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




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| FORM 990, PART C | DOING BUSINESS AS: Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4 | Program service accomplishments: Brainerd Medical Center, Inc. dba Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. In particular, Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic operates a medical clinic that provides professional and other health care services, including charitable care to persons unable to pay. Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic provided over $90,000 in charity care as well as an additional $1.09 million of costs incurred in excess of Medicaid payments received during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Further community benefits provided during the fiscal year include community services of almost $1,000 and continuing education and workforce development programs for health care professionals of over $24,000. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | Program service accomplishments: Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic employs approximately 160 full time equivalents including 75 physicians who provide services in the specialties of allergy, otolaryngology, family practice, gastroenterology, general surgery, hospitalist, internal medicine, neurology, sleep medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, podiatry, psychiatry, pulmonology, urgent care, convenient care, dietary, audiology, anticoagulation management, and occupational medicine. Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic was created to facilitate the development of an integrated health care delivery system in the Brainerd Lakes area. Brainerd and Baxter are Minnesota communities with populations of 13,590 and 7,610, respectively. The communities are located approximately 150 miles northwest of the Minneapolis St. Paul Metropolitan area. Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic had over 196,000 encounters during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | Program service accomplishments: Essentia Health Brainerd Pharmacy operates two retail pharmacies serving both patients and non-patients of Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic and Essentia Health Baxter Specialty Clinic. The pharmacy filled 100,738 scripts during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. |
| Form 990, Part V, Line 1A | 1099 Reporting: CERTAIN VENDOR PAYMENTS AND FORM 1099'S WERE PROCESSED THROUGH ESSENTIA HEALTH ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN LEGAL ENTITIES COMPRISING ESSENTIA HEALTH SYSTEM. Form 990, Part V, Line 1c NO GAMING (GAMBLING) WINNINGS |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 | Members of Organization: ESSENTIA HEALTH CENTRAL IS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF ESSENTIA HEALTH BRAINERD SPECIALTY CLINIC AND MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O PART VI LINE 7A. MEMBERS, ESSENTIA HEALTH AND ESSENTIA HEALTH CENTRAL, HAVE RESERVED POWERS WITH RESPECT TO ESSENTIA HEALTH BRAINERD SPECIALTY CLINIC AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O PART VI LINE 7B. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7A | Member with right to elect governing body: ESSENTIA HEALTH CENTRAL APPOINTS AND REMOVES ESSENTIA HEALTH BRAINERD SPECIALTY CLINIC'S GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990,PART VI, LINE 7B | Member with right to approve governing body decision: Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic is a subsidiary of Essentia Health, whose Board of Directors has reserved powers with respect to this corporation and its subsidiaries, and all of the other direct and indirect subsidiaries of Essentia Health (collectively, the "System"). Essentia Health's reserved powers are as follows: Strategic and Business Plans. Authority to create, and to approve, the System's strategic and business plans. Mission. Authority to create, and to approve, the mission, purpose and vision statements for all entities in the System by the affirmative vote of at least 67% of the Essentia Health board of directors. Debt. Approval of the incurrence of debt by, and the creation of all mortgages, liens, security interests, or other encumbrances on the assets of, all entities in the System in excess of the single or annual aggregate dollar limits prescribed in writing by the Essentia Health board of directors, and the authority to cause all entities in the System to participate in System borrowing. Governing Instruments. Authority to cause, and to approve, amendments of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of all entities in the System. Mergers and Acquisitions. Authority to cause, and to approve, all mergers, consolidations, and dissolutions of all entities in the System. Affiliations and Joint Ventures. Authority to cause, and to approve, all affiliations, joint ventures and other alliances with third parties of all entities in the System. Transfer of Assets Within the System. Authority to transfer assets, including cash, between and among entities within the System; provided, however, that Essentia Health shall not have authority to require any entity in the System to transfer assets (a) that would cause such entity to be in default of its covenants or obligations under any bond or other financing documents; (b) from the Catholic entities to the secular entities or from the secular entities to the Catholic entities in a manner or to an extent that would cause the Catholic entities to be in violation of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) in the judgment of the local ordinary; or (c) such that money generated by services at secular facilities within the System by procedures that are contrary to the ERDs would be used at the Catholic entities or money generated by Catholic entities would be used in the providing of services contrary to the ERDs at secular facilities within the System. Transfer of Assets Outside the System. Authority to cause, and to approve, the sale, lease or other transfer of assets of all entities in the System to parties outside of the System when the asset's value exceeds the single or annual aggregate dollar limits prescribed in writing by the Essentia Health board of directors. Services. Authority to cause, and to approve, the addition of new services and service locations and the discontinuance of services and service locations within all entities in the System. Budgets. Approval of capital and operating budgets of all entities in the System. Professional Services. Selection of the general legal counsel and external auditors of all entities in the System. Acquisitions. Authority to cause, and to approve, all acquisitions by and formations of entities in the System. Marketing. Authority to implement System-wide marketing and promotional activities. Compliance Plans. Authority to create, and to approve, corporate compliance, safety and risk management plans for entities within the System. Quality Plan. Authority to create, and to approve, the System's quality plan. Non-Budgeted Purchases. Approval of non-budgeted capital purchases and leases in excess of the single or annual aggregate dollar limits prescribed in writing by Essentia Health for entities within the System. Human Resources. Authority to create human resource policies and procedures within the System. Reserved Powers. Authority to create additional Essentia Health reserved powers by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the Essentia Health board of directors (excluding the Essentia Health CEO); provided, however, that any additional Essentia Health reserved powers shall not contravene or hinder the reserved powers of Benedictine Sisters Benevolent Association. Essentia Health Central shall have the following reserved powers over the Central Region entities: Quality, Safety, and Service. Authority to recommend quality and safety initiatives and to review and execute approved quality and safety plans for the Central Region. Mission, Vision and Values. Authority to create a mission and a vision that support the mission and vision of Essentia Health; responsibility to oversee the mission performance, including charity care, of all facilities within the Central Region; responsibility to adopt the value of Essentia Health. Operating and Financial Performance. Responsibility to oversee the operating and financial performance of the Central Region. Development of Budgets, Strategic Plans and Strategy Map. Authority to develop and recommend, based on Essentia Health targets, capital and operating budgets for the Central Region and its facilities; authority to recommend, within the Essentia Health context, regional and local strategic plans for the Central Region; authority to develop Central Region governance strategy map and balanced scorecard within Essentia Health's system strategy to meet system goals. Execution of Approved Budgets and Strategic Plans. Responsibility to execute the approved capital and operating budgets and strategic and business plans for the Central Region. Non-budgeted Expenditures. Authority to approve non-budgeted capital purchases and leases for Central Region facilities within dollar limits defined by Essentia Health. Accreditation and Licensure. Responsibility to oversee accreditation and licensure compliance for the facilities of the Central Region. Affiliations, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures. Authority to recommend proposed affiliations, acquisitions, joint ventures and other alliances; responsibility to oversee negotiation and implementation of approved acquisitions and operation of all approved affiliations, joint ventures and other alliances with third parties within the Central Region. Appointment of Directors. Authority to appoint directors of Brainerd Medical Center, Inc., and SJMC, and to remove directors of Brainerd Medical Center, Inc., and SJMC, with or without cause. Satisfaction. Responsibility to execute, evaluate and oversee patient, family and customer satisfaction with respect to services provided within the Central Region and to ensure established goals are met. Job Satisfaction. Responsibility to oversee job satisfaction and staff morale within the Central Region facilities. Human Resources. Responsibility to oversee implementation of Essentia Health human resource policies and procedures throughout the Central Region. Compliance. Responsibility to execute the approved Essentia Health corporate compliance and risk management plans for the Central Region. Credentialing. Responsibility to perform medical staff credentialing for the Central Region facilities. Amendments. Authority to suggest proposed amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of BLIHS, BMCI, and SJMC, and any subsidiaries thereof. Compensation Plans. Responsibility to review and approve compensation of Central Region executives and physicians for reasonableness and consistency with the law and Essentia Health's compensation philosophy. President/Chief Medical Officer. By action of the President of BLIHS, authority to appoint and remove, with or without cause, the President/Chief Medical Officers of BMCI and the President of SJMC. Public Policy. Responsibility to support Essentia Health public policy and advocacy plans. Marketing. Responsibility to coordinate regional marketing and promotional activities consistent with Essentia Health marketing plans. Philanthropy. Responsibility to coordinate philanthropy within the Central Region consistent with Essentia Health foundation policies. Professional Services. Responsibility to oversee Central Region management's cooperation with external auditors and general legal counsel selected by Essentia Health and coordination of legal services through the Essentia Health Office of General Counsel. Catholic Facilities. Responsibility to oversee implementation of BSBA-approved methods, policies and procedures pertaining to adherence by the Central Region Catholic facilities with the ERDs and use of religious symbols, distinguishing elements and prayers. Projects Involving Real Estate. Authority to recommend facility development projects, subject to the approval of Essentia Health; responsibility to oversee execution of approved development projects according to Essentia Health policies. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11A | Form 990 review process: THE 2013 FORM 990, INCLUDING ALL SCHEDULES, WAS REVIEWED BY ESSENTIA HEALTH CENTRAL'S MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNING BODY ON APRIL 7TH, 2015 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. EACH CURRENT DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNING BODY RECEIVED A FINAL COPY OF THE 2013 FORM 990. ESSENTIA HEALTH BRAINERD SPECIALTY CLINIC'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER LED THE REVIEW OF THE FORM AND SCHEDULES AND ANY QUESTIONS WERE DISCUSSED. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C | Monitoring and enforcing Conflict of Interest policy: Essentia Health's comprehensive conflict of interest program prevents, detects and resolves actual conflicts of interests or the actual or potential appearance of such. Fiduciaries, defined as an Essentia Health board member/trustee, officer, board committee member, senior management employee, or any others considered to be in a position of influence, are covered under Essentia's conflict of interest program. Upon initial appointment, each fiduciary must complete an initial conflict of interest statement and disclosure questionnaire. At the conclusion of each fiscal year, each fiduciary must complete an annual conflict of interest statement and disclosure questionnaire. As needed, a fiduciary will update his/her most recently completed questionnaire each time the fiduciary becomes aware of a financial interest, a potential conflict, or change to any information that the fiduciary previously reported. Essentia Health's Chief Compliance Officer will collect the questionnaires and evaluate the disclosures. If a fiduciary has a potential conflict of interest, the Chief Compliance Officer or designee may request additional information from the fiduciary, the management team, and others. During the evaluation process, the Chief Compliance Officer may also consult with Essentia Health's Board and Audit Committee Chairs, senior management, legal department, or appropriate representatives from Essentia Health. The Chief Compliance Officer reports to the Essentia Health Audit Committee and the Essentia Health Board of Directors any actual or potential conflicts of interest disclosed by the fiduciary, along with recommended actions. The Essentia Health Board of Directors (or designee) will then determine whether to approve the situation or to implement special controls to manage the potential conflict of interest. The Chief Compliance Officer will then officially notify the fiduciary in writing of the board's decision. The decision of whether or not the disclosure constitutes a conflict will be at the Essentia Health Board of Director's (or designee) sole discretion, and its concern must be the welfare of Essentia Health and its affiliate(s) and the advancement of its purposes. When the Essentia Health Board of Directors (or designee) considers a Fiduciary's disclosure as a Conflict of Interest, special controls will be identified to manage, eliminate or reduce the likelihood and/or appearance of a conflict arising. Controls may include, but are not limited to: A. If the conflict involves an on-going matter or relationship, the Fiduciary must not participate in Board, Board committee or management discussions related to the conflict and must recuse themselves and if appropriate, withdraw, from any Board meeting or portion thereof where the matter is being discussed and during the vote on the potential Conflict of Interest. The Fiduciary may answer questions at the Board's or the Board Committee's request. B. If the conflict involves a specific transaction or decision, the Fiduciary will fully disclose their interest and all related material facts. The Board or committee of the Board will determine whether the contemplated transaction may be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable to Essentia Health or its affiliate(s). If the Board determines a conflict does not exist, the Fiduciary may proceed with the transaction; however, he or she will not be eligible to vote on related issues should they arise. If the Board determines a conflict does exist, the Fiduciary will be notified of the decision regarding whether the contemplated transaction will be authorized as just, fair, and reasonable. |
| FORM 990, Part VI, LINE 15 A & B | Process for determining compensation: The Executive Compensation Committee of Essentia Health's board of directors is authorized to fulfill the board's responsibilities regarding executive compensation consistent with Essentia's mission, values and tax-exempt status, and the Executive Compensation Committee's Charter. The Executive Compensation Committee meets at least twice annually to carry out its responsibilities, which include, but are not limited to, establishing, reviewing and modifying, as appropriate, reasonable compensation and benefits for designated Essentia executives who are officers or key employees of Essentia or any of its affiliates which may be paid by related organizations. The Executive Compensation Committee engages qualified independent compensation advisors to provide objective and impartial comparative data and to express opinions on total compensation reasonableness. The Executive Compensation Committee may request its independent advisors to: monitor comparability data and marketplace trends; make appropriate recommendations regarding salary ranges; and periodically review the market competitiveness of Essentia executive compensation packages. Prior to establishing or adjusting executive compensation, the Executive Compensation Committee will obtain and rely upon appropriate data as to comparability of the proposed compensation or adjustments. The Executive Compensation Committee will adequately document the basis for its determination concurrently with making those determinations. The Executive Compensation Committee minutes will include: the terms of the approved compensation and the date approved; the Executive Compensation Committee members present during the review, discussion and approval of the proposed compensation and those who voted on the proposed compensation; identification of the comparability data obtained and relied upon by the Executive Compensation Committee and how the data was obtained; any actions by a member of the Executive Compensation Committee having a conflict of interest; and documentation of the basis for the determination. The year this process was last undertaken for Essentia Health Central's President and Chief Medical Officer was 2014. The year this process was last undertaken for Essentia Health Brainerd Specialty Clinic's Administrator and Chief Financial Officer was 2013. The year this process was last undertaken for Essentia Health Central's President thru 2/13 was 2012. The Essentia Health Central Region Executive Compensation Committee of the Region's board of directors is authorized to fulfill the board's responsibilities regarding executive compensation consistent with Essentia's mission, values and tax-exempt status, and the Executive Compensation Committee's Charter. The Executive Compensation Committee meets annually to carry out its responsibilities, which include, but are not limited to, establishing, reviewing and modifying, as appropriate, reasonable compensation and benefits for designated Essentia executives who are officers or key employees of Essentia or any of its affiliates which may be paid by related organizations. The Executive Compensation Committee engages qualified independent compensation advisors to provide objective and impartial comparative data and to express opinions on total compensation reasonableness. The Executive Compensation Committee may request its independent advisors to: monitor comparability data and marketplace trends; make appropriate recommendations regarding salary ranges; and periodically review the market competitiveness of Essentia executive compensation packages. Prior to establishing or adjusting executive compensation, the Executive Compensation Committee will obtain and rely upon appropriate data as to comparability of the proposed compensation or adjustments. The Executive Compensation Committee will adequately document the basis for its determination concurrently with making those determinations. The Executive Compensation Committee minutes will include: the terms of the approved compensation and the date approved; the Executive Compensation Committee members present during the review, discussion and approval of the proposed compensation and those who voted on the proposed compensation; identification of the comparability data obtained and relied upon by the Executive Compensation Committee and how the data was obtained; any actions by a member of the Executive Compensation Committee having a conflict of interest; and documentation of the basis for the determination. The year this process was last undertaken for Essentia Health Centrals Chief Operating Officer was 2013. |
| FORM 990, Part VI, LINE 19 | Availability of governing documents, conflict of interest policy, & financial statements to the public: Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The organization is part of Essentia Health's consolidated financial statements which are included in Essentia Health's annual report posted on Essentia Health's web site. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | Other Changes in Net Assets: The total amount of other changes in net assets includes: Net Asset transfer with related organization; reallocated Income Statement item transferred to align with organizational structure: ($69,125) |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:LOCUMS TOTAL FEES:2751862 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PURCHASED SERVICES TOTAL FEES:29623 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONTRACT SERVICE MAINTENANCE TOTAL FEES:3120 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:GARBAGE TOTAL FEES:195 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY BENEFITS TOTAL FEES:59 |
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