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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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 | 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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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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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 VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
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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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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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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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 | ||||
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| 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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| CORE FORM, PART I, LINE 13 | CERTAIN RECLASSIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PRIOR YEAR BALANCES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO CONFORM TO THE CURRENT YEAR PRESENTATION. THIS RESTATEMENT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S NET ASSETS. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | BACKGROUND ========== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER ("CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S") IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS") AS AN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. PURSUANT TO ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ABILITY TO PAY. MOREOVER, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OPERATES CONSISTENTLY WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA OUTLINED IN IRS REVENUE RULING 69-545: 1. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, INCLUDING CHARITY CARE, SELF-PAY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PATIENTS; 2. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OPERATES AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR ALL CHILDREN WHICH IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS PER YEAR; 3. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MAINTAINS AN OPEN MEDICAL STAFF, WITH PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO ALL QUALIFIED PHYSICIANS; 4. CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RESTS WITH ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ITS BOARD IS COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT CIVIC LEADERS AND OTHER PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY; AND 5. SURPLUS FUNDS ARE USED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE, EXPAND AND RENOVATE FACILITIES AND ADVANCE MEDICAL CARE, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE OPERATIONS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, AS SHOWN THROUGH THE FACTORS OUTLINED ABOVE AND OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THAT THE USE AND CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND THAT NO PART OF THE INCOME OR NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, NOR IS ANY PRIVATE INTEREST BEING SERVED OTHER THAN INCIDENTALLY. HISTORY ======= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED, 187-BED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SERVING AS THE PRIMARY TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS CONSISTENTLY NAMED AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION FOR SEVERAL OF ITS PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES IN THE ANNUAL U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS" RANKINGS. THE HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SPANS MORE THAN 100 YEARS. FOUNDED AS A 10-BED HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN WHO SUFFERED THEN INCURABLE CONDITIONS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, SPINA BIFIDA AND POLIO, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS NOW ONE OF ONLY TWO FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN NEW ENGLAND AND THE ONLY FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT THAT OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE, WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN A PATIENT- AND FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT WITH A FOCUS ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HAS APPROXIMATELY 2,300 EMPLOYEES WITH A MEDICAL STAFF OF NEARLY 1,100, PRACTICING IN MORE THAN 30 SPECIALTIES. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTER AND PROVIDES OUTSTANDING CARE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AFFECTED BY A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PEDIATRIC SERVICES IN LOCATIONS ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND IN MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING ITS HOSPITALS IN HARTFORD AND WATERBURY, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN HARTFORD AND FARMINGTON, FIVE SPECIALTY CARE CENTERS IN DANBURY, HARTFORD, FARMINGTON, GLASTONBURY AND SHELTON, AND SEVERAL PRACTICES CONVENIENTLY LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ITS LEVEL 1 PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND PRIMARY CARE CENTER ARE THE BUSIEST BETWEEN BOSTON AND NEW YORK. MISSION ======= CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN THROUGH FAMILY-CENTERED CARE, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S EMBRACES DISCOVERY, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY AND EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT IT DOES. PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE ====================== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFERS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE TO CHILDREN AND HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT IN ITS ANNUAL "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS" RANKINGS. FOR 2013-14, SIX OF ITS SPECIALTIES WERE RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION: DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY (#35), GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY (#49), NEONATOLOGY (#43), ORTHOPEDICS (#41), PULMONOLOGY (#39), AND UROLOGY (#25). THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS, EACH OF WHICH COUNTS AS ONE-THIRD OF A HOSPITAL'S SCORE. OUTCOMES -------- NOTHING MATTERS MORE THAN THE OUTCOME. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S KEEPS KIDS HEALTHY, PROTECTS THEM FROM SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS AND IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. PROCESS OF CARE --------------- SEVERAL ELEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED, INCLUDING HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE WITH BEST PRACTICES AND A COMMITMENT TO INFECTION CONTROL. MIX OF CARE-RELATED INDICATORS ------------------------------ CONDITION-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, SURGICAL VOLUME AND NURSE/PATIENT RATIO ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF AN ASSORTED 38 MEASURES AND SUB-MEASURES USED IN THE SPECIALTY RANKINGS. IN ADDITION TO CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S NATIONALLY RANKED SPECIALTIES, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER THAT HAVE TIME AND AGAIN EARNED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HONORS AND ACCOLADES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY; - GASTROENTEROLOGY; - NEONATOLOGY; - ORTHOPAEDICS; - RECONSTRUCTIVE AND SOLID TUMOR SURGERY; - SURGERY; AND - UROLOGY. EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE OFFERS SUPERIOR PEDIATRIC CLINICAL CARE AND HAS DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO: 1) EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; 2) INTEGRATE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF CLINICAL PRACTICE TO PROVIDE EXPANDED, ADVANCED CARE; 3) DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH; AND 4) CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE AN INNOVATIVE LEADER IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING. RESEARCH ======== CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO MAKING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEALTHIER. OUR TALENTED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TRIALS. SUCH SCIENTIFIC INQUIRIES CHANGE THE FUTURE OF CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE. FROM FUNDAMENTAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE THAT HELPS US UNDERSTAND DISEASES AT THE MOST BASIC LEVEL, TO MOTION STUDIES DESIGNED TO DISCOVER NEW WAYS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO AVOID INJURIES AND CLINICAL TRIALS THAT ESTABLISH THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROTOCOLS FOR TREATING CHILDREN, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS A RESEARCH LEADER. FOR EXAMPLE, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S DIVISION OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY IS ENGAGED IN CONDUCTING MORE THAN 100 ACTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH STUDIES THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP, THE NEUROBLASTOMA AND MEDULLOBLASTOMA TREATMENT RESEARCH CONSORTIUM, THE PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION'S SUNSHINE PROJECT, THE SUNCOAST COMMUNITY CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM AND PHARMACEUTIC COMPANY SPONSORS. THIS NUMBER OF OPEN PROTOCOLS DISTINGUISHES CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY DIVISION AMONG THE TOP 20 PERCENT AMONG ITS PEERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DIVISION IS IN THE TOP THIRD PERCENTILE FOR TOTAL PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS ENROLLED IN TRIALS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE GIVEN THAT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SMALLER FREE-STANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION ====================== - CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S EARNED THE "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - RESUSCITATION SILVER AWARD"; - THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S FOR ACHIEVING 85% OR HIGHER COMPLIANCE WITH ALL "GET WITH THE GUIDELINES - RESUSCITATION ACHIEVEMENT MEASURES" FOR ONE CALENDAR YEAR TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES; - CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RANKED IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S 2014-15 BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS; - FOR THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS RANKED CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER AS A TOP HOSPITAL IN THE NEW 2014-15 BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS RANKINGS. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RANKED #44 IN UROLOGY. THE BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS RANKINGS HIGHLIGHT U.S. NEWS' TOP 50 U.S. PEDIATRIC FACILITIES IN A RANGE OF SPECIALTIES; - CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S RECOGNIZED AS TOP WORKPLACE; - THE HARTFORD COURANT AND FOX CT HAS NAMED CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER A TOP WORKPLACE IN CONNECTICUT FOR THE THIRD TIME. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S WAS ONE OF ONLY 60 STATEWIDE BUSINESSES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A TOP WORKPLACE AND RANKED AS THE 10TH BEST PLACE TO WORK IN THE LARGE ORGANIZATION CATEGORY. THIS RECOGNITION IS BASED ON FEEDBACK PROVIDED BY A RANDOM SELECTION OF 500 CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVED A SURVEY AND SHARED THEIR THOUGHTS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS. OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH ("OCCH") ========================================= MISSION: INNOVATING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT THE OCCH WAS LAUNCHED IN 2012 AND BRINGS TOGETHER INTERNAL, LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN IN ALL COMMUNITIES RECEIVE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | WHAT WE DO ---------- THROUGH THE WORK OF THE OCCH, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S ENSURES THAT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND HEALTH SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BY ADOPTING A UNIQUELY FAMILY-AND COMMUNITY-ORIENTED APPROACH, THE OFFICE IS ESTABLISHING ITSELF AS A ROLE MODEL FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AROUND THE NATION AND WORKS TO EXTEND ITS SERVICES BEYOND TRADITIONAL MEDICAL CARE. OUR MODEL --------- CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OFFICE FOR COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH MANAGES 13 COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PREVENTS ILLNESS, INJURY AND OTHER HARM. IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS A COORDINATING ENTITY FOR EXISTING COMMUNITY-ORIENTED INITIATIVES, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OCCH SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR FOR NEW AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS PROMOTING HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT. OUR IMPACT, AT A GLANCE ----------------------- THE OCCH HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A CRITICAL RESOURCE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE NATION AND IS: - LEADING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A BLUEPRINT FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOR THE CITY OF HARTFORD; - PARTNERING WITH THE NEW CONNECTICUT OFFICE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE, STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM; AND - ENGAGED IN ONGOING DIALOGUE ON KEY PUBLIC POLICY CONCEPTS NECESSARY FOR SYSTEM-BUILDING WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF FEDERAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU, THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. OCCH PROGRAMS ------------- CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S OCCH OPERATES A TOTAL OF 13 PROGRAMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) DIRECT SERVICES (2) CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM THE CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM IMPROVES CHILDREN'S HEALTH BY MAKING THEIR HOMES HEALTHIER, SAFER AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES CRITICAL HOUSING HAZARDS, SUCH AS LEAD AND OTHER HARMFUL EXPOSURES AND ASTHMA TRIGGERS. (3) HARTFORD CHILDHOOD WELLNESS ALLIANCE / GROWING UP HEALTHY THE HARTFORD CHILDHOOD WELLNESS ALLIANCE IS A COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DAYCARE CENTERS, AS WELL AS LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT, LED BY CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S. THE MISSION OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO REDUCE OBESITY AND INCREASE COMMUNITY-WIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE NUTRITION, ACTIVITY AND LIFESTYLE AMONG CHILDREN IN HARTFORD. THROUGH THE ALLIANCE, CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MANAGES GROWING UP HEALTHY, A PROGRAM THAT HELPS DEFINE THE ROLE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS PLAY IN PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND MODELS THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF CLINICAL INTERVENTION. (4) HARTFORD YOUTH HIV OUTREACH PROGRAM AS A NETWORK OF MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHERS, THE HARTFORD YOUTH HIV IDENTIFICATION AND LINKAGE CONSORTIUM WORKS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HIV AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES ("STDS") IN ADOLESCENTS THROUGH OUTREACH, COUNSELING AND TESTING FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. HYHIL ALSO OFFERS PREVENTIVE EDUCATION AND CONNECTS HIV-POSITIVE YOUTH TO HEALTH CARE RESOURCES. IN FY 14, 40,000 STUDENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS RECEIVED PREVENTATIVE HIV/STD AND OTHER RISK REDUCTION EDUCATION THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONG COMMUNITY-BASED AGENCIES, MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND BOTH LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. (5) INJURY PREVENTION CENTER THE INJURY PREVENTION CENTER WORKS TO PREVENT NEEDLESS TRAGEDIES AMONG CONNECTICUT'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH. IPC'S SAFE KIDS CONNECTICUT PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION, SAFE TEEN DRIVING CAMPAIGNS AND ADVOCATES FOR EFFECTIVE LAWS FOR TEEN DRIVERS. THE INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS OF HARTFORD LEADS THE COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK. (6) SPECIAL KIDS SUPPORT CENTER THE SPECIAL KIDS SUPPORT CENTER SPECIALISTS STRIVE TO FACILITATE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO MEET THE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ITS SPECIALISTS HELP FAMILIES MAXIMIZE CARE BENEFITS AND WILL ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE SPECIAL KIDS SUPPORT CENTER ALSO TRAINS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE PARTNERS, SO THOSE PRACTICES CAN BECOME MEDICAL HOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN. SPECIAL KIDS SUPPORT CENTER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND AT RISK FOR POOR OUTCOMES. AT THE END OF ITS FIVE-YEAR MEDICAL HOME INITIATIVE GRANT (6/14) THROUGH THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SPECIAL KIDS SCREENED 9,631 CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO 5,514 CHILDREN/YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION OF THE STATE. WE SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S NEW INITIATIVE, CREATING HEALTH, A TRUE POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH FOCUSING ON VULNERABLE CHILDREN AT RISK FOR POOR OUTCOMES ACROSS THE NATION. THE HELP ME GROW NATIONAL CENTER CURRENTLY PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 20 STATES SEEKING TO REPLICATE A CONNECTICUT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT RISK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. EDUCATION/RESEARCH ================== CO-MANAGEMENT ------------- AN INNOVATIVE CARE MODEL THAT INCREASES PATIENT ACCESS TO SUBSPECIALTY SERVICES - EMPOWERS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE THE BREADTH AND QUALITY OF THE CARE THEY DELIVER. AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITAL SUBSPECIALISTS, CO-MANAGEMENT ALLOWS CHILDREN TO RECEIVE SOME OF THEIR SUBSPECIALTY CARE WITHIN THEIR MEDICAL HOME AND ENSURES THAT THEY RECEIVE TIMELY ACCESS TO SUBSPECIALTY CARE WHEN NEEDED. THIS YEAR, THE CO-MANAGEMENT TEAM PUBLISHED A CONCEPT PAPER DESCRIBING ONE OF OUR COLLABORATIVE CARE MODELS IN A NEWER JOURNAL FOCUSED ON INNOVATION: HEALTHCARE: THE JOURNAL OF DELIVERY SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. THE ARTICLE WAS ENTITLED "IMPLEMENTATION OF REFERRAL GUIDELINES AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY AND SUBSPECIALTY CARE." THIS PUBLICATION WILL ALLOW US TO INFORM A WIDER AUDIENCE OF THE CORE COMPONENTS AND STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SYSTEMS INNOVATION. EDUCATING PRACTICES IN THE COMMUNITY ("EPIC") --------------------------------------------- THE CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE'S EPIC PROGRAM USES "ACADEMIC DETAILING" TO HELP COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IMPROVE THE CARE THEY PROVIDE TO CHILDREN. EPIC USES SIMPLE MESSAGES AIMED AT CHANGING BEHAVIOR. TOPICS RANGE FROM DEVELOPMENTAL SURVEILLANCE AND SCREENING TO TEEN DRIVER SAFETY. 218 OUT OF 232 PRACTICES VISITED BY THE EPIC TEAM IN FY 14 REPORTED THEY ARE GOING TO CHANGE THEIR PRACTICE TO INCORPORATE CHANGES PRESENTED IN EPIC PRESENTATIONS. EASY BREATHING -------------- EASY BREATHING, A COMMUNITY-BASED ASTHMA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, ENSURES CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND PHYSICIANS WORK TOGETHER TO MANAGE ASTHMA SYMPTOMS USING NATIONAL ASTHMA GUIDELINES. SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION IN 1998, THE PROGRAM HAS SEEN WIDESPREAD USE ACROSS CONNECTICUT AND HAS BEEN REPLICATED IN NINE STATES. MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION ("MOC") ------------------------------------ THE MOC PROGRAM HELPS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS USE A DATA-DRIVEN, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO CHILDREN. MOC ACTIVITIES HELP PRACTICES IMPROVE SURVEILLANCE AND SCREENING FOR DEVELOPMENTAL RISKS, SCREENING FOR BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS, AND CONNECTION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO HELPFUL SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF UNITEDHEALTHCARE. FOR FY 14, 66 PHYSICIANS RECEIVED MOC CREDIT BY PARTICIPATING IN ONE OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MOC PROJECTS. CUMULATIVELY (SINCE THE FIRST MOC PROJECT WAS OFFERED AT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S), 121 (13 INTERNAL, 108 EXTERNAL) PHYSICIANS HAVE PARTICIPATED AND 90 (11 INTERNAL, 79 EXTERNAL) HAVE OBTAINED CREDIT. RESIDENT EDUCATION IN ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH ("REACH") ------------------------------------------------------------- FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF FUTURE GENERATIONS OF COMMUNITY CHILD HEALTH ADVOCATES, THE REACH PROGRAM NURTURES PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS TO BECOME OUR FUTURE LEADERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK IN COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. DURING FY2014, REACH PATHWAY RESIDENTS CORINNE ALHAUSER AND KELLI COLLINS WON AN AAP CATCH RESIDENCY GRANT TO SUPPORT THEIR PROJECT, HEALTHY HABITS FOR HEALTHY HARTFORD CHILDREN. THEY WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WOMEN'S LEAGUE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON: HEALTHY TODDLER DRINKS, THE APPROACH TO THE PICKY EATER, HEALTHY MEALS ON A BUDGET AND TODDLERS ON THE MOVE (EXERCISE), TO PARTICIPATING PARENTS AND SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THEY PROVIDED PARTICIPANTS WITH TOOLS FOR HEALTHY EATING, EXERCISE AND GARDENING. THEY PRESENTED THEIR PROJECT LOCALLY, TO RESIDENTS AND FACULTY AND WERE INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR POSTER AT THE ANNUAL AAP NCE IN OCTOBER 2014. |
| CORE FORM, PART III; STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | DISSEMINATION OF INNOVATION =========================== CARE COORDINATION COLLABORATIVE ------------------------------- THE CARE COORDINATION COLLABORATIVE, WHOSE MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES CARE COORDINATORS FROM A VARIETY OF CHILD-SERVING SECTORS IN THE GREATER HARTFORD REGION, IMPROVES COMMUNICATION AMONG COORDINATORS AND PROVIDES EFFECTIVE LINKS TO SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WITH MEMBERS INCLUDING THE UNITED WAY, CT FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, MEDICAID AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, OCCH LEADS THIS SHARED RESOURCE WITH SUPPORT FROM CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SPECIAL KIDS SUPPORT CENTER. THE SUCCESS OF THE COLLABORATIVE IN THE HARTFORD REGION IS NOW SUPPORTING ITS REPLICATION ACROSS THE STATE. HELP ME GROW NATIONAL CENTER ---------------------------- HELP ME GROW HELPS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT RISK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS FIND LOCAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES THROUGH A CENTRAL CALL CENTER. SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER BASED AT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S, MORE THAN 20 STATES ARE REPLICATING HELP ME GROW. MID-LEVEL DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT ---------------------------------- THROUGH MID-LEVEL DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL CONCERNS IDENTIFIED THROUGH SURVEILLANCE AND SCREENING CAN BE EVALUATED MORE QUICKLY AND LESS EXPENSIVELY. CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S COLLABORATES WITH THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, INC. AND THE UNITED WAY OF CONNECTICUT TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AND TO OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A, QUESTION 2 | WILLIAM C. POPIK, M.D. & DAVID M. ROTH, ESQ. - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION A; QUESTIONS 6 & 7 | CCMC CORPORATION IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. CCMC CORPORATION HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND HAS CERTAIN RESERVED POWERS AS DEFINED IN THIS ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 11B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ("SYSTEM"). THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY (ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS) PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ("IRS"). THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMED THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OVERSEE AND COORDINATE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PREPARATION, REVIEW AND FILING PROCESS. AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL FORM 990 TAX RETURN PREPARATION PROCESS THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A PROFESSIONAL CPA FIRM WITH EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN BOTH HEALTHCARE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT TAX RETURN PREPARATION TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE CPA FIRM'S TAX PROFESSIONALS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SYSTEM'S FINANCE PERSONNEL INCLUDING THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CORPORATE CONTROLLER, ACCOUNTING MANAGER AND VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUALS ("INTERNAL WORKING GROUP") TO OBTAIN THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN ORDER TO PREPARE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TAX RETURN. THE CPA FIRM PREPARED A DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND FURNISHED IT TO THE SYSTEM'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP, INCLUDING THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUTLINED ABOVE FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE SYSTEM'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP REVIEWED THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 AND DISCUSSED QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS WITH THE CPA FIRM. REVISIONS WERE MADE TO THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 WHERE NECESSARY AND A FINAL DRAFT WAS FURNISHED BY THE CPA FIRM TO THE SYSTEM'S INTERNAL WORKING GROUP FOR FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 12 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE EXISTING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEM'S GENERAL COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. GENERAL COUNSEL THEN PREPARES A SUMMARY OF THE COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY INDIVIDUAL BASIS. THEREAFTER, GENERAL COUNSEL PRESENTS THIS SUMMARY TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION B; QUESTION 15 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES; A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ("COMMITTEE"). THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY WHICH IT FOLLOWS WHEN IT REVIEWS AND APPROVES OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF Connecticut Children's SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING, but not limited to, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHICH IS INTENDED TO INCLUDE BOTH CURRENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION AND ALL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, BOTH QUALIFIED AND NON-QUALIFIED. THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW IS DONE ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS AND ENSURES THAT THE "TOTAL COMPENSATION" OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS REASONABLE. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS FOR PURPOSES OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 4958 WITH RESPECT TO THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM, INCLUDING, but not limited to, THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE THREE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE SATISFIED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY AN "AUTHORIZED BODY" OF THE APPLICABLE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT HAVE A "CONFLICT OF INTEREST" WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT; 2. THE AUTHORIZED BODY OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON "APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY" PRIOR TO MAKING ITS DETERMINATION; AND 3. THE AUTHORIZED BODY "ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION" CONCURRENTLY WITH MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH OF WHO ARE INDEPENDENT AND ARE FREE FROM ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE COMMITTEE RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE COMPARABLE DATA; SPECIFICALLY THE COMMITTEE OBTAINED A WRITTEN COMPENSATION STUDY FROM AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHICH SPECIALIZES IN THE REVIEWING OF HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY USED COMPARABLE GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC MARKET DATA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SIMILAR SIZED HOSPITALS, # OF LICENSED BEDS AND NET PATIENT SERVICE REVENUE, INCLUDING COMPLEXITY OF SERVICES. THE COMMITTEE ADEQUATELY DOCUMENTED ITS BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION THROUGH THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS DURING WHICH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS WAS REVIEWED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED. THE ACTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Senior VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 990 ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S JOB PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR AND IS BASED UPON OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT REASONABLE AND FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION. OTHER OBJECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDE MARKET SURVEY DATA FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS, INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, PERSONNEL REVIEWS, EVALUATIONS, SELF-EVALUATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK MEETINGS. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO OUR RESPONSE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART III, QUESTION 3 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SATISFIES THE CRITERIA OUTLINED IN THE IRS REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VI, SECTION C; QUESTION 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING POLICIES AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE, WWW.CONNECTICUTCHILDRENS.ORG, OR BY REQUEST. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J | PART VII AND SCHEDULE J REFLECT CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS RECEIVING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FROM THIS ORGANIZATION OR A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PLEASE NOTE THIS REMUNERATION WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR THE RELATED ORGANIZATION; NOT FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS A VOTING MEMBER OR OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| CORE FORM, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. CERTAIN BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES LISTED ON CORE FORM, PART VII AND SCHEDULE J OF THIS FORM 990 MAY HOLD SIMILAR POSITIONS WITH BOTH THIS ORGANIZATION AND OTHER AFFILIATES WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE HOURS SHOWN ON THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, REPRESENT THE ESTIMATED HOURS DEVOTED PER WEEK FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. TO THE EXTENT THESE INDIVIDUALS SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SYSTEM, THEIR RESPECTIVE HOURS ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990. THE HOURS REFLECTED ON PART VII OF THIS FORM 990, FOR BOARD MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN A NON-BOARD CAPACITY, PAID OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES, REFLECT TOTAL HOURS WORKED PER WEEK ON BEHALF OF THE SYSTEM; NOT SOLELY THIS ORGANIZATION. |
| CORE FORM, PART XI; QUESTION 9 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES INCLUDE: - TRANSFER TO CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY GROUP, INC.; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - ($12,927,434); - TRANSFER TO CCMC CORPORATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - ($909,390); - CHANGE IN FUNDED STATUS OF PENSION AND POST-RETIREMENT PLANS - ($6,921,768); - CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - ($6,601,171); - TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - ($125,653); - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY OTHERS - ($7,600,518); AND - PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED CHANGE IN EQUITY INTEREST IN THE NET ASSETS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION; A RELATED INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION - $498,716. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 2 | AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM AUDITED THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONNECTICUT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES, FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2014; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ALSO RECEIVED AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2014; RESPECTIVELY. THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTAIN CONSOLIDATING SCHEDULES ON AN ENTITY BY ENTITY BASIS. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED AN UNQUALIFIED OPINION WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. |
| CORE FORM, PART XII; QUESTION 3 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN AFFILIATE WITHIN CCMC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ("SYSTEM"); A TAX-EXEMPT INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE AND ISSUE A CONSOLIDATED AUDIT UNDER THE SINGLE AUDIT ACT AND OMB CIRCULAR A-133. THIS ORGANIZATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT. |
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| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING FEES TOTAL FEES:4102660 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:PROFESSIONAL FEES TOTAL FEES:915512 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:RECRUITMENT AGENCY FEES TOTAL FEES:412766 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:INTERNS & RESIDENTS TOTAL FEES:9956272 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G | DESCRIPTION:OTHER FEES TOTAL FEES:7512075 |
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