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| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
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| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
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| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
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| 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 VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et | Kenneth E. Arnold, Secretary, Timothy J. Babineau, MD, Trustee, and Mary A. Wakefield, Treasurer, are officers of related for-profit corporations. Mr. Arnold and Ms. Wakefield are officers of Lifespan Management Services Organization, Inc. (MSO) and Lifespan Risk Services, Inc. Dr. Babineau and Ms. Wakefield are officers of VNA Technicare, Inc. (VNA). Additionally, Scott B. Laurans, Chair, is an officer of VNA.Lawrence Aubin, Vice Chair, and Shivan Subramaniam, Trustee, are Directors of Citizens Bank.Jonathan Fain, Trustee, is the CEO of Teknor Apex Co. Bertram Lederer, Trustee, is a Director of Teknor Apex Co. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder | Lifespan Corporation is the sole corporate member of The Miriam Hospital. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body | Effective October 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of Lifespan and the Boards of Trustees of Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital (TMH), Newport Health Care Corporation, Newport Hospital, and Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital approved a restructuring of their governance. The restructuring has increased governance effectiveness and has streamlined governance operation, as well as provided a single strategic perspective for the Lifespan system hospitals. Pursuant to the restructuring, the bylaws of each of the affiliates were amended such that the composition of the boards of trustees of each of the hospitals and Newport Health Care Corporation is defined as those persons serving from time to time as the directors of Lifespan. As a result, the Boards of each entity are comprised of the same individuals. The Board of each entity retains its responsibilities and authorities notwithstanding the revision in its composition. The Board of Directors of Lifespan consists of not less than fourteen nor more than thirty-one directors, including the President and CEO of Lifespan, who serves ex-officio with vote, and the following ex-officio voting directors: the Chairs of Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, The Miriam Hospital Foundation, Newport Hospital Foundation, Bradley Hospital Foundation, and Gateway Foundation, each of whom, by extension, serves as a trustee of each of the hospitals.Additionally, the bylaws of TMH confer certain reserved powers on Lifespan to provide it with the means of effective oversight, coordination, and support of the system. Powers reserved to Lifespan include: to elect and remove TMH trustees and to approve the election of and to remove certain officers. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders | As noted above, the TMH Board is comprised of the same individuals who serve on the Lifespan Board. Lifespan has the responsibility for planning, directing, and establishing policies intended to assure the development and delivery of quality health services on an integrated, cost-effective basis. Powers reserved to Lifespan, in addition to those noted above, include: to approve amendment of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and other charter documents; to approve strategic plans; to approve investment policies and any capital or operating budgets or material non-budgeted expenditures; and to authorize incurrence or guaranty of material indebtedness. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The preparation and filing of the Form 990 and supporting schedules is the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer and Lifespan's Finance Department, with review by Lifespan's tax advisors, KPMG LLP. The Form 990 is prepared by the accounting staff upon completion of Lifespan's annual independent audit and reviewed by the Corporate Services Tax Compliance Manager. Further review is performed by the Director of Finance and the Vice President of Finance - Corporate Services. Once the draft Form 990 is complete, the Tax Compliance Manager forwards it with all supporting worksheets to KPMG, which then reviews the completed form in detail. The Tax Compliance Manager answers questions as they arise and provides additional information as needed. KPMG provides the Tax Compliance Manager with any recommended changes which are reviewed, and if agreed upon, are incorporated into the return. The draft Form 990 is then provided to the Chief Financial Officer for final management review. Prior to filing the return with the Internal Revenue Service, a copy of the entire form, along with a video presentation detailing form highlights, are posted to the Hospital's Board of Trustees website portal in advance of its next Board meeting, at which all questions and concerns of the members of the Board are addressed by the Chief Financial Officer and incorporated into the Form 990 when appropriate. Once the Form 990 is complete and ready to be filed, the members of the Board are notified via email that a copy of the final version of the Form 990 is accessible through the same password protected website portal. The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to file the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Lifespan and the Lifespan Obligated Group, which consists of The Miriam Hospital, RIH and Affiliates, Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital Foundation, and The Miriam Hospital Foundation, currently make their annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements available to the public via DAC (Digital Assurance Certification LLC), a disclosure dissemination agent for issues of tax-exempt bonds which electronically posts and transmits Lifespan's financial information to repositories and investors alike. In addition, copies of TMH's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conflict of Interest Policy are available upon request from the office of the Lifespan Chief Financial Officer, either in person or by mail. |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases | Change in funded status of pension and other postretirement = -$6029300 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Donated equipment = $268842 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases | Increase in Net Assets of TMHF = $951213 |
| . | The Center's team-based approach provides state-of-the-art care for patients who have or are at risk for cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as pancreatic cancer, cancer of the esophagus, and tumors involving the liver.The gastrointestinal cancer care services available through the Comprehensive Cancer Center provide care for patients who have or are at risk for the following types of cancer: bile duct, esophagus, gallbladder, endocrine, and cystic tumors of the pancreas, liver, and stomach. TMH also offers medical nutrition therapy on an outpatient basis designed to help prevent and control gastrointestinal disorders. |
| . | The Leonard and Adele R. Decof Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at TMH This Comprehensive Cancer Center brings together world-renowned physicians and a team of specialists from Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), TMH, and Newport Hospital (NH), forming a multidisciplinary team whose level of knowledge and experience are unparalleled in the State of Rhode Island. TMH, as a part of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, provides state-of-the-art care for patients with cancer.Award-Winning CareTMH has received many awards and distinctions, including: (1) the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative certification, demonstrating commitment to excellence and ongoing quality improvement practice; (2) Commission on Cancer three-year accreditation with commendation; and (3) Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode IslandThe Total Joint CenterThe Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital (the Center) is dedicated to providing the most technologically advanced and specialized procedures focused on the replacement of joints and rehabilitation and care in treating diseases of, or injuries to, hips, knees, and shoulders. TMH is a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, which is a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate an expertise in quality care by meeting objective clinical measures, resulting in better outcomes for patients.In 2014, the Center earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for its knee and total hip replacement programs. The certification recognizes the Center's compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety in a disease-specific care set by The Joint Commission. It also acknowledges the Center's dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards.Medical and surgical services at the Center are provided in a personalized, caring environment within the context of an academic medical center. All services focus on the patient experience from initial consultation through recovery.Multidisciplinary medical teams include many dedicated specialists - surgeons, internal medicine specialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, and social workers who work with patients from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care. The physical therapy and nursing teams work together after surgery to get patients moving for faster recovery, and physicians, nurses, and therapists work collaboratively to follow up care.Each patient benefits from individualized treatment plans and rehabilitation to aid recovery and restore functionality as quickly as possible. Whenever possible, minimally invasive surgical techniques are used to perform surgery. These techniques have dramatically improved the quality of the post-operative and recovery experience for the patient. In certain cases, computer navigation technology is used for knee and hip replacement surgeries. Computer navigation can assist the surgeon and improve the level of accuracy, bringing the precision of bone cuts and implant alignment in joint replacement surgery to a whole new level of accuracy, reliability, and longevity.Award-Winning Stroke CareIn 2014, The Miriam Hospital received the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for using American Heart Association/American Stroke Association quality improvement measures when treating stroke patients. The distinction acknowledges TMH's commitment to quality care. TMH treats more than 600 stroke patients each year and has received the Gold or Gold Plus designation for stroke care every year since 2008. The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke quality program embodies adoption of the latest research-based treatment guidelines intended to speed recovery and reduce death and disability among stroke patients. To receive the award, TMH met specific quality achievement measures for the rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. These measures include achieving and sustaining 85 percent or higher adherence to specific evidence-based guidelines over 24 consecutive months and aggressively using medications and risk-reduction therapies aimed at reducing death and disability and improving the lives of patients who have had a stroke. Intensive Care Unit Beacon AwardAlso in 2014, the Intensive Care Unit at TMH attained a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence from The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). The three-year award recognizes the hospital for its exceptional patient care and improved patient outcomes, as well as practices that follow the AACNs six Healthy Work Environment Standards. Receiving the Beacon Award affirms the remarkable commitment that the TMH nursing staff and the entire interdisciplinary team provide to its critically ill patients. This consistent emphasis on improved quality of care naturally leads to improved patient outcomes. In 2013, Lifespan also brought new treatments to Rhode Island, invested in technology that enhanced its surgical capabilities, and extended its services beyond the walls of its hospitals. TMH became the first hospital in Rhode Island to perform thoracic surgery using minimally invasive robotic technology and opened the Kidney Stone Center, the only center of its kind in the State, bringing together a team of nephrologists, urologists, and dietitians all under one roof.In 2013, TMH was named the top hospital in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts for the second consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report. TMH was recognized as high performing in eight medical specialties, including cancer, diabetes/endocrinology, gastroenterology and surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, and urology.Environmental Partnership AwardTMH has received the "Partner Recognition Award" from Practice Greenhealth, a health care membership community that promotes efficiency and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety and care. |
| . | TMH has been named among the nation's 100 top hospitals for cardiovascular care by Thompson Healthcare. Thompson's annual study identifies hospitals that are setting benchmark levels of performance for cardiovascular services throughout the nation. It recognizes the hospitals and their management teams for superior clinical, operational, and financial performance in the area of cardiovascular service.TMH's cardiac surgery department is led by four board-certified cardiothoracic surgeons, each able to perform a wide variety of cardiac, thoracic, and peripheral vascular procedures. They represent more than ninety years of cumulative experience.Anesthesiologists dedicated to the management of complex cardiothoracic and vascular procedures provide each patient with the latest measures of intraoperative therapy and assessment. Every patient is monitored with a transesophageal echocardiogram (sonogram). TMH's team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, and cardiologists works closely together. This cooperative approach has led to outstanding results at all levels of complexity.Thanks to the latest evolution in surgical technology, physicians now have an effective alternative to traditional open surgery and laparoscopy that allows them to provide patients with the best of both approaches. This alternative is the da Vinci Surgical System and TMH uses this technology to treat different types of cancer. |
| . | TMH's surgeons are leaders in their field. TMH, as part of an academic medical center, prizes the mastery of new technologies in order to improve the quality of life for patients. TMH surgeons have successfully performed over 1,000 procedures using the da Vinci surgical system and have made its use a cornerstone of cancer treatment at TMH. The Hospital's Adult Outpatient Behavioral Medicine Services help individuals improve health through behavior change. Services are offered to help patients adjust to chronic medical conditions, including their associated physical and emotional distress; modify unhealthy ways of living (for example, smoking cessation) to help prevent the onset or progression of disease; and treat mood and anxiety disorders that interfere with management of medical conditions. Services are available to help individuals with behavioral and psychosocial management of medical conditions such as headache, pain, cancer, heart disease (including those with implanted cardiac devices), pulmonary disease, and diabetes. The Weight Management Program provides comprehensive, medically supervised treatment for mild, moderate, and severely overweight adults. Specialized programs are also available for adolescents and diabetics. Treatment combines medical monitoring, behavioral therapy, exercise instruction, three levels of calorie reduction, and nutrition education. The Hospital's clinicians include surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, physical therapists, radiologists, nurses, clinical social workers, patient advocates, pharmacists, and nutritionists. These dedicated specialists work with patients every step of the way, from diagnosis to treatment to follow-up care.To help patients and their families cope with breast cancer, TMH offers the Breast Health Navigator Program. The program assists breast cancer patients through the entire course of their cancer care with breast health navigators, registered nurses trained in oncology who possess an in-depth understanding of breast cancer and theprocess undergone by patients. They guide patients through diagnosis, treatment, andrecovery, while helping them make informed decisions and cope with the variety of issues they face.TMH and RIH were named Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. TMH and RIH are the only two hospitals in the State to receive this distinction. Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers are facilities within participating Blue Cross and Blue Shield network service areas that offer comprehensive inpatient cancer care programs for adults, delivered by multidisciplinary teams with subspecialty training and distinguished clinical expertise in treating complex and rare subtypes of cancer. TMH and RIH have both been recognized for excellence in treating esophageal, gastric, liver, pancreatic, rectal, and thyroid cancer.The division of gastrointestinal and liver pathology is committed to providing high quality diagnostic services for gastrointestinal and liver diseases in patients.Collectively, gastrointestinal cancers are among the most common form of malignancies suffered today, affecting nearly a quarter of a million Americans each year. To address this, the Comprehensive Cancer Center has brought together nationally recognized leaders in the treatment and research of gastrointestinal cancers. |
| Form 990, Part I, Line 6 | Volunteers support and contribute to the mission of TMH every day. They are able to learn, meet other dedicated volunteers, better understand the healthcare environment, and gain personal satisfaction knowing they are making a difference to patients, families, visitors, and vendors alike. Volunteer opportunities are available for both teens and adults in a wide variety of positions, including greeters, family liaisons, emergency room support, gift shop support, nurse aides, office support, pet therapy, physical therapy, patient visitors, recovery room support, art therapy, and central transporters. Volunteers also transport students and serve as guides, escorts, and interpreter aides. |
| Form 990, Part III, 4a, continued | TMH is licensed to operate 247 acute care beds by the Rhode Island Department of Health. Notable medical accomplishments of TMH include performance of Rhode Island's first lung operation, first kidney transplant, and first aortic valvuloplasty (a procedure to clear blocked heart valves). In 2014, TMH discharged 16,033 inpatients, logged more than 61,000 visits in its Emergency Department, and performed more than 11,500 inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures. Services provided in 2014 represent over 63,500 inpatient days and more than 90,000 clinic visits. TMH is staffed by more than 775 affiliated physicians, approximately 50 full-time house staff (medical school graduates), a nursing staff of 500, and more than 1,100 health care employees. In total, TMH employs nearly 2,800 people. TMH is a major teaching affiliate for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, providing clinical rotations for residents.TMH provides full charity care for individuals at or below twice the federal poverty level, with a sliding scale for individuals up to three times the poverty level. In addition, a substantial discount is offered to all other uninsured patients equal to the Medicare program. The Hospital determines the cost associated with providing charity care by aggregating the applicable direct and indirect costs, including compensation and benefits, supplies, and other operating expenses, based on data from its costing system. The total net cost, excluding medical education and research, incurred by the Hospital to provide charity care amounted to $9,699,588 in fiscal 2014. Charges forgone, based on established rates, amounted to $29,569,752.TMH substantially subsidized various health services including psychiatry, HIV, tuberculosis, and men's health clinics at a net cost of $7,705,260 in fiscal year 2014. TMH also provides numerous other services to the community for which charges are not generated. These services include certain emergency services, community health screenings for cardiac health, prostate cancer and other diseases, smoking cessation, immunization and nutrition programs, diabetes education, community health training programs, patient advocacy, foreign language translation, physicianreferral services, and charitable contributions. The net cost of these services amounted to $282,218 in fiscal year 2014.TMH subsidizes the cost of treating patients who receive government assistance where reimbursement is below cost. Medicaid is a means-tested health insurance program, jointly funded by state and federal governments. States administer the program and set rules for eligibility, benefits, and provider payments within broad federal guidelines. The program provides health care coverage to low-income children and families, pregnant women, long-term unemployed adults, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Eligibility is determined by a variety of factors, which include income relative to the federal poverty line, age and immigration status, and assets. |
| Form 990, Part III, 4b | In 1969, TMH and certain other Rhode Island hospitals entered into an affiliation agreement to participate jointly in various clinical training programs and research activities with Brown Medical School, renamed The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (Brown). The goals of the partnership are to facilitate the expansion of joint educational and research programs to compete both clinically and academically.The Hospital participates in Brown programs in internal medicine and medicine subspecialties, general surgery and surgical subspecialties, psychiatry, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and dermatology. The Hospital provides stipends to residents and physician fellows while in training.The Hospital is also a participating clinical training site for residents from other programs in anesthesiology, pediatric dentistry, family medicine, infectious disease, obstetrics/gynecology (OB/Gyn) and OB/Gyn subspecialties, otolaryngology, podiatry, psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, orthopedics, rheumatology, and radiation oncology. In addition, TMH Behavioral Medicine, in collaboration with Brown, sponsors research and clinical psychology training programs for interns, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty trainees.With respect to nursing education, the Hospital has developed educational affiliations with the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing; Rhode Island College School of Nursing; Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI); Salve Regina University; Boston College; Yale University; Regis College; Simmons College; St. Josephs Health Services School of Nursing; the University of Massachusetts campuses at Dartmouth, Boston, Amherst, and Worcester; the University of Connecticut; New England Technical Institute; Northeastern University; Walden University; Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies; and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as other Schools of Nursing, pursuant to which their nursing students obtain clinical training and experience at the Hospital. The Hospital does not receive any compensation from the various schools for providing a clinical setting for the student nurse training.The Hospital sponsors training programs for a variety of allied health care professionals including required clinical and fieldwork experiences in physical, speech, and occupational therapy to university students in each discipline through contracts with the various universities. The Hospital serves as a clinical training site for students from CCRI for the vascular and cardiology ultrasound programs and also provides training experiences for students in diagnostic radiology, medical technology, phlebotomy, and social work. The Hospital serves as a clinical training site for students from The Nuclear Medicine Institute of the University of Findlay (Ohio). The Hospital has clinical affiliations/student clinical training programs for pharmacy students provided through contracts with a number of colleges and universities. |
| Form 990, Part III, 4c | TMH conducts extensive medical research and is in the forefront of biomedical health care delivery research and among the leaders nationally in National Institutes of Health programs.Major areas of research include:Cancer - TMH conducts clinical and behavioral research focusing on the many facets of cancer including prevention, education, and therapeutics which are supported by the National Cancer Institute, CALGB, and NSABP. TMH is a participating hospital in the Brown University-sponsored Cancer Oncology Group (BrUCOG).AIDS - As part of the Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), division researchers engage in clinical, basic, and translational research designed to improve the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, with a major focus on women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with substance abuse problems.The Lifespan/Tufts/Brown CFAR is a joint research effort among Brown University and Tufts University and their affiliated hospitals and centers. It is one of 19 centers located at academic medical centers throughout the United States that are part of the national CFAR program of the National Institutes of Health. The program emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, especially between basic and clinical investigators, and also encourages training and mentoring of young investigators as well as an inclusion of women and minorities.HIV - At TMH, research focuses on the treatment and prevention of HIV infections, especially in hard-to-reach populations, both in the U.S. and abroad. There are international sites located in Cambodia, India, Kenya, Indonesia, The Philippines, and South Africa. The Lifespan/Tufts/Brown Center for AIDS Research conducts clinical, basic, and translational research programs. The TB Clinic performs research in the area of co-infections of HIV and tuberculosis. The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine aims to improve health through behavioral change and the integration of behavioral and biomedical science using clinical, community, and laboratory-based research.The Centers' research bridges biomedical, sociobehavioral, and population/public health scientific disciplines. Faculty members are committed to both basic research on discovering the mechanisms underlying behavioral factors in health and illness (e.g., examining the stress response among children and adolescents, neuroimaging of AIDS, and other medical conditions), as well as to applied research on the translation of these discoveries for clinical and community health improvement.Programs range from those that focus on primary prevention (e.g., promoting tobacco cessation, preventing weight gain, increasing physical activity, and HIV/AIDS prevention) to improving the effectiveness of treatment and enhancing quality of life in populations such as cancer survivors and patients enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation programs. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1b: | *Michael G. Ehrlich, MD, Trustee, is the President of University Orthopedics, Inc. Rhode Island Hospital contracts with University Orthopedics for various services. *David Gorelick, Trustee, is an officer of Aquidneck Medical Associates, a physician practice which has a professional service contract with Newport Hospital.*Shivan Subramaniam, Trustee, is the CEO of FM Global. Lifespan purchases property insurance coverage from Factory Mutual Insurance Company, a member of FM Global. *Brian J. Zink, MD, Trustee, received taxable tuition reimbursement from Rhode Island Hospital. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Lifespan Corporation has a Conflict of Interest Policy that is applicable to all affiliates, including The Miriam Hospital, and administered by Lifespan's Corporate Compliance Department as follows: Each designated person subject to Lifespan's conflict of interest policy is required to provide Lifespan with an initial disclosure statement and thereafter an annual statement attesting that: (i) the designated person has read and is familiar with this policy, and (ii) the designated person and, to the best of his/her knowledge, family members, have not in the past engaged in, are not presently engaging in, or plan to engage in, any activity which contravenes this policy.If, at any time during the course of employment or association, a designated person has reason to believe that an existing or contemplated activity may contravene this policy, the person shall submit a full written description of the activity to the Lifespan Compliance Officer or the Office of the General Counsel to seek a determination as to whether the contemplated activity does or does not contravene this policy. This requirement shall be acknowledged as part of the annual performance evaluation process. If the activity in question involves either the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, or a Trustee, a full written disclosure must be made to, and a determination sought from, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lifespan Corporation.Annually, the Lifespan Compliance Officer shall review and report to the Lifespan Executive Corporate Compliance Committee and to the Lifespan Audit and Compliance Committee on the administration of this policy.Failure on the part of any designated person to comply with this policy, including failure to submit in a timely fashion the conflict of interest disclosure statement, will be grounds for removal from his/her position and/or termination of his/her employment with Lifespan. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15 a&b | The following applies to Lifespan and all of its affiliates, including The Miriam Hospital:EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONLifespan's executive compensation philosophy balances appropriate stewardship of resources and the need to be competitive in recruiting and retaining talented individuals. It incorporates market-competitive and performance-related principles, and covers the President and CEO of Lifespan as well as other officers, senior management, and key employees. Lifespan's executive compensation program complies both with law and with contemporary ethical norms, and is administered consistent with the organization's tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the avoidance of transactions subject to intermediate sanctions under Section 4958 of the IRC. Executive compensation is also administered consistent with Lifespan's Corporate Compliance Policy on Excess Benefit Transactions.The Compensation Committee of the Lifespan Corporation Board of Directors (the Committee), comprised of disinterested Lifespan and affiliate Board members, is responsible for diligent oversight of executive compensation to ensure compliance with IRC requirements. Its duties include:* Approving eligibility for participation in the executive compensation program * Approving changes in compensation for existing executive participants * Approving guidelines, such as salary ranges and contract terms, on appropriate levels of compensation for other key employees* Approving new, and modifying or terminating existing, executive compensation plans including, but not limited to, annual incentive and executive benefit plans* Approving performance objectives associated with Lifespan's annual incentive plan, including measuring points, and using audited actual performance relative to these objectives as a precondition to approving the payment of any awards under the plan* Authorizing periodic performance benchmark studies to be conducted for purposes of assessing Lifespan's performance within the healthcare industry and the degree to which total remuneration levels at Lifespan are generally commensurate with Lifespan performance relative to healthcare industry performance* Conducting an annual performance review of Lifespan's Chief Executive Officer. The Chair of the Committee conducts and documents this review, based on his/her observations and interpretation of feedback from members of the Board of Directors* Selecting and engaging qualified, independent, third-party compensation valuation consultants that the Committee charges with rendering opinions with respect to the reasonableness and comparability of compensation as well as the comparative organizations against which compensation is assessed, in accordance with relevant sections of the IRC and Lifespan's executive compensation philosophy. The independent consultants are not engaged by management to perform any services for Lifespan without prior approval by the Committee.Lifespan's Chief Executive Officer works closely with the Committee to make recommendations on the above topics and keep the Committee informed about contemplated compensation changes for executives and other key employees, as well as candidates for these roles. The CEO also provides periodic updates to the Committee regarding Lifespan's performance relative to compensation-related performance objectives. The Committee's deliberations and actions are documented in minutes prepared for each meeting.PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION Valuation of Total Cash and Total Remuneration: No less frequently than annually, the Committee receives and reviews a total cash compensation valuation of all existing executive compensation program participants prepared by its independent compensation consultant. Annually, the Committee also receives and reviews a total remuneration valuation of all existing executive compensation participants. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Lines 15 a&b cont. | Base Salary Actions: The CEO recommends any salary adjustments for participants in the executive compensation program, using the results of the valuation study and his/her assessment of individual performance or other pertinent information, for the Committee's consideration.New Participants in Executive Compensation Program: With respect to compensation offers for individuals expected to participate in the executive compensation program, the Office of the President works with the Committee's independent compensation consultant or relies on information previously provided by the consultant to establish a range of reasonable cash compensation within which recruitment is expected to conclude with acceptance of a reasonable compensation offer. |
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