALLIANCE. - CLEVELAND CLINIC PHILANTHROPY FOCUSED EFFORTS ON COMMUNITY NEEDS OF CANCER AND BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH. V. CONCLUSION THE PURPOSE OF THE CLEVELAND CLINIC IS TO BENEFIT HUMANITY THROUGH THE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND ETHICAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, BY ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND MEDICAL EDUCATION, BY MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY, AND BY FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | WILLIAM MACDONALD III AND MORRY WEISS - BUSINESS BILL SANFORD AND LARRY POLLOCK - BUSINESS BETH MOONEY AND BILL SANFORD - BUSINESS |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | VARIOUS CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION CODE OF REGULATIONS TO CONFORM TO MEDICARE CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION, A CHANGE WAS MADE REGARDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, THERE CAN BE NO SHAREHOLDERS OR OTHER "EQUITY OWNERS" OF A NONPROFIT CORPORATION. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL RIGHTS ARE HELD AND EXERCISED BY THE "MEMBERS" OF THE NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CCF IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IT HAS BOTH MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES. IT DOES NOT HAVE STOCKHOLDERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, THE "MEMBERS" OF THE CORPORATION ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (TRUSTEES), AND THE BOARD THEN CONDUCTS THE AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION. IN ADDITION, ONE NONPROFIT CORPORATION MAY BE THE "MEMBER" OF ANOTHER NONPROFIT CORPORATION. CCF IS AN OHIO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND IT HAS MEMBERS WHO ELECT THE DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | PURSUANT TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION LAW, CERTAIN OF THE DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE, ANY CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND CODE OF REGULATIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE DIVISION TAX DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, KEY SECTIONS OF THE FORM ARE REVIEWED WITH EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE ENTIRE RETURN IS ALSO REVIEWED WITH THE CFO, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRPERSON. THE PAID PREPARER (BIG 4 PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM) CONDUCTS AN IN DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FORM. ANNUALLY, THE 990 FILING IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE ENTIRE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UPON CONFIRMATION OF SUCCESSFUL E-FILING FROM THE IRS, A COPY OF THE FINAL E-FILED RETURN WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO APPROPRIATE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. IN ADDITION TO POSTING ON GUIDESTAR, THE FINAL E-FILED RETURN WILL BE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | CCF HAS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ("COI") POLICY CONSISTENT WITH THE MODEL IRS COI POLICY. IT APPLIES TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF CCF AND ALL ITS AFFILIATES, BOTH EXEMPT AND TAXABLE. UNDER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST ISSUES (THE POLICY), A TRUSTEE OR DIRECTOR WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT MUST REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER RELATING TO THE CONTRACT, TRANSACTION, OR ARRANGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE TRUSTEES, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS AS DEFINED IN THE POLICY THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FAILURE TO TIMELY REPLY IS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMMITTEE UNDER THE POLICY. THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS HAVE A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY THE CHIEF GOVERNANCE OFFICER AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR IF ANY OF THEIR DISCLOSURES CHANGE OR IF A NEW DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED UNDER THE POLICY. THE BOARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMMITTEE MEETS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR AND REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURES, ANY PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND DOCUMENTS THEIR CONCLUSIONS. UNDER THE POLICY, THE INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND A MEETING AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION OR ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE PRESENT DURING FINAL CONSIDERATION OR VOTING ON THE ARRANGEMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | ALL CCF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEE POSITIONS HAVE THEIR COMPENSATION REVIEWED IN ADVANCE ANNUALLY BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE CCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS VESTED WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION MATTERS. IN REVIEWING AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THESE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, THE COMMITTEE USES A PROCESS WHICH IS INTENDED TO CREATE THE PRESUMPTION IN REGULATION 53.4958-6(A) THAT PAYMENTS OF COMPENSATION TO THESE PERSONS CONSTITUTE REASONABLE COMPENSATION, DEFINED AS AMOUNTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. IN THIS PROCESS, NO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION 53.4958-6(C)(1)(III) WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AT ISSUE IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THAT COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES, CCF PARTICIPATES IN PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS WITH SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE U.S. IN ADDITION, CCF ENGAGES THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WHO EACH YEAR PROVIDES CCF WITH A CUSTOMIZED COMPENSATION REPORT REGARDING PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION. BY USING THIS DATA, CCF HAS BEEN ABLE TO DEVELOP MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES. IN ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES PERFORMING NON-PHYSICIAN SERVICES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AND CONSULTS WITH AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WHO PREPARES A CUSTOMIZED REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE REGARDING AMOUNTS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS TO SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE COMMITTEE USES THE MARKET-BASED DATA PROVIDED BY THE CONSULTANT, AND WHERE APPROPRIATE, PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF OF STAFF, TO ESTABLISH MARKET-BASED COMPENSATION. AFTER MAKING ITS COMPENSATION DECISIONS, THE COMMITTEE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTS ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN CCF'S WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC BOOKS AND RECORDS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CCF MAKES CERTAIN OF ITS KEY DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC" SECTION. IN THIS SECTION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ANNUAL REPORT, COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT, CCF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND CORPORATE COMPLIANCE POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18: | THE MOST RECENTLY FILED FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE CCF WEBSITE, WWW.CLEVELANDCLINIC.ORG, UNDER THE "ABOUT CLEVELAND CLINIC" SECTION. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC CAN BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | TRANSFER OF NET ASSETS 990,491. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION USED FOR CAPITAL PURPOSES 792,960. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS 69,767,341. NET INVESTMENT INCOME 27,748,857. NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION USED FOR OPERATIONS -27,981,444. RETIREMENT BENEFITS ADJUSTMENT 225,976,711. NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINS ON NONTRADING INVESTMENTS -93,292. EQUITY TRANSFERS 2,041,607. COMBINED REPORTING ADJUSTMENT -356,000. |
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