Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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 listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 4,648,679 | 5,814,868 | 7,818,433 | 5,844,851 | 7,624,640 | 31,751,471 |
| 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 | 4,648,679 | 5,814,868 | 7,818,433 | 5,844,851 | 7,624,640 | 31,751,471 |
| 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).. | 1,653,145 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 30,098,326 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 4,648,679 | 5,814,868 | 7,818,433 | 5,844,851 | 7,624,640 | 31,751,471 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 404,021 | 574,772 | 653,832 | 294,105 | 367,389 | 2,294,119 |
| 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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 34,045,590 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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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 2014, RHF RECEIVED FUNDING FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING: INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACHIEVEMENTS | CORPORATE STRUCTURE, PURPOSE, GOVERNANCE REGIONS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION (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". FOUNDED IN 1957, HEALTHPARTNERS IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH CARE FINANCING ORGANIZATIONS, AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONSUMER-GOVERNED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COUNTRY. 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 MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY, ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HEALTHPARTNERS INCLUDES AN ARRAY OF TAX-EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS WITH HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY OPERATING IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. HEALTHPARTNERS PROVIDES A FULL-RANGE OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PLAN SERVICES INCLUDING INSURANCE, PATIENT CARE, ADMINISTRATION AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROGRAMS. HEALTHPARTNERS HEALTH PLAN'S SERVE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION MEDICAL AND DENTAL MEMBERS NATIONWIDE, AND IS THE TOP-RANKED COMMERCIAL PLAN IN MINNESOTA. HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,700 PHYSICIANS, SIX HOSPITALS, 55 PRIMARY CARE CLINICS, 22 URGENT CARE LOCATIONS AND NUMEROUS SPECIALTY PRACTICES IN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION, HEALTHPARTNERS DENTAL CARE SYSTEM HAS MORE THAN 60 DENTISTS AND 22 DENTAL CLINICS. HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO PROVIDES MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM, CAN BE FOUND ON SCHEDULE R WITHIN THIS 990 RETURN. DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE INDIVIDUAL FORM 990 RETURN FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. HEALTHPARTNERS IS DRIVING CHANGE THAT HELPS OUR MEMBERS AND PATIENTS LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES. HEALTHPARTNERS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PLANS, CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO INCREASE ACCESS, CREATE AND SHARE QUALITY MEASURES AND INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY, AND COLLABORATE IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE TRIPLE AIM. AMONG HEALTHPARTNERS' SIGNATURE INITIATIVES CONTINUING IN 2014 ARE TOTAL COST OF CARE MEASUREMENTS (DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED METRIC, ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM, ENABLING MEASUREMENT AND INCENTIVES BASED ON COORDINATION AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES), MENTAL HEALTH (REDUCING STIGMA, AND ASSURING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE SETTINGS), CHILDREN'S HEALTH (IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH BY PROMOTING EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FAMILY CENTERED CARE, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES), AND SUSTAINABILITY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE REDUCTION, AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT). 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 (REGIONS), 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). BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY: PROGRAM SUPPORT: RHF RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 68 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AT REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS IN 2014. RHF ALSO PROVIDED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT TO 52 PROGRAMS THROUGH THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GRANTS FUNDED PROJECTS AT REGIONS, THE HEALTHPARTNERS MEDICAL GROUP (HPMG), AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS IN A WAY THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH RHF'S MISSION. RHF'S ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE PAID FOR USING REGIONS SUPPORT, INCOME ON INVESTMENTS AND A 5 PERCENT FEE ON NEW CONTRIBUTIONS, RESULTING IN 95 PERCENT OF ALL CONTRIBUTIONS BEING USED TO FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMS, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY EXPENSES. IN 2014, RHF GAVE SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO THE NEUROSCIENCES, MENTAL HEALTH, TELEMEDICINE, THE BURN CENTER, THE CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER, THE CANCER CARE CENTER, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, THE BRAIN HEALTH PROGRAM, HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AMONG OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FAMILY OF HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. SPECIFIC PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ARE LISTED BELOW. NEUROSCIENCES: TO BETTER CARE FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S, PARKINSON'S, STROKE AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF THE BRAIN, REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ARE TOGETHER BECOMING THE TWIN CITIES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR NEUROLOGICAL CARE, SERVING PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT EVERY STEP OF THEIR CARE JOURNEY. REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS ALSO OFFER PATIENTS ACCESS TO GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, WHICH GIVES HOPE TO PATIENTS DEALING WITH SERIOUS CONDITIONS. IN 2014, RHF RECEIVED $2,313,451 TO FUND PROGRAMS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES DEPARTMENT. THIS INCLUDED THE WORK OF THE HEALTHPARTNERS CENTER FOR MEMORY AND AGING (CENTER). IT IS RARE OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA TO SEE THE INTEGRATION OF GROUNDBREAKING ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND OPTIMAL CARE IN ONE ORGANIZATION AS SEEN WITHIN THE CENTER. BY COMBINING CARE AND RESEARCH, THE CENTER MAKES LIVING WITH DEMENTIA MORE MANAGEABLE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WHILE CREATING A MORE HOPEFUL TOMORROW FOR THOSE WHO FEAR THESE ILLNESSES. IN 2014, RHF RAISED $2,311,451 TO SUPPORT THE CENTER. THE CENTER CONDUCTS INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED RESEARCH THAT HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROMISING NEW TREATMENTS FOR BRAIN DISORDERS. THIS INCLUDED 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, THE CENTER HAS TESTED A POTENTIALLY SAFER AND MORE EFFECTIVE FORMULATION OF INTRANASAL INSULIN WITH A SMALL GROUP OF PATIENTS, AND IN 2014 $95,000 WAS RAISED SPECIFICALLY TO HELP FUND A LARGER TRIAL. THE CENTER ALSO WANTS TO EXPAND INTRANASAL INSULIN TRIALS TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME, SINCE DEMENTIA IS VERY COMMON IN PEOPLE WITH THIS CONDITION. NO OTHER ORGANIZATION IS CONDUCTING THIS TYPE OF TRIAL WITH THIS POPULATION. IN 2014, $17,510 WAS RAISED FOR AN INTRANASAL INSULIN TRIAL FOR PATIENTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME. RHF ALSO RAISED $35,000 FOR A CLINICAL TRIAL USING INTRANASAL DEFEROXAMINE. THE CENTER'S RESEARCH WITH MODELS OF ALZHEIMER'S HAS SHOWN THAT THE DRUG CAN BE EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED TO THE BRAIN USING NASAL SPRAYS WITH SUBSEQUENT IMPROVEMENT TO MEMORY. THE CENTER HAS ALSO FOUND THAT INTRANASAL DEFEROXAMINE CAN IMPROVE MOTOR DYSFUNCTION IN MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND THIS SAME TREATMENT SHOWS PROMISE IN TREATING STROKE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND OTHER DISORDERS. TO IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF DEMENTIA, THE CENTER IS USING DONATIONS TO TEST THE USE OF A THREE-MINUTE COGNITIVE SCREENING TOOL AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED PRIMARY CARE OFFICE VISITS. EARLIER DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS MAY HELP PATIENTS BETTER MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, HEART DISEASE, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. IN THIS WAY, THEY CAN PREVENT HOSPITALIZATIONS AND UNNECESSARY EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. PROMPT RECOGNITION OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT WILL ALSO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND CARE NECESSARY TO LIVE WELL. 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 IDENTIFY INTERVENTIONS TO SLOW AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS. IN JUNE 2014, RHF HOSTED THE 4TH ANNUAL ALZHEIMER'S FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST, WHICH RAISED MONEY TO BENEFIT ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH AND CARE. NEARLY 400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT, WHICH RAISED $190,936. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: TOGETHER, REGIONS AND HPMG'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AREA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. IN 2014, RHF RAISED $1,274,003 TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING $157,980 IN GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THESE PROGRAMS. HEROCARE PROGRAM: RHF RAISED $527,833 IN 2014 FOR THE LEE AND PENNY ANDERSON HEROCARE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS. THIS INCLUDED $500,000 FROM LEE AND PENNY ANDERSON AND THEIR COMPANY, API GROUP, INC., AS WELL AS $25,000 FROM THE RICHARD M. SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION. SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE SITUATIONS IN COMBAT THAT CIVILIANS COULD NOT IMAGINE, AND MANY SUFFER MENTAL HEALTH WOUNDS YEARS AFTER THEIR MILITARY SERVICE HAS ENDED. YET OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS NOT SET UP TO BEST CARE FOR THEM. LAUNCHED IN JUNE 2014, THE HEROCARE PROGRAM HELPS 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 HAVE ALLOWED REGIONS TO ADD EXPERTISE AND CAPACITY IN REGIONS' MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE PROGRAM ALSO HELPS VETERANS NAVIGATE THE MANY COMMUNITY SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM ONCE THEY LEAVE REGIONS, INCLUDING SERVICES OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER MILITARY AGENCIES. THE PROGRAM SERVED 105 VETERANS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF 2014. MAKE IT OK: RHF RAISED $151,912 FOR MAKE IT OK, A CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES. REGIONS WORKED 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 LAUNCHED IN MAY 2013 WITH AN ADVERTISING "FLIGHT" THAT INCLUDED TELEVISION, RADIO, PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE VIDEO, INTERNET PURCHASES AND TRANSIT SHELTERS. THREE MORE FLIGHTS WERE LAUNCHED THROUGH 2014. REGIONS COLLABORATED WITH TPT TO PRODUCE A FOUR-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES THAT PROFILED PEOPLE'S STORIES AND EXPERIENCES WITH STIGMA, AND THAT SERIES WON A REGIONAL EMMY AWARD IN 2014. THE MAKE IT OK PARTNERSHIP IS ALSO TARGETING 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. OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, THE PARTNERSHIP WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE CAMPAIGN'S MESSAGE TO INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE AND HAS PILOTED THOSE EFFORTS IN GOODHUE COUNTY WITH THE HELP OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM RED WING SHOE FOUNDATION. THE MAKE IT OK CAMPAIGN IS COMMUNITY BASED AND NOT BRANDED BY HEALTHPARTNERS, SO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME MATERIALS. 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 UNINSURED AND UNDER-INSURED PATIENTS WHO TEMPORARILY CANNOT AFFORD MEDICATIONS. KEY SOCIAL WORKERS AND CARE PROVIDERS OF THE EAST METRO'S THREE LARGEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, COUNTY CRISIS SERVICES, THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ALLIANCE AND OTHER SELECT CLINICS ARE GIVEN THE ABILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PRESCRIPTIONS TO PATIENTS WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS WHO LACK IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS. RHF RECEIVED $320,000 IN DONATIONS FOR MHDAP. HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM: HEALTH AND WELLNESS RECEIVES STATE FUNDING TO PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY; CONSULTATION TO OTHER PROVIDERS; AND A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP. RHF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING THOSE GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATE STEWARDSHIP. THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY REGIONS AND RECEIVED GOVERNMENT GRANTS WORTH $103,802. TELEMEDICINE: RHF RECEIVED $364,160 FOR REGION'S TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM. MANY RURAL HOSPITALS RELY ON ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS LIKE REGIONS TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY CARE TO PATIENTS WITH THE WORST INJURIES AND ILLNESSES - INCLUDING BURNS, STROKES AND TRAUMATIC INJURIES. THIS IS CERTAINLY THE CASE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST, A RURAL AREA OF THE COUNTRY THAT CONTAINS RELATIVELY FEW ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, BUT TRANSFERRING PATIENTS TO OTHER HOSPITALS CAN DELAY TREATMENT AND EFFECT OUTCOMES. BEFORE TRANSFERS CAN BE MADE, LOCAL PHYSICIANS MAY NOT HAVE THE TRAINING TO PROPERLY STABILIZE PATIENTS, PUTTING THEIR CONDITIONS IN JEOPARDY. THE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM USES CUTTING-EDGE YET SIMPLE-TO-USE VIDEO TECHNOLOGIES TO CONNECT SPECIALISTS AT REGIONS WITH CARE PROVIDERS, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES IN LOCAL HOSPITALS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE ALL DAY, EVERY DAY TO HELP PROVIDE THE FINEST, MOST TIMELY CARE TO CRITICALLY INJURED PATIENTS. 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 THROUGH DISCOVERY AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING. RHF RAISED $346,622 FOR THE INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN OF REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS. EMPLOYEES GAVE $94,380 TO THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS ($188,760 WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH) AND $78,931 TO ITS MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ($157,862 WITH A HEALTHPARTNERS MATCH). HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICAL SIMULATION AND LEARNING CENTER: RHF RECEIVED $13,948 IN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICAL SIMULATION AND LEARNING CENTER. THE SIMULATION CENTER DESIGNS AND DELIVERS HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS, BOTH WITHIN HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS AND THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE HEALTHY BRAIN PROGRAM: RHF RECEIVED $315,000 TO FUND A TWO-YEAR PILOT OF THE HEALTHY BRAIN PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS PREVENT AND TREAT DELIRIUM AMONG PATIENTS SEEN AT REGIONS. DELIRIUM IS A PROBLEM SEEN IN HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE. EXPERIENCED AS AN ACUTE CHANGE IN MENTAL STATUS, DELIRIUM CAN HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY AND NEWLY FRAIL. PATIENTS WHO EXPERIENCE DELIRIUM OFTEN STAY HOSPITALIZED LONGER AND LOSE SOME OF THEIR LONG-TERM ABILITY TO FUNCTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE. THIS CAN LEAD TO READMISSIONS, AN INABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND INCREASED MORTALITY. DELIRIUM ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE STRESS SUFFERED BY FAMILIES OF PATIENTS. BY HELPING PREVENT DELIRIUM, THE PROGRAM WILL HELP PATIENTS MAINTAIN THEIR COGNITIVE FUNCTION THROUGHOUT HOSPITALIZATION AND AFTER DISCHARGE. IN THIS WAY PATIENTS CAN MAXIMIZE THEIR INDEPENDENCE WHILE MINIMIZING MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT WILL ALSO ALLOW REGIONS TO BETTER SUPPORT PATIENTS ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR FACILITY SO THEY CAN FULLY RECOVER FROM INCIDENTS OF DELIRIUM AND PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING: IN HONOR OF BROCK NELSON, THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT AND CEO OF REGIONS, RHF RAISED $411,350 TO FUND THE REGIONS EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FUND. CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS WILL PAY FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION STAFF SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOWING EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE FOR STAFF MEMBERS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. BY HELPING EMPLOYEES BETTER THEMSELVES AND THRIVE, THE FUND WILL STRENGTHEN REGIONS CULTURE OF PROVIDING THE BEST CARE AND EXPERIENCE TO ALL PATIENTS AND VISITORS. CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER (CCRC): REGIONS WANTS TO IMPROVE THE CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES AND ILLNESSES. TO REACH THIS GOAL, A STRONG CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH PROGRAM IS A MUST AND IS NECESSARY UNDER THE TERMS OF OUR DESIGNATION AS A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER. TO HELP REGIONS REACH THAT GOAL, REGIONS CREATED THE CCRC TO OVERSEE ALL REGIONS CLINICAL RESEARCH INTO CRITICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS STROKES, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, HEART ATTACKS AND MORE. IN 2014, RHF RECEIVED $248,895 TO SUPPORT THE CCRC. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | BURN CENTER: THE BURN CENTER AT REGIONS 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. IT HAS THE LATEST EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PRIVATE ROOMS, SPECIALLY DESIGNED BATHTUBS, AND A LARGE REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT. RHF RAISED $243,065 TO SUPPORT BURN CENTER PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDED $51,316 FROM THE BURN AID 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 USED A PORTION OF CHARITABLE FUNDS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS AND VISITORS WITH A MORE WELCOMING, HEALING AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, WAITING ROOMS, A FAMILY CONSULTATION ROOM AND THE ADDITION OF ARTWORK AND HALLWAY MURALS. RHF FUNDS ALSO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND THE RENOVATION OF PROCEDURE ROOMS AND HELPED THE BURN CENTER MEET THE EDUCATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS. THIS INCLUDED SENDING CHILD PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BURN CAMPS, HELPING CHILDREN RE-ENTER SCHOOL, BRINGING SURVIVORS IN TO TALK TO PATIENTS AND MORE. 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. THE HEAT PROGRAM WORKS ON MANY FRONTS 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 PROGRAM TEAM 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. HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: HEALTHPARTNERS HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SUPPORT 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. RHF SECURED $139,628 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, HEALTHPARTNERS AND REGIONS CANCER CARE CENTERS (CENTERS) PROVIDED 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. 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. THE 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 CENTERS MORE DEPENDENT ON CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND SPECIAL PROGRAMMING SUCH AS PATIENT EDUCATION, PALLIATIVE CARE, COMPLEMENTARY CARE THERAPIES, A CANCER SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAM, A BRAIN TUMOR PROGRAM AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE. RHF RAISED $116,000 TO SUPPORT THE CENTERS. EMERGENCY MEDICINE: RHF RAISED $93,136 FOR REGION'S EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT. THIS INCLUDED $67,995 FOR THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND $25,141 FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL STAFF. A SYNTHETIC DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE ST. CROIX VALLEY WAS ONE OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE PROGRAMS WHO RECEIVED THE CONTRIBUTIONS. SYNTHETIC DRUG ABUSE IS A GROWING PROBLEM AMONG YOUTH IN THE TWIN CITIES EAST METRO AND WESTERN WISCONSIN, AND SUCH ABUSE CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ILLNESS AND EVEN DEATH. YET MANY MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN THE AREA DO NOT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS OF SYNTHETIC DRUG ABUSE, TEST FOR IT AND MANAGE THE CONDITION DURING THE CRITICAL FIRST HOURS AFTER DRUG USE. FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS YOUNG PEOPLE, OUR EXPERT TOXICOLOGY TEAM PROVIDED EDUCATION TO HOSPITAL PROVIDERS, EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS AND POLICE OFFICERS IN THE AREA. RHF RECEIVED $28,600 FOR SUCH EFFORTS. 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 REGIONS. WISHING WELL ALSO OFFERS PATIENTS GIFT CARDS FOR FOOD AND MORE. IN 2014, WISHING WELL PROVIDED $64,197 WORTH OF ASSISTANCE TO PATIENTS OF REGIONS AND HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS. THE FUND RECEIVED $65,180 THROUGH SHARING AT WORK. REACH OUT AND READ: REACH OUT AND READ IS A NATIONAL PROGRAM IN HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO READ TO THEIR CHILDREN AND HELPS CARE PROVIDERS IDENTIFY 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 GO IN FOR THEIR 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 2014, WITH THE HELP OF $46,500 IN DONATIONS FROM THE SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN, REACH OUT AND READ EXPANDED FROM THREE TO SEVEN HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS, AND NINE MORE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF JOINING THE PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE YEAR. MORE THAN 4,000 REACH OUT AND READ BOOKS WERE HANDED OUT TO CHILDREN. RHF ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR PROJECT READ, A SIMILAR, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN LITERACY INITIATIVE. AS PART OF PROJECT READ, VOLUNTEERS READ STORIES TO CHILDREN WHO VISITED THE PEDIATRICS DEPARTMENTS IN FIVE HEALTHPARTNERS CLINICS. THIS ACTS 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 ALSO RECEIVED $2,000 FOR THE PROGRAM IN 2014. CHARITY CARE: REGIONS IS THE PRIMARY "SAFETY-NET" HOSPITAL IN THE EAST METRO, PROVIDING CHARITY CARE FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE FULL COST OF THEIR CARE. IN 2014, RHF RECEIVED A $10,000 CONTRIBUTION FROM THE J. ELMER AND ESTHER HANSMAN CHARITABLE TRUST TO HELP SUPPORT A SMALL PORTION OF THE CHARITY CARE REGIONS OFFERS TO CHILDREN. 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, PSYCHIATRISTS, A CLINICAL PHARMACIST AND PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. RHF RECEIVED $8,500 FROM THE HUGH J. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION TO HELP FUND AN HIV/AIDS MEDICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE 25TH ANNUAL WINE AUCTION: IN SEPTEMBER, RHF CELEBRATED ITS 25TH ANNUAL WINE AUCTION. THE EVENT, ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 900 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RAISED A RECORD $961,692. PROCEEDS ARE HELPING FUND THE CANCER CARE CENTER, MENTAL HEALTH, THE CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH CENTER, TELEMEDICINE AND HEALING ART. LEE AND PENNY ANDERSON ACTED AS HONORARY CO-CHAIRS OF THE EVENT, AND THEIR COMPANY, API GROUP, INC., WAS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | EMPLOYEE GIVING: IN 2014, REGIONS AND OTHER HEALTHPARTNERS ORGANIZATION EMPLOYEES DONATED $470,083 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 $940,166. PATIENT CARE FUNDS FROM THE CAMPAIGN WERE SPLIT BETWEEN WISHING WELL, 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. FIFTY-TWO PROGRAMS RECEIVED PATIENT CARE GRANT SUPPORT. THE 2014 SHARING AT WORK CAMPAIGN ALSO RAISED MONEY FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HEALTHPARTNERS FAMILY OF CARE, INCLUDING HUDSON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, WESTFIELDS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION AND LAKEVIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION. SCHOLARSHIPS: RHF RAISES MONEY AND DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO REGIONS EMPLOYEES. SOME SPECIFIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: - THE GLORIA FOX NURSING SCHOLARSHIP FUND: THE FUND ANNUALLY AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO REGIONS EMPLOYEES PURSUING NURSING CAREERS. IN 2014, $15,000 IN SHARING AT WORK EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN DONATIONS EARMARKED FOR EDUCATION WERE USED TO SUPPORT THIS SCHOLARSHIP, AND RHF RAISED AN ADDITIONAL $1,328 FOR THE FUND. - THE ANCKER NURSES SCHOLARSHIP FUND: GRADUATES FROM THE ANCKER HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ESTABLISHED A FUND TO ASSIST REGIONS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PURSUING A NURSING EDUCATION. RHF RAISED $6,145 FOR THIS FUND IN 2014. AN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE SAME PURPOSE RECEIVED $2,685 IN CONTRIBUTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | RHF AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO ADD TWO EX OFFICIO VOTING DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS - THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF REGIONS HOSPITAL AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS OF REGIONS HOSPITAL. |
| 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 | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF REGIONS AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS OF REGIONS SERVE EX OFFICIO AS VOTING DIRECTORS. ALL ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS ARE APPOINTED BY HPI-RAMSEY (THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER), BASED ON NOMINATIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RHF. |
| 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 OF GHI 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, 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 PRESIDENT 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. 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE MARKET COMPARABILITY DATA, APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD HAD DELEGATED TO THE PRESIDENT (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. TOTAL COMPENSATION IS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED ON THE FORM 990 AND W2 STATEMENTS. |
| 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. 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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